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Article: DISH Network Education Launches the JASON Project.
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- March 1, 1999
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LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 1999--
DISH Network Education Brings Scientific Expeditions
to Students via Direct Broadcast Satellite TV
EchoStar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) is pleased to announce today that DISH Network Education(TM) will launch the JASON Project, an educational program broadcasting live expeditions from Peru's Amazon Rainforest, from March 2-12, 1999, 1-2:30 p.m. EST. The JASON Project -- one of the most comprehensive distance-learning programs offered -- transports students on virtual field trips and scientific journeys across the globe.
Previously, the JASON Project's satellite ...