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We're going to be busy.

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We're going to be tired.

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But it's going to be a lot of fun.

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I think as a first time flier,

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there's a certain component of uncertainty
that's hard to remove.

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The training's been incredible,
and so I feel prepared.

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Four, three, two, one, zero ...

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ignition ...

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And liftoff!

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It's all for the sake of science and it’s
all for the push towards

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the boundaries of exploration, towards
space.

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It's everything
from fundamental scientific research

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to looking back at Earth to innovations.

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200 + Science Experiments & Technology Demonstrations

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Including tissue chip research on heart, 
brain, and cartilage functions

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In weightlessness,

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things burn differently,
and if you really think about things

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like vehicle design, we're often
constrained by flammability requirements.

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So studies are enormously important
for enabling us

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to push the envelope
in the future a bit more.

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We're going to potentially

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swab the outside of the space station
to try to get a sense of what sorts

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of biological material might be out
on the outside of space station.

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And that's relevant
for planetary protection

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when we think about going to Mars.

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Potentially, we have Crew Flight Test
coming up with the Boeing vehicle,

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followed by Axiom 2.

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The fact that we'll have two companies
able to provide the opportunity

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reach low-Earth orbit will change the way
we look at how we fly to space.

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First Arab mission -

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it's a great privilege

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yet it's a great responsibility.