WEBVTT 00:00.030 --> 00:03.690 I THINK I WAS REALLY EXCITEDABOUT BEING AN ASTRONAUT BECAUSE OF THE IDEABUT 00:03.690 --> 00:07.510 THEN WHEN I CAME FROM MYINTERVIEW I REALIZED THAT WHAT I WAS DOINGAS A 00:07.510 --> 00:12.000 FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER WAS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING HERE INHOUSTON SO 00:12.000 --> 00:14.870 MAKING SURE THINGS WERE HAPPENING ON SCHEDULE MAKING SURE IT WAS READY WHEN 00:14.870 --> 00:18.660 THE AIR CREW THE ASTRONAUTS CAMEOUT TO ACTUALLY FLY IT THAT'S WHAT FOLKS WERE 00:18.660 --> 00:23.240 DOING SO THAT CAREER MAPPED REALLY WELL TO WHAT MY JOB WAS 00:23.240 --> 00:25.810 INSIDE OF THE AIR FORCE I'VE GOT A LOT OF ENGINEERING 00:25.810 --> 00:30.000 BACKGROUND I'VE GOT A LOT OFEDUCATION AND IT'S STILL AMAZING TO METHAT 00:30.000 --> 00:33.780 AIRPLANES FLY VERY HEAVY BIGMACHINES AND THEN YOU PUT THAT TO SPACETHAT WE 00:33.780 --> 00:36.690 CAN MAKE A SPACESHIP GO UP IN EIGHT AND A HALF MINUTES YOU GET FROM THE GROUND 00:36.690 --> 00:41.630 INTO ORBIT YOU'RE MOVING 17,500 MILES PER HOUR AROUND THE PLANET ANDYOU KNOW 00:41.630 --> 00:44.690 YOU'RE SEEING 16 SUNRISES AND SUNSETS EVERY DAY 00:44.690 --> 00:48.300 IT'S A SURREAL MOMENT WHEN YOU'RE SITTING ON ORBIT AND YOU'RE 00:48.300 --> 00:52.000 HEARING THE VOICES IN THE BACKGROUND YOU HEAR THE RADIO IS GOING TO HEAR YOUR 00:52.000 --> 00:56.150 CREW MATES THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER OKAY WE COPY AND TO ME THAT'S THE 00:56.150 --> 00:59.180 COOLEST PART NO SPACES YOUREALIZE IT WAS A HUGE TEAM NOT JUST YOU 00:59.180 --> 01:02.510 INDIVIDUALLY THAT GOT YOU THE SPACE AND THE AIR FORCE IS JUST LIKE THAT IT'S A 01:02.510 --> 01:07.180 HUGE TEAM THAT GIVES US CAPABILITY WHETHER IT'S IN SPACE IN THE AIRALL 01:07.180 --> 01:11.240 THOSE THINGS TAKES EVERYBODY TO MAKE THE UNIT A SUCSESS AND TO ME IT'S THAT 01:11.240 --> 01:14.510 INNOVATION OF THE AIR FORCE THAT EXCITEMENT TO CHANGE AND KEEP DOING 01:14.510 --> 01:17.330 THINGS DIFFERENT THAT REALLYMAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE 01:17.330 --> 01:21.270 [MUSIC]