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the ignition sequence had started but

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19th launch of the spacex falcon 9

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first commercial venture to the

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with t-minus 0.5 seconds left in the

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another day on the 22nd we're looking at

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a backup day on the 23rd as well the

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the station crew says they're ready to

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support the spacex demonstration flight

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to the iss calls for an extensive set of

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tests requiring the dragon spacecraft to

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show that it can move precisely in orbit

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and here we go patches are open the

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three newest residents of the

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international space station were greeted

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by their expedition 31 crewmates after

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their soyuz capsule docked safely with

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the orbiting laboratory following its

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two-day plus journey from kazakhstan

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flight engineer sergey revin are slated

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the heat shield material called phenolic

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impregnated carbon ablator was developed

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pikax samples were tested at nasa ames

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heat shield that protected the stardust

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capsule during its return to earth in

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it'll be used by the mars science

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laboratory to land its rover curiosity

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cargo resupply mission to the iss

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evaluation of a key component of the j2x

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test of the j2x power pack a system of

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help propel nasa's new space launch

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system are scheduled through the summer

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vehicle that will expand human presence

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beyond low earth orbit and with the

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orion crew capsule enable new missions

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of exploration across the solar system

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all of whom have achieved distinction

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the state of alabama celebrated its

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space exploration heritage designating

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may 3rd as nasa day in alabama the state

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legislature commended the marshall space

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flight center for its role in space

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exploration and as an engine of economic

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development and the anchor of the

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aerospace industry in north alabama

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i salute marshall and nasa

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it's unprecedented and they are right

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there with us as alabamians

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marshall has an estimated 2.9 billion

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dollar economic impact on the region its

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contractor personnel ninety percent of

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whom are college educated make nasa the

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third largest employer in huntsville for

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more than a half a century we have

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embodied the values of determination

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achievement and a thirst for knowledge

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that made this nation great we are still

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a symbol of this nation's greatness and

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promise

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marshall the center that developed the

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saturn v moon rocket in the 1960s is now

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beyond earth orbit nasa astronaut tj

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creamer who lived and worked on the

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international space station spoke to

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groups of local students visiting the

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state capitol

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we want to be able to extend the

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humanity and go farther and learn more

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about earth learn more about the

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to be able to make tomorrow better nasa

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is a national treasure it truly is a

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national treasure and we're just so

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proud to share in that and what we're

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thrill seekers had a blast learning

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about space during education day at

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students and teachers applied the math

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and science they've used this school

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year to fund problem solving activities

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center had interactive exhibits where

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park goers could learn how astronauts

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live and work in space win prizes by

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answering nasa technology related

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questions and playing the nasa spin the

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they also explored how riding a roller

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coaster produces g-forces just as a

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spacecraft does when it launches into

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there were also exhibits highlighting

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nasa aeronautics missions and displays

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solar ray let's get some energy in there

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founder let's make some noise what are

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now nearly 100 students converged on

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wallops flight facility recently for the

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annual inspire the next generation day

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what we're doing here today is we're

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actually doing inspire the next

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generation where we have

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rockets we're going to prep them for

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flights it's fun like i get to like go

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science technology engineering and math

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or stem careers they could pursue with

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nasa the navy the coast guard noaa fish

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i was born in bangkok thailand and i

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moved to dallas texas and i basically

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degree from ut the international space

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station is a wonderful program

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don't know that we even have an

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international space station so from that

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all the benefits that iss you know has

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provided and is able to offer we want to

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a manned station we've been manned for

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over 10 years we're up there seven days

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humankind and we're still doing that

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with all the utilization that we're

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research that's going to help us go and

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explore beyond low earth orbit one of

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an exotic location other than thailand

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where i'm from just being there and

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mercury astronaut scott carpenter

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launched from cape canaveral aboard the

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aurora 7 spacecraft the flight was the

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second manned orbital mission of the

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mercury program following john glenn's

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friendship seven flight three months

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first study of liquids in weightlessness

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a targeting mishap during re-entry took

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the spacecraft about 250 miles off

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however carpenter and aurora 7 were

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safely recovered after splashdown in the

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and that's this week at nasa for more on

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