Alright,

We're 5 weeks into our project. We've had some ups and downs, but we're going strong. I'll get to a quick recap of what's happened so far later, but first, some introductions:

If you go from left to right in our profile picture, you'll start with Ms. Evelynne Orndoff. She is our mentor and contact at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Ms. Orndoff is the one who originally suggested this particular design challenge, and we are very happy to have her expertise if we should have any questions.

Next on the list is David Cutler II. David is a 23 year old engineering student currently working as a custom machine designer at Sage Automation- and has been for 4 years. David is working towards his mechanical engineering degree, but he alreday has an associates degree in Computer Aided Drafting Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Science deree in Industrial Technologies from Lamar University.

As team leader, 28 year old Timothy Stephens brings the most experience to the group with 8 1/2 years of professional machine design experience. Timothy also has an associates degree in Computer Aided Drafting Technology earned from Lamar Institute of Technology.

Finally, Justin Coletta is an academic scholarship student working toward a degree in mechanical engineering. At 21, Justin brings a unique and untested perspective which helps inspire creativity among the team. Justin also brings a passion for space exploration technology and aspirations to work for NASA in the near future.

All student team members are currently seniors in Lamar University's Mechanical Engineering program and will graduate in May of 2010.

First Post- Let's see how this goes

Hey everyone,

This is the official kick-off of the Lamar Launderer's Blog. We will be using this as a way of communicating our progress with anyone who might be interested.

Right now, we're still trying to get things in order. Pretty soon, we will have some pictures up and provide a good summary of what we've accomplished so far. We'll be updating periodically just to make sure that everyone is kept "in-the-know" about everything that we're doing.

Thanks for stopping by and all your support.

~The Lamar Launderers