1 00:00:07,130 --> 00:00:04,430 and station Houston this is Chris for 2 00:00:09,620 --> 00:00:07,140 the crew how do you guys hear me so you 3 00:00:11,180 --> 00:00:09,630 have you loud and clear how about great 4 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:11,190 we have you loud and clear and we have 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:13,830 the whole you left team here assembled 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:15,570 in Figure one and we're really glad you 7 00:00:19,090 --> 00:00:17,490 guys can join us so as everyone knows 8 00:00:21,470 --> 00:00:19,100 today we're going to continue our 9 00:00:23,540 --> 00:00:21,480 time-honored tradition by hanging the 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:23,550 the mission patch here in the Space 11 00:00:27,890 --> 00:00:24,810 Station flight control room 12 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:27,900 and we will honor just a couple of 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:29,519 people to climb this ladder to hang the 14 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:31,650 odd the plaques but I do want to 15 00:00:35,750 --> 00:00:33,450 emphasize it's more than just about the 16 00:00:37,069 --> 00:00:35,760 two people that are going to get a climb 17 00:00:39,260 --> 00:00:37,079 the ladder today it's really about a 18 00:00:40,549 --> 00:00:39,270 team effort it takes more than just just 19 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:40,559 two people to pull off a mission like 20 00:00:44,330 --> 00:00:42,510 this if you look around you'll see all 21 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:44,340 the people that were involved just in 22 00:00:48,260 --> 00:00:45,989 the Mission Operations portion of you 23 00:00:50,930 --> 00:00:48,270 left seven so today is really 24 00:00:53,270 --> 00:00:50,940 celebration about the entire team effort 25 00:00:55,369 --> 00:00:53,280 and a recognition of all of your efforts 26 00:00:58,220 --> 00:00:55,379 to make this flight a success and so uh 27 00:01:00,920 --> 00:00:58,230 Ron we appreciate you and your crew 28 00:01:02,779 --> 00:01:00,930 joining us for the ceremony today and we 29 00:01:04,549 --> 00:01:02,789 also have Bergen his crew here from 30 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:04,559 Atlantis and we're really glad to have 31 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:07,710 you guys here as well so uh one thing 32 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:10,530 that I'll say about the cruise is we 33 00:01:14,270 --> 00:01:12,570 knew with this flight what they uh what 34 00:01:16,219 --> 00:01:14,280 the small shuttle crew saw is that there 35 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:16,229 would be a much greater level of 36 00:01:20,719 --> 00:01:19,110 coordination and cooperation required 37 00:01:22,450 --> 00:01:20,729 between the two crews much more than we 38 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:22,460 than we normally see on a seven-person 39 00:01:27,859 --> 00:01:25,650 shuttle assembly flight and it was very 40 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:27,869 very gratifying to see both of these 41 00:01:32,690 --> 00:01:30,450 cruise functions seamlessly function 42 00:01:34,910 --> 00:01:32,700 really as one and accomplishing the the 43 00:01:36,770 --> 00:01:34,920 cargo transfer objectives and the EPA 44 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:36,780 objectives so I just want to compliment 45 00:01:42,230 --> 00:01:39,409 you guys Fergie and your crew and Andre 46 00:01:44,210 --> 00:01:42,240 you and your crew on the accomplishments 47 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:44,220 enough Rondon I'll turn it over to you 48 00:01:46,270 --> 00:01:45,329 if you have any words you'd like to 49 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:46,280 share with us 50 00:01:51,679 --> 00:01:49,170 Thanks it was it was absolutely amazing 51 00:01:54,889 --> 00:01:51,689 to see this this smooth oiled machine 52 00:01:58,910 --> 00:01:54,899 show up on ball hey guys just did you - 53 00:02:01,039 --> 00:01:58,920 outstanding and yeah it was we realized 54 00:02:04,010 --> 00:02:01,049 as we were gone through it all though 55 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:04,020 this was a very historic moment in our 56 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:05,610 space program and 57 00:02:09,590 --> 00:02:07,650 we're very very honored to be a to be a 58 00:02:12,290 --> 00:02:09,600 part of it to have a small piece of it 59 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:12,300 and just watching those guys and 60 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:15,330 watching you guys on the ground you know 61 00:02:19,010 --> 00:02:17,130 work together and just just like 62 00:02:21,350 --> 00:02:19,020 clockwork it was just absolutely amazing 63 00:02:25,010 --> 00:02:21,360 so it was great to be part of it and I 64 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:25,020 raised my rehydrated apple cider bag of 65 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:28,410 apple cider to all of you great words 66 00:02:31,940 --> 00:02:30,360 Ron thank you very much and uh and 67 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:31,950 Fergie uh I'll say to you and your crew 68 00:02:35,630 --> 00:02:33,930 much I know that uh especially for you 69 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:35,640 guys being the smaller crew saw is you 70 00:02:38,570 --> 00:02:37,290 don't have to work extra hard we 71 00:02:40,550 --> 00:02:38,580 recognize that you guys had to work 72 00:02:42,260 --> 00:02:40,560 through a lot of your off-duty time to 73 00:02:44,270 --> 00:02:42,270 accomplish the you know the busy 74 00:02:46,970 --> 00:02:44,280 objectives that we set up for this 75 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:46,980 mission and so again great great work to 76 00:02:50,810 --> 00:02:48,330 you guys I've heard you if you have any 77 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:50,820 words to say you're welcome to I have 78 00:02:58,910 --> 00:02:52,650 one question asked we're on and hey Ron 79 00:03:01,400 --> 00:02:58,920 you there hey you still miss us you know 80 00:03:04,310 --> 00:03:01,410 you know we can I came I came this close 81 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:04,320 when you guys on the day after you 82 00:03:09,050 --> 00:03:06,090 undocked when you're when you're getting 83 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:09,060 ready yeah like the last on that we're 84 00:03:13,940 --> 00:03:10,410 gonna have together I was going to call 85 00:03:16,100 --> 00:03:13,950 up and say hey uh Atlanta station for 86 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:16,110 stowage we've been looking for Sandy for 87 00:03:26,479 --> 00:03:25,040 I decided against it first on what what 88 00:03:28,550 --> 00:03:26,489 a lot of people don't know you know the 89 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:28,560 the icon loop up there is a little funny 90 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:30,570 that dock icon really only works in one 91 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:34,350 direction so so after we got the hatches 92 00:03:36,740 --> 00:03:34,890 closed 93 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:36,750 you know Ron could really only talk to 94 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:38,970 us discreetly but we could not talk to 95 00:03:44,030 --> 00:03:42,330 him discreetly so Ron would Ron would 96 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:44,040 call us you know periodically after we 97 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:46,530 had had closed the had just before we 98 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:48,330 went to bed and and he you know he knew 99 00:03:51,410 --> 00:03:49,739 that we really couldn't reply to him 100 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:51,420 without the whole world hearing so he 101 00:03:57,650 --> 00:03:54,090 would then he you know I think he 102 00:04:00,020 --> 00:03:57,660 started out very slowly he said hey you 103 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:00,030 there and I'm you know and he says I 104 00:04:03,949 --> 00:04:02,010 know you can't talk to me he says just 105 00:04:05,570 --> 00:04:03,959 give me one my click if you're still 106 00:04:06,470 --> 00:04:05,580 there so we give him the one my click 107 00:04:22,430 --> 00:04:06,480 and 108 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:22,440 somebody behind the cameraman going like 109 00:04:26,180 --> 00:04:24,810 this and we couldn't reply but you know 110 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:26,190 I'll tell you Iran we he just had the 