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>> Hi, everybody,

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and welcome to the 2020

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NASA Student Launch Awards.

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This year, I greatly missed

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seeing you all in person

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and being able to see

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your projects and efforts

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culminate on launch day.

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I know you've all put in

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a lot of hard work,

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and I trust you

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enjoyed the project

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and learned a lot along the way.

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I'm proud that Northrop Grumman

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has continued to be

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the premier corporate sponsor

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of Student Launch

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for 13 years now.

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And it's been my great privilege

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to participate in many

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rocket fairs and launch events.

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It's really an exciting time

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to partner with NASA

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as we look forward

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to the first launch of NASA's

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space launch system,

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the heavy lift rocket,

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and the Orion Spacecraft.

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It'll happen next year.

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This first launch, Artemis I,

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paves the way for Americans

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to have boots on the moon

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in 2024.

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In preparation for that

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first flight, Northrop Grumman

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is shipping our booster segments

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to Kennedy Space Center

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where they'll be processed

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and stacked into the twin

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five segment boosters

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that will provide more than 75%

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of the initial thrust

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for the rocket's escape

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from Earth's gravity.

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The core stage of the rocket

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is at Stennis

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and is in preparation

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for green run testing

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The Orion spacecraft returned

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to Kennedy after completing

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at Plumbrook Station

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back in March.

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go into storage until

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the core stage is ready.

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Now having participated

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in the NASA Student Launch,

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you're very familiar with

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what it takes to design,

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to manufacture,

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and to launch a rocket.

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And you know there are many

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steps and setbacks as you go.

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There's a lot of learning,

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making changes

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and sometimes even going

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back to the drawing board.

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This competition

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has provided you with

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a lot of experiences

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that will serve you well

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regardless of the career

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you plan to explore.

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I would encourage you

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to take the lessons

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that you've learned

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along the way and use them

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in your life as you go forward

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to do great things.

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is to be a rocket scientist,

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an astronaut,

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an engineer or something

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completely unrelated,

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what matters most is that

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you enjoy what you're doing.

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Find the thing you enjoy

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the most, where your passion is,

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and work to become

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the best at it and do that

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one thing with passion.

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The rest will follow.

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I congratulate you

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on completing your project

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for the NASA Student Launch.

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It's challenging enough

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in the best of times,

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and ever more so

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during the unique times

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we're living in now.

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Congratulations, good luck,

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and I wish you

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the very, very best

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in your future endeavors.

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>> The Vehicle Design Award

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is given to the team

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with the most creative,

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for their intended payload,

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safety and efficiency.

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Here are our winners.

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Third place, University

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of North Carolina, Charlotte.

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the University of Florida,

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Gainesville, Florida.

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Vanderbilt University

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of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Vanderbilt iterated their design

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to a precise and refined product

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justifying their decisions

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with a wealth of analysis

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and testing, both computer-aided

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how the different systems,

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subsystems and components

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This team used the fundamentals

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of rocket science to design

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that performed as designed

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in multiple performance

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proof tests, congratulations.

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>> Designing, building

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and launching rockets

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is always an exciting journey.

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of rockets isn't what

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NASA Student Launch competition

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challenged teams

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to build a system that,

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of the rocket, would navigate

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to a designated site,

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of simulated lunar ice,

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ten feet away from that site

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with their sample safely stored.

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is given to the team

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and engineering value.

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Purdue University

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of West Lafayette, Indiana.

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of North Carolina, Charlotte.

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by designing a two-part system.

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The first part detected

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showed that the design

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>> Hello, my name

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is Jorge Herenandez,

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I'm the CEO

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of Bastion Technologies

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and I'm honored

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to represent our company

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and NASA Student Launch

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for presentation

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of the Safety Award.

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Bastion Technologies

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is a proud sponsor of this event

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and shows its commitment

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to continued support

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by providing a $500 prize

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to the first place winner

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of this award

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in recognition of the fact

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that launching

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and even viewing a launch

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is inherently hazardous,

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you have been singled out

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for your efforts to maintain

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a safe environment

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during this event.

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range safety principles

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safeguards into your projects.

