1 00:00:33,170 --> 00:00:30,830 hello everyone this is our post landing 2 00:00:36,430 --> 00:00:33,180 news conference for space shuttle 3 00:00:39,979 --> 00:00:36,440 discovery and we have with us our entire 4 00:00:42,170 --> 00:00:39,989 sts-133 flight crew and we'll turn it 5 00:00:44,540 --> 00:00:42,180 over now to Steve Lindsey our mission 6 00:00:46,940 --> 00:00:44,550 commander Steve hi well thanks for 7 00:00:48,709 --> 00:00:46,950 coming today it was a great day to come 8 00:00:52,279 --> 00:00:48,719 back and land in Florida we're happy to 9 00:00:54,950 --> 00:00:52,289 bring discovery home after 365 days on 10 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:54,960 orbit and so you probably want to hear a 11 00:01:00,110 --> 00:00:56,760 big long speech for me so I think I'll 12 00:01:01,639 --> 00:01:00,120 just turn it over to questions please 13 00:01:03,380 --> 00:01:01,649 give your name and affiliation when the 14 00:01:04,910 --> 00:01:03,390 microphone comes to you we just have a 15 00:01:06,830 --> 00:01:04,920 brief time with the crew so if you'll 16 00:01:08,630 --> 00:01:06,840 just ask one question and if we do have 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:08,640 time will come back around but just just 18 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:11,010 a single question and we'll start here 19 00:01:15,590 --> 00:01:13,290 on the front with Marcia Marcia Dunn 20 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:15,600 Associated Press Mike line bak told us 21 00:01:18,590 --> 00:01:16,920 just a little while ago that he didn't 22 00:01:21,260 --> 00:01:18,600 notice any big emotional outbursts or 23 00:01:23,330 --> 00:01:21,270 tears on the runway but my question for 24 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:23,340 you is were there any tears among you 25 00:01:27,859 --> 00:01:25,890 how how emotional was it for you to 26 00:01:32,630 --> 00:01:27,869 bring discovery home for the last time 27 00:01:34,219 --> 00:01:32,640 and walk away uh you know as hard as I 28 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:34,229 thought it would be it was hard to leave 29 00:01:40,370 --> 00:01:36,329 the flight deck when we were all done at 30 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:40,380 least for me it was and you know we were 31 00:01:44,510 --> 00:01:42,570 focused today on bringing it home safely 32 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:44,520 we're really working hard working hard 33 00:01:47,330 --> 00:01:46,170 the whole mission and so we didn't 34 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:47,340 really have a whole lot of time to 35 00:01:50,719 --> 00:01:49,170 reflect about that but I did notice when 36 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:50,729 I was on the ramp looking around you 37 00:01:54,499 --> 00:01:52,770 know walking around afterwards that it's 38 00:01:56,719 --> 00:01:54,509 the minutes past I kind of get more and 39 00:01:59,600 --> 00:01:56,729 more sad looking at the vehicle and how 40 00:02:01,130 --> 00:01:59,610 healthy it is and how how wonderful it 41 00:02:02,539 --> 00:02:01,140 performed and not just on this flight 42 00:02:03,889 --> 00:02:02,549 better you know the other two flights 43 00:02:06,649 --> 00:02:03,899 that I flew on it as well as every other 44 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:06,659 flight you know it kind of got shattered 45 00:02:11,530 --> 00:02:08,729 for me I think as the as the minutes 46 00:02:18,470 --> 00:02:15,170 todd todd halvorson of florida today for 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:18,480 Nicole you worked on discovery here at 48 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:20,850 the Kennedy Space Center during the 49 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:22,290 mission you thought you might get choked 50 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:25,170 up and there might be some tears what 51 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:28,770 are your thoughts Landing discovery here 52 00:02:34,340 --> 00:02:32,370 for it's 39 to the final play yeah i 53 00:02:38,630 --> 00:02:34,350 think you know following on with what 54 00:02:41,510 --> 00:02:38,640 Steve said for me you know i feel like i 55 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:41,520 have an emotional tie to discovery to 56 00:02:48,260 --> 00:02:44,370 the space shuttles and to KSC especially 57 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:48,270 