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Rocket Failure. Story of My Life | Humna Khan | TEDxMtSAC


okay so I want you to visualize this

okay so I want you to visualize this with me now dare I was standing up

with me now dare I was standing up

with me now dare I was standing up against the glass of the mission control

against the glass of the mission control

against the glass of the mission control room at SpaceX getting ready for the

room at SpaceX getting ready for the

room at SpaceX getting ready for the launch of the CRS seven commercial

launch of the CRS seven commercial

launch of the CRS seven commercial resupply mission to the international

resupply mission to the international

resupply mission to the international space system what we’re doing is we were

space system what we’re doing is we were

space system what we’re doing is we were providing products for the astronauts so

providing products for the astronauts so

providing products for the astronauts so there stood the Falcon 9 rocket in all

there stood the Falcon 9 rocket in all

there stood the Falcon 9 rocket in all its glory mated with the Dragon capsule

its glory mated with the Dragon capsule

its glory mated with the Dragon capsule right on top of it at launch complex 40

right on top of it at launch complex 40

right on top of it at launch complex 40 a place I was very familiar with see the

a place I was very familiar with see the

a place I was very familiar with see the way that launches work is it’s a process

way that launches work is it’s a process

way that launches work is it’s a process of precise clockwork every single second

of precise clockwork every single second

of precise clockwork every single second is timed

is timed

is timed until the lunch to do exactly one task

until the lunch to do exactly one task

until the lunch to do exactly one task this was the moment the perfect moment

this was the moment the perfect moment

this was the moment the perfect moment for SpaceX is xix launch so we’re

for SpaceX is xix launch so we’re

for SpaceX is xix launch so we’re standing there and what I see right now

standing there and what I see right now

standing there and what I see right now is the giant Falcon with a smoke cloud

is the giant Falcon with a smoke cloud

is the giant Falcon with a smoke cloud looming of gaseous oxygen surrounding it

looming of gaseous oxygen surrounding it

looming of gaseous oxygen surrounding it and I look around and the interesting

and I look around and the interesting

and I look around and the interesting thing is the Mission Control Room is off

thing is the Mission Control Room is off

thing is the Mission Control Room is off to the side of the cafeteria at SpaceX

to the side of the cafeteria at SpaceX

to the side of the cafeteria at SpaceX so what you see is you see people on top

so what you see is you see people on top

so what you see is you see people on top of tables and they’re hanging off the

of tables and they’re hanging off the

of tables and they’re hanging off the mezzanine and their surrounding Elon

mezzanine and their surrounding Elon

mezzanine and their surrounding Elon Musk’s frozen yogurt bar and on the

Musk’s frozen yogurt bar and on the

Musk’s frozen yogurt bar and on the other side is the Falcon 9 at t-minus 10

other side is the Falcon 9 at t-minus 10

other side is the Falcon 9 at t-minus 10 minutes is when all systems become

minutes is when all systems become

minutes is when all systems become autonomous now it’s out of our hands

autonomous now it’s out of our hands

autonomous now it’s out of our hands it hits t-minus 10 minutes and we get to

it hits t-minus 10 minutes and we get to

it hits t-minus 10 minutes and we get to t-minus 2 minutes and 30 seconds this is

