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>> THAT'S AWESOME, VERY GOOD,

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VERY GOOD, I LIKE IT,

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I LIKE IT, DROP YOUR HAND--

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>> OH, WAIT, WHAT AM I DOING?

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WE'RE VIDEOTAPING THIS?

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>> EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING,

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KEEP DOING IT.

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>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

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OUR NEWEST ASTRONAUT,

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MATTHEW DOMINICK.

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[ CHEERING ]

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>> I THINK IF YOU BOIL IT

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DOWN TO IT, UH,

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I'M A FATHER, A HUSBAND,

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AND AN EXPLORER.

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FOR MY WHOLE LIFE,

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I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED

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TO EXPLORE FURTHER.

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I DIDN'T EXACTLY KNOW WHERE

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I WAS GONNA GO AT ANY ONE TIME,

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BUT I ALWAYS KNEW

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I WANTED TO GO FURTHER,

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OR FASTER, OR HIGHER.

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I REMEMBER AS A KID

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GOING TO AIRSHOWS

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WITH-WITH MY DAD

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AND JUST LOOKING AT AIRPLANES,

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AND I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IT.

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AND SO, IT WAS JUST DRAWN TO IT.

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EVERY AIRSHOW I WENT TO,

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I-I WANTED TO GO

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GET IN THAT AIRPLANE.

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I GREW UP IN

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WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO.

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UH, WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY

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OF SAN DIEGO FOR

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

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AND WENT TO NAVAL TEST

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GRADUATE SCHOOL AS WELL,

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NAVAL TEST PILOT.

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IT'S CERTAINLY, UH, A SACRIFICE

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FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

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BEING IN THE MILITARY, YOU KNOW,

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WE WOULD GO ON DEPLOYMENTS

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AND LOSE CONTACT WITH THEM

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AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THE RISK

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THAT WE WERE TAKING.

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YOU THINK ABOUT THE IMMENSE

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RESPONSIBILITY PUT ON YOU

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AT TIMES, UH,

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YOU DON'T WANT TO

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LET THE WORLD DOWN.

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UH, BUT IT'S ABOUT

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PUSHING HUMANITY FORWARD

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AND KEEPING AMERICA SAFE.

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[ ROCKETS IGNITING ]

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WATCHING ROCKETS LAUNCH,

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RIGHT, I MEAN,

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WATCHING SHUTTLE LAUNCHES

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AS A KID WAS AN ENABLER FOR ME.

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IT WAS LIKE, HOW DO I--

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HOW DO I BECOME APART OF THAT?

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HOW DO I JOIN THAT TEAM

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TO GO DO THAT?

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>> GODSPEED TO THE CLASS

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OF 2017.

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[ CHEERING ]

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>> YOU FIND OUT YOU'RE GETTING

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THIS JOB AND THAT'S HUGE.

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BUT REALLY, THAT FIRST TIME

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THAT YOU GO PUT YOUR HANDS

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INTO THE GLOVES,

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IT IS JUST A VERY

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INTERESTING MOMENT,

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IT'S A PINCH ME MOMENT.

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AND YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS--

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THIS IS REAL,

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THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN,

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WE'RE GOING.

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MY PREVIOUS JOB WAS

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TO KEEP THE WORLD

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FROM GOING BACKWARDS,

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THIS JOB IS ABOUT GETTING

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THE WORLD TO GO FORWARDS.

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>> POJO BRINGS A LOT

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OF ENERGY TO OUR TEAM,

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AND HE IS ALWAYS

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DEFINITELY 100% IN

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IN ANYTHING HE DOES.

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>> NASA ASTRONAUT

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MATTHEW DOMINICK.

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>> IF YOU ENJOYED THIS VIDEO

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AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE

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