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>>Hello, my name is
Doctor Jessica Meer,

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and I'm a 2013 astronaut
candidate.

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Of course, what I'm
looking forward to most,

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the big one would be,
eventually, hopefully,

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flying in space, since that
has been my dream since I was

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about five years old, but
I'm also really excited

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about becoming part of the NASA
team again, astronauts are,

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of course, fortunate enough
to be, too often be the face

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of NASA and to actually fly
the mission, but, of course,

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it takes a whole
group of individuals

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to make those missions happen.

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I'm also looking forward
to various aspects

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of the training, itself.

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I have my private pilot's
license, but I'm really excited

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about going to Pensacola for
real flight training in jets,

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that's something
that will be really,

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really incredible for me.

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And, I'm also really
looking forward

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to the international component,

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I really enjoy studying
foreign languages and cultures

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and so the emergent in the
Russian culture and society

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that we'll have as part of the
International Space Station,

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and the other, the other
international partners as well,