1 00:00:03,590 --> 00:00:02,389 hi and welcome to the Apollo Saturn v 2 00:00:06,230 --> 00:00:03,600 Center at the Kennedy Space Center 3 00:00:08,150 --> 00:00:06,240 Visitor Complex I'm Bethany hall and we 4 00:00:10,459 --> 00:00:08,160 are about to explore a pivotal moment in 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:10,469 American history where humans left Earth 6 00:00:15,049 --> 00:00:12,450 from Cape Kennedy and set off to stand 7 00:00:16,039 --> 00:00:15,059 on another world every astronaut that 8 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:16,049 stepped foot on the moon 9 00:00:20,510 --> 00:00:17,970 launched atop a Saturn five rocket like 10 00:00:22,490 --> 00:00:20,520 the one you see behind me this Saturn 5 11 00:00:25,340 --> 00:00:22,500 is only one of three remaining Saturn 5 12 00:00:27,529 --> 00:00:25,350 rockets in the United States the Saturn 13 00:00:29,660 --> 00:00:27,539 5 is divided into three stages if you 14 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:29,670 look up you will see the first stage of 15 00:00:34,790 --> 00:00:32,610 the Saturn 5 rocket five f-1 engines 16 00:00:37,639 --> 00:00:34,800 consumed five hundred and thirty four 17 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:37,649 thousand gallons of fuel in 168 seconds 18 00:00:41,869 --> 00:00:39,750 to propel the rocket by the time the 19 00:00:44,299 --> 00:00:41,879 rocket was 40 miles in the air it was 20 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:44,309 traveling at an incredible 5,000 miles 21 00:00:49,330 --> 00:00:46,770 per hour to give you an idea of how much 22 00:00:52,970 --> 00:00:49,340 power that really is the rocket produced 23 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:52,980 7.6 million pounds of thrust that's more 24 00:01:00,260 --> 00:00:57,930 than 85 Hoover dams to to deliver fuel 25 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:00,270 rapidly to the rocket turbo pumps had to 26 00:01:04,039 --> 00:01:01,890 be designed that could deliver the fuel 27 00:01:06,469 --> 00:01:04,049 at an incredible pace and here's a 28 00:01:08,450 --> 00:01:06,479 spin-off bonus those turbo pumps were 29 00:01:11,270 --> 00:01:08,460 the precursor to a lot of technology you 30 00:01:12,859 --> 00:01:11,280 see in today's artificial hearts but 31 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:12,869 we're here to talk about the astronauts 32 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:14,490 that chose to propel themselves to the 33 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:16,290 moon in the command module atop this 34 00:01:20,539 --> 00:01:18,450 rocket if you'll come with me to my left 35 00:01:22,730 --> 00:01:20,549 you will see the Apollo command and 36 00:01:25,370 --> 00:01:22,740 service module it's divided into two 37 00:01:27,140 --> 00:01:25,380 sections the first cone-shaped section 38 00:01:30,499 --> 00:01:27,150 is where the astronauts would rise it's 39 00:01:32,990 --> 00:01:30,509 the command module it's 10 feet 7 inches 40 00:01:35,630 --> 00:01:33,000 tall and just shy of 13 feet in diameter 41 00:01:37,490 --> 00:01:35,640 a small space by any stretch for the 42 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:37,500 three astronauts making the three-day 43 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:39,509 quarter million mile trip to the moon 44 00:01:44,090 --> 00:01:42,150 the second cylinder shape section is the 45 00:01:46,069 --> 00:01:44,100 service module it contained the 46 00:01:48,350 --> 00:01:46,079 electrical power and propulsion for the 47 00:01:50,749 --> 00:01:48,360 command module it also had space for 48 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:50,759 consumables like food and water that the 49 00:01:55,130 --> 00:01:52,290 astronauts would need on their journey 50 00:01:56,780 --> 00:01:55,140 prior to reentry the eye the command 51 00:01:58,580 --> 00:01:56,790 module would separate from the service 52 00:01:59,510 --> 00:01:58,590 module and the service module will burn 53 00:02:01,760 --> 00:01:59,520 up in the atmosphere 54 00:02:03,469 --> 00:02:01,770 while the command module would prepare 55 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:03,479 for splashdown in the ocean safely 56 00:02:07,149 --> 00:02:04,310 bringing our Astro 57 00:02:08,650 --> 00:02:07,159 home NASA launched 19 of these 58 00:02:10,870 --> 00:02:08,660 throughout the course of the Apollo 59 00:02:13,270 --> 00:02:10,880 program but only nine transported humans 60 00:02:14,830 --> 00:02:13,280 to the moon in a moment you will get to 61 00:02:17,410 --> 00:02:14,840 see the command module from the Apollo 62 00:02:19,540 --> 00:02:17,420 14 mission but first I'm going to send 63 00:02:22,930 --> 00:02:19,550 you to Joshua San Sora for a closer look 64 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:22,940 at the second stage Joshua we're now 65 00:02:26,650 --> 00:02:24,530 here alongside this hat earned five 66 00:02:29,020 --> 00:02:26,660 rocket at the top of the first stage and 67 00:02:31,570 --> 00:02:29,030 the bottom of the second stage that 68 00:02:33,250 --> 00:02:31,580 second stage uses five J two engines to 69 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:33,260 produce about a million pounds of thrust 70 00:02:38,140 --> 00:02:35,090 to propel the rocket through the 71 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:38,150 uppermost part of Earth's atmosphere wow 72 00:02:40,900 --> 00:02:39,290 this thing is huge 73 00:02:44,380 --> 00:02:40,910 to this day it's still the tallest 74 00:02:46,809 --> 00:02:44,390 rocket to ever fly at about 363 feet 75 00:02:49,660 --> 00:02:46,819 tall that's about 60 feet taller than 76 00:02:51,580 --> 00:02:49,670 the Statue of Liberty because this 77 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:51,590 rocket and this exhibit are so massive 78 00:02:54,820 --> 00:02:53,450 we wanted to show you this scale model 79 00:02:57,039 --> 00:02:54,830 to give you a little bit better 80 00:03:00,009 --> 00:02:57,049 perspective of how big this thing is 81 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:00,019 so the bottom up to here is the first 82 00:03:04,809 --> 00:03:02,330 stage and then from there to here is the 83 00:03:06,670 --> 00:03:04,819 second stage we have the third stage the 84 00:03:08,410 --> 00:03:06,680 lunar lander and then the capsule where 85 00:03:13,650 --> 00:03:08,420 the astronauts would ultimately sit so 86 00:03:18,580 --> 00:03:16,449 well the first stage of the Saturn 5 87 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:18,590 rocket was used to mostly get the rocket 88 00:03:22,330 --> 00:03:21,170 off the ground which it did great it 89 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:22,340 actually would run out of fuel at about 90 00:03:26,770 --> 00:03:25,010 42 miles and altitude at that point that 91 00:03:29,349 --> 00:03:26,780 first stage would separate and fall back 92 00:03:30,910 --> 00:03:29,359 to earth and land in the ocean then the 93 00:03:32,949 --> 00:03:30,920 second stage engines would light and 94 00:03:34,930 --> 00:03:32,959 that would carry the rocket into Earth 95 00:03:36,729 --> 00:03:34,940 orbit and then once its fuel was 96 00:03:39,129 --> 00:03:36,739 expended it would separate and fall back 97 00:03:41,289 --> 00:03:39,139 to earth as well that third stage down 98 00:03:45,129 --> 00:03:41,299 there would be used to mostly get us 99 00:03:47,309 --> 00:03:45,139 from Earth orbit to moon orbit once in 100 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:47,319 orbit around the moon for Apollo 11 101 00:03:52,150 --> 00:03:49,489 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz 102 00:03:53,710 --> 00:03:52,160 Aldrin flew the lunar lander and 103 00:03:56,860 --> 00:03:53,720 actually landed on the surface of the 104 00:03:59,849 --> 00:03:56,870 Moon on that Lander was a plaque that 105 00:04:02,349 --> 00:03:59,859 read we come in peace for all mankind 106 00:04:05,620 --> 00:04:02,359 indeed this was a historic moment for 107 00:04:09,789 --> 00:04:05,630 America but this was also a moment of 108 00:04:12,039 --> 00:04:09,799 global inspiration and unity as over 600 109 00:04:14,650 --> 00:04:12,049 million people tuned in to watch those 110 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:14,660 first steps on the moon on television 111 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:17,090 for a brief moment the world was united 112 00:04:22,390 --> 00:04:19,970 in in unity together in its celebration 113 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:22,400 of this historic achievement for all 114 00:04:29,050 --> 00:04:26,870 mankind one of the things that made the 115 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:29,060 Apollo program so incredible is that it 116 00:04:33,970 --> 00:04:31,910 started