1 00:00:12,390 --> 00:00:10,240 well room i'm here with a special guest 2 00:00:15,730 --> 00:00:12,400 we are here for Digital Learning Network 3 00:00:17,980 --> 00:00:15,740 with the galena park school district and 4 00:00:20,470 --> 00:00:17,990 I know we are talking with six to eight 5 00:00:22,660 --> 00:00:20,480 grade students who are that theme of 6 00:00:24,450 --> 00:00:22,670 their studies is space camp so I'm here 7 00:00:26,650 --> 00:00:24,460 with a guest who goes to space camp 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:26,660 astronaut scott Kelly has been to space 9 00:00:31,810 --> 00:00:28,610 three times he flew once aboard the 10 00:00:33,639 --> 00:00:31,820 space shuttle on sts-1 03 then he flew a 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:33,649 second time as the commander of the 12 00:00:37,090 --> 00:00:35,930 space shuttle during sts-118 and most 13 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:37,100 recently he flew aboard the 14 00:00:42,970 --> 00:00:38,960 International Space Station as the 15 00:00:46,810 --> 00:00:42,980 commander of expedition 26 and he was 16 00:00:56,619 --> 00:00:46,820 there for 159 days welcome Scott thank 17 00:01:03,170 --> 00:00:58,790 alright and I we're ready to go ahead 18 00:01:08,050 --> 00:01:03,180 and go with your questions so kids well 19 00:01:12,859 --> 00:01:08,060 here we have Jacob Jacob but um I was 20 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:12,869 wondering if what would happen if the if 21 00:01:20,749 --> 00:01:16,890 the shuttle boat was at a problem like 22 00:01:27,289 --> 00:01:20,759 if they had an inferior or finest all 23 00:01:28,820 --> 00:01:27,299 use there is like that happen guys 24 00:01:32,450 --> 00:01:28,830 you're going to happen just beat you up 25 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:32,460 a little bit and I didn't go in I'm key 26 00:01:46,380 --> 00:01:41,580 how do you hear me what have happened if 27 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:46,390 the shuttle or the Soyuz capsules engine 28 00:01:57,300 --> 00:01:54,610 and how to failure what would you do can 29 00:01:59,520 --> 00:01:57,310 you hear us yeah we had a little bit of 30 00:02:03,929 --> 00:01:59,530 a technical difficulty there but it's 31 00:02:07,050 --> 00:02:03,939 it's fixed now so repeat your question 32 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:07,060 one more time for sure what would happen 33 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:09,130 the soy views or the Space Shuttle had 34 00:02:15,570 --> 00:02:12,130 an engine failure or a problem and y'all 35 00:02:19,559 --> 00:02:15,580 weren't docked to the space station for 36 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:19,569 the the space shuttle the space shuttle 37 00:02:24,780 --> 00:02:22,870 has various ways of compensating if an 38 00:02:28,170 --> 00:02:24,790 engine fails if it was to fail on the 39 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:28,180 launch pad after liftoff certainly 40 00:02:32,370 --> 00:02:30,130 before liftoff the shuttle wouldn't 41 00:02:35,309 --> 00:02:32,380 actually lift off the pad but it was 42 00:02:37,170 --> 00:02:35,319 after liftoff in the first part of the 43 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:37,180 ascent you would come back to the 44 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:40,170 Kennedy Space Center and land as you get 45 00:02:49,530 --> 00:02:45,209 faster and higher your options to abort 46 00:02:51,559 --> 00:02:49,540 improve to where the next the next 47 00:02:56,130 --> 00:02:51,569 option would be potentially landing in a 48 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:56,140 landing site in Africa and later on in 49 00:02:59,370 --> 00:02:57,730 the eight and a half minute a cent you 50 00:03:02,580 --> 00:02:59,380 could actually do what's called an abort 51 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:02,590 to orbit where you might get into a 52 00:03:06,599 --> 00:03:04,810 lower orbit not the one that you 53 00:03:12,059 --> 00:03:06,609 intended to go into but something that 54 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:12,069 is safe for the Soyuz again it depends 55 00:03:17,430 --> 00:03:14,310 on where that engine failure happens 56 00:03:21,150 --> 00:03:17,440 we're in the in the launch trajectory it 57 00:03:23,460 --> 00:03:21,160 happens in the most severe case the 58 00:03:26,099 --> 00:03:23,470 Soyuz has an escape system that'll 59 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:26,109 basically rocket the capsule away from 60 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:30,010 