Recraftin' T' Future o' Aerospace Recent publications from t' Aerospace Industries Association note that, shiver me timbers, "America's requirement for workers who are well educated in science, technology, engineerin' and mathematics (STEM) is fallin' far short o' anticipated need. Arrr! Trends are discouraging, ya bilge rat, and interest is lackin' among American youth. Avast, me proud beauty! We simply aren't producin' enough engineers and non-engineerin' technical workers, such as hands-on manufacturin' labor. Without dramatic change, these needs will go unmet, arrr, t' future o' t' American aerospace industry will be bleak and t' consequences for t' nation will be extreme." T' Aerospace Industries Association o' America (AIA) was founded in 1919, only a few years after t' birth o' flight. Begad! Since then, matey, their mission has taken on myriad forms, but their efforts each year t' attract t' best and brightest t' careers in Aerospace via t' Team America Rocketry Challenge are potentially some o' t' farthest reaching. Ya scallywag! Through TARC, matey, they nay only inspire today's youth t' t' look t' t' stars, but they help t' craft a future for them and a nation. Blimey! ANN had t' chance t' sit down with Audrey Koehler, me hearties, Manager, ya bilge rat, o' t' 2010 Team America Rocketry Challenge t' see how this amazin' competition got its start, how it is conducted and t' what t' future holds. Aye aye! T' challenge changes from year t' year... This year, student teams were challenged t' design, build and launch a model rocket t' an altitude o' 825 feet with a flight time o' 40-45 seconds ...