in 1963 we were in full swing 117 00:04:36,940 --> 00:04:33,980 with the Gemini program and we were just 118 00:04:38,410 --> 00:04:36,950 winding down Project Mercury we were 119 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:38,420 building rockets of vastly different 120 00:04:42,370 --> 00:04:40,730 sizes constructing the enormous Vehicle 121 00:04:44,590 --> 00:04:42,380 Assembly Building we're creating these 122 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:44,600 giant launch pads and we're training 123 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:47,030 crews to do things that nobody's ever 124 00:04:52,030 --> 00:04:50,600 done before it really is this moment 125 00:04:53,770 --> 00:04:52,040 where when we land on the moon where 126 00:04:55,420 --> 00:04:53,780 it's this culmination of just an 127 00:04:57,010 --> 00:04:55,430 incredible journey and Neil and Buzz 128 00:04:59,980 --> 00:04:57,020 both recognized that it really was an 129 00:05:01,210 --> 00:04:59,990 accomplishment for all mankind just 130 00:05:02,950 --> 00:05:01,220 around the corner over there there's 131 00:05:05,140 --> 00:05:02,960 actually a number of headlines copies of 132 00:05:07,210 --> 00:05:05,150 headlines from around the world from 133 00:05:10,210 --> 00:05:07,220 back in 1969 capturing those first few 134 00:05:13,270 --> 00:05:10,220 steps on the moon can you imagine what 135 00:05:15,850 --> 00:05:13,280 the headlines will say on our next giant 136 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:15,860 leap in space exploration what will they 137 00:05:20,290 --> 00:05:19,130 say when we walk on the moon again how 138 00:05:24,550 --> 00:05:20,300 about walking on the Mars what will 139 00:05:27,670 --> 00:05:24,560 those headlines say back in 1969 50 140 00:05:29,230 --> 00:05:27,680 years ago we were still 14 years from 141 00:05:31,630 --> 00:05:29,240 the first time that an American woman 142 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:31,640 would fly into space and we've made no 143 00:05:36,330 --> 00:05:33,770 mystery that women will be there for the 144 00:05:38,230 --> 00:05:36,340 next giant leaps in space exploration 145 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:38,240 could you be a part of one of those 146 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:41,330 headlines we want to show you some 147 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:43,010 artifacts from the Apollo program now 148 00:05:47,020 --> 00:05:44,810 and Bethenny's actually found some of 149 00:05:49,150 --> 00:05:47,030 those in our vault over here welcome to 150 00:05:51,190 --> 00:05:49,160 the ball there are a lot of artifacts in 151 00:05:52,750 --> 00:05:51,200 this room too many to go into everything 152 00:05:54,430 --> 00:05:52,760 today but I did want to highlight a few 153 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:54,440 major items for you as you look around 154 00:05:58,750 --> 00:05:56,900 if you'll look over here you will see 155 00:06:01,720 --> 00:05:58,760 the command module for the Apollo 14 156 00:06:04,180 --> 00:06:01,730 mission nicknamed Kitty Hawk the Apollo 157 00:06:06,430 --> 00:06:04,190 14 crew had some trouble docking with 158 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:06,440 the lunar module on tarus it took the 159 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:08,330 crew six attempts before a hard shock 160 00:06:12,670 --> 00:06:10,010 was achieved and that's not the only 161 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:12,680 problem they encountered during a test a 162 00:06:17,350 --> 00:06:15,110 short in the lunar modules abort switch 163 00:06:18,820 --> 00:06:17,360 was discovered if triggered this would 164 00:06:19,930 --> 00:06:18,830 have caused an abort during the lunar 165 00:06:22,930 --> 00:06:19,940 modules descent 166 00:06:25,690 --> 00:06:22,940 despite all this Antares made the most 167 00:06:26,869 --> 00:06:25,700 precise landing to date coming in only 168 00:06:28,399 --> 00:06:26,879 87 feet 169 00:06:31,850 --> 00:06:28,409 they're planned target in the Frau Moore 170 00:06:33,019 --> 00:06:31,860 region of the moon the Apollo 14 capsule 171 00:06:36,049 --> 00:06:33,029 brought back with it 172 00:06:37,579 --> 00:06:36,059 94 pounds of lunar rock and soil this 173 00:06:39,409 --> 00:06:37,589 was scheduled to go to a hundred and 174 00:06:41,329 --> 00:06:39,419 eighty-seven scientific teams in the 175 00:06:43,969 --> 00:06:41,339 United States and fourteen other 176 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:43,979 countries for study and analysis if you 177 00:06:48,169 --> 00:06:46,499 look over here you will see a sample of 178 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:48,179 the lunar rock from the Apollo 15 179 00:06:54,859 --> 00:06:52,110 mission this is believed to be 3.7 180 00:06:56,179 --> 00:06:54,869 billion years old now come with me 181 00:06:58,639 --> 00:06:56,189 we're gonna take a look at some 182 00:07:00,379 --> 00:06:58,649 spacesuits along the wall if you'll come 183 00:07:02,779 --> 00:07:00,389 over here you will see a wall of 184 00:07:04,639 --> 00:07:02,789 spacesuits the spacesuit is a complex 185 00:07:08,179 --> 00:07:04,649 modern armor that the astronauts have to 186 00:07:10,219 --> 00:07:08,189 wear to explore space the astronauts 187 00:07:11,929 --> 00:07:10,229 Apollo suits I'm sorry how to do things 188 00:07:14,329 --> 00:07:11,939 the mercury and Gemini suits could not 189 00:07:16,279 --> 00:07:14,339 they had to enable astronauts to walk on 190 00:07:18,109 --> 00:07:16,289 the moon the astronauts had to be able 191 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:18,119 to traverse rocky terrain and they had 192 00:07:21,889 --> 00:07:19,769 to be able to walk away from the lunar 193 00:07:24,259 --> 00:07:21,899 lander and here's a fun fact if you're 194 00:07:26,119 --> 00:07:24,269 wearing athletic shoes chances are you 195 00:07:28,219 --> 00:07:26,129 are walking on Apollo spin-off 196 00:07:30,350 --> 00:07:28,229 technology much of the spacesuit 197 00:07:32,329 --> 00:07:30,360 technology is used in the external shell 198 00:07:34,850 --> 00:07:32,339 of athletic shoes and also in the 199 00:07:37,009 --> 00:07:34,860 fabrication process if you'll look over 200 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:37,019 here you will see Alan Shepards 201 00:07:41,629 --> 00:07:38,969 spacesuit still covered in lunar dust 202 00:07:43,309 --> 00:07:41,639 and that's the spacesuit serve as a 203 00:07:45,859 --> 00:07:43,319 reminder that spaceflight is not without 204 00:07:48,499 --> 00:07:45,869 risk next we're going back to Joshua 205 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:48,509 who's in the Apollo 1 tribute we're here 206 00:07:52,730 --> 00:07:51,180 now at the Apollo 1 tribute and as you 207 00:07:56,569 --> 00:07:52,740 walk in there's a sign that reads ad 208 00:07:58,369 --> 00:07:56,579 astra per aspera that is a latin phrase 209 00:08:01,850 --> 00:07:58,379 that means a rough road leads to the 210 00:08:04,549 --> 00:08:01,860 Stars the Apollo program began with the 211 00:08:07,639 --> 00:08:04,559 loss of an entire crew it really was a 212 00:08:11,899 --> 00:08:07,649 rough road that led to the moon on 213 00:08:14,569 --> 00:08:11,909 January 27 1967 during a pre-flight test 214 00:08:14,989 --> 00:08:14,579 in preparation for Apollo 1 a fire broke 215 00:08:17,359 --> 00:08:14,999 out 216 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:17,369 on the command module and they were 217 00:08:21,980 --> 00:08:19,259 unable to open a hatch and the entire 218 00:08:25,790 --> 00:08:21,990 crew was trapped inside astronauts 219 00:08:30,650 --> 00:08:25,800 Virgil Gus Grissom Edward white and 220 00:08:35,839 --> 00:08:32,450 they were scheduled to fly just a few 221 00:08:37,820 --> 00:08:35,849 weeks later on February 21st 1967 and 222 00:08:40,190 --> 00:08:37,830 here you can actually see these are the 223 00:08:42,529 --> 00:08:40,200 the hatch elements to that command 224 00:08:46,910 --> 00:08:42,539 module this is what they what failed 225 00:08:47,540 --> 00:08:46,920 during that pre-launch test because of 226 00:08:49,070 --> 00:08:47,550 that failure 227 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:49,080 there was a redesign effort done to 228 00:08:53,630 --> 00:08:50,730 create an entirely new design which you 229 00:08:55,250 --> 00:08:53,640 can see over here and that redesign was 230 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:55,260 made so that it could be opened in five 231 00:09:02,270 --> 00:08:55,920 seconds 232 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:02,280 this display ultimately serves as a 233 00:09:07,250 --> 00:09:04,410 reminder of the tremendous effort made 234 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:07,260 to