1 00:00:07,030 --> 00:00:05,190 good afternoon thank you for joining us 2 00:00:09,430 --> 00:00:07,040 for this afternoon's uh conference with 3 00:00:11,589 --> 00:00:09,440 the sts-133 crew we'll start with 4 00:00:12,950 --> 00:00:11,599 opening remarks and then take questions 5 00:00:15,350 --> 00:00:12,960 we'll begin with the introduction of 6 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:15,360 commander steve lindsay steve was born 7 00:00:19,029 --> 00:00:16,960 in arcadia california and considers 8 00:00:20,950 --> 00:00:19,039 temple city his hometown he holds 9 00:00:22,870 --> 00:00:20,960 degrees from the u.s air force academy 10 00:00:24,630 --> 00:00:22,880 and air force institute of technology 11 00:00:26,710 --> 00:00:24,640 he's also a retired colonel in the u.s 12 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:26,720 air force steve was selected as an 13 00:00:30,790 --> 00:00:29,039 astronaut candidate in 1995 now a 14 00:00:33,190 --> 00:00:30,800 veteran of four space flights steve has 15 00:00:35,750 --> 00:00:33,200 acquired more than 1200 hours in space 16 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:35,760 he served as the pilot on sts-87 and 17 00:00:41,910 --> 00:00:39,280 sts-95 and as commander for sts-104 and 18 00:00:44,950 --> 00:00:41,920 sts-121 we'll now turn it over to steve 19 00:00:46,549 --> 00:00:44,960 to introduce his crew thanks nicole 20 00:00:48,470 --> 00:00:46,559 um let's see just a real brief 21 00:00:49,990 --> 00:00:48,480 introduction of my crew as i mentioned 22 00:00:51,110 --> 00:00:50,000 i'm the commander this will be my fifth 23 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:51,120 flight and actually my third flight 24 00:00:55,750 --> 00:00:53,600 aboard discovery um we've had a great 25 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:55,760 training flow uh we're all ready to go 26 00:00:59,990 --> 00:00:57,600 all trained just a couple of more things 27 00:01:01,349 --> 00:01:00,000 we'll go into quarantine on monday and 28 00:01:03,670 --> 00:01:01,359 we're ready for a launch hopefully on 29 00:01:05,830 --> 00:01:03,680 november 1st if everything goes well so 30 00:01:07,670 --> 00:01:05,840 real briefly my crew my pilot sitting 31 00:01:10,149 --> 00:01:07,680 next to me eric bowe 32 00:01:12,070 --> 00:01:10,159 this will be eric's second flight 33 00:01:14,630 --> 00:01:12,080 he previously flown his pilot on on the 34 00:01:16,230 --> 00:01:14,640 space shuttle he'll be doing uh robotics 35 00:01:18,789 --> 00:01:16,240 uh on the shuttle 36 00:01:20,310 --> 00:01:18,799 um he's uh basically performing all the 37 00:01:21,670 --> 00:01:20,320 piloting tasks on the orbiter 38 00:01:23,510 --> 00:01:21,680 specifically he'll be doing the 39 00:01:26,630 --> 00:01:23,520 undocking and fly around and he'll fly 40 00:01:28,230 --> 00:01:26,640 some of the entry as we come in to land 41 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:28,240 in addition to doing transfer and a 42 00:01:32,550 --> 00:01:29,600 whole bunch of other things on the 43 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:32,560 flight uh next eric is al drew he's our 44 00:01:35,749 --> 00:01:34,479 ms-1 he'll be flying on the flight deck 45 00:01:37,830 --> 00:01:35,759 for ascent 46 00:01:38,950 --> 00:01:37,840 and he'll be on the middeck for entry 47 00:01:41,590 --> 00:01:38,960 al's are 48 00:01:43,990 --> 00:01:41,600 one of our space walkers so he'll be 49 00:01:45,590 --> 00:01:44,000 doing two space walks during the mission 50 00:01:47,830 --> 00:01:45,600 additionally he'll be flying the robotic 51 00:01:49,830 --> 00:01:47,840 arm with eric and myself using the 52 00:01:52,389 --> 00:01:49,840 shuttle robotic arm for inspection tasks 53 00:01:53,749 --> 00:01:52,399 and all the other shuttle robotic arms 54 00:01:55,910 --> 00:01:53,759 operations that are planned for the 55 00:01:58,149 --> 00:01:55,920 flight um and this will be uh al's 56 00:01:59,350 --> 00:01:58,159 second flight as well on the shuttle and 57 00:02:02,149 --> 00:01:59,360 next to al 58 00:02:03,749 --> 00:02:02,159 tim kopra is our ms2 he's our flight 59 00:02:06,469 --> 00:02:03,759 engineer on the flight deck for acid and 60 00:02:08,309 --> 00:02:06,479 entry he's also our ev1 or our lead 61 00:02:10,790 --> 00:02:08,319 spacewalker for the flight uh performing 62 00:02:13,110 --> 00:02:10,800 two evas in addition tim will be flying 63 00:02:15,110 --> 00:02:13,120 the uh space station robotic arm during 64 00:02:16,949 --> 00:02:15,120 a number of our different operations 65 00:02:18,710 --> 00:02:16,959 while we're docked to space station tim 66 00:02:21,670 --> 00:02:18,720 previously flew on space station a long 67 00:02:22,869 --> 00:02:21,680 duration mission uh next to tim i've got 68 00:02:25,510 --> 00:02:22,879 mike barrett 69 00:02:27,750 --> 00:02:25,520 and mike is uh is also on his second 70 00:02:29,350 --> 00:02:27,760 space flight having previously flown a 71 00:02:31,589 --> 00:02:29,360 six-month mission on the space station 72 00:02:33,670 --> 00:02:31,599 and he actually is actually be mike's 73 00:02:35,830 --> 00:02:33,680 first shuttle mission he flew uh up and 74 00:02:37,910 --> 00:02:35,840 down on the soyuz as flight engineer or 75 00:02:39,589 --> 00:02:37,920 essentially the pilot position so he has 76 00:02:41,430 --> 00:02:39,599 a lot of experience of that in addition 77 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:41,440 to doing spacewalks in russian 78 00:02:45,589 --> 00:02:43,840 spacesuits on this flight um mike will 79 00:02:47,430 --> 00:02:45,599 be our mid-deck captain for both assen 80 00:02:50,150 --> 00:02:47,440 and entry run and post insertion deorbit 81 00:02:52,470 --> 00:02:50,160 prep he'll be flying the space station 82 00:02:54,070 --> 00:02:52,480 arm during a number of the operations 83 00:02:56,550 --> 00:02:54,080 while we're docked as well as during 84 00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:56,560 both of the spacewalks um and he'll be 85 00:02:59,589 --> 00:02:57,920 doing a lot of transfer work and 86 00:03:01,430 --> 00:02:59,599 actually doing some maintenance and 87 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:01,440 repair work on board the space station 88 00:03:06,070 --> 00:03:03,760 while he's there um finally last but not 89 00:03:08,790 --> 00:03:06,080 least nicole stott uh she'll be flying 90 00:03:11,350 --> 00:03:08,800 on the middeck for rent for ascent and 91 00:03:12,550 --> 00:03:11,360 on the flight deck for entry um nicole's 92 00:03:14,390 --> 00:03:12,560 previously experienced with a 93 00:03:16,470 --> 00:03:14,400 long-duration space flight aboard the 94 00:03:17,990 --> 00:03:16,480 space station nicole's been doing a lot 95 00:03:19,350 --> 00:03:18,000 of the space station robotic arm 96 00:03:20,710 --> 00:03:19,360 operations 97 00:03:23,030 --> 00:03:20,720 additionally probably our biggest job 98 00:03:24,710 --> 00:03:23,040 during doc dops is she'll be uh 99 00:03:26,470 --> 00:03:24,720 directing or running the spacewalks from 100 00:03:29,110 --> 00:03:26,480 inside the orbiter as the 101 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:29,120 as the iv crew member and so i've got a 102 00:03:32,550 --> 00:03:30,959 great crew i've got a lot of talent i've 103 00:03:34,470 --> 00:03:32,560 got a lot of experience on this crew 104 00:03:36,949 --> 00:03:34,480 something unique that we have is three 105 00:03:38,630 --> 00:03:36,959 veteran space station astronauts 106 00:03:40,309 --> 00:03:38,640 so they're they'll be up there to keep 107 00:03:42,309 --> 00:03:40,319 us out of trouble uh while we're on 108 00:03:44,550 --> 00:03:42,319 board space station so we have a great 109 00:03:46,390 --> 00:03:44,560 mission plan talked to the uh onboard 110 00:03:48,390 --> 00:03:46,400 crew this morning just hanging out doing 111 00:03:50,710 --> 00:03:48,400 some last-minute details they're ready 112 00:03:52,710 --> 00:03:50,720 for us and with a few more 113 00:03:54,309 --> 00:03:52,720 preparatory things to go and so we're 114 00:03:56,630 --> 00:03:54,319 looking forward to having a great 115 00:03:58,550 --> 00:03:56,640 mission up there and so with that 116 00:04:00,070 --> 00:03:58,560 i guess we're ready uh to take questions 117 00:04:02,229 --> 00:04:00,080 all right thank you steve we're going to 118 00:04:04,309 --> 00:04:02,239 start on this side if you can 119 00:04:08,229 --> 00:04:04,319 state your name and affiliation and 120 00:04:12,070 --> 00:04:09,830 oh thank you mark 121 00:04:13,830 --> 00:04:12,080 representing aviation week 122 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:13,840 i wonder 123 00:04:17,390 --> 00:04:15,760 perhaps steve lindsay or you can pick 124 00:04:18,949 --> 00:04:17,400 someone but speaking a little 125 00:04:20,870 --> 00:04:18,959 philosophically 126 00:04:22,710 --> 00:04:20,880 about discovery and the kind of 127 00:04:23,830 --> 00:04:22,720 condition you'd like to bring her back 128 00:04:32,390 --> 00:04:23,840 and 129 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:32,400 museum sorry 130 00:04:37,430 --> 00:04:34,880 and um just like to know what your what 131 00:04:39,670 --> 00:04:37,440 your thoughts are about returning it and 132 00:04:41,270 --> 00:04:39,680 what happens to it after your flight 133 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:41,280 well um 134 00:04:44,469 --> 00:04:42,880 we were actually down down at kennedy 135 00:04:46,150 --> 00:04:44,479 space center last week doing the 136 00:04:47,830 --> 00:04:46,160 terminal countdown demonstration test 137 00:04:49,909 --> 00:04:47,840 the dry count and uh 138 00:04:50,790 --> 00:04:49,919 talked to the uh the folks down at ksc 139 00:04:51,749 --> 00:04:50,800 and 140 00:04:54,150 --> 00:04:51,759 it's interesting because i've always 141 00:04:55,510 --> 00:04:54,160 viewed the vehicles as belonging to uh 142 00:04:57,430 --> 00:04:55,520 kennedy space center and they kind of 143 00:04:59,510 --> 00:04:57,440 loan them to us for a couple of weeks 144 00:05:01,510 --> 00:04:59,520 and our job is to uh 145 00:05:03,909 --> 00:05:01,520 is to take care of them as best we can 146 00:05:06,230 --> 00:05:03,919 and and and i always promise to bring 147 00:05:08,310 --> 00:05:06,240 the vehicle back at least as clean as we 148 00:05:10,469 --> 00:05:08,320 got it which is pretty much impossible 149 00:05:11,749 --> 00:05:10,479 to do because they they're pristine i'm 150 00:05:14,150 --> 00:05:11,759 always amazed walking into these 151 00:05:16,790 --> 00:05:14,160 vehicles you know discovery being 152 00:05:19,270 --> 00:05:16,800 gosh 25 years old and you still walk in 153 00:05:21,029 --> 00:05:19,280 and it's like a new car and so 154 00:05:22,710 --> 00:05:21,039 we're going to deliver it back hopefully 155 00:05:24,550 --> 00:05:22,720 in the best condition possible and take 156 00:05:27,029 --> 00:05:24,560 the best care that we can with it and 157 00:05:28,870 --> 00:05:27,039 it's uh it's gonna be a great vehicle um 158 00:05:30,710 --> 00:05:28,880 historically it's obviously a very 159 00:05:32,710 --> 00:05:30,720 historical vehicle having flown all the 160 00:05:33,909 --> 00:05:32,720 return to flight test missions after 161 00:05:35,029 --> 00:05:33,919 both the challenger and columbia 162 00:05:37,749 --> 00:05:35,039 accidents it 163 00:05:39,749 --> 00:05:37,759 deployed hubble it's uh it's the fleet 164 00:05:42,150 --> 00:05:39,759 leader in terms of number of flights uh 165 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:42,160 it'll flown about a year on orbit by the 166 00:05:45,670 --> 00:05:43,520 time we're done with it which is pretty 167 00:05:47,990 --> 00:05:45,680 remarkable for a space shuttle 168 00:05:49,830 --> 00:05:48,000 personally having flown it twice and now 169 00:05:51,430 --> 00:05:49,840 in my third flight it has a special 170 00:05:53,510 --> 00:05:51,440 meaning to me so 171 00:05:55,990 --> 00:05:53,520 my thoughts on when it comes back and 172 00:05:57,749 --> 00:05:56,000 when it's done with its service life i 173 00:05:59,430 --> 00:05:57,759 um you know they haven't made decisions 174 00:06:01,830 --> 00:05:59,440 on where these vehicles are going yet 175 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:01,840 but i i think we all have pretty good 176 00:06:06,309 --> 00:06:03,840 suspicion on where this one's going but 177 00:06:07,990 --> 00:06:06,319 i just hope that when it's displayed i 178 00:06:10,629 --> 00:06:08,000 would like to see it displayed in in 179 00:06:13,110 --> 00:06:10,639 such a way that that people that go and 180 00:06:15,110 --> 00:06:13,120 see it for the many years to come can 181 00:06:16,469 --> 00:06:15,120 get an appreciation for what it was like 182 00:06:17,909 --> 00:06:16,479 to fly it 183 00:06:19,670 --> 00:06:17,919 from our perspective you know what was 184 00:06:21,670 --> 00:06:19,680 like in a cockpit what was really like 185 00:06:23,590 --> 00:06:21,680 to operate an appreciation for all the 186 00:06:26,070 --> 00:06:23,600 missions it did and all the versatility 187 00:06:27,749 --> 00:06:26,080 that the shuttle has offered and in the 188 00:06:29,510 --> 00:06:27,759 end though when it really comes down to 189 00:06:31,029 --> 00:06:29,520 it 190 00:06:32,629 --> 00:06:31,039 people are going to see the vehicles but 191 00:06:34,790 --> 00:06:32,639 for those of us that have participated 192 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:34,800 in the space shuttle program it's really 193 00:06:37,830 --> 00:06:36,240 more about the people when i think of 194 00:06:39,749 --> 00:06:37,840 space shuttle program i think people i 195 00:06:41,430 --> 00:06:39,759 don't think vehicles and 196 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:41,440 and i think that's probably for all of 197 00:06:44,390 --> 00:06:42,880 us the biggest memory that we'll have 198 00:06:46,710 --> 00:06:44,400 out of this is the opportunity to work 199 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:46,720 with a fantastic team all across the 200 00:06:52,469 --> 00:06:50,319 country over many years of this program 201 00:06:54,790 --> 00:06:52,479 all right next question robert 202 00:06:56,710 --> 00:06:54,800 hi robert pelman with collectspace.com 203 00:06:59,270 --> 00:06:56,720 sort of work to work off that question 204 00:07:02,790 --> 00:06:59,280 and the answer um what does it mean to 205 00:07:04,790 --> 00:07:02,800 each of you personally to be on a final 206 00:07:06,469 --> 00:07:04,800 flight for an orbiter 207 00:07:09,029 --> 00:07:06,479 um does it carry an additional 208 00:07:10,629 --> 00:07:09,039 significance is there added symbolism 209 00:07:15,029 --> 00:07:10,639 beyond the goals that you have set out 210 00:07:18,629 --> 00:07:17,189 i'm pretty talked when you guys i think 211 00:07:21,830 --> 00:07:18,639 overall i think all of us are happy to 212 00:07:24,469 --> 00:07:21,840 be on a a another flight get to go fly 213 00:07:25,830 --> 00:07:24,479 again and for us obviously it's always 214 00:07:27,589 --> 00:07:25,840 nice you know it's a little bittersweet 215 00:07:28,469 --> 00:07:27,599 obviously when something's coming to an 216 00:07:31,270 --> 00:07:28,479 end 217 00:07:32,790 --> 00:07:31,280 the uh but it's a privilege to get the 218 00:07:34,230 --> 00:07:32,800 fly of the vehicle and steve said it 219 00:07:36,550 --> 00:07:34,240 very well it's really about the people 220 00:07:38,150 --> 00:07:36,560 you know we have discovery but there's 221 00:07:40,309 --> 00:07:38,160 thousands of people that make up getting 222 00:07:43,110 --> 00:07:40,319 keeping that vehicle flying and making 223 00:07:45,350 --> 00:07:43,120 it uh look look the way it does and and 224 00:07:47,430 --> 00:07:45,360 fly the way it does for me that's really 225 00:07:52,469 --> 00:07:47,440 what makes this a great privilege to get 226 00:07:55,830 --> 00:07:54,550 anybody else want to answer that 227 00:08:00,150 --> 00:07:55,840 okay 228 00:08:03,909 --> 00:08:02,469 what these guys have said it's that 229 00:08:06,790 --> 00:08:03,919 you know this 230 00:08:08,309 --> 00:08:06,800 it is a historic thing i think that um 231 00:08:11,430 --> 00:08:08,319 you know that we have such a special 232 00:08:13,270 --> 00:08:11,440 vehicle to fly and you know the hope uh 233 00:08:14,230 --> 00:08:13,280 in addition to having successful mission 234 00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:14,240 is that 235 00:08:19,430 --> 00:08:17,440 um in conclusion we'll be celebrating 236 00:08:22,150 --> 00:08:19,440 the just the real significance of the 237 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:22,160 vehicle itself of um and that includes 238 00:08:25,749 --> 00:08:23,680 the people because it wouldn't happen 239 00:08:27,909 --> 00:08:25,759 without them and i think that 240 00:08:30,150 --> 00:08:27,919 we have to look at this as uh as a 241 00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:30,160 celebration of just how wonderful 242 00:08:33,909 --> 00:08:32,880 uh discovery has performed and just how 243 00:08:35,509 --> 00:08:33,919 just 244 00:08:36,389 --> 00:08:35,519 fantastic the team that has put it 245 00:08:37,509 --> 00:08:36,399 together 246 00:08:41,909 --> 00:08:37,519 um 247 00:08:44,790 --> 00:08:42,790 all right 248 00:08:45,990 --> 00:08:44,800 uh bill harvard cbs so i'll ask the call 249 00:08:48,070 --> 00:08:46,000 this question 250 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:48,080 mike or tim could also add you as 251 00:08:51,190 --> 00:08:49,839 commander said you guys are veterans of 252 00:08:52,949 --> 00:08:51,200 long duration flights on board the 253 00:08:54,310 --> 00:08:52,959 station and i wonder what does that 254 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:54,320 really bring to the table or does it 255 00:08:57,750 --> 00:08:55,920 bring anything i mean when you get down 256 00:09:04,230 --> 00:08:57,760 to it 257 00:09:07,990 --> 00:09:06,230 no seriously what does 258 00:09:10,630 --> 00:09:08,000 past experience on the station help you 259 00:09:12,710 --> 00:09:10,640 guys with on a mission like this 260 00:09:14,870 --> 00:09:12,720 well well i think um 261 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:14,880 it just to start i think and the fact 262 00:09:19,110 --> 00:09:16,399 that i think everybody here is an 263 00:09:20,710 --> 00:09:19,120 experienced flyer just kind of puts um 264 00:09:21,829 --> 00:09:20,720 you know maybe a 265 00:09:24,310 --> 00:09:21,839 kind of a boost to the level of 266 00:09:26,470 --> 00:09:24,320 efficiency we'll start out with um the 267 00:09:27,829 --> 00:09:26,480 three of us certainly are i guess you 268 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:27,839 could say intimately involved or 269 00:09:32,310 --> 00:09:30,080 intimately knowledgeable of the layout 270 00:09:34,070 --> 00:09:32,320 of the station and and how to get around 271 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:34,080 and where things are and 272 00:09:38,310 --> 00:09:35,519 kind of the day-to-day operations that 273 00:09:40,070 --> 00:09:38,320 go on normally up there but you know as 274 00:09:41,430 --> 00:09:40,080 a crew i think we just will be in a 275 00:09:42,870 --> 00:09:41,440 position to just 276 00:09:44,630 --> 00:09:42,880 operate a little bit more efficiently 277 00:09:45,509 --> 00:09:44,640 right out you know right as we cross the 278 00:09:47,030 --> 00:09:45,519 hatch 279 00:09:47,750 --> 00:09:47,040 yeah if i could jump in a little bit on 280 00:09:49,269 --> 00:09:47,760 that 281 00:09:51,110 --> 00:09:49,279 seeing him from the other side 282 00:09:52,870 --> 00:09:51,120 been up on station a couple of times and 283 00:09:54,710 --> 00:09:52,880 when you when you get up there 284 00:09:56,150 --> 00:09:54,720 and you're with a group of folks that 285 00:09:57,990 --> 00:09:56,160 have been on station for a long period 286 00:09:59,269 --> 00:09:58,000 of time in terms of just moving around 287 00:10:00,870 --> 00:09:59,279 the vehicle 288 00:10:02,310 --> 00:10:00,880 they go through a series you go through 289 00:10:04,790 --> 00:10:02,320 a series of adaptations when you get 290 00:10:05,910 --> 00:10:04,800 into zero g and and when you your first 291 00:10:07,509 --> 00:10:05,920 flight when you first get up there 292 00:10:09,269 --> 00:10:07,519 you're just bouncing all over the place 293 00:10:11,509 --> 00:10:09,279 because you don't understand how little 294 00:10:13,269 --> 00:10:11,519 force is really required to move around 295 00:10:15,590 --> 00:10:13,279 you get better and better but you never 296 00:10:17,110 --> 00:10:15,600 really achieve a high level proficiency 297 00:10:18,790 --> 00:10:17,120 on a short duration flight if you watch 298 00:10:19,829 --> 00:10:18,800 a space station crew member move around 299 00:10:21,829 --> 00:10:19,839 on orbit 300 00:10:24,389 --> 00:10:21,839 their ability to get things done in a 301 00:10:26,389 --> 00:10:24,399 very efficient and effective manner far 302 00:10:27,430 --> 00:10:26,399 exceeds what we can do and you really 303 00:10:28,870 --> 00:10:27,440 notice it when you're when you're 304 00:10:30,870 --> 00:10:28,880 working next to somebody that's been up 305 00:10:32,710 --> 00:10:30,880 on space station for a few months that 306 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:32,720 they can do things so much faster and so 307 00:10:37,430 --> 00:10:34,720 much better than you can so they i think 308 00:10:39,030 --> 00:10:37,440 they bring that to the table all of the 309 00:10:40,790 --> 00:10:39,040 all of the things that 310 00:10:42,790 --> 00:10:40,800 kind of the bread and butter what we do 311 00:10:44,630 --> 00:10:42,800 in day-to-day operations you know the 312 00:10:46,470 --> 00:10:44,640 when we have to do different photography 313 00:10:47,750 --> 00:10:46,480 things when you know hooking up 314 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:47,760 electrical components working the 315 00:10:51,269 --> 00:10:49,760 computers on space station which are 316 00:10:52,949 --> 00:10:51,279 similar to shuttle but different they 317 00:10:54,790 --> 00:10:52,959 work different the systems are different 318 00:10:56,630 --> 00:10:54,800 having all that knowledge built into the 319 00:10:58,150 --> 00:10:56,640 crew i've never i've never actually been 320 00:11:00,150 --> 00:10:58,160 on a crew where we had space station 321 00:11:01,110 --> 00:11:00,160 experience folks i think but with all of 322 00:11:05,350 --> 00:11:01,120 that 323 00:11:06,630 --> 00:11:05,360 we're not sure about and uh and so i 324 00:11:07,829 --> 00:11:06,640 think it brings a lot i mean we'll see 325 00:11:09,350 --> 00:11:07,839 how it goes but i think it brings an 326 00:11:11,430 --> 00:11:09,360 awful lot 327 00:11:13,910 --> 00:11:11,440 to death 328 00:11:15,670 --> 00:11:13,920 that's that's actually very important 329 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:15,680 and they do know how to work it and so 330 00:11:18,630 --> 00:11:17,120 uh yeah 331 00:11:20,230 --> 00:11:18,640 one more quick one for me for for tim 332 00:11:21,509 --> 00:11:20,240 morale i was confused in the eva 333 00:11:23,190 --> 00:11:21,519 briefing about where you guys are when 334 00:11:24,790 --> 00:11:23,200 you're vending aluminum aluminum when 335 00:11:27,269 --> 00:11:24,800 you're getting ammonia 336 00:11:29,110 --> 00:11:27,279 europe i guess uh right right by the 337 00:11:30,310 --> 00:11:29,120 pump module on the front side i didn't 338 00:11:31,910 --> 00:11:30,320 know where tim was i just want to know 339 00:11:33,590 --> 00:11:31,920 where you guys were so if things go per 340 00:11:35,670 --> 00:11:33,600 the timeline i'll be crawling over the 341 00:11:37,750 --> 00:11:35,680 top of lab and heading towards columbus 342 00:11:40,550 --> 00:11:37,760 so i'm going to be well clear in fact 343 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:40,560 ideally if uh if we had to synchronize 344 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:42,320 in another way i could be in a position 345 00:11:47,030 --> 00:11:44,480 to take photographs of the venting but 346 00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:47,040 by the time i get to my location i think 347 00:11:53,030 --> 00:11:49,760 the venting is going to be complete 348 00:11:57,110 --> 00:11:54,870 jill tulk with the bay area houston 349 00:11:59,350 --> 00:11:57,120 magazine a similar question to bill's 350 00:12:00,310 --> 00:11:59,360 first question for the past station crew 351 00:12:01,269 --> 00:12:00,320 members 352 00:12:02,230 --> 00:12:01,279 things are going to be a little bit 353 00:12:04,230 --> 00:12:02,240 different obviously you're not going to 354 00:12:06,069 --> 00:12:04,240 have the marathon 355 00:12:08,230 --> 00:12:06,079 equivalent of a space flight you have a 356 00:12:11,269 --> 00:12:08,240 sprint because you're on shuttle and 357 00:12:12,790 --> 00:12:11,279 this time you will have cupola so you 358 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:12,800 will