1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,068 ♪ 2 00:00:02,068 --> 00:00:06,005 >>> IGTPHEUGSZ start. 3 00:00:06,005 --> 00:00:10,210 Ignition start. 4 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:12,946 ♪ 5 00:00:12,946 --> 00:00:13,880 >>> Good morning and welcome to 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,248 mission control Houston. 7 00:00:15,248 --> 00:00:16,549 You are LOOKING AT the 8 00:00:16,549 --> 00:00:17,317 international space station 9 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:19,719 flight control room where the 10 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:20,954 specialists monitoring the 11 00:00:20,954 --> 00:00:23,022 systems are working with a crew 12 00:00:23,022 --> 00:00:24,691 of just six ASTRONAUTs and 13 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:28,027 cosMONoughts who got expidition 14 00:00:28,027 --> 00:00:31,231 61 under way early Thursday. 15 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:34,200 Luca from Italy is the new 16 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,802 station commander and he and his 17 00:00:35,802 --> 00:00:38,738 crew mate, preparing for battery 18 00:00:38,738 --> 00:00:41,708 replaceMENT space walks that are 19 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,943 SCHEDULED to begin Sunday 20 00:00:43,943 --> 00:00:45,011 morning. 21 00:00:45,011 --> 00:00:47,614 >> Welcome to space to ground. 22 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:51,117 A few crew members said GOODBYE, 23 00:00:51,117 --> 00:00:53,953 preparations for a serious space 24 00:00:53,953 --> 00:00:56,723 walk make for another busy week 25 00:00:56,723 --> 00:00:57,590 ON THE international space 26 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:58,558 station. 27 00:00:58,558 --> 00:01:01,127 Through crew members closed the 28 00:01:01,127 --> 00:01:03,596 hatch ON THE soyuz space station 29 00:01:03,596 --> 00:01:05,298 and made the trip back to earth. 30 00:01:05,298 --> 00:01:15,275 Nick hague and Alexi ended their 31 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:17,444 time on station Thursday. 32 00:01:17,444 --> 00:01:20,847 They completed a 203 day mission 33 00:01:20,847 --> 00:01:24,784 that spans 3248 orbits of earth 34 00:01:24,784 --> 00:01:34,828 or 80.8 million miles. 35 00:01:34,828 --> 00:01:36,796 Their undocking Marxs the 36 00:01:36,796 --> 00:01:39,065 beginning of exdition 61. 37 00:01:39,065 --> 00:01:50,710 Luca PARMaTAno will lead. 38 00:01:50,710 --> 00:01:53,179 and things kick into high gear 39 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:54,080 for the crew this Sunday with 40 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,316 the first OF time complex space 41 00:01:56,316 --> 00:01:58,084 walks scheduled in October. 42 00:01:58,084 --> 00:01:59,552 The space walkers will CONTINUE 43 00:01:59,552 --> 00:02:02,121 THE ON-GOING work to upgrade the 44 00:02:02,121 --> 00:02:04,491 large external battery ON THE 45 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:07,861 station replacing old batteries 46 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:12,866 with new litheium ion batteries. 47 00:02:12,866 --> 00:02:14,667 The swap will be unique from 48 00:02:14,667 --> 00:02:16,903 previous space walks that use 49 00:02:16,903 --> 00:02:19,973 extensive robotIBs to do the 50 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:21,241 heavy lifting. 51 00:02:21,241 --> 00:02:22,675 They are located ON THE far end 52 00:02:22,675 --> 00:02:25,245 of the station's back bone and 53 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:27,714 are out of range for the arm. 54 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:29,415 That means the ASTRONAUTs will 55 00:02:29,415 --> 00:02:31,718 have to carry the 400-plus 56 00:02:31,718 --> 00:02:34,888 battery pound PACIFIC NORTHWEST 57 00:02:34,888 --> 00:02:35,855 and forth by hand. 58 00:02:35,855 --> 00:02:37,957 It is expected to last six hours 59 00:02:37,957 --> 00:02:40,894 with coverage on NASA TV start 60 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:45,298 AT 6:30:00 a.m. eastern. 61 00:02:45,298 --> 00:02:46,966 Christina koch still HAD time 62 00:02:46,966 --> 00:02:48,167 for science. 63 00:02:48,167 --> 00:02:50,336 She kept a biomolecule 64 00:02:50,336 --> 00:02:52,005 extraction ask sequencing 65 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,440 technology investigate on task 66 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,142 with sample transfers and 67 00:02:56,142 --> 00:02:58,845 culture media exchanges. 68 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:01,514 It allows researchers to explore 69 00:03:01,514 --> 00:03:03,783 the molecular world. 70 00:03:03,783 --> 00:03:05,585 It seeks to ADVANCE sequences in 71 00:03:05,585 --> 00:03:07,253 space in three ways. 72 00:03:07,253 --> 00:03:09,422 Identifying microbes that cannot 73 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:11,858 be detected with traditional 74 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:17,497 methods, assessing mutations and 75 00:03:17,497 --> 00:03:22,135 direct Rna sequencing. 76 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:24,737 It helps protect humans during 77 00:03:24,737 --> 00:03:26,940 future EXPLORATIONs and monitor 78 00:03:26,940 --> 00:03:28,474 the presence of microbes in 79 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:30,276 remote locations on earth. 