OSIRIS-REX KATE RUBINS RYZHIKOV
SERGEY RYZHIKOV CUD SFEFR KOFF
SFEFRP KOFF KUD-SVERCHKOV
RYZHIKOV SERGEY RYZHIKOV
ROSCOSMOS BAIKONUR COSMODROME
KAZAKHSTAN EXPEDITION 6364
RUBINS GAGARIN GAGARIN STAR
CITY, RUSSIA.
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>>> ROSCOSMOS ROSCOSMOS SERGEY
KUD-SVERCHKOV.
>> DEAR FRIENDS, OUR CREW
MEMBERS OF 64 ARE GREETING YOU
TODAY, AND GOOD BUSINESS, AFTER
THE CONCLUSION OF THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION
THAT COMPLETED ITS MEETING
SEVERAL HOURS AGO.
THE CREW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
APPROVED FOR THIS FLIGHT AFTER
THE TRAINING AND THEY CAN START
THEIR FINAL PRELAUNCH TRAINING
BASED IN BAIKONUR.
>> DEAR COLLEAGUES, RUSSIA
TODAY IS GREETING YOU FROM
MOSCOW.
IT IS AN UNUSUAL CONFERENCE,
UNUSUAL FORMAT, DUE TO THE
PREVENTION OF THE COVID-19
VIRUS.
I AM HERE ALONE.
YOU'RE MORE FORTUNATE AND WE'RE
GLAD TO SEE YOU, GLAD TO KNOW
THAT YOU ARE SITTING IN YOUR
MASKS AND PRACTICING PREVENTIVE
MEASURES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO READ THEM TO YOU,
IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND I WANTED
TO POINT OUT THAT THE LAUNCH OF
THE TRANSPORTATION CREW VEHICLE
SOYUZ MS-17 IS SCHEDULED FOR
OCTOBER 14 AT 8 HOURS 44
MINUTES MOSCOW TIME AND I'LL
TELL YOU THE LOCAL TIME, 10
HOURS 44 MINUTES LOCAL TIME, SO
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
TALKING TO YOU BECAUSE THERE'S
NOT THAT MUCH TIME LEFT.
IRINA, PLEASE PROCEED.
PLEASE INTRODUCE THE CREW.
OF COURSE TALKING TO EACH OTHER
AND INTRODUCE THE CREW MEMBERS,
SERGEY RYZHIKOV COMMANDER OF
THE SOYUZ VEHICLE.
COMMANDER OF THE ISS SERGEY
KUD-SVERCHKOV.
FLIGHT ENGINEER OF THE SOYUZ
VEHICLE AND FLIGHT ENGINEER OF
INCREMENT 64.
KATE RUBINS, FLIGHT ENGINEER OF
THE FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION
VEHICLE MS-17 AND NASA
ASTRONAUT IN THE UNITED STATES.
BACKUP CREW MEMBER COMMANDER OF
THE SOYUZ VEHICLE, FLIGHT
ENGINEER OF THE SOYUZ VEHICLE
AND THE ISS CREW, RUSSIA, AND
MARK, THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, OF
THE SOYUZ, PLEASE PROCEED WITH
THE FIRST QUESTION.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
OF COURSE AS IS TRADITION, OUR
FIRST QUESTION, SUCH CONFERENCE
IS THE QUESTION FROM THE
ROSCOSMOS TELEVISION, IT'S
ADDRESSED TO THE COMMANDER OF
SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV.
YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE
FIRST FLIGHT AND FLIGHT
ENGINEER SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV
IS NEW TO SPACE, WHAT ARE YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS AS A COMMANDER
AND COLLEAGUE AND THE CREW.
>> SERGEY IS A VERY GOOD
COSMONAUT AND VERY GOOD FRIEND.
HE IS VERY EASY GOING.
THERE ARE NO COMPLICATIONS
EITHER PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL
RELATIONS.
QUITE THE OPPOSITE, I AM VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF HIS HIGHLY
MOTIVATED AND PRODUCTIVE
TRAINING, SO NEWBIES,
EXPERIENCED PEOPLE, NONE ARE
LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE ONE COMMON CREW WORKING
TO WORK COMMON GOAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL TALK TO THE OTHER
SERGEY AS WELL.
THE SECOND QUESTION FOR YOU
FROM THE ROSCOSMOS STUDIO.
YOU'RE LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER
AGAIN.
THIS TIME IT'S A GREAT HOLIDAY.
IT'S PROTECTION OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN HOLIDAY FOR THE RUSSIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH.
DO YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD OMEN?
>> I AM AN EARTHLY SINNER, I
WOULD NOT DARE SUGGEST SUCH
SUBJECTS.
WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THIS IS
SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY WHEN WE'RE
LAUNCHING.
EACH DAY HAS GOOD OMENS, WE
NEED TO FIND THEM AND ACCEPT
THEM AND BE APPRECIATIVE OF
THEM.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE
PREPARING FOR THE LAUNCH ON
SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY AND WE'RE
GLAD AND WE'RE HOPING
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EVERY SUCCESS DURING YOUR
PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNCH AND
DURING YOUR INCREMENTS.
I HAVE ASKED THE QUESTIONS FROM
THE ROSCOSMOS STUDIO.
BACK TO YOU TO GCTC, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, WE'RE GOING TO READ
QUESTIONS FROM THE NASA TV
STUDIO.
QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH.
.
