1 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,489 [Music] 2 00:00:34,820 --> 00:00:41,170 [Music] 3 00:00:44,879 --> 00:00:49,440 good afternoon and welcome to NASA's 4 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,800 Johnson Space Center for our crew n crew 5 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:54,960 news conference today I am joined in 6 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,239 Studio by our crew9 crew going down the 7 00:00:54,960 --> 00:01:00,640 line we have crew n Commander Zena 8 00:00:57,239 --> 00:01:03,239 Cardman crew nine pilot Nick ha 9 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:05,880 and crew n Mission specialist Stephanie 10 00:01:03,239 --> 00:01:08,400 Wilson and Alexander 11 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,520 gorinov we'll be taking questions from 12 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,880 here in the room and on our phone bridge 13 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,479 but before we kick it off we'll start 14 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:17,240 with opening remarks from Zena go ahead 15 00:01:14,479 --> 00:01:19,320 thank you so much hello welcome I'm so 16 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,600 grateful to see everyone here present in 17 00:01:19,320 --> 00:01:24,280 the room with us and also welcome to 18 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,920 those tuning in online I am absolutely 19 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,960 honored to be here with my crew mates 20 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,119 who have been an incredible team Nick 21 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:32,000 Stephanie and Alex they have shown know 22 00:01:30,119 --> 00:01:34,040 so much technical Excellence they are 23 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,600 also deeply kind and incredible 24 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,399 teammates who have been really fun to 25 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,640 work with which has just made this a 26 00:01:37,399 --> 00:01:42,880 dream assignment for me we're also just 27 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:45,280 a part of the Expedition 72 crew so our 28 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:47,840 colleagues alexe Ivonne and Don Pettit 29 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,439 will be launching on a soyu in September 30 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,399 we're very thrilled to be getting to 31 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:53,320 work on the International Space Station 32 00:01:51,399 --> 00:01:55,719 yesterday actually marked the end of a 33 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,880 roughly 18-month training flow for us 34 00:01:55,719 --> 00:02:00,000 and so right now we are excited and 35 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:02,200 focused as we turn towards this 36 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,880 pre-launch phase of our mission we're 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,719 very excited to be here and looking 38 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,039 forward to your 39 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:11,920 questions all right well we will start 40 00:02:08,039 --> 00:02:11,920 with our first question here in the 41 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:18,000 room Hi Well Robinson Smith with space 42 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,599 flight now thank you so much for taking 43 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,400 the time to join us and talk with us 44 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:24,120 today Wonder just going down the the row 45 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,879 here obviously you know having the 46 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,920 opportunity to go into space is a time 47 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:29,640 to bring some special momentos with you 48 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:31,440 wonder are what things you're looking 49 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:34,400 for to taking with you and why you 50 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:37,640 happen to choose those as special things 51 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:40,400 thanks we have a few personal items 52 00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:42,560 packed of course for me one big item is 53 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:44,840 photographs memories from home taking 54 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,080 with me people who are deeply meaningful 55 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:49,840 to me Family Friends those who have 56 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:52,239 supported us I'm also taking things for 57 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,920 our ground support teams the instructors 58 00:02:52,239 --> 00:02:55,360 who have trained us prepared us for our 59 00:02:53,920 --> 00:02:57,519 mission and the people who really make 60 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,239 human space flight happen on the ground 61 00:02:57,519 --> 00:03:02,640 and so having a piece of them with us in 62 00:02:59,239 --> 00:03:04,680 orbit is is really special a great 63 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:07,840 opportunity yeah one thing I'm taking 64 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:09,720 different than than last time uh is is 65 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,640 something that didn't exist last time a 66 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:14,440 space force flag uh as a active duty 67 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:15,799 space Force officer it's a it's a 68 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,840 privilege to be able to represent all 69 00:03:15,799 --> 00:03:20,799 the Guardians that help support human 70 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,599 space flight uh as they watch the skies 71 00:03:20,799 --> 00:03:24,720 and and the the cosmos that surrounds 72 00:03:22,599 --> 00:03:26,280 the Earth keeping us safe every day so 73 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:29,200 that's one of the things I'm taking 74 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:31,040 along and similarly for me it's uh 75 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,920 important to be able to share