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>> With hatches open, Oleg Novitskiy,
the Soviet Commander first to float in to the voice module
of the International Space Station,
greeted by his colleague Yuri Malenchenko.
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>> Followed by Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin.
Kevin Ford about to enter the International Space Station.
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>> NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford.
All six crew members are together.
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[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Hello.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Good afternoon.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Go ahead.
Yeah. This is [inaudible].
On behalf of [inaudible], I wanted to congratulate you
on the successful docking.
And I'll hand it over to Mr. Gerstenmaier
for some additional words.
Thank you so much.
>> Evgeny, Suni, Aki, Kevin,
It's great to see you all on orbit.
Enjoy your time on Space Station and have a great expedition.
You are well-trained.
You'll have fun.
It is so great to see all six of you on orbit
and to see your smiling faces.
On behalf of NASA, we thank you.
The ground team is here to support you.
You'll have a great expedition.
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>> Thank you so much.
>> Thank you.
>> Thank you very much.
It was a great flight up there.
>> [foreign language] Dear Friends, Mission Control Center
in Moscow region, which is located in a place very dear
to our hearts, sends their greetings to everybody
on board the International Space Station.
I think that if the expression on your faces is any indication,
we can trust that everything you set
out to do will be done successfully.
We wish you to realize all your dreams.
We'll be here to support if you have any questions,
any at all at any time, day or night.
And we will await anxiously your return
so we can welcome you back.
I'll hand it over to some friends and family members
for some additional words
so that your spirits may be lifted even higher.
Thank you so much.
Oleg, hello my favorite wife.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Based on your smiley faces that we see, that you're happy
and everything is dandy.
Are you liking your new home?
>> Most definitely.
It's more spacious and much more comfortable
than the little tiny home that brought us here.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Hello, my dear son.
Hello, guys.
>> Hi mom.
Do not cry.
See how happy we are.
You should be happy just like us.
>> I don't mean to cry.
But congratulations on your achievements
of two most important tasks, launch and successful docking.
We hope you enjoy your stay on board the Space Station,
and we can't wait for your return.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Greetings, and regards to everybody we know.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> I see you're in a good mood, great spirits.
>> We are very excited to be here.
>> Godspeed.
We are with you in spirits.
>> Thank you, mama.
Thank you very much.
>> Hello, dad.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Hello, Yana [phonetic].
>> What's happening?
>> It's happening.
So are your faces -- are our faces still looking
like the faces of your father's?
>> Well, they're a little more plump than we are used to,
but we can recognize you still.
>> It looks funny is all.
>> That's okay.
My goal is to lose a few pounds while I'm up here.
>> So how was your ride over there?
>> Well, I have to admit,
it was a little bit difficult the first day
but then it got better and easier.
>> It was tolerable, but we can totally see the G difference.
>> How are the fish doing?
Still alive?
>> The fish are still alive.
[inaudible] already checked on them.
He was very worried, they make it here.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Hello. Hello.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Greetings to my favorite son-in-law, Oleg Novitskiy.
>> Hello, mother-in-law.
>> And greetings to the new three crew members flying high
above Earth.
I wish you the best.
I wish you good luck, and a very soft landing
when you do decide to return.
Take care and all the best to you.
Thank you so much.
>> [inaudible] you're looking good.
How was your [Inaudible]?
Your launch was awesome.
How was your free ride?
What did you guys do?
>> Well, the -- I hope it looked awesome as it felt.
It was just an incredible ride.
Very similar to the G's and stuff on a shuttle.
But lots of different noises, vibrations and feelings.
So it was a fantastic trip.
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>> Did you do some of your puzzles?
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>> I didn't get around to any puzzles.
There were lots of other good things to do.
Lots of good things to investigate.
And I'll tell you all about it later, but no time for puzzles.
We had a great time.
It really went fast for me.
The two days went really quickly.
>> Yeah, I thought it would.
>> Hi, dad [echo sound].
>> Hi, honey.
>> Hey, we -- the launch was really amazing.
We were -- we got an incredible view for a big day, really nice.
And we've got -- we finally got
to meet Oleg's new beautiful daughters.
So that's been nice.
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>> That's good.
So you guys had a great dinner that day, had a good trip home.
I heard there was some snow in Moscow.
Did you guys see it?
>> Yeah, we saw a little snow.
It's been really great.
I think everybody's sad that we have to go back tomorrow.
But so far, so good.
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>> Yeah. I understand.
Did you get to see Star City today?
Huh?
>> What [inaudible]?
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>> Did you say -- did you get to go out and tour Star City today?
>> Yeah. We had a little tour of Star City.
We got to see the buoyancy lab and the --
and some of the great places you got to train.
It was really neat.
So we saw the dancing show last night,
which was really good too.
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>> You guys just about did it all then.
That's really awesome.
I'm glad you got to all go see Star City.
It's been my home away from home
for the last two and a half years.
>> Yeah. Yep.
Well, you guys, all six of you, look really good, so, and happy.
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>> Well, we just met up with these guys.
They do look pretty good.
But I think they're happy to see us.
So maybe they'll get to go home someday.
But we're all doing great.
We had a great trip up here.
Oleg ended up getting food at the Spacecraft flight.
They've flown it five times before.
So it was just really a flight
that couldn't have gone smoother.
>> Good. Did they save you any ice cream?
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>> They're saying that maybe.
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>> Of course, we have some things for them too.
So if we don't see the ice cream, we might not head
over there and [inaudible].
>> Great. Well, all of your brothers
and sisters here would want to say hello.
So we were all really excited.
It was a great lunch, and a great couple of weeks here
in Moscow and Kazakhstan as well.