have a bit of 359 00:12:17,590 --> 00:12:15,440 fun challenge a difference you're it'll 360 00:12:19,509 --> 00:12:17,600 be a different flight so what thoughts 361 00:12:21,110 --> 00:12:19,519 and feelings do you have about that 362 00:12:22,470 --> 00:12:21,120 where you'll be able to have a bit of a 363 00:12:23,430 --> 00:12:22,480 different flight this time a different 364 00:12:26,150 --> 00:12:23,440 experience 365 00:12:28,310 --> 00:12:26,160 i'll take that to start with um you know 366 00:12:29,910 --> 00:12:28,320 we often use those analogies marathon 367 00:12:32,230 --> 00:12:29,920 versus sprint i want to remind people 368 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:32,240 that a marathon you're still running 369 00:12:36,150 --> 00:12:34,560 and six months are running you get more 370 00:12:38,230 --> 00:12:36,160 efficient at it and you actually cover 371 00:12:39,910 --> 00:12:38,240 more ground at the end of a day after 372 00:12:41,750 --> 00:12:39,920 say three months up there than than you 373 00:12:43,030 --> 00:12:41,760 would at the very very start of your 374 00:12:45,110 --> 00:12:43,040 race 375 00:12:47,350 --> 00:12:45,120 i was surprised how little free time we 376 00:12:48,790 --> 00:12:47,360 had on our station mission after six and 377 00:12:51,430 --> 00:12:48,800 a half months we were still working very 378 00:12:53,910 --> 00:12:51,440 long days so i wouldn't call a station 379 00:12:55,509 --> 00:12:53,920 mission leisurely in any way shape or 380 00:12:57,269 --> 00:12:55,519 form 381 00:12:58,949 --> 00:12:57,279 i think for all of us we're looking 382 00:13:00,470 --> 00:12:58,959 forward to a larger station and you 383 00:13:01,910 --> 00:13:00,480 mentioned the cupola 384 00:13:03,350 --> 00:13:01,920 and 385 00:13:05,750 --> 00:13:03,360 certainly most people would agree that 386 00:13:08,150 --> 00:13:05,760 the best use of any downtime you do get 387 00:13:09,750 --> 00:13:08,160 which is very little is to be looking 388 00:13:11,350 --> 00:13:09,760 out the window and even that you're 389 00:13:13,030 --> 00:13:11,360 typically using a camera and trying to 390 00:13:14,629 --> 00:13:13,040 take pictures of geological sites of 391 00:13:16,949 --> 00:13:14,639 interest but i think most of us can't 392 00:13:18,389 --> 00:13:16,959 wait to see the cupola for uh tim and 393 00:13:19,910 --> 00:13:18,399 nicole and i 394 00:13:22,710 --> 00:13:19,920 will be doing a lot of the robotic ops 395 00:13:24,870 --> 00:13:22,720 with the uh station arm and that is 396 00:13:27,190 --> 00:13:24,880 currently the uh robotic workstation 397 00:13:28,550 --> 00:13:27,200 placed azure so we're very much looking 398 00:13:29,990 --> 00:13:28,560 forward to doing business out of there 399 00:13:31,430 --> 00:13:30,000 and relying a little bit less on our 400 00:13:35,190 --> 00:13:31,440 camera views and a little bit more on 401 00:13:38,230 --> 00:13:35,200 direct line of sight 402 00:13:39,670 --> 00:13:38,240 uh gina cinceri abc news for eric eric 403 00:13:41,430 --> 00:13:39,680 what are you looking forward on this 404 00:13:43,430 --> 00:13:41,440 mission it's your second mission i mean 405 00:13:45,350 --> 00:13:43,440 like they said no one's a rookie anymore 406 00:13:47,189 --> 00:13:45,360 or not a rookie but not you're all 407 00:13:49,189 --> 00:13:47,199 experienced but what's going to be the 408 00:13:50,470 --> 00:13:49,199 highlight of this mission for you 409 00:13:52,310 --> 00:13:50,480 well the highlight for the mission for 410 00:13:53,590 --> 00:13:52,320 me is is actually you know the first 411 00:13:55,189 --> 00:13:53,600 time you're up there things go pretty 412 00:13:56,949 --> 00:13:55,199 quick i'm sure it's going to go fast 413 00:13:58,389 --> 00:13:56,959 this time as well but i think i'll have 414 00:13:59,829 --> 00:13:58,399 a little bit more time to look around 415 00:14:01,350 --> 00:13:59,839 and kind of pay attention to the small 416 00:14:02,710 --> 00:14:01,360 details to really 417 00:14:04,069 --> 00:14:02,720 you know soak in 418 00:14:05,750 --> 00:14:04,079 all the things that are happening at the 419 00:14:07,269 --> 00:14:05,760 same time 420 00:14:09,269 --> 00:14:07,279 you know just like the last flight i'm 421 00:14:11,269 --> 00:14:09,279 going to enjoy just again working with 422 00:14:13,189 --> 00:14:11,279 the control teams you know it's a big 423 00:14:15,030 --> 00:14:13,199 team effort to get the job done so to me 424 00:14:16,389 --> 00:14:15,040 that's always a fun part and obviously 425 00:14:18,069 --> 00:14:16,399 getting the opportunity mike had 426 00:14:19,509 --> 00:14:18,079 mentioned looking out at the cupola look 427 00:14:21,110 --> 00:14:19,519 out the windows and see 428 00:14:22,710 --> 00:14:21,120 see the view out there but i think the 429 00:14:24,790 --> 00:14:22,720 the biggest overall thing that i hope to 430 00:14:26,069 --> 00:14:24,800 get out of this is just to really absorb 431 00:14:27,430 --> 00:14:26,079 some of the smaller details that you 432 00:14:33,509 --> 00:14:27,440 might that i may have missed on the 433 00:14:37,829 --> 00:14:35,509 eric berger with the houston chronicle 434 00:14:39,110 --> 00:14:37,839 uh question for steve or maybe tim mike 435 00:14:40,389 --> 00:14:39,120 or nicole people have been to the 436 00:14:41,590 --> 00:14:40,399 station before 437 00:14:42,550 --> 00:14:41,600 for some time 438 00:14:43,990 --> 00:14:42,560 uh 439 00:14:45,509 --> 00:14:44,000 you when y'all leave you're going to be 440 00:14:48,069 --> 00:14:45,519 seeing the station in its final 441 00:14:50,069 --> 00:14:48,079 configuration with the last module 442 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:50,079 attached to it so maybe 443 00:14:53,910 --> 00:14:52,480 one of you could talk about sort of 444 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:53,920 seeing the station at different points 445 00:14:57,750 --> 00:14:55,600 in its evolution then getting to see it 446 00:14:59,590 --> 00:14:57,760 in its final form as you fly away and 447 00:15:03,030 --> 00:14:59,600 really sort of be the first crew to do 448 00:15:05,110 --> 00:15:03,040 that from an external viewpoint 449 00:15:06,269 --> 00:15:05,120 i can give you one impression i had as i 450 00:15:08,949 --> 00:15:06,279 left on 451 00:15:10,949 --> 00:15:08,959 sts-128 and having spent a long time 452 00:15:12,470 --> 00:15:10,959 like the rest of my crewmates 453 00:15:14,710 --> 00:15:12,480 especially the ones that were in our 454 00:15:16,629 --> 00:15:14,720 astronaut class waiting to fly 455 00:15:19,269 --> 00:15:16,639 you know you you go to program meetings 456 00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:19,279 you work with hardware vendors and 457 00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:21,360 you work at johnson space and other 458 00:15:26,310 --> 00:15:23,760 other nasa centers to build this space 459 00:15:28,069 --> 00:15:26,320 station and to be able to see it all 460 00:15:30,230 --> 00:15:28,079 working together this really like a 461 00:15:32,470 --> 00:15:30,240 flying city in space is is almost 462 00:15:34,710 --> 00:15:32,480 overwhelming and uh for all the hard 463 00:15:36,710 --> 00:15:34,720 work and sometimes uh conflict and 464 00:15:39,509 --> 00:15:36,720 consternation is really great to see 465 00:15:40,949 --> 00:15:39,519 this beautiful piece of hardware that's 466 00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:40,959 flying in space and so i'm looking 467 00:15:43,590 --> 00:15:42,160 forward to seeing it with a few more 468 00:15:44,949 --> 00:15:43,600 components and 469 00:15:46,470 --> 00:15:44,959 like mike had talked about from the 470 00:15:48,949 --> 00:15:46,480 inside being able to see outside the 471 00:15:51,269 --> 00:15:48,959 cupola 472 00:15:53,749 --> 00:15:51,279 all right great hi greg dobbs with hd 473 00:15:55,829 --> 00:15:53,759 net television steve your first answer 474 00:15:57,910 --> 00:15:55,839 to the first question 475 00:15:59,749 --> 00:15:57,920 was that you always try to bring a 476 00:16:01,350 --> 00:15:59,759 vehicle home in the same condition in 477 00:16:02,949 --> 00:16:01,360 which you left 478 00:16:04,710 --> 00:16:02,959 it may be a weird question but if 479 00:16:06,470 --> 00:16:04,720 somebody didn't think that way didn't 480 00:16:09,670 --> 00:16:06,480 operate that way what is it that could 481 00:16:11,030 --> 00:16:09,680 be done to a vehicle so it wouldn't come 482 00:16:12,389 --> 00:16:11,040 back as good 483 00:16:15,269 --> 00:16:12,399 you know what is it you're going to do 484 00:16:17,030 --> 00:16:15,279 to make sure it does 485 00:16:19,670 --> 00:16:17,040 oh well 486 00:16:22,629 --> 00:16:19,680 gosh a whole bunch of things i mean 487 00:16:24,790 --> 00:16:22,639 first and foremost uh we uh you know in 488 00:16:26,150 --> 00:16:24,800 every activity we do on the shuttle and 489 00:16:27,030 --> 00:16:26,160 every uh 490 00:16:28,710 --> 00:16:27,040 um 491 00:16:31,430 --> 00:16:28,720 procedure we do we have procedures that 492 00:16:32,710 --> 00:16:31,440 we follow and uh and in ways of doing 493 00:16:33,829 --> 00:16:32,720 business and we want to make sure we 494 00:16:36,470 --> 00:16:33,839 always stay 495 00:16:38,310 --> 00:16:36,480 doing those things correctly 496 00:16:40,150 --> 00:16:38,320 in terms of the vehicle itself 497 00:16:41,430 --> 00:16:40,160 um you know housekeeping believe it or 498 00:16:42,629 --> 00:16:41,440 not is a really big deal when you're 499 00:16:44,629 --> 00:16:42,639 living you know it's like living in 500 00:16:46,230 --> 00:16:44,639 winnebago for 14 days and you want to 501 00:16:48,550 --> 00:16:46,240 keep it clean and so housekeeping is a 502 00:16:50,310 --> 00:16:48,560 really important part 503 00:16:52,949 --> 00:16:50,320 so we try uh try to take really good 504 00:16:55,110 --> 00:16:52,959 care of it um try not to uh do anything 505 00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:55,120 with it we shouldn't be doing and make 506 00:16:59,030 --> 00:16:57,360 sure we follow the procedures and uh you 507 00:17:00,629 --> 00:16:59,040 know it's what i just said is what every 508 00:17:01,749 --> 00:17:00,639 crew thinks the same way as they just 509 00:17:04,789 --> 00:17:01,759 want to bring it back as good as 510 00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:04,799 possible in in the past it's uh 511 00:17:07,270 --> 00:17:06,160 you know it's it's always because we're 512 00:17:08,390 --> 00:17:07,280 going to turn the vehicle we're going to 513 00:17:09,669 --> 00:17:08,400 use it again 514 00:17:11,189 --> 00:17:09,679 this is a little unique because it's the 515 00:17:12,949 --> 00:17:11,199 last time we're going to learn uh use 516 00:17:14,470 --> 00:17:12,959 the vehicle but you know if we were to 517 00:17:16,549 --> 00:17:14,480 land and all of a sudden every the whole 518 00:17:18,390 --> 00:17:16,559 world were to change they'd they we're 519 00:17:19,909 --> 00:17:18,400 going to get ready to fly it again for 520 00:17:21,669 --> 00:17:19,919 some reason it would be ready to fly 521 00:17:24,949 --> 00:17:21,679 again and so that would be our objective 522 00:17:28,630 --> 00:17:26,470 all right 523 00:17:31,909 --> 00:17:28,640 phillips loss with nasaspaceflight.com 524 00:17:33,990 --> 00:17:31,919 not sure who this is for exactly but 525 00:17:35,669 --> 00:17:34,000 your mission has changed from when it 526 00:17:37,110 --> 00:17:35,679 was originally when you're originally 527 00:17:39,990 --> 00:17:37,120 assigned this is going to be an eight 528 00:17:43,350 --> 00:17:40,000 plus one day mission no evas 529 00:17:45,590 --> 00:17:43,360 and now you've had two evas added and 530 00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:45,600 three flight days um could you talk 531 00:17:47,990 --> 00:17:46,640 about 532 00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:48,000 the changes that have occurred during 533 00:17:51,430 --> 00:17:49,600 the training flow and 534 00:17:52,549 --> 00:17:51,440 kind of you know what's what's happened 535 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:52,559 with that 536 00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:54,000 sure um 537 00:17:57,190 --> 00:17:55,919 you know we started out we were the we 538 00:17:59,190 --> 00:17:57,200 were going to be the final flight in the 539 00:18:01,830 --> 00:17:59,200 space shuttle program and uh and the 540 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:01,840 objective of that final flight 541 00:18:05,990 --> 00:18:03,760 to make