Teenage Intellect Shoots for the Stars

rocket launching high school sophmores — from across the state of virginia — literally shooting for the stars on sunday. they’re at the nasa wallops island visitors’ center — for a rocket engineering design challenge — influenced by the virginia space coast academy. 02:16:52 we’re basically learning all about science and about nasa wallops space facility operates 02:16:57 this week-long residential summer program features two key elements. the first – a focus on science – technology -engineering – and mathematics — also known as stem. the second – first hand experience with current nasa missions – by working with nasa professionals and their partners. 02:08:04they went through a very tough selection process to come to our summer academy 02:08:09 butt 02:08:20 we look at teacher recommendations their interest in stem, and their career plans 02:08:26 nasa provided the students with 3-d printed cans, pennies, a rocket motor, and basic supplies to create their masterpiece. the object — to fill the rocket with enough but not too many pennies to launch a rocket successfully. 02:14:48 i think it’ll get close – i’m not going to get myself exced i think it has a sturdy structure so it has a good chance 02:15:00 butt 02:17:55 probably not going to get first place but its very stablethe center of mass is above the center pressure so it does – keep the stability 02:18:09 grant money from commonwealth of virginia’s general assembly — makes this program free for all participating students. allowing their creativity — and intellect — to take flight. “three, two one!” sound of rocket launching ashonti ford.47 abc. and the winners of that engineering design