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>> HI, EVERYONE.

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>> HI!

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>> I'M OJ TUCKER.

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>> BRITNEY SIMMS.

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>> JENNIFER SCOTT WILLIAMS, BORN

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IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

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>> I'M SHAWNE AN ASSISTANCE

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>> I'M NORMAN PHELPS, AND I LIVE

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IN OR ORLANDO, FLORIDA AND WORK

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HERE AT THE KENNEDY SPACE

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CENTER.

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>> I'M THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY GIST

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IN FLORIDA, AND I'VE KNOWN SINCE

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7 YEARS OLD, I WANTED TO WORK

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FOR NASA.

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>> LAUNCH OPERATIONS AND

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INTEGRATION ENGINEER.

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>> I'M DR. LYNNAE QUICK.

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I'M A PLANETARY SCIENTIST, AND I

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STUDY THE PLANETS AND MOONS IN

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OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

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>> I'M CURRENTLY AT NASA GODDARD

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WORKING AS A

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SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST.

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>> AND I'M BRE HILL, AND I'M A

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST AT

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NASA HEADQUARTERS AND YOUR HOST

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FOR TODAY'S EPISODE OF "NASA

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SCIENCE LIVE," AND WE ARE

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THRILLED FOR YOU TO JOIN US

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TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK

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HISTORY MONTH.

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BEHIND EVERY NASA SUCCESS STORY,

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FOOTSTEPS, HELPING NASA TO REACH

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NEW HEIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF

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ALL HUMAN KIND.

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SPEAKERS LIKE MARY JACKSON,

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CATHERINE JOHNSON, BUFORD, AND

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GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS

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IN STEM CAREERS, AND WHILE THEY

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MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST, THEY

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GENERATION OF BLACKS IN STEMS,

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WILLIAMS, JPL ENGINEER,

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EDUCATOR, AND CREATORMENT THANK

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YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US

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TODAY.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, I'M

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HAPPY TO BE HERE.

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>> TELL US WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT

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INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN

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ENGINEER?

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>> AN AN STRIEL ENGINEER WORKING

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TO CREATE A SAFER PROCESS TO

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND WHAT

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INSPIRED ME TO BE AN ENGINEER

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WAS IT INITIALLY STARTED WITH A

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CONVERSATION WITH MY MOM.

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BE WHEN I GREW UP, AND SHE LED

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LEARNING HOW THINGS WORKED AND I

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>> SO WHAT DOES AN INDUSTRIAL

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WHAT MADE YOU PURSUE THAT FIELD?

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SO AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER IS

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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ALLOWS

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ENGINEERING AND THE BUSINESS

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WORLD.

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UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THINGS ARE

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THE FASTEST WAY POSSIBLE?

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HOW CAN WE MAKE IT -- HOW CAN WE

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THE WORD ON THE INTERNET IS THAT

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YOU WERE DOING SOME COOL

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OUTREACH.

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IT YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT

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ABOUT THAT?

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SO I RAP ABOUT MATH AND SCIENCE.

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FOR STUDENTS SO I'M MAKING DOPE

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MUSIC ABOUT STEM TOPICS.

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>> LET'S CHECK OUT A FEW OF YOUR

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CLIPS.

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♪ ENERGY AND FORCE MATHEMATICS 

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OKAY ♪  SOLVE FROM THE LEFT

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SO WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS IN

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SCHOOL AND NEEDED MATH

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MENTORSHIP!

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KIDS.

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KIND OF WORK OUTSIDE OF YOUR

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JOB?

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SCIENCE CLASSES WERE VERY HARD

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ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE

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THE LANGUAGE THAT IT WAS TAUGHT

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NOT ALWAYS TAUGHT BY PEOPLE WHO

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TO BUILD THAT BRIDGE WHERE I'M

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CREATING MORE RELATABLE LEARNING

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>> NOW, YOU KNOW THAT DIVERSE

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REPRESENTATION IN STEM IS

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>> DIVERSE REPRESENTATION IS

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THAT IT'S AN ACTUAL OPTION.

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A LOT OF TYPES TIMES I'M TELLINS

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WHERE I WORK AND WHAT I DO, AND

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SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT

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NOW, WE KNOW MANY OF YOU AT HOME

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HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK.

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WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN IN

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THE CONVERSATION.

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PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO SEND

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YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT WRITING IN

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THE COMMENT BOX WHEREVER YOU ARE

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STREAMING AND USING #ASKNASA ON

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DAISHA WILL ANSWER ALL YOUR

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QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE

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PLEASE STAY TUNED.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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>> THANK YOU.

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JUST LIKE DAISHA, WE HAVE MANY

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AMAZING PEOPLE WORKING ACROSS

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THE AGENCY 24/7 TO HELP US

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ACHIEVE THINGS BEYOND

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LIKE GETTING TO MARS.

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LET'S HEAD OVER TO COOPER, JPL

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WE SEND A ROVER THAT'S CLEAN AND

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CONTAMINATE MARS.

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I PROTECT MARS FROM EARTH

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THIS IS SLATED TO GO TO MARS,

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COLLECT SAMPLES SO EVENTUALLY WE

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TIME, DID LIFE EXIST ON MARS?

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THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN

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SWABS AND WIPES OF THE

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SPACECRAFT AS IT IS BEING BUILT,

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CHAMBERS AND CLEANING ROOMS TO

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MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF CLEANLINESS.

