1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,620 "HOUSTON, STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND." 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,500 WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I'M HAYLEY FICK. 3 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:07,800 WE'RE CONTINUING OUR SUMMER ROAD TRIP, SHOWING OFF SOME 4 00:00:07,806 --> 00:00:09,756 OF THE SIGHTS AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER. 5 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:13,460 TODAY WE'RE IN FRONT OF THE SATURN V ROCKET HERE AT ROCKET PARK. 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,576 JULY 20TH MARKED THE 48TH ANNIVERSARY 7 00:00:16,576 --> 00:00:18,486 OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING. 8 00:00:18,676 --> 00:00:21,866 NEIL ARMSTRONG, BUZZ ALDRIN, AND MICHAEL COLLINS LAUNCHED 9 00:00:21,866 --> 00:00:25,826 ON JULY 16, 1969 ATOP A SATURN V ROCKET JUST 10 00:00:25,826 --> 00:00:27,566 LIKE THE ONE BEHIND ME, AND SPLASHED 11 00:00:27,566 --> 00:00:30,976 DOWN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AFTER A SUCCESSFUL MISSION ON JULY 21. 12 00:00:32,196 --> 00:00:35,136 WE'RE ALREADY GETTING READY FOR OUR NEXT MISSION BEYOND THE MOON 13 00:00:35,136 --> 00:00:38,056 WITH OUR ORION SPACECRAFT AND SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ROCKET. 14 00:00:38,996 --> 00:00:40,406 WHEN ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH 15 00:00:40,406 --> 00:00:43,066 FROM DESTINATIONS BEYOND THE MOON AND SPLASHDOWN 16 00:00:43,066 --> 00:00:45,116 IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, THEY'LL NEED TO SAFELY GET 17 00:00:45,116 --> 00:00:47,676 OUT OF THE ORION SPACECRAFT AND BACK ON DRY LAND. 18 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,140 USING THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTION, 19 00:00:51,140 --> 00:00:53,880 TEXAS, WE WORKED WITH A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEAM 20 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:55,976 TO TEST ORION EXIT PROCEDURES IN A VARIETY 21 00:00:55,976 --> 00:00:57,826 OF SCENARIOS JULY 10 -14. 22 00:00:58,696 --> 00:01:01,956 ASTRONAUTS DONNED ORION CREW SURVIVAL SYSTEM SPACESUITS 23 00:01:01,956 --> 00:01:05,226 TO MAKE THE TESTING AS TRUE TO MISSION SCENARIOS AS POSSIBLE. 24 00:01:06,246 --> 00:01:08,776 HUMAN RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED ABOARD THE SPACE STATION IS 25 00:01:08,780 --> 00:01:11,580 PREPARING US FOR THOSE FUTURE LONG DURATION MISSIONS. 26 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,500 THIS WEEK THE CREW TOOK ULTRASOUND IMAGES 27 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:16,160 OF VARIOUS BLOOD VESSELS AS PART 28 00:01:16,166 --> 00:01:18,046 OF THE FLUID SHIFTS INVESTIGATION. 29 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,960 BECAUSE FLUIDS SHIFT HEADWARD IN MICROGRAVITY 30 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:23,740 AND MAY CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS LIKE CHANGES IN EYESIGHT, 31 00:01:23,740 --> 00:01:26,480 A LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE DEVICE IS WORN 32 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,720 TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. 33 00:01:29,380 --> 00:01:31,580 THE CREW ALSO COLLECTED URINE AND BLOOD SAMPLES 34 00:01:31,580 --> 00:01:35,476 FOR THREE OTHER INVESTIGATIONS - BIOCHEM PROFILE, REPOSITORY, 35 00:01:35,476 --> 00:01:36,776 AND CARDIO OX - AIMED 36 00:01:36,776 --> 00:01:39,476 AT MEASURING HOW DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS COMPARE 37 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,640 BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SPACEFLIGHT. 38 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,580 THIS WEEK'S QUESTION COMES FROM PADDY C 39 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:47,520 WHO SAYS MY DAUGHTER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE ASTRONAUTS LAND 40 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,080 IN THE WATER AFTER THEY COME BACK FROM SPACE. 41 00:01:49,740 --> 00:01:52,180 THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY DIFFERENT LANDING OPTIONS. 42 00:01:52,416 --> 00:01:54,416 THE SPACE SHUTTLE LANDED LIKE A PLANE ON A RUNWAY, 43 00:01:54,416 --> 00:01:56,026 THE APOLLO CAPSULE LANDED IN WATER, 44 00:01:56,026 --> 00:01:58,246 AND THE ORION SPACECRAFT WILL TOO. 45 00:01:58,346 --> 00:02:00,606 HOWEVER, ASTRONAUTS CURRENTLY TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH 46 00:02:00,606 --> 00:02:02,880 TO THE SPACE STATION ABOARD THE SOYUZ VEHICLE, 47 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,080 WHICH TOUCHES DOWN ON LAND. 48 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,620 THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO ALL THE METHODS. 49 00:02:06,620 --> 00:02:09,960 MANY FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED SUCH AS OBSTACLES LIKE LANDFORMS, 50 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,686 HOW POPULATED THE AREA IS, WHO HAS JURISDICTION 51 00:02:12,686 --> 00:02:13,800 OVER THE SURROUNDING AREAS, 52 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,280 AND HOW FIT THE CREW IS TO ASSIST THEMSELVES. 53 00:02:16,556 --> 00:02:18,746 THE VAST OPEN LAND IN THE STEPPES 54 00:02:18,746 --> 00:02:21,700 OF KAZAKHSTAN OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECOVERY CREWS 55 00:02:21,700 --> 00:02:23,766 TO QUICKLY REACH THE CREW AND ASSIST THEM 56 00:02:23,766 --> 00:02:24,926 WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. 57 00:02:25,426 --> 00:02:28,176 AFTER MORE THAN 6 MONTHS IN SPACE, IT TAKES TIME 58 00:02:28,176 --> 00:02:29,906 FOR THEIR BODIES TO READJUST TO GRAVITY. 59 00:02:30,286 --> 00:02:32,796 RESEARCH GAINED FROM ALL THESE METHODS WILL BE PUT TO USE 60 00:02:32,796 --> 00:02:35,306 IN FUTURE MISSIONS TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND. 61 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,780 KEEP SENDING YOUR QUESTIONS USING THE HASHTAG