1 00:00:18,880 --> 00:01:12,149 yes 2 00:01:16,789 --> 00:01:13,910 afternoon the 3 00:01:19,510 --> 00:01:16,799 crew members would like to welcome you 4 00:01:21,590 --> 00:01:19,520 in karagandy the city that sends 5 00:01:23,270 --> 00:01:21,600 cosmonauts on orbit and welcomes them 6 00:01:25,429 --> 00:01:23,280 back on earth 7 00:01:27,590 --> 00:01:25,439 i would like to thank you very much for 8 00:01:31,350 --> 00:01:27,600 all your work and the contribution that 9 00:01:32,789 --> 00:01:31,360 you made to our common mission 10 00:02:05,910 --> 00:01:32,799 it's of great importance i'd like to 11 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:21,589 me 12 00:02:26,710 --> 00:02:24,470 vegeronenko 13 00:02:29,190 --> 00:02:26,720 i would like to thank you very much for 14 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:29,200 all the work that you completed 15 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:34,790 for such a long time 16 00:02:38,790 --> 00:02:36,959 and i'd like to thank you for all your 17 00:02:41,670 --> 00:02:38,800 accomplishments and for successful 18 00:02:46,229 --> 00:02:43,190 at the same time 19 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:48,390 thank you to all ministries and 20 00:02:57,030 --> 00:02:51,440 departments who participated in the 21 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:23,110 everything went really great thank you 22 00:03:27,589 --> 00:03:25,270 right now i think we can start with 23 00:03:29,509 --> 00:03:27,599 questions 24 00:03:30,789 --> 00:03:29,519 i would like to ask you an unusual 25 00:03:33,830 --> 00:03:30,799 question 26 00:03:38,710 --> 00:03:33,840 do believe in any superstitions or do 27 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:40,229 do you keep your fingers crossed in your 28 00:03:45,110 --> 00:03:43,040 pocket before they launch apples or 29 00:03:47,750 --> 00:03:45,120 something like that 30 00:03:49,910 --> 00:03:47,760 well i think that 31 00:03:51,430 --> 00:03:49,920 our crew members did not have their 32 00:03:53,190 --> 00:03:51,440 fingers crossed 33 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:53,200 in their pockets 34 00:03:58,949 --> 00:03:56,080 but of course we were watching 35 00:04:01,110 --> 00:03:58,959 white sun of the desert famous russian 36 00:04:02,149 --> 00:04:01,120 movie and 37 00:04:04,630 --> 00:04:02,159 also 38 00:04:06,630 --> 00:04:04,640 there's another sign not for cosmonauts 39 00:04:08,789 --> 00:04:06,640 but for pilots as well 40 00:04:10,149 --> 00:04:08,799 never use the word last 41 00:04:11,509 --> 00:04:10,159 use the word 42 00:04:18,949 --> 00:04:11,519 ultimate 43 00:04:24,710 --> 00:04:21,990 what is your strongest impression from 44 00:04:27,030 --> 00:04:24,720 the time you spent on board 45 00:04:29,030 --> 00:04:27,040 in all these months what will you 46 00:04:33,830 --> 00:04:29,040 remember 47 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:36,230 well the strongest impression was 48 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:37,520 the 49 00:04:43,830 --> 00:04:38,560 look of earth well i would like 50 00:04:46,070 --> 00:04:44,870 first 51 00:04:49,590 --> 00:04:46,080 we were 52 00:04:51,590 --> 00:04:49,600 planning to land on the 16th 53 00:04:54,790 --> 00:04:51,600 that is today 54 00:04:56,469 --> 00:04:54,800 and we were talking about that initially 55 00:04:58,629 --> 00:04:56,479 but of course there was a possibility 56 00:04:59,749 --> 00:04:58,639 that we would stay on orbit a little bit 57 00:05:03,670 --> 00:04:59,759 longer 58 00:05:08,230 --> 00:05:06,550 