On behalf of the crew on Alpha, I'd like to commend Endeavour and its crew for the tremendous technical challenge and the great achievements ... I can't think of a mission that we've flown in a long time that's been a bigger challenge.
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This mirror allows us to look at how we do things...and we get to compare this with how other countries approach the same problem and this is hugely valuable. This will be one of the legacies of space station.
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So I just want to wish everybody down there happy Thanksgiving from the crew of space station Alpha.
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