the the larger rocket and allow the crew 61 00:03:34,259 --> 00:03:32,530 to land under the parachute of course 62 00:03:36,780 --> 00:03:34,269 you know as you get just like the space 63 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:36,790 shuttle as you get faster and higher you 64 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:40,690 have better options and in some cases if 65 00:03:45,539 --> 00:03:42,760 the engine fails very late in the in the 66 00:03:47,390 --> 00:03:45,549 asset you don't have to really do 67 00:03:49,470 --> 00:03:47,400 anything at all you have enough 68 00:03:50,140 --> 00:03:49,480 capability in the remaining engines to 69 00:04:00,369 --> 00:03:50,150 get to where you 70 00:04:04,449 --> 00:04:00,379 to go alrighty that's a wonderful answer 71 00:04:06,039 --> 00:04:04,459 thank you Scott Kelly we're gonna go 72 00:04:07,809 --> 00:04:06,049 ahead and go to the next question galena 73 00:04:09,429 --> 00:04:07,819 park I see if you can just make sure you 74 00:04:11,729 --> 00:04:09,439 can speak as loudly and clearly into the 75 00:04:16,870 --> 00:04:11,739 microphone as you can we'd appreciate it 76 00:04:19,749 --> 00:04:16,880 okay my name is Daniel and uh how was it 77 00:04:23,170 --> 00:04:19,759 how was it like during the lunches like 78 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:23,180 how'd you feel you know it's interesting 79 00:04:30,070 --> 00:04:25,370 on my on my first flight on the space 80 00:04:33,159 --> 00:04:30,080 shuttle the Space Shuttle on the launch 81 00:04:34,719 --> 00:04:33,169 pad weighs about 5 million pounds and 82 00:04:37,659 --> 00:04:34,729 has about seven and a half million 83 00:04:41,529 --> 00:04:37,669 pounds of thrust that launches it into 84 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:41,539 space and on the first your first flight 85 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:45,010 into space it really gets your attention 86 00:04:49,779 --> 00:04:48,050 it feels like you feel every pound of 87 00:04:52,810 --> 00:04:49,789 that seven and a half million pounds of 88 00:04:55,089 --> 00:04:52,820 thrust you you get the sense that you're 89 00:04:56,830 --> 00:04:55,099 going somewhere you're not sure where 90 00:04:58,180 --> 00:04:56,840 you know you're going there in a hurry 91 00:05:00,580 --> 00:04:58,190 and you know you're not coming back to 92 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:00,590 Florida I mean it just it just leaps off 93 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:04,370 the launch pad the Soyuz is a little bit 94 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:08,120 different for for a number of reasons it 95 00:05:12,850 --> 00:05:09,770 doesn't have the same amount of thrust 96 00:05:15,610 --> 00:05:12,860 although it does have a higher 97 00:05:19,719 --> 00:05:15,620 acceleration so you feel higher g-forces 98 00:05:23,070 --> 00:05:19,729 later in the in the asset and then the 99 00:05:27,820 --> 00:05:23,080 other difference with the Soyuz is that 100 00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:27,830 when the second and third stages of the 101 00:05:33,550 --> 00:05:30,740 the Soyuz light when the engines light 102 00:05:38,740 --> 00:05:33,560 they do it you know after the previous 103 00:05:40,210 --> 00:05:38,750 stages has shut down so at least in the 104 00:05:43,300 --> 00:05:40,220 case of the second and the third stage 105 00:05:47,110 --> 00:05:43,310 so you feel like you're accelerating and 106 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:47,120 then you stop accelerating and you kind 107 00:05:51,430 --> 00:05:49,490 of go to like a zero-g kind of feeling 108 00:05:54,460 --> 00:05:51,440 and then the engines kick on and it's 109 00:05:56,379 --> 00:05:54,470 really like a real kick in the pants so 110 00:05:59,430 --> 00:05:56,389 to speak that it starts accelerating you 111 00:06:02,679 --> 00:05:59,440 out again so there is some differences 112 00:06:06,309 --> 00:06:02,689 you know it's very exciting 113 00:06:09,339 --> 00:06:06,319 time certainly and and certainly a lot 114 00:06:11,350 --> 00:06:09,349 of fun too very good question and also 115 00:06:13,089 --> 00:06:11,360 there's some significant differences in 116 00:06:15,909 --> 00:06:13,099 the landing and those two vehicles as 117 00:06:18,159 --> 00:06:15,919 well you want to yeah the the landing of 118 00:06:20,439 --> 00:06:18,169 the Soyuz and the and the and the 119 00:06:24,219 --> 00:06:20,449 shuttle are much different the shuttle 120 00:06:28,149 --> 00:06:24,229 lands kind of like an airplane it is 121 00:06:30,399 --> 00:06:28,159 much more gentle and it's