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>> FOX WEATHER, THIS IS MISSION
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>> FOX NEWS, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO
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>> FOX WEATHER, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU ON THE SPACE
STATION.
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>> THANKS.
>>PLEASE CHECK WITH NASA.
>> YOU HAVE THE SPACE STATION.
.
>> THIS IS FOX WEATHER.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I HEAR YOU, FOX WEATHER.
GREETINGS.
>> THAT LAST CALL CAME IN
BROKEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MARK VANDE HEI.
THIS IS MOSES IN NEW YORK.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN DEFINITELY HEAR YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU AND THERE'S A
LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY.
MAY I HAVE A FIVE COUNT FROM
YOU, PLEASE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OH.
CLOSE ENOUGH?
OH, IT'S WORKING?
HEY MARK!
>> JASON?
>> OKAY.
NO WORRIES.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
WE'RE ONLY SEVEN SECONDS AWAY,
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
>> IT WILL BE FUN.
WE'LL MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
THIS IS JUST HOW SPACE WORKS
SOMETIMES.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY TO GET STARTED?
BECAUSE I THINK I ONLY HAVE,
LIKE, FIVE MINUTES WITH YOU.
>> YES.
>> STAND BY.
>> STAND BY, SIR.
>> WELL, A NASA ASTRONAUT IS
GETTING AN EXTENDED STAY IN
SPACE STAY AND WHEN HE RETURNS
TO EARTH MARCH FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, HE
WILL HOLD THE RECORD FOR A
LONGEST SPACE FLIGHT FOR AN
AMERICAN.
JOINING US FROM 254 MILES ABOVE
THE EARTH IS NASA ASTRONAUT MARK
VANDE HEI.
MARK, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
TELL ME, WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY
LIKE FOR YOU ABOARD THE SPACE
STATION?
>> HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK THERE
IS A TYPICAL DAY, BUT THE
ROUTINE IS THAT WE WAKE UP
AROUND 6 A.M.
WE'VE GOT SOME TIME TO EAT
BREAKFAST AND JUST DO HYGIENE
AND THEN WE START WORKING WITH A
MEETING AT AROUND 7:30 IN THE
MORNING.
WE CONTINUE WORKING WITH AN HOUR
BREAK FOR LUNCH, AND ON THE WAY
'TIL ABOUT 7:# 15 WHERE WE HAVE
A CONFERENCE.
ONE OF THE NICE THINGS, IT IS SO
VARIED.
SO WE DO THINGS FROM
MAINTENANCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE UP TODAY.
WE ARE UPGRADING THE LOCAL AREA
NETWORK WE'VE GOT ON THE SPACE
STATION, SO MAKING A LOT OF
CONNECTIONS WITH ETHER NET
CABLES.
OTHER DAYS WE'RE DOING
SPACEWALKS.
YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED SOME NEW
CREW MATES.
AND THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS
BECAUSE OF THE HUNDREDS OF
EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE GOING ON
DURING ANY PERIOD OF TIME UP ON
THE SPACE STATION.
>> SO CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE RESEARCH
THAT YOU'RE DOING UP THERE IN
SPACE RIGHT NOW?
>> FOR SURE.
WE'VE GOT, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S
PLANT HABITAT.
WE'RE GROWING PLANTS ON THE
SPACE STATION AND THAT'S GOING
TO HELP OUT POTENTIALLY WITH
SPACE EXPLORATION.
WE'VE GOT A COMBUSTION FACILITY
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
THAT POTENTIALLY GOT THE ABILITY
TO HELP FURTHER REDUCE POLLUTION
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE WE'VE BEEN
DOING IS CALLED -- I'M GIVING
YOU A FEW EXAMPLES -- WIND SHEER
DROP WITH POTENTIALLY COULD HELP
PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
>> INTERESTING.
NOW, WHEN YOU PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF STAYING IN SPACE
MUCH LONGER AND HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE A HISTORY MAKER?
