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TIFFANY NAIL: Welcome to NASA Direct's prelaunch webcast for Space Technology 5 mission, three satellites designed
to test our latest miniature spacecraft technology. Let's begin today's program with a message from NASA's director of
Kennedy Space Center, Mr. Jim Kennedy.
JIM KENNEDY: Hi. I'm Jim Kennedy, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Welcome to the NASA
Direct webcast for the launch of Space Technology 5. ST5 is an innovative mission using a trio of micro-satellites to study
the Earth's magnetic field. Surrounding the planet like a shield, the magnetic field protects the Earth from intense space
radiation and solar storms. It's ST5's mission to map this protective field, while at the same time test the function of these
television-sized, autonomous satellites. Thank you for joining us today and I hope you enjoy the webcast.