1 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:14,850 it's really been the dream 2 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:16,420 new vehicle and a vehicle like a 3 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:18,910 spacecraft is probably the the Jim if 4 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:20,890 you will of a career for folks and so I 5 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:23,680 would have been embarrassed as a test 6 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:25,390 pilot school graduate to not have jumped 7 00:00:28,859 --> 00:00:27,070 at the opportunity if it was offered to 8 00:00:31,740 --> 00:00:28,869 me to fly a new spacecraft so hopefully 9 00:00:33,990 --> 00:00:31,750 I'll get that chance soon I would say 10 00:00:36,090 --> 00:00:34,000 that one of the things that really gave 11 00:00:37,979 --> 00:00:36,100 us the opportunity to be ready for this 12 00:00:39,569 --> 00:00:37,989 is all those systems on the space 13 00:00:41,069 --> 00:00:39,579 station or on the Space Shuttle that we 14 00:00:42,959 --> 00:00:41,079 had to learn in order to be prepared for 15 00:00:44,819 --> 00:00:42,969 a space flight so it really has set us 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:44,829 up for a mindset of learning new things 17 00:00:48,330 --> 00:00:46,930 and being ready for whatever comes at us 18 00:00:50,930 --> 00:00:48,340 and so we've always had so much 19 00:00:55,050 --> 00:00:50,940 information that we've had to absorb I 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:55,060 think for us as the Commercial Crew 21 00:00:59,610 --> 00:00:57,730 cadre identified by NASA we're really 22 00:01:01,380 --> 00:00:59,620 going to be integral with the partners 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:01,390 both with SpaceX and Boeing as they 24 00:01:04,770 --> 00:01:03,130 prepare vehicles for us to launch into 25 00:01:06,469 --> 00:01:04,780 space and so building that partnership 26 00:01:08,639 --> 00:01:06,479 that relationship where we are 27 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:08,649 shoulder-to-shoulder with these 28 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:10,329 companies as they build this vehicle is 29 00:01:13,109 --> 00:01:11,530 really going to be how we're 30 00:01:14,459 --> 00:01:13,119 instrumental and making sure the 31 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:14,469 vehicles are ready for the the first 32 00:01:20,219 --> 00:01:17,890 flights when the time comes I think as 33 00:01:22,110 --> 00:01:20,229 we've we've seen over the last maybe 10 34 00:01:24,149 --> 00:01:22,120 months or so where we've lost a three 35 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:24,159 different cargo vehicles a Cygnus 36 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:26,229 vehicle a progress vehicle and a SpaceX 37 00:01:30,510 --> 00:01:28,450 of cargo vehicle all headed to Space 38 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:30,520 Station we understand the criticality of 39 00:01:35,580 --> 00:01:32,290 having a redundancy and being able to 40 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:35,590 keep the space station both supplied as 41 00:01:40,140 --> 00:01:37,540 well as populated with a healthy cruise 42 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:40,150 and so I think the events over the last 43 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:41,710 10 months have really made it clear as 44 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:42,970 to why we would need to have some 45 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:44,650 redundancy of course we'll be more 46 00:01:48,210 --> 00:01:46,450 careful of with vehicles that have 47 00:01:50,370 --> 00:01:48,220 humans on board but that might mean 48 00:01:51,780 --> 00:01:50,380 standing down and having the capability 49 00:01:53,700 --> 00:01:51,790 to launch on another vehicle is going to 50 00:01:55,410 --> 00:01:53,710 provide us that so I would say the 51 00:01:56,820 --> 00:01:55,420 lifetime of space station it's it's 52 00:02:02,039 --> 00:01:56,830 critical that we get this additional 53 00:02:03,359 --> 00:02:02,049 capability for me I think for astronauts 54 00:02:04,859 --> 00:02:03,369 that are getting ready to be assigned to 55 00:02:06,929 --> 00:02:04,869 a flight I really looked towards the 56 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:06,939 Swiss Army knife if you will the person 57 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:08,890 who could do a spacewalk do some 58 00:02:13,110 --> 00:02:11,049 robotics I had a test background if that 59 00:02:14,940 --> 00:02:13,120 was required for the mission at hand and 60 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:14,950 so really looking for a crew