111 00:04:30,470 --> 00:04:29,070 best time with you you and Mike and you 112 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:30,480 know our Russian friends and then of 113 00:04:35,090 --> 00:04:33,210 course at Sochi you know I think it's 114 00:04:36,950 --> 00:04:35,100 kind of ironic out here we are back here 115 00:04:39,379 --> 00:04:36,960 and and we're gonna do a lot of the 116 00:04:41,030 --> 00:04:39,389 talking but in reality you deserve and 117 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:41,040 your crew deserve most of the credit for 118 00:04:45,140 --> 00:04:42,530 pulling this whole thing off 119 00:04:46,370 --> 00:04:45,150 you know I don't know what to say other 120 00:04:47,990 --> 00:04:46,380 than we're really looking forward to 121 00:04:49,940 --> 00:04:48,000 seeing it back here and we really do 122 00:04:52,010 --> 00:04:49,950 miss you Ron and we miss you and your 123 00:04:53,390 --> 00:04:52,020 crew and we had a blast up there I'm 124 00:04:56,390 --> 00:04:53,400 glad that we pulled the whole thing off 125 00:04:59,210 --> 00:04:56,400 without without any glaring omissions or 126 00:05:02,120 --> 00:04:59,220 any major malfunctions aside from a an 127 00:05:03,830 --> 00:05:02,130 itch eg PC or two so you know keep up 128 00:05:06,650 --> 00:05:03,840 the great work Ron and to the team here 129 00:05:08,990 --> 00:05:06,660 who who's come out to to just you know 130 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:09,000 recognize this event thank you you know 131 00:05:13,730 --> 00:05:11,610 you and we've tried to we've tried to 132 00:05:15,230 --> 00:05:13,740 kind of make this our mantra you know 133 00:05:17,210 --> 00:05:15,240 every time we go flying we take a little 134 00:05:20,060 --> 00:05:17,220 piece of you with us and we hopefully 135 00:05:21,290 --> 00:05:20,070 maybe just brought you along a little 136 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:21,300 bit more on this flight fortunate was a 137 00:05:25,460 --> 00:05:22,770 quiet flight we had a chance to allow 138 00:05:27,350 --> 00:05:25,470 everyone to take it all in and you know 139 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:27,360 just cherish that the last opportunity 140 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:28,650 we had to have the space shuttle and 141 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:30,210 then realized how fortunate we were even 142 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:31,530 though it's sad to see it go away how 143 00:05:36,260 --> 00:05:33,510 fortunate we were to have it to begin 144 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:36,270 than we had for 30 years so Ron I'm all 145 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:47,530 I felt like we just picked up where we 146 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:49,490 left off two years ago and for me it's 147 00:05:52,300 --> 00:05:51,110 gonna just be a really special memory 148 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:52,310 and I hope it is for you it's just 149 00:05:59,740 --> 00:05:54,530 really a lot of fun and hopefully 150 00:06:01,870 --> 00:05:59,750 appreciated the socks that's gonna say 151 00:06:03,490 --> 00:06:01,880 yeah thanks again to yaa we really do 152 00:06:04,590 --> 00:06:03,500 mean that you guys were our fifth crew 153 00:06:07,390 --> 00:06:04,600 member we couldn't have done it without 154 00:06:09,010 --> 00:06:07,400 without the both control teams because 155 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:09,020 there were the times where you just 156 00:06:12,610 --> 00:06:10,730 don't want to be doing things single 157 00:06:14,050 --> 00:06:12,620 string and our only second string was 158 00:06:15,610 --> 00:06:14,060 you guys watching over us and we're 159 00:06:17,230 --> 00:06:15,620 confident that we could do it with that 160 00:06:18,970 --> 00:06:17,240 and it worked out great because of all 161 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:18,980 the efforts you guys the looking over us 162 00:06:24,390 --> 00:06:21,170 setting things up for us and letting us 163 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:24,400 let us hit the ball right we needed to 164 00:06:29,860 --> 00:06:27,650 thanks for all your help support we had 165 00:06:31,270 --> 00:06:29,870 a you know we really needed the extra 166 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:31,280 help you know we just four of us up 167 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:33,770 there and then Ronnie's crew they just 168 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:35,210 were superb so we can't thank you enough 169 00:06:40,590 --> 00:06:36,890 we hope we tried to give you at least 170 00:06:43,650 --> 00:06:42,270 there's probably more to come hopefully 171 00:06:45,979 --> 00:06:43,660 Space Center Houston you'll get to see a 172 00:06:51,659 --> 00:06:45,989 little more 173 00:06:53,399 --> 00:06:51,669 and it is awesome great words thank you 174 00:06:55,859 --> 00:06:53,409 very much before I get into the 175 00:06:57,029 --> 00:06:55,869 individual team recognition I'd like to 176 00:06:59,459 --> 00:06:57,039 sort of recount a little bit of this 177 00:07:01,320 --> 00:06:59,469 amazing journey that we've all traveled 178 00:07:03,299 --> 00:07:01,330 on the past twelve months if you think 179 00:07:03,899 --> 00:07:03,309 about a year ago this flight didn't even 180 00:07:06,929 --> 00:07:03,909 exist 181 00:07:08,969 --> 00:07:06,939 it was the STS 335 rescue mission and 182 00:07:12,029 --> 00:07:08,979 really it was just a gleam and Mike 183 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:12,039 Suffredini XY's back then and and then 184 00:07:16,379 --> 00:07:14,050 here we are fast-forward through twelve 185 00:07:18,419 --> 00:07:16,389 incredibly busy months of preparation 186 00:07:20,549 --> 00:07:18,429 and look at what we accomplished we you 187 00:07:22,079 --> 00:07:20,559 know we delivered 10,000 pounds of cargo 188 00:07:24,119 --> 00:07:22,089 to the station 189 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:24,129 we accomplished an EPA that returned the 190 00:07:28,019 --> 00:07:25,689 filled pump module so it can be examined 191 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:28,029 and we also delivered the robotic 192 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:29,769 refueling module which is going to 193 00:07:35,339 --> 00:07:32,409 expand stations a technology 194 00:07:37,019 --> 00:07:35,349 demonstration into the realm of on-orbit 195 00:07:39,269 --> 00:07:37,029 satellite refueling so that's going to 196 00:07:41,699 --> 00:07:39,279 be a really neat thing we we also 197 00:07:43,829 --> 00:07:41,709 brought back you know tons of cargo to 198 00:07:45,269 --> 00:07:43,839 clear off tempio to make the stowage 199 00:07:47,219 --> 00:07:45,279 problem a little bit a little bit better 200 00:07:49,350 --> 00:07:47,229 on station and uh so we've left station 201 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:49,360 in a lot better shape than it was before 202 00:07:56,759 --> 00:07:53,110 this mission and we achieved a key 203 00:07:59,219 --> 00:07:56,769 station programmatic goal of resupplying 204 00:08:01,350 --> 00:07:59,229 the station through calendar year 2012 205 00:08:02,819 --> 00:08:01,360 that's a really key day because as we go 206 00:08:05,100 --> 00:08:02,829 into this transition from shuttle 207 00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:05,110 resupply to a commercial vehicle 208 00:08:10,019 --> 00:08:08,019 resupply we've we've essentially 209 00:08:12,299 --> 00:08:10,029 provided important schedule relief to 210 00:08:14,339 --> 00:08:12,309 the station program so you know the 211 00:08:16,769 --> 00:08:14,349 pressure is not quite as as great as it 212 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:16,779 was on our our new commercial providers 213 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:19,509 as it was before this flight so really 214 00:08:23,309 --> 00:08:21,610 great accomplishment and again it would 215 00:08:25,259 --> 00:08:23,319 not have been possible without the work 216 00:08:27,779 --> 00:08:25,269 of the entire team to put this flight 217 00:08:29,069 --> 00:08:27,789 together and uh you know things went 218 00:08:30,719 --> 00:08:29,079 very smoothly on orbit we were very 219 00:08:33,209 --> 00:08:30,729 fortunate that we didn't have any major 220 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:33,219 major failures as far you mentioned when 221 00:08:36,719 --> 00:08:35,169 we when we stood up our team I guess 222 00:08:38,579 --> 00:08:36,729 that was about nine months ago nine or 223 00:08:40,829 --> 00:08:38,589 ten months ago one of one of my initial 224 00:08:43,050 --> 00:08:40,839 concerns that the Kuantan I shared was 225 00:08:46,050 --> 00:08:43,060 how do you motivate