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KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. talks to students at Ronald E. McNair High School in Atlanta, a NASA Explorer School. He is visiting to the school to share the vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Astronaut Leland Melvin(second from right) accompanied Whitlow, talking with students about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success. Also on the visit was Dr. Julian Earls (far right), director of NASA Glenn Research Center, who discussed the future and the vision for space, plus the NASA careers needed to meet the vision. Whitlow talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.