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>> Hello, I'm Andy Schorr,

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Deputy Manager of

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the Spacecraft/Payload

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Integration and Evolution Office

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at Marshall Space Flight Center.

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Part of the Space

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Launch System Program.

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Now it is important

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for scientists,

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engineers, and spacecraft

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professionals to have

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the necessary technical skills,

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innovating mindsets

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and ability to collaborate

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within the team

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in order to be successful.

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However, it is also

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important to have strong

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communication skills

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as this is the key

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to opening the door

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and letting ideas mature

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and also succeed.

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The Project Review award

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recognizes the college

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or university team

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that was determined

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to have the best combination

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of written reviews and oral

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presentations throughout

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the Student Launch here.

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Now for the awardees.

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In third place is

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California State, Long Beach.

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Congratulations.

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Taking second place

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is Vanderbilt University

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of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Again, congratulations.

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And in first place is

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the University of Puerto Rico,

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Mayaguez Campus.

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This team went above and beyond

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expectations when delivering

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their preliminary design,

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critical design,

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and flight-readiness review.

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Written reports

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and oral presentations.

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Their reports clearly described

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how the program evolved

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over the course

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of the project life cycle,

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and contained several unique

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features to aid in navigating

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the extensive

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documentation provided.

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The team answered questions

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directly and honestly

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and humbly accepted constructive

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criticism and feedback.

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And they did so while

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remarkably surviving

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a 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

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Much congratulations to

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the winning team, thank you.

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>> Hello I'm John Hochheimer,

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President of the National

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Association of Rocketry.

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We can probably all remember

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at least one parent, teacher,

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guest speaker or mentor

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who inspired us to do

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something really cool.

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That is why it is so important

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for our Student Launch teams

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to reach out,

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teach and inspire

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the next generation--

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the Artemis generation.

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Combined, this year's student

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launch teams reached, taught,

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and worked with more

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than 47,000 people

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at over 280 events.

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It is my honor to recognize

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the top three STEM engagement

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teams from both our Middle

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and High School Division,

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and in our College

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and University Division.

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In the Middle

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and High School Division,

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finishing third is

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Oak Park High School,

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Oak Park, California.

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Finishing second is

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the Notre Dame Academy

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of Los Angeles, California.

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In first place,

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receiving a $1,000 prize,

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is Madison West High School

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from Madison, Wisconsin.

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Madison West reached over

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6,000 participants.

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The team has had

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a Halloween Family Science night

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and participated in

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the Wisconsin Science Fest.

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Congratulations,

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Madison West High School.

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In the college division,

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finishing third

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is Citrus College

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from Glendora, California.

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In second place is

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University of Puerto Rico,

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Mayaguez Campus.

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In first place of this year's

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College and University Division

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and receiving the $1,000 prize,

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the honor goes to

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Oregon State University

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from Corvallis, Oregon.

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OSU conducted 15 STEM activities

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with various elementary,

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students and educators.

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The team coordinated several

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events and activities ranging

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from chemical decomposition

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experiments to straw rockets.

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Congratulations,

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Oregon State University

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and thank you, NASA.

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Hello this is John Hochheimer

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with a sad postscript

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to my previous message.

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Since the time that the judges

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selected the winners

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of the STEM Engagement Award

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this year,

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Dr. Nancy Squires passed away.

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Dr. Squires was

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a decorated professor

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at Oregon State University

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and a long time advocate

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for their rocketry teams.

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Nancy was a friend

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and inspiration to many of us

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in the rocketry community.

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She exemplified being that

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one teacher who challenged

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many students

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and long-time rocketeers

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to do cool things.

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It is bittersweet

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and serendipitous

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that Dr. Squires will

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not get to share in

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the accomplishment of OSU

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winning the award this year.

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The National Association

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of Rocketry sponsors

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the STEM Engagement Awards.

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And I want to announce that

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we are providing the $1,000

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College Division Award