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>> I THINK FOR ME,

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THE MOST CHALLENGING

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HAS BEEN RUSSIAN.

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UH, LEARNING RUSSIAN.

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UH, I HAVE-- I DON'T SPEAK

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ANOTHER LANGUAGE COMING

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IN-IN HERE, AND SO TRYING

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TO LEARN THAT AS A-- A, UH,

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MIDDLE AGED MAN, TO TRY TO

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PICK UP ANOTHER LANGUAGE,

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UH, YEARS AND YEARS

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OUTTA SCHOOL HAS BEEN

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VERY DIFFICULT.

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>> RUSSIAN'S BEEN FUN.

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UH, LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES

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ISN'T NECESSARILY

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MY STRONG SUIT, BUT WE HAVE

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AMAZING SUPPORT.

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>> YEAH, IT'S FUN

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TO GET TO LEARN ABOUT

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THE RUSSIAN CULTURE.

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LIKE, LEARNING A LANGUAGE IS

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KIND OF A BIG WAY THAT

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YOU GET TO-TO DO THAT.

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IT'S LIKE A GLIMPSE INTO

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ANOTHER WORLD, SO IT'S BEEN

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REALLY COOL.

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MY GROUP IS JUST STARTING

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THE-- TO LEARN ALL OF

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THE SPACE STATION SYSTEMS.

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>> TODAY WE WERE LEARNING

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ABOUT THE SPACE STATION

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CONFIGURATION.

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>> WE'RE GETTIN' A CHANCE

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TO ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF

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THE HARDWARE ON STATION,

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WALK THROUGH IT.

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UH, WE'LL BE FLOATING,

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OBVIOUSLY, IN SPACE, BUT,

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UH, GETTING TO ACTUALLY SEE

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THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT THAT

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CORRESPONDS TO THE ACADEMICS

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WE'VE BEEN, UH, READING

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ABOUT AND PRACTICING

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IS A GREAT, UH,

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

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>> I'VE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING

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T-38 TRAINING.

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UH, THAT'S BEEN

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A LOT OF FUN FOR ME.

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SINCE MY BACKGROUND IS IN

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THE SUBMARINE FORCE, GETTING

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TO LEARN HOW TO OPERATE

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IN AN AIRCRAFT IS A DIFFERENT

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CONTEXT FOR ME, AND

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THAT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN

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TO LEARN HOW TO HELP MANAGE

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WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COCKPIT.

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>> I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF

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FLYING EXPERIENCE BEFORE

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I CAME HERE, BUT NOTHING

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AT ALL LIKE FLYING A T-38.

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JUST THE EXPERIENCE OF

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TAKING OFF, LIKE, PUTTING--

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THE PILOT PUTTING THE PLANE

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INTO AFTERBURNER AND

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ACCELERATING DOWN THE RUNWAY