1 00:00:36,460 --> 00:01:20,660 you 2 00:01:24,660 --> 00:01:22,830 well just on behalf of the crew we'd 3 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:24,670 like to take this opportunity while 4 00:01:28,140 --> 00:01:26,110 we're all together I'll awake at once 5 00:01:29,970 --> 00:01:28,150 and as a thank you to the thousands of 6 00:01:31,910 --> 00:01:29,980 people in Vegas five possible study at 7 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:31,920 KSC when they made the historic 8 00:01:37,020 --> 00:01:34,570 turnaround in record-breaking time and 9 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:37,030 then the flight itself which has just 10 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:39,010 been flawless Columbia has performed 11 00:01:44,610 --> 00:01:41,950 absolutely flawless flawless bleep worse 12 00:01:46,110 --> 00:01:44,620 at the days have gone by without having 13 00:01:47,910 --> 00:01:46,120 to do an air laundry set which is our 14 00:01:50,670 --> 00:01:47,920 way of Santa just have been no problems 15 00:01:51,570 --> 00:01:50,680 whatsoever the people at Mission Control 16 00:01:54,170 --> 00:01:51,580 have been looking over my shoulder 17 00:01:57,090 --> 00:01:54,180 coming up though with the daily plan and 18 00:01:58,499 --> 00:01:57,100 we were talking to elevate them it has 19 00:01:59,999 --> 00:01:58,509 been so smooth that we simply haven't 20 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:00,009 had to talk to the ground the whole rod 21 00:02:03,690 --> 00:02:02,380 to Mission Control which makes it seem 22 00:02:05,100 --> 00:02:03,700 like there's nothing going on but it 23 00:02:07,499 --> 00:02:05,110 really means is that the pilot they come 24 00:02:08,850 --> 00:02:07,509 up with every day we executed and we 25 00:02:10,290 --> 00:02:08,860 don't have a lot of questions a lot of 26 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:10,300 problems with us so we can press forth 27 00:02:17,550 --> 00:02:14,170 so overall flavor for this flight is in 28 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:17,560 it it has done what 83 had set out to do 29 00:02:20,940 --> 00:02:19,630 we have completed our tans just about 30 00:02:23,250 --> 00:02:20,950 him will be ready to come home on 31 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:23,260 Thursday sonam well we're more than 32 00:02:30,590 --> 00:02:28,690 happy to imitating a question hi this is 33 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:30,600 nedra Pickler from the Houston Chronicle 34 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:32,769 anyone can jump in on this one maybe you 35 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:34,510 commander house call so now that you 36 00:02:38,460 --> 00:02:36,910 you're beginning flight day 15 can you 37 00:02:40,620 --> 00:02:38,470 talk about any problems that have come 38 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:40,630 up with such a long mission as NASA 39 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:42,130 prepares for longer missions with the 40 00:02:46,170 --> 00:02:44,140 space station talk about how you have 41 00:02:51,780 --> 00:02:46,180 been affected physically and mentally by 42 00:02:54,660 --> 00:02:51,790 being in space for two weeks over 16 43 00:02:56,100 --> 00:02:54,670 days the physically what you notice is 44 00:02:58,170 --> 00:02:56,110 that you do need to continue exercising 45 00:02:59,640 --> 00:02:58,180 we have an odometer which allows us to 46 00:03:02,520 --> 00:02:59,650 exercise and we try to get about 30 47 00:03:04,170 --> 00:03:02,530 minutes per person per day and we have 48 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:04,180 learned already in the program but 49 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:05,860 that's an important thing for a sure it 50 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:07,930 also do it really helps your riad apt 51 00:03:11,190 --> 00:03:09,370 asian to one's you when you come back 52 00:03:12,509 --> 00:03:11,200 home and that's merely by what the 53 00:03:14,970 --> 00:03:12,519 Russians have learned they put even more 54 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:14,980 emphasis on exercise every day i read 55 00:03:18,330 --> 00:03:16,690 that they were doing up to two hours per 56 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:18,340 day on the bike expecially prior to 57 00:03:22,410 --> 00:03:20,890 career a maelstrom Earth's atmosphere at 58 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:22,420 the end of the nation so that's I think 59 