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. Ya scallywag! Trends are discouraging, and interest is lackin' among American youth. 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, 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. Since then, arrr, 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. Aye aye! Through TARC, 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. Aye aye! ANN had t' chance t' sit down with Audrey Koehler, me bucko, 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. Avast, me proud beauty! T' challenge changes from year t' year... This year, student teams were challenged t' design, arrr, build and launch a model rocket t' an altitude o' 825 feet with a flight time o' 40-45 seconds ...