1 00:01:20,740 --> 00:01:18,250 good morning i'm ellen ochoa director of 2 00:01:22,180 --> 00:01:20,750 Johnson Space Center and whether you're 3 00:01:24,490 --> 00:01:22,190 here in person from the Greater Houston 4 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:24,500 community or you're watching us on NASA 5 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:27,290 TV like to welcome you to Johnson Space 6 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:30,110 Center this morning here at JSC were 7 00:01:34,530 --> 00:01:32,869 about advancing human spaceflight we 8 00:01:37,450 --> 00:01:34,540 manage the International Space Station 9 00:01:39,730 --> 00:01:37,460 we're developing the Orion vehicle that 10 00:01:42,310 --> 00:01:39,740 you see behind us we advanced 11 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:42,320 technologies that we'll need to explore 12 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:44,810 beyond low-earth orbit and of course we 13 00:01:48,999 --> 00:01:46,850 train astronauts and we're very excited 14 00:01:52,090 --> 00:01:49,009 to be here this morning to welcome our 15 00:01:54,340 --> 00:01:52,100 newest class of astronaut candidates so 16 00:01:57,030 --> 00:01:54,350 to start that off I'd like to welcome 17 00:02:04,440 --> 00:01:57,040 our NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden 18 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:08,590 thanks very much Alan and I know you all 19 00:02:12,820 --> 00:02:10,340 know I do have prepared remarks but 20 00:02:14,470 --> 00:02:12,830 before I get into him I want to say pay 21 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:14,480 special tribute to two very special 22 00:02:25,420 --> 00:02:19,280 people to me and Dwayne Teresa you to 23 00:02:27,310 --> 00:02:25,430 stand up this crowd 24 00:02:28,900 --> 00:02:27,320 viii over here that you're going to meet 25 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:28,910 today has had an opportunity to meet 26 00:02:31,870 --> 00:02:29,930 them 27 00:02:33,699 --> 00:02:31,880 and they have these two have played a 28 00:02:35,620 --> 00:02:33,709 very important part in their lives they 29 00:02:37,870 --> 00:02:35,630 just don't know it yet they don't know 30 00:02:40,090 --> 00:02:37,880 how important but I'm certain I know 31 00:02:41,979 --> 00:02:40,100 Victor because I I referred him to 32 00:02:44,949 --> 00:02:41,989 Dwayne many years ago and whenever you 33 00:02:46,660 --> 00:02:44,959 get a call and somebody says hey what do 34 00:02:48,970 --> 00:02:46,670 I do I want to be an astronaut and I 35 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:48,980 said I don't have a clue I was just one 36 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:51,170 called Dwayne or call Theresa and they 37 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:52,970 will help you get through this thing so 38 00:02:58,490 --> 00:02:55,560 Dwayne's retiring and 39 00:03:00,440 --> 00:02:58,500 and and in fact it's already retired and 40 00:03:02,839 --> 00:03:00,450 is working or something I don't know and 41 00:03:06,140 --> 00:03:02,849 Teresa is going to retire next year but 42 00:03:08,030 --> 00:03:06,150 on behalf of all of us I wanted to thank 43 00:03:10,580 --> 00:03:08,040 the two of you in particular you have a 44 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:10,590 whole team but but you two led the team 45 00:03:14,509 --> 00:03:11,970 and you brought me in and you brought 46 00:03:16,460 --> 00:03:14,519 them in since this is your last s kin 47 00:03:22,940 --> 00:03:16,470 class I want to thank you very much for 48 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:22,950 everything you do thanks a lot and then 49 00:03:26,509 --> 00:03:24,930 for the I'm looking around I don't see 50 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:26,519 anybody here except maybe some of the 51 00:03:31,789 --> 00:03:30,120 parents and family the term s can it is 52 00:03:34,220 --> 00:03:31,799 a term of endearment you know it means 53 00:03:37,190 --> 00:03:34,230 astronaut candidates so it's nothing 54 00:03:40,130 --> 00:03:37,200 nasty kids or stuff like that and and 55 00:03:42,979 --> 00:03:40,140 it's not a bad word because it's it's 56 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:42,989 it's okay but I want to welcome the 57 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:46,410 families here and particularly the new 58 00:03:50,449 --> 00:03:48,330 astronauts who are joining the NASA 59 00:03:53,180 --> 00:03:50,459 family today well they actually did it 60 00:03:56,990 --> 00:03:53,190 officially before I think as most of you 61 00:03:59,059 --> 00:03:57,000 know for more than 50 years now from the 62 00:04:01,819 --> 00:03:59,069 early days of Gemini and Mercury on 63 00:04:04,130 --> 00:04:01,829 Apollo and the moon landings to the star 64 00:04:06,979 --> 00:04:04,140 achievements of NASA's 30-year space 65 00:04:08,660 --> 00:04:06,989 shuttle era and today's International 66 00:04:10,550 --> 00:04:08,670 Space Station the Johnson Space Center 67 00:04:12,860 --> 00:04:10,560 has been the home of America's human 68 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:12,870 spaceflight as Ellen said and it will be 69 00:04:17,630 --> 00:04:15,209 your new home and hope you all enjoyed 70 00:04:19,550 --> 00:04:17,640 as much as I did I want to thank Senator 71 00:04:21,259 --> 00:04:19,560 director Ellen the Choi and her team 72 00:04:24,050 --> 00:04:21,269 here including director of flight crew 73 00:04:26,390 --> 00:04:24,060 operations dr. Janet Kevon D and chief 74 00:04:29,690 --> 00:04:26,400 of the astronaut office Bob Behnken who 75 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:29,700 is always quiet for building on that 76 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:32,250 legacy and helping lead NASA to a new 77 00:04:37,219 --> 00:04:35,490 era of space exploration in a few 78 00:04:39,409 --> 00:04:37,229 minutes all of you are going to meet the 79 00:04:42,050 --> 00:04:39,419 eight new members of NASA's 2013 80 00:04:44,090 --> 00:04:42,060 astronaut class they not only have the 81 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:44,100 right stuff professionally physically 82 00:04:48,860 --> 00:04:46,229 and personally they represent the full 83 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:48,870 tapestry of American diversity and with 84 00:04:52,730 --> 00:04:50,490 half of them being women this is the 85 00:04:55,250 --> 00:04:52,740 highest percentage of women ever in a 86 00:04:57,529 --> 00:04:55,260 class of astronaut candidates these 87 00:04:59,060 --> 00:04:57,539 next-generation American astronauts will 88 00:05:00,980 --> 00:04:59,070 be among those who will have the 89 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:00,990 opportunity to fly on new commercial 90 00:05:04,790 --> 00:05:03,330 space transportation systems that are 91 00:05:07,390 --> 00:05:04,800 now under development and more 92 00:05:10,150 --> 00:05:07,400 importantly they will be among the 93 00:05:12,820 --> 00:05:10,160 who plan and perhaps carry out the 94 00:05:15,999 --> 00:05:12,830 first-ever human missions to an asteroid 95 00:05:17,980 --> 00:05:16,009 and on to Mars and of course it all 96 00:05:20,379 --> 00:05:17,990 begins with preparing them for missions 97 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:20,389 to the International Space Station the 98 00:05:25,060 --> 00:05:23,330 ISS is an absolutely amazing orbiting 99 00:05:27,999 --> 00:05:25,070 research laboratory that has been 100 00:05:29,110 --> 00:05:28,009 continuously occupied by astronauts from 101 00:05:31,420 --> 00:05:29,120 the United States and other 102 00:05:34,180 --> 00:05:31,430 international partners for more than 12 103 00:05:35,529 --> 00:05:34,190 years it is emblematic of the growing 104 00:05:38,710 --> 00:05:35,539 importance of international cooperation 105 00:05:40,570 --> 00:05:38,720 as humans seek to travel farther into 106 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:40,580 the solar system than we've ever gone 107 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:43,490 before as the global leader in that 108 00:05:48,159 --> 00:05:46,250 quest NASA is hard at work implementing 109 00:05:50,590 --> 00:05:48,169 the bipartisan strategic space 110 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:50,600 exploration plan agreed to by the 111 00:05:56,740 --> 00:05:54,650 president in Congress back in 2011 this 112 00:05:59,110 --> 00:05:56,750 plan maintains America's leadership in 113 00:06:01,210 --> 00:05:59,120 space exploration by investing in 114 00:06:03,060 --> 00:06:01,220 game-changing technology partnering with 115 00:06:05,020 --> 00:06:03,070 commercial companies to carry out 116 00:06:07,270 --> 00:06:05,030 transportation to low-earth orbit 117 00:06:10,180 --> 00:06:07,280 building the most sophisticated space 118 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:10,190 telescope ever and developing deep space 119 00:06:14,830 --> 00:06:13,190 launch system and a crew capsule to send 120 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:14,840 American astronauts farther into space 121 00:06:20,610 --> 00:06:19,370 than ever before today 12 members of the 122 00:06:23,469 --> 00:06:20,620 International Space Exploration 123 00:06:25,990 --> 00:06:23,479 coordination group of which NASA is a 124 00:06:28,390 --> 00:06:26,000 member released our global exploration 125 00:06:31,629 --> 00:06:28,400 roadmap sending a clear signal to the 126 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:31,639 global community that we want to be at 127 00:06:35,770 --> 00:06:33,289 they all want to be a part of NASA's 128 00:06:38,589 --> 00:06:35,780 unified deep space exploration strategic 129 00:06:40,210 --> 00:06:38,599 plan with robotic and human missions two 130 00:06:43,870 --> 00:06:40,220 destinations that include near-earth 131 00:06:45,850 --> 00:06:43,880 asteroids the Moon and Mars the roadmap 132 00:06:47,950 --> 00:06:45,860 demonstrates the important role of 133 00:06:49,779 --> 00:06:47,960 NASA's asteroid mission and advancing 134 00:06:52,629 --> 00:06:49,789 the capabilities needed for exploring 135 00:06:54,700 --> 00:06:52,639 Mars and the economic and societal value 136 00:06:57,370 --> 00:06:54,710 of exploration and it what it brings to 137 00:06:59,230 --> 00:06:57,380 all of us the roadmap also highlights 138 00:07:01,180 --> 00:06:59,240 the critical role of the International 139 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:01,190 Space Station in preparing for 140 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:04,010 deep-space exploration it identifies a 141 00:07:08,409 --> 00:07:06,470 conceptual mission scenario that 142 00:07:10,450 --> 00:07:08,419 demonstrates how missions in the lunar 143 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:10,460 vicinity including the asteroid mission 144 00:07:17,589 --> 00:07:12,770 prepare for international missions to 145 00:07:18,650 --> 00:07:17,599 Mars in the 2013-14 discoveries along 146 00:07:20,770 --> 00:07:18,660 the way 147 00:07:23,510 --> 00:07:20,780 building on the United States 148 00:07:26,060 --> 00:07:23,520 unparalleled record of success on the 149 00:07:27,860 --> 00:07:26,070 lunar surface the roadmap identifies 150 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:27,870 potential commercial and international 151 00:07:32,420 --> 00:07:30,330 missions to the moon these missions 152 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:32,430 could demonstrate critical capabilities 153 00:07:37,250 --> 00:07:34,770 for future Mars missions while meeting 154 00:07:40,340 --> 00:07:37,260 other lunar exploration objectives while 155 00:07:42,380 --> 00:07:40,350 we at NASA we focus on deep-space 156 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:42,390 exploration to meet the president's 157 00:07:47,420 --> 00:07:44,490 challenges of sending humans to an 158 00:07:50,150 --> 00:07:47,430 asteroid and on to Mars together with 159 00:07:52,070 --> 00:07:50,160 space agencies from around the world we 160 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:52,080 are expanding our reach into the solar 161 00:07:57,110 --> 00:07:54,510 system as well as our human and tech not 162 00:07:59,090 --> 00:07:57,120 technical capabilities these new 163 00:08:01,370 --> 00:07:59,100 astronauts are introducing we are 164 00:08:03,860 --> 00:08:01,380 introducing today are critical to 165 00:08:05,930 --> 00:08:03,870 achieving our ambitious goals they will 166 00:08:08,270 --> 00:08:05,940 help us to continue to lead the world in 167 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:08,280 exploration and they will become role 168 00:08:13,340 --> 00:08:11,010 models for boys and girls young men and 169 00:08:16,580 --> 00:08:13,350 women old men and women like me all over 170 00:08:19,250 --> 00:08:16,590 the world their journey begins now and 171 00:08:21,790 --> 00:08:19,260 the nation as it always has will be 172 00:08:23,630 --> 00:08:21,800 right beside them reaching for the stars 173 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:23,640 congratulations to all of you welcome 174 00:08:36,529 --> 00:08:26,370 have fun as I told you and thanks very 175 00:08:38,510 --> 00:08:36,539 much well good morning I'm going to have 176 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:38,520 the pleasure and honor of introducing 177 00:08:42,770 --> 00:08:40,830 these new astronaut candidates to y'all 178 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:42,780 but before I do I wanted to give you a 179 00:08:46,670 --> 00:08:44,970 little bit of an appreciation for what 180 00:08:49,970 --> 00:08:46,680 it took to sit here in these eight 181 00:08:51,950 --> 00:08:49,980 chairs today the process is quite 182 00:08:53,870 --> 00:08:51,960 grueling I think to to some of these 183 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:53,880 folks who entered to those who didn't 184 00:08:58,190 --> 00:08:56,370 make it as well we made our first call 185 00:09:01,940 --> 00:08:58,200 for applications about a year and a half 186 00:09:05,210 --> 00:09:01,950 ago we received well over 6,000 187 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:05,220 applications and it was Duane's team and 188 00:09:10,130 --> 00:09:07,410 Theresa here that Charlie mentioned who 189 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:10,140 went through all those applications one 190 00:09:15,020 --> 00:09:12,660 by one read them all and we had to scour 191 00:09:16,610 --> 00:09:15,030 down to get the the top a hundred and 192 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:16,620 twenty people that we really wanted to 193 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:19,170 interview once we brought those 120 194 00:09:24,340 --> 00:09:22,130 folks in they did some initial physical 195 00:09:25,820 --> 00:09:24,350 evaluations they did some anthropometric 196 00:09:28,009 --> 00:09:25,830 evaluations 197 00:09:31,940 --> 00:09:28,019 and after their initial interviews we 198 00:09:34,250 --> 00:09:31,950 down selected again 249 candidates whom 199 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:34,260 we brought back and did even more 200 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:37,769 detailed physical evaluations and some 201 00:09:44,180 --> 00:09:41,220 team-building exercises and additional 202 