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NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander; and Nichole Ayers, pilot; along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are preparing to head back to Earth.

The crew says farewell in this change of command ceremony aboard the International Space Station.

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00:01Well good morning and good afternoon wherever you are from the International
00:05Space Station on behalf of all of Expedition 73 we are thrilled to have
00:10you join us today for two very special ceremonies here on board. The first thing
00:15we're going to do is start off with a farewell from our crew crew 10 who will
00:20be departing here shortly from the space station at the completion of our mission
00:23and then we'll hand over to the ISS commander currently Takuyo Nishi who
00:29will initiate the change of command ceremony for ISS command to Sergei
00:33Ryukov so to start off crew 10 wanted to say farewell to everybody and as we
00:41complete our mission on space station we really want to lead with gratitude for
00:46the absolute privilege of getting to live and work aboard this amazing
00:50International Space Station all of us are keenly aware that we may never get to
00:54do this again and we've been very pensive over the last days of
00:59understanding what we have all got to be a part of and we know that there's some
01:03tumultuous times on earth and there's some people that are going through
01:07struggles all over all around and we want this mission our mission to be a
01:13reminder of what people can do when we work together when we explore together the
01:20foundations of this mission were laid long before any of us got here this is a
01:25short snapshot in time today in our mission but the International Space Station
01:30this international mission that has been going on for almost 25 years was made
01:35possible by visionaries who years before believed in something this massive I
01:42truly believe that this is one of the biggest feats of cooperation that humans
01:47have ever accomplished it takes people from every country all around the world
01:51every single day showing up to support this mission to make it happen and really
01:56we just get to be we had the privilege of getting to be here for a short period of
02:00that time but if we think back to 40 years ago when this idea was conceived and
02:05the international partnerships started to come together the atmosphere and the
02:11climate politically was very similar to what it is now it there's a lot of
02:15people that would say that's not going to be possible but all it took was
02:19visionaries from all around the world to work together to have a mustard seed of
02:23faith that something like this could be done when we work together crew 10 has had
02:30the absolute privilege of working here for the last four months and we have so
02:33much gratitude for all of the ground teams that showed up every day to make this
02:37possible we truly are very humbled to wreck it to represent humanity and we
02:45hope that we can be a reminder to others of the goodness and humanity and what we
02:50really can accomplish when we work together so for all my friends and family
02:57purse on a personal note friends and family I will see you soon without your
03:02support I could never do this every single day so thank you very much and we'll
03:06see you back soon on the greatest planet in the solar system we've checked we'll
03:11go back to earth here shortly I'm going to pass it off to crew 10 pilot Nicole Ayers
03:22thanks Anne for those wonderful words I think as we leave the International
03:26Space Station I'm reflecting with a heart full of gratitude I think that it's
03:33been an amazing experience I'm grateful for the the ground team that put together
03:39this beautiful place that we call home without all of the flight controllers on
03:44the ground and the massive support system that we have across the entire world this
03:49place would not stay in orbit and so thank you to the ground teams all over the
03:53world for everything you do grateful to our 73s crewmates you guys made it a blast up
03:59here we've had a wonderful time with you and looking forward to seeing what the
04:03rest of what you accomplished during expedition 73 grateful that crew 11 is here
04:07we're excited to see you guys here and we can't wait to pass it off to you and see
04:12all the great things that you guys achieve on your mission and grateful to
04:16crew 10 you guys have made this an amazing experience so we got to accomplish a lot
04:25of really amazing operational things we got to see some amazing views and we have
04:30had some really big belly laughs and a wonderful time together so yeah like I said I think that
04:36leaving with a heart full of gratitude and excited to see where the International Space Station goes
04:41after we get home same as Ann on a personal note grateful for all of my friends and family I
04:48wouldn't be here without your support none of us would be so thank you to everybody at home and yeah
04:55we'll see you soon and I'll pass it off to our mission specialist Kirill Pesco I'd like to say thank
05:03you to the
05:03crew for this wonderful time it was a pleasure staying here and it is a pleasure staying here working
05:09together and spending time together and with that I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the
05:19ground specialists all the workers engineers and scientists all over the world who made this flight
05:26possible not only this one but all the space flights without them we won't be here and I wish that
05:34it will
05:35continue this way for long long time thank you
05:44yeah
05:46такое подсказываю что по-русски тоже было бы неплохо пару слов сказать
05:50ну скажу то же самое очень рад провести здесь это чудесное время с такими чудесными людьми
05:58Thank you very much for all of your employees, starting from the workers and the instructors, those who made this
06:09flight possible.
