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hi everybody i'm soledad o'brien i

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yesterday and tomorrow you might know me

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from my work in journalism and

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television but one thing you might not

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know is my connection to this wonderful

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month-long celebration of the latino

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community my mom who passed away a few

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years back

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immigrated from cuba as a teenager eager

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to get an education in this country and

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also hoping for a country that would

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guarantee her more freedoms

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in 1968 california congressman george e

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brown pushed to recognize the

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contributions of the latino community

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and congress passed public law 90-48

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officially authorizing and requesting

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the president to issue annual

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proclamations declaring september 15th

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and 16th to mark the beginning of what

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was then called national hispanic

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heritage week

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today we're celebrating that special

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period of the year when the us

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recognizes a community that is hardly a

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minority anymore we are 60.6 million

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strong a record 18.5 of the total

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population and growing quickly our music

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our art our language our food have all

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had a profound influence on american

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culture we've even been heard in the

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voting booth

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our program today will focus on the

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creation of the latino museum another

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congressional recognition of the

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accomplishments of our community we will

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also have a conversation about what the

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future could hold for two leading

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agencies the smithsonian institution

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which is now leading the planning and

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the development of the museum and nasa

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the global leader in space exploration

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science and research

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it is a measure how far the latino

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community has come since that day when

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congress initiated the celebration that

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two such august institutions are at the

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forefront of our discussion joining me

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is dr ellen stofan the under secretary

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for science and research at the

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smithsonian she oversees at science

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research centers as well as the national

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museum of natural history and the

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national zoo her focus is the

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smithsonian's collective scientific

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initiatives especially biodiversity

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global health climate change species

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conservation astrophysics and the search

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for life outside the earth's solar

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system before joining the smithsonian dr

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stovan had 25 years experience in space

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related organizations and a deep

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it's so nice to see you dr stoken thanks

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for talking with me oh thank you for

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having me here today

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of course my pleasure uh let's first and

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foremost talk about the national museum

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of the american latino that legislation

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to create that museum was passed just

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this last december can you give us an

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update on where this stands and what are

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some of the milestones that that have

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been set for making progress along the

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path to getting it actually created we

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are so excited about the creation of

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this new museum along with the american

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women's history museum um to have the

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challenge of doing two new museums at

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the same time is obviously a big

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challenge but this is so as we're going

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to be talking about today this is just

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so incredibly important

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and the exciting news is we've actually

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made a fair amount of progress uh we

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have a search firm on board we're

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searching for the director eduardo diaz

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who is head of our latino smithsonian

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latino center is the acting director

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while we search for a permanent director

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we've appointed a 19-member board and

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will continue to appoint

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members to that for advisory board for

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the museum to help them think about

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what is this museum what is it going to

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do how how is it going to tell this

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amazing and complex story of the latino

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in this country uh so we are incredibly

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excited between the board the search for

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the director and of course there's that

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very small issue where are we actually

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going to put this museum and so we have

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a site selection process that's going on

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for both of the new museums that process

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obviously a complicated one you have to

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where on the national mall or near the

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national mall

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do we have the space to put two new

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and so it's really that site selection

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that is the first really important step

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um way before you ever get to the actual

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design of the museum and so again those

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those things are all underway really

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so you think that latinos could have a a

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place a presence on the national mall

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one day soon-ish

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yes definitely and you know obviously as

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our secretary lonnie bunch knows going

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from having the congressional

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legislation to actually getting the

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museum built on the mall is can be a

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long process um but we're really hoping

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that this process moves along um and

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that's why we've taken these steps of

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actually getting all the leadership in

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place because frankly that is part of

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the critical step

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for those people who don't know the

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smithsonian is actually part federally

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funded and part privately funded so

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about 60 of our funding comes from the

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federal government and the federal

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government usually pays for the

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construction of museums but everything

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that goes inside the museum all the

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galleries you know bringing in the

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artifacts um designing the museum that

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is actually paid for from private funds

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that we get through fundraising and so

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frankly that's going to be for both of

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these new museums that's going to be a

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big role of the board is saying

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how do we put together a fundraising

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campaign to help raise funds for these

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while we go through the federal process

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again first of all we have to have this

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site selection we'll have to design the

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museums um and then go through the

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process of building it so

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while it's certainly not going to happen

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in the next year or two um it is going

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to happen and we're really excited about

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it and i will say

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to give us a preview of how exciting

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this is going to be in may of 2022

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uh the molina family gallery will open

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history on the mall

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and that will actually be the first

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latino focus gallery on the national

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and so that'll at least give us a

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preview of the kinds of stories um the

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kinds of things we want to talk about in

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really saying you know how have latinos

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their experience in this country all

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these stories that are so critical to

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the uh collaboration between nasa and

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the smithsonian is is quite deep can you

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talk a little bit about that history

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yeah you know it dates um amazingly all

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the way back to the the 1960s in fact i

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think the first agreement was signed

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nasa um said that all of the significant

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artifacts from air and space would be um

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as soon as they were done using them you

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um to be kept in perpetuity and this is

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so incredibly important because

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obviously this is such a story of

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innovation of

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you know amazing feats done by teens

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done by individuals that the fact that

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nasa really made this agreement very

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early on with the smithsonian means we

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have all these artifacts to help us tell

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the story and of course it started um

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and the dominant part of the national

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air and space museum's um collection is

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the apollo collection so all of the

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apollo artifacts down to really old

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containers of pineapple that the

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astronauts took to the moon everything

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artifacts around the world from apollo

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because obviously we wanted to get that

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story out not just across the country

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apollo art collection

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during apollo nasa commissioned all the

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leading artists of the day to be

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and i really love that because i love

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this intersection between science

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and those two are really critically

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important so we have a rauschenberg we

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help tell that apollo story is because

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relationship continues to today but nasa

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right over refusal of the artifacts and

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then does give them to other museums

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around the country it's not as exclusive

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seriously we actually run out of room to

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store things at the smithsonian i've had

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the opportunity to interview many nasa

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scientists over the years on my

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journalistic programs and it's always

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been fascinating but what becomes very

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clear very quickly is that nasa has this

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massive portfolio right from from the

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home planet to a biodiversity to human

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impact to international space and

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moonlight right i mean the list kind of

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goes on and on and on how do you think

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you're going to be able to capture all

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of that and then represent some of that

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latino what's that intersection look

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like when i think you think about a

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museum you know really what you're doing

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is telling stories you know again

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stories of of individuals who made a

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difference stories of teams that made a

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difference and obviously that story of

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nasa you know if you're going to do a

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story about perseverance rover of course

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you want to that's on mars right now you

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want to talk about diana trujillo who um

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is a latino woman who's doing amazing

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things um as part of the engineering

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team on on perseverance and so to me it

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always comes back to the story what's

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the story because you might have an

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artifact but you really want to know who

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person that operated it you know what

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struggles did they go through personally

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to achieve these amazing things

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and the story of this country is the

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story of of american latinos they they

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contributed huge amounts been there

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every step of the way you know it took

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400 000 people to accomplish apollo and

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so the job of the new museum is going to

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prejudice

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and other stories are stories of

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perseverance and triumph and huge

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contributions to the history of this

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country and so for the new director

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and the curators of that museum frankly

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it's going to be an embarrassment of

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riches because there are

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so many stories out there and which

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story do you choose and which artifacts

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do you choose and what is the narrative

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of the museum going to be and that's

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going to be what we're going to be

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working on

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as we go through the longer process of

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actually getting the museum built is

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what are the stories and

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you know so many of those stories at

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nasa you know whether it's ellen ochoa

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um who flew obviously on on the space

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shuttle and then went on to become head

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of johnson space center or whether it's

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somebody we're going to be talking to uh

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later here today um marla from the nasa

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you know the latino story is the nasa

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story and and that means you know we

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want that museum to definitely tell that

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an embarrassment of riches is always a

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very good problem for someone who's

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curating a museum to have dr stoughton

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i'm going to have you um stand by for a

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moment we're going to continue our

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conversation in just a few moments i

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wanted to hear about the great work that

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is going on in fact at nasa's glen

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research center and langley research

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center leaders of course in aeronautics

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and aviation so let's welcome the glenn

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research center director dr marla perez

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davis

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over over 80 years of operations nasa

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glenn has made many contributions to

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space and aeronautics

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from ground testing materials

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development and research perspective

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in that time

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we have helped nasa explore the solar

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system

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we have made aircraft cleaner quieter

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and safer and our technologies have

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changed lives years on earth

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initially established in 1941 as an

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aircraft engine research laboratory

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nasa glenn now contributes to a variety

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of nasa and commercial aerospace

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missions through our expertise in

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aircraft and space technology

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glenn is helping the united states send

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the first woman and the first person of

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color to the moon

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our world-class test facilities and

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unrivaled expertise in power propulsion

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and advanced materials are crucial to

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advancing

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arguments

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glenn is conducting revolutionary

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aeronautics research in green

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technologies like electric aircraft

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propulsion and advanced materials and

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alternative fuels for sustainable

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aviation

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while also exploring next generation

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supersonic and hypersonic aircraft

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our neil a amstrom test facility in

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sandusky is home to the world's largest

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and most powerful space environment

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simulation chambers and it has been

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instrumental in preparing the orion

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spacecraft for the rms1 mission later

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this year

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nasa glenn is advancing human space

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flight through our leading roles in

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power and proportion communication

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technologies advanced materials and

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through our world-class test facilities

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our center play a critical role in the

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development and testing of the orion

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spacecraft for rms1

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and we will look on with prior adidas

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flight around the moon and back to prove

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the systems and technologies needed to

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safely launch astronaut on rms2 in the

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coming years

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we are finalizing the design of the

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power and propulsion element for our

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lunar gateway

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ons integrated at launch with the

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habitation and logistic output it will

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form

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the cornerstone of our exploration

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architecture around the moon

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and its innovated high power propulsion

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system will provide more access to lunar

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surface while demonstrating those

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technologies for future human

