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>> I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT

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I WAS NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH,

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DIDN'T HAVE THE CREDENTIALS

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I NEEDED TO ACTUALLY

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BECOME AN ASTRONAUT.

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>> THE REASON I'D WANT TO GO

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TO SPACE WITH WOODY

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ISN'T JUST BECAUSE

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HE'S BRILLIANT, WHICH HE IS,

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BUT IT'S BECAUSE HE

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CARRIES HIS BRILLIANCE

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IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU DON'T

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FEEL LIKE YOU'RE AN IDIOT

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WHEN YOU'RE AROUND HIM.

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>> IT'S FUNNY ALL THE LITTLE

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DECISIONS IN LIFE THAT

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GET YOU TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

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MY EARLIEST MEMORY IS,

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I REMEMBER BUILDING

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LITTLE TOYS OUT OF WOOD.

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OVER TIME GOT TO BUILDING,

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LIKE, 21 FOOT TALL, UH, ROCKETS,

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AND ONE OF THOSE IS STILL UP

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AT MY PARENTS PLACE,

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STORED IN THEIR BARN.

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I REMEMBER AGONIZING OVER

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WHAT MY MAJOR SHOULD BE,

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AND FINALLY I SORT OF

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THREW UP MY HANDS AND SAID,

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I REALLY LIKE AIRPLANES

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AND THINGS THAT FLY,

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SO I'LL DO

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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.

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ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS

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OF MY LIFE WAS TAKING

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SUMMERS AWAY FROM GRAD SCHOOL

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TO WORK SEARCH AND RESCUE

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IN YOSEMITE.

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ONE OF MY FAVORITE

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PARTS OF THE JOB

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WAS GETTING THROWN

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INTO SITUATIONS WHERE I WASN'T

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QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO.

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THE CONFIDENCE I GAINED

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FROM THAT WAS THAT

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I CAN DEAL WITH THE UNEXPECTED

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AND ADAPT AND OVERCOME.

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>> THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT

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WOODY IS HE APPLIES

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THAT BRILLIANCE ACROSS

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ALL PHASES OF HIS LIFE,

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WHETHER HE'S IN THE OUTDOORS

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WHERE HE BASICALLY

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SAVED HALF OUR CLASS

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FROM GETTING SEVERE HYPOTHERMIA

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LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.

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AND THEN, UH, ON HIS VERY FIRST,

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UH, SPACE STATION SIM,

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NONCHALANTLY DIRECTED

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THE WHOLE TEAM THROUGH

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AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE

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LIKE HE'D DONE IT 100 TIMES.

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>> I HAVE ALWAYS HAD

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A SLIGHT TENSION IN ME

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BETWEEN SORT OF THE ENGINEER,

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ANALYTICAL, PROBLEM-SOLVING

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PART OF ME AND THIS SORT OF

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OPERATIONAL SIDE OF ME

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THAT WANTED TO BE OUT

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EXPERIENCING THE WORLD

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WITH MY HANDS.

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I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO BE HERE

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NOW WHERE I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY

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TO DO OPERATIONAL THINGS

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BUT ALSO SOLVE REALLY

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HARD TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.

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WHEN WE GO DO HARD THINGS

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AND CHALLENGE OURSELVES

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IN THAT WAY,

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WE WILL LEARN NEW THINGS

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THAT WILL BENEFIT US.

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>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

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OUR NEXT NEWEST ASTRONAUT,

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WOODY HOBURG.

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[ APPLAUSE, CHEERING ]

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>> I'M AN ENGINEER,

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I'M A PILOT, I'M A CLIMBER,

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AND I'M NOW A NASA ASTRONAUT.

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