1 00:00:06,260 --> 00:00:03,800 good afternoon thank you for joining us 2 00:00:07,810 --> 00:00:06,270 it is my privilege to introduce the crew 3 00:00:11,570 --> 00:00:07,820 of the final space shuttle mission 4 00:00:13,490 --> 00:00:11,580 sts-135 to my left is commander Chris 5 00:00:15,470 --> 00:00:13,500 Ferguson chris is a native of 6 00:00:18,140 --> 00:00:15,480 Philadelphia Pennsylvania in a retired 7 00:00:20,510 --> 00:00:18,150 captain in the US Navy he joined NASA in 8 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:20,520 1998 and has since served on to Space 9 00:00:26,810 --> 00:00:22,710 Shuttle missions his first he served as 10 00:00:29,859 --> 00:00:26,820 pilot on sts-1 15 in 2006 and next serve 11 00:00:31,939 --> 00:00:29,869 as the commander of sts-1 26 in 2008 12 00:00:34,370 --> 00:00:31,949 since then he has served as the deputy 13 00:00:35,930 --> 00:00:34,380 of the sorry deputy chief of the 14 00:00:37,610 --> 00:00:35,940 astronaut office before being assigned 15 00:00:39,950 --> 00:00:37,620 as commander for this mission last fall 16 00:00:41,090 --> 00:00:39,960 he will lead this crew on their 12-day 17 00:00:43,490 --> 00:00:41,100 mission to the international space 18 00:00:46,790 --> 00:00:43,500 station now turning it over to Chris to 19 00:00:48,979 --> 00:00:46,800 introduce his crew thanks Nicole good 20 00:00:51,770 --> 00:00:48,989 afternoon to everybody this is a day 21 00:00:53,299 --> 00:00:51,780 filled with filled with media it's 22 00:00:55,310 --> 00:00:53,309 interesting interest in the crew 23 00:00:56,569 --> 00:00:55,320 interest in the mission itself and 24 00:00:58,459 --> 00:00:56,579 hopefully this morning you've had an 25 00:00:59,990 --> 00:00:58,469 opportunity to listen a little bit to 26 00:01:02,750 --> 00:01:00,000 the mission itself of course a lot of 27 00:01:05,299 --> 00:01:02,760 the focus has been on the fact that this 28 00:01:07,250 --> 00:01:05,309 is the historic final flight of the 29 00:01:09,950 --> 00:01:07,260 space shuttle but that said we do have 30 00:01:11,899 --> 00:01:09,960 we have a very busy very event filled 31 00:01:14,149 --> 00:01:11,909 packed mission that we have to pull off 32 00:01:17,210 --> 00:01:14,159 before we can finish up on the runway 33 00:01:20,749 --> 00:01:17,220 and celebrate the 30-year history of the 34 00:01:23,359 --> 00:01:20,759 space shuttle program to my left is the 35 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:23,369 crew and I'm going to before I introduce 36 00:01:27,770 --> 00:01:25,770 Doug I'm going to gush on the crew a 37 00:01:31,819 --> 00:01:27,780 little bit you know this is the right 38 00:01:33,380 --> 00:01:31,829 crew for the right time we have we've 39 00:01:35,060 --> 00:01:33,390 had only nine months to train we've had 40 00:01:36,859 --> 00:01:35,070 only four crew members to do it with and 41 00:01:39,350 --> 00:01:36,869 in that short period of time we've 42 00:01:41,450 --> 00:01:39,360 managed to have a lot of fun we've 43 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:41,460 managed to laugh and we've managed to 44 00:01:45,679 --> 00:01:43,680 get an awful awful lot of work done so 45 00:01:47,090 --> 00:01:45,689 what a great group of people and it's 46 00:01:49,310 --> 00:01:47,100 been really my honor and pleasure to 47 00:01:51,590 --> 00:01:49,320 work with work with them and it's going 48 00:01:54,410 --> 00:01:51,600 to be absolutely a joy to fly with them 49 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:54,420 here in a short week or so to my left is 50 00:01:59,179 --> 00:01:57,360 is the pilot Doug Hurley doug is going 51 00:02:00,440 --> 00:01:59,189 to keep me out of trouble hopefully he's 52 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:00,450 going to keep a good eye on me make sure 53 00:02:03,770 --> 00:02:01,890 that I do what I'm supposed to do when 54 00:02:05,030 --> 00:02:03,780 I'm supposed to do it Bob all put the 55 00:02:06,830 --> 00:02:05,040 landing gear down at the very end of the 56 00:02:09,109 --> 00:02:06,840 mission he comes from upstate New York 57 00:02:11,330 --> 00:02:09,119 he is a active duty colonel in the 58 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:11,340 Marine Corps and a Hornet pilot he's a 59 00:02:13,650 --> 00:02:12,930 veteran of a single space shuttle flight 60 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:13,660 sts-1 61 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:15,610 27 which which flew a couple years ago 62 00:02:20,730 --> 00:02:18,310 Doug thanks Chris good afternoon 63 00:02:23,390 --> 00:02:20,740 everybody get right to introducing our 64 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:23,400 mission specialist one sandy Magnus 65 00:02:28,410 --> 00:02:25,930 she's got a tremendous background and 66 00:02:31,340 --> 00:02:28,420 she comes with a lot of place space 67 00:02:33,690 --> 00:02:31,350 flight experience first on sts-1 12 68 00:02:35,700 --> 00:02:33,700 shuttle mission and then she spent four 69 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:35,710 and a half months on board space station 70 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:38,110 so she is our space station expert on 71 00:02:44,580 --> 00:02:41,530 this mission and also just as important 72 00:02:45,780 --> 00:02:44,590 our transfers are our loadmaster she's 73 00:02:46,980 --> 00:02:45,790 going to keep us honest throughout the 74 00:02:50,190 --> 00:02:46,990 mission get everything transferred 75 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:50,200 across the hatch and it and it's just a 76 00:02:54,270 --> 00:02:51,490 great pleasure to be able to fly with 77 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:54,280 her sandy thank you Doug to my left is 78 00:02:58,800 --> 00:02:57,130 Rex Walheim he's a retired Air Force 79 00:03:00,540 --> 00:02:58,810 colonel he's our mission specialist too 80 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:00,550 so he's actually keeping an eye on Doug 81 00:03:04,920 --> 00:03:02,710 and Fergie during launch and landing and 82 00:03:06,570 --> 00:03:04,930 keeping him honest so he'll prod Doug to 83 00:03:09,300 --> 00:03:06,580 prod fergie to put the landing gear down 84 00:03:11,490 --> 00:03:09,310 and rex has been on several he's the 85 00:03:13,380 --> 00:03:11,500 veteran of two space flights lots of EV 86 00:03:16,020 --> 00:03:13,390 a time he's actually our EV a expert and 87 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:16,030 he will be the one running the EBA that 88 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:18,250 Mike and Ron will be doing for us Rex is 89 00:03:23,580 --> 00:03:20,650 very detailed oriented he's backing me 90 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:23,590 up on a loadmaster and he's been just 91 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:26,350 fantastic to work with and it's been a 92 00:03:31,860 --> 00:03:27,970 lot of fun we're classmates too so it 93 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:31,870 makes it even extra special all right 94 00:03:34,530 --> 00:03:33,130 with that we'll start with questions 95 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:34,540 here from the Johnson Space Center will 96 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:37,090 start at this side if you could sit your 97 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:43,570 name and affiliation DBS news I guess 98 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:47,410 for the commander a lot of we did learn 99 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:48,850 about the mission today and I think that 100 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:50,290 if you were looking at this mission as a 101 00:03:54,330 --> 00:03:52,690 standalone flight there have been other 102 00:03:55,979 --> 00:03:54,340 flights somewhat like this what makes it 103 00:03:57,150 --> 00:03:55,989 unique of course it's the last flight 104 00:03:58,170 --> 00:03:57,160 and there's there's so much history 105 00:04:00,510 --> 00:03:58,180 involved there's so much emotion 106 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:00,520 involved with everybody on the team I 107 00:04:05,610 --> 00:04:02,050 mean you've been asked this question 108 00:04:07,260 --> 00:04:05,620 about 9,000 times by now maybe more but 109 00:04:08,729 --> 00:04:07,270 but tell me a little bit about that I 110 00:04:10,590 --> 00:04:08,739 mean what's y'all's view of the flight 111 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:10,600 is from the historical perspective and 112 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:12,730 how you're dealing with that yeah you 113 00:04:16,949 --> 00:04:14,560 know I was thinking about this a little 114 00:04:21,479 --> 00:04:16,959 bit the other night why you know why the 115 00:04:23,700 --> 00:04:21,489 emotion why the passion and you know 116 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:23,710 great mechanical achievements you know 117 00:04:26,990 --> 00:04:25,090 things that we have built over the 118 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:27,000 course of our history ships 119 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:29,250 I mean cars and we tend to personify 120 00:04:34,730 --> 00:04:32,490 them we give them a life and the shuttle 121 00:04:36,260 --> 00:04:34,740 is is is probably the epitome of 122 00:04:40,820 --> 00:04:36,270 something like that you know it's been 123 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:40,830 it's it's been a lifelong love for a lot 124 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:42,960 of people who have worked on the program 125 00:04:46,340 --> 00:04:45,120 and it's it's probably gone a little bit 126 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:46,350 longer than we thought it was it is 127 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:48,450 actually turned into careers I mean two 128 00:04:52,430 --> 00:04:50,250 generations of careers could potentially 129 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:52,440 have have occurred over the course of 130 00:04:58,880 --> 00:04:55,650 the shuttles lifespan and I think that 131 00:05:01,280 --> 00:04:58,890 that really therein lies the crux of why 132 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:01,290 the emotion because we do we tend to 133 00:05:05,540 --> 00:05:02,970 treat these vehicles as though they're a 134 00:05:07,370 --> 00:05:05,550 little part of us and you know to see 135 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:07,380 them go away it's it's a little bit like 136 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:10,490 your your your morning a friend and 137 00:05:14,330 --> 00:05:12,930 they've been wonderful to us there's an 138 00:05:17,090 --> 00:05:14,340 enormous amount of history to look back 139 00:05:18,409 --> 00:05:17,100 upon and when it's all said and done I 140 00:05:19,430 --> 00:05:18,419 think we'll look back on the shuttle 141 00:05:23,090 --> 00:05:19,440 program and say it's just been a 142 00:05:24,020 --> 00:05:23,100 tremendous success but you know hope I 143 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:24,030 answered your question in there 144 00:05:31,310 --> 00:05:27,210 somewhere man okay what you doing on 145 00:05:33,260 --> 00:05:31,320 this side Irene Klotz with Reuters I 146 00:05:36,980 --> 00:05:33,270 guess for any one of you wants to take 147 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:36,990 this where do you feel the pinch most 148 00:05:41,870 --> 00:05:39,210 having just four of you in other words 149 00:05:45,500 --> 00:05:41,880 if you had like a fifth person or a six 150 00:05:47,330 --> 00:05:45,510 person what would they be doing where do 151 00:05:51,050 --> 00:05:47,340 you what do you feel that what do you 152 00:05:52,550 --> 00:05:51,060 feel the absence the most i think the 153 00:05:53,930 --> 00:05:52,560 busiest day we're going to have we were 154 00:05:56,510 --> 00:05:53,940 actually discussing earlier in the 155 00:05:58,580 --> 00:05:56,520 office is flight day 12 right after we 156 00:06:00,200 --> 00:05:58,590 undock and we're deploying the Pico sat 157 00:06:03,170 --> 00:06:00,210 we got to have to get the cabin ready 158 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:03,180 for return we have to wind up some of 159 00:06:07,580 --> 00:06:05,250 the last minute science that we're doing 160 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:07,590 we've got standard before landing checks 161 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:09,890 so it's an extremely busy day and 162 00:06:13,610 --> 00:06:12,330 there's no sort of white space if you 163 00:06:15,380 --> 00:06:13,620 well there's no cushion in the timeline 164 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:15,390 so we probably could use an extra pair 165 00:06:19,610 --> 00:06:17,430 of hands or two that day the ground is 166 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:19,620 going to help us out a lot and we'll get 167 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:20,640 