this 76 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:35,120 opportunity in the moment with family 77 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:37,040 and friends and so I am also taking 78 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,439 personal photographs of family and 79 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:42,080 friends to be reminded of them and to 80 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:44,560 stay connected with them and also to 81 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:46,400 help me to tell the story uh of the 82 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:50,080 mission uh once it's all complete and 83 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,080 when we return home 84 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:06,400 I will also be taking photographs of my 85 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:08,200 family and my friends and there are also 86 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:10,480 some other items which are very 87 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:13,920 important for me and which represent 88 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,920 different Milestones of my 89 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:27,560 life uh for example uh the patch of our 90 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:27,560 uh class that's 2018 class 91 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:39,680 and also the flag of the uh high 92 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:42,720 education institution that I graduated 93 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:46,320 from in 2014 and next year it will be 94 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:48,280 the 95th Anniversary of this 95 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:51,280 institution okay we'll take another 96 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:53,280 question from here in the room go ahead 97 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:56,759 thank you Mark pero from Aviation weeken 98 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:58,600 Space technology um my question is is 99 00:04:56,759 --> 00:05:01,120 looking uh forward to some of the 100 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:03,759 activities you'll be doing and I'm 101 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:06,800 particularly uh interested in maybe the 102 00:05:03,759 --> 00:05:09,680 kinds of space walks and the activities 103 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,639 that you're prepared for uh during your 104 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:14,080 months on the 105 00:05:11,639 --> 00:05:16,240 station we have a mission that is 106 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,600 jam-packed full of Science of course the 107 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,240 International Space Station is an 108 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,680 orbiting laboratory this is one of the 109 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,120 most important things that we do and so 110 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,880 for me coming from a scientific 111 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,360 background I'm actually very much 112 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:30,560 looking forward to doing research that's 113 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:32,680 very interdisciplinary very integrated 114 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,319 and is at varying levels of 115 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,600 technological Readiness some of it is 116 00:05:34,319 --> 00:05:39,000 very fundamental research some of it is 117 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,360 more of a technology demonstration a lot 118 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:43,120 of the science that we'll be doing is 119 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:45,680 actually research on ourselves as human 120 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:48,520 bodies uh the way that we respond to the 121 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:50,560 space flight environment is incredibly 122 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,360 interesting we're still looking to 123 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:55,400 understand that as we move farther and 124 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:57,560 farther uh Beyond low earth orbit and 125 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,280 some of the effects that we experience 126 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:03,639 things like effects on our vascular 127 00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:05,960 system um on our genetics um are very 128 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:07,919 similar to aging populations immun 129 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,120 compromised populations on Earth and a 130 00:06:07,919 --> 00:06:11,919 lot of the research that we will be 131 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:15,360 doing therefore helps people on the 132 00:06:11,919 --> 00:06:17,280 ground yeah t touching on the um 133 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,520 touching on you know the the spacewalk 134 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:19,759 aspect and the content of some of the 135 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,000 things we're going to be doing up there 136 00:06:19,759 --> 00:06:25,400 obviously there's been changes space is 137 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:27,560 dynamic um and uh we're prepared to to 138 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:29,000 conduct uh not just what was originally 139 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,199 planned for us but we've been spending 140 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:33,080 the last couple weeks uh coming up to 141 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:36,520 speed on all those things that uh got 142 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:38,840 deferred from the summer uh it's a uh 143 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:41,319 it's a testament to our training team to 144 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:43,639 get us ready and to be ready to respond 145 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:45,880 and be flexible for all these things uh 146 00:06:43,639 --> 00:06:48,800 