1 00:00:01,534 --> 00:00:08,141 [ MUSIC ] 2 00:00:08,141 --> 00:00:09,209 >> HELLO AND WELCOME 3 00:00:09,209 --> 00:00:10,710 TO THE NASA 2020 NASA 4 00:00:10,710 --> 00:00:11,978 HUMAN EXPLORATION 5 00:00:11,978 --> 00:00:13,146 ROVER CHALLENGE 6 00:00:13,146 --> 00:00:15,448 VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY. 7 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:16,683 MY NAME IS STEVE MILEY 8 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:18,385 AND I'M THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 9 00:00:18,385 --> 00:00:20,420 AT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. 10 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:22,021 AND ON BEHALF OF NASA'S 11 00:00:22,021 --> 00:00:23,990 OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT 12 00:00:23,990 --> 00:00:24,791 AND MARSHALL SPACE 13 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:25,592 FLIGHT CENTER, 14 00:00:25,592 --> 00:00:27,193 I CONGRATULATE EVERY TEAM 15 00:00:27,193 --> 00:00:28,261 THAT PARTICIPATED IN 16 00:00:28,261 --> 00:00:29,763 THIS YEAR'S EVENT. 17 00:00:29,763 --> 00:00:30,597 THANK YOU ALL 18 00:00:30,597 --> 00:00:31,564 FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM 19 00:00:31,564 --> 00:00:32,899 FOR THIS COMPETITION 20 00:00:32,899 --> 00:00:33,833 AND THE HARD WORK THAT 21 00:00:33,833 --> 00:00:35,668 YOUR ENTRIES REPRESENT. 22 00:00:35,668 --> 00:00:36,970 YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION 23 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:38,838 TO US AT NASA. 24 00:00:38,838 --> 00:00:40,740 NASA IS PROUD TO BE A PART OF 25 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:41,775 THE ROVER CHALLENGE 26 00:00:41,775 --> 00:00:42,976 BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO BE 27 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:44,844 EXCITED ABOUT POTENTIAL CAREERS 28 00:00:44,844 --> 00:00:46,613 IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, 29 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,181 TECHNOLOGY AND MATH. 30 00:00:48,181 --> 00:00:49,816 THE STEM FIELDS. 31 00:00:49,816 --> 00:00:51,351 THIS COMPETITION IS ONE OF 32 00:00:51,351 --> 00:00:53,653 THE ARTEMIS STUDENT CHALLENGES 33 00:00:53,653 --> 00:00:55,021 WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT 34 00:00:55,021 --> 00:00:56,189 AND INSPIRE AMERICA'S 35 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:57,991 NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, 36 00:00:57,991 --> 00:00:59,893 ENGINEERS AND EXPLORERS 37 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:01,428 WHILE ALSO ENGAGING THEM 38 00:01:01,428 --> 00:01:02,762 IN THE INNOVATIVE SCIENCE 39 00:01:02,762 --> 00:01:03,596 AND ENGINEERING 40 00:01:03,596 --> 00:01:04,697 CRITICAL TO NASA'S 41 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:06,733 ARTEMIS PROGRAM. 42 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:07,901 AND I WANT TO GIVE A BIG 43 00:01:07,901 --> 00:01:10,770 SHOUTOUT TO OUR OSTEM TEAM 44 00:01:10,770 --> 00:01:11,938 THAT MADE GREAT EFFORTS 45 00:01:11,938 --> 00:01:13,540 TO INNOVATE AND FIND WAYS 46 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:14,741 TO PRESERVE AS MUCH OF THIS 47 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:17,043 COMPETITION AS POSSIBLE 48 00:01:17,043 --> 00:01:18,545 IN THE FACE OF THESE 49 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:21,448 UNPRECEDENTED CONDITIONS. 50 00:01:21,448 --> 00:01:22,649 WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE SUCH 51 00:01:22,649 --> 00:01:24,717 AN AGILE AND CREATIVE GROUP 52 00:01:24,717 --> 00:01:26,753 THAT HAS PRIORITIZED SAFETY 53 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:28,154 AND STILL FOUND WAYS 54 00:01:28,154 --> 00:01:29,522 TO MAINTAIN THE SPIRIT 55 00:01:29,522 --> 00:01:31,090 OF THIS EVENT. 56 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:32,792 THIS COMPETITION IS A TERRIFIC 57 00:01:32,792 --> 00:01:34,060 EXAMPLE OF HOW LEADERS 58 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:35,762 IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, 59 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:36,896 AND ACADEMIA 60 00:01:36,896 --> 00:01:38,364 CAN WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE 61 00:01:38,364 --> 00:01:40,133 TO FOSTER THEIR TALENTS 62 00:01:40,133 --> 00:01:41,568 AND SHOW HOW TEAMWORK 63 00:01:41,568 --> 00:01:43,770 CAN LEAD TO GREAT THINGS. 64 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:44,437 AS YOU KNOW, 65 00:01:44,437 --> 00:01:45,839 THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION 66 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:47,073 MET UNIQUE CHALLENGES 67 00:01:47,073 --> 00:01:47,974 THAT REQUIRED US 68 00:01:47,974 --> 00:01:49,242 TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS 69 00:01:49,242 --> 00:01:51,044 IN A DIFFERENT WAY. 70 00:01:51,044 --> 00:01:51,811 AS PIONEERS 71 00:01:51,811 --> 00:01:53,446 OF SPACE EXPLORATION, 72 00:01:53,446 --> 00:01:54,981 NASA FACES CHALLENGES 73 00:01:54,981 --> 00:01:55,682 IN WHAT WE DO 74 00:01:55,682 --> 00:01:57,217 ON A REGULAR BASIS 75 00:01:57,217 --> 00:01:59,018 AND WE CHOOSE TO FIND SOLUTIONS 76 00:01:59,018 --> 00:02:00,753 TO THOSE CHALLENGES. 77 00:02:00,753 --> 00:02:01,321 AND THERE WERE 78 00:02:01,321 --> 00:02:02,956 SO MANY CHALLENGES BEYOND 79 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:04,791 THE TYPICAL COMPETITION 80 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,793 THAT YOU HAD TO OVERCOME. 81 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:08,027 YOUR SKILLS WENT BEYOND 82 00:02:08,027 --> 00:02:09,562 THE COURSE THIS YEAR 83 00:02:09,562 --> 00:02:10,396 AND YOU DEMONSTRATED 84 00:02:10,396 --> 00:02:11,898 ALL THE ATTRIBUTES 85 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:13,900 WE ARE LOOKING FOR AT NASA. 86 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:16,269 AGILITY, PROBLEM SOLVING, 87 00:02:16,269 --> 00:02:18,071 CREATING UNIQUE SOLUTIONS, 88 00:02:18,071 --> 00:02:20,406 ENTHUSIASM AND AS ALWAYS, 89 00:02:20,406 --> 00:02:21,741 PUSHING THE LIMITS 90 00:02:21,741 --> 00:02:23,409 OF INNOVATION. 91 00:02:23,409 --> 00:02:24,544 ALL THOSE TRAITS 92 00:02:24,544 --> 00:02:25,845 ARE A GREAT FOUNDATION 93 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:26,713 FOR YOUR FUTURE 94 00:02:26,713 --> 00:02:28,248 IN STEM FIELDS. 