1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:41,590 uh 2 00:00:45,029 --> 00:00:43,430 well it's quite a crowd out here today i 3 00:00:46,869 --> 00:00:45,039 want to thank you for coming out on this 4 00:00:51,830 --> 00:00:46,879 beautiful day 5 00:00:53,110 --> 00:00:51,840 uh every crew return ceremony of course 6 00:00:56,389 --> 00:00:53,120 is special 7 00:00:58,229 --> 00:00:56,399 it's a fun time for all of us 8 00:00:59,670 --> 00:00:58,239 welcoming the crew back from the last 9 00:01:01,349 --> 00:00:59,680 flight of endeavour 10 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:01,359 is very special 11 00:01:05,189 --> 00:01:03,280 for all of us i would like to start off 12 00:01:07,350 --> 00:01:05,199 by recognizing some of our 13 00:01:09,350 --> 00:01:07,360 guests here today 14 00:01:11,350 --> 00:01:09,360 so please bear with me first of all 15 00:01:15,030 --> 00:01:11,360 jason fuller who's a regional director 16 00:01:17,270 --> 00:01:15,040 for senator kay bailey hutchinson 17 00:01:20,310 --> 00:01:17,280 rob quarles deputy district director for 18 00:01:22,469 --> 00:01:20,320 representative pete olsen 19 00:01:26,469 --> 00:01:22,479 bronson woods district liaison for 20 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:26,479 representative sheila jackson lee 21 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,630 galveston county judge mark henry 22 00:01:38,630 --> 00:01:37,109 houston city councilman mike sullivan 23 00:01:40,630 --> 00:01:38,640 mike 24 00:01:43,749 --> 00:01:40,640 suzy allen harris county commissioner 25 00:01:48,469 --> 00:01:43,759 from jack moorman's office 26 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:53,030 dickinson city manager julie johnston 27 00:01:56,630 --> 00:01:54,710 we have a couple groups with us here 28 00:02:06,069 --> 00:01:56,640 today i'd like to recognize 29 00:02:10,790 --> 00:02:08,309 i want to point out that mike fink is 30 00:02:16,309 --> 00:02:10,800 the deputy assistant then leader for cub 31 00:02:21,589 --> 00:02:19,350 that's in his spare time 32 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:21,599 and we have a special group of students 33 00:02:29,910 --> 00:02:23,760 from the dps international school of new 34 00:02:34,470 --> 00:02:31,990 i'd also like to recognize our new 35 00:02:36,869 --> 00:02:34,480 constable for precinct eight constable 36 00:02:39,990 --> 00:02:36,879 phil sandlin 37 00:02:44,949 --> 00:02:42,390 constable bill bailey retired after many 38 00:02:46,949 --> 00:02:44,959 many years as our local constable here 39 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:46,959 on the first of june and phil is the new 40 00:02:50,869 --> 00:02:48,720 constable for precinct day we get 41 00:02:54,630 --> 00:02:50,879 fantastic support from the gospel in his 42 00:02:59,990 --> 00:02:57,670 you know i want to start off by thanking 43 00:03:01,430 --> 00:03:00,000 everybody who has supported the shuttle 44 00:03:04,070 --> 00:03:01,440 program 45 00:03:05,750 --> 00:03:04,080 and is supporting these last few flights 46 00:03:08,550 --> 00:03:05,760 so professionally 47 00:03:09,830 --> 00:03:08,560 we have a lot of reasons to be 48 00:03:12,550 --> 00:03:09,840 distracted 49 00:03:14,309 --> 00:03:12,560 with a shuttle program coming to an end 50 00:03:16,790 --> 00:03:14,319 and yet i've never seen such 51 00:03:18,790 --> 00:03:16,800 professionalism and focus 52 00:03:20,869 --> 00:03:18,800 from the whole team as we're seeing 53 00:03:22,630 --> 00:03:20,879 these last few flights and i want to 54 00:03:25,270 --> 00:03:22,640 thank everybody that makes it possible 55 00:03:27,509 --> 00:03:25,280 for these these guys to go up there and 56 00:03:29,509 --> 00:03:27,519 do the fantastic job they do and come 57 00:03:36,949 --> 00:03:29,519 home safely so thank you 58 00:03:39,589 --> 00:03:38,309 so i know you're waiting to hear from 59 00:03:42,949 --> 00:03:39,599 the crew 60 00:03:45,270 --> 00:03:42,959 i would like to point out 61 00:03:46,949 --> 00:03:45,280 they've not only been up there for 16 62 00:03:49,110 --> 00:03:46,959 days 63 00:03:51,509 --> 00:03:49,120 and not only did they land in the middle 64 00:03:53,750 --> 00:03:51,519 of the night 65 00:03:56,390 --> 00:03:53,760 but their sleep shift is exactly out of 66 00:03:58,149 --> 00:03:56,400 sync with all of us they're about 12 000 67 00:03:59,670 --> 00:03:58,159 hours out of sync so i want to thank 68 00:04:02,470 --> 00:03:59,680 them for staying up in the middle of 69 00:04:04,309 --> 00:04:02,480 night to join all these folks up here 70 00:04:07,030 --> 00:04:04,319 and i'd like to congratulate mark kelly 71 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:07,040 for a very nice night landing after 16 72 00:04:16,629 --> 00:04:15,830 thank you sir 73 00:04:18,949 --> 00:04:16,639 well 74 00:04:21,349 --> 00:04:18,959 it's great to be back here 75 00:04:23,590 --> 00:04:21,359 in houston texas we've been gone for 76 00:04:25,270 --> 00:04:23,600 actually more than 16 days we actually 77 00:04:27,590 --> 00:04:25,280 went into quarantine pretty early and 78 00:04:29,430 --> 00:04:27,600 then had a couple launch slips so 79 00:04:32,870 --> 00:04:29,440 we've been uh locked up since i think 80 00:04:35,270 --> 00:04:32,880 sometime around april 22nd 81 00:04:37,430 --> 00:04:35,280 it's great to be back here in houston it 82 00:04:39,270 --> 00:04:37,440 seems that summer's arrived 83 00:04:40,710 --> 00:04:39,280 and i know it's hot and a little bit 84 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:40,720 humid so 85 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:42,960 uh we're our we're gonna keep our 86 00:04:46,310 --> 00:04:45,120 remarks pretty brief 87 00:04:49,670 --> 00:04:46,320 um 88 00:04:52,390 --> 00:04:49,680 it was great for me to be a part of such 89 00:04:53,749 --> 00:04:52,400 a superb mission with a fabulous group 90 00:04:55,510 --> 00:04:53,759 of crew members 91 00:04:56,710 --> 00:04:55,520 these guys pulled this thing off 92 00:04:58,310 --> 00:04:56,720 seamlessly 93 00:04:59,749 --> 00:04:58,320 an endeavor 94 00:05:01,830 --> 00:04:59,759 performed 95 00:05:05,350 --> 00:05:01,840 as if it was brand new 96 00:05:07,590 --> 00:05:05,360 it's spent uh to date about 299 days in 97 00:05:11,189 --> 00:05:07,600 space but it's been just really really 98 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:11,199 an incredible ship and we're all very 99 00:05:15,430 --> 00:05:13,520 fond of it now i flew endeavor on my 100 00:05:17,110 --> 00:05:15,440 first flight 101 00:05:18,950 --> 00:05:17,120 and i am 102 00:05:20,710 --> 00:05:18,960 was excited that it was going to be on 103 00:05:22,629 --> 00:05:20,720 my last flight as well 104 00:05:25,670 --> 00:05:22,639 and as it worked out 105 00:05:28,390 --> 00:05:25,680 it was the 25th and final flight 106 00:05:29,990 --> 00:05:28,400 of this amazing vehicle called space 107 00:05:32,550 --> 00:05:30,000 shuttle endeavour 108 00:05:35,590 --> 00:05:32,560 but it's not the end of endeavor either 109 00:05:38,469 --> 00:05:35,600 endeavor has a future 110 00:05:41,430 --> 00:05:38,479 and its future is going to be 111 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:41,440 to continue to inspire young people to 112 00:05:46,870 --> 00:05:43,520 pursue careers 113 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:46,880 in science and engineering and math and 114 00:05:49,830 --> 00:05:48,880 it's going to do that for a very long 115 00:05:53,029 --> 00:05:49,840 time 116 00:05:55,270 --> 00:05:53,039 it's been a space shuttle for 20 years 117 00:05:57,430 --> 00:05:55,280 and it'll certainly do that for many 118 00:05:58,469 --> 00:05:57,440 many more years 119 00:06:00,390 --> 00:05:58,479 and 120 00:06:04,390 --> 00:06:00,400 we're looking forward to 121 00:06:08,230 --> 00:06:06,629 the space shuttle program 122 00:06:09,590 --> 00:06:08,240 has 123 00:06:11,830 --> 00:06:09,600 been 124 00:06:14,150 --> 00:06:11,840 you know just a hallmark i think of the 125 00:06:15,909 --> 00:06:14,160 u.s space program for the last 126 00:06:18,150 --> 00:06:15,919 30 years 127 00:06:18,830 --> 00:06:18,160 it's about collaboration 128 00:06:25,110 --> 00:06:18,840 and 129 00:06:26,629 --> 00:06:25,120 i think that's what made it such a such 130 00:06:29,110 --> 00:06:26,639 a success 131 00:06:32,870 --> 00:06:29,120 we launched the alpha magnetic 132 00:06:37,189 --> 00:06:35,270 i see we have we must have some ams 133 00:06:40,710 --> 00:06:37,199 people here 134 00:06:43,110 --> 00:06:40,720 dr ting possibly gave them a break 135 00:06:44,550 --> 00:06:43,120 from analyzing 136 00:06:49,749 --> 00:06:44,560 90 137 00:06:54,150 --> 00:06:49,759 50 million particles a day 138 00:06:56,469 --> 00:06:54,160 and we expect that it's gonna 139 00:06:58,550 --> 00:06:56,479 find some really revolutionary things 140 00:07:00,230 --> 00:06:58,560 about our universe 141 00:07:02,390 --> 00:07:00,240 and we're excited about that but that's 142 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:02,400 not all we did on this mission we 143 00:07:06,950 --> 00:07:04,400 installed elc 3 144 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:06,960 which is a set of spare parts for the 145 00:07:10,870 --> 00:07:09,840 outside of the space station 146 00:07:15,430 --> 00:07:10,880 we 147 00:07:16,870 --> 00:07:15,440 what turns out to be the four last 148 00:07:19,350 --> 00:07:16,880 spacewalks 149 00:07:22,150 --> 00:07:19,360 of the space shuttle program 150 00:07:24,469 --> 00:07:22,160 three of our crew members went outside 151 00:07:26,950 --> 00:07:24,479 and broke 152 00:07:33,990 --> 00:07:26,960 through the barrier of a thousand hours 153 00:07:37,430 --> 00:07:35,670 in the assembly of the space station and 154 00:07:38,790 --> 00:07:37,440 one of those 155 00:07:40,390 --> 00:07:38,800 was over 156 00:07:42,469 --> 00:07:40,400 nearly eight and a half hours or maybe 157 