>> HOW IMPORTANT IS THE CREW
CAPABILITY FOR THE STATION AND
IN TERMS OF CONDUCTING
ADDITIONAL SCIENCE IN YOUR
EXPEDITION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WE'RE VERY
EXCITED TO HAVE THE ARRIVAL OF
CREW ONE WHICH REPRESENTS THE
FIRST OPERATIONAL CREW FLIGHT
TO THE SPACE STATION FROM
SpaceX.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE BUSY ON
BOARD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF
PEOPLE THERE.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY
TO BE TOGETHER IN SPACE, AND IT
WILL ALLOW US TO CONDUCT MANY
MORE EXPERIMENTS ON BOARD.
SO WE'RE REALLY SEEING FULL
UTILIZATION OF SPACE ON THE
PLATFORM.
[ QUESTION IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE ]
.
>> Translator: AND THE SECOND
QUESTION, SAME AS THE ROSCOSMOS
AND THE NASA TV.
COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE
QUESTION.
REPORTER: HOW TO KEEP THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE SPACE
EXPLORATION.
.
>> 20 YEARS IS AN INCREDIBLE
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I THINK IT REFLECTS THE AMAZING
ENGINEERING THAT'S GONE ON TO
BUILD THIS INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, AND WHEN WE APPROACH
THE SPACE STATION IN THE SOYUZ,
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE HOW
LARGE IT IS, HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
THERE AND THAT IT FUNCTIONS IN
SPACE AS OUR SCIENTIFIC AND OUR
RESEARCH HOME.
SO I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY
IMPRESSIVE AND I'M VERY PROUD
AND HAPPY TO BE THERE DURING
THIS IMPRESSIVE ANNIVERSARY.
[ QUESTION IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE ]
.
>> Translator: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, KATE, WE'RE GOING TO HAND
OVER THE MIC TO THE MOSCOW
TELEVISION STUDIO.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION, A
QUESTION TO SERGEY
KUD-SVERCHKOV.
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START
TRAINING FOR YOUR SPACEFLIGHT,
AND ASKING TO SHARE YOUR
EXPERIENCE AND YOUR FEELINGS
WHEN YOU WERE SELECTED FOR THE
INCREMENT?
>> I WAS 26 YEARS OLD WHEN I
WAS SELECTED AS PART OF THE
COSMOS CORE.
I FOUND OUT ABOUT MY ASSIGNMENT
ON AUGUST 12 OF LAST YEAR.
THEY TOLD ME -- I CANNOT SAY
THAT IT WAS UNEXPECTED, TOTALLY
UNEXPECTED BECAUSE WE'RE
WORKING, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO BEING ASSIGNED TO THE CREW.
I WAS VERY HAPPY BUT I WAS
QUITE CLEAR ON UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE IS AN ENORMOUS
AMOUNT OF WORK COMPARED TO
ACTUALLY FLYING WITH ALL THE
GOALS THAT ARE SET FOR US.
>> SERGEY, CONGRATULATIONS ON
YOUR ANNIVERSARY.
NOW BACK TO YOU.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO ASK
QUESTIONS TO SERGEY
KUD-SVERCHKOV.
A QUESTION FROM AN 8-YEAR-OLD.
SERGEY, OUR CITY TO THE DRAWING
COMPETITION, SERGEY, OURSELVES
DREW SPACE, SO NOW I HAVE THE
DRAWING AT HOME, IT'S FRAMED
AND ON THE WALL.
I'M GOING TO FOLLOW YOUR FLIGHT
VERY CLOSELY.
QUESTION, CAN SERGEY SEE OUR
TOWN FROM SPACE AND TAKE A
PHOTOGRAPH?
AND COULD YOU SHOW THROUGH THE
STARS TO THE ARCTIC FROM THE
COSMONAUT CORPS, I'M GLAD TO
HEAR THE QUESTION FROM ANTON.
I REMEMBER MY TRIP.
IT'S GREAT TO KNOW YOU'RE
HAVING A DREAM, THAT YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT SPACE, AND
UNFORTUNATELY, THE TOWN IS A
BIT FAR FROM THE TRAJECTORY
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION FLIGHT, SO I DO NOT
EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO SEE FROM
THE ISS WINDOWS, BUT I AM
ALWAYS WITH YOU IN MY THOUGHTS
AND I REMEMBER YOU.
I REMEMBER MEETING YOU AND, OF
COURSE, AFTER MY SPACEFLIGHT,
I'M HOPING TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE'RE VERY GLAD TO KNOW THAT
THE READERS WHO FOLLOW OUR
WEBSITE CAN HEAR THIS QUESTION
LIVE FROM THE 8-YEAR-OLD KIDS.
IT'S A GREAT MOTIVATION FOR
THEM.
YOUR TURN TO ASK QUESTIONS.
>> IT IS REALLY NICE TO KNOW
THAT TODAY AN 8-YEAR-OLD IS NOT
ATTENDING SCHOOL CLASSES BUT IS
WATCHING THE LIVE BROADCAST.
ALSO THANKS TO ANTON FROM OUR
RUSSIA TODAY STUDIO.
A QUESTION TO SERGEY RYZHIKOV.
WHAT IS THE DURATION OF YOUR
INCREMENT IN DAYS AND HOW MANY
DAYS ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO --
THE QUESTION, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR QUESTION.
>> FOR OUR PLAN, IT'S GOING TO
BE 177 DAY-LONG MISSION, I'M
GOING TO RETURN ON APRIL 9 NEXT
YEAR.
