SPACE DESIGN CONTEST STRETCHES STUDENT IMAGINATIONS TO MARS.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Christopher Burgett drew a cylinder and then a coil around it. He surrounded that with a single ring, and when he was done, he had his ``Ares-AM,'' a space settlement that would orbit Mars. Burgett, a 16-year-old junior at Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. was one of 74 Antelope Valley high school students working in three teams to develop the best proposal and win the Second Annual Space City Design Contest sponsored by NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. . ``This is very educational,'' Burgett said. ``It puts you in the steps, so if you really like it, you can continue for the rest of your life For The Rest Of Your Life is a British game show on ITV, hosted by Nicky Campbell. It is produced by Initial, a company of Endemol. Format Round One .'' Each of the teams was given a mock company to represent and had to work to create a space settlement in the year 2036 that could orbit Mars and house more than 10,000 people. Last year, students were asked to create a space settlement that could survive on the moon in 2019. Burgett worked as a structural engineer for Vulture vulture, common name for large birds of prey of temperate and tropical regions. The Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) are allied to hawks and eagles; the more ancient American vultures and condors are of a different family (Cathartidae) with distant links to Aviation, a 23-member student team, who had created a three-ringed space settlement that would house 18,000 residents and allow for 1,500 visitors. ``The outside ring is for storage of sewage and other items,'' Burgett said. ``It can also protect you from radiation.'' Continuing to explain his team's design, Burgett said, the second ring is where people would live, where agriculture would grow and stores and restaurants would be located, while the third is for government business and would serve as a main station. ``It's hard to tell how we'll do,'' Burgett said. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what the other groups are doing.'' Vulture Aviation and the other two companies have until this morning to complete their projects, turn in a complete written proposal and orally present their ideas using drawings and overhead projections. The three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. for students began Friday evening with a tour of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. , followed by a briefing on contest details and information. Throughout the weekend, they were also trained on various aspects of business including the responsibilities of each member of a company, how to prepare a proposal and how to work together. ``This year's teams seem to be a little bit more aggressive,'' said Dick Edwards, project manager at Rockwell International and co-founder of the Space City Design Competition. ``They're getting good ideas and asking the right questions.'' |
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