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>> WELCOME.
MY NAME IS STEVE MILEY
AND I'M THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
AT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE
ALL THE WONDERFUL CHILDREN
OF MARSHALL AND AROUND
THE AGENCY LISTENING IN TODAY,
AND WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR YOU.
I WISH THAT I COULD MEET
ALL OF YOU IN PERSON TODAY,
BUT WE ARE ALWAYS ADAPTING
TO NEW WAYS OF DOING
BUSINESS AT NASA.
AND THAT INCLUDES TECHNOLOGY
LIKE WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW.
IF YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS,
AUNTS OR UNCLES HAVEN'T ALREADY
TOLD YOU, IT'S A GREAT TIME
TO WORK AT NASA.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
NASA IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES
TO WORK IN AMERICA.
NOT ONLY ARE WE DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY, WE ARE CELEBRATING
THE GOOD IN ALL OF US.
EVERY ONE OF US
AND ONE OF YOU IS SPECIAL.
AND WE ARE UNITING AROUND THAT
TO MAKE MAJOR PROGRESS
ON SOME COOL STUFF.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE DEVELOPING
AMERICA'S NEXT BIG ROCKET,
THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM.
WE CALL IT SLS FOR SHORT.
WE'RE ALSO BUILDING
THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEMS
THAT WILL CARRY THE FIRST WOMAN
AND THE NEXT MAN
TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.
WE HOPE YOU WILL FOLLOW US
ON THIS JOURNEY BACK TO THE MOON
AND BECOME INSPIRED
TO ACCOMPLISH
EVEN GREATER THINGS ONE DAY.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE,
BUT ONE OF YOU LISTENING TO THIS
COULD BE THE FIRST PERSON
TO VISIT MARS,
AND IT WILL BE BECAUSE
OF SLS, GREAT SCIENCE,
AND THOSE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEMS
THAT MANY OF YOUR PARENTS
ARE HARD AT WORK ON.
IF THAT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE,
JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT NASA
IS DOING RIGHT NOW
WITH ASTRONAUTS ABOARD
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
FOR 20 YEARS, WE'VE HAD
NASA ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE
CONDUCTING SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
THAT RESULT IN DISCOVERIES
THAT IMPROVE OUR LIVES
HERE ON EARTH.
I'M PROUD TO SAY IT'S
MARSHALL TEAM MEMBERS THAT
WORK WITH THOSE ASTRONAUTS
WHO PERFORM SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
EVERY DAY IN SPACE.
THE WORK YOUR PARENTS ARE DOING
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
FOR NASA AND THE NATION.
AND I'M EXCITED YOU GET TO
SEE THAT IN ACTION TODAY.
I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF A VIRTUAL TOUR OF
MARSHALL'S TEST STAND
WHERE YOU CAN SEE
THE STRUCTURES THAT PUSH, PULL,
AND BEND THE SLS ROCKET
TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE TO FLY.
WE WISH THAT WE COULD HAVE
YOU ALL AT THE CENTER TODAY
TO SHARE THESE ACTIVITIES,
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS
THAT YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
RIGHT FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM
OR IN YOUR BACKYARD.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT
NASA.GOV WHERE YOU CAN EXPLORE
THE NASA AT HOME WEB PAGE
TO LEARN SOME NEW THINGS
AND LET NASA BRING THE UNIVERSE
INTO YOUR HOME.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF
OUR MARSHALL TEAM MEMBERS
RECORD SOME OF THOSE
AT HOME SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
WITH THEIR CHILDREN
TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS,
AND YOU CAN CHECK THOSE OUT
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NASA
IS ADAPTING TO CHANGING TIMES
AND IS MORE OPEN THAN EVER
TO INNOVATION.
AND YOUR PARENTS ARE
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT.
WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM TODAY
TO SHOW WHAT YOUR PARENTS DO
FOR THIS AMAZING AGENCY
AND ULTIMATELY FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
AND HUMAN EXPLORATION.
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
STAY TUNED TO HEAR FROM
SOME OF THE CHILDREN OF
THE MARSHALL TEAM
ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK
THEIR PARENTS DO AT NASA.
THIS IS A SPECIAL YEAR AT
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
AS WE CELEBRATE
OUR 60th ANNIVERSARY.
AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE
OUR 60th BIRTHDAY THAN
THIS TRIBUTE TO OUR GREAT CENTER
FROM THE CHILDREN OF
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MARSHALL
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DEAR MARSHALL SPACE CENTER
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DEAR MARSHALL SPACE CENTER
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
>> YAY!
