1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,990 [ Music ] 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:22,000 [ Noise ] 3 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,250 [ Music ] 4 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:33,740 Josh Byerly: We are in Moscow now. We're at the airport actually, 5 00:00:33,750 --> 00:00:36,740 and we're waiting on some other people to show up, 6 00:00:36,750 --> 00:00:39,490 and there's a few more NASA people that flew with us 7 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:42,490 on the flight over here from Washington, and we are just waiting on them, 8 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:45,740 and we will get in the van and head to the hotel here in a few minutes. 9 00:00:45,750 --> 00:00:52,740 So this is what, we are waiting, and alot of people right now-- 10 00:00:52,750 --> 00:00:55,240 so--'Cause you guys are ADCOs, right? 11 00:00:55,250 --> 00:00:56,240 Wallace: Yes, that's right. 12 00:00:56,250 --> 00:00:57,990 Josh Byerly: Attitude Determination and Control Officer. 13 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:58,990 Melissa Wallace: Right. 14 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,490 Josh Byerly: Are you impressed that I actually knew that? 15 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:02,490 Erin Watson: I'm a little bit impressed. Actually. 16 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:04,990 Josh Byerly: Yeah. So tell people what that actually is? 17 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,740 What is it? What do you do? Your station, right, 18 00:01:06,750 --> 00:01:07,990 station flight controllers. 19 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,490 Melissa Wallace: Okay. So we work for the International Space Station. 20 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:11,690 What the Attitude officer does is that we control 21 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:14,490 how the space station is oriented as its orbits around the earth. 22 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:15,590 Josh Byerly: So you get to point the thing. 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:16,990 Melissa Wallace: Exactly right. 24 00:01:17,250 --> 00:01:18,740 Josh Byerly: Is that intimidating? 25 00:01:18,750 --> 00:01:21,740 Melissa Wallace: Sometimes. Well, we have a system that's very redundant, 26 00:01:21,750 --> 00:01:24,490 and some other times it just flies itself, it's like we use 27 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:27,990 gyroscopes and thrusters to maintain the attitude. 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,240 Josh Byerly: So what are you guys doing in Moscow? 29 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,740 Obviously, we're here for the Soyuz landings. What are you doing? 30 00:01:31,750 --> 00:01:34,490 Erin Watson: We're here actually to fly the shuttle. 31 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:35,740 Josh Byerly: To fly the shuttle? 32 00:01:35,750 --> 00:01:39,740 Erin Watson: Yeah. So during the shuttle missions, it gets alot more complex, 33 00:01:39,750 --> 00:01:43,240 because you've added a whole new attitude control system into the mix. 34 00:01:43,250 --> 00:01:44,740 So we went from two to three. 35 00:01:44,750 --> 00:01:45,740 Josh Byerly: Basically, you're putting a big 36 00:01:45,750 --> 00:01:47,740 giant weight on the end of the station. 37 00:01:47,750 --> 00:01:49,490 Erin Watson: Exactly. And so, with all of 38 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:51,740 the changes that happen on a day-to-day basis 39 00:01:51,750 --> 00:01:55,490 on the shuttle missions, we find it's easier to talk face-to-face 40 00:01:55,500 --> 00:01:59,240 with our Russian counterparts, as opposed to working directly over the phone, 41 00:01:59,250 --> 00:02:01,740 or over the loops or through interpreters. 42 00:02:01,750 --> 00:02:02,990 Josh Byerly: 'Cause there's alot of coordination that's going on 43 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,740 between our team in Houston and the team here in Moscow? 44 00:02:05,750 --> 00:02:08,240 Erin Watson: There's alot of coordination. And so, we spend 45 00:02:08,250 --> 00:02:11,240 most of our days going back and forth, making sure that everyone 46 00:02:11,250 --> 00:02:14,990 is on the same page for the attitude plan for everyday, 47 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,240 and when thrusters are allowed and when they are not allowed. 48 00:02:18,250 --> 00:02:21,490 Some events actually cannot use thrusters 49 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:22,740 cause you can damage the spacecraft. 50 00:02:22,750 --> 00:02:24,990 Josh Byerly: Yeah. And of course, we got a Soyuz 51 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,740 undocking during this whole thing too, right? 52 00:02:26,750 --> 00:02:29,990 Erin Watson: And that's a whole new process. 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,490 Something, we've never done before. 54 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:33,990 So we're kind of paving new territory with this one. 55 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,740 Josh Byerly: But we'll do it flawlessly. It's gonna be fine. 56 00:02:35,750 --> 00:02:36,490 Erin Watson: It's gonna be beautiful. 57 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:37,240 Josh Byerly: It's gonna be flawless isn't it? 58 00:02:37,250 --> 00:02:38,250 Melissa Wallace: Make it look easy. 59 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:42,740 Josh Byerly: Alright. Where are we heading? 60 00:02:42,750 --> 00:02:44,990 Mark Bowman: We're going to the ESA office in Moscow. 61 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,490 Josh Byerly: The European Space Agency. 62 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:47,990 Mark Bowman: Correct. 