1 00:00:03,990 --> 00:00:02,389 i think the number one thing that 2 00:00:05,349 --> 00:00:04,000 students will take away from the first 3 00:00:07,190 --> 00:00:05,359 competition 4 00:00:09,190 --> 00:00:07,200 is that building things 5 00:00:11,990 --> 00:00:09,200 engineering things trying to understand 6 00:00:17,109 --> 00:00:12,000 how things work is fun and something 7 00:00:19,590 --> 00:00:18,230 when i was growing up there weren't 8 00:00:21,510 --> 00:00:19,600 programs like this where i could get 9 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:21,520 with like-minded kids and we could work 10 00:00:25,750 --> 00:00:23,600 on a project together to build something 11 00:00:27,349 --> 00:00:25,760 great 12 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:27,359 for me it was more a question of 13 00:00:31,269 --> 00:00:29,519 surviving the process and still staying 14 00:00:33,030 --> 00:00:31,279 interested in science and it's so 15 00:00:35,750 --> 00:00:33,040 crucial today that we have programs like 16 00:00:41,110 --> 00:00:35,760 this so that kids can grow together to 17 00:00:44,950 --> 00:00:43,190 one of the things that distinguishes 18 00:00:46,869 --> 00:00:44,960 young people from people who get too 19 00:00:49,350 --> 00:00:46,879 middle-aged is they still have that 20 00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:49,360 drive of curiosity they still love to 21 00:00:53,029 --> 00:00:50,800 build things and after all building 22 00:00:55,910 --> 00:00:53,039 things building tools is what makes 23 00:00:57,110 --> 00:00:55,920 humans so successful and these kids are 24 00:00:58,470 --> 00:00:57,120 right in the middle of it and i hope 25 00:01:01,750 --> 00:00:58,480 they carry that on for the rest of their 26 00:01:05,670 --> 00:01:03,029 the associate administrator for the 27 00:01:17,270 --> 00:01:05,680 science mission directorate at nasa 28 00:01:20,630 --> 00:01:18,710 well thank you very much it's really a 29 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:20,640 pleasure to be here this is my first 30 00:01:34,390 --> 00:01:22,960 competition 31 00:01:38,069 --> 00:01:36,630 several points each one in the top goal 32 00:01:52,950 --> 00:01:38,079 during the hybrid round is worth six 33 00:01:55,510 --> 00:01:54,469 the blue alliance is now commanding in 34 00:01:57,670 --> 00:01:55,520 this match 35 00:02:00,550 --> 00:01:57,680 but unabated 36 00:02:02,630 --> 00:02:00,560 14-18 no they've been the far the court 37 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:02,640 robots can be pre-loaded with one or two 38 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,470 no blues 39 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:42,869 with 20 seconds remaining 40 00:02:47,509 --> 00:02:44,550 and look who we have right here it's 41 00:02:49,110 --> 00:02:47,519 team 2377. 42 00:02:51,750 --> 00:02:49,120 the nasa goddard space flight center 43 00:02:53,910 --> 00:02:51,760 satan john properties incorporated t-com 44 00:02:56,070 --> 00:02:53,920 lp the arctic warriors the boy of 45 00:02:57,589 --> 00:02:56,080 shooting one two in the high goals 46 00:02:59,830 --> 00:02:57,599 for a total of six points and followed 47 00:03:08,229 --> 00:02:59,840 by another 22. trying to go up and lower