1 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,360 [man] Good morning, Shelley. How are you? 2 00:00:12,387 --> 00:00:15,098 - [woman] Hey, good morning. - [Sian] Good morning. 3 00:00:15,181 --> 00:00:16,266 [Hayley] Good morning. 4 00:00:16,349 --> 00:00:19,060 - Hi, guys! - [Chris] Good morning. 5 00:00:19,144 --> 00:00:20,454 [Jared] Briefing objectives today: 6 00:00:20,478 --> 00:00:22,480 familiarization with the Inspiration4 mission, 7 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:24,315 uh... understand training commitments 8 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:27,110 and timelines to the best that I can communicate them. 9 00:00:27,652 --> 00:00:29,654 Okay, so, mission overview here. 10 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:33,825 We're planning to launch on a dawn launch and a dawn recovery 11 00:00:33,908 --> 00:00:35,285 for three days. 12 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:38,288 [Hayley] I was a little intimidated to be the youngest member of the crew. 13 00:00:38,329 --> 00:00:43,376 You know, I know the least about space, and I just... I didn't want to be weak. 14 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:44,586 But it's really cool. 15 00:00:44,669 --> 00:00:47,964 You know, all four of us are basically in a different decade of our lives, 16 00:00:48,047 --> 00:00:52,594 but we click so well that I don't often feel like I'm the young one. 17 00:00:52,677 --> 00:00:55,096 So we're probably gonna go into Chris's neck of the woods 18 00:00:55,180 --> 00:00:58,266 for our wilderness team-building training event, 19 00:00:58,349 --> 00:01:01,186 somewhere in the Cascades, likely Mount Rainier. 20 00:01:01,269 --> 00:01:04,397 We're gonna be in some intentionally uncomfortable situations 21 00:01:05,148 --> 00:01:07,525 and, to see how we do as a team. 22 00:01:07,609 --> 00:01:09,152 Here's where it gets serious again. 23 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:12,072 Our mission to space is not guaranteed. 24 00:01:12,155 --> 00:01:13,406 This is not Top Gun. 25 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:16,201 We are not the best of the best being sent to space here. 26 00:01:16,284 --> 00:01:18,536 We still have to take this super serious. 27 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:21,831 There are a number of ways that any individual, or the mission, 28 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:22,999 could be shut down. 29 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:26,503 If it looks like anything is going to be, you know, unsafe, 30 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:28,266 it could be delayed, it could be canceled. 31 00:01:28,296 --> 00:01:30,590 You can fail in training. 32 00:01:30,673 --> 00:01:33,486 Are we willing to accept going up to space if, you know, three crew members 33 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:37,847 are really laser focused, and one's in, you know, Vegas, 34 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:39,742 like, gambling and drinking every single night, 35 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,684 and obviously, not coming in prepared... 36 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:42,953 - I'm, like... Yeah. - [Chris] That isn't us. 37 00:01:42,977 --> 00:01:44,854 I'm not looking at you, Chris, but seriously... 38 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:46,022 [Sian] Come on! 39 00:01:46,856 --> 00:01:49,150 He just has that look. 40 00:01:50,527 --> 00:01:53,404 [Jared] This is the honeymoon period. Everybody's excited. 41 00:01:53,488 --> 00:01:55,490 But there will be some sort of problems. 42 00:01:56,741 --> 00:02:00,286 People die getting to space, and people die coming home from space. 43 00:02:00,370 --> 00:02:03,414 And we need to be really focused on making sure that that is not us. 44 00:02:03,498 --> 00:02:06,751 And that means, like, training it, and earning it every single day 45 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:10,797 from here forward, and acting like we do belong here. 46 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:15,760 [theme music] 47 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:47,959 [Jeffrey] Inspiration4 is going to space 48 00:02:48,042 --> 00:02:51,838 in a spacecraft that is capable of sustaining a crew 49 00:02:51,921 --> 00:02:54,257 for days, or weeks, or months. 50 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,096 This is not buying a car and piling into it with four people 51 00:03:00,179 --> 00:03:01,639 for a road trip. 52 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:05,310 They will be equipped and trained to intervene 53 00:03:05,393 --> 00:03:07,020 in the event of an emergency. 54 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:09,689 They will be able to fly their spacecraft. 55 00:03:10,523 --> 00:03:11,441 Cool. 56 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:13,484 [Jared] Sarah Gillis is our lead trainer, 57 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:16,613 so she's the one responsible for our entire education 58 00:03:16,696 --> 00:03:18,031 to be prepared for safe flight. 59 00:03:18,114 --> 00:03:20,241 She's ultimately the one that signs us off, 60 00:03:20,325 --> 00:03:23,953 and the burden of, you know, will we execute well or not 61 00:03:24,037 --> 00:03:25,747 will really fall on her. 62 00:03:26,664 --> 00:03:28,917 So the first action with the suit 63 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,711 is that you're gonna be preparing all the openings on the suit. 64 00:03:31,794 --> 00:03:34,213 So what this means is making sure the visor's open. 65 00:03:34,756 --> 00:03:35,756 There we go. 66 00:03:36,341 --> 00:03:38,968 My name is Sarah Gillis, and I'm 27, 67 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:42,347 and my job title is Lead Space Operations Engineer. 68 00:03:42,430 --> 00:03:45,058 I lead our astronaut training program. 69 00:03:45,642 --> 00:03:46,476 This is a great opportunity. 70 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:48,204 Let's try donning and doffing your earpieces. 71 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:51,898 It is gonna be red in your right ear, blue in your left. 72 00:03:55,026 --> 00:03:56,736 Still not fully in. 73 00:03:56,819 --> 00:03:58,619 We can keep practicing in just a minute, okay? 74 00:03:58,655 --> 00:03:59,739 [Hayley] Okay. 75 00:04:00,698 --> 00:04:02,742 I want you guys to swim all the way in 76 00:04:02,825 --> 00:04:05,703 and get your hands all the way through the openings in the sleeves. 77 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:10,625 I probably knew an embarrassingly little amount about space 78 00:04:10,708 --> 00:04:13,127 by the time I actually started to study engineering. 79 00:04:13,211 --> 00:04:15,171 I am a classically trained violinist. 80 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:19,300 My mother was a professional violinist and started me when I was two. 81 00:04:19,884 --> 00:04:22,637 Um, she certainly did not raise me to be an engineer, 82 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,097 she raised me to be a violinist. 83 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:27,558 So, I played for many, many years, but it was not... 84 00:04:29,352 --> 00:04:31,229 it was never what I was passionate about. 85 00:04:32,897 --> 00:04:35,191 I had a mentor in high school 86 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:38,528 who set me on the course to study aerospace engineering. 87 00:04:38,611 --> 00:04:40,321 He was a former astronaut, 88 00:04:40,405 --> 00:04:41,799 and he encouraged me to apply for engineering. 89 00:04:41,823 --> 00:04:43,343 I had never considered it before that. 90 00:04:43,825 --> 00:04:46,911 You each get one of them to play with. 91 00:04:48,329 --> 00:04:50,331 [Jared] She knows how to be our friend... 92 00:04:50,415 --> 00:04:52,709 [Sarah] Three steps to disconnect the fire extinguisher. 93 00:04:52,792 --> 00:04:55,271 [Jared] ...because there are times when that's exactly what we need. 94 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:56,838 There you go. 95 00:04:56,921 --> 00:04:59,801 And she knows how to keep us in line, like when we're veering off-course. 96 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:04,679 [Sian] She's really smart, 97 00:05:04,762 --> 00:05:09,600 and knows the Dragon capsule and systems inside and out. 98 00:05:09,684 --> 00:05:12,770 I love the fact that she's a woman, 99 00:05:12,854 --> 00:05:15,565 and I love the fact that she's freaking kick-ass. 100 00:05:15,648 --> 00:05:19,402 [Chris] SpaceX Dragon, we're ready for a suit-leak check. 