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>> Looking forward to seeing you.
Hi. Hi.
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>> Families please move back.
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>> [inaudible] what's the impressions?
What do you think?
What do you think about the launch?
We're fully ready.
We're happy.
We are glad to go.
Please look at the cameras.
What camera?
Where is the [inaudible] the person who asked the question?
Oh, like how many experiments are planned?
What are the most interesting for you?
What are you expecting from them?
All of them are important for us, around 50 are planned.
So we would really like to fulfill all of them
so [inaudible] are happy.
Personally for you, what would you like to try to do?
I was going to try everything,
then I'll determine myself and I'll tell you.
Are you going to write a blog or to take pictures or what?
We'll try to write a blog if we have a possibility,
probably we'll be sending down link and as many photos
as possible, videos for the family and friends, colleagues.
[inaudible] to meet New Years in orbit,
how going to a greater family, how going to talk to them?
Well, we'll try to maintain communication
as much as possible.
I don't think we're bored and it's great
to have New Years in space.
[inaudible] hearts.
Oleg, do you have that [inaudible]
as you're just about to go to space?
If not, then when do you expect this feeling to show up?
I think [inaudible] is there once you have become a part
of the [inaudible] core,
just need to make a few final steps onto the launch pad.
How often that you will be able to talk to families?
Are there any restrictions?
I would like to ask the commander.
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There is no mediator.
We have good friends and our friends are always there for us.
>> For NASA TV for Kevin, you're leaving today from Star City,
Russia for two weeks for Baikonur Kazakhstan,
how are you going to be spending your remaining two weeks
down there prior to launch?
>> Well, the reason we're leaving today is
so that we can get down there for our fit check tomorrow,
our first series of fit checks.
That will be the first time we see the real spacecraft
in Baikonur so we'll climb in tomorrow in flight suits,
have a chance to spend some time looking over the spacecraft
in shirtsleeves, if you will, and then we'll put
on our spacesuits in the afternoon and we'll strap
in just like we would for the launch.
And we'll be able to look over the exterior of the spacecraft.
We'll do one more fit check like that just a little bit later
but by then, the spacecraft will be underneath the shroud,
ready to put on the rocket so we won't be able
to see the outside of the spacecraft.
And that will be after final loading
and everything is done as well.
So we'll be able to see how everything is going to look
when we crawl in for launch day.
There's also a period of quarantine so we're just kind
of having some rest and relaxation
but also we'll study every day with our instructors that come
down with us and be fully, as fully prepared as we can be
when launch day comes, relaxed, prepared, current and all ready
to go, that's what we'll do.
Thank you.
>> [inaudible] in Russian, please?
Do you have any kind of fear that it's your first time?
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>> No, no fear 'cause we've learned everything.
We know it's reliable.
There [inaudible] some anxiety but not fear.
They're fully ready.
Are there differences between the [inaudible] the backup crew
and a [inaudible].
Of course.
We were backups [inaudible] back home
and this time we're going to fly.
But there probably was a possibility?
No, not really.
This time we're going to fly, that time we went back.
Thank you very much.
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Don't rush.
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Don't let Tarelkins down.
Oh, never.
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