t-minus 2 minutes and 30 seconds this is

t-minus 2 minutes and 30 seconds this is when the launch director told us were

when the launch director told us were

when the launch director told us were good to go

good to go

good to go this is the moment we had been waiting

this is the moment we had been waiting

this is the moment we had been waiting for some of the payload had been there

for some of the payload had been there

for some of the payload had been there for months to a year and we had been

for months to a year and we had been

for months to a year and we had been working endless days and nights to get

working endless days and nights to get

working endless days and nights to get to this moment t-minus two minutes the

to this moment t-minus two minutes the

to this moment t-minus two minutes the Air Force told us that the range is safe

Air Force told us that the range is safe

Air Force told us that the range is safe we’re good to launch at t-minus 60

we’re good to launch at t-minus 60

we’re good to launch at t-minus 60 seconds

seconds

seconds the Rockets computer commands senator

the Rockets computer commands senator

the Rockets computer commands senator told it that you are ready to go and it

told it that you are ready to go and it

told it that you are ready to go and it released it for flight now I really want

released it for flight now I really want

released it for flight now I really want you to visualize this with me this time

you to visualize this with me this time

you to visualize this with me this time so close your eyes okay we’re at t-minus

so close your eyes okay we’re at t-minus

so close your eyes okay we’re at t-minus ten nine eight seven at this moment the

ten nine eight seven at this moment the

ten nine eight seven at this moment the nine Merlin engines turn on they ignite

nine Merlin engines turn on they ignite

nine Merlin engines turn on they ignite everybody’s cheering we’re getting ready

everybody’s cheering we’re getting ready

everybody’s cheering we’re getting ready for this launch six five four the water

for this launch six five four the water

for this launch six five four the water deluge system is activated on the launch

deluge system is activated on the launch

deluge system is activated on the launch pad

pad

pad let’s do the last three seconds together

let’s do the last three seconds together

let’s do the last three seconds together three two one that’s right oh you can

three two one that’s right oh you can

three two one that’s right oh you can open your eyes now

open your eyes now

open your eyes now it was pin-drop silence I felt like it

it was pin-drop silence I felt like it

it was pin-drop silence I felt like it was about a minute of silence that I was

was about a minute of silence that I was

was about a minute of silence that I was standing there thinking about everything

