1
00:02:30,140 --> 00:00:21,200
(ambient sound)

2
00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,295
By the end of this year, it's our goal

3
00:02:33,295 --> 00:02:34,865
to have crews flying

4
00:02:34,865 --> 00:02:37,685
to the International Space Station, on

5
00:02:37,685 --> 00:02:41,115
U.S. rockets, launched from U.S. soil

6
00:02:45,635 --> 00:02:48,285
My wife of 49 years, Jeanne,

7
00:02:48,895 --> 00:02:51,395
has supported and encouraged

8
00:02:51,395 --> 00:02:54,345
me in everything we have done over the years

9
00:02:55,005 --> 00:02:57,405
and kept the family on a steady course.

10
00:02:58,075 --> 00:03:00,465
Through both smooth and hard times of

11
00:03:00,465 --> 00:03:01,640
our family journey.

12
00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,120
I quickly realized

13
00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,580
how complex the process toward mission ready

14
00:03:12,020 --> 00:03:15,520
was and how important each member of the NASA team

15
00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,320
was to the goal of safe flight

16
00:03:18,325 --> 00:03:20,060
and assured readiness.

17
00:03:24,545 --> 00:03:26,775
I've been very fortunate and blessed

18
00:03:27,245 --> 00:03:30,205
to have been given the opportunity to fly in space,

19
00:03:30,345 --> 00:03:33,435
to have been given my wife and wonderful family,

20
00:03:33,785 --> 00:03:36,335
and to live in this great country.

21
00:03:38,025 --> 00:03:41,005
Our space programs are a large part

22
00:03:41,125 --> 00:03:42,785
of the technical engine

23
00:03:42,825 --> 00:03:44,675
that drives our nation.

24
00:03:45,725 --> 00:03:48,905
We have built on the work and sacrifices

25
00:03:49,215 --> 00:03:50,735
of those men and women

26
00:03:50,735 --> 00:03:53,395
who executed the programs before us.

27
00:03:54,885 --> 00:03:57,625
Those who come after we are gone

28
00:03:57,625 --> 00:03:59,465
will build on what we have done.

29
00:04:04,295 --> 00:04:07,085
And I just am thinking about when I was a kid,

30
00:04:07,085 --> 00:04:09,535
a little kid in a little town of Missouri,

31
00:04:09,535 --> 00:04:12,465
I think Jim and I both talked about being from real small towns. He was

32
00:04:12,465 --> 00:04:14,775
from a 1,200-person town. Mine was

33
00:04:14,775 --> 00:04:17,715
1,100 people in the Midwest.

34
00:04:17,825 --> 00:04:20,425
So, how did we get here?

35
00:04:27,295 --> 00:04:30,275
It's not easy to watch your spouse, or your

36
00:04:30,275 --> 00:04:33,385
parent, or your sister, to blast off the Earth

37
00:04:33,385 --> 00:04:36,415
on a rocket in a trail of smoke and fire.

38
00:04:36,715 --> 00:04:39,375
We, the lucky few here,

39
00:04:39,375 --> 00:04:41,315
got to be on the fun side of the things.

40
00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:43,995
We got the shaking and the rolling, and

41
00:04:43,995 --> 00:04:47,065
we were rewarded with a magnificent view of the

42
00:04:47,065 --> 00:04:48,725
planet once we reached orbit.

43
00:04:52,875 --> 00:04:55,945
We are all, all of us here today,

44
00:04:55,945 --> 00:04:59,245
so lucky to be a part of this amazing endeavor.

45
00:04:59,335 --> 00:05:02,435
This special society of space

46
00:05:02,435 --> 00:05:04,535
travelers. This special group

47
00:05:04,535 --> 00:05:06,095
of family and friends.

48
00:05:06,595 --> 00:05:09,315
I treasure all of you, and I am

49
00:05:09,315 --> 00:05:12,375
so very honored that you are here today, sharing