80 00:03:30,276 --> 00:03:32,712 Keep sending in questions using 81 00:03:32,712 --> 00:03:35,481 # ask NASA and we'll see you 82 00:03:35,481 --> 00:03:42,188 next week. 83 00:03:42,188 --> 00:03:42,789 >> We'll have MORE DETAILS ON 84 00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:47,193 THE five battery replaceMENT 85 00:03:47,193 --> 00:03:50,029 space walks AT a briefing on 86 00:03:50,029 --> 00:03:51,698 NASA TV and ON-LINE AT 87 00:03:51,698 --> 00:03:53,366 NASA.goff. 88 00:03:53,366 --> 00:03:57,637 Our live coverage goes on air AT 89 00:03:57,637 --> 00:03:59,539 5:30 Houston time this Sunday 90 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:00,273 morning. 91 00:04:00,273 --> 00:04:01,808 The second space walk is 92 00:04:01,808 --> 00:04:03,977 targeted for next Friday, 93 00:04:03,977 --> 00:04:04,277 October 11. 94 00:04:04,277 --> 00:04:06,346 And one MORE schedule note this 95 00:04:06,346 --> 00:04:08,247 AFTERNOON AT 3:00 Houston time, 96 00:04:08,247 --> 00:04:10,516 tune in for a video file with 97 00:04:10,516 --> 00:04:12,285 scenes from nick hague's return 98 00:04:12,285 --> 00:04:14,520 from Houston earlier today. 99 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,057 THERE is a long LIST of tasks 100 00:04:18,057 --> 00:04:19,459 that need to be completeED TO 101 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,594 get a crew ready for space walk. 102 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:23,596 The preparations begin before 103 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:25,498 the crew members even launch to 104 00:04:25,498 --> 00:04:26,532 space. 105 00:04:26,532 --> 00:04:28,868 In this demonstration video, 106 00:04:28,868 --> 00:04:32,538 Ricky A RPBed on SHARES SOME 107 00:04:32,538 --> 00:04:33,673 training ASTRONAUTs get on the 108 00:04:33,673 --> 00:04:35,908 ground to be prepared to walk in 109 00:04:35,908 --> 00:04:48,421 space. 110 00:04:48,421 --> 00:04:50,757 ♪ 111 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:52,058 >> Welcome into quest air lock 112 00:04:52,058 --> 00:04:52,592 ON THE international space 113 00:04:52,592 --> 00:04:56,262 station. 114 00:04:56,262 --> 00:04:57,830 Today WE ARE GOING to talk about 115 00:04:57,830 --> 00:05:00,199 one of my favorite topics, extra 116 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:03,469 vehicular activity or eva. 117 00:05:03,469 --> 00:05:06,105 It is one of the most amazing 118 00:05:06,105 --> 00:05:08,474 SP RPBSs of my life and one OF 119 00:05:08,474 --> 00:05:09,776 the most complicated and 120 00:05:09,776 --> 00:05:11,444 dangerous things we do during 121 00:05:11,444 --> 00:05:12,979 human space flight. 122 00:05:12,979 --> 00:05:15,348 There is A LOT OF equipMENT to 123 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:17,483 maintain. 124 00:05:17,483 --> 00:05:19,285 If you think it sounds 125 00:05:19,285 --> 00:05:20,053 complicated you SHOULD see all 126 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,154 of it in action. 127 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:22,622 Let's start with training and 128 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,290 how we get ready for a space 129 00:05:24,290 --> 00:05:26,259 walk. 130 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:28,528 >> It presents many hazards. 131 00:05:28,528 --> 00:05:30,797 If we are GOING to go outside 132 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:33,199 the safety of the iss we have to 133 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:35,001 be prepared and safety is the 134 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:36,369 utmost priority. 135 00:05:36,369 --> 00:05:38,438 We spend a lot of time in the 136 00:05:38,438 --> 00:05:41,941 classroom just like you are now, 137 00:05:41,941 --> 00:05:43,242 working with the hardware we'll 138 00:05:43,242 --> 00:05:45,578 be using and the specific parts 139 00:05:45,578 --> 00:05:47,013 of the space station we'll work 140 00:05:47,013 --> 00:05:48,414 on and we spend A LOT OF time 141 00:05:48,414 --> 00:05:50,983 training in NASA's giant pool 142 00:05:50,983 --> 00:05:54,053 called the neutral buoyancy lab. 143 00:05:54,053 --> 00:05:56,022 Since it's impossible to 144 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:58,624 simulate micro gravity on earth 145 00:05:58,624 --> 00:06:00,993 the next best option is water, 146 00:06:00,993 --> 00:06:04,697 6.2 million-gallons of it. 147 00:06:04,697 --> 00:06:08,701 It is 202 feet in length and a 148 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:11,838 200 feet in width. 149 00:06:11,838 --> 00:06:17,276 A full-scale model which we need 150 00:06:17,276 --> 00:06:19,045 to do our task. 151 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,514 We get suited up so we are newt 152 00:06:21,514 --> 00:06:23,483 realliy buoyant in the water so 153 00:06:23,483 --> 00:06:25,551 we don't sink to the bottom or 154 00:06:25,551 --> 00:06:26,819 float to the surface. 155 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:28,354 It is a great way to simulate 156 00:06:28,354 --> 00:06:30,323 the gravity we will experience. 157 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:33,392 We do several rehearsals of eva 158 00:06:33,392 --> 00:06:36,329 before we launch to prepare for 159 00:06:36,329 --> 00:06:38,865 anomalies that could occur. 160 00:06:38,865 --> 00:06:41,234 We practice five hours for every 161 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,602 one hour of space walk. 162 00:06:42,602 --> 00:06:45,004 We are prepareD TO conduct the 163 00:06:45,004 --> 00:06:46,606 evas in orbit. 164 00:06:46,606 --> 00:06:48,107 The preparation continues in 165 00:06:48,107 --> 00:06:49,709 orbit. 166 00:06:49,709 --> 00:06:50,843 First we must perform 167 00:06:50,843 --> 00:06:52,912 a pre-brief protocol, displace 168 00:06:52,912 --> 00:06:55,014 the nitrogen in our tissues and 169 00:06:55,014 --> 00:06:57,550 prevent decompression sickness. 170 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:00,186 We breathe 100% pure OXYGEN and 171 00:07:00,186 --> 00:07:02,221 do light exercise to purge the 172 00:07:02,221 --> 00:07:04,190 nitrogen from our bodies. 