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Good morning and welcome to and
look inside the international
space station flight control
room where the controls are busy
keeping tabs on space patient
systems and assisting the
crewmembers as they finished
today's task with an eye on them
them mostly off duty weekend to
come.
The commander and his crewmates
have been taken into the
deliveries on the cargo ship
which I live right last week
breaking the seal on new
experiments ranging from the
interaction of microbes and
their host to advancing in the
treatment of kidney stones.
>> Welcome.
This week a cargo Dragon arrives
to the space station bringing
with it a plethora of new
science and upcoming spacewalks.
On Saturday June 5th the
22nd contracted space X cargo
space craft docked to the
international space station now
the astronauts and they have
docking operations of the
spacecraft.
They launched on Thursday the
third from 39 from the Kennedy
space station in Florida curing
with the it cargo and supplies.
Following the arrival of the
craft they have been busy
unloading the cargo and diving
in.
There are many experiments on
board one is the understanding
of microgravity on animal
interactions.
This experiment examines space
flight between microbes and
animal host.
Millions of people suffer from
chronic Chris kidney disease the
cells will use three dimensional
model to study the effects of
gravity on the formation of
crystals and kidney to googles
it could be better treatment for
conditions such as kidney
stones.
Flight engineers configured this
in Michael gravity which will
examine gravity's effect on
freeze-dried materials this
could result in improved
freeze-drying processes for
pharmaceutical or others.
A new series was installed with
this module one of the facts is
that it is an educational
mission and uses multispectral
and cameras to study the effects
of large-scale disturbances.
To learn more about these
investigations and more head
online.
Also on board Dragon with the
new rollouts solar rays which
will be installed during a pair
of spacewalks later this month.
On June 16th, the astronauts
and the European space
astronauts will venture outside
of the space station to install
the first solar array for the
the power system.
We will cover the entire face
walked life and you can tune in.
But before that spacewalk heads
out into the vacuum of space
learn more about this series
during the preview this Monday
June 14th at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
time.
And now, that is this week.
Thank you for watching and we
will see you next week.
while spacewalkers spent time on
spacewalk prep this week, the
truth is preparation for a
spacewalk actually began long
before the crewmembers even
launch.
In this demonstration video,
Ricky share some of that
training that they get on the
ground to be ready to walk in
space.
Now, the international space
station.
56 flight engineer today we will
talk about one of my favorite
topics.
Going out here has been one of
the most experiencing that gray
experiences but almost one of
the most dangerous things we do
during spaceflight there is lots
of equipment to prepare and
maintain and we do lots of
training to make this a success
if you think it sounds
complicated you should see it in
action let's talk about how we
get ready for a spacewalk.
>> Extreme environment has many
hazards will go outside of this,
we have to be prepared which is
why they are designed with
safety as the utmost priority.
We spent a lot of time in the
classroom like you are right now
worrying about the type we will
use and specific parts of the
space station we will be working
on and then we spend a lot of
time training in the giant pool
called the neutral path.
It is impossible to simulate
this the next best option is
water, 6.2000000 gallons of it.
It is 40 feet deep, 202 feet in
length and 102 feet in width.
A lot of room to have full-scale
working model of the ISS which
we need for practicing our
maneuvers and assign tasks.
We get suited up and waited so
we are buoyant in the water and
we do not sink to the bottom or
float to the surface it is a
quick great way to look what we
will experience we do several of
these before we launch which
gives us the opportunity to
prepare for any anomalies which
may occur we spent five hours
practicing this for everyone our
plan for the spacewalk.
So we are well prepared to
execute this once we are in
orbit.
Once we are up in orbit it
continues.
First we must perform a protocol
and misplaced this and have a
condition called.
During this we breathe 100% pure
oxygen and do exercise to purge
this from our body and we also
done on our extra vehicular unit
which is a fancy name for a
space suit.
This is basically a spacecraft
shaped like a human in and there
is usually a red stripe on the
leg of an astronaut but not the
other so they tell who is who
and to ensure our safety at all
times we are always aware of
where we are in relation to
spacewalking buddies.
Here is a fellow crewmember the
interval vehicular crew in the
watching and with us as we
progress.
We are also ready for a several
contingencies this jetpack could
be used to maneuver the event of
any rescue.
It is simplified for rescue.
>> The view is magnificent.
It is beautiful out there and
extremely dangerous but the
months of preparation in all of
these people working on the
ground and around the clock to
ensure that we are as safe as
possible when we work outside.
It has allowed us to maintain it
to repair critical hardware
investigate malfunction and
install new hardware and the
view is unbelievable.
See you next time.
in a few minutes we will see
Ricky Arnold again with a
detailed review of the
spacesuits that the astronauts
where when the exit the
vehicle's.
In the laboratories at the
international space setting have
a setting for them to experiment
the take the force of gravity
out of the equation.
