1 00:03:35,014 --> 00:00:15,014 [ MUSIC ] 2 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:51,531 >> HI, AND WELCOME TO 3 00:03:51,531 --> 00:03:53,199 THE 2021 NASA HUMAN EXPLORATION 4 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:54,667 ROVER CHALLENGE 5 00:03:54,667 --> 00:03:56,502 VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY. 6 00:03:56,502 --> 00:03:57,737 MY NAME IS MIRANDA FIKE 7 00:03:57,737 --> 00:03:58,705 AND I'M THE ACTIVITY LEAD 8 00:03:58,705 --> 00:03:59,706 FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION 9 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:01,841 ROVER CHALLENGE, OR HERC. 10 00:04:01,841 --> 00:04:02,675 HERC IS ONE OF THE ARTEMIS 11 00:04:02,675 --> 00:04:03,776 STUDENT CHALLENGES WHICH ARE-- 12 00:04:03,776 --> 00:04:05,812 IS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT 13 00:04:05,812 --> 00:04:07,180 AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION 14 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:08,815 OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, 15 00:04:08,815 --> 00:04:10,516 AND EXPLORERS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT 16 00:04:10,516 --> 00:04:11,618 IN THE INNOVATIVE SCIENCE 17 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:13,119 AND ENGINEERING CRITICAL 18 00:04:13,119 --> 00:04:15,021 TO NASA'S ARTEMIS MISSION, 19 00:04:15,021 --> 00:04:16,322 WHICH HAS THE GOAL OF SENDING 20 00:04:16,322 --> 00:04:18,057 THE FIRST WOMAN AND NEXT MAN 21 00:04:18,057 --> 00:04:19,826 TO WALK ON THE LUNAR SURFACE, 22 00:04:19,826 --> 00:04:20,827 PREPARING HUMANITY FOR 23 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:23,663 OUR NEXT GIANT LEAP, MARS. 24 00:04:23,663 --> 00:04:25,064 THE OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT 25 00:04:25,064 --> 00:04:26,599 AND MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER 26 00:04:26,599 --> 00:04:28,101 AND ITS PARTNERS APPRECIATE 27 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,436 YOUR TENACITY THIS PAST YEAR. 28 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:31,137 WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE 29 00:04:31,137 --> 00:04:32,438 THE HARD WORK EACH TEAM 30 00:04:32,438 --> 00:04:33,539 HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 31 00:04:33,539 --> 00:04:34,674 DESIGNING AND BUILDING 32 00:04:34,674 --> 00:04:35,975 HUMAN-POWERED ROVERS TO 33 00:04:35,975 --> 00:04:38,077 TRAVERSE CHALLENGING TERRAIN 34 00:04:38,077 --> 00:04:39,278 AND COMPLETE MISSION TASKS 35 00:04:39,278 --> 00:04:40,613 ALONG THE WAY. 36 00:04:40,613 --> 00:04:41,848 THIS INCLUDES, FOR YOU, 37 00:04:41,848 --> 00:04:42,949 EVERYTHING FROM DESIGNING 38 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,784 WHEELS AND MISSION TOOLS 39 00:04:44,784 --> 00:04:45,918 TO STRATEGIC PLANNING 40 00:04:45,918 --> 00:04:48,154 AND PROCESS DOCUMENTATION. 41 00:04:48,154 --> 00:04:49,122 WE'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE 42 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:50,023 A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE 43 00:04:50,023 --> 00:04:51,224 THE ADVISORS AND MENTORS 44 00:04:51,224 --> 00:04:52,458 THAT MADE EACH TEAM'S 45 00:04:52,458 --> 00:04:54,694 PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE. 46 00:04:54,694 --> 00:04:56,562 WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU. 47 00:04:56,562 --> 00:04:58,264 AND NOW A FEW WORDS FROM NASA 48 00:04:58,264 --> 00:05:01,668 ASTRONAUT DR. JESSICA WATKINS. 49 00:05:01,668 --> 00:05:03,002 >> WELCOME HUMAN EXPLORATION 50 00:05:03,002 --> 00:05:05,004 ROVER CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS. 51 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:06,205 I'M JESSICA WATKINS, 52 00:05:06,205 --> 00:05:07,874 NASA ASTRONAUT, 53 00:05:07,874 --> 00:05:09,275 AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO 54 00:05:09,275 --> 00:05:11,210 GREET YOU ALL HERE TODAY. 55 00:05:11,210 --> 00:05:12,245 I'M VERY IMPRESSED BY 56 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:13,246 ALL OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 57 00:05:13,246 --> 00:05:14,313 THE LAST YEAR, 58 00:05:14,313 --> 00:05:16,082 WHICH WAS FULL OF CHALLENGES. 59 00:05:16,082 --> 00:05:17,316 BUT JUST LIKE THE PERSEVERANCE 60 00:05:17,316 --> 00:05:18,785 MARS ROVER TEAM, 61 00:05:18,785 --> 00:05:19,952 YOUR HARD WORK PAID OFF 62 00:05:19,952 --> 00:05:20,653 AND IT DOES NOT GO 63 00:05:20,653 --> 00:05:22,155 UNNOTICED BY US HERE AT-- 64 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:23,756 ALL OF US HERE AT NASA. 65 00:05:23,756 --> 00:05:25,558 AS A NASA ASTRONAUT 66 00:05:25,558 --> 00:05:26,159 AND A MEMBER OF 67 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:28,061 THE CURIOSITY ROVER TEAM, 68 00:05:28,061 --> 00:05:29,929 I KNOW VERY WELL HOW MUCH TIME 69 00:05:29,929 --> 00:05:31,631 AND DEDICATION IT TAKES 70 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:32,498 TO PURSUE YOUR PASSIONS 71 00:05:32,498 --> 00:05:34,467 AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. 72 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:35,501 AND I BELIEVE EACH OF YOU 73 00:05:35,501 --> 00:05:36,502 HAS WHAT IT TAKES FOR 74 00:05:36,502 --> 00:05:39,138 A SUCCESSFUL STEM CAREER. 75 00:05:39,138 --> 00:05:41,140 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. 76 00:05:41,140 --> 00:05:42,442 REACH FOR THE STARS. 77 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:44,644 YOU ARE THE ARTEMIS GENERATION. 78 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:50,183 >> HI, EVERYONE. 79 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,084 WELCOME. 80 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:52,151 I'M KRIS BROWN, 81 00:05:52,151 --> 00:05:53,686 DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR 82 00:05:53,686 --> 00:05:54,587 FOR STEM ENGAGEMENT 83 00:05:54,587 --> 00:05:56,222 HERE AT NASA. 84 00:05:56,222 --> 00:05:57,190 IT'S AWESOME TO 85 00:05:57,190 --> 00:05:57,990 BE WITH YOU ALL, 86 00:05:57,990 --> 00:05:58,925 TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE 87 00:05:58,925 --> 00:05:59,926 THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE 88 00:05:59,926 --> 00:06:02,328 OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. 89 00:06:02,328 --> 00:06:03,262 FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SHARE 90 00:06:03,262 --> 00:06:04,964 A FEW TIDBITS ABOUT MYSELF 91 00:06:04,964 --> 00:06:06,165 IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME 92 00:06:06,165 --> 00:06:07,867 CONNECTIONS OR HEAR SOMETHING 93 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:09,936 THAT MAY RESONATE WITH YOU. 94 00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:10,403 FIRST OF ALL, 95 00:06:10,403 --> 00:06:11,604 I GREW UP IN A TEENY RURAL 96 00:06:11,604 --> 00:06:13,172 TOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA, 97 00:06:13,172 --> 00:06:14,207 AND I WAS THE FIRST PERSON 98 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:16,709 IN MY FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. 99 00:06:16,709 --> 00:06:18,177 I STARTED MY STEM PATH 100 00:06:18,177 --> 00:06:19,579 EARLY IN MY CHILDHOOD WHEN 101 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:21,981 MY DAD BROUGHT HOME A LEGO SET. 102 00:06:21,981 --> 00:06:23,216 WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD, 103 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:23,950 THEN I DISCOVERED 104 00:06:23,950 --> 00:06:26,119 MY PASSION FOR BUILDING. 105 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:27,754 AFTER THAT, I HAD AN AFFINITY, 106 00:06:27,754 --> 00:06:30,323 OF COURSE, FOR MATH AND SCIENCE. 107 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:31,224 IN MY CURRENT JOB, 108 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:32,625 I HAVE THE TERRIFIC ROLE OF 109 00:06:32,625 --> 00:06:34,026 LEADING NASA'S EFFORTS 110 00:06:34,026 --> 00:06:34,594 AND WORKING WITH 111 00:06:34,594 --> 00:06:36,262 STUDENTS LIKE YOU. 112 00:06:36,262 --> 00:06:37,630 I'VE SPENT MOST OF MY NASA 113 00:06:37,630 --> 00:06:39,298 CAREER IN THE TECHNICAL WORLD 114 00:06:39,298 --> 00:06:40,867 AS AN ENGINEER. 115 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:41,901 I'VE WORKED ON PROJECTS 116 00:06:41,901 --> 00:06:43,069 AS AN ENGINEER AT NASA 117 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:44,437 GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, 118 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:45,638 RANGING FROM DESIGNING, 119 00:06:45,638 --> 00:06:47,807 BUILDING, AND TESTING SPACECRAFT 120 00:06:47,807 --> 00:06:48,741 FOR EARTH AND SPACE 121 00:06:48,741 --> 00:06:50,643 SCIENCE MISSIONS TO LEADING 122 00:06:50,643 --> 00:06:51,944 THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 123 00:06:51,944 --> 00:06:53,880 OF A MISSION DESIGN CENTER, 124 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:54,947 LEADING THE CREATION OF 125 00:06:54,947 --> 00:06:56,549 FUTURE ENGINEERING DESIGN 126 00:06:56,549 --> 00:06:58,417 ENVIRONMENTS AND TOOLS, 127 00:06:58,417 --> 00:06:59,485 AND TO RUNNING A SYSTEMS 128 00:06:59,485 --> 00:07:01,788 ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION. 129 00:07:01,788 --> 00:07:02,588 THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, 130 00:07:02,588 --> 00:07:04,056 I DEDICATED TIME, THOUGH, 131 00:07:04,056 --> 00:07:05,792 TO WORKING WITH STUDENTS 132 00:07:05,792 --> 00:07:07,660 AND SERVING AS A MENTOR. 133 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:08,361 AND I DEVELOPED 134 00:07:08,361 --> 00:07:10,196 A PASSION FOR ENGAGING 135 00:07:10,196 --> 00:07:12,865 AND EDUCATING STUDENTS IN STEM. 136 00:07:12,865 --> 00:07:14,133 SO THAT'S LED TO 137 00:07:14,133 --> 00:07:15,301 WHERE I AM TODAY. 138 00:07:15,301 --> 00:07:16,435 IT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR ME 139 00:07:16,435 --> 00:07:17,303 TO INTERACT WITH 140 00:07:17,303 --> 00:07:18,771 STUDENTS LIKE YOU, 141 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:19,705 BEING ABLE TO SHARE 142 00:07:19,705 --> 00:07:21,140 EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS 143 00:07:21,140 --> 00:07:23,409 FROM-FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, 144 00:07:23,409 --> 00:07:24,143 AND TO HELP YOU 145 00:07:24,143 --> 00:07:25,711 ON YOUR JOURNEYS. 146 00:07:25,711 --> 00:07:26,412 AND I HOPE SHARING 147 00:07:26,412 --> 00:07:27,547 SOME OF MY THOUGHTS WILL 148 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:28,614 HELP YOU REFLECT ON 149 00:07:28,614 --> 00:07:30,049 WHERE YOU ARE TODAY 150 00:07:30,049 --> 00:07:30,683 AND THINK ABOUT 151 00:07:30,683 --> 00:07:32,385 YOUR JOURNEY AHEAD. 152 00:07:32,385 --> 00:07:32,952 SO FIRST, 153 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:35,021 LET'S PAUSE AND REFLECT A BIT. 154 00:07:35,021 --> 00:07:37,089 LOOKING BACK TWO YEARS AGO, 155 00:07:37,089 --> 00:07:39,158 THERE IS PROBABLY NO WAY YOU 156 00:07:39,158 --> 00:07:40,259 COULD'VE ENVISIONED WHAT 157 00:07:40,259 --> 00:07:42,695 THIS PAST YEAR WOULD BE LIKE. 158 00:07:42,695 --> 00:07:44,263 AND CERTAINLY NAVIGATING YOUR 159 00:07:44,263 --> 00:07:45,698 STUDIES AND CONDUCTING 160 00:07:45,698 --> 00:07:47,166 THE WORK FOR ROVER CHALLENGE 161 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,835 WERE PROBABLY NOT EXACTLY 162 00:07:48,835 --> 00:07:51,537 WHAT YOU MIGHT'VE IMAGINED. 163 00:07:51,537 --> 00:07:52,872 LOOKING BACK OVER THIS PAST 164 00:07:52,872 --> 00:07:54,807 YEAR NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, 165 00:07:54,807 --> 00:07:55,975 I HOPE YOU WILL FOCUS ON 166 00:07:55,975 --> 00:07:57,210 WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED, 167 00:07:57,210 --> 00:07:58,444 WHAT YOU'VE DISCOVERED ABOUT 168 00:07:58,444 --> 00:08:00,046 YOURSELVES, ABOUT LIFE, 169 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:00,646 AND PERHAPS ABOUT 170 00:08:00,646 --> 00:08:02,281 WHAT'S IMPORTANT. 171 00:08:02,281 --> 00:08:03,516 YOU WORK IS JUST A PART OF 172 00:08:03,516 --> 00:08:04,917 YOUR LIFE'S STORY, 173 00:08:04,917 --> 00:08:06,219 AND I KNOW FOR MANY OF US, 174 00:08:06,219 --> 00:08:08,020 LIVING IN A PANDEMIC HAS 175 00:08:08,020 --> 00:08:09,455 PROFOUNDLY SHIFTED OUR 176 00:08:09,455 --> 00:08:11,891 THINKING AND OUR PERSPECTIVES. 177 00:08:11,891 --> 00:08:12,792 CERTAINLY, HERE AT NASA, 178 00:08:12,792 --> 00:08:14,160 AS IN ALL WORKPLACES, 179 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:15,394 WE'VE LEARNED TO ADAPT IN WAYS 180 00:08:15,394 --> 00:08:17,330 WE MAY NOT HAVE ENVISIONED. 181 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:17,930 AND THAT INCLUDES 182 00:08:17,930 --> 00:08:19,565 REENVISIONING AND REDESIGNING 183 00:08:19,565 --> 00:08:20,900 THIS PROGRAM TO ENABLE 184 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:23,102 YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE SAFELY 185 00:08:23,102 --> 00:08:24,837 AND TO HOPEFULLY GAIN SOME 186 00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:27,440 VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. 