[sarex] ISRAEL STUDENTS TALK TO ASTRONAUTS ON ISS

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 Submitt by Arthur - N1ORC

USING THE ARISS STATION, PEGGY WHITSON TALKS WITH STUDENTS IN ISRAEL

2002 has been declared "Space Year" in Israel. A space flight is
scheduled for Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon on Shuttle flight STS 117. 

AMSAT Israel and "Rosh Gadol", an educational science organisation and
science magazine, had filed an application for an ARISS School Contact as
part of the special space events of the year. This amateur radio contact
has been performed successfully.

Kids from several schools from all over the country gathered in the
Givatayim observatory Monday September 02, 2002. A satellite amateur
radio station had been set up in the observatory under the supervision of
Shlomo Menuhin, 4X1AS, IARC Satellite Coordinator. Fifteen students put
twenty questions and listened to the answers of astronaut Peggy Whitson
while the International Space Station passed over the country during its
21607th orbit.

In the room, sixty people, students, VIP and media assisted to the space
talk. Guest of honor was Aby Har Even, Israel Space Agency chairman.

The students (10-15 years of age) had been selected for their high scores
in space related activities and study projects

The entire session was broadcast in real time over GALEI ZAHAL, which is
the army's broadcast station.The direct feed on the broadcast  station
was heard by tens of thousands of people on AM and FM frequencies. They
postponed the 13:00 newscast and relayed the entire pass of the ISS.  For
more details visit the ARISS-Europe web site. 
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