1 00:00:10,890 --> 00:00:07,920 morley and I'll be your host for today's 2 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:10,900 chat on August fifth or august six 3 00:00:15,450 --> 00:00:13,690 depending on where you were like us you 4 00:00:17,339 --> 00:00:15,460 probably held your breath for those 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:17,349 seven minutes of terror as the Mars 6 00:00:21,570 --> 00:00:19,210 Science Laboratory Rover nickname 7 00:00:23,609 --> 00:00:21,580 curiosity nailed a never-before 8 00:00:26,700 --> 00:00:23,619 attempted entry descent and landing on 9 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:26,710 to the red planet's surface for those of 10 00:00:30,630 --> 00:00:29,080 you watching this chat on NASA's Google+ 11 00:00:33,180 --> 00:00:30,640 page we invite you to join in our 12 00:00:34,590 --> 00:00:33,190 conversation you can submit questions in 13 00:00:37,170 --> 00:00:34,600 the comments section on the NASA's 14 00:00:39,780 --> 00:00:37,180 Google+ page on the NASA facebook page 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:39,790 or through twitter using the hashtag ask 16 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:42,250 nasa will try to get as many of your 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:44,489 questions as we can this morning so 18 00:00:48,690 --> 00:00:46,930 we're joined this morning by Karen mills 19 00:00:50,549 --> 00:00:48,700 who has served as the administrator of 20 00:00:53,670 --> 00:00:50,559 the Small Business Administration since 21 00:00:56,850 --> 00:00:53,680 2009 she has served in the president's 22 00:00:58,470 --> 00:00:56,860 cabinet since January of 2012 where she 23 00:01:00,810 --> 00:00:58,480 is a key member of the president's 24 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:00,820 economic leadership team reflecting the 25 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:02,890 important role that small businesses and 26 00:01:07,070 --> 00:01:04,809 entrepreneurs play in our nation's 27 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:07,080 long-term economic growth and prosperity 28 00:01:11,850 --> 00:01:09,520 but that's probably likely what you 29 00:01:13,889 --> 00:01:11,860 already know about Karen mills but what 30 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:13,899 you probably don't know is that she's 31 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:15,490 actually tried to convince her three 32 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:17,770 sons to go to Space Camp just so she 33 00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:20,890 could go join them and all they know 34 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:22,330 they didn't end up going hopefully 35 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:24,490 curiosity's exciting landing on Mars has 36 00:01:28,290 --> 00:01:26,770 reignited their interest ladies and 37 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:28,300 gentlemen allow me to introduce the SBA 38 00:01:33,690 --> 00:01:31,630 administrator Karen mills well thank you 39 00:01:37,290 --> 00:01:33,700 very much and thank you to all of you 40 00:01:40,949 --> 00:01:37,300 and a TA for welcoming us virtually 41 00:01:43,050 --> 00:01:40,959 we're delighted to be with you as you 42 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:43,060 just heard on august six the entire 43 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:46,090 world was watching as nasa return as 44 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:52,090 nasa returned to mars it was a 352 45 00:01:59,339 --> 00:01:55,690 million mile journey really astounding 46 00:02:01,109 --> 00:01:59,349 and a an extraordinary landing that 47 00:02:02,820 --> 00:02:01,119 demonstrated some cutting-edge 48 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:02,830 technology we're going to be hearing 49 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:05,860 more about curiosity is the largest 50 00:02:11,550 --> 00:02:08,770 Rover ever sent to another planet and I 51 00:02:14,610 --> 00:02:11,560 did ask how big is curiosity and I heard 52 00:02:18,750 --> 00:02:14,620 it's the size of a small car it's now in 53 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:18,760 place and doing an unbelievable job 54 00:02:23,270 --> 00:02:20,890 I'm the administrator of the Small 55 00:02:26,309 --> 00:02:23,280 Business Administration as you know and 56 00:02:28,289 --> 00:02:26,319 from my perspective small businesses 57 00:02:32,580 --> 00:02:28,299 like a TA engineering are really 58 00:02:35,580 --> 00:02:32,590 essential to creating jobs to leading in 59 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:35,590 the cutting-edge innovations that we 60 00:02:40,949 --> 00:02:38,230 have and creating the foundation for an 61 00:02:44,369 --> 00:02:40,959 economy that's built to last in fact 62 00:02:47,099 --> 00:02:44,379 over the last two decades small and new 63 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:47,109 businesses have created two out of every 64 00:02:54,390 --> 00:02:51,280 three new jobs and half of the people 65 00:02:57,809 --> 00:02:54,400 who work in this country own or work for 66 00:03:00,780 --> 00:02:57,819 a small business so that's 28 million 67 00:03:05,039 --> 00:03:00,790 small firms today employing 60 million 68 00:03:07,710 --> 00:03:05,049 Americans and the reality is that small 69 00:03:09,869 --> 00:03:07,720 business contracting as we will talk 70 00:03:13,559 --> 00:03:09,879 about today is probably the single most 71 00:03:15,710 --> 00:03:13,569 important tool that we have at federal 72 00:03:19,860 --> 00:03:15,720 level to help America's small businesses 73 00:03:24,509 --> 00:03:19,870 grow and create jobs and turn innovation 74 00:03:28,699 --> 00:03:24,519 into lasting economic prosperity small 75 00:03:30,659 --> 00:03:28,709 business contracting is a win-win and 76 00:03:32,670 --> 00:03:30,669 one of the things you'll hear about 77 00:03:35,670 --> 00:03:32,680 today is how government gets to work 78 00:03:39,420 --> 00:03:35,680 with the most innovative and forward 79 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:39,430 leaning companies in America and often 80 00:03:45,869 --> 00:03:42,760 with direct access to the CEO and small 81 00:03:47,809 --> 00:03:45,879 business also gets critical revenue to 82 00:03:50,670 --> 00:03:47,819 build and scale their operations 83 00:03:52,740 --> 00:03:50,680 President Obama understands this he has 84 00:03:57,470 --> 00:03:52,750 made small business contracting a 85 00:04:00,300 --> 00:03:57,480 priority across the administration and 86 00:04:03,089 --> 00:04:00,310 administrator Bolden has followed that 87 00:04:06,839 --> 00:04:03,099 lead and made it a priority across NASA 88 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:06,849 at the SBA our goal is to make sure that 89 00:04:11,939 --> 00:04:08,650 the federal government and America's 90 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:11,949 leading companies have access to the 91 00:04:16,860 --> 00:04:14,139 best small businesses in America today 92 00:04:20,099 --> 00:04:16,870 and that's why we provide a range of 93 00:04:23,010 --> 00:04:20,109 consulting and mentoring and local 94 