standing there thinking about everything

standing there thinking about everything that could go wrong at this moment it

that could go wrong at this moment it

that could go wrong at this moment it happened to be only a second and then

happened to be only a second and then

happened to be only a second and then there was lift off and there was roars

there was lift off and there was roars

there was lift off and there was roars and screams of all of my co-workers and

and screams of all of my co-workers and

and screams of all of my co-workers and everybody around me saying this launch

everybody around me saying this launch

everybody around me saying this launch went successful we got off the launch

went successful we got off the launch

went successful we got off the launch pad

pad

pad all right the Rockets going up and we

all right the Rockets going up and we

all right the Rockets going up and we see it hit Mach 1 that’s when it breaks

see it hit Mach 1 that’s when it breaks

see it hit Mach 1 that’s when it breaks the sound barrier we can’t even hear the

the sound barrier we can’t even hear the

the sound barrier we can’t even hear the sonic boom because we’re just roaring

sonic boom because we’re just roaring

sonic boom because we’re just roaring and screaming and in excitement you know

and screaming and in excitement you know

and screaming and in excitement you know gets to the stage where it hits max-q

gets to the stage where it hits max-q

gets to the stage where it hits max-q that’s when the rocket is at its most

that’s when the rocket is at its most

that’s when the rocket is at its most it’s feeling the most aerodynamic

it’s feeling the most aerodynamic

it’s feeling the most aerodynamic pressure that it can and we’re almost

pressure that it can and we’re almost

pressure that it can and we’re almost about to take a sigh of relief because

about to take a sigh of relief because

about to take a sigh of relief because at this point it’s about to be main

at this point it’s about to be main

at this point it’s about to be main engine cutoff that’s when you shut off

engine cutoff that’s when you shut off

engine cutoff that’s when you shut off all the engines and now the stage

all the engines and now the stage

all the engines and now the stage separate so the stage 2 goes into space

separate so the stage 2 goes into space

separate so the stage 2 goes into space and stage 1 hopefully goes back and

and stage 1 hopefully goes back and

and stage 1 hopefully goes back and lands on a barge so we’re standing there

lands on a barge so we’re standing there

lands on a barge so we’re standing there were waiting and all of a sudden it

were waiting and all of a sudden it

were waiting and all of a sudden it disintegrates the rocket just disappears

disintegrates the rocket just disappears

disintegrates the rocket just disappears from the sky at that moment I turned

from the sky at that moment I turned

from the sky at that moment I turned around I had never seen so many grown

around I had never seen so many grown

around I had never seen so many grown men dropped to their knees and cry

men dropped to their knees and cry

men dropped to their knees and cry this was our lifeline the Falcon 9

this was our lifeline the Falcon 9

this was our lifeline the Falcon 9 I did what I traditionally do I didn’t

I did what I traditionally do I didn’t

I did what I traditionally do I didn’t talk to anybody I walked out of SpaceX I

talk to anybody I walked out of SpaceX I

talk to anybody I walked out of SpaceX I got him

got him

got him my car and I drove to Manhattan Beach i

my car and I drove to Manhattan Beach i

my car and I drove to Manhattan Beach i sat on the pier and I said what went

sat on the pier and I said what went

sat on the pier and I said what went wrong I started working for NASA at a

wrong I started working for NASA at a

wrong I started working for NASA at a young age at the age of 19 I was really

young age at the age of 19 I was really

young age at the age of 19 I was really rambunctious I was super adamant and I

rambunctious I was super adamant and I

rambunctious I was super adamant and I was this escapist looking to colonize

was this escapist looking to colonize

was this escapist looking to colonize other planets I thought I was gonna

other planets I thought I was gonna

other planets I thought I was gonna change this world by starting a new

change this world by starting a new

change this world by starting a new world I got in I started working for the

world I got in I started working for the

world I got in I started working for the office of safety and mission assurance

office of safety and mission assurance

office of safety and mission assurance it did exactly what you think we were

it did exactly what you think we were

it did exactly what you think we were supposed to make sure that missions were

supposed to make sure that missions were

supposed to make sure that missions were successful my boss came to me in the

successful my boss came to me in the

successful my boss came to me in the first week and he drops this report on

first week and he drops this report on

first week and he drops this report on my desk and he says it’s a Columbia

my desk and he says it’s a Columbia

my desk and he says it’s a Columbia accident investigation board report he

accident investigation board report he

accident investigation board report he says what went wrong you see and he said

says what went wrong you see and he said

says what went wrong you see and he said don’t tell me it’s the foam what had

don’t tell me it’s the foam what had

don’t tell me it’s the foam what had happened was I started working for NASA

happened was I started working for NASA

happened was I started working for NASA shortly after the Columbia Shuttle

shortly after the Columbia Shuttle

shortly after the Columbia Shuttle exploded and if you’re not familiar with

exploded and if you’re not familiar with

exploded and if you’re not familiar with this in on February 1st 2003 the

this in on February 1st 2003 the

this in on February 1st 2003 the Columbia shuttle was coming in for

Columbia shuttle was coming in for

Columbia shuttle was coming in for re-entry and it blew up with seven

re-entry and it blew up with seven

re-entry and it blew up with seven astronauts killing all of them what the

astronauts killing all of them what the

astronauts killing all of them what the cause of this this failure was a breach

cause of this this failure was a breach

cause of this this failure was a breach in the thermal protection system you see

in the thermal protection system you see

in the thermal protection system you see at the time of launch there’s that big

at the time of launch there’s that big

at the time of launch there’s that big orange external tank so this foam split

orange external tank so this foam split

orange external tank so this foam split off of it and it came and hit the

off of it and it came and hit the

off of it and it came and hit the leading edge on the left wing and it

leading edge on the left wing and it

leading edge on the left wing and it damaged that protection system now the

damaged that protection system now the

damaged that protection system now the astronauts didn’t feel it nobody in

astronauts didn’t feel it nobody in

astronauts didn’t feel it nobody in Mission Control even knew that it

Mission Control even knew that it

Mission Control even knew that it happened it was a successful launch it

happened it was a successful launch it

happened it was a successful launch it went up they did what they had to do all

went up they did what they had to do all

went up they did what they had to do all the science experiments had a great time

the science experiments had a great time

the science experiments had a great time and as they were coming back down

and as they were coming back down

and as they were coming back down because the system was breached there

because the system was breached there

because the system was breached there was so much hot air pressure going in

was so much hot air pressure going in

was so much hot air pressure going in and feeding through the wings and it was

and feeding through the wings and it was

and feeding through the wings and it was compromising the structural integrity of

