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NAVY NEWS, JUNE 2001
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ACTION STATIONS Jack and Susie have been to visit the all-new Action Stations in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. It's just opened and they think it's really cool! Ahoy ye landlubbers. Me crew tell me that this be a hard time for some of ye. Me crew say some of ye have to sit at them there school desks, all quiet with those exam papers in front of ye. I think ye be very brave and good. I never had them there things and Bert the Deck Hand be teaching me things for many years. But I be thinking me brain's a bit old for learning - tis best ye learn things when yonder brains are a bit newer. I wish of ye a whole barrel of luck! And
Technooat thought the news about Dennis Tito being the first paying space tourist was very smart! Tech no cat has always wanted to visit space and he'd just love to go to the International Space Station. But, it looks like he'll have to save up for ages 'cos it cost Mr Tito
about
£14million to
Space Station in April this year. But, who knows, by the time you reach Dennis Tito's age, (he's 60), you could be catching a shuttle ^ to the moon just —| like catching a bus to school! If you want to learn more about space, stars and the International Space Station there are some great books to buy and some ace web sites to visit.
don't ye be forgetting
book his place
Technocat has been
Summer will soon be here!
on the Russian rocket which docked with the
finding out more: cont. Page 25 - col 1&2
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VISITORS TO ACTION STATIONS WILL BE PART OF THE ROYAL NAVY, TESTING THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITIES, THRILLING TO THE SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE FILM AND EXPERIENCING THE HIGHS AND LOWS OFTHE SENIOR SERVICE.
Jack liked Marines "island". It's got a great climbing wall called The Rock and a cross country skiing machine. Visitors can get really involved and try climbing the wall. A real Royal Marine Mountain Leader, WO2 Paul Hugill, based in Portsmouth, was asked to help in creating some really tough tests.
Going to sea with the men and women of today's Royal Navy will be just a fingertip control away through a series of high tech interactive displays and simulators at Action Stations. A range of exciting and contrasting features will make Action Stations the best showcase ever for the Royal Navy.
Admission to Action Stations costs £6.50 for adults, £5.80 for seniors and £4.80 for children aged between five and 16. It can be included as part of a visit to the Historic Dockyard and its other attractions, Mary Rose, HMS Victory and the Royal Naval Museum, and HMS Warrior 1860.
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It's been a busy time for all the crew but they still have time to read your letters. Thanks to Paul Kitching for keeping us entertained with all his pictures and news. Thanks also to Laura Wood for the jokes look out for the joke corner in our Summer supplement. Well done to Guy Temple for passing your entrance exam, Technocat reckons you're very smart! The crew think Matthew Miller has amazing handwriting did Mum help?! Keep those letters, pictures and photos coming - we like hearing from you!
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