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>> HI, NASA FAMILY.
I'M AMANDA, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
SPECIALIST IN THE OFFICE OF
DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
AND PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY.
LAST YEAR FOR TAKE OUR CHILDREN
TO WORK DAY, WE HOSTED
OVER 500 KIDS ON SITE.
WHILE I'M SAD THAT I DON'T GET
TO SEE ALL OF YOUR FACES
IN PERSON THIS YEAR,
I'M HAPPY THAT VIRTUALLY,
WE CAN INTEREST YOU
IN THE WONDERFUL FIELDS
OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.
A LOT HAS CHANGED FOR ALL OF US
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS
AND WE'VE BEEN SPENDING
A LOT MORE TIME AT HOME.
BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE,
THAT MEANS A LOT OF YOU KIDS
ARE GETTING TO SEE FIRST HAND
WHAT YOUR PARENTS DO
FOR THIS WONDERFUL AGENCY.
NOW I KNOW, YOU GUYS PROBABLY
THINK THAT ALL WE DO IS HAVE
MEETING AFTER VIRTUAL MEETING.
AND WHILE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
TRUE, WE ARE GETTING
SOME PRETTY COOL THINGS DONE
IN THOSE MEETINGS.
SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN
TO HEAR FIRST HAND FROM
SOME OF YOU WHAT YOU THINK
YOUR PARENTS DO FOR NASA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS
[ INDISTINCT ] AND BOTH
MY PARENTS WORK FOR NASA.
MY PARENTS ARE NICOLE
AND JOSEPH [ INDISTINCT ].
MY MOM HAS BEEN WORKING AT NASA
FOR 14 YEARS AND SHE'S CURRENTLY
THE BRANCH CHIEF OF
THE ASTROPHYSICS [ INDISTINCT ]
AND HER GROUP IS
CURRENTLY WORKING ON
MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
AND [ INDISTINCT ]
AND X-RAY TELESCOPES.
MY DAD HAS BEEN WORKING AT NASA
FOR 20 YEARS AND HE'S CURRENTLY
THE DEPUTY MANAGER OF HP
AND HE GETS TO WORK ON
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAMS.
AND, UM, HIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY
WORKING ON LUNAR HABITATS,
ISS OPERATIONS, COMMERCIAL CREW,
AND [ INDISTINCT ].
UM, BUT WHILE WE'VE BEEN
ON TELEWORK, THEY'VE REALLY
JUST BEEN ON THEIR COMPUTERS
AND DOING MEETINGS ALL DAY.
SO NOTHING VERY INTERESTING.
UM, I HOPE YOU ENJOY
BRING YOUR KID TO WORK DAY.
>> HI! [ INDISTINCT ].
I WANTED [ INDISTINCT ].
>> HEY, GUYS.
IT'S AMANDA AGAIN.
I KNOW ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE
THINGS TO DO WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER
ARE THE CRAFTS.
SO JUST BECAUSE WE'RE VIRTUAL
THIS YEAR DOESN'T MEAN
THAT WE CAN'T STILL HAVE FUN
WITH CRAFTS.
I HAVE TWINS AT HOME THAT ARE
TWO YEARS OLD, SO PARENTS,
THIS CRAFT IS PERFECT FOR KIDS
AGES TWO TO FIVE.
READY TO FIND OUT
WHAT WE'RE MAKING TODAY?
DRUMROLL...
MOON SAND!
THAT'S RIGHT, MOON SAND.
SOME OF YOU KIDS MAY KNOW
THAT AS PARENTS ARE WORKING
REALLY HARD TO GET US
BACK TO THE MOON IN 2024,
AND TO SEND THE FIRST WOMAN
TO THE MOON, WHICH I THINK
IS PRETTY AWESOME.
SO WE THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN
TO SHOW YOU WHAT OUR ASTRONAUTS
WILL EXPERIENCE
ONCE THEY GET TO THE MOON.
THIS MOON SAND GETS ITS NAME
BECAUSE OF ITS CRUMPLY TEXTURE,
HOW SIMILAR IT LOOKS
TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON,
AND IT CAN BE MOLDED
WHEN COMPRESSED, WHICH MAKES IT
GREAT FOR OPEN ENDED PLAY
FOR THE KIDDOS.
