1 00:00:04,670 --> 00:00:02,989 well good morning again from NASA's 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:04,680 Johnson Space Center here in Houston I'm 3 00:00:08,179 --> 00:00:06,450 Josh Byerly and I am pleased to be 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:08,189 joined by the crew who will fly this one 5 00:00:11,450 --> 00:00:09,450 year expedition on board the 6 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:11,460 International Space Station here in 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:13,410 Houston with me as astronaut scott kelly 8 00:00:19,340 --> 00:00:16,650 and joining us from moscow is russian 9 00:00:20,540 --> 00:00:19,350 cosmonaut mikhail kornienko we will hear 10 00:00:22,580 --> 00:00:20,550 from both of these gentlemen here 11 00:00:24,620 --> 00:00:22,590 shortly but for now we're going to go 12 00:00:26,750 --> 00:00:24,630 live to the International Space Station 13 00:00:29,590 --> 00:00:26,760 where the crew of expedition 34 is on 14 00:00:31,820 --> 00:00:29,600 hand to talk with their fellow 15 00:00:36,020 --> 00:00:31,830 astronauts and cosmonauts Oh crew how do 16 00:00:38,540 --> 00:00:36,030 you hear me we have you loud and clear 17 00:00:40,610 --> 00:00:38,550 Josh how do you hear us onboard ISS here 18 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:40,620 you five-by-five as well so Kevin you 19 00:00:51,650 --> 00:00:49,280 all right well hey it's good to have the 20 00:00:54,290 --> 00:00:51,660 Scott and Misha out there talking about 21 00:00:56,150 --> 00:00:54,300 what's up coming for them I know they're 22 00:00:58,459 --> 00:00:56,160 very excited about it we're here in the 23 00:01:00,619 --> 00:00:58,469 Destiny lab this morning and soon to be 24 00:01:03,860 --> 00:01:00,629 their home away from home for an entire 25 00:01:06,260 --> 00:01:03,870 year it's it's really a great 26 00:01:08,690 --> 00:01:06,270 opportunity for NASA and the rest cosmos 27 00:01:11,179 --> 00:01:08,700 to see what living in space will be like 28 00:01:12,889 --> 00:01:11,189 for a for an entire year when I arrived 29 00:01:14,359 --> 00:01:12,899 on board I talked to look at you have 30 00:01:15,649 --> 00:01:14,369 guinea and said you never know when 31 00:01:17,629 --> 00:01:15,659 we're going home you know it could be 32 00:01:19,099 --> 00:01:17,639 short shorter than we planned it could 33 00:01:20,629 --> 00:01:19,109 be longer than we planned so you should 34 00:01:22,519 --> 00:01:20,639 just kind of mentally be prepared for a 35 00:01:25,550 --> 00:01:22,529 long one of course it's a very 36 00:01:27,529 --> 00:01:25,560 challenging thing to do make no make no 37 00:01:29,510 --> 00:01:27,539 bones about it for them to stay for an 38 00:01:31,909 --> 00:01:29,520 entire year will be very tough but I 39 00:01:32,989 --> 00:01:31,919 know they're both volunteers to do it 40 00:01:35,149 --> 00:01:32,999 and they're going to have a great time 41 00:01:37,339 --> 00:01:35,159 up here the exercise equipment is now 42 00:01:40,099 --> 00:01:37,349 fantastic and the ground support is 43 00:01:41,779 --> 00:01:40,109 great in all aspects of the flight so 44 00:01:43,789 --> 00:01:41,789 I'm sure gonna have a great time I'll 45 00:01:46,610 --> 00:01:43,799 let my Russian crewmates say a few words 46 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:49,890 Scott Misha strategia Scott Misha hello 47 00:01:56,970 --> 00:01:54,250 I'm happy to congratulate you presently 48 00:02:01,370 --> 00:01:56,980 you are probably the most experienced 49 00:02:04,710 --> 00:02:01,380 and distinguished people who were 50 00:02:08,010 --> 00:02:04,720 selected for this flight somebody had to 51 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:08,020 begin I wish you success all the very 52 00:02:14,700 --> 00:02:12,130 best I wish she loves you and also the 53 00:02:16,530 --> 00:02:14,710 nominal operation of all systems and 54 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:16,540 equipment so that the preparation also 55 00:02:21,540 --> 00:02:18,510 goes very smoothly for you but luck guys 56 00:02:25,710 --> 00:02:21,550 mr. Scott yeo jingoo Misha Scott I'm 57 00:02:28,350 --> 00:02:25,720 proud that I know you some loot me show 58 00:02:31,890 --> 00:02:28,360 you are the best every room Tiger did 59 00:02:33,870 --> 00:02:31,900 sir and we have my boys car the air oh 60 00:02:36,540 --> 00:02:33,880 you something bradsta Moses night 61 00:02:38,790 --> 00:02:36,550 through is not a proud of you I talk to 62 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:38,800 them some time ago they know that you 63 00:02:44,820 --> 00:02:42,250 are flying to stay on the station for a 64 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:44,830 year and there is a key design a joke 65 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:48,130 that you are the founding father of the 66 00:02:54,449 --> 00:02:52,510 new type of air troops on the ground has 67 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:54,459 any questions anything that they want us 68 00:02:58,370 --> 00:02:56,050 to polish up or get ready for them for 69 00:03:01,949 --> 00:02:58,380 the big guy one year expedition go ahead 70 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:01,959 I don't have any questions I appreciate 71 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:05,290 your your kind words of encouragement 72 00:03:10,710 --> 00:03:07,630 and congratulations this is also an 73 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:10,720 opportunity for me to say talk to me 74 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:12,010 show for the first time in a long time 75 00:03:15,300 --> 00:03:13,870 and say that you know I really looked 76 00:03:17,580 --> 00:03:15,310 forward to flying in space with him 77 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:17,590 again or flying in space with him I 78 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:20,170 trained alongside him when I was a 79 00:03:24,570 --> 00:03:23,050 backup crew for for a previous 80 00:03:27,330 --> 00:03:24,580 expedition so we know each other pretty 81 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:27,340 well and I look forward to spending a 82 00:03:32,010 --> 00:03:29,200 year in space for the crew on orbit 83 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:32,020 again thank you and for Kevin I know 84 00:03:38,310 --> 00:03:34,530 you're looking forward to the Notre Dame 85 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:38,320 bcs game so you have that to look 86 00:03:43,050 --> 00:03:40,690 forward to and I am certainly looking 87 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:43,060 forward to spending some more time on 88 00:03:50,850 --> 00:03:47,970 the International Space Station well 89 00:03:52,110 --> 00:03:50,860 thanks a lot Scott and I know I talk to 90 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:52,120 you a lot before I came up here and I 91 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:53,650 know how much you enjoyed it up here a 92 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:55,510 lot of your advice was great for me so I 93 00:03:59,399 --> 00:03:57,730 know you have I know you have the 94 00:04:00,690 --> 00:03:59,409 the right frame of mind and both you and 95 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:00,700 me should have what it takes to come up 96 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:01,720 here and spend an entire year 97 00:04:25,430 --> 00:04:22,880 tacolicious vision are we off the line I 98 00:04:27,710 --> 00:04:25,440 got a solution guys if you hear me 99 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:27,720 thanks a lot thanks a lot for all your 100 00:04:39,450 --> 00:04:37,950 okay I think that's going to wrap it up 101 00:04:40,709 --> 00:04:39,460 we want to thank the crew onboard the 102 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:40,719 International Space Station for their 103 00:04:43,860 --> 00:04:42,370 time we're about to lose communications 104 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:43,870 with the space station about a minute so 105 