In conjuction with the Partial Lunar Eclipse, National Space Agency (ANGKASA) will be organizing a Partial Lunar Eclipse Observation Program at the Main Entrance of National Planetarium on 26 June 2010 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. Public are invited to observe the phenomena through a few telescopes that will be setup during the event. 

The first 300 visitors attending the program will be given a tin of Eclipse Mints, contribution by The Wrigley Company (M) Sdn. Bhd..

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Great News! The Rocket Launching Technology Challenge is back!

The Rocket Launching Technology Challenge (PTPR) is an annual educational program organized by the National Space Agency (ANGKASA) in collaboration with the Division of Sports, Arts & Co-curriculum, Ministry of Education and the University of Malaya. The PTPR has entered its 8th anniversary ever since it was first introduced in 2003 as a pioneer project. It is an advanced science educational program ahead of conventional secondary school curriculum in the country. In the challenge, students are required to create a satisfactory water rocket model that is made of 1.5 liter of carbonate drinking container in a very creative and innovative style in hopes that it will give minimum frictional forces. Subsequently, the water rocket model will be launched into the sky in order to complete a few missions with the combination of both air pressure and water via the use of a launcher. Indeed there are many scientific applications in the challenge that requires students to completely understand beforehand.

It is great to announce that the PTPR’10 is back again this year with high expectations that it will create an onset of interest as well as creative and innovative mindset among young generation in the field of exploring space science in tandem with the efforts of ANGKASA as well as Malaysia Inovatif 2010 announced by the Malaysia government.