1 00:00:10,790 --> 00:00:06,470 imagine what it would be like if you 2 00:00:13,030 --> 00:00:10,800 left the earth for an entire year 3 00:00:17,269 --> 00:00:13,040 away from your friends your family 4 00:00:19,590 --> 00:00:17,279 everything you love and care about 5 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:19,600 two of earth's bravest are making that 6 00:00:24,950 --> 00:00:22,400 sacrifice right now 7 00:00:27,269 --> 00:00:24,960 they've traveled beyond our atmosphere 8 00:00:30,310 --> 00:00:27,279 for a year-long stay aboard the 9 00:00:32,310 --> 00:00:30,320 international space station 10 00:00:34,229 --> 00:00:32,320 here they'll study the effects of 11 00:00:35,750 --> 00:00:34,239 prolonged weightlessness on the human 12 00:00:38,229 --> 00:00:35,760 body 13 00:00:40,950 --> 00:00:38,239 their discoveries will allow humans to 14 00:00:42,389 --> 00:00:40,960 travel farther into space than ever 15 00:00:44,630 --> 00:00:42,399 before 16 00:00:46,389 --> 00:00:44,640 the conditions are harsh 17 00:00:48,950 --> 00:00:46,399 the risk is great 18 00:00:50,869 --> 00:00:48,960 but the potential payoff 19 00:00:53,350 --> 00:00:50,879 is huge 20 00:00:54,950 --> 00:00:53,360 we could stay on earth but that's not 21 00:00:58,630 --> 00:00:54,960 who we are 22 00:01:01,750 --> 00:00:58,640 we're scientists and we're explorers 23 00:01:05,030 --> 00:01:01,760 we'll always venture into the unknown 24 00:01:06,469 --> 00:01:05,040 and seek to expand our knowledge 25 00:01:09,030 --> 00:01:06,479 one day soon 26 00:01:11,109 --> 00:01:09,040 humans will step foot on mars 27 00:01:13,590 --> 00:01:11,119 and it's the science being conducted 28 00:01:14,630 --> 00:01:13,600 today aboard the international space 29 00:01:17,990 --> 00:01:14,640 station 30 00:01:22,310 --> 00:01:18,000 that will help us get there 31 00:01:24,789 --> 00:01:22,320 we explore the universe because we must 32 00:01:27,350 --> 00:01:24,799 because humankind's future doesn't