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>> FOR ME, EVERY TIME I HAVE

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AN NBL RUN OR EVERY TIME

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I DO A PRACTICE SPACEWALK

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AND YOU GET IN THAT,

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UH, THAT SUIT,

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LIKE, WE CALL IT THE EMU,

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AND FEEL THE GLOVES GO ON,

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FEEL THE PRESSURE BUILD.

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UH, FEEL THE FANS START TO FLOW,

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AND THE-THE AIR STARTS TO COME

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OVER THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD

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AND YOU REALIZE, LIKE,

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THIS IS IT.

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THAT'S WHEN IT REALLY

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STRIKES ME, THAT THIS IS--

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THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT A DREAM,

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THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

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I'M, UH, RAJA CHARI,

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I GO BY GRINDER.

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UH, I GREW UP IN,

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UH, IOWA AND WENT TO

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THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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AND THEN MIT AND THEN

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I WAS AN AIR FORCE TEST PILOT.

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IF I ASKED MY MOM,

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SHE DEFINITELY HAS MEMORIES

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OF ME AS A CHILD TALKING ABOUT

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BEING AN ASTRONAUT.

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I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO,

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UH, DO SOMETHING

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RELATED TO AVIATION.

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BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

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I THINK I ALSO

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STARTED TO TELL MYSELF

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IT WASN'T REALLY POSSIBLE

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BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SOMETHING

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THEY'LL GET LET-DOWN FROM.

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EVERY PHASE OF MY LIFE

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I HAD DOUBT.

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UH, WHETHER IT WAS AT

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THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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AND WONDERING WHETHER I CAN

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SURVIVE BASIC TRAINING,

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WHETHER IT WAS, UH,

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WHEN I WAS AT MIT

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OR EVEN PILOT TRAINING.

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UH, FAILING CHECK RIDES

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AND THINKING AGAIN,

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MAYBE-MAYBE I'M ON

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THE WRONG PATH.

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BUT I THINK IN ALL THOSE EVENTS

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I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE

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A SUPPORTIVE FAMILY,

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SUPPORTIVE SPOUSE,

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SUPPORTIVE MENTORS AND LEADERS

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WHO HELPED ME AT THE TIME

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REALIZE, LIKE, HEY,

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THESE ARE SETBACKS

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AND-AND YOU GET BETTER

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BY TACKLING THOSE HEAD ON.

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FOR THE ARTEMIS MISSION,

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THEY'RE NOT JUST

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POWERPOINT SLIDES,

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THEY'RE ACTUALLY METAL

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IS BEING BENT, SHAPED, UH,

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FORMED TO BUILD THE THINGS

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THAT WE'RE GONNA USE.

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AND AS A-- YOU KNOW,

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A TEST PILOT BACKGROUND

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THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW,

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A DREAM JOB THAT I SHOULD

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BE INVOLVED IN ALL THIS.

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NOW LOOKING BACK,

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I WOULD HAVE TOLD MYSELF,

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HEY, JUST-JUST PAUSE

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AND APPRECIATE WHAT'S

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ACTUALLY HAPPENING AROUND YOU

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AND THE MAGIC OF THE MOMENT

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THAT YOU'RE IN.

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NEWTON TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

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STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS

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OF GIANTS,

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AND I AM DEFINITELY NOT A GIANT

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BUT IF I CAN THROW A LITTLE

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STEPPING STONE OUT THERE,

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THAT WOULD BE MY GOAL.

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MY NAME IS RAJA CHARI.

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