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>> I'M ORIGINALLY

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FROM THE NORTHERN BAY AREA

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IN CALIFORNIA.

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I DID MY UNDERGRADUATE

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AT U.C. BERKELEY.

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AFTER THAT, I MOVED

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TO MICHIGAN AND GOT MY Ph.D.

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AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

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MY Ph.D. WAS FUNDED

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BY A NASA PROJECT, AND

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DURING THAT TIME I WAS OFFERED

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A CO-OP POSITION HERE AT GLENN.

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I ACCEPTED, AND

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AFTER I GRADUATED I BECAME

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A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.

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CURRENTLY I'M WORKING

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ON THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM,

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OR SLS PROJECT.

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SLS IS VERY EXCITING.

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IT'S GOING TO BE THE LARGEST

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ROCKET AND MOST POWERFUL

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ROCKET EVER BUILT.

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IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE

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TO TAKE CARGO AND CREW

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INTO DEEP SPACE.

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THE FIRST UNMANNED LAUNCH

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IS SCHEDULED IN 2019.

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FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL HAVE

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A CARGO MISSION IN 2022,

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AND THEN A CREWED LAUNCH

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IN 2023.

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THE FIRST LAUNCH IS

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A TEST FLIGHT TO MAKE SURE

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THAT EVERYTHING GOES OKAY.

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THE SECOND FLIGHT IS

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TO DELIVER THE EUROPA CLIPPER

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TO A MOON OF JUPITER

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TO DO SOME OBSERVATIONS,

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AND THEN THE THIRD ONE WILL BE

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ACTUALLY THE CREWED LAUNCH

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TO DELIVER PARTS

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TO THE SPACE STATION.

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SO I'M WORKING ON THIS PART

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HERE, WHICH IS THE UNIVERSAL

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STAGE ADAPTER, AND THIS HERE,

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WHICH IS THE PAYLOAD

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FAIRING, OR P.L.F..

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SO A PAYLOAD IS SOMETHING

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LIKE CARGO, SO IT'D BE

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SOMETHING LIKE A SATELLITE,

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OR PARTS, OR SOMETHING

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THAT-- SOME EQUIPMENT THAT

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WE WANT TO LAUNCH INTO SPACE.

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I'LL BE RECEIVING

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THE HENAAC MOST PROMISING

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HISPANIC ENGINEER AWARD

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FOR A Ph.D. DEGREE.

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I WAS NOMINATED BY MY TEAM

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LEAD, DR. STEVEN ARNOLD.

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AND FORTUNATELY,

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I WON THIS AWARD.

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AND SO IT RECOGNIZES

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MY TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT,

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LEADERSHIP, AND INVOLVEMENT

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IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.

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SO THE AWARD WILL BE GIVEN

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IN PASADENA IN OCTOBER,

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AND I'M REALLY EXCITED.

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SINCE IT'S IN CALIFORNIA,

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I GET TO GO THERE

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WITH MY FAMILY, SO

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IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

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MY JOB IS GREAT.

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THE RESEARCH THAT I DO,

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I HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY

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TO BE CREATIVE.

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AND THEN TO BE INVOLVED

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IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS

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WHERE SOMETHING IS

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ACTUALLY BEING BUILT,

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FOR ME, BEING A YOUNG ENGINEER,

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IS ABSOLUTELY EXCITING.

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IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.

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