>> HI.
JEANETTE, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL.
HELLO FROM YOUR HOMETOWN.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE SAYING THAT
TO YOU.
>> I'M GLAD TO TALK TO MY
HOMETOWN.
>> YOU JUST RETURNED -- YES, WE
ARE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU AND
SEE YOU.
NOW YOU JUST RETURNED FROM CAVE,
THE TRAINING PROGRAM IN EUROPE.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT
WHAT SKILLS YOU PICKED UP THERE
>> IT'S AN ANALOG TO FLY IN THE
STATES AND REMOTE PLACES LIKE
THE MOON.
SO WHAT WE DID, I ARRIVED THERE
AROUND SEPTEMBER 11TH, WE DID 5
OR 6 DAYS OF TRAINING ON HOW TO
REPEL AND ASCEND IN AND OUT OF A
CAVE SHAFT AND VISITED SEVERAL
IN SLOVENIA.
WE LEARNED A BUNCH OF TECHNIQUES
HOW TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE
CAVE AND WALK IN THERE AND TRIED
ON OUR GEAR AND AFTER THAT WE
DESCENDED INTO THE CAVE AND
LIVED THERE -- I SLEPT THERE 5
NIGHTS A TOTAL OF 6 DAYS AND 5
NIGHTS.
WE EXPLORED THE CAVE.
I AN UNDERGROUND WORLD THAT IS
SO STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL AT THE
SAME TIME BUT WHEN ONE OF THE
BIG THINGS IS THAT I DON'T
REALLY HAVE A FEAR OF A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THE FEAR
OF GETTING HURT OR ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES GETTING HURT WAS A
CONSTANT THREAT.
SO, WE LEARNED TO WORK REALLY
CLOSELY TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO
KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE, ALONG WITH
THE SAFETY CLIMBERS THAT WERE
THERE THAT WERE WORKING WITH US
AND PERFORM THE MISSION AND THE
MISSION WAS TO EXPLORE THE CAVE
AND GO DEEPER INTO THE CAVE
FURTHER THAN ANY OF OUR GROUPS
HAD GONE AND DO RESEARCH, DO
SCIENCE AND COLLECT WATER AND
LOOK AT THE ANIMALS AND FIND
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CAVE
ITSELF.
SO THE ANALOG TO SPACE IS THAT
IF AND WHEN WE GO BACK TO THE
MOON, WE WOULD DO SIMILAR THINGS
ON THE MOON WHERE WE'D HAVE TO
WORK TOGETHER IN A LIE THEY TELL
ENVIRONMENT AS A GROUP, AS A
TEAM, TO EXPLORE THE MOON AND DO
RESEARCH.
AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER IS
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS.
LEARNING TO WORK TOGETHER AND
PERFORM THE MISSION WAS ONE OF
THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I GOT
OUT OF THE CAVE.
>> THIS EXPEDITION HAS YOU
BETTER PREPARED TO BE ON THE
NEXT MISSION TO THE MOON
HAPPENING IN 2024, ARTEMIS.
FOCUSSING KEEPING A HUMAN
PRESENCE ON THE MOON.
WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING
THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON MEAN
TO YOU?
>> I THINK I TOLD SOMEONE IN THE
PAST, BEING THE FIRST OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS A HUGE
RESPONSIBILITY AND HUGE HONOR AT
THE SAME TIME.
AND SO GOING BACK TO THE MOON
2024, IT'S VERY SOON, VERY QUICK
AND I THINK EVERY ONE IN THE
ASTRONAUT CORE IS PREPARED FOR
THAT AND CAVE IS ONE OF THOSE
TOOLS THAT A WILL HELP YOU
PREPARE TO GO TO THE MOON AND DO
RESEARCH AND EXPLORATIONS AND
STAY ON THE MOON AND HAVE A
PERMANENT PRESENCE THERE.