people to prepare 226 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:46,060 for a flight that is not even funded yet 227 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:47,290 I mean there were some serious doubts of 228 00:08:50,999 --> 00:08:48,610 whether this flight would would even 229 00:08:53,069 --> 00:08:51,009 take place and and and we knew it would 230 00:08:55,199 --> 00:08:53,079 be a lot of work on a shortened template 231 00:08:57,540 --> 00:08:55,209 to get ready to fly this flight but it 232 00:08:58,579 --> 00:08:57,550 was so gratifying to see people the 233 00:09:00,650 --> 00:08:58,589 trainers 234 00:09:02,869 --> 00:09:00,660 the mission analysts and flight control 235 00:09:04,369 --> 00:09:02,879 team the crew everybody just jumped 236 00:09:06,499 --> 00:09:04,379 right into the training and preparing 237 00:09:07,970 --> 00:09:06,509 they didn't spend a lot of you know time 238 00:09:10,069 --> 00:09:07,980 worrying about is this flight going to 239 00:09:13,579 --> 00:09:10,079 go or not you know people just just 240 00:09:15,590 --> 00:09:13,589 really gave it 110% effort and it was a 241 00:09:17,509 --> 00:09:15,600 very disciplined effort because if we 242 00:09:18,379 --> 00:09:17,519 had waited until the funding was secured 243 00:09:20,239 --> 00:09:18,389 when was that 244 00:09:21,619 --> 00:09:20,249 like January and we finally got word 245 00:09:24,470 --> 00:09:21,629 that we had the money to fly this flight 246 00:09:25,610 --> 00:09:24,480 up the money in didn't bank later it was 247 00:09:28,910 --> 00:09:25,620 later than that I mean think about it we 248 00:09:30,530 --> 00:09:28,920 had waited and told that point to to 249 00:09:33,019 --> 00:09:30,540 really start training and preparing an 250 00:09:36,019 --> 00:09:33,029 earnest for this flight it wouldn't 251 00:09:38,059 --> 00:09:36,029 happen so again I can't thank you enough 252 00:09:40,309 --> 00:09:38,069 for uh for the hard work that you guys 253 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:40,319 did and the real focused dedication that 254 00:09:44,210 --> 00:09:41,850 you did to prepare for this flight and 255 00:09:45,290 --> 00:09:44,220 also another thing that we sort of 256 00:09:47,449 --> 00:09:45,300 touched upon before the level of 257 00:09:49,100 --> 00:09:47,459 coordination between the two crews that 258 00:09:52,519 --> 00:09:49,110 was required to make this a success with 259 00:09:55,129 --> 00:09:52,529 such a small shuttle crew compliment we 260 00:09:57,199 --> 00:09:55,139 had a similar requirement for 261 00:09:58,970 --> 00:09:57,209 coordination with the you left seven 262 00:10:01,759 --> 00:09:58,980 leads and their increment 28 263 00:10:03,769 --> 00:10:01,769 counterparts because again the small 264 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:03,779 shuttle crew size meant that the station 265 00:10:07,759 --> 00:10:05,730 crew was doing the EBA it meant that we 266 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:07,769 had to get you know really as far ahead 267 00:10:13,759 --> 00:10:10,410 as we could on many of our pre pack 268 00:10:16,129 --> 00:10:13,769 requirements and and other oru and IFM 269 00:10:18,379 --> 00:10:16,139 type activities before II left seven 270 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:18,389 arrived so again the team really did a 271 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:20,850 good job coordinating between the 272 00:10:27,079 --> 00:10:24,689 increment 2018 and and the u.s. 17 if we 273 00:10:29,090 --> 00:10:27,089 uh if the latter were a little bit 274 00:10:30,980 --> 00:10:29,100 bigger actually a lot bigger I'd like to 275 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:30,990 get everybody up there because yet 276 00:10:35,389 --> 00:10:32,730 really on this flight since we didn't 277 00:10:36,769 --> 00:10:35,399 have a single failure that resulted in 278 00:10:39,019 --> 00:10:36,779 any of single discipline having to pull 279 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:39,029 our bacon out of the fire it really 280 00:10:42,110 --> 00:10:40,350 would be nice to let everybody go up the 281 00:10:44,090 --> 00:10:42,120 ladder but um but because we didn't have 282 00:10:47,059 --> 00:10:44,100 one of those moments I sort of had to 283 00:10:48,889 --> 00:10:47,069 look at and what what teams besides 284 00:10:50,990 --> 00:10:48,899 doing great like everybody else what 285 00:10:53,990 --> 00:10:51,000 teams had to come up with with real 286 00:10:57,079 --> 00:10:54,000 innovations new ways of doing business 287 00:10:58,460 --> 00:10:57,089 and new techniques in order to make this 288 00:11:00,889 --> 00:10:58,470 flight happen we've already talked about 289 00:11:03,139 --> 00:11:00,899 the small crew sauce now that was just 290 00:11:06,350 --> 00:11:03,149 the key key limiting factor for this 291 00:11:08,540 --> 00:11:06,360 mission and so for the team that's going 292 00:11:11,180 --> 00:11:08,550 to hang the cargo element patch I've 293 00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:11,190 selected the team that managed 294 00:11:14,510 --> 00:11:13,260 what was the key commodity for this 295 00:11:16,490 --> 00:11:14,520 mission and came up with some real 296 00:11:18,380 --> 00:11:16,500 innovative ideas and that's our joint 297 00:11:20,090 --> 00:11:18,390 shuttle and station flight planning team 298 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:20,100 so if I could have Greg Whitney 299 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:22,260 represent the FAO s and Roy Ani 300 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:24,360 misrepresenting the ops plans to come on 301 00:11:52,930 --> 00:11:51,400 all right so let's go back in time just 302 00:11:54,460 --> 00:11:52,940 a little bit we uh 303 00:11:56,139 --> 00:11:54,470 we when that's when this flight was 304 00:11:58,960 --> 00:11:56,149 baseline it was a flight day for long 305 00:12:00,820 --> 00:11:58,970 whoo that meant no EBA and it meant that 306 00:12:03,639 --> 00:12:00,830 the cargo transfer time line was was way 307 00:12:06,310 --> 00:12:03,649 broke and Greg and his team basically 308 00:12:08,410 --> 00:12:06,320 took the standard shuttle predock and 309 00:12:10,570 --> 00:12:08,420 post undock timeline and they ripped it 310 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:10,580 up they started to stretch and they they 311 00:12:16,300 --> 00:12:13,810 put in just the mandatory minimum items 312 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:16,310 into the plan that were necessary in 313 00:12:19,420 --> 00:12:17,480 order to achieve a flight day three 314 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:19,430 docking and they weren't closely with 315 00:12:23,290 --> 00:12:21,290 the crew to come up with the innovative 316 00:12:24,850 --> 00:12:23,300 ideas like like sleeping in late on 317 00:12:26,769 --> 00:12:24,860 launch day and staying up late in order 318 00:12:28,810 --> 00:12:26,779 to get caught up on flight day one and 319 00:12:30,490 --> 00:12:28,820 then to get just the minimum things 320 00:12:32,019 --> 00:12:30,500 accomplished on flight day two to set us 321 00:12:34,470 --> 00:12:32,029 up for bonding for the next day so 322 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:34,480 thanks to your innovation and your team 323 00:12:38,769 --> 00:12:37,130 you know we were able to get the EBA and 324 00:12:41,290 --> 00:12:38,779 but that still didn't solve all our 325 00:12:43,690 --> 00:12:41,300 problems because as we came into f4 as 326 00:12:45,490 --> 00:12:43,700 both of y'all made abundantly clear we 327 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:45,500 we still were broken on the cargo 328 00:12:49,750 --> 00:12:48,110 transfer timeline and you guys provided 329 00:12:51,790 --> 00:12:49,760 the inputs that we that we needed to go 330 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:51,800 ask for the Russian crew time that was 331 00:12:57,069 --> 00:12:53,570 just essential to make this flight of 332 00:13:00,819 --> 00:12:57,079 success and and we also asked for relief 333 00:13:03,550 --> 00:13:00,829 on our minimum return from it in the 334 00:13:04,930 --> 00:13:03,560 mplm from 100% down to 70% so by doing 335 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:04,940 those two things and then highlighting 336 00:13:08,590 --> 00:13:07,610 the problem you guys really helped to 337 00:13:11,350 --> 00:13:08,600 ensure that the mission would be a 338 00:13:13,810 --> 00:13:11,360 success and then ROI on you maintain the 339 00:13:17,139 --> 00:13:13,820 focus as we move from from planning to 340 00:13:19,090 --> 00:13:17,149 the beginning of the real execution 341 00:13:21,940 --> 00:13:19,100 which really started when our expedition 342 00:13:24,130 --> 00:13:21,950 28 crew arrived on orbit Roy Anne she 343 00:13:27,610 --> 00:13:24,140 talked