1 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:02,450 station this is Houston are you ready 2 00:00:11,060 --> 00:00:07,410 for the event Houston station we are 3 00:00:13,190 --> 00:00:11,070 ready to the event space.com this is 4 00:00:17,210 --> 00:00:13,200 Mission Control Houston please call 5 00:00:22,220 --> 00:00:17,220 station for a voice check station this 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:22,230 is face calm how do you hear me and 7 00:00:27,589 --> 00:00:24,570 stations got you loud and clear welcome 8 00:00:29,359 --> 00:00:27,599 aboard Claire thank you so much for 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:29,369 talking to us did you all have a good 10 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:35,250 christmas and new years in space almost 11 00:00:38,420 --> 00:00:36,809 any day up here is a great day so they 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:38,430 were there were wonderful holidays and 13 00:00:42,380 --> 00:00:40,290 the christmas holiday was made extra 14 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:42,390 special because we've got we got our 15 00:00:48,619 --> 00:00:44,250 crewmates that joined us and doubled the 16 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:48,629 crews eyes how are you all feeling about 17 00:00:52,850 --> 00:00:51,090 the upcoming SpaceX Dragon visit to the 18 00:00:59,990 --> 00:00:52,860 station is that a pretty significant 19 00:01:01,910 --> 00:01:00,000 milestone yeah we're excited about that 20 00:01:04,549 --> 00:01:01,920 any time you have a visiting vehicle 21 00:01:06,679 --> 00:01:04,559 come coming by that's a that's an 22 00:01:08,750 --> 00:01:06,689 exciting day and it's going to be packed 23 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:08,760 with all kinds of supplies for us and 24 00:01:13,370 --> 00:01:11,310 it's sort of the first of many wagon 25 00:01:15,679 --> 00:01:13,380 train wagons coming up here to bring us 26 00:01:18,410 --> 00:01:15,689 supplies and one of the neat things 27 00:01:20,450 --> 00:01:18,420 about the SpaceX vehicle is that it will 28 00:01:23,420 --> 00:01:20,460 allow us to take significant payloads 29 00:01:26,270 --> 00:01:23,430 down which is a real important thing 30 00:01:28,969 --> 00:01:26,280 when since we no longer fly shuttles we 31 00:01:30,620 --> 00:01:28,979 can't take anything sizable back down 32 00:01:34,310 --> 00:01:30,630 from space station without just that 33 00:01:38,630 --> 00:01:34,320 burnin up and SpaceX will be our route 34 00:01:41,450 --> 00:01:38,640 to getting all these scientific samples 35 00:01:42,950 --> 00:01:41,460 and broke a piece of hardware that need 36 00:01:48,260 --> 00:01:42,960 to be refurbished it takes like that 37 00:01:50,090 --> 00:01:48,270 back to the ground well some of our 38 00:01:51,889 --> 00:01:50,100 readers here at space com have written 39 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:51,899 in with some questions of their own for 40 00:01:56,420 --> 00:01:53,490 you guys so if you don't mind I'd like 41 00:01:58,459 --> 00:01:56,430 to ask some of these and whoever likes 42 00:02:01,429 --> 00:01:58,469 to can take a crack at answering our 43 00:02:02,959 --> 00:02:01,439 reader p Edward Murray wrote in to thank 44 00:02:05,630 --> 00:02:02,969 the commander for sharing that wonderful 45 00:02:07,310 --> 00:02:05,640 wonderful photo of Comet Lovejoy what 46 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:07,320 was it like to see that amazing view of 47 00:02:15,070 --> 00:02:12,170 the comment Eclair 48 00:02:17,770 --> 00:02:15,080 was it was spectacular and I think I 49 00:02:19,330 --> 00:02:17,780 said this to the first folks at Detroit 50 00:02:22,089 --> 00:02:19,340 News and I talked about after it 51 00:02:23,890 --> 00:02:22,099 happened it was just one of those one of 52 00:02:25,390 --> 00:02:23,900 those cases were just very lucky to be 53 00:02:28,630 --> 00:02:25,400 in a certain position at a certain time 54 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:28,640 I we had we had just finished a night 55 00:02:32,830 --> 00:02:30,650 pass and we're coming over Australia and 56 00:02:35,530 --> 00:02:32,840 the Sun was about ready to come up and 57 00:02:37,479 --> 00:02:35,540 there was this incredibly bright dark 58 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:37,489 green glow that was at least from my 59 00:02:41,830 --> 