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>> GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME TO MISSION CONTROL
HOUSTON AND THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION FLIGHT CONTROL
ROOM WHERE FLIGHT DIRECTOR MARY
LAWRENCE AND THE ORBIT 2 TEAM OF
FLIGHT CONTROLLERS ARE KEEPING
TABS ON ALL OF THE SPACE STATION
SYSTEMS AND WORKING WITH THE
EXPEDITION 58 CREW MEMBERS AS
THEY GET THINGS IN PLACE FOR
ANOTHER STATION FIRST.
ON TOP OF THEIR USUAL WORK WITH
SCIENCE EXPERIENCES, COMMANDER
CON
CON KENCO AND SAINT JACQUES WILL
GET THINGS READY FOR THE CREW
FROM AN AMERICAN LAUNCH PAD.
>> WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
THIS WEEK, ASTRONAUTS ABOARD THE
STATION HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR
A SPECIAL VISITOR.
NASA AND COMMERCIAL CREW
PROVIDERS SPACEX ARE GETTING
READY FOR THE MARCH 2ND LAUNCH
OF THE DEMO ONE, UNCREWED SPACE
FLIGHT TO THE SPACE STATION.
THE DRAGON WILL LAUNCH ON A
FALCON 9 FROM THE COMPLEX AT NA
NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN
FLORIDA.
THE FIRST TIME A COMMERCIALLY
BUILT AND AMERICAN ROCKET AND
SPACECRAFT DESIGNED FOR HUMANS
WILL LAUNCH TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
DRAGON WILL SPEND ABOUT FIVE
DAYS ATTACHED TO THE SPACE
STATION UNTIL MARCH 8TH WHEN THE
SPACECRAFT WILL RETURN TO EARTH.
BE SURE TO TUNE INTO NASA TV
WATCHING IT AT 2 A.M. EASTERN.
THE FOLLOW DAY MARCH 3RD WATCH
THE RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING OF
THE SPACECRAFT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THAT DOCKING AT 6 A.M. EASTERN.
AND SPACE CREW MEMBERS IMMERSED
IN VIRTUAL REALITY AS PART OF
THE SPACE EXPERIMENTS.
A CANADIAN SCIENCE EXPERIENCE,
THEY'LL BE IMMERSED IN A VIRTUAL
REALITY ENVIRONMENT.
THIS RESEARCH HOPES TO LOOK AT
ORIENTATION AND ABILITY TO
ESTIMATE DISTANCES, CHANGES
BETWEEN EARTH NORMAL 1-G AND
MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT.
THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH THE
STUDY WILL HELP DESIGN METHODS
OF MOVEMENT AROUND THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
ALSO HELP FUTURE ASTRONAUTS ON
SMALLER SPACECRAFT ON LUNAR AND
PLANETARY SURFACES.
THIS QUESTION COMES IN, HOW DO
ASTRONAUTS KEEP CLEAN IN SPACE.
SINCE WATER DOES NOT FLOW IN A
ZERO GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT,
ASTRONAUTS CANNOT WASH THEIR
HANDS OR BODIES UNDER A FAUCET
LIKE ON EARTH.
THERE MEANS THERE ARE NO SINKS
OR SHOWERS ON THE SPACE STATION.
SO TO KEEP CLEAN THE ASTRONAUTS
USE WET TOWELS AND A LITTLE SOAP
TO WIPE THEIR BODIES.
WHEN IT COMES TIME TO WASH THEIR
HAIR, ASTRONAUTS USE A WATERLESS
SHAMPOO.
KEEP SENDING IN YOUR QUESTIONS
USING THE HASH TAG SPACE TO
GROUND.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
THIS WEEKEND'S LAUNCH OF THE
SPACEX CREW DRAGON ON ITS FIRST
TEST FLIGHT IS A MILESTONE FOR
THE COMMERCIAL CREW'S EFFORTS TO
GET FROM THEIR HOME TO ORBIT.
THIS FLIGHT WILL NOT HAVE
ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD, BUT IT WILL
BE A MAJOR STEP TO GETTING THESE
VEHICLES CHECKED OUT AND READY
TO JOIN THE FLEET.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN
ORBITAL FLIGHT PATH, A TEST
WITHOUT THE CREW IN IT OF EACH
VEHICLE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THE FIRST FLIGHT WITH CREW
IN THEM TO PROVE THAT THE
SYSTEMS ARE READY TO FLY PEOPLE
TO SPACE.