63 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:48,990 Josh Byerly: Usually, this is our landing team meeting, 64 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:49,990 alright, where we talk about-- 65 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,490 Mark Bowman: Right, landing team face to face, 66 00:02:51,500 --> 00:02:52,740 where we get together all the folks that are gonna 67 00:02:52,750 --> 00:02:55,240 go out on the helos, plus those of us supporting here 68 00:02:55,250 --> 00:02:57,990 from Moscow, all get together, tag up, 69 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,240 and discuss what needs to happen and when. 70 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:01,240 Josh Byerly: And usually, we've got this at the 71 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:04,490 NASA office here. But we are guests of ESA today, 72 00:03:04,500 --> 00:03:06,490 'cause they have a big conference room, right? 73 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:08,240 Mark Bowman: They have a big conference room, and they have their own chef. 74 00:03:08,250 --> 00:03:09,490 Josh Byerly: Well, that's nice. 75 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:29,490 [ Muffled speaking ] 76 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:35,240 Mark Bowman: If you happen to land very soon after the spacecraft lands, 77 00:03:35,250 --> 00:03:38,740 you see the little antennae, it's a flashing-light beacon, 78 00:03:38,750 --> 00:03:43,490 and combined UHF/VHF antenna, those have hatches that cover them, 79 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:46,740 and they don't blow off until about 11 minutes after touchdown. 80 00:03:46,750 --> 00:03:49,740 So stay away from the vehicle, because that hatch could come 81 00:03:49,750 --> 00:03:52,490 blowing off, and the antenna will come out. And if you're 82 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:54,490 in the path of it you could get beaned by it. 83 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:57,740 There was an incident couple of times where the video camera 84 00:03:57,750 --> 00:04:01,240 almost got hit by the hatch. So stay clear of the vehicle 85 00:04:01,250 --> 00:04:04,490 until you see the experts going in. 86 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:07,740 [ Pause ] 87 00:04:07,750 --> 00:04:09,990 Josh Byerly: Hey, everybody. It's Day 4 here in Moscow. 88 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,990 It's 7 PM local time on Saturday right now. 89 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,240 You saw our landing team meeting with the NASA personnel 90 00:04:16,250 --> 00:04:19,740 that we had a day before yesterday. You saw all that one went off fine. 91 00:04:19,750 --> 00:04:21,740 We got our safety briefing that we get each time 92 00:04:21,750 --> 00:04:23,490 we come over here about what to do, what not to do, 93 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:26,490 when we get out in the field. Tomorrow morning, at about 7 o'clock, 94 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:29,740 we're gonna leave the hotel and head up to Star City, 95 00:04:29,750 --> 00:04:32,740 which of course is where the cosmonauts and the astronauts train, 96 00:04:32,750 --> 00:04:34,990 whenever they're part of these expeditions. We're gonna meet up 97 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,490 with a few more people up there including the 98 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:40,490 Russian Search and Recovery Forces, and then we will all 99 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:44,490 head out to Chkalovsky Airfield, and then take about a 3-hour flight 100 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:48,740 down to the city of Karaganda. A sort of crash course on how 101 00:04:48,750 --> 00:04:52,490 the Soyuz landings work, there are two different zones in Kazakhstan 102 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:57,240 that the Soyuz can land in. There's a northern zone and a southern zone, 103 00:04:57,250 --> 00:05:00,240 and in each of those zones, there are two different cities 104 00:05:00,250 --> 00:05:03,240 that we focus on. There's sort of a main bigger city 105 00:05:03,250 --> 00:05:05,740 that we fly into that we stay in usually about a day or two, 106 00:05:05,750 --> 00:05:08,490 and then there is a smaller secondary city 107 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:11,490 that is sort of the staging area that we typically fly down 108 00:05:11,500 --> 00:05:13,490 to the night before the landing. And what it does 109 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:16,240 is just put us and the helicopters a bit closer to the 110 00:05:16,250 --> 00:05:18,240 actual landing area itself. Usually it's about a 111 00:05:18,250 --> 00:05:23,740 15-minute flight at most from those cities. So in the northern zone, 112 00:05:23,750 --> 00:05:25,740 you got the main city of Kustanai that we fly into, 113 00:05:25,750 --> 00:05:28,490 and then also the secondary city of Arkalyk, which is the 114 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:31,740 staging city like I talked about. Down in the southern zone, 115 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:35,490 which is where we're going tomorrow, you've got the main city of Karaganda, 116 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:38,240 that that's where we'll actually fly into tomorrow after we leave Moscow, 117 00:05:38,250 --> 00:05:42,240 and then you've got the smaller city of Dzhezkezgan that we will 118 00:05:42,250 --> 00:05:46,490 head down to on the helicopters the night before landing. 119 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:49,490 There is also one more meeting that we have to go that will 120 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:53,740 actually be the meeting with the Search and Recovery Forces themselves. 