Ask Astronaut Greg Chamitoff: Space Station Orientation

Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, aboard the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth, is taking your questions. Here's your chance to hear direct from space. Chamitoff's schedule will not allow him to answer many questions, but he will attempt to answer a few each week. To submit your question, go to www.nasa.gov/ask! Come back to ReelNASA to hear your answers!

Brian Watt, 42, of Phoenix asks: Why does the space station have to be in a specific orientation in order to dock to shuttle or resupply spacecrafts?

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[blackbart99]

wow...that was a really interesting explanation.

Everything in space flight is tricky. NASA just

makes it all look easy.

[2008einstein2009]

*** GOOD VIDEO ***

[biorkes]

No he wont...

You will see a lot of Ghostys if u know what I mean ;]

[WGF69]

Hey! You know what i would love to see you do on video? No, well please talk then point the camera out all your windows you have:) would love to see what options you have for view. PLeaaassssssssse:) I said please.

[MeteorApophis]

can he let us see eath whit that camera?

[UltrasBallisti]

One way to make NASA and all space programs very interesting again is to perhaps confirm Dr. Edgar Mitchell's story that there are extraterrestrials out there. Say have you seen any?

[UltrasBallisti]

I would imagine people do not know that this is happening. It seems that this Q&A just started and ordinary folks who might be interested just don't know. I just stumbled myself on this while searching something on youtube. If it were carried in the evening news or some other marketing was done it would be flooded with people right away.

[audiogazm]

ey.. ey.. ey... fuck you greg

[Grrraig]

Graig Burns in Enderby BC Canada. Can you ever rove with a camera, give a guided tour?

[amhaun01]

i wish i could go up there.. why aren't more people seeing these videos?

[halowireproductions]

every vid i look at the right and see his radar and hes in a diffrent place evey video

[crazeepieman]

that is really interesting. awsome!