it's also fun to have our chief training 147 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:50,440 officer here in the audience uh Grant 148 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,120 has done a phenomenal job getting us 149 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:55,160 ready so thank 150 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:57,440 you additionally we will have uh cargo 151 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,840 vehicles that will uh visit us on the 152 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,400 International Space Station we'll have 153 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:03,639 space X3 1 which will bring cargo to the 154 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,120 International Space Station and uh 155 00:07:03,639 --> 00:07:08,840 additionally uh Dreamchaser is uh also 156 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:12,039 scheduled for 2024 so we'll be working 157 00:07:08,840 --> 00:07:14,360 with those experiments and those uh new 158 00:07:12,039 --> 00:07:15,639 uh systems uh components that will 159 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:19,120 arrive at the International Space 160 00:07:15,639 --> 00:07:19,120 Station to complete the mission 161 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,919 objectives okay we have another question 162 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:26,639 here in the room Gina go ahead uh Jina 163 00:07:23,919 --> 00:07:30,520 sineri ABC news for 164 00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:32,520 Nick okay Al uh sorry for Nick uh you 165 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,240 talked about the US space force uh tell 166 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:37,160 me the advantage you have going to the 167 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:40,280 space station to expand the US space 168 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:42,759 force presence and you're a guardian uh 169 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:45,039 how does this all play together for you 170 00:07:42,759 --> 00:07:48,599 yeah you know so inside of the astronaut 171 00:07:45,039 --> 00:07:50,840 Corps we have uh you know several active 172 00:07:48,599 --> 00:07:53,680 duty military members that are assigned 173 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:55,199 to work for NASA and that's a we've got 174 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,639 a long history of that level of 175 00:07:55,199 --> 00:08:00,120 cooperation and so it's great to be able 176 00:07:57,639 --> 00:08:01,800 to to serve not only in the space force 177 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:05,400 but also serve my nation as part of the 178 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:07,759 astronaut Corps um expanding the you 179 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:09,680 know what I think the biggest impact of 180 00:08:07,759 --> 00:08:11,960 me being on this Mission as a guardian 181 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,599 is going to be is just raising awareness 182 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,560 uh there are a lot of things that the 183 00:08:13,599 --> 00:08:18,360 space force does that are instrumental 184 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:20,039 to making human space flight possible 185 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,800 whether that's providing us support to 186 00:08:20,039 --> 00:08:24,759 launch and land or keeping us safe by by 187 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,759 moving us out of the way or warning us 188 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:29,080 of potential 189 00:08:26,759 --> 00:08:30,560 debris okay we'll head over to our phone 190 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,599 Bridge now but if there are any 191 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,959 additional questions in the room please 192 00:08:32,599 --> 00:08:39,039 be sure to get our attention we will 193 00:08:34,959 --> 00:08:39,039 start with Robert Pearlman with collect 194 00:08:40,919 --> 00:08:46,399 space thank you um looking at your the 195 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,600 patches that are representing your 196 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:50,760 mission the crew9 patch is colorful and 197 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:53,160 full symbolism and then you look at the 198 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,240 exposition 72 patch and it's almost the 199 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:59,480 most straightforward patch since 200 00:08:55,240 --> 00:09:01,120 exhibition one did did your did the did 201 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,720 your crew lead the design of both 202 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:06,040 patches and how did 203 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:08,920 that um how did those two come 204 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:11,360 about the crew9 patch of course was 205 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:13,920 designed with inputs from crew 9 this 206 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:17,399 one was designed by Blake dessel who has 207 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:19,720 done a lot of patches for NASA and crude 208 00:09:17,399 --> 00:09:22,120 flights in the past um there's a lot of 209 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:24,480 symbolism in every patch so for the crew 210 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:27,000 n patch we of course have a falcon this 211 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:29,720 is some Synergy between crew 9 and the 212 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,320 Falcon 9 rocket on which we will launch 213 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,440 our destination is the International 214 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,720 Space Station the constellation in the 215 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:38,120 background is Draco as a nod to our 216 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:40,200 Dragon spacecraft and the engines that 217 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:42,600 will take us there uh the colors are 218 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:44,959 also symbolic the red yellow white and 219 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,000 black is actually a nod to the maritime 