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TIFFANY NAIL: Welcome to NASA Direct's prelaunch webcast for Space Technology 5 mission, three satellites designed

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to test our latest miniature spacecraft technology. Let's begin today's program with a message from NASA's director of

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Kennedy Space Center, Mr. Jim Kennedy.

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JIM KENNEDY: Hi. I'm Jim Kennedy, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Welcome to the NASA

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Direct webcast for the launch of Space Technology 5. ST5 is an innovative mission using a trio of micro-satellites to study

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the Earth's magnetic field. Surrounding the planet like a shield, the magnetic field protects the Earth from intense space

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radiation and solar storms. It's ST5's mission to map this protective field, while at the same time test the function of these

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television-sized, autonomous satellites. Thank you for joining us today and I hope you enjoy the webcast.

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