1 00:00:22,710 --> 00:00:19,670 gentlemen thank you for joining us for 2 00:00:25,589 --> 00:00:22,720 the us astronaut hall of fame induction 3 00:00:26,790 --> 00:00:25,599 ceremony honoring our nation's space 4 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:26,800 heroes 5 00:00:31,830 --> 00:00:28,560 please rise for the presentation of 6 00:00:34,069 --> 00:00:31,840 colors by boy scout troupe 369 from 7 00:00:36,549 --> 00:00:34,079 merritt island florida followed by the 8 00:01:18,149 --> 00:00:36,559 national anthem performed by jennifer 9 00:01:26,230 --> 00:01:22,149 oh say can you see 10 00:01:27,469 --> 00:01:26,240 by the dawn's early light 11 00:01:29,390 --> 00:01:27,479 what so 12 00:01:32,950 --> 00:01:29,400 proudly we 13 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:32,960 hailed at the twilight's 14 00:01:40,550 --> 00:01:35,840 last gleaming 15 00:01:42,350 --> 00:01:40,560 whose broad stripes and bright stars 16 00:01:45,030 --> 00:01:42,360 through the 17 00:01:46,429 --> 00:01:45,040 perilous fight 18 00:01:48,350 --> 00:01:46,439 or the 19 00:01:51,149 --> 00:01:48,360 ramparts we 20 00:02:04,469 --> 00:01:51,159 watched were so 21 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:06,550 gave proof 22 00:02:14,869 --> 00:02:09,360 through the night 23 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:31,270 oh say does that star spangled 24 00:03:01,270 --> 00:02:34,830 and the home of 25 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:17,670 she's 26 00:03:22,470 --> 00:03:19,670 ladies and gentlemen please welcome the 27 00:03:37,270 --> 00:03:22,480 chief operating officer of kennedy space 28 00:03:41,270 --> 00:03:39,430 thank you everyone be seated uh jennifer 29 00:03:43,270 --> 00:03:41,280 thank you so much you always do such an 30 00:03:45,830 --> 00:03:43,280 outstanding job for us for this event we 31 00:03:47,190 --> 00:03:45,840 appreciate it 32 00:03:48,630 --> 00:03:47,200 everyone 33 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:48,640 to the kennedy space center visitor 34 00:03:52,550 --> 00:03:49,840 complex 35 00:03:53,990 --> 00:03:52,560 on behalf of our 55 000 employees 36 00:03:56,869 --> 00:03:54,000 including those here at the visitor 37 00:03:58,789 --> 00:03:56,879 complex of delaware north worldwide i'd 38 00:04:00,869 --> 00:03:58,799 like to welcome you today 39 00:04:02,789 --> 00:04:00,879 to the induction ceremony celebrating 40 00:04:05,190 --> 00:04:02,799 the 11th class 41 00:04:07,030 --> 00:04:05,200 of shuttle astronauts into the u.s hall 42 00:04:09,350 --> 00:04:07,040 of fame 43 00:04:10,630 --> 00:04:09,360 it is a privilege to host this induction 44 00:04:13,429 --> 00:04:10,640 ceremony 45 00:04:17,110 --> 00:04:13,439 and to be part of a momentous occasion 46 00:04:20,229 --> 00:04:17,120 where so many astronaut heroes gather 47 00:04:22,629 --> 00:04:20,239 to recognize and welcome a chosen few 48 00:04:24,629 --> 00:04:22,639 into the ranks of this elite group of 49 00:04:27,350 --> 00:04:24,639 space explorers 50 00:04:28,790 --> 00:04:27,360 this has been an emotional and exciting 51 00:04:31,749 --> 00:04:28,800 year for us 52 00:04:33,350 --> 00:04:31,759 we watched the last shuttle launches 53 00:04:35,749 --> 00:04:33,360 last two or three here 54 00:04:36,629 --> 00:04:35,759 we watched the 30-year program come to 55 00:04:39,510 --> 00:04:36,639 an end 56 00:04:41,670 --> 00:04:39,520 we shed a few tears this discovery the 57 00:04:43,430 --> 00:04:41,680 first of our shuttles yes we'll always 58 00:04:45,030 --> 00:04:43,440 feel like they belong here no matter 59 00:04:48,070 --> 00:04:45,040 where their homes are 60 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:48,080 made her sunrise departure on april 7th 61 00:04:52,390 --> 00:04:50,400 aboard a boeing 747 62 00:04:54,310 --> 00:04:52,400 circling the rocket garden 63 00:04:55,189 --> 00:04:54,320 in his final farewell 64 00:04:57,510 --> 00:04:55,199 soon 65 00:04:59,590 --> 00:04:57,520 endeavor will follow her 66 00:05:01,990 --> 00:04:59,600 but with those difficult goodbyes comes 67 00:05:03,110 --> 00:05:02,000 an even bigger welcome home as we 68 00:05:05,029 --> 00:05:03,120 prepare 69 00:05:07,670 --> 00:05:05,039 just across the visitor complex right 70 00:05:09,270 --> 00:05:07,680 over here to give atlantis the most 71 00:05:10,790 --> 00:05:09,280 incredible home 72 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:10,800 other than space 73 00:05:15,270 --> 00:05:13,520 that an orbiter has ever known 74 00:05:17,830 --> 00:05:15,280 work is well underway 75 00:05:19,749 --> 00:05:17,840 and we are on track for our july 2013 76 00:05:21,029 --> 00:05:19,759 opening date for atlanta's 77 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:21,039 state-of-the-art 78 00:05:26,390 --> 00:05:24,000 100 million dollar 65 thousand square 79 00:05:28,469 --> 00:05:26,400 foot attraction 80 00:05:29,990 --> 00:05:28,479 we look forward to telling the story of 81 00:05:31,670 --> 00:05:30,000 the space shuttle 82 00:05:35,189 --> 00:05:31,680 more importantly the thousands that 83 00:05:37,510 --> 00:05:35,199 worked on her and those that flew her 84 00:05:39,189 --> 00:05:37,520 as if that were not exciting enough even 85 00:05:41,909 --> 00:05:39,199 more changes are underway here at the 86 00:05:44,390 --> 00:05:41,919 visitor complex to completely change our 87 00:05:46,629 --> 00:05:44,400 guest experience for all of you 88 00:05:48,790 --> 00:05:46,639 as part of our 10-year master plan we're 89 00:05:51,270 --> 00:05:48,800 building a brand new entrance designed 90 00:05:52,870 --> 00:05:51,280 to build excitement anticipation of what 91 00:05:54,950 --> 00:05:52,880 you'll experience 92 00:05:56,629 --> 00:05:54,960 opening this fall the entrance will 93 00:05:59,430 --> 00:05:56,639 bring guests in through the rocket 94 00:06:00,309 --> 00:05:59,440 garden and will be guided along a vapor 95 00:06:02,629 --> 00:06:00,319 trail 96 00:06:04,790 --> 00:06:02,639 on a clear and purposeful path through 97 00:06:06,550 --> 00:06:04,800 the visitor complex and onto the 98 00:06:08,070 --> 00:06:06,560 atlantic's exhibit when it opens next 99 00:06:09,749 --> 00:06:08,080 year 100 00:06:11,110 --> 00:06:09,759 i would like to take a moment to 101 00:06:12,550 --> 00:06:11,120 acknowledge a few people that will be 102 00:06:14,070 --> 00:06:12,560 with us today 103 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:14,080 among those kennedy space center 104 00:06:18,950 --> 00:06:16,720 director robert cabana who will join us 105 00:06:20,390 --> 00:06:18,960 shortly with hall of fame astronauts as 106 00:06:22,070 --> 00:06:20,400 well as astronauts 107 00:06:24,309 --> 00:06:22,080 rheya satan 108 00:06:25,830 --> 00:06:24,319 senator senior florida state senator 109 00:06:26,870 --> 00:06:25,840 bill nelson who are in the audience 110 00:06:28,550 --> 00:06:26,880 today 111 00:06:30,950 --> 00:06:28,560 and i would also like to and more 112 00:06:33,029 --> 00:06:30,960 importantly uh recognize the important 113 00:06:35,510 --> 00:06:33,039 and significant contribution to today's 114 00:06:36,790 --> 00:06:35,520 ceremony by the astronaut scholarship 115 00:06:39,189 --> 00:06:36,800 foundation 116 00:06:41,670 --> 00:06:39,199 led by their board of directors chairman 117 00:06:44,390 --> 00:06:41,680 charlie duke their vice chairman dan 118 00:06:45,430 --> 00:06:44,400 brandenstein and executive director 119 00:06:55,029 --> 00:06:45,440 leblanc 120 00:06:59,510 --> 00:06:56,629 and now i would like to welcome to the 121 00:07:02,629 --> 00:06:59,520 stage today's master of ceremonies 122 00:07:04,790 --> 00:07:02,639 he is cnn's miami correspondents 123 00:07:06,950 --> 00:07:04,800 responsible for cnn's news coverage in 124 00:07:10,710 --> 00:07:06,960 florida and the caribbean 125 00:07:12,790 --> 00:07:10,720 since joining cnn in 1981 he has covered 126 00:07:14,230 --> 00:07:12,800 every major hurricane to hit florida and 127 00:07:15,670 --> 00:07:14,240 the gulf coast 128 00:07:17,830 --> 00:07:15,680 he has also 129 00:07:20,550 --> 00:07:17,840 cnn's principal correspondent for 130 00:07:23,909 --> 00:07:20,560 coverage of the u.s space program having 131 00:07:25,589 --> 00:07:23,919 covered events such as john glenn's 1998 132 00:07:28,950 --> 00:07:25,599 return to space 133 00:07:31,430 --> 00:07:28,960 the mars pathfinder mission the 2005 134 00:07:33,270 --> 00:07:31,440 return to flight mission and numerous 135 00:07:35,510 --> 00:07:33,280 other shuttle launches 136 00:07:38,070 --> 00:07:35,520 he has won two emmy awards and has been 137 00:07:39,510 --> 00:07:38,080 honored numerous time for his work 138 00:07:48,950 --> 00:07:39,520 ladies and gentlemen please join me and 139 00:07:53,029 --> 00:07:51,029 good afternoon everyone wow it's a great 140 00:07:55,189 --> 00:07:53,039 crowd there's always a great crowd here 141 00:07:57,830 --> 00:07:55,199 i've had the opportunity to 142 00:07:59,909 --> 00:07:57,840 be here to emcee this event on numerous 143 00:08:01,350 --> 00:07:59,919 occasions and it is terrific and thanks 144 00:08:03,589 --> 00:08:01,360 bill for the the intro you didn't tell 145 00:08:05,189 --> 00:08:03,599 anybody about my new job did you 146 00:08:06,070 --> 00:08:05,199 you didn't tell them 147 00:08:07,830 --> 00:08:06,080 no 148 00:08:09,110 --> 00:08:07,840 see what's going to happen is once 149 00:08:11,110 --> 00:08:09,120 they're finished a lot of you who are 150 00:08:13,350 --> 00:08:11,120 going to come back here and get to go 151 00:08:14,950 --> 00:08:13,360 through and the new exhibit well the 152 00:08:16,950 --> 00:08:14,960 first person you're gonna see is gonna 153 00:08:19,110 --> 00:08:16,960 be me that's when i leave cnn my new i'm 154 00:08:21,189 --> 00:08:19,120 gonna be the greeter outside the space 155 00:08:22,869 --> 00:08:21,199 shuttle and i'll take you in and you 156 00:08:24,309 --> 00:08:22,879 know show you a little bit of this and 157 00:08:25,830 --> 00:08:24,319 that whatever i know and that then i'll 158 00:08:27,189 --> 00:08:25,840 let the real experts take over and give 159 00:08:28,950 --> 00:08:27,199 you the real story 160 00:08:31,029 --> 00:08:28,960 so so look for me when you come back 161 00:08:33,350 --> 00:08:31,039 that's going to be my next job 162 00:08:35,509 --> 00:08:33,360 and i am honored again to be the master 163 00:08:37,509 --> 00:08:35,519 of ceremonies here i think i've been 164 00:08:39,750 --> 00:08:37,519 here at least 10 times to do one of 165 00:08:41,829 --> 00:08:39,760 these events it's spectacular just a few 166 00:08:45,670 --> 00:08:41,839 months ago i was here to celebrate the 167 00:08:48,150 --> 00:08:45,680 50th anniversary of americans in orbit 168 00:08:50,070 --> 00:08:48,160 uh when we honored uh the the mercury 169 00:08:52,870 --> 00:08:50,080 the mercury astronauts and i'll tell you 170 00:08:55,110 --> 00:08:52,880 what this place feels like home to me 171 00:08:57,509 --> 00:08:55,120 after all of these years and i certainly 172 00:09:00,230 --> 00:08:57,519 have some tremendous memories before 173 00:09:03,110 --> 00:09:00,240 discovery's last flight into space i had 174 00:09:06,150 --> 00:09:03,120 a wonderful opportunity to fly with the 175 00:09:08,389 --> 00:09:06,160 commander steve lindsey uh in 176 00:09:10,310 --> 00:09:08,399 in the sta the shuttle training aircraft 177 00:09:12,310 --> 00:09:10,320 and doing the touch and goes out at the 178 00:09:15,190 --> 00:09:12,320 the runway as they practiced what it's 179 00:09:16,710 --> 00:09:15,200 like to come back to earth and i didn't 180 00:09:21,590 --> 00:09:16,720 get sick 181 00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:21,600 cabana who of course is the center 182 00:09:26,070 --> 00:09:23,839 director here for a documentary that we 183 00:09:28,630 --> 00:09:26,080 were doing on the shuttle program bob 184 00:09:31,990 --> 00:09:28,640 was gracious enough to uh to take me 185 00:09:33,190 --> 00:09:32,000 inside of the shuttle discovery and uh 186 00:09:34,790 --> 00:09:33,200 he actually let me sit in the 187 00:09:36,389 --> 00:09:34,800 commander's seat too which was kind of 188 00:09:38,389 --> 00:09:36,399 nice of him so 189 00:09:41,269 --> 00:09:38,399 another special special treat that that 190 00:09:44,630 --> 00:09:41,279 i've had so a lot of tremendous memories 191 00:09:46,790 --> 00:09:44,640 here uh thanks to the glorious glorious 192 00:09:49,670 --> 00:09:46,800 30-year history of the space shuttle 193 00:09:52,550 --> 00:09:49,680 program and now it is my privilege to 194 00:09:54,870 --> 00:09:52,560 introduce to you the attending members 195 00:09:59,350 --> 00:09:54,880 of the united states astronaut hall of 196 00:10:04,870 --> 00:10:02,230 he piloted it gemini 7 commanded germany 197 00:10:07,190 --> 00:10:04,880 12 orbited the moon on apollo 8 and 198 00:10:10,470 --> 00:10:07,200 commanded the successful failure that 199 00:10:12,230 --> 00:10:10,480 was apollo 13. aboard apollo 8 he along 200 00:10:15,110 --> 00:10:12,240 with crewmates frank borman and bill 201 00:10:17,670 --> 00:10:15,120 anders captivated a television audience 202 00:10:19,350 --> 00:10:17,680 of millions on christmas eve by beaming 203 00:10:21,430 --> 00:10:19,360 back pictures of the rugged lunar 204 00:10:22,550 --> 00:10:21,440 surface while reading from the book of 205 00:10:24,870 --> 00:10:22,560 genesis 206 00:10:26,949 --> 00:10:24,880 his near miss aboard apollo 13 was the 207 00:10:29,190 --> 00:10:26,959 subject of a blockbuster movie starring 208 00:10:31,990 --> 00:10:29,200 tom hanks he now serves as astronaut 209 00:10:36,150 --> 00:10:32,000 scholarship foundation chairman emeritus 210 00:10:41,430 --> 00:10:38,949 he piloted gemini 6 and commanded gemini 211 00:10:43,750 --> 00:10:41,440 9 in apollo 10 for which he was cited in 212 00:10:47,350 --> 00:10:43,760 the guinness book of world records for 213 00:10:49,110 --> 00:10:47,360 highest speed ever attained by man 214 00:10:51,910 --> 00:10:49,120 during the apollo 10 re-entry his 215 00:10:54,310 --> 00:10:51,920 spacecraft detained 24 216 00:10:56,630 --> 00:10:54,320 791 217 00:10:58,470 --> 00:10:56,640 statute miles per hour 218 00:11:00,230 --> 00:10:58,480 he logged his fourth space flight as 219 00:11:02,550 --> 00:11:00,240 apollo commander of the apollo soyuz 220 00:11:05,030 --> 00:11:02,560 test project culminating in the historic 221 00:11:07,990 --> 00:11:05,040 first meeting in space between american 222 00:11:09,910 --> 00:11:08,000 astronauts and soviet cosmonauts he 223 00:11:12,389 --> 00:11:09,920 served as a defense advisor to ronald 224 00:11:14,870 --> 00:11:12,399 reagan during the presidential campaign 225 00:11:20,230 --> 00:11:14,880 and has since served on numerous nasa 226 00:11:26,150 --> 00:11:23,030 selected as an astronaut by nasa way 227 00:11:28,870 --> 00:11:26,160 back in 1963 he made his first space 228 00:11:30,550 --> 00:11:28,880 flight as pilot on the three-day gemini 229 00:11:33,750 --> 00:11:30,560 11 mission during which he left the 230 00:11:34,910 --> 00:11:33,760 spacecraft for a 44-minute space walk in 231 00:11:39,269 --> 00:11:34,920 november 232 00:11:41,750 --> 00:11:39,279 1969 he circled 60 miles above the moon 233 00:11:45,509 --> 00:11:41,760 while his apollo 12 crewmates walked on 234 00:11:48,230 --> 00:11:45,519 its surface he retired from nasa in 1972 235 00:11:50,550 --> 00:11:48,240 to become executive vice president of 236 00:11:51,990 --> 00:11:50,560 those new orleans saints professional 237 00:11:57,430 --> 00:11:52,000 football team 238 00:12:02,230 --> 00:11:59,670 he served as lunar module pilot aboard 239 00:12:04,949 --> 00:12:02,240 the first manned mission of the apollo 240 00:12:06,870 --> 00:12:04,959 program the 11-day apollo 7 mission he 241 00:12:09,430 --> 00:12:06,880 later served as chief of the skylab 242 00:12:11,590 --> 00:12:09,440 branch of the flight crew directorate 243 00:12:14,629 --> 00:12:11,600 overseeing components of the united 244 00:12:16,710 --> 00:12:14,639 states first space station today he 245 00:12:19,190 --> 00:12:16,720 shares his thoughts on space flight 246 00:12:22,069 --> 00:12:19,200 through periodic columns lectures and 247 00:12:27,190 --> 00:12:22,079 his book the all-american boys walt 248 00:12:32,150 --> 00:12:29,509 he served as lunar module pilot for 249 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:32,160 apollo 9 and as backup commander of the 250 00:12:36,230 --> 00:12:34,560 first sky lab mission he developed the 251 00:12:39,110 --> 00:12:36,240 hardware and procedures used by the 252 00:12:41,190 --> 00:12:39,120 first crew to perform critical in-flight 253 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:41,200 repairs he is the founder and past 254 00:12:45,990 --> 00:12:43,440 president of the association of space 255 00:12:48,150 --> 00:12:46,000 explorers co-founder of the b612 256 00:12:51,350 --> 00:12:48,160 foundation a group that aims to defend 257 00:12:53,910 --> 00:12:51,360 earth from asteroid impacts in 2010 he 258 00:12:56,470 --> 00:12:53,920 served as co-chair of the nasa advisory 259 00:13:00,470 --> 00:12:56,480 council ad hoc task force on planetary 260 00:13:06,710 --> 00:13:02,790 he was selected by nasa for its fifth 261 00:13:09,509 --> 00:13:06,720 class of astronauts in april 1966 in 262 00:13:12,069 --> 00:13:09,519 1970 he was a member of the apollo 13 263 00:13:14,550 --> 00:13:12,079 crew that struggled to return to earth 264 00:13:17,190 --> 00:13:14,560 after an oxygen tank explosion aborted 265 00:13:19,750 --> 00:13:17,200 the mission as it approached the moon he 266 00:13:22,710 --> 00:13:19,760 served as backup lunar module pilots for 267 00:13:26,150 --> 00:13:22,720 apollo 8 and 11 and backup commander for 268 00:13:28,710 --> 00:13:26,160 apollo 16. he later commanded the space 269 00:13:31,990 --> 00:13:28,720 shuttle enterprise approach and landing 270 00:13:37,350 --> 00:13:32,000 test flights in 1977. 