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13 years ago we started permanently living on the space station, so we've sort of moved into the settlement phase and eventually it will go from the space station to the moon and to mars. but, you know, it's just a natural explorative process and the six people up on the station right now, they're celebrating the anniversary but they're also testing the equipment that will let us go further. they're pretty proud people from all around the earth. >> we forget they're doing work up there. it seems these days, there's really nothing to inspire kids to join the space program. you know, most of the...

An hour so it's all relative. therefore, it's not like you're trying to hit a bullet with a bullet. they will move it in slowly so it's a matter of being relative to speed. they'll move in as slowly as they can but they have to move in at least fast enough for the docking mechanism to work. some of them newer systems use the station arm that reaches out and grabs the craft and brings it back in. the russians have been very insist tant on using the automatic docking system. it never has worked well. this brings up the fact we're now -- we're dependent on the russians for cargo and crews startin...