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I am proud to present you

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with the Safety Award.

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This award is given to the team

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that meets all safety

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expectations and has the highest

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quality documentation

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regarding safety.

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Here are the winners.

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Third place, the University

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of North Carolina, Charlotte.

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Vanderbilt University,

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Nashville, Tennessee.

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the University of Alabama

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in Huntsville.

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of all failure modes.

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Hazard worksheets are

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and safety checklists.

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the necessary technical skills,

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innovating mindsets

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within the team

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in order to be successful.

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The Project Review award

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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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middle and high school

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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

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in memory of Dr. Nancy Squires.

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Thank you.

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>> Hello, I'm Johnny Stephenson,

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I'm Director of the Office

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of Strategic Analysis

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and Communications at NASA's

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Marshall Space Flight Center.

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I'm privileged this year

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to announce the social media

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award winners for our

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Student Launch Competition.

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Social Media plays

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a significant role

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in NASA and our spaceflight

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partner's ability

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to tell a story of Artemis,

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and to tell a story of our

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journey of exploration

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and discovery

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throughout the universe.

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This year, you've been

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a part of that as well.

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You've been encouraged to

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the Student Launch Competition,

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to be able to use your own

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variety of platforms to inspire,

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educate, and literally

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to tell your own unique story

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of what you've gone through

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this year in

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the launch competition.

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Those of you that have told it

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the best have literally

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been able to bring folks,

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followers along with you

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as you took the journey

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so they felt like they were--

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they were there with you.

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This year, you were graded

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in three categories.

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Three things is

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what we looked at,

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and number one, we looked at

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how creative you were,

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number two, we looked at

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how consistent you were

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in posting,

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and number three,

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we looked at the actual content.

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And in doing so,

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we'd like to announce

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the winners today,

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so let me do that now.

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I'll start with the high school

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and middle school categories.

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In third place goes

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to Minster Journeymen from

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Minster, Ohio, congratulations.

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In second place,

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goes to Oakton High School

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in Vienna, Virginia.

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Again, congratulations.

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And then first place

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is Madison West High School

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of Madison, Wisconsin.

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In the College Division,

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third place goes

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to the Rocket Owls

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from Citrus College

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in Glendora, California.

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Second place goes to

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the North Carolina State

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Wolf Pack.

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Coming in first place

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is those Purdue Boilermakers.

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West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Congratulations to

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all of your teams.

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Purdue, you went further

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than anyone else.

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You literally took teams along

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with you on the journey.

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You actually carried them out

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to the launch site, you, uh,

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carried them along in your way,

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you brought them

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to STEM events.

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Uh, the next thing

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I'm looking for is

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putting them in the rocket

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so they can actually

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see the launch as well.

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You did-- you did all of it

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really, really well,

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so congratulations.

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I'd also make a special mention

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to Wichita State University

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as well.

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Um, during this year of COVID,

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unprecedented year, uh,

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it's been hard for teams

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to get together.

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What, uh, Wichita State did

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was they put together

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a launch hour where teams

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got together and they

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shared their own stories.

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And so that is creative

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in and of itself.

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So we appreciate your

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participation, we really

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appreciate what you do,

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we appreciate your love

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for space, your love for NASA.

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You set the bar high,

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and high is where NASA

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wants to go, thank you.

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>> Hi!

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I'm Tracie Prater,

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an engineer at NASA's

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Marshall Space Flight Center.

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And I'm here to present

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this years Student Launch

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Competition Altitude Award.

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Whether launching model rockets

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or big rockets like

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NASA's Space Launch System,

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everyone always

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asks the question,

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how high does it go?

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In past years,

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we've challenged teams

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to send their rockets

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to an altitude of one mile,

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5,290 feet.

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In 2019, we changed the rules

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a little, challenging teams

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to go a step further.

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Teams must now predict

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the altitude of their

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rocket using modeling

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and simulation software.

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They submit their predicted

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altitude as part of

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their preliminary design

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review package long before

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they've built their

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competition rockets.

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The team in each division

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that comes closest to matching

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their prediction wins

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the coveted Altitude Award.

