00:00Hi everyone. Namaskar from space.
00:03I'm thrilled to be here with my fellow astronauts, as Peggy said, one veteran and three rookies.
00:10And wow, what a ride it was.
00:13Frankly, when I was sitting in the capsule in Grace yesterday on the launch pad,
00:20my only thought in my mind was that let's just go.
00:23After 30 days of quarantine, it was a feeling that I just wanted to go.
00:27So, you know, the excitement and all was, you know, probably far away.
00:31It was just the feeling that let's just leave here.
00:33But when the ride started, it was something.
00:36Like you're getting pushed back into the seat.
00:39It was an amazing ride.
00:41And then suddenly, nothing.
00:44Everything silenced and you were just floating.
00:46You unbuckled and you were just floating in the silence of vacuum.
00:50It was an amazing feeling.
00:51I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been a part of this.
00:58I understand that this is not a personal accomplishment.
01:03It is a collective achievement of each and every one of you who has been a part of this journey.
01:08And to make this possible, I really want to thank each one of you.
01:13Also to family and friends.
01:14You know, your support has mattered so much.
01:16This is so much because of all of you guys.
01:21We showed you joy and grace.
01:24You know, this is swan, a great symbol.
01:26It looks really cute.
01:27But we have a very important swan in our Indian culture.
01:33Which is about swan symbolizes wisdom.
01:36It also has the ability to discern.
01:41It should be focused on and what does not.
01:45So basically, we call it an age of distraction, I would say.
01:49So this means a lot more.
01:51Not just a zero-g indicator for us.
01:54And I think that we all have symbolism in Poland and in Hungary and India as well.
01:58So I think this looks like a coincidence, but it is not.
02:03It has more meaning than what we are attaching it to it.
02:07The capsule itself, grace, has been very kind.
02:09I was not feeling very great when we got shot into the vacuum.
02:16But since yesterday, I've been told that I've been sleeping a lot, which is a good sign.
02:21So I think that's a great sign.
02:24I'm getting used to this quite well.
02:27Enjoying the views.
02:28Enjoying the entire experience.
02:30Learning like a baby, you know.
02:31Learning the new steps.
02:33Learning how to walk.
02:34Learning how to control yourself.
02:36Everything.
02:36Learning how to eat, I think.
02:38So it's a new environment, new challenge.
02:40And I'm really enjoying this experience with my fellow astronauts here.
02:45And it's good to make mistakes, but it's better to see somebody else do that too.
02:50So it has been a fun time up here.
02:54But that is all I have to say.
02:57Thank you so much, guys, for making this happen.
02:58And I'm sure that we are going to have a great time.
03:01And with this, I will hand over to Tibor now.
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