>> IGNITION SEQUENCE START.
♪
>> MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON.
THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM,
WHERE FLIGHT DIRECTOR SCOTT AND
THE ORBIT 2 TEAM OF FLIGHT
CONTROLLERS ARE KEEPING TABS ON
THE OPERATIONS ON ORBIT DURING
THE LAST FEW HOURS OF THE
WORKWEEK FOR EXPEDITION 59
CREWMATES.
STATION CREW MEMBERS HAD THEIR
SHARE OF SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
ACTIVITY THIS WEEK BUT BUSY
UNPACKING ONE DELIVERY OF NEW
SUPPLIES, WHILE KEEPING AN EYE
TURNED FOR A SECOND DELIVERY
NEXT WEEK..
>> WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
I'M KAYLA LA FRANCE.
THIS WEEK ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD
HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH NEW CARGO
AND SCIENCE BROUGHT TO THE
STATION BY ITS NEWEST VISITOR.
AFTER LAST WEEK'S SUCCESSFUL
LAUNCH AND DOCKING OF THE
CYGNUS NG-11 CARGO VEHICLE, THE
CREW WASTED NO TIME DIVING INTO
THE 3.5 TONS PACKED INSIDE.
NICK HAGUE, CHRISTINA KOCH AND
ANNE McCLAIN ALONG WITH DAVID
SAINT-JACQUES HAVE BEEN
ACTIVELY WORKING TO UNLOAD ALL
THE NEW CARGO.
THE ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS
WILL BE TESTED FOR FUTURE
CREWED MISSIONS TO THE MOON,
MARS AND BEYOND.
THE SCRUBBER IS A NEW SYSTEM TO
REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE
ATMOSPHERE, AS IT IS BREEZED
OUT BY THE CREW.
THE AIRSCRUBBER SYSTEM WAS
UTILIZED, ACTIVELY HEATED WHICH
USED A NITROGEN ORGANIC
COMPOUND DERIVED FROM AMMONIA.
IT CAUSES A REACTION THAT
REMOVES CO2 FROM THE ATMOSPHERE
AND CREATES WATER AS A
BYPRODUCT WHICH CAN BE USED TO
REGENERATE THE OXYGEN PROCESS
ON THE STATION.
TESTING NEW SYSTEM LIKE THIS ON
THE STATION WILL PAVE THE WAY
AS NASA LOOKS TOWARDS FUTURE
MISSIONS BEYOND EARTH'S ORBIT
WITH THE ORION AND GATEWAY
PROGRAMS.
SOME NEW MATERIALS ARE ABOUT TO
GET SERIOUS EXPOSURE ABOARD THE
STATION.
ASTRONAUT ANNE McCLAIN PREPARED
THREE NEW SAMPLE CONTAINERS FOR
THE TRIP INTO THE JAPANESE
AIRLOCK INTO SPACE.
HOUSED ON THE MATERIALS ISS
EXPERIMENT FLIGHT FACILITY OR
MISSY SS FOR SHORT WHERE THEY
WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE HARSH
REALITY OF OUTER SPACE FACING
ULTRAVIOLET, ELECTROMAGNETIC,
ATOMIC OXYGEN, VACUUM, CHARGE
PARTICLES, EXTREME TEMPERATURES
AND MICROMETEOROIDS.
INDUSTRIES LIKE ADVANCE
MANUFACTURING, SPACECRAFT
DESIGN, AERONAUTICS, ENERGY
PRODUCTION AND AUTOMOTIVE
PRODUCTION CAN USE MISSY TO
DEVELOP STRONGER RESILIENT
MATERIALS FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
KEEP SENDING IN PROJECTS USING
#SPACE TO GROUND.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> THAT SECOND SHIPMENT OF CREW
SUPPLIES, SCIENCE
INVESTIGATIONS AND STATION
HARDWARE IS COMING ON A SpaceX
DRAGON CARGO SHIP SLATED TO GET
OFF THE GROUND ON TUESDAY APRIL
30th.
NASA TV AND NASA.GOV WILL HAVE
LIVE LAUNCH NEXT TUESDAY
STARTING AT 3:00 A.M. CENTRAL
TIME WITH LAUNCH AT 3:22.
RENDEZVOUS AND CAPTURE WILL
TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY
MORNING, MAY 2nd.
ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
THIS 17th DRAGON CARGO SHIP
WILL BE CARRYING SUPPLIES AND
EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT DOZENS OF
THE MORE THAN 250 EXPERIMENTS
THAT ARE OCCURRING DURING
EXPEDITIONS 59 AND 60.
HERE'S A PREVIEW OF SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS.
♪
>> WE JUST GOT A SHORT LOOK AT
ONE OF THE EXPERIMENTS THAT
WILL BE FLYING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
NEXT WEEK.
THE TISSUE CHIPS EXPERIMENT
WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT ABOARD
THE SPACE STATION TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE DISEASE PATHOLOGY IN
HUMAN ORGANS.
THOSE ORGANS BOTH IN SPACE AND
ON THE GROUND. A CHIP OFF THE
OLD BLOCK. PRESENTED BY SCIENCE
AT NASA
>> THE EXPRESSION CHIP OFF THE
OLD BLOCK HAS TAKEN ON NEW
MEANING.
SCIENTISTS ARE USING CELLS AND
TISSUE FROM THE HUMAN BODY TO
CREATE LIVING 3-D VERSIONS OF
HUMAN ORGANS WITHIN SEE-THROUGH
STRUCTURES, THESE INNOVATIVE
TISSUE CHIPS, ABOUT THE SIZE OF
A THUMB DRIVE, HOLD GREAT
PROMISE FOR DRUG TESTING,
RESEARCHING DISEASES,
PERSONALIZING MEDICAL TREATMENT
AND MORE.
A FEW WILL SOON BE HEADED TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
OR ISS, THROUGH A COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES
FOR HEALTH OR NIH, AND THE ISS
NATIONAL LABORATORY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA.
TISSUE CHIPS CAN HOST DIFFERENT
CELL AND TISSUE TYPES AND MIMIC
THE INTRICATE BIOLOGICAL
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSES OF FULL
SIZED HUMAN ORGANS SUCH AS THE
LUNGS, LIVER AND HEART.
CELLS GROWN IN TISSUE CHIPS
BEHAVE MORE LIKE CELLS OF A
REAL ORGAN THAN STATIC CELL
CULTURE DISHES, PARTLY BECAUSE
THE CHIPS CAN BE INTERWOVEN
WITH MINUSCULE CHANNELS, LINED
WITH THOUSANDS OF HUMAN LIVING
CELLS WHICH AIR, BLOOD,
NUTRIENTS, MEDICATIONS AND THE
LIKE CAN FLOW.
RESEARCHERS CAN EVEN INTRODUCE
A DISEASE LIKE CANCER INTO A
TISSUE CHIP TO STUDY DISEASE
PROGRESSION.
LUCY LOWE IS THE SCIENTIFIC
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING
TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES AT NIH.
>> MICROGRAVITY CAUSES CHANGES
IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY THAT
DIRECTLY TRANSLATE TO DISEASE
PATHOLOGY HERE ON EARTH.
WE CAN MODEL SOMETHING THAT
MIGHT TAKE 10 OR 15 YEARS ON
EARTH TO BECOME CLINICALLY
RELEVANT.
SO WE CAN START UNDERSTANDING
AND UNCOVERING DISEASE
PATHOLOGIES MUCH FASTER.
>> OTHER TISSUE CHIP STUDY
AREAS INCLUDE IMMUNE RESPONSE,
KIDNEY FUNCTION, BLOOD BRAIN
BARRIER, MUSCULOSKELETAL
DISEASES AS OSTEOPOROSIS AND
AGING.
INSIGHTS CAN HELP RESEARCHERS
UNDERSTAND DISEASES BETTER,
DESIGN TREATMENTS AND
STREAMLINE TESTS OF NEW
CANDIDATE DRUGS.
IN THE FUTURE, TISSUE CHIPS
COULD ALSO ADVANCE PRECISION
MEDICINE, CUSTOMIZED HEALTH
CARE WITH DISEASE TREATMENT AND
PREVENTION BUT TAKES INTO
ACCOUNT A PATIENT'S GENES,
ENVIRONMENT AND BODY.
EVERY INDIVIDUAL REACTS
DIFFERENTLY TO CANCERS, GENETIC
DISORDERS AND INFECTIONS.