173 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:14,367 During pre-brief we dawn the 174 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:15,668 space suit. 175 00:07:15,668 --> 00:07:17,436 It is a spacecraft shaped like 176 00:07:17,436 --> 00:07:19,038 a human. 177 00:07:19,038 --> 00:07:19,772 There is a red leg on one 178 00:07:19,772 --> 00:07:21,040 ASTRONAUT and not the other so 179 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,409 the ground can tell who is who. 180 00:07:23,409 --> 00:07:26,245 To ensure safety AT all times we 181 00:07:26,245 --> 00:07:27,647 are aware of safety tethers and 182 00:07:27,647 --> 00:07:30,683 where we are in relation to our 183 00:07:30,683 --> 00:07:31,384 space walking buddy. 184 00:07:31,384 --> 00:07:32,552 >> Hey buddy. 185 00:07:32,552 --> 00:07:36,055 >> There is a crew member on the 186 00:07:36,055 --> 00:07:37,557 INSIDE of the air lock watching 187 00:07:37,557 --> 00:07:38,925 and communicating with us as the 188 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:40,593 eva progresses. 189 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:42,461 We are also prepared for sef ram 190 00:07:42,461 --> 00:07:45,598 corn TINGencys SHOULD they 191 00:07:45,598 --> 00:07:45,998 occur. 192 00:07:45,998 --> 00:07:47,500 We are trained on the use of 193 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:49,602 a jet back in the case of 194 00:07:49,602 --> 00:07:50,803 emergency rescue. 195 00:07:50,803 --> 00:07:53,306 It is a simplified aid for eva 196 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:58,144 rescueLET the view during an eva 197 00:07:58,144 --> 00:08:00,213 is magnificent. 198 00:08:00,213 --> 00:08:00,813 It's beautiful and also 199 00:08:00,813 --> 00:08:03,349 EXTREMEly dangerous. 200 00:08:03,349 --> 00:08:04,550 Our MONTHs of preparation and 201 00:08:04,550 --> 00:08:06,219 the people working ON THE ground 202 00:08:06,219 --> 00:08:09,956 AROUND the CLOCKWISE making -- 203 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:11,657 clock make sure we are as safe 204 00:08:11,657 --> 00:08:13,159 as possible. 205 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:15,595 We repair mission critical 206 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:17,296 hardware, investigate 207 00:08:17,296 --> 00:08:19,031 malfunction, install new 208 00:08:19,031 --> 00:08:20,499 hardware and the view? 209 00:08:20,499 --> 00:08:21,968 Unbelievable. 210 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:42,221 See you next time. 211 00:08:42,221 --> 00:08:43,689 >> There was another bit of 212 00:08:43,689 --> 00:08:45,691 milestone news on orbit this 213 00:08:45,691 --> 00:08:46,259 week. 214 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:49,495 Flight ENGINEER Chrisinea koch 215 00:08:49,495 --> 00:08:51,097 complete TWOD hundred days in 216 00:08:51,097 --> 00:08:57,670 space in a schedule to last 217 00:08:57,670 --> 00:08:58,938 until next February. 218 00:08:58,938 --> 00:09:00,206 She said the concentration and 219 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:01,874 control in MOUNTAIN climbing 220 00:09:01,874 --> 00:09:04,076 helped her prepare to be an 221 00:09:04,076 --> 00:09:07,413 ASTRONAUT and make the climb for 222 00:09:07,413 --> 00:09:09,048 her first mission to the 223 00:09:09,048 --> 00:09:12,818 international space station. 224 00:09:12,818 --> 00:09:18,858 ♪ 225 00:09:18,858 --> 00:09:20,426 >> I first got involved in rock 226 00:09:20,426 --> 00:09:22,361 climbing in college. 227 00:09:22,361 --> 00:09:23,262 I went to north Carolina state 228 00:09:23,262 --> 00:09:24,530 university and it offered rock 229 00:09:24,530 --> 00:09:26,766 climbing as a pe class. 230 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:28,968 It sounded exciting and a way to 231 00:09:28,968 --> 00:09:30,336 get outside and have an 232 00:09:30,336 --> 00:09:31,070 ADVENTURE. 233 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:32,638 When I first got started I 234 00:09:32,638 --> 00:09:33,973 likessed MOISTURE the physical 235 00:09:33,973 --> 00:09:34,640 challenge. 236 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:35,908 That's what it was about. 237 00:09:35,908 --> 00:09:38,377 As I advanced in the hobby and 238 00:09:38,377 --> 00:09:40,112 got MORE technical, I found I 239 00:09:40,112 --> 00:09:42,381 really liked other ASPECTs of it 240 00:09:42,381 --> 00:09:43,950 like the equipMENT and gear and 241 00:09:43,950 --> 00:09:46,619 physicses of the system you have 242 00:09:46,619 --> 00:09:48,487 to use and the partnership 243 00:09:48,487 --> 00:09:49,355 ASPECT of it. 244 00:09:49,355 --> 00:09:50,356 It's really like a team. 245 00:09:50,356 --> 00:09:51,290 When you get into some of the 246 00:09:51,290 --> 00:09:52,758 higher levels of climbing and 247 00:09:52,758 --> 00:09:54,660 different types of MORE 248 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:56,729 technical climbing you really 249 00:09:56,729 --> 00:09:58,364 rely on your partner. 250 00:09:58,364 --> 00:10:01,033 >> We train for space walks in 251 00:10:01,033 --> 00:10:04,503 a giant pool called the neutral 252 00:10:04,503 --> 00:10:09,508 buoyancy lab. 253 00:10:09,508 --> 00:10:11,243 It's a pool large ENOUGH to fit 254 00:10:11,243 --> 00:10:14,613 a full-scale mockup of the 255 00:10:14,613 --> 00:10:15,181 international space station. 256 00:10:15,181 --> 00:10:16,682 We simulate everything like we 257 00:10:16,682 --> 00:10:19,185 would on a real eva including 258 00:10:19,185 --> 00:10:20,987 egressing out of the air lock, 259 00:10:20,987 --> 00:10:23,322 safety tethers and local tethers 260 00:10:23,322 --> 00:10:25,791 you work performing the job. 261 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:28,694 All of that is very similar to 262 00:10:28,694 --> 00:10:32,565 the concept of rocking climbing. 