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Bob Pierce here, Associate Administrator

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for Aeronautics Research.

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I'd like to wish Glenn Research Center a

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happy 80th anniversary,

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and a big congratulations to all my

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friends and colleagues for this amazing

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milestone.

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You've led the world in areas like

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propulsion, aircraft icing,

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high-temperature materials and

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communications.

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Your contributions to aviation have

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helped ensure the US leads the world

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in this important industry. The engines

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that power the world's airlines are more

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efficient, have lower noise, produce less

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emissions, and are more reliable

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because of your efforts. You're

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supporting our X-plane efforts with

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motor controllers for the X-57 and inlet

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characterization for the X-59.

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And now you're pioneering megawatt class

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electric propulsion that will once again

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revolutionize how we power aviation.

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You know a couple years ago on a visit

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to Glenn, I visited the 8x6 to look at the

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boundary layer ingestion test rate.

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But then we went below the tunnel to see

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all the intricate new plumbing required

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to make the rig work.

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I've come to think about that as

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symbolic of what's below the surface,

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the excellence of the people behind the

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work.

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The people of Glenn are world-class

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innovators, researchers,

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collaborators, and public servants, and

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that is why your 80th anniversary is

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just another step

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towards a bright future for Glenn, NASA,