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>> I LOVE IT,

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AND IT DOESN'T MATTER

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WHAT I'M FLYING,

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A HELICOPTER, AN AIRPLANE,

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IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

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THE VIEWS WE GET ARE GREAT,

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THE SENSATIONS YOU HAVE.

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HELICOPTER FLYING, TO ME,

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IS-IS REALLY A LOT OF FUN,

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'CAUSE GENERALLY,

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WE'RE DOWN IN THE TREES,

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IT'S VERY CHALLENGING.

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AND, UH, NOW LEARNING TO

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FLY JETS AROUND HERE AT NASA'S

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BEEN PRETTY INCREDIBLE, TOO.

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YOU HAD TO HANG UP

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THE HELICOPTER KEYS, BUT, UH,

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PULLED OUT SOME JET KEYS

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AND IT'S PRETTY NICE.

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I'D ALWAYS WANTED TO

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BE AN ASTRONAUT,

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EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.

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MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED

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IN TITUSVILLE

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RIGHT ACROSS FROM

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THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

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IN FLORIDA, SO I SPENT

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A LOT OF TIME DOWN THERE

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AS A SMALL CHILD.

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>> IGNITION SEQUENCE START.

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>> MY GRANDFATHER WAS REALLY

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THE INSPIRATION BEHIND ALL THIS

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'CAUSE HE WOULD DRAG ME OUT

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TO SEE ANYTHING LAUNCHING.

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>> LAUNCH COMMENCE.

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LIFTOFF!

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>> FOR WHATEVER REASON,

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IT KINDA STUCK IN MY BLOOD.

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THE IRONIC THING IS WHEN

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I DECIDED TO GO TO WESTPOINT,

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I FIGURED THAT MY DREAM OF

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BEING AN ASTRONAUT WAS GONE,

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SO I KINDA GAVE UP ON IT

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'CAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE

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YOU COULD BE IN THE ARMY

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AND BE AN ASTRONAUT,

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BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN, SO.

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BACK IN 2008,

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I FLEW ON STS-126.

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WE WERE KIND OF

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A RE-SUPPLY MISSION.

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SO THEY CALLED OUR MISSION,

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ACTUALLY, THE EXTREME

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HOME MAKEOVER MISSION

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FOR THE SPACE STATION.

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WE GOT A CHANCE TO BRING UP

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NEW BEDROOMS, A NEW BATHROOM,

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A NEW KITCHEN, A NEW GYM.

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REALLY OUTFIT THE STATION

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TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT

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MORE THAN THREE CREW MEMBERS,

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SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL

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TO BE A PART OF THAT

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AND THEN TO GO BACK

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A FEW YEARS LATER

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IN 2016 AND 2017

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WHEN I FLEW ON THE SOYUZ.

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THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE

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TIME UP THERE.

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THE LONG DURATION PIECE

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IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT DIFFERENT

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THAN THE SHUTTLE,

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COUPLE WEEK MISSION.

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THERE'S A DIFFERENCE CADENCE,

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A DIFFERENT RHYTHM

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YOU HAVE TO GET INTO.

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UM, MORE OF A MARATHON PACE

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VERSUS A SPRINT PACE.

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SPACE SHUTTLE FOR ME WAS,

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YOU'RE KIND OF

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ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'

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FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES

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WHILE THE SOLID

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ROCKET BOOSTERS ARE ON.

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AND THEN IT SMOOTHS OUT

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AND IT'S PURE EXHILARATION.

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THE LANDING, COMING BACK IN

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IS SUPER SMOOTH

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'CAUSE YOU'RE LANDING

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ON A RUNWAY.

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AND SOYUZ TO ME

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WAS KIND OF THE OPPOSITE.

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IT WAS A REALLY SMOOTH

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RIDE UPHILL,

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BUT COMING BACK WAS

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REALLY VIOLENT AND, UH,

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PRETTY INCREDIBLE THAT WE, UH,

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MADE IT THROUGH THAT,

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BUT, UH, THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT

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FOR MANY, MANY YEARS

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AND, UH, A PROVEN PRODUCT

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FOR SURE.

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WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY

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DOWN IN FLORIDA NOW

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THAN WE DID FOR SHUTTLE.

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SO, IT WAS JUST

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A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD.

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WE KIND OF BLENDED

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I WOULD SAY THE BEST THINGS

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FROM SHUTTLE

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DURING QUARANTINE

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AND LAUNCH DAY OPERATIONS

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AND THE BEST THINGS FROM SOYUZ

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THAT WE'VE LEARNED

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OVER THE YEARS.

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AND KIND OF NOW,

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WE HAVE A HYBRID OF THOSE

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REALLY GOOD THINGS

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ON LAUNCH DAY ESPECIALLY.

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I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

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UH, I LOVE, UH,

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THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

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AND ALL THE TEAMS DOWN THERE

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THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO WORK WITH.

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I LOVE IT FOR OUR COUNTRY,

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OUR NATION, THAT WE'RE LAUNCHING

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OUT OF THE U.S. AGAIN.

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IT'S A GREAT CAPABILITY

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THAT WE HAVE.

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AND JUST HAPPY TO BE

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DOING IT AGAIN OUT OF FLORIDA.

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MY NAME IS SHANE KIMBROUGH.

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I AM THE COMMANDER OF