and i think you know it was kind of neat 58 00:02:52,220 --> 00:02:50,430 today while we were in still in the 59 00:02:54,350 --> 00:02:52,230 spacecraft still on the flight deck I 60 00:02:56,270 --> 00:02:54,360 mean we ran through almost every step of 61 00:02:59,120 --> 00:02:56,280 closing the vehicle down before it gets 62 00:03:01,820 --> 00:02:59,130 handed over to the convoy team that you 63 00:03:03,410 --> 00:03:01,830 could and we had our astronaut support 64 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:03,420 person up there who you know would 65 00:03:08,630 --> 00:03:04,980 normally you know get us out of there 66 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:08,640 and and then take over that for us but I 67 00:03:14,990 --> 00:03:11,970 think it just felt kind of good to you 68 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:15,000 know to bring it as far as we could here 69 00:03:20,270 --> 00:03:17,850 at Kennedy and walking around under the 70 00:03:22,009 --> 00:03:20,280 vehicle I saw so many familiar faces you 71 00:03:23,300 --> 00:03:22,019 know so much that you know that passion 72 00:03:25,820 --> 00:03:23,310 that we talked about that people have 73 00:03:27,830 --> 00:03:25,830 working on these vehicles that you know 74 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:27,840 that's where it really really was 75 00:03:33,110 --> 00:03:30,959 starting to hit home for me and I think 76 00:03:36,020 --> 00:03:33,120 more the more time I have to talk to 77 00:03:39,410 --> 00:03:36,030 more of those people you know the more 78 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:39,420 emotional or the more the more of an 79 00:03:45,770 --> 00:03:42,690 impact it's going to have and I i have 80 00:03:48,470 --> 00:03:45,780 to say again though just how just how 81 00:03:50,420 --> 00:03:48,480 great it is to see that these people 82 00:03:52,220 --> 00:03:50,430 with that passion have the pride that 83 00:03:53,630 --> 00:03:52,230 goes along with it and are happy for 84 00:04:03,230 --> 00:03:53,640 every day they've had to work here and 85 00:04:09,780 --> 00:04:05,810 hi Robert Pearlman with collectspace.com 86 00:04:11,700 --> 00:04:09,790 for steve bowen your previous crew the 87 00:04:15,210 --> 00:04:11,710 first last crew of Atlantis before 88 00:04:16,830 --> 00:04:15,220 leaving Atlantis left your decal on 89 00:04:19,830 --> 00:04:16,840 board with your signature we don't know 90 00:04:21,390 --> 00:04:19,840 where that came from I was wondering if 91 00:04:23,130 --> 00:04:21,400 you might have done the same on this 92 00:04:24,690 --> 00:04:23,140 vehicle as a crew or if you did any 93 00:04:27,090 --> 00:04:24,700 other activities that were commemorative 94 00:04:28,110 --> 00:04:27,100 of nature to to mark discovery actually 95 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:28,120 Steve made a really good point about 96 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:29,170 that you really want to leave the 97 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:31,570 vehicle in the condition that it existed 98 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:33,610 in so that people can understand and see 99 00:04:38,010 --> 00:04:36,310 it once you put it on display in the in 100 00:04:40,860 --> 00:04:38,020 the format that it was with the way we 101 00:04:42,330 --> 00:04:40,870 worked on it the way the technicians put 102 00:04:44,790 --> 00:04:42,340 it together with the engineers saw it 103 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:44,800 and so I really didn't want to leave 104 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:48,490 anything there to to to really more it 105 00:04:56,790 --> 00:04:54,310 anyway Jim Siegel celebration 106 00:04:59,070 --> 00:04:56,800 independent newspaper bill Gerstenmaier 107 00:05:00,660 --> 00:04:59,080 has shared with us on several occasions 108 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:00,670 in the last few weeks that there are 109 00:05:06,030 --> 00:05:03,370 some sort of negotiations or discussions 110 00:05:08,580 --> 00:05:06,040 going on about having commercial company 111 00:05:10,290 --> 00:05:08,590 take over one or more of the shuttle 112 00:05:13,380 --> 00:05:10,300 vehicles and I wonder if you had a 113 00:05:16,940 --> 00:05:13,390 comment for us about the air worthiness 114 00:05:19,290 --> 00:05:16,950 and the the the appropriateness of 115 00:05:25,650 --> 00:05:19,300 continuing to operate the