>> USING TISSUE CHIPS IS A WAY
TO UNDERSTAND IN A TIGHTLY
CONTROLLABLE MODEL SYSTEM
EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING TO A
SPECIFIC PERSON.
WE COULD USE TISSUE CHIPS TO
PINPOINT WHAT IT IS ABOUT A
PARTICULAR GROUP THAT'S MAKING
THEIR CANCERS ACT IN A
PARTICULAR WAY TOWARDS A
PARTICULAR DRUG, OR WHAT KIND
OF DRUG MIGHT BE MORE USEFUL
FOR ONE POPULATION THAN
ANOTHER?
>> SCIENTISTS ARE EVEN WORKING
ON A HUMAN ON A CHIP, IN WHICH
TISSUE CHIPS FOR VARIOUS ORGANS
WILL BE LINKED TOGETHER TO
MIMIC WHOLE-BODY PHYSIOLOGY.
RESEARCHERS COULD TEST
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF A
SUBSTANCE LIKE A DRUG ACROSS
THE ENTIRE BODY BEFORE TESTING
IN HUMANS.
>> ESSENTIALLY, YOU THROW ALL
THESE CELLS TOGETHER AND
PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NUTRIENTS
THEY NEED TO DO THEIR THING.
IT'S LITERALLY LIKE TAKING A
LITTLE BIT OF YOU, PUTTING IT
INTO A HOME AWAY FROM HOME,
LETTING THE CELLS CHAT WITH
EACH OTHER AND LOOKING HOW THEY
RESPOND TO DIFFERENT STRESSES
AND DIFFERENT DRUGS.
>> SCIENCE TRUTH CAN BE
STRANGER THAN SCIENCE FICTION.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENCE
BEING PERFORMED ON A SPACE
STATION, GO TO
WWW.NASA.GOV/SCIENCE.
FOR MORE ON SCIENTIFIC
ADVANCEMENTS ON EARTH, VISIT
SCIENCE.NASA.GOV.
>> THE TISSUE CHIPS EXPERIMENT
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE
MATERIALS THE CARGO SHIP CAN
DELIVER TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
HERE'S ANOTHER.
A PREVIOUS DRAGON SHIP'S
MANIFEST INCLUDED A TEST OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT MIGHT MAKE
REFUELING SPACE VEHICLES AND
SATELLITES IN ORBIT A ROUTINE
THING.
♪
>> THE LABORATORIES ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROVIDE A SETTING FOR
SCIENTISTS TO DO EXPERIMENTS
THAT TAKE THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
COMPLETELY OUT OF THE EQUATION,
WHICH MEANS THEY CAN DO
EXPERIMENTS THAT THEY CAN'T DO
HERE ON EARTH.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S AN
EXPERIMENT THAT'S STUDYING
SEDIMENTS OF QUARTZ AND CLAY
AND SETTLING OF PARTICLES THAT
CLUSTER TOGETHER.
♪
>> YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW
THAT THIS IS FLIGHT ENGINEER
NICK HAGUE'S SECOND
SPACEFLIGHT, AS WELL AS THE
FACT HE'S A COLONEL IN THE U.S.
AIR FORCE AND HE IS AN
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER BY
TRAINING.
THAT ALL JUST SCRATCHES THE
SURFACE.
HERE IS THE INSIDE STORY ON HIS
FAVORITE SCIENCE FICTION, HIS
FOOD CRAVES, AND THE EXERCISE
REGIMENT THAT GOT HIM INTO
SHAPE TO SQUEEZE INTO A SOYUZ
SPACECRAFT.
>> ONE.
>> WE'RE AN AIR FORCE FAMILY.
SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT ME.
I MET MY WIFE AT THE AIR FORCE
ACADEMY BACK IN 1996, WHEN WE
WERE IN THE SAME SQUADRON.
I WAS FROM KANSAS, SHE WAS FROM
NEW YORK CITY.
WE NEVER WOULD HAVE CROSSED
PATHS HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE
AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
>> TWO.
>> A QUESTION I GET ALL THE
TIME IS ARE YOU A "STAR TREK"
FAN OR A "STAR WARS" FAN?
BUT RARELY DOES ANYBODY ASK ME
ABOUT DR. WHO.