>> I'LL HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW
IT FEELS TO BE A HISTORY MAKER
ONCE I'VE ACTUALLY MADE ANY TYPE
OF HISTORY.
I CERTAINLY ENJOY MY JOB
PREPARING -- WHEN I FIRST GOT
ASKED ABOUT THIS JOB, ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT I WANTED TO FLY
TO SPACE AGAIN, IT WAS WITH THE
CAVEAT THAT I MIGHT STAY FOR A
LONGER PERIOD THAN A NORMAL LONG
DURATION FLIGHT.
AND I DID SAY YES TO THAT AND I
DID THAT AFTER TALKING TO MY
FAMILY WHICH I THINK WAS A
CRUCIAL PART FOR ALL OF OUR
MENTAL WELL-BEING WAS GETTING
THEM TO TELL ME HOW THEY FELT
ABOUT DOING IT, SAYING YES OR
SAYING NO AND THEY ALL AGREED
THAT I SHOULD GO AHEAD AND GO
FOR IT, SO I'M CONTENT HERE.
I KNOW MY FAMILY'S DOING WELL.
I GET TO TALK TO THEM OFTEN.
THOSE ARE ALL CRUCIAL PARTS OF
DOING SOMETHING THIS LONG.
>> NOW, MARK, I KNOW THAT YOU
CAN SEE A WHOLE LOT OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS UP THERE, SO AS A
METEOROLOGIST, I WANT TO KNOW,
WHAT IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SEEING WHAT'S ON THE
GROUND UP TO THE SKY VERSUS
SPACE?
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU FIND
VERY FASCINATING FROM A
METEOROLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE,
LET'S SAY?
>> JUST THIS KIND OF
METEOROLOGICAL BECAUSE CERTAINLY
METROLOGY HAS TO DO WITH WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THE ATMOSPHERE.
BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF
PHILOSOPHICAL FOR ME.
WHEN I'M ON THE EARTH, WE'RE
ALWAYS IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
EVEN WHEN WE'RE FLYING SOMEPLACE
OR ON THE OCEAN, WE'RE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE AND THAT'S WHAT WE
PERCEIVE AS ALL OF THE SYSTEMS
FOR US.
WHEN YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME
OUTSIDE OF THE ATMOSPHERE, YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT RELATIVE TO THE
SIZE OF THE EARTH, THE
ATMOSPHERE IS INCREDIBLY THIN,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY
PRECIOUS RESOURCE.
IN FACT, WE GOT THE PERCEPTION
THAT SPACE IS NOT VERY FAR AWAY
FROM ANY OF US OUTSIDE.
I'M SEPARATED BY THE VACUUM OF
SPACE BY MULTIPLE LAYERS OF
METAL ALLOY, AND YOU ON THE
GROUND ARE SEPARATED FROM SPACE
BY THIS LAYER OF ATMOSPHERE.
YOU'RE BASICALLY OUT IN SPACE
BUT IN A PUDDLE OF AIR.
SO IT CERTAINLY CHANGED THE WAY
I PERCEIVED A VERY PRECIOUS
ATMOSPHERE.
>> VERY QUICK QUESTION I WANTED
TO AND: DO YOU GUYS GET NFL
FOOTBALL UP THERE?
WE'RE VERY WELL SUPPORTED WITH
WHATEVER SPORTING EVENTS WE AND
AND THE GROUND TEAM WILL GO
AHEAD AND SET UP WHATEVER
CHANNEL WE REQUEST AND WE JUST
HAVE TO LOG INTO THE COMPUTER
KIND OF LIKE A TELECONFERENCE
WHERE THE OTHER PERSON'S SHOWING
A TV SET.
THEY HELP US OUT.
WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WATCH GAMES.
IN THE PAST I'VE ASKED FOR
HIGHLIGHTS TO BE SHOWN.
IT'S FUN FOR US TO WATCH UP
HERE.
>> AWESOME.
VERY GOOD TO KNOW.
MARK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME AND YOUR SERVICE.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL TALKING TO YOU
TODAY.
THANKS.
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