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exploration of mars

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nasa glenn will continue to meet future

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surface exploration needs by advancing a

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broad portfolio of cutting-edge power

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generation and distribution systems

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including radio isotope fission and

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solar that will work together to ensure

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future missions have the plentiful

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reliable power required to be successful

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nasa's vision of flight looks very

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different from today's world

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and we believe we are at the right place

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at the right time and we foresee a

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future commercial aviation renaissance

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we see electrified propulsion as one of

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the key drivers of changing the way we

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travel making future aircraft cleaner

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more efficient and more cost effective

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we are tackling the challenges of

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electric propulsion for small to large

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aircraft

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our focus is on the development of all

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electric propulsion systems and

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components from batteries to megawatt

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scale system

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and we are partnering with industry on

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future large scale hybrid electric

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concept to meet nasa's requirements on

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carbon fuel burn emissions and noise

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we are running emerging markets to

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tackle the challenges of creating an air

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transportation system for urban and

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underserved areas that is all electric

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autonomous efficient and safe for moving

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passengers and packages

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at glen we are studying how electric

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systems can be optimized and we are

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supporting engine and power technology

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development

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we're also working to understand and

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mitigate the vehicle's acoustics to help

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limit noise issues

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and we are developing secure data links

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and real-time communications to safely

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integrate this aircraft in the national

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airspace

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we are building an experimental airplane

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called the x-59

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it flies at supersonic speeds but makes

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a quiet thumb instead of a loud sonic

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boom

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we will fly it to provide data to enable

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regulation changes to allow overland

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commercial supersonic flight

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this project is a game changer for

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future transcontinental and

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intercontinental transportation concepts

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and will provide an opportunity to

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generate economic and societal benefit

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in a globally linked world

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to talk a little bit more about the

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exciting work the hispanic workforce is

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supporting at langley research center is

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engineering project manager debbie

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martinez

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thanks soledad

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the convergent aeronautics solution or

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cast project is helping nasa change the

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way airplanes fly and the aviation

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industry along with it

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by providing innovative solutions to

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complex problems cass seeks to help all

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of nasa aeronautic research and the

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broader community to the benefit of the

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us economy and our quality of life

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as the cash execution manager i have

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worked with numerous talented and

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creative researchers such as those on

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the stereo team

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stereo stands for scalable traffic

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management for emergency response

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operations

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we are here at langley certain range

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the stereo team had flight tests here

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they partnered with the california

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department of forestry and fire

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protection and the u.s forest service

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who flew aircrafts that helped fight

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wildfires in coordination with our nasa

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drones using the stereo system to keep

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all parties informed

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the increased communication and

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coordination from the ground units to

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the vehicles in the air help make the

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battle against wildfires faster safer

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and more targeted

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let's take a look at other aeronautic

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programs that some of my hispanic

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colleagues are supporting

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i work for the advanced air transport

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technology project and we're focused on

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exploring and developing technologies to

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improve energy efficiency and

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environmental compatibility for

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fixed-wing

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subsonic transport what is that those

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are passengers and cargo aircrafts

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studies look at vehicle configurations

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that are three generations beyond what

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we currently are using

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for that we need to have mature

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technology solutions ready for the time

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frame of 2035 to 2045. recently at 14 by

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22 we tested the common research model

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on the simplify high lift configuration

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with active flow control and active flow

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control is one of the technologies that

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we're trying to develop where it

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manipulates the flow around a wing to

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make it more efficient

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all these studies are super exciting

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because it will impact positively the

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way we travel in the future the facility

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you have behind me is the carbon motion

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facility which is our premier

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world-class facility

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that consists of three high-fidelity

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full mission

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human-in-the-loop flight simulators and

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one six degree of freedom motion

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platform

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my job here consists of leading a team

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of engineers and technicians on the

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planning and execution of

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operations maintenance and improvements

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of the flight simulators and the motion

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platform

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flight simulation is a safe and

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cost-effective way to train pilots and

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design aircrafts

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it also allows us to develop new

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technologies to improve

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the decision-making of the pilot and

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also responds to emergency situation in

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the cab

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flight simulation is definitely a

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important factor

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in

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the commercial aviation

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safe

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for the flying public

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the electrified powertrain flight

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demonstration project is part of nasa

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aeronautics focus to expand research on

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sustainable aviation through the

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development and tests of green

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technologies for the next generation of

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aircraft

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nasa and industry have conducted studies

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on electrified aircraft propulsion

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concepts and the results indicate that

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there is significant reduction in energy

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use

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emissions which reduces our carbon

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footprint as well as a reduction in

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direct operating costs which will

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benefit both the public and airline

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operators

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through industry car sharing

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partnerships the electrified powertrain

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flight demonstration project is working

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to mature and flight test

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megawatt class electrified powertrain

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systems which are at the heart of

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electrified aircraft propulsion systems

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this is a game changer if we can

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actually introduce

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megawatt powertrain systems we can

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change how aviation aircraft are

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designed in the future with applications

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to turbo props regional as well as

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single-aisle aircraft

570
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new airspace operations are rapidly

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emerging involving multi-rotor vehicles

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small quadcopters and octocopters are

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being proposed for applications such as

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surveillance photography or even package

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delivery

576
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the system-wide safety project is

577
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developing tools that are critical to

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the safe integration of these vehicles

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into the national airspace system

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which is particularly important for

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urban environments with a high

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population density

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so the work that i'm involved with is

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developing flood dynamics simulations

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that can accurately predict the

586
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vehicle's trajectory the vehicle's

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performance

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and simulate different air traffic

589
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management scenarios

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and so we complete different wind tunnel

591
00:22:35,190 --> 00:22:33,120
tests to assess the vehicle's

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aerodynamic behavior in a wide range of

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operating conditions

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this ranges from hover all the way to

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forward flight it's definitely an

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exciting time to be a part of nasa and

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shape the future of aviation

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thanks for joining us at nasa langley

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research center in hampton virginia back

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to you soledad

601
00:22:55,270 --> 00:22:52,559
nasa is doing an incredible amount of

602
00:22:57,190 --> 00:22:55,280
work in earth science specifically with

603
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efforts to understand our earth's

604
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atmosphere crust water and life as a

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single connected system and

606
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understanding the earth system and its

607
00:23:09,510 --> 00:23:08,000
response to natural and human impact

608
00:23:12,070 --> 00:23:09,520
give us a better understanding of our

609
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continuously changing climate these

610
00:23:16,630 --> 00:23:14,400
studies and insights are necessary to

611
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determine how to predict future changes

612
00:23:21,830 --> 00:23:19,520
of climate weather and natural hazards

613
00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:21,840
so here to give us additional insight

614
00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:24,080
into these efforts is earth science

615
00:23:29,029 --> 00:23:26,880
deputy director miss sandra kaufman

616
00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:29,039
thank you so much soledad for that

617
00:23:31,590 --> 00:23:30,720
introduction

618
00:23:33,350 --> 00:23:31,600
so

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nasa earth science

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00:23:39,669 --> 00:23:37,440
conducts a a very comprehensive program

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of breakthrough science research on

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climate science

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we

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use

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our 23 space missions that we have and

626
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collecting

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all kinds of data uh we have another 16

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missions uh that we have under

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development uh they are going to be

630
00:24:00,789 --> 00:23:58,640
launched in the next several years

631
00:24:01,830 --> 00:24:00,799
uh we also use international space

632
00:24:04,470 --> 00:24:01,840
station

633
00:24:06,950 --> 00:24:04,480
so with all of these submissions and

634
00:24:10,470 --> 00:24:06,960
instruments aboard the space station we

635
00:24:12,310 --> 00:24:10,480
measure uh aerosols in our atmosphere uh

636
00:24:14,470 --> 00:24:12,320
we we try to understand whether they

637
00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:14,480
come from natural sources or man-made

638
00:24:19,029 --> 00:24:16,799
sources we also study the processes that

639
00:24:20,230 --> 00:24:19,039
regulate the abundance of ozone in the

640
00:24:22,950 --> 00:24:20,240
atmosphere

641
00:24:26,070 --> 00:24:22,960
there is uh the such thing as the ozone

642
00:24:28,549 --> 00:24:26,080
hole and we measured it and that we can

643
00:24:30,070 --> 00:24:28,559
predict certain aspects of it we study

644
00:24:32,950 --> 00:24:30,080
sea level rise

645
00:24:35,350 --> 00:24:32,960
we only have one earth and uh and we are

646
00:24:38,070 --> 00:24:35,360
the helping to the best that we can in

647
00:24:41,350 --> 00:24:38,080
understanding it and and measure what's

648
00:24:44,070 --> 00:24:41,360
happening uh earth science has a very

649
00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:44,080
strong applied sciences program

650
00:24:46,390 --> 00:24:44,960
and

651
00:24:49,029 --> 00:24:46,400
in that program

652
00:24:52,470 --> 00:24:49,039
we not only you know do disaster

653
00:24:55,029 --> 00:24:52,480
response uh due to natural hazards we

654
00:24:56,950 --> 00:24:55,039
also have a program on public health

655
00:24:58,789 --> 00:24:56,960
helping predict uh

656
00:25:00,630 --> 00:24:58,799
illnesses such as

657
00:25:03,110 --> 00:25:00,640
you know malaria

658
00:25:06,230 --> 00:25:03,120
in a lot of the the countries in in

659
00:25:09,110 --> 00:25:06,240
south america latin america and africa

660
00:25:11,669 --> 00:25:09,120
that is a big problem and uh we are

661
00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:11,679
trying to use our satellites uh the the

662
00:25:17,190 --> 00:25:14,000
measurements of temperature the

663
00:25:20,310 --> 00:25:17,200
measurements of moisture and try to

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00:25:21,669 --> 00:25:20,320
predict the incidence of some of these

665
00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:21,679
illnesses

666
00:25:25,430 --> 00:25:24,320
we also have a very strong agricultural

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00:25:29,029 --> 00:25:25,440
program

