1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:03,470 good afternoon thank you for joining us 2 00:00:07,460 --> 00:00:05,250 for today's news conference with members 3 00:00:09,829 --> 00:00:07,470 of the expedition 30 and 31 space 4 00:00:12,379 --> 00:00:09,839 station crews joining us today our nasa 5 00:00:15,079 --> 00:00:12,389 astronaut don pettit russian cosmonaut 6 00:00:17,150 --> 00:00:15,089 oleg kononenko and european space agency 7 00:00:18,830 --> 00:00:17,160 astronaut andre kuipers the three are 8 00:00:21,109 --> 00:00:18,840 scheduled to launch on or near december 9 00:00:22,310 --> 00:00:21,119 26 from kazakhstan and will round out 10 00:00:24,290 --> 00:00:22,320 the six-person crew aboard the 11 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:24,300 International Space Station we'll start 12 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:25,410 with introductions and then take 13 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:28,050 questions to my left is NASA astronaut 14 00:00:32,089 --> 00:00:29,490 Don Pettit who will serve as flight 15 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:32,099 engineer for expedition 30 and 31 don 16 00:00:35,900 --> 00:00:34,170 was born in silverton oregon and holds 17 00:00:38,570 --> 00:00:35,910 degrees from oregon state university in 18 00:00:40,490 --> 00:00:38,580 the university of arizona after college 19 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:40,500 he worked as a scientist at Los Alamos 20 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:42,570 National Laboratory in Los Alamos New 21 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:45,180 Mexico on projects including experiments 22 00:00:50,690 --> 00:00:47,730 on board nasa's kc-135 reduced gravity 23 00:00:53,210 --> 00:00:50,700 aircraft selected as a nasa astronaut in 24 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:53,220 April 1996 dr. Pettit is a veteran of 25 00:00:56,690 --> 00:00:54,810 two space flights and has logged more 26 00:00:58,760 --> 00:00:56,700 than one hundred and seventy six days in 27 00:01:01,130 --> 00:00:58,770 space and more than 13 hours of 28 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:01,140 spacewalk experience he lived aboard the 29 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:02,730 International Space Station for five and 30 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:05,610 a half months in 2002 in 2003 as part of 31 00:01:10,610 --> 00:01:08,370 the expedition six crew and in 2008 32 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:10,620 returned to space as a member of the 126 33 00:01:15,970 --> 00:01:14,400 crew to his legs I'm sorry to his left 34 00:01:18,260 --> 00:01:15,980 we have Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko 35 00:01:20,149 --> 00:01:18,270 who will serve as flight engineer for 36 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:20,159 expedition 30 and his commander for 37 00:01:25,370 --> 00:01:23,370 expedition 31 Oleg was born in turkey 38 00:01:28,010 --> 00:01:25,380 mania and graduated from Kharkov 39 00:01:29,810 --> 00:01:28,020 Aviation Institute after graduation he 40 00:01:32,750 --> 00:01:29,820 worked at the central design bureau as a 41 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:32,760 design engineer in 1996 Oleg was 42 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:34,530 selected to the cosmonaut Corps and in 43 00:01:39,340 --> 00:01:36,900 2008 flew aboard the space station as a 44 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:39,350 flight engineer during expedition 17 45 00:01:44,390 --> 00:01:41,850 last we have European Space Agency 46 00:01:45,770 --> 00:01:44,400 astronaut Andre Kuiper's who will serve 47 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:45,780 as a flight engineer for the mission 48 00:01:49,580 --> 00:01:48,000 Andre was born in Amsterdam of the 49 00:01:51,130 --> 00:01:49,590 Netherlands and received his physicians 50 00:01:53,750 --> 00:01:51,140 degree from the University of Amsterdam 51 00:01:55,310 --> 00:01:53,760 he worked with the European Space Agency 52 00:01:57,230 --> 00:01:55,320 in support of physiological experiments 53 00:01:59,690 --> 00:01:57,240 before joining the European astronaut 54 00:02:01,520 --> 00:01:59,700 corps in 1999 and travelled to the 55 00:02:04,310 --> 00:02:01,530 international space station on the Delta 56 00:02:05,870 --> 00:02:04,320 mission in 2004 would that will now take 57 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:05,880 questions here from the Johnson Space 58 00:02:09,289 --> 00:02:07,770 Center and will start over on the left 59 00:02:12,790 --> 00:02:09,299 if you can please start by stating your 60 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:12,800 name and affiliation thank you Mark 61 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:15,250 for aviation we can space technology and 62 00:02:20,530 --> 00:02:17,570 sort of interested in what you're 63 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:20,540 trained and what you're prepared to do 64 00:02:29,470 --> 00:02:24,710 with either the spacex dragon or the 65 00:02:33,870 --> 00:02:29,480 orbital sciences Cygnus demonstration 66 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:38,140 well Andre and I and Dan Burbank have 67 00:02:43,870 --> 00:02:40,880 been training primarily for the track 68 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:43,880 and capture phase because both of these 69 00:02:50,650 --> 00:02:47,810 vehicles come close to Space Station and 70 00:02:53,290 --> 00:02:50,660 then we sort of have to lasso um with 71 00:02:55,870 --> 00:02:53,300 the robotic arm and and reel them in to 72 00:02:59,410 --> 00:02:55,880 the station and we've been practicing 73 00:03:01,960 --> 00:02:59,420 the dynamics of how you do that and we 74 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:01,970 practice that a lot and then once you 75 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:04,610 get these vehicles birth to station then 76 00:03:09,130 --> 00:03:06,970 it's pretty much standard ops for any 77 00:03:10,990 --> 00:03:09,140 visiting vehicle where you open up the 78 00:03:13,570 --> 00:03:11,000 hatches and there's a whole bunch of 79 00:03:16,990 --> 00:03:13,580 goodies inside that you offload and then 80 00:03:19,990 --> 00:03:17,000 we fill it full of a bunch of I guess I 81 00:03:21,940 --> 00:03:20,000 call them anti goodies are garbage and 82 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:21,950 things that we want to dispose of and 83 00:03:28,420 --> 00:03:26,150 then we reverse the process we unbirth 84 00:03:30,490 --> 00:03:28,430 the vehicle using the robotic arm and 85 00:03:32,890 --> 00:03:30,500 hold it out as far as we can with the 86 00:03:36,190 --> 00:03:32,900 arm safely and then let go of the 87 00:03:37,870 --> 00:03:36,200 vehicle and it does a burn and then for 88 00:03:41,620 --> 00:03:37,880 some vehicles they'll burn up in the 89 00:03:44,460 --> 00:03:41,630 atmosphere some vehicles will be coming 90 00:03:49,870 --> 00:03:44,470 back to earth bringing payload with them 91 00:03:52,810 --> 00:03:49,880 and just to follow up if I may what are 92 00:03:54,970 --> 00:03:52,820 you expecting or what are you prepared 93 00:03:57,550 --> 00:03:54,980 for each of these vehicle in other words 94 00:03:59,650 --> 00:03:57,560 are you thinking you'll see dragon 95 00:04:03,490 --> 00:03:59,660 perhaps during your stay on the station 96 00:04:05,770 --> 00:04:03,500 will you see a birthing we see cygnus is 97 00:04:09,910 --> 00:04:05,780 it still sort of endowed and you're 98 00:04:13,060 --> 00:04:09,920 prepared for whatever comes in terms of 99 00:04:15,090 --> 00:04:13,070 schedule like so many schedules dealing 100 00:04:17,740 --> 00:04:15,100 with the space program there are always 101 00:04:22,390 --> 00:04:17,750 actually more than up in the air they're 102 00:04:25,060 --> 00:04:22,400 out there in in a vacuum and we we are 103 00:04:25,830 --> 00:04:25,070 prepared to do whatever happens during 104 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:25,840 our mission 105 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:29,530 