1 00:00:03,336 --> 00:00:06,366 "AND LIFTOFF...WE HAVE LIFTOFF OF ANNE MCCLAIN, 2 00:00:06,366 --> 00:00:08,526 DAVID SAINT-JACQUES, AND OLEG KONENENKO 3 00:00:08,696 --> 00:00:11,916 TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION." 4 00:00:12,036 --> 00:00:14,066 WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I'M GARY JORDAN. 5 00:00:14,446 --> 00:00:16,596 3 NEW CREW MEMBERS ARE NOW LIVING AND WORKING 6 00:00:16,626 --> 00:00:18,256 ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. 7 00:00:19,376 --> 00:00:21,656 ANNE MCCLAIN OF NASA, DAVID SAINT-JACQUES 8 00:00:21,656 --> 00:00:24,586 OF THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY, AND OLEG KONENENKO 9 00:00:24,586 --> 00:00:27,176 OF ROSCOSMOS ARRIVED AT THE STATION ON MONDAY 10 00:00:27,536 --> 00:00:30,536 AND RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME FROM THEIR CREWMATES ALREADY ABOARD. 11 00:00:31,206 --> 00:00:34,486 THE TRIO'S JOURNEY FROM LAUNCH TO DOCKING LASTED JUST SIX HOURS 12 00:00:34,486 --> 00:00:37,356 AND 2 MINUTES, AND INCLUDED FOUR LAPS AROUND THE EARTH. 13 00:00:37,626 --> 00:00:40,276 THAT'S FASTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT 14 00:00:40,276 --> 00:00:41,486 FROM JFK TO HEATHROW! 15 00:00:41,486 --> 00:00:44,296 THE NEW CREW SPENT SOME TIME THIS GETTING USED THEIR SPACE 16 00:00:44,296 --> 00:00:45,866 LEGS AND AIDING THEIR CREWMATES 17 00:00:45,866 --> 00:00:47,806 ON VARIOUS TASKS WHERE THEY WERE ABLE. 18 00:00:48,046 --> 00:00:50,456 AND THERE WILL BE MUCH FOR THE NEW CREW TO DO, 19 00:00:50,576 --> 00:00:52,596 INCLUDING NEW SCIENCE THAT'S ON ITS WAY 20 00:00:52,596 --> 00:00:53,776 TO THE ORBITING LABORATORY. 21 00:00:54,146 --> 00:00:57,886 THE SPACEX DRAGON LIFTED OFF FROM FLORIDA THIS WEEK WITH MORE 22 00:00:57,886 --> 00:00:59,906 THAN 5,600 POUNDS OF CARGO. 23 00:01:00,406 --> 00:01:03,606 NEARLY 2,300 POUNDS OF WHICH INCLUDES NEW SCIENTIFIC 24 00:01:03,606 --> 00:01:05,256 EXPERIMENTS THAT WILL BE LOOKING AT THINGS 25 00:01:05,296 --> 00:01:08,876 LIKE OBSERVING EARTH'S FORESTS, TRANSFERING LIQUID METHANE FUEL, 26 00:01:09,216 --> 00:01:10,446 AND PROTEIN CRYSTAL GROWTH. 27 00:01:10,956 --> 00:01:12,706 THE CRAFT WILL BE ARRIVING EARLY THIS WEEKEND, 28 00:01:12,956 --> 00:01:15,056 SO CHECK OUT NASA.GOV/NTV 29 00:01:15,506 --> 00:01:17,496 FOR THE LATEST SCHEDULE AND TO TUNE IN LIVE. 30 00:01:18,456 --> 00:01:19,936 @AstroEitak ASKS, 31 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:22,886 HOW DO ASTRONAUTS SPEND HOLIDAYS ON THE SPACE STATION? 32 00:01:22,976 --> 00:01:24,866 WELL, THEY'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO CALL THEIR FAMILY, 33 00:01:24,866 --> 00:01:28,396 CELEBRATE WITH THEIR CREWMATES, AND EVEN SHARE A MEAL. 34 00:01:28,576 --> 00:01:31,416 SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS ARE ALLOTTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF MASS 35 00:01:31,416 --> 00:01:34,676 ON CARGO VEHICLES FOR SOME FUN HOLIDAY ITEMS OF THEIR CHOOSING. 36 00:01:35,296 --> 00:01:37,466 ANNE MCCLAIN EVEN CHOSE AN ELF-ON-A-SHELF 37 00:01:37,826 --> 00:01:39,666 AS A ZERO-G INDICATOR FOR HER LAUNCH. 38 00:01:40,236 --> 00:01:43,146 SOME MASS IS ALSO SET ASIDE FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY FOOD 39 00:01:43,176 --> 00:01:45,676 LIKE CANDIED YAMS, POTATOES AU GRATIN, 40 00:01:45,886 --> 00:01:46,856 AND SOME SHORTBREAD COOKIES. 41 00:01:47,556 --> 00:01:50,136 THESE ITEMS WILL BE ARRIVING SOON ON THE SPACEX DRAGON, 42 00:01:50,466 --> 00:01:52,506 AS WELL AS SOME CRANBERRY SAUCE AND FRUIT CAKE 43 00:01:52,856 --> 00:01:56,696 FOR THE SPACEFARERS TO SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER.