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>> MY NAME IS MEGAN MCARTHUR.

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I'M THE PILOT FOR NASA'S

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SPACEX CREW-2 MISSION

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TO THE INTERNATIONAL

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SPACE STATION.

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I FIRST THOUGHT

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OF BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT

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WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

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SO, MY DAD WAS A NAVY PILOT,

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AND SO I FIRST THOUGHT,

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"WELL, I'D LOVE TO BE A PILOT."

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WE LIVED AT MOFFETT FIELD

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NAVAL AIR STATION,

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WHICH WAS CONNECTED

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WITH AMES RESEARCH CENTER.

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WE WOULD HEAR THE-THE WIND

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TUNNELS GOING, YOU KNOW,

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AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY

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AND NIGHT, AND, UM, ALSO,

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IT'S WHERE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS

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WOULD COME TO DO THEIR LANDING

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AND ROLLOUT TRAINING,

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AND SO I-I S-- WOULD SEE THEM,

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YOU KNOW, COME

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IN THEIR T-38 JETS

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AND-AND GET OUT

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IN THEIR SPIFFY BLUE S--

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FLIGHT SUITS,

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AND-AND WALK IN

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TO-TO DO THEIR TRAINING,

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AND I THOUGHT, "WELL,

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THAT-THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN.

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HOW DO I GET THAT JOB?"

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UM, AND I-AND I KNEW

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THAT IT WAS A LONG SHOT, RIGHT?

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BUT I-BUT I ALSO KNEW

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THAT I WANTED TO BE A PART

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OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT?

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A PART OF THIS BIGGER THING

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OF EXPLORATION.

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AND THEN I KINDA

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TOOK THIS LEFT TURN

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INTO OCEANOGRAPHY, BUT REALLY,

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IT'S ALL ABOUT EXPLORATION.

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WE'RE NOT BETTER EQUIPPED

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TO SURVIVE UNDERWATER,

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YOU KNOW, ANY BETTER

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THAN WE ARE IN OUTER SPACE,

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AND SO, WE NEED TECHNOLOGY

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TO HELP US EXPLORE THOSE AREAS.

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SO HOW DO WE DO THOSE THINGS?

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YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEND ROVERS,

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WE CAN SEND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,

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WE HAVE TO BUILD

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THE RIGHT KIND OF MACHINES

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TO SUPPORT THAT.

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AND SO,

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THERE'S A LOT OF PARALLELS.

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FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL

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IN OCEANOGRAPHY,

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I KIND OF JUST--

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I ALWAYS HAD THIS IDEA

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IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,

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AND I WENT AHEAD AND APPLIED,

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AND-AND I GOT REALLY LUCKY.

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EVERY LAUNCH EXPERIENCE

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IS VERY UNIQUE

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TO THE INDIVIDUAL.

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YOU KNOW, WE CLIMBED ABOARD,

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AND THERE'S THAT PERIOD

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OF WAITING, AND I--

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YOU ACTUALLY GET

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A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE,

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YOU KNOW?

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YOUR BODY STARTS TO-TO CRAMP UP,

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AND YOU'RE READY TO-

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YOU'RE READY TO GO.

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AND THEN,

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WHEN THE ACTUAL LAUNCH GOES,

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IT-IT'S INDESCRIBABLE.

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IT'S SO MUCH ENERGY.

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YOU ARE MOVING SO FAST.

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ONE OF MY MAIN FOCUSES

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WAS CAPTURING

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THIS FREE-FLYING VEHICLE,

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THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE.

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THE REALLY COMPLICATED

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SPACEWALKS THAT WERE PLANNED OUT

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FIVE SPACEWALKS

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BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK,

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SO IT WAS JUST

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THIS TREMENDOUS

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RUSH OF ACTIVITY,

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UM, FOR, REALLY, ELEVEN DAYS,

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UNTIL WE WERE READY

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TO LET THE TELESCOPE GO.

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>> THREE, TWO, ONE, RELEASE.

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I'M BACKING AWAY.

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CLEAR THE ANTENNA.

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>> WE DREAMED

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THESE AMAZING DREAMS,

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WE HAVE THESE HUGE GOALS,

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AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL

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WHEN WE WORK ON THEM, TOGETHER.

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WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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AND THE SIZE OF THAT VEHICLE

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AND THE BREADTH OF SCIENCE

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THAT GETS ACCOMPLISHED

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ON THAT VEHICLE WITH

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ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

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THAT ARE PARTICIPATING,

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AND THEN NOW, WE'RE--

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WE'VE ADDED COMMERCIAL PARTNERS,

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WHERE THEY HAVE A VEHICLE

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THAT WE ARE USING TO GET US

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TO OUR SPACE LABORATORY.

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WE HAVE THESE BIG DREAMS

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WHERE WE LOOK OUT

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TO THE HORIZON,

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AND THIS DESIRE TO EXPLORE

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THE UNIVERSE AROUND US,

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AND WE'RE-WE'RE ALWAYS GOING

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TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL

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WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE