1 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:04,309 International Space Station this is 2 00:00:09,669 --> 00:00:06,810 Houston are you ready for the event soon 3 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:12,169 the International Space Station is ready 4 00:00:21,650 --> 00:00:19,430 wbz-tv this is Mission Control in 5 00:00:26,570 --> 00:00:21,660 Houston Texas please call station for a 6 00:00:31,339 --> 00:00:26,580 voice check station this is WBZ TV how 7 00:00:32,749 --> 00:00:31,349 do you hear me we've got you loud and 8 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:32,759 clear up here on the International Space 9 00:00:41,780 --> 00:00:40,040 excellent so you can hear me perfectly 10 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:41,790 and I can see you and hear you perfectly 11 00:00:46,370 --> 00:00:44,850 waving right back at you we are just 12 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:46,380 having a little bit of a debate it's 13 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:52,530 sunny Williams not suni Williams that's 14 00:00:55,700 --> 00:00:54,510 right my real name is actually Sunita so 15 00:00:57,380 --> 00:00:55,710 that's where people get a little bit 16 00:00:59,660 --> 00:00:57,390 mixed up but I think my mom always 17 00:01:04,100 --> 00:00:59,670 wanted to call me sunny so most people 18 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:04,110 call me Sonny well it's your personality 19 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:05,610 your you always have that sunny 20 00:01:08,570 --> 00:01:07,170 disposition well thank you so much for 21 00:01:09,590 --> 00:01:08,580 taking a couple of moments to talk to it 22 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:09,600 so really appreciate it 23 00:01:14,270 --> 00:01:12,450 220 miles from Earth kind of a neat 24 00:01:16,249 --> 00:01:14,280 thing to be able to talk to you and 25 00:01:20,599 --> 00:01:16,259 first of all just tell me how you doing 26 00:01:22,219 --> 00:01:20,609 up there well we're doing great 27 00:01:23,899 --> 00:01:22,229 we've been up here a couple months now 28 00:01:27,469 --> 00:01:23,909 it feels like we've been here forever 29 00:01:29,569 --> 00:01:27,479 you sort of acclimatize and and then new 30 00:01:31,669 --> 00:01:29,579 and exciting things happened I think you 31 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:31,679 know we had a SpaceX vehicle come visit 32 00:01:35,779 --> 00:01:33,810 us the other day so now we have it all 33 00:01:37,550 --> 00:01:35,789 docked and open the hatch and we found 34 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:37,560 some pretty fun things inside and 35 00:01:43,489 --> 00:01:39,210 getting ready to pack it up with a bunch 36 00:01:44,779 --> 00:01:43,499 of stuff to take home actually and I 37 00:01:47,270 --> 00:01:44,789 heard that part of your delivery the 38 00:01:52,550 --> 00:01:47,280 other day was some homemade ice cream 39 00:01:54,679 --> 00:01:52,560 was that a big deal yeah we still have a 40 00:01:57,020 --> 00:01:54,689 bunch of it it's up in the freezer we've 41 00:01:58,340 --> 00:01:57,030 only we're you know up here you don't 42 00:02:01,069 --> 00:01:58,350 you can't just go to the grocery store 43 00:02:03,410 --> 00:02:01,079 and and fill up and so we are maybe a 44 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:03,420 little miserly and eating it slowly but 45 00:02:08,699 --> 00:02:05,369 yeah we have ice cream up here now and 46 00:02:11,250 --> 00:02:08,709 we're enjoying every moment of it 47 00:02:12,449 --> 00:02:11,260 and I did a lot of research because I 48 00:02:17,940 --> 00:02:12,459 needed to know it was a chocolate 49 00:02:19,619 --> 00:02:17,950 vanilla swirl correct absolutely yes the 50 00:02:22,679 --> 00:02:19,629 inquire minds need to know chocolate 51 00:02:25,289 --> 00:02:22,689 vanilla always a good standby everybody 52 00:02:27,089 --> 00:02:25,299 loves it so it's perfect and we have 53 00:02:28,619 --> 00:02:27,099 some things we can add to it up here too 54 00:02:33,030 --> 00:02:28,629 to make it a little bit spice it up if 55 00:02:34,530 --> 00:02:33,040 we need to Sonny let me ask you I was 56 00:02:36,479 --> 00:02:34,540 looking at some live pictures actually 57 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:36,489 just a few moments ago of the space 58 00:02:40,649 --> 00:02:38,530 shuttle Endeavour going through the 59 00:02:44,699 --> 00:02:40,659 streets of California as it's making its 60 00:02:47,009 --> 00:02:44,709 way to it its final home what does it 61 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:47,019 feel like for you to see the space 62 00:02:50,940 --> 00:02:49,209 