1 00:00:15,589 --> 00:00:12,870 if i was to go from the space station 2 00:00:19,109 --> 00:00:15,599 then i would want to go out in the space 3 00:00:22,150 --> 00:00:19,119 and suit and want to work on it 4 00:00:26,310 --> 00:00:22,160 i'd like to move around a lot and do 5 00:00:30,870 --> 00:00:28,470 i would first have fun and then i would 6 00:00:32,870 --> 00:00:30,880 go start research on like different like 7 00:00:34,470 --> 00:00:32,880 plants that see how space affects the 8 00:00:36,229 --> 00:00:34,480 plants 9 00:00:37,990 --> 00:00:36,239 i would like to actually go out there 10 00:00:38,869 --> 00:00:38,000 and help hook up and 11 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:38,879 like 12 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:40,000 build it 13 00:00:44,389 --> 00:00:42,320 technically this mission is going to add 14 00:00:46,470 --> 00:00:44,399 the capability to provide more power to 15 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:46,480 the space station to be able to have 16 00:00:49,430 --> 00:00:48,000 more power we have to have more solar 17 00:00:52,150 --> 00:00:49,440 arrays we have to have a place to put 18 00:00:54,229 --> 00:00:52,160 them so extending that central truss 19 00:00:55,670 --> 00:00:54,239 segment out and attaching those solar 20 00:00:57,189 --> 00:00:55,680 arrays will be critical for the future 21 00:00:59,110 --> 00:00:57,199 of the space station 22 00:01:00,869 --> 00:00:59,120 well the s5 truss actually we call it 23 00:01:03,910 --> 00:01:00,879 stubby it's it's a it's a little 24 00:01:06,310 --> 00:01:03,920 structural piece and it uh 25 00:01:08,710 --> 00:01:06,320 it goes on the end of the truss that's 26 00:01:12,070 --> 00:01:08,720 already up there and provides the next 27 00:01:13,590 --> 00:01:12,080 uh structure for attaching the very last 28 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:13,600 piece on the end of the truss which 29 00:01:27,670 --> 00:01:24,550 it's going to be a really exciting space 30 00:01:29,270 --> 00:01:27,680 walk for us we're both highly trained 31 00:01:30,870 --> 00:01:29,280 space walkers and we've both been to 32 00:01:32,950 --> 00:01:30,880 space but neither one of us has actually 33 00:01:35,590 --> 00:01:32,960 done a space walk before so you can 34 00:01:37,830 --> 00:01:35,600 imagine opening the hatch of the airlock 35 00:01:40,469 --> 00:01:37,840 sticking your head out looking down at 36 00:01:42,950 --> 00:01:40,479 the earth below you traveling 25 times 37 00:01:45,910 --> 00:01:42,960 the speed of sound reaching out and 38 00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:45,920 handrail by handrail moving out to the 39 00:01:50,469 --> 00:01:48,240 extreme limit on the starboard side of 40 00:01:53,270 --> 00:01:50,479 the space station i would say i am the 41 00:01:56,469 --> 00:01:53,280 coordinator i will be the person inside 42 00:01:58,469 --> 00:01:56,479 the iv the intravehicular crew member 43 00:02:00,389 --> 00:01:58,479 i'm kind of the quarterback in a way i'm 44 00:02:02,149 --> 00:02:00,399 keeping the big picture i'm keeping 45 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:02,159 track of two different crew members 46 00:02:21,589 --> 00:02:19,270 we're going to be doing a remove and 47 00:02:23,990 --> 00:02:21,599 replacement of an old cmg a control 48 00:02:25,190 --> 00:02:24,000 moment gyro and we're bringing up a new 49 00:02:30,309 --> 00:02:25,200 cmg 50 00:02:31,990 --> 00:02:30,319 attitude control it saves the space 51 00:02:34,790 --> 00:02:32,000 station from having to use fuel they use 52 00:02:36,550 --> 00:02:34,800 the cmgs instead for attitude control 53 00:02:39,270 --> 00:02:36,560 and right now i believe they have three 54 00:02:40,790 --> 00:02:39,280 functioning cmgs which is well capable 55 00:02:42,309 --> 00:02:40,800 of operating on those but obviously we 56 00:02:44,229 --> 00:02:42,319 want the fourth one in case another one 57 00:02:45,910 --> 00:02:44,239 fails or has problems 58 00:02:48,390 --> 00:02:45,920 but i think what's really exciting about 59 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:48,400 the space station program is the station 60 00:02:53,830 --> 00:02:51,280 itself is not only a research platform 61 00:02:55,270 --> 00:02:53,840 it's a technology development platform 62 00:02:57,270 --> 00:02:55,280 all these issues that we face for the 63 00:02:58,869 --> 00:02:57,280 space station are similar issues that 64 00:03:01,030 --> 00:02:58,879 we're going to face on the moon and we 65 00:03:03,030 --> 00:03:01,040 can develop new technologies for 66 00:03:04,869 --> 00:03:03,040 habitability living and working in space 67 00:03:06,949 --> 00:03:04,879 test them out on the space station and