because it was 122 00:06:33,129 --> 00:06:30,409 designed to be a reusable vehicle that 123 00:06:36,549 --> 00:06:33,139 you know brought potentially sensitive 124 00:06:38,709 --> 00:06:36,559 scientific experiments and other and 125 00:06:39,909 --> 00:06:38,719 other sensitive equipment home not to 126 00:06:41,769 --> 00:06:39,919 mention the vehicle is somewhat 127 00:06:45,790 --> 00:06:41,779 sensitive because we needed to reuse it 128 00:06:49,929 --> 00:06:45,800 so the the Soyuz is much different the 129 00:06:53,799 --> 00:06:49,939 sleeves enters as a capsule it lands 130 00:06:58,419 --> 00:06:53,809 under a parachute and lands and lands in 131 00:07:00,939 --> 00:06:58,429 the in the desert the shuttle landing is 132 00:07:05,589 --> 00:07:00,949 is much more gentle it's actually flown 133 00:07:08,100 --> 00:07:05,599 by the commander the Soyuz is generally 134 00:07:10,059 --> 00:07:08,110 speaking all automatic and is more like 135 00:07:11,739 --> 00:07:10,069 whereas the shuttles like an airplane 136 00:07:14,709 --> 00:07:11,749 the sleeves is more like going over 137 00:07:17,949 --> 00:07:14,719 Niagara Falls in a barrel it's it's a 138 00:07:28,959 --> 00:07:17,959 very very dynamic we call it dynamic 139 00:07:34,569 --> 00:07:31,929 I want to know how long does it take to 140 00:07:38,409 --> 00:07:34,579 get into to get out at Mysterio and get 141 00:07:43,899 --> 00:07:38,419 into space well you know spaces is 142 00:07:46,059 --> 00:07:43,909 defined as a fifty-mile barrier and it 143 00:07:48,459 --> 00:07:46,069 takes several minutes to get get to that 144 00:07:50,499 --> 00:07:48,469 altitude both in the in the space 145 00:07:52,389 --> 00:07:50,509 shuttle and in the Soyuz doesn't 146 00:07:55,919 --> 00:07:52,399 actually feel like you're in space until 147 00:07:58,649 --> 00:07:55,929 the engines of those vehicles cut off 148 00:08:01,869 --> 00:07:58,659 and that's when you go from this 149 00:08:04,749 --> 00:08:01,879 acceleration getting you to a very fast 150 00:08:08,169 --> 00:08:04,759 speed to where you actually feel zero 151 00:08:10,179 --> 00:08:08,179 gravity and that takes on the shuttle 152 00:08:12,789 --> 00:08:10,189 eight and a half minutes on the Soyuz a 153 00:08:15,579 --> 00:08:12,799 little over nine minutes before it's 154 00:08:17,469 --> 00:08:15,589 before your you know not only are you in 155 00:08:23,379 --> 00:08:17,479 space but you feel like you're in space 156 00:08:24,969 --> 00:08:23,389 because you're then floating and we're 157 00:08:34,380 --> 00:08:24,979 looking at now that was just a video 158 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:36,810 do you ever get used the feeling of 159 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:40,570 going into space and landing from coming 160 00:08:49,220 --> 00:08:45,850 back you know having flown three times i 161 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:49,230 would say i haven't gotten used to it 162 00:08:55,230 --> 00:08:51,370 you know there are aspects of it that 163 00:08:57,660 --> 00:08:55,240 get more comfortable you know i flew 164 00:09:00,350 --> 00:08:57,670 twice on the sleeves and one hour twice 165 00:09:02,670 --> 00:09:00,360 on the shuttle and once on the Soyuz so 166 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:02,680 you know it's only only one of those 167 00:09:08,790 --> 00:09:06,490 vehicles did I fly on twice but I think 168 00:09:11,310 --> 00:09:08,800 it would take me many many flights 169 00:09:13,290 --> 00:09:11,320 before I got completely comfortable with 170 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:13,300 either the launch or the landing of 171 00:09:19,290 --> 00:09:16,090 either the shuttle or the sleeves so I 172 00:09:21,410 --> 00:09:19,300 don't think he's done I'd like to have 173 00:09:29,580 --> 00:09:21,420 the opportunity to get very comfortable 174 00:09:32,889 --> 00:09:29,590 next question what do you like about 175 00:09:39,429 --> 00:09:34,569 can you repeat the question one more 176 00:09:41,949 --> 00:09:39,439 time what do you like being um what do 177 00:09:43,179 --> 00:09:41,959 you like about being in it what do I 178 00:09:45,850 --> 00:09:43,189 like about being an astronaut well 179 00:09:51,549 --> 00:09:45,860 certainly you know flying in space is a 180 00:09:55,799 --> 00:09:51,559 great part of the job but to me the best 181 00:09:58,569 --> 00:09:55,809 part about being an astronaut is that 182 00:10:04,179 --> 00:09:58,579 flying in space is very very challenging 183 00:10:07,090 --> 00:10:04,189 it's it's very difficult and there's a 184 00:10:09,069 --> 00:10:07,100 lot of satisfaction to be had by being a 185 