>> THESE DEMONSTRATION MISSIONS
ARE IMPORTANT FOR ASTRONAUT
SAFETY BECAUSE YOU KNOW, FOLKS
AROUND HERE THAT I WORK WITH, WE
ALL ASK OURSELVES WOULD WE BE
COMFORTABLE FLYING OUR OWN
FAMILY ON BOARD THIS VEHICLE AND
THE ANSWER HAS TO BE YES AND SO
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE TEST THESE AS MUCH
AS WE CAN.
>> SINCE WE'RE DEALING SORT OF
WITH THE NEW GENERATION OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE PUTTING HUMAN
SPACE VEHICLES TOGETHER AGAIN, I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESS
UPON THEM EVERY DAY THAT THERE
IS NOT A DAY WHERE THEIR
ATTENTION CAN WAIVER.
WE CAN TEST THEM DOWN ON EARTH
AND PUT THEM IN VACUUM CHAMBERS
AND ACOUSTIC CHAMBERS AND DO
THERMAL TESTS ON THEM, BUT
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE GOING UP
AND PUTTING THEM IN THE REAL
ENVIRONMENT.
>> THAT WILL GIVE US A LOT OF
INSIGHT ON THE VEHICLE
PERFORMANCE, THE FUNCTIONAL
SYSTEMS, EVEN THE ABORT SYSTEM
WILL BE ACTIVE ON THAT VEHICLE.
SO THAT'S WHY THESE INITIAL TEST
FLIGHTS ARE SO IMPORTANT, IS
BECAUSE YOU NEED TO SEE, IT'S
NOT JUST THE HARDWARE, IT'S ALSO
THE SOFTWARE, IT'S THE PEOPLE,
IT'S THE PROCEDURES, IT'S THE
WHOLE THING COMING TOGETHER.
>> SUPPOSED TO LAND--
SPACEX IS SUPPOSED TO LAND IN
WATER, THOSE ARE TWO HUGELY
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS SO
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF INTEREST
IN THE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT THAT'S
LOCATED IN THE SPACECRAFT AS
WELL, WITH ARE THAT'S GOING TO
BE, HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK.
>> THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL
ASPECT OF THE NASA JOB IS TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE AT THAT DIALOG
WITH THE CONTRACTORS ABOUT WHY
DID YOU DO THAT?
YOU KNOW, WHY WAS THAT SAFER?
>> THESE ARE SOMEONE'S FAMILY
MEMBER, HUSBAND, WIFE, UNCLE,
AUNT, IT'S NOT AN OPTION TO NOT
BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> OUR CREW DRAGON LAUNCH
COVERAGE ON NASA TV, NASA.GOV
BEGINS SATURDAY MARCH 2ND, 1
A.M. HOUSTON TIME, THAT WILL
TAKE US RIGHT THROUGH THE
TARGETED LAUNCH OF THE UNCREWED
DEMO ONE FLIGHT AT 1:49 A.M.
CENTRAL AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK
AT 4 A.M. HOUSTON TIME WITH A
POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE.
WE START LIVE COVERAGE OF THE
RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING OF THE
CREW DRAGON TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION ON SUNDAY, MARCH
3RD AT 2:30 A.M. CENTRAL TIME.
DOCKING IS EXPECTED AT 5 A.M.
UNDOCKING, DEORBIT AND
SPLASHDOWN ARE ALL ON THE
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT FRIDAY
MORNING, MARCH 8TH.
OF COURSE ALL OF THESE TIMES ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE, THAT'S JUST
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST.
PART OF THE SCIENCE MISSION OF
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
IS TO LOOK AT ORBIT AND
TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE
EXPLORATION OR LIFE ON EARTH OR
MAYBE BOTH.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE STATION IS NOW
HOME TO THE REFABRICATOR, A 3-D
PRINTER THAT CAN MAKE THINGS AND
RECYCLE THEM AND 3-D PRINT NEW
THINGS WITH THE SAME PLASTIC.
>> THE END SPACE REFABRICATOR.
PRESENTED BY SCIENCE AT NASA.
WHILE 3-D PRINTERS ARE
TECHNOLOGY THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE
FAMILIAR WITH, THERE'S ONE 250
MILES ABOVE US ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION OR
ISS THAT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING
CURRENTLY FOUND ON EARTH.