220 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:48,640 signaling flag for the number nine uh 221 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,360 fun fact and the purple was 222 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:53,160 serendipitous but we happen to have 223 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:56,000 embraced it deeply uh the Expedition 72 224 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:58,640 patch was actually led by Don pedit uh 225 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:00,120 who is already in Star City on his way 226 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,519 to the international space station in 227 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:04,360 September and it really is a nod to the 228 00:10:02,519 --> 00:10:06,120 long-standing history of the space 229 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,360 station which has been human occupied 230 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:10,240 for more than 20 years now but you'll 231 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,680 notice of course the space station looks 232 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,640 quite a bit different than it did in 233 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:15,519 Expedition one and I'm very grateful to 234 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:18,240 be flying with people who actually 235 00:10:15,519 --> 00:10:18,240 helped in its 236 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:22,000 construction okay we'll take our next 237 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:25,079 question on the phone Bridge from Bill 238 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,079 Harwood with CBS 239 00:10:25,560 --> 00:10:31,000 News uh thank thank you very much this 240 00:10:27,839 --> 00:10:32,720 is a question for Nick I think um how is 241 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,160 the only guy there I know of anyway 242 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:37,040 who's who's been through a a rocket 243 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,519 anomaly how closely have you guys been 244 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:42,079 able to follow the Falcon 9 N 245 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:44,200 investigation and how confident are you 246 00:10:42,079 --> 00:10:44,690 uh in in your rocket uh any thoughts you 247 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:45,920 have would be 248 00:10:44,690 --> 00:10:48,639 [Music] 249 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:51,079 appreciated yeah I'm extremely confident 250 00:10:48,639 --> 00:10:52,839 in the the team the approach that 251 00:10:51,079 --> 00:10:54,200 they've taken the the integrated 252 00:10:52,839 --> 00:10:57,000 approach and which NASA has been 253 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:59,360 incorporated into the response and uh am 254 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:02,720 excited to to strap onto the rocket when 255 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:04,760 the team decides it's time to go um yeah 256 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:08,200 we've been integrated we actually were 257 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:10,240 out at at SpaceX and Hawthorne training 258 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,600 uh and it was the day after the the 259 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,360 anomaly and and from the get-go they 260 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,800 they brought us into the conversation 261 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:18,680 and and told us everything that they 262 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:20,959 knew so um it's been a spectacular 263 00:11:18,680 --> 00:11:23,079 response yeah I completely agree we've 264 00:11:20,959 --> 00:11:25,200 been so grateful for the transparency 265 00:11:23,079 --> 00:11:28,320 and the collaborative nature of this as 266 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:31,200 we understand uh what happened and how 267 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:33,000 we move forward we are really confident 268 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,600 and we will go when the crew is ready 269 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:37,399 when the rocket is ready the capsule is 270 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:39,519 ready and the space station is ready for 271 00:11:37,399 --> 00:11:41,360 us okay we'll head back to the phone 272 00:11:39,519 --> 00:11:44,440 Bridge our next question is from 273 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,440 Elizabeth Howell withs 274 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:49,040 space.com thanks everyone for finding 275 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,680 the time um I was curious if you're 276 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,040 going to be doing anything fun for some 277 00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:53,560 of the sports events that happen 278 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,079 especially in the fall and so I was 279 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:56,440 thinking maybe the World Series or if 280 00:11:55,079 --> 00:11:58,120 you're staying that long for the Super 281 00:11:56,440 --> 00:12:01,040 Bowl um what do you what do you folks 282 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:02,800 want to do 283 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,839 we would love to be involved with any 284 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:06,839 and all of the sports events and uh 285 00:12:04,839 --> 00:12:10,120 there's a wonderful public affairs team 286 00:12:06,839 --> 00:12:11,959 at uh at Nasa that I'm sure will uh work 287 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,560 those events for us and and tell us the 288 00:12:11,959 --> 00:12:16,880 best ways that we can contribute but uh 289 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:18,920 celebrating Sports and wonderful events 290 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:20,600 on Earth is a nice way for us to stay 291 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,320 connected for us to have a little bit of 292 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,399 fun uh aboard the International Space 293 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,639 Station so we look forward to uh 294 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:28,880 