Astro adventure; The KRON IN ASSOCIATION WITH news room.Byline: BY JACK PURVIS For the actor of this name, see . Jack Purvis (December 11, 1906 – March 30, 1962) was an American jazz musician.[1] Purvis was best known as a trumpet player and the composer of Dismal Dan and Down Georgia Way. AND CHARLOTTE THYER IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's real life astronauts here in Jarrow! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go into space? Well, now is your chance to find out! Students in our school have a chance of visiting real live astronauts at Jarrow School Jarrow School is a secondary school located in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear admitting pupils aged 11 to 16. It was opened in 2003 following the merger of two existing schools in the area, Springfield Comprehensive and Hedworthfield Comprehensive, and is based at the old Springfield site. . The students will be given the opportunity to ask the astronauts interesting questions and find out about life in space. All the children hope that they might find out about travelling in a rocket ship rocket ship n. A spacecraft powered and propelled by rockets. and about the planets. Anthony Allsopp from Year 6 said: "I hope I get to see the astronauts, it would be very interesting." So, next time you are out in Jarrow just think, you could be walking alongside a real life astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. ! BY JACK PURVIS AND CHARLOTTE THYER |
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