the the road to plan to make sure 344 00:13:29,050 --> 00:13:27,620 that all our EBA requirements got done 345 00:13:31,690 --> 00:13:29,060 so we'd be ready in time to support the 346 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:31,700 EBA and she was the central coordinator 347 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:33,740 for all the road 2 items to pre pack and 348 00:13:37,660 --> 00:13:36,260 I attend activities and then as we as we 349 00:13:40,660 --> 00:13:37,670 went into the actual lf7 350 00:13:42,490 --> 00:13:40,670 timeline she off on her own worked with 351 00:13:44,740 --> 00:13:42,500 the increment 2018 to have that list of 352 00:13:47,319 --> 00:13:44,750 get heads for the extension day and when 353 00:13:49,180 --> 00:13:47,329 the extension day became reality it was 354 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:49,190 ready and it was not just a single day 355 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:51,110 that we plugged in it was basically 356 00:13:57,069 --> 00:13:53,510 rework of several of the days dropping 357 00:13:59,489 --> 00:13:57,079 in high-priority science dropping in IFM 358 00:14:02,769 --> 00:13:59,499 activities as well as additional 359 00:14:05,229 --> 00:14:02,779 stowage and organizational activities on 360 00:14:06,999 --> 00:14:05,239 the station timeline so again thanks to 361 00:14:09,249 --> 00:14:07,009 both y'all's hard work the flight was 362 00:14:11,769 --> 00:14:09,259 was a great success so Greg and 363 00:14:14,229 --> 00:14:11,779 recognition of you and they basically 364 00:14:15,789 --> 00:14:14,239 enabling a lot of the key objectives to 365 00:14:18,219 --> 00:14:15,799 be accomplished on this on this flight 366 00:14:19,929 --> 00:14:18,229 I'd like you to hang the the cargo 367 00:14:21,999 --> 00:14:19,939 element patch Andrew Leon I'd like you 368 00:14:26,139 --> 00:14:22,009 to hang the ladder in recognition of 369 00:14:28,959 --> 00:14:26,149 your the key job that you did in making 370 00:14:30,399 --> 00:14:28,969 the mission which he enabled making it 371 00:15:51,630 --> 00:14:30,409 even more successful than it would have 372 00:15:57,730 --> 00:15:54,850 all right so for the crew patch we have 373 00:15:59,920 --> 00:15:57,740 another another team that that had to 374 00:16:01,240 --> 00:15:59,930 innovate there was something something 375 00:16:04,900 --> 00:16:01,250 unique about this mission and that we 376 00:16:07,390 --> 00:16:04,910 were flying to mplm a p.m. mm and the 377 00:16:10,750 --> 00:16:07,400 mplm itself and we had a really neat 378 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:10,760 technical effort that began early on in 379 00:16:16,390 --> 00:16:13,850 this mission to to identify a way to 380 00:16:17,950 --> 00:16:16,400 operate both the PMM and the mplm 381 00:16:20,170 --> 00:16:17,960 simultaneously everyone here knows that 382 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:20,180 the station computers can't talk to both 383 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:22,730 simultaneously so so we had a team led 384 00:16:29,050 --> 00:16:25,850 by our our a CEO Mike Meyer and our Odin 385 00:16:31,510 --> 00:16:29,060 Todd Kwas knee and they they developed 386 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:31,520 the the procedures and techniques that 387 00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:34,070 we would use and then they tested them 388 00:16:38,260 --> 00:16:36,830 in the ort environment to make sure that 389 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:38,270 all the commands would work right they 390 00:16:42,970 --> 00:16:40,130 integrated all those procedures and that 391 00:16:44,410 --> 00:16:42,980 really happened I won't say in the 392 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:44,420 background because we did talk about it 393 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:46,850 at gops but it did not require a lot of 394 00:16:51,220 --> 00:16:48,890 management on my part and we had another 395 00:16:54,610 --> 00:16:51,230 key key component of that our lead ii 396 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:54,620 CLIs elisa Truscott she also was 397 00:16:59,710 --> 00:16:56,150 involved with this development because 398 00:17:01,720 --> 00:16:59,720 we had to satisfy her smoke loss of 399 00:17:03,490 --> 00:17:01,730 smoke detection flight rule criteria in 400 00:17:06,699 --> 00:17:03,500 order to put the bed the crew to bed at 401 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:06,709 night so elisa played a key role in this 402 00:17:09,939 --> 00:17:07,610 development as well 403 00:17:12,250 --> 00:17:09,949 in fact our baseline plan had the crew 404 00:17:15,370 --> 00:17:12,260 closing the PMM hatch every night and 405 00:17:17,350 --> 00:17:15,380 alisa disagreed and she wasn't she 406 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:17,360 wasn't reluctant or hesitant to speak up 407 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:18,890 with her disagreement but more than just 408 00:17:24,939 --> 00:17:21,170 disagreeing she provided solid rationale 409 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:24,949 including previous flight precedence for 410 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:26,990 leaving the hatches open so it was just 411 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:30,410 overall just a great a great example of 412 00:17:35,410 --> 00:17:33,010 flight control systems knowledge and 413 00:17:37,450 --> 00:17:35,420 coordination that made that happen and 414 00:17:39,250 --> 00:17:37,460 then in real time we did that procedure 415 00:17:41,530 --> 00:17:39,260 twice a day and it worked just 416 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:41,540 fabulously and it was one of the again 417 00:17:44,530 --> 00:17:43,130 it was one of the enabling technologies 418 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:44,540 that made this flight a success because 419 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:46,130 if you can imagine the PMM 420 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:49,610 had it been dark with you guys trying to 421 00:17:52,690 --> 00:17:51,170 go still cargo in the PMM but what about 422 00:17:53,710 --> 00:17:52,700 you probably I don't know that all for 423 00:17:55,330 --> 00:17:53,720 you guys want to made it back and 424 00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:55,340 someone might have gotten left left in 425 00:18:01,269 --> 00:17:56,419 there so uh 426 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:01,279 so so I'm like Todd and Mike and Lisa to 427 00:18:27,530 --> 00:20:36,159 you to climb the ladder 428 00:20:39,580 --> 00:20:37,659 I do want to specifically call out 429 00:20:41,590 --> 00:20:39,590 thanks to the the orbit one flight 430 00:20:43,390 --> 00:20:41,600 director Jerry Jason and his team that 431 00:20:45,070 --> 00:20:43,400 did a fabulous job on this flight in 432 00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:45,080 orbit three Courtenay McMillan on the 433 00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:46,820 planning team you guys also had 434 00:20:50,169 --> 00:20:48,260 everything just set up perfectly for us 435 00:20:52,060 --> 00:20:50,179 every day so thanks to all the teams 436 00:20:54,159 --> 00:20:52,070 that made this flight possible leaving 437 00:20:56,830 --> 00:20:54,169 with the with a final thought the the 438 00:20:59,590 --> 00:20:56,840 baton is now handed off from the shuttle 439 00:21:01,590 --> 00:20:59,600 team to the station team so now you guys 440 00:21:04,870 --> 00:21:01,600 the Space Station flight control team 441 00:21:06,970 --> 00:21:04,880 you are responsible for not only the 442 00:21:09,610 --> 00:21:06,980 crews safety on-orbit when you come in 443 00:21:12,070 --> 00:21:09,620 but really you have the hands you have 444 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:12,080 in your hands that the fate of the US 445 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:14,330 human spaceflight program so never 446 00:21:31,950 --> 00:21:16,130 forget that when you come into this room 447 00:21:38,649 --> 00:21:34,680 appreciate everybody for coming out this 448 00:21:41,740 --> 00:21:38,659 is certainly a very special occasion one 449 00:21:43,990 --> 00:21:41,750 of the most enjoyable parts of my job as 450 00:21:47,019 --> 00:21:44,000 the lead flight director is the honor 451 00:21:50,230 --> 00:21:47,029 and privilege of celebrating spine group 452 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:50,240 of people that are in you all who 453 00:21:55,450 --> 00:21:53,210 support human spaceflight sport shuttle 454 00:21:58,600 --> 00:21:55,460 programs well Space Station program and 455 00:22:01,180 --> 00:21:58,610 so this is I consider a very happy 456 00:22:02,830 --> 00:22:01,190 