95 00:02:28,248 --> 00:02:31,518 SKILLS THAT WE NEED ACROSS NASA. 96 00:02:31,518 --> 00:02:33,119 FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, 97 00:02:33,119 --> 00:02:34,988 THE NASA HUMAN EXPLORATION 98 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:36,322 ROVER CHALLENGE 99 00:02:36,322 --> 00:02:37,657 AND ITS SPONSORS 100 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:39,158 HAVE ENCOURAGED STUDENT TEAMS 101 00:02:39,158 --> 00:02:40,260 FROM ACROSS THE WORLD 102 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:42,195 TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES. 103 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:43,663 AND THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE 104 00:02:43,663 --> 00:02:44,898 THE HARD WORK EACH TEAM 105 00:02:44,898 --> 00:02:46,666 HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN DESIGNING 106 00:02:46,666 --> 00:02:47,400 AND BUILDING 107 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,435 HUMAN POWERED ROVERS. 108 00:02:49,435 --> 00:02:51,070 HAVING TO DESIGN THESE ROVERS 109 00:02:51,070 --> 00:02:53,139 TO TRAVERSE A SIMULATED, 110 00:02:53,139 --> 00:02:54,941 EXOPLANETARY COURSE 111 00:02:54,941 --> 00:02:57,110 AND CONDUCT MISSION TASKS 112 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:58,344 ALONG THE WAY 113 00:02:58,344 --> 00:02:59,746 WAS INTENDED TO SIMULATE 114 00:02:59,746 --> 00:03:01,047 SOME OF THE SKILLS 115 00:03:01,047 --> 00:03:03,616 WE ARE LOOKING FOR AT NASA. 116 00:03:03,616 --> 00:03:05,184 JUST AS NASA'S MISSIONS 117 00:03:05,184 --> 00:03:06,486 ADAPT TO MEET OUR 118 00:03:06,486 --> 00:03:07,820 EXPLORATION GOALS, 119 00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:09,455 THIS COMPETITION HAS CHANGED 120 00:03:09,455 --> 00:03:11,758 DRASTICALLY OVER THE YEARS. 121 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:13,726 FROM THE ORIGINAL SIX TEAMS 122 00:03:13,726 --> 00:03:16,095 WHO RACED IN 1994, 123 00:03:16,095 --> 00:03:18,565 TO THE MORE THAN 100 TEAMS 124 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:20,934 THAT PARTICIPATED LAST YEAR. 125 00:03:20,934 --> 00:03:21,868 ROVER CHALLENGE IS 126 00:03:21,868 --> 00:03:22,835 NO LONGER JUST 127 00:03:22,835 --> 00:03:24,571 A PHYSICAL CHALLENGE, THOUGH. 128 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:26,039 WHEN THE MISSION TASKS 129 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:28,808 ELEMENTS WERE ADDED IN 2018, 130 00:03:28,808 --> 00:03:30,743 IT TRANSFORMED FROM A RACE 131 00:03:30,743 --> 00:03:32,011 INTO A MISSION. 132 00:03:32,011 --> 00:03:33,313 WHERE TEAMS HAVE TO THINK 133 00:03:33,313 --> 00:03:34,714 STRATEGICALLY ABOUT WHAT 134 00:03:34,714 --> 00:03:37,250 OBSTACLES TO TAKE ON. 135 00:03:37,250 --> 00:03:38,651 THE SAME WAY OUR NASA TEAM 136 00:03:38,651 --> 00:03:40,086 FACES DESIGN REVIEWS 137 00:03:40,086 --> 00:03:41,454 FOR UPCOMING MISSIONS. 138 00:03:41,454 --> 00:03:42,388 YOU WERE FACED 139 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:43,923 WITH THESE SAME CHALLENGES 140 00:03:43,923 --> 00:03:44,524 WHEN MAKING 141 00:03:44,524 --> 00:03:45,592 THE CRUCIAL DECISIONS 142 00:03:45,592 --> 00:03:47,994 IN BUILDING YOUR ROVERS. 143 00:03:47,994 --> 00:03:49,262 THE CHALLENGES YOU FACED 144 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:50,263 WITH THIS COMPETITION 145 00:03:50,263 --> 00:03:51,230 GO BEYOND ANYTHING 146 00:03:51,230 --> 00:03:52,665 WE'VE SEEN BEFORE. 147 00:03:52,665 --> 00:03:54,233 EVERYTHING FROM THE DESIGNING 148 00:03:54,233 --> 00:03:56,502 THE WHEELS AND MISSION TOOLS 149 00:03:56,502 --> 00:03:58,271 TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING 150 00:03:58,271 --> 00:04:00,740 OF MAXIMIZING POINTS OBTAINABLE 151 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:02,075 WITHIN THE EIGHT MINUTES 152 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:04,477 OF VIRTUAL OXYGEN. 153 00:04:04,477 --> 00:04:05,511 TO ALL THE STUDENTS 154 00:04:05,511 --> 00:04:06,846 WHO TOOK ON THIS TASK 155 00:04:06,846 --> 00:04:07,647 AND PARTICIPATED 156 00:04:07,647 --> 00:04:08,781 IN ROVER CHALLENGE, 157 00:04:08,781 --> 00:04:10,183 WE SALUTE YOU 158 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:11,451 AND CONGRATULATE YOU 159 00:04:11,451 --> 00:04:13,119 ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 160 00:04:13,119 --> 00:04:14,687 YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED 161 00:04:14,687 --> 00:04:16,222 IT MAKES ME TO SEE THE PRIDE 162 00:04:16,222 --> 00:04:17,457 YOU TAKE IN YOUR WORK 163 00:04:17,457 --> 00:04:19,058 EVEN THOUGH THE COMPETITION GO-- 164 00:04:19,058 --> 00:04:20,059 DIDN'T GO HOW 165 00:04:20,059 --> 00:04:21,961 MANY OF US EXPECTED. 166 00:04:21,961 --> 00:04:23,129 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 167 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:24,464 YOU ARE THE INSPIRATION 168 00:04:24,464 --> 00:04:26,065 FOR ME AND OTHERS AT NASA 169 00:04:26,065 --> 00:04:27,667 AS WE WORK TO PUT 170 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:28,801 THE FIRST WOMAN 171 00:04:28,801 --> 00:04:29,769 AND THE NEXT MAN 172 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:31,738 ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. 173 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:32,538 I HOPE YOU TAKE WHAT 174 00:04:32,538 --> 00:04:33,840 YOU LEARNED FROM THIS EVENT 175 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:34,941 AND USE IT IN WHATEVER 176 00:04:34,941 --> 00:04:37,010 THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU. 177 00:04:37,010 --> 00:04:38,077 BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN 178 00:04:38,077 --> 00:04:39,312 FROM THESE AWARDS, 179 00:04:39,312 --> 00:04:41,047 IT WILL BE A BRIGHT FUTURE 180 00:04:41,047 --> 00:04:42,248 AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL 181 00:04:42,248 --> 00:04:44,150 SEE YOU AGAIN AS ENGINEERS 182 00:04:44,150 --> 00:04:45,585 AND SCIENTISTS WORKING 183 00:04:45,585 --> 00:04:47,120 IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 184 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,522 OR MAYBE EVEN NASA. 185 00:04:49,522 --> 00:04:50,289 NO MATTER WHERE YOUR 186 00:04:50,289 --> 00:04:51,924 FUTURE LEAVES YOU, 187 00:04:51,924 --> 00:04:53,693 I ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU 188 00:04:53,693 --> 00:04:54,961 NOT TO LOSE THE SENSE 189 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:56,195 OF PURPOSE THAT LED YOU 190 00:04:56,195 --> 00:04:58,498 HERE TODAY, AND STAY INVOLVED 191 00:04:58,498 --> 00:05:00,066 IN THE STEM FIELDS. 192 00:05:00,066 --> 00:05:01,801 AFTERALL, YOU ARE 193 00:05:01,801 --> 00:05:03,603 THE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, 194 00:05:03,603 --> 00:05:05,838 TECHNICIANS AND EXPLORERS 195 00:05:05,838 --> 00:05:06,606 WHO WILL CARRY ON 196 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:08,041 THE MISSION OF EXPLORATION 197 00:05:08,041 --> 00:05:10,843 IN THE DECADES TO COME. 198 00:05:10,843 --> 00:05:11,678 IN CLOSING, 199 00:05:11,678 --> 00:05:13,346 I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANKS 200 00:05:13,346 --> 00:05:14,480 TO THE MENTORS, 201 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,049 THE FACULTY ADVISORS, 202 00:05:16,049 --> 00:05:17,617 AND TEACHERS WHO HELPED 203 00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:19,252 EACH OF THE TEAMS. 