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atlanta smear this is houston are you

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atlanta smear this is houston are you
 

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atlanta smear this is houston are you
ready for the event

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atlanta we are ready

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atlanta we are ready
 

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atlanta we are ready
good morning america this is houston

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good morning america this is houston
 

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good morning america this is houston
please call atlantis mayor for a voice

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please call atlantis mayor for a voice
 

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please call atlantis mayor for a voice
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check
 

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check
atlantis mir this is good morning

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atlantis mir this is good morning
 

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atlantis mir this is good morning
america can you hear me

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good morning

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shannon i'd like to start with you if i

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shannon i'd like to start with you if i
 

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shannon i'd like to start with you if i
can you've been up in space for six

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can you've been up in space for six
 

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can you've been up in space for six
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months you must be incredibly anxious to
 

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months you must be incredibly anxious to
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well i'll guarantee you i'll be on the

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well i'll guarantee you i'll be on the
 

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well i'll guarantee you i'll be on the
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right side of the hatch whenever it gets
 

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right side of the hatch whenever it gets
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closed
 

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closed
that i take it is where the exit is

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well it's wherever bill reedy is

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well it's wherever bill reedy is
 

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well it's wherever bill reedy is
he's the commander that's going to take

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he's the commander that's going to take
 

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he's the commander that's going to take
the shuttle home and i'm going to be on

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the shuttle home and i'm going to be on
 

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the shuttle home and i'm going to be on
the shuttle when he gets home

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the shuttle when he gets home
 

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the shuttle when he gets home
you have admitted in the past to being a

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you have admitted in the past to being a
 

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you have admitted in the past to being a
bit homesick what have you missed most

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bit homesick what have you missed most
 

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bit homesick what have you missed most
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well obviously i better say my family

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well obviously i better say my family
 

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well obviously i better say my family
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because they would feel really bad if
 

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because they would feel really bad if
they thought they came in second to some

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they thought they came in second to some
 

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they thought they came in second to some
real gooey dessert

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real gooey dessert
 

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real gooey dessert
how are you feeling physically after

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how are you feeling physically after
 

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how are you feeling physically after
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right now i feel great i mean i feel

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right now i feel great i mean i feel
 

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right now i feel great i mean i feel
just the same as i did when i left i you

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just the same as i did when i left i you
 

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just the same as i did when i left i you
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know couldn't feel uh any better
 

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know couldn't feel uh any better
the last time somebody spent this much

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the last time somebody spent this much
 

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the last time somebody spent this much
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time in space they lost a lot of weight
 

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time in space they lost a lot of weight
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that sort of thing have you noticed any
 

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that sort of thing have you noticed any
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changes in your body and the way you're
 

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changes in your body and the way you're
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feeling at all
 

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feeling at all
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i haven't no no i haven't noticed any
 

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i haven't no no i haven't noticed any
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changes and
 

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changes and
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you know my clothes are fitting about
 

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you know my clothes are fitting about
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the same so
 

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the same so
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uh unfortunately i don't think i've lost
 

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uh unfortunately i don't think i've lost
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a whole lot of weight
 

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a whole lot of weight
ken can you describe for me your living

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ken can you describe for me your living
 

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ken can you describe for me your living
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conditions aboard mir what was did you
 

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conditions aboard mir what was did you
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have your own private compartment in
 

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have your own private compartment in
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well it's most probably aware uh mir is
 

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well it's most probably aware uh mir is
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composed of several different modules
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that have been uh you know that have
 

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that have been uh you know that have
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come up and been added at different
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times and i uh spent
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i slept in spectra which is uh one of
 

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i slept in spectra which is uh one of
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the modules that uh has been recently
 

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the modules that uh has been recently
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added and so it was just really nice it
 

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added and so it was just really nice it
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was just a real nice uh place to uh
 

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was just a real nice uh place to uh
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you know spend the night
 

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you know spend the night
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how big a space did you have that you
 

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how big a space did you have that you
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well i didn't call any space my own

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well i didn't call any space my own
 

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well i didn't call any space my own
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because uh where i slept during the day
 

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because uh where i slept during the day
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you know people were working so there
 

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you know people were working so there
was no place that i called my own it's

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was no place that i called my own it's
 

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was no place that i called my own it's
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just that at night no one was working in
 

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just that at night no one was working in
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there so i'm sleeping in there
 

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there so i'm sleeping in there
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you must be anxious to finally have some
 

