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| On
Saturday 17th March this year,
two Russian Cosmonauts, Dr
Alexander Martynov and Colonel
Alexander Volkov gave an
inspirational lecture in the
school to pupils and parents
about what life is really like in
space. |
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Dr
Martynov is a doctor of Technical
Science and worked in the Russian
Control Centre from 1968 to 1992
as Head of the Ballistics
department. He has designed
re-entry modules ond controlled
their flights to provide soft
landings on Earth, Mars and
Venus. Dr. Mortynov is the author
of a hundred and twenty
scientific articles and six books
dedicated to spacecraft motion. |
| Colonel
Volkov is a cosmonaut researcher.
He has had three space flights,
his first was Soyuz T-14, then as
Commander of the Soviet French
team on board the complex 'Mir,'
and lastly as Commander of an
expedition from October 1991 to
March 1992. Since then he has
been Commander of the Cosmonauts
Training Centre. In short, he is
a highly decorated Cosmonaut. |
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| The
lecture was a great success and
was sponsored by Merseyside SATRO
and has been organised by
Knowsley southern Clusterof the
Gifted and Talented, Excellence
in Cities Initiative. prescot
school hosted this unique event
as one of many activities
initiated from the recent
Language College Status. |
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