For example there is an
experiment that's studying
sediments and focusing on the
forces between particles which
cluster together.
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Did you ever see a cancer
experiment up close?
You are about two and 2018,
Serena turned on a camera while
working with the anti- X cancer
therapy experiment in the
international space station
destiny laboratory module in
give us a look as she grew and
examined the cells which are
important to the human body's
blood supply system.
>> Welcome.
Today I am working on the cancer
trial rate appeared.
I have spent a quite a bit of
time working on this and what we
are looking at is and
endothelial cells which are in
every blood vessel in your body
and for people wondering why we
are doing this, science believes
that cells in the body grow very
similar appear and a lot of
times scientists try to grow
these underground and they think
for some reason they grow up
here in space better in that is
what we are testing in orbit
here you see the cells on the
computer so this is important,
well, these cells help us to
form.
And all of us have had an M1
impacted by cancer with a family
member or friend so we are
always thinking how do we fight
this, one thing we are looking
at is is can we grow the cells
to test new cancer drugs to
prevent that supply from growing
and if we can stop that from
growing then we could help beat
that cancer.
This is one thing we are looking
at right now on the space
station.
>> They live in their habitat.
And when they were done working
with them, they put them in this
which is up in the ceiling here
and and it feels nice and warm
and comfortable it is like the
temperature of the human body so
we let them live and grow there
and we have had them almost two
months now and we feed them and
we get the nutrients, and we
basically live like miniature
crewmembers living with us.
So we're just going to do this,
and the cells right here have
been treated with various levels
of chemotherapy which is being
tested out right here.
So we're looking at these.
This is what I use for the
Microsoft see how well this is
impacting the connection between
them and see if it will stop the
tumor from growing.
And you see some of these
formations right here.
The idea is that you see them in
the formation right here and the
gaps in between the cells.
This is a really good
representation of them.
>> The spacecraft which arrived
last week is part of the growing
commercial space economy which
the international space station
has been encouraging for more
than 20 years now.
The expansion of the use in
space not only fosters the
growth of those companies but is
aiding NASA as it continues to
explore and discover what is out
there beyond the orbit.
These developing the project
beyond Earth's atmosphere is
seeing the visions come to light
through the international space
station National Lab and
partnerships with NASA.
NASA intern is gaining new
resources to aid in the mission
of exploration and discovery.
Thanks to these partnerships,
the world is benefiting those
who have taken their ideals from
transportation to satellite
deployments, two in space
research, this economy has been
developing and its value now
exceeds $345 billion.
This is the manager of the
business and economic
development at Johnson Space
Center.
He explained some of the
benefits and the commercial
economy in space.
Now, this has resources that
they need to continue its
exploration of space.
Using this as a return to the
move move, go to Mars and engage
with other space missions, they
always need a platform in orbit.
This platform enables crew
training, advanced system
development, and fundamental and
applied research.
But extending use of the space
station to the company's enables
a new market by having the
commercial sector join us, we
continue our space exploration
by providing acts by creating
jobs and revenue and ultimately
create new products that are
beneficial on earth.
In terms of research, many
countries are making use of the
National Laboratory to run the
research and technology in
microgravity.
With the corporations like
Procter and Gamble would use
this to see that the them with
the goal of improving the
quality and lifespan of the
projects such as shampoo and
laundry found fabrics offers the
multinational or mystical
company uses this to study the
properties of three-dimensional
crystals the work could lead to
a delivery system for cancer
treatments.
Even companies not as well-known
right now are seeing big
dividends coming from the
research.
For example this is using the
microgravity commissions to
advance the development for
treating the effects of
degeneration.
With the goal of reefs
destroying those affected by it.
In addition to research
opportunities, the space station
contributes to expanding the
economy in other ways.
We explain the capabilities of
the provider such as space X and
others have grown dramatically
over the past decade.
In the cost of this has dropped
dramatically which opens up the
marketplace to many more
nongovernmental entities who
cannot afford to reach base
before.
Now they have brought astronauts
from American soil to for the
first time since 2011 in the
first time ever on a privately
owned launch system, the program
provides a huge long-term
benefit for private companies
and NASA.
Today thanks in part to the
space station commercial and
other governmental entities are
entering the space economy in
significant numbers and what
these partnerships could
accomplish together would drive
the marketplace and the greatest
missions to new highs as well as
improving quality of life for
people on earth.
For more science in research
from the international space
station, go online.
This would be beyond our planet
visit online.
When astronauts go outside the
international space station as
they will do next week, they are
wearing what amounts to a human
shape the spaceship in this
demonstration videos the
astronaut gives us a tour of the
critical parts of the spacesuits
to keep them spayed and safe as
they work in the harsh
environment.
