>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US FOR
TODAY'S SWEARING IN CEREMONY
WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE
NEXT ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
JIM BRIDENSTINE.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
ALL FOR JOINING US FOR
TODAY'S SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE
NEXT ADMINISTRATOR NASA'S JIM B.
NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THE VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, MIKE PENCE.
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♪ VICE PRESIDENT
INDEPENDENCE: WELL, GOOD
AFTERNOON.
IT A GREAT HONOR TO JOIN YOU
HERE TODAY AND VIA NASA TV,
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO TEAM
NASA ALL ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
IT IS A GREAT, GREAT
PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE HERE
TODAY, TO BE ABLE TO USHER
IN ON BEHALF OF THEth OF
HE UNITED STATES, A WE
BELIEVE IS A NEW CHAPTER OF
RENEWED AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
IN SPACE WITH THE SWEARING
IN OF THE NEWEST
ADMINISTRATOR OF HAS, JIM
BRIDENSTINE.
[APPLAUSE]
LET ME THANK A PEW PEOPLE
WHO ARE HERE AND THEN WE'LL
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS BECAUSE
I KNOW THAT IS WHAT NASA IS
ALL ABOUT, NOT WASTING A LOT
OF TIME BUT GETTING A LOT
DONE AND DONE QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT
TO THANK SOME SEVERAL OF THE
HONORED GUESTS WHO ARE
HERE.
SENATOR TED CRUZ OF TEXAS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT
LEADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US
HERE TODAY.
[APPLAUSE]
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
BRIDENSTINE FAMILY THAT IS
WITH US TODAY.
YOU WILL SEE LITTLE BIT MORE
OF THEM IN A FEW MINUTE, BUT
JIM'S LONG AND DISTINGUISHED
CAREER IN UNIFORM AND PUBLIC
SERVICE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
DEDICATION OF HIS WONDERFUL
FAMILY, HIS WIFE, MICHELLE
AND THREE CHILDREN, WALKER,
SARAH AND GRANT.
WE HORN TODD YOU HAVE WITH
US HERE TODAY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> ALL THE DISTINGUISHED
GUESTS, I IS A GREAT
PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AT
JAMES E. WEBB AUDITOR RIM
AND ALSO JOINED BY THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF NASA OF THIS
FACILITY AND ALL OF THOSE
SCATTERED ACROSS THE 20
CENTERS AND FACILITIES IN 13
STATE AND TWO FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
THANK ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND
YOUR ATTENTION.
IT IS IMPORTANT, AN
IMPORTANT MOP IN THE LIFE
THIS AGENCY AND THE LIFE OUR
NATION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT
TO BRING GREETINGS FROM A
GREAT CHAMPION OF AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP, A CHAMPION OF
THE PIONEERING WORK OF NASA,
AND A MAN WHO IS ABSOLUTELY
COMMITTED TO RENEWING
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE
BALANCE EXPANDS OF SPACE.
I BRING GREETINGS FROM THE
45th PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
[APPLAUSE]
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
KEEPING HIS PROMISE TO
RESTORE AMERICA'S PROUD
LEGACY AND LEADERSHIP IN
SPACE.
LASTING YEAR, AFTER LAYING
DORMANT FOR NEAR LAY QUARTER
CENTURY, PRESIDENT TRUMP TIP
KEPT A PROMISE THAT HE MADE
DURING THE COURSE OF THE
CAMPAIGN AND RELAUNCHED THE
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL AND
IT IS MY GREAT HONOR AS VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES TO SERVE AS THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE NEWLY
RENEWED NATIONAL SPACE
COUNCIL.
AND WE HAVE BEEN BUGSY.
[APPLAUSE]
LAST DECEMBER, PRESIDENT
TRUMP SIGNED THE FIRST SET
OF NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL'S
RECOMMENDATION UNDER SPACE
POLICY.
WE WITH WILL SEND AMERICAN
ASTRONAUTS BACK TO THE MOON
AND AFTER THAT, WE WILL
ESTABLISH THE CAPACITY WITH
INTERNATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
PARTNERS TO SEND AMERICANS
TO MARS AND NASA WILL LEAD
THE WAY.
[APPLAUSE]
TODAY MARK THE BEGINNING
AVENUE AND EXCITING CHAPTER
NOR STORIED PANEL SY,
BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
CHOSE AND DISTISH GIBBED
LEADER TO SERVE AS AD MIN
STRITTOR OF NAS SAN THE NEW
REAR OF HUMAN SPACE
EXPLORATION.
