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>> STATION, THIS IS HOUSTON.

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MEGAN, ARE YOU READY FOR THE

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EVENT?

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>> TRACY, I'M READY FOR THE

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EVENT.

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>> SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF

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OCEANOGRAPHY, THIS IS MISSION

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CONTROL HOUSTON.

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PLEASE CALL STATION FOR A VOICE

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CHECK.

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>> STATION, THIS IS BRITTANY

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HOOK WITH SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF

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OCEANOGRAPHY.

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HOW DO YOU HEAR ME?

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>> HELLO, BRITTANY, I HEAR YOU

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LOUD AND CLEAR.

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>> HI, MEGAN.

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THIS IS BRITTANY HOOK WITH

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SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF

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OCEANOGRAPHY.

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MANY OF US HERE AT SCRIPPS AND

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UC SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING

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YOUR JOURNEY.

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WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU

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TODAY.

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SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS WERE

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SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE

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SCRIPPS COMMUNITY OUR FIRST

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QUESTION COMES FROM RACHEL CHEN.

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SHE ASKS WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO

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BECOME AN ASTRONAUT AND DID YOUR

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TIME AND EDUCATION AT SCRIPPS

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INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION.

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>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,

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RACHEL.

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WHEN I FIRST THOUGHT ABOUT

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TEENAGER.

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I LIVED AT A NAVAL AIR STATION,

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MY DAD WAS A PILOT.

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WE USED TO SEE ASTRONAUTS COME

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FOR TRAINING FOR SHUTTLE

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LANDINGS.

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THAT'S A REAL JOB THAT PEOPLE

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HAVE.

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THAT WAS THE FIRST CLUE.

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I HAD GROWN UP AROUND AIRCRAFT

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BE A LONG SHOT.

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GOT INVOLVED WITH OTHER STUDENTS

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SUBMARINE.

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OCEANS TERRIBLY BEFORE THAT.

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SO THAT WAS MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO

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LIVING AND WORKING UNDER WATER

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AND AROUND THE WATER.

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LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE.

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ABOUT HOW EXPLORING OCEANS IS

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SIMILAR TO EXPLORING SPACE.

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SO THAT SHIFT GOING TO OCEAN

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EXPLORATION, THAT HAPPENED WHEN

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IT PLAYED A HUGE PART IN THAT.

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THE EXPERIENCES I HAD GOING TO

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SEE AND OPERATING ON SHIPS AND

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ON SHORE AND USING EQUIPMENT

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INTO LIVING ON A SHIP THAT'S NOT

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ON THE PLANET.

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YOU HAVE THE EQUIPMENT YOU NEED

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TO WORK.

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ADAPT WHEN THINGS DON'T WORK OUT

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ACCORDING TO PLAN.

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EXPERIENCES AT SCRIPPS AND MY

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EXPERIENCES IN SPACE.

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I ALSO LOVE THE SCRIPPS SHIRT.

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OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM

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CARLOS GARCIA.

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THE MOST INFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES

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FROM BELOW LEVEL AND NOW IN

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ORBIT.

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S THAT THIS GIVEN YOU NEW

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>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING

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THINK ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE.

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FROM SPACE, I HAVEN'T HAD A LOT

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OF CHANCES TO DO THAT OTHER AN

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EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE

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LOWER EARTH ORBIT AND YOU SEE WE

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ARE AN OCEAN PLANET.

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OCEANS.

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SO SEEING THAT, REALIZING THAT,

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SEEING IT FROM SPACE AND SEEING

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THE THIN LENS OF ATMOSPHERE THAT

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KEEPS US SAFE, OUR SPACESHIP

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FEELINGS YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARE

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OUT OF SIGHT OF LAND FOR DAYS.

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THE HEALTH OF THE PLANET AND

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OURSELVES.

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SHOULD PLACE ON KEEPING OUR

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PLANET HEALTHY.

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AND NOW BEING AND LIVING AND

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WORKING IN SPACE.

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>> VERY COOL.

