1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,770 foreign 2 00:00:13,490 --> 00:00:11,450 operations director at Goddard 3 00:00:15,350 --> 00:00:13,500 I am actually a mission director for 4 00:00:16,310 --> 00:00:15,360 three spacecraft then I manage and 5 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:16,320 operate 6 00:00:20,150 --> 00:00:18,420 and I make sure that the spacecraft is 7 00:00:22,250 --> 00:00:20,160 healthy and safe 8 00:00:23,570 --> 00:00:22,260 and as well as getting science data here 9 00:00:25,910 --> 00:00:23,580 back on the ground 10 00:00:28,130 --> 00:00:25,920 I think being an engineer or a scientist 11 00:00:30,349 --> 00:00:28,140 or anything related to the stem Fields 12 00:00:32,749 --> 00:00:30,359 is really unique for someone who's deaf 13 00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:32,759 because there is not many people in the 14 00:00:36,790 --> 00:00:34,680 deaf and hard of hearing Community who 15 00:00:39,229 --> 00:00:36,800 have the opportunity to learn in school 16 00:00:42,350 --> 00:00:39,239 there are a lot of deaf people out there 17 00:00:44,090 --> 00:00:42,360 who can work hard to get what they want 18 00:00:47,330 --> 00:00:44,100 but we have to be able to get the 19 00:00:49,190 --> 00:00:47,340 education and those who do we have to be 20 00:00:51,650 --> 00:00:49,200 role models we have to have our passion 21 00:00:53,389 --> 00:00:51,660 about science engineering anything STEM 22 00:00:55,850 --> 00:00:53,399 related 23 00:00:57,770 --> 00:00:55,860 and when you learn more you can do