THERE ARE TWO PLANS FOR THE
INCREMENT.
ONE IS A MAINTENANCE CVA, TO
MAINTAIN SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS
AND PREPARING A NEW AIRWALK FOR
FUTURE CVA, AND THE SECOND CVA
IS TARGETING PREPARATION OF THE
LONG-AWAITED MULTIPURPOSE
TRAINING MODULE.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION THAT FEEDS
RIGHT INTO THIS ONE.
DURING THE INCREMENT, YOU'RE
GOING TO LAUNCH THE SCIENCE
MODULE.
WHAT TASKS IS THE CREW TASKED
WITH, PREPARING FOR BEFORE THE
LAUNCH AND DURING THE DOCKING?
>> THE MODULE IS PLANNED FOR
DOCKING TO THE TRANSFER
COMPARTMENT OF THE ASM AFTER
THE DOCKING COMPARTMENT IS
UNDOCKED FROM THE DOCKING PORT
-- I'M SORRY FOR REPEATING
DOCKING SO MANY TIMES.
WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE TO
UNDOCK ON THE D-1, BOTH
PERFORMING WORK INSIDE THE
STATION DURING THE AVA.
THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HOPE WE HAVE SATISFIED THE
INTEREST OF THE READERS.
THERE'S SUCH INTERESTING AND
SERIOUS QUESTIONS, I THINK IT'S
COMING FROM SPACE AFICIONADOS.
SO QUESTION ABOUT SCIENCE,
RESEARCH, COULD YOU TELL US IN
RETAIL MAYBE ABOUT THE MOST
INTERESTING ONES THAT YOU
REALLY WANT TO PERFORM?
THE QUESTION IS ADDRESSED TO
EACH AND EVERY CREW MEMBER.
>> OUR INCREMENT HAS 56
EXPERIMENTS SCIENCE RESEARCH IN
ITS PLAN.
SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO RUN
IN AUTOMATIC MODE.
51 EXPERIMENTS ARE GOING TO BE
INVOLVING LAST MINUTE
PARTICIPATION.
SOME OF THOSE ARE NEW
EXPERIMENTS, SOME WE PICK UP
FROM THE PREVIOUS CREW,
INCLUDING DURING THEIR PREVIOUS
FLIGHT.
OUR PREVIOUS FLIGHT, WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK.
WE'RE NOT SCIENTISTS, PER SE.
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE WERE
TRAINED TO DO.
HOWEVER, WE'RE VERY MOTIVATED
TO COMPLETE OUR PROGRAM WELL,
TO MAKE SURE THE EXPECTED
CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE
RESEARCH IS GOING TO BE GOOD
AND VERY MEANINGFUL.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU ASSESS
THE OUTCOMES OF THE EXPERIENCE?
THEY TAKE A LONG TIME TO RUN,
AND THEN ASSESS THE RESULTS AND
CONFIRM OR DISSPELL SOME
HYPOTHESES OR THEORIES.
IT'S HARD TO OUTLINE SOME
SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS OR ASPECTS.
AS ORDINARY PEOPLE, WE ARE
INTERESTED IN SEEING SPECIFIC
RESULTS.
HOWEVER, DURING OUR INCREMENT,
THERE IS NO PLAN TO GROW ANY
PLANTS IN SPACE.
THE PREVIOUS INCREMENT HAD A
LITTLE SPACE HUD HOUSE FOR
DELIVERY AND IT DIDN'T QUITE
MAKE IT ON THAT FLIGHT.
SERGEY, OVER TO YOU.
>> I GUESS WE HAVE A VERY WIDE
RANGE OF SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
PLANNED IN THE PROGRAM.
WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMPLETING THOSE SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTS, AND IT'S VERY
INTERESTING IN THE SENSE THAT
AN ATTEMPT TO RUN THE
EXPERIMENT INVOLVES UNIQUE
EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING NEEDS
TO BE DONE EXACTLY SO AND
MOTIVATES US TO TRAIN WELL TO
PERFORM THOSE EXPERIMENTS.
PEOPLE ON THE GROUND ARE REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE
RESULTS.
FOR MYSELF, IT'S VERY
INTERESTING TO WORK WITH THE
GLOVE BOX EXPERIMENTS IN ZERO
GRAVITY, PARTICULARLY THE
EXPERIMENT WITH STEM CELLS.
IT'S A VERY INTERESTING
EXPERIMENT.
INTERESTING RESEARCH.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE
THE RESULTS THE SCIENTISTS GET
AFTER WE RETURN THE SAMPLES TO
THE GROUND.
ALONG WITH VERY INTERESTING
SCIENCE RESEARCH SUCH AS
MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS THAT WE
NEED IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR
LONGER DURATION FLIGHTS OR
GOING FOR DISTANCE SPACE IN
ORDER TO ADVANCE OUR
SPACEFLIGHTS.
FOR MYSELF, THERE'S A LOT OF
VERY INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS ON
BOARD.
I AM A SCIENTIST AND BIOLOGICAL
EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH IS THE
MOST INTERESTING.
BACK IN 2016, WE HAD A CELL
EXPERIMENT, AND WE WERE FLYING
INTO WORK WITH THIS CELL
RESEARCH, AGAIN, LOOKING AT HOW
THE CELLS GROW AND HOW THEY
INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER ON
BOARD.