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you must be anxious to finally have some
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private space or personal space as much
 

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private space or personal space as much
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fun as it may be aboard all these the
 

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fun as it may be aboard all these the
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space station here with these russian
 

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space station here with these russian
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it'll be really good to get home i'll

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it'll be really good to get home i'll
 

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it'll be really good to get home i'll
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agree with you
 

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agree with you
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if you can tell me how you do the basic
 

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if you can tell me how you do the basic
things in life like take a shower or do

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things in life like take a shower or do
 

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things in life like take a shower or do
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well you don't

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well you don't
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i haven't had a shower or a bath since i
 

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i haven't had a shower or a bath since i
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i guess i left when march 22nd
 

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i guess i left when march 22nd
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and
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the best thing about doing the laundry
 

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the best thing about doing the laundry
you don't have to do it when your

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you don't have to do it when your
 

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you don't have to do it when your
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clothes get dirty you just throw them
 

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clothes get dirty you just throw them
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as exciting as it must be to be in orbit
 

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as exciting as it must be to be in orbit
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for six months on board the space
 

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for six months on board the space
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station there must have been periods of
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well i really i truly did not ever get
 

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well i really i truly did not ever get
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bored i always had something to do
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and uh in the evenings if you know if i
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had time i had uh plenty of books to
 

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had time i had uh plenty of books to
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read and whenever you have a good book
 

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read and whenever you have a good book
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uh you know you don't get bored what
 

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uh you know you don't get bored what
have you been eating food-wise what do

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have you been eating food-wise what do
 

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have you been eating food-wise what do
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you guys eat up there on board the
 

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you guys eat up there on board the
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oh i'm sorry i'm very sorry i
 

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oh i'm sorry i'm very sorry i
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misunderstood i thought you said what
 

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misunderstood i thought you said what
have you been reading

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have you been reading
 

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have you been reading
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what have we been eating we've been
 

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what have we been eating we've been
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eating the mixture of the russian food
 

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eating the mixture of the russian food
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and the american food
 

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and the american food
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john bleja as you listen to shannon
 

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john bleja as you listen to shannon
describe all this what are you thinking

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describe all this what are you thinking
 

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describe all this what are you thinking
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you're about to embark on a four-month
 

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you're about to embark on a four-month
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well actually uh shannon and i as you

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well actually uh shannon and i as you
 

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well actually uh shannon and i as you
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know have known each other a long time
 

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know have known each other a long time
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and uh we trained and flew a couple
 

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and uh we trained and flew a couple
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place shuttle missions together and then
 

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place shuttle missions together and then
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we trained in the russian language and
 

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we trained in the russian language and
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we trained our city together so we
 

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we trained our city together so we
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actually talked about all of this a lot
 

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actually talked about all of this a lot
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uh before shannon left in march
 

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uh before shannon left in march
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and she's been telling me the same kind
 

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and she's been telling me the same kind
of things she's been telling you this

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of things she's been telling you this
 

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of things she's been telling you this
morning i'm looking forward to the stay

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morning i'm looking forward to the stay
 

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morning i'm looking forward to the stay
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on mir
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i've had a lot of fun in the last day
 

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i've had a lot of fun in the last day
meeting my roommates and talking to them

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meeting my roommates and talking to them
 

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meeting my roommates and talking to them
and eating with them so

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and eating with them so
 

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and eating with them so
shannon's giving me a check out and i'm

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shannon's giving me a check out and i'm
 

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shannon's giving me a check out and i'm
looking forward to this day

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looking forward to this day
 

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looking forward to this day
the two of you are part of a pretty

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the two of you are part of a pretty
 

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the two of you are part of a pretty
elite club what kinds of advice shannon

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elite club what kinds of advice shannon
 

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elite club what kinds of advice shannon
have you given john as you end your

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have you given john as you end your
 

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have you given john as you end your
mission and he begins his

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well i told him just to take it uh you

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well i told him just to take it uh you
 

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well i told him just to take it uh you
know day by day and uh

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know day by day and uh
 

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know day by day and uh
not to worry about anything it all works

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not to worry about anything it all works
 

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not to worry about anything it all works
out and

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out and
 

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out and
just enjoy every day as it comes

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just enjoy every day as it comes
 

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just enjoy every day as it comes
shannon you did not sign on for a full

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shannon you did not sign on for a full
 

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shannon you did not sign on for a full
six months in space

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six months in space
 

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six months in space
how did you feel when your return to

