1 00:00:06,820 --> 00:00:05,139 engineers working on NASA's new Space 2 00:00:09,070 --> 00:00:06,830 Launch System at the Marshall Space 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:09,080 Flight Center visited their alma mater 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:10,850 of Tennessee Tech University in 5 00:00:15,490 --> 00:00:13,250 cookeville during the school's engineers 6 00:00:17,950 --> 00:00:15,500 week there they discussed with area 7 00:00:20,649 --> 00:00:17,960 students the value of science technology 8 00:00:22,989 --> 00:00:20,659 engineering and math these Tennessee 9 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:22,999 Tech alumni took questions from hundreds 10 00:00:27,130 --> 00:00:25,130 of grade school students over a distance 11 00:00:29,979 --> 00:00:27,140 learning network hosted at the 12 00:00:31,719 --> 00:00:29,989 university's stem center it has allowed 13 00:00:33,310 --> 00:00:31,729 us to reach so many more students than 14 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:33,320 we normally would be able to there are 15 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:35,210 so many restrictions on bus travel right 16 00:00:39,700 --> 00:00:37,489 now to be able to get you all into the 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:39,710 classroom with the flip of a switch is 18 00:00:45,369 --> 00:00:43,370 very powerful a traveling sls exhibit 19 00:00:46,930 --> 00:00:45,379 was unveiled that allowed students to 20 00:00:48,939 --> 00:00:46,940 check out the different parts of the 21 00:00:51,009 --> 00:00:48,949 next generation rocket that will allow 22 00:00:53,410 --> 00:00:51,019 humans to travel farther into space than 23 00:00:55,540 --> 00:00:53,420 ever before the new exhibit helped 24 00:00:58,450 --> 00:00:55,550 triple attendance records at the stem 25 00:00:59,919 --> 00:00:58,460 centers fab friday event the nasa group 26 00:01:02,020 --> 00:00:59,929 also talked with tennessee tech 27 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:02,030 engineering students about space related 28 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:04,730 careers during the panel discussion also 29 00:01:10,390 --> 00:01:07,610 in cookeville sls program manager Todd 30 00:01:12,340 --> 00:01:10,400 may visited nearby flexi Oh corporation 31 00:01:15,340 --> 00:01:12,350 where he gave details on the overall 32 00:01:17,620 --> 00:01:15,350 vehicle to employees who in turn updated 33 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:17,630 may on the progress of the j-2x engine 34 00:01:22,090 --> 00:01:20,210 part being built there having Todd may 35 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:22,100 here talking to our employees of course 36 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:24,290 is really in strong enthusiasm booster 37 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:26,570 now looking forward on sls for the Space 38 00:01:31,570 --> 00:01:28,810 Launch System these are exciting things 39 00:01:33,610 --> 00:01:31,580 even Cosmo the astronaut got in on the 40 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:33,620 action visiting with Tennessee Tech fans 41 00:01:38,550 --> 00:01:36,170 during a basketball game where outreach 42 00:01:40,870 --> 00:01:38,560 volunteers answered questions about NASA