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>> Christina Hammock: Hi.

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I'm Christina Hammock, and I'm
a 2013 astronaut candidate.

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What actually inspired
me to make the move

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to actually do the application
was just reflecting on my career

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and realizing that through
following my own personal

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dreams, I had accumulated
a set of skills

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that I thought could really
be useful in contributing

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to human space flight.

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The big picture is that I really
look forward to being able

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to directly contribute to the
human space flight program.

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I really strongly believe in
both the practical aspects

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of the research being conducted
as well as the larger picture

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of the human spaceflight
program, bringing us forward