Lego Model of Shuttle with Satellite  Davis Creek Elementary 5th grade students made a mirror with the Starshine Project from the University of Utah to go on a satellite.  It will be launched on a the space shuttle in the spring of 1999.  Students saw a model made of Lego elements with fiber optics and motors.  Davis Creek students also have pictures of the grinding and polishing of their #533 mirror.  They plan to track the satellite in the spring of '99.

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We were so excited when Glenn took off in the shuttle Discovery that we  did not take pictures.  We did get to see the flight both on TV and on NASA TV Internet coverage through our Gateway 2000 large monitor.  We had to log on four hours before the launch to be able to see the Internet NASA coverage due to the intense demand for viewing the launch through the Internet.  The students literally jumped for joy with tears in  their eyes as they shouted, "Godspeed, John Glenn and the STS-95 Crew."  It was so nice to see the enthusiasm for our USA NASA Space Program that had been evident in the 1960's and 1970's.

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*More Pictures . . .    Davis Creek Elementary     LEGO Site Map L. Hamilton Nov 20, 1998

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