shuttle 116 00:05:29,030 --> 00:05:25,660 vehicles for the next 5-10 years let's 117 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:29,040 see um and I know about the proposal 118 00:05:32,850 --> 00:05:31,810 that that's out there as part of you 119 00:05:34,050 --> 00:05:32,860 know there's multiple commercial 120 00:05:37,650 --> 00:05:34,060 proposals out there and that's one of 121 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:37,660 the proposals as far as you know the 122 00:05:41,580 --> 00:05:40,150 viability of that with a in the 123 00:05:43,260 --> 00:05:41,590 competition you know that's going on 124 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:43,270 right now we are not privy to that so I 125 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:44,890 really can't answer that question as far 126 00:05:50,070 --> 00:05:46,930 as being able to fly the shuttles 5 10 127 00:05:52,050 --> 00:05:50,080 10 years more it's certainly it's 128 00:05:54,450 --> 00:05:52,060 certainly doable if the question is do 129 00:05:56,550 --> 00:05:54,460 we have the we have the resources to be 130 00:05:59,490 --> 00:05:56,560 able to to pay to do that in terms of 131 00:06:01,140 --> 00:05:59,500 what it can do you know I believe two 132 00:06:04,050 --> 00:06:01,150 flights a year would would keep the 133 00:06:06,780 --> 00:06:04,060 station fully supplied of mass and down 134 00:06:09,060 --> 00:06:06,790 mass so from a space station standpoint 135 00:06:12,570 --> 00:06:09,070 obviously be very advantageous to do 136 00:06:14,380 --> 00:06:12,580 that you know the agency in the nation 137 00:06:16,420 --> 00:06:14,390 is chosen to go in a little bit diff 138 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:16,430 direction here and so so we'll have to 139 00:06:19,990 --> 00:06:18,170 see how that plays out but as far as it 140 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:20,000 being able to fly five or ten years more 141 00:06:24,700 --> 00:06:22,490 you know I think the fact the discovery 142 00:06:27,790 --> 00:06:24,710 landed today in perfect condition tells 143 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:27,800 you that it could enough its robust 144 00:06:31,810 --> 00:06:30,200 enough to do that I think its robust 145 00:06:33,610 --> 00:06:31,820 enough I mean you have to take really 146 00:06:35,230 --> 00:06:33,620 good care of it you really have to check 147 00:06:37,930 --> 00:06:35,240 everything you have to very much 148 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:37,940 attention to detail and very very good 149 00:06:41,710 --> 00:06:39,890 management of everything and you really 150 00:06:43,450 --> 00:06:41,720 have to stay vigilant with any 151 00:06:45,370 --> 00:06:43,460 spacecraft and the shuttles certainly no 152 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:45,380 exception so I think if you're very 153 00:06:49,630 --> 00:06:46,850 disciplined about how you do that like 154 00:06:51,220 --> 00:06:49,640 we are now and do our very best to do 155 00:06:54,310 --> 00:06:51,230 that yeah I think it's viable thank you 156 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:54,320 I can't Kramer for Space Flight magazine 157 00:06:58,150 --> 00:06:56,570 this questions for anybody can you give 158 00:07:00,160 --> 00:06:58,160 us an update on when the Robonaut might 159 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:00,170 be unpacked and also tell us about your 160 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:02,390 experiences of seeing the space station 161 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:08,960 with all those vehicles there as for 162 00:07:13,630 --> 00:07:11,510 Robonaut we were the delivery team for 163 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:13,640 that as a technology demonstrator and 164 00:07:17,860 --> 00:07:15,490 will help us try to figure out what a 165 00:07:19,900 --> 00:07:17,870 anthropomorphic or a humanoid type robot 166 00:07:22,090 --> 00:07:19,910 can do for us it's a very early 167 00:07:24,220 --> 00:07:22,100 prototype but I think just by having a 168 00:07:27,130 --> 00:07:24,230 form that's more resembling of us it 169 00:07:29,140 --> 00:07:27,140 excites a little bit of imagination I 170 00:07:31,210 --> 00:07:29,150 think dr. Coleman will be unpacking 171 00:07:33,610 --> 00:07:31,220 Robonaut sometime in the next very few 172 00:07:35,050 --> 00:07:33,620 weeks hopefully we've accelerated that a 173 00:07:37,060 --> 00:07:35,060 