about seven years ago the day after my 50th birthday I got the best birthday
50th birthday I got the best birthday
50th birthday I got the best birthday present imaginable I climbed onto a
present imaginable I climbed onto a
present imaginable I climbed onto a Russian Soyuz rocket and I launched to
Russian Soyuz rocket and I launched to
Russian Soyuz rocket and I launched to the International Space Station for a
the International Space Station for a
the International Space Station for a six-month mission it was the best
six-month mission it was the best
six-month mission it was the best birthday present ever and it has been
birthday present ever and it has been
birthday present ever and it has been actually very hard to do any better
actually very hard to do any better
actually very hard to do any better especially for the husband that’s not a
especially for the husband that’s not a
especially for the husband that’s not a journey that you go on by yourself this
journey that you go on by yourself this
journey that you go on by yourself this is our crew and we went to the Space
is our crew and we went to the Space
is our crew and we went to the Space Station in the Russian Soyuz it’s a it’s
Station in the Russian Soyuz it’s a it’s
Station in the Russian Soyuz it’s a it’s a capsule that is smaller than any car
a capsule that is smaller than any car
a capsule that is smaller than any car here on earth and there’s three of us
here on earth and there’s three of us
here on earth and there’s three of us there and it’s a kind of the you know
there and it’s a kind of the you know
there and it’s a kind of the you know astronaut version of an American an
astronaut version of an American an
astronaut version of an American an Italian and a Russian all went to a bar
Italian and a Russian all went to a bar
Italian and a Russian all went to a bar except that we’re in a spacecraft and
except that we’re in a spacecraft and
except that we’re in a spacecraft and and this is a this is a picture here of
and this is a this is a picture here of
and this is a this is a picture here of our crew really excited about going to
our crew really excited about going to
our crew really excited about going to space and when we got there there were
space and when we got there there were
space and when we got there there were three people already on the space
three people already on the space
three people already on the space station so this is the other Soyuz crew
station so this is the other Soyuz crew
station so this is the other Soyuz crew and they’re already there and this is
and they’re already there and this is
and they’re already there and this is the six of us a picture all excited
the six of us a picture all excited
the six of us a picture all excited about going to space and I say this not
about going to space and I say this not
about going to space and I say this not to make fun of my teammate dmitry
to make fun of my teammate dmitry
to make fun of my teammate dmitry kondratyev who i think we all know who
kondratyev who i think we all know who
kondratyev who i think we all know who I’m talking about right but I say this
I’m talking about right but I say this
I’m talking about right but I say this in a serious way because it’s a very
in a serious way because it’s a very
in a serious way because it’s a very common myth that when they are putting
common myth that when they are putting
common myth that when they are putting space crews together there’s a lot of
space crews together there’s a lot of
space crews together there’s a lot of attention and detail towards
attention and detail towards
attention and detail towards personalities and how people are on this
personalities and how people are on this
personalities and how people are on this team or that team and and how I’ve never
team or that team and and how I’ve never
team or that team and and how I’ve never actually seen any evidence of that
actually seen any evidence of that
actually seen any evidence of that process and it doesn’t mean that I’m not
process and it doesn’t mean that I’m not
process and it doesn’t mean that I’m not complaining about the people that I go
complaining about the people that I go
complaining about the people that I go with but actually the mission is more
with but actually the mission is more
with but actually the mission is more important than whether you know we’re
important than whether you know we’re
important than whether you know we’re people who were already friends and and
people who were already friends and and
people who were already friends and and because the mission is so paramount we
because the mission is so paramount we
because the mission is so paramount we put those crews together based on skill
put those crews together based on skill
put those crews together based on skill and my job in this picture that you see
and my job in this picture that you see
and my job in this picture that you see here one of the things that I discovered
here one of the things that I discovered
here one of the things that I discovered was that this is actually a picture of
was that this is actually a picture of
was that this is actually a picture of dmitry kondratyev
dmitry kondratyev
dmitry kondratyev excited about going to space
excited about going to space
excited about going to space and it was something that I needed to
and it was something that I needed to
and it was something that I needed to learn I mean I don’t see him just in
learn I mean I don’t see him just in
learn I mean I don’t see him just in this picture that I see him you know
this picture that I see him you know
this picture that I see him you know every day and we’re talking and training
every day and we’re talking and training
every day and we’re talking and training and and he’s giving me that look and and
and and he’s giving me that look and and
and and he’s giving me that look and and I need to read to change my point of
I need to read to change my point of
I need to read to change my point of view and be open to the fact that you
view and be open to the fact that you
view and be open to the fact that you know as a cultural thing this is not the
know as a cultural thing this is not the
know as a cultural thing this is not the face that says I don’t care about what