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:42,479 just over eight and a half hours 158 00:07:46,309 --> 00:07:44,800 which was the sixth longest spacewalk of 159 00:07:47,909 --> 00:07:46,319 all time and these things are really 160 00:07:50,390 --> 00:07:47,919 risky so 161 00:07:52,230 --> 00:07:50,400 every time i've sent these guys out i'm 162 00:07:54,550 --> 00:07:52,240 really really nervous and i know you 163 00:07:55,990 --> 00:07:54,560 know mike's been there as well and 164 00:07:58,469 --> 00:07:56,000 thanks to a 165 00:08:00,070 --> 00:07:58,479 very talented team of eva people 166 00:08:01,990 --> 00:08:00,080 on the ground 167 00:08:03,670 --> 00:08:02,000 and a great 168 00:08:05,189 --> 00:08:03,680 eva crew 169 00:08:06,070 --> 00:08:05,199 on this flight were able to pull that 170 00:08:10,830 --> 00:08:06,080 off 171 00:08:17,029 --> 00:08:14,710 um so endeavor has traveled now over 123 172 00:08:18,150 --> 00:08:17,039 million miles 4 000 times around the 173 00:08:21,270 --> 00:08:18,160 planet 174 00:08:24,070 --> 00:08:21,280 and it's now safely back home and there 175 00:08:25,670 --> 00:08:24,080 are a lot of people to thank for that 176 00:08:27,589 --> 00:08:25,680 mike mentioned my landing but that's 177 00:08:29,430 --> 00:08:27,599 that's the easy part 178 00:08:31,189 --> 00:08:29,440 the difficult part 179 00:08:33,589 --> 00:08:31,199 is 180 00:08:35,909 --> 00:08:33,599 uh with folks like john shannon the 181 00:08:38,949 --> 00:08:35,919 space shuttle program manager 182 00:08:42,230 --> 00:08:41,110 that um 183 00:08:47,750 --> 00:08:42,240 these 184 00:08:51,269 --> 00:08:47,760 are just provide superb leadership 185 00:08:52,389 --> 00:08:51,279 for an excellent program that is 186 00:08:54,550 --> 00:08:52,399 big 187 00:08:57,269 --> 00:08:54,560 and difficult to manage 188 00:09:00,630 --> 00:08:57,279 and highly technical and a lot of people 189 00:09:03,509 --> 00:09:00,640 so i really want to thank john and leroy 190 00:09:04,870 --> 00:09:03,519 for their superb leadership over a long 191 00:09:07,350 --> 00:09:04,880 period of time 192 00:09:14,070 --> 00:09:07,360 to safely operate 193 00:09:18,790 --> 00:09:15,910 i'd also like 194 00:09:21,190 --> 00:09:18,800 to thank mike stefferdini who 195 00:09:24,389 --> 00:09:21,200 with his leadership has 196 00:09:26,230 --> 00:09:24,399 assembled a fantastic 197 00:09:28,630 --> 00:09:26,240 orbital laboratory 198 00:09:29,910 --> 00:09:28,640 that is going to provide 199 00:09:32,710 --> 00:09:29,920 a great 200 00:09:35,269 --> 00:09:32,720 uh service to the american people 201 00:09:36,870 --> 00:09:35,279 and great benefits to our economy for 202 00:09:38,710 --> 00:09:36,880 many many years 203 00:09:40,470 --> 00:09:38,720 and we were 204 00:09:42,790 --> 00:09:40,480 you know just a small part of that but 205 00:09:44,310 --> 00:09:42,800 the folks on the ground like mike 206 00:09:45,990 --> 00:09:44,320 and his team 207 00:09:48,230 --> 00:09:46,000 have really 208 00:09:50,310 --> 00:09:48,240 done a great job in 209 00:09:53,110 --> 00:09:50,320 building and operating 210 00:09:55,750 --> 00:09:53,120 in an incredible space station 211 00:09:57,030 --> 00:09:55,760 i also want to thank derek hassman 212 00:09:59,190 --> 00:09:57,040 and 213 00:10:01,269 --> 00:09:59,200 gary orlocker 214 00:10:03,509 --> 00:10:01,279 who are our lead flight directors for 215 00:10:06,069 --> 00:10:03,519 this flight 216 00:10:08,069 --> 00:10:06,079 they've got a tough job as well and one 217 00:10:09,590 --> 00:10:08,079 of the reasons why this 218 00:10:12,949 --> 00:10:09,600 went off without a hitch is because of 219 00:10:17,110 --> 00:10:12,959 the two of them so thanks thanks guys 220 00:10:21,910 --> 00:10:19,350 richard jones 221 00:10:24,790 --> 00:10:21,920 and tony soccer who safely got us into 222 00:10:26,230 --> 00:10:24,800 orbit and back are an instrumental part 223 00:10:27,670 --> 00:10:26,240 of this mission 224 00:10:29,110 --> 00:10:27,680 so i wanted to thank them as well i 225 00:10:35,110 --> 00:10:29,120 don't know if they made it out here 226 00:10:40,069 --> 00:10:37,190 now part of the space shuttle program is 227 00:10:42,150 --> 00:10:40,079 about inspiration inspiring 228 00:10:44,230 --> 00:10:42,160 young minds to 229 00:10:45,509 --> 00:10:44,240 pursue careers in math and science and 230 00:10:48,550 --> 00:10:45,519 we got a chance to do a little bit of 231 00:10:50,630 --> 00:10:48,560 that we talked to a lot of middle school 232 00:10:51,590 --> 00:10:50,640 and elementary school students some from 233 00:10:54,069 --> 00:10:51,600 my 234 00:10:56,710 --> 00:10:54,079 wife's district 235 00:10:58,550 --> 00:10:56,720 gabby's district in tucson arizona and 236 00:10:59,990 --> 00:10:58,560 that was really 237 00:11:02,310 --> 00:11:00,000 say also one of the highlights of the 238 00:11:03,910 --> 00:11:02,320 mission and all of us had an opportunity 239 00:11:06,550 --> 00:11:03,920 to talk to kids 240 00:11:08,230 --> 00:11:06,560 and we always appreciate the chance to 241 00:11:10,069 --> 00:11:08,240 do that 242 00:11:12,389 --> 00:11:10,079 finally i want to thank my incredible 243 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:12,399 crew 244 00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:15,519 or not finally but who did a fabulous 245 00:11:20,150 --> 00:11:16,720 job 246 00:11:23,910 --> 00:11:20,160 and i could not have personally picked 247 00:11:27,190 --> 00:11:23,920 a finer team to work with on this flight 248 00:11:29,829 --> 00:11:27,200 than these five individuals here 249 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:29,839 but finally i'd like to thank my family 250 00:11:33,670 --> 00:11:32,160 gabby who's not here today claudia and 251 00:11:34,550 --> 00:11:33,680 claire who are down here in the front 252 00:11:36,069 --> 00:11:34,560 row 253 00:11:41,430 --> 00:11:36,079 i could not do this without their 254 00:11:45,910 --> 00:11:43,269 and i also want to thank the family 255 00:11:46,949 --> 00:11:45,920 members of my crew 256 00:11:49,670 --> 00:11:46,959 who 257 00:11:50,470 --> 00:11:49,680 uh with you know they they make it easy 258 00:11:53,030 --> 00:11:50,480 for 259 00:12:02,550 --> 00:11:53,040 my guys here to do their job so thank so 260 00:12:12,389 --> 00:12:05,110 sitting to my left your right is our 261 00:12:17,829 --> 00:12:15,910 this was his second flight on endeavor 262 00:12:19,190 --> 00:12:17,839 and fortunately it was his second night 263 00:12:20,470 --> 00:12:19,200 landing 264 00:12:21,990 --> 00:12:20,480 and 265 00:12:23,829 --> 00:12:22,000 the other night it was my first time 266 00:12:25,910 --> 00:12:23,839 landing the space shuttle at night but 267 00:12:27,190 --> 00:12:25,920 he'd been there before gave me a little 268 00:12:29,110 --> 00:12:27,200 reassurance 269 00:12:31,590 --> 00:12:29,120 hey it's not much worse than 270 00:12:33,910 --> 00:12:31,600 the daytime so don't worry about it 271 00:12:35,990 --> 00:12:33,920 so it was nice to have him sitting there 272 00:12:38,069 --> 00:12:36,000 and supporting me 273 00:12:40,629 --> 00:12:38,079 well for the entire mission he did a 274 00:12:41,990 --> 00:12:40,639 really really great job 275 00:12:43,910 --> 00:12:42,000 a great 276 00:12:44,949 --> 00:12:43,920 motivator of people 277 00:12:46,389 --> 00:12:44,959 and 278 00:12:47,269 --> 00:12:46,399 i was very happy to have you on this 279 00:12:57,269 --> 00:12:47,279 flight 280 00:13:02,389 --> 00:13:00,230 that's a tough act to follow 281 00:13:06,310 --> 00:13:02,399 but uh 282 00:13:08,629 --> 00:13:06,320 mark asked me to talk about the ascent 283 00:13:10,389 --> 00:13:08,639 but before i do that 284 00:13:12,069 --> 00:13:10,399 it occurred to me yesterday at the press 285 00:13:14,470 --> 00:13:12,079 conference 286 00:13:16,069 --> 00:13:14,480 that there's something i want to mention 287 00:13:18,230 --> 00:13:16,079 and that is 288 00:13:19,910 --> 00:13:18,240 and i'm stealing a little bit or i'm 289 00:13:21,990 --> 00:13:19,920 borrowing a little bit of your thunder 290 00:13:24,870 --> 00:13:22,000 from yesterday 291 00:13:27,670 --> 00:13:24,880 but the most memorable 292 00:13:29,990 --> 00:13:27,680 element of this entire mission was not 293 00:13:33,269 --> 00:13:30,000 the ascent for me 294 00:13:35,110 --> 00:13:33,279 as lovely as endeavor is and magnificent 295 00:13:37,190 --> 00:13:35,120 a vehicle 296 00:13:38,389 --> 00:13:37,200 that's not the most memorable nothing 297 00:13:40,790 --> 00:13:38,399 that happened 298 00:13:42,629 --> 00:13:40,800 specifically on orbit during the launch 299 00:13:45,030 --> 00:13:42,639 during the landing during the training 300 00:13:47,269 --> 00:13:45,040 is the most memorable it's 301 00:13:49,990 --> 00:13:47,279 these guys right here 302 00:13:50,870 --> 00:13:50,000 and working for mark 303 00:13:54,629 --> 00:13:50,880 he's 304 00:13:58,069 --> 00:13:54,639 a very directive very um 305 00:13:59,670 --> 00:13:58,079 strong leader but underneath 306 00:14:01,750 --> 00:13:59,680 that strength 307 00:14:03,670 --> 00:14:01,760 he's 308 00:14:06,069 --> 00:14:03,680 a nice guy and a very caring guy he 309 00:14:07,110 --> 00:14:06,079 cared about each one of us 310 00:14:08,910 --> 00:14:07,120 and 311 00:14:11,110 --> 00:14:08,920 spanky is 312 00:14:13,110 --> 00:14:11,120 multi-talented he's got 313 00:14:16,310 --> 00:14:13,120 all the right stuff 314 00:14:18,550 --> 00:14:16,320 and i loved getting to know roberto uh 315 00:14:19,590 --> 00:14:18,560 this last two years we've become great 316 00:14:22,790 --> 00:14:19,600 friends 317 00:14:24,629 --> 00:14:22,800 he's quiet but when he talks we all 318 00:14:26,389 --> 00:14:24,639 listen 319 00:14:29,350 --> 00:14:26,399 and then we've got the svelte very 320 00:14:30,790 --> 00:14:29,360 talented spacewalk king 321 00:14:32,790 --> 00:14:30,800 drew over here 322 00:14:33,670 --> 00:14:32,800 and uh it was wonderful working with you 323 00:14:35,509 --> 