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SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY CAME

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FROM MARS AND NOT SOMETHING THAT

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HITCHED A RIDE.

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THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS.

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>> OH.

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THIS IS COOL.

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>> AND IN THIS LAB, WE LOOK

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SPECIFICALLY AT SPORES.

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SPORES ARE THE MICROORGANISMS

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THAT CAN ACTUALLY SURVIVED IF IT

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MADE IT ON THE SPACECRAFT, THE

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JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE, THE

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VACUUM, AND IT IS VERY HUMBLING

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TO BE A PART OF THIS BIG PROJECT

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BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF

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PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO COME

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TOGETHER AND BUILD A SPACECRAFT.

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THERE'S NO ONE PERSON THAT CAN

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SAY, I DID THIS, I MADE THIS

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HAPPEN.

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IT'S ALWAYS A YES.

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I OWE IT ALL TO CARL SAGMOS AND

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WATCHING THE COSMOS.

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IT WAS THE START OF MY PASSION

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OF SCIENCE EDUCATION.

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WE ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNIVERSE.

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WE HAVE TO BE GOOD AMBASSADORS

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AS WE EXPLORE OTHER PLANETS AND

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OTHER MOONS, AND SO IT IS THE

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RIGHT THING TO DO P TO DO.

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>> WE ARE NOW JOINED BY

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DR. CHARLES NORTON, ASSOCIATE

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CHIEF TECHNOLOGY AT JPL AND

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FORMER SPECIAL ADVISER FOR SMALL

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SATELLITE MISSIONS AT NASA

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HEADQUARTERS.

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CHARLES, THANK YOU FOR JOINING

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US TODAY.

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRE, IT IS

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REALLY GREAT TO SEE YOU.

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>> IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

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SIR, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE

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BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT MADE

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YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN SCIENCE

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AND SPACE?

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>> YES.

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WELL, REALLY, BRE, I SEE MYSELF

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AS A PRODUCT OF THE SPACE AGE.

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I'M ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY FROM

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LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, AND MY

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MOTHER THERE WAS A MATHEMATICS

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TEACHER, BUT MY DAD ACTUALLY

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WORKED ON THE LUNAR EXCURSION

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MODULE IN BETH PAGE SO EVEN

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THOUGH, SADLY, HE PASSED AWAY

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NOT LONG AFTER I WAS BORN, I'M

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SURE THEY BOTH HAD A BIG

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INFLUENCE ON MY DECISION TO

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STUDY SCIENCE ENGINEERING AND GO

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INTO THIS FIELD.

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>> THAT IS FANTASTIC.

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NOW, BEFORE YOU WERE THE CHIEF

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TECHNOLOGIST, YOU WERE AN

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ADVISER FOR SMALL SATELLITE

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MISSIONS.

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CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS?

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>> YES, EXACTLY.

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SO I SPENT A COUPLE OF YEARS AT

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NASA HEADQUARTERS, AND IN THAT

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ROLE, I WAS REALLY RESPONSIBLE

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FOR HELPING THE AGENCY

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UNDERSTAND AND LOOK AT HOW SMALL

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SATELLITES COULD PROVIDE AND

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INNOVATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS A

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DISCOVERY AND EARTH,

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ASTROPHYSICS AND PLANETARY

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SCIENCE AS WELL AS ROLES SMALL

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SATELLITES HAVE TO IMPACT

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TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

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THESE SMALL SATELLITES, THEY ARE

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REALLY QUITE AMAZING.

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YOU KNOW, THEY ARE AS SMALL AS 1

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KILOGRAM AND 10 CENTIMETERS ON

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THE SIDE, HOLD THEM IN YOUR

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HAND, AND OTHERS CAN ACTUALLY BE

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THE SIZE OF A SMALL

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REFRIGERATOR, AND THEY REALLY

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ARE DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

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ALLOWING US TO INCREASE OUR SIZE

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RETURN, AND DIVERSITY OF

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MISSIONS WE CAN PERFORM, AND THE

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RATE AND SPEED IN WHICH WE CAN

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DEVELOP AND LAUNCH AND FLY THESE

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MISSIONS, AND THEY ARE ALSO

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INSPIRING THE COMMUNITY TO THINK

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ABOUT NEW OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES

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TO HELP IMPROVE OUR

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UNDERSTANDING OF NOT JUST EARTH,

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BUT THE UNIVERSE AROUND US.

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>> HUH, NOW, HOW CAN THE USE OF

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SMALL SATELLITES GIVE MORE

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PEOPLE, INCLUDING

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AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ACCESS TO

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MORE -- TO LEARN MORE ABOUT

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THEIR PLANET AND SPACE?

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>> YEAH.

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THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

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WELL, YOU KNOW, THESE SMALL

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SATELLITES REALLY STARTED OUT IN

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UNIVERSITIES AS A TRAINING

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MECHANISM TO HELP STUDENTS AND

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OTHERS LEARN ABOUT SPACE AND HOW

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TO DEVELOP THESE MISSIONS

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THROUGH A HANDS-ON APPROACH.

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AGAIN, SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE

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IMPORTANT WAYS IN WHICH THESE

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SMALL SATELLITES ADDRESS THAT

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QUESTION IS TO HELP DEMOCRACY

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SPACE.