face that says I don’t care about what
face that says I don’t care about what you said and I wish you would stop this
you said and I wish you would stop this
you said and I wish you would stop this it’s just it’s a cultural thing and it’s
it’s just it’s a cultural thing and it’s
it’s just it’s a cultural thing and it’s because it’s about the mission so I’d
because it’s about the mission so I’d
because it’s about the mission so I’d like to share that mission with you and
like to share that mission with you and
like to share that mission with you and help you understand how we as astronauts
help you understand how we as astronauts
help you understand how we as astronauts and cosmonauts have been flying for 18
and cosmonauts have been flying for 18
and cosmonauts have been flying for 18 years 17 years on an on a space station
years 17 years on an on a space station
years 17 years on an on a space station together so this is launching from
together so this is launching from
together so this is launching from Kazakhstan it’s really proud moment for
Kazakhstan it’s really proud moment for
Kazakhstan it’s really proud moment for me that’s us in the spacecraft docking
me that’s us in the spacecraft docking
me that’s us in the spacecraft docking with the International Space Station it
with the International Space Station it
with the International Space Station it takes us about two days it’s really
takes us about two days it’s really
takes us about two days it’s really really beautiful to be in that little
really beautiful to be in that little
really beautiful to be in that little spacecraft this is my favorite part of
spacecraft this is my favorite part of
spacecraft this is my favorite part of the movie flying through the space
the movie flying through the space
the movie flying through the space station and we were the first crew to
station and we were the first crew to
station and we were the first crew to have that robot up in space I’m
have that robot up in space I’m
have that robot up in space I’m considered the mom of Robonaut there’s a
considered the mom of Robonaut there’s a
considered the mom of Robonaut there’s a lot of different really important tasks
lot of different really important tasks
lot of different really important tasks to do and we’re all trained to do all of
to do and we’re all trained to do all of
to do and we’re all trained to do all of them but we’re also people and we have
them but we’re also people and we have
them but we’re also people and we have to sort of bring our own personalities
to sort of bring our own personalities
to sort of bring our own personalities which can be pretty fun up there and in
which can be pretty fun up there and in
which can be pretty fun up there and in the in the environment itself is
the in the environment itself is
the in the environment itself is spectacular and amazing and the view
spectacular and amazing and the view
spectacular and amazing and the view gives you a perspective in a lot of
gives you a perspective in a lot of
gives you a perspective in a lot of different dimensions it is looking out
different dimensions it is looking out
different dimensions it is looking out the window is something that never ever
the window is something that never ever
the window is something that never ever gets old this is Aurora Australis we
gets old this is Aurora Australis we
gets old this is Aurora Australis we didn’t see this everyday I saw it maybe
didn’t see this everyday I saw it maybe
didn’t see this everyday I saw it maybe 10 times but it’s why had to show you a
10 times but it’s why had to show you a
10 times but it’s why had to show you a picture right but it’s amazing and just
picture right but it’s amazing and just
picture right but it’s amazing and just going over the earth I mean this is the
going over the earth I mean this is the
going over the earth I mean this is the cities at night every diello light there
cities at night every diello light there
cities at night every diello light there isn’t a city light and every little
isn’t a city light and every little
isn’t a city light and every little white flash was a piece of was was
white flash was a piece of was was
white flash was a piece of was was lightening and and then getting to see
lightening and and then getting to see
lightening and and then getting to see the places that actually you come from
the places that actually you come from
the places that actually you come from and I’m an American with Irish American
and I’m an American with Irish American
and I’m an American with Irish American heritage so it’s really amazing to see
heritage so it’s really amazing to see
heritage so it’s really amazing to see that view and to be on that kind of a
that view and to be on that kind of a
that view and to be on that kind of a mission and in the what we’re doing up
mission and in the what we’re doing up
mission and in the what we’re doing up there is things that just cannot be done
there is things that just cannot be done
there is things that just cannot be done down here on the ground finding out you
down here on the ground finding out you
down here on the ground finding out you know what two liquids really want to do
know what two liquids really want to do
know what two liquids really want to do with gravity down here on the earth
with gravity down here on the earth
with gravity down here on the earth we can’t really figure that out
we can’t really figure that out
we can’t really figure that out combustion the same idea where our are
combustion the same idea where our are
combustion the same idea where our are candle flames up there burned
candle flames up there burned
candle flames up there burned differently and we’re allowed to make
differently and we’re allowed to make
differently and we’re allowed to make measurements over twenty or thirty
measurements over twenty or thirty
measurements over twenty or thirty seconds that have to make be made in
seconds that have to make be made in
seconds that have to make be made in just you know so quickly down here on
just you know so quickly down here on
just you know so quickly down here on the ground and so being up in space
the ground and so being up in space
