Cady Coleman: What it's like to live on the International Space Station
Cady Coleman: ¿Cómo es vivir en la Estación Espacial Internacional?
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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espacial dos veces,
Space Station for almost six months.
Internacional durante casi 6 meses.
which is, "What's it like in space?"
me hace la misma pregunta:
it's a place that is magic for all of us.
es un lugar mágico para todos nosotros.
dangerous thing that we do,
peligroso que hacemos,
fury of those rocket engines
de esos motores de cohetes
on purpose, those engines stop --
a propósito estos motores se detienen.
are circling the Earth
dando vueltas alrededor de la Tierra
espacial con cuidado.
at 17,500 miles an hour
a 28 000 kilómetros por hora
the size of a Smart Car,
del tamaño de un Smart Car,
the size of a football field.
del tamaño de un campo de fútbol.
with a gentle thunk.
atracaron con un suave golpe.
una familia instantánea.
the entire space station,
de toda la estación espacial,
tuck in with your toes.
con los dedos de los pies.
was drifting silently
era ir a la deriva en silencio
que zumbaba por la noche.
if it knew I was there,
si sabía que estaba allí,
of that with the crew
con la tripulación
lo que era importante para mí.
starts with the perfect commute.
empieza con el viaje perfecto.
morning view ever.
only 30 seconds,
of looking out that window.
de mirar por esa ventana.
actually still very close to Earth.
estamos muy cerca de la Tierra.
to use the Canadian robotic arm
el brazo robótico canadiense
the size of a school bus
del tamaño de un autobús escolar
different experiments
de experimentos diferentes
for the next four months.
en los próximos cuatro meses.
every single one of those experiments
permite responder una pregunta científica
scientific question answered
aquí en la Tierra.
to questions like,
a preguntas como:
de los fluidos?"
upside down, right side up --
de cabeza, sobre el lado derecho...
in a little ball and floating freely.
una bolita y flotar libremente.
into an empty supply ship
a una nave de suministros vacía
so I made a little video,
así que hice un breve video,
que el principio de vacío soluciona esto,
helps everything go
se supone que tiene que ir.
we filter it and then we drink it.
la filtramos y luego la bebemos.
pero en realidad saben muy bien.
but actually tastes pretty good.
the table that's important,
de la mesa es lo importante,
a crew together.
to the rest of the world.
de estar conectada con el mundo.
Ian Anderson de Jethro Tull en la Tierra
of human spaceflight.
del vuelo espacial humano.
era muy importante.
the whole time I was up there,
todo el tiempo que estuve allí arriba
as a way for us just to be together.
como una forma de estar juntos.
would go over Massachusetts,
sobrevoló Massachusetts,
más brillante navegando por el cielo.
sailing across the sky.
I couldn't see my house,
no pude ver mi casa,
that the people I loved the most
saber que las personas que más amaba
mientras yo estaba mirando hacia abajo.
where mission and magic come together.
es donde la misión y la magia se unen.
ir más allá de nuestro planeta
sustainability here on Earth.
la sostenibilidad aquí en la Tierra.
my family with me,
a mi familia conmigo,
la estación me mostró
que desempeñar.
de la nave espacial Tierra.
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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