271 00:13:42,629 --> 00:13:39,509 he was the sixth person to step foot on 272 00:13:44,870 --> 00:13:42,639 the moon during apollo 14 nasa's third 273 00:13:47,110 --> 00:13:44,880 moon landing he and the late alan 274 00:13:50,710 --> 00:13:47,120 shepard explored the moon's hilly 275 00:13:53,829 --> 00:13:50,720 fraumora region in 1971 on the first 276 00:13:56,150 --> 00:13:53,839 mission devoted to lunar science they 277 00:14:00,310 --> 00:13:56,160 established the record for the longest 278 00:14:02,389 --> 00:14:00,320 on foot traverse exceeding 41 kilometers 279 00:14:04,550 --> 00:14:02,399 he retired from nasa and founded the 280 00:14:06,150 --> 00:14:04,560 institute for noetic sciences in an 281 00:14:08,150 --> 00:14:06,160 effort to integrate scientific 282 00:14:09,430 --> 00:14:08,160 disciplines in the study of human 283 00:14:12,310 --> 00:14:09,440 consciousness 284 00:14:17,030 --> 00:14:12,320 he was a 2005 nominee for the nobel 285 00:14:22,790 --> 00:14:19,110 he became the tenth person to walk on 286 00:14:24,949 --> 00:14:22,800 the moon aboard apollo 16 in 1972 287 00:14:27,509 --> 00:14:24,959 during three outside excursions over 288 00:14:31,030 --> 00:14:27,519 three days duke and fellow astronaut 289 00:14:34,310 --> 00:14:31,040 john young drove a lunar rover 16 miles 290 00:14:36,629 --> 00:14:34,320 and collected 213 pounds of lunar rock 291 00:14:39,110 --> 00:14:36,639 and soil and also claimed the record for 292 00:14:41,509 --> 00:14:39,120 the longest lunar space walk today is 293 00:14:46,310 --> 00:14:41,519 president of charlie duke enterprises 294 00:14:51,509 --> 00:14:49,350 he worked for 59 days in orbit as a 295 00:14:54,150 --> 00:14:51,519 member of the second skylab space 296 00:14:56,710 --> 00:14:54,160 station crew in 1973 297 00:15:00,949 --> 00:14:56,720 spending 11 hours on two spacewalks 298 00:15:03,030 --> 00:15:00,959 outside of skylab in 1982 he commanded 299 00:15:05,350 --> 00:15:03,040 the third orbital test flight of space 300 00:15:08,310 --> 00:15:05,360 shuttle columbia the only mission to 301 00:15:10,870 --> 00:15:08,320 land at white sands new mexico he 302 00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:10,880 retired from nasa and the marine corps 303 00:15:23,910 --> 00:15:20,750 he also lived in space for 59 days in 304 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:23,920 1973 aboard the skylab space station 305 00:15:28,550 --> 00:15:25,600 during which he conducted three 306 00:15:30,870 --> 00:15:28,560 spacewalks to exchange film and direct a 307 00:15:33,910 --> 00:15:30,880 sun shield to cool the orbiting 308 00:15:36,790 --> 00:15:33,920 laboratory ten years later he returned 309 00:15:39,590 --> 00:15:36,800 to space aboard columbia on the first 310 00:15:41,829 --> 00:15:39,600 flight of the space lab laboratory 311 00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:41,839 currently is an adjunct professor at the 312 00:15:47,829 --> 00:15:44,079 university of alabama in huntsville owen 313 00:15:53,189 --> 00:15:49,990 selected as one of the first science 314 00:15:56,150 --> 00:15:53,199 astronauts by nasa in june 1965 315 00:15:58,389 --> 00:15:56,160 he was the science pilot of sky lab four 316 00:16:01,749 --> 00:15:58,399 while aboard this orbital space station 317 00:16:05,350 --> 00:16:01,759 for a record 84 days he was the crewman 318 00:16:08,310 --> 00:16:05,360 primarily responsible for the 338 hours 319 00:16:10,710 --> 00:16:08,320 of apollo telescope mount operations 320 00:16:13,670 --> 00:16:10,720 making extensive operation of the sun ed 321 00:16:17,509 --> 00:16:15,430 he was the pilot of the first human 322 00:16:20,150 --> 00:16:17,519 space flight mission managed jointly by 323 00:16:22,870 --> 00:16:20,160 two nations the united states and russia 324 00:16:25,030 --> 00:16:22,880 the apollo soyuz test project he then 325 00:16:27,350 --> 00:16:25,040 commanded three space shuttle flights 326 00:16:28,749 --> 00:16:27,360 including the first mission labeled as 327 00:16:32,069 --> 00:16:28,759 operational 328 00:16:34,389 --> 00:16:32,079 sts-5 he has retired from nasa's dryden 329 00:16:36,790 --> 00:16:34,399 flight research center as associate 330 00:16:43,509 --> 00:16:36,800 center director for programs 331 00:16:47,430 --> 00:16:45,509 he piloted the maiden flight of the 332 00:16:48,829 --> 00:16:47,440 space shuttle program on the orbiter 333 00:16:51,990 --> 00:16:48,839 columbia in 334 00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:52,000 1981. he then commanded three additional 335 00:16:56,230 --> 00:16:53,920 shuttle missions including the first 336 00:16:59,670 --> 00:16:56,240 mission to capture repair and release a 337 00:17:01,670 --> 00:16:59,680 satellite in the early 1990s he served 338 00:17:04,150 --> 00:17:01,680 as director of nasa's kennedy space 339 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:04,160 center and later served as president of 340 00:17:09,829 --> 00:17:07,120 fireclaw aerospace group in utah bob 341 00:17:13,189 --> 00:17:11,669 he was the commander of one of the two 342 00:17:15,029 --> 00:17:13,199 crews that flew the initial space 343 00:17:17,909 --> 00:17:15,039 shuttle enterprise approach in landing 344 00:17:20,150 --> 00:17:17,919 test flights in 1981 he commanded the 345 00:17:22,230 --> 00:17:20,160 second orbital test flight of the space 346 00:17:25,909 --> 00:17:22,240 shuttle columbia becoming the first and 347 00:17:29,590 --> 00:17:25,919 only pilot to manually fly an aerospace 348 00:17:31,190 --> 00:17:29,600 vehicle from mach 25 to landing 349 00:17:38,310 --> 00:17:31,200 he was commander of the space shuttle 350 00:17:42,870 --> 00:17:40,630 he piloted the fourth and final test 351 00:17:44,710 --> 00:17:42,880 flight of space shuttle columbia before 352 00:17:47,510 --> 00:17:44,720 commanding discovery on its maiden 353 00:17:49,830 --> 00:17:47,520 voyage in 1984. 354 00:17:51,590 --> 00:17:49,840 his last assignment was on challenger 355 00:17:54,150 --> 00:17:51,600 sts-61a 356 00:17:56,390 --> 00:17:54,160 the first space lab science mission 357 00:17:59,110 --> 00:17:56,400 planned and controlled by a foreign 358 00:18:01,750 --> 00:17:59,120 customer and the first to fly eight crew 359 00:18:04,549 --> 00:18:01,760 members he later served as president for 360 00:18:10,230 --> 00:18:04,559 raytheon aerospace engineering hank 361 00:18:16,470 --> 00:18:13,350 he flew to space twice on missions sts-5 362 00:18:18,789 --> 00:18:16,480 and sts-51a his rookie flight the first 363 00:18:20,870 --> 00:18:18,799 shuttle's first operational mission 364 00:18:22,710 --> 00:18:20,880 deployed two satellites 365 00:18:26,070 --> 00:18:22,720 his second mission featured the world's 366 00:18:28,230 --> 00:18:26,080 first space salvage using a jet backpack 367 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:28,240 he and his crewmate dale gardner 368 00:18:34,310 --> 00:18:31,120 captured two malfunctioning satellites 369 00:18:36,470 --> 00:18:34,320 after leaving nasa in 1985 he served as 370 00:18:38,549 --> 00:18:36,480 chief executive officer of space 371 00:18:41,110 --> 00:18:38,559 industries international and later was 372 00:18:47,029 --> 00:18:41,120 chairman of viridian corporation until 373 00:18:52,390 --> 00:18:49,590 a three-flight veteran he and fellow 374 00:18:55,590 --> 00:18:52,400 crew mate bob crippen were the first to 375 00:18:59,510 --> 00:18:55,600 fly an orbiter in close proximity to a 376 00:19:01,350 --> 00:18:59,520 free-flying satellite on sts-7 377 00:19:03,830 --> 00:19:01,360 he went on to command the return to 378 00:19:13,029 --> 00:19:03,840 flight mission after challenger was lost 379 00:19:17,430 --> 00:19:15,190 he has flown four shuttle missions 380 00:19:19,590 --> 00:19:17,440 piloting the first night launch and 381 00:19:23,110 --> 00:19:19,600 commanding the others including the 382 00:19:24,390 --> 00:19:23,120 maiden flight of endeavor he spent 261 383 00:19:27,590 --> 00:19:24,400 hours in space 384 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:27,600 during sts-32 he also served as chief of 385 00:19:32,150 --> 00:19:30,480 nasa's astronaut office for five years 386 00:19:34,710 --> 00:19:32,160 and is currently executive vice 387 00:19:41,510 --> 00:19:34,720 president and chief operating officer of 388 00:19:45,909 --> 00:19:43,510 he flew three space shuttle missions one 389 00:19:47,510 --> 00:19:45,919 as pilot and two as commander and served 390 00:19:49,350 --> 00:19:47,520 as a staff member of the presidential 391 00:19:52,150 --> 00:19:49,360 commission that investigated the 392 00:19:54,310 --> 00:19:52,160 challenger accident in 1986 and led to 393 00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:54,320 the return to flight team responsible 394 00:19:59,750 --> 00:19:57,440 for implementing safety modifications to 395 00:20:03,110 --> 00:19:59,760 the shuttle fleet he returned to space 396 00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:03,120 in 1989 as client commander of columbia 397 00:20:08,789 --> 00:20:06,480 sts 28 he's currently serves as the vice 398 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:08,799 president and general manager of boeing 399 00:20:13,190 --> 00:20:11,520 space exploration division brewster shaw 400 00:20:15,350 --> 00:20:13,200 jr 401 00:20:17,270 --> 00:20:15,360 he commanded four of his five space 402 00:20:18,870 --> 00:20:17,280 shuttle missions including the first 403 00:20:20,630 --> 00:20:18,880 docking of a shuttle with the russian 404 00:20:22,029 --> 00:20:20,640 space station mir 405 00:20:24,549 --> 00:20:22,039 as pilot of 406 00:20:27,430 --> 00:20:24,559 sts-41b performed the first shuttle 407 00:20:29,590 --> 00:20:27,440 landing at ksc's landing facility served 408 00:20:32,950 --> 00:20:29,600 as chief of the astronaut office until 409 00:20:35,190 --> 00:20:32,960 september 1994 retired from nasa soon 410 00:20:37,590 --> 00:20:35,200 thereafter he currently spends his time 411 00:20:40,070 --> 00:20:37,600 giving motivational speeches and setting 412 00:20:44,070 --> 00:20:40,080 world aviation records 413 00:20:48,549 --> 00:20:46,149 he will forever be remembered by an 414 00:20:51,510 --> 00:20:48,559 iconic photo taken of him 415 00:20:53,390 --> 00:20:51,520 free flying without a tether over the 416 00:20:56,390 --> 00:20:53,400 earth on mission sts 417 00:20:59,270 --> 00:20:56,400 41b during the flight he tested the man 418 00:21:01,190 --> 00:20:59,280 maneuvering unit a jet-powered backpack 419 00:21:03,990 --> 00:21:01,200 that allowed him to float away from the 420 00:21:06,789 --> 00:21:04,000 shuttle six years later he returned to 421 00:21:14,390 --> 00:21:06,799 space aboard discovery to deploy the 422 00:21:18,149 --> 00:21:16,230 he flew three shuttle missions and was a 423 00:21:20,710 --> 00:21:18,159 member of the first spacewalking team to 424 00:21:22,390 --> 00:21:20,720 repair a satellite in orbit he launched 425 00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:22,400 twice more on the missions immediately 426 00:21:27,029 --> 00:21:25,360 before and after the loss of challenger 427 00:21:29,669 --> 00:21:27,039 he retains the distinction of being the 428 00:21:32,310 --> 00:21:29,679 only american to test fly the russian 429 00:21:34,789 --> 00:21:32,320 man maneuvering unit currently he serves 430 00:21:37,510 --> 00:21:34,799 as director of science mathematics and 431 00:21:39,830 --> 00:21:37,520 technology education at western 432 00:21:45,750 --> 00:21:39,840 washington university george pinkey 433 00:21:49,430 --> 00:21:47,750 he has flown five space shuttle missions 434 00:21:50,430 --> 00:21:49,440 including the maiden flight of discovery 435 00:21:54,710 --> 00:21:50,440 and logged 436 00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:54,720 770 hours and 27 minutes in space during 437 00:21:58,950 --> 00:21:56,559 his third flight he helped deploy the 438 00:22:01,350 --> 00:21:58,960 hubble space telescope and assisted in 439 00:22:04,149 --> 00:22:01,360 its servicing on the next mission today 440 00:22:06,230 --> 00:22:04,159 as a professor of physics and astronomy 441 00:22:10,230 --> 00:22:06,240 at the university of kansas 442 00:22:15,590 --> 00:22:13,190 he is a veteran of five shuttle missions 443 00:22:17,909 --> 00:22:15,600 and the first astronaut to log 1 000 444 00:22:20,870 --> 00:22:17,919 hours on the shuttle he made nasa's 445 00:22:23,190 --> 00:22:20,880 first unplanned spacewalk and performed 446 00:22:25,350 --> 00:22:23,200 three spacewalks during his first hubble 447 00:22:27,110 --> 00:22:25,360 space telescope repair mission he is 448 00:22:29,909 --> 00:22:27,120 currently a professor at the 449 00:22:35,190 --> 00:22:29,919 massachusetts institute of technology 450 00:22:38,950 --> 00:22:37,430 he is a veteran of three space shuttle 451 00:22:41,350 --> 00:22:38,960 missions and was the first 452 00:22:43,590 --> 00:22:41,360 african-american space shuttle commander 453 00:22:45,750 --> 00:22:43,600 he has led the agency's safety emission 454 00:22:47,990 --> 00:22:45,760 assurance office the human space flight 455 00:22:51,190 --> 00:22:48,000 office and served as nasa's deputy 456 00:22:52,710 --> 00:22:51,200 administrator and as its acting 457 00:22:59,510 --> 00:22:52,720 administrator 458 00:23:04,230 --> 00:23:01,750 he flew five space shuttle missions and 459 00:23:06,710 --> 00:23:04,240 one long duration mere space station 460 00:23:08,390 --> 00:23:06,720 mission he piloted two flights including 461 00:23:11,190 --> 00:23:08,400 the third flight following the 462 00:23:13,430 --> 00:23:11,200 challenger tragedy he went on to command 463 00:23:15,990 --> 00:23:13,440 two missions before becoming the third 464 00:23:18,870 --> 00:23:16,000 american to live aboard the russian mir 465 00:23:19,630 --> 00:23:18,880 space station and set an american record 466 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:19,640 of 467 00:23:30,070 --> 00:23:28,310 she flew four space shuttle missions 468 00:23:32,230 --> 00:23:30,080 during her 12 years in the astronaut 469 00:23:34,470 --> 00:23:32,240 corps as a mission specialist she took 470 00:23:38,149 --> 00:23:34,480 part in the first and only three-person 471 00:23:39,909 --> 00:23:38,159 space walk in may of 1992. she served as 472 00:23:42,070 --> 00:23:39,919 mission specialist aboard the first 473 00:23:43,590 --> 00:23:42,080 hubble space telescope repair mission 474 00:23:46,470 --> 00:23:43,600 and later served as the payload 475 00:23:48,870 --> 00:23:46,480 commander she co-authored an elementary 476 00:23:51,350 --> 00:23:48,880 science textbook series in partnership 477 00:23:53,669 --> 00:23:51,360 with nasa currently serves as associate 478 00:23:55,590 --> 00:23:53,679 dean for graduate programs in the 479 00:23:58,230 --> 00:23:55,600 university of virginia school of 480 00:24:01,669 --> 00:23:58,240 engineering and applied sciences kathy 481 00:24:06,950 --> 00:24:04,470 he is a four flight veteran piloting his 482 00:24:10,070 --> 00:24:06,960 first two space shuttle missions later 483 00:24:12,230 --> 00:24:10,080 he commanded sts-65 during which he and 484 00:24:15,590 --> 00:24:12,240 his crew set a record for the longest 485 00:24:17,830 --> 00:24:15,600 shuttle mission at that time and sts-88 486 00:24:20,230 --> 00:24:17,840 the first space station assembly mission 