compromising the structural integrity of

compromising the structural integrity of the steel the aluminum was bending

the steel the aluminum was bending

the steel the aluminum was bending and within the blink of an eye we lost

and within the blink of an eye we lost

and within the blink of an eye we lost the orbiter the way that the orbiter was

the orbiter the way that the orbiter was

the orbiter the way that the orbiter was designed there was no way the astronauts

designed there was no way the astronauts

designed there was no way the astronauts could survive that so what went wrong

could survive that so what went wrong

could survive that so what went wrong now one of the things that I learned

now one of the things that I learned

now one of the things that I learned like you know being in the space program

like you know being in the space program

like you know being in the space program is I really learned how to deal with

is I really learned how to deal with

is I really learned how to deal with failure we lost a lot of stuff in the

failure we lost a lot of stuff in the

failure we lost a lot of stuff in the space or trying to make it to space so

space or trying to make it to space so

space or trying to make it to space so one of the first experiments that I did

one of the first experiments that I did

one of the first experiments that I did the orbit carbon the orbiting carbon

the orbit carbon the orbiting carbon

the orbit carbon the orbiting carbon laboratory we sent it up and it didn’t

laboratory we sent it up and it didn’t

laboratory we sent it up and it didn’t release from the rocket we lost that one

release from the rocket we lost that one

release from the rocket we lost that one I sent up a dart satellite a mobile comm

I sent up a dart satellite a mobile comm

I sent up a dart satellite a mobile comm satellite we lost that there was a time

satellite we lost that there was a time

satellite we lost that there was a time where NASA was landing this Genesis

where NASA was landing this Genesis

where NASA was landing this Genesis capsule they thought it would be a

capsule they thought it would be a

capsule they thought it would be a bright idea to get a helicopter and hook

bright idea to get a helicopter and hook

bright idea to get a helicopter and hook its parachute and maybe bring it down

its parachute and maybe bring it down

its parachute and maybe bring it down into safety the genesis pressure didn’t

into safety the genesis pressure didn’t

into safety the genesis pressure didn’t deploy and it came and crash-landed in

deploy and it came and crash-landed in

deploy and it came and crash-landed in the Utah desert one of my favorite

the Utah desert one of my favorite

the Utah desert one of my favorite mishaps didn’t even happen in space is

mishaps didn’t even happen in space is

mishaps didn’t even happen in space is this great NOAA satellite in Sunnyvale

this great NOAA satellite in Sunnyvale

this great NOAA satellite in Sunnyvale California tipped over and we burned

California tipped over and we burned

California tipped over and we burned through 135 million dollars just like

through 135 million dollars just like

through 135 million dollars just like that now have a smile on my face it’s a

that now have a smile on my face it’s a

that now have a smile on my face it’s a little creepy that I learned that loss

little creepy that I learned that loss

little creepy that I learned that loss never became easy you know however

never became easy you know however

never became easy you know however failure became comprehensible and that’s

failure became comprehensible and that’s

failure became comprehensible and that’s where I was driven by I was driven by

where I was driven by I was driven by

where I was driven by I was driven by that opportunity so when things go wrong

that opportunity so when things go wrong

that opportunity so when things go wrong in the space program what happens is you

in the space program what happens is you

in the space program what happens is you know we have these huge investigation

know we have these huge investigation

know we have these huge investigation reports we go through this fault tree

reports we go through this fault tree

reports we go through this fault tree analysis and go by the chain of command

analysis and go by the chain of command

analysis and go by the chain of command to check every single component every

to check every single component every

to check every single component every single thing that could go wrong or

single thing that could go wrong or

single thing that could go wrong or contribute to the mishap and we track

contribute to the mishap and we track

contribute to the mishap and we track that down we bring together all of these

that down we bring together all of these

that down we bring together all of these elements all of these variables we put

elements all of these variables we put

elements all of these variables we put it together in an algorithm and we

it together in an algorithm and we

it together in an algorithm and we measure their risk the whole idea is to

measure their risk the whole idea is to

measure their risk the whole idea is to say what is the probability of something

say what is the probability of something

say what is the probability of something going wrong and if it does go wrong what

