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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M LEAH CHESHIER.

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THERE’S NO DENYING THE EFFECTS OF

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THE CORONAVIRUS AROUND THE WORLD,

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BUT THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE IN SPACE

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AWARE OF THOSE EFFECTS, TOO.

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THIS WEEK, NASA ASTRONAUT ANDREW MORGAN

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SHARED WHAT IT’S LIKE BEING

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ON THE SPACE STATION WHILE WE

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NAVIGATE LIFE DURING A PANDEMIC.

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“Well certainly with my own family

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I am in touch with them every day,

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and I know all the measures that

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have been taken to help prevent

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the spread of it and no,

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I don’t have concerns and

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I know my family is safe.

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In terms of NASA and our

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support on the ground,

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NASA and our partner agencies,

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our partner space agencies,

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are no strangers to working

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in times of adversity.

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Just as recently as

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a couple of years ago

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when Houston was basically

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shut down by Hurricane Harvey,

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Mission Control Houston endured

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right through it.

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Operations up here are going

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to continue regardless of

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what’s happening on the ground.

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And the resolve of the controllers

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on the ground have persevered

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and I know they will

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continue to do that.

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The difference this time is

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that there is some impact to

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all the control centers

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all over the world

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but we’re showing right now

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that they show the same resolve

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to make sure that the ISS remains safe,

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so we have full confidence in those

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that support us on the ground.”

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THE VACUUM OF SPACE MAY BE SILENT,

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BUT THE INSIDE OF THE SPACE STATION IS DEFINITELY
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DUE TO CONSTANTLY RUNNING MACHINERY,

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THE SPACE STATION CAN BE A

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PRETTY NOISY ENVIRONMENT,

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AND IT DOESN’T HELP THAT

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FLUID SHIFTS MIGHT CAUSE PRESSURE ANOMALIES

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IN THE INNER EAR.

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THE ACOUSTIC DIAGNOSTICS STUDY

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MONITORS EFFECTS OF THE MICROGRAVITY

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AND ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT ABOARD THE

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SPACE STATION IN EFFORTS TO DETECT

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AND QUANTIFY EARLY SYMPTOMS OF

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MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT.

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RESEARCHERS ARE USING

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OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS BASED TESTS

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TO OBTAIN FAST RESULTS THROUGH

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A NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS PROCESS FOR CREW
MEMBERS.

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THESE TESTS OCCUR BEFORE, DURING

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AND AFTER AN ASTRONAUT’S MISSION

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TO DETERMINE ANY POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS.

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THIS HELPS US PREPARE FOR

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LONG-DURATION MISSIONS TO THE MOON

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AND MARS AND INCREASED EXPOSURE

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TO NOISY ENVIRONMENTS.

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KEEP SENDING IN YOUR QUESTIONS