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:45,849 we're going to go back to Scott now and 106 00:04:48,899 --> 00:04:47,650 get his thoughts on the upcoming one 107 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:48,909 year expedition then we'll hear from 108 00:04:53,249 --> 00:04:50,770 mister cony a CO and then we'll take 109 00:04:56,309 --> 00:04:53,259 questions well let's say a real pleasure 110 00:04:59,339 --> 00:04:56,319 to be here with you this morning I look 111 00:05:02,010 --> 00:04:59,349 forward to talking a little bit about 112 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:02,020 this upcoming experience which i think 113 00:05:08,399 --> 00:05:03,810 will be a very interesting and 114 00:05:12,269 --> 00:05:08,409 invaluable for NASA but also personally 115 00:05:15,450 --> 00:05:12,279 it's an honor to be chosen for this this 116 00:05:16,860 --> 00:05:15,460 flight there were there are many people 117 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:16,870 in the astronaut office that are both 118 00:05:24,510 --> 00:05:20,770 willing and capable just as capable as I 119 00:05:26,670 --> 00:05:24,520 am to do this flight and because of some 120 00:05:30,570 --> 00:05:26,680 you know a variety of circumstances that 121 00:05:33,059 --> 00:05:30,580 that that Bob bankin talked about 122 00:05:35,790 --> 00:05:33,069 earlier you know we kind of came up with 123 00:05:38,550 --> 00:05:35,800 a kind of a short list and you know for 124 00:05:42,119 --> 00:05:38,560 some reasons that aren't quite clear to 125 00:05:45,510 --> 00:05:42,129 everyone I'm sitting here talking to you 126 00:05:49,469 --> 00:05:45,520 today which is a privilege that I do not 127 00:05:52,399 --> 00:05:49,479 take lightly I also want to point out 128 00:05:55,860 --> 00:05:52,409 people have referred to this as a as a 129 00:05:57,869 --> 00:05:55,870 long-duration ISS mission and I want to 130 00:06:00,689 --> 00:05:57,879 clear something up that six months is a 131 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:00,699 long duration mission six months is a 132 00:06:05,790 --> 00:06:03,039 very long time if you think back what 133 00:06:07,339 --> 00:06:05,800 you were doing six months ago you know 134 00:06:10,439 --> 00:06:07,349 it might be hard for you to remember 135 00:06:14,579 --> 00:06:10,449 certainly a year is longer so this is a 136 00:06:17,189 --> 00:06:14,589 longer duration mission between now and 137 00:06:19,860 --> 00:06:17,199 and march of 2015 we have 10 other 138 00:06:22,889 --> 00:06:19,870 long-duration flights that are very 139 00:06:25,709 --> 00:06:22,899 challenging and there is much to learn 140 00:06:27,510 --> 00:06:25,719 much to accomplish on those flights for 141 00:06:30,980 --> 00:06:27,520 instance in next March we're going to 142 00:06:35,610 --> 00:06:30,990 launch the first crew on a rendezvous 143 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:35,620 that that docks with the space station 144 00:06:38,850 --> 00:06:37,810 on the the day of launch so that's 145 00:06:42,389 --> 00:06:38,860 something we've never done before 146 00:06:44,670 --> 00:06:42,399 there's also a whole host of experiments 147 00:06:49,290 --> 00:06:44,680 that you know builds on what we've 148 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:49,300 learned previously and and will you know 149 00:06:54,570 --> 00:06:52,330 set the stage for spending a year for 150 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:54,580 Misha and I on the International Space 151 00:07:00,809 --> 00:06:57,250 Station so the data we learn on those 152 00:07:03,719 --> 00:07:00,819 flights and the data we learn on the on 153 00:07:06,059 --> 00:07:03,729 the one-year flight will hopefully set 154 00:07:09,149 --> 00:07:06,069 the stage for sending humans beyond 155 00:07:12,860 --> 00:07:09,159 low-earth orbit some day and one day on 156 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:12,870 to Mars and with that I look forward to 157 00:07:18,839 --> 00:07:16,090 perhaps Misha's comments and answering 158 00:07:20,129 --> 00:07:18,849 your questions thank you okay let's go 159 00:07:30,779 --> 00:07:20,139 now to a mosque on here from mr. 160 00:07:33,779 --> 00:07:30,789 kornienko new pair of agility i'm 161 00:07:36,570 --> 00:07:33,789 luciene first of all I'm very glad to 162 00:07:39,149 --> 00:07:36,580 see Scott remotely huge deals we worked 163 00:07:42,390 --> 00:07:39,159 together was as usual portion I know him 164 00:07:45,659 --> 00:07:42,400 as a very high a highly-trained 165 00:07:48,689 --> 00:07:45,669 professional and just a very good man 166 00:07:51,990 --> 00:07:48,699 and the person i am happy to have him as 167 00:07:54,899 --> 00:07:52,000 a companion for a year but in a day I 168 00:07:56,430 --> 00:07:54,909 will be in houston I was deferred here 169 00:08:00,930 --> 00:07:56,440 well you know due to this press 170 00:08:03,209 --> 00:08:00,940 conference so I think lots of very good 171 00:08:07,260 --> 00:08:03,219 work I've already been set I don't want 172 00:08:08,279 --> 00:08:07,270 to waste your time thank you okay with 173 00:08:09,779 --> 00:08:08,289 that we're going to take questions 174 00:08:10,950 --> 00:08:09,789 starting here in Houston then we'll go 175 00:08:12,300 --> 00:08:10,960 down to the Kennedy Space Center then 176 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:12,310 we'll go to the phone line so let's 177 00:08:17,689 --> 00:08:15,250 start off with mr. Perot again thank you 178 00:08:21,629 --> 00:08:17,699 Mark grew up radiation week and 179 00:08:23,189 --> 00:08:21,639 certainly you touched on this but maybe 180 00:08:27,110 --> 00:08:23,199 you could elaborate a little more on 181 00:08:30,059 --> 00:08:27,120 your sort of personal and professional 182 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:30,069 motivations for for wanting to do this 183 00:08:35,430 --> 00:08:33,250 now that the opportunity is is there it 184 00:08:38,189 --> 00:08:35,440 sounds to me like you were not drafted 185 00:08:41,250 --> 00:08:38,199 to do this you were eligible to do it 186 00:08:42,550 --> 00:08:41,260 and you're all in and I just want to 187 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:42,560 make sure I sort of understand 188 00:08:48,970 --> 00:08:46,250 that's correct well I'm a big believer 189 00:08:51,370 --> 00:08:48,980 and what the the space station was 190 00:08:53,620 --> 00:08:51,380 designed for and and what we're doing up 191 00:08:55,060 --> 00:08:53,630 there like the you know the program 192 00:08:58,990 --> 00:08:55,070 manager Mike suffered a knee said 193 00:09:02,440 --> 00:08:59,000 earlier having this space station it's 194 00:09:04,300 --> 00:09:02,450 valuable facility that we built is able 195 00:09:08,170 --> 00:09:04,310 for us to demonstrate you know 196 00:09:10,150 --> 00:09:08,180 technologies in the systems and how 197 00:09:13,060 --> 00:09:10,160 they're operated and how we operate them 198 00:09:16,660 --> 00:09:13,070 for a long time as well as the the human 199 00:09:19,090 --> 00:09:16,670 element that will someday help us go 200 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:19,100 beyond low-earth orbit again and on to 201 00:09:24,370 --> 00:09:21,290 Mars so I'm a believer in what the 202 00:09:27,430 --> 00:09:24,380 program is is doing and I'm a believer 203 00:09:30,670 --> 00:09:27,440 in in the remaining years that we have 204 00:09:33,060 --> 00:09:30,680 the space station of expanding the 205 00:09:38,470 --> 00:09:33,070 envelope of what we've done previously 206 00:09:40,090 --> 00:09:38,480 on a personal level I look forward to 207 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:40,100 the challenge you know I've flown a 208 00:09:45,220 --> 00:09:42,290 six-month light on the International 209 00:09:47,140 --> 00:09:45,230 Space Station already and I was willing 210 00:09:49,540 --> 00:09:47,150 to do that again I wanted to do it again 211 00:09:52,930 --> 00:09:49,550 but you know more than doubling that 212 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:52,940 time will make it even more of a 213 00:09:58,810 --> 00:09:55,130 challenge and I recognize it's it's not 214 00:10:01,420 --> 00:09:58,820 going to be easy to spend