the ground and so being up in space gives us an opportunity at different
gives us an opportunity at different
gives us an opportunity at different lens a different way to look at things
lens a different way to look at things
lens a different way to look at things and gain a better understanding and it’s
and gain a better understanding and it’s
and gain a better understanding and it’s important for space this is growing
important for space this is growing
important for space this is growing plants in a place where it’s hard to
plants in a place where it’s hard to
plants in a place where it’s hard to it’s hard to grow things this is a
it’s hard to grow things this is a
it’s hard to grow things this is a little baby plant and one of those
little baby plant and one of those
little baby plant and one of those missions that I grew and and so we’re
missions that I grew and and so we’re
missions that I grew and and so we’re growing plants in a place that’s this
growing plants in a place that’s this
growing plants in a place that’s this hostile well these are things that are
hostile well these are things that are
hostile well these are things that are important for space exploration to pave
important for space exploration to pave
important for space exploration to pave the road to Mars and at the same time
the road to Mars and at the same time
the road to Mars and at the same time they’re important for sustainable Earth
they’re important for sustainable Earth
they’re important for sustainable Earth and a lot of the things that we’re
and a lot of the things that we’re
and a lot of the things that we’re finding out our experiments about the
finding out our experiments about the
finding out our experiments about the human body about ourselves especially
human body about ourselves especially
human body about ourselves especially with respect to how our hearts work and
with respect to how our hearts work and
with respect to how our hearts work and also how our bones work in a
also how our bones work in a
also how our bones work in a microgravity environment we lose bone
microgravity environment we lose bone
microgravity environment we lose bone ten times faster than a woman who’s 70
ten times faster than a woman who’s 70
ten times faster than a woman who’s 70 years old who has osteoporosis and so
years old who has osteoporosis and so
years old who has osteoporosis and so the good news about that is that it’s
the good news about that is that it’s
the good news about that is that it’s easier to measure for us and so that
easier to measure for us and so that
easier to measure for us and so that helps us understand more about the
helps us understand more about the
helps us understand more about the process and when we’re able to
process and when we’re able to
process and when we’re able to understand more about what some of the
understand more about what some of the
understand more about what some of the remedies might be I have some bad news
remedies might be I have some bad news
remedies might be I have some bad news for you
for you
for you and that is I don’t know if it’s bad
and that is I don’t know if it’s bad
and that is I don’t know if it’s bad news but exercise pretty much here to
news but exercise pretty much here to
news but exercise pretty much here to stay it really seems to make a
stay it really seems to make a
stay it really seems to make a difference but those studies are ongoing
difference but those studies are ongoing
difference but those studies are ongoing and I’m very proud to be a part of them
and I’m very proud to be a part of them
and I’m very proud to be a part of them but I’d like to just share more about
but I’d like to just share more about
but I’d like to just share more about how that happens when you have six
how that happens when you have six
how that happens when you have six people now if you look closely you’ll
people now if you look closely you’ll
people now if you look closely you’ll see this is a different set of six
see this is a different set of six
see this is a different set of six people and Dmitry is still excited but
people and Dmitry is still excited but
people and Dmitry is still excited but but this is a different set of six
but this is a different set of six
but this is a different set of six people and that is actually the
people and that is actually the
people and that is actually the challenge for us is that we we don’t get
challenge for us is that we we don’t get
challenge for us is that we we don’t get to pick these people and this is when
to pick these people and this is when
to pick these people and this is when when that first crew came down from the
when that first crew came down from the
when that first crew came down from the space station so we went up three people
space station so we went up three people
space station so we went up three people were there three people come three
were there three people come three
were there three people come three people go home three more come this is
people go home three more come this is
people go home three more come this is another group of six it’s a whole other
another group of six it’s a whole other
another group of six it’s a whole other group I mean I’ve told mine Dmitry story
group I mean I’ve told mine Dmitry story
group I mean I’ve told mine Dmitry story but we are all having
but we are all having
but we are all having to really look at each other much more
to really look at each other much more
to really look at each other much more closely and some of the tasks are so
closely and some of the tasks are so
closely and some of the tasks are so critical Paulo and I we’re there the
critical Paulo and I we’re there the
critical Paulo and I we’re there the second crew ever to capture a supply
second crew ever to capture a supply
second crew ever to capture a supply ship from the International Space
ship from the International Space
ship from the International Space Station and it’s it the supply ship that
Station and it’s it the supply ship that
Station and it’s it the supply ship that you see there in the picture
you see there in the picture
you see there in the picture it weighs several tons and it’s the size
it weighs several tons and it’s the size
it weighs several tons and it’s the size of a large School Bus