however we came back on earth on time on 59 00:05:11,909 --> 00:05:08,240 the 16th 60 00:05:16,150 --> 00:05:13,029 and the 61 00:05:17,990 --> 00:05:16,160 descent module in which you came back on 62 00:05:19,029 --> 00:05:18,000 earth 63 00:05:20,710 --> 00:05:19,039 will you 64 00:05:23,029 --> 00:05:20,720 track its 65 00:05:24,629 --> 00:05:23,039 future its life 66 00:05:26,070 --> 00:05:24,639 further 67 00:05:27,990 --> 00:05:26,080 well 68 00:05:30,469 --> 00:05:28,000 to some extent i would like to know what 69 00:05:32,710 --> 00:05:30,479 is going to happen with it but i can't 70 00:05:34,310 --> 00:05:32,720 say it's our home right now 71 00:05:39,430 --> 00:05:34,320 still i'd like to know what's going to 72 00:05:44,790 --> 00:05:41,510 how did you feel in microgravity 73 00:05:46,070 --> 00:05:44,800 conditions and how do you feel right now 74 00:05:47,189 --> 00:05:46,080 back 75 00:05:49,430 --> 00:05:47,199 on earth 76 00:05:50,790 --> 00:05:49,440 so maybe you feel like 77 00:06:16,390 --> 00:05:50,800 a 78 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:45,029 is 79 00:06:45,039 --> 00:06:57,909 thank you 80 00:07:01,670 --> 00:06:59,830 okay well ron first of all welcome back 81 00:07:03,350 --> 00:07:01,680 let us know how does it feel to be back 82 00:07:05,430 --> 00:07:03,360 finally back on earth after uh several 83 00:07:08,070 --> 00:07:05,440 months being gone 84 00:07:10,230 --> 00:07:08,080 feels great uh you know it's been a very 85 00:07:12,469 --> 00:07:10,240 uh challenging and long mission and a 86 00:07:14,629 --> 00:07:12,479 very successful mission and it's uh 87 00:07:17,589 --> 00:07:14,639 it's good to uh to get back here it's a 88 00:07:19,990 --> 00:07:17,599 that was a very thrilling way to end a 89 00:07:21,270 --> 00:07:20,000 very productive and fun mission so 90 00:07:23,029 --> 00:07:21,280 it's good to be back 91 00:07:24,870 --> 00:07:23,039 you guys had a lot going on uh during 92 00:07:26,469 --> 00:07:24,880 your mission the last shuttle flight you 93 00:07:27,749 --> 00:07:26,479 had quite a bit of robotics whenever you 94 00:07:29,270 --> 00:07:27,759 look back on it what do you think you're 95 00:07:31,350 --> 00:07:29,280 going to remember the most about your 96 00:07:33,990 --> 00:07:31,360 time up on board station 97 00:07:35,589 --> 00:07:34,000 well i think you know one of the the 98 00:07:37,510 --> 00:07:35,599 special 99 00:07:39,830 --> 00:07:37,520 aspects of our mission was 100 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:39,840 that we were on board when we saw this 101 00:07:43,430 --> 00:07:41,680 transition from basically the 102 00:07:44,710 --> 00:07:43,440 construction phase to the utilization 103 00:07:46,550 --> 00:07:44,720 phase of the 104 00:07:48,309 --> 00:07:46,560 international space station and which 105 00:07:49,270 --> 00:07:48,319 meant at the end of the of the space 106 00:07:51,350 --> 00:07:49,280 shuttle 107 00:07:54,309 --> 00:07:51,360 program so you know that was a very 108 00:07:56,390 --> 00:07:54,319 bittersweet time for us obviously 109 00:07:58,309 --> 00:07:56,400 but you know we did 110 00:08:00,150 --> 00:07:58,319 as the last shuttle was leaving had this 111 00:08:02,469 --> 00:08:00,160 you know tremendous feeling of 112 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:02,479 accomplishment as uh you know we saw all 113 00:08:05,670 --> 00:08:04,160 the work and saw this you know amazing 114 00:08:08,070 --> 00:08:05,680 complex that we 115 00:08:10,950 --> 00:08:08,080 uh had constructed over the you know a 116 00:08:13,909 --> 00:08:10,960 couple of decades