THE HONORABLE JIM
BRIDENSTINE.
THIS YEAR MARKS NASA'S
60th ANNIVERSARY AND AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ONE
YEAR AGO, BEFORE SIGNING THE
FIRST NAS SA AUTHORIZATION
ACT IN SEVEN YEARS.
HIN HIS WORDS "FOR THE PAST
SIX DECADES, NASA'S WORK HAS
IN SPURRED MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS TO MAIM GIN DES
STANT WORLDS IN A BETTER
FUTURE HERE IN ON ETHER.
FROM MY PART, YOU HAVE SEEN
THE PORTION OF YOUR WORK
FIRSTHAND, I HAVE TRAVELED
ON THE PRESIDENT'S BEHALF TO
MEET WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF NASA AT JOHNSON KENNEDY
SPACE CENTERS AND THE
MARSHALL SPACEFLIGHT
CENTER.
I WAS ALSO INSPIRED TO MEET
THE NEWEST CLASS OF
ASTRONAUTS NOT TOO LONG
AGO.
MEN AND WOMEN WHO EMBODIED
THE COURAGE AND PIONEERING
SPIRIT THAT IS DEFINED THIS
COUNTRY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SPUR OUR NATION ON TO GREAT
NEW BARRIERS AND SET NEW
RECORDS AND CARRY AMERICA
EVEN TO EVEN GREATER
HEIGHTS.
THE WORK THAT AS? DOES
EVERY DAY IS ESSENTIAL,S
WHERE, TO MARK'S NATIONAL
SECURITY.
ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROSPERITY,
AND IN A REAL SENSE, AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP KNOWS WELL,
THE WORK OF NASA SPEAKS TO
THE VERY CHARACTER OF OUR
NATION NO MATTER WHAT ROLE
YOU PLAY IN THE GREAT
ORGANIZATION, YOU CAN BE
ASSURED YOU HAVE AN ADVOCATE
AND ALLY AND CHAMPION IN
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
[APPLAUSE]
FINALLY, IT DEMONSTRATEOS
OUR ADMINISTRATION'S
COMMITMENT TO ENSURE YOU
HAVE THE RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT YOU NEED TO CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP IN SPACE.
BUT AS ALWAYS OF YOU HERE AT
NASA, AND AROUND THE
COUNTRY, UNDERSTAND VERY
WELL, MISSION SUCCESS
DEPENDS ON MORE THAN JUST
RESOURCES ALONE.
IT REQUIRES LEADERSHIP.
YOU NEED CLEAR AMBITIOUS
GOALS, BUT YOU ALSO NEED
PROVEN LEADERS, WHO CAN
IMPLY AMOUNT PRACTICAL PLAN
AND ACHIEVE IT, YOU NEED
SCHEDULES THAT ARE REL LAYS
TUCK BUT DRIVEN BY THE SAME
SENSE OF URGENCY THAT
SPURRED HISTORY'S GREATEST
PIONEERS AND EXPLORER AND
CONSTANT PURPOSE THAT WILL
SUSTAIN YOUR WORK THROUGH
TRIUMPH PRESIDENTANCE
TRAGEDY AND TRANSITION.
IT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF
LEADERSHIP THAT YOU WILL
HAVE STARTING TODAY WITH
NASA'S NEW ADMIN STRA
STRAIGHTER JIM BRIDENSTINE.
[APPLAUSE]
LET ME ALSO MENTION SOMEONE
ELSE I JUST SWORN IN A FEW
MINUTES AGO.
A MAN WHO JOINS US HERE
TODAY WITH THE WONDERFUL
FAMILY, THE NEW CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF NASA,
JEFF DEWITT IS WITH US
TODAY.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING US.
ABOUT OUR NEW ADMINISTRATOR,
IT IS A GREAT JOY TO BE WITH
US TODAY.
FOLLOWING IN THE TRADITIONAL
OF A LEADER WHO IS
MEMORIALIZED BY THE NAME ON
THIS AUDITORIUM, THE GREAT
JAMES WEBB.
JIM BRIDENSTINE COMES FROM
DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF MILL
TAR RAIN PUBLISHING SERVICE
IN MANAGEMENT AND IN
BUSINESS, AND HE WILL BRING
THE FULL RANGE OF EX POPPERS
AS WELL AS CRACK TO THE NEW
ROLE LEADING AGENCY.
