>> IGNITION SEQUENCE START.
♪
>> GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO
THIS VIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION FLIGHT CONTROL
ROOM AT NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
CENTER.
WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS A TEAM OF
SPECIALISTS ON DUTY KEEPING AN
EYE ON THE STATION'S SYSTEMS
AND STANDING BY TO WORK WITH
THE EXPEDITION 65 CREW MEMBERS
ON TASKS OF STATION MAINTENANCE
AND SCIENCE SUPPORT.
LABORATORY OPERATIONS WERE THE
MAIN FOCUS THIS WEEK FOR
COMMANDER AKI HOSHIDE AND
CREWMATES AS THEY WORK TO
ADVANCE RESEARCH IN A RANGE OF
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES AND MAKE
GOOD ON THE STATION'S GOAL OF
BEING A CENTER FOR
OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD SCIENCE
INVESTIGATIONS.
.
>> STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND.
>> WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
SOYUZ RELOCATION, THE RETURN OF
THE 23rd SpaceX RESUPPLY
MISSION AND WORKING TO REMOVE
CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE
ATMOSPHERE.
WHAT A BUSY WEEK ABOARD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, NASA
ASTRONAUT MARK VANDE HEI AND
RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS WILL TAKE A
SHORT TREK ON THE SOYUZ MS18
SPACECRAFT RELOCATING IT FROM
THE RASSVET TO THE MULTIPURPOSE
LABORATORY MODULE.
YOU CAN WATCH LIVE COVERAGE ON
NASA TELEVISION, THE AGENCY
WEBSITE.
A FEW DAYS LATER ON SEPTEMBER
30, SpaceX'S CARGO DRAGON
UNDOCKS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION AS IT BRINGS HOME
SAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC
EXPERIMENTS OF THE ORBITING
LABORATORY.
LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS AT 8:45
A.M. EASTERN.
DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW ISS
RESEARCH ON TWITTER FOR ALL THE
LATEST ON THE SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTS ON THEIR WAY HOME.
AS WE TURN TO SCIENCE, THE
SCRUBBER IS PUT TO THE TEST FOR
REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE ON A
SPACECRAFT.
BASED ON THE CURRENT
EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT
SYSTEMS AND LESSONS LEARNED
FROM 20 YEARS OF OPERATIONS,
THE SCRUBBER INCLUDES
MECHANICAL UPGRADES AND LONGER
LASTING ABSORBANT THAT REDUCES
DUST FORMATION.
THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD IMPROVE
THE RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
OF CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEMS IN
FUTURE SPACECRAFT, HELPING TO
ENSURE THE HEALTH OF CREWS AND
ENSURE MISSION SUCCESS.
DID YOU KNOW ALTERNATIVE
REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY
SERVE AS HELPING HANDS ON THE
SPACE STATION.
HERE ON EARTH, EXPERTS ARE
HELPING THE ASTRONAUTS.
THEY SERVE AS SUPPORT FOR
VARIOUS SUPPORT ABOARD THE
SPACE STATION.
ONE OF THESE IS TQAR WHICH USES
AUGMENTED REALITY TO HELP CREW
MEMBERS TO ACT AS A SMART
ASSISTANT, THE AR APPLICATION
RUNS ON TABLETS OR HEADSETS
INTERPRETING WHAT THE CREW
MEMBER SEES OR DOES.
TIME PERCEPTION IS AN ONGOING
EXPERIMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE
PERCEPTION OF TIMES TO HUMANS
DURING SPACEFLIGHT.
CREW MEMBERS WEAR A HEAD
DISPLAY AND USE A FINGER SHOCK
BALL.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE USE OF
ALTERNATIVE AND VIRTUAL REALITY
ABOARD THE SPACE STATION, HEAD
OVER TO NASA.GOV.
THAT'S SPACE TO GROUND FOR THIS
WEEK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> THE LABORATORIES ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROVIDE A SETTING FOR
SCIENTISTS TO DO EXPERIMENTS
THAT TAKE THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
OUT OF THE EQUATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S AN
EXPERIMENT THAT'S STUDYING
SEDIMENTS OF QUARTZ AND CLAY
AND FOCUSES ON THE PARTICLES
THAT CLUSTER TOGETHER.
