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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, WE'RE JOINED
HERE TODAY BY THE FOUR ASTRONAUT
FROM CREW 4, NASA ASTRONAUTS
KJELL LUNDGREN, BOB HINES AND
JESSICA WATKINS AS WELL AS
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ASTRONAUT
SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI.
THE COMMANDER OF THE CREW FOUR
MISSION IS KJELL LUNDGREN.
THIS WILL BE HIS SECOND TRIP TO
SPACE.
BOB HINES IS THE PILOT FOR THE
PACE CRAFT.
HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PERFORMANCE AND SYSTEMS AND THIS
IS BOB'S FIRST TRIP TO SPACE.
JESSICA WATKINS IS A SYSTEMS
SPECIALIST.
THEY'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
COMMANDER AND PILOT TO MONITOR
THE SPACECRAFT SYSTEM DURING THE
DYNAMIC PHASES OF LAUNCH AND
RE-ENTRY, AND THIS IS JESSICA'S
FIRST TRIP TO SPACE.
SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI IS A
SPECIALIST FOR CREW-4.
SHE'LL WORK ALONG SIDE KJELL,
BOB, JESSICA AND THIS IS
SAMANTHA'S SECOND TRIP TO SPACE.
WE'LL BE TAKING QUESTIONS IN THE
ROOM, THE PHONE BRIDGE AND
SOCIAL MEDIA.
BEFORE WE GET TO QUESTIONS I
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE
COMMANDER.
TAKE IT AWAY, KJELL LUNDGREN.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN
THE ROOM TODAY, ONLINE AND
SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH ON THE
SPACE STATION DURING THIS UP
COMING MISSION.
I KNOW THAT I SPEAK FOR THE
ENTIRE CREW WHEN I SAY THAT
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
IT IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE A
PART OF THIS TEAM, AND WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT LAUNCHING
AND GETTING TO THE SPACE STATION
TO CONDUCT OUR MISSION.
THIS IS AN AWESOME CREW, AND SO
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF
THIS.
THIS CREW WITH SAMANTHA, AND
THEN ALSO TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY, I THINK SAMANTHA
AND I ARE EXCITED TO GET TO SEE
THE LAUNCH FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND SEE HOW THEY ADAPT TO BEING
IN WEIGHTLESSNESS, AND TO
REALIZE THIS LIFE-LONG DREAM.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT LAUNCHING ON
AN U.S. ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
TO DO THIS, TO HAVE FAMILY AND
FRIENDS TO JOIN US IN THAT
EXPERIENCE IS REALLY A
REMARKABLE THING.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET TO
ORBIT AND CONDUCT THIS MISSION.
TO CONDUCT SCIENCE IN ORBIT TO
IMPROVE LIFE ON EARTH, TO HELP
SUCCEED IN OUR MISSION TO RETURN
TO THE MOON, AND GO ON TO MARS
AND EXTEND OUR PRESENCE IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM.
TO DO THE MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIRS TO CONDUCT SAFE
OPERATIONS ON THE SPACE STATION,
AND REALLY TO SERVE ON A TEAM
THAT INSPIRES THE NEXT
GENERATION FOR WHAT IS POSSIBLE
TO DO WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER AS
AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE AT
THE END OF OUR TRAINING FLOW AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR LAUNCH ON
THE 20TH.
>> THANK YOU, KJELL.
WE'LL IF AHEAD AN GET STARTED
WITH QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM, ON
THE PHONE AND FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE LOVE TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS
ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING #ASK NASA.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE CALLING IN TO
ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE PRESS
STAR 1.
AND PRESS STAR 2 IF YOUR
QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED.
WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP IT TO ONE
QUESTION FOR THE TIME BEING.
TIME PERMITTING WE'LL SERIAL
BACK FOR FOLLOW-UPS.
LET'S GO HEAD WITH SOME
QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM.
>> THANK YOU, FOR AVIATION
TECHNOLOGY.
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
SPACEWALK ACTIVITY THAT IS
PLANNED, OR THAT YOU'RE PREPARED
TO DO THAT COULD BE SIGNIFICANT?
>> SO, AS IT TENTATIVELY STANDS,
AND IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT
WE'RE SLATED FOR TWO USEVAs.
AND THE U.S. EVAs ARE FOCUSED
ON INSTALLING MODIFICATION KITS.
AND GETTING READY FOR FUTURE
EVAs.
>> BEFORE WE STARTED, I NOTICED
THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO GET ALONG
REALLY WELL.
[LAUGHING]
THE TRAINING, WHO WANTS TO TAKE
THIS?
HOW IMPORTANT IS CAMARADERIE ON
A MISSION LIKE THIS?
>> IT CERTAINLY IS A WHERE WE
GET TO APPLY THESE SKILLS
TOGETHER IN REAL SCENARIOS.
THIS HAS BEEN A JOY FOR ME AND
WE CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
AND SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
AND WE GOT TO GO OUT AND GET TO
SPEND TIME GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE
ALL FUNCTION IN OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT.
THAT IS ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE
OF WHAT WE DO.
A BIG PART OF IT IS THE TEAM
WORK AND JUST THE CREW COHESION
PIECE OF BEING UP ON ISS.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS.
SO NASA IN OUR PARTNERS WERE
REALLY GOOD ON TRAINING US FOR
THE SCIENCE, THE MAINTENANCE AND
ALL THE LITTLE THINGS WE NEED TO
ACCOMPLISH.
THAT TEAM SPIRIT, THAT CREW
COHESION I THINK IS ONE OF THE
THINGS YOU CAN'T TRAIN IN.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TRIPS TO
HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, TO TRAIN
WITH SPACEX.
THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GO OUT TO
HAVE DINNER TOGETHER, TRAIN
TOGETHER, BOND.
THAT'S WHEN WE CARRY INTO THIS
MISSION.
WE GET ALONG GREAT.
IT IS SUCH A JOY TO BE--TO HAVE
THESE FOLKS ON THIS TEAM.
AND TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM.
THAT'S A JOY IN THE SEAM THAT WE
HAVE ON THE SPACE STATION.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
SERGEI, OLEG AND DENNIS.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO TRAIN WITH
THEM.
THAT'S WHAT MAYBES IT
SUCCESSFUL, TEAM WORK,
PARTNERSHIP AND GETTING TO WORK
WITH GREAT FOLKS BOTH ON SPACE
STATION AND HERE ON THE GROUND.