a year in that 215 00:10:03,310 --> 00:10:01,430 kind of isolated environment but it's 216 00:10:05,740 --> 00:10:03,320 something that you know I think I'm up 217 00:10:10,630 --> 00:10:05,750 for that challenge and certainly at this 218 00:10:12,810 --> 00:10:10,640 point I look forward to Scott Kevin 219 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:12,820 Quinn from Kate jacket here in Houston 220 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:15,110 talk some about that challenge 221 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:17,810 personally for you what is your your 222 00:10:25,390 --> 00:10:20,510 greatest concern spending a year up 223 00:10:27,699 --> 00:10:25,400 there my greatest concern i think is 224 00:10:29,740 --> 00:10:27,709 just missing the you know the people you 225 00:10:33,550 --> 00:10:29,750 know your loved ones your family your 226 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:33,560 friends that not from a personal level 227 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:36,980 that that you're attached to on the 228 00:10:41,410 --> 00:10:39,650 ground and then your life on the space 229 00:10:42,910 --> 00:10:41,420 station is also pretty routine you know 230 00:10:44,620 --> 00:10:42,920 in the morning you wake up you're at 231 00:10:47,890 --> 00:10:44,630 work when you go to sleep you're also at 232 00:10:49,420 --> 00:10:47,900 work so imagine you know being in your 233 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:49,430 office for a whole year and you never 234 00:10:55,269 --> 00:10:52,610 get to leave its that is a challenge and 235 00:10:59,290 --> 00:10:55,279 you know it presents its own 236 00:11:04,090 --> 00:10:59,300 own set of issues but I think I'm up for 237 00:11:07,900 --> 00:11:04,100 it and and i look forward to do it yeah 238 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:07,910 give my god Jim / NBC uh Scott honey 239 00:11:12,220 --> 00:11:09,980 would you compare this kind of flight to 240 00:11:14,139 --> 00:11:12,230 your carrier deployments how long were 241 00:11:16,569 --> 00:11:14,149 you away from home when you're a carrier 242 00:11:19,059 --> 00:11:16,579 pilot and does that suggest you perhaps 243 00:11:21,939 --> 00:11:19,069 that people with navy experience with 244 00:11:24,850 --> 00:11:21,949 deployment experience have a better idea 245 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:24,860 of timing themselves for long away from 246 00:11:32,470 --> 00:11:29,569 home expeditions my only deployment that 247 00:11:37,119 --> 00:11:32,480 I went on as a carrier aviator was about 248 00:11:38,769 --> 00:11:37,129 six months long you know I think I think 249 00:11:40,269 --> 00:11:38,779 what's important for a flight like this 250 00:11:43,780 --> 00:11:40,279 to the space station is that it's 251 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:43,790 somebody who recognizes what it's like 252 00:11:50,019 --> 00:11:46,850 to flown a previous long-duration flight 253 00:11:53,710 --> 00:11:50,029 of six months or around that that period 254 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:53,720 of time just to know how best that they 255 00:11:59,410 --> 00:11:57,410 will you know mitigate the potential you 256 00:12:03,639 --> 00:11:59,420 know psychological issues that you can 257 00:12:06,249 --> 00:12:03,649 have for for even a longer duration I'm 258 00:12:10,660 --> 00:12:06,259 glad you brought up the military folks 259 00:12:14,019 --> 00:12:10,670 and folks that serve you know in service 260 00:12:16,809 --> 00:12:14,029 to our country for long periods of time 261 00:12:19,269 --> 00:12:16,819 and in some cases even longer I mean 262 00:12:22,179 --> 00:12:19,279 there there are many soldiers and airmen 263 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:22,189 and sailors that serve and Marines and 264 00:12:28,449 --> 00:12:24,379 the people that support them that serve 265 00:12:30,490 --> 00:12:28,459 much longer than than a year in places 266 00:12:32,259 --> 00:12:30,500 like Iraq Afghanistan and other 267 00:12:34,749 --> 00:12:32,269 deployments and I really appreciate 268 00:12:36,610 --> 00:12:34,759 their service and I recognize you know 269 00:12:39,009 --> 00:12:36,620 in some cases what I'm doing you know 270 00:12:42,790 --> 00:12:39,019 pales in comparison to their their 271 00:12:44,139 --> 00:12:42,800 sacrifice we're going to go to the 272 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:44,149 Kennedy Space Center now for questions 273 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:47,689 from there hi this is Marcia Dunn 274 00:12:52,809 --> 00:12:50,569 Associated Press Scud I'd like to know 275 00:12:55,379 --> 00:12:52,819 the reaction of your two daughters and 276 00:12:57,579 --> 00:12:55,389 your brother and your sister-in-law when 277 00:13:02,499 --> 00:12:57,589 they found out that you were considering 278 00:13:05,259 --> 00:13:02,509 this and actually got picked yeah they 279 00:13:07,389 --> 00:13:05,269 were all very supportive as far as like 280 00:13:08,980 --> 00:13:07,399 a specific reaction the only one that 281 00:13:10,750 --> 00:13:08,990 comes to mind is my 282 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:10,760 my nine-year-old daughter when I told 283 00:13:15,070 --> 00:13:13,310 her on the phone that I was going to 284 00:13:21,820 --> 00:13:15,080 spend a year on the space station she 285 00:13:23,710 --> 00:13:21,830 she screamed out awesome Scott good 286 00:13:28,210 --> 00:13:23,720 morning it's peter king with CBS radio 287 00:13:30,340 --> 00:13:28,220 news and you know listening to what your 288 00:13:32,829 --> 00:13:30,350 crewmates said a few moments ago he 289 00:13:35,139 --> 00:13:32,839 talked about you as being a good 290 00:13:36,850 --> 00:13:35,149 professional and a good man i don't know 291 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:36,860 how well you guys really know each other 292 00:13:42,579 --> 00:13:40,250 or how closely you work together in the 293 00:13:44,290 --> 00:13:42,589 past in training but you know i love for 294 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:44,300 you to tell us a couple of things that 295 00:13:51,699 --> 00:13:48,130 you like or admire about about Misha 296 00:13:57,070 --> 00:13:51,709 Misha is you know very professional but 297 00:14:00,820 --> 00:13:57,080 he's also a very very likable guy I know 298 00:14:03,670 --> 00:14:00,830 him best from spending about ten days in 299 00:14:05,560 --> 00:14:03,680 quarantine with him in in Baikonur in 300 00:14:08,590 --> 00:14:05,570 Kazakhstan when I was Tracy Caldwell's 301 00:14:11,079 --> 00:14:08,600 backup for for her flight Misha was one 302 00:14:14,350 --> 00:14:11,089 of tracy's crew members so I've known 303 00:14:17,980 --> 00:14:14,360 him you know over the last 10 or 15 304 00:14:20,769 --> 00:14:17,990 years just working with him on akan 305 00:14:23,940 --> 00:14:20,779 occasion but then spending ten days with 306 00:14:27,850 --> 00:14:23,950 him you know having every meal with them 307 00:14:30,519 --> 00:14:27,860 spending time socially with them for 308 00:14:34,510 --> 00:14:30,529 about 10 days prior to his his last 309 00:14:36,850 --> 00:14:34,520 flight and at a follow-up to that and 310 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:36,860 with apologies to David Bowie but you 311 00:14:41,889 --> 00:14:39,290 guys are spending a long time in a bit 312 00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:41,899 in a tin can if you will a very large 313 00:14:48,310 --> 00:14:46,310 one obviously how important is it not 314 00:14:50,980 --> 00:14:48,320 just to be the best professionals that 315 00:14:53,170 --> 00:14:50,990 you can be but how important is it in a 316 00:14:56,590 --> 00:14:53,180 long-duration flight four crew members 317 00:14:58,990 --> 00:14:56,600 to be close friends maybe even becoming 318 00:15:01,840 --> 00:14:59,000 best friends over the duration of the 319 00:15:06,310 --> 00:15:01,850 training and the actual mission you know 320 00:15:08,860 --> 00:15:06,320 the crew dynamic aspect and and how you 321 00:15:12,220 --> 00:15:08,870 how well you get along is very important 322 00:15:14,350 --> 00:15:12,230 unlike a shuttle flight though a lot of 323 00:15:15,910 --> 00:15:14,360 those in the space station training just 324 00:15:17,380 --> 00:15:15,920 the way that space station flow is 325 00:15:20,079 --> 00:15:17,390 designed with training in different 326 00:15:22,009 --> 00:15:20,089 countries all around the world different 327 00:15:24,889 --> 00:15:22,019 schedules your 328 00:15:27,350 --> 00:15:24,899 generally your ability to bond as a crew 329 00:15:29,210 --> 00:15:27,360 doesn't occur until you get on orbit you 330 00:15:31,819 --> 00:15:29,220 know in most cases that goes well in 331 00:15:35,299 --> 00:15:31,829 some cases there there are interpersonal 332 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:35,309 issues I think fortunately for for Misha 333 00:15:40,460 --> 00:15:37,079 and I we we know each other we've spent 334 00:15:42,650 --> 00:15:40,470 time together we get along fine and I 335 00:15:46,249 --> 00:15:42,660 think our working relationship and our 336 00:15:48,499 --> 00:15:46,259 personal relationship is strong and is 337 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:48,509 very suitable to spending a year in 338 00:15:55,369 --> 00:15:53,610 space together hi it's bill Harwood CBS 339 00:15:57,229 --> 00:15:55,379 News with two quick ones one quick 340 00:15:58,819 --> 00:15:57,239 question do you know if something 341 00:16:00,319 --> 00:15:58,829 happens that prevents you from flying 342 00:16:02,299 --> 00:16:00,329 this mission there's the plan to have 343 00:16:05,179 --> 00:16:02,309 backups that could go up for the full 344 00:16:06,559 --> 00:16:05,189 year or wood or wood that derail this is 345 00:16:08,780 --> 00:16:06,569 something like that happen then I got a 346 00:16:12,439 --> 00:16:08,790 quick follow-up yeah the plan is to have 347 00:16:14,629 --> 00:16:12,449 a backup crew that would step in if 348 00:16:17,539 --> 00:16:14,639 something happened to misha and i 349 00:16:21,019 --> 00:16:17,549 likewise where the backup crew to the 350 00:16:22,879 --> 00:16:21,029 previous expedition so you know there's 351 00:16:25,910 --> 00:16:22,889 also the possibility that we might have 352 00:16:27,799 --> 00:16:25,920 to fill in for one of the previous or 353 00:16:29,629 --> 00:16:27,809 the previous flight the previous six 354 00:16:31,129 --> 00:16:29,639 month flight in which case we then 355 00:16:32,689 --> 00:16:31,139 wouldn't be eligible for the year long 356 00:16:36,379 --> 00:16:32,699 flight and our backup would have to 357 00:16:38,449 --> 00:16:36,389 serve in that capacity it's got kind of 358 00:16:39,859 --> 00:16:38,459 a philosophical question you know I walk 359 00:16:41,150 --> 00:16:39,869 at the gym every day for an hour and 360 00:16:42,799 --> 00:16:41,160 have a little timer that tells me when 361 00:16:44,660 --> 00:16:42,809 I'm halfway done you know and sometimes 362 00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:44,670 you go like oh my gosh I'm only halfway 363 00:16:48,559 --> 00:16:46,649 done and I was thinking about you you've 364 00:16:52,429 --> 00:16:48,569 been there six months and that's halfway 365 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:52,439 I mean when you think about that I just 366 00:16:55,189 --> 00:16:53,850 wondered how tough that is I mean I 367 00:16:56,780 --> 00:16:55,199 realized you hadn't done it so you don't 368 00:16:58,730 --> 00:16:56,790 know but you have been there for six 369 00:17:00,319 --> 00:16:58,740 months it just seems like a pretty 370 00:17:03,079 --> 00:17:00,329 daunting task to those of us on the 371 00:17:05,029 --> 00:17:03,089 ground thanks yeah I would agree you 372 00:17:07,220 --> 00:17:05,039 know it's it's definitely a challenge 373 00:17:10,189 --> 00:17:07,230 you know I think in a lot of ways it'll 374 00:17:12,350 --> 00:17:10,199 be it'll be similar to those those 375 00:17:14,389 --> 00:17:12,360 challenges that people do that's kind of 376 00:17:16,460 --> 00:17:14,399 considered type 2 fun you know it's it's 377 00:17:19,069 --> 00:17:16,470 it's fun when you're done with it not 378 00:17:21,019 --> 00:17:19,079 while you're doing it and you know like 379 00:17:22,610 --> 00:17:21,029 climbing Mount Everest or something like 380 00:17:26,299 --> 00:17:22,620 that not not the type of fun you have 381 00:17:28,189 --> 00:17:26,309 riding a roller coaster so I think in a 382 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:28,199 lot of ways it will be like that I hope 383 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:32,130 I suspect you know there's that you know 384 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:34,510 when you have like a third left of 385 00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:37,600 of something of a certain duration you 386 00:17:42,030 --> 00:17:39,370 know in the case of a six-month light 387 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:42,040 maybe two months left in a case of a 388 00:17:46,890 --> 00:17:44,110 12-month flight maybe you know about 389 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:46,900 three three or four months left is when 390 00:17:51,060 --> 00:17:49,510 you know that fatigue level that people 391 00:17:54,180 --> 00:17:51,070 generally see you'll be building up so 392 00:17:56,430 --> 00:17:54,190 hopefully you know I suspect I won't see 393 00:17:57,990 --> 00:17:56,440 that after six months I'll kind of see 394 00:18:01,350 --> 00:17:58,000 that towards the end hopefully not at 395 00:18:03,060 --> 00:18:01,360 all look I think that's it from the 396 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:03,070 Kennedy Space Center let's go to Moscow 397 00:18:23,550 --> 00:18:20,610 hill-murray such but it's a vision 398 00:18:27,750 --> 00:18:23,560 question to you from your biography just 399 00:18:31,770 --> 00:18:27,760 no one that you climbed Kilimanjaro if 400 00:18:34,590 --> 00:18:31,780 i'm not mistaken so what is this flight 401 00:18:37,830 --> 00:18:34,600 for you is it another level so what is 402 00:18:40,410 --> 00:18:37,840 connected the self light and the 403 00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:40,420 question to scott Kelly can you name 404 00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:44,710 your backup crew member okay about Katie 405 00:18:52,470 --> 00:18:48,670 Machado one of the very experienced the 406 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:52,480 mountain climbers said that you cannot 407 00:18:59,130 --> 00:18:56,770 climb it and conquer it can't let you in 408 00:19:01,110 --> 00:18:59,140 and can let you out so I was letting and 409 00:19:04,260 --> 00:19:01,120 was let out as per the flight i think 410 00:19:07,590 --> 00:19:04,270 it's a unique opportunity for me and for 411 00:19:12,120 --> 00:19:07,600 us cochiti lucia coracles before only 412 00:19:15,210 --> 00:19:12,130 for russian cosmonauts a date that was 413 00:19:17,970 --> 00:19:15,220 most lists and it's an opportunity to 414 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:17,980 participate notion programming in the 415 00:19:24,120 --> 00:19:20,560 scientific research program that is 416 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:24,130 planned what is flight and it cannot be 417 00:19:30,330 --> 00:19:27,490 done during these six months like I am a 418 00:19:34,260 --> 00:19:30,340 professional it's my job I should yield 419 00:19:35,850 --> 00:19:34,270 and of course I am very eager to do this 420 00:19:38,820 --> 00:19:35,860 although of course I understand it won't 421 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:38,830 be very easy it's a heart it's a heart 422 00:19:46,770 --> 00:19:43,210 it's it's not you know i am not given 423 00:19:52,670 --> 00:19:46,780 the price to myself but it's just really 424 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:52,680 so answer your question about the backup 425 00:19:57,120 --> 00:19:55,450 nASA has not decided on a backup crew 426 00:19:59,190 --> 00:19:57,130 member and we're going to do that along 427 00:20:01,980 --> 00:19:59,200 the same kind of schedule we've done 428 00:20:04,140 --> 00:20:01,990 with all the previous flights and that 429 00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:04,150 