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WE ARE CONNECTED WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY FLOORED TO GET
A CHANCE TO CHAT IF TO SPEAK
WITH SHANE AND MARK.
IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU ON THE
PROGRAM.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING TIME WITH
US.
>> HEY, WE ARE GLAD TO BE HERE.
IT BREAKS OUR DAY UP AND WE ARE
EXCITED TO CHAT WITH BOTH OF
YOU.
>> YES, GREAT TO CONNECT.
SHANE, WE HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE AND
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
BACKHAND OBVIOUSLY MARK, WELCOME
AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
RIGHT OUT-OF-THE GATE, WHAT TIME
DID YOUR DAY GET STARTED TODAY?
>> WE ARE ON GRINCH TIME AND WE
USUALLY START 6:00, 6:30.
OUR DAY STARTS AT 7:30 WHEN WE
HAVE A CONFERENCE WITH ALL OF
THE MISSION CONTROL CENTERS.
WE RUN UNTIL 7:00 P.M. SO IT'S A
12 HOUR WORKDAY.
>> DID YOU DREAM ABOUT DOING
WHAT YOU ARE DOING?
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE
ABOVE THE PLANET RIGHT NOW,
MARK, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AS AN ASTRONAUT IS
THIS SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO DO?
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE IN
THE MIDDLE OF A MISSION IN
SPACE?
>> GOSH, JUST MAKES YOU WANT TO
GIGGLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FORTUNATE.
I DIDN'T DEAR TO BELIEVE I COULD
GET A JOB THIS COOL.
WHEN I STARTED WORKING AT NASA
FOR A BIT I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO
WAY THEY WOULD HIRE ME TO DO
THIS JOB AND MY WIFE CONVINCED
ME TO TRY AND I'M GLAD I DID.
IT'S INCREDIBLE TO DO SCIENCE
FOR HUMANITY AND HUMAN EXISTENCE
AND UNDERSTANDING.
>> SHANE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS YOU ARE WORKING ON THE
LAST FEW DAYS OR JUST TODAY?
>> YEAH, WE ARE GETTING READY
FOR A CARGO VEHICLE TO ARRIVE ON
THURSDAY.
IT'S SUPPOSE TO LAUNCH TONIGHT
OUT OF VIRGINIA.
IT WILL BRING US A LOT OF
GOODIES AND SCIENCE AND FOOD,
CLOTHS, AND CARE PACKAGES FOR
OUR FAMILIES.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
GETTING HERE ON THURSDAY.
SO MANY ACTIVITIES ARE BUILT
AROUND THAT.
THE PEOPLE WHO WILL FLY THE
ROBOTIC ARM AND FLY THE VEHICLE
MOVING ALONGSIDE OF US THEY WERE
PRACTICING THAT THIS MORNING.
I WAS GETTING THINGS READY FOR
MARK.
WE WILL DO A SPACEWALK IN TWO
WEEKS AND THEY WERE CLEARING OUT
THE AIRLOCK TO GET READY FOR THE
SPACEWALK AS WELL.
A BUSY DAY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF
GREAT SCIENCE STARTING THIS
WEEKEND ONCE THE SPACECRAFT
ARRIVES ON THURSDAY.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SHANE AND MARK.
THEY ARE FLOATING IN SPACE RIGHT
NOW.
GO TO NASA.GOV.
MARK IS DOING A BACK FLIP.
TAKE US THROUGH A SPACEWALK.
WITHIN TWO WEEKS YOU WILL
WALKOUT IN SPACE.
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
COULD WE PLAY BASEBALL IN SPACE,
WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE?
ACTUALLY, TO MAKE IT REALLY
SHORT IT IS KIND OF MIND
BLOWING.
WE ARE TRAINED REALLY WELL.
WE HAVE A TON TO DO.
WE ARE VERY FOCUSED.
IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE WORK
YOU ARE DOING IS LITERALLY
NOTHING BUT YOUR VISOR BETWEEN
YOUR EYES AND OPEN SPACE.
WHEN YOU GET A BREAK TO TAKE A
LOOK OR PHOTOS IT'S REALLY HARD
TO EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING.
IT'S JUST SO FOREIGN TO WHAT WE
NORMALLY GET TO OBSERVE.
>> THAT WAS ONE THING WILLIAMS
WERE WONDERING ABOUT.
WE HAVE THE GREATEST VIEW EVER
OF EARTH.
WHAT'S ON THE BACKSIDE?
WHAT'S THE OTHER WAY?
>> WELL, NOW WE GET A GOOD VIEW
OF THE NIGHT SKY FROM ENDEAVOR
WHERE OUR SPACECRAFT IS PARKED.