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00:25:31,510 --> 00:25:29,039
that is helping farmers out there in not

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00:25:34,710 --> 00:25:31,520
just on scientific studies but trying to

670
00:25:35,830 --> 00:25:34,720
understand for example soil loss soil

671
00:25:38,310 --> 00:25:35,840
moisture

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00:25:41,029 --> 00:25:38,320
plant evapotranspiration

673
00:25:43,190 --> 00:25:41,039
whether the soil is is not in good

674
00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:43,200
condition whether the salt is reducing

675
00:25:49,029 --> 00:25:45,760
carbon into the atmosphere as carbon

676
00:25:52,630 --> 00:25:49,039
dioxide so all these aspects are the

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00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:52,640
aspects that we uh work and and

678
00:25:56,710 --> 00:25:54,480
and help and study

679
00:25:58,789 --> 00:25:56,720
uh and of course working with the local

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00:26:01,350 --> 00:25:58,799
communities working with

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00:26:04,310 --> 00:26:01,360
people in in coastal areas with the sea

682
00:26:06,950 --> 00:26:04,320
level rise and helping uh anticipate uh

683
00:26:10,470 --> 00:26:06,960
aspects of uh resilience uh community

684
00:26:11,350 --> 00:26:10,480
resilience and and such so um

685
00:26:13,430 --> 00:26:11,360
last

686
00:26:15,590 --> 00:26:13,440
i wanted to talk about our surveyor

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00:26:17,269 --> 00:26:15,600
program an initiative that we have with

688
00:26:19,669 --> 00:26:17,279
the united states agency for the

689
00:26:21,269 --> 00:26:19,679
international development usaid and we

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00:26:24,630 --> 00:26:21,279
work in partnership with leading

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00:26:26,470 --> 00:26:24,640
regional organizations that worldwide

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00:26:29,909 --> 00:26:26,480
to help developing countries use this

693
00:26:32,710 --> 00:26:29,919
information provided by our satellites

694
00:26:35,269 --> 00:26:32,720
and empowering local communities all the

695
00:26:39,350 --> 00:26:35,279
way from west africa south africa the

696
00:26:41,190 --> 00:26:39,360
hindu um himalaya region central america

697
00:26:43,350 --> 00:26:41,200
and we are planning on opening up a new

698
00:26:44,230 --> 00:26:43,360
hub in central america in the upcoming

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00:26:47,029 --> 00:26:44,240
years

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00:26:49,110 --> 00:26:47,039
so all in all you know air science is

701
00:26:51,029 --> 00:26:49,120
trying to contribute to the the the

702
00:26:54,310 --> 00:26:51,039
understanding of our planet

703
00:26:55,990 --> 00:26:54,320
but uh also help with with uh all kinds

704
00:26:59,269 --> 00:26:56,000
of aspects that uh

705
00:27:01,669 --> 00:26:59,279
benefits uh society in in general

706
00:27:04,149 --> 00:27:01,679
um so thank you very much and and back

707
00:27:05,909 --> 00:27:04,159
to you soledad

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00:27:08,390 --> 00:27:05,919
we just learned about the work being

709
00:27:09,269 --> 00:27:08,400
done here on earth so now let's take a

710
00:27:11,350 --> 00:27:09,279
look

711
00:27:13,830 --> 00:27:11,360
above another interesting and exciting

712
00:27:16,310 --> 00:27:13,840
research area that nasa works on is

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00:27:18,870 --> 00:27:16,320
space food food is critical of course

714
00:27:21,110 --> 00:27:18,880
for mission success and the health and

715
00:27:22,870 --> 00:27:21,120
performance of the astronauts

716
00:27:24,950 --> 00:27:22,880
maintaining a healthy diet plays an

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00:27:27,269 --> 00:27:24,960
important role specifically socially and

718
00:27:30,070 --> 00:27:27,279
psychologically which is important for

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00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:30,080
long-duration missions in space so how

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00:27:34,389 --> 00:27:33,120
does nasa handle feeding its diverse

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00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:34,399
crew members

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00:27:37,830 --> 00:27:36,320
let's turn it over to johnson space

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00:27:40,630 --> 00:27:37,840
center

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00:27:42,310 --> 00:27:40,640
thanks soledad my name is gisela munoz

725
00:27:44,870 --> 00:27:42,320
and i'm a crew systems instructor and

726
00:27:46,789 --> 00:27:44,880
the flight operations directorate

727
00:27:49,029 --> 00:27:46,799
one of the lessons astronauts receive

728
00:27:51,669 --> 00:27:49,039
from our team is food preparation and

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00:27:54,070 --> 00:27:51,679
equipment which covers not only how to

730
00:27:55,830 --> 00:27:54,080
operate the galley hardware but also

731
00:27:57,590 --> 00:27:55,840
what types of food they can expect to

732
00:27:59,669 --> 00:27:57,600
see when they're on orbit and how to

733
00:28:01,269 --> 00:27:59,679
prepare them space food is prepared and

734
00:28:03,269 --> 00:28:01,279
packaged differently

735
00:28:05,269 --> 00:28:03,279
than on earth a standard menu for

736
00:28:07,590 --> 00:28:05,279
astronauts will include rehydratable

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00:28:09,350 --> 00:28:07,600
foods and beverages thermo-stabilized

738
00:28:12,070 --> 00:28:09,360
foods that are packaged similar to

739
00:28:14,870 --> 00:28:12,080
military mres and natural form foods

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00:28:16,230 --> 00:28:14,880
like nuts or cookies if you're lucky

741
00:28:18,549 --> 00:28:16,240
you'll get food from one of our

742
00:28:21,430 --> 00:28:18,559
international partners like russian

743
00:28:22,710 --> 00:28:21,440
european canadian or japanese space

744
00:28:25,110 --> 00:28:22,720
agencies

745
00:28:27,190 --> 00:28:25,120
astronauts also have access to fresh

746
00:28:29,110 --> 00:28:27,200
food like apples and oranges that are

747
00:28:31,990 --> 00:28:29,120
flown up on our commercial resupply

748
00:28:33,669 --> 00:28:32,000
vehicles eating and drinking in space is

749
00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:33,679
different than on earth because of the

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00:28:39,350 --> 00:28:36,559
lack of gravity since you're not able to

751
00:28:41,190 --> 00:28:39,360
pour drinks into a cup beverages are

752
00:28:42,549 --> 00:28:41,200
packaged in a pouch and sucked out

753
00:28:44,870 --> 00:28:42,559
through a straw

754
00:28:47,110 --> 00:28:44,880
for your food you need to be careful as

755
00:28:49,190 --> 00:28:47,120
you eat because even small pieces of

756
00:28:50,950 --> 00:28:49,200
food don't normally fall off the table

757
00:28:53,190 --> 00:28:50,960
like they do on earth but they'll float

758
00:28:54,789 --> 00:28:53,200
away and hopefully not at one of your

759
00:28:57,350 --> 00:28:54,799
fellow crewmates

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00:28:58,710 --> 00:28:57,360
one popular hispanic food used in space

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or tortillas

762
00:29:03,830 --> 00:29:01,279
tortillas are a staple food and native

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00:29:05,430 --> 00:29:03,840
to hispanic cuisine in mexico central

764
00:29:07,750 --> 00:29:05,440
and south america

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00:29:10,149 --> 00:29:07,760
tortillas have been used on orbit for

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00:29:12,789 --> 00:29:10,159
decades for crew meals as early as the

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00:29:14,950 --> 00:29:12,799
beginning of the space shuttle program

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00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:14,960
astronauts have gotten creative over the

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00:29:20,149 --> 00:29:17,200
years with using tortillas to make

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00:29:22,470 --> 00:29:20,159
pizzas fajitas breakfast burritos and

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00:29:24,389 --> 00:29:22,480
even a space cheeseburger

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00:29:26,070 --> 00:29:24,399
tortillas are a great component to the

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00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:26,080
standard menu because they don't create

774
00:29:30,149 --> 00:29:28,320
a lot of crumbs and have a longer shelf

775
00:29:31,350 --> 00:29:30,159
life than the standard breads we eat on

776
00:29:32,950 --> 00:29:31,360
the ground

777
00:29:34,950 --> 00:29:32,960
shelf life is important because

778
00:29:37,350 --> 00:29:34,960
astronaut meals are sent up to the

779
00:29:39,269 --> 00:29:37,360
international space station in advance

780
00:29:41,590 --> 00:29:39,279
in addition to the standard menu

781
00:29:43,669 --> 00:29:41,600
astronauts are provided a small sample

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00:29:44,630 --> 00:29:43,679
of off-the-shelf foods they request to

783
00:29:46,389 --> 00:29:44,640
fly

784
00:29:49,830 --> 00:29:46,399
some recent requests have included

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00:29:53,029 --> 00:29:49,840
hispanic foods such as salsa sacera bean

786
00:29:55,430 --> 00:29:53,039
dip with jalapenos and tostada shells

787
00:29:57,990 --> 00:29:55,440
salsa sacera is a red sauce dip made

788
00:30:00,710 --> 00:29:58,000
from chili peppers red peppers onion

789
00:30:03,029 --> 00:30:00,720
garlic and tomatoes so sata shells are

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00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:03,039
similar to tortillas but have a crunchy

791
00:30:07,110 --> 00:30:04,480
consistency

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00:30:09,990 --> 00:30:07,120
avocados even made a recent trip up the

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00:30:12,070 --> 00:30:10,000
iss aboard one of the resupply vehicles

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00:30:14,549 --> 00:30:12,080
it is important to incorporate this

795
00:30:16,950 --> 00:30:14,559
variety into everyday meals and take

796
00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:16,960
crew preferences into consideration

797
00:30:21,029 --> 00:30:19,360
the acceptability of astronaut meals are

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a contributor to the positive

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00:30:25,830 --> 00:30:23,039
psychological health and performance of

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the crew while they are in space

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00:30:29,830 --> 00:30:27,520
gathering for meals with friends and

802
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:29,840
family with good food is an important

