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- NOW, I'D LIKE TO TALK,
IN GENERAL TERMS,

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ABOUT HOW YOU DECIDED

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THE ENGINEERING
OR SCIENCE FIELD,

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HOW YOU DECIDED YOUR CAREER.

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THERE IS A COUNTLESS NUMBER
OF STUDENTS

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WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT SCIENCE,

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ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
CAREERS,

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AND WHO WOULD BE BETTER
FOR THAT THAN YOU,

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WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING AT NASA

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AND CONTRIBUTING
TO TECHNOLOGY FOR YEARS?

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WHO WANTS TO START? ANY OF YOU.

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- I'LL START.

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SINCE I WAS LITTLE,
I'VE ALWAYS LIKED MATH

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AND, TO BE HONEST,
I WASN'T A PERFECT STUDENT,

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BUT I ALWAYS WAS PERSISTENT.

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I LIKED MATH A LOT
AND, WHEN I WENT TO UNIVERSITY,

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I HADN'T DECIDED
WHAT I WANTED TO DO,

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BUT MATHS AND PHYSICS
ALWAYS INTERESTED ME,

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SO, I CHOSE THAT PATH.

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I DECIDED
TO BE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER,

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BECAUSE I LIKE HOLDING THINGS,

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TOUCHING THEM--
- YOU LIKE BREAKING THINGS.

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- AND I LIKE BREAKING THINGS,

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AND THAT'S WHY--
- YOU LIKE BREAKING THINGS

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AND TRYING
TO PUT THEM TOGETHER AGAIN.

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- EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY
I'M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER

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SPECIALIZED
ON DYNAMIC STRUCTURES

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WHERE, LIKE SHE SAID,

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I BREAK THINGS,
AND OTHER PEOPLE FIX THEM.

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[ LAUGHING ]

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- SO, VICENTE,
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

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- MY PARENTS ARE ECUADORIAN.

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I WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN,
NEW YORK,

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BUT I GREW UP IN GUAYAQUIL,
ECUADOR.

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I WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AND HIGH SCHOOL

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IN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR.

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AND THEN, I WENT TO UNIVERSITY
AT STONY BROOK, NEW YORK,

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HERE, IN THE UNITED STATES.

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- AND HOW DID YOU DECIDE
TO WORK AT NASA?

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HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
- I REMEMBER THAT,

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WHEN I WAS 12 OR 13 YEARS OLD,

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THERE WAS
A SCIENCE FICTION SHOW,

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AND THAT'S WHERE MY CURIOSITY
ABOUT SPACE CAME FROM.

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FORTUNATELY,

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WHEN I GRADUATED
FROM UNIVERSITY,

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I GOT A POSITION
IN A COMPANY RELATED TO SPACE.

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AND THEN,
I WANTED TO WORK AT NASA.

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I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH
TO FIND AN OPEN POSITION

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IN THE AREA I LIKE

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AND, I'VE BEEN WORKING
FOR NASA FOR 20 YEARS NOW.

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- EXCELLENT,
THANK YOU, VICENTE.

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- DION, DR. HERNANDEZ LUGO.

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SO, DION,

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WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON,
RIGHT?

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WE BOTH ARE FROM PUERTO RICO.
- YES, EXACTLY.

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- I WAS BORN IN PONCE,

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BUT I WAS PRACTICALLY RAISED
IN ADJUNTAS,

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WHICH IS A SMALL TOWN
IN THE MOUNTAINS IN PUERTO RICO.

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I STUDIED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF PUERTO RICO, MAYAGUEZ SCHOOL,

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AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH,
LIKE YOU SAID,

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TO GET AN OFFER FROM NASA,
AND I CAME TO WORK FOR NASA.

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I STARTED OUT AS A RESEARCHER,

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AND I CONTINUED,
AT THE SAME TIME I WAS WORKING,

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I FINISHED MY MASTERS' DEGREE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO

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AND MY PHD HERE,
IN CLEVELAND, OHIO,

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AT WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY.

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SO, DION, WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

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WHERE DID YOU STUDY?
HOW DID YOU COME TO NASA?

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- WELL,
WE HAVE THREE THINGS IN COMMON.

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[ LAUGHING ]

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I WAS BORN AND RAISED
IN PUERTO RICO.

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I WAS BORN IN PONCE.

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- OH, I DIDN'T KNOW!
- I WAS BORN IN PONCE,

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AND I STUDIED AT U.P., TOO.

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I WAS--
- AND THE U.P.

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IS THE UNIVERSITY
OF PUERTO RICO?

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- THE UNIVERSITY
OF PUERTO RICO,

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BUT I STUDIED AT RIO PIEDRAS.

