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They accomplished a lot up here, space walker mike fincke holds the u.s. record for time in space, 380 days. >> i hope my record is soon broken. >> reporter: but their most important project here is to explain possible origins of the universe, hauling this machine into space so they can search for unusual types of matter. >> all right, you astronauts, you have about 10 seconds to explain to me exactly what alpha magnetic spectrometer does in trying to find origins of the universe. go ahead. >> u...

A lot of people arent sure he should leave during this time. the first african-american to walk in space, author of the book "dreamwalker: a journey of achievement and inspiration." gerard, good to see you. thanks for being with us. >> good to be here, ali. >> i sort of have separation anxiety normally. an issue to me, and i think for most people, to counter the excitement of being a space walker, being an astronaut, you are going into this astronaut, you are not going to return to earth even if...

Families dont like t. exactly. its very tough. you have to approach it from the standpoint youre not coming back. you have to prepare your will. make sure you have adequate life insurance to take care of the family as youre gone, and sit douc down and talk about, what happens if i dont come back? what does the family look like? and thats tough. >> what is the sense of mission involved in this? this is not the same as going on a vacation or doing something that you feel you want to do as much as ...

Get the spare in place. but they are having trouble with the cold stiff lines in the vacume of space. it is like maneuvering an elephant truck. you can have a ammonia leak and decreasing the coolant on the pace station. >> tom, you robbery out there and pace walker and watching this separation. they are so close together. it is a difficult procedure. we are told that they are even clashed into each other. their helmets. how risky is it for them. >> there is always element of risk. you can snag y...

We reflect on the achievements and struggles for african-americans in black history month, you fulfilled a remarkable dream and the dream of so many young children of any color. did you blaze a trail so that others can do that after you? it is a possibility for a young black student to become a space walker and an astronaut? >> well, you know, certainly, when i dreamed 40 years ago that i would follow in the footsteps of neil armstrong and buzz al dr aldrin i did not set out to be the first afri...

To follow a track of math and sinls or do science or does it bridge the gap that we talked about? >> well, it not only bridges the gap, but it also held independence corre-- helps in sg the mindset. we picked young people, because they are amassing the material necessary to prepare for high school and college. so, by having these programs at in this particular part of their life, it will help to expose them. and also we call them rock stars of stem, science, technology, and mathematics, and they...

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