![]() ![]() They want to have enough ballots so that they don't run out. "They're doing this based on past turnout in similar elections, and they want to get it right. "When counties, especially counties that have to preprint ballots, have to plan for the next election, it's an inexact science," Becker says. ( This is also not the first time Hinds County has dealt with ballot shortages.) It's an "inexact science" to figure out how many ballots are neededĭavid Becker, executive director and founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research, says occasional shortages are why election officials are usually really careful when they are trying to figure out how many ballots to print. Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said in a statement following reports of shortages that counties are required to print ballots for a minimum of 60% of active voters.Īt least one Hinds County official told local media that they did not anticipate such a high turnout for the election. There is still no clarity on what exactly happened to cause the ballot shortages in Hinds County. They also hold free of charge astronomical observation nights inside the university and around the country."We can say for certain that there were individuals who walked away from the lines because of how long they were," she says. ![]() This group holds weekly meetings in which everyone is invited to learn about the universe, and take a journey through astronomy. Another organisation born in the Costa Rican Institute of Technology (ITCR) is AstroTEC, created to motivate young students among the institution to get involved with space topics. Another important institution is the Universidad de Costa Rica’s (UCR) Planetarium created in 2004 to educate children and adults on topics related to the cosmos. ACODEA also hosts different events such as “Telescopios en la Acera” (Telescopes on the Sidewalk) that attract young people and the general public. It is an NGO dedicated to educate the general public about telescopes, their characteristics, how to find celestial bodies in the sky and also how to take pictures of such bodies. In addition to these initiatives, there are several astronomical organizations among the most active ones is the Costa Rican Astronomy Association (Asociacion Costarricense de Astronomia or ACODEA). Last year in Guadalajara, 7 publications were accepted, the delegation included the participation of NPOC Brenda Ulate, and the presentation related with the rocketry program by NPOC Roberto Aguilar. In 2015, 6 publications were presented with a delegation of 11 members including the presentation of Ditsö by NPOC Roberto Aguilar. The presence of Costa Rica in international forums has been increasing in the last years, being the International Astronautical Congress, the event with the most important participation of Costa Ricans in space. In this event, students took both theoretical and practical tests to obtain the High Power Rocket Certifications for Levels 1 and 2. As a need of this group, last year NPOC Roberto Aguilar and 6 other students from the group participated in ARLISS. The technical leads are Jim and Becky Green, members from TRIPOLI Rocketry Association. Besides ACAE, the Mechanical Engineering School from the University of Costa Rica, has organized in 2015 and 2016 the Aerospace Camp, where students from High School and Universities from the country, and even from the outside of the borders, participate during a week in the design and development of High Power rockets. The experiment will be hold into the ISS using the Nanoracks platform. Ditsö is looking forward for the investigation of the mechanical properties of the wing of a beetle native from Costa Rica under microgravity conditions. The second project is Ditsö, an investigation between ACAE and the research center CICIMA (Centro de Investigación en Ciencia e Ingeniería en Materiales), from the University of Costa Rica. A crowdfunding campaign was started, and successfully acquired more than $75000. Irazú is in currently in development, and it will be launch in 2018. ![]() The first project, Irazú, has been defined to serve for academic purposes: the development and launch of the first Costa Rican satellite – a PicoSat that will serve for environmental purposes. ACAE has 2 main projects as for this moment. Indeed, since its foundation, ACAE has directed multiple projects and it keeps crafting more. An emerging non-profit organization: the Central American Association for Aeronautics and Space (ACAE, Asociación Centroamericana de Aeronáutica y el Espacio), based in Costa Rica, leads the process to develop the aerospace industry in the country and on the region through education. SGAC Costa Rica as a network is lucky to have a number of local organizations as partners. Young Space Activities Overview in Costa Rica ![]()
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