1 00:02:06,250 --> 00:01:09,380 thank you for joining us today would you 2 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:12,590 gave proof through the night that our 3 00:02:29,220 --> 00:02:16,720 flag was still there 4 00:02:54,610 --> 00:02:41,720 or the land of the free and the home of 5 00:03:00,620 --> 00:02:57,020 Thank You Pete Internet 6 00:03:02,450 --> 00:03:00,630 Peter networked for NASA out here I had 7 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:02,460 no idea you had that kind of talent 8 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:05,490 very good I'd like to welcome all of you 9 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:08,970 today to our final shuttle crew return 10 00:03:15,350 --> 00:03:12,450 ceremony I'd like to introduce some of 11 00:03:17,540 --> 00:03:15,360 our distinguished visitors here today if 12 00:03:23,210 --> 00:03:17,550 I might please sit down up here if you 13 00:03:31,130 --> 00:03:23,220 would thank you United States Senator 14 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:31,140 kay Bailey Hutchinson Houston Mayor 15 00:03:44,980 --> 00:03:38,850 Annise Parker Jeanne cranes from the 16 00:03:54,350 --> 00:03:47,270 Bronson wood from the office of 17 00:03:56,420 --> 00:03:54,360 Representative Sheila jackson-lee Twyla 18 00:04:03,730 --> 00:03:56,430 Lynn blade and Duty Armstrong from the 19 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:06,350 Jerry Goodman office of state 20 00:04:18,979 --> 00:04:13,410 representative Larry Taylor Houston City 21 00:04:18,989 --> 00:04:26,089 Houston City Councilman Stephen Costello 22 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:33,589 Galveston County Judge Mark Henry 23 00:04:33,599 --> 00:04:40,640 Webster City Councilman Bill Jones 24 00:04:40,650 --> 00:04:48,740 Webster mayor pro town Beverly Gaines 25 00:04:58,439 --> 00:04:51,059 Suzie Allen office of Harris County 26 00:05:00,600 --> 00:04:58,449 Commissioner Jack Mormon at this point 27 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:00,610 I'd like to invite senator kay Bailey 28 00:05:20,670 --> 00:05:17,339 well thank you thank you welcome home 29 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:20,680 and thank all of you for coming out you 30 00:05:27,390 --> 00:05:23,530 know this is such a special place this 31 00:05:30,559 --> 00:05:27,400 is where it all started and I want to 32 00:05:35,459 --> 00:05:30,569 just take a couple of the quotes from 33 00:05:39,990 --> 00:05:35,469 John F Kennedy whose vision started our 34 00:05:45,149 --> 00:05:40,000 quest for preeminence in space because 35 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:45,159 it's so relevant today he said why some 36 00:05:53,610 --> 00:05:49,120 say go to the moon you might as well ask 37 00:05:58,409 --> 00:05:53,620 why we climb the highest mountain why 35 38 00:06:02,320 --> 00:05:58,419 years ago did we fly the Atlantic why 39 00:06:16,550 --> 00:06:05,839 we choose to go to the moon not because 40 00:06:22,010 --> 00:06:16,560 it's easy but because it is hard so we 41 00:06:25,730 --> 00:06:22,020 are here now at the end of an era but 42 00:06:33,950 --> 00:06:25,740 not the end of Americans flying into 43 00:06:36,580 --> 00:06:33,960 space and finding out what's next I was 44 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:36,590 here a couple of weeks ago with Mike and 45 00:06:44,629 --> 00:06:41,610 dr. Samuel ting and I saw why we are 46 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:44,639 going to continue I saw the light in 47 00:06:50,570 --> 00:06:48,090 that Nobel laureates eyes when he saw 48 00:06:52,969 --> 00:06:50,580 the cosmic rays that were hitting the 49 00:06:57,409 --> 00:06:52,979 spectrometer that had been put on the 50 00:06:59,779 --> 00:06:57,419 space station in May that is why we're 51 00:07:02,300 --> 00:06:59,789 going to continue because we have seen 52 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:02,310 the discoveries and what they have done 53 00:07:10,399 --> 00:07:05,969 for us in the past but we don't rely on 54 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:10,409 the past we look to the future and oh by 55 00:07:20,950 --> 00:07:12,750 the way rice is still playing Texas this 56 00:07:25,550 --> 00:07:20,960 year so I want you to know that I fought 57 00:07:32,540 --> 00:07:25,560 to put this last mission on the books it 58 00:07:36,339 --> 00:07:32,550 was going to be a possibility and I want 59 00:07:41,209 --> 00:07:36,349 to say to this crew who flew it 60 00:07:44,749 --> 00:07:41,219 flawlessly I breathed a big sigh of 61 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:44,759 relief because if you'd crash that ship 62 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:49,650 I'd have been in real trouble so I want 63 00:07:55,159 --> 00:07:51,449 to say one other thing to this crew 64 00:07:59,120 --> 00:07:55,169 because they really left the symbol of 65 00:08:02,180 --> 00:07:59,130 our will to go forward when they took 66 00:08:06,140 --> 00:08:02,190 the flag that started everything 30 67 00:08:08,749 --> 00:08:06,150 years ago and they left it up there and 68 00:08:12,850 --> 00:08:08,759 said it's not coming back until an 69 00:08:15,010 --> 00:08:12,860 American goes up in an American ship 70 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:15,020 to retrieve that flag and bring it back 71 00:08:22,929 --> 00:08:18,110 to earth thank you for that thank you 72 00:08:25,629 --> 00:08:22,939 and we will my heart is in it and we 73 00:08:26,950 --> 00:08:25,639 will make it happen thank you thank you 74 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:26,960 thank you Mike 75 00:08:34,899 --> 00:08:31,490 I do have resolutions that were passed 76 00:08:37,589 --> 00:08:34,909 by the Senate by Senator Bill Nelson the 77 00:08:40,959 --> 00:08:37,599 only astronaut in the Senate right now 78 00:08:43,269 --> 00:08:40,969 bill Nelson is your champion too and we 79 00:08:48,370 --> 00:08:43,279 passed this resolution congratulating 80 00:08:53,230 --> 00:08:48,380 you and every one of you in NASA who has 81 00:09:11,370 --> 00:08:53,240 given us almost 40 years of