IT'S KNOWN AS THE REFABRICATOR,
A HYBRID 3-D PRINTER THAT CAN
USE PLASTIC TO MAKE NEW ITEMS.
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DORM ROOM
REFRIGERATOR, THE DEVICE IS
CONTROLLED BY OPERATORS ON EARTH
WHO OVERSEE ITS MANUFACTURING
VIA CAMERAS.
FROM THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT
CENTER IN ALABAMA SAY THAT
RECYCLERS GRIND PLASTIC
PELLETS, BUT CREATES SHEER AND
PREVENTS YOU FROM USING IT
AGAIN.
IT'S NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH.
FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION, THE COMPANY,
TETHERS UNLIMITED, DEVELOPED A
NOVEL RECYCLING PROCESS THAT
DOESN'T REQUIRE GRINDING AND
ALLOWS US TO RECYCLE THE PLASTIC
MULTIPLE TIMES.
THE ABILITY TO REUSE THE PLASTIC
OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS ESSENTIAL
FOR LONG-TERM SPACE EXPLORATION,
SAYS THAT WE CAN REPLACE THAT WE
NEED WHEN WE'RE ORBITING ABOVE
EARTH, WE HAVE THEM REDELIVERED
ON A RESUPPLY MISSION.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN DEEP SPACE,
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION.
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE
PARTS YOU NEED AND WITHOUT A
STOCK PILE OF EXTRA MATERIALS.
THE REFABRICATOR CAN RECYCLE
PLASTIC ITEMS NOT NORMALLY
ASSOCIATED WITH EARTH BOUND 3-D
PRINTERS.
FOR INSTANCE ALMOST ALL OF THE
MATERIALS DELIVERED TO THE
STATION ARE PACKED USING FOAM OR
PLASTIC BAGS.
BOTH CAN BE LOADED INTO THE
REFABRICATOR TO DELIVER ITEMS
SUCH AS A PLASTIC SYRINGE, AN
EATING UNTENSIL, OR A
CUSTOM-MADE WRENCH.
AND THAT LIMITS WHAT YOU CAN
TAKE WITH YOU ON A LONG RANGE
EXPEDITION.
AFTER ALL IN SPACE SPACE IS A
PREMIUM.
IT WILL BE COMPOSED OF TWO
PHASES.
DURING EACH PHASE, THERE WILL BE
SEVEN CYCLES OF RECYCLING AND
PRINTING PARTS ON BOARD ISS.
ALL OF THE ITEMS WILL EVENTUALLY
BE SENT BACK TO DETERMINE THE
RECYCLING ON THE PLASTIC.
THEY NOTE, I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THIS TECHNOLOGY IN SPACE AND
BACK ON EARTH.
I CAN ENVISION A DAY WHEN YOU GO
TO THE GROCERY STORE AND DROP
YOUR WATER BOTTLES AND PLASTIC
BAGS INTO A REFABRICATOR AND
THEN SELECT YOUR NEW PHONE CASE
OR KITCHEN GADGET OR THE RAW
FILAMENT THAT YOU CAN USE IN
YOUR 3-D PRINTER AT HOME.
FOR MORE SCIENCE FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION GO
TO WWW.NASA.GOV/ISS-SCIENCE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION HOW THE
PROMISE OF FUTURE EXPLORATION IS
TRANSFORMING TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY,
VISIT SCIENCE.NASA.GOV.
>> BEING THE HANDS IN HANDS-ON
SCIENCE IS PART OF THE JOB FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
CREW MEMBERS.
THE ASTRONAUTS AND COSMONAUTS
SPEND TIME SHARING THE
EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN SPACE
WITH US EARTHLINGS.
DURING THE YEAR OF EDUCATION ON
STATION, SOME OF THE ASTRONAUTS
WORKED ON A SERIES OF STEM
STEM-STRATION VIDEOS AS MARK DID
AS HE FOCUSED ON THE NEWTON'S
THIRD LAW OF MOTION.
WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
NEWTON'S THIRD LAW.
HOW DO YOU THINK IT WILL HOLD UP
IN MICROGRAVITY?
>> FOR EVERY ACTION THERE'S AN
EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION.
THIS MEANS THAT EVERY
INTERACTION BETWEEN ACTIONS, AND
FORCING ACTING ON THE OBJECT AT
THE SAME TIME.