through it but we're going to be very 168 00:06:27,820 --> 00:06:23,010 very busy at a very very high pace at 169 00:06:31,129 --> 00:06:27,830 the end of the mission all right 170 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:31,139 Tracy Tracy Watson USA today I think for 171 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:33,569 for Rex I know you've been really busy 172 00:06:37,489 --> 00:06:35,490 training but has it started to percolate 173 00:06:39,230 --> 00:06:37,499 through that this is the last time 174 00:06:41,809 --> 00:06:39,240 you'll be doing taking many of these 175 00:06:43,879 --> 00:06:41,819 steps with the last acid and entry 176 00:06:45,499 --> 00:06:43,889 essence him tomorrow do you stop and 177 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:45,509 think about that you're just too busy to 178 00:06:48,079 --> 00:06:46,889 give it out we're not too busy to think 179 00:06:48,799 --> 00:06:48,089 about it because you know originally 180 00:06:49,999 --> 00:06:48,809 thought you know we're going to 181 00:06:51,350 --> 00:06:50,009 concentrate our training and we and we 182 00:06:53,689 --> 00:06:51,360 do concentrate on our training very much 183 00:06:55,159 --> 00:06:53,699 but as these major milestones of lasts 184 00:06:57,679 --> 00:06:55,169 have built up it's kind of become a 185 00:06:59,659 --> 00:06:57,689 crescendo for instance our first with 186 00:07:01,070 --> 00:06:59,669 this person was our last single system 187 00:07:03,050 --> 00:07:01,080 trainer event and which was you know a 188 00:07:05,589 --> 00:07:03,060 little on the smaller events then we get 189 00:07:09,649 --> 00:07:05,599 into our more bigger sims is their last 190 00:07:11,570 --> 00:07:09,659 our last fixed based simulator orbits 191 00:07:12,829 --> 00:07:11,580 him basically then we started some of 192 00:07:14,149 --> 00:07:12,839 the really big ones like the last roll 193 00:07:15,409 --> 00:07:14,159 out of a space shuttle vehicle down at 194 00:07:16,700 --> 00:07:15,419 the Kennedy Space Center we went down 195 00:07:17,839 --> 00:07:16,710 there and it's like wow this is the last 196 00:07:19,730 --> 00:07:17,849 time one's going to roll out of the 197 00:07:21,409 --> 00:07:19,740 hangar and then the role at the pad 198 00:07:23,959 --> 00:07:21,419 obviously was a real big deal with the 199 00:07:24,889 --> 00:07:23,969 the last time hopefully a we hope we 200 00:07:26,149 --> 00:07:24,899 have to come back to the hangar for 201 00:07:28,159 --> 00:07:26,159 anything but all things considered 202 00:07:29,689 --> 00:07:28,169 should be the last time a vehicle rolls 203 00:07:30,980 --> 00:07:29,699 to the pad and sit as they get bigger 204 00:07:32,659 --> 00:07:30,990 and bigger it gets a little bit tougher 205 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:32,669 thanks wow this really is the last time 206 00:07:36,649 --> 00:07:33,930 we're going to do this kind of thing so 207 00:07:38,779 --> 00:07:36,659 it you can't ignore it and we still 208 00:07:41,149 --> 00:07:38,789 obviously we also do our job but as as 209 00:07:42,709 --> 00:07:41,159 as Chris likes to say we do try to savor 210 00:07:44,179 --> 00:07:42,719 each one of these little lasts and and 211 00:07:45,709 --> 00:07:44,189 try to appreciate the people who made it 212 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:45,719 possible and also think about the people 213 00:07:49,279 --> 00:07:47,310 that are that have gone on to different 214 00:07:50,719 --> 00:07:49,289 jobs that are no longer here that have 215 00:07:52,579 --> 00:07:50,729 been part of this program for 30 years 216 00:07:54,790 --> 00:07:52,589 and it's a it's really an amazing thing 217 00:07:57,949 --> 00:07:54,800 to be part of a kind of tail end of it 218 00:08:00,439 --> 00:07:57,959 all right Ryan course guard from KPRC 219 00:08:02,089 --> 00:08:00,449 here in Houston and I guess this would 220 00:08:04,519 --> 00:08:02,099 probably be for our pilot what is the 221 00:08:06,769 --> 00:08:04,529 one question you have not been asked 222 00:08:10,159 --> 00:08:06,779 about this last mission and what is the 223 00:08:11,659 --> 00:08:10,169 answer you know that's that it's a great 224 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:11,669 question and I'm not sure I've thought 225 00:08:16,339 --> 00:08:12,810 of the question that I haven't been 226 00:08:18,589 --> 00:08:16,349 asked yet honestly Ryan um you know it 227 00:08:20,540 --> 00:08:18,599 is you get the gamut from you know 228 00:08:22,159 --> 00:08:20,550 what's it feel like to be in the last 229 00:08:24,079 --> 00:08:22,169 shuttle flight to you know what are you 230 00:08:25,399 --> 00:08:24,089 going to do on flight day five kind of 231 00:08:26,389 --> 00:08:25,409 thing you know and that's specific that 232 00:08:29,149 --> 00:08:26,399 general what are going to be thinking 233 00:08:30,469 --> 00:08:29,159 about on the way back home so you know 234 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:30,479 honestly I don't know what question I 235 00:08:36,110 --> 00:08:32,610 haven't been asked yet that needs to be 236 00:08:38,029 --> 00:08:36,120 asked but we hope we you know get across 237 00:08:39,860 --> 00:08:38,039 the message that you know this this is 238 00:08:41,029 --> 00:08:39,870 to honor all those folks that worked on 239 00:08:43,579 --> 00:08:41,039 the show for so many years 240 00:08:45,499 --> 00:08:43,589 and you know we just we just want to do 241 00:08:48,710 --> 00:08:45,509 the best job possible to complete the 242 00:08:51,350 --> 00:08:48,720 program that way right next thing about 243 00:08:52,670 --> 00:08:51,360 jenison Sarah ABC News for Sandy so we 244 00:08:55,550 --> 00:08:52,680 heard a little bit earlier about the 245 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:55,560 color coding process for transfers could 246 00:08:59,660 --> 00:08:58,050 you elaborate a little bit on how the 247 00:09:01,519 --> 00:08:59,670 back and forth will work and how you'll 248 00:09:02,990 --> 00:09:01,529 keep track of everything yeah the 249 00:09:05,090 --> 00:09:03,000 transfer community has come up with a 250 00:09:07,069 --> 00:09:05,100 great scheme you know we're transferring 251 00:09:08,660 --> 00:09:07,079 and since the dawn of time you know 252 00:09:10,699 --> 00:09:08,670 we've been transferring things back and 253 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:10,709 forth across the station so anything 254 00:09:15,860 --> 00:09:12,660 that we fly up with a yellow label on it 255 00:09:17,660 --> 00:09:15,870 needs to go to station anything with a 256 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:17,670 green label that's on station we need to 257 00:09:20,930 --> 00:09:19,170 grab and put somewhere either on the 258 00:09:22,340 --> 00:09:20,940 shuttle or the MPN so it makes it a 259 00:09:24,410 --> 00:09:22,350 little bit more straightforward to 260 00:09:26,059 --> 00:09:24,420 identify things that have to go across 261 00:09:28,670 --> 00:09:26,069 the hatch from one way or the other and 262 00:09:30,199 --> 00:09:28,680 that that's a that's a really nice 263 00:09:31,970 --> 00:09:30,209 scheme actually because it's kind of let 264 00:09:33,410 --> 00:09:31,980 you grab and go in some cases but you 265 00:09:35,740 --> 00:09:33,420 must read the notes column of the 266 00:09:38,540 --> 00:09:35,750 transfer list to get everything right 267 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:38,550 plug in there you stand still and hold a 268 00:09:41,389 --> 00:09:39,930 yellow label in your hand you're liable 269 00:09:43,670 --> 00:09:41,399 to become a part of shuttle Krause 270 00:09:46,490 --> 00:09:43,680 station cargo so it's we're going to 271 00:09:48,889 --> 00:09:46,500 reach a pretty high pitch fervor around 272 00:09:53,090 --> 00:09:48,899 about flight day five moving any one of 273 00:09:54,110 --> 00:09:53,100 the gush I think we have 360 CTV's I 274 00:09:56,059 --> 00:09:54,120 mean there's a there's an enormous 275 00:10:00,319 --> 00:09:56,069 amount of just individual items that 276 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:00,329 have to go over so I Robert Pearlman 277 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:02,370 with collectspace.com for anyone who 278 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:04,170 wants to take it there's been a lot of 279 00:10:07,550 --> 00:10:05,850 questions about the last that you're 280 00:10:09,170 --> 00:10:07,560 setting but in the course of preparing 281 00:10:11,750 --> 00:10:09,180 for the mission or the mission itself 282 00:10:13,490 --> 00:10:11,760 are there any firsts that you'll 283 00:10:17,540 --> 00:10:13,500 accomplish or that you have accomplished 284 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:17,550 during your training I'm sure there's a 285 00:10:21,410 --> 00:10:18,930 lot of firsts I mean I think every 286 00:10:22,819 --> 00:10:21,420 shuttle mission has firsts well I'll 287 00:10:25,670 --> 00:10:22,829 give you one for instance that comes to 288 00:10:28,250 --> 00:10:25,680 mind of course this is one of the last 289 00:10:31,540 --> 00:10:28,260 few opportunities will have to get good 290 00:10:34,370 --> 00:10:31,550 photo documentation of the outside of 291 00:10:36,889 --> 00:10:34,380 the space station and Soyuz does provide 292 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:36,899 us with some with some views that put 293 00:10:39,439 --> 00:10:38,130 the optical quality I think if the 294 00:10:42,470 --> 00:10:39,449 shuttle windows are just a little bit 295 00:10:45,439 --> 00:10:42,480 better so with what we've coordinated 296 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:45,449 after the undock is a 90 degrees station 297 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:48,720 y'all so it's it's going to rotate for 298 00:10:53,210 --> 00:10:51,569 us so we can get some real nice shots to 299 00:10:57,410 --> 00:10:53,220 perhaps quantify 300 00:10:58,639 --> 00:10:57,420 any atomic oxygen damage or any damage 301 00:11:01,670 --> 00:10:58,649 that may have occurred to the side 302 00:11:02,900 --> 00:11:01,680 through mm OD on both sides of the space 303 00:11:04,249 --> 00:11:02,910 station plus I think it'll be an 304 00:11:05,749 --> 00:11:04,259 interesting perspective that we haven't 305 00:11:08,540 --> 00:11:05,759 seen before so that's the first time I 306 00:11:12,829 --> 00:11:08,550 think we've done this anybody else have 307 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:12,839 anything just one quick thing it's it's 308 00:11:16,910 --> 00:11:14,970 not a first that shuttle crew has gone 309 00:11:19,009 --> 00:11:16,920 to Russia to do training or other things 310 00:11:21,650 --> 00:11:19,019 but I'm fairly certain it's a first for 311 00:11:24,439 --> 00:11:21,660 all four crew members to be fitted for 312 00:11:26,569 --> 00:11:24,449 sokol suits and tested and all those 313 00:11:28,129 --> 00:11:26,579 different things we you know we made two 314 00:11:30,410 --> 00:11:28,139 trips over to Russia for that very 315 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:30,420 purpose and as you know that's you know 316 00:11:34,939 --> 00:11:32,610 in case there's some requirement for a 317 00:11:36,740 --> 00:11:34,949 rescue so there are four circle suits 318 00:11:39,650 --> 00:11:36,750 sitting over in Russia actually one is 319 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:39,660 in the NP LM Rex's you know with his 320 00:11:44,119 --> 00:11:41,490 name on it ready to go in case they're 321 00:11:45,350 --> 00:11:44,129 needed so that's probably a first don't 322 00:11:47,629 --> 00:11:45,360 quote me on it but I think it's probably 323 00:11:50,179 --> 00:11:47,639 pretty close actually another example if 324 00:11:52,730 --> 00:11:50,189 you don't mind we're using the Incas and 325 00:11:54,230 --> 00:11:52,740 the community that owns the shuttle 326 00:11:55,340 --> 00:11:54,240 cameras in the shuttle flight control 327 00:11:57,829 --> 00:11:55,350 room they're actually going to be 328 00:11:59,869 --> 00:11:57,839 actively assisting during the robotics 329 00:12:02,509 --> 00:11:59,879 work because we're short-handed on board 330 00:12:04,129 --> 00:12:02,519 fergie is going to set some up and then 331 00:12:05,629 --> 00:12:04,139 be released to go do some transfer and 332 00:12:07,790 --> 00:12:05,639 some other tasks so we're actively using 333 00:12:08,869 --> 00:12:07,800 the Incas in a way that we haven't used 334 00:12:10,009 --> 00:12:08,879 before and they'll be controlling 335 00:12:11,509 --> 00:12:10,019 cameras and setting up cameras and 336 00:12:12,579 --> 00:12:11,519 helping us with our robotics tasks 337 00:12:14,869 --> 00:12:12,589 that's the first time that's happened 338 00:12:15,889 --> 00:12:14,879 that's kind of me is that one of the 339 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:15,899 scenarios of this mission there was 340 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:17,610 always going to be the cases it that the 341 00:12:22,730 --> 00:12:21,569 ground is our ms 345 so we're going to 342 00:12:24,170 --> 00:12:22,740 