Cady Coleman: What it's like to live on the International Space Station
凯蒂·柯曼: 我在国际太空站上的生活
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.
which is, "What's it like in space?"
“太空中是什么样子？”
it's a place that is magic for all of us.
那都是个神奇的地方。
dangerous thing that we do,
fury of those rocket engines
燃料爆发巨大能量，
on purpose, those engines stop --
所有发动机按计划停止运转——
are circling the Earth
乘着小巧的太空舱
at 17,500 miles an hour
the size of a Smart Car,
the size of a football field.
with a gentle thunk.
我们正式抵达。
动作笨拙地互相拥抱。
能在空中飘浮，
the entire space station,
让你穿越整个太空站，
tuck in with your toes.
就能让自己停下来。
was drifting silently
在太空站里安静地漂移，
if it knew I was there,
of that with the crew
starts with the perfect commute.
morning view ever.
only 30 seconds,
of looking out that window.
actually still very close to Earth.
家园近在咫尺。
使用加拿大机械臂的，
to use the Canadian robotic arm
the size of a school bus
different experiments
不同的实验装置，
for the next four months.
唯一的一批巧克力。
every single one of those experiments
scientific question answered
to questions like,
upside down, right side up --
in a little ball and floating freely.
into an empty supply ship
so I made a little video,
helps everything go
它们确实会去该去的地方。
we filter it and then we drink it.
过滤后饮用。
but actually tastes pretty good.
但实际挺美味的食物。
the table that's important,
对我们是很重要的，
a crew together.
to the rest of the world.
of human spaceflight.
the whole time I was up there,
都会和家人说话，
as a way for us just to be together.
享受共处的时间。
would go over Massachusetts,
sailing across the sky.
那颗星星划过天空。
I couldn't see my house,
that the people I loved the most
最爱的人也在仰视着我，
where mission and magic come together.
是个任务与神奇经历交会的地方。
sustainability here on Earth.
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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