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REALLY, NEARLY ANYONE NOW AT THE

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UNIVERSITY OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS

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CAN PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING

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THESE MISSIONS AND ADVANCING OUR

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KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLANTS IN SPACE

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AND WORLD AROUND US, AND THE

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COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE DEVELOPING

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THESE SMALL MISSIONS ARE REALLY

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JUST VERY WELCOMING AND

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SUPPORTIVE, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS

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LOOKING TO GROW NOT JUST THE

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NUMBER OF MISSIONS, BUT ALSO THE

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NUMBER OF AND VARIETY AND

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DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE

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INVOLVED.

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>> CAN YOU SHARE WHY

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REPRESENTATION IN THE STEM FIELD

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IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE BLACK

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COMMUNITY?

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>> IT REALLY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

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YOU KNOW, I REALLY SEE IT AS

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ANOTHER AVENUE TO SORT OF

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SHOWCASE THE WEALTH AND

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IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY THAT

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THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

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HAS.

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YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN THIS IN

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OTHER AREAS THROUGH MUSIC AND

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ART AND DANCE AND POETRY, AND

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SO, REALLY, IT IS JUST ESSENTIAL

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FOR THE BROAD COMMUNITY NOW TO

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SEE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT

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AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE MAKING AND

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HAVE MADE, BOTH IN THE PAST AND

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PRESENT, AND NOW THAT YOU KNOW

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WE'RE RECOGNIZING AND

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CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS

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MORE DIRECTLY, IT'S REALLY

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HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN

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GROWING OUR PRESENCE IN STEM.

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IT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST REALLY

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PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE

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COMMUNITY AND HELP ADVANCE THIS

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CAUSE.

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>> CHARLES, THANK YOU SO MUCH

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FOR YOUR INSIGHT.

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WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH BETH

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CHARLES AND DAISHA TO ANSWER

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YOUR QUESTIONS AT HOME.

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JOIN THE CONVERSATION ASKING

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QUESTIONS USING #ASKNASA IN THE

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COMMENT BOX ANYWHERE ON SOCIAL

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MEDIA.

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BEFORE WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS,

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LET'S MEET RENEE HORTON, AN

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ENGINEER AT NASA'S ASSEMBLY

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FACILITY IN NEW ORLEANS.

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SHE'S MAKING HISTORY, PREPARING

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ASTRONAUTS FOR THE FIRST JOURNEY

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TO THE MOON.

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>> WE ALL WANT TO GO BACK TO THE

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MOON.

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GETTING US BACK TO THE MOON IN

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THIS GENERATION SPARKS A WHOLE

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NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS.

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HI, MY NAME IS DR. KAY RENEE

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HORTON, AND I'M BOOTS ON THE

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GROUND FOR SLS.

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WE WELD THE LIQUID HYDRATION

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TANKS AND IT IS THE LARGEST

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WELDING TOOL IN THE WORLD,

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STANDS 170 FEET TALL AND

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DIAMETER OF 26.7 FEET.

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AS A QUALITY ENGINEER, WE MAKE

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SURE THEY MEET REQUIREMENTS THEY

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HAVE TO MEET.

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THEY DO AN ULTRASOUND TO MAKE

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SURE THERE'S NO DEFECTS IN THE

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WELD, TO GET UP AND PULL UP NEWS

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ARTICLES AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT

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YOU DO AT WORK IS AMAZING FOR

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ME.

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I REALLY LOVE THE DETECTIVE

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NOVELS, AND I'M AN AVID READER

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AND WRITE CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN MY

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SPARE TIME.

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THEY ARE ABOUT DR. H. EXPLORING

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THE UNIVERSE.

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EACH DAY, I WALK IN THE FACTORY,

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I KNOW I'M PUTTING FOOTPRINTS IN

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HISTORY, AND THAT'S A PRETTY BIG

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DEAL FOR ME.

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>> AS YOU'VE SEEN, THERE ARE

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MANY PEOPLE WORKING ON AMAZING

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THINGS HERE AT NASA.

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FOR THOSE WATCHING AT HOME A

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PART OF THE EQUIPMENT, WELCOME

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HERE, CHARLES AND DAISHA, WHAT

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KIND OF ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR

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THOSE LOOKING TO FOLLOW YOUR

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FOOTSTEPS.

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CHARLES, WHY DON'T I START WITH

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YOU?

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DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO

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THAT?

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>> YES, BRE.

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I THINK FROM MY EXPERIENCE, I

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THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO

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BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS

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WITH COLLEAGUES.

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THERE'S SO MUCH PEOPLE CAN LEARN

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FROM EACH OTHER, AND FOR

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INDIVIDUALS, ALWAYS BE WILLING

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TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE AND

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KNOWLEDGE AND, OF COURSE, YOU

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KNOW, THESE DAYS, YOU KNOW, ORAL

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AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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ARE SO IMPORTANT IN

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COMMUNICATING AND CONVEYING YOUR

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IDEAS.

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YOU KNOW, IT IS AN IMPORTANT

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STRENGTH TO CONTINUOUSLY

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DEVELOP.

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>> AND DAISHA, DO YOU HAVE ANY

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THOUGHTS TO ADD?

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>> IMREA.

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MY ADVICE IS TO JUST GO FOR IT.

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DON'T BE AFRAID OR BACK DOWN

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FROM CHALLENGES.

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KNOW THAT YOU BELONG, AND

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THERE'S SPACE FOR YOU IN ANY

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PLACE THAT YOU WANT TO BE,

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ESPECIALLY HERE AT NASA.

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>> THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH FOR

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THE ADVICE, AND NOW WE HAVE SOME

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WORDS OF WISDOM FROM PEOPLE ALL

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ACROSS NASA.

