1 00:00:07,249 --> 00:00:02,990 Atlantis ISS this is Houston are you 2 00:00:10,850 --> 00:00:07,259 ready for the event we're ready for the 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:10,860 event g 0 cpo this is Mission Control 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:13,530 Houston please call it lantus ISS for a 5 00:00:20,810 --> 00:00:18,810 voice check Atlantis is s this is 6 00:00:26,210 --> 00:00:20,820 johnson space center PA oh how do you 7 00:00:27,019 --> 00:00:26,220 hear me hello Johnson sebacean are we 8 00:00:35,090 --> 00:00:27,029 have you loud and clear on the 9 00:00:36,650 --> 00:00:35,100 International Space Station good morning 10 00:00:38,270 --> 00:00:36,660 this is eric berger with Houston 11 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:38,280 Chronicle congratulations on such a 12 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:41,010 great mission so far there's been a lot 13 00:00:45,229 --> 00:00:43,890 of talk about first or excuse me last 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:45,239 during this flooding I want to ask about 15 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:48,210 it first specifically do any of the crew 16 00:00:52,340 --> 00:00:50,010 members of Atlanta's plan to stick 17 00:00:54,350 --> 00:00:52,350 around with NASA to fly on the MPCV or 18 00:01:05,690 --> 00:00:54,360 is that something that is a bit too far 19 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:05,700 in the future thank you well I think if 20 00:01:09,289 --> 00:01:07,770 you asked any one of us we would love a 21 00:01:12,350 --> 00:01:09,299 shot up flying another vehicle so 22 00:01:13,910 --> 00:01:12,360 definitely you know and we've got 23 00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:13,920 opportunities prior to that you know 24 00:01:18,710 --> 00:01:16,320 we've got multiple flights to the 25 00:01:20,899 --> 00:01:18,720 International Space Station you know we 26 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:20,909 were going to crew this beautiful 27 00:01:25,340 --> 00:01:23,490 complex for the next ten years plus so 28 00:01:28,100 --> 00:01:25,350 there's plenty of opportunities to fly 29 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:28,110 and I don't see any reason why not stay 30 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:30,000 and see what happens it's a real bright 31 00:01:36,830 --> 00:01:34,650 future good morning Ted Oberg from 32 00:01:40,999 --> 00:01:36,840 channel 13 here in Houston great to talk 33 00:01:43,490 --> 00:01:41,009 with you guys I'm curious what have you 34 00:01:45,620 --> 00:01:43,500 done in your downtime on this mission to 35 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:45,630 make sure that you capture some of these 36 00:01:49,940 --> 00:01:47,850 last moments but what things have you 37 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:49,950 made sure you saw out the windows or 38 00:01:53,210 --> 00:01:52,170 done with the shuttle to tell us a 39 00:01:59,260 --> 00:01:53,220 little bit about how you've spent your 40 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:03,140 now what well for me and I had a chance 41 00:02:07,940 --> 00:02:05,970 to look out the without the cupola which 42 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:07,950 is a great window and we can see the 43 00:02:10,820 --> 00:02:09,570 Aurora Australis the Southern Lights we 44 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:10,830 all kind of crowded around and got to 45 00:02:14,930 --> 00:02:13,050 see that and just savoring every minute 46 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:14,940 of floating in space and then once in a 47 00:02:18,350 --> 00:02:17,370 while when you're on Atlantis when at 48 00:02:19,610 --> 00:02:18,360 the end of the day you kind of look 49 00:02:21,770 --> 00:02:19,620 around the mid-deck and think of all the 50 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:21,780 guys and women who were there before you 51 00:02:25,460 --> 00:02:24,090 and who had a had a part in space 52 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:25,470 program and you think wow this is that 53 00:02:30,410 --> 00:02:27,390 this is the last flight so it does cross 54 00:02:32,570 --> 00:02:30,420 your mind once in a while good morning 55 00:02:34,730 --> 00:02:32,580 this is John dialing with Fox 26 here in 56 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:34,740 Houston also and I'm passing along a 57 00:02:38,630 --> 00:02:36,510 question from one of our viewers she 58 00:02:40,730 --> 00:02:38,640 wants to know what would the astronauts 59 00:02:42,470 --> 00:02:40,740 be able to take from the last trip and 60 00:02:52,310 --> 00:02:42,480 will you have a job when you get back on 61 00:02:53,930 --> 00:02:52,320 earth oh absolutely you know Johnson 62 00:02:55,310 --> 00:02:53,940 Space Center although we're reaching the 63 00:02:57,470 --> 00:02:55,320 end of the space shuttle program is 64 00:02:59,480 --> 00:02:57,480 still a vibrant place to work there'll 65 00:03:01,190 --> 00:02:59,490 be a transitional period here as we hand 66 00:03:02,390 --> 00:03:01,200 over a lot of the responsibilities for 67 00:03:04,699 --> 00:03:02,400 going to low-earth orbit to our 68 00:03:06,710 --> 00:03:04,709 commercial providers but this is an 69 00:03:09,140 --> 00:03:06,720 opportunity for us to look beyond 70 00:03:11,570 --> 00:03:09,150 low-earth orbit and but perhaps back to 71 00:03:12,830 --> 00:03:11,580 the moon or to an asteroid where we'd 72 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:12,840 like to travel too soon so there'll be 73 00:03:20,660 --> 00:03:18,090 plenty of work in the Houston area good 74 00:03:23,930 --> 00:03:20,670 morning mark carro from aviation week 75 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:23,940 and my questions for Sandy could you 76 00:03:28,759 --> 00:03:26,040 describe for us the the pace of the 77 00:03:30,770 --> 00:03:28,769 activities the past week and just what 78 00:03:36,410 --> 00:03:30,780 it will take to wrap up the reefs tub 79 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:36,420 before un doc thanks well mark the pace 80 00:03:42,890 --> 00:03:40,290 has been very very busy busy busy of 81 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:42,900 just right when we hit orbit doing post 82 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:44,610 insertion with four people was really 83 00:03:48,290 --> 00:03:46,050 challenging we were working really hard 84 00:03:49,940 --> 00:03:48,300 right up to bed time we got head a 85 00:03:51,710 --> 00:03:49,950 little bit on flight day too but since 86 00:03:54,290 --> 00:03:51,720 we docked a station we've been working 87 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:54,300 quite a bit I think we're getting ahead 88 00:03:57,830 --> 00:03:56,370 now so hopefully the rest of the pace of 89 00:03:59,270 --> 00:03:57,840 the mission will slow down a bit and we 90 00:04:00,800 --> 00:03:59,280 can actually savor the moment a little 91 00:04:05,030 --> 00:04:00,810 bit more than we've been able to until 92 00:04:07,129 --> 00:04:05,040 now hi morning since Denise Chow its 93 00:04:09,470 --> 00:04:07,139 face calm my questions for commander 94 00:04:11,450 --> 00:04:09,480 Chris Ferguson having the opportunity to 95 00:04:13,100 --> 00:04:11,460 fly in space and spend time on the ISS 96 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:13,110 you and your crewmates have unique 97 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:15,690 perspective of our planet and for those 98 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:17,970 of us on on earth I was wondering what 99 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:19,650 message you have for why it's important 100 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:21,810 to continue exploration particularly 101 00:04:28,460 --> 00:04:23,190 manned exploration beyond low Earth 102 00:04:30,530 --> 00:04:28,470 orbit yeah well I'll tell you first of 103 00:04:32,030 --> 00:04:30,540 all you really don't get a firm 104 00:04:33,830 --> 00:04:32,040 appreciation but just what a fantastic 105 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:33,840 place it is until you've had an 106 00:04:38,090 --> 00:04:35,370 opportunity to look out of the cupola 107 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:38,100 just over the last couple nights we've 108 00:04:42,370 --> 00:04:40,350 had some incredibly dramatic passes that 109 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:42,380 have that showed the the southern lights 110 00:04:48,950 --> 00:04:47,250 just a vibrant green color and there was 111 00:04:50,990 --> 00:04:48,960 a tremendous picture taken last night 112 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:51,000 with a silhouette of the International 113 00:04:55,220 --> 00:04:53,010 Space Station and the space shuttle in 114 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:55,230 the background and there is a I'll tell 115 00:04:59,300 --> 00:04:57,570 you there's a little part of everybody 116 00:05:01,040 --> 00:04:59,310 who looks at something like that and 117 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:01,050 says I cannot believe we're here this is 118 00:05:05,810 --> 00:05:03,450 absolutely fantastic we absolutely must 119 00:05:07,730 --> 00:05:05,820 continue this and we must go beyond and 120 00:05:09,860 --> 00:05:07,740 we must go back to lunar orbit and 121 00:05:11,540 --> 00:05:09,870 perhaps to an asteroid we need to 122 00:05:13,790 --> 00:05:11,550 continue pushing on we need to press 123 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:13,800 technology and you know humans are 124 00:05:19,550 --> 00:05:15,450 destined to explore and this is what we 125 00:05:22,550 --> 00:05:19,560 do and we need to continue genus and 126 00:05:24,140 --> 00:05:22,560 Sarah ABC news from mike fossum mike we 127 00:05:27,350 --> 00:05:24,150 thought we heard you trying to whistle 128 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:27,360 before your spacewalk on Tuesday tell me 129 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:28,770 a little bit about that and why you 130 00:05:32,210 --> 00:05:30,450 couldn't whistle and then when you're 131 