00:14:33,680 drew 324 00:14:38,310 --> 00:14:35,519 we think a lot of like in a lot of 325 00:14:40,629 --> 00:14:38,320 different ways and then taz 326 00:14:41,269 --> 00:14:40,639 you were wonderful to be on orbit with 327 00:14:47,189 --> 00:14:41,279 and 328 00:14:48,870 --> 00:14:47,199 we both have very similar backgrounds in 329 00:14:51,350 --> 00:14:48,880 a lot of different ways and you did a 330 00:14:52,230 --> 00:14:51,360 fabulous job uh on your first spacewalk 331 00:14:54,389 --> 00:14:52,240 and the other 332 00:14:55,829 --> 00:14:54,399 other ones as well but you know these 333 00:14:58,230 --> 00:14:55,839 guys are what i'm going to remember most 334 00:15:00,870 --> 00:14:58,240 about this mission and i i borrowed what 335 00:15:02,790 --> 00:15:00,880 you said but you know that really hit me 336 00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:02,800 right in my heart it's the people on the 337 00:15:05,269 --> 00:15:04,000 on this flight that were the most 338 00:15:06,870 --> 00:15:05,279 important to me 339 00:15:09,430 --> 00:15:06,880 a little about the ascent my first 340 00:15:11,829 --> 00:15:09,440 ascent uh was at night and my first 341 00:15:15,350 --> 00:15:11,839 landing was at night as well and 342 00:15:18,470 --> 00:15:15,360 i previously three years ago 343 00:15:20,710 --> 00:15:18,480 had not been really prepared after eight 344 00:15:23,030 --> 00:15:20,720 years of talking to guys about launches 345 00:15:25,110 --> 00:15:23,040 for what was about to happen 346 00:15:27,590 --> 00:15:25,120 and i described that in detail you know 347 00:15:29,350 --> 00:15:27,600 a wild animal leaping off the ground but 348 00:15:31,509 --> 00:15:29,360 you know 349 00:15:33,829 --> 00:15:31,519 that launch didn't prepare me for this 350 00:15:35,990 --> 00:15:33,839 one because this one was in the day 351 00:15:36,949 --> 00:15:36,000 and we went out during the night which i 352 00:15:39,430 --> 00:15:36,959 remembered 353 00:15:40,710 --> 00:15:39,440 and we looked at the the vehicle on the 354 00:15:43,350 --> 00:15:40,720 launch pad 355 00:15:45,829 --> 00:15:43,360 that is a little like a a live animal 356 00:15:48,150 --> 00:15:45,839 you know it's smoking and creaking and 357 00:15:49,030 --> 00:15:48,160 it's ready to lurch into the air 358 00:15:52,069 --> 00:15:49,040 but 359 00:15:54,389 --> 00:15:52,079 we laid on our backs and as 360 00:15:56,870 --> 00:15:54,399 the sun rose 361 00:15:59,030 --> 00:15:56,880 i saw the placid sea and the ships out 362 00:16:01,430 --> 00:15:59,040 there it was a wonderful vantage point 363 00:16:03,030 --> 00:16:01,440 from my spot in the pi as a pilot 364 00:16:04,790 --> 00:16:03,040 looking to the east 365 00:16:07,509 --> 00:16:04,800 and 366 00:16:08,470 --> 00:16:07,519 the the solitude of those moments prior 367 00:16:11,030 --> 00:16:08,480 to launch 368 00:16:15,030 --> 00:16:11,040 were just in stark contrast with the 369 00:16:17,749 --> 00:16:15,040 explosion and the sensory overload of of 370 00:16:20,389 --> 00:16:17,759 a space shuttle jumping off the launch 371 00:16:23,269 --> 00:16:20,399 pad in the daytime and it was in 372 00:16:25,350 --> 00:16:23,279 addition to the vibration and the sound 373 00:16:27,110 --> 00:16:25,360 and the acceleration it was the visual 374 00:16:29,910 --> 00:16:27,120 of us rolling and 375 00:16:31,430 --> 00:16:29,920 watching the atlantic roar by as we 376 00:16:34,710 --> 00:16:31,440 accelerated out to the heavens i mean it 377 00:16:35,590 --> 00:16:34,720 was just a sight that and a feeling that 378 00:16:36,710 --> 00:16:35,600 i just 379 00:16:41,990 --> 00:16:36,720 can't 380 00:16:43,829 --> 00:16:42,000 one of the most amazing things in in my 381 00:16:46,389 --> 00:16:43,839 lifetime were the launches of the space 382 00:16:48,550 --> 00:16:46,399 shuttle endeavor my first date with 383 00:16:50,470 --> 00:16:48,560 endeavor and my last date as well with 384 00:16:52,230 --> 00:16:50,480 endeavor 385 00:16:53,509 --> 00:16:52,240 so with that i would like to offer some 386 00:16:56,230 --> 00:16:53,519 thanks as well 387 00:16:57,910 --> 00:16:56,240 um i would like to thank our incredible 388 00:16:58,870 --> 00:16:57,920 training team i see many of them back 389 00:17:01,430 --> 00:16:58,880 here 390 00:17:02,829 --> 00:17:01,440 joaquin and all the shuttle guys 391 00:17:04,789 --> 00:17:02,839 and 392 00:17:08,069 --> 00:17:04,799 gals 393 00:17:10,949 --> 00:17:08,079 they trained us on ascent on entry 394 00:17:13,429 --> 00:17:10,959 orbit you name it and then kelly bolt 395 00:17:15,029 --> 00:17:13,439 and the iss training team 396 00:17:18,150 --> 00:17:15,039 kathy bolt sorry 397 00:17:20,870 --> 00:17:18,160 she's also out there with her team i saw 398 00:17:23,590 --> 00:17:20,880 her um a second ago 399 00:17:25,110 --> 00:17:23,600 as well as a host of other instructors 400 00:17:27,110 --> 00:17:25,120 for example and i'm not going to name 401 00:17:28,789 --> 00:17:27,120 them all but like george frank you know 402 00:17:30,789 --> 00:17:28,799 we worked rendezvous 403 00:17:32,789 --> 00:17:30,799 we worked the fly around thank you 404 00:17:34,950 --> 00:17:32,799 george and all the other disciplined 405 00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:34,960 instructors that we had 406 00:17:39,190 --> 00:17:36,400 um 407 00:17:41,350 --> 00:17:39,200 i'd like to thank the robotics uh oh i 408 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:41,360 don't want to forget steve messersmith 409 00:17:45,270 --> 00:17:43,280 he was with us 410 00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:45,280 there you are for the first half and 411 00:17:48,789 --> 00:17:46,640 then joaquin took over i don't want to 412 00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:48,799 forget you buddy 413 00:17:52,310 --> 00:17:50,880 and then the robotics team all the 414 00:17:53,430 --> 00:17:52,320 trainers you know 415 00:17:56,070 --> 00:17:53,440 megan 416 00:17:58,310 --> 00:17:56,080 zee linda and linda 417 00:17:59,830 --> 00:17:58,320 controllers laura 418 00:18:02,150 --> 00:17:59,840 roberts 419 00:18:04,549 --> 00:18:02,160 don't want to forget tom 420 00:18:06,710 --> 00:18:04,559 who am i forgetting the robot we had a 421 00:18:08,950 --> 00:18:06,720 lot of robotics on this flight we did 422 00:18:10,950 --> 00:18:08,960 three inspections on the shuttle's 423 00:18:13,350 --> 00:18:10,960 thermal protection system as well as a 424 00:18:15,270 --> 00:18:13,360 lot of stuff on the iss side 425 00:18:16,870 --> 00:18:15,280 the schedulers amy and of course 426 00:18:18,710 --> 00:18:16,880 stephanie who left halfway through we 427 00:18:21,510 --> 00:18:18,720 had a long training flow 428 00:18:23,990 --> 00:18:21,520 but most of all i would like to thank 429 00:18:26,549 --> 00:18:24,000 my wonderful family 430 00:18:32,630 --> 00:18:26,559 that i'm so proud of my wife carrie and 431 00:18:37,510 --> 00:18:35,029 matt joe and rachel 432 00:18:39,590 --> 00:18:37,520 they supported me all through 433 00:18:41,350 --> 00:18:39,600 this thing here at nasa it took a long 434 00:18:43,510 --> 00:18:41,360 time for me to get one flight we were 435 00:18:44,950 --> 00:18:43,520 worried that i might not get one and hey 436 00:18:47,430 --> 00:18:44,960 i got two 437 00:18:49,350 --> 00:18:47,440 beautiful experiences in space thank you 438 00:18:51,029 --> 00:18:49,360 so much for the opportunity you know 439 00:18:53,190 --> 00:18:51,039 like i've told people before you know we 440 00:18:54,870 --> 00:18:53,200 have really important missions at nasa 441 00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:54,880 but my most important mission is 442 00:18:56,710 --> 00:18:55,840 training 443 00:18:58,870 --> 00:18:56,720 three 444 00:19:00,310 --> 00:18:58,880 wonderful citizens and they are 445 00:19:04,950 --> 00:19:00,320 everybody will tell you that so thank 446 00:19:08,310 --> 00:19:06,549 okay and i'm a little bit long-winded so 447 00:19:10,789 --> 00:19:08,320 i'm gonna shut up i'd like to introduce 448 00:19:13,110 --> 00:19:10,799 spanky uh he is 449 00:19:15,110 --> 00:19:13,120 mike fink colonel retired u.s air force 450 00:19:17,190 --> 00:19:15,120 we stuck together with against the navy 451 00:19:21,190 --> 00:19:17,200 guys 452 00:19:22,070 --> 00:19:21,200 spanky is the ultimate astronaut machine 453 00:19:25,990 --> 00:19:22,080 he 454 00:19:28,150 --> 00:19:26,000 flight deck for asset 455 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:28,160 he did robotics 456 00:19:32,549 --> 00:19:30,480 he did spacewalks in addition to his six 457 00:19:35,909 --> 00:19:32,559 previous spacewalks on the on the 458 00:19:39,190 --> 00:19:35,919 russian side he has a total nine now 459 00:19:49,350 --> 00:19:39,200 he also became the new record holder for 460 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:53,990 so a fine american asset here's spanky 461 00:19:59,029 --> 00:19:56,950 well thanks box and uh those gentlemen 462 00:20:01,590 --> 00:19:59,039 pretty much said it all we 463 00:20:03,909 --> 00:20:01,600 we really had an amazing mission and uh 464 00:20:06,310 --> 00:20:03,919 the most amazing part was was getting a 465 00:20:08,310 --> 00:20:06,320 chance to to work so closely with the 466 00:20:10,549 --> 00:20:08,320 these guys it was uh 467 00:20:11,990 --> 00:20:10,559 is also my my 468 00:20:14,149 --> 00:20:12,000 going to be my best memory when i'm 469 00:20:15,430 --> 00:20:14,159 sitting with grandkids on my knee that's 470 00:20:17,590 --> 00:20:15,440 what i'm going to be telling them about 471 00:20:19,350 --> 00:20:17,600 is the legend of uh box man and ricky 472 00:20:22,070 --> 00:20:19,360 bobby drew with 473 00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:22,080 and uh and taz and of course mark kelly 474 00:20:25,669 --> 00:20:24,000 this is uh this is an amazing story and 475 00:20:27,830 --> 00:20:25,679 you guys were part of it 476 00:20:29,350 --> 00:20:27,840 so