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Date: Wednesday 30 November 2005
Time: 7-8pm
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What: Scott answered questions from webchat participants and talked about his experiences in space (he was on a space mission that fixed the Hubble Space Telescope over Christmas in 1999), how and why he became an astronaut and lots lots more.
Who: Scott Kelly was an F-14 pilot in the US Navy and joined NASA in 1996. He served as a pilot on STS-103 in 1999 and has logged over 191 hours in space as well as directing NASA's operations in Star City, Russia. He is scheduled to command an assembly mission to the International Space Station next March.
Edge Into Space is a competition for students aged 13 to 17 to win the trip of a lifetime to America to visit NASA's space centres. It's simple: all you need to do is come up with an idea for something that could be used in space.
Edge is pleased to run this competition with ISSET because it promotes practical learning for young people
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