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Hi, I'd like to welcome you aboard
the International Space Station.

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I'm Dan Burbank, the commander of
Expedition 30, and we're here getting ready

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to celebrate Thanksgiving, just like
lots and lots of folks are doing

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in the United States right now, back home.

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And as wonderful as it is to live onboard
space station, experience weightlessness,

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have this glorious view of planet Earth
below us, there's probably one downside,

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especially when it comes toward the holidays,
and that's being away from family and friends.

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And the one good thing that we have right
now is we're able to talk to our family

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and our loved ones on a pretty regular basis.

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And we can also see them and do a
videoconference with them on Sundays.

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But still it's not quite the same as
being there for the holidays with them.

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We do the best we can up here, and
we're all fortunate to be here.

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We're also fortunate to have
some folks that'll cook

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up special meals for us, prepare them for us.

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So for Thanksgiving, just
like a lot of folks are going

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to do back home, we're going to have...

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let's see...

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Well, we're going to have some smoked turkey,
home-style potatoes, cornbread dressing, corn,

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green beans, plenty of vegetables, just
like the pilgrims, and some cranberries.

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And for dessert, what could be
better than cherry-blueberry cobbler?

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So, again, we're going to be missing
all the family and friends back home.

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We're going to hopefully get
a chance to talk to them.

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We're going to enjoy some great food.

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We're going to enjoy a view
of planet Earth from here.

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We're going to be real thankful
for the opportunity that we have

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to fly aboard this magnificent space station.

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And we're going to be thankful
for the love and the support

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of all the folks that we have back home.

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So, with you from the International
Space Station, best wishes,

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best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving
and the holidays to follow,