there is that sense that the window is closing because of the oxygen levels on that craft and the gear finally getting go into shape. they do have remote-operated vehicles now able to get to that depth at the bottom and get eyes on things so hopefully we ll have information very soon. the coast guard typically does their press conferences around 1:00 p.m. eastern. they pushed that back a little later today so that may indicate that they have, they are trying to gather information and trying to understand exactly what is happening down there and what they have found. and by that time, hopefully, maybe they will have laid eyes on something and we will have a much clearer picture, two, two and a half miles beneath the surface of the ocean. and i want to read to our viewers what the coast guard put out. they said a debris field was discovered within the search area by an rov near the titanic. experts within the unified command are evaluating the information. so just so we are
that s 96 hours. we re just over that mark now. but people who have been on that craft, people who know oceangate and rush stockton, a deep ocean diver, knows exactly what to do in these situations. their belief is from moment one. if they got into a catastrophic situation and they were still alive, from that moment on, they would have known preserving oxygen was the most important thing they could do. they may have to be down there several days. it is the, the conditions would be horrendous. pitch black, freezing cold and dwindling oxygen. all three of those make for a nightmare scenario. if they were able to stay calm, sleep, use as little oxygen as possible. continue to use the carbon
vulnerabilitie vulnerabilities. can you spend too much time, you know, doing this kind of work outside the space station? yeah, you can. in fact, you ve got to look at a few things. one is looking at what we call consumables. making sure their oxygen is in good shape and carbon dioxide scrubber is working. that they re feeling good. and you don t want to get into a situation where you start a whole new thing and then get into doing the new thing and then you don t have time to finish it. it s a very, kind of a fine line you want to walk here. you want to get ahead and ride the good work. at the same time, you don t want to go overboard and get too tired, as well. these guys have to come back in a couple days. if you re lisening to the transmissions they re discussing with the crew what else could they do? they take the crew s input on whether or not they thought they could get extra tasks done. so, we work together. you look at how the astronaut is feeling and how the
the astronauts. you don t want to plant it too much. at the same time, you want to make sure that you are getting what you need done. they have done so well, it looks like they might be ahead of where they want to be. when in a situation like that, i mean they are clearly calling the shots. they are seeing it. they are making progress. things are going along swimmingly and they figure, let s ride the momentum, why stop now? let s go as long as we can. it s not an issue of weighing the vulnerability. can you spend too much time doing this kind of work outside the space station? yeah, you can. in fact, you have to look at a few things. one is looking at consumables. making sure their oxygen is in good shape, their carbon dioxide scrubber is working, they are feeling good. you don t want to start a new thing, get into it and you don t have time to finish it and you