1 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:02,230 you know we spent uh over two years 2 00:00:06,389 --> 00:00:04,640 getting ready for this mission and uh 3 00:00:08,390 --> 00:00:06,399 it's both a sense of excitement and 4 00:00:10,790 --> 00:00:08,400 relief when you finish all of the exams 5 00:00:12,390 --> 00:00:10,800 and the commission here in russia it's a 6 00:00:14,470 --> 00:00:12,400 it's a very high bar for training they 7 00:00:16,630 --> 00:00:14,480 expect a lot of the cosmonauts and the 8 00:00:18,630 --> 00:00:16,640 astronauts for us to go to space so 9 00:00:21,349 --> 00:00:18,640 we're just really excited and today has 10 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:21,359 really been a day of ceremony and uh 11 00:00:25,429 --> 00:00:23,680 it's uh both to celebrate the fact that 12 00:00:27,109 --> 00:00:25,439 we have this human space flight program 13 00:00:29,189 --> 00:00:27,119 but for me also i think it's very 14 00:00:30,870 --> 00:00:29,199 special that we have such a positive 15 00:00:32,870 --> 00:00:30,880 international cooperation with all of 16 00:00:50,470 --> 00:00:32,880 our partners and so i'm just really 17 00:00:50,480 --> 00:01:15,910 surprised 18 00:01:57,030 --> 00:01:38,950 okay 19 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:20,630 so 20 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:43,190 shut up 21 00:02:43,200 --> 00:03:18,070 yes 22 00:03:21,670 --> 00:03:19,910 i'm really excited you know it's the 23 00:03:23,750 --> 00:03:21,680 culmination of two and a half years of 24 00:03:26,470 --> 00:03:23,760 assigned crew training everything for me 25 00:03:28,390 --> 00:03:26,480 has been a new experience um uh and so 26 00:03:30,470 --> 00:03:28,400 going down to biker baikonur now as