263 00:10:32,565 --> 00:10:34,333 During my ASTRONAUT interview, 264 00:10:34,333 --> 00:10:35,768 the most memorable question I 265 00:10:35,768 --> 00:10:38,337 HAD from the interview committee 266 00:10:38,337 --> 00:10:40,506 came from Peggy whitson who is 267 00:10:40,506 --> 00:10:43,142 a famous ASTRONAUT for longest 268 00:10:43,142 --> 00:10:45,611 time in space and is a hero of 269 00:10:45,611 --> 00:10:45,878 mine. 270 00:10:45,878 --> 00:10:47,480 She looked AT me and said when 271 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,517 you rock climb, have you ever 272 00:10:51,517 --> 00:10:52,485 been scared? 273 00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:54,353 I felt like she was seeing right 274 00:10:54,353 --> 00:10:56,889 to my soul when she asked that 275 00:10:56,889 --> 00:10:57,156 question. 276 00:10:57,156 --> 00:10:58,724 I feel like THE answer to that 277 00:10:58,724 --> 00:11:01,394 question, ABSOLUTELY, I have 278 00:11:01,394 --> 00:11:02,061 been scared. 279 00:11:02,061 --> 00:11:04,397 I found the fact that turning 280 00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:05,865 that fear into focus is so 281 00:11:05,865 --> 00:11:06,132 important. 282 00:11:06,132 --> 00:11:07,700 I think that's what she was 283 00:11:07,700 --> 00:11:09,502 drawing on when she asked that 284 00:11:09,502 --> 00:11:10,269 question. 285 00:11:10,269 --> 00:11:11,737 That was a pretty PROfound 286 00:11:11,737 --> 00:11:14,907 moment in my selection process. 287 00:11:14,907 --> 00:11:17,309 I'm christina koch and I'm an 288 00:11:17,309 --> 00:11:32,024 ASTRONAUT. 289 00:11:32,024 --> 00:11:33,359 >> One priority of the 290 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,393 international space station 291 00:11:34,393 --> 00:11:36,162 science mission is to learn as 292 00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:38,064 much as possible about how 293 00:11:38,064 --> 00:11:41,000 living in microgravity impacks 294 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,201 the human body. 295 00:11:42,201 --> 00:11:44,670 Shortly before she came home in 296 00:11:44,670 --> 00:11:47,206 June, ANNE Mcclain and her crew 297 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:49,275 mates completed the data 298 00:11:49,275 --> 00:11:50,376 gathering. 299 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:52,912 It examines an ASTRONAUT's 300 00:11:52,912 --> 00:11:54,680 exhaled breath for signs of 301 00:11:54,680 --> 00:11:55,848 inflammation. 302 00:11:55,848 --> 00:11:58,417 It is rolled into the design of 303 00:11:58,417 --> 00:11:59,285 future space ships to make them 304 00:11:59,285 --> 00:12:02,054 safer for their human crew 305 00:12:02,054 --> 00:12:02,455 members. 306 00:12:02,455 --> 00:12:03,022 >> THE international space 307 00:12:03,022 --> 00:12:05,891 station is a national orbiting 308 00:12:05,891 --> 00:12:06,826 LABORATORY. 309 00:12:06,826 --> 00:12:08,894 Every day we answer big 310 00:12:08,894 --> 00:12:10,529 questions about earth and space 311 00:12:10,529 --> 00:12:12,098 and where we came from and about 312 00:12:12,098 --> 00:12:13,265 where we are GOING. 313 00:12:13,265 --> 00:12:15,634 One category are human research 314 00:12:15,634 --> 00:12:17,336 experiments on our human body 315 00:12:17,336 --> 00:12:19,171 and how we react in micro 316 00:12:19,171 --> 00:12:20,072 gravity. 317 00:12:20,072 --> 00:12:21,807 One of the recent once is AIRWAY 318 00:12:21,807 --> 00:12:22,908 monitoring. 319 00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:23,776 This is LOOKING AT AIRWAY 320 00:12:23,776 --> 00:12:26,712 inflammation up in space. 321 00:12:26,712 --> 00:12:28,514 When we are breathing the air 322 00:12:28,514 --> 00:12:31,350 the small particles in the air 323 00:12:31,350 --> 00:12:32,718 don't fall to the ground like 324 00:12:32,718 --> 00:12:33,119 dust. 325 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:35,087 We tend to inhale MORE fine 326 00:12:35,087 --> 00:12:36,655 particles than we would on 327 00:12:36,655 --> 00:12:37,723 earth. 328 00:12:37,723 --> 00:12:40,626 And so LOOKING AT our response, 329 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:42,128 our body's response to that, by 330 00:12:42,128 --> 00:12:47,266 measuring nitric oxide 331 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:49,235 exhalation and understanding how 332 00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:51,504 clean does our air need to be? 333 00:12:51,504 --> 00:12:54,039 How does our body react to the 334 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:54,273 air. 335 00:12:54,273 --> 00:12:55,441 Whether we talk about GOING back 336 00:12:55,441 --> 00:12:56,442 to the moon, a lot of people are 337 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:58,944 aware moon dust is a very fine 338 00:12:58,944 --> 00:13:01,413 particle like powdered SUGAR 339 00:13:01,413 --> 00:13:02,615 fine particle. 340 00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:04,083 And we are breathing that for 341 00:13:04,083 --> 00:13:06,452 MONTHs on end if we are doing 342 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:08,120 extended stays ON THE lunar 343 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:08,787 surface. 