187 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:28,875 SO, NEXT LET'S EXPLORE A BIT 188 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:30,776 ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED. 189 00:08:30,776 --> 00:08:32,144 I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY TOUCH 190 00:08:32,144 --> 00:08:34,447 ON WHAT I SEE AS FIVE KEY 191 00:08:34,447 --> 00:08:36,415 ATTRIBUTES THAT MIGHT DESCRIBE 192 00:08:36,415 --> 00:08:37,216 SOME OF WHAT YOU'VE 193 00:08:37,216 --> 00:08:38,084 EXPERIENCED THROUGH 194 00:08:38,084 --> 00:08:40,519 YOUR WORK WITH US THIS YEAR. 195 00:08:40,519 --> 00:08:42,655 FIRST, PERSEVERANCE. 196 00:08:42,655 --> 00:08:43,990 AND STEM IS EVIDENCED HERE 197 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:45,258 IN OUR WORK AT NASA. 198 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:46,626 THIS IS A KEY INGREDIENT IN 199 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:48,628 THE SUCCESSFUL STEM JOURNEY. 200 00:08:48,628 --> 00:08:49,762 AND IT'S SO APPROPRIATE THAT 201 00:08:49,762 --> 00:08:51,430 OUR LATEST EXPLORER ON MARS 202 00:08:51,430 --> 00:08:53,266 IS NAMED PERSEVERANCE. 203 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:54,967 IT SUMS UP ALL THE ENERGY, 204 00:08:54,967 --> 00:08:56,936 BRAIN POWER, DETERMINATION, 205 00:08:56,936 --> 00:08:58,738 AND DEDICATION IT TAKES 206 00:08:58,738 --> 00:08:59,372 TO PULL OFF 207 00:08:59,372 --> 00:09:01,374 SOMETHING SO CHALLENGING, 208 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:02,308 AND I THINK THIS HAS BEEN 209 00:09:02,308 --> 00:09:03,576 ESPECIALLY EVIDENT OVER 210 00:09:03,576 --> 00:09:05,044 THE PAST YEAR WORKING IN 211 00:09:05,044 --> 00:09:07,647 THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE PANDEMIC. 212 00:09:07,647 --> 00:09:09,949 SECOND, EXCELLENCE. 213 00:09:09,949 --> 00:09:11,417 IT IS SO CRITICAL FOR 214 00:09:11,417 --> 00:09:12,885 YOU ON YOUR STEM JOURNEYS 215 00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:13,886 AND THE FOUNDATION OF 216 00:09:13,886 --> 00:09:15,922 A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN STEM 217 00:09:15,922 --> 00:09:17,857 TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. 218 00:09:17,857 --> 00:09:18,691 AND BEING CONFIDENT 219 00:09:18,691 --> 00:09:20,192 IN WHAT YOU DO. 220 00:09:20,192 --> 00:09:21,627 DEVOTE YOUR TIME NOW WHILE 221 00:09:21,627 --> 00:09:22,862 YOU'RE PURUSING YOUR STUDIES 222 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:24,730 TO LEARNING YOUR CRAFT. 223 00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:26,866 YOU NEED TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE 224 00:09:26,866 --> 00:09:28,067 AND LEARN TECHNICAL SKILLS 225 00:09:28,067 --> 00:09:29,936 IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, 226 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:30,803 AND EVERYTHING YOU DO 227 00:09:30,803 --> 00:09:32,171 BUILDS ON THAT. 228 00:09:32,171 --> 00:09:33,572 SO, TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLORE 229 00:09:33,572 --> 00:09:35,308 AND LEARN TECHNICALLY, 230 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:36,242 AND COMMIT YOURSELVES TO 231 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:38,911 BEING GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO. 232 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:40,579 THIRD, CREATIVITY. 233 00:09:40,579 --> 00:09:41,514 WE STEM PEOPLE 234 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:43,316 SOMETIMES GET A BAD RAP. 235 00:09:43,316 --> 00:09:44,150 WE'RE NOT THOSE BORING, 236 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:45,518 GEEKY PEOPLE SOMETIMES 237 00:09:45,518 --> 00:09:47,687 PORTRAYED ON TV OR BY THOSE 238 00:09:47,687 --> 00:09:48,821 AROUND US WHO DON'T ALWAYS 239 00:09:48,821 --> 00:09:50,723 APPRECIATE WHAT WE DO. 240 00:09:50,723 --> 00:09:52,124 WE'RE CREATIVE SOULS, 241 00:09:52,124 --> 00:09:54,060 WE'RE JAZZED ABOUT WHAT WE DO. 242 00:09:54,060 --> 00:09:55,094 WE LIKE TO DREAM, 243 00:09:55,094 --> 00:09:57,263 DESIGN, BUILD, PLAY, 244 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,699 TEST, AND DISCOVER. 245 00:09:59,699 --> 00:10:00,967 HOLD ONTO TO THOSE THINGS 246 00:10:00,967 --> 00:10:01,834 AS YOU CONTINUE ON YOUR 247 00:10:01,834 --> 00:10:03,336 STEM JOURNEYS AND LOOK FOR 248 00:10:03,336 --> 00:10:04,437 CONNECTIONS TO OTHER 249 00:10:04,437 --> 00:10:07,073 ASPECTS OF YOUR LIVES. 250 00:10:07,073 --> 00:10:08,774 FOURTH, TEAMWORK. 251 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:09,709 EVERYTHING WE DO IN STEM, 252 00:10:09,709 --> 00:10:10,543 IN INNOVATION, 253 00:10:10,543 --> 00:10:12,044 MEETING NEW CHALLENGES, 254 00:10:12,044 --> 00:10:13,713 DESIGNING SOMETHING NEW, 255 00:10:13,713 --> 00:10:15,548 BRINGING IDEAS INTO REALITY, 256 00:10:15,548 --> 00:10:16,515 INHERENTLY INVOLVES 257 00:10:16,515 --> 00:10:17,984 WORKING AS A TEAM. 258 00:10:17,984 --> 00:10:19,251 WE CAN'T DO OUR WORK 259 00:10:19,251 --> 00:10:20,987 AS A SOLITARY ENDEAVOR. 260 00:10:20,987 --> 00:10:22,588 IT'S A TEAM SPORT. 261 00:10:22,588 --> 00:10:23,656 I HOPE YOU'VE EXPERIENCED SOME 262 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:25,691 KEY TAKEAWAYS THIS PAST YEAR 263 00:10:25,691 --> 00:10:26,759 AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF 264 00:10:26,759 --> 00:10:28,094 WORKING WITHIN A TEAM 265 00:10:28,094 --> 00:10:30,029 AND BEING A TEAM PLAYER. 266 00:10:30,029 --> 00:10:32,431 AND FINALLY, INCLUSION. 267 00:10:32,431 --> 00:10:33,799 YOU CANNOT DO THE CHALLENGING 268 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:35,968 WE WORK IN-IN STEM--- THAT WE 269 00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:37,903 DO IN STEM IN ISOLATION. 270 00:10:37,903 --> 00:10:38,537 EVERY PROJECT THAT 271 00:10:38,537 --> 00:10:39,538 I'VE WORKED ON OVER 272 00:10:39,538 --> 00:10:41,007 THE COURSE OF MY CAREER, 273 00:10:41,007 --> 00:10:41,741 ESPECIALLY THOSE 274 00:10:41,741 --> 00:10:42,441 THAT WERE THE MOST 275 00:10:42,441 --> 00:10:44,010 TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING, 276 00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:45,111 REQUIRED ALL OF US TO 277 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:47,446 DIVE IN AND PLAY FULLY. 278 00:10:47,446 --> 00:10:48,481 EVERYONE ON THE TEAM 279 00:10:48,481 --> 00:10:49,181 BROUGHT UNIQUE 280 00:10:49,181 --> 00:10:50,783 EXPERIENCES AND TALENTS, 281 00:10:50,783 --> 00:10:51,484 AND WHETHER A MEMBER 282 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:53,052 OF THE TEAM OR A LEADER, 283 00:10:53,052 --> 00:10:54,186 IT IS VITAL TO BRING 284 00:10:54,186 --> 00:10:57,023 EVERYONE'S GIFTS TO THE PARTY. 285 00:10:57,023 --> 00:10:58,391 SO, HOPEFULLY YOUR EFFORTS 286 00:10:58,391 --> 00:10:59,458 ON ROVER CHALLENGE HAVE 287 00:10:59,458 --> 00:11:00,559 PROVIDED NEW INSIGHTS 288 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:01,861 AROUND FIVE-- THOSE FIVE 289 00:11:01,861 --> 00:11:03,629 ATTRIBUTES AND MORE. 290 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:04,630 AND I HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO 291 00:11:04,630 --> 00:11:05,931 TAKE THESE EXPERIENCES 292 00:11:05,931 --> 00:11:07,066 YOU GAINED WITH YOU ALONG 293 00:11:07,066 --> 00:11:10,569 THE NEXT STEPS OF YOUR JOURNEYS. 294 00:11:10,569 --> 00:11:11,404 THE WORK WE DO IN STEM 295 00:11:11,404 --> 00:11:13,406 IS NOT EASY. 296 00:11:13,406 --> 00:11:15,041 GO IT-- DON'T GO IT ALONE. 297 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:16,242 SEEK OUR A MENTOR, 298 00:11:16,242 --> 00:11:17,309 REACH OUT FOR GUIDANCE 299 00:11:17,309 --> 00:11:18,778 AND HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT, 300 00:11:18,778 --> 00:11:19,578 AND REACH OUT TO OTHERS 301 00:11:19,578 --> 00:11:21,280 WHO MAY NEED HELP. 302 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:22,715 AND BE MINDFUL OF YOUR ROLE AS 303 00:11:22,715 --> 00:11:25,051 YOU MOVE FORWARD OF-OF YOUR 304 00:11:25,051 --> 00:11:26,018 ROLE WITHIN THE COMMUN-- 305 00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:27,319 IN YOUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT 306 00:11:27,319 --> 00:11:29,655 YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE. 307 00:11:29,655 --> 00:11:30,990 SUPPORT YOUR TEAM MEMBERS 308 00:11:30,990 --> 00:11:32,358 AND COLLEAGUES. 309 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:34,393 IT'S VITAL TO SUCCESS, BUT ALSO 310 00:11:34,393 --> 00:11:36,295 CENTRAL TO FULFILLING, UH-- 311 00:11:36,295 --> 00:11:38,531 A FULFILLING LIFE'S JOURNEY. 312 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:39,265 SO, WITH THAT, 313 00:11:39,265 --> 00:11:40,833 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU 314 00:11:40,833 --> 00:11:42,334 FOR CROSSING THE FINISH LINE. 315 00:11:42,334 --> 00:11:44,136 AND KUDOS ON YOUR AMAZING WORK 316 00:11:44,136 --> 00:11:46,272 AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR. 317 00:11:54,313 --> 00:11:56,682 >> ALL RIGHT. 318 00:11:56,682 --> 00:11:57,483 SO, HI! 319 00:11:57,483 --> 00:11:58,617 THIS IS A FUN, 320 00:11:58,617 --> 00:11:59,819 EXCITING EVENT THAT 321 00:11:59,819 --> 00:12:01,854 I LOVE TO BE A PART OF. 322 00:12:01,854 --> 00:12:02,922 AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY 323 00:12:02,922 --> 00:12:05,257 THANK YOU SO MUCH TO 324 00:12:05,257 --> 00:12:06,892 EVERYONE WHO'S TUNING IN 325 00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:08,194 ACROSS THE COUNTRY 326 00:12:08,194 --> 00:12:09,395 AND AROUND THE WORLD 327 00:12:09,395 --> 00:12:10,729 FOR THIS EVENT. 328 00:12:10,729 --> 00:12:11,263 YOU KNOW, 329 00:12:11,263 --> 00:12:12,832 I WISH WE WERE ALL THERE TO 330 00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:14,967 GATHER TOGETHER AT THE U.S. 331 00:12:14,967 --> 00:12:16,235 SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER 332 00:12:16,235 --> 00:12:17,369 TO PRESENT THESE AWARDS, 333 00:12:17,369 --> 00:12:18,337 SO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO 334 00:12:18,337 --> 00:12:19,605 THE SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER 335 00:12:19,605 --> 00:12:21,507 AND KIMBERLY ROBINSON. 336 00:12:21,507 --> 00:12:22,241 YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE BEEN 337 00:12:22,241 --> 00:12:23,509 A GREAT PARTNER IN-IN 338 00:12:23,509 --> 00:12:26,645 HELPING US DO THIS EVERY YEAR. 339 00:12:26,645 --> 00:12:28,314 UM, AS KRIS SAID, YOU KNOW, 340 00:12:28,314 --> 00:12:30,149 UH, OVER A YEAR AGO, 341 00:12:30,149 --> 00:12:30,716 WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT 342 00:12:30,716 --> 00:12:31,984 WE'D BE STILL DOING THIS, 343 00:12:31,984 --> 00:12:33,786 UM, YOU KNOW, VIRTUALLY. 344 00:12:33,786 --> 00:12:34,920 BUT I'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, 345 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,355 THERE IS NOTHING ELSE 346 00:12:36,355 --> 00:12:37,823 LIKE THIS COMPETITION. 347 00:12:37,823 --> 00:12:38,757 AND, YOU KNOW, 348 00:12:38,757 --> 00:12:40,626 I'M JUST STILL PROUD NOT ONLY 349 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:43,162 OF AMERICA AND NASA, 350 00:12:43,162 --> 00:12:44,730 BUT OF YOU, UM, 351 00:12:44,730 --> 00:12:47,266 FOR BEING ABLE TO ADAPT TO 352 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:49,235 THIS NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS 353 00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:50,703 AND YOUR AGILITY. 354 00:12:50,703 --> 00:12:51,804 YOU KNOW, TODAY'S, UH, 355 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:53,205 VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY IS-- 356 00:12:53,205 --> 00:12:55,174 IT'S CONTINUED PROOF OF OUR 357 00:12:55,174 --> 00:12:57,643 ABILITY TO ACHIEVE, UM, 358 00:12:57,643 --> 00:12:58,511 THROUGH ALL THESE 359 00:12:58,511 --> 00:13:00,246 CHALLENGES THAT THROW US, 360 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:01,280 UH, DIFFERENT CURVES. 361 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,681 YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S PART OF, 362 00:13:02,681 --> 00:13:03,649 UH, WHAT WE FIND IN 363 00:13:03,649 --> 00:13:05,151 SPACE EXPLORATION. 364 00:13:05,151 --> 00:13:06,619 UH, WE ALWAYS HAVE, UH, 365 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:07,987 CURVES AND CHALLENGES 366 00:13:07,987 --> 00:13:09,788 OF-OF DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE 367 00:13:09,788 --> 00:13:11,357 AND MAKING IT WORK. 368 00:13:11,357 --> 00:13:12,625 SO, ON BEHALF OF NASA'S 369 00:13:12,625 --> 00:13:14,793 MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, 370 00:13:14,793 --> 00:13:15,528 I CONGRATULATE EACH 371 00:13:15,528 --> 00:13:16,729 AND EVERY TEAM 372 00:13:16,729 --> 00:13:17,663 THAT PARTICIPATED 373 00:13:17,663 --> 00:13:19,498 IN THIS YEAR'S EVENT. 