would be in about you know four to five 430 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:27,200 Washington can I ask a question yes 431 00:20:32,730 --> 00:20:30,130 Peter scottson Interfax Mikhail 432 00:20:34,620 --> 00:20:32,740 Borisovich you bring you joy still 433 00:20:36,390 --> 00:20:34,630 sleeping said that you will participate 434 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:36,400 in experiments that are planned for the 435 00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:39,730 year-long expedition expedia there is 436 00:20:46,530 --> 00:20:42,760 another expedition going up for to the 437 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:46,540 ISS so they will have to perform 37 438 00:20:53,370 --> 00:20:49,090 Russian experiments and 130 on the 439 00:20:55,170 --> 00:20:53,380 American science flight program so do 440 00:20:58,800 --> 00:20:55,180 you think that by your flight you will 441 00:21:00,540 --> 00:20:58,810 have enough science experiments and they 442 00:21:03,030 --> 00:21:00,550 won't be just repetitions of the old 443 00:21:05,310 --> 00:21:03,040 ones you know the ones that were done on 444 00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:05,320 salute and meal but they were current 445 00:21:10,260 --> 00:21:08,320 ones course right now we even cannot 446 00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:10,270 find enough experiments for a six-month 447 00:21:17,490 --> 00:21:13,510 flight to the Russian segment when I 448 00:21:20,250 --> 00:21:17,500 flew we had 48 Russian experiments so it 449 00:21:22,170 --> 00:21:20,260 fluctuates as for the repetition of the 450 00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:22,180 mere experiment to some part of 451 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:25,360 experiments actually will repeat the 452 00:21:30,630 --> 00:21:28,930 ones that were on me but they are the 453 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:30,640 experiments that need some statistical 454 00:21:37,670 --> 00:21:33,970 data that's why they are repeated as for 455 00:21:42,390 --> 00:21:37,680 my flight I'm sure that our scientific 456 00:21:45,780 --> 00:21:42,400 institutions I BMP and other institutes 457 00:21:58,080 --> 00:21:45,790 of course will prepare the scientific 458 00:21:58,090 --> 00:22:02,850 any other questions 459 00:22:10,180 --> 00:22:06,100 no more questions you should ask Allah 460 00:22:12,279 --> 00:22:10,190 for example so ria novosti again let me 461 00:22:14,590 --> 00:22:12,289 go please do you know your backup crew 462 00:22:16,269 --> 00:22:14,600 member yes of course she'll give okula 463 00:22:24,810 --> 00:22:16,279 forgive Oh cough is my backup crew 464 00:22:28,810 --> 00:22:27,430 okay let's go to the phone lines and 465 00:22:34,389 --> 00:22:28,820 begin taking questions from there is 466 00:22:37,749 --> 00:22:34,399 stephanie pappas from space com there hi 467 00:22:39,940 --> 00:22:37,759 that are sorry I was muted I have a 468 00:22:43,690 --> 00:22:39,950 question for both of stephanie pappas 469 00:22:45,460 --> 00:22:43,700 from space calm and i would like to know 470 00:22:47,740 --> 00:22:45,470 obviously be you'll be busier and busier 471 00:22:50,350 --> 00:22:47,750 as you prepare for this mission I'm 472 00:22:52,330 --> 00:22:50,360 wondering if you have plans to spend 473 00:22:53,950 --> 00:22:52,340 extra time with your friends and family 474 00:22:57,310 --> 00:22:53,960 prior if you're able to sort of filled 475 00:23:01,360 --> 00:22:57,320 up that time before you're isolated up 476 00:23:04,360 --> 00:23:01,370 on the ISS well that's a good question I 477 00:23:05,980 --> 00:23:04,370 i hope i have that opportunity i haven't 478 00:23:10,419 --> 00:23:05,990 started training yet they're still 479 00:23:13,690 --> 00:23:10,429 building my my training template so yeah 480 00:23:15,820 --> 00:23:13,700 I certainly I would if I could and I and 481 00:23:18,009 --> 00:23:15,830 I hope to have time to more time to 482 00:23:26,889 --> 00:23:18,019 spend with friends and family before 483 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:26,899 going on such a long flight okay let's 484 00:23:30,070 --> 00:23:28,370 go to mr. Kornienko and see if he has a 485 00:23:31,869 --> 00:23:30,080 response to that the question was do you 486 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:31,879 have are you going to try to spend some 487 00:23:46,620 --> 00:23:33,710 extra time with your friends and family 488 00:23:52,210 --> 00:23:50,500 Nostalgia naskolko well you know as I 489 00:23:54,820 --> 00:23:52,220 will try to spend as much time as my 490 00:23:58,030 --> 00:23:54,830 preparation as my training will allow me 491 00:24:00,790 --> 00:23:58,040 in a day I will go to Houston I will be 492 00:24:03,490 --> 00:24:00,800 there for six months then in summer 493 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:03,500 another stage of the training will start 494 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:06,650 of course they want much time to spend 495 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:08,410 the you know with my family 496 00:24:15,580 --> 00:24:11,090 unfortunately I would love to have more 497 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:15,590 but I will try to find some time okay 498 00:24:23,020 --> 00:24:19,970 how about lisa rose d'or leisure hi I 499 00:24:25,540 --> 00:24:23,030 just have a question um I basically 500 00:24:28,780 --> 00:24:25,550 wanted to see what people are planning 501 00:24:30,580 --> 00:24:28,790 to attack you know in terms of there are 502 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:30,590 limitations in terms of how much you can 503 00:24:36,340 --> 00:24:33,530 pack to go up for a year and also other 504 00:24:38,250 --> 00:24:36,350 like personal items that you're planning 505 00:24:41,290 --> 00:24:38,260 to pack in order to kind of you know 506 00:24:43,660 --> 00:24:41,300 achieve some normalcy and connect with 507 00:24:46,870 --> 00:24:43,670 the people back home while you're up 508 00:24:49,450 --> 00:24:46,880 there well Lisa as far as like your 509 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:49,460 clothing and food and and those type of 510 00:24:55,330 --> 00:24:52,610 items those are all provided for you by 511 00:24:57,310 --> 00:24:55,340 the government certainly the amount of 512 00:24:58,830 --> 00:24:57,320 clothes you have is much less and you 513 00:25:01,750 --> 00:24:58,840 would use on earth you don't have a 514 00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:01,760 capability to wash them so they're 515 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:04,600 disposed after a specific amount of time 516 00:25:10,870 --> 00:25:07,010 but as far as personal items you get a 517 00:25:13,660 --> 00:25:10,880 little bag that's about this big and you 518 00:25:16,330 --> 00:25:13,670 can basically you know within a certain 519 00:25:23,670 --> 00:25:16,340 set of rules and requirements take what 520 00:25:34,630 --> 00:25:30,040 okay Robert pearlman collectspace.com hi 521 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:34,640 I from a logistic standpoint of working 522 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:37,310 with the rotating crew members that 523 00:25:42,910 --> 00:25:40,250 you'll be up there with are you you 524 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:42,920 Scott and and Mikhail arts are you 525 00:25:47,530 --> 00:25:45,290 viewing yourself as your own expedition 526 00:25:49,810 --> 00:25:47,540 or are you rotating with them into 527 00:25:51,670 --> 00:25:49,820 different expeditions as they increments 528 00:25:53,830 --> 00:25:51,680 as they pass and will either of you be 529 00:25:56,409 --> 00:25:53,840 serving as commander during any of your 530 00:25:58,570 --> 00:25:56,419 time on board yeah 531 00:26:02,049 --> 00:25:58,580 Robert so so the way I look at it and I 532 00:26:04,810 --> 00:26:02,059 think the way Misha will look at it as 533 00:26:07,590 --> 00:26:04,820 well as roast cosmos and NASA is that 534 00:26:09,970 --> 00:26:07,600 you know we're all part of one crew and 535 00:26:12,879 --> 00:26:09,980 