The international space station is a state-of-the-art
microgravity laboratory that is unlocking discoveries,
not possible on Earth and helping us push
farther into deep space.
Every single day, we are answering big questions
about earth and about space, about where we came from
and about where we're going.
But the other thing that we're doing is we're learning
more questions just to ask.
Microgravity turns, almost everything
we know upside down.
Liquids behave completely differently.
Fire burns in new ways.
Biological systems, reveal surprises.
There's a few things that may have made me gasp out loud
up onboard space station.
Watching heart cells actually beat has
been a pretty big one.
We're studying ways to grow food in microgravity.
I gotta tell you these, uh, are pretty amazing.
We're learning how human bodies react to life in
space and how to keep crew members safe and
strong on long-duration exploration missions.
Dead lifts are awesome on Earth.
They're also awesome in zero gravity.
We're testing technologies that will be critical to
our return, to the moon and great leap to Mars.
Our research has contributed to medical and social benefits
on our home planet, allowing us to find new ways to
combat disease back on Earth and develop technologies
to deliver clean water, to remote communities in need.
The spectacular vantage point of more than 200
miles above our planet supports our monitoring of
Earth's climate, natural disasters and plant life.
I can't begin to describe some of the sites
that you get to see.
It's just an incredible view of our planet
that we have from here.
The growing new space economy.
So vital to our continued progress in
space is flourishing and low-Earth orbit.
We're inspiring future generations from a
platform that is one of the largest international
collaborations of our time.
We're doing science at 17,500 miles per hour.
Come along for the ride.