101 00:05:19,944 --> 00:05:22,947 [Sarah] Copy, Dragon, you have a go to initiate the suit-leak check. 102 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:25,575 [Jared] She's also our core. 103 00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:28,995 The core is like the NASA equivalent of CapCom. 104 00:05:29,495 --> 00:05:33,041 So she's the voice we're gonna hear during the actual spaceflight. 105 00:05:33,124 --> 00:05:34,364 [Sarah] Awesome work, you guys. 106 00:05:34,792 --> 00:05:36,586 How you feeling? Ready to get out of there? 107 00:05:37,628 --> 00:05:40,465 There's two hats that you have to wear to be successful at that. 108 00:05:40,548 --> 00:05:45,178 One is the operational hat where you need to understand 109 00:05:45,261 --> 00:05:47,722 exactly what actions you need to take to keep them safe. 110 00:05:47,805 --> 00:05:50,558 On the other aspect, I care very deeply 111 00:05:50,641 --> 00:05:52,602 about every single one of these people now. 112 00:05:52,685 --> 00:05:54,812 I'm emotionally invested in it and... 113 00:05:55,313 --> 00:05:58,483 you have to separate that out to be effective at what you do 114 00:05:58,566 --> 00:06:00,443 when you need to wear your operational hat. 115 00:06:04,322 --> 00:06:06,282 Dragon SpaceX comm check. 116 00:06:08,117 --> 00:06:11,913 For our Crew-2 mission five months ago, I was on console. 117 00:06:11,996 --> 00:06:14,707 [astronaut] SpaceX Endeavor, and I hear you loud and clear. 118 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:19,420 - How you doing, Sarah? - Copy that, I'm doing well. 119 00:06:19,504 --> 00:06:21,264 Looking forward to supporting you guys today. 120 00:06:22,924 --> 00:06:26,719 And there was a very late notice, possible conjunction, so... 121 00:06:27,553 --> 00:06:29,680 um, we got word that there might be an object 122 00:06:29,764 --> 00:06:31,307 that could come very close to Dragon. 123 00:06:31,390 --> 00:06:35,603 For awareness, we have identified a late-breaking possible conjunction 124 00:06:35,686 --> 00:06:39,023 with a fairly close miss-distance to Dragon. 125 00:06:39,107 --> 00:06:42,777 We had very little time and had to respond very quickly. 126 00:06:43,361 --> 00:06:46,572 We do need you to immediately proceed with suit donning 127 00:06:47,198 --> 00:06:48,825 and securing yourselves in seats. 128 00:06:50,576 --> 00:06:51,887 They were fully configured for sleep. 129 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:53,751 They need to rapidly get into their spacesuits, 130 00:06:54,705 --> 00:06:57,250 because in the event of a depressurization, 131 00:06:57,333 --> 00:07:00,545 where an object punctured a hole in the spacecraft, 132 00:07:00,628 --> 00:07:03,798 it means that all of the breathable air inside the cabin 133 00:07:03,881 --> 00:07:07,301 could potentially leave the cabin, and leave them in a vacuum, 134 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:11,514 which means they'll get in suits, 100% oxygen will be fed to the suits, 135 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:12,723 and they'll pressurize. 136 00:07:12,807 --> 00:07:16,436 Suits are little spaceships that keep them safe 137 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:18,319 in the event that their atmosphere disappears. 138 00:07:21,065 --> 00:07:27,029 The time of closest approach for this event is at 17:43. 139 00:07:27,113 --> 00:07:30,199 And then, there's a time of closest approach, 140 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:33,286 exactly when we think the object would be closest to the capsule. 141 00:07:33,369 --> 00:07:37,957 Please ensure visors are closed and zippers are closed prior to TCA 142 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,417 in approximately 20 seconds. 143 00:07:44,422 --> 00:07:47,133 [astronaut] SpaceX Endeavour, we are visors closed and zipped up. 144 00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:56,642 [Sarah] And after that time, nothing happened. 145 00:07:56,726 --> 00:08:00,938 Dragon SpaceX, we have passed TCA impact. 146 00:08:04,066 --> 00:08:07,987 [Megan] Sarah, I think you said that we passed the object. Is that correct? 147 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:11,240 Affirm, Megan. 148 00:08:11,824 --> 00:08:17,872 Immediately, there's this massive weight that's lifted off your chest. 149 00:08:20,625 --> 00:08:22,084 Um, but it's... 150 00:08:27,131 --> 00:08:30,426 That was probably the hardest thing stepping off console that day, 151 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:34,096 was the panic for my friends in space. 152 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:36,891 You can't process it when you're in the moment, you can't... 153 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:41,844 You can't think about it, or else you can't do your job, 154 00:08:41,896 --> 00:08:43,416 but as soon as you step off console... 155 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:50,571 you care so deeply about those people 156 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:55,993 that it... it is overwhelming to think back on what just happened. 157 00:08:58,412 --> 00:09:00,414 I probably still need therapy, let's be honest. 158 00:09:03,084 --> 00:09:06,212 For Inspiration4, it's a unique situation. 159 00:09:06,295 --> 00:09:08,256 It's our first commercial crew. 160 00:09:09,173 --> 00:09:11,717 The Dragon vehicle is largely an autonomous vehicle. 161 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:15,221 The software takes care of what the vehicle needs to do. 162 00:09:15,846 --> 00:09:18,724 So from that perspective, what crew get trained on 163 00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:21,936 are the ways in which they can backup the automation. 164 00:09:22,478 --> 00:09:25,638 There are capabilities that are provided to them that they need to be trained on 165 00:09:25,690 --> 00:09:27,900 to backup the systems, but... 166 00:09:27,984 --> 00:09:30,361 it's a very smart and capable vehicle. 167 00:09:30,444 --> 00:09:34,073 Not only do we need to train them how to live in Dragon 168 00:09:34,156 --> 00:09:36,867 and be successful in Dragon, we also need to provide... 169 00:09:36,951 --> 00:09:40,663 background on what it's like to live in space, 170 00:09:40,746 --> 00:09:42,248 how you move in space, 171 00:09:42,331 --> 00:09:43,891 what the space environment actually is. 172 00:09:48,004 --> 00:09:50,047 [Chris] In the very early days of spaceflight, 173 00:09:50,131 --> 00:09:52,133 when we had much less experience 174 00:09:52,216 --> 00:09:54,552 as a nation, it was quite challenging. 175 00:09:55,136 --> 00:09:59,140 Simulators in those early days were actual flying machines. 176 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:03,477 ♪ Feeling all right, oh, no ♪ 177 00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:08,733 ♪ I'm not feeling too good myself Oh, no ♪ 178 00:10:09,567 --> 00:10:14,071 ♪ Feeling all right, oh, no ♪ 179 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:19,035 ♪ I'm not feeling that good myself Oh, no ♪ 180 00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:22,371 [crackling] 181 00:10:24,498 --> 00:10:26,459 Fast forward to today's day and age 182 00:10:26,542 --> 00:10:28,669 when we have the experience of all those decades, 183 00:10:29,337 --> 00:10:31,547 we really do know how to prepare people for spaceflight. 184 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:35,611 [Jared] The biggest differences in our training versus a normal astronaut 185 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:37,345 is that we're not going to Space Station, 186 00:10:37,428 --> 00:10:39,221 we're also not doing a space walk, 187 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:41,349 but outside of that, it's all going to be the same. 188 00:10:41,432 --> 00:10:45,561 We have a spacecraft we need to take through a lot of phases of flight. 189 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:49,690 It's hard, but I absolutely thought, with my background, like, 190 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:53,194 I know what to expect, and I got it wrong. 191 00:10:53,277 --> 00:10:56,656 ♪ Feeling all right, oh, no ♪ 192 00:10:57,281 --> 00:10:59,033 ♪ I'm not feeling too good myself... ♪ 193 00:10:59,116 --> 00:11:00,436 [Sian] There's a lot of material. 