NASA Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore delivered a powerful message to America just before Boeing Starliner launched into space.
He praised God and American exceptionalism: "Each of you display what this nation's forefathers envisioned: a people committed to God, family, and country.
A people who use their gifts and talents for the common good, and are passionate and tough.
And we all know that when the going gets tough, and it often does, the tough get going."