Preview: Season 25 Episode 16 | 1m | Video has closed captioning.
NASA's goal to send astronauts to Mars would require a three-year absence from Earth, during which communication in real time would be impossible.
Aired: 04/24/24
- It was a really cold morning.
I remember counting down.
And then as soon as it lifts off you can feel it in your chest.
My mom is not on the planet.
♪♪ - My mind was pretty blank.
My spouse is on top of this ball of fire.
- It's this crazy experience emotionally because it's the pinnacle of your career.
It's something you've been training for for years, - Every nut and bolt, you know its breaking point, but the humans have not been quantified.
♪♪ - Long duration space flight is a different animal.
♪♪ - I actually don't know how three years would go.
- People say, "Didn't you feel bad leaving your kid?"
Of course I did!
And yet, If I could have spent another 6 months, I would've stayed in a minute.
♪♪
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