487 00:24:22,070 --> 00:24:20,240 he is currently the center director 488 00:24:23,029 --> 00:24:22,080 right here at nasa's kennedy space 489 00:24:28,310 --> 00:24:23,039 center 490 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:30,710 he piloted sts-38 a department of 491 00:24:35,350 --> 00:24:33,440 defense mission then commanded sts-51 492 00:24:37,430 --> 00:24:35,360 which concluded with the first night 493 00:24:40,630 --> 00:24:37,440 landing at the kennedy space center on 494 00:24:42,310 --> 00:24:40,640 his third and final mission sts-105 495 00:24:45,830 --> 00:24:42,320 he commanded the international space 496 00:24:48,549 --> 00:24:45,840 station for 117 days he has served in 497 00:24:51,350 --> 00:24:48,559 many nasa leadership roles including iss 498 00:24:53,590 --> 00:24:51,360 deputy program manager but is now senior 499 00:24:55,750 --> 00:24:53,600 vice president deputy general manager of 500 00:24:58,149 --> 00:24:55,760 the advanced programs group at orbital 501 00:25:00,390 --> 00:24:58,159 sciences corporation where he oversees 502 00:25:04,710 --> 00:25:00,400 all human space flight for the company 503 00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:06,950 he piloted the precedent setting mission 504 00:25:11,029 --> 00:25:09,039 to the crippled hubble space telescope 505 00:25:13,430 --> 00:25:11,039 in 1993 506 00:25:16,070 --> 00:25:13,440 capturing and restoring it to full 507 00:25:18,390 --> 00:25:16,080 capability through a record five 508 00:25:20,390 --> 00:25:18,400 spacewalks then commanded the second 509 00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:20,400 maintenance mission he lived aboard the 510 00:25:24,510 --> 00:25:22,240 international space station from 511 00:25:28,390 --> 00:25:24,520 november 2nd through may 512 00:25:30,149 --> 00:25:28,400 2003 as commander of expedition six 513 00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:30,159 the first crew of u.s astronauts to 514 00:25:35,269 --> 00:25:32,240 return to earth in the russian soyuz 515 00:25:37,190 --> 00:25:35,279 spacecraft currently is spacex vice 516 00:25:39,510 --> 00:25:37,200 president of astronaut safety emission 517 00:25:42,470 --> 00:25:39,520 assurance ken bowersox 518 00:26:03,990 --> 00:25:42,480 ladies and gentlemen our hall of fame 519 00:26:07,669 --> 00:26:05,909 and now i'd like to welcome to the 520 00:26:09,750 --> 00:26:07,679 podium hall of fame astronaut and 521 00:26:16,470 --> 00:26:09,760 kennedy space center director mr robert 522 00:26:20,310 --> 00:26:18,070 thanks john 523 00:26:21,909 --> 00:26:20,320 on behalf of nasa and the entire ksc 524 00:26:23,510 --> 00:26:21,919 team i'd like to welcome you all to the 525 00:26:25,269 --> 00:26:23,520 kennedy space center 526 00:26:26,950 --> 00:26:25,279 this is always a fun event and something 527 00:26:28,470 --> 00:26:26,960 that i look forward to 528 00:26:29,669 --> 00:26:28,480 it's great to have 529 00:26:31,830 --> 00:26:29,679 these three 530 00:26:33,029 --> 00:26:31,840 outstanding inductees back here in 531 00:26:34,950 --> 00:26:33,039 florida 532 00:26:37,110 --> 00:26:34,960 franklin your journey from 533 00:26:40,070 --> 00:26:37,120 costa rica to coming up here on this 534 00:26:41,750 --> 00:26:40,080 stage is uh something very special and i 535 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:41,760 think for any child that ever had a 536 00:26:46,070 --> 00:26:44,480 dream you're an inspiration 537 00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:46,080 chili 538 00:26:50,390 --> 00:26:48,159 you know you pretty much excelled at an 539 00:26:51,909 --> 00:26:50,400 astronaut i think those four store stars 540 00:26:53,269 --> 00:26:51,919 you weren't here for show your 541 00:26:54,710 --> 00:26:53,279 excellence there but i bet if i asked 542 00:26:56,390 --> 00:26:54,720 you what you're most proud of your 543 00:26:58,070 --> 00:26:56,400 finest accomplishment it'd be kathy and 544 00:26:59,669 --> 00:26:58,080 those four girls and i'm sorry they 545 00:27:02,710 --> 00:26:59,679 couldn't be here 546 00:27:05,029 --> 00:27:02,720 uh charlie pastor of lyon 547 00:27:06,789 --> 00:27:05,039 i i promise not to tell any stories 548 00:27:10,549 --> 00:27:06,799 about you and russia if you promise not 549 00:27:15,830 --> 00:27:13,029 in spite of what some of you may have 550 00:27:18,149 --> 00:27:15,840 heard the ending of the shuttle program 551 00:27:28,149 --> 00:27:18,159 has not ended human space flight at nasa 552 00:27:33,990 --> 00:27:31,190 ksc continues to make great strides at 553 00:27:36,230 --> 00:27:34,000 becoming a multi-user government and 554 00:27:39,110 --> 00:27:36,240 commercial spaceport of the future 555 00:27:41,909 --> 00:27:39,120 renovations out at launch pad 39b the 556 00:27:44,630 --> 00:27:41,919 vehicle assembly building the lcc 557 00:27:46,630 --> 00:27:44,640 are all on track to support the space 558 00:27:50,070 --> 00:27:46,640 launch system in the multipurpose crew 559 00:27:52,630 --> 00:27:50,080 vehicle in fact assembly the first test 560 00:27:54,789 --> 00:27:52,640 multi-purpose crew vehicle orion 561 00:27:56,470 --> 00:27:54,799 hardware is arriving at this time 562 00:27:59,510 --> 00:27:56,480 right now it's being assembled over in 563 00:28:02,230 --> 00:27:59,520 the onc newly refurbished onc high bay 564 00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:02,240 for a test flight in 2014. 565 00:28:06,070 --> 00:28:04,159 and there are visible signs that the 566 00:28:08,470 --> 00:28:06,080 commercial space industry continues to 567 00:28:10,070 --> 00:28:08,480 make progress also 568 00:28:12,950 --> 00:28:10,080 we've got space florida continuing to 569 00:28:14,870 --> 00:28:12,960 pair prepare opf bay 3 for boeing and 570 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:14,880 their cst 100 571 00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:18,240 spacecraft yesterday sierra nevada 572 00:28:21,350 --> 00:28:20,000 announced an increased presence here at 573 00:28:22,149 --> 00:28:21,360 ksc 574 00:28:24,149 --> 00:28:22,159 and 575 00:28:26,070 --> 00:28:24,159 spacex falcon 9 launch coming up here 576 00:28:28,310 --> 00:28:26,080 with dragon taking cargo to the 577 00:28:30,389 --> 00:28:28,320 international space station shows their 578 00:28:32,149 --> 00:28:30,399 progress 579 00:28:34,310 --> 00:28:32,159 our path forward continues to be 580 00:28:35,830 --> 00:28:34,320 challenging but the ksc team is 581 00:28:37,669 --> 00:28:35,840 definitely up to the challenge and i 582 00:28:39,110 --> 00:28:37,679 know we're going to excel 583 00:28:41,350 --> 00:28:39,120 so to franklin 584 00:28:43,750 --> 00:28:41,360 chile and charlie and my sincere 585 00:28:46,149 --> 00:28:43,760 congratulations on a well-deserved honor 586 00:28:47,990 --> 00:28:46,159 and to chile and charlie 587 00:28:49,430 --> 00:28:48,000 sox and frank and i are just glad 588 00:29:01,350 --> 00:28:49,440 somebody else is going to walk in behind 589 00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:03,029 and now ladies and gentlemen please 590 00:29:07,110 --> 00:29:05,120 welcome hall of fame astronaut and 591 00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:07,120 astronaut scholarship foundation 592 00:29:15,750 --> 00:29:13,669 thank you very much 593 00:29:18,389 --> 00:29:15,760 thank you so much everyone 594 00:29:20,230 --> 00:29:18,399 it's great to uh be here with you today 595 00:29:23,269 --> 00:29:20,240 and i want to thank you for supporting 596 00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:23,279 uh this great uh event 597 00:29:27,909 --> 00:29:25,440 uh the inductions are already always a 598 00:29:29,190 --> 00:29:27,919 highlight of the year for me 599 00:29:31,990 --> 00:29:29,200 and uh 600 00:29:34,470 --> 00:29:32,000 i the astronaut scholarship foundation 601 00:29:35,350 --> 00:29:34,480 was founded by the six surviving members 602 00:29:37,350 --> 00:29:35,360 of the 603 00:29:39,510 --> 00:29:37,360 mercury's original 604 00:29:41,909 --> 00:29:39,520 america's original mercury seven 605 00:29:43,909 --> 00:29:41,919 astronauts in 1984. 606 00:29:45,990 --> 00:29:43,919 the foundation has been going strong for 607 00:29:49,110 --> 00:29:46,000 almost three decades 608 00:29:51,909 --> 00:29:49,120 and i am proud to be its chairman 609 00:29:53,909 --> 00:29:51,919 our goal is to aid the united states 610 00:29:56,470 --> 00:29:53,919 in remain in retaining its world 611 00:29:59,190 --> 00:29:56,480 leadership in science and technology by 612 00:30:01,430 --> 00:29:59,200 providing scholarships to top college 613 00:30:02,549 --> 00:30:01,440 students pursuing degrees in these 614 00:30:04,950 --> 00:30:02,559 fields 615 00:30:07,590 --> 00:30:04,960 in the beginning the award was a 616 00:30:10,870 --> 00:30:07,600 thousand dollars and there were seven uh 617 00:30:12,789 --> 00:30:10,880 scholarships given one representing each 618 00:30:16,389 --> 00:30:12,799 mercury astronaut 619 00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:16,399 the foundation now distributes 28 10 000 620 00:30:22,389 --> 00:30:19,360 scholarships annually and has awarded 621 00:30:23,590 --> 00:30:22,399 since its inception nearly 3.5 million 622 00:30:25,350 --> 00:30:23,600 dollars 623 00:30:28,070 --> 00:30:25,360 our scholarships are the largest 624 00:30:29,990 --> 00:30:28,080 monetary award given in the united 625 00:30:32,389 --> 00:30:30,000 states to science and engineering 626 00:30:35,269 --> 00:30:32,399 students at the undergraduate level and 627 00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:35,279 it's based on solely on merit 628 00:30:46,710 --> 00:30:37,279 scholarship recipient 629 00:30:48,950 --> 00:30:46,720 and brightest in the country and we have 630 00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:48,960 some here with all of our scholarships 631 00:30:59,110 --> 00:30:50,559 that are present stand up and let us 632 00:31:03,430 --> 00:31:00,710 thank you so much 633 00:31:05,509 --> 00:31:03,440 we're glad to support your educational 634 00:31:07,350 --> 00:31:05,519 efforts 635 00:31:10,470 --> 00:31:07,360 not only does the foundation provide 636 00:31:12,630 --> 00:31:10,480 scholarships but we also promote the 637 00:31:14,630 --> 00:31:12,640 the to the general public the importance 638 00:31:17,269 --> 00:31:14,640 of science technology and space 639 00:31:19,509 --> 00:31:17,279 exploration in the us 640 00:31:22,470 --> 00:31:19,519 one way we do this is by serving as a 641 00:31:25,269 --> 00:31:22,480 consultant to nasa and at kennedy space 642 00:31:27,430 --> 00:31:25,279 center visitors complex for the u.s 643 00:31:29,990 --> 00:31:27,440 astronaut hall of fame where we 644 00:31:32,789 --> 00:31:30,000 supervise the selection process 645 00:31:34,710 --> 00:31:32,799 of new astronauts for induction 646 00:31:39,990 --> 00:31:34,720 to do so 647 00:31:42,149 --> 00:31:40,000 outstanding uh an outside committee 648 00:31:44,149 --> 00:31:42,159 of hall of fame astronauts 649 00:31:47,029 --> 00:31:44,159 aerospace person professionals 650 00:31:48,149 --> 00:31:47,039 journalists retired nasa and industry 651 00:31:50,789 --> 00:31:48,159 officials 652 00:31:53,430 --> 00:31:50,799 some of which are here today 653 00:31:57,350 --> 00:31:53,440 with these individuals please stand so 654 00:31:59,830 --> 00:31:57,360 that we can thank you for your support 655 00:32:08,389 --> 00:31:59,840 anybody i know you're here yeah there's 656 00:32:15,110 --> 00:32:11,269 thank you very much for uh 657 00:32:17,830 --> 00:32:15,120 helping in selecting the class of 2012. 658 00:32:18,710 --> 00:32:17,840 now to celebrate this year's inductees 659 00:32:22,230 --> 00:32:18,720 we 660 00:32:23,909 --> 00:32:22,240 gala last night over at the apollo 661 00:32:25,990 --> 00:32:23,919 saturn 5 center 662 00:32:28,950 --> 00:32:26,000 some of y'all might have been there 663 00:32:31,509 --> 00:32:28,960 and we heard from the 19 astronaut 664 00:32:33,750 --> 00:32:31,519 scholars who were working all around the 665 00:32:35,990 --> 00:32:33,760 globe launching rockets researching 666 00:32:37,509 --> 00:32:36,000 medical advancements and furthering 667 00:32:38,950 --> 00:32:37,519 technology 668 00:32:40,789 --> 00:32:38,960 and this event 669 00:32:43,509 --> 00:32:40,799 today and last night would not have been 670 00:32:45,990 --> 00:32:43,519 possible without our friends at nasa bob 671 00:32:48,950 --> 00:32:46,000 cabana who's you've already heard from 672 00:32:51,750 --> 00:32:48,960 as well as kevin kelly and bill moore 673 00:32:54,149 --> 00:32:51,760 uh bill's here somewhere i know 674 00:32:58,310 --> 00:32:54,159 there we are thank you bill with the 675 00:33:02,710 --> 00:33:00,230 bill 676 00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:04,870 sponsorship is really invaluable for us 677 00:33:09,750 --> 00:33:07,120 and your help in making this all 678 00:33:11,830 --> 00:33:09,760 possible i'd also like to thank our top 679 00:33:13,430 --> 00:33:11,840 induction sponsors this year which 680 00:33:16,070 --> 00:33:13,440 include atk 681 00:33:18,470 --> 00:33:16,080 the boeing company courtyard by marriott 682 00:33:20,710 --> 00:33:18,480 in cocoa beach the northrop garman 683 00:33:22,789 --> 00:33:20,720 company james long 684 00:33:24,470 --> 00:33:22,799 lockheed martin and all the others who 685 00:33:26,389 --> 00:33:24,480 supported this event 686 00:33:28,310 --> 00:33:26,399 and let me turn 687 00:33:29,909 --> 00:33:28,320 let's give them all a hand 688 00:33:33,430 --> 00:33:29,919 they've been very generous in their 689 00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:35,669 and now let me turn it back over to john 690 00:33:43,990 --> 00:33:37,760 to induct this year's class into the 691 00:33:48,149 --> 00:33:46,230 thank you charlie 692 00:33:49,990 --> 00:33:48,159 you folks are really lucky today because 693 00:33:52,389 --> 00:33:50,000 as i said i've done many of these and 694 00:33:54,310 --> 00:33:52,399 this is a tremendous group a large well 695 00:33:58,549 --> 00:33:54,320 probably the largest group that i think 696 00:34:03,190 --> 00:34:00,789 and the time has arrived the induction 697 00:34:05,350 --> 00:34:03,200 of the 11th class of space shuttle 698 00:34:07,350 --> 00:34:05,360 astronauts into the united states 699 00:34:09,669 --> 00:34:07,360 astronaut hall of fame 700 00:34:12,790 --> 00:34:09,679 they will be introduced in the order in 701 00:34:16,470 --> 00:34:12,800 which they flew into space 702 00:34:19,030 --> 00:34:16,480 our first inductee is dr franklin r 703 00:34:21,270 --> 00:34:19,040 chang diaz 704 00:34:24,069 --> 00:34:21,280 during his 25 years in the astronaut 705 00:34:27,030 --> 00:34:24,079 program franklin chang diaz became one 706 00:34:28,790 --> 00:34:27,040 of only two astronauts to fly on seven 707 00:34:30,669 --> 00:34:28,800 space shuttle missions 708 00:34:33,869 --> 00:34:30,679 sts-61c 709 00:34:37,069 --> 00:34:33,879 sts-34 sts-46 710 00:34:40,069 --> 00:34:37,079 sts-60 sts-75 711 00:34:42,069 --> 00:34:40,079 sts-91 and sts-111 did i leave any out 712 00:34:44,430 --> 00:34:42,079 franklin 713 00:34:48,470 --> 00:34:44,440 he has logged more than 1 714 00:34:52,069 --> 00:34:48,480 601 hours in space a total that includes 715 00:34:54,470 --> 00:34:52,079 19 hours and 31 minutes accumulated 716 00:34:55,990 --> 00:34:54,480 during three spacewalks 717 00:34:57,750 --> 00:34:56,000 his missions into space included 718 00:34:59,670 --> 00:34:57,760 numerous scientific experiments and 719 00:35:01,829 --> 00:34:59,680 achievements as well as the deployment 720 00:35:04,950 --> 00:35:01,839 of numerous satellites as part of the 721 00:35:06,870 --> 00:35:04,960 crew of sts-34 atlantis he took part in 722 00:35:09,190 --> 00:35:06,880 the successful deployment of the galileo 723 00:35:12,470 --> 00:35:09,200 spacecraft on its journey to explore 724 00:35:14,829 --> 00:35:12,480 jupiter he has mapped atmospheric ozone 725 00:35:17,589 --> 00:35:14,839 levels researched on the effects of 726 00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:17,599 microgravity on plants and flew on the 727 00:35:22,870 --> 00:35:20,960 first joint u.s soyuz u.s russian space 728 00:35:25,589 --> 00:35:22,880 shuttle mission on which a russian 729 00:35:28,069 --> 00:35:25,599 cosmonaut was a crew member on his final 730 00:35:29,990 --> 00:35:28,079 mission sts-111 he installed the 731 00:35:32,710 --> 00:35:30,000 mobile-based system on the international 732 00:35:35,430 --> 00:35:32,720 space station and he replaced the failed 733 00:35:39,270 --> 00:35:35,440 wrist joint on the canada 2 arm