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00:30:34,149 --> 00:30:31,840
part of the hispanic culture

804
00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:34,159
entire songs have been dedicated to the

805
00:30:39,750 --> 00:30:37,679
menu of hispanic cuisine such as el menu

806
00:30:42,310 --> 00:30:39,760
the opportunity to have the comforts of

807
00:30:44,389 --> 00:30:42,320
home cannot be understated this will be

808
00:30:47,669 --> 00:30:44,399
equally important as we venture farther

809
00:30:49,269 --> 00:30:47,679
from home during the artemis missions

810
00:30:52,070 --> 00:30:49,279
and it's back to our conversation with

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00:30:54,310 --> 00:30:52,080
dr stouffen so given this long-standing

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00:30:55,750 --> 00:30:54,320
partnership between uh nasa and the

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00:30:58,389 --> 00:30:55,760
smithsonian

814
00:31:00,470 --> 00:30:58,399
how do you see them working together on

815
00:31:01,909 --> 00:31:00,480
the latino museum what would that

816
00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:01,919
actually sort of

817
00:31:06,950 --> 00:31:05,120
look like in practice

818
00:31:09,110 --> 00:31:06,960
we know one of the things that nasa is

819
00:31:10,950 --> 00:31:09,120
constantly think about is is

820
00:31:12,789 --> 00:31:10,960
how do we help inspire that next

821
00:31:14,870 --> 00:31:12,799
generation and that's actually also the

822
00:31:16,389 --> 00:31:14,880
mission at the air and space museum and

823
00:31:18,950 --> 00:31:16,399
i know it's the mission for the whole

824
00:31:21,269 --> 00:31:18,960
smithsonian is really thinking about how

825
00:31:24,310 --> 00:31:21,279
do we inspire the next generation to do

826
00:31:26,070 --> 00:31:24,320
more to discover more to invent more you

827
00:31:28,389 --> 00:31:26,080
know to keep this great story of this

828
00:31:31,190 --> 00:31:28,399
country going and so when i think of the

829
00:31:32,870 --> 00:31:31,200
latino museum and nasa working together

830
00:31:35,430 --> 00:31:32,880
one of the things i really think about

831
00:31:37,269 --> 00:31:35,440
is is first of all going back to marion

832
00:31:38,870 --> 00:31:37,279
wright edelman's quote you can't be what

833
00:31:41,669 --> 00:31:38,880
you can't see

834
00:31:43,990 --> 00:31:41,679
and so are we are we highlighting people

835
00:31:45,750 --> 00:31:44,000
like the astronaut um franklin chang

836
00:31:48,870 --> 00:31:45,760
diaz or joe acaba who you're going to

837
00:31:51,350 --> 00:31:48,880
talk to or ellen ochoa are we really

838
00:31:54,230 --> 00:31:51,360
telling those stories of of people like

839
00:31:57,110 --> 00:31:54,240
diana of people like marla these amazing

840
00:31:58,630 --> 00:31:57,120
engineers so that every kid who walks

841
00:32:00,470 --> 00:31:58,640
into that museum

842
00:32:02,389 --> 00:32:00,480
understands that people who look like

843
00:32:05,509 --> 00:32:02,399
them have been making incredible

844
00:32:07,590 --> 00:32:05,519
contributions all along and and i know

845
00:32:09,190 --> 00:32:07,600
that's really important to nasa and i

846
00:32:11,190 --> 00:32:09,200
know it's really important to the

847
00:32:12,549 --> 00:32:11,200
smithsonian that piece about

848
00:32:13,830 --> 00:32:12,559
inspiration

849
00:32:15,909 --> 00:32:13,840
and then of course it's always the

850
00:32:17,509 --> 00:32:15,919
programs it's not just the artifacts

851
00:32:20,470 --> 00:32:17,519
which are critically important that help

852
00:32:21,909 --> 00:32:20,480
us tell the stories um it's not just who

853
00:32:24,070 --> 00:32:21,919
we're featuring but what kind of

854
00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:24,080
programming what kind of educational

855
00:32:27,350 --> 00:32:24,880
reach

856
00:32:29,830 --> 00:32:27,360
so that certainly people who come to the

857
00:32:33,430 --> 00:32:29,840
museum are being inspired but they're

858
00:32:35,269 --> 00:32:33,440
we're also creating digital outreach on

859
00:32:37,830 --> 00:32:35,279
using all those incredible skills that

860
00:32:39,669 --> 00:32:37,840
nasa has in the smithsonian has together

861
00:32:40,549 --> 00:32:39,679
to really make sure we're not just

862
00:32:43,509 --> 00:32:40,559
reaching

863
00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:43,519
um kids who can come to washington but

864
00:32:49,750 --> 00:32:45,840
that we're reaching kids all around this

865
00:32:55,269 --> 00:32:52,789
currently nasa is preparing for return

866
00:32:57,430 --> 00:32:55,279
to the moon and there are a handful of

867
00:32:59,750 --> 00:32:57,440
hispanic astronauts who are working to

868
00:33:02,230 --> 00:32:59,760
make that a reality uh this means that

869
00:33:04,389 --> 00:33:02,240
they could be the very first hispanic

870
00:33:07,029 --> 00:33:04,399
astronauts to ever set

871
00:33:08,950 --> 00:33:07,039
foot on the moon which is

872
00:33:12,549 --> 00:33:08,960
amazing

873
00:33:14,389 --> 00:33:12,559
you know i i'm old enough that i

874
00:33:15,909 --> 00:33:14,399
remember the first moon landing and

875
00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:15,919
while it was certainly inspiring and

876
00:33:19,350 --> 00:33:18,240
actually my dad worked at nasa at that

877
00:33:21,430 --> 00:33:19,360
time

878
00:33:23,430 --> 00:33:21,440
it didn't make me think i'm gonna go do

879
00:33:24,549 --> 00:33:23,440
that because frankly none of them looked

880
00:33:27,269 --> 00:33:24,559
like me

881
00:33:29,669 --> 00:33:27,279
and this idea that those first crews

882
00:33:32,070 --> 00:33:29,679
that we send to the moon

883
00:33:33,669 --> 00:33:32,080
um the multiple crews will send there

884
00:33:35,750 --> 00:33:33,679
and then the first humans that walk on

885
00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:35,760
mars they're gonna look like all of us

886
00:33:41,110 --> 00:33:38,159
and to me again it gets back to that

887
00:33:44,470 --> 00:33:41,120
inspiration if we can do this if we can

888
00:33:46,710 --> 00:33:44,480
do this together um just just think what

889
00:33:48,470 --> 00:33:46,720
kind of power we have and to me that is

890
00:33:49,830 --> 00:33:48,480
part of the inspiration of space

891
00:33:51,590 --> 00:33:49,840
exploration

892
00:33:53,909 --> 00:33:51,600
that i think has helped certainly bring

893
00:33:55,750 --> 00:33:53,919
this country together during apollo but

894
00:33:58,630 --> 00:33:55,760
i think you know now as we really

895
00:34:01,269 --> 00:33:58,640
struggle with kovid i i think we need a

896
00:34:03,430 --> 00:34:01,279
little of that moonshot feeling of you

897
00:34:05,350 --> 00:34:03,440
know what if we put our minds to it we

898
00:34:07,590 --> 00:34:05,360
can we can do anything we can have

899
00:34:10,550 --> 00:34:07,600
humans walk on the moon

900
00:34:13,349 --> 00:34:10,560
i love the concept of storytelling as a

901
00:34:14,869 --> 00:34:13,359
way of both bringing people together but

902
00:34:17,109 --> 00:34:14,879
also really

903
00:34:18,790 --> 00:34:17,119
making people recognize themselves i

904
00:34:20,869 --> 00:34:18,800
mean in this idea of like including

905
00:34:22,790 --> 00:34:20,879
everybody's story in that bigger

906
00:34:24,950 --> 00:34:22,800
storytelling picture

907
00:34:26,710 --> 00:34:24,960
dr stouffin we're going to take a a

908
00:34:29,990 --> 00:34:26,720
break in order to hear from the

909
00:34:31,430 --> 00:34:30,000
astronauts dr frank rubio and joe acaba

910
00:34:33,430 --> 00:34:31,440
who are going to tell us a little bit

911
00:34:35,510 --> 00:34:33,440
about what this means for them

912
00:34:38,149 --> 00:34:35,520
all right frank so you know here we are

913
00:34:39,909 --> 00:34:38,159
in hispanic heritage month and i think

914
00:34:43,510 --> 00:34:39,919
it's really important because it gives

915
00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:43,520
us that time to really reflect upon the

916
00:34:48,470 --> 00:34:45,760
contributions that the

917
00:34:50,710 --> 00:34:48,480
hispanic community has contributed you

918
00:34:52,310 --> 00:34:50,720
know not only to the space program

919
00:34:54,629 --> 00:34:52,320
but to the u.s

920
00:34:56,389 --> 00:34:54,639
as a whole so it really just gives us an

921
00:34:58,870 --> 00:34:56,399
opportunity to reflect on all the work

922
00:35:00,950 --> 00:34:58,880
that we've done the contributions that

923
00:35:03,990 --> 00:35:00,960
we have given and really to celebrate

924
00:35:06,870 --> 00:35:04,000
that and for us to remember our heritage

925
00:35:09,430 --> 00:35:06,880
and to take part and really focus our

926
00:35:11,430 --> 00:35:09,440
our time on that

927
00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:11,440
yeah joe i agree i think it's a really

928
00:35:14,069 --> 00:35:12,640
important

929
00:35:15,589 --> 00:35:14,079
thing that we celebrate right we as

930
00:35:16,630 --> 00:35:15,599
americans i think one of the great

931
00:35:18,790 --> 00:35:16,640
things

932
00:35:21,910 --> 00:35:18,800
for our nation is that we are made up of

933
00:35:23,990 --> 00:35:21,920
so many uh backgrounds and cultures and

934
00:35:26,230 --> 00:35:24,000
i think acknowledging that acknowledging

935
00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:26,240
where we came from uh you know for my

