NASA engineers from the Kennedy Space Center and area high school students have teamed up to be in "FIRST."
FIRST is "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,"
an organization made up of government and corporate sponsors that hosts student engineering competitions across the globe.
This March, the University of Central Florida arena hosted over 40 teams in a robotic free-for-all,
but the reason for the event wasn't lost on the NASA participants.
These kids are excited and motivated and ready to take on the challenges of the world, and I am proud to be a small part of that.