of a large School Bus
of a large School Bus now when I see this picture the phrase
now when I see this picture the phrase
now when I see this picture the phrase that comes to mind is that objects in
that comes to mind is that objects in
that comes to mind is that objects in the mirror may be closer than they
the mirror may be closer than they
the mirror may be closer than they appear
appear
appear it really does and when I see this which
it really does and when I see this which
it really does and when I see this which is Paulo and I in the cupola which is
is Paulo and I in the cupola which is
is Paulo and I in the cupola which is about the size of our circle right here
about the size of our circle right here
about the size of our circle right here that’s a pretty small place we practice
that’s a pretty small place we practice
that’s a pretty small place we practice for years and are not well actually
for years and are not well actually
for years and are not well actually years together we practiced for years
years together we practiced for years
years together we practiced for years for this mission in specifically many
for this mission in specifically many
for this mission in specifically many many months on this particular task and
many months on this particular task and
many months on this particular task and when I think of that time and I see this
when I think of that time and I see this
when I think of that time and I see this picture the word that comes to mind is
picture the word that comes to mind is
picture the word that comes to mind is lunch because Paulo’s Italian and lunch
lunch because Paulo’s Italian and lunch
lunch because Paulo’s Italian and lunch is a part of the fabric of his day I eat
is a part of the fabric of his day I eat
is a part of the fabric of his day I eat lunch in my car I have a box of granola
lunch in my car I have a box of granola
lunch in my car I have a box of granola bars and that is enough for me and he’d
bars and that is enough for me and he’d
bars and that is enough for me and he’d be like what and and he said well you
be like what and and he said well you
be like what and and he said well you know we have to eat lunch and actually
know we have to eat lunch and actually
know we have to eat lunch and actually that is the place that we talked about
that is the place that we talked about
that is the place that we talked about how we were doing and what was going on
how we were doing and what was going on
how we were doing and what was going on with the training session we just did
with the training session we just did
with the training session we just did what we’re gonna do tomorrow how things
what we’re gonna do tomorrow how things
what we’re gonna do tomorrow how things are at home that is where we’re building
are at home that is where we’re building
are at home that is where we’re building our crew so we’re really we’re spending
our crew so we’re really we’re spending
our crew so we’re really we’re spending time getting to know each other somebody
time getting to know each other somebody
time getting to know each other somebody like Paulo it’s actually pretty easy I
like Paulo it’s actually pretty easy I
like Paulo it’s actually pretty easy I mean you see it all right in this
mean you see it all right in this
mean you see it all right in this picture he’s right there he’s open he’s
picture he’s right there he’s open he’s
picture he’s right there he’s open he’s verbal I mean you know we know it all
verbal I mean you know we know it all
verbal I mean you know we know it all I’d like to think that I’m pretty easy
I’d like to think that I’m pretty easy
I’d like to think that I’m pretty easy as well but you know we do all have our
as well but you know we do all have our
as well but you know we do all have our special you know our special
special you know our special
special you know our special characteristics that somebody else ends
characteristics that somebody else ends
characteristics that somebody else ends up you know feels like those are strange
up you know feels like those are strange
up you know feels like those are strange or inconvenient so we’ve all got those
or inconvenient so we’ve all got those
or inconvenient so we’ve all got those and I feel like you know maybe maybe not
and I feel like you know maybe maybe not
and I feel like you know maybe maybe not so not so difficult Scott and I are
so not so difficult Scott and I are
so not so difficult Scott and I are pretty different Scott the robot is the
pretty different Scott the robot is the
pretty different Scott the robot is the one on the left by the way
one on the left by the way
one on the left by the way I mean I make this joke because he seems
I mean I make this joke because he seems
I mean I make this joke because he seems kind of Stern he said he’s a person of
kind of Stern he said he’s a person of
kind of Stern he said he’s a person of very few words I’m a person of more and
very few words I’m a person of more and
very few words I’m a person of more and we had to find our our common ground and
we had to find our our common ground and
we had to find our our common ground and it was interesting to both of us because
it was interesting to both of us because
it was interesting to both of us because we are so different when he left the
we are so different when he left the
we are so different when he left the space station as part of that first crew
space station as part of that first crew
space station as part of that first crew that leaves he looked at me and I looked
that leaves he looked at me and I looked
that leaves he looked at me and I looked at him and I said you know I’m gonna
at him and I said you know I’m gonna
at him and I said you know I’m gonna miss you
miss you
miss you and he said I’m gonna miss you too and
and he said I’m gonna miss you too and
and he said I’m gonna miss you too and you know when we got home he was at the
you know when we got home he was at the
you know when we got home he was at the bottom of the ladder for Paulo and I
bottom of the ladder for Paulo and I
bottom of the ladder for Paulo and I when we got off the the airplane after
when we got off the the airplane after
when we got off the the airplane after landing in Russia and and and he said
