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this is mission control houston out of

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all the traditions in history inside the

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space shuttle flight control room one of

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the more important ones to the team here

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are these roses that arrive during every

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single mission the shelton family up

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near the dallas fort worth metroplex has

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sent these roses to the team here in

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mission control uh during every single

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flight since sts-26 which was back in

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1988

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so for 110 missions these roses have

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been a part of the team here it is

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something that they look forward to

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every single time it would not be a

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space shuttle mission without these

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roses arriving

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we were surprised a bit yesterday

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whenever they arrived on launch day that

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is the first time that that has ever

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happened but the family the sheltons

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they sent us a very nice note we're

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going to read it to you now

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the note says to our good friends at

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mission control and the crews of sts-135

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and expedition 28. what a warm sight

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atlantis the first orbiter seen in

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person by the sheltons during a surprise

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visit to the dallas-fort worth

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international airport

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every second of this mission is exciting

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thrilling sad and poignant

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the handprints and heart prints of so

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many touch every surface every moment

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thank you all for sharing it all the

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glory and unspeakable pain with a

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grateful nation a grateful planet god

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speed god speed god speed the sheltons

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and the murphys

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on behalf of mission control and the

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entire team here in houston and the

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entire space shuttle program we want to

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thank those families for supporting us

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all these years we look forward to this