success in 82 00:09:16,030 --> 00:09:13,870 they senator if you'd stay up here with 83 00:09:30,660 --> 00:09:16,040 us please mayor Parker would you please 84 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:37,329 well hello everybody for for mayor 85 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:40,370 Parker we took up and for the entire 86 00:09:44,889 --> 00:09:42,290 city of Houston we took up a banner 87 00:09:47,889 --> 00:09:44,899 because we know that the lives of those 88 00:09:49,630 --> 00:09:47,899 of us at JSC and the lives of the cities 89 00:09:52,660 --> 00:09:49,640 the citizens of Houston are so 90 00:09:54,579 --> 00:09:52,670 intertwined we wanted to we want to just 91 00:09:56,380 --> 00:09:54,589 express our thanks for everything that 92 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:56,390 you've done for us I know that we've 93 00:09:59,050 --> 00:09:57,410 been through some trials and 94 00:10:02,319 --> 00:09:59,060 tribulations over the last couple years 95 00:10:04,420 --> 00:10:02,329 and I think if I'd I think Houston has 96 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:04,430 taken it on the chin a little bit so we 97 00:10:08,829 --> 00:10:07,010 wanted to tell you as a representative 98 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:08,839 of our great city of Houston that 99 00:10:14,620 --> 00:10:12,410 Houston is always and was and will 100 00:10:25,799 --> 00:10:14,630 remain the first word in space and I'd 101 00:10:31,329 --> 00:10:28,720 we flew this up with us which is notice 102 00:10:33,069 --> 00:10:31,339 all the folds it was conveniently tucked 103 00:10:34,179 --> 00:10:33,079 in a very compact area the space shuttle 104 00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:34,189 but we brought it home and we'd like to 105 00:10:48,999 --> 00:10:36,079 present this to you on behalf of the 106 00:10:51,879 --> 00:10:49,009 astronauts for the city of Houston we're 107 00:10:55,869 --> 00:10:51,889 absolutely absolutely honored to have it 108 00:10:59,230 --> 00:10:55,879 we will display it proudly and you said 109 00:11:02,650 --> 00:10:59,240 that euston have taken some hits lately 110 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:02,660 but you know Johnson Space Center is 111 00:11:05,980 --> 00:11:04,490 Houston and Houston is Johnson Space 112 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:05,990 Center we're in all we're in this 113 00:11:15,579 --> 00:11:13,910 together there's a frame there's some 114 00:11:18,449 --> 00:11:15,589 phrases that many of us know and they're 115 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:18,459 from the Apostle Paul and he said I 116 00:11:26,949 --> 00:11:21,410 fought the good fight I finished the 117 00:11:32,019 --> 00:11:26,959 course I kept the faith and in this last 118 00:11:33,939 --> 00:11:32,029 mission sts-135 you finished the course 119 00:11:42,390 --> 00:11:33,949 and you kept the faith with the American 120 00:11:52,030 --> 00:11:47,500 if you were a 30-something your vision 121 00:11:54,310 --> 00:11:52,040 of space is the space shuttle for those 122 00:11:56,650 --> 00:11:54,320 of us of my generation I grew up with 123 00:11:59,650 --> 00:11:56,660 the space program Mercury and Apollo and 124 00:12:02,410 --> 00:11:59,660 the space shuttle and I have a range of 125 00:12:04,420 --> 00:12:02,420 memories but for many of the people here 126 00:12:07,620 --> 00:12:04,430 today this space shuttle II is the only 127 00:12:10,810 --> 00:12:07,630 memory they'll have we don't know yet 128 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:10,820 what that next vision of space will be 129 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:14,810 and what the memories will be for the 130 00:12:22,810 --> 00:12:18,290 smallest ones who are here today but we 131 00:12:27,490 --> 00:12:22,820 are all committed to American presence 132 00:12:35,950 --> 00:12:27,500 in space and human beings exploring the 133 00:12:37,900 --> 00:12:35,960 universe it is in our DNA to want to 134 00:12:40,180 --> 00:12:37,910 know what is across the river over the 135 00:12:43,060 --> 00:12:40,190 mountain beyond the ocean on the 136 00:12:48,250 --> 00:12:43,070 backside of the moon on Mars and we will 137 00:12:51,430 --> 00:12:48,260 continue to do that for those of you who 138 00:12:56,020 --> 00:12:51,440 piloted this or who participated in this 139 00:12:59,650 --> 00:12:56,030 last mission your Houston family has 140 00:13:01,960 --> 00:12:59,660 worked with you and over the years of 141 00:13:04,330 --> 00:13:01,970 the space program we have celebrated you 142 00:13:08,560 --> 00:13:04,340 with you and we have mourned with you 143 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:08,570 but today all of Houston is here to say 144 00:13:32,190 --> 00:13:28,800 Thank You mayor Parker and Senator 145 00:13:36,150 --> 00:13:32,200 Hutchison now I know you're anxious to 146 00:13:39,810 --> 00:13:36,160 hear from the crew as I am but I want to 147 00:13:43,130 --> 00:13:39,820 emphasize that we only have four crewmen 148 00:13:46,650 --> 00:13:43,140 up here when we usually have seven and 149 00:13:48,630 --> 00:13:46,660 yet they had the work to do of seven 150 00:13:52,829 --> 00:13:48,640 crewmen up there and this was a very 151 00:13:55,769 --> 00:13:52,839 very busy flight they offloaded 152 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:55,779 thousands of pounds of badly needed 153 00:14:01,650 --> 00:13:57,970 cargo on the International Space Station 154 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:01,660 and by the way loaded thousands of 155 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:04,120 pounds of cargo back onto the shuttle to 156 00:14:12,050 --> 00:14:07,690 bring home and they worked constantly to 157 00:14:16,079 --> 00:14:12,060 do that and that was no small task and 158 00:14:17,370 --> 00:14:16,089 we were amazed in fact we were joking at 159 00:14:20,370 --> 00:14:17,380 some of the mission management team 160 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:20,380 daily meetings we said gosh we could 161 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:22,330 