1994 School Magazine

Girls' 6rammar School Ionsbaiic 199+

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control TooliT Lindenaking assigned tasks and <1ealing will\ a variety of sit\in lated problems resulting from operating in space Space Camp was an experience of a lifetime! The arrival of

risbane Girls' Grammar is a School renowned for providing young women will\ limitless opportunities and experiences. in 1992 B. G. G. S. became the fii'SI Australian school to send a delegation to the Unite <1 Slates space camp in A1abama. UnfoitLinately this year there wasinsufficientinterest 10 warrant a trip 10 America. This dicl not, Ilowevei', stop two Year 12 students from being provided with the opportunity 10 participate in the camp Somerville House - Their trip was also short on nLmTbers - accepted The challenge of organising not only ^ a co- school hut a co-ed trip. During the June I July holidays twenty students from B. G. G. S. . B. G. S. , BBC. , Churchie, I. G. G. S. , Somerville House & SI Peter's partici- pated in this revolutionary' trip and spent three and a ITalf veiy enjoyable weeks touring the United States We began our trip by spending three days in the nations capital. Here we recovered from out jet-lag and saw such sights as the While House. the Capitol Building and ATlington Cemetery The highlight of the trip was our time spent at Space Camp in Huntsville. A1abama. These eight days at the Level 11 Space ACaden\\, were filled with IectLires on the space intricacies of program and the space *..,~, , ....^,,^.. .,

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spaced out' we had feelings of regretthat Australia doesnt ac- lively participate in the Space Program As we v. .. ere re- minded many times. the next generation of as- tronauts, those who will cross new frontiei's in are still I, I. space ;,-,- in ITiglT school The re- mainder of

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opportunity to experience weightlessness by scuba diving We were divided into three tracks: Technology. Engineering o1' Aei'OSpace, clepcncling on our preferences. We were 11'ained in our <1esignatecl fields. learning the specifics of being an astronaut. The days of training and learning about space were put into practice dtiring 11\e to. elve ITour IT\ission (EDM) WITere \\'e spent time on the shtiltle. space station and in the mission

CARMEN MAIN CATHARINE PETTIGREW

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