1 00:00:04,550 --> 00:00:03,030 good afternoon i'm gary jordan of nasa 2 00:00:07,030 --> 00:00:04,560 public affairs and thank you for joining 3 00:00:09,669 --> 00:00:07,040 us here at nasa johnson space center 4 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:09,679 for the expedition 4748 crew news 5 00:00:14,549 --> 00:00:11,920 conference i'm here with the crew who 6 00:00:16,790 --> 00:00:14,559 was set to launch on march 18th u.s time 7 00:00:18,470 --> 00:00:16,800 march 19th kazakhstan time from the 8 00:00:21,349 --> 00:00:18,480 baikonur cosmodrome 9 00:00:24,310 --> 00:00:21,359 veteran nasa astronaut jeff williams and 10 00:00:26,390 --> 00:00:24,320 two rose cosmos cosmonauts alexei 11 00:00:29,349 --> 00:00:26,400 ovchinen and commander of the soyuz 12 00:00:31,029 --> 00:00:29,359 tma-20m spacecraft and flight engineer 13 00:00:33,430 --> 00:00:31,039 alex grapochka guys thanks for being 14 00:00:34,870 --> 00:00:33,440 here today 15 00:00:35,910 --> 00:00:34,880 a little bit about our crew before we 16 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:35,920 move on 17 00:00:40,470 --> 00:00:39,280 jeff has a total of 362 cumulative days 18 00:00:42,950 --> 00:00:40,480 in space 19 00:00:45,110 --> 00:00:42,960 one on space shuttle flight sts-101 on 20 00:00:46,950 --> 00:00:45,120 atlantis and two flights on the soyuz 21 00:00:50,709 --> 00:00:46,960 spacecraft to the international space 22 00:00:52,229 --> 00:00:50,719 station for expedition 13 and 2122 he 23 00:00:53,910 --> 00:00:52,239 will take over as commander for 24 00:00:55,750 --> 00:00:53,920 expedition 48. 25 00:00:57,910 --> 00:00:55,760 for lexi this will be his first space 26 00:00:59,670 --> 00:00:57,920 flight he was an instructor pilot and an 27 00:01:02,310 --> 00:00:59,680 air flight commander before becoming a 28 00:01:04,070 --> 00:01:02,320 cosmonaut in 2006 finished his basic 29 00:01:05,429 --> 00:01:04,080 training in 2009. we're excited to see 30 00:01:07,990 --> 00:01:05,439 your flight 31 00:01:11,830 --> 00:01:08,000 oleg has one space flight on expedition 32 00:01:13,190 --> 00:01:11,840 25 26 accumulating 159 days in space 33 00:01:14,870 --> 00:01:13,200 during his five-month stay on the 34 00:01:16,149 --> 00:01:14,880 international space station 35 00:01:17,350 --> 00:01:16,159 so why don't we start with you jeff and 36 00:01:19,670 --> 00:01:17,360 then we'll move on to the rest of the 37 00:01:20,950 --> 00:01:19,680 crew um tell us a little bit about uh 38 00:01:23,510 --> 00:01:20,960 your training over these past couple 39 00:01:25,350 --> 00:01:23,520 months well we've been training actually 40 00:01:26,789 --> 00:01:25,360 for the last couple of years as you know 41 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:26,799 preparing for this the last couple of 42 00:01:31,910 --> 00:01:29,200 months have been focused on the mission 43 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:31,920 specifics prior to that was the generic 44 00:01:35,190 --> 00:01:33,520 training whether it be refresher 45 00:01:36,390 --> 00:01:35,200 training or the first time going through 46 00:01:37,670 --> 00:01:36,400 it 47 00:01:39,830 --> 00:01:37,680 so the last couple of months have been 48 00:01:41,590 --> 00:01:39,840 focused on the actual specifics of the 49 00:01:43,510 --> 00:01:41,600 mission content 50 00:01:45,350 --> 00:01:43,520 these guys were in germany in december i 51 00:01:47,270 --> 00:01:45,360 was in japan 52 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:47,280 for final training there in those 53 00:01:50,149 --> 00:01:49,119 respective places and now we're here in 54 00:01:51,670 --> 00:01:50,159 houston 55 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:51,680 for two weeks 56 00:01:57,749 --> 00:01:54,960 as a soyuz crew getting our final 57 00:01:59,670 --> 00:01:57,759 systems updates as well as some payload 58 00:02:02,069 --> 00:01:59,680 and experiment training as well as 59 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:02,079 taking some medical data to support 60 00:02:05,830 --> 00:02:04,000 uh some of the experiments that they'll 61 00:02:06,950 --> 00:02:05,840 they will be doing on us 62 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:06,960 and then 63 00:02:11,110 --> 00:02:09,440 the the ever-present 64 00:02:12,550 --> 00:02:11,120 preparation for emergencies emergency 65 00:02:15,990 --> 00:02:12,560 training is one of the big things that 66 00:02:17,430 --> 00:02:16,000 we do when we're together as a crew 67 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:17,440 after the two-week period here in 68 00:02:21,589 --> 00:02:18,800 houston 69 00:02:23,589 --> 00:02:21,599 alexa and oleg will return to russia 70 00:02:25,190 --> 00:02:23,599 i will join them a couple weeks later 71 00:02:27,510 --> 00:02:25,200 and then we'll get into our final 72 00:02:31,190 --> 00:02:27,520 training in star city just outside of 73 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:31,200 moscow go through our final exams there 74 00:02:33,589 --> 00:02:31,920 get 75 00:02:34,949 --> 00:02:33,599 signed off by the russian commission 76 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:34,959 that we're ready for flight and then 77 00:02:38,949 --> 00:02:36,959 we'll of course take our trip down to 78 00:02:42,070 --> 00:02:38,959 baikonur and do the final preparations 79 00:02:44,550 --> 00:02:42,080 and leading up to the launch date 80 00:02:46,229 --> 00:02:44,560 on the 18th houston time as you said so 81 00:02:48,309 --> 00:02:46,239 we're looking forward to that 82 00:02:49,350 --> 00:02:48,319 we've had a great experience training 83 00:02:51,750 --> 00:02:49,360 together 84 00:02:52,630 --> 00:02:51,760 alexa and i were previously on a backup 85 00:02:55,670 --> 00:02:52,640 crew 86 00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:55,680 for the one-year flight a year ago 87 00:02:59,750 --> 00:02:57,920 olek was on the backup crew for this 88 00:03:02,070 --> 00:02:59,760 past september launch 89 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:02,080 and then when he completed that 90 00:03:06,869 --> 00:03:03,920 we joined together as a crew preparing 91 00:03:08,550 --> 00:03:06,879 for this march launch so it's a it's uh 92 00:03:10,869 --> 00:03:08,560 been a very good experience for us and 93 00:03:12,149 --> 00:03:10,879 we're looking forward to flying uh 94 00:03:15,589 --> 00:03:12,159 together here 95 00:03:17,110 --> 00:03:15,599 uh for a six month stay on space station 96 00:03:20,630 --> 00:03:17,120 with that i'd like to give 97 00:03:23,509 --> 00:03:20,640 a a chance to uh to give his perspective 98 00:03:25,350 --> 00:03:23,519 on uh anticipation of a first flight uh 99 00:03:27,430 --> 00:03:25,360 before he does that i i will say that 100 00:03:30,229 --> 00:03:27,440 one of the things i'm looking forward to 101 00:03:32,710 --> 00:03:30,239 the most is uh is watching him go 102 00:03:33,509 --> 00:03:32,720 through the experience of first launch 103 00:03:36,949 --> 00:03:33,519 and 104 00:03:38,550 --> 00:03:36,959 then the first flight in space station 105 00:03:39,670 --> 00:03:38,560 that's always one of the more enjoyable 106 00:03:41,110 --> 00:03:39,680 things 107 00:04:59,990 --> 00:03:41,120 to do if you've been there and done it 108 00:05:04,790 --> 00:05:02,710 well this will be my first flight 109 00:05:05,749 --> 00:05:04,800 and i have been getting ready for nine 110 00:05:07,590 --> 00:05:05,759 years 111 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:07,600 and i'm really looking forward to this 112 00:05:12,550 --> 00:05:09,360 flight and i'm hoping it will be my 113 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:12,560 first but not last flight 114 00:05:16,070 --> 00:05:13,520 and 115 00:05:19,110 --> 00:05:16,080 i'm hoping that all my hopes will be 116 00:05:20,710 --> 00:05:19,120 fulfilled and i will fulfill everybody's 117 00:05:23,430 --> 00:05:20,720 expectations 118 00:05:25,830 --> 00:05:23,440 we have been training for two years 119 00:05:28,950 --> 00:05:25,840 training on the russian segment systems 120 00:05:30,870 --> 00:05:28,960 in russia and on the u.s segment systems 121 00:05:32,950 --> 00:05:30,880 in the united states 122 00:05:34,070 --> 00:05:32,960 and also we have been getting ready to 123 00:05:36,950 --> 00:05:34,080 work 124 00:05:38,710 --> 00:05:36,960 on the european part of the station and 125 00:05:40,710 --> 00:05:38,720 we will we have been 126 00:05:43,909 --> 00:05:40,720 training in germany for that 127 00:05:45,749 --> 00:05:43,919 and in japan we have been training to 128 00:05:47,510 --> 00:05:45,759 be ready to work on the japanese 129 00:05:48,550 --> 00:05:47,520 hardware so 130 00:05:51,430 --> 00:05:48,560 the crew 131 00:05:53,909 --> 00:05:51,440 is completely ready 132 00:05:57,270 --> 00:05:53,919 excellent now oleg you had your space 133 00:06:02,790 --> 00:05:57,280 flight in 2010 um how will you take that 134 00:06:07,350 --> 00:06:05,670 so as jeff said this is my second flight 135 00:06:09,189 --> 00:06:07,360 should be my second flight 136 00:06:10,710 --> 00:06:09,199 and in the paris on this first flight i 137 00:06:11,909 --> 00:06:10,720 see that there are 138 00:06:13,830 --> 00:06:11,919 some 139 00:06:16,150 --> 00:06:13,840 many more 140 00:06:17,350 --> 00:06:16,160 numbers of scientific experiments that 141 00:06:18,469 --> 00:06:17,360 we 142 00:06:21,749 --> 00:06:18,479 should 143 00:06:23,909 --> 00:06:21,759 do on board from russian side and 144 00:06:25,909 --> 00:06:23,919 from american side and there are some 145 00:06:26,629 --> 00:06:25,919 experiments that the whole crew involved 146 00:06:31,189 --> 00:06:26,639 in 147 00:06:34,150 --> 00:06:31,199 work as one team 148 00:06:35,430 --> 00:06:34,160 we will not spend our time for nothing 149 00:06:37,270 --> 00:06:35,440 excellent we're excited to see your 150 00:06:38,710 --> 00:06:37,280 flight and jeff i know that you 151 00:06:40,710 --> 00:06:38,720 mentioned that you'll be focusing on 152 00:06:42,150 --> 00:06:40,720 history for your communication on the 153 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:42,160 international space station we actually 154 00:06:46,550 --> 00:06:44,080 have some special guests with us today 155 00:06:48,309 --> 00:06:46,560 from the houston history alliance 156 00:06:51,029 --> 00:06:48,319 we also have some special guests from 157 00:06:52,710 --> 00:06:51,039 the emerge employee resource group uh 158 00:06:54,150 --> 00:06:52,720 they are the young professionals here 159 00:06:56,309 --> 00:06:54,160 and also we have some interns and of 160 00:06:57,749 --> 00:06:56,319 course our media guests 161 00:06:59,990 --> 00:06:57,759 so with that we're gonna start opening 162 00:07:01,510 --> 00:07:00,000 it up for questions uh just a reminder 163 00:07:04,469 --> 00:07:01,520 that if you call into the phone bridge 164 00:07:06,629 --> 00:07:04,479 to please press star 1 to ask a question 165 00:07:08,230 --> 00:07:06,639 and star 2 withdraw that question if it 166 00:07:09,749 --> 00:07:08,240 has been answered and if you're 167 00:07:11,990 --> 00:07:09,759 following along on social media we're 168 00:07:13,270 --> 00:07:12,000 using the hashtag asknasa 169 00:07:15,510 --> 00:07:13,280 so why don't we start with some of the 170 00:07:16,950 --> 00:07:15,520 media that we have in the audience 171 00:07:18,790 --> 00:07:16,960 if you'd like to start please state your 172 00:07:21,430 --> 00:07:18,800 name and affiliation 173 00:07:22,790 --> 00:07:21,440 i'm mark for aviation week in space 174 00:07:25,029 --> 00:07:22,800 technology 175 00:07:26,150 --> 00:07:25,039 and uh i'll start with jeff that's all 176 00:07:29,350 --> 00:07:26,160 right 177 00:07:30,870 --> 00:07:29,360 there's so much interest in furthering 178 00:07:32,710 --> 00:07:30,880 the development of the station for a 179 00:07:35,430 --> 00:07:32,720 commercial crew 180 00:07:38,309 --> 00:07:35,440 i know it's a little bit fluid 181 00:07:41,110 --> 00:07:38,319 but can you kind of describe what what 182 00:07:43,189 --> 00:07:41,120 you're prepared to do in terms of 183 00:07:45,350 --> 00:07:43,199 furthering work on the outside and maybe 184 00:07:47,270 --> 00:07:45,360 inside to 185 00:07:49,270 --> 00:07:47,280 get the first and maybe 186 00:07:50,469 --> 00:07:49,280 further than that first docking module 187 00:07:52,869 --> 00:07:50,479 may be more 188 00:07:55,589 --> 00:07:52,879 applied during your time 189 00:07:58,390 --> 00:07:55,599 of course the primary tasks that we have 190 00:08:00,790 --> 00:07:58,400 in the plan right now and the the date 191 00:08:04,390 --> 00:08:00,800 is a little bit fluid i think 192 00:08:07,189 --> 00:08:04,400 but it will be the arrival of the first 193 00:08:08,150 --> 00:08:07,199 docking adapter for commercial crew 194 00:08:10,390 --> 00:08:08,160 which 195 00:08:13,350 --> 00:08:10,400 we will install on the front end of the 196 00:08:15,589 --> 00:08:13,360 space station on pma1 197 00:08:17,670 --> 00:08:15,599 and that will involve one eva to 198 00:08:19,670 --> 00:08:17,680 integrate it to install it and then 199 00:08:21,510 --> 00:08:19,680 integrate it and so that we can do the 200 00:08:22,629 --> 00:08:21,520 checkout of it to prepare 201 00:08:23,510 --> 00:08:22,639 then for 202 00:08:25,589 --> 00:08:23,520 the 203 00:08:27,749 --> 00:08:25,599 first launch of a commercial crew 204 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:27,759 vehicle which of course will 205 00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:30,720 happen after our expedition but that's 206 00:08:35,509 --> 00:08:32,880 the major event that we have on our 207 00:08:38,469 --> 00:08:35,519 plate during our stay they're currently 208 00:08:41,029 --> 00:08:38,479 in the plan to support commercial crew 209 00:08:43,110 --> 00:08:41,039 of course that's a 210 00:08:44,470 --> 00:08:43,120 significant milestone as we all 211 00:08:45,509 --> 00:08:44,480 anticipate 212 00:08:46,870 --> 00:08:45,519 uh 213 00:08:50,710 --> 00:08:46,880 the 214 00:08:52,470 --> 00:08:50,720 of commercial crew vehicles 215 00:08:54,870 --> 00:08:52,480 uh according to the current plan from 216 00:08:57,670 --> 00:08:54,880 the two companies which will 217 00:08:59,269 --> 00:08:57,680 significantly expand the capability 218 00:09:00,949 --> 00:08:59,279 that we have to 219 00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:00,959 for access to low earth orbit and 220 00:09:05,750 --> 00:09:03,920 specifically the space station 221 00:09:09,590 --> 00:09:05,760 it 222 00:09:11,670 --> 00:09:09,600 sometimes we we tend to 223 00:09:13,910 --> 00:09:11,680 hear that the the impression out there 224 00:09:16,310 --> 00:09:13,920 is that we're dependent on the russian 225 00:09:18,949 --> 00:09:16,320 side for access and certainly there's 226 00:09:20,949 --> 00:09:18,959 some truth in that but i like to 227 00:09:23,750 --> 00:09:20,959 put it in a little bit different way and 228 00:09:25,829 --> 00:09:23,760 that the russian side has been 229 00:09:27,350 --> 00:09:25,839 great partners with us on the iss 230 00:09:29,269 --> 00:09:27,360 program 231 00:09:31,509 --> 00:09:29,279 and we chose to retire the shuttle and 232 00:09:33,910 --> 00:09:31,519 there was rationale to do that and it's 233 00:09:36,150 --> 00:09:33,920 taken some time to develop the next 234 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:36,160 generation of vehicles to get there so 235 00:09:41,509 --> 00:09:38,880 that has resulted in a gap 236 00:09:43,829 --> 00:09:41,519 but the soyuz 237 00:09:44,949 --> 00:09:43,839 as in terms of the space station program 238 00:09:48,389 --> 00:09:44,959 has been 239 00:09:52,389 --> 00:09:48,399 in the program since the beginning 240 00:09:54,230 --> 00:09:52,399 and so the russians have um have as i 241 00:09:56,710 --> 00:09:54,240 said been very good partners in that to 242 00:09:58,150 --> 00:09:56,720 step up to the plate to fill the gap 243 00:09:59,430 --> 00:09:58,160 that we didn't anticipate in the 244 00:10:01,110 --> 00:09:59,440 beginning 245 00:10:03,430 --> 00:10:01,120 also i would say 246 00:10:04,790 --> 00:10:03,440 that when we do begin flying commercial 247 00:10:07,350 --> 00:10:04,800 crew vehicles 248 00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:07,360 that it's not going to be now where 249 00:10:11,750 --> 00:10:09,920 the u.s side is doing 250 00:10:13,190 --> 00:10:11,760 one thing and the russian side is doing 251 00:10:14,949 --> 00:10:13,200 another 252 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:14,959 they the two vehicles 253 00:10:19,430 --> 00:10:16,800 are two types of vehicles maybe three 254 00:10:21,990 --> 00:10:19,440 vehicles will complement one another to 255 00:10:23,430 --> 00:10:22,000 sustain the the iss program out to the 256 00:10:24,870 --> 00:10:23,440 end of its 257 00:10:25,750 --> 00:10:24,880 life 258 00:10:27,670 --> 00:10:25,760 and 259 00:10:29,590 --> 00:10:27,680 i think it's 260 00:10:32,230 --> 00:10:29,600 probably fair to say to assume that 261 00:10:34,949 --> 00:10:32,240 there will continue to be one u.s crew 262 00:10:37,509 --> 00:10:34,959 member on every soyuz and one russian 263 00:10:39,350 --> 00:10:37,519 cosmonaut on every u.s commercial 264 00:10:41,030 --> 00:10:39,360 vehicle after that and from an 265 00:10:42,069 --> 00:10:41,040 operational point of view we need to do 266 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:42,079 that 267 00:10:46,550 --> 00:10:44,720 for the case when we 268 00:10:47,750 --> 00:10:46,560 as a contingency we need to go down to 269 00:10:48,630 --> 00:10:47,760 one 270 00:10:49,990 --> 00:10:48,640 uh 271 00:10:52,310 --> 00:10:50,000 crude 272 00:10:54,230 --> 00:10:52,320 one vehicle crew on board space station 273 00:10:57,430 --> 00:10:54,240 in other words three or four people 274 00:10:59,190 --> 00:10:57,440 we have to have the expertise required 275 00:11:02,150 --> 00:10:59,200 for the systems on both sides of the 276 00:11:03,430 --> 00:11:02,160 both ends of the space station 277 00:11:04,550 --> 00:11:03,440 good question any more from the media 278 00:11:07,590 --> 00:11:04,560 yes sir 279 00:11:09,269 --> 00:11:07,600 um robert perrault with collectspace.com 280 00:11:11,430 --> 00:11:09,279 um i uh 281 00:11:13,910 --> 00:11:11,440 for jeff i i understand 282 00:11:16,069 --> 00:11:13,920 while you're on board the beam uh 283 00:11:18,230 --> 00:11:16,079 inflatable module we will be expanded 284 00:11:20,069 --> 00:11:18,240 can you describe the process from the 285 00:11:22,069 --> 00:11:20,079 crew side of what you will do to monitor 286 00:11:23,829 --> 00:11:22,079 that process as well as 287 00:11:26,470 --> 00:11:23,839 entering it and how often you'll have 288 00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:26,480 access to that um to that module 289 00:11:31,750 --> 00:11:28,959 yeah we're uh very excited anticipating 290 00:11:34,150 --> 00:11:31,760 the the beam coming up on spacex 291 00:11:36,310 --> 00:11:34,160 and deploying it as an experiment that's 292 00:11:38,310 --> 00:11:36,320 one of the major categories 293 00:11:40,710 --> 00:11:38,320 of utilization of the space station is 294 00:11:44,870 --> 00:11:40,720 the development of new technologies 295 00:11:46,470 --> 00:11:44,880 and in a sense opening up the door to to 296 00:11:48,470 --> 00:11:46,480 commercial 297 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:48,480 ventures in space and beam represents 298 00:11:53,829 --> 00:11:51,120 both of those aspects so it'll come up 299 00:11:56,949 --> 00:11:53,839 on spacex it'll be 300 00:11:58,870 --> 00:11:56,959 removed from the spacex vehicle and 301 00:12:02,949 --> 00:11:58,880 birthed to the 302 00:12:05,430 --> 00:12:02,959 tranquility the node 3 aft berthing port 303 00:12:07,590 --> 00:12:05,440 and it will sit there for a time that 304 00:12:10,790 --> 00:12:07,600 that operation obviously will occur with 305 00:12:13,269 --> 00:12:10,800 when spacex's birth to the space station 306 00:12:15,269 --> 00:12:13,279 the actual deployment of of beam i think 307 00:12:18,389 --> 00:12:15,279 according to the current plan will be 308 00:12:20,629 --> 00:12:18,399 after that spacex vehicle departs 309 00:12:21,829 --> 00:12:20,639 and returns to earth 310 00:12:26,470 --> 00:12:21,839 but 311 00:12:31,269 --> 00:12:28,470 does just what you alluded to it's an 312 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:31,279 inflatable module so its volume is 313 00:12:37,269 --> 00:12:34,560 smaller than when it launches 314 00:12:39,190 --> 00:12:37,279 than when it's utilized in space so it 315 00:12:40,870 --> 00:12:39,200 takes less room and and that technology 316 00:12:44,069 --> 00:12:40,880 has some great promise for 317 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:44,079 for the launching of future spacecraft 318 00:12:47,509 --> 00:12:45,760 on rockets with smaller volume and 319 00:12:49,590 --> 00:12:47,519 expanding it to a full volume to be able 320 00:12:51,269 --> 00:12:49,600 to utilize those volumes in different 321 00:12:53,430 --> 00:12:51,279 ways 322 00:12:55,750 --> 00:12:53,440 uh on future spacecraft 323 00:12:57,990 --> 00:12:55,760 so basically after uh spacex leaves and 324 00:12:59,990 --> 00:12:58,000 we get uh to the the time in the plan 325 00:13:02,389 --> 00:13:00,000 where we're gonna deploy beam 326 00:13:04,230 --> 00:13:02,399 it will be deployed with an internal 327 00:13:07,350 --> 00:13:04,240 mechanical structure 328 00:13:09,190 --> 00:13:07,360 um out to its full volume 329 00:13:10,710 --> 00:13:09,200 there will be vacuum on the inside 330 00:13:13,590 --> 00:13:10,720 there's vacuum on the outside so that 331 00:13:15,990 --> 00:13:13,600 deployment physically can occur and then 332 00:13:18,230 --> 00:13:16,000 after that it will be pressurized with 333 00:13:20,870 --> 00:13:18,240 air tanks that are inherent internal to 334 00:13:22,790 --> 00:13:20,880 the beam module itself 335 00:13:24,150 --> 00:13:22,800 after it's pressurized we will equalize 336 00:13:27,590 --> 00:13:24,160 the pressure between the station and 337 00:13:29,190 --> 00:13:27,600 beam ingress installs some sensors 338 00:13:31,110 --> 00:13:29,200 for the data collection for the time 339 00:13:32,069 --> 00:13:31,120 that it's there 340 00:13:33,910 --> 00:13:32,079 and then 341 00:13:36,230 --> 00:13:33,920 the nominal configuration though will be 342 00:13:38,790 --> 00:13:36,240 hatches closed although there will be 343 00:13:41,110 --> 00:13:38,800 air transfer ventilation between beam 344 00:13:43,430 --> 00:13:41,120 and the space station the hatches will 345 00:13:46,230 --> 00:13:43,440 nominally be closed and then it will sit 346 00:13:49,269 --> 00:13:46,240 there for its period of time the data 347 00:13:51,509 --> 00:13:49,279 will be collected collected and 348 00:13:54,790 --> 00:13:51,519 they will see how the performance of 349 00:13:55,670 --> 00:13:54,800 that new technology turns out to be 350 00:13:56,790 --> 00:13:55,680 so 351 00:13:59,269 --> 00:13:56,800 hi 352 00:14:01,509 --> 00:13:59,279 ed mcmurray with the kuhf radio here in 353 00:14:03,750 --> 00:14:01,519 houston i wanted to ask each of you what 354 00:14:05,750 --> 00:14:03,760 your specific jobs will be in this 355 00:14:07,750 --> 00:14:05,760 mission and with the 356 00:14:09,990 --> 00:14:07,760 docking apparatus being part of the 357 00:14:12,310 --> 00:14:10,000 mission will any of you be doing space 358 00:14:13,590 --> 00:14:12,320 walks 359 00:14:15,990 --> 00:14:13,600 uh 360 00:14:19,350 --> 00:14:16,000 and i will say that each of us are 361 00:14:21,030 --> 00:14:19,360 trained in many aspects of uh space 362 00:14:22,389 --> 00:14:21,040 station operations 363 00:14:24,150 --> 00:14:22,399 um so 364 00:14:26,949 --> 00:14:24,160 there will be a common set of things 365 00:14:28,069 --> 00:14:26,959 that we're all doing 366 00:14:30,069 --> 00:14:28,079 based on 367 00:14:31,829 --> 00:14:30,079 how we're scheduled for day to day so 368 00:14:33,269 --> 00:14:31,839 the operation of the space station some 369 00:14:34,710 --> 00:14:33,279 of the maintenance of the space station 370 00:14:37,430 --> 00:14:34,720 some of the execution of routine 371 00:14:40,470 --> 00:14:37,440 activities will all be responsible for 372 00:14:43,030 --> 00:14:40,480 that um of course we have some specialty 373 00:14:46,310 --> 00:14:43,040 areas um i 374 00:14:48,389 --> 00:14:46,320 um will be responsible for example all 375 00:14:51,350 --> 00:14:48,399 of the systems on the u.s segment uh 376 00:14:52,949 --> 00:14:51,360 whereas uh alexander like will have 377 00:14:54,230 --> 00:14:52,959 greater responsibility on the russian 378 00:15:00,230 --> 00:14:54,240 segment because that's where we have 379 00:15:05,189 --> 00:15:02,069 so 380 00:15:07,030 --> 00:15:05,199 that's a general answer um as was as 381 00:15:09,110 --> 00:15:07,040 gary mentioned in the beginning i will 382 00:15:12,069 --> 00:15:09,120 take over command for expedition 48 from 383 00:15:14,310 --> 00:15:12,079 tim copra and for 47 of course we'll be 384 00:15:15,750 --> 00:15:14,320 augmenting tim corporate tim peake and 385 00:15:17,030 --> 00:15:15,760 yuri 386 00:15:19,509 --> 00:15:17,040 malenchenko 387 00:15:21,030 --> 00:15:19,519 who are currently on board uh tim copra 388 00:15:22,550 --> 00:15:21,040 will be the commander so that'll be his 389 00:15:25,269 --> 00:15:22,560 responsibility and then he'll hand it 390 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:25,279 over to me for expedition 48 391 00:15:29,910 --> 00:15:27,040 in terms of the docking adapter it 392 00:15:33,990 --> 00:15:29,920 depends upon when that comes whether it 393 00:15:35,829 --> 00:15:34,000 arrives uh during expedition 47 or 48 394 00:15:37,189 --> 00:15:35,839 there will be as i said one spacewalk 395 00:15:39,990 --> 00:15:37,199 associated with 396 00:15:41,829 --> 00:15:40,000 the integration of that docking adapter 397 00:15:43,590 --> 00:15:41,839 and it will be a combination of a couple 398 00:15:45,350 --> 00:15:43,600 of us in the u.s segment it hasn't been 399 00:15:48,389 --> 00:15:45,360 determined uh who will be on that 400 00:15:49,829 --> 00:15:48,399 spacewalk but it will be if it's in 47 401 00:15:52,069 --> 00:15:49,839 it'll be 402 00:15:54,790 --> 00:15:52,079 two of the three of us tim culprit tim 403 00:15:57,350 --> 00:15:54,800 peake or myself 404 00:16:00,949 --> 00:15:57,360 if it's during 48 it will be two of the 405 00:16:02,389 --> 00:16:00,959 three of of uh kate rubin's 406 00:16:05,509 --> 00:16:02,399 takuya 407 00:16:08,389 --> 00:16:05,519 from jackson and or myself so that 408 00:16:09,269 --> 00:16:08,399 that's yet to be determined 409 00:16:11,990 --> 00:16:09,279 so 410 00:16:16,069 --> 00:16:14,550 uh two weeks before uh the end of your 411 00:16:18,389 --> 00:16:16,079 scheduled expedition you're supposed to 412 00:16:20,790 --> 00:16:18,399 or you're expected to pass 413 00:16:25,590 --> 00:16:20,800 it's half kelly's 520 day commutative 414 00:16:29,749 --> 00:16:27,670 does this represent change or relaxation 415 00:16:31,749 --> 00:16:29,759 of nasa policy regarding 416 00:16:33,670 --> 00:16:31,759 uh cumulative 417 00:16:35,670 --> 00:16:33,680 exposure to radiation for long-duration 418 00:16:38,389 --> 00:16:35,680 missions 419 00:16:41,189 --> 00:16:38,399 no it doesn't represent a change at all 420 00:16:42,470 --> 00:16:41,199 uh we have standards that have been 421 00:16:44,310 --> 00:16:42,480 applied and 422 00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:44,320 i haven't followed the history of those 423 00:16:48,470 --> 00:16:46,560 things but they haven't been changed for 424 00:16:50,629 --> 00:16:48,480 this they were looked at a little bit 425 00:16:53,509 --> 00:16:50,639 closer for the one-year flight and as 426 00:16:56,069 --> 00:16:53,519 you you know i backed up scott and he 427 00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:56,079 and i met the requirements 428 00:16:58,389 --> 00:16:56,959 uh 429 00:17:00,069 --> 00:16:58,399 to be able to execute the one-year 430 00:17:02,710 --> 00:17:00,079 mission without exceeding our lifetime 431 00:17:07,829 --> 00:17:05,429 and of course so now with this six month 432 00:17:10,390 --> 00:17:07,839 flight for myself um 433 00:17:13,029 --> 00:17:10,400 and accumulating the days that it will i 434 00:17:15,829 --> 00:17:13,039 still do not exceed the lifetime issue 435 00:17:17,350 --> 00:17:15,839 so no changes at all 436 00:17:19,350 --> 00:17:17,360 excellent 437 00:17:22,069 --> 00:17:19,360 uh megan do we have any questions on 438 00:17:23,909 --> 00:17:22,079 social media yes we have a question from 439 00:17:26,309 --> 00:17:23,919 peter robinson on the international 440 00:17:27,750 --> 00:17:26,319 space station facebook page will you be 441 00:17:29,669 --> 00:17:27,760 taking some of your own personal 442 00:17:31,669 --> 00:17:29,679 belongings to the station and what will 443 00:17:38,230 --> 00:17:31,679 you be doing on your off-duty days for 444 00:17:42,230 --> 00:17:40,470 ever because cosmonaut astronaut 445 00:17:45,110 --> 00:17:42,240 can take his 446 00:17:47,750 --> 00:17:45,120 own things with him but 447 00:17:49,830 --> 00:17:47,760 the amount is strongly limited 448 00:17:51,990 --> 00:17:49,840 as far as i know it's about one kilo per 449 00:17:55,350 --> 00:17:52,000 person i can take on board 450 00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:55,360 usually it's some 451 00:18:00,710 --> 00:17:57,120 family photos so 452 00:18:04,789 --> 00:18:00,720 some pictures some souvenirs maybe 453 00:18:12,630 --> 00:18:06,789 alexa any items that you're going to be 454 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:26,710 photography 455 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:41,029 is 456 00:18:45,029 --> 00:18:43,750 yes just like olek i'm going to take 457 00:18:47,990 --> 00:18:45,039 photographs 458 00:18:51,510 --> 00:18:48,000 of my relatives and loved ones plus i 459 00:18:53,350 --> 00:18:51,520 will take a toy taken from