1 00:00:07,940 --> 00:00:03,230 discovery ISS this is Houston are you 2 00:00:12,530 --> 00:00:07,950 ready for the event we are ready for the 3 00:00:16,210 --> 00:00:12,540 event CNN this is Houston please call 4 00:00:18,830 --> 00:00:16,220 discovery ISS for a voice check 5 00:00:24,109 --> 00:00:18,840 discovery ISS this is CNN how do you 6 00:00:26,330 --> 00:00:24,119 hear me discovery house you loud and 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:26,340 clear I welcome aboard the International 8 00:00:49,170 --> 00:00:29,730 Space Station thank you very much we'll 9 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:51,760 our control room by the way yes it is it 10 00:00:56,110 --> 00:00:53,450 is not Mission Control but its mission 11 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:56,120 control for our meanwhile it is the 12 00:00:59,020 --> 00:00:57,890 countdown to the final countdown I guess 13 00:01:00,940 --> 00:00:59,030 you could say for the crew of space 14 00:01:02,710 --> 00:01:00,950 shuttle Discovery they're in orbit right 15 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:02,720 now they wrapped up their second and 16 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:04,370 final spacewalk yesterday and they have 17 00:01:08,830 --> 00:01:06,770 the honor of being on discovery for its 18 00:01:11,170 --> 00:01:08,840 final voyage ever so that is crazy this 19 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:11,180 is big history this is and it's a little 20 00:01:14,530 --> 00:01:13,190 bittersweet actually a little set but 21 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:14,540 the discovery crew joins us from the 22 00:01:19,150 --> 00:01:16,970 space station they're orbiting 220 miles 23 00:01:20,980 --> 00:01:19,160 above Earth so we will have a little bit 24 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:20,990 of delay but you guys look great as 25 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:23,210 commander Steve Lindsey eric boe the 26 00:01:27,010 --> 00:01:25,220 pilot Steve Bowen mission specialists 27 00:01:28,690 --> 00:01:27,020 alvin drew mission specialist mike 28 00:01:30,820 --> 00:01:28,700 barrett mission specialist and nicole 29 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:30,830 stott mission specialist great to see 30 00:01:34,570 --> 00:01:33,050 all of you this morning let me start 31 00:01:36,580 --> 00:01:34,580 with commander Lindsey you guys launch 32 00:01:38,590 --> 00:01:36,590 thursday you've got to the space station 33 00:01:40,570 --> 00:01:38,600 on saturday as we said this is going to 34 00:01:47,110 --> 00:01:40,580 be the final mission what is it what has 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:47,120 it been like so far well so far the the 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:49,730 mission has been fantastic we've we've 37 00:01:52,990 --> 00:01:51,050 accomplished most of our major 38 00:01:54,820 --> 00:01:53,000 objectives already we had two successful 39 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:54,830 spacewalks accomplished all those 40 00:01:58,930 --> 00:01:56,810 objectives plus a whole bunch of extra 41 00:02:02,770 --> 00:01:58,940 what we call guetta heads we installed 42 00:02:04,780 --> 00:02:02,780 the last scheduled us pressurized module 43 00:02:07,420 --> 00:02:04,790 to the space station we installed a 44 00:02:09,490 --> 00:02:07,430 external stowage platform with critical 45 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:09,500 spares for the space station I've been 46 00:02:12,790 --> 00:02:10,850 transferring and working a lot of 47 00:02:15,550 --> 00:02:12,800 science as well as well as some 48 00:02:17,590 --> 00:02:15,560 logistics and in cargo transfer so so 49 00:02:19,150 --> 00:02:17,600 far the mission is gone just absolutely 50 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:19,160 spectacular we couldn't be happier with 51 00:02:22,180 --> 00:02:20,810 it and looking forward to a couple more 52 00:02:24,790 --> 00:02:22,190 days up here on our beautiful 53 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:24,800 International Space Station 54 00:02:28,570 --> 00:02:26,570 the commander you are going to be the 55 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:28,580 pilot when you bring this thing in for 56 00:02:34,870 --> 00:02:31,850 its final landing ever the pilot you'll 57 00:02:37,300 --> 00:02:34,880 be the commander pilot eric boe is going 58 00:02:39,610 --> 00:02:37,310 to be riding shotgun so you two are 59 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:39,620 going to bring this thing in Eric I want 60 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:41,570 to ask you when you bring that down and 61 00:02:46,390 --> 00:02:43,490 you hear those final words from Mission 62 00:02:48,820 --> 00:02:46,400 Control to say successful landing of the 63 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:48,830 space to space shuttle what what do you 64 00:02:58,030 --> 00:02:56,200 what would be glad to be back on earth 65 00:03:00,310 --> 00:02:58,040 and with as the final landing I think 66 00:03:02,050 --> 00:03:00,320 you said it before is it's going to be 67 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:02,060 bittersweet you know