WEBVTT 00:03.240 --> 00:06.560 (Army Col. (Dr.) Andrew "Drew" Morgan) I didn't have a master plan to become an astronaut. 00:06.720 --> 00:10.540 I viewed myself as somebody who was inspired early on by the space program, 00:10.640 --> 00:14.960 but I knew that I wanted to serve in the military and that I wanted to be a military officer. 00:15.720 --> 00:19.880 My career evolved in this order: I was a soldier, and then I was a physician, 00:20.080 --> 00:25.320 and I saw an opportunity to apply to be an astronaut with no expectation of ever being selected. 00:27.020 --> 00:34.000 One of the most important things that I have learned in my military career is how to be a good teammate. 00:34.180 --> 00:38.460 How to build a good team and how to work through problems together. 00:38.700 --> 00:46.980 (Italian Air Force Col. Luca Parmitano) Drew is so thoughtful that it's fantastic to work with somebody that is so careful 00:47.120 --> 00:53.640 about other people's emotions and at the same time, he makes me feel bad then I'm not as good as he is. 00:53.640 --> 00:55.300 (Morgan) Oh, that is untrue, untrue. 00:55.920 --> 01:01.140 Life is a team sport, and being able to do that well, it makes life more enjoyable, 01:01.160 --> 01:04.740 and in the end, will make you more successful. 01:04.960 --> 01:09.480 Luca really pushes me to strive to be better and better because he just performs 01:09.580 --> 01:15.180 at a high level in everything he does, and so he challenged me in new ways. 01:15.460 --> 01:19.760 I really appreciate him as a crew mate, and I'm looking forward to this six hours underwater together. 01:19.760 --> 01:21.040 (Parmitano) Yep, it will be fun 01:23.880 --> 01:26.660 A lot of prep work happens up front, 01:26.780 --> 01:32.000 and it's preparing not only myself, making sure that I'm trained and ready to go 01:32.100 --> 01:36.700 to go do the mission, but also to make sure that everything is taken care of at home. 01:36.840 --> 01:41.560 (Stacey Morgan) When you have the support of your family and everyone's behind you. You have the emotional 01:41.660 --> 01:47.740 support of the family unit behind you. You can do your job better because you can focus on that. 01:48.280 --> 01:51.500 (Col. Morgan) I wouldn't do this if I didn't have the support of my family. 01:51.680 --> 01:55.740 I know the toll that my career had taken on the family 01:55.740 --> 01:59.020 prior to me being selected as an astronaut, and then the demands of being 01:59.020 --> 02:02.240 an astronaut are no different and, and greater in many respects. 02:02.540 --> 02:05.280 We've been married almost 20 years now, 02:05.440 --> 02:13.960 and she knew me when I was just a cadet, and she's seen me grow up and become an astronaut 02:14.060 --> 02:16.360 and now get ready to spend nine months away from the family. 02:16.440 --> 02:20.500 There's nobody that I could have done this without... 02:21.200 --> 02:22.960 my wife, Stacey.