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Hi, I'm Bill Parsons, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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It's in our nature, as humans, to investigate the world around us.

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We're explorers, always pushing farther, trying to get a better look at what is just beyond the horizon.

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That's what we're all about at NASA and the Kennedy Space Center.

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This is the starting point for every American human space mission,

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and the last stop on Earth for the building-block components of the International Space Station.

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Kennedy is also home to NASA's Launch Services Program,

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which launches advanced probes and satellites on missions to tell us more about our planet and beyond.

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Our heritage of achievement spans nearly 50 years,

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and we build on this tradition with every successful mission and each new discovery.

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Today, NASA is on the edge of a bold new challenge: the Constellation Program.

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We will return human explorers to the moon, and then venture even farther.

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Kennedy Space Center will play a critical role in this new chapter in exploration.

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We're preparing for an exciting future as the assembly,

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test and launch site for the next generation of crew and cargo vehicles.

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At the same time, we must fly the remaining space shuttle missions safely, and complete the space station.

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It's an honor to be a part of this work force, as we focus on the future at America's premier spaceport.

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Thank you for joining us as we make this vision for the future become a reality.

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