204 00:05:19,252 --> 00:05:20,420 YOU SHOULD ALL BE PROUD 205 00:05:20,420 --> 00:05:22,388 OF YOUR SUCCESSES THIS YEAR. 206 00:05:22,388 --> 00:05:24,791 IT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. 207 00:05:24,791 --> 00:05:25,658 AND NOW, 208 00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:28,561 IT'S TIME FOR THE AWARDS. 209 00:05:34,734 --> 00:05:35,635 >> HELLO, MY NAME 210 00:05:35,635 --> 00:05:36,602 IS DARIAN LESLIE, 211 00:05:36,602 --> 00:05:38,071 AND I AM AN INTERN 212 00:05:38,071 --> 00:05:39,572 AND I AM HONORED TO PRESENT 213 00:05:39,572 --> 00:05:40,940 THE SYSTEM SAFETY AWARD 214 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:41,674 ON THE BEHALF OF 215 00:05:41,674 --> 00:05:43,342 THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM SAFETY 216 00:05:43,342 --> 00:05:45,344 SOCIETY WHO ARE PROFESSIONALS 217 00:05:45,344 --> 00:05:46,612 DEDICATED TO THE SAFETY 218 00:05:46,612 --> 00:05:48,448 OF SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS 219 00:05:48,448 --> 00:05:49,816 AND SERVICES. 220 00:05:49,816 --> 00:05:51,217 THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A TEAM 221 00:05:51,217 --> 00:05:52,018 IN EACH DIVISION 222 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:53,586 THAT BEST EXEMPLIFIES 223 00:05:53,586 --> 00:05:55,822 SYSTEM SAFETY PRACTICES. 224 00:05:55,822 --> 00:05:57,056 THIS INCLUDES THE APPLICATION 225 00:05:57,056 --> 00:05:57,990 OF ENGINEERING, 226 00:05:57,990 --> 00:05:59,192 MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, 227 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:01,227 CRITERIA AND TECHNIQUES 228 00:06:01,227 --> 00:06:03,796 INTENDED TO OPTIMIZE THE SAFETY. 229 00:06:03,796 --> 00:06:04,964 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAM 230 00:06:04,964 --> 00:06:06,399 DEMONSTRATED THAT SAFETY NEEDS 231 00:06:06,399 --> 00:06:07,800 TO BE APART OF THE DESIGN 232 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:08,668 RATHER THAN NEEDED 233 00:06:08,668 --> 00:06:09,802 AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. 234 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:11,104 FOCUSED ON IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES 235 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:13,239 SUCH AS HAZARD ANALYSIS. 236 00:06:13,239 --> 00:06:14,540 WITH THIS ANALYSIS, 237 00:06:14,540 --> 00:06:16,008 IT IDENTIFIED AND CHARACTERIZED 238 00:06:16,008 --> 00:06:17,343 THE HAZARD POSED BY 239 00:06:17,343 --> 00:06:19,579 THE SYSTEM OR ITS OPERATION. 240 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:20,813 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAM 241 00:06:20,813 --> 00:06:22,281 DID A HAZARD ANALYSIS 242 00:06:22,281 --> 00:06:23,816 OF NOT ONLY THE PARTS 243 00:06:23,816 --> 00:06:25,251 THAT COULD BE IMPROVED 244 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:26,652 ON THEIR ROVER FOR SAFETY, 245 00:06:26,652 --> 00:06:28,187 BUT DELVED INTO 246 00:06:28,187 --> 00:06:30,089 THE ERGONOMICS OF THE SEATS 247 00:06:30,089 --> 00:06:31,057 AND PEDALS TO MAKE 248 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:32,959 THE MOST EFFICIENT RIDE 249 00:06:32,959 --> 00:06:35,328 FOR THEIR DRIVERS. 250 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:36,996 BY DEFYING THE CHALLENGES 251 00:06:36,996 --> 00:06:38,030 SUMMARIZED IN THE RISK, 252 00:06:38,030 --> 00:06:39,398 THE WINNING TEAM WORKED 253 00:06:39,398 --> 00:06:40,633 TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT 254 00:06:40,633 --> 00:06:41,701 ENHANCEMENTS TO THEIR ROVER 255 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:42,902 FOR AN OVERALL SAFE 256 00:06:42,902 --> 00:06:45,037 AND COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE. 257 00:06:45,037 --> 00:06:45,705 THE WINNER OF 258 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:47,039 THE SYSTEM SAFETY AWARD IN 259 00:06:47,039 --> 00:06:49,275 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION IS 260 00:06:49,275 --> 00:06:50,576 MT. JULIET HIGH SCHOOL 261 00:06:50,576 --> 00:06:52,378 FROM MT. JULIET, TENNESSEE. 262 00:06:52,378 --> 00:06:53,346 AND THE WINNERS 263 00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:54,981 OF THE SYSTEM SAFETY AWARD 264 00:06:54,981 --> 00:06:55,815 IN THE COLLEGE 265 00:06:55,815 --> 00:06:57,917 AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION IS 266 00:06:57,917 --> 00:07:00,353 INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO 267 00:07:00,353 --> 00:07:01,988 DE SANTO DOMINGO 268 00:07:01,988 --> 00:07:04,991 FROM [INDISTINCT], 269 00:07:04,991 --> 00:07:06,125 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 270 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:08,661 CONGRATULATIONS. 271 00:07:08,661 --> 00:07:09,796 >> HELLO, MY NAME 272 00:07:09,796 --> 00:07:11,430 IS KRISTEN MARQUEZ 273 00:07:11,430 --> 00:07:12,732 AND I AM THE PRODUCTION, 274 00:07:12,732 --> 00:07:14,500 TEST AND LAUNCH ENGINEERING 275 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:16,002 DIRECTOR FOR BOEING. 276 00:07:16,002 --> 00:07:17,703 AND I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT 277 00:07:17,703 --> 00:07:19,038 THIS YEAR'S TECHNOLOGY 278 00:07:19,038 --> 00:07:21,374 CHALLENGE AWARD. 279 00:07:21,374 --> 00:07:22,742 THE GOAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY 280 00:07:22,742 --> 00:07:23,876 CHALLENGE AWARD 281 00:07:23,876 --> 00:07:26,045 IS TO INVOLVE STUDENTS 282 00:07:26,045 --> 00:07:27,747 WITH HANDS-ON ENGINEERING 283 00:07:27,747 --> 00:07:29,515 EXPERIENCES RELATED 284 00:07:29,515 --> 00:07:30,917 TO NASA'S MISSION 285 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:32,151 OF EXPLORATION 286 00:07:32,151 --> 00:07:33,986 AND DISCOVERY. 287 00:07:33,986 --> 00:07:35,488 MOBILITY DEVICES, 288 00:07:35,488 --> 00:07:36,889 SUCH AS ROVERS, 289 00:07:36,889 --> 00:07:38,524 SIMULATE THE EXTENSION 290 00:07:38,524 --> 00:07:40,293 TO ASTRONAUT'S RANGE 291 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:41,994 AND CARRYING CAPABILITIES 292 00:07:41,994 --> 00:07:44,897 AS THEY EXPLORE OTHER WORLDS. 293 00:07:44,897 --> 00:07:47,133 THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE TEAM 294 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:48,434 THAT BEST ADDRESSED 295 00:07:48,434 --> 00:07:49,735 THIS YEAR'S TECHNOLOGY 296 00:07:49,735 --> 00:07:51,571 CHALLENGE OF FIELD DESIGN 297 00:07:51,571 --> 00:07:53,506 AND FABRICATION. 