participating in those sporting events 295 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:31,440 uh as we're able to and as the uh PR 296 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:33,199 team uh assembles that uh that plan 297 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,680 together for 298 00:12:33,199 --> 00:12:39,160 us okay we'll take our next question 299 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:39,160 from Sophie with Cosmic 300 00:12:40,279 --> 00:12:44,040 Chicago good afternoon thank you for 301 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:47,040 taking my call um this question is for 302 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:48,760 Stephanie um several years uh about 14 303 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,480 have passed since your last space flight 304 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:53,760 and I noticed on your bio that you've 305 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:55,639 done a lot of behindth scenes work um 306 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:58,079 prior to different missions a lot of us 307 00:12:55,639 --> 00:13:00,160 don't get to see that work um one of the 308 00:12:58,079 --> 00:13:02,079 panels that you worked on was the as a 309 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:04,920 representative to increased crew size 310 00:13:02,079 --> 00:13:07,240 generic operations panel doesn't have an 311 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,920 acronym as long as far as I know but um 312 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,560 can you tell me a little bit about some 313 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:13,040 of the work that you've done that's 314 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:15,560 informed the current situation on Space 315 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:17,839 Station or what you hope to see um given 316 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:20,639 that right now we have a huge number of 317 00:13:17,839 --> 00:13:22,800 astronauts on station thank you uh thank 318 00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:25,399 you for the question and uh yes as part 319 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:28,440 of my work uh in between missions I 320 00:13:25,399 --> 00:13:31,120 participated in a panel uh as you said 321 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:34,959 called the 7 crew a joint operations 322 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:36,639 panel and at the time uh uh as we were 323 00:13:34,959 --> 00:13:38,600 building the International Space Station 324 00:13:36,639 --> 00:13:40,720 initially starting as a crew of three 325 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:44,639 building up to a crew of six and then 326 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:47,519 having a a team to look at how we would 327 00:13:44,639 --> 00:13:49,160 uh in a stepwise manner uh Institute and 328 00:13:47,519 --> 00:13:51,800 build up the systems that could support 329 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:53,519 seven crew and so all of that work laid 330 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,600 the foundation to our operations for 331 00:13:53,519 --> 00:13:57,079 today as we're able to have seven crew 332 00:13:55,600 --> 00:14:00,320 members aboard the International Space 333 00:13:57,079 --> 00:14:05,160 Station uh as a steady state um uh as a 334 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:07,480 Ste State operation and um so excited 335 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,600 that as part of being able to build the 336 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:12,279 International Space Station now having 337 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:14,759 an opportunity to return and to see it 338 00:14:12,279 --> 00:14:17,480 all assembled and actually to have a 339 00:14:14,759 --> 00:14:19,040 chance to uh visit uh some of the 340 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:21,120 components that I brought up on earlier 341 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:23,800 space flights but to really see that 342 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:26,639 ongoing presence to see how the systems 343 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:28,440 continue to operate and uh in some cases 344 00:14:26,639 --> 00:14:30,759 some of the science experiments also 345 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:33,519 have continued or stopped for a portion 346 00:14:30,759 --> 00:14:36,480 and then reconed really looking forward 347 00:14:33,519 --> 00:14:38,519 to seeing how things are operating now 348 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:40,480 and uh having a chance to experience 349 00:14:38,519 --> 00:14:43,120 that and tell the 350 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:45,920 story okay our next question is from 351 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,920 Douglas with 352 00:14:48,279 --> 00:14:52,959 payload yeah hi can you hear me yes we 353 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:55,639 can hear 354 00:14:52,959 --> 00:14:57,160 you okay great so um my question I think 355 00:14:55,639 --> 00:14:59,079 it was Zena that mentioned that a lot of 356 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:02,959 the science would be studying how their 357 00:14:59,079 --> 00:15:04,519 bodies um uh react to a longer stay in 358 00:15:02,959 --> 00:15:07,320 space I just wondering what the 359 00:15:04,519 --> 00:15:10,120 mentality is going into uh a six Monon 360 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,560 stay on the ISS knowing that your body 361 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:14,000 is going to be undergoing a lot of 362 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:16,160 stress and like you said um kind of 363 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,639 mimicking the aging process uh how do 364 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:20,160 you kind of reconcile that and prepare 365 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:21,079 yourself mentally uh for that aspect of 366 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:24,040 the 367 00:15:21,079 --> 00:15:26,360 mission for me personally it's actually 368 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:29,279 incredibly fulfilling it's such a 369 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:31,480 privilege to fly in space and if what 370 00:15:29,279 --> 00:15:35,440 our