374 00:13:19,498 --> 00:13:20,366 YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF 375 00:13:20,366 --> 00:13:22,168 MY FAVORITE COMPETITIONS 376 00:13:22,168 --> 00:13:24,637 BECAUSE WHEN I'M THERE IN PERSON 377 00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:26,205 I GET TO SEE, UH, 378 00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:27,406 THE THRILL OF VICTORY, 379 00:13:27,406 --> 00:13:28,140 UH, YOU KNOW, 380 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:29,275 THE AGONY OF DEFEAT. 381 00:13:29,275 --> 00:13:30,609 I GET TO SEE THE TEAMS 382 00:13:30,609 --> 00:13:32,011 WORKING TOGETHER, 383 00:13:32,011 --> 00:13:33,145 THE INTERACTION 384 00:13:33,145 --> 00:13:35,147 AND THE ENERGY IS JUST UNREAL, 385 00:13:35,147 --> 00:13:36,615 AND I KNOW THAT THESE TYPE 386 00:13:36,615 --> 00:13:38,317 OF COMPETITIONS, UM, 387 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:40,819 HOPEFULLY TEACH EVERYONE, 388 00:13:40,819 --> 00:13:42,655 UH, THAT YOU CAN BE A PART 389 00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:43,789 OF THE SPACE PROGRAM 390 00:13:43,789 --> 00:13:45,224 AND EXPLORATION 391 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:47,426 AND THAT YOU CAN DO IT 392 00:13:47,426 --> 00:13:48,494 AND THAT EVERYBODY 393 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:50,563 HAS A KEY ROLE TO PLAY 394 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:51,564 IN SPACE EXPLORATION 395 00:13:51,564 --> 00:13:52,731 AND SCIENCE. 396 00:13:52,731 --> 00:13:54,700 AND YOU CAN DO IT NO MATTER-- 397 00:13:54,700 --> 00:13:55,834 AS KRIS SAID, YOU COME FROM 398 00:13:55,834 --> 00:13:58,337 A SMALL TOWN, LARGE TOWN, 399 00:13:58,337 --> 00:13:59,738 UM, YOUR BACKGROUND 400 00:13:59,738 --> 00:14:00,973 IS JUST HAVING THE ENERGY 401 00:14:00,973 --> 00:14:02,107 TO WANNA BE A PART OF IT. 402 00:14:02,107 --> 00:14:02,875 AND YOU KNOW, 403 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:03,842 I THANK ALL OF YOU 404 00:14:03,842 --> 00:14:05,110 FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM 405 00:14:05,110 --> 00:14:06,645 FOR THIS COMPETITION 406 00:14:06,645 --> 00:14:08,180 AND THE HARD WORK, UM, 407 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,081 THAT EACH OF YOU 408 00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:09,882 HAVE REPRESENTED. 409 00:14:09,882 --> 00:14:12,051 YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION TO ME 410 00:14:12,051 --> 00:14:13,819 AND TO NASA AND WE'RE WATCHING. 411 00:14:13,819 --> 00:14:15,821 WE NEED FOLKS LIKE YOU. 412 00:14:15,821 --> 00:14:16,989 SO, NASA IS PROUD TO BE 413 00:14:16,989 --> 00:14:17,856 A PART OF THE HUMAN 414 00:14:17,856 --> 00:14:19,391 EXPLORATION ROVER CHALLENGE 415 00:14:19,391 --> 00:14:20,092 BECAUSE WE WANT YOU 416 00:14:20,092 --> 00:14:21,493 TO BE EXCITED ABOUT 417 00:14:21,493 --> 00:14:22,661 POTENTIAL CAREERS 418 00:14:22,661 --> 00:14:24,697 IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, 419 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:26,332 TECHNOLOGY, AND MATH-- 420 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:28,234 THE STEM FIELDS. 421 00:14:28,234 --> 00:14:29,568 YOU KNOW, THIS COMPETITION 422 00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:30,636 IS ONE OF THE ARTEMIS 423 00:14:30,636 --> 00:14:31,971 STUDENT CHALLENGES 424 00:14:31,971 --> 00:14:33,172 AND THEY'RE DESIGNED 425 00:14:33,172 --> 00:14:34,506 TO ATTRACT AND INSPIRE 426 00:14:34,506 --> 00:14:35,908 THE NEXT GENERATION 427 00:14:35,908 --> 00:14:37,476 OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, 428 00:14:37,476 --> 00:14:38,877 AND EXPLORERS, 429 00:14:38,877 --> 00:14:40,346 WHILE WE'RE ENGAGING YOU 430 00:14:40,346 --> 00:14:41,480 IN INNOVATIVE SCIENCE 431 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,349 AND ENGINEERING THAT'S CRITICAL 432 00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:45,517 TO NASA'S ARTEMIS PROGRAM. 433 00:14:45,517 --> 00:14:47,119 WE'RE ALSO GIVING YOU A PART 434 00:14:47,119 --> 00:14:48,254 OF YOU UNDERSTANDING 435 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:49,655 HOW TO WORK TOGETHER. 436 00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:51,190 SO, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR- 437 00:14:51,190 --> 00:14:53,092 OUR OCM TEAM THAT HAS MADE 438 00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:54,460 THESE EFFORTS, UM, 439 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:56,395 ABIL-ABILITY TO DO THIS 440 00:14:56,395 --> 00:14:58,297 AND TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS, 441 00:14:58,297 --> 00:14:59,164 UH, TO PRESERVE 442 00:14:59,164 --> 00:15:00,566 THIS COMPETITION IN THE FACE 443 00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:02,167 OF THESE UNPRECEDENTED 444 00:15:02,167 --> 00:15:03,435 CONDITIONS. 445 00:15:03,435 --> 00:15:04,737 AND AGAIN, WE ARE SO PROUD 446 00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:06,005 TO HAVE SUCH AN AGILE 447 00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:07,039 AND CREATIVE GROUP 448 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:08,974 THAT HAS PRIORITIZED SAFETY 449 00:15:08,974 --> 00:15:10,442 AND STILL FOUND WAYS 450 00:15:10,442 --> 00:15:11,944 TO MAINTAIN THE SPIRIT 451 00:15:11,944 --> 00:15:13,545 OF THIS EVENT. 452 00:15:13,545 --> 00:15:15,281 YOU KNOW, THIS COMPETITION 453 00:15:15,281 --> 00:15:16,448 IS A TERRIFIC EXAMPLE 454 00:15:16,448 --> 00:15:18,183 OF HOW LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT, 455 00:15:18,183 --> 00:15:20,686 AND INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA 456 00:15:20,686 --> 00:15:21,520 CAN WORK TOGETHER 457 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,821 WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO FOSTER 458 00:15:22,821 --> 00:15:24,390 THEIR TALENTS AND SHOW 459 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,991 HOW TEAMWORK REALLY LEADS 460 00:15:25,991 --> 00:15:27,593 TO GREAT THINGS. 461 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:28,494 YOU KNOW, 462 00:15:28,494 --> 00:15:29,228 THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION 463 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:30,429 FEATURED MORE CHALLENGES 464 00:15:30,429 --> 00:15:32,298 THAN EVER BEFORE, UH, 465 00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:34,300 VIRTUALLY AND-AND PHYSICALLY 466 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:34,900 AGAINST YOU. 467 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:35,868 BUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF 468 00:15:35,868 --> 00:15:37,469 THE DESIGNS, UH, 469 00:15:37,469 --> 00:15:38,971 OR IT WAS DESIGNED 470 00:15:38,971 --> 00:15:41,073 TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE YOU THINK, 471 00:15:41,073 --> 00:15:42,541 TO MAKE YOU WORK AS A TEAM, 472 00:15:42,541 --> 00:15:44,043 UH, TO-TO MAKE YOU SEE 473 00:15:44,043 --> 00:15:45,177 THE BIG PICTURE, 474 00:15:45,177 --> 00:15:46,378 UNDERSTAND YOUR ROLE 475 00:15:46,378 --> 00:15:47,379 AND SEE HOW 476 00:15:47,379 --> 00:15:48,414 IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. 477 00:15:48,414 --> 00:15:49,448 YOU KNOW, AND OTHER CHALLENGES 478 00:15:49,448 --> 00:15:50,516 WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, 479 00:15:50,516 --> 00:15:51,984 OUT OF OUR CONTROL, YOU KNOW, 480 00:15:51,984 --> 00:15:53,686 FACING ALL OF HUMANITY. 481 00:15:53,686 --> 00:15:55,054 UM, WHAT A BETTER WAY 482 00:15:55,054 --> 00:15:56,455 TO FOSTER GRIT 483 00:15:56,455 --> 00:15:57,823 AND DETERMINATION, 484 00:15:57,823 --> 00:16:00,826 PERSEVERANCE, UM, AND AGAIN, 485 00:16:00,826 --> 00:16:01,927 IS EVERY YEAR 486 00:16:01,927 --> 00:16:03,495 YOU ALWAYS BLOW US AWAY. 487 00:16:03,495 --> 00:16:04,730 YOU KNOW, THESE UNIQUE 488 00:16:04,730 --> 00:16:06,231 CHALLENGES REQUIRE US 489 00:16:06,231 --> 00:16:07,499 TO FOCUS ON OUR EFFORTS 490 00:16:07,499 --> 00:16:09,201 IN A DIFFERENT WAY. 491 00:16:09,201 --> 00:16:10,169 BUT YOU HAVE PERSEVERED 492 00:16:10,169 --> 00:16:12,004 THROUGH IT ALL, BUILDING, 493 00:16:12,004 --> 00:16:13,539 YOU KNOW, AND ENGINEERING, 494 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:15,374 DESIGNING THESE ROVERS 495 00:16:15,374 --> 00:16:16,308 TO MEET STRICT 496 00:16:16,308 --> 00:16:17,643 DESIGN CHALLENGES. 497 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:19,078 AND EVEN THOUGH COULDN'T, 498 00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:21,413 UH, COMPETE IN THE GRAND FINALE 499 00:16:21,413 --> 00:16:22,514 AT THE SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER 500 00:16:22,514 --> 00:16:23,649 THIS MONTH, THE LESSONS 501 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:25,017 YOU'VE LEARNED WILL BE ONES 502 00:16:25,017 --> 00:16:27,052 THAT WILL BE IN YOUR TOOLKIT 503 00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:28,220 THAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU 504 00:16:28,220 --> 00:16:29,822 NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO 505 00:16:29,822 --> 00:16:30,956 AND THEY'RE THE SAME THINGS 506 00:16:30,956 --> 00:16:32,458 THAT NASA NEEDS TO EXECUTE 507 00:16:32,458 --> 00:16:33,792 OUR MISSION, JUST LIKE 508 00:16:33,792 --> 00:16:35,294 OUR OWN PERSEVERANCE ROVER 509 00:16:35,294 --> 00:16:37,296 THAT'S CURRENTLY ON MARS. 510 00:16:37,296 --> 00:16:38,297 YOU KNOW, AS PIONEERS 511 00:16:38,297 --> 00:16:39,832 OF SPACE EXPLORATION 512 00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:41,200 NASA ALSO FACES THESE 513 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,601 CHALLENGES IN EVERYTHING 514 00:16:42,601 --> 00:16:44,570 WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS, 515 00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:45,471 SO YOU'RE GETTING IT 516 00:16:45,471 --> 00:16:47,139 TO EXPERIENCE OUR WORLD 517 00:16:47,139 --> 00:16:48,741 AND WE CHOOSE TO FIND SOLUTIONS 518 00:16:48,741 --> 00:16:49,675 TO EACH AND EVERY ONE 519 00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:51,210 OF THESE CHALLENGES. 520 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:53,145 AND YOUR SKILLS, YOU KNOW, 521 00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:54,913 THEY GO BEYOND WHAT YOU'VE DONE 522 00:16:54,913 --> 00:16:56,448 JUST IN THIS CHALLENGE. 523 00:16:56,448 --> 00:16:57,449 YOU KNOW, THEY BE GONE-- 524 00:16:57,449 --> 00:16:58,417 THEY GO BEYOND 525 00:16:58,417 --> 00:17:00,152 WHAT YOU'VE DONE THIS YEAR. 526 00:17:00,152 --> 00:17:01,520 YOU KNOW, YOU'VE JUST 527 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,123 DISTRIBUTED AND SHOWN US 528 00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:05,224 AND DEMONSTRATED 529 00:17:05,224 --> 00:17:06,258 ALL THE ATTRIBUTES 530 00:17:06,258 --> 00:17:08,093 WE'RE LOOKING FOR AT NASA. 531 00:17:08,093 --> 00:17:10,195 YOUR ABILITY TO PROBLEM SOLVE, 532 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:10,929 YOU'RE CREATING 533 00:17:10,929 --> 00:17:12,564 UNIQUE SOLUTIONS, 534 00:17:12,564 --> 00:17:14,633 DEFINITELY YOUR ENTHUSIASM, 535 00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:15,567 AND AS ALWAYS PUSHING 536 00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:17,836 THE LIMITS OF INNOVATION. 537 00:17:17,836 --> 00:17:19,138 YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE TRAITS 538 00:17:19,138 --> 00:17:20,439 ARE GREAT FOUNDATIONS 539 00:17:20,439 --> 00:17:22,708 FOR YOUR FUTURE IN STEM FIELDS 540 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:24,243 AND IT'S SKILLS THAT I STRESS 541 00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:25,110 THAT WE NEED 542 00:17:25,110 --> 00:17:26,779 ACROSS THE AGENCY. 543 00:17:26,779 --> 00:17:27,579 YOU KNOW, FOR MORE THAN 544 00:17:27,579 --> 00:17:29,381 25 YEARS THE NASA HUMAN 545 00:17:29,381 --> 00:17:30,983 EXPLORATION ROVER CHALLENGE 546 00:17:30,983 --> 00:17:32,384 AND ITS SPONSORS 547 00:17:32,384 --> 00:17:33,485 HAVE ENCOURAGED STUDENTS 548 00:17:33,485 --> 00:17:35,087 AND TEAMS FROM ALL ACROSS 549 00:17:35,087 --> 00:17:36,655 THE WORLD TO OVERCOME 550 00:17:36,655 --> 00:17:37,523 THESE OBSTACLES 551 00:17:37,523 --> 00:17:39,124 AND PARTICIPATE, 552 00:17:39,124 --> 00:17:40,392 AND THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE 553 00:17:40,392 --> 00:17:42,261 THE HARD WORK THAT EACH TEAM 554 00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:43,695 HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN DESIGNING 555 00:17:43,695 --> 00:17:44,596 AND BUILDING 556 00:17:44,596 --> 00:17:46,398 HUMAN POWERED ROVERS. 