we're going to use them like they're 343 00:12:25,009 --> 00:12:24,180 with us and there's the be times where 344 00:12:26,150 --> 00:12:25,019 we're not going to the answer to 345 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:26,160 questions we're going to call the ground 346 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:28,410 as if we had our fellow crew members up 347 00:12:31,670 --> 00:12:30,689 there and so we're just one big team and 348 00:12:33,410 --> 00:12:31,680 we're going to definitely need their 349 00:12:36,910 --> 00:12:33,420 help with only four sets of hands on 350 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:36,920 board alright next question Center good 351 00:12:41,689 --> 00:12:40,170 Jill told Bay Area Houston magazine I 352 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:41,699 have a traditional question that I've 353 00:12:45,049 --> 00:12:43,110 been asking both shuttle and station 354 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:45,059 crews during their pre-flight press 355 00:12:49,460 --> 00:12:46,649 briefing so I'll continue that tradition 356 00:12:51,439 --> 00:12:49,470 here for friggin whoever else wants to 357 00:12:53,150 --> 00:12:51,449 chime in what do you think will be the 358 00:12:58,670 --> 00:12:53,160 most challenging part of your mission 359 00:13:00,829 --> 00:12:58,680 and also the most rewarding part how 360 00:13:02,660 --> 00:13:00,839 kind of start out where sandy left off 361 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:02,670 on the challenging the challenging part 362 00:13:06,569 --> 00:13:05,130 of this mission why I believe be flight 363 00:13:09,090 --> 00:13:06,579 day 12 after 364 00:13:11,009 --> 00:13:09,100 knocking today before we get ready you 365 00:13:14,999 --> 00:13:11,019 know there will be a public affairs 366 00:13:17,429 --> 00:13:15,009 event that day that will probably be 367 00:13:19,139 --> 00:13:17,439 fairly popular so we have that to fit in 368 00:13:21,689 --> 00:13:19,149 along with all of the other normal 369 00:13:24,269 --> 00:13:21,699 events that normally take place prior to 370 00:13:26,519 --> 00:13:24,279 prior to landing we have to turn the 371 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:26,529 orbiter back into an airplane if you 372 00:13:29,369 --> 00:13:27,970 will we have to set the seat subway to 373 00:13:30,689 --> 00:13:29,379 run cooling lines we have to pack 374 00:13:34,289 --> 00:13:30,699 everything away so it's not going to 375 00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:34,299 fall when we re-enter so so there's our 376 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:35,769 big challenge day and like I said follow 377 00:13:40,530 --> 00:13:38,829 closely there in trail by flight day 2 378 00:13:42,479 --> 00:13:40,540 which is the inspection day which we 379 00:13:45,169 --> 00:13:42,489 normally pull off with about six folks 380 00:13:47,069 --> 00:13:45,179 in rotating fashion but we've made a few 381 00:13:49,319 --> 00:13:47,079 accommodations to what normally occurs 382 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:49,329 on flight day to in order to fit 383 00:13:55,049 --> 00:13:52,569 everything so many um that's that's my 384 00:13:56,579 --> 00:13:55,059 cut anybody else gotta I think for me 385 00:13:58,259 --> 00:13:56,589 the challenging day will be during the 386 00:13:59,789 --> 00:13:58,269 spacewalk I'm going to be controlling 387 00:14:01,379 --> 00:13:59,799 the spacewalk from inside I'm not going 388 00:14:04,199 --> 00:14:01,389 outside doing spacewalk but I'm gonna be 389 00:14:05,429 --> 00:14:04,209 helping Mike and Ron do the spacewalk by 390 00:14:07,079 --> 00:14:05,439 reading their checklist reading their 391 00:14:08,189 --> 00:14:07,089 emergency procedures and it's going to 392 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:08,199 be little bit lonely on the space 393 00:14:12,179 --> 00:14:09,730 shuttles mid-deck our flight deck that 394 00:14:13,769 --> 00:14:12,189 day because usually when I do as the IV 395 00:14:15,780 --> 00:14:13,779 which is called the interval cooler crew 396 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:15,790 officer who's directing this the 397 00:14:19,350 --> 00:14:17,529 spacewalk I usually have somebody else 398 00:14:21,239 --> 00:14:19,360 work in the tapes making sure everything 399 00:14:22,769 --> 00:14:21,249 set up working the hell the cameras for 400 00:14:24,509 --> 00:14:22,779 the space Walker so they're not blooming 401 00:14:27,539 --> 00:14:24,519 out and they're they're the right focus 402 00:14:29,039 --> 00:14:27,549 and stuff right right light scheme and 403 00:14:30,299 --> 00:14:29,049 so there's gonna be times we're going to 404 00:14:31,530 --> 00:14:30,309 be holding on to a check was holding out 405 00:14:33,059 --> 00:14:31,540 of the mic and saying little help here 406 00:14:34,379 --> 00:14:33,069 and there's going to be nobody around so 407 00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:34,389 it's going to be a little challenging 408 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:35,889 and we've we've actually also 409 00:14:39,449 --> 00:14:38,110 accommodated for that that when I if I 410 00:14:40,739 --> 00:14:39,459 need a break for instance i will call 411 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:40,749 down to the ground and we'll have what's 412 00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:42,850 called a ground ivy or interview later 413 00:14:46,799 --> 00:14:45,160 officer that's Kate Rubens so I'll give 414 00:14:48,689 --> 00:14:46,809 her a heads up hey Kate I'm going to go 415 00:14:50,220 --> 00:14:48,699 take a break so you're going to be taken 416 00:14:51,780 --> 00:14:50,230 over in about five minutes and she'll 417 00:14:53,549 --> 00:14:51,790 take over from the ground controlling 418 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:53,559 the spacewalk I'll come back get my 419 00:14:56,850 --> 00:14:54,850 bearings what's going on and i'll take 420 00:14:59,220 --> 00:14:56,860 the spacewalk over again so it's going 421 00:15:00,419 --> 00:14:59,230 to be a challenge for me to be in number 422 00:15:04,289 --> 00:15:00,429 different places at one time during that 423 00:15:05,939 --> 00:15:04,299 spacewalk okay so i'm very enticing with 424 00:15:08,309 --> 00:15:05,949 National Space Society and not austra 425 00:15:09,569 --> 00:15:08,319 magazine I think I have a question for 426 00:15:12,119 --> 00:15:09,579 Doug that he hasn't been asked before 427 00:15:13,769 --> 00:15:12,129 but you'll have to tell me or not I'd 428 00:15:16,199 --> 00:15:13,779 like you to describe the payload bay 429 00:15:18,170 --> 00:15:16,209 door opening manoeuvre that during post 430 00:15:19,940 --> 00:15:18,180 insertion and what it looks like 431 00:15:21,769 --> 00:15:19,950 the windows and so on as you move how 432 00:15:23,420 --> 00:15:21,779 long does it take to to get to that 433 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:23,430 attitude and then which one of you is 434 00:15:27,950 --> 00:15:26,250 opening the doors and will this be the 435 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:27,960 last time that the payload bay doors are 436 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:29,970 actually opened and we'll see that and 437 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:31,890 have you on any of your other fights 438 00:15:35,780 --> 00:15:33,810 noticed anything coming out of the 439 00:15:37,850 --> 00:15:35,790 payload Bay like they did on the first 440 00:15:40,010 --> 00:15:37,860 shuttle flight when we first opened 441 00:15:41,389 --> 00:15:40,020 those doors there was some stuff that 442 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:41,399 floated out and I just wonder if you've 443 00:15:48,230 --> 00:15:43,170 ever noticed anything flowed out of the 444 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:48,240 payload Bay on my first flight I 445 00:15:53,449 --> 00:15:51,930 actually barely knew that we opened the 446 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:53,459 doors because I was busy doing something 447 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:55,170 else I remember looking back and you 448 00:15:58,940 --> 00:15:56,730 just get the light starts to come in 449 00:16:00,500 --> 00:15:58,950 from the back windows as the doors open 450 00:16:02,329 --> 00:16:00,510 it doesn't take very long Rex and Fergie 451 00:16:04,550 --> 00:16:02,339 are going to are going to do it on our 452 00:16:08,630 --> 00:16:04,560 mission at least that's the tentative 453 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:08,640 plan and you do you see some bits and 454 00:16:13,190 --> 00:16:10,980 pieces of small bits and pieces of stuff 455 00:16:15,139 --> 00:16:13,200 floating out occasionally I know that's 456 00:16:17,180 --> 00:16:15,149 fairly common you know dust particles 457 00:16:19,699 --> 00:16:17,190 and other things like that but you know 458 00:16:21,829 --> 00:16:19,709 usually you have a camera running and 459 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:21,839 you have at least two folks looking out 460 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:23,130 the back window to see anything if it 461 00:16:27,530 --> 00:16:24,660 looks big and they can grab a camera if 462 00:16:29,570 --> 00:16:27,540 they need to but you know it's a pretty 463 00:16:31,100 --> 00:16:29,580 standard maneuver and yeah as far as I 464 00:16:33,380 --> 00:16:31,110 know this will be this will be it for 465 00:16:34,850 --> 00:16:33,390 payload bay door opening we hope to just 466 00:16:39,970 --> 00:16:34,860 open them once and close them once on 467 00:16:43,010 --> 00:16:39,980 the way home companies child space.com 468 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:43,020 question for commander Ferguson a lot of 469 00:16:47,510 --> 00:16:44,430 has been discussed today about this 470 00:16:49,490 --> 00:16:47,520 being a four-person crew and I was just 471 00:16:51,949 --> 00:16:49,500 wondering how valuable is it that 472 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:51,959 everyone on your crew has a significant 473 00:16:55,130 --> 00:16:53,370 amount of space flight experience and 474 00:16:57,769 --> 00:16:55,140 has that made your job easier so far 475 00:17:00,079 --> 00:16:57,779 yeah I'd have to say it's invaluable it 476 00:17:02,060 --> 00:17:00,089 would have been at everyone has flown 477 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:02,070 once and we all are rookies at one time 478 00:17:06,470 --> 00:17:04,170 and I think we know that as rookies we 479 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:06,480 carry just a little bit of a i would say 480 00:17:10,490 --> 00:17:08,010 liability but it just takes a little 481 00:17:12,770 --> 00:17:10,500 while to get up to speed i think having 482 00:17:15,890 --> 00:17:12,780 for folks who have done this at least 483 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:15,900 once in the past will add dramatically 484 00:17:19,309 --> 00:17:17,880 to to our efficiency on orbit and that's 485 00:17:21,650 --> 00:17:19,319 really what it comes down to how quickly 486 00:17:24,559 --> 00:17:21,660 can you do what you need to do when it's 487 00:17:26,090 --> 00:17:24,569 on your timeline you know if I just want 488 00:17:28,189 --> 00:17:26,100 to get back again to this flight day 12 489 00:17:29,690 --> 00:17:28,199 thing we were talking our entry flight 490 00:17:30,340 --> 00:17:29,700 director Tony ciccotti yesterday a 491 00:17:32,140 --> 00:17:30,350 little bit 492 00:17:34,539 --> 00:17:32,150 and even he i think was taken back a 493 00:17:36,669 --> 00:17:34,549 little bit by he said I looked at your 494 00:17:38,740 --> 00:17:36,679 flight plan on sis on flight 812 and 495 00:17:40,930 --> 00:17:38,750 there's absolutely no white space on 496 00:17:42,310 --> 00:17:40,940 your schedule whatsoever of course white 497 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:42,320 space just being those little moments 498 00:17:45,580 --> 00:17:43,490 you have to catch your breath between 499 00:17:47,710 --> 00:17:45,590 the activities that you have to do so 500 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:47,720 again you know just to touch on what 501 00:17:51,580 --> 00:17:50,330 what you were alluding to having for 502 00:17:53,230 --> 00:17:51,590 folks with the experience in the 503 00:17:54,580 --> 00:17:53,240 background to do these things we're 504 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:54,590 hoping that we can create our own wife 505 00:17:58,210 --> 00:17:56,330 space by doing them quickly enough that 506 00:18:02,350 --> 00:17:58,220 then we catch a break or two during the 507 00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:02,360 day Pat patent get your news service 508 00:18:08,649 --> 00:18:05,360 this is a question for all of you what 509 00:18:11,380 --> 00:18:08,659 is your message to America on the last 510 00:18:13,899 --> 00:18:11,390 flight especially the schoolchildren and 511 00:18:20,770 --> 00:18:13,909 