00:01Thank you very much for this question. We are in a maneuver right now, so I hope we don't lose
00:04the signal briefly, but we just heard the thrusters firing on the service module to reorient us. We have a
00:09return trajectory correction burn number two coming up in just a little while.
00:14But I just want to look at my daughters, Ellie and Katie, and just say I love you, and their
00:19support has been unbelievable. I don't think they knew what this mission really meant when we launched, but they have
00:25learned through the outpouring of public support, their friends' support and family support.
00:29Really, the world has come together. We have seen it, and we have seen it through their eyes, too, and
00:34it has been a very proud moment for me as their father to see the joy in their expression and
00:39the way they email and communicate when we have private conferences.
00:43It's still on.
00:45For my three children, Devin, Ashley, and Caitlin, you know, I think it's worth pointing out, I learn as much,
00:52maybe more from you than you learned from me.
00:54But the one thing I'd remind you and I think is worth reminding ourselves and other youth is that all
01:02you have to do on any given day is just get up and do your best and try to find
01:06joy in your day and try to contribute in a meaningful and positive way.
01:10And that's it. And I think we as humans, we put too much pressure on ourselves looking for perfection.
01:17And if you look at what we're doing out here, it is far from perfection, but we are getting it
01:21done.
01:22Wait, that's us. The being of purpose.
01:25I would do that for you.
01:26Genesis, Maya, Joya, and Corinne, as we are on our way back from this dream of a mission, your mom
01:35and I look forward to supporting you chasing and catching your own dreams.
01:39We spent years coaching you, but we are very much in that transition to being cheerleaders and just rooting for
01:45you in life and to the future citizens out there.
01:48The same sentiment applies.
01:51I hope this mission is giving you something that you can take and put in your pocket or in your
01:55heart and mind that you keep with you.
01:57But it's not because we want you to see what we've tried to show you.
02:02It's because we want you to take this and build a vocabulary to explain the world to us.
02:07Wow. Wow. Why do I ever answer questions around you guys?
02:11That was incredible.
02:13That was incredible.
02:14I'll take this second to say something to my nine nieces and nephews, which is I love you and thank
02:22you for the amazing letters you wrote me, the amazing pictures you drew me.
02:25You had beautiful earths and rockets and they truly touched my mission and I feel like you're here with me.
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