00:02:39,769 perspective glow that was extending up 60 00:02:44,350 --> 00:02:41,840 from where the Sun was about to emerge 61 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:44,360 above Earth slim and at the time I had 62 00:02:48,940 --> 00:02:47,330 no idea what it was and I didn't even 63 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:48,950 have the presence of mind to take but 64 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:51,440 just a very quick camera shot that day 65 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:53,810 and it was the next morning that I 66 00:02:57,460 --> 00:02:55,730 realised and learned from from Houston 67 00:02:59,020 --> 00:02:57,470 the specialist there that it was a 68 00:03:02,320 --> 00:02:59,030 comment that wasn't expected to survive 69 00:03:03,940 --> 00:03:02,330 a close pass to the Sun and over the 70 00:03:05,470 --> 00:03:03,950 next several days we just had some 71 00:03:10,509 --> 00:03:05,480 wonderful opportunities to get some 72 00:03:12,580 --> 00:03:10,519 great imagery of it me well another rear 73 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:12,590 named will beam wrote in to ask how does 74 00:03:26,550 --> 00:03:14,810 microgravity and being in space affect 75 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:30,660 yes well so far my dreaming is still 76 00:03:37,500 --> 00:03:33,760 like like on earth in the first days you 77 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:37,510 arrive you don't sleep that good I mean 78 00:03:43,410 --> 00:03:39,370 actually you don't want to sleep it's 79 00:03:45,570 --> 00:03:43,420 too exciting to be to be here but yeah 80 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:45,580 the dreams themselves didn't change in 81 00:03:53,580 --> 00:03:47,470 my case maybe the others have other 82 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:53,590 experiences when when I'm on earth I 83 00:03:59,250 --> 00:03:57,010 offered dream about flying and now that 84 00:04:02,490 --> 00:03:59,260 I'm up here and I can fly i'll be 85 00:04:04,380 --> 00:04:02,500 dreaming about walking and I guess it 86 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:04,390 just shows that even in your dreams 87 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:13,320 later named Elizabeth burn wrote to ask 88 00:04:26,870 --> 00:04:15,040 if any of you have made any new year's 89 00:04:30,260 --> 00:04:29,060 great question and we're just kind of 90 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:30,270 looking at each other we've been so busy 91 00:04:33,830 --> 00:04:31,890 even through the holidays here would 92 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:33,840 hand over and and so forth that we 93 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:36,930 really hadn't at least I and Andre and 94 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:38,730 Dunn hadn't really had a chance to make 95 00:04:43,460 --> 00:04:40,710 any new year's resolutions i guess if we 96 00:04:45,830 --> 00:04:43,470 had one to make it would be to find time 97 00:04:49,100 --> 00:04:45,840 to spend a little bit more quality time 98 00:04:50,870 --> 00:04:49,110 in the windows in the cupola and in some 99 00:04:56,930 --> 00:04:50,880 of the nadir facing windows to look at 100 00:04:59,480 --> 00:04:56,940 planet Earth from here Brandon Murray 101 00:05:01,370 --> 00:04:59,490 asks just how bad is the space junk 102 00:05:18,110 --> 00:05:01,380 issue in relation to the safety of the 103 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:18,120 ISS and its crew at a space debris it's 104 00:05:23,030 --> 00:05:20,490 of course an issue in space but not so 105 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:23,040 much for the for the station a lot of 106 00:05:27,170 --> 00:05:25,110 the debris is that at different 107 00:05:30,620 --> 00:05:27,180 altitudes than where the space station 108 00:05:33,710 --> 00:05:30,630 is and on top of that a lot of the big 109 00:05:37,010 --> 00:05:33,720 pieces are followed by a ground and so 110 00:05:39,170 --> 00:05:37,020 if any thing is coming close to us we 111 00:05:43,490 --> 00:05:39,180 can even make evasive maneuvers this is 112 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:43,500 very rare and it's very conservative but 113 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:44,970 that's all we are in a