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YMCA Canberra Space Squad

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6242 4040

Address: 191 Dryanda Street 2602 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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25.01.2022 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Final countdown has begun, as Space Squad embark upon its inaugural Senior Space Camp (Students in Years 10-12). The date for launch has been set for the 11th - 15th January 2021. To apply now or for further information please visit via the link below for the 5 day / 4 night holiday camp coming up in the January School Holidays. Scholarships close on Sunday 13th December, 2020. Applications close Sunday 3rd January, 2021.(Unless Sold Out Prior as limited places available) Come along and learn about Rocketry, Astronomy, Drones, Rovers, Coding, Satellites and much more. We can't wait to take you on this amazing adventure with us! https://canberra.ymca.org.au//group-acco/ymca-space-squad/

24.01.2022 Explosions with Geoff at Questacon after hours with SciScouts.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to AJ and Bridget who won the ASTRO3D Spectroscopy competition. They both took exceptional photos of the emission spectra of Neon after learning about yhe Hydrogen Balmer series which is when an electron falls from a higher energy level (N=3 -->N=6) back down to energy level 2 and emits a photon of light specific to the difference in the energy levels. Beautiful Spectra!

23.01.2022 SciScouts have arrived at Space Squad! . We kicked of the day with an opening parade led by AJ Lehane followed by solar observing with an 8 inch Bintel Dobsonian Telescope and a Coronado Personal Solar Telescope. Welcome SciScouts ACT!

20.01.2022 This afternoon our SciScouts learnt about Spectroscopy from Ella Wang from ANU and ASTRO3D. Ella taught us about galactic archaeology and how galaxies and starclusters evolve over time. Ella also taught us how specific elements such as Calcium can not only be detected in the spectra of stars but can also be quantified. Thanks Ella, always a pleasure to have you on Space Squad.

15.01.2022 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Mission Control we are all set for launch in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Blast Off! Are you looking for a School Holiday experience for your child that is simply out of this world!? Then look no further Space Squad will embark upon its inaugural Space Squad Junior Day Camp (Students in Years 2-6). The date for launch has been set for the 25th - 29th January 2021. (26th January closed due to Public Holiday)... To apply now or for further information please visit via the link below for the 4 Day January holiday camp that is rapidly approaching our Earth orbit. Note: Scholarships close on Sunday 13th December, 2020. Applications close Sunday 10th January, 2021. (Unless Sold Out Prior as limited places available) So come along and join us as. Over (4) days we entertain a love of learning for your bright young stars. Activities to expect Rocketry, Astronomy, Drones, Rovers, Coding, Satellites Science Experiments and much more. We can't wait to take you on this amazing journey with us as we reach for the stars! https://canberra.ymca.org.au//group-acco/ymca-space-squad/

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the winning trivia team of Emma, Jake, Alex, AJ, Anthony and Michael. The trivia went to a decider and they won on the question "What type of electromagnetic waves has the highest energy?"

14.01.2022 You need to book your ticket to Mars/Questacon ASAP!! This is just too good to miss out on!

13.01.2022 This week... Artemis Moon exploration Phase 1 plans released Astronaut Kate Rubins preps for Oct. 14 launch The United States Space Force signs agreeme...nt on future collaboration And more. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/3hZJZ9b

12.01.2022 We have lift off! Our SciScouts cadets and crew have embarked on an exciting Space Squad journey. Watch this space as Headquarters looks to keep commucication lines open and keep you up to date with all the excitement happening here in Canberra. Are you feeling left out? It’s not too late, check out our link below for our upcoming Space Squad Camp running again next week.... Hurry!! Only a few spots remain. (5th October - 9th October) Otherwise we look forward to having you join us in January 2021! https://canberra.ymca.org.au//group-acco/ymca-space-squad/

12.01.2022 As you may have guessed, SciScouts have taken over Space Squad for the week. They have been excelling at all the challeges so far.

10.01.2022 So in the morning we built 2 stage solid fuel rockets and in the afternoon we built, tested troubleshooted and drove rovers. This group of SciScouts embraced the challenge with all groups completing the build in the allocated 90 minutes. So much #FailForward happened during the session.

10.01.2022 At one of our more recent Space Squad Camps we had a rescue drone moment but this and the commitment shown might just be out doing even our best efforts *sound on for cinematic effect*

08.01.2022 Solid fuel Rocket building time with SciScouts at Space Squad. Our launch was delayed today but we will try again tomorrow to launch. Great work everyone, that was intense.

07.01.2022 Last night SciScouts were fortunate to explore all things Space and the future missions to Mars at Questacon. With live demonstrations of the combustion of rocket fuels, the properties of dry ice , talks on the features of Mars and how we already use various rovers & landers to study Mars, we left excited about the possibilities of the future.

06.01.2022 We might need to up our game with ‘A Taste Of Telescopes’ What do you think? Young Stars - McNamara-Saunders Astronomical Teaching Telescope Australian Space Agency

06.01.2022 Rocket Day take 2 Our SciScouts for to launch our rockets today at the Canberra Rocketry Clubs launch site. We would like to sincerely thank Neville and John for their time and expertise and Tony for letting us launch. We were limited to using only a single stage rocket without the booster due to strong westerly gusts. A great day out!

05.01.2022 Thank you to Geoff McNamara for coming along to Space Squad and sharing the work you and your mentors do with students using MSATT. We were also treated to two presentations by AJ and Elizabeth who presented on their MSATT projects which were Planetary Imaging and Cepheid Variable Stars respectively. Nice work!

04.01.2022 This morning we heard from Jackie Bondell from OzGrav - ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery via Zoom and Daniel and Vaishali from ANU who presented in tandem to teach our SciScouts about Gravitational Waves and Gravitational Wave Observatories such as LIGO. Everyone loved it! Thanks again!

03.01.2022 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!! All systems are go for our Space Squad Youth Camp (Students in Years 6-9) and the launch date has been set for the 18th - 22nd January 2021. To apply now or for further information please visit via the link below for the 5 day / 4 night holiday camp coming up in the January School Holidays. Scholarships close on Sunday 13th December, 2020. Applications close Sunday 3rd January, 2021.(Unless Sold Out Prior as limited places available) Come along an...d learn about Rocketry, Astronomy, Drones, Rovers, Coding, Satellites and much more. We can't wait to take you on this amazing adventure with us! https://canberra.ymca.org.au//group-acco/ymca-space-squad/

03.01.2022 Gravitational Waves and Space time with Jackie, Michael and Vaishali

02.01.2022 Our opportunity during NAIDOC Week is to learn. Storytelling is our past and our future. The storyteller sets the vision, values and entire generation that is to come.

01.01.2022 This afteroon Dr.Brad Tucker dropped by to discuss the possibility of life in Space and the commercialisation of Space. Brad also answered a multitude of questions from the kids from Black Holes to how big is the Universe .