what special memento are each of you 512 00:18:21,940 --> 00:18:20,780 flying into space well I'll start well 513 00:18:24,159 --> 00:18:21,950 I'll tell you if I had to look back and 514 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:24,169 come up with a single message that could 515 00:18:28,299 --> 00:18:26,240 somehow summarize the tremendous success 516 00:18:29,740 --> 00:18:28,309 of the shuttle program I'd say that it 517 00:18:31,570 --> 00:18:29,750 lies especially when we talk about 518 00:18:35,289 --> 00:18:31,580 school aged children is the inspiration 519 00:18:37,360 --> 00:18:35,299 that it that it provides you know I was 520 00:18:39,460 --> 00:18:37,370 inspired as a high school student in a 521 00:18:41,919 --> 00:18:39,470 college student and i was in college 522 00:18:44,380 --> 00:18:41,929 when I watched sts-1 launched from a 523 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:44,390 television in the college cafeteria and 524 00:18:48,070 --> 00:18:46,370 I remember thinking to myself it would 525 00:18:51,399 --> 00:18:48,080 just be fantastic to be a part of a 526 00:18:54,190 --> 00:18:51,409 program like that I think as now we're 527 00:18:56,950 --> 00:18:54,200 going to transition slowly to Commercial 528 00:18:58,870 --> 00:18:56,960 Crew capability you know to get us to 529 00:19:01,360 --> 00:18:58,880 low-earth orbit into the International 530 00:19:06,039 --> 00:19:01,370 Space Station but it seems like in that 531 00:19:07,510 --> 00:19:06,049 period of time in the 60s and 70s and 532 00:19:09,789 --> 00:19:07,520 early 80's we were extraordinarily 533 00:19:12,460 --> 00:19:09,799 focused on the government organization 534 00:19:15,340 --> 00:19:12,470 that got us all there and I i can speak 535 00:19:18,039 --> 00:19:15,350 at least personally it really it set a 536 00:19:19,690 --> 00:19:18,049 tone for me so I think we're going to 537 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:19,700 miss a little bit of that you know that 538 00:19:26,470 --> 00:19:23,510 motivation fact as far as a personal 539 00:19:29,049 --> 00:19:26,480 memento I'm taking you know we've we've 540 00:19:31,419 --> 00:19:29,059 had a lot of we've had a lot of requests 541 00:19:33,010 --> 00:19:31,429 everybody just with that one last thing 542 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:33,020 that they would like to fly on a space 543 00:19:40,630 --> 00:19:38,090 shuttle i am i'm taking a medallion that 544 00:19:41,970 --> 00:19:40,640 will celebrate the centennial of naval 545 00:19:44,370 --> 00:19:41,980 aviation 546 00:19:46,380 --> 00:19:44,380 my as my personal item there are a few 547 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:46,390 others in there it's of course a 548 00:19:49,260 --> 00:19:47,830 milestone for the Navy Marine Corps in 549 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:49,270 the Coast Guard as they celebrate 100 550 00:19:54,150 --> 00:19:51,130 years of flying and with Doug and I both 551 00:19:59,310 --> 00:19:54,160 with naval aviation training backgrounds 552 00:20:01,169 --> 00:19:59,320 we thought it was appropriate yeah I 553 00:20:03,299 --> 00:20:01,179 would have to echo some of Fergie's 554 00:20:05,250 --> 00:20:03,309 remarks I mean you know that this is 555 00:20:06,780 --> 00:20:05,260 what I remember inspiring me to get into 556 00:20:09,210 --> 00:20:06,790 this business was you know watching 557 00:20:11,370 --> 00:20:09,220 sts-1 launch and and seeing this 558 00:20:14,250 --> 00:20:11,380 magnificent white vehicle go into space 559 00:20:17,159 --> 00:20:14,260 for the first time and it's really just 560 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:17,169 it's been there my whole adult life and 561 00:20:22,470 --> 00:20:20,290 and just just the majesty of it as req 562 00:20:24,930 --> 00:20:22,480 says and just just the accomplishments 563 00:20:26,850 --> 00:20:24,940 that that we've had and I hope soon 564 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:26,860 there will be another space program a 565 00:20:31,049 --> 00:20:28,690 vehicle that we have that will inspire 566 00:20:32,580 --> 00:20:31,059 children the same way to want to get 567 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:32,590 into this business or get into math and 568 00:20:37,890 --> 00:20:34,090 science and engineering and those types 569 00:20:40,830 --> 00:20:37,900 of fields because it you know that's 570 00:20:42,570 --> 00:20:40,840 kind of what led me down this that this 571 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:42,580 path and it's and it's just been a great 572 00:20:49,590 --> 00:20:47,010 ride as far as what I'm taking I have a 573 00:20:51,210 --> 00:20:49,600 Marine Corps flag in a small Marine 574 00:20:53,789 --> 00:20:51,220 Corps flag and a small Navy flag you 575 00:20:55,350 --> 00:20:53,799 know as Fergie said you know we're naval 576 00:20:58,560 --> 00:20:55,360 aviation background and it's the 577 00:21:00,150 --> 00:20:58,570 hundredth the centennial for naval 578 00:21:02,340 --> 00:21:00,160 aviation and we're we're very proud to 579 00:21:03,539 --> 00:21:02,350 be naval aviators and you know we just 580 00:21:06,810 --> 00:21:03,549 want to take a little bit of that with 581 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:06,820 us into space you know as human beings 582 00:21:11,039 --> 00:21:09,610 we naturally like to explore every time 583 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:11,049 you read a new book or take a different 584 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:13,450 route with your car try new food and and 585 00:21:16,890 --> 00:21:14,890 I think what the space program does is 586 00:21:19,140 --> 00:21:16,900 sort of illustrate two young young 587 00:21:21,690 --> 00:21:19,150 people and actually our country you know 588 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:21,700 this need this drive this desire to 589 00:21:26,490 --> 00:21:24,730 explore in a large scale so I I would 590 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:26,500 say to young people take a look at all 591 00:21:31,799 --> 00:21:29,410 of the frontiers that we have yet to 592 00:21:33,539 --> 00:21:31,809 explore and and using math and 593 00:21:35,370 --> 00:21:33,549 engineering and science and technology 594 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:35,380 to do that is is just fascinating 595 00:21:38,190 --> 00:21:36,970 because you're figuring how the way the 596 00:21:40,260 --> 00:21:38,200 world works and you're learning how to 597 00:21:42,270 --> 00:21:40,270 take all that and build these vehicles 598 00:21:44,039 --> 00:21:42,280 and these procedures and these processes 599 00:21:47,070 --> 00:21:44,049 that let us move those boundaries even 600 00:21:49,140 --> 00:21:47,080 more and more further away and it's just 601 00:21:51,990 --> 00:21:49,150 really exciting to be able to do that 602 00:21:53,830 --> 00:21:52,000 and no matter what the job you have at 603 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:53,840 NASA you are part of that process 604 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:56,090 and it's just very exciting to be here 605 00:22:02,049 --> 00:21:58,010 and it's a really neat industry to get 606 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:02,059 into and and work in as far as mementos 607 00:22:07,060 --> 00:22:05,510 go taking some some items from the 608 00:22:10,690 --> 00:22:07,070 universities that I attended and some 609 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:10,700 small trinkets from my family and for me 610 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:12,890 I think they've my crewmates have pretty 611 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:15,610 much echoed my feelings about what 612 00:22:19,210 --> 00:22:17,570 message should be to America I think 613 00:22:20,769 --> 00:22:19,220 number one it should be celebrate what 614 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:20,779 the Space Shuttle is done thirty-year 615 00:22:24,340 --> 00:22:22,370 incredible career where it's launched 616 00:22:26,169 --> 00:22:24,350 probes to different planets it's 617 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:26,179 launched the Hubble Space Telescope it's 618 00:22:29,260 --> 00:22:27,770 fixed the Hubble Space Telescope and 619 00:22:31,180 --> 00:22:29,270 then the crown jewel it's built the 620 00:22:32,740 --> 00:22:31,190 International Space Station so from that 621 00:22:35,049 --> 00:22:32,750 I hope we celebrate what the shuttle did 622 00:22:36,370 --> 00:22:35,059 and then I hope we as we use the 623 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:36,380 International Space Station in the age 624 00:22:39,970 --> 00:22:38,090 of utilization and we learn about our 625 00:22:41,470 --> 00:22:39,980 the human body about how to survive in 626 00:22:43,299 --> 00:22:41,480 space about how to build systems that 627 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:43,309 can survive in space I hope that 628 00:22:46,630 --> 00:22:44,840 inspires us to take the next step 629 00:22:47,889 --> 00:22:46,640 because the next step is to go beyond 630 00:22:49,539 --> 00:22:47,899 low-earth orbit and we really need to 631 00:22:50,950 --> 00:22:49,549 take that step and i hope the 632 00:22:53,529 --> 00:22:50,960 celebration of what the Space Shuttle 633 00:22:55,269 --> 00:22:53,539 has done does not does not die off and 634 00:22:56,529 --> 00:22:55,279 that people have a chance to say we've 635 00:22:58,899 --> 00:22:56,539 done some great things let's do the next 636 00:23:00,430 --> 00:22:58,909 thing let's help the the commercial 637 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:00,440 industry get us to low-earth orbit but 638 00:23:03,310 --> 00:23:02,090 we've been doing that for 50 years so 639 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:03,320 now let's take the next step let's go 640 00:23:07,659 --> 00:23:05,690 beyond Earth orbit and so I hope it it 641 00:23:10,510 --> 00:23:07,669 does inspire people for that for stuff I 642 00:23:12,549 --> 00:23:10,520 bring and bring some medallions and some 643 00:23:15,340 --> 00:23:12,559 charms for my family and friends and 644 00:23:18,610 --> 00:23:15,350 that kind of consume the standard stuff 645 00:23:20,710 --> 00:23:18,620 like that all right in the center here 646 00:23:23,139 --> 00:23:20,720 with Ted sandy Ted Oberg from channel 13 647 00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:23,149 here in town I thinking about 8,000 648 00:23:25,779 --> 00:23:24,500 pounds worth of stuff you're taken up 649 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:25,789 right and you have the benefit of 650 00:23:30,820 --> 00:23:28,010 weightlessness but is it still how 651 00:23:33,970 --> 00:23:30,830 tiring how much physical work is 652 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:33,980 involved in moving you know 8,000 pounds 653 00:23:37,870 --> 00:23:35,510 worth of stuff from the minivan into the 654 00:23:39,639 --> 00:23:37,880 living room you know it's funny because 655 00:23:41,380 --> 00:23:39,649 what we'd like to do on flight day six 656 00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:41,390 and seven is set up one of those bucket 657 00:23:45,010 --> 00:23:43,370 brigades or you kind of toss the bag the 658 00:23:46,570 --> 00:23:45,020 next person and toss the bag the next 659 00:23:48,610 --> 00:23:46,580 person of that will turn it into it's 660 00:23:51,639 --> 00:23:48,620 kind of a game but it you know it's it's 661 00:23:53,169 --> 00:23:51,649 fun to fly around with these bags back 662 00:23:54,130 --> 00:23:53,179 and forth and it's it's demanding from 663 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:54,140 the viewpoint that you're always in 664 00:23:56,830 --> 00:23:55,610 motion and X actually mentally demanding 665 00:23:59,100 --> 00:23:56,840 because you have to keep track of what 666 00:24:01,269 --> 00:23:59,110 you transferred and and things like that 667 00:24:02,770 --> 00:24:01,279 but it is interesting because you're in 668 00:24:04,779 --> 00:24:02,780 zero gravity you have to pay attention 669 00:24:05,220 --> 00:24:04,789 to the mass of the item that you're 670 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:05,230 moving 671 00:24:08,340 --> 00:24:07,090 because it you know the easiest way to 672 00:24:10,340 --> 00:24:08,350 move things is usually to hold it 673 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:10,350 between your legs or give it a push and 674 00:24:15,210 --> 00:24:12,490 if the mass for example we're 675 00:24:17,580 --> 00:24:15,220 transferring a treadmill track and it's 676 00:24:19,230 --> 00:24:17,590 about the same mass as I have and I 677 00:24:21,090 --> 00:24:19,240 moved one of these on 112 and so as I 678 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:21,100 reached up to you know I was holding it 679 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:22,570 between my knees and I reached up to 680 00:24:26,310 --> 00:24:24,730 move and I started rotating instead of 681 