my daughter 460 00:18:56,870 --> 00:18:53,360 and it will serve at first as an 461 00:18:59,669 --> 00:18:56,880 indicator of 0g and later it will serve 462 00:19:03,750 --> 00:18:59,679 as a reminder daughter and when i come 463 00:19:06,470 --> 00:19:04,789 amazing 464 00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:06,480 megan any more social media questions 465 00:19:10,710 --> 00:19:08,640 yes we have one on twitter from laura 466 00:19:12,549 --> 00:19:10,720 austin who would you credit on having 467 00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:12,559 the greatest influence on you being what 468 00:19:20,470 --> 00:19:19,270 well 469 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:20,480 let's see 470 00:19:24,950 --> 00:19:22,400 there's a short list for me 471 00:19:27,029 --> 00:19:24,960 certainly my father inspired me growing 472 00:19:28,150 --> 00:19:27,039 up he was a school teacher he taught 473 00:19:29,430 --> 00:19:28,160 history 474 00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:29,440 later when i went through high school he 475 00:19:32,230 --> 00:19:31,280 was a guidance counselor he opened me up 476 00:19:36,950 --> 00:19:32,240 to 477 00:19:38,630 --> 00:19:36,960 and in the academies specifically and i 478 00:19:40,549 --> 00:19:38,640 ended up going to to the military 479 00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:40,559 academy at west point 480 00:19:44,630 --> 00:19:42,400 so that 481 00:19:47,110 --> 00:19:44,640 i would certainly include him on that 482 00:19:49,350 --> 00:19:47,120 list i had a sixth grade science teacher 483 00:19:52,470 --> 00:19:49,360 uh which significantly uh who 484 00:19:55,190 --> 00:19:52,480 significantly influenced me uh during 485 00:19:57,350 --> 00:19:55,200 those years sixth and seventh grade uh 486 00:19:59,270 --> 00:19:57,360 to inspire me in science so i would i 487 00:20:03,430 --> 00:19:59,280 would also include him and there's 488 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:46,830 alex say any any idols 489 00:20:49,990 --> 00:20:48,710 foreign 490 00:20:52,470 --> 00:20:50,000 well what 491 00:20:53,909 --> 00:20:52,480 prompted me to become a cosmonaut i 492 00:20:55,909 --> 00:20:53,919 think it was 493 00:20:59,350 --> 00:20:55,919 other russian cosmonauts 494 00:21:02,470 --> 00:20:59,360 because during every launch and landing 495 00:21:03,990 --> 00:21:02,480 there was a wide coverage on russian tv 496 00:21:06,950 --> 00:21:04,000 and newspapers 497 00:21:09,830 --> 00:21:06,960 and it was presented in such a way that 498 00:21:12,390 --> 00:21:09,840 i really wanted to become a cosmonaut 499 00:21:16,070 --> 00:21:12,400 and i made my decision when i was about 500 00:21:17,270 --> 00:21:16,080 seven or eight years old 501 00:21:18,789 --> 00:21:17,280 very cool 502 00:21:20,149 --> 00:21:18,799 well jeff with your father being a 503 00:21:21,990 --> 00:21:20,159 history teacher i think we'll turn it 504 00:21:25,590 --> 00:21:22,000 over to the houston history alliance i'm 505 00:21:28,230 --> 00:21:27,350 who's first this man in the back another 506 00:21:30,549 --> 00:21:28,240 question 507 00:21:32,310 --> 00:21:30,559 i'm debbie harwell i'm on the board for 508 00:21:34,070 --> 00:21:32,320 the houston history alliance and i'm the 509 00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:34,080 managing editor of houston history 510 00:21:40,470 --> 00:21:35,760 magazine 511 00:21:42,710 --> 00:21:40,480 in uh 2008 we did an um issue with nasa 512 00:21:45,350 --> 00:21:42,720 on the history of the first 513 00:21:47,270 --> 00:21:45,360 20 years of the space program and 514 00:21:49,110 --> 00:21:47,280 chris craft said at that time that he 515 00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:49,120 thought that apollo 8 was the most 516 00:21:53,190 --> 00:21:50,320 significant 517 00:21:55,029 --> 00:21:53,200 mission that nasa had done and i was 518 00:22:01,270 --> 00:21:55,039 just curious to know what you think was 519 00:22:05,270 --> 00:22:03,029 well i suppose it would depend upon how 520 00:22:07,270 --> 00:22:05,280 you you approach that question and how 521 00:22:08,950 --> 00:22:07,280 you define the significance obviously i 522 00:22:10,630 --> 00:22:08,960 think that 523 00:22:12,950 --> 00:22:10,640 that was a significant mission i mean 524 00:22:15,190 --> 00:22:12,960 they they they added objectives to that 525 00:22:17,830 --> 00:22:15,200 mission that were not envisioned uh 526 00:22:19,510 --> 00:22:17,840 initially they they what was envisioned 527 00:22:22,549 --> 00:22:19,520 initially to be accomplished over i 528 00:22:24,230 --> 00:22:22,559 think several missions as i recall they 529 00:22:25,830 --> 00:22:24,240 put together in one mission that was 530 00:22:28,310 --> 00:22:25,840 actually going to the moon and orbiting 531 00:22:30,549 --> 00:22:28,320 the moon and all that as you know better 532 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:30,559 than i do probably 533 00:22:33,830 --> 00:22:32,320 the most significant mission i think in 534 00:22:35,350 --> 00:22:33,840 from a world's perspective point of view 535 00:22:36,950 --> 00:22:35,360 from a historic perspective would be 536 00:22:39,830 --> 00:22:36,960 apollo 11. 537 00:22:42,230 --> 00:22:39,840 that's when the whole world was watching 538 00:22:43,669 --> 00:22:42,240 ironically shortly after that the 539 00:22:45,590 --> 00:22:43,679 much of the world stopped paying 540 00:22:49,029 --> 00:22:45,600 attention 541 00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:49,039 and we know that as well too 542 00:22:53,029 --> 00:22:51,280 and that's uh that's a lesson in history 543 00:22:55,510 --> 00:22:53,039 in itself there were some motivations i 544 00:22:56,870 --> 00:22:55,520 think that that focused the world on 545 00:22:58,630 --> 00:22:56,880 apollo 11 546 00:23:01,510 --> 00:22:58,640 the moon landing and those motivations 547 00:23:03,909 --> 00:23:01,520 went away afterwards 548 00:23:05,669 --> 00:23:03,919 so i mean i could go on and on about 549 00:23:06,830 --> 00:23:05,679 that but i'll leave it at that so we can 550 00:23:09,669 --> 00:23:06,840 get to the next 551 00:23:12,230 --> 00:23:09,679 question any more from the in the back 552 00:23:13,590 --> 00:23:12,240 yes hi shawn sonders from natural 553 00:23:15,590 --> 00:23:13,600 science 554 00:23:17,510 --> 00:23:15,600 what's the toy you're taking for your 555 00:23:19,430 --> 00:23:17,520 dog for your daughter and we'll be 556 00:23:42,789 --> 00:23:19,440 videotaping it so we can enjoy how i 557 00:23:47,510 --> 00:23:44,950 my daughter is eight and a half years 558 00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:47,520 old right now and she is very fond of 559 00:23:50,390 --> 00:23:48,480 toys 560 00:23:52,549 --> 00:23:50,400 in the shape of owls 561 00:23:56,549 --> 00:23:52,559 so we have a whole collection of owls 562 00:23:58,870 --> 00:23:56,559 and i'm will be taking one of them 563 00:24:01,110 --> 00:23:58,880 and jana who is her name 564 00:24:03,110 --> 00:24:01,120 is very enthusiastic about all of that 565 00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:03,120 every time i have been to their 566 00:24:06,950 --> 00:24:05,520 apartment she spent some time showing me 567 00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:06,960 all of her new 568 00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:08,000 uh 569 00:24:15,269 --> 00:24:13,269 yes sir hey andy well from san diego 570 00:24:18,070 --> 00:24:15,279 college the east history alliance 571 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:18,080 i grew up i remember apollo 11 as a kid 572 00:24:21,669 --> 00:24:19,760 just couldn't wait had pictures of 573 00:24:24,310 --> 00:24:21,679 astronauts on the wall and that impacted 574 00:24:26,070 --> 00:24:24,320 me enormously i'm curious in your career 575 00:24:27,909 --> 00:24:26,080 at nasa what do you think has been the 576 00:24:29,510 --> 00:24:27,919 greatest impact 577 00:24:32,310 --> 00:24:29,520 for the future generations for those you 578 00:24:34,149 --> 00:24:32,320 see coming up 579 00:24:35,430 --> 00:24:34,159 uh 580 00:24:37,350 --> 00:24:35,440 well 581 00:24:39,590 --> 00:24:37,360 it has just worked out in my career that 582 00:24:41,510 --> 00:24:39,600 the in the the assignments that i've 583 00:24:42,870 --> 00:24:41,520 gotten that it's been focused on space 584 00:24:44,070 --> 00:24:42,880 station 585 00:24:45,590 --> 00:24:44,080 uh 586 00:24:47,350 --> 00:24:45,600 and one of the reasons that i want to 587 00:24:50,070 --> 00:24:47,360 maybe 588 00:24:50,870 --> 00:24:50,080 delve into the historic aspect of it and 589 00:24:53,110 --> 00:24:50,880 it would 590 00:24:54,789 --> 00:24:53,120 i mean it won't be a big focus on 591 00:24:57,110 --> 00:24:54,799 history what i want to try to do is 592 00:25:01,190 --> 00:24:57,120 remind the world of the significance of 593 00:25:04,230 --> 00:25:01,200 the history of the space station 594 00:25:06,470 --> 00:25:04,240 when it was first thought about 595 00:25:09,750 --> 00:25:06,480 which goes way back decades back right 596 00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:09,760 and then when it was finally 597 00:25:13,750 --> 00:25:12,320 announced in 1984 space station freedom 598 00:25:15,350 --> 00:25:13,760 and then when it morphed in the early 599 00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:15,360 90s from space station freedom which by 600 00:25:20,310 --> 00:25:18,320 the way was canceled prior to iss 601 00:25:22,789 --> 00:25:20,320 and and then it became the international 602 00:25:24,710 --> 00:25:22,799 space station with a new partnership of 603 00:25:26,630 --> 00:25:24,720 russia 604 00:25:29,190 --> 00:25:26,640 and then going through the technical 605 00:25:31,830 --> 00:25:29,200 challenges of of developing the 606 00:25:34,390 --> 00:25:31,840 operations during phase one the shuttle 607 00:25:36,630 --> 00:25:34,400 mirror program uh impress so that we 608 