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>> HI, I'M RON BURWELL,

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PART OF THE TEST TEAM HERE

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AT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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UM, LOCATED WITHIN

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THE ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE.

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I'M PART OF THE STRUCTURAL

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DYNAMICS TEST BRANCH.

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AS A TEST ENGINEER

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IN THE STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS

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TEST BRANCH, UH,

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WE USE VARIOUS METHODS

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TO CONDUCT, UH,

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STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS,

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UH, LOAD TESTING.

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WE TRY TO SIMULATE

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THE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS

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THAT HARDWARE

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WOULD BE EXPOSED TO

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DURING SPACE FLIGHT.

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MY ROLE, UH, MEANS THAT

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I AM PART OF A PROCESS,

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I AM PART OF A TEAM

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THAT ENSURES THAT, UH,

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WE SEND A SAFE, UH, RELIABLE,

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AND WORKING PIECE

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OF, UH, HARDWARE INTO SPACE.

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I CAN READILY THINK OF A COUPLE

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OF REASONS WHY WE CELEBRATE

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

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ONE IS FOR THE EXPOSURE,

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UH, TO EXPOSE THE GREAT WORK

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THAT'S GOING ON

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BEHIND THE SCENES, UH,

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THE CONTRIBUTIONS

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OF, UH, OF ALL OF US,

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ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR

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THAT WE, UH, CONTRIBUTE

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TO THIS EXCELLENT EFFORT

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HERE AT NASA.

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AND IT'S ALSO, UH,

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SO THAT IT CAN BE AN INSPIRATION

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TO OTHERS SO THAT

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OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE,

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ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE

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OF COLOR,

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WILL ASPIRE TO HAVE, UH,

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CAREERS WITH, UH, NASA,

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THAT THEY WILL KNOW

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THAT IF THEY, UH,

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INVEST IN A STEM CURRICULA, UH,

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PERSEVERE, DO THE HARD WORK

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AND SET GOALS, THAT THEY, TOO,

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CAN HAVE A LONG, SUCCESSFUL

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CAREER HERE AT NASA.

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THIS YEAR'S TOPIC,

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TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE,

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MEANS THAT WE HAVE BOTH

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A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY.

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NASA IS NOT NEW TO CHALLENGES,

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UH, IT WAS BORN OF CHALLENGES.

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SO, WITH THE ADDITION

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OF INCLUSION AS ONE

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OF THE CORE VALUES,

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NASA HAS AN OPPORTUNITY

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AND A CHALLENGE, UH,

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WITH THE EXCELLENCY OF TEAMWORK.

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UH, I-I ALWAYS SAY THAT

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AT A DIVERSE, UH, WORKFORCE,

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ALONG WITH, UH, UH,

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A DIVERSE OPINIONS

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AND IDEAS CAN ONLY, UH,