00:09:46,190 --> 00:09:44,190 interviews and the eight people that you 203 00:09:47,690 --> 00:09:46,200 see here before you are the ones that 204 00:09:49,730 --> 00:09:47,700 made it through all the gauntlet of 205 00:09:52,370 --> 00:09:49,740 those evaluations and tests and 206 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:52,380 interviews so these are the people that 207 00:09:57,740 --> 00:09:55,170 NASA needs today we only have eight 208 00:09:59,930 --> 00:09:57,750 people because the astronaut office is 209 00:10:02,389 --> 00:09:59,940 much smaller based on the new manifests 210 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:02,399 of serving Space Station today but we're 211 00:10:06,259 --> 00:10:04,170 also looking forward to Commercial Crew 212 00:10:08,269 --> 00:10:06,269 and Orion flights in the future so these 213 00:10:11,540 --> 00:10:08,279 folks may be lucky enough to fly on 214 00:10:13,220 --> 00:10:11,550 those vehicles as well so I'm going to 215 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:13,230 give you a brief introduction of each 216 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:16,560 individual very brief just discussing 217 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:19,170 their education and a little bit about 218 00:10:22,699 --> 00:10:20,910 what they did before they came here and 219 00:10:24,230 --> 00:10:22,709 I'm going to let each individual come up 220 00:10:26,870 --> 00:10:24,240 and say hello and tell you a little bit 221 00:10:30,019 --> 00:10:26,880 more about themselves as well so first 222 00:10:32,180 --> 00:10:30,029 is Josh cassada he's a lieutenant 223 00:10:36,139 --> 00:10:32,190 commander in the United States Navy he 224 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:36,149 is over 2400 hours of flight time he got 225 00:10:40,610 --> 00:10:38,130 his bachelor's degree from in physics 226 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:40,620 from Albion College his master's in 227 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:42,770 physics at the University of Rochester 228 00:10:49,930 --> 00:10:46,290 his PhD in physics from the University 229 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:49,940 of Rochester and he did his postdoctoral 230 00:10:55,190 --> 00:10:52,050 fellowship at Fermi National Accelerator 231 00:10:58,190 --> 00:10:55,200 Laboratory in high-energy particle 232 00:11:00,530 --> 00:10:58,200 physics he went on to become a United 233 00:11:04,220 --> 00:11:00,540 States Navy test pilot where he flew P 234 00:11:10,579 --> 00:11:04,230 3s and p8 okay Josh come up and say 235 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:10,589 hello good morning 236 00:11:16,610 --> 00:11:13,980 I am Josh Cassidy my my wife Meg and I 237 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:16,620 have two young boys Quinn and Graham 238 00:11:23,530 --> 00:11:20,190 four four and two I grew up in White 239 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:23,540 Bear Lake Minnesota as she mentioned I 240 00:11:27,050 --> 00:11:25,890 studied physics at Albion College in 241 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:27,060 high-energy physics at University of 242 00:11:31,610 --> 00:11:28,890 Rochester after that was a Navy pilot 243 00:11:34,850 --> 00:11:31,620 and test pilot and I'll tell you I am 244 00:11:36,070 --> 00:11:34,860 just so honored and humbled to be a part 245 00:11:38,650 --> 00:11:36,080 of this NASA 246 00:11:40,769 --> 00:11:38,660 and to be able to contribute to the next 247 00:11:43,060 --> 00:11:40,779 generation of exploration in science and 248 00:11:45,190 --> 00:11:43,070 you know as we've seen over the past 249 00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:45,200 week including the way we're seated up 250 00:11:50,470 --> 00:11:48,350 here today I'm encouraged that maybe 251 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:50,480 mission assignment will be determined 252 00:11:56,829 --> 00:11:54,290 alphabetically and that's great because 253 00:11:59,350 --> 00:11:56,839 I'll be honest I have no desire to be 254 00:12:06,990 --> 00:11:59,360 graded on a curve with this absolutely 255 00:12:11,079 --> 00:12:08,650 Thank You Josh 256 00:12:12,610 --> 00:12:11,089 next we have Victor Glover he's a 257 00:12:15,130 --> 00:12:12,620 lieutenant commander in the United 258 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:15,140 States Navy he has more than 2,000 hours 259 00:12:19,750 --> 00:12:17,810 of flight time he has his bachelor's 260 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:19,760 degree in engineering from California 261 00:12:24,490 --> 00:12:22,010 Polytech collie technics Tate University 262 00:12:26,949 --> 00:12:24,500 his master's in flight test engineering 263 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:26,959 from the air university a master's in 264 00:12:30,759 --> 00:12:28,490 system engineering from the Naval 265 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:30,769 Postgraduate School and a master's in 266 00:12:35,139 --> 00:12:32,810 military operational art and science 267 00:12:37,930 --> 00:12:35,149 from the air university he was the 268 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:37,940 United States test pilot very flew f-18s 269 00:12:42,389 --> 00:12:40,490 he came to us from Washington DC where 270 00:12:45,069 --> 00:12:42,399 he was serving as the United States Navy 271 00:12:53,650 --> 00:12:45,079 legislative fellow in the United States 272 00:12:56,230 --> 00:12:53,660 Senate Victor good morning everyone 273 00:12:58,569 --> 00:12:56,240 my name is Victor Glover and I am from 274 00:13:00,670 --> 00:12:58,579 Pomona California so this humidity is a 275 00:13:03,490 --> 00:13:00,680 major adjustment for me I start sweating 276 00:13:05,350 --> 00:13:03,500 that's why it's not the lights I went to 277 00:13:07,060 --> 00:13:05,360 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo which is where 278 00:13:08,610 --> 00:13:07,070 I met my wife Dianna and together we 279 00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:08,620 have four beautiful children 280 00:13:13,269 --> 00:13:11,570 and I am extremely happy to have them 281 00:13:14,350 --> 00:13:13,279 all here with me and we're all grateful 282 00:13:22,190 --> 00:13:14,360 for this opportunity 283 00:13:27,330 --> 00:13:25,170 Thank You Victor next we have Nick hey 284 00:13:29,610 --> 00:13:27,340 his lieutenant colonel in the United 285 00:13:31,290 --> 00:13:29,620 States Air Force is a Bachelor of 286 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:31,300 Science degree in aeronautical 287 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:32,710 engineering from the US Air Force 288 00:13:38,460 --> 00:13:35,050 Academy and Master science from 289 00:13:40,980 --> 00:13:38,470 Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT he 290 00:13:43,350 --> 00:13:40,990 went on to become an f-16 and f-15 291 00:13:45,690 --> 00:13:43,360 flight testing engineer and a TPS 292 00:13:47,850 --> 00:13:45,700 graduate he came to us from the joint 293 00:13:50,250 --> 00:13:47,860 improvised explosive device defeat 294 00:13:58,980 --> 00:13:50,260 organization where he was a program 295 00:14:01,680 --> 00:13:58,990 manager Nick good morning everybody I'm 296 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:01,690 Nick hey I guess the one thing I want to 297 00:14:06,060 --> 00:14:03,970 say is I'm just humbled to be a part of 298 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:06,070 this group and have the opportunity to 299 00:14:10,620 --> 00:14:08,410 join the NASA team this has been a 300 00:14:12,990 --> 00:14:10,630 lifelong dream of mine and it doesn't 301 