936
00:35:32,230 --> 00:35:28,640
kids i want them to be really proud

937
00:35:33,589 --> 00:35:32,240
to be latinos or hispanic americans uh

938
00:35:35,109 --> 00:35:33,599
and despite the fact that you know

939
00:35:36,470 --> 00:35:35,119
they're they're american to the core i

940
00:35:38,710 --> 00:35:36,480
don't want them to forget where they

941
00:35:40,790 --> 00:35:38,720
came from where we came from uh and so

942
00:35:42,870 --> 00:35:40,800
as a nation i think throughout the year

943
00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:42,880
the fact that we're able to celebrate a

944
00:35:47,910 --> 00:35:45,520
different cultural backgrounds uh and

945
00:35:50,150 --> 00:35:47,920
and diversity it's just great because i

946
00:35:52,630 --> 00:35:50,160
think more than anything it acknowledges

947
00:35:55,109 --> 00:35:52,640
that as a country we're made up of a

948
00:35:56,550 --> 00:35:55,119
whole lot of different um

949
00:35:58,790 --> 00:35:56,560
you know backgrounds that came together

950
00:36:01,750 --> 00:35:58,800
and made this awesome thing

951
00:36:03,190 --> 00:36:01,760
named america and i think together those

952
00:36:05,349 --> 00:36:03,200
cultures and those backgrounds can

953
00:36:07,990 --> 00:36:05,359
accomplish and continue to accomplish

954
00:36:11,190 --> 00:36:08,000
amazing things

955
00:36:12,630 --> 00:36:11,200
so i think when we talk about

956
00:36:15,030 --> 00:36:12,640
you know having

957
00:36:16,790 --> 00:36:15,040
whatever culture it may be working at

958
00:36:18,710 --> 00:36:16,800
nasa it's super important i think

959
00:36:19,990 --> 00:36:18,720
everybody understands today

960
00:36:21,510 --> 00:36:20,000
that uh

961
00:36:23,750 --> 00:36:21,520
a diverse team

962
00:36:26,230 --> 00:36:23,760
makes for a better team you get

963
00:36:28,230 --> 00:36:26,240
different perspectives uh different ways

964
00:36:30,630 --> 00:36:28,240
of doing things so that's super

965
00:36:33,670 --> 00:36:30,640
important and being an astronaut it is a

966
00:36:34,950 --> 00:36:33,680
uh a visible occupation you know frank

967
00:36:37,190 --> 00:36:34,960
and i we're just

968
00:36:39,670 --> 00:36:37,200
a couple of ordinary dudes from uh you

969
00:36:41,670 --> 00:36:39,680
know from california but we have a

970
00:36:43,670 --> 00:36:41,680
really cool job and it's an important

971
00:36:46,310 --> 00:36:43,680
job and it's very visible

972
00:36:49,349 --> 00:36:46,320
and so you know part of what we do

973
00:36:52,310 --> 00:36:49,359
is representing nasa but then also

974
00:36:54,630 --> 00:36:52,320
representing who we are as people and so

975
00:36:56,230 --> 00:36:54,640
i think from the nasa side that's super

976
00:36:58,470 --> 00:36:56,240
important uh

977
00:37:00,630 --> 00:36:58,480
but when we go out and you know either

978
00:37:03,030 --> 00:37:00,640
when we give talks or we go and do our

979
00:37:05,349 --> 00:37:03,040
missions people are watching uh when i

980
00:37:07,589 --> 00:37:05,359
was first selected as an astronaut i

981
00:37:10,230 --> 00:37:07,599
mean the puerto rican community they

982
00:37:11,750 --> 00:37:10,240
just embraced me they you know they were

983
00:37:14,150 --> 00:37:11,760
proud

984
00:37:16,470 --> 00:37:14,160
they reached out to me and then

985
00:37:18,470 --> 00:37:16,480
as i flew on my shuttle flight and then

986
00:37:21,430 --> 00:37:18,480
future flights that support just

987
00:37:22,630 --> 00:37:21,440
continued and as i give talks and i talk

988
00:37:24,470 --> 00:37:22,640
to kids

989
00:37:26,230 --> 00:37:24,480
you know they look at that and they go

990
00:37:28,790 --> 00:37:26,240
dang if joe can do that you know i can

991
00:37:31,910 --> 00:37:28,800
do that and that's not belittling to me

992
00:37:33,829 --> 00:37:31,920
it's just i'm a regular person um that

993
00:37:35,510 --> 00:37:33,839
you know had a dream and it you know it

994
00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:35,520
happened to work out so i think it's

995
00:37:39,589 --> 00:37:36,640
important

996
00:37:41,990 --> 00:37:39,599
for

997
00:37:44,230 --> 00:37:42,000
the latino community to see me and frank

998
00:37:46,150 --> 00:37:44,240
and others that are doing this work

999
00:37:48,870 --> 00:37:46,160
uh representing them

1000
00:37:50,790 --> 00:37:48,880
and you know trying to make them proud

1001
00:37:53,589 --> 00:37:50,800
yeah joe that's that's a an awesome way

1002
00:37:54,950 --> 00:37:53,599
to put it you know and um

1003
00:37:56,630 --> 00:37:54,960
you know like you said we're just

1004
00:37:58,310 --> 00:37:56,640
blessed to have this awesome job and to

1005
00:37:59,829 --> 00:37:58,320
represent the nasa team right we

1006
00:38:01,990 --> 00:37:59,839
represent um

1007
00:38:03,589 --> 00:38:02,000
thousands thousands of people that just

1008
00:38:04,710 --> 00:38:03,599
put in so much work and effort to make

1009
00:38:05,670 --> 00:38:04,720
what we do

1010
00:38:06,630 --> 00:38:05,680
happen

1011
00:38:08,870 --> 00:38:06,640
um

1012
00:38:10,310 --> 00:38:08,880
you know and i think people forget yeah

1013
00:38:13,430 --> 00:38:10,320
you look at my class for instance and

1014
00:38:16,470 --> 00:38:13,440
we're an incredibly diverse class uh but

1015
00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:16,480
first and foremost within our core

1016
00:38:21,589 --> 00:38:19,440
uh competence and capability are our

1017
00:38:23,349 --> 00:38:21,599
utmost because ultimately we're trusting

1018
00:38:25,510 --> 00:38:23,359
each other with our lives and so when i

1019
00:38:27,589 --> 00:38:25,520
look at joe i you know it's awesome that

1020
00:38:30,390 --> 00:38:27,599
he's hispanic right and that i know that

1021
00:38:32,950 --> 00:38:30,400
he's reaching a large

1022
00:38:34,310 --> 00:38:32,960
portion of our of our society but but

1023
00:38:36,950 --> 00:38:34,320
really when i see joe i see an

1024
00:38:39,109 --> 00:38:36,960
incredibly capable competent astronaut

1025
00:38:41,430 --> 00:38:39,119
and that's uh that's who i want beside

1026
00:38:43,910 --> 00:38:41,440
me uh not just because he's latino but

1027
00:38:46,790 --> 00:38:43,920
also because uh and really mostly

1028
00:38:49,270 --> 00:38:46,800
because of who he is as an astronaut as

1029
00:38:51,190 --> 00:38:49,280
far as being capable knowledgeable

1030
00:38:53,430 --> 00:38:51,200
um and competent in what he does and i

1031
00:38:54,310 --> 00:38:53,440
think all of us take a lot of pride

1032
00:38:57,589 --> 00:38:54,320
in that

1033
00:38:59,349 --> 00:38:57,599
when i when i think about the moon um

1034
00:39:02,950 --> 00:38:59,359
and going back to the moon i honestly go

1035
00:39:05,190 --> 00:39:02,960
back to being a kid mode right

1036
00:39:07,030 --> 00:39:05,200
i personally don't care who it is uh

1037
00:39:09,190 --> 00:39:07,040
it's going to be

1038
00:39:11,510 --> 00:39:09,200
hopefully one of my peers that's in the

1039
00:39:13,270 --> 00:39:11,520
core now just thinking of my friends

1040
00:39:15,750 --> 00:39:13,280
uh being up there

1041
00:39:17,750 --> 00:39:15,760
it just makes me excited uh and not just

1042
00:39:21,270 --> 00:39:17,760
because i'm an astronaut but as

1043
00:39:23,270 --> 00:39:21,280
as as a person as an american as a human

1044
00:39:24,470 --> 00:39:23,280
being i just think accomplishing great

1045
00:39:27,030 --> 00:39:24,480
things

1046
00:39:28,790 --> 00:39:27,040
brings us together uh because we're all

1047
00:39:32,069 --> 00:39:28,800
excited about being able to point and

1048
00:39:34,950 --> 00:39:32,079
say wow look what we're capable of doing

1049
00:39:38,230 --> 00:39:34,960
uh when we put our efforts together and

1050
00:39:41,750 --> 00:39:38,240
work hard and and overcome obstacles

1051
00:39:44,069 --> 00:39:41,760
and take challenges head on so yeah i

1052
00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:44,079
excitement uh happiness joy i mean it's