>> WE'LL GO TO ANDREA FROM THE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE.
>> I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL
ME WHY YOU CHOSE THE NAME
"FREEDOM" FOR THE CAPSULE, AND
IF IT WAS INSPIRED AT ALL BY
RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE.
AND IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THE
NICKNAMES THAT YOU THREW OUT FOR
EACH OTHER AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THAT FOR THE NAME OF
THE VEHICLE, WE REALLY WANT TO
CELEBRATE THE PARTNERSHIP OF
SPACEX AND NASA, AND WHAT THE
COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM HAS
BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
WE RESUME THE ABILITY TO GET OUR
CREW TO LOWER EARTH ORBIT.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE WHAT WE SEE
AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT,
AND ALSO TO CELEBRATE AS WE PUT
IN THE STATEMENTISH WHAT THE
HUMAN SPIRIT IS CAPABLE OF.
AND ALSO JUST A REFLECTION OF
HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
ALAN SHEPHERD ON MERCURY STONE.
AND TO SEE THAT FIRST LAUNCH OF
FREEDOM 7, AND TO SEE WHERE WE
ARE TODAY, THAT'S A REALLY
REMARKABLE THING.
WE REALLY WANTED TO CELEBRATE
FREEDOM FOR A NEW
YEP--GENERATION OF FLYERS.
>> AND THE NICKNAMES.
>> FARMER I'M NAMED AFTER A
PLANE, AND CALL SIGN IS FARMER.
MOST CALL SIGNS HAVE TO DO WITH
SOMETHING THAT YOU NEVER DID
WELL.
I HAD TO SWITCH AIR WHERE I HAD
ALL THESE SIMULATED MISSION
KILLS.
IT TURNED OUT THAT WHEN WE
WATCHED THE TAPE THAT I WAS IN
GUNS MODE.
AND SO I WAS NICKNAMED AFTER A
FARMER.
>> YEAH, MY IS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
YOU'LL HEAR THESE GUYS CALLING
ME WATTY, BASED OPPOSITE MY LAST
NAME OF WATKINS.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALL THE KNICKS
NAMES.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE
PHONE BRIDGE.
A REMINDER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ASK A QUESTION, PRESS STAR 1 TO
BE ADDED TO THE QUEUE, OR STAR 2
IF YOUR QUESTION HAS BEEN
ANSWERED.
ALSO THOSE ON THE PHONE IF
YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR
OUTLET AND STATE WHO YOUR
QUESTION IS FOR.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE
FIRST QUESTION FROM ROBERT
PEARLMAN WITH COLLECT SPACE.
ROBERT, IF YOU'RE MUTED?
>> THANK YOU, SORRY ABOUT THAT,
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW.
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> ROBERT FROM COLLECT
SPACE.COM.
FROM THE WHOLE CREW, WHOEVER
WANTS TO TAKE IT, YOUR CREW HAD
BROKE FROM INTEREST FROM MOVING
A LARGE ELEMENT FROM A MYTHICAL
DRAGON TO A DRAGON.
CAN YOU SHARE THE DEVELOPMENTS
OF THE PATCH AS A CREW, AND IF
THAT UNIQUENESS CARRIESES ACROSS
YOUR.
ALITYS AND YOU APPROACH.
>> YES, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THE
ORIGINAL NATION OF THAT PATCH.
THE DRAGON IS SUCH A NEAT
CONCEPT, AND WE APPRECIATE THE
LINEAGE OF PATCHES FROM CREW
ONE, TWO, AND THREE, AND ALSO
WHAT BETTER ELEMENT THAN THE
NAMESAKE OF A DRAGONFLY, A
BEAUTIFUL AND AGILE FLYER, AND
ALSO IN MANY CULTURES A SIGN OF
GOOD FORTUNE.
SO WE MADE THAT THE CENTERPIECE
OF OUR PATCH.
PART OF IT ALSO WAS AS A KIND OF
A CALL OUT TO THE LAUNCH TEAM AT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
THE SPACEX TEAM.
THE DRAGONFLY IS SOMETHING OF
A--I WOULDN'T SAY A GOOD LUCK
CHARM, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS
POPPED UP BEFORE EVERY LAUNCH
OUT THERE.
REMEMBER DURING DEMO TWO AS THE
WEATHER WAS BAD, A DRAGONFLY
LANDED ON DOUG'S SHOULDER AS
THEY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO
GO TO THE LAUNCH PAD.
EVAN TOOK THAT AS A GOOD SIGN.
I GOT TO SERVE AS AN ASTRONAUT
SUPPORT CREW PERSON.
I SAW A DRAGONFLY LAND ON THE
CREW.
THE CREW ARMISH AND FOLKS FROM
THE SUPPORT TEAM HAVE SENT ME
PHOTO OF THE DRAGONFLY AS THEY
HAVE LANDED IN PREPARATION FOR
LAUNCH.
WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
ASPECT AS WELL.
AND THEN I THINK EVEN BETTER THE
PATCH WAS DISCIPLED BY MY
DAUGHTER.
YEAH, WE'RE REALLY I AT THIS
POINT IN TIME TELL THESE GUYS
WHEN I PRESENTED THE ART TO
THEM.
I SAID HERE SOME VERSION OF THE
PATCH.
WE ALL FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ONE
WE ULTIMATELY WENT WITH.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE GREAT
RESPONSE THE PATCH HAS HAD AS
WELL.
>> THE DRAG--I SAW A DRAGONFLY
WHEN I WALKED IN TODAY.
WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
JUST LIKE THAT, AS YOU'RE
WALKING AROUND, YOU SEE A DRAG.
FLY, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BECOME THE
FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO MOVE IN ANY
SPACE STATION.
WHY DO YOU IT THINK IT HAS TAKEN
UNTIL 2022 TO ACHIEVE.
SAMANTHA, IF YOU COULD ALSO
PLEASE TAKE YOUR TAKE ON BEING
THE LONE WOMAN IN ESE'S
ASTRONAUT CORP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WILL START.
YES, SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT.
FOR OUR AGENCY AND THE COUNTRY.
IT IS A TRIBUTE OF THE LEGACY OF
THE BLACK WOMEN ASTRONAUTS WHO
HAVE COME BEFORE ME, AS WELL AS
TO THE EXCITING FUTURE AHEAD.
I'M JUST HONORED TO BE A SMALL
PART OF THAT LEGACY MOVING
FORWARD.