very safe 114 00:05:53,930 --> 00:05:51,090 condition here at this altitude and 115 00:06:02,630 --> 00:05:53,940 Robert J carhartt asks are there any job 116 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:02,640 opportunities up there Wow we're just 117 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:04,050 saying I think there's an awful lot of 118 00:06:07,790 --> 00:06:06,690 work to do number one and and whereas a 119 00:06:09,470 --> 00:06:07,800 lot of folks want to fly in space 120 00:06:10,610 --> 00:06:09,480 station would love to be astronauts and 121 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:10,620 cosmonauts and I would absolutely 122 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:12,570 encourage them to do that I think the 123 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:14,010 future is very bright for young folks 124 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:15,210 right now that are looking to get into 125 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:18,090 this business but we need legions of 126 00:06:21,350 --> 00:06:19,530 folks on the ground that helped design 127 00:06:22,670 --> 00:06:21,360 these vehicles that helped design and 128 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:22,680 operate that let a lot of these 129 00:06:26,900 --> 00:06:25,170 experiments remotely and and are helping 130 00:06:28,940 --> 00:06:26,910 to build the next generation of rockets 131 00:06:30,980 --> 00:06:28,950 and spaceships to carry us belong beyond 132 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:30,990 low-earth orbit so I for one am very 133 00:06:35,270 --> 00:06:33,330 optimistic about the future and I think 134 00:06:37,730 --> 00:06:35,280 it's a great great opportunity for young 135 00:06:38,330 --> 00:06:37,740 folks right now to join the force and 136 00:06:44,390 --> 00:06:38,340 help us 137 00:06:46,790 --> 00:06:44,400 the road a reader named Jeffrey Dean 138 00:06:48,710 --> 00:06:46,800 root writes into to ask what are some 139 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:48,720 examples of some of the science research 140 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:50,610 you're doing on the space station that 141 00:07:01,090 --> 00:06:52,410 will help prepare us for manned missions 142 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:01,100 beyond low-earth orbit okay well well 143 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:04,110 one set of experiments that we're 144 00:07:08,659 --> 00:07:06,210 working on our experiments we do on our 145 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:08,669 self their human experiments and Andre 146 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:10,370 is a living example of that right now 147 00:07:17,390 --> 00:07:14,130 where he's covered with little pieces of 148 00:07:19,730 --> 00:07:17,400 computer and pumps and pains that 149 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:19,740 continuously monitor his blood pressure 150 00:07:23,659 --> 00:07:22,530 and from that but it's actually beat to 151 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:23,669 beat blood pressure and from that you 152 00:07:29,810 --> 00:07:26,850 can determine the cardiac work that your 153 00:07:32,659 --> 00:07:29,820 heart is putting out for whatever mode 154 00:07:34,550 --> 00:07:32,669 of exercise you happen to be doing so so 155 00:07:36,950 --> 00:07:34,560 that's one experiment that we're we're 156 00:07:38,570 --> 00:07:36,960 doing in terms of the human life studies 157 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:38,580 the other things that we're doing up 158 00:07:43,820 --> 00:07:40,530 here is what I refer to as engineering 159 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:43,830 research it's mundane things like how to 160 00:07:49,790 --> 00:07:47,250 make a toilet that works and how to take 161 00:07:52,159 --> 00:07:49,800 your urine from that you collected your 162 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:52,169 toilet and process that and make it back 163 00:07:58,040 --> 00:07:54,510 into drinking water and we're doing that 164 00:08:01,370 --> 00:07:58,050 right now on station we've got three big 165 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:01,380 chunks of equipment one's a toilet one's 166 00:08:05,089 --> 00:08:03,210 a processor and the others a galley and 167 