going wrong and if it does go wrong what

going wrong and if it does go wrong what is the severity what are the

is the severity what are the

is the severity what are the consequences that we’re going to deal

consequences that we’re going to deal

consequences that we’re going to deal with

with

with so as as we kept blowing up rockets and

so as as we kept blowing up rockets and

so as as we kept blowing up rockets and crash-landing satellites and you know

crash-landing satellites and you know

crash-landing satellites and you know losing power to the Rovers we decided

losing power to the Rovers we decided

losing power to the Rovers we decided that I decided that we had to keep

that I decided that we had to keep

that I decided that we had to keep tweaking these algorithms to calculate

tweaking these algorithms to calculate

tweaking these algorithms to calculate risk of any future mishaps so in doing

risk of any future mishaps so in doing

risk of any future mishaps so in doing so I realized wait a second really good

so I realized wait a second really good

so I realized wait a second really good at this why don’t I do this in my

at this why don’t I do this in my

at this why don’t I do this in my personal life right

personal life right

personal life right so I started developing this algorithms

so I started developing this algorithms

so I started developing this algorithms and I used it to calculate the risk in

and I used it to calculate the risk in

and I used it to calculate the risk in every single relationship in friendships

every single relationship in friendships

every single relationship in friendships and everything else that I went through

and everything else that I went through

and everything else that I went through when it came to family affairs to

when it came to family affairs to

when it came to family affairs to determine is this cost beneficial to me

determine is this cost beneficial to me

determine is this cost beneficial to me so when I was in college I was taking

so when I was in college I was taking

so when I was in college I was taking actually for one of my masters of

actually for one of my masters of

actually for one of my masters of studying artificial intelligence at that

studying artificial intelligence at that

studying artificial intelligence at that time I said I was designing decision

time I said I was designing decision

time I said I was designing decision support systems autonomous reasoning

support systems autonomous reasoning

support systems autonomous reasoning applications the first one I did I took

applications the first one I did I took

applications the first one I did I took it and I said these are all of my

it and I said these are all of my

it and I said these are all of my favorite foods I told I made the app

favorite foods I told I made the app

favorite foods I told I made the app teach me what to eat every single day I

teach me what to eat every single day I

teach me what to eat every single day I gathered my favorite foods to turn them

gathered my favorite foods to turn them

gathered my favorite foods to turn them into axioms put them together and made

into axioms put them together and made

into axioms put them together and made this theorem that said based on your

this theorem that said based on your

this theorem that said based on your vicinity

vicinity

vicinity based on your inherently low income as a

based on your inherently low income as a

based on your inherently low income as a college student and based on what your

college student and based on what your

college student and based on what your taste preference is and the window of

taste preference is and the window of

taste preference is and the window of time you have you should eat this I

time you have you should eat this I

time you have you should eat this I gained 15 pounds using that app I’m

gained 15 pounds using that app I’m

gained 15 pounds using that app I’m gonna tell you that was a fail after

gonna tell you that was a fail after

gonna tell you that was a fail after that I decided to develop this GPS now

that I decided to develop this GPS now

that I decided to develop this GPS now this was back in the day it’s not like

this was back in the day it’s not like

this was back in the day it’s not like the high-tech GPS as you have now and it

the high-tech GPS as you have now and it

the high-tech GPS as you have now and it was based on mood and weather so I

was based on mood and weather so I

was based on mood and weather so I developed this app and said okay this is

developed this app and said okay this is

developed this app and said okay this is going to tell me what route to take

going to tell me what route to take

going to tell me what route to take while listening to a certain genre of

while listening to a certain genre of

while listening to a certain genre of music and then I added this barometric

music and then I added this barometric

music and then I added this barometric aspect where based on the atmospheric

aspect where based on the atmospheric

aspect where based on the atmospheric pressure it would tell me how my body

pressure it would tell me how my body