344 00:13:08,787 --> 00:13:10,122 You know, we need to understand 345 00:13:10,122 --> 00:13:21,901 how that AFFECTs the human body. 346 00:13:21,901 --> 00:13:23,402 >> Another one of the hazards 347 00:13:23,402 --> 00:13:25,204 confronts future crewS WHO will 348 00:13:25,204 --> 00:13:27,806 explore beyond low earth orbit 349 00:13:27,806 --> 00:13:29,975 is the radiation those men and 350 00:13:29,975 --> 00:13:31,677 women will encounter ON THE long 351 00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:32,077 trip. 352 00:13:32,077 --> 00:13:35,314 NASA's human research project is 353 00:13:35,314 --> 00:13:36,882 LOOKING into ways to shield 354 00:13:36,882 --> 00:13:45,958 ASTRONAUTs from cosmic radiation 355 00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:49,128 ♪ 356 00:13:49,128 --> 00:13:52,932 >> Just as early explorer his to 357 00:13:52,932 --> 00:13:54,934 endure weather as they traveled 358 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:57,369 to new land, ASTRONAUTs OUTSIDE 359 00:13:57,369 --> 00:14:00,105 of earth's magnetic field will 360 00:14:00,105 --> 00:14:01,440 have to endure space weather. 361 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,543 It includes GAlack tick cosmic 362 00:14:04,543 --> 00:14:06,712 rays and super nova and SOLAR 363 00:14:06,712 --> 00:14:08,013 storms that include SOLAR 364 00:14:08,013 --> 00:14:10,849 particle events. 365 00:14:10,849 --> 00:14:13,085 As ASTRONAUTs are traveling to 366 00:14:13,085 --> 00:14:15,087 mars they will endure the space 367 00:14:15,087 --> 00:14:16,722 weather that is HARLful to the 368 00:14:16,722 --> 00:14:17,823 body in a couple of ways. 369 00:14:17,823 --> 00:14:19,592 There is an inflight risk from 370 00:14:19,592 --> 00:14:21,860 SOLAR storms and that is acute 371 00:14:21,860 --> 00:14:23,796 radiation sickness that would 372 00:14:23,796 --> 00:14:25,798 have to be dealt with in real 373 00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:26,565 time. 374 00:14:26,565 --> 00:14:29,001 And long-term late AEFBTs like 375 00:14:29,001 --> 00:14:31,503 cancer and cardiovascular 376 00:14:31,503 --> 00:14:32,972 disease and CENTRAL nervous 377 00:14:32,972 --> 00:14:34,740 system effects. 378 00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:36,175 Those are PABL late term be 379 00:14:36,175 --> 00:14:37,776 effects that would come into 380 00:14:37,776 --> 00:14:38,777 play after the MISSION. 381 00:14:38,777 --> 00:14:40,546 Just like early explorers, 382 00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:42,314 NASA's mission is to bring all 383 00:14:42,314 --> 00:14:43,816 ASTRONAUTs home safely. 384 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:49,221 To do that we are investing in 385 00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:51,557 strategies that mitigate expose 386 00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:53,058 tower all forms of space 387 00:14:53,058 --> 00:14:53,459 weather. 388 00:14:53,459 --> 00:14:55,894 Habitat design and vehicle 389 00:14:55,894 --> 00:14:59,031 OPTization to reduce risk from 390 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,899 SOLAR storming and material 391 00:15:00,899 --> 00:15:01,533 design and other vehicle 392 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:03,936 optimization strategies to 393 00:15:03,936 --> 00:15:06,272 reduce the risk from long-term 394 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:12,344 exposure to galactic cosmic 395 00:15:12,344 --> 00:15:20,386 rays. 396 00:15:20,386 --> 00:15:30,829 ♪ 397 00:15:30,829 --> 00:15:31,630 >> The people in the human 398 00:15:31,630 --> 00:15:33,098 research program are one example 399 00:15:33,098 --> 00:15:35,501 of a kind of heros who work AT 400 00:15:35,501 --> 00:15:38,170 NASA, Along with the ASTRONAUTS 401 00:15:38,170 --> 00:15:39,638 WHO fly in space, there are 402 00:15:39,638 --> 00:15:40,939 thousands of other people hard 403 00:15:40,939 --> 00:15:42,508 AT work solving the challenges 404 00:15:42,508 --> 00:15:45,377 facing the space missions of 405 00:15:45,377 --> 00:15:48,480 today and those of tomorrow. 406 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,449 >> You want to go to mars? 407 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,151 What does it take to be a NASA 408 00:15:52,151 --> 00:15:53,319 hero? 409 00:15:53,319 --> 00:15:56,922 Meet the heros behind the sceneS 410 00:15:56,922 --> 00:15:58,023 WHO make deep space EXPLORATION 411 00:15:58,023 --> 00:15:59,224 possible. 412 00:15:59,224 --> 00:16:00,426 >> People often think of 413 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,261 ASTRONAUTs as heros, and they 414 00:16:02,261 --> 00:16:02,561 are. 415 00:16:02,561 --> 00:16:03,996 They will be the first ones to 416 00:16:03,996 --> 00:16:05,130 tell you there are many other 417 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:07,566 people who make space missions 418 00:16:07,566 --> 00:16:08,067 successful. 419 00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:09,168 On either there is ground 420 00:16:09,168 --> 00:16:09,635 support. 421 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:12,871 The folks responsible for launch 422 00:16:12,871 --> 00:16:15,140 and land. 423 00:16:15,140 --> 00:16:17,009 Heros work in mission control 424 00:16:17,009 --> 00:16:18,711 and keep a watchful eye ON THE 425 00:16:18,711 --> 00:16:22,047 ASTRONAUT and spacecraft 24-7. 426 00:16:22,047 --> 00:16:24,983 Heros design, test, build and 427 00:16:24,983 --> 00:16:26,652 fly the rockets and spacecraft 428 00:16:26,652 --> 00:16:28,487 that take ASTRONAUTs off our 429 00:16:28,487 --> 00:16:29,321 planet. 430 00:16:29,321 --> 00:16:32,157 And there are HEROES who make 431 00:16:32,157 --> 00:16:36,028 space suit, habitat and 432 00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:39,531 EQUIPMENT to move on mars. 433 00:16:39,531 --> 00:16:40,899 It is possible because of the 434 00:16:40,899 --> 00:16:42,468 crews ON THE ground and beHIND 435 00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:43,869 the sceneS WHO build the 436 00:16:43,869 --> 00:16:45,437 technology and systems who are 437 00:16:45,437 --> 00:16:46,605 needed. 