NOTE: This video is 5:15 min long - not 14:39 as indicated by the time stamp. It runs to 14:39 to allow Matt Piper's song Orbital Horizons to play out in its entirety simply because I love the music and hope you do as well :-)

It is finally time for our first outreach program using the SS NaSA PoD!

Follow us as we visit a local camp and spend the afternoon teaching the campers all about the amazing misunderstood reptile.

The SS NaSA PoD (Science Steve's Nature and Science Adventure Pod of Discovery) is a mobile outreach classroom powered by renewably-generated solar-produced electricity.
It will allow us to take our nature and environmental education, science, renewable energy, and EV programming on the road to our ENP outreach programming participants and our Trails Carolina and Trails Momentum students in a way never before possible.

The PoD contains the following (items marked with * are yet to be installed):

- 1780 watt bifacial solar array on a custom fabricated frame.
- Victron power management and LiFePo battery energy storage system.
- 12 "habitat pods" to provide climate-regulated housing for our education animals while on "expo"
- OVS nomadic 270 awning covering the teaching area.
- PA/Sound system with lavalier microphones
- Microscope station*
- Flatscreen monitor for the showing of nature and science documentaries and/or microscope specimens.
- Field guide library and "Little Free Library"* style library systems.
- Environmental monitoring system that includes: weather, air quality, and local area video monitoring and security system.
- External power outlets 120 VAC x 2, 5VDC (USB) x 2, 12 VDC x 1
- External power inlets 240 VAC 50 Amp J-1772 EVSE x 1, 240 VAC NEMA 14-50 x 1 w 25' cable
- Internal power outlets: 120 VAC x 2, 12 VDC x 3, 5VDC x 4
- Potable freshwater inlets: City water attachment x 1, gravity feed port x 1
- Potable freshwater outlet x 1 (for filling water bottles, dog's bowls, etc.)
- Full wet bathroom with sink, shower, and composting toilet.*
- 18 gallons onboard freshwater storage.
- 120 VAC 6 gallon hot water heater.
- LED lighting inside and out.
- Bunk arrangement: 1 Double bed, 1 convertible single bed at dinette
- Kitchenette includes a sink, inductive cooktop, 12 VDC fridge/freezer.
- Spare tire.

THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this project with your donations, expertise, time, and tools - you are all heroes!

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