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:09,079 part of something that is very very 186 00:10:15,129 --> 00:10:11,569 challenging very hard working hard at it 187 00:10:17,619 --> 00:10:15,139 working with a team and then being 188 00:10:20,199 --> 00:10:17,629 successful in and proud of your success 189 00:10:23,169 --> 00:10:20,209 so you know it's not the individual you 190 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:23,179 know launching in space or landing or 191 00:10:26,739 --> 00:10:25,009 looking at the earth or floating it's 192 00:10:29,319 --> 00:10:26,749 it's being a part of something that's 193 00:10:31,210 --> 00:10:29,329 much larger than yourself something that 194 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:31,220 you consider important something that 195 00:10:37,509 --> 00:10:35,569 you work with a team and then you know 196 00:10:38,889 --> 00:10:37,519 you're proud of your success and when I 197 00:10:41,230 --> 00:10:38,899 go around the country and talk about the 198 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:41,240 space program and talk to kids what I 199 00:10:45,549 --> 00:10:43,610 say is that same type of satisfaction 200 00:10:48,579 --> 00:10:45,559 and challenge that you know we 201 00:10:50,199 --> 00:10:48,589 experience in the space program you can 202 00:10:53,230 --> 00:10:50,209 also experience in your own lives 203 00:10:55,509 --> 00:10:53,240 whether it's with your schoolwork you 204 00:10:57,730 --> 00:10:55,519 know if it's you know if you find 205 00:10:59,679 --> 00:10:57,740 something that's difficult and you work 206 00:11:01,629 --> 00:10:59,689 hard at it then you can be proud of your 207 00:11:03,610 --> 00:11:01,639 success and you can do that you know 208 00:11:05,769 --> 00:11:03,620 with your schoolwork and sports and 209 00:11:08,259 --> 00:11:05,779 other careers that you may decide to 210 00:11:09,549 --> 00:11:08,269 pursue you know I encourage you to 211 00:11:12,970 --> 00:11:09,559 pursue something that's challenging 212 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:12,980 something that's not necessarily easy 213 00:11:18,039 --> 00:11:15,290 for you you know challenge yourself with 214 00:11:19,569 --> 00:11:18,049 your school work with what you decide to 215 00:11:29,900 --> 00:11:19,579 do in your life and then be proud of 216 00:11:35,550 --> 00:11:33,180 hi my name is miracle I like to know 217 00:11:40,470 --> 00:11:35,560 what type of training do you have to go 218 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:40,480 through to be a astronaut it's a you 219 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:42,850 know to become an astronaut nasa looks 220 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:45,130 for people that certainly have the 221 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:47,650 appropriate technical background in 222 00:11:52,830 --> 00:11:50,110 science or math or engineering some 223 00:11:54,710 --> 00:11:52,840 technical field but also you know people 224 00:11:57,870 --> 00:11:54,720 that have proven themselves in whatever 225 00:12:02,610 --> 00:11:57,880 job they're currently and in my case I 226 00:12:06,390 --> 00:12:02,620 was a military test pilot prior to 227 00:12:10,380 --> 00:12:06,400 becoming an astronaut the the selection 228 00:12:13,050 --> 00:12:10,390 process is is pretty it's pretty 229 00:12:14,730 --> 00:12:13,060 selective because there's only so many 230 00:12:16,290 --> 00:12:14,740 people here and a lot of people that 231 00:12:19,830 --> 00:12:16,300 that want the job but I wouldn't 232 00:12:23,250 --> 00:12:19,840 discourage anyone from from pursuing 233 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:23,260 this as a career just because you know 234 00:12:25,950 --> 00:12:24,370 there aren't a whole lot of 235 00:12:28,140 --> 00:12:25,960 opportunities right now because 236 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:28,150 obviously you know somebody has to has 237 00:12:33,930 --> 00:12:31,930 to do it and you know people that you 238 00:12:35,550 --> 00:12:33,940 know are very motivated and work hard a 239 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:35,560 lot of times have this kind of 240 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:37,600 opportunity so I wouldn't be 241 00:12:42,780 --> 00:12:40,810 discouraging to anyone that that wanted 242 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:42,790 to do this just because there's there's 243 00:12:46,890 --> 00:12:45,370 only you know limited opportunities at 244 00:12:49,590 --> 00:12:46,900 this point you never know what what 245 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:49,600 