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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M LEAH CHESHIER.

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THIS WEEK, TWO ASTRONAUTS KICKED OFF

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THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR WITH A SPACEWALK.

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ON JULY 1, NASA ASTRONAUTS CHRIS CASSIDY AND
BOB BEHNKEN

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FLOATED OUTSIDE THE ORBITING LABORATORY

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TO COMPLETE BATTERY UPGRADES ON

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THE STATION’S 1B POWER CHANNEL.

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THE ASTRONAUTS REMOVED THE FINAL

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NICKEL HYDROGEN BATTERY ON THE CHANNEL

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AND REPLACED IT WITH A LITHIUM ION BATTERY

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PRIOR TO PREPARING FOR ADDITIONAL

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UPCOMING SPACEWALKS TO PERFORM THE SAME WORK

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ON THE STATION’S 3B POWER CHANNEL.

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THIS WAS THE 8TH SPACEWALK FOR EACH ASTRONAUT,

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WITH TWO MORE PLANNED FOR LATER IN JULY.

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THE THREE AMERICANS ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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WILL OBSERVE INDEPENDENCE DAY ON JULY 4,

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ALONG WITH THOSE OF US ON THE GROUND.

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THEY SHARED A MESSAGE TO THE UNITED STATES

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IN HONOR OF THE NATION’S BIRTHDAY.

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"EVEN THOUGH WE ARE LIVING

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DURING UNPRECEDENTED, CHALLENGING TIMES,

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THE SPIRIT AND RESOLUTE WILL OF OUR COUNTRY

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AND ALL AMERICANS HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER."

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"THIS AMERICAN FLAG WAS LAUNCHED

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ON THE VERY FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION IN
1981,

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AND REFLOWN ON THE FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 9 YEARS AGO,

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DOUG AND I WILL BRING OLD GLORY HOME WITH
US

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ON OUR ENDEAVOUR CREW DRAGON SPACECRAFT

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SO IT CAN BE FLOWN YET AGAIN WHEN AMERICANS

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LAUNCH ON ORION TO PLACE AMERICAN BOOTS ON
THE MOON."

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"SO TAKE A MOMENT AS WE ARE,

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TO REFLECT ON OUR HISTORY,

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AMERICA'S PLACE IN THE WORLD

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AND ALL THAT FREEDOM HAS TO OFFER."

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CHRIS CASSIDY, COMMANDER OF THE SPACE STATION,

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SPENT TIME OUTSIDE THIS WEEK DURING A SPACEWALK.

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JACOB WANTS TO KNOW WHO FILLS THE ROLE OF

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STATION COMMANDER DURING THAT TIME.

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EVEN IF A COMMANDER IS ON A SPACEWALK,

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STATION AUTHORITY REMAINS UNDER HIS OR HER
LEAD

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DURING THE TIME THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE HATCH.

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THIS WILL OCCUR TWO MORE TIMES IN JULY

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AS COMMANDER CHRIS CASSIDY AND ASTRONAUT BOB BEHNKEN CONTINUE

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BATTERY UPGRADES ON THE STATION’S 3B POWER
CHANNEL.