>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME IN
TO A LOOK INSIDE THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM AT NASA'S
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON.
THIS IS A TEAM OF SPECIALISTS
KEEPING AN EYE ON SPACE SYSTEM
SYSTEMS AND ASSISTING THE CREW
MEMBERS WITH THEIR WORK.
COMMANDER AND HIS CREWMATE
RECONFIGURED FROM A VISIT BY A
RUSSIAN ACTRESS AND FILM
DIRECTOR AND TURNED THEIR
ATTENTION TO A NEW CROP OF
EXPERIMENTS WHILE MONITORING
ACTIVITY WITH RUSSIAN CARGO
SHIPS.
>> WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
RETURN TO EARTH AND SOMETHING
SPICY.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK
ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED.
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
ON OCTOBER 17TH, A RUSSIAN
COSMONAUT ALONG WITH A RUSSIAN
ACTRESS AND PRODUCER RETURNED TO
EARTH ON THEIR SOYUZ MS-18
SPACECRAFT.
THIS WAS HIS THIRD MISSION WHICH
SPANNED OVER 3,000 ORBITS
COVERING OVER 80 MILLION MILES.
SPACECRAFT PARTICIPANTS RETURNED
TO EARTH.
THEY SAW PORTIONS OF AN UPCOMING
MOVIE TITLED.
"CHALLENGE."
AS WE PREPARE FOR MISSIONS IT
WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR ASTRONAUTS
TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD.
CURRENTLY ABOARD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW
MEMBERS ARE SEEING THE FRUITS OF
THEIR LABEL.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENT
FOR FUTURE.
NASA ASTRONAUT MEGAN MCARTHUR
TWEETED THAT THE CREW WAS A FEW
WEEKS AWAY FROM EATING THE FIRST
PEPPERS.
SO STAY TUNED.
THE SPACE STATION CREW IS
PREPARING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF A
RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP.
THE PROGRESS RESUPPLIED CRAFT IS
SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH FROM
BAIKONUR IN KAZAKHSTAN.
NASA TV WILL PROVIDE LIVE
COVERAGE OF THE LAUNCH ON NASA
TV AND AGENCY'S WEBSITE AND NASA
APP.
LAST WEEK WE REPORTED THAT 3
CUBESATS WERE SHOT INTO SPACE.
WE WANTED TO MAKE A CORRECTION.
IT WAS THE UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND NOT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN THAT
DEVELOPED ONE OF THE CUBESATS
THAT WAS DEPLOYED.
OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE ERROR.
THAT'S SPACE TO GROUND FOR THIS
WEEK.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
THE RESEARCH GOALS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
INCLUDE TRADITIONAL KINDS OF
LABORATORY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
AND A NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGY
PROJECTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO
FIND WAYS TO MAKE FUTURE SPACE
EXPLORATION SIMPLER AND MORE
EFFICIENT AND THAT INCLUDES THE
CURRENT ONE FROM NASA'S AMES
RESEARCH CENTER EXPLORING THE
USE OF FREE FLYING ROBOTS THAT
COULD SERVE AS ASSISTANTS TO
HUMAN ASTRONAUTS.
THE LABORATORIES OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
AREN'T THE ONLY PLACES ON THE
VEHICLE WHERE SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH TAKES PLACE.
THE OUTSIDE OF THE STATION IS
HOME TO A NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTS,
INCLUDING THE TOTAL SOLAR
IRRADIANCE SENSOR WHICH IS
CONTINUING NASA'S WORK OF
GATHERING DATE TO HELP
RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATING
CHANGES TO EARTH'S CLIMATE.
>> FOLLOW THE SUN.
PRESENTED BY SCIENCE AT NASA.
THE SUN.
IT INSPIRES SONGS, WARMS US AND
GROWS OUR FOOD.
LIFE ON LAND AND IN THE OCEANS,
THE DAILY WEATHER AND LONG TERM
CLIMATE PATTERNS HAVE BEEN
PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY
WE RECEIVE FROM OUR CLOSEST
STAR.
EVEN TINY VARIATIONS CAN AFFECT
THE WORKINGS OF OUR PLANET'S
ATMOSPHERE.
NASA USES INSTRUMENTS TO FOLLOW
THE SUN AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT
OF ENERGY COMING TO US.