1053
00:39:47,990 --> 00:39:45,760
it's hard not to smile when i think of

1054
00:39:49,750 --> 00:39:48,000
uh going back there you know i i look

1055
00:39:52,630 --> 00:39:49,760
forward to hopefully contributing uh as

1056
00:39:53,990 --> 00:39:52,640
an as a team to accomplishing um

1057
00:39:55,750 --> 00:39:54,000
something that

1058
00:39:57,990 --> 00:39:55,760
you know i think we we can imagine it

1059
00:39:58,950 --> 00:39:58,000
right now but we can't even dream of how

1060
00:40:01,430 --> 00:39:58,960
awesome

1061
00:40:03,990 --> 00:40:01,440
uh having a community on the moon in a

1062
00:40:05,829 --> 00:40:04,000
permanent or semi-permanent uh

1063
00:40:08,470 --> 00:40:05,839
state is gonna be like it's gonna be

1064
00:40:10,950 --> 00:40:08,480
pretty cool uh it's gonna be hard but i

1065
00:40:12,069 --> 00:40:10,960
think it's to be make it even better the

1066
00:40:13,190 --> 00:40:12,079
fact that it is hard is going to make it

1067
00:40:15,910 --> 00:40:13,200
even better for us to be able to

1068
00:40:18,870 --> 00:40:15,920
accomplish those things

1069
00:40:21,430 --> 00:40:18,880
yeah when i think about uh you know

1070
00:40:23,510 --> 00:40:21,440
all of us going back to the moon

1071
00:40:24,390 --> 00:40:23,520
and if i just had to say a few words it

1072
00:40:26,790 --> 00:40:24,400
would be

1073
00:40:28,790 --> 00:40:26,800
you know what if we can do it

1074
00:40:30,550 --> 00:40:28,800
you can do it and you know that sounds

1075
00:40:31,510 --> 00:40:30,560
very simple

1076
00:40:33,670 --> 00:40:31,520
but

1077
00:40:35,190 --> 00:40:33,680
it takes a lot of work

1078
00:40:37,349 --> 00:40:35,200
it's going to take a lot of work for us

1079
00:40:39,589 --> 00:40:37,359
to go back to the moon and i think it

1080
00:40:42,150 --> 00:40:39,599
signifies that amount of work that

1081
00:40:43,670 --> 00:40:42,160
amount of dedication

1082
00:40:45,829 --> 00:40:43,680
whatever

1083
00:40:47,829 --> 00:40:45,839
the younger generation wants to do just

1084
00:40:49,990 --> 00:40:47,839
know that if we can do this if we can

1085
00:40:51,510 --> 00:40:50,000
get back to the moon you can accomplish

1086
00:40:53,750 --> 00:40:51,520
what you want to do

1087
00:40:55,829 --> 00:40:53,760
we're not working every day thinking

1088
00:40:58,470 --> 00:40:55,839
about a legacy but

1089
00:41:02,150 --> 00:40:58,480
it is important for us to realize that

1090
00:41:04,230 --> 00:41:02,160
people do look up to us as a role model

1091
00:41:07,190 --> 00:41:04,240
and you know i feel proud

1092
00:41:09,910 --> 00:41:07,200
that you know we both are leaving a mark

1093
00:41:12,309 --> 00:41:09,920
um you know to our country

1094
00:41:14,870 --> 00:41:12,319
uh to where we came from

1095
00:41:16,870 --> 00:41:14,880
and just the world in general so i i

1096
00:41:19,349 --> 00:41:16,880
think you know the most important thing

1097
00:41:22,309 --> 00:41:19,359
is being a good person

1098
00:41:24,710 --> 00:41:22,319
and and working really hard you know

1099
00:41:26,710 --> 00:41:24,720
you're not always going to be the best

1100
00:41:29,109 --> 00:41:26,720
at any particular job

1101
00:41:30,950 --> 00:41:29,119
but you can work hard uh you can make

1102
00:41:33,510 --> 00:41:30,960
yourself proud you can make your family

1103
00:41:35,349 --> 00:41:33,520
proud and i think that you know when i

1104
00:41:36,710 --> 00:41:35,359
start thinking about a legacy i'm hoping

1105
00:41:38,790 --> 00:41:36,720
that's what people

1106
00:41:39,589 --> 00:41:38,800
uh will remember is you know joe was

1107
00:41:42,150 --> 00:41:39,599
just

1108
00:41:45,670 --> 00:41:42,160
this regular old dude but you know he he

1109
00:41:48,150 --> 00:41:45,680
worked hard he was a good person and uh

1110
00:41:51,030 --> 00:41:48,160
you know and i can be proud about that

1111
00:41:53,750 --> 00:41:51,040
right we as a latino community uh tend

1112
00:41:55,349 --> 00:41:53,760
to bring a lot of joy and celebration uh

1113
00:41:56,390 --> 00:41:55,359
to the picture and i think nowadays

1114
00:41:58,790 --> 00:41:56,400
especially

1115
00:42:01,910 --> 00:41:58,800
uh our nation needs a little bit of joy

1116
00:42:04,150 --> 00:42:01,920
and so as we reflect and as we celebrate

1117
00:42:05,750 --> 00:42:04,160
um you know trying to stay focused on

1118
00:42:07,829 --> 00:42:05,760
yes we're in a hard period in our

1119
00:42:10,230 --> 00:42:07,839
history right now but we're going to

1120
00:42:12,950 --> 00:42:10,240
overcome this and we're going to look

1121
00:42:14,790 --> 00:42:12,960
back and and say hey we did it we got

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00:42:16,630 --> 00:42:14,800
past that and now it's time to keep

1123
00:42:18,950 --> 00:42:16,640
moving forward and so

1124
00:42:20,790 --> 00:42:18,960
let's celebrate enjoy take pride in who

1125
00:42:24,790 --> 00:42:20,800
we are and then

1126
00:42:30,470 --> 00:42:26,790
back with dr stouffen

1127
00:42:33,270 --> 00:42:30,480
washington dc has a lot of museums a lot

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00:42:35,910 --> 00:42:33,280
of museums why this one what will make

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00:42:38,870 --> 00:42:35,920
it different why would you say people

1130
00:42:40,710 --> 00:42:38,880
have absolutely positively have to go to

1131
00:42:43,190 --> 00:42:40,720
this museum when it's finally built and

1132
00:42:44,950 --> 00:42:43,200
completed

1133
00:42:47,030 --> 00:42:44,960
you know when i i think of all the

1134
00:42:48,630 --> 00:42:47,040
smithsonians and and for example we are

1135
00:42:51,109 --> 00:42:48,640
you could argue we already have a museum

1136
00:42:52,870 --> 00:42:51,119
of american history why do we need a

1137
00:42:55,750 --> 00:42:52,880
museum just about the

1138
00:42:57,589 --> 00:42:55,760
latino population but when i look at

1139
00:42:59,349 --> 00:42:57,599
our museum of

1140
00:43:01,109 --> 00:42:59,359
native american museum when i look at

1141
00:43:02,550 --> 00:43:01,119
the african-american history and culture

1142
00:43:07,829 --> 00:43:02,560
museum

1143
00:43:10,069 --> 00:43:07,839
depth of the stories and the

1144
00:43:13,349 --> 00:43:10,079
contributions that have made this

1145
00:43:15,990 --> 00:43:13,359
country what it is and i think to be

1146
00:43:18,950 --> 00:43:16,000
able to highlight stories that frankly

1147
00:43:21,190 --> 00:43:18,960
people just don't know i mean how many

1148
00:43:23,510 --> 00:43:21,200
people know who felix carrera was i mean

1149
00:43:25,750 --> 00:43:23,520
he was a puerto rican world war one

1150
00:43:28,230 --> 00:43:25,760
fighter pilot hero

1151
00:43:30,870 --> 00:43:28,240
every kid should know his name and this

1152
00:43:32,630 --> 00:43:30,880
museum will give us the opportunity to

1153
00:43:34,630 --> 00:43:32,640
tell more stories

1154
00:43:37,270 --> 00:43:34,640
to talk about the contributions that

1155
00:43:39,270 --> 00:43:37,280
latinos have made to this country but

1156
00:43:41,109 --> 00:43:39,280
also to show the darker side what have

1157
00:43:42,309 --> 00:43:41,119
been the struggles what have been the

1158
00:43:44,550 --> 00:43:42,319
challenges

1159
00:43:47,190 --> 00:43:44,560
and i think that for those of us who

1160
00:43:49,750 --> 00:43:47,200
really think about the rich rich

1161
00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:49,760
heritage that goes back hundreds of

1162
00:43:54,870 --> 00:43:52,640
years in this country um

1163
00:43:57,510 --> 00:43:54,880
those stories need to be told they need

1164
00:43:59,990 --> 00:43:57,520
to be more commonly understood and and

1165
00:44:02,069 --> 00:44:00,000
it is the american story and it's the

1166
00:44:04,630 --> 00:44:02,079
smithsonian's job to tell the american

1167
00:44:07,829 --> 00:44:04,640
story and the latino museum will give us

1168
00:44:09,750 --> 00:44:07,839
more space more room more bandwidth to

1169
00:44:11,670 --> 00:44:09,760
make sure that everybody's story gets

1170
00:44:15,109 --> 00:44:11,680
told

1171
00:44:18,069 --> 00:44:15,119
many museums focus a lot on history sort

1172
00:44:19,670 --> 00:44:18,079
of ancient artifacts uh it sounds like

1173
00:44:20,829 --> 00:44:19,680
you're gonna have to figure out how to

1174
00:44:23,990 --> 00:44:20,839
toggle

1175
00:44:28,710 --> 00:44:24,000
between the history the historic story

1176
00:44:30,630 --> 00:44:28,720
but also the unfolding presence as well

1177
00:44:32,150 --> 00:44:30,640
you know our secretary lonnie bunch of

1178
00:44:33,750 --> 00:44:32,160
the smithsonian likes to talk about the

1179
00:44:35,670 --> 00:44:33,760
fact that the role of the smithsonian

1180
00:44:36,390 --> 00:44:35,680
and really the role of museums is to

1181
00:44:38,630 --> 00:44:36,400
help

1182
00:44:40,470 --> 00:44:38,640
people understand the present in the

1183
00:44:43,430 --> 00:44:40,480
context of the past

1184
00:44:45,270 --> 00:44:43,440
and to help us chart a better future and

1185
00:44:47,829 --> 00:44:45,280
so when you think about that we should

1186
00:44:49,589 --> 00:44:47,839
be using history in all these museums to

1187
00:44:52,069 --> 00:44:49,599
help us understand how we got to the

1188
00:44:54,630 --> 00:44:52,079
place we are today because hopefully

1189
00:44:56,390 --> 00:44:54,640
that'll help us understand

1190
00:44:58,390 --> 00:44:56,400
what's happening it gives you a very

1191
00:44:59,910 --> 00:44:58,400
different interpretation of what's

1192
00:45:02,150 --> 00:44:59,920
happening right now if you really

1193
00:45:04,230 --> 00:45:02,160
understand the path we walked to get

1194
00:45:07,030 --> 00:45:04,240
here and then when you think of that

1195
00:45:09,589 --> 00:45:07,040
path it helps you understand how do we

1196
00:45:12,309 --> 00:45:09,599
get to the future that we all have a

1197
00:45:13,750 --> 00:45:12,319
role in creating and i think sometimes a

1198
00:45:15,910 --> 00:45:13,760
lot of us feel like the future is

1199
00:45:18,470 --> 00:45:15,920
something that happens to us it's not

1200
00:45:21,030 --> 00:45:18,480
something that we have agency in and to

1201
00:45:23,190 --> 00:45:21,040
me at the smithsonian we're telling the

1202
00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:23,200
stories of the past we're involving