I'M ALSO INTERESTED IN THE
MICROBIAL RESEARCH AND WE'RE
POINTING TO COLLECT OVER A
THOUSAND SAMPLES OF MICROBES
FROM INSIDE THE STATION.
WE MIGHT BE USING OUR EQUIPMENT
IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY WITH
MICROBES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE
STATION.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT SCIENCE
RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTS AND SO
THE ENTIRE FLIGHT, WE ARE
READY, WE'RE GOING TO WORK,
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE RESULTS.
A QUESTION FROM ANDRE.
WHEN YOU COME BACK, WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO FIRST AND
FOREMOST WHEN YOU COME BACK
HOME?
THAT QUESTION IS TO THE ENTIRE
CREW.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH
REHABILITATION AFTER THE
SPACEFLIGHT AND PREPARE OUR
REPORT, AND THEN SLOWLY AND
GRADUALLY GO BACK TO WORK ON
THE GROUND.
>> QUESTION TO KATHLEEN AND THE
QUESTION TO SERGEY RYZHIKOV.
>> AFTER THE FLIGHT,
REHABILITATION IS IMPORTANT FOR
US PHYSICALLY.
WE HAVE A VERY GOOD PROGRAM,
AND WHILE I WAS ON BOARD THE
STATION, I HAVE A FEELING THAT
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE
OUTSIDE.
TO HEAR THE SOUNDS OF NATURE.
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE
SCIENCE RESEARCH.
BACK OVER TO THE TELEVISION
STUDIO.
>> WHILE YOU WERE ANSWERING THE
QUESTION, WE'RE GOING TO RUN
ONE EXPERIMENT EVERY THREE DAYS
AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD PLAN.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM IN
AWE OF KATE'S RUSSIAN LANGUAGE,
VERY NICE TO HEAR IT.
QUESTION FROM THE MOSCOW
STUDIO.
ALEXANDER, A QUESTION TO SERGEY
RYZHIKOV.
WHAT WOULD THE COSMONAUTS DO IF
THERE IS NO COMMON GROUND AND
THE PROJECT HAS FAILED.
MAYBE I WATCH TOO MANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
TO DESIGN THE SPACE STATION,
THEY THOUGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING,
PRACTICALLY OF EVERYTHING AND
THE SPACE EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED
WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF
REDUNDANCY IN CASE OF A
SITUATION.
IF ONE STRAIN GOES OUT WE CAN
USE THE BACKUP.
WE HAVE ADDITIONALLY SEVERAL
COMM LINES THAT WE CAN USE ON
THE U.S. SEGMENT.
WE ALSO HAVE HAM RADIO, AMATEUR
RADIO THAT WE CAN USE TO USE
OPEN CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION.
WE HAVE MANY REDUNDANT LINES OF
COMMUNICATION.
WE ALSO CAN USE BROADBAND COMM
WITH THE SATELLITES WITH THE
SPEED OF 100 MEGABITS PER
SECOND.
WE HAVE REDUNDANT CONAPSES ON
BOARD AND THE LIKELIHOOD THEY
ALL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME IS
HIGHLY LOW.
WE HAVE ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS
AND THE CREW MEMBERS ARE WELL
TRAINED TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT
ACTIONS IN CASE THERE IS NO
COMM WITH THE GROUND.
>> ALEXANDER HAS ANOTHER
QUESTION.
I THINK IT'S FOLLOWING A MOVIE
PLOT.
SERGEY, QUESTION FOR YOU AS
WELL.
IS THERE A SPECIFIC SET OF
ACTIONS FOR COSMONAUTS IN CASE
YOU ENCOUNTER ALIEN LIFE?
>> IF WE ENCOUNTER ALIEN LIFE,
IF WE ENCOUNTER EARTH LIFE,
WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDLY,
WELL-MEANING, AS WE ARE EVERY
DAY.
I WANT TO BE SERIOUS, AND NO
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO THE
CASE BECAUSE NOBODY HAS EVER
ENCOUNTERED ANY ATTENTION FROM
ANY OTHER CIVILIZATIONS FLYING
IN SPACE, ANY OTHERS EXCEPT FOR
THE EARTH CIVILIZATION.
I ANSWERED ALL OF ALEXANDER'S
QUESTIONS?
>> SO BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO
USE A HUMAN APPROACH TO ALIENS
IF WE ENCOUNTER THEM.
>> THANK YOU, QUESTION FROM
NIKOLAI IGOR, AN EARTHLY
QUESTION TO KATHLEEN.
WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
WHILE BEING ON THE ISS?
>> YES, WE HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
I HAVE ALREADY FILLED OUT A
FORM, SO YOU'RE VERY CIVIC
MINDED, YES?
>> A QUESTION FROM MOSCOW FOR
SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV.
CAN YOU COMPARE THE RUSSIAN
SPACE SUIT COMPARED TO THE
U.S.?
YOU ARE TRAINED IN BOTH OF
THOSE.
AND CAN WE COUNT ON A U.S.
SEGMENT EVA WITH YOUR
PARTICIPATION?
>> YES, I CAN COMPARE BOTH
SPACE SUITS, BUT I THINK IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME, WHILE BEING
LIVE TODAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
COMPARE THE TECHNICAL DETAILS
OF THE SPACE SUITS.
BOTH OF THE SPACE SUITS ARE A
MIRACLE OF DESIGN AND
TECHNOLOGY OF BOTH SOVIET AND
RUSSIAN ENGINEERS AND U.S.
ENGINEERS WHO WORK ON SPACE
SUITS.
