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The inspiration for our City of Light event are files from the City of Perth, one of the many local government authorities represented in our collection. The files include a summary from then Lord Mayor, Sir Harry Howard, detailing his concerns about the effectiveness of the idea of a light for John Glenn, as well as his later warm endorsement for the project. Sir Harry later travelled to New York to take part in the tick
Many people have asked what technology we’re using to talk to the International Space Station (ISS), and often they are surprised at the answer – Amateur Radio!
I’ve been interested in space flight since I was a child. Born in an era of moon landings, Star Trek, and I Dream of Jeannie, NASA and the men and women who travel into space have always been bright on my radar of interests, even recently when I watched the last two shuttle launches live on my computer via NASA’s video stream.