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{\an8} This is me,
Luca Parmitano, as a child.

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{\an8}Flying has always been my passion.

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{\an8}SICILY, ITALY
1980

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I think we all desire what we see.

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I grew up with cartoons,

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American ones,
but especially Japanese

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about space, robots and great
explorations in this accessible universe.

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While in the real world,

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the first Space Shuttle missions

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were being broadcast on TV.

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Time!

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One of
my earliest memories

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is being asked
what I wanted to be when I grew up,

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and, as a child, I said: an astronaut.

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I said it with the same spirit a child
today says: Superman or Batman.

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It was the same idea.

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But that idea

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of a job that is unique, wonderful,
fun, adventuresome,

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has stayed with me all my life.

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As years passed,
I became more humble, modest,

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but at present I am the only Italian
who has walked in space,

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the first to command
the International Space Station.

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A child growing up in Sicily,

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somewhat the outskirts
of Italy and Europe,

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grows up far from
the reality of space technology.

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In Sicily there are no structures

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that connect you to the aerospace world.

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So, I drew away from the idea.

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I was brought close to the idea of flying
when I was an adolescent.

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That's when the path began taking shape

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which, 30 years later, led me to wear

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a spacesuit for the first time.

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I went to Russia in 2010
for the first time.

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I have a special tie to this country.

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Russia started training
military personnel in 1960

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and has sent 120 cosmonauts into space.

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The first man...

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and the first woman.

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{\an8} The city of stars...

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{\an8}The first group
of cosmonaut candidates

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arrived in Moscow to start training,

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but in July 1960
the unit was moved here,

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15 miles from Moscow.

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A top secret area.

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It's a closed military area
surrounded by walls and a gate, it still exists,

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and was built for
the Soviet Union Cosmonaut Program

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in the late 1950s, early 1960s.

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The first selection of cosmonauts
lived and trained here,

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among whom Yuri Gagarin, Titov,

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Aleksej Leonov and so on.

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In the last ten years,
since I became an astronaut,

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I've seen continuous change.

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I arrived here in the winter of 2010.

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There was no supermarket,
there was one Soviet-style shopping mall

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with very little to buy.

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You had to leave Star City
and go to a nearby city.

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It furnishes much more now,

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but the original atmosphere of Star City
has almost been lost,

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what I remember of my first years,
my travels and training here in Russia.

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We're entering via a service gate
because a cosmonaut just re-entered.

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The building is in two parts,
one is isolated, for quarantine,

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and one for the others living here.

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This is the "Prophylactoryum",
another historic building in Star City.

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This is the hall on the third floor,

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the floor for European astronauts.

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All European astronauts
have lived in these rooms,

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at various times in their training.

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The first time I came here,
nearly ten years ago, I had room 31,

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this time I preferred number 34,

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because it's closer to the coffee machine
and the bed is more comfortable.

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Yuri Gagarin was the first man
in space and he departed alone.

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Now there are three of us leaving:
me, Italian and European,

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Alexander Skvortsov,
a Russian cosmonaut

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and Andrew, called Drew,
an American from NASA.

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This strengthens the friendship
and cooperation already among us on Earth.

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This statue of Yuri Gagarin
hides a flower behind his back.

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Yuri Gagarin is this great hero
in the USSR

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in the 1960s he was the first man
to fly in space,

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but his nature remained
that of a man on Earth

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with a flower symbolizing
the odors, tastes, colors of the Earth

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which he saw from space
for the first time.

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I never thought
I'd become so long-winded over time.

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Andrew, help me out!

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Mister, Doctor,
Colonel Andrew Morgan, called Drew,

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will be my second-in-command during Expedition 61,
when I take command of the Station.

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We've known each other since 2013,
working together during these years,

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but, during this last year and a half,

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we've trained together
in the United States, Japan, in Europe,

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underwater,
hours and hours of work together.

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So, when we leave on July 20th,

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I think we'll have a really good time.

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Yes, I agree.

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I should have brought my guitar, man.

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Ladies and gentlemen...

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# Superman!
La la la la, Superman! #

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# Superman!
La la la la, Superman! La la la la, Superman! #

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According to Russian tradition,
after the training phase

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begins the theoretical phase
which ends with practical exams.

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There are two phases to the exams:

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the commander and the pilot of the Soyuz

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must take individual exams
before a commission

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to show they are able
to intervene manually in the phases

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of flight with the Soyuz
that are most complex, dangerous.

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The first is the approach, the second
is contact with the Station, the docking,

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and the third is the re-enter phase.