JIM BRIDENSTINE BEGAN AS A
NAVAL AVIATOR FLYING THE EC2
HAWKEYE OFF THE USS ABRAHAM
LINCOLN WHERE HE PERFORMED
MISSIONS IN IRAQ AND
AFGHANISTAN.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, JIM
GATHERED 1900 FLIGHT HOURS,
WHERE EXECUTED MORE THAN 300
CARRIER ARREST LANDINGS.
AN EXTRAORDINARY
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
WENT ON TO FLY THE F-18
HORNET AT THE AIR WARFARE
CENTER AND AFTER NINE YEAR
OF ACTIVE DUTY, HE SERVED AS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE TULSA AIR AND SPACE
MUSEUM IN PLANETARIUM.
THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM
CONTINUING TO SERVE IN
UNIFORM IN 2012 HE WAS
PROMOTED LIEUTENANT
COMMANDER OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVY RESERVE WHILE
FLYING MISSIONS TO DRUG
TRAFFICKING IN CENTRAL AND
SOUTH AMERICA.
FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, JIM
HAS SPENT MORE TIME HERE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. THAN HE
HASTEN THE PRIOR LIFE.
REPRESENT ACCEPTING THE
PEOPLE OF OAK EKE'S FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DISSTRIB IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WITH DISTINCTION, HE SERVED
ON THE SCIENCE, SPACE AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, JIM
BRIDENSTINE PLAYED A LEAD
ROLE IN AUTHORING THE
AMERICAN SPACE RENAISSANCE
ACT AND EARNED A REPUTATION,
QUITE FRANKLY, AS ONE OF
CONGRESS' MOST DEDICATED
CHAMPIONS OF AMERICAN SPACE
LEADERSHIP.
NOW, THAT IS NOT SURPRISING,
THOUGH, GIVEN JIM'S
REPUTATION.
FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
AS WELL.
HE ACTUALLY TRIPLED MAJORED
AS UNDERGRADE AT IT A RICE
UNIVERSITY, TRIM MAJORED.
[APPLAUSE]
AND EARNED THE NBA AT
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
JIM PREFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE THE
ABILITY TO LEAD THE
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS OF
THIS AGENCY FROM REAL
ESTATE, RANCHING, PUBLIC
POLICY, GIVEN THE
OUTSTANDING MANAGERIAL
SKILLS THAT MADE JAMES WEBB
A SUCCESSFUL MANAGER OF NASA
AND WE KNOW WILL LEAD TO A
GREAT SUCCESS, A GREAT
SUCCESS UNDER THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JIM
BRIDENSTINE.
ABOVE ALL, JIM BRINGS TO
THIS POSITION AN UNRIFLED
PASSION FOR AMERICA'S SPACE
PROGRAM, AN UNWAVERING
RESPECT FOR MORE THAN 18,000
SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS,
ASTRONAUTS, LAWYERS,
CONTRACT OFFICERS, ANALYSTS,
SECURITY PERSONNEL OF THIS
GREAT ORGANIZATION MEN AND
WOMEN WHO EACH AND EVERY DAY
MAKE NASA THE EXTRAORDINARY
INSTITUTION THAT IT IS
CHERISHED BY EVERYONE WHO
CARRIES THE NAME AMERICAN
JIM BRIDENSTINE UNDER STANDS
THE WORDS OF NASA'S VISION,
REACH FOR NEW HEIGHTS AND
REVAL THE UNKNOWN FOR THE
BENEFIT OF MANKIND.
JIM, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND I
ARE ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT
THAT WITH YOUR BACKGROUND IN
MILITARY SERVICE, WITH YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC
POLICY, WITH THE EXPERIENCE
IN MANAGEMENT AND WITH YOUR
LOVE FOR AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
IN SPACE, THAT YOU WILL
BRING ALL OF THOSE QUALITIES
TO BEAR ALONG WITH THE
CHARACTER ON A NEW CHAPTER
OF RENEWED AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP IN SPACE AS THE
NEWEST ADMINISTRATOR OF
NASA.
SO ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP, IT IS MY GREAT
PRIVILEGE TO ADMINISTER YOU
THE OATH OF OFFICE IF YOUR
FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US
UP ON STAGE.
WE'LL DO THAT NOW.