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Since we couldn't have our

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in-person launch day events

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due to COVID-19,

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we use the teams' altitudes

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from their test launches

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that they submitted

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as part of their flight

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readiness review packages.

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And now the winners

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of each division.

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Micah, come on!

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[ music ]

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00:16:10,436 --> 00:16:11,136
In the Middle School,

607
00:16:11,136 --> 00:16:13,272
High School Division,

608
00:16:13,272 --> 00:16:14,273
third place goes to

609
00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:15,674
Creekview High School

610
00:16:15,674 --> 00:16:17,843
from Canton, Georgia.

611
00:16:17,843 --> 00:16:19,011
Second place goes to

612
00:16:19,011 --> 00:16:20,879
Nativity Catholic School

613
00:16:20,879 --> 00:16:22,715
of Burke, Virginia.

614
00:16:22,715 --> 00:16:23,749
In space flight,

615
00:16:23,749 --> 00:16:24,817
one foot can make

616
00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,352
a big difference.

617
00:16:26,352 --> 00:16:27,553
In this competition,

618
00:16:27,553 --> 00:16:28,654
it was the difference between

619
00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:31,056
first and second place.

620
00:16:31,056 --> 00:16:32,491
In first place,

621
00:16:32,491 --> 00:16:34,460
Sierra Vista Middle School

622
00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,428
of Irvine, California.

623
00:16:36,428 --> 00:16:39,665
Congratulations!

624
00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:40,499
The College Division

625
00:16:40,499 --> 00:16:42,768
was also a close battle.

626
00:16:42,768 --> 00:16:44,803
Finishing in third place,

627
00:16:44,803 --> 00:16:46,372
Northwestern University

628
00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:48,774
of Evanston, Illinois.

629
00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:50,309
In second place,

630
00:16:50,309 --> 00:16:51,877
University of Tennessee

631
00:16:51,877 --> 00:16:53,846
in Knoxville, Tennessee.

632
00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,347
And in first place,

633
00:16:55,347 --> 00:16:57,149
University of Florida

634
00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:59,718
in Gainesville, Florida.

635
00:16:59,718 --> 00:17:00,819
University of Florida

636
00:17:00,819 --> 00:17:02,521
missed their target altitude

637
00:17:02,521 --> 00:17:04,823
by only 50 feet!

638
00:17:04,823 --> 00:17:06,024
Congratulations to

639
00:17:06,024 --> 00:17:08,060
all these teams.

640
00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:13,665
>> Having a rocket that

641
00:17:13,665 --> 00:17:15,667
flies high, performs well,

642
00:17:15,667 --> 00:17:16,902
and lands safely is

643
00:17:16,902 --> 00:17:18,003
the goal of NASA's

644
00:17:18,003 --> 00:17:20,072
Student Launch Competition.

645
00:17:20,072 --> 00:17:21,240
But having a rocket that

646
00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,975
also looks really cool

647
00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:23,909
means having a rocket

648
00:17:23,909 --> 00:17:25,944
that is often remembered.

649
00:17:25,944 --> 00:17:27,045
Hi, I'm June Malone,

650
00:17:27,045 --> 00:17:28,213
the Communications Director at

651
00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:29,615
NASA's Marshall Space Flight

652
00:17:29,615 --> 00:17:31,049
Center, here to announce

653
00:17:31,049 --> 00:17:33,051
this year's Student Launch

654
00:17:33,051 --> 00:17:35,888
Best-looking Rocket Award.

655
00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:37,689
Teams put hours into the look

656
00:17:37,689 --> 00:17:39,491
and design of their rockets,

657
00:17:39,491 --> 00:17:41,293
fueling their team spirit

658
00:17:41,293 --> 00:17:42,428
and spreading happiness

659
00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:44,229
at the launch field.

660
00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:45,697
The Best-looking Rocket Award

661
00:17:45,697 --> 00:17:47,199
is given to teams in both

662
00:17:47,199 --> 00:17:49,568
the Middle/High School Division,

663
00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:51,336
and the College/University

664
00:17:51,336 --> 00:17:53,705
Division, and it is voted on

665
00:17:53,705 --> 00:17:56,542
by the competitors themselves.