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It is tradition
to sign a large book after the exam,

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in Gagarin's office.

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Everything here is exactly as it was
on the date and time of his death

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on March 27, 1968,
at just 34 years of age.

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Let's go. It's our bus.

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Before leaving, every astronaut
lays a carnation at the Kremlin wall

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where Yuri Gagarin's tomb is.

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It's a tradition
and a mandatory gesture.

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These days are the last with my family
before our departure.

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Then I will enter quarantine
and be able to see them

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only through a window,
however, at a distance.

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Being a father...

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should be a full time job

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and for which no training exists.

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We start from zero
and the moment our children are born,

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we must already be professionals
and take the situation in hand.

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There can be no training,
because each child is a different world.

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It's normal that distance creates stress.

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In my experience, the only way

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to relate to our children,
to maintain that relationship,

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is open communication from the start,

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to help them see that to stand by them,
physical presence isn't necessary.

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Loving one's own children means

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giving them the certainty

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of your being there for them
when they need you,

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creating a virtual place

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in which to take refuge at anytime.

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Sure, it's the hardest thing to do.

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My role as a father
is to give them the map,

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the means to be able
to realize their dreams.

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My task will be to urge them on,
encourage them,

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give support, offer a hand,
but not give the direction.

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I miss everything about Italy.

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I left Sicily at 16 to go to America,

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right after that
I entered the Air Force Academy.

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I left Italy definitively
in 2007 for France,

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then Germany and finally,
the United States.

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I feel the distance.

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I miss the Sicilian sea
with its scents, its colors,

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but I'm the result
of the life choice I made

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and so, I don't stand here reflecting

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and complaining.

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When I go into space, I fly!

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And I'm going to America!

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The Americans went to the moon,
I want to go to America.

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That's what I said as a child
and so it was.

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When I first arrived in America,
I was still in high school.

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Now my daughters study here and I work,
have worked, at NASA

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here in Texas.

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Today what we're gonna do
is a quick shakeout run.

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- What this will do is keep your body lose.
- Alright. Let's do this.

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To be Ironman still winning the title
is fantastic.

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For those active in this sport,
the Ironman Triathlon is a unique event.

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Hi, everybody!

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- How are things?
- Fine. Hot?

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Hoof!

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I decided to prepare
for Ironman while I was still in orbit, in 2013.

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There's physical deterioration after a mission,
and a long rehabilitation period.

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I wanted to show it could be done
within a year after returning to Earth.

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Who could have guessed
that for sport, I'd have swum 2.4 miles,

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biked 112 miles
and ended with a marathon?

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Here I calculate the time
for a full race.

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I'll describe a typical lunch.
It really is my typical lunch.

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I don't know if other athletes do this diet.
I don't think so.

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One measure of nuts,

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I think they're called Brazil nuts,

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pumpkins seeds, two measures.

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I hope Italian food-lovers
and international chefs aren't aghast,

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but this is my lunch.

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My eating habits have changed
through the years and will again.

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The launch is one year away,
I'm ending the theoretical part of my training,

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now, at last, the practical part begins.

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A spacesuit is called an EMU,
Extravehicular Mobility Unit.

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It's comprised of about
18 thousand parts.

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The outside layer is puncture resistant,

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it protects from extreme changes
in temperature, solar radiation

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and micrometeorites, that travel
more than 27 miles per hour.

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And I'd add:
what a hole without it!

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A spacesuit is
the most expensive attire in the world,

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it costs about 15 million dollars.

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Among the materials used for the outside
are: nylon, neoprene and Gore-Tex.

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Underneath we wear a special garment

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that is called LCVG,
Liquid Cooling and Venting Garment,

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covered in cooling tubes
to the length of about 300 feet.

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And we use cooled water
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during extra-vehicular activity,
or EVA.

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A spacesuit permits
the dispersion of body heat,

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the controlling of connections,
and the communications needed

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to monitor the state of health
of the astronaut.

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We also wear adult absorbent pads
to accumulate urine.

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I didn't wear diapers
as a child

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but I had to wear them in space
at 42 years of age!

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The spacesuit weighs
about 308 pounds here on Earth.

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Training has saved my life many times,

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both as a pilot and during my second EVA,

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when the spacesuit had a failure.

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- Action!
- Yes!

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Food tastes the same in space,

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but it's the way it's eaten
that can be galactic!

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It's like a rainbow of colors in here!

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Space food is no different
than food on Earth.

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To take it into space,
it must be pre-cooked

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or ready-to-eat, maybe adding water.

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Ready?

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- Say it.
- Three... two... one!

