1 00:00:04,150 --> 00:00:02,070 you're looking at a view from an 2 00:00:05,670 --> 00:00:04,160 external television camera of the 3 00:00:07,269 --> 00:00:05,680 international space station through the 4 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:07,279 engineering crosshair black and white 5 00:00:12,549 --> 00:00:10,320 camera on the outside of the tma-03m now 6 00:00:14,629 --> 00:00:12,559 just two kilometers away soon to begin 7 00:00:16,630 --> 00:00:14,639 its fly around for a precise alignment 8 00:00:18,230 --> 00:00:16,640 and a few minutes of station keeping to 9 00:00:20,630 --> 00:00:18,240 enable russian flight controllers to 10 00:00:22,950 --> 00:00:20,640 precisely assess the alignment of the 11 00:00:28,150 --> 00:00:22,960 forward docking probe on the soyuz with 12 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:37,670 yes that we have fly 13 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:39,430 and as you can hear through the 14 00:00:45,190 --> 00:00:42,719 translation from the crew members 15 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:45,200 on board the soyuz the fly around of the 16 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:47,840 international space station has begun 17 00:00:52,229 --> 00:00:50,160 this is expected to be about a 18 00:00:55,029 --> 00:00:52,239 six-minute procedure 19 00:00:57,110 --> 00:00:55,039 to align the soyuz 20 00:00:59,430 --> 00:00:57,120 with the rossviet module it will also 21 00:01:01,750 --> 00:00:59,440 conduct a roll maneuver that will align 22 00:01:02,630 --> 00:01:01,760 its solar arrays and a non-interference 23 00:01:04,390 --> 00:01:02,640 mode 24 00:01:08,230 --> 00:01:04,400 with the docking port on the 25 00:01:14,789 --> 00:01:08,240 earth-facing side of the zarya module 26 00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:33,109 is 27 00:01:38,550 --> 00:01:36,069 a pretty portrait of northwest africa 28 00:01:41,749 --> 00:01:38,560 as the soyuz orbits at an altitude of 29 00:01:43,590 --> 00:01:41,759 249 statute miles of beginning its roll 30 00:01:45,350 --> 00:01:43,600 program to orient its solar rays and the 31 00:01:47,670 --> 00:01:45,360 proper attitude 32 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:47,680 for the station keeping and then its 33 00:01:51,350 --> 00:01:49,119 final approach for docking to the 34 00:02:04,550 --> 00:01:51,360 rassvet module to fly around continuing 35 00:02:14,229 --> 00:02:10,550 yes 36 00:02:34,630 --> 00:02:14,239 confirms that final approach has now 37 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:45,830 andrei 38 00:02:57,030 --> 00:02:48,869 and put the arrow on station keeping but 39 00:03:00,630 --> 00:02:58,949 soyuz in the international space station 40 00:03:02,630 --> 00:03:00,640 flying over the mediterranean about to 41 00:03:09,589 --> 00:03:02,640 cross the western coast of italy passing 42 00:03:14,229 --> 00:03:11,830 this television from the soyuz now over 43 00:03:30,229 --> 00:03:14,239 russian ground stations 44 00:03:35,670 --> 00:03:32,869 you can see the crosshair camera as the 45 00:03:37,990 --> 00:03:35,680 core system brings uh the docking probe 46 00:03:40,550 --> 00:03:38,000 into alignment with the docking target 47 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:40,560 now just seven meters away from docking 48 00:04:08,869 --> 00:03:42,400 standing by for contact and capture of 49 00:04:14,390 --> 00:04:12,390 am central time over southern russia 50 00:04:16,629 --> 00:04:14,400 docking confirmed 51 00:04:18,150 --> 00:04:16,639 the soyuz slides down the chimney at the 52 00:04:19,349 --> 00:04:18,160 international space station with an 53 00:04:21,749 --> 00:04:19,359 early