have been flying four crewmen all these 162 00:14:30,690 --> 00:14:27,570 years we didn't want that to get out 163 00:14:34,260 --> 00:14:30,700 there but they did an amazing job and an 164 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:34,270 amazing crew up there if we have to quit 165 00:14:40,110 --> 00:14:37,570 flying the shuttle and we do it's nice 166 00:14:50,150 --> 00:14:40,120 to go out on top and you took us out on 167 00:14:55,380 --> 00:14:53,010 you made all of us look good and thank 168 00:15:01,950 --> 00:14:55,390 you with that I'd like to introduce the 169 00:15:11,170 --> 00:15:01,960 commander of sts-124 gessen nice landing 170 00:15:16,189 --> 00:15:13,850 well thank you so much and thank you all 171 00:15:18,230 --> 00:15:16,199 for coming out in masks like this I 172 00:15:20,689 --> 00:15:18,240 think this is this is living proof that 173 00:15:23,900 --> 00:15:20,699 the dream is still alive and will remain 174 00:15:25,639 --> 00:15:23,910 alive through this this little period of 175 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:25,649 layoffs if you will that we're going to 176 00:15:31,429 --> 00:15:29,490 have for the next few years I have and 177 00:15:33,379 --> 00:15:31,439 by the way it's duly noted that I'm 178 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:33,389 sitting and you're standing and we'll 179 00:15:37,790 --> 00:15:35,970 keep this appropriately short and again 180 00:15:40,369 --> 00:15:37,800 I know it's an extremely warm summer 181 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:40,379 afternoon in Houston but but we had just 182 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:42,990 have a few things we want to say first I 183 00:15:48,710 --> 00:15:45,810 have three key groups that we have to 184 00:15:50,900 --> 00:15:48,720 thank not the least of which and the 185 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:50,910 first and foremost is the commander in 186 00:16:03,530 --> 00:15:53,610 chief of my household my wife sandy 187 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:03,540 Ferguson sandy you have let me follow my 188 00:16:07,910 --> 00:16:05,910 childhood dreams for a lot of years now 189 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:07,920 and for that I'm ever appreciative and 190 00:16:11,780 --> 00:16:10,170 to my children Lara Eric and Ian you 191 00:16:13,369 --> 00:16:11,790 have the best mom in the universe and 192 00:16:21,550 --> 00:16:13,379 and you're great in your own right and 193 00:16:26,650 --> 00:16:23,770 second I have to thank the architects of 194 00:16:30,910 --> 00:16:26,660 this mission and they are our IPT 195 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:30,920 chairperson Steve Geller our launch 196 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:33,410 package management team Steve Huey our 197 00:16:38,890 --> 00:16:36,530 chief flight director on the shuttle 198 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:38,900 side quazy Ala Bravo and our chief 199 00:16:42,490 --> 00:16:40,130 flight director on the station side 200 00:16:44,980 --> 00:16:42,500 Chris Edelen you guys made a fantastic 201 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:44,990 plan and all we had to do with it was 202 00:16:55,420 --> 00:16:52,490 executed and thank you very much and 203 00:16:57,100 --> 00:16:55,430 then finally the third group you know if 204 00:16:59,440 --> 00:16:57,110 I could go back 40 years and thank 205 00:17:01,330 --> 00:16:59,450 anybody who had anything to do with the 206 00:17:03,550 --> 00:17:01,340 architecture of the shuttle and the fact 207 00:17:05,830 --> 00:17:03,560 that it had trials and tribulations that 208 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:05,840 we managed to work through over the last 209 00:17:09,910 --> 00:17:08,210 I say 30 but it's really 40 if you 210 00:17:11,850 --> 00:17:09,920 consider how long it took to develop and 211 00:17:14,260 --> 00:17:11,860 then and then launch the space shuttle 212 00:17:16,450 --> 00:17:14,270 all I can really do is just highlight 213 00:17:18,310 --> 00:17:16,460 the what I call the modern-day Titans of 214 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:18,320 the program and I know that I'm going to 215 00:17:21,820 --> 00:17:19,970 leave some names out and for those of 216 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:21,830 you whose names I leave out I apologize 217 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:24,320 but I'm gonna highlight John Shannon 218 00:17:32,950 --> 00:17:30,130 Leroy Cain Mike Moses bill McArthur and 219 00:17:35,980 --> 00:17:32,960 John Casper and I know I'm leaving names 220 00:17:37,540 --> 00:17:35,990 out but you guys are the ones who lead 221 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:37,550 this team and I would ask that you 222 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:40,970 convey our thanks to everyone who led 223 00:17:45,420 --> 00:17:42,170 the shuttle through a very difficult 224 00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:45,430 time it is hard to keep a vehicle safe 225 00:17:50,770 --> 00:17:48,950 and effective up until the day it's 226 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:50,780 retired there's always that tendency to 227 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:52,610 slack off and you guys have managed that 228 00:17:56,500 --> 00:17:54,050 I think through one of the most 229 00:17:59,620 --> 00:17:56,510 tumultuous periods that in an aircraft 230 00:18:01,300 --> 00:17:59,630 or an airframes life lifespan and that 231 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:01,310 is just prior to retirement you did a 232 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:03,530 wonderful job and you all in my opinion 233 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:18,140 we have as a crew have tried to keep 234 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:20,370 things very upbeat and to keep it a 235 00:18:24,470 --> 00:18:23,070 celebration a celebration of like I said 236 00:18:25,820 --> 00:18:24,480 the trials and tribulations of the 237 