STATION, THIS IS HOUSTON.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE EVENT?
>> WE ARE READY FOR THE EVENT.
>> PLEASE BEGIN FAREWELL REMARKS
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.
>> OK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY I WANT TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CREW-7.
YOUR EXPEDITION 69 IS ALMOST
DONE.
SUCCESSFULLY.
[LAUGHTER]
SO FAR.
OK, STEVE, SULTAN, WOODY, ANDRE,
MIKE, WE HAD A LOT OF NIGHTS
DURING OUR FLIGHT.
I THINK IT IS AMAZING RESULTS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, SUPPORTING
THE WORK TOGETHER.
VERY, VERY GOOD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEET YOU ON
EARTH AS A FRIEND LIKE A YEAR ON
STATION AND MEET WITH THE OTHERS
CELEBRATING OUR RETURN.
GOOD LUCK.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ON EARTH.
>> THANK YOU, SERGEY.
YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE HOST,
SERGEY, FRANK, YOU WERE HERE
WHEN WE NOT HERE.
WELL EXPERIENCED.
YOU CARRIED US ALONG.
YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE
FOR US TO FOLLOW AND GREAT
TEACHERS.
I THINK WE LEARNED A LOT FROM
YOU AND YOUR CREW AS YOU
CONTINUE YOUR MISSION.
YOU KNOW, CREW-7 IS HERE NOW.
THEY WILL LEARN FROM YOU AND
CARRY ON ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU
HELPED US DO ALONG THE WAY.
WHEN WE SHOWED UP HERE SIX
MONTHS AGO, IT WAS A NEW
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US.
I HAD BEEN TO SPACE.
I HAD NEVER BEEN ON A LONG
DURATION MISSION.
IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AND A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE
AMAZING CREW MATES AS THEY COME
ALONG AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
EVERYTHING THEY WILL BE DOING IN
THE FUTURE AND WE'LL SEE EACH
OTHER ALL BACK ON EARTH, SOME
POINT IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO
A YEAR YEAR.
HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS SOONER.
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO WOODY.
>> THANKS, STEVE.
WELL, IT CERTAINLY BEEN THE
EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME AND
REAL HONOR TO GET TO SPEND SIX
MONTHS, SIX INCREDIBLY SHORT
MONTHS LIVING AND WORKING ABOARD
THE INCREDIBLE ORBITING OUTPOST.
I THINK WE GOT A LOT DONE.
WE STARTED OFF WITH SPACEX 27
RIGHT AWAY.
CARGO VEHICLE THAT FULL OF
SCIENCE.
LATER WE HAD THE SPACEX 28
MISSION AS WELL.
WE WELCOMED THE VISITING AXIOM
CREW ONBOARD AND DID THREE
SPACEWALKS AMONGST OUR CREW-6.
WE BERTHED A CYGNUS VEHICLE.
WE DID A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND
HOPEFULLY LEAVING THE SPACE
STATION A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN
WE FOUND IT.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FRANK,
SERGEY AS STEVE MENTIONED YOU
GUYS HAD AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE
OF ONE OF THE SPACECRAFTS UP
HERE WELL TO THE MISSION AND YOU
WERE EXTENDED FOR SIX MONTHS TO
A YEAR AND YOU GUYS HAVE HANDLED
THAT SITUATION WITH INCREDIBLE
GRIS AND FRANK AS THE U.S. LEAD
HAS BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING LEADER
AND I WOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW
YOU GUYS HANDLED THAT SITUATION.
IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR
RETURN AND FOR ME AS ROOKY, THE
FINAL PART OF THAT UNIQUE FLIGHT
EXPERIENCE, DECELERATING FROM
17500MILES PER HOUR DOWN TO
HOPEFULLY A GREAT SPLASHDOWN.
>> THANKS SERGEY FOR THE
LEADERSHIP.
THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL TIME WE
HAVE SPENT HERE.
AMAZING TIME.
SIX MONTHS.
IT FEELS REALLY QUICK.
AS YOU MENTION, GUYS, WE DID
EVA, SILENCE, MAINTENANCE, WE
HAD FUN.
WE HAD GOOD OUTREACH WITH MANY
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, SO IT
WAS REALLY AMAZING, ESPECIALLY
FOR MY REGION, I COME FROM A
PLACE WHERE THE SPACEFLIGHT, THE
HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT PROMOTE MORE
THAN 30 YEARS AND I FELT THAT I
AM RESPONSIBLE OBLIGATED TO SHOW
WHAT IS HAPPENING ABOARD THE
STATION.
I THINK IT IS A SMALL BOOST
TOWARD SPREADING THE END
ENTHUSIASM IN OUR REGION.
I CANNOT BE REALLY HAPPIER WITH
AT THE TIME, I WAS HERE DOING
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, AND IT WAS
REALLY, REALLY INCREDIBLE TIME,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANKS,
ALSO, THE WONDERFUL TIMES AS
WELL.
SPECIAL THANKS TO FRANK,
INCREDIBLE LEADER AND INCREDIBLE
FRIEND AND HOST AND, AND, AND
BASICALLY EVERYTHING WAS
WONDERFUL.
WE ALWAYS GET TO ANSWER SOME
QUESTIONS IF WE WANT TO FLY
TOGETHER AGAIN AND I WOULD SAY,
100%.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT AGAIN.
AND FOR THE NEWCOMERS, ENJOY
EVERY PART OF IT.
IT IS AMAZING.
IT IS KIND AN EXPERIENCE OF A
LIFETIME.
I KNOW ANDY ARRIVED TO THE SPACE
BEFORE, BUT I THINK EVERY TIME
YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING
INTERESTING TO DO AND ESPECIALLY
LOOKING DOWN TO EARTH AND SAY A
FEW WORDS IN ARABIC.
[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT
YOU CAN HELP US.
THANK YOU TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WHO SUPPORT US, TOO.
THANK YOU.
STEVE.
[SPEAKING IN NATIVE TONGUE]
>> ALL RIGHT.
CHRIS.
AMAZING JOB.
STEVE, WOODY, SULTAN, ANDRE, WE
ARE ALL HONORED TO HAVE FLOWN
WITH YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS TRULY EXEMPLIFIED THE
PROFESSIONALISM THAT THE AGE
PHYSICIAN IS STRIVE FOR.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE ALL
AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS JUST GREAT
PEOPLE.
THIS IS A FUN SIX MONTHS AND,
YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU
GUYS, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU BACK ON EARTH.
GREAT JOB.
[APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, STATION.
ESPECIALLY CREW-6.
STATION, WE ARE NOW RESUMING
OPERATIONAL AUDIO