so I asked Chris what’s it like to have flown before social media and then fly
flown before social media and then fly
flown before social media and then fly in the air our social media times are
in the air our social media times are
in the air our social media times are different so I just asked Chris to
different so I just asked Chris to
different so I just asked Chris to reflect on the difference between then
reflect on the difference between then
reflect on the difference between then and now when you’re asked to do
and now when you’re asked to do
and now when you’re asked to do something on behalf of lucky why do you
something on behalf of lucky why do you
something on behalf of lucky why do you share the experience what’s the right
share the experience what’s the right
share the experience what’s the right way on my first flight I would grab a
way on my first flight I would grab a
way on my first flight I would grab a camera this is in 1995 a Hasselblad with
camera this is in 1995 a Hasselblad with
camera this is in 1995 a Hasselblad with 70 millimeter film in right take a
70 millimeter film in right take a
70 millimeter film in right take a picture of some place and first thing is
picture of some place and first thing is
picture of some place and first thing is well was that a good picture or not did
well was that a good picture or not did
well was that a good picture or not did I get the f-stop did I get everything
I get the f-stop did I get everything
I get the f-stop did I get everything just right I don’t know see if you
just right I don’t know see if you
just right I don’t know see if you bracket it you hope and then you get
bracket it you hope and then you get
bracket it you hope and then you get home and a few weeks later they have
home and a few weeks later they have
home and a few weeks later they have this big roll of film and you’re looking
this big roll of film and you’re looking
this big roll of film and you’re looking but what the heck is that and you go I
but what the heck is that and you go I
but what the heck is that and you go I think that pictures okay and then they
think that pictures okay and then they
think that pictures okay and then they make you a print of an eagle yeah that’s
make you a print of an eagle yeah that’s
make you a print of an eagle yeah that’s a nice picture
a nice picture
a nice picture I’d like a slide please and then they
I’d like a slide please and then they
I’d like a slide please and then they make you a slide and now you have this
make you a slide and now you have this
make you a slide and now you have this little tiny slide of some place on earth
little tiny slide of some place on earth
little tiny slide of some place on earth and now how do you how do you show that
and now how do you how do you show that
and now how do you how do you show that to the person that it’s interesting to
to the person that it’s interesting to
to the person that it’s interesting to now on the station just with us the old
now on the station just with us the old
now on the station just with us the old days with social media you can grab one
days with social media you can grab one
days with social media you can grab one of the cameras on board take a picture
of the cameras on board take a picture
of the cameras on board take a picture of some place go click pull the chip out
of some place go click pull the chip out
of some place go click pull the chip out sick of the computer and on Twitter
sick of the computer and on Twitter
sick of the computer and on Twitter immediately say not just two people from
immediately say not just two people from
immediately say not just two people from that place but around the whole world
that place but around the whole world
that place but around the whole world say look at this look at this place and
say look at this look at this place and
say look at this look at this place and the power of that was amazing to watch
the power of that was amazing to watch
the power of that was amazing to watch stuff happens so fast on a space station
stuff happens so fast on a space station
stuff happens so fast on a space station you’re going so quick around the world
you’re going so quick around the world
you’re going so quick around the world there’s an on space place and often you
there’s an on space place and often you
there’s an on space place and often you kind of go that was amazing but I don’t
kind of go that was amazing but I don’t
kind of go that was amazing but I don’t have time to think about it right now
have time to think about it right now
have time to think about it right now I’m gonna I just have to shell my
I’m gonna I just have to shell my
I’m gonna I just have to shell my reaction to that thing I’m gonna maybe
reaction to that thing I’m gonna maybe
reaction to that thing I’m gonna maybe take pictures of it or something and
take pictures of it or something and
take pictures of it or something and later on I’m gonna think about it and I
later on I’m gonna think about it and I
later on I’m gonna think about it and I still chose delayed emotional investment
still chose delayed emotional investment
still chose delayed emotional investment you have to you have to you can’t keep
you have to you have to you can’t keep
you have to you have to you can’t keep up it would just overwhelm you if you
up it would just overwhelm you if you
up it would just overwhelm you if you try to keep up emotionally with what’s
try to keep up emotionally with what’s
try to keep up emotionally with what’s happening especially during a shuttle
happening especially during a shuttle
happening especially during a shuttle flight but even on a space station
flight but even on a space station
flight but even on a space station flight if if if you and I were by the
flight if if if you and I were by the
flight if if if you and I were by the big window of the space station and I
big window of the space station and I
big window of the space station and I when we went around the world once
when we went around the world once
when we went around the world once together
together
together what would I show you what what would
what would I show you what what would
what would I show you what what would and you know look at this look what’s
and you know look at this look what’s
and you know look at this look what’s coming look up ahead that mountain a car
coming look up ahead that mountain a car
coming look up ahead that mountain a car look wait till we get to Tokyo look what
look wait till we get to Tokyo look what
look wait till we get to Tokyo look what we’re gonna see a London in France 15
we’re gonna see a London in France 15
we’re gonna see a London in France 15 seconds later cool would you say the
seconds later cool would you say the
seconds later cool would you say the social media has boosted public interest
social media has boosted public interest
social media has boosted public interest in space I think I look at those numbers
in space I think I look at those numbers
in space I think I look at those numbers most astronauts have a Twitter handle
most astronauts have a Twitter handle
most astronauts have a Twitter handle right yeah I just got everyone that’s
right yeah I just got everyone that’s
right yeah I just got everyone that’s about everyone NASA
about everyone NASA
about everyone NASA nASA has 8.7 million followers yeah the
nASA has 8.7 million followers yeah the
nASA has 8.7 million followers yeah the Mars Curiosity rover the Rover has 1.8
Mars Curiosity rover the Rover has 1.8
Mars Curiosity rover the Rover has 1.8 million followers more than god-filled
million followers more than god-filled
million followers more than god-filled or not as many as you I think most of
or not as many as you I think most of
or not as many as you I think most of them are BOTS
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