1 00:00:04,550 --> 00:00:02,230 uh my name is timothy jase i work for 2 00:00:06,070 --> 00:00:04,560 nasa propulsion avionics working on 3 00:00:08,230 --> 00:00:06,080 shuttle main engines 4 00:00:11,270 --> 00:00:08,240 uh i've been out here for about five 5 00:00:12,709 --> 00:00:11,280 years um i have to say uh 6 00:00:13,830 --> 00:00:12,719 coming from new york we didn't really 7 00:00:15,589 --> 00:00:13,840 get to 8 00:00:17,349 --> 00:00:15,599 experience the shuttle launches unless 9 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:17,359 we happen to see him on tv 10 00:00:21,590 --> 00:00:19,279 so moving down here 11 00:00:22,470 --> 00:00:21,600 uh to go to school and then 12 00:00:23,990 --> 00:00:22,480 back in 13 00:00:25,990 --> 00:00:24,000 97 14 00:00:27,750 --> 00:00:26,000 that's when i really started to get that 15 00:00:29,189 --> 00:00:27,760 that feeling when i started to actually 16 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:29,199 see the launches 17 00:00:34,310 --> 00:00:32,800 so when i got hired on here in 2005 i 18 00:00:36,389 --> 00:00:34,320 was fortunate enough to get hired on 19 00:00:38,310 --> 00:00:36,399 right before return to launch 20 00:00:40,950 --> 00:00:38,320 and uh 21 00:00:42,389 --> 00:00:40,960 when return to launch went up i 22 00:00:44,470 --> 00:00:42,399 i got to see 23 00:00:45,590 --> 00:00:44,480 all the people around me and all the 24 00:00:47,430 --> 00:00:45,600 emotions that were going through 25 00:00:49,510 --> 00:00:47,440 everybody everybody was crying everybody 26 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:49,520 was hugging each other and it was just 27 00:00:54,790 --> 00:00:51,680 real touching to know that i'm now going 28 00:00:56,069 --> 00:00:54,800 to be part of something this special 29 00:00:57,510 --> 00:00:56,079 that 30 00:00:59,510 --> 00:00:57,520 i'm going to be able to take on some of 31 00:01:00,709 --> 00:00:59,520 those emotions as well so 32 00:01:02,709 --> 00:01:00,719 you know that was probably one of my 33 00:01:04,630 --> 00:01:02,719 favorite moments here and 34 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:04,640 you know i'm just it's sad to see it 35 00:01:08,550 --> 00:01:07,200 coming to an end but i'm just happy i'm