little bit by getting them ahead on some 174 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:37,070 of the other tasks as to seeing the 175 00:07:40,810 --> 00:07:39,290 station as you know Nicole and I 176 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:40,820 actually lived up there long term for a 177 00:07:46,660 --> 00:07:43,490 while I spent 197 days I think up there 178 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:46,670 in 2009 it was a magnificent stack at 179 00:07:50,650 --> 00:07:48,770 that time it was my home it was a 180 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:50,660 laboratory it was an incredible place to 181 00:07:54,580 --> 00:07:52,610 live in to view the earth and I couldn't 182 00:07:57,490 --> 00:07:54,590 imagine it being bigger or better but it 183 00:07:59,380 --> 00:07:57,500 is it's it was a few modules bigger we 184 00:08:00,940 --> 00:07:59,390 delivered yet another module and of 185 00:08:02,830 --> 00:08:00,950 course we had the Japanese on the 186 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:02,840 European transport vehicles there and 187 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:04,730 with the addition of the cupola it's 188 00:08:07,630 --> 00:08:06,290 even more magnificent that I left it I 189 00:08:09,820 --> 00:08:07,640 didn't think that possible it's 190 00:08:11,350 --> 00:08:09,830 breathtaking and the view we get from 191 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:11,360 the shuttle as opposed to what I saw 192 00:08:16,030 --> 00:08:14,330 from the Soyuz is just magnificent it's 193 00:08:18,460 --> 00:08:16,040 almost unbelievable that we put that 194 00:08:22,540 --> 00:08:18,470 much mass and that much pressurized 195 00:08:24,970 --> 00:08:22,550 volume up there i James Fink with 196 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:24,980 plainville citizen you know I've got 197 00:08:28,810 --> 00:08:26,930 four children at home that 198 00:08:30,490 --> 00:08:28,820 uh are very excited about what you've 199 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:30,500 been doing one of which declared that 200 00:08:35,019 --> 00:08:32,210 she's going to be an astronaut when she 201 00:08:36,279 --> 00:08:35,029 saw yer you launch the other day I was 202 00:08:37,959 --> 00:08:36,289 wondering if any of you had some words 203 00:08:39,550 --> 00:08:37,969 of encouragement for our next generation 204 00:08:43,620 --> 00:08:39,560 of astronauts that are looking forward 205 00:08:46,380 --> 00:08:43,630 to what NASA is going to bring us next 206 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:46,390 let me start that then hand that over 207 00:08:53,860 --> 00:08:51,250 because I have five children gotcha 208 00:08:56,889 --> 00:08:53,870 that's right one what is thinking about 209 00:08:58,150 --> 00:08:56,899 it the first thing is that when you look 210 00:09:00,100 --> 00:08:58,160 at the people involved in the business 211 00:09:01,180 --> 00:09:00,110 of space right now in the u.s. we're 212 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:01,190 doing a lot of hand-wringing and 213 00:09:06,610 --> 00:09:02,930 nail-biting about what our next step 214 00:09:08,139 --> 00:09:06,620 could be should be that will gel out I'm 215 00:09:09,820 --> 00:09:08,149 not too worried about that so the first 216 00:09:12,670 --> 00:09:09,830 news for the kids is don't get caught up 217 00:09:13,990 --> 00:09:12,680 in that look at what we have we have an 218 00:09:16,269 --> 00:09:14,000 international partner who is able to 219 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:16,279 launch us up there and back we have 220 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:18,410 three countries now putting men in orbit 221 00:09:22,420 --> 00:09:20,810 we have a magnificent station that's 222 00:09:24,460 --> 00:09:22,430 just really at the end of its assembly 223 00:09:26,889 --> 00:09:24,470 phase so starting is utilization phase 224 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:26,899 we've got telescopes that are finding 225 00:09:30,670 --> 00:09:28,850 planets like crazy and other solar 226 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:30,680 systems I don't think there's ever been 227 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:32,690 a better time to think about being an 228 00:09:37,300 --> 00:09:34,910 astronaut as far as commercial space for 229 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:37,310 us the more space the better and