it really simple so somebody 542 00:18:07,669 --> 00:18:06,000 like me can understand was basically 543 00:18:09,029 --> 00:18:07,679 leave space station in the best possible 544 00:18:11,029 --> 00:18:09,039 configuration which means get the 545 00:18:12,950 --> 00:18:11,039 maximum amount of mass to station the 546 00:18:14,710 --> 00:18:12,960 supplies they need 547 00:18:16,870 --> 00:18:14,720 because it'd be the last shuttle uh 548 00:18:19,110 --> 00:18:16,880 flight and uh leaving the best condition 549 00:18:21,590 --> 00:18:19,120 possible so you're gonna go up drop up 550 00:18:23,270 --> 00:18:21,600 drop off our stuff and and undock as 551 00:18:25,350 --> 00:18:23,280 soon as we could so that we didn't use 552 00:18:26,870 --> 00:18:25,360 any of their resources 553 00:18:29,110 --> 00:18:26,880 since then we are no longer the last 554 00:18:30,549 --> 00:18:29,120 flight the flight before us had 555 00:18:32,630 --> 00:18:30,559 some payload changes so they moved 556 00:18:34,390 --> 00:18:32,640 behind us and now at least in the 557 00:18:35,909 --> 00:18:34,400 authorization bill they've they've added 558 00:18:38,630 --> 00:18:35,919 that additional flight 559 00:18:40,310 --> 00:18:38,640 um so our objectives have changed um 560 00:18:42,549 --> 00:18:40,320 by the way going into this as an eight 561 00:18:44,310 --> 00:18:42,559 day mission i never thought we'd ever 562 00:18:46,070 --> 00:18:44,320 stay an eight day mission i always 563 00:18:49,830 --> 00:18:46,080 thought we would pick up a spacewalk or 564 00:18:52,390 --> 00:18:49,840 two because things change things break 565 00:18:54,150 --> 00:18:52,400 we have different objectives so the 566 00:18:56,789 --> 00:18:54,160 program's added in a couple of 567 00:18:58,789 --> 00:18:56,799 spacewalks to do some basically some 568 00:19:00,950 --> 00:18:58,799 some cleanup objectives some things what 569 00:19:02,950 --> 00:19:00,960 we call homeless tasks eva tests that 570 00:19:05,510 --> 00:19:02,960 need to get done but didn't have another 571 00:19:07,830 --> 00:19:05,520 place so we added those in 572 00:19:09,669 --> 00:19:07,840 returning a payload then 573 00:19:11,510 --> 00:19:09,679 recently when the when the space station 574 00:19:13,669 --> 00:19:11,520 had the uh the pump module failure and 575 00:19:15,830 --> 00:19:13,679 they had to do the replacement um we're 576 00:19:18,310 --> 00:19:15,840 doing some cleanup actions uh gonna vent 577 00:19:19,669 --> 00:19:18,320 that move it back into place and uh and 578 00:19:22,230 --> 00:19:19,679 get ready so that they can bring it home 579 00:19:24,310 --> 00:19:22,240 hopefully on a on a subsequent mission 580 00:19:25,110 --> 00:19:24,320 um so we're picking up all those tasks 581 00:19:26,870 --> 00:19:25,120 um 582 00:19:28,870 --> 00:19:26,880 it's been a challenge because we added 583 00:19:31,110 --> 00:19:28,880 those tasks fairly late in our in our in 584 00:19:33,510 --> 00:19:31,120 our evas the content changed very very 585 00:19:36,549 --> 00:19:33,520 late um but we were kind of prepared for 586 00:19:38,390 --> 00:19:36,559 that we had some um had some pool runs 587 00:19:39,909 --> 00:19:38,400 kind of held in reserve with 588 00:19:42,230 --> 00:19:39,919 that we knew we were going to do uh 589 00:19:43,830 --> 00:19:42,240 probably get new objectives 590 00:19:46,710 --> 00:19:43,840 tim and 591 00:19:49,110 --> 00:19:46,720 training i think they focused on more of 592 00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:49,120 a skills based approach early on so they 593 00:19:52,150 --> 00:19:50,400 could go and pick up those additional 594 00:19:53,510 --> 00:19:52,160 tasks we looked at they looked for 595 00:19:55,430 --> 00:19:53,520 example they looked at tasks they 596 00:19:56,870 --> 00:19:55,440 thought well this may come on our flight 597 00:19:58,310 --> 00:19:56,880 even though it's not and and so i think 598 00:19:59,750 --> 00:19:58,320 they're well prepared when those changes 599 00:20:01,430 --> 00:19:59,760 occurred so we've had a lot of robotics 600 00:20:03,110 --> 00:20:01,440 change a lot of eva changes but i think 601 00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:03,120 we've adapted to it pretty well and 602 00:20:05,909 --> 00:20:04,480 trained to it so that's part of the 603 00:20:07,270 --> 00:20:05,919 business you need to be able to react to 604 00:20:08,870 --> 00:20:07,280 changes you need to be able to react to 605 00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:08,880 failures just like the space station 606 00:20:13,270 --> 00:20:11,120 does and just like they did recently and 607 00:20:14,710 --> 00:20:13,280 so it's kind of how we've changed our 608 00:20:18,390 --> 00:20:14,720 approach over the years to be able to 609 00:20:22,870 --> 00:20:20,950 hi mark kirkman interspace news um first 610 00:20:24,789 --> 00:20:22,880 question uh for steve uh i understand 611 00:20:25,990 --> 00:20:24,799 you had i think your final entry sim 612 00:20:27,510 --> 00:20:26,000 this morning i was just wondering if you 613 00:20:29,029 --> 00:20:27,520 might be able to give uh kind of an 614 00:20:30,950 --> 00:20:29,039 insider's look at the horrors you faced 615 00:20:32,549 --> 00:20:30,960 this morning and what some of the 616 00:20:34,149 --> 00:20:32,559 remaining training uh requirements you 617 00:20:36,470 --> 00:20:34,159 have between now and heading to the cape 618 00:20:37,590 --> 00:20:36,480 and then a follow-up for ben ins insight 619 00:20:39,590 --> 00:20:37,600 on the the 620 00:20:41,510 --> 00:20:39,600 the training that's left yeah what major 621 00:20:42,870 --> 00:20:41,520 events you have oh and also what what 622 00:20:45,350 --> 00:20:42,880 you faced this morning what it was like 623 00:20:48,789 --> 00:20:45,360 to be in oh well we uh we did our uh to 624 00:20:51,190 --> 00:20:48,799 start off we did our last uh entry uh 625 00:20:52,070 --> 00:20:51,200 simulator this morning we did about four 626 00:20:52,950 --> 00:20:52,080 runs 627 00:20:54,950 --> 00:20:52,960 now 628 00:20:57,510 --> 00:20:54,960 we do various runs but these four we all 629 00:20:58,870 --> 00:20:57,520 started from 200 000 feet um so kind of 630 00:21:02,310 --> 00:20:58,880 about mach 631 00:21:04,310 --> 00:21:02,320 17 18 19 somewhere around there and 632 00:21:06,789 --> 00:21:04,320 you know they throw various failures at 633 00:21:08,390 --> 00:21:06,799 us computer failures uh reaction control 634 00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:08,400 system failures 635 00:21:13,270 --> 00:21:10,880 electrical failures you know they 636 00:21:14,390 --> 00:21:13,280 and it just forces us to work as a team 637 00:21:16,630 --> 00:21:14,400 with us in the ground to go through 638 00:21:18,549 --> 00:21:16,640 those and all those runs went great um 639 00:21:20,549 --> 00:21:18,559 and then the very last run 640 00:21:22,149 --> 00:21:20,559 well is probably was probably the most 641 00:21:23,350 --> 00:21:22,159 important run we took it down all the 642 00:21:24,789 --> 00:21:23,360 way to the ground then we did what's 643 00:21:27,510 --> 00:21:24,799 called post landing after we land the 644 00:21:29,350 --> 00:21:27,520 shuttle we go through about an hour of 645 00:21:31,669 --> 00:21:29,360 reconfiguration of the vehicle working 646 00:21:33,190 --> 00:21:31,679 with mission control to get the vehicle 647 00:21:34,549 --> 00:21:33,200 safe and configured so that we can 648 00:21:36,149 --> 00:21:34,559 actually exit the vehicle we actually 649 00:21:38,149 --> 00:21:36,159 went through all of those procedures to 650 00:21:40,149 --> 00:21:38,159 practice those once more time one more 651 00:21:41,430 --> 00:21:40,159 time as far as remaining training left 652 00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:41,440 we have some 653 00:21:47,110 --> 00:21:44,400 photo tv type training to go 654 00:21:49,350 --> 00:21:47,120 some review of some systems and computer 655 00:21:51,270 --> 00:21:49,360 systems and a few other things 656 00:21:54,149 --> 00:21:51,280 we have 657 00:21:56,149 --> 00:21:54,159 some medical tomorrow our launch minus 658 00:21:58,070 --> 00:21:56,159 10 day physicals and a few other things 659 00:22:00,310 --> 00:21:58,080 like that we'll go into quarantine on 660 00:22:02,789 --> 00:22:00,320 monday and we'll do a few more review 661 00:22:04,789 --> 00:22:02,799 classes we have one ascent sim left with 662 00:22:06,950 --> 00:22:04,799 our asset team 663 00:22:08,149 --> 00:22:06,960 and then after that we'll fly down to 664 00:22:09,510 --> 00:22:08,159 the cape and 665 00:22:11,029 --> 00:22:09,520 we'll be ready to go so there's very 666 00:22:12,630 --> 00:22:11,039 little training left 667 00:22:13,990 --> 00:22:12,640 mostly it's a lot of administrative 668 00:22:15,350 --> 00:22:14,000 things we're trying to you know 669 00:22:16,549 --> 00:22:15,360 personally prepare for going into 670 00:22:18,230 --> 00:22:16,559 quarantine and 671 00:22:20,710 --> 00:22:18,240 and leaving our families for you know 672 00:22:22,390 --> 00:22:20,720 three plus weeks at least so um so 673 00:22:24,470 --> 00:22:22,400 that's kind of where we are now so we're 674 00:22:27,430 --> 00:22:24,480 we're well ready to go 675 00:22:29,430 --> 00:22:27,440 and then if i uh may a question for bim 676 00:22:31,590 --> 00:22:29,440 um i actually think i remember you as a 677 00:22:33,510 --> 00:22:31,600 cadet in cap and i was just wondering uh 678 00:22:36,070 --> 00:22:33,520 if you can maybe comment on what an 679 00:22:37,510 --> 00:22:36,080 organization like that might how it 680 00:22:39,110 --> 00:22:37,520 might influence someone to be able to do 681 00:22:40,390 --> 00:22:39,120 great things not that looking at you 682 00:22:42,230 --> 00:22:40,400 back then i thought you were a future 683 00:22:44,789 --> 00:22:42,240 shuttle pilot but 684 00:22:46,710 --> 00:22:44,799 so somewhere there might be one in ncap 685 00:22:48,230 --> 00:22:46,720 today but so you're asking about cp 686 00:22:49,510 --> 00:22:48,240 which is a civil war pro for everyone 687 00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:49,520 else that's out there and it's a 688 00:22:52,630 --> 00:22:51,280 auxiliary of the air force 689 00:22:56,630 --> 00:22:52,640 and 690 00:22:58,630 --> 00:22:56,640 involved in the cadet program very 691 00:23:01,510 --> 00:22:58,640 heavily i'm still still a member but 692 00:23:03,510 --> 00:23:01,520 what i enjoyed about as a cadet 693 00:23:05,830 --> 00:23:03,520 for me i was very interested in aviation 694 00:23:08,390 --> 00:23:05,840 so there's an opportunity to 695 00:23:10,149 --> 00:23:08,400 one they gave me the opportunity to 696 00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:10,159 obtain my solo license gave me all the 697 00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:11,600 flights and the training necessary to go 698 00:23:15,830 --> 00:23:14,320 do that we did i was from georgia we did 699 00:23:17,350 --> 00:23:15,840 a lot of search and rescue 700 00:23:19,430 --> 00:23:17,360 and so it was a lot of these things a 701 00:23:22,230 --> 00:23:19,440 lot of the teamwork a lot of the flying 702 00:23:23,990 --> 00:23:22,240 aviation skills and also just my passion 703 00:23:25,750 --> 00:23:24,000 for aviation kind of got 704 00:23:27,590 --> 00:23:25,760 fostered in civil patrol so to me it was 705 00:23:28,870 --> 00:23:27,600 a great program as a kid to get involved 706 00:23:33,430 --> 00:23:28,880 with and learn a lot of different things 707 00:23:37,270 --> 00:23:35,510 jim oberg with nbc a quick question to 708 00:23:39,430 --> 00:23:37,280 make sure that uh have you all found 709 00:23:40,870 --> 00:23:39,440 time to vote 710 00:23:42,710 --> 00:23:40,880 oh yes 711 00:23:44,310 --> 00:23:42,720 we're all early voting so 712 00:23:46,390 --> 00:23:44,320 i voted yesterday morning it was a short 713 00:23:48,230 --> 00:23:46,400 line so 714 00:23:50,390 --> 00:23:48,240 it's probably gonna get longer and a 715 00:23:52,390 --> 00:23:50,400 more serious question about last things 716 00:23:54,470 --> 00:23:52,400 is that uh you know the flight crews 717 00:23:56,549 --> 00:23:54,480 always encourage the the the ground 718 00:23:58,390 --> 00:23:56,559 support groups teams their trainers 719 00:23:59,990 --> 00:23:58,400 operators and you're always you're 720 00:24:01,669 --> 00:24:00,000 always deeply involved and encouraging 721 00:24:03,029 --> 00:24:01,679 these people you're facing a double 722 00:24:04,710 --> 00:24:03,039 challenge now that many of the people 723 00:24:06,549 --> 