00:18:28,010 --> 00:18:25,830 shuttles thirty years we have done 238 00:18:29,690 --> 00:18:28,020 fantastic things and and I know you've 239 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:29,700 heard us talk about them you know what 240 00:18:35,360 --> 00:18:34,050 they are I don't need to repeat them but 241 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:35,370 there are going to be challenges there's 242 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:37,560 going to be some challenges as we go 243 00:18:41,690 --> 00:18:39,210 forward from here and the challenge is 244 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:41,700 is going to be keep not only our focus 245 00:18:45,860 --> 00:18:43,890 on where we are headed but to try to 246 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:45,870 keep the American public focused as well 247 00:18:50,030 --> 00:18:47,850 there was an interesting article in The 248 00:18:52,970 --> 00:18:50,040 Wall Street Journal this morning and it 249 00:18:54,530 --> 00:18:52,980 began that in spite and I'm paraphrasing 250 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:54,540 I don't remember the exact first 251 00:18:59,060 --> 00:18:56,490 paragraph but it said that in spite of 252 00:19:00,920 --> 00:18:59,070 the additional attention paid to the 253 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:00,930 final mission of the space shuttle that 254 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:03,450 the overall attention paid to the space 255 00:19:08,810 --> 00:19:05,970 program by the American public is still 256 00:19:10,490 --> 00:19:08,820 I think the word they used was waning 257 00:19:13,850 --> 00:19:10,500 but I can't remember exactly what it was 258 00:19:15,890 --> 00:19:13,860 I would actually like to take the 259 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:15,900 alternate act and that tact would be 260 00:19:20,990 --> 00:19:19,410 that if there is interest it's waning 261 00:19:23,810 --> 00:19:21,000 and there is a certain degree of that I 262 00:19:27,620 --> 00:19:23,820 would say that what we need to do is we 263 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:27,630 need focus we need a 10 or 20 year focus 264 00:19:32,450 --> 00:19:30,210 a plan that cannot be deviated from we 265 00:19:44,580 --> 00:19:32,460 need a very clear objective to go 266 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:47,440 once we get that objective and once we 267 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:49,610 start building that next vehicle and 268 00:19:54,639 --> 00:19:51,710 that next vehicle is not too far away 269 00:19:57,009 --> 00:19:54,649 once we start building that vehicle we 270 00:19:59,860 --> 00:19:57,019 will get the interest of the American 271 00:20:10,210 --> 00:19:59,870 public because I believe that if we 272 00:20:12,700 --> 00:20:10,220 build it they will come I just want to 273 00:20:15,279 --> 00:20:12,710 conclude by just illustrating how 274 00:20:16,570 --> 00:20:15,289 far-reaching the interest in what we do 275 00:20:18,789 --> 00:20:16,580 here in Houston here and what the 276 00:20:21,460 --> 00:20:18,799 interest in this final flight has been I 277 00:20:23,169 --> 00:20:21,470 got a shout out for our folks our 278 00:20:25,210 --> 00:20:23,179 soldiers in Afghanistan 279 00:20:29,289 --> 00:20:25,220 that's a corporal tyler ruiz tyson of 280 00:20:32,289 --> 00:20:29,299 Friendswood hey you're not in 281 00:20:34,690 --> 00:20:32,299 Afghanistan I know we have a lot of our 282 00:20:35,980 --> 00:20:34,700 friends a lot of our friends friends 283 00:20:38,259 --> 00:20:35,990 perhaps relatives that are serving 284 00:20:39,850 --> 00:20:38,269 overseas well these folks from the 3/2 285 00:20:42,940 --> 00:20:39,860 Battalion Lima Company third Platoon 286 00:20:45,370 --> 00:20:42,950 from Camp Lejeune have been watching 287 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:45,380 this mission and they they bow that they 288 00:20:49,450 --> 00:20:47,690 fall they follow NASA and they found 289 00:20:52,060 --> 00:20:49,460 followed every single step of the 290 00:20:53,710 --> 00:20:52,070 sts-135 on mission from the very 291 00:20:55,509 --> 00:20:53,720 beginning to the very end and for that 292 00:21:05,090 --> 00:20:55,519 we thank you and we thank you for your 293 00:21:09,299 --> 00:21:07,560 I'd said yesterday Kennedy Space Center 294 00:21:11,490 --> 00:21:09,309 what you do in space is not nearly as 295 00:21:14,010 --> 00:21:11,500 important as who you do it with and I 296 00:21:16,789 --> 00:21:14,020 had the privilege of serving with what I 297 00:21:19,139 --> 00:21:16,799 consider to be three of the most dynamic 298 00:21:20,940 --> 00:21:19,149 professional and at times even 299 00:21:22,500 --> 00:21:20,950 entertaining people that I could ever 300 00:21:25,470 --> 00:21:22,510 imagine 301 00:21:27,060 --> 00:21:25,480 to my left is the pilot Doug Hurley you 302 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:27,070 know if there could be Co commanders on 303 00:21:29,220 --> 00:21:27,610 a mission 304 00:21:33,210 --> 00:21:29,230 Doug would have been the co commander of 305 00:21:35,940 --> 00:21:33,220 this mission he he backed me up he he he 306 00:21:39,810 --> 00:21:35,950 checked my each and every move he saved 307 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:39,820 me on a couple occasions and he did all 308 00:21:45,299 --> 00:21:42,250 things robotic I mean he did the flight 309 00:21:47,070 --> 00:21:45,309 day two and the the landing inspection 310 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:47,080 pretty much single-handedly with a 311 00:21:51,990 --> 00:21:48,850 little bit of help of course we were 312 00:21:54,389 --> 00:21:52,000 spread a little thin he assisted in the 313 00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:54,399 transfer he did an incredible undocking 314 00:21:58,710 --> 00:21:57,159 and fly around and in my opinion it was 315 00:22:00,720 --> 00:21:58,720 just an absolute pleasure to serve with 316 00:22:02,669 --> 00:22:00,730 him my one regret is that there's not 317 00:22:11,110 --> 00:22:02,679 another mission