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>> I MEANT TO CHECK THIS,

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BUT DO YOU REM--

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DO YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS SELECTED

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AS AN ASTRONAUT?

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1999, THANK YOU.

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I ALWAYS GET IT MIXED UP THERE.

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SO, I WAS BORN IN TOKYO, JAPAN

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AND THEN FROM AGE

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THREE TO SEVEN,

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I ACTUALLY LIVED IN NEW JERSEY

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BECAUSE MY DAD'S JOB.

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IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO

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SINGAPORE FOR TWO YEARS.

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WENT TO KEIO UNIVERSITY

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IN JAPAN.

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GOT MY, UH, DEGREE IN

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

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THEN RIGHT AFTER COLLEGE,

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I JOINED THE JAPANESE

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SPACE AGENCY.

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I HAVE, UH, DREAMT OF

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BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT

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SINCE MY CHILDHOOD

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AND TRIED A COUPLE OF TIMES

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IN, UH, ASTRONAUT SELECTION.

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AND ON MY THIRD TRY,

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GOT SELECTED AS

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AN ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE

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IN, UH, 1999.

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SO, ON MY FIRST MISSION

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ON STS-124

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ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY.

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THAT WAS MY FIRST FLIGHT,

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SO I THOUGHT I WOULD BE NERVOUS,

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BUT MY CREW MATES WERE

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ALREADY LIKE MY FAMILY,

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SO WE WERE JUST CHIT-CHATTING

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INSIDE THE COCKPIT.

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>> SIX, FIVE, FOUR,

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THREE, TWO, ONE.

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BOOSTER IGNITION AND LIFTOFF

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OF SHUTTLE DISCOVERY.

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>> AKI HOSHIDE

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HEADING FOR A HALF YEAR ON

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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>> MY SECOND FLIGHT WAS

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A LONG DURATION FLIGHT.

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WE LAUNCHED ON A SOYUZ CAPSULE,

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DOCKED TO THE SPACE STATION,

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AND DID A LOT OF SCIENCE

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AND SPACE WALKS.

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FLYING OUT OF THREE

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DIFFERENT VEHICLES,

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THAT'S-THAT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

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THE NEW SPACECRAFT,

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UH, CREW DRAGON.

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IT'S A-- IT'S A NEW TECHNOLOGY.

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UH, NEW LAYOUT,

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NEW OPERATION,

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AND, UH, CAN'T WAIT TO

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ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE IT.

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SO I GUESS THE DIFFERENCE

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WOULD BE...

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IT'S A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.

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A LOT LESS SWITCHES.

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IT'S LIKE A SMART PHONE,

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I WOULD SAY.

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UH, WHICH FELT UNCOMFORTABLE

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INITIALLY,

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BECAUSE AS AN ASTRONAUT,

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YOU'RE LIKE...

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WHERE ARE THE SWITCHES?

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WHICH BUTTON DO I HAVE TO PUSH?

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SO, INITIALLY, I FELT

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A LITTLE-- I WOULD SAY

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A LITTLE AWKWARD.

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THEN AFTER TRAINING,

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UM, GET ADJUSTED

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AND YOU UNDERSTAND, HEY,

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THIS IS HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS

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AND, UH, HOW CAN I,

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AS A CREW MEMBER,

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HELP OUT THE MISSION?

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IT'S A PRIVILEGE, ACTUALLY,

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TO WORK TOGETHER

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WITH THESE PEOPLE

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AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO

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ACTUALLY DOING THE MISSION

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AND, UH, SPENDING MORE TIME

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WORKING TOGETHER.

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I'M AKI HOSHIDE,

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JAXA ASTRONAUT