program now using these private 63 00:02:56,149 --> 00:02:50,950 shipments like you had the other day and 64 00:03:01,319 --> 00:02:59,069 well you know it was a sad day when when 65 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:01,329 the last space shuttle landed last year 66 00:03:05,970 --> 00:03:03,760 and all of us were you know a little 67 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:05,980 teary-eyed a bunch of people in Houston 68 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:08,769 saw Endeavour flyby it actually stopped 69 00:03:11,970 --> 00:03:10,450 over in Houston which was really awesome 70 00:03:13,649 --> 00:03:11,980 for all the folks who have been working 71 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:13,659 on the space shuttle program for so long 72 00:03:18,270 --> 00:03:16,540 but you know it's the next step the 73 00:03:20,099 --> 00:03:18,280 Space Shuttle has a capability had a 74 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:20,109 capability to come to low Earth orbit to 75 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:22,090 build this amazing Space Station I mean 76 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:24,040 wow what an accomplishment quite a 77 00:03:29,490 --> 00:03:26,470 vehicle you know all of them that were 78 00:03:31,740 --> 00:03:29,500 participated in it but you know our nez 79 00:03:33,839 --> 00:03:31,750 NASA our next step is moving out of low 80 00:03:36,420 --> 00:03:33,849 Earth orbit maybe going to the back to 81 00:03:38,099 --> 00:03:36,430 the moon an asteroid onto Mars and the 82 00:03:39,990 --> 00:03:38,109 Space Shuttle wasn't the vehicle for 83 00:03:42,149 --> 00:03:40,000 that and so we've got to spend our money 84 00:03:43,860 --> 00:03:42,159 and our attention and our expertise on 85 00:03:46,349 --> 00:03:43,870 building the next spacecraft and I think 86 00:03:48,990 --> 00:03:46,359 you know that's just a step in the right 87 00:03:51,390 --> 00:03:49,000 direction so you know hats off to the 88 00:03:53,879 --> 00:03:51,400 Space Shuttle team amazing vehicle 89 00:03:56,819 --> 00:03:53,889 like I said built my home right now so I 90 00:03:58,379 --> 00:03:56,829 can't complain about it at all but you 91 00:04:02,429 --> 00:03:58,389 know maybe time to retire and bring 92 00:04:04,649 --> 00:04:02,439 something new sunny have you looked at 93 00:04:10,259 --> 00:04:04,659 the Mars rover and thought to yourself 94 00:04:12,059 --> 00:04:10,269 you know I'd like to go there absolutely 95 00:04:14,009 --> 00:04:12,069 you know that things about the size of a 96 00:04:16,349 --> 00:04:14,019 VW Bug so it might be a little bit of a 97 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:16,359 squishy ride but you know our Soyuz 98 00:04:20,580 --> 00:04:19,060 capsule too isn't isn't that much bigger 99 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:20,590 the part that we ride in 100 00:04:24,210 --> 00:04:22,210 but then when you see the pictures of 101 00:04:26,129 --> 00:04:24,220 Mars how could you not help but think 102 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:26,139 man I'd like to be there I'd like to be 103 00:04:30,030 --> 00:04:27,610 the guy making the decision whether or 104 00:04:32,129 --> 00:04:30,040 not we should test this area if water 105 00:04:36,540 --> 00:04:32,139 flowed here where's the next area to 106 00:04:38,430 --> 00:04:36,550 look at give it that human touch there 107 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:38,440 on that surface of that planet but we'll 108 00:04:42,390 --> 00:04:40,090 get there you know a combination of 109 00:04:44,219 --> 00:04:42,400 verbal biotics and human spaceflight I 110 00:04:46,710 --> 00:04:44,229 think the next generation of explorers 111 00:04:51,540 --> 00:04:46,720 the kids who are in elementary school 112 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:51,550 today are going to be there let me ask 113 00:04:54,900 --> 00:04:53,290 you Sonny over the past couple of years 114 00:04:56,820 --> 00:04:54,910 every time we've mentioned Sonny 115 00:04:59,760 --> 00:04:56,830 Williams we've always referred to you as 116 00:05:01,590 --> 00:04:59,770 either needham zone where the pride of 117 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:01,600 needham but over the past couple of 118 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:03,250 months you've had some competition there 119 00:05:08,550 --> 00:05:06,130 Aly Raisman also now being called 120 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:08,560 Needham Zone I know you've been up in 121 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:10,510 the space station while all the Olympics 122 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:13,330 were happening give me your thoughts on 123 00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:18,070 seeing what she did she's amazing 124 00:05:23,670 --> 00:05:19,990 actually we got to watch the Olympics 125 00:05:26,070 --> 00:05:23,680 some sort of real time we have a week in 126 00:05:27,870 --> 00:05:26,080 the uplink TV and I made a point to make 127 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:27,880 sure we are watching the gymnastics when 128 00:05:31,409 --> 00:05:30,010 the u.s. women's team was on and just 129 00:05:32,909 --> 00:05:31,419 right down there we are watching I was 130 00:05:37,500 --> 00:05:32,919 wearing my Needham rocket sweatshirt 131 00:05:39,330 --> 00:05:37,510 cheering for her it's awesome do you 132 00:05:41,940 --> 00:05:39,340 think I mean you have a little bit of 133 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:41,950 help there with the lack of gravity but 134 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:43,330 you think you could do a few Aly Raisman 135 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:48,490 type flips for us oh I'm a perfect 10 up 136 00:05:54,659 --> 00:05:50,560 here I wouldn't compete with her on the 137 00:05:55,620 --> 00:05:54,669 ground but I'm pretty good up here oh 138 00:05:58,890 --> 00:05:55,630 here she goes 139 00:06:01,200 --> 00:05:58,900 oh pretty good pretty good 140 00:06:03,089 --> 00:06:01,210 all right everyone gives you a ten 141 00:06:05,100 --> 00:06:03,099 except for the Russian judge gives you a 142 00:06:07,740 --> 00:06:05,110 nine point six but we could talk about 143 00:06:09,990 --> 00:06:07,750 that later on I know also a sunny that 144 00:06:11,730 --> 00:06:10,000 you are a big Red Sox fan you've been up 145 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:11,740 there since July which means you didn't 146 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:13,090 have to watch the second half of the 147 00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:20,580 yeah I'm still a Red Sox fan you could 148 00:06:24,779 --> 00:06:22,060 probably notice in my flip I'm wearing 149 00:06:26,610 --> 00:06:24,789 my Red Sox I have faith I'm happy it's 150 00:06:31,620 --> 00:06:26,620 football season and the Patriots are 151 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:31,630 doing well so go Pat's that's right we 152 00:06:36,090 --> 00:06:34,090 always have the Patriots to fall back on 153 00:06:38,070 --> 00:06:36,100 very very good point and I just wanted 154 00:06:40,770 --> 00:06:38,080 to ask you a couple of weeks ago you did 155 00:06:42,150 --> 00:06:40,780 a triathlon now when I first read this I 156 00:06:43,950 --> 00:06:42,160 thought how do you do a triathlon in 157 00:06:49,020 --> 00:06:43,960 this in space so can you explain how 158 00:06:50,879 --> 00:06:49,030 that works certainly actually right here 159 00:06:52,770 --> 00:06:50,889 in front of the camera is the bike it 160 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:52,780 only has you only have to clip in with 161 00:06:55,350 --> 00:06:54,190 pedals you don't have to sit down of 162 00:06:57,570 --> 00:06:55,360 course because there's no gravity so 163 00:06:59,070 --> 00:06:57,580 there's really no sitting so that's the 164 00:07:01,980 --> 00:06:59,080 bike we have a treadmill around the 165 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:01,990 corner and also we have a weightlifting 166 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:03,250 machine it's called the advanced 167 00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:05,130 resistive exercise device and that 168 00:07:10,170 --> 00:07:07,870 actually is like a bar like a normal 169 00:07:12,510 --> 00:07:10,180 benchpress bar which you can do squats 170 00:07:16,110 --> 00:07:12,520 on and deadlifts as well as upper body 171 00:07:17,610 --> 00:07:16,120 and so for the triathlon I looked at how 172 00:07:20,370 --> 00:07:17,620 much time it would probably take me to 173 00:07:22,710 --> 00:07:20,380 swim and we we organized an exercise 174 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:22,720 program of about 15 exercises on the a 175 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:24,610 red which worked everything from upper 176 00:07:29,279 --> 00:07:26,289 body all the way lower body including 177 00:07:31,379 --> 00:07:29,289 abs for about 20 minutes and then I got 178 00:07:33,270 --> 00:07:31,389 on the bike and essentially did the same 179 00:07:36,510 --> 00:07:33,280 profile that the guys did in California 180 00:07:39,420 --> 00:07:36,520 and then ran four miles on the treadmill 181 00:07:42,060 --> 00:07:39,430 and