00:14:15,830 --> 00:14:13,000 seem too long ago that I was growing up 302 00:14:20,130 --> 00:14:15,840 on a farm outside hoxsey Kansas and and 303 00:14:21,870 --> 00:14:20,140 the journey between there and here has 304 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:21,880 only been made possible by all the love 305 00:14:25,110 --> 00:14:23,650 and support of the people that have 306 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:25,120 surrounded me along that way especially 307 00:14:31,290 --> 00:14:28,450 my wife Katie who's also a lieutenant 308 00:14:32,940 --> 00:14:31,300 colonel in Air Force I submitted my 309 00:14:36,540 --> 00:14:32,950 first application a little over ten 310 00:14:39,510 --> 00:14:36,550 years ago and I am I'm thrilled to be 311 00:14:41,220 --> 00:14:39,520 here my wife and our two boys have been 312 00:14:43,950 --> 00:14:41,230 riding that emotional rollercoaster over 313 00:14:50,790 --> 00:14:43,960 that decade and just ready to get 314 00:14:53,670 --> 00:14:50,800 started with training thank you Thank 315 00:14:56,250 --> 00:14:53,680 You Nick next we have christina hammock 316 00:14:58,110 --> 00:14:56,260 she has a Bachelor science degree in 317 00:15:01,080 --> 00:14:58,120 electrical engineering from North 318 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:01,090 Carolina State University a bachelor's 319 00:15:05,030 --> 00:15:03,490 in physics from the same University and 320 00:15:07,170 --> 00:15:05,040 a master's in electrical engineering 321 00:15:09,540 --> 00:15:07,180 again from North Carolina State 322 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:09,550 University she came to us from the 323 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:11,370 National Oceanic and Atmospheric 324 00:15:16,260 --> 00:15:14,170 Administration an atmospheric and 325 00:15:18,390 --> 00:15:16,270 climate Observatory and American Samoa 326 00:15:20,310 --> 00:15:18,400 where she was the station chief and she 327 00:15:22,590 --> 00:15:20,320 essentially ran the entire station 328 00:15:24,300 --> 00:15:22,600 single-handedly she's also done some 329 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:24,310 interesting expeditionary work in 330 00:15:33,490 --> 00:15:26,890 Antarctica and Greenland so please 331 00:15:38,210 --> 00:15:35,810 good morning everyone my name is 332 00:15:41,390 --> 00:15:38,220 Christina hammock and I grew up in 333 00:15:43,340 --> 00:15:41,400 Jacksonville North Carolina my 334 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:43,350 experience is mainly in electrical 335 00:15:47,420 --> 00:15:44,520 engineering in physics 336 00:15:50,660 --> 00:15:47,430 designing science instruments that fly 337 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:50,670 on space science missions NASA missions 338 00:15:55,790 --> 00:15:53,370 I've also had the opportunity to work at 339 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:55,800 science field sites remote sites all 340 00:15:59,960 --> 00:15:57,900 over the world so I have a fairly 341 00:16:02,110 --> 00:15:59,970 diverse background but I like to think 342 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:02,120 that the unifying theme has been 343 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:04,770 discovery on the frontiers which is why 344 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:07,530 I'm so excited to be a part of the space 345 00:16:11,690 --> 00:16:08,610 program 346 00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:11,700 NASA in my opinion is an organization 347 00:16:16,370 --> 00:16:14,070 whose overarching goal is about as 348 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:16,380 important and fundamental as it can get 349 00:16:21,050 --> 00:16:19,410 which is to move us all forward and I'm 350 00:16:30,010 --> 00:16:21,060 just excited to be a part of that team 351 00:16:32,450 --> 00:16:30,020 so thank you next we have Nicole man 352 00:16:35,270 --> 00:16:32,460 Nicole is a major in the United States 353 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:35,280 Marine Corps she has more than 1400 354 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:37,740 hours of flight experience she has her 355 00:16:40,850 --> 00:16:39,210 Bachelors of Science degree in 356 00:16:43,340 --> 00:16:40,860 mechanical engineering from the United 357 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:43,350 States Naval Academy she was a varsity 358 00:16:48,470 --> 00:16:45,570 women's soccer captain and an academic 359 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:48,480 all-american there she has her master's 360 00:16:52,850 --> 00:16:50,010 degree in mechanical engineering from 361 00:16:56,090 --> 00:16:52,860 Stanford University she went on to 362 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:56,100 become an f-18 test pilot and she came 363 00:17:00,820 --> 00:16:57,930 to his most recently from Patuxent River 364 00:17:07,910 --> 00:17:00,830 where she was the Operations Officer 365 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:07,920 welcome to Colt good morning I'm Nicole 366 00:17:12,290 --> 00:17:10,170 Mann from Penn Grove California which is 367 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:12,300 a little town just north of San 368 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:15,690 Francisco I'm a marine f-18 a test pilot 369 00:17:20,210 --> 00:17:18,570 my husband's an f-18 pilot as well but 370 00:17:22,010 --> 00:17:20,220 he's in the Navy so we have a little bit 371 00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:22,020 of good competition going on there and 372 00:17:26,570 --> 00:17:24,720 we have little boy Jack who's one and a 373 00:17:28,189 --> 00:17:26,580 half years old I'm thrilled to be 374 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:28,199 joining the NASA team and looking 375 00:17:34,380 --> 00:17:29,490 forward to the next two years of 376 00:17:40,990 --> 00:17:37,140 char's little partial to the marine hi 377 00:17:43,870 --> 00:17:41,000 yeah alright so next we have an McLain 378 00:17:45,850 --> 00:17:43,880 and as a major in the United States Army 379 00:17:48,460 --> 00:17:45,860 she has more than two thousand hours of 380 00:17:49,810 --> 00:17:48,470 flight experience she has her bachelor's 381 00:17:52,390 --> 00:17:49,820 degree in mechanical engineering from 382 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:52,400 the US Military Academy a master's 383 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:54,049 degree in aerospace engineering from the 384 00:17:58,029 --> 00:17:56,210 University of Bath and a master's degree 385 00:18:00,909 --> 00:17:58,039 in international security from the 386 00:18:02,289 --> 00:18:00,919 University of Bristol she was a very 387 00:18:04,510 --> 00:18:02,299 recent graduate of the United States 388 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:04,520 test pilot school he has his naval test 389 00:18:07,870 --> 00:18:05,210 pilot school 390 00:18:10,149 --> 00:18:07,880 she's a rotary wing instructor pilot and 391 00:18:12,909 --> 00:18:10,159 trip commander she flew Kiowa warriors 392 00:18:15,250 --> 00:18:12,919 until recently she played with the u.s. 393 00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:15,260 women's national rugby team so she's a 394 00:18:26,260 --> 00:18:18,110 tough one as well welcome to call I'm 395 00:18:28,330 --> 00:18:26,270 sorry and I'm sorry good morning ladies 396 00:18:31,529 --> 00:18:28,340 and gentlemen my name is anne mcclain I 397 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:31,539 am a major in the Army and a helicopter 398 00:18:37,149 --> 00:18:35,570 scout pilot a recent test pilot from the 399 00:18:39,430 --> 00:18:37,159 time I was a little girl growing up in 400 00:18:42,340 --> 00:18:39,440 Spokane Washington I've been very 401 00:18:44,260 --> 00:18:42,350 inspired by the exploits of NASA by the 402 00:18:47,110 --> 00:18:44,270 people that are now our amazing 403 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:47,120 administrators here and throughout my 404 00:18:51,549 --> 00:18:48,650 army career I've been very lucky and 405 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:51,559 fortunate to have mentors and teammates 406 00:18:55,649 --> 00:18:53,210 that have enabled me to get to this 407 00:18:57,940 --> 00:18:55,659 position today and I'm just overjoyed 408 00:19:06,070 --> 00:18:57,950 humbled and truly grateful to be joining 409 00:19:10,630 --> 00:19:06,080 the team okay next we have Jessica 410 00:19:12,549 --> 00:19:10,640 Jessica Muir she came to us as a with a 411 00:19:14,890 --> 00:19:12,559 bachelor's degree in biology from 412 00:19:16,899 --> 00:19:14,900 brownian University her master's degree 413 00:19:20,020 --> 00:19:16,909 in Space Studies from the International 414 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:20,030 Space University her PhD and marine 415 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:22,010 biology from Scripps Institution 416 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:26,210 Institute of Oceanography she was most 417 00:19:29,980 --> 00:19:28,130 recently at the Harvard Medical School 418 00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:29,990 and she has also had some very 419 00:19:34,120 --> 00:19:32,510 interesting fieldwork in Antarctica 420 00:19:35,500 --> 00:19:34,130 dealing with penguins she has some 421 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:35,510 really great stories if you want to ask 422 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:36,770 her about her penguins stories in 423 00:19:45,730 --> 00:19:44,860 thank you very much good morning 424 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:45,740 everybody 425 00:19:50,860 --> 00:19:48,170 I'm Jessica Muir I grew up in Caribou 426 00:19:53,020 --> 00:19:50,870 Maine and I'm a scientist my research 427 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:53,030 focused on the physiology of animals 428 00:19:57,250 --> 00:19:54,890 that live in extreme environments in 429 00:19:59,860 --> 00:19:57,260 particular deep diving penguins and 430 00:20:01,720 --> 00:19:59,870 seals and high-flying geese I also 431 00:20:03,340 --> 00:20:01,730 previously worked here at the Johnson 432 00:20:05,350 --> 00:20:03,350 Space Center supporting human physiology 433 00:20:07,750 --> 00:20:05,360 research even right here in this 434 00:20:10,090 --> 00:20:07,760 building so it's really in a wonderful 435 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:10,100 feeling to have rejoined the NASA team 436 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:11,930 particularly in this capacity I think 437 00:20:20,460 --> 00:20:13,490 I'm still a little bit shocked that it's 438 00:20:24,910 --> 00:20:22,090 thanks Jessica 439 00:20:27,610 --> 00:20:24,920 and last but not least we have Andrew 440 00:20:32,350 --> 00:20:27,620 Morgan who's also a major in the United 441 00:20:33,970 --> 00:20:32,360 States Army drew came to us with a 442 00:20:36,130 --> 00:20:33,980 bachelor's degree in environmental 443 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:36,140 engineering and he also received his 444 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:38,090 medical degree from the uniformed 445 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:40,010 services University of the Health 446 00:20:45,070 --> 00:20:43,250 Sciences he mostly recently completed a 447 00:20:45,820 --> 00:20:45,080 sports medicine fellowship in Fairfax 448 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:45,830 Virginia 449 00:20:50,980 --> 00:20:48,650 he has been deployed a deployed medical 450 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:50,990 officer in Afghanistan and working with 451 00:20:55,870 --> 00:20:53,450 Special Operations and he served as a 452 00:20:59,050 --> 00:20:55,880 team member of the Black Knights at West 453 00:21:06,610 --> 00:20:59,060 Point where he completed 380 jumps so 454 00:21:09,490 --> 00:21:06,620 please welcome Andrew Morgan thank you 455 00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:09,500 my name is Drew Morgan and while I am an 456 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:11,780 army officer and also an emergency 457 00:21:15,820 --> 00:21:13,910 position most importantly I'm a husband 458 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:15,830 my wife Stacy and I'm our four children 459 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:18,770 who were able to join me today I count 460 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:20,090 all four of their heads wanted to make 461 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:22,130 sure that nobody was in the mock-up 462 00:21:27,310 --> 00:21:25,610 there behind me and pop out I grew up in 463 00:21:29,350 --> 00:21:27,320 a military family moved around quite a 464 00:21:31,750 --> 00:21:29,360 bit I claimed Newcastle Pennsylvania's 465 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:31,760 home where my parents are from and I 466 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:34,010 still reside today but my family is very 467 00:21:39,370 --> 00:21:35,930 excited about being Texans for the 468 00:21:42,220 --> 00:21:39,380 foreseeable future I'm extremely excited 469 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:42,230 to continue to get to know my new seven 470 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:44,780 new brothers and sisters with who are 471 00:21:48,580 --> 00:21:47,330 going to train alongside me and I won't 472 00:21:50,380 --> 00:21:48,590 be able to make it through without them 473 00:21:57,190 --> 00:21:50,390 thank you 474 00:21:59,590 --> 00:21:57,200 I hope from what you just heard it was 475 00:22:01,000 --> 00:21:59,600 apparent as to why these people were 476 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:01,010 selected to become the next generation 477 00:22:05,620 --> 00:22:03,650 of the United States astronauts they've 478 00:22:07,870 --> 00:22:05,630 all served their nation proudly and 479 00:22:10,270 --> 00:22:07,880 their previous professions we are very 480 00:22:13,150 --> 00:22:10,280 excited to welcome them here to NASA to 481 00:22:16,660 --> 00:22:13,160 provide as these new astronauts for our 482 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:16,670 next generation of space explorers so 483 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:18,110 thank you very much welcome you're going 484 00:22:21,820 --> 00:22:19,310 to have a great time this brings back 485 00:22:24,250 --> 00:22:21,830 great memories so we enjoy I know you're 486 00:22:29,230 --> 00:22:24,260 going to enjoy your time here okay is it 487 00:22:31,270 --> 00:22:29,240 Nicole Europe okay 488 00:22:33,340 --> 00:22:31,280 Thank You Janet with that will now open 489 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:33,350 it up to the Q&A portion of this event 490 00:22:37,870 --> 00:22:35,810 and we do have microphones posed on 491 00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:37,880 position on either side so if the media 492 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:39,710 could please approach those state your 493 00:22:42,850 --> 00:22:41,510 name and affiliation and who your 494 00:22:44,260 --> 00:22:42,860 question is directed to if someone 495 00:22:46,390 --> 00:22:44,270 specifically and we'll start with you 496 00:22:49,270 --> 00:22:46,400 Gina Gina Sunseri ABC News let's start 497 00:22:50,830 --> 00:22:49,280 with you Lieutenant Commander Glover was 498 00:22:52,930 --> 00:22:50,840 there an essay question on your 499 00:23:00,200 --> 00:22:52,940 application if so what was it and how 500 00:23:06,070 --> 00:23:02,810 well first I have to get permission to 501 00:23:08,899 --> 00:23:06,080 talk about the interview process but 502 00:23:10,549 --> 00:23:08,909 there was a lot of writing involved the 503 00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:10,559 one that stands out the most is we were 504 00:23:21,019 --> 00:23:15,529 asked to compose a tweet a limerick or a 505 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:21,029 haiku and I believe I did a limerick and 506 00:23:28,129 --> 00:23:23,970 it goes eyes fixed gazing off into space 507 00:23:30,499 --> 00:23:28,139 my mind in awe of the human race this is 508 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:30,509 all dizzying to me because I gave so 509 00:23:34,759 --> 00:23:32,730 much blood and pee happy to be here buys 510 00:23:36,289 --> 00:23:34,769 the colonoscopy place and that's funny 511 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:36,299 if you had to go through this interview 512 00:23:46,269 --> 00:23:45,529 thank you for the question okay next 513 00:23:49,789 --> 00:23:46,279 question 514 00:23:52,369 --> 00:23:49,799 thank you Mark row I write for Aviation 515 00:23:57,049 --> 00:23:52,379 Week I wonder if a one or two of you 516 00:23:58,669 --> 00:23:57,059 could venture a guess or express your 517 00:24:11,730 --> 00:23:58,679 own desire about where you would like to 518 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:14,080 coming from an instrumentation and 519 00:24:17,410 --> 00:24:15,650 science background I have to say that 520 00:24:19,570 --> 00:24:17,420 I'm actually most excited about the 521 00:24:21,010 --> 00:24:19,580 prospect of potentially contributing to 522 00:24:23,740 --> 00:24:21,020 the research on the International Space 523 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:23,750 Station it's doing amazing work and it's 524 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:25,970 a one of a kind laboratory so that's 525 00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:37,330 all right Robert while we go ahead - hi 526 00:24:43,220 --> 00:24:40,110 Robert Perlman with Robert Perlman with 527 00:24:44,810 --> 00:24:43,230 spaced calm and collect space I wonder 528 00:24:45,950 --> 00:24:44,820 if you could talk a little bit about if 529 00:24:48,950 --> 00:24:45,960 some of you could talk a little bit 530 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:48,960 about how your life has changed in the 531 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:52,010 past few weeks since you were selected 532 00:24:56,510 --> 00:24:54,450 have you started feeling like astronauts 533 00:24:58,730 --> 00:24:56,520 have you tried on a blue suit have you 534 00:25:06,280 --> 00:24:58,740 signed autographs how has the experience 535 00:25:08,930 --> 00:25:06,290 been thank you for the question Robert 536 00:25:11,020 --> 00:25:08,940 well first of all none of us have ever 537 00:25:13,580 --> 00:25:11,030 stood in front of a group like this and 538 00:25:14,690 --> 00:25:13,590 really getting questions like that and 539 00:25:17,510 --> 00:25:14,700 being interested in the answer so that's 540 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:17,520 certainly new for all of us something 541 00:25:20,870 --> 00:25:19,770 that amazed me when we got here was that 542 00:25:23,810 --> 00:25:20,880 all of us come from such different 543 00:25:26,930 --> 00:25:23,820 backgrounds and so we've just really 544 00:25:28,580 --> 00:25:26,940 taken the time to get to know each other 545 00:25:30,770 --> 00:25:28,590 and understand what our mission is going 546 00:25:33,650 --> 00:25:30,780 to be the biggest change is it's 547 00:25:36,290 --> 00:25:33,660 extremely humbling to look around the 548 00:25:38,180 --> 00:25:36,300 astronaut office see how much experience 549 00:25:40,460 --> 00:25:38,190 there is how many lessons there is to 550 00:25:42,290 --> 00:25:40,470 learn and it's truly starting at square 551 00:25:44,180 --> 00:25:42,300 one all of us were in our careers and we 552 00:25:46,130 --> 00:25:44,190 were in in places where we really 553 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:46,140 started to be leaders in those careers 554 00:25:51,530 --> 00:25:49,410 and now we our biggest responsibility is 555 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:51,540 to learn from all these people around us 556 00:25:56,120 --> 00:25:53,850 from years and years of history of NASA 557 00:25:58,810 --> 00:25:56,130 so that when that bump baton does get 558 00:26:01,220 --> 00:25:58,820 passed to us we're ready to go forward 559 00:26:03,620 --> 00:26:01,230 okay now switching to the side Jeremy 560 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:03,630 Jeremy diesel with Kate show you here in 561 00:26:09,470 --> 00:26:05,490 Houston great tie Glover that's a good 562 00:26:11,270 --> 00:26:09,480 time beyond that what is it anybody can 563 00:26:14,510 --> 00:26:11,280 feel free to answer this but what is it 564 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:14,520 that you think you bring to a program 565 00:26:19,670 --> 00:26:17,730 that really is kind of wide-eyed and 566 00:26:21,940 --> 00:26:19,680 open at this point I mean it's been a 567 00:26:25,730 --> 00:26:21,950 long time since this program has had 568 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:25,740 such a broad range of possibilities that 569 00:26:29,390 --> 00:26:27,570 you could be participating in it's not 570 00:26:30,980 --> 00:26:29,400 like you're signing up to be shuttle 571 00:26:33,380 --> 00:26:30,990 astronauts you're signing up for 572 00:26:36,380 --> 00:26:33,390 whatever happens next so what is it that 573 00:26:40,510 --> 00:26:36,390 you bring that can make that all it can 574 00:26:45,020 --> 00:26:43,610 hi thank you I think you said it we 575 00:26:47,450 --> 00:26:45,030 bring just that we're wide eyed and 576 00:26:49,490 --> 00:26:47,460 we're open and we've all have a diverse 577 00:26:52,190 --> 00:26:49,500 background and have trains and we're 578 00:26:54,710 --> 00:26:52,200 ready here open willing to learn and 579 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:54,720 train whatever mission that NASA has put 580 00:27:00,710 --> 00:26:56,850 forth for us and we're all very excited 581 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:00,720 about that switching back to the side 582 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:03,210 Eric yeah Eric Berger with the Houston 583 00:27:08,780 --> 00:27:05,130 Chronicle thanks for doing this today I 584 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:08,790 wanted to hear from the the astronaut 585 00:27:12,710 --> 00:27:11,010 who's husband or wife's response to 586 00:27:21,620 --> 00:27:12,720 becoming US astronauts like it was oh 587 00:27:23,870 --> 00:27:21,630 gosh we have to move to Houston thank 588 00:27:27,050 --> 00:27:23,880 you very much for that question 589 00:27:28,940 --> 00:27:27,060 my wife Megan grew up in the northern 590 00:27:31,460 --> 00:27:28,950 portion of the Lower Peninsula of 591 00:27:34,340 --> 00:27:31,470 Michigan and when we were up there three 592 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:34,350 weeks ago and it hit 83 and she told me 593 00:27:40,490 --> 00:27:35,970 that she couldn't make it through that 594 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:40,500 week and I knew I was in for a quite a 595 00:27:48,350 --> 00:27:43,410 ride