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>> This is Judy.

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My mentor, Charlie
Baker, was the Crew Chief

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on the X-15 program
and the Shuttle landing

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operations manager.

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He taught me how the
fundamentals of NASA works

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in the business sense and how
to think outside of a problem

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and be innovative
in our solutions.

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NASA throws a lot of
different projects at us.

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And each one is slightly
different

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than anything we've done before.

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And a key moment for me came
when I realized nobody knows how

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to do these things and
I was just as capable

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as the next person
to figure it out.

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That was an eye-opener
and a game-changer for me.

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I was able to really
trust my instincts

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and learn that I can do this.

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We sure should.

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>> We need about eight hours.

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>> My name is Judy Grizzard.

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I'm the contract manager for Kay
& Associates at NASA Armstrong.

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We maintain a wide range of
ground support equipment needed

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to support NASA's
fleet of aircraft here

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at Edwards and at Palmdale.

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We've supported many,
many projects

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from Space Shuttle landings

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to LEAPTech program,
the Orion program.

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Juan, what battery
are you charging?

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What aircraft is this?

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We have multiple types
of aircraft here.

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SOFIA, the Gulfstreams, G-II,
G-III more commercial type,

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the F-18, F-15's, let's see,
the Global Hawks and the ER-2.

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So managing the type of
equipment we supply is a balance

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to make sure that we are
providing the equipment

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they need.

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Hey, Jimmy.

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The support we provided
for the Air Force,

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do you remember the hydraulic
mules that we used on that?

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>> 104.

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>> It's my role to
inspire our employees.

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What they do is important.

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As a support contractor,

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we're here to help NASA
succeed, that's our motto.

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We help NASA succeed,
as simple as that.

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And it really is that simple.

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This is the type of red
fluid units we used?

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>> Yes, ma'am.

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>> Okay. Some of our expertise
includes crane operations.

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Our personnel are
critical lift certified,

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and we've been involved
with many,

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many crane lifts
around the center.

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One important high-dollar crane
lift was the SOFIA mirror.

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>> Okay. Coming up.

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Go ahead and rope up.

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He's roping up now [inaudible].

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>> Okay.

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>> Removing the mirror
from the cavity,

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we held our breath a little
bit because it's one-of-a-kind

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and it was extremely bulky,

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removing it from a very small
space; but it went beautifully.

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In the local area, we have
a baseball team called

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the JetHawks.

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They have a beautiful stadium
in Lancaster, and NASA decided

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to support their local
community by providing an F-18

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to be mounted on a
pedestal for display.

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Removing and then remounting
the F-18, it was a big job.

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My role was to plan
out the entire project.

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Find the right people,
assign the right jobs.

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We have to worry about
wind; we have to worry

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about the right lifting gear.

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We don't want to
damage the plane.

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We don't want to damage
JetHawk Stadium, the pedestal,

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and primarily we don't want
to hurt any of our employees.

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And put it all together so
it goes smoothly and safely

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and everybody knows
their position.

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And it worked.

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It worked great.

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Coming to work every
day at NASA is amazing.

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And we get to see
amazing programs