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>> THIS IS NASA TV.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY AND
WELCOME TO NASA'S JOHNSON SPICE
CENTER IN HOUSTON TEXAS.
I'M DAN HUET.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
CREW 4 MISSION FLOWN BY SPACEX.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR BY A COUPLE
OF FOLKS OFF THE TOP.
THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH A QUESTION
AND ANSWER SESSION WITH
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM.
AND THOSE OF YOU ON THE PHONE
BRIDGE.
I'M GOING TO START OFF BY
INTRODUCING OUR PARTICIPANTS AND
THEN I'LL HE HAND IT OVER FOR
OPENING REMARKS.
FIRST OFF WE HAVE CATHY LEADERS.
WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SPACE PROGRAM.
JOINING US WE HAVE THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER OPERATIONS
AND INTEGRATION AT SPACEX.
AND THEN FINALLY OVER FROM
EUROPE WE HAVE THE PROGRAM
MANAGER FOR ESEs INTERNATIONAL
SPACE PROGRAM.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KATHY FOR
OPENING REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET SICK
OF SEEING US OVER THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS AS WE HEAD THROUGH OUR--AS
WE.
TO HEAD THROUGH OUR MISSION
CAMPAIGN.
IT IS SUCH AN EXCITING TIME HERE
AT NASA, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT
LAST WEEK.
WE SAFELY BROUGHT MARK VANDEHYE.
OUR TEAM HAS DELIVERED HIM BACK
HOME.
WE'RE GLAD THAT HE CAN BE BACK
WITH HIS FAMILY.
HERE WE ARE GETTING READY FOR
OUR CREW ROTATION MISSIONS.
ONCE AGAIN, LAUNCHING OUR CREWS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, AND RETURNING OUR
CREWS.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BOEING
UNCREWED DEMONSTRATION AND THEN
OUR ARTEMIS ONE UNCREW
DEMONSTRATION.
WHAT IS VERY CLEAR AMONGST ALL
OF US IS THAT AS WE'RE HEADING
TO ALL THESE MISSIONS, THESE
CREW MISSIONS REQUIRE CONSTANT
CAREFUL PREPARATIONS AS WE
CONTINUE TO HEAD INTO THESE
CRITICAL PARTS OF THE MISSION.
JUST LIKE THE ISS AND THE COSMOS
TEAM CAREFULLY PREPARED FOR
MARK'S RETURN, WE ARE NOW
GETTING READY TO FLY ANOTHER
CREW TO THE SPACE STATION AND
GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER
RETURNING CREW FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
I KNOW THE TEAM WILL BE TELLING
YOU HOW THEY'RE CAREFULLY
GETTING READY FOR THE STEPS, AND
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE
MISSIONS GOING ON OVER THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KATHY.
UP NEXT, STEVE, DIRECTOR OF NASA
CREW.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
IT'S ON A EXCITING SPRING AS
KATHY TALKED ABOUT.
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE
SWING OF LAUNCHING AND PREPARING
FOR OUR CREW ROTATION FLIGHT.
THIS IS THE FOURTH CREW ROTATION
MISSION.
IT IS SURREAL THAT WE'RE HERE ON
THIS FOURTH MISSION.
IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR
OUR TEAM, FOR OUR INDUSTRY.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ISIS
AXIOM MISSION.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF
THE AXE I DON'T MEAN MISSION AND
WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CREW FOUR
PREPARATION AS KATHY SAID WE'RE
GOING TO ADJUST THE LAUNCH DATE
A LITTLE BIT FOR CREW 4.
WE ARE DOING THAT TODAY.
THE PROGRAM CONTROL BOARD WILL
MOVE THAT MISSION TO NO EARLIER
THAN APRIL 20TH.
WE WOULD DOCK, THE DOCKING TIME
MAY BE ADJUSTED ON APRIL 21ST.
PROBABLY AROUND 6:00 A.M.
EASTERN OR SO, AND WE'LL WORK
THAT OUT WITH THE ISS TEAM.
THAT REALLY IS TO GIVE US MORE
SPACING BETWEEN THE TWO FLIGHTS,
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
EVERYTHING READY TO GO FOR THE
CREW 4 MISSION.
ALL THE HARDWARE IS AT THE CAPE
BEING LAUNCHED FOR CREW 4.
WE HAVE A NEW DRAGON SPACECRAFT
"FREEDOM" FOR THIS FLIGHT.
IT SHIPPED FROM HAW THORPE JUST
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT IS
GOING THROUGH PROCESSING.
THE SPACEX TEAM HAS DONE A GREAT
JOB WITH THE AXIOM MISSION AS
WELL.
THIS FLIGHT HAS A COUPLE OF
ITEMS THAT ARE FIRST-TIME HEALED
SHIELD COMPOSITE STRUCTURE WILL
BE REUSED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM.
THEN WE'LL HAVE REUSE OF FORCE
SECTION.
OF COURSE, AS I TALKED ABOUT FOR
THE BOOSTER, THE FOURTH FLIGHT
OF THIS BOOSTER.
THIS IS THE SAME BOOSTER WE FLEW
FOR THE CREW THREE FLIGHT.
WE'VE DONE ALL THE ANALYSIS FOR
THE BOOSTER AND WE'RE CLOSING
THAT OUT AND WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT
THE FOURTH FLIGHT BOOSTER.
I DID TALK TO THE CREW 3
ASTRONAUT THIS MORNING ALONG
WITH DANA WEIGLE.
THEY'RE DOING WELL.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE
UPCOMING AXIOM MISSION.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT CREW 4,
AND THEY'RE TELLING US THEY'RE
HAVING A LOT OF FUN AND THEY'RE
WILLING TO STAY AND DO WHATEVER
WE NEED.
THEY'RE DOING WELL.
THE SPACECRAFT IS HEALTHY.
PROBABLY ONE CHANGE WE'RE LIKELY
NOT TO DO A FLY AROUND ON THE
CREW 3 RETURN.
WE GOT SOME GOOD DATA FROM CREW
2, AND WE DON'T NEED THE DATA
FROM CREW 3.
THE IMAGERY IS NOT QUITE AS
HELPFUL AS ISS THOUGHT, SO WHEN
WE GO ON DOCK WE'RE NOT PLANNING
A FLY AROUND WITH CREW 3.
THAT'S ALL I HAD, THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, STOVE.
