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One thing I'd like the public to know about
NASA is that We are really involved in trying

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to improve the earth that we are living on.

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We are doing a lot of research on the
atmosphere, the ecosystem; we're trying to

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make a difference on Earth while we are living
on Earth.

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It's not all about just sending people to
the moon.

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NASA is also very involved with education,
getting young people involved with science

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and math because they are our future and to
get them involved now is going to help us

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in the future to where they can help to sustain
the earth as well.

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Since being a part of NASA I feel I have definitely
grown verbally, I was one who always tried

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to stay in my shell, stay behind the scenes,
work hard, You don't see me?

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That's good.

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But here and in my field, I definitely have
to talk and I definitely have to meet new

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people, so it has definitely grown my skills
of being more interactive with people and

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telling people how I feel and getting things
done, I have to stand up and project my voice,

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so definitely all those skills.

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I learned those in the military But at the
same time when you have other people Ahead

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of you, you have leaders and they normally
talk for you and here in my position I was

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I had to step up and do more talking.

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So I definitely got that experience working
with NASA.

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For any young African-American that is aspiring
to work with NASA I would just suggest that

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they find out what area they would like to
work in talk with people find out what skills

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they need to advance in that career, see if
they can volunteer or if they can become an

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intern.