121 00:05:53,750 --> 00:05:56,240 This is where they sort of say that officially, everybody and 122 00:05:56,250 --> 00:05:59,490 all the equipment is in place, all the different helicopters 123 00:05:59,500 --> 00:06:02,340 are ready to go all the all-terrain vehicles, all the 124 00:06:02,350 --> 00:06:05,240 different medical support personnel are all set. 125 00:06:05,250 --> 00:06:09,740 So that will take place usually the second day that we're down there. 126 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:14,490 So everything is beginning to get busy, things are starting to pick up. 127 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:17,490 This is where the fun stuff starts 'cause we get to 128 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:20,490 start flying tomorrow. So we'll see you guys in the morning. 129 00:06:20,500 --> 00:06:42,990 [ Outdoor sounds, muffled speaking ] 130 00:06:43,000 --> 00:07:05,990 [ Airplane noise ] 131 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,490 Joel Montalbano: About 11,000 tenge, it's about 70 dollars. 132 00:07:09,500 --> 00:07:13,240 So when you go to the ATM and you get confused about the 133 00:07:13,250 --> 00:07:16,990 zeroes, remember, 70 dollars is about 11,000 tenge. 134 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:26,490 [ Vehicle noise, muffled speaking ] 135 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Josh Byerly: Are you looking for UFO's? 136 00:07:28,250 --> 00:07:29,740 [ Laughter ] 137 00:07:29,750 --> 00:07:32,490 Bill Ingalls: Trying to track on a satellite here. 138 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:36,490 Josh Byerly: This is how Bill actually transmits alot of his images back. 139 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:39,490 That's why you get them so fast. If it works. 140 00:07:39,500 --> 00:07:41,490 Bill Ingalls: If it works. 141 00:07:44,250 --> 00:07:46,740 Russian translator: In order for us to identify whether the 142 00:07:46,750 --> 00:07:50,240 landing sites were appropriate for the landing, most aviation, 143 00:07:50,250 --> 00:07:57,490 Energia and other entities conducted, controlled a search 144 00:07:57,500 --> 00:07:59,990 of those landing sites. 145 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,990 Joel Montalbano: And as a team has received their helicopter assignments, 146 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,740 they are prepared and ready to support. 147 00:08:04,750 --> 00:08:17,240 Russian speaker: [ Russian translation ] 148 00:08:17,250 --> 00:08:19,740 Joel Montalbano: The NASA airplane is also ready to go, 149 00:08:19,750 --> 00:08:22,740 and they're ready to return the crew members back... 150 00:08:23,750 --> 00:08:29,490 Russian speaker: [ Russian translation ] 151 00:08:30,500 --> 00:08:31,490 Joel Montalbano: Alright. This meeting that 152 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:33,240 controls the Mission Control Center Houston 153 00:08:33,250 --> 00:08:36,240 and coordinated with the other partner mission controls and all the 154 00:08:36,250 --> 00:08:39,490 mission control centers are ready to support undocking. 155 00:08:39,500 --> 00:08:51,990 Russian speaker: [ Russian translation ] 156 00:08:54,250 --> 00:08:57,490 Josh Byerly: And we're gonna fly down to Dzhezkezgan tonight, and then 157 00:08:57,500 --> 00:08:59,490 tomorrow morning, bright and early, we're going out to the landing. 158 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:00,490 Kirk Shireman: Yes, so-- 159 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:01,990 Josh Byerly: How many of these have you done? 160 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,990 Kirk Shireman: I think this is my fifth landing. 161 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,740 Josh Byerly: It's always an adventure, isn't it? 162 00:09:05,750 --> 00:09:08,240 Kirk Shireman: It really is. Something is different about each one. 163 00:09:08,250 --> 00:09:11,240 The last one in March was a little chilly. 164 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:12,490 Josh Byerly: That's what I heard. 165 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:16,240 Kirk Shireman: The snow was blowing, the wind was very, very strong, 166 00:09:16,250 --> 00:09:21,240 30 knots, and it was--very poor visibility. So this one, 167 00:09:21,250 --> 00:09:23,490 the weather has been outstanding. So I'm--actually, 168 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:26,240 that'll be unusual, so looking forward to it. 169 00:09:26,250 --> 00:09:28,240 Josh Byerly: There's one thing about this landing, is that we're gonna 170 00:09:28,250 --> 00:09:32,240 get some pretty unusual pictures of the space station with the 171 00:09:32,250 --> 00:09:34,240 shuttle actually attached. So how cool is that gonna be? 172 00:09:34,250 --> 00:09:35,740 Kirk Shireman: It's great. You know, we've been waiting for years 173 00:09:35,750 --> 00:09:38,740 to get that opportunity, and we weren't really sure that we would. 174 00:09:38,750 --> 00:09:41,740 We've been studying this dual-docked ops which--well, 175 00:09:41,750 --> 00:09:44,490 that's what we call it, but really, once the Soyuz backed away 176 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:48,240 while the shuttle is still there, and we've studied it 177 00:09:48,250 --> 00:09:50,740 for quite a while, knew that we could do it, just the opportunity 178 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:53,240 didn't present itself. And with all these vehicles coming 179 00:09:53,250 --> 00:09:56,240 and going to ISS, we finally got the chance. 180 00:09:56,250 --> 00:09:59,240 So I'm not gonna avoid seeing these beautiful pictures of a shuttle. 181 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:01,499 Josh Byerly: Is that a 134? That is 134. 