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| TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ROGERS CITY'S " STARSHINE " PROJECT VISIT : http://www.azinet.com/starshine |
| PROJECT DIRECTOR GIL MOORE HOLDS A STARSHINE SATELLITE. COVERED BY OVER 1000 STUDENT POLISHED MIRRORS, STARSHINE IS DESIGNED TO BE VISIBLE FROM MORE THAN 1000 MILES AWAY. STARSHINE IS COMPRISED OF TWO HEMISPHERES AND TRAVELS THROUGH SPACE AT OVER 17,500 MILES PER HOUR ( ABOUT 5 MILES PER SECOND ) |
| Mailee and Bret working hard Grinding Mirror Number ONE |
| Mirror on Left after 10 minutes grinding Mirror on Right--Untouched |
| 1st polish, note the grey color of grinding compound, this is the actual metal being ground off of mirror surface |
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| STARSHINE mirrors after application of mirrored coating. Aluminum is 10% more reflective than aluminum oxide as to allow the 1000 mile visibility that they are aiming for. |
| PREPARING STARSHINE FOR VIBRATION TESTS |
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| Jessie and Nikki Working the Slurry |
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| Grinding and Polishing Supplies |
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| Comparison after 1st Grinding by Group A----Note the Swirls on Mirror #1 and the Near Finished look of mirror #3 |
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| PLEASE SIGN THE GUESTBOOK----THIS IS A SPAM FREE WEBSITE PLEASE INCLUDE YOURE E-MAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN UPDATE THOSE INTERESTED IN THE CHANGES OF NASA'S FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND IMPORTANT LAUNCH DATE INFORMATION SIGN BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW |
| GRAMBAU CENTER-PROJECT STARSHINE HISTORY IN THE MAKING |
| CLICK HERE FOR GREAT PHOTOS OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS---ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AND NASA |
| WEBPAGE LAST UPDATED- February 1st, 2003-PLEASE COME BACK OFTEN |
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| The Space Shuttle Program, As Required By Congress is Scaling Back All Scheduled Lauches Through 2004 Due To Budget Constraints, And The Impending Situation in Both Afghanistan, And Iraq, And With The Tragedy, And Loss Of the Space Shuttle Columbia During Re-Entry on February 1st, 2003 Please Keep Our Armed Forces in Your Thoughts, As Our Armed Forces Prepare To Face Danger Head On, You Can Do Your Part Supporting Our Troops Simply By Doing Your Everyday Business... Remember, You Are Our Future. * * * *MISSION HAS BEEN SCRUBBED* * * * |
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| Sadly, As You Know, We Lost The Space Shuttle Columbia During Re-Entry Early This Morning Over Eastern Texas Just Minutes Before Touchdown. I myself Am Deeply Moved At This Tragedy, As I Think Of Our Wonderful Project, And Realize " Project Starshine " Was To Have Flown Abord STS-107. Please Remember The Crew, And Their Families--Do Not Lose Faith Gang, Our Project WILL FLY aboard The Space Shuttle, But As You Can Imagine, It's Going To Be a While. GOD SPEED AND GOD BLESS THE CREW OF STS-107 |
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| STARSHINE 5------Note---No mirrors covering the surface |
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