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YOU HELPED COLLECT SAMPLES ON

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BOARD THE SPACE STATION FOR A

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STUDY ON MICROBES LED BY

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SCRIPPS.

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WORK OR SOME OF THE OTHER

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RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS THAT YOU

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ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

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>> I CAN SURE GIVE IT A SHOT.

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I'M SURE MEGAN OR JACK COULD

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TELL YOU A BETTER VERSION OF THE

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RESEARCH THEY DO.

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WE ARE THE HANDS THAT COLLECT

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THE DATA.

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EXPERIMENT WE WERE DOING, WE DO

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HUNDREDS, THAT THIS IS ONE FROM

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SCRIPPS, MY ALMA MATER.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MICRO-BIUM

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THAT'S HERE.

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ALL OF THIS FAUNA WE BRING ON

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OUR BODIES.

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HOW DOES THIS CHANGE.

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DOES IT BECOME DANGEROUS TO US

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OPERATIONAL PIECE IS COLLECTING

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THE SAMPLES AND THE PIs AT

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GENOMES.

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THE PART THAT'S INTERESTING FOR

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ME UP HERE IS FIGURING OUT HOW

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DO WE SAMPLE, HOW DO WE FOLLOW

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STERILE TECHNIQUE IN THIS

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ENVIRONMENT WHERE I'M FLOATING

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YOU WATCH A VIDEO OF SOMEBODY

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PUTTING ON STERILE GLOVES, THEY

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EVERYTHING WILL FLOAT AWAY.

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THROUGH EVERY STEP.

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OBJECT I'M USING TO MAINTAIN

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STERILE TECHNIQUE WHILE SAMPLING

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SECOND NATURE TO YOU ON EARTH

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WHEN YOU ARE TAKING SAMPLES.

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HOW YOU DO IT IN A MICRO-G

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ENVIRONMENT.

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>> A MASTERS STUDENT ASKS I READ

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YOU WERE JUGGLING FINISHING YOUR

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PH.D. AND BEING AN ASTRONAUT.

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HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE TWO?

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COME AS AN ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE.

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I TALKED TO MY ADVISER AND WE

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TALKED ABOUT WHAT WAS THE

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FORWARD PATH FOR ME BEING

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MY THESIS AND NOT DONE YET.

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HAD DONE AND WRITE A MASTERS

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THESIS AND BE DONE OR WOULD I

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INVEST THE TIME GOING FORWARD.

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IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FINISH THAT

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WORK.

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ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME

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ALONG THE WAY AND IMPORTANT TO

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MYSELF AS WELL.

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BUT FIGURING OUT HOW TO JUGGLE

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THOSE TWO THINGS WHERE ASTRONAUT

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TRAINING WAS INTENSIVE FOR THE

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TO STAY INVOLVED WITH MY

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RESEARCH WHICH WAS COMPLETELY

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DIFFERENT THAN THE TRAINING AT

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NASA.

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GO BACK TO THE LAB AND DO THAT

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WORK.

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CANDIDATE TRAINING, I TOOK AN

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UNPAID LEAVE FROM NASA, MOVED

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BACK TO SAN DIEGO, LIVED IN MY

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ADVISER'S HOUSE.

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LOT OF GREAT SUPPORT.

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I'M SO GLAD I DID.

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AT THE TIME IT SEEMED

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IMPOSSIBLE, BUT I HAD GREAT

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SUPPORTERS WHO SAID YOU PUT ALL

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THESE WORK IN, YOU NEED TO

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FINISH THIS AND WE'LL GIVE YOU

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THE TIME TO DO THAT.

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I'M GLAD I ENDED UP DOING IT.

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>> THAT IS DEFINITELY IMPRESSIVE

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YOU DID BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

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ANOTHER INCOMING MASTERS STUDENT

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ASKS WHAT IS THE BIGGEST

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TECHNICAL CHALLENGE CAUSED BY

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ZERO GRAVITY YOU HAVE HAD TO

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OVERCOME WHEN DOING BENCH WORK

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FOR MEDICAL OR OTHER BIOLOGICAL

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RESEARCH.