557 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:47,366 YOU KNOW, HAVING DESIGNED 558 00:17:47,366 --> 00:17:49,301 THESE ROVERS TO TRAVERSE, 559 00:17:49,301 --> 00:17:50,969 UH, A SIMULATED 560 00:17:50,969 --> 00:17:52,905 EXOPLANETARY COURSE 561 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,606 AND TO SEE AND HOW WE CONDUCT 562 00:17:54,606 --> 00:17:56,375 OUR MISSIONS ALONG THE WAY, 563 00:17:56,375 --> 00:17:57,609 YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEFINITELY 564 00:17:57,609 --> 00:17:59,211 INTENDED TO SIMULATE 565 00:17:59,211 --> 00:18:00,078 SOME OF THE SKILLS 566 00:18:00,078 --> 00:18:01,980 WE'RE LOOKING FOR AT NASA. 567 00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:03,916 AND JUST AS NASA MISSIONS ADAPT 568 00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:05,684 TO MEET EXPLORATION GOALS, 569 00:18:05,684 --> 00:18:06,752 THIS COMPETITION 570 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:09,755 HAS DRASTICALLY OVER THE YEARS 571 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,523 BROUGHT OUT THOSE CHALLENGES, 572 00:18:11,523 --> 00:18:12,958 YOU KNOW, FROM THE ORIGINAL 573 00:18:12,958 --> 00:18:15,828 SIX TEAMS WHO RACED IN 1994 574 00:18:15,828 --> 00:18:17,896 TO THE 87 TEAMS THAT STARTED 575 00:18:17,896 --> 00:18:19,698 THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION. 576 00:18:19,698 --> 00:18:20,833 YOU KNOW, AND THOSE TEAMS 577 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,835 ARE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD-- 578 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:25,103 BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, 579 00:18:25,103 --> 00:18:26,038 AND IF WE WERE IN PERSON 580 00:18:26,038 --> 00:18:26,972 Y'ALL COULD BE CHEERING 581 00:18:26,972 --> 00:18:27,973 FOR EACH ONE OF THEM-- 582 00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:30,275 COLUMBIA, PERU, MEXICO, 583 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:31,844 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 584 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:32,644 AND FROM ALL THE WAY 585 00:18:32,644 --> 00:18:34,646 FROM BANGLADESH AND INDIA. 586 00:18:34,646 --> 00:18:35,914 YOU KNOW, AND ALSO 587 00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:37,749 THE UNITED STATES, YOU KNOW, 588 00:18:37,749 --> 00:18:39,585 CALIFORNIA, PUERTO RICO, 589 00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:40,686 AND EVEN HERE IN OUR OWN 590 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:42,154 BACKYARD IN ALABAMA, 591 00:18:42,154 --> 00:18:42,988 FROM THE TEAMS FROM 592 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,656 ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY 593 00:18:44,656 --> 00:18:45,824 AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 594 00:18:45,824 --> 00:18:46,959 IN HUNTSVILLE. 595 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,694 YOU KNOW, BIG SHOUT OUT 596 00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:49,962 TO EVERY TEAM. 597 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:51,196 YOU KNOW, THE ROVER CHALLENGE 598 00:18:51,196 --> 00:18:52,197 IS NO J-- LONGER 599 00:18:52,197 --> 00:18:53,699 JUST A PHYSICAL CHALLENGE, 600 00:18:53,699 --> 00:18:55,167 IT'S A MENTAL CHALLENGE, 601 00:18:55,167 --> 00:18:56,768 AND WHEN THE MISSION TAKES 602 00:18:56,768 --> 00:18:58,437 ALL THE TASKS AND ELEMENTS 603 00:18:58,437 --> 00:18:59,972 THAT WE ADD, YOU KNOW, 604 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:00,939 WE'VE ADDED EVEN MORE 605 00:19:00,939 --> 00:19:02,474 SINCE 2018. 606 00:19:02,474 --> 00:19:03,942 IT'S TRANSFORMED THE RACE 607 00:19:03,942 --> 00:19:05,244 INTO A MISSION WHERE TEAMS 608 00:19:05,244 --> 00:19:07,045 HAVE TO THINK STRATEGICALLY 609 00:19:07,045 --> 00:19:08,981 ABOUT THE OBSTACLES 610 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:10,682 AND HOW TO TAKE THEM ON. 611 00:19:10,682 --> 00:19:12,651 YOU HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM. 612 00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:13,785 YOU HAVE TO BE THAT WAY 613 00:19:13,785 --> 00:19:15,087 AND THAT'S THE WAY WE DO 614 00:19:15,087 --> 00:19:16,321 FOR THE NASA TEAMS 615 00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:18,390 AS WE FACE CHALLENGES. 616 00:19:18,390 --> 00:19:20,359 WE GO THROUGH DESIGN REVIEWS, 617 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,828 WE GO THROUGH UPCOMING MISSIONS, 618 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:24,463 WE GO THROUGH SO MUCH, 619 00:19:24,463 --> 00:19:25,564 YOU KNOW, AND WE WERE STILL 620 00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:26,965 FACED-- WE STILL FACE 621 00:19:26,965 --> 00:19:29,167 THESE SAME CHALLENGES EVERYDAY 622 00:19:29,167 --> 00:19:30,002 AS WE'RE MAKING 623 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:31,336 CRUCIAL DECISIONS IN BUILDING 624 00:19:31,336 --> 00:19:32,938 OUR ROVERS AND GOING FORWARD 625 00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:34,940 IN EXPLORATIONS. 626 00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:35,941 SO THE CHALLENGE YOU FACED 627 00:19:35,941 --> 00:19:37,009 IN THIS COMPETITION 628 00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:39,311 WILL GO WAY FAR. 629 00:19:39,311 --> 00:19:40,512 EVERYTHING FROM DESIGNING 630 00:19:40,512 --> 00:19:41,346 THE WHEELS, 631 00:19:41,346 --> 00:19:42,381 AND THE MISSIONS TOOLS, 632 00:19:42,381 --> 00:19:43,282 TO EXECUTING THE MISSION 633 00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:44,516 REQUIREMENTS, 634 00:19:44,516 --> 00:19:45,984 LIKE THE SAMPLE RETRIEVALS 635 00:19:45,984 --> 00:19:47,853 AND IN DEPLOYING INSTRUMENTS. 636 00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:48,921 TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS 637 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:50,389 WHO TOOK PART ON THESE TASKS 638 00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:51,290 AND PARTICIPATED IN 639 00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:52,858 THE ROVER CHALLENGE, 640 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:54,192 WE SERIOUSLY... 641 00:19:54,192 --> 00:19:55,827 WE ABSOLUTE SALUTE YOU 642 00:19:55,827 --> 00:19:56,728 AND CONGRATULATE YOU 643 00:19:56,728 --> 00:19:58,163 ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 644 00:19:58,163 --> 00:19:59,898 YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED 645 00:19:59,898 --> 00:20:01,166 IT MAKES ME TO SEE THE PRIDE 646 00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:02,701 YOU TAKE IN YOUR WORK. 647 00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:03,669 BELIEVE IT OR NOT 648 00:20:03,669 --> 00:20:05,203 YOU ARE THE INSPIRATION FOR ME 649 00:20:05,203 --> 00:20:06,438 AND OTHERS AT NASA 650 00:20:06,438 --> 00:20:08,106 AS WE PUT THE FIRST WOMAN 651 00:20:08,106 --> 00:20:09,207 AND THE NEXT MAN 652 00:20:09,207 --> 00:20:11,176 ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. 653 00:20:11,176 --> 00:20:11,944 I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE WHAT 654 00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:13,211 YOU LEARNED FROM THIS EVENT 655 00:20:13,211 --> 00:20:14,646 AND USE IT IN WHATEVER 656 00:20:14,646 --> 00:20:15,847 THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU, 657 00:20:15,847 --> 00:20:17,382 BUT IT IS BRIGHT. 658 00:20:17,382 --> 00:20:18,283 BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN 659 00:20:18,283 --> 00:20:19,284 FROM THESE AWARDS, 660 00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:21,053 IT WILL BE A BRIGHT FUTURE 661 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:22,354 AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU 662 00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:24,222 AGAIN AS ENGINEERS 663 00:20:24,222 --> 00:20:25,657 AND SCIENTISTS WORKING IN 664 00:20:25,657 --> 00:20:27,459 THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 665 00:20:27,459 --> 00:20:29,728 OR MAYBE EVEN FOR NASA. 666 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:30,562 SO NO MATTER WHERE 667 00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:31,997 YOUR FUTURE LEADS YOU, 668 00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:33,231 I ENCOURAGE EACH 669 00:20:33,231 --> 00:20:34,333 AND EVERY ONE OF YOU 670 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:35,334 TO NOT LOSE YOUR SENSE 671 00:20:35,334 --> 00:20:36,435 OF PURPOSE THAT 672 00:20:36,435 --> 00:20:37,736 LEAD YOU HERE TODAY. 673 00:20:37,736 --> 00:20:38,737 I HOPE YOU STAY INVOLVED 674 00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:40,872 IN STEM-- AFTER ALL, 675 00:20:40,872 --> 00:20:42,007 YOU ARE THE SCIENTISTS, 676 00:20:42,007 --> 00:20:42,908 THE ENGINEERS, 677 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:44,076 THE TECHNICIANS, 678 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:45,410 THE EXPLORERS 679 00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:46,478 WHO WILL CARRY ON OUR MISSION 680 00:20:46,478 --> 00:20:47,379 OF EXPLORATION 681 00:20:47,379 --> 00:20:49,748 IN DECADES TO COME. 682 00:20:49,748 --> 00:20:50,782 IN CLOSING, I WANNA GIVE 683 00:20:50,782 --> 00:20:53,719 A BIG THANKS TO THE MENTORS, 684 00:20:53,719 --> 00:20:55,087 THE FACULTY ADVISORS, 685 00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:56,054 AND THE TEACHERS 686 00:20:56,054 --> 00:20:57,990 WHO HELPED EACH TEAM. 687 00:20:57,990 --> 00:20:58,790 WITHOUT YOU, 688 00:20:58,790 --> 00:21:00,125 WE COULD NOT DO IT. 689 00:21:00,125 --> 00:21:00,959 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 690 00:21:00,959 --> 00:21:02,194 CONTRIBUTIONS, 691 00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:04,162 NOT ONLY EVERY DAY 692 00:21:04,162 --> 00:21:05,564 AND THIS YEAR 693 00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:06,331 BUT WHAT YOU 694 00:21:06,331 --> 00:21:07,165 TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 695 00:21:07,165 --> 00:21:09,134 IN EACH PERSON'S LIFE. 696 00:21:09,134 --> 00:21:10,402 YOU ARE DEFINITELY 697 00:21:10,402 --> 00:21:12,537 A KEY PART OF THIS 698 00:21:12,537 --> 00:21:13,572 AND YOU SHOULD BE PROUD 699 00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:16,041 OF YOUR SUCCESS THIS YEAR, TOO. 700 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:17,976 IT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. 701 00:21:17,976 --> 00:21:19,745 SO NOW, I'D LIKE TO GO TO 702 00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:22,080 THE FUN PART, WHICH IS 703 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,850 IT'S TIME FOR AWARDS 704 00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:25,617 AND I HAVE 705 00:21:25,617 --> 00:21:27,352 THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY 706 00:21:27,352 --> 00:21:28,320 OF BEING THE FIRST ONE 707 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,154 TO GET TO PRESENT 708 00:21:29,154 --> 00:21:30,756 ONE OF THE AWARDS. 709 00:21:30,756 --> 00:21:32,824 SO, I'D LIKE TO START. 710 00:21:32,824 --> 00:21:35,260 SO, THE FIRST AWARD 711 00:21:35,260 --> 00:21:36,695 I GET TO PRESENT 712 00:21:36,695 --> 00:21:40,265 IS THE PROJECT REVIEW AWARD. 713 00:21:40,265 --> 00:21:41,166 THIS YEAR, THE HUMAN 714 00:21:41,166 --> 00:21:42,934 EXPLORATION ROVER CHALLENGE 715 00:21:42,934 --> 00:21:44,403 INTRODUCED THE REQUIREMENT 716 00:21:44,403 --> 00:21:45,671 OF TECHNICAL REPORTS 717 00:21:45,671 --> 00:21:47,773 AND PRESENTATIONS. 718 00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:49,007 THE PROJECT REVIEW AWARD 719 00:21:49,007 --> 00:21:51,143 RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCY 720 00:21:51,143 --> 00:21:53,812 ON DESIGN, REVIEW, 721 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:55,380 AND OPERATIONAL READINESS 722 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:57,449 REVIEW AND REPORTS. 723 00:21:57,449 --> 00:21:58,550 THE WINNING TEAMS 724 00:21:58,550 --> 00:22:00,052 ADDRESSED VARIOUS ASPECTS 725 00:22:00,052 --> 00:22:01,286 OF THEIR ENTIRE PLAN 726 00:22:01,286 --> 00:22:02,854 FROM START TO FINISH, 727 00:22:02,854 --> 00:22:05,057 TO INCLUDE ROVER DESIGN, 728 00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:06,992 CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING, 729 00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:08,360 TECHNICAL CHALLENGES, 730 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:10,295 AND COURSE CORRECTIONS. 731 00:22:10,295 --> 00:22:12,030 THEY ALSO INCLUDED BUDGET 732 00:22:12,030 --> 00:22:13,198 AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT 733 00:22:13,198 --> 00:22:14,866 ALONG WITH TEAM BIOS 734 00:22:14,866 --> 00:22:18,070 AND STEM ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 735 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,504 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS 736 00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:20,872 DEMONSTRATED THEIR KNOWLEDGE 737 00:22:20,872 --> 00:22:23,008 OF THE ENGINEERING PROCESS 738 00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:24,142 AND THEIR TECHNICAL REPORT 739 00:22:24,142 --> 00:22:25,010 REQUIREMENTS 740 00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:26,812 WHILE COMMUNICATING IN A WAY 741 00:22:26,812 --> 00:22:28,413 THAT PROVIDED INSIGHT 742 00:22:28,413 --> 00:22:29,681 TO HOW THEIR EVOLUTION 743 00:22:29,681 --> 00:22:30,449 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 744 00:22:30,449 --> 00:22:31,583 WAS SHAPED 745 00:22:31,583 --> 00:22:32,484 BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS 746 00:22:32,484 --> 00:22:36,188 OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM. 747 00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:37,656 THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S 748 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:39,491 PROJECT REVIEW AWARD IN 749 00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:41,626 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISIONS 750 00:22:41,626 --> 00:22:43,528 DEMONSTRATED THAT CONTINUED 751 00:22:43,528 --> 00:22:45,697 HARD WORK AND DEDICATION 752 00:22:45,697 --> 00:22:47,165 IS A TOP OBJECTIVE 753 00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:49,267 IN THEIR ENGINEERING DESIGN, 754 00:22:49,267 --> 00:22:50,268 THEIR PROCESS THROUGH 755 00:22:50,268 --> 00:22:52,003 AN INCREASED IN DESIGN 756 00:22:52,003 --> 00:22:53,538 JUSTIFICATIONS, 757 00:22:53,538 --> 00:22:55,207 THEIR GRAPHICAL EVIDENCE, 758 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,976 AND IMPROVED TECHNICAL WRITING. 