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Mike Leinbach/NASA Shuttle Launch Director: Atlantis, launch director.

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Scott Altman/STS-125 Commander: Hey! Atlantis ready to copy launch director.

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Mike Leinbach/NASA Shuttle Launch Director: OK Scooter, look, it's a great day to go fly.

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So, on behalf of the KSC processing and launch team, I'd like to wish you, your crew and the whole Hubble Space

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Telescope team a great mission. Good luck, Godspeed and we'll see you back here in about 11 days.

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Scott Altman/STS-125 Commander: Well, from the whole crew, Mike,

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I just want to say thank you. All I can really think is that at last our launch has come along.

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It's been a long time coming. I know it took the work of the entire team across our entire agency to bring us to this point.

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Looking back, it's been 50 years since President Kennedy challenged us to do the other thing,

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not because it was easy, but because it was hard.

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Getting to this point has been challenging, but your team, the whole team, everyone has pulled together.

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We're taking a little piece of all of us into space.

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And at this point all I've got left to say is, let's launch Atlantis! Thanks so much.

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Mike Leinbach/NASA Shuttle Launch Director: Thank you, Scooter. And enjoy the ride, pal.

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