LATEST INSTRUMENT TO DO SO MAKES
THOSE MEASUREMENTS WITH
UNPRECEDENTED ACCURACY.
IT GATHERS INFORMATION FROM ITS
PERCH ABOARD THE ISS.
FLYING ON THE PLATFORM THAT THE
LABORATORY PROVIDES HAS ALLOWED
IT TO CONTINUE NASA'S 40 YEAR
RECORD OF TRACKING THE SUN'S
RADIANT ENERGY, ONE OF THE
LONGEST AND IS MOST IMPORTANT
RECORDS GATHERED FROM SPACE.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES,
EARTH'S ICE MASS HAS DIMINISHED
AND SEA LEVELS HAVE WRITTEN AND
IS DROUGHT AND PAR PARTICIPATION
PATTERNS HAVE CHANGED AND
GROWING HAS SHIFTED.
TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES,
INCLUDING HUMAN INFLUENCES AND
MODELS USED TO SIMULATE THE
CLIMATE RESEARCHERS MUST KNOW
THE AMOUNT OF INCOMING SOLAR
ENERGY.
PETER, THE LEAD MISSION
SCIENTIST EXPLAINS.
WHEN THERE IS A BALANCE FROM
INCOMING ENERGY FROM THE SUN AND
INFRARED RADIATION EARTH EMITS
CLIMATE REMAINS STEADY.
IT MEANS THAT ENERGY IS BEING
STORED CAUSING TEMPERATURE
INCREASES OR LOST CAUSING
TEMPERATURE DECREASES.
ENERGY FROM THE SUN MAKES UP
HALF OF THE BALANCE EQUATION.
EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS THAT THE
SUN'S SOLAR ENERGY OUTPUT HAS
NOT HAD A MAJOR INFLUENCE THAT
OUTPUT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED
CONTINUOUSLY.
IT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT VARIABLE WE NEED TO
KNOW TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE.
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE
WITHOUT MEASURING THE SUN'S
INPUT IS LIKE TRYING TO BALANCE
YOUR CHECK OUT WITHOUT KNOWING
YOUR INCOME.
CLIMATE IS MEASURED OVER LONG
TIME SPANS.
UNLIKE WEATHER THAT CHANGES OVER
SMALL TIME SCALES.
TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT
MEASUREMENTS, CONTINUITY AND
ACCURACY ARE KEY.
THERE ARE TWO SENSORS THE TOTAL
IRRADIANCE MONITOR MEASURES ALL
THE RADIANT ENERGY FROM THE SUN
AND SPECTRAL RADIANCE MONITOR
MEASURES AND IT'S DISTRIBUTED
OVER ULTRA VIOLENT AND VISIBLE
AND INFRARED WAVELENGTHS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE MEASUREMENTS OF
THE SUN'S ULTRA VIAL LAT
RADIATION ARE CRITICAL TO
UNDERSTANDING THE OZONE LAYER.
IT ABSORBS ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT AND
THIS HEATS THE STRATOSPHERE AND
DRIVES CHANGES THAT CAN PRO PULL
GATE DOWN TO THE LOWEST
ATMOSPHERE AND IMPACT CLIMATE.
SO MANY FACTORS INFLUENCE
CLIMATE.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE LEARNING HOW
THEY ALL INTERACT.
FOR MORE SCIENCE FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, GO
TO WWW.NASA.GOV/IDD/SCIENCE.
VISIT SCIENCE.NASA.GOV
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IS A STATE OF THE ART
MICROGRAVITY LABORATORY THAT IS
UNLOCKING DISCOVERIES THAT ARE
NOT POSSIBLE ON EARTH AND HELP
US PUSH US FURTHER OUT INTO DEEP
SPACE.
NOT ONLY THAT, THE WORK THAT IS
BEING DONE ON A PLATFORM THAT IS
THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION OF OUR TIME IS
ALSO SERVING TO INSPIRE FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IS A STATE OF THE ART
MICROGRAVITY LABORATORY THAT IS
UNLOCKING DISCOVERIES NOT
POSSIBLE ON EARTH AND IS HELPING
US PUSH FARTHER INTO DEEP SPACE.