BEING THE FIRST ANYTHING TO ME
BEAR AS LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
I'M UP FOR THAT CHALLENGE, BUT
AT THE SAME TIME, I'M JUST --
I'M HOPEFUL.
>> HOW LONG BEFORE YOU FIND OUT
IF YOU ARE ON THE MISSION FOR
SURE?
>> WELL, I THINK IT WILL BE
QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE ANYONE
FINDS OUT IF THEY'RE ON THE
MISSION.
I WOULD SUSPECT AS WE GET CLOSER
AND CLOSER TO 2024, PROBABLY 2
YEARS PRIOR, 2022 OR SO SOMEONE
WOULD FIND OUT THEY'RE ON THE
MISSION.
SO IT WOULD BE A COUPLE OF YEARS
OR SO BEFORE ANY OF US KNEW.
>> YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON
THE LAST MISSION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
BUT THIS TIME AROUND HOW DO YOU
APPROACH THAT SELECTION PROCESS
WHICH IS A LONG TIME.
>> IT IS A LONG TIME.
SO IN THE MEANTIME WHAT NASA HAS
GOING WE HAVE TWO COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES BEING DEVELOPED TO TAKE
PEOPLE TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION AND ONE IS BEING
DEVELOPED BY SPACEX AND ONE BY
BOEING.
AS WE START SHUTTLING ASTRONAUTS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION FROM THE UNITED STATES,
WE'RE WORKING PARALLEL ON THE
ORION PROGRAM WHICH IS THE
PROGRAM THAT WOULD TAKE US BACK
TO THE MOON ALONG WITH THE
GATEWAY AND SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM
THAT WILL GET US TO THE MOON AND
HELP US TO HAVE A PERMANENT
PRESENCE ON THE MOON.
>> CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL AND
LEMOYNE COLLEGE AND ALL ARE
PROUD OF YOU.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TAKE YOUR
MESSAGE TO YOUR HOMETOWN?
>> IT'S A WAY TO THANK MY
HOMETOWN.
BECAUSE MY TWIN SISTER AND I DID
REALLY WELL THERE BECAUSE THERE
WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
SUPPORTED US AND GOT US THROUGH
HIGH SCHOOL AND HELPED US
THROUGH UNDERGRAD AND HELPED US
THROUGH GRAD SCHOOL.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO THANK MY
HOMETOWN.
>> WE WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR
ABOUT THE FINAL DECISION ON
ARTEMIS, JEANETTE.
YOU DID MENTION A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THINGS THAT WILL BE
HAPPENING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
BUT WHAT DO YOU DO JUST TO KEEP
YOUR FOCUS ON WAITING FOR THAT
POTENTIAL CALL TO THE MOON?
>> WELL, IN THE MEANTIME, WE ALL
CONTINUE TO TRAIN.
WE STILL DO THE SPACEWALK
TRAINING OUT AT THE BUOYANCY LAB
AND FLY THE JETS AND PRACTICE
ROBOTICS AND GAIN A LOT OF
KNOWLEDGE FOR THE UPCOMING
SYSTEMS FOR ARTEMIS AND BOEING
AND SPACEX AND THEN WE DO OTHER
THINGS LIKE CAVES.
IN FACT IN A MONTH OR SO I
SHOULD GO ON NATIONAL OUTDOOR
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL CLASS AND THAT
WILL BE HELD IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES WHERE IT'S
LEADERSHIP CLASS.
WE WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND
ANOTHER WAY TO BUILD TEAM SKILLS
AND IMPROVE RESOURCE MANAGE: WE
CONTINUE TO TRAIN IN THE
MEANTIME AS WE WAIT FOR OTHER
MISSIONS.
>> JEANETTE, WHEN YOU'RE NOT
STUDYING, DOING RESEARCH OR
TRAINING, WHEN YOU HAVE SOME
FREE TIME, WHAT DO YOU ENJOY
DOING?
>> WELL, THERE'S SO MANY
THINGS -- I LIKE READING SCIENCE
FICTION.
I'VE GOTTEN MORE INTO THAT
LATELY.
I LOVE TO RUN, LISTEN TO
BOOKS -- RUN AND LISTEN TO
BOOKS.
I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS
HERE IN HOUSTON.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.
I TRAVEL TO MARYLAND TO VISIT MY
SISTER AND NIECES AND NEPHEWS
AND WE GO ON TRIPS TOGETHER.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF COOL THINGS
I GET TO DO AT WORK, BUT THEN IN
MY DOWN TIME I STILL DO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
JEANETTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY AND GOOD LUCK
WITH EVERYTHING.
WE'LL BE ROOTING FOR YOU AND
WAITING FOR THE NEWS
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S AN
HONOR AND PLEASURE TO TALK TO
YOU GUYS UP IN SYRACUSE ?
>> HELLO, DR. EPPS, HOW ARE YOU
DOING TODAY?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
MY NAME IS PATRICK O'TOOLE AND
I'M WITH SPECTRUM NEWS IN
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.
YOUR HOMETOWN.
>> AWESOME.
>> WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
CAVES INITIATIVE AND I HEAR YOU
SPENT 6 DAYS LIVING IN A CAVE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU PROBABLY ARE WONDERING WHY
ANYONE WOULD DO THAT, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY.
>> WELL, IT'S A GREAT ANALOG FOR
SPACE AND ESPECIALLY SPACE
MISSIONS THAT LIKELY WILL TAKE
US TO THE MOON LIKE THE ARTEMIS
PROGRAM.
SO DURING CAVES WE HAD TO LEARN
A LOT OF TECHNIQUES FOR CLIMBING
IN AND OUT OF THE CAVE, HOW TO
WALK PROPERLY ON MUD AND
SLIPPERY SURFACES AND WE EVEN
GOT A LOT OF TRAINING IN CAVES
ITSELF.
WE VISITED ABOUT 4 OR 5 CAVES
BEFORE WE WENT INTO THE LAST ONE
WHICH WAS LJUBLJANA IN SLOVENIA.
THAT IS WHERE WE ENDED UP
BUILDING A CAMP AND STAYING IN
THERE FOR -- WE SLEPT THERE FOR
5 NIGHTS AND WE WERE THERE FOR
ABOUT 6 DAYS.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE HIKED IN AND
OUT OF THE CAVE.
WE EXPLORED THE CAVE.
WE FOUND DIFFERENT PASSAGE WAYS
AND DIFFERENT OPEN CAVERNS AND
EVEN HAD TO SWIM THROUGH A
LITTLE POOL OF WATER TO GET TO
THE OTHER SIDE IN THE CAVE.
AND WE ENVISION THAT WHEN WE GO
BACK TO THE MOON AND ONCE WE
DECIDE TO START INVESTIGATING
SOME OF THE CAVES THAT MAY BE ON
THE MOON WE WOULD USE SIMILAR
TECHNIQUES EVEN THOUGH THERE IS
MUCH LOWER GRAVITY ON THE MOON.
>> INTERESTING.
FIRST PART OF MY QUESTION.
WHAT WERE THE LIVING SITUATIONS?
>> WE SLEPT IN TENTS AND WE
BUILT A CAMP NOT FAR FROM THE
SHAFT.
WE WENT DOWN ABOUT 160 METER
SHAFT IN THE CAVE AND THEN WE
HIKED IN PROBABLY ABOUT A GOOD 2
TO 300 METERS AND FOUND A FLAT
SANDY AREA AND THAT'S UNUSUAL IN
CAVES.
YOU DON'T USUAL SEE THAT.
USUALLY THERE IS STALACTITES AND
STALAGMITES BECAUSE A RIVER MAN
THROUGH THE CAVE THERE WAS A LOT
OF MUD.
IN OUR LITTLE CAMP THE
TEMPERATURE WAS ALWAYS ABOUT 6
DEGREES SO IT'S PRETTY COLD.
THERE IS ALWAYS 100% HUMIDITY IN
CAVES BECAUSE OF THE WATER.
>> OH, WOW.
>> YEAH.
MOSTLY WHAT WE ATE WAS CAMPING
FOOD, DEHYDRATED FOOD THAT WE
HAD TO HYDRATE AND IT'S TOTALLY
DARK.
WE HAD ALL ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FROM
OUR HELMETS, FROM OTHER HEAD
LAMPS THAT WE HAD.
BUT BASICALLY THAT WAS THE ONLY
SOURCE OF LIGHT.
>> WOW.
SO THE IDEA WAS TO REPLICATE
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IN A CAVE
ON THE MOON.
HOW MUCH RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE
ABOUT THESE CAVES AND I GUESS
WHAT'S NASA'S OUTLOOK AS FAR AS
GETTING BACK TO THE MOON TO
EXPLORE THESE?
>> WELL, INITIALLY WHAT WE'D
LIKE TO DO IS START ESTABLISHING
A PRESENCE ON THE MOON.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL END UP
COVER THE NEXT 4 OR 5 YEARS,
SEND PEOPLE TO THE MOON AND
START -- RESTART WHAT WE STARTED
BACK IN THE LATE '60S AND EARLY
'70S WITH THE ORIGINAL APOLLO
PROGRAM.
WE'RE ESTABLISH GOING BACK THERE
ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THEN
WE'LL END UP ON A PLATFORM
CALLED GATEWAY AND WE WOULD
LAUNCH TO THE GATEWAY AND FROM
THE GATEWAY LAND ON THE SURFACE
OF THE MOON AND SEE HOW WE CAN
EXPLOIT THE MOON IN A GOOD WAY
WITHOUT CHANGING THE SURFACE.
THERE MAY BE WATER RESOURCES IS
OTHER THINGS AND WE'LL LIKELY DO
THOSE BABY STEPS FIRST AND THEN
START INVESTIGATING OTHER AREAS
OF THE MOON.
BIG THING ABOUT THE MOON IS THAT
IT HAS A LOT OF CRATERS.
AND THESE INTACT CRATERS ARE
HUGE.
THEY'RE ON THE SIDE OF PROBABLY
SMALL STATES.
THEY'RE PRETTY BIG CRATERS.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'LL
TRAVERSE THE SURFACE AS WELL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
WE HAVE TO DO TO LEAD UP HOW WE
CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO SET UP A
HABITAT ON THE MOON MAYBE INSIDE
OF A CAVE AND DETERMINE HOW SAFE
THE CAVES OF ARE, THE CAVES OR
LAVA TUBES WE BELIEVE ARE ON THE
MOON.
AS WE START DEVELOPING A
PRESENCE ON THE MOON WE'LL MOVE
IN THESE ENGINEERING STEPS TO
GET TO A POINT WHERE WE HAVE AN
ESTABLISHED PRESENCE ON MOON.
>> SO YOU'RE PART OF THIS
EXPLORATORY MISSION.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY TALK OF YOU
BEING A PART OF THAT -- ONE OF
THOSE MISSIONS TO THE MOON?
>> WELL, I THINK EVERY ONE IS
HOPEFUL.
NO ONE HAS BEEN TALKED TO ABOUT
BEING ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT
WOULD GO BACK TO THE MOON.
BUT WE'RE ALL HOPEFUL.
EVERY ONE IN THE OFFICE A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE DONE CAVES AND SPENT
TIME IN SPACE.
WE'RE ALL PREPARED TO GO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND GO TO
THE MOON AND START ESTABLISHING
A PRESENCE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TRAINING AND
WE'RE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING THAT
CAN COME OUR WAY.
>> EXCELLENT.
OBVIOUSLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU
WERE SLATED TO GO ON A MISSION
AND ULTIMATELY THE PLANS CHANGED
BY NASA.
WHAT HAS YOUR YEAR BEEN LIKE?
OBVIOUSLY, I'M SURE YOU DID A
LOT OF TRAINING FOR THAT AND I'M
SURE THERE WAS DISAPPOINTMENT
COMING OFF THAT.
CAN YOU TALK AT ALL ABOUT THAT?
>> WELL, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH
THOSE ISSUES RIGHT NOW AND
MAKING SURE THAT THINGS LIKE
THAT DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE
FUTURE.
AND SO, IN THE MEANTIME WE
CONTINUE TO TRAIN.
WE DO THE SAME -- I'VE BEEN AT
NASA FOR 10 YEARS NOW.
SO WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN AND HONE
AND SHARPEN OUR SKILLS FOR
SPACEWALK TRAINING AND ROBOTICS
AND SYSTEMS ON BOARD ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
OTHER SYSTEMS THAT OTHER
COUNTRIES HAVE DEVELOPED LIKE
GERMANY AND JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
NASA IS TAKING TWO SHUTTLES THAT
WILL TAKE ASTRONAUTS JUST TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
SO WE'RE GEARING UP TO START
SHUTTLING ASTRONAUTS FROM
FLORIDA TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION ON EITHER A
SPACEEX VEHICLE OR A BOEING
VEHICLE.
SO SPECIAL CREW WILL BE
HAPPENING ALONG WITH PREPARING
TO GO BACK TO THE MOON.
>> PERSONALLY BECAUSE THERE IS A
LOT OF INTEREST.
YOU HAVE A FOLLOWING HERE IN
SYRACUSE.
PERSONALLY, WHAT IS YOUR HOPE AS
FAR AS THE FUTURE?
>> WELL, I HOPE TO AT SOME POINT
GET TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, SPEND SOME TIME THERE
AND SEE WHERE MY FUTURE GOES
FROM THERE.
FOR ME I'M A RESEARCHER.
I'M AN ANALYST.
SO, I LIKE TO GATHER DATA.
I LOVE TO DO RESEARCH.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS THE
RESEARCH THAT WE DO ON HUMAN
BEINGS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW
DO WE GET THE HUMAN BODY TO LIVE
FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM
THE EARTH'S PROTECTION.
LOW EARTH ORBIT YOU HAVE A
LITTLE BIT PROTECTION FROM THE
EARTH BUT THEN GOING TOWARDS THE
MOON YOU HAVE A LOT LESS
PROTECTION.
HOW ARE YOUR GENES CHANGING AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF GENETIC
CHANGES AND HOW WELL OUR BOD
ADAPT TO A LOWER GRAVITATIONAL
PULL.
FOR ME THE FUTURE HOLDS A LOT
MORE RESEARCH IN THESE DIFFERENT
AREAS.
>> VERY COOL.
YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE STRAIGHT
OUT OF MOVIES.
YOU'RE KIND OF DOING THE REAL
LIFE WHAT WE ALL SEE IN MOVIES
>> IT'S LIKE SCIENCE FICTION,
SOMETIMES LIFE IMITATES SCIENCE
FICTION, JUST LIKE "STAR TREK".
>> ABSOLUTELY.
BRINGING IT BACK HOME.
YOU'RE FROM SYRACUSE YOU WENT TO
CORCORAN.
MY WIFE WENT TO CORCORAN BY
THE WAY.
HAVE YOU GOTTEN BACK HOME IN THE
RECENT PASS TO PASS ALONG SOME
OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
YOU HAVE?
>> YES.
I VISITED SYRACUSE TIMES.
LEMOYNE COLLEGE HAS MADE ME ONE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS.
THROUGH OUT THE YEAR COUPLE OF
TIMES A YEAR I VISIT SYRACUSE
AND I LIKE TO GET BACK TO MY
ALMA MATER AND DIFFERENT PLACES
AND TALK TO STUDENTS BECAUSE I
WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS WHO HAD
BIG DREAMS.
I WASN'T WILLING TO TALK ABOUT
THEM BECAUSE DREAMS ARE DREAMS.
SOMETIMES THEY SEEM INTANGIBLE.
BUT THROUGH CONSISTENCY, OVER
TIME AND PERSISTENCE, YOU CAN
GET JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE, MAYBE
EVEN TO THE MOON.
>> VERY COOL.
WELL SAID.
ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU HAD TO GIVE ADVICE, YOU
GOT THE SPOTLIGHT HERE, YOU TO
GIVE ADVICE TO A YOUNG LADY
ASPIRING TO BE AN ASTRONAUT, GO
FOR IT.
>> THE THING I WOULD TELL HER,
CONSISTENCY OVER TIME IS THE
THING THAT MATTERS.
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
BUT IF YOUR HEART IS TRULY IN IT
YOU WILL DO THE WORK NO MATTER
HOW HARD IT GETS.
EVERYTHING YOU DON'T KNOW IS
HARD INITIALLY.
BUT ONCE YOU LEARN IT, IT
BECOMES EASY AND THESE STEPS
THAT YOU GET TO THE END POINT
THAT WILL MAKE YOU A GOOD
CANDIDATE TO GET IN THE
ASTRONAUT CORE.
>> DO YOU STILL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
LIVING THE DREAM.
>> EVERY NOW AND THEN -- I'VE
BEEN HERE 10 YEARS SO YOU CAN
GET A LITTLE BIT KIND OF LAX IN
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THINGS.
BUT I OFTEN HAVE VISITORS COME
AND THEN I GET TO GIVE THEM A
TOUR ALL AROUND JOHNSON SPACE
CENTER HERE IN HOUSTON AND
THAT'S WHEN I'M LIKE, I GUESS
THIS IS A PRETTY COOL JOB.
EVEN YESTERDAY OUT FLYING THE
T-38'S, WE FLEW FROM HOUSTON OUT
TO MISSISSIPPI AND WE LANDED AND
CAME BACK AND ALL I COULD THINK
IS, I GUESS THIS IS A PRETTY
GOOD JOB, WHERE WE CAN HAVE A
DAY AND GET OUT OF THE OFFICE
AND FLY ABOVE THE CLOUDS AND
FEEL PEACEFUL.
EVERY NOW AND THEN.
WE ARE PRIVILEGED AND WE SHOULD
BE HONORED THAT WE GET TO BE
PART OF THIS FOR EVERY ONE ELSE.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE SORT OF A
RESPONSIBILITY TO TELL OTHER
PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
WE'RE THE ONES WHO ARE -- WE'RE
FORTUNATE AND PRIVILEGED ENOUGH
TO BE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM.
>> I'M SURE IT TOOK PLENTY OF
HARD WORK TO GET THERE.
YOU'RE LOCATED OUT OF HOUSTON.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE BASED RIGHT
NOW?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO
BRING UP ABOUT THE MISSION
ITSELF OR ANYTHING ELSE?
>> WELL, I THINK YOU SAID IT
ALL.
ARTEMIS PROGRAM IS OUR NEW
APOLLO PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO GO BACK TO THE MOON BUT WE'RE
NOT JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
MOON BUT ESTABLISH A PRESENCE
THERE.
SO, FOR ME, THIS IS A NATIONAL
GOAL AND I BELIEVE THAT IN ALL
THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT I
GO TO IT'S GOING TO BE AN
INTERNATIONAL GOAL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION THAT
WE'LL SEE IN DEVELOPING PROJECTS
FOR THE MOON AND ALL THE WORK
TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A PRESENCE
THIS AND -- MAYBE NOT IN MY
LIFETIME -- BUT TAKING ALL THAT
DATA AND GOING TO MARS.
>> VERY COOL.
I HOPE TO HEAR ABOUT YOU GOING
TO THE MOON SOME DAY.
>> I HOPE SO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.