might be in the future once you become 246 00:12:55,860 --> 00:12:52,330 an astronaut the the training is pretty 247 00:12:58,079 --> 00:12:55,870 extensive and you know I've been here 248 00:13:01,170 --> 00:12:58,089 for 16 years and I still sometimes say 249 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:01,180 to my my daughters that i have a class 250 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:03,850 and my eight-year-old looks at me and 251 00:13:07,890 --> 00:13:06,010 she's like you know why do you have a 252 00:13:11,550 --> 00:13:07,900 class dad you're old you shouldn't be 253 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:11,560 having a class but you know as an 254 00:13:16,260 --> 00:13:14,410 astronaut you train you know not every 255 00:13:18,810 --> 00:13:16,270 day but all the time and some of that 256 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:18,820 training is academic training some of 257 00:13:23,730 --> 00:13:21,310 its studying on your own some of its 258 00:13:25,590 --> 00:13:23,740 doing you know robotic operations or 259 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:25,600 training for launch and landing in a 260 00:13:33,060 --> 00:13:28,570 simulator or training in a pool in a big 261 00:13:34,950 --> 00:13:33,070 bulky space suit for spacewalks so you 262 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:34,960 know I feel like I've been going to 263 00:13:41,470 --> 00:13:37,930 school continuously since kindergarten 264 00:13:45,129 --> 00:13:41,480 and you know that's over 40 years 265 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:45,139 oh I guess the message there is that you 266 00:13:48,879 --> 00:13:46,490 know if you want to be successful in 267 00:13:51,189 --> 00:13:48,889 life and you want to you know have a 268 00:13:53,079 --> 00:13:51,199 career that challenges you never you 269 00:13:55,090 --> 00:13:53,089 never stop learning you always need to 270 00:13:57,579 --> 00:13:55,100 consider yourself a student of something 271 00:14:01,300 --> 00:13:57,589 and that's the way you you know continue 272 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:01,310 to improve and and increases your 273 00:14:05,740 --> 00:14:03,250 chances of being successful in life 274 00:14:07,420 --> 00:14:05,750 that's also a very very good message 275 00:14:08,740 --> 00:14:07,430 that you talk about not to just be 276 00:14:10,990 --> 00:14:08,750 discouraged because of the opportunity 277 00:14:13,689 --> 00:14:11,000 but also be you know look at your 278 00:14:18,730 --> 00:14:13,699 background I mean you were a son of two 279 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:18,740 police officers and you know becoming an 280 00:14:23,650 --> 00:14:21,050 astronaut wasn't necessarily you know 281 00:14:24,910 --> 00:14:23,660 something that was right there laid out 282 00:14:27,780 --> 00:14:24,920 in the stars I mean you actually had to 283 00:14:31,509 --> 00:14:27,790 work for that yeah I came from a 284 00:14:33,329 --> 00:14:31,519 blue-collar family you know essentially 285 00:14:35,470 --> 00:14:33,339 my brother and I were the first 286 00:14:39,340 --> 00:14:35,480 generations in her and her and her 287 00:14:41,259 --> 00:14:39,350 family to go to college and you know 288 00:14:42,970 --> 00:14:41,269 being a you know an officer in the 289 00:14:45,759 --> 00:14:42,980 military and a pilot was not something 290 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:45,769 that people really did from you know 291 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:50,569 where I was from at that time so it you 292 00:14:56,620 --> 00:14:54,290 know it was it was basically you know my 293 00:14:57,819 --> 00:14:56,630 brother and I becoming astronauts you 294 00:15:02,920 --> 00:14:57,829 know we basically had the same 295 00:15:04,809 --> 00:15:02,930 opportunity as many kids out there which 296 00:15:07,809 --> 00:15:04,819 basically I think what I'm trying to say 297 00:15:09,819 --> 00:15:07,819 is we didn't have any extra special help 298 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:09,829 to do this because of you know the 299 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:12,410 background that we came from exactly so 300 00:15:23,510 --> 00:15:13,970 bottom line is it's up to you good 301 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:26,420 hi my name is Kennedy I like to know 302 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:29,010 when your space are you ever afraid of 303 00:15:37,550 --> 00:15:35,490 what you might discover their um you 304 00:15:41,620 --> 00:15:37,560 know I think people