00:00We're just going to start by thanking the world.
00:02Let's just thank the world and let's break that down for one minute and then I'll hand it back to
00:06Courtney.
00:06But this NASA organization and their international partners, they put together this amazing vehicle,
00:11the Orion spacecraft that we named Integrity atop the Space Launch System,
00:16riding to the moon on a European service module.
00:18They provided this massive structure that was able to push four humans around the moon and bring them safely back.
00:24So thank you to every single person that had a hand in building that machine because it was a magnificent
00:28machine.
00:30But then we would also be remiss if we didn't thank the media, if we didn't thank the content creators,
00:36and if we didn't thank the world for just tuning in for a second and getting hooked on this mission.
00:40We were certainly hooked on this mission, but when we came home, we were shocked at the global outpouring of
00:45support,
00:46of pride, of ownership of this mission.
00:48And really, I think at the beginning, that's what the four of us wanted.
00:51We wanted to go out and try to do something that would bring the world together, to unite the world.
00:55And then I'll just wrap that all up with the astronaut's creed is always to launch as friends and land
01:01as friends.
01:02And when you live together in a small group for as long as you do on the space station or
01:07even 10 days, it's a challenge.
01:09But I am here to tell the world we launched as friends and we came back as best friends.
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