♪
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>> WHETHER YOU'RE IN SPACE OR
ON EARTH, YOU HAVE TRILLIONS OF
MICROORGANISMS ON AND INSIDE
YOUR BODY.
MANY OF THEM ARE ESSENTIAL TO
HUMAN HEALTH, AND BECAUSE OF
THAT, ONE STUDY ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS
LOOKING INTO HOW SPACEFLIGHT
MAY CHANGE THOSE MICROORGANISMS
AND WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR
OUR BODIES'S INTERNAL SYSTEMS.
>> SCIENTISTS ARE USING THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PHYSICAL
SCIENCES, TOO.
FOR EXAMPLE, RESEARCHERS BEHIND
A NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTS ON THE
SCIENCE OF COMBUSTION ARE
HOPING TO UNCOVER WAYS TO BURN
FUELS SO THAT THEY PRODUCE LESS
POLLUTION.
.
>> THE POWER OF STUDYING
COMBUSTION ON THE ISS.
PRESENTED BY SCIENCE AT NASA.
IF YOU WANTED TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF POLLUTION HUMANS
PRODUCE, WHERE MIGHT YOU LOOK?
HERE?
YEP.
HERE?
SURE!
HERE?
WAIT, WHAT?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE SCIENTISTS
AND RESEARCHERS LOOKING.
ABOUT 250 MILES ABOVE EARTH ON
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
HERE, ASTRONAUTS ARE WORKING ON
A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT COMBUSTION.
WHY COMBUSTION?
DENNIS STOCKER, SAYS CONSIDER
THIS, ABOUT 85% OF THE ENERGY
WE USE COMES FROM COMBUSTION.
THE BURNING OF SOME SORT OF
FUEL.
FOR ABOUT 70% OF THE
ELECTRICITY THAT WE USE AT HOME
AND WORK COMES FROM POWER
PLANTS THAT USE COMBUSTION.
THE COMBUSTION OF FUELS POWERS
THE ENGINES IN MANY MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION.
STOCKER CONTINUES, IF WE CAN
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND NEWER
AND LESS POLLUTING WAYS TO BURN
FUEL.
THREE SERIES OF COMBUSTION
EXPERIMENTS TAKING PLACE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S
COMBUSTION INTEGRATION RACK OR
C IR ARE LOOKING AT COMBUSTION
IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE FLAME EXTINGUISHMENT
EXPERIMENT OR FLEX INJECTS A
SINGLE DROP OF FUEL IN THE
CONFINES OF THE ISS.
THE LAST OF THE DROPLET
EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN
2017.
ACME BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2017.
ACME IS COMPOSED OF SIX MAJOR
EXPERIMENTS WITH EACH TAKING
ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THESE EXPERIMENTS WILL EXAMINE
HOW VARIOUS GASES BURN WITHOUT
GRAVITY AFFECTING THE FLAMES.
THE SOLID FUEL IGNITION AND
EXTINCTION OR SOPHIE EXPERIMENT
WILL EXPLORE THE PROPERTIES OF
BURNING SOLID MATTER.
WHY STUDY COMBUSTION IN
MICROGRAVITY?
ON THE ISS YOU HAVE CONDITIONS
YOU CAN'T REPLICATE ON EARTH.
FOR EXAMPLE, CONSIDER A CANDLE
WHEN IT'S BURNING.
THE FLAME FLICKERS.
WHY?
HOT GASES FROM THE FLAME RISE
WHILE COOLER, DENSER AIR IS
PULLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE
FLAME.
THIS OCCURS AT HIGH SPEEDS
RESULTING IN TURBULENCE AND
INSTABILITY.
THAT INSTABILITY MAKES IT HARD
TO STUDY THE PROPERTIES OF THE
FLAME, BUT ON THE ISS, THERE IS
NO FLICKER WHICH ALLOWS US TO
MAKE MORE PRECISE AND
CONSISTENT MEASUREMENTS.