>> PUT YOUR RIGHT HAN ON THE
BIBLE AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT
HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> I WILL SUPPORT AND
DEPHYSICIAN THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES,
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC, I WILL BEAR TO
FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE
SAME, THAT I TAKE THIS
OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT
ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, FOR
PURPOSE, AND THAT I WILL
WELL AND FATHFULLY DISCHARGE
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE
UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO
ENTER, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE]
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT
IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE FOR ME
TO PRODUCE TO YOU THE NEW
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION, JIM
BRIDENSTINE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE
EXCEPTIONALLY KIND REMARKS.
THANK YOU TO YOU, AND THE
PRESIDENT, AND FOR WHAT YOU
ARE DOG END SURE THAT THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REMAINS THE SPACE BEARING
NATION IN THE WORLD.
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, I HAVE
HEARD NUMEROUS TIMES
"WELCOME TO THE NASA FAMILY"
I WILL TELL YOU IT TRULY
DOES FEEL LAKE A FAMILY
HERE, IN A AM VERY HUMBLED
TO BE A PART OF IT.
SPEAKING OF FAMILY, THIS IS
REALLY ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE
OF MY FAMILY, MY WIFE,
MICHELLE, MY CHILDREN,
WALKER, SARAH AND GRANT,
THEY HAVE ALL BEEN SO
SUPPORT OF IN ALL THAT I
DO, AND I AM THRILLED THAT
YOU GUYS ARE HERE WITH ME
TODAY.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LOSS TO THE
CONGRESSIONAL STAFF WHO HAVE
SPENT AN INORDINATE TIME OF
WORK HELPING TO DEVELOP THE
SPACE POLICY OBJECTIVES IN
CONGRESS.
THEY, ALONG WITH THE NASA
POLITICAL STAFF, HAVE
SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS, AND
ENSURED THAT I WAS PREPARED
AS POSSIBLE EVERY STEP OF
THE WAY.
I WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT
THE TIME, EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT OF THE STAKEHOLDERS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPATES
COMMUNITY FROM INDUSTRY TO
GOVERNMENT.
ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN GREAT
PARTNERS AND HAVE BEEN
IMMENSELY HELPFUL AND
VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR ME AND
MY TEAM.
THROUGH THE FRIENDS IN
CONGRESS, CHAIRMAN, TED
CRUZ, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
HELP YOU HAVE PROVIDE.
I WOULD LIKE ALSO LIKE TO
THANK CHAIRMAN SMITH AND
CHAIRMAN AND RANKING
MEMBERS, YOUR FRIENDSHIP HAS
BEEN INVALUABLE.
THE BIPARTISAN, THAT IS
IMPORTANT IN SPACE, VERY
BIPARTISAN, YOUR BIPARTISAN
LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN CRITICAL
TO OUR COUNTRY, I AM EXCITED
TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU
IN THIS NEW ROLE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ROBERT
LIGHTFOOT, FOR HIS STRONG
LEADERSHIP AS THE ACTING
ADMINISTRATOR, DURING TIME
OF TRANSITION, AND FOR HIS
DECADES OFS BEFORE TO NASA
AND TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
[APPLAUSE]
HIS LEGACIES ONE OF
COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION
AND LEADERSHIP IN ALL
CAPACITIES.
NASA HAS HISTORY OF GREAT
LEADERS IN THE EARLY DAYS TO
OUR MOST RECENT LEADER SEAN
O'KEEFE, MICHAEL GRIFFIN AND
CARLY BOLDEN.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO SERVE
THE TO THE UTMOST OF MY
ABILITIES AS WE REACH FOR
NEW HEIGHTS AND REVEAL THE
IN KNOWN FOR THE BENEFIT OF
HUMAN KIND.
NASA REPRESENT WHAT IS BEST
THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
WE LEAD.
WE DISCOVER.
WE PIONEER.
WE INSPIRE.
LOOK FORWARD TO OUR JOURNEY
TOGETHER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HOW DO YOU HEAR US?
>> THIS IS CREW EXPEDITION
55 ONBOARD ISS.
WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR
AND HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR NEW ADMINISTRATOR.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
SELECTION TO LEAD NASA AS
YOU REPORT TO DUTY.
MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
MR. BRIDENSTINE, WELCOME
ONBOARD THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW,
YOU GOT A REALLY LOUD
OVATION HERE ON EARTH, SO
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE
DOING FOR OUR COUNTRY.
THANK YOU FOR CONBRAT LATING
ME, WE HAVE A REALLY SPECIAL
GUEST HERE TODAY.