during our time on orbit will be 536 00:26:16,090 --> 00:26:12,889 basically part of six crews to different 537 00:26:18,009 --> 00:26:16,100 soils crews and and four different ISS 538 00:26:20,710 --> 00:26:18,019 increments no different than than 539 00:26:23,529 --> 00:26:20,720 anybody else who flies on international 540 00:26:25,389 --> 00:26:23,539 space station crew cohesion and our 541 00:26:29,049 --> 00:26:25,399 ability to work together and respond 542 00:26:32,590 --> 00:26:29,059 together as a team is one of the if not 543 00:26:35,169 --> 00:26:32,600 the most important thing that we need to 544 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:35,179 be prepared to do and be trained for as 545 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:38,210 far as will either of us be the 546 00:26:43,979 --> 00:26:41,210 commander I'll i will be the commander 547 00:26:48,489 --> 00:26:43,989 of the space station for the second two 548 00:26:51,190 --> 00:26:48,499 of the four increments that I'll be a 549 00:26:53,070 --> 00:26:51,200 part of so then Misha and I'll be a part 550 00:26:55,450 --> 00:26:53,080 of so and that will be the second 551 00:27:12,090 --> 00:26:55,460 basically the second six months of our 552 00:27:16,500 --> 00:27:14,340 no she just pooted with us that's not 553 00:27:18,870 --> 00:27:16,510 good there's already answered this 554 00:27:27,210 --> 00:27:18,880 question he's a very experienced 555 00:27:30,659 --> 00:27:27,220 astronaut I wouldn't prioritize the fact 556 00:27:33,210 --> 00:27:30,669 of being a commander of course the crew 557 00:27:36,419 --> 00:27:33,220 is one team and we depend on each other 558 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:36,429 mutually bishop and I don't think we 559 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:39,010 should divide anything so all politics 560 00:27:46,950 --> 00:27:43,510 is left behind or below no we when we 561 00:27:49,110 --> 00:27:46,960 were together we were very friendly to 562 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:49,120 each other and I think we will be also 563 00:27:55,380 --> 00:27:51,210 very good to each other and friendly 564 00:27:56,940 --> 00:27:55,390 during our year-long expedition curves 565 00:28:01,380 --> 00:27:56,950 to the people i'm flying with up just 566 00:28:03,510 --> 00:28:01,390 wonderful okay about Peter spots with 567 00:28:06,180 --> 00:28:03,520 christian science monitor well thank you 568 00:28:08,970 --> 00:28:06,190 very much I was interested interested in 569 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:08,980 what in thinking about the sort of the 570 00:28:13,940 --> 00:28:11,530 psychological approach to this longer 571 00:28:15,990 --> 00:28:13,950 mission I wonder if there are any 572 00:28:18,390 --> 00:28:16,000 examples you might give a kind of 573 00:28:20,970 --> 00:28:18,400 lessons learned and how you coped during 574 00:28:25,289 --> 00:28:20,980 a six-month that you might try something 575 00:28:27,690 --> 00:28:25,299 different on this this time around we 576 00:28:31,380 --> 00:28:27,700 have a whole team here at NASA that 577 00:28:34,799 --> 00:28:31,390 deals with what's called behaved 578 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:34,809 behavioral health and performance on 579 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:37,090 board the space station and they they 580 00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:41,020 help us with you know things that we do 581 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:43,299 in our spare time basically to stay 582 00:28:48,539 --> 00:28:45,490 connected with you know friends and 583 00:28:51,750 --> 00:28:48,549 family on earth via video conferences 584 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:51,760 and you know providing you with with 585 00:28:58,830 --> 00:28:54,730 entertainment whether it's newspapers or 586 00:29:01,230 --> 00:28:58,840 magazines or books or movies music those 587 00:29:04,669 --> 00:29:01,240 type of things so you know from my 588 00:29:07,590 --> 00:29:04,679 perspective you know my first 589 00:29:09,149 --> 00:29:07,600 long-duration flight of six months I 590 00:29:15,090 --> 00:29:09,159 didn't put a whole lot of thought into 591 00:29:17,669 --> 00:29:15,100 that and now having spent at that amount 592 00:29:19,950 --> 00:29:17,679 of time already in space i'll put put up 593 00:29:21,870 --> 00:29:19,960 more thought into it you know just 594 00:29:23,570 --> 00:29:21,880 little things about it that you can 595 00:29:25,950 --> 00:29:23,580 certainly tweak you know for instance 596 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:25,960 you know you run on the treadmill for 597 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:28,450 30 minutes and generally when I would 598 00:29:33,690 --> 00:29:30,610 run on the treadmill I'd watch some 599 00:29:35,130 --> 00:29:33,700 television shows that normally or 30 600 00:29:36,750 --> 00:29:35,140 minutes long but when you cut out all 601 00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:36,760 the commercials they're no longer 30 602 00:29:41,370 --> 00:29:39,580 minutes and so after about 20 minutes 603 00:29:44,430 --> 00:29:41,380 I'd have to get on a computer and 604 00:29:46,110 --> 00:29:44,440 restart something else so putting more 605 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:46,120 thought into making sure I have 606 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:48,730 something that is the duration of you 607 00:29:53,940 --> 00:29:50,850 know that the time I'm on the treadmill 608 00:29:56,549 --> 00:29:53,950 might seem like a you know a minor thing 609 00:29:58,380 --> 00:29:56,559 but over a year-long period you know 610 00:30:00,860 --> 00:29:58,390 just adds to your your quality of life 611 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:00,870 and your your ability to be entertained 612 00:30:05,940 --> 00:30:03,490 for for such a long period so i'll just 613 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:05,950 put more thought into those type of 614 00:30:23,710 --> 00:30:20,000 eben are you there okay let's go to 615 00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:29,720 hi can you hear me hear you sorry I 616 00:30:33,409 --> 00:30:31,110 don't know if this is working i hope you 617 00:30:36,139 --> 00:30:33,419 guys can hear me under you just wanted 618 00:30:38,110 --> 00:30:36,149 to kind of get a sense of what you're 619 00:30:40,460 --> 00:30:38,120 going to do stay connected with your 620 00:30:41,629 --> 00:30:40,470 your friends and family when you're when 621 00:30:44,149 --> 00:30:41,639 you're up there i guess this is sort of 622 00:30:46,789 --> 00:30:44,159 a little bit repetitive but are you 623 00:30:48,139 --> 00:30:46,799 going to have any longer these personal 624 00:30:49,519 --> 00:30:48,149 conferences that you normally get each 625 00:30:52,700 --> 00:30:49,529 week or they're going to be separate 626 00:30:54,799 --> 00:30:52,710 kinds of discussions that you're going 627 00:30:56,919 --> 00:30:54,809 to be able to have because of the extra 628 00:31:00,710 --> 00:30:56,929 length of time you're spending up there 629 00:31:03,289 --> 00:31:00,720 well you know if it was up to me I would 630 00:31:05,299 --> 00:31:03,299 keep it the same as as my last flight 631 00:31:09,940 --> 00:31:05,309 and I think it will be up to me I mean 632 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:09,950 that once a week videoconference with 633 00:31:15,950 --> 00:31:14,010 with my loved ones on on earth and the 634 00:31:17,810 --> 00:31:15,960 ability to occasionally have a video 635 00:31:22,159 --> 00:31:17,820 conference with friends I think for me 636 00:31:23,930 --> 00:31:22,169 personally will work well for me similar 637 00:31:25,639 --> 00:31:23,940 to what i did last time we also have a 638 00:31:29,060 --> 00:31:25,649 telephone on board it's kind of like 639 00:31:31,879 --> 00:31:29,070 calling on a skype type phone that is 640 00:31:33,860 --> 00:31:31,889 very very helpful from a you know 641 00:31:36,350 --> 00:31:33,870 psychological standpoint where basically 642 00:31:38,990 --> 00:31:36,360 you know about 45 