{"id":1744,"date":"2013-04-19T19:42:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T19:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2013-04-19T20:06:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:06:26","slug":"3-winners-selected-in-space-video-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"3 winners selected in space video contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from the Coalition for Space Exploration<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Three winners selected in \u201cWhy Space Matters to the Future\u201d
\nnational video contest<\/b>
\nThe Coalition for Space Exploration and the NASA Visitor Center Consortium successfully complete first collaborative outreach effort<\/i><\/p>\n

HOUSTON<\/b> \u2013The Coalition for Space Exploration<\/a> (Coalition) and the NASA Visitor Center Consortium<\/a> are pleased to announce the winners of the \u201cWhy Space Matters to the Future\u201d video contest: Addie Augsburger, Clyzzel Samson, and Elizabeth Paddock. The winning entries were selected for both their creative demonstrations of the importance of space exploration and their unique visions for the future if the boundaries of space continue to expand.<\/p>\n

Three out-of-this-world prizes will be awarded to the winners for a trip for four, one to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex<\/a> in Florida, one to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center<\/a> in Alabama and one to Space Center Houston<\/a> in Texas. Winning videos will be featured on the Coalition and VisitNASA.com<\/a> websites, shared through social media networks, and shown to NASA executives and elected officials in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a lead of the NASA Visitor Center Consortium, I’m pleased that our collaboration with the Coalition was able to help demonstrate public interest in space exploration,\u201d said Mike Kincaid, Director of External Relations for Johnson Space Center. \u201cPartnerships like these are valuable to spreading the word about NASA\u2019s missions and I look forward to all of us working together again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her first place winning video<\/a>, Augsburger uses a hand-drawn storyboard concept to inform viewers of the many benefits derived from the U.S. space program. She shows how continued exploration can provide a platform for research that cannot be done on Earth which could reveal new discoveries, and potentially lead to the colonization of other planets.<\/p>\n