pressure it would tell me how my body feels

feels

feels I followed the app and that

I followed the app and that

I followed the app and that I totaled my truck I was like okay I

I totaled my truck I was like okay I

I totaled my truck I was like okay I failed in that too now think about all

failed in that too now think about all

failed in that too now think about all of the examples I gave you what is the

of the examples I gave you what is the

of the examples I gave you what is the common denominator and now you’re

common denominator and now you’re

common denominator and now you’re pointing at me but it’s humans humans

pointing at me but it’s humans humans

pointing at me but it’s humans humans are the common genre they are the single

are the common genre they are the single

are the common genre they are the single point of failure so though we had all

point of failure so though we had all

point of failure so though we had all these other algorithms we had to decide

these other algorithms we had to decide

these other algorithms we had to decide make sure that we can compensate for

make sure that we can compensate for

make sure that we can compensate for human failure I was 10 I was 11 years

human failure I was 10 I was 11 years

human failure I was 10 I was 11 years old when I designed this this mo for

old when I designed this this mo for

old when I designed this this mo for myself okay it was more homina than

myself okay it was more homina than

myself okay it was more homina than human I always think I thought about

human I always think I thought about

human I always think I thought about human failure I just don’t want to

human failure I just don’t want to

human failure I just don’t want to follow that path I was at the skate park

follow that path I was at the skate park

follow that path I was at the skate park I had my skateboard I was getting ready

I had my skateboard I was getting ready

I had my skateboard I was getting ready to drop into this halfpipe now I had

to drop into this halfpipe now I had

to drop into this halfpipe now I had never taken physics but I knew what

never taken physics but I knew what

never taken physics but I knew what velocity was I knew the friction against

velocity was I knew the friction against

velocity was I knew the friction against my wheels I knew about inertia and I was

my wheels I knew about inertia and I was

my wheels I knew about inertia and I was so ready for this one variable I didn’t

so ready for this one variable I didn’t

so ready for this one variable I didn’t consider was my anxiety I was nervous I

consider was my anxiety I was nervous I

consider was my anxiety I was nervous I was sweating bullets and I look over and

was sweating bullets and I look over and

was sweating bullets and I look over and if I could just control my

if I could just control my

if I could just control my fight-or-flight I would be successful I

fight-or-flight I would be successful I

fight-or-flight I would be successful I look over and I see my friends cheering

look over and I see my friends cheering

look over and I see my friends cheering me on so all of a sudden I get this

me on so all of a sudden I get this

me on so all of a sudden I get this dopamine plug and my adrenaline rushes

dopamine plug and my adrenaline rushes

dopamine plug and my adrenaline rushes and I drop in and I fall flat on my face

and I drop in and I fall flat on my face

and I drop in and I fall flat on my face on the cement right and I tried it again

on the cement right and I tried it again

on the cement right and I tried it again and I failed again and I tried it again

and I failed again and I tried it again

and I failed again and I tried it again and I’m not going to tell you how many

and I’m not going to tell you how many

and I’m not going to tell you how many times I tried it but I will tell you

times I tried it but I will tell you

times I tried it but I will tell you that when we had the Falcon 9 it took us

that when we had the Falcon 9 it took us

that when we had the Falcon 9 it took us 5 times until we landed that rocket It

5 times until we landed that rocket It

5 times until we landed that rocket It was as if without the SpaceX common to

was as if without the SpaceX common to

was as if without the SpaceX common to it that if you take a pencil and you

it that if you take a pencil and you

it that if you take a pencil and you throw it over the Empire State Building

throw it over the Empire State Building

throw it over the Empire State Building and then it does this reverse flip and

and then it does this reverse flip and

and then it does this reverse flip and lands in a shoebox during a windstorm

lands in a shoebox during a windstorm

lands in a shoebox during a windstorm that’s how hard it is to land that

that’s how hard it is to land that

that’s how hard it is to land that rocket I’m telling you it was harder for

rocket I’m telling you it was harder for

rocket I’m telling you it was harder for me to drop in that day at the skate park

me to drop in that day at the skate park

me to drop in that day at the skate park every single day you guys make decisions