minutes every hour you 643 00:31:40,690 --> 00:31:39,000 can call anyone you want to assuming 644 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:40,700 they're going to answer the phone and 645 00:31:47,810 --> 00:31:43,490 speak to them as well as you know having 646 00:31:49,610 --> 00:31:47,820 email capability so you know i think you 647 00:31:52,490 --> 00:31:49,620 know between putting a little bit more 648 00:31:54,980 --> 00:31:52,500 thought into this whole you know bhp 649 00:31:56,870 --> 00:31:54,990 what we call it the behavioral health 650 00:31:59,090 --> 00:31:56,880 and performance stuff than i did last 651 00:32:01,250 --> 00:31:59,100 time and you know we got a great group 652 00:32:05,230 --> 00:32:01,260 of people working with us in that area i 653 00:32:07,220 --> 00:32:05,240 think i think i'll be pretty well 654 00:32:10,159 --> 00:32:07,230 situated for spending a year on the 655 00:32:11,509 --> 00:32:10,169 space station okay that wraps up the 656 00:32:13,070 --> 00:32:11,519 calls on the phone line so we have a 657 00:32:14,750 --> 00:32:13,080 couple of follow-ups in moscow and also 658 00:32:26,889 --> 00:32:14,760 at the kennedy space center so let's go 659 00:32:32,169 --> 00:32:29,379 the bedroom now probably with Dave named 660 00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:32,179 always do you Leah I'm kind of question 661 00:32:37,419 --> 00:32:34,429 from the whole body Seto remember could 662 00:32:41,349 --> 00:32:37,429 you please tell us about the preparation 663 00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:41,359 for the flight you seem in detail if you 664 00:32:48,339 --> 00:32:45,529 mean physical exercises we do it every 665 00:32:51,279 --> 00:32:48,349 day in GC GC they have a very good gym 666 00:32:54,940 --> 00:32:51,289 in Jerusalem they are repairing right 667 00:32:57,009 --> 00:32:54,950 now there is a swimming pool there you 668 00:32:59,079 --> 00:32:57,019 know there is all kind of training 669 00:33:01,239 --> 00:32:59,089 devices that we are provided with so 670 00:33:04,239 --> 00:33:01,249 physical exercises of course is done 671 00:33:06,909 --> 00:33:04,249 practically every day most of them i 672 00:33:11,379 --> 00:33:06,919 will go to nasir that is soon they also 673 00:33:13,899 --> 00:33:11,389 have a very good gym and I will also use 674 00:33:17,229 --> 00:33:13,909 their swimming pool so this is the 675 00:33:21,849 --> 00:33:17,239 foundation of the physical status so to 676 00:33:27,070 --> 00:33:21,859 say that we need to maintain any other 677 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:29,210 okay let's go down to the Kennedy Space 678 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:30,450 Center and take some follow-ups from 679 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:35,130 there hi this is James Dean from Florida 680 00:33:40,190 --> 00:33:38,490 today Scott your extended family has 681 00:33:42,770 --> 00:33:40,200 been through so much in the last couple 682 00:33:44,750 --> 00:33:42,780 years including a time when when you 683 00:33:47,150 --> 00:33:44,760 were up in orbit and I'm wondering if 684 00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:47,160 you felt like that experience gave you 685 00:33:52,610 --> 00:33:49,590 more confidence we're NASA more 686 00:33:54,470 --> 00:33:52,620 confidence that you might be able to 687 00:33:57,290 --> 00:33:54,480 handle whatever might come up during a 688 00:34:00,500 --> 00:33:57,300 year-long stay well like I can't 689 00:34:05,870 --> 00:34:00,510 certainly I can't speak for anyone at 690 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:05,880 NASA but for me you know I it was a 691 00:34:12,380 --> 00:34:09,330 pretty significant event when my 692 00:34:14,450 --> 00:34:12,390 sister-in-law was shot along with you 693 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:14,460 know all those other folks that work or 694 00:34:23,060 --> 00:34:20,610 killed and you know there's certainly 695 00:34:25,610 --> 00:34:23,070 nothing good comes out of anything like 696 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:25,620 this but as a result you know I do know 697 00:34:34,460 --> 00:34:29,370 that I do know how I respond to 698 00:34:36,770 --> 00:34:34,470 something along those lines so i don't 699 00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:36,780 know if it's helpful but but you know if 700 00:34:42,220 --> 00:34:39,510 something god forbid something you know 701 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:42,230 tragic was to occur i kind of know how i 702 00:34:47,630 --> 00:34:45,210 react but you know all situations are 703 00:34:49,850 --> 00:34:47,640 different and i think past you know past 704 00:34:51,950 --> 00:34:49,860 performance doesn't necessarily the 705 00:34:58,280 --> 00:34:51,960 predict you know how i would necessarily 706 00:35:00,170 --> 00:34:58,290 be in the future thanks and you know if 707 00:35:03,860 --> 00:35:00,180 we've heard a lot previously about the 708 00:35:08,690 --> 00:35:03,870 the benefit of collecting the biomedical 709 00:35:10,190 --> 00:35:08,700 data that that will add to our our what 710 00:35:11,930 --> 00:35:10,200 we've collected from the six-month 711 00:35:13,790 --> 00:35:11,940 missions and but it is it's it sounds 712 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:13,800 like you really are thinking much more 713 00:35:18,290 --> 00:35:15,690 in terms of the psychological challenges 714 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:18,300 rather than the physical aspects or is 715 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:19,610 that true or are there any things 716 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:22,050 physically that that you think might 717 00:35:30,620 --> 00:35:25,890 might be difficult well you know there's 718 00:35:33,670 --> 00:35:30,630 a host of physical issues that are going 719 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:33,680 to be investigated and you know like 720 00:35:38,930 --> 00:35:37,410 Julie Robinson the program scientists 721 00:35:40,010 --> 00:35:38,940 mentioned you know we're still coming up 722 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:40,020 with the 723 00:35:46,910 --> 00:35:42,450 the suite of experiments that will be 724 00:35:48,830 --> 00:35:46,920 performed but you know certainly you 725 00:35:50,660 --> 00:35:48,840 know i look forward to participating in 726 00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:50,670 those i look forward to helping us learn 727 00:35:56,650 --> 00:35:53,160 more about those issues of you know 728 00:35:59,090 --> 00:35:56,660 vision and bone loss and immune function 729 00:36:02,650 --> 00:35:59,100 certainly you know the radiation affects 730 00:36:06,260 --> 00:36:02,660 all those types of things you know are 731 00:36:10,370 --> 00:36:06,270 equally made perhaps more important than 732 00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:10,380 the the psychological aspect of spending 733 00:36:15,670 --> 00:36:13,710 a year in space that I guess the only 734 00:36:18,190 --> 00:36:15,680 reason I was focusing on the the 735 00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:18,200 psychological part is that's more 736 00:36:28,220 --> 00:36:21,590 personal you know more subjective versus 737 00:36:30,980 --> 00:36:28,230 you know quantitative data Scott it's 738 00:36:32,870 --> 00:36:30,990 peter king with CBS radio news again and 739 00:36:35,180 --> 00:36:32,880 and following up on James's question 740 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:35,190 about physical issues one of the things 741 00:36:40,270 --> 00:36:37,410 we heard earlier from Julie and from the 742 00:36:42,890 --> 00:36:40,280 Russian side as well was talked about 743 00:36:45,110 --> 00:36:42,900 the vision and cranial issues that 744 00:36:46,850 --> 00:36:45,120 apparently have affected some of the 745 00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:46,860 space station crew members coming back 746 00:36:52,430 --> 00:36:50,310 I'm wondering number one have did you 747 00:36:55,010 --> 00:36:52,440 feel any ill effects from your previous 748 00:36:57,770 --> 