Departing Space Station Commander Provides Tour of Orbital Laboratory

In her final days as Commander of the International Space Station, Sunita Williams of NASA recorded an extensive tour of the orbital laboratory and downlinked the video on Nov. 18, just hours before she, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency departed in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft for a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan. The tour includes scenes of each of the station's modules and research facilities with a running narrative by Williams of the work that has taken place and which is ongoing aboard the orbital outpost.

[surgeville]

I was going to show my 5 year and twin 4 year old daughters 3 minutes of this. They were GLUED! At about 10 minutes I offered to turn it off and watch the rest later, and two of my girls shouted, "NO!"
It was VERY cool - both the video and their reactions.

[gusterguy]

This is one of the greatest videos I've ever seen. They are all so lucky to be able to experience that

[JeremyNeel]

This is awesome and terrifying at the same time

[joezilla]

I met her and another astronaut eating at our restaurant the other day and shook their hands. I was so starstruck.

[deacon]

Thank you, Commander Williams, for an interesting tour.

[justinlines]

"I haven't sat down for six months now."
Williams, S (2012)

[l.p.]

I watced the whole documentary just because shes so bright

[rebor]

I love how even though she's been there for 6 months she still enjoys flying around in the space station! Just goes to show the novelty doesn't wear off any time soon.

[MattJP]

Thanks for making this video! It shows how well different countries can work together and what we are able to achieve when we work together.

[kenandjakesgopro]

AWESOME!!  Thanks Sunita Williams for sharing that with us. The views out the windows put everything in perspective for us. My 12 year old son Jake and I enjoyed watching your video and glad you returned safely.

[LESTERL]

Great tour! She is AWESOME and LOVELY!!Thanks for sharing this Commander Williams!

[barbarawilliams]

Thanks for giving us a realistic look at the inside of the ISS.  Great job to all of you serving in this capacity!

[BrockNMcGoff]

It's amazing what we accomplish when we (countries, cultures) partner with each other instead of argue and fight and kill each other. Freakin' space!

[twaeurope]

What a fabulous tour guide and tour. Sunita, you are terrific educator, along with being great fun. I've always wondered how it is to be in space and you gave the most complete answers.

[riparianlife]

The amazing thing to me is that they're not floating, they're falling. Imagine months at a time falling. 

[Fancylooks]

I want some of that extraterrestial high hold hairspray too!

This woman is amazing, so nice, such a wonderful smile all the time, she is very impressive and nice, God bless her. I don't want to imagine what kind of humour I would have after 6 months floating around on such an unhuman place.

[minxlabrada]

Have a safe trip back! Love the Edward Scissor hands hair in space!

[twistedyogert]

How does she control her movement through the ISS without hitting anything. She was floating around like a helium balloon. I probably would have smacked my face on the ceiling. :-P

[kingstonrjsp]

this is one of the most amazing things i've ever seen

[guyparasch]

I found this video very interesting, and well done! I never thought I would watch such a long video in its entirety, but it was so good, it was a pleasure. Very good tour Sunita.