So we are standing in the air
Drew lock which is dividing
these two parts we have the
equipment Drew lock in the crew
Drew lock this equipment Drew
lock has a lack trait here that
closes and this is another
hatch.
So this unit is a space suit as
provided roughly into two parts,
the torso which is almost like a
turtle shell it is like hard
fiberglass shell and then we
have the lower torso assembly.
These spacesuits are our own
little spacecraft which has
everything that you need to keep
you alive out in space for 7-8
hours and even longer depending
on how hard you are working in
the only thing that they do not
have they have radio in carbon
dioxide scrubbing, temperature
controls, it has everything that
you need except for one thing.
A restroom.
So when we get ready for this
the first thing that we put on
in the morning is a diaper.
And that is our first layer and
then over this, we put on a pair
of longjohns to keep arms and
legs from getting scraped up in
a little bit of weight gain in
case you get hot and sweaty.
And the next layer is liquid
cooling.
They have cubes running through
it which allow water to
circulate inside of it to
provide cooling when we are
outside working really hard.
So we have the diaper,
longjohns, and then we are going
to wear a space suit, seven
layers which maintains pressure
which is rubberized all the way
to a white layer on the other
side in crewmember inside the
space suit is also wearing what
we call a cap witch's
communications cap where we have
radio to talk to not only
Houston but two people in the
space station into each other,
so we read this inside of the
helmet.
Also, another key component of
the spacesuits is the helmet you
see that this has a gold visor
which protects us from the rays
of the sun we could bring that
down, it is pretty bright out
there and this helps to reflect
the rays of the sun so that we
could see and operate it in
daylight and at nighttime we
could raise this up it gives us
a clear view and we also have
television camera so the ground
is able to watch us as we work
through these TV cameras, the
work is all done with hands and
so the gloves are the most
important piece of the
equipment.
And the challenge of the
spacewalk is that you have this
which is inflated, this is like
a balloon, we walk walked by
grabbing onto handrails.
And every time you move your
hand this balloon wants to
inflate and all of our equipment
is based on this.
So six and have it is a long day
your hands are the things that
are most exhausted after seven
hours out here.
While we got to work you
probably saw this mini
workstation the way we gather
tools is on a mini workstation
every single tool that we use is
tethered to it and we do not
want to accidentally create
satellite the primary way of
remaining attached if we are not
using our hands is these which.
We always want to have one of
these attached for not holding
on with our hands as well.
This is our life-support system
which contains all that we need
from a radio which is primary
option.
And inside of this it is very
easy to carry oxygen but we
generate a lot of carbon
dioxide.
So to combat this, we have these
called X which are carried in
the backpack along with a large
battery which provides all the
activity for as I do not have
that because we are in the
process of charging these.
We have already started to get
ready for this.
So this is able to remove about
seven or eight hours of carbon
monoxide that a person generates
inside of this spacesuit, they
have allowed us to have critical
hardware investigate
malfunctions and install new
hardware and the view is
unbelievable.
See you next time.
Spending a long mission looking
at the windows of the
international space station
250 miles above the earth tends
to make astronauts think a bit
differently about the home
planet the NASA astronaut has
had that experience in her
perception of Earth has
particularly changed by the
experience of her first
spacewalk.
On the day of the spacewalk I
remember I was over the hatch in
the said open the hatch so I
opened it up and it was daytime
and the only thing I could look
at was straight down at the
earth.
She in for ten minutes I just
watch the earth going by below
me and the only thing separating
it was just my advisor and it
was really incredible.
In the meat exited they said to
exit the space station and I
remember that that was the first
time that I really got the
sensation that I was being
pulled by gravity and I was
close to earth and I was very
reliant on physics at that
moment because I was holding
onto the space station with one
hand and my feet were dangling I
remember not just through my
advisor for looking down and you
just to see feet and then, you
are holding on to the space
station and, it was just
incredible, everything looked so
large, and the most significant
realization to me is looking out
and realizing that RFRA was from
earth but how close I was and
how connected I was and how we
on the space station on this
earth is so small compared to
this vastness of outer space.
We have a small amount of
gravity that keeps us in orbit
around the earth and I was
keenly aware that the earth was
hanging on to us we were
attached to earth what was
amazing to me is looking the
other direction into deep space
and it was infinite and I
realize, as I had one hand on
the side of the space station
and we were both orbiting Earth,
I felt like I was very connected
to earth and not my home town or
city or anything but the entire
earth, I felt an ownership in
the kindred spirit with every
part.
You do feel this closeness to
every human on earth and you
have this really distinct
recognition that every single
person you'll ever meet you have
more in common with then you do
different no matter what.
Having been part of a program
taking so many people working
together and do the right thing
you think look what we do when
we focus on that majority of us
there and we have a common dream
no matter where we go up
everyone looks up at the sky
like what else is out there.
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