298 00:07:53,506 --> 00:07:55,775 THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S AWARD 299 00:07:55,775 --> 00:07:57,577 HAD A VERY UNIQUE DESIGN 300 00:07:57,577 --> 00:08:00,146 THAT FOCUSED ON MANEUVERABILITY 301 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:02,915 AND THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. 302 00:08:02,915 --> 00:08:04,717 UTILIZING A FIN 303 00:08:04,717 --> 00:08:05,585 SYSTEM MECHANISM 304 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:06,452 AROUND THE INNER 305 00:08:06,452 --> 00:08:08,554 AND OUTER EDGES OF THE WHEEL, 306 00:08:08,554 --> 00:08:10,990 THIS TEAM DEMONSTRATED A DESIGN 307 00:08:10,990 --> 00:08:12,525 THAT COULD OPERATE OVER SEVERAL 308 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:15,127 TYPES OF SIMULATED SURFACES 309 00:08:15,127 --> 00:08:16,295 WHILE INCREASING 310 00:08:16,295 --> 00:08:17,496 THE CONTACT SECTION 311 00:08:17,496 --> 00:08:18,798 OF THE WHEEL. 312 00:08:18,798 --> 00:08:20,299 THE TEAM SHOULD BE APPLAUDED 313 00:08:20,299 --> 00:08:22,001 FOR THEIR DESIGN AND FOCUS 314 00:08:22,001 --> 00:08:23,703 ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA 315 00:08:23,703 --> 00:08:26,305 INCLUDING SAFETY, DURABILITY, 316 00:08:26,305 --> 00:08:29,742 STABILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY. 317 00:08:29,742 --> 00:08:31,143 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 318 00:08:31,143 --> 00:08:32,111 OF THE TECHNOLOGY 319 00:08:32,111 --> 00:08:34,914 CHALLENGE AWARD IS 320 00:08:34,914 --> 00:08:37,550 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL 321 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:39,018 DE INGENIERIA 322 00:08:39,018 --> 00:08:41,320 FROM LIMA, PERU. 323 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,190 CONGRATULATIONS. 324 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:45,091 >> HELLO, MY NAME 325 00:08:45,091 --> 00:08:46,559 IS LOUIS RAMIREZ. 326 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:47,693 I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 327 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:48,895 AND CEO OF THE U.S. 328 00:08:48,895 --> 00:08:50,263 SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. 329 00:08:50,263 --> 00:08:51,697 AND I AM HAPPY TO PRESENT 330 00:08:51,697 --> 00:08:54,267 THIS YEAR'S DRIVETRAIN AWARD. 331 00:08:54,267 --> 00:08:55,034 OVER TIME, 332 00:08:55,034 --> 00:08:55,735 WE ANTICIPATE THAT 333 00:08:55,735 --> 00:08:56,469 THE DRIVETRAIN ON 334 00:08:56,469 --> 00:08:57,937 EXPLORATION ROVERS 335 00:08:57,937 --> 00:08:59,605 WILL CONSIST OF RELIABLE SYSTEMS 336 00:08:59,605 --> 00:09:02,241 SUCH AS BELTS, DRIVE SHAFTS 337 00:09:02,241 --> 00:09:03,376 OR DIRECT DRIVES 338 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,911 THAT REPLACE CHAINS 339 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:07,079 WHICH ARE COMMONLY EMPLOYED. 340 00:09:07,079 --> 00:09:08,981 THE GOAL OF THE CHALLENGE 341 00:09:08,981 --> 00:09:10,750 IS TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST 342 00:09:10,750 --> 00:09:12,785 OVERALL PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOL 343 00:09:12,785 --> 00:09:14,220 OR COLLEGE TEAM 344 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,454 THAT DEMONSTRATES 345 00:09:15,454 --> 00:09:17,690 A RELIABLE DRIVETRAIN SYSTEM 346 00:09:17,690 --> 00:09:20,092 THAT ILLUMINATES CHAINS. 347 00:09:20,092 --> 00:09:21,060 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 348 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:22,395 OF THE DRIVETRAIN AWARD 349 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:24,664 UTILIZED LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS 350 00:09:24,664 --> 00:09:26,198 WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF STRENGTH 351 00:09:26,198 --> 00:09:27,533 AND RESISTANCE 352 00:09:27,533 --> 00:09:28,801 OF THE TRACTION ELEMENTS 353 00:09:28,801 --> 00:09:30,803 THAT BENDING AND TWISTING 354 00:09:30,803 --> 00:09:31,904 DUE TO THE ACTIONS 355 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:32,705 OF THE EXTERNAL FORCES 356 00:09:32,705 --> 00:09:34,674 ACTING ON IT. 357 00:09:34,674 --> 00:09:35,441 THEY ALSO ENSURE 358 00:09:35,441 --> 00:09:37,143 THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL 359 00:09:37,143 --> 00:09:38,244 ALLOWED THE WHEELS TO TURN 360 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:39,712 AT DIFFERENT RPM'S 361 00:09:39,712 --> 00:09:41,447 WHILE RECEIVING POWER 362 00:09:41,447 --> 00:09:42,481 AND WAS ABLE TO HANDLE 363 00:09:42,481 --> 00:09:43,883 QUICK MOVEMENTS TO THE RIGHT 364 00:09:43,883 --> 00:09:44,750 AND LEFT USING 365 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:46,585 A SPIDER GEAR. 366 00:09:46,585 --> 00:09:47,787 THIS TEAM SHOULD BE COMMENDED 367 00:09:47,787 --> 00:09:49,188 FOR THEIR CREATIVITY 368 00:09:49,188 --> 00:09:50,022 AND INNOVATION 369 00:09:50,022 --> 00:09:52,258 OF THEIR DRIVETRAIN. 370 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:53,726 THE TEAM WHICH BEST ADDRESSED 371 00:09:53,726 --> 00:09:55,328 THIS YEAR'S DRIVETRAIN 372 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:58,564 TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE WAS 373 00:09:58,564 --> 00:10:01,467 THE UNIVERSIDAD ECCI, 374 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:03,369 BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. 375 00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:06,005 CONGRATULATIONS. 376 00:10:06,005 --> 00:10:07,273 >> HELLO, MY NAME 377 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:08,674 IS RAGINI ACHARYA 378 00:10:08,674 --> 00:10:10,710 AND I AM THE STEM DIRECTOR 379 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:12,244 FOR AMERICAN INSTITUTE 380 00:10:12,244 --> 00:10:14,780 OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS, 381 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:16,549 GREATER HUTSVILLE SECTION. 382 00:10:16,549 --> 00:10:18,718 I AM HERE TO PRESENT AIAA 383 00:10:18,718 --> 00:10:22,088 BEST REPORT AWARD. 384 00:10:22,088 --> 00:10:24,023 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF 385 00:10:24,023 --> 00:10:25,758 AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS, 386 00:10:25,758 --> 00:10:28,094 AIAA, IS WORLD'S LARGEST 387 00:10:28,094 --> 00:10:29,395 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY 388 00:10:29,395 --> 00:10:31,364 OF AEROSPACE PROFESSIONALS. 389 00:10:31,364 --> 00:10:32,798 WITH NEARLY 30,000 390 00:10:32,798 --> 00:10:33,766 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS 391 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:35,668 FROM 85 COUNTRIES 392 00:10:35,668 --> 00:10:38,371 AND 95 CORPORATE MEMBERS. 