194 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:03,537 Every week, we would just get stacks of stuff. 195 00:11:03,621 --> 00:11:07,291 ♪ Feeling all right, oh no ♪ 196 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:12,004 [Jared] You're showing up at 7:00 a.m., leaving at 7:00 p.m. 197 00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:14,507 There's no gaps in the schedule at all. 198 00:11:14,590 --> 00:11:16,592 You're just taking down as much coffee as you can, 199 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:19,196 and then you're coming back and studying and doing it the next day. 200 00:11:19,220 --> 00:11:22,390 [Sarah] A lot of the training focuses on operating the Dragon, 201 00:11:23,099 --> 00:11:28,104 knowing how to access cargo, how to get out equipment. 202 00:11:28,187 --> 00:11:31,315 They're going to have to go through emergency response. 203 00:11:35,152 --> 00:11:36,404 Ooh! 204 00:11:36,487 --> 00:11:38,155 [Sarah] What food they're gonna eat, 205 00:11:38,239 --> 00:11:40,639 they're gonna have to go through a selection of food options. 206 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:43,452 [laughs] 207 00:11:44,787 --> 00:11:46,705 I'm thinking I probably won't eat much in space. 208 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:49,500 [Chris] They put us through the wringer pretty quick. 209 00:11:49,583 --> 00:11:53,379 It really mirrors exactly what the NASA astronauts all go through. 210 00:11:53,462 --> 00:11:54,672 ♪ Oh, no ♪ 211 00:11:55,256 --> 00:11:59,760 ♪ Whoa, I'm feeling all right, oh no ♪ 212 00:12:00,344 --> 00:12:05,349 ♪ Yeah, I'm not feeling that good myself Oh, no ♪ 213 00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:10,604 ♪ Oh, whoa, I'm lonely ♪ 214 00:12:11,397 --> 00:12:15,734 ♪ But I'm not feeling good myself Oh, no ♪ 215 00:12:15,818 --> 00:12:17,528 ♪ You can turn away ♪ 216 00:12:17,611 --> 00:12:21,449 ♪ Feeling all right, oh, no ♪ 217 00:12:23,451 --> 00:12:26,787 [Chris] What makes an effective crew member on a spacecraft? 218 00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:28,998 The nuts and bolts of keeping yourself safe, 219 00:12:29,081 --> 00:12:32,293 the nuts and bolts of knowing how to push buttons and when, 220 00:12:32,376 --> 00:12:34,628 and reading a checklist is pretty trainable. 221 00:12:34,712 --> 00:12:36,189 The interesting thing about spaceflight 222 00:12:36,213 --> 00:12:38,716 is you can't go to space to train for space. 223 00:12:38,799 --> 00:12:43,304 You have to train in Earth-environment simulators, 224 00:12:43,387 --> 00:12:46,056 situations that are analogous to spaceflight. 225 00:12:46,140 --> 00:12:50,394 And then in your brain, integrate all of that into a neat package 226 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:54,190 that prepares you mentally for what you're getting into. 227 00:12:58,527 --> 00:13:02,823 [Jeffrey] You have to be well-trained to fly a SpaceX spacecraft. 228 00:13:03,699 --> 00:13:05,951 - Good luck, Commander. - [Jared] Thank you. 229 00:13:06,035 --> 00:13:07,203 [man] Don't suck! 230 00:13:07,786 --> 00:13:11,832 You have to be brave to fly a SpaceX spacecraft. 231 00:13:16,795 --> 00:13:20,466 You have to be able to tolerate a centrifuge. 232 00:13:22,718 --> 00:13:25,304 You have to be able to tolerate G-forces. 233 00:13:25,888 --> 00:13:30,017 Okay, Jared, confirm your location of that door-release handle, you... 234 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:32,686 - [Jared] Lower right. - Get back there. Got it, good. 235 00:13:32,770 --> 00:13:35,731 [Jeffrey] You have to be able to overcome your fear. 236 00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:40,361 [Sarah] Ten, nine, eight, seven, 237 00:13:40,444 --> 00:13:47,034 six, five, four, three, two, one. Liftoff. 238 00:13:51,830 --> 00:13:53,510 [Jeffrey] If you go through your training, 239 00:13:53,958 --> 00:13:57,127 maybe you're gonna learn that you're not qualified to go. 240 00:14:05,886 --> 00:14:08,055 [Sian] Look at him smiling. He's having a good time. 241 00:14:08,138 --> 00:14:09,431 [laughs] 242 00:14:13,018 --> 00:14:16,355 [Chris] The centrifuge was where you get the experience 243 00:14:16,438 --> 00:14:18,857 of what it's going to be like when you launch in the rocket 244 00:14:18,941 --> 00:14:21,777 and what it's gonna be like when you come back through the atmosphere. 245 00:14:21,860 --> 00:14:24,196 You're going to be experiencing four-and-a-half times 246 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:25,322 your own body weight. 247 00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:33,330 It's like a couple of your largest buddies sitting on your chest, you know, 248 00:14:33,414 --> 00:14:34,999 pushing you into your seat... 249 00:14:40,212 --> 00:14:42,590 feeling that for several minutes in a row. 250 00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:45,347 [Hayley] Have you ever done anything like this? 251 00:14:46,051 --> 00:14:48,178 [Chris] Not this... no, not really. 252 00:14:48,262 --> 00:14:51,765 I mean there's just that little one at space camp they had, you know? 253 00:14:51,849 --> 00:14:54,244 That's not the same, they show you're flying through these mountains, 254 00:14:54,268 --> 00:14:55,871 and really, you're like, "Why are they showing me something 255 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:57,135 that's gonna make me throw up?" 256 00:14:58,063 --> 00:14:59,690 No, but this is cool. 257 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:03,694 - I think. - [Hayley] Mm-hmm. 258 00:15:08,407 --> 00:15:10,993 SpaceX Dragon, I think we have splashdown. 259 00:15:12,536 --> 00:15:15,831 And the worst part of this is that we can't ask him anything. 260 00:15:16,957 --> 00:15:18,792 [Jared] When we did our centrifuge training, 261 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:21,879 they separated us after we completed it because they didn't want us 262 00:15:21,962 --> 00:15:25,674 to tell the next crew member going up that they had some... 263 00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:28,093 some things in store in the centrifuge. 264 00:15:30,679 --> 00:15:35,476 - Do you want your emesis bag? - Oh, sure, I'll stick one by my leg here. 265 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:45,694 [door slams] 266 00:15:46,654 --> 00:15:47,988 Well, that's intense. 267 00:15:48,697 --> 00:15:49,865 Do you have any questions? 268 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,534 - No questions. - [Sarah] Copy that. 269 00:15:53,702 --> 00:15:54,703 Copy. 270 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:56,788 One G. 271 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:02,753 And three G. 272 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:08,342 Now climbing to six Gs. 273 00:16:15,099 --> 00:16:17,434 [alarm blares] 274 00:16:17,518 --> 00:16:19,245 [Jared] Right when everything was supposed to be normal, 275 00:16:19,269 --> 00:16:21,689 you had this super loud horn going off, 276 00:16:21,772 --> 00:16:23,732 which is exactly the alarm that happens 277 00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:26,068 in Dragon when an emergency triggers off. 278 00:16:27,111 --> 00:16:28,737 Do you want me to silence that? 279 00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:30,906 [alarm blares] 280 00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:34,410 And then some violent shaking. 281 00:16:39,540 --> 00:16:41,875 And ultimately it became a launch escape, 282 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:44,461 where, you know, the Falcon became unstable in launch 283 00:16:44,545 --> 00:16:46,505 and Dragon had to separate and come back. 284 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,051 [Sarah] Splashdown. 285 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,015 Dragon SpaceX splashdown. 286 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,644 Copy that. I had nausea here, by the way, just so you know. 287 00:17:03,355 --> 00:17:06,191 - [man] All right, breathing difficulty? - None. 288 00:17:06,275 --> 00:17:08,986 - Chest pressure or discomfort? - None. 289 00:17:09,069 --> 00:17:10,069 - Cough? - None. 290 00:17:10,112 --> 00:17:12,990 - All right, how about the nausea? - Um, moderate. 291 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:18,120 Okay, I'm on my way down to take you out. 292 00:17:18,203 --> 00:17:19,203 [man 2] You okay? 293 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,712 Feel free to use the bag if you need it. 294 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:37,928 [man] Hey, Chris, do you have your bag at the ready? 