759 00:22:57,976 --> 00:22:59,778 THEY ALSO HAD THE GREATEST 760 00:22:59,778 --> 00:23:03,014 OVERALL REVIEW SCORE. 761 00:23:03,014 --> 00:23:05,150 THIS YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL 762 00:23:05,150 --> 00:23:07,519 DIVISION PROJECT REVIEW 763 00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:11,523 AWARD WINNER IS-- 764 00:23:11,523 --> 00:23:12,991 DRUM ROLL-- 765 00:23:12,991 --> 00:23:14,793 THE PARISH EPISCOPAL 766 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:16,261 SCHOOL TEAM 1 767 00:23:16,261 --> 00:23:19,064 FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. 768 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:20,665 LET'S GIVE THEM ALL APPLAUSE. 769 00:23:20,665 --> 00:23:23,101 [ CLAPPING ] 770 00:23:23,101 --> 00:23:26,271 CONGRATULATIONS. 771 00:23:26,271 --> 00:23:27,272 IF WE WERE THERE, 772 00:23:27,272 --> 00:23:28,273 HOPEFULLY I'D BE SEEING YOU 773 00:23:28,273 --> 00:23:30,008 JUMP UP AND SCREAM, 774 00:23:30,008 --> 00:23:31,443 SO CONGRATULATIONS. 775 00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:35,514 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 776 00:23:35,514 --> 00:23:36,948 OF THE PROJECT REVIEW BOARD 777 00:23:36,948 --> 00:23:38,216 IN THE COLLEGE 778 00:23:38,216 --> 00:23:40,452 AND UNIVERSITY DIVISION 779 00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:42,154 WITH IMPRESSIVE REPORTING, 780 00:23:42,154 --> 00:23:43,021 SPECIFICALLY 781 00:23:43,021 --> 00:23:45,590 IN THE VEHICLE CRITERIA 782 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:47,526 AND TASK AND MISSION COMPONENT 783 00:23:47,526 --> 00:23:51,696 CATEGORY IS-- DRUM ROLL-- 784 00:23:51,696 --> 00:23:53,532 THE CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY 785 00:23:53,532 --> 00:23:54,866 FROM BUIES CREEK, 786 00:23:54,866 --> 00:23:58,203 NORTH CAROLINA. 787 00:23:58,203 --> 00:24:00,839 CONGRATULATIONS. 788 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:02,140 APPLAUSE FOR YOU, TOO. 789 00:24:02,140 --> 00:24:03,141 [ CLAPPING ] 790 00:24:03,141 --> 00:24:04,176 CONGRATULATIONS 791 00:24:04,176 --> 00:24:05,577 ON YOUR HARD WORK 792 00:24:05,577 --> 00:24:08,413 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. 793 00:24:12,551 --> 00:24:14,686 >> HELLO. 794 00:24:14,686 --> 00:24:16,555 MY NAME IS MARK RICHARDS 795 00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:17,956 AND I'M THE ACTING DIRECTOR 796 00:24:17,956 --> 00:24:18,857 OF MARSHALL SPACE 797 00:24:18,857 --> 00:24:20,225 FLIGHT CENTER'S OFFICE 798 00:24:20,225 --> 00:24:21,693 OF STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 799 00:24:21,693 --> 00:24:23,094 AND COMMUNICATIONS. 800 00:24:24,629 --> 00:24:26,064 I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT 801 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:27,999 THIS YEAR'S SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD. 802 00:24:29,234 --> 00:24:31,236 SOCIAL MEDIA IS AN EXCELLENT 803 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:33,004 PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES 804 00:24:33,004 --> 00:24:34,773 OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS 805 00:24:34,773 --> 00:24:35,941 TO SHOWCASE 806 00:24:35,941 --> 00:24:38,043 THEIR ONGOING PROJECTS 807 00:24:38,043 --> 00:24:39,077 AND TEAM SPIRIT 808 00:24:39,077 --> 00:24:41,880 THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. 809 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,782 TEAM'S USE SOCIAL MEDIA 810 00:24:43,782 --> 00:24:45,350 ACCOUNTS TO CONNECT WITH 811 00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:46,785 THEIR COMMUNITIES 812 00:24:46,785 --> 00:24:47,953 AND TO GIVE A GLIMPSE 813 00:24:47,953 --> 00:24:51,623 OF THE FUN OF HERC. 814 00:24:51,623 --> 00:24:53,225 THIS YEAR'S WINNERS 815 00:24:53,225 --> 00:24:54,593 LITERALLY OPENED THE DOORS 816 00:24:54,593 --> 00:24:56,728 OF THEIR LABS VIRTUALLY 817 00:24:56,728 --> 00:24:57,829 AND INVITED IN 818 00:24:57,829 --> 00:24:59,998 THEIR AUDIENCES. 819 00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:01,533 FROM DESIGN PLANNING 820 00:25:01,533 --> 00:25:03,468 TO BUILDING AND TESTING, 821 00:25:03,468 --> 00:25:07,906 WE WERE ABLE TO SEE IT ALL. 822 00:25:07,906 --> 00:25:09,341 THE WINNER OF 823 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:10,842 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 824 00:25:10,842 --> 00:25:13,011 POSTED THEIR DESIGN JOURNEY 825 00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:15,614 WITH TESTING TUESDAYS, 826 00:25:15,614 --> 00:25:17,315 TEACHER FEATURES, 827 00:25:17,315 --> 00:25:18,650 AND HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRENT 828 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:22,821 NASA MISSIONS AND PROJECTS. 829 00:25:22,821 --> 00:25:24,489 THIS YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL 830 00:25:24,489 --> 00:25:26,424 SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD WINNER 831 00:25:26,424 --> 00:25:31,596 IS PARISH EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 832 00:25:31,596 --> 00:25:35,533 TEAM 2 FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. 833 00:25:35,533 --> 00:25:37,235 CONGRATULATIONS. 834 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:45,710 THIS YEAR'S COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 835 00:25:45,710 --> 00:25:48,046 DIVISION WINNER TEAM TO-- 836 00:25:48,046 --> 00:25:49,481 POSTED AT LEAST THREE TIMES 837 00:25:49,481 --> 00:25:51,416 A WEEK TO KEEP THE PUBLIC 838 00:25:51,416 --> 00:25:53,885 ENGAGED IN VARIOUS ASPECTS 839 00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:55,921 OF THEIR ROVER PROJECT, 840 00:25:55,921 --> 00:25:58,423 INCLUDING DESIGN ITERATION, 841 00:25:58,423 --> 00:26:00,792 TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS, 842 00:26:00,792 --> 00:26:01,626 AND CONNECTIONS 843 00:26:01,626 --> 00:26:03,628 TO STEM RELATED POSTS. 844 00:26:05,463 --> 00:26:06,898 THE WINNER OF 845 00:26:06,898 --> 00:26:08,233 THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 846 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:10,402 SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD 847 00:26:10,402 --> 00:26:14,539 IS UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL 848 00:26:14,539 --> 00:26:16,374 DE COLOMBIA 849 00:26:16,374 --> 00:26:19,644 FROM BOGOTÁ, COLUMBIA. 850 00:26:19,644 --> 00:26:21,980 CONGRATULATIONS. 851 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:26,918 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS 852 00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:28,653 SHAWN CVETEZAR 853 00:26:28,653 --> 00:26:30,121 AND I'M YOUR SPRING 2021 854 00:26:30,121 --> 00:26:32,257 HERC INTERN. 855 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:32,991 I AM THRILLED TO PRESENT 856 00:26:32,991 --> 00:26:33,858 THIS YEAR'S 857 00:26:33,858 --> 00:26:35,427 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 858 00:26:35,427 --> 00:26:37,195 ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, 859 00:26:37,195 --> 00:26:39,431 OR STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD. 860 00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:40,398 THIS STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD 861 00:26:40,398 --> 00:26:41,766 PROVIDES TEAMS 862 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:42,701 WITH AN OPPORTUNITY 863 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:43,768 TO SHARE THEIR PASSION 864 00:26:43,768 --> 00:26:44,803 AND KNOWLEDGE WITH 865 00:26:44,803 --> 00:26:46,538 THE GOAL OF MOTIVATING OTHERS 866 00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:48,306 TO EXPLORE STEM OPPORTUNITIES 867 00:26:48,306 --> 00:26:50,709 IN THE FUTURE. 868 00:26:50,709 --> 00:26:51,609 EACH TEAM IS ASKED TO 869 00:26:51,609 --> 00:26:52,577 CONDUCT HANDS-ON 870 00:26:52,577 --> 00:26:54,179 INSTRUCTIONAL STEM ACTIVITIES 871 00:26:54,179 --> 00:26:55,613 WITH AT LEAST 200 PARTICIPANTS 872 00:26:55,613 --> 00:26:56,481 THROUGH AN IN-PERSON 873 00:26:56,481 --> 00:26:58,583 OR ONLINE ENGAGEMENT. 874 00:26:58,583 --> 00:26:59,617 TEAMS ARE JUDGED NOT ONLY 875 00:26:59,617 --> 00:27:00,719 ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS 876 00:27:00,719 --> 00:27:01,653 THEY'VE REACHED 877 00:27:01,653 --> 00:27:03,288 BUT ALSO THEIR CREATIVITY, 878 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:04,823 ACTIVITY UNIQUENESS, 879 00:27:04,823 --> 00:27:05,757 AND ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE 880 00:27:05,757 --> 00:27:07,692 THE IMPACT OF EACH ENGAGEMENT 881 00:27:07,692 --> 00:27:10,128 ON STUDENT LEARNING. 882 00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:11,162 THIS YEAR'S WINNER 883 00:27:11,162 --> 00:27:12,330 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 884 00:27:12,330 --> 00:27:12,931 IS A COMMUNITY 885 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,065 STEM ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM 886 00:27:14,065 --> 00:27:15,400 IN AND OF ITSELF 887 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:16,634 AS IT'S MADE UP OF STUDENTS 888 00:27:16,634 --> 00:27:17,769 FROM VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS 889 00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:19,738 IN THE AREA. 890 00:27:19,738 --> 00:27:20,605 FOR THEIR HERC 891 00:27:20,605 --> 00:27:22,574 STEM ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY 892 00:27:22,574 --> 00:27:23,508 THEY TOOK THE ROVER 893 00:27:23,508 --> 00:27:24,676 TO A LOCAL PLANETARIUM 894 00:27:24,676 --> 00:27:25,243 ON THE DAY OF 895 00:27:25,243 --> 00:27:27,278 THE PERSEVERANCE LANDING. 896 00:27:27,278 --> 00:27:28,146 WHILE THERE, 897 00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:30,148 THEY DID VEHICLE DYNAMIC, 898 00:27:30,148 --> 00:27:31,383 DEMONSTRATIONS, 899 00:27:31,383 --> 00:27:32,817 WITH OVER 400 STUDENTS 900 00:27:32,817 --> 00:27:34,953 AND PARENTS WHO CAME TO WATCH 901 00:27:34,953 --> 00:27:37,822 THE MARS LANDING LIVE. 902 00:27:37,822 --> 00:27:38,990 THIS YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL 903 00:27:38,990 --> 00:27:40,191 STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD WINNER 904 00:27:40,191 --> 00:27:42,727 IS VISION BUILDER ADVENTURES 905 00:27:42,727 --> 00:27:44,829 FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. 906 00:27:44,829 --> 00:27:47,932 CONGRATULATIONS. 907 00:27:47,932 --> 00:27:48,867 IN THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 908 00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:49,801 DIVISION 909 00:27:49,801 --> 00:27:50,969 THIS YEAR'S WINNER CREATED 910 00:27:50,969 --> 00:27:52,203 A SPACE-THEMED VIRTUAL 911 00:27:52,203 --> 00:27:53,905 STEM EDUCATION WORKSHOP 912 00:27:53,905 --> 00:27:54,706 FOR STUDENTS IN 913 00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:57,075 EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 914 00:27:57,075 --> 00:27:58,309 ITS STORYTELLING BASED 915 00:27:58,309 --> 00:27:59,911 MARS RESCUE MISSION 916 00:27:59,911 --> 00:28:01,713 WITH THREE DIFFERENT SESSIONS 917 00:28:01,713 --> 00:28:02,714 THAT ENGAGED STUDENTS 918 00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:05,050 IN TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING, 919 00:28:05,050 --> 00:28:05,750 ENGINEERING AND 920 00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:07,118 ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS 921 00:28:07,118 --> 00:28:08,553 THAT ACCUMULATED AND 922 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:09,754 WITH STUDENTS DESIGNING 923 00:28:09,754 --> 00:28:11,256 AND BUILDING DIFFERENT ASPECTS 924 00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:12,190 OF A ROVER 925 00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:14,759 TO AID IN RESCUE MISSION. 926 00:28:14,759 --> 00:28:15,693 PARTICIPATING STUDENTS 927 00:28:15,693 --> 00:28:18,997 ALSO DESIGNED MISSION PATCHES. 928 00:28:18,997 --> 00:28:19,864 THIS YEAR'S 929 00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:21,633 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION 930 00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:23,001 OF THE STEM ENGAGEMENT AWARD 931 00:28:23,001 --> 00:28:25,470 GOES TO TECNOLÓGICO 932 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:26,638 DE MONTERREY 933 00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:29,507 FROM XOCHITEPEC, MEXICO. 