THAT'S A SHOW I GREW UP
WATCHING ON PBS WHEN I WAS
YOUNG, AND IT GOT ME HOOKED
INTO SCI-FI, AND I THINK THAT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS I ENJOY ANY
TYPE OF SCI-FI MOVIE.
DR. WHO WAS A STAPLE GROWING
UP.
>> THREE.
>> SOMETHING MY WIFE INTRODUCED
ME TO WAS YOGA.
WE ARE REGULAR PRACTITIONERS OF
YOGA.
I GOT TO TELL YOU I AM
EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT SHE GOT
ME HOOKED BECAUSE BEING CRAMMED
UP INSIDE THE DISPENSE MODULE
OF THE SOYUZ CAPSULE WITH YOUR
KNEES IN YOUR CHEST FOR HOURS
ON END IS A LOT EASIER AFTER
PUTTING YOURSELF THROUGH HOURS
OF TORTURE DOING YOGA.
I DON'T KNOW IF TORTURE WAS THE
RIGHT WORD.
>> FOUR.
>> GROWING UP IN A SMALL
SCHOOL, I GOT TO PLAY EVERY
SPORT.
BUT THE THINGS THAT GOT ME
HOOKED AND THAT WAS MY PASSION
WAS BASEBALL.
I WAS A PITCHER, AND SO ONE OF
THE THINGS DIWHEN I GOT TO THE
AIR FORCE ACADEMY WAS WALK ON
TO THE BASEBALL TEAM, AND I
PLAYED A COUPLE YEARS THERE, ON
THE JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM, AND
GOT A CHANCE TO THROW AN INNING
IN THE VARSITY LEVEL, AND THEN
AFTER THAT, THEY DECIDED THAT
MY HOBBY WAS NOT GOING TO GO
ANYWHERE AND I GOT CUT.
>> FIVE.
>> SO EVERYBODY HAS THEIR
INDIVIDUAL TASTES.
WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD, IT'S
PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE FOR
ME, THAT'S AN ADDICTION I HAVE.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE A BOWL OF
PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE ICE
CREAM.
THE OTHER THING I REALLY ENJOY
IS CRUSHED RED PEPPER AND
GARLIC.
IF YOU PUT GARLIC ON ANYTHING,
IT MAKES IT TASTE BETTER.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS I CRAVE
WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD.
♪
>> THE ASTRONAUTS AND
COSMONAUTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION SPEND THEIR TIME
HELPING WITH SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH AS WELL AS MAINTAINING
THE STATION TO BE THEIR HOME
AND OFFICE ON ORBIT.
SOMETIMES THEY DO SPACEWALKS,
AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE ABLE TO
SHOW US A LITTLE OF THE BEHIND
THE SCENES OF THE SPACEWALKS.
IN THIS DEMONSTRATION VIDEO,
ASTRONAUT RICKY ARNOLD STARTS
WITH THE TRAINING ASTRONAUTS
GET ON THE GROUND TO BE READY
TO WALK IN SPACE.
>> WELCOME INTO QUEST AIRLOCK
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, I'M RICKY ARNOLD
FLIGHT ENGINEER FROM NASA.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE
OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS, EXTRA
VEHICULAR ACTIVITY OR EVA,
GOING ON AN EVA OR SPACECRAFT
IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED
THINGS WE DO.
THERE'S A LOT OF EQUIPMENT TO
PREPARE AND MAINTAIN AND MONTHS
OF TRAINING TO MAKE EACH EVA A
SUCCESS, IF YOU THINK IT SOUNDS
COMPLICATED, YOU SHOULD SEE IT
IN ACTION.
LET'S START WITH TRAINING AND
HOW WE GET READY FOR A
SPACEWALK.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO OUTSIDE
THE SAFETY OF THE ISS, WE HAVE
TO BE PREPARED.
THAT'S WHY EVAS ARE DESIGNED
WITH SAFETY AS THE UTMOST
PRIORITY.
WE ASTRONAUTS SPEND A LOT OF
TIME IN THE CLASSROOM LIKE YOU
ARE NOW, LEARNING ABOUT THE
HARDWARE WE'LL BE USING AND THE
SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE SPACE
STATION WE'LL BE WORKING ON.
THEN WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME
TRAINING IN NASA'S GIANT BOWL,
CALLED THE NEUTRAL BUOYANCY
LAB, SINCE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO
SIMULATE MICROGRAVITY ON EARTH,
THE NEXT BEST OPTION IS WATER.