the 230 00:09:40,810 --> 00:09:38,930 world that your children grow up in is 231 00:09:42,610 --> 00:09:40,820 going to be I think much more rich in 232 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:42,620 some ways than others we won't maybe 233 00:09:46,060 --> 00:09:44,570 have these magnificent shuttles which 234 00:09:48,730 --> 00:09:46,070 have done such a great job of building 235 00:09:50,380 --> 00:09:48,740 the station and other things but they're 236 00:09:55,210 --> 00:09:50,390 there will be space flight there will be 237 00:09:57,310 --> 00:09:55,220 a lot to do wells meals I look at it as 238 00:09:59,140 --> 00:09:57,320 this is a transition period and like all 239 00:10:01,150 --> 00:09:59,150 transition periods like an aviation 240 00:10:02,410 --> 00:10:01,160 after all one we had a we had airplanes 241 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:02,420 but we really didn't know what to do 242 00:10:05,740 --> 00:10:03,529 with them if you ask someone back in 243 00:10:07,390 --> 00:10:05,750 that era what are we going to do with an 244 00:10:09,550 --> 00:10:07,400 airplane a lot of lot of people would 245 00:10:11,650 --> 00:10:09,560 say not much is not much to do with them 246 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:11,660 then we had the roaring 20s and the time 247 00:10:15,010 --> 00:10:13,190 period where airplanes came along and 248 00:10:16,930 --> 00:10:15,020 kept we kept pushing the edge and 249 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:16,940 pushing the envelope and now if I ask 250 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:19,370 someone what's what's an airplane good 251 00:10:23,530 --> 00:10:21,890 for people could name thousands of thing 252 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:23,540 and that's how space is going the same 253 00:10:26,620 --> 00:10:25,490 way we're kind of in this transition 254 00:10:28,180 --> 00:10:26,630 period there's always uncertainty in 255 00:10:29,620 --> 00:10:28,190 transition periods that's this the name 256 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:29,630 of the game but I have no doubt in my 257 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:31,610 mind that we're going to be moving on so 258 00:10:37,329 --> 00:10:33,860 Mars moon every all those places will be 259 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:37,339 exploring the the solar system at first 260 00:10:39,369 --> 00:10:39,110 and someday we'll be exploring the the 261 00:10:41,499 --> 00:10:39,379 gal 262 00:10:43,479 --> 00:10:41,509 see so it's just a matter of time just 263 00:10:45,669 --> 00:10:43,489 win or you know when are we gonna get to 264 00:10:54,699 --> 00:10:45,679 these next steps and any transition 265 00:10:57,099 --> 00:10:54,709 period can be challenging Denise Chow at 266 00:10:59,139 --> 00:10:57,109 space com a question for alvin drew on 267 00:11:01,119 --> 00:10:59,149 your first spacewalk he became the 200 268 00:11:03,039 --> 00:11:01,129 person to work in the vacuum of space i 269 00:11:05,489 --> 00:11:03,049 just wonder if he could characterize 270 00:11:07,659 --> 00:11:05,499 what that experience was like for you 271 00:11:09,729 --> 00:11:07,669 first and foremost it was just glad to 272 00:11:11,229 --> 00:11:09,739 be part of that club with spacewalkers 273 00:11:12,489 --> 00:11:11,239 the number really wasn't that important 274 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:12,499 to me as far as I was concerned there's 275 00:11:15,489 --> 00:11:13,970 really two big names in space walking 276 00:11:17,379 --> 00:11:15,499 into Alexa Lyon off the first person 277 00:11:19,689 --> 00:11:17,389 actually go out in space and Ed White 278 00:11:21,309 --> 00:11:19,699 obviously didn't have the benefit of Lex 279 00:11:23,109 --> 00:11:21,319 Leona's experience because the Cold War 280 00:11:24,999 --> 00:11:23,119 who became the first american to go out 281 00:11:28,139 --> 00:11:25,009 in space and the rest of us are all tied 282 00:11:30,039 --> 00:11:28,149 for third place as far as I'm concerned 283 00:11:32,519 --> 00:11:30,049 but it was a it was a wonderful 284 00:11:34,689 --> 00:11:32,529 experience to go out there for me it was 285 00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:34,699 the sense of going out there I think we 286 00:11:37,989 --> 00:11:36,289 were over the African or the Amazon 287 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:37,999 jungle we went outside wet remember 288 00:11:42,429 --> 00:11:39,409 being struck by the sunlight the clouds 289 00:11:44,439 --> 00:11:42,439 and on these broad wide brown rivers 290 00:11:45,819 --> 00:11:44,449 down beneath and just being just taken 291 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:45,829 aback by the whole thing reminding 292 00:11:49,689 --> 00:11:47,569 myself okay I've got six and a half 293 00:11:51,009 --> 00:11:49,699 hours worth of work to do in about seven 294 00:11:53,139 --> 00:11:51,019 a half hours worth of things to get done 295 00:11:54,879 --> 00:11:53,149 in at six a half hours so I better take 296 00:11:57,189 --> 00:11:54,889 in the view reminding myself remember 297 00:11:59,499 --> 00:11:57,199 what it was and then press on quickly 298 00:12:01,179 --> 00:11:59,509 and get to get the job done that was fun 299 00:12:03,189 --> 00:12:01,189 of course getting the jobs done after 300 00:12:18,779 --> 00:12:03,199 two spacewalks is very gratifying a very 301 00:12:24,009 --> 00:12:21,509 excuse me James Dean with Florida today 302 00:12:26,049 --> 00:12:24,019 Steve Atlantis is launching in a little 303 00:12:28,529 --> 00:12:26,059 over a month so plenty of time to jump 304 00:12:34,329 --> 00:12:28,539 into that flow if the opportunity arises 305 00:12:38,710 --> 00:12:34,339 but I wonder if any of you could talk 306 00:12:43,359 --> 00:12:38,720 about how you said that Tim was up there 307 00:12:44,710 --> 00:12:43,369 with you guys in more than spirit well I 308 00:12:46,239 --> 00:12:44,720 actually helped us through the EPA's on 309 00:12:48,249 --> 00:12:46,249 the ground which I greatly appreciated 310 00:12:52,719 --> 00:12:48,259 you're just having him in Mission 311 00:12:53,230 --> 00:12:52,729 Control just to be able to to question 312 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:53,240 things 313 00:12:56,590 --> 00:12:55,250 and know that if I was doing something 314 00:12:57,970 --> 00:12:56,600 that wasn't quite right he was going to 315 00:13:00,160 --> 00:12:57,980 step in and help me out that was I 316 00:13:02,050 --> 00:13:00,170 greatly appreciated that and so he was 317 00:13:03,910 --> 00:13:02,060 definitely there with us outside when we 318 00:13:07,180 --> 00:13:03,920 were doing our space walks and that was 319 00:13:08,829 --> 00:13:07,190 fantastic to have him there yeah he used 320 00:13:10,420 --> 00:13:08,839 with us every day the whole time we were 321 00:13:12,820 --> 00:13:10,430 there I mean he was he was a big part of 322 00:13:14,079 --> 00:13:12,830 this mission from the very beginning you 323 00:13:15,820 --> 00:13:14,089 know as you as you go through the 324 00:13:18,670 --> 00:13:15,830 training process for a mission you 325 00:13:19,930 --> 00:13:18,680 developed this mission as a crew you're 326 00:13:23,079 --> 00:13:19,940 involved in that whole development 327 00:13:24,940 --> 00:13:23,089 process so he was involved you know 328 00:13:26,740 --> 00:13:24,950 obviously through the spacewalks because 329 00:13:28,930 --> 00:13:26,750 he'd led the development though sand at 330 00:13:31,510 --> 00:13:28,940 that actually enabled Steve to jump in 331 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:31,520 with what a month to go and indigo train 332 00:13:37,329 --> 00:13:33,170 no spacewalks and do them successfully 333 00:13:40,540 --> 00:13:37,339 additionally he was our ms to flight 334 00:13:44,380 --> 00:13:40,550 engineer on the flight deck and trained 335 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:44,390 alongside Alan Nicole in those positions 336 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:47,510 for asset and entry and all of his work 337 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:48,770 in developing the crew coordination 338 00:13:55,780 --> 00:13:53,330 allowed Alan Nicole to take his his his 339 00:13:58,240 --> 00:13:55,790 role on the flight deck as well and be 340 00:14:00,519 --> 00:13:58,250 able to do that so you know everything 341 00:14:03,069 --> 00:14:00,529 we did Tim touched and so he was with us 342 00:14:06,069 --> 00:14:03,079 all the time and you know we really wish 343 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:06,079 he could have been there with us that's 344 00:14:09,579 --> 00:14:07,610 all the crew will have time for right 345 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:09,589 now they're on a rather limited schedule 346 00:14:14,139 --> 00:14:12,050 this evening so that will be our final 347 00:14:16,660 --> 00:14:14,149 question and that will conclude this