the the shuttle 68 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:05,450 it's amazing the discovery looks like 69 00:03:11,020 --> 00:03:07,490 it's flying its first flight and as 70 00:03:13,210 --> 00:03:11,030 it'll be a time that when we get to you 71 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:13,220 know those huge team that was evolved in 72 00:03:19,090 --> 00:03:15,320 maintaining discovery on the ground so 73 00:03:21,610 --> 00:03:19,100 it's a huge pride for the 30 years plus 74 00:03:28,450 --> 00:03:21,620 of the shuttles flying and discovery 75 00:03:29,830 --> 00:03:28,460 doing great work on orbit that really is 76 00:03:31,180 --> 00:03:29,840 I'm we're just seeing the pictures right 77 00:03:32,979 --> 00:03:31,190 now it's amazing Alvin I want to ask you 78 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:32,989 you got to do a special experiment a 79 00:03:40,690 --> 00:03:35,090 message in a bottle experiment what was 80 00:03:42,910 --> 00:03:40,700 that message in a bottle experiment was 81 00:03:44,710 --> 00:03:42,920 a commission by Jack's of the japanese 82 00:03:46,690 --> 00:03:44,720 space agency where they wanted to 83 00:03:48,790 --> 00:03:46,700 capture a bit of outer space and a glass 84 00:03:51,340 --> 00:03:48,800 tube to bring back to put on display 85 00:03:53,530 --> 00:03:51,350 throughout japan so my job was to go out 86 00:03:55,810 --> 00:03:53,540 there and open up this bottle and 87 00:03:58,060 --> 00:03:55,820 capture some space actually just the 88 00:04:02,399 --> 00:03:58,070 vacuum of space in this and seal it back 89 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:04,839 folks and what an honor to speak to you 90 00:04:08,710 --> 00:04:06,650 and and I hope you're you're looking 91 00:04:10,539 --> 00:04:08,720 great up there continued safe mission to 92 00:04:13,539 --> 00:04:10,549 you all we will all be worked watching 93 00:04:15,550 --> 00:04:13,549 very closely all of us nation and the 94 00:04:17,140 --> 00:04:15,560 world when you you all bring it in will 95 00:04:18,430 --> 00:04:17,150 be will be having a big round of 96 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:18,440 applause for all yeah good luck up there 97 00:04:21,340 --> 00:04:19,970 will definitely be cheering you on good 98 00:04:22,719 --> 00:04:21,350 luck to all of you and thanks so much 99 00:04:28,210 --> 00:04:22,729 for taking some time to talk with us 100 00:04:32,860 --> 00:04:28,220 this morning thank you is our privilege 101 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:32,870 you have a good day discovery is SS 102 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:35,690 Houston ACR that concludes the CNN 103 00:04:42,219 --> 00:04:37,910 portion of the event please stand by for 104 00:04:43,510 --> 00:04:42,229 a voice check from wttg TV agreed with a 105 00:04:45,490 --> 00:04:43,520 lower court that tossed out a 106 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:45,500 five-million-dollar judgment in a suit 107 00:04:50,020 --> 00:04:47,690 by the father of a fallen soldier from 108 00:04:51,219 --> 00:04:50,030 Maryland I to take 14 right now let's 109 00:04:53,350 --> 00:04:51,229 get a look at the forecast and a little 110 00:04:55,750 --> 00:04:53,360 something extra mr. Perkins tell me good 111 00:04:57,339 --> 00:04:55,760 morning we need it today cold starting 112 00:04:59,860 --> 00:04:57,349 to the day need something to warm our 113 00:05:02,680 --> 00:04:59,870 hearts so we have it for you to my first 114 00:05:08,140 --> 00:05:02,690 five photo of the day discovery is SW 115 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:08,150 tpg how do you hear me discovery house 116 00:05:14,129 --> 00:05:10,130 you loud and clear how us I love that 117 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:14,139 we're eating cheese sound good to me 118 00:05:17,710 --> 00:05:16,370 where'd he got in her hand I can't but 119 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:17,720 she looks like the money but maybe 120 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:19,010 that's what i thought it was it money 121 00:05:24,159 --> 00:05:22,130 what the heezy what if it oh lyrics 122 00:05:26,140 --> 00:05:24,169 drive he's gonna drive so she's driving 123 00:05:27,850 --> 00:05:26,150 to school well that's why she's got one 124 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:27,860 glass of water all right ready to go 125 00:05:32,170 --> 00:05:29,570 lurk you've been catching her couch is 126 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:32,180 cute yeah thank you for sending it in 127 00:05:35,230 --> 00:05:33,710 she's adorable if you want to send us 128 00:05:37,060 --> 00:05:35,240 your child's picture we're about a 129 00:05:39,700 --> 00:05:37,070 minute 15 away you'll be speaking with 130 00:05:40,899 --> 00:05:39,710 Steve this morning things alright here's 131 00:05:42,909 --> 00:05:40,909 a look at the temperatures good news 132 00:05:45,430 --> 00:05:42,919 we've gone up a little bit right now in 133 00:05:48,969 --> 00:05:45,440 Washington it's 29 degrees how about 134 00:05:51,070 --> 00:05:48,979 that yes yes 29 currently in Quantico 135 00:05:54,430 --> 00:05:51,080 gaithersburg got a cold 23 degrees in 136 00:05:57,370 --> 00:05:54,440 apolis 28 