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:26,320 translating because my center of mass 682 00:24:31,260 --> 00:24:28,410 had changed because I had so much more 683 00:24:32,730 --> 00:24:31,270 down near my knees and sorry and so you 684 00:24:35,159 --> 00:24:32,740 have to think a little bit about what 685 00:24:37,169 --> 00:24:35,169 you're moving and how it relates to you 686 00:24:38,909 --> 00:24:37,179 in order to adjust how your trans 687 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:38,919 translating around and that's kind of 688 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:40,210 interesting you know get a little lesson 689 00:24:44,250 --> 00:24:41,650 in Newton's laws while you're doing your 690 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:44,260 work but but it's a lot easier to move 691 00:24:51,210 --> 00:24:46,410 it around up there than it is down here 692 00:24:53,549 --> 00:24:51,220 all right next Eric Eric burger with the 693 00:24:56,669 --> 00:24:53,559 Houston Chronicle and I'm wondering what 694 00:24:58,169 --> 00:24:56,679 it's like it's kind of like in some 695 00:24:59,940 --> 00:24:58,179 respects at your Super Bowl athletes 696 00:25:02,490 --> 00:24:59,950 with all the requests I imagine you've 697 00:25:06,419 --> 00:25:02,500 gotten for launch tickets maybe you 698 00:25:08,460 --> 00:25:06,429 could talk a little bit about just sort 699 00:25:09,450 --> 00:25:08,470 of the hoopla around the launch and sort 700 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:09,460 of the interactions you've had with 701 00:25:13,159 --> 00:25:11,530 family and friends about it since 702 00:25:17,070 --> 00:25:13,169 everyone is really focused on this one 703 00:25:20,039 --> 00:25:17,080 mm-hmm Rex you're always good at these 704 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:20,049 kind of code boy well it it has really 705 00:25:24,210 --> 00:25:22,090 been it has been tough trying to figure 706 00:25:25,860 --> 00:25:24,220 out how to make sure everybody's taken 707 00:25:28,380 --> 00:25:25,870 care of that people get a chance to see 708 00:25:30,570 --> 00:25:28,390 the launch and that is a it is something 709 00:25:32,150 --> 00:25:30,580 that goes on besides you know behind the 710 00:25:34,350 --> 00:25:32,160 scenes as we're training for the flight 711 00:25:35,730 --> 00:25:34,360 but what I've tried to do is I first of 712 00:25:37,350 --> 00:25:35,740 all try to make sure my immediate family 713 00:25:39,510 --> 00:25:37,360 is taken care of everybody's got got 714 00:25:40,950 --> 00:25:39,520 tickets and then you branch out some of 715 00:25:42,270 --> 00:25:40,960 your friends and you also branch out and 716 00:25:43,830 --> 00:25:42,280 people who have done stuff in the past 717 00:25:45,030 --> 00:25:43,840 some of my old bosses I want to make 718 00:25:46,409 --> 00:25:45,040 sure I take care of them something like 719 00:25:47,970 --> 00:25:46,419 and then I want to make sure I takes 720 00:25:48,930 --> 00:25:47,980 care of my co-workers that people I've 721 00:25:51,180 --> 00:25:48,940 worked with here at the Johnson Space 722 00:25:53,669 --> 00:25:51,190 Center in other places so I made sure 723 00:25:54,990 --> 00:25:53,679 they are invited and and then you get a 724 00:25:56,460 --> 00:25:55,000 number of requests as you mentioned the 725 00:25:58,500 --> 00:25:56,470 tickets are starting to get more 726 00:26:00,840 --> 00:25:58,510 valuable to people as we get closer and 727 00:26:02,190 --> 00:26:00,850 and then you have to make the real hard 728 00:26:04,260 --> 00:26:02,200 choices because you end up with just a 729 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:04,270 few choices left and you get you find 730 00:26:07,980 --> 00:26:06,610 out there people that are sick kids that 731 00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:07,990 want to come to the launch and we were 732 00:26:10,980 --> 00:26:09,520 able to work with the public affairs 733 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:10,990 people to bring people with you know 734 00:26:15,870 --> 00:26:14,290 sort of the make-a-wish type of request 735 00:26:17,399 --> 00:26:15,880 to get to the launch and to be able to 736 00:26:19,060 --> 00:26:17,409 be able to see it close so we've had 737 00:26:20,740 --> 00:26:19,070 people from Iraq 738 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:20,750 wounded veterans said that wants to come 739 00:26:25,539 --> 00:26:23,210 to the come to the come to launch and we 740 00:26:27,549 --> 00:26:25,549 made sure that he got he got tickets and 741 00:26:30,190 --> 00:26:27,559 he being well taken care of too so their 742 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:30,200 stuff like that that you just have to 743 00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:32,090 make some hard choices and but it works 744 00:26:34,930 --> 00:26:33,769 out it's worked out very well the NASA 745 00:26:36,999 --> 00:26:34,940 is taking real good care of us given 746 00:26:38,950 --> 00:26:37,009 this a lot of tickets to hand out and 747 00:26:41,409 --> 00:26:38,960 we've been able to take care of most the 748 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:41,419 people that that we that are the closest 749 00:26:44,409 --> 00:26:43,130 to us and we also people that maybe 750 00:26:46,269 --> 00:26:44,419 aren't as close to us that we think are 751 00:26:47,980 --> 00:26:46,279 the most deserving so hasn't been easy 752 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:47,990 but I think we've we've done our best to 753 00:26:52,180 --> 00:26:49,850 try to be as fair and equitable as 754 00:26:53,919 --> 00:26:52,190 possible you know if I could just hang 755 00:26:55,570 --> 00:26:53,929 on to that I mean we are as enormously 756 00:26:57,340 --> 00:26:55,580 proud of this vehicle as I think the 757 00:26:59,110 --> 00:26:57,350 rest of America is and I've always 758 00:27:01,090 --> 00:26:59,120 espoused you know every taxpaying 759 00:27:02,700 --> 00:27:01,100 American citizen needs to go see a space 760 00:27:04,749 --> 00:27:02,710 shuttle launch because they come back 761 00:27:06,519 --> 00:27:04,759 after seeing it and they're a little bit 762 00:27:09,909 --> 00:27:06,529 different you know they understand they 763 00:27:11,799 --> 00:27:09,919 get it so we have tried to and I found 764 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:11,809 you know through my opportunities to 765 00:27:16,269 --> 00:27:14,090 launch I have tried to space those out 766 00:27:18,759 --> 00:27:16,279 I've tried to allow people different 767 00:27:20,529 --> 00:27:18,769 turns to come because I do want you know 768 00:27:22,629 --> 00:27:20,539 to do my little part to try to enable as 769 00:27:24,249 --> 00:27:22,639 many people as possible to come and see 770 00:27:27,369 --> 00:27:24,259 because they will remember this event 771 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:27,379 for the rest of their lives okay up in 772 00:27:31,629 --> 00:27:29,210 the front closure Marsha dent Associated 773 00:27:33,369 --> 00:27:31,639 Press astronauts never want launched a 774 00:27:35,619 --> 00:27:33,379 blaze but with only eight days left to 775 00:27:38,610 --> 00:27:35,629 the last shuttle flight could you use 776 00:27:40,990 --> 00:27:38,620 some more time just to let the program 777 00:27:45,129 --> 00:27:41,000 go on a little more before it has to 778 00:27:46,930 --> 00:27:45,139 come to an inevitable end yeah well I'll 779 00:27:48,669 --> 00:27:46,940 give you my two cents I'm sure everybody 780 00:27:51,279 --> 00:27:48,679 has a feeling on that uh you know the 781 00:27:53,669 --> 00:27:51,289 crew is uh we've been enormously busy 782 00:27:55,389 --> 00:27:53,679 especially here in the last month or so 783 00:27:56,889 --> 00:27:55,399 personally I'm looking forward to 784 00:27:58,990 --> 00:27:56,899 quarantine tomorrow to settle down a 785 00:28:01,299 --> 00:27:59,000 little bit maybe cat gather some of my 786 00:28:02,590 --> 00:28:01,309 thoughts take a few notes and review 787 00:28:04,779 --> 00:28:02,600 some of the things that I've desperately 788 00:28:07,810 --> 00:28:04,789 needed a review for the last a couple 789 00:28:11,369 --> 00:28:07,820 weeks or so that have kind of got lost 790 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:11,379 in in this you know the the the 791 00:28:15,850 --> 00:28:14,210 excitement surrounding the final mission 792 00:28:16,899 --> 00:28:15,860 so I just kind of leave with that I'm 793 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:16,909 looking forward to a little bit of quiet 794 00:28:21,999 --> 00:28:20,690 time you know just leading up to the to 795 00:28:26,710 --> 00:28:22,009 the final launch you know eight days 796 00:28:28,629 --> 00:28:26,720 away it does sound so final I don't 797 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:28,639 think we want any more time though we're 798 00:28:31,430 --> 00:28:31,010 ready we're trained and we want to go do 799 00:28:38,060 --> 00:28:31,440 it 800 00:28:41,149 --> 00:28:38,070 of did tag on what Rex was talking about 801 00:28:44,090 --> 00:28:41,159 with guests you know I I was part of a 802 00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:44,100 mission that did not go on time not even 803 00:28:49,970 --> 00:28:45,929 close we scrubbed I think five times 804 00:28:52,369 --> 00:28:49,980 before we finally went and the we have 805 00:28:53,749 --> 00:28:52,379 the easy part of the job getting on the 806 00:28:55,279 --> 00:28:53,759 rocket and going into space in that 807 00:28:57,799 --> 00:28:55,289 regard you know they're sitting there 808 00:28:59,629 --> 00:28:57,809 waiting anticipating going through all 809 00:29:01,789 --> 00:28:59,639 the things that they go through prior to 810 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:01,799 the launch and then to have delays it's 811 00:29:05,299 --> 00:29:03,210 real tough on your family your friends 812 00:29:07,340 --> 00:29:05,309 and your guests so just from that 813 00:29:09,830 --> 00:29:07,350 standpoint alone I'm a little sensitive 814 00:29:17,119 --> 00:29:09,840 to hopefully we will go on time the 815 00:29:20,149 --> 00:29:17,129 first day so Greg Dobbs with HDNet 816 00:29:23,210 --> 00:29:20,159 television since there is no rescue 817 00:29:26,649 --> 00:29:23,220 vehicle in the event you need one can 818 00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:26,659 you describe your long stays and your 819 00:29:33,619 --> 00:29:28,830 periodic departures from the space 820 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:33,629 station as you know because we don't 821 00:29:38,570 --> 00:29:35,250 have a rescue vehicle will be coming 822 00:29:40,639 --> 00:29:38,580 home sort of in a line on the Soyuz is 823 00:29:42,950 --> 00:29:40,649 with Rex coming first and then Fergie 824 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:42,960 and Doug and then I and so we will 825 00:29:48,470 --> 00:29:44,730 slowly become incorporated into space 826 00:29:50,119 --> 00:29:48,480 station lifestyle when if when this 827 00:29:52,399 --> 00:29:50,129 would happen if this would happen Rex's 828 00:29:54,919 --> 00:29:52,409 i lk would go immediately into the soyuz 829 00:29:58,009 --> 00:29:54,929 that ron garan i believe is the right 830 00:29:59,629 --> 00:29:58,019 one in and then Fergie's would go where 831 00:30:01,549 --> 00:29:59,639 Mike Fossum would go so Mike and Ron 832 00:30:03,799 --> 00:30:01,559 would actually extend their stay in 833 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:03,809 order to accommodate Rex and furry 834 00:30:07,369 --> 00:30:05,850 coming home and then the next couple of 835 00:30:08,869 --> 00:30:07,379 Soyuz have come up with an empty right 836 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:08,879 seat and then Doug and I would slowly 837 00:30:13,669 --> 00:30:11,820 rotate down as those toys came down 838 00:30:16,639 --> 00:30:13,679 after their full six-month mission as 839 00:30:18,799 --> 00:30:16,649 far as being ready for it we had some 840 00:30:19,789 --> 00:30:18,809 training basic training on the space 841 00:30:22,070 --> 00:30:19,799 station some of the big picture 842 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:22,080 emergency type scenarios and some of the 843 00:30:25,879 --> 00:30:23,490 warning type scenarios where we would 844 00:30:29,149 --> 00:30:25,889 have to react quickly and expeditiously 845 00:30:30,830 --> 00:30:29,159 but the plan is that if we would have an 846 00:30:32,930 --> 00:30:30,840 extended stay on the space station we 847 00:30:35,119 --> 00:30:32,940 would get additional training on the 848 00:30:36,950 --> 00:30:35,129 station and it's actually you know after 849 00:30:38,509 --> 00:30:36,960 living there for a few weeks you can 850 00:30:41,060 --> 00:30:38,519 very easily get into the routine of the 851 00:30:42,499 --> 00:30:41,070 everyday life and how you do operations 852 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:42,509 and then the specialized training would 853 00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:44,970 come over