christmas present for the 54 00:04:26,710 --> 00:04:21,759 expedition 30 crew a return to a 55 00:04:31,510 --> 00:04:29,430 okay what would you and now you see uh 56 00:04:34,790 --> 00:04:31,520 the hatch opening 57 00:04:36,070 --> 00:04:34,800 the uh hatchet swung open at 9 43 a.m 58 00:04:38,150 --> 00:04:36,080 central time 59 00:04:40,870 --> 00:04:38,160 that would have been 7 60 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:40,880 43 p.m moscow time 61 00:04:45,350 --> 00:04:43,360 anton shkaplerov uh joined by anatoly 62 00:04:47,830 --> 00:04:45,360 ivanishin there's dan burbank with his 63 00:04:51,830 --> 00:04:47,840 back to the camera as the newly arrived 64 00:04:54,629 --> 00:04:51,840 crew members arrived on board 65 00:04:57,110 --> 00:04:54,639 to form a six-man crew ale kononenko the 66 00:04:58,950 --> 00:04:57,120 soyuz commander was first on board the 67 00:05:00,469 --> 00:04:58,960 rassvet module of the international 68 00:05:03,270 --> 00:05:00,479 space station 69 00:05:05,270 --> 00:05:03,280 occupying the center seat of the soyuz 70 00:05:07,029 --> 00:05:05,280 the unpetted of nasa returning to the 71 00:05:10,870 --> 00:05:07,039 international space station that was his 72 00:05:12,950 --> 00:05:10,880 home in 2002 and 2003 for six months and 73 00:05:16,150 --> 00:05:12,960 again as a visiting space shuttle crew 74 00:05:18,550 --> 00:05:16,160 member back on the sts-126 mission 75 00:05:21,430 --> 00:05:18,560 last on board european space agency's 76 00:05:23,029 --> 00:05:21,440 flight engineer andre kuipers 77 00:05:24,790 --> 00:05:23,039 returning to the international space 78 00:05:48,629 --> 00:05:24,800 station three and a half years after he 79 00:05:52,070 --> 00:05:50,390 we're happy to say that there are six of 80 00:06:03,590 --> 00:05:52,080 us on board the international space 81 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:13,990 hello 82 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:25,029 good evening again this is mr popovkin 83 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:26,790 even though we already chatted before i 84 00:06:31,749 --> 00:06:29,600 couldn't bring myself to leave 85 00:06:43,990 --> 00:06:31,759 just because of the nature of the events 86 00:06:47,350 --> 00:06:46,469 uh luckily luckily your 87 00:06:49,270 --> 00:06:47,360 ascent 88 00:06:50,629 --> 00:06:49,280 is behind you and i want to say to the 89 00:06:53,430 --> 00:06:50,639 prime crew 90 00:06:54,950 --> 00:06:53,440 and the new arrivals 91 00:06:56,870 --> 00:06:54,960 the prime crew will be a lot more fun 92 00:06:58,710 --> 00:06:56,880 for you now 93 00:07:00,550 --> 00:06:58,720 uh old jokes aside 94 00:07:03,189 --> 00:07:00,560 we're real excited 95 00:07:05,270 --> 00:07:03,199 we're really glad that 96 00:07:06,710 --> 00:07:05,280 we're back to the nominal crew of six 97 00:07:08,230 --> 00:07:06,720 again 98 00:07:10,309 --> 00:07:08,240 and we can 99 00:07:13,110 --> 00:07:10,319 pick up where we left off 100 00:07:15,990 --> 00:07:13,120 last time we reduced to three on board 101 00:07:18,469 --> 00:07:16,000 the international space station 102 00:07:20,150 --> 00:07:18,479 able to perform all the tasks that we 103 00:07:21,510 --> 00:07:20,160 set in front of you 104 00:07:23,110 --> 00:07:21,520 everything that you charged with you'll 105 00:07:25,189 --> 00:07:23,120 be able to pull off swimmingly and 106 00:07:26,710 --> 00:07:25,199 station what's more important we'll 107 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:26,720 transition back to its nominal 108 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:28,240 operations this is 109 00:07:33,510 --> 00:07:30,560 critical for uh ras cosmos for