landing in Russia and and and he said
landing in Russia and and and he said well you know I had to make sure that
well you know I had to make sure that
well you know I had to make sure that you know you got home okay so it’s it’s
you know you got home okay so it’s it’s
you know you got home okay so it’s it’s it’s really special bonds and and my job
it’s really special bonds and and my job
it’s really special bonds and and my job was to figure out you know how do I find
was to figure out you know how do I find
was to figure out you know how do I find this guy in this picture the guy who was
this guy in this picture the guy who was
this guy in this picture the guy who was tugging on a giant set of bungee cords
tugging on a giant set of bungee cords
tugging on a giant set of bungee cords and is forming a large catapult capable
and is forming a large catapult capable
and is forming a large catapult capable of sending anything across the space
of sending anything across the space
of sending anything across the space station or anyone I mean where is that
station or anyone I mean where is that
station or anyone I mean where is that guy I had to figure out how to get to
guy I had to figure out how to get to
guy I had to figure out how to get to him al drew came with the space shuttle
him al drew came with the space shuttle
him al drew came with the space shuttle and did a spacewalk and you know the
and did a spacewalk and you know the
and did a spacewalk and you know the reason we can have this picture which is
reason we can have this picture which is
reason we can have this picture which is just the utter joy of that you know 7:00
just the utter joy of that you know 7:00
just the utter joy of that you know 7:00 hour spacewalk was done successfully all
hour spacewalk was done successfully all
hour spacewalk was done successfully all of us contributed to that and they came
of us contributed to that and they came
of us contributed to that and they came back inside and I mean there is just not
back inside and I mean there is just not
back inside and I mean there is just not a better day’s work to celebrate that
a better day’s work to celebrate that
a better day’s work to celebrate that with friends and and it’s this is
with friends and and it’s this is
with friends and and it’s this is actually one of my favorite there’s my
actually one of my favorite there’s my
actually one of my favorite there’s my favorite picture that we’ve ever taken
favorite picture that we’ve ever taken
favorite picture that we’ve ever taken at NASA I think it shows that crew
at NASA I think it shows that crew
at NASA I think it shows that crew camaraderie that then allows us to do
camaraderie that then allows us to do
camaraderie that then allows us to do critical tasks like using the Canadian
critical tasks like using the Canadian
critical tasks like using the Canadian robotic arm to maneuver a several ton
robotic arm to maneuver a several ton
robotic arm to maneuver a several ton school bus sized supply ship around the
school bus sized supply ship around the
school bus sized supply ship around the space station some people like Nicole
space station some people like Nicole
space station some people like Nicole Stott Nicole came up with the shuttle as
Stott Nicole came up with the shuttle as
Stott Nicole came up with the shuttle as well was there for about a week and
well was there for about a week and
well was there for about a week and Nicole and I have been friends since the
Nicole and I have been friends since the
Nicole and I have been friends since the day we met it’s easy for us to find
day we met it’s easy for us to find
day we met it’s easy for us to find those places that we connect together
those places that we connect together
those places that we connect together and and yet other people it’s not so
and and yet other people it’s not so
and and yet other people it’s not so easy and we have to actually just think
easy and we have to actually just think
easy and we have to actually just think how can I find this person how can I see
how can I find this person how can I see
how can I find this person how can I see this person if whether I like them or
this person if whether I like them or
this person if whether I like them or not is actually immaterial it’s about
not is actually immaterial it’s about
not is actually immaterial it’s about what are the places that we can find to
what are the places that we can find to
what are the places that we can find to really be together so that at the times
really be together so that at the times
really be together so that at the times we have to be together that we can make
we have to be together that we can make
we have to be together that we can make at work and I think in looking to
at work and I think in looking to
at work and I think in looking to understand how to do that I think
understand how to do that I think
understand how to do that I think looking in the past actually can give us
looking in the past actually can give us
looking in the past actually can give us some clues this is a picture from the
some clues this is a picture from the
some clues this is a picture from the movie hidden figures and this is
movie hidden figures and this is
movie hidden figures and this is Catherine Johnson in the middle she was
Catherine Johnson in the middle she was
Catherine Johnson in the middle she was a mathematician that did the
a mathematician that did the
a mathematician that did the calculations for the trajectories for
calculations for the trajectories for
calculations for the trajectories for the Apollo mercury and Gemini launches
the Apollo mercury and Gemini launches
the Apollo mercury and Gemini launches to get people up into orbit to the moon
to get people up into orbit to the moon
to get people up into orbit to the moon and back home and she was the person in
and back home and she was the person in
and back home and she was the person in charge of doing that and when John Glenn
charge of doing that and when John Glenn
charge of doing that and when John Glenn was launching on his first mission he
was launching on his first mission he
was launching on his first mission he said it was the one they first had