Winchester 25 Salisbury's at 137 00:05:58,839 --> 00:05:57,380 28 degrees factor in the wind they're 138 00:06:00,779 --> 00:05:58,849 blowing around out there that out of the 139 00:06:04,149 --> 00:06:00,789 west-northwest I'm sorry north northwest 140 00:06:05,860 --> 00:06:04,159 19 mile I'm sorry 19 degrees is what it 141 00:06:07,779 --> 00:06:05,870 feels like that's the windchill feels 142 00:06:10,149 --> 00:06:07,789 like 19 degrees right now in Washington 143 00:06:12,730 --> 00:06:10,159 feels like 19 how about 45 seconds away 144 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:12,740 21 in Culpeper here's your five-day 145 00:06:17,149 --> 00:06:14,849 forecast look for a high today 146 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:17,159 only about 41 degrees but it'll be sunny 147 00:06:22,189 --> 00:06:19,770 tomorrow more sunshine 51 Saturday 148 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:22,199 clouds and some rain showers 60 sunday 149 00:06:27,379 --> 00:06:25,050 rain 56 Monday 52 that's about where we 150 00:06:29,629 --> 00:06:27,389 should be for this time of year for the 151 00:06:31,609 --> 00:06:29,639 weather Steve back to you by here we go 152 00:06:33,709 --> 00:06:31,619 excited to talk with our next guest now 153 00:06:35,149 --> 00:06:33,719 astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery 154 00:06:37,699 --> 00:06:35,159 currently at the international space 155 00:06:39,260 --> 00:06:37,709 station until Sunday but they are taking 156 00:06:40,939 --> 00:06:39,270 a few moments out this morning to talk 157 00:06:42,559 --> 00:06:40,949 with us and we've got everybody on board 158 00:06:44,239 --> 00:06:42,569 up at the International Space Station 159 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:44,249 good morning to all of you I know you 160 00:06:48,409 --> 00:06:46,649 don't get a lot of downtime so I'm 161 00:06:50,239 --> 00:06:48,419 curious if you get a chance to just kind 162 00:07:00,919 --> 00:06:50,249 of soak things all in today on this 163 00:07:13,999 --> 00:07:00,929 final mission for the shuttle well yep 164 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:15,469 we're going to try to get that 165 00:07:17,989 --> 00:07:16,650 connection with space worked out a 166 00:07:19,879 --> 00:07:17,999 little bit better we lost you guys for 167 00:07:21,140 --> 00:07:19,889 just a second there so sooner pass that 168 00:07:22,519 --> 00:07:21,150 up so we talked with them a little bit 169 00:07:24,499 --> 00:07:22,529 better there hey there 240 miles 170 00:07:34,129 --> 00:07:24,509 straight up that's that's a children 171 00:07:39,619 --> 00:07:34,139 believe all straight away go ahead and 172 00:07:41,299 --> 00:07:39,629 continue station okay I don't know how 173 00:07:43,369 --> 00:07:41,309 much of that you got but essentially 174 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:43,379 today we're at the point where we've 175 00:07:47,629 --> 00:07:45,210 completed our major robotics activities 176 00:07:49,429 --> 00:07:47,639 and our two spacewalks so we'll be 177 00:07:51,980 --> 00:07:49,439 working some more transfer and getting a 178 00:07:53,959 --> 00:07:51,990 little time off hopefully spend some of 179 00:07:59,230 --> 00:07:53,969 that looking out the the nice panoramic 180 00:08:03,649 --> 00:08:01,610 hope the view is enjoyable i want to ask 181 00:08:05,239 --> 00:08:03,659 mission specialists alvin drew who of 182 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:05,249 course is from the DC area if he has 183 00:08:08,089 --> 00:08:07,110 anything that he wants to pass along to 184 00:08:09,679 --> 00:08:08,099 the good folks of Fort Washington 185 00:08:14,779 --> 00:08:09,689 Maryland or anybody here in the 186 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:14,789 Washington area we've had a couple of 187 00:08:17,959 --> 00:08:16,409 passes up the East Coast the past few 188 00:08:19,639 --> 00:08:17,969 days and it looks awfully frosty down 189 00:08:24,709 --> 00:08:19,649 there's especially this time of year i 190 00:08:26,749 --> 00:08:24,719 hope you guys are bundled up well we 191 00:08:28,939 --> 00:08:26,759 share our 27 degrees on the ground right 192 00:08:30,799 --> 00:08:28,949 now question for you guys a little 193 00:08:32,420 --> 00:08:30,809 random question but because we throw 194 00:08:33,980 --> 00:08:32,430 these things out to our meteorologists 195 00:08:36,139 --> 00:08:33,990 all the time i wanted to throw a 196 00:08:38,839 --> 00:08:36,149 question to you guys how do you tell 197 00:08:40,550 --> 00:08:38,849 time when you're in space do you sync up 198 00:08:46,540 --> 00:08:40,560 with cape canaveral times so that you're 199 00:08:50,210 --> 00:08:48,620 be honest with you when i'm up here i 200 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:50,220 have very little idea what time of day 201 00:08:54,050 --> 00:08:52,170 it is i've got this fancy watch that 202 00:08:56,509 --> 00:08:54,060 nasa hands to me so i can keep track of 203 00:08:58,340 --> 00:08:56,519 three different time zones one is a time 204 00:08:59,569 --> 00:08:58,350 that starts off when we take off in the 205 00:09:02,000 --> 00:08:59,579 pad it's called mission elapse time 206 00:09:03,410 --> 00:09:02,010 that's our clock and for me it just 207 00:09:05,389 --> 00:09:03,420 doesn't make any sense at all but the 208 00:09:07,759 --> 00:09:05,399 schedule says when it says three o'clock 209 00:09:09,170 --> 00:09:07,769 to do this that's what I do we have 210 00:09:10,910 --> 00:09:09,180 another one that's Zulu time which is 211 00:09:12,769 --> 00:09:10,920 the time in Greenwich England where none 212 00:09:15,110 --> 00:09:12,779 of us live and that's what the space 213 00:09:16,790 --> 00:09:15,120 station lives on and so we use that 214 00:09:18,530 --> 00:09:16,800 clock for other things and then I have a 215 00:09:20,750 --> 00:09:18,540 third face on here that tells me what 216 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:20,760 time it is back in houston texas so I 217 00:09:23,329 --> 00:09:22,050 know when people are up and down so I 218 00:09:24,350 --> 00:09:23,339 don't give them phone calls at two in 219 00:09:25,879 --> 00:09:24,360 the morning because they're not as happy 220 00:09:27,230 --> 00:09:25,889 to hear from me then even if I'm calling 221 00:09:31,820 --> 00:09:27,240 from the space station 222 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:31,830 I want to ask anybody can answer this if 223 00:09:34,940 --> 00:09:32,910 the commander what's a ticket or 224 00:09:36,410 --> 00:09:34,950 whomever would like to but just the 225 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:36,420 question to any of you because you've 226 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:37,950 done such a great service for our 227 00:09:42,620 --> 00:09:39,839 country and to explore what's happening 228 00:09:51,470 --> 00:09:42,630 out there this being the last shuttle 229 00:09:53,329 --> 00:09:51,480 mission is it a bittersweet moment well 230 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:53,339 we have the last we have the honor of 231 00:09:57,560 --> 00:09:55,290 actually flying the last mission of the 232 00:09:59,180 --> 00:09:57,570 good ship discovery there's a one and 233 00:10:01,790 --> 00:09:59,190 possibly two more shuttle missions after 234 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:01,800 us but of course we're seeing a program 235 00:10:06,019 --> 00:10:04,290 come to a close here and to see these 236 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:06,029 shuttles these beautiful magnificent 237 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:08,250 flying machines and their service life 238 00:10:13,010 --> 00:10:10,110 is obviously a little bit sad for us to 239 00:10:15,350 --> 00:10:13,020 see but it is about time they've lived a 240 00:10:17,449 --> 00:10:15,360 very long time they've had a fabulous 241 00:10:19,190 --> 00:10:17,459 success record they've built this 242 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:19,200 magnificent station they've given us 243 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:21,450 lots of science and a tremendous amount 244 00:10:25,730 --> 00:10:23,130 of experience of just how to operate in 245 00:10:27,260 --> 00:10:25,740 space and more than anything we look 246 00:10:29,470 --> 00:10:27,270 forward to seeing them retire with 247 00:10:34,699 --> 00:10:29,480 dignity and bringing on the next line of 248 00:10:36,319 --> 00:10:34,709 spaceships well we say congratulations 249 00:10:37,850 --> 00:10:36,329 for treating discovery well and letting 250 00:10:39,110 --> 00:10:37,860 us talk with you this morning and for 251 00:10:40,100 --> 00:10:39,120 the remaining couple of missions and 252 00:10:41,569 --> 00:10:40,110 everything else and all the good folks 253 00:10:42,860 --> 00:10:41,579 at NASA we wish you the best and thank 254 00:10:44,990 --> 00:10:42,870 you so much for your time this morning 255 00:10:50,139 --> 00:10:45,000 that's the crew of discovery on their 256 00:10:56,180 --> 00:10:53,090 discovery ISS this is Houston ACR that 257 00:10:58,190 --> 00:10:56,190 concludes the wttg TV portion of the 258 00:11:05,420 --> 00:10:58,200 event please stand by for a voice check 259 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:12,380 discovery ifs WTSP how do you hear me we 260 00:11:17,570 --> 00:11:13,890 have you loud and clear welcome aboard 261 00:11:19,490 --> 00:11:17,580 an international space station thank you 262 00:11:20,900 --> 00:11:19,500 very much the crew of space shuttle 263 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:20,910 Discovery thank you for taking time out 264 00:11:25,220 --> 00:11:23,610 of your busy mission to talk with us we 265 00:11:27,470 --> 00:11:25,230 really appreciate it I'd like to start 266 00:11:29,630 --> 00:11:27,480 with talking to nicole stott Clearwater 267 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:29,640 high school graduate who's been before 268 00:11:33,350 --> 00:11:31,170 on the space station as a resident there 269 00:11:35,180 --> 00:11:33,360 for three months and Nicole it is 270 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:35,190 excellent to be talking with you again I 271 00:11:39,019 --> 00:11:36,810 want to lead off the question from Tom 272 00:11:41,780 --> 00:11:39,029 on facebook he asked if you could bring 273 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:41,790 back one experience from space and share 274 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:43,410 it with everyone down