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>>[background noise] What's going on here, guys?
>>What are you doing today?
[laughter]
>>Ready, what are you guys doing?
>>We're just watching everybody else dress.
>>So you guys are gonna get these guys dressed for, what are you doing today?
Post insertion?
[laughter] What's that?
Sorry, I asked the wrong guy.
I asked the commander.
>>How would I know?
[laughter and inaudible background talking]
>>Yeah, post insertion
>>Alright, didn't you guys just do this a couple months ago?
>>No, actually a couple of weeks ago.
>>A couple of weeks ago, [laughter] oh, okay, alright
>>We have a new guest crewmember
>>Alright
>>We're gonna go practice sitting in so
>>Alright and this time you guys are serious
about launching anything, Steve or what's the story?
>>You know we were serious last time.
>>Yeah right, came really close
>>Came really close, we got within the single day of doing it.
But so now we're gonna try to
>>We got a warning [laughter]
>>It's a voice that comes from the ladies room [inaudible background comment]
>>Sounds like a little anger coming out.
[laughter]
>>So I recall it was a just a couple hours last time.
How close were you?
>>Yeah, I mean literally.
We got a warning, I think.
I was all excited about it and got in the shower and by the time I got out of the shower
>>Woe, sorry I hit, dropped the camera.
Sorry about that
>>Phone calls were scrubbed
>>So you were getting ready to, you thought you woke up that morning to launch in space
>>I thought we were going, yep
>>And did you have breakfast yet?
Did you get ready yet?
>>No, no
>>You just got up and showered?
You didn't go in PJ's to see what was going on.
>>Nope, nope but oh well
>>And little did you know it would take a few more months
>>That's okay.
When it's ready, we'll go
>>Yeah, you don't want to rush these things, you know.
What's that?
>>Trainings fun too
>>Yeah trainings fun and space will still be there.
So Steve, I was thinking, you were on your preview on STS-132
>>Yeah
>>Now it's STS-133.
Is this the first time we've had a guy on like two flights consecutively?
I think it is.
You don't know?
>>That was exactly [inaudible] and she did them in reverse order, 121 and 120
>>Who did that?
>>Stephanie
>>Okay but it wasn't two consecutive flights
>>Right
>>Right, this has gotta be the first time.
Don't you think?
I think it is.
>>No
>>It wasn't two in a row for Paul.
No,
>>It was two different entirely
>>13 or something
>>Yeah and you guys are on Discovery, right?
>>Yeah, we are
>>So has there been any hazing of Steve being part of the crew now?
>>Not yet
>>No, you haven't done anything to him?
>>We've got to strike when he least expects it.
>>Is there any traditions you've had to get used to with this crew?
>>We're nice.
[laughter]
>>That's opposed to your last crew?
[laughter] I'm not used to them not fighting.
>>They never fought
>>He hasn't moved in with us yes, just to make that point
>>You're not in the same office with him yet?
>>Not yet
>>Cause I can't move the internet.
I can't move anything unless
>>We're trying to move him in but he doesn't want to
>>I think he likes his office in his other place
>>He doesn't want to commit?
[laughter]
>>Do you use your own harness, Steve, or do you fit into Tim's?
Is it like hand me downs or are you able to get your own clothes?
>>I get my own clothes, fortunately
>>That's good.
>>You get to pick out your own menu or you've got to eat his food.
>>I'm eating his food
>>Really, you don't care?
That was fine
>>It's food
>>Alright
>>All sorts of things though.
We're not gonna start that
>>Steve, you must be pretty excited about getting to go again.
>>Yeah, I'm also pretty busy
>>Also pretty busy?
So it's really rush cause you've got to catch up with everything?
>>I've got to catch up
>>Yeah
>>Get my head back in the game sort of thing
>>Right so it's not all just fun and games.
You guys have got how many space walks?
>>Just two
>>Two spacewalks
>>Yeah
>>And it's you and Alan
>>Yeah
>>Alright
>>And where are you for launch?
You on the middeck or are you upstairs?
>>I'm on the middeck.
>>Okay so did any of that stuff change for you guys,
who was sitting where or are those the same?