said it was the one they first had
said it was the one they first had computers that we’re doing these
computers that we’re doing these
computers that we’re doing these calculations and said and he said you
calculations and said and he said you
calculations and said and he said you know I want that woman the smart one to
know I want that woman the smart one to
know I want that woman the smart one to check those calculations in this move I
check those calculations in this move I
check those calculations in this move I think if everyone would watch this movie
think if everyone would watch this movie
think if everyone would watch this movie we could actually change the world
we could actually change the world
we could actually change the world because look at this picture I mean in
because look at this picture I mean in
because look at this picture I mean in this picture Catherine is a woman of
this picture Catherine is a woman of
this picture Catherine is a woman of color she is wearing a dress of color
color she is wearing a dress of color
color she is wearing a dress of color which she is actually in almost every
which she is actually in almost every
which she is actually in almost every scene of the movie and she’s surrounded
scene of the movie and she’s surrounded
scene of the movie and she’s surrounded she’s in a sea of white guys with white
she’s in a sea of white guys with white
she’s in a sea of white guys with white shirts and skinny black ties what is
shirts and skinny black ties what is
shirts and skinny black ties what is hidden about Katherine Johnson in this
hidden about Katherine Johnson in this
hidden about Katherine Johnson in this picture nothing and yet we did not see
picture nothing and yet we did not see
picture nothing and yet we did not see her and it wasn’t that someone really
her and it wasn’t that someone really
her and it wasn’t that someone really tried or you know was was it was it was
tried or you know was was it was it was
tried or you know was was it was it was not on purpose so it was not on purpose
not on purpose so it was not on purpose
not on purpose so it was not on purpose that someone didn’t recognize her
that someone didn’t recognize her
that someone didn’t recognize her talents but it takes looking harder and
talents but it takes looking harder and
talents but it takes looking harder and so those are the kinds of things that we
so those are the kinds of things that we
so those are the kinds of things that we have to learn in this picture I’m very
have to learn in this picture I’m very
have to learn in this picture I’m very proud of this picture that all of us are
proud of this picture that all of us are
proud of this picture that all of us are and because this is our crew meeting the
and because this is our crew meeting the
and because this is our crew meeting the president and for all of us I think when
president and for all of us I think when
president and for all of us I think when we were in third grade no one knew that
we were in third grade no one knew that
we were in third grade no one knew that we were going to be in a picture like
we were going to be in a picture like
we were going to be in a picture like this when we were older and so all of us
this when we were older and so all of us
this when we were older and so all of us need to be ready all of us have to be
need to be ready all of us have to be
need to be ready all of us have to be able to be part of a team that makes a
able to be part of a team that makes a
able to be part of a team that makes a difference and to do that I think
difference and to do that I think
difference and to do that I think there’s two interesting things that have
there’s two interesting things that have
there’s two interesting things that have to happen I think you have to be brave
to happen I think you have to be brave
to happen I think you have to be brave and I think you have to be open now
and I think you have to be open now
and I think you have to be open now there’s a slide here that shows me
there’s a slide here that shows me
there’s a slide here that shows me playing the flute I’m not the best flute
playing the flute I’m not the best flute
playing the flute I’m not the best flute player in the whole world
player in the whole world
player in the whole world I just love to play and I’ve pretty much
I just love to play and I’ve pretty much
I just love to play and I’ve pretty much knew that if I played my flu
knew that if I played my flu
knew that if I played my flu the International Space Station it would
the International Space Station it would
the International Space Station it would end up on the internet so it took it
end up on the internet so it took it
end up on the internet so it took it took actually a certain amount of
took actually a certain amount of
took actually a certain amount of bravery for me to play it was very fun
one take this one take but for me music
one take this one take but for me music is all about playing together this is
is all about playing together this is
is all about playing together this is Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull I took his flute to space along with the
I took his flute to space along with the
I took his flute to space along with the Chieftains and we made this to it
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
I really do see this as a prime example
I really do see this as a prime example of somebody having to be brave and
of somebody having to be brave and
of somebody having to be brave and somebody having to be open I had to be
somebody having to be open I had to be
somebody having to be open I had to be brave
brave
brave Ian had to be open and together we made
Ian had to be open and together we made
Ian had to be open and together we made something that’s been meaningful to so
something that’s been meaningful to so
something that’s been meaningful to so many people this was the first time this
many people this was the first time this
many people this was the first time this duet I’m actually aired was on the 50th
duet I’m actually aired was on the 50th
duet I’m actually aired was on the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight Ian
anniversary of human spaceflight Ian
