NASA donating computers to Prince George's schools

Oxon Hill High School senior Tyler Mays, 17, said it used to take the computers at his school up to 30 minutes to boot up or load programs.

But the flat-screen desktop computer he was using Oct. 27 -- one of more than two dozen donated to the school through a new partnership between Prince George's County public schools and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and federal contractor Lockheed Martin -- took about 10 seconds to start up, he said.

"It's much faster; there are more options, more capabilities," Mays said. "We'll be able to do more."