HE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, AND I
THINK HE MIGHT HAVE MAYBE A
FEW THOUGHTS FOR YOU, MAYBE
FEW QUESTIONS, SO I WILL
TURN THE MIC OVER TO THE
VICE PRESIDENT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
THE ADMINISTRATOR AND RY
DELYINGED THAT YOU WOULD
HELP US MAKE THIS OCCASION
SPECIAL.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY FOR
ALL, BUT IT IS HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO SPEAK TO EACH ONE OF
YOU.
LET ME JUST SAY, HELLO TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
TO ANDREW FUESTEL, RICKY
ARNOLD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SEARCH IS SPACE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
IT IS TROLLEY AN HONOR TO
SERVE IN SUCH A GREAT
CAPACITY AT THE LEADING EDGE
OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT AND WE
ARE HONORED TO HAVE THIS
MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU
TODAY.
>> WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU
YOU MEN, NOT ONLY YOUR
COURAGEOUS SERVICE IN SPACE,
BUT ALSO, HELPING MAKE THIS
A SPECIAL OCCASION, AS YOU
ALL KNOW, WE NOW HAVE A NEW
ADMINISTRATOR AT NASA, ABOUT
A YEAR AGO, PRESIDENT TRUMP
RELAUNCHED THE NATIONAL
SPACE COUNCIL AND OUR
ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE
THAT THE UNITED STATES
CONTINUES TO LEAD IN SPACE.
YOU ARE ALL A PART OF THAT
TODAY, BUY KNOW HOW PROUD
YOU ARE TO KNOW THAT YOUR
NATION IS ONCE AGAIN DEPPING
FORWARD TO LEAD IN SPACE AND
PARTICULARLY TO LEAD IN
HUMAN EXPLORATION, BUY THANK
YOU FOR BEING PART OF A VAN
GUARD OF SPACE IN THIS DAY
AND YOU HAVE OUR PRAYERS AND
OUR GRATITUDE.
THEY DID TELL ME I COULD ASK
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OF YOU
WHILE WE HAVE THE
CONNECTION.
DREW AND RICKY, I UNDERSTAN
YOU ARE SPACE VETERANS.
CUE MAYBE REFLECT IN HOW YOU
SEE THE SPACE CAPABILITIES
CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF
YOUR CAREER?
>> CERTAINLY CAN.
AGAIN, WELCOME THOUGH SPACE
STATION.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR US TO
SPEAK WITH YOU BOTH TODAY
AND THE REST OF US AT SPACE
HEADQUARTERS M FOR MYSELF, I
HAVE SEEN US PROGRESS THE
DAYS OF SHUTTLE AND
RETIREMENT OF THAT
SPACECRAFT AND EMBARK ON NEW
ENDEAVOR AFTER WE COMPLETED
THE SPACE STATION NOW TO
MOVE TO COMMERCIAL CREW
OPPORTUNITIES LISTENEDS A
WITH NASA'S DEVELOP OF THE
ERYEON SPACECRAFT THAT WILL
HOPE WILL TAKE US TOUGH
DISTANT DESTINATIONS
BEGINNING WITH THE MOON AND
ON TO MARS AND WHEREVER THAT
MAY LEAD US.
BUT WE ARE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT AND HAPPY TO HAVE
SEEN THE SHUT DOLL THE WORK
THAT IT DID.
WAYS MAGNIFICENT SPACECRAFT
AND WE CERTAINLY WOULDN'T
HAVE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION WITHOUT IT BUT WE
ARE HAPPY AND EXCITED TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE ON WITH OUR
CAPABILITIES.
>> BOD AFTERNOON.
IT GRACE TOGETHER BE WITH
YOU AGAIN HERE TODAY.
AGAIN, CONRAT LATION I WILL
TAKE ON TO WHAT DREW SAID.
WE HAD THE DISTINCT
PRIVILEGE OF HELPING
BUILDING THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE SPACE STATION AM FOR
NOW FOR US TO LIVE UP HERE
WITH INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY, AT THE LEADING
EDGE OF SCIENCE AND LAYING
THE GROUND WORK IN
PREPARATION FOR EXPLORATION,
IT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY THRILL
TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
LIVE AND WORK HERE WITH THE
CREW THAT WE ARE HERE WITH.
>> HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR DREW AND RICKY,
THESE GREAT VETERANS THESE
ARE EXTRAORDINARY AMERICAN.