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how did you feel when your return to
 

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how did you feel when your return to
earth was delayed not once but twice

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obviously i mean uh i had been looking

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obviously i mean uh i had been looking
 

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obviously i mean uh i had been looking
forward to coming home when in august

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forward to coming home when in august
 

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forward to coming home when in august
but uh i fully understand the reasons

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but uh i fully understand the reasons
 

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but uh i fully understand the reasons
why the flight was delayed and i think

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why the flight was delayed and i think
 

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why the flight was delayed and i think
that was a very good decision and

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that was a very good decision and
 

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that was a very good decision and
actually it was sort of a plus for me as

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actually it was sort of a plus for me as
 

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actually it was sort of a plus for me as
it turned out because i got to see uh

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it turned out because i got to see uh
 

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it turned out because i got to see uh
a new crew come up and i get to see how

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a new crew come up and i get to see how
 

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a new crew come up and i get to see how
cruz exchange and i got to say goodbye

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cruz exchange and i got to say goodbye
 

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cruz exchange and i got to say goodbye
to yuri and yuri rather than them saying

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to yuri and yuri rather than them saying
 

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to yuri and yuri rather than them saying
goodbye to me and it's sort of easier to

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goodbye to me and it's sort of easier to
 

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goodbye to me and it's sort of easier to
say goodbye

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say goodbye
 

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say goodbye
when somebody else leaves than it is for

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when somebody else leaves than it is for
 

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when somebody else leaves than it is for
you to leave if you can understand what

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you to leave if you can understand what
 

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you to leave if you can understand what
i'm saying so it all worked out

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i'm saying so it all worked out
 

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i'm saying so it all worked out
john you signed on for a four-month

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john you signed on for a four-month
 

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john you signed on for a four-month
mission the same length of a mission

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mission the same length of a mission
 

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mission the same length of a mission
that shannon originally signed on for

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that shannon originally signed on for
 

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that shannon originally signed on for
are you at all leary given her

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are you at all leary given her
 

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are you at all leary given her
experience an extended stay that the

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experience an extended stay that the
 

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experience an extended stay that the
same thing might happen to you

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uh certainly it's possible and again

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uh certainly it's possible and again
 

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uh certainly it's possible and again
a number of months ago shannon and i

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a number of months ago shannon and i
 

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a number of months ago shannon and i
talked about the fact that on these

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talked about the fact that on these
 

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talked about the fact that on these
types of missions

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types of missions
 

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types of missions
you need to plan that you may

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you need to plan that you may
 

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you need to plan that you may
return later than the original plan so

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return later than the original plan so
 

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return later than the original plan so
that you're psychologically prepared for

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that you're psychologically prepared for
 

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that you're psychologically prepared for
that and

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that and
 

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that and
the cosmonauts at star city had told us

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the cosmonauts at star city had told us
 

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the cosmonauts at star city had told us
that during our training there so to

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that during our training there so to
 

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that during our training there so to
answer your question directly i hope i'm

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answer your question directly i hope i'm
 

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answer your question directly i hope i'm
ready and

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ready and
 

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ready and
i think i'll be able to handle that if

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i think i'll be able to handle that if
 

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i think i'll be able to handle that if
we are delayed

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we are delayed
 

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we are delayed
anything i would add is that i

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anything i would add is that i
 

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anything i would add is that i
personally uh i know shannon does too

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personally uh i know shannon does too
 

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personally uh i know shannon does too
because we've talked about it a lot i

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because we've talked about it a lot i
 

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because we've talked about it a lot i
think this is a fantastic program that

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think this is a fantastic program that
 

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think this is a fantastic program that
we're doing with the russians

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we're doing with the russians
 

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we're doing with the russians
uh this kind of cooperation

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uh this kind of cooperation
 

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uh this kind of cooperation
in space is something the russians do

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in space is something the russians do
 

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in space is something the russians do
very well

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very well
 

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very well
and we in america do very well it's

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and we in america do very well it's
 

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and we in america do very well it's
something we both have done well in the

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something we both have done well in the
 

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something we both have done well in the
past and so it's a good common meeting

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past and so it's a good common meeting
 

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past and so it's a good common meeting
ground

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ground
 

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ground
and um i think it's a good start to an

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and um i think it's a good start to an
 

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and um i think it's a good start to an
international space station and for

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international space station and for
 

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international space station and for
space exploration in the future

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no i guess i've been passing all the

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no i guess i've been passing all the
 