>> EVERY SINGLE DAY WE ARE
ANSWERING BIG QUESTIONS ABOUT
EARTH AND ABOUT SPACE AND ABOUT
WHERE WE CAME FROM AND ABOUT
WHERE WE'RE GOING.
BUT THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE
DOING IS WE'RE LEARNING MORE
QUESTIONS TO ASK.
MICROGRAVITY TURNS ALMOST
EVERYTHING WE KNOW UPSIDE DOWN.
LIQUIDS BEHAVE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENTLY.
FIRE BURNS IN NEW WAYS.
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS REVEAL
SURPRISES.
>> THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT
MADE ME GASP OUT LOUD ON BOARD
THE SPACE STATION.
>> WE'RE STUDYING WAYS TO GROW
FOOD IN MICROGRAVITY.
>> I GOT TO TELL YOU, THESE ARE
PRETTY AMAZING.
>> WE'RE LEARNING HOW TO HUMAN
BODIES REACT TO LIFE IN SPACE.
AND HOW TO KEEP CREW MEMBERS
SAFE AND STRONG ON LONG DURATION
EXPLORATION MISSIONS.
>> DEAD LIFTS ARE AWESOME ON
EARTH AND ALSO AWESOME IN ZERO
GRAVITY.
>> AND TESTING TECHNOLOGIES THAT
ARE CRITICAL FOR OUR RETURN TO
THE MOON AND GREAT LEAP TO MARS.
OUR RESEARCH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
MEDICAL AND SOCIAL IN BENEFITS
ALLOWING US TO FIND WAYS TO
COMBAT DISEASE AND DEVELOP
TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER CLEAN
WATER TO REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN
NEED.
THE SPECTACULAR VANTAGE POINT OF
MORE THAN 200 MILES ABOVE THE
PLANET SUPPORTS THE MONITORING.
>> I CAN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE
SOME OF THE SIGHTS YOU GET TO
SEE.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE VIEW OF OUR
PLANET THAT WE HAVE FROM HERE.
>> THE GROWING NEW SPACE ECONOMY
SO VITAL FOR OUR CONTINUED
PROGRESS IT'S FLOURISHING IN
LOWER EARTH ORBIT.
WE'RE INSPIRING FUTURE
GENERATIONS FROM A PLATFORM THAT
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS OF
OUR TIME.
WE'RE DOING SCIENCE AT 17,500
MILES PER HOUR.
COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
>> ONE MAJOR GOAL OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS
TO HELP US LEARN WHAT WE NEED TO
KNOW TO SUPPORT FUTURE SPACE
EXPLORATION.
SUCH AS WORKING OUT THE SYSTEMS
OF NEW SPACESHIPS TO SUPPORT THE
HUMAN NEEDS OF THE ASTRONAUTS ON
LONG JOURNEYS TO DEEP SPACE.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE SYSTEMS TO
PROVIDE CLEAN WATER.
IN THIS INSTALLMENT, ASTRONAUT
DREW FEUSTEL DISCUSSES THE WATER
RECOVERY SYSTEM USED TO RECYCLE
CREW WASTE WATER FOR
CONSUMPTION.
>> HI.
MIME I'M NASA ASTRONAUT DREW
FEUSTEL.
WANT TO KNOW WHY AND HOW WE
RECYCLE AND FILTER OUR WATER?
LET'S GO.
WE USE WATER RECOVERY AND
FILTRATION BECAUSE IT IS
EXPENSIVE TO LAUNCH RESUPPLY
MISSIONS AND THE WAY TO THE
WEIGHT OF THE WATER IS IMPORTANT
AS WELL.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE WEIGHT OF
THE WATER FOR A MONTH'S SUPPLY
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
WHAT ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE FOR
DEEPER SPACE MISSIONS?
THAT'S A LOT OF WATER.
BRINGING IT WITH US IS NOT VERY
EFFICIENT.
ON STATION WE RECYCLE WASTE
WATER TO GET FRESH DRINKING
WATER.
THIS RECOVERY INCLUDES OUR
URINE, MOISTURE AND SWEAT ALONG
WITH THE WATER WE USE TO BATHE
AND SHAVE.
IT WORKS LIKE THIS.
WHEN WE USE THE BATHROOM, URINE
IS COLLECTED AND PUMPED TO A
DISTILLATION ASSEMBLY AND IT
SPINS PULLING IT TO ITS WALLS.
