1 00:00:06,789 --> 00:00:02,629 hi I'm NASA Kennedy's story long and I'm 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:09,770 SpaceX launched its crew dragon atop the 3 00:00:15,730 --> 00:00:13,290 Falcon 9 rocket at 249 a.m. Eastern on 4 00:00:19,790 --> 00:00:15,740 Saturday March 2nd from launch complex 5 00:00:21,740 --> 00:00:19,800 39a at Kennedy Space Center crew dragons 6 00:00:25,340 --> 00:00:21,750 destination the International Space 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:25,350 Station the mission called demo 1 is the 8 00:00:29,390 --> 00:00:27,210 first flight test of a space system 9 00:00:31,970 --> 00:00:29,400 designed for humans built and operated 10 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:31,980 by a commercial company for NASA's 11 00:00:36,530 --> 00:00:34,170 Commercial Crew program tonight was a 12 00:00:41,959 --> 00:00:36,540 big night for the United States of 13 00:00:44,209 --> 00:00:41,969 America a great night for NASA what - 14 00:00:48,799 --> 00:00:44,219 what today really represents is a new 15 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:48,809 era in space flight the crew dragon 16 00:00:53,180 --> 00:00:51,090 carried Ripley an anthropomorphic test 17 00:00:55,790 --> 00:00:53,190 device outfitted with sensors to provide 18 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:55,800 data about potential effects on future 19 00:01:00,349 --> 00:00:57,570 astronauts who will travel in the 20 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:00,359 spacecraft the spacecraft also carried 21 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:02,280 more than 400 pounds of supplies and 22 00:01:07,429 --> 00:01:04,170 equipment for delivery to the space 23 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:07,439 station crew dragon detached from the 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:09,479 space station and returned to earth for 25 00:01:15,050 --> 00:01:11,850 a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off 26 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:15,060 the Space Coast today and remember