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>> OKAY, ARE YOU READY?

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>> YES, I'M READY.

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I TEND TO WORK A LOT,

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UH, EVEN OUTSIDE OF WORK.

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YOU KNOW, GOING TO NEW PLACES,

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MEETING NEW PEOPLE.

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I LIKE NEW EXPERIENCES,

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I LIKE TO LEARN ALL THE TIME.

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MY NAME IS THOMAS PESQUET

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AND I'M A MISSION SPECIALIST FOR

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NASA SPACEX CREW-2 MISSION TO

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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ONBOARD THE CREW DRAGON

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AS A MISSION SPECIALIST,

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UH, EVERYTHING THAT'S MANUAL

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IS IN OUR BALLPARK.

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IF WE HAVE TO OPEN A HATCH,

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IF WE HAVE TO USE

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THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT,

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IF WE HAVE TO OPEN

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OR CLOSE VALVES,

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IF WE HAVE TO MANAGE

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THE CARGO AND THE STORAGE,

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UH, ALL THIS IS GONNA BE ON US.

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I REMEMBER AS A KID,

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UH, EVERYBODY'S OWN INTERESTS,

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BUT MINE WAS SPACE SHUTTLES

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AND PLANES AND I HAD

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THE POSTERS IN MY ROOM,

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I MEAN, THE COMPLETE KIT.

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AND SO, I WENT INTO

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MATH AND PHYSICS

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AND THEN I BECAME AN ENGINEER.

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I WENT INTO AEROSPACE.

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THAT SEEMED NATURAL AT THE TIME.

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UM, AND THEN I GOT A CHANCE

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TO BECOME A PILOT,

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WHICH WAS KIND OF ANOTHER PIECE.

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WE HAVE AN ASTRONAUT SELECTION

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EVERY 10 TO 15 YEARS IN EUROPE.

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AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK

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IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN,

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BUT I-I PASSED ALL THE--

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ALL THE SELECTIONS

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AND I MADE IT.

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SO, IT REALLY, IT'S BEEN--

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IT'S BEEN A DREAM.

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I'VE BEEN SO LUCKY.

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IF I WOULD'VE PICTURED IT

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WHEN I WAS A KID,

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I COULDN'T HAVE PICTURED IT

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ANY BETTER THAN

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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

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THE SPACE STATION TO ME,

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IT'S A-- IT'S A STEP

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FOR EXPLORATION,

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SO WE'RE PREPARED THE--

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THE NEXT STEPS

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THAT ARE GONNA TAKE US,

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YOU KNOW, TO THE MOON

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AND TO MARS.

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AND AT THE SAME TIME,

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WE'RE USING THE SPACE STATION

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AS A--

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AS AN ORBITING LABORATORY,

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SO EVERY DAY,

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YOU DO RESEARCH THAT YOU

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COULDN'T BE DOING ON THE GROUND.

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YOU HAVE TO PREPARE

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FOR THE SPACE WALKS.

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YOU ALWAYS PREPARE

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VERY METICULOUSLY,

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VERY THOROUGHLY,

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AND THEN ONCE YOU GO OUT,

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AND JUST YOUR ADRENALINE

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IS-IS VERY HIGH.

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AND IT'S ALSO

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PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING,

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'CAUSE YOU GOTTA BE,

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FOR SIX, SEVEN HOURS

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FIGHTING AGAINST THE SPACESUIT

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BECAUSE THAT SPACESUIT

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IS INFLATED WITH AIR

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FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE,

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WHICH MEANS IT'S GONNA RESIST

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YOUR-YOUR MOVEMENTS.

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SO, THOSE ARE HUGE,

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BIG MEMORIES THAT YOU HAVE,

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BUT-BUT REALLY ALSO,

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SOMETIMES THE SMALL THINGS,

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THE-THE FUN THAT YOU COULD HAVE.

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IT'S ONE OF THE BIG ACHIEVEMENT

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OF THE SPACE PROGRAM IS TO--

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IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

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THAT'S WHAT MAKES US GO,

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YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE,

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I THINK OUR PROGRAMS ARE GONNA

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BE MORE AND MORE AMBITIOUS.

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SO WE'RE GONNA NEED

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MORE THAN JUST ONE COUNTRY.

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NO SINGLE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

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CAN DO IT ON ITS OWN,

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SO I THINK IT'S THE PARTNERSHIP

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THAT TAKES US FORWARD.

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UM, IT-IT MAKES YOU BETTER,

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IT MAKES YOU ACHIEVE MORE,

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AND I THINK THAT'S

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THE PATH WE'RE IN,

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THAT SPACE STATION

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HAS PAVED THE WAY.

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I MEAN, EVERY FUTURE

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BIG SPACE PROGRAM