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where we are today.

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And liftoff!

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Liftoff! Liftoff!

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July 8, 2011

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Today, weather permitting,

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Atlantis will display its power

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and spectacle one last time

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under the direction of flight

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director Richard Jones.

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The shuttle was sort of iconic.

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spaceships that looked like it.

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so commonplace.

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six times a year.

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since I was a little kid

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of a surprise to the world

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that, wow, it's it's

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not going to fly anymore.

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Here's our commander, Chris Ferguson.

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He's in the suit up room.

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Going over to pilot Doug Hurley.

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specialist number one, Sandy Magnus.

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This is Rex Walheim.

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He's our mission specialist number two.

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He's making his third space flight.

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He spent more than 24 days in space.

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It was a real honor

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to be a part of the last shuttle

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mission, STS- 135,

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because it's such -

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it was such an important mission

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from the viewpoint of really showcasing

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what the shuttle program accomplished

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during its so 30 years.

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I was looked upon a shuttle

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flight is like preparing for Christmas.

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all the work is done ahead of time.

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and the cooking.

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it's like Christmas Day.

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the right way, preparing for it,

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it's it's all fun.

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Jones has already polled his team for a

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go for launch from a systems perspective,

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as has the International Space Station

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flight control team led today

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by flight director Emily Nelson.

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and dedicated team

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that gets the people on the orbiter.

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OK, Fergie, we're starting to feel

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on the ground about this one today.

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So on behalf of the

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greatest team in the world,

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good luck to you

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and your crew on the final flight

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of a true American icon.

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Let's light this fire one more time

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Mike and witness

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this great nation at it's best.

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The crew of Atlantis is ready for launch.

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T minus 35, 33 ...

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was that the little beanie cap

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that sits on top of the external tank,

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you know, they get that out of the way

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so so we can launch.

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out of the way, there was a microswitch

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center, "Hey, I'm out of the way.

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Nine, eight, seven, six ...

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two, one, zero and liftoff,

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the final liftoff of Atlantis

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on the shoulders of the space shuttle,

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America will continue the dream.

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Roll Program, Houston.

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Roger, roll Atlantis.

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Atlantis, station

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on the big loop, we have you in sight.

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We'll be there soon.

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Every time I was in the shuttle

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and we were rendezvous and docking

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because it starts out

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as this distant point of light.

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that we've built in space.

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Atlantis, Aladdin,

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welcome to the International Space Station

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for the last time.

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Big ol' Russian hug.

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How you doing guys?

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The crew is just wonderful.

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we laughed at each other

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and we knew when it was time to work

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and we knew when it was time to,

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you know, relax.

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This is President Obama.

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Who am I talking to?

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Hello, Mr. President.

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You're talking to the Increment 28 crew

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and the crew of the space

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shuttle Atlantis.

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because I was just dialing out for pizza.

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I just want to say

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how proud I am of all of you.

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Congratulations to NASA,

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to all our international partners

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and all the personnel past

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and present who've spent countless hours

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and untold effort

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making the space shuttle

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and the International Space Station

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a unique part of our history.

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Transfer's the name of the game today,

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as it will be for the next several days,

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as the crew presses ahead

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to complete the transfer

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of almost five tons of supplies

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from Raffaello to the

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International Space Station that will help fortify

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the complex for the next 12 months.

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I have never been

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so busy my whole entire life

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just executing that mission on orbit.

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We worked really hard,

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but we had a lot of good time

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while we're doing it.

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Good morning, Houston.

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We're getting ready for undock today.

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We get to do one last lap

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with Atlantis around the ISS

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and then start our trip home.

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the International Space Station

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for the last time.

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♫♫♫

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There was one night before we landed,

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we had all of our tasks done.

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We were ready the next day

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to deorbit and come home.

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to hang out in the flight deck

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and watch the world go by

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and that's where we had a chance to

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shuttle is going to be on orbit.

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It's it's kind of interesting to be here

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and it got to it in space safely.

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but we understand

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all good things do come to an end.

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July 21, 2011

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of a generation,

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a ship like no other,

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its place in history secured

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that your mission went well

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everybody wanted to get done,

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because we knew that was it.

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that it was was all over.

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who's going to move first? (laughs)

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Nobody wanted to move. (laughs)

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after serving the world for over 30 years

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the space shuttle earned

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and has come to a final stop.

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We copy your wheels stop

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and we'll take this opportunity

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to congratulate you, Atlantis,

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as well as the thousands of passionate

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individuals across this great

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space-faring nation

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who truly empower

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this incredible spacecraft,

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which for three decades has inspired

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millions around the globe.

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[soft music]

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with the ability to influence

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to talk to a lot of our young engineers.

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you know, then all eyes

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going to be really exciting.

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We're looking forward to that.

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[epic music]

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that are now that, after

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and really, I think, excite the public

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about all the great things

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we're doing in space.

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You know, the space shuttle changed the way

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we view the world and it's changed

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the way we view our universe.

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It's a lot of emotion today,

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but one thing is indisputable -

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America's not gonna stop exploring.

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Thank you, Columbia,

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Challenger, Discovery, Endeavor

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and our ship, Atlantis.

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Thank you for protecting us

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and bringing this program

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to such a fitting end.