1 00:00:15,030 --> 00:00:13,749 good morning it's monday july 8th 2013. 2 00:00:16,790 --> 00:00:15,040 welcome to 3 00:00:18,230 --> 00:00:16,800 houston and this is mission control 4 00:00:19,910 --> 00:00:18,240 houston you're looking at the 5 00:00:22,470 --> 00:00:19,920 international space station flight 6 00:00:24,470 --> 00:00:22,480 control room a wide shot looking over 7 00:00:27,189 --> 00:00:24,480 the top of the consoles of the flight 8 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:27,199 controllers that work around the clock 9 00:00:31,269 --> 00:00:29,519 on three shifts supporting activities 10 00:00:33,910 --> 00:00:31,279 aboard the international space station 11 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:33,920 with their focus on the u.s operating 12 00:00:39,030 --> 00:00:37,360 system of the orbiting complex the team 13 00:00:40,869 --> 00:00:39,040 throughout the day is being led by 14 00:00:43,990 --> 00:00:40,879 veteran flight director 15 00:00:45,830 --> 00:00:44,000 david korth he and his team have been on 16 00:00:48,869 --> 00:00:45,840 console since about seven o'clock this 17 00:00:51,830 --> 00:00:48,879 morning uh he is joined by uh astronaut 18 00:00:54,229 --> 00:00:51,840 megan bankin she uh served on the hubble 19 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:54,239 space telescope uh final servicing 20 00:01:00,630 --> 00:00:57,440 mission as a mission specialist on sts 21 00:01:02,389 --> 00:01:00,640 125 the flight of atlantis she is 22 00:01:04,229 --> 00:01:02,399 serving as the communication link 23 00:01:07,429 --> 00:01:04,239 between this team and the crew aboard 24 00:01:10,230 --> 00:01:07,439 the international space station the iss 25 00:01:11,270 --> 00:01:10,240 or international space station is uh 26 00:01:14,070 --> 00:01:11,280 currently 27 00:01:16,230 --> 00:01:14,080 beginning a northeasterly track 28 00:01:18,789 --> 00:01:16,240 on the dark side of the earth as it 29 00:01:21,429 --> 00:01:18,799 approaches the northeastern coastline 30 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:21,439 skirting the coastline of new zealand on 31 00:01:42,069 --> 00:01:22,240 a 32 00:01:42,950 --> 00:01:42,079 miles per second 33 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:42,960 the 34 00:01:52,950 --> 00:01:50,320 crew which of course is a six-member 35 00:01:55,109 --> 00:01:52,960 crew aboard the complex they are divided 36 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:55,119 and dividing and conquering aboard the 37 00:01:59,429 --> 00:01:56,960 station if you will today 38 00:02:01,270 --> 00:01:59,439 the russian segment uh being housed 39 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:01,280 primarily by the three russian crew 40 00:02:07,109 --> 00:02:03,600 members on board commander pavel 41 00:02:08,389 --> 00:02:07,119 vinogradov alexander misurkin and fyodor 42 00:02:10,309 --> 00:02:08,399 yurchikhin 43 00:02:12,070 --> 00:02:10,319 those three uh primarily focused their 44 00:02:14,869 --> 00:02:12,080 attention in the russian segment of the 45 00:02:16,630 --> 00:02:14,879 station over in the u.s segment are 46 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:16,640 chris cassidy 47 00:02:21,430 --> 00:02:19,280 karen nyberg and luca parmitano 48 00:02:24,309 --> 00:02:21,440 parmitano as representing the european 49 00:02:26,869 --> 00:02:24,319 space agency as a member of the italian 50 00:02:30,869 --> 00:02:26,879 space agency aboard the station it's his 51 00:02:33,350 --> 00:02:30,879 uh first flight he is actually the 209th 52 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:33,360 individual crew member to 53 00:02:37,190 --> 00:02:35,040 live aboard the international space 54 00:02:39,509 --> 00:02:37,200 station 55 00:02:43,110 --> 00:02:39,519 that