1 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:16,182 [ MUSIC ] 2 00:00:16,182 --> 00:00:16,883 >> IT'S SO EXCITING. 3 00:00:16,883 --> 00:00:18,551 IT DOESN'T EVEN QUITE FEEL 4 00:00:18,551 --> 00:00:20,387 REAL YET, JUST BEING HONEST. 5 00:00:20,387 --> 00:00:27,927 [ MUSIC ] 6 00:00:27,927 --> 00:00:29,028 I JUST DREAMED ABOUT 7 00:00:29,028 --> 00:00:30,563 BEING AN ASTRONAUT AS A KID. 8 00:00:30,563 --> 00:00:31,531 SO BY PURSUING THOSE THINGS 9 00:00:31,531 --> 00:00:33,533 IN SCHOOL, I WAS ABLE TO 10 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:35,335 EVENTUALLY BRING EVERYTHING 11 00:00:35,335 --> 00:00:36,336 TOGETHER IN MY JOB 12 00:00:36,336 --> 00:00:38,304 AS A SUBMARINE OFFICER 13 00:00:38,304 --> 00:00:39,372 IN THE NAVY. 14 00:00:39,372 --> 00:00:40,240 AND I REALIZED I HAD 15 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,176 A REAL PASSION FOR WORKING 16 00:00:43,176 --> 00:00:44,878 IN A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT. 17 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:45,945 AND SOME OF MY MENTORS 18 00:00:45,945 --> 00:00:47,347 HELPED ME RECOGNIZE THAT 19 00:00:47,347 --> 00:00:49,382 THE ASTRONAUT PROGRAM MIGHT BE 20 00:00:49,382 --> 00:00:51,418 A GOOD FIT FOR ME, AND THE MORE 21 00:00:51,418 --> 00:00:52,786 I LEARNED ABOUT IT, THE MORE 22 00:00:52,786 --> 00:00:54,621 I REALIZED THAT I WANTED TO 23 00:00:54,621 --> 00:00:57,157 APPLY AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUE 24 00:00:57,157 --> 00:00:58,992 MY SERVICE FROM THE NAVY 25 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:00,727 IN THE ASTRONAUT PROGRAM. 26 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:01,494 AND I'M JUST REALLY LUCKY 27 00:01:01,494 --> 00:01:03,029 THAT IT WORKED OUT. 28 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:08,835 [ MUSIC ] 29 00:01:08,835 --> 00:01:10,136 I WAS ACTUALLY HAVING A VERY 30 00:01:10,136 --> 00:01:12,038 BUSY DAY AT WORK, SO I MISSED 31 00:01:12,038 --> 00:01:13,473 THE FIRST CALL FROM HOUSTON 32 00:01:13,473 --> 00:01:15,642 THAT DAY, AND WAS SUPER NERVOUS 33 00:01:15,642 --> 00:01:16,376 THAT THEY DIDN'T LEAVE 34 00:01:16,376 --> 00:01:17,610 A MESSAGE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW 35 00:01:17,610 --> 00:01:18,678 IF IT WAS GOOD NEWS 36 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:19,846 OR BAD NEWS. 37 00:01:19,846 --> 00:01:21,047 SO I KEPT MY PHONE IN MY HANDS 38 00:01:21,047 --> 00:01:22,615 FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO, 39 00:01:22,615 --> 00:01:24,050 AND I WAS STANDING NEXT TO 40 00:01:24,050 --> 00:01:26,252 MY BOSS WHEN I GOT THE CALL IN. 41 00:01:26,252 --> 00:01:28,254 ANSWERED IT, AND LUCKY FOR ME, 42 00:01:28,254 --> 00:01:30,156 IT WAS POSITIVE NEWS. 43 00:01:30,156 --> 00:01:35,862 [ MUSIC ] 44 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:37,764 I ALWAYS WAS DRAWN TO SCIENCE 45 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:39,299 AND MATH AS A KID GROWING UP 46 00:01:39,299 --> 00:01:41,067 IN SCHOOL, AND SO 47 00:01:41,067 --> 00:01:43,269 WHEN I GOT TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY, 48 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:45,104 I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE CHOICE 49 00:01:45,104 --> 00:01:46,773 OF ALMOST ANY MAJOR YOU CAN 50 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,508 IMAGINE, BUT ESPECIALLY 51 00:01:48,508 --> 00:01:49,609 REALLY GREAT ENGINEERING 52 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:51,778 MAJORS AVAILABLE THERE. 53 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:54,214 SO I'M DEFINITELY DRAWN TO 54 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:56,816 THE HARD-- YOU KNOW, 55 00:01:56,816 --> 00:01:58,318 RULES AND LOGIC OF SCIENCE 56 00:01:58,318 --> 00:01:59,886 AND MATH, BUT I LOVE BEING 57 00:01:59,886 --> 00:02:01,621 ABLE TO APPLY THEM CREATIVELY 58 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:03,556 TO ACCOMPLISHING NEW THINGS. 59 00:02:03,556 --> 00:02:06,993 [ MUSIC ] 60 00:02:06,993 --> 00:02:08,228 I WOULD GIVE THE ADVICE THAT 61 00:02:08,228 --> 00:02:10,697 YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PURSUE THINGS 62 00:02:10,697 --> 00:02:12,599 THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT. 63 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:13,333 IF YOU DON'T LOVE WHAT 64 00:02:13,333 --> 00:02:14,300 YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE NOT 65 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:16,102 GOING TO BE GOOD AT IT. 66 00:02:16,102 --> 00:02:17,136 SO I THINK IT'S 67 00:02:17,136 --> 00:02:18,771 A COMBINATION OF FINDING 68 00:02:18,771 --> 00:02:20,340 THINGS THAT YOU REALLY LOVE 69 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:21,574 AND THAT WILL ALSO BE REALLY 70 00:02:21,574 --> 00:02:23,443 CHALLENGING AND FORCE YOU 71 00:02:23,443 --> 00:02:25,311 TO GROW ALONG THE WAY. 72 00:02:25,311 --> 00:02:34,787 [ MUSIC ]