00:08:07,250 --> 00:08:05,099 they're all hooked together and you'll 168 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:07,260 go into the toilet and the machines will 169 00:08:12,409 --> 00:08:10,410 were and whined and grumble and then you 170 00:08:15,469 --> 00:08:12,419 go and make yourself a bag of coffee and 171 00:08:18,589 --> 00:08:15,479 and it's it's the kind of technology we 172 00:08:20,719 --> 00:08:18,599 need to have if we're going to go away 173 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:20,729 from Planet Earth for long periods of 174 00:08:28,460 --> 00:08:26,970 time John Reed asks given the chance 175 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:28,470 would any of you volunteer for a 176 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:34,190 two-year mission to Mars I for one 177 00:08:50,410 --> 00:08:40,330 yes me too I would like to bring my 178 00:08:52,900 --> 00:08:50,420 family to sign me up so we know that the 179 00:08:54,310 --> 00:08:52,910 space struggle is retired by now but do 180 00:09:00,850 --> 00:08:54,320 you anticipate this year will be any 181 00:09:02,620 --> 00:09:00,860 less busy on the space station well all 182 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:02,630 of us said that had the privilege and 183 00:09:08,260 --> 00:09:05,330 pleasure to fly on the shuttle all feel 184 00:09:10,090 --> 00:09:08,270 a little bit upset that we've lost that 185 00:09:11,860 --> 00:09:10,100 great asset but the fact is the shuttles 186 00:09:13,780 --> 00:09:11,870 done the thing that it was exquisitely 187 00:09:15,970 --> 00:09:13,790 well designed to do and that is to build 188 00:09:19,060 --> 00:09:15,980 a nearly million pound space station in 189 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:19,070 low-earth orbit so in addition to Hubble 190 00:09:22,030 --> 00:09:20,330 and many of the other things that is 191 00:09:24,190 --> 00:09:22,040 done one of the key things that the 192 00:09:26,890 --> 00:09:24,200 Hubble was unique to do was to be able 193 00:09:28,870 --> 00:09:26,900 to actually launch huge payloads bring 194 00:09:30,850 --> 00:09:28,880 them up here with with an onboard 195 00:09:33,430 --> 00:09:30,860 robotic arm and an onboard EV a 196 00:09:35,860 --> 00:09:33,440 capability spacewalk capability allow us 197 00:09:37,630 --> 00:09:35,870 to build this incredible facility now 198 00:09:39,070 --> 00:09:37,640 that now that the job for us is to 199 00:09:41,140 --> 00:09:39,080 actually put it to use to answer all 200 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:41,150 these questions so that we can go back 201 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:42,710 to the moon and stace we can go on to 202 00:09:47,650 --> 00:09:45,290 Mars asteroids and so forth and Space 203 00:09:50,530 --> 00:09:47,660 Station is for a lot of the u.s. science 204 00:09:52,150 --> 00:09:50,540 is very well designed and very well 205 00:09:54,490 --> 00:09:52,160 equipped to do that but now we've got a 206 00:09:57,130 --> 00:09:54,500 very busy road ahead of us between now 207 00:09:59,410 --> 00:09:57,140 and 2020 or perhaps as late as 2028 to 208 00:10:03,220 --> 00:09:59,420 answer all those questions we can we can 209 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:03,230 take the next steps well thank you all 210 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:11,320 Clara thank you soo pleasure talking 211 00:10:15,790 --> 00:10:13,040 with you today and all the best to you 212 00:10:18,670 --> 00:10:15,800 and your readers station this is Houston 213 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:18,680 ACR that concludes the space com portion 214 00:10:26,230 --> 00:10:20,570 of the event please stand by for a voice 215 00:10:34,910 --> 00:10:28,640 station this is Fox News Radio how do 216 00:10:36,050 --> 00:10:34,920 you hear me Fox News International Space 217 00:10:40,580 --> 00:10:36,060 Station we've got you loud and clear 218 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:40,590 welcome aboard Evan well thank you very 219 00:10:44,870 --> 00:10:42,770 much good to talk to you all again and 220 00:10:46,670 --> 00:10:44,880 hope everything is going well up there 221 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:46,680 first of all I have to ask you we're 222 00:10:50,660 --> 00:10:49,290 seeing a video feed of you and commander 223 00:10:58,690 --> 00:10:50,670 