182 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:02,249 very important trait when you are over here and trying 183 00:11:02,250 --> 00:11:03,240 Bill Ingalls: That is 134, man. 184 00:11:03,250 --> 00:11:03,749 Josh Byerly: You are supporting the home crowd, aren't you? 185 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:04,749 to speak Russian. Otherwise, you'll never venture out. 186 00:11:04,750 --> 00:11:06,499 Off-camera voice: Gentlemen, would you like a picture? 187 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:06,749 But the kids are in Russian school. So they're like in immersion. 188 00:11:06,750 --> 00:11:11,249 [ Simultaneous Talking ] 189 00:11:11,250 --> 00:11:11,749 They are almost fluent now. 190 00:11:11,750 --> 00:11:12,499 Josh Byerly: Kirk has a gigantic bag. What's in that? 191 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:13,490 Josh Byerly: Adapting like crazy. 192 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:14,499 Mark Polansky: Yeah, yeah. It's embarrassing when 193 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:14,749 Kirk Shireman: What's in this? I could tell you 194 00:11:14,750 --> 00:11:17,240 you're 7-year-old--almost 7-year-old is correcting you. 195 00:11:17,250 --> 00:11:17,499 Josh Byerly: Okay now speak. You happen to ask, "What did you say?" 196 00:11:17,500 --> 00:11:18,749 but I'd have to kill you. 197 00:11:18,750 --> 00:11:19,499 Mark Polansky: And she goes, I can't tell you. I can't help you. 198 00:11:19,500 --> 00:11:21,499 Josh Byerly: So you're staying behind while we go tromp around? 199 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:22,499 Josh Byerly: So how different is doing this over here 200 00:11:22,500 --> 00:11:24,490 Mark Polansky: I am. I'm gonna stay here at the 201 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:24,499 lovely Cosmonaut Hotel in Karaganda by the sea. 202 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:26,749 than being a commander of a shuttle, an astronaut-- 203 00:11:26,750 --> 00:11:27,999 Josh Byerly: It's a nice hotel. 204 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:28,749 Mark Polansky: Oh goodness gracious--I mean, totally different. 205 00:11:28,750 --> 00:11:29,499 Mark Polansky: It's a beautiful hotel. 206 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:29,749 I'm really enjoying it. I know people think that all astronauts 207 00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:30,740 Josh Byerly: They have good food. 208 00:11:30,750 --> 00:11:32,240 Mark Polansky: They've got great food here. 209 00:11:32,250 --> 00:11:34,490 Josh Byerly: So how long have you been the DOR now? 210 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:34,499 Mark Polansky: Since January of 2011. 211 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:36,499 wanna do is fly all the time, which maybe for some is true. 212 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:37,249 Josh Byerly: Has it been over a year already? 213 00:11:37,250 --> 00:11:38,499 But I mean, I enjoy a change of pace, and it's really a 214 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:40,490 Mark Polansky: That is--I'm sorry. How long? 215 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:41,249 Josh Byerly: A year? Is that a year? It's a year! 216 00:11:41,250 --> 00:11:42,499 great environment for the family, and it's special to go 217 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:43,740 Mark Polansky: Yeah, it's been over a year. 218 00:11:43,750 --> 00:11:43,999 It's been almost year and a half. 219 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:44,749 ahead and do this, and it's really alot of fun to go 220 00:11:44,750 --> 00:11:45,740 Josh Byerly: Are you enjoying it? 221 00:11:45,750 --> 00:11:46,499 Mark Polansky: Yeah, having a really good time. 222 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:46,749 ahead and watch all the astronauts that are coming out 223 00:11:46,750 --> 00:11:48,490 Josh Byerly: So you're speaking Russian 224 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:49,740 pretty fluently now, aren't you? 225 00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:50,249 Mark Polansky: Uhhh...nyet. But the kids are. 226 00:11:50,250 --> 00:11:53,240 for training as they go through their flows to get them 227 00:11:53,250 --> 00:11:53,749 out the door, to get them down to Baikonur and watch 228 00:11:53,750 --> 00:11:54,740 Josh Byerly: Yes. 229 00:11:54,750 --> 00:11:54,749 Mark Polansky: The kids are really doing well. 230 00:11:54,750 --> 00:11:56,249 them launch, to watch them when they come back after 231 00:11:56,250 --> 00:11:59,490 Like I kinda get by and practice a little bit. 232 00:11:59,500 --> 00:11:01,490 I'm not afraid to making a fool of myself, which is a 233 00:11:56,500 --> 00:11:58,740 their landings, and it's a really rewarding thing. 234 00:11:58,750 --> 00:12:02,490 And you especially--you know, in the office, it's always 235 00:12:02,500 --> 00:12:05,490 been the case where kind of--you're used to seeing a certain 236 00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:08,490 group of astronauts because of how your jobs all line up. 237 00:12:08,500 --> 00:12:11,490 And so, there's a whole other group of astronauts 238 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:15,240 that you barely see. And so, now I'm seeing alot 239 00:12:15,250 --> 00:12:17,240 of the folks that I normally wouldn't see that much of 240 00:12:17,250 --> 00:12:20,240 as they go through the station flow, and so, I get 241 00:12:20,250 --> 00:12:22,490 to spend more time with them. So it's been really alot of fun. 242 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:23,490 Josh Byerly: 'Cause the training flow is like, what, 243 00:12:23,500 --> 00:12:24,740 2 years? It's about two years. 