I KNOW FOR ME GROWING UP, IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO ME TO HAVE ROLE
MODELS IN ROLES THAT I ASPIRED
TO BE IN, CONTRIBUTING CREDIT.
TO THE EXTENT I'M ABLE TO DO
THAT I'M HONORED TO RETURN THE
FAVOR.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE PART OF
THIS CREW AND TO EXECUTE THE
MISSION TOGETHER.
>> YEAH, AND FROM MY SIDE WAS
THAT CONDITIONS THAT YOU
MENTIONED ABOUT ME BEING THE
ONLY WOMAN IN THE EUROPEAN
ASTRONAUT CORP IS BOUND TO END
VERY SOON.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
SELECTING A NEW CHANCE WE HAVE
20,000 VALID APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW.
IN 2009 FEMALE APPLICANTS WERE
ONLY 15%.
I THINK WE'RE AT 25% NOW.
SO WE DEFINITELY ARE EXPECT IN
OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
PAUL BRINKMAN WITH AEROSPACE
AMERICA.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
QUESTION.
I WAS WONDERING IF ONE OF YOU,
ASTRONAUT LUNDGREN, TALK TO THE
FACT THAT IT AN IF ROLLERCOASTER
BE WERE THERE AMEN I KIND OF
JOINED THAT TEAM FOUR YEARS AGO
AS A BACKUP FOR BOB AND DOUG AND
FOR CREW ONE.
I'VE.
WORKING WITH THAT TEAM, TRAINING
WITH THIS TEAM PART OF TEST AND
DEVELOPMENT INITIALLY, AND THEN
REALLY WATCHED THE TRAINING
PROCESS MATURE OVER TIME.
IT'S ABOUT NUMBER IN TERMS OF
NEW CAPABILITIES THAT'S UP OF
THE COOL THINGS THAT SPACEX
BRINGS BRINGS TEASABLE NUMBER
NUMB A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
COME TO MIND.
ONE, IN TERMS OF OUR
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITHIN THE
VEHICLE VOX IS SOMETHING THAT
CONTROLS KIND OF THE LEVEL OF
STALK.
SO WE HAVE PUBLISH NORMAL THOSE
ARE IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIPS AND
CAN MINIMIZE FRUSTRATION.
P.M. JUST THE LITTLE THINGS.
SO, WE HAVE TABLETS THAT HAVE
SOME OF OUR REFERENCE MATERIAL
ON IT.
SO THE ABILITY TO CHARGE THOSE
TABLETS, JUST AGAIN, TAKES AWAY
THIS IDEA THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY
MONITOR THE USE OF THE TABLET TO
MAINTAIN THE ABOUT THEORY
CHARGING SOME OF THEIR PRIVATEER
MISSION HAVE KEY FINANCE
PHYSICAL FAMILIAR I HAD A
CHAMPIONSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE PARTICIPATION EVENTS EARLY
ON.
TO WATCH THE VEHICLE EVOLVE OVER
TIME, AND TO SEE THE
IMPROVEMENTS THEY'VE BROUGHT ON
BOARD, ESPECIALLY THE HUMAN
FACTORS.
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND
IF WE'RE JUST SPIT BALLING
SOMETHING IT.
IT'S BEEN PRETTY AMAZING TO
WATCH THEM, WORK WITH THEM AND
GROW THIS PARTNERSHIP AND SEE
WHAT WE'RE FUME.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION WILL COME
FROM MICHELLE WITH CBS 4 NEWS.
>> HI, WITH CBS 4 IN DENVER.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF
YOU.
BUT THIS QUESTION IS FOR WE'RE
VERY PAW NUMBER NUMBER I WANTED
TO KNOW YOUR CONNECTION TO
COLORADO, I KNOW YOUR FAMILY
STILL LIVES HERE.
AND YOU TOUCHED ON THIS MISSION
AS A MILESTONE FOR THE COUNTRY.
MAYBE IF YOU COULD TALK TO YOUNG
GIRLS OUT THERE WHO ARE WANTING
TO GET INTO SCIENCE, AND
ESPECIALLY GIRLS OF COLOR, HOW
IMPORTANT THAT IS, AND WHAT THE
NEED IS.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
YES, FIRST OF ALL.
AND WE WELCOME I WENT TO HIGH
SCHOOL IN BOULDER.
AND COLORADO HAS A PRETTY GOOD
SHOWING IN THE ASTRONAUT CORP
WITH QUITE A BIT OF
REPRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ADD MY NAME TO THE
LIST AND TRY TO REPRESENT YOU
ALL WELL.
FOR YOUR SECOND QUESTION, YES, I
CERTAINLY WOULD OF IT YOUNG
CHILDREN IN COLOR, AND YOUNG
CHURCH NATURAL WERE IT FOR THIS
JOB IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE STEM FIELD, SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND
MATHEMATICS, ANYTHING IN THAT
REALM.
THAT'S A PRETTY BROAD CATEGORY
TO FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE,
AND SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT.
FOR ME THAT OFTEN LOOKED LIKE
INTERNSHIPS.
US NUMBER THIS IS AT OPPORTUNITY
TO GET SOME HANDS-ON, AND GET A
LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE WHILE
YOU'RE IN SCHOOL AS YOU DECIDE
WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO PURSUE.
I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THOSE
OPPORTUNITY.
I WOULD SAY TO YOUNG PEOPLE, TO
FIND THAT THING THAT YOU LOVE
AND CONTINUE WORKING HARD AT IT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, JESSICA.
OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
CHELSEA GOD AT SPACE.COM.
>> HI, THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING
MY QUESTION.
YOU HAVE A REALLY GREAT FROM IN
FLYING THE DRAG.
TO THE SPACE STATION.
WHETHER THIS BE THROUGH THESE
MISSIONS OR AS YOU MENTIONED,
INSPIRATION.
HAVE YOU BEEN WITH THESE OTHER
ASTRONAUT AND HAVE YOU YOU BEEN
WORKING IT.
WELCOME.
>> YES, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
THAT IS DEFINITELY A VERY
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TRAINING.
IT IS NOT THE FORMAL TRAINING.
THAT'S THE HARD CLASSES WITH AN
INSTRUCTOR.
BUT AS YOU SAY IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO LEARN FROM THE
CREWS THAT WENT BEFORE US.
SO WHEN CREW TWO WE KNOW WIND
CHILL.