295 00:17:39,641 --> 00:17:41,477 - [retches] - [Sian] Oh, no... 296 00:17:47,816 --> 00:17:49,526 [laughs] 297 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:51,320 Oh, he's a trooper. 298 00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:55,074 [Chris] At the end we simulated splashdown in the ocean, 299 00:17:55,824 --> 00:17:58,744 and the boat got a little rocky. 300 00:17:58,827 --> 00:18:01,663 - How are you feeling? - A little sick after that. 301 00:18:02,539 --> 00:18:04,379 Have you ever thrown up from being motion sick? 302 00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:07,002 Yeah, I get sick on small boats. 303 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:08,086 All right. 304 00:18:08,128 --> 00:18:09,505 - You ready? - No. Yeah. 305 00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:12,216 - [Hayley] Yes, you are. - I'm ready. 306 00:18:15,344 --> 00:18:18,263 - Hey there, how you doing? - Just letting the medicine do its thing. 307 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:20,808 Hopefully, this won't happen in space. 308 00:18:22,684 --> 00:18:25,229 [Sarah] Dragon SpaceX, nominal trajectory. 309 00:18:25,312 --> 00:18:27,064 Copy nominal trajectory. 310 00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:31,443 Chris forged the way before me, and so I've gotten to be like, 311 00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:34,571 "Oh, Chris threw up, okay, I need to think about this." 312 00:18:36,865 --> 00:18:39,201 [man] Did you have any reactions that surprised you? 313 00:18:39,284 --> 00:18:40,869 A little bit of nausea. 314 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:45,582 I was this close to being just right there next to him. 315 00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:49,962 I'm gonna definitely take the docs up on their offers of anti-nausea medicine 316 00:18:50,045 --> 00:18:51,296 when it comes time. 317 00:18:51,380 --> 00:18:52,297 [interviewer] That's an option? 318 00:18:52,381 --> 00:18:55,551 It is absolutely an option to take anti-nausea medicine. 319 00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:57,636 I've heard that most astronauts do so. 320 00:18:57,719 --> 00:19:00,305 [Sarah] Six Gs... four seconds. 321 00:19:00,389 --> 00:19:03,976 The total profile duration is approximately a minute and a half. 322 00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:08,939 [man] Hayley, I need you to keep your eyes open, please. 323 00:19:11,608 --> 00:19:13,318 [Jared] They had flight psychiatrists there 324 00:19:13,402 --> 00:19:14,945 that were evaluating us on the screens 325 00:19:15,028 --> 00:19:17,948 while it was taking place, and then afterwards during an interview. 326 00:19:18,031 --> 00:19:19,783 This has implications as us, 327 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:22,053 as four, you know, human beings going in a spacecraft, right? 328 00:19:22,077 --> 00:19:25,038 This has implications to SpaceX. What if this goes wrong? 329 00:19:25,873 --> 00:19:27,207 [Sian] Hayley's doing great. 330 00:19:27,291 --> 00:19:28,542 She's doing great. 331 00:19:28,625 --> 00:19:30,711 - She's just rock solid in there. - [Sian] She is. 332 00:19:31,503 --> 00:19:34,047 [Sarah] Three, two, one. 333 00:19:34,131 --> 00:19:37,426 [Jared] You know, they have obviously as much interest as we do 334 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:39,529 to making sure this is safe and that the crew that they're sending up 335 00:19:39,553 --> 00:19:43,390 can competently handle, you know, some pretty difficult circumstances. 336 00:19:44,057 --> 00:19:45,517 That's great. 337 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,770 Coming out of it, everybody was smiling, everybody was super excited, 338 00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:51,457 everybody was like, "All right, when do we start the rest of our training? 339 00:19:51,481 --> 00:19:53,442 - Let's get going!" - That was fun! 340 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:55,068 Good. Yeah. 341 00:19:55,152 --> 00:19:57,433 And that was kind of the moment where I was like, "Okay... 342 00:19:57,863 --> 00:20:00,115 I think we can get through probably anything." 343 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,284 [applause] 344 00:20:04,661 --> 00:20:07,122 And for somebody who's never done this before, 345 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:09,249 pretty doggone good. 346 00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:13,003 I'm gonna... when you guys launch, I'm gonna come to Florida and watch that. 347 00:20:13,086 --> 00:20:15,839 - Thank you, Glenn. - I'll be cheering you on, "Go, go!" 348 00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:36,985 - Hello! - [Colleen] Hey! 349 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:38,362 Hi. 350 00:20:38,445 --> 00:20:40,781 I can't wait to tell you all about the day. 351 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:44,576 The day I got back to St. Jude after my big announcement 352 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:47,913 that I was going to space, I was stopped by this mother and daughter, 353 00:20:47,996 --> 00:20:50,540 and the mom came up to me, and she had tears in her eyes. 354 00:20:50,624 --> 00:20:54,419 And she said, "I just wanted to thank you for what you're doing. 355 00:20:54,503 --> 00:20:56,964 This mission is giving my daughter so much hope." 356 00:20:58,173 --> 00:21:00,634 I asked the little girl, I said, "What's been going on?" 357 00:21:01,218 --> 00:21:03,428 And she said she was feeling discouraged 358 00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:07,224 because she can't run or jump like her siblings can. 359 00:21:07,307 --> 00:21:08,350 And I told her, you know, 360 00:21:08,433 --> 00:21:11,561 I can't run or jump like my little brother either. 361 00:21:11,645 --> 00:21:14,106 But I said, "It's not stopping me from going to space." 362 00:21:14,189 --> 00:21:17,025 She can do this too. If I can do it, she can do it. 363 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:21,196 And you don't need to run or jump to accomplish dreams. 364 00:21:21,863 --> 00:21:25,701 [Colleen] Are you more excited, or more afraid? 365 00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:27,744 I'm not scared at all right now. 366 00:21:27,828 --> 00:21:28,828 [Colleen] Good. 367 00:21:29,538 --> 00:21:32,165 After that, I was walking back to my office with tears in my eyes 368 00:21:32,249 --> 00:21:35,585 because I was like, this is why we're going on this mission. 369 00:21:36,253 --> 00:21:38,797 [Colleen] Okay. Well, text me. You didn't text at all today. 370 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,716 Okay. I will. 371 00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:42,801 - [Colleen] All right? - All right. 372 00:21:42,884 --> 00:21:43,802 - I love you! - Good talking to you. 373 00:21:43,885 --> 00:21:45,905 - I know, I'm glad we got to catch up. - [Colleen] I'm so excited for you still. 374 00:21:45,929 --> 00:21:48,015 I know! I'm so excited. 375 00:21:48,098 --> 00:21:49,308 [Colleen] Text me everything. 376 00:21:49,391 --> 00:21:50,684 - Okay? - Okay, I will. 377 00:21:50,767 --> 00:21:52,495 - All right. Bye. - Talk to you later. Love y'all! 378 00:21:52,519 --> 00:21:54,104 - Bye, Hay. - Bye! 379 00:21:56,606 --> 00:21:57,606 Okay. 380 00:22:01,903 --> 00:22:04,489 [Spanish reggaeton music] 381 00:22:07,534 --> 00:22:12,456 My favorite music genres are, like, indie music, kind of hipster, 382 00:22:12,539 --> 00:22:14,249 and '80s pop, 383 00:22:14,833 --> 00:22:17,461 and Spanish reggaeton. 384 00:22:17,961 --> 00:22:20,881 [Spanish reggaeton music] 385 00:22:21,423 --> 00:22:24,134 I was a Spanish major throughout college, 386 00:22:24,217 --> 00:22:26,345 and then I spent some time in South America, 387 00:22:26,428 --> 00:22:29,639 and that's when I really fell in love with, like, the whole genre of reggaeton. 388 00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:31,058 That's my pump-up music. 389 00:22:31,141 --> 00:22:35,812 The music I listen to if I'm nervous, or just, like, need some encouragement. 390 00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:39,858 Somehow, it just, like, fills me with all the good vibes. 391 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,153 [Spanish reggaeton music] 392 00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:45,530 My life aspirations absolutely changed 393 00:22:45,614 --> 00:22:47,294 in that year I was going through treatment. 