member that 61 00:02:18,660 --> 00:02:16,930 kind of touches all the bases and and 62 00:02:20,729 --> 00:02:18,670 covers all those facets was really 63 00:02:22,500 --> 00:02:20,739 critical kind of going forward I like to 64 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:22,510 think of myself as one of those Swiss 65 00:02:27,510 --> 00:02:25,090 Army knife sorts of astronauts who may 66 00:02:28,380 --> 00:02:27,520 may not be the best at everything that's 67 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:28,390 out there 68 00:02:32,250 --> 00:02:30,250 to better-than-average at all of them 69 00:02:34,470 --> 00:02:32,260 which i think goes a long way to making 70 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:34,480 a great crew member on board and so 71 00:02:52,849 --> 00:02:36,130 that's the thing I hope that I'll bring 72 00:02:58,649 --> 00:02:55,830 as a test pod I really wanted to get 73 00:03:00,119 --> 00:02:58,659 involved with the new program of wine 74 00:03:01,380 --> 00:03:00,129 space vehicles I got the opportunity I 75 00:03:03,990 --> 00:03:01,390 was lucky enough to fly on the space 76 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:04,000 shuttle for 30 year history you know to 77 00:03:07,229 --> 00:03:05,890 finish out the space shuttle program 78 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:07,239 when I was looking for it as a test 79 00:03:12,660 --> 00:03:10,090 pilot to fly this new spaceship into the 80 00:03:15,330 --> 00:03:12,670 new era of space flight one of the big 81 00:03:18,300 --> 00:03:15,340 parts of this new program is to do to go 82 00:03:20,039 --> 00:03:18,310 into space and to make it affordable not 83 00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:20,049 only for NASA but to also look at it 84 00:03:24,289 --> 00:03:22,329 from a commercial aspect because these 85 00:03:28,199 --> 00:03:24,299 companies are also gonna fly with other 86 00:03:29,550 --> 00:03:28,209 providers besides NASA it's a big team 87 00:03:31,409 --> 00:03:29,560 that makes this happen you know it's not 88 00:03:32,940 --> 00:03:31,419 just the astronaut office it's a huge 89 00:03:34,559 --> 00:03:32,950 NASA team as well as the companies 90 00:03:35,940 --> 00:03:34,569 themselves and it's the team that's 91 00:03:37,830 --> 00:03:35,950 going to get us to that next thing but 92 00:03:39,990 --> 00:03:37,840 you know as part of that team obviously 93 00:03:42,839 --> 00:03:40,000 the operators the astronauts will have a 94 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:42,849 big influence on that we're part of a 95 00:03:46,679 --> 00:03:44,530 partnership and part of the partnership 96 00:03:48,690 --> 00:03:46,689 is to have different abilities and so 97 00:03:51,059 --> 00:03:48,700 the United States having access as being 98 00:03:53,539 --> 00:03:51,069 one of the major partners in the group 99 00:03:57,059 --> 00:03:53,549 is extremely important to the effort a 100 00:03:59,430 --> 00:03:57,069 big part of what I bring to this effort 101 00:04:01,890 --> 00:03:59,440 is bringing together the different parts 102 00:04:04,379 --> 00:04:01,900 and the partners that are going to be 103 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:04,389 necessary to make this all happen I'm 104 00:04:08,789 --> 00:04:05,650 honored to get the opportunity to 105 00:04:10,229 --> 00:04:08,799 participate with this new group and to 106 00:04:12,740 --> 00:04:10,239 work with a team to get us on to this 107 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:12,750 next era in spaceflight 108 00:04:18,210 --> 00:04:15,760 well I'm extremely excited to get the 109 00:04:20,339 --> 00:04:18,220 opportunity to to go on to the new era 110 00:04:22,469 --> 00:04:20,349 for Space Flight looking forward to the 111 00:04:24,390 --> 00:04:22,479 new challenges and looking forward to 112 00:04:40,709 --> 00:04:24,400 get to America launch capability back 113 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:43,390 it's exciting for me because we have a 114 00:04:49,119 --> 00:04:45,650 chance to build upon a new launch 115 00:04:51,399 --> 00:04:49,129 capability for America it's exciting to 116 00:04:53,110 --> 00:04:51,409 be part of a new program to give the 117 00:04:55,929 --> 00:04:53,120 United States launch capability back to 118 00:04:58,510 --> 00:04:55,939 the space station to be part of a new 119 00:05:00,249 --> 00:04:58,520 test program to get us vehicles back to 120 00:05:02,770 --> 00:05:00,259 the space station is extremely exciting 121 00:05:05,649 --> 00:05:02,780 the challenge from a test pilot 122 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:05,659 perspective is great and I'm just 123 00:05:09,700 --> 00:05:07,490 looking forward to the process to get 124 00:05:12,249 --> 00:05:09,710 from today all the way up to the space 125 00:05:13,629 --> 00:05:12,259 station well there's a lot more than 126 00:05:15,459 --> 00:05:13,639 just the four of us that will be 127 00:05:16,749 --> 00:05:15,469 responsible for the safety in the 128 00:05:18,879 --> 00:05:16,759 certification of the vehicle we have a 129 00:05:21,189 --> 00:05:18,889 huge team here at NASA as well as the 130 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:21,199 great teams at SpaceX and Boeing that 131 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:22,849 will work with it to try to make this 132 00:05:28,209 --> 00:05:25,669 vehicle as safe as possible and also be 133 00:05:30,339 --> 00:05:28,219 as capable as possible it's a long road 134 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:30,349 but I think we have the right team put 135 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:32,500 together and we'll make it work 136 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:34,490 well it's been over four years since 137 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:36,050 we've flown the shuttle the last time 138 00:05:40,029 --> 00:05:38,330 and in that time the Soyuz has been a 139 00:05:41,649 --> 00:05:40,039 great vehicle to get our folks to and 140 00:05:44,050 --> 00:05:41,659 from the space station the Russians have 141 00:05:45,459 --> 00:05:44,060 been great partners but it's important 142 00:05:48,790 --> 00:05:45,469 for the United States to have its own 143 00:05:50,980 --> 00:05:48,800 launch capability not only for the 144 00:05:53,649 --> 00:05:50,990 foreseeable future but beyond going into 145 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:53,659 the Orion program and whatever holds on 146 00:05:59,409 --> 00:05:56,900 our trip to Mars yes it has been a 147 00:06:00,969 --> 00:05:59,419 four-year gap which is a long time in 148 00:06:03,309 --> 00:06:00,979 some people's opinions but we've been 149 00:06:04,869 --> 00:06:03,319 working very hard to get to that point 150 00:06:08,469 --> 00:06:04,879 where we can launch folks from Florida 151 00:06:12,010 --> 00:06:08,479 again on the day before we undocked from 152 00:06:14,019 --> 00:06:12,020 the space station we presented the crew 153 00:06:17,350 --> 00:06:14,029 with a American flag that was flown on 154 00:06:21,159 --> 00:06:17,360 sts-1 with the hopes that when we 155 00:06:23,050 --> 00:06:21,169 returned with the u.s. vehicle whoever 156 00:06:24,579 --> 00:06:23,060 was lucky enough to get up there and do 157 00:06:29,170 --> 00:06:24,589 that they would be able to bring it back 158 00:06:30,820 --> 00:06:29,180 in to u.s. soil so it was a tremendous 159 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:30,830 honor to be able to be part of that crew 160 00:06:35,890 --> 00:06:34,250 part of that ceremony and I can only 161 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:35,900 imagine how exciting it would be to be 162 00:06:40,959 --> 00:06:39,050 back up there and bringing it home I'm 163 00:06:43,719 --> 00:06:40,969 extremely excited about the opportunity 164 00:06:47,469 --> 00:06:43,729 to serve the country once again and fly 165 00:06:50,170 --> 00:06:47,479 a test vehicle which from a personal 166 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:50,180 standpoint is extremely interesting to 167 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:52,370 me because I came from that background 168 00:06:59,030 --> 00:06:56,010 that being said there's a lot of work 169 00:07:02,180 --> 00:06:59,040 ahead of the teams here at NASA and 170 00:07:04,610 --> 00:07:02,190 Boeing and SpaceX to get us safely to 171 00:07:06,170 --> 00:07:04,620 orbit and then safely back home it's 172 00:07:08,060 --> 00:07:06,180 kind of like climbing a mountain going 173 00:07:09,890 --> 00:07:08,070 up hill is only half that half the trip 174 00:07:12,230 --> 00:07:09,900 so we got to make sure we get everybody 175 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:12,240 back home safely as well and then build 176 00:07:16,850 --> 00:07:14,730 a reliable vehicle that continues to 177 00:07:31,649 --> 00:07:16,860 take our crews to the space station and 178 00:07:35,980 --> 00:07:33,909 well I'm really excited to be part of 179 00:07:37,990 --> 00:07:35,990 the new Commercial Crew program and 180 00:07:40,059 --> 00:07:38,000 hopefully be part of the test team 181 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:40,069 that's going to fly one of these new 182 00:07:45,159 --> 00:07:41,810 spacecraft up to the International Space 183 00:07:47,379 --> 00:07:45,169 Station I've had the opportunity to fly 184 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:47,389 on a United States space shuttle as well 185 00:07:51,309 --> 00:07:49,250 as a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the 186 00:07:53,860 --> 00:07:51,319 International Space Station as