>> WE MADE A POINT TO HAVING AN
INFORMAL PIZZA EVENING WITH THE
CREW WHEN THEY RETURNED WHILE IT
WAS ALL FRESH IN THEIR MIND AND
THEY COULD PASS ON PARTS THAT
HAVE EXPERIENCE.
A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN--PARTS THAT
ARE REALLY A LITTLE MORE
DIFFICULT TO PLAN IN THE FORMAL
TRAINING.
HOW IS IT TO LIVE FOR A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME INSIDE DRAGON ON
THE WAY TO SPACE STATION?
OUR DOES ALL THESE THINGS ARE
PRACTICAL THINGS.
IT PHYSICAL THE CON TEN OF
DEBRIEF FOR IMPROVEMENT, IT'S A
VERY AGILE PROGRAM.
BOTH THE SPACEX TEAM AND THE
NASA TEAM ARE INVOLVED WITH
DRAGON.
THEY WORKED REALLY HARD
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S THE
FINISHING OF THIS PROGRAM, THE
EARLY EMPLOYMENT WAFFLE WITH THE
GUYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE UP THERE
ON THE SPACE STATION, JUST
LAST-MINUTE TIPS FROM THEIR SIDE
AS WE GET READY FOR QUARANTINE
AND GET READY TO LAUNCH IN A FEW
WEEKS.
THEN OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THEIR
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ONCE WE
GET ON THE.
NUMBER.
>> I FOUND SPENDING TIME AROUND
A DINNER TABLE, TALKING WITH
FOLKS WHO WERE BOTH IN TRAINING
OR RETURNING HOME FROM FLIGHT,
THAT'S WHERE YOU LEARN ABOUT
SPACE FLIGHT.
IT IS IN THOSE INFORMAL
CONVERSATIONS, JUST ASKING
QUESTIONS AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
AND PEOPLE HAVE AMAZING STORIES
THAT REALLY DRIVE POINT HOME.
YOU P.M. WE REALLY TRY TO FIND
OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN GATHER
AS OUR OWN CREW, AND THEN GATHER
WITH MEMBERS OF THE TEAM THAT
WORK HERE AT MICHIGAN CONTROL,
OR WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS OR COMMERCIAL PARTNERS,
AND THEN ALSO TO TOGETHER WITH
OTHER CREWS.
TO HOUR OF OKAY, OUR NEXT
QUESTION.
>> GOOD MORNING, AND GREETINGS
FROM ALASKA.
THIS IS RUSSELL POUND WITH
PACIFIC RIM MEDIA.
MY QUESTION IS FOR JESSICA.
I WANTED TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT
MENTORS TODAY.
YOU SPOKE ABOUT INTERNSHIPS WHEN
YOU WERE OLDER A FEW MEMBERSHIPS
AGO.
CAN YOU FROM.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
MENTORS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FORCE
THAT CONTINUED ME ALONG A
PATHWAY, AND HELPED ME TO DECIDE
AND DETERMINE WHAT THAT PATHWAY
WOULD BE KIND OF ALONG THE WAY.
I THINK HAVING DIFFERENT MENTORS
OF THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER
IS--HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL FOR ME
IN TERMS OF GETTING WHERE I AM
TODAY.
CERTAINLY I HAVE HAD MANY
TEACHERS, SCIENCE TEACHERS, OF
COURSE, THIS CAME WITH
OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT ON
OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT ON FIELD
TRIPS, LOOK AT THE LAB, AND LOOK
AT THINGS THAT SPARK MY INTEREST
AND FUEL MY FIRE ALONG THE WAY.
I'VE HAD MANY COACHES, BOTH IN
THIGH CAREER, ACADEMICALLY AND
ATHLETICALLY.
THEY HAVE GUIDE ME, SHAPE ME AND
NUMBER HAVING ASPECTS OF
YOURSELF BEING DIVERSE AND
MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED
IN MANY DIFFERENT THINGS SO THAT
YOUR WHOLE SELF IS BEING FED.
THOSE ARE DEFINITELY LESSONS
THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM MENTORS
ALONG THE WAY.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE.
AND HI MOM.
>> THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON
HOW YOU GOT HERE.
WE GET ASKED THIS QUESTION A
LOT.
IT IS SUPER HUMBLING TO SIT IN A
POSITION LIKE THIS, AND REFLECT
ON THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND
THE PEOPLE THAT INFLUENCED YOU
ALONG THE WAY, AND HOW MANY
THERE ARE.
THERE ARE A CAST OF THOUSANDS
THAT NOT ONLY TAKE PART IN OUR
TRAINING, PREPARING THE VEHICLE,
AND GOING BACK TO OUR CHILDHOOD.
EVERYONE WE INTERACTED WITH
ALONG THE WAY IS FOUNDATIONAL.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TALK A
LOT ABOUT, SOME WAY FINDING A
WAY TO BRING THEM ALL ALONG WITH
US ON THIS MISSION.
SO ALL OF YOU WATCHING OUT THERE
IS PART OF THIS.
YOU'RE 100% PART OF THE TEAM.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
DAVID CURLY WITH DISCOVERY NEWS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID
CURLY CAN DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
THE SELL-BY DATE.
I WOULD ASSUME THE PRACTICE SUIT
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORN.
GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT IT IS
LIKE TO GET INTO THESE WELL-USED
SUIT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE WATER ISSUES
IN THE LAST SPACEWALK.
HAVE YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH
XEMU DEVELOPMENT, AND TELL US
WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD FOLKS.
THANK YOU.
>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE EMU,
THE EXTRA VEHICULAR MOBILITY
UNIT.
THIS IS A SAFETY SPAS CRAFT.
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO SURVIVE,
WATER, COOLING, OR THERMAL
PROTECTION, AND ATMOSPHERE
SCRUBBING CARBON DIOXIDE, OXYGEN
AT AN APPROPRIATE PRESSURE, ALL
IN A VEHICLE THAT IS ESSENTIALLY
MOLDED TO OUR BODIES SO THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND AND DO
WORK.
IT IS INCREDIBLE.
AND WE'VE BEEN ASKING THINGS OF
THIS SPACE SUIT THAT WERE NEVER
REALLY EXPECTED WHEN IT WAS
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED.
SO IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE
ORIGINAL DESIGNER, A TESTAMENT
TO THE ENGINEERS WHO HAVE
CONTINUED ITS OPERATIONS.