uh we last left our story at that 477 00:20:32,390 --> 00:20:29,360 ascent it took us eight and a half 478 00:20:34,789 --> 00:20:32,400 minutes getting into space like box said 479 00:20:36,870 --> 00:20:34,799 and then we were weightless and i'd been 480 00:20:39,350 --> 00:20:36,880 in space before we all had 481 00:20:42,630 --> 00:20:39,360 and it was wonderful to be back 482 00:20:44,630 --> 00:20:42,640 we could fly around again like superman 483 00:20:46,870 --> 00:20:44,640 we could float stuff to each other 484 00:20:48,789 --> 00:20:46,880 eating was fun 485 00:20:51,270 --> 00:20:48,799 and it was just great to be back in 486 00:20:53,430 --> 00:20:51,280 orbit and we're traveling 17 487 00:20:55,590 --> 00:20:53,440 500 miles an hour around our beautiful 488 00:20:57,029 --> 00:20:55,600 planet i think each and every one of us 489 00:21:00,149 --> 00:20:57,039 was touched again to look at mother 490 00:21:02,950 --> 00:21:00,159 earth and to see everything go by you 491 00:21:06,390 --> 00:21:02,960 know the whole world in 90 minutes it's 492 00:21:07,190 --> 00:21:06,400 it's amazing 16 sunrises 16 sunsets each 493 00:21:09,029 --> 00:21:07,200 day 494 00:21:10,789 --> 00:21:09,039 but we were busy we were busy getting 495 00:21:12,789 --> 00:21:10,799 ready to uh dock with our beautiful 496 00:21:15,830 --> 00:21:12,799 international space station and as a 497 00:21:18,390 --> 00:21:15,840 former station commander station has a 498 00:21:21,029 --> 00:21:18,400 real special place in my heart and it 499 00:21:23,510 --> 00:21:21,039 got bigger as we rendezvoused and we 500 00:21:25,590 --> 00:21:23,520 opened the hatch and we had a whole 501 00:21:27,430 --> 00:21:25,600 bunch of people on board 502 00:21:29,590 --> 00:21:27,440 and halfway through our mission three of 503 00:21:32,470 --> 00:21:29,600 them left they came back in the soyuz 504 00:21:34,390 --> 00:21:32,480 and we're really glad for uh dimitri and 505 00:21:36,310 --> 00:21:34,400 and paolo and katie for their safe 506 00:21:37,990 --> 00:21:36,320 landing and they were such good hosts to 507 00:21:39,430 --> 00:21:38,000 us we still have you know i like to 508 00:21:42,310 --> 00:21:39,440 remember ron 509 00:21:44,230 --> 00:21:42,320 and andre and alexander who are up there 510 00:21:46,789 --> 00:21:44,240 now getting ready for three more people 511 00:21:48,470 --> 00:21:46,799 to launch soon and from kazakhstan 512 00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:48,480 so that was really great to be back 513 00:21:51,750 --> 00:21:50,320 aboard the space station really great to 514 00:21:53,350 --> 00:21:51,760 fly around 515 00:21:56,070 --> 00:21:53,360 ask these guys sometime about the 516 00:21:57,990 --> 00:21:56,080 patented iron man maneuver it's a 517 00:21:59,270 --> 00:21:58,000 it's uh it was really great to be back 518 00:22:01,350 --> 00:21:59,280 in space 519 00:22:03,110 --> 00:22:01,360 but you know it doesn't take 520 00:22:04,710 --> 00:22:03,120 the laws of physics to make rockets and 521 00:22:06,950 --> 00:22:04,720 space stations fly 522 00:22:08,470 --> 00:22:06,960 and it really doesn't uh it doesn't take 523 00:22:10,390 --> 00:22:08,480 a lot of money although it does that's 524 00:22:12,149 --> 00:22:10,400 not what really makes them fly 525 00:22:14,230 --> 00:22:12,159 and some people think it's paperwork 526 00:22:16,470 --> 00:22:14,240 that makes it uh space stations and 527 00:22:19,110 --> 00:22:16,480 rockets fly but it's really the support 528 00:22:21,110 --> 00:22:19,120 of our our our friends and our family 529 00:22:22,390 --> 00:22:21,120 and i'd like to thank our crew secretary 530 00:22:24,230 --> 00:22:22,400 brooke keithman 531 00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:24,240 and the folks that took care of our our 532 00:22:30,870 --> 00:22:26,480 families family support with beth turner 533 00:22:34,070 --> 00:22:31,990 uh you 534 00:22:37,110 --> 00:22:34,080 you heard mr coats and mark talk a 535 00:22:38,870 --> 00:22:37,120 little bit about our sleep shifting and 536 00:22:41,270 --> 00:22:38,880 getting into the groove getting our game 537 00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:41,280 faces on before the the big game 538 00:22:45,669 --> 00:22:44,240 and we did that uh in crew quarters both 539 00:22:48,310 --> 00:22:45,679 crew quarters here 540 00:22:50,710 --> 00:22:48,320 in uh houston and and in uh 541 00:22:52,390 --> 00:22:50,720 at the cape and the teams there really 542 00:22:54,390 --> 00:22:52,400 took good care of us they fed us they 543 00:22:56,470 --> 00:22:54,400 made sure we had the right kinds of 544 00:22:58,549 --> 00:22:56,480 coffee and we were really ready and 545 00:23:00,149 --> 00:22:58,559 rested for our mission so i'd like to 546 00:23:01,830 --> 00:23:00,159 thank them and also the vehicle 547 00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:01,840 integration 548 00:23:06,710 --> 00:23:04,159 support office the vit bid office jerry 549 00:23:09,029 --> 00:23:06,720 ross and his team really took great care 550 00:23:12,149 --> 00:23:09,039 of us and they made sure that we were 551 00:23:13,909 --> 00:23:12,159 ready to go and the vehicle was ready 552 00:23:16,230 --> 00:23:13,919 everything all the way to the last piece 553 00:23:18,070 --> 00:23:16,240 of gray tape was where exactly we needed 554 00:23:20,230 --> 00:23:18,080 it so we could get our incredible 555 00:23:21,350 --> 00:23:20,240 mission it was really busy get the 556 00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:21,360 things done 557 00:23:25,350 --> 00:23:23,120 so i'd like to thank all of those people 558 00:23:28,470 --> 00:23:25,360 and i'd also like to say thanks to to my 559 00:23:33,029 --> 00:23:28,480 family my my beautiful wife ranita 560 00:23:38,789 --> 00:23:35,669 our three children chandra tara and 561 00:23:41,190 --> 00:23:38,799 surya ranita's parents who are here and 562 00:23:43,350 --> 00:23:41,200 her brother and also my parents from 563 00:23:45,190 --> 00:23:43,360 pittsburgh pennsylvania and my my ex 564 00:23:46,470 --> 00:23:45,200 vast extended family i'm the oldest of 565 00:23:49,350 --> 00:23:46,480 nine kids so 566 00:23:52,470 --> 00:23:49,360 we're uh i i didn't get here by myself 567 00:23:54,070 --> 00:23:52,480 so that's uh i'd like to send our thanks 568 00:23:55,510 --> 00:23:54,080 to to them 569 00:23:57,110 --> 00:23:55,520 but now the guy you really wanted to 570 00:23:59,830 --> 00:23:57,120 hear talk because we don't hear him talk 571 00:24:02,390 --> 00:23:59,840 too much like box said and when uh 572 00:24:04,630 --> 00:24:02,400 roberto we call him ricky bobby 573 00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:04,640 when ricky bobby talks we listen 574 00:24:10,230 --> 00:24:08,000 uh roberto was a top grad at the naval 575 00:24:11,669 --> 00:24:10,240 test pilot school uh he really knows how 576 00:24:14,630 --> 00:24:11,679 to fly airplanes all the way from the 577 00:24:17,350 --> 00:24:14,640 center cuatro the 104 to you name it he 578 00:24:19,350 --> 00:24:17,360 can fly it he sat as our our 579 00:24:22,070 --> 00:24:19,360 as our flight engineer he had the best 580 00:24:23,669 --> 00:24:22,080 seat he could see outside the 581 00:24:25,269 --> 00:24:23,679 the commander's window he could see 582 00:24:26,870 --> 00:24:25,279 everything in front of us and he could 583 00:24:29,029 --> 00:24:26,880 look out the pilot's window and he kept 584 00:24:30,870 --> 00:24:29,039 us on the flight deck right in control 585 00:24:33,269 --> 00:24:30,880 where we needed to be because this is a 586 00:24:35,269 --> 00:24:33,279 very complex aerospace vehicle and the 587 00:24:37,029 --> 00:24:35,279 secret of it all is is that ricky bobby 588 00:24:39,029 --> 00:24:37,039 had never been on a shuttle before he's 589 00:24:41,269 --> 00:24:39,039 an experienced italian you know 590 00:24:42,710 --> 00:24:41,279 astronaut and he flew twice on the soyuz 591 00:24:44,630 --> 00:24:42,720 as flight engineer and he took some of 592 00:24:47,350 --> 00:24:44,640 those skills that he learned in russia 593 00:24:50,470 --> 00:24:47,360 and his natural abilities and guided us 594 00:24:52,470 --> 00:24:50,480 up and and down for uh ascent and entry 595 00:24:55,669 --> 00:24:52,480 and it was a real pleasure to fly with 596 00:24:58,070 --> 00:24:55,679 my uh my space brother roberto vittori 597 00:25:00,390 --> 00:24:58,080 colonel in the italian air force uh 598 00:25:01,909 --> 00:25:00,400 italian astronaut with the 599 00:25:05,110 --> 00:25:01,919 agents what do you call the italian 600 00:25:06,950 --> 00:25:05,120 space agency and uh esa astronaut and a 601 00:25:14,549 --> 00:25:06,960 really good friend of mine here's ricky 602 00:25:21,909 --> 00:25:17,269 thank you for the presentation and uh 603 00:25:23,110 --> 00:25:21,919 thank you for the nickname ricky bobby 604 00:25:26,470 --> 00:25:23,120 we watched 605 00:25:32,789 --> 00:25:28,549 and at the end of the movie i said what 606 00:25:38,789 --> 00:25:35,669 but i like i like the nickname and i 607 00:25:47,909 --> 00:25:39,590 i 608 00:25:49,430 --> 00:25:47,919 get me ready management for 609 00:25:52,070 --> 00:25:49,440 trusting me in this 610 00:25:54,230 --> 00:25:52,080 important role ms2 611 00:25:56,630 --> 00:25:54,240 i would like to thank you the european 612 00:25:59,269 --> 00:25:56,640 space agency italian space agency and 613 00:26:01,190 --> 00:25:59,279 the ams team ciao roberto 614 00:26:03,110 --> 00:26:01,200 we have people today that came from 615 00:26:06,390 --> 00:26:03,120 italy for the 616 00:26:10,310 --> 00:26:07,669 it took us 617 00:26:11,909 --> 00:26:10,320 it took me some time to get on board of 618 00:26:15,350 --> 00:26:11,919 the shadow 619 00:26:16,149 --> 00:26:15,360 enriquez here on the second row is five 620 00:26:19,350 --> 00:26:16,159 and 621 00:26:21,510 --> 00:26:19,360 when we came here the first time eduardo 622 00:26:24,870 --> 00:26:21,520 at the