Ask Astronaut Jeff Williams: Post a Video Response

[linghun]

Do you the stars on the dark side with your naked eyes?

[thegreatcb7]

i got a good question..: HOW MANY SPACE SHIPS DO YOU SEE FLYING AROUND EVERYDAY?!

[Shazee083]

how you become an astronaut

so you need an medical degree and an engineering degree and i have do a research

[patachu666]

@Shazee083

you get into a rocket/ship/whatever that takes you into space. then you become an astronaut.

[hisssyffffit]

I see lots of questions, but no answers?

[kirza94]

just guessing but did he record this is Kibo( JEM PM ) if so yeay im getting smarter :)

[isokessu]

Do you or somebody know that is it possible to be in mars for hours or days with just some plastic suit and oxygen tank (what could be pretty big because it wouldn't be so heavy like in earth) or is there so high- or low-pressure that you need some crazy space suit? :D and could you live there for second or two without anything else but normal clothes and holding breath O_o I mean really what would happen?

[chorioretinitis]

@isokessu Mars has a surfare pressure of about 1 kPa (or about 0.15 psi, or about 1% of our sea level pressure), so it's basically hard vacuum. You'd need a pretty regular space suit, preferably with dust-hardened joints. You could survive for about 10 seconds in vacuum without any protective gear without suffering any major damage, after that you'd lose consciousness and soon die. And you should exhale and *not* hold your breath, as the overpressure of air in your lungs would tear them up.

[hardstyle905]

@chorioretinitis And not to mention the cold...

[Lozza263]

ther isnt even any video responses! lol

u wud think ther would be lots

[javeedmohiuddin]

how 2 me alive locomotvly hght speed lngth attacks happen

[gio957]

how big is this space station and what kind of work do you do there?

[ejdelafe]

Is anything really ever going to come of this request for video responses. I posted one weeks ago, and it has not even shown up above on the "Video Response" pull-down tab, which still shows a "0." I know that Jeff is a busy man, and can't get to our questions right way, but I can't even get confirmation that my video was received or is in some kind of a queue.

Thank you,

ejdelafe

[Japsieify]

Is it fun to be in microgravity/parabolic flights?

[NoShame86]

Jeff when was the first time you had sex? Do NASA set up any sexual experimentation research program in space before?

[IcebergEntOFFICIAL]

have you seen a ufo while working on the space station????

[federalfsx]

where do you take a dump?

[joerene18]

brother jeff where/what is the end of the space??

[slos25]

Jeff- What is your biggest worry about being the in the ISS?

[debndonny]

thats true nerds don't like cameras...lol...but yeah good q

[mardukk13]

Great job NASA! Thanks for inspiring us all!

[mardukk13]

How researchers from developing countries (without space programs) can participate in ISS? How can they become astronauts? Is it possible?

[iammrfrank]

I have a quick question, on one of the previous trips into space (further out from simply orbit) some astronauts said the radiation was dense enough to see with their eyes closed, is orbit far enough out to see the radiation while your sleeping? Or are you still too far in the earth's protective magnetic field? (I know it says video response.. but it's my opinion that I'm a nerd and most people following probably are also, and we don't like cameras...)

[MrJohnb05]

Jeff: This is John Beissel, Bernies friend - met you at the fish fry. What was it like to experience the false alarms, was it all training that kept you sane.  What is your space walk schedules? Watching and keeping you in our prayers.

John

[morg3k]

Please more govt. funding for NASA! Possibly an international cooperation effort to get back back to the moon and on to mars like the ISS would help too.

Lets write to our congressman, representatives, and world leaders now everyone. No matter what country you are in, educate and get people together in the name of space exploration and human advancement.

This is the only way that governments will take this space effort seriously, is if their constituency is actually behind it.

[GSantosJR2]

If you were in space when there is a meteor would you be able to see them befor they enter space? PS U rock

[tazz24uk]

love watching nasaTV streams you guys working hard as always :) all the best with docking, that sim they showed looked just like Orbiter lol

[Shadowsnshades]

What kinds of research is being conducted aboard the ISS?

[morg3k]

Tons of it, a lot of research that is making it's way back to earth. I think there's plenty of it to find on Google.

[HairTriggerRaptor]

thats one small click for man, one giant leap for (WW)web kind

[nickneal7]

Are there plans to move past the outpost? How long do you think it will be before tourist are allowed to space? I know there have been civilians in the past but they'd paid alot from what i heard.. Or my best question. How long do you think it will be before there is a cheaper transportation method of people? It seems the only draw back from going into space is the amount of fuel needed to reach orbit not to mention other destinations. I'm sure these questions won't be addressed but oh well

[lillyvalleys]

Good afternoon ISS crew from London UK :-)

[RonFella]

Now that Obama has cut NASA's budget in favor of sending money to his friends on Wall Street does it still make sense for a high school kid to want to be an astronaut any more?

[morg3k]

I still think so, for one thing the budget was never there at all my friend. The budget has flown away into deep space since 1975. The govt commitment to NASA is a joke! They were just flexing political muscle by landing on the moon, and now there are more pressing issues to flex their muscles with like war and oil unfortunately. Everyone has friends somewhere and that is the reality of things, we just need a president who has friends at NASA so we can have a bit of money bias on our side.

[jose821]

i would like to be an astronaut. what can i do?

are there any opportunities for people from other countries (not USA)?

what you do up there?

thanx for the opportunity

[GSantosJR2]

When you were shooting this video it looked like you were in space from the window lol were you?

[kazelieast]

hes in the International Space Station which is in space

[Asator66]

If you're in space for a long time, is it tough always being enclosed inside the same surroundings? Even after a few hours of being in my room I'd get tired of it and go outside or something.

[bratzo87]

Hello from Argentina. We are used to see the NASA misions that begin and end with almost no mistakes, every little thing you do wrong is worth millions and i guess that's why. But in ISA theres people living, and i started thinking, how about everyday routine, or easy jobs that turn out to be the most hard thing to do. I once read that putting on socks can be a very difficult job. Do you have any story about those simple things that up there just turn very complicated? Thanks for the oportunity

[iammrfrank]

I would like this question answered also.

[tazz24uk]

what are the most important rules aboard the ISS? and things you can and can't do at any given time? thanks

[flamesh2d]

i have a ? what do you see up there do you guys look at clouds and try to find shapes of animals in it or are you constantly doing work? any way looks like fun hope you guys are safe

[jeffsadowski]

That window looked dirty. I wonder if it was the outside or inside. Inside would be easy to fix outside they should try to figure out a good way to clean it. maybe an easy way to swap the outside material.

[lillyvalleys]

Just to say 'Good morning' ISS Crew from London UK.

Rosanella :-)

[Torulv]

Is the digestive system altered by the absence of gravity?

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Are psycho-stimulants (example: modafinil) used to boost cognitive performance in astronauts on mission?

[andreasm]

How do you measure the mass ("weight") of things up there?

[ThierrySold]

What can a regular person do to go to space to feel how it is or even work there?

[joachim2464]

pay millions of dollars lol:)

[WoWgnome123]

you can just look that up

[deafmonk19]

i just seen the station fly by here in springfield ohio at 6:10 lasted for 4 minutes and didnt see the mrm2 satlight with it.

[JDLealPio16]

wow that is cool! * )

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

[SubvoIt]

Cool