AND A TEST MEN TO THE TRAINERS
WHO TAUGHT US HOW TO MAINTAIN
THE SPACE SUIT ON ORBIT.
THIS WAS ARMED TO HELP US DO THE
WORK UP THERE.
IT IS DEFINITELY BEEN EXTENDED
PAST IT'S ORIGINAL INTENTION.
BUT IT IS STILL AN AMAZING PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO
DO INCREDIBLE THINGS OUTSIDE OF
THE SPACE STATION.
THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
ABOUT TO--I GUESS--I DON'T KNOW
HOW FAR WE ARE FROM XVMU TO
PROVIDE NEW CAPABILITIES AS WE
RETURN TO A ROCKY SURFACE, I
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
WITH XMVU.
>> WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO ON ISS
AS A PROVING GROUND, AND AS A
MEANS OF DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY
THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO
PAVE THE WAY TO THE MOON AND
MARS.
THE TO ENABLE US TO DO REAL
FIELD WORK ON THE ROCKY SURFACE,
AS YOU SAY.
AS A GEOLOGIST THAT'S REALLY
EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO PEND DOWN
AND PICK UP A ROCK SOUNDS VERY
TRIVIAL, BUT IT IS EXCITING IN
THE SCIENCE THAT WE'LL GET OUT
OF THAT.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
ZACHARY WITH THE LAUNCH PAD
NEWS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE QUESTIONS.
WE LOVE THE ENERGY OF THIS CREW.
YOU CAN FEEL HOW MUCH OF A
FAMILY YOU ARE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE YOU GUYS
LAUNCH.
JESSICA AND ROBERT, THIS BEING
YOUR FIRST SPACE FLIGHT, IS
THERE SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY
THAT YOU'RE LOOKING MOST FORWARD
TO?
WE HEARD ABOUT ZERO GRAVITY,
KJELL AND SAMANTHA, YOU'RE ABLE
TO GO BACK AFTER A WHILE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE
LOOKING TO FROM YOUR FIRST
FLIGHT.
AND YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR
DAUGHTER HELPED TO DESIGN THE
PATCH.
WAS IT ALREADY DECIDED?
OR WERE YOUR KIDS DECIDED AS A
CREW?
[LAUGHING]
>> YES, ZERO G INDICATOR HAS
BEEN DECIDED AND WE WILL REVEAL
AT A LATER DATE.
YES, THIS IS MY FIRST FLIGHT,
AND WATTY'S AS WELL.
THIS IS A BOY HOOD DREAM,
OBVIOUSLY, SO THE CULMINATION OF
THAT IS REALLY EXCITING.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER.
IT'S SURREAL TO BE IN A POSITION
LIKE THIS.
BUT TO THINK AHEAD, IT'S REALLY
HARD ON A FIRST-TIME FLIGHT TO
THINK BEYOND THE THINGS YOU
TALKED ABOUT.
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO
AFTER I GET UP THERE, ONCE THAT
ENGINE CUTS OFF, I WANT TO GO
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW.
THAT'S PART OF WHAT DROVE ME
BEING A PILOT.
I LOVE SEEING THINGS FROM A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, AND THIS
IS PART OF ALL THAT, TO SEE THIS
EARTH AND THE CREATION WE LIVE
ON, AND THE BEAUTY THAT IT
DISPLAYS EVERY DAY.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
AND THEN GETTING ON THE SPACE
STATION, CERTAINLY THE PEOPLE
PART OF IT.
THE TRAINING, THE TECHNICAL
ASPECTS OF EVERYTHING, BUT AS
YOU A LEWDED TO, THE CREW IS
AWESOME.
WE HAVE TWO MORE CLASSMATES ON
ORBIT THAT WE'LL OVERLAP WITH
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS
INCREDIBLE THING IS AWESOME, AND
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SPENDING TIME WITH EVERYONE UP
THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE?
>> WHAT FARMER SAID.
[LAUGHING]
ABSOLUTELY.
>> AWESOME.
>> I WOULD SAY FOR MYSELF, IN
TERMS OF GOING BACK, I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO BE LAUNCHING FROM
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
BEING INSPIRED BY THE IMAGES OF
OUR APOLLO ASTRONAUTS, WORKING
ON THE MOON, TO LAUNCH A MISSION
FROM THIS HISTORIC SITE, THE
ABILITY TO HAVE FRIENDS AND
FAMILY JUST DRIVE OUT TO WATCH
THAT LAUNCH.
AND TO EXPERIENCE PART OF THIS
INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE THAT WE
HAVE OF BEING PART OF THE NASA
AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNER TEAM.
THAT IS REALLY EXCITING TO ME.
THIS FEELS LIKE A ONCE IN A
LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, AND TO BE
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT A
SECOND TIME IS SURREAL.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR FIRST
QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
BEFORE WE GO BACK TO THE PHONE
BRIDGE.
A REMINDER, IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION, PRESS STAR ONE TO BE
ADDED TO THE QUEUE.
OR PRESS STAR TWO IF YOUR
QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED.
NATALIE ON TWITTER WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW ABOUT ANY PRE-FLIGHT
TRADITIONS THAT THE CREW HAS?
>> WELL, WATTY AND I ARE
FIRST-TIME FLYERS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRADITIONS.
>> THE BETTER THING ABOUT BEING
VETERAN FLYERS, WE CAN MAKE UP
TRADITIONS AND SAY YEAH, YEAH,
YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO DO THAT.
I THINK THEY'RE ON TO US.
AS WE WERE WITH OUR FAMILIES
GETTING READY FOR OUR FLIGHT,
BEING ON THE BEACH AND LAUNCHING
BOTTLE ROCKETS TOGETHER I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO.
>> I'M HE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THESE TRADITIONS.
THIS IS A PLACE STEEPED IN
TRADITIONS.
THIS IS A LAUNCH, APPROACH
LAUNCH AS YOU GO THROUGH THE
MILESTONES THAT EVERY OTHER CREW
HAS GONE THROUGH.
AND I LIKE THAT.
I THINK IN SOME WAYS IT TOOK THE
BURDEN AWAY OF THE MOMENTOUS
EVENT THAT WAS COMING.
YOU GOT EXCITED ABOUT IT.
BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
THIS STEPS, IT KIND OF--IT WAS
NOT REPEATING SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED BEFORE.