same age as enrico 623 00:26:27,110 --> 00:26:24,880 eduardo is now almost 18 and is about to 624 00:26:30,070 --> 00:26:27,120 get his diploma from high school 625 00:26:32,310 --> 00:26:30,080 good job eduardo 626 00:26:37,350 --> 00:26:32,320 david 627 00:26:39,110 --> 00:26:37,360 me a little better because he came here 628 00:26:41,430 --> 00:26:39,120 that was only two 629 00:26:43,830 --> 00:26:41,440 and uh for the entire first year he did 630 00:26:45,350 --> 00:26:43,840 not want to talk 631 00:26:46,070 --> 00:26:45,360 so one day 632 00:26:49,990 --> 00:26:46,080 i 633 00:26:53,190 --> 00:26:50,000 don't talk to 634 00:26:57,990 --> 00:26:53,200 to your friends and they said well 635 00:27:00,070 --> 00:26:58,870 well 636 00:27:01,909 --> 00:27:00,080 thank you for 637 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:01,919 supporting to stay here thank you 638 00:27:07,990 --> 00:27:05,600 valeria for the 13 years that took us to 639 00:27:09,750 --> 00:27:08,000 from the start of the training back in 640 00:27:12,470 --> 00:27:09,760 98 with 641 00:27:14,789 --> 00:27:12,480 the penguins class 17 642 00:27:17,590 --> 00:27:14,799 until today when i finally get the 643 00:27:20,149 --> 00:27:17,600 opportunity to to fly in space 644 00:27:22,310 --> 00:27:20,159 i was really looking forward to trying 645 00:27:24,549 --> 00:27:22,320 to experience the shuttle 646 00:27:27,510 --> 00:27:24,559 i have flown many aircraft 647 00:27:29,909 --> 00:27:27,520 i have flown the soyuz two times and as 648 00:27:30,549 --> 00:27:29,919 a test pilot i was extremely interested 649 00:27:36,070 --> 00:27:30,559 in 650 00:27:37,029 --> 00:27:36,080 uh we are about to retire the shuttle 651 00:27:39,430 --> 00:27:37,039 but 652 00:27:42,149 --> 00:27:39,440 the heritage of the shuttle will remain 653 00:27:45,269 --> 00:27:42,159 forever and the transportation of future 654 00:27:46,230 --> 00:27:45,279 generation relies on the lesson learned 655 00:27:50,630 --> 00:27:46,240 of 656 00:27:52,549 --> 00:27:50,640 and this is particularly true for the 657 00:27:53,669 --> 00:27:52,559 re-entry 658 00:27:56,070 --> 00:27:53,679 um 659 00:28:00,149 --> 00:27:56,080 box spoke about the launch 660 00:28:02,789 --> 00:28:00,159 uh spanky about orbit but after this 661 00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:02,799 unbelievable mission about 16 days time 662 00:28:06,389 --> 00:28:04,960 arrived for us to park and come back 663 00:28:08,389 --> 00:28:06,399 home 664 00:28:11,269 --> 00:28:08,399 re-entry is a 665 00:28:14,470 --> 00:28:11,279 very very special part of the flight 666 00:28:19,110 --> 00:28:14,480 the re-entry you start from some 5000 667 00:28:20,789 --> 00:28:19,120 miles away from your landing runway and 668 00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:20,799 the plan is to 669 00:28:25,269 --> 00:28:22,240 to to 670 00:28:27,190 --> 00:28:25,279 put your tires exactly on the runway 671 00:28:29,909 --> 00:28:27,200 it's almost unbelievable the shuttling 672 00:28:32,789 --> 00:28:29,919 coming back has no engine so you have 673 00:28:34,149 --> 00:28:32,799 only one chance and you shall not get 674 00:28:36,870 --> 00:28:34,159 that wrong 675 00:28:40,470 --> 00:28:36,880 it's a if you if you if you think about 676 00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:40,480 uh the way the shuttle does is almost 677 00:28:46,149 --> 00:28:44,399 unbelievable so i had a very 678 00:28:48,630 --> 00:28:46,159 strong interest in 679 00:28:52,950 --> 00:28:48,640 in seeing the re-entry and the 680 00:28:55,990 --> 00:28:52,960 endeavor perform uh beautifully 681 00:28:58,310 --> 00:28:56,000 everything went so smoothly that if i 682 00:29:00,630 --> 00:28:58,320 would not have known all the theory that 683 00:29:01,669 --> 00:29:00,640 is behind the re-entry of the shuttle i 684 00:29:04,630 --> 00:29:01,679 would 685 00:29:07,029 --> 00:29:04,640 leave this experience saying that cc is 686 00:29:11,830 --> 00:29:07,039 all but easy 687 00:29:15,430 --> 00:29:11,840 slowing down from mach 25 25 000 mile 25 688 00:29:18,710 --> 00:29:15,440 000 kilometers per hour down to an exact 689 00:29:22,470 --> 00:29:18,720 landing on a runway is all but easy and 690 00:29:25,190 --> 00:29:22,480 the shuttle is doing this perfectly 691 00:29:28,149 --> 00:29:25,200 this is due to the professionality of 692 00:29:31,590 --> 00:29:28,159 all the engineers all people that made 693 00:29:34,149 --> 00:29:31,600 this unbelievable vehicle and that even 694 00:29:37,029 --> 00:29:34,159 if the shuttle will retire the heritage 695 00:29:40,549 --> 00:29:37,039 will be the basis for the transportation 696 00:29:42,070 --> 00:29:40,559 of future generation 697 00:29:45,510 --> 00:29:42,080 i can only 698 00:29:46,630 --> 00:29:45,520 i ask your imagination to 699 00:29:50,950 --> 00:29:46,640 follow me 700 00:29:52,149 --> 00:29:50,960 in the in the in the in leaving space 701 00:29:55,029 --> 00:29:52,159 flying at 702 00:29:58,389 --> 00:29:55,039 those eight kilometers per second 703 00:29:59,990 --> 00:29:58,399 going through this very intense breaking 704 00:30:02,710 --> 00:30:00,000 through the atmosphere 705 00:30:05,750 --> 00:30:02,720 during which outside the temperature 706 00:30:08,870 --> 00:30:05,760 gets so hot that uh you start seeing the 707 00:30:10,870 --> 00:30:08,880 sky from blue becoming red pink at the 708 00:30:12,549 --> 00:30:10,880 beginning and then red and then you 709 00:30:14,870 --> 00:30:12,559 start feeling the pressure that is 710 00:30:17,510 --> 00:30:14,880 building on you you are not used anymore 711 00:30:21,430 --> 00:30:17,520 to the gravity and this 712 00:30:23,590 --> 00:30:21,440 buildup of g-force on your body 713 00:30:27,029 --> 00:30:23,600 get the chance to confuse you 714 00:30:29,350 --> 00:30:27,039 that's why it is extremely important 715 00:30:31,350 --> 00:30:29,360 that the commander and the pilot 716 00:30:33,430 --> 00:30:31,360 regardless and despite this very 717 00:30:36,149 --> 00:30:33,440 difficult and heavy situation on the on 718 00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:36,159 the body maintain control of the 719 00:30:39,909 --> 00:30:37,679 situation 720 00:30:42,230 --> 00:30:39,919 and in our case was a night landing that 721 00:30:43,430 --> 00:30:42,240 are the difficulty to difficulty 722 00:30:48,389 --> 00:30:43,440 i was 723 00:30:51,269 --> 00:30:48,399 the lights of florida 724 00:30:53,110 --> 00:30:51,279 that was just beautiful and i know that 725 00:30:56,310 --> 00:30:53,120 mark and box were 726 00:30:58,310 --> 00:30:56,320 probably not so much uh enjoying that 727 00:31:01,509 --> 00:30:58,320 view because they were concentrating on 728 00:31:04,549 --> 00:31:01,519 each and all of those parameters 729 00:31:06,310 --> 00:31:04,559 a perfect trajectory down to 730 00:31:09,350 --> 00:31:06,320 a perfect landing 731 00:31:11,190 --> 00:31:09,360 and thank you very much mark for that 732 00:31:18,230 --> 00:31:11,200 beautiful and 733 00:31:20,470 --> 00:31:19,750 i i 734 00:31:23,909 --> 00:31:20,480 now 735 00:31:25,029 --> 00:31:23,919 want to introduce drew 736 00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:25,039 drew did 737 00:31:29,830 --> 00:31:27,120 did all that i 738 00:31:31,830 --> 00:31:29,840 most likely will never be able to do 739 00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:31,840 i 740 00:31:58,070 --> 00:31:52,880 but 741 00:32:01,269 --> 00:31:58,080 i was inside and i was 742 00:32:03,669 --> 00:32:01,279 just following them along uh life on the 743 00:32:06,789 --> 00:32:03,679 station is uh it's a it is kind of 744 00:32:10,789 --> 00:32:06,799 difficult and sometimes uh especially 745 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:10,799 for the small things uh quite the uh 746 00:32:14,789 --> 00:32:11,840 uh 747 00:32:16,710 --> 00:32:14,799 it is difficult life when they started 748 00:32:19,590 --> 00:32:16,720 to deviate the preparation the 749 00:32:24,230 --> 00:32:19,600 difficulties increased exponentially 750 00:32:25,350 --> 00:32:24,240 and drew as a lead in the ava group was 751 00:32:26,710 --> 00:32:25,360 guiding 752 00:32:29,190 --> 00:32:26,720 every 753 00:32:31,509 --> 00:32:29,200 all of us through that effort 754 00:32:34,070 --> 00:32:31,519 and it was making that easy but was all 755 00:32:38,470 --> 00:32:34,080 but easy 756 00:32:39,909 --> 00:32:38,480 well i believe that i can only say drew 757 00:32:41,750 --> 00:32:39,919 thank you and 758 00:32:43,269 --> 00:32:41,760 i will leave you to describe 759 00:32:50,549 --> 00:32:43,279 the aba 760 00:32:54,950 --> 00:32:52,389 well one of the distinctions i had for 761 00:32:56,310 --> 00:32:54,960 the flight was being the only person 762 00:32:57,990 --> 00:32:56,320 on the shuttle to have never seen the 763 00:32:59,269 --> 00:32:58,000 space station before 764 00:33:01,990 --> 00:32:59,279 and uh 765 00:33:03,509 --> 00:33:02,000 that was amazing for me i i as we 766 00:33:05,029 --> 00:33:03,519 approached the space station i thought 767 00:33:05,830 --> 00:33:05,039 wow that's pretty big 768 00:33:07,750 --> 00:33:05,840 and 769 00:33:09,269 --> 00:33:07,760 i had done three space walks before on 770 00:33:11,269 --> 00:33:09,279 hubble but it turns out hubble's a lot 771 00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:11,279 smaller than the space station i didn't 772 00:33:13,830 --> 00:33:12,960 realize how much until we got really 773 00:33:15,269 --> 00:33:13,840 close 774 00:33:16,789 --> 00:33:15,279 and then it occurred to me that i was 775 00:33:18,549 --> 00:33:16,799 expected to actually climb out on the 776 00:33:20,549 --> 00:33:18,559 ends of the space station and that was 777 00:33:22,870 --> 00:33:20,559 going to be our task over the next 778 00:33:24,389 --> 00:33:22,880 few days to carry out those evas so it 779 00:33:26,470 --> 00:33:24,399 was a little bit of a surprise for me 780 00:33:27,830 --> 00:33:26,480 but also