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Launch Director Mike Leinbach: Atlantis, launch director, air-to-ground 1.

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Commander Chris Ferguson: Atlantis, go.

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Launch Director Mike Leinbach: Ok, Fergie, we're starting to feel pretty good down here

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on the ground about this one today, so on behalf of the greatest team in the world, good

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luck to you and your crew on the final flight of this true American icon, so for the final

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time, Fergie, Doug, Sandy and Rex, good luck, Godspeed and have a little fun up there.

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Commander Chris Ferguson: Hey, thanks to you and your team, Mike, and to the very

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end you all made it look easy. The shuttle's always going to be a reflection of what a

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great nation can do when it dares to be bold and commits to follow through.

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We're not ending the journey today, Mike, we're completing a chapter of a journey that

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will never end. You and the thousands of men and women who gave their hearts, souls

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and lives to the cause of exploration have rewritten history. Let's light this fire one more

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time, Mike, and witness this great nation at its best.

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The crew of Atlantis is ready for launch.