occasion and just to follow on to a lot 457 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:02,840 of the words that were spoken in Ficker 458 00:22:09,190 --> 00:22:05,510 one the entire team did a tremendous job 459 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:09,200 and so we appreciate what what everybody 460 00:22:14,649 --> 00:22:11,690 has done the contributions that that 461 00:22:16,750 --> 00:22:14,659 everyone has made before I say a few 462 00:22:19,899 --> 00:22:16,760 more things let me turn it over to our 463 00:22:23,289 --> 00:22:19,909 crew to make a few remarks and then then 464 00:22:26,049 --> 00:22:23,299 we'll continue thanks for watching well 465 00:22:27,610 --> 00:22:26,059 first of all you know we certainly could 466 00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:27,620 have done it about without all of you 467 00:22:33,450 --> 00:22:30,110 and and I think if we tried we tried 468 00:22:35,950 --> 00:22:33,460 desperately to recognize everyone's 469 00:22:37,269 --> 00:22:35,960 contribution to what not just this space 470 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:37,279 shuttle flight but to the overall 471 00:22:40,750 --> 00:22:39,110 success of the space shuttle program and 472 00:22:42,850 --> 00:22:40,760 of course we would have loved to thank 473 00:22:45,370 --> 00:22:42,860 everybody personally on orbit we hit up 474 00:22:46,539 --> 00:22:45,380 as many folks as we can but you know 475 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:46,549 I've said this before and I'll say it 476 00:22:51,490 --> 00:22:49,730 again you know every time we go we take 477 00:22:54,549 --> 00:22:51,500 a little piece of every one of you with 478 00:22:56,649 --> 00:22:54,559 us you know you're the reason that we we 479 00:22:59,620 --> 00:22:56,659 get up there and and the missions seem 480 00:23:01,720 --> 00:22:59,630 to go as seamlessly as they do you know 481 00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:01,730 we tell the folks at KSC this and we're 482 00:23:06,460 --> 00:23:04,159 going to tell you you know you make the 483 00:23:10,269 --> 00:23:06,470 impossible look routine day in and day 484 00:23:12,940 --> 00:23:10,279 out you know we all and I've spent some 485 00:23:14,649 --> 00:23:12,950 time over on this console and when I 486 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:14,659 when I said make a memory when you leave 487 00:23:18,220 --> 00:23:16,730 I meant every word of it because there's 488 00:23:19,450 --> 00:23:18,230 a little part of my heart that's in here 489 00:23:22,659 --> 00:23:19,460 too 490 00:23:24,730 --> 00:23:22,669 and you know I'll try to avoid the 491 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:24,740 quotes you've all heard before but we 492 00:23:28,330 --> 00:23:26,330 are so fortunate to have had the space 493 00:23:30,639 --> 00:23:28,340 shuttle program for 30 years we are just 494 00:23:32,919 --> 00:23:30,649 so lucky we're so lucky that we have a 495 00:23:35,799 --> 00:23:32,929 nation that is focused on something like 496 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:35,809 this and that we were able to just play 497 00:23:39,519 --> 00:23:37,490 a very small part of it and you know 498 00:23:40,810 --> 00:23:39,529 when it goes back generations I mean 40 499 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:40,820 years ago they started thinking about 500 00:23:43,990 --> 00:23:42,260 the space shuttle and you and I and 501 00:23:46,630 --> 00:23:44,000 everybody in this room 502 00:23:49,390 --> 00:23:46,640 got to play just a little part of it for 503 00:23:51,250 --> 00:23:49,400 five years for five months for ten years 504 00:23:52,630 --> 00:23:51,260 and I'll tell you when I look back and I 505 00:23:55,330 --> 00:23:52,640 think about all this I'm gonna think 506 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:55,340 about how lucky I was to play just a 507 00:23:59,380 --> 00:23:57,410 little part in this and when you know I 508 00:24:01,750 --> 00:23:59,390 go into a museum someday and we're all 509 00:24:03,850 --> 00:24:01,760 gonna do it we're all gonna go on the US 510 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:03,860 tour and we're gonna take a summer of 511 00:24:07,390 --> 00:24:05,930 our lives and we are gonna go see every 512 00:24:11,110 --> 00:24:07,400 single space shuttle in every single 513 00:24:13,210 --> 00:24:11,120 museum from coast to coast you know it I 514 00:24:15,610 --> 00:24:13,220 know it and even if you won't admit it 515 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:15,620 I'm telling you you're gonna do it and 516 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:18,710 I'm looking forward to that time and you 517 00:24:21,310 --> 00:24:19,850 heard me say it on the runway that was 518 00:24:22,990 --> 00:24:21,320 kind of spontaneous remark that I made 519 00:24:24,820 --> 00:24:23,000 but it's so very true when you look for 520 00:24:27,190 --> 00:24:24,830 the little six-year-old young lady or 521 00:24:29,290 --> 00:24:27,200 young woman they're looking up at the 522 00:24:31,660 --> 00:24:29,300 Space Shuttle and just the look of WoW 523 00:24:33,550 --> 00:24:31,670 in their face and they're like that you 524 00:24:36,580 --> 00:24:33,560 mean we used to fly this around around 525 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:36,590 the earth and that's gonna really that's 526 00:24:41,170 --> 00:24:38,930 gonna really make it all worth it to me 527 00:24:42,610 --> 00:24:41,180 so I won't belabor the whole thing you 528 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:42,620 know I've kind of given my emotional 529 00:24:47,890 --> 00:24:45,410 speeches and I've had my moment but I'll 530 00:24:49,630 --> 00:24:47,900 tell you I'm gonna let the crew if they 531 00:24:52,450 --> 00:24:49,640 got a few moments to share with you as 532 00:24:54,940 --> 00:24:52,460 well but you know this this was it was 533 00:24:56,770 --> 00:24:54,950 very emotional for me you know it's but 534 00:24:58,390 --> 00:24:56,780 at the same time I'm just so honored to 535 00:25:14,970 --> 00:24:58,400 have been a part of it and thank you 536 00:25:19,630 --> 00:25:16,450 say something 537 00:25:22,659 --> 00:25:19,640 you'd bet you gotta say no I I I would 538 00:25:25,390 --> 00:25:22,669 just like to say please enjoy this savor 539 00:25:27,730 --> 00:25:25,400 it take it all in don't forget how you 540 00:25:29,529 --> 00:25:27,740 feel today how you felt when we landed 541 00:25:31,690 --> 00:25:29,539 how you felt during the mission when we 542 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:31,700 got something done or we got ahead of 543 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:35,450 schedule or we solved it GPC issue you 544 00:25:39,940 --> 00:25:37,610 know enjoy those moments because you 545 00:25:42,370 --> 00:25:39,950 know it's just been just a great program 546 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:42,380 and we are just so glad that we got to 547 00:25:45,669 --> 00:25:44,690 share this with everybody you know tell 548 00:25:48,549 --> 00:25:45,679 your kids about it 549 00:25:50,770 --> 00:25:48,559 brag about it you deserve it I mean you 550 00:25:53,950 --> 00:25:50,780 guys pulled off a great mission at great 551 00:25:56,220 --> 00:25:53,960 program and we were just lucky enough to 552 00:25:59,380 --> 00:25:56,230 be a part of it and hopefully you know 553 00:26:01,240 --> 00:25:59,390 in 10 years or so and we all get back 554 00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:01,250 together somewhere and celebrate this 555 00:26:05,590 --> 00:26:02,990 you know you'll have those memories to 556 00:26:07,740 --> 00:26:05,600 talk about and we'll shoot the bowl with 557 00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:07,750 you one more time because it was just 558 00:26:12,669 --> 00:26:10,130 you know this was this is a once in a 559 00:26:14,110 --> 00:26:12,679 lifetime chance and so enjoy it we 560 00:26:26,110 --> 00:26:14,120 really enjoy and thank you thank you 561 00:26:30,170 --> 00:26:28,850 okay I've been honored to be a part of 562 00:26:31,940 --> 00:26:30,180 your team in a number different ways 563 00:26:34,700 --> 00:26:31,950 over the years that started out as a 564 00:26:37,460 --> 00:26:34,710 mech one back room for the max console 565 00:26:39,110 --> 00:26:37,470 back on sts-27 and I've enjoyed every 566 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:39,120 minute of it and I can still remember 567 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:41,010 when I was a brand-new flight control I 568 00:26:45,530 --> 00:26:43,290 had a chance to go to the Cape and I 569 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:45,540 went down there just before STS 26 and 570 00:26:48,260 --> 00:26:47,130 working with some brake tests and I 571 00:26:50,030 --> 00:26:48,270 remember beam out the press site when 572 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:50,040 nobody was around and I looked out on 573 00:26:53,420 --> 00:26:51,510 the pad and I could see discovery on the 574 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:53,430 pad and I thought I can't believe I'm a 575 00:26:56,810 --> 00:26:55,050 part of this I was so proud to be part 576 00:26:59,120 --> 00:26:56,820 of the space program and that has not 577 00:27:01,040 --> 00:26:59,130 diminished a minute in 25 years and 578 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:01,050 working with you has been absolutely the 579 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:02,610 highlight of my career and I really 580 00:27:06,770 --> 00:27:04,530 appreciate it all the wonderful work 581 00:27:08,750 --> 00:27:06,780 you've done for us and for making it 582 00:27:10,670 --> 00:27:08,760 really setting us up for success when we 583 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:10,680 go out and fly so so thanks and I've 584 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:12,330 absolutely enjoyed every minute working 585 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:26,270 you know Fergie's mentioned this before 586 00:27:30,530 --> 00:27:28,590 and being a four person crew we really 587 00:27:31,820 --> 00:27:30,540 were relying on you guys to cover our 588 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:31,830 backs because we were just running 589 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:33,210 around here and there like crazy people 590 00:27:37,940 --> 00:27:35,250 for most the mission and you covered our 591 00:27:39,140 --> 00:27:37,950 backs and you did a great job just and 592 00:27:40,910 --> 00:27:39,150 the other thing that I've mentioned 593 00:27:42,350 --> 00:27:40,920 before that rear aide is the success of 594 00:27:44,060 --> 00:27:42,360 any mission is in the planning and 595 00:27:46,610 --> 00:27:44,070 because you guys did such a great job 596 00:27:48,020 --> 00:27:46,620 planning a really challenging mission we 597 00:27:50,150 --> 00:27:48,030 were able to pull it off and we can't 598 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:50,160 thank you enough for that and the other 599 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:51,510 thing I want to say is you guys have 600 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:53,970 really cool jobs I mean working in the 601 00:27:58,190 --> 00:27:56,490 control center is really really cool I 602 00:27:59,780 --> 00:27:58,200 had the opportunity to be a Capcom back 603 00:28:01,670 --> 00:27:59,790 when the space station program was just 604 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:01,680 starting up and I think that was one of 605 00:28:05,060 --> 00:28:03,570 the the most fun jobs I've had here at 606 00:28:06,950 --> 00:28:05,070 NASA I know you guys know this you are 607 00:28:09,590 --> 00:28:06,960 in the thick of it you are caught you 608 00:28:11,510 --> 00:28:09,600 are you are causing the action you are 609 00:28:13,250 --> 00:28:11,520 the action you are the ones that that 610 00:28:15,890 --> 00:28:13,260 bring the space program to life and 611 00:28:17,090 --> 00:28:15,900 carry it forward and as these guys 612 00:28:19,310 --> 00:28:17,100 mentioned hope you capture those 613 00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:19,320 memories because without you we would 614 00:28:22,630 --> 00:28:20,910 not have been able to do this mission we 615 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:22,640 have not been able to do the program and 616 00:28:26,210 --> 00:28:24,810 you're just a spectacular group of 617 00:28:30,170 --> 00:28:26,220 people and really you just have cool 618 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:30,180 jobs thank you so much we wanted to make 619 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:32,010 the mission fun for everybody on the 620 00:28:35,660 --> 00:28:34,170 ground as well we hope that we did we 621 00:28:51,299 --> 00:28:35,670 really enjoyed our interaction with you 622 00:28:57,850 --> 00:28:56,260 it's incredible this flight has meant so 623 00:28:59,890 --> 00:28:57,860 many different things to so many 624 00:29:01,210 --> 00:28:59,900 different people it represents different 625 00:29:03,370 --> 00:29:01,220 things to different people 626 00:29:06,700 --> 00:29:03,380 you know there are those outside of our 627 00:29:08,710 --> 00:29:06,710 family who think that this flight was an 628 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:08,720 opportunity to keep the program going 629 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:10,730 just a little bit longer perhaps in the 630 00:29:16,270 --> 00:29:13,610 vain hope that the policy decisions that 631 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:16,280 led us to this moment in time might 632 00:29:21,730 --> 00:29:19,250 change there are those who felt that 633 00:29:24,490 --> 00:29:21,740 this flight was an opportunity for all 634 00:29:27,370 --> 00:29:24,500 of us to end our careers as shuttle 635 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:27,380 flight controllers with a bit more 636 00:29:32,409 --> 00:29:29,690 dignity than then perhaps we otherwise 637 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:32,419 might have without it there are those 638 00:29:37,990 --> 00:29:34,730 that that see this flight as a necessary 639 00:29:40,810 --> 00:29:38,000 tool for ensuring the viability of the 640 00:29:44,260 --> 00:29:40,820 International Space Station program our 641 00:29:46,090 --> 00:29:44,270 leaders and those that we work for those 642 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:46,100 we serve have made the decision that 643 00:29:52,390 --> 00:29:49,610 we're going to put considerable interest 644 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:52,400 in commercial cargo providers and those 645 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:54,530 companies are still learning many of the 646 00:29:57,909 --> 00:29:55,850 things that we have learned over the 647 00:30:00,549 --> 00:29:57,919 course the last 40 almost 50 years and 648 00:30:03,909 --> 00:30:00,559 so this flight represented very 649 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:03,919 important mitigation of risk in the 650 00:30:09,460 --> 00:30:05,770 event that those companies that those 651 00:30:11,830 --> 00:30:09,470 newly emerging players experienced the 652 00:30:13,659 --> 00:30:11,840 delays and the setbacks that we 653 00:30:16,330 --> 00:30:13,669 experienced as we were learning how to 654 00:30:17,980 --> 00:30:16,340 do this business and for for those 655 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:17,990 people this flight represents a very 656 00:30:24,070 --> 00:30:21,650 intelligent buy down of that risk but 657 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:24,080 you know when I think about this mission 658 00:30:29,590 --> 00:30:26,510 when I think about the teams and and I 659 00:30:30,460 --> 00:30:29,600 think about this crew I see this flight 660 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:30,470 forfor what 661 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:33,770 I believe it really is which is a bold 662 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:37,970 statement is a bold statement about who 663 00:30:42,789 --> 00:30:41,210 we are and what we do you know the 664 00:30:45,490 --> 00:30:42,799 people that supported this mission many 665 00:30:47,740 --> 00:30:45,500 of them are facing new careers 666 00:30:49,630 --> 00:30:47,750 supporting International Space Station 667 00:30:54,730 --> 00:30:49,640 or some of the following follow-on 668 00:30:56,529 --> 00:30:54,740 programs like MPCV SLS and and so on for 669 00:30:58,630 --> 00:30:56,539 many of those people although they you 670 00:31:00,070 --> 00:30:58,640 know might be grateful to have those 671 00:31:02,230 --> 00:31:00,080 opportunities there's a tremendous 672 00:31:03,010 --> 00:31:02,240 amount of uncertainty associated with 673 00:31:04,930 --> 00:31:03,020 that 674 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:04,940 there's still a lot of members of our 675 00:31:10,690 --> 00:31:07,490 family as we all know who don't 676 00:31:13,269 --> 00:31:10,700 necessarily have plan or provision after 677 00:31:17,110 --> 00:31:13,279 the normal phase of transition and 678 00:31:20,380 --> 00:31:17,120 retirement is completed and yet we've 679 00:31:23,049 --> 00:31:20,390 been asked by those we serve those we 680 00:31:26,500 --> 00:31:23,059 support those we work for to plan a 681 00:31:28,899 --> 00:31:26,510 mission to execute a mission with unique 682 00:31:31,060 --> 00:31:28,909 provisions unique circumstances unique 683 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:31,070 attributes and to execute that