438 00:16:46,605 --> 00:16:49,208 Will you be a NASA hero? 439 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:51,009 For MORE information, visit this 440 00:16:51,009 --> 00:16:56,181 NASA WEBSITE: 441 00:16:56,181 --> 00:16:57,416 >> Missions like GOING back TO 442 00:16:57,416 --> 00:16:59,485 THE moon by 2024 and out into 443 00:16:59,485 --> 00:17:01,587 the SOLAR system to mars face 444 00:17:01,587 --> 00:17:03,422 ISSUEs with providing the human 445 00:17:03,422 --> 00:17:04,757 crews with all the materials 446 00:17:04,757 --> 00:17:06,859 they will need to do their jobs. 447 00:17:06,859 --> 00:17:09,261 Biomining could offer a way for 448 00:17:09,261 --> 00:17:11,163 crews to obtain needed materials 449 00:17:11,163 --> 00:17:14,233 right on other planetary bodies. 450 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:16,402 But microbes and rocks interact 451 00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,170 differently outside of earth's 452 00:17:18,170 --> 00:17:19,271 gravity than here. 453 00:17:19,271 --> 00:17:21,039 That might AFFECT the out put 454 00:17:21,039 --> 00:17:27,413 from extra terrestrial work. 455 00:17:27,413 --> 00:17:30,749 There they are being looing AT 456 00:17:30,749 --> 00:17:33,552 how microbes grow and AFFECT 457 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:37,556 rocks in simulated mart 458 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:39,124 KWRA Lian gravity. 459 00:17:39,124 --> 00:17:39,758 >> The international space 460 00:17:39,758 --> 00:17:41,393 station will host some of the 461 00:17:41,393 --> 00:17:44,797 smallest miners in the universe, 462 00:17:44,797 --> 00:17:46,165 microbes. 463 00:17:46,165 --> 00:17:47,599 Microbes growing ON THE surface 464 00:17:47,599 --> 00:17:49,201 of rocks can gradually break 465 00:17:49,201 --> 00:17:51,603 them down and extract useful 466 00:17:51,603 --> 00:17:53,005 minerals and metals. 467 00:17:53,005 --> 00:17:54,573 This is a process called 468 00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:57,209 biomining. 469 00:17:57,209 --> 00:17:59,778 As we explore space, we are 470 00:17:59,778 --> 00:18:02,548 seeking to use biomining to turn 471 00:18:02,548 --> 00:18:04,149 rock into soil for growing 472 00:18:04,149 --> 00:18:08,687 plants and food. 473 00:18:08,687 --> 00:18:10,556 We first need to test it in 474 00:18:10,556 --> 00:18:16,829 space. 475 00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:18,230 ON THE space station, 476 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:20,966 bioreactors will be placed 477 00:18:20,966 --> 00:18:24,002 INSIDE a centrifuge where it 478 00:18:24,002 --> 00:18:26,972 will grow on rocks in simulated 479 00:18:26,972 --> 00:18:31,009 martian gravity. 480 00:18:31,009 --> 00:18:32,411 Investigators will examine how 481 00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:35,614 three types of microbes behave 482 00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:38,650 within pieces of BAsalt and see 483 00:18:38,650 --> 00:18:40,953 how well they extract ELEMENTs 484 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:43,989 from the rock. 485 00:18:43,989 --> 00:18:46,125 The findings will be compareED 486 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:52,064 TO GROUND-based results. 487 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:54,099 We hope to gain insights into 488 00:18:54,099 --> 00:18:56,301 how microbes interact with rocks 489 00:18:56,301 --> 00:19:00,005 in hydro gravity and how to use 490 00:19:00,005 --> 00:19:02,574 them in EXPLORATION of deep 491 00:19:02,574 --> 00:19:10,249 space. 492 00:19:10,249 --> 00:19:12,484 >> The range of science research 493 00:19:12,484 --> 00:19:13,385 being done on the international 494 00:19:13,385 --> 00:19:15,654 space station is remarkable. 495 00:19:15,654 --> 00:19:18,590 And the station program science 496 00:19:18,590 --> 00:19:20,759 office is hoping you can help 497 00:19:20,759 --> 00:19:21,727 expand that range. 498 00:19:21,727 --> 00:19:23,495 If you have a high THOGT sis to 499 00:19:23,495 --> 00:19:25,631 test that requires ELIMINATING 500 00:19:25,631 --> 00:19:29,401 gravity as a SRARable, have we 501 00:19:29,401 --> 00:19:35,274 got a research platform for you. 502 00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:38,277 >> Hi. 503 00:19:38,277 --> 00:19:42,581 Did you know there is a research 504 00:19:42,581 --> 00:19:43,649 LABORATORY in space, the 505 00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:44,550 international space station. 506 00:19:44,550 --> 00:19:45,817 It's a scientif EUBGS 507 00:19:45,817 --> 00:19:48,453 steppingstone ENABELING us to 508 00:19:48,453 --> 00:19:50,122 explore farther into space while 509 00:19:50,122 --> 00:19:51,790 improving life on earth. 510 00:19:51,790 --> 00:19:54,159 The space station provides 511 00:19:54,159 --> 00:19:55,627 a UNIQUE environment of 512 00:19:55,627 --> 00:19:58,096 microgravity, extreme CONditions 513 00:19:58,096 --> 00:20:00,832 and an OBSERVATION platform that 514 00:20:00,832 --> 00:20:02,634 enables researchers from all 515 00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:04,970 over the world to test theories 516 00:20:04,970 --> 00:20:06,138 and technologies off the earth 517 00:20:06,138 --> 00:20:08,040 and in an extreme environment 518 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,107 unlike any other. 519 00:20:09,107 --> 00:20:10,509 We welcome you to join us on 520 00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:11,376 station. 521 00:20:11,376 --> 00:20:13,111 You don't have to be a rocket 522 00:20:13,111 --> 00:20:15,480 SCIENTIST or part of NASA to 523 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,449 gain access to this unique 524 00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:18,317 LABORATORY. 