NEXT, DANA FOR NASA'S
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, DAN.
CONTINUING SAFE LAUNCH IS OUR
HIGHEST PRIORITY ON STATION.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT ENABLES US TO
DO ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT
WE DO ON BOARD.
AS YOU GREENED WE'RE IN THE
MIDST OF AN EXTREMELY BUSY
SPRING.
WE HAD TWO SPACEWALKS.
AS YOU MENTIONED, MARK VANDE HEI
RETURNED, HE SET THE NEW RECORD
FOR THE LONGEST SINGLE SPACE
FLIGHT MISSION WITH 355 DAYS ON
ORBIT, WHICH IS PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE.
THE SOYUZ DOCKET AND ON THE
GROUND OPERATIONS WENT SMOOTH.
THEY WENT THROUGH WITH OUR
NOMINAL PLAN, AND WE'RE EXCITED
TO HAVE MARK BACK HOME WITH US.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE AXIOM ONE
MISSION.
THAT'S A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR US.
IN CONTINUING TO EXPAND
COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE
OF LOWER EARTH ORBIT.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND AS STEVE SAID, THE CREW IS
READY ON BOARD AND READY TO
WELCOME NEW VISITORS.
THEM RIGHT AFTER THAT WE'LL HAVE
THE CREW 4 LAUNCH.
WE'RE TARGETING THE FIVE-DAY
HAND OVER.
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, DURING
THE HAND OVER WE'LL HAVE 11 CREW
MEMBERS ON BOARD.
WE'LL HAVE SIX AMERICANS, THREE
RUSSIANS, A GERMAN AND AN
ITALIAN.
RIGHT AFTER THAT WE'LL BRING
CREW 3 HOME.
THEN IN MAY AS KATHY MENTIONED
WE HAVE THE BOEING OFT 2
MISSION, FOLLOWED BY SPACEX 25
CARGO MISSION IN EARLY JUNE.
SO A LOT OF DYNAMIC ACTIVITY
GOING ON FOR US ON THE VEHICLE.
THEY EACH DID AN EXHIBITION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THEIR
EXPERIENCE ON BOARD AND BOB AND
JESSICA WILL BE JOINING US.
THEY'LL BE WITH US UNTIL THE
FALL TIME FRAME.
A LOT OF RESEARCH IS PLANNED.
WE'VE GOT SOME MATERIAL SCIENCE,
SOME PLANT-RELATED SCIENCE, AND
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, THAT'S
GOING TO FURTHER SOME OF THE
CAPABILITIES THAT WE NEED FOR
GOING BEYOND LOW-EARTH ORBIT:
IT ALSO BRINGS A LOT OF BENEFIT
TO US HERE ON ATE.
I THINK THE ADDITION IS READY TO
WELCOME CREW FOUR, WITH THAT
I'LL HAND IT BACK TO YOU IN
THANK YOU, DANA.
WE'LL GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA,
JESSICA?
>> GOOD MORNING.
SO I J U.S. WANT TO SAY IT'S AN
HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY.
WITH MY NASA AND ESE COLLEAGUES
AS WE PREPARE FOR THE NEXT NASA
CREW TO BE AT THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
THIS IS AN EXCITING AND BUSY
TIME.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
THINGS.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE ARTEMIS
MISSION.
AND THEN WE'LL BE LAUNCHING THE
AXIOM ONE CREW.
THEY'LL STAY ON STATION FOR
ABOUT A WEEK.
RETURN HOME, AND THEN SHORTLY
AFTER THAT THE CREW FOUR MISSION
WILL LAMB.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
FUNS HERE.
THE CREW 4 LAUNCH WILL BE THE
SEVENTH SPACEX FLIGHT OVER ALL.
# THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR
31ST FLIGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
WE ARE PROPERLY STAFFED TO
HANDLE ALL OF THESE MISSIONS,
YEAH, SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON
WHERE THE STATUS OF THE
VEHICLES.
LIKE STEVE MENTIONED WE HAVE A
NEW DRAGON VEHICLE WE'RE ADDING
TO THE FLEET, AND THE FALCON 9
BOOSTER SUPPORTS THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
CREW 22, CREW 3, AND LAUNCHED
OUR 5 B SATELLITE.
RIGHT NOW BASICALLY WHAT THE
CREW 4 DRAGON VEHICLE IS OVER IN
THE DRAGON LAND FACILITY AT
CAPE CANAVERAL.
IT IS GETTING READY TO HAVE THE
CAPSULE BACKED UP ON THE TRUNK.
AFTER THAT IT WILL BE LOADED
WITH PROPELLENTS, AND THEN IT
WILL GO THROUGH IT'S FINAL CHECK
OUT AND CLOSE OUT.
IN PARALLEL TO THAT FALCON 9 IS
ALSO GOING THROUGH IT'S FINAL
PROCESSING.
ONCE THOSE BOTH COME TOGETHER
THEN WE ROTATE DRAGON OVER.
WE MADE IT TO THE LAUNCH
VEHICLE, THEN WE ROLL OUT FOR
THE DRY DRESS REHEARSAL AS WELL
AS STATIC PAIR.
AFTER THAT IS COMPLETED WE DO
OUR FINAL READINESS REVIEW.
THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE WE ENSURE
THAT THE SPACE, CREW, THE I SS
AND ARE ALL READY TO LAUNCH AND
WE'RE GOOD TO PROCEED.
THAT WILL BE COMING UP.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE LAUNCH
DATE OF APRIL 20TH.
THEN AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
THERE WILL BE A SHORTHAND OVER
WITH CREW 3.
AND WE'LL BRING CREW 3
ASTRONAUTS HOME IN LATE APRIL.
WE'LL THANK NASA, ESE AND THANK
YOU FOR TRUSTING US TO LETTING
US WORK WITH AND TRAIN
ASTRONAUTS.
THE BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH
THIS TEAM AND WE'RE REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MISSION.
THANKS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JESSICA.
NOW WE'RE GOING OVER TO FRANK,
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE THANK YOU
FOR DOING ALL THAT WORK FOR US.
FOR US IT IS A GREAT MOMENT FOR
US.
WE HAVE WE'RE REALLY FORWARD TO
THAT.
TODAY FORCE.
A ROLE MODEL FOR US.
A ROLE MODEL FOR EUROPE.
PLAYED A GREAT ROLL THAT WE ARE
DOING.