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>> NOT BEING A BIOLOGIST BY

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TRAINING, NOT A LOT OF BENCH

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WORK IN MY LIFETIME UP UNTIL

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NOW.

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A LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING, BUT

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NOT A WHOLE LOT.

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THIS IS OUR LIVE SCIENCES GLOVE

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BOX.

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IT'S USUALLY PUSHED BACK AND

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COVERED UP, BUT MY COMMANDER WAS

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USING IT TODAY AND I ASKED HIM

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TO LEAVE IT OUT AND SHOW YOU.

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THIS IS WHERE WE DO A LOT OF

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THAT BENCH WORK.

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SO WE NEED TO HAVE THAT IN THIS

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CLOSED ENVIRONMENT.

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THE WAY WE DO THAT, WE HAVE A

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FOOT REST OVER HERE AND THEN MY

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HANDS GO INTO THE GLOVE RINGS

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RIGHT HERE.

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AND THEN THE WORK DONE INSIDE

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THE VOLUME.

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S

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CHALLENGING IS WORKING WITH

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FLUIDS IN SPACE.

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THE FLUIDS CAN GET BUBBLES, YOU

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ARE TRYING TO CAREFULLY MEASURE

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OUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FLUID IN

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YOUR PIPETTES.

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YOU GET BUBBLES IN THEM.

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THEY DON'T REACT THE WAY THEY

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WOULD IN A 1 G ENVIRONMENT.

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TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET

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THE BUBBLES OUT OF THE FLUID AND

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DIFFERENT FLUIDS IN DIFFERENT

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VIAL SIZES CAN BE CHALLENGING.

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ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IN HERE

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WITH AN IMMUNE STUDY, WE HAD

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THESE OPEN WELLS, A PLATE WITH

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24 OPEN WELLS.

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WE HAD TO TRANSITION IT INTO THE

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INCUBATOR.

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I CAN MOVE IT UPSIDE DOWN, THE

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LIQUID IS NOT GOING TO SPILL

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OUT.

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IF I GIVE ANY JOLT TO IT, IT

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WILL SPILL.

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THINKING ABOUT HOW TO MOVE, I

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HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WALK

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AND PLACE MY FEET, IT'S MISSION

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IMPOSSIBLE WHEN WE WERE DOING

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THAT TRANSITION, WANTING TO BE

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CAREFUL TO BE GRACEFUL AND

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GENTLE WITH THE SAMPLES TO

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PRESERVE THEM.

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>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.

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MASTERS STUDENT ASKS DO YOU

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THINK WE CAN MAKE A CONNECTION

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BETWEEN LIFE IN OUR OCEANS,

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SPECIFICALLY DEEP-SEA AND EXTRA

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TERRESTRIAL LIFE, CAN THEY GIVE

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US A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF

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EXTRA TERRESTRIAL LIFE.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY GIVE US, CAN

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INFORM US AS WE LOOK FOR LIFE ON

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OTHER PLANETS.

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SO BY BROADENING OUR

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UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE LIFE CAN

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EXIST, THAT ABSOLUTELY CAN HELP

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US IN THAT SEARCH.

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TRADITIONALLY WE USED TO THINK

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THAT ALL LIFE IS GOING TO BE

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CARBON-BASED LIFE, IT'S GOING TO

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LOOK LIKE LIFE WE ARE FAMILIAR

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WITH.

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IN THE LAST 40 YEARS ON OUR OWN

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PLANET WE DISCOVERED LIFE IN

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AREAS WE NEVER THOUGHT COULD

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SUSTAIN LIFE.

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THAT WILL INFORM OUR SEARCH AS

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WE GO FORWARD.

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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POST DOCTORAL SCHOLAR ASKS I

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KNOW YOU HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AT

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HOME AND YOU ARE MARRIED TO

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ANOTHER NASA ASTRONAUT.

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HOW DO YOU BALANCE YOUR WORK AND

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FAMILY LIFE?

