The Sevenoaks School successfully hosted a live satellite video link with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) on 20 January 2011 during a presentation by Dr. Nicholas Patrick, a NASA representative and mission specialist. Sevenoaks is the first UK school to have attempted a live video and audio link with a space vehicle of any sort. Other schools in the UK have spoken to ISS astronauts via radio links. All six space station crewmembers participated in a NASA PAO TV downlink for the Russian educational event with the Sevenoaks School at Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
British School Connects to ISS via AudioVid
The Sevenoaks School successfully hosted a live satellite video link with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) on 20 January 2011 during a presentation by Dr. Nicholas Patrick, a NASA representative and mission specialist. Sevenoaks is the first UK school to have attempted a live video and audio link with a space vehicle of any sort. Other schools in the UK have spoken to ISS astronauts via radio links. All six space station crewmembers participated in a NASA PAO TV downlink for the Russian educational event with the Sevenoaks School at Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom.
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