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17:13, August 15, 2007 |
"Can you hear anything from the space?" "What does the star look like in the sky?" Quite soon, students in Nanjing will have the opportunity to directly ask the US astronauts in the international space station such questions through amateur radio. After two years of waiting, the ARISS Program (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program) has entered the final stage of preparation and students of Nanjing No.3 Middle School are almost ready to talk directly to the astronauts in the international space station. This will be the first time for Chinese middle school students to directly talk to the astronauts in the International Space Station through amateur radio.
Students to talk to astronauts in space directly
Wang Long, teacher in charge of the amateur radio activities in Nanjing No. 3 Middle School told the reporter that according to the latest notice from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NASA has put this activity into its agenda and decided that the ARISS Program will be held on a certain day between August 24 and 26. On the occasion, student representatives of Nanjing No.3 Middle School will have a 10-minute talk with the US astronauts in the International Space Station. NASA astronaut and flight engineer Anderson Clayton will use the amateur radio device in the International Space Station to talk to students in Nanjing.
Wang Long said that the Station is expected pass over Nanjing at around 18:00 on August 26. Whether the communication activities will be held as scheduled is directly dependent on the performance of Shuttle "Endeavor" that was launched on August 8th, Eastern time.
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