1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,350 "HOUSTON, STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND." 2 00:00:05,350 --> 00:00:07,450 WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M ISIDRO REYNA. 3 00:00:07,450 --> 00:00:10,120 THIS WEEK, FRESH-FOOD PRODUCTION IN SPACE! 4 00:00:11,540 --> 00:00:16,100 A HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS DIET IS ESSENTIAL FOR LONG-DURATION EXPLORATION MISSIONS TO 5 00:00:16,110 --> 00:00:20,470 THE MOON AND BEYOND, AND SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO SUPPLEMENT AN ASTRONAUT’S DIET 6 00:00:20,470 --> 00:00:22,840 WITH FRESH FOODS GROWN DURING FLIGHT. 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:27,070 THE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTING GROWING TECHNIQUES ABOARD THE SPACE STATION 8 00:00:27,070 --> 00:00:28,680 TO HELP MEET THIS NEED. 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:34,160 CURRENT RESEARCH LOOKING AT IMPACTS FROM LIGHT QUALITY AND FERTILIZER TO NUTRITIONAL VALUE. 10 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:38,020 HALF THE CROPS HARVESTED THIS WEEK WILL RETURN TO EARTH FOR ANALYSIS WITH THE CREW GETTING 11 00:00:38,020 --> 00:00:41,300 SOME FRESH ADDITIONS TO TASTE TEST ONBOARD. 12 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:45,440 THIS WEEK, THE CREW PERFORMED THE TIME PERCEPTION IN MICROGRAVITY INVESTIGATION. 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:52,040 THIS EXPERIMENT INVESTIGATES THE PERCEPTION OF TIME TO CREW MEMBERS ABOARD THE SPACE STATION, 14 00:00:52,050 --> 00:00:55,810 SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED DURING LONG-DURATION SPACEFLIGHT. 15 00:00:55,810 --> 00:01:00,680 COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE, TOGETHER WITH GOOD OCULO-MOTOR CONTROL, EYE-HAND COORDINATION, 16 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,320 SPATIAL ORIENTATION, AND TIME PERCEPTION, IS CRITICAL FOR THE CONTROL OF VEHICLES AND 17 00:01:05,320 --> 00:01:08,530 OTHER COMPLEX SYSTEMS DURING HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT. 18 00:01:08,530 --> 00:01:13,390 AS PART OF THE EXPERIMENT, ASTRONAUTS WEAR A VR HEADSET AND HAVE TO RESPOND TO VISUAL 19 00:01:13,390 --> 00:01:17,410 AND AUDIO CUES WITH THEIR RESPONSE TIME MEASURED BY A SPECIAL PROGRAM. 20 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:20,920 THE RESULTS ARE COMPARED WITH PRE- AND POSTFLIGHT BASELINES. 21 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:25,440 EVIDENCE FROM SPACEFLIGHT RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT THESE FUNCTIONS ARE ALTERED IN SPACE 22 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,140 AND ON EARTH. 23 00:01:27,140 --> 00:01:29,070 THIS WEEK’S QUESTION COME FROM BRIANNA. 24 00:01:29,070 --> 00:01:33,410 SHE WANTS TO KNOW HOW LANDING ON THE MOON IN 2024 WILL IMPACT GIRLS AND WOMEN AROUND 25 00:01:33,410 --> 00:01:34,570 THE GLOBE. 26 00:01:34,570 --> 00:01:41,060 "I SEE IT AS IMPACTING BY ONE MAJOR WAY AND I HOPE THAT IT IS INSPIRING FOR ALL PEOPLE 27 00:01:41,060 --> 00:01:42,119 AROUND THE GLOBE. 28 00:01:42,119 --> 00:01:47,990 YOU KNOW, 50 YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST LANDED ON THE MOON, NOT ONLY WERE THE ASTRONAUTS 29 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:52,210 NOT FEATURING WOMEN, BUT ALSO YOU DIDN'T SEE WOMEN TOO MUCH IN THE MISSION CONTROL ROOM 30 00:01:52,210 --> 00:01:54,670 AND THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND. 31 00:01:54,670 --> 00:01:59,030 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WOMEN CONTRIBUTING AND BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 32 00:01:59,030 --> 00:02:04,600 MISSION CONTROL, AS THE ENGINEERS THAT DESIGNED THE ROCKETS AND THE SPACECRAFT, AND INDEED 33 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,860 AS THE ASTRONAUTS MAKING BOOT PRINTS ON THE MOON."