This spring I completed a feature documentary for Weber State University. The film shares the history of the school through stories of its faculty, staff and students. One of the stories I particularly enjoyed researching was about a satellite engineering faculty and students build and launched in the 1980's. Here is a clip from the film that shares that story and the impact it had on the students of the time who worked on the project.

The construction of NUSAT was done in cooperation with Morton Thiokol and NASA, but all of the labor and parts were provided for free by Weber State College. Over 40 engineering students had the opportunity to with professors and industry profession… — The construction of NUSAT was done in cooperation with Morton Thiokol and NASA, but all of the labor and parts were provided for free by Weber State College. Over 40 engineering students had the opportunity to with professors and industry professionals on satellite construction. One former professor told me the did save a "considerable amount of money by going to Radio Shack and buying the parts."