244 00:12:24,750 --> 00:12:26,740 Mark Polansky: Yeah, pretty close to doing that, between 245 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:29,240 when they start their language training for immersion, 246 00:12:29,250 --> 00:12:31,490 and they start coming 'cause there's alot of travel, 247 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:34,490 especially for those that are going through as left-seaters 248 00:12:34,500 --> 00:12:36,490 in the Soyuz 'cause there's so much more additional training 249 00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:39,490 to get them ready to fly the vehicle. So some of them 250 00:12:39,500 --> 00:12:41,490 have spent a long, long time out in Russia. 250 Translator: This is a heavy helicopter, and it's going 251 00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:08,240 to be under high temperature. So they ask you not 252 00:13:08,250 --> 00:13:11,490 to move during the take off and landing. 253 00:13:11,500 --> 00:13:14,740 [ Russian speaker ] 254 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:15,740 Translator: If there are any issues please 255 00:13:15,750 --> 00:13:17,490 talk to the crew, we'll get them resolved. 256 00:13:17,500 --> 00:13:20,490 [ Russian speaker ] 257 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:22,240 Translator: And please do not get off the vehicle 258 00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:23,740 until everything is off. 259 00:13:23,750 --> 00:13:26,490 [ Russian speaker ] 260 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:27,990 Translator: Have a nice flight. 261 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:32,990 [ Russian speaker ] 262 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:40,490 [ Laughter ] 263 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:44,240 Translator: This aircraft is equipped with two emergency exits. 264 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,240 Josh Byerly: One thing you have to have 265 00:13:47,250 --> 00:13:49,240 on these aircraft is hearing protection. 266 00:13:49,250 --> 00:14:09,990 [ Helicopters whirring ] 267 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:11,740 Josh Byerly: So there is our ride for today. 268 00:14:11,750 --> 00:14:13,740 This is the Russian Mi-8 helicopter. 269 00:14:13,750 --> 00:14:17,740 There's gonna be I think 12 supporting the landing today. 270 00:14:17,750 --> 00:14:21,240 Usually, it's about I think anywhere between 6 and 11 of us 271 00:14:21,250 --> 00:14:24,240 that ride in these choppers out to the landing site. 272 00:14:24,250 --> 00:14:29,240 But of course, we came down last night down to the city of Dzhezkezgan. 273 00:14:29,250 --> 00:14:31,490 We spent a very short night here. Everybody got up at about 274 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:37,490 4:30 or 5 o'clock this morning, and part of our team went ahead 275 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:42,490 and went down to the ballistic sites which is where the capsule 276 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:44,740 would land if it comes in a bit steeper than normally planned. 277 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:46,490 So, they went ahead and left, and that's actually who's 278 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:51,490 leaving right now over there. So they're gonna take off, 279 00:14:51,500 --> 00:14:54,490 and then we're gonna be airborne usually around the time 280 00:14:54,500 --> 00:14:58,490 that we get a confirmation that the deorbit burn has taken place. 281 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:02,240 So everything is pretty much ready to go. It's actually 282 00:15:02,250 --> 00:15:06,990 a nice day out here. It can get pretty cold out here in Kazakhstan. 283 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,740 But today, I think it's supposed to be in the 70's, 284 00:15:08,750 --> 00:15:12,240 and everything is...and everything is all set. 285 00:15:12,250 --> 00:15:15,740 Josh Byerly: Alright, Steve Hart, you are Cady's flight surgeon. 286 00:15:15,750 --> 00:15:16,990 Steve Hart: So they say. 287 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,240 Josh Byerly: Exactly how many pounds 288 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:19,490 of supplies are you having to carry? 289 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:21,490 Steve Hart: I try not to think about it. 290 00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:24,740 It's probably--it's probably about 35. 291 00:15:24,750 --> 00:15:27,240 Josh Byerly: Now, talk a little bit what exactly you guys 292 00:15:27,250 --> 00:15:28,490 will do once the landing takes place? You go out there 293 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:31,490 and you check the crews to mke sure they're feeling okay. 294 00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:36,240 Steve Hart: Yeah. Ideally, our job is Maytag repair-mannish 295 00:15:36,250 --> 00:15:39,240 in that we, you know, we're able to just stand back 296 00:15:39,250 --> 00:15:42,240 and observe the crew member. The Russians are very thorough 297 00:15:42,250 --> 00:15:44,490 in what they do as far as immediately taking care of folks, 298 00:15:44,500 --> 00:15:49,740 monitoring blood pressure and pulses and such, and I'm happy 299 00:15:49,750 --> 00:15:52,490 if I can just stand back and eyeball my crew member 300 00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:57,490 and see that she's doing well. And if I need to get involved 301 00:15:57,500 --> 00:15:59,490 --I mean, typically, that doesn't happen until we get into 302 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:02,240 the tent, 'cause that's when the time when the suit comes 303 00:16:02,250 --> 00:16:05,490 off and we're able to do a more thorough assessment, 304 00:16:05,500 --> 00:16:11,740 and if we need to use medications, usually injections of 305 00:16:11,750 --> 00:16:14,740 Phenergan, medications like that for anti-nausea, or 306 00:16:14,750 --> 00:16:17,490 if it gets more--it's more involved then we end up 307 00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:22,490 having to put in the IVs for fluid support. And in general, 308 00:16:22,500 --> 00:16:25,490 that's--you know, if it's been a safe nominal landing, 309 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:27,990 that's how we're up against. 