bodies are experiencing can then 371 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:37,480 also help us understand uh diseases and 372 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:39,000 different effects uh to compromised 373 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,839 populations on the earth this is 374 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:44,600 incredibly valuable and so for me this 375 00:15:41,839 --> 00:15:45,800 is just a giant privilege of course we 376 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,120 know that our bodies are going to 377 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:50,199 experience changes we do so much to help 378 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:52,399 mitigate and prevent those changes from 379 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:54,399 exercise to support from 380 00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:55,759 nutritionists I think it's fascinating 381 00:15:54,399 --> 00:15:57,680 and I'm really looking forward to 382 00:15:55,759 --> 00:16:00,399 participating in research as both a 383 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,959 scientist and a subject 384 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:03,800 okay we'll take our next next question 385 00:16:01,959 --> 00:16:06,360 here in the room go 386 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:09,079 ahead this can be for whoever wants to 387 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:10,839 answer this um over the last few crew 388 00:16:09,079 --> 00:16:13,040 rotation missions we've seen some really 389 00:16:10,839 --> 00:16:14,880 interesting uh fights at the Apple if 390 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:17,160 you will of how to share what you know 391 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:19,600 the day in life is like on board station 392 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,000 do any of you have anything particular 393 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,040 either in collaboration with some folks 394 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,759 that are currently on station or have 395 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,120 been on station that you're kind of you 396 00:16:24,759 --> 00:16:28,680 know cooking up behind the scenes that 397 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:30,680 you can share with us yes I think we all 398 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:34,000 have different approaches to this which 399 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:35,720 I absolutely love uh on board during our 400 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,839 Expedition we will have crew members who 401 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:40,440 were born in the ' 50s 60s 7s ' 80s and 402 00:16:37,839 --> 00:16:43,519 90s and so we all have a really complex 403 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:46,079 story to tell uh don Pettit our crewmate 404 00:16:43,519 --> 00:16:47,920 launching on soyu uh is an incredible 405 00:16:46,079 --> 00:16:50,120 photographer I'm really looking forward 406 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:52,160 to not only seeing what he produces but 407 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:54,000 learning from him and hoping that I can 408 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:56,040 get even a tiny little bit of his 409 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,000 expertise while we're there and 410 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,680 Stephanie meanwhile really wants to 411 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,680 share the story of house station has 412 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:03,759 evolved since she started participating 413 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,959 in its construction but I'll let other 414 00:17:03,759 --> 00:17:08,679 people uh add how they want to 415 00:17:05,959 --> 00:17:12,240 contribute yes I would as Zena mentioned 416 00:17:08,679 --> 00:17:13,640 like to uh in a way Chronicle uh the 417 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:17,079 Assembly of the International Space 418 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:19,160 Station and uh over uh the period 419 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:22,799 highlight certain components or systems 420 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:24,360 or payloads or uh window facilities that 421 00:17:22,799 --> 00:17:27,160 we have added to the International Space 422 00:17:24,360 --> 00:17:29,760 Station and try to tell the story of 423 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:31,640 perhaps how that uh component blue and 424 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,799 some initial uh information about the 425 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,600 background and then how it's being 426 00:17:32,799 --> 00:17:37,000 operating today I think that that's a 427 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,559 great way to tell the story of the 428 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,919 International Space Station it is a 429 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:43,720 wonderful orbiting laboratory that we 430 00:17:40,919 --> 00:17:45,400 have the honor of working uh with our 431 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,799 colleagues our International colleagues 432 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,480 and doing this International research 433 00:17:47,799 --> 00:17:52,480 and uh it's just one way that we can 434 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:55,039 tell our story and uh bring everyone 435 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,039 along with 436 00:17:55,720 --> 00:18:00,320 us okay we'll take another question here 437 00:17:57,919 --> 00:18:02,840 in the room J Ander ABC News actually 438 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:04,159 for all of you um you know two of you 439 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,159 have been to the space station before 440 00:18:04,159 --> 00:18:08,760 and last week we heard the plans on how 441 00:18:06,159 --> 00:18:10,640 station will be deorbited so is this a 442 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,799 little Bittersweet for you guys going up 443 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,799 to 444 00:18:14,559 --> 00:18:19,360 station you know there's there's a lot 445 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:21,039 of time