mission 684 00:31:36,730 --> 00:31:34,010 just as flawlessly and just as safely 685 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:36,740 and just as perfectly as we've executed 686 00:31:41,620 --> 00:31:37,970 the missions that have come before it 687 00:31:45,159 --> 00:31:41,630 and throughout that confusion throughout 688 00:31:48,930 --> 00:31:45,169 that turmoil throughout the fear that 689 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:48,940 many have felt you did not shirk your 690 00:31:55,389 --> 00:31:52,250 responsibilities to execute our human 691 00:31:58,659 --> 00:31:55,399 spaceflight Enterprise safely and with 692 00:32:01,799 --> 00:31:58,669 the utmost professionalism you did not 693 00:32:05,260 --> 00:32:01,809 neglect your responsibility to cover 694 00:32:08,710 --> 00:32:05,270 absolutely every angle and to keep 695 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:08,720 fighting everything and everyone we have 696 00:32:13,870 --> 00:32:11,090 to fight with every flight in this war 697 00:32:16,510 --> 00:32:13,880 that we waged against gravity to keep 698 00:32:19,419 --> 00:32:16,520 fighting until we'll stop on this 699 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:19,429 mission we never lost focus you never 700 00:32:24,010 --> 00:32:22,010 lost heart you never lost your morale 701 00:32:26,169 --> 00:32:24,020 you never lost the discipline with which 702 00:32:29,350 --> 00:32:26,179 we have been taught to come into this 703 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:29,360 room and all of the surrounding rooms to 704 00:32:35,019 --> 00:32:32,690 do what we do and to me that is the most 705 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:35,029 bold statement that could be made about 706 00:32:40,029 --> 00:32:37,970 this flight about this team and about 707 00:32:43,029 --> 00:32:40,039 this agency and the people that we 708 00:32:45,010 --> 00:32:43,039 support and for that I think you all 709 00:33:07,379 --> 00:32:45,020 deserve to be commended so let's give 710 00:33:12,180 --> 00:33:10,379 before we before we recognize the the 711 00:33:13,529 --> 00:33:12,190 individuals that that we're going to 712 00:33:15,239 --> 00:33:13,539 celebrate the individuals and teams 713 00:33:16,859 --> 00:33:15,249 we're going to celebrate with the 714 00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:16,869 hanging of the plaque there are a couple 715 00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:18,340 of more acknowledgments I did want to 716 00:33:23,340 --> 00:33:20,110 give that I feel are tremendously 717 00:33:27,570 --> 00:33:23,350 important I want to say from the bottom 718 00:33:28,950 --> 00:33:27,580 of my heart a heartfelt thanks to the 719 00:33:31,529 --> 00:33:28,960 management of Mission Operations 720 00:33:33,479 --> 00:33:31,539 Directorate from the group level the 721 00:33:35,909 --> 00:33:33,489 group leads the branch chiefs the 722 00:33:38,279 --> 00:33:35,919 division Chiefs you know we have the 723 00:33:40,609 --> 00:33:38,289 honor of walking into this building 724 00:33:44,580 --> 00:33:40,619 whenever we have a chance to do that and 725 00:33:48,090 --> 00:33:44,590 fly spaceships but these people have 726 00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:48,100 been watching and worrying about each 727 00:33:54,629 --> 00:33:51,940 and every one of us and we couldn't do 728 00:33:57,509 --> 00:33:54,639 what we do if they did not do what they 729 00:34:00,359 --> 00:33:57,519 do and in taking care of us not just on 730 00:34:02,580 --> 00:34:00,369 the NASA side but the the USA and 731 00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:02,590 barrios management who've been working 732 00:34:08,220 --> 00:34:06,429 tirelessly to make sure that we have 733 00:34:11,309 --> 00:34:08,230 what we need to do what we need to do 734 00:34:14,399 --> 00:34:11,319 even in the face of such challenging 735 00:34:16,740 --> 00:34:14,409 policy shifts and policy changes and so 736 00:34:18,329 --> 00:34:16,750 on behalf of the flight control team I 737 00:34:18,780 --> 00:34:18,339 do want to thank the management of mo 738 00:34:21,569 --> 00:34:18,790 Dee 739 00:34:23,339 --> 00:34:21,579 thank you and not only thank you for 740 00:34:25,169 --> 00:34:23,349 taking care of all of us but thank you 741 00:34:28,589 --> 00:34:25,179 guys for hooking me up on my team I 742 00:34:30,450 --> 00:34:28,599 appreciate it had an absolutely 743 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:30,460 fantastic team of folks so let's give a 744 00:34:53,490 --> 00:34:48,400 I I would really like to go around and 745 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:53,500 talk about unique contributions of every 746 00:34:58,360 --> 00:34:55,930 discipline every console in this room 747 00:35:00,400 --> 00:34:58,370 but you guys know how I am you're lying 748 00:35:02,020 --> 00:35:00,410 you know the generator liable to is 749 00:35:03,190 --> 00:35:02,030 liable to be sweeping me out of here 750 00:35:06,550 --> 00:35:03,200 after they turn off the lights that 751 00:35:09,670 --> 00:35:06,560 evening so I'm just gonna just gonna say 752 00:35:12,850 --> 00:35:09,680 just gonna say again that you guys have 753 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:12,860 all done a fantastic job and we all did 754 00:35:18,820 --> 00:35:15,770 it together this was a team effort 755 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:18,830 spaceflight is a team sport and the 756 00:35:22,990 --> 00:35:20,690 orbit one team couldn't do what we did 757 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:23,000 without the tireless efforts of the 758 00:35:28,180 --> 00:35:24,890 orbit two and orbit three teams and so 759 00:35:30,220 --> 00:35:28,190 each and every person made a significant 760 00:35:32,050 --> 00:35:30,230 contribution and made an absolutely 761 00:35:34,450 --> 00:35:32,060 invaluable contribution and each person 762 00:35:36,190 --> 00:35:34,460 and each discipline brought something 763 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:36,200 unique to the table without which we 764 00:35:44,590 --> 00:35:38,210 could not have been as successful as 765 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:44,600 we've been I do want to say that this is 766 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:48,410 not the end I know a lot of people 767 00:35:55,690 --> 00:35:50,210 believe that and there are lot of people 768 00:35:58,690 --> 00:35:55,700 that don't but this is how it is for 769 00:36:03,700 --> 00:35:58,700 those of us who are service and who are 770 00:36:06,610 --> 00:36:03,710 stewards of things that those we serve 771 00:36:10,950 --> 00:36:06,620 have entrusted us with this is how it is 772 00:36:13,330 --> 00:36:10,960 and it's not the end we have a huge 773 00:36:16,030 --> 00:36:13,340 absolutely marvelous 774 00:36:19,240 --> 00:36:16,040 monstrosity of a space station in orbit 775 00:36:21,250 --> 00:36:19,250 which is capable of advancing our 776 00:36:23,890 --> 00:36:21,260 knowledge of how to keep people healthy 777 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:23,900 in space so that we can actually make an 778 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:26,810 intelligent trip to Mars or to an 779 00:36:32,770 --> 00:36:28,850 asteroid or wherever it is that they 780 00:36:35,140 --> 00:36:32,780 tell us to go we have a lot of work left 781 00:36:37,780 --> 00:36:35,150 to do and I'm not saying it's not the 782 00:36:39,220 --> 00:36:37,790 end just to boost your morale because I 783 00:36:42,070 --> 00:36:39,230 know you're all are tired of hearing 784 00:36:44,770 --> 00:36:42,080 that but but the thing I think that has 785 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:44,780 been lost in the conversation is that we 786 00:36:51,580 --> 00:36:49,010 still have a lot of work to do we still 787 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:51,590 have to keep these crews that we send to 788 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:53,330 the International Space Station whether 789 00:36:57,260 --> 00:36:55,170 we send them on a shuttle or strap 790 00:36:59,510 --> 00:36:57,270 into a Russian rocket or a Japanese 791 00:37:01,130 --> 00:36:59,520 rocket or a US commercial rocket we 792 00:37:03,670 --> 00:37:01,140 still have to keep them safe on that 793 00:37:07,310 --> 00:37:03,680 space station we still have to protect 794 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:07,320 this multibillion-dollar international 795 00:37:12,380 --> 00:37:10,170 asset that we've invested so heavily in 796 00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:12,390 that we've not only invested money in 797 00:37:17,210 --> 00:37:14,310 but that we've all invested so much of 798 00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:17,220 our lives in we still have to