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astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer and
Expedition 21 commander</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
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contact with school in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Trofa</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
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successful</SPAN></B></P>
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International Space Station school contact was planned with participants
at Escola E.B.2/3 de <BR>S. Romao do <st1:City
w:st="on">Coronado</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Trofa</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place> on 21 July.
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amateur radio station had been installed in the school. <BR>The radio
contact with <B>OR4ISS</B> was established by <B>Luciano, CT1HHP</B>.
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De Winne answered 16 questions from the students. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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TV stations were present and the event was highlighted in the evening
news.</SPAN></P>
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an international educational outreach program partnering the participating
space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with
the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.</SPAN></P>
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offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur
Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International Space
Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur
Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science,
technology and learning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Bertels, ON4WF</SPAN></I></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
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