934 00:28:29,507 --> 00:28:31,776 CONGRATULATIONS. 935 00:28:31,776 --> 00:28:33,078 >> HELLO. 936 00:28:33,078 --> 00:28:34,245 I'M DR. RUTH JONES, 937 00:28:34,245 --> 00:28:34,846 THE INDUSTRIAL 938 00:28:34,846 --> 00:28:36,114 SAFETY BRANCH CHIEF FOR 939 00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:37,916 MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. 940 00:28:37,916 --> 00:28:39,017 I AM HONORED TO PRESENT 941 00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:40,785 THE SAFETY AWARD ON BEHALF OF 942 00:28:40,785 --> 00:28:42,320 PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO 943 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,023 THE SAFETY OF SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS, 944 00:28:45,023 --> 00:28:46,658 AND SERVICES. 945 00:28:46,658 --> 00:28:48,226 THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE TEAM 946 00:28:48,226 --> 00:28:49,227 AT EACH DIVISION 947 00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:50,462 THAT BEST DEMONSTRATED 948 00:28:50,462 --> 00:28:52,097 A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH 949 00:28:52,097 --> 00:28:53,498 TO SYSTEM SAFETY 950 00:28:53,498 --> 00:28:55,433 AS IT RELATES TO THE VEHICLE, 951 00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:57,836 PERSONNEL, AND OPERATIONS. 952 00:28:57,836 --> 00:28:59,137 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS 953 00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:00,572 DEMONSTRATED THE SAFETY NEEDED 954 00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:01,806 TO BE INCORPORATED 955 00:29:01,806 --> 00:29:03,541 INTO THE ROVER DESIGN 956 00:29:03,541 --> 00:29:04,776 RATHER THAN ADD IT ON 957 00:29:04,776 --> 00:29:06,611 AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. 958 00:29:06,611 --> 00:29:07,412 THEY FOCUSED ON 959 00:29:07,412 --> 00:29:09,114 PERSONAL HAZARD ANALYSIS 960 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:10,148 AND FAILURE MODES 961 00:29:10,148 --> 00:29:12,083 AND EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS. 962 00:29:12,083 --> 00:29:13,151 WITH THESE ANALYSIS 963 00:29:13,151 --> 00:29:14,352 THEY IDENTIFIED AND 964 00:29:14,352 --> 00:29:16,221 CHARACTERIZED THE HAZARDS 965 00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:17,422 POSED BY THE SYSTEM 966 00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:19,557 AND ITS OPERATIONS. 967 00:29:19,557 --> 00:29:20,992 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS 968 00:29:20,992 --> 00:29:21,826 DID AN ENV-- 969 00:29:21,826 --> 00:29:23,962 DID AN ENTIRE HAZARD ANALYSIS 970 00:29:23,962 --> 00:29:25,163 OF NOT ONLY THE AREA 971 00:29:25,163 --> 00:29:27,132 OF SAFETY THAT COULD BE 972 00:29:27,132 --> 00:29:29,100 IMPROVED UPON THE DEV, 973 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,635 BUT THEY DELVED INTO THE SEAT 974 00:29:30,635 --> 00:29:32,170 AND PEDAL ERGONOMICS 975 00:29:32,170 --> 00:29:32,704 TO MAKE 976 00:29:32,704 --> 00:29:34,072 THE MOST EFFICIENT DESIGN 977 00:29:34,072 --> 00:29:35,707 FOR THEIR DRIVERS. 978 00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:38,076 BY DEFINING THE CHALLENGES 979 00:29:38,076 --> 00:29:39,878 AND SUMMARIZING THE RISK, 980 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,012 THE TEAMS WORKED TO MAKE 981 00:29:41,012 --> 00:29:42,380 SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS 982 00:29:42,380 --> 00:29:43,281 TO THEIR ROVER 983 00:29:43,281 --> 00:29:44,549 FOR AN OVERALL SAFE 984 00:29:44,549 --> 00:29:46,918 AND COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE. 985 00:29:46,918 --> 00:29:48,453 THE WINNER OF THE SAFETY AWARD 986 00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:50,622 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 987 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:52,924 WOWED THE HERC JUDGES 988 00:29:52,924 --> 00:29:53,691 AND STAFF WITH 989 00:29:53,691 --> 00:29:54,659 THEIR SAFETY AND 990 00:29:54,659 --> 00:29:56,561 MITIGATIONS HANDBOOK 991 00:29:56,561 --> 00:29:57,562 AND THEIR EXTENSIVE 992 00:29:57,562 --> 00:30:00,632 SAFETY ANALYSIS. 993 00:30:00,632 --> 00:30:01,332 THE WINNER FOR 994 00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:03,101 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 995 00:30:03,101 --> 00:30:06,171 IS ACADEMY OF ARTS, CAREER, 996 00:30:06,171 --> 00:30:07,105 AND TECHNOLOGY 997 00:30:07,105 --> 00:30:08,606 FROM RENO, NEVADA. 998 00:30:08,606 --> 00:30:11,142 CONGRATULATIONS. 999 00:30:13,745 --> 00:30:15,180 THIS YEAR'S SAFETY AWARD WINNER 1000 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:16,781 IN THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 1001 00:30:16,781 --> 00:30:17,815 DIVISION 1002 00:30:17,815 --> 00:30:18,850 SHOWED THE JUDGES 1003 00:30:18,850 --> 00:30:19,918 THEY HAVE A CLEAR 1004 00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:21,252 AND STRONG UNDERSTANDING 1005 00:30:21,252 --> 00:30:23,221 OF FAILURE MODES AND ANALYSIS, 1006 00:30:23,221 --> 00:30:26,157 AS WELL AS RISK 1007 00:30:26,157 --> 00:30:27,458 AND HAZARD ANALYSIS WITH 1008 00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:29,194 THEIR ALL-ENCOMPASSING CHART 1009 00:30:29,194 --> 00:30:30,562 AND CHECKLISTS. 1010 00:30:30,562 --> 00:30:31,529 THIS YEAR'S WINNER FOR 1011 00:30:31,529 --> 00:30:33,965 THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES-- 1012 00:30:33,965 --> 00:30:36,201 UNIVERSITY IS AMITY UNIVERSITY 1013 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:39,370 FROM UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA. 1014 00:30:39,370 --> 00:30:42,507 CONGRATULATIONS. 1015 00:30:44,242 --> 00:30:47,245 >> YEAH, YEAH. 1016 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:52,116 >> HELLO, MY NAME 1017 00:30:52,116 --> 00:30:53,618 IS CATHERINE SHELTON. 1018 00:30:53,618 --> 00:30:54,352 I AM THE HERC 1019 00:30:54,352 --> 00:30:55,486 ACTIVITY COORDINATOR 1020 00:30:55,486 --> 00:30:57,055 AND I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT 1021 00:30:57,055 --> 00:30:58,690 THE PHOENIX AWARD. 1022 00:30:58,690 --> 00:30:59,591 AS YOU MAY KNOW 1023 00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:00,925 FROM CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY 1024 00:31:00,925 --> 00:31:02,527 THE PHOENIX IS REBORN 1025 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:03,928 BY RISING FROM THE ASHES 1026 00:31:03,928 --> 00:31:05,496 OF ITS PREDECESSOR. 1027 00:31:05,496 --> 00:31:07,765 THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE TEAMS 1028 00:31:07,765 --> 00:31:09,467 WHO RAISED THEIR SCORES 1029 00:31:09,467 --> 00:31:10,902 WITH THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT 1030 00:31:10,902 --> 00:31:12,136 FROM THEIR DESIGN REVIEWS 1031 00:31:12,136 --> 00:31:12,971 TO THEIR OPERATIONAL 1032 00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:14,706 READINESS REVIEWS. 1033 00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:15,940 THESE TEAMS IMPLEMENTED 1034 00:31:15,940 --> 00:31:17,175 FEEDBACK PROVIDED 1035 00:31:17,175 --> 00:31:19,110 BY NASA'S SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS 1036 00:31:19,110 --> 00:31:19,811 DURING THEIR 1037 00:31:19,811 --> 00:31:21,779 DESIGN REVIEW PRESENTATIONS 1038 00:31:21,779 --> 00:31:23,047 TO TAKE THEIR OPERATIONAL 1039 00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:24,015 READINESS REVIEWS 1040 00:31:24,015 --> 00:31:26,317 TO THE NEXT LEVEL. 1041 00:31:26,317 --> 00:31:27,685 THEY DID THIS BY SHOWING 1042 00:31:27,685 --> 00:31:28,720 A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF 1043 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,622 THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS 1044 00:31:30,622 --> 00:31:32,023 THROUGH THEIR EXPLANATIONS 1045 00:31:32,023 --> 00:31:35,260 OF DESIGN MODIFICATIONS, BUILDS, 1046 00:31:35,260 --> 00:31:36,427 AND ROVER COMPONENTS 1047 00:31:36,427 --> 00:31:38,630 AND TASK TOOL TESTING. 1048 00:31:38,630 --> 00:31:39,964 THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS 1049 00:31:39,964 --> 00:31:41,566 DEMONSTRATED GROWTH, 1050 00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:42,567 AND UNDERSTANDING 1051 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:43,801 OF MISSION READINESS, 1052 00:31:43,801 --> 00:31:45,503 PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS, 1053 00:31:45,503 --> 00:31:46,504 PROJECT PLANS, 1054 00:31:46,504 --> 00:31:49,641 AND OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 1055 00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:51,342 THIS YEAR'S WINNER OF 1056 00:31:51,342 --> 00:31:52,443 THE PHOENIX AWARD 1057 00:31:52,443 --> 00:31:54,212 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1058 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:56,247 IS ACADEMY OF ARTS, 1059 00:31:56,247 --> 00:31:57,982 CAREERS, & TECHNOLOGY 1060 00:31:57,982 --> 00:32:01,552 FROM RENO, NEVADA. 1061 00:32:09,494 --> 00:32:10,895 THE WINNER OF THE PHOENIX AWARD 1062 00:32:10,895 --> 00:32:12,196 IN THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 1063 00:32:12,196 --> 00:32:13,331 DIVISION 1064 00:32:13,331 --> 00:32:17,368 IS KIET GROUPS OF INSTITUTIONS 1065 00:32:17,368 --> 00:32:21,306 FROM UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA. 1066 00:32:32,750 --> 00:32:34,886 >> HI, MY NAME IS LOGAN KENNEDY 1067 00:32:34,886 --> 00:32:36,554 AND I AM THE SURFACE LEAD 1068 00:32:36,554 --> 00:32:38,589 FOR THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM. 1069 00:32:38,589 --> 00:32:39,857 I'M HONORED TO PRESENT 1070 00:32:39,857 --> 00:32:40,425 THIS YEAR'S 1071 00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:41,826 TASK CHALLENGE AWARD, 1072 00:32:41,826 --> 00:32:43,127 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE 1073 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:43,995 AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE 1074 00:32:43,995 --> 00:32:45,063 PLANNING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO 1075 00:32:45,063 --> 00:32:46,297 ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON 1076 00:32:46,297 --> 00:32:47,398 THIS TYPE OF TOOL 1077 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:48,466 AND THIS TYPE OF CHALLENGE 1078 00:32:48,466 --> 00:32:50,435 IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. 1079 00:32:50,435 --> 00:32:51,836 THE TASK CHALLENGE AWARD 1080 00:32:51,836 --> 00:32:52,603 IS GIVEN TO THE TEAM 1081 00:32:52,603 --> 00:32:53,538 IN EACH DIVISION 1082 00:32:53,538 --> 00:32:54,505 WHO BEST DEMONSTRATES 1083 00:32:54,505 --> 00:32:56,441 A 3D PRINTED TOOL DESIGN 1084 00:32:56,441 --> 00:32:57,108 FOR THE LIQUID 1085 00:32:57,108 --> 00:32:58,843 SAMPLE RETRIEVAL TASK. 1086 00:32:58,843 --> 00:32:59,877 3D MANUFACTURING 1087 00:32:59,877 --> 00:33:01,012 CREATES AN INEXPENSIVE 1088 00:33:01,012 --> 00:33:02,180 AND EFFICIENT WAY 1089 00:33:02,180 --> 00:33:03,214 TO RAPIDLY MANUFACTURE 1090 00:33:03,214 --> 00:33:05,483 COMPONENTS ONSITE AS NEEDED 1091 00:33:05,483 --> 00:33:06,451 RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THEM 1092 00:33:06,451 --> 00:33:07,985 TO BE SHIPPED AS CARGO. 1093 00:33:07,985 --> 00:33:09,287 TESTING POTENTIAL LUNAR 1094 00:33:09,287 --> 00:33:10,421 AND MARTIAN ROVER 1095 00:33:10,421 --> 00:33:12,357 SAMPLE RETRIEVAL TOOLS ON EARTH 1096 00:33:12,357 --> 00:33:13,024 WILL HELP IMPROVE 1097 00:33:13,024 --> 00:33:14,225 3D MANUFACTURING FOR 1098 00:33:14,225 --> 00:33:16,327 FUTURE ARTEMIS SPACE MISSIONS. 1099 00:33:16,327 --> 00:33:17,829 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1100 00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:19,397 ONE TEAM STOOD OUT FROM THE REST 1101 00:33:19,397 --> 00:33:20,231 WITH THEIR CREATIVE 1102 00:33:20,231 --> 00:33:22,467 AND SIMPLE MODULAR 3D PRINTED 1103 00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:24,435 SYRINGE HOLDER DESIGN 1104 00:33:24,435 --> 00:33:25,737 TO EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE 1105 00:33:25,737 --> 00:33:27,805 THREE LIQUID SAMPLES EFFICIENTLY 1106 00:33:27,805 --> 00:33:28,573 WITHOUT RISK OF 1107 00:33:28,573 --> 00:33:30,208 CROSS CONTAMINATION. 1108 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:30,975 IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH 1109 00:33:30,975 --> 00:33:32,310 AN ADJUSTABLE LENGTH 1110 00:33:32,310 --> 00:33:33,177 AND ACCOMPANIED BY 1111 00:33:33,177 --> 00:33:35,480 A COMPREHENSIVE TASK VIDEO. 1112 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:36,948 THIS YEAR'S TASK CHALLENGE AWARD 1113 00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:38,449 FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1114 00:33:38,449 --> 00:33:40,685 GOES TO LICEO CIENTIFICO 1115 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:42,954 DR. MIGUEL CANELA LÁZARO 1116 00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:44,122 FROM SALCEDO 1117 00:33:44,122 --> 00:33:47,125 IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 1118 00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:49,026 [ CLAPPING ] 1119 00:33:49,026 --> 00:33:51,462 CONGRATULATIONS. 