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>> HELLO,

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NY NAME IS MICHELLE HUI,

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AND I AM AN ASTROPHYSICIST

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AT NASA'S MARSHALL

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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MY EXPERTISE IS IN GAMMA RAYS.

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I WORK WITH THE FERMI

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GAMMA RAY SPACE TELESCOPE,

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LOOKING FOR GAMMA RAY BURSTS.

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THESE ARE EXPLOSIONS

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THAT ARE SO POWERFUL

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THAT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT

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IT IS THE BRIGHTEST THING

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IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

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I ALSO WORK ON DEVELOPING

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FUTURE GAMMA RAY MISSIONS,

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AND CURRENTLY I'M LEADING

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A SMALL SATELLITE CONCEPT

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CALLED MOONBEAM.

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WHEN I WAS A KID,

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I WANTED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT,

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BUT I GET MOTION SICK SO EASILY

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THAT I THOUGHT

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IF I COULDN'T GET TO SPACE,

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THEN I'LL STUDY

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WHAT'S OUT THERE INSTEAD.

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I FOCUSED MY STUDY

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ON PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

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AND DID MY PhD RESEARCH

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ON GAMMA RAY ASTROPHYSICS.

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BECOMING PART OF THE NASA FAMILY

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IS A CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD

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DREAM COME TRUE.

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WHEN I FIRST JOINED NASA,

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I STARTED WITH LEARNING

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HOW THE FERMI GAMMA RAY

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BURST MONITOR OPERATES

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AND ABOUT ITS MISSION SCIENCE.

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THEN I STARTED WORKING

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ON DEVELOPING

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FUTURE MISSION CONCEPTS

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AND HAVE SINCE GOT TO KNOW

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MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE

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IN OTHER DISCIPLINES

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IN BOTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.

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IT'S IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE

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ASIAN AMERICAN

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PACIFIC ISLANDER HISTORY MONTH

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BECAUSE WE BRING A UNIQUE

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HERITAGE AND PERSPECTIVE

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TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

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AND HAVING A VARIETY

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OF VIEWPOINTS LEADS

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TO INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY.

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WE ARE ONE NASA,

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AND WE COME TOGETHER

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FROM MANY DIFFERENT

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BACKGROUNDS AND PLACES.

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MY ADVICE TO

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THE ARTEMIS GENERATION

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IS BE ADVENTUROUS.

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TRY DIFFERENT THINGS

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TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE

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PASSIONATE ABOUT.

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AND IT IS OKAY

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TO CHANGE THE PATH

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IF YOU DISCOVER THAT

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IT NO LONGER SUITS YOU.

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THE IMPORTANT THING