in terms of a visiting vehicle profile 106 00:04:33,810 --> 00:04:31,210 at one time we had nine visiting 107 00:04:35,550 --> 00:04:33,820 vehicles coming to our mission to the 108 00:04:39,210 --> 00:04:35,560 point where we were going to be 109 00:04:41,129 --> 00:04:39,220 longshoremen and now it looks like a 110 00:04:45,150 --> 00:04:41,139 number of those vehicles have pushed off 111 00:04:47,790 --> 00:04:45,160 to missions in the future so we'll just 112 00:04:49,620 --> 00:04:47,800 have to see what happens in terms of 113 00:04:53,219 --> 00:04:49,630 vehicle showing up we'll be prepared in 114 00:04:57,180 --> 00:04:53,229 any case hi Robert Pearlman with 115 00:04:59,520 --> 00:04:57,190 collectspace.com with the August loss of 116 00:05:02,340 --> 00:04:59,530 progress and the schedule changes that 117 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:02,350 came after how has your preparation for 118 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:04,930 this flight changed and and how will 119 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:06,850 your activities onboard the station as 120 00:05:14,580 --> 00:05:11,010 was originally planned change if at all 121 00:05:16,740 --> 00:05:14,590 in terms of training my training is 122 00:05:21,029 --> 00:05:16,750 still basically on track for original 123 00:05:22,890 --> 00:05:21,039 November 30th launch date this Thursday 124 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:22,900 is my last day of training here at the 125 00:05:27,930 --> 00:05:24,910 Johnson Space Center per the schedule 126 00:05:30,900 --> 00:05:27,940 and then it's off to Japan and off to 127 00:05:34,409 --> 00:05:30,910 Germany eventually ending up in its Star 128 00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:34,419 City there may be a stretch point where 129 00:05:39,930 --> 00:05:37,750 I might be able to grab a week or so of 130 00:05:43,589 --> 00:05:39,940 needed vacation and spend some time with 131 00:05:48,659 --> 00:05:43,599 my family but it terms of training it's 132 00:05:51,029 --> 00:05:48,669 it's pretty much going on track and if 133 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:51,039 if each of you could comment if there 134 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:55,330 are any particular science science 135 00:05:59,460 --> 00:05:56,770 worker experiments that are going to be 136 00:06:01,589 --> 00:05:59,470 started during your stay on board that 137 00:06:08,580 --> 00:06:01,599 stand out in terms of what you've been 138 00:06:14,970 --> 00:06:11,010 well we have a lot I think I have 139 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:14,980 something like 57 experiments and from 140 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:18,610 from NASA from from Esau and also from 141 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:21,250 jaksa and there's a lot of experiments 142 00:06:25,980 --> 00:06:24,520 for for which I'm one of the subjects if 143 00:06:29,670 --> 00:06:25,990 we talk about medical experiments we 144 00:06:32,490 --> 00:06:29,680 need always a lot of people to get good 145 00:06:37,260 --> 00:06:32,500 statistics so there will be experiments 146 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:37,270 where I'm the last one to do yeah to be 147 00:06:46,050 --> 00:06:41,770 a subject I look forward to experiments 148 00:06:49,500 --> 00:06:46,060 that are new for me experiments on in 149 00:06:52,770 --> 00:06:49,510 different fields fluid physiology food 150 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:52,780 physics and things like that so it's 151 00:06:56,700 --> 00:06:54,490 there's a whole bunch of experiment that 152 00:06:58,890 --> 00:06:56,710 that i'm looking forward to and it's 153 00:07:01,280 --> 00:06:58,900 it's very hard to pick out as a specific 154 00:07:04,890 --> 00:07:01,290 one one of the things i like very much 155 00:07:06,990 --> 00:07:04,900 is the fact that we going we're going to 156 00:07:10,170 --> 00:07:07,000 do a lot of ultrasounds and that's a 157 00:07:14,060 --> 00:07:10,180 nice skill especially my background it's 158 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:14,070 nice to make nice pics of blood vessels 159 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:17,110 your heart etc so i look forward to that 160 00:07:23,490 --> 00:07:20,650 one get down with the German Aerospace 161 00:07:26,250 --> 00:07:23,500 Sun and space exploration question for 162 00:07:27,930 --> 00:07:26,260 android are there any specific European 163 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:27,940 experiments planned on your mission 164 00:07:33,890 --> 00:07:30,190 which are not already at the Columbus 165 00:07:36,570 --> 00:07:33,900 module for example that's a whole set of 166 00:07:39,390 --> 00:07:36,580 experiments that I'm going to do for for 167 00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:39,400 ISA a lot of different ones also in the 168 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:43,510 Columbus module and I ferry from human 169 00:07:53,460 --> 00:07:50,080 physiology to to fluid physics so the 170 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:53,470 whole list and of course it's an 171 00:07:57,900 --> 00:07:54,850 international space station so that 172 00:08:00,150 --> 00:07:57,910 means that Columbus is not only used for 173 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:00,160 your field experiments but also for for 174 00:08:04,490 --> 00:08:02,290 experiments from NASA and we will do 175 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:04,500 experiments allow for the space station 176 00:08:11,970 --> 00:08:07,090 but for sure will be a whole lot of 177 00:08:14,220 --> 00:08:11,980 these experiments and performed Gina 178 00:08:16,740 --> 00:08:14,230 sincerely ABC News for Don if i recall 179 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:16,750 correctly you took a toolbox up to the 180 00:08:21,150 --> 00:08:19,090 space station on your first mission will 181 00:08:21,990 --> 00:08:21,160 you be bringing a tool box box with you 182 00:08:23,550 --> 00:08:22,000 on this and what 183 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:23,560 skills do you think are most needed your 184 00:08:27,270 --> 00:08:25,330 plumbing skills your electrical skills 185 00:08:31,110 --> 00:08:27,280 your mechanical skills where do you 186 00:08:33,740 --> 00:08:31,120 think you'll be needed most our tools we 187 00:08:38,580 --> 00:08:33,750 tools are one of my favorite subjects 188 00:08:41,010 --> 00:08:38,590 you should see my garage at home we have 189 00:08:43,350 --> 00:08:41,020 lots and lots of tools on Space Station 190 00:08:46,410 --> 00:08:43,360 we've added a lot more tools since the 191 00:08:48,690 --> 00:08:46,420 last time I was there and I don't really 192 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:48,700 need to bring any more tools because 193 00:08:52,020 --> 00:08:50,350 everything I could think of that I might 194 00:08:54,660 --> 00:08:52,030 need well almost everything I could 195 00:08:56,430 --> 00:08:54,670 think of is already there in terms of 196 00:08:58,650 --> 00:08:56,440 repairs what's my favorite kind of 197 00:09:01,200 --> 00:08:58,660 repair well I guess it sort of depends 198 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:01,210 on what happens to be broken if liquid 199 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:03,730 squirting out someplace then then it's 200 00:09:10,110 --> 00:09:07,530 like I'm plumber for the day if if 201 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:10,120 electronic box isn't working right then 202 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:14,890 then your electrical repair man for the 203 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:17,110 day so whatever needs to be repaired I'm 204 00:09:21,510 --> 00:09:19,450 getting to jump in and try to see if I 205 00:09:23,700 --> 00:09:21,520 can't help in concert with the ground 206 00:09:27,180 --> 00:09:23,710 and you have to remember that that space 207 00:09:30,090 --> 00:09:27,190 station is so complicated no one person 208 00:09:32,340 --> 00:09:30,100 can keep