393 00:10:38,371 --> 00:10:41,073 IT BEGAN NEARLY 80 YEARS AGO 394 00:10:41,073 --> 00:10:42,308 AS A GROUP OF SCIENCE FICTION 395 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:43,542 WRITERS WHO WERE DREAMING 396 00:10:43,542 --> 00:10:46,245 OF SPACEFLIGHT IN THE 1930'S. 397 00:10:46,245 --> 00:10:47,346 SINCE THEN, 398 00:10:47,346 --> 00:10:49,482 IT HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART 399 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:51,050 OF THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE 400 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:53,853 COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. 401 00:10:53,853 --> 00:10:56,022 THE AIAA BEST REPORT AWARD 402 00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:57,423 RECOGNIZES THE BEST 403 00:10:57,423 --> 00:10:58,991 OVERALL REPORT THAT 404 00:10:58,991 --> 00:11:00,860 INCLUDES AN EXPLANATION 405 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:02,061 OF THE PROBLEM THAT 406 00:11:02,061 --> 00:11:03,863 THE TEAM WAS TRYING TO SOLVE. 407 00:11:03,863 --> 00:11:05,097 THEIR SCHEDULE, 408 00:11:05,097 --> 00:11:06,699 THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, 409 00:11:06,699 --> 00:11:07,800 TECHNICAL CHALLENGES 410 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,068 THAT THEY FACED, 411 00:11:09,068 --> 00:11:10,903 CONSTRUCTION, TESTS, 412 00:11:10,903 --> 00:11:13,072 BUDGET, CONCLUSION, TEAM BIOS, 413 00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:15,241 AND THEIR ASSIGNED TASKS. 414 00:11:15,241 --> 00:11:16,275 THE WINNING TEAMS 415 00:11:16,275 --> 00:11:17,576 ADDRESSED ALL ASPECTS 416 00:11:17,576 --> 00:11:18,944 OF THE ENTIRE PLAN 417 00:11:18,944 --> 00:11:20,846 FROM START TO FINISH. 418 00:11:20,846 --> 00:11:22,515 THEY EXPLAINED THEIR SCHEDULE 419 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:24,817 AND IDENTIFIED ANY MAJOR DELAYS 420 00:11:24,817 --> 00:11:27,586 AND SETBACKS THAT THEY FACED. 421 00:11:27,586 --> 00:11:29,422 COST COMPARISONS WERE ADDRESSED 422 00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:31,190 FROM PROJECTIONS TO FINAL COSTS 423 00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:33,359 AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. 424 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,794 COMMUNICATING THEIR PROCESS 425 00:11:34,794 --> 00:11:36,162 GAVE US A LOOK AT HOW 426 00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:37,963 THE TEAM'S INVOLVEMENT 427 00:11:37,963 --> 00:11:39,498 DURING THE YEAR 428 00:11:39,498 --> 00:11:41,901 EVOLVED BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS 429 00:11:41,901 --> 00:11:44,170 OF EACH MEMBER'S [ INDISTINCT ] 430 00:11:44,170 --> 00:11:45,337 PRESENTING THE BEST REWARD 431 00:11:45,337 --> 00:11:46,238 THOUGH THE MOST 432 00:11:46,238 --> 00:11:47,673 ECONOMICAL MEANS. 433 00:11:47,673 --> 00:11:49,341 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS 434 00:11:49,341 --> 00:11:50,843 HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR 435 00:11:50,843 --> 00:11:52,344 KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESS 436 00:11:52,344 --> 00:11:53,279 AND REQUIREMENTS 437 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:55,014 IN FORM OF THIS REPORT, 438 00:11:55,014 --> 00:11:56,348 CONVEYED TO THEIR LEADER 439 00:11:56,348 --> 00:11:57,583 THE ENTIRE SCHOOL, 440 00:11:57,583 --> 00:11:58,517 OF THEIR ROVER 441 00:11:58,517 --> 00:12:00,219 CHALLENGE PROJECT. 442 00:12:00,219 --> 00:12:01,921 THESE TEAMS DISCUSSED 443 00:12:01,921 --> 00:12:03,456 NOT ONLY THE PROCEDURES 444 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:05,391 THAT LED TO THE FINAL PRODUCT, 445 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:06,459 BUT ALSO EXPLAINED 446 00:12:06,459 --> 00:12:07,560 HOW THEY RAN THROUGH 447 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:09,161 THE ASSUMPTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS 448 00:12:09,161 --> 00:12:10,629 IN-- DURING THE DEVELOPMENT 449 00:12:10,629 --> 00:12:12,098 OF THESE CONCEPTS-- 450 00:12:12,098 --> 00:12:13,566 A VERY IMPORTANT POINT, 451 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:14,834 PART OF THE DESIGN 452 00:12:14,834 --> 00:12:17,036 AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 453 00:12:17,036 --> 00:12:17,837 THE WINNING TEAMS 454 00:12:17,837 --> 00:12:19,105 INCLUDED THE TRIALS 455 00:12:19,105 --> 00:12:20,139 AND COURSE CORRECTIONS 456 00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:21,440 THAT TOOK PLACE 457 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,809 DURING SUCH AN UNDERTAKING. 458 00:12:23,809 --> 00:12:25,511 THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S 459 00:12:25,511 --> 00:12:27,947 AIAA BEST REPORT AWARD 460 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:30,015 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 461 00:12:30,015 --> 00:12:32,785 IS PARISH EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 462 00:12:32,785 --> 00:12:36,455 IN DALLAS, TEXAS, 463 00:12:36,455 --> 00:12:37,957 AND THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S 464 00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:40,226 AIW BEST REPORT AWARD 465 00:12:40,226 --> 00:12:41,994 IN THE UNIVERSITY 466 00:12:41,994 --> 00:12:43,429 OR COLLEGE DIVISION 467 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:45,297 IS TRINE UNIVERSITY 468 00:12:45,297 --> 00:12:46,599 FROM ANGOLA. 469 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,501 CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS. 470 00:12:48,501 --> 00:12:50,369 >> MY NAME IS NISHANT GOLI, 471 00:12:50,369 --> 00:12:51,337 AND I AM THE CHAIR 472 00:12:51,337 --> 00:12:52,771 OF THE AIAA 473 00:12:52,771 --> 00:12:54,573 GREATER HUNTSVILLE SECTION. 474 00:12:54,573 --> 00:12:56,475 AND NOW I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT 475 00:12:56,475 --> 00:12:58,010 THIS YEAR'S AIAA TELEMETRY 476 00:12:58,010 --> 00:13:00,179 AND ELECTRONICS AWARD. 477 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:01,247 THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES 478 00:13:01,247 --> 00:13:02,448 THE TEAM THAT DEVELOPS 479 00:13:02,448 --> 00:13:03,916 THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND USEFUL 480 00:13:03,916 --> 00:13:06,285 REAL-TIME TELEMETRY SYSTEMS 481 00:13:06,285 --> 00:13:07,153 FOR THE OPERATION 482 00:13:07,153 --> 00:13:08,187 AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH 483 00:13:08,187 --> 00:13:09,722 REPORT SUBMISSION. 