Space to Ground: Who Doesn't Enjoy a Good View of Planet Earth?: 02/10/2017

HOUSTON, STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND.
WHO DOESN'T ENJOY A GOOD VIEW OF PLANET EARTH?
WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I'M DAN HUOT.
A NEW JAPANESE PAYLOAD COULD SOON BE PROVIDING STRIKING VIEWS
OF EARTH LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
THE JAPANESE HIGH DEFINITION TV CAMERA -
EXPOSED FACILITY 2 PAYLOAD WAS LOADED
INTO THE KIBO AIRLOCK THIS WEEK BY THOMAS PESQUET.
HE PASSED THE NEW DEVICE OUT INTO THE VACUUM OF SPACE
WHERE ROBOTIC ARM OPERATORS WERE STANDING BY TO INSTALL IT.
ONCE OPERATIONAL, ITS 4K AND 2K RESOLUTION CAMERAS WILL BE USED
FOR OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANET BELOW,
INCLUDING NIGHT TIME RECORDING.
PEGGY WHITSON, ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED ASTRONAUTS
IN NASA'S HISTORY, CELEBRATED A BIRTHDAY ONBOARD THIS WEEK.
SHE SHARED SOME CANDID THOUGHTS ON AGING WHILE IN SPACE AS WELL
AS SOME INSIGHT INTO WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ASTRONAUTS
TO STAY FIT IN MICROGRAVITY.
SPACEFLIGHT IS GOOD FOR AGE.
I HAVE A LOT LESS WRINKLES UP HERE.
IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE AS YOU GET OLDER.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME STAYING PHYSICALLY FIT IN SPACE.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR BONES AND MUSCLES.
WITHOUT GRAVITY AFFECTING US,
WE WOULD LOSE MUSCLE MASS AND BONE DENSITY.
IN FACT, WE WOULD LOSE BONE DENSITY FASTER IN A MONTH
THAN A GERIATRIC WOMAN ON EARTH WOULD LOSE BONE MASS IN A YEAR.
GO WISH PEGGY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND FOLLOW HER MISSION
ON TWITTER @ASTROPEGGY.
AND OUR VIEWER QUESTION THIS WEEK COMES FROM @ASTRO SID
ON TWITTER WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHO DESIGNS THE MISSION PATCHES.
WELL LIKE EVERY PART OF SPACEFLIGHT, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.
EVERY SPACE STATION CREW GETS TOGETHER AND COLLABORATES
WITH A GRAPHIC ARTIST, INCORPORATING HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THEIR MISSIONS OR HOME COUNTRIES INTO EVERY PATCH.
THIS HAS BEEN THE TRADITION FOR MANNED SPACE MISSIONS
SINCE THE BIRTH OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT,
AND CAUGHT ON IN JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER AREA OF SPACE.
NOW EVERYTHING FROM CARGO MISSIONS
TO SCIENCE PAYLOADS JOIN THE TRADITION
IN DESIGNING A SPACEFLIGHT PATCH
TO REPRESENT THEIR TIME IN SPACE.
KEEP SENDING YOUR QUESTIONS USING THE HASHTAG
SPACE-TO-GROUND, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

Space to Ground: Who Doesn't Enjoy a Good View of Planet Earth?: 02/10/2017

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