STATION. THIS IS HOUSTON.
ARE YOU READY. FOR THE EVENT?
WE ARE READY FOR THE EVENT.
POST MALONE,
THIS IS MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON,
PLEASE CALL STATION FOR A VOICE CHECK.
STATION- STATION, THIS IS POSTIE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
HOW DO YOU HEAR ME?
AND WE HAVE YOU LOUD AND CLEAR POSTIE.
AMAZING GUYS.
MY NAME’S AUSTIN.
I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU GUYS
SO VERY MUCH FOR TALKING TO ME.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY AND
GOT A LOT GOING ON, MAN.
IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME,
AND IT'S SUCH A COOL THING
TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS.
AND AUSTIN, IT'S
GREAT TO TALK TO YOU AS WELL.
I'M STEVE BOWEN.
I AM A CREW MEMBER OF EXPEDITION 69.
AND I'M WOODY HOBURG,
FLIGHT ENGINEER ON EXPEDITION 69.
AND IT'S A REAL HONOR
TO TALK TO YOU AS WELL.
THIS IS A REAL TREAT.
THAT'S SUPER, SUPER, SUPER COOL, MAN.
AND I'D IMAGINE YOU GUYS UP THERE
HAVE THE MOST BALLER VIEW
IN THE UNIVERSE.
WHAT KIND OF WEATHER CAN YOU GUYS SEE
ON EARTH?
THAT'S ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.
LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT SEA.
WE GOT A LOT OF OCEAN TO LOOK AT.
SO I LOOK AT THE CLOUD PATTERNS AND
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING
THINGS YOU GET TO WATCH
AND I DON’T KNOW
IF WOODY’S SEEN THIS YET.
I WAS DOING SOME- A WORKOUT AND I STARTED
NOTICING FLASHES, BUT LIGHTNING
STORMS, THUNDERSTORMS
AT NIGHT
ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
AND THE SIZE OF THEM
CAN BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
THEY CAN STRETCH OVER
JUST LARGE PORTIONS OF ANY LANDMASS.
AND IT'S JUST AMAZING
TO WATCH THE WEATHER THAT WAY.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING WOODY?
YEAH, EXACTLY THE SAME.
THE LIGHTNING STORMS FROM UP
HERE ARE JUST INCREDIBLE.
YOU REALIZE THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING
STRIKES OVER A LARGE AREA.
THERE'S LIGHTNING STRIKING
SOMEWHERE ON EARTH
PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME.
THANK YOU, MAN.
THANK YOU.
AND, WOODY, THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME UP, MAN.
WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS?
BEFORE I CAME UP,
PEOPLE TOLD ME TWO THINGS
I WOULD NOTICE
WHEN I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW.
ONE, THAT THERE ARE NO BORDERS ON ANY-
LOOKING ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
YOU DON'T SEE THE BORDERS.
AND NUMBER TWO,
JUST HOW THIN THE ATMOSPHERE IS.
AND BOTH OF THOSE THINGS
ARE STRIKING, ONLY
STRIKINGLY TRUE FROM UP HERE.
AND THEN A THIRD ONE THAT I'VE NOTICED
MYSELF IS JUST HOW MUCH I LOVE EARTH.
I LOOK DOWN AND SEE ALL THESE PLACES
THAT I'VE VISITED BEFORE
THAT ARE SPECIAL TO ME
OR PLACES THAT IN THE FUTURE
I WOULD LOVE TO GO SEE
JUST BECAUSE
OF THE AMAZING PERSPECTIVE FROM UP HERE.
AND SO WE HAVE A SUPER SPECIAL PLANET,
AND GETTING TO SEE IT EVERY DAY
FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE
REALLY DRIVES THAT HOME.
ANY REFLECTIONS ON,
YOU KNOW,
ON OUR BLUE-
BIG BLUE PLANET AND EARTH DAY?
ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY?
WELL WE REALLY CAPTURED IT EARLIER,
YOU KNOW, IT'S AN AMAZING PLANET.
MY FAVORITE PLANET.
IT'S INCREDIBLE TO LOOK AT.
AND EVERY TIME, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK OR SEE WITH THIS PERSPECTIVE,
YOU REALIZE
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CIVILIZATION
AS A WHOLE
THAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
YOU KNOW,
I GREW UP CARRYING BUCKETS OF CEMENT
WITH MY DAD FOR WORK, AND
THIS IS JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
YEAH, I COMPLETELY AGREE.
EARTH IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE
AND IT KIND OF-
IT REMINDS ME OF MAYBE A CAMPING TRIP
WHERE YOU GO-
YOU GO TO THIS THESE AMAZING VISTAS.
YOU SEE THESE AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL SCENES.
BUT AT THE END YOU WANT TO COME HOME.
AND BEING UP HERE,
THE VANTAGE POINT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY LOOKING OUT
AND SEEING THAT INCREDIBLE HORIZON
AND OUR- OUR BIG BLUE MARBLE,
IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE.
AND I'M SO PRIVILEGED
AND HONORED TO GET TO BE UP HERE
AND HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN I ALSO KNOW
THAT AT THE END OF MY SIX MONTHS,
I'M GOING TO BE
VERY EXCITED TO COME HOME TO EARTH.
THANK YOU GUYS SO VERY MUCH.
YEAH, THANK YOU. POSTIE.
YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB.
YOU WERE A GREAT INTERVIEWER.
REALLY GREAT.
AND ALL THE BEST
TO YOU AND ALL YOUR FANS.
HAPPY EARTH DAY.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP
WITH YOU GUYS
AND KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR JOURNEY. MAN.
LOVE Y'ALL.