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:24,130 that's the one thing you need to 60 00:03:28,229 --> 00:03:26,350 concentrate on we know we know that you 61 00:03:29,850 --> 00:03:28,239 get dehydrated up here so we try to pay 62 00:03:31,470 --> 00:03:29,860 attention to drinking enough liquids 63 00:03:32,990 --> 00:03:31,480 every day to make sure that we keep the 64 00:03:37,229 --> 00:03:33,000 blood volume up 65 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:37,239 over the long term you lose bone calcium 66 00:03:40,979 --> 00:03:39,730 and some other long term effective which 67 00:03:44,100 --> 00:03:40,989 we really don't have to worry about so 68 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:44,110 much on a on a 16-day fly but one thing 69 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:45,970 I have been happy about very happy about 70 00:03:49,470 --> 00:03:47,650 on this cruise we've all stayed healthy 71 00:03:51,059 --> 00:03:49,480 we've had no cold as you can imagine 72 00:03:52,559 --> 00:03:51,069 being cooped up in a small space like 73 00:03:55,290 --> 00:03:52,569 this if one person comes down with the 74 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:55,300 flu or the cold or virus it's quite 75 00:03:59,070 --> 00:03:56,980 possible for it to sweep among the whole 76 00:04:01,320 --> 00:03:59,080 crew we just have not had that everybody 77 00:04:05,910 --> 00:04:01,330 a state very very healthy and that has 78 00:04:08,039 --> 00:04:05,920 made this right very pleasurable for 79 00:04:10,559 --> 00:04:08,049 Janice can you talk about how you see 80 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:10,569 this mission helping in future space 81 00:04:17,729 --> 00:04:16,090 exploration the primary focuses this 82 00:04:19,319 --> 00:04:17,739 mission of course is to bring research 83 00:04:21,599 --> 00:04:19,329 results back for people to use on the 84 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:21,609 ground some of those results can also be 85 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:24,190 used in space in particular we have many 86 00:04:28,290 --> 00:04:26,290 experiments on this flight the Express 87 00:04:29,940 --> 00:04:28,300 rack for example that are targeted 88 00:04:32,730 --> 00:04:29,950 towards the International Space Station 89 00:04:35,159 --> 00:04:32,740 we're using them this flight as a test 90 00:04:36,420 --> 00:04:35,169 bed to 10 some of these out early on is 91 00:04:38,670 --> 00:04:36,430 we're still building the hardware for 92 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:38,680 Space Station the combustion module that 93 00:04:43,830 --> 00:04:40,930 we just are in the process of finishing 94 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:43,840 Apple to go after runs on today and 95 00:04:48,779 --> 00:04:46,570 tomorrow is a kind of space station 96 00:04:51,210 --> 00:04:48,789 experiment where you can stage the 97 00:04:52,980 --> 00:04:51,220 hardware during the flight and we're 98 00:04:54,629 --> 00:04:52,990 allowed to change experiment as we go on 99 00:04:55,860 --> 00:04:54,639 an evolution of space station that's 100 00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:55,870 example of things that are directly 101 00:05:01,140 --> 00:04:58,810 targeted towards space future programs 102 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:01,150 but most of this ninety percent work up 103 00:05:07,110 --> 00:05:03,010 here is targeted towards improving 104 00:05:08,700 --> 00:05:07,120 systems on earth your flight is is 105 00:05:10,350 --> 00:05:08,710 certainly very similar to what I think a 106 00:05:12,629 --> 00:05:10,360 lot of us can expect when space station 107 00:05:14,219 --> 00:05:12,639 operations began in a few years and it's 108 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:14,229 certainly been as big a success and it's 109 00:05:18,719 --> 00:05:16,330 right in terms of goals accomplished as 110 00:05:21,450 --> 00:05:18,729 the Mars Pathfinder for example yet 111 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:21,460 pathfinder has certainly generated much 112 00:05:25,529 --> 00:05:23,500 more public interest and I'm curious if 113 00:05:27,390 --> 00:05:25,539 if any of you would have any thoughts 114 00:05:29,159 --> 00:05:27,400 about this is that a problem for space 115 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:29,169 station down the road is it difficult to 116 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:31,210 sell the kind of science that you're 117 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:32,770 