First of a Year, of a Decade

In previous years, CASA has operated under a fairly traditional news system. Newsletters would be published weekly, along with CASA Live and various CASA YouTube videos.

We, as a team, tried this last year. It, overall, failed due to the structural changes in the program and the fact that everyone was so busy working, they failed to get the articles actually published. Because of this, we are beginning this blog so that we don't have to rely on publishers, printers, or anyone else. Think of it as cutting out the middleman and bringing the best news directly to you in a sleek, modern format.

And with that comes the hope of a new year. While the CASA building itself is being reconstructed, projects have begun anew and a new class of freshmen, middle schoolers, and possibly even elementary schoolers have joined the CASA program this year, and temporary relocation is doing nothing to stop us. We're starting off this year straight from the Public Affairs Office (PAO) with the continuation of the CASA Documentary, a brand new website, a new blog, and new social media sites, there's not a lot of chance to miss what's going on.

From the first projects of the year, there comes scientific model of the robotic hand designed to mimic its user's movements to improve telepresence in space, satellite receiver designs, VR training simulations used by legitimate pilots (and a VR mission control), collaborations with The United States Geological Survey (USGS), collaborations with The University of Missouri (Mizzou/MU), collaborations with the United Nations ESCAP, and a city-wide scavenger hunt based on our own solar system, the year has only just begun and good things are already starting to blossom.

Stay tuned in to learn about leaks and clues for this year's mission, the updates on how the CASA building is going, if the documentary will actually be released by this year for the True/False film fest, and whether or not Kerbal Space Program is truly the best model to use for pilot training.