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no i guess i've been passing all the
messages on that i can think of but i

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messages on that i can think of but i
 

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messages on that i can think of but i
would just like to say thank you to all

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would just like to say thank you to all
 

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would just like to say thank you to all
the great people that have worked on the

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the great people that have worked on the
 

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the great people that have worked on the
ground to support this mission because

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ground to support this mission because
 

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ground to support this mission because
the mission is not just you know the

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the mission is not just you know the
 

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the mission is not just you know the
astronaut that's visible but there's

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astronaut that's visible but there's
 

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astronaut that's visible but there's
been great support and that's why i've

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been great support and that's why i've
 

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been great support and that's why i've
had such a good time is because of all

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had such a good time is because of all
 

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had such a good time is because of all
the great support and i'd also like to

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the great support and i'd also like to
 

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the great support and i'd also like to
thank yuri and yuri because they were

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thank yuri and yuri because they were
 

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thank yuri and yuri because they were
just super to be in space with and

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just super to be in space with and
 

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just super to be in space with and
i just couldn't have asked for two nicer

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i just couldn't have asked for two nicer
 

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i just couldn't have asked for two nicer
people to work with and so i just

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people to work with and so i just
 

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people to work with and so i just
appreciate everybody that worked so hard

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appreciate everybody that worked so hard
 

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appreciate everybody that worked so hard
to make it such a great experience

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atlantis space have box for ett

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yes sir

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yes sir
 

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yes sir
came down here on the ground it appears

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came down here on the ground it appears
 

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came down here on the ground it appears
to us that it's shut down

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okay well all the breakers are good uh

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okay well all the breakers are good uh
 

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okay well all the breakers are good uh
we're looking at an event timer of event

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we're looking at an event timer of event
 

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we're looking at an event timer of event
29 minute one two six zero seconds

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29 minute one two six zero seconds
 

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29 minute one two six zero seconds
twelve and still incrementing

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i'm at space out park for ettf

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i'm at space out park for ettf
 

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i'm at space out park for ettf
looks like we just had a little problem

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looks like we just had a little problem
 

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looks like we just had a little problem
with the event timer everything looks

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with the event timer everything looks
 

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with the event timer everything looks
okay now

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oh that's great news

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oh that's great news
 

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oh that's great news
and uh for

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and uh for
 

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and uh for
eris

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i've finally got a terminate file

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i've finally got a terminate file
 

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i've finally got a terminate file
download command ready for transmit box

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download command ready for transmit box
 

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download command ready for transmit box
uh but i still get the hourglass

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uh but i still get the hourglass
 

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uh but i still get the hourglass
i'll try and okay that and see if i can

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i'll try and okay that and see if i can
 

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i'll try and okay that and see if i can
get out of it this way without rebooting

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get out of it this way without rebooting
 

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get out of it this way without rebooting
the computer

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the computer
 

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the computer
okay

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453
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terry we're looking over your shoulder

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terry we're looking over your shoulder
 

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terry we're looking over your shoulder
and we still have the same uh

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and we still have the same uh
 

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and we still have the same uh
monochrome video signal we've been

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monochrome video signal we've been
 

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monochrome video signal we've been
seeing all along

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seeing all along
 

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seeing all along
wondered if carl or anyone had made

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wondered if carl or anyone had made
 

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wondered if carl or anyone had made
progress on message 60 which had us

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progress on message 60 which had us
 

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progress on message 60 which had us
routing

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routing
 

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routing
and one switch throw an 019 to try and

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and one switch throw an 019 to try and
 

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and one switch throw an 019 to try and
solve it

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okay i think carl had completed message

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okay i think carl had completed message
 

473
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okay i think carl had completed message
16.

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copy um when we switched to the flight

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copy um when we switched to the flight
 

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copy um when we switched to the flight
deck we saw no signal so uh we're just

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deck we saw no signal so uh we're just
 

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deck we saw no signal so uh we're just
puzzled and there's no rush at all

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puzzled and there's no rush at all
 

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puzzled and there's no rush at all
that's your convenience we know you're

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that's your convenience we know you're
 

483
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that's your convenience we know you're
busy

484
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485
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okay

486
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thanks

488
00:13:32,310 --> 00:13:32,320

 

489
00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,550

and we do well let's see we've got the

490
00:13:34,550 --> 00:13:34,560
and we do well let's see we've got the
 

491
00:13:34,560 --> 00:13:53,990
and we do well let's see we've got the
flight deck camera right now

