1 00:00:06,789 --> 00:00:02,480 I'm NASA Kennedy's dr. Gina Henderson 2 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:10,700 NASA United Launch Alliance Boeing and 3 00:00:15,289 --> 00:00:12,090 Department of Defense personnel 4 00:00:17,870 --> 00:00:15,299 conducted a successful integrated crew 5 00:00:20,060 --> 00:00:17,880 exercise from February to 12th the 6 00:00:23,290 --> 00:00:20,070 simulation was in preparation for 7 00:00:27,259 --> 00:00:23,300 Boeing's uncrewed test flight of his 8 00:00:28,580 --> 00:00:27,269 cst-100 Starliner spacecraft designed to 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:28,590 carry astronauts to the International 10 00:00:34,010 --> 00:00:30,090 Space Station 11 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:34,020 boys orbital flight tests OST of star 12 00:00:39,410 --> 00:00:36,630 liner is targeted too much nor earlier 13 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:39,420 than April on a ula Atlas five rocket 14 00:00:45,410 --> 00:00:42,930 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:45,420 Canaveral Air Force Station the joint 16 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:48,210 team executed a mock countdown that 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:48,930 practiced 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:51,930 Hulan Atlas 5 and operating the unique 19 00:00:56,330 --> 00:00:53,370 launch days Heinlein 20 00:00:58,430 --> 00:00:56,340 next is opportunity Rover mission came 21 00:01:00,439 --> 00:00:58,440 to a close but not before setting a 22 00:01:03,470 --> 00:01:00,449 foundation that was served as a basis 23 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:03,480 for future Mars exploration designed to 24 00:01:07,580 --> 00:01:05,700 last about three months opportunity 25 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:07,590 which was processed at Kennedy Space 26 00:01:12,410 --> 00:01:10,110 Center in Florida explored the Red 27 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:12,420 Planet surface for almost 15 years 28 00:01:18,050 --> 00:01:15,330 it provided valuable scientific data why 29 00:01:21,380 --> 00:01:18,060 exceeding is life expectancy by 60 times 30 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:21,390 the remarkable rover landed on Mars in 31 00:01:26,149 --> 00:01:24,570 January 2004 seven months after its 32 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:26,159 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force 33 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:28,890 Station it's less communication with 34 00:01:34,940 --> 00:01:32,490 earth was in June 2018 when a severe 35 00:01:37,940 --> 00:01:34,950 Mars wide dust storm blanketed its 36 00:01:40,690 --> 00:01:37,950 location opportunity provided the first 37 00:01:43,789 --> 00:01:40,700 proof that water once existed on Mars 38 00:01:46,039 --> 00:01:43,799 it's engineering week and across the 39 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:46,049 nation engineers are being recognized 40 00:01:51,590 --> 00:01:48,810 for their contributions to society at 41 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:51,600 Kennedy and throughout NASA dedicated 42 00:01:56,749 --> 00:01:53,850 engineers work tirelessly toward 43 00:02:00,709 --> 00:01:56,759 accomplishing the agency's deep-space