before we get to 2030 and so I'm 446 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:23,720 looking forward to all the things we're 447 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:28,840 going to accomplish before we get there 448 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:31,039 um it is amazing what you are able to to 449 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:34,799 get involved in over the course of six 450 00:18:31,039 --> 00:18:37,200 or seven months um it it's you just 451 00:18:34,799 --> 00:18:39,280 become part of this machine uh this 452 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:41,799 living breathing laboratory that's up 453 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:43,679 there and you feel the extension on the 454 00:18:41,799 --> 00:18:45,159 ground to the to the hundreds and 455 00:18:43,679 --> 00:18:48,480 thousands of people that are supporting 456 00:18:45,159 --> 00:18:51,000 you day in and day out and and then you 457 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,159 land and you've almost forgotten 458 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,679 everything that you did up there because 459 00:18:52,159 --> 00:18:56,039 you were going so fast and and chasing 460 00:18:54,679 --> 00:18:57,440 that red line and trying to get 461 00:18:56,039 --> 00:19:00,240 everything done that you could possibly 462 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:02,720 do um so I'm excited to grab the Baton 463 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:05,440 again and see what we can 464 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:07,240 accomplish and in that same vein uh 465 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:10,159 having lived through or been part of the 466 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:13,120 space shuttle program and seeing that uh 467 00:19:10,159 --> 00:19:15,080 retire uh of course is Bittersweet uh 468 00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:17,240 and then continuing the International 469 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:19,799 Space Station program again uh with the 470 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:21,320 deorbit vehicle and having uh the 471 00:19:19,799 --> 00:19:22,880 potential end of the International Space 472 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,080 Station program will also be bitter 473 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:27,799 sweet but in ending programs that also 474 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:30,039 means that we're able to extend our work 475 00:19:27,799 --> 00:19:32,640 in other programs so looking forward 476 00:19:30,039 --> 00:19:34,600 then to the research and the uh long 477 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,760 duration missions deep space missions 478 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:39,679 that we will conduct with our lunar 479 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:41,760 missions and and our Mars missions after 480 00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:43,799 that so of course it does mean that 481 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:46,440 we're closing the book so to speak on 482 00:19:43,799 --> 00:19:48,720 one phase but it enables us to do more 483 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:51,360 extensive work in the next 484 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:54,720 phase okay our next question is from 485 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:54,720 David with about space 486 00:19:55,400 --> 00:20:02,400 today good afternoon I'd like just to uh 487 00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:06,000 talked to uh Alex about uh his 488 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:06,880 impression of being possibly trained in 489 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:11,039 a 490 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:16,480 soil and now going to sit in a dragon 491 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:16,480 Space Capsule what is it like to him 492 00:20:31,679 --> 00:20:38,679 I have great impressions uh from dragon 493 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:41,159 and from training and anticipating the 494 00:20:38,679 --> 00:20:41,159 upcoming 495 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:53,080 flight uh of course I had a very long 496 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:58,120 training uh for so flights starting from 497 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:58,120 uh my uh ascan uh program 498 00:21:04,120 --> 00:21:10,480 and uh right now for about a year I had 499 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:13,080 uh training mostly focused on dragon and 500 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,080 a US 501 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:24,120 segment and of course there are um 502 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:28,200 aspects of training that I can compare 503 00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:28,200 between so and dragon 504 00:21:45,279 --> 00:21:51,640 Miss and uh I think it's better to 505 00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:54,960 compare not training on so uh versus 506 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:57,960 training on Dragon but more training for 507 00:21:54,960 --> 00:22:01,640 specific roles like for example on so 508 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:05,360 flight 2 which is right seat um is 509 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:05,360 similar to Mission specialist on 510 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:17,919 Dragon in terms of uh time uh needed for 511 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:19,440 this training and the responsibilities 512 00:22:17,919 --> 00:22:22,440 these two positions they're pretty 513 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,440 similar 514 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,950 [Music] 515 00:22:35,799 --> 00:22:40,360 so the main responsibilities for both 516 00:22:38,279 --> 00:22:44,400 Mission specialist on dragon and flight 517 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:47,039 engineer to on so that uh to provide um 518 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,799 their own safety during the flight uh 519 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:52,360 whether it's a ninal flight or during 520 00:22:48,799 --> 00:22:52,360 ofn normal situations 521 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:05,240 