AND SO, I THINK I THINK IT WILL
BE VERY MUCH THE SAME.
BUT THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
LAUNCHING FROM THERE, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCOVERING
THE TRADITION.
>> I THINK WITH WORKING WITH
DOUG AND BOB AND SUBSEQUENT
CREWS, THEY FELT THAT AND THEY
RECOGNIZED THIS IS AN HISTORIC
THING THAT WE'RE EMBARKING UPON,
LAUNCHING A NEW ROCK, AND I
THINK THAT THEY THOUGHT A LOT
ABOUT HEY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
PREVIOUS TRADITIONS, AND DO WE
BORROW FROM THOSE.
AND DO WE BORROW FROM OUR SOYUZ
EXPERIENCE.
WE TRIED TO INTROS NEW
TRADITIONS AS WE'VE GONE ALONG.
AND WE HEARD THAT SOME CREWS
HAVE DONE SOME THINGS, AND WE'RE
LIKE, YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE
GOING TO DO THAT.
>> AS A FIRST-TIME FLYER,
LAUNCHING FROM KFC IS A
TRADITION IN AND OF ITSELF FOR
US.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DO THAT IS
AMAZING.
I REMEMBER MY FIRST TIME BEING
AT THE CAPE, AND GOING INTO CREW
QUARTERS AND I WASN'T AN
ASTRONAUT AT THE TIME.
I WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT.
WE WERE IN CREW QUARTERS.
WE DROPPED A BUNCH OF BAGS OFF.
WE RAN BACK OUTSIDE AND WE GOT
IN THE RENTAL CARS AND I HAD THE
SURREAL MOMENT.
THE DOORS I JUST WALKED THROUGH
ARE THE DOORS THAT I SAW
ASTRONAUTS WALK OUT AND GET INTO
THE ASTRO VAN.
I THOUGHT OF THIS MOMENT.
SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE MY PICTURE
AT THE DOOR RIGHT NOW.
EVERYONE SAID WE'RE HUNGRY GET
IN THE CAR.
BUT THE PROCESS OF LAUNCHING
FROM THE CAPE, THE HISTORY THERE
IS REALLY AMAZING.
IT'S EXCITING TO BE A PART OF
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
PHONE BRIDGE.
WE WILL TAKE A QUESTION FROM
KENNETH CHANG FROM "THE NEW YORK
TIMES."
>> YOU ALL HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT CAMARADERIE AND TEAM WORK.
I WAS WONDERING, THERE IS ALSO
THIS SITUATION ON THE GROUND IN
UKRAINE WHERE THE UNITED STATES
AND RUSSIA ARE ON OPPOSITE
SIDES.
I WAS WONDERING HOW YOU APPROACH
THIS WHEN YOU'RE UP IN PACE, AND
YOU'RE IN A SITUATION THAT YOU
HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.
IS THIS A TOPIC YOU WOULD AVOID
ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR RUSSIAN
COLLEAGUES?
OR WOULD YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION
AND GET POSSIBLY A DIFFERENT
VIEW?
>> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT IMMUNE TO
THE GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION RIGHT
NOW.
THESE ARE VERY CHALLENGING
TIMES.
BUT WE ARE--THIS IS OUR JOB, AND
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE
OF THIS MISSION GOING TO THE
SPACE STATION, MAINTAINING ITS
OPERATION AND CONDUCTING THE
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH THAT SO
MANY FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE
UP VESTED IF, AND CREATING THAT
OPERATIONAL BRIDGE WITH THE
PROGRAMS IN FRONT OF US, MOON
AND MARS.
WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
THOUSANDS OF POEM HAVE INVESTED
SO MANY HOURS INTO OUR TRAINING,
SO WE LOOK VERY MUCH FORWARD TO
GOING ON ORBIT AND WORKING WITH
OUR RUSSIAN COLLEAGUES, OUR
FRIENDS UP THERE, AND HAVING A
SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL MISSION AND
GETTING EVERYBODY BACK HOME
SAFELY.
I THINK WE'LL DO THE THINGS THAT
NEED TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN DO THAT SAFELY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
SERGEI AND DENNIS ARE AMAZING
SPACE FLYERS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM ON ORBIT.
>> OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO SOCIAL
MEDIA.
A REMINDER IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR US ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, PLEASE USE #ASK NASA.
I HAVE A QUESTION, WILL YOU BE
EATING THE CHILI PEPPERS--
>> WHAT'S THE SHELF LIFE?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO
PEPPERS LEFT.
AFTER TACO NIGHT, I THINK THEY
MAY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
HARVEST.
>> WILL YOU BE GROWING ANY NEW
PLANTS?
>> THERE IS A PAYLOAD UP
THERE--I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN
THAT LAST TIME.
THERE WAS A PROJECT CALLED
VEGGIE WHERE WE GREW OUR OWN
ROMAINE LETTUCE.
WE WERE THE FIRST CREW TO GROW
AND EAT A CROP.
THAT IS AN AMAZING THING.
TO CARE FOR A PLANT, TO WATCH IT
GROW TO THE SIZE THAT IT CAN BE
HARVESTED.
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS COULD BE
A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
FUTURE SPACE FLIGHT.
AS A SOURCE OF FOOD, AND EVEN AS
A PART OF OUR CONTROL SYSTEM,
AND TO SEE THIS PART--A LITTLE
PART OF WHAT SCIENCE FICTION HAS
DESCRIBED FOR A LONG TIME, AND
THEN TO BE PART OF IT.
AND THEN TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE PART OF A MEAL.
THOSE PROJECTS HAVE CONTINUED
WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
WAYS OF GROWING PLANTS.
AND AEROPONIC AND HYDROPONIC
STRATEGIES OF GROWING PLANTS.
I'M BUMMED THAT WE MISSED OUT ON
THE PEPPERS, AND I KNOW YOU'RE
BUMMED, TOO, JESSICA.
SO WE'RE EXCITED.
THIS IS A COOL THING WITH THE
SCIENCE WE DO ON STATION.
YOU CAN SEE THE--A LOT OF THE
BENEFITS, AND HOW THEY HELP US
EXTEND OUR PREPARATION IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM AND ENABLE FUTURE
EXPLORATION, AND ALSO THE
APPLICATIONS THEY HAVE ON THE
EARTH.
WE RECYCLE OVER 95% OF OUR
WATER.
