1 00:00:05,710 --> 00:00:37,670 five 2 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:45,770 forty people wait 3 00:00:49,850 --> 00:00:47,750 I've always been interested in space 4 00:00:51,170 --> 00:00:49,860 since I was a little kid I think the 5 00:00:52,970 --> 00:00:51,180 first time I found out about how the 6 00:00:54,410 --> 00:00:52,980 solar system was formed I was kind of 7 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:54,420 astonished to know that people could 8 00:00:56,510 --> 00:00:55,890 figure that out even though it happened 9 00:00:58,010 --> 00:00:56,520 so long ago 10 00:00:59,930 --> 00:00:58,020 I read a lot of science fiction when I 11 00:01:02,119 --> 00:00:59,940 was a kid and I think I always wanted to 12 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:02,129 be a scientist as a result I saw Star 13 00:01:05,990 --> 00:01:03,840 Wars when I was 7 years old there was no 14 00:01:07,490 --> 00:01:06,000 turning back the imagination of science 15 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:07,500 inspired by science fiction 16 00:01:11,060 --> 00:01:09,210 who else could I do with my life I got 17 00:01:13,310 --> 00:01:11,070 into Star Trek for a little while and 18 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:13,320 then the great just dawned upon me that 19 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:15,450 I didn't have to focus on science 20 00:01:24,830 --> 00:01:22,410 fiction there was science that I wanted 21 00:01:27,650 --> 00:01:24,840 my son to be able to experience what JPL 22 00:01:29,540 --> 00:01:27,660 was all about oh it's a wonderful place 23 00:01:32,029 --> 00:01:29,550 to come and expose your children to 24 00:01:34,130 --> 00:01:32,039 science and how science is applied and 25 00:01:35,510 --> 00:01:34,140 why are they studying math I really like 26 00:01:37,910 --> 00:01:35,520 spaces 27 00:01:40,490 --> 00:01:37,920 astronomy and stuff like that we wanted 28 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:40,500 to see the new technology and space 29 00:01:48,950 --> 00:01:46,550 we learned about the tips of the 30 00:01:50,660 --> 00:01:48,960 technology that we're using today with 31 00:01:52,669 --> 00:01:50,670 the mortgage broker and the cassini 32 00:01:54,410 --> 00:01:52,679 things like that it was really cool that 33 00:01:56,059 --> 00:01:54,420 this scientist will talk to us about how 34 00:01:58,209 --> 00:01:56,069 it works and I would actually understand 35 00:02:01,789 --> 00:01:58,219 them and really gives you an idea of how 36 00:02:11,089 --> 00:02:01,799 everything's gonna go on in the solar 37 00:02:13,789 --> 00:02:11,099 system planets sometimes the easiest way 38 00:02:18,619 --> 00:02:13,799 to get kids excited about science is to 39 00:02:20,449 --> 00:02:18,629 show excitement with science I think the 40 00:02:22,819 --> 00:02:20,459 interest in science you just have to be 41 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:22,829 interested in the world being interested 42 00:02:27,020 --> 00:02:24,690 in science doesn't mean that you're good 43 00:02:28,789 --> 00:02:27,030 at math necessarily being interested in 44 00:02:32,270 --> 00:02:28,799 science means you're good at asking 45 00:02:34,430 --> 00:02:32,280 questions when I see the younger kids of 46 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:34,440 today it reminds me of myself being a 47 00:02:37,729 --> 00:02:36,209 child learning about the solar system 48 00:02:39,949 --> 00:02:37,739 and the level of excitement that I had 49 00:02:41,660 --> 00:02:39,959 and I really love being a part of 50 00:02:43,610 --> 00:02:41,670 telling them about it and watching them 51 00:02:44,900 --> 00:02:43,620 for the first time become excited about 52 00:02:47,839 --> 00:02:44,910 the solar system what we know about 53 00:02:49,789 --> 00:02:47,849 space where the kid is an explorer as 54 00:02:51,199 --> 00:02:49,799 they grow and they learn we're exploring 55 00:02:54,559 --> 00:02:51,209 their world 56 00:02:55,610 --> 00:02:54,569 thinking about being like maybe a rocket 57 00:03:01,940 --> 00:02:55,620 engineer 58 00:03:06,430 --> 00:03:01,950 I love the effect that's like I think 59 00:03:12,700 --> 00:03:10,320 the Robo dome that was a lot of fun I 60 00:03:14,230 --> 00:03:12,710 like the camera one where you like to 61 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:14,240 put ice on the head and that turns all 62 00:03:19,770 --> 00:03:16,250 black it's amazing they have they call 63 00:03:21,870 --> 00:03:19,780 these robots all this other stuff 64 00:03:29,270 --> 00:03:21,880 please what's the most beautiful planet 65 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:31,490 we see things that people dreamed about 66 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:33,990 years ago and now become reality it 67 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:35,610 allows us to understand fundamental 68 00:03:39,650 --> 00:03:37,170 questions about how we fit into the 69 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:39,660 cosmos where we came from where we're 70 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:41,250 headed we're just finding plants around 71 00:03:44,750 --> 00:03:43,110 other stars I think we're gonna find 72 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:44,760 life hopefully in the next 10 years 73 00:03:48,380 --> 00:03:46,650 maybe on Mars video I'm going to Jupiter 74 00:03:50,540 --> 00:03:48,390 looking at how this planet helps you 75 00:03:51,830 --> 00:03:50,550 understand your own point the idea that 76 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:51,840 you can go out and you got a whole 77 00:03:58,210 --> 00:03:54,510 planet to explore or you can find new 78 00:04:01,430 --> 00:03:58,220 planets I think that itself is very 79 00:04:02,690 --> 00:04:01,440 compelling to the youngsters today just