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Oh!

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Well, we guess we do.

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Good morning!

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NASA trainers call them "Acers",

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it's an acronym to indicate

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they're both exercisers and trainers
of our physiological recovery.

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In space, muscles atrophy

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and there are problems of osteoporosis
due to the lack of vitamin D

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given the impossibility
of being in the open air.

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All astronauts do 2.5 hours
of mandatory physical activity

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to avoid muscle complications
caused by microgravity.

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There's also
a galactic vision... in all senses.

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With less gravity,
the body tends to lengthen.

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I think I lengthened almost 2 inches.

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Training in the pool
is one of my favorites.

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It puts you close to space conditions
while still on Earth.

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Dressing seems
very complicated on Earth,

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in orbit it is too,
but for different reasons.

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Here, it's a problem
of gravity and dimensions.

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In orbit it's harder to get inside

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because we can't push ourselves
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so, in a certain sense, although it's different,
it's realistic for when we're in orbit.

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The pool at NASA
is one of the largest in the world.

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202 feet long, 101 feet wide
and 40 feet deep.

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Under the water is a partial replica
of the International Space Station.

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The advantage of working underwater
is that the spacesuit is,

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as far as possible, in neutral balance.

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This allows us
to get familiar with the spacesuit,

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which would normally weigh
hundreds of pounds,

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without the exertion
of this weight on you.

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What we need to understand
when we work in the pool

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is the exertion, frustration

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of working in a very strenuous,
pressurized environment

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in which movement is limited.

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It's a full-scale, 360-degree training,
with similarities and diversities,

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but, in general,
it's an extraordinary training.

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The only type of training
that teaches the use of a spacesuit.

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And you cut out a little bit...

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A spacesuit is
totally isolated, pressurized.

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The pressurization gives
an atmosphere inside the spacesuit,

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when in extra-vehicular activity
or underwater,

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so not to be crushed
by the pressure of the water.

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From a physical standpoint, it's one
of our most complex training drills

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because it's like doing endurance sport activity,
therefore, long duration.

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We spend six hours underwater,
more than seven inside the spacesuit,

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including pressurization,
dressing and so on.

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It's exhausting,

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we can't eat,
we have only half a quart of water

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and all movement is extremely tiring.

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My hands are white, this is due to
the pressure of the spacesuit.

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My nails are a bit ruined
because of the pressure of the gloves.

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The spacesuit
is adapted to each astronaut,

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but it's not tailor-made,
so there are some constrictions.

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# La la la la, Superman! #

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# La la la la, Superman!
La la la la! #

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We begin with the wet suit,
the number-slot belt.

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We go over the checklist.

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Okay, we're good to go.

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The Ironman Triathlon
started in Hawaii.

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It was born in Honolulu
as the result of a bet.

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Some athletes were chatting
about which sport,

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which athlete,
had the greatest endurance.

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"Let's have a race
in which we combine all three!"

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One of them said: "The one who wins
will be called Ironman".

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And now to bed early,
wake-up is before dawn.

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At 5:30 I have to be there.

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# La la la la, Superman! #
Superman!

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It's 6:40.

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I'm about to head to the starting area,
my heat starts at 7:15.

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I got up at 4:30 for breakfast.

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I prepared my emplacement

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with my shoes and helmet for the bike,
and my running shoes.

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We'll be starting soon.

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{\an8}JAXA, JAPAN

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This is JAXA,
the Japanese Space Agency.

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- Thanks very much. I'm Maria. - Yeah?
- Yeah! - How are you?

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All the astronauts
tasked to the International Space Station

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must do a training period here

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which varies according to
the type of training necessary

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and the level
of professionalism required.

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You pass from a basic level, "user",

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to a middle level, "operator"

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and then to a higher level,
"specialist".

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Good point! Yeah, good point.
No doubt, yeah. The entrance.

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On my first mission, Volare,
in 2013, I was at the "user" level,

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so I came only once,
for about a week.

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This time, with Expedition 60-61,
I am at the "operator" level.

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This is my first week of training,

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there will be another
in the second phase of training,

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about six months before departure.

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There is a mock-up of "kibo",
in the Japanese lab,

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the logistics part and the robot arm.

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So this is...

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Lazy back then.
It's a solution we have...

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In the next few days
I will train and use these elements,

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both to resolve emergencies

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and to do routine work
in the normal phases of utilization.

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The Japanese lab "kibo"

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is the largest and most modern module
of the International Space Station.

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It is very well-lighted, well-made
and has several unique characteristics.

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Besides, I've always loved
Japanese cartoons and robots.

