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[Clay Anderson] Hi, everybody.
Welcome to the Destiny laboratory on board the International Space Station.
My name is Clay Anderson, and I am a flight engineer
on the Expedition 15 crew
with Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer 1 Oleg Kotov.
And, today, I would like to talk to you about some of the hobbies
that we like to do while we’re in space.
We actually have a keyboard on board.
(Clay playing keyboard music)
Another cool thing that we have on board the International Space Station --
many of you recognize this guitar.
Now, I don’t play the guitar, unfortunately.
Those are the two main musical instruments that we have on board the station.
Oh! Hey, Oleg.
I was just reading a book that I brought up with me on the space shuttle.
You know when we are on the space station,
living in my room like this -- it’s kind of small --
but sometimes, I like to read books, especially before I go to bed.
And right now I am reading this novel, called “Sahara,”
which is turning out to be quite good.
We can read books in several different ways.
We have a library, which is just a big bag full of books.
Or we can go online with our computers,
and we can read all sorts of books and magazines
that the ground support team provides to us here in space.
Night-night, everybody!
My favorite sport in my entire life was always basketball.
So I like to play on board the International Space Station.
I like to work on my ball-handling skills, spinning the ball on my finger.
And then we play a little game like we used to play
in the backyard back home in Nebraska.
Do you remember the game called “pig” or called “horse,”
where you took a shot and if you made it,
your opponent had to take the exact same shot and make it,
and if he didn’t, he got a letter and you tried to spell out words?
Well, here, we’ve adapted the game of pig, and we’ve changed it.
We call it ISS on the station.
We can play basketball. It’s just a little more challenging.
Oh!
Yes!
Winner and still champion!
Astronauts can also do some fun things that we do on the ground.
Many people have the hobby that they like to work out.
So we can come into the node here,
where we’re in a different part of the station.
Where we have what we call the resistive exercise device.
It’s our place to lift weights. So come on.
First of all, we have the unique opportunity
to lift weights upside down, unlike people on Earth.
We can configure the equipment to do lots of different things.
Today, we will simply do a rowing exercise.
Other physical fitness that we can do in space
is riding a stationary bicycle. It’s pretty fun.
And the other cool thing is we can watch TV while we do it.
If I set up the computer real quickly,
I am able to watch some of my favorite TV programs
that get sent down to us from Earth.
We can see family photos, family videos, or we can watch TV.
Then I can start to pedal and get my exercise
to help me keep in shape for when I come back.
So, I’d just like to say thanks for being with us on the International Space Station.
Y’all come back soon now, you hear?
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