going to be doing on the station versus 118 00:05:36,330 --> 00:05:34,870 the high drama missions like a Mars 119 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:36,340 Pathfinder or one of the planetary 120 00:05:44,670 --> 00:05:42,059 I don't think so i think in the short 121 00:05:47,159 --> 00:05:44,680 term to think about the mars pathfinder 122 00:05:48,809 --> 00:05:47,169 which are truly great achievements 123 00:05:50,129 --> 00:05:48,819 really sparked the public interest and 124 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:50,139 that's really good for the space program 125 00:05:54,450 --> 00:05:53,050 in general as we start building the 126 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:54,460 space station i think you'll see a lot 127 00:05:59,700 --> 00:05:57,370 of public interest and then as the 128 00:06:01,469 --> 00:05:59,710 science results start feeding back into 129 00:06:03,300 --> 00:06:01,479 society on earth and really improving 130 00:06:05,010 --> 00:06:03,310 the quality of life i think people will 131 00:06:07,050 --> 00:06:05,020 really come to appreciate just exactly 132 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:07,060 what we're doing in space and what a 133 00:06:10,950 --> 00:06:08,470 fine investment in the future of the 134 00:06:12,930 --> 00:06:10,960 country in the world that it is just 135 00:06:15,390 --> 00:06:12,940 looking back at the at this flight which 136 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:15,400 has been obviously a major success i 137 00:06:19,409 --> 00:06:17,289 guess for you guys in terms of your of 138 00:06:20,999 --> 00:06:19,419 your goals what is the significance of 139 00:06:22,710 --> 00:06:21,009 it long term i realize you don't have 140 00:06:24,809 --> 00:06:22,720 results yet but i'm thinking in terms of 141 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:24,819 is this an incremental step forward and 142 00:06:28,110 --> 00:06:26,050 the kind of research you're doing are 143 00:06:29,399 --> 00:06:28,120 you making major steps forward I'm how 144 00:06:34,499 --> 00:06:29,409 would you how would you describe the 145 00:06:36,300 --> 00:06:34,509 scientific significance of it Thanks the 146 00:06:38,370 --> 00:06:36,310 nature of research in general not just 147 00:06:40,379 --> 00:06:38,380 in this program but and all over the 148 00:06:42,390 --> 00:06:40,389 research programs everywhere is an 149 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:42,400 evolutionary process you build on the 150 00:06:46,230 --> 00:06:43,870 research that came after you and you 151 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:46,240 seem to do that came before you and you 152 00:06:49,770 --> 00:06:47,770 see do the research that comes after you 153 00:06:51,570 --> 00:06:49,780 and this flight is a perfect example of 154 00:06:53,430 --> 00:06:51,580 all those various ranges the combustion 155 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:53,440 experiments by a large on this flight 156 00:06:56,969 --> 00:06:55,330 are first-time Flyers are doing very 157 00:06:59,550 --> 00:06:56,979 basic research that's never been done 158 00:07:01,020 --> 00:06:59,560 anywhere else before some of the 159 00:07:03,689 --> 00:07:01,030 experiments like the protein crystal 160 00:07:05,189 --> 00:07:03,699 growth experiments of one of a long 161 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:05,199 series that started way back in the 162 00:07:08,070 --> 00:07:06,490 early days of the space program and 163 00:07:09,540 --> 00:07:08,080 built on ground based research and 164 00:07:11,879 --> 00:07:09,550 continues to build a new ground based 165 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:11,889 research we expect that to become a big 166 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:13,690 player and future space programs but 167 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:15,370 it's in the middle of its evolution and 168 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:17,530 you can't point to this flight as being 169 00:07:21,330 --> 00:07:19,210 particularly significant some of the 170 00:07:23,399 --> 00:07:21,340 other experiments like the space station 171 00:07:25,469 --> 00:07:23,409 as we talked about earlier a part of a 172 00:07:27,089 --> 00:07:25,479 design process so there's a big range of 173 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:27,099 things here like know that we'll be able 174 00:07:31,260 --> 00:07:28,930 to point to any single experiment and 175 00:07:32,670 --> 00:07:31,270 say this one was really a pathfinder