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today i'm pleased to announce that nasa

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has selected america's next generation

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of space explorers

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women and men who are committed to

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ensuring that our nation leads the world

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in exploration

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the astronaut candidates of 2013 come

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from the second largest pool of

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applications we've ever received more

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than 6 300.

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these new space explorers asked to join

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nasa because they know we're doing big

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bold things here developing missions to

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go farther than ever before

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they're excited about the science we're

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doing on the international space station

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and are planned to launch from u.s soil

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on spacecraft built by american

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companies

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and they're ready to help lead the first

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human mission to an asteroid and then on

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to mars

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this new class of four women and four

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men

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comes from diverse backgrounds

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but they share the qualities our

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astronauts have always had a desire to

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excel and reach new frontiers and to

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keep america the world's leader in space

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exploration

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as our industry partners continue to

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succeed in developing new space

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transportation systems to low earth

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orbit

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these new astronauts could be among the

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first to fly on commercially provided

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systems to the space station

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nasa also is forging a new path to space

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with the space launch system and the

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orion crew vehicle

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we are laying the groundwork for a

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mission to an asteroid in the 2020s and

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human missions to mars in the 2030s

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this new class will be among those who

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will have the opportunity to plan and

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carry out these exciting missions

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strengthening our nation's leadership in

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space and pushing the boundaries of

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exploration

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you can see our new candidates and read

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to the new members of the nasa family i

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offer my heartiest congratulations and

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welcome to each of you on behalf of the

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nation space program

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i'm personally awed by your individual

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achievements and we're all inspired by

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your commitment to exploration and

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taking america to new heights in space