nasa for 110 00:07:35,510 --> 00:07:33,520 the european space agency 111 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:35,520 and so 112 00:07:38,390 --> 00:07:36,800 we want to extend our sincere 113 00:07:40,550 --> 00:07:38,400 congratulations 114 00:07:42,469 --> 00:07:40,560 on the successful docking 115 00:07:44,550 --> 00:07:42,479 and on the nominal operations through 116 00:07:46,629 --> 00:07:44,560 and through 117 00:07:48,469 --> 00:07:46,639 thank you very much i have no doubt in 118 00:07:49,830 --> 00:07:48,479 my mind you'll be able to 119 00:07:52,309 --> 00:07:49,840 get all the work done that you're 120 00:07:54,550 --> 00:07:52,319 supposed to get done 121 00:07:56,629 --> 00:07:54,560 and you will return successfully 122 00:07:58,790 --> 00:07:56,639 in due time in a new fashion 123 00:08:01,270 --> 00:07:58,800 i can see on the large screen 124 00:08:03,670 --> 00:08:01,280 at soup and uh 125 00:08:04,869 --> 00:08:03,680 i rejoice at seeing all our space heroes 126 00:08:07,110 --> 00:08:04,879 all together 127 00:08:08,550 --> 00:08:07,120 once again on board the iss 128 00:08:10,629 --> 00:08:08,560 thank you so much 129 00:08:11,909 --> 00:08:10,639 mr popokin i can guarantee you that 130 00:08:20,790 --> 00:08:11,919 everything that you've charged us with 131 00:08:24,629 --> 00:08:22,390 hello this is the 132 00:08:26,629 --> 00:08:24,639 gerst it's great to see all six of you 133 00:08:28,230 --> 00:08:26,639 guys on orbit i i can't think of a 134 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:28,240 prettier picture than seeing all six 135 00:08:37,670 --> 00:08:35,990 i know you guys haven't 136 00:08:39,430 --> 00:08:37,680 i know you have a busy expedition in 137 00:08:42,230 --> 00:08:39,440 front of you 138 00:08:45,110 --> 00:08:42,240 but spend a little time enjoy yourself 139 00:08:46,630 --> 00:08:45,120 take good care of space station and 140 00:08:48,790 --> 00:08:46,640 we have plenty of good work for you to 141 00:08:50,070 --> 00:08:48,800 do in a very busy exciting increment so 142 00:08:52,310 --> 00:08:50,080 i think you'll have a great time on 143 00:08:54,710 --> 00:08:52,320 board station so again my best to you 144 00:08:58,710 --> 00:08:54,720 congratulations happy holidays merry 145 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:04,630 thanks very much same to you 146 00:09:09,269 --> 00:09:06,389 hello this is gila winters from the 147 00:09:11,670 --> 00:09:09,279 european space agency 148 00:09:12,710 --> 00:09:11,680 i would also like to congratulate you 149 00:09:14,710 --> 00:09:12,720 all 150 00:09:16,710 --> 00:09:14,720 with entering in the in the space 151 00:09:17,509 --> 00:09:16,720 station it's a fantastic view i would 152 00:09:20,230 --> 00:09:17,519 say 153 00:09:22,550 --> 00:09:20,240 and of course we are very excited that 154 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:22,560 we can see the smile still on the faces 155 00:09:25,110 --> 00:09:24,240 of the the new 156 00:09:27,910 --> 00:09:25,120 crew 157 00:09:31,590 --> 00:09:27,920 and we're very excited to see andre as 158 00:09:33,590 --> 00:09:31,600 our colleague in the space station andre 159 00:09:35,590 --> 00:09:33,600 we wish you all the best during the next 160 00:09:37,829 --> 00:09:35,600 couple of months you have a 161 00:09:40,070 --> 00:09:37,839 very intensive program in front of you 162 00:09:41,990 --> 00:09:40,080 but i'm sure you will do everything you 163 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:42,000 can to make it a success and you know 164 00:09:46,470 --> 00:09:43,760 that you are supported by many people on 165 00:09:50,949 --> 00:09:46,480 the ground congratulations on behalf of 166 00:09:55,030 --> 