everything all the details in 209 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:32,350 your mind ed and that's where we need 210 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:34,690 all these folks on the ground that could 211 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:36,730 tell you what this screw did and what 212 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:39,250 that terminal does and what kind of 213 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:40,810 fluid is flowing in that pipe that 214 00:09:47,310 --> 00:09:43,810 happens to be leaking out and add so 215 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:47,320 between our crew on station and working 216 00:09:53,370 --> 00:09:50,410 with the ground will be able to tackle 217 00:09:57,090 --> 00:09:53,380 almost any kind of repair function that 218 00:09:59,700 --> 00:09:57,100 needs to be done Kevin Quinn with Katie 219 00:10:02,040 --> 00:09:59,710 RK TV here in Houston specifically for 220 00:10:04,620 --> 00:10:02,050 Don Pettit how concerning is this report 221 00:10:07,170 --> 00:10:04,630 now about the the long-term spaceflight 222 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:07,180 effects on astronaut I side and have any 223 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:09,820 of you actually noticed any effect on 224 00:10:18,930 --> 00:10:15,010 your own eyesight one of the scientific 225 00:10:20,730 --> 00:10:18,940 purposes for going into frontiers is to 226 00:10:23,070 --> 00:10:20,740 figure out what happens to human 227 00:10:25,350 --> 00:10:23,080 physiology when you go there and so 228 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:25,360 whether it's bone density issues or 229 00:10:30,150 --> 00:10:27,850 vascular issues fades dealy with 230 00:10:32,730 --> 00:10:30,160 circulation your immune system gets 231 00:10:34,790 --> 00:10:32,740 affected there's lots of effects that 232 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:34,800 happen to the human body 233 00:10:40,820 --> 00:10:37,529 and we're just getting a handle around 234 00:10:44,269 --> 00:10:40,830 some of these I retinal issues that are 235 00:10:46,310 --> 00:10:44,279 occurring and and what the total effect 236 00:10:48,620 --> 00:10:46,320 is going to be I don't think anybody 237 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:48,630 knows right now it's a fascinating area 238 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:50,510 research something that doesn't 239 00:10:56,269 --> 00:10:53,010 something that we can't do here on earth 240 00:10:57,980 --> 00:10:56,279 right now in terms of the physiology the 241 00:11:00,079 --> 00:10:57,990 physiological forces that are that are 242 00:11:02,090 --> 00:11:00,089 driving these issues so this is one of 243 00:11:04,370 --> 00:11:02,100 the the neat things about venturing off 244 00:11:06,860 --> 00:11:04,380 into space is that we we we have another 245 00:11:09,139 --> 00:11:06,870 knob that we can experiment with it's 246 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:09,149 called a gravity knob and we can look at 247 00:11:12,860 --> 00:11:11,640 its effect on human physiology how 248 00:11:15,949 --> 00:11:12,870 concerned are you though about the 249 00:11:18,680 --> 00:11:15,959 long-term effects on your own I site and 250 00:11:22,519 --> 00:11:18,690 you noticed anything I'm not concerned 251 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:22,529 about that these Said's seem to be 252 00:11:26,180 --> 00:11:24,450 reversible when you come back to earth 253 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:26,190 for example you regain your bone density 254 00:11:32,090 --> 00:11:29,850 your vascular system springs back so 255 00:11:34,490 --> 00:11:32,100 does your immune system and right now we 256 00:11:38,420 --> 00:11:34,500 don't have enough data on this to to see 257 00:11:40,670 --> 00:11:38,430 what is going to happen jeremy diesel 258 00:11:42,590 --> 00:11:40,680 with KHOU here in Houston what if 259 00:11:46,430 --> 00:11:42,600 anything is different in the training 260 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:46,440 mode knowing that it's possible that you 261 00:11:56,060 --> 00:11:48,690 could arrive depending on how things go 262 00:11:59,060 --> 00:11:56,070 to a space station that's empty we 263 00:12:00,800 --> 00:11:59,070 actually train that scenario we train 264 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:00,810 the scenario where you're the last crew 265 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:05,370 that has to mothball station and you 266 00:12:10,850 --> 00:12:07,110 know showing up to a station with nobody 267 00:12:16,310 --> 00:12:10,860 on it is is just one more facet of what 268 00:12:19,730 --> 00:12:16,320 it means to to go off and explore it's 269 00:12:27,470 --> 00:12:19,740 certainly an option that I hope doesn't 270 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:27,480 happen beside personal questions Jim 271 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:30,930 Oberg with NBC is a big change in your 272 00:12:34,699 --> 00:12:32,730 EV a training since the assembly is 273 00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:34,709 complete and now you're all going to be 274 00:12:39,550 --> 00:12:36,600 Don Pettit you're all going to be ready 275 00:12:42,829 --> 00:12:39,560 to go out and take care of unexpected 276 00:12:44,870 --> 00:12:42,839 failures so how has that affected all of 277 00:12:46,140 --> 00:12:44,880 your training for UVA all three of you 278 00:12:48,420 --> 00:12:46,150 please because 279 00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:48,430 mr. Connor anchor you like to go out and 280 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:51,340 remove a pyrotechnic charge unexpectedly 281 00:12:55,980 --> 00:12:53,650 on your last last space flight and that 282 00:12:57,690 --> 00:12:55,990 was pretty amazing piece of work but 283 00:13:00,090 --> 00:12:57,700 you're gonna have to do unexpected EVs 284 00:13:02,130 --> 00:13:00,100 rather than scheduled EVs how has the 285 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:02,140 train changed your training and your 286 00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:06,730 attitude about spacewalks know you like 287 00:13:13,190 --> 00:13:11,200 it better let's cancer actually the way 288 00:13:18,090 --> 00:13:13,200 most of the training for space station 289 00:13:20,910 --> 00:13:18,100 crews it's based on skills and in order 290 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:20,920 to learn the set of skills needed to put 291 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:22,450 together a spacesuit while you're inside 292 00:13:28,260 --> 00:13:26,050 the station and service it and do 293 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:28,270 everything you need by the time you open 294 00:13:32,940 --> 00:13:30,010 the door the airlock those are pretty 295 00:13:36,690 --> 00:13:32,950 much generic skills and then what you do 296 00:13:41,300 --> 00:13:36,700 when you get outside we train a generic 297 00:13:46,530 --> 00:13:41,310 set of skills based on ten to twelve big 298 00:13:50,700 --> 00:13:46,540 probable failures pump packages fhr sees 299 00:13:54,660 --> 00:13:50,710 these rotary hose couplings boxes filled 300 00:13:58,640 --> 00:13:54,670 with switching units batteries we get 301 00:14:01,200 --> 00:13:58,650 trade for all these generic kinds of 302 00:14:04,050 --> 00:14:01,210 repair functions that maybe you'll have 303 00:14:05,460 --> 00:14:04,060 to do maybe you don't and then if 304 00:14:07,710 --> 00:14:05,470 something else comes up that doesn't 305 00:14:12,050 --> 00:14:07,720 fall in that category you have the skill 306 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:16,140 you're going to help Ernest assist your 307 00:14:21,750 --> 00:14:18,490 fully EV a train for repair work that's 308 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:21,760 correct yes so this is one of the nice 309 00:14:26,070 --> 00:14:23,410 aspects of the whole training as of 310 00:14:28,530 --> 00:14:26,080 course the EPA preparation and we spent 311 00:14:32,100 --> 