1 00:00:04,710 --> 00:00:03,030 houston station on space to ground 2 00:00:06,309 --> 00:00:04,720 welcome to space to ground your weekly 3 00:00:08,390 --> 00:00:06,319 look at what's happening on board the 4 00:00:10,230 --> 00:00:08,400 iss i'm dan hewitt 5 00:00:12,629 --> 00:00:10,240 two nasa astronauts completed a quick 6 00:00:14,390 --> 00:00:12,639 space walk on wednesday rick mastracchio 7 00:00:16,310 --> 00:00:14,400 and steve swanson ventured outside the 8 00:00:18,230 --> 00:00:16,320 station airlock to replace a backup 9 00:00:20,950 --> 00:00:18,240 computer relay system that failed back 10 00:00:23,029 --> 00:00:20,960 on april 11th the two finished that task 11 00:00:25,670 --> 00:00:23,039 along with one other in only one hour 12 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:25,680 and 36 minutes rick mastracchio now 13 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:28,080 ranks fifth in total spacewalking time 14 00:00:32,150 --> 00:00:30,400 with 53 hours and four minutes 15 00:00:33,990 --> 00:00:32,160 the station residents were also busy 16 00:00:36,549 --> 00:00:34,000 this week unloading cargo from the newly 17 00:00:38,150 --> 00:00:36,559 arrived spacex dragon resupply craft 18 00:00:40,630 --> 00:00:38,160 dragon launched from cape canaveral 19 00:00:42,869 --> 00:00:40,640 florida on friday and arrived at the iss 20 00:00:44,229 --> 00:00:42,879 on sunday vehicle was captured and 21 00:00:46,229 --> 00:00:44,239 attached to the station by commander 22 00:00:47,750 --> 00:00:46,239 koichi rakata and then the crew opened 23 00:00:49,670 --> 00:00:47,760 the hatch on monday and immediately 24 00:00:52,470 --> 00:00:49,680 began unloading the nearly two and a 25 00:00:54,709 --> 00:00:52,480 half tons of cargo inside dragon will 26 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:54,719 remain docked until may 18th when it 27 00:00:58,310 --> 00:00:56,800 will splash down in the pacific one of 28 00:01:00,310 --> 00:00:58,320 the first experiments unloaded from 29 00:01:01,830 --> 00:01:00,320 dragon called t cell activation and 30 00:01:03,510 --> 00:01:01,840 aging is going to be taking a look at 31 00:01:05,270 --> 00:01:03,520 the human immune system the 32 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:05,280 investigation hopes to better understand 33 00:01:08,630 --> 00:01:07,200 the deterioration of immune function 34 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:08,640 that happens to astronauts while they're 35 00:01:13,270 --> 00:01:11,520 in space and aging people here on earth 36 00:01:14,950 --> 00:01:13,280 what we learn may one day help in the 37 00:01:17,350 --> 00:01:14,960 treatment of autoimmune diseases like 38 00:01:19,109 --> 00:01:17,360 arthritis and diabetes and in treating 39 00:01:20,870 --> 00:01:19,119 the natural decline of the immune system 40 00:01:22,550 --> 00:01:20,880 as we age 41 00:01:24,630 --> 00:01:22,560 this week's social media question asks 42 00:01:26,149 --> 00:01:24,640 how do robonaut's legs work well it's a 43 00:01:27,990 --> 00:01:26,159 little tough to describe and even a 44 00:01:30,310 --> 00:01:28,000 little crazy to watch they're better 45 00:01:31,990 --> 00:01:30,320 referred to as climbing legs as newest 46 00:01:34,230 --> 00:01:32,000 additions are tailor-made for getting 47 00:01:35,990 --> 00:01:34,240 around in microgravity they act as a 48 00:01:37,830 --> 00:01:36,000 highly flexible means for the robot to 49 00:01:39,510 --> 00:01:37,840 get around inside the station and to 50 00:01:41,429 --> 00:01:39,520 stay in place when performing different 51 00:01:43,030 --> 00:01:41,439 tasks we're hoping to see robonaut take 52 00:01:45,190 --> 00:01:43,040 its first steps a little bit later this 53 00:01:46,950 --> 00:01:45,200 year make sure to keep sending us your