an interesting challenge and 781 00:33:29,990 --> 00:33:27,840 and i feel lucky to have had that 782 00:33:31,669 --> 00:33:30,000 opportunity to uh to experience the 783 00:33:33,430 --> 00:33:31,679 space station and especially share that 784 00:33:35,669 --> 00:33:33,440 experience with mike fink and greg 785 00:33:37,430 --> 00:33:35,679 shamatoff the two other space walkers 786 00:33:39,269 --> 00:33:37,440 for the mission so 787 00:33:41,350 --> 00:33:39,279 i'm really here just to thank the folks 788 00:33:43,909 --> 00:33:41,360 that supported us allison bollinger 789 00:33:45,509 --> 00:33:43,919 vicki otto and sandy fletcher and along 790 00:33:48,310 --> 00:33:45,519 with farooq sabor who i don't see here 791 00:33:50,549 --> 00:33:48,320 today but he was there all along as well 792 00:33:52,310 --> 00:33:50,559 they did an excellent job and i think 793 00:33:55,430 --> 00:33:52,320 you should all be proud of the way you 794 00:33:57,269 --> 00:33:55,440 prepared us uh our successes were really 795 00:33:58,870 --> 00:33:57,279 uh just a reflection of the work that 796 00:34:00,950 --> 00:33:58,880 you all did in preparing us over the 797 00:34:04,310 --> 00:34:00,960 last year and a half uh to send us out 798 00:34:06,230 --> 00:34:04,320 the door and uh i i think it had a lot 799 00:34:07,990 --> 00:34:06,240 less to do with us than it did to do 800 00:34:09,430 --> 00:34:08,000 with you guys and and the details the 801 00:34:11,349 --> 00:34:09,440 attention that you paid to detail and 802 00:34:13,909 --> 00:34:11,359 preparing us to go outside so thank you 803 00:34:15,909 --> 00:34:13,919 so much for that effort uh we'd also had 804 00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:15,919 the opportunity to do something called 805 00:34:20,069 --> 00:34:17,760 the aisle the in-suit light exercise 806 00:34:22,550 --> 00:34:20,079 pre-breeze protocol on one of our evas 807 00:34:25,669 --> 00:34:22,560 and for that we'd like to thank 808 00:34:29,750 --> 00:34:25,679 mike gernhardt and our doc dr joe durvey 809 00:34:33,990 --> 00:34:32,069 yeah megan murphy thanks sorry megan i i 810 00:34:36,069 --> 00:34:34,000 thought about that earlier but 811 00:34:37,829 --> 00:34:36,079 slipped my mind for a minute but you all 812 00:34:39,270 --> 00:34:37,839 did a wonderful job and also the rest of 813 00:34:41,430 --> 00:34:39,280 the folks that were on the isle team and 814 00:34:44,790 --> 00:34:41,440 getting us ready to actually try that 815 00:34:46,869 --> 00:34:44,800 protocol uh it worked out fabulously and 816 00:34:48,790 --> 00:34:46,879 we're very supportive of it and i think 817 00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:48,800 it made our eva 3 a success and it 818 00:34:52,950 --> 00:34:51,200 proved that we can try new protocols on 819 00:34:55,109 --> 00:34:52,960 the space station and come up with a 820 00:34:57,910 --> 00:34:55,119 solution now that looks to be optimized 821 00:34:59,430 --> 00:34:57,920 for future events uh future evas on the 822 00:35:01,510 --> 00:34:59,440 space station so 823 00:35:03,829 --> 00:35:01,520 uh again we want to express our thanks 824 00:35:06,390 --> 00:35:03,839 to all of the eva teams uh all the folks 825 00:35:07,670 --> 00:35:06,400 at jsc that you know reviewed us 826 00:35:09,109 --> 00:35:07,680 the people that came out and made sure 827 00:35:10,790 --> 00:35:09,119 that we were you know covering all of 828 00:35:12,710 --> 00:35:10,800 our bases and all the others that were 829 00:35:14,710 --> 00:35:12,720 behind the scenes that i didn't mention 830 00:35:17,349 --> 00:35:14,720 uh for allowing us to do this work and 831 00:35:19,190 --> 00:35:17,359 uh and helping support us and again 832 00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:19,200 thanks to mike and greg for 833 00:35:24,630 --> 00:35:22,720 supporting me all along as ev1 834 00:35:27,670 --> 00:35:24,640 i like to think of me as ev1 but these 835 00:35:29,190 --> 00:35:27,680 guys are my ev1-1 and ev1-2 i couldn't 836 00:35:30,630 --> 00:35:29,200 have done it without them and of course 837 00:35:33,190 --> 00:35:30,640 having never been to the space station 838 00:35:35,349 --> 00:35:33,200 before i had no idea about the iss 839 00:35:36,950 --> 00:35:35,359 airlock and how all the systems worked 840 00:35:39,430 --> 00:35:36,960 and how we were supposed to carry out 841 00:35:41,270 --> 00:35:39,440 the these activities but mike and greg 842 00:35:42,950 --> 00:35:41,280 had had those experiences and were great 843 00:35:44,790 --> 00:35:42,960 support for me so thanks you guys for 844 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:44,800 for being there and and supporting me 845 00:35:47,829 --> 00:35:46,320 along the way and and making it all 846 00:35:49,670 --> 00:35:47,839 happen with the work that everybody did 847 00:35:51,430 --> 00:35:49,680 on the ground so 848 00:35:54,069 --> 00:35:51,440 lastly i would also like to thank my 849 00:35:55,430 --> 00:35:54,079 family my lovely wife indra uh for all 850 00:35:57,030 --> 00:35:55,440 that you did for the mission and for 851 00:35:59,030 --> 00:35:57,040 keeping all of our friends and family up 852 00:36:00,870 --> 00:35:59,040 to date during the mission you were a 853 00:36:03,109 --> 00:36:00,880 great pr machine and i know those people 854 00:36:04,790 --> 00:36:03,119 appreciated it and ari and aiden for 855 00:36:06,310 --> 00:36:04,800 being there as well and supporting your 856 00:36:08,470 --> 00:36:06,320 mother through the flight i'm proud of 857 00:36:19,030 --> 00:36:08,480 you both and good job in school and 858 00:36:22,470 --> 00:36:20,470 thanks everybody it's my pleasure to 859 00:36:24,069 --> 00:36:22,480 introduce greg shamatoff 860 00:36:25,589 --> 00:36:24,079 i've said this before about him he's a 861 00:36:27,510 --> 00:36:25,599 great scientist i think of him as a 862 00:36:29,510 --> 00:36:27,520 scientist first and foremost and and and 863 00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:29,520 i think greg and i we can we can 864 00:36:32,870 --> 00:36:31,200 probably claim to be the two scientists 865 00:36:34,950 --> 00:36:32,880 on the flight and the two civilians as 866 00:36:38,069 --> 00:36:34,960 well and so we're sort of our own team 867 00:36:39,510 --> 00:36:38,079 in and of ourselves but uh yeah and 868 00:36:41,270 --> 00:36:39,520 canadian as well with some canadian 869 00:36:43,910 --> 00:36:41,280 heritage so we we've got our own little 870 00:36:46,470 --> 00:36:43,920 group down here uh sorry about that guys 871 00:36:48,069 --> 00:36:46,480 but um 872 00:36:49,589 --> 00:36:48,079 we had a little border crossing from the 873 00:36:53,270 --> 00:36:49,599 flight deck to the mid deck for a little 874 00:36:57,030 --> 00:36:55,270 greg was great uh he did his first space 875 00:36:58,790 --> 00:36:57,040 walks on this mission and uh 876 00:37:00,710 --> 00:36:58,800 congratulations greg you did a wonderful 877 00:37:02,870 --> 00:37:00,720 job out there uh it was it was an honor 878 00:37:04,470 --> 00:37:02,880 to be out there on on day one with you 879 00:37:06,230 --> 00:37:04,480 and uh proud of the work that you did 880 00:37:08,150 --> 00:37:06,240 and it was tough getting greg back off 881 00:37:10,069 --> 00:37:08,160 the space station is he spent six months 882 00:37:11,349 --> 00:37:10,079 there prior we we had to literally drag 883 00:37:13,990 --> 00:37:11,359 him off i don't know if those of you who 884 00:37:15,349 --> 00:37:14,000 saw the uh the departure ceremony greg 885 00:37:16,950 --> 00:37:15,359 and mike were 886 00:37:18,790 --> 00:37:16,960 trying to stow away but we managed to 887 00:37:20,950 --> 00:37:18,800 get them back and they were even both 888 00:37:22,790 --> 00:37:20,960 able to do some space station work some 889 00:37:24,790 --> 00:37:22,800 nominal space station tasks i don't know 890 00:37:26,950 --> 00:37:24,800 if you call it nominal but repairing the 891 00:37:29,430 --> 00:37:26,960 oxygen generating system and the carbon 892 00:37:31,190 --> 00:37:29,440 dioxide removal assembly 893 00:37:33,589 --> 00:37:31,200 so they had some fun up there and greg 894 00:37:35,670 --> 00:37:33,599 did a great job and was a an excellent 895 00:37:37,430 --> 00:37:35,680 member of our crew and our eva team so 896 00:37:41,910 --> 00:37:37,440 hats off to you greg and here you go all 897 00:37:46,790 --> 00:37:44,390 thank you thank you drew 898 00:37:48,710 --> 00:37:46,800 what an adventure this was and 899 00:37:50,630 --> 00:37:48,720 this is last but last but not least and 900 00:37:52,710 --> 00:37:50,640 won't keep you too long here but 901 00:37:54,069 --> 00:37:52,720 we had an adventure together um that 902 00:37:56,230 --> 00:37:54,079 i'll never forget 903 00:37:58,230 --> 00:37:56,240 and uh i just want to say i i am so 904 00:38:00,150 --> 00:37:58,240 honored to be part of this crew um you 905 00:38:01,670 --> 00:38:00,160 know as you can probably tell we've kind 906 00:38:03,349 --> 00:38:01,680 of become like brothers you know during 907 00:38:05,910 --> 00:38:03,359 the course of the training and 908 00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:05,920 preparation during the flight and we had 909 00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:08,160 a lot of fun up there 910 00:38:11,910 --> 00:38:09,839 you know my first flight i flew with 911 00:38:14,710 --> 00:38:11,920 mark and he dropped me off there for 912 00:38:16,870 --> 00:38:14,720 this six month stage you mentioned and 913 00:38:18,310 --> 00:38:16,880 he keeps mentioning that you know as he 914 00:38:20,150 --> 00:38:18,320 closed the hatch he saw this kind of 915 00:38:22,470 --> 00:38:20,160 white look on my face knowing that i was 916 00:38:24,630 --> 00:38:22,480 going to be there for six months 917 00:38:26,470 --> 00:38:24,640 with two russians for most of the time 918 00:38:28,390 --> 00:38:26,480 and uh wondering when the next ride was 919 00:38:30,069 --> 00:38:28,400 going to come to bring me back 920 00:38:31,349 --> 00:38:30,079 but then four and a half months later 921 00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:31,359 mike came up 922 00:38:35,430 --> 00:38:33,760 and we had all of a sudden i had someone 923 00:38:36,950 --> 00:38:35,440 to talk to in english 924 00:38:38,550 --> 00:38:36,960 my joke with him is i fold him around 925 00:38:39,589 --> 00:38:38,560 like a puppy dog just to talk to him in 926 00:38:40,550 --> 00:38:39,599 english 927 00:38:42,150 --> 00:38:40,560 but 928 00:38:43,750 --> 00:38:42,160 we had this routine every morning he 929 00:38:48,310 --> 00:38:43,760 would come by my sleep station and he 930 00:38:50,069 --> 00:38:48,320 would say greg guess what we're in space 931 00:38:51,750 --> 00:38:50,079 and i was really looking forward to that 932 00:38:53,829 --> 00:38:51,760 uh that happening again on this mission 933 00:38:55,990 --> 00:38:53,839 and so we had 16 more days of this 934 00:38:57,510 --> 00:38:56,000 ritual in the morning which was which 935 00:38:58,390 --> 00:38:57,520 was really great 936 00:39:01,829 --> 00:38:58,400 and 937 00:39:03,510 --> 00:39:01,839 together we played chess against the 938 00:39:05,510 --> 00:39:03,520 world and we had a lot of fun with that 939 00:39:07,910 --> 00:39:05,520 and we actually did pretty well 940 00:39:09,990 --> 00:39:07,920 and we had a great time doing a lot of 941 00:39:10,950 --> 00:39:10,000 other uh a lot of other things robotics 942 00:39:12,630 --> 00:39:10,960 together 943 00:39:16,230 --> 00:39:12,640 uh we were the guys who did the station 944 00:39:19,510 --> 00:39:16,240 arm robotics for installing elc and ams 945 00:39:21,829 --> 00:39:19,520 and uh roberto and i ended up having the 946 00:39:23,750 --> 00:39:21,839 late night late night photography crew 947 00:39:25,510 --> 00:39:23,760 and we spent a lot of 948 00:39:27,270 --> 00:39:25,520 whatever free time we had late at night 949 00:39:29,670 --> 00:39:27,280 we spent by the window with the cameras 950 00:39:31,270 --> 00:39:29,680 trying to capture amazing pictures of 951 00:39:32,150 --> 00:39:31,280 assembly complete 952 00:39:34,950 --> 00:39:32,160 and then 953 00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:34,960 the three of us mike and and drew and i 954 00:39:40,069 --> 00:39:37,760 um you know it it's a really really neat 955 00:39:41,910 --> 00:39:40,079 tight-knit group uh training for eva 956 00:39:43,430 --> 00:39:41,920 because the three of us you know when 957 00:39:46,069 --> 00:39:43,440 when two guys are out the other one is 958 00:39:47,910 --> 00:39:46,079 choreographing inside and so the three 959 00:39:50,390 --> 00:39:47,920 of us kind of know every move everyone's 960 00:39:53,270 --> 00:39:50,400 gonna make and and um and you know that 961 00:39:54,950 --> 00:39:53,280 training was uh was so thorough um you 962 00:39:56,550 --> 00:39:54,960 know it's just been a great little 963 00:39:58,550 --> 00:39:56,560 brotherhood between the three of us that 964 00:40:00,950 --> 00:39:58,560 we've really enjoyed and what a great 965 00:40:02,950 --> 00:40:00,960 feeling of uh success and joy when we 966 00:40:05,910 --> 00:40:02,960 all when we completed all the all the 967 00:40:07,589 --> 00:40:05,920 spacewalks successfully so um and then 968 00:40:10,150 --> 00:40:07,599 mark has been at the center of all these 969 00:40:11,589 --> 00:40:10,160 interactions guiding us all and and 970 00:40:13,750 --> 00:40:11,599 keeping us on our toes and making sure 971 00:40:15,510 --> 00:40:13,760 we do everything right so it's been a 972 00:40:17,349 --> 00:40:15,520 really enjoyable uh thing being a part 973 00:40:19,670 --> 00:40:17,359 of this crew 974 00:40:21,589 --> 00:40:19,680 but before i say anything else i want to 975 00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:21,599 recognize my family 976 00:40:24,870 --> 00:40:23,599 my wife chantal right here in the in the 977 00:40:27,190 --> 00:40:24,880 front 978 00:40:29,670 --> 00:40:27,200 and my kids natasha and dimitri right 979 00:40:33,030 --> 00:40:30,870 and my mom 980 00:40:34,390 --> 00:40:33,040 sherry and then chantelle's parents 981 00:40:36,470 --> 00:40:34,400 madeline and vern 982 00:40:39,349 --> 00:40:36,480 the support from my family 983 00:40:41,030 --> 00:40:39,359 really was what was necessary for me to 984 00:40:44,390 --> 00:40:41,040 be able to do this this mission and the 985 00:40:46,390 --> 00:40:44,400 last and i i appreciate uh endlessly 986 00:40:48,390 --> 00:40:46,400 what you know the support and the the 987 00:40:50,470 --> 00:40:48,400 love and and the encouragement that i've 988 00:40:52,069 --> 00:40:50,480 had from them so and there's a lot of 989 00:40:54,150 --> 00:40:52,079 other people that you know we need to 990 00:40:55,750 --> 00:40:54,160 thank i can't thank uh can't mention all 991 00:40:58,390 --> 00:40:55,760 the names but i want to mention our 992 00:40:59,990 --> 00:40:58,400 flight docs um joe durbay and rick 993 00:41:02,150 --> 00:41:00,000 center have taken amazing care of us 994 00:41:06,069 --> 00:41:02,160 through all of the training 995 00:41:07,510 --> 00:41:06,079 the mission and now post flight as well 996 00:41:08,710 --> 00:41:07,520 and you know one of the most important 997 00:41:10,870 --> 00:41:08,720 things about the mission has been able 998 00:41:13,510 --> 00:41:10,880 to share the experience with everybody 999 00:41:15,589 --> 00:41:13,520 and i see uh one of our way in the back 1000 00:41:18,630 --> 00:41:15,599 there one of our photo tv guys dave 1001 00:41:20,870 --> 00:41:18,640 williams our lead for he's been the one 1002 00:41:22,630 --> 00:41:20,880 who's been who prepared us and has been 1003 00:41:24,630 --> 00:41:22,640 enabling us to share all the photos and 1004 00:41:27,750 --> 00:41:24,640 video with everybody i also want to 1005 00:41:28,790 --> 00:41:27,760 thank the the pao folks rob navies 1006 00:41:31,190 --> 00:41:28,800 nicole 1007 00:41:33,829 --> 00:41:31,200 clutch lemasters 1008 00:41:35,750 --> 00:41:33,839 and also a personal thanks to kelly 1009 00:41:37,750 --> 00:41:35,760 humphries who helped sponsor the chess 1010 00:41:40,069 --> 00:41:37,760 match that that we had that hopefully 1011 00:41:42,309 --> 00:41:40,079 inspired some kids uh around the world 1012 00:41:44,470 --> 00:41:42,319 uh during during the mission 1013 00:41:45,829 --> 00:41:44,480 um you know it's this was such a complex 1014 00:41:48,550 --> 00:41:45,839 mission we're all kind of i think you 1015 00:41:50,150 --> 00:41:48,560 know in awe that it actually went 1016 00:41:51,109 --> 00:41:50,160 through successfully we got everything 1017 00:41:52,710 --> 00:41:51,119 done 1018 00:41:56,230 --> 00:41:52,720 and you know almost seems like a long 1019 00:41:57,910 --> 00:41:56,240 time ago that we that we installed ams 1020 00:41:59,670 --> 00:41:57,920 that was our primary objective that was 1021 00:42:00,470 --> 00:41:59,680 on day four that was already a long time 1022 00:42:02,390 --> 00:42:00,480 ago 1023 00:42:05,030 --> 00:42:02,400 but um you know there was a team of 1024 00:42:07,109 --> 00:42:05,040 people that that made that possible uh 1025 00:42:09,510 --> 00:42:07,119 box already mentioned the robotics teams 1026 00:42:11,910 --> 00:42:09,520 there's also a struck and mech group 1027 00:42:14,309 --> 00:42:11,920 that made it possible um adam and 1028 00:42:16,950 --> 00:42:14,319 michael uh uh key guys who made sure 1029 00:42:19,030 --> 00:42:16,960 that when we attached ams to the station 1030 00:42:20,790 --> 00:42:19,040 that the mechanism worked properly that 1031 00:42:22,150 --> 00:42:20,800 was one of my biggest fears that we 1032 00:42:24,390 --> 00:42:22,160 would get up there and not be able to 1033 00:42:26,470 --> 00:42:24,400 install it and that went really smoothly 1034 00:42:28,230 --> 00:42:26,480 thanks thanks to the team 1035 00:42:31,030 --> 00:42:28,240 so uh 1036 00:42:33,510 --> 00:42:31,040 an ams you know this is really an 1037 00:42:36,150 --> 00:42:33,520 amazing amazing uh 1038 00:42:37,589 --> 00:42:36,160 uh apparatus uh scientific observatory 1039 00:42:38,630 --> 00:42:37,599 that we've installed it's really unlike 1040 00:42:41,109 --> 00:42:38,640 anything 1041 00:42:44,069 --> 00:42:41,119 um any of the other great observatories 1042 00:42:45,510 --> 00:42:44,079 a huge congratulations to professor ting 1043 00:42:47,589 --> 00:42:45,520 i don't know if he's here today but i 1044 00:42:53,670 --> 00:42:47,599 know some of the ams folks are here use 1045 00:42:57,430 --> 00:42:54,870 the ams 1046 00:42:58,790 --> 00:42:57,440 alpha magnetic spectrometer 1047 00:43:00,309 --> 00:42:58,800 this instrument will be up there you 1048 00:43:01,670 --> 00:43:00,319 know for the life of the station now 1049 00:43:03,589 --> 00:43:01,680 it's already as you heard already 1050 00:43:05,510 --> 00:43:03,599 collected uh and analyzed millions and 1051 00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:05,520 millions of particles and what makes it 1052 00:43:07,829 --> 00:43:06,560 unique from all other great 1053 00:43:09,829 --> 00:43:07,839 observatories is that it's looking at 1054 00:43:11,510 --> 00:43:09,839 particles not at light 1055 00:43:12,870 --> 00:43:11,520 and we don't have that understanding and 1056 00:43:15,030 --> 00:43:12,880 characterization of what the what 1057 00:43:17,270 --> 00:43:15,040 particles are are flying around out in 1058 00:43:19,910 --> 00:43:17,280 the solar system and and the universe 1059 00:43:21,990 --> 00:43:19,920 but those particles help define and and 1060 00:43:24,390 --> 00:43:22,000 help us understand what how the universe 1061 00:43:25,910 --> 00:43:24,400 formed and and what it's made out of 1062 00:43:27,190 --> 00:43:25,920 uh there's a couple of big questions 1063 00:43:29,430 --> 00:43:27,200 that are that are still unknown in 1064 00:43:30,870 --> 00:43:29,440 physics you know why is there more 1065 00:43:33,270 --> 00:43:30,880 matter or is there more