00:14:28,540 a lot of time in preparing this this 312 00:14:35,550 --> 00:14:32,110 maintenance task so I feel fully ready 313 00:14:40,410 --> 00:14:35,560 if anything comes up and have to go out 314 00:14:42,630 --> 00:14:40,420 of food ready to do so that and I might 315 00:14:45,540 --> 00:14:42,640 add one of the more difficult tasks when 316 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:45,550 you're doing a complex EV a everybody's 317 00:14:50,070 --> 00:14:47,170 focused on the people that are outside 318 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:50,080 but one of the most complicated tasks is 319 00:14:54,780 --> 00:14:52,930 the person inside flying a robotic arm 320 00:14:57,510 --> 00:14:54,790 because that is not necessarily an easy 321 00:14:59,670 --> 00:14:57,520 thing to do and you're flying a really 322 00:15:03,240 --> 00:14:59,680 complicated trajectory that you 323 00:15:07,230 --> 00:15:03,250 never rehearsed before and and and so 324 00:15:09,210 --> 00:15:07,240 it's really a team of of at least three 325 00:15:10,950 --> 00:15:09,220 on or but working in conjunction with 326 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:10,960 all the folks on the ground where you 327 00:15:16,290 --> 00:15:14,170 have the two people outside coupled with 328 00:15:22,050 --> 00:15:16,300 a person inside that are that's flying 329 00:15:24,540 --> 00:15:22,060 the arm Jill told representing the 330 00:15:26,460 --> 00:15:24,550 statesman journal in Salem Oregon since 331 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:26,470 that's your hometown area Don you know 332 00:15:32,490 --> 00:15:29,050 this questions for you back when you 333 00:15:34,530 --> 00:15:32,500 flew on 126 social media was just kind 334 00:15:36,570 --> 00:15:34,540 of blossoming at that time but Twitter 335 00:15:39,389 --> 00:15:36,580 and Facebook and such things weren't as 336 00:15:41,370 --> 00:15:39,399 popular at that point as they are now I 337 00:15:43,380 --> 00:15:41,380 know you have a Twitter account but what 338 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:43,390 are your plans for sharing your mission 339 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:45,790 via social media and perhaps blogging 340 00:15:52,230 --> 00:15:49,930 for fragile oasis I'm planning to use 341 00:15:56,660 --> 00:15:52,240 Twitter I have a hard time saying 342 00:16:00,180 --> 00:15:56,670 anything in less than 140 characters add 343 00:16:02,519 --> 00:16:00,190 so I'm still groping with how can I use 344 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:02,529 that kind of medium I'm think I'm going 345 00:16:07,860 --> 00:16:05,140 to use Twitter to announce one of my 346 00:16:12,750 --> 00:16:07,870 blogs which will appear on on NASA 347 00:16:14,850 --> 00:16:12,760 website or elsewhere and then I've got a 348 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:14,860 facebook account and I just figured out 349 00:16:20,850 --> 00:16:17,620 how to convert it from one of your 350 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:20,860 personal profile pages into I guess they 351 00:16:25,829 --> 00:16:24,010 just call it a page so that way anybody 352 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:25,839 that wants to go in there and see what's 353 00:16:31,230 --> 00:16:28,450 happening can just go in and visit your 354 00:16:34,890 --> 00:16:31,240 facebook account and add so I'm planning 355 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:34,900 to to keep well I personally won't keep 356 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:37,089 those all up to date but i'll send the 357 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:39,490 information down and folks here will 358 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:42,730 populate those during my mission thanks 359 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:44,410 very much now a very important 360 00:16:48,990 --> 00:16:47,050 scientific question for you how might 361 00:16:53,060 --> 00:16:49,000 you incorporate hatch chilis into your 362 00:16:57,050 --> 00:16:53,070 mission Oh hatch chili from New Mexico I 363 00:17:00,420 --> 00:16:57,060 tried to fly hatch chili on one on 364 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:00,430 expedition six but it was fresh hatch 365 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:02,890 chili and that didn't meet the food 366 00:17:10,199 --> 00:17:06,730 standards so I wasn't able to do that in 367 00:17:12,949 --> 00:17:10,209 fresh form so we had some canned chili 368 00:17:20,049 --> 00:17:12,959 this time this time 369 00:17:23,659 --> 00:17:22,159 okay with that will now switch over to 370 00:17:32,350 --> 00:17:23,669 the Kennedy Space Center where we have a 371 00:17:36,169 --> 00:17:32,360 reporter todd halvorson of florida today 372 00:17:39,430 --> 00:17:36,179 for any of you i was just wondering what 373 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:39,440 is the latest you've heard on the 374 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:42,090 investigation into the August 375 00:17:52,580 --> 00:17:45,210 twenty-fourth soyuz failure and and the 376 00:17:57,950 --> 00:17:52,590 return to flight effort that sounds like 377 00:18:00,350 --> 00:17:57,960 an ala question no your digital couture 378 00:18:03,380 --> 00:18:00,360 store marcin I'm sorry rose cosmos alien 379 00:18:06,789 --> 00:18:03,390 formats Direction robotics on a 380 00:18:10,399 --> 00:18:06,799 commission camisas tunable apprec no 381 00:18:13,279 --> 00:18:10,409 notice periods de Chelly grotto reboot 382 00:18:16,820 --> 00:18:13,289 and olena NOS dice necrotic auto reboot 383 00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:16,830 / dietra slishno Kosminski travelin no 384 00:18:25,909 --> 00:18:20,909 quiero que otros cosmos Ozma Viva movil 385 00:18:28,490 --> 00:18:25,919 pretora gamma dot a futurama start I can 386 00:18:31,810 --> 00:18:28,500 only say that Ross cosmos and roscoes my 387 00:18:34,389 --> 00:18:31,820 site there is information of about this 388 00:18:38,330 --> 00:18:34,399 there is special committee that 389 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:38,340 finalized its activities and published 390 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:41,250 this statement they found the route 391 00:18:46,820 --> 00:18:43,770 course of the matter and now the news 392 00:18:49,419 --> 00:18:46,830 rosters have been manufactured and they 393 00:18:53,149 --> 00:18:49,429 will be tested on different rockets and 394 00:19:00,520 --> 00:18:53,159 roscoes must also is announcing in you 395 00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:05,060 thanks and I was just wondering for for 396 00:19:11,930 --> 00:19:08,910 any of you what your thoughts are on the 397 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:11,940 reliability of the Soyuz launcher as 398 00:19:19,340 --> 00:19:16,170 well as the reliability of the Soyuz 399 00:19:24,110 --> 00:19:19,350 spacecraft that you'll return to earth 400 00:19:25,970 --> 00:19:24,120 and are you concerned at all mr. Pettit 401 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:25,980 about the possibility of a ballistic 402 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:30,570 reentry ballistic reentry's are just 403 00:19:36,289 --> 00:19:32,970 sort of one of those little facts of 404 00:19:38,030 --> 00:19:36,299 life that happen and I'm I'm actually 405 00:19:39,980 --> 00:19:38,040 happy to have a ballistic entry 406 00:19:43,580 --> 00:19:39,990 capability because that's like carrying 407 00:19:45,470 --> 00:19:43,590 a spare tire at and so when the normal 408 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:45,480 guided entry doesn't work right then you 409 00:19:52,490 --> 00:19:48,030 download to a ballistic entry in terms 410 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:52,500 of anxiety getting on a rocket I have 411 00:19:56,270 --> 00:19:54,570 more anxiety sitting here in front of 412 00:20:01,310 --> 00:19:56,280 all of these news cameras and I do 413 00:20:02,750 --> 00:20:01,320 climbing up on top of a rocket okay with 414 00:20:04,460 --> 00:20:02,760 that will be switching over to the phone 415 00:20:06,110 --> 00:20:04,470 bridge where we have three reporters 416 00:20:10,940 --> 00:20:06,120 will start with Tracy Watson 417 00:20:13,669 --> 00:20:10,950 representing USA Today hi can you hear 418 00:20:16,159 --> 00:20:13,679 me all right yes we can hear you okay 419 00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:16,169 thanks to dr. Clippers I'd like to ask a 420 00:20:22,190 --> 00:20:19,020 variation of odds question how does it 421 00:20:24,350 --> 00:20:22,200 affect your calculation of the risk of 422 00:20:26,630 --> 00:20:24,360 the Spoils ride to have these recent 423 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:26,640 incidents in the past it's a very very 424 00:20:33,770 --> 00:20:30,210 reliable vehicle so do these do these 425 00:20:36,890 --> 00:20:33,780 recent unfortunate mishaps can't tweak 426 00:20:39,740 --> 00:20:36,900 that perception at all or how do you how 427 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:39,750 do you view it thanks no it doesn't i 428 00:20:43,850 --> 00:20:41,730 mean it indeed there have been hundreds 429 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:43,860 of good launches it's a fairly reliable 430 00:20:49,130 --> 00:20:47,490 rocket a very liable spaceship one of 431 00:20:52,310 --> 00:20:49,140 the first things that that you have to 432 00:20:53,690 --> 00:20:52,320 remember is that if this would have been 433 00:20:57,830 --> 00:20:53,700 a man so use that would have been 434 00:21:01,539 --> 00:20:57,840 another situation i started in 1975 we 435 00:21:05,030 --> 00:21:01,549 have a great escape system as well and 436 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:05,040 the saw would have been mended nicely by 437 00:21:11,210 --> 00:21:08,970 parachute so when it happened I I didn't 438 00:21:16,370 --> 00:21:11,220 have for a moment to doubt that 439 00:21:18,980 --> 00:21:16,380 that we would continue and that we would 440 00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:18,990 be in a safe rocket so no problems like 441 00:21:26,539 --> 00:21:22,370 Don said to to board the spacecraft 442 00:21:30,620 --> 00:21:26,549 thank you okay next on the line we have 443 00:21:33,380 --> 00:21:30,630 clara moskowitz with space com hi this 444 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:33,390 is also a question for dr. coiours I was 445 00:21:36,950 --> 00:21:34,890 just wondering if you could tell us um 446 00:21:38,659 --> 00:21:36,960 what does it mean to people back in the 447 00:21:40,970 --> 00:21:38,669 Netherlands to have you going into space 448 00:21:44,110 --> 00:21:40,980 and and how closely do you think people 449 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:44,120 will be following your mission back home 450 00:21:50,270 --> 00:21:48,270 well a bit to my surprise there so a lot 451 00:21:52,789 --> 00:21:50,280 of attention again this is the second 452 00:21:56,049 --> 00:21:52,799 flight but it's of course a complete new 453 00:21:59,930 --> 00:21:56,059 generation of young people as well 454 00:22:02,210 --> 00:21:59,940 interested so for small countries of 455 00:22:04,149 --> 00:22:02,220 course flight different for national 456 00:22:06,110 --> 00:22:04,159 astronaut this is a big thing and I 457 00:22:08,870 --> 00:22:06,120 think there's also a good thing because 458 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:08,880 it's a way to make clear that science 459 00:22:16,220 --> 00:22:11,610 the technology is very exciting and 460 00:22:19,159 --> 00:22:16,230 interesting so I think there's a lot of 461 00:22:22,820 --> 00:22:19,169 attention now and the European Space 462 00:22:24,799 --> 00:22:22,830 Agency also uses it to to have a great 463 00:22:30,230 --> 00:22:24,809 educational program as part of the 464 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:30,240 mission so yet surprisingly a lot maybe 465 00:22:34,850 --> 00:22:32,250 even more than last time also because of 466 00:22:38,510 --> 00:22:34,860 the social media are nowadays and I 467 00:22:42,909 --> 00:22:38,520 think that it will be followed during 468 00:22:45,529 --> 00:22:42,919 the whole period of the flight thank 469 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:45,539 okay our last question from the phone 470 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:47,250 bridge will be from Ian overton with 471 00:23:02,430 --> 00:22:58,380 is still hard what I've got a question 472 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:02,440 okay well hold in and go ahead bill 473 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:05,930 thanks for Don Pettit are we going to 474 00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:07,730 have a revival of science Saturday Oh 475 00:23:13,330 --> 00:23:10,100 are we going to have a revival of 476 00:23:15,930 --> 00:23:13,340 science Saturday yes we are but it will 477 00:23:19,780 --> 00:23:15,940 have to be done during off-duty time and 478 00:23:21,730 --> 00:23:19,790 as you know crews on Space Station or 479 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:21,740 kept pretty busy doing just the 480 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:23,930 programmatic work and the maintenance on 481 00:23:29,890 --> 00:23:25,970 Space Station we do have some off-duty 482 00:23:32,790 --> 00:23:29,900 time and I plan to use my off-duty time 483 00:23:35,380 --> 00:23:32,800 to working on simple scientific 484 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:35,390 demonstrations and I'll downlink them 485 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:37,810 when I can they'll probably be done on a 486 00:23:43,540 --> 00:23:41,930 Saturday afternoon thanks in a you know 487 00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:43,550 during your first day on the station it 488 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:46,310 was in you know assembly phase and all 489 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:48,050 of that whereas now its utilization what 490 00:23:51,700 --> 00:23:50,210 are you looking forward to the most for 491 00:23:53,380 --> 00:23:51,710 your second visit is it doing the 492 00:23:56,380 --> 00:23:53,390 experiments is it or is it just simply 493 00:23:59,830 --> 00:23:56,390 being back up there again I like working 494 00:24:02,320 --> 00:23:59,840 on what the purpose of space station is 495 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:02,330 which is using it to do something 496 00:24:08,980 --> 00:24:05,330 meaningful in terms of facilitating 497 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:08,990 human exploration and that falls into 498 00:24:14,020 --> 00:24:11,330 two categories that I see there's 499 00:24:16,510 --> 00:24:14,030 scientific research and then there's a 500 00:24:19,630 --> 00:24:16,520 category i like to call engineering 501 00:24:21,340 --> 00:24:19,640 research and whenever you use the word 502 00:24:23,950 --> 00:24:21,350 research have to remember what that 503 00:24:25,870 --> 00:24:23,960 means is the answers are not in the back 504 00:24:27,190 --> 00:24:25,880 of the book you're doing something that 505 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:27,200 you really don't know what the outcome 506 00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:30,290 is going to be and scientific research I 507 00:24:34,630 --> 00:24:31,580 think folks have a pretty good idea 508 00:24:38,530 --> 00:24:34,640 about what that means engineering 509 00:24:41,110 --> 00:24:38,540 research is involved with the spacecraft 510 00:24:42,810 --> 00:24:41,120 systems themselves for example on 511 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:42,820 station we're working with this 512 00:24:48,310 --> 00:24:45,410 regenerative life support system and 513 00:24:50,980 --> 00:24:48,320 that's a fancy way of saying that we try 514 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:50,990 to recycle as much as we can in terms of 515 00:24:58,930 --> 00:24:54,110 all the the the things that human beings 516 00:25:01,450 --> 00:24:58,940 consume and it isn't easy and we've got 517 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:01,460 some equipment up there