IT'S ON TOP OF THE SPACE
STATION.
I EVEN SLEEPING IN THERE STILL.
I GET NICE VIEWS OF SPACE.
I'M LOOKING OUT IN THE DARKNESS
OF SPACE.
MILLIONS OF STARS THIS WEEKEND.
WE HAD JUSTIN CREDIBLE PLEASURE
OF SEEING SEVERAL AURORAS AS WE
WENT IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
WE WERE COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY
FLYING THROUGH THE GREEN GASES
DANCING AROUND YOU.
>> WE ARE WATCHING MARK PLAY
WITH THE BASEBALL.
NO STICKY STUFF IT'S FLOATING
AROUND.
HE HIT IT WITH THE MIC.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU
ARE EXPLORING FOR AND TO YOUR
POINT MILLIONS OF STARS.
A GALAXY IN THE EXPANSE SO MUCH
IN FRONT OF US.
WHERE ARE WE SCRATCHING THE
SURFACE AND LOOKING TO FIND?
>> I THINK, WE ARE DOING SCIENCE
THAT WILL HELP LIFE RIGHT NOW ON
THE PLANET.
WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO HELP
PEOPLE BE HEALTHIER IN LONG
DURATION SPACEFLIGHTS LIKE US
FOR SIX MONTHS TO GO FARTHER
AWAY.
THERE IS WORK GOING ONTO PUT
PEOPLE BACK ON THE MOON.
THAT, I'M FIRMLY CONVINCED
THAT'S A STEPPINGSTONE TO GET TO
MARS SOMEDAY.
>> THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
I'M CURIOUS TOO WHAT IS THE
IMPACT.
I KNOW, WHEN SHANE, WE SPOKE TO
YOU ABOUT THIS WHEN YOU WERE
PITCHING IN COLLEGE OR WHATEVER.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT AND TRAINING,
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE KNOW ON YOUR
BODY?
>> THAT'S A REAL GOOD QUESTION.
SPACE DOES SOME CRAZY THINGS TO
YOUR BODY.
IF YOU DON'T WORKOUT IT FALLS
APART.
YOUR BONES START TO BREAKDOWN.
YOUR MUSCLES DO THE SAME.
WE HAVE A TWO HOUR WORKOUT
REGIMENT.
AN HOUR OF WEIGHT LIFTING WITH
RESISTIVE MACHINES AND HOUR OF
CARDIO ON A STATIONERY BIKE.
WE ARE SITTING NEXT TO THE
FLOATING BIKE AND ALSO A
TREADMILL.
OUR TRAINERS IN HOUSTON AND
AROUND THE WORLD DO A GREAT JOB
KEEPING US FIT AND IN SHAPE.
AFTERWARDS OUR BODIES CAN
FUNCTION.
HIGH LEVEL AND MOST OF US ARE
STRONGER BECAUSE WE WORKOUT SO
MUCH IN SPACE.
>> IS IT THE SHOWER YOU LOOK
MOST FORWARD TO.
WE KNOW WHEN IN ANTIGRAVITY
THERE ARE NO SHOWERS.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
RETURNING FROM SPACE BACK TO
EARTH?
>> SO, TAKING A SHOWER IS A
FANTASTIC FEELING AS LONG AS IT
DOESN'T MAKE YOU FEEL STRANGE.
ME PERSONALLY THE TIME I FELT
MOST FLUSTERED OR GRUMBLY WAS
TRYING TO BEND OVER AND TIE MY
SHOES.
THE SMALL MUSCLES IN MY LOWER
BACK EVEN THOUGH I COULD DO A
DEAD LEFT BALANCING MUSCLES HAD
NOT BEEN ACTIVATED AND I LOST
FLEXIBILITY.
I WASN'T QUIET AS LIMBER.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO MOVE IN THE
SAME WAY I DO ON THE GROUND.
>> I SEE YOU ARE TESTING
SOMEWAYS TO CLEAN YOUR CLOTHS
DURING THIS TRIP OR THE NEXT
ONE.
IS THAT PART OF WHAT YOU GUYS
ARE, I'M NOT SURE IF WORKING ON
IS THE RIGHT WORD BUT FIGURE
OUT?
>> WE ARE NOT PART OF THAT
EXPERIMENT.
TO GET BACK TO YOUR EARLIER
POINT.
WE DO SHOWER EVERY DAY SO TO
SPEAK.
WE HAVE SOME TOWELS WITH SOAP
AND ADD WATER TO THAT AND CLEAN
OURSELVES OFF.
ESPECIALLY AFTER A WORKOUT.
