Cady Coleman: What it's like to live on the International Space Station
凱瑟琳科爾曼: 我在國際太空站上的生活
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?"
彷彿這是個秘密似的。
it's a place that is magic for all of us.
太空是個神奇的地方。
dangerous thing that we do,
fury of those rocket engines
猛力推離地球之際，
每一分驚人力量。
on purpose, those engines stop --
are circling the Earth
at 17,500 miles an hour
高速下的一場微妙雙人舞，
the size of a Smart Car,
大小的太空艙，
the size of a football field.
with a gentle thunk.
我最喜歡的部分是飛行。
the entire space station,
從太空站的一端推到另一端去，
tuck in with your toes.
像坐姿般就定位。
was drifting silently
發出輕輕地哼聲。
if it knew I was there,
它是否知道我在那裡，
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.
to use the Canadian robotic arm
機械手臂的第二組人員，
the size of a school bus
校車般大小的補給船，
different experiments
在補給船中進行，
for the next four months.
唯一能夠看見的巧克力。
every single one of those experiments
scientific question answered
一個科學問題。
to questions like,
「太空中的流體力學如何？」
upside down, right side up --
蜷縮成一團，隨意漂浮。
in a little ball and floating freely.
into an empty supply ship
裝載到空的補給船上，
so I made a little video,
helps everything go
送去該去的地方。
（笑聲）
we filter it and then we drink it.
過濾之後再喝掉。
but actually tastes pretty good.
但實際上很好吃的食物。
the table that's important,
圍著桌子聚在一起，
a crew together.
to the rest of the world.
和世界維持連結的方式。
of human spaceflight.
the whole time I was up there,
幾乎天天和家人交談，
as a way for us just to be together.
這是讓我們共處的一種方式。
would go over Massachusetts,
sailing across the sky.
I couldn't see my house,
that the people I loved the most
這對我意義重大。
where mission and magic come together.
和神奇經歷交會的地方。
探索的重要步驟，
sustainability here on Earth.
也是相當重要的。
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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