IT'S HEAT TO DO EVAPORATE WATER
FROM THE WASTE AND THEN
CONDENSED IN THE OUTER CHAMBER
TO FORM.
NEXT THE WATER IS PUMPED TO A
TANK WHERE IT IS JOINED WITH THE
RECOVERED FROM CABIN AIR CREATED
BY SWEAT AND PERSPIRATION.
THEN IODINE IS ADDED FOR
MICROBIAL CONTROL.
IT IS ALSO MONITORED CLOSELY FOR
POLLUTANTS AND BACTERIA AND PH.
THE PH SCALE RAGES FROM 0-14 AND
TOOL USED TO MEASURE THE
STRENGTH OF AN ACID OR BASE.
OUR WATER IS REQUIRED TO BE IN
THE 6.0 TO 8.5 RANGE.
THE END RESULT OF THE ENTIRE
PROCESS IS CLEAN DRINKING WATER
THAT WE GET TO ENJOY EVERY DAY.
THE RECYCLED WATER IS STERILE.
THERE'S NO ODOR OR BAD TASTE.
IT'S CRITICAL FOR LONGER
DURATION MISSIONS SUCH AS HERE
ON THE SPACE STATION AND WILL BE
FOR FUTURE TRIPS TO THE MOON AND
MARS.
CHECK OUT THE ACTIVITY CONNECTED
TO THIS VIDEO SO YOU CAN LEARN
MORE ABOUT WATER FILTRATION.
THANKS FOR LEARNING WITH ME AND
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> PREPARING THE HARDWARE FOR
VOYAGES OUT INTO SPACE IS ONLY A
PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION'S MISSION OF PREPARING
FOR NASA'S FUTURE FLIGHTS OF
EXPLORATION.
SCIENTISTS ARE USING THE STATION
TO FIND WAYS TO PROTECT HUMAN
EXPLORERS FROM THE NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF BEING IN
WEIGHTLESSNESS AND FROM THE
CONDITIONS THEY'LL ENCOUNTER ON
LONG TRIPS TO DEEP SPACE.
INCLUDING THE GALACTIC COSMIC
RADIATION THAT COMES FROM SUPER
NOVAS.
>> ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES
ON A MISSION TO MARS IS
PROTECTING THE CREW FROM
RADIATION.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
YOU CAN'T FEEL IT.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE
GETTING BOMBARDED BY RADIATION.
BUT WE HAVE OPERATIONAL
MEASUREMENTS THAT WE CAN MEASURE
IT.
>> SPACE RADIATION COMES FROM
THREE MAJOR SOURCES.
ONE IS THERE ARE RADIATION
PARTICLES TRAPPED AROUND THE
EARTH.
THE SECOND SOURCE OF RADIATION
IS FROM THE SUN DURING TIMES OF
INTENSE SOLAR ACTIVITY THERE CAN
BE SOLAR STORMS AND HIGH
STRUCTURES OF RADIATION PROTONS
IN PARTICULAR CAN REACH YOU.
THE THIRD SOURCE IN SPACE IS
GALACTIC COSMIC RADIATION AND
THAT'S ONE WE'RE MOST CONCERNED
WITH TO MISSION TO MARS.
IT COMES FROM AND EXPLODING
STARS WE CALL SUPER NOVAS.
>> ONE OF THE COMMON
MISCONCEPTIONS HOW DIFFERENT IT
IS FROM THE TYPE OF RADIATION WE
HAVE HERE ON EARTH.
HERE ON EARTH WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT SITTING DOWN IN A DENTIST
CHAIR THEY PUT SOME KIND OF LEAD
BLANKET ON YOUR CHEST TO PROTECT
YOU AGAINST X-RAYS.
IN SPACE IT ACTUALLY IS VERY
DIFFERENT.
WE DON'T WANT HEAVY MATERIALS.
WE WANT HYDROGEN AND WATER AND
POLYETHYLENE.
PARTICLE RADIATION IS BASICALLY
EVERYTHING ON THE PERIODIC
TABLE, HYDROGEN ALL THE WAY
THROUGH NICKEL AND URANIUM BUT
MOVING AT SPEEDS THAT ARE CLOSE
TO THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
THINKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN EARTH BASED RADIATION
AND IS SPACE RADIATION, WE HAVE
A LONG HISTORY AND DECENT AMOUNT
OF DATA ABOUT THE BIOLOGICAL
CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO
TERRESTRIAL RADIATION.