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SO, I GOT INTERESTED
IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE

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AROUND 5TH GRADE.

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MY MOM BOUGHT ME
A SMALL MICROSCOPE

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AND, SINCE THEN,

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I STARTED BEING INTERESTED
IN SEEING DIFFERENT SAMPLES.

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I'D BRING THIS MICROSCOPE
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IN FAMILY REUNIONS, OBVIOUSLY,
THE ADULTS WERE ALWAYS CHATTING.

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I'D ASK MY AUNT,
WHO'S A TEACHER,

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TO GIVE ME
VERY LONG MATH EXERCISES,

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AND THAT'S HOW I'D HAVE FUN.

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HOW BORING,
BUT THAT'S HOW I'D HAVE FUN.

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SO, THAT'S WHEN MY INTEREST
FOR THE SCIENCE AREA WAS BORN.

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IT WASN'T UNTIL I DID MY PHD

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THAT I STARTED WORKING
WITH TECHNOLOGY

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THAT HAS TO DO WITH NASA,
PARTICULARLY.

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BUT, BEFORE DOING MY PHD,
I WAS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE,

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AND PEOPLE WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME
I SHOULD STUDY MEDICINE.

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EVERYONE WOULD TELL ME:

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"YOU SHOULD BE A PHYSICIAN,
YOU SHOULD STUDY MEDICINE."

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SO, THAT'S HOW I STARTED OUT.

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I WENT TO PRE-MEDICAL SCHOOL

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AND GOT INTO MY FIRST YEAR
OF MEDICINE,

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BUT WHEN I WAS IN MY FIRST YEAR,

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I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
OF VISITING THE MORGUE.

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THAT'S WHEN I SAID:
"THIS ISN'T FOR ME.

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I'M NOT GOING TO WORK
WITH CORPSES, NO."

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THEN, I SWITCHED PROGRAMS.

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SINCE I LIKED MATH SO MUCH,

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CHEMISTRY WAS THE CLOSEST THING
TO THE AREA OF MATH.

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I KNEW THAT I DIDN'T WANT
TO STUDY BIOLOGY.

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SO, I GOT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

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AND A PHD
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BOTH OF THEM AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF PUERTO RICO.

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WHEN I WAS DOING MY PHD,
NASA OFFERED MY A SCHOLARSHIP,

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THE HARRIETT JENKINS FELLOWSHIP,

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AND THAT FELLOWSHIP ALLOWED ME
TO COME TO NASA

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AS AN INTERNSHIP STUDENT
FOR THREE YEARS.

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- THAT'S WHEN
WE MET EACH OTHER, RIGHT?

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- THAT'S WHEN WE MET,
THAT'S WHEN WE MET.

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SO, THEN, I GOT A POSITION

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AS A PATHWAYS INTERN.

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THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE OFFER,

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AND I COULD START WORKING HERE,
AT NASA.

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SO, MY PROCESS
WAS A LITTLE LONG,

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BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY,
THE BENEFIT

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OF GETTING
DIFFERENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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THAT NASA OFFERS
AND I COURSED ALL OF THEM.

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AND THAT'S WHAT ALLOWED ME
TO BE HERE AND WORK AT NASA,

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WHICH HAS BEEN MY DREAM
SINCE I WAS LITTLE.

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- THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT STUDENTS SHOULD NOTE,

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AND THE FIRST THING IS THAT,

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NO MATTER
WHAT DECISION YOU MAKE,

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YOU CAN ALWAYS
MAKE THE DECISION TO CHANGE.

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BECAUSE YOU CHOSE MEDICINE,
RIGHT?

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- YES.
- AND YOU DECIDED AT SOME POINT

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THAT MEDICINE WASN'T FOR YOU.

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YOU ENDED UP BEING A DOCTOR,

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DOCTOR IN A DIFFERENT FIELD.
- IN A DIFFERENT AREA.

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- BUT EITHER WAY,
YOU ENDED UP BEING A DOCTOR.

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- YES.
- BUT THAT INTEREST IN SCIENCE

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AND MATH OBVIOUSLY IS REFLECTED,

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REGARDING
YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER,

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AND THE FACT
THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAD

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TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY
AND WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

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- YES.
- SO, IT'S VERY MOTIVATING,

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THANK YOU, DION.
- THANK YOU.

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- SO, RAFAEL,

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WE HEARD ABOUT VICENTE
AND DION'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER.

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COULD YOU TELL US ABOUT YOURS?

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- I'M THE YOUNG ONE
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I WAS BORN IN HUMACAO,
PUERTO RICO.