chang 734 00:35:41,910 --> 00:35:39,280 diaz retired from nasa in july of 2005 735 00:35:44,470 --> 00:35:41,920 and then founded at astra rocket company 736 00:35:46,950 --> 00:35:44,480 which is dedicated to the development of 737 00:35:49,430 --> 00:35:46,960 advanced plasma rocket propulsion 738 00:35:51,270 --> 00:35:49,440 technology ed astra's efforts have led 739 00:35:53,510 --> 00:35:51,280 to the production of a rocket that has 740 00:35:56,230 --> 00:35:53,520 the theoretical franklin tells me it's 741 00:35:58,630 --> 00:35:56,240 more than theoretical capability of 742 00:35:59,390 --> 00:35:58,640 carrying a manned mission to mars in 743 00:36:01,910 --> 00:35:59,400 just 744 00:36:03,349 --> 00:36:01,920 39 days 745 00:36:19,670 --> 00:36:03,359 let's take a look at a few video 746 00:36:23,030 --> 00:36:21,430 mbs thermal blanket 747 00:36:24,470 --> 00:36:23,040 okay thanks 748 00:36:25,910 --> 00:36:24,480 really excited to be here it's going to 749 00:36:37,829 --> 00:36:25,920 be my first flight really looking 750 00:37:07,109 --> 00:36:41,109 mission 61c 751 00:37:10,390 --> 00:37:08,870 that's a nice pretty picture franklin 752 00:37:12,390 --> 00:37:10,400 thank you one 753 00:37:16,069 --> 00:37:12,400 and liftoff of the space shuttle 754 00:37:24,470 --> 00:37:16,079 atlantis on a mission for new utility in 755 00:37:28,470 --> 00:37:26,950 of discovery on a whole new era of space 756 00:37:36,230 --> 00:37:28,480 flight between the united states and 757 00:37:40,069 --> 00:37:38,230 of the space shuttle columbia continuing 758 00:37:48,870 --> 00:37:40,079 space research through tether satellite 759 00:37:53,670 --> 00:37:51,670 and liftoff with a spatial discovery as 760 00:38:02,069 --> 00:37:53,680 nasa departs on the final mission to 761 00:38:06,230 --> 00:38:04,069 and liftoff of the spatial endeavor 762 00:38:10,550 --> 00:38:06,240 extending our reach while expanding our 763 00:38:14,310 --> 00:38:12,550 this is a good view from franklin diaz's 764 00:38:29,750 --> 00:38:14,320 helmet camera looking past those debris 765 00:38:59,990 --> 00:38:30,829 ladies 766 00:39:03,349 --> 00:39:01,910 to present franklin chang diaz for 767 00:39:05,589 --> 00:39:03,359 induction into the united states 768 00:39:08,150 --> 00:39:05,599 astronaut hall of fame please welcome 769 00:39:16,150 --> 00:39:08,160 hall of fame astronaut george pinkey 770 00:39:21,030 --> 00:39:18,630 franklin 771 00:39:24,069 --> 00:39:21,040 and peggy 772 00:39:25,990 --> 00:39:24,079 so it's an honor to do this franklin 773 00:39:27,589 --> 00:39:26,000 franklin was the first 774 00:39:29,349 --> 00:39:27,599 latin american 775 00:39:30,630 --> 00:39:29,359 to fly in space 776 00:39:40,230 --> 00:39:30,640 he was 777 00:39:42,950 --> 00:39:40,240 rica and just like 778 00:39:45,109 --> 00:39:42,960 kids all over the world franklin wanted 779 00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:45,119 to be an astronaut when he grew up 780 00:39:50,710 --> 00:39:47,040 he followed 781 00:39:53,670 --> 00:39:50,720 the early space missions on the radio in 782 00:39:56,150 --> 00:39:53,680 in costa rica didn't speak english 783 00:39:58,390 --> 00:39:56,160 but he knew the names 784 00:39:59,670 --> 00:39:58,400 of the early astronauts he knew al 785 00:40:02,870 --> 00:39:59,680 shepard and 786 00:40:04,790 --> 00:40:02,880 john young and all you guys 787 00:40:06,950 --> 00:40:04,800 and but there was one astronaut he could 788 00:40:08,630 --> 00:40:06,960 never figure out who was on 789 00:40:11,349 --> 00:40:08,640 seemed like every mission there was this 790 00:40:21,589 --> 00:40:11,359 astronaut named roger that they kept 791 00:40:26,309 --> 00:40:23,190 did you ever get to meet him 792 00:40:30,069 --> 00:40:28,230 in 1967 793 00:40:31,589 --> 00:40:30,079 franklin wrote a letter to verner von 794 00:40:33,990 --> 00:40:31,599 braun 795 00:40:35,589 --> 00:40:34,000 i said what do i need to do to be an 796 00:40:37,349 --> 00:40:35,599 astronaut and von braun didn't answer 797 00:40:39,109 --> 00:40:37,359 but he did get an answer back from from 798 00:40:40,069 --> 00:40:39,119 someone at the marshall space flight 799 00:40:42,150 --> 00:40:40,079 center 800 00:40:43,430 --> 00:40:42,160 and the there was actually an underlying 801 00:40:44,790 --> 00:40:43,440 part of the letter that said well one of 802 00:40:46,950 --> 00:40:44,800 the things you need to do is a u.s 803 00:40:47,750 --> 00:40:46,960 citizen 804 00:40:49,510 --> 00:40:47,760 and 805 00:40:51,109 --> 00:40:49,520 not to be deterred after he graduated 806 00:40:53,750 --> 00:40:51,119 from high school franklin left costa 807 00:40:55,910 --> 00:40:53,760 rica and came to united states 808 00:40:57,829 --> 00:40:55,920 to be an astronaut he didn't speak 809 00:40:59,109 --> 00:40:57,839 english so he went to high school for a 810 00:41:02,230 --> 00:40:59,119 year and 811 00:41:03,510 --> 00:41:02,240 again and learned to speak english 812 00:41:06,950 --> 00:41:03,520 then he 813 00:41:09,349 --> 00:41:06,960 went on to college got a degree in 814 00:41:11,990 --> 00:41:09,359 mechanical engineering 815 00:41:13,349 --> 00:41:12,000 and on to uh 816 00:41:15,190 --> 00:41:13,359 mit 817 00:41:16,710 --> 00:41:15,200 it was an auspicious beginning when he 818 00:41:17,990 --> 00:41:16,720 came to united states like i said he 819 00:41:20,470 --> 00:41:18,000 didn't speak english and i don't know 820 00:41:23,190 --> 00:41:20,480 how long it was franklin but it was some 821 00:41:29,270 --> 00:41:23,200 significant period of time when franklin 822 00:41:35,030 --> 00:41:30,630 which was the only english phrase he 823 00:41:38,790 --> 00:41:36,870 but he did learn english and he learned 824 00:41:40,550 --> 00:41:38,800 engineering and he went to mit and he 825 00:41:41,670 --> 00:41:40,560 learned plasma physics and he learned to 826 00:41:45,270 --> 00:41:41,680 fly 827 00:41:48,470 --> 00:41:45,280 and he became a united states citizen 828 00:41:51,670 --> 00:41:48,480 and in 1980 829 00:41:53,750 --> 00:41:51,680 he became an astronaut candidate which 830 00:41:56,150 --> 00:41:53,760 is an absolutely remarkable thing for a 831 00:42:07,829 --> 00:41:56,160 kid from costa rica to pretty much will 832 00:42:16,630 --> 00:42:11,990 so he moved to houston he married peggy 833 00:42:19,430 --> 00:42:16,640 he uh his first flight was sts-61c 834 00:42:21,030 --> 00:42:19,440 and uh i have a i o franklin from that 835 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:21,040 flight he actually saved me from a life 836 00:42:27,670 --> 00:42:26,150 on we had five launch attempts on that 837 00:42:30,470 --> 00:42:27,680 mission and 838 00:42:33,349 --> 00:42:30,480 after one of the early launch attempts 839 00:42:35,430 --> 00:42:33,359 franklin came up to me and i had i had 840 00:42:37,589 --> 00:42:35,440 been taking almost from superstition we 841 00:42:39,750 --> 00:42:37,599 used to take this uh 842 00:42:41,750 --> 00:42:39,760 medication called scope decks it was a 843 00:42:43,430 --> 00:42:41,760 little half a pile of scopalamine and 844 00:42:45,670 --> 00:42:43,440 half a pill of dextrine so one was an 845 00:42:47,270 --> 00:42:45,680 upper and one was a downer and the 846 00:42:49,510 --> 00:42:47,280 the rumor was that it would keep you 847 00:42:51,430 --> 00:42:49,520 from getting space sick 848 00:42:53,430 --> 00:42:51,440 and 849 00:42:54,790 --> 00:42:53,440 after i think it was the second launch 850 00:42:57,349 --> 00:42:54,800 attempt franklin came up and put his 851 00:42:58,870 --> 00:42:57,359 hand on my shoulder and said 852 00:43:00,550 --> 00:42:58,880 pinky i don't think you should take 853 00:43:07,750 --> 00:43:00,560 scope decks anymore it makes you really 854 00:43:12,069 --> 00:43:08,630 and i 855 00:43:14,790 --> 00:43:12,079 i kicked it 856 00:43:15,589 --> 00:43:14,800 never took it again 857 00:43:18,550 --> 00:43:15,599 so 858 00:43:19,750 --> 00:43:18,560 over 12 years franklin flew seven times 859 00:43:21,349 --> 00:43:19,760 franklin was probably the most 860 00:43:23,270 --> 00:43:21,359 comfortable 861 00:43:26,309 --> 00:43:23,280 astronaut i've known he just seemed to 862 00:43:28,069 --> 00:43:26,319 fit in whatever was going on around 863 00:43:30,630 --> 00:43:28,079 around there 864 00:43:33,430 --> 00:43:30,640 but i think just as importantly 865 00:43:35,910 --> 00:43:33,440 and uniquely in the astronaut office 866 00:43:38,150 --> 00:43:35,920 franklin came in as a scientist and an 867 00:43:39,670 --> 00:43:38,160 engineer and he worked really hard to 868 00:43:42,150 --> 00:43:39,680 maintain 869 00:43:43,750 --> 00:43:42,160 that status while he was 870 00:43:45,190 --> 00:43:43,760 being assigned to flights and working on 871 00:43:48,069 --> 00:43:45,200 missions he used to carry around the 872 00:43:50,470 --> 00:43:48,079 notebook where he would 873 00:43:51,990 --> 00:43:50,480 solve the 874 00:43:54,069 --> 00:43:52,000 maxwell's equations and the 875 00:43:55,510 --> 00:43:54,079 navier-stokes equations and you know i 876 00:43:56,870 --> 00:43:55,520 remember looking at it one day actually 877 00:43:58,790 --> 00:43:56,880 charlie bolden showed it to me at the 878 00:44:00,870 --> 00:43:58,800 top of the page it said something like i 879 00:44:02,470 --> 00:44:00,880 will now show that i that we can build 880 00:44:04,230 --> 00:44:02,480 the nozzle 881 00:44:06,150 --> 00:44:04,240 nothing and it was followed by all these 882 00:44:09,349 --> 00:44:06,160 equations 883 00:44:11,670 --> 00:44:09,359 and so he continued to push the envelope 884 00:44:13,510 --> 00:44:11,680 and and after he left nasa franklin has 885 00:44:15,190 --> 00:44:13,520 continued to push the envelope at his at 886 00:44:16,950 --> 00:44:15,200 his company at astra 887 00:44:19,510 --> 00:44:16,960 and 888 00:44:22,710 --> 00:44:19,520 he's got an engine that runs i mean 889 00:44:24,950 --> 00:44:22,720 it's hard enough to solve maxwell's 890 00:44:27,510 --> 00:44:24,960 equations and the navier-stokes 891 00:44:29,349 --> 00:44:27,520 equations together right but but to 892 00:44:30,950 --> 00:44:29,359 actually building build a machine that 893 00:44:32,470 --> 00:44:30,960 solves those equations in the way you 894 00:44:34,630 --> 00:44:32,480 want and produces 895 00:44:35,510 --> 00:44:34,640 thrust out the back end is an amazing 896 00:44:36,710 --> 00:44:35,520 thing 897 00:44:38,630 --> 00:44:36,720 and 898 00:44:43,190 --> 00:44:38,640 as he says he thinks he can get us to 899 00:44:44,710 --> 00:44:43,200 mars in 39 days if we work at it 900 00:44:46,230 --> 00:44:44,720 so 901 00:44:49,270 --> 00:44:46,240 franklin we can only hope the country 902 00:44:51,670 --> 00:44:49,280 has the vision and the courage to pursue 903 00:44:54,309 --> 00:44:51,680 these kind of goals and 904 00:44:56,230 --> 00:44:54,319 you've done incredible things 905 00:44:59,349 --> 00:44:56,240 but i really believe that your biggest 906 00:45:01,270 --> 00:44:59,359 impact is uh is yet to come 907 00:45:02,630 --> 00:45:01,280 so i can't imagine 908 00:45:04,390 --> 00:45:02,640 the us 909 00:45:05,910 --> 00:45:04,400 astronaut hall of fame without franklin 910 00:45:07,349 --> 00:45:05,920 chang in it 911 00:45:37,270 --> 00:45:07,359 so 912 00:45:44,710 --> 00:45:40,390 thank you 913 00:45:47,109 --> 00:45:44,720 i 914 00:45:50,069 --> 00:45:47,119 don't have 915 00:45:52,550 --> 00:45:50,079 words prepared but i will speak 916 00:45:54,870 --> 00:45:52,560 from the heart 917 00:45:58,950 --> 00:45:54,880 i am 918 00:46:01,510 --> 00:45:58,960 i'm a product of two cultures 919 00:46:02,950 --> 00:46:01,520 and um this 920 00:46:05,829 --> 00:46:02,960 honor here 921 00:46:08,630 --> 00:46:05,839 has a special meaning to me 922 00:46:10,470 --> 00:46:08,640 because it's given by 923 00:46:13,109 --> 00:46:10,480 those who 924 00:46:15,270 --> 00:46:13,119 have always been my heroes 925 00:46:18,230 --> 00:46:15,280 and these folks here 926 00:46:20,710 --> 00:46:18,240 are the people that i looked up to 927 00:46:23,430 --> 00:46:20,720 since i was very young 928 00:46:26,309 --> 00:46:23,440 and i think this whole um 929 00:46:29,190 --> 00:46:26,319 this whole thing is like a chain 930 00:46:30,390 --> 00:46:29,200 and there are many others probably young 931 00:46:32,309 --> 00:46:30,400 kids 932 00:46:35,030 --> 00:46:32,319 like i was 933 00:46:38,230 --> 00:46:35,040 that are looking up to us 934 00:46:40,829 --> 00:46:38,240 and following their dreams 935 00:46:44,790 --> 00:46:40,839 and one thing i always say is that no 936 00:46:47,270 --> 00:46:44,800 one gets anywhere without someone 937 00:46:50,870 --> 00:46:47,280 someone else's help 938 00:46:53,030 --> 00:46:50,880 and i sure had my dose of help 939 00:46:57,270 --> 00:46:53,040 from a lot of people 940 00:46:59,510 --> 00:46:57,280 in costa rica and the united states 941 00:47:07,670 --> 00:46:59,520 beginning with my mother 942 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:16,630 my mother 943 00:47:21,349 --> 00:47:19,430 and many other members of my family 944 00:47:24,230 --> 00:47:21,359 i have brothers 945 00:47:26,870 --> 00:47:24,240 i have one of my daughters here my wife 946 00:47:28,549 --> 00:47:26,880 peggy who's been behind me 947 00:47:31,030 --> 00:47:28,559 all this time 948 00:47:33,750 --> 00:47:31,040 difficult times of 949 00:47:43,670 --> 00:47:33,760 danger of going into space so many times 950 00:47:46,390 --> 00:47:44,549 but 951 00:47:49,349 --> 00:47:46,400 i'm actually 952 00:47:50,390 --> 00:47:49,359 today most thankful 953 00:47:55,430 --> 00:47:50,400 to 954 00:47:59,030 --> 00:47:55,440 that in 1968 955 00:48:01,430 --> 00:47:59,040 opened the doors for me 956 00:48:03,109 --> 00:48:01,440 a dreamer that came to the shores of 957 00:48:09,510 --> 00:48:03,119 this country 958 00:48:11,589 --> 00:48:09,520 to the land of opportunity 959 00:48:14,069 --> 00:48:11,599 to the american dream 960 00:48:16,790 --> 00:48:14,079 and i can say 961 00:48:21,349 --> 00:48:19,109 i fulfill that dream 962 00:48:23,589 --> 00:48:21,359 and the dream is alive here 963 00:48:26,549 --> 00:48:23,599 in this country it's a great country 964 00:48:33,430 --> 00:48:26,559 it's the best country on this planet 965 00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:35,990 have to 966 00:48:39,670 --> 00:48:38,230 look at it from the outside to 967 00:48:41,829 --> 00:48:39,680 appreciate 968 00:48:43,030 --> 00:48:41,839 the beauty that we have 969 00:48:44,870 --> 00:48:43,040 in this 970 00:48:47,190 --> 00:48:44,880 50 states 971 00:48:51,109 --> 00:48:48,710 the goals 972 00:48:54,069 --> 00:48:51,119 the aspirations and the difficulties 973 00:48:58,950 --> 00:48:56,950 but the future is bright 974 00:49:01,990 --> 00:48:58,960 and we've got 975 00:49:04,549 --> 00:49:02,000 you know the table served 976 00:49:06,790 --> 00:49:04,559 we need to keep it and protected 977 00:49:07,829 --> 00:49:06,800 and i think for this young scholars that 978 00:49:09,829 --> 00:49:07,839 are 979 00:49:11,910 --> 00:49:09,839 looking to the future 980 00:49:14,470 --> 00:49:11,920 the future is great 981 00:49:15,270 --> 00:49:14,480 the future is absolutely great 982 00:49:16,790 --> 00:49:15,280 and 983 00:49:19,030 --> 00:49:16,800 this country will be 984 00:49:21,670 --> 00:49:19,040 the leader 985 00:49:22,549 --> 00:49:21,680 and i am very proud to be part of that 986 00:49:38,870 --> 00:49:22,559 team 987 00:49:43,030 --> 00:49:41,589 congratulations dr franklin chang diaz 988 00:49:47,430 --> 00:49:43,040 and welcome to the united states 989 00:49:57,589 --> 00:49:49,349 roger just called for you i told him you 990 00:50:01,990 --> 00:50:00,630 our second inductee today is general 991 00:50:05,270 --> 00:50:02,000 kevin p 992 00:50:10,309 --> 00:50:07,349 a three-time space shuttle astronaut 993 00:50:13,470 --> 00:50:10,319 kevin chilton has logged more than 704 994 00:50:17,750 --> 00:50:13,480 hours in space he served as the pilot on 995 00:50:20,630 --> 00:50:17,760 sts-49 and sts 59 and as the commander 996 00:50:24,710 --> 00:50:20,640 of sts-76 997 00:50:26,790 --> 00:50:24,720 in 1992 chilton launched aboard sts-49 998 00:50:28,790 --> 00:50:26,800 the maiden voyage of the space shuttle 999 00:50:32,710 --> 00:50:28,800 endeavor during the mission the crew 1000 00:50:35,349 --> 00:50:32,720 performed a record for evas to retrieve 1001 00:50:38,069 --> 00:50:35,359 repair and deploy the international 1002 00:50:40,950 --> 00:50:38,079 telecommunications satellite and to 1003 00:50:43,030 --> 00:50:40,960 demonstrate and evaluate numerous eva 1004 00:50:45,510 --> 00:50:43,040 tasks to be used for the assembly of the 1005 00:50:47,829 --> 00:50:45,520 space