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:23,020 programs today we're talking with the 95 00:04:29,399 --> 00:04:27,550 small businesses and the team at ATA 96 00:04:32,129 --> 00:04:29,409 engineering who I hope we didn't just 97 00:04:35,010 --> 00:04:32,139 lose their 98 00:04:36,899 --> 00:04:35,020 you are about their big role that they 99 00:04:40,619 --> 00:04:36,909 played in the development of the 100 00:04:42,959 --> 00:04:40,629 Curiosity rover ata engineering and many 101 00:04:45,809 --> 00:04:42,969 other small businesses involved in the 102 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:45,819 Mars Science Laboratory project really 103 00:04:51,209 --> 00:04:48,340 embodied the entrepreneurial spirit and 104 00:04:53,909 --> 00:04:51,219 the drive and the ability of America's 105 00:04:56,070 --> 00:04:53,919 small businesses to build groundbreaking 106 00:04:58,080 --> 00:04:56,080 tools that you're going to hear about in 107 00:05:01,439 --> 00:04:58,090 parts that help make even the most 108 00:05:03,749 --> 00:05:01,449 sophisticated projects possible and 109 00:05:06,390 --> 00:05:03,759 successful so this mission is really a 110 00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:06,400 shining example of what's possible when 111 00:05:12,450 --> 00:05:08,919 American small businesses are given the 112 00:05:14,850 --> 00:05:12,460 chance to do what they do best so thank 113 00:05:17,010 --> 00:05:14,860 you very much to Mary and her team at 114 00:05:19,740 --> 00:05:17,020 ATA for inviting us today to learn more 115 00:05:23,129 --> 00:05:19,750 about their company this is a terrific 116 00:05:27,209 --> 00:05:23,139 example about how of how America's small 117 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:27,219 businesses get the job done Thank You 118 00:05:31,679 --> 00:05:29,710 administrator Mills we appreciate it now 119 00:05:34,140 --> 00:05:31,689 I'd like to invite nasa administrator 120 00:05:36,089 --> 00:05:34,150 charlie bolden to say a few words now 121 00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:36,099 during charlie's 34-year career in the 122 00:05:40,499 --> 00:05:37,750 Marines he became a decorated naval 123 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:40,509 aviator and he was also a leader in the 124 00:05:44,820 --> 00:05:42,610 nasa astronaut office for 14 of those 125 00:05:46,890 --> 00:05:44,830 years including four missions on the 126 00:05:48,779 --> 00:05:46,900 space shuttle i like to say for a guy 127 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:48,789 who spent so much time in space he's 128 00:05:53,579 --> 00:05:51,849 actually incredibly down to earth so 129 00:05:55,529 --> 00:05:53,589 without further ado Administrator 130 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:55,539 Charlie Bolden Lauren thank you very 131 00:05:59,339 --> 00:05:57,490 much and administrator Mills thanks so 132 00:06:02,219 --> 00:05:59,349 much to you for for joining us today 133 00:06:04,079 --> 00:06:02,229 Mary Baker and Chris cubic can't thank 134 00:06:06,929 --> 00:06:04,089 you in the ATA engineering team enough 135 00:06:10,469 --> 00:06:06,939 for your hospitality here and out there 136 00:06:12,899 --> 00:06:10,479 in San Diego as administrator Mills has 137 00:06:15,179 --> 00:06:12,909 said small businesses are critical to us 138 00:06:17,670 --> 00:06:15,189 and NASA because they represent the best 139 00:06:20,159 --> 00:06:17,680 of American spirit of innovation these 140 00:06:22,889 --> 00:06:20,169 entrepreneurs have displayed the drive 141 00:06:25,350 --> 00:06:22,899 needed to solve problems and create 142 00:06:27,809 --> 00:06:25,360 capabilities that that that help the 143 00:06:29,939 --> 00:06:27,819 nation reach the moon launch great 144 00:06:33,029 --> 00:06:29,949 observatories enable humans to live and 145 00:06:35,429 --> 00:06:33,039 work in space possibly infinitely small 146 00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:35,439 businesses and entrepreneurs employ half 147 00:06:39,719 --> 00:06:37,360 of America's workers and create 148 00:06:42,059 --> 00:06:39,729 sixty-four percent of new jobs they're 149 00:06:43,949 --> 00:06:42,069 an essential part of our economic engine 150 00:06:44,999 --> 00:06:43,959 critical part of President Obama's 151 00:06:47,670 --> 00:06:45,009 vision 152 00:06:49,739 --> 00:06:47,680 for NASA the dedicated and mission focus 153 00:06:52,019 --> 00:06:49,749 work at a TA and our other small 154 00:06:54,980 --> 00:06:52,029 business partners has been essential to 155 00:06:58,079 --> 00:06:54,990 curiosity's early and ongoing success 156 00:07:00,540 --> 00:06:58,089 atas work on the landing gear and rover 157 00:07:02,670 --> 00:07:00,550 wheels in particular helped turn seven 158 00:07:05,850 --> 00:07:02,680 minutes of terror in 27 minutes of 159 00:07:07,980 --> 00:07:05,860 triumph curiosity is the largest Rover 160 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:07,990 that's ever been sent to another planet 161 00:07:13,109 --> 00:07:10,050 and it will provide invaluable data 162 00:07:15,149 --> 00:07:13,119 regarding Mars's Mars that will benefit 163 00:07:17,969 --> 00:07:15,159 the scientific community for years to 164 00:07:20,369 --> 00:07:17,979 come small businesses help support the 165 00:07:23,070 --> 00:07:20,379 design and fabrication of curiosity and 166 00:07:26,010 --> 00:07:23,080 also took many other activities that may 167 00:07:28,260 --> 00:07:26,020 wish impossible due to the hard work of 168 00:07:29,909 --> 00:07:28,270 everyone in the agency NASA exceeded our 169 00:07:33,570 --> 00:07:29,919 small business killers in fiscal year 170 00:07:35,670 --> 00:07:33,580 2011 last year i'm proud to say NASA was 171 00:07:37,889 --> 00:07:35,680 one of only three big seven federal 172 00:07:39,749 --> 00:07:37,899 agencies ones that together spend 173 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:39,759 approximately ninety percent of small 174 00:07:46,260 --> 00:07:42,370 business dollars that exceeded its small 175 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:46,270 business goals 2012 currently the only 176 00:07:52,649 --> 00:07:49,479 one of the seven making its goal nasa 177 00:07:54,629 --> 00:07:52,659 awarded approximately 2.5 billion in 178 00:07:57,570 --> 00:07:54,639 prime contracts directly to small 179 00:08:00,659 --> 00:07:57,580 businesses in 2011 and that's up about 180 00:08:02,610 --> 00:08:00,669 75 million from the previous year our 181 00:08:04,529 --> 00:08:02,620 large prime contractors awarded 182 00:08:06,540 --> 00:08:04,539 approximately two billion dollars in 183 00:08:10,259 --> 00:08:06,550 additional some contracts to small 184 00:08:12,809 --> 00:08:10,269 businesses in fiscal year 2011 this year 185 00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:12,819 for the first time we're including space 186 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:14,889 technology as part of the agency's small 187 00:08:17,999 --> 00:08:17,050 business research opportunities and I 188 00:08:20,429 --> 00:08:18,009 think what you're going to hear from 189 00:08:22,709 --> 00:08:20,439 Mary and her team is is a lot about 190 00:08:24,929 --> 00:08:22,719 their excitement that the space 191 00:08:26,689 --> 00:08:24,939 technology is now being included our 192 