00:003, 2, 1 and liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
00:07From Trinidad and Tobago to the launch pad at NASA and back to TNT to inspire the next
00:13generation of leaders.
00:16I had a few failures during my college career but I always say it's not where you start
00:25it's where you finish.
00:27Born and raised in the red, white and black before migrating to the U.S., Dr. Camille
00:32Wardrop-Allen became the first African-American to lead a major human spaceflight program
00:39at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
00:43It wasn't easy, I mean often times you don't see people who look like me in the spaces
00:51of NASA when you see them on TV and stuff like that.
00:54She was a feature speaker at the World of Work seminar hosted by UWE and Republic Bank.
01:04This year's theme is Mission Planet World of Work, prepare to launch.
01:09She spent 29 years advancing aerospace and space technology.
01:14This is Ask NASA and I'm ready for your questions.
01:18And now Dr. Wardrop-Allen is urging students to sometimes step out of their comfort zone
01:23and to advocate for themselves.
01:27So it was not an easy environment as a woman and a woman of color, right?
01:34But my determination and my perseverance is what allowed me to keep moving forward.
01:44Now retired from NASA, she says it's important to follow your passion and see where you end up.
01:51And it's so important to be a yes to opportunities and to open your mind and open your heart
01:59to opportunities that come even though it doesn't look like what you think it should look like.
02:05Anselm Gibbs, TV6 News.
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