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I LIVED IN SAN LORENZO,

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AND I GRADUATED
FROM THE MAYAGUEZ UNIVERSITY,

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IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

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WHAT INTERESTED ME ABOUT NASA?
IN 1969,

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WHEN THEY LANDED ON THE MOON,
I WAS IN 5TH OR 6TH GRADE,

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AND I DECIDED
I WANTED TO WORK AT NASA,

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EVERYONE TOLD ME
I HAD TO BE AN ENGINEER

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AND DEDICATE YOURSELF

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TO MECHANICAL STRUCTURE,

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WHICH IS
WHAT NASA NEEDED THE MOST.

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AND THEN I STARTED LOOKING
FOR A SCHOOL.

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I WENT TO CROEM,

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I STUDIED AT CROEM
IN PUERTO RICO,

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WHICH FOCUSES
ON SCIENCE AND MATH.

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I GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL,

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AND I RECEIVED
NASA'S OFFER IN HOUSTON.

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THEY WERE ALREADY
STARTING WORKING

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ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE.

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AND I STARTED DOING
WHAT I'M DOING NOW:

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TESTING, VERIFICATION,

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STARTING
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SECOND FLIGHT.

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I WAS THE ONE
WHO'D CARRY THE TOOLS

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AND WOULD HELP PEOPLE.

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AND I REMEMBER
I'D MOVE INSIDE THE SHIP,

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BRINGING EQUIPMENT,

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AND THEN, I FINISHED
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DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION.

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I MOVED TO THE SPACE STATION,

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I DID THE SAME THING
FOR 13 YEARS,

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TESTING EVERY INTEGRATED MODULE,

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AND I GOT HERE, WITH ORION.

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SO, MY WHOLE CAREER OF 40 YEARS,

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BECAUSE THIS YEAR
IS MY 40TH ANNIVERSARY AT NASA,

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HAS BEEN ABOUT TESTING THE SHIPS
BEFORE THEY TAKE OFF,

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TO MAKE SURE THE DESIGN'S
REQUISITES HAVE BEEN MET.

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IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING CAREER.
- AMAZING.

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- YEAH.
- INCREDIBLE,

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REALLY INCREDIBLE.

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- I SAY I'M BEING PAID
TO HAVE FUN,

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TO ENJOY THE MOMENT.

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- THAT'S GREAT, RAFAEL.
AND WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT?

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WHEN YOU STARTED OUT,
IT WAS APOLLO,

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AND NOW,
YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUTURE

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IS ARTEMIS.

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- YEAH.
- AMAZING.

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- MY BASIS,

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THE PEOPLE WHO TAUGHT ME
HOW TO WORK

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WHERE FROM...
- APOLLO.

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- FROM THE APOLLO PROGRAM.

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AND NOW,

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ONE OF THE THINGS
I'M TRYING TO DO

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IS FORM A GROUP OF ENGINEERS

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THAT ARE STARTING OUT
TO PASS DOWN MY KNOWLEDGE,

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IF THERE'S ANY,

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FOR THE NEW GENERATION,

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WHICH IS CALLED
"THE ARTEMIS GENERATION."

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- ARTEMIS, EXACTLY.

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THAT'S GREAT, EXCELLENT.

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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO NASA,

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FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION

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TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SPACE TECHNOLOGIES.

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IT'S AMAZING,
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU,

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VERY PROUD OF YOU.

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IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE
TO STAR AGAIN,

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WOULD YOU CHANGE
YOU CAREER PATH?

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- NO.
- NO.

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- NO?
- ABSOLUTELY NOT.

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WORKING AT NASA, AS RAFAEL SAID,

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IT'S A BLESSING,

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AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING.

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MY EXPERIENCE HERE, AT NASA,

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IS THAT MOST ENGINEERS,
IF NOT ALL,

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THAT WORK AT NASA

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FEEL VERY PROUD
OF WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY.

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IT'S A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT,

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A PROGRESS ENVIRONMENT

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AND, FOR ME,
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT,

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IT'S A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

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SO, NO, I WOULDN'T CHANGE
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING.

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- SO, WHAT ADVICE

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WOULD YOU GIVE
TO STUDENTS TODAY?

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TO SOMEONE WHO'S INTERESTED
IN SPACE OR IN AERONAUTICS,

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WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THEM?
- THE ONLY ADVICE I'VE GIVEN,

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BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED
TO COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS,

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IS THAT YOU HAVE TO LOVE
WHAT YOU DO.

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YOU CAN STUDY,

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BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY:

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"HOW CAN YOU STAY UP STUDYING
UNTIL 3:00 A.M.?"

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BECAUSE YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO.

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IF YOU'RE NOT DOING
SOMETHING YOU DON'T LOVE,

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YOU WON'T ENJOY IT,
AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE STUDYING,

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ENGINEERING OR WHAT WE'RE DOING,

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DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME,
BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER ENJOY IT.