666
00:17:56,542 --> 00:17:58,043
The winners in the Middle/

667
00:17:58,043 --> 00:18:00,379
High School Division are...

668
00:18:00,379 --> 00:18:03,282
in third place for a tie,

669
00:18:03,282 --> 00:18:05,184
East Fairmont Middle School

670
00:18:05,184 --> 00:18:07,719
of Fairmont, West Virginia.

671
00:18:07,719 --> 00:18:09,521
And Minster Journeymen

672
00:18:09,521 --> 00:18:11,857
of Minster, Ohio.

673
00:18:13,158 --> 00:18:14,927
In second place,

674
00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:17,696
Sylvania Northview High School

675
00:18:17,696 --> 00:18:19,765
of Sylvania, Ohio.

676
00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:23,702
And in first place,

677
00:18:23,702 --> 00:18:25,471
Oak Park High School

678
00:18:25,471 --> 00:18:28,373
of Oak Park, California.

679
00:18:28,373 --> 00:18:30,442
Congratulations.

680
00:18:31,577 --> 00:18:32,811
This year's winner--

681
00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:34,146
winners in the College/

682
00:18:34,146 --> 00:18:36,248
University Division are,

683
00:18:36,248 --> 00:18:39,551
in third place for a tie,

684
00:18:39,551 --> 00:18:40,752
Purdue University

685
00:18:40,752 --> 00:18:43,288
of West Lafayette, Indiana

686
00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:44,923
and Vanderbilt University

687
00:18:44,923 --> 00:18:47,292
of Nashville, Tennessee.

688
00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:51,897
In second place, Citrus College

689
00:18:51,897 --> 00:18:53,899
of Glendora, California.

690
00:18:56,635 --> 00:18:58,804
And in first place,

691
00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:00,372
University of Cincinnati

692
00:19:00,372 --> 00:19:02,341
in Ohio.

693
00:19:03,408 --> 00:19:04,409
Congratulations to

694
00:19:04,409 --> 00:19:06,645
all of our teams.

695
00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:12,651
>> Hi, I'm Kevin Mcghaw,

696
00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:14,086
the Director of NASA's

697
00:19:14,086 --> 00:19:15,888
Southeast Regional

698
00:19:15,888 --> 00:19:17,623
STEM Engagement Office,

699
00:19:17,623 --> 00:19:19,358
where we lead activities at both

700
00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:21,093
Marshall's Space Flight Center

701
00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:23,161
and Stennis Space Center.

702
00:19:23,161 --> 00:19:24,229
And I'm here to announce this

703
00:19:24,229 --> 00:19:25,797
year's Student Launch winner

704
00:19:25,797 --> 00:19:29,001
of the Team Spirit Award.

705
00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,135
Teams may be remembered

706
00:19:30,135 --> 00:19:31,003
for winning, but they're

707
00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:33,071
loved by their fans

708
00:19:33,071 --> 00:19:34,072
for their character

709
00:19:34,072 --> 00:19:35,641
and their spirit.

710
00:19:35,641 --> 00:19:37,009
That team spirit formed by

711
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:38,810
late nights in the lab,

712
00:19:38,810 --> 00:19:39,811
technical challenges

713
00:19:39,811 --> 00:19:41,113
in the field,

714
00:19:41,113 --> 00:19:43,248
and post-launch celebrations

715
00:19:43,248 --> 00:19:45,150
of every form and fashion

716
00:19:45,150 --> 00:19:46,018
are the glue that

717
00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:48,820
holds teams together.

718
00:19:48,820 --> 00:19:50,122
The Best Team Spirit Award

719
00:19:50,122 --> 00:19:52,157
is voted on and chosen by

720
00:19:52,157 --> 00:19:54,626
the competitors themselves.

721
00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:56,161
It is given to teams

722
00:19:56,161 --> 00:19:57,162
in both the Middle

723
00:19:57,162 --> 00:19:58,797
and High School Division,

724
00:19:58,797 --> 00:20:00,065
and the College

725
00:20:00,065 --> 00:20:02,167
and University Division.