improve and increase safety for our 235 00:09:13,580 --> 00:09:10,560 crews and for the entire program after 236 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:13,590 the accident NASA spent time slowing 237 00:09:18,020 --> 00:09:15,210 things down and looking at every single 238 00:09:19,430 --> 00:09:18,030 piece of that rocket and spacecraft as a 239 00:09:21,290 --> 00:09:19,440 result there were a number of things 240 00:09:23,870 --> 00:09:21,300 that were were changed to improve safety 241 00:09:25,910 --> 00:09:23,880 and allowed us to successfully land with 242 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:25,920 12 men on the surface of the Moon during 243 00:09:30,590 --> 00:09:29,010 that Apollo program it can be easy and 244 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:30,600 it's appropriate to think of these men 245 00:09:36,050 --> 00:09:33,090 as as astronauts and icons and heroes 246 00:09:38,210 --> 00:09:36,060 but these three men they were just that 247 00:09:42,530 --> 00:09:38,220 they were men they were sons and 248 00:09:47,030 --> 00:09:42,540 brothers and husbands and fathers to 249 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:47,040 their kids they were just dad Gus he 250 00:09:49,970 --> 00:09:48,510 loved engineering and he was actively 251 00:09:52,580 --> 00:09:49,980 involved in the work done on his own 252 00:09:55,610 --> 00:09:52,590 aircraft and spacecraft he also loved to 253 00:09:57,740 --> 00:09:55,620 fish he loved cars Edie was an amazing 254 00:09:59,870 --> 00:09:57,750 athlete his event was the 400 meter 255 00:10:03,380 --> 00:09:59,880 hurdles and he actually almost made the 256 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:03,390 Olympic team Roger was known for taking 257 00:10:07,730 --> 00:10:05,130 special care with everything that he did 258 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:07,740 and he also loved sport shooting and he 259 00:10:13,450 --> 00:10:10,290 loved to cook if you could ask these 260 00:10:16,730 --> 00:10:13,460 guys any question what would you ask him 261 00:10:18,950 --> 00:10:16,740 later Michael Collins the command module 262 00:10:21,980 --> 00:10:18,960 pilot for Apollo 11 reflected on their 263 00:10:24,230 --> 00:10:21,990 sacrifice and he said this Apollo one 264 00:10:26,290 --> 00:10:24,240 tragically cost three lives but I think 265 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:26,300 it saved more than three lives later 266 00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:29,430 without it very likely we would have not 267 00:10:34,210 --> 00:10:30,690 landed on the moon by the end of the 268 00:10:36,860 --> 00:10:34,220 decade these three brave individuals 269 00:10:39,380 --> 00:10:36,870 gave their lives in pursuit of space 270 00:10:41,510 --> 00:10:39,390 exploration and their sacrifice led to 271 00:10:44,329 --> 00:10:41,520 further testing and redesign that 272 00:10:45,949 --> 00:10:44,339 enabled us to successfully a 273 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:45,959 the charge given by President Kennedy 274 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:48,720 back in 1961 and that charge was that we 275 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:50,730 should safely land a man on the moon and 276 00:10:55,970 --> 00:10:52,529 bring him home safely before the end of 277 00:10:59,090 --> 00:10:55,980 the decade we called this space a 278 00:11:04,460 --> 00:10:59,100 tribute because a tribute reminds us of 279 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:04,470 what these men made possible all right 280 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:07,529 so I am here now with four-time Space 281 00:11:11,509 --> 00:11:09,689 Shuttle astronaut and current center 282 00:11:13,129 --> 00:11:11,519 director for the Kennedy Space Center 283 00:11:15,799 --> 00:11:13,139 Bob Cabana thanks Bob for joining us Oh 284 00:11:18,439 --> 00:11:15,809 my plate Rajesh so we just came from the 285 00:11:20,449 --> 00:11:18,449 Apollo one tribute and and the question 286 00:11:23,869 --> 00:11:20,459 I want to start with is to kind of just 287 00:11:26,119 --> 00:11:23,879 ask how do we deal with that how do we 288 00:11:28,489 --> 00:11:26,129 kind of engage with that topic the idea 289 00:11:30,799 --> 00:11:28,499 of losing crew 52 years later and we've 290 00:11:33,139 --> 00:11:30,809 had a couple losses since then so how as 291 00:11:33,650 --> 00:11:33,149 we move forward in time do we make sense 292 00:11:36,290 --> 00:11:33,660 of that 293 00:11:39,049 --> 00:11:36,300 well first off Josh what we're doing is 294 00:11:41,179 --> 00:11:39,059 not without risk anything worth doing is 295 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:41,189 not without risk sure isn't is a 296 00:11:45,369 --> 00:11:43,050 midshipman at the Naval Academy I had to 297 00:11:47,929 --> 00:11:45,379 memorize all these famous naval sings in 298 00:11:51,139 --> 00:11:47,939 John Paul Jones had one and it was he 299 00:11:52,549 --> 00:11:51,149 who will not risk cannot win so you have 300 00:11:55,639 --> 00:11:52,559 to take a little risk in order to 301 00:11:57,290 --> 00:11:55,649 succeed it's something great and going 302 00:11:59,949 --> 00:11:57,300 to the moon was phenomenal when you 303 00:12:02,600 --> 00:11:59,959 think back on the challenge that 304 00:12:04,819 --> 00:12:02,610 President Kennedy gave our nation back 305 00:12:07,249 --> 00:12:04,829 then no we hadn't we've just flown a 306 00:12:09,169 --> 00:12:07,259 suborbital flight and he said I want you 307 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:09,179 on the moon within this decade eight 308 00:12:12,259 --> 00:12:09,689 years later 309 00:12:15,980 --> 00:12:12,269 we're walking on the moon that was 310 00:12:19,699 --> 00:12:15,990 amazing so when I look back on it hey 311 00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:19,709 first off it was awful that we lost that 312 00:12:27,499 --> 00:12:23,929 crew American heroes all just great guys 313 00:12:29,809 --> 00:12:27,509 but we learned from it all right the 314 00:12:31,429 --> 00:12:29,819 spacecraft was better because of it we 315 00:12:33,739 --> 00:12:31,439 made it to the moon because of Apollo 316 00:12:36,980 --> 00:12:33,749 while all that they learned from that 317 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:36,990 accident unfortunately we tend to have 318 00:12:42,489 --> 00:12:40,470 to relearn our mistakes in the past and 319 00:12:45,139 --> 00:12:42,499 what it really comes down to is on 320 00:12:48,949 --> 00:12:45,149 something like this it's the necessity 321 00:12:50,989 --> 00:12:48,959 to have configuration management they 322 00:12:53,059 --> 00:12:50,999 have control of the process to make sure 323 00:12:55,730 --> 00:12:53,069 that you do all the testing and that 324 00:12:57,199 --> 00:12:55,740 everybody has a voice in the decisions 325 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:57,209 that are made that all the information 326 00:13:03,740 --> 00:12:57,450 is 327 00:13:05,750 --> 00:13:03,750 don't become accustomed to things not 328 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:05,760 being ranked well this wasn't right but 329 00:13:09,020 --> 00:13:06,930 nothing bad happened 330 00:13:11,510 --> 00:13:09,030 all right and it's such a good point and 331 00:13:14,180 --> 00:13:11,520 and so you always have to be on the 332 00:13:17,060 --> 00:13:14,190 lookout for you know what's not right 333 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:17,070 what is the impact of it and then if you 334 00:13:20,630 --> 00:13:19,050 can try and think of everything that can 335 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:20,640 possibly go wrong when we were training 336 00:13:25,220 --> 00:13:23,310 to fly in space we had this guy he was 337 00:13:27,980 --> 00:13:25,230 called the sim suit the simulation 338 00:13:30,350 --> 00:13:27,990 supervisor right and it was his job to 339 00:13:31,790 --> 00:13:30,360 challenge the crew in the Mission 340 00:13:33,830 --> 00:13:31,800 Control team doing integrated 341 00:13:35,300 --> 00:13:33,840 simulations and they came up with 342 00:13:37,970 --> 00:13:35,310 scenarios that were just unbelievable 343 00:13:39,590 --> 00:13:37,980 but they tried to think of every 344 00:13:41,750 --> 00:13:39,600 possible thing that could go wrong 345 00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:41,760 during a mission and then they piled him 346 00:13:47,150 --> 00:13:44,400 up you know but it was forcing the crew 347 00:13:51,590 --> 00:13:47,160 and the team to work together to solve 348 00:13:53,060 --> 00:13:51,600 the problems unfortunately we lost the 349 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:53,070 Apollo 1 crew and I'm really proud of 350 00:13:58,820 --> 00:13:55,410 the exhibit that