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>> MY ADVICE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS

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TO PURSUE A CAREER IN STEM --

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>> BE CURIOUS ABOUT THE WORLD

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AROUND YOU.

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>> NEVER GIVE UP.

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>> BELIEVE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

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YOU WANT TO DO.

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>> WORK HARD.

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>> WORK HARD.

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>> PERSEVERANCE IS THE KEY.

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>> BE WILLING TO PUT IN THE TIME

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AND EFFORT IT TAKES TO GET THE

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KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING THAT YOU

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NEED.

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>> MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR BEST

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FOOT FORWARD.

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>> DO YOUR BEST.

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>> FIND YOUR PATH.

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>> FIND A MENTOR.

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>> ASK QUESTIONS WHATEVER YOU

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HAVE THEM.

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>> THEY GIVE GREAT ADVICE, IT

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MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT TO

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HERE HEAR, BUT IT'S FOR YOUR OWN

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GOOD.

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>> DON'T LET ANYONE DISTRACT YOU

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FROM MEETING YOUR GOALS IN LIFE.

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>> DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY AND

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FAIL SOMETIMES, BUT IF YOU FAIL,

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LEARN FROM IT, AND USE THAT

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00:16:31,907 --> 00:16:33,359
KNOWLEDGE TO FIND THE PATH TO

526
00:16:33,359 --> 00:16:33,592
SUCCESS.

527
00:16:33,592 --> 00:16:35,160
>> I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM

528
00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:36,495
TODAY IF NOT FOR HAVING SUCH

529
00:16:36,495 --> 00:16:38,597
GREAT MENTORING BEGINNING IN

530
00:16:38,597 --> 00:16:40,199
HIGH SCHOOL AND GOING ON

531
00:16:40,199 --> 00:16:42,234
THROUGHOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL, AND

532
00:16:42,234 --> 00:16:43,068
OBTAINING MY Ph.D..

533
00:16:43,068 --> 00:16:44,870
>> AND CONTINUING TO CHALLENGE

534
00:16:44,870 --> 00:16:45,137
YOURSELF.

535
00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:47,072
>> TAKE A LOT OF MATH AND

536
00:16:47,072 --> 00:16:47,306
SCIENCE.

537
00:16:47,306 --> 00:16:48,974
>> AND FIND WAYS TO INTEGRATE

538
00:16:48,974 --> 00:16:50,559
MATH AND SCIENCE IN YOUR

539
00:16:50,559 --> 00:16:52,528
EVERYDAY PLAY TIME, IN YOUR

540
00:16:52,528 --> 00:16:54,396
ADVENTURES, AND EXTRACURRICULAR

541
00:16:54,396 --> 00:16:54,897
ACTIVITIES.

542
00:16:54,897 --> 00:16:56,732
>> SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT

543
00:16:56,732 --> 00:16:57,966
WILL LEAD YOU ALONG THIS PATH

544
00:16:57,966 --> 00:16:59,334
AND NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAM.

545
00:16:59,334 --> 00:17:00,703
>> PURSUE THEIR DREAMS.

546
00:17:00,703 --> 00:17:03,205
>> GO FOR THE DREAM OF YOURS.

547
00:17:03,205 --> 00:17:06,492
>> DREAM BIG, AGENT ON IT, AND

548
00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:09,228
HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU HERE AT

549
00:17:09,228 --> 00:17:10,529
NASA.

550
00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:14,633
ARE >>> SO LET'S JUMP INTO OUR

551
00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:15,467
QUESTIONS.

552
00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:17,603
OUR FIRST QUESTION IS FROM XX

553
00:17:17,603 --> 00:17:20,339
GAMER 519XX ON YouTube.

554
00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:22,441
HE ASKS, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU

555
00:17:22,441 --> 00:17:24,326
GIVE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO WORK

556
00:17:24,326 --> 00:17:25,928
AT NASA ONE DAY?

557
00:17:25,928 --> 00:17:28,530
CHARLES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO

558
00:17:28,530 --> 00:17:30,365
FIRST?

559
00:17:30,365 --> 00:17:33,469
>> YEAH, I THINK FOR THOSE

560
00:17:33,469 --> 00:17:35,304
LOOKING TO WORK AT NASA, YOU

561
00:17:35,304 --> 00:17:37,206
KNOW, THERE'S MANY INTERNSHIP

562
00:17:37,206 --> 00:17:38,507
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE ACROSS

563
00:17:38,507 --> 00:17:41,460
THE AGENCY, AND MY ADVICE IS

564
00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:43,862
THAT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP TO

565
00:17:43,862 --> 00:17:45,297
UNDERSTAND THE AGENCY AND FOR

566
00:17:45,297 --> 00:17:48,067
THE AGENCY TO UNDERSTAND YOU AND

567
00:17:48,067 --> 00:17:50,302
TO FIND A GOOD WAY OF HAVING A

568
00:17:50,302 --> 00:17:52,337
MATCH WITH YOUR INTEREST AND

569
00:17:52,337 --> 00:17:54,006
THOSE OF THE AGENCY.

570
00:17:54,006 --> 00:17:57,126
>> AND DAISHA, DO YOU HAVE ANY

571
00:17:57,126 --> 00:18:02,631
ADVICE TO GIVE XXGAMEER519XX.

572
00:18:02,631 --> 00:18:03,332
>> YES.

573
00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:04,833
I AGREE WITH WHAT WAS SAID.

574
00:18:04,833 --> 00:18:09,104
I WAS PERSONALLY AN INTERN AT

575
00:18:09,104 --> 00:18:10,472
JPL, AND SO THAT IS TRUE, BUT

576
00:18:10,472 --> 00:18:12,407
BEFORE I GOT THE INTERNSHIP, MY

577
00:18:12,407 --> 00:18:13,959
BEGINNING YEARS IN COLLEGE, I

578
00:18:13,959 --> 00:18:16,462
MADE SURE I GOT A LOT OF

579
00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:18,430
EXPERIENCE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I

580
00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:18,964
EVEN SUBMITTED.

581
00:18:18,964 --> 00:18:20,966
I WANTED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE

582
00:18:20,966 --> 00:18:22,401
OPPORTUNITY, AND SO DO WHATEVER

583
00:18:22,401 --> 00:18:25,604
YOU CAN DO TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN

584
00:18:25,604 --> 00:18:31,693
THE FIELD THAT YOU WANT TO, AND

585
00:18:31,693 --> 00:18:32,327
SO CREATE YOUR OWN PROJECTS, GO

586
00:18:32,327 --> 00:18:32,861
INTO THE CLASSES THAT ARE

587
00:18:32,861 --> 00:18:34,496
TALKING ABOUT OR TEACHING ABOUT

588
00:18:34,496 --> 00:18:37,466
THE ROLE YOU WANT TO GO INTO.

589
00:18:37,466 --> 00:18:39,768
>> THANK YOU.

590
00:18:39,768 --> 00:18:41,603
ANGELA ON FACEBOOK ASKS, HOW CAN

591
00:18:41,603 --> 00:18:47,893
I JOIN NASA PROJECTS?

592
00:18:47,893 --> 00:18:48,827
CHARLES, DO YOU HAVE ANY

593
00:18:48,827 --> 00:18:51,163
SUGGESTIONS?

594
00:18:51,163 --> 00:18:52,464
>> WELL, OH, SURE, WELL, OF

595
00:18:52,464 --> 00:18:55,234
COURSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY

596
00:18:55,234 --> 00:18:55,634
WAYS.

597
00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:59,371
ONE WAY IS TO BE EMPLOYED BY

598
00:18:59,371 --> 00:19:01,473
NASA, AND THEN IDENTIFYING A

599
00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:03,058
PROJECT OF INTEREST YOU WANT TO

600
00:19:03,058 --> 00:19:05,661
WORK WITH, BUT I WOULD SAY

601
00:19:05,661 --> 00:19:06,929
EQUALLY IMPORTANT, IF YOU HAPPEN

602
00:19:06,929 --> 00:19:09,031
TO BE AT A UNIVERSITY OR MAYBE

603
00:19:09,031 --> 00:19:13,168
EVEN AT A COMPANY WOULD BE TO

604
00:19:13,168 --> 00:19:16,004
SEEK OUT THE PRINCIPAL

605
00:19:16,004 --> 00:19:18,173
INVESTIGATOR FOR A MISSION OR

606
00:19:18,173 --> 00:19:20,292
ANY OF THE KEY TEAM MEMBERS AND

607
00:19:20,292 --> 00:19:22,361
JUST COMMUNICATE YOUR INTERESTS

608
00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:23,095
AND BACKGROUND.

609
00:19:23,095 --> 00:19:26,331
I'M SURE IN MANY MECHANISMS AND

610
00:19:26,331 --> 00:19:29,301
IN MANY WAYS, THEY COULD FIND AN

611
00:19:29,301 --> 00:19:30,736
APPROPRIATE WAY TO HELP YOU

612
00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:31,670
CONTRIBUTE TO THE MISSION.

613
00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:34,239
>> AND, DAISHA, HOW ABOUT YOUR

614
00:19:34,239 --> 00:19:34,473
ANSWER?

615
00:19:34,473 --> 00:19:36,008
>> YES.

616
00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:37,926
SO AT MY UNIVERSITY, WE HAVE

617
00:19:37,926 --> 00:19:40,929
MULTIPLE TEAMS THAT WORK ON

618
00:19:40,929 --> 00:19:41,897
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WHERE

619
00:19:41,897 --> 00:19:46,235
WE ARE SUBMITTING PROPOSALS AND

620
00:19:46,235 --> 00:19:47,269
EXAMPLES FOR DIFFERENT MISSIONS

621
00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:49,972
THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, AND SO I

622
00:19:49,972 --> 00:19:51,607
KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MARS ROVER

623
00:19:51,607 --> 00:19:54,726
TEAM AT MY SCHOOL, AND DIFFERENT

624
00:19:54,726 --> 00:19:56,428
PROJECTS LIKE THAT THAT CAN GET

625
00:19:56,428 --> 00:19:58,263
YOU, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON NASA

626
00:19:58,263 --> 00:20:01,800
THINGS BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GET

627
00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,535
EMPLOYED BY NASA.

628
00:20:03,535 --> 00:20:05,771
>> MARYANN ON FACEBOOK ASKS,

629
00:20:05,771 --> 00:20:10,225
WHAT CAN MEMBERS OF THE

630
00:20:10,225 --> 00:20:12,127
NON-BLACK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF

631
00:20:12,127 --> 00:20:14,429
COLOR COMMUNITY ASK TO DO TO

632
00:20:14,429 --> 00:20:15,831
ADDRESS INEQUALITY IN INDUSTRIES

633
00:20:15,831 --> 00:20:18,967
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIKE

634
00:20:18,967 --> 00:20:22,337
NASA AS MEMBERS OF THE LAY

635
00:20:22,337 --> 00:20:24,606
PUBLIC?