6.2 MILLION GALLONS OF THE.
THE NBL IS 240 FEET IN LENGTH
AND 102 FEET IN WIDTH.
A LOT OF ROOM TO HAVE A
FULL-SCALE WORKING MODEL OF THE
ISS, WHICH WE NEED FOR
PRACTICING EVA MANEUVERS AND
ASSIGNED TASKS.
WE GET SUITED UP AND WEIGHTED
SO WE'RE NEUTRALLY BUOYANT IN
THE WATER, SO WE DON'T SINK TO
THE BOTTOM AND FLOAT TO THE
SURFACE, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO
SIMULATE THE MICROGRAVITY WE'LL
BE EXPERIENCING.
WE DO SEVERAL DRESS REHEARSALS
BEFORE WE LAUNCH, THIS GIVES
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR
ANOMALIES THAT OCCUR.
WE SPEND FIVE HOURS PRACTICING
IN THE NBL FOR EVERY ONE HOUR
PLANNED IN THE SPACEWALK.
WE ARE WELL PREPARED TO EXECUTE
THE EVAS ONCE WE ARE UP IN
ORBIT.
THE EVA PREPARATION CONTINUES.
FIRST, WE MUST PERFORM A
PREBRIEF PROTOCOL, DISPLACE THE
NITROGEN IN ISSUES AND
DECOMPRESSION THICKNESS.
DURING PREBREATHE, WE BREATHE
100% PURE OXYGEN AND DO
EXERCISES TO PURGE THE NITROGEN
FROM OUR BODIES.
DURING PREBREATHE, WE DON OUR
EXTRA VEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT
OR EMU, THIS IS A FANCY NAME
FOR A SPACE SUIT, THERE IS A
RED STRIPE ON ONE LEG OF THE
ASTRONAUT AND NOT THE OTHER SO
THE GROUND CREW CAN TELL WHO IS
WHO.
TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY AT ALL
TIMES WE ARE ASSURED OF OUR
SAFETY TETHERS AND WHERE WE ARE
IN RELATION TO SPACEWALKING
BUDDY.
>> HI, BUDDY.
>> ON THE INSIDE OF THE
AIRLOCK, WATCHING AND
COMMUNICATING WITH US AS THE
EVA PROGRESSES.
WE ARE ALWAYS PREPARED FOR
SEVERAL CONTINGENCIES SHOULD
THEY OCCUR.
WE ARE TRAINED ON THE USE OF A
JETPACK THAT CAN BE USED TO
MANEUVER IN THE EVENT OF
RESCUE, IT'S CALLED A
SIMPLIFIED AID FOR EVA RESCUE.
THE VIEW DURING AN EVA IS
MAGNIFICENT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE.
ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT
OUR MONTHS OF PREPARATION AND
DEDICATED PEOPLE WORKING ON THE
GROUND WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
ENSURE WE ARE SAFE AS POSSIBLE
WHEN WE WORK OUTSIDE THE ISS.
EVAS HAVE A LOT OF ABILITY TO
MAINTAIN THE ISS, INVESTIGATE
MALFUNCTIONS, INSTALL NEW
HARDWARE, AND THE VIEW --
UNBELIEVABLE.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> NEXT TIME ARNOLD TALKS ABOUT
THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE
EMU, THAT PERMITS HUMAN BEINGS
TO FLY AROUND IN SPACE IN A
ONE-PERSON SPACESHIP.
RICKY ARNOLD VISITED THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
ONCE BEFORE HIS LONG-DURATION
MISSION BUT HAD MANY YEARS OF
TRAINING TO GET READY FOR THAT.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US?
SHORT OF BUYING A SEAT ON THE
NEXT SOYUZ OUT OF TOWN, HOW DO
WE FIND OUT WHAT IT'S REALLY
LIKE OUT THERE?
WE ASKED REID WISEMAN WHO SPENT
165 DAYS ON THE SPACE STATION
WHO WAS ON EXPEDITIONS 40 AND
41 IN 2014.
>> HEY ASTRONAUT REID WISEMAN.
DO YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS ABOUT
LIVING IN SPACE?
>> ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
>> AWESOME.
WHERE ARE WE?