here what would 275 00:11:51,829 --> 00:11:49,110 that be well I think it would be a 276 00:11:54,710 --> 00:11:51,839 combination of two things really one 277 00:11:56,530 --> 00:11:54,720 would be that we should look at this the 278 00:11:58,610 --> 00:11:56,540 space station this just really 279 00:12:02,150 --> 00:11:58,620 magnificent magnificent orbiting 280 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:02,160 spacecraft as as a true example of what 281 00:12:07,910 --> 00:12:04,850 we can do as an international community 282 00:12:09,769 --> 00:12:07,920 that it this is a complex machine it's 283 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:09,779 up here and we have come together as 284 00:12:14,390 --> 00:12:11,730 countries from around the world and and 285 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:14,400 built it beautifully and then I think I 286 00:12:19,579 --> 00:12:17,730 would also say that you can't walk away 287 00:12:22,850 --> 00:12:19,589 from here or float away from here 288 00:12:25,670 --> 00:12:22,860 without really appreciating what a 289 00:12:27,710 --> 00:12:25,680 wonderful planet we have there is 290 00:12:30,290 --> 00:12:27,720 nothing like the views you get out the 291 00:12:32,780 --> 00:12:30,300 windows here of our just glowing 292 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:32,790 colorful planet to make us realize that 293 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:34,650 that we have a very special place to 294 00:12:40,310 --> 00:12:36,930 take care of and it does such a perfect 295 00:12:42,530 --> 00:12:40,320 job of providing us with what we need to 296 00:12:46,220 --> 00:12:42,540 live and survive there so I think those 297 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:46,230 would be the two things can you describe 298 00:12:49,850 --> 00:12:47,730 for us what it's like to look down at 299 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:49,860 the Tampa Bay area as you float over and 300 00:12:52,610 --> 00:12:50,970 been on facebook want to know if you 301 00:12:54,260 --> 00:12:52,620 ever look anything up on the satellite 302 00:12:59,740 --> 00:12:54,270 view of like Google Maps and think a 303 00:13:05,030 --> 00:13:02,600 it's not you know I mean Google Maps is 304 00:13:06,980 --> 00:13:05,040 really pretty cool but there is just 305 00:13:09,050 --> 00:13:06,990 nothing that compares I when you look 306 00:13:11,180 --> 00:13:09,060 back at at the earth regardless of where 307 00:13:13,220 --> 00:13:11,190 it is and I certainly feel you know a 308 00:13:15,620 --> 00:13:13,230 true fondness for that Tampa Bay area 309 00:13:17,410 --> 00:13:15,630 but anywhere on this planet you look 310 00:13:20,410 --> 00:13:17,420 it's just so 311 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:20,420 clear and colorful and just glowing like 312 00:13:24,670 --> 00:13:22,570 I said you can't can't describe it and 313 00:13:26,410 --> 00:13:24,680 unfortunately pictures just don't really 314 00:13:29,380 --> 00:13:26,420 capture it we try to do our best to 315 00:13:32,470 --> 00:13:29,390 share that and HD is doing a little bit 316 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:32,480 better but it's just something you can't 317 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:34,850 you can't describe unless you see it and 318 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:39,350 it certainly makes an impact on you you 319 00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:40,610 guys are scheduled to have some time off 320 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:43,430 today what do you do with free time in 321 00:13:56,680 --> 00:13:53,930 space well the free time in space a lot 322 00:13:58,570 --> 00:13:56,690 of us take pictures a lot of you already 323 00:14:00,040 --> 00:13:58,580 talked about it looking at the planet is 324 00:14:02,740 --> 00:14:00,050 always a great pastime if you have some 325 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:02,750 free time is to go out and look probably 326 00:14:07,270 --> 00:14:04,730 on a night pass will turn down the 327 00:14:09,130 --> 00:14:07,280 lights somewhere on the shuttle or on 328 00:14:10,990 --> 00:14:09,140 the space station and get a good look at 329 00:14:13,060 --> 00:14:11,000 the night sky because it's like a ver it 330 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:13,070 looks like about as clear as you can get 331 00:14:17,230 --> 00:14:15,890 on earth at night and even better and 332 00:14:18,460 --> 00:14:17,240 you can also look below the space 333 00:14:19,690 --> 00:14:18,470 shuttle which is kind of interesting and 334 00:14:24,910 --> 00:14:19,700 actually see me your rights as they 335 00:14:26,530 --> 00:14:24,920 enter the atmosphere will also not only 336 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:26,540 to look at pictures will get a chance to 337 00:14:32,830 --> 00:14:28,130 talk to our crewmates and spend a little 338 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:35,210 so fascinating to hear that all specimen 339 00:14:38,870 --> 00:14:36,570 to watch you float up and down while you 340 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:38,880 talk to us I have a question for Steve 341 00:14:42,890 --> 00:14:41,010 Lindsey