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THERE'S PEOPLE
WHO LOVE OTHER CAREERS,

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MEDICINE, CAR REPAIRING.

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THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO,

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BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE THEY'LL EXCEL AT.

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THAT IS,
THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL SHOW IT.

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DON'T THINK ABOUT MONEY,

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DON'T THINK
ABOUT BEING PROUD OF WORKING,

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NO.

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THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU LOVE,

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AND YOU'LL GO FAR
IN THE CAREER PATH YOU CHOOSE.

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- GREAT.

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DION,
DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?

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- WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT,

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IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN SCIENCE AND MATH,

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AND YOU THINK YOU CAN DO
ONE OF THE THINGS

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WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HERE,

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ALL OF US WORK
IN DIFFERENT CENTERS,

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AND WE FOCUS AND SPECIALIZE
IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

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I THINK THAT, IN THIS GROUP,

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I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO'S A LITTLE OFF

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COMPARED TO THE REST,
BECAUSE MY BACKGROUND,

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MY EDUCATION WASN'T ENGINEERING,

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BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO TELL MY STORY,

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BECAUSE STUDENTS MUST UNDERSTAND

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THAT NASA
DOESN'T ONLY RECRUIT PEOPLE

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IN THE ENGINEERING AREA.

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NASA ALSO HAS ANOTHER AREA,
WHICH IS THE RESEARCH AREA,

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WHERE PEOPLE WITH OTHER TYPES
OF EDUCATION ARE ALSO RECRUITED,

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LIKE THE ACCOUNTING AREA
AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES AREA.

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SO,
THERE'S A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES

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WITHIN THIS AGENCY.

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FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN SCIENCE AND MATH,

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I'LL TELL YOU THAT ALL OF US

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USE ALL KINDS
OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES.

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A LOT OF THOSE WHERE PEOPLE
WHO HAD GOOD GRADES,

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OTHERS HAD TO WORK
A LITTLE HARDER,

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BUT IF THAT'S TRULY
YOUR INTEREST

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AND IT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO,
ALL OF US DID IT,

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ALL OF US CAME
FROM HISPANIC BACKGROUNDS

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FROM DIFFERENT AREAS,

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AND WE'VE ARRIVED HERE,

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WE'RE INVOLVED
IN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

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THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO THE AGENCY.

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SO, JUST LIKE WE DID IT,

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ALL STUDENTS OUT THERE
CAN DO IT, TOO,

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WITH DETERMINATION
AND DEDICATION.

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- YES, THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT

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ABOUT YOUR ANSWER,

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WHICH IS THE FACT
THAT NASA RECRUITS

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MORE THAN JUST ENGINEERS
AND SCIENTISTS.

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WE ALSO NEED LAWYERS,
BUSINESS MANAGERS

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AND SO ON,

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ANY KIND OF FIELD
AS ANY INDUSTRY.

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WE NEED ALL KINDS OF THINGS
TO CARRY OUT THE MISSIONS

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THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO US.

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VICENTE, DO YOU HAVE

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ANY OTHER PIECE OF ADVICE
FOR STUDENTS?

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- SURE.

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PERSISTENCE,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

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SOMETIMES I REMEMBER
ABOUT MY LIFE,

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AND I WAS A BOY IN GUAYAQUIL,

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PLAYING IN THE STREETS
WITH MY FRIENDS.

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00:14:35,608 --> 00:14:38,477
AND NOW, I'M HERE, AT NASA.

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IT'S SOMETHING
THAT MAKES ME THINK:

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"WOW, IT'S INCREDIBLE."

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BUT ALL OF THAT IS PERSISTENCE.

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DEDICATION, PERSISTENCE.

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AND, UP TO CERTAIN POINT,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT GRADES

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OR ABOUT THE BAD MOMENTS
YOU GO THROUGH

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IN COLLEGE AND SCHOOL,

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BECAUSE, IN GENERAL,
YOU HAVE TO BE A GOOD STUDENT,

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BUT, IN THE REAL WORLD,

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WHAT MATTERS IS THE PERSISTENCE
IN A PROJECT,

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THE ENTHUSIASM
YOU HAVE TO WORK

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AND, AS RAFAEL SAID,

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THE LOVE YOU FEEL FOR YOUR JOB.

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SO, AS DION SAID,

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00:15:15,180 --> 00:15:19,418
IF WE, WHO CAME FROM COUNTRIES
THAT ARE UNDERDEVELOPED

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TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, ARE HERE,

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REPRESENTING
THOSE COUNTRIES AT NASA,

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I THINK EVERYONE CAN MAKE IT.

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- DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION,
RIGHT?

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- RIGHT.
- DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION,