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Pictures of the Starshine Workshop
Khroub, November 16, 2000, Algeria

Mirror Polishing Workshops
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Keeping everything in utmost cleanliness was a necessary condition of success
The Mirror Polishing Going On
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In order to ease the language problem (The polishing instructions being in English), a collective workshop involving the various schools was held.

Bits of scories left at every stage of the polishing was a scourge.

The State of one the Mirror at an Intermediate Stage

 

The State of one the Mirror at an Intermediate Stage

Close up on the Polishing

     

A Profusion of Hands all Eager to Participate

Timing Each Phase of the Operation

 

Under Sirius supervision
some 50 educational institutions
were involved in the Starshine 2-3-4 programs



Mirror polishing
Starshine stand at the Salon
The Starshine stand with on display a slightly scaled down model of Starshine 3, as well as the material for polishing the mirrors.

The Starshine 2 satellite

The Starshine 4 satellite
Here a Mirror polishing Workshop at El-Houriyya High School
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Listening to the Starshine program and objectives before heading to the workshop rooms. See here and here
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Demonstrating tthe various phases of the polishing. More Here and Here

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Partial view of the ongoing mirror polishing workshop room 1 at El-Houriyya High School.
View of the ongoing workshop room 2
Partial view of the ongoing mirror polishing workshop room 2 at El-Houriyya High School.
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Mirror polishing workshop organized by SIRIUS with teachers and students.

Sending the packages to NASA. See here too
     
 
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