310 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,740 Josh Byerly: How hard is it actually to diagnose a patient 311 00:16:29,750 --> 00:16:31,740 that's actually up in space? I mean you can't actually, 312 00:16:31,750 --> 00:16:34,240 you know, see them, touch them, you know, like a 313 00:16:34,250 --> 00:16:36,490 normal doctor would. So what kind of challenge is that? 314 00:16:36,500 --> 00:16:40,240 Steve Hart: It's very difficult in the ways that doctors 315 00:16:40,250 --> 00:16:43,990 usually trained. I was educated as a neurologist, and 316 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,240 that's the field where there's a whole lot of hands on 317 00:16:46,250 --> 00:16:50,240 and alot of information you get from talking to the 318 00:16:50,250 --> 00:16:53,740 patient in the form of history is helpful. For our 319 00:16:53,750 --> 00:16:57,740 crew members, usually, we're limited to emails 320 00:16:57,750 --> 00:17:00,490 three times a day at best, and then if we're lucky, 321 00:17:00,500 --> 00:17:04,490 we get phone calls on the cell phone if there's 322 00:17:04,500 --> 00:17:07,240 something going on. As far as being able to lay hands 323 00:17:07,250 --> 00:17:11,490 on it, we rely on other crew members on board to tell us 324 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:14,490 what they feel or see, and I've spent alot of time 325 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:17,490 looking at images, and there's quite a bit of imagery 326 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:20,490 coming down from on board. So, there is high resolution, 327 00:17:20,500 --> 00:17:22,490 high definition imagery. So they will get in there 328 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:25,490 and see things and ask crew members later on about, 329 00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:29,740 you know, bruised finger, or you know, scratch here, 330 00:17:29,750 --> 00:17:30,740 or something like that. 331 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,740 Usually they have forgotten how it even happened. 332 00:17:32,750 --> 00:17:34,490 Josh Byerly: Now one thing I think people don't realize, 333 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:36,490 that you're carrying a very important document, 334 00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:37,740 which is Cady's passport, right? 335 00:17:37,750 --> 00:17:42,740 Steve Hart: Yes I am. You can't--don't leave home without it. 336 00:17:42,750 --> 00:17:44,990 She obviously didn't need that. 337 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,740 Josh Byerly: Technically, it's an entry into the country, 338 00:17:47,750 --> 00:17:49,490 so they've actually gotta do customs paperwork. 339 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:50,490 Steve Hart: An exit form. 340 00:17:50,500 --> 00:17:51,740 Josh Byerly: Yeah, exactly. Exactly. 341 00:17:53,250 --> 00:17:54,490 Josh Byerly: So tell me, how many cameras do you actually carry? 342 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:56,490 Bill Ingalls: Two. I take two cameras. 343 00:17:56,500 --> 00:17:57,990 Josh Byerly: That's it? 344 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,490 Bill Ingalls: I got two arms man. That's it. 345 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:01,490 Josh Byerly: But how many--I mean you take alot for launch though. 346 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:02,740 'Cause you've got the remotes-- 347 00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:06,240 Bill Ingalls: We take alot for launch. Yeah. Our remotes are on the pad. 348 00:18:06,250 --> 00:18:07,740 Josh Byerly: So how many of these have you done? 349 00:18:07,750 --> 00:18:09,490 Bill Ingalls: I don't know. 350 00:18:09,500 --> 00:18:11,490 Josh Byerly: More than you can count? 351 00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:14,490 Bill Ingalls: I think every American landing except for one perhaps. 352 00:18:14,500 --> 00:18:16,740 Josh Byerly: I think alot of people don't realize that, you know, 353 00:18:16,750 --> 00:18:19,490 you don't simply just point the camera out of the window 354 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:21,240 and take the shot that you guys--'cause you're on the 355 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:24,490 media helicopter with the Associated Press, Reuters, 356 00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:27,740 whoever else comes out to here--and they actually open up 357 00:18:27,750 --> 00:18:31,240 the door for you guys, and strap you in, and you literally-- 358 00:18:31,250 --> 00:18:33,740 basically, you've already got your harness. There you go. 359 00:18:33,750 --> 00:18:34,740 Bill Ingalls: Harnessed up. Ready to go. 360 00:18:34,750 --> 00:18:36,490 Josh Byerly: You actually lean out and take a picture, right? 361 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:37,740 Bill Ingalls: Yeah, just a little bit. 362 00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:39,740 Josh Byerly: How do you keep it still? I mean, seriously. 363 00:18:39,750 --> 00:18:43,740 Bill Ingalls: Just a high shutter speed and stabilizer, 364 00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:45,740 and a little bit of praying. 