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hello jeff williams here on board the

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international space station

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monday may 16th

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2016

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at 0 6 10 greenwich mean time

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the iss will begin its 100 000th orbit

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as it crosses the equator

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this is a significant milestone and is a

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tribute to this international

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partnership made up of the european

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space agency of russia canada japan and

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the united states it occurs uh 17 and a

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half years after first element launch

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it's been 15 and a half years of

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continuous human presence on board this

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uh orbital outpost over 220 astronauts

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and cosmonauts from 18 different

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countries have lived or visited here

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it's a tribute to the the to the teams

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uh that designed it that put it together

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that the programs that

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keep us flying safe the people that work

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24 7 365 days a year

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to keep us

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effectively executing the mission and

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executing it safely it's also a tribute

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to those that have gone before us for

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example just 43 years ago on may 14th

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skylab launched

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which flew

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for a little less than a year and hosted

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three crews that was the united states

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first