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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, AUGUST 11, 2017 KeizerCommunity Scholars simulate Mars mission KEIZERTIMES.COM Saluting the people that make us proud of our community capitolauto.com By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes SALEM—Brent Preston, of Keizer, was just one of 12 local students to participate in the inaugural Oregon Washington Aerospace Scholars Sopho- more Experience. The three-day camp, which took place July 30-Aug. 1 at Garmin Industries in Salem, gave scholars the opportunity to design a plan for a future ro- botic mission to Mars. The students were split into four groups—engineers, sci- ence, fi nance and public rela- tions. Preston was placed on the fi nance team, which had to determine why the mission should be funded, who is pay- ing for it and what the money would be spent on. The group determined most of the mission would be paid for by the U.S. govern- ment in conjunction with oth- er countries as well as private industry. The cost was $2.5 bil- lion to be split up between the launch, science, power, com- puter, communications and the landing. While Preston didn’t choose to be on the fi nance team, he was glad it was assigned to him. “I like thinking about that,” he said. “It wouldn’t be very challenging if you had all the money to do whatever you want. It’s more realistic and more fun to see how you can squeeze everything perfectly into that budget.” Submitted ABOVE: Brent Preston, of Keizer, gives the submarine at OMSI two thumbs up. BELOW: Scholars received a certifi cate after com- pleting the Oregon Washington Aerospace Scholars Sophomore Experience on July 30-Aug. 1. sion show Shark Tank. Preston’s group, which won the people’s choice award, was assigned An- thrax smoke detector. The entire Summer Expe- rience, which included stay- ing overnight and meals, was provided at no cost thanks to a grant from NASA. Preston plans to attend the WAS junior camp next sum- mer, where students from all over Oregon will spend a week at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMin- nville. The students who com- plete the program will be re- ward fi ve credit hours from the University of Washington. We are Everything Except Overpriced Simple Cremation $795 Inexpensive Burial and Funeral Options Pre-Planning Available On-Site Crematory 4365 RIVER RD N, KEIZER 503.393.7037 Se habla español EDGE HAS NOW BECOME Change Your Life With Us. ALL INCLUSIVE FIT MEMBERSHIP $ 39 99 /mo. + 1 Time Enrollment Ask Mr. Trash 10 00 /mo. 3850 RIVER ROAD N, KEIZER Membership options starting at $ 503-584-1950 LOCATED NEAR GOODWILL AND BI-MART QFIT: Heart Rate Monitor, Tanning, Hydro-massage Beds, Unlimited Group Classes, 50% off Drinks, Team Training and more! Q: Do local garbage haulers remove large items and junk from basements, attics, and garages? A: Sure we do! We’ve been cleaning up like this for nearly 50 years! Just call your regular hauler, and they'll give you all the details, including the lowest price in town for special cleanup/removal services! It's easy as 1-2-3, call today! ©1986 FEEL GOOD STORY Preston said his love of sci- ence began with playing with Legos and then expanded with Kara McGuirk’s class at Early College High School, where he’ll be a junior. To get into the camp, Pres- ton had to complete two college-level lessons using University of Washington cur- riculum. Of the 28 students that applied, only 12 were ac- cepted. “It was pretty challeng- ing,” Preston said. “It was really technical and it took a long time. Read articles about the history of NASA and aero- space, the planets, how things move in space. It covered a lot.” Along with the mission to Mars, the scholars toured the Garmin Factory and met STEM professionals in career pathways they might wish to follow. Preston wants to be an en- gineer, which he learned isn’t exactly what he thought it was. “There was a lot more speaking than I thought there’d be in engineering,” Preston said. “We talked to the people at Garmin and they said they have to coordinate with other teams that do different things, all these different levels of making one product. They said they do more talking than they do programming, which now that I think about it makes sense, but I didn’t know.” Preston’s favorite part of the camp was experiencing the Martian Mission Simulations aboard the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s sub- marine. “It was really cramped and it just made you appreciate how diffi cult it would be,” Preston said. “It’s not only the fact that it was cramped, there was so much to look at, all those wires and buttons. It made your eyes go crazy so it made me appre- ciate how much those astro- nauts have to go through.” Campers, using NASA’s spi- noff technology, also had to sell a product like on the televi- Serving Keizer for Nearly 50 years! LOREN'S VA L L E Y SANITATION & RECYCLING SERVICE, INC. RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. 503.393.2262 503.585.4300