WE HAVE 23,000 CANDIDATES AND
WE'RE TRYING TO NARROW IT DOWN
TO THE FOUR TO SIX THAT WILL
EVENTUALLY BE SELECTED.
BUT MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE
CANDIDATES TODAY WERE FEMALE
CANDIDATES THAT WAS A GREAT
IMPROVEMENT FROM THE LAST AB FOR
THE REST WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO ALL THE SCIENCE ACTIVITIES
THAT WILL BE DONE IN ORBIT.
JUST TO NAME A FEW, THE
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, LOOKING TO
SOW IF IT CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT
GOING TO THE MOON AND THEN TO
MARS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT COMPOSITION OF
FOAM.
IT CAN BE USED IN FUTURE DESIGN,
BUT ALSO FOAM THAT IS
EMINSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING
MATERIALS THAT WE NEED TO FIGHT
CLIMATE CHANGE HERE OPPOSITE
EARTH.
ALSO, WE'RE DOING RESEARCH ON
THE HUMAN BODY AND OVER ALL
WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A
GREAT MISSION.
IT'S EXCITING TIME AS WELL FOR
EUROPE.
WE'LL ASK FOR THE BUDGET AND THE
FUNDING FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO ISS
EXTENSION, AND NOW OUR
EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS GROWING.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYING
THE ASTRONAUTS TO THE GATEWAY.
ALSO EUROPE IS LOOKING FORWARD
TO HAVING ITS OWN RESTAURANT ON
THE SURFACE ON THE MOON.
OVER ALL AN EXCITING TIME.
THESE BACK-TO-BACK MISSIONS WITH
OUR BIGGEST MEMBER STATES,
FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY
PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS.
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AND FOR
MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR US.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, FRANK.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP OVER TO
QUESTION AND ANSWER.
I'M GOING TO TO START HERE IN
THE ROOM, AND THEN I'LL IF OVER
TO THE PHONE BRIDGE.
IF YOU'RE DIALED INTO THE PHONE
RIDGE PLEASE PRESS STAR ONE.
AND YOU CAN PRESS STAR TWO TO
GET OUT IF YOUR QUESTION HAS
BEEN ANSWERED.
A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE REMOTE,
THAT WILL HELP KEEP EVERYTHING
SORTED.
I'LL START HERE IN THE ROOM,
MARK.
HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO CHASE DOWN
THE MOISTURE ISSUE IN THE
SPACEWALK HELMET FROM THE LAST
SPACEWALK?
AND IF SO, THERE A REMEDY OR WAS
THERE AN EXPLANATION THAT WE CAN
JUST PROCEED FURTHER?
I'M SORT OF ASKING THAT IN THE
CONTEXT OF CONTINUING WORK.
SO MAYBE YOU COULD ADDRESS WHERE
THAT STANDS AND WHERE YOU HOPE
TO GO WITH CREW 4 ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THERE IS A THIN LAYER OF
LIQUID.
IT IS MORE THAN WHAT WE WOULD
NORMALLY SEE.
YOU KNOW, THE INSTITUTE CAN SPIT
WATER.
IT'S GOT A COOLING SYSTEM JUST
AS YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE ON THE
GROUND.
YOU CAN HAVE LIQUID THAT MIGHT
KIND OF SPIT OUT.
I THINK WE'VE SEEP THAT ON 12
OVER ALL.
BUT THE GERM EXPERIENCE, THAT'S
A VERY SMALL AMOUNT.
THIS WAS A BIT MORE THAN NORMAL.
WE WANT TO TAKE THAT VERY
SERIOUSLY.
IT WAS QUITE A BIT LESS THAN
WHAT WE EXPERIENCED WHEN WE HAD
THE MAJOR ANOMALY.
STILL, LIQUID WATER IN THE SUIT
IS AN INVESTIGATION TEAM TAKING
A LOOK AT IT.
IT GET COMPLEX IN TERMS OF YOU
HAVE TO DO TROUBLESHOOTING ON
ORBIT, AND WE CAN'T IMMEDIATELY
TRIPPING THINGS HOME.
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT TO REALLY
DO A PROPER INVESTIGATION.
SO WE DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE, BUT
IT IS OUR UP TENSION TO GO LOOK
AT THE CAUSE AND GO ADDRESS
THAT.
WITH DID SOME TROUBLESHOOTING.
WE CAN'T RECRUIT THE ISSUE.
THAT COULD BE A SIGN THAT THIS
IS RELATED TO THE COOLING
SYSTEM.
THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WE HAD IN
THE CONDENSATION, BUT IT IS
REALLY TOO EARLY TO SAY THAT.
THE OTHER SUITS LOOK FINE.
THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THEM.
THEY TONIGHT HAVE APE
INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM.
BUT WE'LL BE CONSERVATIVE, AND
WE'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT.
IF WE HAD TO DO LOOK AT THE
MITIGATION AND WHAT WE NEED TO
KNOW IN THE INVESTIGATION, AND
WE WOULD NOT USE THAT PARTICULAR
SUIT AS WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.
BUT WE'RE TAKING A CLOSE LOOK TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAD
THAT MUCH WATER IN THAT SUIT.
>> THIS ONE IS FOR STEVE.
YOU TALKED ABOUT, CONFIDENT
AXIOM ONE LAUNCHING NEXT WEEK,
AND CLEARLY THE DEMAND FOR
PRIVATE SPACE MISSIONS IS MOVING
UP.
HOW TOUGH IS IT TO MANAGE THAT
SCHEDULE?
>> AS KATHY SAID, WE'RE
REALLY--AND THE BENEFIT FOR THE
COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM IS THAT
WE HAVE TREMENDOUS FLEET UP
SIGHT.
WE GET TO LOOK AT THE DRAGON
SPACECRAFT FOR BOTH THE AXIOM
LAUNCH AND OURS.
I WOULD SAY WE'RE TAKING IT ONE
STEP AT A TIME.
SO THAT ACTION SPACECRAFT HAS
BEEN FUELED, AND IT IS HEADED UP
TODAY TO MEET WITH A VEHICLE.
WE TAKE IT DAY PI DAY.
AND THEM WATCH OUR VEHICLE
TAUPIE DAY AS WELL.
SO I THINK WE UPSET THE KEY
DECISION POINT.
FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHERE
YOU'RE MANAGING TWO COMPLICATED
MISSIONS, IT IS WHAT ARE THE KEY
POINT AND WHEN.
SO FAR WE MOVED THE LAUNCH FOR
CREW 4 ALREADY A DAY.
WE JUST NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE
TIME AND SPACE IN BETWEEN THOSE
FLIGHTS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO
DO THAT.
>> STEVE?
>> HI, THIS IS ANDREA, THIS
QUESTION IS FOR JESSICA AND THEN
STEVE.
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THE CREW
BEING BUILT FOR THE FUR ONE IS
THE LAST UP THAT YOU'LL MILKER
AND THE CREW ENOUGH FOR MOVING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS THE FOURTH DRAGON TWO
VEHICLE THAT WE'RE ADDING TO THE
FLEET.
THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE TO COME
OUT OF OUR FACTORY AS A WHOLE,
THE PRODUCTION LINE WILL STILL
REMAIN OPEN.
IN REALITY, WE HAVE A VERY
ACTIVE REFUR PITCHMENT PROGRAM.
WE ALSO NEED TO.
TO BUILD NEW HARDWARE FOR EACH
AND HE HAVE WOMEN.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE LAST
VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD A
WE'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO KEEP
THE LIFE GOING FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.
WE'LL WORK TO FULLY CERTIFY THE
VEHICLE WITH NASA FOR FIVE
FLIGHTS.
IF YOU HAVE THE FLEET OF FOUR
VEHICLES OVER FIVE FLIGHTS, YOU
GET UP TO 20 MISSIONS.
TRADITIONALLY, WE CAN COPE WE
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR BOTH
CREW AND CARGO.
THESE ARE THE FOUR VEHICLES THAT
IS FOR CREW.
WE HAVE THE CARGO VARIANT AS
WELL THAT HAS SEVERAL VEHICLES
IN THE MATE.
>> YEAH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
HAPPENED IN HAND ACE PUT TO.
FROM AT SOME POINT WE DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH PAIRS, AND WE'RE
TALKING.
THAT.
THEY HAVE NOT SHUT DOWN
PRODUCTION LINES, SO THEY CAN
STILL MAKE THRUSTERS AND ALL THE
COMPONENTS THAT THEY NEED.
WHEN WE BLACK TO AFFORD THINGS
LIKE TANKS, POD PANELS AND HEAT
SHIELDS WILL CARRY US OUT.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO EMBARK ON
THIS FLIGHT FOR DRAG.
I THINK THAT PUT US IN A GOOD
SPOT TO GO OUT TO THE END OF THE
SPACE STATION.
>> THANK YOU, TESTIFY.
WE'RE GOING TO JUMP OFF IT
NUMBER WILL THE START OFF WITH
SPACE NEWS.
>> GOD MORNING.
A QUESTION FOR WHOEVER WANT TO'
THIS.
I'M OCCUR SUCCESS WITH FINANCE
FOR THE SOYUZ MISSION.
AT UP POINT TO YOU NEED AN
ADDITION IN MACE ARE.
PALMER.
>> THE CREW CONTINUES TO PROTECT
FOR IT, I'LL HAVE DANA JUMP IN
WHEN I'M DONE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD COSMONAUT HERE
GETTING SIZED FOR SUIT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, DUMP
OPTIONS FOR OUR CREW MEMBER.
NUMBER LONG-TERM MEASURES WHERE
THEY'RE ABLE IT QUADRILLION
FOOTBALL.
>> WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEPING
THAT IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT CREW
MISSION.
DANA, YOU CAN JUMP IN WITH THE
TIMELINE.
>> I'LL ADD TO WHAT KATHY SAID.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US, IT GIVES
US A LOT MORE ROBUST CAPABILITY
TO FLY CREW ON EACH OTHER'S
VEHICLES.
WE'RE VERY MUCH IN LIFE WITH
THAT GOAL.
MOST OF US HAVE OUR OWN
PROCESSES THEY HAVE TO WORK TO
YOU?
OF CRITICAL NAME THAT WORKABLE
OVER HERE OPPOSITE OUR ASIDE FOR
THE COSMONAUT CANDIDATE TRUE # I
DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC SCHEDULES.
EVERYBODY CAN LOCK AND REFINE
HOW FAR OUT AND PUSH THAT.
THEM TESTIMONY WE'RE BOTH
WORKING JOINTLY OPPOSITE IT AND
WE'RE HOPEFUL WE CAN STAY
OPPOSITE THOSE TIMELINES.
>> THANK YOU, DANA AND KATHY.
STEVE BARK ON BUT NIGHT MY SAN
FRANCISCO U. ASTRONAUTS IN
RUSSIA FOR TRAINING, ALSO I WAS
HOPING THAT MAYBE TEACH TITCH
OR.
TOP IN DANA, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
THE FIRST ONE?
IF YEAH, I'LL TAKE THE FIRST
ONE.
IN TERMS OF OVER ALL TRAINING
PLANS FOLLOWING UP WITH WHAT WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT WE'VE GOT
SOME FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE CAN DO.
F. ONE WOULD BE TO CONTINUE ON
GOING TRAINING.
WE'RE WORKING WITH YOU ARE
EXPLAINING TRANS WITH OUR CREW
CHRISTIAN TO GO RUSSIA ANDREAS
MOW NAUGHTS COMING OVER HERE.
>> I CAN TAKES.
NUMBER.
>> LAPPING ON THE MAP 16TH OR,
AND THAT GIVES US PLENTY OF
SPACING TO GET THERE BEFORE
LAUNCH.
CREW 4, THAT WOULD BE A 24.
HOUR IRAN DAY FEW BE NASH YOU
KNOW, THIS HOURS AFTER THAT.
THAT WOULD BE THE PLAN RIGHT
NOW.
>> MOVING OPPOSITE, WE HAVE JOEY
ROULETTE.
I THINK YOUR FRIDAY THAT, NORMAL
IN THIS IT WERE HAVING APE
DISCUSSION WITH RUSSIAN COUNTER
PARTS.
AND COULD YOU GIVE US A SENSE OF
WHERE THINGS STAND IN YOUR
DISCUSSION WITH RUSSIAN
PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY OPPOSITE
THEIR SPACE STATION COMMITMENT
AS THEY TRY TO GET THOSE U.S.
ZACHS REMOVE ON THOSE RUSSIAN
COMPANIES.
THANKS.
>> WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS A MULTI
LATERAL CONTROL BOARD.
JOEL AND DANA WILL BE CONDUCTING
THEIR SPACE STATION CONTROL
BOARD WITH SPACE STATION
PARTNER.
THEY'RE ALL CONTINUING PROGRESS.
AND AT THE HEADQUARTERS LEVEL
WE'LL HAVE FOLLOWING THAT A
MULTI LATERAL CONTROL BOARD.
ALL OF OUR INTERNATIONAL UP AS
ARE MAKING PROGRESS OPPOSITE TO
THROUGH 2030.
WE ALL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE CAREFUL
PROCESS GETTING READY FOR HUMAN
SPACE FLIGHT.
THERE IS A CAREFUL BUDGET
PROCESS AND FINAL GOVERNMENT
APPROVAL PROCESS THAT ALL OF US
HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO GET
THROUGH THESE NEXT STEPS.
BUT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP, EVEN IN REALLY,
REALLY TOUGH TIMES.
THIS IS PURPOSE FOR US TO WORK
TOGETHER AND MAINTAIN FOR SOME
OF US, WHICH HAS BEEN FOR
DECADES AND LOWER EARTH ORBIT,
AND CONTINUE TO CREATE THIS SAFE
PLACE FOR US TO DO RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TOGETHER
IN SPACE.
AND DANA JUMP IN WITH ANYTHING
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD.
>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
AT THE PROGRAM LEVEL WE CONTINUE
DISCUSSIONS, AND WE CONTINUE
WORKING TOWARDS 2030.
THEY TOUCHED ON THE SUBJECT WHEN
JOE WAS IN RUSSIA AND NO CHANGES
AT ALL WITH THE PLANS.
EACH ONE OF OUR PARTNERS HAS A
PROCESS THEY GO THROUGH.
SOME OF THEM, IT COULD TAKE UP
TO A YEAR.
IT'S NOT UNLIKE THE BUDGETARY
CYCLES YOU GO THROUGH WHERE YOU
HAVE TO GET APPROPRIATED, AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROCESSES
THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE.
EACH ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES ARE WORKING THROUGH
THAT.
WE'LL HAVE PERIODIC UPDATES, AND
OUR NEXT BIG LARGE UPDATE FOR US
IS AT THE END OF APRIL OR EARLY
MAY AT THE PROGRAM LEVEL, AND
THEN ACROSS ALL OF THE AGENCIES
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
ABOUT EVERYBODY IS IN THEIR
PROCESS FOR THE 2030 EXTENSION.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO COME
FROM DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
DAVID?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT THE HEAT SHIELD
COMPONENTS THAT WE USED FROM
WHICH SPACECRAFT, HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE YOU GOT A SENSE OF THE
AVERAGE OF HOW MANY TIMES YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THESE
COMPONENT?
THANK YOU.
>> LET'S SEE, I CAN START.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC
SPACECRAFT WE WERE USING.
AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS
NOT NECESSARILY THE TPS MATERIAL
FOR THIS PARTICULAR FLIGHT.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE
STRUCTURE ESSENTIALLY THAT THE
THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM MOUNTS
TO OR IS ATTACHED TO THAT IS
BEING REUSED.
I WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS ONE OF
THE FLIGHTS.
RIGHT NOW NASA IS ONLY APPROVED
A ONE TIME REUSE OF THAT HEAT
SHIELD.
WE WENT THROUGH A VERY SPECIFIC
ANALYSIS OF THIS FLIGHT TO GET
TO THAT REUSE.
WE'LL WORK WITH SPACEX TO FIGURE
OUT CAN WE GO MORE THAN ONE
REUSE.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
JESSICA.
SHE MAY HAVE MORE DETAILS
OPPOSITE WHICH FLIGHT IT CAME
FROM.
>> THANKS, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO ADD TO THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON, NEXT QUESTION,
MARSHA?
>> JESSICA WATKINS IS GOING TO
BE MAKING EARLY HISTORY BECOMING
THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO
ACTUALLY LIVE ON BOARD THE SPACE
STATION.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COMMENT ON
THAT IF YOU COULD.
AND IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT HOW
COME THERE HAVEN'T BEEN A
MISSION.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK TO
JESSICA?
>> YES.
>> I THINK FRANK SAID IT WELL.
HE RELAYED THE EUROPEAN ESE
EXPERIENCE WITH THE BENEFITS OF
HAVING SAMANTHA FLY, AND HOW
JUST HER FLYING AND BEING A ROLE
MODEL FOR ESE WAS ABLE TO GARNER
INTEREST IN AND KIND OF HELP
OUTREACH AND PROBABLY BROADEN A
LOT OF THOUGHTS FOLKS HAD WHAT
IS ACHIEVABLE FOR THEM TO DO.
I LOOK AT THIS VERY SIMILARLY.
WE REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE VERY
DIVERSE CREWS.
THE MORE DIVERSE WE ARE, THE
MORE RELATABLE SPACE FLIGHT IS
TO EVERY.
AND THE REALITY IS ANYONE CAN GO
AND DO THAT IF THEY CHOSE TO
MAKE THAT THEIR DREAM.
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
AND I THINK FRANK'S SENTIMENTS
FOR SAMANTHA HOLDS TRUE FOR
GENTLEMEN CAN, AND I HOPE IT
INSPIRES A WHOLE NEW GENERATION
OF SPACE TRAVELERS.
>> I CAN TALK TO CREW
ASSIGNMENTS.
JEANETTE IS STILL ASSIGNED.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT
THE CREW ASSIGNMENTS WITH THE
FLIGHT OPS DIRECTOR FOR FLOWS
FLIGHTS ONING UP AND ADJUSTING
THOSE IN THE SUMMERTIME FRAME.
AND I GOT TO MEET WITH THE CREW
THE OTHER DAY, AND YOU COULD
JUST SEE THE EXCITEMENT.
JESSICA, SHE'S VERY EXCITED TO
FLY.
YOU CAN JUST SEE THEIR
EXCITEMENT, AND JESSICA IS
EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THE
FLIGHT.
YOU CAN TELL SHE'S READY TO GO.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE CREW TOLD
ME.
THEY SAID HEY, WE KNOW YOU'VE
GOT A COMPLICATED SPRING, AND
YOUR WE'RE READY TO GO WHEN
YOU'RE READY.
