00:005, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition, and liftoff. Go Falcon, go Dragon, and Godspeed, Crew 12.
00:12And liftoff, freedom flies bound for the International Space Station.
00:171.7 million pounds of thrust now propelling Falcon 9 and Crew 12.
00:23Vehicle is pitching down...
00:24And we're getting our first view.
00:26SpaceX, nominal trajectory.
00:30Thanks, Jack. For Crew 12, this is our first orbit.
00:34For humanity, it's just one small moment in the vast journey of exploring our world and beyond.
00:41From up here, we're reminded that we're all connected.
00:45Take care of one another.
00:47Dream big together and keep reaching higher.
00:50That's how humanity moves forward.
00:57We're the inspiration for ESA astronaut Sophie Arnault, who, at age 14, watched you fly as the first French woman
01:08to go into space back in 1996.
01:11That inspired her on her journey when she said something clicked and she knew she wanted to be an astronaut.
01:19What you felt, what you experienced in that moment?
01:22It was so hugely emotional to see her with this successful launch.
01:28I know that sometimes girls or boys need some turning point in order to make their dream come alive.
01:38And if I have been this one for Sophie, that's wonderful.
01:43You wrote her a letter before she went to go on this launch.
01:48Would you share some of the words that you gave, that you hand-wrote to her?
01:53It was mainly experiences, lessons learned, in order to say, don't forget that, who be careful with, and the flight
02:02will be long.
02:03So, take everything for you, and enjoy.
02:16Five, four, three, two, one, ignition, and liftoff.
02:23Go Falcon, go Dragon, and Godspeed Crew 12.
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