1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: So you know that I love space and anything about 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: the space program, and we found out that some students 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: from California get to be part of it. So let's 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: say good morning to Cassie from Saint Francis Catholic High 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: School in the Sacramento area. Good morning, Cassie. 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: Hi, good morning. I'm happy to be here. 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: I'm so happy that you're awake and conscious this morning 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: at five point fifty. So tell us what you and 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: your group of students are getting the opportunity to do. 10 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we're part of something called the International Space 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: Station Program or the ISSP, which is a program for 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 2: high school students to work with NASA on an experiment 13 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 2: that'll be sent into space. So here at Saint Francis 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: and Sacramento, our team is going to be designing and 15 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: building and testing a bio experiment that'll be conducted while 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: in orbit on the International Space Station. 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: Okay, so it's did you guys come up with the 18 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: experiment on your own or do they tell you what 19 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: you're going to do? How does that work? 20 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: We actually get to design our experiment ourselves. They give 21 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: us a small box. It's something called a nanocube. It's 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: basically a three D printed box the size of a 23 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: mini soda can. And as long as our experiment is 24 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: small enough to sit in it, we can build whatever 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: we want. 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: Okay. And you say it's a bio experiment, So what 27 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: are you going to what are you going to do 28 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: some testing on? What are you going to experiment? 29 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: So we are studying how yeast. It's a very special 30 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: strength called sacrificed the s visi, which is a very 31 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: tongue twister. But we're studying how it's going to grow 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: in space without gravity, and how that will affect its 33 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: nutrient uptake, and how we can use this knowledge for 34 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: future applications. Okay. 35 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: And is it for to learn how we will be 36 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: able to produce food on long missions or is this 37 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: for use back on Earth? 38 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: Tillie. One of our future applications is something called space farming. 39 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: Since in space we obviously don't have any water or 40 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: air or nutrients. We're trying to find a way to 41 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: grow plants in space, and we believe that seeing how 42 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: ye selles grow will help us to further that information. 43 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: Okay, And Cassie, whose idea was this? 44 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: It was a collective idea from our team and our mentors. 45 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: And yeah, we kind of all had to say in 46 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: what we were going to do. 47 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: How exciting? Okay, and then tell me how did you 48 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: guys get picked? Did they randomly pick different schools or 49 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: did you have to submit what you wanted to do? 50 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: And then they chose the ten schools around the country. 51 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: Well, San Francis got chosen because our president, doctor Miran 52 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: was involved in this program at his old schools and 53 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: he was very successful with it. So when he came 54 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: here to Saint Francis and Sacramento, he brought this opportunity 55 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: with him. He has a relationship with the Quest Research 56 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 2: Institute in the Bay Area, so he had enough connections 57 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: to be able to become one of those ten schools 58 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: in the nation to work with NASA. 59 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: How excited? How excited are you for this opportunity. 60 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: I'm very excited. We were invited by NASA to watch 61 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 2: the launch in April, and so we'll be able to 62 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: watch our experiment as it's launched to the International Space Station. 63 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: And I'm really excited to experience this of my friends 64 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: because we've worked so hard on this. 65 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: Well, and I will tell you, Cassie that getting to 66 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: go and see a launch, it's a bucket list thing 67 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: for me. I mean, there are not that many people 68 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: who've actually seen the launches in person, so that's a 69 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: really really special thing that that's going to be happening. 70 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: And then tell me, once your project is up on 71 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: the International Space Station, how do you keep track of it? 72 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: Will you be talking to the astronauts, will you be 73 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: emailing with them? Or do you have scientific gear here 74 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: on Earth? How does that all work? 75 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, so once it's up on the International Space Station, 76 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: we won't be communicating directly. Once a week, they'll be 77 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: sending our data down via our computer processors, and so 78 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 2: we'll be able to get our data back at that 79 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 2: time in order to look at it. And that will 80 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: happen for I leave four weeks. It's up there for 81 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 2: a month, so once a week we'll be getting the 82 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 2: data back and be able to use that for a 83 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 2: hearback on us. 84 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: Okay, and Cassie, are you you know scient scientifically incline? 85 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: Do you look to have some sort of a career 86 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: in STEM. 87 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: Yes, I do. I'm actually looking at major in a 88 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: field called zoology, so not quite the same sort of science. 89 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: This is more biochemical and mine is more animal sciences. 90 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 2: But I am learning a ton from this experience anyways, 91 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 2: and going. 92 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: To work with animals is a lovely thing, so I 93 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: hope that you are wildly successful with this, Cassie. We'd 94 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: love to talk to you again after your experiment's done, 95 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: find out what you learned and how it went for you. Yes, okay, 96 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: and it goes up in it goes up in April, 97 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: yes okay. 98 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: Perfect. 99 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: Well, we will be keeping tabs on you, Cassie. Congratulations 100 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: to you and the gang at Saint Francis Catholic and 101 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: hope it all goes great and we'll look forward to 102 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: hearing back from you once the experiment is complete on 103 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: the International Space Station. Thank you so much, all right, 104 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: take care. How fun is that? Isn't that cool? I 105 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: love hearing stuff like that because you hear so many 106 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: bad stories all the time. But to hear something like 107 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,119 Speaker 1: that where they get an opportunity to, you know, touch 108 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 1: the edge of space and work with the International Space 109 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: Station and the astronauts and get to learn all about 110 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:58,239 Speaker 1: their program, I think it's just amazing.