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| Written by edylio |
| Friday, 20 August 2010 13:14 |
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PERUVIAN STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH SPACE STATION FROM MACHU PICCHU
Using a radio system they designed and built themselves, the students will learn about space from astronauts floating 340 kilometres above the Earth in the International Space Station.
The team will send their signal into space on Thursday, August 26, during the UNI-sponsored First International Congress of Satellite Technology. They will have a 10-minute window to talk to six astronauts from the United States, Russia, Japan, and Belgium. According to the university's rector Aurelio Padilla, this connection is possible due to the alliance that the university has with the South West State University in Russia. Source: andina.pe
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Peruvian Students To Connect With Space Station From Machu Picchu


Lima, Aug. 20. A group of Peruvian students at Lima-based National University of Engineering (UNI) will make contact with the International Space Station from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cusco.