so this is going to be my first mission 522 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:07,320 and I I hope not my last one so I still 523 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:10,840 hope to have an opportunity late in the 524 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:14,039 future to compare uh training and flying 525 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:17,440 flying on soos and 526 00:23:14,039 --> 00:23:19,919 dragon okay my question would be uh 527 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:23,760 going a little bit beyond that is is it 528 00:23:19,919 --> 00:23:26,240 like from being in a soos like a small 529 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:30,440 apartment and now going to a luxury 530 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:30,440 apartment in comparison 531 00:23:34,279 --> 00:23:38,200 I don't have a 532 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:41,000 translation repeat the question can you 533 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,000 repeat the question 534 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:48,120 please true training in in a soos it's 535 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:52,120 that like a a being in a small apartment 536 00:23:48,120 --> 00:23:56,120 and now getting into the dragon which is 537 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:56,120 like a luxury apartment 538 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:22,440 yes that's correct the size of the 539 00:24:20,279 --> 00:24:25,240 vehicles is different so uses smaller 540 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:29,279 and dragon is larger but don't forget 541 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:32,039 that uh so has basically two rooms uh 542 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:34,480 two smaller rooms and dragon has one 543 00:24:32,039 --> 00:24:34,480 larger 544 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:40,200 room okay our next question comes from 545 00:24:37,799 --> 00:24:40,200 Reed 546 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:47,039 kelbach hi thank you for taking the call 547 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,520 first of all just want to wish you all 548 00:24:47,039 --> 00:24:50,919 the best of luck on your upcoming 549 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:54,640 Mission um I have a question for 550 00:24:50,919 --> 00:24:56,320 Stephanie uh we cover a area in Upstate 551 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,159 New York near Albany and that includes 552 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:00,039 your actual Alma monitor of tonic High 553 00:24:58,159 --> 00:25:01,480 School School uh so I was wondering if 554 00:25:00,039 --> 00:25:03,279 there's any message You' like to share 555 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,559 with them and any advice you would like 556 00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:07,840 to give to kids from our area who may 557 00:25:05,559 --> 00:25:11,880 have similar aspirations to One Day end 558 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:13,919 up like you yes I uh very much uh 559 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:17,080 enjoyed my time growing up in western 560 00:25:13,919 --> 00:25:20,240 Mass and uh I miss uh that part of the 561 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:22,760 country it's a beautiful uh area I miss 562 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:25,279 the weather and the snow and the skiing 563 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:28,320 and the change of seasons and um the 564 00:25:25,279 --> 00:25:30,799 wonderful Community that's there uh for 565 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:33,799 for my high school tonic high school and 566 00:25:30,799 --> 00:25:36,640 other uh students in the area it is a 567 00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:39,039 small town and um when I was growing up 568 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:41,399 there were about 40,000 people uh living 569 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:44,279 in a town of Pittsfield Massachusetts 570 00:25:41,399 --> 00:25:47,320 and I'd like to say that um Big Dreams 571 00:25:44,279 --> 00:25:49,559 can come from small places and uh I had 572 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:52,440 great support from my family from my 573 00:25:49,559 --> 00:25:54,360 parents uh for whom uh education was 574 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,559 very important and so I'm very thankful 575 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:59,440 that they were uh encouraging of me 576 00:25:56,559 --> 00:26:01,200 throughout my education and the teachers 577 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:05,279 uh that I had in that Community were 578 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:08,159 also very supportive and instructive and 579 00:26:05,279 --> 00:26:10,279 uh my message is really find your dream 580 00:26:08,159 --> 00:26:13,960 find what you're passionate about pursue 581 00:26:10,279 --> 00:26:15,840 it uh with all that you can and um even 582 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,640 though you might come from a small place 583 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,799 remember that Big Dreams can come from 584 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,399 small 585 00:26:18,799 --> 00:26:23,080 places a great message to end on and 586 00:26:21,399 --> 00:26:24,799 that's all the questions we have for 587 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,640 today thank you all for tuning in thanks 588 00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:28,799 to our crew for being here and answering 589 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,760 the questions you can follow the latest 590 00:26:28,799 --> 00:26:33,080 on crew 9's mission to the International 591 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:35,720 Space Station on nasa.gov commmercial 592 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:37,799 crew and a quick note for our media Don 593 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:40,440 Pettit will be available for live shots 594 00:26:37,799 --> 00:26:42,880 remotely from Star City Russia on August 595 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:44,960 16th and we have more information about 596 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:48,520 that coming soon thanks for joining 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