1 00:00:04,150 --> 00:00:02,249 a Houston station on space to ground 2 00:00:06,039 --> 00:00:04,160 welcome to space to ground your weekly 3 00:00:07,630 --> 00:00:06,049 look at what's happening on board the 4 00:00:10,300 --> 00:00:07,640 International Space Station i'm amita 5 00:00:12,340 --> 00:00:10,310 counter the expedition 40 crew kicked 6 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:12,350 off its work week by servicing one of 7 00:00:15,490 --> 00:00:13,790 the u.s. spacesuits on board 8 00:00:17,620 --> 00:00:15,500 commander Steve Swanson and flight 9 00:00:19,450 --> 00:00:17,630 engineer Reid Wiseman replaced a fan 10 00:00:21,310 --> 00:00:19,460 pump separator that removes moisture 11 00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:21,320 from the suit ventilation loops and 12 00:00:25,750 --> 00:00:23,630 provides oxygen to the crew member to 13 00:00:27,310 --> 00:00:25,760 u.s. spacewalk scheduled for August were 14 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:27,320 postponed until after the upcoming 15 00:00:29,590 --> 00:00:28,250 SpaceX 16 00:00:31,689 --> 00:00:29,600 or mission launches next month 17 00:00:33,729 --> 00:00:31,699 delivering new spacesuit batteries to 18 00:00:35,739 --> 00:00:33,739 the station and speaking of cargo 19 00:00:37,599 --> 00:00:35,749 deliveries the station crew installed a 20 00:00:39,489 --> 00:00:37,609 new science payload that arrived aboard 21 00:00:42,489 --> 00:00:39,499 Europe's automated Transfer Vehicle the 22 00:00:45,250 --> 00:00:42,499 electro magnetic levitator we will have 23 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:45,260 molten spheres of metal alloys that we 24 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:46,850 will float in there and research what 25 00:00:51,369 --> 00:00:49,370 happens to them in all different sorts 26 00:00:53,469 --> 00:00:51,379 of states borrowing a technique 27 00:00:55,329 --> 00:00:53,479 blacksmiths have used for centuries this 28 00:00:57,129 --> 00:00:55,339 research may help industry develop 29 00:00:59,279 --> 00:00:57,139 better materials for use in everyday 30 00:01:01,809 --> 00:00:59,289 products from smartphones to jet engines 31 00:01:03,879 --> 00:01:01,819 research in space is making sea travel 32 00:01:05,679 --> 00:01:03,889 safer for ships around the globe the 33 00:01:07,630 --> 00:01:05,689 latest installment of NASA's benefits 34 00:01:09,910 --> 00:01:07,640 for Humanity series takes us to the high 35 00:01:12,639 --> 00:01:09,920 seas of the frigid Atlantic to learn how 36 00:01:15,310 --> 00:01:12,649 technology developed aboard ISS is being 37 00:01:17,139 --> 00:01:15,320 used to track ships and save lives make 38 00:01:20,050 --> 00:01:17,149 sure to check it out at nasa.gov slash 39 00:01:22,330 --> 00:01:20,060 station benefits this week's social 40 00:01:24,010 --> 00:01:22,340 media question asks what kinds of 41 00:01:26,679 --> 00:01:24,020 cameras are used by the crew to take the 42 00:01:28,899 --> 00:01:26,689 amazing HD photos from orbit well 43 00:01:30,969 --> 00:01:28,909 astronauts aboard the station are using 44 00:01:33,219 --> 00:01:30,979 several off-the-shelf digital SLR 45 00:01:34,810 --> 00:01:33,229 cameras similar to what many aspiring 46 00:01:36,969 --> 00:01:34,820 astronauts photographers here on the 47 00:01:38,740 --> 00:01:36,979 ground use and a host of camera lenses 48 00:01:40,870 --> 00:01:38,750 ranging from an eight millimeter fisheye 49 00:01:42,910 --> 00:01:40,880 to an 800 millimeter lens give the 50 00:01:45,310 --> 00:01:42,920 astronauts more reach and wider angles 51 00:01:46,389 --> 00:01:45,320 to capture those stunning images make 52 00:01:47,739 --> 00:01:46,399 sure to keep sending us your questions