726
00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:03,769
This year's winners

727
00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:05,571
in the Middle School Division

728
00:20:05,571 --> 00:20:08,307
are in third place, Engineering

729
00:20:08,307 --> 00:20:10,008
and Technologies Academy

730
00:20:10,008 --> 00:20:12,210
at Roosevelt High School

731
00:20:12,210 --> 00:20:14,446
in San Antonio, Texas.

732
00:20:14,446 --> 00:20:16,582
Congratulations.

733
00:20:18,216 --> 00:20:19,718
In second place,

734
00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:21,420
the Sylvania Northview

735
00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:24,289
High School in Sylvania, Ohio.

736
00:20:24,289 --> 00:20:26,458
Congratulations to you all.

737
00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:31,330
And in first place,

738
00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:33,298
Harrison Central School District

739
00:20:33,298 --> 00:20:35,200
of Harrison, New York.

740
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,235
Congratulations, Harrison

741
00:20:37,235 --> 00:20:39,438
Central School District.

742
00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:42,975
In the College

743
00:20:42,975 --> 00:20:44,977
and University Division,

744
00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:47,179
we have a tie for second place

745
00:20:47,179 --> 00:20:48,647
between the University

746
00:20:48,647 --> 00:20:50,515
of California Davis and

747
00:20:50,515 --> 00:20:52,517
the University of Notre Dame

748
00:20:52,517 --> 00:20:54,753
of South Bend, Indiana.

749
00:20:54,753 --> 00:20:57,122
Congratulations to both teams.

750
00:20:58,857 --> 00:21:00,425
And the winner in the College

751
00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:02,160
and University Division,

752
00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,062
number one first place is

753
00:21:04,062 --> 00:21:06,231
the University of Califan--

754
00:21:06,231 --> 00:21:09,034
California, Santa Cruz.

755
00:21:09,034 --> 00:21:11,336
Congratulations to you all.

756
00:21:12,704 --> 00:21:14,339
And let me just say in closing,

757
00:21:14,339 --> 00:21:15,273
congratulations to

758
00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:16,141
all of the teams

759
00:21:16,141 --> 00:21:17,509
that competed this year.

760
00:21:17,509 --> 00:21:19,911
Thank you so much.

761
00:21:23,415 --> 00:21:24,483
>> NASA's Student Launch

762
00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:25,717
Competition is not

763
00:21:25,717 --> 00:21:27,786
for the faint of heart.

764
00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:28,720
Teams not only must

765
00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:29,921
design a high powered,

766
00:21:29,921 --> 00:21:31,156
amateur rocket and figure out

767
00:21:31,156 --> 00:21:32,124
how to accomplish

768
00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,792
the payload challenge,

769
00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:34,559
fitting that payload

770
00:21:34,559 --> 00:21:35,994
within their rocket,

771
00:21:35,994 --> 00:21:37,029
but they must also submit

772
00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:38,196
multiple design review

773
00:21:38,196 --> 00:21:39,498
documents that can easily

774
00:21:39,498 --> 00:21:42,067
total over 1,000 pages,

775
00:21:42,067 --> 00:21:43,135
and give multiple

776
00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:45,103
presentations to NASA

777
00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:47,739
and rocketry experts.

778
00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:48,974
These milestones ensure that

779
00:21:48,974 --> 00:21:50,342
the teams making necessary

780
00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:52,177
progress toward their goal

781
00:21:52,177 --> 00:21:53,045
and that their work is

782
00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:55,414
being done in a safe manner.

783
00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:56,515
Experienced teams

784
00:21:56,515 --> 00:21:57,816
know the challenge

785
00:21:57,816 --> 00:22:00,318
and can begin to prepare.

786
00:22:00,318 --> 00:22:01,286
For our rookie teams,

787
00:22:01,286 --> 00:22:03,388
the experiences and challenges

788
00:22:03,388 --> 00:22:05,590
are brand new.

789
00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:06,725
That's why we recognize

790
00:22:06,725 --> 00:22:08,393
our new teams in the College

791
00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:10,362
and University Division

792
00:22:10,362 --> 00:22:12,964
with the Rookie Award.