left for him to command 318 00:22:18,289 --> 00:22:15,020 thanks Chris I will also try to keep it 319 00:22:20,390 --> 00:22:18,299 really short but there's one element of 320 00:22:23,900 --> 00:22:20,400 a shuttle mission that can't be ignored 321 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:23,910 and and is a huge part of a success or 322 00:22:27,409 --> 00:22:25,770 reasonable amount of success that that 323 00:22:31,730 --> 00:22:27,419 you may have an orbit and that is 324 00:22:33,140 --> 00:22:31,740 training and we lucked out we we got the 325 00:22:39,409 --> 00:22:33,150 pick of the litter with with our 326 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:39,419 training team Juan Garriga you know we 327 00:22:43,250 --> 00:22:41,610 we can't thank you enough and and and 328 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:43,260 just to put a little bit more on this 329 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:45,570 you know these folks knew that the end 330 00:22:51,140 --> 00:22:47,250 of the program was coming and they chose 331 00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:51,150 to be our trainers till the end and that 332 00:22:57,110 --> 00:22:55,260 that is just true dedication sorry my 333 00:23:04,820 --> 00:22:57,120 son wants to come up on stage it looks 334 00:23:07,250 --> 00:23:04,830 like I we just you know we'll think of 335 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:07,260 many many times from here on out and we 336 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:09,090 thank them from orbit but Juan thank you 337 00:23:16,930 --> 00:23:11,970 so much your team everybody we really 338 00:23:21,999 --> 00:23:20,259 and then the other aspect those are you 339 00:23:24,249 --> 00:23:22,009 or that are familiar with shuttle 340 00:23:26,229 --> 00:23:24,259 training shuttle training flow you know 341 00:23:28,599 --> 00:23:26,239 once your training team has their way 342 00:23:31,149 --> 00:23:28,609 with you and embarrasses you and makes 343 00:23:33,849 --> 00:23:31,159 you feel very tiny for making mistakes 344 00:23:36,279 --> 00:23:33,859 and challenges you then they let us off 345 00:23:39,210 --> 00:23:36,289 to the to the integrated sim world and 346 00:23:44,049 --> 00:23:39,220 our sim soups have their way with us and 347 00:23:49,060 --> 00:23:44,059 Hendra on posi Dave Petrie Mike Jensen 348 00:23:52,839 --> 00:23:49,070 on the station side and of course the 349 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:52,849 the the wonderful Lisa Martin Eddie 4sn 350 00:23:57,489 --> 00:23:55,369 entry she she had a lot of fun with us 351 00:23:59,889 --> 00:23:57,499 and we can't thank those folks enough 352 00:24:02,649 --> 00:23:59,899 for for the scripts that we got and I 353 00:24:04,779 --> 00:24:02,659 felt like and all phases of flight we 354 00:24:07,479 --> 00:24:04,789 were we were well-prepared even with a 355 00:24:15,570 --> 00:24:07,489 smaller crew so once again thanks so 356 00:24:22,460 --> 00:24:19,979 and you know you you can't even begin to 357 00:24:27,109 --> 00:24:22,470 embark on an adventure like this without 358 00:24:31,139 --> 00:24:27,119 just some wonderful support and help and 359 00:24:33,989 --> 00:24:31,149 love and all those things at home and my 360 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:33,999 wife Karen you know she's training for 361 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:36,369 her own mission and she had to deal with 362 00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:40,210 this nine-month whirlwind I just I oh 363 00:24:46,229 --> 00:24:44,110 yeah and we've got another couple years 364 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:46,239 before your start so I'm looking forward 365 00:24:55,259 --> 00:24:48,850 to it and thanks so much for Jack and I 366 00:24:59,340 --> 00:24:55,269 hope he comes back with that the 367 00:25:04,169 --> 00:24:59,350 centerpiece of the sts-135 crew is none 368 00:25:08,729 --> 00:25:04,179 other than dr. Sandra Magnus as we like 369 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:08,739 to refer to her she's I think we had 370 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:12,129 several nicknames nice nicknames on 371 00:25:17,940 --> 00:25:15,330 orbit but I think the queen of transfer 372 00:25:19,409 --> 00:25:17,950 sticks with me the most we also if she 373 00:25:22,889 --> 00:25:19,419 was on the Russian side we called her to 374 00:25:27,139 --> 00:25:22,899 this arena of transfer but you know 375 00:25:30,419 --> 00:25:27,149 she's when we docked sandy took over and 376 00:25:32,999 --> 00:25:30,429 basically became the de facto commander 377 00:25:34,349 --> 00:25:33,009 of the space station shuttle complex for 378 00:25:38,279 --> 00:25:34,359 those eight days that we were there I 379 00:25:40,379 --> 00:25:38,289 think it was eight days and just I there 380 00:25:41,729 --> 00:25:40,389 was there's nobody else I think in our 381 00:25:46,109 --> 00:25:41,739 office that could have pulled that off 382 00:25:48,149 --> 00:25:46,119 and she's she's a great reason for for 383 00:25:51,690 --> 00:25:48,159 the success of this mission she was a 384 00:25:56,660 --> 00:25:51,700 pleasure to work with and sandy take it 385 00:26:00,930 --> 00:25:59,250 what what Doug was trying to say 386 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:00,940 politely was that I turned into this 387 00:26:04,620 --> 00:26:02,890 absolute horrible dictator and worked 388 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:04,630 them finger to bone for eight particular 389 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:05,890 days 390 00:26:10,110 --> 00:26:08,050 mr. Coates mentioned that we had a lot 391 00:26:12,420 --> 00:26:10,120 of transfer of thousands of pounds back 392 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:12,430 and forth across the hatches and of 393 00:26:16,620 --> 00:26:14,530 course our space station crew the 394 00:26:18,060 --> 00:26:16,630 Russian crew and the American crew up 395 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:18,070 there they all pitched in to help out 396 00:26:23,670 --> 00:26:21,130 but execution of a mission is only part 397 00:26:25,410 --> 00:26:23,680 a very very small part of the success of 398 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:25,420 a mission and we mentioned this from 399 00:26:29,910 --> 00:26:27,730 orbit that 99% of the success of any 400 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:29,920 mission goes into the planning because 401 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:31,570 if you don't start out with a good plan 402 00:26:35,850 --> 00:26:33,310 you're just doomed to failure from the 403 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:35,860 very start and we were very lucky on 404 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:38,740 this mission to have a superb team of 405 00:26:43,050 --> 00:26:41,530 the logistics people working out all the 406 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:43,060 details of how we're gonna move all 407 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:45,280 these bags so first and foremost I would 408 00:26:49,350 --> 00:26:47,410 once again like to thank Jeremy Olin and 409 00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:49,360 his team for all of the hard work that 410 00:26:54,030 --> 00:26:51,820 they did and planning out how we were 411 00:26:56,070 --> 00:26:54,040 going to unpack this big monster cargo 412 00:26:58,200 --> 00:26:56,080 vehicle and trade it back without their 413 00:27:00,120 --> 00:26:58,210 hard work and their dedication and their 414 00:27:02,460 --> 00:27:00,130 persistence and their attention to 415 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:02,470 detail we would have been doomed to the 416 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:04,570 from the very start regardless of how 417 00:27:10,740 --> 00:27:06,490 much of a dictator I was once we got to 418 00:27:12,830 --> 00:27:10,750 the space station also Mike Meyer and 419 00:27:15,060 --> 00:27:12,840 the ACO team you guys did a great job 420 00:27:16,650 --> 00:27:15,070 sort of ironing out all the wrinkles in 421 00:27:18,990 --> 00:27:16,660 the plan and keeping the time line up 422 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:19,000 and getting us prepared for all of those 423 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:21,010 activities and the Osos with Rebecca 424 00:27:25,260 --> 00:27:23,170 Winfield in your group helping us set up 425 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:25,270 for all of the small detail kinds of 426 00:27:30,330 --> 00:27:27,490 activities we were doing in the mplm and 427 00:27:32,490 --> 00:27:30,340 all of the preparation to get in and out 428 00:27:34,350 --> 00:27:32,500 of the mplm you streamlined that it 429 00:27:36,810 --> 00:27:34,360 allowed us to work very very efficiently 430 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:36,820 on orbit it was really great to be on 431 00:27:40,530 --> 00:27:38,500 the space station again I want you all 432 00:27:41,070 --> 00:27:40,540 to know it's in great shape all of your 433 00:27:43,050 --> 00:27:41,080 hard work 434 00:27:44,730 --> 00:27:43,060 and all of the persistence and all the 435 00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:44,740 attention to detail and all of the care 436 00:27:48,690 --> 00:27:46,750 you put into that station is paying off 437 00:27:58,160 --> 00:27:48,700 it's beautiful we're set for the next 438 00:28:02,330 --> 00:28:00,710 we felt like we had a part of each and 439 00:28:03,830 --> 00:28:02,340 every one of you up there with us and 440 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:03,840 hopefully we conveyed a little bit that 441 00:28:07,669 --> 00:28:05,970 during the mission and finally I would 442 00:28:09,830 --> 00:28:07,679 like to thank my family for supporting 443 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:09,840 me for so many years my mom who's here 444 00:28:13,460 --> 00:28:11,490 today Rose Hall and my two sisters and 445 00:28:15,140 --> 00:28:13,470 my brother who aren't here but they bent 446 00:28:16,910 --> 00:28:15,150 they troop down to Florida for every 447 00:28:18,710 --> 00:28:16,920 launch and my sister even made it for 448 00:28:20,299 --> 00:28:18,720 the landing and even though it's hard to 449 00:28:22,070 --> 00:28:20,309 watch someone you love launch off the 450 00:28:23,330 --> 00:28:22,080 planet and a rocket they supported me 451 00:28:31,820 --> 00:28:23,340 all the way and I really do appreciate 452 00:28:33,530 --> 00:28:31,830 so thank you very much also on the other 453 00:28:35,990 --> 00:28:33,540 side of the operations of course is the 454 00:28:37,669 --> 00:28:36,000 program side and the station program was 455 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:37,679 undergoing to change and how they did 456 00:28:43,580 --> 00:28:39,210 their cargo processing for this mission 457 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:43,590 and I'd like to say thank Kenny Todd and 458 00:28:49,490 --> 00:28:47,490 Dave I'm Greg Dorit sorry Greg I'm 459 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:49,500 having a blank moment up here I'd like 460 00:28:52,850 --> 00:28:51,090 to thank you guys for all the help you 461 00:28:54,470 --> 00:28:52,860 gave us and getting access to the cargo 462 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:54,480 before the mission so we could sort of 463 00:28:58,640 --> 00:28:56,730 plan with Jeremy and his team how to to 464 00:29:00,530 --> 00:28:58,650 transfer it that was very very helpful 465 00:29:02,690 --> 00:29:00,540 and it really helped us get our mission 466 00:29:04,820 --> 00:29:02,700 done finally I would like to introduce 467 00:29:08,030 --> 00:29:04,830 Rex Walheim our mission specialist too 468 00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:08,040 Rex was a pleasure to fly with he stayed 469 00:29:12,289 --> 00:29:10,559 so calm he was always there when you 470 00:29:14,750 --> 00:29:12,299 needed him he was in the MPM a lot 471 00:29:16,820 --> 00:29:14,760 helping out with the nuts and bolts of 472 00:29:18,530 --> 00:29:16,830 the transfer and being in the same class 473 