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not because they are easy

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there you go

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smash go

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go as the countdown to mars continues

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is go for final

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and counsel of the upgraded cargo dragon

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hi i'm janet petro acting director at

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kennedy space center

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as you may be aware bob cabana recently

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had the honor of being selected to fill

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the role

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of nasa's associate administrator and is

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now helping to lead and impact the

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from headquarters in washington d.c i'm

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proud to carry the torch here

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and lead the amazing team we have here

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at kennedy space center

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although i wish we could be together in

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person today i'm happy for the chance to

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give you a glimpse at what kennedy space

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center has been doing this past year and

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we've been busy

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ksc has always been at the forefront of

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nasa history

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in the height of the space race all eyes

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were on florida space coast

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as we launched the first american into

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the nation continued to watch through

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the decades as we sent the first man to

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the moon

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flew 135 missions with the space shuttle

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helped to assemble the international

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space station and created new

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through our commercial crew program when

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we transitioned from a government-only

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to america's premier spaceport

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now ksc is once again making history as

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we prepare to return to the moon with

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the first woman

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and the first person of color and this

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time we go to stay

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kennedy has always been proud to

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innovate to meet

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challenges head on and to persist in

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times of uncertainty

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but that spirit was especially

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remarkable this year

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as we kept our eyes focused on the

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mission and persevered through a global

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and liftoff as the countdown to mars

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continues

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and resilience rises not even gravity

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contains humanity when we explore

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as one for all and

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endeavor launches once again four

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astronauts from three countries on crew

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now making their way to the one and only

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a major focus for us remains our work

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constructing the most

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powerful rocket nasa has ever built in

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we received the final piece of flight

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system rocket the pegasus barge

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and now we're busy stacking the rocket

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in the vehicle assembly building

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after ground processing we'll launch the

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on its maiden voyage around the moon

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scheduled for later this year

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nasa named this program artemis after

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the twin sister

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of apollo artemis 1 will be the first

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in a series of increasingly complex

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that will enable human exploration to

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so you can see we've had a busy year at

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ksc but there's still more to be done

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we are aiming higher than ever before

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and we have strong

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bipartisan support in washington for the

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important work

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that we do investing in nasa is

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investing in our nation's future

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and the strong budget request shows

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confidence in what this

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agency has to offer the president's

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includes resources needed to advance

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bipartisan moon to mars space

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exploration plan

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this request also keeps us on the path

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towards a regular cadence of artemis

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with crew to the moon by the middle of

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the decade

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we're also seeing a strong focus on

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science which will help

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better understand the earth's climate at

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home and abroad

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as well as advancing robotic missions

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that will pave the way

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for astronauts to explore the moon and

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ksc along with the rest of the agency is

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looking forward to another exciting year

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full of research exploration and

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this budget shows president biden's

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ambitious goals across

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touchdown confirmed perseverance safely

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congratulations from the president

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he was so inspired by what we were able

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this budget allows nasa to address the

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climate change

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challenge in more significant ways than

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we've had in the past

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it allows us to understand the earth

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the upcoming year is also going to be a

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very ambitious year for nasa and our

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aeronautics has been charged with

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developing a more environmentally

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aviation system one of them

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is the x-57 maxwell flight demonstrator

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another really large milestone is the

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launch of the james webb space telescope

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it's going to enable amazing science

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research including

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liberty looking back in time

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the administration early on expressed

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their strong support for the objectives

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of the artemis program and on moon to

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which are the backbone of our

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exploration plans and our plans for

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artemis

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states government will work with

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industry and international partners to

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send astronauts to the surface of the

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we also have a robust robotic

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program through the commercial lunar

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payload services

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activities with our commercial partners

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our commercial partners and our

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international partners should be really

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encouraged by this budget

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here ignition liftoff nasa's

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exciting mission and missions inspire

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inspire the next generation of

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scientists engineers

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and explorers and we will need

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that generation including a diverse and

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more inclusive workforce

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to be able to accomplish the ambitious

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goals that we've set out

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so in closing the work we do here at

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kennedy truly is remarkable

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but it is work we cannot do alone each

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milestone we reach is a testament

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not just to the spirit of the agency but

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to the strength of the partnerships that

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we have formed along the way

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i want to thank each of you for your

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continued support

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of kennedy space center and i look