00:24:04,720 you're working with now probably won't 724 00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:06,559 be here six or twelve months from now 725 00:24:11,269 --> 00:24:08,000 what kind of special things are you 726 00:24:13,029 --> 00:24:11,279 doing to encourage people who are 727 00:24:15,110 --> 00:24:13,039 without any fault of their own 728 00:24:16,710 --> 00:24:15,120 approaching the end of their space 729 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:16,720 of their nasa careers how are you 730 00:24:20,470 --> 00:24:18,000 helping them 731 00:24:22,310 --> 00:24:20,480 keep up their spirits 732 00:24:24,789 --> 00:24:22,320 that sounds like a difficult question i 733 00:24:26,390 --> 00:24:24,799 guess i'll try to try to answer that 734 00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:26,400 yeah it is is it difficult you know we 735 00:24:30,230 --> 00:24:28,240 were down at kennedy space center last 736 00:24:32,789 --> 00:24:30,240 week and it was about a week or so maybe 737 00:24:34,789 --> 00:24:32,799 a week and a half after they took 1000 738 00:24:37,430 --> 00:24:34,799 plus layoffs we took 300 and something 739 00:24:39,669 --> 00:24:37,440 here i think and and more to come and 740 00:24:41,830 --> 00:24:39,679 it's a very difficult time the thing we 741 00:24:43,350 --> 00:24:41,840 noticed with with all the people working 742 00:24:45,029 --> 00:24:43,360 with all the teams working with is even 743 00:24:47,430 --> 00:24:45,039 with those layoffs everybody's very 744 00:24:50,149 --> 00:24:47,440 motivated to see this program through 745 00:24:51,350 --> 00:24:50,159 and see it through successfully um 746 00:24:54,230 --> 00:24:51,360 eric and i were actually talking about 747 00:24:56,390 --> 00:24:54,240 this yesterday a little bit um that uh 748 00:24:57,990 --> 00:24:56,400 you know it's really interesting that 749 00:25:00,070 --> 00:24:58,000 that you're 750 00:25:01,669 --> 00:25:00,080 you know you come here and you realize 751 00:25:04,390 --> 00:25:01,679 after you've been here for just a short 752 00:25:05,590 --> 00:25:04,400 time that the workforce here and the 753 00:25:07,190 --> 00:25:05,600 other centers 754 00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:07,200 is very special because these people 755 00:25:10,470 --> 00:25:09,039 aren't here because they're getting paid 756 00:25:12,230 --> 00:25:10,480 more than you would in any other 757 00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:12,240 organization matter of fact 758 00:25:15,350 --> 00:25:14,000 probably particularly in houston you 759 00:25:17,269 --> 00:25:15,360 know for an engineer you're getting paid 760 00:25:19,510 --> 00:25:17,279 less to work here but people are doing 761 00:25:21,190 --> 00:25:19,520 this because they love it so to watch 762 00:25:22,630 --> 00:25:21,200 program winding down and watch people 763 00:25:24,549 --> 00:25:22,640 losing their jobs is tough but they're 764 00:25:27,430 --> 00:25:24,559 all very motivated to do do the right 765 00:25:29,510 --> 00:25:27,440 thing so from our part what we do is we 766 00:25:31,029 --> 00:25:29,520 do our best to continue encouraging 767 00:25:32,470 --> 00:25:31,039 those folks thanking those folks for 768 00:25:35,669 --> 00:25:32,480 what they do participating in their 769 00:25:37,590 --> 00:25:35,679 events wherever we can whenever we can 770 00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:37,600 and trying to encourage them and you 771 00:25:40,149 --> 00:25:38,880 know one thing that i've i've told 772 00:25:42,310 --> 00:25:40,159 several groups 773 00:25:43,350 --> 00:25:42,320 that you know reaching the end i said 774 00:25:44,870 --> 00:25:43,360 you know it's 775 00:25:46,549 --> 00:25:44,880 and it's it's true for us too because 776 00:25:48,789 --> 00:25:46,559 when the shuttle programs goes away we 777 00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:48,799 won't be a part of it either and and our 778 00:25:52,230 --> 00:25:50,559 own office is shrinking as well to go 779 00:25:53,430 --> 00:25:52,240 with it so it's it's kind of sort of 780 00:25:56,149 --> 00:25:53,440 happening 781 00:25:58,149 --> 00:25:56,159 to all organizations but you know one 782 00:26:00,390 --> 00:25:58,159 thing that that i that i like to tell 783 00:26:02,470 --> 00:26:00,400 folks is that you know you're part of a 784 00:26:04,230 --> 00:26:02,480 very special team one that you probably 785 00:26:05,990 --> 00:26:04,240 won't ever see again i mean there may be 786 00:26:07,029 --> 00:26:06,000 a team for the new vehicle whatever that 787 00:26:08,470 --> 00:26:07,039 is 788 00:26:11,269 --> 00:26:08,480 and it'll be a good team but it won't be 789 00:26:12,789 --> 00:26:11,279 this team and uh and if nothing else you 790 00:26:14,390 --> 00:26:12,799 know you can look back i think with a 791 00:26:16,230 --> 00:26:14,400 lot of pride on what we've done over the 792 00:26:17,990 --> 00:26:16,240 years with this space shuttle program 793 00:26:19,430 --> 00:26:18,000 and building the space station and the 794 00:26:21,110 --> 00:26:19,440 mirror and all the satellites we did 795 00:26:22,950 --> 00:26:21,120 before that and and all the things we 796 00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:22,960 did with the space shuttle and so 797 00:26:26,390 --> 00:26:24,559 we we like i said we do our best to 798 00:26:28,789 --> 00:26:26,400 encourage people now that doesn't give 799 00:26:30,630 --> 00:26:28,799 them a paycheck and there's not much we 800 00:26:32,230 --> 00:26:30,640 can do about that but uh try to 801 00:26:34,630 --> 00:26:32,240 encourage folks and 802 00:26:37,510 --> 00:26:34,640 and help folks where we can is about 803 00:26:39,590 --> 00:26:37,520 about all we can do so 804 00:26:41,830 --> 00:26:39,600 i believe we have someone haley kappas 805 00:26:44,149 --> 00:26:41,840 with the galveston county daily news al 806 00:26:45,430 --> 00:26:44,159 can you tell me what it's like going 807 00:26:46,950 --> 00:26:45,440 where or what your thoughts are going 808 00:26:48,549 --> 00:26:46,960 into your first spacewalk and kind of 809 00:26:50,149 --> 00:26:48,559 give a picture of what training has been 810 00:26:50,870 --> 00:26:50,159 like for that 811 00:27:01,430 --> 00:26:50,880 i 812 00:27:02,310 --> 00:27:01,440 spacewalks 813 00:27:03,269 --> 00:27:02,320 but 814 00:27:04,950 --> 00:27:03,279 we're never sure that we're going to 815 00:27:06,630 --> 00:27:04,960 have one so when the opportunity arose 816 00:27:08,390 --> 00:27:06,640 to pick up some of these 817 00:27:10,710 --> 00:27:08,400 homeless tasks along with the cleanup 818 00:27:12,789 --> 00:27:10,720 from the the pump module failure 819 00:27:15,269 --> 00:27:12,799 it was uh it was a great opportunity to 820 00:27:17,350 --> 00:27:15,279 go out and help out the program and of 821 00:27:18,950 --> 00:27:17,360 course get a go outside and look at the 822 00:27:21,350 --> 00:27:18,960 universe and outside of a vehicle for a 823 00:27:22,630 --> 00:27:21,360 bit uh having said that i think the 824 00:27:23,430 --> 00:27:22,640 bigger part is 825 00:27:24,389 --> 00:27:23,440 is 826 00:27:26,549 --> 00:27:24,399 feel like you can make a big 827 00:27:28,310 --> 00:27:26,559 contribution to to the program itself 828 00:27:29,990 --> 00:27:28,320 other things out there that we can do 829 00:27:31,269 --> 00:27:30,000 we've got special training to go do and 830 00:27:32,870 --> 00:27:31,279 it's going to keep the space station 831 00:27:35,430 --> 00:27:32,880 alive longer and we're trying to extend 832 00:27:37,590 --> 00:27:35,440 it beyond its original intended lifespan 833 00:27:39,430 --> 00:27:37,600 and to hopefully some back look back in 834 00:27:41,269 --> 00:27:39,440 2020 and see it out there working and i 835 00:27:43,510 --> 00:27:41,279 think i had a small part in 836 00:27:48,149 --> 00:27:43,520 keeping it going that long i think will 837 00:27:52,549 --> 00:27:50,149 fieble houston public radio and also on 838 00:27:54,789 --> 00:27:52,559 behalf of austin public radio um mr 839 00:27:56,470 --> 00:27:54,799 copra i wanted to you know as someone 840 00:27:58,310 --> 00:27:56,480 who's from austin i think a lot of 841 00:28:00,630 --> 00:27:58,320 texans are going to be keeping a special 842 00:28:01,909 --> 00:28:00,640 eye on you and i wanted to find out from 843 00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:01,919 you a little more what your feelings are 844 00:28:06,149 --> 00:28:03,360 about being one of the last few people 845 00:28:08,149 --> 00:28:06,159 to be on a shuttle mission and also 846 00:28:10,070 --> 00:28:08,159 what would you say to students who you 847 00:28:11,669 --> 00:28:10,080 know during this time of transition and 848 00:28:13,510 --> 00:28:11,679 all the programs who still want to be an 849 00:28:15,350 --> 00:28:13,520 astronaut who still might want to be an 850 00:28:18,149 --> 00:28:15,360 aerospace engineer what would you tell 851 00:28:19,909 --> 00:28:18,159 them sure well i think like all my my 852 00:28:22,070 --> 00:28:19,919 crewmates here we're we all feel very 853 00:28:24,310 --> 00:28:22,080 privileged to be part of this mission 854 00:28:25,909 --> 00:28:24,320 and uh we also feel like we have a lot 855 00:28:28,149 --> 00:28:25,919 of responsibility to do the best that we 856 00:28:30,789 --> 00:28:28,159 can to put space station the best 857 00:28:31,830 --> 00:28:30,799 possible condition before we leave so 858 00:28:33,909 --> 00:28:31,840 we're both 859 00:28:35,190 --> 00:28:33,919 very privileged but also 860 00:28:36,950 --> 00:28:35,200 you know we feel the 861 00:28:39,029 --> 00:28:36,960 the responsibility to do the right thing 862 00:28:40,870 --> 00:28:39,039 and and work hard and do a good job for 863 00:28:42,870 --> 00:28:40,880 everything that's playing on the mission 864 00:28:44,230 --> 00:28:42,880 in terms of 865 00:28:45,269 --> 00:28:44,240 you know what young people think in 866 00:28:47,669 --> 00:28:45,279 terms of 867 00:28:50,070 --> 00:28:47,679 uh their aspirations to do 868 00:28:51,510 --> 00:28:50,080 big things like be an astronaut or some 869 00:28:53,669 --> 00:28:51,520 other large goal 870 00:28:55,110 --> 00:28:53,679 i would say that uh the primary thing 871 00:28:55,909 --> 00:28:55,120 that any young person needs to think 872 00:28:58,389 --> 00:28:55,919 about 873 00:29:01,029 --> 00:28:58,399 is is their big goal and working towards 874 00:29:02,710 --> 00:29:01,039 that and um in large measure it's not so 875 00:29:04,470 --> 00:29:02,720 much the goal because i feel very 876 00:29:07,029 --> 00:29:04,480 fortunate like like all the folks in our 877 00:29:09,029 --> 00:29:07,039 office to have this job but but i think 878 00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:09,039 one thing i've learned along the way is 879 00:29:13,269 --> 00:29:11,360 the path is as important if not more 880 00:29:16,389 --> 00:29:13,279 important than the goal itself 881 00:29:19,269 --> 00:29:16,399 so um anytime young people work hard in 882 00:29:21,590 --> 00:29:19,279 academics or their ex quicker activities 883 00:29:23,190 --> 00:29:21,600 and they excel i think it just increases 884 00:29:24,470 --> 00:29:23,200 their possibilities in the future and 885 00:29:28,149 --> 00:29:24,480 they should just continue to work hard 886 00:29:31,029 --> 00:29:29,669 okay with that i think we'll switch over 887 00:29:35,269 --> 00:29:31,039 to kennedy space center where we have a 888 00:29:40,070 --> 00:29:38,149 uh yes hi marcia dunn associated press 889 00:29:43,590 --> 00:29:40,080 um we just heard from the robonaut 890 00:29:45,430 --> 00:29:43,600 briefer that he spent 20 years uh going 891 00:29:47,350 --> 00:29:45,440 around asking people what they would do 892 00:29:49,510 --> 00:29:47,360 with a robot if they had one so my 893 00:29:51,269 --> 00:29:49,520 question for the free three former space 894 00:29:53,269 --> 00:29:51,279 station residents is 895 00:29:55,430 --> 00:29:53,279 if you had had a robot aboard the space 896 00:29:57,990 --> 00:29:55,440 station with you what would you 897 00:30:00,710 --> 00:29:58,000 have had him or her or it do 898 00:30:04,230 --> 00:30:00,720 and how do you see robonaut as easing 899 00:30:05,990 --> 00:30:04,240 the burden for future crews 900 00:30:08,070 --> 00:30:06,000 all right marcia 901 00:30:09,909 --> 00:30:08,080 that's a really good question and i 902 00:30:11,590 --> 00:30:09,919 think we see robonaut as the program 903 00:30:13,590 --> 00:30:11,600 does is very much a technology 904 00:30:16,549 --> 00:30:13,600 