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Years and years that it took

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to get to this point,

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and we finally crossed that milestone.

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All the work and the build up,

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getting the airplane

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to this point and then,

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to see that take to the sky

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for the first time.

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So, when it came to game day,

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I wasn't worried about anything

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because I knew the team had my back.

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it has the promise

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to be a historic milestone

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towards the next era

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of commercial aviation.

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I've worked with so many people

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for so long,

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to make this happen,

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to actually see it take flight.

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What an experience!

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It's a tremendous accomplishment

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for all of us associated with X-59.

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What we're doing has impacts

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on the commercial aviation industry

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and has the opportunity

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to revolutionize commercial air travel.

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To go prove a concept

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that at one point

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people doubted could be done.

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Pretty exciting.

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I never would have guessed

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when I was 16 years old

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and I wanted to be a test pilot,

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that I'd ever have the opportunity

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to do a first flight,

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let alone a first flight on an X-plane.