station freedom the proposed 1006 00:50:49,670 --> 00:50:47,839 orbiting laboratory that served as the 1007 00:50:50,790 --> 00:50:49,680 forerunner to the international space 1008 00:50:53,510 --> 00:50:50,800 station 1009 00:50:55,910 --> 00:50:53,520 as pilot on sts-59 he took part in the 1010 00:50:58,870 --> 00:50:55,920 deployment of the space radar laboratory 1011 00:51:00,230 --> 00:50:58,880 or srl to study the earth's surface and 1012 00:51:03,990 --> 00:51:00,240 atmosphere 1013 00:51:06,230 --> 00:51:04,000 and as commander on sts 76 he guided the 1014 00:51:08,790 --> 00:51:06,240 shuttle for its third docking with the 1015 00:51:11,510 --> 00:51:08,800 russian space station mir 1016 00:51:14,309 --> 00:51:11,520 which began a continuous two-year 1017 00:51:15,829 --> 00:51:14,319 presence of americans aboard the russian 1018 00:51:17,589 --> 00:51:15,839 space station 1019 00:51:19,750 --> 00:51:17,599 after an 11-year career with nasa 1020 00:51:22,230 --> 00:51:19,760 chilton returned to the air force where 1021 00:51:25,109 --> 00:51:22,240 he most recently served as commander 1022 00:51:27,589 --> 00:51:25,119 united states strategic command office 1023 00:51:30,069 --> 00:51:27,599 air force base nebraska a position in 1024 00:51:33,030 --> 00:51:30,079 which he was responsible for the global 1025 00:51:35,030 --> 00:51:33,040 command and control of u.s strategic 1026 00:51:37,589 --> 00:51:35,040 forces to meet decisive national 1027 00:51:41,030 --> 00:51:37,599 security objectives children retired 1028 00:51:45,030 --> 00:51:41,040 from the air force on february 1st 2011 1029 00:51:46,150 --> 00:51:45,040 having attained the rank of four star 1030 00:51:47,589 --> 00:51:46,160 general 1031 00:52:10,549 --> 00:51:47,599 let's take a look at some of the video 1032 00:52:12,790 --> 00:52:11,589 three 1033 00:52:13,910 --> 00:52:12,800 two 1034 00:52:16,309 --> 00:52:13,920 one 1035 00:52:18,470 --> 00:52:16,319 booster ignition and liftoff of the 1036 00:52:24,470 --> 00:52:18,480 maiden voyage of endeavor on a satellite 1037 00:52:28,870 --> 00:52:26,069 the use of this ergometer is part of an 1038 00:52:41,750 --> 00:52:28,880 evaluation to investigate alternatives 1039 00:52:47,030 --> 00:52:44,390 zero and liftoff of the space shuttle 1040 00:53:01,430 --> 00:52:47,040 endeavor observing the changes of planet 1041 00:53:05,829 --> 00:53:03,829 the commander sid gutierrez in the blue 1042 00:53:08,150 --> 00:53:05,839 shirt uh pilot kevin chilton in the red 1043 00:53:09,750 --> 00:53:08,160 shirt and payload commander linda godwin 1044 00:53:11,190 --> 00:53:09,760 just moving out of the frame the final 1045 00:53:13,190 --> 00:53:11,200 thing that's unique about this flight 1046 00:53:14,950 --> 00:53:13,200 over the other two previous fights to is 1047 00:53:16,390 --> 00:53:14,960 the particular science we're conducting 1048 00:53:17,510 --> 00:53:16,400 on the mission 1049 00:53:20,230 --> 00:53:17,520 one 1050 00:53:22,069 --> 00:53:20,240 booster ignition and liftoff of atlantis 1051 00:53:24,870 --> 00:53:22,079 on the third shuttle mirror docking 1052 00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:32,870 we have a good image of you chilly 1053 00:53:36,230 --> 00:53:34,630 this is the first time in my three 1054 00:53:38,470 --> 00:53:36,240 shuttle flights and i've actually gone 1055 00:53:58,150 --> 00:53:38,480 some place when i left the planet earth 1056 00:53:58,160 --> 00:54:00,829 ladies and 1057 00:54:20,630 --> 00:54:03,349 gentles and gentlemen astronaut kevin 1058 00:54:24,470 --> 00:54:22,710 to present kevin chilton for induction 1059 00:54:26,390 --> 00:54:24,480 into the united states astronaut hall of 1060 00:54:36,150 --> 00:54:26,400 fame please welcome hall of fame 1061 00:54:40,470 --> 00:54:38,789 well good afternoon uh you heard uh the 1062 00:54:42,710 --> 00:54:40,480 rundown of chili's uh technical 1063 00:54:44,870 --> 00:54:42,720 achievements but one of the things uh i 1064 00:54:46,710 --> 00:54:44,880 remember uh most about chile is his 1065 00:54:48,069 --> 00:54:46,720 dedication to his family a dedicated 1066 00:54:49,750 --> 00:54:48,079 family man 1067 00:54:52,549 --> 00:54:49,760 and he is fortunate to have his wife 1068 00:54:56,230 --> 00:54:52,559 kathy with him here today 1069 00:54:57,990 --> 00:54:56,240 she is she's a general in her own right 1070 00:54:59,349 --> 00:54:58,000 he also is a father of four daughters 1071 00:55:01,990 --> 00:54:59,359 which demonstrates he is really a 1072 00:55:05,829 --> 00:55:03,829 and they refer to the daughters as the 1073 00:55:07,910 --> 00:55:05,839 four m's 1074 00:55:10,309 --> 00:55:07,920 daughter number one madison 1075 00:55:11,910 --> 00:55:10,319 is graduating from united states air 1076 00:55:14,549 --> 00:55:11,920 force academy and will put on an 1077 00:55:16,230 --> 00:55:14,559 attendance bar here in a few days 1078 00:55:18,950 --> 00:55:16,240 daughter number two mary kate is a 1079 00:55:20,309 --> 00:55:18,960 sophomore at the university of nebraska 1080 00:55:22,150 --> 00:55:20,319 daughter number three megan is 1081 00:55:24,950 --> 00:55:22,160 graduating from high school and going on 1082 00:55:27,670 --> 00:55:24,960 to penn state university 1083 00:55:29,030 --> 00:55:27,680 and the daughter number four morgan uh 1084 00:55:30,549 --> 00:55:29,040 is uh 1085 00:55:32,150 --> 00:55:30,559 kathy says gonna go balloon writing but 1086 00:55:34,390 --> 00:55:32,160 i don't think that's really true she's a 1087 00:55:36,390 --> 00:55:34,400 she's a sophomore in high school 1088 00:55:37,589 --> 00:55:36,400 so you can imagine these four m's uh 1089 00:55:39,270 --> 00:55:37,599 coming home to dinner at night and 1090 00:55:41,510 --> 00:55:39,280 having dinner with two generals every 1091 00:55:43,589 --> 00:55:41,520 night 1092 00:55:45,030 --> 00:55:43,599 well in addition to being a terrific 1093 00:55:47,430 --> 00:55:45,040 family man 1094 00:55:49,910 --> 00:55:47,440 there are a few other things that that 1095 00:55:51,510 --> 00:55:49,920 chile has done he graduated as a 1096 00:55:54,309 --> 00:55:51,520 distinguished graduate of the air force 1097 00:55:56,710 --> 00:55:54,319 academy in 76 went on to get a master's 1098 00:55:57,829 --> 00:55:56,720 as a guggenheim fellowship at columbia 1099 00:55:59,349 --> 00:55:57,839 had 1100 00:56:02,390 --> 00:55:59,359 operational tours and 1101 00:56:03,750 --> 00:56:02,400 rf4s and f-15s i went to 1102 00:56:05,510 --> 00:56:03,760 u.s 1103 00:56:07,030 --> 00:56:05,520 air force squadron officer school was 1104 00:56:09,109 --> 00:56:07,040 first in his class a little bit of a 1105 00:56:12,230 --> 00:56:09,119 trend developing here went back to 1106 00:56:15,829 --> 00:56:12,240 flying f-15s went to tps 1107 00:56:18,309 --> 00:56:15,839 air force tps was first in his class and 1108 00:56:19,349 --> 00:56:18,319 then he went on to be a test pilot at 1109 00:56:21,589 --> 00:56:19,359 eglint 1110 00:56:24,630 --> 00:56:21,599 he joined the astronaut office in 1988 1111 00:56:26,630 --> 00:56:24,640 the class of 88 and his first flight was 1112 00:56:28,069 --> 00:56:26,640 on sts-49 1113 00:56:30,390 --> 00:56:28,079 i was fortunate enough to be the 1114 00:56:32,870 --> 00:56:30,400 commander of that flight and he was a 1115 00:56:35,349 --> 00:56:32,880 rookie on the flight but uh but let you 1116 00:56:36,789 --> 00:56:35,359 tell me he performed uh like a pro just 1117 00:56:38,230 --> 00:56:36,799 a quick recap if you remember the 1118 00:56:39,589 --> 00:56:38,240 mission we were supposed to go up i have 1119 00:56:41,349 --> 00:56:39,599 four spacewalks one we were going to 1120 00:56:42,789 --> 00:56:41,359 rescue a satellite and it'll set and 1121 00:56:44,950 --> 00:56:42,799 then we're going to do three spacewalks 1122 00:56:46,870 --> 00:56:44,960 and develop operational procedures for 1123 00:56:49,589 --> 00:56:46,880 the assembly of space station 1124 00:56:51,270 --> 00:56:49,599 well the reality of the mission was that 1125 00:56:53,349 --> 00:56:51,280 the first attempt to capture the 1126 00:56:54,390 --> 00:56:53,359 satellite didn't work and we chased it 1127 00:56:56,630 --> 00:56:54,400 around 1128 00:56:58,950 --> 00:56:56,640 for a while and it went out of control 1129 00:57:00,230 --> 00:56:58,960 and we we backed off and 1130 00:57:02,150 --> 00:57:00,240 they got it under control again came 1131 00:57:03,510 --> 00:57:02,160 back the next day chased it even more 1132 00:57:06,150 --> 00:57:03,520 still didn't get it 1133 00:57:09,030 --> 00:57:06,160 and ultimately redesigned the mission on 1134 00:57:10,630 --> 00:57:09,040 the fly and uh and were successful by 1135 00:57:13,430 --> 00:57:10,640 having three people outside to catch a 1136 00:57:15,750 --> 00:57:13,440 satellite now chile's role as the pilot 1137 00:57:16,870 --> 00:57:15,760 uh between the 1138 00:57:19,030 --> 00:57:16,880 uh 1139 00:57:20,309 --> 00:57:19,040 kt kathy thornton bruce melnick on the 1140 00:57:21,750 --> 00:57:20,319 arm and myself 1141 00:57:23,910 --> 00:57:21,760 chasing the satellite we were all pretty 1142 00:57:25,910 --> 00:57:23,920 focused on that and chile was 1143 00:57:27,750 --> 00:57:25,920 instrumental in that mission because he 1144 00:57:29,750 --> 00:57:27,760 kept the situational awareness he knew 1145 00:57:31,349 --> 00:57:29,760 the big picture of what was going on at 1146 00:57:33,030 --> 00:57:31,359 any point in time he kept saying okay we 1147 00:57:34,630 --> 00:57:33,040 gotta abort we can do this we gotta 1148 00:57:36,870 --> 00:57:34,640 board we can do that so he was really on 1149 00:57:37,829 --> 00:57:36,880 top of where we were what was happening 1150 00:57:39,349 --> 00:57:37,839 and 1151 00:57:41,349 --> 00:57:39,359 fortunately we didn't have to do any of 1152 00:57:42,470 --> 00:57:41,359 that but it was very important and 1153 00:57:44,390 --> 00:57:42,480 that's why i said even though he was a 1154 00:57:46,870 --> 00:57:44,400 rookie he was he was operating like a 1155 00:57:48,630 --> 00:57:46,880 pro well then after the second day where 1156 00:57:50,390 --> 00:57:48,640 we didn't capture it uh 1157 00:57:51,910 --> 00:57:50,400 we had to come up with a new idea on how 1158 00:57:53,910 --> 00:57:51,920 to how to get a hold of this and i 1159 00:57:55,430 --> 00:57:53,920 remember that night we theoretically 1160 00:57:57,510 --> 00:57:55,440 were supposed to be asleep 1161 00:57:58,789 --> 00:57:57,520 and uh and kevin and i are peering out 1162 00:58:01,349 --> 00:57:58,799 the back window looking in the payload 1163 00:58:03,190 --> 00:58:01,359 bay looking for natural resources on how 1164 00:58:04,470 --> 00:58:03,200 to come up with another approach a 1165 00:58:06,230 --> 00:58:04,480 little while later a couple other crew 1166 00:58:08,390 --> 00:58:06,240 heads popped up out of the mid-deck and 1167 00:58:11,270 --> 00:58:08,400 we devised actually i think we came up 1168 00:58:13,349 --> 00:58:11,280 with two approaches that uh we relayed 1169 00:58:15,990 --> 00:58:13,359 to the ground but once again kevin was 1170 00:58:17,829 --> 00:58:16,000 key in developing these ideas and he was 1171 00:58:19,430 --> 00:58:17,839 a great artist so back then we didn't 1172 00:58:21,030 --> 00:58:19,440 have all his internet stuff on board the 1173 00:58:22,470 --> 00:58:21,040 the vehicle so he was drawing little 1174 00:58:24,470 --> 00:58:22,480 sketches on the paper and holding them 1175 00:58:26,549 --> 00:58:24,480 up in front of the tv camera to show the 1176 00:58:28,710 --> 00:58:26,559 ground what our idea was 1177 00:58:30,470 --> 00:58:28,720 well fortunately the idea worked we went 1178 00:58:32,309 --> 00:58:30,480 through all the safety uh 1179 00:58:35,030 --> 00:58:32,319 thought process of how to have three 1180 00:58:36,870 --> 00:58:35,040 people do a spacewalk and and sold it to 1181 00:58:38,549 --> 00:58:36,880 the ground now after the flight we sat 1182 00:58:39,829 --> 00:58:38,559 around said you know if two hours two 1183 00:58:41,030 --> 00:58:39,839 years before we 1184 00:58:42,950 --> 00:58:41,040 told him we wanted to do it this way but 1185 00:58:44,470 --> 00:58:42,960 i've never been able to sell it but uh 1186 00:58:46,230 --> 00:58:44,480 we were able to do it overnight and once 1187 00:58:48,150 --> 00:58:46,240 again chile was key to that so he 1188 00:58:50,710 --> 00:58:48,160 performed like a pro throughout this uh 1189 00:58:52,870 --> 00:58:50,720 this whole mission one of the uh the the 1190 00:58:54,150 --> 00:58:52,880 experiences we had uh during training 1191 00:58:55,670 --> 00:58:54,160 actually was right down here at the cape 1192 00:58:58,309 --> 00:58:55,680 but we were training one day trade hard 1193 00:59:00,390 --> 00:58:58,319 all day and then we went into town that 1194 00:59:03,109 --> 00:59:00,400 evening uh had a big van we had a crew 1195 00:59:04,789 --> 00:59:03,119 of seven in there uh it was we were 1196 00:59:07,750 --> 00:59:04,799 going to go in and do some post-training 1197 00:59:09,430 --> 00:59:07,760 uh relaxing uh it was during lent and 1198 00:59:11,349 --> 00:59:09,440 and and kevin uh 1199 00:59:12,950 --> 00:59:11,359 wasn't going to partake of some of the 1200 00:59:14,710 --> 00:59:12,960 training we were post-flight training we 1201 00:59:15,750 --> 00:59:14,720 were going to do so he was a designated 1202 00:59:17,990 --> 00:59:15,760 driver 1203 00:59:19,829 --> 00:59:18,000 so after a night of debriefing and we're 1204 00:59:22,230 --> 00:59:19,839 on our way back and uh 1205 00:59:24,069 --> 00:59:22,240 and as we came through the gate uh at 1206 00:59:25,670 --> 00:59:24,079 cape canaveral i remember him saying he 1207 00:59:27,349 --> 00:59:25,680 said we gotta be careful here because 1208 00:59:29,190 --> 00:59:27,359 the security hangs out and you get a get 1209 00:59:31,109 --> 00:59:29,200 it easy to get a speeding ticket and we 1210 00:59:33,190 --> 00:59:31,119 round the bend and lo and behold there 1211 00:59:33,990 --> 00:59:33,200 are flashing lights in a rearview mirror 1212 00:59:36,630 --> 00:59:34,000 so 1213 00:59:38,630 --> 00:59:36,640 he wasn't exactly doing what he said but 1214 00:59:40,390 --> 00:59:38,640 but we got pulled over and we had the 1215 00:59:43,510 --> 00:59:40,400 world's greatest security person he came 1216 00:59:46,230 --> 00:59:43,520 up and lectured for 20 minutes 1217 00:59:48,309 --> 00:59:46,240 on the dangers of encountering the 1218 00:59:50,309 --> 00:59:48,319 wildlife at kennedy i mean at cape 1219 00:59:52,390 --> 00:59:50,319 canaveral air force station 1220 00:59:53,829 --> 00:59:52,400 at high speed 1221 00:59:56,230 --> 00:59:53,839 you got your deer they come up through 1222 00:59:57,750 --> 00:59:56,240 the window and they kill you 1223 01:00:00,710 --> 00:59:57,760 you've got your hogs you run over them 1224 01:00:02,630 --> 01:00:00,720 you roll in a ditch and you die 1225 01:00:04,950 --> 01:00:02,640 you got your gators they run you in the 1226 01:00:06,950 --> 01:00:04,960 ditch and you die too you know 1227 01:00:10,150 --> 01:00:06,960 and then he said who's your supervisor 1228 01:00:13,910 --> 01:00:12,549 because i was sitting next to him 1229 01:00:15,910 --> 01:00:13,920 and so anyhow after his 20-minute 1230 01:00:17,430 --> 01:00:15,920 lecture he let us go and lo and behold 1231 01:00:19,030 --> 01:00:17,440 two weeks later in my office back in 1232 01:00:21,510 --> 01:00:19,040 houston i get this letter with the 1233 01:00:23,829 --> 01:00:21,520 citation on it about this criminal that 1234 01:00:26,390 --> 01:00:23,839 they had arrested uh at 1235 01:00:28,230 --> 01:00:26,400 the cape and uh i figured after enduring 1236 01:00:30,069 --> 01:00:28,240 that 20-minute lecture by that 1237 01:00:32,069 --> 01:00:30,079 overzealous security person he'd had 1238 01:00:34,710 --> 01:00:32,079 enough punishment and 1239 01:00:36,390 --> 01:00:34,720 we let him off the hook 1240 01:00:37,750 --> 01:00:36,400 after that he flew two more shuttle 1241 01:00:39,190 --> 01:00:37,760 missions uh 1242 01:00:41,510 --> 01:00:39,200 he was the 1243 01:00:44,230 --> 01:00:41,520 pilot on the space radar laboratory 1244 01:00:45,910 --> 01:00:44,240 mission and then he commanded sts-76 to 1245 01:00:46,870 --> 01:00:45,920 space uh to the mirror 1246 01:00:49,030 --> 01:00:46,880 uh 1247 01:00:51,109 --> 01:00:49,040 precursor to the space station also in 1248 01:00:52,870 --> 01:00:51,119 this time frame uh brewster retired and 1249 01:00:54,950 --> 01:00:52,880 left the office so max q that world 1250 01:00:57,990 --> 01:00:54,960 famous rock band needed a new rhythm 1251 01:01:00,549 --> 01:00:58,000 guitarist and chile stepped right in and 1252 01:01:02,870 --> 