demonstrator it's the first time we've 905 00:30:19,510 --> 00:30:16,559 had a humanoid shaped robot for space 906 00:30:21,750 --> 00:30:19,520 flight and that conjures up all sorts of 907 00:30:23,669 --> 00:30:21,760 uses and things well beyond what we've 908 00:30:24,950 --> 00:30:23,679 got envisioned for it quite yet so i 909 00:30:27,669 --> 00:30:24,960 think that's the important thing is that 910 00:30:29,350 --> 00:30:27,679 this is a very much uh first step 911 00:30:31,750 --> 00:30:29,360 and we will be identifying some 912 00:30:33,750 --> 00:30:31,760 breadboard tasks over the next few years 913 00:30:35,750 --> 00:30:33,760 to figure out how best to use a humanoid 914 00:30:38,070 --> 00:30:35,760 robot in space when you look at some of 915 00:30:40,389 --> 00:30:38,080 the tasks that we're asked to do 916 00:30:42,389 --> 00:30:40,399 and what a robot could do 917 00:30:44,149 --> 00:30:42,399 you're thinking of things that would be 918 00:30:46,070 --> 00:30:44,159 perhaps dangerous for a human to do or 919 00:30:47,990 --> 00:30:46,080 repetitive tasks that would wear a human 920 00:30:50,070 --> 00:30:48,000 out so if you were to go around the 921 00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:50,080 station for instance and identify 922 00:30:52,789 --> 00:30:51,760 scenarios where it was risky to send a 923 00:30:55,110 --> 00:30:52,799 human in 924 00:30:57,430 --> 00:30:55,120 whether you had a suspected fire or a 925 00:30:59,669 --> 00:30:57,440 toxic release and what you needed was a 926 00:31:01,590 --> 00:30:59,679 switch throw or to discharge a fire 927 00:31:02,950 --> 00:31:01,600 extinguisher into the right fire port 928 00:31:04,870 --> 00:31:02,960 that's the kind of thing we could 929 00:31:06,710 --> 00:31:04,880 eventually envision sending robonaut in 930 00:31:08,310 --> 00:31:06,720 to do a couple of those scenarios i'd 931 00:31:10,789 --> 00:31:08,320 much rather send a robot in and go in 932 00:31:12,870 --> 00:31:10,799 myself on a gas mask but again we're 933 00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:12,880 very early and we'll be mapping those 934 00:31:16,789 --> 00:31:15,360 tasks to the capabilities that robodon 935 00:31:18,710 --> 00:31:16,799 demonstrates over the years and it will 936 00:31:23,190 --> 00:31:18,720 be years before we figure all this out 937 00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:25,110 uh thank you and if you had to have 938 00:31:29,029 --> 00:31:27,120 unloaded one of the more unpleasant 939 00:31:34,149 --> 00:31:29,039 mundane tasks while you were up there 940 00:31:36,630 --> 00:31:35,830 nothing that robonaut 941 00:31:38,630 --> 00:31:36,640 yeah 942 00:31:41,909 --> 00:31:38,640 nothing the robonaut has the dexterity 943 00:31:43,830 --> 00:31:41,919 for at this point we can put it that way 944 00:31:46,389 --> 00:31:43,840 it's funny though up there nothing 945 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:46,399 i think i get your picture um and i have 946 00:31:51,190 --> 00:31:48,960 a question for a colonel drew i'm i'm 947 00:31:52,789 --> 00:31:51,200 just wondering if being an astronaut was 948 00:31:54,310 --> 00:31:52,799 something you've aspired to throughout 949 00:31:56,710 --> 00:31:54,320 your air force career whether it was 950 00:31:57,990 --> 00:31:56,720 there with you from boyhood 951 00:32:00,070 --> 00:31:58,000 and um 952 00:32:02,149 --> 00:32:00,080 how how you've gotten to this place in 953 00:32:03,430 --> 00:32:02,159 time now today 954 00:32:04,789 --> 00:32:03,440 i didn't really aspire to become an 955 00:32:07,830 --> 00:32:04,799 astronaut until i was at least five and 956 00:32:11,509 --> 00:32:09,269 by that time i gave up my dream of being 957 00:32:13,269 --> 00:32:11,519 a pilot inside to go pursue that 958 00:32:14,950 --> 00:32:13,279 it was i was watching the apollo program 959 00:32:16,950 --> 00:32:14,960 back then and thought that was something 960 00:32:19,190 --> 00:32:16,960 that looked like it was more like fun 961 00:32:21,110 --> 00:32:19,200 than work i've since learned otherwise 962 00:32:22,789 --> 00:32:21,120 um it's still fun but it's still a lot 963 00:32:24,230 --> 00:32:22,799 of work um 964 00:32:25,509 --> 00:32:24,240 it was one of the things that was in the 965 00:32:26,870 --> 00:32:25,519 back of my mind during my air force 966 00:32:28,789 --> 00:32:26,880 career but nothing i really took that 967 00:32:29,830 --> 00:32:28,799 seriously i think depending betting your 968 00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:29,840 career on becoming an astronaut it's 969 00:32:32,389 --> 00:32:30,960 like 970 00:32:34,389 --> 00:32:32,399 planning your pension around winning a 971 00:32:36,230 --> 00:32:34,399 lottery and it's a it's something you 972 00:32:38,950 --> 00:32:36,240 can go pursue but be sure to have a plan 973 00:32:41,110 --> 00:32:38,960 b in place so i did everything to make 974 00:32:42,870 --> 00:32:41,120 those make it to stack the deck in my 975 00:32:48,389 --> 00:32:42,880 favor but no never really expected it 976 00:32:53,110 --> 00:32:50,789 hi it's james dane from florida today 977 00:32:54,789 --> 00:32:53,120 and uh similar to marcia's question 978 00:32:57,430 --> 00:32:54,799 about robonaut 2 i wanted to ask the 979 00:32:59,269 --> 00:32:57,440 same for for those of you who've had 980 00:33:01,430 --> 00:32:59,279 experience on station about how how the 981 00:33:02,470 --> 00:33:01,440 addition of the pmm um might have been 982 00:33:04,630 --> 00:33:02,480 welcome 983 00:33:07,750 --> 00:33:04,640 just adding that closet as it's being 984 00:33:10,149 --> 00:33:07,760 called or extra storage space 985 00:33:11,430 --> 00:33:10,159 i think it's going to be um i think it's 986 00:33:13,669 --> 00:33:11,440 going to be a really outstanding 987 00:33:15,590 --> 00:33:13,679 addition to the station i think anybody 988 00:33:18,789 --> 00:33:15,600 that's that's lived and worked up there 989 00:33:19,669 --> 00:33:18,799 has at one time or another or many times 990 00:33:21,430 --> 00:33:19,679 um 991 00:33:23,110 --> 00:33:21,440 felt like wow if we just had a closet 992 00:33:25,669 --> 00:33:23,120 where we could stick this or we just had 993 00:33:27,190 --> 00:33:25,679 you know designated storage for these 994 00:33:28,310 --> 00:33:27,200 particular items it would be such a 995 00:33:29,830 --> 00:33:28,320 great thing 996 00:33:31,350 --> 00:33:29,840 and i think what it's going to do is 997 00:33:32,470 --> 00:33:31,360 it's going to it's going to provide that 998 00:33:33,990 --> 00:33:32,480 but it's also going to give us the 999 00:33:35,509 --> 00:33:34,000 opportunity to 1000 00:33:37,029 --> 00:33:35,519 go through station and look at where we 1001 00:33:38,870 --> 00:33:37,039 have stuff and maybe 1002 00:33:40,950 --> 00:33:38,880 better distribute so that we make even 1003 00:33:42,230 --> 00:33:40,960 more space available so i think it's i 1004 00:33:46,870 --> 00:33:42,240 think it's going to be a really really 1005 00:33:50,710 --> 00:33:48,470 thanks nicole if i could stick with you 1006 00:33:52,630 --> 00:33:50,720 for a moment um we've been trying to 1007 00:33:54,470 --> 00:33:52,640 occasionally follow discovery's 1008 00:33:55,990 --> 00:33:54,480 processing flow as it's getting ready 1009 00:33:57,590 --> 00:33:56,000 for a final flight 1010 00:33:58,950 --> 00:33:57,600 as someone who's intimately familiar 1011 00:34:00,870 --> 00:33:58,960 with that process just wondered if you 1012 00:34:02,230 --> 00:34:00,880 could speak a little bit to 1013 00:34:03,430 --> 00:34:02,240 what it takes to and you guys have 1014 00:34:05,669 --> 00:34:03,440 talked about the thousands of people 1015 00:34:06,389 --> 00:34:05,679 involved what it takes to turn around a 1016 00:34:07,750 --> 00:34:06,399 vehicle 1017 00:34:09,750 --> 00:34:07,760 for flight and 1018 00:34:11,829 --> 00:34:09,760 to the extent you've been able to follow 1019 00:34:14,950 --> 00:34:11,839 it closely if there's anything unique 1020 00:34:16,470 --> 00:34:14,960 that you've seen during discoveries flow 1021 00:34:18,470 --> 00:34:16,480 well i think 1022 00:34:20,869 --> 00:34:18,480 as it goes for any vehicle down there 1023 00:34:22,790 --> 00:34:20,879 it's it's a complex thing and you move 1024 00:34:25,030 --> 00:34:22,800 from the runway back to the orbiter 1025 00:34:26,710 --> 00:34:25,040 processing facility with the orbiter 1026 00:34:28,790 --> 00:34:26,720 itself and then in parallel with that 1027 00:34:30,950 --> 00:34:28,800 you've got all this work that's going on 1028 00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:30,960 um and preparing the boosters and the 1029 00:34:34,629 --> 00:34:32,480 external tank and then ultimately 1030 00:34:36,230 --> 00:34:34,639 bringing it all together but 1031 00:34:38,550 --> 00:34:36,240 i think we always have to go back to the 1032 00:34:40,069 --> 00:34:38,560 people on this because 1033 00:34:41,510 --> 00:34:40,079 when i worked there and now when i get 1034 00:34:43,829 --> 00:34:41,520 the chance to go back it is so 1035 00:34:46,149 --> 00:34:43,839 impressive to me to see how 1036 00:34:49,030 --> 00:34:46,159 just cleanly it all does come together 1037 00:34:51,270 --> 00:34:49,040 for as complex as it is and you can take 1038 00:34:53,349 --> 00:34:51,280 just one little part that's in the aft 1039 00:34:56,069 --> 00:34:53,359 part of the the orbiter and look at the 1040 00:34:58,310 --> 00:34:56,079 complexity of that and see how nicely it 1041 00:35:00,550 --> 00:34:58,320 comes together and then look at these 1042 00:35:03,030 --> 00:35:00,560 you know these four big pieces the the 1043 00:35:04,870 --> 00:35:03,040 shuttle and the two boosters in the tank 1044 00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:04,880 sitting so beautifully together at the 1045 00:35:08,790 --> 00:35:07,040 end and ready to launch and 1046 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:08,800 uh it's it's really an interesting 1047 00:35:11,990 --> 00:35:11,119 process and it all comes down to 1048 00:35:13,430 --> 00:35:12,000 um 1049 00:35:15,990 --> 00:35:13,440 to the people that are there that know 1050 00:35:17,430 --> 00:35:16,000 how to do it and have 1051 00:35:19,430 --> 00:35:17,440 have like these guys have said a real 1052 00:35:20,710 --> 00:35:19,440 passion for making it happen 1053 00:35:22,310 --> 00:35:20,720 and uh 1054 00:35:24,150 --> 00:35:22,320 as far as anything unique and what 1055 00:35:25,910 --> 00:35:24,160 what's going on i i don't know that 1056 00:35:28,710 --> 00:35:25,920 there really is anything this this time 1057 00:35:30,310 --> 00:35:28,720 um to point out i think for us it's it's 1058 00:35:32,790 --> 00:35:30,320 just always a real pleasure to go down 1059 00:35:33,510 --> 00:35:32,800 there and see the milestones the kind of 1060 00:35:41,750 --> 00:35:33,520 the 1061 00:35:43,109 --> 00:35:41,760 tcdt or for our kind of our practice 1062 00:35:44,470 --> 00:35:43,119 count it was 1063 00:35:45,829 --> 00:35:44,480 it's another one of those impressive 1064 00:35:47,510 --> 00:35:45,839 times where you stand at the base of 1065 00:35:49,829 --> 00:35:47,520 that pad and you look up at this this 1066 00:35:51,990 --> 00:35:49,839 beautiful vehicle and you just 1067 00:35:53,270 --> 00:35:52,000 give a big thanks to the people and 1068 00:35:54,470 --> 00:35:53,280 are just really happy to know that 1069 00:35:56,470 --> 00:35:54,480 you're going to be strapping in there in 1070 00:35:57,349 --> 00:35:56,480 a couple weeks and uh getting to launch 1071 00:36:04,630 --> 00:35:57,359 so 1072 00:36:06,150 --> 00:36:04,640 just a couple of final questions for 1073 00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:06,160 commander lindsay 1074 00:36:09,910 --> 00:36:07,760 um 1075 00:36:12,790 --> 00:36:09,920 i recognizing there there may be a an 1076 00:36:13,990 --> 00:36:12,800 additional shuttle flight added but 1077 00:36:16,790 --> 00:36:14,000 knowing that there's only two remaining 1078 00:36:18,630 --> 00:36:16,800 now i just wondered if um was it in fact 1079 00:36:20,870 --> 00:36:18,640 kind of a relief to you 1080 00:36:22,230 --> 00:36:20,880 as the leader of the mission when 1081 00:36:24,230 --> 00:36:22,240 this mission 1082 00:36:26,710 --> 00:36:24,240 became no longer the last shuttle flight 1083 00:36:29,190 --> 00:36:26,720 in terms of just knowing all the 1084 00:36:31,109 --> 00:36:29,200 uh you know added attention and stress 1085 00:36:32,550 --> 00:36:31,119 that might add to uh getting ready for a 1086 00:36:34,790 --> 