1 00:00:02,619 --> 00:00:04,508 The eagle that we chose or that I 2 00:00:04,508 --> 00:00:06,530 nominated was Captain Victor Glover 3 00:00:06,539 --> 00:00:09,880 Junior , uh NASA astronaut uh also 4 00:00:09,890 --> 00:00:12,380 naval naval aviator . Uh But the cool 5 00:00:12,390 --> 00:00:15,930 thing about him was that not only did 6 00:00:15,939 --> 00:00:18,409 he start out in the Navy and his story 7 00:00:18,420 --> 00:00:20,840 uh about how he joined the Navy and , 8 00:00:20,850 --> 00:00:24,049 and how it kind of uh fell into his lab . 9 00:00:24,350 --> 00:00:26,239 But uh he also went to test pilot 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,809 school . Um So we got to test out a 11 00:00:28,819 --> 00:00:31,579 bunch of uh of of new aircraft , new 12 00:00:31,590 --> 00:00:33,646 things . So he was certified in that 13 00:00:33,646 --> 00:00:35,812 and then come to find out when we were 14 00:00:35,812 --> 00:00:37,812 actually interviewing him . He came 15 00:00:37,812 --> 00:00:40,034 here to Air Command and staff college . 16 00:00:40,034 --> 00:00:39,700 So we had , we had that linkage there , 17 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,729 but then he also applied to be an 18 00:00:41,729 --> 00:00:43,507 astronaut . He's been up to the 19 00:00:43,507 --> 00:00:45,562 International Space Station , done a 20 00:00:45,562 --> 00:00:47,729 bunch of spacewalks . Uh And he's also 21 00:00:47,729 --> 00:00:50,060 uh part of the ARTEMIS mission . Uh So 22 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,290 possibly being able to go back to the 23 00:00:52,299 --> 00:00:55,090 moon and Mars down the line . Uh But 24 00:00:55,099 --> 00:00:57,210 his biggest thing when we interviewed 25 00:00:57,210 --> 00:00:59,043 him about that was uh even if he 26 00:00:59,043 --> 00:01:01,266 doesn't get picked , he being a part of 27 00:01:01,266 --> 00:01:03,360 that team at NASA just going back to 28 00:01:03,369 --> 00:01:06,650 space was a good thing . He's actually 29 00:01:07,069 --> 00:01:09,180 the first African American to spend a 30 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:11,139 long duration at the International 31 00:01:11,150 --> 00:01:14,800 Space Station about 168 days in 32 00:01:14,809 --> 00:01:17,699 space along with doing those spaces . 33 00:01:18,860 --> 00:01:21,790 He's very personable , very open . Uh 34 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,309 And , and the stories that he weaves uh 35 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,900 about his life about how he got there , 36 00:01:26,910 --> 00:01:29,370 uh was amazing , his stories about 37 00:01:29,379 --> 00:01:31,601 space because he spent a birthday up in 38 00:01:31,601 --> 00:01:33,989 space . Uh He walked us through , uh 39 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,910 they have a mock up at um Johnson Space 40 00:01:36,919 --> 00:01:38,752 Center in Houston . He walked us 41 00:01:38,752 --> 00:01:40,863 through the whole International Space 42 00:01:40,863 --> 00:01:42,975 Station . So he's like , here's where 43 00:01:42,975 --> 00:01:45,141 we sleep , here's how we do meals . Um 44 00:01:45,141 --> 00:01:47,308 And then on special occasions , here's 45 00:01:47,308 --> 00:01:49,475 how we cook special meals . Uh because 46 00:01:49,475 --> 00:01:51,641 we have all the different astronauts , 47 00:01:51,641 --> 00:01:50,860 here's the different training we go 48 00:01:50,870 --> 00:01:53,059 through . Uh So it was just amazing . 49 00:01:53,069 --> 00:01:55,389 He was just very open and honest and I 50 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,567 will say the one coolest thing that he 51 00:01:57,567 --> 00:02:00,599 actually um allowed us to do . Uh We 52 00:02:00,610 --> 00:02:02,666 went back into the NASA vault and we 53 00:02:02,666 --> 00:02:05,650 actually got to touch and see uh moon 54 00:02:05,660 --> 00:02:07,771 rocks and they actually opened up one 55 00:02:07,771 --> 00:02:09,938 of the last containers from one of the 56 00:02:09,938 --> 00:02:12,289 last uh moon missions . So , uh myself 57 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:16,089 and Kim Atkins uh got to see something 58 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:18,156 that not a lot of people have to see 59 00:02:19,009 --> 00:02:21,850 after our interview . He kind of gave 60 00:02:21,860 --> 00:02:24,138 some advice . He said , hey , you know , 61 00:02:24,138 --> 00:02:26,249 you're going into command . Here's my 62 00:02:26,249 --> 00:02:28,360 leadership philosophy . But even even 63 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,416 though I'm in the navy , here's some 64 00:02:30,416 --> 00:02:32,416 little nuggets , you know , again , 65 00:02:32,416 --> 00:02:34,582 just showing people grace . You know , 66 00:02:34,582 --> 00:02:36,527 not everybody . Um wakes up in the 67 00:02:36,527 --> 00:02:38,860 morning saying they're gonna mess up or , 68 00:02:38,860 --> 00:02:40,916 or , or , or going to do X Y and Z . 69 00:02:40,916 --> 00:02:43,082 But even if you do make a mistake , if 70 00:02:43,082 --> 00:02:42,630 you do something to show yourself a 71 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,695 little bit of grace , uh show people 72 00:02:44,695 --> 00:02:47,440 grace and it'll take you a long way and 73 00:02:47,449 --> 00:02:49,671 the other thing is just communication . 74 00:02:49,671 --> 00:02:51,782 Being open and honest . I know myself 75 00:02:51,782 --> 00:02:53,838 that , that , that's what I expect I 76 00:02:53,838 --> 00:02:56,350 expect . But I ask from my leaders , uh 77 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,527 supervisors that I work for is , hey , 78 00:02:58,527 --> 00:03:00,749 open and honest communication . Tell me 79 00:03:00,749 --> 00:03:02,804 what you want and uh we can go forth 80 00:03:02,804 --> 00:03:04,009 and go with that .