a period of a month or 854 00:30:48,919 --> 00:30:46,289 two or however the training community 855 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:48,929 felt was the appropriate rate to de set 856 00:30:52,669 --> 00:30:50,610 to a site it it's there's a very good 857 00:30:55,430 --> 00:30:52,679 plan in place and we'll be able to I 858 00:30:57,110 --> 00:30:55,440 think sort of assimilate into space 859 00:31:00,470 --> 00:30:57,120 station live fairly straightforwardly if 860 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:00,480 it would happen if I could just add on 861 00:31:04,820 --> 00:31:02,370 to that as well it's a you know this is 862 00:31:07,820 --> 00:31:04,830 a very low likelihood case but any SC 863 00:31:09,620 --> 00:31:07,830 the engineering safety arm of NASA has 864 00:31:11,390 --> 00:31:09,630 done an extraordinarily thorough job of 865 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:11,400 making sure that we have a good plan to 866 00:31:15,919 --> 00:31:14,130 get home and the order in which the 867 00:31:17,690 --> 00:31:15,929 people were picked were key of course 868 00:31:19,370 --> 00:31:17,700 Doug and Sandy you heard you heard him 869 00:31:20,899 --> 00:31:19,380 say they'll be last it so because they 870 00:31:22,820 --> 00:31:20,909 have talents that we need on board as 871 00:31:24,140 --> 00:31:22,830 long as possible so I wasn't sure 872 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:24,150 whether to take that personally or not 873 00:31:29,060 --> 00:31:26,970 but sandy and Doug will be there for a 874 00:31:32,299 --> 00:31:29,070 good long time letting their robotic and 875 00:31:34,730 --> 00:31:32,309 evie a potentially VA skills to the mix 876 00:31:37,430 --> 00:31:34,740 to make sure that we were able to serve 877 00:31:39,110 --> 00:31:37,440 a station even if we're down to largely 878 00:31:42,980 --> 00:31:39,120 just the shuttle crew being there doing 879 00:31:44,930 --> 00:31:42,990 it okay the second round Haley campus at 880 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:44,940 the Galveston County Daily News this is 881 00:31:50,029 --> 00:31:47,370 a question for Sandy we've heard a 882 00:31:52,399 --> 00:31:50,039 couple people talk today about how they 883 00:31:53,810 --> 00:31:52,409 aren't looking at this only as the final 884 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:53,820 shuttle mission they're looking forward 885 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:55,770 to what's next for NASA and I'm just 886 00:31:59,630 --> 00:31:57,690 curious if you're taking a similar mind 887 00:32:02,840 --> 00:31:59,640 frame I'm sorry missed the last part 888 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:02,850 you're curious can you repeat the last 889 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:06,210 part would be the last and some of the 890 00:32:09,830 --> 00:32:07,770 people today who we've heard talk are 891 00:32:11,870 --> 00:32:09,840 talking about how they're not looking at 892 00:32:13,399 --> 00:32:11,880 this only as the last space shuttle 893 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:13,409 mission but they're looking forward to 894 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:15,450 what's next for NASA and I'm curious if 895 00:32:19,310 --> 00:32:17,130 you're taking a similar mind frame Oh 896 00:32:21,950 --> 00:32:19,320 certainly I think we're all excited 897 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:21,960 about the opportunities that NASA will 898 00:32:25,070 --> 00:32:23,250 have in the future to get out of 899 00:32:27,740 --> 00:32:25,080 low-earth orbit and start pushing the 900 00:32:29,210 --> 00:32:27,750 boundaries of our you know our space 901 00:32:31,340 --> 00:32:29,220 exploration if you look at what we've 902 00:32:33,289 --> 00:32:31,350 been able to do for the last many 903 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:33,299 decades we've established ourselves very 904 00:32:36,740 --> 00:32:35,130 firmly in low-earth orbit to the point 905 00:32:39,140 --> 00:32:36,750 that there are commercial companies who 906 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:39,150 feel comfortable in starting to operate 907 00:32:42,529 --> 00:32:40,890 in that same arena and that's what as a 908 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:42,539 government agency we are supposed to do 909 00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:44,010 is keep breaking down these frontiers 910 00:32:47,810 --> 00:32:46,110 and so now that you know there's there's 911 00:32:49,310 --> 00:32:47,820 interest developing in low-earth orbit 912 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:49,320 and these these particular frontiers 913 00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:52,490 have been explored and sort of you know 914 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:55,260 understood at some level it's it's 915 00:32:57,930 --> 00:32:56,970 important for us to go beyond low-earth 916 00:32:59,249 --> 00:32:57,940 orbit we're looking for 917 00:33:01,200 --> 00:32:59,259 to those kinds of missions you know 918 00:33:03,029 --> 00:33:01,210 whether it's to the Moon or Mars or high 919 00:33:06,029 --> 00:33:03,039 Earth orbit you know satellite servicing 920 00:33:07,740 --> 00:33:06,039 or an asteroid or whatever it may take 921 00:33:08,909 --> 00:33:07,750 well you know we're learning lots by 922 00:33:10,769 --> 00:33:08,919 living on the International Space 923 00:33:13,350 --> 00:33:10,779 Station for long periods of time to 924 00:33:14,460 --> 00:33:13,360 establish the information that we need 925 00:33:17,009 --> 00:33:14,470 to start taking longer and longer 926 00:33:18,509 --> 00:33:17,019 missions to various destinations and 927 00:33:21,389 --> 00:33:18,519 it's gonna be pretty exciting I think 928 00:33:23,970 --> 00:33:21,399 you start seeing that okay there in the 929 00:33:27,779 --> 00:33:23,980 front of the blue so sauce with NASA 930 00:33:30,389 --> 00:33:27,789 Space Flight com are there for any for 931 00:33:32,580 --> 00:33:30,399 any of you are there any advantages to 932 00:33:36,450 --> 00:33:32,590 only having four people on the space 933 00:33:38,009 --> 00:33:36,460 shuttle for a mission I'll I'll give you 934 00:33:42,990 --> 00:33:38,019 a short answer there are less opinions 935 00:33:44,580 --> 00:33:43,000 to contend with I'm sure everybody 936 00:33:47,340 --> 00:33:44,590 probably has a feeling about this you 937 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:47,350 know there's pluses and minuses the 938 00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:49,090 minuses of course is there's just less 939 00:33:55,769 --> 00:33:51,340 hands to hold things and help you do 940 00:33:57,419 --> 00:33:55,779 work on the plus side there's two or 941 00:33:59,730 --> 00:33:57,429 three depending upon when you consider a 942 00:34:02,430 --> 00:33:59,740 full crew less fewer seeds fewer shoots 943 00:34:04,169 --> 00:34:02,440 fewer parachutes to do with you know 944 00:34:07,049 --> 00:34:04,179 fewer space suits so there's there's 945 00:34:08,639 --> 00:34:07,059 less bulk associated with it but you 946 00:34:11,250 --> 00:34:08,649 know I think by and large having another 947 00:34:14,430 --> 00:34:11,260 body on board is a positive thing and 948 00:34:18,599 --> 00:34:14,440 that the net effect will be will miss 949 00:34:20,669 --> 00:34:18,609 them I think we thought you know when we 950 00:34:22,079 --> 00:34:20,679 had four people on the crew we thought 951 00:34:24,510 --> 00:34:22,089 wow the mid-deck is just going to be 952 00:34:27,839 --> 00:34:24,520 this expanse you know relatively in 953 00:34:30,270 --> 00:34:27,849 space terms and we found out fairly 954 00:34:31,889 --> 00:34:30,280 quickly that that was not the case the 955 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:31,899 program's did their best to make sure 956 00:34:35,970 --> 00:34:33,970 that every nook and cranny of the 957 00:34:38,309 --> 00:34:35,980 shuttle was filled to take stuff up the 958 00:34:40,859 --> 00:34:38,319 station for this you know next phase so 959 00:34:43,319 --> 00:34:40,869 not quite as much room as we thought so 960 00:34:44,669 --> 00:34:43,329 I think like Chris said we maybe could 961 00:34:48,059 --> 00:34:44,679 have used an extra hand might have been 962 00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:48,069 better for us in the long run okay next 963 00:34:53,609 --> 00:34:51,129 here in the green got on with a German 964 00:34:55,770 --> 00:34:53,619 Space Agency and space Expo Association 965 00:34:58,319 --> 00:34:55,780 question for X could you explain a 966 00:35:01,559 --> 00:34:58,329 little bit your own as I VA for the 967 00:35:02,970 --> 00:35:01,569 spacebook sure the when we get to the 968 00:35:04,290 --> 00:35:02,980 space station we are basically one big 969 00:35:06,300 --> 00:35:04,300 team that the shuttle and station 970 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:06,310 combined and since we're kind of 971 00:35:10,710 --> 00:35:08,410 short-handed on the shuttle it would be 972 00:35:11,770 --> 00:35:10,720 harder for us potentially to do the 973 00:35:14,410 --> 00:35:11,780 spacewalk virus 974 00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:14,420 like some some missions have and so the 975 00:35:18,790 --> 00:35:16,310 decision was made early on that it just 976 00:35:20,770 --> 00:35:18,800 used the whole team and to use Mike and 977 00:35:22,210 --> 00:35:20,780 Ron as the spacewalkers and so that's 978 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:22,220 great they've done space walk before so 979 00:35:26,050 --> 00:35:23,930 it made a lot of sense now I'm the 980 00:35:28,450 --> 00:35:26,060 leeds-based Walker for contingencies if 981 00:35:30,730 --> 00:35:28,460 we had it so that made me the choice for 982 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:30,740 the IV which is intervie hick Uhler the 983 00:35:34,210 --> 00:35:33,050 guy inside who monitors the spacewalk 984 00:35:36,730 --> 00:35:34,220 and helps them read their checklist so 985 00:35:38,830 --> 00:35:36,740 my job will be to basically be there 986 00:35:40,210 --> 00:35:38,840 their eyes and ears for things that they 987 00:35:42,550 --> 00:35:40,220 can't reach in space when they're out 988 00:35:44,170 --> 00:35:42,560 there and in doing a spacewalk there 989 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:44,180 they want their checklist but they don't 990 00:35:46,540 --> 00:35:45,110 have them with them the only thing they 991 00:35:48,130 --> 00:35:46,550 have is a cuff checklist on their arm 992 00:35:49,930 --> 00:35:48,140 that they can read for emergencies quick 993 00:35:51,430 --> 00:35:49,940 actions I'll have all the detailed steps 994 00:35:53,500 --> 00:35:51,440 for what they need to do I'll have 995 00:35:54,940 --> 00:35:53,510 what's called a crib sheet which is the 996 00:35:56,950 --> 00:35:54,950 DH what you do when something doesn't go 997 00:35:58,120 --> 00:35:56,960 right and I'll have I'll have also have 998 00:36:00,160 --> 00:35:58,130 a copy there cuff checklist so I'll 999 00:36:02,350 --> 00:36:00,170 guide them through and help them go 1000 00:36:03,790 --> 00:36:02,360 step-by-step through these through these 1001 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:03,800 procedures and the nice thing about it 1002 00:36:07,780 --> 00:36:05,450 is that since they launched earlier 1003 00:36:09,670 --> 00:36:07,790 sandy and I've had a chance to to go in 1004 00:36:10,810 --> 00:36:09,680 the water and and basically proof a lot 1005 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:10,820 of these procedures so we've gone 1006 00:36:14,890 --> 00:36:12,890 through several times and making sure 1007 00:36:17,110 --> 00:36:14,900 and get them as finely tuned and as 1008 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:17,120 easily executable as possible and I 1009 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:19,310 think we're there and Mike and Rhonda 1010 00:36:21,820 --> 00:36:20,450 obviously seen it but they haven't seen 1011 00:36:23,950 --> 00:36:21,830 it quite some of these tasks quite as 1012 00:36:24,970 --> 00:36:23,960 much and so my job will be to kind of 1013 00:36:27,370 --> 00:36:24,980 guide them through that when they 1014 00:36:29,380 --> 00:36:27,380 executed okay next question here in the 1015 00:36:30,850 --> 00:36:29,390 black gate with Harvard journalism the 1016 00:36:32,470 --> 00:36:30,860 Space Shuttle was an American program 1017 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:32,480 but it built the International Space 1018 00:36:36,430 --> 00:36:35,210 Station can you speak briefly about how 1019 00:36:38,620 --> 00:36:36,440 far we've come and working with our 1020 00:36:40,210 --> 00:36:38,630 space partners and sandy could you take 1021 00:36:42,130 --> 00:36:40,220 a moment to speak to young women and 1022 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:42,140 girls about what it means to be part of 1023 00:36:47,350 --> 00:36:45,410 the last shuttle flight well