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:26,699 small business innovative research 193 00:08:32,279 --> 00:08:30,370 program or SBIR has added seven select 194 00:08:34,500 --> 00:08:32,289 topics representing unique space 195 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:34,510 technology development challenges that 196 00:08:38,790 --> 00:08:36,610 the agency believes are well suited to 197 00:08:40,730 --> 00:08:38,800 the innovation and problem-solving 198 00:08:43,500 --> 00:08:40,740 abilities of America's small businesses 199 00:08:45,780 --> 00:08:43,510 as complementing ongoing efforts with 200 00:08:48,300 --> 00:08:45,790 these seven areas NASA is hoping to 201 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:48,310 improve on an already great program it 202 00:08:53,699 --> 00:08:50,290 benefits the agency and America's 203 00:08:55,590 --> 00:08:53,709 technology technology economy all of 204 00:08:58,329 --> 00:08:55,600 this clearly shows how committed we are 205 00:09:01,689 --> 00:08:58,339 to the small business community and how 206 00:09:03,869 --> 00:09:01,699 they are to our nation continuing to 207 00:09:06,819 --> 00:09:03,879 remain the leader on space exploration 208 00:09:09,819 --> 00:09:06,829 small businesses are critical to net 209 00:09:11,860 --> 00:09:09,829 critical partners to NASA and in our 210 00:09:14,259 --> 00:09:11,870 work to create a dynamic and promising 211 00:09:16,780 --> 00:09:14,269 future in which the US continues to link 212 00:09:20,170 --> 00:09:16,790 and together we're opening the new era 213 00:09:22,569 --> 00:09:20,180 of space explorations again I want to 214 00:09:24,369 --> 00:09:22,579 thank the team at 88 engineering for 215 00:09:27,129 --> 00:09:24,379 your hard work with the Mars Science 216 00:09:29,079 --> 00:09:27,139 Laboratory and curiosity rover on those 217 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:29,089 missions your contributions are 218 00:09:33,939 --> 00:09:31,850 invaluable and our ongoing partnership 219 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:33,949 is vital to ensuring that NASA remains 220 00:09:39,670 --> 00:09:36,850 the world leader in space exploration 221 00:09:41,019 --> 00:09:39,680 Thank You administrator Bolden really 222 00:09:42,460 --> 00:09:41,029 appreciate that and now like to 223 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:42,470 introduce the president of aata 224 00:09:47,230 --> 00:09:45,110 engineering Mary Baker dr. Baker brings 225 00:09:49,900 --> 00:09:47,240 more than 35 years of experience in 226 00:09:52,540 --> 00:09:49,910 project engineering to the 80 18 and in 227 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:52,550 fact in 2010 ata was awarded the NASA 228 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:55,370 small business industry award as JPL 229 00:09:59,410 --> 00:09:57,290 small business subcontractor of the year 230 00:10:01,660 --> 00:09:59,420 dr. Baker thanks for walking about 231 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:01,670 welcoming us to 88 engineering today and 232 00:10:04,929 --> 00:10:03,170 I'll turn it over to you and your team 233 00:10:06,759 --> 00:10:04,939 to tell us a little bit about the work 234 00:10:12,009 --> 00:10:06,769 HEA did for the Mars Science Laboratory 235 00:10:14,009 --> 00:10:12,019 project thank you very much ATA and all 236 00:10:15,999 --> 00:10:14,019 of our employees are honored by 237 00:10:17,710 --> 00:10:16,009 administrator mills and administrator 238 00:10:21,460 --> 00:10:17,720 bolden concertinas it's a very exciting 239 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:21,470 events for us and we also are incredibly 240 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:24,110 proud to have been part of the curiosity 241 00:10:30,610 --> 00:10:28,610 development we also appreciate not only 242 00:10:32,860 --> 00:10:30,620 just the events that have happened in 243 00:10:36,309 --> 00:10:32,870 the last few weeks this experiment we 244 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:36,319 had to work very closely with APL an 245 00:10:39,939 --> 00:10:37,850 integral part of their team and 246 00:10:42,489 --> 00:10:39,949 developing the many subsystems of 247 00:10:44,590 --> 00:10:42,499 curiosity so that experience was 248 00:10:46,689 --> 00:10:44,600 tremendously valuable for us as a 249 00:10:48,369 --> 00:10:46,699 company both and being able to apply our 250 00:10:50,619 --> 00:10:48,379 capabilities and the tools and the 251 00:10:52,869 --> 00:10:50,629 methods that we developed but also to 252 00:10:56,860 --> 00:10:52,879 participate in such an exciting mission 253 00:11:00,160 --> 00:10:56,870 and the culmination of that in the 254 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:00,170 launch and the landing was something we 255 00:11:04,989 --> 00:11:01,970 were also very appreciative of being 256 00:11:08,230 --> 00:11:04,999 invited to be included with the JPL team 257 00:11:10,749 --> 00:11:08,240 so we got to participate administrator 258 00:11:11,250 --> 00:11:10,759 Bolden was there and we were just a few 259 00:11:14,490 --> 00:11:11,260 feet 260 00:11:19,290 --> 00:11:14,500 he was telling us about it and that some 261 00:11:22,740 --> 00:11:19,300 of our engineers were very lucky to be 262 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:22,750 invited into that in community so not 263 00:11:28,350 --> 00:11:25,330 only do these programs give us a chance 264 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:28,360 to apply advanced technology but they 265 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:30,610 also serve as an inspiration to the next 266 00:11:35,670 --> 00:11:33,130 generations and that we have seen that 267 00:11:37,380 --> 00:11:35,680 not only with the children of engineers 268 00:11:39,810 --> 00:11:37,390 that have worked on that participating 269 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:39,820 but also in generations of student 270 00:11:45,630 --> 00:11:42,810 interns that have participated with us 271 00:11:47,070 --> 00:11:45,640 it takes a lot of hard work to do these 272 00:11:48,990 --> 00:11:47,080 programs and it takes something like 273 00:11:53,220 --> 00:11:49,000 like such excitement of the Mars 274 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:53,230 Curiosity rover to motivate that hard 275 00:11:57,870 --> 00:11:55,930 work one of our student interns are 276 00:12:01,020 --> 00:11:57,880 smiling at me about our hard work she 277 00:12:03,690 --> 00:12:01,030 had to do a DA is about a hundred people 278 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:03,700 in more than 50 ATA engineers have 279 00:12:09,450 --> 00:12:06,210 worked on the Mars Science Laboratory 280 00:12:12,270 --> 00:12:09,460 program and in addition to that 19 281 00:12:14,220 --> 00:12:12,280 student interns work worked on it so two 282 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:14,230 of the engineers that will tell you 283 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:17,170 about this program are Jeff tippmann and 284 00:12:20,190 --> 00:12:18,850 Curt knutson there in our San Diego 285 00:12:22,770 --> 00:12:20,200 office and we're going to turn the 286 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:22,780 program over to them to tell you some of 287 00:12:27,420 --> 00:12:24,630 more details of the work that was done 288 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:27,430 great thank you Mary we're honored 289 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:29,530 administrators by your visit in our 290 00:12:32,910 --> 00:12:31,450 conference room in ER oh and here in San 291 00:12:34,980 --> 00:12:32,920 Diego we have many of the engineers that 292 00:12:38,370 --> 00:12:34,990 worked on the Mars Science Lab from 2006 293 00:12:40,680 --> 00:12:38,380 to 2012 18 des design analysis and tests 294 00:12:42,990 --> 00:12:40,690 and we work side-by-side with JPL 295 00:12:46,950 --> 00:12:43,000 providing support to their mechanical 296 00:12:48,660 --> 00:12:46,960 systems division 35 so today we provide 297 00:12:49,710 --> 00:12:48,670 a lot of focus on nalysis and tests and 298 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:49,720 I think that was very useful to 299 00:12:53,070 --> 00:12:51,280 curiosity today we're going to talk a 300 00:12:55,470 --> 00:12:53,080 little bit about specifically what we 301 00:12:58,950 --> 00:12:55,480 did and I have here a diagram of the 302 00:13:00,750 --> 00:12:58,960 Mars Science Lab curiosity and it has 303 00:13:02,580 --> 00:13:00,760 shown on it highlighted in blue many of 304 00:13:04,110 --> 00:13:02,590 the systems at 88 provided computer 305 00:13:05,430 --> 00:13:04,120 simulation support for and I'm going to 306 00:13:08,490 --> 00:13:05,440 talk briefly about each of these systems 307 00:13:09,990 --> 00:13:08,500 and what an example of our role was so 308 00:13:12,210 --> 00:13:10,000 we have the mobility system which 309 00:13:16,710 --> 00:13:12,220 consists of a wheel rockers and a bogey 310 00:13:18,690 --> 00:13:16,720 and the head of the rover the remote 311 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:18,700 sensing mass has all these fancy and 312 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:22,450 fantastic cameras and that system is you 313 00:13:27,490 --> 00:13:24,290 know essentially critical 314 00:13:29,319 --> 00:13:27,500 we have here the arm the arm has you can 315 00:13:32,019 --> 00:13:29,329 think of it like a human arm so it has a 316 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:32,029 shoulder elbow and wrist and in its 317 00:13:36,939 --> 00:13:33,740 wrist it holds all these fantastic tools 318 00:13:39,189 --> 00:13:36,949 for doing science on Mars so all these 319 00:13:42,129 --> 00:13:39,199 systems they have to arrive on Mars mark 320 00:13:44,439 --> 00:13:42,139 MSL curiosity had extremely challenging 321 00:13:46,150 --> 00:13:44,449 requirements and environments that it is 322 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:46,160 subjected to it has to survive the 323 00:13:50,319 --> 00:13:48,110 launch it has to arrive on Mars and all 324 00:13:53,019 --> 00:13:50,329 these systems have to work and to give a 325 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:53,029 brief example on the wheels ata for 326 00:13:57,069 --> 00:13:55,250 exhibit on computer simulation and 327 00:13:58,720 --> 00:13:57,079 engineering the wheels have to be like 328 00:14:00,069 --> 00:13:58,730 they have to get to Mars and they have 329 00:14:01,030 --> 00:14:00,079 to be able to strike a rock or fall off 330 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:01,040 a rock and we help with computer 331 00:14:04,749 --> 00:14:02,810 simulations for that for the remote 332 00:14:06,819 --> 00:14:04,759 sensing mask the critical example of 333 00:14:08,710 --> 00:14:06,829 critical issues is it stowed and that it 334 00:14:10,420 --> 00:14:08,720 has to deploy once it arrives on Mars so 335 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:10,430 to be stowed we helped with you know how 336 00:14:14,470 --> 00:14:12,410 should it be supported and and we did 337 00:14:16,420 --> 00:14:14,480 analyses to confirm you know what was 338 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:16,430 going to happen and for the arm I'm 339 00:14:20,199 --> 00:14:18,110 going to talk about the tools that are 340 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:20,209 on a little bit more detail not only 341 00:14:24,220 --> 00:14:22,130 does the rover have to survive these 342 00:14:26,139 --> 00:14:24,230 incredible environments but it but once 343 00:14:28,780 --> 00:14:26,149 it gets there it actually produces some 344 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:28,790 of its own environments so with the hot 345 00:14:31,420 --> 00:14:30,170 and cold temperatures and everything 346 00:14:33,430 --> 00:14:31,430 else that's going on imagine you have 347 00:14:35,170 --> 00:14:33,440 the seven-foot arm and at the end of it 348 00:14:37,660 --> 00:14:35,180 you've got this amazing tool box the 349 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:37,670 drill is like a jackhammer it's a rotary 350 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:39,589 percussion drill an 88 did a lot of 351 00:14:43,629 --> 00:14:41,690 simulations with that team on that drill 352 00:14:45,579 --> 00:14:43,639 so you have all this vibration going on 353 00:14:48,850 --> 00:14:45,589 the end of the of the arm and we have 354 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:48,860 these imaging systems and also x-ray 355 00:14:53,319 --> 00:14:50,930 systems that are attached to the toolbox 356 00:14:54,910 --> 00:14:53,329 that curiosity holds so very important 357 00:14:56,530 --> 00:14:54,920 consideration is being able to do this 358 00:14:58,449 --> 00:14:56,540 drilling and not impact those 359 00:15:00,460 --> 00:14:58,459 instruments another very fantastic 360 00:15:02,139 --> 00:15:00,470 instrument is the camara and the camara 361 00:15:04,300 --> 00:15:02,149 which kind of shown here in this diagram 362 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:04,310 it also needs to vibrate to move 363 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:05,930 material and transfer to the drills and 364 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:07,250 the other systems so these are just 365 00:15:11,679 --> 00:15:09,050 examples of things that a TA worked with 366 00:15:13,269 --> 00:15:11,689 I have also with me Jeff tippmann and 367 00:15:15,220 --> 00:15:13,279 Jeff tippmann is going to describe the 368 00:15:17,139 --> 00:15:15,230 entry descent landing proportions of 369 00:15:18,939 --> 00:15:17,149 things that 80 help them thanks Kerry 370 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:18,949 yeah I'm really excited to get able to 371 00:15:23,170 --> 00:15:21,170 talk to everyone about the work 88 did 372 00:15:24,879 --> 00:15:23,180 it with the team at JPL that worked on 373 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:24,889 the entry descent and landing portion of 374 00:15:29,290 --> 00:15:26,930 the mission which is referred to as the 375 00:15:31,090 --> 00:15:29,300 seven minutes of Terror because it took 376 00:15:33,370 --> 00:15:31,100 seven minutes for it to go from the 377 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:33,380 surface of the atmosphere of Mars down 378 00:15:37,879 --> 00:15:36,529 to the surface of Mars and so there was 379 00:15:38,869 --> 00:15:37,889 a lot of things that happened during 380 00:15:41,030 --> 00:15:38,879 at seven minutes and there