>> IN THE SPACE VEHICLE MOCK-UP
FACILITY, A GIANT BUILDING IN
HOUSTON, TEXAS, WHERE
ASTRONAUTS SPEND THE BULK OF
THEIR TIME TRAINING FOR
SPACEFLIGHTS.
>> IS THIS THE WINDOW WHERE YOU
TOOK THE PICTURES OF EARTH?
>> THIS IS WHERE WE LOOK DOWN
ON EARTH.
>> HOW BIG IS THE SPACE
STATION.
>> THE SIZE OF A FIVE--BEDROOM
HOUSE, IN REALITY IT'S REALLY
NARROW AND REALLY LONG.
>> HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE TO
TRAIN BEFORE GOING TO THE ISS?
>> ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
>> HOW MANY DAYS IN SPACE?
>> 165.
>> WHAT'S THE RECORD.
>> 665 DAYS IN SPACE.
>> RUSSIAN COSMONAUT ALMOST 1
THOUSAND.
>> WOW!
WHAT'S A GROUNDBREAKING
EXPERIMENT THAT YOU COMPLETED
ABOARD THE ISS.
>> WE USED TO HAVE RESTRICTIONS
BUT NOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH COME
ONE, COME ALL.
>> IS THERE WI-FI?
>> THERE IS, NOT AS GOOD AS IT
IS ON EARTH.
>> HOW DO YOU GET IN CONTACT
WITH PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.
>> WE HAVE SPACE TO GROUND
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, A RADIO
OR WALKIE-TALKIE AND CALL ON
THIS AND SAY HI TO HOUSTON.
>> THERE A DELAY?
>> ALMOST NONE.
>> HOW DID YOU GET TO THE SPACE
STATION?
>> A ROCKET.
>> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET
FROM EARTH TO THE SPACE
STATION?
>> SIX HOURS.
>> HOW LONG BACK?
>> THREE HOURS LONG.
>> ANY JET LAG?
>> HORRIBLE JET LAG.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET TO TALK
TO YOUR FAMILY?
>> ONCE A WEEK.
>> EVER PRANK CALL ANYONE.
>> OF COURSE YOU PRANK CALL
PEOPLE.
>> HOME SICK?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> ARE THE BEDS COMFY?
>> THERE ARE NO BEDS.
>> I HEARD YOU ARE STRAPPED TO
A WALL.
>> YOU ARE.
>> DO YOU HAVE A BEDTIME?
>> EVERYBODY HAS A BED TIME.
>> DO YOU HAVE ALARM CLOCK?
>> I USE A WATCH.
>> HOW MANY CREW MEMBERS DO YOU
HAVE?
>> ME AND FIVE OTHERS.
>> LANGUAGE BARRIERS?
>> OF COURSE THERE WERE
LANGUAGE BARRIERS.
>> EVER GET SICK OF YOUR
ROOMMATES?
>> YOU ALWAYS -- NO, YOU NEVER
DO.
>> WHAT'S A TYPICAL BREAKFAST
ON THE SPACE STATION?
>> VERY MUCH LIKE BREAKFAST ON
EARTH, EGGS, OATMEAL, MAYBE A
WAFFLE.
>> WAS THE FOOD ANY GOOD?
>> PRETTY GOOD.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEAL ON
THE STATION?
>> I LOVE CHOCOLATE PUDDING
CAKE.
>> HOW DO YOU COOK YOUR FOOD?
>> INJECT IT WITH HOT WATER OR
PUT IT IN A FOOD WARMER.
>> WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU
ATE WHEN YOU WENT TO EARTH?
>> I WANTED A PIZZA BUT HAD A
SALAD.
>> DO YOU WORK OUT?
>> 2 HOURS.
>> WHAT KINDS OF EXERCISES.
>> LIFTING WEIGHTS OR RUNNING
ON THE TREADMILL.
OUR TREADMILL IS ATTACHED TO
THE WALL SO WHEN YOU ARE
RUNNING, YOU ARE RUNNING
STRAIGHT TOWARDS EARTH.
>> HOW DO YOU STAY ON WITHOUT
FLOATING AWAY.
>> BUNGEE CORDS.
>> DO YOU BURN THE SAME AMOUNT
OF CALORIES THAN YOU DO ON
EARTH?
