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>> This was once just a dream.

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>> TTC is good for launch.

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>> Three, two.

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>> And liftoff of
Discovery and a team

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of explorers shaping
their destiny!

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>> An answer built by
those who dared to ask.

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What if we were to channel
humanity's knowledge

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and creatively into
something truly revolutionary?

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What if we built a bridge
between and above all nations --

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to jointly discover the
galaxy's great unknowns?

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To endeavor to live and
to work outside our planet

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for the benefit of all within.

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What started as an accord

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between two former rivals
became a beacon of opportunity

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for the rest of the world.

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>> We have ignition and liftoff

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of the Soyuz rocket
beginning the first expedition

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to the International Space
Station and setting the stage

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for permanent human
presence in space.

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>> Are you ready for visitors?

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>> We live this dream aboard
the International Space Station.

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>> It's good to have you there
and adjusting to your new home.

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>> Adapting to life in
space has been a process.

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>> For the past 20 years,
over 230 astronauts from all

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over the world have
worked tirelessly together,

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boldly performing
pioneering research

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and high-stakes space walks

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in the unforgiving
environment of space.

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In this unparalleled orbital
laboratory, circling the planet

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at 17,500 miles an hour,

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thousands of groundbreaking
scientific experiments

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from over 100 countries have
led to discoveries unachievable

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in the confines of Earth.

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From 250 miles up,
an unbroken chain

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of residents have shared
their view and their research

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with a generation eager to
understand this higher plan.

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The space station is a symbol
of humanity at its best,

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a shining example of
international peace

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and collaboration in action.

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>> Three, two, one.

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>> Endeavor, this is Houston.

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You've completed a historic
ride to the ISS and have opened

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up a new chapter in
human space exploration.

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>> And as we turn our
gaze outward still,

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this International Space
Station is a living testament

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of our collective
strength and perseverance,

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where our human curiosity
prepares

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for the audacious efforts ahead.

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We continue to bridge
the distances between us

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and prove just how much more is
possible when we dream together.

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