WHERE WE LACK DATA AND WE HAVE A
LARGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IS
SPACE RADIATION.
NEXT ONGOING STEPS ARE TRY TO
UNDERSTAND THOSE EXPOSURES
BETTER AND THE BIOLOGICAL
CONSEQUENCES THAT FOLLOW THEM.
>> STUDYING THE SPACE
ENVIRONMENT IS JUST A PART OF
THE EFFORT FOR FUTURE SPACE
EXPLORATION.
NASA'S ARTEMIS PROGRAM IS ALSO
DEVELOPING THE HARDWARE THAT
WILL BE NEEDED TO RETURN
ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON IN JUST A
FEW YEARS AND THEN TAKE THEM OUT
INTO DEEP SPACE.
HERE'S BREAKDOWN OF THE ELEMENTS
THAT WILL SUPPORT NASA'S PLANS
FOR MOVING US OUT BEYOND LOWER
EARTH ORBIT.
>> SO YOU WANT TO GO TO MARS?
HOW DO WE SEND HUMANS TO DEEP
SPACE.
IN ORDER TO EXPLORE THE MOON,
MARS AND BEYOND, WE NEED SAFE,
FLEXIBLE AND POWERFUL STEMS THAT
WILL MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE.
WE START WITH THE WORLD'S
LARGEST SPACE FORCE AT KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER WE HAVE ALL THE
BUILDINGS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO
ASSEMBLE AND LAUNCH SPACE
VEHICLES AND HAVE THE TEAMS IN
PLACE TO RECOVER THE ASTRONAUTS
WHEN THEY COME HOME TO EARTH.
NEXT UP WE NEED A DEEP SPACE
ROCKET.
THIS IS NASA'S SPACE LAUNCH
SYSTEM.
IT WILL BE THE MOST POWERFUL
ROCKET NASA HAS EVER BUILT.
AND IT HAS THE MUSCLE TO LIFT
PEOPLE AND ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT
NEEDED FOR MISSIONS TO NEW
WORLDS.
THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM WILL
BLAST OFF WITH A CREW IN THE
ORION SPACECRAFT.
THE MOST SPACECRAFT EVER BUILT
FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION.
IT PROVIDES THE LIFE SUPPORT AND
POWER AND COMMUNICATION AND
OTHER SYSTEMS TO TRANSPORT
ASTRONAUTS ON A VARIETY OF
EXPLORATION MISSIONS LIKE TO THE
MOON.
IN LUNAR ORBIT WE'LL LEARN TO
LIVE AND WORK IN A DEEP SPACE
ENVIRONMENT SOMETHING WE'VE
NEVER DONE BEFORE.
IN FUTURE MISSIONS NASA'S
GATEWAY WILL BE A PLACE FOR
ASTRONAUTS TO LIVE, WORK AND
PREPARE FOR MISSIONS DEEPER INTO
THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
NASA'S DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
SYSTEM.
CHARTING OUR NEW FUTURE IN
SPACE.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DEEP
SPACE EXPLORATION VISIT THIS
NASA WEBSITE.
>> ASTRONAUTS ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
TODAY EAT THE SAME KINDS OF
FOODS AS PEOPLE ON EARTH.
BUT THEY PREPARE THEM
DIFFERENTLY.
DURING HIS FIRST LONG DURATION
FLIGHT ASTRONAUT SHANE KIMBROUGH
DEMONSTRATED THE ON ORBIT
PREPARATION OF ONE OF EARTH'S
MOST POPULAR FOODS THE HUMBLE
PEANUT AND BUTTER SANDWICH.
ALTHOUGH IT'S MADE WITHOUT BREAD
AND WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF BEING
A JUGGLER.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE A
PEANUT AND BUTTER JELLY SANDWICH
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
EVERY TIME WE EAT EVERYTHING
WILL FLOAT AROUND IF YOU DON'T
MANAGE IT.
SO WE HAVE TAPE TO STICK THINGS
ON AS WELL AS A BUNCH OF VELCRO.
THE FIRST THING WE NEED IS A
PIECE OF BREAD.