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>> I THINK THAT WORK AND FAMILY,

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THAT LIFE BALANCE IS DIFFICULT

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FOR FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE, IN

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PARTICULAR MAYBE FAMILIES WHERE

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BOTH PARTNERS ARE PROFESSIONALS

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AT WORK WHERE TRAVEL IS REQUIRED

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OR UNUSUAL HOURS REQUIRED.

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OUR EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR TO A

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LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S

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EXPERIENCES.

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A LOT OF TIMES YOU TAKE TURNS.

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WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO

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HAVE AN INTENSIVE WORK PERIOD,

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THE OTHER PERSON DIALS BACK DOWN

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ON THEIR WORK.

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SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN MY HUSBAND

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WAS DEVELOPING THE CREW DRAGON,

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I WAS DOING A JOB THAT REQUIRED

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LESS TRAVEL AND NO SPACE TRAVEL.

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YOU HAVE TO HAND THAT BATON BACK

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AND FORTH AND TAKE TURNS WITH

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WHO IS GOING TO HAVE THE MORE

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INTENSIVE SCHEDULE, WHO WILL DO

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MORE TRAVEL, SO OUR SON HAS A

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PARENT WITH BOOTS ON THE GROUND

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AT HOME ALL THE TIME.

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WE HAVE GREAT SUPPORT THAT WE

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HAVE FOUND IN OUR LOCAL AREA

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WHERE WE DON'T HAVE FAMILY IN

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OUR AREA, BUT WE HAVE FOUND

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GREAT FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS THAT

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HAVE HELPED US OUT AND BUILT A

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VILLAGE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF OUR

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SON WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

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>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.

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LAUREN, AN UNDERGRADUATE INTERN,

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WANTED TO KNOW KNOWING WHERE YOU

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ARE NOW, WHAT ENCOURAGEMENT DO

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YOU KNOW HOW THAT YOU WISH YOU

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COULD TELL YOURSELF AS AN EARLY

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CAREER SCIENTIST?

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>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, TOO.

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ONE THING I WOULD TELL MYSELF IS

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NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS.

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THERE WAS A POINT IN MY CAREER

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WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,

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UNDERGRADUATE IN PARTICULAR, I

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DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I

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DON'T WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS HERE

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IN THE CLASSROOM OR THIS LARGER

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SETTING, I WILL FIGURE THIS OUT

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ON MY OWN OR GO TO OFFICE HOURS

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AND SEE IF I CAN GET HELP.

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AS I HAVE GONE THROUGH MY

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CAREER, THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE

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THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SAME

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THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL WAS HELPFUL.

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MY ADVISER WAS WONDERFUL WITH

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YOU COULD TELL FROM THE LOOK ON

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MY FACE, MAYBE SHE'S NOT GETTING

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THIS.

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SHE ALWAYS HAD TWO OR THREE

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DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP.

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THE JOB I HAVE NOW, I NEED TO

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UNDERSTAND STUFF.

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MY LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE

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COULD DEPEND ON IT.

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THE SCIENCE I'M DOING, THIS IS

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SOMEONE ELSE'S SCIENCE AND I

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COULD MESS IT UP.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING

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GIVES YOU THE COURAGE, IF I

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DON'T UNDERSTAND, I WOULD ASK

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QUESTIONS.

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THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL

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LEARNERS, ALL PEOPLE CURIOUS.

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GO AHEAD AND ASK THE QUESTION.

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MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND STUFF

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AND DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO

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DO THAT ON YOUR OWN.

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>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.

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GREAT ADVISE.

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EMMA HOFFMAN ALSO ASKS, I WAS

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WONDERING IF MEGAN COULD DO

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ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HER

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GRAD SCHOOL JOURNEY, WHAT WOULD

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IT BE AND IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE

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WHAT YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

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LOOKS LIKE.

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>> WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY COLLEGE

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EXPERIENCE AND GRADUATE

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EXPERIENCE AND HOW I GOT THERE,

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HERE, IT SEEMS LIKE MAYBE THERE

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WAS A STRAIGHTER PATH.

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SOMETIMES A STRAIGHTER PATH IS

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NOT THE MORE INTERESTING ONE.