394 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,034 Ultimately, entering college, 395 00:22:49,117 --> 00:22:51,244 I decided I wanted to be a physician assistant. 396 00:22:51,787 --> 00:22:54,331 And that's why I decided to major in Spanish 397 00:22:54,414 --> 00:22:57,000 to work with the many Spanish-speaking patients at St. Jude, 398 00:22:57,084 --> 00:22:58,877 and then also through their global program. 399 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,421 They have many clinics they're affiliated with 400 00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:03,340 throughout Central and South America, 401 00:23:03,423 --> 00:23:07,469 and I wanted to work and help kids there live. 402 00:23:07,552 --> 00:23:10,222 [Spanish reggaeton music] 403 00:23:11,181 --> 00:23:12,933 [Colleen] We do have an arrangement 404 00:23:13,016 --> 00:23:16,061 for when she does all this international travel 405 00:23:16,144 --> 00:23:18,814 that she doesn't tell me the stories till she gets home 406 00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:19,940 and I know she's safe, 407 00:23:20,023 --> 00:23:22,734 and then, she tells me about all these wild adventures. 408 00:23:22,818 --> 00:23:27,405 If I let my mom anxiety influence her life, 409 00:23:27,489 --> 00:23:30,325 she wouldn't do nearly the things that she's doing. 410 00:23:30,408 --> 00:23:33,328 She wouldn't live in a big city, 411 00:23:33,411 --> 00:23:35,080 she wouldn't travel the world, 412 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:38,625 but I wouldn't stop her from doing any of that. 413 00:23:41,628 --> 00:23:43,964 [Hayley] I honestly come from the best family ever. 414 00:23:44,047 --> 00:23:47,384 Probably, other people think that too, but I firmly believe it. 415 00:23:50,637 --> 00:23:53,056 I always knew I was so loved, and so supported, 416 00:23:53,140 --> 00:23:54,933 and my family is really strong. 417 00:23:57,352 --> 00:24:00,981 We've been through a lot together. And it's really bonded us. 418 00:24:02,607 --> 00:24:04,151 My dad and I were so close. 419 00:24:04,651 --> 00:24:07,362 He and I were the most alike in the family. 420 00:24:08,613 --> 00:24:12,325 He was actually the journalist for the newspaper in our small town, 421 00:24:12,409 --> 00:24:15,662 and he loved these sweet, little heartwarming stories, 422 00:24:15,745 --> 00:24:19,541 and just kind of see the beauty in things that maybe everyone didn't see. 423 00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:22,878 When I was going through treatment, 424 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:25,505 he was actually still working in Baton Rouge, 425 00:24:25,589 --> 00:24:28,592 and he and my brother would drive up every weekend. 426 00:24:28,675 --> 00:24:30,051 It was a six-hour drive. 427 00:24:30,135 --> 00:24:33,597 And whenever I knew they were coming on a Friday night, 428 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,267 I would sit on the couch and just stare out the window for hours. 429 00:24:38,643 --> 00:24:41,354 And when I saw his car pull up, I was so excited. 430 00:24:45,901 --> 00:24:49,070 He definitely taught me a lot of appreciating other cultures 431 00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:51,364 and going out of my comfort zone. 432 00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:56,953 I thought he had cancer before he was diagnosed. 433 00:24:59,372 --> 00:25:01,499 He was having all this upper back pain, 434 00:25:01,583 --> 00:25:03,126 like, in his spine, 435 00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:05,503 and he was losing weight really rapidly. 436 00:25:06,546 --> 00:25:10,467 I just felt sick. I knew something was really wrong. 437 00:25:14,012 --> 00:25:17,682 We found out that he had metastatic disease 438 00:25:18,183 --> 00:25:19,517 in his thoracic spine. 439 00:25:20,518 --> 00:25:22,103 We knew it was really bad, 440 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:24,564 and I knew that he was going to die. 441 00:25:29,277 --> 00:25:31,655 We thought he had more time than he did. 442 00:25:31,738 --> 00:25:33,156 But he was so sick. 443 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,034 And they tried a couple different things, but I mean... 444 00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:39,204 it didn't give him the time that we were hoping. 445 00:25:41,581 --> 00:25:46,586 He was such a supportive and proud father, 446 00:25:46,670 --> 00:25:51,091 and I think he would be more proud of me for going out of my comfort zone 447 00:25:51,174 --> 00:25:52,676 than for actually going to space. 448 00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:56,972 I wish he was here, 449 00:25:57,055 --> 00:25:59,891 because he would be absolutely loving this, 450 00:25:59,975 --> 00:26:01,434 but you know... 451 00:26:04,854 --> 00:26:05,854 he's not. 452 00:26:08,316 --> 00:26:11,695 [Colleen] My husband would be out-of-this-world excited. 453 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:14,030 He would be thrilled, 454 00:26:14,114 --> 00:26:16,866 but, you know, I think that he's thrilled now. 455 00:26:16,950 --> 00:26:18,243 I think he knows. 456 00:26:18,326 --> 00:26:21,496 I think he's going to have a very unique perspective 457 00:26:21,579 --> 00:26:23,206 on her mission. 458 00:26:40,849 --> 00:26:43,268 [Sian] My title is mission pilot, 459 00:26:43,351 --> 00:26:47,147 and Jared is also a pilot, but his title is the commander. 460 00:26:47,230 --> 00:26:50,025 Jared's role really is to make the decisions 461 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:52,819 about the capsule and the crew, 462 00:26:52,902 --> 00:26:56,740 and my job as the pilot is to back him up on that. 463 00:26:58,033 --> 00:27:02,912 So in just a bit, Dr. Proctor, who is the pilot on Inspiration4, 464 00:27:02,996 --> 00:27:04,664 is going to show up here, 465 00:27:04,748 --> 00:27:07,625 and we're gonna just reorient her with flying. 466 00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:12,339 These are Aermacchi MB-339s. So, Italian jets. 467 00:27:12,422 --> 00:27:14,799 And then, obviously, that's a Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, 468 00:27:14,883 --> 00:27:15,925 if you ever saw Top Gun. 469 00:27:16,009 --> 00:27:17,927 Did you fly a Spitfire? 470 00:27:18,011 --> 00:27:21,556 - [Jared] I didn't, it was just a gift. - [Sian laughs] 471 00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:29,814 [Sian] I got my pilot's license in 2007, technically. 472 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:31,441 When I was 36, 473 00:27:32,150 --> 00:27:36,571 but I'd always just loved making model airplanes, 474 00:27:36,654 --> 00:27:38,698 and wanting to fly jets and stuff like that. 475 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:40,784 - [Jared] Well, you get to. - I know! 476 00:27:40,867 --> 00:27:42,035 I can't even think... 477 00:27:42,118 --> 00:27:45,538 I gotta say, that's one of the highlights of everything. 478 00:27:45,622 --> 00:27:46,849 [Jared] It's a good opportunity, 479 00:27:46,873 --> 00:27:49,209 since she's been out of the cockpit for a little bit, 480 00:27:49,292 --> 00:27:52,212 to get familiar with checklist drills and radio work 481 00:27:52,295 --> 00:27:56,091 which is all, like, carries over perfectly to Dragon and the spacecraft. 482 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,886 So, once you get into the Dragon systems, and how many, you know, 483 00:27:59,969 --> 00:28:01,638 flight computers and strings they have... 484 00:28:01,721 --> 00:28:06,226 [Sian] The Dragon capsule is designed to be autonomous 485 00:28:06,309 --> 00:28:08,103 so it can go up into space, 486 00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:11,523 and then come back through its flight computer. 487 00:28:11,606 --> 00:28:15,360 However, there are contingencies, and things that could happen, 488 00:28:15,443 --> 00:28:19,197 and that's where me as the pilot and Jared as the commander, 489 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,116 we really have to understand the systems. 490 00:28:22,450 --> 00:28:24,077 It's going to be windy! 491 00:28:24,744 --> 00:28:29,582 [Jared] When things go wrong, Dragon is designed for the crew, 492 00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:32,085 specifically myself and Dr. Proctor, 493 00:28:32,168 --> 00:28:34,879 to take control and be able to come home safely. 