1 00:00:00,633 --> 00:00:14,214 [ MUSIC ] 2 00:00:14,214 --> 00:00:15,482 >> HI, MY NAME IS JUNE MALONE, 3 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:16,449 AND I'M THE MANAGER 4 00:00:16,449 --> 00:00:17,250 FOR THE OFFICE OF 5 00:00:17,250 --> 00:00:18,651 COMMUNICATION AT NASA'S 6 00:00:18,651 --> 00:00:20,487 MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. 7 00:00:20,487 --> 00:00:21,488 I'M THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD 8 00:00:21,488 --> 00:00:23,223 THE POSITION OF MANAGER FOR 9 00:00:23,223 --> 00:00:25,024 THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION 10 00:00:25,024 --> 00:00:27,227 AND A RECENTLY NEWLY-ESTABLISHED 11 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:28,428 POSITION, THE CENTER 12 00:00:28,428 --> 00:00:30,263 COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. 13 00:00:30,263 --> 00:00:31,431 MY ROLE AT THE CENTER 14 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:33,299 IS TO TELL THE STORY OF 15 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:35,502 ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT WE DO 16 00:00:35,502 --> 00:00:36,569 UM, BIG AND SMALL. 17 00:00:36,569 --> 00:00:38,838 FROM THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM 18 00:00:38,838 --> 00:00:41,107 TO THE HUMAN LANDER SYSTEMS 19 00:00:41,107 --> 00:00:42,976 TO THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 20 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:44,744 AND ALL OF THE GREAT PEOPLE 21 00:00:44,744 --> 00:00:45,979 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONNECT 22 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:46,880 THE WORK THAT WE DO 23 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,448 AT MARSHALL TO THE WORLD. 24 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:49,015 UM, SOMETIMES 25 00:00:49,015 --> 00:00:50,750 ONE PERSON AT A TIME, 26 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:52,118 AND SOMETIMES, UM, 27 00:00:52,118 --> 00:00:53,853 IT'S MILLIONS AT A TIME. 28 00:00:53,853 --> 00:00:54,988 UH, BUT REALLY IT'S TO BE 29 00:00:54,988 --> 00:00:56,389 THAT STORYTELLER. 30 00:00:56,389 --> 00:00:58,458 TO HAVE A CONNECTION, 31 00:00:58,458 --> 00:01:01,060 TO INSPIRE AND INFORM, UH, 32 00:01:01,060 --> 00:01:01,761 THE WORLD OF THE GREAT 33 00:01:01,761 --> 00:01:03,596 WORK THAT WE DO. 34 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:07,300 WHEN I THINK ABOUT BEING 35 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:09,669 THE COMMUNICATION'S MANAGER, 36 00:01:09,669 --> 00:01:10,970 IT REALLY IS A PRIVILEGE 37 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:11,704 JUST TO BE PART OF 38 00:01:11,704 --> 00:01:13,640 THIS GREAT AGENCY. 39 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:14,574 IT'S HARD FOR ME TO 40 00:01:14,574 --> 00:01:15,575 SIT BACK AND REFLECT 41 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:17,310 THAT-THAT MAYBE IT'S 42 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:18,711 HISTORY BEING MADE 43 00:01:18,711 --> 00:01:20,013 OR WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE 44 00:01:20,013 --> 00:01:20,947 THE FIRST WOMAN. 45 00:01:20,947 --> 00:01:21,748 I-- IT'S REALLY JUST 46 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:23,416 A PRIVILEGE, UH, 47 00:01:23,416 --> 00:01:25,051 TO BE WITH THIS GREAT AGENCY 48 00:01:25,051 --> 00:01:26,820 AND DO THE WORK THAT WE DO. 49 00:01:30,089 --> 00:01:30,890 MY FIRST JOB EVER 50 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:31,858 WAS BABYSITTING. 51 00:01:31,858 --> 00:01:33,860 I GREW UP IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, 52 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:35,462 UM, IN A RURAL 53 00:01:35,462 --> 00:01:36,729 FARMING COMMUNITY. 