>> I HEARD YOU BURN MORE
BECAUSE YOUR BRAIN IS ACTIVE.
>> HOW DO YOU SHOWER?
>> WE HAVE SOAP AND TOWELS.
>> HOW DO YOU PEE IN SPACE?
>> WE HAVE A FUNNEL.
>> WHERE DOES YOUR PEE GO AFTER
YOU FLUSH.
>> A LITTLE PROCESSING AND
RIGHT BACK INTO THE DRINKING
WATER.
>> YOU DRINK JUST ABOUT THE
SAME THAT YOU WOULD ON EARTH.
>> DO YOU EVER RUN OUT OF
ANYTHING?
>> FREE TIME.
>> HOW DO YOU GET MORE
SUPPLIES.
CARGO SHIPS, WE HAVE GREAT
COMPANIES LIKE SpaceX, ORBITAL,
RUSSIAN RESUPPLY VEHICLES AND
JAPANESE SPACECRAFT.
>> WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ON
EARTH?
>> WIFE AND KIDS.
>> WHAT ITEMS DID YOU TAKE WITH
YOU?
>> YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING
SOUVENIRS HOME FOR YOUR KIDS.
>> I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE PLANET?
>> USED TO BE SATURN UNTIL I
SAW EARTH FROM SPACE.
>> IF YOU HAD TO TRAVEL
ANYWHERE ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM
WHERE, WOULD YOU GO?
>> I WORK AT NASA, I ALWAYS
WANT TO GO TO MARS.
>> HOW ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE IN
SPACE?
>> PLUS 200F TO MINUS 200F.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE
INSIDE THE SPACE SUIT.
>> PRETTY WARM, NICE,
COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE THERE'S
MANY LAYERS OF THERMAL
PROTECTION.
>> HOW MUCH DOES THE SPACE SUIT
WEIGH?
>> 300 POUNDS.
>> HOW DO YOU DO LAUNDRY?
>> WE HAVE TO THROW IT OUT.
>> DO YOU CLEAN THE SPACE
SUITS?
>> OF COURSE YOU DO, ESPECIALLY
AFTER A SPACEWALK.
>> CAN YOU PUT THE SUIT ON BY
YOURSELF?
>> IF YOU'RE IN A PINCH, YOU
CAN PUT IT ON YOURSELF.
>> HOW LONG DOES A SPACEWALK
TAKE?
>> 6 1/2 HOURS.
THE MAXIMUM IS 8 HOURS AND 54
MINUTES IS RECORD.
>> HOW IS THE SFLU.
>> AWESOME.
>> WHAT'S THE HARDEST THING
ABOUT A SPACEWALK?
KNOW.
>>ING YOU ARE OUTSIDE, IF YOU
MESS ANYTHING UP, YOU DESTROYED
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR
SPACECRAFT.
>> I AM SURE THERE ARE A LOT
MORE QUESTIONS, YOU ARE BUSY,
SAVE THOSE FOR ANOTHER TIME.
>> AWESOME.
>> SEE YOU.
>> BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT ON
YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK, IF YOU
WANT TO LOOK AT ANY OF THE
STORIES WE SAW TODAY.
LOOK AROUND AT ALL THE OTHER
STUFF WE HAVE LEFT ABOUT NASA
AND AMERICA'S HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT
PROGRAM.
CHECK OUT HOUSTON WE HAVE A
PODCAST, FOLKS AT NASA TALKING
ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF SPACE
EXPLORATION, NEW EPISODES EVERY
FRIDAY AND TODAY HEROES BEHIND
THE HEROES SERIES WITH A TEAM
FOCUSED ON FINDING A SOLUTION
TO PROBLEM WHICH IS HOW TO
DIGITIZE 30 TRACK AUDIO TAPES
OF THE APOLLO 11 MISSION
CONTROL TEAM WITH A 50-YEAR-OLD
MACHINE THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED TO
DO THE JOB.
TODAY'S EPISODE IS NUMBER 89 AS
WELL AS NUMBER 88.
ALL THE PREVIOUS EPISODES TO
AND THE FULL LIBRARY OF ALL
NASA PODCASTS, WHICH YOU COULD
LISTEN TO ON APPLE PODCASTS,
GOOGLE PODCASTS AND SOUNDCLOUD.
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