484 00:13:09,722 --> 00:13:10,756 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAM 485 00:13:10,756 --> 00:13:12,591 DEMONSTRATED EFFICIENCY 486 00:13:12,591 --> 00:13:14,326 OF THE TELEMETRIC SYSTEM 487 00:13:14,326 --> 00:13:15,094 BY JUSTIFYING 488 00:13:15,094 --> 00:13:16,462 THE DESIGN CHOICE MADE 489 00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:18,030 RELATIVE TO ITS WEIGHT, 490 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:19,431 USEFULNESS TO THE CREW, 491 00:13:19,431 --> 00:13:20,099 AND PROVIDED 492 00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:21,267 THE TECHNICAL DETAILS THAT 493 00:13:21,267 --> 00:13:23,169 DEMONSTRATE THE [ INDISTINCT ] 494 00:13:23,169 --> 00:13:24,470 TO BROADCAST AND RECEIVE 495 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:25,905 REAL-TIME DATA 496 00:13:25,905 --> 00:13:26,872 TO THE CENTRAL STATION 497 00:13:26,872 --> 00:13:28,474 HERE IN [ INDISTINCT ] 498 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:29,375 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 499 00:13:29,375 --> 00:13:30,809 OF THE AIAA TELEMETRY 500 00:13:30,809 --> 00:13:32,178 AND ELECTRONIC AWARD 501 00:13:32,178 --> 00:13:34,113 GOES TO TECNOLOGICO DE MORELIA 502 00:13:34,113 --> 00:13:36,115 FROM MORELIA, MEXICO. 503 00:13:36,115 --> 00:13:38,551 THANK YOU, ALL THE BEST. 504 00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:39,618 >> HELLO, MY NAME 505 00:13:39,618 --> 00:13:40,886 IS AMY MCDOWELL, 506 00:13:40,886 --> 00:13:42,788 AND I AM AN EDUCATION SPECIALIST 507 00:13:42,788 --> 00:13:44,123 SUPPORTING THE NASA HUMAN 508 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:46,325 EXPLORATION ROVER CHALLENGE, 509 00:13:46,325 --> 00:13:47,693 AND I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT 510 00:13:47,693 --> 00:13:51,063 THIS YEAR'S BEST DESIGN AWARD. 511 00:13:51,063 --> 00:13:51,997 THE NEIL ARMSTRONG 512 00:13:51,997 --> 00:13:53,933 BEST DESIGN AWARD IS GIVEN 513 00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:56,068 TO THE TEAM IN EACH DIVISION 514 00:13:56,068 --> 00:13:57,903 WHOSE ROVER DESIGN REPRESENTS 515 00:13:57,903 --> 00:13:59,872 THE BEST TECHNICAL APPROACH 516 00:13:59,872 --> 00:14:00,739 TOWARDS SOLVING 517 00:14:00,739 --> 00:14:02,174 THE ENGINEERING PROBLEM 518 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:03,075 OF NAVIGATING 519 00:14:03,075 --> 00:14:05,945 THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL TERRAIN. 520 00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:06,979 THE AWARD IS BASED 521 00:14:06,979 --> 00:14:07,947 ON THE WINNING TEAM'S 522 00:14:07,947 --> 00:14:09,148 TECHNICAL APPROACH 523 00:14:09,148 --> 00:14:10,316 TO THEIR DESIGNS, 524 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:12,751 NOT ON THEIR ROVER PERFORMANCE. 525 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:14,119 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS 526 00:14:14,119 --> 00:14:16,388 ESTABLISHED A PROJECT LIFECYCLE 527 00:14:16,388 --> 00:14:17,189 THAT DEMONSTRATED 528 00:14:17,189 --> 00:14:18,791 THE ENTIRE PROCESS 529 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:20,993 FROM START TO FINISH. 530 00:14:20,993 --> 00:14:22,027 THEY ALSO TOOK 531 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,195 INTO CONSIDERATION 532 00:14:23,195 --> 00:14:23,862 THE POTENTIAL 533 00:14:23,862 --> 00:14:25,631 LIKELIHOOD OF FAILURE 534 00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:27,466 AND THE APPROACHES TO OVERCOME 535 00:14:27,466 --> 00:14:29,835 THOSE PERCEIVED ISSUES. 536 00:14:29,835 --> 00:14:31,737 THE WINNER OF THE NEIL ARMSTRONG 537 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:33,138 BEST DESIGN AWARD 538 00:14:33,138 --> 00:14:34,273 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 539 00:14:34,273 --> 00:14:37,109 IS ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL 540 00:14:37,109 --> 00:14:40,079 FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. 541 00:14:40,079 --> 00:14:41,146 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 542 00:14:41,146 --> 00:14:42,147 OF THE NEIL ARMSTRONG 543 00:14:42,147 --> 00:14:43,349 BEST DESIGN AWARD 544 00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:44,016 IN THE COLLEGE 545 00:14:44,016 --> 00:14:45,184 AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION 546 00:14:45,184 --> 00:14:47,519 IS MIDDLE TENNESSEE 547 00:14:47,519 --> 00:14:49,154 STATE UNIVERSITY 548 00:14:49,154 --> 00:14:51,557 FROM MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE. 549 00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:54,727 CONGRATULATIONS. 550 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:55,794 >> HELLO. 551 00:14:55,794 --> 00:14:56,829 MY NAME IS JOHNNY STEVENSON, 552 00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:57,696 AND I'M THE DIRECTOR 553 00:14:57,696 --> 00:14:58,664 FOR THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 554 00:14:58,664 --> 00:15:00,399 ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATIONS 555 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:01,467 AT NASA'S MARSHALL 556 00:15:01,467 --> 00:15:02,568 SPACEFLIGHT CENTER. 557 00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:03,636 I'M HONORED TO PRESENT 558 00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:05,104 THIS YEAR'S NEW TASK 559 00:15:05,104 --> 00:15:06,272 CHALLENGE AWARD. 560 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:07,339 TASK CHALLENGE AWARD 561 00:15:07,339 --> 00:15:08,407 IS AWARDED TO THE TEAM 562 00:15:08,407 --> 00:15:09,541 IN EACH DIVISION 563 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:10,676 WHO BEST DEMONSTRATES 564 00:15:10,676 --> 00:15:13,145 A 3D-PRINTED TOOL DESIGN 565 00:15:13,145 --> 00:15:14,113 FOR THE LIQUID SAMPLE 566 00:15:14,113 --> 00:15:15,481 RETRIEVAL TASK. 567 00:15:15,481 --> 00:15:16,715 3D MANUFACTURING CREATES 568 00:15:16,715 --> 00:15:17,616 AN INEXPENSIVE WAY 569 00:15:17,616 --> 00:15:20,019 TO MANUFACTURE PARTS ONSITE, 570 00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:20,953 AND CERTAINLY CUTS DOWN 571 00:15:20,953 --> 00:15:22,354 ON TRANSIT TIME AND WAIT TIME 572 00:15:22,354 --> 00:15:24,023 BETWEEN LOCATIONS. 573 00:15:24,023 --> 00:15:25,124 UH, THIS IS SOME TECHNOLOGY 574 00:15:25,124 --> 00:15:26,091 THAT WE WILL USE 575 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:26,925 WHETHER IT'S ON THE MOON 576 00:15:26,925 --> 00:15:28,527 OR ON MARS, UH, 577 00:15:28,527 --> 00:15:30,262 SO THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING, 578 00:15:30,262 --> 00:15:31,497 AND WE'RE GONNA AWARD 579 00:15:31,497 --> 00:15:32,865 THE WINNERS NOW. 580 00:15:32,865 --> 00:15:33,432 THE WINNER IN 581 00:15:33,432 --> 00:15:35,034 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION. 582 00:15:35,034 --> 00:15:35,834 THE TASK CHALLENGE, 583 00:15:35,834 --> 00:15:36,702 THEY HAD A UNIQUE DESIGN 584 00:15:36,702 --> 00:15:37,369 THAT CONSISTED 585 00:15:37,369 --> 00:15:38,671 OF THREE SYRINGES 586 00:15:38,671 --> 00:15:40,506 SECURED TO THE END OF A PIPE 587 00:15:40,506 --> 00:15:42,308 BY 3D-PRINTED MOUNT, 588 00:15:42,308 --> 00:15:43,742 A ONE-WAY VALVE THAT ATTACHED 589 00:15:43,742 --> 00:15:44,643 TO A TUBE AT THE END 590 00:15:44,643 --> 00:15:45,611 OF THE SYRINGE, 591 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:46,612 AND THEN A WIRE EXTENDED 592 00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:48,147 FROM THE END OF THE PLUNGER, 593 00:15:48,147 --> 00:15:49,014 UH, ATTACHING TO 594 00:15:49,014 --> 00:15:50,482 THE 3D-PRINTED HANDLE. 