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Hundreds of people from all over the world have sent questions to our question board. Are you ready to answer some of them?

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Sure. And before I go there, I should just mention where we are at the launch pad.

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Currently we're preparing to pick up the launch countdown this afternoon. We're not working any problems or issues.

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All systems are go. And we look forward to a successful countdown, with a culmination with a launch on Wednesday afternoon.

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Great, okay. Our first question is from Karen in Jacksonville. Given all the very hard work and tribulations of the NASA team

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and the Shuttle Discovery's STS-114 astronauts over the last few years of the Shuttle program, could you summarize the

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feelings of the team and what they all will be thinking as Discovery is launched on July 13th?

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Well, I think each member of the team will have their own emotions and feelings based on their experiences over

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the last two and a half years. For me, I'll be very, very excited and very proud of the work this team has done across the country.

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But I'll also keep in mind that we have 12 days during the mission. And then we've got to have a successful landing at

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the completion of those 12 days. So we'll wait until Eileen and her crew are on the runway to celebrate.

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