1 00:00:05,900 --> 00:00:04,519 welcome to space to earth 2 00:00:07,730 --> 00:00:05,910 celebrating hispanic heritage month i 3 00:00:08,930 --> 00:00:07,740 invite you aboard the space station 4 00:00:14,660 --> 00:00:12,530 i am alma stephany tatiana the robots on 5 00:00:17,390 --> 00:00:14,670 the station are testing 6 00:00:20,210 --> 00:00:17,400 new technologies that could one day send 7 00:00:23,300 --> 00:00:20,220 more advanced robots to repair satellites 8 00:00:25,820 --> 00:00:23,310 in space this week continued the 9 00:00:28,970 --> 00:00:25,830 robotic refueling mission 10 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:28,980 which uses a 11 00:00:34,549 --> 00:00:31,890 two-armed mechanical device from the station and 12 00:00:37,250 --> 00:00:34,559 amador dexter to show how 13 00:00:40,459 --> 00:00:37,260 robots in the future could repair and 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:40,469 refuel satellites in space and 15 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:43,530 last week the spears satellites were 16 00:00:48,130 --> 00:00:45,680 used to test new 17 00:00:51,229 --> 00:00:48,140 automated docking and undocking techniques 18 00:00:54,740 --> 00:00:51,239 a vital skill for any 19 00:00:57,350 --> 00:00:54,750 mechanical theft of the future this week a 20 00:00:59,950 --> 00:00:57,360 new fleet of cubesats 21 00:01:02,029 --> 00:00:59,960 was also launched from the station 22 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:02,039 about a dozen of the 23 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:05,250 small satellites big planets 24 00:01:09,860 --> 00:01:07,200 when its constellation 25 00:01:13,250 --> 00:01:09,870 of earth observation satellites which 26 00:01:15,620 --> 00:01:13,260 monitor everything from deforestation 27 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:15,630 and urbanization to 28 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:17,729 natural disaster relief and growing 29 00:01:23,570 --> 00:01:20,910 crops in developing countries and two 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:23,580 were built by denmark to 31 00:01:28,190 --> 00:01:25,770 test radio technologies for 32 00:01:31,460 --> 00:01:28,200 tracking planes and ships in the 33 00:01:34,460 --> 00:01:31,470 open sea this week we have a 34 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:34,470 fun question from conare 14 years old who 35 00:01:39,290 --> 00:01:37,110 wants to know what would happen if you popped a 36 00:01:42,350 --> 00:01:39,300 balloon full of water on the 37 00:01:44,780 --> 00:01:42,360 space station well due to its unique 38 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:44,790 environment it would look pretty much the same 39 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:47,250 as before you popped it here on 40 00:01:50,450 --> 00:01:47,850 earth 41 00:01:53,389 --> 00:01:50,460 gravity constantly pulls everything 42 00:01:55,580 --> 00:01:53,399 down and that's why that water 43 00:01:57,770 --> 00:01:55,590 looks flat and fits whatever 44 00:02:00,260 --> 00:01:57,780 container it's in but 45 00:02:02,779 --> 00:02:00,270 microgravity surface attention 46 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:02,789 takes control and water molecules 47 00:02:07,370 --> 00:02:05,729 naturally attract each other evenly and 48 00:02:09,260 --> 00:02:07,380 form a sphere 49 00:02:12,130 --> 00:02:09,270 since it takes up as little space as 50 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:12,140 possible so it's much more fun 51 00:02:16,670 --> 00:02:14,640 stay hydrated 52 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:16,680 that's all for this week keep 53 00:02:21,020 --> 00:02:18,450 sending us your questions and comments