WE ARE DRENCHED AND YOU DON'T
WANT TO BE FLOATING AROUND
HEREAFTER NOT CLEANING YOURSELF
OFF.
WE DO THAT EVERY DAY.
THERE IS NO REALLY SMELL.
MAYBE A INITIAL GYM LOCKER ROOM
KIND OF SMELL.
ONCE YOU GET YOUR SHOWER IN
SPACE YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
THESE CLOTHS WE WEAR THEM FOR A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND WE GO
TO A NEW SET OR SHIRT OR SOAKS
OR WHATEVER IT IS.
EVERY PIECE OF CLOTHING HAS A
LIMIT ON HOW OFTEN YOU ARE
SUPPOSE TO WEAR IT BECAUSE OF
THE RESUPPLY SYSTEM.
>> WE ARE CHATTING WITH SHANE
KIMBROUGH AND MARK VANDE HEI.
WE ARE SEEING THEM LIVE AT
NASA.GOV.
I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE
DISCUSSION OF THE MOON, MARS,
AND ORGANIZES TRYING TO CREATE
COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS TO SPACE.
HOW REALISTIC IS, YOU KNOW, OUR
KIDS FLYING UP IN SPACE AND
EXPERIENCING WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
WHY IS IT TAKES US SO LONG TO
GET BACK TO THE MOON.
IT'S BEEN 1972.
>> SO, OUR SPACE PROGRAM IS A
FUNCTION OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
AND PRIORITIES.
WHEN WE MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO
GET TO THE MOON.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT REASONS
LIKE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
THAT WAS A BIG PART OF OUR
SUCCESS.
WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THE MOON
AND FOR US TO DO IT HAVING
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE MAINTAIN
THE CAPABILITY FOR SO MANY
DECADES IS REALLY USEFUL FOR US
WE HAVE TO HAVE COMMERCIAL
ENTERPRISE DO THAT AND IT
GOVERNMENT BECOME ONE OF MANY
CUSTOMERS.
WE WOULD LIKE ALL THESE
COMPANIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND
THAT'S IN OUR NATURAL INTEREST.
>> LET'S TALK BASEBALL.
I KNOW, SHANE YOU ARE A BIG
BRAVES FAN AND MARK YOU LIKE THE
TWINS.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING THEY GOT INTO SECOND
PLACE.
HOW MUCH DO YOU FOLLOW YOUR
TEAMS FROM SPACE?
>> YEAH, I FOLLOW THEM VERY
CLOSELY EVERY DAY.
I HAVE A FEW APPS I LIKE AT WHEN
I WAKE UP AND WE USUALLY DON'T
STAY UP ENOUGH TO SEE THE END OF
THE GAME.
I CHECK THE SCORES IN THE
MORNING.
THE BRAVES HAVE HAD A GOOD WEEK
AND HALF OR SO.
THEY HAVE THE PHILIPS AND METS
TO DEAL WITH.
THE NL WEST IS STACKED AND AL
EAST IS PRETTY STACKED.
WE WILL SEE IF THEY GET THREE
TEAMS IN THE PLAY OFFS OR NOT.
>> WHERE WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE
RIGHT NOW IN ORBIT?
GO AHEAD.
>> YEAH, MARK WILL CHECK IT OUT
ON OUR LITTLE APP.
JUST ONE SECOND.
>> IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION AND WITH THE OLYMPICS
JUST BEING COMPLETED, DID YOU
WATCH THE OLYMPICS TOGETHER?
WHAT WAS THE SPORT YOU CLOSELY
FOLLOWED?
>> WE HAD THE CHANCE TO WATCH IT
ALL OF THE TIME.
WE HAVE A ONE LIVE TV CHANNEL
THEY CAN STREAM UP HERE FOR US.
WE HAD IT ON ONE OF THE NETWORK
NBC CHANNELS.
WHEN WE HAD A FREE MOMENT AND
STOPPED BY AND WATCHED IT.
WE SAW A LOT OF EVENTS WE NEVER
SAW OR HEARD OF.
WE LEARNED A LOT AND OF COURSE
WE SAW THE BIG EVENTS.
WE HAVE A FRENCH ASTRONAUT INTO
BASKETBALL.
THE GOLD METAL GAME WAS GREAT ON
OUR SIDE.
THEY BEAT US THE FIRST TIME
AROUND.
IT WAS FUN BANTER.
WE HAVE A JAPANESE ASTRONAUT UP
HERE AS WELL.
THAT WAS FUN.
WE WATCHED THE JAPAN PLAY THE
U.S. THAT WAS A GREAT GAME.
>> BY THE WAY.
WE ARE PASSING OVER CENTRAL
AMERICA RIGHT NOW.
