Posted by Tom Wible, Coach on team #131, chaos, from central high school manchester and osram-sylvania.
Posted on 5/21/99 5:41 PM MST
Did anyone happen to notice the ‘signing of some papers’ by Dean and a NASA guy? Was that a partnership agreement with NASA? If so, think of the impact that will have with this program. Looks like there will be a lot of new NASA teams and NASA regionals. Will it be called NASA-FIRST?
Tom Wible
Posted by Tim Murray, Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and NYPRO inc…
Posted on 5/23/99 2:49 PM MST
In Reply to: NASA posted by Tom Wible on 5/21/99 5:41 PM MST:
: Did anyone happen to notice the ‘signing of some papers’ by Dean and a NASA guy? Was that a partnership agreement with NASA? If so, think of the impact that will have with this program. Looks like there will be a lot of new NASA teams and NASA regionals. Will it be called NASA-FIRST?
: Tom Wible
I don’t know exactly what you’re talking about but i do remember Dean
saying that he had spoken to the NASA people and said that they had
already been running two regionals and that they had promised two more
so maybe it had to do with the extra regionals? NASA-FIRST?? I don’t
think so. Of course that’s just my opinion. It would be kinda cool
though if it would benefit the program.
Tim Murray
team 126
gael force
Posted by colleen, Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro.
Posted on 5/23/99 6:29 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: NASA posted by Tim Murray on 5/23/99 2:49 PM MST:
yeah, NASA would be my dream job, but that’s beside the point…
i think the sponsorship that NASA is given can be nothing more than beneficial to FIRST, and if someday it can to be a NASA sponsored program, so it goes. I think much of the work and the things we are taught to do in FIRST mirror exactly what NASA engineers face in everyday jobs (moreso sometimes than engineers from different companies)…
I remember an article written in our local paper once… the then editor was writing in a somewhat response to snickers, mumbles, and complaints about the vast amount of coverage that was given to our team (we’re a football town)… and at the time, the big story in national news what the running of the Mars Rover in space. In a nice analogy, she pointed out how the process of building that Rover ran, in a set deadline with only certain given materials, NASA had to build a robot to perform a certain task consistently and effectively, and it was successful. She also pointed out that if people wanted to see the live version of that process, they could head on over to Nypro and see that their own high school students were doing the exact same thing
in a less long-winded nutshell, having someone like NASA be big time into FIRST is a good thing if you look at it. It may create more competition, and as some people think, an unfair advantage at the awards ceremony… but personally, i feel, overall, it is only for the best. FIRST and NASA are mirrors of each other.
Hey, everyone knows the story of Apollo 13- those engineers who has to make a round tube fit into a square hole (maybe the other way around on those shapes)… it’s kinda like the stuff we do… maybe that in in itself could be the challenge for next year…?
Posted by Daniel, Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.
Posted on 5/24/99 1:53 AM MST
In Reply to: NASA posted by Tom Wible on 5/21/99 5:41 PM MST:
Sorry, I’ve been off the message boards for a few days, so I only just saw your message.
The contract said that NASA would sponsor 60 teams (at least $4K) and that it would host 4 regionals next year. Add that up. $4000 x 60 teams = $240,000. When you add the cost of four regionals to that you get something VERY big.
So…
Way to go NASA! I know I’m gonna be hittin’ them up for some dough for my new Cal team…
-Daniel
Posted by MaryEllen, Other on team #180, S.P.A.M., from South Fork and Martin County High Schools and UTC/Pratt & Whitney, FL.
Posted on 5/24/99 3:57 AM MST
In Reply to: I know what it said… posted by Daniel on 5/24/99 1:53 AM MST:
Daniel -
If you find an address, pass it along! Hopefully St. Lucie West Centennial
High will be ‘recruited’ and we’re not that far from KSC-NASA.
ME
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Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.
Posted on 5/24/99 3:26 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: I know what it said… posted by MaryEllen on 5/24/99 3:57 AM MST:
ME-
When I spoke, I spoke for NASA Ames. I don’t know what the deal is with KSC…
Sorry…
-Daniel