54 00:01:36,729 --> 00:01:38,231 NOT A LOT OF JOBS 55 00:01:38,231 --> 00:01:39,732 AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, 56 00:01:39,732 --> 00:01:41,034 BUT I WAS IN MY, UH, 57 00:01:41,034 --> 00:01:42,335 EARLY TEENS AND LOOKED AFTER 58 00:01:42,335 --> 00:01:43,603 CHILDREN, UH, 59 00:01:43,603 --> 00:01:45,572 FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. 60 00:01:48,441 --> 00:01:49,375 MY FIRST ROLE AT NASA 61 00:01:49,375 --> 00:01:51,177 WAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER 62 00:01:51,177 --> 00:01:52,745 FOR THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM 63 00:01:52,745 --> 00:01:54,881 PROPULSION SYSTEMS AT MARSHALL. 64 00:01:54,881 --> 00:01:55,515 AND WHAT A GREAT 65 00:01:55,515 --> 00:01:57,183 OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS, 66 00:01:57,183 --> 00:01:58,318 NOT ONLY TO BE A PART OF 67 00:01:58,318 --> 00:02:00,220 THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM, 68 00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:01,054 SEE, FEEL, AND HEAR 69 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:01,955 THOSE LAUNCHES, 70 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:04,023 TO BE PART OF A GREAT FAMILY. 71 00:02:04,023 --> 00:02:06,693 UM, AND CONNECTING, UM, 72 00:02:06,693 --> 00:02:08,962 AGAIN, THE WORLD AND THE, UH-- 73 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:10,830 THE NATION AROUND THAT 74 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:12,198 GREAT CAPABILITY THAT WE HAVE 75 00:02:12,198 --> 00:02:14,000 WITH THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM. 76 00:02:17,203 --> 00:02:19,739 MY ADVICE FOR ANY YOUNG PERSON, 77 00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:20,607 ANY YOUNG WOMAN, 78 00:02:20,607 --> 00:02:22,675 IS TO DO THE VERY BEST JOB 79 00:02:22,675 --> 00:02:26,346 YOU CAN IN EVERY JOB YOU HAVE. 80 00:02:26,346 --> 00:02:27,046 AND BEYOND THAT, 81 00:02:27,046 --> 00:02:29,949 BE AUTHENTIC, BE YOURSELF. 82 00:02:29,949 --> 00:02:31,918 DON'T-DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF 83 00:02:31,918 --> 00:02:32,552 AND DON'T ALLOW 84 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:34,053 BOUNDARIES AND BARRIES 85 00:02:34,053 --> 00:02:35,722 TO STAND IN YOUR WAY. 86 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:36,623 YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING 87 00:02:36,623 --> 00:02:38,391 IF YOU SET YOUR MIND TO IT. 88 00:02:38,391 --> 00:02:41,728 UM, DO WELL IN SCHOOL. 89 00:02:41,728 --> 00:02:42,562 UM, AND-AND LISTEN 90 00:02:42,562 --> 00:02:43,363 TO YOUR PARENTS. 91 00:02:43,363 --> 00:02:44,597 THEY'RE WISE 92 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:46,733 AND HAVE A LOT TO OFFER. 93 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:50,436 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO 94 00:02:50,436 --> 00:02:52,238 CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 95 00:02:52,238 --> 00:02:54,073 TO JUST PAUSE AND THINK ABOUT 96 00:02:54,073 --> 00:02:55,275 ALL THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED 97 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:57,143 IN THIS COUNTRY 98 00:02:57,143 --> 00:02:57,977 AND ALL THE THINGS THAT 99 00:02:57,977 --> 00:02:59,345 WOMEN HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. 100 00:02:59,345 --> 00:03:02,048 SIMPLE THINGS LIKE, UM, 101 00:03:02,048 --> 00:03:03,716 GETTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE. 102 00:03:03,716 --> 00:03:05,485 DON'T TAKE, UH, FOR GRANTED 103 00:03:05,485 --> 00:03:07,487 ALL OF THE GREAT PRIVILEGES 104 00:03:07,487 --> 00:03:08,454 AND RIGHTS THAT WE'VE 105 00:03:08,454 --> 00:03:09,556 EARNED OVER TIME. 106 00:03:09,556 --> 00:03:11,758 SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO STOP 107 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:14,360 AND REFLECT AND CELEBRATE