was a 381 00:15:43,639 --> 00:15:41,040 particular part of it that a TA was able 382 00:15:45,949 --> 00:15:43,649 to support the team at JPL one of the 383 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:45,959 particular segment is called the sky 384 00:15:50,539 --> 00:15:47,790 primitive and that's when the rover was 385 00:15:52,189 --> 00:15:50,549 was lowered down on these cables and it 386 00:15:53,749 --> 00:15:52,199 deployed its wheels to get ready for 387 00:15:55,639 --> 00:15:53,759 mine and then actually landed on the 388 00:15:58,129 --> 00:15:55,649 surface of Mars so a lot of tests 389 00:16:00,229 --> 00:15:58,139 happened at JPL and 80s supported the 390 00:16:02,030 --> 00:16:00,239 team at JPL on those tests as well as 391 00:16:04,669 --> 00:16:02,040 providing a lot of computer simulations 392 00:16:06,319 --> 00:16:04,679 for those same advances only talk to you 393 00:16:10,220 --> 00:16:06,329 a little bit about one of the things 394 00:16:12,499 --> 00:16:10,230 that H a design for the team at JPL this 395 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:12,509 test vehicle right here that I show here 396 00:16:16,849 --> 00:16:14,910 ata was able to design the groper test 397 00:16:19,789 --> 00:16:16,859 chassis the chassis for this and one of 398 00:16:21,199 --> 00:16:19,799 the challenges of working with a vehicle 399 00:16:22,639 --> 00:16:21,209 that's going to land on Mars is that the 400 00:16:24,349 --> 00:16:22,649 Martian gravity is three-eighths of what 401 00:16:26,210 --> 00:16:24,359 it is on earth so when he tests on earth 402 00:16:28,789 --> 00:16:26,220 he got taken a lot of considerations and 403 00:16:30,499 --> 00:16:28,799 in wrote and the team at ATA designed 404 00:16:32,239 --> 00:16:30,509 this chassis for this vehicle which was 405 00:16:33,769 --> 00:16:32,249 called the Scarecrow because it was a 406 00:16:36,049 --> 00:16:33,779 trim down version of the actual 407 00:16:44,650 --> 00:16:36,059 Curiosity rover and this test vehicle 408 00:16:50,740 --> 00:16:48,490 Oh an ETA was able to support JPL on 409 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:50,750 this test as well as of providing a lot 410 00:16:55,300 --> 00:16:52,730 of computer simulations of that very 411 00:16:56,980 --> 00:16:55,310 touchdown event and NATA actually was 412 00:16:59,139 --> 00:16:56,990 able to use that computer model that 413 00:17:01,540 --> 00:16:59,149 that we worked on with this particular 414 00:17:02,980 --> 00:17:01,550 test to actually simulate it actually 415 00:17:05,079 --> 00:17:02,990 landed on the surface tomorrow since in 416 00:17:07,120 --> 00:17:05,089 a computer model it's very easy easy to 417 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:07,130 change the gravitational constant and 418 00:17:12,250 --> 00:17:10,010 since even though the team at JPL was 419 00:17:13,809 --> 00:17:12,260 planning to land curiosity and as safe 420 00:17:15,189 --> 00:17:13,819 as possible with there were some 421 00:17:17,230 --> 00:17:15,199 questions what would happen if it 422 00:17:19,689 --> 00:17:17,240 actually landed on a slope and I hit two 423 00:17:21,699 --> 00:17:19,699 rocks and its wheels run even so a TA 424 00:17:24,189 --> 00:17:21,709 used this model to provide thousands of 425 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:24,199 computer simulations to JPL to help give 426 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:25,610 them to some information on what would 427 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:27,890 happen in that particular case and to 428 00:17:32,140 --> 00:17:29,450 build their confidence that it can land 429 00:17:34,419 --> 00:17:32,150 safely in a lot of difficult 430 00:17:36,039 --> 00:17:34,429 environments and so that's a little bit 431 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:36,049 about the work hea did on the entry 432 00:17:39,940 --> 00:17:37,330 descent and landing portion with the 433 00:17:42,190 --> 00:17:39,950 extraordinary team at JPL one of the 434 00:17:43,659 --> 00:17:42,200 great things about working on all these 435 00:17:45,430 --> 00:17:43,669 computer simulations and helping out 436 00:17:47,890 --> 00:17:45,440 with the testing is that we were very 437 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:47,900 anxious to see Leah rover get to Mars 438 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:50,570 and Kurt has a story about that he wants 439 00:17:55,630 --> 00:17:54,049 to share so as a small business working 440 00:17:57,940 --> 00:17:55,640 with JPL you know our role in these 441 00:18:00,700 --> 00:17:57,950 computer simulations was to help reduce 442 00:18:02,260 --> 00:18:00,710 risk and uncertainty with the program 443 00:18:04,419 --> 00:18:02,270 and we took a lot of pride in that and 444 00:18:06,039 --> 00:18:04,429 as a small business were invited to the 445 00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:06,049 launch and I was able to attend the 446 00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:07,429 launch Eric Martin who couldn't be here 447 00:18:11,289 --> 00:18:09,110 today he attended the launch and my 448 00:18:14,230 --> 00:18:11,299 daughter Krystal at age 9 at the time 449 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:14,240 attended the launch we were able to hear 450 00:18:17,529 --> 00:18:15,980 administrator Bolton's speech of why 451 00:18:19,659 --> 00:18:17,539 curiosity was going to Mars is very 452 00:18:21,220 --> 00:18:19,669 rewarding experience I don't part of a 453 00:18:24,310 --> 00:18:21,230 speech my daughter took the camera away 454 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:24,320 from me and she filmed the actual launch 455 00:18:27,419 --> 00:18:26,090 segment and it was it was just it was a 456 00:18:30,700 --> 00:18:27,429 very memorable experience so 457 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:30,710 administrator Bolden you know JPL NASA 458 00:18:34,270 --> 00:18:32,090 headquarters were very grateful to be 459 00:18:36,340 --> 00:18:34,280 invited and to participate on this very 460 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:36,350 rewarding program and it was great for 461 00:18:41,020 --> 00:18:38,530 us to be able to hang out with you today 462 00:18:43,299 --> 00:18:41,030 great thank you guys so much for that 463 00:18:44,770 --> 00:18:43,309 presentation and and that was really 464 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:44,780 great we really appreciate it so let's 465 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:47,090 get into some questions now just a 466 00:18:50,260 --> 00:18:48,530 reminder for those of you who want to 467 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:50,270 get in on the conversation you can send 468 00:18:55,090 --> 00:18:52,730 questions to us in the Google+ comments 469 00:18:58,240 --> 00:18:55,100 section through Facebook or tweet twist 470 00:18:58,549 --> 00:18:58,250 using the ask NASA hashtag so I think 471 00:19:01,039 --> 00:18:58,559 the 472 00:19:02,419 --> 00:19:01,049 first question goes to dr baker and you 473 00:19:04,759 --> 00:19:02,429 may have talked about this a little bit 474 00:19:06,499 --> 00:19:04,769 but how many months or years did the ATA 475 00:19:10,610 --> 00:19:06,509 engineering team spin working on 476 