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>> YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED

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TO SEE WHAT KIND OF DATA

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THAT WE COLLECT FROM

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THIS FIRST PROJECT.

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ANY SORT OF DATA THAT WE GET

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IS GOING TO BE BRAND NEW

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INFORMATION FOR US.

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AND FOR--

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[ LAUGHTER ]

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[ MUSIC ]

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>> THREE, TWO, ONE, AND ZERO.

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AND LIFTOFF OF

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THE FALCON 9 ROCKET

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AND THE DRAGON SPACECRAFT,

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PACKED WITH SCIENCE AND SUPPLIES

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FOR THE INTERNATIONAL

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SPACE STATION.

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HUMANITY'S HOME IN

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LOW EARTH ORBIT.

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>> SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY

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SCHEDULED TO BE ON SPACE-X 14.

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BUT ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE LAUNCH,

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UM, OUR PROJECT GOT CANCELED

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FROM THAT LAUNCH

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BECAUSE OF SOME ISSUES WITH

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THE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.

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>> SCIENCE AND SPACE

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CAN BE COMPLEX.

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AND NO MATTER HOW METICULOUSLY

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THINGS ARE PLANNED AND EXECUTED,

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SOMETIMES THOSE COMPLEXITIES

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GET IN THE WAY OF

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LAUNCHING ON TIME.

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WHEN EQUIPMENT USED TO

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HOUSE THE EXPERIMENT

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DIDN'T LOOK PERFECT FOR

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A FINAL PRE-FLIGHT TEST,

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THERE WAS NO CHOICE BUT TO

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PUSH IT TO A LATER FLIGHT,

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TO ENSURE MISSION SUCCESS.

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AS A FIRST-TIME INVESTIGATOR,

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THAT WAS, UM--

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IT WASN'T DEVASTATING.

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IT WAS JUST SAD THAT WE WEREN'T

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GONNA BE ABLE TO LAUNCH

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'CAUSE IT-- UP TO THAT POINT,

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IT HAD TAKEN US ABOUT

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TWO YEARS TO GET THERE.

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ULTIMATELY, IT GAVE US

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ABOUT SIX MONTHS MORE TIME

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TO REEVALUATE THAT

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CONTROLLED SYSTEM

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AND DO SOME MORE GROUNDWORK

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TO PREPARE FOR THE LAUNCH

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IN DECEMBER OF 2018

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ON SPACE-X 16.

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>> AFTER THE SETBACK OF BEING

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MOVED TO A LATER LAUNCH,

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OUR TEAM OF SCIENTISTS

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NOW HAS ONLY DAYS LEFT

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BEFORE THEIR EXPERIMENT

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WILL BE LOADED INTO

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A SPACE-X DRAGON CAPSULE

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THAT WILL CARRY IT TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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ELAINE AND PARASTOO,

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THE COFOUNDERS OF

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A BIOMEDICAL START-UP, ARE AT

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NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,

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READYING THEIR RESEARCH

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FOR MICROGRAVITY.

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>> SINCE THIS IS

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OUR FIRST PROJECT THAT'S

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LAUNCHING TO STATION,

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THIS IS ALSO OUR FIRST TIME

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WORKING AT THE

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

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SO IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING

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MOMENT TO, YOU KNOW,

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NOT JUST SEE THE VISITOR CENTER

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THE TOURISTY THINGS,

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BUT ALSO GET TO GET PAST

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THE SECURITY GATE AND INTO

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THE ACTUAL LABORATORIES.

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>> WHILE SOME EXPERIMENTS ARE

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LOADED INTO DRAGON IN THE WEEKS

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LEADING UP TO LAUNCH,

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OTHERS HAVE MORE

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TIME-SENSITIVE COMPONENTS.

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THESE REQUIRE PRECISE

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PREPARATION AND LOADING

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IN THE DAYS BEFORE LIFTOFF.

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FOR THOSE SCIENTISTS,

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LABORATORIES AT THE KENNEDY

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SPACE CENTER THAT ARE

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A PART OF THE SPACE STATION

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PROCESSING FACILITY, OR SSPF,

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BECOME A HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

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HERE, THEY CAN CARRY OUT

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THE CRITICAL LAST STEPS OF

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PREPARING THEIR EXPERIMENTS

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FOR DELIVERY TO

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THE SPACE STATION.

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>> SO WE GOT HERE ON A THURSDAY,

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AND IT'S CURRENTLY SUNDAY.

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PUT IN A BIG DAY YESTERDAY,

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FILLING UP THESE WELLS

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AND GETTING READY FOR HAND-OVER

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AHEAD OF LAUNCH

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THIS OTHER TIME.

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IT'S THIS WEIRD, LIKE,

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LITTLE TIME BUBBLE WHERE

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EVERYTHING IS NOW L-BASED,

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L MINUS 48.

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L MINUS 24.

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AND IT'S JUST BUILDING UP

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TO THE ACTUAL LAUNCH TIME.

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>> WITH THOSE PRECIOUS

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REMAINING HOURS,

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THE TEAM IS PREPPING THEIR

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MICROPLATES FOR MICROGRAVITY.

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MICROPLATES ARE ALSO

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USED IN LABS ON EARTH,

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BUT THESE WERE SPECIALLY

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DESIGNED TO BE SELF-CONTAINED.

