1. Monica Sperandio Public Outreach & Education Osservatorio Astronomicodi Brera Italian Swift Team

2. PREVIOUS ACTIVITY: Translation of NASA Videotape “Swift catching Gamma Ray Bursts on the fly” Approved ASI proposal, in collaboration with Alenia Spazio (To) e OAR, funds were received in 2001 Italian Swift web site 3D postcards (red and green glasses) with a reproduction of the satellite Swift Pictures of the San Marco base in Malindi (Kenya) “Story of a swift and an astronomer “ web and GEMS guide Exhibition of X-ray mirrors and posters, see the page of the exhibition on the web http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/docB/poe/eXpo/index.html Swift model scale 1:6 by Mr. F. Zagni Conferences related to Space

3. FUTURE: The material produced for Swift, and new ideas for the EPO-Swift program were illustrated at a meeting with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), held in Rome July 7 th. The positive result has been that we were asked to apply for funds within the National Joint Communication Plan related to activities before and after launch. The project proposal will be addressed to schools and the general public and it will include: Lectures and invited seminars at the Planetarium of Milan Public lectures about GRBs and Swift mission, with distribution of our new “cut and paste model” to schools In collaboration with NASA EPO, if requested, translation of material related to the mission ( ie. The NASA videotape …)

4. ….FUTURE: Production of original material: poster, postcards…. Public event for the launch ( in agreement with Italian Space Agency ) : 1) Traveling exhibition: explaining science and physics related to Swift 2) School programs and the possibility of making experiments with particular attention to the Italian participation Trigger the Educational Channel of Italian Television ( RAI –Educational) We will also propose, in this case however the implementation may be more difficult: A competition for undergraduate students : the prize a possible exchange of winner students among participant Institution ( in Italy,and eventually in UK, USA) it would help me to have a plan in collaboration with UK and US.

5. IL SATELLITE E`…SERVITO Come “cucinare” il tuo satellite Monica Sperandio Public Outreach & Education –INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera 1 Aprile 2003 monica@merate.mi.astro.it Front page of the booklet for the Swift “cut and paste” model (April 1 st,2003 by M. Sperandio)

6. M.I.U.R. Assembled cut and paste Swift model from the printed booklet (April 1 st,2003 by M. Sperandio) CD-rom with a pdf and ppt version of the model (April 1 st, 2003 by M. Sperandio) Model scale 1:6 of the satellite (January 31 st 2003 by F. Zagni)

7. The historical S.Marco launch platform - Malindi (Kenya) The S.Marco MOC, S.Rita platform - Malindi (Kenya) A MOCK satellite simulating readiness for launch - Malindi (Kenya) The Beppo-Sax-ASI receiving antenna - Malindi (Kenya)

8. monica@merate.mi.astro.it Hoping to meet you soon! Monica Astronomical Observatory of Brera-Merate Ruths telescope dome