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>> ALL RIGHT,

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NASA FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

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OUR FIRST ASTRONAUT,

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KAYLA BARRON.

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[ APPLAUSE ]

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>> I THINK THE THING THAT'S

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MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS JUST

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THE INSPIRATION OF EXPLORATION.

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I THINK WE ALL HAVE THIS

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INNATE SENSE TO EXPLORE,

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WHETHER YOU'RE THE ONE

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WHO ACTUALLY GETS TO

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STEP ON THE MOON OR NOT.

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I THINK IT CHANGES ALL OF US

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TO KNOW THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY

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DO THINGS THAT WOULD BE

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UNIMAGINABLE TO THE GENERATIONS

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THAT CAME BEFORE US.

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9/11 HAPPENED EIGHT DAYS

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BEFORE MY 14TH BIRTHDAY,

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SO I WAS IN 8TH GRADE.

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AND I WAS REALLY INSPIRED

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BY HOW OUR COUNTRY RESPONDED

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TO THAT REALLY TRAGIC EVENT.

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IT REALLY MADE ME REALIZE

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THAT I WANTED TO SERVE

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AND COMMIT MYSELF TO SOMETHING

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THAT WAS BIGGER THAN JUST ME.

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AND THERE'S A HUGE DIVERSITY

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OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NAVY,

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WHETHER IT'S FLYING A PLANE,

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DRIVING A SURFACE SHIP,

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DRIVING A SUBMARINE,

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BEING A DOCTOR.

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AND I SPENT A WEEK WITH

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THE SUBMARINE WARFARE COMMUNITY,

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INCLUDING A DAY UNDERWAY,

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AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY

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THE SAILORS ON THAT SUBMARINE.

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THEY JUST SEEMED LIKE

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THE KIND OF PEOPLE

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WHO WOULD TEACH ME

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HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER.

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FOR ME, THE DREAM OF BECOMING

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AN ASTRONAUT CEMENTED ITSELF

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PRETTY LATE IN MY LIFE.

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I WENT BACK TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY

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TO WORK FOR ADMIRAL TED CARTER

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AND, BECAUSE I WAS

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WORKING WITH HIM,

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I GOT TO GO TO ALL OF

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THESE REALLY COOL EVENTS

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AND MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE

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WHO I HAD NO BUSINESS

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TALKING TO, REALLY.

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I MET ONE OF HIS CLASSMATES,

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FORMER ASTRONAUT KAY HIRE,

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AND SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT

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ONE OF HER SHUTTLE MISSIONS

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WHERE THEY WERE BUILDING

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THE EARLY SPACE STATION.

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AND I SAID, "YOU KNOW,

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THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE

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A SUBMARINE IN SPACE."

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SHE LOOKED AT ME

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AND SHE WAS LIKE,

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"IT TOTALLY IS.

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THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE."

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AND THAT WAS SORT OF

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THE LIGHTNING STRIKE MOMENT.

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AS A KID,

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I KNEW ABOUT ASTRONAUTS,

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I WATCHED

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SHUTTLE LAUNCHES ON TV,

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I KNEW WE WERE IN SPACE,

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BUT IT NEVER SEEMED LIKE

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SOMETHING THAT I COULD DO.

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BUT I HAD REALLY GOOD

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MENTORSHIP AT THAT TIME.

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YOU KNOW, I SHARED THAT DREAM

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WITH MY BOSS, ADMIRAL CARTER.

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HE TURNED TO ME AND HE SAID,

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"KAYLA, DO YOU KNOW HOW

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YOU BECOME AN ASTRONAUT?

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YOU APPLY."

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AND FOR ME, THAT WAS

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THE PERFECT MENTORSHIP

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I NEEDED IN THAT MOMENT.

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I'M SOMEBODY WHO THINKS

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REALLY HARD ABOUT

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EVERYTHING THAT I DO,

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ALL THE DETAILS.

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AND HE SAID, "YOU KNOW,

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IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE.

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YOU JUST GOTTA

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PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE.

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AND YOU NEVER KNOW

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WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN."

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SO I DID APPLY