[inaudible comment] He was MS2, right?
>>MS2
>>So you guys are splitting that up?
>>No, he's to, Al picked him up
>>I guess that's what I meant was Alan
>>So now they're both staying on the flight deck, which is why he's got to get his head
on that part of the game so he can mediate part of the head so
>>So it's a big switch for everybody
>>It's been a busy time
>>Okay so Tim was an EVA guy and you're gonna do that job.
>>Yeah, I've got the EVA side of it
>>He was also your flight engineer for launch and landing
>>I'm replacing
>>And now he's picking, you're picking up for
>>I'll be for entry but Boe will be the primary flight engineer.
We are both sitting in this one
>>Okay so you're just gonna swap
>>We both move to the left
>>Move to the left for that part of the flight
and then the other person's gonna move from upstairs?
>>Yeah
>>From downstairs, upstairs.
What else, do you have anything, if you guys gotta go, go.
>>No
>>What else is swapped around with you guys
>>He's doing robotics work.
He's working the station arm
>>Okay, you know how to do that?
>>Now they've got me off that so I just mediate
>>Katie Coleman will take over a lot of that
>>So Katie was up there.
She knows how to work that thing
>>Yeah
>>That's good.
If she reel an HTV, she can handle anything
>>Okay, that's cool
>>Yeah
>>She gonna be for your EVA's as well,
moving you around so you don't use the arm for your EVA's?
>>Mike Barratt will be doing that
>>You're just gonna do that anyway, probably, okay, alright so it effects everybody.
It's not just you replace it
>>No
>>It's just reshuffling the duty so you can get
>>The long of it
>>Right, interesting
>>Did you tell your family about this, Steve?
Do they know you're going into space again?
>>They somehow found out.
[laughter]
>>What's your role gonna be in post insertion?
You're just gonna be a, so who's downstairs now?
You and
>>Mike
>>Alright
>>Mike's been there
>>He's running it?
Okay
>>I get to turn on the toilet again.
Which may be you know my greatest claim to fame is that video made last time
>>Yes, with the toilet video
>>Yes, actually little kids know that
>>You're the toilet man
>>Yeah
>>So you're gonna get to turn on his toilet again?
>>Yes, yes, very important
>>Okay so you'll do that and lots of other things to get the spaceship going?
How about the EVA's?
Are these EVA's similar to what you've done before or just like a whole new?
>>It's all new.
It's all, you know, it's you know, it's all, skills are skills so you've got,
being freshly updated on those skills.
When I got back that aspect of it allowed me to pick up.
I actually reviewed the procedures a bit.
>>Yeah you were ready, you made branch chief cause you're the head spacewalker.
You're like the head spacewalker.
>>When you look around the office and look at [laughter] all the experience in the office.
>>Yeah, well you're the right guy for the job
>>So I was at least familiar with what they were doing.
And then running through it, the VR lab,
see [inaudible] because you know it's tough on your body
>>Yeah
>>Getting in
>>You don't want to overdo that
>>Don't overdo that so we use the VRA lab, which helps a lot.
So Friday, tomorrow cause tomorrow's Friday, I don't even know what day of the week this is.
Tomorrow we start our first MVL run on EVA1.
We'll run through that.
[inaudible] will help me on EVA1 and 2.
Cause I'll get the contact with Mike [inaudible] sort of laid out and understand how Al talks
and we'll go through that and then next week will be EVA2.
>>Have you had an MVL run yet with these guys?
So this will be, how many are you gonna get?
>>Four scheduled
>>So two on each so you'll get two and two.
Okay, you and Al, it's just one team, right?
>>Yeah, one team, which helps a lot.
Tim and Al have a great plan laid out.
I'm not changing a word.
They're just gonna change the name of the talk and we're gonna go.
>>Okay, that makes sense
>>They do all the hard work and I get to go have all the fun.
[laughter]
>>Yeah, you'll be working too.
I mean it's fun.
>>It's a different sort of work.
Grinding through the procedures, that's hard work.
>>You ready?
>>Alright, I've got to go
>>Alright man, good luck.
Thanks for talking with us.
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