IN FIVE MINUTES OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
>> THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
>> MARK, WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE
TWIN FROM THOSE DAYS.
MAYBE IN ' 87.
>> IT WAS DEFINITELY PUCKETTE.
HE GOT THE HOME RUN BALL FROM AN
OPPOSING TEAM.
ALL OF THE FANS WERE SAYING
THROW IT BACK.
THE KID WAS SO EXCITED AND THREW
THE BALL BACKHAND EVERYBODY
CHEERED FOR HIM.
KIRBY COMES RUNNING OUT AND
LOOKED AROUND THEY THREW HIM A
SIGNED BASEBALL.
TO THIS DAY I FEEL OVERWHELMED
WITH EMOTION FOR HOW HAPPY THAT
KID WAS.
>> SPEAKING OF KIDS.
IF THERE IS AN ASPIRING KID THAT
WOULD LIKE TO BE AN ASTRONAUT
DOWN THE ROAD.
HOW DOES SOMEBODY END UP IN A
ROLE LIKE YOU EXPLORING A
SCIENTIST UP IN SPACE.
HOW DO YOU START?
>> WE START WITH EDUCATION OF
COURSE.
SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US IN THE
POSITION.
TECHNICAL WORLD AND NOT TO SAY
THAT WILL STAY THAT WAY FOREVER.
THINGS ARE CHANGING AND WE MUST
HAVE THOSE BACKGROUNDS.
YOU HAVE TO BE PASSIONATE.
WHATEVER THAT WAS AND WE CAME
FROM DIFFERENT RANKS.
WE CAME UP THROUGH THE ARMY OR
MILITARY.
MOST OF THEM ARE MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS.
THE BACKBONE AND FOUNDATION WAS
EDUCATION.
>> MARK, I'M CURIOUS FOR BOTH OF
YOU.
YOU GET CARE PACKAGES AMONG
OTHER THINGS.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE MOST IN THERE?
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
SURPRISE.
ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DO WE DON'T
GET A LOT OF THAT.
I HAVE HAD THE BEST TASTING
APPLE I EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE
LIFE ON THE SPACE STATION.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW IS THERE A FAVORITE
SPACE MOVIE FOR YOU GUYS OR TV
SHOW?
WE MUST KNOW WHAT IS THE CLOSEST
ONE TO WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO?
>> WOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I'M NOT SURE WE WOULD AGREE ON
THAT.
WE WATCHED PASSENGERS THAT WAS A
GREAT MOVIE.
WE WATCHED IT LAST TIME ON OUR
LAST MISSION.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
I LIKE THEM ALL FOR THE
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE.
I DON'T LOOK FOR THE TECHNICAL
OF IT.
THE MARTIAN IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
SEVERAL OF US LIKE THAT AS WELL.
>> ARE YOU GUYS ABLE TO SEE, YOU
KNOW, YOU MENTIONED THE
OLYMPICS.
CAN YOU SEE MANY BASEBALL GAMES
UP THERE AT ALL?
>> SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE
DOWNTIME AND WANT TO WATCH A
GAME AND IT'S ON WE CAN ASK FOR
THAT TO BE STREAMED UP.
WE USE THAT FOR HIGHLIGHTS
THROUGH ANOTHER SYSTEM WE HAVE.
EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND SEE
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TEAM I LIKE.
I ALSO GET SPORTS CENTER EVERY
DAY.
I CATCH-UP WITH ALL OF THE
SPORTS WHILE WORKING OUT.
>> SHANE, MARK WE HAVE BEEN
FLOORED BY THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE KNOW YOU HAVE A BUSY DAY.
WHEN DO YOU RETURN?
HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE A FEW MORE
MONTHS UP HERE.
MY CREW DOES.
MARK HAS A DIFFERENT CREW.
WE ARE COMING BACK IN EARLY
NOVEMBER.
WE HAVE TWO AND HALF MORE MONTHS
TO GO.
I'LL LET MARK ANSWER.
>> SO, OFFICIALLY I'M UP HERE
FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF
TIME AS SHANE.
WHEN MY SOYUZ CREW DEPARTS I'LL
GO WITH THEM.
THERE ARE THINGS IN THE WORKS
THAT COULD CHANGE THAT.
>> WHAT A TEASE.
SHANE, MARK, WE APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU
DO.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT RESEARCH
WILL DO DOWN THE ROAD FOR ALL OF
US WE ARE FLOORED BY THE EFFORTS
DONE TODAY.
BE SAFE AND CONNECT WITH US WHEN
YOU GET BACK.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> STATION THIS IS HOUSTON ACR
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