WE CAN SEE HOW THAT HAS DIRECT
BENEFITS TO EARTH AND TO HAVE
CLEAN WATER AND FOR COMMUNITIES
THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
THE ABILITY TO GROW PLANTS AND
CROPS WITHOUT AIR-IBLE SOIL.
AND THEN IMAGINE CREWS SOME DAY
TO HAVE A WHOLE MODULE DEDICATED
TO THE GROWTH OF EDIBLE PLANTS
IS A COOL THING.
I CAN'T IMAGINE FLOATING INTO
THAT AND BE SURROUNDED BY GREEN
AND BREATHING IN THAT NATURAL
AIR, THAT'S REALLY COOL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FROM
TWITTER THAT IS ALSO ABOUT LIFE
ON THE SPACE STATION.
KAREN ASKS: HOW MUCH STATION
ASTRONAUTS ARE ALLOWED TO TALK
TO LOVED ONES?
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET BUT
I'M TOLD.
COMING OUT OF THE MILITARY, ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT I IDENTIFIED
IN TERMS OF I GUESS MY BASELINE
FOR WHAT I KNOW KEEPING IN TOUCH
OF FAMILY, WE GET ONE 15 MINUTE
PHONE CALL EVERY WEEK.
IT WAS MONITORED, AND IT WOULD
COME ON EVERY FIVE MINUTES AND
THEN GIVE YOU A COUNT DOWN TO
THE LAST MINUTE.
IT IS NOT AT ALL LIKE THAT.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS EVEN
BETTER FROM WHEN THESE TWO WERE
UP THERE.
BUT WE HAVE AN IT PHONE, AND
WE'RE ABLE TO CALL OUR FAMILIES
OFTEN, A AND THEN ONCE A WEEK AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VIDEO
CONFERENCE WITH OUR FAMILIES
BACK AT HOME.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S A WAY TO STAY CONNECTED.
EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE
DIFFERENT VIDEO-CHAT-TYPE
TECHNOLOGIES.
I HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS AT HOME,
AND TO STAY KICKED WITH THEM,
AND MAYBE THEY'LL KEEP THAT WITH
THEM, HOPEFULLY WHEN NOT
SWIMMING.
BUT I THINK I'LL FIND IT EASIER
THAN THE MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS
THAT I DID.
>> WE GET SPOILED HERE, THEY
TAKE GOOD CARE OF US AND WE'RE
LUCKY TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM.
>> I THINK NOW WE WILL TAKE ONE
MORE FOLLOW-UP FROM THE PHONE
BRIDGE.
WE WILL PASS IT TO DAVID CURLY
FROM DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
SECOND QUESTION.
KJELL, THIS IS FOR YOU.
IT WILL SOUND LIKE A FOLLOW-ON
TO THE QUESTION ABOUT UKRAINE,
BUT IT'S REALLY NOT.
IT'S ABOUT SPACE CULTURE.
CHRISTINA KOCH TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THIS.
DID YOU PICK THE PICTURE OF THE
STAY SAFE CREW PHOTO?
>> MAN, I'VE GOTTEN SO MUCH
GRIEF FROM THESE GUYS.
[LAUGHING]
>> THE ONE PERSON WHO SHOULD NOT
BE SMILING SHOULD NOT BE KJELL.
YOU.
>> I DID PICK THAT PICTURE.
I ASKED MY WIFE, AND SHE GAVE ME
THE THUMBS UP.
MY WIFE SAID THAT IT WAS GOOD.
YOU WILL HAVE TO GO WITH IT.
[LAUGHING]
I MISSED THE FIRST HALF OF THAT
QUESTION.
THE CULTURE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE COOL THINGS
ABOUT THIS, WE'RE PART OF THAT
CULTURE.
OF COURSE, AS NEWCOMERS TO THE
STATION WHEN WE ARRIVED, THERE
IS A CULTURE THAT HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED BY THE TEAM THAT IS
ALREADY THERE.
OF COURSE, WE WANT TO BE THERE
GOOD TEAM MEMBERS AND WE WANT TO
RESPECT THE CULTURE THAT HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED.
FROM MY PAST FLIGHT WHEN I
ARRIVED.
SCOTT KELLY WAS ALREADY ON
STATION.
THEY ESTABLISHED THE CULTURE
THAT MY JAPANESE CREW MATE AND I
CAME INTO.
AND IT WAS GREAT.
THIS TIME AROUND WE WILL BE
COMING INTO A CULTURE THAT'S
BEEN ESTABLISHED BY CREW 3, AND
OUR RUSSIAN CREW MATES.
BUT WITHIN A FEW DAYS, YOU KNOW,
CREW 3 WILL LEAVE.
WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE DECISIONS IF WE REALLY WANT
TO EAT LUNCH TOGETHER, LET'S ASK
THE GROUND ABOUT GETTING OUR
SCHEDULES SITUATED SO WE CAN DO
THAT.
OR WE WANT TO REALLY PROTECT
THIS TIME.
I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW
EACH OTHER REALLY WELL, AND I
THINK THAT WE'LL MAKE SOME
DECISIONS ALONG THE LINES OF
WHAT WE THINK WORKS BEST FOR OUR
CREW, AND WORKS BEST WITH OUR
RUSSIAN COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
SAMANTHA SERVING AS OUR LEAD
DURING THIS MISSION.
KNOWING THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE
TALKING WITH THE GROUND AND
ADVOCATING FOR A LOT OF THOSE
THINGS AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH
OUR MISSION.
YOU KNOW, CULTURES ARE MALLEABLE
AND CHANGEABLE, AND I THINK WE
HAVE THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADJUST THAT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
WORKING EFFICIENTLY AND HAVING A
GOOD TIME WHILE WE'RE DOING IT.
>> THANKS.
I THINK WE HAVE UP TO FOR A FEW
FOLLOW-UPS IN THE ROOM.
WE'LL GO TO MARK.
>> THANK YOU, MARK WITH AVIATION
WEEK.
TWO OF YOU WILL BE SELECTED FOR
THE ARTEMIS TEAM.
WHAT DOES THIS MISSION MEAN TO
YOU AND THE PROSPECT OF THE
YEARS AHEAD.
>> I THINK THREE OF YOU WERE
SELECTED FOR ARTEMIS.
>> YES, SO CERTAINLY WE KIND OF
TOUCHED ON HOW THIS MISSION, AND
HOW THE MISSION OF THE ISS OVER
ALL REALLY IS KIND OF PAVING THE
WAY TO ENABLE THE SUCCESS OF THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF
TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPING ROBOTICS
AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL
ALLOW THAT, INCLUDING THINKING
ABOUT RADIATION PROTECTION.