you showed everybody 351 00:14:01,220 --> 00:13:58,830 how we remember those guys is really 352 00:14:03,590 --> 00:14:01,230 important that we don't forget the same 353 00:14:06,530 --> 00:14:03,600 with Challenger in Columbia so going 354 00:14:08,510 --> 00:14:06,540 forward the thing is you can't let 355 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:08,520 something like that stop you if it's 356 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:10,860 really worth doing you know you you have 357 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:14,370 to persevere and charge on and the true 358 00:14:17,810 --> 00:14:16,350 measure of a person isn't the mistakes 359 00:14:19,850 --> 00:14:17,820 that he or she makes it's how did they 360 00:14:21,380 --> 00:14:19,860 respond to them did they let them bring 361 00:14:21,770 --> 00:14:21,390 them down and yeah admire them in the 362 00:14:23,660 --> 00:14:21,780 muck 363 00:14:26,270 --> 00:14:23,670 yeah or do they rise above them and go 364 00:14:27,470 --> 00:14:26,280 on so it's awesome yeah and I think that 365 00:14:29,510 --> 00:14:27,480 that's a really good way to kind of like 366 00:14:31,850 --> 00:14:29,520 wrap up that thought of saying we move 367 00:14:33,170 --> 00:14:31,860 on not forgetting them but kind of just 368 00:14:36,050 --> 00:14:33,180 to honor them and that's kinda what we 369 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:36,060 mentioned there is just that the tribute 370 00:14:40,070 --> 00:14:37,290 is there to remind us of what they made 371 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:40,080 possible absolutely and so I don't want 372 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:42,330 to kind of lose the other point you can 373 00:14:45,620 --> 00:14:44,310 I don't know if like hey we went on to 374 00:14:47,450 --> 00:14:45,630 do some really amazing things and we 375 00:14:48,740 --> 00:14:47,460 continue to do amazing things I am so I 376 00:14:50,930 --> 00:14:48,750 want you to kind of explain where we are 377 00:14:56,150 --> 00:14:50,940 now because this is a really neat spot 378 00:14:58,640 --> 00:14:56,160 so this is all the control panels and 379 00:15:00,830 --> 00:14:58,650 systems that were in the launch control 380 00:15:02,630 --> 00:15:00,840 center in the firing room these are the 381 00:15:04,790 --> 00:15:02,640 actual consoles these are yeah these are 382 00:15:07,430 --> 00:15:04,800 the this is historical and and it's set 383 00:15:10,190 --> 00:15:07,440 up exactly as it was when we launched 384 00:15:12,470 --> 00:15:10,200 Apollo to the moon and that was 385 00:15:14,870 --> 00:15:12,480 oh darn cool I I had the privilege of 386 00:15:16,460 --> 00:15:14,880 seen an Apollo launch which which I did 387 00:15:18,980 --> 00:15:16,470 not get the chance to do I'm a trellis I 388 00:15:21,650 --> 00:15:18,990 I was a midshipman at the Naval Academy 389 00:15:26,060 --> 00:15:21,660 in the physics Honor Society came down 390 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:26,070 to KSC in April of 1970 that spring to 391 00:15:32,030 --> 00:15:29,130 see Apollo 13 launch and there's another 392 00:15:35,629 --> 00:15:32,040 we triumph over adversity man right the 393 00:15:38,629 --> 00:15:35,639 team came together and were able to to 394 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:38,639 make that work and say that crew but it 395 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:40,410 was awesome and I remember being in the 396 00:15:44,930 --> 00:15:42,690 Vehicle Assembly Building and seeing the 397 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:44,940 Saturn 5 rocket seeing stacked up to go 398 00:15:48,829 --> 00:15:46,410 to the moon and watching that big Saturn 399 00:15:50,509 --> 00:15:48,839 5 take off you know that's what that's 400 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:50,519 what really planted the spark in me that 401 00:15:55,189 --> 00:15:53,130 said maybe I could do this Jim Lovell 402 00:15:56,900 --> 00:15:55,199 was a Naval Academy graduate he was a 403 00:15:58,790 --> 00:15:56,910 naval aviator in a test pilot and an 404 00:16:00,230 --> 00:15:58,800 astronaut maybe I could do that when I 405 00:16:02,139 --> 00:16:00,240 graduate I just wanted to fly airplanes 406 00:16:04,819 --> 00:16:02,149 but one thing kind of led to another 407 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:04,829 sure and so this spot specifically were 408 00:16:08,990 --> 00:16:06,930 at the Kennedy Space Center the Apollo 409 00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:09,000 Saturn 5 Center so people get an 410 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:10,380 actually coming it to see this kind of 411 00:16:13,730 --> 00:16:11,910 what you see on the other side over here 412 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:13,740 is actually kind of a standing area 413 00:16:17,870 --> 00:16:15,690 there's some seating as well or if you 414 00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:17,880 come through this building you get to 415 00:16:22,310 --> 00:16:19,740 come in and kind of see a cool it's kind 416 00:16:24,199 --> 00:16:22,320 of a mock what recap of what a launch 417 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:24,209 simulation Amsler absolutely they well 418 00:16:28,189 --> 00:16:26,010 it's not just a launch simulation it's 419 00:16:29,870 --> 00:16:28,199 it's the Apollo 8 mission to the moon 420 00:16:31,670 --> 00:16:29,880 yeah the first one to the moon and they 421 00:16:33,350 --> 00:16:31,680 run through and they're talking and the 422 00:16:36,949 --> 00:16:33,360 consoles light up and they actually play 423 00:16:38,900 --> 00:16:36,959 the footage and sound that was you don't 424 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:38,910 see people but you hear all the sounds 425 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:41,850 that from the voice loops as we launched 426 00:16:46,130 --> 00:16:43,890 that mission which is cool to get to 427 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:46,140 hear that historical context absolutely 428 00:16:51,710 --> 00:16:48,600 and so as we kind of think about the 429 00:16:53,150 --> 00:16:51,720 history of this place very there's a 430 00:16:54,889 --> 00:16:53,160 more modern look to them but we're in 431 00:16:57,740 --> 00:16:54,899 the process now of preparing consoles 432 00:17:00,050 --> 00:16:57,750 very similarly to move on to the future 433 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:00,060 so I wish you know okay you're gonna 434 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:01,170 have to do this again we're going to 435 00:17:05,210 --> 00:17:02,970 take a firing room one I know what it 436 00:17:06,980 --> 00:17:05,220 looks like guys from everyone in the 437 00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:06,990 launch control center we're gonna launch 438 00:17:13,370 --> 00:17:10,740 the next man and the first woman to go 439 00:17:15,679 --> 00:17:13,380 to the moon in 2024 and it's gonna be 440 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:15,689 awesome and what's really cool the 441 00:17:19,549 --> 00:17:17,730 launch director yes yes first female 442 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:19,559 launch director Charlie Blackwell 443 00:17:22,699 --> 00:17:20,610 Thompson is going to be the one that 444 00:17:23,570 --> 00:17:22,709 says go so I'm gonna I'm gonna ask you 445 00:17:24,860 --> 00:17:23,580 this question because I did 446 00:17:27,470 --> 00:17:24,870 some homework and I couldn't find out 447 00:17:29,120 --> 00:17:27,480 the real answer all right but is she the 448 00:17:30,860 --> 00:17:29,130 first female launch director period 449 00:17:32,450 --> 00:17:30,870 because I couldn't find another female 450 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:32,460 lab director anywhere charlie is the 451 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:33,690 first one so doesn't matter if it's 452 00:17:36,350 --> 00:17:35,250 necessary it's all been man before you I 453 00:17:38,660 --> 00:17:36,360 know okay 454 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:38,670 I can't speak for other countries but I 455 00:17:42,980 --> 00:17:41,010 don't know of any but for NASA she is 456 00:17:46,490 --> 00:17:42,990 the definitely the first one okay cool 457 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:46,500 so kind of what's uh what's coming up so 458 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:48,450 you say 2024 right so what give me a 459 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:50,250 kind of a absolute an overview of like 460 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:52,530 how do we get to 2024 so here's the plan 461 00:17:57,620 --> 00:17:55,290 right now we were trying