anniversary of human spaceflight Ian Anderson was playing a concert in Russia
Anderson was playing a concert in Russia
Anderson was playing a concert in Russia and I was on the international space
and I was on the international space
and I was on the international space station and that was the first time that
station and that was the first time that
station and that was the first time that we did that but in so many groups that
we did that but in so many groups that
we did that but in so many groups that we have it I think that what we’re what
we have it I think that what we’re what
we have it I think that what we’re what ‘some perspective and be open and be
‘some perspective and be open and be
‘some perspective and be open and be brave so I’d like to just talk for a
brave so I’d like to just talk for a
brave so I’d like to just talk for a couple minutes about perspective so we
couple minutes about perspective so we
couple minutes about perspective so we have a great view up there on that Space
have a great view up there on that Space
have a great view up there on that Space Station this is the space station that’s
Station this is the space station that’s
Station this is the space station that’s the earth we see things in a different
the earth we see things in a different
the earth we see things in a different way I mean here’s our hurricane which
way I mean here’s our hurricane which
way I mean here’s our hurricane which looks so beautiful and yet we know that
looks so beautiful and yet we know that
looks so beautiful and yet we know that underneath everyone’s lives are now
underneath everyone’s lives are now
underneath everyone’s lives are now changed and different we see cities at
changed and different we see cities at
changed and different we see cities at night whole countries there’s Italy
night whole countries there’s Italy
night whole countries there’s Italy indeed shaped like a boot and someplace
indeed shaped like a boot and someplace
indeed shaped like a boot and someplace closer to home Cape Cod I want I first
closer to home Cape Cod I want I first
closer to home Cape Cod I want I first went to space I went with another person
went to space I went with another person
went to space I went with another person from Massachusetts and we’ve got to see
from Massachusetts and we’ve got to see
from Massachusetts and we’ve got to see Massachusetts for the first time
Massachusetts for the first time
Massachusetts for the first time together and we looked down and he said
together and we looked down and he said
together and we looked down and he said oh my gosh it looks just like the map
but it’s wonderful to see these places
but it’s wonderful to see these places in different kinds of light and and it’s
in different kinds of light and and it’s
in different kinds of light and and it’s it’s just like any sunset down here
it’s just like any sunset down here
it’s just like any sunset down here sunrise or just a day when there’s dark
sunrise or just a day when there’s dark
sunrise or just a day when there’s dark clouds and blue sky I mean every day is
clouds and blue sky I mean every day is
clouds and blue sky I mean every day is different every hour is different we go
different every hour is different we go
different every hour is different we go around that earth every hour and a half
around that earth every hour and a half
around that earth every hour and a half and we have an amazing and amazing
and we have an amazing and amazing
and we have an amazing and amazing beautiful perspective so whenever I see
beautiful perspective so whenever I see
beautiful perspective so whenever I see something like this I think that I must
something like this I think that I must
something like this I think that I must be like up looking out I mean I was in
be like up looking out I mean I was in
be like up looking out I mean I was in space it’s way up there right but that’s
space it’s way up there right but that’s
space it’s way up there right but that’s our windows that we take our pictures
our windows that we take our pictures
our windows that we take our pictures out of and let’s go back to this picture
out of and let’s go back to this picture
out of and let’s go back to this picture for a minute that’s the space station
for a minute that’s the space station
for a minute that’s the space station there’s the earth where does that window
there’s the earth where does that window
there’s the earth where does that window have to be in order to take those
have to be in order to take those
have to be in order to take those pictures we are down so up down and does
pictures we are down so up down and does
pictures we are down so up down and does it matter
it matter
it matter no but it’s an interesting change in
no but it’s an interesting change in
no but it’s an interesting change in perspective for your head and and here’s
perspective for your head and and here’s
perspective for your head and and here’s the another example that I’d like you to
the another example that I’d like you to
the another example that I’d like you to think about is when you look at this
think about is when you look at this
think about is when you look at this picture do you see me I think if you
picture do you see me I think if you
picture do you see me I think if you kind of turn your head a little bit like
kind of turn your head a little bit like
kind of turn your head a little bit like this then you see it oh it must be the
this then you see it oh it must be the
this then you see it oh it must be the person with all the hair because no one
person with all the hair because no one
person with all the hair because no one else on the crew was like that right but
else on the crew was like that right but
else on the crew was like that right but now in this picture I think it’s really
now in this picture I think it’s really
now in this picture I think it’s really clear where I am and it’s because I am
clear where I am and it’s because I am
clear where I am and it’s because I am where you are used to looking so in
where you are used to looking so in
where you are used to looking so in order to see things differently we have
order to see things differently we have
order to see things differently we have to teach ourselves to constantly be