00:09:53,590 thank you very much nice words and uh i 167 00:10:04,150 --> 00:09:55,040 look forward to work with this great 168 00:10:08,870 --> 00:10:05,990 is this rod keller the netherlands 169 00:10:10,870 --> 00:10:08,880 ambassador to to russia and 170 00:10:12,870 --> 00:10:10,880 let me say that uh that the hall of the 171 00:10:15,509 --> 00:10:12,880 netherlands is following your adventure 172 00:10:16,710 --> 00:10:15,519 with uh with an enormous enormous 173 00:10:18,630 --> 00:10:16,720 attention 174 00:10:20,630 --> 00:10:18,640 congratulations that you're safely up 175 00:10:22,870 --> 00:10:20,640 there 176 00:10:25,269 --> 00:10:22,880 let me say that to you andre the whole 177 00:10:26,710 --> 00:10:25,279 of the netherlands is very very very 178 00:10:27,990 --> 00:10:26,720 proud of you 179 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:28,000 we expect 180 00:10:33,590 --> 00:10:31,040 of you to work hard to come home safely 181 00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:33,600 and tell your stories to as many ps 182 00:10:38,069 --> 00:10:36,079 people that want to hear the stories 183 00:10:38,949 --> 00:10:38,079 because your stories that goes for all 184 00:10:42,790 --> 00:10:38,959 of you 185 00:10:45,350 --> 00:10:42,800 will shape the future of space adventure 186 00:10:47,590 --> 00:10:45,360 and thereby of mankind congratulations 187 00:10:50,069 --> 00:10:47,600 and good luck the coming month 188 00:10:58,550 --> 00:10:51,430 andre 189 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:06,790 hello 190 00:11:11,670 --> 00:11:08,630 okay thank you very much for the nice 191 00:11:15,269 --> 00:11:11,680 words with fantastic international team 192 00:11:21,910 --> 00:11:15,279 here and uh uh doing a great adventure 193 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:34,310 and uh 194 00:11:36,870 --> 00:11:35,590 we once again would like to join 195 00:11:39,190 --> 00:11:36,880 together and say 196 00:11:40,550 --> 00:11:39,200 uh good luck 197 00:11:43,030 --> 00:11:40,560 in the activities that you're supposed 198 00:11:45,350 --> 00:11:43,040 to uh start doing having said that we 199 00:11:46,870 --> 00:11:45,360 have a whole uh kindergarten here you 200 00:11:48,150 --> 00:11:46,880 know waiting their turn to speak to you 201 00:11:50,389 --> 00:11:48,160 so we won't get in their way good luck 202 00:11:51,590 --> 00:11:50,399 guys 203 00:12:08,230 --> 00:11:51,600 thank you for the kind words thank you 204 00:12:13,990 --> 00:12:10,790 i recognize you you're a great team you 205 00:12:18,790 --> 00:12:16,150 we look forward to uh what you've got in 206 00:12:19,829 --> 00:12:18,800 front of you a great team 207 00:12:21,030 --> 00:12:19,839 that you are 208 00:12:22,150 --> 00:12:21,040 so uh 209 00:12:26,150 --> 00:12:22,160 we hope that everything will work out 210 00:12:32,629 --> 00:12:27,990 it all worked out for you 211 00:12:36,389 --> 00:12:34,629 yeah take care of our guys you know 212 00:12:39,269 --> 00:12:36,399 during the first couple of days take 213 00:12:43,350 --> 00:12:39,279 extra care of them and now uh hand it 214 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,310 okay 215 00:12:49,350 --> 00:12:47,750 hey daddy 216 00:12:50,629 --> 00:12:49,360 this is alyssa 217 00:12:58,470 --> 00:12:50,639 hi alyssa 218 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:15,509 yes 219 00:13:15,519 --> 00:13:26,310 bye daddy 220 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:34,150 audrey 221 00:13:37,110 --> 00:13:35,670 i'm so glad that you're on the station 222 00:13:38,230 --> 00:13:37,120 now 223 00:13:40,310 --> 00:13:38,240 oh yes 224 00:13:51,670 --> 00:13:40,320 yeah me too do i look good they