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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5295554" data-attributes="member: 11437">May 7Rusty just told me that the President's speech to the U.N. will be tonight.&nbsp; NASA has arranged for me a special link to watch the speech live.&nbsp; Or as live as you get millions of miles from Earth.&nbsp; I wait, slightly terrified, to see how this staggering information will be presented to the world....I watched the speech with my hands clenched, my breath shallow, my nerves completely on edge.&nbsp; I was hoping that, somehow, as the speech went on, something of what NASA or some other agency had deciphered of the transmission would be revealed.&nbsp; Though President Gill was eloquent and his words were well thought out, it was plain to me that one of the goals of this speech was to tell as little as possible of details and speak mainly of broad generalities.&nbsp; Still, I was on edge the entire time, knowing that this speech was a direct result of my work.&nbsp; I could barely watch the entire thing.&nbsp; He even mentioned my name!&nbsp; This is a victory for science, for the pursuit of exploration, and for humanity itself.&nbsp; I can barely contain my excitement enough to continue this log.I know this revelation will have a profound impact on my career and my life.&nbsp; And I know changes are coming in the short term.&nbsp; Everything is different now.&nbsp; I can only hope to survive the ride that's due to come.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5295554, member: 11437"] [i]May 7[/i] Rusty just told me that the President's speech to the U.N. will be tonight. NASA has arranged for me a special link to watch the speech live. Or as live as you get millions of miles from Earth. I wait, slightly terrified, to see how this staggering information will be presented to the world. ... I watched the speech with my hands clenched, my breath shallow, my nerves completely on edge. I was hoping that, somehow, as the speech went on, something of what NASA or some other agency had deciphered of the transmission would be revealed. Though President Gill was eloquent and his words were well thought out, it was plain to me that one of the goals of this speech was to tell as little as possible of details and speak mainly of broad generalities. Still, I was on edge the entire time, knowing that this speech was a direct result of my work. I could barely watch the entire thing. He even mentioned my name! This is a victory for science, for the pursuit of exploration, and for humanity itself. I can barely contain my excitement enough to continue this log. I know this revelation will have a profound impact on my career and my life. And I know changes are coming in the short term. Everything is different now. I can only hope to survive the ride that's due to come. [/QUOTE]

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