1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,750 Deejay: Excited to learn stuff about NASA? 2 00:00:02,770 --> 00:00:04,930 Crowd of Students: Yeah! 3 00:00:04,950 --> 00:00:07,050 Narrator: Recently, NASA Ames brought a hands-on 4 00:00:07,070 --> 00:00:09,430 science and technology experience to Northern 5 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:11,480 California students for two separate 6 00:00:11,500 --> 00:00:13,480 Space Day events. 7 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:15,120 The events were designed to present science 8 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:17,490 and math as fun and exciting to students 9 00:00:17,510 --> 00:00:19,790 in underserved communities. 10 00:00:19,810 --> 00:00:21,420 One of these was held at California State 11 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,490 University, or CSU, Fresno and attended by 12 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:26,120 elementary and middle school students 13 00:00:26,140 --> 00:00:28,110 from the Fresno area. 14 00:00:28,130 --> 00:00:30,560 Organized by the CSU-Fresno Community Based 15 00:00:30,580 --> 00:00:33,390 Learning Program, the event featured several 16 00:00:33,410 --> 00:00:36,470 interactive activities and exhibits provided by 17 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:38,710 the Traveling Space Museum. 18 00:00:38,730 --> 00:00:41,640 About 500 students enjoyed launching rockets, 19 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:44,130 riding a hovercraft and discovering some of the 20 00:00:44,150 --> 00:00:46,050 concepts of physics that astronauts 21 00:00:46,070 --> 00:00:47,840 encounter in space. 22 00:00:47,860 --> 00:00:50,400 Students also listened to an inspirational message 23 00:00:50,420 --> 00:00:54,020 from NASA Ames Deputy Director Lewis Braxton. 24 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,630 Lewis Braxton III: That's why you're here this morning. 25 00:00:56,650 --> 00:00:58,250 Because you made a conscious decision 26 00:00:58,270 --> 00:00:59,920 that you wanted to understand more about what does 27 00:00:59,940 --> 00:01:02,400 it take to be successful? 28 00:01:02,420 --> 00:01:04,730 If I wanted to become an astronaut, what is it going 29 00:01:04,750 --> 00:01:07,350 to take to make sure I have the educational 30 00:01:07,370 --> 00:01:09,510 background to get there? 31 00:01:09,530 --> 00:01:11,420 Narrator: A few days later, the Traveling Space 32 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,130 Museum joined NASA at a similar event 33 00:01:14,150 --> 00:01:15,900 held at the Ronald McNair Academy 34 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,210 in East Palo Alto, California. 35 00:01:18,230 --> 00:01:21,020 Ron McNair was one of the seven shuttle astronauts 36 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,120 who were lost in the Challenger accident in 1986. 37 00:01:25,140 --> 00:01:27,910 About 300 middle school students participated in 38 00:01:27,930 --> 00:01:30,450 the activities, that included sitting in a mockup 39 00:01:30,470 --> 00:01:33,680 of a lunar rover and experiencing the sensation of 40 00:01:33,700 --> 00:01:36,650 what it might feel like to be in space. 41 00:01:36,670 --> 00:01:39,050 What made the occasion truly special was that 42 00:01:39,070 --> 00:01:42,030 Cheryl McNair attended the event to personally 43 00:01:42,050 --> 00:01:44,400 share her husband's legacy. 44 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:45,860 Cheryl McNair: Ron grew up in an impoverished 45 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,950 area, but he was able to grow out of that. 46 00:01:49,970 --> 00:01:52,920 He was able to not let anything stop him, 47 00:01:52,940 --> 00:01:54,890 but to continue on with his goal. 48 00:01:54,910 --> 00:01:56,450 And that's what they need to know. 49 00:01:56,470 --> 00:01:58,690 They need to know that nothing should get in 50 00:01:58,710 --> 00:02:01,030 their way, that they can truly achieve. 51 00:02:01,050 --> 00:02:03,520 Narrator: The NASA Space Day events represent part 52 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:06,260 of NASA's goal to inspire the next generation of 53 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,440 students to pursue studies in science, technology, 54 00:02:09,460 --> 00:02:11,360 engineering and math. 55 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:14,070 Crowd of students: Go NASA!!!