THAT WAS EXCITING FOR ME TO SEE.
>> NEXT UP.
>> THANKS.
GIVEN NOW THIS IS THE FOUR CREW
DRAGON.
IS THERE ANY DIFFERENT DESIGN?
AND IS THERE A WAY TO DETERMINE
WHAT DRAGON YOU'RE IN?
WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE IS THERE A
VISUAL CUE TO KNOW WHICH YOU'RE
IN?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
SPACEX OUR PHILOSOPHY IS AS WE
FLY VEHICLES WE CONTINUE TO
LEARN FROM THEM.
EVEN IF IT IS A MINOR ISSUE,
ANYTHING WE SEE.
SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT
WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE WAY
SYSTEM AND WE MADE DESIGN
CHANGES TO THAT.
NOW THAT WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE TO
THE CREW, BUT THESE ARE DESIGN
CHANGES WE DO TO IMPROVE SAFETY
FOR THE VEHICLE AND SAFETY FOR
THE ASTRONAUT.
WE TALK WITH NASA AND THEN
CERTIFY THOSE CHANGES.
BUT WHAT IS NOTICEABLE TO THE
ASTRONAUT, NOT THAT MANY
CHANGES.
YOU WOULDN'T WALK IN AND SAY
WHOA, THIS IS A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT VEHICLE.
>> IF YOU'RE IN THIS VEHICLE
COMPARED TO THE OTHERS, PROBABLY
THE ONE MINOR THING YOU MIGHT
NOTICE IS THAT THERE IS A USB
PORT TO RECHARGE LAPTOPS.
THAT'S ONE LITTLE MINOR THING.
THE CARGO PALATE IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT IN THIS CREW 4
VEHICLE.
I THINK THE PLAN IS TO RETROFIT
THE OTHER VEHICLES.
OVER ALL WHEN YOU JUST LOOK AT
FROM THE DEMO 2 VEHICLE TO THIS
ONE, PROBABLY THE ONE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, THERE IS
ESSENTIALLY A COMMON STRUCTURE
BETWEEN THE CARGO VEHICLES AND
THE CREW VEHICLES NOW.
THEY START OUT AT A COMMON
STRUCTURE AND THEN GET MODIFIED.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART THESE
VEHICLES ARE ALL THE SAME.
SPACEX DOES A GREAT JOB AS I
WATCH THE SYSTEMS PERFORM AND
FLY, TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO
MAKE THEM SAFE FOR FAILURE
FLIGHTS.
OVER ALL IF YOU'RE A CREW
MEMBER, IF YOU STUCK YOUR HEAD
IN THERE, YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN
NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE.
>> MOVING ALONG.
OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
CHELSEA AT SPACE.COM.
CHELSEA?
>> THANKS FOR TAKING MY
QUESTION.
WITH FOUR DRAGONS NOW THAT WILL
BE FLYING UP TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THAT SHOULD GET US TO THE END OF
THE SPACE STATION LIFE SPAN.
IS IT CURRENTLY A PLAN IN PLACE
FOR CREW DRAGON AFTER THE
SPECIAL SPACE STATION COMES TO A
CLOSE?
>> THIS IS JESSICA, AND I CAN
ANSWER THAT ONE.
RIGHT, AS OF NOW WE'RE PLANNING
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
PROVIDE THE CREW AND CARGO
SERVICES THAT THE SPACE STATION
NEEDS.
THAT'S OUR MAIN PRIORITY.
FOR WHAT I WOULD CALL FREE FLYER
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER MISSIONS,
WE'LL BASICALLY EVALUATE OVER
THE NEXT FEW YEARS SHOULD THAT
BE A DRAGON MISSION OR A STAR
SHIP MISSION.
IT WILL DEPEND ON THE READINESS
OF THE STAR SHIP VEHICLE,
WHETHER WE WOULD USE A DRAGON OR
STAR SHIP FOR FUTURE HUMAN
FLIGHTS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO
THE SPACE STATION.
>> OUR NEXT QUESTION FROM MARY
SHAH SMITH FROM SPACE POLICY
ONLINE.COM.
>> MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH
SCHEDULE AND CADENCE.
I'M CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE
PROJECTED LAUNCH DATE FOR CREW
5, AND WHEN IS IT THAT YOU HAVE
THAT DROP DEAD WHEN YOU HAVE TO
DECIDE WHO THE CREDIT MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO BE?
AND F IT GOES WELL IN MAY, WHAT
DO YOU HAVE PENCILED IN FOR THE
CREW FLIGHT TEST AND STAR LINER
ONE.
ONCE YOU HAVE STAR LINER FLYING,
WILL YOU HAVE DIRECTORS EACH
YEAR WHAT IS THE CADENCE ONCE
THAT GOES OPERATIONAL?
>> I CAN START.
>> FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THE BOEING FLIGHT.
THAT FLIGHT IS ON TRACK.
IN FACT, THE BOOSTER IS SHIPPING
TODAY.
WE'LL START STACKING THAT
BOOSTER ON THE 19TH AND PREP FOR
THAT FLIGHT.
TOMORROW WE START A BIG TEST ON
THE CREW MODULE AND THE SERVICE
MODULE.
A LOT OF OUTWORK IS STARTING TO
WRAP UP, AND WE'RE ON TRACK FOR
THAT.
AND THEN RELATIVE--SO THAT
FLIGHT WOULD FLY IN MAY.
AND THEN THE PLAN IS TO FLY THE
CREW FLIGHT TEST AT THE END OF
THE YEAR LATE CALENDAR YEAR.
WE'LL STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE
PERFORMANCE.
AND THEN EVALUATE WHEN TO FLY.
WE'LL ALTERNATE ONE FLIGHT A
YEAR FOR THE SPACE STATION
MISSIONS FOR BOEING AND SPACEX.
THAT'S THE LONG TERM STRATEGY.
I THINK WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE
TIME BEFORE WE HAVE TO PULL THE
TRIGGER ON THE BACKUP CREW
MEMBER.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION WITH UCLA
NEWS REPORT, STEWART?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK YOU SAID THAT YOU EXPECT
BENEFITS FOR THE CREW 4 MISSION
TO INCLUDE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AN
PLANT SCIENCE.
CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT THIS,
WHAT YOU PLAN TO LEARN ABOUT
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND PLANT
SCIENCE?
