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♪ Controllers are keeping tabs
on the space station systems
while working with the
expedition 63 crew members as
they get set for a big change.
Commander Chris Cassidy and his
Russian crew mates are working
alongside their Space-X crew
dragon crew mates as they get
closer to finishing up their
demonstration mission at the
station and starting the last
phase of their flight with a
journey back to Earth.
>> Space to ground.
>> Welcome to space to ground.
>> I am Kay LaFrance.
This week the crew is keeping
busy with science before parting
ways.
>> NASA astronaut Bob was
spotted conducting the droplet
formation study in the station's
microgravity science glove box
to show that science results can
be for everyone.
This investigation by delta
faucet through the ISS national
laboratory evaluates water
droplet formation and its
movement through different
technologies.
The research is aimed to
Prof-Tech following creating
better performance and improved
user experience while conserving
water and energy.
The crew also spent the early
part of the week performing the
checkout of the astro B robotic
system.
The astro B, three cute shaped
robots are designed today crew
in common tasks aboard the
station.
But first they will clear the
upcoming robot program challenge
in the fall.
Using cameras to see, it will
help pave the way for the
robotics that will be used as we
go back to the moon and on to
Mars.
>> With the science complete,
crew mates Bob and Doug set
their focus on their return of,
aboard the dragon endeavor
concluding the two month stay on
the station.
The crew dragon vehicle
autonomously will undock with
the two astronauts on board,
depart the space station and
reenter the Earth's atmosphere.
Upon splashdown, just off
Florida's coast, the crew will
be picked up at sea by Space-X's
recovery vessel and returned to
shore where they will be flown
back to Houston to reunite with
their family.
Be sure to join us and follow
along with NASA TV complete
mission coverage will start
prior to undocking and will stay
on the air with continuous
coverage until after splashdown.
Keep sending in your questions
using the hashtag ask NASA and
see you next time.
>> Space-X's demonstration,
demonstration 2is the first
flight of NASA's commercial crew
program to carry astronauts to
space.
Here are two more of our
commercial crew astronauts with
an overview of the program,
including a peak at the trip
awaiting crew dragon endeavor
when it plows through the
atmosphere headed for home.
>> Ready for launch.
>> Did you know the last time we
launched astronauts from America
was in 2011?
NASA is working with companies
Boeing and Space-X to take
astronauts to the International
Space Station from America once
again.
Let's look at how this will
happen.
>> Look at the spacecraft on top
of the rocket.
This is where humans will be
sitting.
The astronauts will be buck
intoold a spacecraft stacked on
top of the rocket as it is
launched into space.
So the rocket holds all of the
fuel needed to get to space.
It takes a lot of emergency to
thrift rocket off the ground
with gravity constantly pulling
it down which is why most of the
rocket is filled with fuel.
During the rocket's climb to
space it will increase in speed
which means its energy will also
increase.
Once the rocket has made it past
Earth's -- Gerst Sergey
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>> Good morning.
You have got a great view here
inside the International Space
Station flight control room,
where the members of the orbit
2team of flight controllers are
keeping tabs on the space
station systems while working
with the expedition 63 crew
members as they get set for a
big change.
Commander Chris Cassidy and his
Russian crew mates are working
alongside their Space-X crew
dragon crew mates as they get
closer to finishing up their
demonstration mission at the
station and starting the last
phase of their flight with a
journey back to Earth.
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♪ Space to ground.
>> Welcome to space to ground.
I am Kay LaFrance.
This week the crew is keeping
busy with science before parting
ways.
NASA astronaut Bob was spotted
conducting the droplet formation
study in the station's
microgravity science glove box
to show that science results can
be for everyone.
This investigation by delta
faucet through the ISS national
laboratory looks at the water
droplet formation through
different technology.
The research aim is to create
better performance and improved
user experience while conserving
water and energy.
The crew also spent early part
of the week performing the
checkout of the astro B robotic
system.
The astro B, three cube shaped
robots are designed to aid the
crew in common tasks aboard the
station, but first they will
clear play a part in the
robotting program challenge in
the fall, using cameras to see
the astro bees will help pave
the way for the robotics that
will be used as we go back to
the moon and on to Mars.
>> With the science complete,
crew mates Bob and Doug set
their focus on their, on the
return aboard the dragon
endeavor concluding their two
month stay on the station.
The crew dragon vehicle
autonomously will undock with
with two NASA astronauts on
board, depart the space station
and reenter the Earth's
atmosphere.
Upon splashdown, just off
Florida's coast, the crew will
be picked up at sea by Space-X's
recovery vessel and returned to
shore where it will be flown
back to Houston to reunite with
their families.
Be sure to join us and follow
along with NASA TV, complete
mission coverage will start
prior to undocking and will stay
on the air with continuous
coverage until after splashdown.
Keep sending in your questions
using the hashtag ask NASA.
We will see you next time.
Space-X's demonstration mission
2is the first flight of NASA's
commercial crew program to carry
astronauts to space.
Here are two more of our
commercial crew astronauts with
an overview of the program,
including a peek at the trip
awaiting crew dragon endeavor
when it plows through the
atmosphere headed for home.
After, ready for launch.
>> Did you know the last time we
launched astronauts from America
was in 2011?
>> NASA is working with
companies Boeing and Space-X to
take astronauts to the
International Space Station from
America once again.
Let's look at how this will
happen.
>> Look at the spacecraft on top
of the rocket.
This is where humans will be
sitting.
The astronauts will be buck
intoold a spacecraft, stacked on
top of the rocket as it is
launched into space.
The rocket holds all of the fuel
needed to get to space.
It takes a lot of energy to lift
the rocket off the ground with
gravity constantly pulling it
down, which is why most of the
rocket is filled with fuel.
During the rocket's climb to
space, it will increase in
speed, which means its energy
will also increase.
Once the rocket has made it past
Earth's atmosphere, the engine
will finally cut off.
The rocket and spacecraft will
separate and the astronauts will
make their way towards the
station where they will be
working on science experiments
and engineering projects.
>> What do you think will happen
when the spacecraft travels back
to Earth?
Boeing has made Starliner CST
100 to keep astronauts safe as
they travel to and from the
station.
It is designed to touchdown
safely on land in the western
United States.
Style liner has parachutes it
will use as it prepares for
landing and also have large air
bags expanding under the
spacecraft to cushion the
landing for the astronauts
before stopping completely.
Space-X's crew dragon was also
created to send astronauts to
and from the space station.
As the spacecraft comes back to
territory outside will
experience temperatures over
3,000degrees Fahrenheit.
The crew dragon has been
designed to keep the astronauts
inside comfortable during the
ride home to Earth.
Once they are back in the
atmosphere the spacecraft will
release four main parachutes to
slow down the speed and energy
of the vehicle before it
splashes town in the Atlanta
ocean or Gulf of Mexico.
These spacecraft are exciting
new feats, the future of space
travel.
>> And NASA's commercial crew
program.
>> Why do I like space travel?
Check out this website for more
information.
>> The commercial crew program
is one part of the growing
commercial space economy, which
the International Space Station
has been encouraging for some 20
years now.
The expansion of the commercial
use of space not only fosters
growth for those companies, it
is also aiding NASA as it
continues to explore and
discover what is out there
beyond low Earth orbit.
Those striving to develop their
products and conduct research
beyond Earth's atmosphere are
seeing their visions come to
life through the International
Space Station national lab and
partnerships with NASA.
NASA in turn is gaining new
resources to aid in its mission
of exploration and discovery.
Thanks to these partnerships the
world is benefiting from the
ingenuity of those who are
taking their ideas to gravity's
edge.
From transportation to satellite
deployments to in space
research, a vibrant commercial
space economy has been
developing and its value now
exceeds $345billion.
Mike Reade is the manager of the
ISS economic and business
development office at Johnson
space center.
He explains some of the benefits
of NASA investing in the
commercial economy in space.
Commercialization of low Earth
orbit freeze up resources NASA
needs to continue its
exploration of space.
Even as NASA prepares to return
to the moon, go to Mars and
continue engaging with other
space missions, we will always
need a platform in low Earth
orbit.
That platform enables crew
training, advanced systems
development, and fundamental and
applied research, but expanding
use of the space station to
commercial companies enables a
Newmarket.
By having the commercial sector
join us, we can continue our
space exploration while
providing access to a platform
that helps create jobs, build
revenues and ultimately create
many new products that are
beneficial to people on Earth.
In terms of research, many
companies are making use of the
ISS U.S. national laboratory to
run their reservations in my
crow gravity.
They include well-known
corporations like practice for
and gamble who have used the
station to study colloids with
the attempt to improve products
like shampoo and laundry
softener.
Merck the international
pharmaceutical company looks at
protein, protein crystals, it
could lead to more effective
delivery systems for cancer
systems.
Companies not as well-known
right now are getting big
difficult sends from their
research.
They are using the microgravity
conditions on the station to
advance the development for
treating the effects of retinal
degeneration, with the goal of
restoring the vision of those
people affected by it.
In addition to research
opportunities, the space station
contributes to expanding the
space economy in other ways.
We explain the capabilities of
launch providers such as Space-X
and Northrop Grumman have groant
dramatically over the last
decade.
The place of placing cargo into
orbit has dropped dramatically,
which opens up the space
marketplace to many more
nongovernmental entities who
simply could not afford the cost
of reaching space before.
Now, Space-X has brought
astronauts to the station from
American soil for the first time
since 2011.
And the first time ever on a
privately owned launch system.
The commercial crew program
provides a huge long-term
benefit for both private
companies and NASA.
Today, thanks in part to the
space station commercial and
other nongovernmental entities
are entering the space economy
in significant numbers.
What these new partnerships can
accomplish together will drive
the in space marketplace and
NASA's grandest missions to new
heights as well as improving
quality of life for people on
Earth.
For more science and research
from the International Space
Station go to WWW.in is
a.gov/ISS-science. To discover
more about the space on and
around our planet visit
science.NASA.gov.
>> .. the International Space
Station has given us 20 years of
promoting commercialization of
space, advancing space research
and providing a platform to test
and perfect a new fleet of
vehicles.
The knowledge we continue to
gain from this orbiting
laboratory is vital to our
future in space.
The International Space Station,
a football field sized million
pound laboratory flying around
planet Earth at 17,500miles per
hour.
It is our home in low Earth
orbit and the bridge to
exploring the far reaches of our
solar system.
A place to learn what it takes,
to live, to work, to thrive in
space.
Thanks to space agencies
representing more than a dozen
countries around the world, it
went from the drawing board to
liftoff when the first piece
flew into space in 1998.
That kicked off over a decade of
construction, hauling the
station to orbit piece by piece
on NASA's Space Shuttle and
Russian rockets.
And after the first crew arrived
in November of 2000 we started
an unbroken streak of humans
living and working in space.
Building on the legacy of past
outposts like sky lab and MIR
the International Space Station
became the training ground for
humanity's next great journey.
Learning thousand live in space
for extreme periods of time,
building and perfecting the
technologies necessary to travel
to our neighbors in the solar
system it gave us a place right
on our doorstep to prepare for
the next giant leap into the
unknown.
And thanks to the station a new
era in outer space is unfolding.
What was once the domain of only
nations and governments is now
populated by a growing space
fleet from American industry.
Private spacecraft to fly cargo
and crew members, new habitats
and technologies for future
space missions and an open door
for companies, research
institutions and even students
around the world to do research
in space that have never had the
opportunity before.
All laying the foundation for a
robust economy in space.
There have been thousands of
experiments, hundreds of
spacewalks, and endless hours of
challenges and successes, all
done by humans hailing from
countries around the globe.
The International Space Station
is what we can achieve as a
planet when we come together to
do the things that are hard and
the work isn't slowing down,
because we are ready for the
next giant leap, because we are
ready to go farther, because
what we do and learn along the
way is for the benefit of all of
humankind.
>> Come this November, we will
mark a full 20 years that there
have been human beings living
and working on the International
Space Station.
Those people represent 19
different countries, the most
recent addition to the list
coming when Mansour I are of the
united Arab Emirates flew there
last fall.
He says he has a new perspective
on the power created when the
nations of the world work
together in space.
>> .. this is our country was
given this opportunity to
participant in the space program
and international cooperation to
be a part of this.
So I applied and then through my
journey I have been selected and
been fortunate enough to
represent my country and also
all of our region because I will
be aboard the station.
How they achieve their dreams
and how they really reach -- and
all of the things, started the
passion.
I want to be a part of.
This I want to reach beyond the
sky too much reach the stars.
>> Waiting for count down, going
to the stars, and to join elite
team aboard the station, doing
the science, doing something for
humanity, achieving something
that you want to tell it to the
next generation.
If you asked me like two years
ago that I would be an astronaut
I would tell you I would like to
be but I think it is impossible,
but now it is possible.
What we did in our country and
in our region in this mission in
terms of uniting a spark in the
next generation.
This is our job as an astronaut
to let them know, to give them
the experience of what we saw,
what we experienced aboard the
station.
You cannot experience it here on
Earth, from microgravity, from
floating and the view of the
Earth from there is really
amazing.
It is something that -- looking
back at different angles, you
come back with appreciation from
what you have on the ground.
I landed in Kazakhstan but I
feel like I am back home, so
despite the country that you
land, you come back to your
home, to our mother ship, our
planet, to Earth.
It is amazing how space unites
everyone, despite from which
country you coming from, your
religion or your background, it
unites everyone so it is really
important to focus on this
aspect and focus on this front
to exploring space, because
somehow, everything is
dissolved, all of the political
issues, all borders dissolve.
Despite from where we are coming
from which country, our
background, our religion, our
objectives is for humankind.
One goal of the International
Space Station is to help get us
ready for future missions beyond
Earth orbit, to the moon and out
into the solar system.
The Artemis program is making
progress preparing the hardware
that will support those
missions, from new testing on
the Orion spacecraft to building
the elements of the space launch
system rocket and the systems on
the ground to support those
launches.
Here is a quick look at what we
have been up to lately.
NASA's Artemis program will
expand on the achievements of
the International Space Station
and open the door for humanity
to live and work sustainably on
another world for the first
time.
First the moon, and then on to
Mars.
Actress Kelly Marie tran tells
the story of how we are going to
put the first woman and the next
man on the moon by 2024.
>> Between 1968 and 1972,
America launched nine human
missions to the moon, six of
which successfully touched down.
>> Allowing 12 men to walk on
the lunar surface.
NASA's next chapter of lunar
exploration called Artemis has
the task of not just going to
the moon to create a long-term
human presence on and around it,
but also to prepare for evermore
complex human missions, to Mars.
In short, everything we must be
able to do here we must first do
here.
So what will an Artemis mission
look like?
Everything is designed and
tested with our most important
element in mind, the astronauts.
This is their deep space human
rated spacecraft called or I
don't know build, Orion, the
crew module where up to four
crew will live, with life
support systems for the crew and
its own engine and fuel reserves
and a launch abort system with
engines capable of pulling the
crew module to save during
launch if anything goes wrong.
To accomplish the task of
launching our crew and heavy
payload NASA is building the
space launch system comprising a
cargo hold, a massive core stage
and two extend odd solid troct
boosters, altogether there is
the world's most powerful rocket
and it exceeds the legendary
Saturn 5of the Apollo rather in
numerous ways.
Sit okay on the launchpad it
weighs just
over6millionpounds,
5.2million which is the fuel.
Once he ignited there is no song
what comes next.
All 4 RX 25 engines and the two
solid rocket boosters come to
life thundering our crew
upwards.
Two minutes after ignition the
solid rocket boosters are spent.
Eight minutes after launch the
core stage is depleted and
separated.
The upper stage fires briefly
placing Orion in a parking orbit
around the Earth.
Here the crew recobb,
reconfigures the spacecraft and
confirms everything is ready for
deep space travel.
With a go from mission control,
the crew reignites the
exploration upper stage engine
to leave Earth entirely, the
exact timing of this maneuver is
critical to reach a speed that
can escape Earth's GRAVITATIONAL
pull but also put Orion on a
course that will intersect the
moon days later.
Once this burn is complete the
upper stage of the SLS is
jettisoned and the crew aboard
Orion coast for several days for
all that awaits them at the
moon.
Approaching the moon we see the
fundamental differences between
Artemis and Apollo.
Instead of requiring or try I
don't know to have a expendable
lunar module, the Artemis
missions will take advantage of
a different approach,
prestaging.
Everything needed for lunar
missions will be positioned in
advance by commercial and
international partners.
This includes rovers, science
experiments and human systems on
the surface.
But it also includes a dedicated
lunar station in orbit around
the moon called Gateway.
Here at the station, we can
prestage a robust lunar Lander
and establish a strong
communications relay, designed
with open standards the Gateway
can be expanded as new missions
and partnerships develop,
allowing multiple human missions
on the moon at the same time,
and enabling ongoing science to
be conducted even between human
missions.
The Gateway is also capable of
adjusting its orbit to allow
access to every part of the
moon, something the Apollo
missions could not do, but the
real approach is placing Gateway
in a unique tailored orbit to
perfect the maneuvers for the
mission and with a growing list
of international opportunities
Gateway is the ideal hub between
esht and all that lies beyond.
Returning to our crew as they
approach Gateway, the Orion must
match the he lip Cal orbit of
the station to dock.
Preselected crew members
transfer to the lunar Lander
while some remain on the
station.
The lunar Lander is built for
three unique steps, descending
from the halo orbit of Gateway
down to a low lunar orbit, the
descending from there to the
surface, and once the lunar
mission is complete, launching
from the surface of the moon and
ascending all the way back to
the orbiting Gateway.
Once back aboard the Orion
spacecraft undocked from the
Gateway the crew fires their
engines 2015 break out of the
halo orbit, and once again to
explaining the spacecraft around
the moon, placing it on a
multiday trajectory back to
Earth.
As they near the end of this
journey the service module is
released and the crew module is
oriented heat shield first and
returning to Earth's atmosphere
at 25,000miles per hour the
Africa Shun of the atmosphere
slows them down significantly
and subjecting it to
temperatures of $25,000.
The parachute is tested and
produced for this moment
deploys, decelerating the craft
to just 20miles per hour for
splashdown.
With each successful mission,
Artemis ushers in the next wave
of men and women to explore our
moon and together we are ready
to go beyond.
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developing the new tools that
astronauts will use when they
make moon walks during the
Artemis missions.
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