but 176 00:07:35,399 --> 00:07:32,680 I think you'll find that the suite of 177 00:07:36,779 --> 00:07:35,409 experiments we have on board as has been 178 00:07:39,499 --> 00:07:36,789 true of all the space on missions in the 179 00:07:41,459 --> 00:07:39,509 past and hopefully in the future all 180 00:07:42,870 --> 00:07:41,469 contributing good science and good 181 00:07:44,829 --> 00:07:42,880 results to help improve all those 182 00:07:48,019 --> 00:07:44,839 programs 183 00:07:50,119 --> 00:07:48,029 kasumi we have a little bit of what 184 00:07:52,219 --> 00:07:50,129 we've been doing over over the dough 185 00:07:56,299 --> 00:07:52,229 today and they will follow it up with a 186 00:07:58,129 --> 00:07:56,309 couple of live internet questions okay 187 00:08:00,169 --> 00:07:58,139 we've already told you about asset opt 188 00:08:01,519 --> 00:08:00,179 VA that it's a plant growth experiment 189 00:08:03,559 --> 00:08:01,529 what we want to show you today at that 190 00:08:05,929 --> 00:08:03,569 is in fact we do have some growth during 191 00:08:09,139 --> 00:08:05,939 their last two weeks concentrate on the 192 00:08:12,319 --> 00:08:09,149 center top of the screen the large broad 193 00:08:14,629 --> 00:08:12,329 leaf plant there and see how it changes 194 00:08:17,329 --> 00:08:14,639 here as we flick over that's about that 195 00:08:19,189 --> 00:08:17,339 that's about 12 days worth of growth in 196 00:08:22,009 --> 00:08:19,199 space you'll see some of the plants are 197 00:08:23,779 --> 00:08:22,019 bigger with more leaves on it also this 198 00:08:25,879 --> 00:08:23,789 plan is designed or this experiment is 199 00:08:27,619 --> 00:08:25,889 designed just to understand basic plant 200 00:08:31,850 --> 00:08:27,629 growth and how it differs in zero 201 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:31,860 gravity another major facilities that we 202 00:08:35,929 --> 00:08:33,689 have back in the space that modules call 203 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:35,939 the express rack this is actually a 204 00:08:40,549 --> 00:08:37,860 piece of the international space station 205 00:08:42,949 --> 00:08:40,559 will be launching in very short few 206 00:08:44,749 --> 00:08:42,959 months here this rack is designed to 207 00:08:46,220 --> 00:08:44,759 accommodate mid-deck Locker type 208 00:08:48,650 --> 00:08:46,230 experiment so that we'll be able to 209 00:08:50,689 --> 00:08:48,660 launch experiments in the shuttle in the 210 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:50,699 mid deck area and then transfer them 211 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:52,170 over to the space station where they'll 212 00:08:56,660 --> 00:08:53,970 be mounted in the Express rats operate 213 00:08:58,490 --> 00:08:56,670 there and part of this mission what we 214 00:08:59,840 --> 00:08:58,500 did on day two was take an experiment 215 00:09:01,819 --> 00:08:59,850 that was mounted in the mid deck for 216 00:09:04,189 --> 00:09:01,829 launch we transferred back to the space 217 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:04,199 lab module and today we were 218 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:05,610 transferring that back in the mid deck 219 00:09:10,309 --> 00:09:08,970 to get ready for landing we unbolted we 220 00:09:11,449 --> 00:09:10,319 transferred through the tunnel and here 221 00:09:15,139 --> 00:09:11,459 we're reinserting it down in the 222 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:15,149 mid-deck the locker position weary 223 00:09:19,519 --> 00:09:17,250 bolted in there and we're ready to come 224 00:09:20,780 --> 00:09:19,529 home and power it on like I said this is 225 00:09:24,199 --> 00:09:20,790 actually a piece of the space station 226 00:09:26,329 --> 00:09:24,209 were flying today and worked this great 227 00:09:30,319 --> 00:09:26,339 it was a superb way to start the space 228 00:09:32,299 --> 00:09:30,329 station era this combustion module one 229 00:09:34,579 --> 00:09:32,309 experiment is also a precursor to space 230 00:09:36,610 --> 00:09:34,589 station operations operational equipment 231 00:09:39,980 --> 00:09:36,620 the idea here is that we have separate 232 00:09:42,249 --> 00:09:39,990 experiment modules that can be inserted 233 00:09:45,170 --> 00:09:42,259 into the combustion chamber as necessary 234 00:09:47,540 --> 00:09:45,180 fortunately on our chart mission so far 235 00:09:49,009 --> 00:09:47,550 we've been able to get so much done in 236 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:49,019 the time available because of the great 237 00:09:54,199 --> 00:09:51,930 planning from