UP HERE WE DON'T HAVE BREAD LIKE
YOU DO ON EARTH.
BUT WE HAVE TORTILLAS.
SO WE USE THOSE A LOT FOR
SANDWICHES.
THAT'S WHAT I'LL USE IS FOR MY
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.
I'LL STICK IT DOWN WITH TAPE SO
IT DOESN'T GO FLOATING AWAY.
I'LL GET MY PEANUT BUTTER OUT
AND EVEN THE LIDS HAVE A PIECE
OF VELCRO ON IT.
IT WILL FLOAT THERE.
FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN THE
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN HERE
WILL TAKE IT AWAY SOMEBODY WHERE
ELSE.
SO I DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT SO
I'M STICK IT ON THE TABLE.
I'LL SCOOP OUT SOME PEANUT
BUTTER FOR MY SANDWICH.
I GOT TO STICK THIS SOMEWHERE
OTHERWISE IT GOES FLOATING AWAY
TOO.
IF IT'S JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS I
CAN LEAVE IT.
I'LL SPREAD THE PEANUT BUTTER ON
MY SANDWICH.
AND THEN I GET MY JELLY READY.
A LOT OF THINGS YOU GOT TO THINK
ABOUT IT AND MANAGE WHILE YOU'RE
EATING UP HERE. YOU JUST SPREAD
THE JELLY ON THE SANDWICH.
THAT AS WELL NEEDS TO GET
ATTACHED TO THE TABLE.
SO THERE'S MY PEANUT BUTTER AND
JELLY TORTILLA OR SANDWICH.
UP HERE I'LL CLOSE IT UP.
AND ENJOY.
SEE IF YOU GUYS CAN ENJOY IT AS
IT'S COMING TO YOU.
AN EXPEDITION ON BOARD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
DOESN'T JUST LEAD TO ADVANCES IN
SCIENCE.
IN SOME CASES IT CAN CAUSE
CHANGES TO SCIENTISTS WHO WORK
THERE.
JESSICA MEIR SAID MEETING IN
SPACE WAS BETTER ABOUT THE DREAM
SHE HAD WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE
GIRL AND FEELING LOOKING DOWN ON
THE WHOLE WORLD OF HER PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCE TOOK TIME TO PROCESS.
>> FIRST GRADE WHEN WE WERE
ASKED TO DRAW A PICTURE WHAT WE
WANTED TO BE WHEN WE GREW UP AND
I REMEMBER DRAWING A PICTURE OF
AN ASTRONAUT STANDING ON THE
SURFACE OF THE MOON, THE ICONIC
APOLLO IMAGE NEXT TO THE FLAG ON
THE MOON AND THAT WAS WHAT I
DREW THEN AND SAID I WANTED TO
BE AN ASTRONAUT AND THEN ALWAYS
SAID IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SINCE THAT TIME.
I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO BE
ECSTATIC BEING IN SPACE.
MY LIFELONG DREAM AND I KNEW IT
WAS GOING TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
BUT I DIDN'T -- EVEN I DIDN'T
EXPECT HOW INCREDIBLE IT FELT
AND I SAID THAT A LOT TO PEOPLE
THAT IT'S EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE
THAN I EVER IMAGINED AND I
REALLY MEANT IT.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT SO MUCH ABOUT
IT AND I 92 YOU IT WAS GOING TO
BE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY
EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE BUT I
WASN'T EVEN PREPARED FOR HOW I
FELT, THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT
AND JUST PURE JOY I FELT ALL THE
TIME IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
I REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS HOME.
I FELT LIKE THAT'S WHERE I
SHOULD BE AND I DON'T THINK I
STOPPED SMILING FOR PRETTY MUCH
THE ENTIRE 7 MONTHS.
I WOULD FIND MYSELF THINKING,
HOW CAN THIS BE REAL?
THAT I'M FLOATING ABOVE THE
PLANET AND LOOKING DOWN ON IT.
EVEN AFTER 7 MONTHS AND KNOWING
WHAT WE HAD DONE TO GET THERE
AND I WORKED FOR THIS MY ENTIRE
LIFE IT STILL IS HARD TO
CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT IT'S
REALLY HAPPENING WHICH MAY BE
SOUNDS A BIT FUNNY.