THANK YOU BOTH.
AND SCOTT, I AM JEALOUS OF
ALL THREE OF TO YOU BE QUITE
HONEST ABOUT IT.
BUT SCOTT, THIS IS THE FIRST
SPACE MISSION, CAN YOU
REFLECT ON YOUR TRAINING, A
HAS BEEN THE GREATEST
CHALLENGE LIVING AND WORK IN
SPACE FOR THOSE LOOKING OB?
ON?
>> WELL, THE TRAINING WAS
FANTASTIC.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT FOLKS
THAT PUT THEIR HEART AND
SOUL INTO THIS BACK AT
HOME.
AND CENTERS AS WELL AS IN
OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.
THE TEAM WILL WATER YOUR
EYES, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS, AND WATCH THE
PROCESS WORK ON YOURSELF AS
YOU GO THROUGH THE
TRAINING.
BY THE TIME YOU GET IN THE
OF TRAINING, YOU FEEL SO
READY TO GO, THAT YOU ARE
JUST, YOU ARE NOT AFRAID,
YOU ARE NOT ANXIOUS, YOU ARE
NOT ANYTHING.
YOU WANT TO GO DO THE JOB,
WHEN WE GET UP HERE,
EVERYTHING CLICKED IN REALLY
WELL, AND FOYT THE RIGHT
SPOT, SO A LOT OF GREAT IN
THISES TO SAY ABOUT OUR
TRAINING TEAM BACK AT HOME.
>> OH, THAT IS GREAT.
I KNOW THEY APPRECIATE
HEARING THAT.
LL SAID.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS WILL BE FOR THE WHOLE
TEAM.
YOU KNOW THE PRESIDENT HAS
ASSIGNED THE FIRST SPACE
POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT WE ARE
GOING TO RENEW AMERICA'S
COMMITMENT TO HUMAN SPACE
EXPLORATION STARTING WITH
THE MOON ON TO MARS, CAN
YOU, ANYONE OF YOU TAKE THIS
ONE, THE WORK YOU ARE DOING
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, THE EXPERIMENT, CAN
YOU REFLECT IN HOW THAT IS
GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR
ABILITY TO CARRY MISSIONS TO
THE MOON TOONED MARS?
>> WELL, ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS WE ARE
DOING IS AN EXPERIMENT
CALLED AMS.
IT IS SPECTROMETER BUT WE
ARE ALSO LOOKING AT
RADIATION AND THE RAD
PROBLEM IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST PROBLEMS THAT WE
HAVE TO SOLVE IF WE WANT TO
HAVE A MORE ROBUST PRESS
SINCE SPACE.
WE HAVE TO LEARN TO SEND OUR
PEOPLE, LONG DURATION, LONG
DISTANCE IN SPACE, AND ROW
TECT THEM FROM THE INTENSE
RADIATION THAT THEY WILL
HAVE TO LIVE IN AND WORK IN
FOR THAT, SO THAT IS ONE OF
THE EXPERIMENTS WE ARE DOING
THAT I THINK IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE
ENDEAVORS TOWARD MARS.
>> I WAY THAT HAS BEEN, A
HAS BEEN REALLY ENCOURAGING
TO ME IS TO SEE THE SCIENCE
THAT WE'RE DOING UP HERE,
AND GIVES US THE ABILITY TO
MONITOR THE EARTH AND WHAT
IS GOING ON BENEATH US.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AS A
PEACE SY TO DEVELOP THE CAP
K TO LIVE OFF THE PLAN MET
BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE ARE
CHALLENGES ON EARTH AND WE
ALSO KNOW THAT SINGLE PLANET
SPEESECISION DON'T LAST
FOREVER AND THE DINOSAURS
ARE EVIDENCE OF THAT.
SO CHANGES MAY BE FAR OFF
FOR US, IN FACT,
CATASTROPHIC CHANGES MAY BE
FAR OFF.