01:01:00,559 took over and did a great job at that 1253 01:01:04,710 --> 01:01:02,880 uh as he finished his flights he went 1254 01:01:06,710 --> 01:01:04,720 over he was a deputy program manager for 1255 01:01:08,710 --> 01:01:06,720 the international space station you know 1256 01:01:09,910 --> 01:01:08,720 things up there now working great well 1257 01:01:11,510 --> 01:01:09,920 he was in early development of the 1258 01:01:14,870 --> 01:01:11,520 operational procedures and played a key 1259 01:01:17,670 --> 01:01:14,880 role in the success of the space station 1260 01:01:19,990 --> 01:01:17,680 after that he returned to the air force 1261 01:01:21,109 --> 01:01:20,000 his his trend of excellence continued 1262 01:01:23,910 --> 01:01:21,119 there he 1263 01:01:26,470 --> 01:01:23,920 rapidly rose through the ranks and had a 1264 01:01:27,589 --> 01:01:26,480 variety of of command and uh and staff 1265 01:01:30,789 --> 01:01:27,599 billets 1266 01:01:33,430 --> 01:01:30,799 uh the last two uh were probably the 1267 01:01:35,829 --> 01:01:33,440 the greatest he was commander of uh the 1268 01:01:37,430 --> 01:01:35,839 u.s uh space command 1269 01:01:40,390 --> 01:01:37,440 and he was also the commander following 1270 01:01:42,230 --> 01:01:40,400 that of the strategic command and that's 1271 01:01:44,069 --> 01:01:42,240 where he got his fourth star the 1272 01:01:45,990 --> 01:01:44,079 strategic command was responsible or 1273 01:01:48,309 --> 01:01:46,000 there he had the responsibilities for 1274 01:01:50,309 --> 01:01:48,319 the plans and operations for all 1275 01:01:51,589 --> 01:01:50,319 u.s forces conducting strategic 1276 01:01:54,150 --> 01:01:51,599 deterrence 1277 01:01:56,549 --> 01:01:54,160 and also for all dod space and cyber 1278 01:01:58,789 --> 01:01:56,559 space operations so it was really a 1279 01:02:00,390 --> 01:01:58,799 significant role you know as he left the 1280 01:02:01,990 --> 01:02:00,400 office and having worked with him and 1281 01:02:03,990 --> 01:02:02,000 knew that he was you know really a sharp 1282 01:02:06,230 --> 01:02:04,000 guy i had him picked i figured he was 1283 01:02:07,430 --> 01:02:06,240 going to go back and get get four stars 1284 01:02:08,950 --> 01:02:07,440 and i kind of figured he was going to 1285 01:02:11,109 --> 01:02:08,960 end up being chief of staff of the air 1286 01:02:12,870 --> 01:02:11,119 force well chile proved to be smarter 1287 01:02:15,190 --> 01:02:12,880 than that chief of staff lives in the 1288 01:02:18,630 --> 01:02:15,200 pentagon does all his work in washington 1289 01:02:20,630 --> 01:02:18,640 so so chile lines up the the stratcom 1290 01:02:23,430 --> 01:02:20,640 where he's in omaha and he's doing real 1291 01:02:25,270 --> 01:02:23,440 operations and he did a really great job 1292 01:02:27,430 --> 01:02:25,280 at that also because throughout his 1293 01:02:28,870 --> 01:02:27,440 career uh you know he demonstrated 1294 01:02:30,870 --> 01:02:28,880 strong leadership 1295 01:02:33,109 --> 01:02:30,880 uh intelligence 1296 01:02:34,470 --> 01:02:33,119 exceptional intelligence unparalleled 1297 01:02:37,029 --> 01:02:34,480 devotion to duty 1298 01:02:38,630 --> 01:02:37,039 and visionary planning and to attest to 1299 01:02:40,710 --> 01:02:38,640 this 1300 01:02:42,789 --> 01:02:40,720 the key speakers at his uh air force 1301 01:02:43,670 --> 01:02:42,799 retirement and change of command 1302 01:02:45,829 --> 01:02:43,680 were 1303 01:02:47,829 --> 01:02:45,839 defense secretary gates 1304 01:02:50,470 --> 01:02:47,839 who was followed by chairman of the 1305 01:02:52,390 --> 01:02:50,480 joint chiefs of staff admiral mullen 1306 01:02:54,789 --> 01:02:52,400 followed by the chief of staff of the 1307 01:02:56,390 --> 01:02:54,799 air force general schwartz 1308 01:02:57,430 --> 01:02:56,400 and 1309 01:03:00,950 --> 01:02:57,440 chile 1310 01:03:05,109 --> 01:03:03,430 and i am honored to say that ladies and 1311 01:03:33,829 --> 01:03:05,119 gentlemen the newest member of the 1312 01:03:38,150 --> 01:03:36,390 well uh thank you skipper uh dan was my 1313 01:03:39,750 --> 01:03:38,160 first commander and we called him our 1314 01:03:41,589 --> 01:03:39,760 skipper since he was in the navy and 1315 01:03:43,670 --> 01:03:41,599 he's still my skipper thanks for those 1316 01:03:46,549 --> 01:03:43,680 kind words the part about the driving 1317 01:03:49,349 --> 01:03:46,559 though um coming through the gate there 1318 01:03:52,150 --> 01:03:49,359 of course i was stoned sober 1319 01:03:54,069 --> 01:03:52,160 so when this uh sergeant uh 1320 01:03:56,309 --> 01:03:54,079 had finished uh correcting my driving 1321 01:03:58,710 --> 01:03:56,319 skills and he asked who my boss was you 1322 01:04:03,029 --> 01:03:58,720 know i did one of these and dan did one 1323 01:04:06,710 --> 01:04:04,549 so i knew i knew i might get off a 1324 01:04:08,230 --> 01:04:06,720 little light that night 1325 01:04:09,349 --> 01:04:08,240 folks it's hard it's so hard for me i 1326 01:04:10,710 --> 01:04:09,359 was telling kathy when i was sitting 1327 01:04:12,470 --> 01:04:10,720 down i said i'm getting really nervous 1328 01:04:14,870 --> 01:04:12,480 you know and i've i've spoken in front 1329 01:04:15,990 --> 01:04:14,880 of a large crowds before certainly so 1330 01:04:17,829 --> 01:04:16,000 why 1331 01:04:19,589 --> 01:04:17,839 it's it's because i'm so 1332 01:04:22,390 --> 01:04:19,599 humbled by this right 1333 01:04:25,190 --> 01:04:22,400 and this is just such a tremendous honor 1334 01:04:27,829 --> 01:04:25,200 to be recognized by the folks who are 1335 01:04:29,750 --> 01:04:27,839 recognizing us today uh both 1336 01:04:31,349 --> 01:04:29,760 people that i grow up admiring here in 1337 01:04:33,430 --> 01:04:31,359 the first two rows 1338 01:04:35,990 --> 01:04:33,440 and in the in the back row folks that i 1339 01:04:38,150 --> 01:04:36,000 proudly call colleagues and friends 1340 01:04:40,470 --> 01:04:38,160 and and so to be standing last night on 1341 01:04:43,109 --> 01:04:40,480 the stage with franklin chang 1342 01:04:45,430 --> 01:04:43,119 and charlie precourt two great friends 1343 01:04:48,150 --> 01:04:45,440 great americans and two people that are 1344 01:04:49,589 --> 01:04:48,160 so deserving of this recognition 1345 01:04:51,190 --> 01:04:49,599 for me to have the opportunity to share 1346 01:04:52,470 --> 01:04:51,200 the stage with them and then to stand 1347 01:04:54,549 --> 01:04:52,480 here with this 1348 01:04:56,470 --> 01:04:54,559 tremendous legacy of our great space 1349 01:05:00,150 --> 01:04:56,480 program and of our great nation 1350 01:05:01,750 --> 01:05:00,160 um gives me pause and and i'm so so 1351 01:05:03,670 --> 01:05:01,760 humbled by it 1352 01:05:05,270 --> 01:05:03,680 you know this is a day of thanks and you 1353 01:05:07,670 --> 01:05:05,280 have to be careful on days of thanks 1354 01:05:19,029 --> 01:05:07,680 that you might leave somebody out so 1355 01:05:22,069 --> 01:05:20,630 the other thing i want to clear up right 1356 01:05:23,430 --> 01:05:22,079 now because i've gotten some strange 1357 01:05:24,710 --> 01:05:23,440 looks since i've been down here this 1358 01:05:26,789 --> 01:05:24,720 week um 1359 01:05:29,270 --> 01:05:26,799 yes i really am kevin chilton 1360 01:05:32,630 --> 01:05:29,280 that guy up there with all the hair 1361 01:05:35,510 --> 01:05:34,150 i've had more double takes today people 1362 01:05:36,630 --> 01:05:35,520 look the last couple days they look at 1363 01:05:39,029 --> 01:05:36,640 that picture and they look at me and 1364 01:05:43,670 --> 01:05:39,039 said what happened to you 1365 01:05:49,270 --> 01:05:46,309 charlie charlie duke and lynn leblanc 1366 01:05:50,710 --> 01:05:49,280 from the asf i want to 1367 01:05:53,270 --> 01:05:50,720 commend you for just putting on a 1368 01:05:55,510 --> 01:05:53,280 wonderful show a wonderful event but 1369 01:05:57,430 --> 01:05:55,520 also for your leadership uh in with the 1370 01:05:58,710 --> 01:05:57,440 astronaut scholarship foundation and and 1371 01:06:00,150 --> 01:05:58,720 clearly 1372 01:06:02,870 --> 01:06:00,160 that's that's a big part of the hall of 1373 01:06:04,390 --> 01:06:02,880 fame here supporting that and uh to all 1374 01:06:05,829 --> 01:06:04,400 the scholars that are here today as 1375 01:06:07,589 --> 01:06:05,839 franklin says you have such a bright 1376 01:06:08,470 --> 01:06:07,599 future and i just hope sometime along 1377 01:06:09,670 --> 01:06:08,480 the way 1378 01:06:11,270 --> 01:06:09,680 that um 1379 01:06:12,710 --> 01:06:11,280 that you find a little time in your 1380 01:06:14,069 --> 01:06:12,720 careers your very interesting and 1381 01:06:15,670 --> 01:06:14,079 exciting careers that you have in front 1382 01:06:17,029 --> 01:06:15,680 of you to pay a little back to nasa and 1383 01:06:19,589 --> 01:06:17,039 come back and do a little work for this 1384 01:06:21,510 --> 01:06:19,599 great organization or perhaps for the 1385 01:06:22,789 --> 01:06:21,520 department of defense as well it's a 1386 01:06:24,630 --> 01:06:22,799 great way to bring your skills and 1387 01:06:26,150 --> 01:06:24,640 knowledge sets back to to help the 1388 01:06:28,470 --> 01:06:26,160 united states of america and i offer my 1389 01:06:30,630 --> 01:06:28,480 congratulations to all of you for being 1390 01:06:34,870 --> 01:06:30,640 astronaut scholarship fellows 1391 01:06:36,870 --> 01:06:34,880 um the to the panel that uh selected uh 1392 01:06:39,109 --> 01:06:36,880 us to this um 1393 01:06:40,150 --> 01:06:39,119 the chairman of that panel is uh mr bob 1394 01:06:44,470 --> 01:06:40,160 seek 1395 01:06:48,230 --> 01:06:46,710 so bob's not an astronaut he's sitting 1396 01:06:49,670 --> 01:06:48,240 down there he's a race car driver is 1397 01:06:51,750 --> 01:06:49,680 what he'll tell you 1398 01:06:53,430 --> 01:06:51,760 but uh i think all of us here left the 1399 01:06:56,230 --> 01:06:53,440 planet under the 1400 01:06:57,990 --> 01:06:56,240 watchful tutelage and guidance and 1401 01:07:02,309 --> 01:06:58,000 decision-making 1402 01:07:05,270 --> 01:07:02,319 control director and that was bob seek 1403 01:07:08,069 --> 01:07:05,280 every time i left the planet uh bob 1404 01:07:09,270 --> 01:07:08,079 uh when you said we were go i knew we 1405 01:07:12,309 --> 01:07:09,280 were going and i knew we were coming 1406 01:07:24,470 --> 01:07:12,319 back so bob thanks so much for 1407 01:07:28,150 --> 01:07:26,069 i too would like to thank my mother and 1408 01:07:29,750 --> 01:07:28,160 father who are alive and still with me 1409 01:07:31,190 --> 01:07:29,760 thankfully in southern california but 1410 01:07:33,270 --> 01:07:31,200 because of health reasons could not 1411 01:07:35,190 --> 01:07:33,280 travel to be with us here today 1412 01:07:37,270 --> 01:07:35,200 the four m's madison mary megan and 1413 01:07:39,029 --> 01:07:37,280 morgan are just the light of my lives 1414 01:07:41,589 --> 01:07:39,039 and guess what they're doing in may 1415 01:07:42,950 --> 01:07:41,599 studying for final exams so 1416 01:07:45,029 --> 01:07:42,960 we kathy and i thought it was more 1417 01:07:47,829 --> 01:07:45,039 important for them to finish that and um 1418 01:07:50,789 --> 01:07:47,839 so i'm so proud of of the four of them 1419 01:07:53,109 --> 01:07:50,799 and my hero you know folks always 1420 01:07:54,710 --> 01:07:53,119 accuse us astronauts of being heroes and 1421 01:07:56,230 --> 01:07:54,720 i tell them all the time you got it 1422 01:07:58,230 --> 01:07:56,240 wrong 1423 01:07:59,750 --> 01:07:58,240 picture this it's three o'clock in the 1424 01:08:01,349 --> 01:07:59,760 morning 1425 01:08:02,630 --> 01:08:01,359 standing on top of the roof of the 1426 01:08:04,230 --> 01:08:02,640 launch control center with a 1427 01:08:06,390 --> 01:08:04,240 six-year-old daughter in one hand a 1428 01:08:07,990 --> 01:08:06,400 four-year-old daughter in the other hand 1429 01:08:09,750 --> 01:08:08,000 a good friend of the family holding your 1430 01:08:11,829 --> 01:08:09,760 two-year-old daughter and you're eight 1431 01:08:13,430 --> 01:08:11,839 months pregnant and your husband's three 1432 01:08:16,070 --> 01:08:13,440 miles away sitting on top of four and a 1433 01:08:18,709 --> 01:08:16,080 half million pounds of high explosives 1434 01:08:20,950 --> 01:08:18,719 now who's the hero 1435 01:08:30,950 --> 01:08:20,960 it's my wife kathy 1436 01:08:33,990 --> 01:08:32,709 you know like franklin said 1437 01:08:36,630 --> 01:08:34,000 none of us could achieve anything in 1438 01:08:39,110 --> 01:08:36,640 life without a lot of help and there's a 1439 01:08:40,390 --> 01:08:39,120 whole long list of people i could list 1440 01:08:41,990 --> 01:08:40,400 but i'm not going to i'm going to 1441 01:08:43,669 --> 01:08:42,000 mention four people though that are with 1442 01:08:45,749 --> 01:08:43,679 us here today 1443 01:08:48,390 --> 01:08:45,759 because they affected my life early on 1444 01:08:50,870 --> 01:08:48,400 and i and they to me represent every one 1445 01:08:53,030 --> 01:08:50,880 of you in the audience and on stage here 1446 01:08:54,550 --> 01:08:53,040 and other people that aren't here today 1447 01:08:55,669 --> 01:08:54,560 who have helped me along the way through 1448 01:08:57,990 --> 01:08:55,679 my life 1449 01:08:59,910 --> 01:08:58,000 and that's a former major now retired 1450 01:09:02,550 --> 01:08:59,920 colonel bob smith and his wife cheryl 1451 01:09:05,030 --> 01:09:02,560 who was my first flight commander when i 1452 01:09:07,669 --> 01:09:05,040 was a first lieutenant flying rf4cs over 1453 01:09:09,349 --> 01:09:07,679 in okinawa and his and my boss at the 1454 01:09:12,229 --> 01:09:09,359 time then lieutenant colonel ken 1455 01:09:13,829 --> 01:09:12,239 habedank his wife karn now retired major 1456 01:09:15,269 --> 01:09:13,839 general ken haberdank 1457 01:09:17,189 --> 01:09:15,279 these two gentlemen 1458 01:09:18,229 --> 01:09:17,199 took a chance on me when i was a first 1459 01:09:20,149 --> 01:09:18,239 lieutenant 1460 01:09:21,829 --> 01:09:20,159 and they opened some doors that i'm 1461 01:09:24,070 --> 01:09:21,839 convinced started a dom series of 1462 01:09:25,910 --> 01:09:24,080 dominoes and the opening of other doors 1463 01:09:27,910 --> 01:09:25,920 and bridges to cross that never would 1464 01:09:29,749 --> 01:09:27,920 have happened ever would have happened 1465 01:09:31,829 --> 01:09:29,759 if these two great leaders of our united 1466 01:09:34,309 --> 01:09:31,839 states air force had not done that on 1467 01:09:36,390 --> 01:09:34,319 top of that these two men taught me at 1468 01:09:38,149 --> 01:09:36,400 an early age what it meant to lead 1469 01:09:39,749 --> 01:09:38,159 people and take care of them as did 1470 01:09:42,309 --> 01:09:39,759 their spouses who brought me in as a 1471 01:09:44,390 --> 01:09:42,319 young bachelor into their family so ken 1472 01:09:45,829 --> 01:09:44,400 and karen bob and cheryl god bless you 1473 01:09:47,590 --> 01:09:45,839 thank you for traveling here to be with 1474 01:09:49,110 --> 01:09:47,600 us here today and you represent so many 1475 01:10:00,310 --> 01:09:49,120 good things that have happened in my 1476 01:10:03,430 --> 01:10:02,310 and last night when we were coming home 1477 01:10:05,430 --> 01:10:03,440 from the 1478 01:10:07,669 --> 01:10:05,440 the wonderful dinner we had and gala 1479 01:10:08,950 --> 01:10:07,679 reception i was sitting on the bus in 1480 01:10:09,990 --> 01:10:08,960 front of karen 1481 01:10:21,270 --> 01:10:10,000 and 1482 01:10:22,630 --> 01:10:21,280 you really have three families 1483 01:10:24,470 --> 01:10:22,640 and i thought for a minute and i thought 1484 01:10:26,630 --> 01:10:24,480 you know you're right i have my wife 1485 01:10:28,229 --> 01:10:26,640 kathy and four beautiful daughters i 1486 01:10:31,830 --> 01:10:28,239 have a great air force family that i 1487 01:10:34,310 --> 01:10:31,840 started to be a member of in 1972 1488 01:10:36,149 --> 01:10:34,320 and i have this family the nasa family 1489 01:10:38,229 --> 01:10:36,159 what a blessed man i am to have three 1490 01:10:40,229 --> 01:10:38,239 families that love me and that i so 1491 01:10:54,950 --> 01:10:40,239 dearly love god bless you all and thanks 1492 01:10:58,709 --> 01:10:56,630 congratulations kevin chilton and 1493 01:11:01,270 --> 01:10:58,719 welcome to the united states astronaut 1494 01:11:03,110 --> 01:11:01,280 hall of fame 1495 01:11:04,790 --> 01:11:03,120 i remember bob seek you know after there 1496 01:11:06,790 --> 01:11:04,800 would be a delay and you know they'd 1497 01:11:08,470 --> 01:11:06,800 have to post bonus shuttle and he'd come 1498 01:11:10,630 --> 01:11:08,480 over and we'd have a little press 1499 01:11:12,390 --> 01:11:10,640 conference and bob used to always say 1500 01:11:14,630 --> 01:11:12,400 and i'd ask him and say bob 1501 01:11:16,790 --> 01:11:14,640 what went wrong why'd you have delay 1502 01:11:19,030 --> 01:11:16,800 bob roy said john 1503 01:11:21,430 --> 01:11:19,040 this is a complicated vehicle it's not a 1504 01:11:23,669 --> 01:11:21,440 747. 