492
00:13:53,990 --> 00:13:54,000

 

493
00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,990

this is mission control houston here in

494
00:13:55,990 --> 00:13:56,000
this is mission control houston here in
 

495
00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,389
this is mission control houston here in
the flight control room the orbit one

496
00:13:58,389 --> 00:13:58,399
the flight control room the orbit one
 

497
00:13:58,399 --> 00:14:00,230
the flight control room the orbit one
team of flight controllers remains on

498
00:14:00,230 --> 00:14:00,240
team of flight controllers remains on
 

499
00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,230
team of flight controllers remains on
station continuing to work with the crew

500
00:14:02,230 --> 00:14:02,240
station continuing to work with the crew
 

501
00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:03,910
station continuing to work with the crew
on board the joined atlantis mir

502
00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:03,920
on board the joined atlantis mir
 

503
00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,910
on board the joined atlantis mir
spacecraft as the activities

504
00:14:07,910 --> 00:14:07,920
spacecraft as the activities
 

505
00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,150
spacecraft as the activities
on board primarily are focused at the

506
00:14:10,150 --> 00:14:10,160
on board primarily are focused at the
 

507
00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:11,990
on board primarily are focused at the
transfer activities between the two

508
00:14:11,990 --> 00:14:12,000
transfer activities between the two
 

509
00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,829
transfer activities between the two
spacecraft broken sagan on

510
00:14:14,829 --> 00:14:14,839
spacecraft broken sagan on
 

511
00:14:14,839 --> 00:14:16,790
spacecraft broken sagan on
transfer

512
00:14:16,790 --> 00:14:16,800
transfer
 

513
00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,550
transfer
yeah bill just thought i'd give you all

514
00:14:18,550 --> 00:14:18,560
yeah bill just thought i'd give you all
 

515
00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:22,069
yeah bill just thought i'd give you all
an update if you're ready to copy

516
00:14:22,069 --> 00:14:22,079
an update if you're ready to copy
 

517
00:14:22,079 --> 00:14:25,590
an update if you're ready to copy
go ahead tom

518
00:14:25,590 --> 00:14:25,600

 

519
00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:26,470

yeah

520
00:14:26,470 --> 00:14:26,480
yeah
 

521
00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,350
yeah
yesterday in my tally i sent down i

522
00:14:29,350 --> 00:14:29,360
yesterday in my tally i sent down i
 

523
00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,910
yesterday in my tally i sent down i
forgot to mention we did get the crater

524
00:14:31,910 --> 00:14:31,920
forgot to mention we did get the crater
 

525
00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,030
forgot to mention we did get the crater
b oven over and installed where the iok

526
00:14:35,030 --> 00:14:35,040
b oven over and installed where the iok
 

527
00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:36,949
b oven over and installed where the iok
was and ready for entry

528
00:14:36,949 --> 00:14:36,959
was and ready for entry
 

529
00:14:36,959 --> 00:14:39,189
was and ready for entry
and today we got another big piece of

530
00:14:39,189 --> 00:14:39,199
and today we got another big piece of
 

531
00:14:39,199 --> 00:14:41,350
and today we got another big piece of
the cavant b and we've also got all the

532
00:14:41,350 --> 00:14:41,360
the cavant b and we've also got all the
 

533
00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:42,470
the cavant b and we've also got all the
small

534
00:14:42,470 --> 00:14:42,480
small
 

535
00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,870
small
pieces of russian hardware we've got

536
00:14:44,870 --> 00:14:44,880
pieces of russian hardware we've got
 

537
00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:46,710
pieces of russian hardware we've got
about uh

538
00:14:46,710 --> 00:14:46,720
about uh
 

539
00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,949
about uh
oh two-thirds of john science already

540
00:14:48,949 --> 00:14:48,959
oh two-thirds of john science already
 

541
00:14:48,959 --> 00:14:52,069
oh two-thirds of john science already
over on uh perota we'll get started on

542
00:14:52,069 --> 00:14:52,079
over on uh perota we'll get started on
 

543
00:14:52,079 --> 00:14:54,069
over on uh perota we'll get started on
shannon's bags coming back pretty

544
00:14:54,069 --> 00:14:54,079
shannon's bags coming back pretty
 

545
00:14:54,079 --> 00:15:01,350
shannon's bags coming back pretty
shortly

546
00:15:01,350 --> 00:15:01,360

 

547
00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,440

you