uh six member crew is split into 56 00:02:46,070 --> 00:02:43,120 two groups uh the 34 soyuz crew pablo 57 00:02:47,270 --> 00:02:46,080 vinogradov alexander mazurkin and chris 58 00:02:50,309 --> 00:02:47,280 cassidy 59 00:02:52,150 --> 00:02:50,319 have been aboard the station now for 102 60 00:02:55,030 --> 00:02:52,160 days since their launch 61 00:02:55,910 --> 00:02:55,040 they launched to the complex back 62 00:02:58,390 --> 00:02:55,920 on 63 00:03:00,149 --> 00:02:58,400 march 28th and they plan to return home 64 00:03:01,670 --> 00:03:00,159 on september 65 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:01,680 11th 66 00:03:06,630 --> 00:03:03,920 the other three crew members are 67 00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:06,640 considered the newest crew members 68 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:09,200 yorchiken parmitano and nyberg 69 00:03:14,949 --> 00:03:13,120 they are in their 41st day in space and 70 00:03:17,509 --> 00:03:14,959 aboard the international space station 71 00:03:20,630 --> 00:03:17,519 having launched on their 35 soyuz 72 00:03:23,350 --> 00:03:20,640 spacecraft back on may 28th 73 00:03:25,830 --> 00:03:23,360 they plan to be aboard the station until 74 00:03:27,430 --> 00:03:25,840 november 10th 75 00:03:28,869 --> 00:03:27,440 several of the crew members 76 00:03:30,869 --> 00:03:28,879 pretty much have been focusing their 77 00:03:32,390 --> 00:03:30,879 attention on 78 00:03:34,229 --> 00:03:32,400 preparations for 79 00:03:35,350 --> 00:03:34,239 a space walk 80 00:03:36,470 --> 00:03:35,360 tuesday 81 00:03:39,030 --> 00:03:36,480 the 82 00:03:41,910 --> 00:03:39,040 crew members have done an extensive 83 00:03:44,869 --> 00:03:41,920 amount of work in 84 00:03:47,670 --> 00:03:44,879 checking out their spacesuits and also 85 00:03:50,309 --> 00:03:47,680 their tools and equipment uh that will 86 00:03:53,350 --> 00:03:50,319 be used for that uh spacewalk that will 87 00:03:54,630 --> 00:03:53,360 be performed by chris cassidy and luca 88 00:03:56,229 --> 00:03:54,640 parmitano 89 00:03:57,509 --> 00:03:56,239 cassidy will be performing his fifth 90 00:04:01,509 --> 00:03:57,519 spacewalk 91 00:04:03,670 --> 00:04:01,519 and parmitano his first 92 00:04:06,470 --> 00:04:03,680 so uh those two crew members with 93 00:04:08,470 --> 00:04:06,480 assistance from karen nyberg and fyodor 94 00:04:09,830 --> 00:04:08,480 yurchikhin have been 95 00:04:11,589 --> 00:04:09,840 working with 96 00:04:15,350 --> 00:04:11,599 primarily focusing their attention in 97 00:04:16,870 --> 00:04:15,360 the u.s airlock quest to prepare for 98 00:04:18,789 --> 00:04:16,880 that spacewalk 99 00:04:21,110 --> 00:04:18,799 which is scheduled to begin tuesday 100 00:04:25,909 --> 00:04:21,120 morning a little after 7 a.m central 8 101 00:04:31,189 --> 00:04:29,189 in and around that activity there is 102 00:04:33,990 --> 00:04:31,199 quite a number of experiment work that's 103 00:04:36,310 --> 00:04:34,000 going on a lot of which can be done 104 00:04:39,510 --> 00:04:36,320 robotically or remotely from the ground 105 00:04:41,749 --> 00:04:39,520 basically a telework type format 106 00:04:43,590 --> 00:04:41,759 for the experimenters on the ground to 107 00:04:46,390 --> 00:04:43,600 watch over experiments 108 00:04:48,469 --> 00:04:46,400 the crew members do get involved 109 00:04:51,189 --> 00:04:48,479 quite a bit in experiment checks 110 00:04:53,590 --> 00:04:51,199 throughout the day and the week as they 111 00:04:56,390 --> 00:04:53,600 perform other duties as assigned aboard 112 00:04:59,189 --> 00:04:56,400 the station as well 113 00:05:01,510 --> 00:04:59,199 so a busy day for the crew as they come 114 00:05:02,870 --> 00:05:01,520 out of the weekend and head into their 115 00:05:05,189 --> 00:05:02,880 monday morning