WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.900 George Diller/STS-131 Landing Commentator: And here come our STS-131 astronauts, 00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:20.900 being greeted by Lori Garver. KSC Director Bob Cabana greeting our commander. 00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:31.900 And the director of the Japanese space agency, JAXA. 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:48.900 There's astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and 00:00:49.000 --> 00:01:01.900 Naoko Yamazaki. And the crew under the orbiter usually likes to take a look at the tiles, 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:10.900 also the landing gear and the tires, some of the flight control elements, 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:21.900 such as the elevons, and just generally see how well Discovery came through the landing. 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:23.900 Alan Poindexter/STS-131 Commander: It's great to be back at the Kennedy Space Center 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:26.900 with Discovery. It was a beautiful entry this morning. 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:32.900 We've got the bonus of coming over the entire United States and it was just absolutely 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.900 gorgeous. The entire entry track took us over the Rockies and over the Midwest, 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:44.900 and across the Mississippi Delta. And it was just a fantastic entry. 00:01:45.000 --> 00:01:48.900 The landing to get back here at Kennedy Space Center was really nice. 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:51.900 It's a beautiful day and it was a great mission. 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:54.900 And we're just happy to be back here in Florida with Discovery. 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:57.900 I'm going to let the rest of the crew come up and say just a few words. 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:00.900 But thanks to everybody for all of their support. 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:08.900 And we really appreciate it. Thank you. 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:10.900 James P. Dutton Jr./STS-131 Pilot: Well, it was just an incredible mission from start to 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:16.900 finish. The launch, having an orbital sunrise during our ascent into orbit, 00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:20.900 it was incredible. We had our share of challenges up there, 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:23.900 but the larger team just did an incredible job supporting us and 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:26.900 we owe them greatly for all they did for us. 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:32.900 So, to them, our thanks. 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:34.900 Rick Mastracchio/STS-131 Mission Specialist: Well, thanks, thanks for being here. 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:38.900 We had a great mission. Like Jim and Dex said, we had our challenges. 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:42.900 We had our EVA challenges where some of the hardware gave us a little bit of trouble. 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:45.900 But I think we got all of the big tasks d one and we're very happy with everything. 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.900 Thank you. 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:54.900 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger/STS-131 ission Specialist: Hi, I'm Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, MS2 for the flight. 00:02:55.000 --> 00:03:00.900 And what an incredible morning to be out here. I can't believe that a few days ago we 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:04.900 were looking down on this part of the United States and it was just so beautiful. 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:08.900 And I want to say thanks to all of the people that made this possible. 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:13.900 And we hope that we've made the International Space Station ready for future 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:25.900 exploration. And I just, again, want to say thank you and it's great to be back on Earth. 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:27.900 Stephanie Wilson/STS-131 Mission Specialist: Hi, I'm Stephanie Wilson. 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:29.900 And it's been an incredible journey. We had a great time. 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:34.900 It was a wonderful mission. We enjoyed our time with the International Space Station. 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:36.900 We were able to complete all of the mission objectives. 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:40.900 And so, we're very grateful to all of the teams across our NASA and international partner 00:03:41.000 --> 00:03:44.900 centers, especially Johnson Space Center and the Kennedy Space Center. 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:50.900 Thanks so much for readying Discovery for us and making her such a wonderful bird. 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:54.900 Folks here work very hard and we're just very thankful to all of the teams that made this 00:03:55.000 --> 00:04:03.900 mission possible. Thank you so much. 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:05.900 Naoko Yamazaki/STS-131 Mission Specialist: Hello, I'm Naoko Yamazaki, 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:12.900 mission specialist of STS-131. It is such a great pleasure to be able to work with 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:18.900 thousands and millions of people during the mission and during the preparation period. 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:25.900 And I'm so glad we could come back home safe. So thank you so much, I really 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:54.900 appreciate it. (Japanese) 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:55.900 Clayton Anderson/STS-131 Mission Specialist: Hi, my name is Clayton Anderson, 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:01.900 and I was MS5 on this flight and EV2, and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:05.900 to go outside three times. We had a lot of adversity, but we overcame it all with some 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:08.900 great teamwork. It's been a wonderful experience for me. 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:13.900 I've had two homecomings this flight. I got to go home to the International Space Station 00:05:14.000 --> 00:05:18.900 and now I get to come home to KSC. And to all of you who helped get us up and b ring us 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:25.900 back, thank you so very much. God bless America.