sammy rivera worked on the shuttle 26 years, reviewing engineering drawings. >> sammy rivera: i figured day i wake up dead, i won't go to work. that's the bottom line. there's not going to be anything for me to retire on. >> pelley: we caught up with him today. you didn't expect to be unemployed 11 months and counting. >> rivera: at the max, i figured three months. i've applied for engineering jobs, i've applied for technician jobs, i've applied for entry-level jobs. >> pelley: have you had any interviews? >> rivera: three. >> pelley: total of three? >> rivera: total of three. >> pelley: three interviews in 11 months? >> rivera: yes, sir. >> pelley: do you have health insurance? >> rivera: no, sir. no, sir. my health insurance terminated on my last day of employment. >> pelley: how are you getting along? >> rivera: a lot of prayer. the medications that i was on, out-of-pocket expense runs me over $800 a month. with no money coming in, i can't afford that. >> pelley: so he's taking only one of the two pills that his doctors say he has to take to avoid a heart attack. you know, when you'r