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Animation of "Starship 2040" craft in space flight

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Rose Allen, manager of program planning and development for the Space Transportation Directorate, discusses the public-awareness goals of the Starship 2040 exhibit.

Transcript: "Starship 2040 is intended to excite the visitor about the future possibilities of space travel. It's really intended to excite our stake holders and the public about the Space Transportation program that NASA and its industry partners are pursuing today."

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Rose Allen, manager of program planning and development for the Space Transportation Directorate, discusses Starship 2040's inspirational impact on young people.

Transcript: "We hope that Starship 2040 will serve as an inspiration to the students and the children that have the opportunity to visit the exhibit. We hope that it inspires them to study hard and to pursue careers in technical fields: in science, or mathematics, or engineering. What they're going to see on the Starship is not just our imagination, but it's based on real-world technologies that are being developed by NASA and our partners across the United States today. It gives a real glimpse into what the future will be like when space travel is more routine."

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For copies of NASA's Starship 2040 video file, contact June Malone in the Marshall Center's Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034.