every single day you guys make decisions

every single day you guys make decisions based on algorithms that maybe you don’t

based on algorithms that maybe you don’t

based on algorithms that maybe you don’t even remember it’s in the back of your

even remember it’s in the back of your

even remember it’s in the back of your mind you have these risk based

mind you have these risk based

mind you have these risk based algorithms you

algorithms you

algorithms you each have your own formulas to determine

each have your own formulas to determine

each have your own formulas to determine what is the probability of something

what is the probability of something

what is the probability of something going wrong and what is the severity the

going wrong and what is the severity the

going wrong and what is the severity the criticality if something does go wrong

criticality if something does go wrong

criticality if something does go wrong when you get in your car

when you get in your car

when you get in your car it’s a two-ton tank you’re driving down

it’s a two-ton tank you’re driving down

it’s a two-ton tank you’re driving down the freeway when you make that decision

the freeway when you make that decision

the freeway when you make that decision you are taking that risk when you decide

you are taking that risk when you decide

you are taking that risk when you decide to buy organic versus not pay a little

to buy organic versus not pay a little

to buy organic versus not pay a little bit more you’re taking a risk right

bit more you’re taking a risk right

bit more you’re taking a risk right there or when you’re staying home to

there or when you’re staying home to

there or when you’re staying home to watch a movie instead of going out you

watch a movie instead of going out you

watch a movie instead of going out you all have your formulas and you

all have your formulas and you

all have your formulas and you understand that the single point of

understand that the single point of

understand that the single point of failure is humans so in these formulas I

failure is humans so in these formulas I

failure is humans so in these formulas I determined all these red flags would

determined all these red flags would

determined all these red flags would come up don’t be friends with that

come up don’t be friends with that

come up don’t be friends with that person go spike skydiving this day visit

person go spike skydiving this day visit

person go spike skydiving this day visit your mom and sometimes these red flags

your mom and sometimes these red flags

your mom and sometimes these red flags would come up and I would still do it

would come up and I would still do it

would come up and I would still do it because I was aware of the consequences

because I was aware of the consequences

because I was aware of the consequences and I paid for those

and I paid for those

and I paid for those but that was my formula now I went up to

but that was my formula now I went up to

but that was my formula now I went up to my boss after this and I went back to

my boss after this and I went back to

my boss after this and I went back to him and I said I know what went wrong

him and I said I know what went wrong

him and I said I know what went wrong and I told him you know obviously I’m

and I told him you know obviously I’m

and I told him you know obviously I’m not supposed to say the foam thing but

not supposed to say the foam thing but

not supposed to say the foam thing but NASA knew that this was happening

NASA knew that this was happening

NASA knew that this was happening the Atlantis shuttle had been hit by

the Atlantis shuttle had been hit by

the Atlantis shuttle had been hit by debris and they were scratched in the

debris and they were scratched in the

debris and they were scratched in the tiles the discovery shuttle had been hit

tiles the discovery shuttle had been hit

tiles the discovery shuttle had been hit by that as well and suffered all these

by that as well and suffered all these

by that as well and suffered all these they knew of all of this their red flags

they knew of all of this their red flags

they knew of all of this their red flags came up but it was their human

came up but it was their human

came up but it was their human decision-making where they said you know

decision-making where they said you know

decision-making where they said you know what the mentality before the Challenger

what the mentality before the Challenger

what the mentality before the Challenger went down is that some nothing is going

went down is that some nothing is going

went down is that some nothing is going wrong

wrong

wrong let’s keep launching and they ignored

let’s keep launching and they ignored

let’s keep launching and they ignored those red flags that’s how I said it to

those red flags that’s how I said it to

those red flags that’s how I said it to him and he told me okay hum nah now

him and he told me okay hum nah now

him and he told me okay hum nah now right now the mars exploration rover

right now the mars exploration rover

right now the mars exploration rover spirit is stuck in a sand ditch on mars

are you ready to go find out what went

are you ready to go find out what went wrong and that became the story of my

wrong and that became the story of my

wrong and that became the story of my life

that is all

that is all [Applause]

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