to do this and 518 00:25:06,430 --> 00:25:03,650 we're we're working on it every day 519 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:06,440 trying to keep keep keep it running and 520 00:25:09,549 --> 00:25:07,470 figuring out how to 521 00:25:12,289 --> 00:25:09,559 make out robust so that we can use 522 00:25:14,630 --> 00:25:12,299 technology like that when we really do 523 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:14,640 venture away from Planet Earth and and 524 00:25:21,169 --> 00:25:18,450 that's one of many legitimate functions 525 00:25:23,419 --> 00:25:21,179 for Space Station and I look forward to 526 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:23,429 doing either the scientific research or 527 00:25:29,990 --> 00:25:27,870 the engineering research thank you okay 528 00:25:32,870 --> 00:25:30,000 I believe that concludes our questions 529 00:25:34,430 --> 00:25:32,880 from the phone bridge so with that we 530 00:25:37,730 --> 00:25:34,440 will switch back here to Johnson Space 531 00:25:39,740 --> 00:25:37,740 Center and yeah hi Ian overton with 21st 532 00:25:41,390 --> 00:25:39,750 century science technology a question 533 00:25:44,690 --> 00:25:41,400 especially for our Russian friend but 534 00:25:47,049 --> 00:25:44,700 anyone can also take it the United 535 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:47,059 States and Russia has a long history of 536 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:49,770 collaboration in terms of national 537 00:25:55,789 --> 00:25:53,450 strategic missions from the 538 00:25:58,490 --> 00:25:55,799 Transcontinental Railroad and hopefully 539 00:26:00,470 --> 00:25:58,500 far far into the future and so the 540 00:26:05,630 --> 00:26:00,480 question that I have is what what do you 541 00:26:07,330 --> 00:26:05,640 see as a direction for long-term future 542 00:26:10,430 --> 00:26:07,340 collaboration between the United States 543 00:26:15,730 --> 00:26:10,440 Russia and also China on space 544 00:26:22,070 --> 00:26:17,750 discuss the Turkish for personal 545 00:26:24,649 --> 00:26:22,080 Dominion Romney agosto cosmos Peter stop 546 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:24,659 with Sparky venerian a media card 547 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:27,090 estrenando hajna demonstrable stoniton 548 00:26:33,740 --> 00:26:30,450 postre Sydney Alicia near gerster stow 549 00:26:36,049 --> 00:26:33,750 danisha is for Giovanni isla de vieques 550 00:26:38,779 --> 00:26:36,059 misoprostol so Muslim paro valley 551 00:26:42,020 --> 00:26:38,789 Turkish armies nuh Tom lady Fani cake 552 00:26:45,890 --> 00:26:42,030 eater pelota Tom Whalley Globo gear 553 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:45,900 cosmos twists yes Raja Muda church tomo 554 00:26:51,830 --> 00:26:47,970 bueno raboty semester not see me 555 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:51,840 Kosminski origami I can only express my 556 00:26:56,870 --> 00:26:53,970 personal opinion on that I think that 557 00:26:59,270 --> 00:26:56,880 the space has long ceased to be a sports 558 00:27:03,169 --> 00:26:59,280 arena where every participant 559 00:27:06,140 --> 00:27:03,179 demonstrates how fast or how cute they 560 00:27:08,810 --> 00:27:06,150 are think that the future of the space 561 00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:08,820 exploration is only belongs only to 562 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:12,600 joint exploration and we will be able to 563 00:27:19,549 --> 00:27:15,890 do deep space missions only if we 564 00:27:26,050 --> 00:27:19,559 calculate together so I see our future 565 00:27:32,750 --> 00:27:29,630 ok any other follow-ups on this side of 566 00:27:42,570 --> 00:27:32,760 the room ok we'll come back over here 567 00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:45,549 thanks again mark row for aviation week 568 00:27:49,859 --> 00:27:47,360 and I wanted to follow up on an earlier 569 00:27:51,999 --> 00:27:49,869 question by Jim Oberg on the spacewalks 570 00:27:55,060 --> 00:27:52,009 at this point is there anything 571 00:27:58,239 --> 00:27:55,070 scheduled during your stay for 572 00:28:01,619 --> 00:27:58,249 spacewalks or are you basically only in 573 00:28:04,989 --> 00:28:01,629 a response mode to if there's a problem 574 00:28:09,879 --> 00:28:04,999 currently there's nothing scheduled 575 00:28:12,009 --> 00:28:09,889 we're in our response mode there's a one 576 00:28:13,869 --> 00:28:12,019 maintenance activity that's kind of in 577 00:28:17,739 --> 00:28:13,879 the wings right now dealing with the 578 00:28:19,810 --> 00:28:17,749 with the s-band antenna and it's 579 00:28:22,570 --> 00:28:19,820 currently working it doesn't need to be 580 00:28:26,529 --> 00:28:22,580 replaced but it seems like it it has 581 00:28:30,279 --> 00:28:26,539 some some issues and we'll leave it up 582 00:28:32,049 --> 00:28:30,289 to the folks with the long-range plans 583 00:28:36,940 --> 00:28:32,059 to figure out when that needs to be 584 00:28:39,759 --> 00:28:36,950 replaced we are as a crew ready to go 585 00:28:43,330 --> 00:28:39,769 out and and do such an EV a if it were 586 00:28:44,649 --> 00:28:43,340 to fall during our our mission okay I 587 00:28:48,399 --> 00:28:44,659 believe we have another follow-up on the 588 00:28:49,869 --> 00:28:48,409 left Kevin point again with Katie RK 589 00:28:51,999 --> 00:28:49,879 just a follow-up for my previous 590 00:28:53,950 --> 00:28:52,009 question about astronaut eyesight have 591 00:29:02,289 --> 00:28:53,960 any of you ever experienced blurred 592 00:29:05,409 --> 00:29:02,299 vision on orbit or post well up you know 593 00:29:08,139 --> 00:29:05,419 sometimes your eyes start to water just 594 00:29:10,239 --> 00:29:08,149 because you're looking at Earth and it's 595 00:29:11,980 --> 00:29:10,249 such a beautiful sight and of course 596 00:29:18,029 --> 00:29:11,990 you're gonna have some blurred vision 597 00:29:21,129 --> 00:29:18,039 after that all right over to the side 598 00:29:22,810 --> 00:29:21,139 Jill tolk representing the Statesman 599 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:22,820 Journal I want to follow up on till her 600 00:29:27,460 --> 00:29:26,090 words question regarding not necessarily 601 00:29:29,169 --> 00:29:27,470 saturday morning science for perhaps 602 00:29:30,999 --> 00:29:29,179 saturday afternoon science could you 603 00:29:33,239 --> 00:29:31,009 give a specific example off the top of 604 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:33,249 your head not to put you on the spot but 605 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:35,690 something that would illustrate to your 606 00:29:43,899 --> 00:29:37,519 hometown perhaps it might interest them 607 00:29:47,590 --> 00:29:43,909 oh well one activity that i want to do 608 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:47,600 is to sort of a continuation or 609 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:49,490 something i did on expedition 6 and this 610 00:29:54,250 --> 00:29:52,369 is with stretched thin films which is 611 00:29:58,770 --> 00:29:54,260 just a fancy way of saying 612 00:30:01,300 --> 00:29:58,780 soap films and soap films have 613 00:30:03,850 --> 00:30:01,310 gravitational effects here which is why 614 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:03,860 a lot of bubbles pop they drain down to 615 00:30:09,430 --> 00:30:06,410 the bottom soap films drain and then 616 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:09,440 they pop and if you make such films in a 617 00:30:14,470 --> 00:30:12,170 weightless environment they they don't 618 00:30:16,630 --> 00:30:14,480 drain and they can last for days 619 00:30:18,790 --> 00:30:16,640 sometimes weeks I made some of these 620 00:30:21,430 --> 00:30:18,800 films that lasted over a month if you 621 00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:21,440 could keep them from evaporating and 622 00:30:25,810 --> 00:30:24,110 then you can make films that have no 623 00:30:29,770 --> 00:30:25,820 surfactant in them at all you can just 624 00:30:31,930 --> 00:30:29,780 make stretched films of pure water and 625 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:31,940 