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:32,220 done I'd like you to whistle a tune for 132 00:05:44,210 --> 00:05:39,930 me I'll pass the second happier question 133 00:05:45,590 --> 00:05:44,220 to my a spacewalk buddy Ron Garan we run 134 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:45,600 and I were both doing a little whistling 135 00:05:49,250 --> 00:05:46,890 in the airlock it's just one of the 136 00:05:51,230 --> 00:05:49,260 strange phenomena whereas the pressure 137 00:05:53,330 --> 00:05:51,240 is dropping in the airlock our suit is 138 00:05:55,670 --> 00:05:53,340 just you know a little over four pounds 139 00:05:57,830 --> 00:05:55,680 of pressure and once this air pressure 140 00:06:00,200 --> 00:05:57,840 inside the airlock goes down close or 141 00:06:01,910 --> 00:06:00,210 goes down to zero then your overall 142 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:01,920 pressures down low and I think it has to 143 00:06:06,770 --> 00:06:03,540 do with the air the density of the air 144 00:06:10,340 --> 00:06:06,780 but I really can't explain a lot about 145 00:06:12,830 --> 00:06:10,350 the probably the the resonant frequency 146 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:12,840 of the one of the cavity of your mouth 147 00:06:16,490 --> 00:06:14,490 as you are blowing the air through it 148 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:16,500 like that and so it's kind of 149 00:06:22,940 --> 00:06:20,450 interesting nobody we can all whistle 150 00:06:24,860 --> 00:06:22,950 you know in normal and Ronald through 151 00:06:26,540 --> 00:06:24,870 the tune but 152 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:26,550 it's one of the things that you can 153 00:06:32,030 --> 00:06:30,210 physically use to just take a look and 154 00:06:33,740 --> 00:06:32,040 appreciate the fact that things are 155 00:06:36,140 --> 00:06:33,750 changing you can feel the air that 156 00:06:37,700 --> 00:06:36,150 you're breathing in is different it's 157 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:37,710 the lower density and you can tell that 158 00:06:42,230 --> 00:06:40,050 we have a card of kind of a procedure 159 00:06:44,540 --> 00:06:42,240 card in the airlock and you can wave 160 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:44,550 that back and forth and as you do you 161 00:06:49,190 --> 00:06:47,610 can feel less resistance on it as the 162 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:49,200 air pressures dropping the whistling is 163 00:06:51,950 --> 00:06:50,610 just something else to have a little fun 164 00:07:05,030 --> 00:06:51,960 with what you try not to think about 165 00:07:07,340 --> 00:07:05,040 what's going on this is Jill tolk 166 00:07:09,620 --> 00:07:07,350 representing Bay Area Houston magazine a 167 00:07:11,930 --> 00:07:09,630 two-part question for Fergie and Ron 168 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:11,940 since each of you has connections to 169 00:07:15,620 --> 00:07:13,410 Pennsylvania wet personal 170 00:07:18,020 --> 00:07:15,630 earth-observing you made during your 171 00:07:19,550 --> 00:07:18,030 respective flights and Fergie have you 172 00:07:28,070 --> 00:07:19,560 seen the east coast of Australia through 173 00:07:30,530 --> 00:07:28,080 the cupola yet oh gosh Jill first of all 174 00:07:32,390 --> 00:07:30,540 how are you doing you know I wish we had 175 00:07:33,770 --> 00:07:32,400 enough time to look out the window we 176 00:07:35,450 --> 00:07:33,780 did catch a little look at the 177 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:35,460 Philadelphia the Philadelphia New York 178 00:07:39,890 --> 00:07:37,290 I'm sorry yeah the Philadelphia New York 179 00:07:41,330 --> 00:07:39,900 area we passed over there I think it was 180 00:07:43,850 --> 00:07:41,340 the evening of flight day two and we had 181 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:43,860 a chance to look out and have we passed 182 00:07:47,390 --> 00:07:45,630 off the east coast of Australia yes 183 00:07:48,890 --> 00:07:47,400 absolutely we have and I think that's 184 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:48,900 one of the opportunities we have to take 185 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:50,130 a look at the southern lights but I 186 00:07:54,020 --> 00:07:51,690 really didn't have an opportunity to do 187 00:07:55,700 --> 00:07:54,030 a whole lot of coastal searching if you 188 00:08:00,640 --> 00:07:55,710 will to find out exactly where we were 189 00:08:03,470 --> 00:08:00,650 and I'll turn it over to run well um 190 00:08:05,420 --> 00:08:03,480 sasha and andre and i have been here 101 191 00:08:08,390 --> 00:08:05,430 days today but who's counting and so 192 00:08:09,620 --> 00:08:08,400 we've we've had a lot of opportunities 193 00:08:11,150 --> 00:08:09,630 to look at the window a lot of 194 00:08:14,810 --> 00:08:11,160 opportunities to see are unbelievably 195 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:14,820 beautiful earth and yes I've had the 196 00:08:18,410 --> 00:08:16,290 opportunity to see Pennsylvania have 197 00:08:19,790 --> 00:08:18,420 taken some pictures of one of my 198 00:08:21,860 --> 00:08:19,800 favorite places in the world where I 199 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:21,870 spent the happiest day of my life over 200 00:08:27,050 --> 00:08:24,180 20 years ago getting married in Scranton 201 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:27,060 Pennsylvania so I definitely has had 202 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:28,770 some great pictures of that area of 203 00:08:32,780 --> 00:08:30,810 Pennsylvania really beautiful area of 204 00:08:34,910 --> 00:08:32,790 Pennsylvania 205 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:34,920 hi this is Robert Pearlman with 206 00:08:38,660 --> 00:08:36,810 collectspace.com with a question for Rex 207 00:08:40,220 --> 00:08:38,670 there's a tradition among shuttle crews 208 00:08:41,950 --> 00:08:40,230 to leave their mark their mission patch 209 00:08:43,730 --> 00:08:41,960 on various walls of the space station 210 00:08:45,560 --> 00:08:43,740 can you share where you and your 211 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:45,570 crewmates plan to leave your emblem and 212 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:46,890 will you be adding any other 213 00:08:51,410 --> 00:08:49,740 commemorative mementos or emblems to 214 00:08:57,950 --> 00:08:51,420 signify this as the last space shuttle 215 00:09:00,620 --> 00:08:57,960 to visit the ISS yes they do have a 216 00:09:02,510 --> 00:09:00,630 place where we leave the patches and our 217 00:09:03,890 --> 00:09:02,520 stickers and we're going to leave our 218 00:09:05,450 --> 00:09:03,900 patch probably a node 1 and we should 219 00:09:07,550 --> 00:09:05,460 leave a sticker in the airlock because 220 00:09:09,590 --> 00:09:07,560 we consider ourselves one big team here 221 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:09,600 with this shuttle in the station and we 222 00:09:12,620 --> 00:09:11,340 all executed the the spacewalk it was 223 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:12,630 Mike and Ron the great guys who went 224 00:09:16,370 --> 00:09:14,730 outside and did that spacewalk but we 225 00:09:18,950 --> 00:09:16,380 all helped them and so we'd like to put 226 00:09:21,590 --> 00:09:18,960 one of our our mission stickers in in 227 00:09:22,970 --> 00:09:21,600 the in the airlock in regards to and 228 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:22,980 other things that we're leaving up here 229 00:09:32,390 --> 00:09:26,250 I let further you have any other 230 00:09:34,730 --> 00:09:32,400 editions yes we do have a we have a 231 00:09:38,570 --> 00:09:34,740 special item we're going to leave behind 232 00:09:40,490 --> 00:09:38,580 in what hopefully is a very thought 233 00:09:42,110 --> 00:09:40,500 provoking and emotional farewell 234 00:09:43,610 --> 00:09:42,120 ceremony that we have is the space 235 00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:43,620 shuttle prepares to leave the 236 00:09:46,790 --> 00:09:44,880 International Space Station for the 237 00:09:48,710 --> 00:09:46,800 final time and I would just ask you to 238 00:09:50,150 --> 00:09:48,720 perhaps hold on until that moment you'll 239 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:50,160 get a you'll get a look at what we have 240 00:09:55,910 --> 00:09:53,520 in store atlantis ISS this is Houston 241 00:09:58,400 --> 00:09:55,920 ACR that concludes questions from the 242 00:10:01,310 --> 00:09:58,410 Johnson Space Center please stand by for 243 00:10:04,340 --> 00:10:01,320 a voice check from Kennedy Space Center 244 00:10:06,610 --> 00:10:04,350 p AO Atlantis I assess this is kennedy 245 00:10:08,510 --> 00:10:06,620 space center PA oh how do you hear me 246 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:08,520 allocate any space center we have you 247 00:10:16,460 --> 00:10:15,210 loud and clear akas een i was wondering 248 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:16,470 if you could highlight some of the 249 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:18,090 scientific experiments that you're 250 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:20,370 working on on the international space 251 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:21,810 station that you think will particularly 252 00:10:35,090 --> 00:10:33,350 but that's an excellent question you 253 00:10:36,830 --> 00:10:35,100 know we've had a permanent human 254 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:36,840 presence on the National Space Station 255 00:10:41,390 --> 00:10:38,940 for over a decade now and over that time 256 00:10:44,030 --> 00:10:41,400 we've conducted over 600 scientific 257 00:10:45,230 --> 00:10:44,040 experiments and you know one of the one 258 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:45,240 of the things that we're trying to do is 259 00:10:49,050 --> 00:10:47,170 to see how humans can go 260 00:10:51,540 --> 00:10:49,060 further in exploration go beyond Earth 261 00:10:53,460 --> 00:10:51,550 orbit explore our solar system but 262 00:10:55,259 --> 00:10:53,470 nearly all of the experiments that we 263 00:10:57,660 --> 00:10:55,269 conduct have a direct application on 264 00:11:00,060 --> 00:10:57,670 earth from growing crops better