someone told me two years ago that i was going to do this i wouldn't believe you. >> we're getting closer to the shuttle retiring. the end is eminent. talking to the aerospace worker bond, engaging the program to come out and how important it is to put a plan b together. >> i wouldn't say that my job is guaranteed, that i'll find another one. i think that it's going to be a lot of competition. i work here for boeing, they've got facilities in other parts throughout the united states. another option would be looking to transferring to another division. what's going to happen next, when i will either run or stay here. we're off. everybody should probably prepare for whatever happens next. >> okay. a slow journey to immediate med. that's where they seize the american space program. josh levs looks at what this former astronaut is saying about president obama's new vision for nasa. josh is next right here in the "cnn newsroom."