#INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION INSIDE SERIES#

Glad to be with you, Sam.īRIGER: So the series starts out with you on a spacewalk with your fellow astronaut, Luca Parmitano. You have to actually tell yourself, hey, you're here to do a job and focus on it.īRIGER: That's Chris Cassidy from the Disney+ documentary 'Among The Stars.' Chris Cassidy, welcome to FRESH AIR.ĬASSIDY: Oh, thank you. And you know how far it is between cities and coasts, and you're seeing that distance happen within minutes. When you see the Earth out on a spacewalk, it's usually between your toes, and you're seeing the Earth go by at 5 miles a second. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Copy that, Shane.ĬASSIDY: It can be a little frightening the first hour or so when you're out there and every now and then, even when you're experienced. We are ready for you to head out over to the Z1 sites, and we'll get you set up and ready to go. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Good morning, Chris and Luca. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, 'AMONG THE STARS')ĬHRIS CASSIDY: You know, there's a few things that we do as astronauts that really make you feel like an astronaut, and spacewalking is one of those things. Let's hear a scene from 'Among The Stars.' The first voice we'll hear is Chris Cassidy. Before joining NASA, Cassidy was a Navy SEAL and was awarded the Bronze Star. He's been to space three times, his first aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2009 as it delivered a Japanese experiment module to the station. Cassidy eventually makes it back to the space station as its U.S. But due to a rocket malfunction, he doesn't get to actually make that trip and has to watch his friends aboard the station carry on without him. SAM BRIGER, BYLINE: The Disney+ documentary 'Among The Stars' follows Chris Cassidy on the Earth as he preps for a mission to fix an experimental module on the International Space Station that just might tell us about the beginnings of the universe. Our producer Sam Briger spoke to the now-retired astronaut about his time in NASA and on the space station. One of the astronauts featured on the series is Chris Cassidy. The six-part documentary series 'Among The Stars' gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at NASA as it prepares missions on the ground and executes them aboard the International Space Station.

International space station inside