IF WE HAVE PRECISE
MEASUREMENTS, WE GET CLOSER TO
LEARNING HOW TO BURN MORE
EFFICIENTLY.
MORE EFFICIENCY CAN LEAD TO
MORE COST SAVINGS FOR PRODUCING
POWER.
THE RESEARCH COULD ALSO LEAD TO
REDUCING THE REDUCTION OF SOOT
AND OTHER POLLUTANTS.
EXPERIMENTS IN SPACE HAVE
CONDUCTED TO EARTH, A NEW TYPE
OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS ONE
EXAMPLE AND AS STOCKER NOTES, I
THINK WE'RE IN FOR A FEW MORE
SURPRISES AS A RESULT OF THE
MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTS.
THAT'S BECAUSE NOT
SURPRISINGLY, STOCKER KNEW AND
WHERE TO LOOK FOR ANSWERS TO
REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF GLOBAL
POLLUTION.
HE LOOKED UP.
FOR MORE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION, GO TO
WWW.NASA.GOV/STATION.
IF YOU'RE BURNING TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOT SCIENCE TOPICS, VISIT
SCIENCE.NASA.GOV.
THERE'S ALSO SCIENCE ABOUT
SPACE AND SCIENCE TO SUPPORT
FUTURE SPACE EXPLORATION.
AND AS WE'VE MENTIONED ALREADY,
THERE'S SCIENCE BEING DONE ON
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
THAT'S AIMED CLOSER TO HOME,
HELPING IMPROVE THE LIVES OF US
EARTHLINGS WHO NEVER GET TO
LEAVE THE PLANET.
TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW EXAMPLES.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IS THE MOST FANTASTIC
VEHICLE EVER BUILT.
>> IT'S THE ONE-OF-A-KIND
LABORATORY ORBITING ABOUT 250
MILES ABOVE THE EARTH.
>> AND WE PERFORM EXPERIMENTS
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
>> WE CAN DO SCIENCE, WE CAN DO
EXPERIMENTS.
WE CAN LEARN HOW TO DO THINGS
OUT OF THIS WORLD.
>> THE RESULT WILL HELP BENEFIT
THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.
>> THE SPACE STATION PROVIDES
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE, FOR
EXAMPLE, SAY MEDICAL
APPLICATIONS.
>> THE AGING AND THE
OSTEOPOROSIS AND MUSCLE WASTING
CONDITIONS ARE GREATLY
ACCELERATED IN MICROGRAVITY.
>> THE WEIGHTLESS ENVIRONMENT
WILL GIVE INSIGHTS INTO THINGS
LIKE DIABETES AND CANCER.
>> UNDERSTANDING THOSE
PHENOMENA HELP US LOOK HOW WE
CAN IMPROVE TREATMENT OF
DISEASE ON EARTH.
>> IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE
CONDUCTED EXPERIMENTS ON THE
ISS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN YOU
CAN USE PLASMA IN SUCH BROAD
APPLICATION AREAS WE'RE
EXPLORING.
>> PROMISING RESULTS HAVE BEEN
GAINED BY
[INDISCERNIBLE]
.
>> WE MAY BE ABLE TO SLOW BY
HALF, DOUBLING THE LIFE SPAN OF
MANY OF THE PATIENTS.
>> WE PROVIDED IMAGERY FOR
MANY, MANY NATURAL DISASTERS,
INCLUDING FLOODS AND FIRES, OR
DEFORESTATIONS AND MECHANICAL
ERUPTIONS AND EARTHQUAKES, IT
IS FANTASTIC SHOWING HOW
IMAGERY FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION CAN BE USED IN
THESE TIMES OF DIRE NEED.
>> THIS IS WHEN WE REALIZED WE
HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, USING
THE SAME TECHNOLOGY USED BY
NASA APPLIED IN REMOTE AREAS OF
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
>> IT'S MADE PEOPLE MUCH MORE
AWARE OF THE ISSUES WE'RE
CONFRONTING.