in terms of 1024 00:36:49,420 --> 00:36:47,360 what the shuttle program is done with 1025 00:36:51,430 --> 00:36:49,430 respect to you know International Space 1026 00:36:53,020 --> 00:36:51,440 work I think you can say that paved the 1027 00:36:54,730 --> 00:36:53,030 way for the space station and a lot of 1028 00:36:56,650 --> 00:36:54,740 ways because the shuttle provided a lot 1029 00:36:58,060 --> 00:36:56,660 of opportunities for people to fly and 1030 00:37:00,040 --> 00:36:58,070 we had a lot of international 1031 00:37:01,930 --> 00:37:00,050 partnerships on the space shuttle 1032 00:37:03,970 --> 00:37:01,940 building up to the space station program 1033 00:37:06,790 --> 00:37:03,980 of course it was an integral vehicle for 1034 00:37:09,310 --> 00:37:06,800 the building of the the space station 1035 00:37:11,020 --> 00:37:09,320 and and that program of course will 1036 00:37:13,030 --> 00:37:11,030 continue on and we'll get some great 1037 00:37:16,240 --> 00:37:13,040 science and work from the space station 1038 00:37:18,070 --> 00:37:16,250 in the future as far as being the last 1039 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:18,080 woman on the space shuttle you know it's 1040 00:37:23,290 --> 00:37:20,090 it's it's kind of a funny milestone 1041 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:23,300 because Fergie's the last navy guy and 1042 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:26,090 and doug's the last marine guy and he's 1043 00:37:29,110 --> 00:37:27,650 the letter X over here is less air force 1044 00:37:31,150 --> 00:37:29,120 guy and we're continuing to fly people 1045 00:37:33,370 --> 00:37:31,160 in space with women men engineers 1046 00:37:36,130 --> 00:37:33,380 scientists pilots flight engineers 1047 00:37:38,140 --> 00:37:36,140 people from all walks of life and that 1048 00:37:41,170 --> 00:37:38,150 will just continue to expand that pool 1049 00:37:44,140 --> 00:37:41,180 as we you know expand our roles in space 1050 00:37:47,140 --> 00:37:44,150 so i would tho encourage the any young 1051 00:37:48,610 --> 00:37:47,150 woman listening that they should 1052 00:37:50,620 --> 00:37:48,620 consider math and science and 1053 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:50,630 engineering and technology as a career 1054 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:52,370 because it's a lot of fun you get it 1055 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:53,570 like i said earlier you get to figure 1056 00:37:57,070 --> 00:37:55,370 out how things work you get to take that 1057 00:37:58,540 --> 00:37:57,080 and make new things and it's like 1058 00:38:00,280 --> 00:37:58,550 putting a big jigsaw put the puzzle 1059 00:38:01,870 --> 00:38:00,290 together it's just a lot of fun and so i 1060 00:38:04,060 --> 00:38:01,880 would i would really encourage young 1061 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:04,070 people to follow those kinds of career 1062 00:38:10,330 --> 00:38:08,090 paths ok here in the black Jim Oberg 1063 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:10,340 with NBC News it's fascinating to see 1064 00:38:13,630 --> 00:38:11,930 how you worked on having a four-person 1065 00:38:15,910 --> 00:38:13,640 crew do the job of a five or six or 1066 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:15,920 seven person crew but Chris you had a 1067 00:38:18,940 --> 00:38:17,570 leg up on that didn't you were you the 1068 00:38:20,590 --> 00:38:18,950 commander of the four-person crew that 1069 00:38:22,870 --> 00:38:20,600 was standing by the rescue the Hubble 1070 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:22,880 mission and did that have any what kind 1071 00:38:27,010 --> 00:38:24,650 of thinking did you do about that you 1072 00:38:28,420 --> 00:38:27,020 were almost ready to launch so you were 1073 00:38:30,550 --> 00:38:28,430 already launched the foreperson grew two 1074 00:38:32,020 --> 00:38:30,560 years ago to that of any thing to do 1075 00:38:35,110 --> 00:38:32,030 with your selection perhaps for this 1076 00:38:37,270 --> 00:38:35,120 mission that's actually a very good 1077 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:37,280 point because we started for a template 1078 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:39,050 for the busy times of flight we it's a 1079 00:38:42,310 --> 00:38:40,970 post insertion shortly after launch is a 1080 00:38:44,290 --> 00:38:42,320 very busy time as you convert the 1081 00:38:45,850 --> 00:38:44,300 orbiter from a rocket into you know a 1082 00:38:48,130 --> 00:38:45,860 place to live for the next couple weeks 1083 00:38:49,750 --> 00:38:48,140 and also prior to landing there's 1084 00:38:51,700 --> 00:38:49,760 another big conversion that goes in 1085 00:38:53,770 --> 00:38:51,710 there is a very busy day and I started 1086 00:38:55,540 --> 00:38:53,780 with the templates that I had from sts 1087 00:38:57,190 --> 00:38:55,550 400 which of course as you said was a 1088 00:38:58,690 --> 00:38:57,200 four-person crew to do something like 1089 00:39:01,960 --> 00:38:58,700 that so I had a little bit of an 1090 00:39:03,340 --> 00:39:01,970 advantage but if you had to look at 1091 00:39:05,860 --> 00:39:03,350 these rescue flights that we have 1092 00:39:08,620 --> 00:39:05,870 continually maintained the capability to 1093 00:39:10,990 --> 00:39:08,630 do we have always had a four-person crew 1094 00:39:12,820 --> 00:39:11,000 and the commander who had just launched 1095 00:39:14,140 --> 00:39:12,830 who ends up by default being the 1096 00:39:16,180 --> 00:39:14,150 commander for the rescue flight if it's 1097 00:39:18,340 --> 00:39:16,190 need it always has a plan so we had a 1098 00:39:19,930 --> 00:39:18,350 little bit of a leg up but it was a it 1099 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:19,940 was still a lengthy process to put 1100 00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:22,010 together an entire mission for four 1101 00:39:30,770 --> 00:39:25,730 people okay then 1102 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:30,780 Helen boil with MSNBC I heard that this 1103 00:39:36,230 --> 00:39:32,370 is the first crew where everyone on the 1104 00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:36,240 crew is twittering away can you tell me 1105 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:37,710 a little bit about the experience of 1106 00:39:41,810 --> 00:39:39,570 tweeting is their kind of an alpha 1107 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:41,820 tweeter among you someone who look up to 1108 00:39:47,630 --> 00:39:44,970 for advice that would have to be sandy I 1109 00:39:50,870 --> 00:39:47,640 think yeah I think I get that prize 1110 00:39:53,180 --> 00:39:50,880 mainly because I had started on Twitter 1111 00:39:56,690 --> 00:39:53,190 a couple years ago when I did a USO trip 1112 00:40:00,080 --> 00:39:56,700 to Iraq after my expedition 18 trip and 1113 00:40:02,510 --> 00:40:00,090 so I had a little bit of introduction to 1114 00:40:04,430 --> 00:40:02,520 it but i will say that i keep the the 1115 00:40:06,410 --> 00:40:04,440 tweets that i do are very simplistic and 1116 00:40:08,150 --> 00:40:06,420 just words these guys send pictures and 1117 00:40:09,830 --> 00:40:08,160 do all kinds of sophisticated things so 1118 00:40:12,860 --> 00:40:09,840 i may have the quantity but i don't 1119 00:40:15,020 --> 00:40:12,870 necessarily have the quality i think I 1120 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:15,030 is an avenue to social networking it 1121 00:40:18,260 --> 00:40:16,650 forces me to learn a little bit about 1122 00:40:20,570 --> 00:40:18,270 what everyone else is doing out there so 1123 00:40:22,010 --> 00:40:20,580 I Ivan I've enjoyed it but it reached 1124 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:22,020 the culmination yesterday when we were 1125 00:40:25,460 --> 00:40:23,730 learning about our survival radios which 1126 00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:25,470 is a very capable survival radio if we 1127 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:27,390 ever needed it and I ask the 1128 00:40:34,250 --> 00:40:29,210 questionable but can it send a tweet and 1129 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:34,260 I think the answer was no okay I think 1130 00:40:38,900 --> 00:40:36,210 we have one last follow-up here here on 1131 00:40:41,450 --> 00:40:38,910 it's a watching how busy things are on 1132 00:40:42,950 --> 00:40:41,460 departure day curse you all remember 1133 00:40:45,230 --> 00:40:42,960 last time you're in orbit I understand 1134 00:40:48,770 --> 00:40:45,240 you left sandy behind are you going to 1135 00:40:50,060 --> 00:40:48,780 be your extra careful this time well if 1136 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:50,070 she's standing around with a transfer 1137 00:40:54,620 --> 00:40:51,570 tag on her she might end up in the wrong 1138 00:40:56,330 --> 00:40:54,630 place no we were actually we cannot 1139 00:40:58,220 --> 00:40:56,340 leave anybody behind we cannot afford to 1140 00:40:59,720 --> 00:40:58,230 leave anybody behind on this flight and 1141 00:41:02,210 --> 00:40:59,730 I know that sandy would love to spend 1142 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:02,220 another increment up there of course 1143 00:41:06,170 --> 00:41:03,570 we're taking her back to her home or 1144 00:41:09,110 --> 00:41:06,180 former home but we need her we need it 1145 00:41:10,190 --> 00:41:09,120 for the ride home okay with that we will 1146 00:41:11,870 --> 00:41:10,200 be switching over to Kennedy Space 1147 00:41:17,030 --> 00:41:11,880 Center where we have a reporter with a 1148 00:41:20,390 --> 00:41:17,040 couple of questions I thanks very much 1149 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:20,400 James Dean with Florida today we had a 1150 00:41:24,290 --> 00:41:21,810 pretty neat opportunity down here 1151 00:41:27,170 --> 00:41:24,300 recently to to climb inside discoveries 1152 00:41:28,850 --> 00:41:27,180 crew cabin and really help to get a 1153 00:41:31,790 --> 00:41:28,860 better appreciation of kind of 1154 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:31,800 environment you guys work and living up 1155 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:33,090 there and I just wanted if any of you 1156 00:41:37,290 --> 00:41:35,610 could you know Doug you mentioned that 1157 00:41:40,350 --> 00:41:37,300 that 1158 00:41:42,090 --> 00:41:40,360 mid deck still won't feel quite as won't 1159 00:41:43,740 --> 00:41:42,100 feel real expansive it certainly didn't 1160 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:43,750 feel that way to me is being only one 1161 00:41:48,030 --> 00:41:46,690 person in there obviously I'll have a 1162 00:41:49,830 --> 00:41:48,040 little more room than usual this time 1163 00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:49,840 but but can you or any of you just try 1164 00:41:54,150 --> 00:41:51,210 to give a little bit of an impression of 1165 00:41:57,180 --> 00:41:54,160 just the experience what it feels like 1166 00:41:58,740 --> 00:41:57,190 to live and work inside a space shuttle 1167 00:42:00,390 --> 00:41:58,750 obviously there'll be times when you 1168 00:42:01,650 --> 00:42:00,400 know you'll be off you'll be able to get 1169 00:42:03,710 --> 00:42:01,660 out into the space station but for the 1170 00:42:06,660 --> 00:42:03,720 times when perhaps you're not docked 1171 00:42:08,130 --> 00:42:06,670 just you know kind of the what it's like 1172 00:42:11,220 --> 00:42:08,140 to be in that environment are there any 1173 00:42:15,060 --> 00:42:11,230 particular aspects that that are kind of 1174 00:42:16,620 --> 00:42:15,070 your favorite parts of that life yeah 1175 00:42:19,620 --> 00:42:16,630 it's a it's a good question i think when 1176 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:19,630 we we give tours especially over in 1177 00:42:22,260 --> 00:42:21,010 building nine which has the full-scale 1178 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:22,270 mock-up of the flight deck in the 1179 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:23,920 mid-deck it gives people that sense of 1180 00:42:28,380 --> 00:42:25,810 the actual size that we're dealing with 1181 00:42:30,570 --> 00:42:28,390 and one thing we always try to convey to 1182 00:42:33,450 --> 00:42:30,580 folks is remember in space you can use 1183 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:33,460 all the volume not it's not a floor it's 1184 00:42:39,060 --> 00:42:37,090 not a ceiling it's not a wall so it does 1185 00:42:41,250 --> 00:42:39,070 become a lot more roomy than you would 1186 00:42:43,740 --> 00:42:41,260 think with the obviously with the aid of 1187 00:42:45,060 --> 00:42:43,750 microgravity because you can just put 1188 00:42:46,610 --> 00:42:45,070 yourself up in a corner get out of 1189 00:42:50,670 --> 00:42:46,620 somebody's way if they're moving 1190 00:42:54,060 --> 00:42:50,680 upstairs or downstairs but yeah as I as 1191 00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:54,070 I kind of alluded to before we have