ALL YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE
THIS MOON SAND IS FLOUR,
ANY KIND IS FINE,
AND BABY OIL.
AGAIN, ANY KIND,
ANY BRAND IS FINE.
SO FOR THIS RECIPE HERE,
WE'RE GONNA DO FOUR CUPS
OF FLOUR, GOT IT ALREADY
MEASURED OUT HERE.
AND...
A HALF CUP OF OIL.
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA MIX--
MIX THE TWO TOGETHER.
LIKE SO.
>> [ INDISTINCT ]!
>> IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED
MAKING MOON SAND TODAY.
HOPE YOU'LL TRY IT AT HOME,
AND MOST OF ALL, I HOPE
THIS INSPIRES YOU TO BE
EXPLORERS ONE DAY,
MAYBE EVEN ASTRONAUTS.
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
DENISE, WHAT DO YOU
AND WILLIAM HAVE FOR US?
>> HEY Y'ALL.
I AM DENISE SMITHERS,
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY
AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HERE AT
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.
AND HERE WITH ME,
I HAVE MY AMAZING
TEN YEAR OLD SON, WILLIAM.
SAY HI.
SO TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO
LAUNCH A SUPER COOL ROCKET.
UH, AS YOU SAW IN
THE PREVIOUS CRAFT WITH AMANDA
AND HER ADORABLE TWINS,
GRACE AND ANAMELIA,
THEY MADE MOON SAND.
SO WILLIAM AND I TODAY
ARE GOING TO LAUNCH A ROCKET
TO THAT MOON SAND.
UM, AS YOU HEARD IN STEVE'S
PREVIOUS OPENING COMMENTS,
WE ARE BUILDING AMERICA'S
NEXT BIG ROCKET.
AND WHAT IS THAT ROCKET
CALLED, WILLIAM?
>> SLS.
>> SLS, OR SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM.
BUT IF YOU'RE COOL LIKE WILLIAM
AND KNOW THE LINGO,
YOU CAN CALL IT SLS FOR SHORT.
SO, THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE US,
WE'LL BE LAUNCHING THIS ROCKET
TO GET US TO THAT MOON SAND.
UM, YOU CAN PICK UP THE MODEL
AT YOUR LOCAL CRAFT SHOP
OR HOBBY STORE AND IT'S
SUPER EASY AND-AND VERY FUN
TO PUT TOGETHER.
SO, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY.
HAPPY LAUNCHING!
WILLIAM IS HERE TO SHOW
HIS ROCKET THAT HE BUILT
WITH HIS DAD, KEN,
WHO ALSO WORKS FOR NASA
AS A CONTRACTOR SUPPORTING
THE MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
DOWN IN LOUISIANA.
SO, WILLIAM IS GONNA NOW
TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT HE USED
WITH HIS DAD TO BUILD
THIS FABULOUS ROCKET.
>> WE USED YELLOW GLUE
FOR PAPER PARTS AND CEMENT
FOR THE PLASTIC PARTS.
WE ALSO USED FOUR AA BATTERIES
TO OPERATE THIS
WITH [ INDISTINCT ].
>> SO, THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE US,
WE WILL ACTUALLY BE LAUNCHING
THIS FABULOUS ROCKET.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE BACK, AND IT'S TIME
FOR US TO LAUNCH
OUR SUPER ROCKET.
SO, WILLIAM, LET'S BEGIN
OUR COUNTDOWN.
TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN,
SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE, LIFTOFF!
OKAY, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING
TO OUR LAUNCH.
I HOPE YOU HAD FUN
COUNTING DOWN WITH US.
ANOTHER CROWD FAVORITE FOR
TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY
ARE THE TOURS, SO I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER
TO APRIL POTTER IN ET
WHO'S GOING TO TAKE US
ON A TOUR OF THE TEST STANDS.
APRIL?
>> HEY, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS APRIL POTTER
AND I AM AN ENGINEER HERE AT
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.
I JUST WANNA SAY WELCOME TO
ALL OF THE, UH, CHILDREN
THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN
TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY.
UH, HOPE YOU ENJOY, UH,
YOUR VIRTUAL TOURS AND-AND
YOUR EVENTS THAT ARE PLANNED.
SO BEHIND ME IS THE LIQUID
HYDROGEN STRUCTURAL
QUALIFICATION TEST STAND.
SO YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S PRETTY TALL.
IT'S ABOUT 200 FEET TALL.