to teach ourselves to constantly be
to teach ourselves to constantly be striving to look differently and when we
striving to look differently and when we
striving to look differently and when we do that we achieve a crew that is in
do that we achieve a crew that is in
do that we achieve a crew that is in lockstep this is our crew up on that
lockstep this is our crew up on that
lockstep this is our crew up on that Space Station on that 50th anniversary
Space Station on that 50th anniversary
Space Station on that 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s launch and one of the
of Yuri Gagarin’s launch and one of the
of Yuri Gagarin’s launch and one of the ways we do that you know it’s not just
ways we do that you know it’s not just
ways we do that you know it’s not just through the work that we do together but
through the work that we do together but
through the work that we do together but it’s it’s also family and families are
it’s it’s also family and families are
it’s it’s also family and families are our teams as well but finding out that
our teams as well but finding out that
our teams as well but finding out that this is something that really binds us
this is something that really binds us
this is something that really binds us together is that as the six people who
together is that as the six people who
together is that as the six people who have left the planet and left everyone
have left the planet and left everyone
have left the planet and left everyone behind we share that and in a way that
behind we share that and in a way that
behind we share that and in a way that we’re probably not all used to sharing
we’re probably not all used to sharing
we’re probably not all used to sharing with each other when when my husband
with each other when when my husband
with each other when when my husband sent me this picture of our son standing
sent me this picture of our son standing
sent me this picture of our son standing on the same little spot that his mother
on the same little spot that his mother
on the same little spot that his mother had just been standing on to salute and
had just been standing on to salute and
had just been standing on to salute and launch off into space I cried
launch off into space I cried
launch off into space I cried you know it’s it’s it’s an incredibly
you know it’s it’s it’s an incredibly
you know it’s it’s it’s an incredibly moving picture to me and yet all of us
moving picture to me and yet all of us
moving picture to me and yet all of us actually had feelings about our families
actually had feelings about our families
actually had feelings about our families down there on the earth and it’s the
down there on the earth and it’s the
down there on the earth and it’s the kind of thing that really completes that
kind of thing that really completes that
kind of thing that really completes that whole circle that I’ve been that I’ve
whole circle that I’ve been that I’ve
whole circle that I’ve been that I’ve been sharing with you is that you know
been sharing with you is that you know
been sharing with you is that you know there’s the mission that is so very
there’s the mission that is so very
there’s the mission that is so very important there is having to really
important there is having to really
important there is having to really really look at each other and see each
really look at each other and see each
really look at each other and see each other and also be brave about what you
other and also be brave about what you
other and also be brave about what you have to share who you are even if the
have to share who you are even if the
have to share who you are even if the people that you’re trying to share that
people that you’re trying to share that
people that you’re trying to share that with you think they don’t know how to
with you think they don’t know how to
with you think they don’t know how to see you you might have to it may not be
see you you might have to it may not be
see you you might have to it may not be fair but you may have to show yourself
fair but you may have to show yourself
fair but you may have to show yourself be brave and show yourself because we
be brave and show yourself because we
be brave and show yourself because we have a lot of serious problems down here
have a lot of serious problems down here
have a lot of serious problems down here on our prop on our planet to solve so
on our prop on our planet to solve so
on our prop on our planet to solve so what we do we have a lot of serious
what we do we have a lot of serious
what we do we have a lot of serious problems to solve together and as a crew
problems to solve together and as a crew
problems to solve together and as a crew of six on a space station we have the
of six on a space station we have the
of six on a space station we have the luxury of knowing that we’re only six
luxury of knowing that we’re only six
luxury of knowing that we’re only six and that if one of us doesn’t get the
and that if one of us doesn’t get the
and that if one of us doesn’t get the job done or we don’t do the job together
job done or we don’t do the job together
job done or we don’t do the job together it’s not going to get done in the
it’s not going to get done in the
it’s not going to get done in the mission is paramount but when I’m up
mission is paramount but when I’m up
mission is paramount but when I’m up there and I’m looking down I see
there and I’m looking down I see
there and I’m looking down I see something different I look down here on
something different I look down here on
something different I look down here on the earth and I see people who are
the earth and I see people who are
the earth and I see people who are working together to solve these problems
working together to solve these problems
working together to solve these problems that are beyond any individual person or
that are beyond any individual person or
that are beyond any individual person or any individual group and so I look down
any individual group and so I look down
any individual group and so I look down and I see that we are the crew of
and I see that we are the crew of
and I see that we are the crew of spaceship earth thank you very much
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