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NASA and DESIGN SQUAD have teamed up to inspire the next generation of engineers!
NASA has launched an exciting new era of space exploration. By 2020, astronauts will return to the moon and begin establishing outposts where humans will live, work, and explore. Crucial to NASA's mission are the engineers who make it all possible—some 90,000 engineers develop the amazing technology that will take us to the moon and beyond!
Watch a video about NASA's moon mission
NASA: The Future of Discovery [2:46]
DESIGN SQUAD is the Peabody Award-winning TV show on PBS in which teenage contestants tackle engineering challenges for an actual client—they design everything from a hockey practice net for the Boston Bruins to a peanut butter grinder for a women's collective in Haiti. The show is an action-packed look at the design process: teams compete to create the best product; then their designs are put to the test!
Check out On the Moon, the NASA/DESIGN SQUAD activity guide about engineering and the adventure of space exploration. This workshop will walk you step-by-step through one of its activities.
Workshop Credits
This NASA/DESIGN SQUAD online training was produced by the WGBH Educational Outreach and Interactive departments, in collaboration with NASA.
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Julie Benyo
Director, Educational Outreach
Thea Sahr
Associate Director, Educational Outreach
Sonja Latimore
Educational Content Manager
Borgna Brunner
Editorial Project Director
Lauren Feinberg
Associate Editor
INTERACTIVE
Molly Frey
Senior Developer
Li Wei
Designer
Mayo Todorovic
Designer
Toby Bottorf
Design Director
Amy Stahl
Project Manager, Business Manager
David Peth
Producer
Bill Shribman
Executive Producer
NASA
Jerry G. Hartman
Education Specialist—Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
NASA Headquarters
Al Krause
Education Specialist—WILL Technology, Inc.
Academic Affairs Office
NASA Marshal Space Flight Center
EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ADVISOR
Nevin Katz
Educational Development Center, Inc.
Special thanks to the following WGBH departments and people:
RESEARCH
Marisa Castrini
Research Manager
MEDIA ACCESS GROUP
Ira Miller
Production Manager
Lori Ward
Client Services Manager
Geoff Freed
Project Manager
National Center for Accessible Media
DESIGN
Peter Lyons
Associate Creative Director
Dennis O'Reilly
Designer
Greta Merrick
Associate Designer
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
Marisa Wolsky
Executive Producer
Michael Rossi
Associate Producer
SLIDE SHOW
ONE ACTIVITY: START TO FINISH
Natalie Hebshie
Activity Leader
Outreach Coordinator
Lisa Abitbol
Photographer
Ceit Zweil
Narrator
Jane Pipik
Recording and Production Engineer
Extra special thanks to the following kids and staff at Patrick O'Hearn Elementary's After School Program:
Fatima
Giulia
John
Justin
Kiara
Malik
Sadhana
Sean
Kimberly Willingham
Coordinator, Out of School Time
William Henderson, Ed. D.
Principal
Space images courtesy of NASA; all other images © WGBH.