to get to the 462 00:18:02,030 --> 00:17:57,630 moon right send folks back and build 463 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:02,040 this gateway this docking station if you 464 00:18:07,550 --> 00:18:05,010 will this waypoint on the way to getting 465 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:07,560 to the lunar surface so that's what 466 00:18:11,270 --> 00:18:09,210 we're gonna do but we've accelerated it 467 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:11,280 so the plan now is we're gonna fly the 468 00:18:17,090 --> 00:18:14,370 first test flight SLS and Orion the 469 00:18:19,910 --> 00:18:17,100 Space Launch System it's this big rocket 470 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:19,920 that's not quite as big as a Saturn five 471 00:18:24,110 --> 00:18:22,290 with the Orion spacecraft which holds 472 00:18:27,410 --> 00:18:24,120 for astronauts instead of three like 473 00:18:29,060 --> 00:18:27,420 Apollo and we're gonna go around the 474 00:18:31,310 --> 00:18:29,070 moon without a crew all right 475 00:18:35,690 --> 00:18:31,320 and we're shooting for that end of 2020 476 00:18:38,510 --> 00:18:35,700 early 21 and then in 2022 we're gonna 477 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:38,520 fly a Ryan again this time with the crew 478 00:18:43,310 --> 00:18:40,050 on board to the moon but they're not 479 00:18:45,620 --> 00:18:43,320 gonna land and then the plan is in 2024 480 00:18:48,980 --> 00:18:45,630 we're actually gonna send humans 481 00:18:50,690 --> 00:18:48,990 Americans back to the moon and we'll get 482 00:18:53,750 --> 00:18:50,700 that first woman on the moon and that 483 00:18:56,090 --> 00:18:53,760 first the vice president told us the 484 00:18:57,860 --> 00:18:56,100 next next people to go the moon they're 485 00:18:59,450 --> 00:18:57,870 gonna be Americans is to me the next man 486 00:19:02,240 --> 00:18:59,460 and the first woman to set foot on the 487 00:19:05,780 --> 00:19:02,250 moon so in order to do that we're 488 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:05,790 building this gateway this docking 489 00:19:08,870 --> 00:19:07,530 station around the moon and we've 490 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:08,880 already left the contract for the 491 00:19:13,910 --> 00:19:11,370 powerful polishing element it's gonna 492 00:19:17,980 --> 00:19:13,920 power this thing and then it's going to 493 00:19:20,390 --> 00:19:17,990 have mm-hmm we're still defining exactly 494 00:19:22,010 --> 00:19:20,400 the for sure it is it's going to be a 495 00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:22,020 little smaller than when it starts out 496 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:24,510 there's gonna be a phase one and it'll 497 00:19:30,230 --> 00:19:27,570 have a habitability utilization module 498 00:19:33,260 --> 00:19:30,240 and it'll have a lander attached to it 499 00:19:34,050 --> 00:19:33,270 so I Ryan will dock with this and then 500 00:19:39,330 --> 00:19:34,060 the 501 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:39,340 lunar surface and back again and what's 502 00:19:44,940 --> 00:19:43,090 cool about the Gateway is that it's in 503 00:19:47,070 --> 00:19:44,950 an orbit with this power propulsion 504 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:47,080 element that allows access to anywhere 505 00:19:51,870 --> 00:19:49,450 on the lunar surface so this time when 506 00:19:54,150 --> 00:19:51,880 we go back to the moon we're not just 507 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:54,160 going for a two or three-day camping 508 00:19:57,990 --> 00:19:55,930 trip right we're going to stay 509 00:20:00,090 --> 00:19:58,000 we're setting up sustainable operations 510 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:00,100 and that's really key so from phase one 511 00:20:04,410 --> 00:20:01,330 we'll go to phase two 512 00:20:06,510 --> 00:20:04,420 we'll have more elements and more 513 00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:06,520 science will be obliged downtown you've 514 00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:08,920 got lots of cool stuff so the thing is 515 00:20:12,810 --> 00:20:11,110 we're not going alone we're going with 516 00:20:15,030 --> 00:20:12,820 our commercial partners and with our 517 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:15,040 international partners in this program 518 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:16,810 this is really cool it's called Artemis 519 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:19,810 the twin sister of Apollo personals and 520 00:20:25,260 --> 00:20:22,690 Artemis yeah all right and so going back 521 00:20:28,650 --> 00:20:25,270 to the moon the program it's no longer 522 00:20:30,210 --> 00:20:28,660 Apollo now we have the Artemis program 523 00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:30,220 and what we want to create is the 524 00:20:35,910 --> 00:20:33,130 Artemis generation you know think about 525 00:20:37,830 --> 00:20:35,920 the population of the world half the 526 00:20:40,350 --> 00:20:37,840 world wasn't even born when we went to 527 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:40,360 the moon and you know we have a whole 528 00:20:46,380 --> 00:20:43,450 new generation that we need to to excite 529 00:20:49,620 --> 00:20:46,390 in and stimulate that interest in 530 00:20:51,780 --> 00:20:49,630 science and technology and math and be 531 00:20:53,940 --> 00:20:51,790 able to you know just do all the great 532 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:53,950 things that our nation does with a whole 533 00:20:58,050 --> 00:20:55,690 new generation I think it's gonna be 534 00:20:59,940 --> 00:20:58,060 inspiring so I want to see the Artemis 535 00:21:02,310 --> 00:20:59,950 generation excited about going back to 536 00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:02,320 the Ionian and this is the stepping 537 00:21:07,110 --> 00:21:04,630 stone that's gonna get us to Mars all 538 00:21:08,670 --> 00:21:07,120 the systems what we learn how to operate 539 00:21:11,220 --> 00:21:08,680 away from planet Earth and that harsh 540 00:21:13,170 --> 00:21:11,230 void of space for extended periods of 541 00:21:15,930 --> 00:21:13,180 time having reliable systems to keep 542 00:21:19,110 --> 00:21:15,940 crews alive it's gonna be awesome so 543 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:19,120 what we want to kind of speak to the 544 00:21:22,470 --> 00:21:21,250 Artemis generation absolutely we ask 545 00:21:23,550 --> 00:21:22,480 them to send us some questions and they 546 00:21:25,530 --> 00:21:23,560 did and we're gonna come to Bethany in 547 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:25,540 just a second but the first one we got 548 00:21:28,170 --> 00:21:27,250 this several times and so I wanted to 549 00:21:29,750 --> 00:21:28,180 pose it to you it's a little of a hard 550 00:21:33,210 --> 00:21:29,760 question sure do you seem to like those 551 00:21:35,070 --> 00:21:33,220 so the question came in what how do you 552 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:35,080 respond to people who say we're not 553 00:21:42,360 --> 00:21:38,290 gonna make 2024 like we can't do it well 554 00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:42,370 we can do it if we have the the national 555 00:21:47,370 --> 00:21:45,280 resolve and the and the funding to make 556 00:21:51,260 --> 00:21:47,380 it happen we can do it 557 00:21:55,010 --> 00:21:51,270 you know this NASA team and I know 558 00:21:57,300 --> 00:21:55,020 specifically this paint at KSC it if you 559 00:21:58,740 --> 00:21:57,310 provide them with the resources and 560 00:22:00,090 --> 00:21:58,750 point them in the right direction they 561 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:00,100 can make anything happen 562 00:22:06,510 --> 00:22:03,850 so we can do this and you know even if 563 00:22:08,850 --> 00:22:06,520 it's towards the end of 2024 in their 564 00:22:11,310 --> 00:22:08,860 early 25 we're going to do it we can 565 00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:11,320 make this happen we have the ability and 566 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:13,270 the technology we just need to ensure 567 00:22:18,090 --> 00:22:15,910 that we get the funding and impress 568 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:18,100 ahead and we're moving full speed we're 569 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:19,870 doing things a lot quicker with our 570 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:21,610 procurements the type of procurements 571 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:23,530 that we're using how we're partnering 572 00:22:27,690 --> 00:22:25,930 with industry and commercial space we 573 