of work by many many 117 00:08:16,070 --> 00:08:13,919 people from you know 118 00:08:17,270 --> 00:08:16,080 places all around the globe 119 00:08:19,029 --> 00:08:17,280 speaking of the globe you did quite a 120 00:08:20,469 --> 00:08:19,039 bit of earth observation while you're up 121 00:08:22,469 --> 00:08:20,479 there looking down on the planet kind of 122 00:08:24,070 --> 00:08:22,479 look back on what uh what you'll take 123 00:08:25,270 --> 00:08:24,080 with you now that you're back here on 124 00:08:27,589 --> 00:08:25,280 the planet 125 00:08:28,950 --> 00:08:27,599 well i think i'm going to take back 126 00:08:31,350 --> 00:08:28,960 with me a little bit better 127 00:08:33,509 --> 00:08:31,360 understanding of geography so you know 128 00:08:35,909 --> 00:08:33,519 looking at the earth every day i got to 129 00:08:36,870 --> 00:08:35,919 got to really know the place if you will 130 00:08:39,110 --> 00:08:36,880 and 131 00:08:41,990 --> 00:08:39,120 you know i'm going to miss it 132 00:08:42,790 --> 00:08:42,000 my last pictures that i took um 133 00:08:44,470 --> 00:08:42,800 were 134 00:08:45,910 --> 00:08:44,480 by by coincidence i just happened to be 135 00:08:47,430 --> 00:08:45,920 by the cooper and 136 00:08:49,350 --> 00:08:47,440 as we were getting ready to leave i saw 137 00:08:51,110 --> 00:08:49,360 the bahamas go by i said oh i can't pass 138 00:08:52,630 --> 00:08:51,120 up this opportunity so 139 00:08:54,389 --> 00:08:52,640 i took some pictures of the bahamas 140 00:08:55,990 --> 00:08:54,399 right before we uh close the hatch so 141 00:08:57,670 --> 00:08:56,000 it's uh you know we have a really 142 00:08:59,990 --> 00:08:57,680 beautiful planet and i'm gonna miss uh 143 00:09:02,470 --> 00:09:00,000 looking at it from that vantage point 144 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:02,480 i came back to gate today we uh 145 00:09:05,110 --> 00:09:03,760 we talked to the control center in 146 00:09:07,190 --> 00:09:05,120 houston and they had a bit of some 147 00:09:08,550 --> 00:09:07,200 trouble hearing you guys uh talk to him 148 00:09:10,230 --> 00:09:08,560 you guys could hear 149 00:09:12,470 --> 00:09:10,240 what mission control moscow was saying 150 00:09:14,790 --> 00:09:12,480 to you talk a bit about about that 151 00:09:16,470 --> 00:09:14,800 yeah i mean until after we landed i 152 00:09:18,630 --> 00:09:16,480 didn't know that there really there was 153 00:09:22,389 --> 00:09:18,640 any uh you know dropouts in common i 154 00:09:23,190 --> 00:09:22,399 just thought it was a normal thing so um 155 00:09:24,790 --> 00:09:23,200 it 156 00:09:26,949 --> 00:09:24,800 seemed to be i mean i've only had one of 157 00:09:28,550 --> 00:09:26,959 these uh you know re-entries on a soyuz 158 00:09:31,910 --> 00:09:28,560 in it but it seemed to 159 00:09:37,190 --> 00:09:31,920 to be exactly uh as as advertised as 160 00:09:39,590 --> 00:09:38,150 so what's gonna be the first thing 161 00:09:41,990 --> 00:09:39,600 you'll do once you get back to uh back 162 00:09:42,870 --> 00:09:42,000 home to houston oh hug my family 163 00:09:44,550 --> 00:09:42,880 so 164 00:10:29,509 --> 00:09:44,560 welcome back thanks thanks josh 165 00:10:29,519 --> 00:10:41,030 next 166 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:58,790 foreign 167 00:11:11,509 --> 00:11:02,550 deputy head of the state commission 168 00:11:15,190 --> 00:11:12,829 andre 169 00:11:17,269 --> 00:11:15,200 ivanovich i would like to congratulate 170 00:11:21,110 --> 00:11:17,279 you on your successful mission 171 00:11:22,630 --> 00:11:21,120 successful landing and welcome back