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:10,620 curiosity six years we were part of the 477 00:19:16,810 --> 00:19:13,370 team for six years there was as many as 478 00:19:20,149 --> 00:19:16,820 16 people at one time simultaneously 479 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:20,159 terrific thank you I think this question 480 00:19:25,639 --> 00:19:23,730 is really for administrator Mills how 481 00:19:28,430 --> 00:19:25,649 does how does the Small Business 482 00:19:30,289 --> 00:19:28,440 Administration support businesses that 483 00:19:32,509 --> 00:19:30,299 are in science and develop science 484 00:19:34,159 --> 00:19:32,519 research and technology what are some of 485 00:19:35,899 --> 00:19:34,169 the ways that other small businesses can 486 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:35,909 get involved in and the type of things 487 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:38,610 that a TA is doing well there's a number 488 00:19:43,129 --> 00:19:41,190 of ways and one of them is our Small 489 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:43,139 Business Innovation research program 490 00:19:48,889 --> 00:19:46,529 which ATA has taken advantage of in 491 00:19:53,330 --> 00:19:48,899 multiple occasions and if you go to 492 00:19:56,239 --> 00:19:53,340 sba.gov or and look under SBIR you will 493 00:19:59,330 --> 00:19:56,249 see that every agency that participates 494 00:20:02,269 --> 00:19:59,340 in research sets aside a certain amount 495 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:02,279 of their research budget to go to small 496 00:20:08,690 --> 00:20:05,570 businesses so they can commercialize and 497 00:20:11,269 --> 00:20:08,700 look at research that really will lead 498 00:20:13,580 --> 00:20:11,279 to products and product development this 499 00:20:15,529 --> 00:20:13,590 is very important because as a base for 500 00:20:17,659 --> 00:20:15,539 our innovation economy we need these 501 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:17,669 small innovation innovative companies 502 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:20,369 like a TA to be working on the most 503 00:20:25,999 --> 00:20:23,369 important problems so SBIR is actually 504 00:20:28,489 --> 00:20:26,009 two and a half billion dollars out out 505 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:28,499 of our national research budget and 506 00:20:34,460 --> 00:20:31,710 that's an important way in addition many 507 00:20:36,529 --> 00:20:34,470 many small businesses participate as 508 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:36,539 contractors to the federal government 509 00:20:40,820 --> 00:20:39,330 both in the Defense Department and they 510 00:20:42,859 --> 00:20:40,830 are they're working on advanced 511 00:20:45,470 --> 00:20:42,869 technology the Department of Energy and 512 00:20:48,769 --> 00:20:45,480 at NASA this gives the government the 513 00:20:52,850 --> 00:20:48,779 opportunity as i said earlier to get the 514 00:20:55,489 --> 00:20:52,860 best cutting-edge work done and give 515 00:20:57,889 --> 00:20:55,499 small businesses revenue a lot of oxygen 516 00:20:59,930 --> 00:20:57,899 we actually have a hundred billion 517 00:21:02,629 --> 00:20:59,940 dollars a year in that government 518 00:21:05,029 --> 00:21:02,639 contracting program and as a small 519 00:21:07,009 --> 00:21:05,039 business like a TA grows it's a hundred 520 00:21:10,519 --> 00:21:07,019 people at quite a substantial company 521 00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:10,529 with a 12-year history we also have loan 522 00:21:14,299 --> 00:21:11,940 guarantee programs 523 00:21:16,340 --> 00:21:14,309 and advice and counseling programs so 524 00:21:19,070 --> 00:21:16,350 that a small business can develop their 525 00:21:21,470 --> 00:21:19,080 plan for where they want to go and then 526 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:21,480 access the kind of capital they might 527 00:21:28,129 --> 00:21:24,090 need to get there all of that is on 528 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:28,139 sba.gov and we can get a small business 529 00:21:34,669 --> 00:21:30,210 connected to a mentor that can help them 530 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:34,679 walk through it terrific thanks a lot I 531 00:21:38,509 --> 00:21:36,570 think this next question is best 532 00:21:40,190 --> 00:21:38,519 directed at Dave Hunt although if 533 00:21:43,399 --> 00:21:40,200 there's someone else suited to answer 534 00:21:46,759 --> 00:21:43,409 that that's great too we were wondering 535 00:21:49,039 --> 00:21:46,769 how did JPL select a TA to do this work 536 00:21:51,460 --> 00:21:49,049 instead of someone else or just doing it 537 00:21:55,039 --> 00:21:51,470 themselves well thanks for that question 538 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:55,049 clearly administrator bolden and mills 539 00:21:58,820 --> 00:21:56,490 have talked about the importance of 540 00:22:00,379 --> 00:21:58,830 using small businesses to support 541 00:22:04,580 --> 00:22:00,389 masters program so that was one reason 542 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:04,590 in terms of why Jake you chose a TA well 543 00:22:09,169 --> 00:22:06,690 we had worked with Jay deal for over two 544 00:22:11,210 --> 00:22:09,179 decades and by the time curiosity 545 00:22:13,909 --> 00:22:11,220 wrapped up in 2006 we were already 546 00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:13,919 supporting a number of other NASA JPL 547 00:22:19,700 --> 00:22:17,279 programs and as such they're engineers 548 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:19,710 their managers new ATA pretty well they 549 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:20,850 knew our staff they knew our 550 00:22:26,090 --> 00:22:23,250 capabilities in fact people like Kirk 551 00:22:28,220 --> 00:22:26,100 had temporarily relocated itself his 552 00:22:30,529 --> 00:22:28,230 daughter's life there's family to 553 00:22:34,039 --> 00:22:30,539 Pasadena from San Diego and England's on 554 00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:34,049 site every day working on multiple 555 00:22:40,389 --> 00:22:36,990 programs working long hours so in short 556 00:22:42,470 --> 00:22:40,399 JPL trusted that we could support their 557 00:22:44,810 --> 00:22:42,480 critical areas where they needed 558 00:22:47,330 --> 00:22:44,820 expertise that we would get it done on 559 00:22:49,249 --> 00:22:47,340 time we'd get it done right and support 560 00:22:51,379 --> 00:22:49,259 the program and it's worked well ever 561 00:22:54,169 --> 00:22:51,389 since and one reason we're so honored 562 00:22:57,409 --> 00:22:54,179 that JPL's nominated us for one of 563 00:22:59,509 --> 00:22:57,419 NASA's highest achievement awards great 564 00:23:01,730 --> 00:22:59,519 thank you it was mentioned earlier 565 00:23:03,889 --> 00:23:01,740 administrator Bolden that that nASA has 566 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:03,899 high marks in terms of its involvement 567 00:23:07,369 --> 00:23:05,850 with small businesses and I wondered if 568 00:23:09,289 --> 00:23:07,379 you could elaborate just a little bit 569 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:09,299 more on on the importance of small 570 00:23:14,210 --> 