and this is sort of a space 342 00:14:44,690 --> 00:14:42,900 experiment I'm going to try to make 343 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:44,700 someone blush in zero gravity if 344 00:14:48,830 --> 00:14:47,250 possible you have been nicole stott boss 345 00:14:52,700 --> 00:14:48,840 at least twice now as the chief 346 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:52,710 astronaut and also on this mission the 347 00:14:56,810 --> 00:14:54,930 question is what is it about her that 348 00:14:58,130 --> 00:14:56,820 makes her such an exceptional crew 349 00:15:00,440 --> 00:14:58,140 member and astronaut and it would make 350 00:15:07,610 --> 00:15:00,450 us proud of her back home here in her 351 00:15:10,220 --> 00:15:07,620 hometown well I can't say say enough 352 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:10,230 good words about Nicole she's a I'm 353 00:15:15,050 --> 00:15:12,570 truly blessed to to be working up here 354 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:15,060 with her on the on this particular 355 00:15:20,510 --> 00:15:18,450 mission I've known her for years I 356 00:15:22,370 --> 00:15:20,520 assigned her to her space station 357 00:15:25,670 --> 00:15:22,380 mission that that she went on her 358 00:15:27,740 --> 00:15:25,680 3-month mission and I remember pacing 359 00:15:30,590 --> 00:15:27,750 back and forth in my office is she got 360 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:30,600 ready to grapple the the Japanese 361 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:32,010 transfer vehicle for the first time the 362 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:33,930 first free flyer grapple from the space 363 00:15:38,330 --> 00:15:35,910 station because I was worried about it 364 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:38,340 not worried about her but worried about 365 00:15:41,330 --> 00:15:39,810 you know that everything would go right 366 00:15:42,830 --> 00:15:41,340 and they would perform as expected for 367 00:15:43,940 --> 00:15:42,840 the first time but i but I needin a 368 00:15:46,610 --> 00:15:43,950 worried because she did a beautiful job 369 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:46,620 with that and so everything Nicole does 370 00:15:50,870 --> 00:15:49,170 she does very very well as does the rest 371 00:15:52,550 --> 00:15:50,880 of this crew here and I'm just I just 372 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:52,560 feel privileged to be able to fly with 373 00:15:59,270 --> 00:15:55,170 them and I spend most of my time just 374 00:16:01,550 --> 00:15:59,280 trying to keep up with them having met 375 00:16:02,630 --> 00:16:01,560 Nicole in Houston while she was training 376 00:16:05,210 --> 00:16:02,640 for this mission I know she loves to 377 00:16:07,190 --> 00:16:05,220 blast who up there is the pranks of the 378 00:16:14,690 --> 00:16:07,200 jokester who keeps everybody laughing 379 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:18,560 boom you know we got we got several 380 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:21,510 several amateur comedians on the crew so 381 00:16:26,900 --> 00:16:23,490 it's kind of hard to say although i 382 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:26,910 think eric boe and steve bowen behind me 383 00:16:35,150 --> 00:16:29,730 who's trying to hide from the camera are 384 00:16:36,950 --> 00:16:35,160 probably the two biggest ones i want to 385 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:36,960 pass it back over to nicole stott real 386 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:38,250 quick for just a couple quick questions 387 00:16:42,620 --> 00:16:41,130 your son Roman elementary school age do 388 00:16:48,410 --> 00:16:42,630 you get to talk to him how often do you 389 00:16:50,300 --> 00:16:48,420 talk to him well I talked to him at 390 00:16:51,860 --> 00:16:50,310 least once a day it's been once a day 391 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:51,870 since I've been here on the shuttle 392 00:16:56,510 --> 00:16:53,730 flight and I try to time that with the 393 00:16:58,460 --> 00:16:56,520 after school kind of dinner time and it 394 00:17:00,920 --> 00:16:58,470 works out really well and he's excited 395 00:17:03,590 --> 00:17:00,930 to get to the calls I'm excited to talk 396 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:03,600 to him and I try to do my best to keep 397 00:17:11,390 --> 00:17:05,730 him as engaged as possible I think that 398 00:17:12,620 --> 00:17:11,400 makes it makes it best for everyone when 399 00:17:13,850 --> 00:17:12,630 I thought you before you've talked about 400 00:17:15,530 --> 00:17:13,860 growing up here in the Tampa Bay area 401 00:17:17,390 --> 00:17:15,540 and what the support of the communities 402 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:17,400 meant to you what you learned in school 403 00:17:20,060 --> 00:17:18,570 and all the people who encourage you 404 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:20,070 along away what would you like to say to 405 00:17:23,750 --> 00:17:21,510 all of us who are down here looking up 406 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:23,760 at you and and just enamored by it very 407 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:29,610 