to 265 00:11:02,790 --> 00:11:00,070 making new materials new medicines we 266 00:11:03,930 --> 00:11:02,800 had some very significant research in 267 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:03,940 the development of a vaccine for 268 00:11:10,199 --> 00:11:06,850 Salmonella studying our earth learning 269 00:11:12,660 --> 00:11:10,209 how the learning about the human impact 270 00:11:15,150 --> 00:11:12,670 on the environment how the inner core of 271 00:11:17,269 --> 00:11:15,160 the earth works and possibly lead to 272 00:11:21,139 --> 00:11:17,279 better ways to predict earthquakes 273 00:11:24,180 --> 00:11:21,149 better safe automobile safety better 274 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:24,190 energy efficiency fuel efficiency so the 275 00:11:28,199 --> 00:11:26,290 list goes on and on on it's just amazing 276 00:11:30,210 --> 00:11:28,209 the research that's being conducted up 277 00:11:31,889 --> 00:11:30,220 here and that's because this is a very 278 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:31,899 very unique environment the research 279 00:11:35,939 --> 00:11:33,490 that's being conduct up conducted up 280 00:11:37,949 --> 00:11:35,949 here simply cannot be done anywhere else 281 00:11:40,110 --> 00:11:37,959 in the world and so that's why this is 282 00:11:41,670 --> 00:11:40,120 such an important research facility and 283 00:11:46,980 --> 00:11:41,680 this is really a global asset the 284 00:11:48,900 --> 00:11:46,990 International Space Station i Ken Kramer 285 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:48,910 from Space Flight magazine and 286 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:50,620 rittenhouse Astronomical Society my 287 00:11:54,750 --> 00:11:53,410 question is for Kristin and your crew I 288 00:11:56,370 --> 00:11:54,760 wonder if you could tell us a little bit 289 00:11:59,030 --> 00:11:56,380 about the science that you've personally 290 00:12:01,470 --> 00:11:59,040 seen going on at the space station 291 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:01,480 anything about the AMS can you see the 292 00:12:10,790 --> 00:12:03,910 AMS from the cupola at all and any 293 00:12:16,290 --> 00:12:12,689 absolutely we had a great opportunity 294 00:12:19,290 --> 00:12:16,300 can to see it out the window of a matter 295 00:12:22,530 --> 00:12:19,300 of fact on the first TV a the only a VA 296 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:22,540 Ron and went out there to put another 297 00:12:25,889 --> 00:12:24,220 payload and had an opportunity to take a 298 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:25,899 loop around it and we had a chance to 299 00:12:28,620 --> 00:12:27,220 watch them out the window so it's out 300 00:12:34,620 --> 00:12:28,630 there and we understand it's just doing 301 00:12:39,490 --> 00:12:37,240 Stephen young with spaceflight now calm 302 00:12:41,410 --> 00:12:39,500 for commander Ferguson there's a public 303 00:12:42,910 --> 00:12:41,420 perception that your flight not only 304 00:12:44,860 --> 00:12:42,920 represents the end of the shuttle 305 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:44,870 program but the end of the u.s. manned 306 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:47,450 space program do you have any fears at 307 00:12:52,330 --> 00:12:49,930 all that your crew might be the last 308 00:12:58,330 --> 00:12:52,340 astronauts to blast off from American 309 00:13:00,850 --> 00:12:58,340 soil well Stephen I'll tell you no doubt 310 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:00,860 that this is a it's a very dynamic time 311 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:02,930 in human space flight as the the space 312 00:13:09,100 --> 00:13:06,530 shuttle draws to a close without a real 313 00:13:11,260 --> 00:13:09,110 clear picture of how the next US 314 00:13:13,150 --> 00:13:11,270 astronauts will get there but rest 315 00:13:16,390 --> 00:13:13,160 assured that there are plans underway 316 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:16,400 will be slowly transitioning to 317 00:13:21,910 --> 00:13:20,210 commercial companies and I while it's a 318 00:13:23,770 --> 00:13:21,920 little male personally disheartening to 319 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:23,780 see the shuttle come we understand that 320 00:13:27,220 --> 00:13:25,130 you know sometimes you need to stop 321 00:13:28,750 --> 00:13:27,230 working on what you're working on so you 322 00:13:31,060 --> 00:13:28,760 can afford to pay for the next 323 00:13:32,500 --> 00:13:31,070 generation of whatever it is and in this 324 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:32,510 case it's the next generation of 325 00:13:36,700 --> 00:13:34,490 aircraft as a matter of fact I think 326 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:36,710 it's a unique opportunity you know just 327 00:13:40,570 --> 00:13:39,110 like the airline's did several years ago 328 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:40,580 it was largely government-funded 329 00:13:46,030 --> 00:13:43,010 research that that made tremendous 330 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:46,040 breakthroughs in aerospace only to hand 331 00:13:49,690 --> 00:13:47,510 it over to commercial companies in the 332 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:49,700 form of Airlines you know the government 333 00:13:52,690 --> 00:13:51,410 has made tremendous strides and getting 334 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:52,700 the low Earth orbit and we're going to 335 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:55,250 hand that technology over to commercial 336 00:14:03,700 --> 00:13:57,290 providers and perhaps one day we'll have 337 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:03,710 space line companies this is Leo Enright 338 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:06,050 for Irish radios today with Pat Kenny 339 00:14:12,970 --> 00:14:08,570 program a lot of Europeans have flown on 340 00:14:15,790 --> 00:14:12,980 the space shuttle but sadly no Irish so 341 00:14:19,660 --> 00:14:15,800 a lot of our younger listeners will be 342 00:14:21,490 --> 00:14:19,670 worried now will they ever now have an 343 00:14:30,230 --> 00:14:21,500 opportunity to fly in space do you have 344 00:14:36,660 --> 00:14:33,750 well actually uh I'm a fair amount Irish 345 00:14:37,950 --> 00:14:36,670 and I'm up here today so you know we'll 346 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:37,960 call that good enough for now and I 347 00:14:41,940 --> 00:14:40,180 guarantee you there'll be an Irishman 348 00:14:44,310 --> 00:14:41,950 onboard a spacecraft in the 349 00:14:45,570 --> 00:14:44,320 not-too-distant future so I don't think 350 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:45,580 they have anything to worry about and I 351 00:14:49,710 --> 00:14:47,290 think they should if they're interested 352 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:49,720 in spaceflight to just continue to study 353 00:14:58,710 --> 00:14:52,810 hard and you never know what would come 354 00:15:00,540 --> 00:14:58,720 next Marcia don't Associated Press with 355 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:00,550 another question for commander Ferguson 356 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:03,010 back in Houston you describe for me the 357 00:15:06,690 --> 00:15:05,050 overwhelming sensation that shuttle 358 00:15:08,580 --> 00:15:06,700 crews get when they pause at the base of 359 00:15:10,770 --> 00:15:08,590 the pad on launch day and look up at the 360 00:15:12,690 --> 00:15:10,780 ship I'm wondering can you tell me what 361 00:15:15,180 --> 00:15:12,700 that moment was like for you last Friday 362 00:15:20,940 --> 00:15:15,190 when you looked up at Atlantis knowing 363 00:15:24,300 --> 00:15:20,950 that's the last shuttle launch well I'll 364 00:15:26,550 --> 00:15:24,310 tell you Marcia it is that has one trip 365 00:15:28,650 --> 00:15:26,560 that every shuttle crew has to make and 366 00:15:30,390 --> 00:15:28,660 I think I speak for everyone who has 367 00:15:33,630 --> 00:15:30,400 ever flown on a space shuttle to stand 368 00:15:35,910 --> 00:15:33,640 there poised at the bottom of a living 369 00:15:37,710 --> 00:15:35,920 breathing vehicle and it's literally 370 00:15:39,210 --> 00:15:37,720 raining off the side of the external 371 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:39,220 tank because of the condensation that 372 00:15:44,070 --> 00:15:41,350 forms from the extremely cold cryogenic 373 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:44,080 fuels it's it's wheezing its hissing 374 00:15:47,460 --> 00:15:45,730 it's moaning you look up at it and I 375 00:15:48,990 --> 00:15:47,470 remember my first commander looked at me 376 00:15:50,970 --> 00:15:49,000 and he said do you believe they're going 377 00:15:53,940 --> 00:15:50,980 to let us take this thing into space and 378 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:53,950 with every subsequent crew I've been on 379 00:15:59,790 --> 00:15:57,400 I've tried to share that same that same 380 00:16:02,160 --> 00:15:59,800 reflection with with my crew it's it's 381 00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:02,170 incredibly awe-inspiring and just like 382 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:03,640 the pictures that you see the next day 383 00:16:07,890 --> 00:16:06,010 in the photograph it's just incredibly 384 00:16:09,510 --> 00:16:07,900 surreal to stand there and look up at it 385 00:16:13,830 --> 00:16:09,520 and know that in a matter of hours it's 386 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:13,840 going to be orbiting the Earth a good 387 00:16:18,060 --> 00:16:16,330 morning Peter King with CBS News Radio 388 00:16:20,490 --> 00:16:18,070 this is for Ron Garan have enjoyed 389 00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:20,500 following your tweets I'm wondering 390 00:16:23,460 --> 00:16:21,910 since you're staying behind what's the 391 00:16:25,290 --> 00:16:23,470 best place on station to watch the 392 00:16:30,980 --> 00:16:25,300 undocking and fly around and do you 393 00:16:35,190 --> 00:16:33,990 well we're going to do something a 394 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:35,200 little different this time our fly 395 