1 00:00:04,789 --> 00:00:02,950 houston station on space to ground 2 00:00:06,309 --> 00:00:04,799 welcome to space to ground your weekly 3 00:00:07,990 --> 00:00:06,319 look at what's happening on board the 4 00:00:10,870 --> 00:00:08,000 international space station i'm dan 5 00:00:12,789 --> 00:00:10,880 hewitt spacex is flying high this week 6 00:00:15,030 --> 00:00:12,799 as they launched their sixth resupply 7 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:15,040 mission to the station the dragon 8 00:00:18,950 --> 00:00:16,960 spacecraft took off from cape canaveral 9 00:00:20,950 --> 00:00:18,960 on tuesday packed with more than two 10 00:00:23,109 --> 00:00:20,960 tons of equipment and supplies the 11 00:00:24,630 --> 00:00:23,119 vehicle arrived at the station on friday 12 00:00:26,150 --> 00:00:24,640 where it was captured by the station's 13 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:26,160 robotic arm 14 00:00:30,070 --> 00:00:27,920 one of the new studies packed away 15 00:00:33,030 --> 00:00:30,080 inside dragon is making new strides to 16 00:00:35,430 --> 00:00:33,040 keep bones healthy and strong osteo 4 17 00:00:37,750 --> 00:00:35,440 studies osteocytes the most abundant 18 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:37,760 cells in the human skeleton to see how 19 00:00:42,229 --> 00:00:40,000 they respond to mechanical forces think 20 00:00:44,069 --> 00:00:42,239 weight lifting when these cells sense 21 00:00:46,790 --> 00:00:44,079 force they can trigger biological 22 00:00:48,389 --> 00:00:46,800 responses signaling other cells to make 23 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:48,399 or remove bone 24 00:00:52,549 --> 00:00:50,160 researching this could help preserve 25 00:00:55,110 --> 00:00:52,559 bone health for space fliers and assist 26 00:00:57,110 --> 00:00:55,120 people on earth affected by osteoporosis 27 00:00:59,110 --> 00:00:57,120 or even bone fractures 28 00:01:00,709 --> 00:00:59,120 dragon also made a special delivery 29 00:01:02,869 --> 00:01:00,719 that's going to make life a little more 30 00:01:05,189 --> 00:01:02,879 enjoyable for the astronauts 31 00:01:07,270 --> 00:01:05,199 the is espresso machine will allow the 32 00:01:09,910 --> 00:01:07,280 station residents to make fresh coffee 33 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:09,920 tea and other hot beverages and they'll 34 00:01:13,670 --> 00:01:11,520 enjoy those drinks and specially 35 00:01:17,190 --> 00:01:13,680 designed space cups invented with the 36 00:01:19,270 --> 00:01:17,200 help of nasa astronaut don pettit 37 00:01:21,590 --> 00:01:19,280 and the more water i drink the more 38 00:01:24,710 --> 00:01:21,600 water that gets conducted up this open 39 00:01:27,350 --> 00:01:24,720 channel and parks itself near the lip 40 00:01:29,270 --> 00:01:27,360 twitter user at abe hutton wants to know 41 00:01:31,670 --> 00:01:29,280 what happens to the wastewater on the 42 00:01:33,670 --> 00:01:31,680 station well remember that coffee we 43 00:01:35,670 --> 00:01:33,680 were just talking about 44 00:01:37,990 --> 00:01:35,680 here onboard the iss we turned 45 00:01:38,950 --> 00:01:38,000 yesterday's coffee into tomorrow's 46 00:01:41,190 --> 00:01:38,960 coffee 47 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:41,200 the station has one of the most complex 48 00:01:45,830 --> 00:01:43,680 water recycling systems ever designed 49 00:01:48,870 --> 00:01:45,840 able to collect and reuse a majority of 50 00:01:51,510 --> 00:01:48,880 waste water including sweat condensation 51 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:51,520 and urine this incredible technology 52 00:01:55,270 --> 00:01:53,040 will be vital for missions to 53 00:01:57,109 --> 00:01:55,280 destinations like mars and is even 54 00:01:58,389 --> 00:01:57,119 helping to get clean drinking water to 55 00:02:00,149 --> 00:01:58,399 people on earth 56 00:02:02,389 --> 00:02:00,159 make sure to keep sending your questions