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>> I'VE HAD THAT DREAM OF

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BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT

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FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

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>> NEXT THE U.S. ASTRONAUT

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KJELL LINDGREN,

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THE 217TH VISITOR TO

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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>> WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO

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HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE

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TO LIVE AND WORK ON

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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WHEN YOU GO OUT OF

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THE AIRLOCK AND YOU START

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MOVING AROUND ON THE OUTSIDE

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OF THE SPACE STATION,

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LOOKING THROUGH THAT

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PLASTIC VISOR AT THAT SCENE

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THAT OCCUPIES YOUR ENTIRE

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FIELD OF VIEW, UH,

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TO SEE THE EARTH SPINNING

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QUICKLY BELOW IS BREATHTAKING.

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IT WAS REALLY WATCHING

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THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA

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LAUNCH IN 1981.

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AND THAT'S REALLY WHEN,

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UH, I HAD THAT EUREKA MOMENT

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THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO THIS.

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PEOPLE GO INTO SPACE

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AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING

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THAT I COULD PURSUE.

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I WAS ACCEPTED INTO

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THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY,

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AND IT WAS THERE THAT

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I ACTUALLY DISCOVERED

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A PASSION FOR BIOLOGY,

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AND SPECIFICALLY THE EFFECTS

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OF WEIGHTLESSNESS ON

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THE HUMAN BODY.

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AND I REMEMBER VERY CLEARLY

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GOING INTO DENVER ONE NIGHT

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AND, UNFORTUNATELY,

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SEEING A YOUNG WOMAN

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GET HIT BY A CAR

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RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME

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WHILE I WAS ON THE SIDEWALK.

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AND I FELT LIKE,

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YOU KNOW WHAT?

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I'VE BEEN STUDYING BIOLOGY,

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BUT I WANT TO KNOW MORE.

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I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WOULD

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NEED TO DO TO ACTUALLY

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HELP THIS PERSON.

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AND SO MY PATH SHIFTED

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A LITTLE BIT AND,

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UH, I ENDED UP GOING

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TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.

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HAD THE GREAT FORTUNE TO

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BE HIRED ON AS A FLIGHT SURGEON,

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THE PHYSICIAN THAT TAKES CARE

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OF THE ASTRONAUTS, THE CREW.

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AND THEN AN ASTRONAUT SELECTION

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WAS ANNOUNCED AND I THREW

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MY HAT IN THE RING AND HAD

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THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF

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BEING SELECTED INTO

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THE 2009 ASTRONAUT CLASS.

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WE GO TO THE MOON BECAUSE

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IT MEANS FURTHER BUILDING

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THAT BRIDGE OF KNOWLEDGE

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THAT IS REQUIRED TO GET TO MARS.

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AND AN EXPANSION OF HUMANITY

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AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

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I'M GRATEFUL TO BE

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A PART OF THIS TEAM.

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YOU KNOW, GETTING TO

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DO THIS JOB IS NOT

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AN INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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IT REPRESENTS EFFORT AND WORK

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OF FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN

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WALKING ALONGSIDE ME.

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MY FAMILY, CLASSMATES,

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COLLEAGUES, TEACHERS,

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MENTORS, COACHES.

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I AM GRATEFUL FOR

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THEIR INVESTMENT

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OF TIME AND ENERGY IN