525 00:20:18,317 --> 00:20:19,585 Don't know much about space 526 00:20:19,585 --> 00:20:21,053 flight in that's okay. 527 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:22,721 We are here to help people like 528 00:20:22,721 --> 00:20:23,755 you every day. 529 00:20:23,755 --> 00:20:25,123 You might be curious about 530 00:20:25,123 --> 00:20:27,125 funding, capable, access or 531 00:20:27,125 --> 00:20:28,527 MAYBE you just don't know where 532 00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:29,027 to start. 533 00:20:29,027 --> 00:20:31,263 Give us a call or e-mail. 534 00:20:31,263 --> 00:20:32,764 We'll ask you basis questions 535 00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:34,333 about your objectives that will 536 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:35,734 help point you to the right 537 00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:36,868 people who could make your 538 00:20:36,868 --> 00:20:39,304 experiment or testing your 539 00:20:39,304 --> 00:20:42,074 technology possible in space. 540 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:53,452 Visit: 541 00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:56,989 So welcome to the international 542 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:57,889 space station. 543 00:20:57,889 --> 00:20:58,657 You will soon be part of 544 00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:01,226 a worldwide group of researchers 545 00:21:01,226 --> 00:21:03,061 making discovers on this amazing 546 00:21:03,061 --> 00:21:04,796 orbiting vehicle for the benefit 547 00:21:04,796 --> 00:21:06,865 of our planet and future 548 00:21:06,865 --> 00:21:13,438 EXPLORATION beyond. 549 00:21:13,438 --> 00:21:15,607 >> The LABORATORies ON THE 550 00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:16,241 international space station are 551 00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:21,546 designed to FAtillitate si 552 00:21:21,546 --> 00:21:23,181 knowtific research that can't be 553 00:21:23,181 --> 00:21:23,815 done on earth. 554 00:21:23,815 --> 00:21:27,052 The fact it is 250-mile above 555 00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:30,155 earth makes it ideal for 556 00:21:30,155 --> 00:21:33,625 scientific obserbivations of the 557 00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:36,461 earth over a period of time. 558 00:21:36,461 --> 00:21:38,030 One system has been doing that 559 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:45,470 for almost five years now. 560 00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:47,205 >> A new angle on global wind 561 00:21:47,205 --> 00:21:49,841 measureMENTs presented by 562 00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:51,543 science AT NASA. 563 00:21:51,543 --> 00:21:53,478 Summer can bring a whirlwind of 564 00:21:53,478 --> 00:21:55,447 activity. 565 00:21:55,447 --> 00:21:57,149 Hurricane season causes PROTEPBL 566 00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:59,284 havoc on land with threats of 567 00:21:59,284 --> 00:22:02,354 forceful winds and terrential 568 00:22:02,354 --> 00:22:03,622 wind fall. 569 00:22:03,622 --> 00:22:04,523 A set of eyes ON THE station 570 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:06,692 stations allows scientists to 571 00:22:06,692 --> 00:22:08,894 observe massive storms if 572 00:22:08,894 --> 00:22:12,864 a special angle, 51.6 DEGREEs to 573 00:22:12,864 --> 00:22:13,799 be exact. 574 00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:16,234 It is the inclination of the 575 00:22:16,234 --> 00:22:20,072 orbit AROUND earth for the space 576 00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:23,241 station. 577 00:22:23,241 --> 00:22:26,211 The the device was fixed to the 578 00:22:26,211 --> 00:22:27,579 international space station in 579 00:22:27,579 --> 00:22:30,716 2014. 580 00:22:30,716 --> 00:22:33,685 The ist science processing lead 581 00:22:33,685 --> 00:22:37,155 AT the jet propulsion LABORATORY 582 00:22:37,155 --> 00:22:50,869 says: 583 00:22:50,869 --> 00:22:53,338 The data that rapid scan 584 00:22:53,338 --> 00:22:57,743 provides it being used by noAa 585 00:22:57,743 --> 00:22:59,911 providing BETTER OBSERVATIONs of 586 00:22:59,911 --> 00:23:02,047 storms as they INTENSIFY and 587 00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:02,647 weaken. 588 00:23:02,647 --> 00:23:05,851 The project SCIENTIST AT noAa 589 00:23:05,851 --> 00:23:22,300 says: 590 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:24,970 In the TROPLics it has improved 591 00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:26,204 the wind coverage of the 592 00:23:26,204 --> 00:23:28,140 constellation from once every 593 00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:29,641 other day to MORE than once 594 00:23:29,641 --> 00:23:31,476 a day on average. 595 00:23:31,476 --> 00:23:34,346 Iss rapit scat is a radar 596 00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:37,182 bouncing waves off the ocean's 597 00:23:37,182 --> 00:23:43,221 surface and measuring the echo. 598 00:23:43,221 --> 00:23:45,457 From the information SCIENTIST 599 00:23:45,457 --> 00:23:47,225 cans derequire wind speed and 600 00:23:47,225 --> 00:23:49,761 the direction based on the orien 601 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:51,163 TAEUGSZ of the waves. 602 00:23:51,163 --> 00:23:55,901 It excels as measuring wind AT 603 00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:57,769 the surface. 604 00:23:57,769 --> 00:23:58,303 That is important for many 605 00:23:58,303 --> 00:23:58,537 reasons. 606 00:23:58,537 --> 00:24:00,672 For one thing, surface winds 607 00:24:00,672 --> 00:24:02,174 define how the ocean and 608 00:24:02,174 --> 00:24:03,708 ATMOSPHERE interact where they 609 00:24:03,708 --> 00:24:05,811 meet, which influences weather 610 00:24:05,811 --> 00:24:07,279 in the short and long time 611 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:07,579 scales. 