00:36:32,560 flight and now another crew is gonna 1087 00:36:36,470 --> 00:36:34,800 have to deal with that 1088 00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:36,480 um 1089 00:36:42,790 --> 00:36:38,240 gosh i never really thought of it as a 1090 00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:42,800 burden uh honestly uh you know the uh 1091 00:36:47,270 --> 00:36:44,640 my feelings on you know where we flew in 1092 00:36:48,790 --> 00:36:47,280 the where we are in the manifest is uh 1093 00:36:50,550 --> 00:36:48,800 you know i was it was originally 1094 00:36:53,270 --> 00:36:50,560 selected to be the last last crew for 1095 00:36:54,790 --> 00:36:53,280 the last flight when it moved um it's 1096 00:36:56,150 --> 00:36:54,800 it's never been about us it's always 1097 00:36:57,349 --> 00:36:56,160 been about the program what's right for 1098 00:36:59,589 --> 00:36:57,359 the space station what's right for the 1099 00:37:00,790 --> 00:36:59,599 space shuttle program so we moved out of 1100 00:37:02,630 --> 00:37:00,800 that position 1101 00:37:04,710 --> 00:37:02,640 you know we're happy to serve wherever 1102 00:37:07,349 --> 00:37:04,720 uh we can best serve the the programs 1103 00:37:08,950 --> 00:37:07,359 and and get the objectives done so um it 1104 00:37:10,390 --> 00:37:08,960 wasn't you know whether that was the 1105 00:37:12,150 --> 00:37:10,400 last flight or not the last flight i 1106 00:37:13,109 --> 00:37:12,160 didn't really feel honestly when we were 1107 00:37:14,550 --> 00:37:13,119 the last flight i didn't feel any 1108 00:37:16,069 --> 00:37:14,560 additional pressure associated with that 1109 00:37:19,109 --> 00:37:16,079 maybe i should have but i but i really 1110 00:37:21,670 --> 00:37:19,119 didn't so uh so it's kind of a wash for 1111 00:37:23,430 --> 00:37:21,680 us i think but we're happy to be flying 1112 00:37:25,910 --> 00:37:23,440 together we're happy with our objectives 1113 00:37:28,390 --> 00:37:25,920 looking forward to the mission and so um 1114 00:37:30,470 --> 00:37:28,400 personally um i'm really excited to be 1115 00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:30,480 flying with this crew i love all these 1116 00:37:36,069 --> 00:37:33,680 guys and girls and uh and they they're 1117 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:36,079 fantastic group of people to fly with 1118 00:37:39,589 --> 00:37:37,599 somebody once told me when i first came 1119 00:37:41,430 --> 00:37:39,599 into the office 1120 00:37:43,510 --> 00:37:41,440 it's uh you'll find as you get more 1121 00:37:45,109 --> 00:37:43,520 experience it's less about what you do 1122 00:37:46,470 --> 00:37:45,119 on a mission and it's more about who you 1123 00:37:50,870 --> 00:37:46,480 get to fly it with and i think that's 1124 00:37:54,870 --> 00:37:52,630 great and uh 1125 00:37:57,349 --> 00:37:54,880 you mentioned earlier that the astronaut 1126 00:38:00,150 --> 00:37:57,359 core like like other parts of the 1127 00:38:02,069 --> 00:38:00,160 the the the program the agency are is 1128 00:38:03,430 --> 00:38:02,079 shrinking a bit um as the program nears 1129 00:38:05,430 --> 00:38:03,440 an end 1130 00:38:06,470 --> 00:38:05,440 being a former head of the office can 1131 00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:06,480 you tell us 1132 00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:08,160 what the core is going to look like 1133 00:38:11,589 --> 00:38:09,839 after shuttle flyout is complete in 1134 00:38:13,670 --> 00:38:11,599 terms of numbers and how you move 1135 00:38:16,390 --> 00:38:13,680 forward well i can i can tell you what 1136 00:38:18,550 --> 00:38:16,400 we do to size the office the office has 1137 00:38:20,390 --> 00:38:18,560 always been sized based on uh the 1138 00:38:22,470 --> 00:38:20,400 manifest requirements in other words who 1139 00:38:25,829 --> 00:38:22,480 we need to fly when how often we need to 1140 00:38:27,430 --> 00:38:25,839 fly um so we were always sized for you 1141 00:38:29,030 --> 00:38:27,440 know shuttle and station and then when 1142 00:38:30,630 --> 00:38:29,040 station went to six crew we needed a 1143 00:38:32,790 --> 00:38:30,640 bigger bigger crew 1144 00:38:34,470 --> 00:38:32,800 to support that and so we so we plan the 1145 00:38:35,829 --> 00:38:34,480 sizing to support the manifest plus a 1146 00:38:37,430 --> 00:38:35,839 pad to deal with 1147 00:38:38,870 --> 00:38:37,440 um you know somebody who maybe doesn't 1148 00:38:41,430 --> 00:38:38,880 get trained all the way in a certain 1149 00:38:44,230 --> 00:38:41,440 system like you know spacewalking or 1150 00:38:46,150 --> 00:38:44,240 robotics or and we also plan to deal 1151 00:38:48,870 --> 00:38:46,160 with unexpected medical conditions and 1152 00:38:52,069 --> 00:38:48,880 so that's how we size the office 1153 00:38:55,109 --> 00:38:52,079 we did size the office for 1154 00:38:57,430 --> 00:38:55,119 shuttle landing and um and space station 1155 00:38:58,870 --> 00:38:57,440 at six person crew and then the addition 1156 00:39:00,790 --> 00:38:58,880 of the constellation program when that 1157 00:39:02,069 --> 00:39:00,800 was come and and so we planned our 1158 00:39:03,990 --> 00:39:02,079 sizing for that 1159 00:39:05,589 --> 00:39:04,000 so i think the sizing of the future 1160 00:39:08,390 --> 00:39:05,599 really depends on what the program looks 1161 00:39:11,829 --> 00:39:08,400 like um not not the iss program but the 1162 00:39:13,190 --> 00:39:11,839 uh but the follow-on um you know next 1163 00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:13,200 vehicle program 1164 00:39:16,630 --> 00:39:15,280 and so we'll i know that right now that 1165 00:39:18,630 --> 00:39:16,640 they're looking at the sizing and 1166 00:39:20,550 --> 00:39:18,640 they'll and they'll they'll calculate 1167 00:39:22,230 --> 00:39:20,560 what size office we need based on those 1168 00:39:24,790 --> 00:39:22,240 manifest requirements so it's a it's a 1169 00:39:26,790 --> 00:39:24,800 constantly somewhat changing target we 1170 00:39:27,829 --> 00:39:26,800 will hire early to try to prepare for 1171 00:39:30,069 --> 00:39:27,839 that 1172 00:39:32,150 --> 00:39:30,079 we don't always get it right and because 1173 00:39:34,150 --> 00:39:32,160 if the program doesn't fly exactly on 1174 00:39:34,950 --> 00:39:34,160 time then we may have too many 1175 00:39:37,030 --> 00:39:34,960 if 1176 00:39:39,430 --> 00:39:37,040 we come up to speed earlier and we we 1177 00:39:41,190 --> 00:39:39,440 don't hire soon enough then we may not 1178 00:39:43,589 --> 00:39:41,200 have enough and so it's so we try our 1179 00:39:45,030 --> 00:39:43,599 best to plan for that and and hire 1180 00:39:46,710 --> 00:39:45,040 according to that so that we have the 1181 00:39:47,670 --> 00:39:46,720 right numbers of folks to accomplish the 1182 00:39:49,430 --> 00:39:47,680 mission 1183 00:39:51,109 --> 00:39:49,440 so i can't give you a specific number 1184 00:39:53,990 --> 00:39:51,119 because i haven't been i've been doing 1185 00:39:56,150 --> 00:39:54,000 that for the last year and uh i'm sure 1186 00:39:58,069 --> 00:39:56,160 probably the current division office and 1187 00:39:59,750 --> 00:39:58,079 flight crew ops can probably 1188 00:40:01,270 --> 00:39:59,760 elaborate a little bit better on on on 1189 00:40:03,109 --> 00:40:01,280 where they are but that's essentially 1190 00:40:07,589 --> 00:40:03,119 the process that we use to decide the 1191 00:40:11,670 --> 00:40:09,990 todd halverson oak florida today for 1192 00:40:14,390 --> 00:40:11,680 either steve or anybody who wants to 1193 00:40:16,710 --> 00:40:14,400 take it i was curious about what you 1194 00:40:17,750 --> 00:40:16,720 folks thought about 1195 00:40:20,069 --> 00:40:17,760 the 1196 00:40:22,710 --> 00:40:20,079 commercial crew transportation program 1197 00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:22,720 shifting the responsibility for 1198 00:40:28,150 --> 00:40:25,520 launching astronauts from nasa to the 1199 00:40:29,990 --> 00:40:28,160 private sector 1200 00:40:31,990 --> 00:40:30,000 anybody want to take that 1201 00:40:34,230 --> 00:40:32,000 i guess not 1202 00:40:36,470 --> 00:40:34,240 no okay another hard question i get to 1203 00:40:38,069 --> 00:40:36,480 take that one um 1204 00:40:40,069 --> 00:40:38,079 well i think uh 1205 00:40:41,990 --> 00:40:40,079 i think it's uh it's a it's a 1206 00:40:44,150 --> 00:40:42,000 challenging time in terms of of what 1207 00:40:46,069 --> 00:40:44,160 we're doing with that and uh i haven't 1208 00:40:47,109 --> 00:40:46,079 been working on it the last year uh 1209 00:40:48,710 --> 00:40:47,119 because i've been training for this 1210 00:40:50,630 --> 00:40:48,720 mission uh 1211 00:40:52,630 --> 00:40:50,640 the uh to go from 1212 00:40:55,349 --> 00:40:52,640 essentially government 1213 00:40:57,190 --> 00:40:55,359 oversight to government insight it'll be 1214 00:40:58,550 --> 00:40:57,200 an interesting transition we have to go 1215 00:41:00,390 --> 00:40:58,560 through and a real challenge for us 1216 00:41:01,829 --> 00:41:00,400 because we have to figure out what 1217 00:41:04,230 --> 00:41:01,839 you want the you want the commercial 1218 00:41:06,550 --> 00:41:04,240 companies to to succeed and you want 1219 00:41:08,790 --> 00:41:06,560 them to be able to do it hopefully 1220 00:41:10,390 --> 00:41:08,800 you know cheaper than what we do it how 1221 00:41:12,390 --> 00:41:10,400 we do it as one of the motivators for 1222 00:41:15,030 --> 00:41:12,400 doing it but the challenge is making 1223 00:41:15,910 --> 00:41:15,040 sure we maintain the safety so i guess 1224 00:41:17,910 --> 00:41:15,920 when i 1225 00:41:19,990 --> 00:41:17,920 put on my old 1226 00:41:21,829 --> 00:41:20,000 astronaut office chief hat what i look 1227 00:41:23,990 --> 00:41:21,839 at is is i think the devil's in the 1228 00:41:25,589 --> 00:41:24,000 details here and it's all on how we 1229 00:41:26,710 --> 00:41:25,599 implement it how much insight is the 1230 00:41:29,190 --> 00:41:26,720 right amount 1231 00:41:30,710 --> 00:41:29,200 uh versus oversight and so i think from 1232 00:41:32,790 --> 00:41:30,720 an office perspective what we'd be 1233 00:41:34,630 --> 00:41:32,800 looking at with that transition to 1234 00:41:36,230 --> 00:41:34,640 commercial is 1235 00:41:37,990 --> 00:41:36,240 first and foremost the safety of the 1236 00:41:40,069 --> 00:41:38,000 process the safety of the vehicle that 1237 00:41:41,750 --> 00:41:40,079 we fly making sure that it meets our 1238 00:41:44,470 --> 00:41:41,760 human rating requirements and so i think 1239 00:41:46,550 --> 00:41:44,480 the way we're approaching this is 1240 00:41:48,950 --> 00:41:46,560 is in terms of how we handle the human 1241 00:41:50,790 --> 00:41:48,960 rating requirements to this new set of 1242 00:41:53,510 --> 00:41:50,800 contractors if you will 1243 00:41:54,870 --> 00:41:53,520 that will be providing this new vehicle 1244 00:41:56,870 --> 00:41:54,880 to us i don't know if i answered your 1245 00:41:59,190 --> 00:41:56,880 question very well but it's it's very 1246 00:42:01,990 --> 00:41:59,200 much a work in progress and 1247 00:42:04,309 --> 00:42:02,000 and i think the key is how we do it so i 1248 00:42:06,470 --> 00:42:04,319 don't think anybody's against doing it 1249 00:42:08,390 --> 00:42:06,480 it's just a matter of 1250 00:42:10,790 --> 00:42:08,400 how you implement it and implement it 1251 00:42:12,790 --> 00:42:10,800 smartly safely and effectively 1252 00:42:14,790 --> 00:42:12,800 if i could give a big picture spin on 1253 00:42:16,550 --> 00:42:14,800 that as well we're kind of fixated right 1254 00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:16,560 now on the next steps that we're about 1255 00:42:19,750 --> 00:42:18,880 to take but as an office i think you'll 1256 00:42:21,750 --> 00:42:19,760 find 1257 00:42:23,750 --> 00:42:21,760 down to the last person in our office 1258 00:42:26,230 --> 00:42:23,760 we're all very pro nasa but more broadly 1259 00:42:28,309 --> 00:42:26,240 we're very pro human space flight and i 1260 00:42:29,750 --> 00:42:28,319 think if you look at the long run most 1261 00:42:31,750 --> 00:42:29,760 of us would agree that the more human 1262 00:42:34,390 --> 00:42:31,760 space flight the better and whatever 1263 00:42:35,990 --> 00:42:34,400 means out there uh help us to accomplish 1264 00:42:38,790 --> 00:42:36,000 that because there's so many reasons for 1265 00:42:40,870 --> 00:42:38,800 us to get off and explore and expand 1266 00:42:43,349 --> 00:42:40,880 then we're in support of that