365 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:48,490 Josh Byerly: And once it lands, your job is not done 'cause 366 00:18:48,500 --> 00:18:49,740 you still have to take a ton of pictures with the crew 367 00:18:49,750 --> 00:18:50,990 and the capsule and the-- 368 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,490 Bill Ingalls: If we're lucky, we'll get on the ground 369 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:54,990 before the crew has come out, and we can get over 370 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,990 to the capsule and get some shots of them opening 371 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,740 the hatch doors, and each crew member coming out, 372 00:18:59,750 --> 00:19:03,240 then hopefully--I mean, a beautiful day like today, 373 00:19:03,250 --> 00:19:04,990 they won't be in a hurry to get inside the tent 374 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,990 and we imagine they will enjoy it outside, so-- 375 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:07,990 Josh Byerly: Unlike last time. 376 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:08,990 Bill Ingalls: Unlike last time. 377 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:09,990 Josh Byerly: Blowing freezing snow. 378 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:10,999 Bill Ingalls: Snow was going like this... 379 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:11,990 Josh Byerly: Sideways. 380 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,240 Bill Ingalls: Sideways. So--and the first thing I saw last time 381 00:19:14,250 --> 00:19:16,490 I got off the helicopter were snowmobiles going by me. 382 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:17,740 Josh Byerly: It's always a bad sign. 383 00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:19,490 Bill Ingalls: This is interesting, yeah. So anyway, 384 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:21,490 hopefully today, they will sit on the ground and the 385 00:19:21,500 --> 00:19:24,240 chairs a little bit and then get some shots there, 386 00:19:24,250 --> 00:19:26,240 and then carrying them into the medical tent where they 387 00:19:26,250 --> 00:19:30,490 get their Sokol suits taken off--and--or flight suits taken off. 388 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:33,740 Then hopefully, we'll start sending some pictures right away. 389 00:19:33,750 --> 00:19:34,249 Josh Byerly: And then, you actually have to write the captions. 390 00:19:34,250 --> 00:19:36,990 Get everything transmitted. 391 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,490 Bill Ingalls: Yeah, I got those kinda in the bag. I'll just 392 00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:41,240 modify them a little bit to put the pictures up. 393 00:19:41,250 --> 00:19:42,990 Josh Byerly: As long as there's no surprises if some random 394 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,740 crew member comes home or something. 395 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:45,740 Bill Ingalls: Great. 396 00:19:45,750 --> 00:19:46,740 Josh Byerly: Change the name. 397 00:19:46,750 --> 00:19:47,740 Bill Ingalls: Exactly. 398 00:19:47,750 --> 00:21:42,240 [ Helicopters whirring, muffled talking ] 399 00:21:42,250 --> 00:21:45,490 Josh Byerly: So this is what it looks like right after Soyuz lands. 400 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:47,490 You got a ton of stuff going on. That's the medical tent 401 00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:50,490 right there that they've set up probably 110 yards or so 402 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:53,490 right from where the Soyuz landed. The team here is already 403 00:21:53,500 --> 00:21:57,240 starting to gather up this just huge parachute 404 00:21:57,250 --> 00:22:01,240 that's on the ground. And then, there's the Soyuz. 405 00:22:01,250 --> 00:22:03,740 The guys are still working on getting the hatch open. 406 00:22:03,750 --> 00:22:05,240 They're up there taking some pictures of the crew which 407 00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:08,240 is still inside. One thing we always try to look at is 408 00:22:08,250 --> 00:22:12,490 exactly how far the Soyuz has bounced. And as you can see, 409 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:16,240 it hasn't really that much. And it's also upright. 410 00:22:16,250 --> 00:22:20,490 So what I have to do now is actually call in to Houston 411 00:22:20,500 --> 00:22:25,490 and give kind of a live report on how things look here. 412 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:29,490 Rob Navias: Josh, it looks like a gorgeous day out there. 413 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:34,240 Josh Byerly: You actually could not ask for a better weather, 414 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:37,240 better operations. I mean, this has just been fairly easy 415 00:22:37,250 --> 00:22:40,240 from beginning to end. I mean, the weather is probably 416 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:43,490 in the upper 70's right now, you can see they are taking the 417 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:46,740 commander out right now. They just got him out of the capsule. 418 00:22:46,750 --> 00:22:48,490 You also notice the capsule is actually upright. 419 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:57,490 [ Muffled talking ] 420 00:22:57,500 --> 00:23:01,490 Cady Coleman: Mmmm. Beautiful. I haven't smelled anything in a while. 