494 00:28:40,051 --> 00:28:42,345 - Air source select. - [Jared] We are on both. 495 00:28:42,429 --> 00:28:44,115 - Cleared, ready for take-off. - [Jared] Okay. 496 00:28:44,139 --> 00:28:46,099 What could possibly go wrong? 497 00:28:46,182 --> 00:28:47,559 There's B-1. Rotate. 498 00:28:48,268 --> 00:28:51,229 Ever lose your Wi-Fi connection in your house or your hotel? 499 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:54,441 If we can't have, like, 100% perfect internet, 500 00:28:54,524 --> 00:28:58,778 you know, in your home, believe me, you don't have 100% perfect comms 501 00:28:58,862 --> 00:29:00,822 in communication in space. 502 00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:02,866 So I had gear down. Three green, no red, 503 00:29:02,949 --> 00:29:05,952 full flaps, down and indicating engine sync is off, igniters are on. 504 00:29:06,035 --> 00:29:06,953 - Yaw damper's off... - [computer] Altitude. 505 00:29:07,036 --> 00:29:09,014 ...and we're clear for the option. That's the final checklist. 506 00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:11,791 There are actually parts of our mission just based in the orbit 507 00:29:11,875 --> 00:29:13,543 where we will have no contact, 508 00:29:13,626 --> 00:29:17,005 because it's still based largely on ground stations and satellites 509 00:29:17,088 --> 00:29:18,923 that were put up in the '80s and '90s, 510 00:29:19,007 --> 00:29:22,761 in which case, then, the responsibility shifts and swings significantly 511 00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:25,930 over to us as the crew to take care of ourselves. 512 00:29:28,057 --> 00:29:31,269 So, totally get the writing down what they're telling you, 513 00:29:31,352 --> 00:29:35,064 but in terms of some of your responses, 'cause you were already past 7,000 514 00:29:35,148 --> 00:29:36,941 when you said you were six here. 515 00:29:37,025 --> 00:29:40,737 - Okay, so my situational awareness to... - Right. 516 00:29:40,820 --> 00:29:42,965 [Chris] What is unique about this mission is that, you know, 517 00:29:42,989 --> 00:29:46,242 we're taking, you know, more or less ordinary people, right? 518 00:29:46,326 --> 00:29:49,746 Now you're going to tell them you're on the RNAV 1-7 approach. 519 00:29:50,705 --> 00:29:52,582 [Chris] Jared's taken on so much more work, 520 00:29:52,665 --> 00:29:55,168 so much more labor, so much more complexity. 521 00:29:55,251 --> 00:29:57,796 Hello, tower, this is November Nine Eight Yankee. 522 00:29:58,379 --> 00:30:00,507 [man] He's not only got to take care of himself, 523 00:30:00,590 --> 00:30:05,470 but he's got, you know, three other men and women that we need to take care of. 524 00:30:05,553 --> 00:30:06,553 Uh... 525 00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:09,239 [Jared] You wanna be more in the moment. 526 00:30:09,265 --> 00:30:12,477 When you're giving them information, when you're, you know, 527 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,939 "Hey, I'm 17-5 for flight level 2-3-0..." 528 00:30:16,022 --> 00:30:18,342 Just use the information that's in front of you to do that. 529 00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:20,568 Go the ILS, 2-4, Yankee Papa. 530 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:21,652 Nice. 531 00:30:22,362 --> 00:30:24,447 - You're doing great, Sian. - [laughs] 532 00:30:24,531 --> 00:30:26,491 This is kind of fun, I got to admit. 533 00:30:27,158 --> 00:30:32,372 Every time I get to hang out with Jared, I learn to appreciate him more and more. 534 00:30:32,455 --> 00:30:35,416 He's a fast thinker, and I like that, 535 00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:37,585 but he's also encouraging and supportive. 536 00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:42,507 So when I think about myself and the leader that I want to be, 537 00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:44,342 he inspires me. 538 00:30:44,425 --> 00:30:45,653 [Jared] Yours is gonna be yellow. 539 00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:49,681 We will earn this very, very unique opportunity in life 540 00:30:49,764 --> 00:30:53,685 to go and see our world from a perspective that only 600 other people 541 00:30:53,768 --> 00:30:55,648 throughout history have ever had a chance to do. 542 00:30:56,688 --> 00:31:00,149 So I think that's kind of fulfilling my leadership role on this. 543 00:31:00,233 --> 00:31:02,110 [Sian] Cleared to land, Yankee Papa. 544 00:31:07,782 --> 00:31:09,701 - [Sian] Yay! - Nice work! 545 00:31:11,369 --> 00:31:12,495 Good job. 546 00:31:24,257 --> 00:31:26,759 Really early on in our conversations with SpaceX, 547 00:31:26,843 --> 00:31:29,888 we got a look at what the training plan would entail, 548 00:31:29,971 --> 00:31:33,516 and it was a lot of academics, it was a lot of simulator training, 549 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,728 but also, like, we need to get together and try and accomplish something 550 00:31:36,811 --> 00:31:39,522 as a team in a challenging physical environment. 551 00:31:39,606 --> 00:31:42,358 This is a good opportunity for getting out and hitting the mountain, 552 00:31:42,442 --> 00:31:45,320 which is why we picked a climbing endeavor on Mount Rainier. 553 00:31:51,326 --> 00:31:53,286 Now, this is not dissimilar to what NASA does. 554 00:31:53,369 --> 00:31:57,081 I mean, they want to put crews in challenging 555 00:31:57,165 --> 00:31:59,042 but achievable circumstances, 556 00:31:59,125 --> 00:32:01,270 like, let's set a really hard goal and try and get it done, 557 00:32:01,294 --> 00:32:02,921 and let's try and help people get, 558 00:32:03,004 --> 00:32:04,644 you know, comfortable being uncomfortable. 559 00:32:18,728 --> 00:32:20,146 I think, no matter what 560 00:32:20,229 --> 00:32:22,190 we're gonna see some... it's gonna look beautiful. 561 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:24,734 Whatever happens, we get out there, just know, 562 00:32:24,817 --> 00:32:28,446 anyone else who attempts this mountain, it's not a 100% success rate. 563 00:32:28,529 --> 00:32:31,449 Every trip I've been on, people are coming back down. 564 00:32:31,532 --> 00:32:36,537 They train for six months, like, so... you guys had a month's notice, really. 565 00:32:39,749 --> 00:32:42,269 [Hayley] When I first heard that we were gonna climb a mountain, 566 00:32:42,752 --> 00:32:46,089 I was kind of like, "Jared is crazy, like, why is he doing this?" 567 00:32:47,173 --> 00:32:50,885 Pretty much every NASA crew has done something like this for the last 50 years. 568 00:32:50,969 --> 00:32:54,263 I definitely like replicating what has worked for others on their missions. 569 00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:57,767 All this and more is gonna fit into that little backpack. 570 00:32:58,559 --> 00:33:01,646 Already this is uncomfortable learning how to pack a pack 571 00:33:01,729 --> 00:33:05,483 and try not to show too many people my undergarments, you know. 572 00:33:06,275 --> 00:33:08,236 "What color is he wearing?" That's not important. 573 00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:11,072 You want 'em mostly unzipped. 574 00:33:11,572 --> 00:33:14,367 Last thing you want to do is be fiddling 575 00:33:15,159 --> 00:33:18,413 in the cold, wet snow with zippers. 576 00:33:18,496 --> 00:33:20,248 [Jared] There are things that are unexpected 577 00:33:20,331 --> 00:33:22,375 that happen on every single mission. 578 00:33:22,458 --> 00:33:25,020 So I think it's good to, like, work and build on some of those skills 579 00:33:25,044 --> 00:33:28,464 here on Earth before we experience it either in orbit or coming back. 580 00:33:29,048 --> 00:33:30,550 - So I'm a hiker. - Yeah. 581 00:33:30,633 --> 00:33:36,472 And so, doing 15 miles, I'm a rabbit, where I will... I can't pace myself. 582 00:33:37,306 --> 00:33:40,494 [Jared] We don't need to see, you know, who can move the fastest up the mountain, 583 00:33:40,518 --> 00:33:42,729 we don't need to see who can carry the most weight. 584 00:33:42,812 --> 00:33:45,440 We're gonna set a goal that's difficult but achievable, 585 00:33:45,523 --> 00:33:47,525 which I think is gonna have a lot of parallels 586 00:33:47,608 --> 00:33:51,320 to being in a Dragon spacecraft for a couple days. 587 00:33:51,404 --> 00:33:52,697 I'm ready to go. 588 00:33:53,948 --> 00:33:55,783 Let's do it. [laughs] 589 00:33:56,367 --> 00:33:57,452 Yes! 590 00:34:00,163 --> 00:34:03,041 So, this is a picture of Camp Muir, right? This is our goal. 591 00:34:03,124 --> 00:34:07,837 Camp Muir sits on a ridgeline that separates the Muir snowfield 592 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:09,338 from the Cowlitz Glacier. 593 00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:12,967 In the mountains, we don't measure things in horizontal distances, 594 00:34:13,051 --> 00:34:14,969 the reason being, it's pretty deceptive. 595 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:19,766 Tomorrow is gonna be a 4,400-foot vertical day. 596 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:23,996 [Hayley] My biggest fear is that something is going to happen, 597 00:34:24,020 --> 00:34:26,022 and I'm not going to be able to go to space. 598 00:34:26,105 --> 00:34:28,566 The rod in my leg has actually broken twice, 599 00:34:28,649 --> 00:34:30,234 like, pretty out of the blue, 600 00:34:30,318 --> 00:34:33,478 and I just keep thinking, like, every time I have a little pain in my leg, like, 601 00:34:33,529 --> 00:34:35,114 it can't break. 602 00:34:35,198 --> 00:34:37,366 When it was snowing, I didn't even go outside. 603 00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:39,261 I was like, I'll slip, and I can't go to space. 604 00:34:39,285 --> 00:34:44,248 If this opportunity was taken away, I would be so devastated. 605 00:34:45,166 --> 00:34:46,366 [Jared] How's it feel, Hayley? 606 00:34:46,959 --> 00:34:47,960 So far, fine. 607 00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:51,130 I think I'm more fearful of her going up Mt. Rainier 608 00:34:51,881 --> 00:34:54,217 than the space mission. 609 00:34:54,300 --> 00:34:56,052 What if something happens to her leg 610 00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:57,970 and she can't go? 611 00:34:58,054 --> 00:35:02,767 And that's just the reality of being a childhood cancer survivor 612 00:35:02,850 --> 00:35:07,522 that has an internal prosthetic that has broken in the past. 613 00:35:17,031 --> 00:35:20,201 [Jared] To put you at ease, there is zero possibility of an avalanche. 614 00:35:20,284 --> 00:35:21,119 [Hayley] Great. 615 00:35:21,202 --> 00:35:23,496 There's plenty of other shit you should be worried about, 616 00:35:25,081 --> 00:35:27,125 but avalanche is not one of them. 617 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:37,802 [Sian] Just making sure all my stuff is where I want it to be. 618 00:35:37,885 --> 00:35:39,554 [Chris] Absolutely. Absolutely. 619 00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:42,449 [Jared] Does that feel a little better? 620 00:35:42,473 --> 00:35:44,076 - It feels better, yeah. - [Jared] Okay, it was... 621 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:45,100 Thanks. 622 00:35:48,104 --> 00:35:50,940 All righty, guys, this is our jumping-off point! 623 00:35:51,023 --> 00:35:53,359 Did everyone get a chance to put a little sunscreen on? 624 00:35:53,943 --> 00:35:56,237 I know that seems funny right now, buried under the cloud, 625 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,032 but there's still a lot of radiation coming through, so sunscreen, 626 00:36:00,116 --> 00:36:02,952 lip balm, and let's go glasses on the whole time. 627 00:36:03,035 --> 00:36:06,914 If you don't wear the glasses, you'll end up with pretty bloodshot eyes 628 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,976 and potentially even doing some harm to yourselves. 629 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:13,087 Now, we're gonna work with you guys on technique as we get going uphill 630 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:15,256 to try to save the most energy we can. 631 00:36:15,339 --> 00:36:16,799 We have a big day in front of us. 632 00:36:16,883 --> 00:36:19,510 It's manageable, but it's still gonna be a lot of hard work. 633 00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:22,930 As you guys walk along, give that little scuff with your boots. 634 00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:24,849 Nice, slow, steady rhythm. 635 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:28,394 This is definitely a tortoise and hare kind of situation. 636 00:36:29,729 --> 00:36:31,647 Hannah's gonna lead us right out of here, 637 00:36:31,731 --> 00:36:34,442 and let's stay just maybe two, three feet between each other. 638 00:36:34,525 --> 00:36:37,653 [Hayley] So far feeling good. This is doable. 639 00:36:38,487 --> 00:36:40,007 I think it's gonna get harder, though. 640 00:36:42,533 --> 00:36:45,828 [guide] Looking good, guys, make sure we're taking nice, deep breaths. 641 00:36:45,912 --> 00:36:47,514 [Chris] Not really sure where we were going, 642 00:36:47,538 --> 00:36:50,583 'cause we couldn't see where we were headed the entire time. 643 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:52,500 [Sian] We were socked in. 644 00:36:52,543 --> 00:36:55,588 We were in this cloud bank that kind of like enveloped us, 645 00:36:55,671 --> 00:36:58,174 so you could see the person in front of you, and that's it. 646 00:37:02,595 --> 00:37:07,892 [Hayley] I went into it really optimistically slash slightly naively, 647 00:37:07,975 --> 00:37:11,562 saying, "I got up to 70 minutes on the treadmill, I will be fine." 648 00:37:11,646 --> 00:37:15,233 And really, I didn't know how long we were gonna be hiking the first day. 649 00:37:19,487 --> 00:37:22,782 Hayley, she has a significant disadvantage 650 00:37:22,865 --> 00:37:25,868 when it comes to going uphill on icy conditions. 651 00:37:28,955 --> 00:37:30,790 [Sian] But she's also tough as nails, 652 00:37:31,457 --> 00:37:34,252 and she just has grit and determination, 653 00:37:34,335 --> 00:37:37,088 and I think that that's what helped get her through 654 00:37:37,171 --> 00:37:39,757 that most trying part of her life when she was ten years old. 655 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:41,050 [Jared] You all right? 656 00:37:41,133 --> 00:37:43,302 [Hayley] Yeah, I just don't know how I'm gonna get up. 657 00:37:51,936 --> 00:37:52,936 [Jared] Good job. 658 00:37:57,900 --> 00:38:00,653 You're almost at the top and you're... you're doing it. 659 00:38:04,532 --> 00:38:06,659 It's not easy dragging uphill. 660 00:38:06,742 --> 00:38:08,995 And the higher up you go, the harder it's gonna get, 661 00:38:09,078 --> 00:38:11,706 'cause you're getting tired and, you know, you've got less air. 662 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:19,294 [Hannah] So, as we go up in altitude, the pressure drops, so we counter that 663 00:38:20,965 --> 00:38:22,842 by throwing in those pressure breaths. 664 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,058 [Chris] Three-fourths of the way up, you know, my legs were dying. 665 00:38:33,561 --> 00:38:36,647 And then Sian's there, and she's struggling just as hard as I am, 666 00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:37,815 if not more so. 667 00:38:47,033 --> 00:38:49,233 [Jared] This shit is hard, but you guys are doing great. 668 00:38:49,577 --> 00:38:52,830 You know you're gonna get there. Might take a little bit, but you will get there. 669 00:38:52,913 --> 00:38:54,790 We are almost there. 670 00:38:54,874 --> 00:38:57,501 - You've got some pack weight there. - Yeah, this is heavy. 671 00:38:58,419 --> 00:38:59,587 [Jared] I'll take it. 672 00:39:00,379 --> 00:39:03,567 [Sian] I got to that point where I'm like, "Oh my goodness, this is never gonna end." 673 00:39:03,591 --> 00:39:06,260 And, you know, Jared was like, "Let's take your backpack." 674 00:39:08,054 --> 00:39:09,305 Oh, yeah! 675 00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:13,183 Let's do it. 676 00:39:14,518 --> 00:39:18,064 So when we talk about the leadership seat, the pillar that he's in, 677 00:39:18,147 --> 00:39:19,940 he really manifests that. 678 00:39:20,900 --> 00:39:23,220 - [Jared] How you feeling, Hayley? - [Hayley] I feel great. 679 00:39:24,028 --> 00:39:25,821 I didn't feel good earlier. 680 00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:27,448 [Jared] Your footwork is rock sol... 681 00:39:27,531 --> 00:39:29,784 it's like you're getting more comfortable for sure. 682 00:39:29,867 --> 00:39:30,868 [Hayley] Yeah. 683 00:39:35,122 --> 00:39:37,541 One last push, and we're there. 684 00:39:41,337 --> 00:39:42,505 Fifteen minutes! 685 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:44,632 We can do anything for 15 minutes. 686 00:39:44,715 --> 00:39:46,300 Yeah, you guys ready? 15-minute push? 687 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:49,637 So like basically, the amount of time we're gonna get to space. 