YOU CAN SEE MANY EXAMPLES ON
EARTH.
IN SPACE ONE WAY AND THIS IS
STEERED IN THE OTHER WAY.
>> HELLO AGAIN, MORE BASKETBALL
STUNTS I CAN'T DO ON THE GROUND.
AT LEAST NOT--
ALL RIGHT.
BACK TO SERIOUS BUSINESS.
GOT A BASKETBALL RIGHT HERE.
GOING TO BE OBJECT ONE.
I'M THE SECOND OBJECT.
IF OBJECT TWO, MYSELF, APPLIES A
FORCE TO OBJECT ONE, THEN THE
SAME FORCE WILL BE ALLIED TO THE
OBJECT TWO.
HOWEVER, IT'S A BIG DISPARATE IN
THE MASS.
OBJECT TWO, MYSELF HAS A LARGER
MASS OBJECT.
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE
MYSELF ABOUT THE SAME SHAPE AS
THIS BALL.
AND I'M GOING TO APPLY THAT
FORCE.
YOU SAW THAT FORCE APPLIED TO
THE BALL, MADE IT ACCELERATE
QUITE A BIT AND IT DIDN'T
ACCELERATE MUCH AS ALL.
THE THIRD LAW AGAIN, THIS TIME
IT'S SIMILARLY MASSED OBJECTS.
JOE AND I HAVE THE SAME MASS AND
JOE HAS THE BALL AND I'M GOING
TO FACE YOU THIS WAY SO I DON'T
THROW YOU INTO SOMETHING YOU
CAN'T SEE.
I'M GOING TO GET IN A BALL
BEHIND JOE AND APPLY A FORCE TO
HIM.
NOTICE WHEN I APPLY THE FORCE TO
JOE.
IT ACCELERATED JOE AWAY FROM ME,
BUT I GOT ACCELERATED AWAY FROM
HIM AS WELL.
BECAUSE THE FORCE APPLIED TO JOE
IS THE SAME FORCE THAT WAS
APPLIED TO ME.
NOW YOU'VE SEEN NEWTON'S THIRD
LAW IN SPACE.
NOW TEST IT OUT ON EARTH.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> ALONG WITH SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH AND PROMOTING
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND
COMMERCIAL PARTICIPATION IN
SPACE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION MISSION IS DESIGNED TO
ENABLE MISSIONS OF THE FUTURE
THE ONES THAT TAKE HUMAN
EXPLORERS INTO DEEP SPACE.
THE FLIGHT ANALOGS PROGRAM
PREPARES FOR THESE MISSIONS
SIMULATING THE CONFINEMENT AND
ISOLATION OF A SHIP IN SPACE TO
LEARN WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO
SUPPORT CREWS ON EXTREMELY LONG
MISSIONS.
THE FIFTH HUMAN EXPLORATION
RESEARCH ANALOG CAMPAIGN IS
UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW HERE AT THE
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER.
HERE IS A LOOK INSIDE THE
HABITAT THEY'RE USING SO YOU CAN
SEE WHAT SUPPORTS FOUR
VOLUNTEERS DURING A 45-DAY LONG
TEST.
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>> WE CAN SIMULATE WHAT IT'S
LIKE TO BE IN A SPACECRAFT, SO
THE ISOLATION, THE CONFINEMENT,
THE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
THE RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ARE
AIMED AT ANSWERING SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED TO ANSWER
BEFORE WE SEND PEOPLE ON THOSE
EXTREMELY LONG DURATION
DISTANCES, SUCH AS TO AN
ASTEROID OR TO MARS.
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT THE SIZE OF
WHAT I'LL SAY MAYBE A
ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT THAT'S NOT
TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY LUXURIOUS,
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S --
IT EMULATES WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
IN A SPACECRAFT.
A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
HAVE ON THE FIRST FLOOR ARE
THINGS LIKE WORK STATIONS, YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THE COMPUTER AND
SOME OF THE SIMULATION DEVICES
ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CAPABILITIES
FOR PERFORMING DIFFERENT KINDS
EXPERIMENTS.
THE SECOND FLOOR IS KIND OF LIKE
YOUR LIVING ROOM.
THERE ARE TABLES THAT THEY CAN
SIT AT AND EAT THEIR MEALS.