1120 00:33:51,462 --> 00:33:52,196 THE DESIGN OF 1121 00:33:52,196 --> 00:33:53,631 THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 1122 00:33:53,631 --> 00:33:54,732 DIVISION WINNERS 1123 00:33:54,732 --> 00:33:55,666 INCLUDED MEASURES 1124 00:33:55,666 --> 00:33:57,368 TO ENSURE USER CONTROL, 1125 00:33:57,368 --> 00:33:59,504 CROSS CONTAMINATION MITIGATION, 1126 00:33:59,504 --> 00:34:00,738 AND 3D PRINTING SYSTEM 1127 00:34:00,738 --> 00:34:01,906 COMPATIBILITY 1128 00:34:01,906 --> 00:34:02,874 FOR THEIR LIQUID SAMPLE 1129 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,409 COLLECTION SYSTEM. 1130 00:34:04,409 --> 00:34:05,209 WE APPLAUD THE WORK 1131 00:34:05,209 --> 00:34:05,843 OF THIS YEAR'S 1132 00:34:05,843 --> 00:34:07,445 TASK CHALLENGE AWARD WINNER IN 1133 00:34:07,445 --> 00:34:09,380 THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION 1134 00:34:09,380 --> 00:34:10,581 TRINE UNIVERSITY 1135 00:34:10,581 --> 00:34:13,017 FROM ANGOLA, INDIANA. 1136 00:34:25,630 --> 00:34:26,531 >> HELLO AND GOOD MORNING, 1137 00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:27,565 EVERYONE. 1138 00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:29,834 MY NAME IS GREG CLEMENTS. 1139 00:34:29,834 --> 00:34:31,502 I'M THE HUMAN EXPLORATION 1140 00:34:31,502 --> 00:34:33,471 OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE 1141 00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:35,773 LIAISON WITHIN THE OFFICE OF 1142 00:34:35,773 --> 00:34:36,941 THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST 1143 00:34:36,941 --> 00:34:38,709 AT NASA HEADQUARTERS. 1144 00:34:38,709 --> 00:34:40,845 AS PART OF OCTs ROLE 1145 00:34:40,845 --> 00:34:42,146 AS BEING THE CHAMPIONS 1146 00:34:42,146 --> 00:34:44,549 OF INNOVATION ACROSS NASA 1147 00:34:44,549 --> 00:34:45,883 I'M HONORED TO PRESENT 1148 00:34:45,883 --> 00:34:49,120 THIS INGENUITY AWARD. 1149 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:50,054 THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR 1150 00:34:50,054 --> 00:34:51,055 FOR THIS AWARD. 1151 00:34:51,055 --> 00:34:52,690 WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO 1152 00:34:52,690 --> 00:34:53,791 PRESENT THIS TO TEAMS 1153 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:54,959 WHO IMPRESSED US 1154 00:34:54,959 --> 00:34:57,562 WITH ALL OF THEIR INGENUITY. 1155 00:34:57,562 --> 00:34:58,729 THE HUMAN EXPLORATION 1156 00:34:58,729 --> 00:34:59,897 ROVER CHALLENGE 1157 00:34:59,897 --> 00:35:02,033 REQUIRES THE ABILITY TO APPROACH 1158 00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:04,168 COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS 1159 00:35:04,168 --> 00:35:06,938 IN UNIQUE AND CREATIVE WAYS. 1160 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:07,939 OUR WINNING TEAMS 1161 00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:08,739 PRESENTED HERC 1162 00:35:08,739 --> 00:35:10,341 WITH INNOVATIVE WAYS 1163 00:35:10,341 --> 00:35:11,275 TO DESIGN AND 1164 00:35:11,275 --> 00:35:14,278 BUILD THE HUMAN POWERED ROVER. 1165 00:35:14,278 --> 00:35:15,813 WITH THE USE OF NONTRADITIONAL 1166 00:35:15,813 --> 00:35:17,582 MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, 1167 00:35:17,582 --> 00:35:19,684 MECHANICAL DESIGN SYSTEMS, 1168 00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:20,651 INGENUITY 1169 00:35:20,651 --> 00:35:24,789 WAS CLEARLY SEEN BY THE JUDGES. 1170 00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,591 SO, FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1171 00:35:26,591 --> 00:35:28,860 WE PRESENT THE INGENUITY AWARD 1172 00:35:28,860 --> 00:35:30,428 TO A ROOKIE TEAM 1173 00:35:30,428 --> 00:35:31,596 WHO IMPRESSED THE JUDGES 1174 00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:33,264 WITH THEIR INNOVATIVE USE OF 1175 00:35:33,264 --> 00:35:35,333 OFF THE SHELF COMPONENTS, 1176 00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:37,301 OPINION GEARED DRIVE SYSTEM 1177 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:38,736 AND AN EXPERTLY TUNED 1178 00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:40,872 SUSPENSION SYSTEM. 1179 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:42,139 THE HIGH SCHOOL WINNER IS 1180 00:35:42,139 --> 00:35:44,275 STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL 1181 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:46,477 FROM STILLWATER, MINNESOTA. 1182 00:35:46,477 --> 00:35:49,247 CONGRATULATIONS. 1183 00:35:54,619 --> 00:35:55,920 AND THIS YEAR'S WINNER IN 1184 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:57,922 THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION 1185 00:35:57,922 --> 00:35:59,557 PRESENTED US WITH THE UNIQUE 1186 00:35:59,557 --> 00:36:01,526 AND INNOVATIVE FRAME DESIGN 1187 00:36:01,526 --> 00:36:04,328 USING UNEXPECTED MATERIALS 1188 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:05,596 AND A MODULAR SYSTEM 1189 00:36:05,596 --> 00:36:06,197 TO TACKLE 1190 00:36:06,197 --> 00:36:07,465 THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE 1191 00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:08,232 OF A RIGID 1192 00:36:08,232 --> 00:36:11,802 AND LIGHTWEIGHT CHASSIS SYSTEM. 1193 00:36:11,802 --> 00:36:13,404 AND ANOTHER AWARD 1194 00:36:13,404 --> 00:36:14,739 IS BEING GIVEN TO 1195 00:36:14,739 --> 00:36:16,207 CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY 1196 00:36:16,207 --> 00:36:17,141 FROM BUIES CREEK, 1197 00:36:17,141 --> 00:36:18,976 NORTH CAROLINA. 1198 00:36:18,976 --> 00:36:20,978 CONGRATULATIONS. 1199 00:36:26,817 --> 00:36:28,152 >> HI, I'M JOE KUNER 1200 00:36:28,152 --> 00:36:30,154 WITH NASA'S MARSHALL TV 1201 00:36:30,154 --> 00:36:31,289 AND I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT 1202 00:36:31,289 --> 00:36:33,190 THIS YEAR'S VIDEOGRAPHY AWARD, 1203 00:36:33,190 --> 00:36:34,859 A FIRST EVER FOR HERC. 1204 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:35,793 THE WINNERS WERE CHOSEN 1205 00:36:35,793 --> 00:36:37,695 BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA-- 1206 00:36:37,695 --> 00:36:38,596 SHOT SELECTION, 1207 00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:40,565 CAMERA ANGLES, MUSIC CHOICE, 1208 00:36:40,565 --> 00:36:42,400 AND OVERALL EDITING. 1209 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:43,434 THEY WERE JUDGED BASED ON 1210 00:36:43,434 --> 00:36:45,436 HOW WELL THEY ENGAGED THE VIEWER 1211 00:36:45,436 --> 00:36:46,103 WHILE CREATING 1212 00:36:46,103 --> 00:36:46,904 A TECHNICALLY SOUND 1213 00:36:46,904 --> 00:36:48,573 AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING VIDEO 1214 00:36:48,573 --> 00:36:50,174 SHOWCASING ALL THE HARD WORK 1215 00:36:50,174 --> 00:36:52,810 SPENT ON CREATING THEIR ROVER. 1216 00:36:52,810 --> 00:36:53,811 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1217 00:36:53,811 --> 00:36:55,446 VIDEOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER 1218 00:36:55,446 --> 00:36:57,081 IS NAVONMESH PRASAR FOUNDATION 1219 00:36:57,081 --> 00:36:58,549 FROM ODISHA, INDIA. 1220 00:36:58,549 --> 00:37:00,384 LET'S CHECK IT OUT. 1221 00:39:59,630 --> 00:37:16,300 [ MUSIC ] 1222 00:39:59,630 --> 00:40:00,631 >> AND CONGRATULATIONS 1223 00:40:00,631 --> 00:40:02,166 TO OUR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY 1224 00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:03,868 DIVISION WINNER, 1225 00:40:03,868 --> 00:40:05,269 UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA 1226 00:40:05,269 --> 00:40:06,771 BOLIVIANA-LA PAZ 1227 00:40:06,771 --> 00:40:08,906 FROM LA PAZ, BOLIVIA. 1228 00:40:08,906 --> 00:40:10,775 LET'S TAKE A LOOK. 1229 00:42:41,225 --> 00:40:28,025 [ MUSIC ] 1230 00:42:41,225 --> 00:42:46,697 [ SPEAKING SPANISH ] 1231 00:42:49,333 --> 00:42:51,635 >> NOW, FOR OUR OVERALL WINNERS. 1232 00:42:51,635 --> 00:42:52,770 THESE TEAMS WERE SELECTED 1233 00:42:52,770 --> 00:42:53,637 FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE 1234 00:42:53,637 --> 00:42:54,805 IN EVERY ASPECT 1235 00:42:54,805 --> 00:42:56,407 OF THIS CHALLENGE. 1236 00:42:56,407 --> 00:42:57,474 THEY MADE SURE THAT 1237 00:42:57,474 --> 00:42:59,076 ALL CHALLENGE REQUIREMENTS 1238 00:42:59,076 --> 00:43:01,345 AND DELIVERABLES WERE MET 1239 00:43:01,345 --> 00:43:02,313 AND THEY PLACED AMONG 1240 00:43:02,313 --> 00:43:03,347 THE TOP TEAMS 1241 00:43:03,347 --> 00:43:05,783 IN EVERY SCORING CATEGORY. 1242 00:43:05,783 --> 00:43:07,184 TO PRESENT THESE AWARDS 1243 00:43:07,184 --> 00:43:08,252 WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE 1244 00:43:08,252 --> 00:43:10,421 TWO WOMEN WHO PLAYED KEY ROLES 1245 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:11,555 IN OUR ABILITY TO 1246 00:43:11,555 --> 00:43:13,057 OFFER HERC TO YOU, 1247 00:43:13,057 --> 00:43:14,558 DR. ALOTTA TAYLOR 1248 00:43:14,558 --> 00:43:16,727 AND DR. CARRIE OLSEN. 1249 00:43:16,727 --> 00:43:18,295 DR. TAYLOR IS THE DIRECTOR 1250 00:43:18,295 --> 00:43:19,797 OF STRATEGIC INTEGRATION 1251 00:43:19,797 --> 00:43:21,298 IN MANAGEMENT DIVISION 1252 00:43:21,298 --> 00:43:23,334 FOR NASA'S HUMAN EXPLORATION AND 1253 00:43:23,334 --> 00:43:25,703 OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE. 1254 00:43:25,703 --> 00:43:27,938 DR. OLSEN IS THE PROJECT MANAGER 1255 00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:28,973 FOR NASA'S OFFICE 1256 00:43:28,973 --> 00:43:30,274 OF STEM ENGAGEMENT 1257 00:43:30,274 --> 00:43:32,710 NEXTGEN STEM PROJECT. 1258 00:43:32,710 --> 00:43:34,211 WITH THAT, DR. OLSEN, 1259 00:43:34,211 --> 00:43:37,081 I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. 1260 00:43:37,081 --> 00:43:38,649 >> THANKS, CATHERINE. 1261 00:43:38,649 --> 00:43:39,850 HELLO FROM NASA'S OFFICE 1262 00:43:39,850 --> 00:43:41,051 OF STEM ENGAGEMENT 1263 00:43:41,051 --> 00:43:41,719 AND THE NEXTGEN 1264 00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:43,587 STEM PROJECT TEAM. 1265 00:43:43,587 --> 00:43:44,788 I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE 1266 00:43:44,788 --> 00:43:45,823 ALL THE TEAMS 1267 00:43:45,823 --> 00:43:48,125 THIS YEAR FOR THEIR HARD WORK. 1268 00:43:48,125 --> 00:43:49,626 NEXTGEN STEM IS PROUD 1269 00:43:49,626 --> 00:43:50,561 TO HELP SPONSOR 1270 00:43:50,561 --> 00:43:51,528 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1271 00:43:51,528 --> 00:43:52,896 OF THIS CHALLENGE AND 1272 00:43:52,896 --> 00:43:54,098 SO I'M EXCITED 1273 00:43:54,098 --> 00:43:56,066 TO ANNOUNCE THE OVERALL WINNERS 1274 00:43:56,066 --> 00:43:57,668 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1275 00:43:57,668 --> 00:43:59,703 TODAY. 1276 00:43:59,703 --> 00:44:00,537 I WILL START WITH 1277 00:44:00,537 --> 00:44:03,374 OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER. 1278 00:44:03,374 --> 00:44:04,408 THE THIRD PLACE WINNER 1279 00:44:04,408 --> 00:44:07,945 IS THE NAVONMESH PRASAR 1280 00:44:07,945 --> 00:44:11,682 FOUNDATION FROM ODISHA, INDIA. 1281 00:44:11,682 --> 00:44:14,852 CONGRATULATIONS. 1282 00:44:18,622 --> 00:44:19,690 AND NOW, OVER TO 1283 00:44:19,690 --> 00:44:21,258 DR. ALOTTA TAYLOR 1284 00:44:21,258 --> 00:44:22,459 FOR OUR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 1285 00:44:22,459 --> 00:44:24,661 DIVISION WINNER. 1286 00:44:24,661 --> 00:44:26,196 >> GOOD MORNING. 1287 00:44:26,196 --> 00:44:27,297 I SERVE AS DIRECTOR 1288 00:44:27,297 --> 00:44:29,199 FOR STRATEGIC INTEGRATION 1289 00:44:29,199 --> 00:44:30,401 WITHIN THE HUMAN EXPLORATION 1290 00:44:30,401 --> 00:44:32,236 OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE 1291 00:44:32,236 --> 00:44:33,771 AT NASA HEADQUARTERS 1292 00:44:33,771 --> 00:44:35,305 WHERE MS. KATHY LUEDERS 1293 00:44:35,305 --> 00:44:37,341 IS OUR LEADER. 1294 00:44:37,341 --> 00:44:39,543 ONE BEHALF OF MS. LUEDERS 1295 00:44:39,543 --> 00:44:40,878 WE'D LIKE TO THANK 1296 00:44:40,878 --> 00:44:43,914 ALL OF OUR NASA COLLEAGUES 1297 00:44:43,914 --> 00:44:45,682 AND ALL OF THE TEAMS 1298 00:44:45,682 --> 00:44:47,217 FOR PARTICIPATING IN 1299 00:44:47,217 --> 00:44:50,354 THIS OUTSTANDING EVENT. 1300 00:44:50,354 --> 00:44:52,156 LIKE ARTEMIS, 1301 00:44:52,156 --> 00:44:55,159 THE HUMAN EXPLORATION ROVER, UH, 1302 00:44:55,159 --> 00:44:57,728 SENDS ONE WOMAN OR ONE FEMALE 1303 00:44:57,728 --> 00:45:00,397 AND ONE MALE ON AN EXCURSION 1304 00:45:00,397 --> 00:45:03,367 TO DISCOVER UNKNOWN TERRAIN. 1305 00:45:03,367 --> 00:45:06,070 SO, WE HOPE THAT THE FEMALES 1306 00:45:06,070 --> 00:45:07,037 AND THE MALES THAT 1307 00:45:07,037 --> 00:45:09,807 HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT 1308 00:45:09,807 --> 00:45:11,508 HAVE BEEN INSPIRED 1309 00:45:11,508 --> 00:45:13,577 AND HAVE HAD SOME FUN 1310 00:45:13,577 --> 00:45:14,711 ALONG THE WAY 1311 00:45:14,711 --> 00:45:16,814 WHILE YOU LEARNED A LOT. 1312 00:45:16,814 --> 00:45:18,715 WE REALIZE THAT YOU ARE 1313 00:45:18,715 --> 00:45:20,717 OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE 1314 00:45:20,717 --> 00:45:22,286 AND SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO 1315 00:45:22,286 --> 00:45:24,421 MAKE THAT INVESTMENT IN YOU 1316 00:45:24,421 --> 00:45:25,189 AND HOPE YOU WILL 1317 00:45:25,189 --> 00:45:26,490 CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE 1318 00:45:26,490 --> 00:45:28,492 AS YOU GROW THROUGH THE YEARS. 