>> WE CAN GET SPECIFICS ON ANY
OF THE EXPERIMENTS YOU WANT.
I THINK EVERYONE APPRECIATES AND
UNDERSTANDS OR MAYBE YOU DON'T.
I'LL JUST SAY IF YOU WANT TO DO
REALLY, REALLY LONG DURATION
SPACE FLIGHT LIKE OUT TO MARS
AND BEYOND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE
NEED VITAMINS, WE NEED MINERALS.
SOME OF THOSE ARE NOT THAT
STABLE AND DON'T STAY FOR THAT
LONG OF TIME.
FOR EXAMPLE, VITAMIN C BREAKS
DOWN.
YOU CAN DEAL WITH THAT BY HAVING
LIVE CROPS, LIVE PLANTS, AND
WE'RE INTERESTED IN THAT.
OUR CREW MEMBER FOR SIX MONTH
FLIGHT APPRECIATE HAVING FRESH
FOOD.
I ONCE ASKED A CREW MEMBER WHAT
THEY MISSED MOST AND THEY TOLD
ME LETTUCE AND THE CRUNCH.
FOR US THE ABILITY TO GROW
PLANTS AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE
WOULD DO THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, HOW DO WE UP
CORPORATE IT IN SPACECRAFT.
DO WE HAVE GROWING CHAMBERS OR
TO WE HAVE PLANTS ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'RE
INTERESTED IN PROGRESSING IN
THAT ARENA.
YOU KNOW, IN THE HEALTH AREA
THERE IS A RANGE OF THINGS THAT
WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND.
THERE IS SOME A LOT OF ASPECTS
WITH HUMAN HEALTH.
YOU HEAR US TALK ABOUT THAT A
LOT.
WE KNOW THAT THE BODY CHANGES.
THE BODY CHANGES IN MICRO
GRAVITY, AND IN SOME ASPECTS IT
CONTINUES TO CHANGE WITH
LONGER-DURATION SPACE FLIGHT.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A
DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
ONE IS DIAGNOSTICS.
WHAT WITH CAN WE DO TO HELP OUR
CREW MEMBERS, THAT HELPS US TO
UNDERSTAND THE EFFICACY OF
PREVENTIVE MEASURES WE'RE USING.
WE DEAL BOTH WITH RESEARCH WITH
OUR CREW AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
THAT CAN HELP US MITIGATE THINGS
OR HELP US DIAGNOSECALLY.
WE CAN GIVE YOU A RUN DOWN OF
ALL OF THE SPECIFIC DETAILS IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT.
>> THANKS, AND THEY CAN FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU THE
SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE YOU
CREDIT IS EXPECTED TO WORK ON.
UP MORE FROM THE PHONE BRIDGE.
STEPHEN?
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE STATUS
OF ACTIVATING THAT?
HAS IT BEEN PUT ON HOLD OR IS IT
STILL GOING FORWARD?
THANKS.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTIONS.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THE COMMISSIONING AND INITIAL
VALIDATION OF THE EUROPEAN
ROBOTIC ARM.
THERE WERE SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES
DISCOVERED IN THE SEPTEMBER TIME
FRAME WITH COMMUNICATION ISSUES
BETWEEN THE CENTER COMPUTER AND
THE SERVICE MODULE, AND EUROPEAN
ROBOTIC ARM COMPUTER.
THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN SORTED
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A PLAN WITH OUR RUSSIAN
COLLEAGUES TO DO THE VALIDATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE SPACEWALK
PLANNED CAN NO LONGER TAKE
PLACE.
WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING CREW 3,
THE PLAN TO COME BACK BY THE END
OF APRIL.
AND THE FIRST TWO SPACEWALKS ARE
PLANNED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND THEN THE SPACEWALK PLANNED
FOR MA TEE WAS IS PLANNED FOR
THE JUNE TIME FRAME BECAUSE OF
THE TECHNICAL DELAYS THAT WE'VE
HAD.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING INTO THE
POSSIBILITY FOR SAMANTHA,
TOGETHER WITH THE RUSSIAN
COLLEAGUES FROM COSMOS.
ALSO FROM THERE THE PLANS HAVE
CHANGED.
WE'RE PURSUING OPTIONS FOR
SAMANTHA TO WORK WITH THE
EUROPEAN RELATED ROBOTIC ARM.
BUT TECHNICAL ISSUES HAPPEN.
SPACE IS NOT EASY.
WE ALL KNOW THAT.
>> LAST ONE ON THE PHONE BRIDGE.
>> CAN KATHY ORDAIN IN A TELL US
HOW MARK IS FEELING AFTER HIS
YEAR IN SPACE.
I KNOW HIS YEAR IN SPACE WAS NOT
PLANNED FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT
DO YOU HAVE PLANS FOR FUTURE
YEAR IN SPACE MISSIONS?
AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?
>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK
DIRECTLY WITH MARK.
PUT ALL ACCOUNTS ARE THAT HE'S
DOING GREAT.
IF YOU SAW THE LANDING VIDEO, HE
LOOKED FANTASTIC.
WHEN CREW MEMBERS FIRST COME
HOME, THERE IS A LOT OF
DIZZINESS, THAT HAPPENS EVEN IN
A SHORT-DURATION FLIGHT.
HE'S DOING GREAT.
IN TERMS OF LONG-DURATION
FLIGHTS THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT
THE BODY UNDER GOES, AND WE
DON'T YET REALLY KNOW ENOUGH TO
REALLY UNDERSTAND, SO WE
UNDERSTAND ABOUT SIX MONTH SPACE
FLIGHT.
WE UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE
CHANGES IN THE BONE, CHANGES IN
THE MUSCLE, CHANGES IN THE EYE,
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW YET AND WHAT
ARE ALL THOSE THINGS WE WOULD
LEARN IF EVERYONE IF HE HAD THAT
WHOLE SAME DATA SET THAT WAS FLY
TO GO ONE YEAR.
WE THINK WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB
WITH EXERCISE AND
CONTINUE--CONDITIONING TO
MITIGATE A LOT OF BONE LOSS, FOR
EXAMPLE.
THE DATA POINTS, BEING OUT A
YEAR WILL HELP DETERMINE THE
EFFICACY OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO
FAR, AND EYE DEGODATION.
IT IS IN THE VEIN OF TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THAT
ADDITIONAL TIME ON ORBIT DO, AND
PROJECTING WHAT IT MIGHT DO EVEN
LONGER.