AND WHAT WE DID HERE, UH,
WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
WE TOOK THIS TEST STAND--
OR THIS TEST ARTICLE
TO COMPLETE FAILURE.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS TESTING
IS TO CRUSH IT LIKE A COKE CAN
AND TWIST IT LIKE A COKE CAN
IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND
HOW STRONG OUR ROCKET'S
GONNA BE.
SO, WHEN ASTRONAUTS FLY ON IT,
WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
COMPLETELY SAFE FOR THEM.
SO THE VIDEO THAT YOU'RE ABOUT
TO WATCH IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY
TOOK THIS TANK TO FAILURE.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT
WE BROKE IT OPEN
JUST LIKE A PINATA.
ENJOY!
THIS IS THE LIQUID OXYGEN
TEST STAND.
SIMILAR TO LH2, WE CRUSHED IT
AND TWISTED IT.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S
A PRETTY TALL STRUCTURE AS WELL,
BUT SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER
THAN LH2.
IN THE FOLLOWING VIDEO,
WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS TEST
TO FAILURE.
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I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS
VIRTUAL TEST STAND TOUR
AND ENJOY THE REST OF
THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR
TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY, ON BEHALF
OF THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT
CENTER OFFICE OF DIVERSITY
AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,
WHERE LOUCIOUS HIRES IS
THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE,
WE WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE
TO THANK EACH OF YOU
FOR TUNING IN TO
OUR VERY FIRST VIRTUAL
TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY.
VIRTUAL IS REALITY.
PARENTS, AS YOU GO ABOUT
THE REST OF THE DAY
AND THE REST OF THE WEEK,
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REMEMBER
THE THREE Es FROM
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
EDUCATE, USE THIS AS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN
TO YOUR CHILDREN WHAT NASA
DOES AS AN AGENCY
AND WHAT YOU DO FOR NASA.
EXPOSE, GATHER YOUR CHILDREN
AROUND YOUR COMPUTER
AND LET THEM SIT IN
ON ONE OF THOSE FUN FILLED
TEAMS MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE
ON A REGULAR BASIS SO THEY
CAN SEE WHAT YOU DO.
ALSO ENGAGE, GO TO YOUTUBE
AND FIND A-A FUN ACTIVITY
OR CRAFT THAT'S STEM RELATED
TO DO WITH YOUR CHILD.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK
SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE TODAY
AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE
THIS DAY WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS.
FRANCEE LOGSTON,
APRIL FOR THAT AMAZING TOUR
THAT SHE TOOK US ON EARLIER
IN THE PROGRAM,
THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN
WHO SENT IN VIDEOS EXPLAINING
WHAT YOUR PARENT DOES,
AND ALSO THE CHILDREN
THAT HELPED US WITH
THE CRAFTS FOR TODAY.
ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE
TO UTILIZE THIS TIME TO
HIGHLIGHT AN AMAZING PROGRAM
ENTITLED "SEVERE."
SEVERE WILL BE REPRESENTING NASA
AT THE VIRTUAL WOMEN
AND SCIENCE STEAM CAMP,
WHICH IS SPONSORED BY
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AND IMPLEMENTED BY
THE UN FOUNDATION'S GIRL UP.
IT IS A CAMP FOR
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FOCUSED
ON PROVIDING SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
ARTS, MATH,
AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES.
SEVERE WILL BE GIVING
A ONE HOUR VIRTUAL LESSON
TO THE CAMP APPLICANTS FOCUSED
ON HELPING TO MAKE OUR WORLD
A BETTER PLACE USING
NASA EARTH OBSERVATIONS.
THE APPLICANTS INCLUDE
GIRLS RANGING FROM
AGES 14 THROUGH 18.
THE GOALS OF NASA'S
PARTICIPATION INCLUDE
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF YOUNG WOMEN TO PURSUE
STEAM FIELDS AND APPLY
NASA TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP MAKE
THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
AGAIN, WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY
APPRECIATE YOU ALL
FOR TUNING IN TODAY
TO OUR VERY FIRST VIRTUAL
TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY.
IT IS UP TO ALL OF US
TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION
OF ROCKET SCIENTISTS,
MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS,
HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTS,
BUDGET ANALYSTS, AND
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS.
IT TRULY TAKES ALL OF US
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE NASA
THE AMAZING PLACE THAT
IT IS TO WORK.
AGAIN, UNITE THE MISSION,
BE THE CHANGE.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.