00:23:11,610 businesses and working and the work we 571 00:23:15,649 --> 00:23:14,220 do at NASA I think you know it goes 572 00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:15,659 without saying Lauren the small 573 00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:17,639 businesses we feel are absolutely 574 00:23:22,460 --> 00:23:19,710 critical to everything that we do we 575 00:23:24,109 --> 00:23:22,470 generally find that for most of the 576 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:24,119 technological development that we're 577 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:25,250 doing the X 578 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:28,370 is resident in small businesses large 579 00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:31,010 businesses are large Prime's are really 580 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:33,110 good at integrating contracts and 581 00:23:38,020 --> 00:23:35,210 integrating work but when you get down 582 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:38,030 to I say where the rubber meets the road 583 00:23:41,290 --> 00:23:40,010 would if you really want the the the 584 00:23:43,060 --> 00:23:41,300 people that are going to do engineering 585 00:23:45,070 --> 00:23:43,070 analysis that are going to do 586 00:23:46,510 --> 00:23:45,080 construction of pieces and parts it's 587 00:23:48,790 --> 00:23:46,520 generally done in the small business 588 00:23:50,530 --> 00:23:48,800 arena another area that I will mention 589 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:50,540 and I talked to a little bit to the folk 590 00:23:53,740 --> 00:23:52,730 here because it was actually a small 591 00:23:55,510 --> 00:23:53,750 business with which I have been 592 00:23:58,060 --> 00:23:55,520 associated before becoming the NASA 593 00:24:00,430 --> 00:23:58,070 Administrator you would think you know 594 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:00,440 languages are very important to NASA we 595 00:24:06,250 --> 00:24:03,770 have OG more than 20 international 596 00:24:08,770 --> 00:24:06,260 partners with whom we associate every 597 00:24:10,660 --> 00:24:08,780 day and so we need interpreters and 598 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:10,670 translators and there is one of our 599 00:24:15,310 --> 00:24:13,610 primes is a small business in houston 600 00:24:17,410 --> 00:24:15,320 texas that provides language services 601 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:17,420 for us and they do translation and 602 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:19,970 interpretation so if there if you are a 603 00:24:26,650 --> 00:24:24,050 small business and you do anything nasa 604 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:26,660 can probably use you because every NASA 605 00:24:32,230 --> 00:24:30,110 Center is is a small city and just 606 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:32,240 imagine what it's like to work in any 607 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:35,090 small city we've got traffic cops we've 608 00:24:40,810 --> 00:24:38,510 got nurses doctors a secretary's 609 00:24:42,610 --> 00:24:40,820 administrative personnel so don't think 610 00:24:45,130 --> 00:24:42,620 that because you're a small business and 611 00:24:47,020 --> 00:24:45,140 you're not technical that you can't do 612 00:24:49,510 --> 00:24:47,030 work for NASA we're looking for for 613 00:24:50,710 --> 00:24:49,520 everybody so we we welcome anybody who 614 00:24:53,110 --> 00:24:50,720 is in small business if you're 615 00:24:55,900 --> 00:24:53,120 particularly if you're a veteran zone 616 00:24:58,810 --> 00:24:55,910 small business don't wait for us to come 617 00:25:00,910 --> 00:24:58,820 find you you find us same thing with 618 00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:00,920 women-owned small businesses and hubs 619 00:25:04,630 --> 00:25:03,110 own businesses those are those are three 620 00:25:06,610 --> 00:25:04,640 of the ones that are continually 621 00:25:08,710 --> 00:25:06,620 challenging I think administrator mills 622 00:25:10,150 --> 00:25:08,720 will tell you throughout the government 623 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:10,160 they represent three that are 624 00:25:14,110 --> 00:25:12,050 challenging to everybody and it's I 625 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:14,120 think frequently it's just the small 626 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:15,770 businesses in those particular areas 627 00:25:19,780 --> 00:25:18,050 don't feel they have something to offer 628 00:25:22,180 --> 00:25:19,790 and I would challenge you and say yes 629 00:25:25,420 --> 00:25:22,190 you do so find us if we don't find you 630 00:25:28,120 --> 00:25:25,430 Great Basin straighter Bowman has really 631 00:25:30,670 --> 00:25:28,130 been a leader throughout the whole 632 00:25:33,580 --> 00:25:30,680 administration in achieving the 633 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:33,590 president's goals of having this hundred 634 00:25:37,510 --> 00:25:35,210 billion dollars get in the hands of 635 00:25:38,530 --> 00:25:37,520 small businesses so that they can create 636 00:25:42,350 --> 00:25:38,540 more job 637 00:25:43,580 --> 00:25:42,360 thank you great thanks and where the 638 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:43,590 rubber meets the road or where 639 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:46,410 curiosities tires meet the the dust on 640 00:25:51,590 --> 00:25:49,110 the red planet ray ray charlie one of 641 00:25:54,260 --> 00:25:51,600 the questions but we had was what's next 642 00:25:56,630 --> 00:25:54,270 for curiosity so administrator bolden 643 00:25:58,460 --> 00:25:56,640 maybe you can preview for us what 644 00:26:00,710 --> 00:25:58,470 curiosity is going to be doing next very 645 00:26:03,290 --> 00:26:00,720 quickly curiosity's mission right now is 646 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:03,300 planned for two years and so we're just 647 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:05,210 in the checkout phase right now where 648 00:26:10,610 --> 00:26:07,890 everybody mentioned or Kurt mentioned 649 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:10,620 the the mast with the curious of cameras 650 00:26:16,370 --> 00:26:13,290 the the arm that actually has the drill 651 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:16,380 on it and and a lot of the chemistry lab 652 00:26:20,930 --> 00:26:17,930 in every if they're actually 10 653 00:26:23,930 --> 00:26:20,940 essentially 10 chemistry labs on on the 654 00:26:25,220 --> 00:26:23,940 Curiosity rover so within a few within a 655 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:25,230 month or so we're actually going to 656 00:26:29,690 --> 00:26:27,810 start to trek up the mountain and the 657 00:26:31,580 --> 00:26:29,700 story that the example I like to give 658 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:31,590 this anybody who's ever been to the 659 00:26:35,270 --> 00:26:33,510 Grand Canyon and gone down into the 660 00:26:37,700 --> 00:26:35,280 canyon itself onto the Colorado River 661 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:37,710 and then start the backpacking trek up 662 