00:16:39,090 --> 00:16:36,250 around is going to be a little different 396 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:39,100 so I think we're going to have some some 397 00:16:43,380 --> 00:16:41,110 probably some good views in 398 00:16:46,170 --> 00:16:43,390 the modules in the Russian segment that 399 00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:46,180 have horizon facing windows so I think 400 00:16:49,590 --> 00:16:48,100 that'll be the best bet and there's if 401 00:16:55,980 --> 00:16:49,600 there's a few of those so we'll take 402 00:16:57,630 --> 00:16:55,990 turns if there's a conflict hi it's 403 00:17:00,329 --> 00:16:57,640 James Dean from Florida today another 404 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:00,339 question for Ron this is the last time I 405 00:17:04,039 --> 00:17:02,170 guess we'll in a very long time we'll 406 00:17:06,929 --> 00:17:04,049 see a crowd this big on the station 407 00:17:08,220 --> 00:17:06,939 although you'll continue to fly there 408 00:17:10,410 --> 00:17:08,230 for many years to come will it seemed a 409 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:10,420 little bit smaller a little less fun 410 00:17:17,730 --> 00:17:12,010 perhaps when you don't get these 411 00:17:20,429 --> 00:17:17,740 occasional visitors well I think it will 412 00:17:24,150 --> 00:17:20,439 seem a little bit smaller actually 413 00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:24,160 because you know all the all the tons of 414 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:26,620 cargo that have arrived from Atlantis 415 00:17:30,690 --> 00:17:28,089 have filled this place up so there's a 416 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:30,700 there's a lot less a room for us humans 417 00:17:35,789 --> 00:17:33,910 so but that that is really really 418 00:17:38,430 --> 00:17:35,799 important because you know we are 419 00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:38,440 outfitting this station to function for 420 00:17:42,690 --> 00:17:41,110 the rest of the decade and Atlanta says 421 00:17:45,180 --> 00:17:42,700 has really set us on the pace we're 422 00:17:46,890 --> 00:17:45,190 doing that so and we aren't we're going 423 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:46,900 to miss these guys a lot it's it's been 424 00:17:51,090 --> 00:17:49,090 really wonderful having them up here it 425 00:17:53,610 --> 00:17:51,100 is it is nice to have visitors and 426 00:17:56,250 --> 00:17:53,620 especially great visitors like these 427 00:17:59,700 --> 00:17:56,260 guys are and you know it'll be sad when 428 00:18:01,200 --> 00:17:59,710 when that stops but you know we're going 429 00:18:04,260 --> 00:18:01,210 to continue on this this place is 430 00:18:06,150 --> 00:18:04,270 amazing and it's going to continue to 431 00:18:08,039 --> 00:18:06,160 function continue to be utilized in 432 00:18:13,289 --> 00:18:08,049 great part because of the great mission 433 00:18:14,850 --> 00:18:13,299 so far that these guys have conducted hi 434 00:18:16,799 --> 00:18:14,860 it's bill Hartwick CBS News with a 435 00:18:21,510 --> 00:18:16,809 question for I think sergei volkov if i 436 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:21,520 could mr. Gaeta you've heard the u.s. 437 00:18:25,470 --> 00:18:23,530 reporters asked US astronauts about the 438 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:25,480 end of the shuttle and what might come 439 00:18:28,500 --> 00:18:27,010 next what do you what are the Russians 440 00:18:30,419 --> 00:18:28,510 think about that when you guys talk 441 00:18:33,510 --> 00:18:30,429 about it the end of the shuttle and this 442 00:18:35,610 --> 00:18:33,520 gap that's coming up and NASA's reliance 443 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:35,620 on Russia for transportation what do you 444 00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:45,330 for us it's also versed that no more 445 00:18:49,020 --> 00:18:46,750 shuttles will appear on board the 446 00:18:50,820 --> 00:18:49,030 station because thanks to this brilliant 447 00:18:55,980 --> 00:18:50,830 machine we were able to build this 448 00:19:00,570 --> 00:18:55,990 station so big and ready to have 449 00:19:03,990 --> 00:19:00,580 six-person crew of course we we would 450 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:04,000 like to continue to fly with our friends 451 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:07,810 and sales are ready to continue this 452 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:14,890 exploration of space on low orbits David 453 00:19:19,110 --> 00:19:17,530 waters from space flight now.com at the 454 00:19:21,270 --> 00:19:19,120 beginning of the shuttle program it was 455 00:19:22,710 --> 00:19:21,280 john young and bob crippen that was one 456 00:19:24,570 --> 00:19:22,720 end of the bookend you're the last 457 00:19:26,070 --> 00:19:24,580 shuttle crew to go up kind of book end 458 00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:26,080 this for us and tell us for people 459 00:19:29,580 --> 00:19:27,910 listening to this how you want people to 460 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:29,590 look back at the shuttle program that 461 00:19:41,130 --> 00:19:38,650 one for Chris Ferguson please well you 462 00:19:55,389 --> 00:19:41,140 know the shuttle is a several milestones 463 00:19:59,859 --> 00:19:58,450 they have to they have to live it 464 00:20:01,389 --> 00:19:59,869 through the pictures and the images and 465 00:20:03,219 --> 00:20:01,399 the story is that the astronauts bring 466 00:20:05,049 --> 00:20:03,229 home they don't get to see it and touch 467 00:20:09,180 --> 00:20:05,059 it and feel it like we do vehicles that 468 00:20:11,469 --> 00:20:09,190 go up and down like the space shuttle so 469 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:11,479 you know it's it's a it's a sobering 470 00:20:16,509 --> 00:20:14,690 moment it's a but at the same time we're 471 00:20:19,389 --> 00:20:16,519 incredibly overjoyed to just have had 472 00:20:21,039 --> 00:20:19,399 the space shuttle for 30 years and to 473 00:20:23,349 --> 00:20:21,049 know that you know we had this ability 474 00:20:24,820 --> 00:20:23,359 to go to low-earth orbit and we're so 475 00:20:26,919 --> 00:20:24,830 much more comfortable here than we were 476 00:20:29,289 --> 00:20:26,929 just a short time ago and we hope that 477 00:20:33,639 --> 00:20:29,299 that continues on to our commercial 478 00:20:35,139 --> 00:20:33,649 spaceflight partners and Chris I'm so 479 00:20:37,419 --> 00:20:35,149 sorry to do this to you but we lost your 480 00:20:39,159 --> 00:20:37,429 video downlink for the first 30 seconds 481 00:20:40,930 --> 00:20:39,169 of that answer so if you could just 482 00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:40,940 start that part again and just tell us 483 00:20:44,289 --> 00:20:42,919 when we look back at the 30 years of 484 00:20:46,029 --> 00:20:44,299 these I thought I was he didn't like my 485 00:20:48,430 --> 00:20:46,039 question but anyway when we look back 486 00:20:50,469 --> 00:20:48,440 when we look back at the 30 years of the 487 00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:50,479 space shuttle program what do you want 488 00:21:01,079 --> 00:20:58,269 well yet we don't have the fade to black 489 00:21:03,339 --> 00:21:01,089 switch up here I wish we did sometimes 490 00:21:06,009 --> 00:21:03,349 but you know of course we have the 491 00:21:08,349 --> 00:21:06,019 International Space Station to to look 492 00:21:09,609 --> 00:21:08,359 back upon if it weren't for the four for 493 00:21:11,049 --> 00:21:09,619 the Space Shuttle the station wouldn't 494 00:21:12,999 --> 00:21:11,059 be here and certainly wouldn't be as 495 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:13,009 large as it is it's that that large 496 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:14,690 payload bay that's in the space shuttle 497 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:17,570 that allows the the large diameter that 498 00:21:21,489 --> 00:21:19,609 you see around us it allows us to sit 499 00:21:22,899 --> 00:21:21,499 five across in here if it wasn't for the 500 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:22,909 space shuttle we wouldn't be doing 501 00:21:26,799 --> 00:21:25,129 anything like that of course there's 502 00:21:27,999 --> 00:21:26,809 also the tremendous observatories that 503 00:21:30,549 --> 00:21:28,009 the shuttle is launched throughout its 504 00:21:33,159 --> 00:21:30,559 years Hubble Space Telescope Compton 505 00:21:35,889 --> 00:21:33,169 gamma ray the Chandra x-ray Space 506 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:35,899 Telescope plus the Space Shuttle has 507 00:21:40,810 --> 00:21:38,690 really it's it's I don't say we have 508 00:21:43,299 --> 00:21:40,820 command of low-earth orbit we're so much 509 00:21:44,829 --> 00:21:43,309 more comfortable here you living and 510 00:21:47,249 --> 00:21:44,839 working day in and day out and we'll 511 00:21:49,539 --> 00:21:47,259 look back at the Space Shuttle as a 512 00:21:52,629 --> 00:21:49,549 vehicle that just give us regular access 513 00:21:54,999 --> 00:21:52,639 and it opened up low-earth orbit so that 514 00:21:57,909 --> 00:21:55,009 we can go beyond and we can learn how to 515 00:22:03,789 --> 00:21:57,919 live in areas perhaps in lunar orbit 516 00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:03,799 lunar surface or on an asteroid Atlantis 517 00:22:08,079 --> 00:22:06,169 ISS this is Houston ACR that concludes 518 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:08,089 questions from the Kennedy Space Center 519 00:22:16,780 --> 00:22:09,530 please stand by for a voice 520 00:22:18,550 --> 00:22:16,790 check from NASA headquarters PA OU des 521 00:22:24,340 --> 00:22:18,560 mannes diocese this is NASA headquarters 522 00:22:25,330 --> 00:22:24,350 PA oh how do you read me we have a loud 523 00:22:30,250 --> 00:22:25,340 and clear on the International Space 524 00:22:32,230 --> 00:22:30,260 Station line hi Suzanne presto from VOA 525 00:22:34,270 --> 00:22:32,240 Ron can you tell us a bit more about 526 00:22:36,070 --> 00:22:34,280 your science activities on station 527 00:22:37,510 --> 00:22:36,080 particularly any experiments you've been 528 00:22:47,650 --> 00:22:37,520 working on that will be