1 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:08,960 hi my name is Paul Henson and I'm a 2 00:00:12,499 --> 00:00:10,650 chemist with Kennedy Space Center's 3 00:00:15,110 --> 00:00:12,509 exploration research and Technology 4 00:00:16,490 --> 00:00:15,120 programs I develop technologies that 5 00:00:18,670 --> 00:00:16,500 will help us live somewhere besides 6 00:00:21,109 --> 00:00:18,680 Earth like finding water on the moon 7 00:00:23,750 --> 00:00:21,119 recycling waste materials or making 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:23,760 propellant on Mars it excites me to know 9 00:00:28,490 --> 00:00:25,650 that what I do turn science fiction into 10 00:00:30,679 --> 00:00:28,500 reality I like to tell students they 11 00:00:32,749 --> 00:00:30,689 should think big when I say humans will 12 00:00:35,630 --> 00:00:32,759 live on the Moon or Mars some say that's 13 00:00:37,310 --> 00:00:35,640 a dream but ever since November of 2000 14 00:00:39,020 --> 00:00:37,320 humans have been continuously living in 15 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:39,030 space onboard the International Space 16 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:42,930 Station after almost 18 years we can say 17 00:00:46,790 --> 00:00:45,180 humans living in space is the new normal 18 00:00:48,770 --> 00:00:46,800 if that's normal 19 00:00:50,290 --> 00:00:48,780 why should a student ever question if we 20 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:50,300 will one day live on the Moon or Mars