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My name is Sorita Wherry.\h

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I’m the lead systems engineer for the robotic
lunar lander development project.\h

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I’m supporting the Warm Gas test article
now known as the Mighty Eagle.\h

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My duties as a lead systems engineer includes
making sure that I understand the system and

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functions of the Mighty Eagle as well as the
most important thing is making sure that the

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vehicle is safe at all times.

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Diversity is important at NASA because it
gives us a variety of backgrounds and cultures

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so that we can see the experiences, the values,
the ideas and opinions of other people who

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may be different within the organization.

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I look at my career.\h

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And I look at all the things that I’ve accomplished,
the different projects that I’ve worked

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on, and what better way to culminate my career
is being on the project that I’m on now

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– the Robotic Lunar Lander Development Project
and supporting the Mighty Eagle.

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I’ve worked at NASA for 27 years.\h

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It’s a project where it feels good when
you can see things that happen.\h

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To see something that flies.\h

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To work with a team of people who are very
smart, very intelligent, and can actually

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develop something that flies.

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I love what I do.\h

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It’s new to me, but it’s an awesome experience.\h