612 00:24:07,579 --> 00:24:11,416 MORE over surface winds are what 613 00:24:11,416 --> 00:24:14,286 is experience AT sea and people 614 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:15,387 experience in buildings when 615 00:24:15,387 --> 00:24:17,222 a storm makes landfall. 616 00:24:17,222 --> 00:24:20,692 It senses wind speeds and 617 00:24:20,692 --> 00:24:21,526 directions. 618 00:24:21,526 --> 00:24:24,596 With such a big voido the ocean, 619 00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:27,132 remotely SENSed ocean surface 620 00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:29,034 winds play an SRAOUPLTal role 621 00:24:29,034 --> 00:24:32,070 in -- STRAOUPLal role in 622 00:24:32,070 --> 00:24:34,005 forecasting and modeling. 623 00:24:34,005 --> 00:24:37,108 This is useful for weather 624 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:38,810 forecasting and climate studies. 625 00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:40,212 Since it was LAUNCHed it has 626 00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:42,781 seen dozens of storms big and 627 00:24:42,781 --> 00:24:45,550 small, maps of surface winds 628 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:47,786 have given scientists a unique 629 00:24:47,786 --> 00:24:49,454 view of the inner working of the 630 00:24:49,454 --> 00:24:49,754 storms. 631 00:24:49,754 --> 00:24:52,591 The orbit of the space station 632 00:24:52,591 --> 00:24:54,926 covers from southern Canada to 633 00:24:54,926 --> 00:24:56,027 the southern tip of South 634 00:24:56,027 --> 00:24:57,896 America every 48 hours. 635 00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:02,601 That means few storms escape the 636 00:25:02,601 --> 00:25:03,835 relentless scanning. 637 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:05,804 IT is enticing weather 638 00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:09,207 forecasters to make increasing 639 00:25:09,207 --> 00:25:10,408 use of the high resolution data 640 00:25:10,408 --> 00:25:12,043 that the system offers. 641 00:25:12,043 --> 00:25:13,712 The information is being 642 00:25:13,712 --> 00:25:16,514 utilized by marine forecasters 643 00:25:16,514 --> 00:25:24,589 AT noAa to warn from HURPB 644 00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:26,124 HURPBs and storms to fair 645 00:25:26,124 --> 00:25:27,425 weather CONditions. 646 00:25:27,425 --> 00:25:29,060 It impacks everything from 647 00:25:29,060 --> 00:25:31,830 large -- impacts from cargo ship 648 00:25:31,830 --> 00:25:35,367 routeing to families vacationing 649 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:36,167 Along the coast. 650 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:38,336 As summer unfolds it will have 651 00:25:38,336 --> 00:25:39,638 a lot to do. 652 00:25:39,638 --> 00:25:41,006 For MORE from the international 653 00:25:41,006 --> 00:25:57,455 space station, go to: 654 00:25:57,455 --> 00:26:00,592 >> From 250 miles up, cameras 655 00:26:00,592 --> 00:26:01,693 and crew member ON THE 656 00:26:01,693 --> 00:26:02,327 international space station have 657 00:26:02,327 --> 00:26:03,828 a great view of earth. 658 00:26:03,828 --> 00:26:05,830 It workses in reverse too. 659 00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:07,198 There are times when almost 660 00:26:07,198 --> 00:26:08,967 everybody on this planet has 661 00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:11,870 a chance to see humanity's home 662 00:26:11,870 --> 00:26:14,773 on orbit from your own backyard. 663 00:26:14,773 --> 00:26:16,574 Nick hague shares how you can 664 00:26:16,574 --> 00:26:18,543 use the spot the station WEBSITE 665 00:26:18,543 --> 00:26:23,081 AT NASA.gov to find out when the 666 00:26:23,081 --> 00:26:23,848 international space station 667 00:26:23,848 --> 00:26:27,852 might be visible to you. 668 00:26:27,852 --> 00:26:28,853 ♪ 669 00:26:28,853 --> 00:26:30,288 >> Did you know that we are 670 00:26:30,288 --> 00:26:32,390 traveling AT 5 miles a second? 671 00:26:32,390 --> 00:26:33,959 We are GOING around the earth so 672 00:26:33,959 --> 00:26:36,528 fast that we orbit it every 90 673 00:26:36,528 --> 00:26:37,028 minutes. 674 00:26:37,028 --> 00:26:39,164 That means ON THE space station 675 00:26:39,164 --> 00:26:43,435 we see 16 sun rises and SUN SETS 676 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:45,070 every day, each magical to 677 00:26:45,070 --> 00:26:46,371 watch. 678 00:26:46,371 --> 00:26:48,006 MORE important than the view, we 679 00:26:48,006 --> 00:26:49,407 depend ON THE sun's light to 680 00:26:49,407 --> 00:26:51,743 POWER our space station and use 681 00:26:51,743 --> 00:26:53,812 massive SOLAR rays to soak it 682 00:26:53,812 --> 00:26:54,079 up. 683 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:56,281 They are so large when the sun's 684 00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:58,650 light glints off them it is 685 00:26:58,650 --> 00:27:00,118 possible to see us from the 686 00:27:00,118 --> 00:27:00,352 ground. 687 00:27:00,352 --> 00:27:02,187 That means you can look up in 688 00:27:02,187 --> 00:27:03,922 the sky AT dawn or dusk and see 689 00:27:03,922 --> 00:27:06,725 our space ship flying overhead. 690 00:27:06,725 --> 00:27:07,792 Take a few minutes to step 691 00:27:07,792 --> 00:27:09,661 outside, spot the station, wave 692 00:27:09,661 --> 00:27:11,496 hello to us and remember what we 693 00:27:11,496 --> 00:27:12,897 represent, people from across 694 00:27:12,897 --> 00:27:15,133 the globe committed to working 695 00:27:15,133 --> 00:27:17,602 together to improve life for 696 00:27:17,602 --> 00:27:28,580 everyone on earth. 697 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:30,048 >> If you 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