look 225 00:13:56,550 --> 00:13:54,230 thank you bye 226 00:13:58,550 --> 00:13:56,560 hi dad 227 00:14:01,670 --> 00:13:58,560 this is evan 228 00:14:06,150 --> 00:14:01,680 hey i'm how are you 229 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:12,389 hey i feel like i'm back home 230 00:14:18,069 --> 00:14:14,069 well i just wanted to wish you good luck 231 00:14:22,790 --> 00:14:20,069 hey well thank you 232 00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:22,800 uh i'll prefer to 233 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:35,430 you want to talk to gareth 234 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:41,990 well of course 235 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:47,509 hey dad is garrett 236 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:49,990 hey there garrett uh 237 00:14:54,629 --> 00:14:52,480 i'm back here on space station what do 238 00:14:55,750 --> 00:14:54,639 you think of that 239 00:14:59,590 --> 00:14:55,760 i 240 00:15:02,629 --> 00:14:59,600 well 241 00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:02,639 we we saw you doc 242 00:15:06,550 --> 00:15:04,000 and 243 00:15:08,710 --> 00:15:06,560 what what evan said wish you wish you 244 00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:08,720 good luck on your flight and 245 00:15:17,509 --> 00:15:15,189 a merry christmas to you guys you're 246 00:15:19,670 --> 00:15:17,519 gonna have on the airplane flying home i 247 00:15:22,389 --> 00:15:19,680 bet 248 00:15:28,870 --> 00:15:26,389 hello don this is your wife mickey just 249 00:15:31,430 --> 00:15:28,880 wanted to tell you that uh your launches 250 00:15:33,910 --> 00:15:31,440 do not disappoint it was absolutely 251 00:15:38,150 --> 00:15:33,920 beautiful 252 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:42,470 go ahead 253 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:47,430 i love you bye 254 00:16:32,790 --> 00:15:49,110 hey you don't need to 255 00:16:32,800 --> 00:17:30,150 here 256 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:57,830 is 257 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:07,990 oh 258 00:18:08,000 --> 00:19:04,789 foreign 259 00:19:04,799 --> 00:19:30,070 okay 260 00:19:30,080 --> 00:20:02,230 um 261 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:32,549 okay 262 00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:51,430 yes 263 00:20:57,190 --> 00:20:53,830 we had so many toasts in your honor that 264 00:20:59,909 --> 00:20:57,200 you owe us a great flight 265 00:21:05,350 --> 00:20:59,919 try to do any worse than excellent and 266 00:21:11,190 --> 00:21:08,390 did you enjoy the launch 267 00:21:13,190 --> 00:21:11,200 it was a spectacle 268 00:21:16,789 --> 00:21:13,200 yeah we'll uh remember it for a long 269 00:21:17,990 --> 00:21:16,799 time it's a beautiful launch 270 00:21:20,470 --> 00:21:18,000 and then we uh 271 00:21:23,270 --> 00:21:20,480 looked at the video and uh 272 00:21:24,870 --> 00:21:23,280 photo imagery 273 00:21:27,270 --> 00:21:24,880 it's great once you're back on maybe 274 00:21:29,590 --> 00:21:27,280 we'll be able to send you some pictures 275 00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:29,600 it's worthwhile it's just 276 00:21:41,350 --> 00:21:37,029 i have somebody else who wants to talk 277 00:21:41,360 --> 00:21:53,990 hey daddy this is alyssa again 278 00:21:54,000 --> 00:22:15,750 good job 279 00:22:19,510 --> 00:22:17,750 good luck to all of you all six of you 280 00:22:23,350 --> 00:22:19,520 thank you today 281 00:22:38,830 --> 00:22:26,950 be uh as strong as one all for one and 282 00:22:42,070 --> 00:22:40,789 allah this completes the press 283 00:22:43,510 --> 00:22:42,080 conference