~Planetarium Visit!~

I finally get my wish to go to the Planetarium, and finding that the "Anti Gravity" chamber has given me a headache, but actually gives me a better idea of what it feels like being in microgravity. It wasn't the real thing yet, but it was certainly hard to stand. I felt like I could kiss someone by accident if I wasn't careful. Fortunately, I didn't kiss anyone, but I was mostly crashing into the wall on the left (simply because the room was titled to the left).

The Space Ball was under construction, so we couldn't try it out. I still got to try the space "loo" in the International Space Station exhibit. It was quite scary as it was sucking you down. That wasn't so bad. The REALLY bad thing was that there were kindergarten kids there, and they were a noise machine. We were watching a documentary on Space Threats, but I couldn't hear much, as they were going "WHOA" at every single sight of Earth and the Planets. For example,
"If a meteor that is larger than 1km across crashes into Earth and lands in an ocean/sea, it will cause a massive tsunami, even larger than the one in 2004." The reaction of the kids is simple: "WHOA!!"

Still, it was a very good trip. It would've been better if we didn't circle half round KL before finding Jalan Perdana.

Till next time,
Faizah

Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Al Fatihah For Sheikh Mustafa Shukor

Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Al Fatihah For Sheikh Mustafa Shukor

A Little Insight Of My Past Dream

Before actually thinking about becoming an astronaut, I used to have this dream of becoming a famous musician (pianist, to be more specific). That was when the realisation came that Music was just not my cup of tea. Somehow, I needed more. I wanted to be more adventurous. Finally, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to become an astronaut. It was quite a challenging task, as I got the inspiration by none other than Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. Yes, playing the piano makes it a lot harder to divide time (for an 11 year old) because I've SATS in 2 weeks.

Gotta go study for SATS now!



Till next time,
Ya Tebya Lublu.

Faizah

How Do Spacesuits Work?

Earlier today, I was lying down on my bed trying to make a list in my head of topics I have not yet covered about Earth and Space. Thinking about space, I was asking myself "How do spacesuits work?". That question kept ringing in my mind fo about a minute, before I fell asleep. Now that I'm wide awake (hopefully, completely), I decided that I wanted to find the answer to that very question. It wasn't a very easy task. It took me about half an hour to find the answer.

Spacesuits are designed to:

• Have a pressurized atmosphere
• Give you oxygen
• Remove Carbon Dioxide
• Allow you to communicate with other people (including people on Earth/astronauts)
• Allows flexible body movement
• Allows clear vision of what's going on.

My next research: How Do Astronauts Eat In Space?

Photos- Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC)

I went to the photo taking spot near the Twin towers on Saturday. Mom was practically snapping pictures mad.

Mini astronaut training in the pool

Yesterday was quite a good chance for me to start doing the "mini" zero gravity training in the water. I went into the Jacuzzi at the clubhouse and started doing random flips all over the place. After that, went to the deep end and started pushing myself up and down. Was quite painful for a start, but I got used to it and realised it was a lot of fun, especially with my sister.

Yeah, space studies are going smoothly right now.. Been looking at spacesuits for a week.

Cya!

Eagle Ranch Trip next week

Hey all! I'm back again. Sorry for not posting for the last couple of days. I've been extremely busy doing some space research and all that. I've been learning quite a fair bit after doing the research, and it definately helped in Astronomy. I'll be linking more space websites to my website soon.

Anyway, I won't be posting on the blog on the 5th- 7th May. I will be on a school camp to Eagle Ranch, Port Dickson. This will be my opportunity to get started on some mini-space training, since there will be things like Flying Fox and Go-Karting. Also, the Compass March and Night Walk helps a lot. I may be a 6th Grader, but I can definately take some small "Space Training On Earth".

See you!