421 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:13,240 [ Muffled talking ] 422 00:23:13,250 --> 00:23:14,740 Josh Byerly: They're moving the crew into the medical tent now. 423 00:23:14,750 --> 00:23:17,490 They were there for probably 15 minutes. We're moving 424 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:19,490 pretty quick today. So we'll go in there and get the 425 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:21,740 launch suits off, put their flight suits on, and then 426 00:23:21,750 --> 00:23:24,490 everybody is gonna start getting in the helicopter, and 427 00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:28,490 we're gonna head back to Karaganda. And that's how you do that. 428 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:31,490 Off-camera voice: The thing almost crawled up my boot. 429 00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:39,990 [ Helicopter whirring ] 430 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:44,240 [ Festive music ] 431 00:23:44,250 --> 00:23:59,240 [ Foreign Language ] 432 00:23:59,250 --> 00:24:00,740 Stephanie Stoll: Welcome back to Moscow, Josh. 433 00:24:00,750 --> 00:24:01,990 Josh Byerly: Thank you. It's been a long day. 434 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:06,240 This is Alexei Kuptsov, our videographer. Good? 435 00:24:06,250 --> 00:24:09,740 Alexei Kuptsov: [ Foreign Language ] 436 00:24:09,750 --> 00:24:12,740 [ Laughter ] 437 00:24:12,750 --> 00:24:14,740 Josh Byerly: So you guys, you have to take the tapes now that we-- 438 00:24:14,750 --> 00:24:16,490 Stephanie Stoll: Actually, we're not shooting on tapes. 439 00:24:16,500 --> 00:24:20,240 We're shooting on digital now. We are at Chkalovsky Airfield, 440 00:24:20,250 --> 00:24:25,240 just about an hour North East of Moscow, where alot of the 441 00:24:25,250 --> 00:24:29,240 NASA and Russian Soyuz landing group have returned from the 442 00:24:29,250 --> 00:24:33,490 city of Karaganda where they landed--oh, actually, where they 443 00:24:33,500 --> 00:24:37,240 flew into after the Soyuz landed. It was about a 3-hour flight 444 00:24:37,250 --> 00:24:40,740 from Karaganda back here, and what we're gonna be doing in a 445 00:24:40,750 --> 00:24:45,240 little while is transmitting some of the video that Alexei 446 00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:50,740 shot in Karaganda of the welcome ceremony of the Expedition 27 crew. 447 00:24:50,750 --> 00:24:55,740 And we did some interviews with them as well, and we don't uplink 448 00:24:55,750 --> 00:24:59,740 from Karaganda, but what we're gonna do is get that to a point as 449 00:24:59,750 --> 00:25:03,240 close as we can here in Moscow and send that out to NASA TV so 450 00:25:03,250 --> 00:25:05,740 we can share that with people as quickly as we can 451 00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:08,240 and welcome our crew back home. 452 00:25:08,250 --> 00:25:11,490 Josh Byerly: And they can watch it in the video file. 453 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:12,490 Stephanie Stoll: The NASA TV video file. 454 00:25:12,500 --> 00:25:13,740 Josh Byerly: Which we love oh so much. 455 00:25:13,750 --> 00:25:15,740 Stephanie Stoll: Yes we do. You can watch it on 456 00:25:15,750 --> 00:25:20,490 NASA TV or at www.nasa.gov/ntv. 457 00:25:20,500 --> 00:25:21,990 Josh Byerly: Hey you could be a commentator. 458 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:22,990 Stephanie Stoll: I could. 459 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:23,990 Josh Byerly: You could. 460 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,740 Stephanie Stoll: Except for the hair. 461 00:25:26,750 --> 00:25:29,990 Josh Byerly: You know, every time that you come over here and you 462 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,490 get to work one of these Soyuz landings or one of the launches, 463 00:25:32,500 --> 00:25:36,490 they are all different. They all have different personalities, 464 00:25:36,500 --> 00:25:40,490 they all have different challenges, they all have different memories. 465 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:45,490 But the one thing that I think is the common thread through all of it is 466 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:49,490 that each of us that get to come out here and participate in this, it's a 467 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:54,490 high honor for us to be able to do that. It is completely different 468 00:25:54,500 --> 00:25:57,490 from the space shuttle, and totally different than the work that we do 469 00:25:57,500 --> 00:26:02,490 on the shuttle and with those crews. You're a long way from home, 470 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:08,240 the hours are long, the work is extremely hard, you're really tired 471 00:26:08,250 --> 00:26:12,240 at the end of the day. But whenever you step back and you look at it 472 00:26:12,250 --> 00:26:16,240 and you realize that, you know, you are one of the small--part of a 473 00:26:16,250 --> 00:26:22,240 small group of people that gets to come over here and help take care 474 00:26:22,250 --> 00:26:27,490 of this for NASA, and to also work with the Russians, and also our 475 00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:32,490 other international partners, with the Europeans and Japanese, you know, 476 00:26:32,500 --> 00:26:37,490 you realize that you're doing something that you probably never thought 477 00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:40,240 that you'd be able to do whenever you were growing up. Not everybody 478 00:26:40,250 --> 00:26:45,240 gets to do this. And to be able to be a part of that team is something 479 00:26:45,250 --> 00:26:51,490 that is pretty remarkable. You know, you getting to go up close to this 480 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:56,490 small capsule that's all charred and has just returned from space, and you 481 00:26:56,500 --> 00:26:59,490 realize it was just docked with the International Space Station just, 482 00:26:59,500 --> 00:27:00,240 you know, a few hours ago, and you get to see the crew as they get out, 483 00:27:00,250 --> 00:27:07,240 and they haven't been on Earth for five or six months, and you get to be 484 00:27:07,250 --> 00:27:12,490 sort of part of the welcoming party that gets to bring them back home. 485 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:15,990 And I think that it is something that each of us that gets to come over