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:27,700 can do this yeah we don't have time to 574 00:22:30,540 --> 00:22:29,290 get invested a but I think it's really 575 00:22:33,270 --> 00:22:30,550 interesting if you do some homework on 576 00:22:34,410 --> 00:22:33,280 the partnerships of NASA we're operating 577 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:34,420 so much differently than we did 578 00:22:39,090 --> 00:22:36,730 absolutely been ten years ago absolutely 579 00:22:40,380 --> 00:22:39,100 but let's go and take some questions now 580 00:22:41,490 --> 00:22:40,390 I know that there's by some viewers that 581 00:22:43,650 --> 00:22:41,500 are anxious to hear their questions ask 582 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:43,660 what did it feel like to float in space 583 00:22:48,930 --> 00:22:46,930 for the first time oh gosh I wish I wish 584 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:48,940 I could take like a five or six year old 585 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:51,730 up in space okay that's what I felt like 586 00:22:59,100 --> 00:22:55,290 it is so cool to be weightless in space 587 00:23:01,260 --> 00:22:59,110 it's just it's effortless now I will 588 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:01,270 admit some folks get what's called SAS 589 00:23:06,630 --> 00:23:04,480 space that seems like a really polite 590 00:23:11,820 --> 00:23:06,640 way to say that they got nauseous I 591 00:23:14,490 --> 00:23:11,830 think it but everybody adapts to zero-g 592 00:23:16,620 --> 00:23:14,500 within about you know 12 to 24 hours and 593 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:16,630 and we have medications that we can take 594 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:19,570 to calm that Nyjah but it's so fun it's 595 00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:22,570 just effortless you know in what's 596 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:24,580 really cool is long time fliers and 597 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:25,930 short term fliers you can tell the 598 00:23:31,770 --> 00:23:29,050 difference I feel like Sergei krikalev 599 00:23:33,990 --> 00:23:31,780 and my Russian crew made on my last 600 00:23:35,940 --> 00:23:34,000 flight and Sergei at that time had more 601 00:23:38,220 --> 00:23:35,950 time in space than any other human in 602 00:23:40,140 --> 00:23:38,230 the world right and to watch him move 603 00:23:41,670 --> 00:23:40,150 through the space station and through 604 00:23:43,470 --> 00:23:41,680 this shuttle it was just it was 605 00:23:46,020 --> 00:23:43,480 effortless it was like poetry in motion 606 00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:46,030 like watching ballet he was he was that 607 00:23:51,649 --> 00:23:48,370 cool as he floated through space and we 608 00:23:52,879 --> 00:23:51,659 do stupid astronaut tricks play with our 609 00:23:54,289 --> 00:23:52,889 that's why I tell people when they talk 610 00:23:56,089 --> 00:23:54,299 about astronauts in space I'm like 611 00:23:57,409 --> 00:23:56,099 they're just big kids like watching at 612 00:24:00,019 --> 00:23:57,419 mealtime they're like throwing food 613 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:00,029 around it's it's not we don't throw food 614 00:24:06,289 --> 00:24:03,570 no wait sorry wrong time wrong term we 615 00:24:07,999 --> 00:24:06,299 might flip food to a friend or whatever 616 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:08,009 but we don't throw it okay that's 617 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:09,210 important I guess there's no food fights 618 00:24:12,859 --> 00:24:11,129 in space no no it's just a unique way of 619 00:24:14,180 --> 00:24:12,869 passing the food I got you know you 620 00:24:16,009 --> 00:24:14,190 don't hand somebody a treat 621 00:24:18,589 --> 00:24:16,019 can I have that sure and you just touch 622 00:24:20,089 --> 00:24:18,599 it like that slowly floats over awesome 623 00:24:22,099 --> 00:24:20,099 very cool let's take another question 624 00:24:23,930 --> 00:24:22,109 you mentioned poetry and we had a 625 00:24:26,269 --> 00:24:23,940 question that astronaut Collins has said 626 00:24:29,149 --> 00:24:26,279 the next astronaut should be a poet what 627 00:24:31,399 --> 00:24:29,159 do you think of that uh I you know I 628 00:24:35,239 --> 00:24:31,409 think there's a little bit of poet in 629 00:24:38,419 --> 00:24:35,249 all of us yeah al worden flew on Apollo 630 00:24:41,839 --> 00:24:38,429 and went to the moon he was in the 631 00:24:44,029 --> 00:24:41,849 command module fun you know orbiting the 632 00:24:47,719 --> 00:24:44,039 moon was Resik who was down on the lunar 633 00:24:49,969 --> 00:24:47,729 surface but L L writes poetry and 634 00:24:52,399 --> 00:24:49,979 I can't think of the name of it right 635 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:52,409 now but he's got an awesome poem about 636 00:24:59,570 --> 00:24:55,710 going to the moon and I think you know 637 00:25:01,369 --> 00:24:59,580 someday space is going to be open to to 638 00:25:04,879 --> 00:25:01,379 everybody we've got a ways to go to make 639 00:25:06,950 --> 00:25:04,889 that happen but I believe that all of us 640 00:25:08,149 --> 00:25:06,960 shouldn't focus on just any one thing 641 00:25:11,899 --> 00:25:08,159 all right 642 00:25:13,729 --> 00:25:11,909 I was a math major in in college and 643 00:25:16,099 --> 00:25:13,739 I've got a lot of engineering and 644 00:25:19,310 --> 00:25:16,109 aerospace engineering in order to be a 645 00:25:21,919 --> 00:25:19,320 test pilot in an astronaut but I also 646 00:25:23,149 --> 00:25:21,929 love to read I love the humanities I 647 00:25:26,479 --> 00:25:23,159 love music 648 00:25:30,019 --> 00:25:26,489 so you can't you have to be open to 649 00:25:31,129 --> 00:25:30,029 everything so I want to ask you a 650 00:25:33,499 --> 00:25:31,139 question kind of thinking about the 651 00:25:35,450 --> 00:25:33,509 future and um on a technical may be 652 00:25:36,830 --> 00:25:35,460 technical maybe not technical but what 653 00:25:38,629 --> 00:25:36,840 are some of the biggest challenges that 654 00:25:40,159 --> 00:25:38,639 that we kind of face moving forward 655 00:25:42,109 --> 00:25:40,169 thinking about just human exploration 656 00:25:43,399 --> 00:25:42,119 like because we're so much smarter than 657 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:43,409 we were when we were flying shuttle 658 00:25:47,089 --> 00:25:45,450 Shara flying Apollo so where are the 659 00:25:48,649 --> 00:25:47,099 challenges lie ahead we still have a lot 660 00:25:50,570 --> 00:25:48,659 of challenges in front of us I'm the 661 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:50,580 biggest challenge for us is we leave 662 00:25:55,159 --> 00:25:52,289 planet Earth for extended periods of 663 00:25:58,519 --> 00:25:55,169 time is getting outside the radiation 664 00:26:00,829 --> 00:25:58,529 belt that protects the magnetosphere the 665 00:26:03,170 --> 00:26:00,839 Van Allen belts that protects the earth 666 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:03,180 from radiation 667 00:26:09,020 --> 00:26:06,330 radiations going to be huge as we go to 668 00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:09,030 Mars as we stay on the moon for extended 669 00:26:13,790 --> 00:26:11,130 periods of time we're gonna have to have 670 00:26:16,580 --> 00:26:13,800 some way to protect the crew from the 671 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:16,590 higher radiation that we have there you 672 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:19,410 know we still have we need to have a 673 00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:21,090 better understanding of the impacts of 674 00:26:26,180 --> 00:26:23,130 extended stays in microgravity on the 675 00:26:28,460 --> 00:26:26,190 human system Scott Kelly of course was 676 00:26:30,860 --> 00:26:28,470 in space for a year you know we've 677 00:26:32,900 --> 00:26:30,870 learned now that on some astronauts 678 00:26:35,210 --> 00:26:32,910 especially on longer duration flights 679 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:35,220 there's impact to the optical nerve 680 00:26:40,730 --> 00:26:38,340 edema there's a swelling that can impact 681 00:26:42,860 --> 00:26:40,740 vision and it may or may not be 682 00:26:45,860 --> 00:26:42,870 permanent so you know there's there's 683 00:26:48,460 --> 00:26:45,870 still a lot to learn about how we keep 684 00:26:50,510 --> 00:26:48,470 this hidden system alive in that 685 00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:50,520 microgravity that harsh void of space 686 00:26:54,260 --> 00:26:52,110 sure sure 687 00:26:56,270 --> 00:26:54,270 let's take another question how did your 688 00:27:01,580 --> 00:26:56,280 perspective change when looking