the cloud tip then were 238 00:09:55,639 --> 00:09:54,209 able to put this module back in and do 239 00:09:56,530 --> 00:09:55,649 some more experiments with it it was 240 00:09:58,360 --> 00:09:56,540 already in 241 00:10:00,550 --> 00:09:58,370 the first half of the mission this is a 242 00:10:03,730 --> 00:10:00,560 laminar sub processes experiment and the 243 00:10:05,530 --> 00:10:03,740 purpose is to study stood formation what 244 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:05,540 question it comes up again to the essay 245 00:10:08,650 --> 00:10:06,950 is what where do we burn these little 246 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:08,660 fires and this is one of the combustion 247 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:11,810 chambers in which we might the little 248 00:10:18,610 --> 00:10:15,890 flyers for study there's a lot that goes 249 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:18,620 over this and then another panel also so 250 00:10:22,990 --> 00:10:20,630 it's all filled up very certainly from 251 00:10:27,850 --> 00:10:23,000 the chain of the module where we're 252 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:27,860 working and thought McCroskey from 253 00:10:32,410 --> 00:10:29,810 summers Michigan wants to know what 254 00:10:33,970 --> 00:10:32,420 types of computers to fly on board well 255 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:33,980 the general-purpose computers that 256 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:36,650 actually took all the shadowless keep 257 00:10:42,820 --> 00:10:39,110 all the systems of the truck shuttle or 258 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:42,830 the control over 580 101 we also carry 259 00:10:49,630 --> 00:10:47,450 two 386 and 946 big pads and one 260 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:49,640 Panasonic for the commander and pilots 261 00:10:58,120 --> 00:10:56,710 Richard from Albany Georgia wants to 262 00:11:00,010 --> 00:10:58,130 know how we sleep and if it's 263 00:11:02,950 --> 00:11:00,020 comfortable so this is a sleep station 264 00:11:05,380 --> 00:11:02,960 we're taking a large inside where the 265 00:11:07,690 --> 00:11:05,390 space shuttle Columbia sleep stations we 266 00:11:10,690 --> 00:11:07,700 have sleeping bags the compartments not 267 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:10,700 very large this is Roger clouds he's 268 00:11:16,270 --> 00:11:13,370 climbing in to go to sleep with evening 269 00:11:18,940 --> 00:11:16,280 he climbs into the sweetest bag fix it 270 00:11:21,550 --> 00:11:18,950 up he stops himself down both across his 271 00:11:25,380 --> 00:11:21,560 chest and across his head and closes the 272 00:11:28,330 --> 00:11:25,390 door it's very quiet and dark inside I 273 00:11:30,580 --> 00:11:28,340 find it very comfortable I do not shut 274 00:11:31,900 --> 00:11:30,590 myself down I float around inside all 275 00:11:34,270 --> 00:11:31,910 night so sometimes it can be difficult 276 00:11:41,650 --> 00:11:34,280 finding the door in the morning because 277 00:11:46,730 --> 00:11:44,510 back on the flight deck and I think this 278 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:46,740 might be our final crew choice down lake 279 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:49,170 for the mission and we wanted to thank 280 00:11:53,780 --> 00:11:52,110 everybody thank you especially all those 281 00:11:56,300 --> 00:11:53,790 people at Mission Control that have been 282 00:11:58,940 --> 00:11:56,310 with us all along for all these numbers 283 00:12:02,330 --> 00:11:58,950 of days and we hope to a clean up pack 284 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:02,340 up and bring home a healthy clean happy 285 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:09,450 they sell Columbia med Papa Doc Columbia 286 00:12:14,060 --> 00:12:11,490 Houston we copy all and I especially 287 00:12:15,890 --> 00:12:14,070 appreciate a very healthy Columbia and 288 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:15,900 also for the rest of the team we 289 00:12:19,790 --> 00:12:17,490 appreciate all the great downlink you've 290 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:19,800 given us if we feel like we've been on 291 00:12:36,410 --> 00:12:28,770 board right with you hello does Dan 292 00:12:41,310 --> 00:12:39,180 good morning I think it is mr. golden no 293 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:41,320 good afternoon sorry good afternoon mr. 294 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:43,810 go count commander Janet's boss and a 295 00:12:47,550 --> 00:12:45,760 specialist Roger crouch and this is 296 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:47,560 specialist Mike there had a ready to 297 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:50,050 talk to you and looking for a good Roger 298 00:12:59,580 --> 00:12:52,750 is upside down again or is he right side 299 00:13:01,500 --> 00:12:59,590 up salome our perspective sir well let 300 00:13:03,150 --> 00:13:01,510 me turn it over to the senator you're 301 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:03,160 his constituent and I think he'd like to 302 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:07,810 talk to you Roger good talk to you again 303 00:13:12,870 --> 00:13:10,090 I'll tell you it seems like yesterday 304 00:13:14,790 --> 00:13:12,880 that we were talking to the students at 305 00:13:16,710 --> 00:13:14,800 the john sevier middle middle school in 306 00:13:18,660 --> 00:13:16,720 Kingsport and they were asking you 307 00:13:20,670 --> 00:13:18,670 asking you what it's like to be 308 00:13:22,980 --> 00:13:20,680 weightless and looking at you upside 309 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:22,990 down I'll have to ask that question once 310 00:13:29,820 --> 00:13:25,090 again for them what's it feel like to be 311 00:13:32,310 --> 00:13:29,830 talking upside down that's pretty 312 00:13:34,260 --> 00:13:32,320 awesome actually it's there's no 313 00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:34,270 perception of upside in my brain right 314 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:36,790 now as I looked in the length of the 315 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:38,620 Spacelab thinks this is I can light it 316 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:40,930 all in an airplane or something like 317 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:43,450 that so it's just a matter of 318 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:45,970 perspective as i said earlier but it's 319 00:13:50,130 --> 00:13:47,650 really a great feeling to be up here I 320 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:50,140 wish it I could describe it so that it 321 00:13:54,930 --> 00:13:52,090 could people could relate today that 322 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:54,940 it's incredible right I need to do two 323 00:14:00,120 --> 00:13:57,370 things I talked to your mother about 30 324 00:14:02,010 --> 00:14:00,130 minutes ago in Pinterest County and she 325 00:14:04,290 --> 00:14:02,020 said that she talked to you last week 326 00:14:06,690 --> 00:14:04,300 but as you were flying over Africa you 327 00:14:08,460 --> 00:14:06,700 went so fast she didn't get a chance to 328 00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:08,470 say i love you so i'm going to pass that 329 00:14:12,270 --> 00:14:10,870 on and if she's counting the hours till 330 00:14:16,260 --> 00:14:12,280 you get back home so i'm going to get 331 00:14:17,970 --> 00:14:16,270 that in real quick real quick I really 332 00:14:20,190 --> 00:14:17,980 appreciate that moms really been 333 00:14:21,870 --> 00:14:20,200 tracking this thing so I'm sure she's 334 00:14:25,830 --> 00:14:21,880 keeping everybody straight back there in 335 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:25,840 Tennessee oh great Roger listen uh I did 336 00:14:30,660 --> 00:14:27,850 to also talk to one of the students that 337 00:14:32,610 --> 00:14:30,670 you and I talked by video conferencing 338 00:14:35,370 --> 00:14:32,620 when you were in my office and we talked 339 00:14:37,830 --> 00:14:35,380 back to Tennessee and I called Terry 340 00:14:40,860 --> 00:14:37,840 Taylor who is 13 years old in the eighth 341 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:40,870 grade there and she says two questions 342 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:44,170 one question as an astronaut in space do 343 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:46,450 you think we'll ever be able to live out 344 00:14:50,130 --> 00:14:49,330 in space and even on other planets I'll 345 00:14:54,570 --> 00:14:50,140 let you answer that 346 00:14:57,420 --> 00:14:54,580 first I think certainly will be able to 347 00:15:00,450 --> 00:14:57,430 live in n-space incredible how the body 348 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:00,460 can adapt you as a softer know that the 349 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:03,130 drop in two bodies an incredible miracle 350 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:04,930 almost every day the way