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>> MY ROLE ON THE PROJECT

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WAS TO DESIGN THE ACTUAL

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MICROPLATE THEMSELVES.

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THE CHALLENGE ON ORBIT, THOUGH,

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IS THAT, UH, GENERALLY,

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FLUID EXPERIMENTS HAVE TO BE

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CONDUCTED IN THE GLOVEBOX,

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AND THE GLOVEBOX IS-IS

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VERY TIME-LIMITED.

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UH, IT'S VERY CREW INTENSIVE.

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SO WE'VE DESIGNED THIS

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SELF-CONTAINED MICROPLATE

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THAT, UH, CAN BE OPERATED

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OUTSIDE OF THE GLOVEBOX.

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IT HAS ALL OF THE CONTAINMENT

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TO KEEP THE FLUIDS INSIDE.

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>> SO WE HAVE LOADED THESE WELLS

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WITH [ INDISTINCT ].

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AND WE WANTED--

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WE WANT TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT

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THE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY

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AND HOW THE RELEASE OF THE DRUG

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IS AFFECTED WHEN WE SEND IT

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TO THE SPACE STATION.

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SO THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE

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IS THAT IF WE HAVE BUBBLES

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THAT ARE IN THE WELLS,

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IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR

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THE PLATE READER TO BE ABLE TO

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READ THE AMOUNT CORRECTLY.

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SO WE ARE BEING VERY CAREFUL

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WITH HOW WE ARE

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LOADING THE WATERS.

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>> SO WHAT'S LEFT TO DO TODAY,

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ONCE PARASTOO HERE FINISHES

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FILLING THE MICROPLATES,

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I'M GONNA TAKE OVER

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AND SEAL THEM UP COMPLETELY.

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WE'LL ADD ALL OF THE LABELS

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ON TO THE MICROPLATES

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A SELF-CONTAINED BOX THAT IS

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WHAT THEY'LL ACTUALLY TRAVEL

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TO THE SPACE STATION ON.

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>> THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING

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JUST TO GET IT RIGHT.

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ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'LL TURN IT

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OVER TO COLD STO.

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COLD STO WILL

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TAKE IT FROM THERE.

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AND, UH, THE NEXT TIME

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WE'LL SEE 'EM WILL BE ON ORBIT

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AND THE CREWS OPENING THEM UP.

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>> COLD STO,

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SHORT FOR COLD STOWAGE,

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IS THE TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR

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MAKING SURE THAT THE RESEARCH

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STAYS AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE

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ON ITS JOURNEY FROM THE LAB

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ON EARTH TO THE LAB IN SPACE.

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THIS HAND-OFF IS ONE OF

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THE LAST STEPS BEFORE

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BEING LOADED ONTO THE ROCKET.

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THE COLD STOWAGE TEAM WILL TAKE

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ELAINE AND PARASTOO'S EXPERIMENT

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AND KEEP IT SAFE AND SOUND

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BEFORE IT'S LOADED FOR LAUNCH.

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>> WELL, IT'LL FEEL LIKE

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A RELIEF WHEN WE ACTUALLY

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SEE IT TAKE OFF.

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AND THEN IT WILL BE FINALLY--

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>> IT'S A HUGE STEP, THOUGH.

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>> YEAH.

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>> IT'S DONE.

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IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS

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AT THIS POINT.

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>> YEAH.

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IT WILL BE OFFICIALLY

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OUT OF OUR HANDS WHEN

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IT LEAVES THE EARTH'S SURFACE.

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SO, THAT-THAT'LL BE

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THE MOMENT THAT...

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WE ARE FINALLY, FINALLY DONE.

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UNTIL WE GET DATA.

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AND THEN WE GET TO PROCESS IT.

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>> I KNOW.

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THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING,

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ACTUALLY.

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>> SO, WHAT'LL HAPPEN NOW IS,

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NOW THAT WE'VE HANDED 'EM OVER

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TO NASA, NASA WILL DELIVER.

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THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY RIGHT NOW,

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OUT TO DRAGON, TO BE LOADED.

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AND THE LAUNCH HOPEFULLY

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WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW AT 13:38.

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I'VE BEEN INVOLVED

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SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING,

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WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY

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ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.

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IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD.

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BUT, UH, LIKE EVERYTHING

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THAT'S A LOT OF WORK,

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IT'S WORTH IT.

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AND, UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO HELP

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[ INDISTINCT ] GET SOME DATA

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FOR THIS PROJECT.

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>> OVERALL, WE'RE GONNA

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GET A LOT OF DATA FROM

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JUST THIS ONE PROJECT,

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AND THOSE TWO EXPERIMENTS

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ARE GONNA FORM A LOT OF

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DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US.

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[ LAUGHING ]

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ALL RIGHT.

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>> IT'S A LITTLE WINDY

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OUT HERE TODAY.

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IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

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IT'S A LITTLE WINDY.

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IT'S GOT ME CONCERNED.

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MY-MY LAUNCH INTUITION

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IS TINGLING A BIT.

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IT'S ALWAYS AN AWESOME

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AND AMAZING AND SPECIAL

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THING TO SEE.