BUT EVEN AFTER 7 MONTHS JUST
FELT HA WAY LOOKING DOWN ON THE
EARTH.
WOW, THIS IS REAL.
I'M UP HERE FLOATING ABOVE THE
EARTH.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE SPACE STATION
IN THE CUPOLA, THERE ARE STARS
ALL AROUND YOU AND YOU CAN
REALLY FEEL IT THAT WAY.
THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE
IT.
YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE 3
DIMENSIONAL AND YOU GAZE OFF
INTO IT AND IS REALLY IS JUST
EXTRAORDINARY TO THINK ABOUT
THAT.
AND THEN LOOK BACK AT THE EARTH
AND REALIZE WE'RE JUST SUCH A
SMALL COMPONENT OF THAT.
THIS IS WHAT HAS DRIVEN ME SINCE
I WAS 5, WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE
LIKE TO HAVE THAT FEELING AND
LOOK BACK ON THE PLANET AND
YOU'RE NOT THERE.
THAT'S THE PLACE WHERE
EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR
LIFE AND EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED
THROUGH THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF
THE HUMAN SPECIES AND EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THE PLACES
YOU'VE BEEN.
EVERYTHING.
IT'S DOWN THERE AND YOU'RE
SEPARATE FROM THAT.
IT ACTUALLY DOES LOOK DIFFERENT
LOOKING OUT OF YOUR VISOR VERSUS
YOUR WINDOW.
THE COLORS ARE MORE VIBRANT AND
MENTALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY
REALIZING THERE IS NOTHING
BETWEEN THE VACUUM OF SPACE
EXCEPT FOR THIS SPACE SUIT AND
YOUR VISOR.
THERE IS NOTHING BETWEEN YOU AND
IT.
AND YOU'RE REALLY OUT THERE IN
YOUR OWN LITTLE MINI SPACECRAFT.
IT HAS THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM
AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BE
KEPT ALIVE AND IT'S JUST YOU.
AND YOU HAVE THIS SENSE OF JUST
BEING BY YOURSELF IN THIS
ENVIRONMENT WITH YOUR OWN LITTLE
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM.
I LOVE THAT FEELING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS EXACTLY
ABOUT THAT IT, BUT I FEEL
PEACEFUL AND RELAXED.
IN THE SPACE SUIT YOU'RE LOOKING
DOWN AND SEEING THE EARTH FROM
ABOVE FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WITH OUR OWN HUMAN EYES.
IT CHANGES YOU AS A PERSON.
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AND YOU'RE IN
THIS BLACKNESS OF ANY COLOR, THE
BLACKNESS OF SPACE AND THERE'S
THIS BRILLIANT BLUE GLOWING
MARBLE DOWN THERE IT'S EASY TO
SEE THAT WE'RE ALL IN IT
TOGETHER.
YOU DON'T SEE ALL THE
GEOPOLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND MAN
MADE BOUNDARIES, YOU DON'T SEE
IT FROM SPACE AND YOU FEEL THIS
SENSE OF COMMONALITY MORE AND
SOMETHING THAT UNITES US A YOU
WILL AND THAT WE'RE ALL HUMAN.
IF YOU'D LIKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
ANY OF THESE STORIES, NAVIGATE
OVER TO YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK.
YOU'LL FIND THEM ALL THERE ALONG
WITH LOTS OF OTHER GREAT
FEATURES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF
TOPICS.
NOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR GOOD
CONVERSATION ABOUT HUMAN
SPACEFLIGHT CHECK OUT "HOUSTON
WE HAVE A PODCAST" A WEEKLY SHOW
THAT LOOKS ALL ASPECTS OF HUMAN
SPACEFLIGHT AND NASA'S MISSIONS
OF EXPLORATION.
TODAY GARY JORDAN TAKES A
CLOSE-UP LOOK AT AN
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
EXPERIMENT THAT LETS SCHOOL KIDS
SHOOT PHOTOS OF EARTH FROM
SPACE.
SALLY RIDE EARTH CAM.
GO TO NASA.GOV/PODCAST FOR THIS
WEEK'S EPISODE AND ALL THE
PREVIOUS THE FULL LIBRARY ARE
ALL THERE AS WELL AS ON APPLE
PODCAST, GOOGLE PODCAST AND