 So what's the armada? Endeavor, hello, Brent and Brian. Endeavor for the pilot team there. Can you see Australia at your front window? We sure can. It's really nice to be here. We just went by Shark's Bay. That's great. Endeavor, TDRS East. And Endeavor Houston for Brian. We're back on the flight deck with you. And I have a switch throw on A14. Yes, good morning, everyone. Good morning, everyone out there in Houston. We're going to go live right now to the Space Shuttle Endeavor. We're standing by is Dr. Dan Barry, who is a 42-year-old astronaut on his very first mission. And we'll talk about that in a little bit. Thank you for joining us this morning, Dr. Barry. If you would answer these questions, two spacewalks in this mission are dedicated to testing tools and construction techniques for the future space station. And we're wondering how far along NASA is in its readiness to build the International Space Station. Over. We are doing two spacewalks as part of the buildup toward the actual construction of station. These spacewalks are integral to being ready to go because we are both testing the equipment that it ultimately is going to be used to construct the station. We're testing the materials that are going to go into the station. And we're testing the techniques that we will ultimately use to build that station. And then finally, we're training people to go out and do those techniques in the space environment. Well, astronauts who become construction workers for the space station will have to spend hundreds of hours out in temperatures that are 75 degrees below zero. How are the spacesuits doing in terms of the gloves for keeping the hands warm and the boots for the feet? I went outside yesterday for a little over six hours. And in fact, my thermal comfort was excellent. I had heated gloves with me, but it turned out that I didn't need to use them because I believe because of some of the improvements that we've made in the general cooling, I was actually very comfortable for the entire time outdoors yesterday, as was my crewmate, Leroy Chow. Dr. Barry, if you'll stand by with us a moment longer, we'll say so long for the moment to our audience here in Houston. And we'll be back a little later in this morning news show after 6.30 with some more from Dr. Dan Barry. So I'll pass it back to you in the studio. OK, Dr. Barry, let's continue. Do you still hear me? Yes, I read you loud and clear. OK, fine. You and your crewmates captured the Japanese science satellite during this mission and just recaptured the science satellite, the OAST, that you released a few days ago. It almost seems that there isn't anything that the space shuttle can't do except maybe fly to the moon. Over? It's a remarkable machine. I have to say that now that I've had the opportunity to ride on board, it is astonishing what this spaceship is capable of doing. This particular mission is very full. As you mentioned, we've retrieved Japanese satellite, deployed and retrieved another satellite, done an EVA already, and we have another EVA coming up tomorrow. So it's been a very exciting, very full and fulfilling mission. On a personal level, you're a Rook, and you've had a chance to do a spacewalk on your first mission, on your first flight. Are you having any fun yet? Over? 3, 2, 1, 0, night blue. The forests are emerald green. The clouds are so good to look at them. It's really incredible. It is, I'm sure you're aware, 10 years ago this month that the shuttle Challenger was lost. Is there still an awareness in the astronaut office in terms of not only the loss of colleagues, but also in terms of continuing the quest? Yes, I would say there definitely is. Of course, the Challenger accident occurred before I arrived, and so I didn't personally know any of the people on board. However, a number, a lot, most of the people in the office were friends with the folks on the Challenger and felt that loss at a very personal level. So you can be assured that their memory is very much alive within the astronaut office. And the lessons learned from Challenger in terms of safety and the things we need to do to fly safely are still very well in place. I can't hear Dan. Dan, I'm having trouble hearing you, but I'm sort of reading lips. Are you still hearing me? Over? Yes, I'm reading you loud and clear. OK, we'll go ahead with questions. I can't hear you. One of the questions that came up during the recent government shutdown is since there seems to be so much difficulty resolving budgets in Washington, how can an agency like NASA attract bright young minds, the bright young minds it needs for the future? What do you think attracts you and others to the program despite the uncertainties of jobs and projects to work on? Over? I would have to say one of the great things about working at NASA are the people that are there and the reasons that those people are there. People that work in the space program aren't there for the money, and they're not there for the recognition, they're there because they are excited about the opportunity to explore new environments, to push our frontier back, to be out to where the future is going to lead mankind. I think that the big selling point of NASA is that it's exciting to fly in space. It's exciting to think about where we're going as a society. And that's what continues to attract the very best people to NASA. Next month, former astronaut Bob Crippen is going to be awarded the Rotary National Space Award at a huge banquet at downtown Houston. Although he's been out of the office for some time, are there any Bob Crippenisms or Bob Crippen anecdotes that you can share with us that we can pass along to the banquet goers here? Over? I think the guy to ask that question to is John Young. All right. According to your biography, you are from Massachusetts, and I was wondering if you had a chance to fly over the Northeast to look down on the snowpack. And what does that look like? Well, in fact, our orbit doesn't quite take us that far north. The farthest north that we're going is Cape Kennedy. However, during a night pass recently, we were able to see the lights all the way from Miami to Boston at truly incredible sight. We could actually identify the various coastal cities, including the DC area, New York, and Boston. From as far south as Miami, it was truly amazing. Take a second, if you will, please, Dr. Berry, to describe tomorrow's spacewalk. Over? Yeah, tomorrow we watch how Winston Scott are going to go out to continue the spacewalking experience we've been having on board. They are going to perform a spacewalk to do a number of tasks that are required for space station assembly. One of the big tasks for Winston is really to determine what our thermal limits are. Leroy and I, in the first spacewalk, we're in a cold environment, but tomorrow they're going to be in a very cold environment. And we're going to have Winston standing still so that his metabolic rate gets low and we're really going to push the limits of the suit and see how well it can perform to keep Winston comfortable. Leroy and Winston are also going to assemble some of the work platforms that are required for putting together space stations, as well as check out some of the umbilical lines and connections that are a key component in putting together the different modules that make up the entire station. Are you going to have Winston configured so that he at least has his face looking down toward Earth so he has something to look at during his hibernation? Over? I don't think Winston would have agreed to do it if he couldn't look down on the Earth while he was standing still. Okay, Dr. Berry, I want to thank you very much for joining us this morning and continued good luck and success with this current mission. Houston KTRK, that concludes this event. Very much. I really appreciate the opportunity to say hi to everybody and to say thanks to the whole team that made it possible for us to be up here.