1 00:00:07,849 --> 00:00:03,200 hi I'm NASA Kennedy's powered to being 2 00:00:10,190 --> 00:00:07,859 taking you inside KSC the second stage 3 00:00:12,799 --> 00:00:10,200 of the United Launch Alliance Delta for 4 00:00:15,289 --> 00:00:12,809 heavy rocket was mated to the booster 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:15,299 and an important step towards liftoff of 6 00:00:21,130 --> 00:00:18,690 NASA's Parker Solar Probe the Parker 7 00:00:23,509 --> 00:00:21,140 Solar Probe is slated to launch in July 8 00:00:26,060 --> 00:00:23,519 embarking on a mission to travel through 9 00:00:27,890 --> 00:00:26,070 the sun's atmosphere the mission will 10 00:00:30,220 --> 00:00:27,900 provide a better understanding of the 11 00:00:33,310 --> 00:00:30,230 sun-earth connection and unprecedented 12 00:00:35,870 --> 00:00:33,320 up-close observations of the Sun itself 13 00:00:38,540 --> 00:00:35,880 management of the launch service for the 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:38,550 Parker Solar Probe is the responsibility 15 00:00:44,869 --> 00:00:41,370 of NASA's launch services program based 16 00:00:46,819 --> 00:00:44,879 here at Kennedy the advanced plant 17 00:00:49,819 --> 00:00:46,829 habitat aboard the International Space 18 00:00:52,910 --> 00:00:49,829 Station yielded two successful crops 19 00:00:55,220 --> 00:00:52,920 during a group test the crops included a 20 00:00:57,709 --> 00:00:55,230 rapid ops Asst that's a small plant 21 00:01:00,830 --> 00:00:57,719 related to cabbage and mustard as well 22 00:01:03,860 --> 00:01:00,840 as a dwarf wheat the habitat is known as 23 00:01:05,570 --> 00:01:03,870 a pH and it's a closed-loop system with 24 00:01:08,030 --> 00:01:05,580 an environmentally controlled growth 25 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:08,040 chamber where plants can grow under a 26 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:11,369 variety of LED lights with a success of 27 00:01:18,330 --> 00:01:14,010 these test crops a pH is ready to 28 00:01:21,569 --> 00:01:18,340 support large plant testing on ISS