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>> HELLO, EVERYONE.

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MY NAME IS

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DR. MARLA PEREZ-DAVIS.

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AND I'M THE DIRECTOR

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OF NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

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IN CLEVELAND.

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I WANT TO TAKE

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A FEW MINUTES TODAY

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TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS,

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AND LET YOU KNOW

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HOW PROUD WE ARE

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OF YOUR PERSISTENCE

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DURING THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY,

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WHICH IS PREVENTING US

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FROM PROPERLY CELEBRATING

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YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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THIS TIME IS SUPPOSED TO BE

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SOMETHING YOU REFLECT

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FONDLY UPON

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THE REST OF YOUR LIVES,

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BUT UNFORTUNATELY,

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THIS PROBABLY IS NOT HOW

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YOU ENVISIONED YOUR GRADUATION.

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EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL OUR LIVES

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HAVE CHANGED,

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AND WILL BE DIFFERENT

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MOVING FORWARD.

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BUT THIS IS ALSO EXACTLY

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WHAT GRADUATION

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IS SUPPOSED TO BE.

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THE END OF ONE ERA,

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AND THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER.

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A NEW JOURNEY.

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YOU ALL HAVE OVERCOME

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MANY HURDLES

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THROUGHOUT YOUR EDUCATION.

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SOME WITHIN YOUR CONTROL,

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WHILE OTHERS NOT SO MUCH.

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AND NOW, YOU ARE FACING

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THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC,

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WHILE FINDING UNIQUE

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AND INSPIRING WAYS

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TO MOVE FORWARD

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INTO OUR NEW NORMAL,

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AND OTHERHOOD.

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ACCOMPLISHING GOALS AGAINST

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WHAT SEEMED LIKE

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UNIMAGINABLE CHALLENGES,

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IS WHAT MAKES YOU,

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AND US AS HUMANS, GREAT.

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AND THIS ABILITY TO BE ADAPTABLE

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IN THE FACE OF TREMENDOUS ODDS

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WILL SET YOU

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ON A PATH TO SUCCESS

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FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES.

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THROUGHOUT NASA HISTORY,

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WE HAVE OVERCOME

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MANY CHALLENGES,

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LIKE APOLLO 13.

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TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS,

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IMPROVE LIFE ON EARTH,

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AND INSPIRE GENERATIONS.

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TODAY, NASA IS FACING THE TASK

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OF RETURNING ASTRONAUTS

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TO THE MOON

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WITH OUR ARTEMIS PROGRAM,

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IN JUST FOUR SHORT YEARS,

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WHILE ALSO WORKING TO USHER IN

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF FLIGHT,

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AND USING

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OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO

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HELP THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.

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IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL

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IN ACHIEVING OUR MISSIONS,

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ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN:

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WE NEED YOU.

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WE LIKE TO CALL YOUR GENERATION

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THE ARTEMIS GENERATION,

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BECAUSE YOU HAVE GROWN UP

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IN TODAY'S FAST-PACED

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TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD,

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AND YOU ARE PERFECTLY SITUATED

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TO PROVIDE NEW PERSPECTIVES

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AND AN INNOVATIVE

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ON-TOPIC SKILL SET TO NASA

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AND OUR MANY PARTNERS.

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WE ARE GOING TO NEED YOU

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TO DEVELOP MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS

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TO HELP ASTRONAUTS SURVIVE

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LONG-DURATION SPACE TRAVEL,

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DESIGN BETTER, SAFER,

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MORE EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT

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AND SPACECRAFT,

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FURTHER OUR UNDERSTANDING

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OF OUR WORLD,

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AND OF THE UNIVERSE AROUND US,

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AND TO COMMUNICATE

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OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO THE WORLD

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TO ENSURE NASA CONTINUES

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TO INSPIRE

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AND BENEFIT ALL FOR HUMANITY.

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AS YOU LEAD US DOWN THIS PATH

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TO THE FUTURE,

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I ASK THAT YOU STAY CURIOUS,

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CHALLENGE YOURSELVES,

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ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS,

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THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX,

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AND ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE BETTER.

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OUR WORLD TODAY IS DIFFERENT,

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AND THE FUTURE MAY SEEM UNCLEAR,

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OR EVEN A LITTLE SCARY

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RIGHT NOW.

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BUT THIS IS THE TIME

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TO BE COURAGEOUS,

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TO BE EXCITED, TO BE HOPEFUL,

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AND MOST OF ALL,

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TO ASPIRE TO A BETTER TOMORROW,

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ONE DAY,

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YOU WILL CREATE FOR ALL OF US.