ALL OF THEIR FOOD RIGHT NOW IS
COMING FROM THE JOHNSON SPACE
CENTER FOOD LAB WHICH MEANS IT'S
THE SAME FOOD THAT GOES TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THERE'S ALSO A CAPABILITY FOR
THEM TO PLAY VIDEOS OR TO WATCH
MOVIES.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EXERCISE
DEVICES, A BICYCLE IN
PARTICULAR, AND THEN WE ALSO
HAVE SOME FREE WEIGHTS.
WE FIND THAT A THE LOT OF OUR
CREW MEMBERS WILL DO SOME
CALLISTHENICS, MAYBE SOME YOGA.
THERE'S A TINY PLACE FOR THEM TO
BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
THE FINAL LEVEL, IF YOU WILL, IS
REALLY NOT A FULL STORY.
IT'S REALLY THE SLEEP QUARTERS.
IT'S LIKE A PUP TENT.
EACH CREW MEMBER HAS THEIR OWN
SLEEPING QUARTERS, IT'S COZY,
VERY COMFORTABLE.
THE HYGIENE MODULE HAS A
FLUSHING TOILET.
WE HAVE A STAND-UP SHOWER WITH
HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND
ALSO A SINK WITH HOT AND COLD
RUNNING WATER.
THE SMALL MODULE IS AN AIRLOCK,
WE SUBDIVIDE THE CREW AND TWO
CREW MEMBERS WILL GO INTO THE
AIRLOCK AND DO THEIR VIRTUAL
REALITY EVA'S FROM.
>> I'M EXCITED FOR THE
CHALLENGE.
I LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE.
I'M A PROFESSOR AT GRAND VALLEY
STATE UNIVERSITY.
I TEACH BIOLOGY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M ACTUALLY
PLAYING, IT'S A SMALL ROLE, BUT
IT'S A REAL TANGIBLE IMPORTANT
ROLE IN GETTING PEOPLE TO MARS.
THE FIRST THING I SAW ABOUT THIS
WAS ON A FACEBOOK POSTING AND A
COUPLE OF FORMER HERA CREW
PEOPLE SAID THEY'D JUST COME
OUT.
I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE SELECTED
AND I KIND OF DID IT ON A LARK
AND IT WAS AWESOME.
THEY'RE MEASURING US IN MORE
WAYS THAN I COULD IMAGINE.
WE'VE GIVEN LOTS OF BIOLOGICAL
SAMPLES OF VARIOUS TYPES,
MEASURING OUR HEART RATES, OUR
BRAIN WAVES.
THEY'RE DOING A TREMENDOUSLY
LARGE NUMBER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
TESTS ON US.
>> THIS MISSION, THE CREW
MEMBERS ARE GOING TO A ASTEROID,
SO, WHILE THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY
TO THE ASTEROID, THEY'RE GOING
TO PRACTICE THEIR FLYING SKILLS.
ONCE THEY GET TO THE
DESTINATION.
THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE
CONDUCTING SOME VIRTUAL REALITY
EVA'S, SO ON THE WAY THERE,
THEY'RE ALSO PRACTICING THOSE
SKILLS.
THEY HAVE THE HOUSEKEEPING TASK
FOR THEM.
WE HAVE MAINTENANCE TYPE OF
TASKS.
A PRIMARY MISSION FOR THE
MISSION CONTROLLERS, SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING FOR CREW MEMBERS
INSIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL AND
IT'S ALSO TO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
TO KEEP ALL OF THE SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATIONS HAPPENING AS IS
SCHEDULED ON TIME TO ANSWER ANY
KIND OF QUESTIONS.
WE PROVIDE SOME INPUT, YOU KNOW,
A NEWSPAPER, IF YOU WILL,
ELECTRONICALLY, TO THE CREW
MEMBERS IN THEIR--
I'LL CALL IT THEIR MORNING MAIL.
NOT ALLOWING THE INTERNET ACCESS
REALLY DOES ALLOW US TO KEEP THE
CREW MEMBERS REALLY ENGAGED IN
THE MISSION AND NOT TO BE, YOU
KNOW, CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS
THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.
THE ONE LITTLE LUXURY, IF YOU
WILL, THAT THEY HAVE IS
APPROXIMATELY ONCE A WEEK WE
SCHEDULE THEM FOR A PRIVATE
FAMILY CONFERENCE.
SO A TELEPHONE CALL THAT IS
PATCHED IN ON A PRIVATE PHONE
LINE.