Burbank mr. Pettit you have something 224 00:11:03,380 --> 00:11:01,700 it's it's called an eboard it's 225 00:11:05,900 --> 00:11:03,390 something that pilots wear when you're 226 00:11:08,950 --> 00:11:05,910 sitting in an airplane so you have a pad 227 00:11:12,410 --> 00:11:08,960 of paper and a pencil at your disposal 228 00:11:14,330 --> 00:11:12,420 here in weightlessness it serves as a 229 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:14,340 tool belt at least for me so I've got 230 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:16,530 the pad in the paper and I carry a pair 231 00:11:24,140 --> 00:11:18,930 of scissors two different flashlights 232 00:11:26,540 --> 00:11:24,150 and a multi-purpose tool so that way 233 00:11:31,180 --> 00:11:26,550 when I come up to something I'm prepared 234 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:31,190 to either repair it work on it eat it or 235 00:11:39,830 --> 00:11:36,810 take notes about it so that's where you 236 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:39,840 keep your lunch gentlemen I have a 237 00:11:44,660 --> 00:11:41,010 question especially for you commander 238 00:11:48,170 --> 00:11:44,670 Burbank you know the dragon from SpaceX 239 00:11:49,790 --> 00:11:48,180 is scheduled to arrive you know maybe in 240 00:11:52,550 --> 00:11:49,800 about a month this is going to be the 241 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:52,560 first non state-sponsored non taxpayer 242 00:11:56,540 --> 00:11:54,930 ship if you will it's the ship you and 243 00:11:59,390 --> 00:11:56,550 your colleagues would likely use to get 244 00:12:01,040 --> 00:11:59,400 from the ayah to and from the ISS how 245 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:01,050 exciting is something like this you know 246 00:12:04,220 --> 00:12:02,370 we've moved away from the 247 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:04,230 taxpayer-funded ship that's going to do 248 00:12:08,300 --> 00:12:06,450 this essentially this taxi and trucking 249 00:12:13,130 --> 00:12:08,310 route what what does that like to be 250 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:13,140 there for this well I think for all of 251 00:12:17,090 --> 00:12:14,970 us were very excited about it number one 252 00:12:18,890 --> 00:12:17,100 for the sake of the space station that's 253 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:18,900 critical capability it's the ability to 254 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:21,570 resupply station and to return critical 255 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:23,490 hardware payloads or hardware that's 256 00:12:27,110 --> 00:12:24,810 failed that we need to get on the ground 257 00:12:29,390 --> 00:12:27,120 to analyze and perhaps refurbish but to 258 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:29,400 be able to do that and down the road it 259 00:12:34,070 --> 00:12:31,410 also affords capability to actually 260 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:34,080 deliver crew to space station to and 261 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:35,490 from space station it's one of several 262 00:12:38,670 --> 00:12:36,610 companies that are actually 263 00:12:40,590 --> 00:12:38,680 working on that right now so for all of 264 00:12:42,870 --> 00:12:40,600 us involved in that I think that's very 265 00:12:45,630 --> 00:12:42,880 very exciting and anytime we have a 266 00:12:48,180 --> 00:12:45,640 visiting vehicle be it a shuttle be it a 267 00:12:50,610 --> 00:12:48,190 cargo vehicle be at a Japanese HTV or 268 00:12:53,310 --> 00:12:50,620 European a TV or progress vehicles all 269 00:12:54,630 --> 00:12:53,320 those things are exciting their dynamic 270 00:12:56,610 --> 00:12:54,640 events there's something from the 271 00:12:59,069 --> 00:12:56,620 operational standpoint as pilots and 272 00:13:02,100 --> 00:12:59,079 engineers that we're all very interested 273 00:13:05,009 --> 00:13:02,110 in all the vehicles that come to space 274 00:13:08,639 --> 00:13:05,019 station right now like dragon like the 275 00:13:10,350 --> 00:13:08,649 HTV and like the Cygnus the orbital 276 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:10,360 sciences Cygnus vehicles that docked to 277 00:13:14,340 --> 00:13:12,010 the forward part of station actually 278 00:13:15,690 --> 00:13:14,350 don't doc autonomously we actually will 279 