Andrew Yee[_1_]
March 12th 08, 05:43 AM
ESA News
http://www.esa.int
5 March 2008
Music heading 'out of this world'
Young Norwegian Therese Miljeteig won ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle
competition in July 2007. Her music playlist will be launched to the
astronauts onboard the International Space Station with Jules Verne ATV.
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is Europe's new supply vessel for the
International Space Station (ISS). The very first ATV, Jules Verne, is
scheduled to launch from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, early
in the morning of Sunday 9 March 2008.
Jules Verne will bring vital supplies such as oxygen, fuel and scientific
equipment to the Space Station. Clothes and other personal belongings are
also brought up into orbit for the astronauts.
ATV will also bring a special gift that is meant to inspire and cheer the
astronauts up; music that is 'out of this world', selected by a young
European, Therese Miljeteig, from Norway.
Winner of the ATV competition
Fourteen year old Therese Miljeteig from Norway was selected as the
competition winner from over 1000 entries.
In the competition, youngsters from the ten countries who participate in the
ATV Programme (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) were invited to send in a top 10
music playlist for the astronauts onboard the ISS.
The young participants were asked to imagine what it feels like to be an
astronaut on the International Space Station and select music that would
inspire and brighten their day.
The panel of judges, which included ESA astronaut Jean-Franis Clervoy,
called Therese's playlist "a wonderful mixture of songs that are 'out of
this world'."
How did the playlist come about?
When asked how she came up with the playlist, Therese says: "I actually
didn't think very hard about the tracks, I just chose the ones that came
into my mind and that seemed to fit."
The list includes music that was recorded long before Therese was born. How
did she think up those tracks? "I don't listen to only one type of music or
just new music," says Therese. "I listen to a lot of different music."
Therese's launch prize
As the winner of the ATV competition, Therese and her family will be
travelling to Europe's Spaceport. Here they will watch as Jules Verne ATV
soars into the sky in the morning of the 9 March 2008.
The trip also includes a visit to Devil's Islands, a former penal colony
which is now a national heritage site for French Guiana.
It is, however, the visit to the European Spaceport and the launch of ATV
which Therese is most looking forward to experiencing. "I will take a lot of
pictures of the launch," the young Norwegian says enthusiastically.
A personal interest
Therese found the ATV competition while browsing the internet for space
news. "I read space news and space science out of a personal interest," she
says. "I'm not sure how the interest started. I just began reading articles
about space because it was fun."
The history of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union holds a
special fascination for Therese. "But I also enjoy reading about present day
space exploration and the plans of future flights to the Moon and Mars."
Prizes were also awarded for the best playlist entry from each of the ten
countries in the ATV programme. Each national winner received a VIP tour to
the European Astronaut Centre in Germany.
Therese's playlist:
Here Comes The Sun -- Beatles
Come Fly With Me -- Frank Sinatra
Rocket Man -- Elton John
Up Where We Belong -- Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Imagine -- John Lennon
Flashdance - What A Feeling -- Irene Cara
Walk of Life -- Dire Straits
Fly -- Celine Dion
Rockin' All Over The World -- Status Quo
I Believe I Can Fly -- R Kelly
[NOTE: Images and weblinks supporting this release are available at
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHHDK26DF_index_1.html ]
http://www.esa.int
5 March 2008
Music heading 'out of this world'
Young Norwegian Therese Miljeteig won ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle
competition in July 2007. Her music playlist will be launched to the
astronauts onboard the International Space Station with Jules Verne ATV.
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is Europe's new supply vessel for the
International Space Station (ISS). The very first ATV, Jules Verne, is
scheduled to launch from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, early
in the morning of Sunday 9 March 2008.
Jules Verne will bring vital supplies such as oxygen, fuel and scientific
equipment to the Space Station. Clothes and other personal belongings are
also brought up into orbit for the astronauts.
ATV will also bring a special gift that is meant to inspire and cheer the
astronauts up; music that is 'out of this world', selected by a young
European, Therese Miljeteig, from Norway.
Winner of the ATV competition
Fourteen year old Therese Miljeteig from Norway was selected as the
competition winner from over 1000 entries.
In the competition, youngsters from the ten countries who participate in the
ATV Programme (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) were invited to send in a top 10
music playlist for the astronauts onboard the ISS.
The young participants were asked to imagine what it feels like to be an
astronaut on the International Space Station and select music that would
inspire and brighten their day.
The panel of judges, which included ESA astronaut Jean-Franis Clervoy,
called Therese's playlist "a wonderful mixture of songs that are 'out of
this world'."
How did the playlist come about?
When asked how she came up with the playlist, Therese says: "I actually
didn't think very hard about the tracks, I just chose the ones that came
into my mind and that seemed to fit."
The list includes music that was recorded long before Therese was born. How
did she think up those tracks? "I don't listen to only one type of music or
just new music," says Therese. "I listen to a lot of different music."
Therese's launch prize
As the winner of the ATV competition, Therese and her family will be
travelling to Europe's Spaceport. Here they will watch as Jules Verne ATV
soars into the sky in the morning of the 9 March 2008.
The trip also includes a visit to Devil's Islands, a former penal colony
which is now a national heritage site for French Guiana.
It is, however, the visit to the European Spaceport and the launch of ATV
which Therese is most looking forward to experiencing. "I will take a lot of
pictures of the launch," the young Norwegian says enthusiastically.
A personal interest
Therese found the ATV competition while browsing the internet for space
news. "I read space news and space science out of a personal interest," she
says. "I'm not sure how the interest started. I just began reading articles
about space because it was fun."
The history of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union holds a
special fascination for Therese. "But I also enjoy reading about present day
space exploration and the plans of future flights to the Moon and Mars."
Prizes were also awarded for the best playlist entry from each of the ten
countries in the ATV programme. Each national winner received a VIP tour to
the European Astronaut Centre in Germany.
Therese's playlist:
Here Comes The Sun -- Beatles
Come Fly With Me -- Frank Sinatra
Rocket Man -- Elton John
Up Where We Belong -- Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Imagine -- John Lennon
Flashdance - What A Feeling -- Irene Cara
Walk of Life -- Dire Straits
Fly -- Celine Dion
Rockin' All Over The World -- Status Quo
I Believe I Can Fly -- R Kelly
[NOTE: Images and weblinks supporting this release are available at
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHHDK26DF_index_1.html ]