it was 187 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:53,870 being built and then used for science 188 00:07:57,909 --> 00:07:55,810 and I think this is the next step in 189 00:08:01,390 --> 00:07:57,919 engineering and development and research 190 00:08:04,749 --> 00:08:01,400 as we take our further step out of low 191 00:08:06,909 --> 00:08:04,759 Earth orbit into a deeper space we have 192 00:08:08,589 --> 00:08:06,919 a collective number of years here in the 193 00:08:10,450 --> 00:08:08,599 astronaut office flying different 194 00:08:13,149 --> 00:08:10,460 spacecraft and so we've come to this 195 00:08:15,730 --> 00:08:13,159 program with different backgrounds and 196 00:08:18,309 --> 00:08:15,740 different experiences I think what's 197 00:08:21,399 --> 00:08:18,319 good about that is we can apply that 198 00:08:23,559 --> 00:08:21,409 experience into the the system of the 199 00:08:26,769 --> 00:08:23,569 The Commercial Crew spacecraft both the 200 00:08:28,390 --> 00:08:26,779 cst-100 and the SpaceX vehicle and 201 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:28,400 hopefully with our experience we'll be 202 00:08:33,940 --> 00:08:30,770 able to make those vehicles a little bit 203 00:08:35,259 --> 00:08:33,950 better and offer some of the goods and 204 00:08:36,819 --> 00:08:35,269 the bads that we've seen in the past 205 00:08:40,180 --> 00:08:36,829 with other spacecraft that we've had the 206 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:40,190 opportunity to fly the cadre of 207 00:08:44,019 --> 00:08:42,050 astronauts who are going to start flying 208 00:08:46,569 --> 00:08:44,029 these Commercial Crew vehicles will sort 209 00:08:48,130 --> 00:08:46,579 of be the the face of the vehicles and 210 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:48,140 essentially what that means is that 211 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:49,970 we'll be bringing the teams together and 212 00:08:55,269 --> 00:08:51,890 not only from NASA but also our 213 00:08:57,220 --> 00:08:55,279 commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX as 214 00:08:59,139 --> 00:08:57,230 they put a face to the spacecraft that 215 00:09:01,569 --> 00:08:59,149 they're building and they get excited 216 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:01,579 about actually putting human beings into 217 00:09:06,939 --> 00:09:04,970 space in their spacecraft we have a lot 218 00:09:09,189 --> 00:09:06,949 of goals in mind and it's taken us a 219 00:09:12,759 --> 00:09:09,199 while to I think consolidate all those 220 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:12,769 goals and and form a concise path to get 221 00:09:18,790 --> 00:09:14,510 there and the Commercial Crew spacecraft 222 00:09:21,189 --> 00:09:18,800 are a very important part of that step 223 00:09:23,410 --> 00:09:21,199 to get to our goals which is leaving 224 00:09:25,870 --> 00:09:23,420 low-earth orbit and going on to deeper 225 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:25,880 space missions the Commercial Crew 226 00:09:31,660 --> 00:09:28,970 program will allow us to regain our 227 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:31,670 capability of launching rockets from the 228 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:33,850 United States with humans on board again 229 00:09:37,389 --> 00:09:36,170 it's really critical for the United 230 00:09:39,430 --> 00:09:37,399 States to regain its own launch 231 00:09:41,710 --> 00:09:39,440 capability and Commercial Crew program 232 00:09:44,439 --> 00:09:41,720 will allow us to do that we're going to 233 00:09:45,030 --> 00:09:44,449 be able to be launching Americans and 234 00:09:47,249 --> 00:09:45,040 our intern 235 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:47,259 national partners from the u.s. to the 236 00:09:52,620 --> 00:09:49,690 International Space Station that's going 237 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:52,630 to allow us to further our abilities 238 00:09:56,519 --> 00:09:54,850 advance our technology so we can build 239 00:09:59,480 --> 00:09:56,529 the next generation of spacecraft for 240 00:10:02,490 --> 00:09:59,490 the next generation of space explorers 241 00:10:05,100 --> 00:10:02,500 I'm gonna be really excited when we get 242 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:05,110 to put people on spacecraft at Kennedy 243 00:10:09,420 --> 00:10:06,790 Space Center it's going to be pretty 244 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:09,430 amazing for our whole country it's 245 00:10:11,999 --> 00:10:10,750 actually going to be pretty amazing for 246 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:12,009 the whole world when you think of the 247 00:10:16,860 --> 00:10:13,750 implications of this advanced technology 248 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:16,870 