she's uh she's very excited as all 596 00:27:49,490 --> 00:27:48,360 four of us are but that that was the big 597 00:27:53,750 --> 00:27:49,500 adjustment for us but we're really 598 00:27:55,790 --> 00:27:53,760 excited to be here as a unit okay 599 00:27:58,010 --> 00:27:55,800 switching back to the right I'm da moly 600 00:27:59,870 --> 00:27:58,020 Keith with Fox 26 News I'm a Michigan 601 00:28:01,610 --> 00:27:59,880 Michigan girl also tell your wife to 602 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:01,620 hang in there I've not burst into a ball 603 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:03,690 of flames yet I've been here 13 years so 604 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:06,330 she'll make it and I've got a couple of 605 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:08,130 questions from our social media page 606 00:28:14,060 --> 00:28:11,010 some of our social media fans want to 607 00:28:15,710 --> 00:28:14,070 know what qualifications do you need to 608 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:15,720 become an astronaut and do you have to 609 00:28:18,950 --> 00:28:17,370 train physically do you have to be in a 610 00:28:23,750 --> 00:28:18,960 certain physical shape in order to 611 00:28:27,980 --> 00:28:25,610 yeah that's a great question I think 612 00:28:29,870 --> 00:28:27,990 we've all been asked that a lot really 613 00:28:31,909 --> 00:28:29,880 the minimum criteria are that you have a 614 00:28:33,769 --> 00:28:31,919 bachelor's degree in a hard science and 615 00:28:36,259 --> 00:28:33,779 then three years of experience beyond 616 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:36,269 that or an advanced degree also 617 00:28:41,299 --> 00:28:38,490 qualifies you have to be a US citizen 618 00:28:43,580 --> 00:28:41,309 and then you just apply online like all 619 00:28:46,340 --> 00:28:43,590 government jobs you apply on the USAJOBS 620 00:28:48,830 --> 00:28:46,350 website and it's really a basic CV from 621 00:28:51,409 --> 00:28:48,840 the beginning I think there there isn't 622 00:28:52,669 --> 00:28:51,419 really a definition of a strict physical 623 00:28:54,860 --> 00:28:52,679 requirement you know we don't need to 624 00:28:56,330 --> 00:28:54,870 run a mile in less than six minutes or 625 00:28:58,789 --> 00:28:56,340 anything like that but of course there 626 00:29:00,919 --> 00:28:58,799 are quite strict medical criteria in 627 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:00,929 terms of overall good health which of 628 00:29:04,370 --> 00:29:02,370 course will be very very important 629 00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:04,380 particularly for long duration Space 630 00:29:07,519 --> 00:29:04,710 Flight 631 00:29:09,110 --> 00:29:07,529 and of course that but a good physical 632 00:29:10,730 --> 00:29:09,120 condition always helps out with that so 633 00:29:12,409 --> 00:29:10,740 I think everybody here you know as 634 00:29:14,060 --> 00:29:12,419 always worked and worked hard at 635 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:14,070 attaining a good physical condition as 636 00:29:19,399 --> 00:29:17,370 well okay and that's a good segue NASA 637 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:19,409 likewise is accepting questions via 638 00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:20,970 social media so we have a question that 639 00:29:27,049 --> 00:29:23,639 was submitted via Twitter from master 640 00:29:32,799 --> 00:29:27,059 EDD asking what experience in K through 641 00:29:36,860 --> 00:29:35,360 I'll stand up this time I apologize for 642 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:36,870 not standing for your question so master 643 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:39,330 EDD that's a great question and I love 644 00:29:43,970 --> 00:29:41,130 to tell this story when I was in fifth 645 00:29:46,340 --> 00:29:43,980 grade I had a teacher mr. Hargrove he 646 00:29:49,009 --> 00:29:46,350 was my science teacher and he said to me 647 00:29:51,529 --> 00:29:49,019 I really like math and he said you'd 648 00:29:52,940 --> 00:29:51,539 make a good engineer and I thought he 649 00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:52,950 was talking about the striped hat 650 00:29:57,500 --> 00:29:55,710 driving trains but it was his belief 651 00:29:59,960 --> 00:29:57,510 that I would be a good engineer that 652 00:30:01,730 --> 00:29:59,970 still drives me to this day I received a 653 00:30:03,889 --> 00:30:01,740 degree in engineering I've been working 654 00:30:05,899 --> 00:30:03,899 in a technical capacity mixed with my 655 00:30:07,669 --> 00:30:05,909 operational capacity and it all is 656 00:30:09,409 --> 00:30:07,679 because of that day when mr. Hargrove 657 00:30:11,750 --> 00:30:09,419 said that you'd make a great engineer 658 00:30:13,879 --> 00:30:11,760 and that belief that he had in me is 659 00:30:15,230 --> 00:30:13,889 what what impacted me the most and he 660 00:30:18,019 --> 00:30:15,240 was also a great teacher so that helps 661 00:30:19,909 --> 00:30:18,029 well thank you thank you we have another 662 00:30:22,310 --> 00:30:19,919 from Facebook this was submitted by 663 00:30:24,470 --> 00:30:22,320 Michele Brown asking what made you want 664 00:30:29,430 --> 00:30:24,480 to become an astronaut and which current 665 00:30:34,470 --> 00:30:31,620 that's a great question then in very 666 00:30:37,650 --> 00:30:34,480 similar ways that Victor described many 667 00:30:38,130 --> 00:30:37,660 things have inspired all of us over the 668 00:30:40,110 --> 00:30:38,140 years 669 00:30:42,780 --> 00:30:40,120 I remember when I was in fourth grade 670 00:30:44,310 --> 00:30:42,790 one of my dad's assignments we lived in 671 00:30:46,140 --> 00:30:44,320 San Antonio Texas and I was in fourth 672 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:46,150 grade we were celebrating Texas Day and 673 00:30:51,090 --> 00:30:48,730 we all had to write to famous Texans and 674 00:30:53,940 --> 00:30:51,100 we wrote letters and I chose to wrote to 675 00:30:55,890 --> 00:30:53,950 Allen being a Texas native and Apollo 676 00:30:57,810 --> 00:30:55,900 astronaut I wrote to him and I received 677 00:31:00,540 --> 00:30:57,820 several weeks later a letter in the mail 678 00:31:03,030 --> 00:31:00,550 it was addressed from NASA and I was 679 00:31:06,330 --> 00:31:03,040 convinced that that was my acceptance as 680 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:06,340 an astronaut candidate and from that day 681 00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:09,130 forward if I had to peg a point it was 682 00:31:13,410 --> 00:31:11,680 that point it was a letter from Allen 683 00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:13,420 beam that made that difference for me 684 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:16,150 and and then over the course of my army 685 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:18,130 career many army astronauts inspired me 686 00:31:24,450 --> 00:31:20,770 and followed their careers and they were 687 00:31:27,450 --> 00:31:24,460 heroes to me and their heroes me now so 688 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:27,460 thank you one final question from 689 00:31:31,410 --> 00:31:29,410 Facebook this is from Jack Brian who 690 00:31:34,940 --> 00:31:31,420 asked what advice do you have for any 691 00:31:37,860 --> 00:31:34,950 young people who want to be an astronaut 692 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:37,870 that is another great question because I 693 00:31:42,420 --> 00:31:39,130 know that none of us would be sitting 694 00:31:45,420 --> 00:31:42,430 here without the mentors teachers family 695 00:31:46,650 --> 