1 00:00:05,650 --> 00:00:02,790 foreign 2 00:00:09,169 --> 00:00:05,660 [Music] 3 00:00:10,850 --> 00:00:09,179 I'm Sandra Jones four humans are back on 4 00:00:12,290 --> 00:00:10,860 planet Earth after a science and 5 00:00:14,390 --> 00:00:12,300 research Mission aboard the 6 00:00:16,310 --> 00:00:14,400 International Space Station yet the 7 00:00:18,170 --> 00:00:16,320 investigations continue aboard the 8 00:00:22,010 --> 00:00:18,180 orbiting Laboratory 9 00:00:24,710 --> 00:00:22,020 after spending 170 days in space NASA's 10 00:00:26,630 --> 00:00:24,720 SpaceX crew 4 Mission splashed down off 11 00:00:28,490 --> 00:00:26,640 the coast of Jacksonville Florida on 12 00:00:30,529 --> 00:00:28,500 Friday after undocking from the 13 00:00:33,049 --> 00:00:30,539 International Space Station just five 14 00:00:35,750 --> 00:00:33,059 hours previously following Splashdown 15 00:00:37,910 --> 00:00:35,760 NASA astronauts Chad lingrin Bob Hines 16 00:00:39,590 --> 00:00:37,920 Jessica Watkins and European Space 17 00:00:41,569 --> 00:00:39,600 Agency astronaut Samantha 18 00:00:44,630 --> 00:00:41,579 christopheretti flew back to Houston and 19 00:00:46,790 --> 00:00:44,640 were greeted by staff and well wishers 20 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:46,800 it will take some time before we have 21 00:00:51,049 --> 00:00:48,600 results from the science conducted 22 00:00:52,850 --> 00:00:51,059 during crew 4's Mission but results from 23 00:00:55,549 --> 00:00:52,860 previous missions are enlightening us 24 00:00:57,350 --> 00:00:55,559 all the time imagine being able to have 25 00:00:59,270 --> 00:00:57,360 a portable device that could allow 26 00:01:01,250 --> 00:00:59,280 astronauts to self-diagnose medical 27 00:01:03,709 --> 00:01:01,260 conditions while traveling through deep 28 00:01:05,929 --> 00:01:03,719 space this may sound like science 29 00:01:08,090 --> 00:01:05,939 fiction but in a recent technology 30 00:01:10,969 --> 00:01:08,100 demonstration aboard the space station 31 00:01:13,850 --> 00:01:10,979 experts from NASA's exploration medical 32 00:01:16,550 --> 00:01:13,860 capability team successfully tested the 33 00:01:18,590 --> 00:01:16,560 r Health one biomedical analyzer which 34 00:01:21,530 --> 00:01:18,600 is a device that uses Laser Technology 35 00:01:23,929 --> 00:01:21,540 to diagnose illness or injury the device 36 00:01:25,730 --> 00:01:23,939 streams real-time vital signs to the 37 00:01:28,010 --> 00:01:25,740 astronaut and to the medical team on 38 00:01:30,350 --> 00:01:28,020 Earth the crew member collects a single 39 00:01:32,090 --> 00:01:30,360 sample such as blood or saliva and 40 00:01:34,730 --> 00:01:32,100 inserts it into the device for further 41 00:01:36,710 --> 00:01:34,740 analysis results can be communicated to 42 00:01:39,590 --> 00:01:36,720 the astronaut and doctors back on Earth 43 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:39,600 within minutes as NASA prepares to send 44 00:01:43,789 --> 00:01:41,820 astronauts further into deep space for 45 00:01:45,649 --> 00:01:43,799 longer durations managing and 46 00:01:48,109 --> 00:01:45,659 maintaining their health is a top 47 00:01:50,450 --> 00:01:48,119 priority successful tests like this one 48 00:01:52,789 --> 00:01:50,460 get us closer to designing medical tools 49 00:01:54,230 --> 00:01:52,799 that will accompany our explorers on 50 00:01:56,090 --> 00:01:54,240 their Journey 51 00:01:58,789 --> 00:01:56,100 itching to hear a first person 52 00:02:00,889 --> 00:01:58,799 perspective of launching into space 53 00:02:02,870 --> 00:02:00,899 then be sure to listen to this week's 54 00:02:05,149 --> 00:02:02,880 episode of Houston we have a podcast 55 00:02:06,649 --> 00:02:05,159 which features NASA astronaut Frank 56 00:02:09,469 --> 00:02:06,659 Rubio who launched the International 57 00:02:12,110 --> 00:02:09,479 Space Station just last month in the 58 00:02:13,790 --> 00:02:12,120 episode Rubio takes us behind the scenes 59 00:02:15,530 --> 00:02:13,800 of what it's like to be an astronaut 60 00:02:18,050 --> 00:02:15,540 launch into space experience 61 00:02:20,330 --> 00:02:18,060 microgravity for the first time and even 62 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:20,340 what sleeping is like while floating you 63 00:02:26,150 --> 00:02:22,500 can find this and other NASA podcasts by 64 00:02:29,030 --> 00:02:26,160 going to nasa.gov podcast Apple podcasts 65 00:02:31,070 --> 00:02:29,040 Google podcast and SoundCloud 66 00:02:32,930 --> 00:02:31,080 and that's space to ground for this week 67 00:02:33,730 --> 00:02:32,940 thanks so much for watching we'll see 68 00:02:44,530 --> 00:02:33,740 you next week