00:13:18,150 --> 00:13:15,700 capture them they'll fly up to space 280 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:18,160 station and essentially formation fly 281 00:13:21,690 --> 00:13:20,110 with space station would command them to 282 00:13:23,250 --> 00:13:21,700 free drift and we'll use those space 283 00:13:25,769 --> 00:13:23,260 station's robotic arm to grapple them 284 00:13:28,050 --> 00:13:25,779 and attach them to space station so it's 285 00:13:32,220 --> 00:13:28,060 an it's from the standpoint of a pilot 286 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:32,230 that is a fun interesting very dynamic 287 00:13:36,389 --> 00:13:34,810 kind of activity and we're all very much 288 00:13:38,370 --> 00:13:36,399 looking forward to it it's also the 289 00:13:43,470 --> 00:13:38,380 start of a new era having commercial 290 00:13:44,939 --> 00:13:43,480 vehicles that come to station you talk 291 00:13:47,939 --> 00:13:44,949 about the start of a new year and 292 00:13:49,889 --> 00:13:47,949 commercial vehicles if you could um wax 293 00:13:51,750 --> 00:13:49,899 historic for me if you think you know we 294 00:13:53,610 --> 00:13:51,760 in any type of human exploration 295 00:13:55,860 --> 00:13:53,620 throughout our history you know the the 296 00:13:57,030 --> 00:13:55,870 government sent a vehicle first and once 297 00:13:58,800 --> 00:13:57,040 they figured out how to get there and 298 00:14:00,810 --> 00:13:58,810 back pretty safely they open it up to 299 00:14:02,370 --> 00:14:00,820 private industries what one thinks of 300 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:02,380 perhaps maybe the Dutch West Indies 301 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:06,490 company is this is this phase of space 302 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:08,410 flight just like that I mean are we 303 00:14:20,220 --> 00:14:10,930 really moving into the the real use of 304 00:14:23,009 --> 00:14:20,230 space yeah I think this is a like like 305 00:14:25,710 --> 00:14:23,019 you said like like the the the shipping 306 00:14:28,740 --> 00:14:25,720 in the past this is the same thing we 307 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:28,750 will see the commercial companies taking 308 00:14:33,290 --> 00:14:30,810 off for industries taking over and 309 00:14:36,180 --> 00:14:33,300 agency is doing what they're meant to do 310 00:14:40,230 --> 00:14:36,190 exploring so they will look ahead and go 311 00:14:43,369 --> 00:14:40,240 to to new reasons new areas while the 312 00:14:50,210 --> 00:14:43,379 commercial companies take over the 313 00:14:51,679 --> 00:14:50,220 a the known ground by now mr. Karzai I 314 00:14:54,079 --> 00:14:51,689 hear that you got Mike you about the 315 00:14:55,849 --> 00:14:54,089 Dutch part of exploration with the Dutch 316 00:14:57,439 --> 00:14:55,859 West Indies corporation that you know 317 00:14:59,449 --> 00:14:57,449 you your presence on the space station 318 00:15:01,460 --> 00:14:59,459 really demonstrates the international 319 00:15:03,499 --> 00:15:01,470 mission there and and there are many 320 00:15:05,749 --> 00:15:03,509 here in the US that might not realize 321 00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:05,759 that Europe has a vibrant space program 322 00:15:15,019 --> 00:15:07,709 what would you like Americans to know 323 00:15:18,409 --> 00:15:15,029 about your work up there well actually 324 00:15:21,139 --> 00:15:18,419 Europe is indeed a small partner but 325 00:15:24,289 --> 00:15:21,149 very intensively involved in space 326 00:15:27,649 --> 00:15:24,299 station where a lot of the modules are 327 00:15:29,389 --> 00:15:27,659 built in Europe also our famously cupola 328 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:29,399 to look out the window with a lot of the 329 00:15:33,079 --> 00:15:31,049 connecting modules a lot of the 330 00:15:35,599 --> 00:15:33,089 equipment what is very nice is that we 331 00:15:37,639 --> 00:15:35,609 mix it up so we have European equipment 332 00:15:41,119 --> 00:15:37,649 built European equipment in the u.s. lab 333 00:15:43,309 --> 00:15:41,129 and us equipment in the Columbus module 334 00:15:46,069 --> 00:15:43,319 so that's very nice and actually Europe 335 00:15:49,299 --> 00:15:46,079 is very well integrated in in the whole 336 00:15:52,069 --> 00:15:49,309 u.s. segment like the Japanese are and 337 00:15:54,919 --> 00:15:52,079 yeah I think it's it's