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Hi everybody and welcome back to
the Elon Musk podcast, where we 

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cover all things SpaceX, Tesla 
and beyond. 

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Today, we're going to be 
discussing the recent arrival of

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Crew 7 to the International 
Space Station, a landmark moment

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in the realm of international 
cooperation and space 

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exploration. 
CREW 7 comprises astronauts and 

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cosmonauts from NASA, the 
European Space Agency, the Japan

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Aerospace Exploration Agency, 
and Ras Cosmos. 

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They touch down on the space 
station aboard the SpaceX Dragon

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spacecraft, aptly named 
Endurance, and in today's 

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episode, we'll unpack the 
details of their mission, 

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explore the docking process, and
assess what their arrival 

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heralds for the future of global
cooperation in space. 

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But before we venture further 
into the cosmos, let's hear from

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Now before we discuss the Crew 7
mission, let's set the stage by 

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talking a bit about the Falcon 9
rocket and the Dragon 

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spacecraft. 
Both are engineered by SpaceX 

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Falcon 9. 
The two stage rocket has truly 

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revolutionized space travel. 
Designed to be reusable, this 

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innovation drastically cuts the 
cost of sending payloads, 

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whether they be satellites, 
supplies or humans, into space. 

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In the first stage of the Falcon
9, rocket is capable of 

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returning to Earth and landing 
vertically, allowing it to be 

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used for future missions. 
This isn't just a step forward, 

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it's a giant leap for the 
economics of space exploration. 

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Now the Dragon spacecraft 
specifically for human crude 

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missions. 
We're dealing with the Crude 

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Dragon, an autonomous spacecraft
designed to transport astronauts

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to and from the International 
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And the Dragon spacecraft is 
unique in many ways. 

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It's one of the few spacecraft 
with touchscreen controls 

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instead of a plethora of 
switches and buttons and crew. 

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Dragon also comes with life 
support systems to ensure the 

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astronauts are kept in optimal 
conditions during their voyage. 

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Let's not forget Dragon was the 
first commercially built crude 

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spacecraft to go to the ISS. 
Now, the Dragon spacecraft, 

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Endurance successfully docked 
with the International Space 

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Station at 9:16 AM Eastern on a 
recent Sunday, and the ISS was 

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orbiting 261 miles above 
Queensland, Australia at the 

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time. 
And after docking, Crew 7 and 

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the current inhabitants of the 
ISS began the meticulous process

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of conducting standard leak 
checks and pressurization, which

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culminated in the Dragons hatch 
opening at 10:59 AM. 

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This marks a significant point 
in the mission, as Crew 7 

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officially joined the space 
station's crew and the current 

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members of Expedition 69, 
including NASA astronauts, some 

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people from the UAE, also people
from Russia, and now people from

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Japan. 
Which is great because it's an 

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international smorgasbord of 
astronauts in the space station.

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For a brief period, the ISS will
become even more cosmopolitan 

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than it usually is, housing 11 
people until crew Six members 

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Bowen, Hoberg, Anyati and Fedyev
return to Earth a few days 

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later. 
Now they're scheduled undocking 

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and return to Earth. 
Make room for the new team to 

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settle in and get down to 
business and the new crew 

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representing the US, Japan, 
Russia, and is already getting 

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acquainted with life in 
microgravity. 

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They're also being briefed on 
safety procedures, emergency 

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hardware locations, and more. 
And on Monday afternoon, these 

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newly arrived flight engineers 
from Expedition 69 were briefed 

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by Station Commander Sergey Prok
Piev of Roscosmos and flight 

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engineer Sultan and Yati of the 
UAE. 

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And the crew is expected to live
and work 260 miles above Earth 

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for the next six months, 
contributing to ongoing 

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experiments and possibly 
participating in space walks. 

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Now another set of astronauts is
also preparing for departure. 

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NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, 
the commander of the SpaceX 

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Dragon Endeavor spacecraft, will
lead NASA pilot Woody Hoburg, 

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admissions specialist Anyati and
Andrei Fedyav of Roscosmos in 

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the return to Earth In. 
This return journey is 

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tentatively scheduled for 
Saturday, September 2nd in a 

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skate speed edit this out and 
the spacecraft is expected to 

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splash down off the coast of 
Florida. 

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Meanwhile, the station's other 
two crew members, Frank Rubio of

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NASA and Dimitri Petlian of 
Roscosmos, are not lounging 

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around. 
They've been busy with a variety

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of tasks aboard the ISS. 
Rubio recently checked a Dragon 

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pressure suit in the Endeavor 
spacecraft with assistance from 

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Enyadi. 
Pentlin, on the other hand, 

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conducted photographic 
inspections throughout the 

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station's Roscosmos segment and 
wrapped up his day with a vision

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test and exercise. 
Now, there's so much happening 

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on the ISS, and it's a testament
to the capabilities of 

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international edit this out. 
There's so much happening on the

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ISS, and it's a testament to the
capabilities of international 

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cooperation in advancing our 
understanding of life in space. 

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And whether it's the technology 
that makes docking A spacecraft 

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with the ISS possible or the 
collaborative experiments that 

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are conducted aboard, these 
missions are a showcase of what 

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humanity can achieve when we all
work together. 

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So that's it for today, 
everybody. 

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Hope it's been enlightening, and
I hope you enjoyed the episode 

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about the International Space 
Station, the Crew Dragon, and 

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also the Falcon 9 and all the 
astronauts on board the ISS. 

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