636
00:20:24,606 --> 00:20:24,940
DAISHA?

637
00:20:24,940 --> 00:20:27,626
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

638
00:20:27,626 --> 00:20:32,664
A LOT OF TIMES, I FOUND -- I'VE

639
00:20:32,664 --> 00:20:36,201
FOUND IT WHEN I COME IN CONTACT

640
00:20:36,201 --> 00:20:38,670
WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT BLACK,

641
00:20:38,670 --> 00:20:43,292
AND THEY ARE WELCOMING IN CLASS.

642
00:20:43,292 --> 00:20:44,026
THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.

643
00:20:44,026 --> 00:20:45,294
THEY ARE WELCOMING WHEN I COME

644
00:20:45,294 --> 00:20:46,295
INTO WORK.

645
00:20:46,295 --> 00:20:47,562
THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.

646
00:20:47,562 --> 00:20:48,830
YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

647
00:20:48,830 --> 00:20:51,066
LET ME KNOW WHAT OPPORTUNITIES

648
00:20:51,066 --> 00:20:52,100
ARE COMING UP.

649
00:20:52,100 --> 00:20:54,069
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF TIMES

650
00:20:54,069 --> 00:20:55,304
THERE'S A SECRET SOCIETY WHEN IT

651
00:20:55,304 --> 00:20:57,372
COMES TO STEM OPPORTUNITIES AND

652
00:20:57,372 --> 00:20:59,107
JUST MAKING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES

653
00:20:59,107 --> 00:21:00,325
WIDESPREAD AND KNOWN TO ALL

654
00:21:00,325 --> 00:21:01,793
COMMUNITIES, I THINK, WOULD BE

655
00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:02,928
VERY HELPFUL.

656
00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:06,398
>> AND, CHARLES, HOW ABOUT YOU?

657
00:21:06,398 --> 00:21:07,032
>> YEAH.

658
00:21:07,032 --> 00:21:09,167
I WOULD AGREE WITH DAISHA.

659
00:21:09,167 --> 00:21:11,169
I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WE BOTH HAVE

660
00:21:11,169 --> 00:21:15,540
BEEN PARTS OF SOCIETIES LIKE

661
00:21:15,540 --> 00:21:16,725
NSB, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK

662
00:21:16,725 --> 00:21:18,327
ENGINEERS, BUT THERE'S ALSO

663
00:21:18,327 --> 00:21:21,330
OTHER TECHNICAL SOCIETIES FOR

664
00:21:21,330 --> 00:21:22,731
MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS,

665
00:21:22,731 --> 00:21:24,232
AND THERE ARE PROFESSIONALS IN

666
00:21:24,232 --> 00:21:26,535
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN

667
00:21:26,535 --> 00:21:29,438
CERTAINLY ACT AS MENTORS AND

668
00:21:29,438 --> 00:21:31,573
HELP YOU REACH THAT

669
00:21:31,573 --> 00:21:34,359
STEPPINGSTONE OF GETTING

670
00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:38,230
INVOLVED WITH A NASA PROJECT OR

671
00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:39,331
EVEN -- NOT EVEN A MISSION, BUT

672
00:21:39,331 --> 00:21:40,766
THE RESEARCH AND SCIENTISTS THAT

673
00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:42,267
COME ALONG WITH DATA ANALYSIS,

674
00:21:42,267 --> 00:21:45,671
AND SO I WOULD DEFINITELY WORK

675
00:21:45,671 --> 00:21:49,074
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF THE

676
00:21:49,074 --> 00:21:49,608
ORGANIZATIONS.

677
00:21:49,608 --> 00:21:52,995
>> NOW, THIS QUESTION IS FOR

678
00:21:52,995 --> 00:21:53,395
DAISHA.

679
00:21:53,395 --> 00:21:54,830
MISTY ON FACEBOOK ASKS, FEMALES

680
00:21:54,830 --> 00:21:56,765
ARE STILL A MINORITY IN MOST

681
00:21:56,765 --> 00:21:58,233
STEM FIELDS.

682
00:21:58,233 --> 00:22:00,369
WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUNG LADIES

683
00:22:00,369 --> 00:22:02,104
TODAY ABOUT STEM FIELDS IN ORDER

684
00:22:02,104 --> 00:22:04,306
TO BUILD THEIR INTERESTS?

685
00:22:04,306 --> 00:22:07,659
>> OH, JUST DON'T BE AFRAID.

686
00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:09,494
I GREW UP PLAYING BASKETBALL,

687
00:22:09,494 --> 00:22:12,864
WHICH IS MALE DOMINATED FIELD,

688
00:22:12,864 --> 00:22:16,768
AND SO DON'T BE AFRAID, DON'T

689
00:22:16,768 --> 00:22:18,937
SIT IN THE BACK OF THE CLASS,

690
00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:20,539
SIT IN THE FRONT OF THE CLASS.

691
00:22:20,539 --> 00:22:21,073
ASK QUESTIONS.

692
00:22:21,073 --> 00:22:22,240
YOU BELONG THERE.

693
00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:23,792
YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER.

694
00:22:23,792 --> 00:22:25,560
DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT

695
00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:25,961
SMART.

