1 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:22,150 congratulations 2 00:00:26,310 --> 00:00:24,790 owen from san francisco says they say 3 00:00:28,310 --> 00:00:26,320 that the sense of smell creates the 4 00:00:30,630 --> 00:00:28,320 strongest memories for a person what 5 00:00:34,150 --> 00:00:30,640 does the iss smell like and what scent 6 00:00:38,630 --> 00:00:36,069 you know the iss we've got a really good 7 00:00:40,470 --> 00:00:38,640 filtering system this air flowing 8 00:00:42,630 --> 00:00:40,480 in fact everything you hear when you're 9 00:00:44,950 --> 00:00:42,640 up here is fans going and air 10 00:00:46,389 --> 00:00:44,960 circulating so we're constantly getting 11 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:46,399 a fresh supply of oxygen we're 12 00:00:49,270 --> 00:00:48,000 constantly getting the carbon dioxide 13 00:00:50,389 --> 00:00:49,280 scrubbed and all the other things 14 00:00:51,510 --> 00:00:50,399 filtered out 15 00:00:53,350 --> 00:00:51,520 so um 16 00:00:55,910 --> 00:00:53,360 it really doesn't smell although when we 17 00:00:57,750 --> 00:00:55,920 first docked uh with the shuttle 18 00:00:59,750 --> 00:00:57,760 there was a noticeable smell but you get 19 00:01:02,389 --> 00:00:59,760 it you get accustomed to it very quickly 20 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:02,399 so i can't tell any anything anymore 21 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:03,840 there's one smell up here that's really 22 00:01:09,190 --> 00:01:06,400 unique though and that is the smell 23 00:01:12,789 --> 00:01:09,200 we just call the smell of space but 24 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:12,799 uh we experience it when 25 00:01:15,830 --> 00:01:14,400 i haven't had a chance to do a spacewalk 26 00:01:18,149 --> 00:01:15,840 yet i'm still waiting and hoping for 27 00:01:19,429 --> 00:01:18,159 that but when other guys did and they 28 00:01:23,030 --> 00:01:19,439 came back in 29 00:01:24,550 --> 00:01:23,040 um after we repressurized and opened up 30 00:01:26,710 --> 00:01:24,560 the volume for them to come back into 31 00:01:30,230 --> 00:01:26,720 the station there's this really 32 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:30,240 really strong metallic smell 33 00:01:35,749 --> 00:01:33,520 and i don't know exactly what it is 34 00:01:38,469 --> 00:01:35,759 something to do with 35 00:01:40,870 --> 00:01:38,479 maybe atomic oxygen interacting with the 36 00:01:43,350 --> 00:01:40,880 suit materials or we're not exactly sure 37 00:01:45,270 --> 00:01:43,360 what it is it's very distinct smell and 38 00:01:46,310 --> 00:01:45,280 it's just it's the smell of space it's 39 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:46,320 really cool 40 00:01:49,590 --> 00:01:48,000 but that's the only smell that's really 41 00:01:51,670 --> 00:01:49,600 strong other than i've noticed up here 42 00:01:52,630 --> 00:01:51,680 other than of course our food you know 43 00:01:54,550 --> 00:01:52,640 has 44 00:01:56,789 --> 00:01:54,560 depending what package you open you know 45 00:02:00,230 --> 00:01:56,799 has a appetizing hopefully 46 00:02:04,069 --> 00:02:00,240 diabetically appetizing smell um 47 00:02:05,270 --> 00:02:04,079 and uh what do i miss on earth i think 48 00:02:06,950 --> 00:02:05,280 i haven't thought of it in terms of 49 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:06,960 smells but you know i'm sure it's going 50 00:02:12,150 --> 00:02:09,360 to be a big deal when i can smell fresh 51 00:02:13,270 --> 00:02:12,160 air outside again and from the smell of 52 00:02:15,350 --> 00:02:13,280 uh 53 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:15,360 you know a pine forest and that kind of