WE DO PLAN TO KEEP THE HERA
OPERATING FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
45-DAY MISSION, WE'RE ALWAYS
GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR
QUALIFIED CREW MEMBERS TO COME
AND PARTICIPATE IN THE RESEARCH
STUDIES.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION HAS COMPLETED MORE THAN
20 YEARS IN SPACE HELPING US GET
READY FOR MISSIONS BACK TO THE
MOON AND OUT INTO THE SOLAR
SYSTEM.
THOSE ARE MISSIONS THAT ARE
GOING TO FLY ON THE ORION
SPACECRAFT.
HERE IS A LOOK AT CURRENT STATE
OF WORK AS TEAMS ACROSS AMERICA
AND IN EUROPE DEVELOP AND BUILD
THE SYSTEMS THAT WILL CARRY US
TO THOSE FUTURE DESTINATIONS.
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>> THE ORION PROGRAM IS
DEVELOPING THE VEHICLE THAT WILL
TAKE HUMANS OUT INTO SPACE.
SPACEX AND BOEING ARE BUILDING
THE VEHICLES THAT WILL TAKE
CREWS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION WHERE WE'LL LEARN ABOUT
HOW TO LIVE IN SPACE ON THOSE
FUTURE MISSIONS.
HERE IS A LOOK AT A FUTURE THAT
WILL HELP US SEE WHAT THOSE
FUTURE MISSIONS OF DISCOVERY
WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
IN FLORIDA, THAT'S T-MINUS THREE
HOURS AND HOLDING.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE IN FLORIDA
TODAY.
THE ROCKET IS READY TO GO FLY.
CREW IS READY TO GO FLY.
♪
>> FOR EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE OF
THE UNIVERSE--
HAVE AN EXCELLENT MISSION AND
GODSPEED.
>> CREW WORKING THIS TIME.
>> ♪
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>> FLIGHT CREW, CLOSE -- AND
INITIATE O 2 FLOW.
>> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6--
ALL ENGINES UP AND BURNING.
2, 1, 0, AND LIFT-OFF!
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>> ORION AND A NEW ERA OF
AMERICAN SPACE EXPLORATION.
♪
>> THOSE MISSIONS COMING IN THE
FUTURE.
IN THE NEAR-TERM FUTURE THIS
WEEKEND THE CREW DRAGON HAS ITS
FIRST EVER TEST FLIGHT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
BE SURE TO CHECK IN WITH NASA TV
AND NASA.GOV ON SATURDAY, MARCH
2ND, 1 A.M. CENTRAL TIME.
WE'LL START OUR LAUNCH COVERAGE.
LAUNCH COMING AT 1:49 A.M. ON
SATURDAY.
RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING COVERAGE
OF THE CREW DRAGON TO THE SPACE
STATION STARTS AT 2:30 A.M.
CENTRAL TIME ON SUNDAY, MARCH
3RD.
IF YOU'D LIKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
ANY OF THE FEATURES THAT WE
SHOWED YOU TODAY, BE SURE TO
CHECK US OUT ON YOUTUBE AND ON
FACEBOOK.
WHILE YOU'RE THERE, TAKE A LOOK
AROUND AT SOME OF THE OTHER COOL
STUFF THAT YOU CAN FIND ABOUT
NASA AND AMERICA'S HUMAN SPACE
FLIGHT PROGRAM.
AND WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE ON
THE INTERNET ANYWAY, CHECK OUT
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PODCAST.
THAT'S FOLKS HERE AT NASA
TALKING ABOUT THEIR WORK IN ALL
ASPECTS OF SPACE EXPLORATEXPLOR
WE POST NEW PROGRAMS ON FRIDAY
AND TODAY, GARY LOOKS AT THE
AGENCY'S DEVELOPING THE LEADERS
OF TOMORROW FROM AMONG THE EARLY
CAREER EMPLOYEES TODAY.
GO TO NASA.GOV/PODCAST.
YOU CAN FIND TODAY'S EPISODE, IN
FACT FIND ALL OF THE HOUSTON, WE
HAVE A PODCAST EPISODES AND,
YES, THERE'S MORE, THE FULL
LIBRARY OF ALL THE NASA PODCASTS
RIGHT THERE AT NASA.GOV/PODCAST.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM ON APPLE
PODCAST, GOOGLE PODCAST AND
SOUND CLOUD.
THIS IS MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON.
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