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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I AM KAYLA LAFRANCE.

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WITH THE COUNT UP TO 20 YEARS ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION UNDERWAY,

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THE STATION PREPARES FOR UPCOMING VISITORS
AND HISTORIC FLIGHTS.

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ON WEDNESDAY, THE HTV-9 CARGO VEHICLE LAUNCHED
TO THE ORBITING LABORATORY.

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HTV-9 IS THE FINAL FLIGHT FOR THE CURRENT
JAXA CARGO VEHICLE DESIGN.

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THE VEHICLE IS CARRYING OVER 6 TONS OF CARGO
AND PAYLOADS,

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INCLUDING NASA'S FINAL EXPRESS RACK TO THE
STATION.

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THESE PAYLOAD AND SCIENCE RACKS SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE
SCIENCE IN SPACE

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AND ARE CHARTING A COURSE FOR HUMAN MISSIONS
INTO THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

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THE CREW WILL WELCOME THE HTV-9 WHEN THEY
CAPTURE THE CARGO CRAFT

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WITH THE CANADARM2 ROBOTIC ARM ON MONDAY AT
ABOUT 6:45 A.M. EASTERN.

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NASA ASTRONAUTS DOUG HURLEY AND BOB BEHNKEN

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ARRIVED AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA

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AHEAD OF THEIR UPCOMING FLIGHT ABORAD THE
SPACEX CREW DRAGON.

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THE DUO MET WITH NASA ADMINISTRATOR JIM BRIDENSTINE
TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS

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ON THEIR HISTORIC FLIGHT NEXT WEEK ATOP THE
SPACEX FALCON 9 AT LAUNCH COMPLEX 39A.

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”THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME IN AMERICAN
HISTORY WHEN WE

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HAVE LAUNCHED AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE

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…AND IT’S THESE GENTLEMEN THAT ARE GOING
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

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TO PIONEER ONCE MORE FOR THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

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IN WHAT IS THIS NEW ERA IN HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.”

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”AS GRADUATES OF MILITARY TEST PILOT SCHOOLS,

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IF YOU GIVE US, GAVE US ONE THING THAT WE
COULD HAVE PUT

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ON OUR LIST OF DREAM JOBS THAT WE WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN TO HAVE SOMEDAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN,

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TO BE ABOARD A NEW SPACECRAFT, BE CONDUCTING
A TEST MISSION ABOARD THAT SPACECRAFT,

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AND DOUG AND I GET THAT CHANCE TO DO IT.”

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”IT’S AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE TIME FOR
NASA, THE SPACE PROGRAM.

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ONCE AGAIN LAUNCHING U.S. CREWS FROM FLORIDA,

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AND HOPEFULLY JUST A WEEK FROM ABOUT RIGHT
NOW, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.”

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THE WEEKS COVERAGE OF THE DM-2 MISSION WILL
BEGIN ON MONDAY

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WITH A PRELAUNCH BRIEFING FROM THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.

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THE NASA ADMINISTRATOR WILL HOLD A COUNTDOWN CLOCK BRIEFING

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FROM KENNEDY ON TUESDAY, THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCH.

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AND LAUNCH DAY COVERAGE WILL BEGIN AT 12:15
PM EASTERN ON WEDNESDAY,

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WITH LIFT-OFF SET AT 4:33PM.

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NASA TV WILL THEN HAVE WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE
OF THE DM-2 MISSION

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FROM LAUNCH TO DOCKING, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF
BOB AND DOUG

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TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AT 11:39
AM EASTERN ON THURSDAY.