proud of you well I think thank you are 408 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:31,290 the two words that come to mind it it 409 00:17:36,110 --> 00:17:33,090 just has been really impressive to me 410 00:17:39,070 --> 00:17:36,120 and and very heartwarming actually to 411 00:17:42,860 --> 00:17:39,080 see how people have continued to follow 412 00:17:45,110 --> 00:17:42,870 my missions which I also hope has 413 00:17:46,820 --> 00:17:45,120 encouraged them to follow you know just 414 00:17:48,650 --> 00:17:46,830 the space program in general and to see 415 00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:48,660 the wonderful things that are going on I 416 00:17:53,090 --> 00:17:50,880 look forward to coming back to the 417 00:17:55,130 --> 00:17:53,100 clearwater in tampa bay area and sharing 418 00:17:56,360 --> 00:17:55,140 some of these experiences again I didn't 419 00:17:58,820 --> 00:17:56,370 have a whole bunch of time to do that 420 00:18:01,220 --> 00:17:58,830 after my station flight and I hope to 421 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:01,230 spend some more time they're showing 422 00:18:06,770 --> 00:18:02,730 some videos and pictures and just 423 00:18:08,750 --> 00:18:06,780 sharing the experience one final 424 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:08,760 question for you miss taught there's 425 00:18:11,780 --> 00:18:10,170 been a lot of talk beforehand about this 426 00:18:13,220 --> 00:18:11,790 being discoveries final flight the last 427 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:13,230 mission of what sort of the flagship of 428 00:18:17,660 --> 00:18:15,090 the fleet now that you're there and this 429 00:18:22,610 --> 00:18:17,670 is real how does the significance of 430 00:18:28,010 --> 00:18:25,970 up very much I you know we talked about 431 00:18:31,490 --> 00:18:28,020 it quite a bit amongst ourselves as a 432 00:18:33,799 --> 00:18:31,500 crew and it's there's a word used a lot 433 00:18:37,250 --> 00:18:33,809 of then you know bittersweet and I tend 434 00:18:39,230 --> 00:18:37,260 to think more bitter sad and I think 435 00:18:41,810 --> 00:18:39,240 what we have to do though is look at the 436 00:18:44,150 --> 00:18:41,820 positive side of this look at the 437 00:18:47,030 --> 00:18:44,160 celebration we need to have about just 438 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:47,040 the success of discovery as a really 439 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:50,450 really high performing spacecraft 440 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:53,370 discovery has done so many things in 441 00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:56,090 terms of helping build the space station 442 00:19:00,650 --> 00:18:58,080 independent independent flights that 443 00:19:02,419 --> 00:19:00,660 it's done with satellite deployments and 444 00:19:06,140 --> 00:19:02,429 working as an orbiting laboratory on its 445 00:19:09,580 --> 00:19:06,150 own and it's just a part of history that 446 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:09,590 i hope we hold on to and appreciate and 447 00:19:14,390 --> 00:19:12,090 that we celebrate when we get home and 448 00:19:20,630 --> 00:19:14,400 are walking away from around the on the 449 00:19:22,940 --> 00:19:20,640 runway for the last time discovery ISS 450 00:19:26,450 --> 00:19:22,950 this is Houston ACR that concludes the 451 00:19:30,130 --> 00:19:26,460 WTSP TV portion of the event please 452 00:19:32,870 --> 00:19:30,140 stand by for a voice check from k NBC TV 453 00:19:35,510 --> 00:19:32,880 or enjoy a stopover in route to 454 00:19:38,270 --> 00:19:35,520 australia or new zealand over what low 455 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:38,280 airfares experienced as exotic south 456 00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:41,010 pacific paradise with air missiles 457 00:19:47,380 --> 00:19:43,860 lusting three hey discovery ISS as KMBC 458 00:19:49,850 --> 00:19:47,390 can you hear us okay p for free dr. that 459 00:19:52,970 --> 00:19:49,860 we have you loud and clear welcome 460 00:19:56,419 --> 00:19:52,980 aboard the International Space Station 461 00:19:58,310 --> 00:19:56,429 today in LA great in about 15 seconds 462 00:20:03,490 --> 00:19:58,320 our anchors caffeine Alicia are going to 463 00:20:08,870 --> 00:20:06,890 the crew of spatial discovery woke up to 464 00:20:10,669 --> 00:20:08,880 you tues city of blinding lights this 465 00:20:12,470 --> 00:20:10,679 morning they'll spend a few more days at 466 00:20:13,970 --> 00:20:12,480 the International Space Station before 467 00:20:15,650 --> 00:20:13,980 heading back to earth Sunday that's 468 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:15,660 right it's our top story this morning 469 00:20:20,419 --> 00:20:17,730 thanks for joining us is his discoveries 470 00:20:22,970 --> 00:20:20,429 final mission into space the shuttle 471 00:20:25,039 --> 00:20:22,980 will be retired when it comes home and 472 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:25,049 this morning we want to welcome the 473 00:20:29,390 --> 00:20:27,330 shuttle crew they are live at the space 474 00:20:34,220 --> 00:20:29,400 station good morning this is KMBC can 475 00:20:35,539 --> 00:20:34,230 