everything you see on a spacecraft is usually designed and built by a
usually designed and built by a
usually designed and built by a mechanical engineer and I get to do that
mechanical engineer and I get to do that
mechanical engineer and I get to do that my fundamental job is to design and
my fundamental job is to design and
my fundamental job is to design and build hardware that goes out and
build hardware that goes out and
build hardware that goes out and explores our universe I build things
explores our universe I build things
explores our universe I build things that have gone to the surface of Mars
that have gone to the surface of Mars
that have gone to the surface of Mars though things that look back on earth
though things that look back on earth
though things that look back on earth things that have gone out of the ocean
things that have gone out of the ocean
things that have gone out of the ocean I’ve built things that have gone into
I’ve built things that have gone into
I’ve built things that have gone into deep space you get to call your family
deep space you get to call your family
deep space you get to call your family and say you know that thing that just
and say you know that thing that just
and say you know that thing that just went up there in space and is now on its
went up there in space and is now on its
went up there in space and is now on its way to Mars well yeah I don’t that with
way to Mars well yeah I don’t that with
way to Mars well yeah I don’t that with one main engine start zero and liftoff
one main engine start zero and liftoff
one main engine start zero and liftoff of the Atlas 5 with curiosity she
of the Atlas 5 with curiosity she
of the Atlas 5 with curiosity she concludes with a planetary puzzle about
concludes with a planetary puzzle about
concludes with a planetary puzzle about life on Mars but it’s an amazing feeling
life on Mars but it’s an amazing feeling
life on Mars but it’s an amazing feeling to have hardware that you’ve touched and
to have hardware that you’ve touched and
to have hardware that you’ve touched and you’ve played with and you got to
you’ve played with and you got to
you’ve played with and you got to manipulate in some way on the surface of
manipulate in some way on the surface of
manipulate in some way on the surface of another planet
so but do I have a favorite Rover I mean
so but do I have a favorite Rover I mean it’s hard not to love the first child
it’s hard not to love the first child
it’s hard not to love the first child and so our first child is really the
and so our first child is really the
and so our first child is really the Sojourner Rover which really started our
Sojourner Rover which really started our
Sojourner Rover which really started our exploration of Mars with robotic
exploration of Mars with robotic
exploration of Mars with robotic vehicles and so if you don’t have that
vehicles and so if you don’t have that
vehicles and so if you don’t have that first thing you know if it wasn’t
first thing you know if it wasn’t
first thing you know if it wasn’t Kennedy saying that we’re gonna go to
Kennedy saying that we’re gonna go to
Kennedy saying that we’re gonna go to the moon not because it’s easy because
the moon not because it’s easy because
the moon not because it’s easy because it’s hard it’s the same type of thing
it’s hard it’s the same type of thing
it’s hard it’s the same type of thing we’re not gonna go do roving exploration
we’re not gonna go do roving exploration
we’re not gonna go do roving exploration on the surface of Mars because it’s easy
on the surface of Mars because it’s easy
on the surface of Mars because it’s easy but we know it’s hard people that would
but we know it’s hard people that would
but we know it’s hard people that would say hey look we’re doing all this
say hey look we’re doing all this
say hey look we’re doing all this exploration in space why aren’t we doing
exploration in space why aren’t we doing
exploration in space why aren’t we doing a lot more exploration of Earth I
a lot more exploration of Earth I
a lot more exploration of Earth I actually agreed fundamentally with you
actually agreed fundamentally with you
actually agreed fundamentally with you I think exploration is the thing that we
I think exploration is the thing that we
I think exploration is the thing that we should talk about not if we’re exploring
should talk about not if we’re exploring
should talk about not if we’re exploring earth or Mars or Venus or Jupiter or
earth or Mars or Venus or Jupiter or
earth or Mars or Venus or Jupiter or Saturn or whatever it is I think it’s
Saturn or whatever it is I think it’s
Saturn or whatever it is I think it’s exploration it’s asking the questions
exploration it’s asking the questions
exploration it’s asking the questions that need answers and it’s that striving
that need answers and it’s that striving
that need answers and it’s that striving for intellectual knowledge then growth
for intellectual knowledge then growth
for intellectual knowledge then growth it’s just amazing to think about what’s
it’s just amazing to think about what’s
it’s just amazing to think about what’s out there
anywhere on earth that we find liquid
anywhere on earth that we find liquid water we find life if there were also
water we find life if there were also
water we find life if there were also methane around the microbes here on
methane around the microbes here on
methane around the microbes here on earth could have survived on Mars
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