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Swinburne astronomy student in space
The first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari is also a Swinburne University of Technology online astronomy student.
She is the first woman to go into space as an amateur astronaut, and for Swinburne will bring a new dimension to the concept of practical study!
Iranian born, Anousheh Ansari is now an American citizen and entrepreneur who has started up her own telecommunications company Telecom Technologies Inc and later founded Prodea Systems a digital technology and investment company in Plano, Texas. Anousheh commenced her online Master of Science (Astronomy) in 2005 and is studying from the United States.
Anousheh has had six months of training at Star City in Russia and at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she also learnt Russian, adding to the three languages she already speaks - Farsi, French and English.
During her eight-day visit, Anousheh will participate in some European Space Agency experiments on board. The trip is the culmination of a lifelong fascination with space. The Soyuz craft will dock with the space station tomorrow.
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Media Contact: Kate Babic, Tel: (03) 9214 5123 or
0416 174 862 Email: kbabic@swin.edu.au
19.09.2006
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