THE EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE ONGOING
TO HELP SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
AS WELL AS OPERATION
CAPABILITIES, LEARNING TO WORK
TOGETHER ON BOARD AND WITH
GROUND TEAMS, ESPECIALLY GROUND
TEAMS THAT MAY BE LESS
ACCESSIBLE THAN THE ONE THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO US ON ISS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE
PURSUING.
THEN THERE IS THE REAS MUCH AS
SPECK OF THAT AS WELL.
>> TRUST ME.
>> LEARNING HOW THE HUMAN BODY
RESPONDS TO LONG-TERM SPACE
FLIGHT AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS,
EXERCISE, FOR EXAMPLE.
WE'VE MADE HUGE GAINS IN
REDUCING BONE LOSS IN OUR RETURN
TO EARTH.
THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
THE INCREMENTAL PROGRESS THAT
WE'VE MADE OVER THE COURSE AND
THAT WE'LL CONTRIBUTE TO OUR
MISSION WILL ENABLE US TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AT ARTEMIS.
>> WHAT AN AMAZING TIME TO BE
PART OF NASA.
I FEEL LIKE WE WON THE LOTTERY.
WE HAVE A PROGRAM--WE HAVE
ARTEMIS.
WE HAVE ORION AND A LANDING
SYSTEM THAT ARE FIGURING OUT
WAYS TO GET OUR RESTAURANTS AND
OUR PARTNERS TO THE MOON AND
LANDING OHEN THE MOON AND WITH
MARS IN OUR SIGHTS.
THERE IS A RUNNING JOKE THAT
MARS IS 30 YEARS AWAY.
I'VE FELT THAT HORIZON SHRINK
CONSIDER PLY.
THAT IS EXCITING.
WE'VE SERVED AS AN
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A COMMERCIAL
PROGRAM, NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THERE
ARE ROCKET COMPANIES LAUNCHING
EVERY WEEK.
A REBUST PROGRAM TO GET CARGO TO
THE SPACE STATION AND ALL THESE
COMPANIES THAT ARE VYING TO BE
PART OF OUR IT'S GREAT TO SEE
ALL THE ACTIVITY GOING ON AND
THEN TO GO TO THE SPACE STATION
AND BE THE HANDS AND EYES FOR
THE TECHNOLOGY TO GET BACK TO
THE MOON AND GO ON TO MARS IS
EXTRAORDINARY.
>> HISTORICALLY WE LOOKED AT IT,
AND WE'RE A STRAND OF THINGS,
MERCURY, GEMINI, APOLLO, SOYUZ,
SHUTTLE, AND NOW IT IS A WEB.
THE SPACE INDUSTRY IS JUST
INCREDIBLE.
AS NASA PIVOTS TO THE MOON AND
MARS, THAT PIVOT POINT IS SPACE
STATION.
ALL THAT TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO
SPACE STATION WHERE WE DEVELOPED
IT AND REFINED IT BEFORE WE
PIVOT AND SEND IT OFF TO THE
MOON AND EVENTUALLY TO MARS.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE TIME TO BE
HERE.
>> IT WILL BE ILLUSTRATED QUITE
PROFOUNDLY WHEN WE GET TO WATCH
ARTEMIS ONE LAUNCH FROM ON
BOARD.
>> YOU CAN PUT IN A PLUG SO THAT
IT JUST WORKS OUT THAT WE'RE
OVER FLOOR.
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE COOLEST
THINGS DURING MY LAST MISSION.
THE FOLKS WHO ARE TRACKING OUR
ORBITAL PATH, THEY WOULD SEND UP
NOTES SAYING WE HAVE A SOYUZ
LAUNCHER AND IF YOU LOOK OUT THE
WINDOW AT THIS TIME YOU SHOULD
BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WAS
POSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THOSE
LAUNCHES.
ONE NIGHT WE KNEW THERE WAS A
PROGRESS LAUNCH.
IT WAS DARK OVER KAZAKHSTAN.
WE'RE WATCHING THE GROUND AND
SURE ENOUGH WE SAW A LITTLE DOT
WHERE WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE.
AND THEN THAT LIGHT BLOSSOM.
THEN WE SAW THAT LIGHT CLIMB OFF
THE GROUND.
YOU COULD SEE THE ILLUMINATION
FROM THE ROCKET BELOW IT.
THAT BLEW MY MIND THAT WE COULD
SEE THAT WITH OUR OWN EYES.
WE WATCHED IT CLIMB UP THROUGH
THE HORIZON.
THAT WAS PROFOUND.
IF WE GET TO SEE ARTEMIS DO
THAT, THAT WOULD BE EPIC.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK WITH
MORE OF THOSE STORIES.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE
QUESTION.
>> THIS IS FOR SAMANTHA.
YOU'RE GOING ON A SPACEWALK.
ARE YOU WEAR AN U.S. SUIT, A
RUSSIAN SUIT, AND YOUR GLOVES
WERE ON THE SIGNALS THAT BLEW
UP.
HAVE YOU REPLACED THOSE?
>> I HAVE ONLY TRAINED IN THE
RUSSIAN SPACEWALKING SUIT.
THE GLOVES WERE NOT MINE FOR
LIFE.
BUT ANN HAS THOSE GLOVES.
WE WERE GLOVE TWINS.
THIS COULD ONLY BE A SPACEWALK
IN THE RUSSIAN SUIT.
>> WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.
SHE IS TRAINED IN THE U.S.
SYSTEM WITH OUR EMU NOW TRAINED
AND CERTIFIED TO FLY THE ORLON
SYSTEM.
JUST AN AMAZING THING.
>> OKAY FOLKS.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR
TODAY.
THANK YOU TO THE CREW 4 FOR
JOINING US TODAY.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE
ROOM, ON THE PHONE, AND ON
SOCIAL MEDIA WHO SENT IN YOUR
QUESTIONS.
PLEASE TUNE IN TO WATCH THE
ASTRONAUTS LAUNCH ON CREW DRAGON
FREEDOM FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE
STATION.
YOU CAN TUNE IN ON NASA.GOV ,
AND ALL OF NASA'S SOCIAL MEDIA
CHANNELS.
THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY AND HAVE A
WONDERFUL DAY.