The Caniadian Champion, Frîday, April 25, 2008 -'A3 Astronaut wows students with space talk By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Chîîc i-adfielrj Public Sehool stu dents have been gîven a challenge by their narnecake ihats oui t tIis wtîrid. lu addition te, wowtng the y'oung- ciers wtth pictures uf space shuttles anti planetc, native Miltonian and farned asteonaut Cheic Hadfield gave ihein the tack of designing furniture that would be cuitable te, use iii cpace. The pupils packed into the scstutl's gymnastuin Werinecriay mrning tii get up close aîsd persunal with Hadtteid, who îook urne otîu uf hic busy ccheduie (icti ttii honite loi a c cii. For thete assîgneisi, lie asked the studenîs to design items sucb as a rihair, table and bed tisai could be rîsed uts the rnoon tir Mars. He îcnld theisi mu bc înîndful uf ceverai thîngc lI-ce gravîiy, weîghî and availabie space. He expiained that plans are in the works le, une-day set up a permanent human base ron the issoun, whîle a Canadian spacechîp is goîîsg ici ]and on Marc next rnonih. ladfield eisphasized the impor- tance and value ut space expîloration. "You cant underciaisd everytiîing about eaeîh by tuct iucîkîng ai the earîh. 51111 l II ) o ) ii 11 t i iiiici diii.t ic LcI ii tut undeectand whats noemal," hie caid. "The earth is this little, uiny îhing in the tsstddle of eveeyîhîng. If we want 10 undrîccanri everythîng, we can't jusi sta> on oue tIlde, ttny speck - we have tri start explortng the universe. The astrunaut went on tri enlîghten the studenîs about recent dîscoveries in space. "We luund corne eeaill' coul thîngs aîcîund Saturu in tise past lew months,- hie said. "We've heem tooking ai tise nsuuns uf Saîumn, and une is tise brighît- est, shiniest thing n tire whls clai -see SCHOOIL on page ASI 1 down, 99,999 to go. GRAHiAM PAINE i CANADIAN CHAMPION Astronaut and Milton native Chris Hadfîetd speaks ta students at the public schaal named after him and looks aver a Canadian flag signed by students and staff. Fail site shut down from DEATH on page Ai pin. and was officîally pronoured dead by (uCooner Dr. L Robinson a coupie of houes later. FlaIton HuIs Fiee Departient took over thre tro e ndct uf thtngs, which lastcd until about 8:303 p.in scîwti the _site fittally cîeated a short turne lattr. B1ccauc uf tIse nature of ilhc r onfinerl space i i ci a iii înIsiin iiier -aid1 Jciliî Miartin, 1aîu llii- t ttc lciinnic c iel of operail I a 1151 csriiilcii rdl h\ kIllIiig li ( un II.isti ii. i Idic \.\u. i ý i. -' u t o iii tîril lc ccoii ii . i c i , c liiiI 1i) I ,1lîil kili 1tic 'il.i, ,i c ee ic o i- i Iiiiîl ail c tîîi Siti ilIlii bc l iii t ii ii ii il icilltl îlîiiic i i AUTO BODY ROYAL ATLANTIC) INC. Comnp/cté collision repair arnd re/7>usku-iy services 155 Nipissing Rd., Milton (905) 878-2721 CMn nyId Evergreen is transforming Ontario one tree at a time. And we're glad we cou Id help. Tisnspî ng, yocu Ontario Toyota tiealers aie ieIebiaiing the qreener side ni Reid Tag Days ioqeiheî wîth Evcmgreei anda the Onîtario Mi, snistqo Naiula Resnaccs, we're piniing 100,000 unees ini Ontario. This wil heIp pronic ediaicia i and cultural Ianilncapes, restoce degiadeil envirnnments anda enscie gre en spaces for open iecieain eaucaion and enînyment Great oiiefs, fuel-eficinent cehicien and nnac a greai deai ion the enicîrnment. w MyToyoTrAPLACE.COM 400 STEELES AVENUE, MILTON Toli Free: 1-800-617-4025 ý)ITQy0 LýM i LT