and a spacecraft I remember when I 249 00:10:21,509 --> 00:10:19,810 launched from Kennedy the first time on 250 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:21,519 a u.s. space shuttle and it was pretty 251 00:10:25,710 --> 00:10:23,800 amazing so I can only imagine what it's 252 00:10:29,340 --> 00:10:25,720 going to be like after this long period 253 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:29,350 of time to get back on a spacecraft at 254 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:32,050 Kennedy and have all family and friends 255 00:10:35,519 --> 00:10:33,970 and people from all over the country 256 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:35,529 watching that's going to be pretty 257 00:10:40,350 --> 00:10:38,050 special I think we've lost a little bit 258 00:10:42,269 --> 00:10:40,360 of that in the last couple of years just 259 00:10:44,069 --> 00:10:42,279 because we are launching from so far 260 00:10:46,590 --> 00:10:44,079 away in Kazakhstan with the Russian 261 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:46,600 space program and so bringing back home 262 00:10:52,189 --> 00:10:48,250 will bring that back home to everybody 263 00:10:55,199 --> 00:10:52,199 here it'll be a pretty exciting moment a 264 00:10:58,920 --> 00:10:55,209 bunch of us have come from a test 265 00:11:00,990 --> 00:10:58,930 background as aircraft fliers it is 266 00:11:03,059 --> 00:11:01,000 complicated even in that realm so I can 267 00:11:06,329 --> 00:11:03,069 only imagine that as we get our feet 268 00:11:07,889 --> 00:11:06,339 deep into the the commercial side of the 269 00:11:12,210 --> 00:11:07,899 space program it's going to be pretty 270 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:12,220 complicated well I have had an amazing 271 00:11:16,410 --> 00:11:14,350 career at NASA I'll have to say knock on 272 00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:16,420 wood I've just been really lucky in the 273 00:11:20,610 --> 00:11:17,920 right place at the right time I've got 274 00:11:22,170 --> 00:11:20,620 to do a lot of amazing things building 275 00:11:25,050 --> 00:11:22,180 the space station then working on the 276 00:11:28,819 --> 00:11:25,060 space station while it was while it's 277 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:28,829 now is an amazing science laboratory I 278 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:32,410 felt like I would love to provide my 279 00:11:37,259 --> 00:11:34,689 expertise that I've gained over these 280 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:37,269 number of years to anything new that was 281 00:11:42,019 --> 00:11:39,010 coming up and the Commercial Crew 282 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:42,029 program seemed to fit right in line 283 00:11:47,389 --> 00:11:45,370 seems just like the perfect fit to use 284 00:11:50,220 --> 00:11:47,399 that expertise to build a new spacecraft 285 00:11:53,699 --> 00:11:50,230 so the next generation of folks can fly 286 00:11:55,139 --> 00:11:53,709 it for a long time to come for me the 287 00:11:57,660 --> 00:11:55,149 most exciting part is going to be 288 00:11:59,070 --> 00:11:57,670 docking to the space station when I was 289 00:12:00,780 --> 00:11:59,080 on my first light and I was 290 00:12:03,450 --> 00:12:00,790 able to see the space station out of the 291 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:03,460 space shuttle window for the first time 292 00:12:08,730 --> 00:12:06,730 that was an amazing Gold Star and that 293 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:08,740 is really really cool so I think 294 00:12:14,070 --> 00:12:11,850 Commercial Crew spacecraft with really 295 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:14,080 amazing windows which will have to have 296 00:12:17,970 --> 00:12:16,120 to see the space station as we get 297 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:17,980 closer and closer to it and get ready to 298 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:19,930 dock to it we know we've we've made it 299 00:12:25,260 --> 00:12:23,620 and that will be cool this program I 300 00:12:28,170 --> 00:12:25,270 think is going to open up the door again 301 00:12:30,270 --> 00:12:28,180 for kids today to go to realize that the 302 00:12:32,090 --> 00:12:30,280 sky isn't even the limit there's all 303 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:32,100 sorts of amazing things that we can do 304 00:12:37,470 --> 00:12:35,050 first of all you know makes aircraft 305 00:12:39,030 --> 00:12:37,480 make spacecraft and then take spacecraft 306 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:39,040 and do amazing things make a space 307 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:41,530 station and then go even farther I think