>> Okay. Well, I think you got great treatment [inaudible]
for taking care of you guys.
But I love the fact that you're all there to see the launch.
So I'm glad you all made it.
>> Yep. Yep, it was great.
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>> Virginia.
Virginia [inaudible].
>> Virginia.
Virginia. Hello.
This is your father.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Guys, it was so exciting watching you.
And we see that you've adopted to your new environment
within such a short period of time.
It's excellent to see that.
So how was it?
>> Well, dad, it was kind of difficult during the first day
and then it leveled out.
It got better and tolerable.
Today we're feeling great.
And we're actually hanging on to some foot brackets
so that we wouldn't fly away out of the view of the camera.
And I have here your two daughters here, Virginia.
>> I just wanted to hand it over to them for a couple of words.
And Virginia, before we do this, we saw your launch.
It was breathtaking.
And we see that -- I think you grew a little,
maybe stretched out.
You look excellent.
We hope that you can always see us in your window,
know that we are with you in spirits.
And when we look up, we'll know that you're
up there watching over us.
And we can see happiness written all over your faces.
So we're very excited for you.
>> Oh, and behave.
>> I will hand it over to Alisa and she will take it from here.
>> Hello, dad.
>> Hello, baby.
How are you doing?
>> I'm great.
How are you?
>> Same here.
>> I'm doing well also.
What grade did you get today?
>> Nothing worth talking about.
>> Oh, that's okay.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> And how are you doing over there?
Or have you adopted already?
>> Yes. As you can see, I'm doing well.
I look okay and I feel fine.
Okay. I'll hand it over to [inaudible],
because she's basically forcing the phone out of my hands.
>> Daddy, hello.
>> Hello, [inaudible].
Tell me anything.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> I love my little horsey.
I'll comb its hair.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> Russian children's poem.
That's good reading.
Thank you so much.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
>> I hope there will be no winter.
I hope to see grassy hills,
and I hope to see winter turn to spring.
>> That's another great poem.
Thank you for telling it to me.
>> Hello, [inaudible].
This is [inaudible] wife, Ola [phonetic].
Hello, Kevin.
And Virginia, hello.
I'm glad to see all of you on board the Space Station.
You look awesome.
Hello, Ola.
We're doing well.
We came back and we're finally home.
We're very excited that you're finally up there
and you've reached what you set out to do.
And then the docking and hatch opening has occurred
and you have all reunited.
So I'll call everybody and make sure that they all know.
>> Well, I'm glad you'll do that for us.
>> These are great poems.
I didn't -- I never heard her tell them before.
>> Yeah, this is new.
It's sort of like a present for you,
to lift up your spirits while you're up there.
So we practiced a lot.
>> And to everybody up there, greetings, best regards.
We're so excited to see you finally on the Space Station.
>> And we're finally happy to be here.
Yes, and your mother-in-law,
who's my mom, is also here with me.
So I'll hand it over to her for a couple of words.
>> Hello, dear.
Greetings from Siberia.
What, you're here from Siberia?
>> Yes. I took a long trip from Siberia to be
with you here on this day.
I wanted to say congratulations, bravo.
Keep it up.
And take care.
All the best to you.
Bye.
>> Bye, everyone.
Thank you for coming.
>> Hello. This is your brother Mitri.
>> Oh, hello, Mitri.
>> You weren't able to speak first?
>> That's okay.
How are you doing?
You look great.
>> Yeah, we are trying our best to be on our best side.
>> Greetings from everybody from Belarus.
>> And likewise.
Greetings to everybody whom we know,
to all of our loved ones and our friends.
>> Okay. Well, that's it for me.
Take care and I'll talk to you next time.
>> All the best.
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>> Good luck.
And again, I can't wait to hear about it.
[inaudible] said don't forget to take the fish.
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>> Hey, don't forget to take the fish out.
I don't think we'll forget to take the fish out.
They said they're knocking at the door when we were at.
>> How did the new guys do with the first time in zero G?
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>> They were just going crazy with it.
They had a lot of work to do.
And they seemed to act
like they've just been there three or four times before.
Really, they just -- they tied everything
up the way they were supposed to and just flipped upside down
and got into places that you'd get into easier in zero G.
And it was really great.
>> And [inaudible] did his job?
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[ Inaudible ]
>> He told us everything we needed to know.
It was really fun to watch.
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>> Hold on one second.
We got a couple more people that want to say hello.
>> Hi, Kevin.
>> All right.
Bring it on.
>> How are you [echo]?
>> Good. Is this Nance?
>> Yeah. So great to see you, Kevin.
You look wonderful.
The launch was fabulous.
We are just thrilled to be here with you.
Thank you so much for letting us enjoy this with you.
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>> Yeah. It was awesome to see you guys when we were walking
out to the box and walking out to the rocket.
And we were just really blessed to have that great day we had.
I was just so hoping you guys would be able
to see it a long ways out.
And I hope it looked as good outside as it felt inside.
>> It looks just -- it looked spectacular, to use your lingo.
It looked wonderful.
Thank you, Kevin.
And have a wonderful time, enjoy your stay,
and we will see you soon.
Love you.
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>> Okay. Kevin, it's Susan.
>> Hey, Susie.
>> How you doing?
Hey, I'm only going to take a second here.
>> I told them not to let you on the floor [inaudible].
>> I know.
They tried not to.
They couldn't keep us away.
Okay. Here's Dean to say hi [inaudible].
Go.
>> Say hi you guys.
>> This is Dean.
It was a great show.
Have a great flight.
We have to sign off.
>> Okay, Dean.
>> Okay, copy you.
You got to sign off.
I got some good tricks for you on the way up here.
So I'll tell you about it when we get home.
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