00:29:19,730 --> 00:29:18,540 together it was just great to share this 474 00:29:21,830 --> 00:29:19,740 experience with him 475 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:21,840 he was our Evie a guru and he had a 476 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:24,570 tough job because he had to plan out all 477 00:29:28,130 --> 00:29:26,370 of the details of me VA that he in fact 478 00:29:30,470 --> 00:29:28,140 was not going to conduct himself and he 479 00:29:37,130 --> 00:29:30,480 did a spectacular job so without further 480 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:39,900 well thank you and I want to start out 481 00:29:44,130 --> 00:29:41,410 too by thanking my family in the front 482 00:29:46,230 --> 00:29:44,140 row my boys Alex and Jeffrey and my 483 00:29:48,290 --> 00:29:46,240 wonderful wife Margie there's no way I 484 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:48,300 could have done this crazy whirlwind 485 00:29:51,870 --> 00:29:50,320 training flow in nine months if you 486 00:29:54,210 --> 00:29:51,880 hadn't made it so stable and wonderful 487 00:29:55,890 --> 00:29:54,220 at home so thank you for that and let me 488 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:55,900 launch on this incredible rocket to 489 00:29:58,530 --> 00:29:57,010 orbit and then if you've seen the 490 00:30:00,240 --> 00:29:58,540 pictures of early entry we come home 491 00:30:03,210 --> 00:30:00,250 basically inside a meteor so it's a 492 00:30:05,430 --> 00:30:03,220 pretty impressive thanks that I do want 493 00:30:07,260 --> 00:30:05,440 to echo Sandy's thanks to the e to the e 494 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:07,270 VA team Glenda Brown and her team it was 495 00:30:10,470 --> 00:30:08,530 not easy working with two different 496 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:10,480 crews one on the ground one up in space 497 00:30:15,750 --> 00:30:13,090 and pulling off a complicated EBA and 498 00:30:17,250 --> 00:30:15,760 her team may be outstanding procedures 499 00:30:18,780 --> 00:30:17,260 and set us up for success and we were 500 00:30:20,130 --> 00:30:18,790 able to accomplish everything and we 501 00:30:22,410 --> 00:30:20,140 also want to pass my thanks to Glenn 502 00:30:24,780 --> 00:30:22,420 Lutz in the xae VA projects office who 503 00:30:26,430 --> 00:30:24,790 who allowed us to have all the suits all 504 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:26,440 tools everything we needed they always 505 00:30:30,390 --> 00:30:28,570 come through so we so we really 506 00:30:32,010 --> 00:30:30,400 appreciate that and we'd also like to 507 00:30:33,630 --> 00:30:32,020 thank the support organizations that 508 00:30:35,550 --> 00:30:33,640 always helped us start now with the 509 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:35,560 flight crew operations 'visit Janet and 510 00:30:39,810 --> 00:30:37,510 BK guys always gave us what we needed we 511 00:30:41,190 --> 00:30:39,820 really appreciate that dick clark and 512 00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:41,200 aircraft ops they give us these great 513 00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:44,110 t-38s and help our families get back and 514 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:45,910 forth and maintain our aircraft just 515 00:30:49,260 --> 00:30:48,130 spotless absolutely wonderful and then 516 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:49,270 Paul Hill and Mission Operations 517 00:30:52,770 --> 00:30:51,010 Directorate thanks for your people 518 00:30:53,790 --> 00:30:52,780 they're just awesome it's absolute 519 00:30:55,950 --> 00:30:53,800 pleasure to work with them and I 520 00:30:57,270 --> 00:30:55,960 consider myself a proud member of mo Dee 521 00:30:59,150 --> 00:30:57,280 from back in the old days and I always 522 00:31:03,870 --> 00:30:59,160 carry that as a badge of honor 523 00:31:05,490 --> 00:31:03,880 and and there's my friends the flight 524 00:31:06,750 --> 00:31:05,500 director so we just want to say thanks 525 00:31:08,430 --> 00:31:06,760 to the flight director office John 526 00:31:10,020 --> 00:31:08,440 McCullough in charge of them and I'll 527 00:31:11,340 --> 00:31:10,030 tell you there are many times at JSC 528 00:31:12,780 --> 00:31:11,350 when I'm think I'm working hard and I 529 00:31:14,340 --> 00:31:12,790 just don't want to work anymore but I 530 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:14,350 think I literally think of the flight 531 00:31:17,490 --> 00:31:15,910 directors the hardest-working people at 532 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:17,500 the Johnson Space and I think they're 533 00:31:22,290 --> 00:31:19,330 working harder than this so I can do 534 00:31:24,090 --> 00:31:22,300 this and I really appreciate that so I 535 00:31:25,410 --> 00:31:24,100 really thank everybody for all the help 536 00:31:28,110 --> 00:31:25,420 and everybody we didn't have a chance to 537 00:31:29,580 --> 00:31:28,120 name but but how do you sum up a 30 year 538 00:31:30,870 --> 00:31:29,590 program of the Space Shuttle like we've 539 00:31:33,330 --> 00:31:30,880 we've heard a lot of ways it is a 540 00:31:34,470 --> 00:31:33,340 celebration one of the best quotes I saw 541 00:31:37,350 --> 00:31:34,480 was down at the Kennedy Space Center 542 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:37,360 yesterday it said don't cry before 543 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:40,510 because it's over but smile because it 544 00:31:43,530 --> 00:31:41,110 happened 545 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:43,540 and that's the way I feel I am so 546 00:31:47,940 --> 00:31:45,370 blessed to have been a part of this 547 00:31:54,430 --> 00:31:47,950 program and I know you guys are too 548 00:31:55,990 --> 00:31:54,440 and the joy we feel the joy we feel as 549 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:56,000 being part of this incredible 30 year 550 00:31:59,320 --> 00:31:58,010 program will make us redouble our 551 00:32:01,210 --> 00:31:59,330 efforts and we're going to have another 552 00:32:03,130 --> 00:32:01,220 program coming along