1319 00:45:28,492 --> 00:45:30,260 SO, IT IS MY HONOR RIGHT NOW 1320 00:45:30,260 --> 00:45:33,664 TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 1321 00:45:33,664 --> 00:45:37,835 AND TO INTRODUCE THE, UH, 1322 00:45:37,835 --> 00:45:41,672 THIRD PLACE WINNER OF 1323 00:45:41,672 --> 00:45:45,209 THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION. 1324 00:45:45,209 --> 00:45:46,443 OUR WINNER IS 1325 00:45:46,443 --> 00:45:48,045 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, 1326 00:45:48,045 --> 00:45:50,114 HUNTSVILLE TEAM 1 1327 00:45:50,114 --> 00:45:52,049 FROM HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. 1328 00:45:52,049 --> 00:45:53,317 CONGRATULATIONS. 1329 00:45:53,317 --> 00:45:55,886 [ CLAPPING ] 1330 00:45:57,654 --> 00:45:58,722 >> AND NOW, BACK TO 1331 00:45:58,722 --> 00:46:00,157 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1332 00:46:00,157 --> 00:46:02,526 AND THE SECOND PLACE WINNER. 1333 00:46:02,526 --> 00:46:04,661 THE SECOND PLACE WINNER IS 1334 00:46:04,661 --> 00:46:07,364 THE STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL 1335 00:46:07,364 --> 00:46:09,566 FROM STILLWATER, MINNESOTA. 1336 00:46:09,566 --> 00:46:13,337 CONGRATULATIONS. 1337 00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:16,373 >> IT IS MY HONOR NOW 1338 00:46:16,373 --> 00:46:18,108 TO INTRODUCE 1339 00:46:18,108 --> 00:46:20,544 THE SECOND PLACE WINNER 1340 00:46:20,544 --> 00:46:21,645 FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL 1341 00:46:21,645 --> 00:46:24,248 DIV-DIVISION, EXCUSE ME. 1342 00:46:24,248 --> 00:46:25,382 UH, I'M-- EXCUSE ME, 1343 00:46:25,382 --> 00:46:26,717 I AM NOT INTRODUCING 1344 00:46:26,717 --> 00:46:28,385 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION, 1345 00:46:28,385 --> 00:46:29,553 I AM INTRODUCING 1346 00:46:29,553 --> 00:46:32,122 THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION 1347 00:46:32,122 --> 00:46:34,091 AND THAT UNIVERSITY 1348 00:46:34,091 --> 00:46:38,162 IS TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY 1349 00:46:38,162 --> 00:46:42,166 FROM XOCHITEPEC, MEXICO. 1350 00:46:42,166 --> 00:46:44,801 CONGRATULATIONS. 1351 00:46:44,801 --> 00:46:47,304 [ CLAPPING ] 1352 00:46:49,239 --> 00:46:50,807 >> HEY, AND BACK TO 1353 00:46:50,807 --> 00:46:53,110 THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1354 00:46:53,110 --> 00:46:54,077 AND THE MOMENT 1355 00:46:54,077 --> 00:46:57,014 WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. 1356 00:46:57,014 --> 00:46:58,749 THE FIRST PLACE 1357 00:46:58,749 --> 00:47:00,317 HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION WINNER 1358 00:47:00,317 --> 00:47:02,586 FOR THE 2021 NASA 1359 00:47:02,586 --> 00:47:04,054 HUMAN EXPLORATION ROVER 1360 00:47:04,054 --> 00:47:06,089 CHALLENGE IS-- 1361 00:47:06,089 --> 00:47:09,026 AS JODY WOULD SAY, DRUMROLL-- 1362 00:47:09,026 --> 00:47:11,328 THE PARISH EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 1363 00:47:11,328 --> 00:47:12,496 TEAM NUMBER 1 1364 00:47:12,496 --> 00:47:14,698 FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. 1365 00:47:14,698 --> 00:47:17,201 CONGRATULATIONS. 1366 00:47:17,201 --> 00:47:21,004 WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. 1367 00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:24,341 >> IT IS MY HONOR NOW 1368 00:47:24,341 --> 00:47:27,010 TO PROVIDE CONGRATULATIONS 1369 00:47:27,010 --> 00:47:28,478 TO OUR FIRST PLACE 1370 00:47:28,478 --> 00:47:30,214 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DIVISION 1371 00:47:30,214 --> 00:47:33,083 WINNER FOR THE 2021 1372 00:47:33,083 --> 00:47:34,851 NASA HUMAN EXPLORATION 1373 00:47:34,851 --> 00:47:36,153 ROVER CHALLENGE. 1374 00:47:36,153 --> 00:47:39,756 AT THE WINNER IS-- DRUMROLL-- 1375 00:47:39,756 --> 00:47:42,226 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONO-- 1376 00:47:42,226 --> 00:47:44,728 NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA 1377 00:47:44,728 --> 00:47:48,265 FROM BOGOTÁ, COLUMBIA. 1378 00:47:48,265 --> 00:47:51,602 CONGRATULATIONS. 1379 00:47:52,736 --> 00:47:53,537 >> CONGRATULATIONS TO 1380 00:47:53,537 --> 00:47:54,771 ALL OF THE TEAMS. 1381 00:47:54,771 --> 00:47:56,773 I HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR 1382 00:47:56,773 --> 00:47:58,275 OF SHARING ONE MORE 1383 00:47:58,275 --> 00:47:59,710 VERY SPECIAL AWARD. 1384 00:47:59,710 --> 00:48:01,378 THIS IS A SURPRISE. 1385 00:48:01,378 --> 00:48:01,878 THE GENTLEMAN 1386 00:48:01,878 --> 00:48:02,813 WHO'S RECEIVING THIS AWARD 1387 00:48:02,813 --> 00:48:03,647 DOESN'T EVEN KNOW 1388 00:48:03,647 --> 00:48:04,514 THAT IT'S COMING, 1389 00:48:04,514 --> 00:48:06,650 BUT WE HAVE ONE MORE A-AWARD, 1390 00:48:06,650 --> 00:48:07,351 THE NASA 1391 00:48:07,351 --> 00:48:10,520 SILVER ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. 1392 00:48:10,520 --> 00:48:11,555 BY THE WAY, NASA MEDALS 1393 00:48:11,555 --> 00:48:12,723 ARE A BIG DEAL, UH, 1394 00:48:12,723 --> 00:48:14,891 THE MA-- IN THE NASA WORKFORCE, 1395 00:48:14,891 --> 00:48:16,059 UH, AND THIS 1396 00:48:16,059 --> 00:48:17,427 NASA SILVER ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL 1397 00:48:17,427 --> 00:48:21,331 GOES TO DR. FRANK SIX. 1398 00:48:21,331 --> 00:48:22,132 JOIN ME IN S-- 1399 00:48:22,132 --> 00:48:24,167 IN CONGRATULATING DR. SIX. 1400 00:48:24,167 --> 00:48:25,636 UH, DR. FRANK SIX, 1401 00:48:25,636 --> 00:48:26,837 NASA'S OFFICE OF STEM 1402 00:48:26,837 --> 00:48:28,372 ENGAGEMENT'S UNIVERSITY 1403 00:48:28,372 --> 00:48:29,740 AFFAIRS OFFICER 1404 00:48:29,740 --> 00:48:30,474 IN THE SOUTHEAST 1405 00:48:30,474 --> 00:48:32,209 REGIONAL STEM ENGAGEMENT OFFICE 1406 00:48:32,209 --> 00:48:33,243 LOCATED, UH, 1407 00:48:33,243 --> 00:48:35,045 AT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, 1408 00:48:35,045 --> 00:48:37,147 HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY INVOLVED 1409 00:48:37,147 --> 00:48:38,382 WITH THE NASA 1410 00:48:38,382 --> 00:48:40,017 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE, 1411 00:48:40,017 --> 00:48:41,585 NOW THE HUMAN EXPLORATION 1412 00:48:41,585 --> 00:48:43,086 ROVER CHALLENGE. 1413 00:48:43,086 --> 00:48:45,555 SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1994, 1414 00:48:45,555 --> 00:48:47,124 MEANT TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS 1415 00:48:47,124 --> 00:48:49,893 IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE, 1416 00:48:49,893 --> 00:48:51,261 TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING 1417 00:48:51,261 --> 00:48:53,263 AND MATH THROUGH AN EXERCISE 1418 00:48:53,263 --> 00:48:54,498 IN TEAMWORK, 1419 00:48:54,498 --> 00:48:55,866 DR. SIX HAS AIDED 1420 00:48:55,866 --> 00:48:57,668 THIS COMPETITION'S GROWTH 1421 00:48:57,668 --> 00:48:59,136 FROM SIX UNIVERSITY TEAMS 1422 00:48:59,136 --> 00:49:01,538 IN 1994 TO A REGISTRATION 1423 00:49:01,538 --> 00:49:04,975 O-OF OVER 100 HIGH SCHOOL, 1424 00:49:04,975 --> 00:49:07,044 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEAMS 1425 00:49:07,044 --> 00:49:09,413 REPRESENTING 27 STATES, 1426 00:49:09,413 --> 00:49:10,881 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1427 00:49:10,881 --> 00:49:12,115 PUERTO RICO AND 1428 00:49:12,115 --> 00:49:14,351 11 COUNTRIES IN 2020, 1429 00:49:14,351 --> 00:49:15,619 RESULTING IN THE IMPACT 1430 00:49:15,619 --> 00:49:18,355 OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS 1431 00:49:18,355 --> 00:49:20,023 AND MENTORS. 1432 00:49:20,023 --> 00:49:21,625 AS THE COMPETITION GREW 1433 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:22,659 SO DID INTEREST FROM 1434 00:49:22,659 --> 00:49:23,760 AROUND THE GLOBE 1435 00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:24,761 IN PREPARATION FOR HOSTING 1436 00:49:24,761 --> 00:49:26,830 INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS, 1437 00:49:26,830 --> 00:49:28,865 DR. SIX HELPED-- 1438 00:49:28,865 --> 00:49:30,834 DR. SIX HELPED TO ORGANIZE 1439 00:49:30,834 --> 00:49:33,036 A CULTURAL SENSITIVITY WORKSHOP 1440 00:49:33,036 --> 00:49:33,970 FOR STAFF MEMBERS 1441 00:49:33,970 --> 00:49:35,772 AND COMPETITION VOLUNTEERS 1442 00:49:35,772 --> 00:49:37,407 AND INTRODUCED THE ROLE OF 1443 00:49:37,407 --> 00:49:39,743 A CITIZEN DIPLOMAT. 1444 00:49:39,743 --> 00:49:42,212 DR. SIX-- DR. SIX ALSO WORKED 1445 00:49:42,212 --> 00:49:43,780 TO FOSTER EQUAL 1446 00:49:43,780 --> 00:49:45,515 AND EQUITABLE ACCESS 1447 00:49:45,515 --> 00:49:47,084 TO POTENTIAL NASA 1448 00:49:47,084 --> 00:49:48,285 HUMAN EXPLORATION ROVER 1449 00:49:48,285 --> 00:49:49,753 CHALLENGE TEAMS 1450 00:49:49,753 --> 00:49:50,587 BY IMPLEMENTING 1451 00:49:50,587 --> 00:49:52,589 A ROVER CHALLENGE WORKSHOP 1452 00:49:52,589 --> 00:49:53,857 TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES 1453 00:49:53,857 --> 00:49:55,659 FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS 1454 00:49:55,659 --> 00:49:57,394 FROM MINORITY SCHOOLS 1455 00:49:57,394 --> 00:49:58,562 AND INSTITUTIONS AND 1456 00:49:58,562 --> 00:50:00,731 UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 1457 00:50:00,731 --> 00:50:02,199 WE RECOGNIZE AND APPLAUD 1458 00:50:02,199 --> 00:50:04,434 DR. SIX ENDURING COMMITMENT 1459 00:50:04,434 --> 00:50:05,802 TO INCLUSION THROUGHOUT 1460 00:50:05,802 --> 00:50:07,838 THE COMPETITION'S HISTORY. 1461 00:50:07,838 --> 00:50:10,374 UNDER DR. SIX'S INFLUENCE 1462 00:50:10,374 --> 00:50:11,842 WHAT BEGAN WITH A HANDFUL 1463 00:50:11,842 --> 00:50:14,177 OF DOMESTIC UNIVERSITIES 1464 00:50:14,177 --> 00:50:15,746 HAS EVOLVED INTO 1465 00:50:15,746 --> 00:50:17,180 AN EXCLUSIVE OP-- 1466 00:50:17,180 --> 00:50:18,915 AND INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY 1467 00:50:18,915 --> 00:50:20,450 FOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, 1468 00:50:20,450 --> 00:50:21,685 AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS 1469 00:50:21,685 --> 00:50:23,620 FROM FIVE CONTINENTS. 1470 00:50:23,620 --> 00:50:25,889 PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING 1471 00:50:25,889 --> 00:50:28,291 DR. FRANK SIX. 1472 00:50:35,799 --> 00:50:36,833 AS WE CLOSE OUT 1473 00:50:36,833 --> 00:50:37,768 ANOTHER SEASON OF 1474 00:50:37,768 --> 00:50:38,802 THE HUMAN EXPLORATION 1475 00:50:38,802 --> 00:50:40,070 ROVER CHALLENGE, 1476 00:50:40,070 --> 00:50:41,838 AS IT COMES TO A CLOSE, 1477 00:50:41,838 --> 00:50:43,673 I WANNA EXPRESS OUR PRIDE 1478 00:50:43,673 --> 00:50:45,142 IN YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS 1479 00:50:45,142 --> 00:50:45,909 DURING A YEAR 1480 00:50:45,909 --> 00:50:47,577 FULL OF QUESTION MARKS. 1481 00:50:47,577 --> 00:50:49,079 YOU ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE 1482 00:50:49,079 --> 00:50:50,680 OF COMPETING VIRTUALLY 1483 00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:52,716 AND EXHIBITED YOUR WILLINGNESS 1484 00:50:52,716 --> 00:50:55,085 TO ADAPT TO ONLINE PRESENTATIONS 1485 00:50:55,085 --> 00:50:56,553 AND REVIEWS 1486 00:50:56,553 --> 00:50:57,521 AND YOU DEMONSTRATED 1487 00:50:57,521 --> 00:51:00,090 THE ABILITY TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT 1488 00:51:00,090 --> 00:51:02,025 THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. 1489 00:51:02,025 --> 00:51:03,593 WE OFFERED YOU NEW CHALLENGES 1490 00:51:03,593 --> 00:51:04,694 AND YOU CONCEIVED 1491 00:51:04,694 --> 00:51:06,963 AND CONSTRUCTED NEW SOLUTIONS. 1492 00:51:06,963 --> 00:51:07,597 WE ASKED YOU 1493 00:51:07,597 --> 00:51:08,732 TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR ROVER 1494 00:51:08,732 --> 00:51:09,900 USING LOCAL 1495 00:51:09,900 --> 00:51:11,301 OR HOMEMADE OBSTACLES 1496 00:51:11,301 --> 00:51:13,637 AND YOU REVEALED CREATIVITY 1497 00:51:13,637 --> 00:51:15,505 IN YOUR EXECUTION. 1498 00:51:15,505 --> 00:51:17,307 QUITE SIMPLY, YOU SHOWED UP 1499 00:51:17,307 --> 00:51:19,242 AND YOU SHOWED OUT. 1500 00:51:19,242 --> 00:51:21,278 THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING WITH US 1501 00:51:21,278 --> 00:51:23,346 ON OUR HUMAN EXPLORATION ROVER 1502 00:51:23,346 --> 00:51:24,781 CHALLENGE JOURNEY 1503 00:51:24,781 --> 00:51:25,782 AS WE PERSIST IN INNOVATING 1504 00:51:25,782 --> 00:51:28,051 THIS COMPETITION. 1505 00:51:28,051 --> 00:51:29,286 WE ARE EAGER TO HOLD 1506 00:51:29,286 --> 00:51:32,022 AN IN-PERSON EVENT IN 2022 1507 00:51:32,022 --> 00:51:32,756 AND HOPE TO SEE 1508 00:51:32,756 --> 00:51:34,024 YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1509 00:51:34,024 --> 00:51:35,692 FACE-TO-FACE. 1510 00:51:35,692 --> 00:51:36,660 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1511 00:51:36,660 --> 00:51:38,795 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAMS