1 00:00:05,990 --> 00:00:04,190 good morning welcome to NASA's Johnson 2 00:00:08,750 --> 00:00:06,000 Space Center where we're joined today by 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:08,760 astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jeff Jack 4 00:00:13,580 --> 00:00:11,250 Fisher who are just recently returned a 5 00:00:15,379 --> 00:00:13,590 little over a week ago from a long stay 6 00:00:18,230 --> 00:00:15,389 at the International Space Station they 7 00:00:19,310 --> 00:00:18,240 landed on September 2nd and are here to 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:19,320 tell us a little bit about their time 9 00:00:23,300 --> 00:00:21,810 there Peggy spent about mine and half 10 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:23,310 months in space and set several records 11 00:00:27,109 --> 00:00:25,170 along the way including the most 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:27,119 cumulative time for a u.s. astronaut in 13 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:29,210 space six hundred and sixty-five days 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:31,260 over three missions and the most 15 00:00:36,770 --> 00:00:33,210 consecutive time in space for a female 16 00:00:39,020 --> 00:00:36,780 astronaut 288 days on this mission and 17 00:00:40,549 --> 00:00:39,030 Jack joined the space station in April 18 00:00:43,459 --> 00:00:40,559 for his first trip to space and spend 19 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:43,469 136 days there having the two of them 20 00:00:50,060 --> 00:00:48,600 his face together and the two of them in 21 00:00:51,950 --> 00:00:50,070 space together along with several other 22 00:00:53,869 --> 00:00:51,960 crew members he rotated in out in and 23 00:00:55,549 --> 00:00:53,879 out along the way let us get a lot of 24 00:00:57,770 --> 00:00:55,559 extra science done while they were there 25 00:00:59,510 --> 00:00:57,780 and now we're gonna let them tell us 26 00:01:01,660 --> 00:00:59,520 each a little bit about their their 27 00:01:04,399 --> 00:01:01,670 mission and then we'll take questions 28 00:01:06,590 --> 00:01:04,409 well we had a fantastic time working 29 00:01:09,289 --> 00:01:06,600 together onboard the space station we 30 00:01:12,710 --> 00:01:09,299 had lots of visiting vehicles over the 31 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:12,720 time frame we had SpaceX's I think I 32 00:01:18,590 --> 00:01:15,330 were three when I was there and Cygnus 33 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:18,600 which was great cargo vehicle I was 34 00:01:23,630 --> 00:01:21,570 really surprised by the size of that we 35 00:01:26,780 --> 00:01:23,640 were able to get a lot of trash in there 36 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:26,790 we needed I'm thinking the the next guys 37 00:01:29,690 --> 00:01:28,170 are gonna be wishing they had their 38 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:29,700 Cygnus a little sooner because I'm 39 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:30,930 thinking they're gonna have a lot o 40 00:01:37,819 --> 00:01:34,890 trash but the time that erectus but we 41 00:01:39,859 --> 00:01:37,829 the you know we had opportunity to do 42 00:01:43,940 --> 00:01:39,869 some spacewalks which were always a 43 00:01:46,039 --> 00:01:43,950 blast and you know it was fun in 44 00:01:48,859 --> 00:01:46,049 addition to you know being one of those 45 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:48,869 very challenging things to do physically 46 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:50,970 mentally challenging things but it was a 47 00:01:57,830 --> 00:01:54,960 blast but I think this time the thing 48 00:01:59,660 --> 00:01:57,840 that impressed me the most was the 49 00:02:02,359 --> 00:01:59,670 quality and caliber of science that 50 00:02:06,050 --> 00:02:02,369 we're doing now I'm really was excited 51 00:02:09,020 --> 00:02:06,060 by it so I had a great time yeah it was 52 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:09,030 great and and since Peggy already said 53 00:02:15,180 --> 00:02:12,370 everything we did I'm done no 54 00:02:16,949 --> 00:02:15,190 it's it was great to see and you know I 55 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:16,959 don't have a lot of experience in space 56 00:02:23,039 --> 00:02:19,690 obviously but working as a Capcom for a 57 00:02:26,039 --> 00:02:23,049 long time I was able to see the the 58 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:26,049 evolution of how we do operations on the 59 00:02:31,949 --> 00:02:29,170 space station and the team now is just 60 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:31,959 so much more efficient I think we ended 61 00:02:36,809 --> 00:02:34,510 up a virgin like 60 hours of science a 62 00:02:38,819 --> 00:02:36,819 week with just the two of us which you 63 00:02:41,009 --> 00:02:38,829 know back in the day 30 hours of science 64 00:02:43,170 --> 00:02:41,019 for a whole crew was really amazing but 65 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:43,180 you're able to do that because they're 66 00:02:49,050 --> 00:02:45,730 leveraging so much of the operations 67 00:02:50,550 --> 00:02:49,060 that you can do from the ground you know 68 00:02:53,130 --> 00:02:50,560 we're doing things with a robotic arm 69 00:02:55,940 --> 00:02:53,140 now that are just amazing and almost 70 00:03:00,149 --> 00:02:55,950 incomprehensible you know five years ago 71 00:03:03,539 --> 00:03:00,159 so we're able to catch a vehicle for 72 00:03:05,220 --> 00:03:03,549 instance and as soon as you've caught it 73 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:05,230 you put the brakes on you walk away you 74 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:06,730 go back to work you get another five 75 00:03:10,470 --> 00:03:08,890 hours of science done you come back five 76 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:10,480 hours later it's time to open hatch 77 00:03:16,170 --> 00:03:12,790 because they've done everything else 78 00:03:18,390 --> 00:03:16,180 from the ground moved it over with the 79 00:03:22,349 --> 00:03:18,400 robotic arm put it on the hatch run the 80 00:03:25,819 --> 00:03:22,359 bolts and they've just become so much 81 00:03:28,710 --> 00:03:25,829 more efficient that this this fine oiled 82 00:03:31,050 --> 00:03:28,720 fine-tuned machine is able to crank out 83 00:03:34,050 --> 00:03:31,060 a lot more science so it was great to be 84 00:03:36,449 --> 00:03:34,060 a part of that obviously to be on orbit 85 00:03:39,330 --> 00:03:36,459 with with the space ninja and and fueler 86 00:03:41,780 --> 00:03:39,340 was was fantastic because she you know I 87 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:41,790 got to learn from from the best so 88 00:03:47,309 --> 00:03:44,650 overall it's just a fantastic mission 89 00:03:49,589 --> 00:03:47,319 and and it was great to represent this 90 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:49,599 incredible team this worldwide team that 91 00:03:54,569 --> 00:03:52,810 is rocking the science every day well 92 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:54,579 we're glad to have you back we're gonna 93 00:03:57,390 --> 00:03:55,810 switch things up a little bit today and 94 00:03:59,699 --> 00:03:57,400 start with some questions from people 95 00:04:01,289 --> 00:03:59,709 who are following along online we've got 96 00:04:02,580 --> 00:04:01,299 a Facebook live going on right now and 97 00:04:04,860 --> 00:04:02,590 you can send in your questions in the 98 00:04:07,589 --> 00:04:04,870 comment section there or on twitter or 99 00:04:08,550 --> 00:04:07,599 instagram using the hashtag ask nasa but 100 00:04:09,569 --> 00:04:08,560 we're gonna start with some of those 101 00:04:10,890 --> 00:04:09,579 questions and then come take questions 102 00:04:13,170 --> 00:04:10,900 in the room 103 00:04:15,089 --> 00:04:13,180 so first of all for Peggy Gregory 104 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:15,099 Edwards on Facebook asked if you feel 105 00:04:19,439 --> 00:04:17,530 homesick for the space station now well 106 00:04:21,180 --> 00:04:19,449 actually a little bit there are parts of 107 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:21,190 it that I really miss but I've been 108 00:04:26,150 --> 00:04:23,130 there long enough I think 109 00:04:37,970 --> 00:04:26,160 I was ready to come home especially to a 110 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:37,980 toilet be able to flush so I was ready I 111 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:39,810 think that point but it's funny because 112 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:41,370 I could have stayed longer I think 113 00:04:46,700 --> 00:04:44,210 wouldn't have been a problem but once 114 00:04:48,650 --> 00:04:46,710 like a couple weeks before landing I 115 00:04:50,270 --> 00:04:48,660 made that switch in my head in it and 116 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:50,280 then it was like okay that was the two 117 00:04:53,570 --> 00:04:51,810 longest weeks of the mission was because 118 00:04:59,480 --> 00:04:53,580 once I decided I was ready to come home 119 00:05:01,040 --> 00:04:59,490 then it was a long time to get here same 120 00:05:03,130 --> 00:05:01,050 for you jacquard was a little different 121 00:05:06,290 --> 00:05:03,140 since you not there you know I 122 00:05:07,730 --> 00:05:06,300 definitely loved being up there and you 123 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:07,740 know floating around and playing with 124 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:08,850 your food and looking out the window 125 00:05:14,150 --> 00:05:12,090 just that's a whole lot of fun and and 126 00:05:16,190 --> 00:05:14,160 feeling like every day you're you're 127 00:05:18,530 --> 00:05:16,200 able to be part of this team and make a 128 00:05:19,850 --> 00:05:18,540 difference but it's totally true once 129 00:05:21,950 --> 00:05:19,860 you shift gears 130 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:21,960 it was the same every time you know I 131 00:05:27,260 --> 00:05:24,570 deployed once you shift gears in and 132 00:05:29,030 --> 00:05:27,270 you're thinking about coming home then 133 00:05:32,930 --> 00:05:29,040 it it's it's a different mental state 134 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:32,940 and you know we you have to play with 135 00:05:37,250 --> 00:05:34,890 your mind a bit to make sure that you 136 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:37,260 keep your motivation up over a long 137 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:39,030 mission obviously Peggy was there a lot 138 00:05:44,900 --> 00:05:41,730 longer but then once you make that that 139 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:44,910 final shift in the gear you're ready 140 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:47,770 yeah and besides my wife is super odd 141 00:05:52,550 --> 00:05:50,570 [Laughter] 142 00:05:54,710 --> 00:05:52,560 when we have another one for you this 143 00:05:56,420 --> 00:05:54,720 one is from Stacy Hutchins on Facebook 144 00:05:59,000 --> 00:05:56,430 and she asked if you have any tips or 145 00:05:59,720 --> 00:05:59,010 advice for her son Jack who also wants 146 00:06:02,240 --> 00:05:59,730 to be a great name 147 00:06:03,380 --> 00:06:02,250 well it's good it's kind of tough when 148 00:06:06,020 --> 00:06:03,390 you're younger cuz there's lots of ways 149 00:06:10,430 --> 00:06:06,030 to make fun of Jack Jack in the Box Jack 150 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:10,440 I I think that that it's important for 151 00:06:16,250 --> 00:06:13,050 for everybody to just keep your eyes 152 00:06:18,050 --> 00:06:16,260 open as you're going through life and 153 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:18,060 try new things so that you can find that 154 00:06:23,660 --> 00:06:21,510 passion you know we talked a lot the one 155 00:06:25,340 --> 00:06:23,670 piece of advice and you know I boiled it 156 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:25,350 down to the last thing my dad said to me 157 00:06:29,210 --> 00:06:26,970 which was I dare you to dream because 158 00:06:31,670 --> 00:06:29,220 you need to find your passion that thing 159 00:06:34,180 --> 00:06:31,680 that really ignites your soul and then 160 00:06:36,650 --> 00:06:34,190 you need to you know dare to do it 161 00:06:39,020 --> 00:06:36,660 nobody's going to hand it to you there 162 00:06:40,940 --> 00:06:39,030 a lot of a lot of that in our world 163 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:40,950 today that oh I deserve this and I 164 00:06:45,230 --> 00:06:42,210 deserve that you don't deserve anything 165 00:06:47,810 --> 00:06:45,240 if you don't take what you were given 166 00:06:49,970 --> 00:06:47,820 and make something of it and work really 167 00:06:53,090 --> 00:06:49,980 hard at it you're not going to 168 00:06:55,130 --> 00:06:53,100 accomplish anything so that's kind of 169 00:06:56,330 --> 00:06:55,140 the advice to get keep your eyes open 170 00:06:58,520 --> 00:06:56,340 and find that passion and then work 171 00:06:59,570 --> 00:06:58,530 really hard at it help you a lot of 172 00:07:01,400 --> 00:06:59,580 different ways I'm sure 173 00:07:03,770 --> 00:07:01,410 alright we're actually gonna wrap up the 174 00:07:05,660 --> 00:07:03,780 Facebook live online now but if you want 175 00:07:07,940 --> 00:07:05,670 to keep tuning in you can go to nasa.gov 176 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:07,950 slash live meanwhile we're gonna start 177 00:07:11,030 --> 00:07:09,450 taking questions here on their room but 178 00:07:12,860 --> 00:07:11,040 if you have a question on the phone 179 00:07:14,330 --> 00:07:12,870 bridge you can press star 1 to get that 180 00:07:16,220 --> 00:07:14,340 question registered and if it gets 181 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:16,230 answered you can press star 2 to dismiss 182 00:07:20,630 --> 00:07:18,510 it alright we'll start over here with 183 00:07:23,180 --> 00:07:20,640 Mark crow and if you can let us know who 184 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:23,190 your questions for well we'll try and 185 00:07:32,270 --> 00:07:28,490 get it answered you can space technology 186 00:07:36,190 --> 00:07:32,280 minds for Peggy Whitson I wonder how you 187 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:36,200 think your extended mission will help 188 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:39,570 contribute most to the goals of research 189 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:42,570 that Scott and Mikkel we're doing on 190 00:07:49,550 --> 00:07:46,290 their 340 days is there is there data 191 00:07:52,490 --> 00:07:49,560 that will come from your experience that 192 00:07:55,270 --> 00:07:52,500 will push that sort of knowledge set of 193 00:07:57,409 --> 00:07:55,280 what happens after six months and 194 00:08:00,950 --> 00:07:57,419 towards a year that you think is 195 00:08:02,750 --> 00:08:00,960 extremely valuable I think we hadn't 196 00:08:05,090 --> 00:08:02,760 originally planned for me to be up there 197 00:08:07,190 --> 00:08:05,100 that long so there was no you know 198 00:08:10,159 --> 00:08:07,200 proactive science selection based on 199 00:08:12,050 --> 00:08:10,169 that however I was participating in one 200 00:08:13,970 --> 00:08:12,060 of the big studies that were was 201 00:08:16,580 --> 00:08:13,980 accomplished during that one year which 202 00:08:20,390 --> 00:08:16,590 was the fluid shift study looking at how 203 00:08:23,210 --> 00:08:20,400 fluid shift and changes in the eyes and 204 00:08:26,060 --> 00:08:23,220 trying to better understand that process 205 00:08:29,450 --> 00:08:26,070 over a more extended period of time and 206 00:08:32,060 --> 00:08:29,460 so with the exhibition extension we 207 00:08:34,459 --> 00:08:32,070 added additional data takes so that we 208 00:08:37,310 --> 00:08:34,469 could gather that additional data and be 209 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:37,320 another another n in the subject count 210 00:08:42,740 --> 00:08:38,930 for that many of the other 211 00:08:45,670 --> 00:08:42,750 investigations also were able to expand 212 00:08:47,980 --> 00:08:45,680 their day to say data sets because 213 00:08:50,710 --> 00:08:47,990 I got to do additional data collections 214 00:08:52,780 --> 00:08:50,720 for them as well so I do think there 215 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:52,790 were some contributions it's still very 216 00:09:00,150 --> 00:08:57,290 small and and human human studies have a 217 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:00,160 huge variation in individual reactions 218 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:02,930 so it's it's good to have the additional 219 00:09:07,389 --> 00:09:05,180 data points I'm sure it contributes in 220 00:09:09,730 --> 00:09:07,399 that sense it wasn't quite as long as 221 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:09,740 they were up there but I think it 222 00:09:17,310 --> 00:09:11,690 probably helps the scientists understand 223 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:19,690 when the discussion of the one-year 224 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:23,660 missions first came up I think I was a 225 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:25,010 little before we were kind of getting 226 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:27,290 into the deep space gateway and the 227 00:09:31,690 --> 00:09:29,510 potential there and I'm sort of drawing 228 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:31,700 on your experience as a researcher and 229 00:09:38,410 --> 00:09:34,490 biochemistry and so forth but I'm 230 00:09:40,810 --> 00:09:38,420 wondering do you think doing more of 231 00:09:43,570 --> 00:09:40,820 these long term missions on the space 232 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:43,580 station would be a good thing or it 233 00:09:48,250 --> 00:09:45,290 would be good to do them when you can 234 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:48,260 and fold in the deep skate deep space 235 00:09:53,079 --> 00:09:51,050 gateway long do you make to get the 236 00:09:56,890 --> 00:09:53,089 information you're seeking about whether 237 00:09:59,019 --> 00:09:56,900 humans can truck to Mars yeah I think we 238 00:10:02,680 --> 00:09:59,029 do need additional information in 239 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:02,690 heading to Mars just about the human 240 00:10:09,510 --> 00:10:07,310 body and it's going to take some subject 241 00:10:12,460 --> 00:10:09,520 numbers to in order to make the 242 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:12,470 investigations have any significance to 243 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:14,690 determine you know is this just a and 244 00:10:19,269 --> 00:10:16,850 just because this person has this 245 00:10:21,910 --> 00:10:19,279 unusual reaction or is this a common 246 00:10:23,860 --> 00:10:21,920 common result and so I do think we need 247 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:23,870 additional subject numbers for that 248 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:26,810 there are a lot of things that I think 249 00:10:31,569 --> 00:10:30,350 we will find change and Plateau but 250 00:10:33,340 --> 00:10:31,579 there are going to be some things that 251 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:33,350 continue to change and we need to better 252 00:10:38,079 --> 00:10:35,810 understand those those physiologic 253 00:10:40,449 --> 00:10:38,089 things that continue to change in order 254 00:10:43,090 --> 00:10:40,459 to understand how it affects the human 255 00:10:44,949 --> 00:10:43,100 body and make us better prepared when we 256 00:10:48,730 --> 00:10:44,959 do do those long-duration missions to 257 00:10:51,940 --> 00:10:48,740 Mars okay and I think we've got Robert 258 00:10:54,340 --> 00:10:51,950 Perlman here hi Robert Perlman with 259 00:10:57,940 --> 00:10:54,350 collec space.com with a question for 260 00:10:59,350 --> 00:10:57,950 Peggy your first Soyuz landing was 261 00:11:01,809 --> 00:10:59,360 rougher than most 262 00:11:03,819 --> 00:11:01,819 being a ballistic reentry but you were 263 00:11:06,220 --> 00:11:03,829 coming back from fewer days in space and 264 00:11:08,949 --> 00:11:06,230 this time was a normal landing but with 265 00:11:12,549 --> 00:11:08,959 longer days can you compare or you were 266 00:11:15,220 --> 00:11:12,559 able to determine which was more hiring 267 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:15,230 on the body maybe even bringing in your 268 00:11:23,579 --> 00:11:18,210 shuttle landing from your first flight 269 00:11:26,079 --> 00:11:23,589 [Laughter] 270 00:11:28,509 --> 00:11:26,089 once you're under the parachutes you're 271 00:11:30,549 --> 00:11:28,519 falling at the same rate so you hit the 272 00:11:32,109 --> 00:11:30,559 ground at the same as long as the soft 273 00:11:34,929 --> 00:11:32,119 landing engines fire you hit the ground 274 00:11:36,819 --> 00:11:34,939 at the same approximate speed we had a 275 00:11:39,569 --> 00:11:36,829 windier day when I had the ballistic 276 00:11:42,879 --> 00:11:39,579 landing after expedition 16 and so we 277 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:42,889 bounced and rolled more than we did this 278 00:11:49,359 --> 00:11:45,050 time it still feels pretty much like a 279 00:12:00,970 --> 00:11:49,369 pretty good car crash it was you know 280 00:12:05,049 --> 00:12:00,980 it's definitely a jolting experience so 281 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:05,059 no I think it's still pretty jolting 282 00:12:10,569 --> 00:12:08,689 experience a landing on the ground after 283 00:12:12,429 --> 00:12:10,579 a long-duration mission I don't know 284 00:12:14,530 --> 00:12:12,439 that there was any particular difference 285 00:12:17,639 --> 00:12:14,540 I think because we had gone through the 286 00:12:20,710 --> 00:12:17,649 ballistic reentry after expedition 16 287 00:12:24,249 --> 00:12:20,720 you know by the time we got to that it 288 00:12:26,859 --> 00:12:24,259 didn't seem as dramatic because we had 289 00:12:31,449 --> 00:12:26,869 been basically shaking up quite a bit 290 00:12:33,759 --> 00:12:31,459 beforehand in in this case you know when 291 00:12:36,069 --> 00:12:33,769 we the parachute opened it was very 292 00:12:38,289 --> 00:12:36,079 dramatic then because we hadn't been 293 00:12:40,470 --> 00:12:38,299 shaken up in advance and so our body was 294 00:12:43,689 --> 00:12:40,480 just that was our first exposure to 295 00:12:46,150 --> 00:12:43,699 gravity and being moved around like that 296 00:12:49,419 --> 00:12:46,160 and so it seemed more dramatic this time 297 00:12:51,939 --> 00:12:49,429 so I think it just has to do with you 298 00:12:54,100 --> 00:12:51,949 know your body adapts very quickly to be 299 00:12:59,069 --> 00:12:54,110 those feelings again but the initial 300 00:13:08,620 --> 00:13:03,850 stimulating provocative is provocative 301 00:13:15,430 --> 00:13:12,819 know what how are you supposed to know 302 00:13:17,350 --> 00:13:15,440 what its gonna be like every day I for 303 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:17,360 me that under the shoot was was kind of 304 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:19,730 fun because it was continuous motion but 305 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:22,090 boy the good car crash 306 00:13:33,309 --> 00:13:30,449 I was pretty exciting provocative 307 00:13:36,300 --> 00:13:33,319 alright go ahead I can ask a follow-up 308 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:36,310 for Jack this was your first flight and 309 00:13:42,090 --> 00:13:40,370 the space station has in in recent years 310 00:13:45,639 --> 00:13:42,100 gained a lot of creature comforts 311 00:13:48,689 --> 00:13:45,649 projection screen having the IP Phone to 312 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:48,699 be able to talk to family every weekend 313 00:13:53,019 --> 00:13:51,110 but as we look out going further out 314 00:13:55,079 --> 00:13:53,029 into space those creature comforts are 315 00:13:58,749 --> 00:13:55,089 probably going to fall away how 316 00:14:01,319 --> 00:13:58,759 important psychologically to making it 317 00:14:05,590 --> 00:14:01,329 through a 136 day mission or even longer 318 00:14:07,509 --> 00:14:05,600 are those those nice connections to home 319 00:14:10,030 --> 00:14:07,519 or could you see going through the same 320 00:14:11,579 --> 00:14:10,040 flight without having any of those or 321 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:11,589 even connection back to earth 322 00:14:15,069 --> 00:14:13,910 you know you'll you'll have some form of 323 00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:15,079 connection back to earth and we've 324 00:14:19,030 --> 00:14:17,000 gotten very good at that I would say 325 00:14:22,210 --> 00:14:19,040 comparing this to my deployments in the 326 00:14:25,509 --> 00:14:22,220 military this was way better way better 327 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:25,519 connectivity you know I was able to talk 328 00:14:30,670 --> 00:14:27,410 with my wife almost every almost every 329 00:14:33,639 --> 00:14:30,680 day so it's amazingly good on the space 330 00:14:36,730 --> 00:14:33,649 station first time I deployed couldn't 331 00:14:40,860 --> 00:14:36,740 talk to anybody for about a month and 332 00:14:43,929 --> 00:14:40,870 then one five-minute phone call a week 333 00:14:46,150 --> 00:14:43,939 yeah it's it's it's important to 334 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:46,160 maintain that connectivity but I think 335 00:14:50,949 --> 00:14:49,250 doing video messages you know obviously 336 00:14:53,019 --> 00:14:50,959 there's going to be a delay is is 337 00:14:56,170 --> 00:14:53,029 sufficient so I don't think it's it's 338 00:14:57,939 --> 00:14:56,180 something that you can't adapt to we 339 00:15:01,389 --> 00:14:57,949 were spoiled on the space station it's 340 00:15:04,569 --> 00:15:01,399 it's fantastic but we can do with less 341 00:15:07,350 --> 00:15:04,579 so I don't think it's gonna be a big 342 00:15:09,309 --> 00:15:07,360 showstopper for long-duration flights 343 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:09,319 all right I think we've got another 344 00:15:13,449 --> 00:15:11,930 question here from Sophia Sanchez but 345 00:15:15,189 --> 00:15:13,459 just a reminder that if you are on the 346 00:15:18,670 --> 00:15:15,199 phone bridge you can press star 1 to get 347 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:18,680 your question answered Sophia Sanchez 348 00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:21,170 Kosmic Chicago with Chicago now I had a 349 00:15:25,150 --> 00:15:22,699 question for Peggy 350 00:15:26,860 --> 00:15:25,160 did you have any long-term spaceflight 351 00:15:28,329 --> 00:15:26,870 challenges that you could use as 352 00:15:33,249 --> 00:15:28,339 teaching moments for our new astronauts 353 00:15:35,110 --> 00:15:33,259 I think every day is kind of a challenge 354 00:15:39,460 --> 00:15:35,120 you know we are living and working with 355 00:15:41,590 --> 00:15:39,470 people and in a very close proximity we 356 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:41,600 talk about our expeditionary crew skills 357 00:15:47,259 --> 00:15:43,910 which I think are really important being 358 00:15:49,509 --> 00:15:47,269 able to help your crewmates knowing when 359 00:15:51,629 --> 00:15:49,519 you know you're being a little crankier 360 00:15:53,769 --> 00:15:51,639 than you should be and you know 361 00:15:56,499 --> 00:15:53,779 apologizing in advance and all that 362 00:15:58,540 --> 00:15:56,509 being able to get along is extremely 363 00:16:00,819 --> 00:15:58,550 important in those situations so every 364 00:16:02,829 --> 00:16:00,829 day I think is is something that you 365 00:16:05,650 --> 00:16:02,839 work together as a team you know some 366 00:16:08,619 --> 00:16:05,660 days we talked about you know hey we did 367 00:16:10,119 --> 00:16:08,629 the sleep shift for an undocking and you 368 00:16:11,230 --> 00:16:10,129 know we need to do we need to work 369 00:16:13,749 --> 00:16:11,240 together because we don't trust 370 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:13,759 ourselves to do it the job you know by 371 00:16:18,429 --> 00:16:15,290 yourself but being able to acknowledge 372 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:18,439 that and accommodate that makes you a 373 00:16:25,540 --> 00:16:21,410 much better team and so I think the 374 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:25,550 experience those experiences translate 375 00:16:30,069 --> 00:16:27,110 very well and it's something that we 376 00:16:34,470 --> 00:16:30,079 actually do teach our new astronauts is 377 00:16:37,090 --> 00:16:34,480 you know how to use these techniques to 378 00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:37,100 work well with people and to work more 379 00:16:42,220 --> 00:16:38,870 efficiently and to work more 380 00:16:44,379 --> 00:16:42,230 productively together and I think Jack 381 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:44,389 and I demonstrate a lot of those those 382 00:16:52,919 --> 00:16:48,170 capabilities that I think are very 383 00:16:58,210 --> 00:16:57,249 we drop little bit all right I do you 384 00:17:00,449 --> 00:16:58,220 think we have some questions on the 385 00:17:10,910 --> 00:17:00,459 phone now so we're going to go to 386 00:17:22,069 --> 00:17:17,590 smart gaucho on the line okay go ahead 387 00:17:24,289 --> 00:17:22,079 hello yes yes this question first off 388 00:17:26,329 --> 00:17:24,299 I'd like to congratulate you both on 389 00:17:29,180 --> 00:17:26,339 this record-setting mission it was 390 00:17:32,419 --> 00:17:29,190 absolutely incredible Peggy could you 391 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:32,429 tell me what was the hardest part of 392 00:17:39,230 --> 00:17:35,370 this long extended mission for you and 393 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:39,240 on the flip side of that question can 394 00:17:44,690 --> 00:17:42,450 you tell me what was the absolute high 395 00:17:51,020 --> 00:17:44,700 point of this mission that you will 396 00:17:55,220 --> 00:17:51,030 never ever forget hi the hardest part I 397 00:17:58,370 --> 00:17:55,230 think would probably be just I get bored 398 00:18:00,650 --> 00:17:58,380 with the food I like to cook and make 399 00:18:02,630 --> 00:18:00,660 things and you know what you only have a 400 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:02,640 certain number of meals that you can 401 00:18:07,970 --> 00:18:05,370 play with or change or try you know 402 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:07,980 figure out how to change things up and 403 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:10,710 so I get bored with with the food and so 404 00:18:15,380 --> 00:18:11,730 that's I think something very 405 00:18:17,539 --> 00:18:15,390 challenging I told Jack when he first 406 00:18:19,460 --> 00:18:17,549 arrived it's all about the sauce you 407 00:18:21,380 --> 00:18:19,470 just have to figure out which sauce you 408 00:18:24,860 --> 00:18:21,390 want to try today and you'll eat 409 00:18:27,409 --> 00:18:24,870 whatever with it but it's all about the 410 00:18:30,380 --> 00:18:27,419 sauce and so I think that's that's 411 00:18:33,470 --> 00:18:30,390 probably the biggest challenge for me in 412 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:33,480 terms of the single most highlight gosh 413 00:18:41,690 --> 00:18:36,090 it would be hard to pick a single most 414 00:18:46,730 --> 00:18:41,700 the point you know the EVs are always a 415 00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:46,740 highlight I think I think one specific 416 00:18:52,159 --> 00:18:50,130 example would be during the battery 417 00:18:55,030 --> 00:18:52,169 aren't our EVs we were taking the 418 00:18:58,610 --> 00:18:55,040 batteries off of this large pallet and 419 00:19:01,520 --> 00:18:58,620 the first one we had taken off and it 420 00:19:04,039 --> 00:19:01,530 had been dark and Shane and I had taken 421 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:04,049 each of us taken an adapter plate and 422 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:06,510 gone and we installed it and we came 423 00:19:12,799 --> 00:19:08,970 back and then it was lit lit then the 424 00:19:16,549 --> 00:19:12,809 pallet was lit in the the pallet was 425 00:19:18,890 --> 00:19:16,559 this mirror shiny metal and so you could 426 00:19:21,450 --> 00:19:18,900 see yourself which is like look I'm an 427 00:19:26,470 --> 00:19:24,100 and then you can see the reflection of 428 00:19:29,110 --> 00:19:26,480 beautiful earth behind you you know and 429 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:29,120 it was just like wow what an amazing job 430 00:19:36,070 --> 00:19:33,650 I have space walks we actually have a 431 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:36,080 question on Twitter from akia who asked 432 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:37,850 how do you practice for an unplanned 433 00:19:43,570 --> 00:19:41,810 spacewalk same way you practice for a 434 00:19:45,730 --> 00:19:43,580 planned spacewalk it's all about 435 00:19:47,530 --> 00:19:45,740 building the skills so we we spend a lot 436 00:19:50,380 --> 00:19:47,540 of time we have just a world-class 437 00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:50,390 facility down the road with the neutral 438 00:19:55,300 --> 00:19:52,940 buoyancy laboratory and we get in the 439 00:19:57,070 --> 00:19:55,310 suit and you know practice using all the 440 00:20:00,220 --> 00:19:57,080 tools and getting used to the suit 441 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:00,230 itself I didn't I didn't find a whole 442 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:03,770 lot of differences and and spacewalking 443 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:06,110 is is kind of intensely personal because 444 00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:08,510 our suit as you can see this poor fella 445 00:20:13,900 --> 00:20:11,120 back here has got as arms go in the 446 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:13,910 wrong direction so it it can be hard to 447 00:20:19,420 --> 00:20:17,090 work it in and depending on your body 448 00:20:22,900 --> 00:20:19,430 anatomy you either fit it or don't and 449 00:20:26,740 --> 00:20:22,910 so the differences between the pool and 450 00:20:31,030 --> 00:20:26,750 space are also personal for me it wasn't 451 00:20:33,430 --> 00:20:31,040 very different and all the training that 452 00:20:35,710 --> 00:20:33,440 we had in the neutral buoyancy 453 00:20:38,110 --> 00:20:35,720 laboratory of working with the tools and 454 00:20:40,420 --> 00:20:38,120 the suit and and and the tasks and 455 00:20:42,820 --> 00:20:40,430 having kind of situational awareness of 456 00:20:46,510 --> 00:20:42,830 the station and and not getting lost 457 00:20:50,890 --> 00:20:46,520 going to where you need to go it allows 458 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:50,900 you to really do whatever you need to do 459 00:20:58,930 --> 00:20:54,430 outside we're not we don't have the 460 00:21:01,090 --> 00:20:58,940 ability to get perfect on space locks 461 00:21:04,090 --> 00:21:01,100 like they used to with the shuttle where 462 00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:04,100 you'd have a crew completely totally 463 00:21:08,890 --> 00:21:07,340 perfectly trained for a spacewalk we 464 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:08,900 have to be able to go out there and do 465 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:11,930 whatever because we're going up you know 466 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:14,450 months in advance and maybe we're in 467 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:16,130 Russia for training all the time so you 468 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:17,690 have to just be able to go outside and 469 00:21:23,230 --> 00:21:20,690 do it and then you know being able to go 470 00:21:25,510 --> 00:21:23,240 outside with with miss ninja herself as 471 00:21:29,010 --> 00:21:25,520 is is nice because she has so much 472 00:21:31,019 --> 00:21:29,020 experience that that you're able to 473 00:21:36,950 --> 00:21:31,029 really adapt to whatever the situation 474 00:21:38,820 --> 00:21:36,960 is and yeah it's it's also so much fun 475 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:38,830 alright let's go back to the phone 476 00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:40,090 bridge I think we have a question now 477 00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:44,710 from Creston news advertiser yeah my 478 00:21:50,399 --> 00:21:47,710 questions for Peggy after spending so 479 00:21:52,860 --> 00:21:50,409 much time in training in space how do 480 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:52,870 you draw on what you've learned what you 481 00:21:58,950 --> 00:21:54,730 learned growing up in Beaconsfield Mount 482 00:22:01,110 --> 00:21:58,960 Ayr to to practice there well I think 483 00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:01,120 you know being raised on a farm you 484 00:22:07,740 --> 00:22:04,240 learn a lot about dedication and work 485 00:22:09,690 --> 00:22:07,750 ethic and and you get a healthy dose too 486 00:22:12,659 --> 00:22:09,700 stubborn to go along with it and that 487 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:12,669 gets a lot of jobs done than otherwise 488 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:15,970 you might consider impossible and I 489 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:19,450 think watching watching my parents do 490 00:22:24,750 --> 00:22:22,330 things that you know you had you just 491 00:22:25,950 --> 00:22:24,760 had to figure out a way to fix it work 492 00:22:29,310 --> 00:22:25,960 around it 493 00:22:30,750 --> 00:22:29,320 make it happen that that was part of you 494 00:22:35,399 --> 00:22:30,760 know how I grew up and I think that 495 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:35,409 applies on space station - all right and 496 00:22:43,590 --> 00:22:40,330 how about now from space calm hi 497 00:22:46,980 --> 00:22:43,600 I was curious what the most amazing 498 00:22:54,029 --> 00:22:46,990 thing was each of you saw out the window 499 00:22:57,510 --> 00:22:54,039 wall in space boy we saw an incredible 500 00:23:00,029 --> 00:22:57,520 roar I've seen Aurora's before and one 501 00:23:02,220 --> 00:23:00,039 night I was on the IP phone talking to 502 00:23:04,260 --> 00:23:02,230 my husband and I'm like you got to hang 503 00:23:06,090 --> 00:23:04,270 on I got to go get Jack this is amazing 504 00:23:08,519 --> 00:23:06,100 and they just kept getting better and 505 00:23:12,950 --> 00:23:08,529 better and it was an amazing aurora and 506 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:12,960 I was awesome that that was impressive 507 00:23:18,810 --> 00:23:16,690 the colors are the direct depth this 508 00:23:21,210 --> 00:23:18,820 scale on this particular one it was just 509 00:23:22,830 --> 00:23:21,220 huge it was you know usually you see an 510 00:23:25,169 --> 00:23:22,840 aurora and it's kind of on the edge of 511 00:23:26,789 --> 00:23:25,179 the horizon and sometimes it'll dance 512 00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:26,799 out a little bit toward you and this one 513 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:28,960 looks like overhead and all the way to 514 00:23:34,950 --> 00:23:30,910 the horizon it was just amazing 515 00:23:37,820 --> 00:23:34,960 was hey I mean that and I hadn't taken a 516 00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:37,830 single picture at night and so I'm just 517 00:23:43,380 --> 00:23:40,180 fumbling around trying to capture this 518 00:23:47,550 --> 00:23:43,390 and sucking at it and I think that same 519 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:47,560 night we saw that the Andromeda oh my 520 00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:50,290 gosh so I got better at taking pictures 521 00:23:54,450 --> 00:23:52,150 but we never saw an Aurora like that 522 00:23:56,730 --> 00:23:54,460 again that was that was truly 523 00:23:59,190 --> 00:23:56,740 breathtaking so the view was as good as 524 00:24:01,710 --> 00:23:59,200 promised oh you can't imagine the view 525 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:01,720 it's it's way better than than anything 526 00:24:06,140 --> 00:24:04,410 I could ever imagine being up there was 527 00:24:11,510 --> 00:24:06,150 amazing 528 00:24:17,670 --> 00:24:14,880 have a question for Peggy our readers 529 00:24:19,470 --> 00:24:17,680 that Kazu are young girls ages 5 to 10 530 00:24:21,810 --> 00:24:19,480 and you are such an amazing role model 531 00:24:23,580 --> 00:24:21,820 to them especially having a glides batch 532 00:24:27,990 --> 00:24:23,590 in our program for 10 years in a row 533 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:28,000 before being accepted so you never gave 534 00:24:32,060 --> 00:24:29,890 up if a young girl in particular wants 535 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:32,070 to become an astronaut or if she has any 536 00:24:37,140 --> 00:24:35,170 seemingly impossible dream like you once 537 00:24:40,770 --> 00:24:37,150 did as a child what advice would you 538 00:24:43,290 --> 00:24:40,780 give to her well I think Jack was right 539 00:24:44,850 --> 00:24:43,300 on in terms of choosing something that 540 00:24:47,340 --> 00:24:44,860 you have a passion about I think that's 541 00:24:49,350 --> 00:24:47,350 probably the most important key to being 542 00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:49,360 successful in whatever it is that you 543 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:50,710 want to be you have to have a passion 544 00:24:57,900 --> 00:24:54,370 for it but I also think for me in 545 00:24:59,870 --> 00:24:57,910 particular it was trying to do things a 546 00:25:02,760 --> 00:24:59,880 little bit more than I thought I could 547 00:25:04,410 --> 00:25:02,770 living outside of that comfort zone you 548 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:04,420 know pushing myself challenging myself 549 00:25:09,630 --> 00:25:06,850 to do a little bit more I think is also 550 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:09,640 a very important lesson in life you you 551 00:25:16,290 --> 00:25:12,130 really have to push yourself to really 552 00:25:17,670 --> 00:25:16,300 find out how far you really can go okay 553 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:17,680 I think we had another question here in 554 00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:22,930 the room earlier hi my name is param EDA 555 00:25:26,970 --> 00:25:24,600 and I'm an intern here at NASA Johnson 556 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:26,980 working with the spacesuit group on the 557 00:25:30,090 --> 00:25:28,810 informatics system and so I asked this 558 00:25:33,270 --> 00:25:30,100 question to the some of the ask hands 559 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:33,280 last week or a few weeks ago but as 560 00:25:38,810 --> 00:25:35,710 experience TVA crewmembers I would like 561 00:25:42,810 --> 00:25:38,820 to know if you had any sort of I guess 562 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:42,820 dream additional technologies to the EMU 563 00:25:52,409 --> 00:25:44,770 suit what would they be 564 00:25:58,049 --> 00:25:52,419 and that would you think Woodhouse would 565 00:26:01,039 --> 00:25:58,059 be great yeah I I did my first two 566 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:01,049 spacewalks on this mission in the large 567 00:26:08,070 --> 00:26:04,450 which is larger than the one I usually 568 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:08,080 do did spacewalks in and you know I have 569 00:26:12,330 --> 00:26:09,850 to admit I was I got done with those 570 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:12,340 spacewalks and I thought you know I'm 571 00:26:17,130 --> 00:26:14,770 getting a little old to be doing this 572 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:17,140 then I got to do two with Jack and he 573 00:26:22,620 --> 00:26:18,490 was wearing the large so I have to wear 574 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:22,630 the medium and that helped a lot I've 575 00:26:26,970 --> 00:26:24,610 ended up so I'm like okay I'm not as 576 00:26:28,110 --> 00:26:26,980 worthless as I thought I was I can move 577 00:26:30,330 --> 00:26:28,120 around them and get around a little 578 00:26:32,909 --> 00:26:30,340 better but I think jumping me down to a 579 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:32,919 small would be just that much more of an 580 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:34,690 increase in what you think you could do 581 00:26:40,409 --> 00:26:37,690 your capabilities would be so I really 582 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:40,419 think having a suit that fits is is very 583 00:26:49,799 --> 00:26:45,970 important to your capabilities so Oh for 584 00:26:51,389 --> 00:26:49,809 me the the reason that a small would be 585 00:26:54,269 --> 00:26:51,399 better is is because we reach so 586 00:26:56,970 --> 00:26:54,279 everything is your arms outside I'm kind 587 00:27:00,870 --> 00:26:56,980 of built like a monkey so it works out 588 00:27:05,549 --> 00:27:00,880 for me but you have to be able to have a 589 00:27:08,250 --> 00:27:05,559 larger anthropometric group of usability 590 00:27:10,620 --> 00:27:08,260 for for a spacesuit to be truly 591 00:27:12,870 --> 00:27:10,630 effective because not everybody has 592 00:27:15,149 --> 00:27:12,880 monkey arms but they might have much 593 00:27:18,120 --> 00:27:15,159 better si so they can be better outside 594 00:27:20,970 --> 00:27:18,130 so if you if you build it where it's not 595 00:27:24,180 --> 00:27:20,980 this huge reach around of all these 596 00:27:26,730 --> 00:27:24,190 controls and everything right here then 597 00:27:28,860 --> 00:27:26,740 it would increase everybody's efficiency 598 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:28,870 and allow more people to be efficient 599 00:27:32,970 --> 00:27:30,850 outside and and that would be the 600 00:27:36,419 --> 00:27:32,980 biggest improvement I think you could 601 00:27:37,889 --> 00:27:36,429 make on a spacesuit all right I think we 602 00:27:38,850 --> 00:27:37,899 have some more questions I'm online 603 00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:38,860 right now and remember that you can 604 00:27:45,389 --> 00:27:41,110 submit yours on twitter or instagram 605 00:27:47,220 --> 00:27:45,399 using the hashtag ask NASA for Justin on 606 00:27:48,690 --> 00:27:47,230 Twitter and want to know what were some 607 00:27:51,269 --> 00:27:48,700 of your favorite experiments you did 608 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:51,279 while you were on the space station well 609 00:27:55,830 --> 00:27:54,730 I I liked really like the tissue culture 610 00:27:58,469 --> 00:27:55,840 experiments 611 00:28:00,479 --> 00:27:58,479 after I finished graduate school I did a 612 00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:00,489 lot of research in tissue culture 613 00:28:05,279 --> 00:28:02,590 different types of tissue culture and 614 00:28:10,580 --> 00:28:05,289 I've got to culture heart cells bone 615 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:10,590 cells lung cells and lung cancer cells 616 00:28:15,779 --> 00:28:13,330 but probably the neatest investigation 617 00:28:18,570 --> 00:28:15,789 was looking at one was growing these 618 00:28:20,999 --> 00:28:18,580 lung cancer cells using these magnetic 619 00:28:23,969 --> 00:28:21,009 attachment points that were attached to 620 00:28:25,950 --> 00:28:23,979 the cells so they could clump more like 621 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:25,960 a tumor would and grow three 622 00:28:33,389 --> 00:28:28,570 dimensionally like a tumor would in your 623 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:33,399 body or you know on the earth but the 624 00:28:40,829 --> 00:28:37,570 neat one was they took a new drug that 625 00:28:43,109 --> 00:28:40,839 had an antibody to the cancer cells and 626 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:43,119 so then we were grown these little mini 627 00:28:48,570 --> 00:28:46,690 tumors and we added the drug the 628 00:28:51,180 --> 00:28:48,580 antibody directed drug which would be 629 00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:51,190 great for chemotherapy type studies you 630 00:28:54,659 --> 00:28:52,809 know because chemotherapy the reason 631 00:28:57,239 --> 00:28:54,669 it's so hazardous to you is because it's 632 00:28:59,159 --> 00:28:57,249 killing so many other good cells while 633 00:29:01,889 --> 00:28:59,169 it's trying to kill the cancer cells and 634 00:29:04,979 --> 00:29:01,899 this would be a targeted way to kill the 635 00:29:06,539 --> 00:29:04,989 cancer cells and subjectively looking 636 00:29:09,359 --> 00:29:06,549 under the microscope it looked like it 637 00:29:11,369 --> 00:29:09,369 was working so that was very cool do you 638 00:29:13,229 --> 00:29:11,379 do you notice that like the science 639 00:29:16,829 --> 00:29:13,239 onboard space station has evolved over 640 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:16,839 the years as you well the the quantity 641 00:29:21,329 --> 00:29:19,210 is definitely evolved we're doing much 642 00:29:26,070 --> 00:29:21,339 much more many different types of 643 00:29:29,669 --> 00:29:26,080 experiments and that's exciting but I 644 00:29:31,379 --> 00:29:29,679 think the quality the complexity is 645 00:29:35,459 --> 00:29:31,389 probably a better word the complexity of 646 00:29:37,709 --> 00:29:35,469 the science we're doing is that greatly 647 00:29:39,539 --> 00:29:37,719 improved and I think it's going to lead 648 00:29:40,919 --> 00:29:39,549 to some really exciting results just 649 00:29:43,499 --> 00:29:40,929 like research here on the ground though 650 00:29:46,349 --> 00:29:43,509 it takes years to find out some of those 651 00:29:48,119 --> 00:29:46,359 things I know from for instance one of 652 00:29:51,570 --> 00:29:48,129 the things from my first flight on 653 00:29:54,419 --> 00:29:51,580 expedition five that's now used nowadays 654 00:29:56,899 --> 00:29:54,429 it's a filtration system and the study 655 00:30:00,659 --> 00:29:56,909 was looking at plants growing soybeans 656 00:30:02,969 --> 00:30:00,669 in this little plant culture system but 657 00:30:05,609 --> 00:30:02,979 because it had to have a special 658 00:30:07,890 --> 00:30:05,619 filtration air filtration system that 659 00:30:11,790 --> 00:30:07,900 elf air filtration system is now you 660 00:30:14,940 --> 00:30:11,800 used in surgical rooms and also used in 661 00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:14,950 wineries to prevent infections and molds 662 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:17,710 in your wines and and you know how would 663 00:30:22,500 --> 00:30:19,690 you know that growing these soybeans 664 00:30:25,170 --> 00:30:22,510 would have led to those things you don't 665 00:30:26,490 --> 00:30:25,180 know but I think that's kind of the neat 666 00:30:27,210 --> 00:30:26,500 part of doing the research yeah 667 00:30:28,770 --> 00:30:27,220 absolutely 668 00:30:30,690 --> 00:30:28,780 and you should have some great 669 00:30:32,220 --> 00:30:30,700 behind-the-scenes videos on your speedy 670 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:32,230 time videos of experiments and even 671 00:30:38,130 --> 00:30:35,850 easily like well I love the the I 672 00:30:39,900 --> 00:30:38,140 nicknamed it the cancer seeking missiles 673 00:30:42,780 --> 00:30:39,910 so as a cancer dad that one was was 674 00:30:45,300 --> 00:30:42,790 special to me and in the battle against 675 00:30:48,450 --> 00:30:45,310 that terrible disease but I think 676 00:30:49,890 --> 00:30:48,460 another great advantage of of the 677 00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:49,900 science now is that it's so much more 678 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:52,510 flexible so we have you know an example 679 00:30:58,140 --> 00:30:55,930 is this nanorack system that we put we 680 00:31:00,390 --> 00:30:58,150 put in the gym air like the Japanese 681 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:00,400 module airlock and then we can put all 682 00:31:05,490 --> 00:31:02,170 these different satellites and what was 683 00:31:08,820 --> 00:31:05,500 it like 30-something satellites we in 684 00:31:11,610 --> 00:31:08,830 two weeks so it it's a capability where 685 00:31:14,370 --> 00:31:11,620 the Japanese robotic arm grabs this 686 00:31:16,110 --> 00:31:14,380 launcher from the airlock puts it 687 00:31:20,580 --> 00:31:16,120 outside pukes off these satellites and 688 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:20,590 and they're they're a a great capability 689 00:31:26,010 --> 00:31:22,810 to have a lower-cost 690 00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:26,020 rapid turnaround of technology and then 691 00:31:31,650 --> 00:31:27,910 we can investigate so many more things 692 00:31:34,860 --> 00:31:31,660 and NanoRacks and there's a lot of 693 00:31:38,460 --> 00:31:34,870 examples with our cases partners that 694 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:38,470 that were we're able to get more science 695 00:31:43,530 --> 00:31:41,530 quicker onto the station at a lower cost 696 00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:43,540 kind of build the infrastructure so that 697 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:46,510 we can investigate more things and I 698 00:31:50,370 --> 00:31:48,490 think that flexibility is going to lead 699 00:31:52,740 --> 00:31:50,380 to a lot more of these type of 700 00:31:54,570 --> 00:31:52,750 discoveries as opposed to the you know 701 00:31:56,970 --> 00:31:54,580 10 years to get it on the space station 702 00:31:59,280 --> 00:31:56,980 it's a it's a rapid cycle now and I 703 00:32:02,190 --> 00:31:59,290 think it's exciting to see how much more 704 00:32:05,310 --> 00:32:02,200 we're gonna be able to do we have a lot 705 00:32:07,170 --> 00:32:05,320 of different school experiments so 706 00:32:09,780 --> 00:32:07,180 elementary school experiments were in 707 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:09,790 these small little things and you know 708 00:32:13,890 --> 00:32:12,010 very simple but it's really neat I think 709 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:13,900 that they they actually got to have 710 00:32:17,580 --> 00:32:15,610 their science on the space station yeah 711 00:32:20,110 --> 00:32:17,590 I actually got to work on one from my 712 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:20,120 high school so how cool was that that is 713 00:32:25,659 --> 00:32:23,090 oh cars High School in Colorado and boom 714 00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:25,669 how did it go it worked great so they're 715 00:32:28,659 --> 00:32:27,289 very smart they're they're much smarter 716 00:32:32,830 --> 00:32:28,669 than me I can't remember what it does 717 00:32:37,090 --> 00:32:32,840 but it was also I think we have another 718 00:32:40,590 --> 00:32:37,100 question here in the room thank you 719 00:32:42,669 --> 00:32:40,600 Steve Titus from Iowa's lien University 720 00:32:44,919 --> 00:32:42,679 you know I think about the intellectual 721 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:44,929 horsepower that is up on the space 722 00:32:48,789 --> 00:32:46,250 station and certainly you've talked 723 00:32:51,610 --> 00:32:48,799 about the complex science that is going 724 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:51,620 on what's the experience like for the 725 00:32:57,690 --> 00:32:53,330 both of you and your own experiences 726 00:33:01,450 --> 00:32:57,700 spiritually being up there well I think 727 00:33:06,549 --> 00:33:01,460 being there provides a perspective that 728 00:33:11,649 --> 00:33:06,559 makes you at peace it's too bad we can't 729 00:33:13,210 --> 00:33:11,659 translate that too well I think you look 730 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:13,220 out the window and you can't help but 731 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:16,010 feel that we're just one small part of a 732 00:33:22,450 --> 00:33:19,730 bigger whole you know the the people I 733 00:33:24,450 --> 00:33:22,460 invited to to Ellington to meet us was 734 00:33:29,710 --> 00:33:24,460 my wife my daughter and my priest 735 00:33:31,740 --> 00:33:29,720 because father Howard is was I think 736 00:33:33,850 --> 00:33:31,750 it's important we talked about 737 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:33,860 expeditionary behavior yay 738 00:33:40,810 --> 00:33:37,010 it takes a lot to keep keep the light 739 00:33:44,260 --> 00:33:40,820 shining and to be a good teammate and 740 00:33:46,230 --> 00:33:44,270 and crew member and and you got to have 741 00:33:50,710 --> 00:33:46,240 a way to recharge the battery and for me 742 00:33:53,529 --> 00:33:50,720 that was it and so father Howard was 743 00:33:56,350 --> 00:33:53,539 very important to me and I think that 744 00:33:59,889 --> 00:33:56,360 experience and just seeing just this 745 00:34:02,070 --> 00:33:59,899 mind-blowing beauty of the universe you 746 00:34:05,830 --> 00:34:02,080 just 747 00:34:10,180 --> 00:34:05,840 it grows your faith in ways that it's 748 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:10,190 hard to even describe all right I think 749 00:34:13,899 --> 00:34:11,450 we have a couple of follow-up questions 750 00:34:15,940 --> 00:34:13,909 on the phone bridge here let's go back 751 00:34:19,930 --> 00:34:15,950 to the history historical aerospace news 752 00:34:22,810 --> 00:34:19,940 media yes could you tell me you had 753 00:34:26,470 --> 00:34:22,820 mentioned your slightly rough landing 754 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:26,480 coming back from your mission did you do 755 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:27,890 any 756 00:34:33,270 --> 00:34:30,890 Uber's or tests involving the future 757 00:34:36,820 --> 00:34:33,280 where astronauts will be sent and 758 00:34:39,490 --> 00:34:36,830 launched from Cape Canaveral in SpaceX 759 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:39,500 dragon capsules or Boeing Starliner 760 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:41,690 capsules in the future did you do 761 00:34:48,670 --> 00:34:46,370 anything on that we did one experiment 762 00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:48,680 looking at a new piece of exercise 763 00:34:53,230 --> 00:34:51,110 hardware it's much much smaller much 764 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:53,240 more miniaturized it's more I think not 765 00:34:59,100 --> 00:34:55,370 necessarily for the commercial providers 766 00:35:01,780 --> 00:34:59,110 but for Orion or other distant 767 00:35:05,340 --> 00:35:01,790 exploration vehicles trying to to get 768 00:35:09,070 --> 00:35:05,350 our exercise device in a much smaller 769 00:35:11,020 --> 00:35:09,080 volume the one we have now our resistive 770 00:35:12,850 --> 00:35:11,030 exercise device is phenomenal and it 771 00:35:15,460 --> 00:35:12,860 works great but it takes up a large 772 00:35:17,740 --> 00:35:15,470 volume and so this was trying to to use 773 00:35:20,170 --> 00:35:17,750 something smaller so we did some of the 774 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:20,180 initial testing on that you know 775 00:35:24,310 --> 00:35:22,130 obviously with most things it's got a 776 00:35:26,350 --> 00:35:24,320 little ways to go but we were excited to 777 00:35:28,330 --> 00:35:26,360 be able to try out something that you 778 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:28,340 know is going to be directly applied to 779 00:35:34,180 --> 00:35:32,510 our lessons for exploration we actually 780 00:35:36,130 --> 00:35:34,190 have a facebook question on exercise 781 00:35:37,390 --> 00:35:36,140 they want to know how often you have to 782 00:35:42,460 --> 00:35:37,400 exercise in order to keep your bones 783 00:35:46,270 --> 00:35:42,470 healthy go ahead we did about an hour of 784 00:35:50,380 --> 00:35:46,280 resistive exercise a day and then we had 785 00:35:53,190 --> 00:35:50,390 options to do treadmill or bike us our 786 00:35:56,530 --> 00:35:53,200 gamma tree as our cardiovascular 787 00:35:58,770 --> 00:35:56,540 conditioning system so as in each day it 788 00:36:03,040 --> 00:35:58,780 ended up being about two hours a day of 789 00:36:05,770 --> 00:36:03,050 exercise so it was it's pretty intense 790 00:36:08,590 --> 00:36:05,780 but I enjoyed it I think it's a good for 791 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:08,600 me it's a good you know psychological 792 00:36:13,420 --> 00:36:11,330 you know mellows me out and makes me 793 00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:13,430 happy jack knows I get stressed on those 794 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:15,950 days when when I can't exercise because 795 00:36:22,060 --> 00:36:19,310 of this excellent experiment or that for 796 00:36:23,620 --> 00:36:22,070 me it was coffee when the experiment you 797 00:36:25,150 --> 00:36:23,630 couldn't have coffee then I got a little 798 00:36:27,460 --> 00:36:25,160 got a little antsy when she couldn't 799 00:36:33,010 --> 00:36:27,470 have exercise she's kind of steer around 800 00:36:35,110 --> 00:36:33,020 her well speaking of exercise I I know 801 00:36:37,430 --> 00:36:35,120 you did the great video 802 00:36:38,510 --> 00:36:37,440 sweetie time again showing off the 803 00:36:40,819 --> 00:36:38,520 read the advanced resistive exercise 804 00:36:43,609 --> 00:36:40,829 device it looks like you pretty much 805 00:36:45,980 --> 00:36:43,619 mastered it yeah now it's it's a lot of 806 00:36:47,630 --> 00:36:45,990 fun and previously in my previous two 807 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:47,640 missions we were using an interim device 808 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:49,890 and it wasn't vibration isolated so this 809 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:51,510 one's much better because it can go much 810 00:36:58,160 --> 00:36:54,930 higher resistance so lifting more weight 811 00:37:00,020 --> 00:36:58,170 but it also isolates the vibrations and 812 00:37:01,910 --> 00:37:00,030 protects the scientific experiments that 813 00:37:04,609 --> 00:37:01,920 we're doing as well so that that was 814 00:37:08,270 --> 00:37:04,619 even better all right I think we have 815 00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:08,280 another question Michael Galindo for 816 00:37:13,339 --> 00:37:11,250 America space comm for Peggy when did 817 00:37:14,930 --> 00:37:13,349 you find out that your mission was gonna 818 00:37:18,500 --> 00:37:14,940 be extended did you have any previous 819 00:37:20,420 --> 00:37:18,510 idea and it was they talked to me about 820 00:37:22,910 --> 00:37:20,430 it the day before my launch that it 821 00:37:27,380 --> 00:37:22,920 might be a possibility and it wasn't 822 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:27,390 confirmed until probably within a month 823 00:37:33,050 --> 00:37:30,450 of when I was supposed to be landing and 824 00:37:35,660 --> 00:37:33,060 maybe even a little less and than that 825 00:37:40,430 --> 00:37:35,670 maybe a couple of weeks so it was out 826 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:40,440 there as a maybe so psychologically I 827 00:37:44,329 --> 00:37:42,210 told my husband we're gonna have a 828 00:37:45,980 --> 00:37:44,339 flexible plan for happiness we're gonna 829 00:37:47,300 --> 00:37:45,990 be happy if I come home in June and 830 00:37:53,990 --> 00:37:47,310 we're gonna be happy if I come home and 831 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:54,000 so it worked out we were happy all right 832 00:38:02,569 --> 00:37:55,650 another one from the phone bridge now 833 00:38:04,190 --> 00:38:02,579 from Creston news advertiser you said in 834 00:38:06,290 --> 00:38:04,200 the interview that you think training 835 00:38:07,940 --> 00:38:06,300 and space travel gets easier as you get 836 00:38:10,609 --> 00:38:07,950 older do you still stand by that 837 00:38:14,599 --> 00:38:10,619 well definitely sleeping in space is way 838 00:38:16,550 --> 00:38:14,609 easier yeah I think the aches and pains 839 00:38:20,630 --> 00:38:16,560 that you feel down here you don't feel 840 00:38:24,109 --> 00:38:20,640 them up there and in general much fewer 841 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:24,119 aches and pains up in space and 842 00:38:30,109 --> 00:38:25,770 zero-gravity just because it takes so 843 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:30,119 little to move around so yeah I still 844 00:38:34,609 --> 00:38:32,970 stand by that anything you feel like you 845 00:38:35,750 --> 00:38:34,619 didn't know going in that you you've 846 00:38:39,109 --> 00:38:35,760 learned and you'll take in to your next 847 00:38:44,849 --> 00:38:39,119 mission oh boy it's so much a there's 848 00:38:47,830 --> 00:38:44,859 more sauce sriracha more coffee no 849 00:38:49,870 --> 00:38:47,840 there's so much yeah and that and that's 850 00:38:52,420 --> 00:38:49,880 why I think that the space station is 851 00:38:54,849 --> 00:38:52,430 getting so much better every single 852 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:54,859 expedition because we are learning and 853 00:38:59,589 --> 00:38:56,530 we're growing and we're evolving and 854 00:39:03,250 --> 00:38:59,599 there's you know it was interesting 855 00:39:05,970 --> 00:39:03,260 every time I'd grab a we call them CTB I 856 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:05,980 don't even know what CT B stands for bag 857 00:39:12,339 --> 00:39:09,170 maybe you sit and cargo transfer bag so 858 00:39:13,990 --> 00:39:12,349 you'd pick it and there's velcro in 859 00:39:16,990 --> 00:39:14,000 different places and straps in different 860 00:39:18,460 --> 00:39:17,000 places like that this is crazy why why 861 00:39:21,070 --> 00:39:18,470 are they there and then you'd stick it 862 00:39:24,550 --> 00:39:21,080 someplace you'd be like that's why and 863 00:39:27,870 --> 00:39:24,560 so so many parts of the station are 864 00:39:30,609 --> 00:39:27,880 better and more refined than they were 865 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:30,619 that you can't help but grow and get 866 00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:34,010 better and there's too many to list we 867 00:39:37,810 --> 00:39:35,750 have a question from Twitter for you 868 00:39:39,910 --> 00:39:37,820 from Stacy Smith he wants to know what's 869 00:39:43,330 --> 00:39:39,920 been the most difficult or a comical 870 00:39:48,849 --> 00:39:43,340 adjustment for back to gravity uh Stacy 871 00:39:51,370 --> 00:39:48,859 I know Stacy it's comical you know it's 872 00:39:55,570 --> 00:39:51,380 interesting your brain adapts so quickly 873 00:40:00,070 --> 00:39:55,580 so when I got up to orbit the brain has 874 00:40:02,020 --> 00:40:00,080 to go vestibular you are lying to me I'm 875 00:40:04,150 --> 00:40:02,030 not spinning I'm not doing this I'm 876 00:40:07,780 --> 00:40:04,160 turning you off and so after about a 877 00:40:10,359 --> 00:40:07,790 week or so it just shuts it down and you 878 00:40:12,670 --> 00:40:10,369 use your vision and kind of map out the 879 00:40:16,089 --> 00:40:12,680 environment and you you maneuver that 880 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:16,099 way coming home you know I was lucky 881 00:40:20,470 --> 00:40:18,890 enough had kind of adapted quickly as 882 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:20,480 long as my eyes were open and I was 883 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:22,430 doing good and I was walking and you 884 00:40:27,579 --> 00:40:25,130 close your eyes and Wow 885 00:40:30,460 --> 00:40:27,589 we have this platform test that we stand 886 00:40:33,670 --> 00:40:30,470 there and there's a reason you wear a 887 00:40:35,349 --> 00:40:33,680 harness because you close your eyes and 888 00:40:38,290 --> 00:40:35,359 I could feel my legs 889 00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:38,300 you know just kind of going the brain 890 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:40,400 trying to control it it's like dude 891 00:40:44,260 --> 00:40:42,650 you've told me to ignore vestibular for 892 00:40:47,349 --> 00:40:44,270 all these months and now you want me to 893 00:40:50,020 --> 00:40:47,359 use it away and so you just fall over 894 00:40:52,540 --> 00:40:50,030 you know into the into the wall or 895 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:52,550 whatever it's it's the 896 00:40:57,860 --> 00:40:56,370 getting to use your vestibular again and 897 00:41:00,770 --> 00:40:57,870 and that balance when your eyes are 898 00:41:01,970 --> 00:41:00,780 closed was you can you can ask the 899 00:41:05,930 --> 00:41:01,980 people that were around me that was 900 00:41:07,430 --> 00:41:05,940 definitely comical alright I think we've 901 00:41:11,030 --> 00:41:07,440 got a couple of follow-up questions here 902 00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:11,040 in the room from Robert first I Robert 903 00:41:15,710 --> 00:41:12,530 problem with collects paste come again 904 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:15,720 we're just under a month from the 60th 905 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:20,490 anniversary of Sputnik and you went and 906 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:22,170 so we went from having one satellite in 907 00:41:26,090 --> 00:41:23,970 orbit to both of you actually becoming 908 00:41:28,790 --> 00:41:26,100 more or less tethered satellites during 909 00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:28,800 spacewalks I wonder if there was any 910 00:41:34,670 --> 00:41:31,710 point during your mission that that that 911 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:34,680 legacy of advancement in space sort of 912 00:41:39,890 --> 00:41:37,410 struck you or just in reflecting back on 913 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:39,900 your mission what it means this past 60 914 00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:41,610 years how far we've come and where we're 915 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:45,510 going I think for me kind of the one 916 00:41:52,100 --> 00:41:48,210 moment was realizing we did the 200 917 00:41:54,350 --> 00:41:52,110 spacewalk I remember when I first joined 918 00:41:56,420 --> 00:41:54,360 the astronaut office everyone talked 919 00:41:58,160 --> 00:41:56,430 about the wall of EVs it was gonna be 920 00:41:59,930 --> 00:41:58,170 impossible to build the space station 921 00:42:01,880 --> 00:41:59,940 because of the wall of EVs 922 00:42:03,890 --> 00:42:01,890 there were just too many and it just 923 00:42:07,010 --> 00:42:03,900 wasn't going to physically be able to be 924 00:42:09,710 --> 00:42:07,020 done you know we did it mm-hmm it's 925 00:42:12,290 --> 00:42:09,720 pretty awesome I I think for me it was 926 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:12,300 you know we launched our launch was the 927 00:42:18,620 --> 00:42:15,410 first April launch and Yuri Gagarin and 928 00:42:20,570 --> 00:42:18,630 we even have wherever our batch is we 929 00:42:25,430 --> 00:42:20,580 have little Sputnik on the patch because 930 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:25,440 of the 60 years but I think he and what 931 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:28,490 he represented was was this amazing 932 00:42:33,260 --> 00:42:31,290 legacy that we were proud to be a part 933 00:42:36,890 --> 00:42:33,270 of there's a little picture of him with 934 00:42:40,670 --> 00:42:36,900 the Dove with a big old smile and and I 935 00:42:44,420 --> 00:42:40,680 think that that opening of space for 936 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:44,430 everyone and and being a part of an 937 00:42:52,070 --> 00:42:47,370 international space station where we 938 00:42:55,670 --> 00:42:52,080 depended on each other every day for all 939 00:42:58,190 --> 00:42:55,680 the systems for help for everything and 940 00:43:00,860 --> 00:42:58,200 what we're able to accomplish every day 941 00:43:05,450 --> 00:43:00,870 on that space station is just amazing so 942 00:43:05,850 --> 00:43:05,460 I think for both of us to be a part of 943 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:05,860 that 944 00:43:10,980 --> 00:43:09,130 and to show the world as you know 945 00:43:14,910 --> 00:43:10,990 probably the best example of 946 00:43:18,950 --> 00:43:14,920 international cooperation in history we 947 00:43:26,610 --> 00:43:24,660 let's go back to Sophie now Sophie with 948 00:43:29,220 --> 00:43:26,620 cosmic Chicago again I'm a question for 949 00:43:30,690 --> 00:43:29,230 both Jack and Peggy I'm gonna paraphrase 950 00:43:33,660 --> 00:43:30,700 a question that one of my former Girl 951 00:43:35,580 --> 00:43:33,670 Scouts posed most of us aspire to be 952 00:43:38,820 --> 00:43:35,590 astronauts and go to space 953 00:43:45,740 --> 00:43:38,830 now that you've lived the dream and been 954 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:45,750 to space what's your next dream go ahead 955 00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:52,570 I'm gonna do when I grow up you know I I 956 00:43:57,920 --> 00:43:55,090 think being a part of exploration any 957 00:44:02,790 --> 00:43:57,930 part of exploration is is really 958 00:44:06,630 --> 00:44:02,800 interesting satisfying gratifying those 959 00:44:10,860 --> 00:44:06,640 are the things that keep me going and so 960 00:44:13,620 --> 00:44:10,870 I something in space exploration I don't 961 00:44:17,610 --> 00:44:13,630 know what exactly yeah haven't had time 962 00:44:19,290 --> 00:44:17,620 to think about it boy I I don't know 963 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:19,300 either what what I'm going to do when I 964 00:44:24,630 --> 00:44:22,570 grow up there's there's a little plaque 965 00:44:26,130 --> 00:44:24,640 that my mom had in my bathroom growing 966 00:44:27,720 --> 00:44:26,140 up and it said what you are is God's 967 00:44:31,110 --> 00:44:27,730 gift to you what you become is your gift 968 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:31,120 to him and I think that spaceflight is a 969 00:44:38,520 --> 00:44:35,650 gift we were given by the US taxpayer to 970 00:44:41,490 --> 00:44:38,530 get up there and and get infected with 971 00:44:43,670 --> 00:44:41,500 this just passion for space I think it's 972 00:44:46,860 --> 00:44:43,680 our job to do everything in our power to 973 00:44:49,770 --> 00:44:46,870 spread that and to infect as many people 974 00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:49,780 as we can help build the infrastructure 975 00:44:56,450 --> 00:44:52,210 to to make sure that we have a permanent 976 00:44:59,910 --> 00:44:56,460 foothold in space and I don't know how 977 00:45:02,460 --> 00:44:59,920 to do that best yet but that's what my 978 00:45:04,830 --> 00:45:02,470 eyes are open to find it's a good 979 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:04,840 infection good infection it's a good 980 00:45:10,350 --> 00:45:08,770 infection you want this one well getting 981 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:10,360 back to some of the science questions 982 00:45:13,770 --> 00:45:11,650 that we talked about earlier we have 983 00:45:16,020 --> 00:45:13,780 code designs on Twitter 984 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:16,030 excuse me stick Katie on Twitter wants 985 00:45:19,559 --> 00:45:17,530 to know what's the advantage of doing an 986 00:45:22,079 --> 00:45:19,569 experiment on space versus on 987 00:45:24,209 --> 00:45:22,089 the earth well the International Space 988 00:45:26,279 --> 00:45:24,219 Station is a unique laboratory in a lot 989 00:45:29,209 --> 00:45:26,289 of ways it's the only one that can give 990 00:45:33,660 --> 00:45:29,219 you long duration zero gravity and 991 00:45:35,519 --> 00:45:33,670 having microgravity as a variable allows 992 00:45:37,439 --> 00:45:35,529 investigators to look at things in a 993 00:45:38,519 --> 00:45:37,449 different way that they can down here on 994 00:45:40,890 --> 00:45:38,529 earth there's a lot of physical 995 00:45:43,229 --> 00:45:40,900 properties like the combustion 996 00:45:45,630 --> 00:45:43,239 experiments that we were doing the 997 00:45:47,969 --> 00:45:45,640 flames just don't burn the same way and 998 00:45:49,949 --> 00:45:47,979 they had what's called cool flames so 999 00:45:53,660 --> 00:45:49,959 something would burn you know they'd 1000 00:45:56,630 --> 00:45:53,670 inject these fuels and ignite them and 1001 00:45:59,430 --> 00:45:56,640 they would appear to burn out and then 1002 00:46:01,289 --> 00:45:59,440 using special cameras they could see 1003 00:46:03,900 --> 00:46:01,299 that these flames were actually still 1004 00:46:06,719 --> 00:46:03,910 burning but at a cool level that they 1005 00:46:08,699 --> 00:46:06,729 can't see on earth because you know you 1006 00:46:11,789 --> 00:46:08,709 have too many convective forces working 1007 00:46:14,849 --> 00:46:11,799 gravity gravitational forces that that 1008 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:14,859 don't allow it to happen and it helps us 1009 00:46:19,140 --> 00:46:16,690 understand how things work on the ground 1010 00:46:21,569 --> 00:46:19,150 how burning and different combustion 1011 00:46:23,489 --> 00:46:21,579 things work on the ground as well but 1012 00:46:26,189 --> 00:46:23,499 it's also important for our exploration 1013 00:46:29,180 --> 00:46:26,199 missions because if we better understand 1014 00:46:32,219 --> 00:46:29,190 how to take advantage of this 1015 00:46:35,099 --> 00:46:32,229 microgravity environment and maybe burn 1016 00:46:37,109 --> 00:46:35,109 more efficiently it could be a huge 1017 00:46:41,039 --> 00:46:37,119 advantage in our future exploration as 1018 00:46:44,809 --> 00:46:41,049 well so there's just all kinds of ways 1019 00:46:48,959 --> 00:46:44,819 that the lack of gravity can provide a 1020 00:46:51,209 --> 00:46:48,969 different twist on their understanding 1021 00:46:53,039 --> 00:46:51,219 of a basic principle so that we have 1022 00:46:54,029 --> 00:46:53,049 here on the ground it's kind of like 1023 00:46:55,799 --> 00:46:54,039 you're referring to earlier we don't 1024 00:46:59,039 --> 00:46:55,809 even always know what we're gonna learn 1025 00:47:00,930 --> 00:46:59,049 can be used in the future I have one 1026 00:47:02,910 --> 00:47:00,940 here from Co designs on Twitter for you 1027 00:47:05,189 --> 00:47:02,920 they want to know was Garth Brooks the 1028 00:47:08,549 --> 00:47:05,199 highlight of this space mission well I 1029 00:47:11,370 --> 00:47:08,559 was sure cool you know my favorite 1030 00:47:15,239 --> 00:47:11,380 artist and my favorite song so heaven 1031 00:47:18,299 --> 00:47:15,249 Garth sing the river was was amazing I 1032 00:47:19,890 --> 00:47:18,309 think I it was my 20th anniversary on 1033 00:47:22,229 --> 00:47:19,900 orbit so I got to marry my wife again 1034 00:47:24,809 --> 00:47:22,239 and that was kind of the highlight and 1035 00:47:26,819 --> 00:47:24,819 then the spacewalks were great but Garth 1036 00:47:30,040 --> 00:47:26,829 doesn't beat my wife but he's pretty 1037 00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:32,720 alright and I think that we also have 1038 00:47:39,349 --> 00:47:35,130 another follow-up on the phone bridge 1039 00:47:42,170 --> 00:47:39,359 from historical aerospace news media yes 1040 00:47:43,130 --> 00:47:42,180 this question is for Peggy Peggy can you 1041 00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:43,140 tell me 1042 00:47:48,589 --> 00:47:45,930 you look fantastic returning from the 1043 00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:48,599 extended stay on a long mission that you 1044 00:47:54,079 --> 00:47:51,330 were on you look very well very good 1045 00:47:57,079 --> 00:47:54,089 physically you look strong and sound can 1046 00:48:01,220 --> 00:47:57,089 you tell me did you notice physically 1047 00:48:04,820 --> 00:48:01,230 any any pain in your joints your knees 1048 00:48:08,660 --> 00:48:04,830 your shoulders etc did you feel more 1049 00:48:12,500 --> 00:48:08,670 strain on your eyes etc on the extended 1050 00:48:16,550 --> 00:48:12,510 length of this mission oh well if you're 1051 00:48:18,770 --> 00:48:16,560 asking compared to pre-flight now I had 1052 00:48:20,599 --> 00:48:18,780 a lot of pain in my joints pre-flight so 1053 00:48:23,390 --> 00:48:20,609 I don't know that I noticed any more 1054 00:48:25,849 --> 00:48:23,400 pain I think my back felt stiffer this 1055 00:48:28,220 --> 00:48:25,859 time than before the neurovestibular 1056 00:48:30,710 --> 00:48:28,230 part seemed to come back a little 1057 00:48:33,740 --> 00:48:30,720 quicker than it did on previous flights 1058 00:48:36,380 --> 00:48:33,750 so I think that's a learned thing I 1059 00:48:38,540 --> 00:48:36,390 think that even though I'd been eight 1060 00:48:42,079 --> 00:48:38,550 years I think there is some learning 1061 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:42,089 that your brain remembers how to switch 1062 00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:44,450 back to earth earth mode versus 1063 00:48:50,599 --> 00:48:49,170 microgravity mode and what was the rest 1064 00:48:55,760 --> 00:48:50,609 of the question I forgot all right maybe 1065 00:48:58,010 --> 00:48:55,770 memory might be a problem you know more 1066 00:49:00,920 --> 00:48:58,020 strained on this extended length of your 1067 00:49:03,589 --> 00:49:00,930 vision oh yeah no I don't really think 1068 00:49:05,480 --> 00:49:03,599 it made any difference my eyes actually 1069 00:49:07,370 --> 00:49:05,490 right now are better than they were when 1070 00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:07,380 I launched which is a little unusual it 1071 00:49:12,050 --> 00:49:09,410 didn't happen on previous flights I 1072 00:49:14,300 --> 00:49:12,060 think that has to do with old age and 1073 00:49:17,150 --> 00:49:14,310 how your eyes have changed and then how 1074 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:17,160 being in zero gravity kind of reshapes 1075 00:49:22,910 --> 00:49:19,770 them so it probably not gonna last more 1076 00:49:24,740 --> 00:49:22,920 than 30 days they're giving me so but 1077 00:49:30,140 --> 00:49:24,750 I'm like I'll take advantage of it while 1078 00:49:33,589 --> 00:49:30,150 I can we have another question from 1079 00:49:35,900 --> 00:49:33,599 Facebook this is a four from a teacher 1080 00:49:37,490 --> 00:49:35,910 social sciences teacher for K through 12 1081 00:49:39,230 --> 00:49:37,500 who wants to know if you have any advice 1082 00:49:41,640 --> 00:49:39,240 for her girl students to become curious 1083 00:49:45,509 --> 00:49:41,650 like you 1084 00:49:47,759 --> 00:49:45,519 well I think I think that historically 1085 00:49:51,569 --> 00:49:47,769 if you look at studies they say that 1086 00:49:53,880 --> 00:49:51,579 that girls you know 50/50 are in the 1087 00:49:56,870 --> 00:49:53,890 sign interested in the sciences and then 1088 00:50:01,019 --> 00:49:56,880 somewhere along the way our girls are 1089 00:50:03,660 --> 00:50:01,029 either being persuaded or dissuaded 1090 00:50:05,940 --> 00:50:03,670 somehow into thinking that's not a good 1091 00:50:08,549 --> 00:50:05,950 career choice for them or that's not a 1092 00:50:11,390 --> 00:50:08,559 life choice for them and so we need to 1093 00:50:12,980 --> 00:50:11,400 figure out a way to to overcome that and 1094 00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:12,990 [Music] 1095 00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:16,930 keep everybody interested from your 1096 00:50:21,630 --> 00:50:19,210 childhood that you really kind of felt 1097 00:50:24,420 --> 00:50:21,640 the spider was always there I I always 1098 00:50:27,150 --> 00:50:24,430 had an interest in science from when I 1099 00:50:30,599 --> 00:50:27,160 was very young and so luckily nobody 1100 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:30,609 ever told me I I couldn't yeah I had 1101 00:50:37,950 --> 00:50:36,010 great role models all right one more 1102 00:50:39,990 --> 00:50:37,960 question from Facebook from Linda 1103 00:50:41,579 --> 00:50:40,000 O'Connor she wants to know what do you 1104 00:50:45,450 --> 00:50:41,589 miss most about living on the space 1105 00:50:47,549 --> 00:50:45,460 station floating floating floating it's 1106 00:50:49,710 --> 00:50:47,559 awesome like I'm kind of a big good guy 1107 00:50:51,839 --> 00:50:49,720 but on the space station you kind of 1108 00:50:53,549 --> 00:50:51,849 feel like a ballerina you don't wait 1109 00:50:56,279 --> 00:50:53,559 anything so you feel like you're 1110 00:50:57,450 --> 00:50:56,289 flexible and you can do spins and 1111 00:51:02,609 --> 00:50:57,460 everything and then you come back and 1112 00:51:05,220 --> 00:51:02,619 you're like I'm not a ballerina but it's 1113 00:51:08,130 --> 00:51:05,230 awesome it's a lot of fun floating is 1114 00:51:09,660 --> 00:51:08,140 you don't get tired of it do get tired 1115 00:51:20,609 --> 00:51:09,670 of sometimes losing the tools but you 1116 00:51:24,089 --> 00:51:20,619 don't think we have a question kind of 1117 00:51:25,980 --> 00:51:24,099 back in the back here Rockaways with 1118 00:51:28,529 --> 00:51:25,990 mappy I was just wondering there's such 1119 00:51:31,109 --> 00:51:28,539 a diverse spectrum or breadth of 1120 00:51:33,660 --> 00:51:31,119 facilities and capabilities for research 1121 00:51:36,509 --> 00:51:33,670 up on station and I was just wondering 1122 00:51:39,029 --> 00:51:36,519 for each of you were you partial to any 1123 00:51:40,759 --> 00:51:39,039 particular facility or capability I know 1124 00:51:42,990 --> 00:51:40,769 you mentioned some conversation just 1125 00:51:45,499 --> 00:51:43,000 randomly but was there anyone that you 1126 00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:45,509 were per a partial to for its 1127 00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:48,970 multidisciplinary capabilities and for 1128 00:51:53,849 --> 00:51:51,609 the reason it gave you pause or that 1129 00:51:54,930 --> 00:51:53,859 there was a great unexpected result that 1130 00:51:56,460 --> 00:51:54,940 you got at any given 1131 00:51:59,220 --> 00:51:56,470 time and that you couldn't wait to 1132 00:52:02,000 --> 00:51:59,230 return to to doing or utilizing that 1133 00:52:03,960 --> 00:52:02,010 particular capability from a facility 1134 00:52:06,900 --> 00:52:03,970 perspective I think that microgravity 1135 00:52:11,819 --> 00:52:06,910 Sciences glovebox is probably has the 1136 00:52:16,349 --> 00:52:11,829 most diverse experiment types in it we 1137 00:52:20,339 --> 00:52:16,359 did everything from studies looking at 1138 00:52:24,030 --> 00:52:20,349 how fluid and guests liquid air mixtures 1139 00:52:26,550 --> 00:52:24,040 through wetted and non wetted substances 1140 00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:26,560 I've done superconductor crystals in 1141 00:52:32,099 --> 00:52:27,970 there and then get heat him up to over 1142 00:52:34,170 --> 00:52:32,109 800 degrees did the tissue culture in 1143 00:52:36,829 --> 00:52:34,180 there and we do rodent research in there 1144 00:52:39,660 --> 00:52:36,839 there's so many different types of 1145 00:52:41,670 --> 00:52:39,670 investigations that can happen inside 1146 00:52:45,089 --> 00:52:41,680 the MSG I like it because of that 1147 00:52:48,780 --> 00:52:45,099 flexibility but I still think there's 1148 00:52:52,339 --> 00:52:48,790 some really unique capabilities and many 1149 00:52:55,290 --> 00:52:52,349 of the other facilities that that we 1150 00:52:59,069 --> 00:52:55,300 really working in all of them we did 1151 00:53:01,770 --> 00:52:59,079 specialize a little bit yeah but you 1152 00:53:05,069 --> 00:53:01,780 know it it it just helped for efficiency 1153 00:53:07,260 --> 00:53:05,079 to specialize a little bit but it was 1154 00:53:09,300 --> 00:53:07,270 fun working on all of them it was yeah 1155 00:53:13,020 --> 00:53:09,310 we we specialize because there's only 1156 00:53:15,540 --> 00:53:13,030 two of us for so long and to be able to 1157 00:53:19,380 --> 00:53:15,550 get all the science especially space x11 1158 00:53:22,920 --> 00:53:19,390 we kind of encompassed that alone and we 1159 00:53:25,200 --> 00:53:22,930 we specialized in different parts of the 1160 00:53:28,319 --> 00:53:25,210 large science so that we could get more 1161 00:53:30,930 --> 00:53:28,329 and more efficient I did a lot in the 1162 00:53:32,940 --> 00:53:30,940 the Japanese module and there's a lot of 1163 00:53:35,130 --> 00:53:32,950 great capabilities in there one of them 1164 00:53:37,290 --> 00:53:35,140 is called elf it levitates little pieces 1165 00:53:40,460 --> 00:53:37,300 little balls of metal and then melts 1166 00:53:44,309 --> 00:53:40,470 them with the laser that's just awesome 1167 00:53:47,220 --> 00:53:44,319 there's just and every single rack in 1168 00:53:49,170 --> 00:53:47,230 the space station you can reconfigure as 1169 00:53:51,690 --> 00:53:49,180 a as a kid growing up on a construction 1170 00:53:54,359 --> 00:53:51,700 site I I loved tinkering and and and 1171 00:53:56,900 --> 00:53:54,369 doing that and and working with the the 1172 00:54:00,059 --> 00:53:56,910 racks to to repurpose them so I think in 1173 00:54:01,980 --> 00:54:00,069 general we've just gotten obviously the 1174 00:54:04,740 --> 00:54:01,990 MSG is a specialized piece of equipment 1175 00:54:07,290 --> 00:54:04,750 that's amazing but I think the entire 1176 00:54:08,710 --> 00:54:07,300 space station is full of that stuff that 1177 00:54:11,170 --> 00:54:08,720 you can repurpose 1178 00:54:14,410 --> 00:54:11,180 and really adapt to whatever the science 1179 00:54:16,780 --> 00:54:14,420 is so it's a it's an exciting place and 1180 00:54:19,839 --> 00:54:16,790 I think the quantity of science that we 1181 00:54:23,079 --> 00:54:19,849 were doing now between between SpaceX's 1182 00:54:25,540 --> 00:54:23,089 or cargo different cargo vehicles coming 1183 00:54:27,970 --> 00:54:25,550 and arriving we would reconfigure 1184 00:54:30,579 --> 00:54:27,980 Express racks we just take and move you 1185 00:54:33,130 --> 00:54:30,589 know five six different lockers put them 1186 00:54:35,710 --> 00:54:33,140 somewhere else bring out new sets of 1187 00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:35,720 hardware for the new investigations that 1188 00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:37,130 were coming up on the next one that was 1189 00:54:41,740 --> 00:54:38,690 actually really cool that we could 1190 00:54:43,569 --> 00:54:41,750 specialize the racks for the science 1191 00:54:46,240 --> 00:54:43,579 that we were doing I thought that was 1192 00:54:48,010 --> 00:54:46,250 neat comer and Paulo were like dude 1193 00:54:50,650 --> 00:54:48,020 we're out all these holes in the racks 1194 00:54:52,780 --> 00:54:50,660 it's like wait till SpaceX twelve and 1195 00:54:54,880 --> 00:54:52,790 within a week everything's full and 1196 00:54:57,280 --> 00:54:54,890 they're just cranking the science away 1197 00:55:01,230 --> 00:54:57,290 it it was it was neat that's great I 1198 00:55:04,270 --> 00:55:01,240 think we have a follow up here from mark 1199 00:55:08,740 --> 00:55:04,280 thank you Mark Cairo from Aviation Week 1200 00:55:10,690 --> 00:55:08,750 I like to ask both of you both expect to 1201 00:55:13,210 --> 00:55:10,700 launch again and I am honestly 1202 00:55:15,010 --> 00:55:13,220 especially asking Peggy but I think it's 1203 00:55:16,420 --> 00:55:15,020 a good question always to ask everyone 1204 00:55:19,500 --> 00:55:16,430 who's just come back what they're 1205 00:55:23,020 --> 00:55:19,510 thinking about as far as flying again 1206 00:55:26,490 --> 00:55:23,030 I'd love to fly again I don't know that 1207 00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:26,500 that's probably practical at this point 1208 00:55:31,150 --> 00:55:29,450 but I don't know you know if we keep 1209 00:55:32,920 --> 00:55:31,160 doing commercial things maybe there will 1210 00:55:34,750 --> 00:55:32,930 be an option out there somewhere maybe 1211 00:55:37,380 --> 00:55:34,760 somebody will want to hire a scientist 1212 00:55:40,990 --> 00:55:37,390 to go do their experiments farm in space 1213 00:55:44,589 --> 00:55:41,000 eid for for me yeah we talked about it 1214 00:55:47,859 --> 00:55:44,599 it's a gift and I don't ever expect that 1215 00:55:51,550 --> 00:55:47,869 gift again you can't expect it I'd love 1216 00:55:55,540 --> 00:55:51,560 to fly but I'm gonna do as much as I can 1217 00:55:57,160 --> 00:55:55,550 with what I've been given so far and I 1218 00:55:59,710 --> 00:55:57,170 and I think it's important for us to 1219 00:56:04,059 --> 00:55:59,720 spread the wealth and get as many people 1220 00:56:07,660 --> 00:56:04,069 to experience that amazing place as 1221 00:56:09,609 --> 00:56:07,670 possible I think we'd all love to see 1222 00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:09,619 both of you back in space um so we'll 1223 00:56:13,030 --> 00:56:11,450 we'll hope for the best but I think 1224 00:56:15,339 --> 00:56:13,040 that's about all we have time for today 1225 00:56:16,540 --> 00:56:15,349 here in our news conference if you want 1226 00:56:17,950 --> 00:56:16,550 to keep up with what's going on on the 1227 00:56:22,450 --> 00:56:17,960 international space station you can do 1228 00:56:27,359 --> 00:56:24,520 slash station and of course both of 1229 00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:27,369 these folks are on social media you can 1230 00:56:33,670 --> 00:56:29,930 follow along with what they're doing on 1231 00:56:36,640 --> 00:56:33,680 Twitter at Astro Peggy and Astro to fish 1232 00:56:40,089 --> 00:56:36,650 also Facebook NASA astronaut Peggy 1233 00:56:41,339 --> 00:56:40,099 Whitson and Instagram for four Jack as 1234 00:56:43,900 --> 00:56:41,349 well so a lots of different