>> HAVING THE HAIKOU ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HAS
HELPED WITH RESEARCH.
>> WE CAN MONITOR THE WATER
BODIES FROM SPACE, AND IF WE
CAN REDUCE EXPOSURES TO HUMANS
AND ANIMALS, WE'VE ACHIEVED OUR
GOAL.
>> AND NOW TODAY, WE'RE ABLE TO
OPERATE THE LARGEST FLEET OF
EARTH-IMAGING SATELLITES IN
HUMAN HISTORY.
>> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> THE SPACE STATION HAS DONE
SO MANY THINGS FOR LIFE ON
PLANET EARTH.
WHAT HUMAN BEINGS CAN DO
WORKING TOGETHER, IT SHOWS THE
SCIENCE WE CAN DISCOVER.
>> OVER 2,000 EXPERIMENTS HAVE
FLOWN ABOARD I IS S -- ISS.
A RATE OF RESEARCH IS ACTUALLY
INCREASING.
WE'RE DOING MORE TODAY ON BOARD
THE SPACE STATION FOR RESEARCH
THAN WE HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE,
AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO
CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.
>> AND SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING
TODAY IS A PROLIFERATION OF NEW
IDEAS AND NEW CONCEPTS.
ALMOST LIKE A RENAISSANCE OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SPACE.
BUCKLE UP AND STRAP DOWN
BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A
ROCKET FOR ALL OF US IN THE
GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF.
>> FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS,
NASA'S HUNCH PROGRAM, HIGH
SCHOOLS UNITED WITH NASA TO
CREATE HARDWARE, HAS CHALLENGED
STUDENTS TO USE THE TECHNICAL
SKILLS THAT I LEARN IN CLASS TO
BUILD REPLICAS OF SPACE STATION
HARDWARE.
BUT NOW HUNCH PROGRAM
ORGANIZERS ARE CHALLENGING
STUDENTS TO BUILD ACTUAL FLIGHT
HARDWARE FOR USE ON ORBIT.
>> WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WITH
HUNCH, WE STARTED WITH THREE
SCHOOLS, TWO IN ALABAMA, ONE IN
TEXAS.
NOW UP TO 77 SCHOOLS, 34
STATES, 7 NASA CENTERS.
EVERYTHING FROM CAT DRAFTING TO
PROTOTYPING, WELDING,
ELECTRONICS, ANYTHING YOU FLY
AS A MOCK-UP OR EMULATE AS A
MOCK-UP FOR THE SPACE STATION
WE DO ON THE GROUND.
>> THE NEXT YEAR GOT A LITTLE
MORE ADVANCED AND EVER SINCE
THEN GOTTEN MORE AND MORE
TECHNICAL AND CHALLENGING AND
MORE AND MORE REWARDING.
I THINK IT'S FORTUNATE STAY
INVOLVED WITH HUNCH BECAUSE IT
GIVES REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
THEY CAN TAKE INTO THEIR
OCCUPATIONS AS ADULTS.
>> WHEN I TALK TO MY FRIENDS
ABOUT IT, THEY DON'T REALLY
BELIEVE IT VERY MUCH.
TO SAY WE HAVE PARTS GOING TO
SPACE, IN HIGH SCHOOL, GOING ON
A SPACEWALK IS AMAZING.
>> TO ME, IT'S MAKING THAT
CONNECTION.
IT'S STUFF THEY KNOW HOW TO DO,
WANT TO DO, AND I LET THE KIDS
DO IT, STUDENTS DO IT.
IT'S A HEART-FELT FULFILLMENT
FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S SUCCESS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
>> ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF
BEING AN ASTRONAUT ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, OR
SO I'M TOLD, IS THE ABILITY TO
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW FOR A
LIVING COLOR VIEW OF PLANET
EARTH.
IN THIS DEMONSTRATION'S
EPISODE, ASTRONAUT RANDY
BRESNIK DESCRIBES THE ROLE AS
AN EARTH MONITORING DIAGNOSIS
STATION WHILE CAPTURING IMAGES
ON THE SPACE STATION FROM 250
MILES UP.