06:10Thank you very much for your work and for the fact that you are doing such great and great things
06:20like these flights and all the following.
06:30So as I mentioned, as Ann mentioned, this is a combination of farewell and also the change of command ceremony.
06:38So my speech might be a little bit longer than the other folks and it is hard to believe that
06:47it is time for us to go home.
06:49And it's a bittersweet moment to say goodbye to the rest of Expedition 73.
06:54And it's been a great time with my crewmates and also working with highly professional teams on the ground.
07:04I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the agencies, flight controllers and instructors and all the other folks
07:13on the ground who support ISS mission.
07:15And I would especially like to recognize our lead Houston flight director, Nicole McElroy, who demonstrated her excellent leadership.
07:30And she made our mission so productive, despite some changes in the incremental traffic plan.
07:37So, Nicole, thank you so much for your dedication to our increment.
07:43And I am also very thankful to my crewmates for making my days here joyful.
07:52Anna, you did a great job in leading USEVA 93 and facilitating the action for mission.
08:00And those two events are the highlights of the first half of Expedition 73.
08:07And Nicole, your enthusiasm has had a very positive effect on all of us and on the mission.
08:18And Kirill, having a crew member who has a great sense of humor like you means a lot.
08:25So, you are such a delightful person.
08:29And Johnny, you are one of the most diligent people I have ever met.
08:34So, I have 100% trust in you as the next US segment lead.
08:40And Alexei, it was always my pleasure to talk with you.
08:46You are always smiling and you are always joking.
08:50So, I love to spend time with you.
08:52So, thank you so much for your friendship.
08:54And Sergei, as the segment leads, we talked a lot and always helped each other.
09:02So, without your help, it would have been much more challenging to be the commander of the ISS.
09:10So, thank you very much.
09:12And Zina, Mike, and Kimia, Oleg, I wish we could spend more time together.
09:19But you are in good hands.
09:21So, I'm sure the second half of Expedition 73 will be even better.
09:28And there are so many things we have, we don't have here.
09:33But there are so many things we can only get here.
09:38And the time I spend with you guys is definitely one of those things.
09:44So, I really appreciate it.
09:46And the crew 10 is now leaving.
09:49But the science will continue here.
09:51Because this place is the outpost for human beings to advance our technology and to explore further.
10:00So, now I am very happy to hand over the command of the ISS to you, Sergei.
10:35Dear friends.
10:36Dear colleagues, taking responsibility for station commanding.
10:44I am full of expression.
10:48And I would like to note that our Expedition 73 took place on an anniversary year.
11:00We together celebrated 50th anniversary of first joint international space flight, Apollo-Soyuz, and first handshake in space.
11:13We are going to celebrate 25th anniversary of international space station flight in man boat.
11:22And history shows that in our beautiful planet, people unfortunately cannot understand each other any time.
11:39But in space, we can cooperate effectively.
11:43And so, thank you everybody for this nice four months together.
11:55And wish you have a safe trip home.
12:02And I would like to say that we will continue the program.
12:08We will do it as productive and fun and safe as possible.
12:18And have a safe trip.
12:21Expedition 73.
12:23Go forward.
12:24Godspeed.
12:36For the next 16th anniversary of the ship.
12:39For the next 16th anniversary of the ship, my friends and colleagues.
12:56We are going to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Cosmetic Station in the pilot mode.
13:08Unfortunately, people on Earth can't often understand each other.
13:14But 50 years of history shows that our cooperation in cosmos can be effective and productive.
13:26We thank our friends, who spent these amazing 4 months on orbit.
13:35We wish them a good return home.
13:37We try to make the remaining part of the expediation of the maximum effective, interesting and safe.
13:47We wish them a good return home.
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