coming back down 529 00:22:49,180 --> 00:22:47,660 on shuttle thank you well um that would 530 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:49,190 take a long time to answer we've been we 531 00:22:52,930 --> 00:22:50,450 have been doing a lot of science on 532 00:22:55,420 --> 00:22:52,940 board and as far as i know i think the 533 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:55,430 only well i mean there's a lot of human 534 00:23:00,580 --> 00:22:57,050 research where whether it were kind of 535 00:23:01,870 --> 00:23:00,590 the subjects and there's a lot of that 536 00:23:03,310 --> 00:23:01,880 science that's going to go down on the 537 00:23:05,980 --> 00:23:03,320 shuttle we also have some spiders on 538 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:05,990 board right now that are being studied 539 00:23:10,180 --> 00:23:08,030 and they are going down on the shuttle 540 00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:10,190 as well but we've been conducting 541 00:23:14,730 --> 00:23:12,710 experiments fluid experiments 542 00:23:18,370 --> 00:23:14,740 approaching crystal growth experiments 543 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:18,380 plant growth experiments experiments 544 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:20,210 with the human body and the function of 545 00:23:23,290 --> 00:23:21,650 the human body looking at things like 546 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:23,300 you know how to conduct combat 547 00:23:28,770 --> 00:23:26,570 osteoporosis so there's a quite a bit of 548 00:23:31,450 --> 00:23:28,780 science going on board combustion 549 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:31,460 science we've been doing as well so we 550 00:23:35,350 --> 00:23:33,890 are we are at the at the beginning of 551 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:35,360 full utilization of this amazing 552 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:42,650 research facility Keith counting nest 553 00:23:47,050 --> 00:23:45,290 watch calm for us Chris Ferguson this is 554 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:47,060 the last shuttle mission so most of you 555 00:23:50,290 --> 00:23:48,290 probably not going to just apply again 556 00:23:51,670 --> 00:23:50,300 at least not for a few years and that 557 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:51,680 said I have to say it must be a little 558 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:53,210 tiring for you to try and plan a career 559 00:23:56,980 --> 00:23:55,010 and stay motivated you must be like a 560 00:23:58,990 --> 00:23:56,990 tennis ball at times especially when the 561 00:24:00,430 --> 00:23:59,000 white house proposes a policy Congress 562 00:24:02,110 --> 00:24:00,440 cuts it and so forth and it goes in a 563 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:02,120 circle and we pretty much don't go much 564 00:24:05,770 --> 00:24:04,490 of anywhere as we speak your floating 565 00:24:08,110 --> 00:24:05,780 off planet on the edge of tomorrow 566 00:24:10,090 --> 00:24:08,120 literally that certainly offers you in 567 00:24:11,980 --> 00:24:10,100 the unique perspective and the ability 568 00:24:14,380 --> 00:24:11,990 to be heard what is it that we should be 569 00:24:15,970 --> 00:24:14,390 doing really should be going to explore 570 00:24:17,380 --> 00:24:15,980 space which our policymakers in 571 00:24:19,420 --> 00:24:17,390 Washington be doing which is they 572 00:24:21,550 --> 00:24:19,430 stopped doing and I guess should be 573 00:24:22,620 --> 00:24:21,560 boldly going somewhere I just continue 574 00:24:24,510 --> 00:24:22,630 to waste time 575 00:24:25,470 --> 00:24:24,520 doing this in PowerPoint what would you 576 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:25,480 say you're going to talk to the 577 00:24:29,010 --> 00:24:26,890 president like an hour and a half or so 578 00:24:30,990 --> 00:24:29,020 you really wanted to say one thing to 579 00:24:32,940 --> 00:24:31,000 them what is it that you would say to 580 00:24:39,270 --> 00:24:32,950 move forward the whole notion of 581 00:24:41,190 --> 00:24:39,280 exploring space for real Hey well hello 582 00:24:44,340 --> 00:24:41,200 Keith first of all and thanks for the 583 00:24:45,990 --> 00:24:44,350 question boy I'll tell you I do share a 584 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:46,000 little bit of your frustration we've 585 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:48,030 we've had a lot of major programs 586 00:24:54,030 --> 00:24:50,290 vibrant and very interesting programs 587 00:24:57,270 --> 00:24:54,040 come and go at NASA without coming to 588 00:24:59,250 --> 00:24:57,280 you know fruition and a lot of that is 589 00:25:01,020 --> 00:24:59,260 its politics driven a lot of it is 590 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:01,030 funding driven a lot of it is due to 591 00:25:04,460 --> 00:25:02,890 dynamic events like for example the loss 592 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:04,470 of Columbia these are certainly things 593 00:25:08,850 --> 00:25:06,850 you know some of them are clearly out of 594 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:08,860 our control and to answer your question 595 00:25:16,350 --> 00:25:12,310 if there's one thing that we could do to 596 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:16,360 focus if you will efforts it's to just 597 00:25:22,530 --> 00:25:20,170 appeal to Congress to focus on the 598 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:22,540 long-term you know look at the horizon 599 00:25:26,850 --> 00:25:24,250 don't look one or two years in the 600 00:25:29,190 --> 00:25:26,860 future but look at ten years and see 601 00:25:30,420 --> 00:25:29,200 where you want this nation to be and I 602 00:25:31,860 --> 00:25:30,430 understand that the president has a 603 00:25:34,250 --> 00:25:31,870 space policy and I think that that's 604 00:25:36,750 --> 00:25:34,260 fantastic but we need to retain a 605 00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:36,760 coherent meaningful space policy that 606 00:25:39,450 --> 00:25:38,080 will take us more than just one or two 607 00:25:43,350 --> 00:25:39,460 years in the future that will take us 608 00:25:45,030 --> 00:25:43,360 out to 10 and 15 years you know a decade 609 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:45,040 old plan if you will of where we want 610 00:25:49,530 --> 00:25:47,170 this nation to go in space and make it a 611 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:49,540 law to follow it so that you know 612 00:25:54,900 --> 00:25:52,510 perhaps congressional representative 613 00:25:56,910 --> 00:25:54,910 senators presidential administrations 614 00:25:59,100 --> 00:25:56,920 are obliged to follow the policy that 615 00:26:01,230 --> 00:25:59,110 this nation set forth so we can chart 616 00:26:05,750 --> 00:26:01,240 out something that's 10 or 15 years in a 617 00:26:10,410 --> 00:26:08,970 atlantis ISS this is Houston ACR that 618 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:10,420 concludes questions from NASA 619 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:12,730 headquarters please stand by for a voice 620 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:14,530 check from marshall space flight center 621 00:26:20,550 --> 00:26:18,970 PA OH atlantis ISS this is marshall 622 00:26:28,950 --> 00:26:20,560 space flight center PA oh how do you 623 00:26:32,310 --> 00:26:28,960 hear me we have you loud and clear hi my 624 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:32,320 name is Rikki Klaus from WHNT news 19 625 00:26:35,420 --> 00:26:33,810 and I wanted to ask 626 00:26:38,870 --> 00:26:35,430 much of the world was watching as you 627 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:38,880 guys sky rocketed into space excited you 628 00:26:43,010 --> 00:26:41,250 know loving to see you what what was 629 00:26:51,050 --> 00:26:43,020 going through your head when when that 630 00:26:52,670 --> 00:26:51,060 was happening well there's a lot of 631 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:52,680 emotions going through your mind it's it 632 00:26:56,330 --> 00:26:54,450 the at a space shuttle launch is a very 633 00:26:58,700 --> 00:26:56,340 interesting experience it's it's kind of 634 00:27:00,050 --> 00:26:58,710 like the year in the year prior to the 635 00:27:01,610 --> 00:27:00,060 launch you're preparing for the Super 636 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:01,620 Bowl but you don't know exactly what day 637 00:27:05,270 --> 00:27:03,330 the super bowl is so you get all 638 00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:05,280 prepared and even on the day of your 639 00:27:07,670 --> 00:27:06,510 scheduled launch you're looking at the 640 00:27:08,870 --> 00:27:07,680 weather think is are we going to go 641 00:27:11,150 --> 00:27:08,880 aren't we going to go and I'm this 642 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:11,160 launch was no different we had a seventy 643 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:13,050 percent chance of not going but we gotta 644 00:27:16,460 --> 00:27:15,450 prepares it for going and you walk out 645 00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:16,470 there and you look at this amazing 646 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:18,480 vehicle on the launch pad and you just 647 00:27:22,790 --> 00:27:21,210 nothing comes in your mind but Wow and 648 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:22,800 you get up there and strapped in and 649 00:27:26,270 --> 00:27:24,690 you're still waiting and you never know 650 00:27:27,860 --> 00:27:26,280 for sure whether you're going until at 651 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:27,870 the last second because we had a hold at 652 00:27:32,030 --> 00:27:29,850 31 seconds and we're going to oh no now 653 00:27:33,500 --> 00:27:32,040 what and the funny thing about that is 654 00:27:35,330 --> 00:27:33,510 they picked up the count and Austin was 655 00:27:37,490 --> 00:27:35,340 like ready set go and bam we were off to 656 00:27:38,660 --> 00:27:37,500 the races and we're getting shot off the 657 00:27:41,330 --> 00:27:38,670 planet and it was just absolutely 658 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:41,340 