you hear us okay we have you loud and 476 00:20:41,659 --> 00:20:35,549 clear good morning and welcome aboard 477 00:20:44,450 --> 00:20:41,669 the International Space Station we are 478 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:44,460 thrilled to be on board and we just want 479 00:20:52,970 --> 00:20:51,450 to say it is a complete honor so right 480 00:20:55,850 --> 00:20:52,980 now what we want to ask you well thank 481 00:21:06,470 --> 00:20:55,860 you it's a feeling now with these days 482 00:21:08,690 --> 00:21:06,480 winding down oh sorry didn't didn't hear 483 00:21:11,180 --> 00:21:08,700 part of the question well I think it's a 484 00:21:13,549 --> 00:21:11,190 bittersweet moment for us we're 485 00:21:15,350 --> 00:21:13,559 certainly enjoying our flight were it's 486 00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:15,360 been very very successful so far and 487 00:21:18,890 --> 00:21:17,160 it's just always a privilege to fly into 488 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:18,900 space it's certainly a privilege to be 489 00:21:23,270 --> 00:21:20,490 able to be flying on the last flight of 490 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:23,280 discovery the shuttle is an amazing 491 00:21:27,260 --> 00:21:25,110 vehicle I've been operating for almost 492 00:21:28,390 --> 00:21:27,270 30 years it's done satellite deployments 493 00:21:32,210 --> 00:21:28,400 it deployed the Hubble Space Telescope 494 00:21:33,620 --> 00:21:32,220 it flew 13 flights in building the space 495 00:21:36,350 --> 00:21:33,630 station at flew to the Russian space 496 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:36,360 station did science on its own robotics 497 00:21:40,250 --> 00:21:38,610 and space walking operations and it's 498 00:21:41,890 --> 00:21:40,260 about probably the most versatile 499 00:21:44,630 --> 00:21:41,900 vehicle it is the most versatile 500 00:21:46,190 --> 00:21:44,640 spacecraft ever built and probably for a 501 00:21:52,430 --> 00:21:46,200 long time to come so it's bittersweet 502 00:21:53,930 --> 00:21:52,440 for us and for our viewers out there 503 00:21:56,930 --> 00:21:53,940 you're listening right now that's 504 00:21:58,780 --> 00:21:56,940 Commander Stephen Lindsey and we want to 505 00:22:01,520 --> 00:21:58,790 ask about yesterday's spacewalk we know 506 00:22:03,940 --> 00:22:01,530 mission specialists alvin drew actually 507 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:03,950 perform that spacewalk and 508 00:22:08,930 --> 00:22:06,690 Alvin can you tell us what that's like I 509 00:22:14,930 --> 00:22:08,940 mean to watch it so incredible to stop 510 00:22:16,279 --> 00:22:14,940 please describe to us what if like what 511 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:16,289 I was thinking about yesterday as I came 512 00:22:20,749 --> 00:22:18,450 in the airlock was 43 years ago I 513 00:22:22,249 --> 00:22:20,759 remember talking to my dad i'm watching 514 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:22,259 the Apollo 11 crew walking around the 515 00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:24,210 moon going how much you have to pay to 516 00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:25,710 go do that and he said all his people 517 00:22:29,419 --> 00:22:27,389 called astronauts who get paid to do 518 00:22:32,210 --> 00:22:29,429 that for a living I was like you got to 519 00:22:34,009 --> 00:22:32,220 be kidding me how do I get that job and 520 00:22:35,629 --> 00:22:34,019 as I came back in the airlock yes they 521 00:22:37,249 --> 00:22:35,639 have a member they I'm getting a full 522 00:22:45,950 --> 00:22:37,259 day's pay for doing this I can't believe 523 00:22:53,340 --> 00:22:45,960 I'm getting away with it go through your 524 00:22:56,669 --> 00:22:55,620 the view is spectacular when I first 525 00:22:58,110 --> 00:22:56,679 went out of the airlock on the first 526 00:23:00,029 --> 00:22:58,120 spacewalk I had to keep reminding myself 527 00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:00,039 I had a job to do and not just take in 528 00:23:03,779 --> 00:23:02,110 this gorgeous scenery around me it's not 529 00:23:06,450 --> 00:23:03,789 just that it's a picture from space 530 00:23:07,620 --> 00:23:06,460 which is which glorious in of itself but 531 00:23:09,150 --> 00:23:07,630 that you're actually immersed in that 532 00:23:23,299 --> 00:23:09,160 picture you're a part of the scene is 533 00:23:26,010 --> 00:23:23,309 you've gone through the looking glass I 534 00:23:27,419 --> 00:23:26,020 want to thank all of you so much what an 535 00:23:28,770 --> 00:23:27,429 incredible experience for us to be able 536 00:23:30,810 --> 00:23:28,780 to talk to you out there at the 537 00:23:36,390 --> 00:23:30,820 International Space Station good luck it 538 00:23:40,380 --> 00:23:36,400 will see back home Tuesday thank you 539 00:23:42,570 --> 00:23:40,390 very much you have a good day discovery 540 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:42,580 ISS this is Houston ACR that concludes 541 00:23:54,630 --> 00:23:47,890 the event thank you thank you CN NS wttg 542 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:54,640 TV WTSP TV and k NBC TV discovery ISS 543 00:24:02,789 --> 00:23:57,610 this concludes the event we are resuming