595 00:15:50,482 --> 00:15:51,417 THEY ALSO HAD SOME UNIQUE 596 00:15:51,417 --> 00:15:52,785 COLOR CODING ON THEIR HANDLES, 597 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:53,986 UH, WHICH-WHICH WAS, UH, 598 00:15:53,986 --> 00:15:54,887 REALLY, REALLY UNIQUE 599 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:56,121 AND GOOD AS WELL. 600 00:15:56,121 --> 00:15:56,689 THE TEAM WEIGHED 601 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:57,523 DIFFERENT OPTIONS, 602 00:15:57,523 --> 00:15:58,223 LOOKING AT LESSONS 603 00:15:58,223 --> 00:15:59,124 LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR, 604 00:15:59,124 --> 00:16:00,359 AND THAT'S CERTAINLY A COMPONENT 605 00:16:00,359 --> 00:16:01,960 OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, 606 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:02,928 IS WE ALWAYS TRY TO LEARN 607 00:16:02,928 --> 00:16:04,163 FROM THOSE THAT GO BEFORE 608 00:16:04,163 --> 00:16:05,631 IN EFFORTS IN THE PAST 609 00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:06,365 THAT MAYBE DIDN'T GO 610 00:16:06,365 --> 00:16:07,232 QUITE THE WAY 611 00:16:07,232 --> 00:16:08,367 THAT WE WANTED THEM TO. 612 00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:09,168 AND IN ADDITION, THIS TEAM 613 00:16:09,168 --> 00:16:10,602 DID SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE 614 00:16:10,602 --> 00:16:11,737 AND THEY USED THEIR TIME 615 00:16:11,737 --> 00:16:13,339 TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY 616 00:16:13,339 --> 00:16:14,073 WHILE WE'RE FACING 617 00:16:14,073 --> 00:16:16,075 A STAY-AT-HOME, UH, ISSUE, 618 00:16:16,075 --> 00:16:17,943 OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL ARE FACING, 619 00:16:17,943 --> 00:16:19,678 AND THAT IS THEY MANUFACTURED 620 00:16:19,678 --> 00:16:20,746 AND DEVELOPED MASKS 621 00:16:20,746 --> 00:16:22,114 FOR THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. 622 00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:22,715 SO THE WINNER 623 00:16:22,715 --> 00:16:23,916 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION: 624 00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:25,584 SAINT THOMAS ACADEMY 625 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:27,686 FROM MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA. 626 00:16:27,686 --> 00:16:29,788 CONGRATULATIONS, SAINT THOMAS. 627 00:16:29,788 --> 00:16:30,556 WINNER IN THE COLLEGE 628 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:31,957 AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION, 629 00:16:31,957 --> 00:16:33,525 THEY CREATED A UNIQUE TOOL 630 00:16:33,525 --> 00:16:34,993 WITH A PLUNGER DESIGN 631 00:16:34,993 --> 00:16:36,462 THAT ALLOWED THE LIQUID TO FLOW 632 00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:37,796 INTO A SYRINGE. 633 00:16:37,796 --> 00:16:39,231 THE TEAM DID GO A STEP FURTHER 634 00:16:39,231 --> 00:16:41,066 THAN USING A SIMPLE SYRINGE. 635 00:16:41,066 --> 00:16:41,767 THE TEAM DESIGNED 636 00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:43,969 A PLUNGER HOLD OPEN COMPONENT 637 00:16:43,969 --> 00:16:46,472 THAT, WHEN ROTATED 45 DEGREES, 638 00:16:46,472 --> 00:16:47,706 IT LOCKS THE VIAL OPEN 639 00:16:47,706 --> 00:16:48,374 TO ALLOW THE FORCE 640 00:16:48,374 --> 00:16:50,209 OF THE SYRINGE TO COLLECT 641 00:16:50,209 --> 00:16:51,677 THE LIQUID AUTOMATICALLY, 642 00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:52,945 AND ULTIMATELY IT MINIMIZES 643 00:16:52,945 --> 00:16:54,413 THE EFFORTS OF THE ROVER 644 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:56,048 [ INDISTINCT ] 645 00:16:56,048 --> 00:16:57,583 THE TEAM 3D PRINTED THE RIDE, 646 00:16:57,583 --> 00:16:58,784 THE HOLD-OPEN PIECE, 647 00:16:58,784 --> 00:17:00,018 SYRINGE BRACKET, 648 00:17:00,018 --> 00:17:01,587 AND THEY ALLOWED FOR THE DESIGN 649 00:17:01,587 --> 00:17:02,855 TO ALSO, UH, WORK 650 00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:04,089 WITH, UH, THEIR, UH, 651 00:17:04,089 --> 00:17:05,824 COLLECTION DEVICES AS WELL. 652 00:17:05,824 --> 00:17:07,192 UH, SO, LET US APPLAUD THE TEAM 653 00:17:07,192 --> 00:17:07,793 IN THE COLLEGE 654 00:17:07,793 --> 00:17:09,528 AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION AS WELL. 655 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:10,529 THAT WINNER IS THE 656 00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:11,864 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 657 00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:12,698 IN HUNTSVILLE. 658 00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:13,465 GO CHARGERS! 659 00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:14,266 THAT'S MY ALMA MATER, 660 00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:15,934 SO SPECIAL CONGRATS TO YOU, 661 00:17:15,934 --> 00:17:17,069 BUT THANKS TO ALL OF YOU 662 00:17:17,069 --> 00:17:18,270 FOR PARTICIPATING. 663 00:17:18,270 --> 00:17:19,972 GREAT COMPETITION, 664 00:17:19,972 --> 00:17:20,739 GREAT WORK, 665 00:17:20,739 --> 00:17:21,940 UNIQUE DESIGN, 666 00:17:21,940 --> 00:17:23,375 SOMETHING THAT WE AT NASA 667 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:25,310 REALLY, UH, APPRECIATE. 668 00:17:25,310 --> 00:17:26,945 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 669 00:17:26,945 --> 00:17:28,781 >> HI, MY NAME IS KEVIN McGHAW, 670 00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:29,548 AND I'M THE DIRECTOR 671 00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:30,716 OF THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL 672 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:32,651 STEM ENGAGEMENT OFFICE, 673 00:17:32,651 --> 00:17:33,385 RESPONSIBLE FOR 674 00:17:33,385 --> 00:17:34,753 STEM ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 675 00:17:34,753 --> 00:17:35,721 AT BOTH MARSHALL 676 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:36,989 SPACEFLIGHT CENTER 677 00:17:36,989 --> 00:17:38,891 AND STENNIS SPACE CENTER. 