1203
00:45:27,990 --> 00:45:24,880
people in the excitement of what's

1204
00:45:29,910 --> 00:45:28,000
happening now but it's all with the idea

1205
00:45:31,910 --> 00:45:29,920
of how can the public then use that

1206
00:45:35,190 --> 00:45:31,920
information to help create the future

1207
00:45:40,550 --> 00:45:37,990
nasa is obviously continuing its work on

1208
00:45:42,950 --> 00:45:40,560
inspirational missions that capture the

1209
00:45:44,870 --> 00:45:42,960
imagination of many i know that

1210
00:45:46,950 --> 00:45:44,880
currently the agency is exploring

1211
00:45:48,470 --> 00:45:46,960
foreign worlds looking to get humans

1212
00:45:51,430 --> 00:45:48,480
back to the moon as i mentioned all

1213
00:45:53,910 --> 00:45:51,440
while expanding our understanding of the

1214
00:45:55,750 --> 00:45:53,920
planet through its work the agency hopes

1215
00:45:57,270 --> 00:45:55,760
to continue to inspire young people

1216
00:45:58,790 --> 00:45:57,280
you've mentioned that several times i

1217
00:46:01,270 --> 00:45:58,800
know that's a real

1218
00:46:02,630 --> 00:46:01,280
piece of the mission or the missions is

1219
00:46:05,190 --> 00:46:02,640
to make sure that young people are

1220
00:46:07,109 --> 00:46:05,200
constantly uh inspired and and of course

1221
00:46:09,750 --> 00:46:07,119
spark an interest in science and

1222
00:46:11,829 --> 00:46:09,760
research and exploration uh so i thought

1223
00:46:13,829 --> 00:46:11,839
it would be a good time to hear uh from

1224
00:46:16,150 --> 00:46:13,839
the workforce at the kennedy space

1225
00:46:18,470 --> 00:46:16,160
center in florida and jet propulsion lab

1226
00:46:20,950 --> 00:46:18,480
in california on some of the work that

1227
00:46:22,710 --> 00:46:20,960
inspiring hispanics are doing

1228
00:46:24,790 --> 00:46:22,720
happy hispanic heritage month from

1229
00:46:27,190 --> 00:46:24,800
nasa's kennedy space center in florida

1230
00:46:28,710 --> 00:46:27,200
i'm liliana villarreal operations flow

1231
00:46:30,069 --> 00:46:28,720
manager with the exploration ground

1232
00:46:32,069 --> 00:46:30,079
systems program

1233
00:46:34,309 --> 00:46:32,079
i'm supporting our return to the moon

1234
00:46:36,230 --> 00:46:34,319
through nasa's artemis missions i'm

1235
00:46:38,550 --> 00:46:36,240
responsible for the overall management

1236
00:46:40,309 --> 00:46:38,560
planning integration and execution of

1237
00:46:42,870 --> 00:46:40,319
operational ground and fly hardware

1238
00:46:44,710 --> 00:46:42,880
activities required to support orion and

1239
00:46:45,990 --> 00:46:44,720
space launch system human spaceflight

1240
00:46:47,829 --> 00:46:46,000
missions

1241
00:46:49,750 --> 00:46:47,839
my responsibility is to help lead the

1242
00:46:52,069 --> 00:46:49,760
team to ensure we successfully complete

1243
00:46:53,510 --> 00:46:52,079
the ground processing test and assembly

1244
00:46:56,309 --> 00:46:53,520
in preparation for the artemis one

1245
00:46:58,950 --> 00:46:56,319
launch i was born in cartagena colombia

1246
00:47:00,550 --> 00:46:58,960
but consider miami florida my hometown i

1247
00:47:01,990 --> 00:47:00,560
moved to florida with my family when i

1248
00:47:03,910 --> 00:47:02,000
was 10 years old

1249
00:47:05,750 --> 00:47:03,920
the fact that this is the foundation for

1250
00:47:07,589 --> 00:47:05,760
going back to the moon and eventually

1251
00:47:09,670 --> 00:47:07,599
going deeper into space is such an

1252
00:47:11,589 --> 00:47:09,680
inspiration for me to be part of the

1253
00:47:13,910 --> 00:47:11,599
team that started that is a dream for an

1254
00:47:15,910 --> 00:47:13,920
aerospace engineer like me we are very

1255
00:47:18,309 --> 00:47:15,920
fortunate in nasa to have a healthy and

1256
00:47:20,069 --> 00:47:18,319
strong hispanic workforce most of them

1257
00:47:21,349 --> 00:47:20,079
are very much involved in mentoring and

1258
00:47:23,349 --> 00:47:21,359
sharing their knowledge with the younger

1259
00:47:24,790 --> 00:47:23,359
workforce but a lot of us also do

1260
00:47:26,630 --> 00:47:24,800
outreach with the public and most

1261
00:47:27,750 --> 00:47:26,640
importantly to the k to 12th grade

1262
00:47:29,270 --> 00:47:27,760
students

1263
00:47:31,190 --> 00:47:29,280
i think it's important to ensure people

1264
00:47:33,349 --> 00:47:31,200
see that we do have hispanics and other

1265
00:47:35,270 --> 00:47:33,359
minorities work in these amazing complex

1266
00:47:37,349 --> 00:47:35,280
and exciting programs because we need to

1267
00:47:39,349 --> 00:47:37,359
show everyone that a diverse team is a

1268
00:47:41,109 --> 00:47:39,359
successful team

1269
00:47:42,790 --> 00:47:41,119
i am artemis

1270
00:47:44,549 --> 00:47:42,800
we are artemis

1271
00:47:46,390 --> 00:47:44,559
as we prepare to launch missions to the

1272
00:47:48,150 --> 00:47:46,400
moon from florida get to know one of the

1273
00:47:50,150 --> 00:47:48,160
team members behind the mars 2020

1274
00:47:52,790 --> 00:47:50,160
mission from the nasa's jet propulsion

1275
00:47:54,309 --> 00:47:52,800
laboratory in california happy hispanic

1276
00:47:55,910 --> 00:47:54,319
heritage month from nasa's jet

1277
00:47:57,990 --> 00:47:55,920
propulsion laboratory here in sunny

1278
00:47:59,910 --> 00:47:58,000
california my name is elio morillo and

1279
00:48:01,670 --> 00:47:59,920
i'm a test and operations engineer for

1280
00:48:03,349 --> 00:48:01,680
mars 2020. i've worked on the

1281
00:48:06,150 --> 00:48:03,359
perseverance rover as well as the

1282
00:48:08,630 --> 00:48:06,160
ingenuity helicopter currently i'm the

1283
00:48:10,230 --> 00:48:08,640
engineering operations mechanisms lead

1284
00:48:12,309 --> 00:48:10,240
so my team and i make sure that the

1285
00:48:14,390 --> 00:48:12,319
rover is healthy on the surface of mars

1286
00:48:16,470 --> 00:48:14,400
every single day that it's roving as

1287
00:48:18,150 --> 00:48:16,480
well as collecting samples

1288
00:48:19,829 --> 00:48:18,160
these samples are going to be one day

1289
00:48:21,750 --> 00:48:19,839
returned by our follow-on mission the

1290
00:48:22,950 --> 00:48:21,760
mars sample return mission which is

1291
00:48:25,270 --> 00:48:22,960
going to be in charge of taking these

1292
00:48:26,950 --> 00:48:25,280
samples from mars and bringing them back

1293
00:48:29,270 --> 00:48:26,960
to earth something we've never done in

1294
00:48:31,190 --> 00:48:29,280
history and we're very excited about

1295
00:48:33,270 --> 00:48:31,200
one of the reasons i came to jpl is

1296
00:48:35,589 --> 00:48:33,280
because we live at the cutting edge of

1297
00:48:37,750 --> 00:48:35,599
space exploration and along with that we

1298
00:48:39,670 --> 00:48:37,760
have a very diverse workforce

1299
00:48:41,670 --> 00:48:39,680
i was born in ecuador grew up in puerto

1300
00:48:43,910 --> 00:48:41,680
rico lived in new york city for several

1301
00:48:45,829 --> 00:48:43,920
years went to school in michigan and

1302
00:48:48,230 --> 00:48:45,839
came here to california

1303
00:48:49,829 --> 00:48:48,240
here at jpl i found an incredible

1304
00:48:52,470 --> 00:48:49,839
supportive community of engineers and

1305
00:48:54,790 --> 00:48:52,480
scientists particularly through the

1306
00:48:56,549 --> 00:48:54,800
employee resource group amigos unidos

1307
00:48:58,230 --> 00:48:56,559
where i've found my family away from

1308
00:48:59,990 --> 00:48:58,240
home my family

1309
00:49:01,349 --> 00:49:00,000
through amigos unidos we've created a

1310
00:49:04,069 --> 00:49:01,359
supportive network that serves a

1311
00:49:05,589 --> 00:49:04,079
community both on campus and outside

1312
00:49:06,870 --> 00:49:05,599
i've been able to find mentors that have

1313
00:49:08,549 --> 00:49:06,880
taught me leadership as well as

1314
00:49:11,030 --> 00:49:08,559
technical proficiency

1315
00:49:13,510 --> 00:49:11,040
and through several outreach events

1316
00:49:15,109 --> 00:49:13,520
such as the open house high school

1317
00:49:17,670 --> 00:49:15,119
initiatives the summer internship

1318
00:49:19,270 --> 00:49:17,680
program we continue to inspire the

1319
00:49:21,430 --> 00:49:19,280
future generation of engineers and

1320
00:49:23,670 --> 00:49:21,440
scientists to continue this legacy of

1321
00:49:25,910 --> 00:49:23,680
space exploration the great thing about

1322
00:49:27,750 --> 00:49:25,920
nasa is that alongside the engineers and

1323
00:49:29,589 --> 00:49:27,760
scientists we have social media

1324
00:49:32,390 --> 00:49:29,599
specialists graphic designers

1325
00:49:34,069 --> 00:49:32,400
storytellers business administrators all

1326
00:49:36,710 --> 00:49:34,079
different kinds of skills and levels of

1327
00:49:39,190 --> 00:49:36,720
expertise that help us push all the many

1328
00:49:41,670 --> 00:49:39,200
missions of nasa forward really does

1329
00:49:43,829 --> 00:49:41,680
take a village and now let's hear from

1330
00:49:45,990 --> 00:49:43,839
our friends and california neighbors at

1331
00:49:48,390 --> 00:49:46,000
nasa ames research center

1332
00:49:49,750 --> 00:49:48,400
hi my name is cesar acosta

1333
00:49:50,950 --> 00:49:49,760
i've been working here at nasa ames

1334
00:49:53,270 --> 00:49:50,960
research center

1335
00:49:54,390 --> 00:49:53,280
for the past 27 years

1336
00:49:55,829 --> 00:49:54,400
20 of those being right here at the

1337
00:49:59,270 --> 00:49:55,839
arctic facility

1338
00:50:00,950 --> 00:49:59,280
here at the arc jets what we do is we do

1339
00:50:02,790 --> 00:50:00,960
heat shield testing

1340
00:50:04,390 --> 00:50:02,800
we test material for entering into an

1341
00:50:05,829 --> 00:50:04,400
atmosphere

1342
00:50:07,270 --> 00:50:05,839
making sure that that material that goes

1343
00:50:09,190 --> 00:50:07,280
onboard a spacecraft

1344
00:50:11,030 --> 00:50:09,200
is safe the hispanic team members that

1345
00:50:14,390 --> 00:50:11,040
we have here at the arctic facility

1346
00:50:15,670 --> 00:50:14,400
consists of test engineers technicians

1347
00:50:17,270 --> 00:50:15,680
electricians

1348
00:50:18,870 --> 00:50:17,280
and data acquisition

1349
00:50:20,150 --> 00:50:18,880
i've seen that grow

1350
00:50:21,430 --> 00:50:20,160
in the past

1351
00:50:23,670 --> 00:50:21,440
20 years

1352
00:50:25,510 --> 00:50:23,680
it makes me proud to see a bigger

1353
00:50:28,069 --> 00:50:25,520
hispanic community here

1354
00:50:31,190 --> 00:50:28,079
and as a hispanic it gives me great

1355
00:50:32,790 --> 00:50:31,200
pride to be working here at the arc jets

1356
00:50:33,990 --> 00:50:32,800
and

1357
00:50:35,910 --> 00:50:34,000
just

1358
00:50:38,150 --> 00:50:35,920
being part of this team

1359
00:50:40,950 --> 00:50:38,160
dr stoken it all sounds very very

1360
00:50:43,190 --> 00:50:40,960
exciting how do you advise people to to

1361
00:50:45,430 --> 00:50:43,200
keep up with all that's unfolding as

1362
00:50:47,670 --> 00:50:45,440
we're on this path to creating the

1363
00:50:49,589 --> 00:50:47,680
museum

1364
00:50:51,950 --> 00:50:49,599
well a couple different ways first of

1365
00:50:55,270 --> 00:50:51,960
all is of course come to our website

1366
00:50:56,870 --> 00:50:55,280
si.edu which will let you know what's

1367
00:50:59,109 --> 00:50:56,880
happening with the museum so when we

1368
00:51:01,190 --> 00:50:59,119
appoint new board members that some of

1369
00:51:03,670 --> 00:51:01,200
whom are pretty famous people that that

1370
00:51:06,390 --> 00:51:03,680
you've heard of uh like eva longoria or

1371
00:51:07,990 --> 00:51:06,400
jose andres so i urge people to keep it

1372
00:51:10,309 --> 00:51:08,000
keep up with who's being appointed to

1373
00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:10,319
the board um i would also say that

1374
00:51:14,790 --> 00:51:12,079
you'll be able to see the progress on

1375
00:51:17,589 --> 00:51:14,800
when we appoint the director uh later

1376
00:51:20,150 --> 00:51:17,599
this year uh as we go through that site

1377
00:51:21,910 --> 00:51:20,160
selection process and of course as we

1378
00:51:23,990 --> 00:51:21,920
think about how do we get everybody in

1379
00:51:26,150 --> 00:51:24,000
the country involved in terms of

1380
00:51:28,069 --> 00:51:26,160
thinking about the stories this museum's

1381
00:51:30,790 --> 00:51:28,079
going to tell and and the role that it's

1382
00:51:33,349 --> 00:51:30,800