I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE NO
NEED TO PERFORM A U.S. SEGMENT
EVA BECAUSE I'M TRAINED AS AN
EVA OPERATOR ONLY BECAUSE OF
NOMINAL SITUATION.
I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES AS
PLANNED, EVERYTHING WILL BE
NOMINAL, AND MY WORK IN OPEN
SPACE FOR U.S. SEGMENT GOALS
WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HOPE MARK IS OUT THERE
WITH A QUESTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
DIPLOMATIC ANSWER.
I APPRECIATE IT.
OVER TO YOU.
>> TO MAKE SURE OUR BACKUP CREW
IS NOT GETTING BORED, WE HAVE A
QUESTION FROM THE NATIONAL
TELEVISION.
THIS IS TRAINING FOR A THIRD
FLIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW TASKS FOR
YOU AND THE CREW?
AND MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME AVA
PLANS FOR THE CREW?
>> SVETLANA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PROFESSIONAL MEMORY.
I HOPE THE FLIGHT, GOING TO
TAKE OFF NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE
ENOUGH AVA, THAT IS A SMALL
PROFESSIONAL DREAM OF MINE
BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING OF
SOME PROFESSIONAL SHORTCOMINGS,
SHOULD THE CREW MEMBERS BE
READY FOR ANYTHING, AND I FIND
THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING AVA
THROUGH THE INCREMENT VERY
APPEALING.
I'M KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED
AND HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO
PERFORM AVA'S WORKING INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE THE STATION.
OKAY, AND WE'LL BE KEEPING OUR
FINGERS CROSSED FOR ALEC TO
MAKE SURE HE'S IN A SAFE PLACE.
>> TELEVISION STUDIO IN MOSCOW,
THE NEXT QUESTION.
>> MIGHT BE SURPRISED, THE
QUESTION IS TO ALL CREW MEMBERS
AND SURPRISED NOT JUST FOR
SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV.
WHICH PET, AN EARTHLY PET,
WOULD YOU BE HAPPY TO SEE?
AND WHERE CAN A HUMAN WALK
THEIR DOG IN SPACE?
>> WELL THESE QUESTIONS ARE
VERY UNUSUAL TODAY.
IMAGINATION IS VERY -- I SHOULD
SAY, YOUR AUDIENCE HAS VERY,
VERY VISIT IMAGINATION.
MAYBE KATHLEEN WOULD BE A
BETTER PERSON TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION.
SHE LIKES PETS.
>> YES, I HAVE TWO DOGS AND
THEIR NAMES ARE BILLKA AND
SILLKA.
I MISS THEM BUT I DON'T THINK
SPACE IS A GOOD PLACE FOR DOGS.
IT'S FOR PEOPLE.
OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT QUESTION, IRINA, OVER TO
YOU.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE U.S. CREW
MEMBERS TO PRIME AND BACKUP
CREW MEMBERS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE
RUSSIAN PRELAUNCH TRADITIONS?
FOR EXAMPLE, WATCHING THE MOVIE
WHITE SUN OF THE DESERT, DO
THEY HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR?
>> I LIKE THE RUSSIAN
TRADITIONS, I THINK THEY GO
BACK A LONG TIME AGO IN SPACE
EXPLORATION, AND THAT IS A VERY
MEANINGFUL MOMENT WHEN WE
PARTICIPATE IN THE TRADITION.
WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM IN THE
UNITED STATES PROGRAM, STATE
STREET DRAGON, I DON'T KNOW IF
THEY HAVE THEIR NEW TRADITIONS,
BUT I THINK THE CREW WILL NEED
TO THINK NOW WHAT KINDS OF
TRADITIONS THEY'RE SETTING FOR
50 YEARS FROM NOW.
MARK FLEW INTO SPACE ALREADY,
HE CAN SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE OF
THE RUSSIAN TRADITIONS.
>> IT'S GOOD THAT EVERYONE
WHO'S COME BEFORE ME HAS GONE
THROUGH THE TRADITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> ROMAN, OVER TO YOU.
>> GLADLY.
WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
QUESTION, I THINK THE MOST
POPULAR SUBJECT IS AS FOLLOWS:
DID YOU GET A COVID VACCINE
PRIOR TO YOUR FLIGHT?
IF NOT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET A
VACCINE?
IT'S A QUESTION TO THE ENTIRE
CREW.
>> AS WE HAVE MENTIONED FOR
YEARS, THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IS THE SAFEST PLACE ON
THE PLANET OR IN THE NEAR EARTH
ORBIT.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO GET A
VACCINE BECAUSE WE'RE CURRENTLY
FOLLOWING STRICTLY ALL THE
PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND WE HAVE
A VERY GOOD SUPPORT TEAM MAKING
SURE WE DO, AND FROM MYSELF, I
WOULD SAY I WOULDN'T GET THE
VACCINE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I AM
VERY CAREFUL ABOUT IT.
>> SERGEI NIKOLAIVICH, DID YOU
ANSWER ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE
CREW AND YOU FOLLOW THE SAME
APPROACH?
>> OKAY, OKAY, I THINK WE CAN
SETTLE THE SUBJECT.
THE COSMONAUTS, AS FAR AS
MAKING THE HEALTH--RELATED
DECISIONS, I CANNOT MAKE
INDEPENDENT DECISIONS.