793
00:22:12,964 --> 00:22:13,932
This year's competition

794
00:22:13,932 --> 00:22:16,034
had eight rookie teams.

795
00:22:16,034 --> 00:22:17,269
Finishing third is

796
00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:18,036
the University of

797
00:22:18,036 --> 00:22:20,405
Texas, Arlington.

798
00:22:20,405 --> 00:22:21,707
Our second place rookie team

799
00:22:21,707 --> 00:22:22,541
is the University of

800
00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:25,377
California, Los Angeles.

801
00:22:25,377 --> 00:22:28,180
And winning the 2020 Student

802
00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:30,048
Launch Rookie Award is

803
00:22:30,048 --> 00:22:31,416
the University of

804
00:22:31,416 --> 00:22:34,086
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez.

805
00:22:34,086 --> 00:22:36,088
Congratulations.

806
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:41,393
The Judge's Choice award

807
00:22:41,393 --> 00:22:42,661
is selected by a panel of

808
00:22:42,661 --> 00:22:44,730
NASA judges and given to

809
00:22:44,730 --> 00:22:45,931
the team that has the best

810
00:22:45,931 --> 00:22:48,433
combination of documentation,

811
00:22:48,433 --> 00:22:50,202
payload innovation,

812
00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:52,637
vehicle design and construction,

813
00:22:52,637 --> 00:22:54,840
and student engagement.

814
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,108
All of the teams have put in

815
00:22:56,108 --> 00:22:57,509
a tremendous amount of work

816
00:22:57,509 --> 00:22:59,211
this year and although

817
00:22:59,211 --> 00:23:01,079
the COVID-19 prevented teams

818
00:23:01,079 --> 00:23:03,115
from travelling to Huntsville,

819
00:23:03,115 --> 00:23:04,416
every team should be proud of

820
00:23:04,416 --> 00:23:06,284
finishing the program through

821
00:23:06,284 --> 00:23:09,187
these unprecedented times.

822
00:23:09,187 --> 00:23:11,056
Third place is a tie between

823
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:13,058
Madison West High School

824
00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:15,327
from Madison, Wisconsin

825
00:23:15,327 --> 00:23:17,696
and Nativity Catholic School

826
00:23:17,696 --> 00:23:20,799
of Burke, Virginia.

827
00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:22,234
In second place is

828
00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:23,602
the Harrison Central

829
00:23:23,602 --> 00:23:25,470
School District from

830
00:23:25,470 --> 00:23:27,405
Harrison, New York.

831
00:23:27,405 --> 00:23:29,441
And in first place is

832
00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:31,510
Notre Dame Academy from

833
00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:34,613
Los Angeles, California.

834
00:23:34,613 --> 00:23:35,714
This award also comes

835
00:23:35,714 --> 00:23:37,415
with a $2,000 award from

836
00:23:37,415 --> 00:23:38,650
the National Space Club,

837
00:23:38,650 --> 00:23:40,285
Huntsville.

838
00:23:40,285 --> 00:23:41,620
This team's presentation

839
00:23:41,620 --> 00:23:42,587
during the preliminary

840
00:23:45,957 --> 00:23:44,022
design review,

841
00:23:45,957 --> 00:23:46,858
and the flight readiness

842
00:23:46,858 --> 00:23:48,660
review were thorough

843
00:23:48,660 --> 00:23:50,262
and complete.

844
00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:51,997
It was clear that this team

845
00:23:51,997 --> 00:23:53,999
took extra precaution

846
00:23:53,999 --> 00:23:54,599
and thought through

847
00:23:54,599 --> 00:23:55,901
intricate designs when it

848
00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:59,237
came to their payload.

849
00:23:59,237 --> 00:24:00,305
The payload was geared toward

850
00:24:00,305 --> 00:24:02,874
measuring cosmic ray detection

851
00:24:02,874 --> 00:24:04,209
and the device's ability

852
00:24:04,209 --> 00:24:06,945
to function while withstanding

853
00:24:06,945 --> 00:24:08,947
high acceleration.

854
00:24:08,947 --> 00:24:10,282
Congratulations on

855
00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:12,517
a job well done.