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:39,690 the side of the canyon until you get up 663 00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:42,090 to the to the top that's essentially 664 00:26:45,650 --> 00:26:43,710 what curiosity is going to be doing over 665 00:26:48,350 --> 00:26:45,660 the next two years it's actually going 666 00:26:51,980 --> 00:26:48,360 to traverse from the from the the crater 667 00:26:54,890 --> 00:26:51,990 itself up the mountain and stop along 668 00:26:58,940 --> 00:26:54,900 the way and core take core samples from 669 00:27:00,890 --> 00:26:58,950 various areas of Mount sharp that our 670 00:27:03,170 --> 00:27:00,900 studies have told us will give us 671 00:27:05,780 --> 00:27:03,180 evidence if life ever existed there on 672 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:05,790 Mars everybody needs to remember why we 673 00:27:11,300 --> 00:27:08,370 go to these places so we go because we 674 00:27:14,120 --> 00:27:11,310 have two burning questions is there life 675 00:27:17,630 --> 00:27:14,130 elsewhere in the universe and are we 676 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:17,640 alone so you know as technical as we may 677 00:27:22,490 --> 00:27:20,610 seem to be there is this dreamy ethereal 678 00:27:23,990 --> 00:27:22,500 thing about being a NASA and we really 679 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:24,000 want to know if if there has ever been 680 00:27:27,610 --> 00:27:25,710 life on this planet before and that's 681 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:27,620 what curiosity is going to help us find 682 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:30,570 great thank you very much we have just a 683 00:27:34,970 --> 00:27:32,850 few seconds left so I wanted to give 684 00:27:37,010 --> 00:27:34,980 administrator Mills the opportunity to 685 00:27:40,220 --> 00:27:37,020 add anything else we didn't get to in 686 00:27:43,610 --> 00:27:40,230 the chat today well I just want to thank 687 00:27:45,470 --> 00:27:43,620 all of NASA and all of the small 688 00:27:48,020 --> 00:27:45,480 businesses out there that are 689 00:27:49,700 --> 00:27:48,030 participating like most people I always 690 00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:49,710 dreamed that I was going to go up in 691 00:27:52,770 --> 00:27:50,780 space I've had 692 00:27:57,190 --> 00:27:52,780 to live this vicariously by being 693 00:27:59,980 --> 00:27:57,200 associated with Charlie and and all of 694 00:28:02,710 --> 00:27:59,990 the terrific work that NASA is doing but 695 00:28:06,220 --> 00:28:02,720 I really believe that all of the small 696 00:28:09,190 --> 00:28:06,230 businesses and the innovators are adding 697 00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:09,200 both to our dreams about space and also 698 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:12,200 to our economy here so I'm very very 699 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:14,210 grateful for this partnership with NASA 700 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:17,510 and want to congratulate ATA for a 701 00:28:24,940 --> 00:28:21,290 terrific job on on this great project in 702 00:28:26,530 --> 00:28:24,950 Mars thank you and dr. Baker I wanted to 703 00:28:28,090 --> 00:28:26,540 extend the same to you if there's 704 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:28,100 anything else you wanted to add before 705 00:28:33,070 --> 00:28:31,010 we close that out here you just want to 706 00:28:35,140 --> 00:28:33,080 thank you and appreciate the opportunity 707 00:28:36,490 --> 00:28:35,150 to work with NASA and we've worked with 708 00:28:38,410 --> 00:28:36,500 them for a long time we worked with 709 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:38,420 unsubtle we worked on Space Station and 710 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:39,770 now now we're working on the Mars 711 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:41,690 mission and the James Webb Stella soap 712 00:28:46,660 --> 00:28:43,690 so we really appreciate that partnership 713 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:46,670 great and before I close it out with the 714 00:28:50,050 --> 00:28:48,470 last comment from a mess traitor bold 715 00:28:51,700 --> 00:28:50,060 and I wanted to let you all know who are 716 00:28:53,650 --> 00:28:51,710 watching today that if you want to know 717 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:53,660 more about the role small businesses 718 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:55,910 played in the curiosity mission you can 719 00:29:03,190 --> 00:28:57,650 check out a brand new report that just 720 00:29:04,930 --> 00:29:03,200 came out it's at Oh SBP nasa gov hot off 721 00:29:06,910 --> 00:29:04,940 the presses it's on our website you can 722 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:06,920 read about hea Engineering's role as 723 00:29:10,180 --> 00:29:08,090 well as many of the other small 724 00:29:12,730 --> 00:29:10,190 businesses that assisted with the 725 00:29:14,620 --> 00:29:12,740 mission to Mars and with that 726 00:29:16,870 --> 00:29:14,630 administrator Bolden any final words 727 00:29:19,420 --> 00:29:16,880 from you lauren only thing I'll say is 728 00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:19,430 it's really a thank you to the team here 729 00:29:24,310 --> 00:29:21,710 at a TA and and the ATA team out there 730 00:29:26,350 --> 00:29:24,320 in San Diego it is an incredible 731 00:29:28,420 --> 00:29:26,360 pleasure to work with you all and and 732 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:28,430 what brings us joy is just to see the 733 00:29:32,860 --> 00:29:30,530 smile on everybody's face and the 734 00:29:36,250 --> 00:29:32,870 enthusiasm and crystal who's out there 735 00:29:39,340 --> 00:29:36,260 in San Diego is is my new found friend I 736 00:29:41,770 --> 00:29:39,350 would say to anybody who's participating 737 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:41,780 in this today crystal will be running 738 00:29:47,770 --> 00:29:44,050 her own company here in no time and a 739 00:29:49,540 --> 00:29:47,780 nice woman owned small business we need 740 00:29:52,690 --> 00:29:49,550 all of her help in the help of any of 741 00:29:54,610 --> 00:29:52,700 her classmates because NASA's future the 742 00:29:57,010 --> 00:29:54,620 future of the nation is bright but we 743 00:29:59,200 --> 00:29:57,020 can only make it successful if we can 744 00:30:00,580 --> 00:29:59,210 get our small businesses to come out and 745 00:30:02,850 --> 00:30:00,590 really help us do the great things that 746 00:30:04,010 --> 00:30:02,860 we know can be done by the Americans 747 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:04,020 thank 748 00:30:09,500 --> 00:30:07,650 everyone who helped make this Google+ 749 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:09,510 Hangout happen today there were a lot of 750 00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:11,250 you we really appreciate it especially 751 00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:13,590 all our friends at ATA engineering and 752 00:30:17,780 --> 00:30:15,390 for all of those who submitted questions 753 00:30:21,860 --> 00:30:17,790 we thank you very much and hope the guys