>> I READ A LOT OF, UM,
SCIENCE FICTION.
I THINK GOOD SCIENCE FICTION,
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I THOUGHT,
"WOW, IT-- THAT'S, UH,
"PROBABLY INTERESTING THING
"TO SPEND MY LIFE ON."
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FIRST, ON ORBIT, YOU START
TO FEEL WEIGHTLESSNESS.
AND I REMEMBER FIRST TIME
LOOKING OUTSIDE,
I WAS AMAZED TO SEE
A CURVED HORIZON,
BECAUSE BEFORE THAT, A LOT--
ALTHOUGH WE THEORETICALLY
KNEW THAT WE ARE ON THE GLOBE,
BUT FROM ORBIT, YOU ALREADY
SEE CURVATURE OF THE EARTH,
AND THAT WAS VERY SURPRISING.
AGAIN, I-I KNEW, BUT TO SEE
WITH YOUR OWN EYES THAT YOU HAVE
PRETTY THIN LAYER OF ATMOSPHERE
THAT PROTECTING US.
THAT'S ANOTHER
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN,
UH, YOU HAVE, UH,
SOME KIND OF BLUE FILTER.
AND THIS BLUE FILTER MAKE
ALL COLORS ACTUALLY
NOT SO DISTINCT, SO REALLY,
GREEN IS NOT SO GREEN.
IT'S MORE LIKE BLUISH GREEN.
BLUE IS MORE BLUE, BECAUSE,
AGAIN, WE HAVE MORE, UH, BLUE
FROM ATMOSPHERE.
AND, UH, WHERE WE HAVE
REALLY BRIGHT COLORS IS
ON HORIZON, ESPECIALLY DURING
SUNRISE AND SUNSET,
THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE
A LOT OF BRIGHTNESS
AND A LOT OF, UH COLORS.
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WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN,
I REALIZE THAT IT'S
A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT,
UH, TO FIND THINGS
ON THE SURFACE THAN, UH,
WHEN YOU DO IT ON THE MAPS.
BECAUSE ON THE MAPS,
YOU HAVE BORDERS.
BUT IN SPACE, YOU HAVE
NO BORDERS, AND YOU HAVE ONLY
NATURAL RIVERS, MOUNTAINS,
BEACHES, WATER AND FORESTS,
SO YOU START TO UNDERSTAND
THAT, UH, IN MANY CASES,
OUR SEPARATION, UH, ON THE EARTH
IS MORE ARTIFICIAL.
NATURALLY, WE ARE LIVING
ON THE SAME SURFACE,
SO YOU START TO FEEL THAT
WE ARE MORE UNITED.
ON THE GROUND, WE LIVE
IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY
WITH, UH, DIFFERENT VIEW
ON SOME THINGS,
BUT BEING IN SPACE,
WE, UH, WE'RE ALL EXPOSED
IN A HARSH ENVIRONMENT.
WE ALL HAVE ABOUT
THE SAME MOTIVATION TO GO UP.
AND, UH, MAJORITY OF US,
AND ACTUALLY I WILL SAY
ALL OF US WHO WAS IN SPACE,
UH, START TO CARE ABOUT,
UH, ENVIRONMENT, ABOUT EARTH,
ABOUT PEOPLE ON EARTH.
AND YOU START TO FEEL
KIND OF, UH, BROTHERHOOD.
WE LIVE ON THE SAME EARTH.
WE'RE THE SAME, BIGGER THAN,
UH, STATION, BUT STILL
SPACECRAFT THAT ARE FLYING
THROUGH THE SPACE.
AND, UH, WE HAVE JOINED
PROGRAMS TOGETHER,
ENVIRONMENTAL, TECHNICAL,
UH, PHILOSOPHICAL SOMETIME,
BUT WE NEED TO SOLVE, UH,
THESE PROBLEMS TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY
HOW TO DO THAT.
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I THINK WHAT WE DO IN SPACE
AND WHAT WE DO IN SPACE TOGETHER
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW PEOPLE
NEED TO LIVE ON THE GROUND.
I KNOW THAT PEOPLE
SOMETIMES START TO ARGUE
WITH NO GOOD REASON FOR THAT.
BUT AGAIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU'RE IN HARSH ENVIRONMENT,
UH, YOU RELY ON EACH OTHER,
AND YOU TRY TO HELP EACH OTHER.
THAT'S HOW WE LIVE IN SPACE,
AND THAT'S PROBABLY CAN BE
A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR-FOR
PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.
I'M HAPPY THAT ALL THIS
POLITICAL TURBULENCE
DOESN'T AFFECT US TOO MUCH.
WE TRY TO KEEP THIS AREA
PROTECTED, AND, UH, KEEP
THIS GOOD EXAMPLE TO SHOW
MAYBE POLITICIANS AND MAYBE
OTHER PEOPLE IN MY COUNTRY,
YOUR COUNTRY, UH, SHOWING
THAT THAT'S REALLY HOW
WE NEED TO LIVE.
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