00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:36,640 would learn how to work with each other 609 00:25:41,190 --> 00:25:38,880 systems and and get to know one another 610 00:25:43,110 --> 00:25:41,200 to prepare us for the iss and then 611 00:25:44,950 --> 00:25:43,120 building the iss over many years with 612 00:25:47,510 --> 00:25:44,960 many challenges to include 613 00:25:49,350 --> 00:25:47,520 uh the uh the consequences of the the 614 00:25:50,789 --> 00:25:49,360 columbia accident and the loss of that 615 00:25:52,950 --> 00:25:50,799 crew 616 00:25:55,990 --> 00:25:52,960 and the partnership working together to 617 00:25:57,269 --> 00:25:56,000 do all of that and to to assemble this 618 00:25:58,630 --> 00:25:57,279 the the 619 00:25:59,350 --> 00:25:58,640 to me the 620 00:26:02,549 --> 00:25:59,360 it 621 00:26:04,470 --> 00:26:02,559 achievement of the space station program 622 00:26:07,350 --> 00:26:04,480 is the space station itself 623 00:26:10,070 --> 00:26:07,360 um and that's what i want to try to 624 00:26:12,390 --> 00:26:10,080 in some way maybe enrich the awareness 625 00:26:15,190 --> 00:26:12,400 of the public not so much because of the 626 00:26:20,549 --> 00:26:15,200 history but because of what that history 627 00:26:23,830 --> 00:26:22,149 way in the back yes 628 00:26:25,990 --> 00:26:23,840 hi my name is amy rogers i'm with the 629 00:26:27,430 --> 00:26:26,000 1920 air travel museum over at william 630 00:26:29,190 --> 00:26:27,440 pihabi airport 631 00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:29,200 where our focus is on aviation and 632 00:26:33,750 --> 00:26:30,799 aerospace history 633 00:26:35,990 --> 00:26:33,760 a major part of our mission is to 634 00:26:37,510 --> 00:26:36,000 educate and inspire the next generation 635 00:26:40,070 --> 00:26:37,520 of aviators and 636 00:26:40,950 --> 00:26:40,080 aerospace professionals so we have found 637 00:26:42,630 --> 00:26:40,960 that 638 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:42,640 by having all of the history available 639 00:26:46,149 --> 00:26:44,480 in the museum 640 00:26:48,630 --> 00:26:46,159 hasn't always been enough and so we've 641 00:26:51,110 --> 00:26:48,640 been finding ways to reach out to people 642 00:26:52,549 --> 00:26:51,120 like yourself to come out and speak to 643 00:26:54,470 --> 00:26:52,559 the children we found that that's been 644 00:26:55,990 --> 00:26:54,480 the most impactful 645 00:26:58,630 --> 00:26:56,000 would you agree that 646 00:27:01,590 --> 00:26:58,640 the best way to really inspire the next 647 00:27:03,430 --> 00:27:01,600 generation is have them hear the history 648 00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:03,440 but from the mouths of the individuals 649 00:27:06,870 --> 00:27:05,200 that have actually lived in are doing it 650 00:27:09,029 --> 00:27:06,880 now 651 00:27:11,110 --> 00:27:09,039 certainly i agree that that is uh 652 00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:11,120 inspiring experience and i think we can 653 00:27:15,909 --> 00:27:13,600 all relate to that when we grew up each 654 00:27:18,230 --> 00:27:15,919 of us here in the room when we grew up 655 00:27:20,710 --> 00:27:18,240 hearing the accounts 656 00:27:23,110 --> 00:27:20,720 from people that were involved in some 657 00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:23,120 endeavor that was an inspiration i bet 658 00:27:27,669 --> 00:27:25,120 everybody in here can 659 00:27:29,669 --> 00:27:27,679 go back and remember the significance of 660 00:27:31,029 --> 00:27:29,679 that in our each individual life so 661 00:27:33,669 --> 00:27:31,039 certainly 662 00:27:35,350 --> 00:27:33,679 and we all try to do it i know in russia 663 00:27:36,950 --> 00:27:35,360 the cosmonauts also 664 00:27:38,870 --> 00:27:36,960 speak often to 665 00:27:40,789 --> 00:27:38,880 to children or to young people 666 00:27:43,190 --> 00:27:40,799 universities or whatnot 667 00:27:45,110 --> 00:27:43,200 olek went to bauman university in moscow 668 00:27:47,590 --> 00:27:45,120 i have spoken there with a group of 669 00:27:48,950 --> 00:27:47,600 astronauts and cosmonauts in the past so 670 00:27:50,470 --> 00:27:48,960 certainly that's an important thing to 671 00:27:53,269 --> 00:27:50,480 do unfortunately it's 672 00:27:54,950 --> 00:27:53,279 it's a very difficult to touch all those 673 00:27:57,909 --> 00:27:54,960 people we'd like to touch in that 674 00:28:01,990 --> 00:27:59,669 i know you guys have a million questions 675 00:28:04,070 --> 00:28:02,000 but uh why don't we move on to uh our 676 00:28:07,190 --> 00:28:04,080 emerge group and the interns any 677 00:28:10,310 --> 00:28:08,549 i have a question 678 00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:10,320 my name is isha patel and thank you so 679 00:28:14,310 --> 00:28:12,720 much for being here um as you mentioned 680 00:28:16,710 --> 00:28:14,320 earlier a lot of your crew time is 681 00:28:18,310 --> 00:28:16,720 dedicated to utilization 682 00:28:25,510 --> 00:28:18,320 are there any science projects you guys 683 00:28:31,669 --> 00:28:27,750 alex say why don't you talk about fluid 684 00:28:51,510 --> 00:28:33,110 not that you're looking forward to it 685 00:29:11,110 --> 00:28:53,669 well the first thing that i am really 686 00:29:15,269 --> 00:29:12,470 shift 687 00:29:17,990 --> 00:29:15,279 and during our flight we are going to be 688 00:29:20,149 --> 00:29:18,000 performing several experiments 689 00:29:21,830 --> 00:29:20,159 and one of them i'm going to be 690 00:29:42,230 --> 00:29:21,840 performing with jeff 691 00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:44,230 and this is an experiment 692 00:29:48,710 --> 00:29:45,360 that is 693 00:29:51,269 --> 00:29:48,720 directed to study the human body 694 00:30:02,630 --> 00:29:51,279 and both the us and russian sides are 695 00:30:08,149 --> 00:30:04,710 and this experiment was just recently 696 00:30:11,669 --> 00:30:08,159 started and its main purpose is to 697 00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:18,230 results 698 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:36,950 from 699 00:30:39,830 --> 00:30:37,990 and 700 00:30:41,669 --> 00:30:39,840 it is to be hoped that the results of 701 00:30:44,630 --> 00:30:41,679 this experiment will 702 00:30:48,149 --> 00:30:44,640 allow the medical specialists to draw 703 00:30:50,870 --> 00:30:48,159 conclusions that will be beneficial for 704 00:30:53,830 --> 00:30:50,880 application to long-term space flights 705 00:30:55,190 --> 00:30:53,840 to distant planets and asteroids and 706 00:30:58,630 --> 00:30:55,200 they will allow 707 00:31:01,509 --> 00:30:58,640 astronauts to return to earth 708 00:31:11,909 --> 00:31:01,519 without any physical or other impacts to 709 00:31:17,590 --> 00:31:14,149 so the main thrust of this experiment is 710 00:31:21,110 --> 00:31:17,600 to study the impact of space flight on 711 00:31:24,470 --> 00:31:22,789 excellent 712 00:31:27,190 --> 00:31:24,480 any more questions from the media that 713 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,310 yes sir 714 00:31:35,350 --> 00:31:32,549 from aviation week in space technology 715 00:31:37,190 --> 00:31:35,360 and this is uh for the causing us will 716 00:31:41,350 --> 00:31:37,200 there be any crack work for the 717 00:31:43,430 --> 00:31:41,360 multi-purpose laboratory module that 718 00:32:13,029 --> 00:31:43,440 as far as i know is still to go to the 719 00:32:18,630 --> 00:32:14,950 uh so far there is no specific 720 00:32:21,430 --> 00:32:18,640 preparation for the mplm but i'm really 721 00:32:22,389 --> 00:32:21,440 hoping that in a year or two 722 00:32:24,710 --> 00:32:22,399 we will 723 00:32:29,029 --> 00:32:24,720 have the preparation started because we 724 00:32:30,870 --> 00:32:29,039 are expecting this module on the station 725 00:32:34,630 --> 00:32:30,880 very good anymore 726 00:32:37,029 --> 00:32:34,640 yes sir hi ed with kuhf again uh jeff 727 00:32:39,190 --> 00:32:37,039 you talked about looking forward to 728 00:32:40,630 --> 00:32:39,200 seeing a crew member make the first 729 00:32:42,630 --> 00:32:40,640 launch you know go through that 730 00:32:44,070 --> 00:32:42,640 experience you've been through four can 731 00:32:46,549 --> 00:32:44,080 you talk a little about 732 00:32:48,310 --> 00:32:46,559 you know compare the first second third 733 00:32:50,789 --> 00:32:48,320 launch fourth launch that you've been 734 00:32:54,950 --> 00:32:52,149 well the first launch of course was on 735 00:32:56,789 --> 00:32:54,960 the space shuttle for me and uh it was 736 00:32:58,230 --> 00:32:56,799 everything i had hoped for and more and 737 00:33:01,350 --> 00:32:58,240 i still remember it as if it was 738 00:33:06,230 --> 00:33:03,269 i was the only rookie on that crew so 739 00:33:07,990 --> 00:33:06,240 everybody else had given me lots of 740 00:33:10,310 --> 00:33:08,000 advice and tips and they were available 741 00:33:12,310 --> 00:33:10,320 for to answer my questions as we trained 742 00:33:14,470 --> 00:33:12,320 for that for a better part of a couple 743 00:33:16,389 --> 00:33:14,480 years 744 00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:16,399 and it was just a great experience it 745 00:33:20,470 --> 00:33:18,240 but it was 10 days long 746 00:33:22,389 --> 00:33:20,480 in in the flight so it 747 00:33:23,669 --> 00:33:22,399 it was one of those cases where you 748 00:33:25,190 --> 00:33:23,679 landed and then you turned around and 749 00:33:27,909 --> 00:33:25,200 you say what just happened to me because 750 00:33:30,389 --> 00:33:27,919 it went so fast 751 00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:30,399 the second launch was my first one on 752 00:33:34,590 --> 00:33:32,720 the soyuz so it was a different vehicle 753 00:33:36,230 --> 00:33:34,600 completely different environment 754 00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:36,240 tocopodusky 755 00:33:40,070 --> 00:33:38,159 was only in russian language so it was 756 00:33:44,389 --> 00:33:40,080 uh had that 757 00:33:47,430 --> 00:33:44,399 very historic operation in kazakhstan 758 00:33:49,750 --> 00:33:48,149 and 759 00:33:52,470 --> 00:33:49,760 even to this day i'm still overwhelmed 760 00:33:53,750 --> 00:33:52,480 with the irony of having of doing what 761 00:33:55,750 --> 00:33:53,760 we're doing 762 00:33:59,110 --> 00:33:55,760 and have it done then 763 00:34:01,430 --> 00:33:59,120 growing up in my early career as a 764 00:34:04,149 --> 00:34:01,440 us army officer in the fulda gap you 765 00:34:05,909 --> 00:34:04,159 know in the height of the cold war 766 00:34:07,830 --> 00:34:05,919 and now you know we've been working as 767 00:34:09,190 --> 00:34:07,840 partners and working well as partners 768 00:34:11,990 --> 00:34:09,200 for many years 769 00:34:14,629 --> 00:34:12,000 um so soyuz was a different vehicle uh 770 00:34:17,669 --> 00:34:14,639 but it was it was it's a rocket and both 771 00:34:19,349 --> 00:34:17,679 of them are rockets but instead of seven 772 00:34:20,790 --> 00:34:19,359 people 773 00:34:24,069 --> 00:34:20,800 and 774 00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:24,079 payload were 775 00:34:27,190 --> 00:34:25,440 three people 776 00:34:29,510 --> 00:34:27,200 and a few hundred pounds of payload and 777 00:34:31,030 --> 00:34:29,520 i i characterized it as triplets in a 778 00:34:33,270 --> 00:34:31,040 womb 779 00:34:35,030 --> 00:34:33,280 in the soyuz 780 00:34:36,710 --> 00:34:35,040 so it was uh it was a very good 781 00:34:38,790 --> 00:34:36,720 experience as well 782 00:34:41,430 --> 00:34:38,800 uh the last uh 783 00:34:43,349 --> 00:34:41,440 flight was of course a repeat of that 784 00:34:44,950 --> 00:34:43,359 and when you repeat something you have 785 00:34:47,589 --> 00:34:44,960 the advantage to actually you're not 786 00:34:50,310 --> 00:34:47,599 surprised by things so you're able to 787 00:34:51,669 --> 00:34:50,320 observe and take in more details of the 788 00:34:53,430 --> 00:34:51,679 experience and i 789 00:34:55,909 --> 00:34:53,440 think that that was my experience with 790 00:34:57,190 --> 00:34:55,919 the last soyuz flight 791 00:34:58,950 --> 00:34:57,200 and 792 00:35:00,710 --> 00:34:58,960 on that crew i was 793 00:35:03,910 --> 00:35:00,720 even though i was the american i was the 794 00:35:04,630 --> 00:35:03,920 experienced soyuz crew member 795 00:35:08,710 --> 00:35:04,640 so 796 00:35:11,349 --> 00:35:08,720 along with that to help the other guys 797 00:35:13,270 --> 00:35:11,359 get through the experience and so i look 798 00:35:15,190 --> 00:35:13,280 forward to this coming one along those 799 00:35:17,510 --> 00:35:15,200 lines of 800 00:35:20,150 --> 00:35:17,520 having done it before being able to 801 00:35:21,829 --> 00:35:20,160 to observe and take in a few more 802 00:35:24,950 --> 00:35:21,839 details to be able to characterize the 803 00:35:26,870 --> 00:35:24,960 experience in a fuller way 804 00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:26,880 yes sir 805 00:35:30,550 --> 00:35:28,640 collectspace.com again 806 00:35:32,950 --> 00:35:30,560 for oleg um 807 00:35:35,990 --> 00:35:32,960 you're flying on the last tmam 808 00:35:37,589 --> 00:35:36,000 class uh soyuz but you you and your crew 809 00:35:39,910 --> 00:35:37,599 were i think originally 810 00:35:42,150 --> 00:35:39,920 um scheduled for 811 00:35:44,230 --> 00:35:42,160 the first ms 812 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:44,240 vehicle i wonder if you could tell share 813 00:35:48,950 --> 00:35:46,320 what some of the differences between 814 00:35:50,790 --> 00:35:48,960 this retiring class of soyuz and what 815 00:36:21,030 --> 00:35:50,800 the next one brings 816 00:36:27,109 --> 00:36:23,670 uh yes there is a difference and my 817 00:36:29,750 --> 00:36:27,119 first flight was on soyuz tmam 818 00:36:32,310 --> 00:36:29,760 and the main difference is in a more 819 00:36:37,910 --> 00:36:32,320 powerful computer which completely 820 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:57,430 at least i use the ms 821 00:37:02,790 --> 00:37:00,310 so the difference between soyuz ms and 822 00:37:05,589 --> 00:37:02,800 soyuz tmam is 823 00:37:16,470 --> 00:37:05,599 in the satellite navigation system and 824 00:37:26,150 --> 00:37:18,630 and also those thrusters there are 825 00:37:29,990 --> 00:37:27,829 related to 826 00:37:31,190 --> 00:37:30,000 robert's question about soyuz ms as well 827 00:37:33,829 --> 00:37:31,200 would uh 828 00:37:36,150 --> 00:37:33,839 would you be able to expand on 829 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:36,160 some of the delays that caused some of 830 00:37:47,670 --> 00:37:37,599 the reasons for the delay of the 831 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:55,109 certified 832 00:38:00,150 --> 00:37:57,829 well as far as i understand the delay 833 00:38:03,349 --> 00:38:00,160 was due to paperwork 834 00:38:09,109 --> 00:38:03,359 to certify the integration of the launch 835 00:38:12,230 --> 00:38:11,190 of course that was a result of the 836 00:38:16,470 --> 00:38:12,240 progress 837 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:28,790 night 838 00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:31,109 yes and also there is a requirement that 839 00:38:36,230 --> 00:38:33,760 there are two successful progress 840 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:36,240 launches and dockings the progress is 841 00:38:40,790 --> 00:38:38,160 with a new modification 842 00:39:13,349 --> 00:38:40,800 and after that you can have a 843 00:39:18,870 --> 00:39:16,150 and initially our crew was planned to 844 00:39:23,829 --> 00:39:18,880 launch on the new soyuz 845 00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:23,839 in march but um now the soyuz ms launch 846 00:39:27,510 --> 00:39:26,240 was um delayed 847 00:39:29,270 --> 00:39:27,520 up to the 848 00:39:31,670 --> 00:39:29,280 end of may or 849 00:39:35,030 --> 00:39:31,680 to start of june so that's when we will 850 00:39:39,190 --> 00:39:35,040 have the first piloted 851 00:39:41,750 --> 00:39:39,200 soyuz vehicle soyuz ms launch 852 00:39:42,470 --> 00:39:41,760 the good news for these guys especially 853 00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:42,480 as 854 00:39:49,349 --> 00:39:47,040 moving off the ms back in the tmam 855 00:39:50,710 --> 00:39:49,359 reduced the training for them so they 856 00:40:02,310 --> 00:39:50,720 were able to have a little vacation 857 00:40:05,349 --> 00:40:04,309 in the meantime megan any social media 858 00:40:07,510 --> 00:40:05,359 questions 859 00:40:09,109 --> 00:40:07,520 we have one from karen on twitter which 860 00:40:10,630 --> 00:40:09,119 space station feature or piece of 861 00:40:16,230 --> 00:40:10,640 equipment are you most looking forward 862 00:40:19,430 --> 00:40:17,589 well there's a lot of good equipment on 863 00:40:21,030 --> 00:40:19,440 space station 864 00:40:23,190 --> 00:40:21,040 i'll speak personally from a personal 865 00:40:24,550 --> 00:40:23,200 point of view one of my hobbies up there 866 00:40:26,230 --> 00:40:24,560 in the little free time that we were 867 00:40:27,349 --> 00:40:26,240 able to squeeze in is taking pictures of 868 00:40:29,030 --> 00:40:27,359 the earth and 869 00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:29,040 we have new photography equipment up 870 00:40:33,430 --> 00:40:30,960 there since i left last 871 00:40:57,270 --> 00:40:33,440 so i look forward to to using that new 872 00:41:01,670 --> 00:40:59,910 so far i don't have such a piece of 873 00:41:04,309 --> 00:41:01,680 hardware that i'm really looking forward 874 00:41:07,990 --> 00:41:04,319 to use but as soon as i know i will let 875 00:41:13,030 --> 00:41:10,630 and as jeff said the most interesting 876 00:41:16,309 --> 00:41:13,040 pastime on the station is earth 877 00:41:28,790 --> 00:41:16,319 observing for every crew member so 878 00:41:32,950 --> 00:41:30,870 i know that 879 00:41:35,190 --> 00:41:32,960 new lenses have been delivered for 880 00:41:37,109 --> 00:41:35,200 cameras and i'm looking forward to this 881 00:41:38,950 --> 00:41:37,119 experience of taking pictures with the 882 00:41:40,550 --> 00:41:38,960 new lenses 883 00:41:42,069 --> 00:41:40,560 and some of the astronaut photography is 884 00:41:43,589 --> 00:41:42,079 some of the some of the most beautiful 885 00:41:45,670 --> 00:41:43,599 things we see from the from the 886 00:41:48,230 --> 00:41:45,680 international space station for sure 887 00:41:49,910 --> 00:41:48,240 any more any more social media questions 888 00:41:51,829 --> 00:41:49,920 from michael on twitter how do you 889 00:41:55,750 --> 00:41:51,839 listen to music on the space station do 890 00:42:00,390 --> 00:41:57,750 we each have the opportunity to select 891 00:42:02,390 --> 00:42:00,400 music pre-flight and put it on a 892 00:42:04,630 --> 00:42:02,400 a device where we you know portable 893 00:42:06,230 --> 00:42:04,640 device on board so that'll fly up with 894 00:42:07,910 --> 00:42:06,240 us on soyuz 895 00:42:09,910 --> 00:42:07,920 so we'll have it on board 896 00:42:11,190 --> 00:42:09,920 we also have opportunity you know if we 897 00:42:12,550 --> 00:42:11,200 have requests while we're up there to 898 00:42:14,230 --> 00:42:12,560 get 899 00:42:17,829 --> 00:42:14,240 other music as well as other 900 00:42:20,230 --> 00:42:17,839 entertainment uplinked to us so 901 00:42:41,910 --> 00:42:20,240 we're well supported in along those 902 00:42:47,510 --> 00:42:45,109 also we have a special server on board 903 00:42:49,430 --> 00:42:47,520 which is loaded with movies and 904 00:42:57,430 --> 00:42:49,440 different kinds of music 905 00:43:00,630 --> 00:42:59,270 okay let's pass it on to the uh houston 906 00:43:02,150 --> 00:43:00,640 history alliance i'm sure you guys have 907 00:43:04,069 --> 00:43:02,160 more questions 908 00:43:07,430 --> 00:43:04,079 yes ma'am hi i'm cecilia 909 00:43:09,670 --> 00:43:07,440 houston alliance so uh generation before 910 00:43:11,670 --> 00:43:09,680 all of you the the space people involved 911 00:43:13,109 --> 00:43:11,680 with the space program was it was 912 00:43:15,030 --> 00:43:13,119 with your respective space programs 913 00:43:17,190 --> 00:43:15,040 we're really focused on competition 914 00:43:18,710 --> 00:43:17,200 and within your careers you've seen it 915 00:43:20,870 --> 00:43:18,720 transition from competition to 916 00:43:26,790 --> 00:43:20,880 collaboration i'd like to hear about 917 00:43:30,390 --> 00:43:29,109 uh in terms of the partnership as a 918 00:43:32,950 --> 00:43:30,400 you're going all the way back to the 919 00:43:34,230 --> 00:43:32,960 space race of the 60s right yeah 920 00:43:37,270 --> 00:43:34,240 obviously that was driven by the 921 00:43:39,109 --> 00:43:37,280 geopolitics at the time um 922 00:43:41,030 --> 00:43:39,119 and the circumstances that have been set 923 00:43:43,750 --> 00:43:41,040 up with the uh 924 00:43:46,710 --> 00:43:43,760 in the cold war and all that and 925 00:43:51,030 --> 00:43:49,109 that chapter of history 926 00:43:52,309 --> 00:43:51,040 um 927 00:43:54,790 --> 00:43:52,319 actually you can go all the way back to 928 00:43:56,550 --> 00:43:54,800 the mid 70s in in 929 00:43:59,270 --> 00:43:56,560 even during the apollo 930 00:44:01,190 --> 00:43:59,280 moon missions was invading had been 931 00:44:03,750 --> 00:44:01,200 proposed a joint mission with the at the 932 00:44:05,510 --> 00:44:03,760 time soviet union with apollo soyuz and 933 00:44:08,150 --> 00:44:05,520 that was very successful 934 00:44:09,990 --> 00:44:08,160 uh and it was very significant also from 935 00:44:12,550 --> 00:44:10,000 a world's point of view in fact i was in 936 00:44:15,910 --> 00:44:12,560 moscow in july for the 40th anniversary 937 00:44:19,750 --> 00:44:15,920 of apollo soyuz or as it's referred to 938 00:44:24,470 --> 00:44:22,790 and it was it was big news in russia in 939 00:44:26,950 --> 00:44:24,480 fact i'd like to tell the story when i 940 00:44:30,150 --> 00:44:26,960 was departing russia in july going 941 00:44:32,550 --> 00:44:30,160 through the russian customs 942 00:44:34,150 --> 00:44:32,560 passport control 943 00:44:36,550 --> 00:44:34,160 on our official passport we have a 944 00:44:37,430 --> 00:44:36,560 little nasa sticker and 945 00:44:38,870 --> 00:44:37,440 the 946 00:44:41,030 --> 00:44:38,880 passport agent 947 00:44:43,190 --> 00:44:41,040 in russia asked me were you here for 948 00:44:44,710 --> 00:44:43,200 soyuz apollo anniversary 949 00:44:47,030 --> 00:44:44,720 so it was in the news everybody was 950 00:44:48,470 --> 00:44:47,040 aware of it so 951 00:44:50,630 --> 00:44:48,480 that gives you an idea of the 952 00:44:52,950 --> 00:44:50,640 perspective of the public 953 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:52,960 particularly in russia and we get the 954 00:44:57,270 --> 00:44:55,119 same kind of support in our experience 955 00:44:58,870 --> 00:44:57,280 in the international space station so 956 00:45:00,950 --> 00:44:58,880 obviously we all think and you've heard 957 00:45:03,270 --> 00:45:00,960 this from crew members before 958 00:45:04,870 --> 00:45:03,280 we hope that the 959 00:45:07,190 --> 00:45:04,880 the international space station can 960 00:45:08,150 --> 00:45:07,200 serve as an example to the world to 961 00:45:09,750 --> 00:45:08,160 tamper 962 00:45:12,790 --> 00:45:09,760 uh some of the other 963 00:45:15,430 --> 00:45:12,800 uh geopolitical um stresses and 964 00:45:17,829 --> 00:45:15,440 conflicts and and whatnot that go on in 965 00:45:19,109 --> 00:45:17,839 different degrees in history and and 966 00:45:21,430 --> 00:45:19,119 help 967 00:45:22,790 --> 00:45:21,440 set an example to the world to uh to 968 00:45:24,710 --> 00:45:22,800 cooperate 969 00:45:27,349 --> 00:45:24,720 as opposed to 970 00:45:28,550 --> 00:45:27,359 uh causing conflict 971 00:45:29,910 --> 00:45:28,560 a little bit of that when you were 972 00:45:31,510 --> 00:45:29,920 discussing you know talking about 973 00:45:33,589 --> 00:45:31,520 transition within your career during 974 00:45:35,109 --> 00:45:33,599 west point and being an army officer and 975 00:45:36,790 --> 00:45:35,119 then going on to the space program i 976 00:45:39,190 --> 00:45:36,800 mean that must have been for you a 977 00:45:40,710 --> 00:45:39,200 really interesting cultural change for 978 00:45:41,990 --> 00:45:40,720 you 979 00:45:43,750 --> 00:45:42,000 of course it was 980 00:45:45,589 --> 00:45:43,760 very interesting and like i said earlier 981 00:45:47,270 --> 00:45:45,599 i'm still overwhelmed with the irony of 982 00:45:49,589 --> 00:45:47,280 history of 983 00:45:50,390 --> 00:45:49,599 of personally being able to experience 984 00:45:51,270 --> 00:45:50,400 that 985 00:45:53,190 --> 00:45:51,280 and 986 00:45:55,349 --> 00:45:53,200 i will always say it's much better this 987 00:45:57,510 --> 00:45:55,359 way than the previous way right we'd 988 00:46:00,390 --> 00:45:57,520 rather be 989 00:46:02,630 --> 00:46:00,400 be making efforts together in a 990 00:46:05,109 --> 00:46:02,640 constructive way rather than efforts 991 00:46:08,790 --> 00:46:05,119 against one another that's potentially 992 00:46:12,870 --> 00:46:10,470 excellent and it sounds like we have 993 00:46:21,349 --> 00:46:12,880 some callers in on the phone bridge 994 00:46:28,069 --> 00:46:22,790 might have been disconnected do we have 995 00:46:31,990 --> 00:46:28,950 okay 996 00:46:33,190 --> 00:46:32,000 um houston history alliance 997 00:46:34,630 --> 00:46:33,200 is man 998 00:46:36,870 --> 00:46:34,640 uh the international space station 999 00:46:39,109 --> 00:46:36,880 represents international cooperation do 1000 00:46:40,790 --> 00:46:39,119 you see this cooperation continuing and 1001 00:46:44,150 --> 00:46:40,800 maybe even some of the components of the 1002 00:46:46,230 --> 00:46:44,160 space station design continuing with 1003 00:46:49,670 --> 00:46:46,240 russia and the u.s going to say to the 1004 00:46:51,430 --> 00:46:49,680 moon or to mars or to an asteroid 1005 00:46:53,910 --> 00:46:51,440 certainly i think it's highly probable 1006 00:46:56,069 --> 00:46:53,920 that future programs will be 1007 00:46:57,510 --> 00:46:56,079 will use the the experience and the 1008 00:46:59,190 --> 00:46:57,520 example of the international space 1009 00:47:00,790 --> 00:46:59,200 station to build on there and there are 1010 00:47:02,870 --> 00:47:00,800 several reasons for that 1011 00:47:04,950 --> 00:47:02,880 obviously there's a technology that 1012 00:47:07,030 --> 00:47:04,960 developed for the space station 1013 00:47:08,870 --> 00:47:07,040 and now in the 1014 00:47:12,150 --> 00:47:08,880 utilization of the space station proven 1015 00:47:13,990 --> 00:47:12,160 out to support future exploration 1016 00:47:15,589 --> 00:47:14,000 and there's continuous dialogue going on 1017 00:47:17,349 --> 00:47:15,599 among the partnership and there's 1018 00:47:19,910 --> 00:47:17,359 dialogue even beyond the partnership 1019 00:47:21,990 --> 00:47:19,920 with other nations 1020 00:47:23,750 --> 00:47:22,000 you know to look at the potential 1021 00:47:24,870 --> 00:47:23,760 possible partnership and future 1022 00:47:26,950 --> 00:47:24,880 endeavors 1023 00:47:28,950 --> 00:47:26,960 if you go back and look at history again 1024 00:47:31,190 --> 00:47:28,960 and you look at the moon race 1025 00:47:33,109 --> 00:47:31,200 that those were single nations 1026 00:47:35,829 --> 00:47:33,119 uh right and as soon as apollo 11 1027 00:47:39,829 --> 00:47:35,839 happened as i alluded to earlier the the 1028 00:47:41,829 --> 00:47:39,839 support kind of diminished rapidly 1029 00:47:45,349 --> 00:47:41,839 so there was the geopolitical 1030 00:47:47,990 --> 00:47:45,359 circumstances driving that the the this 1031 00:47:51,109 --> 00:47:48,000 largely symbolic 1032 00:47:53,510 --> 00:47:51,119 victory was won and uh so the the 1033 00:47:55,990 --> 00:47:53,520 technical objectives 1034 00:47:57,510 --> 00:47:56,000 uh weren't there 1035 00:47:59,510 --> 00:47:57,520 to sustain 1036 00:48:01,589 --> 00:47:59,520 well i'll back up a little bit and i'll 1037 00:48:02,870 --> 00:48:01,599 give you a personal viewpoint based on 1038 00:48:04,710 --> 00:48:02,880 my experience of working through the 1039 00:48:07,109 --> 00:48:04,720 space station 1040 00:48:09,270 --> 00:48:07,119 i believe if we were not partners with 1041 00:48:11,109 --> 00:48:09,280 russia specifically 1042 00:48:13,190 --> 00:48:11,119 in the international space station 1043 00:48:15,030 --> 00:48:13,200 neither of our countries would be flying 1044 00:48:17,750 --> 00:48:15,040 people in space today 1045 00:48:19,829 --> 00:48:17,760 that's my personal belief 1046 00:48:21,349 --> 00:48:19,839 and if you if you examine the history 1047 00:48:23,910 --> 00:48:21,359 you it's very 1048 00:48:25,109 --> 00:48:23,920 logical to come to that conclusion that 1049 00:48:27,829 --> 00:48:25,119 being said 1050 00:48:30,069 --> 00:48:27,839 it's very likely that future endeavors 1051 00:48:31,750 --> 00:48:30,079 especially big endeavors 1052 00:48:33,990 --> 00:48:31,760 uh whether it be going back to the moon 1053 00:48:37,109 --> 00:48:34,000 or cis lunar as we like to call it you 1054 00:48:40,470 --> 00:48:37,119 know in the in the lunar system of 1055 00:48:42,230 --> 00:48:40,480 different potential mission profiles and 1056 00:48:44,390 --> 00:48:42,240 of course mars is always out there right 1057 00:48:46,309 --> 00:48:44,400 we're always talking about mars or even 1058 00:48:48,549 --> 00:48:46,319 other destinations 1059 00:48:50,230 --> 00:48:48,559 if you look at the scope of doing that 1060 00:48:52,790 --> 00:48:50,240 and you look at the history as i 1061 00:48:53,589 --> 00:48:52,800 described i can't imagine ever doing 1062 00:48:54,950 --> 00:48:53,599 that 1063 00:48:59,109 --> 00:48:54,960 to completion 1064 00:49:02,950 --> 00:49:00,470 excellent 1065 00:49:04,870 --> 00:49:02,960 yes ma'am um i'm part of the 1066 00:49:07,430 --> 00:49:04,880 professionals resource group here on 1067 00:49:09,910 --> 00:49:07,440 site um and a couple of our friends