MARS MISSIONS ARE EVEN LONGER
THAN THAT.
WE'RE ABSOLUTELY INTERESTED IN
DOING MORE LONG DURATION
MISSIONS FOR US.
OBVIOUSLY THE FLIGHT CAMPAIGN
AND HAVING STEADY FLIGHTS
BETWEEN OUR TWO PROVIDERS IS KEY
FOR US REALLY LOOKING HOW AND
WHEN WE FLY DIFFERENT CREW
MEMBERS.
THE SWAPPING BACK AND FORTH WITH
SOYUZ AND ALL OF THAT IS A
FACTOR OF HOW IN WHEN YOU USE
STRATEGIES LIKE THAT.
BUT IT DOES CONTINUE TO BE AN
IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT LONGER DURATION
SPACE FLIGHT DOES.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON
THE PERIMETERS.
>> YES, SO THE LAST TWO FLIGHTS,
THE CREW 2 RETURNED, AND THE WE
HAD ONE OF THE FOUR MAIN CHUTES
THAT LAGGED A LITTLE BIT BEHIND
AND IT'S FULL INFLATION.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE, ONCE WE
SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED, WE CLOSED
OUT OR CREW 2.
WE WENT AND LOOKED AT THE
HARDWARE OF ALL MAIN OF THE
CHUTES.
WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON CREW
2 WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT
HARDWARE.
WE WENT BACK AND IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH SPACEX WE LOOKED AT ALL THE
DATA FROM ENTRY, WAS THERE
ANYTHING ANOMALY THAT MIGHT HAVE
A CAUSE, WE COULDN'T FIND
ANYTHING THERE.
WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE
TESTING WE HAD DONE BOTH THE
FIRST CHUTE WITH THE MARK 2 AND
THE MARK 3.
WHAT WE'VE SEEN FOR THIS
PARTICULAR KIND OF CHUTE CHUTE
IT HAS PROPENSITY AT TIMES AS
THREE CHUTES GET OUT, INFLATE
AND CATCH AIR, ONE GETS A LITTLE
STARVED FOR AIR AND IT WILL BE
SLOW TO INFLATE.
IN ALL THE DATA WE'VE SEEN SO
FAR, WE KNOW THAT CHUTE WILL
INFLATE, AND WE KNOW THAT IT
WON'T BE MORE THAN ONE CHUTE.
THAT'S OUR RESOLUTION FOR FLYING
CREW 4 AND RETURNING THE CREW 3
VEHICLE.
>> THANKS, STEVE.
>> REGARDING MARK RANDE HEI, IS
HE CLEARED TO GO HOME, OR WILL
HE STAY FOR AN OBSERVATION
PERIOD?
IF SO, HOW LONG?
>> ALL OF OUR CREW MEMBERS, WHEN
THEY RETURN, WE HAVE TEAMS WE
HAVE A PHYSICIAN AND THEN
PHYSIOLOGICAL EXPERTS THAT WORK
WITH THE CREW TO DO WHAT WE
WOULD CALL POST-FLIGHT
CONDITIONING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DURATION
OF THAT IS.
BUT WE HAVE ONSITE CAPABILITIES,
A GYM AND A POOL, SO THERE IS A
LOT OF CONDITIONING THAT THE
CREW UNDER GO.
THEY DO, YOU KNOW, DIZZINESS AND
GETTING YOUR BALANCE BACK IS ONE
OF THE KEY THINGS THAT TAKES A
FEW DAYS TO A WEEK TO GET BACK.
SO THEY WORK ON THAT AS WELL AS
JUST GENERAL KIND OF
CONDITIONING.
SO WE CAN GET YOU--IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN THE VERY SPECIFIC
DURATIONS WE CAN GET THAT, BUT
THERE IS DEFINITELY POST FLIGHT
WORK.
THEIR FAMILIES ARE WITH THEM.
THEY CAME OUT AND THEY JOIN
THEIR FAMILY IMMEDIATELY.
SO THEY'RE BACK WITH THEIR
FAMILY IMMEDIATELY AS THEY'RE
GOING THROUGH THE POST FLIGHT
CONDITIONING AND GETTING
BACK--ACCLIMATING TO THE 1 G
ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANKS, DANA.
GINA, DO YOU HAVE ONE MORE?
I HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE.
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> I THINK A LOT OF THINGS HAVE
WORKED.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY BETTER IN
ORBIT GROWING GREEN THINGS THAN
I AM ON THE GROUND.
MY HAT IS OFF TO THEM.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
FACILITIES THAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF
USING FOR OTHER RESEARCH.
WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS ARE A
CHALLENGE.
WE NOW WHAT A CHALLENGE IT IS TO
WATER HERE ON EARTH, THE
CHALLENGE ON ORBIT, AND HOW TO
BESS MIMIC AND SUPPORT PLANT
GROWTH.
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WATER
DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AS AN EXAMPLE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT PLANTS LEAN
TOWARDS THE SUN.
PEPPERS WILL HANG DOWN.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT PHENOMENON
IN MICRO GRAVITY THAT PEPPERS
DON'T DO THAT.
IN TERMS OF A PRACTICAL SENSE WE
MADE A LOT OF HEAD WAY IN TERMS
OF BEING ABLE TO GROW THEM.
I THINK OUR RESEARCHERS CAN TELL
OTHER THINGS THAT THEY'VE FOUND,
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 1 G AND
0 G.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT OBSERVATIONS
WE'VE PUT BACK IN THE FACILITIES
TO OPTIMIZE HOW WE GROW THINGS.
THE COOL THING FOR THE CREW, IN
ADDITION TO RETURNING SAMPLES
FOR THE RESEARCHERS, WE LET THEM
EAT SOME OF IT.
THEY GOT TO EAT HATCH CHILI
PEPPERS, I KNOW THE CREW IS
EXCITED TO HELP HARP IN THOSE.
>> THAT WILL WRAP IT UP FOR US
TODAY.
A REMINDER THAT IN 30 MINUTES
FROM NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM THE
CREW 4 ASTRONAUTS THEMSELVES.
STICK AROUND TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
THEIR MISSION COMING UP TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
TO ALL OF MY BRIEFERS, THANK YOU
TO EVERYONE FOR ASKING
QUESTIONS.
THAT WILL DO IT FOR US FOR NOW.
AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.