>>MELANIE LAWSON: WELL, INSPIRING US ALL TO GET EXCITED ABOUT SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY THROUGH MARVEL’S
NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
MOVIE FRANCHISE. JACKSONVILLE
BASED AEROSPACE FIRM, RED WIRE
SPACE TEAMED UP WITH MICROSOFT
AND MARVEL TO CREATE REAL
WORLD SPACE AND SCIENCE
CONTENT INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE.
BUT FIRST, THEY HAD TO BLAST
OFF. TAKE A LOOK.
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>> RED NATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: BUT NOT
REALLY BECAUSE AUSTIN WITH RED
WIRE IS ACTUALLY HERE WITH US
THIS MORNING. SO WELCOME.
APPRECIATE YOU. COMING IN.
WHAT A GREAT VIDEO. YOU GUYS
HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT. I MEAN,
IT REALLY DOES KIND OF GET
EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING AND WHAT IS TO COME
WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE. YOU
KNOW, IT’S SO EXPENSIVE TO
FLY. AND SOMETIMES WE DO SEE
THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS THAT
THEY HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND
CREATE AND REPURPOSE THINGS IN
SPACE. BUT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT USING 3 D PRINTERS TO
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO CURRY 8
ITEMS THAT THEY NEED SO THAT
THE MISSION IS SUCCESSFUL.
YEAH, 100%. I MEAN,
>>MARK COLLINS: THE IDEA OF 3
D PRINTING A TOOL OR OBJECT
FOR AN ASTRONAUT. THAT’S ON A
LONG DURATION SPACE MISSION.
ESSENTIAL CAPABILITY ENSURE
MISSIONS ARE SAFE AND MORE
SUSTAINABLE. AND I READ WHY
ARE WE DO THAT? TECHNOLOGY
WOULD BUILD THE TECHNOLOGY
EVERY DAY. SO TO BE ABLE TO
DRAW THE CONNECTION TO AN
EXCITING MOVIE FRANCHISE AND
MAKE THAT REALLY REAL FOR
KIDS.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: IT WAS A
NO-BRAINER, RIGHT? OK? SO IF
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE
MOVIE, BUT IF YOU ARE THEN,
YOU KNOW THAT THEY LISTEN TO A
ZUNE PLAYER, WHICH IS LIKE
OLD-SCHOOL MP 3 DOZEN OR
ANYTHING ON IT. BUT LISTEN TO
MUSIC. SO YOU CONNECTED WITH
THIS FRANCHISE TO EVENTUALLY
PRINT A ZUNE PLAYER AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
YEAH, IT’S REALLY OUT OF THIS
WORLD. AND WHEN THE WHEN THE
GUARDIANS, COLIN NEED HELP,
ANSWER? YEAH, WE COULD DO
THAT. WE’RE SUPER HEROES, TOO.
SO HOW IS THIS WORKING? DOES
HASN’T HAPPENED YET, BUT THIS
IS PART OF THAT VIDEO. TALK
ABOUT SOME THINGS HAVE TO
HAPPEN ON EARTH. SOME
CONNECTIONS HAVE TO HAPPEN IN
SPACE. YES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A
TEAM RIGHT HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE THAT OVERSEES ALL
OF THE ON OVER OPERATIONS FOR
3 D PRINTER ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
SO LATER THIS MONTH THAT HE
WILL BE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH
NASA ASTRONAUTS AND MISSION
CONTROL TO OVERSEE THE ACTUAL
PRINT SEEING OF THIS JUNE
MUSIC PLAYER IN SPACE. AND SO
WE HAVE A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE.
ENGINEERS AND OUR JACKSONVILLE
OFFICE. HE SAW A SHOT IN THE
VIDEO CLIP OF OUR OF OUR OWN
ON OUR BUT ROOM. SO IT’S
REALLY THAT COOL. IT REALLY
ISN’T ABOUT AS ITS OWN PORTAL,
THE SPACE RIGHT HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE. SO THE ZOOM
PLAYERS A LITTLE IS IT’S A
GIMMICK IN A SENSE FOR THE
MOVIE. BUT IN THE END, YOU’RE
TALKING TOOLS THAT THEY WILL
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO USE. AND
IT’S NOT AN EASY COORDINATION
BECAUSE THERE’S NO GRAVITY IN
SPACE. YEAH, IT’S AN ENTIRELY
DOMAIN. IT’S ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT APPLICATION FOR 3 D
PRINTING. AND WE’VE BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
>> WE’VE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY 3 D
PRINTING ON SPACE STATION
SINCE 2014. AND NOW WE’RE
LOOKING AT EVEN MORE
FUTURISTIC APPLICATIONS LIKE 3
D PRINTING ON THE SURFACE OF
THE MOON FOR, YOU KNOW,
HABITATS AND TOOLS AND THINGS
SHOTS THAT EVENTUALLY HAVE.
IT’S A WORK ON THEM AND WE’RE
REALLY FAR OUT THERE. THAT’S
VERY COOL. I LOVE IT. KNOW
IT’S FUNNY WHEN I GOT THIS
INTERVIEW, THAT WHAT WHAT ARE
WE DOING? AND ONCE I DID A
LITTLE RESEARCH, IT TRULY IS
EXCITING. AND I THINK WHAT YOU
ARE TRYING TO DO TOO, IS GET
KIDS INVOLVED WITH ZUNE DOT
NET. THEY CAN GO AND SEE SOME
ACTIVITIES AND ACTUALLY HAVE
SOME FUN WITH THIS AS WELL.
CHECK OUT ZOOM, DOT NET. AND I
ALSO WANT TO PLUG THAT
JACKSONVILLE HAS ITS VERY OWN
AIR SPACE COMPANY THAT’S DOING
REALLY TIME. AND SO IF YOU
WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THE
MISSION, CHECK OUT RED WERE
SPACED DOT COM AS WELL. DICK
STAY CONNECTED TO WHAT WE’RE
DOING IN THE MISSIONS THAT
WERE FLYING. ALL RIGHT. I’M
TELLING YOU IF YOU WANT TO GET
THE KIDS EXCITED ABOUT THIS,
GO TO RED WIRE SPACE DOT COM
OR DOT NET
>> AND EXPERIENCE THIS BECAUSE
IT CERTAINLY GOT ME INTERESTED
IN. ALSO GUARDIANS OF THE
GALAXY. THE NEW FRANCHISE GOES
INTO THEATERS TOMORROW. AND
YOU GUYS HAVE EXPECTED THAT
SOON DONE BY LATER THIS MONTH
OR LATER THIS THAT WILL BE
KIND OF ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW,
THE FINALE OF THE STEM
OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT WE’RE