678 00:17:38,891 --> 00:17:40,159 AND I'M THRILLED 679 00:17:40,159 --> 00:17:40,926 TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S 680 00:17:40,926 --> 00:17:42,995 STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD. 681 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:44,096 THE STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD 682 00:17:44,096 --> 00:17:45,030 PROVIDES TEAMS WITH 683 00:17:45,030 --> 00:17:46,565 AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE 684 00:17:46,565 --> 00:17:48,367 THEIR PASSION AND KNOWLEDGE 685 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:49,835 WITH OTHERS WITH THE GOAL 686 00:17:49,835 --> 00:17:51,437 OF MOTIVATING OTHERS 687 00:17:51,437 --> 00:17:53,138 TO EXPLORE STEM OPTIONS 688 00:17:53,138 --> 00:17:54,706 IN THE FUTURE. 689 00:17:54,706 --> 00:17:55,674 EACH TEAM IS ASKED 690 00:17:55,674 --> 00:17:57,376 TO CONDUCT INSTRUCTIONAL 691 00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:58,977 HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES 692 00:17:58,977 --> 00:18:01,747 WITH AT LEAST 200 PARTICIPANTS, 693 00:18:01,747 --> 00:18:02,948 WHERE THEY ARE ENGAGED 694 00:18:02,948 --> 00:18:04,883 IN LEARNING A STEM TOPIC 695 00:18:04,883 --> 00:18:06,351 BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN 696 00:18:06,351 --> 00:18:09,054 EITHER A FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITY 697 00:18:09,054 --> 00:18:10,155 THROUGH A, UH, 698 00:18:10,155 --> 00:18:12,424 INSTRUCTOR-LED FACILITATION, 699 00:18:12,424 --> 00:18:14,259 OR A PRESENTATION 700 00:18:14,259 --> 00:18:15,427 FROM VIRTUAL AVENUES 701 00:18:15,427 --> 00:18:18,363 LIKE WebX AND SKYPE. 702 00:18:18,363 --> 00:18:19,731 TEAMS WERE JUDGED ON NOT ONLY 703 00:18:19,731 --> 00:18:21,200 THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS REACHED, 704 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,535 BUT ALSO THEIR CREATIVITY, 705 00:18:23,535 --> 00:18:26,104 UNIQUENESS OF ACTIVITIES, 706 00:18:26,104 --> 00:18:27,606 AND THE ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE 707 00:18:27,606 --> 00:18:29,875 THE IMPACT OF EACH ENGAGEMENT 708 00:18:29,875 --> 00:18:31,710 ON STUDENT LEARNING. 709 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:32,544 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 710 00:18:32,544 --> 00:18:33,512 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 711 00:18:33,512 --> 00:18:35,113 REACHED OUT TO ELEMENTARY 712 00:18:35,113 --> 00:18:36,215 AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS 713 00:18:36,215 --> 00:18:37,382 IN THEIR REGION. 714 00:18:37,382 --> 00:18:38,050 THEY WORKED WITH 715 00:18:38,050 --> 00:18:40,152 MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS 716 00:18:40,152 --> 00:18:41,420 TO ASSIST WITH THE DESIGN 717 00:18:41,420 --> 00:18:43,288 OF A 3D-PRINTED TOOL 718 00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:44,456 FOR THE LIQUID SAMPLE 719 00:18:44,456 --> 00:18:46,558 RETRIEVAL TASK. 720 00:18:46,558 --> 00:18:48,293 STUDENTS WORKED IN TEAMS, 721 00:18:48,293 --> 00:18:49,228 AND THEY UTILIZED 722 00:18:49,228 --> 00:18:50,295 ENGINEERING REPORTS 723 00:18:50,295 --> 00:18:51,997 TO DOCUMENT THEIR DESIGN 724 00:18:51,997 --> 00:18:53,065 AND THEIR USE 725 00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:55,400 OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. 726 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:56,668 THE STUDENT DESIGNS 727 00:18:56,668 --> 00:18:58,203 ASSISTED THE TEAM WITH 728 00:18:58,203 --> 00:19:01,373 THEIR FINAL 3D PRINTED TOOL. 729 00:19:01,373 --> 00:19:02,274 WE ARE SO PROUD 730 00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:03,275 OF THIS YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL 731 00:19:03,275 --> 00:19:05,677 STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD WINNER. 732 00:19:05,677 --> 00:19:06,445 THE WINNER FROM 733 00:19:06,445 --> 00:19:07,679 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 734 00:19:07,679 --> 00:19:09,715 IS BLUE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 735 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:10,949 FROM LAKE RIDGE-- 736 00:19:10,949 --> 00:19:13,719 LAKESIDE, ARIZONA. 737 00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:14,620 CONGRATULATIONS, 738 00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:17,489 BLUE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. 739 00:19:17,489 --> 00:19:18,223 IN THE COLLEGE 740 00:19:18,223 --> 00:19:19,291 OR UNIVERSITY DIVISION, 741 00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:20,526 THIS YEAR'S WINNER CHOSE 742 00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:22,094 TO FOCUS ON REACHING STUDENTS 743 00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:23,362 WITH DISABILITIES 744 00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:24,796 AND TEACHING CONCEPTS 745 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:27,099 SUCH AS MATH, PHYSICS, 746 00:19:27,099 --> 00:19:29,535 PROGRAMMING, AND MECHANICS. 747 00:19:29,535 --> 00:19:30,235 THE TEAMS SUBMITTED 748 00:19:30,235 --> 00:19:32,204 A NUMBER OF LESSON PLANS, 749 00:19:32,204 --> 00:19:32,938 INCLUSIVE OF 750 00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:35,040 SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS, 751 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:36,375 TRANSLATION MATERIALS 752 00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:38,076 AND DETAILED HANDS-ON 753 00:19:38,076 --> 00:19:39,611 CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES 754 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:42,214 WITH EVALUATION METHODS. 755 00:19:42,214 --> 00:19:43,615 THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE USE 756 00:19:43,615 --> 00:19:46,618 OF LEGO KITS, PARACHUTES, 757 00:19:46,618 --> 00:19:49,288 AND MINIATURE CATAPULTS. 758 00:19:49,288 --> 00:19:50,088 THEIR GOAL WAS 759 00:19:50,088 --> 00:19:51,089 TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS 760 00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:52,691 WITH HEARING DISABILITIES 761 00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:54,793 TO PURSUE ENGINEERING CAREERS 762 00:19:54,793 --> 00:19:55,961 AND CONTRIBUTE 763 00:19:55,961 --> 00:19:56,695 TO THE DEVELOPMENT 764 00:19:56,695 --> 00:19:58,263 OF THEIR COUNTRY. 765 00:19:58,263 --> 00:19:58,997 I THINK THEY'VE 766 00:19:58,997 --> 00:20:00,499 DONE JUST THAT. 767 00:20:00,499 --> 00:20:01,266 THIS YEAR'S COLLEGE 768 00:20:01,266 --> 00:20:03,035 AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION 769 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:04,303 OF THE STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD 770 00:20:04,303 --> 00:20:08,574 GOES TO UNIVERSIDAD ECCI 771 00:20:08,574 --> 00:20:11,443 FROM BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. 772 00:20:11,443 --> 00:20:13,378 CONGRATULATIONS.