THEY MAY BE TOMORROW
DEPENDING WHAT ELSE IS OUT
THERE LURKING IN SPACE TO
COLLIDE WITH THE PLANET OR
CAUSE OTHER CHALLENGES FOR
US. IT IS IMPORTANT AS HUMANS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO THE EARTH AND THIS IS A
GREAT PLATFORM TO DO THAT
AND OUR ABILITY TO START IN
EXPLORATION WILL GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE AND
WORK IN SPACE AND, AND
PROVIDE CAPABILITY FOR US TO
BE NOT A SINGLE PLANET
SPECIES.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, I REALLY BELIEVE IS
THE BEACON OF HOPE WHAT
HUMANS CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN
THEY PUT ASIDE THEIR
DIFFERENCES AND WORK
TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD
AND WAY SO LIKE TO THINK THE
GROUND WORK WE HAVE LAID
HERE BY THE CONSTRUCTION
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
THE SIGHSIANS WE ARE DOING
TOGETHER, THE WORK AND THE
TRUST WE ARE BUILDING WITH
ONE ANOTHER THAT WE ARE
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR,
FOR ROBUST HUMAN PRESENCE IN
THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND, AND I
AM ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT
THE UNITED STATES IS GOING
TO LEAD THAT EFFORT, AND I,
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS, WE'RE SHOWING WHAT
WE'RE CAPABLE OF AS A
SPECIES AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO WATCHING, WATCHING THE
NEXT GENERATION PICK UP THE
TORCH AND CARRY IT FOR US.
>> WELL, I AM GOING TO GIVE
THE ADMIN STATE ROR THE LAST
WORD HERE, BUT I AM, I AM
ACTUALLY TOLD, ANDREW, YOU
ARE A FAN OF THE
PALESTINIANS 500-MILE RACE?
INDIANAPOLIS 500-MILE FLIES
THERE ARE NOT MANY RACING
VEHICLES THAT I AM GNAT FAN
OF.
YEAH, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING
RACES EVERY WEEKEND, GETTING
GREAT SHOTS FROM UP BEFORE.
AND FOLKS CAN LOOK FORWARD
TO ANOTHER ONE OF THE
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
HERE COMING UP IN A COUPLE
OF WEEKS.
>> WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT,
ANDREW, I KNOW ALL OF THOSE
RACE CAR DRIVER WAS BE A
LITTLE JEALOUS OF THE SPEED
YOU ARE LAPPING RIGHT NOW.
SO I SHARE YOUR PASSION FOR
MOTOR SPORT ESPECIALLY THE
INDY 500.
I HAD TO MAKE THAT
CONNECTION.
LISTEN, WILL HAND IT BACK TO
THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR.
I THINK WE BAR DOWN OUR
TIME.
KNOW IT IS LATE IN THE
EVENING FOR ALL OF YOU.
I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE HIM
THE LAST WORD.
BUY HOPE ALL OF YOU, EVEN,
REN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION CAN SEE THAT
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP,
AMERICA'S LEADING IN SPACE
ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A PERSON
THAT IS DETERMINED TO BUILD
ON THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK
TEF LAST SIX DECADES OF NASA
AND MAKE THAT JUST THE
PREAMBLE TO GREAT, GREAT,
GREAT AMERICAN LEADERSHIP,
IN THE COSMOS.
, GO SOD BLESS YOU.
GOD'S SPEED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COURAGEOUS SERVICE IN SPACE.
IT IS HONOR TO BE WITH YOU
ALL ALL.
HERE'S THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR
THE LAST WORD.
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
AND SUNS WERE ABLE TO PLUG
INDIANAPOLIS, I AM GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND PLUG THE GREAT
CITY OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
ALL OF THE STRUCTURES ON
THAT INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION WERE BUILT IN HIGH
HOMETOWN, STALL, OKLAHOMA,
SO WE ARE --
[APPLAUSE]
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE HAVE
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE
SPEED THAN THE INDIANAPOLIS
500.
BUT IT IS HONOR TO YOU HAVE
HERE TODAY.
WE'RE DOWN TO OUR REMAINING
TWO MINUTES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY,
AMERICA LOVES WHAT YOU ARE
DOING.
THAT WE'RE THRILLED FOR THE
LEVELS OF EDUCATION, YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM,
THE COMMITMENT TO THE
COUNTRY, AND WE ARE THRILLED
YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN US
TODAY ON THE VERY SPECIAL
DAY.
I AM DEEPLY HONORED SO THANK
YOU ALL SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
IT IS HONOR FOR US AS WELL.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I AM HOUR SWELL HE BE A
TALKING AGAIN SOON.
>> AND I AM SURE WE'LL BE
TALKING AGAIN SOON.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LAME, THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR
PROGRAM TODAY.
PLEASE JOIN ME ONE MORE TIME
IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES AND/OR NEW AS?
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