1505 01:11:26,470 --> 01:11:23,679 you always said that 1506 01:11:29,430 --> 01:11:26,480 our third inductee today is colonel 1507 01:11:31,830 --> 01:11:29,440 charles j precourt 1508 01:11:34,550 --> 01:11:31,840 a veteran of four space shuttle flights 1509 01:11:39,030 --> 01:11:34,560 charles precourt spent 15 years in the 1510 01:11:40,470 --> 01:11:39,040 space program and logged a total of 932 1511 01:11:43,110 --> 01:11:40,480 hours in space 1512 01:11:46,070 --> 01:11:43,120 as a mission specialist on sts 55 1513 01:11:48,709 --> 01:11:46,080 columbia he took part in nearly 90 1514 01:11:51,270 --> 01:11:48,719 experiments investigating life sciences 1515 01:11:54,229 --> 01:11:51,280 material sciences physics robotics 1516 01:11:57,110 --> 01:11:54,239 astronomy the earth and its atmosphere 1517 01:11:59,669 --> 01:11:57,120 on his second flight sts-71 pre-court 1518 01:12:01,669 --> 01:11:59,679 piloted the first space shuttle mission 1519 01:12:02,630 --> 01:12:01,679 to dock with the russian space station 1520 01:12:05,590 --> 01:12:02,640 mir 1521 01:12:08,310 --> 01:12:05,600 as commander of sts-84 he and the 1522 01:12:10,709 --> 01:12:08,320 atlantis crew transferred nearly four 1523 01:12:13,030 --> 01:12:10,719 tons of supplies and equipment between 1524 01:12:16,310 --> 01:12:13,040 the space shuttle and the mirror 1525 01:12:18,390 --> 01:12:16,320 on his final shuttle mission sts 91 1526 01:12:21,189 --> 01:12:18,400 pre-court served as commander during the 1527 01:12:23,590 --> 01:12:21,199 ninth and final shuttle mir docking 1528 01:12:25,590 --> 01:12:23,600 mission during which the crew conducted 1529 01:12:28,070 --> 01:12:25,600 the alpha magnetic spectrometer 1530 01:12:31,350 --> 01:12:28,080 experiment which involved first of its 1531 01:12:33,830 --> 01:12:31,360 kind research of antimatter in space 1532 01:12:36,470 --> 01:12:33,840 after leaving nasa in march 2005 1533 01:12:39,990 --> 01:12:36,480 pre-court went to work for atk 1534 01:12:42,630 --> 01:12:40,000 aerospace systems of magna utah he 1535 01:12:45,510 --> 01:12:42,640 currently serves as general manager and 1536 01:12:46,310 --> 01:12:45,520 vice president of space launch systems 1537 01:12:48,790 --> 01:12:46,320 for 1538 01:13:16,550 --> 01:12:48,800 atk let's take a look at some video 1539 01:13:20,070 --> 01:13:18,229 and everything's working really well for 1540 01:13:43,750 --> 01:13:20,080 us so we just wanted to take a couple of 1541 01:13:43,760 --> 01:13:55,270 together 1542 01:13:58,870 --> 01:13:57,189 the drag sheet shoot being deployed by 1543 01:14:12,149 --> 01:13:58,880 pilot trolley preport and nose gear 1544 01:14:16,390 --> 01:14:14,310 liftoff of the space shuttle atlantis 1545 01:14:46,070 --> 01:14:16,400 maintaining america's constant presence 1546 01:14:49,669 --> 01:14:47,590 charlie precourt preparing for his 1547 01:14:52,229 --> 01:14:49,679 fourth flight into space today 1548 01:14:55,350 --> 01:14:52,239 he served as commander of sts 1549 01:15:11,110 --> 01:14:55,360 84 and pilot on mission sts-71 and he 1550 01:15:32,070 --> 01:15:13,990 ladies and gentlemen 1551 01:15:35,510 --> 01:15:33,910 to present charles precourt for 1552 01:15:38,229 --> 01:15:35,520 induction into the united states 1553 01:15:48,310 --> 01:15:38,239 astronaut hall of fame please welcome 1554 01:15:53,030 --> 01:15:50,390 thank you very much and charlie thank 1555 01:15:55,750 --> 01:15:53,040 you so much for letting me be part of 1556 01:15:57,030 --> 01:15:55,760 your very special day this is really a 1557 01:15:59,990 --> 01:15:57,040 pleasure for me 1558 01:16:02,709 --> 01:16:00,000 charlie has some very important people 1559 01:16:05,590 --> 01:16:02,719 that are here today number one 1560 01:16:07,270 --> 01:16:05,600 his beautiful wife of 34 years lynn 1561 01:16:13,669 --> 01:16:07,280 sitting down here in the very front row 1562 01:16:19,030 --> 01:16:16,390 charlie also has two of his three 1563 01:16:21,669 --> 01:16:19,040 children here today michelle and amy 1564 01:16:23,430 --> 01:16:21,679 both of whom are overachievers as well 1565 01:16:25,750 --> 01:16:23,440 in medical school 1566 01:16:27,830 --> 01:16:25,760 his other daughter sarah would be here 1567 01:16:29,590 --> 01:16:27,840 but she's an overachiever as well she is 1568 01:16:32,550 --> 01:16:29,600 less than a month 1569 01:16:34,470 --> 01:16:32,560 from delivering their third grandchild 1570 01:16:38,149 --> 01:16:34,480 so he has some very important people 1571 01:16:39,430 --> 01:16:38,159 here today and extremely important 1572 01:16:42,630 --> 01:16:39,440 mom and dad 1573 01:16:45,350 --> 01:16:42,640 charles and helen precourt from hudson 1574 01:16:47,990 --> 01:16:45,360 massachusetts are here with us today mom 1575 01:16:58,790 --> 01:16:48,000 and dad congratulations you brought up a 1576 01:17:02,229 --> 01:17:00,550 you know my first thought about what i'm 1577 01:17:04,310 --> 01:17:02,239 going to do when i get up here is hey 1578 01:17:06,470 --> 01:17:04,320 this is a great opportunity for me to 1579 01:17:08,310 --> 01:17:06,480 roast charlie 1580 01:17:10,870 --> 01:17:08,320 and i got the thinking about it and 1581 01:17:12,550 --> 01:17:10,880 actually for once i was guilty of some 1582 01:17:14,229 --> 01:17:12,560 good judgment because it occurred to me 1583 01:17:16,070 --> 01:17:14,239 you know what 1584 01:17:18,070 --> 01:17:16,080 he's got a whole heck of a lot more on 1585 01:17:20,470 --> 01:17:18,080 me than i've got on him 1586 01:17:21,990 --> 01:17:20,480 so maybe it might be smart for a change 1587 01:17:22,709 --> 01:17:22,000 not to do that 1588 01:17:24,630 --> 01:17:22,719 so 1589 01:17:26,870 --> 01:17:24,640 i will tell you one joke i used to 1590 01:17:28,870 --> 01:17:26,880 subject him to all the time 1591 01:17:31,910 --> 01:17:28,880 and i used to tell him that his class 1592 01:17:32,950 --> 01:17:31,920 the 1990 class of astronauts prior to 1593 01:17:36,229 --> 01:17:32,960 them 1594 01:17:38,070 --> 01:17:36,239 we were all wooden ships and iron men 1595 01:17:41,030 --> 01:17:38,080 and starting with the 1990 class they 1596 01:17:42,950 --> 01:17:41,040 were all just a bunch of computer geeks 1597 01:17:44,790 --> 01:17:42,960 i used to subject him to that all the 1598 01:17:46,149 --> 01:17:44,800 time but you know what i figured out 1599 01:17:48,550 --> 01:17:46,159 about this man 1600 01:17:49,910 --> 01:17:48,560 he is good at absolutely everything he 1601 01:17:51,510 --> 01:17:49,920 touches 1602 01:17:53,669 --> 01:17:51,520 he is fluent 1603 01:17:55,430 --> 01:17:53,679 in french and russian 1604 01:17:57,430 --> 01:17:55,440 and as we mentioned he's a veteran of 1605 01:17:59,750 --> 01:17:57,440 four space shuttle fights but he got to 1606 01:18:01,910 --> 01:17:59,760 experience five mikos 1607 01:18:03,830 --> 01:18:01,920 miko being main engine cutoff and that's 1608 01:18:05,669 --> 01:18:03,840 when we launch and we get up to orbital 1609 01:18:06,950 --> 01:18:05,679 speed we shut the main engines down and 1610 01:18:09,189 --> 01:18:06,960 we get miko 1611 01:18:10,709 --> 01:18:09,199 charlie's first powered flight lasted 1612 01:18:12,229 --> 01:18:10,719 three seconds 1613 01:18:13,669 --> 01:18:12,239 and they shut down the main engines on 1614 01:18:15,430 --> 01:18:13,679 the launch pad 1615 01:18:16,870 --> 01:18:15,440 and of course he expected to be going a 1616 01:18:19,189 --> 01:18:16,880 little bit faster and of course you're 1617 01:18:21,030 --> 01:18:19,199 sitting there thinking i sure hope those 1618 01:18:22,550 --> 01:18:21,040 solid rocket motors don't choose to 1619 01:18:24,229 --> 01:18:22,560 ignite now 1620 01:18:27,110 --> 01:18:24,239 or that the bolts holding us to the 1621 01:18:29,590 --> 01:18:27,120 launch pad don't fire so he got to 1622 01:18:31,030 --> 01:18:29,600 experience in his career five mikos 1623 01:18:34,550 --> 01:18:31,040 along the way 1624 01:18:36,790 --> 01:18:34,560 i got to work with him on sts-71 1625 01:18:39,110 --> 01:18:36,800 as the chief astronaut at the time i 1626 01:18:41,110 --> 01:18:39,120 picked the very best and brightest crew 1627 01:18:42,950 --> 01:18:41,120 that i could put together 1628 01:18:45,430 --> 01:18:42,960 to go do the first docking that a space 1629 01:18:47,110 --> 01:18:45,440 shuttle ever did with the space station 1630 01:18:50,149 --> 01:18:47,120 mirror so of course 1631 01:18:52,070 --> 01:18:50,159 that meant charlie as the pilot i wasn't 1632 01:18:54,550 --> 01:18:52,080 planning on being there myself but i am 1633 01:18:56,550 --> 01:18:54,560 so happy that i got to fly and work and 1634 01:18:58,550 --> 01:18:56,560 train with charlie 1635 01:18:59,590 --> 01:18:58,560 and it was an absolute pleasure working 1636 01:19:01,590 --> 01:18:59,600 with him 1637 01:19:04,390 --> 01:19:01,600 biggest challenge for me on that mission 1638 01:19:06,630 --> 01:19:04,400 was not any of the flight dynamics or 1639 01:19:08,470 --> 01:19:06,640 any of the flying tasks 1640 01:19:11,270 --> 01:19:08,480 it was attempting underlying the word 1641 01:19:13,270 --> 01:19:11,280 attempting to learn to speak russian 1642 01:19:14,870 --> 01:19:13,280 because at the time most of the russians 1643 01:19:17,350 --> 01:19:14,880 really couldn't speak much of any 1644 01:19:20,070 --> 01:19:17,360 english and they couldn't afford at the 1645 01:19:22,790 --> 01:19:20,080 time to buy english textbooks or hire 1646 01:19:24,149 --> 01:19:22,800 english teachers so we had to attempt to 1647 01:19:25,510 --> 01:19:24,159 learn to speak russian and the problem 1648 01:19:28,310 --> 01:19:25,520 with that is 1649 01:19:30,550 --> 01:19:28,320 i are an engineer 1650 01:19:32,310 --> 01:19:30,560 engineers don't talk good 1651 01:19:34,630 --> 01:19:32,320 not even in english 1652 01:19:37,430 --> 01:19:34,640 and so trying to learn russian for me 1653 01:19:39,830 --> 01:19:37,440 was a real struggle and we had 1654 01:19:41,830 --> 01:19:39,840 a russian language teacher 1655 01:19:43,189 --> 01:19:41,840 this nice middle-aged russian lady 1656 01:19:49,030 --> 01:19:43,199 tatyana 1657 01:19:51,110 --> 01:19:49,040 impressed that we were astronauts 1658 01:19:52,950 --> 01:19:51,120 or that we were going to go do the first 1659 01:19:55,430 --> 01:19:52,960 mere docking 1660 01:19:57,430 --> 01:19:55,440 she expected us to study do our homework 1661 01:19:59,990 --> 01:19:57,440 and be able to speak russian and she'd 1662 01:20:01,669 --> 01:20:00,000 rattle off some sentence at us and greg 1663 01:20:03,750 --> 01:20:01,679 harbaugh and i would stare at her with 1664 01:20:05,750 --> 01:20:03,760 this deer in the headlights look and of 1665 01:20:07,110 --> 01:20:05,760 course charlie understood every single 1666 01:20:09,510 --> 01:20:07,120 word 1667 01:20:11,270 --> 01:20:09,520 i did apply myself and i've learned two 1668 01:20:13,030 --> 01:20:11,280 sentences in russian 1669 01:20:14,709 --> 01:20:13,040 anytime someone would try to speak to me 1670 01:20:18,629 --> 01:20:14,719 in russian i would say y'all go for you 1671 01:20:20,790 --> 01:20:18,639 porous ocean ploja epani mayo myonichivo 1672 01:20:25,350 --> 01:20:20,800 which is i speak russian very badly and 1673 01:20:29,750 --> 01:20:27,350 but i actually learned a second sentence 1674 01:20:32,550 --> 01:20:29,760 because when we launched aboard atlantis 1675 01:20:35,510 --> 01:20:32,560 we had anatoly soloviev and nikolai 1676 01:20:37,350 --> 01:20:35,520 budaran on our crew aboard atlantis 1677 01:20:39,910 --> 01:20:37,360 to take over the mere space station when 1678 01:20:41,750 --> 01:20:39,920 we got there and so what if i needed to 1679 01:20:44,790 --> 01:20:41,760 talk to them so i memorized another 1680 01:20:48,149 --> 01:20:44,800 sentence and it was is venice 1681 01:20:54,550 --> 01:20:50,070 which is excuse me please we have a 1682 01:20:58,629 --> 01:20:56,709 so i was ready in case that happened 1683 01:21:00,390 --> 01:20:58,639 training and readiness 1684 01:21:02,229 --> 01:21:00,400 is really what we've got to do 1685 01:21:04,310 --> 01:21:02,239 now the other thing was i've i've 1686 01:21:06,950 --> 01:21:04,320 mentioned how much 1687 01:21:08,870 --> 01:21:06,960 tatiana tormented us 1688 01:21:11,189 --> 01:21:08,880 well i learned an expression every time 1689 01:21:12,950 --> 01:21:11,199 i'd be really exasperated which was 1690 01:21:15,590 --> 01:21:12,960 every time we went to russian language 1691 01:21:17,030 --> 01:21:15,600 class i would look at tatyana and i 1692 01:21:20,310 --> 01:21:17,040 would say 1693 01:21:22,229 --> 01:21:20,320 maya lubimaya muchito nisa 1694 01:21:24,229 --> 01:21:22,239 and she'd say 1695 01:21:25,750 --> 01:21:24,239 which is of course no no no 1696 01:21:27,110 --> 01:21:25,760 because of my vast command of the 1697 01:21:29,110 --> 01:21:27,120 russian language 1698 01:21:32,709 --> 01:21:29,120 and what i was saying to her if i had 1699 01:21:35,270 --> 01:21:32,719 said moya samaya lubi maya uchi telnica 1700 01:21:37,189 --> 01:21:35,280 that's my most favorite teacher 1701 01:21:39,910 --> 01:21:37,199 but if you just put an m in front of 1702 01:21:42,470 --> 01:21:39,920 uchito niza it becomes maya samaya ruby 1703 01:21:46,310 --> 01:21:42,480 maya muchi tonicha which is my most 1704 01:21:52,470 --> 01:21:48,950 so that was my way of tormenting her in 1705 01:21:54,470 --> 01:21:52,480 return for all the stress 1706 01:21:56,629 --> 01:21:54,480 that she put me through 1707 01:21:59,030 --> 01:21:56,639 well after training and flying with 1708 01:22:01,910 --> 01:21:59,040 charlie and seeing him in action 1709 01:22:03,750 --> 01:22:01,920 i said something about him in 1995 and 1710 01:22:05,510 --> 01:22:03,760 charlie i don't think i've ever shared 1711 01:22:08,149 --> 01:22:05,520 this with you 1712 01:22:11,270 --> 01:22:08,159 but you're about to hear it 1713 01:22:12,870 --> 01:22:11,280 and what i said about him was you know 1714 01:22:14,149 --> 01:22:12,880 after working with him and getting to 1715 01:22:16,709 --> 01:22:14,159 know him 1716 01:22:18,870 --> 01:22:16,719 i will be really surprised if he isn't 1717 01:22:20,629 --> 01:22:18,880 chief astronaut one day 1718 01:22:21,750 --> 01:22:20,639 well guess what after four brilliant 1719 01:22:23,910 --> 01:22:21,760 missions 1720 01:22:25,910 --> 01:22:23,920 and three times going to the mere space 1721 01:22:28,709 --> 01:22:25,920 station including the very last docking 1722 01:22:31,430 --> 01:22:28,719 with mir in 1998 1723 01:22:32,950 --> 01:22:31,440 charlie became the chief astronaut 1724 01:22:34,149 --> 01:22:32,960 and he went on from there to be the 1725 01:22:35,990 --> 01:22:34,159 deputy 1726 01:22:38,790 --> 01:22:36,000 manager program manager of the 1727 01:22:43,510 --> 01:22:38,800 international space station and as we 1728 01:22:46,550 --> 01:22:43,520 know he is now the vice president at atk 1729 01:22:48,790 --> 01:22:46,560 he has gone right to the very top 1730 01:22:52,070 --> 01:22:48,800 in everything he's ever done 1731 01:22:52,870 --> 01:22:52,080 and we are all here today to celebrate 1732 01:22:55,270 --> 01:22:52,880 just 1733 01:22:57,350 --> 01:22:55,280 your latest great achievement 1734 01:22:59,669 --> 01:22:57,360 so from all of us at the astronaut 1735 01:23:01,750 --> 01:22:59,679 scholarship foundation 1736 01:23:35,189 --> 01:23:01,760 congratulations charlie and welcome to 1737 01:23:38,709 --> 01:23:36,950 thank you so much and i think you all 1738 01:23:41,910 --> 01:23:38,719 understand now i had so much fun flying 1739 01:23:44,390 --> 01:23:41,920 with hoot uh we used to say hootsa hoot 1740 01:23:45,669 --> 01:23:44,400 and uh there's nothing better 1741 01:23:48,070 --> 01:23:45,679 than when you have a tough mission than 1742 01:23:50,149 --> 01:23:48,080 to have a sense of humor and to stay 1743 01:23:52,390 --> 01:23:50,159 together as a team and who to always 1744 01:23:56,709 --> 01:23:52,400 respect what you've taught me and the 1745 01:24:01,270 --> 01:23:58,229 this is a tremendous honor it's 1746 01:24:02,709 --> 01:24:01,280 obviously very humbling 1747 01:24:04,870 --> 01:24:02,719 and i'm just really thrilled to be here 1748 01:24:05,910 --> 01:24:04,880 with you today and be able to share some 1749 01:24:09,030 --> 01:24:05,920 memories 1750 01:24:11,110 --> 01:24:09,040 uh and and the opportunity