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Good morning.

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- It's fish.
- Yeah.

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The sushi train's begun, time to eat.

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To know a culture,
you need to identify

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with all the phases of a person's life,

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including entertainment.

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Kenji explained a tradition
for all those who approach the temple.

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You're presenting yourself
before the god or gods

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and you must purify your hands and mouth
with the pure water of the fountain.

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It's a little like fortune cookies,

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by making a small offering,
you can fish a note to foresee the future.

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Let's see what Kenji-San
reads on my note.

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He told me I must
be careful on my travels,

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something regarding flames or fire.

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So, I'd better prepare
for a fire emergency on board.

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Fear is not weakness,
the opposite, in fear courage is shown.

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Fear is a tool that allows us to survive.

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Baikonur in Kazakhstan
was the world's first launching site.

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{\an8}BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN

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It was built by the Soviet Union
and is now under Russian administration.

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It remained secret for years!

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From here departed Sputnik,
the first artificial satellite,

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on October 4, 1957.

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From here departed
the first manned launch, in 1961.

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From here departed the first woman
in space, Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963.

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From here I departed
and am about to depart again.

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From here departed Laika, the first dog
in space, dying after only a few hours.

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The cosmodrome observes strict criteria:

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4,163 square miles
in the heart of the Kazakh Steppa,

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built in a secret, deserted place.

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The Baikonur base is equipped
for the departure of space vehicles

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both with or without a human crew.

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Although there is
no clear distinction

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between the atmosphere and outer space,

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there is an imaginary line,
called the Kármán line,

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at 62 miles from the surface.

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Scientists say the Earth's atmosphere
encounters outer space at that point.

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At Baikonur, many traditions
and superstitions are respected.

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The blessing of the rocket
is one of these.

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This town
was built in the desert

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as support for the workers
at the Center.

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It attained city status only in 1966.

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Here Gagarin spent
his last night before going into space.

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They say there was security to prevent escape
due to an eventual reconsideration,

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but it never happened.

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In the next room were doctors
responsible for checking his health.

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Here, the first machines began,

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older-generation flight systems,

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but solid and functional,
improved launch after launch.

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My isolation wing.

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I'm climbing the stairs
to the area where the astronauts live

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during their quarantine.

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This is the common area
we've made into a small snack bar.

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It's the first time we've used this area.

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Here we can relax

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when we're not involved
in lessons or training.

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These are our rooms, they're brand new,

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they were realized
expressly for my expedition,

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my crew and I
were the first to occupy them.

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This is my room, number 304.

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About twenty days ago
I attained the rank of colonel,

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but I couldn't have a ceremony
to validate my promotion in rank.

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- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

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Whoever leaves Earth from here
must first plant a tree.

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To date, there have been 227 of us,
even Gagarin did.

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One day,
6 hours and 24 minutes till departure.

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This is the last good-bye to my family,

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I'm behind the window
and they're here waving to me.

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- Hi!
- Hi.

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The next time I'll be in my spacesuit.

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- Hi.
- Hi!

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We've very close to departure.

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We're ready,
an entirely new adventure is starting.

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{\an8} During the first radio call,
you have to say something more than "hi".

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{\an8}You can even say, "Hi Dad".
That would be good.

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{\an8}The boots are Prada.

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{\an8}These boots are not made for walking.

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{\an8}They are like size 55.

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Cause they go on top of the spacesuit.

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And we only use them once, from here to the bus
and from the bus to the rocket. And that's it.

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So...

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Go for it!

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Great Luca! Go Luca!

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It's a moment
of great emotion for everyone.

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Maybe the greatest emotion
is that of a father

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who cannot hug his daughters.

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I was the first Italian
to walk in space.

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To date, I hold the European record:

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33 hours and 9 minutes of space walk.

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I'm the only one to have done
a concert from space

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and to have played records
for a party above Earth.

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Under my command there was
the first Arab astronaut in orbit.

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Under my command there was
the first space walk made solely by women.

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October 18 will remain in history.

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I hold the record
for European extra-vehicular activity, six.

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Space is the metaphor
of a story of successes and hard work,

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the symbol of humanity's desire
to exceed itself.

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The world must go on,

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it must go beyond.

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Commander Parmitano
is an extraordinary person.

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Hi, ya all!

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Parmitano for Italians

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is a wonderful example.

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# Clappin' hands,
dancin' people in the stands. #

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I'd never heard of
a singing astronaut.

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But he kept perfect time.

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# I don't get bored,
no I don't get bored... #

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There are women you can't dance with.
What about sex in orbit?