OK.
Here goes nothing.
I'm about to embark
on my 14-day mission
living in the first
simulated moon base.
What you need to know
to survive in space?
Space is harsh,
rigorous, unforgiving.
So you have to adapt
to it, because it's not
going to adapt to you.
And that's going to take
the full cooperation
of your whole crew.
We are an international
group that has never
been assembled before.
Priority is really our
safety, our well-being,
learning how to
work well as a team
in these kinds of conditions.
You go beyond race,
beyond borders,
and you have to
work as humankind.
Doesn't matter
where you're from.
Every hand on deck.
We started with a full
inventory-- medical supplies,
food, cleaning supplies--
a full audit of what
we got to work with.
There was a team effort.
That's been going well.
You might have seen
these sweet new patches.
I took the lead doing the
patches for everybody,
and earned the
nickname "Iron Man."
Of course, even Tony Stark would
hit some snags staying in shape
if he couldn't go to the gym.
So fitness is a critical
part of any space routine.
One hour of exercise
is required every day
to make sure that we
stay in shape to combat
the atrophy that
would happen trying
to go from Parks and Rec.
Chris Pratt to Guardians
of the Galaxy Chris
Pratt before these
EVAs start tomorrow.
An EVA is a extra
vehicular activity, i.e.
getting out of a spaceship,
getting out of The Hab,
and actually doing
something cool.
Imagine you can't
leave your home
without putting on a
spacesuit and then passing
through an airlock.
There's no just going out
and getting fresh air.
Leaving your home in
space means danger.
And there are no second chances.
You only go outside when
absolutely necessary.
Because going out
there to run an errand
could put yourself and
your entire crew at risk.
It was go time.
Standing in the airlock with the
rest of the crew, I felt ready.
I had flashes of myself as
Matt Damon on the Red Planet,
doing whatever it
takes to survive,
using my wits in a strange
and barren alien landscape.
I was ready for whatever
mission Commander Musilova
would put on my shoulders.
You will take the trash.
A bit humbled, I
accepted my mission
and prepared to leave the
habitat for the first time.
Ready to go?
Ready to go.
I'll open the door.
Nity, we are
exiting the habitat.
Here you go, trash man.
That's one small step for
man, and one giant cleanup
for mankind.
Maybe I wasn't going to
embody Matt Damon or Tony
Stark on this mission.
But I realized I
had a critical role.
As the non-scientist
on the crew,
it was on me to help other
team members complete
their research.
As it turns out, this
is why our commander
allowed me to join the
mission in the first place.
Every person can
contribute in a team.
You come here with a skill set,
whether engineer, scientist,
journalist.
That's what you think
you're going to bring.
But as a human being, you
can bring so much more.
Go Captain Planet!
Yay.
Someone might need
someone to talk
to them because they're
feeling lonely or down
or whatever it is.
You need to develop that good
feeling amongst each other.
That will then
really help the team
accomplishing our main goals.
The first EVA taught me my
purpose on this expedition
was not to be the hero.
In fact, I had a new identity.
I'm just here to be
Sriracha and make
everything a little better, the
Sriracha we don't have up here.
Bottom line-- when
the stakes are high
and resources are
tight, everyone
has to play their part.
You have to learn to
do more with less,
and adapt, and appreciate
little things--
like spices.