down at 689 00:27:04,220 --> 00:27:01,590 Earth okay so you know I'd seen the 690 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:04,230 Earth from an airplane from 40,000 feet 691 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:07,170 it looks pretty cool and I wish I would 692 00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:08,370 have had the view that the Apollo 693 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:11,340 astronauts had you know that blue marble 694 00:27:16,310 --> 00:27:13,770 floating in that black void of space but 695 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:16,320 on the space shuttle when you're up 696 00:27:20,570 --> 00:27:19,050 about you know 220 nautical miles above 697 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:20,580 the earth I mean you see the curvature 698 00:27:25,670 --> 00:27:24,090 of the earth and you can see over 1,500 699 00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:25,680 miles in any one direction 700 00:27:30,350 --> 00:27:28,110 and you see that harsh black void of 701 00:27:32,390 --> 00:27:30,360 space and there's this thin little hazy 702 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:32,400 line over the earth and that's our 703 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:34,050 atmosphere that's that's all it's 704 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:36,570 protecting us from that harsh void with 705 00:27:41,270 --> 00:27:38,970 its ultraviolet radiation with its 706 00:27:43,820 --> 00:27:41,280 extreme temperatures and it actually 707 00:27:45,050 --> 00:27:43,830 looks a little bit fragile but when you 708 00:27:46,730 --> 00:27:45,060 look down on the earth you don't see 709 00:27:48,980 --> 00:27:46,740 them there's a couple places where you 710 00:27:52,030 --> 00:27:48,990 can see boundaries of countries but 711 00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:52,040 mostly you just see this one planet and 712 00:27:57,620 --> 00:27:55,350 one one continent you know you look at 713 00:28:00,470 --> 00:27:57,630 continents you don't see countries you 714 00:28:02,630 --> 00:28:00,480 see the green of the tropics the blue of 715 00:28:05,330 --> 00:28:02,640 the oceans you see the deserts are just 716 00:28:08,930 --> 00:28:05,340 you know it's it just the earth is 717 00:28:12,470 --> 00:28:08,940 absolutely beautiful and I think it made 718 00:28:14,930 --> 00:28:12,480 me more aware that hey you know this is 719 00:28:16,799 --> 00:28:14,940 this is spaceship earth we're all on it 720 00:28:19,499 --> 00:28:16,809 right here traveling around 721 00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:19,509 you know our son there's nowhere else to 722 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:22,240 go we need to take care of it and you 723 00:28:28,379 --> 00:28:25,090 can see the impacts of humans on on our 724 00:28:31,049 --> 00:28:28,389 earth from the space you know the rain 725 00:28:33,149 --> 00:28:31,059 forests in Brazil with the cutting of 726 00:28:35,489 --> 00:28:33,159 the trees and the burning and you know 727 00:28:37,399 --> 00:28:35,499 you see all kinds of things from space 728 00:28:41,399 --> 00:28:37,409 that you get a more global perspective 729 00:28:43,169 --> 00:28:41,409 it's not just us in our one place but we 730 00:28:44,700 --> 00:28:43,179 all have to work together to take care 731 00:28:48,090 --> 00:28:44,710 of this beautiful planet 732 00:28:49,139 --> 00:28:48,100 Ron do you ever find yourself now that 733 00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:49,149 you're back on earth do you ever find 734 00:28:52,139 --> 00:28:50,740 yourself looking at things and asking I 735 00:28:55,799 --> 00:28:52,149 wonder what that would look like from 736 00:28:57,509 --> 00:28:55,809 space yeah I I never have I never 737 00:28:59,700 --> 00:28:57,519 thought of that but I'll tell you any 738 00:29:01,440 --> 00:28:59,710 time I had a spare minute honor of it my 739 00:29:03,749 --> 00:29:01,450 nose was up to the window watching the 740 00:29:05,580 --> 00:29:03,759 earth go by it's just amazing and I have 741 00:29:07,049 --> 00:29:05,590 a have a memory from each one of those 742 00:29:09,529 --> 00:29:07,059 missions that I've tried to plant in my 743 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:09,539 brain yeah that's the other thing I 744 00:29:14,310 --> 00:29:12,490 pictures just don't do it justice what 745 00:29:16,409 --> 00:29:14,320 you see with the icig I gave you is so 746 00:29:18,269 --> 00:29:16,419 much better I remember after my first 747 00:29:20,700 --> 00:29:18,279 flight I went to I was at there in Space 748 00:29:22,739 --> 00:29:20,710 Museum in Washington DC and the IMAX 749 00:29:25,499 --> 00:29:22,749 movie the blue planet had just come out 750 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:25,509 and I'm watching this you know on this 751 00:29:29,999 --> 00:29:27,850 IMAX screen and it shows up and I see 752 00:29:34,049 --> 00:29:30,009 the earth and I said that's what it no 753 00:29:35,970 --> 00:29:34,059 it looks better than that getting closer 754 00:29:38,190 --> 00:29:35,980 but never quite there yeah do any more 755 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:38,200 questions we had one more I heard there 756 00:29:40,830 --> 00:29:39,730 was a special song you took to the 757 00:29:42,899 --> 00:29:40,840 station which reminded you of your 758 00:29:45,810 --> 00:29:42,909 daughter can you share the story and how 759 00:29:47,730 --> 00:29:45,820 important things like songs are to you 760 00:29:50,369 --> 00:29:47,740 when you are in space absolutely 761 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:50,379 so I'm going to digress mate when you 762 00:29:53,970 --> 00:29:51,970 ask about things we have to deal with I 763 00:29:57,149 --> 00:29:53,980 talked about the physical aspects but 764 00:30:00,060 --> 00:29:57,159 there's also the psychological aspect of 765 00:30:02,909 --> 00:30:00,070 being isolated on long distance 766 00:30:04,619 --> 00:30:02,919 traveling in space and so the things 767 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:04,629 that we do on earth that help us you 768 00:30:07,499 --> 00:30:06,850 know they apply to space also I love 769 00:30:16,739 --> 00:30:07,509 music 770 00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:16,749 I used to play the trombone when I was 771 00:30:20,669 --> 00:30:19,360 growing up kind of put that aside I've 772 00:30:23,340 --> 00:30:20,679 tried to play the guitar but I'm not 773 00:30:24,749 --> 00:30:23,350 that good I got through book one of 774 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:24,759 learning how to play the piano I we 775 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:26,169 owned a piano I said we're gonna have it 776 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:27,450 in the house I'm gonna learn how to play 777 00:30:30,620 --> 00:30:29,490 but I would like to get better 778 00:30:33,170 --> 00:30:30,630 absolutely 779 00:30:34,580 --> 00:30:33,180 but musics important reading is 780 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:34,590 important all the things that we do on 781 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:37,410 earth for entertainment you know we can 782 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:38,730 do in space and with the advent of 783 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:40,770 ebooks you know you don't have to worry 784 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:42,210 about all this paper and weight that 785 00:30:46,580 --> 00:30:43,410 you're taking along you can take along 786 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:46,590 all kinds of stuff so my daughter and I 787 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:48,810 are real Wizard of Oz affection autos 788 00:30:53,510 --> 00:30:52,110 you know as she was growing up and right 789 00:30:54,290 --> 00:30:53,520 before my last fight before I went in 790 00:30:56,270 --> 00:30:54,300 quarantine 791 00:30:59,630 --> 00:30:56,280 they had re-released the movie The 792 00:31:01,610 --> 00:30:59,640 Wizard of Oz into the theaters all color 793 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:01,620 corrected and everything and so she and 794 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:05,490 I went to see it and it was awesome so 795 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:07,770 the first night that we went out to 796 00:31:12,110 --> 00:31:10,050 launch the weather was just bad I mean 797 00:31:13,910 --> 00:31:12,120 it was rain and thunderstorms and stuff 798 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:13,920 and and things just weren't even going 799 00:31:19,850 --> 00:31:17,250 right and we we were gonna launch anyway 800 