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I THINK I LEARNED A LOT ALONG

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THE WAY.

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YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF

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PERMISSION, THAT THING YOU

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DECIDE WHEN YOU ARE 15, 16 OR 17

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THAT THAT'S THE THING YOU DO,

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YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE YOUR

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MIND AND GIVE YOURSELF THE

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PERMISSION AND FREEDOM TO

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EXPLORE THOSE THINGS.

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I'M NOT SURE I WOULD DO MUCH

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DIFFERENTLY IN TERMS OF HOW I

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PURSUED MY EDUCATION.

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STARTING OFF IN AEROSPACE

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ENGINEERING AT UCLA WAS

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TREMENDOUS, I LEARNED A LOT.

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I HAD A LOT OF GREAT FRIENDSHIPS

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THERE.

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BEING PART OF THE HUMAN POWERED

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SUBMARINE TEAM WAS MY FIRST

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EXPERIENCE OF GETTING SOME HANDS

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ON PROJECTS, ENGINEERING TIME

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AND BUILDING SOMETHING,

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BUDGETING FOR IT, DOING THOSE

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THINGS WITH A SMALL GROUP OF

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PEOPLE.

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REALLY WAS A GREAT ENGINEERING

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EXPERIENCE, BUT THEN IT ALSO

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INTRODUCED ME TO THE OCEANS AND

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IDEA OF OCEAN EXPLORATION.

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I DID STRUGGLE WITH THAT TO

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FIGURE OUT SHOULD I MAKE THIS

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CRAZY LEFT TURN OR STICK WITH

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THIS THING I STARTED WITH.

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I WAS GIVEN GREAT ADVISE BY

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KATHY SULLIVAN, ANOTHER

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ASTRONAUT AND OCEANOGRAPHER.

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YOU HAVE TO PICK THAT THING YOU

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WANT TO DO.

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THE CHANCES YOU GET PICKED BY

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NASA ARE SLIM.

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FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS YOU ARE

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PASSIONATE ABOUT.

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THAT WAS GREAT ADVICE.

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I FELT LIKE IT HELPED ME MAKE

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THE DECISION TO PURSUE

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OCEANOGRAPHY.

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I DID KEEP THE IDEA IN THE BACK

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OF MY HEAD, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT

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TO BE AN ASTRONAUT ONE DAY.

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THAT GUIDED MY OVERALL PATH, IF

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YOU CAN CALL IT BEING A GUIDED

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PATH.

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BUT THERE IS A COMMON THREAD,

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THAT THREAD OF EXPLORATION AND

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DISCOVERY THAT GOES THROUGH ALL

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OF THOSE THINGS.

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>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.

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THINKING BACK TO YOUR TIME AT

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SCRIPPS, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE

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MEMORY OR EXPERIENCE THAT YOU

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CAN SHARE WITH US?

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>> I HAVE SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES

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FROM SCRIPTS.

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IT'S HARD TO PICK A SINGLE

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MEMORY, BUT I THINK A LOT OF THE

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GREAT MEMORIES HAVE TO DO WITH

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THE OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT

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I HAD.

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SO THE TIME I HAD ON SHIPS, THE

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TIME I HAD ON FLIP WAS AMAZING,

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GETTING TO HELP OTHER STUDENTS

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WITH THEIR RESEARCH, A SHIP THAT

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WOULD GO OUT AND TRYING TO

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COLLECT DIFFERENT KIND OF DATA,

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMALS.

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AS AN ENGINEER, IT WAS EXCITING

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TO VOLUNTEER WITH THEM AND HELP

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WITH DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND

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THEN, AGAIN, WORKING ON MY OWN

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PROJECTS WHERE WE GO OUT ON FLIP

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OR DEPLOY INSTRUMENTS IN THE

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WATER AND COME BACK.

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AND USE THOSE INSTRUMENTS OVER

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TIME TO RECORD DATA.

