Mayborn Museum contact successful

Children visiting the Mayborn Museum at Baylor University in Waco, Texas enjoyed a contact with John Phillips, KE5DRY, on Monday, June 27 via the telebridge station, WH6PN, in Hawaii.

Eleven children asked twenty-one questions as a crowd of 200 gathered in the auditorium. Two television stations and a newspaper also attended.

The Waco Tribune-Herald wrote an article entitled,
"Local children get chance to talk to astronaut in space."

"Students Enjoy Lively Chat with Astronaut" can be found on the Baylor University website. To view, click here:

The NBC affiliate, KCEN-TV, posted an article on their website with a link to the video coverage of this event. "Kids make long-distance call to space at museum".

The event was also webcast, and audio was fed through the Echolink AMSAT and EDU_NET servers. Connections to the AMSAT conference room were made from 8 countries: Japan, Australia, U.S.A., U.K., Bangladesh, Italy, Ukraine, and Canada.

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