20th. March 2002
Zeehan Primary School in Tasmania
contacts the International Space Craft.
ISS through the ARISS Program.
This is the FIRST contact
by the Space Station with a shool in Australia.
Congratulations to Amateur
Radio Operators Shane VK7KHZ and Dick VK7KVB for making this event possible.
Thanks to the Australian
Mentor Tony Hutchinson VK5ZAI for co-ordinating
this event.
Success at last!
Antenna used for communication with ISS
(PICTURES
COURTESY OF ZEEHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL)
(AUDIO
COURTESY OF SHANE LYND & DICK VAN BEEK)
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ARISS ZEEHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 20th March
2002
07:27pm, Shane Lynd - NA1SS, NA1SS This is VK7KHZ Zeehan
Primary School, Zeehan Tasmania calling do you receive OVER
Questions
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This is Natasha Board How long do you stay on the ISS
before returning home OVER
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This is Dylan Bramich How often do you get to talk to
your family OVER
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This is Jamie Keogh What is the hardest thing about
working in zero gravity OVER
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This is Daniel Mackrell What is it like to walk in space
OVER
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This is Emma McKenzie What do you do in your spare time,
are you able to watch TV or listen to radio OVER
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This is Tristan Nankervis What type of food do you eat
in space and how is it prepared OVER
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This is Michael Turner What happens to your rubbish,
is it bought back to Earth for disposal OVER
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This is Tahana Beamsley What, for you is the most anxious
part of space travel, Lift-off or re-entering the earths atmosphere OVER
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This is Natalie Maine How do you prepare your body for
your return to Earth OVER
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This is Thomas Brooke What happens if something goes
wrong and you have to evacuate the ISS OVER
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This is Melissa Campbell What types of Space experiments
are you involved in on the ISS OVER
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This is Naomi Duggan How do you sleep in zero gravity
OVER
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This is Ashleigh Docherty Why do you have to wear the
Space suit only when you are outside the Space Station and at lift-off
& re-entry OVER
(Station Close)
NA1SS this is Thomas Lynd, This concludes our list of
prepared questions.
On behalf of the students of Zeehan Primary School and
Grade 5/6 teacher Miss Weidenhofer I wish to say thank-you for this exciting
opportunity to speak with you, we wish you well and we will be watching
with interest your return to Ea rth.
This is VK7KHZ - OUT
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