688 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:50,763 [Jared] Yeah, pretty much. 689 00:39:50,846 --> 00:39:52,223 All right, let's do it. 690 00:39:53,265 --> 00:39:56,310 One more step, one more step, one more step. 691 00:39:56,394 --> 00:40:01,023 [Hannah] You're hitting 10,000 feet, so altitude should be hitting you. 692 00:40:01,107 --> 00:40:03,043 Okay, now when you launch, you'll be well above... 693 00:40:03,067 --> 00:40:05,861 Look at that. Muir is right there. 694 00:40:09,782 --> 00:40:10,908 Visualize it, guys. 695 00:40:11,534 --> 00:40:12,535 Homestretch. 696 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:14,745 Let's do it! 697 00:40:17,331 --> 00:40:18,499 [all cheer] 698 00:40:18,582 --> 00:40:20,702 - [Hayley] We made it! - [Jared] So proud of you guys! 699 00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:22,128 I am so proud. 700 00:40:24,463 --> 00:40:26,966 - Awesome! - All right, guys. I want a group-hug. 701 00:40:27,049 --> 00:40:28,384 [all exclaim] 702 00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:31,387 - Awesome. - That was so awesome! 703 00:40:31,470 --> 00:40:34,140 Everybody had one giant group hug at the top of the mountain. 704 00:40:34,223 --> 00:40:37,518 I wanted and needed that so bad at that moment, 705 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:41,063 'cause I was on the verge of just breaking down. 706 00:40:41,147 --> 00:40:42,690 [Jared] You guys crushed it. 707 00:40:43,482 --> 00:40:44,358 And you guys look great. 708 00:40:44,442 --> 00:40:46,277 What badasses. 709 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,463 [Chris] The best leaders are the ones that are encouraging 710 00:40:48,487 --> 00:40:52,950 their team to be their best selves, and that's exactly what Jared's doing. 711 00:40:53,617 --> 00:40:56,328 [Sian] Definitely the hardest hike I've ever done in my life. 712 00:40:56,412 --> 00:40:57,913 Oh, my God, by far. 713 00:40:58,664 --> 00:41:01,709 If I knew that we'd be hiking for nine-and-a-half hours, 714 00:41:01,792 --> 00:41:03,210 I would've said, "I can't do this." 715 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:07,756 But I'm glad I didn't know, because now I know how much I can do, 716 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:10,384 and I realized I was putting a limit on myself 717 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:12,011 that didn't need to be there. 718 00:41:13,471 --> 00:41:17,183 Which tent is the warmest out of the ten? 719 00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:18,266 The one that you're in! 720 00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:23,105 You know, the lessons that I personally learned was not being afraid 721 00:41:23,189 --> 00:41:26,859 to ask for help and show vulnerability and weakness. 722 00:41:26,942 --> 00:41:32,865 So to have, you know, my commander come and be able to say, "Yeah, we got you," 723 00:41:32,948 --> 00:41:35,451 I think that that was really powerful for me. 724 00:41:35,534 --> 00:41:39,788 I just... I don't wanna move. I don't... I just wanna lay down 725 00:41:39,872 --> 00:41:42,166 and not have to do anything. 726 00:41:43,292 --> 00:41:47,004 I'm so happy to be in my tent. 727 00:41:48,130 --> 00:41:51,717 They did fantastic, I'm so proud. I'm like, I can't stop smiling actually. 728 00:41:52,676 --> 00:41:54,386 I want everyone to understand 729 00:41:54,470 --> 00:41:57,389 what it's like to be very, very uncomfortable 730 00:41:58,098 --> 00:42:01,810 and go through challenging circumstances and push yourself in a situation 731 00:42:03,896 --> 00:42:06,148 to an outcome that you never thought was achievable, 732 00:42:06,232 --> 00:42:10,986 and do that all here on Earth, now, before we're faced with that situation, 733 00:42:11,070 --> 00:42:13,155 you know, up there in space. 734 00:42:24,708 --> 00:42:26,752 [telephone ringing] 735 00:42:33,717 --> 00:42:34,802 [Colleen] Hello? 736 00:42:34,885 --> 00:42:36,220 Hey, it's Hayley! 737 00:42:38,055 --> 00:42:39,974 [Colleen] Hey! Oh, my gosh. 738 00:42:40,057 --> 00:42:41,475 How are you? 739 00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:44,436 I'm good. I'm calling you on, like, a satellite phone. 740 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,730 - [Colleen] You're safe, right? - Yeah, no, it's... 741 00:42:46,814 --> 00:42:48,166 [Colleen] You're not in the hospital, are you? 742 00:42:48,190 --> 00:42:51,485 I'm not at the hospital, no. I'm at the campsite. 743 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:54,280 We hiked up for nine and a half hours yesterday. 744 00:42:55,698 --> 00:42:58,033 [Colleen] Oh, my gosh, how's your leg? 745 00:42:58,117 --> 00:43:00,995 Surprisingly great. 746 00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:02,496 [Colleen] Oh, my gosh. 747 00:43:03,497 --> 00:43:05,666 [Hayley] A couple years after my dad died, 748 00:43:05,749 --> 00:43:09,962 I found one of the boards I had broken in tae kwon do. 749 00:43:10,045 --> 00:43:12,131 He wrote on there, and he said, 750 00:43:12,214 --> 00:43:14,842 "I'm more proud of you for conquering your fear 751 00:43:14,925 --> 00:43:17,845 than for earning your brown belt. Love, Dad." 752 00:43:19,722 --> 00:43:23,392 I looked at that board so much before the Mount Rainier trip, 753 00:43:23,475 --> 00:43:27,062 because I was nervous to go on Mount Rainier, 754 00:43:27,146 --> 00:43:31,358 and I knew that he would be more proud of me for conquering my fear 755 00:43:31,442 --> 00:43:33,485 than for conquering the mountain. 756 00:43:34,194 --> 00:43:35,904 But anyway, I just wanted to call 757 00:43:35,988 --> 00:43:38,699 and let you know that I'm fine, I'm actually doing great. 758 00:43:38,782 --> 00:43:39,992 [Colleen] I'm so glad. 759 00:43:40,075 --> 00:43:42,119 And surprisingly, I love mountaineering. 760 00:43:43,746 --> 00:43:44,826 [Colleen] Oh, that's great! 761 00:43:44,872 --> 00:43:47,333 - All right. Love you! - Love you. 762 00:43:47,958 --> 00:43:49,793 [Colleen] Okay. Bye. 763 00:43:53,464 --> 00:43:56,925 A couple people have said, "You're gonna be closer to your dad than ever 764 00:43:57,009 --> 00:43:58,552 when you're in space." 765 00:44:00,304 --> 00:44:01,889 It's a really nice thought, 766 00:44:03,015 --> 00:44:05,059 but I don't know if I believe that's true, 767 00:44:06,185 --> 00:44:08,854 because I believe he's with me all the time. 768 00:44:08,937 --> 00:44:12,316 ♪ I woke up to the morning sky first ♪ 769 00:44:14,443 --> 00:44:17,655 ♪ Baby blue, just like we rehearsed ♪ 770 00:44:19,573 --> 00:44:21,784 ♪ When I get up off this ground ♪ 771 00:44:21,867 --> 00:44:26,205 ♪ I shake leaves back down to the brown, brown, brown, brown ♪ 772 00:44:26,288 --> 00:44:28,332 ♪ Till I'm clean... ♪ 773 00:44:28,415 --> 00:44:32,211 [Jeffrey] Astronauts often talk about something called "the overview effect." 774 00:44:34,004 --> 00:44:37,508 Frank Borman, the commander of Apollo 8 said, 775 00:44:37,591 --> 00:44:40,135 "This must be what God sees." 776 00:44:41,178 --> 00:44:44,556 Now whether you believe in God, or don't believe in God, 777 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:47,476 or aren't sure if you believe in God, 778 00:44:48,268 --> 00:44:50,771 the overview effect lets you see the world 779 00:44:50,854 --> 00:44:54,525 in a way you cannot see without going to space. 780 00:44:54,608 --> 00:44:58,570 ♪ With all my favorite colors Yes, sir ♪ 781 00:45:00,072 --> 00:45:03,617 ♪ All my favorite colors Right... ♪ 782 00:45:03,700 --> 00:45:06,537 You can't see any of the borders we fight over. 783 00:45:07,037 --> 00:45:08,205 You just see land. 784 00:45:08,288 --> 00:45:09,665 You see desert. 785 00:45:09,748 --> 00:45:13,669 You see mountains, and jungles, and oceans, and seas. 786 00:45:15,170 --> 00:45:17,714 You don't see the politics. 787 00:45:17,798 --> 00:45:20,008 You don't see inequality. 788 00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:25,472 ♪ A good day to see my favorite colors Colors ♪ 789 00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:27,683 ♪ My sisters... ♪ 790 00:45:27,766 --> 00:45:33,480 You just see our improbable planet in its pure and naked state. 791 00:45:33,564 --> 00:45:35,482 That changes you. 792 00:45:37,484 --> 00:45:41,321 ♪ It's a good day to be A good day for me... ♪ 793 00:45:41,405 --> 00:45:44,241 These folks, the Inspiration4 crew, 794 00:45:44,825 --> 00:45:47,911 those people will never see the world the same way again. 795 00:45:49,788 --> 00:45:54,960 This mission is opening that door to the entire seven billion of us. 796 00:45:55,502 --> 00:46:00,716 ♪ All my favorite colors ♪