to join this 1751 01:24:14,149 --> 01:24:11,120 fraternity of folks who i think are 1752 01:24:16,870 --> 01:24:14,159 paying it back in spades 1753 01:24:18,709 --> 01:24:16,880 we've had opportunities in the space 1754 01:24:21,510 --> 01:24:18,719 program that go beyond our wildest 1755 01:24:23,350 --> 01:24:21,520 dreams and i'm very very thrilled 1756 01:24:24,149 --> 01:24:23,360 in particular 1757 01:24:25,990 --> 01:24:24,159 that 1758 01:24:27,910 --> 01:24:26,000 this represents the work of the 1759 01:24:29,189 --> 01:24:27,920 astronaut scholarship foundation who is 1760 01:24:31,910 --> 01:24:29,199 paying it back 1761 01:24:33,590 --> 01:24:31,920 and we get to be a part of that for 1762 01:24:35,270 --> 01:24:33,600 the students like we have out here today 1763 01:24:37,030 --> 01:24:35,280 that are inspiring us 1764 01:24:38,550 --> 01:24:37,040 for what we're able to do for them so 1765 01:24:40,470 --> 01:24:38,560 thank you to the astronaut scholarship 1766 01:24:49,110 --> 01:24:40,480 foundation for all all that you're doing 1767 01:24:53,189 --> 01:24:51,510 i'm particularly thrilled that i get to 1768 01:24:55,830 --> 01:24:53,199 be a part of the class of two of my 1769 01:24:58,390 --> 01:24:55,840 greatest personal heroes friends 1770 01:25:00,070 --> 01:24:58,400 associates colleagues 1771 01:25:02,070 --> 01:25:00,080 franklin chang diaz and i flew together 1772 01:25:02,950 --> 01:25:02,080 on sts-91 1773 01:25:04,870 --> 01:25:02,960 and 1774 01:25:06,629 --> 01:25:04,880 you know franklin is an amazing 1775 01:25:09,830 --> 01:25:06,639 individual 1776 01:25:11,350 --> 01:25:09,840 we put together an experiment on sts-91 1777 01:25:13,910 --> 01:25:11,360 that was part of 1778 01:25:15,669 --> 01:25:13,920 a nobel winners 1779 01:25:17,510 --> 01:25:15,679 science called the alpha magnetic 1780 01:25:19,910 --> 01:25:17,520 spectrometer 1781 01:25:22,149 --> 01:25:19,920 professor sam ting and 1782 01:25:25,110 --> 01:25:22,159 he is studying antimatter in the origins 1783 01:25:27,669 --> 01:25:25,120 of the universe and franklin's adeptness 1784 01:25:30,310 --> 01:25:27,679 at putting together missions like that 1785 01:25:32,070 --> 01:25:30,320 he taught a nobel laureate that human 1786 01:25:35,110 --> 01:25:32,080 space flight means you use the human 1787 01:25:36,870 --> 01:25:35,120 crew and franklin's design of how we 1788 01:25:39,750 --> 01:25:36,880 manage that experiment for professor 1789 01:25:41,910 --> 01:25:39,760 ting saved that experiment on orbit 1790 01:25:43,750 --> 01:25:41,920 because we lost our ku band antenna and 1791 01:25:44,950 --> 01:25:43,760 all the data that he wanted to collect 1792 01:25:46,470 --> 01:25:44,960 wouldn't have made it to earth but 1793 01:25:48,310 --> 01:25:46,480 franklin had figured out ahead of the 1794 01:25:50,550 --> 01:25:48,320 ahead of time how to make that happen 1795 01:25:52,310 --> 01:25:50,560 it's just a privilege to to be a part of 1796 01:25:55,750 --> 01:25:52,320 this class with you franklin 1797 01:25:58,550 --> 01:25:55,760 and and chile same chili was my mentor 1798 01:26:00,550 --> 01:25:58,560 uh otherwise known as upperclassmen 1799 01:26:02,149 --> 01:26:00,560 um just when i came up on the stage he 1800 01:26:04,229 --> 01:26:02,159 reminded me to get my chin in which is 1801 01:26:07,229 --> 01:26:04,239 what upperclassmen used to do when we 1802 01:26:10,070 --> 01:26:07,239 were dooley's freshman at the academy 1803 01:26:11,750 --> 01:26:10,080 1973 when i first went there and kevin's 1804 01:26:13,830 --> 01:26:11,760 always been a hero someone i looked up 1805 01:26:15,910 --> 01:26:13,840 to was the model for how to how to 1806 01:26:17,750 --> 01:26:15,920 proceed how to decide how to choose your 1807 01:26:22,550 --> 01:26:17,760 way in life it's just been a thrill and 1808 01:26:26,310 --> 01:26:24,470 the the astronaut scholarship foundation 1809 01:26:27,830 --> 01:26:26,320 is important as i mentioned because it's 1810 01:26:29,910 --> 01:26:27,840 all about the opportunity for us to pay 1811 01:26:31,669 --> 01:26:29,920 it forward to the next generation 1812 01:26:33,510 --> 01:26:31,679 and education is so critical when i 1813 01:26:35,510 --> 01:26:33,520 think about my own opportunities in life 1814 01:26:37,350 --> 01:26:35,520 and how much education meant to me 1815 01:26:39,110 --> 01:26:37,360 i think of my parents 1816 01:26:40,709 --> 01:26:39,120 mom and dad 1817 01:26:43,110 --> 01:26:40,719 the wisdom that they had to choose 1818 01:26:46,229 --> 01:26:43,120 hudson massachusetts a little town 1819 01:26:48,470 --> 01:26:46,239 where i went to a six-room schoolhouse 1820 01:26:50,070 --> 01:26:48,480 less than 100 yards from my house and i 1821 01:26:52,149 --> 01:26:50,080 learned that it wasn't so much about how 1822 01:26:55,030 --> 01:26:52,159 much money you pour into the facilities 1823 01:26:56,870 --> 01:26:55,040 and the tools but it's a teacher with a 1824 01:26:58,629 --> 01:26:56,880 motivation to teach 1825 01:27:00,550 --> 01:26:58,639 in an environment where it's conducive 1826 01:27:03,189 --> 01:27:00,560 to learning and engaging a student 1827 01:27:05,030 --> 01:27:03,199 one-on-one and imparting knowledge and 1828 01:27:06,790 --> 01:27:05,040 using that to leap frog forward and 1829 01:27:07,830 --> 01:27:06,800 thanks mom and dad for giving me that 1830 01:27:12,790 --> 01:27:07,840 start 1831 01:27:16,629 --> 01:27:14,950 so 1832 01:27:18,629 --> 01:27:16,639 and you think about all the changes in 1833 01:27:20,149 --> 01:27:18,639 life and in our lifetimes the changes 1834 01:27:22,390 --> 01:27:20,159 have been phenomenal 1835 01:27:23,910 --> 01:27:22,400 we grew up in the cold war and i went to 1836 01:27:25,910 --> 01:27:23,920 the air force academy thanks to the 1837 01:27:28,470 --> 01:27:25,920 education i had 1838 01:27:30,629 --> 01:27:28,480 and i found myself in the early 1980s 1839 01:27:33,110 --> 01:27:30,639 flying f-15s in germany 1840 01:27:34,709 --> 01:27:33,120 and uh i was flying to the east german 1841 01:27:37,030 --> 01:27:34,719 border this was before the wall came 1842 01:27:39,270 --> 01:27:37,040 down and lo and behold there's a mig on 1843 01:27:40,790 --> 01:27:39,280 the other side a meg aircraft coming 1844 01:27:42,149 --> 01:27:40,800 close to the border wagging its wings 1845 01:27:43,590 --> 01:27:42,159 and we'd wag our wings and we'd turn 1846 01:27:44,830 --> 01:27:43,600 away 1847 01:27:48,070 --> 01:27:44,840 and then a 1848 01:27:50,470 --> 01:27:48,080 mere station mirror but a mere six years 1849 01:27:52,149 --> 01:27:50,480 later i find myself 1850 01:27:54,310 --> 01:27:52,159 with our cold war warriors from the 1851 01:27:56,470 --> 01:27:54,320 other side the russians interfacing with 1852 01:27:57,510 --> 01:27:56,480 a young colonel by the name of a silly 1853 01:27:59,189 --> 01:27:57,520 sibling 1854 01:28:01,030 --> 01:27:59,199 who was my counterpart became my 1855 01:28:02,870 --> 01:28:01,040 counterpart as the chief of the 1856 01:28:04,950 --> 01:28:02,880 cosmonaut corps 1857 01:28:07,110 --> 01:28:04,960 but he was on the space station and who 1858 01:28:08,870 --> 01:28:07,120 would have imagined that as a guy who 1859 01:28:10,709 --> 01:28:08,880 used to be flying 1860 01:28:12,709 --> 01:28:10,719 to defend ourselves from them we were 1861 01:28:14,550 --> 01:28:12,719 collaborating in space a mere six years 1862 01:28:16,390 --> 01:28:14,560 later just a tremendous tremendous 1863 01:28:18,390 --> 01:28:16,400 change and to be a part of that is 1864 01:28:20,390 --> 01:28:18,400 extremely humbling 1865 01:28:22,310 --> 01:28:20,400 and then after that mission to be able 1866 01:28:25,669 --> 01:28:22,320 to have my wife and my daughters come 1867 01:28:28,070 --> 01:28:25,679 join me in star city moscow and to share 1868 01:28:29,669 --> 01:28:28,080 this momentous change in history and 1869 01:28:31,590 --> 01:28:29,679 that the fact that they had been behind 1870 01:28:33,990 --> 01:28:31,600 me for my entire career 1871 01:28:37,430 --> 01:28:34,000 love you lynn love you girls 1872 01:28:46,470 --> 01:28:39,990 we 1873 01:28:48,470 --> 01:28:46,480 parallel universe opened up for us 1874 01:28:50,470 --> 01:28:48,480 because when the cold war was there and 1875 01:28:52,950 --> 01:28:50,480 the iron curtain was up we had no way of 1876 01:28:55,430 --> 01:28:52,960 knowing that they lived dreamt and 1877 01:28:57,750 --> 01:28:55,440 imagined a future the same that we did 1878 01:28:59,669 --> 01:28:57,760 and my girls got to go to the elementary 1879 01:29:01,910 --> 01:28:59,679 school just down the street 1880 01:29:04,149 --> 01:29:01,920 from the parents of vasili siblia and 1881 01:29:05,910 --> 01:29:04,159 experienced the same thing that 1882 01:29:09,430 --> 01:29:05,920 they were experiencing back home just 1883 01:29:10,790 --> 01:29:09,440 amazing amazing turns of events 1884 01:29:13,830 --> 01:29:10,800 so 1885 01:29:16,310 --> 01:29:13,840 as i think forward and 1886 01:29:18,390 --> 01:29:16,320 the connection as kevin mentioned the 1887 01:29:19,510 --> 01:29:18,400 families that we have and how blessed we 1888 01:29:21,270 --> 01:29:19,520 are 1889 01:29:22,950 --> 01:29:21,280 being able to connect my family to this 1890 01:29:24,870 --> 01:29:22,960 nasa experience has been really 1891 01:29:27,350 --> 01:29:24,880 incredible and i'd like to share one 1892 01:29:28,870 --> 01:29:27,360 little story with you an anecdote that i 1893 01:29:30,709 --> 01:29:28,880 hope you'll find as funny as we do 1894 01:29:33,110 --> 01:29:30,719 because our family loves to tell it our 1895 01:29:35,189 --> 01:29:33,120 daughter sarah couldn't be here today 1896 01:29:37,030 --> 01:29:35,199 but on my third mission on reentry we 1897 01:29:39,510 --> 01:29:37,040 had a very rare 1898 01:29:42,070 --> 01:29:39,520 condition where we were able to re-enter 1899 01:29:44,709 --> 01:29:42,080 from south or from north to south over 1900 01:29:46,950 --> 01:29:44,719 the u.s we entered over seattle and 1901 01:29:48,790 --> 01:29:46,960 transited the entire united states 1902 01:29:51,110 --> 01:29:48,800 across st louis into florida and landed 1903 01:29:53,750 --> 01:29:51,120 here at the kennedy space center 1904 01:29:56,070 --> 01:29:53,760 um normally we come from south to north 1905 01:29:58,629 --> 01:29:56,080 up over the the gulf and into florida 1906 01:30:00,149 --> 01:29:58,639 but this particular day was brilliant in 1907 01:30:02,629 --> 01:30:00,159 weather i don't think there was a cloud 1908 01:30:05,030 --> 01:30:02,639 across the entire united states we came 1909 01:30:06,870 --> 01:30:05,040 into the re-entry it was about 10 a.m 1910 01:30:07,830 --> 01:30:06,880 here and it was sunrise on the west 1911 01:30:09,189 --> 01:30:07,840 coast 1912 01:30:11,189 --> 01:30:09,199 and we came plowing through the 1913 01:30:13,110 --> 01:30:11,199 atmosphere at 40 degrees angle attack 1914 01:30:14,870 --> 01:30:13,120 and we went screaming across the rocky 1915 01:30:17,750 --> 01:30:14,880 mountains did a roll reversal over top 1916 01:30:20,149 --> 01:30:17,760 of st louis came in over the 1917 01:30:21,910 --> 01:30:20,159 northern end of the florida panhandle 1918 01:30:24,310 --> 01:30:21,920 down over the cape 1919 01:30:26,070 --> 01:30:24,320 and uh and made that circle to land well 1920 01:30:27,430 --> 01:30:26,080 we had a crosswind that day a pretty 1921 01:30:29,189 --> 01:30:27,440 good one 1922 01:30:31,430 --> 01:30:29,199 and as we rolled out on final right over 1923 01:30:32,790 --> 01:30:31,440 here to runway 3-3 1924 01:30:34,629 --> 01:30:32,800 i'm going to get 1925 01:30:36,550 --> 01:30:34,639 you know blame for flying with my hands 1926 01:30:38,229 --> 01:30:36,560 again hearing them but we had to crab 1927 01:30:39,750 --> 01:30:38,239 into the wind to tack into the wind to 1928 01:30:42,470 --> 01:30:39,760 maintain our track down the runway and 1929 01:30:44,550 --> 01:30:42,480 the families are adjacent to the runway 1930 01:30:46,229 --> 01:30:44,560 on the apron where they could almost 1931 01:30:48,950 --> 01:30:46,239 reach up and touch the orbiter as it 1932 01:30:51,189 --> 01:30:48,960 goes by for touchdown and sarah was what 1933 01:30:53,030 --> 01:30:51,199 about 12 years old at the time and and 1934 01:30:55,669 --> 01:30:53,040 i'm crabbed into the wind so the nose is 1935 01:30:57,910 --> 01:30:55,679 pointed right at her 1936 01:31:01,030 --> 01:30:57,920 and she thought i was landing right on 1937 01:31:05,270 --> 01:31:02,870 and so all the adults are behind the 1938 01:31:06,709 --> 01:31:05,280 kids and sarah's up there going dad get 1939 01:31:10,550 --> 01:31:06,719 over 1940 01:31:14,950 --> 01:31:12,790 so i came in and we touched down and i 1941 01:31:17,110 --> 01:31:14,960 had no idea she was out there and i got 1942 01:31:18,709 --> 01:31:17,120 to hear that story after we got into the 1943 01:31:21,270 --> 01:31:18,719 into the crew quarters and she came up 1944 01:31:25,270 --> 01:31:21,280 to me dad did you see me did you see me 1945 01:31:28,709 --> 01:31:26,870 as an air force guy we never had a 1946 01:31:30,950 --> 01:31:28,719 landing signal officer get us under the 1947 01:31:32,470 --> 01:31:30,960 deck of a ship but you're my first and 1948 01:31:42,070 --> 01:31:32,480 only landing signal officer and you did 1949 01:31:45,430 --> 01:31:42,950 i'd 1950 01:31:47,350 --> 01:31:45,440 once again i just feel tremendously 1951 01:31:49,830 --> 01:31:47,360 honored to be able to be part of this 1952 01:31:51,430 --> 01:31:49,840 team that now gets to pay it forward 1953 01:31:53,830 --> 01:31:51,440 for the next generation thank you so 1954 01:31:56,310 --> 01:31:53,840 much for this opportunity our family 1955 01:31:57,510 --> 01:31:56,320 connected to the nasa family is just the 1956 01:31:59,510 --> 01:31:57,520 most 1957 01:32:01,189 --> 01:31:59,520 unimaginably rewarding thing that we 1958 01:32:09,590 --> 01:32:01,199 could have ever had in our lifetime so 1959 01:32:13,510 --> 01:32:11,350 congratulations charlie precourt and 1960 01:32:14,950 --> 01:32:13,520 welcome to the u.s astronaut hall of 1961 01:32:17,669 --> 01:32:14,960 fame 1962 01:32:19,110 --> 01:32:17,679 the 2012 inductees were selected by a 1963 01:32:21,350 --> 01:32:19,120 committee of current hall of fame 1964 01:32:23,590 --> 01:32:21,360 astronauts former nasa officials 1965 01:32:25,510 --> 01:32:23,600 historians journalists the processes 1966 01:32:28,149 --> 01:32:25,520 administered by the astronauts 1967 01:32:30,390 --> 01:32:28,159 scholarship foundation to be eligible an 1968 01:32:34,470 --> 01:32:30,400 astronaut must have made his or her 1969 01:32:37,270 --> 01:32:34,480 first flight at least 17 years before 1970 01:32:39,350 --> 01:32:37,280 the induction year and must be retired 1971 01:32:40,950 --> 01:32:39,360 at least five years from the nasa 1972 01:32:43,189 --> 01:32:40,960 astronaut corps 1973 01:32:45,669 --> 01:32:43,199 candidates must be a u.s citizen nasa 1974 01:32:47,669 --> 01:32:45,679 trained commander pilot or mission 1975 01:32:50,390 --> 01:32:47,679 specialist and must have orbited the 1976 01:32:53,590 --> 01:32:50,400 earth at least once and made significant 1977 01:32:55,030 --> 01:32:53,600 contributions to the study of space 1978 01:32:56,790 --> 01:32:55,040 ladies and gentlemen i am proud to 1979 01:33:00,470 --> 01:32:56,800 present to you the united states 1980 01:33:03,350 --> 01:33:00,480 astronaut hall of fame class of 2012 1981 01:33:31,669 --> 01:33:03,360 frank leonard shang diaz kevin p chilton 1982 01:33:53,990 --> 01:33:33,510 and now all the members of the united 1983 01:33:58,390 --> 01:33:56,390 one final thank you to the astronaut 1984 01:34:00,950 --> 01:33:58,400 scholarship foundation for all of their 1985 01:34:02,709 --> 01:34:00,960 great work and to bill moore and his 1986 01:34:04,950 --> 01:34:02,719 people here at the kennedy space center 1987 01:34:07,510 --> 01:34:04,960 visitor complex you know this two-day 1988 01:34:09,510 --> 01:34:07,520 event that they put on here 1989 01:34:11,910 --> 01:34:09,520 it's not like going to the moon this is 1990 01:34:13,669 --> 01:34:11,920 hard work what they do 1991 01:34:15,510 --> 01:34:13,679 it has been my pleasure to be here with 1992 01:34:17,750 --> 01:34:15,520 you today on behalf of the kennedy space 1993 01:34:20,070 --> 01:34:17,760 center visitor complex and the astronaut 1994 01:34:23,270 --> 01:34:20,080 scholarship foundation thank you for 1995 01:34:24,629 --> 01:34:23,280 joining us for this historic ceremony 1996 01:34:27,189 --> 01:34:24,639 please remain standing as the hall of 1997 01:34:29,430 --> 01:34:27,199 fame astronauts make their grand exit