this is something you can't do down here 626 00:30:36,790 --> 00:30:34,850 on on earth add and these water films i 627 00:30:39,300 --> 00:30:36,800 could make them to last over a month so 628 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:39,310 i have a series of investigations 629 00:30:45,630 --> 00:30:42,170 dealing with just little bits of wire 630 00:30:48,130 --> 00:30:45,640 and a water that we get from our 631 00:30:50,230 --> 00:30:48,140 regenerative life-support system so you 632 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:50,240 know what that water was the day before 633 00:30:58,570 --> 00:30:55,370 and anyway I have some ideas on what I 634 00:31:03,340 --> 00:30:58,580 want to do with these stretched thin 635 00:31:05,740 --> 00:31:03,350 films thank you Jim Oberg with embassy 636 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:05,750 again you are an all experienced crew 637 00:31:09,850 --> 00:31:08,450 and going back to the same spate not the 638 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:09,860 same a different space station it's got 639 00:31:15,940 --> 00:31:13,370 Q pool out there but how has going back 640 00:31:18,730 --> 00:31:15,950 to the station made your training your 641 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:18,740 training and preparation easier or 642 00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:21,770 harder how is going back there a change 643 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:29,230 that your training this time when I were 644 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:31,610 when the first time I think the station 645 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:33,850 was half the size of what it is now and 646 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:37,730 any people ask me so why do you have to 647 00:31:41,220 --> 00:31:39,530 turn so much how many years I mean 648 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:41,230 you've been there already can't you just 649 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:45,530 get on board and go well it's it's it's 650 00:31:51,820 --> 00:31:46,970 pretty much different a lot of new 651 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:51,830 modules a lot of new experiment Rex so 652 00:31:57,820 --> 00:31:55,250 use that we fly in it as a new person so 653 00:32:00,730 --> 00:31:57,830 with the term that and of course a lot 654 00:32:05,379 --> 00:32:00,740 of it skills based so if you're flying 655 00:32:08,019 --> 00:32:05,389 in 2004 and then again 2011 is 656 00:32:10,180 --> 00:32:08,029 not something that you can just do so 657 00:32:14,229 --> 00:32:10,190 it's a lot of additional training but of 658 00:32:16,779 --> 00:32:14,239 course you have at least a good idea of 659 00:32:20,229 --> 00:32:16,789 what it's like to be weightless and how 660 00:32:22,359 --> 00:32:20,239 to to to deal with equipment it's 661 00:32:25,869 --> 00:32:22,369 floating around and how to stabilize 662 00:32:28,119 --> 00:32:25,879 yourself so you have a good idea of what 663 00:32:31,239 --> 00:32:28,129 it will be like to do perform certain 664 00:32:35,109 --> 00:32:31,249 operations so that's absolutely helps 665 00:32:37,599 --> 00:32:35,119 but yeah it still required a lot of 666 00:32:40,060 --> 00:32:37,609 additional training of course all right 667 00:32:41,919 --> 00:32:40,070 I believe we have one last fall hello my 668 00:32:44,139 --> 00:32:41,929 name is Juliet I'm with 21st science and 669 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:44,149 technology have a follow-up question on 670 00:32:49,899 --> 00:32:47,570 the russian-us collaboration and also 671 00:32:52,180 --> 00:32:49,909 international collaboration on the 672 00:32:54,879 --> 00:32:52,190 future of mankind in deep space I'm just 673 00:32:57,759 --> 00:32:54,889 wondering what type of collaboration do 674 00:32:59,609 --> 00:32:57,769 you think is necessary and also are you 675 00:33:02,949 --> 00:32:59,619 thinking what do you think about the 676 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:02,959 potential threat of cyclical mass 677 00:33:08,889 --> 00:33:05,690 extinctions every 62 million years we've 678 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:08,899 seen on the earth and how mankind may 679 00:33:16,719 --> 00:33:11,570 begin to address that bigger galactic 680 00:33:20,829 --> 00:33:16,729 question I'll tackle the the Galactic 681 00:33:24,579 --> 00:33:20,839 question here I'm a firm believer that 682 00:33:27,279 --> 00:33:24,589 one planet is not enough and I like to 683 00:33:29,109 --> 00:33:27,289 say that perhaps the ultimate reason for 684 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:29,119 exploring space can be learned from the 685 00:33:34,769 --> 00:33:32,450 dinosaurs if the dinosaurs had explored 686 00:33:38,589 --> 00:33:34,779 space if they'd colonize other planets 687 00:33:40,930 --> 00:33:38,599 they would still be alive today so I I 688 00:33:42,819 --> 00:33:40,940 think this is ultimately why human 689 00:33:46,299 --> 00:33:42,829 beings if we want to live on the time 690 00:33:48,819 --> 00:33:46,309 scale of 10 to 20 s of millions of years 691 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:48,829 we're going to have to have more we're 692 00:33:55,389 --> 00:33:50,539 going to have to have our DNA on more 693 00:33:56,589 --> 00:33:55,399 than one planet okay anyone want to 694 00:34:00,780 --> 00:33:56,599 respond to the other portion of our 695 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:03,750 strongest on el problema resources 696 00:34:11,470 --> 00:34:06,170 brahmos chelovek so Stanley Perez 697 00:34:19,660 --> 00:34:11,480 nakayama CEO Lovato de Sevilla puedo 698 00:34:25,090 --> 00:34:19,670 domoi scars on taka Perez nepali 699 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:25,100 mr. he's led of a druggie planeta well I 700 00:34:31,390 --> 00:34:28,010 think that the problem with resources 701 00:34:33,220 --> 00:34:31,400 will be before the humanity sooner or 702 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:33,230 later the manager will face this problem 703 00:34:40,510 --> 00:34:37,610 and so the manager will have to actually 704 00:34:43,660 --> 00:34:40,520 look for some other additional means of 705 00:34:48,370 --> 00:34:43,670 existence and I think it will be an 706 00:34:52,230 --> 00:34:48,380 urgent need to explore other Galactic's 707 00:34:57,490 --> 00:34:52,240 and other planets that's what I think 708 00:35:00,580 --> 00:34:57,500 okay oh sorry all right guys we are 709 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:00,590 around only for since a short time 710 00:35:07,090 --> 00:35:04,490 actually and if we think in cosmic terms 711 00:35:09,850 --> 00:35:07,100 I mean I don't know who set this first 712 00:35:11,290 --> 00:35:09,860 but we are standing at the edge of an 713 00:35:15,970 --> 00:35:11,300 ocean we're only with our toes in the 714 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:15,980 water and as an ocean to discover so if 715 00:35:21,250 --> 00:35:18,530 you look back to our H from the far 716 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:21,260 future and then people will see an 717 00:35:25,690 --> 00:35:23,810 Sputnik a garden Armstrong and then 718 00:35:27,670 --> 00:35:25,700 first base or more space station will be 719 00:35:29,620 --> 00:35:27,680 skipped because it would be normal you 720 00:35:31,090 --> 00:35:29,630 have several industry old ones except 721 00:35:33,730 --> 00:35:31,100 for our mining on the moon that's all 722 00:35:35,740 --> 00:35:33,740 these things will happen I'm convinced 723 00:35:37,930 --> 00:35:35,750 that that humanity will spread out 724 00:35:40,810 --> 00:35:37,940 through solar system who knows beyond I 725 00:35:43,990 --> 00:35:40,820 mean requires quite a technology there 726 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:44,000 but that's for sure but for the moment 727 00:35:50,380 --> 00:35:48,170 we only have our planet and and that's a 728 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:50,390 very limited planet of its limited 729 00:35:54,330 --> 00:35:52,610 resources and I take back to be very 730 00:35:58,030 --> 00:35:54,340 careful with the explainers first 731 00:36:00,220 --> 00:35:58,040 because before we colonize other places 732 00:36:03,130 --> 00:36:00,230 that will take some time so we have to 733 00:36:05,170 --> 00:36:03,140 be careful there okay but that we have 734 00:36:08,110 --> 00:36:05,180 three questions that were submitted from 735 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:08,120 the Dutch news agency A&P these first 736 00:36:11,110 --> 00:36:09,770 two are for Andre specifically in the 737 00:36:12,700 --> 00:36:11,120 last one will be for all three of you on 738 00:36:14,140 --> 00:36:12,710 Andre the question 739 00:36:16,060 --> 00:36:14,150 is your launch date is still to be 740 00:36:17,650 --> 00:36:16,070 formally determined the launch was 741 00:36:19,329 --> 00:36:17,660 scheduled for late November at first but 742 00:36:21,190 --> 00:36:19,339 has been pushed back to late December 743 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:21,200 how does this affect your training for 744 00:36:25,599 --> 00:36:23,690 the mission but i think this question 745 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:25,609 has already been answered partly at 746 00:36:32,260 --> 00:36:29,030 least by dawn the training is continuing 747 00:36:35,109 --> 00:36:32,270 as planned and there will be some 748 00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:35,119 additional time and we will fill that 749 00:36:41,140 --> 00:36:37,520 with some extra leave but also some well 750 00:36:45,490 --> 00:36:41,150 if we wanted some refresher training but 751 00:36:47,859 --> 00:36:45,500 in principle we are ready to go actually 752 00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:47,869 as a backup crew from the half a year 753 00:36:53,950 --> 00:36:50,089 ago be we could already launched in that 754 00:36:58,390 --> 00:36:53,960 sense so it doesn't affect training so 755 00:37:00,849 --> 00:36:58,400 much and yeah if they if they say 756 00:37:03,690 --> 00:37:00,859 tomorrow oh you who fly anyway when the 757 00:37:06,430 --> 00:37:03,700 third hit of November we are ready to go 758 00:37:08,079 --> 00:37:06,440 ok the next question is two-part 759 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:08,089 question the Dutch people are becoming 760 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:09,770 more and more aware of your mission how 761 00:37:14,070 --> 00:37:11,810 do you intend to maintain that and what 762 00:37:16,270 --> 00:37:14,080 are your plans when you return to Earth 763 00:37:19,180 --> 00:37:16,280 well I'm an astronaut of the European 764 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:19,190 Space Agency that means that whole 765 00:37:25,359 --> 00:37:23,690 Europe is involved and after a flight of 766 00:37:28,660 --> 00:37:25,369 course one of the tasks that the 767 00:37:32,079 --> 00:37:28,670 astronauts have is to to to tell and to 768 00:37:34,690 --> 00:37:32,089 inform the people of what we did and to 769 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:34,700 follow it up with presentations and 770 00:37:42,099 --> 00:37:39,290 debriefings of course and yeah for the 771 00:37:43,599 --> 00:37:42,109 for the dust people i mean the European 772 00:37:47,140 --> 00:37:43,609 Space Oddity takes care of all the 773 00:37:49,599 --> 00:37:47,150 member states so it is important for 774 00:37:52,990 --> 00:37:49,609 astronauts to be ambassadors for 775 00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:53,000 spaceflight so will be I will be around 776 00:37:57,940 --> 00:37:54,950 in Europe besides of course the normal 777 00:37:59,950 --> 00:37:57,950 work that will pick up again to tell 778 00:38:02,950 --> 00:37:59,960 about the flight and the things we do up 779 00:38:05,410 --> 00:38:02,960 there ok this last question is for all 780 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:05,420 three crew members like every team the 781 00:38:08,589 --> 00:38:06,770 three of you have different characters 782 00:38:10,180 --> 00:38:08,599 and personalities how would you describe 783 00:38:15,099 --> 00:38:10,190 each other what are your strengths and 784 00:38:20,070 --> 00:38:15,109 weaknesses I'll start with Don oh so you 785 00:38:23,060 --> 00:38:20,080 want me to describe my team is uh uh 786 00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:23,070 gosh 787 00:38:29,490 --> 00:38:27,250 I'll make one comment about Andre I've 788 00:38:31,950 --> 00:38:29,500 never seen him without a smile on his 789 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:31,960 face even if he had plenty of reason to 790 00:38:39,060 --> 00:38:34,570 not smile he just has a smile on his 791 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:39,070 face and it makes getting through both 792 00:38:42,750 --> 00:38:41,290 the good times in the bad times it 793 00:38:44,610 --> 00:38:42,760 facilitates getting through the good 794 00:38:48,380 --> 00:38:44,620 times in the bad times when you have a 795 00:38:53,010 --> 00:38:48,390 crewmate that you can work well with 796 00:38:56,010 --> 00:38:53,020 Oleg Oleg knows the Russian side a 797 00:38:58,860 --> 00:38:56,020 station so well that if I have any 798 00:39:02,550 --> 00:38:58,870 questions about health aides are going 799 00:39:05,790 --> 00:39:02,560 there I know with all execs / teased for 800 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:05,800 both operating the Soyuz spacecraft and 801 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:08,170 the Russia a part of the segment I know 802 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:18,450 maestra de hecho de voyage to Don E and 803 00:39:25,890 --> 00:39:21,570 Rio chinya which is never be ye 804 00:39:28,290 --> 00:39:25,900 optimization alutia ocean aletta vaniqa 805 00:39:32,490 --> 00:39:28,300 touch our top 80 odd emotional would 806 00:39:35,430 --> 00:39:32,500 propose a mr. woods on my part I would 807 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:35,440 like to add that dhananand rare are very 808 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:38,890 optimistic people a full of life all 809 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:41,650 words and i think i'm looking forward to 810 00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:46,210 working with them i'm flying with two 811 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:50,230 great minds Mychal Mulder I mean it's 812 00:39:55,650 --> 00:39:52,810 very it's a very pleasant to who to fly 813 00:40:00,000 --> 00:39:55,660 with with Alec and to be in a simulator 814 00:40:02,850 --> 00:40:00,010 and the way he knows the system and very 815 00:40:04,470 --> 00:40:02,860 pleasant I relaxed to to go through all 816 00:40:09,210 --> 00:40:04,480 kind of emergencies with him and that's 817 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:09,220 very good feeling and Adonis what we 818 00:40:14,230 --> 00:40:12,490 talked about the Saturday shines don't 819 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:14,240 as a brilliant mind and I 820 00:40:23,650 --> 00:40:18,530 I love the way he thinks and the way in 821 00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:23,660 his humor so I must say I enjoy the 822 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:25,520 training besides that the training 823 00:40:29,530 --> 00:40:27,050 itself is interesting in the preparation 824 00:40:32,859 --> 00:40:29,540 but I enjoy the characters as well very 825 00:40:35,020 --> 00:40:32,869 pleasant all right with that will wrap 826 00:40:36,940 --> 00:40:35,030 up our briefing thank you gentlemen one 827 00:40:38,890 --> 00:40:36,950 programming note at three-thirty central 828 00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:38,900 time we will be carrying live satellite 829 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:40,910 interviews with astronaut don pettit on 830 00:40:44,470 --> 00:40:42,530 NASA television again that beginning at 831 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:44,480 three-thirty p.m. central time to find 832 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:45,890 out more information about the crew and