856
00:24:17,155 --> 00:24:18,390
>> I'm Steve Miley,

857
00:24:18,390 --> 00:24:19,357
the Associate Director

858
00:24:19,357 --> 00:24:20,725
of NASA's Marshall

859
00:24:20,725 --> 00:24:22,160
Space Flight Center,

860
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,328
here to announce the final

861
00:24:23,328 --> 00:24:24,930
category of the NASA

862
00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:26,798
Student Launch Competition.

863
00:24:26,798 --> 00:24:27,866
One of the agencies'

864
00:24:27,866 --> 00:24:30,802
Artemis Student Challenges.

865
00:24:30,802 --> 00:24:32,537
Student Launch competitors

866
00:24:32,537 --> 00:24:33,638
go through an intense,

867
00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:34,806
eight-month program that

868
00:24:34,806 --> 00:24:36,241
begins in August when

869
00:24:36,241 --> 00:24:38,210
we release the rules, and ends

870
00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:40,078
in April at Launch Day

871
00:24:40,078 --> 00:24:42,347
in Huntsville, Alabama.

872
00:24:42,347 --> 00:24:44,316
While we were unfortunately

873
00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:46,518
unable to host our students

874
00:24:46,518 --> 00:24:48,153
for the grand finale events

875
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:50,055
due to COVID-19,

876
00:24:50,055 --> 00:24:51,289
we are excited that

877
00:24:51,289 --> 00:24:52,924
we are able to recognize

878
00:24:52,924 --> 00:24:54,025
the many accomplishments

879
00:24:54,025 --> 00:24:54,926
they achieved during

880
00:24:54,926 --> 00:24:56,728
late nights in the lab,

881
00:24:56,728 --> 00:24:57,596
long weekends

882
00:24:57,596 --> 00:24:58,997
on the launch field,

883
00:24:58,997 --> 00:25:01,266
and early morning presentations

884
00:25:01,266 --> 00:25:03,401
to rocketry experts.

885
00:25:03,401 --> 00:25:04,436
The program challenges

886
00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:05,971
young people to experience

887
00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:07,973
the life cycle of engineering

888
00:25:07,973 --> 00:25:09,608
and hardware development.

889
00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:10,976
And only the top teams

890
00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:13,178
are selected to compete.

891
00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:14,846
It is my honor to announce

892
00:25:14,846 --> 00:25:17,515
the top three overall winners

893
00:25:17,515 --> 00:25:18,917
for the College and University

894
00:25:18,917 --> 00:25:21,753
Division of this year's NASA

895
00:25:21,753 --> 00:25:24,055
Student Launch Competition.

896
00:25:24,055 --> 00:25:25,523
Finishing in third place is

897
00:25:25,523 --> 00:25:27,425
a team whose school has a rich

898
00:25:27,425 --> 00:25:28,560
heritage with Marshall

899
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,228
Space Flight Center.

900
00:25:30,228 --> 00:25:32,230
Congratulations the University

901
00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:34,532
of Alabama in Huntsville.

902
00:25:35,867 --> 00:25:38,270
Finishing in second place is

903
00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:39,604
a group of students who are

904
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no strangers to the top echelon

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of NASA's Student Launch.

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Congratulations to the 49ers

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of the University of

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North Carolina, Charlotte.

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The overall winner of this

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year's competition has made

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a habit of being at the top

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of the competition.

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For the seventh time

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in the past eight years,

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the Vanderbilt Aerospace

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Design Lab from Vanderbilt

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University in Nashville,

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Tennessee is the winner

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of NASA's Student Launch.

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En route to victory,

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Vanderbilt also claimed awards

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in multiple other categories.

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Applying both

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computer software and

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the fundamentals of rocketry,

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The students consistently

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thought outside of the box

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and innovated the various

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systems of their rocket

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and payload.

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They truly have

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the right stuff.

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Congratulations,

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Vanderbilt University.

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And congratulations

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to all of our NASA

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Student Launch participants.

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You did a tremendous job.

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You are the Artemis generation.

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And we at NASA,

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along with all of our

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challenge partners, can't wait