nice to know for 338 00:16:05,400 --> 00:15:54,929 Americans that the Europeans build 339 00:16:12,689 --> 00:16:09,990 and the the cupola I've so I've been 340 00:16:14,579 --> 00:16:12,699 told is probably just the the crown 341 00:16:16,410 --> 00:16:14,589 jewel of it the all three of you have 342 00:16:17,999 --> 00:16:16,420 you had a chance to sit in it and take a 343 00:16:19,530 --> 00:16:18,009 look at what does it look like for you 344 00:16:20,939 --> 00:16:19,540 know for some of us who who might not 345 00:16:26,129 --> 00:16:20,949 ever get to see that view at least not 346 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:26,139 with our own eyes speaking for myself 347 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:27,430 I'd say it's it's pretty much 348 00:16:32,730 --> 00:16:30,610 breathtaking if you get a chance to fly 349 00:16:34,559 --> 00:16:32,740 in space and you look through four to 350 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:34,569 six inches worth of glass say on a 351 00:16:39,269 --> 00:16:36,910 shuttle window for example it is 352 00:16:41,369 --> 00:16:39,279 absolutely spectacular it's almost 353 00:16:43,319 --> 00:16:41,379 indescribable I don't know that that 354 00:16:44,790 --> 00:16:43,329 people that fly in space necessarily are 355 00:16:46,590 --> 00:16:44,800 the ones that can best describe that 356 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:46,600 experience if you get a chance to go 357 00:16:50,939 --> 00:16:48,370 outside and you get a chance to look at 358 00:16:54,150 --> 00:16:50,949 planet earth through a very thin 359 00:16:56,699 --> 00:16:54,160 polycarbonate visor and a navy a helmet 360 00:16:59,129 --> 00:16:56,709 that is another whole order of magnitude 361 00:17:00,900 --> 00:16:59,139 more impressive the cupola is very very 362 00:17:03,090 --> 00:17:00,910 close to that it's a place where on 363 00:17:05,730 --> 00:17:03,100 board space station you can essentially 364 00:17:08,730 --> 00:17:05,740 get a horizon of horizon thousands of 365 00:17:10,590 --> 00:17:08,740 miles view 360 degrees you can look 366 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:10,600 straight nadir right down to Planet 367 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:12,250 Earth but you can also see all the way 368 00:17:17,730 --> 00:17:15,970 around so it's really it's it's it's not 369 00:17:19,860 --> 00:17:17,740 comparable with anything else that we 370 00:17:22,470 --> 00:17:19,870 have short of actually going outside and 371 00:17:24,329 --> 00:17:22,480 doing a spacewalk and the cupola is a 372 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:24,339 great place for us to stage cameras were 373 00:17:30,270 --> 00:17:27,370 doing some some really neat videos and 374 00:17:33,029 --> 00:17:30,280 high definition pictures of Aurora's and 375 00:17:34,740 --> 00:17:33,039 the comet and in earth observations the 376 00:17:36,810 --> 00:17:34,750 cameras we have right now are much 377 00:17:38,340 --> 00:17:36,820 faster much more capable and the cupola 378 00:17:43,380 --> 00:17:38,350 is just a wonderful place to do some of 379 00:17:45,060 --> 00:17:43,390 this well gentlemen I will let you get 380 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:45,070 on with your day thank you so much for 381 00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:48,010 taking some time out and and coming to 382 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:49,600 the microphone we really do appreciate 383 00:17:53,700 --> 00:17:51,610 hearing from you guys up there and it's 384 00:17:55,799 --> 00:17:53,710 certainly a cool thing to be able to sit 385 00:17:58,409 --> 00:17:55,809 at my desk and talk to you folks all the 386 00:17:59,700 --> 00:17:58,419 way up there please stay safe and we'll 387 00:18:01,500 --> 00:17:59,710 see on the ground when you come home 388 00:18:06,180 --> 00:18:01,510 hopefully you will enjoy the rest of 389 00:18:07,260 --> 00:18:06,190 your time I'm sure we will 11 thanks 390 00:18:09,180 --> 00:18:07,270 very much it was great to have you on 391 00:18:13,270 --> 00:18:09,190 board and all the best to you and your 392 00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:13,280 listeners station this is 393 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:15,230 used in a CR that concludes the event 394 00:18:23,460 --> 00:18:20,930 thank you thank you space calm and fox