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ALL OF THOSE OPERATIONAL

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EXPERIENCES, THE CAMARADERIE YOU

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DEVELOP AND MAYBE SOMEBODY GETS

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INJURED OR YOUR EQUIPMENT ISN'T

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WORKING, THOSE CREATE GOOD

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MEMORIES WHEN YOU SOLVE THOSE

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PROBLEMS TOGETHER.

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>> OUR FINAL QUESTION IS WHAT

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00:18:37,149 --> 00:18:38,984
HAS BEEN THE MOST IMPACTFUL

524
00:18:38,984 --> 00:18:44,323
MOMENT OF YOUR CAREER THUS FAR.

525
00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:48,360
>> WOW, THE MOST IMPACTFUL

526
00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:50,195
MOMENT OF MY CAREER.

527
00:18:50,195 --> 00:18:51,630
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

528
00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:53,065
I'M NOT SURE I HAVE A SINGLE

529
00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:53,599
ANSWER.

530
00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:55,000
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOMENTS

531
00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,536
THAT STAND OUT AS MEMORABLE.

532
00:18:57,536 --> 00:18:59,938
AND THEY USUALLY HAVE TO DO WITH

533
00:18:59,938 --> 00:19:01,874
NEW OPPORTUNITIES OPENING UP.

534
00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:03,509
SO I REMEMBER THE PHONE CALL

535
00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:06,678
THAT I GOT FROM BILL TELLING ME

536
00:19:06,678 --> 00:19:09,314
I WAS ACCEPTED AT SCRIPPS.

537
00:19:09,314 --> 00:19:11,717
I REMEMBER THE PHONE CALL FROM

538
00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:15,387
BILL AT NASA THAT I WAS

539
00:19:15,387 --> 00:19:16,488
ACCEPTED.

540
00:19:16,488 --> 00:19:18,123
THOSE EXPERIENCES ARE THE TEAM

541
00:19:18,123 --> 00:19:19,424
EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD WORKING

542
00:19:19,424 --> 00:19:20,726
TOGETHER WITH OTHER PEOPLE TO

543
00:19:20,726 --> 00:19:23,595
ACHIEVE SOMETHING OR SOLVE

544
00:19:23,595 --> 00:19:25,364
PROBLEMS.

545
00:19:25,364 --> 00:19:27,199
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.

546
00:19:27,199 --> 00:19:28,400
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE

547
00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,004
TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS Q

548
00:19:32,004 --> 00:19:33,639
AND A WITH US.

549
00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:35,274
WE ARE EXCITED TO FOLLOW THIS

550
00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:38,243
JOURNEY FROM OCEANOGRAPHY TO

551
00:19:38,243 --> 00:19:39,778
GOING UP TO SPACE.

552
00:19:39,778 --> 00:19:41,947
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

553
00:19:41,947 --> 00:19:44,683
>> ABSOLUTELY, BRITTANY.

554
00:19:44,683 --> 00:19:45,350
THANK YOU.

555
00:19:45,350 --> 00:19:46,752
THANKS TO YOU AND ALL THE TEAM

556
00:19:46,752 --> 00:19:50,455
AND STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY,

557
00:19:50,455 --> 00:19:53,725
FOR SENDING ME YOUR SUPPORT.

558
00:19:53,725 --> 00:19:56,795
I LOVE THE PATCH.

559
00:19:56,795 --> 00:19:58,196
THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.

560
00:19:58,196 --> 00:19:59,498
THANKS FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT AND

561
00:19:59,498 --> 00:20:01,033
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO GET ME

562
00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:01,500
HERE.

563
00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:03,135
>> THANK YOU.

564
00:20:03,135 --> 00:20:07,806
>> STATION, THIS IS HOUSTON ACR.

565
00:20:07,806 --> 00:20:09,775
THAT CONCLUDES THE EVENT.

566
00:20:09,775 --> 00:20:14,346
>> THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS

567
00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:15,781
FROM SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF

568
00:20:15,781 --> 00:20:16,848
OCEANOGRAPHY.

569
00:20:16,848 --> 00:20:18,617
STATION, WE ARE NOW RESUMING

570
00:20:18,617 --> 00:20:19,618
OPERATIONAL AUDIO