>> HELLO.
I'M ASTRONAUT RANDY BRESNIK.
WANT TO KNOW ONE OF THE BEST
PARTS OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT IN
SPACE?
OUR VIEW OF EARTH FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS
ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR, AND
VIEWING THE EARTH FROM SPACE IS
A BIG PART OF OUR JOB.
IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS, THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
SERVES AS A GLOBAL MONITORING
AND DIAGNOSIS STATION.
WE CONDUCT OBSERVATIONS ACROSS
THE GLOBE, AIMED AT RESOLVING
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WE FACE ON
OUR HOME PLANET.
HAVE A LOOK.
THE SPACE STATION OFFERS THE
UNIQUE VANTAGE POINT FOR
OBSERVING THE EARTH'S
ECOSYSTEMS WITH HANDS-ON AND
AUTOMATED CAMERAS AND IMAGE
CAPTURING EQUIPMENT.
THE TOOLS ENABLE ASTRONAUTS TO
OBSERVE AND EXPLAIN WHAT
THEY'RE WITNESSING IN REALTIME.
THE IMAGE CAPTURE EQUIPMENT ON
THE SPACE STATION ALSO PROVIDES
INFORMATION FOR PERSONNEL ON
EARTH, WORKING SYSTEMS,
PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY AND
ADVANTAGE OVER SENSORS ON
MANNED SPACECRAFT TO SATELLITE.
SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS FIND
IT USEFUL FOR VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS, EARTHQUAKES, FIRES,
AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
LIKE FLOODS OCCUR.
THE INTERNATIONAL AND
INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIPS ARE
FUNDAMENTAL FOR THE SPACE
STATION.
DATA SHARING THAT CAN BENEFIT
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IS
FACILITATED, PROMOTING
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON
A RANGE OF EARTH OBSERVATION
ACTIVITIES.
THE WIDE VARIETY OF EARTH
OBSERVATION EQUIPMENT CAN BE
ATTACHED TO SPACE STATION'S
EXTERIOR LIKE I DID ON THE
SPACEWALK.
SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED AND RESEARCHERS ARE
POSING ADDITIONAL PAYLOADS TO
INSTALL.
AND CONTINUING TO USE A
COMBINATION OF CREW OPERATED
AND AUTOMATED EARTH OBSERVATION
PAYLOADS, THE SPACE STATION
COLLECTS CRUCIAL DATA ON
CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO THE
HEALTH OF HUMANITY AND OUR HOME
PLANET.
THE WINDOW OBSERVATIONAL
RESEARCH FACILITY OR THE WARF
PROVIDES A MOUNTING CAMERA TO
HOLD SENSORS.
THE HIGH QUALITY OPTICS OF THE
BOTTOM VIEWING WINDOW OF THE
SPACE STATION ALLOWS US TO LOOK
STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO EARTH.
DO YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN
OUR EARTH OBSERVATION MISSIONS?
JOIN US, CHECK OUT THE SALLY
RIDE EARTH CAM WEBSITE, GO TO
EARTH CAM.ORG AND FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS TO SIGN UP AND
HAVE A LOOK AT THE SPECTACULAR
EARTH VIEWS FROM SPACE AND SEE
WHAT YOU CAN IDENTIFY.
YOU CAN TRY THE ACTIVITY IN THE
LINK WE PROVIDED IN THE
DESCRIPTION OF THIS VIDEO.
THANKS FOR JOINING ME.
SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME.
>> EXPEDITION 65 COMMANDER AKI
HOSHIDE AND MISSION SPECIALIST
SHANE KIMBROUGH, MEGAN McARTHUR
AND THOMAS PESQUET FLEW THE
CREW DRAGON ENDEAVOR TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
BEFORE THE LAUNCH, WE TESTED
WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT EACH OTHER
AND WHAT THEY THINK THEY KNOW
ABOUT EACH OTHER AS THEY WERE
LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO
SPACE TOGETHER FOR SIX MONTHS.
♪
>> MEGAN, INTELLIGENT, WITTY.
>> SHE'S SMART, KNOWLEDGEABLE
AND SHE'S BRAVE.
>> SHANE IS THOUGHTFUL, BUT
ALSO A PRANKSTER.
>> CALM AND SMOOTH.
>> AKI, ALWAYS SMILING.
>> COMPETENT, FUNNY AND A GOOD
FRIEND.
>> TOMAS, EXTREMELY SKILLED AND
FUN.
>> THOMAS IS GREGARYIOUS.
>> PLAYING GOLF.
>> BAKING.
>> I SAY FRENCH.
[LAUGHTER]
.
>> JAPANESE.
>> NEAT, I HAVE OCD, SO --
>> I HAVE GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH
THOMAS, THE JURY IS STILL OUT
ON AKI AND MEGAN.
>> I'M RELYING ON SHANE'S ARMY
EXPERIENCE TO KEEP US IN SHAPE
UP THERE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> ME.
DEFINITELY.
>> ME.
>> BECAUSE I ALWAYS MAKE THEM
LAUGH FOR SOME REASON.
>> JUST ENJOYING LIFE TOGETHER
IN MICROGRAVITY, IT'S A SPECIAL
ENVIRONMENT AND GETTING YOUR
CHANCE TO DO THAT WITH MEGAN,
THOMAS AND AKI IS VERY SPECIAL
AND LANDING WITH THEM IS VERY
SPECIAL.
>> KARAOKE NIGHT.
>> HANGING OUT ON THE SPACE
STATION, WORKING TOGETHER,
LIVING TOGETHER, SPENDING SOME
PRECIOUS TIME WITH EACH OTHER.
>> AKI.
>> MAYBE NEAT.
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEM.
I'D SAY MEGAN HAS A GREAT POKER
FACE.
THE REST OF US WERE PRETTY BAD.
>> PROBABLY NOT ME.
>> I THINK SHANE WAS WINNING
THE FOOTRACE.
>> THOMAS.
>> THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
SHANE RUNS EVERY DAY, BUT
THOMAS WOULD BE HIGHLY
MOTIVATED TO WIN, IT WOULD BE
CLOSE.
>> WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
WE'LL HAVE TO TRY.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> IT TURNS OUT I'M AN
INTERRUPTER.
I COME FROM A TALKING PEOPLE.
I HAVE THE TENDENCY TO
INTERRUPT.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
I'M SORRY, DID I INTERRUPT YOU
THERE?
♪
>> THE FACT THAT THE MEMBERS OF
THE EXPEDITION 65 CREW HAVE
BEEN IN SPACE AWHILE NOW
DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T STILL
GET A THRILL WHEN THEY LOOK
DOWN ON THE PANORAMIC VIEW OF
EARTH.
FORMER STATION CREW MEMBER T.J.
KRAMER HAS A THOUGHT ABOUT THE
FIRST VIEWS OF THE NATURAL
WONDERS OF EARTH FROM THIS ONE
OF A KIND VIEWING PLATFORM.
>> AND LIFTOFF.
>> TEN SECONDS.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU GET A SENSE
OF IS JUST HOW AWESOME THE
UNIVERSE IS AND HOW TINY EACH
OF US ARE IN THE GRAND SCHEME
OF THE WONDER THAT EXISTS OUT
THERE.
REALIZING THAT, AND REALIZING
HOW OVERWHELMINGLY HUGE THE
EARTH IS, HOW OVERWHELMINGLY
THE PHYSICS DOMINATES WHAT
WE'RE DOING AND LIVING IN THIS
SOURCE, THE GALAXY, UNIVERSE,
LET'S YOU KNOW THAT THE SYSTEM
IS KIND OF SPECIAL.
>> TO BE A PART OF THE MISSION
THAT SERVES ON STATION.
TO BE PART OF THE MISSION THAT
GOES EXPLORING SPACE INTO THIS
VASTNESS IS SIMPLY, ONE, AN
HONOR, BUT TWO, ALMOST MIND
CHANGING.