696
00:22:25,961 --> 00:22:27,229
IF YOU HAVE THE QUESTION, I'M

697
00:22:27,229 --> 00:22:28,964
SURE A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE IN

698
00:22:28,964 --> 00:22:30,599
THE CLASS HAVE THAT QUESTION AS

699
00:22:30,599 --> 00:22:30,999
WELL.

700
00:22:30,999 --> 00:22:32,234
KNOWING THAT YOU BELONG AND

701
00:22:32,234 --> 00:22:35,670
HAVING THAT CONFIDENCE I THINK

702
00:22:35,670 --> 00:22:38,974
WILL GET ALL OF US WOMEN

703
00:22:38,974 --> 00:22:39,274
THROUGH.

704
00:22:39,274 --> 00:22:42,861
>> SO I HAVE A QUESTION FROM

705
00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,863
SISORI ON YouTube.

706
00:22:44,863 --> 00:22:46,898
CAN ANYONE WHO IS UNDERGRADUATE

707
00:22:46,898 --> 00:22:53,939
WORK AS AN INTERN AT NASA?

708
00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:54,239
>> YEAH --

709
00:22:54,239 --> 00:22:55,040
>> CHARLES?

710
00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:55,574
>> YEAH.

711
00:22:55,574 --> 00:22:56,591
[LAUGHTER]

712
00:22:56,591 --> 00:22:58,226
>> OKAY.

713
00:22:58,226 --> 00:23:00,062
GO AHEAD.

714
00:23:00,062 --> 00:23:01,730
OF COURSE, YES.

715
00:23:01,730 --> 00:23:02,597
>> OKAY.

716
00:23:02,597 --> 00:23:07,202
SO OUR NEXT QUESTION IS

717
00:23:07,202 --> 00:23:07,869
DeSHAUN.

718
00:23:07,869 --> 00:23:09,371
>> SORRY, ONE MORE TIME.

719
00:23:09,371 --> 00:23:13,041
>> YEAH, I MEAN, I'VE HAD

720
00:23:13,041 --> 00:23:14,292
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MYSELF

721
00:23:14,292 --> 00:23:15,293
AND EVEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

722
00:23:15,293 --> 00:23:18,697
THAT I'VE MENTORED OVER THE

723
00:23:18,697 --> 00:23:18,997
YEARS.

724
00:23:18,997 --> 00:23:20,365
YOU KNOW, MANY OF THEM HAVE GONE

725
00:23:20,365 --> 00:23:23,468
ON TO BECOME PROFESSORS AT

726
00:23:23,468 --> 00:23:24,503
UNIVERSITIES AND HAVE GONE ON TO

727
00:23:24,503 --> 00:23:26,905
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

728
00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:28,607
IT'S DEFINITELY POSSIBLE.

729
00:23:28,607 --> 00:23:30,425
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO APPLY FOR

730
00:23:30,425 --> 00:23:33,028
THOSE ROLES.

731
00:23:33,028 --> 00:23:34,229
>> AWESOME.

732
00:23:34,229 --> 00:23:35,497
NOW, DeSHAUN FROM FACEBOOK

733
00:23:35,497 --> 00:23:38,600
ASKS, WHAT'S THE BEST ADVICE TO

734
00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:39,935
GIVE FUTURE NASA EMPLOYEES WHEN

735
00:23:39,935 --> 00:23:44,673
THEY ARE STRUGGLEING, AND HOW CN

736
00:23:44,673 --> 00:23:45,874
THAT EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEES

737
00:23:45,874 --> 00:23:49,928
SUCCEED IN LIFE?

738
00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:50,896
>> MY --

739
00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:51,763
>> CHARLES?

740
00:23:51,763 --> 00:23:55,000
>> OH.

741
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,936
>> DAISHA, START IT.

742
00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:00,038
>> WELL, ONE THING I DID AS A

743
00:24:00,038 --> 00:24:01,440
NEW EMPLOYEE IS IF I FOUND

744
00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,258
SOMEONE WHO WAS DOING SOMETHING

745
00:24:03,258 --> 00:24:04,759
INTERESTING OR EVEN JUST SOMEONE

746
00:24:04,759 --> 00:24:06,862
SITTING AND EATING LUNCH, I

747
00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:08,630
WOULD ASK TO HAVE LUNCH WITH

748
00:24:08,630 --> 00:24:11,833
THEM AND SIT THERE AND HAVE A

749
00:24:11,833 --> 00:24:12,868
30-MINUTE INTROTO WHAT THEY WERE

750
00:24:12,868 --> 00:24:14,703
DOING, AND THAT IS HOW I'VE BEEN

751
00:24:14,703 --> 00:24:16,738
ABLE TO GROW IN MY CAREER IS

752
00:24:16,738 --> 00:24:18,340
LEARNING ABOUT WHAT'S OUT THERE

753
00:24:18,340 --> 00:24:20,425
AND JUST GETTING A LITTLE TASTE

754
00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:23,862
OF PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES.

755
00:24:23,862 --> 00:24:26,565
>> AND CHARLES?

756
00:24:26,565 --> 00:24:29,634
>> OH, DAISHA'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

757
00:24:29,634 --> 00:24:32,704
I MEAN, I FOUND OVER MY CAREER

758
00:24:32,704 --> 00:24:34,840
AT NASA THAT, YOU KNOW,

759
00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,174
LITERALLY ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE

760
00:24:36,174 --> 00:24:37,459
CAN BE ANSWERED.