THE DECISION TO GIVE OR NOT A
GIVE A CERTAIN VACCINE, WITH
COSMONAUTS' CONSENT, OF COURSE,
IS STILL MADE BY THE MEDICAL
TEAM BECAUSE THE HEALTH OF THE
COSMONAUT IS NOT JUST A
PERSONAL MATTER UPHELD, BUT THE
COSMONAUT IS A PERSON WHO IS
EXECUTING GOVERNMENT GOALS AND
HIS HEALTH IS A PRIORITY.
AS SOON AS THE VACCINE GOES
THROUGH TRIALS AND TESTING AND
ITS RELIABILITY HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED, I'M SURE THE
DECISION WILL BE MADE WHETHER
COSMONAUTS SHOULD BE VACCINATED
IN A TIMELY MATTER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ANSWER.
WE'RE WISHING EVERYONE HEALTH.
WE'RE CONFIDENT, BUT SINCE WE
AGREE WITH YOU THAT ISS IS THE
SAFEST PLACE AND THE MASK
WEARING IS BEING STRICTLY
OBSERVED AND I'M SURE
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
A QUESTION TO SERGEI
NIKOLAIVICH.
WHY DURING THE AVA FOR THE
FIRST TIME THE CREW MEMBERS
WILL BE GOING OUT OF THE MODULE
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
VERY TIMELY.
THE MATTER IS ON THE RUSSIAN
SEGMENT, THERE ARE TWO MODULES,
WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO BE USED
AS AN AIRLOCK, THE DOCKING
COMPARTMENT HAS SERVED ITS
PURPOSE, AND IT'S BEEN USED FOR
ALMOST 20 YEARS.
IT'S TIME TO CHANGE IT OUT.
WE'RE SAYING THAT SOON WE'RE
EXPECTING THE MODULE TO ARRIVE,
WE'RE PLANNING TO UNDOCK THE
DOCKING COMPARTMENT FROM THE
ISS AND THERE IS ONE MODULE
THAT NEEDS TO BE TESTED PRIOR
TO ALL OPERATIONS IN SPACE.
SO PRIOR TO UNDOCKING THE C,
THE DOCKING COMPARTMENT, THE
AVA WILL BE PERFORMED FROM
MRM-2 MODULE TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S FIT FOR ALL THE SUBSEQUENT
OPERATIONS AND PURPOSES.
>> THE BACKUP CREW FOR THE ISS
FLIGHT, WHY IS THERE A RESERVE,
NOT JUST A BACKUP FLIGHT?
THIS QUESTION IS MORE TO THE
PREVIOUS ONES.
>> THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
VIRUS, THE DECISION WAS MADE AT
THE END OF THE SPRING, EARLY
SUMMER.
THE QUESTION IS PROBABLY MORE
TO THE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE THEY
WERE MAKING A DECISION TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE A BACKUP TO A
BACKUP FOR THE CURRENT
SPACEFLIGHTS, TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE SAFE FROM ANY VIRUS
INFECTIONS.
FORTUNATELY, THE PRIME AND THE
BACKUP CREW MEMBERS ARRIVED AT
THIS JUNCTION IN THEIR FULL --
WITH ALL THEIR PARTICIPANTS
PRESENT.
SO I HOPE THAT'S HOW YOU WILL
PROCEED.
IRENA, OVER TO YOU.
>> SOCIAL NETWORK QUESTIONS,
THE QUESTIONS ARE VERY
INTERESTING TODAY AND I WANTED
TO REMIND YOU THAT WE WERE
GETTING THE QUESTIONS TOGETHER
ALONG WITH THE NEW STATION.
SERGEI, DO CREW MEMBERS HAVE
SOCIAL NETWORK ACCOUNTS AND ARE
THEY GOING TO RELEASE ANY
INFORMATION?
PUBLISH THEIR POSTS DURING
THEIR SPACEFLIGHT?
QUESTION FOR ALL THE CREW
MEMBERS AND WE CAN GO IN ORDER.
>> I DO NOT USE THOSE MODERN
SOCIAL NETWORKS ON THE GROUND,
AND I DO NOT PLAN TO USE THEM
IN SPACE BECAUSE I THINK EVERY
DAY IS VERY PRECIOUS, NOT JUST
FOR OUR PROGRAM BUT FOR OUR
GOVERNMENT, SO I'M NOT SETTING
A GOAL OF PUBLISHING ANYTHING,
BUT SINCE THAT IS ALSO PART OF
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT,
WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I KNOW THAT SERGEY, AS TIME
PERMITS, IS GOING TO DO THAT
KIND OF WORK.
SO I'M GOING TO LET SERGEY
SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.
>> I HAVE SOCIAL NETWORK
ACCOUNTS, AND WITH THE SUPPORT
OF THE OFFICIAL ROSCOSMOS
ACCOUNT, I AM GOING TO RELEASE
PUBLICATIONS FROM THE ISS THAT
WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHS, OF COURSE,
SOME SMALL STORIES FROM OUR
WORK, BUT THE PRIORITY, OF
COURSE, IS COMPLETING THE
PROGRAM GOALS, AND SOCIAL
NETWORKS IS AN ADDITIONAL
STACK, SO TO SPEAK I WILL TRY,
WHENEVER POSSIBLE, TO PROVIDE
INTERESTING INFORMATION TO
SOCIAL NETWORK USERS AND SHARE
WITH THEM WHAT WE'RE DOING AT
THE TIME.
WHICH EXPERIMENTS WE PERFORM,
WHAT IS NEW ON BOARD THE ISS.
