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hey houston we've gathered everybody

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here at the uh the no two forward hatch

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uh we have uh we have a couple different

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things we'd like to do today um

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the first of which is a uh is a special

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presentation um

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you know uh when uh when great things

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are accomplished uh pivotal moments

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occur in history we uh we have monuments

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and statues and

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we would have loved to have brought a

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monument but we really couldn't bring a

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monument so uh what we did to

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celebrate this uh final

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shuttle flight

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docking to the international space

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station is we brought the best monument

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we could possibly find and that's a

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space shuttle model

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was uh signed by the modern day titans

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of the space shuttle program um

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including john shannon leroy kane

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mike lineback

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um our lead flight directors quatzi ala

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barujo and chris edelen

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what you don't see is the signatures of

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the

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tens of thousands who rode to orbit with

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us over the past 30 years at bowling

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spirit

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what we would like is for doug to

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present this model to mike fossum

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of the expedition 28 crew

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and mike will uh hopefully

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display it in a position of respect

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right here by the shuttle's regular old

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parking spot by the no two ford hatch

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we all have lots of stories my story

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with the shuttle program began in

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1982 when i worked sts-3 in mission

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control

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hundreds of thousands of people have

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contributed to the shuttle program

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through many years 30 years of flying

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service and

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another decade and a half of development

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before that the space shuttle program

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has inspired

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millions and millions more

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we're happy to have this model one of

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the greatest testaments to the shuttle's

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incredible capability that ninety

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percent of the world's population can

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look out of their backyards at night and

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it looks absolutely uh fantastic there

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mike it's uh

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it's uh the next best thing to really

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we also have a

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another special uh presentation today

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and that presentation is a special flag

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uh that flag was handed to me uh

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personally just a few days before launch

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uh and the crew of sts-135 the final

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shuttle mission brought it to enter to

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the international space station and

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since we've been here we've prominently

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displayed the flag on the ford flight

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deck

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we actually had it there a little bit

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earlier on for a public affairs event

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but uh doug and i

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rex and sandy uh we just really liked it

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it

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symbolized what we were all here for and

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we left it there permanently and i think

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it made us feel good

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but we have that flag and that flag is

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significant not only because we brought

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it up on this flight but because it also

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this flag represents not just a symbol

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of our national pride and honor

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but in this particular case it

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represents a goal

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this flag also will be flown prominently

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here by the forward hatch of no two to

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be returned

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to earth once again

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by an astronaut that launches on a us

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vehicle hopefully in just a few years

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ron i'd like to turn this flag over to

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we're looking for a place to hang this

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flag that flew on sts-1 and

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sts-135 and uh you know when we were

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thinking about it we thought the harmony

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module would be the perfect place you

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know on our on our right we've got the

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japanese laboratory on our left we have

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the european laboratory

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in front of us we've got the hash that

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leads to the us laboratory the russian

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segment and the rest of the space

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station and above us and below us are

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hatches where visiting spacecraft can

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bring cargo but behind us

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going through that hatch right there

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right now that's the hatch that leads to

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atlantis and 35 space shuttles have

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docked to that remaining adapter that's

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attached just beyond that

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that hatch right there and

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you know during the course of the of the

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uh of the international space station

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construction

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all those space shuttles at that dock

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there left the legacy of this incredible

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orbiting research facility that not only

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you know going to be a stepping stone

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uh to the rest of the

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exploration of the rest of the solar

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system it's also really improving life

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on our planet and so we thought it was a

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very fitting place

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to put that and as we put this flag on

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the hatch that leads to atlantis right

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now and when we close that hatch when

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these guys go by we're closing a chapter

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in the history of our nation

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but in the future when another

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spacecraft docks to that uh that hatch

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and with with crew members on board and

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we open that hatch we are going to be

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opening a new era and raising the flag

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on a new era of exploration beyond low

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earth orbit so it's a great honor to do

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that and it's a great place for us to

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thanks ron

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when this flag returns again someday to

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by astronauts that came up on an

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american spacecraft its journey will not

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uh its journey will continue

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vehicle that the united states is

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it will leave low earth orbit once again

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perhaps to a lunar destination perhaps

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the sts-135 crew and on behalf of

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expedition 28 that it is our honor to

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have brought this flag here and to

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thanks for those inspiring words thank

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you for honoring the thousands of people

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that have been a part of the space

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shuttle program over the years

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and we look forward as you do to the day

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when that flag will return to earth

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with the u.s crew and then move on

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beyond our our low earth orbit thanks

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hey great words megan

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and now back to what we continue to be a

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more traditional farewell ceremony i'd

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international uh space station andre

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borisenko for your hospitality you've

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been absolutely fantastic to us

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you and your crew have uh have

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demonstrated not only uh iss hospitality

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russian hospitality it's been wonderful

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to be here with you you have a wonderful

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hey just a few words uh overall on the

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the mission itself uh you know this is a

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little bit of a unique mission uh for a

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abbreviated crew we had four shuttle

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it forces all to work as as a very tight

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lot of hope from our station

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they showed up in the mplm it put me to

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work uh they were absolutely wonderful

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they were great sports and took care of

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we uh we emptied the mplm uh finally

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today and just a short while ago

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hopefully with everything that should be

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on there and if not what's remaining is

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to the expedition 28 crew again thank

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you very much for your hospitality on

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behalf of the 135 crew

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having you guys on board it's been great

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having you guys on board

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uh it's great being a part of this

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really important and historic mission

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we want to just thank you guys so much

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for leaving the space station uh

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in a posture for for continued

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utilization continued use for the rest

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of the decade it's been it's been really

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doug for all your work on the transfer

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your your leadership and your dedication

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to hard work on the spacewalk you and

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the eva team on the ground really made

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that a big success and fergie thank you

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for your leadership thank you for

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bringing the guys here but of all your

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many many accomplishments that you did

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for us from our perspective the most

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important thing you did was bring sandy

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sandy we cannot thank you enough for

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always keeping the big picture in mind

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always keeping what life is going to be

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like after you guys leave uh

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you were just absolutely amazing we just

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cannot thank you enough for everything

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that you've done for us and you know we

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don't even realize it yet but in a

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couple of weeks we're going to be going

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wow i'm glad sandy was here and we tried

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to trade mike for sandy but fergie

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wouldn't take us up

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frankie thank you and your crew so much

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um like i said it's you're really left

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in a good position so on behalf of the

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expedition 28 crew the entire iss

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program we'd like to thank you your crew

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and the entire sts-135 team for leaving

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the station ready to go for the rest of

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the decade so thank you very much all

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right it's our honor

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congratulations

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thank you

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good luck to you see you michael hey man

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yes i will have a safe

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landing good to see you take care thank

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all right we got everything on the right

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side we got our cameras

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we got the log we're gonna fill the log

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thumb drive for a ship's vlog

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be good

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thanksgiving buddy

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don't forget us up here enjoy all the

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fun now you're going to get an email