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I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE EARTH FOR THE\h

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FIRST TIME JUST SHORTLY AFTER WE HAD LAUNCHED.\h\h

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WE HAD A NIGHTTIME LAUNCH, AND WITHIN NINE\h

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MINUTES OR SO, WERE IN ORBIT.

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AND I REMEMBER SEEING “THE TERMINATOR,”

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WHERE THE LIGHT\h
MEETS THE DARK ON THE

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SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

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[MUSIC]

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THERE'S AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR

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THE EXPERIENCE THAT SO FEW HUMANS HAVE HAD TO\h\h

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BE OFF THE PLANET AND LOOK DOWN AT IT AND,

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LOOK DOWN AND APPRECIATE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS,

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AND HOW PERFECT IT IS. WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO LIVE\h

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ON SUCH A PERFECT PLANET POSITIONED WHERE IT IS\h\h

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IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THAT WE\h

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KNOW OF NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

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WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON A SPACEWALK, WHEN YOU'RE\h

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OUTSIDE, YOUR HELMET GIVES YOU ESSENTIALLY A\h

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180-DEGREE VIEW OF EVERYTHING AROUND YOU.

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IN MY LAST SPACEWALK, IN JANUARY OF 2020\h\h

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I WAS RIDING ON THE ROBOTIC ARM OUT TO THE AMS

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WORKSITE. AND, WE WERE WAITING FOR ONE OF\h\h

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THOSE LEAK CHECKS IN BETWEEN AND THERE WAS A\h

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PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THERE WAS THERE WAS LITERALLY\h\h

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NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO AND SO THEY PARKED ME ON\h

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THE ARM ABOVE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 50 YARDS ABOVE THE\h

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ISS DURING A NIGHT PASS AND THEY WERE LIKE "OKAY,

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YOU'RE GONNA JUST HAVE TO SIT HERE FOR 20 MINUTES."

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WITHOUT THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE, WITHOUT\h

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LIGHT BEING REFRACTED, STARS ARE MUCH MORE DISTINCT,

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THEY DON'T HAVE THAT TWINKLE ANYMORE, EVERYTHING IS\h

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VERY CRISP, AND NATURALLY YOU SEE INFINITELY MORE\h\h

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STARS, AND PLANETS MIXED IN THERE, THAT ARE\h

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SOMETIMES HARD TO DISTINGUISH, BUT INFINITELY\h\h

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MORE. NO ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN YOU AND IT. AND I\h

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WAS OUT THERE ABOVE THE ISS, NOTHING BETWEEN ME\h\h

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AND ETERNITY.

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YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE AND\h

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NOT BE CHANGED.

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IT DOES AFFECT YOU, BUT I THINK,

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BY AND LARGE IS WHAT YOU FIND THAT IT REINFORCES\h

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BELIEFS THAT YOU ALREADY HAD, BECAUSE THAT IS OUR\h\h

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FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE THAT\h

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SUPPORTS WHAT WE ALREADY BELIEVE. IT REINFORCED\h

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THE IMPORTANCE OF STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PLANET AND\h

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CARRYING THOSE RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES WITH US, AS\h

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WE GO OUT AND EXPLORE, RETURN TO THE MOON,

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GO ON TO\h
MARS, TO UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF OUR OWN PLANET.

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IT WAS AN INTERESTING TIME, IN THOSE\h

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FINAL WEEKS BEFORE WE LANDED IN APRIL.\h

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WE WERE WATCHING THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC OCCUR, THE\h

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MAGNITUDE OF WHAT WAS OCCURRING ON THE GROUND WAS\h\h

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STARTING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE APPARENT AS\h

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THE WEEKS WORE ON, AND WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO\h\h

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AFFECT HOW WE ARRIVED ON THE EARTH THAT THEY\h

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WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE DIFFERENT MEASURES TO

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BRING US HOME. WE WERE ASKED TO MAKE A VIDEO THAT\h

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ASKED, "WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF RETURNING TO\h\h

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THE EARTH DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC?"

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AND ONE OF\h
THE THINGS THAT

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JESSICA, AND CHRIS AND I DID\h\h

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WAS WE TOOK SOME IMAGES OUT THE WINDOW OF THE CUPOLA\h

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AND I JUST SPONTANEOUSLY, WHILE PANNING THE CAMERA\h\h

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AROUND AND TAKING SOME SHOTS OF MY CREWMATES\h

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LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW I PANNED ALONG THE EARTH\h\h

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AND I SAID, "AN EARTH IN CRISIS IS STILL AN EARTH\h

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WORTH RETURNING TO." JUST SPONTANEOUSLY I DON'T\h\h

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KNOW WHAT MADE ME SAY IT I THINK IT WAS A-A

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GOOD REFLECTION OF HOW WE WERE FEELING ABOUT\h\h

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YOU KNOW, OUR TIME UP THERE, WE APPRECIATED IT\h

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AND WE HAD A NEW SENSE OF THE EARTH BELOW US,

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AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE PLANET WAS EXPERIENCING\h

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THIS EVENT THAT, IN MANY WAYS, UNIFIED US ALL.

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IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE\h

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STATION UNIFIES US ALL. AND THAT WE STILL DESIRE TO\h\h

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RETURN TO OUR EARTH. IN ALL OF ITS GREATNESS\h