WHAT IS GOING ON OVERALL.
WHAT IS NEW IN OVERALL SPACE
EXPLORATION TO SHARE WITH THE
READERS, TO AVOID ANY RUMORS,
TO AVOID INCORRECT INFORMATION.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE
PURSUING MORE OF AN EDUCATIONAL
GOAL.
>> WE HAVE FACEBOOK, NASA
ASTRONAUT, AND IF I HAVE TIME
AVAILABLE, I CAN DOWNLOAD SOME
PHOTOGRAPHS AND SOME COMMENTS
AND ALSO PLANNING TO DO A
TELEVISION EXPERIMENT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING
FOR THE KIDS TO SEE HOW ACTUAL
SCIENTISTS RUN EXPERIMENTS IN
SPACE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING
FOR THE KIDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH OUR SOCIAL
NETWORK USERS CAN SUBSCRIBE TO
THE ACCOUNTS.
THE QUESTION FOR KATE RUBINS.
HOW DOES SHE CARE FOR WONDERFUL
HAIR IN ORBIT?
IS IT EASIER TO GET A HAIR CUT?
>> WHY NOBODY IS ASKING ABOUT
GUYS?
I THINK IT'S A MORE INTERESTING
QUESTION.
THAT'S ALL.
>> OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE
CARE.
NO, I'M NOT GOING TO CUT THEIR
HAIR, AND THE QUESTION TO
MOSCOW.
>> SO EVERYBODY IS WATCHING THE
PRESS CONFERENCE, WE RECOMMEND
YOU SIGN UP FOR SOCIAL NETWORKS
OF ROSCOSMOS, AND THAT'S SERGEY
KUD-SVERCHKOV, MAYBE HE CAN DO
A TIKTOK RELEASE AND
INTERESTING DANCE IN SPACE.
DIMITRI IS ASKING THE SAME
QUESTION.
YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION
FROM THE PERSON WITH THE LAST
NAME OF CARLOV.
FAIRLY NEW TO THE ASTRONAUT
CORPS AND YOU WERE SELECTED AS
A BACKUP, YOU ARE A CIVIL
PILOT, NOT MILITARY.
HOW DID YOU MAKE IT?
>> THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
THE CRITERIA WERE QUITE
COMPLEX.
THE DEMANDS WERE BOTH ON THE
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AND
HEALTH.
THE REQUIREMENTS WERE IN THE
WAY OF THE PREVIOUS RECORDS.
WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE
SAME LOADS.
SO THE DEMANDS AND REQUIREMENTS
ARE PRETTY STRICT BUT THEY'RE
DOABLE.
ANY PERSON WHO IS TAKING CARE
OF THEIR HEALTH AND KEEPS UP
WITH LEARNING CAN MEET THOSE
REQUIREMENTS.
AS FAR AS CIVIL SPECIALISTS
PARTICIPATING IN SPACEFLIGHT,
IT GOES BACK A LONG WAY BACK IN
1964.
SERGEI WAS SENDING THE REQUESTS
TO THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE
ENGINEERS COULD PARTICIPATE IN
THE SPACEFLIGHT, BUT BACK IN
TIME, TRAINING SELECTION OF
COSMONAUTS WERE PERFORMED BY
THE AIR FORCE.
IT WAS VERY COMPLICATED TO MAKE
THE DECISION, BUT DESPITE THAT
1964, THE COSMONAUT COMPLETED
THE SPACEFLIGHT AND AFTER THAT
THERE WAS A SEPARATE COSMONAUT
CORPS FORMED FROM CIVIL
ENGINEERS AND SPECIALISTS.
CIVIL SPECIALISTS PARTICIPATE
IN SPACEFLIGHT, OPEN CALL FOR
COSMO CORPS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE COSMONAUT SELECTION FROM
OTHER INDUSTRIES BECAUSE THERE
ARE A LOT OF VERY SMART, VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HIGHLY
MOTIVATED PEOPLE WORKING IN
OTHER INDUSTRIES WHOSE
CIVIL/CIVIC EXPERIENCES ARE
VERY USEFUL IN SPACEFLIGHT.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ANSWER.
>> OVER TO GCTC.
I WANTED TO REMIND THAT GCTC AT
THIS TIME IS PERFORMING
SELECTION TO COSMONAUT
CANDIDATES.
THOSE WHO DECIDED TO RISK IT
AND FILE AN APPLICATION,
THEY'RE UNDERGOING THE
SELECTION.
ALSO KATHLEEN RUBINS HAS A LOT
OF ADMIRERS IN RUSSIA, AND ASK
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION, YOU'RE
A BIOLOGIST, AND YOU STUDIED
THE EBOLA VIRUS, AND EMERGING
FEVER VIRUS.
WOULD IT BE INTERESTING FOR YOU
TO STUDY COVID-19 IN SPACE?
>> THIS VIRUS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS -- UNFORTUNATELY, WE
DO NOT HAVE SUCH A SAFE LAB IN
SPACE, AND THIS VIRUS IS VERY
DANGEROUS.
ONLY ON EARTH, THERE ARE A LOT
OF LABS STUDYING THIS VIRUS,
AND I THINK WE'LL IMPROVE THE
SITUATION ON EARTH WITH THIS
COVID PRETTY SOON.
HOPEFULLY WHEN YOU COME BACK,
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
STUDY THE VIRUS AS WELL.
>> ROMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE STILL
WORKING ON SELECTING COSMONAUT
CANDIDATES ON GCTC WEBSITE,
THERE SHOULD BE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
I CAN PROBABLY TRY AS WELL.
A QUESTION TO SERGEI NIKOLAIVIC
WHAT CAN YOU RECOMMEND THE KIDS
WHO ARE DREAMING OF SPACE?
>> YES, BEING PART OF THE YOUNG
AVIATOR CLUB CONFIRMED MY
CHOICE OF FUTURE PROFESSION TO
BECOME A PILOT.
IT GAVE US THE SKILLS AND
KNOWLEDGE AND CERTAIN
ADVANTAGES WHEN I WAS APPLYING
TO THE MILITARY FLIGHT SCHOOL,
AND THE ENORMOUS WORK THAT WAS
DONE IN THE SOVIET UNION IN
ATTRACTING THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO
MILITARY SPORTS CLUBS.
DID BRING ITS RESULTS AND WE'RE
STILL USING THOSE EXPERIENCED
PEOPLE, AND I THINK THAT IS A
GOOD APPROACH THAT CAN BE
APPLIED IN THE MODERN DAY.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT'S
USEFUL.
>> WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE TO
THOSE KIDS DREAMING OF SPACE?
>> KEEP UP WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD
DREAM.
DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAM
BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO SET
YOUR GOALS, SET YOUR TASKS AND
WORK ON ACHIEVING THEM.
IT'S A DIFFERENT THING BEING A
CHILD YOUR ENTIRE LIFE AND
IMPLEMENTING THOSE DREAMS AS
CHILDREN IS THE MOST JOYFUL
EXPERIENCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WANTS TO BE A
COSMONAUT IN THE FUTURE.
OVER TO YOU.
ONE OF THE MAIN RULES IN SPACE
AND DOWN ON EARTH IS FOLLOWING
THE TIMELINE AND UNFORTUNATELY
OUR FIRST CONFERENCE IS COMING
TO AN END.
THERE IS FINAL QUESTION FROM
SOCIAL NETWORK USER.
WHAT WOULD BE THE ZERO-G
INDICATORS THE GUYS ARE GOING
TO BRING ALONG AS PERSONAL
ITEMS?
>> I'M NOT THE MOST ORIGINAL IN
THIS REGARD, THE SAME AS DURING
THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, I'M GOING
TO BRING TWO MINIATURE BOOKS.
I AM GOING TO TAKE A STONE FROM
THE PORVOR MOUNTAIN.
TAKE A SMALL POUCH WITH OUR
NATIVE SOIL BECAUSE IT'S PART
OF OUR CREW EMBLEM.
AS A ROUTINE INDICATOR, I'M
GOING SINCE THE COMMANDER'S
CHOICE, AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF
THE PREVIOUS CREW, ANATOLY WAS
PREPARING FOR HIS FLIGHT AND
THEY MADE SUCH A TEDDY BEAR, A
SPACE TEDDY BEAR, MAKING SURE
TO KEEP IT FOR THEIR GRANDKIDS.
I'M STILL ONLY DREAMING OF
GRANDKIDS, I DECIDED TO HAND
THIS OVER TO SERGEY BECAUSE HE
LIKES TO TRAVEL, AND HIS SPOUSE
MADE A VERY INTERESTING SPACE
EXPLORER CHARACTER.
SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMANDER'S
DECISION TO LET ME USE THIS
LITTLE COSMONAUT THAT WAS KNIT,
HAND KNIT, AS AN INDICATOR, WE
DECIDED TO CALL HIM YURI.
YOU PROBABLY UNDERSTAND WHY
HE'S GOING TO BE OUR GOOD LUCK
CHARM, AND HE'S GOING TO SPEND
THE TIME FROM THE VERY LAUNCH
TO THE VERY LANDING, HE'S GOING
TO BE OUR GOOD LUCK CHARM.
HE'S GOING TO REMIND US OF OUR
FAMILIES, OF OUR HOME.
KATHLEEN, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING?
>> PERSONAL ITEMS, PHOTOGRAPHS,
OUR FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH, AND ALSO
SCIENCE EQUIPMENT SO I CAN USE
IT TO RUN ADDITIONAL
EXPERIMENTS IN MY FREE TIME.
SO ON SUCH A NICE NOTE, WE'RE
GOING TO WRAP UP OUR PRESS
CONFERENCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROMAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE WHO WAS
ASKING QUESTIONS.
SERGEY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
YOUR SPOUSE TO START KNITTING
THOSE COSMONAUTS FOR SALE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY
POPULAR, A VERY POPULAR
SOUVENIR FOR ROSCOSMOS,
PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAVE FLOWN
INTO SPACE.
OVERALL, WISHING YOU EVERY
SUCCESS, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOU BEING TOGETHER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> NOW A TRADITIONAL
PHOTOGRAPH.
COULD YOU PLEASE MOVE THE
CHAIRS?
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE COMMANDERS
ARE -- COMMANDERS ARE IN THE
CENTER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH,
TURNED LITTLE BIT SIDEWAYS.
ATTENTION, PLEASE.
DO WE NEED TO SMILE?
YES, WE SMILE.
THANK YOU.
AND ALSO PRIME CREW, PLEASE
MOVE TO THE CENTER.
IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SHAKE
HANDS, MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW YOUR
HANDS ALTOGETHER.
MAYBE NOT SIX HANDS ALTOGETHER.
MAYBE THREE HANDS.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.