00:31:45,430 friends that we had growing up but 696 00:31:48,270 --> 00:31:46,660 something that you can learn by looking 697 00:31:49,710 --> 00:31:48,280 at all eight of us and the biographies 698 00:31:53,190 --> 00:31:49,720 that you just heard is that we all took 699 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:53,200 very very different paths to get here my 700 00:31:56,460 --> 00:31:55,330 advice to young people is to find 701 00:31:59,850 --> 00:31:56,470 something that you're passionate about 702 00:32:01,710 --> 00:31:59,860 something that you enjoy doing something 703 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:01,720 that if you never get to the step of 704 00:32:05,630 --> 00:32:02,890 becoming an astronaut you're going to 705 00:32:07,950 --> 00:32:05,640 look back and be very satisfied and then 706 00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:07,960 try to become the ticket to the top of 707 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:11,320 your field but in doing so don't think 708 00:32:15,990 --> 00:32:12,730 so much about what you're accomplishing 709 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:16,000 but how you accomplish it be a good team 710 00:32:20,580 --> 00:32:18,280 member be a good leader be a good 711 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:20,590 follower be somebody that if you are 712 00:32:24,060 --> 00:32:22,150 selected people around you're proud 713 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:24,070 never take advantage of somebody else in 714 00:32:29,850 --> 00:32:27,610 order to get ahead and so think about 715 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:29,860 the how and not just the what great 716 00:32:33,870 --> 00:32:32,170 words and and we'll take it back here to 717 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:33,880 Johnson Space Center for questions Eric 718 00:32:38,490 --> 00:32:35,650 yeah this is Eric Berger again I'm just 719 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:38,500 curious what what y'all were told during 720 00:32:42,660 --> 00:32:40,330 the interview process when you had a 721 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:42,670 chance to ask questions about where you 722 00:32:45,580 --> 00:32:43,370 might be fly 723 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:45,590 was it you know was it were you told 724 00:32:49,630 --> 00:32:46,850 basically that you'd have an opportunity 725 00:32:54,150 --> 00:32:49,640 go to station and then other places or 726 00:32:59,230 --> 00:32:56,290 during the during the interview process 727 00:33:01,090 --> 00:32:59,240 the focus was really on trying to find 728 00:33:02,470 --> 00:33:01,100 out what we were going to step into in 729 00:33:07,210 --> 00:33:02,480 terms of the next two years of training 730 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:07,220 in on station and you know we've got 731 00:33:10,870 --> 00:33:09,110 senior leadership that's going to make 732 00:33:14,740 --> 00:33:10,880 their decisions and I'll be happy to fly 733 00:33:16,650 --> 00:33:14,750 anywhere they tell me to okay it looks 734 00:33:19,390 --> 00:33:16,660 like one remaining media question mark 735 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:19,400 yes thanks Mark Carreau for Aviation 736 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:22,850 Week could somebody give us kind of a 737 00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:25,490 summary of the of the training period 738 00:33:34,799 --> 00:33:27,110 for the next two years what are some of 739 00:33:40,090 --> 00:33:37,240 the chief of the astronaut office is dr. 740 00:33:41,380 --> 00:33:40,100 Bob Behnken who can summarize best the 741 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:41,390 training flip for the next couple of 742 00:33:47,110 --> 00:33:45,170 years I thank you it's an excellent 743 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:47,120 question folks often wonder what they've 744 00:33:50,890 --> 00:33:48,890 signed up for sometimes after they 745 00:33:52,900 --> 00:33:50,900 actually arrive in Houston but over the 746 00:33:54,490 --> 00:33:52,910 next few years of course from a 747 00:33:56,740 --> 00:33:54,500 technical perspective the training will 748 00:33:58,510 --> 00:33:56,750 focus on the space station understanding 749 00:34:00,250 --> 00:33:58,520 operations on board and the things that 750 00:34:01,930 --> 00:34:00,260 the crews that are actually onboard the 751 00:34:04,150 --> 00:34:01,940 space station are actually going through 752 00:34:06,130 --> 00:34:04,160 these folks will all fill support roles 753 00:34:08,649 --> 00:34:06,140 for station crews before they are signed 754 00:34:10,419 --> 00:34:08,659 on to missions they'll also have a t-38 755 00:34:12,220 --> 00:34:10,429 training where those that already have 756 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:12,230 an aviation background will rehan their 757 00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:14,810 skills in the t-38 and those that do not 758 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:16,730 will have the opportunity to get that 759 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:18,290 aviation background under their belt 760 00:34:22,450 --> 00:34:20,690 before they start supporting the crews 761 00:34:24,790 --> 00:34:22,460 that are actually on orbit will also 762 00:34:25,180 --> 00:34:24,800 visit the NASA centers around the 763 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:25,190 country 764 00:34:29,050 --> 00:34:27,530 so that the the class as a whole will 765 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:29,060 have a good understanding of all the 766 00:34:33,340 --> 00:34:30,770 things that go into making NASA 767 00:34:34,899 --> 00:34:33,350 successful as it is that pretty much 768 00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:34,909 covers most of the things that they'll 769 00:34:39,310 --> 00:34:37,460 be doing there'll be a lot of small bits 770 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:39,320 and pieces that to fill the space 771 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:40,970 between all those big events but those 772 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:48,560 okay looks like we do have maybe one 773 00:34:51,260 --> 00:34:49,890 more question this will be the last one 774 00:34:53,870 --> 00:34:51,270 if I could just ask one more question 775 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:53,880 you said you'll put you first apply 10 776 00:34:57,650 --> 00:34:55,770 years ago I'm wondering if you can tell 777 00:35:03,500 --> 00:34:57,660 youngsters the importance of not giving 778 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:03,510 up yeah I'll speak from my experience I 779 00:35:07,850 --> 00:35:04,530 know there are others up here that 780 00:35:10,370 --> 00:35:07,860 applied as well multiple times you just 781 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:10,380 you know you find something and like ian 782 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:11,850 was talking about being passionate about 783 00:35:15,830 --> 00:35:13,890 something you find it you want to go for 784 00:35:17,570 --> 00:35:15,840 it figure out the steps that you need to 785 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:17,580 get there and don't take no for an 786 00:35:24,380 --> 00:35:20,370 answer and and just you know keep 787 00:35:26,060 --> 00:35:24,390 working hard and it can pay off great 788 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:26,070 note to end it on that concludes our 789 00:35:29,420 --> 00:35:27,810 program today thank you all for joining