going to play so i urge everyone to keep

1383
00:51:36,069 --> 00:51:33,359
an eye on this come to our website um

1384
00:51:38,870 --> 00:51:36,079
and of course again one more time in may

1385
00:51:41,190 --> 00:51:38,880
of 2022 please come to the museum of

1386
00:51:44,069 --> 00:51:41,200
american history on the mall and come

1387
00:51:45,990 --> 00:51:44,079
visit the molina family gallery soledad

1388
00:51:48,950 --> 00:51:46,000
of course you're on the board also of

1389
00:51:52,309 --> 00:51:48,960
the new latino museum how do you feel

1390
00:51:54,790 --> 00:51:52,319
about being part of this great adventure

1391
00:51:57,670 --> 00:51:54,800
sort of like ah it seems kind of

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overwhelming and talking to you about it

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makes it seem even even more

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overwhelming i'm incredibly honored

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obviously

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and very excited you know but already

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you think like well what is the story of

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the american latino is it my mom's story

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you know came to this country as an afro

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latina from cuba is it the story of

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americans who are mexican descent whose

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families have been here for generations

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and generations and generations there

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are so many interesting stories to tell

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that as a journalist we never even

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scrape the surface of so i'm just

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absolutely thrilled i'm very very

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honored thank you for asking me that

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thank you

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great conversation and i have to say one

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of the things that i'm really looking

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forward to in this new museum is to see

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so many americans exposed to the story

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of our community we've had an incredible

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impact on this country and our ancestors

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whether they were our parents or our

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great great grandparents have been

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refreshing our country's culture for 500

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plus years our stories are america's

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stories this museum and conversations

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like when we just had underscore just

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how much we have infused american

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culture with the very best of us and i

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think it's also an opportunity to

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correct some of the mistakes made long

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before my mom arrived in this country

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from cuba and for many years a lack of

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recognition a lack of inclusion our

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community

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has been a great part of the american

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story in society and culture the arts

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schools government corporate america

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only two percent or 10 fortune 500 ceos

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are of hispanic descent only three

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percent of full-time college professors

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are hispanic latinos account for just

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six percent of judges on courts of

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appeals seven percent of judges on

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district courts although everybody's

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very proud to have supreme court justice

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sonia sotomayor there are just 26

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hispanic members of congress but

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passing this legislation to create the

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national museum of the american latino

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is just the beginning

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now the real work begins

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i'm happy to see some of you in this

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room leading the change so thank you

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thank you thank you and a very special

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thank you to the hispanic outreach and

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leadership alliance hola at nasa

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headquarters for this opportunity and to

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everyone across nasa who participated in

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today's program thank you all for

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watching and now let's hear a few words

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from ola's leadership

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gracias soledad what a joy and honor to

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have you as our host for today's program

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on behalf of the hispanic outreach and

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leadership alliance here at nasa

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headquarters from beautiful washington

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dc we would like to thank you and dr

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ellen stofan for leading such a great

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conversation about the creation of the

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museum of the american latino latino

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americans have touched many aspects of

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our daily lives and we're excited to

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hear the stories that will be told

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through it

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here at hola we work hard to foster

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awareness and promote the contributions

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that our community

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has done here at nasa so we're looking

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forward to increase that representation

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involvement in our science technology

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engineering and space exploration

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we would like to thank the nasa employee

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resource groups across the agency who

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participated in this year's program aims

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research center glenn research center

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jet propulsion laboratory johnson space

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center kennedy space center and langley

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resource center

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thank you also to nasa leadership for

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supporting employee resource groups like

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ola and for embracing diversity equity

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and inclusion

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and now let's hear from our nasa

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administrator senator bill nelson

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this program marked an opportunity to

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celebrate and reflect on the

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contributions and impact of hispanics

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throughout our community our country

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beyond thank you to soledad o'brien

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ellen stofan and all our nasa guests for

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contributing to this meaningful

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conversation

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and as we heard in the program

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congress passed legislation to build a

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national museum

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of the american latino

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in december 2020.

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what a historic moment i look forward to

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seeing the development of this future

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museum

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and ensuring the full nasa story

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and the latino story

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that it's captured and shared with the

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world

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as nasa continues studying our home

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planet

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exploring our solar system

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and way beyond

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and preparing to go back to the moon and

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then on to mars

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it will take all of us working together

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to be successful

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nasa is committed to a culture of

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diversity

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equality and unity

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thank you again for joining us in

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celebrating hispanic heritage month

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and a special thank you to the hispanic

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outreach and leadership alliance

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at nasa headquarters

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and to the hispanic employee resource

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groups all across nasa centers