1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:19,420 I 2 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:22,460 six this year the nation's space program 3 00:00:28,250 --> 00:00:25,290 will generate several trillion bits of 4 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:28,260 raw science and engineering data or put 5 00:00:32,150 --> 00:00:30,090 another way that's roughly equal to the 6 00:00:34,700 --> 00:00:32,160 amount of information stored in the 7 00:00:36,890 --> 00:00:34,710 Library of Congress getting it all 8 00:00:38,900 --> 00:00:36,900 analyzed and translated into useful 9 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:38,910 knowledge offers an unprecedented 10 00:00:43,310 --> 00:00:41,220 opportunity one that will grow more 11 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:43,320 important in the years ahead as NASA 12 00:00:47,689 --> 00:00:45,690 flies more shuttles and places free 13 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:47,699 flying observatories and the Space 14 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:49,410 Station freedom in Earth orbit the 15 00:00:52,970 --> 00:00:51,510 amount of information data they will 16 00:00:55,220 --> 00:00:52,980 come down from the spacecraft is 17 00:00:57,770 --> 00:00:55,230 unbelievable it's going to increase by 18 00:01:02,090 --> 00:00:57,780 about a factor of a thousand over the 19 00:01:04,460 --> 00:01:02,100 next half a decade now NASA officials 20 00:01:06,620 --> 00:01:04,470 have developed a pilot program aimed at 21 00:01:08,649 --> 00:01:06,630 sharing that information with academic 22 00:01:11,750 --> 00:01:08,659 researchers it's called the NASA 23 00:01:14,539 --> 00:01:11,760 University joint venture or simply the 24 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:14,549 Jove initiative already the space agency 25 00:01:18,140 --> 00:01:16,170 works with several hundred of the 26 00:01:20,660 --> 00:01:18,150 nation's several thousand colleges and 27 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:20,670 universities Jove will greatly broaden 28 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:23,850 that partnership in short raw scientific 29 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:25,770 and engineering data generated from 30 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:27,570 future space flights will be made 31 00:01:31,940 --> 00:01:30,000 available to a university in exchange 32 00:01:34,429 --> 00:01:31,950 for analysis by faculty members and 33 00:01:36,709 --> 00:01:34,439 students the universities will also be 34 00:01:37,910 --> 00:01:36,719 encouraged to start outreach programs to 35 00:01:40,190 --> 00:01:37,920 bring the excitement of the space 36 00:01:42,529 --> 00:01:40,200 program into secondary in elementary 37 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:42,539 schools in their area that may go a long 38 00:01:46,819 --> 00:01:44,250 way toward addressing a growing national 39 00:01:49,010 --> 00:01:46,829 concern will there be enough scientists 40 00:01:52,130 --> 00:01:49,020 and engineers in the years ahead to meet 41 00:01:54,230 --> 00:01:52,140 the expanding need the future of the 42 00:01:57,410 --> 00:01:54,240 United States particularly our economy 43 00:01:59,510 --> 00:01:57,420 depends on our technology and it's these 44 00:02:01,669 --> 00:01:59,520 kids the ones now who are making these 45 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:01,679 choices of do I go into science and 46 00:02:04,819 --> 00:02:03,600 engineering it's these kids are going to 47 00:02:06,380 --> 00:02:04,829 be the ones that are that are going to 48 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:06,390 generate the new technology of the 49 00:02:12,050 --> 00:02:08,729 future on which will depend as a nation 50 00:02:14,180 --> 00:02:12,060 and many are not choosing it the job 51 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:14,190 pilot program will get underway this 52 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:16,290 summer as participating professors 53 00:02:20,660 --> 00:02:18,810 attend an orientation session at NASA's 54 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:20,670 Marshall Space Flight Center before 55 00:02:24,590 --> 00:02:22,290 returning to their respective campuses 56 00:02:26,990 --> 00:02:24,600 the program is expected to become 57 00:02:29,450 --> 00:02:27,000 operational nationwide in a couple of 58 00:02:53,110 --> 00:02:29,460 years in Huntsville this is mike 59 00:02:59,710 --> 00:02:57,360 see were maneuvering to the nebula now 60 00:03:31,539 --> 00:02:59,720 parking on the moon is like hitting a 61 00:03:31,549 --> 00:03:48,370 10 liftoff