761
00:24:37,459 --> 00:24:39,027
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO EVEN BE

762
00:24:39,027 --> 00:24:40,228
SCIENCE RELATED.

763
00:24:40,228 --> 00:24:43,965
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH

764
00:24:43,965 --> 00:24:46,067
CURIOSITY IN THIS COMMUNITY

765
00:24:46,067 --> 00:24:49,204
THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE COULD VERY

766
00:24:49,204 --> 00:24:52,040
EASILY GET TO UNDERSTAND BETTER

767
00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,427
HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE

768
00:24:55,427 --> 00:24:57,295
AGENCY'S MISSION AND TO NEVER BE

769
00:24:57,295 --> 00:24:58,797
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IF THEY

770
00:24:58,797 --> 00:25:00,365
HAVE ANY STRUGGLES OR

771
00:25:00,365 --> 00:25:01,733
DIFFICULTIES BY JUST SIMPLY

772
00:25:01,733 --> 00:25:04,135
REACHING OUT AND TALKING WITH

773
00:25:04,135 --> 00:25:04,703
YOUR COLLEAGUES.

774
00:25:04,703 --> 00:25:07,038
IT COULD BE ABOUT ANY SUBJECT.

775
00:25:07,038 --> 00:25:09,241
PEOPLE ARE JUST VERY WARM AND

776
00:25:09,241 --> 00:25:12,494
WELCOMING HERE.

777
00:25:12,494 --> 00:25:13,728
>> LEE ON YouTube ASKS, WAS

778
00:25:13,728 --> 00:25:15,230
THERE A SPECIAL MOMENT OR EVENT

779
00:25:15,230 --> 00:25:17,933
THAT PUSHED YOU IN THE DIRECTION

780
00:25:17,933 --> 00:25:20,502
OF PURSUING THE CAREER AT NASA?

781
00:25:20,502 --> 00:25:24,139
DHAS,DAISHA, CAN I START WITH Y?

782
00:25:24,139 --> 00:25:25,073
>> YES.

783
00:25:25,073 --> 00:25:26,608
SO WHAT PUSHED ME INTO THIS

784
00:25:26,608 --> 00:25:27,926
CAREER WAS ACTUALLY BEING A PART

785
00:25:27,926 --> 00:25:34,099
OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK

786
00:25:34,099 --> 00:25:34,366
ENGINEERS.

787
00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:34,933
BEFORE BEING A PART OF THIS

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ORGANIZATION, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT

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WORKING AT NASA JPL WAS EVEN

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POSSIBLE.

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GOING TO THOSE CONFERENCES AND

792
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SEEING THAT THERE ARE

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OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE, THAT'S

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WHAT KIND OF PUSHED ME TO MAKE

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THIS A GOAL TO WORK AT NASA.

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>> AND, CHARLES?

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>> YEAH.

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PROBABLY DATING MYSELF A LITTLE

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BIT.

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00:25:53,868 --> 00:25:55,704
IT WAS BY ACCIDENT, BUT I

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00:25:55,704 --> 00:25:58,673
REMEMBER WHEN THE NETSCAPE

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NAVIGATOR BROWSER WAS FIRST

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00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:01,393
RELEASED, ONE OF THE FIRST

804
00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,827
INTERNET BROWSERS, AND I WAS

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00:26:02,827 --> 00:26:04,729
LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO

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00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:07,232
WORK IN HIGH PERFORMANCE

807
00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:08,600
COMPUTING AND NASA AT THE TIME

808
00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:09,968
HAD SUPER COMPUTERS AMONG THE

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TOP 500 FASTEST IN THE WORLD.

810
00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:15,340
I DID A SEARCH LONG BEFORE

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GOOGLE WAS INVENTED, AND I FOUND

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00:26:17,525 --> 00:26:19,628
THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK

813
00:26:19,628 --> 00:26:22,430
WITH JPL, AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD

814
00:26:22,430 --> 00:26:23,865
PLANNED TO ACTUALLY SPEND A FEW

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00:26:23,865 --> 00:26:26,401
YEARS AT THE LAB, AND THEN GO

816
00:26:26,401 --> 00:26:28,703
AHEAD AND LOOK TO BECOME A

817
00:26:28,703 --> 00:26:31,973
PROFESSOR, BUT I'M STILL AT JPL

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00:26:31,973 --> 00:26:33,041
AND ENJOYING IT.

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MAYBE I'LL PURSUE THAT IN

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RETIREMENT SOME DAY.

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>> WELL, THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE

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HAVE FOR QUESTIONS TODAY.

823
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US

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TODAY, CHARLES AND DAISHA.

825
00:26:45,370 --> 00:26:45,704
>> ABSOLUTELY.

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>> THANK YOU, BRE.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

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>> AND MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU

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00:26:50,492 --> 00:26:52,227
WHO HAVE JOINED US FROM HOME.

830
00:26:52,227 --> 00:26:54,095
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE

831
00:26:54,095 --> 00:26:55,797
ABOUT SOME OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE

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00:26:55,797 --> 00:26:58,199
FEATURED IN TODAY'S EPISODE,

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00:26:58,199 --> 00:27:10,428
PLEASE VISIT GO.NASA

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GO.NASA.GOV/BLACKHISTORYMONTH.

835
00:27:11,396 --> 00:27:12,631
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US

836
00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:14,132
IN THIS EPISODE, AND WE'LL SEE

837
00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:16,434
YOU NEXT TIME.

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♪ 

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♪ 

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♪