that are astronauts 305 00:15:46,100 --> 00:15:41,630 are our explorers in at heart and 306 00:15:47,930 --> 00:15:46,110 they're looking for discoveries and you 307 00:15:52,130 --> 00:15:47,940 know not really afraid of what they 308 00:15:54,260 --> 00:15:52,140 might find you know as far as like big 309 00:15:56,060 --> 00:15:54,270 surprises if you're referring to things 310 00:15:58,220 --> 00:15:56,070 that might you know you might have seen 311 00:16:00,350 --> 00:15:58,230 on a science fiction movie or something 312 00:16:03,500 --> 00:16:00,360 or that that kind of stuff that might 313 00:16:05,090 --> 00:16:03,510 scare you now we actually don't really 314 00:16:06,860 --> 00:16:05,100 think about that in space certainly 315 00:16:09,050 --> 00:16:06,870 certainly there are some things that 316 00:16:11,260 --> 00:16:09,060 worry you and might be a little bit 317 00:16:15,230 --> 00:16:11,270 scary most most astronauts are more 318 00:16:16,970 --> 00:16:15,240 scared about making mistakes than they 319 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:16,980 are about their you know physical 320 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:20,010 well-being on the on the rocket you know 321 00:16:27,590 --> 00:16:23,610 most of the times in space that are the 322 00:16:29,570 --> 00:16:27,600 riskiest riskiest are the are the times 323 00:16:31,340 --> 00:16:29,580 where you're most focused on what you're 324 00:16:33,950 --> 00:16:31,350 doing so you really don't have time to 325 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:33,960 be scared you're you're you know focused 326 00:16:38,660 --> 00:16:37,140 on your job and completing that and not 327 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:38,670 really worrying about what could happen 328 00:16:52,250 --> 00:16:50,630 oh who inspired you to become an 329 00:16:55,330 --> 00:16:52,260 astronaut and a father or were you 330 00:16:58,420 --> 00:16:55,340 planning your brother's death you know 331 00:17:02,360 --> 00:16:58,430 my brother and I were both in the same 332 00:17:04,340 --> 00:17:02,370 astronaut class and although he was in 333 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:04,350 the Navy a year before me it was really 334 00:17:11,510 --> 00:17:07,170 my idea to join the Navy and be a pilot 335 00:17:13,850 --> 00:17:11,520 and he kind of stole that from me as far 336 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:13,860 as as far as inspiration I just thought 337 00:17:20,750 --> 00:17:17,850 that I do remember reading the book the 338 00:17:24,050 --> 00:17:20,760 right stuff it's called it's about the 339 00:17:27,500 --> 00:17:24,060 early test pilots in the in the jet age 340 00:17:29,540 --> 00:17:27,510 when we first broke the speed of sound 341 00:17:32,450 --> 00:17:29,550 and about the early astronauts and I 342 00:17:33,890 --> 00:17:32,460 remember reading that book and while I 343 00:17:35,780 --> 00:17:33,900 was reading it I'm thinking you know I 344 00:17:37,580 --> 00:17:35,790 think I can do this you know this seems 345 00:17:39,350 --> 00:17:37,590 really exciting but you know I didn't 346 00:17:42,580 --> 00:17:39,360 see anything in that book that made 347 00:17:46,670 --> 00:17:42,590 those pilots or those astronauts really 348 00:17:50,120 --> 00:17:46,680 you know stand out above what i thought 349 00:17:53,120 --> 00:17:50,130 i had the capability to achieve maybe I 350 00:17:55,190 --> 00:17:53,130 was being naive at the time but but you 351 00:17:56,780 --> 00:17:55,200 know I was certainly a dreamer like a 352 00:17:59,300 --> 00:17:56,790 lot of kids and I thought hey I could 353 00:18:02,810 --> 00:17:59,310 probably do this and I thought it would 354 00:18:04,490 --> 00:18:02,820 be really fun to be a pilot of a high 355 00:18:07,010 --> 00:18:04,500 performance jet airplane and I thought 356 00:18:08,900 --> 00:18:07,020 to myself you know what would be the 357 00:18:10,730 --> 00:18:08,910 most challenging type of flying and I 358 00:18:13,970 --> 00:18:10,740 you know figured it would be landing on 359 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:13,980 an aircraft carrier especially at night 360 00:18:34,740 --> 00:18:31,170 next question hi my name is Eddie Anna 361 00:18:39,980 --> 00:18:34,750 Alan X milk um how you felt when you 362 00:18:46,530 --> 00:18:39,990 were in how I felt when I was we're 363 00:18:48,780 --> 00:18:46,540 landing that's hurt um my last landing 364 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:48,790 in the in the space shuttle I was 365 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:52,570 actually flying it so like I said before 366 00:18:59,850 --> 00:18:54,970 I was really focused on I'm doing my job 367 00:19:02,130 --> 00:18:59,860 you feel a little bit dizzy you haven't 368 00:19:06,690 --> 00:19:02,140 been exposed to gravity for that in that 369 00:19:09,060 --> 00:19:06,700 case 13 days so you're what's called 370 00:19:13,710 --> 00:19:09,070 vestibular system your balance system is 371 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:13,720 not normal it's not how it how it is on 372 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:20,560 earth because it uses gravity to to you 373 00:19:24,540 --> 00:19:22,330 know know which way is up and down and 374 00:19:26,970 --> 00:19:24,550 to stabilize yourself so when you're 375 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:26,980 coming back into gravity you're dizzy 376 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:28,770 and in this case I'm trying to fly the 377 00:19:34,530 --> 00:19:31,090 the space shuttle so it's somewhat 378 00:19:35,820 --> 00:19:34,540 challenging certainly a very exciting 379 00:19:38,570 --> 00:19:35,830 because you're at the end of this very 380 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:38,580 you know challenging and exciting and 381 00:19:46,620 --> 00:19:43,270 time in your life and the Soyuz though 382 00:19:48,540 --> 00:19:46,630 is different it's much more dynamic when 383 00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:48,550 the drogue chute opens it has several 384 00:19:53,250 --> 00:19:50,080 parachutes one of them is called the 385 00:19:55,650 --> 00:19:53,260 drogue chute that stabilizes the the 386 00:19:58,410 --> 00:19:55,660 vehicle and pulls out the main chute and 387 00:20:00,240 --> 00:19:58,420 when that opens it's kind of like a the 388 00:20:04,050 --> 00:20:00,250 wildest roller coaster you could ever 389 00:20:06,510 --> 00:20:04,060 imagine it really you know the Soyuz 390 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:06,520 really moves around and feels probably 391 00:20:10,260 --> 00:20:08,170 feels a lot worse than it really is 392 00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:10,270 because of your like I said your balance 393 00:20:15,660 --> 00:20:12,340 system is somewhat messed up so it 394 00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:15,670 really tumbles and for it feels like 395 00:20:19,650 --> 00:20:18,160 it's you know more than a minute as you 396 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:19,660 can see on the TV here they show the 397 00:20:24,660 --> 00:20:21,490 drogue chute and this is the main chute 398 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:24,670 the main parachute opening once the main 399 00:20:28,740 --> 00:20:26,410 parachute opens it gets pretty stable 400 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:28,750 but then when it hits the ground it's 401 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:32,250 like again like kind of like a car crash 402 00:20:36,290 --> 00:20:34,110 if you could imagine like a racecar 403 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:36,300 driver when they actually flipped the 404 00:20:40,100 --> 00:20:37,710 car and it's kind of tumbling through 405 00:20:42,020 --> 00:20:40,110 the air down the track actually feels a 406 00:20:44,780 --> 00:20:42,030 lot like what I would imagine that to 407 00:20:55,250 --> 00:20:44,790 feel like exhilarating do we have any 408 00:21:02,210 --> 00:20:58,040 my name is Dean and what I want to know 409 00:21:04,610 --> 00:21:02,220 is our astronauts affected by deep vein 410 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:04,620 thrombosis otherwise known as blood 411 00:21:13,310 --> 00:21:07,290 clots since they are move using their 412 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:13,320 muscles too often yeah that so the the 413 00:21:19,580 --> 00:21:16,110 deep vein thrombosis that I think you 414 00:21:23,930 --> 00:21:19,590 hear about people experience excuse me 415 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:23,940 experiencing you know sometimes people 416 00:21:27,710 --> 00:21:25,890 on airplanes like I guess there's 417 00:21:29,990 --> 00:21:27,720 anecdotal information that's sitting for 418 00:21:33,470 --> 00:21:30,000 long periods of time could cause those 419 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:33,480 type of blood clots you know I don't 420 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:36,570 think there's any history of us having 421 00:21:43,460 --> 00:21:38,610 certainly not any history of us having 422 00:21:46,310 --> 00:21:43,470 anything like that in space but in some 423 