Cady Coleman: What it's like to live on the International Space Station
Cady Coleman: Jaké to je žít na Mezinárodní vesmírné stanici
Cady Coleman draws from her time at NASA and her missions on the International Space Station to share insights about team building, leadership and innovation. Full bio
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Space Station for almost six months.
jsem žila téměř šest měsíců.
which is, "What's it like in space?"
„Jaké je to ve vesmíru?“,
it's a place that is magic for all of us.
dangerous thing that we do,
kterou provádíme,
fury of those rocket engines
zběsilosti raketových motorů,
a rychleji a rychleji,
on purpose, those engines stop --
motory cíleně nezastaví ‒
are circling the Earth
k vesmírné stanici.
at 17,500 miles an hour
28 000 kilometrů za hodinu
the size of a Smart Car,
o velikosti malého auta
the size of a football field.
o velikosti fotbalového hřiště.
with a gentle thunk.
jak jen to jde,
tam nahoře bylo létání.
Bylo to jako být Petrem Panem.
the entire space station,
napříč celou vesmírnou stanicí
tuck in with your toes.
was drifting silently
bylo tiché poletování si
if it knew I was there,
jestli si uvědomuje moji přítomnost,
of that with the crew
co bylo pro mě důležité.
starts with the perfect commute.
bezvadným dojížděním do práce.
morning view ever.
ranní vyhlídku vůbec.
only 30 seconds,
jen 30 sekund,
of looking out that window.
actually still very close to Earth.
že jsme vlastně stále velmi blízko Zemi.
to use the Canadian robotic arm
použila kanadskou robotickou ruku
the size of a school bus
velikosti školního autobusu,
different experiments
for the next four months.
v příštích čtyřech měsících viděli.
every single one of those experiments
každý jednotlivý experiment
scientific question answered
na další vědeckou otázku,
tady dole na Zemi.
to questions like,
odpovědi na otázky:
upside down, right side up --
vzhůru nohama, na správné straně ‒
in a little ball and floating freely.
do klubíčka a volně plovoucí.
into an empty supply ship
do prázdné zásobovací lodi
so I made a little video,
takže jsem vám vytvořila malé video,
helps everything go
aby všechno šlo tam,
we filter it and then we drink it.
filtrujeme ji a pak ji pijeme.
ale ve skutečnosti chutná docela dobře.
but actually tastes pretty good.
the table that's important,
a crew together.
to the rest of the world.
jak zůstat ve spojení se zbytkem světa.
of human spaceflight.
prvního letu člověka do vesmíru.
the whole time I was up there,
po celou dobu, co jsem tam byla,
as a way for us just to be together.
což byl náš způsob, jak být spolu.
would go over Massachusetts,
plula nad Massachusetts,
sailing across the sky.
plující po obloze.
I couldn't see my house,
neviděla jsem náš dům,
that the people I loved the most
že lidé, které jsem milovala nejvíce,
zatímco já jsem se dívala dolů.
where mission and magic come together.
kde se setkávají poslání a kouzlo.
mimo naši planetu
sustainability here on Earth.
udržitelnosti života zde na Zemi.
my family with me,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cady Coleman - AstronautCady Coleman draws from her time at NASA and her missions on the International Space Station to share insights about team building, leadership and innovation.
Why you should listen
Cady Coleman is a scientist, wife, mother, pilot, musician, retired NASA Astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions and a six-month trip aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Passionate about sharing her experiences aboard the ISS, Coleman delivered the introductory talk for TED2011 from space.
Coleman currently serves as University Explorer at Arizona State University and as a consultant for a wide range of space-related projects. Her first Space Shuttle mission set the stage for astronauts to conduct pioneering research aboard the ISS in materials science, biotechnology, combustion science and fluid physics. Launching the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was the focus of her second mission, making it possible for scientists everywhere to learn about black holes and dark matter. During her space station expedition, Coleman was the Lead Robotics and Lead Science officer, performing hundreds of science experiments and the second-ever robotic capture of a supply ship from the station. During her ISS mission, she and her crew coached actress Sandra Bullock in preparation for Bullock's role in the movie Gravity.
On the ground at NASA, Coleman served in a variety of roles within the Astronaut Office, including Chief of Robotics, lead for tile repair efforts after the Columbia accident, and, most notably, the lead astronaut for the integration of supply ships. She paved the way for commercial spaceflight collaborations that are now commonplace.
Before retiring from NASA, Coleman led open-innovation and public-private partnership efforts for the Office of the Chief Technologist at NASA Headquarters. As a volunteer test subject for the US Air Force centrifuge program, she set several human endurance/tolerance records while performing physiological and new equipment studies.
In addition to her role as University Explorer at ASU, Coleman is a research affiliate at the MIT Media Lab. She serves on several boards, including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Earthrise Alliance, Dent the Future, Skycatch and Greenfield Community College.
Coleman earned a BS in chemistry from MIT in 1983 and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1991. She is married to glass artist Josh Simpson, has two sons, Josiah and Jamey, and calls Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts her home. In their spare time, Coleman and Josh share a love of flying, diving and the exploration of new worlds right here on earth.
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