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

El-Houriyya High School, Mirror polishing workshop
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Keeping Everything in Utmost Cleanliness Was a Necessary Condition of Success		The Mirror Polishing Going On
		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

Here a Mirror polishing workshop at El-Houriyya High School

Mirror polishing	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*

Mirror polishing workshop organized by SIRIUS with teachers and students.	Listening to lectures about the Starshine program and objectives before heading to the workshop rooms.
Partial view of the ongoing mirror polishing workshop room 1 at El-Houriyya High School.	Partial view of the ongoing mirror polishing workshop room 2 at El-Houriyya High School.

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