amazing so the whole ride up you get 659 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:43,170 your big wide eyed and it's experiencing 660 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:45,450 all the all the the thrill of the g's 661 00:27:52,310 --> 00:27:47,250 and also the incredible sights and 662 00:27:55,130 --> 00:27:52,320 sounds you hear with way 31 in 663 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:55,140 Huntsville you guys are part of a very 664 00:27:58,820 --> 00:27:57,090 exclusive club on the last shuttle 665 00:28:06,880 --> 00:27:58,830 mission what are some of the moments 666 00:28:11,930 --> 00:28:09,740 well I think we're all relishing just 667 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:11,940 the the fact that we're in space again 668 00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:13,770 we're able to float around we're here on 669 00:28:18,380 --> 00:28:16,080 the space station working with the space 670 00:28:20,870 --> 00:28:18,390 station crew just living in this 671 00:28:22,730 --> 00:28:20,880 environment and and working hard to make 672 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:22,740 this a better place to live and to 673 00:28:27,140 --> 00:28:25,170 sustain it for the next year it really 674 00:28:30,020 --> 00:28:27,150 is special being up here and and 675 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:30,030 whenever we're up here we just try and 676 00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:32,370 save her that as much as we can whether 677 00:28:35,420 --> 00:28:33,510 you're on your first shuttle mission 678 00:28:39,050 --> 00:28:35,430 your second shuttle mission or this the 679 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:39,060 last shuttle mission my name is Monica 680 00:28:43,250 --> 00:28:41,250 Rick's I'm with wafs out of the rocket 681 00:28:43,700 --> 00:28:43,260 city and Sandy I've been admiring your 682 00:28:45,740 --> 00:28:43,710 hair 683 00:28:47,690 --> 00:28:45,750 all morning and this question is for you 684 00:28:51,529 --> 00:28:47,700 to you've been this is your second time 685 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:51,539 up at the ISS tell me the changes that 686 00:28:57,019 --> 00:28:53,850 have gone through the space station and 687 00:28:59,630 --> 00:28:57,029 and how it looks now and also you've got 688 00:29:01,039 --> 00:28:59,640 six days left before you know some crew 689 00:29:06,529 --> 00:29:01,049 members leave is there anything you want 690 00:29:08,659 --> 00:29:06,539 to do before you fly back well certainly 691 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:08,669 the space station feels a lot like home 692 00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:10,890 the minute we opened the hatch I felt 693 00:29:14,899 --> 00:29:12,809 like I never left but in the in the 694 00:29:16,909 --> 00:29:14,909 meantime that since I've been here two 695 00:29:19,909 --> 00:29:16,919 years ago several new modules have 696 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:19,919 arrived the most enjoyable one of which 697 00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:22,010 is the cupola which is this very nice 698 00:29:28,039 --> 00:29:24,990 windowed module that we can see these 699 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:28,049 spectacular views of the earth so almost 700 00:29:31,909 --> 00:29:30,450 after a couple hours after we docked and 701 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:31,919 we had a break we all ran up to the 702 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:34,770 cupola to see the view from there so the 703 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:36,570 station and you know it's the same but 704 00:29:39,889 --> 00:29:38,370 yet it's different in some ways a lot of 705 00:29:42,019 --> 00:29:39,899 the operation is still the same these 706 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:42,029 guys are taking great care of it as far 707 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:44,010 as the remaining time of the mission 708 00:29:47,029 --> 00:29:45,690 we're going to finish out our transfer 709 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:47,039 and hopefully we'll get that done a 710 00:29:51,019 --> 00:29:48,690 little bit early and we'll have some 711 00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:51,029 time to spend in the cupola at some of 712 00:29:55,159 --> 00:29:52,710 the other windows and just with our 713 00:29:57,789 --> 00:29:55,169 station colleagues and and share some 714 00:30:00,620 --> 00:29:57,799 memories before we have to leave 715 00:30:02,180 --> 00:30:00,630 Atlantis ISS this is Houston ACR that 716 00:30:03,919 --> 00:30:02,190 concludes questions from the Marshall 717 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:03,929 Space Flight Center we will rejoin you 718 00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:09,330 after a brief calm drop out Atlantis ISS 719 00:30:15,799 --> 00:30:13,590 this is Houston ACR back with you please 720 00:30:21,769 --> 00:30:15,809 stand by for a voice check from the Ames 721 00:30:26,769 --> 00:30:21,779 Research Center lantus ISS this is Ames 722 00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:29,090 we have you loud and clear Dame's it's 723 00:30:32,510 --> 00:30:30,809 going to take us about another 30 724 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:32,520 seconds or so to get all set in the 725 00:30:55,190 --> 00:30:44,340 that was probably the most entertaining 726 00:30:57,780 --> 00:30:55,200 thing you'll see all day so can I go 727 00:31:00,810 --> 00:30:57,790 good morning this is Bob rebell I'm with 728 00:31:03,690 --> 00:31:00,820 NBC Bay Area the home market of Rex 729 00:31:05,220 --> 00:31:03,700 Walheim so my question is for you Rex 730 00:31:07,380 --> 00:31:05,230 what are your thoughts on the shuttle 731 00:31:09,270 --> 00:31:07,390 program coming to an end what do you 732 00:31:11,910 --> 00:31:09,280 think its legacy is going to be and most 733 00:31:16,220 --> 00:31:11,920 importantly were you able to spot san 734 00:31:22,350 --> 00:31:19,590 well that's the the first one I i we did 735 00:31:24,290 --> 00:31:22,360 have a pass over California just in time 736 00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:24,300 actually as having a family conference 737 00:31:28,260 --> 00:31:26,230 family conference the only when we have 738 00:31:30,270 --> 00:31:28,270 during the mission with my wife and two 739 00:31:31,830 --> 00:31:30,280 boys and so I had a chance to to see us 740 00:31:33,060 --> 00:31:31,840 coming over California the Bay Area was 741 00:31:34,410 --> 00:31:33,070 a little bit foggy so I couldn't quite 742 00:31:37,380 --> 00:31:34,420 see San Francisco but it was spectacular 743 00:31:38,340 --> 00:31:37,390 to see the Central Valley and some of 744 00:31:40,620 --> 00:31:38,350 Southern California little bit of 745 00:31:43,350 --> 00:31:40,630 Northern California the shuttles legacy 746 00:31:45,390 --> 00:31:43,360 as far as that goes number one it it 747 00:31:47,190 --> 00:31:45,400 sent probes different planets it launch 748 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:47,200 probes it launched great observatories 749 00:31:51,419 --> 00:31:49,690 like the Hubble Space Telescope and then 750 00:31:53,490 --> 00:31:51,429 the crown jewel of the space shuttle 751 00:31:55,110 --> 00:31:53,500 program is it helped to build this 752 00:31:56,669 --> 00:31:55,120 magnificent International Space Station 753 00:31:58,080 --> 00:31:56,679 that we're on right now it wouldn't be 754 00:32:00,150 --> 00:31:58,090 the size of the magnitude without the 755 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:00,160 space shuttle and the spatial has had a 756 00:32:03,270 --> 00:32:01,690 storied 30-year career but what I'd like 757 00:32:04,950 --> 00:32:03,280 to think is the space shuttles legacy 758 00:32:06,780 --> 00:32:04,960 lives on Hubble will still be taking 759 00:32:07,950 --> 00:32:06,790 picture our crewmates here will still be 760 00:32:09,990 --> 00:32:07,960 doing research on the International 761 00:32:11,370 --> 00:32:10,000 Space Station and that that's all legacy 762 00:32:13,650 --> 00:32:11,380 the shuttle which will continue to live 763 00:32:15,930 --> 00:32:13,660 on and for the future I'm hoping that as 764 00:32:17,130 --> 00:32:15,940 this shuttle is retired that money that 765 00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:17,140 we would be spending on the shuttle is 766 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:19,030 available to not only continue the 767 00:32:22,410 --> 00:32:20,770 International Space Station research but 768 00:32:23,850 --> 00:32:22,420 to go beyond we need to get back in the 769 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:23,860 exploration business where we're going 770 00:32:34,850 --> 00:32:32,870 good morning this is matt bigler KCBS 771 00:32:36,470 --> 00:32:34,860 radio and this is a question for X or 772 00:32:38,510 --> 00:32:36,480 whoever would like to feel that and 773 00:32:40,220 --> 00:32:38,520 we're speaking to you from Silicon 774 00:32:42,409 --> 00:32:40,230 Valley the home of Google and Facebook 775 00:32:45,409 --> 00:32:42,419 and things like social media and the 776 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:45,419 iPhone and my question is what effect do 777 00:32:49,460 --> 00:32:47,010 you think that some of these high tech 778 00:32:52,039 --> 00:32:49,470 innovations have had on America's 779 00:32:58,070 --> 00:32:52,049 interest in space travel and our ability 780 00:33:00,680 --> 00:32:58,080 to explore the final frontier well I 781 00:33:02,269 --> 00:33:00,690 think that technology is it has an 782 00:33:03,950 --> 00:33:02,279 inherent interest and people just taken 783 00:33:05,930 --> 00:33:03,960 hair and interest in it and I think 784 00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:05,940 Silicon Valley is the genesis a lot of 785 00:33:09,590 --> 00:33:07,529 the technology we use here on the space 786 00:33:12,769 --> 00:33:09,600 station so I really do think it plays a 787 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:12,779 very important role from from from 788 00:33:16,399 --> 00:33:14,730 inspiring grade school kids to actually 789 00:33:18,620 --> 00:33:16,409 providing the science that we need to do 790 00:33:19,820 --> 00:33:18,630 our do our research here and I think 791 00:33:21,289 --> 00:33:19,830 that's going to always keep people 792 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:21,299 curious and curiosity is a very 793 00:33:24,860 --> 00:33:23,370 important thing that you need to to be 794 00:33:26,990 --> 00:33:24,870 able to develop a space program then 795 00:33:28,580 --> 00:33:27,000 develop a good research program that can 796 00:33:34,370 --> 00:33:28,590 really pay incredible dividends here in 797 00:33:36,289 --> 00:33:34,380 space hi this is jamie with the San Jose 798 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:36,299 Mercury News and this question is for 799 00:33:40,370 --> 00:33:39,210 Rex Walheim I was wondering what you 800 00:33:45,430 --> 00:33:40,380 felt when you found out that you're 801 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:47,779 well I think like most of us I was very 802 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:49,890 honored it was so great to get a chance 803 00:33:53,899 --> 00:33:53,010 to fly in space again I wasn't sure none 804 00:33:54,740 --> 00:33:53,909 of us were really sure we were ever 805 00:33:56,330 --> 00:33:54,750 going to get a chance because they had 806 00:33:58,519 --> 00:33:56,340 assigned the last mission and so we 807 00:34:00,320 --> 00:33:58,529 thought well our chance had had gone had 808 00:34:02,750 --> 00:34:00,330 gone by it's kind of like being at at 809 00:34:03,830 --> 00:34:02,760 Disneyland and the ride closed and just 810 00:34:05,870 --> 00:34:03,840 before you get to the front of the line 811 00:34:07,430 --> 00:34:05,880 but then they added a new flight and we 812 00:34:09,109 --> 00:34:07,440 were kind of getting close to the to the 813 00:34:10,550 --> 00:34:09,119 to the front and we were we were very 814 00:34:13,070 --> 00:34:10,560 very fortunate enough to be entrusted to 815 00:34:15,169 --> 00:34:13,080 fly on this mission and it was extremely 816 00:34:16,430 --> 00:34:15,179 overjoyed to get a chance to a chance to 817 00:34:20,590 --> 00:34:16,440 have come here again it's an amazing 818 00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:24,220 good morning Alan fair with k ft LTV 28 819 00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:26,600 and this also is for Rex our hometown 820 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:28,250 representative Rex I'd like to know how 821 00:34:32,050 --> 00:34:30,050 your many contributions to the shuttle 822 00:34:34,150 --> 00:34:32,060 and the ISS programs as well as the 823 00:34:36,250 --> 00:34:34,160 magnificent views of Earth and the stars 824 00:34:38,350 --> 00:34:36,260 from your vantage point how have all 825 00:34:40,660 --> 00:34:38,360 these helped shape you as a person and 826 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:40,670 have led you to ponder humankind's place 827 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:46,370 in the cosmos well it is an absolutely 828 00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:47,810 amazing creation looking on the earth 829 00:34:52,780 --> 00:34:49,910 and there's just a you can't describe it 830 00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:52,790 and we are we're all trying to continue 831 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:55,310 this exploration space and one of the 832 00:34:58,660 --> 00:34:56,690 things you want to do is make it more 833 00:35:00,670 --> 00:34:58,670 accessible to every day people to get 834 00:35:01,900 --> 00:35:00,680 everybody a chance to come in space one 835 00:35:04,420 --> 00:35:01,910 day because it changes your perspective 836 00:35:06,070 --> 00:35:04,430 look at us here we have 10 people from 837 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:06,080 three different countries of Americans 838 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:08,330 Russians and a Japanese astronaut and 839 00:35:11,740 --> 00:35:09,890 we're all working together we live 840 00:35:13,630 --> 00:35:11,750 together work together solve problems 841 00:35:15,550 --> 00:35:13,640 together laugh together and it's just an 842 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:15,560 amazing camaraderie and we're one big 843 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:17,450 team and we execute the plan as one big 844 00:35:20,590 --> 00:35:18,770 team and you look down at the earth 845 00:35:21,910 --> 00:35:20,600 that's just one big planet we're all 846 00:35:23,860 --> 00:35:21,920 done together and I think the more 847 00:35:29,710 --> 00:35:23,870 people we get up here to see that 848 00:35:31,900 --> 00:35:29,720 perspective the better off we'll be hi 849 00:35:34,510 --> 00:35:31,910 my name is Jade Hernandez I'm with KTVU 850 00:35:36,550 --> 00:35:34,520 channel 2 news the Fox affiliate my 851 00:35:39,250 --> 00:35:36,560 question is for mission specialists 852 00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:39,260 direction wollheim Rex tell me students 853 00:35:42,790 --> 00:35:40,730 from all over will get a chance to see 854 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:42,800 you in space what do you have to tell 855 00:35:49,590 --> 00:35:45,410 them how do you inspire them to look to 856 00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:51,970 well for me I would I tell them is 857 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:54,110 number one work hard especially in math 858 00:35:57,460 --> 00:35:55,610 and science and number two have 859 00:35:58,900 --> 00:35:57,470 persistence because it as hard as you 860 00:36:00,790 --> 00:35:58,910 work it's going to take some persistence 861 00:36:02,590 --> 00:36:00,800 because I can remember as a kid sitting 862 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:02,600 in my backyard in San Carlos looking up 863 00:36:05,470 --> 00:36:03,770 at the airplanes that were circling 864 00:36:07,720 --> 00:36:05,480 around to go land in San Francisco and 865 00:36:09,910 --> 00:36:07,730 thinking wow I hope I get a chance to 866 00:36:12,190 --> 00:36:09,920 fly someday and to be right here with my 867 00:36:15,130 --> 00:36:12,200 crewmates and we're flying over over the 868 00:36:17,350 --> 00:36:15,140 earth at 200 miles up at 17,500 miles an 869 00:36:19,390 --> 00:36:17,360 hour it's really a dream come true and 870 00:36:21,940 --> 00:36:19,400 it's another I mean just the simple 871 00:36:23,260 --> 00:36:21,950 things like floating and flying in and 872 00:36:25,450 --> 00:36:23,270 zero gravity is just absolutely amazing 873 00:36:26,710 --> 00:36:25,460 it everybody dreams about about the 874 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:26,720 dreams where you can fly and here you 875 00:36:29,710 --> 00:36:28,490 can actually do it so it's it's 876 00:36:34,110 --> 00:36:29,720 absolutely amazing and your dreams 877 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:37,270 Atlantis ISS this is Houston ACR that 878 00:36:41,380 --> 00:36:39,170 concludes questions from Ames Research 879 00:36:54,580 --> 00:36:41,390 Center please stand by for a voice check 880 00:37:00,340 --> 00:36:54,590 from Jack's appeal Atlantis is yes this 881 00:37:10,740 --> 00:37:00,350 is Jack OTO how do you hear me we read 882 00:37:17,380 --> 00:37:13,780 comanche from MTV I have a question to 883 00:37:19,750 --> 00:37:17,390 mr. furusawa dr. Luka well the answer to 884 00:37:21,490 --> 00:37:19,760 which everyone is on board gem I believe 885 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:21,500 and that under spaceship earth made 886 00:37:26,410 --> 00:37:23,570 major contribution to building the ISS 887 00:37:28,720 --> 00:37:26,420 and also and the shuttle has continued 888 00:37:31,030 --> 00:37:28,730 to carry the Japanese astronaut and the 889 00:37:33,490 --> 00:37:31,040 space shuttle will be ending and 890 00:37:34,930 --> 00:37:33,500 retiring this time what is your feeling 891 00:37:41,140 --> 00:37:34,940 about the retirement of the space 892 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:41,150 shuttle hi a space shuttle you are a 893 00:37:50,830 --> 00:37:45,890 home so state Parvati hon GE yes the 894 00:37:53,590 --> 00:37:50,840 state channels and sudoku parole is what 895 00:37:55,420 --> 00:37:53,600 about hopes dreams and also challenging 896 00:38:01,630 --> 00:37:55,430 spirit to Japan is of the Japanese 897 00:38:05,590 --> 00:38:01,640 people and me and for the Japanese after 898 00:38:07,300 --> 00:38:05,600 two onboard the ISS I believe that the 899 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:07,310 fact that I person was able to welcome 900 00:38:11,620 --> 00:38:09,170 the crew on board the last space shuttle 901 00:38:14,290 --> 00:38:11,630 with something a great honor for me it 902 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:14,300 is regretful that especially will be 903 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:17,450 retiring but I believe that this is a 904 00:38:21,730 --> 00:38:19,970 step towards the future programs there 905 00:38:27,060 --> 00:38:21,740 will be a sub new starting point for 906 00:38:29,230 --> 00:38:27,070 future programs i think that the US and 907 00:38:31,270 --> 00:38:29,240 american colleagues our child have a 908 00:38:33,550 --> 00:38:31,280 challenging spirit and I respect them 909 00:38:35,140 --> 00:38:33,560 very much for that challenging spirit my 910 00:38:37,390 --> 00:38:35,150 name is sido from envious i have a 911 00:38:39,609 --> 00:38:37,400 question astronaut Whitaker well I'm 912 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:39,619 reading your twitter messages all the 913 00:38:44,140 --> 00:38:41,570 time well you've said that you're going 914 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:44,150 to a custom to zero gravity and have you 915 00:38:48,070 --> 00:38:46,250 experienced any changes in your physical 916 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:48,080 condition or your mental condition 917 00:38:52,780 --> 00:38:51,290 something interesting and also could you 918 00:38:55,359 --> 00:38:52,790 talk about it from a doctor's 919 00:38:59,710 --> 00:38:55,369 perspective as well as an individual's 920 00:39:03,190 --> 00:38:59,720 perspective I talk to bed soon ova 921 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:03,200 