00:36:55,020 Space Station flight and number two how 749 00:37:00,200 --> 00:36:57,780 concerned are you at putting yourself at 750 00:37:04,730 --> 00:37:00,210 risk for possible further damage in 751 00:37:06,980 --> 00:37:04,740 those two specific areas yeah vision on 752 00:37:10,130 --> 00:37:06,990 the one long flight wasn't much 753 00:37:11,870 --> 00:37:10,140 different than my experience on my my 754 00:37:17,540 --> 00:37:11,880 previous two flights a little bit of a 755 00:37:22,460 --> 00:37:17,550 shift in in the in my vision that then 756 00:37:26,990 --> 00:37:22,470 corrected pretty soon post flight back 757 00:37:29,530 --> 00:37:27,000 to where I was before the mission so you 758 00:37:32,660 --> 00:37:29,540 know personally I don't have a concern 759 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:32,670 but it will be interesting to see from a 760 00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:35,970 scientific standpoint whether they're 761 00:37:39,890 --> 00:37:38,100 there is a difference between what I 762 00:37:44,250 --> 00:37:39,900 experienced on the six-month flight 763 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:46,110 hello this is Marcia Dunn of The 764 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:48,010 Associated Press and could I ask mr. 765 00:37:53,210 --> 00:37:51,010 kornienko a question please mr. 766 00:37:56,130 --> 00:37:53,220 Kornienko I'm wondering did you have any 767 00:37:59,340 --> 00:37:56,140 hesitation in accepting the challenge of 768 00:38:12,440 --> 00:37:59,350 a one-year mission and what did your 769 00:38:17,940 --> 00:38:15,750 no particular notice I'm ignorant well I 770 00:38:21,030 --> 00:38:17,950 had some doubts of course you know a 771 00:38:23,130 --> 00:38:21,040 year is a serious time but they were not 772 00:38:27,420 --> 00:38:23,140 for long inside you and actually it was 773 00:38:30,150 --> 00:38:27,430 my initiative woman and my wife of 774 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:30,160 course she started to cry all three axes 775 00:38:36,780 --> 00:38:35,410 that's that was her reaction okay that 776 00:38:37,770 --> 00:38:36,790 is it from the Kennedy Space Center 777 00:38:40,590 --> 00:38:37,780 you'll see if there's any follow-ups 778 00:38:44,990 --> 00:38:40,600 here in Houston mr. Roberge mmhmm yeah 779 00:38:47,730 --> 00:38:45,000 follow rooster crowing ankle I asked him 780 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:47,740 how long he wants to spend talking with 781 00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:49,570 the Russians who have been a year at 782 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:52,240 space to get their advice in their 783 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:54,850 insights into his own preparation is own 784 00:38:59,490 --> 00:38:57,130 psychological preparation and also we 785 00:39:12,270 --> 00:38:59,500 please identify for us than the metals 786 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:15,190 yeah visiting a percentage of course I 787 00:39:19,570 --> 00:39:17,090 will talk to them we'll take their 788 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:19,580 advice for sure it's a absolutely 789 00:39:23,500 --> 00:39:21,410 priceless experience of course I have 790 00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:23,510 six months experience on board the 791 00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:25,730 station I'm more or less ready I think 792 00:39:33,220 --> 00:39:28,670 but of course every person is individual 793 00:39:36,100 --> 00:39:33,230 and individually you know this receives 794 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:36,110 the flight so i will try to sum up all 795 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:38,450 their experiences and it will be very 796 00:39:44,530 --> 00:39:41,690 useful it will be easier for me you know 797 00:39:46,210 --> 00:39:44,540 to spend this year on the station 798 00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:46,220 because it is a priceless experience of 799 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:48,650 course you're a new target mm-hmm so 800 00:39:57,910 --> 00:39:55,010 that that's it you ask you don't ask 801 00:40:00,460 --> 00:39:57,920 again just ask you identify the metal 802 00:40:19,690 --> 00:40:00,470 song started shot his jacket okay he's 803 00:40:22,870 --> 00:40:19,700 asking about medals on his jacket okay 804 00:40:25,090 --> 00:40:22,880 so this is the star of the hero of the 805 00:40:28,090 --> 00:40:25,100 Russian Federation and this is a batch 806 00:40:31,380 --> 00:40:28,100 of the member of the Russian cosmonaut 807 00:40:35,530 --> 00:40:31,390 corps de creme in Kremlin resident 808 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:35,540 awarded these medals so such as quartz 809 00:40:40,410 --> 00:40:38,210 oven me received those Awards on the 810 00:40:43,420 --> 00:40:40,420 twelfth of April we were in the Kremlin 811 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:43,430 when we celebrate the anniversary of the 812 00:40:50,770 --> 00:40:46,730 Russian of 50th anniversary of the 813 00:40:52,660 --> 00:40:50,780 Guardian flight to space so these are my 814 00:40:59,830 --> 00:40:52,670 medals and badges that I have on my 815 00:41:02,200 --> 00:40:59,840 jacket okay Kevin went again from ABC 13 816 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:02,210 here in Houston could you describe in 817 00:41:06,910 --> 00:41:03,770 more detail please the changes in your 818 00:41:09,190 --> 00:41:06,920 vision post flight last time was a 819 00:41:11,290 --> 00:41:09,200 blurred vision was a difference and 820 00:41:13,540 --> 00:41:11,300 perception peripheral vision and how 821 00:41:19,210 --> 00:41:13,550 long it took that vision to return to 822 00:41:20,770 --> 00:41:19,220 normal um yeah so I think it was you 823 00:41:22,930 --> 00:41:20,780 know on the order of like a diopter 824 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:22,940 shift I don't even know which way and 825 00:41:28,630 --> 00:41:26,570 then you know pretty soon after you know 826 00:41:32,109 --> 00:41:28,640 I was back to what my baseline was you 827 00:41:36,180 --> 00:41:32,119 know within several weeks I don't 828 00:41:40,300 --> 00:41:36,190 remember exactly the details okay mark 829 00:41:42,670 --> 00:41:40,310 yes mark rose for aviation week i'm 830 00:41:44,470 --> 00:41:42,680 wondering i think i understand this but 831 00:41:46,420 --> 00:41:44,480 throughout the year that you're on the 832 00:41:48,970 --> 00:41:46,430 station will you be eligible for 833 00:41:52,329 --> 00:41:48,980 spacewalks track and capture all the 834 00:41:54,700 --> 00:41:52,339 usual maintenance overhead that goes on 835 00:41:56,710 --> 00:41:54,710 or are you blocked off from doing that 836 00:42:01,000 --> 00:41:56,720 as far as you know at some point in your 837 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:01,010 state absolutely you know you're equal 838 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:05,050 part of every one of those four crews so 839 00:42:10,150 --> 00:42:08,570 you know the same way we determine you 840 00:42:12,579 --> 00:42:10,160 know using the same criteria we 841 00:42:16,059 --> 00:42:12,589 determine who does the track and capture 842 00:42:18,220 --> 00:42:16,069 or who does the spacewalks will be you 843 00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:18,230 know likewise used for the year-long 844 00:42:24,190 --> 00:42:22,550 crew members okay that is it we're going 845 00:42:25,630 --> 00:42:24,200 to wrap it up we want to thank obviously 846 00:42:27,309 --> 00:42:25,640 Scott and Misha for participating today 847 00:42:29,109 --> 00:42:27,319 thanks to all the media who attended as 848 00:42:31,030 --> 00:42:29,119 well of course if you would like to read 849 00:42:32,559 --> 00:42:31,040 more about the expedition especially as 850 00:42:34,180 --> 00:42:32,569 these two crew members begin their 851 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:34,190 training in the early part of next year 852 00:42:40,930 --> 00:42:38,290 always log onto the NASA website at WWDC