matter than 1066 00:43:34,950 --> 00:43:33,280 anti-matter um if if there is more 1067 00:43:37,349 --> 00:43:34,960 matter that anti-matter left over from 1068 00:43:39,670 --> 00:43:37,359 the the big bang that doesn't 1069 00:43:40,950 --> 00:43:39,680 jive with the theory of of the big bang 1070 00:43:42,870 --> 00:43:40,960 and try to understand that that's one of 1071 00:43:43,670 --> 00:43:42,880 the fundamental questions that we still 1072 00:43:45,430 --> 00:43:43,680 have 1073 00:43:47,430 --> 00:43:45,440 and then as physicists see galaxies 1074 00:43:49,349 --> 00:43:47,440 rotating the mass that we see doesn't 1075 00:43:51,109 --> 00:43:49,359 explain the rotation that we see 1076 00:43:53,030 --> 00:43:51,119 and so looking for the missing mass or 1077 00:43:54,710 --> 00:43:53,040 the dark matter that that may explain 1078 00:43:56,309 --> 00:43:54,720 that these are some fundamental 1079 00:43:58,790 --> 00:43:56,319 questions about the universe that ams 1080 00:44:00,790 --> 00:43:58,800 will hopefully uncover in the next uh in 1081 00:44:03,109 --> 00:44:00,800 the next decade so we really look 1082 00:44:05,990 --> 00:44:03,119 forward to seeing the results from ams 1083 00:44:07,589 --> 00:44:06,000 and uh and and you know seeing the 1084 00:44:09,349 --> 00:44:07,599 fundamental 1085 00:44:10,470 --> 00:44:09,359 principles that it may uncover in the 1086 00:44:12,390 --> 00:44:10,480 years ahead 1087 00:44:14,230 --> 00:44:12,400 i want to end with 1088 00:44:16,470 --> 00:44:14,240 a little uh 1089 00:44:18,950 --> 00:44:16,480 share an experience that i had and mike 1090 00:44:22,150 --> 00:44:18,960 and drew also had this experience um we 1091 00:44:23,670 --> 00:44:22,160 all happened to we installed elc3 1092 00:44:24,630 --> 00:44:23,680 out on the port side of the station up 1093 00:44:26,390 --> 00:44:24,640 on top 1094 00:44:28,630 --> 00:44:26,400 and there's no higher place on the space 1095 00:44:30,550 --> 00:44:28,640 station than the top of this platform 1096 00:44:31,829 --> 00:44:30,560 where we have external spare equipment 1097 00:44:33,910 --> 00:44:31,839 that we installed 1098 00:44:35,430 --> 00:44:33,920 and all of us had a view from up there a 1099 00:44:36,710 --> 00:44:35,440 breathtaking view 1100 00:44:38,790 --> 00:44:36,720 and uh 1101 00:44:40,309 --> 00:44:38,800 i got to share that with uh with the 1102 00:44:42,309 --> 00:44:40,319 flight control team because i had a 1103 00:44:44,309 --> 00:44:42,319 helmet camera on while i was up there in 1104 00:44:46,230 --> 00:44:44,319 in the in the daylight and just kind of 1105 00:44:48,309 --> 00:44:46,240 panned around and saw the whole station 1106 00:44:50,230 --> 00:44:48,319 and assembly complete with endeavour 1107 00:44:51,109 --> 00:44:50,240 attached and it was just an unbelievable 1108 00:44:55,349 --> 00:44:51,119 view 1109 00:44:57,510 --> 00:44:55,359 of this of the space shuttle of this 1110 00:44:59,030 --> 00:44:57,520 assembly this this technological 1111 00:45:00,630 --> 00:44:59,040 achievement perhaps the greatest 1112 00:45:02,630 --> 00:45:00,640 achievement of our time to build this 1113 00:45:04,470 --> 00:45:02,640 international space station 1114 00:45:06,950 --> 00:45:04,480 and then this amazing view the most 1115 00:45:08,790 --> 00:45:06,960 incredible view of of all of nature both 1116 00:45:10,230 --> 00:45:08,800 right below it and looking down up from 1117 00:45:12,309 --> 00:45:10,240 on on high 1118 00:45:14,069 --> 00:45:12,319 and i've always loved this contrast of 1119 00:45:16,309 --> 00:45:14,079 technology and nature 1120 00:45:18,790 --> 00:45:16,319 and that's what struck me in that moment 1121 00:45:21,670 --> 00:45:18,800 that there wasn't the clash it was like 1122 00:45:23,750 --> 00:45:21,680 a perfect blend of technology and nature 1123 00:45:25,510 --> 00:45:23,760 it's almost as if the space station you 1124 00:45:27,430 --> 00:45:25,520 know was an extension of the earth you 1125 00:45:30,550 --> 00:45:27,440 know rather than technology in contrast 1126 00:45:32,790 --> 00:45:30,560 to the nature of the earth and um 1127 00:45:35,190 --> 00:45:32,800 by extension of that you know it seemed 1128 00:45:37,109 --> 00:45:35,200 to belong there and and then we seemed 1129 00:45:38,470 --> 00:45:37,119 to belong there as well 1130 00:45:40,309 --> 00:45:38,480 and um 1131 00:45:42,230 --> 00:45:40,319 so it was a really amazing feeling to to 1132 00:45:44,309 --> 00:45:42,240 see that and to feel like you know yeah 1133 00:45:46,230 --> 00:45:44,319 we belong there and this is our future 1134 00:45:47,829 --> 00:45:46,240 and a huge congratulations to the whole 1135 00:45:48,710 --> 00:45:47,839 space shuttle team and space station 1136 00:45:49,910 --> 00:45:48,720 team 1137 00:45:58,390 --> 00:45:49,920 for assembly complete of the 1138 00:46:02,470 --> 00:45:59,829 so i'm going to hand this back over to 1139 00:46:04,390 --> 00:46:02,480 mark but before i do i'd you know i'd 1140 00:46:06,150 --> 00:46:04,400 like just to say that uh 1141 00:46:09,270 --> 00:46:06,160 you know mark's a veteran of four space 1142 00:46:11,270 --> 00:46:09,280 flights uh commander of the last two 1143 00:46:13,109 --> 00:46:11,280 i got to fly with him on the last one so 1144 00:46:13,990 --> 00:46:13,119 i kind of knew what to expect 1145 00:46:15,589 --> 00:46:14,000 and 1146 00:46:17,670 --> 00:46:15,599 you know if there was any reason why 1147 00:46:19,270 --> 00:46:17,680 this flight was so successful and so 1148 00:46:21,910 --> 00:46:19,280 unbelievably flawless from our 1149 00:46:24,390 --> 00:46:21,920 perspective it was mark mark's 1150 00:46:26,150 --> 00:46:24,400 unbelievable attention to detail 1151 00:46:28,470 --> 00:46:26,160 in the planning and in the execution of 1152 00:46:30,150 --> 00:46:28,480 everything that we did and also in being 1153 00:46:31,750 --> 00:46:30,160 able to sort of keep us in line and make 1154 00:46:33,349 --> 00:46:31,760 sure everything we were doing and you 1155 00:46:35,430 --> 00:46:33,359 know was was done right and we and that 1156 00:46:37,910 --> 00:46:35,440 we knew what we were doing um he's been 1157 00:46:39,910 --> 00:46:37,920 an unbelievable commander and all of us 1158 00:46:41,349 --> 00:46:39,920 here are just absolutely thrilled that 1159 00:46:47,349 --> 00:46:41,359 we were able to fly on this mission have 1160 00:46:51,910 --> 00:46:48,870 thank you greg 1161 00:46:53,829 --> 00:46:51,920 and thanks to all of you folks for 1162 00:46:55,670 --> 00:46:53,839 coming out today you know it's a little 1163 00:46:58,390 --> 00:46:55,680 humid i'm going to turn it over 1164 00:47:01,910 --> 00:46:58,400 to the jsc center director 1165 00:47:03,589 --> 00:47:01,920 mike coats for some final comments 1166 00:47:06,470 --> 00:47:03,599 thanks mark 1167 00:47:08,710 --> 00:47:06,480 i want to say thank you to a few 1168 00:47:11,349 --> 00:47:08,720 groups of folks one is the families as 1169 00:47:13,829 --> 00:47:11,359 mark said they couldn't fly without the 1170 00:47:16,230 --> 00:47:13,839 support of the families 1171 00:47:17,750 --> 00:47:16,240 and i've known that now for 33 years and 1172 00:47:19,750 --> 00:47:17,760 it's certainly true 1173 00:47:21,829 --> 00:47:19,760 you make it possible 1174 00:47:23,109 --> 00:47:21,839 for these guys to do what they do out 1175 00:47:24,549 --> 00:47:23,119 there and you'll have to bear with them 1176 00:47:25,829 --> 00:47:24,559 as they're waking up in the middle of 1177 00:47:28,630 --> 00:47:25,839 night and trying to go to sleep in the 1178 00:47:30,950 --> 00:47:28,640 middle afternoon for a while while they 1179 00:47:32,069 --> 00:47:30,960 shift their circadian rhythms back 1180 00:47:34,790 --> 00:47:32,079 again 1181 00:47:37,190 --> 00:47:34,800 i'd also like to thank 1182 00:47:40,150 --> 00:47:37,200 personally the senior nasa leadership i 1183 00:47:42,309 --> 00:47:40,160 i have been very sensitive 1184 00:47:44,790 --> 00:47:42,319 to any pressure to 1185 00:47:46,790 --> 00:47:44,800 to go launch 1186 00:47:48,710 --> 00:47:46,800 and i have not seen any of that from 1187 00:47:51,030 --> 00:47:48,720 charlie bolden the nasa administrator 1188 00:47:53,510 --> 00:47:51,040 bill gerstenmaier the space operations 1189 00:47:55,670 --> 00:47:53,520 mission director john shannon the 1190 00:47:58,390 --> 00:47:55,680 shuttle program manager 1191 00:48:00,950 --> 00:47:58,400 all of them have emphasized consistently 1192 00:48:03,190 --> 00:48:00,960 and repeatedly we will not fly before 1193 00:48:05,510 --> 00:48:03,200 we're ready to fly 1194 00:48:08,069 --> 00:48:05,520 and that's exactly the the 1195 00:48:11,109 --> 00:48:08,079 type of space professionals this country 1196 00:48:13,589 --> 00:48:11,119 deserves i'm really proud of them 1197 00:48:15,670 --> 00:48:13,599 lastly i'd like to congratulate and 1198 00:48:17,270 --> 00:48:15,680 thank mark 1199 00:48:19,270 --> 00:48:17,280 mark kelly 1200 00:48:22,390 --> 00:48:19,280 we select our astronauts for their 1201 00:48:23,910 --> 00:48:22,400 ability to compartmentalize and focus 1202 00:48:26,470 --> 00:48:23,920 he's probably had a bigger challenge 1203 00:48:32,829 --> 00:48:26,480 than most and he did a terrific job 1204 00:48:38,069 --> 00:48:36,470 mark now much and much to my surprise 1205 00:48:40,549 --> 00:48:38,079 and despite being up in the middle of 1206 00:48:42,150 --> 00:48:40,559 the night and floating around for 16 1207 00:48:44,549 --> 00:48:42,160 days the crew has agreed to sign 1208 00:48:46,549 --> 00:48:44,559 autographs and come out there 1209 00:48:47,990 --> 00:48:46,559 so take as much time as you want keep 1210 00:48:50,630 --> 00:48:48,000 them awake they need to shift their 1211 00:48:52,870 --> 00:48:50,640 sleep cycles anyway 1212 00:48:55,190 --> 00:48:52,880 i want to thank everybody for coming out 1213 00:48:57,829 --> 00:48:55,200 here today and don't forget we have one 1214 00:49:20,630 --> 00:48:57,839 more shuttle mission let's not overlook