so my transition areas were a little 182 00:07:43,590 --> 00:07:42,070 bit shorter I wore the same clothes so I 183 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:43,600 didn't have to change like that or 184 00:07:49,140 --> 00:07:46,210 anything from one exercise to another 185 00:07:51,420 --> 00:07:49,150 did change my shoes and got some water 186 00:07:53,310 --> 00:07:51,430 in between time too so it was it was an 187 00:07:56,580 --> 00:07:53,320 imitation but it was pretty close I was 188 00:07:58,440 --> 00:07:56,590 pretty tired at the end of it that's 189 00:07:59,790 --> 00:07:58,450 pretty cool and do you have any plans I 190 00:08:02,100 --> 00:07:59,800 know that you have run the Boston 191 00:08:06,290 --> 00:08:02,110 Marathon before and he plans to run it 192 00:08:09,900 --> 00:08:07,830 absolutely 193 00:08:13,230 --> 00:08:09,910 you know my folks live in Falmouth right 194 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:13,240 now and so this year I ran on the space 195 00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:15,010 station with my sister just like I ran 196 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:17,440 the marathon last time I was up here the 197 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:20,410 Falmouth Road race which is only 7.2 and 198 00:08:24,060 --> 00:08:21,910 I was happy it was a little bit shorter 199 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:24,070 than the marathon but I think with 200 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:25,570 working out up here I'm feeling pretty 201 00:08:28,830 --> 00:08:27,370 strong and so when I get home I hope to 202 00:08:30,990 --> 00:08:28,840 run the Boston Marathon again it's a 203 00:08:34,019 --> 00:08:31,000 great town I love Boston I love being 204 00:08:36,690 --> 00:08:34,029 close by there in it you know being part 205 00:08:39,149 --> 00:08:36,700 of it when I talk fast the accent comes 206 00:08:40,589 --> 00:08:39,159 out so that's good I haven't lost it so 207 00:08:42,940 --> 00:08:40,599 I definitely plan on running the Boston 208 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:42,950 Marathon again 209 00:08:48,710 --> 00:08:45,360 let me hear your Boston accent let me 210 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:48,720 hear you say pakiya Space Station and 211 00:08:57,620 --> 00:08:54,570 Havas Yad you can pack it's your space 212 00:09:00,950 --> 00:08:57,630 station have it yet go go down to Cape 213 00:09:02,660 --> 00:09:00,960 Cod haha 214 00:09:04,250 --> 00:09:02,670 speaking of Cape Cod I know your parents 215 00:09:05,270 --> 00:09:04,260 I think they're down in Falmouth 216 00:09:10,220 --> 00:09:05,280 anything you want to say to your family 217 00:09:12,530 --> 00:09:10,230 back home I just wanted to say hi they 218 00:09:15,350 --> 00:09:12,540 all can went out last night two knobs go 219 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:15,360 lighthouse to see us fly over I think my 220 00:09:19,250 --> 00:09:17,100 dog was out there too so I just wanted 221 00:09:21,020 --> 00:09:19,260 to say hi to everybody down in Falmouth 222 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:21,030 and Cape Cod as well and of course in 223 00:09:27,860 --> 00:09:23,340 Boston and we missed you guys we love 224 00:09:29,510 --> 00:09:27,870 you we got one piece of New England I 225 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:29,520 don't know what you call the New England 226 00:09:34,670 --> 00:09:32,370 prized fall price what from SpaceX too 227 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:34,680 so it's a little bit reminder of home I 228 00:09:39,380 --> 00:09:36,410 love it 229 00:09:41,780 --> 00:09:39,390 very nice doing your apple picking and 230 00:09:43,490 --> 00:09:41,790 you're ready for a New England fall and 231 00:09:46,430 --> 00:09:43,500 I know you'll be home soon in time for 232 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:46,440 Thanksgiving so great job up there and 233 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:49,170 I'm sure everyone back home can't wait 234 00:09:54,650 --> 00:09:53,730 to see you so thank you so much thanks 235 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:54,660 for your time and thanks for your 236 00:09:58,250 --> 00:09:56,130 interest in the space program and I hope 237 00:09:59,930 --> 00:09:58,260 there's more Nita mites in Boston mites 238 00:10:04,190 --> 00:09:59,940 who will be up here flying in space 239 00:10:08,980 --> 00:10:04,200 before long all right thank you Sonny 240 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:11,590 you 241 00:10:29,290 --> 00:10:27,410 WBZ television station we are now