protect 799 00:37:22,790 --> 00:37:20,250 the capability within Mission Operations 800 00:37:27,010 --> 00:37:22,800 Directorate that has enabled us to do 801 00:37:32,410 --> 00:37:27,020 what we do as we cross this chasm of 802 00:37:34,550 --> 00:37:32,420 changing policy and that's a hard job 803 00:37:36,170 --> 00:37:34,560 because we don't always know how we're 804 00:37:38,420 --> 00:37:36,180 going to do that because when we get to 805 00:37:40,490 --> 00:37:38,430 the back end of that and we do have some 806 00:37:42,140 --> 00:37:40,500 kind of focus whatever that focus is on 807 00:37:43,850 --> 00:37:42,150 building this space system or that space 808 00:37:46,790 --> 00:37:43,860 system executing this program or that 809 00:37:48,470 --> 00:37:46,800 program we have still got to be the team 810 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:48,480 that is capable of doing what we have 811 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:52,490 done and that's going to be difficult so 812 00:37:57,970 --> 00:37:55,890 it's not the end we have a lot of work 813 00:38:01,820 --> 00:37:57,980 to do and this group of people is 814 00:38:04,310 --> 00:38:01,830 capable of doing that so in the spirit 815 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:04,320 of celebrating so many of those things 816 00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:09,170 that we take pride in and that we enjoy 817 00:38:15,130 --> 00:38:12,300 about our work there are a couple of 818 00:38:18,290 --> 00:38:15,140 disciplines that I want to recognize for 819 00:38:20,110 --> 00:38:18,300 their excellence and superior 820 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:20,120 performance during this mission 821 00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:22,410 recognizing of course that everyone did 822 00:38:31,070 --> 00:38:25,980 an absolutely fantastic job now as you 823 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:31,080 know we had a unique and rare 824 00:38:35,839 --> 00:38:33,930 opportunity to run our GPC mile couple 825 00:38:39,180 --> 00:38:35,849 of times on orbit 826 00:38:41,459 --> 00:38:39,190 in fact the reason we had the second GPC 827 00:38:42,749 --> 00:38:41,469 failure I told Fergie the reason we had 828 00:38:44,130 --> 00:38:42,759 it is because he made the mistake of 829 00:38:45,359 --> 00:38:44,140 actually telling me on a phone call I 830 00:38:47,190 --> 00:38:45,369 didn't share this with you guys they 831 00:38:55,019 --> 00:38:47,200 actually had fun running for p1 so we 832 00:38:57,630 --> 00:38:55,029 said okay we can do you one better but 833 00:38:59,549 --> 00:38:57,640 when we had those anomalies of course 834 00:39:00,870 --> 00:38:59,559 the first one took place right before we 835 00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:00,880 were getting into the rendezvous 836 00:39:04,859 --> 00:39:03,910 checklist in on rendezvous day and of 837 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:04,869 course the second one occurred in the 838 00:39:09,089 --> 00:39:06,130 middle of the night 839 00:39:12,359 --> 00:39:09,099 the DPS team responded to those failures 840 00:39:15,450 --> 00:39:12,369 in classic flight controller fashion 841 00:39:17,009 --> 00:39:15,460 they assessed the anomaly they leveraged 842 00:39:20,430 --> 00:39:17,019 the information that they had available 843 00:39:22,410 --> 00:39:20,440 and they made very quick very timely and 844 00:39:24,569 --> 00:39:22,420 intelligent decisions about what to do 845 00:39:28,109 --> 00:39:24,579 such that we were able to get back on 846 00:39:30,959 --> 00:39:28,119 track and not be derailed at all and I 847 00:39:32,789 --> 00:39:30,969 think the the the work that they did in 848 00:39:34,589 --> 00:39:32,799 responding to those failures and 849 00:39:36,930 --> 00:39:34,599 fortunately they weren't serious 850 00:39:38,670 --> 00:39:36,940 problems with with the computers 851 00:39:40,650 --> 00:39:38,680 although the situation was serious I 852 00:39:43,769 --> 00:39:40,660 think the work that they did represents 853 00:39:45,749 --> 00:39:43,779 the finest traditions of flight control 854 00:39:48,359 --> 00:39:45,759 and of Mission Operations Directorate so 855 00:39:50,549 --> 00:39:48,369 I would like to recognize our lead DPS 856 00:39:52,799 --> 00:39:50,559 officer representing her team Amanda 857 00:40:13,400 --> 00:39:52,809 coots I'd like to her too to hold the 858 00:40:18,990 --> 00:40:16,259 you know the the historical definition 859 00:40:21,859 --> 00:40:19,000 of the person who hangs the plaque is 860 00:40:24,140 --> 00:40:21,869 the individual or discipline that's most 861 00:40:27,750 --> 00:40:24,150 responsible or most contributes to 862 00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:27,760 mission success but but I believe 863 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:30,730 personally especially for the last 864 00:40:35,579 --> 00:40:32,650 several years that is our missions get 865 00:40:38,490 --> 00:40:35,589 more complex and as we get better at 866 00:40:41,130 --> 00:40:38,500 executing them you know we pray for 867 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:41,140 missions like like this one where we had 868 00:40:47,250 --> 00:40:45,130 very very few real problems you know we 869 00:40:49,410 --> 00:40:47,260 did have the GPC issues and and those 870 00:40:51,089 --> 00:40:49,420 were significant but we pray for 871 00:40:54,150 --> 00:40:51,099 missions where where the Train doesn't 872 00:40:56,700 --> 00:40:54,160 come off the rails and so you know I've 873 00:40:58,980 --> 00:40:56,710 always liked to focus on in the absence 874 00:41:01,019 --> 00:40:58,990 of major you know earth-shattering 875 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:01,029 problems to focus on those things about 876 00:41:07,549 --> 00:41:03,690 what we do in this room that matter 877 00:41:10,230 --> 00:41:07,559 precision of execution preparation 878 00:41:12,299 --> 00:41:10,240 systems knowledge command of your system 879 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:12,309 command of the operations and the degree 880 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:15,010 to which you enable the mission to go 881 00:41:19,970 --> 00:41:17,650 forward even under favorable 882 00:41:24,930 --> 00:41:22,950 everybody in this room that supported on 883 00:41:29,519 --> 00:41:24,940 my shift it's supported on the other 884 00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:29,529 shifts did a fantastic job but there's 885 00:41:34,230 --> 00:41:31,930 one discipline and one one flight 886 00:41:37,140 --> 00:41:34,240 controller in particular that that 887 00:41:41,749 --> 00:41:37,150 stands out in my mind as an individual 888 00:41:44,910 --> 00:41:41,759 who very in a very unassuming manner 889 00:41:49,460 --> 00:41:44,920 basically brought their a-game each and 890 00:41:52,799 --> 00:41:49,470 every day to the degree that new 891 00:41:55,890 --> 00:41:52,809 processes or new techniques were 892 00:41:58,339 --> 00:41:55,900 developed to enable the success of this 893 00:42:01,230 --> 00:41:58,349 crew on orbit and to really strengthen 894 00:42:03,859 --> 00:42:01,240 our overall execution in support of the 895 00:42:06,779 --> 00:42:03,869 mission objectives that ranged from 896 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:06,789 ensuring that we had proper calm if they 897 00:42:10,589 --> 00:42:08,410 were appropriate times making sure 898 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:10,599 Capcom and I were completely synched up 899 00:42:14,579 --> 00:42:12,970 and developing a camera management plan 900 00:42:17,190 --> 00:42:14,589 of course you know we have to manage 901 00:42:20,009 --> 00:42:17,200 cameras all the time but but very rarely 902 00:42:22,950 --> 00:42:20,019 is the grounds management of camera is 903 00:42:23,620 --> 00:42:22,960 actually a critical enabler to execution 904 00:42:25,300 --> 00:42:23,630 of any 905 00:42:26,890 --> 00:42:25,310 or complex robotics because we just 906 00:42:30,970 --> 00:42:26,900 simply didn't have enough hands on orbit 907 00:42:33,910 --> 00:42:30,980 to do that and so for excellence and 908 00:42:35,650 --> 00:42:33,920 superior performance in the finest 909 00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:35,660 tradition of what I believe this room 910 00:43:05,320 --> 00:42:38,510 stands for I would like to recognize our 911 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:09,430 so if Heidi and Amanda will can fight 912 00:43:13,540 --> 00:43:11,810 their way through the crowd to sign the 913 00:43:20,170 --> 00:43:13,550 plaque and our crew can sign the plaque 914 00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:20,180 actually the pen you guys have that 915 00:44:15,690 --> 00:43:27,890 secret pin okay all right we got it 916 00:44:15,700 --> 00:44:23,820 okay