the line that we're 553 00:32:04,510 --> 00:32:03,140 all going to be just as proud of and I 554 00:32:15,460 --> 00:32:04,520 look forward to the journey with you 555 00:32:18,490 --> 00:32:15,470 guys so thank you very much I want to 556 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:18,500 extend my thanks first of all to the 557 00:32:24,460 --> 00:32:22,610 families the spouses of this crew and to 558 00:32:26,350 --> 00:32:24,470 the families and spouses of all the 559 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:26,360 crews over the years and the people that 560 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:28,010 have worked so hard in the launch 561 00:32:33,940 --> 00:32:29,570 control center the Mission Control 562 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:33,950 Center building these orbiters it's been 563 00:32:39,490 --> 00:32:36,890 an amazing family here at NASA to make 564 00:32:42,150 --> 00:32:39,500 it possible I want to thank everybody 565 00:32:44,380 --> 00:32:42,160 who worked so hard over the last 30 35 566 00:32:45,490 --> 00:32:44,390 40 years to make the shuttle program 567 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:45,500 possible 568 00:32:49,570 --> 00:32:47,690 and so successful we've lost some 569 00:32:51,490 --> 00:32:49,580 friends along the way dear colleagues 570 00:32:53,740 --> 00:32:51,500 that we'll never forget 571 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:53,750 I want to thank Senator Hutchinson 572 00:32:57,550 --> 00:32:55,250 especially we wouldn't be up here today 573 00:33:08,110 --> 00:32:57,560 celebrating this flight if it wasn't for 574 00:33:09,790 --> 00:33:08,120 senator Hutchison now this crew I want 575 00:33:12,130 --> 00:33:09,800 to say one final word about the crew 576 00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:12,140 they've been really remarkable before 577 00:33:18,460 --> 00:33:14,870 the flight during the flight and after 578 00:33:20,290 --> 00:33:18,470 the flight representing the astronaut 579 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:20,300 office and the Johnson Space Center and 580 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:24,410 NASA so remarkably well they make us 581 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:26,330 look really good they're very thoughtful 582 00:33:30,790 --> 00:33:29,150 and considerate crew they've recognized 583 00:33:34,540 --> 00:33:30,800 everybody and they've gone out of their 584 00:33:36,310 --> 00:33:34,550 way to say thank you and respect 585 00:33:38,530 --> 00:33:36,320 everybody who's ever supported and 586 00:33:40,630 --> 00:33:38,540 worked on the space program so as a 587 00:33:43,180 --> 00:33:40,640 final thing I've asked Chris to read the 588 00:33:47,340 --> 00:33:43,190 plaque that the crew left in the cockpit 589 00:33:50,380 --> 00:33:47,350 of Atlantis when they left thanks Mike 590 00:33:52,570 --> 00:33:50,390 this this idea came to us is a little 591 00:33:54,790 --> 00:33:52,580 bit of an afterthought and you know 592 00:33:57,070 --> 00:33:54,800 through the incredible resources that we 593 00:33:59,080 --> 00:33:57,080 share with the folks over in building 5 594 00:33:59,970 --> 00:33:59,090 there they came up with the plaque for 595 00:34:01,640 --> 00:33:59,980 us to hang and 596 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:01,650 maybe some of you have seen it on 597 00:34:08,550 --> 00:34:04,690 Twitter or perhaps online but the 598 00:34:10,409 --> 00:34:08,560 inscription is it's from the heart and I 599 00:34:11,879 --> 00:34:10,419 just thought I'd take a moment to read 600 00:34:15,419 --> 00:34:11,889 it all to you and we'll conclude with 601 00:34:17,190 --> 00:34:15,429 this first of all there's the picture 602 00:34:18,750 --> 00:34:17,200 for those of you who probably can't see 603 00:34:20,580 --> 00:34:18,760 it very clearly but let me read the 604 00:34:22,590 --> 00:34:20,590 inscription and we had it cut to fit 605 00:34:25,590 --> 00:34:22,600 right over CRT three right in the middle 606 00:34:27,180 --> 00:34:25,600 and if I was as clear thinking as I wish 607 00:34:29,070 --> 00:34:27,190 I was right after landing I would have 608 00:34:30,599 --> 00:34:29,080 put it right on there but I had to have 609 00:34:32,490 --> 00:34:30,609 somebody run back and pull it out of my 610 00:34:35,669 --> 00:34:32,500 saddlebag and put it on there for me but 611 00:34:37,470 --> 00:34:35,679 it got it says that this plaque on flew 612 00:34:41,070 --> 00:34:37,480 on the final space shuttle mission in 613 00:34:43,050 --> 00:34:41,080 July 2011 from the fortunate few who 614 00:34:45,690 --> 00:34:43,060 have served in space to the thousands 615 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:45,700 who make Space Flight a reality thank 616 00:34:49,379 --> 00:34:47,770 you for keeping the dream alive your 617 00:34:52,020 --> 00:34:49,389 passion for these amazing spaceships 618 00:34:54,240 --> 00:34:52,030 will always stand as proof of what this 619 00:35:27,820 --> 00:34:54,250 country can do when it dares to be bold 620 00:35:33,820 --> 00:35:30,130 I want to thank everybody for coming out 621 00:35:35,950 --> 00:35:33,830 today again I want to thank Senator 622 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:35,960 Hutchison we have a future in space 623 00:35:41,290 --> 00:35:38,330 we're not stopping we will have a future 624 00:35:43,150 --> 00:35:41,300 in space a reminder we have astronauts 625 00:35:45,970 --> 00:35:43,160 in orbit right now we're going to put 626 00:35:48,270 --> 00:35:45,980 Karen up there soon so we do have an 627 00:35:50,650 --> 00:35:48,280 ongoing space program very active one 628 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:50,660 here at the Johnson Space Center and at 629 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:53,090 NASA the crew has agreed to stick around 630 00:35:57,250 --> 00:35:55,210 for a little while and sign autographs 631 00:35:59,050 --> 00:35:57,260 but they've been floating around in 632 00:36:02,140 --> 00:35:59,060 space for a couple weeks so it's a 633 00:36:13,740 --> 00:36:02,150 little bit warm out then don't keep them