MIND CHANGING BECAUSE WE HAVE
BUSINESSES, WE HAVE MISSIONS
HERE, WE'RE FOCUSED ON
ACCOMPLISHING THE NEAR-TERM
GOAL.
YOU GET UP THERE AND YOU SEE
THE OVERWHELMING PORTION OF THE
EARTH.
THE VASTNESS YOU ARE EXPLORING
INTO, AND YOU'RE GOING WOW,
THERE IS SO MANY QUESTIONS.
SO MUCH FOR US TO DO.
SO MUCH FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
WITH.
>> WE HAD A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
ON SPACE STATION BECAUSE OF THE
WINDOW ARRANGEMENTS TO BE ABLE
TO SERIOUSLY GET IMMERSED IN
THE IMAGERY.
GOING TO THE WINDOWS TO WATCH
AREAS THAT WERE OF GREAT
INTEREST, PATAGONIA, FOR
INSTANCE, IS A BEAUTIFUL, RICH
ENVIRONMENT OF EARTH TONES AS
WELL AS THE GLACIERS, THE
WATER.
IT IS PICTURESQUE TO THE POINT
WHERE YOU GO, I NEED TO VISIT
THAT PLACE.
YOU WANT TO FIND THINGS ON THE
EARTH BECAUSE IT IS MEMORABLE,
BUT ALSO INSIGHTFUL.
FOR INSTANCE, YOU'RE GOING OVER
THE THAMES AND YOU GO I THINK
I'M CLOSE TO THE PYRAMIDS, AND
IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE MIR
MIDS, GET -- PYRAMIDS, YOU GET
SHOTS THAT YOU CAN TAKE HOME.
AND ONE PHOTOGRAPH, YOU SEE TWO
OR THREE ACTIVE VOLCANOES.
IT'S A NICE EXPERIENCE TO LOOK
OUT THE WINDOW AND GO WOW, WE
ARE SEEING THE LIVING EARTH
LIVING, AND TO BE ABLE TO BE A
PART OF IT FROM SUCH A VANTAGE
POINT.
WE SAW TROUBLES, THE GULF OIL
SPILL WHILE WE WERE UP THERE.
A NUMBER OF HURRICANES OR
TROPICAL CYCLONES OCCURRED
WHILE WE WERE UP THERE.
YOU KNOW THERE'S A TON OF
ENERGY IN THERE, HEADING
TOWARDS POPULATED AREAS.
IT'S NOT BEAUTIFUL AT THAT
POINT.
IT'S UTTER RESPECT IS WHAT I
WOULD CATEGORIZE IT.
I GOT VISITED BY THREE SPACE
SHUTTLES.
SEVERAL OF THE CREW MEMBERS
NEVER LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CUPOLA
BEFORE.
I WOULD BRING THEM ONE AT A
TIME TO THE CUPOLA.
CLOSE THEIR EYES, CLOSE THE
SHUTTERS AND TELL THEM TO OPEN
THEIR EYES.
IN THE INSTANT WHEN YOU ARE
OVERWHELMED BY THE VISTA, WHEN
YOUR EYES SEE THE BEAUTY OF
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, EVERY
SINGLE CREW MEMBER CRIED.
IT IS HEART STOPPING.
SOUL POUNDING.
IT IS BREATHTAKING.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER LOOK
AT ANY OF THESE STORIES?
YOU CAN FIND THEM ON YouTube
AND FACEBOOK, THEY'RE THERE
WITH A LOT OF OTHER GREAT
FEATURES AND A VARIETY OF NASA
TOPICS.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR GOOD
CONVERSATION ABOUT HUMAN
SPACEFLIGHT.
CHECK OUT HOUSTON, WE HAVE A
PODCAST, A WEEKLY SHOW WITH
INTERVIEWS ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF
SPACEFLIGHT AND NASA'S
EXPLORATION.
WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH TWO
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER WORKERS
INVOLVED IN THE HISPANIC
EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP.
GO NASA.GOV/PODCASTS FOR THIS
WEEK'S EPISODE AND THE PREVIOUS
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