1 00:00:06,630 --> 00:00:04,710 houston station on space to ground 2 00:00:09,350 --> 00:00:06,640 welcome to space to ground i'm nilla for 3 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:09,360 ramji a vehicle departure studying the 4 00:00:13,589 --> 00:00:11,440 use of magnetic fields and a 5 00:00:16,230 --> 00:00:13,599 thanksgiving message another productive 6 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:16,240 week aboard the orbiting laboratory 7 00:00:20,230 --> 00:00:17,840 proceeding with release 8 00:00:22,150 --> 00:00:20,240 on saturday november 20th northrop 9 00:00:24,870 --> 00:00:22,160 grumman's cygnus 16th commercial 10 00:00:27,269 --> 00:00:24,880 resupply mission named after former nasa 11 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:27,279 astronaut ellison onizuka departed the 12 00:00:31,269 --> 00:00:29,039 space station 13 00:00:33,430 --> 00:00:31,279 cygnus will de-orbit in mid-december 14 00:00:35,430 --> 00:00:33,440 following a de-orbit engine firing to 15 00:00:37,190 --> 00:00:35,440 set up a destructive re-entry in which 16 00:00:39,350 --> 00:00:37,200 the spacecraft filled with waste the 17 00:00:41,510 --> 00:00:39,360 space station crew packed will burn up 18 00:00:43,750 --> 00:00:41,520 in the earth's atmosphere 19 00:00:45,910 --> 00:00:43,760 studying the use of magnetic fields to 20 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:45,920 assemble tiny structures from particles 21 00:00:51,990 --> 00:00:48,000 suspended in a liquid took place this 22 00:00:54,150 --> 00:00:52,000 week with the in space for investigation 23 00:00:55,910 --> 00:00:54,160 in space 4 looks at how collodial 24 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:55,920 structures change the properties of 25 00:00:59,990 --> 00:00:57,600 assembled materials such as its 26 00:01:01,910 --> 00:01:00,000 mechanical response to or interaction 27 00:01:04,630 --> 00:01:01,920 with light and heat 28 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:04,640 microgravity offers a unique opportunity 29 00:01:10,149 --> 00:01:07,200 to observe assembly in ways and over 30 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:10,159 time skills not possible on earth 31 00:01:15,030 --> 00:01:12,560 results could provide insight into how 32 00:01:18,070 --> 00:01:15,040 to harness nanoparticles to fabricate 33 00:01:20,070 --> 00:01:18,080 and manufacture new materials this work 34 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:20,080 could also advance the manufacturing of 35 00:01:24,630 --> 00:01:22,240 materials on earth for applications such 36 00:01:26,469 --> 00:01:24,640 as thermal shields sound dampening 37 00:01:29,270 --> 00:01:26,479 devices camouflage 38 00:01:31,590 --> 00:01:29,280 medical diagnostics and possibly even 39 00:01:34,550 --> 00:01:31,600 active cloaking materials space to 40 00:01:35,990 --> 00:01:34,560 ground the expedition 66 crew celebrated 41 00:01:38,149 --> 00:01:36,000 the thanksgiving holiday with a 42 00:01:40,710 --> 00:01:38,159 traditional and international feast 43 00:01:42,469 --> 00:01:40,720 while in microgravity the seven member 44 00:01:44,310 --> 00:01:42,479 crew floated around the thanksgiving 45 00:01:46,630 --> 00:01:44,320 table this year with a wonderful meal 46 00:01:49,350 --> 00:01:46,640 which included roasted turkey candied 47 00:01:51,270 --> 00:01:49,360 yams and cherry blueberry cobbler 48 00:01:53,590 --> 00:01:51,280 astronauts also took a moment to share 49 00:01:55,429 --> 00:01:53,600 their own thanksgiving memories 50 00:01:57,749 --> 00:01:55,439 for me thanksgiving has always been 51 00:02:00,310 --> 00:01:57,759 about spending time with people i love 52 00:02:02,389 --> 00:02:00,320 the most it's a low overhead holiday you 53 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:02,399 don't have to buy anything or do 54 00:02:05,510 --> 00:02:04,000 anything you just get to hang out at 55 00:02:07,510 --> 00:02:05,520 home and just be with each other which 56 00:02:10,070 --> 00:02:07,520 is why it's my favorite holiday the food 57 00:02:11,830 --> 00:02:10,080 is a big part of it being thankful for 58 00:02:13,990 --> 00:02:11,840 the fact that we we have it and we can 59 00:02:15,350 --> 00:02:14,000 enjoy it but also is a reason to come 60 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:15,360 together with all of our family and 61 00:02:18,390 --> 00:02:16,480 friends 62 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:18,400 that's all for today on space to ground 63 00:02:32,790 --> 00:02:21,570 we'll see you next week