that it copes 351 00:15:09,180 --> 00:15:07,330 with things them into space is not a 352 00:15:12,810 --> 00:15:09,190 problem the only problem is the shock of 353 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:12,820 going into and out of a real severely 354 00:15:17,490 --> 00:15:15,130 different environment like 1g and low G 355 00:15:19,470 --> 00:15:17,500 so but when you're here it's just it's 356 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:19,480 just a great feeling a great place to be 357 00:15:24,180 --> 00:15:21,850 other planets I think will be the same 358 00:15:25,650 --> 00:15:24,190 issue that there will be the travel to 359 00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:25,660 that planet where your body will 360 00:15:29,850 --> 00:15:27,670 acclimate to space and then or low 361 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:29,860 gravity environment and then acclimating 362 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:32,410 to the T level on that planet will be a 363 00:15:38,430 --> 00:15:34,570 shot for the body but the body will 364 00:15:40,470 --> 00:15:38,440 adapt quickly I think well that is great 365 00:15:42,270 --> 00:15:40,480 an hour hopefully she's watching this 366 00:15:44,580 --> 00:15:42,280 right now and I'll pass that on to her 367 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:44,590 she's going to be going to space camp in 368 00:15:48,390 --> 00:15:46,510 Huntsville later this month and she 369 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:48,400 asked me to ask you if you feel that 370 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:50,410 this was a good learning experience for 371 00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:52,930 kids to learn what astronauts do that is 372 00:15:59,760 --> 00:15:57,700 going to space camp oh well that cannon 373 00:16:01,110 --> 00:15:59,770 spots answer that chief familiar with 374 00:16:06,660 --> 00:16:01,120 the Space Camp I think it's a great 375 00:16:08,370 --> 00:16:06,670 opportunity but Janice so I get that 376 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:08,380 question a lot from the children that I 377 00:16:12,390 --> 00:16:10,090 talk to the various public speaking 378 00:16:14,490 --> 00:16:12,400 things that we do and I've never been to 379 00:16:16,530 --> 00:16:14,500 space camp it false because that program 380 00:16:18,660 --> 00:16:16,540 came into effect after I was passed that 381 00:16:21,210 --> 00:16:18,670 time frame but i have talked with many 382 00:16:22,500 --> 00:16:21,220 many children and parents semester that 383 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:22,510 programs have been through the program 384 00:16:27,090 --> 00:16:24,160 several times and they all come back 385 00:16:28,470 --> 00:16:27,100 very excited and if I might have a much 386 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:28,480 better appreciation for what we do up 387 00:16:33,410 --> 00:16:30,370 here it's a very well run program and 388 00:16:35,430 --> 00:16:33,420 it's good to go through a get out of it 389 00:16:37,620 --> 00:16:35,440 fortunately they say that we need to 390 00:16:40,350 --> 00:16:37,630 terminate our conversation but I'll tell 391 00:16:42,090 --> 00:16:40,360 you Mike and Janice and Roger it is a 392 00:16:44,490 --> 00:16:42,100 real privilege and a real pleasure for 393 00:16:46,590 --> 00:16:44,500 me as a scientist as someone who admires 394 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:46,600 so much what you're doing to be able to 395 00:16:49,740 --> 00:16:48,370 talk to you directly you're an 396 00:16:51,270 --> 00:16:49,750 inspiration for the country and 397 00:16:53,490 --> 00:16:51,280 inspiration for students who are 398 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:53,500 studying science and an inspiration for 399 00:16:58,350 --> 00:16:57,010 all of us well thank you very much 400 00:17:00,360 --> 00:16:58,360 senator and I really appreciate you 401 00:17:02,050 --> 00:17:00,370 taking time out of your busy schedule to 402 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:02,060 call us today we 403 00:17:06,100 --> 00:17:03,890 that you're a very interested person in 404 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:06,110 education in the country and one of the 405 00:17:09,430 --> 00:17:07,730 things that we're real interested in is 406 00:17:11,350 --> 00:17:09,440 contacting the children and getting them 407 00:17:13,510 --> 00:17:11,360 interested in science and education and 408 00:17:16,309 --> 00:17:13,520 we think the space program has a real