mizukage India's kodomo stotra a vamos 922 00:39:07,030 --> 00:39:05,210 un attimo still no ah it's very 923 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:07,040 difficult to make a distinction there by 924 00:39:11,770 --> 00:39:09,650 some system and what I feel interesting 925 00:39:16,690 --> 00:39:11,780 is that them charging in my for some 926 00:39:20,170 --> 00:39:16,700 senses how I feel well yeah you do some 927 00:39:22,870 --> 00:39:20,180 and the feeling of being vertical or 928 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:22,880 horizontal now where your legs are 929 00:39:28,980 --> 00:39:25,250 located you feel like it's the floor and 930 00:39:31,599 --> 00:39:28,990 if you change your posture and then 931 00:39:33,339 --> 00:39:31,609 Constantine g0 na mano de place where 932 00:39:36,490 --> 00:39:33,349 your feet are located feel like the 933 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:36,500 floor so I think that when we say the 934 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:39,320 upside and downside is just for the sake 935 00:39:43,690 --> 00:39:41,570 of convenience in outer space I think 936 00:39:45,849 --> 00:39:43,700 it's just in relative terms that you 937 00:39:48,790 --> 00:39:45,859 feel that you are upside down or the 938 00:39:51,609 --> 00:39:48,800 other way around how to know from NHK 939 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:51,619 and after Africa another thing about the 940 00:39:59,260 --> 00:39:57,170 show well well it was in mojo from well 941 00:40:01,660 --> 00:39:59,270 I mean this will use them you flow the 942 00:40:04,839 --> 00:40:01,670 serious but don't you wish to Japan on 943 00:40:10,180 --> 00:40:04,849 board the shuttle I ego sawariya 944 00:40:12,430 --> 00:40:10,190 telepathic and watch young at all thank 945 00:40:14,980 --> 00:40:12,440 you for that very good i mean ok bc co 946 00:40:17,109 --> 00:40:14,990 no get our canister question about space 947 00:40:19,030 --> 00:40:17,119 shuttle discourse occur in order to 948 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:19,040 become a mission specialist i have a 949 00:40:24,460 --> 00:40:21,890 need to go harsh training and i wish i 950 00:40:26,349 --> 00:40:24,470 had been able to travel on the station 951 00:40:28,839 --> 00:40:26,359 but not everything goes as you wish in 952 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:28,849 my heart but at present i'm very 953 00:40:34,690 --> 00:40:31,130 satisfied and because someday three 954 00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:34,700 reasons for this system is that the 955 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:37,609 Soyuz them is a very highly reliable a 956 00:40:46,450 --> 00:40:42,950 Russian and space vehicle and I was able 957 00:40:49,270 --> 00:40:46,460 to board the series and arrive at the 958 00:40:52,540 --> 00:40:49,280 ISS and two big contribution Sufi is 959 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:52,550 this activity and the second is that I 960 00:40:57,069 --> 00:40:55,130 as a Japanese restaurant or not was able 961 00:40:58,510 --> 00:40:57,079 to welcome they last two on board the 962 00:41:02,430 --> 00:40:58,520 space shuttle mission and also 963 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:02,440 especially Atlantis you know us to our I 964 00:41:11,230 --> 00:41:05,930 believe and that I was the first step to 965 00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:11,240 encounter at my dish and also crimson 966 00:41:16,630 --> 00:41:13,310 phagosome the commander so Constitution 967 00:41:18,849 --> 00:41:16,640 has made my wish come true and he let me 968 00:41:23,420 --> 00:41:18,859 sit in his commanded seat at dega photo 969 00:41:29,990 --> 00:41:27,020 I'm komiyama of asahi shimbun ooze 970 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:30,000 question to mr. dr. Ferragamo this is 971 00:41:36,349 --> 00:41:34,050 about the month since you have left the 972 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:36,359 ground and probably you have opportunity 973 00:41:43,069 --> 00:41:40,170 to look at the disaster-hit area from is 974 00:41:45,589 --> 00:41:43,079 if you have any message to those people 975 00:41:50,510 --> 00:41:45,599 who have been impacted by the disaster 976 00:41:53,930 --> 00:41:50,520 yo creo que hasta más te dijo attack CDC 977 00:42:01,280 --> 00:41:53,940 more eco cozy no toki me Yoko esta listo 978 00:42:03,319 --> 00:42:01,290 demo I'm certainly travel to Roku area 979 00:42:05,599 --> 00:42:03,329 when I was a high school student and I 980 00:42:09,049 --> 00:42:05,609 was very moved by those people who are 981 00:42:11,900 --> 00:42:09,059 very friendly people there so I have 982 00:42:13,970 --> 00:42:11,910 very good memory of visiting there and 983 00:42:15,770 --> 00:42:13,980 four months had passed but I believe 984 00:42:19,069 --> 00:42:15,780 that things are still very difficult for 985 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:19,079 them but what I can say is that if we 986 00:42:24,430 --> 00:42:22,170 continue to do what you can do on the 987 00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:24,440 day tomorrow would be better than today 988 00:42:33,049 --> 00:42:29,910 and also other colleagues from here from 989 00:42:35,720 --> 00:42:33,059 us and washer everyone very much 990 00:42:37,819 --> 00:42:35,730 concerned and they give good wishes and 991 00:42:41,510 --> 00:42:37,829 not only US and Russia but all the 992 00:42:43,700 --> 00:42:41,520 people in the world cheering up and 993 00:42:46,609 --> 00:42:43,710 trying to be support so i hope that 994 00:42:48,650 --> 00:42:46,619 stuff keep on trying japan there's no 995 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:48,660 question to mr. who do come again from 996 00:42:55,660 --> 00:42:51,690 um you the newspaper you had worked very 997 00:42:58,309 --> 00:42:55,670 hard for the last 12 years and you 998 00:43:00,109 --> 00:42:58,319 finally came to the space and did you 999 00:43:05,270 --> 00:43:00,119 encounter anything that you didn't 1000 00:43:13,039 --> 00:43:05,280 expect in space yo ho tum dono katoa a 1001 00:43:15,559 --> 00:43:13,049 cool n Doradus day well things went as 1002 00:43:18,859 --> 00:43:15,569 you rode i had been trained local Kyle 1003 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:18,869 this is however one thing that I was 1004 00:43:24,079 --> 00:43:20,970 disorder caused you any bubble tea was a 1005 00:43:27,829 --> 00:43:24,089 good surprise was that the things do not 1006 00:43:30,530 --> 00:43:27,839 stay on surface because if it is on the 1007 00:43:32,180 --> 00:43:30,540 ground if we put something of objects on 1008 00:43:36,069 --> 00:43:32,190 table it will stay there but they will 1009 00:43:39,729 --> 00:43:36,079 flow out in space so here we use them 1010 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:39,739 crow to try to fix them on surface and 1011 00:43:48,969 --> 00:43:44,170 even if it is fixed sometimes they float 1012 00:43:52,150 --> 00:43:48,979 so that was rather things that I was not 1013 00:43:56,469 --> 00:43:52,160 trained enough in on the earth so I'm 1014 00:43:59,620 --> 00:43:56,479 learning it in seizure here I'm away 1015 00:44:04,769 --> 00:43:59,630 from you to news space news from TV 1016 00:44:06,999 --> 00:44:04,779 tokyo you ready mentioned that but I 1017 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:07,009 understand that you visited space 1018 00:44:11,709 --> 00:44:09,650 shuttle to hear wake-up call so you are 1019 00:44:15,630 --> 00:44:11,719 you are now in space and you visited 1020 00:44:18,339 --> 00:44:15,640 space shuttle and how did you feel 1021 00:44:20,259 --> 00:44:18,349 listening to wake up call by elton john 1022 00:44:24,279 --> 00:44:20,269 i understand how did you fear that feel 1023 00:44:27,579 --> 00:44:24,289 about it yes if I space shuttle na na 1024 00:44:30,489 --> 00:44:27,589 karna hai ji musto a no.10 a nationalist 1025 00:44:34,150 --> 00:44:30,499 government houstonia other well then I 1026 00:44:37,269 --> 00:44:34,160 went interstate 70 CUDA still serene so 1027 00:44:39,039 --> 00:44:37,279 free donut you know candy master I felt 1028 00:44:41,650 --> 00:44:39,049 that it was really looked like the 1029 00:44:44,349 --> 00:44:41,660 training space shuttle in Houston so 1030 00:44:46,479 --> 00:44:44,359 it's made very well and it's not 1031 00:44:49,660 --> 00:44:46,489 actually very much like a training 1032 00:44:52,150 --> 00:44:49,670 facility in Houston so it was exactly 1033 00:44:54,459 --> 00:44:52,160 the same environment as I had been 1034 00:44:57,579 --> 00:44:54,469 trained in Houston died when I was very 1035 00:45:01,539 --> 00:44:57,589 moved to hear the wake up call music by 1036 00:45:03,839 --> 00:45:01,549 Elton John and I was very grateful for 1037 00:45:08,259 --> 00:45:03,849 that opportunity that was given to me 1038 00:45:14,109 --> 00:45:08,269 doctor foo recover I would like to hear 1039 00:45:18,969 --> 00:45:14,119 about world cup of ladies that women so 1040 00:45:21,689 --> 00:45:18,979 one can do you have a lot of American us 1041 00:45:24,279 --> 00:45:21,699 friends around here but what do you 1042 00:45:29,019 --> 00:45:24,289 think it's fine doing the red zone and 1043 00:45:30,910 --> 00:45:29,029 score I was no mukashi katawan this guy 1044 00:45:33,489 --> 00:45:30,920 Anatoly Kharkov a pastor Steve Ascension 1045 00:45:35,439 --> 00:45:33,499 owe me NAS on well it might be difficult 1046 00:45:38,439 --> 00:45:35,449 to answer to your question in this 1047 00:45:41,529 --> 00:45:38,449 environment but what I can say that we 1048 00:45:45,189 --> 00:45:41,539 must owe the athletes supporters are the 1049 00:45:47,469 --> 00:45:45,199 people who are concerned there I hope 1050 00:45:51,300 --> 00:45:47,479 that everyone would do their best that's 1051 00:45:59,080 --> 00:45:55,000 Atlantis ISS this is Houston ACR thank 1052 00:46:01,390 --> 00:45:59,090 you that concludes the event Thank You 1053 00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:01,400 media at Johnson Space Center Kennedy 1054 00:46:06,010 --> 00:46:04,250 Space Center NASA headquarters Marshall 1055 00:46:09,310 --> 00:46:06,020 Space Flight Center Ames Research Center 1056 00:46:10,780 --> 00:46:09,320 and in Japan Lance ifs we are now