no 1267 00:42:45,430 --> 00:42:43,359 question about it so if this becomes one 1268 00:42:47,030 --> 00:42:45,440 of the logical next step again from a 1269 00:42:48,630 --> 00:42:47,040 big picture standpoint then we're going 1270 00:42:50,069 --> 00:42:48,640 to be very supportive of it and we're 1271 00:42:55,349 --> 00:42:50,079 going to offer as much help as we can 1272 00:43:00,390 --> 00:42:57,270 all right thanks very much 1273 00:43:01,990 --> 00:43:00,400 let me give steve an easier one 1274 00:43:04,150 --> 00:43:02,000 i was wondering if you guys have 1275 00:43:07,349 --> 00:43:04,160 nicknames for each other and if you do 1276 00:43:07,359 --> 00:43:11,270 not as far as you know 1277 00:43:15,030 --> 00:43:13,349 uh 1278 00:43:16,790 --> 00:43:15,040 no i don't think i can say anything here 1279 00:43:18,309 --> 00:43:16,800 wouldn't get me in trouble so 1280 00:43:24,069 --> 00:43:18,319 so i think i won't 1281 00:43:28,870 --> 00:43:26,470 that was that was the easy one too um 1282 00:43:31,109 --> 00:43:28,880 let me try one more and this is for 1283 00:43:33,190 --> 00:43:31,119 steve uh you mentioned that you've uh 1284 00:43:34,630 --> 00:43:33,200 flown discovery twice and this will be 1285 00:43:38,550 --> 00:43:34,640 your third flight 1286 00:43:40,950 --> 00:43:38,560 um i i'm wondering if the vehicle has a 1287 00:43:43,109 --> 00:43:40,960 personality of its own and if it does 1288 00:43:45,430 --> 00:43:43,119 how you would describe it 1289 00:43:47,510 --> 00:43:45,440 well that's a good question uh 1290 00:43:50,870 --> 00:43:47,520 i think they do i've flown lifelong 1291 00:43:52,950 --> 00:43:50,880 columbia atlantis and discovery and and 1292 00:43:54,950 --> 00:43:52,960 it's probably just 1293 00:43:56,950 --> 00:43:54,960 imaginary but but i think they fly 1294 00:43:59,750 --> 00:43:56,960 differently and uh you know to be 1295 00:44:01,750 --> 00:43:59,760 specific i think uh 1296 00:44:03,030 --> 00:44:01,760 i think uh 1297 00:44:05,109 --> 00:44:03,040 discovery 1298 00:44:07,510 --> 00:44:05,119 well columbia flies flew different than 1299 00:44:08,790 --> 00:44:07,520 all than either the other two and and i 1300 00:44:11,510 --> 00:44:08,800 think you can explain that because it 1301 00:44:13,109 --> 00:44:11,520 was a lot heavier um it had tiles all 1302 00:44:14,309 --> 00:44:13,119 over it as opposed to thermal blankets 1303 00:44:15,829 --> 00:44:14,319 and i think all of the handling 1304 00:44:17,030 --> 00:44:15,839 qualities of columbia were just a little 1305 00:44:19,190 --> 00:44:17,040 bit different than the other ones it 1306 00:44:21,510 --> 00:44:19,200 flew it flew like it was heavier quite 1307 00:44:22,470 --> 00:44:21,520 frankly from what i remember 1308 00:44:27,589 --> 00:44:22,480 i think 1309 00:44:30,630 --> 00:44:27,599 has a little bit wilder ride on ascent 1310 00:44:32,069 --> 00:44:30,640 um it just reminds me that it just the 1311 00:44:33,750 --> 00:44:32,079 the motions that you feel as you're 1312 00:44:35,430 --> 00:44:33,760 going up i mean the trajectory is the 1313 00:44:37,349 --> 00:44:35,440 same it looks the same 1314 00:44:39,750 --> 00:44:37,359 it flies to the same 1315 00:44:42,470 --> 00:44:39,760 cutoff conditions but but it just seems 1316 00:44:44,470 --> 00:44:42,480 to be a little bit wilder more a little 1317 00:44:46,790 --> 00:44:44,480 bit wilder right on acid i think 1318 00:44:48,630 --> 00:44:46,800 atlantis is a little bit 1319 00:44:50,470 --> 00:44:48,640 rougher right on entry specifically in 1320 00:44:51,990 --> 00:44:50,480 atlantis when you hit typically in all 1321 00:44:53,589 --> 00:44:52,000 the vehicles when you hit the mach 1 1322 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:53,599 point you get this buzzing that goes 1323 00:44:57,430 --> 00:44:55,119 through the airframe as you slow from 1324 00:44:58,950 --> 00:44:57,440 supersonic to subsonic 1325 00:45:00,870 --> 00:44:58,960 and you notice it on discovery but it 1326 00:45:02,230 --> 00:45:00,880 doesn't it's not very much and it 1327 00:45:04,150 --> 00:45:02,240 doesn't seem to very long at least the 1328 00:45:06,390 --> 00:45:04,160 last time a couple times i flew it was 1329 00:45:08,470 --> 00:45:06,400 like that atlantis it has this buzzing 1330 00:45:09,990 --> 00:45:08,480 that at least on that flight went on 1331 00:45:11,349 --> 00:45:10,000 forever and it may have been associated 1332 00:45:13,109 --> 00:45:11,359 with the weight of the vehicle or center 1333 00:45:14,710 --> 00:45:13,119 or gravity of the vehicle but to me they 1334 00:45:16,069 --> 00:45:14,720 fly a little bit different so i think 1335 00:45:18,790 --> 00:45:16,079 the personalities are a little bit 1336 00:45:21,190 --> 00:45:18,800 different how they feel how they fly 1337 00:45:23,270 --> 00:45:21,200 they all fly great they all handle great 1338 00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:23,280 but they're just just slightly different 1339 00:45:27,510 --> 00:45:24,880 so you can you can tell there's some 1340 00:45:30,230 --> 00:45:27,520 switches that are different um 1341 00:45:31,430 --> 00:45:30,240 but but very very small deltas there but 1342 00:45:32,790 --> 00:45:31,440 they just they just handle a little bit 1343 00:45:33,829 --> 00:45:32,800 different to me so i guess that's how i 1344 00:45:36,470 --> 00:45:33,839 describe 1345 00:45:37,829 --> 00:45:36,480 the differences 1346 00:45:39,030 --> 00:45:37,839 all right with that we will now switch 1347 00:45:43,270 --> 00:45:39,040 over to headquarters where we have a 1348 00:45:48,390 --> 00:45:46,150 hi this is denise chow from space.com 1349 00:45:51,910 --> 00:45:48,400 one of the other milestones that 1350 00:45:53,670 --> 00:45:51,920 will happen if your mission goes on 1351 00:45:55,990 --> 00:45:53,680 with the proper timeline is that the 1352 00:45:57,750 --> 00:45:56,000 10th anniversary of expedition 1 1353 00:45:59,910 --> 00:45:57,760 arriving at the space station and 1354 00:46:01,750 --> 00:45:59,920 especially for the members of the crew 1355 00:46:03,829 --> 00:46:01,760 that have spent significant amounts of 1356 00:46:05,990 --> 00:46:03,839 time on the station i was just wondering 1357 00:46:11,510 --> 00:46:06,000 what that milestone means to you and and 1358 00:46:15,109 --> 00:46:13,589 i guess i'll uh start out you know it's 1359 00:46:19,510 --> 00:46:15,119 uh 1360 00:46:21,829 --> 00:46:19,520 fly on a shuttle after in a shuttle 1361 00:46:23,910 --> 00:46:21,839 mission after being on station and you 1362 00:46:26,309 --> 00:46:23,920 know all of us have watched from the 1363 00:46:28,230 --> 00:46:26,319 very beginning when space station crews 1364 00:46:29,349 --> 00:46:28,240 first started and actually the rigor 1365 00:46:30,790 --> 00:46:29,359 that they went through for their 1366 00:46:32,069 --> 00:46:30,800 training and 1367 00:46:34,550 --> 00:46:32,079 what they had to experience when they're 1368 00:46:37,030 --> 00:46:34,560 on board and i guess one thing that that 1369 00:46:39,030 --> 00:46:37,040 i noticed over that time is that both 1370 00:46:40,790 --> 00:46:39,040 the the quality of life and training and 1371 00:46:42,950 --> 00:46:40,800 quality of life onboard space station is 1372 00:46:44,950 --> 00:46:42,960 continuing to improve and 1373 00:46:47,109 --> 00:46:44,960 um that's a great thing i think we're 1374 00:46:49,829 --> 00:46:47,119 learning how to live in space and every 1375 00:46:51,670 --> 00:46:49,839 step and every cruise is doing it better 1376 00:46:54,550 --> 00:46:51,680 and getting smarter and the program is 1377 00:46:59,109 --> 00:46:56,790 you guys have anything 1378 00:47:01,349 --> 00:46:59,119 i think one thing is to say to say thank 1379 00:47:02,950 --> 00:47:01,359 you to that to them because 1380 00:47:04,069 --> 00:47:02,960 i think from the very beginning starting 1381 00:47:04,870 --> 00:47:04,079 with this 1382 00:47:06,870 --> 00:47:04,880 you know 1383 00:47:09,190 --> 00:47:06,880 significantly smaller volume where you 1384 00:47:11,670 --> 00:47:09,200 have these three guys living up there 1385 00:47:13,990 --> 00:47:11,680 and working as an international crew 1386 00:47:16,630 --> 00:47:14,000 working on you know a vehicle that then 1387 00:47:18,069 --> 00:47:16,640 had had even at that size been had been 1388 00:47:20,710 --> 00:47:18,079 built um 1389 00:47:23,270 --> 00:47:20,720 from from that point on successful 1390 00:47:25,190 --> 00:47:23,280 international program it just was such a 1391 00:47:28,230 --> 00:47:25,200 great starting point for for all of us 1392 00:47:30,309 --> 00:47:28,240 who now get to experience this ginormous 1393 00:47:33,030 --> 00:47:30,319 volume and 1394 00:47:34,630 --> 00:47:33,040 still sharing in this really spectacular 1395 00:47:42,549 --> 00:47:34,640 international program that has made it 1396 00:47:45,829 --> 00:47:44,470 and just a follow-up question for um for 1397 00:47:46,950 --> 00:47:45,839 steve i thought it was really 1398 00:47:48,549 --> 00:47:46,960 interesting how you were talking about 1399 00:47:50,150 --> 00:47:48,559 the differences of um the various 1400 00:47:52,390 --> 00:47:50,160 shuttles that you phone on and was just 1401 00:47:54,549 --> 00:47:52,400 wondering about discovery in particular 1402 00:47:56,710 --> 00:47:54,559 if you've noticed differences 1403 00:47:58,069 --> 00:47:56,720 between the first and the second flight 1404 00:47:59,990 --> 00:47:58,079 that you've taken and 1405 00:48:02,390 --> 00:48:00,000 um to your knowledge the upgrades that 1406 00:48:05,349 --> 00:48:02,400 have been made for this upcoming mission 1407 00:48:07,270 --> 00:48:05,359 if um it'll feel different for you 1408 00:48:09,589 --> 00:48:07,280 um i i don't think it'll feel different 1409 00:48:11,910 --> 00:48:09,599 the the first flight on discovery was 1410 00:48:14,309 --> 00:48:11,920 not the space station and we had a we 1411 00:48:15,829 --> 00:48:14,319 actually had a space hab 1412 00:48:17,910 --> 00:48:15,839 additional science module in the back of 1413 00:48:19,190 --> 00:48:17,920 the payload bay so it was a lot heavier 1414 00:48:21,190 --> 00:48:19,200 and the mission was a lot different it 1415 00:48:23,589 --> 00:48:21,200 was a lot shorter 1416 00:48:24,710 --> 00:48:23,599 second mission we went to space station 1417 00:48:29,190 --> 00:48:24,720 and 1418 00:48:30,390 --> 00:48:29,200 had the uh the power transfer or we 1419 00:48:32,069 --> 00:48:30,400 didn't have the power transfer system 1420 00:48:33,829 --> 00:48:32,079 yet we will on this flight 1421 00:48:36,710 --> 00:48:33,839 but in terms of how they flew and how 1422 00:48:38,790 --> 00:48:36,720 they operated and acted um 1423 00:48:40,470 --> 00:48:38,800 basically the same what was unique by 1424 00:48:41,829 --> 00:48:40,480 the the first flight i flew to scurvy we 1425 00:48:44,390 --> 00:48:41,839 went really high we went up to hubble 1426 00:48:45,270 --> 00:48:44,400 altitudes we were up at about 360 miles 1427 00:48:47,430 --> 00:48:45,280 high 1428 00:48:49,270 --> 00:48:47,440 and uh in a different orbit than space 1429 00:48:50,870 --> 00:48:49,280 station and and the view of the earth 1430 00:48:53,910 --> 00:48:50,880 from that different orbit 1431 00:48:55,589 --> 00:48:53,920 is is is just altogether different than 1432 00:48:57,190 --> 00:48:55,599 what it looks like off a space station 1433 00:48:59,190 --> 00:48:57,200 and so that's probably if you want to 1434 00:49:01,589 --> 00:48:59,200 compare those two flights for me 1435 00:49:03,670 --> 00:49:01,599 the the different altitude really made 1436 00:49:05,270 --> 00:49:03,680 made a huge uh huge 1437 00:49:06,950 --> 00:49:05,280 significant difference in in how the 1438 00:49:07,910 --> 00:49:06,960 earth looks at the altitudes we were 1439 00:49:10,309 --> 00:49:07,920 flying 1440 00:49:12,309 --> 00:49:10,319 uh the earth looked a lot smaller and a 1441 00:49:13,829 --> 00:49:12,319 lot rounder which you wouldn't think the 1442 00:49:16,549 --> 00:49:13,839 difference of 1443 00:49:19,510 --> 00:49:16,559 gosh what was it maybe uh you know 1444 00:49:22,549 --> 00:49:19,520 120 130 miles makes but it really makes 1445 00:49:24,309 --> 00:49:22,559 a big difference when you're up there 1446 00:49:25,589 --> 00:49:24,319 all right thank you very much steve and 1447 00:49:27,109 --> 00:49:25,599 thank you for everyone joining us that 1448 00:49:29,109 --> 00:49:27,119 concludes our briefing for more 1449 00:49:30,309 --> 00:49:29,119 information on the sts-133 mission we 1450 00:49:32,950 --> 00:49:30,319 encourage you to look at our website