in 1192 00:42:58,890 --> 00:42:56,250 place of seats on the mid-deck we have 1193 00:43:01,530 --> 00:42:58,900 large transfer bags that are going to be 1194 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:01,540 there which you know we we initially 1195 00:43:04,230 --> 00:43:02,590 didn't think they would take up that 1196 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:04,240 much space but they're fairly big and 1197 00:43:06,810 --> 00:43:05,290 they have a lot of stuff in them so 1198 00:43:09,270 --> 00:43:06,820 we'll work around those but we can also 1199 00:43:11,820 --> 00:43:09,280 use them as work tables if needed and 1200 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:11,830 things like that but it it is it's just 1201 00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:14,530 the to be able to explore an entire the 1202 00:43:18,810 --> 00:43:16,330 entire volume of the Space Shuttle makes 1203 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:18,820 it seem a lot bigger in microgravity 1204 00:43:27,690 --> 00:43:24,850 than it is when it's on the ground well 1205 00:43:30,630 --> 00:43:27,700 thanks and would any of you care to 1206 00:43:34,500 --> 00:43:30,640 speak to at specifically Atlantis's 1207 00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:34,510 legacy after a 33rd flight obviously 1208 00:43:38,310 --> 00:43:35,710 we're we're thinking more about the 1209 00:43:41,340 --> 00:43:38,320 program as a whole but this being its 1210 00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:41,350 turn to take that last flight I'm the 1211 00:43:45,870 --> 00:43:42,910 Atlantis frequent flier I'll be glad to 1212 00:43:47,250 --> 00:43:45,880 take that one Atlantis has 120 million 1213 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:47,260 miles on her and I think she can handle 1214 00:43:51,340 --> 00:43:48,850 5 million more without a problem at all 1215 00:43:53,590 --> 00:43:51,350 she's taking me safely to orbit twice 1216 00:43:56,020 --> 00:43:53,600 home and I think it's absolutely great 1217 00:43:58,740 --> 00:43:56,030 ship advances has launched like 1218 00:44:02,950 --> 00:43:58,750 international I'm sorry probes to 1219 00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:02,960 Magellan to Venus and Galileo Jupiter it 1220 00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:04,850 serviced the Hubble Space Telescope in 1221 00:44:07,540 --> 00:44:06,050 this last mission and it's brought up 1222 00:44:09,310 --> 00:44:07,550 some of the big pieces of the space 1223 00:44:11,980 --> 00:44:09,320 station like the s0 truss in the 1224 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:11,990 Columbus European laboratory module it's 1225 00:44:15,610 --> 00:44:14,090 been absolutely fabulous ship both times 1226 00:44:17,530 --> 00:44:15,620 i've flown it not a single alarm all the 1227 00:44:20,830 --> 00:44:17,540 way to orbit and I'm looking forward to 1228 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:20,840 flying her again okay we're turning back 1229 00:44:24,550 --> 00:44:22,370 here to the Johnson Space Center we have 1230 00:44:26,380 --> 00:44:24,560 a follow-up on them right row for 1231 00:44:28,450 --> 00:44:26,390 aviation week given that you're 1232 00:44:32,710 --> 00:44:28,460 launching is a 12-day mission then you 1233 00:44:35,130 --> 00:44:32,720 might need some more time how much will 1234 00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:35,140 the four of you be thinking about 1235 00:44:39,250 --> 00:44:37,130 conserving power and that kind of thing 1236 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:39,260 maybe even more than they're thinking 1237 00:44:44,370 --> 00:44:41,570 about it in Mission Control to give 1238 00:44:46,540 --> 00:44:44,380 yourself a possibility of extra day I 1239 00:44:49,330 --> 00:44:46,550 can take that one because we've been 1240 00:44:52,870 --> 00:44:49,340 following this closely we're right if we 1241 00:44:54,460 --> 00:44:52,880 launch on time of course cryo o2 and h2 1242 00:44:55,930 --> 00:44:54,470 is usually the limiting factor we use 1243 00:44:58,720 --> 00:44:55,940 those that produce electricity and our 1244 00:45:01,030 --> 00:44:58,730 fuel cells we launch right on time and 1245 00:45:03,070 --> 00:45:01,040 the load for the cryotanks is favorable 1246 00:45:04,690 --> 00:45:03,080 we're under the impression we can get an 1247 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:04,700 extra day at least we have another day 1248 00:45:07,650 --> 00:45:06,170 capability where they'll decide to add 1249 00:45:11,530 --> 00:45:07,660 it onto the mission or not i'm not sure 1250 00:45:12,910 --> 00:45:11,540 if we delay a day enough of that cry 1251 00:45:15,910 --> 00:45:12,920 will have boiled off i don't think we'll 1252 00:45:17,740 --> 00:45:15,920 have a full day capability to answer 1253 00:45:19,060 --> 00:45:17,750 your question about conserving power no 1254 00:45:20,620 --> 00:45:19,070 one has approached the crew you know 1255 00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:20,630 flight directors program management has 1256 00:45:24,460 --> 00:45:21,890 not approached us asking us to 1257 00:45:26,500 --> 00:45:24,470 voluntarily conserve power we always try 1258 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:26,510 to save it and of course there are 1259 00:45:33,070 --> 00:45:30,170 formalities we can go to a groupie power 1260 00:45:34,630 --> 00:45:33,080 down Group C power down if necessary but 1261 00:45:36,430 --> 00:45:34,640 the crew always takes a measure to save 1262 00:45:38,230 --> 00:45:36,440 power we always want to try to build a 1263 00:45:39,850 --> 00:45:38,240 little extra margin into our capability 1264 00:45:42,850 --> 00:45:39,860 but no one has that formally asked us to 1265 00:45:44,140 --> 00:45:42,860 voluntarily do that okay believe you 1266 00:45:46,390 --> 00:45:44,150 have another follow up here go ahead and 1267 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:46,400 have any thoughts with the Reuters for 1268 00:45:50,860 --> 00:45:49,010 Chris you mentioned a little earlier 1269 00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:50,870 that when you're talking about your 1270 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:53,330 launch guests that people come back from 1271 00:45:57,310 --> 00:45:55,130 seeing a launch a little bit differently 1272 00:45:59,680 --> 00:45:57,320 and get a little better sense of what 1273 00:46:01,900 --> 00:45:59,690 this program is all about well obviously 1274 00:46:04,900 --> 00:46:01,910 that that's going away and I'm just 1275 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:04,910 wondering if you have any thoughts about 1276 00:46:10,060 --> 00:46:07,970 how NASA I guess it's almost like a 1277 00:46:14,950 --> 00:46:10,070 branding issue or something like what 1278 00:46:19,120 --> 00:46:14,960 what sort of experience people who are 1279 00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:19,130 not flying can have that still make this 1280 00:46:25,090 --> 00:46:22,130 program and a viable and visceral and 1281 00:46:27,370 --> 00:46:25,100 meaningful that's a good question Irene 1282 00:46:29,080 --> 00:46:27,380 and that I think that's why we're headed 1283 00:46:33,910 --> 00:46:29,090 in the direction that we're headed is to 1284 00:46:36,070 --> 00:46:33,920 make it available if not possible but at 1285 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:36,080 least available to anyone who perhaps is 1286 00:46:43,050 --> 00:46:41,210 not an asset trained master and I'm not 1287 00:46:48,610 --> 00:46:43,060 sure if I'm going down the wrong line 1288 00:46:51,790 --> 00:46:48,620 tell me but you know going over and you 1289 00:46:53,530 --> 00:46:51,800 talk about the NASA branding as well you 1290 00:46:55,390 --> 00:46:53,540 know I'll go out on a limb here and I'll 1291 00:46:56,920 --> 00:46:55,400 say that the next aside from these four 1292 00:46:59,830 --> 00:46:56,930 individuals at this table the next 1293 00:47:02,740 --> 00:46:59,840 person that flies a u.s. rocket to low 1294 00:47:04,450 --> 00:47:02,750 Earth orbit probably will not have an 1295 00:47:07,620 --> 00:47:04,460 ass evangeline will probably have a 1296 00:47:10,090 --> 00:47:07,630 badge that has Boeing or SpaceX or 1297 00:47:11,590 --> 00:47:10,100 Sierra Nevada or which is kind of an 1298 00:47:12,670 --> 00:47:11,600 interesting concept if you think about 1299 00:47:16,450 --> 00:47:12,680 it that we're headed in this direction 1300 00:47:20,410 --> 00:47:16,460 now as time goes on and those low Earth 1301 00:47:23,260 --> 00:47:20,420 orbit capabilities are proven then we'll 1302 00:47:26,230 --> 00:47:23,270 probably enlist the NASA astronauts to 1303 00:47:28,030 --> 00:47:26,240 to go up and you know either pilot the 1304 00:47:30,580 --> 00:47:28,040 Rockets or at least transport folks to 1305 00:47:32,440 --> 00:47:30,590 low Earth orbit but there is there's 1306 00:47:33,910 --> 00:47:32,450 definitely a metamorphosis going on and 1307 00:47:35,470 --> 00:47:33,920 we're going to see it over the course of 1308 00:47:37,060 --> 00:47:35,480 the next four years as a lot of these 1309 00:47:39,130 --> 00:47:37,070 commercial partners come on board and 1310 00:47:42,130 --> 00:47:39,140 you know fly their their rockets in 1311 00:47:43,270 --> 00:47:42,140 twenty fifteen or twenty sixteen okay 1312 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:43,280 and I believe we have time for one last 1313 00:47:47,590 --> 00:47:45,290 question Marcia Marcia Dunn Associated 1314 00:47:50,710 --> 00:47:47,600 Press I notice you're all wearing dark 1315 00:47:52,120 --> 00:47:50,720 somber looking suits are you mourning 1316 00:47:56,230 --> 00:47:52,130 the loss of a friend as you put it 1317 00:48:00,310 --> 00:47:56,240 commander or is this just your way of 1318 00:48:01,390 --> 00:48:00,320 commemorating with is a very big deal I 1319 00:48:02,710 --> 00:48:01,400 think we're wearing these colors because 1320 00:48:04,900 --> 00:48:02,720 these is the color suits we interviewed 1321 00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:04,910 with 15 years ago so that's the main 1322 00:48:08,470 --> 00:48:06,770 reason we don't have a lot of suits but 1323 00:48:10,270 --> 00:48:08,480 you know we do have these suits we're 1324 00:48:12,180 --> 00:48:10,280 not morning we're celebrating the 30 1325 00:48:14,170 --> 00:48:12,190 year program of the Space Shuttle it's 1326 00:48:16,540 --> 00:48:14,180 absolutely tremendous accomplishments 1327 00:48:17,590 --> 00:48:16,550 that the spatial has inspired us is this 1328 00:48:19,390 --> 00:48:17,600 inspired the 1329 00:48:21,400 --> 00:48:19,400 the workforce and the country as a whole 1330 00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:21,410 and you know in some ways I think that 1331 00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:22,970 the shuttle will continue to inspire 1332 00:48:26,740 --> 00:48:24,770 people because now for the first time 1333 00:48:27,910 --> 00:48:26,750 when these vehicles go to go to museums 1334 00:48:29,530 --> 00:48:27,920 people are gonna have a chance to go 1335 00:48:32,290 --> 00:48:29,540 right up to a space shuttle and see a 1336 00:48:33,910 --> 00:48:32,300 real one and think wow we used to be 1337 00:48:36,190 --> 00:48:33,920 able to launch those things into orbit 1338 00:48:37,300 --> 00:48:36,200 and so I hope it it generates that same 1339 00:48:39,820 --> 00:48:37,310 kind of enthused that childlike 1340 00:48:41,290 --> 00:48:39,830 enthusiasm people say wow it can make a 1341 00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:41,300 door but let's do it again let's let's 1342 00:48:44,980 --> 00:48:42,650 make sure we do it again I hope it makes 1343 00:48:46,630 --> 00:48:44,990 people redouble their efforts to to get 1344 00:48:48,250 --> 00:48:46,640 us to the point where we can not only go 1345 00:48:52,330 --> 00:48:48,260 to low Earth or go beyond low Earth 1346 00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:52,340 orbit okay one final follow-up here in 1347 00:48:56,380 --> 00:48:54,110 the center it's going to get over it 1348 00:49:00,130 --> 00:48:56,390 from channel 13 here you were talking 1349 00:49:01,720 --> 00:49:00,140 about these orbiters going to museums if 1350 00:49:05,590 --> 00:49:01,730 I can get one of you in trouble this 1351 00:49:10,270 --> 00:49:05,600 Houston deserve one of these you've law 1352 00:49:12,280 --> 00:49:10,280 you're going to get us in trouble you 1353 00:49:13,780 --> 00:49:12,290 know speaking as a taxpaying Houston 1354 00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:13,790 citizen I would have really liked to 1355 00:49:17,800 --> 00:49:15,290 have seen a space shuttle come to 1356 00:49:19,540 --> 00:49:17,810 Houston as to whether we deserve it you 1357 00:49:21,580 --> 00:49:19,550 know i'll leave that to the folks who 1358 00:49:23,710 --> 00:49:21,590 developed the criteria to pick where 1359 00:49:27,330 --> 00:49:23,720 they really went but I would have 1360 00:49:31,120 --> 00:49:29,650 okay with that that is all the time we