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:46,320 ways and I'm just kind of guessing here 424 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:48,270 you might be less susceptible to that 425 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:53,010 kind of thing in space because in space 426 00:21:58,580 --> 00:21:56,010 the you know you don't have gravity 427 00:22:00,770 --> 00:21:58,590 pushing all the blood down from your 428 00:22:02,830 --> 00:22:00,780 upper body into your lower body and I 429 00:22:04,790 --> 00:22:02,840 think that kind of phenomenon is 430 00:22:07,220 --> 00:22:04,800 potentially do too like if you're 431 00:22:08,810 --> 00:22:07,230 sitting a long time you have you know 432 00:22:10,580 --> 00:22:08,820 you're not moving around potentially the 433 00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:10,590 blood and you're in your lower 434 00:22:15,710 --> 00:22:13,710 extremities are kind of you know a 435 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:15,720 little bit more stagnant than they might 436 00:22:21,950 --> 00:22:19,650 otherwise would be so in space where 437 00:22:25,130 --> 00:22:21,960 everything floats your the blood in your 438 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:25,140 body is distributed you know perfectly 439 00:22:30,650 --> 00:22:28,890 evenly and is not you know affected by 440 00:22:32,150 --> 00:22:30,660 gravity so I think there's probably less 441 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:32,160 of a chance to have something like that 442 00:22:42,050 --> 00:22:40,530 in in orbit or in space all right thank 443 00:22:43,670 --> 00:22:42,060 you for that answer Scott Kelly we are 444 00:22:45,410 --> 00:22:43,680 going to do one more question from 445 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:45,420 galena park isd and then wrap up from 446 00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:47,490 there so one more question speak loud 447 00:22:52,340 --> 00:22:49,710 and clearly in the microphone and we'll 448 00:22:54,350 --> 00:22:52,350 go from there morning my name is 449 00:22:56,180 --> 00:22:54,360 Jacqueline and I wanted to know when you 450 00:22:58,910 --> 00:22:56,190 finally reach outer space and you're 451 00:23:01,340 --> 00:22:58,920 able to gaze at them the Magnificent 452 00:23:03,980 --> 00:23:01,350 earth in person that must be so surreal 453 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:03,990 and how does that make you feel you know 454 00:23:09,049 --> 00:23:06,450 I couldn't you know my last flight I had 455 00:23:11,930 --> 00:23:09,059 six months of looking at the earth and 456 00:23:17,649 --> 00:23:11,940 it's very beautiful have certain 457 00:23:25,749 --> 00:23:22,639 my my first flight on sds 103 hi Kermit 458 00:23:28,369 --> 00:23:25,759 we launched at night and I can remember 459 00:23:33,769 --> 00:23:28,379 turning to the commander of the space 460 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:33,779 shuttle and asking him what I said 461 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:35,370 something I forget exactly how I put it 462 00:23:40,249 --> 00:23:38,610 but I was like what is that you know it 463 00:23:43,430 --> 00:23:40,259 was just so amazing looking and 464 00:23:45,830 --> 00:23:43,440 basically it was the sunrise and then 465 00:23:47,779 --> 00:23:45,840 the earth and it was just this brilliant 466 00:23:51,619 --> 00:23:47,789 blue color like the bluest thing I've 467 00:23:54,139 --> 00:23:51,629 ever seen in my life perfectly clear the 468 00:23:57,649 --> 00:23:54,149 you know just the clarity of it was was 469 00:24:00,440 --> 00:23:57,659 impressive you know just absolutely 470 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:00,450 breathtaking and then you know it's 471 00:24:04,879 --> 00:24:02,129 interesting the places on earth that are 472 00:24:08,659 --> 00:24:04,889 most beautiful are the places that are 473 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:08,669 kind of the least habitable you know the 474 00:24:13,580 --> 00:24:11,850 water you know most of the planet is 475 00:24:15,259 --> 00:24:13,590 water it's kind of surprising that we 476 00:24:17,419 --> 00:24:15,269 decided to call it planet Earth and we 477 00:24:19,700 --> 00:24:17,429 didn't call it planet water but anyway 478 00:24:22,039 --> 00:24:19,710 so the you know water is very beautiful 479 00:24:25,850 --> 00:24:22,049 in certain areas and as well as the 480 00:24:28,850 --> 00:24:25,860 deserts are incredibly beautiful that's 481 00:24:31,700 --> 00:24:28,860 a wrap good questions guys and you hold 482 00:24:34,159 --> 00:24:31,710 it here dream big challenge yourself