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>> HI, I'M TAWNYA

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PLUMMER LAUGHINGHOUSE,

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AND I'M MANAGER

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OF THE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

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MISSIONS PROGRAM,

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AND THE SCIENCE

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AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICE

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AT NASA'S MARSHALL

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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IN MY ROLE IN TDM, UH,

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WHICH IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM

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UNDER NASA'S SPACE TECHNOLOGY

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MISSION DIRECTORATE,

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UH, WE MANAGE A VERY LARGE

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AND DIVERSE PORTFOLIO

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OF TECH DEMO PROJECTS.

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SOME OF THE PROJECTS

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THAT WE MANAGE INCLUDE

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SOLAR/ELECTRIC PROPULSION,

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UH, DEEP SPACE

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OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, UM,

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IN-SPACE ROBOTIC

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SATELLITE SERVICING, UH,

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AND ENTRY, DESCENT,

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AND LANDING TECHNOLOGIES,

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AND EXAMPLE OF WHICH

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IS NASA'S, UM,

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TERRAIN RELATIVE NAVIGATION.

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THAT'S A PROJECT LED BY,

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UH, NASA JPL, AND IS A PART

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OF THE LANDING SYSTEM

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ON MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE ROVER.

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NASA IS AN AMAZING AGENCY,

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AND I FEEL INCREDIBLY

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BLESSED TO WORK HERE

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WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN

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WHO MOTIVATE, ENCOURAGE,

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AND INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY.

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AND WHILE I'VE BEEN

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BLESSED WITH SOME

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EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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ALL THROUGHOUT MY CAREER,

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I KNOW THAT MY BELOVED AGENCY

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IS NOT IMMUNE

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TO SOME OF THE ILLS,

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LIKE SYSTEMIC RACISM,

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THAT PERMEATE

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OUR LARGER SOCIETY.

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AND SO, IT'S IN THAT VEIN

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THAT CELEBRATING

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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IS SO VITAL FOR NASA.

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YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A TIME

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FOR OTHER BLACK AMERICANS

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JUST TO COME TOGETHER

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IN HONOR AND LEARN ABOUT

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THE GAME-CHANGING

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AND PIONEERING CONTRIBUTIONS

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OF BLACK AMERICANS,

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BUT RATHER, IT IS FOR

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ALL COMMUNITIES, ALL INFLUENCERS

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AND LEADERS IN EVERY CORNER

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OF NASA TO RECOGNIZE

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THE EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS

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AND THE HIGH POTENTIAL

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OF BLACK AMERICANS TO NASA'S

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PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

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IT SHOULDN'T MATTER THAT,

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UH, YOU'RE THE ONLY

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MINORITY IN THE ROOM,

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THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM,

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OR THE YOUNGEST ENGINEER

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IN THE ROOM.

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WHATEVER IT IS, UH, THE KEY

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IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE

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FINDS THEIR VOICE AND USES IT,

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AND I BELIEVE THAT AS A LEADER,

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IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY

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TO MAKE SURE

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I'M CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT,

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UM, THAT EXPECTS ALL IDEAS

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TO BE PUT ON OUR TABLE

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WITHOUT HESITATION,