and 1068 00:49:11,829 --> 00:49:09,920 members of our uh employee resource 1069 00:49:13,589 --> 00:49:11,839 group are applying to be astronauts and 1070 00:49:14,870 --> 00:49:13,599 i was wondering if you had any tips for 1071 00:49:16,710 --> 00:49:14,880 them as they 1072 00:49:19,270 --> 00:49:16,720 apply and then go through the interview 1073 00:49:24,069 --> 00:49:21,270 keep working hard at what you're doing 1074 00:49:28,470 --> 00:49:26,390 keep persevering with that goal 1075 00:49:32,470 --> 00:49:28,480 keep doing the best job you can at what 1076 00:49:36,309 --> 00:49:32,480 you're doing continue to seek education 1077 00:49:39,990 --> 00:49:38,549 and then keep applying 1078 00:49:41,430 --> 00:49:40,000 and persevere 1079 00:49:43,349 --> 00:49:41,440 don't get distracted with the 1080 00:49:45,829 --> 00:49:43,359 application process don't get dis 1081 00:49:47,589 --> 00:49:45,839 disappointed if you fail to get selected 1082 00:49:51,270 --> 00:49:47,599 once or twice or 1083 00:49:55,349 --> 00:49:51,280 in my case multiple times over 10 years 1084 00:49:59,510 --> 00:49:57,829 when if and when the door opens you 1085 00:50:02,150 --> 00:49:59,520 won't know why it opened anyway because 1086 00:50:03,990 --> 00:50:02,160 none of us do none of us know why we got 1087 00:50:06,950 --> 00:50:04,000 the opportunity i'm but i'm very 1088 00:50:15,109 --> 00:50:10,309 so keep doing what you're doing 1089 00:50:20,150 --> 00:50:17,670 it's a workhorse vehicle of human space 1090 00:50:21,589 --> 00:50:20,160 flight but because it is so automated 1091 00:50:23,670 --> 00:50:21,599 now 1092 00:50:25,270 --> 00:50:23,680 what's the best part about flying it 1093 00:50:26,630 --> 00:50:25,280 what are you gonna have the most fun at 1094 00:50:28,069 --> 00:50:26,640 doing and that's really a question for 1095 00:50:30,150 --> 00:50:28,079 the kids that are watching this or on 1096 00:50:31,510 --> 00:50:30,160 facebook so what's the best part about 1097 00:50:36,470 --> 00:50:31,520 flying where are you gonna have the most 1098 00:50:39,430 --> 00:50:38,309 i can say my impressions from my first 1099 00:50:41,910 --> 00:50:39,440 flight 1100 00:50:45,829 --> 00:50:41,920 the most fun when we launched i felt 1101 00:50:48,309 --> 00:50:45,839 about 20 billion horses behind my back 1102 00:50:50,950 --> 00:50:48,319 for 10 minutes yeah 1103 00:50:53,750 --> 00:50:50,960 and when when 1104 00:50:56,870 --> 00:50:53,760 don't make us stop working 1105 00:50:59,349 --> 00:50:56,880 we were put on orbit and i felt really 1106 00:51:01,270 --> 00:50:59,359 0g and i completely understood that this 1107 00:51:03,349 --> 00:51:01,280 conditions i will spend 1108 00:51:05,589 --> 00:51:03,359 next half a year 1109 00:51:07,030 --> 00:51:05,599 so it was very uncommon for me when i 1110 00:51:09,349 --> 00:51:07,040 first time 1111 00:51:11,109 --> 00:51:09,359 look at the window and i saw 1112 00:51:13,270 --> 00:51:11,119 round earth 1113 00:51:15,589 --> 00:51:13,280 black sky and stars above them i 1114 00:51:17,990 --> 00:51:15,599 understood really in space 1115 00:51:21,190 --> 00:51:18,000 this is what's really exciting for me 1116 00:51:23,349 --> 00:51:21,200 but it was very short period because 1117 00:51:24,950 --> 00:51:23,359 crew has a lot of things to do after 1118 00:51:26,230 --> 00:51:24,960 just launching 1119 00:51:28,309 --> 00:51:26,240 but the first impression was the 1120 00:51:29,190 --> 00:51:28,319 strongest 1121 00:51:31,270 --> 00:51:29,200 excellent 1122 00:51:33,589 --> 00:51:31,280 i would like to ask garlic 1123 00:51:37,030 --> 00:51:33,599 to complete that question just since you 1124 00:51:38,150 --> 00:51:37,040 asked fun on soyuz to describe your 1125 00:51:41,910 --> 00:51:38,160 landing 1126 00:51:46,150 --> 00:51:44,309 this was the final exciting part of us 1127 00:51:49,109 --> 00:51:46,160 because we landed 1128 00:51:50,790 --> 00:51:49,119 march 16 was real 1129 00:51:52,790 --> 00:51:50,800 strong wind 1130 00:51:58,950 --> 00:51:52,800 real-time real 1131 00:52:06,710 --> 00:52:02,069 soft blending sure yeah we will end it 1132 00:52:08,790 --> 00:52:06,720 on the on the ground and then we are 1133 00:52:10,950 --> 00:52:08,800 we were followed by parachute for 100 1134 00:52:13,910 --> 00:52:10,960 meters about 1135 00:52:17,510 --> 00:52:13,920 and we are attaining a side council 1136 00:52:25,109 --> 00:52:19,190 yeah i just meant 1137 00:52:30,150 --> 00:52:27,990 was in gravity after 1138 00:52:33,190 --> 00:52:30,160 being in zero conditions after a long 1139 00:52:36,309 --> 00:52:33,200 period when we was just 1140 00:52:38,150 --> 00:52:36,319 going down in air but after landing we 1141 00:52:43,349 --> 00:52:38,160 were rotated for 100 meters just to 1142 00:52:43,359 --> 00:52:48,150 yes that's the cause of landing 1143 00:52:51,750 --> 00:52:49,750 hi alex rubin biomedical flight 1144 00:52:54,309 --> 00:52:51,760 controller i have a question for jeff 1145 00:52:56,710 --> 00:52:54,319 actually with the recent federal budget 1146 00:52:58,549 --> 00:52:56,720 passing and nasa receiving more money 1147 00:53:00,870 --> 00:52:58,559 than they actually requested do you 1148 00:53:03,030 --> 00:53:00,880 think that this indicates a new interest 1149 00:53:04,790 --> 00:53:03,040 in science and technology and how do you 1150 00:53:06,549 --> 00:53:04,800 think it will affect nasa operations 1151 00:53:09,190 --> 00:53:06,559 going forward 1152 00:53:12,150 --> 00:53:09,200 i don't know exactly what it indicates 1153 00:53:13,990 --> 00:53:12,160 however i think it's great news 1154 00:53:17,270 --> 00:53:14,000 especially as i recall and i haven't 1155 00:53:18,390 --> 00:53:17,280 read a lot of details on it but as i as 1156 00:53:20,790 --> 00:53:18,400 far as i know 1157 00:53:22,870 --> 00:53:20,800 it had to do with the development of 1158 00:53:25,670 --> 00:53:22,880 future capability right beyond the space 1159 00:53:27,510 --> 00:53:25,680 station and maybe 1160 00:53:29,670 --> 00:53:27,520 investing in 1161 00:53:33,109 --> 00:53:29,680 the systems that are required to support 1162 00:53:35,510 --> 00:53:33,119 human life in space and whether that be 1163 00:53:38,150 --> 00:53:35,520 proven out on the space station or it be 1164 00:53:39,430 --> 00:53:38,160 developed for the launch in a different 1165 00:53:41,190 --> 00:53:39,440 spacecraft 1166 00:53:43,109 --> 00:53:41,200 that's good news 1167 00:53:44,390 --> 00:53:43,119 we that's one of the 1168 00:53:46,870 --> 00:53:44,400 primary 1169 00:53:49,109 --> 00:53:46,880 uh achievements i think of the space 1170 00:53:52,309 --> 00:53:49,119 station program is actually 1171 00:53:54,630 --> 00:53:52,319 developing the technology launching it 1172 00:53:56,630 --> 00:53:54,640 operating it having it break 1173 00:53:59,270 --> 00:53:56,640 having it not work the way designed and 1174 00:54:01,190 --> 00:53:59,280 then uh responding to it and adjusting 1175 00:54:02,390 --> 00:54:01,200 things and improving it and then 1176 00:54:06,069 --> 00:54:02,400 learning from 1177 00:54:08,549 --> 00:54:06,079 maybe design flaws to redesign things so 1178 00:54:11,349 --> 00:54:08,559 that uh element of the of the just 1179 00:54:13,349 --> 00:54:11,359 released budget is is of very good news 1180 00:54:16,390 --> 00:54:13,359 from that perspective 1181 00:54:18,870 --> 00:54:16,400 we have time for about one more yes sir 1182 00:54:20,470 --> 00:54:18,880 houston history magazine i'm also a 1183 00:54:22,829 --> 00:54:20,480 chinese studies major at the university 1184 00:54:25,349 --> 00:54:22,839 of houston and i wanted to ask you jeff 1185 00:54:27,829 --> 00:54:25,359 um regarding something like the chinese 1186 00:54:29,750 --> 00:54:27,839 exclusion policy how have such policies 1187 00:54:32,710 --> 00:54:29,760 helped or hindered the nation's space 1188 00:54:33,990 --> 00:54:32,720 exploration efforts 1189 00:54:36,150 --> 00:54:34,000 i don't know if i can answer that 1190 00:54:37,829 --> 00:54:36,160 question 1191 00:54:39,589 --> 00:54:37,839 i know that there's been some dialogue 1192 00:54:41,750 --> 00:54:39,599 going on 1193 00:54:42,870 --> 00:54:41,760 at least from a 1194 00:54:45,109 --> 00:54:42,880 technology 1195 00:54:47,349 --> 00:54:45,119 viewpoint or programmatic viewpoint 1196 00:54:48,470 --> 00:54:47,359 certainly as i said before future 1197 00:54:49,829 --> 00:54:48,480 programs 1198 00:54:52,710 --> 00:54:49,839 are very likely to be in an 1199 00:54:55,349 --> 00:54:52,720 international context what that means in 1200 00:54:58,470 --> 00:54:55,359 direct regard to china i'm not i'm not 1201 00:54:59,430 --> 00:54:58,480 sure i can't really speak to 1202 00:55:00,789 --> 00:54:59,440 okay 1203 00:55:02,789 --> 00:55:00,799 well i think that's about all the time 1204 00:55:04,230 --> 00:55:02,799 that we have we got some great questions 1205 00:55:05,829 --> 00:55:04,240 today so i'd like to thank everybody for 1206 00:55:07,109 --> 00:55:05,839 their questions here in the room and on 1207 00:55:08,549 --> 00:55:07,119 social media 1208 00:55:10,309 --> 00:55:08,559 i'd like to thank our guests for joining 1209 00:55:11,990 --> 00:55:10,319 us today the houston history alliance 1210 00:55:14,069 --> 00:55:12,000 the emerge group our interns and of 1211 00:55:17,510 --> 00:55:14,079 course our media and finally thanks to 1212 00:55:20,470 --> 00:55:17,520 the expedition 4748 crew jeff williams 1213 00:55:22,150 --> 00:55:20,480 lxa of chenin and oleg's great polka 1214 00:55:24,230 --> 00:55:22,160 guys thanks for being with us 1215 00:55:25,990 --> 00:55:24,240 uh with that if the crew did not get to 1216 00:55:27,589 --> 00:55:26,000 answer your question on social media 1217 00:55:29,190 --> 00:55:27,599 don't worry we'll still be taking 1218 00:55:32,309 --> 00:55:29,200 questions throughout the rest of the day 1219 00:55:33,910 --> 00:55:32,319 that's still the hashtag asknasa 1220 00:55:35,510 --> 00:55:33,920 in the meantime you can follow updates 1221 00:55:38,950 --> 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