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>> IT WAS ME AND CHRIS CASSIDY

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AND THIS GIANT ELEPHANT

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IN THE COCKPIT THAT

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NOBODY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

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AND IT WAS A LITTLE AWKWARD,

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BUT I WAS LIKE, "I'M NOT

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"ASKING THE QUESTION.

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"I'M GOING TO

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"MAKE HIM SAY IT."

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CURRENTLY LIVING

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HERE IN HOUSTON.

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I AM A RESEARCH PILOT HERE

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AT THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER.

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I SERVE AS AN INSTRUCTOR

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FOR THE ASTRONAUT COURSE.

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I'VE BEEN HERE FOR

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ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

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AND THEN WE ALSO FLY

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SEVERAL OTHER AIRPLANES

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WHERE WE CONDUCT AIRBORNE

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SCIENCE MISSIONS.

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WHEN I WAS A KID, IF SOMEBODY

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SAID, "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE

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"WHEN YOU GROW UP?"

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MY INSTANT RESPONSE WAS

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A PILOT.

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I NEVER WOULD'VE SAID

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AN ASTRONAUT, BECAUSE

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I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN

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THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE.

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IF THE QUESTION WAS PHRASED

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DIFFERENTLY AND SAID,

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"WOULD YOU WANT TO BE

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"AN ASTRONAUT?"

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I'D HAVE SAID, "ABSOLUTELY."

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AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU

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GET OLDER, OTHER THINGS

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BECOME IMPORTANT TO YOU,

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LIKE BEING PART OF SOMETHING

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THAT'S BIGGER THAN YOURSELF.

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AND, YOU KNOW, THIS HUMAN

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ENDEAVOR OF EXPLORATION

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IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY

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EXCITING TO BE A PART OF.

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AND SO TO BE ABLE TO

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COME DOWN HERE AND BE

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A PART OF THAT IS

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REALLY EXCITING.

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I WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED

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TO FLY WITH ONE OF OUR OTHER

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INSTRUCTOR PILOTS.

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IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

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A PRACTICE CHECK RIDE FOR HIM.

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AND HE LOOKS AT HIS PHONE,

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AND HE SAYS, "OH, I'VE GOT TO

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"TAKE THIS CALL.

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"GO AHEAD OUT TO THE AIRPLANE--

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"I'LL MEET YOU OUT THERE."

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AND SO I WALK OUT THE DOOR,

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I GET OUT TO THE AIRPLANE,

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AND CHRIS CASSIDY IS ALREADY

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STRAPPED INTO THE BACK

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SEAT-- THE CHIEF OF

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THE ASTRONAUT OFFICE.

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AND HE SAYS, "HEY, RAY'S

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"NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

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"WE'RE ALREADY FILED.

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"HOP IN-- LET'S GO."

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SO I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE

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IT WAS ME AND CHRIS CASSIDY

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AND THIS GIANT ELEPHANT

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IN THE COCKPIT THAT

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NOBODY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT,

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AND IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER

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WE LANDED AND WE GOT OUT OF

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THE AIRPLANE.

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BK WAS THERE.

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OBVIOUSLY, CHRIS WAS

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THERE WITH ME.

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BK SAID, "HEY, I GOT

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"A JOB OFFER FOR YOU."

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AND SO IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL

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TO GET IT IN-PERSON

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AND TO HAVE IT CONDUCTED

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IN THAT MANNER.

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SO IT WAS PRETTY NEAT.

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WHEN I WAS TWO,

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I LOVED AIRPLANES.

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AND SO I JUST WANTED TO

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BE A PILOT.

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AND SO THAT KIND OF

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STEERED ME DOWN THAT PATH.

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WHEN IT CAME TIME TO GO TO

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COLLEGE, I SAID, "I NEED TO

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"PICK A MAJOR THAT'S GOING TO

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"HOLD MY INTEREST FOR

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"FOUR YEARS," AND THAT WAS

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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING,

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BECAUSE I LOVED AIRPLANES.

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AND ONCE I GOT THERE,

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I FOUND OUT THAT I REALLY

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LOVED THE ENGINEERING ASPECT

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OF THINGS-- THE DESIGN,

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THE PROBLEM SOLVING,

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ALL THE STUFF THAT

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GOES ALONG WITH IT.

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I WOULD TELL MYSELF TO WORRY

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A LITTLE LESS ABOUT WHAT

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OTHER KIDS THOUGHT ABOUT YOU

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AND JUST FOCUS ON

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YOUR OWN PRIORITIES.

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AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE

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WILL COME-- WILL FALL OUT OF

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THAT IN TERMS OF EARNING

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OTHER PEOPLE'S RESPECT

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AND THAT KIND OF THING.

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AND IT HELPS YOU DEVELOP

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INTO WHO YOU ARE.

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