Explosion on board. The interview is from the Oral History Program at the Johnson Space center. This is the Johnson Space Center Original history project, may 25th, 1999, at the Johnson Space center. When you were a little kid, you saw a rocket go off and you said i want to do that . Is it that simple or that complex . You know, i was interested in rockets and astronomy long before the glenns and the shepherds of the world could spell rocket. I was interested in it way back in high school. I went to try and build some rockets. I wanted to be a rocket engineer, as a matter of fact. I wrote to the American Rocket Society at that time which is now the aaia or Something Like that, and i said i want to be a rocket engineer, and they wrote back and said you need to go to i. T. Or cal tech, and i couldnt afford either so i got an rotc appointment to wisconsin and then from there i went to the Navel Academy and then i got the flight training. I became a naval aviator, and low and behold in 195
In the solar system in our universe . Scott i think thats our future learning to live and work in space, on the moon, mars, and someday possibly beyond our solar system. Beyound a year in space was made possible in part by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Scott kelly i got misha behind me. Hes waking up, too. [laughs] Mikhail Kornienko early morning. [laughing] scott a year is a long time. Its a long time to be in space. It is not an easy place to live for that period of time. Im done. [laughs] miles obrien going the distance to a year is significant, because were talking about, you know, time frames that would get you to mars. Scott i even said to misha, about halfway through the flight, h, if we were going to mars, wed be arriving right now. Thats good. Mark kelly my brother went in there knowing full well, hey, this is a big challenge. You know, where he said this has been an incredible experience. Scott oh, man. Mark i think he was also ready for