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:19,860 we things kind of came together and with 801 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:21,210 the space station when you're going up 802 00:31:24,140 --> 00:31:22,530 to do a rendezvous with something else 803 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:24,150 you only have like a five minute launch 804 00:31:28,940 --> 00:31:25,560 window you got to get off or you're not 805 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:28,950 going right so we had a problem getting 806 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:31,170 one of the APU started auxilary power 807 00:31:36,350 --> 00:31:33,930 units that provide a hydraulic pressure 808 00:31:40,610 --> 00:31:36,360 to gimbal the engines and move the 809 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:40,620 flight control surfaces and they we went 810 00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:45,510 into a hold at we counted down to 18 811 00:31:50,330 --> 00:31:47,790 seconds basically and didn't it all 812 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:50,340 alright so close we had waited so long 813 00:31:55,460 --> 00:31:52,890 before we came out of the five minute 814 00:31:59,000 --> 00:31:55,470 hold to go that when they sorted things 815 00:32:00,380 --> 00:31:59,010 out they they said you don't have 816 00:32:04,460 --> 00:32:00,390 another propellant to rendezvous with 817 00:32:07,220 --> 00:32:04,470 the space station and and it was okay we 818 00:32:10,550 --> 00:32:07,230 went back to the crew quarters and we 819 00:32:12,410 --> 00:32:10,560 tried again in the next day so that next 820 00:32:15,590 --> 00:32:12,420 morning there was this picture in the 821 00:32:18,170 --> 00:32:15,600 paper of Endeavour sitting on the pad 822 00:32:20,180 --> 00:32:18,180 with this rainbow over it right and that 823 00:32:23,060 --> 00:32:20,190 night we went out and it was a smoothest 824 00:32:24,950 --> 00:32:23,070 launch count I've ever seen and we 825 00:32:26,810 --> 00:32:24,960 launched and we got to orbit and 826 00:32:30,170 --> 00:32:26,820 everything was just going perfect so the 827 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:30,180 wakeup music on on the first day was 828 00:32:35,090 --> 00:32:32,730 Judy Garland singing somewhere over the 829 00:32:36,860 --> 00:32:35,100 rainbow yeah man I had tears going down 830 00:32:38,010 --> 00:32:36,870 my eyes it just it just emotionally 831 00:32:40,290 --> 00:32:38,020 grabbed me 832 00:32:43,020 --> 00:32:40,300 and my daughter had made sure that that 833 00:32:45,630 --> 00:32:43,030 was the music that was played so I 834 00:32:47,550 --> 00:32:45,640 always tell folks somewhere over the 835 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:47,560 rainbow dreams come true because we 836 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:49,450 launched over that rainbow and we had an 837 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:51,490 absolutely dream flight from start to 838 00:32:56,190 --> 00:32:54,490 finish awesome so kind of wrapping up 839 00:32:56,850 --> 00:32:56,200 here so we wanted to kind of pick this 840 00:32:59,700 --> 00:32:56,860 spot 841 00:33:01,440 --> 00:32:59,710 to be here today just because most 842 00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:01,450 people probably don't know about kind of 843 00:33:05,310 --> 00:33:02,740 how roles and responsibilities are 844 00:33:07,530 --> 00:33:05,320 divided amongst the NASA centers mm-hmm 845 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:07,540 and when it comes to things like Rockets 846 00:33:11,340 --> 00:33:08,890 like we don't really build Rockets here 847 00:33:12,540 --> 00:33:11,350 that's not Casey's thing no but we're 848 00:33:14,790 --> 00:33:12,550 the best in the world at launching 849 00:33:16,770 --> 00:33:14,800 Rockets absolutely and that's what these 850 00:33:18,420 --> 00:33:16,780 firing rooms are about it's obviously 851 00:33:21,270 --> 00:33:18,430 you mentioned earlier getting ready for 852 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:21,280 that firing firing rockets into space 853 00:33:25,260 --> 00:33:22,770 getting them where they need to be 854 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:25,270 through lots of our programs absolutely 855 00:33:29,060 --> 00:33:26,890 and remember I talked about simulations 856 00:33:31,530 --> 00:33:29,070 yes right now 857 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:31,540 Charlie Blackwell Thompson's running 858 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:33,490 launch simulations over in firing room 1 859 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:35,890 preparing for that first launch of SLS 860 00:33:39,150 --> 00:33:37,570 and Orion we're gonna be ready when the 861 00:33:41,250 --> 00:33:39,160 time comes that's right so they've got 862 00:33:43,170 --> 00:33:41,260 their team set up in rooms similar to 863 00:33:44,700 --> 00:33:43,180 this much more modern-looking absolutely 864 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:44,710 running through countdowns working out 865 00:33:46,830 --> 00:33:45,700 the kings because you have to write a 866 00:33:49,410 --> 00:33:46,840 countdown before you can do a count 867 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:49,420 which is a challenge and you have to 868 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:51,970 know but all the systems on the vehicle 869 00:33:55,770 --> 00:33:53,530 and have all the procedures and all the 870 00:33:57,540 --> 00:33:55,780 software so a lot of works goes and goes 871 00:34:00,150 --> 00:33:57,550 into a launch and rocket that's right so 872 00:34:02,370 --> 00:34:00,160 thinking about the next year next 12 873 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:02,380 months yeah what should our viewers be 874 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:04,090 really looking for what's the what's the 875 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:05,650 exciting stuff from the Kennedy Space 876 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:07,930 Center so first off coming up here at 877 00:34:12,330 --> 00:34:10,090 July 2nd we're gonna do an in flight 878 00:34:16,350 --> 00:34:12,340 aboard test of the Orion capsule here at 879 00:34:18,090 --> 00:34:16,360 the Cape and it tests that big solid 880 00:34:21,030 --> 00:34:18,100 rocket motor that's on top that lifts a 881 00:34:22,740 --> 00:34:21,040 capsule off of the rocket in case of a 882 00:34:24,750 --> 00:34:22,750 problem with the rocket to get the crews 883 00:34:28,290 --> 00:34:24,760 safely back down so that's gonna be a 884 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:28,300 huge test coming up I really want to see 885 00:34:32,460 --> 00:34:30,130 crews fly into the International Space 886 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:32,470 Station on a u.s. rocket from US soil by 887 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:34,210 the end of this year yeah so we have 888 00:34:39,020 --> 00:34:35,890 Boeing and SpaceX they're working very 889 00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:39,030 hard to help make that happen 890 00:34:43,620 --> 00:34:41,649 SpaceX has already hit a uncrewed 891 00:34:46,010 --> 00:34:43,630 demonstration flight of their Dragon 892 00:34:48,389 --> 00:34:46,020 capsule docking with the space station 893 00:34:50,490 --> 00:34:48,399 boeing is going to be flying an uncrewed 894 00:34:51,830 --> 00:34:50,500 flight hopefully in the August timeframe 895 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:51,840 we'll see if they stay on 896 00:34:57,410 --> 00:34:54,810 tract and then hopefully by the end of 897 00:34:58,670 --> 00:34:57,420 the year early next year both of them 898 00:35:00,650 --> 00:34:58,680 will be flying cruise to the 899 00:35:02,270 --> 00:35:00,660 International Space Station on a test 900 00:35:05,240 --> 00:35:02,280 flight so that's going to be very 901 00:35:07,010 --> 00:35:05,250 important and then by the end of this 902 00:35:08,690 --> 00:35:07,020 year we're gonna have all the 903 00:35:11,870 --> 00:35:08,700 construction and testing of all the 904 00:35:13,610 --> 00:35:11,880 facilities necessary to process and 905 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:13,620 launch the Space Launch System and Orion 906 00:35:18,350 --> 00:35:16,530 complete here at KSC we still have some 907 00:35:20,300 --> 00:35:18,360 software to develop there's a lot of 908 00:35:21,890 --> 00:35:20,310 processes that we're going to be going 909 00:35:23,810 --> 00:35:21,900 through right we're testing with non 910 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:23,820 flight Hardware stacking things up and 911 00:35:28,190 --> 00:35:25,200 making sure things are right with the 912 00:35:31,550 --> 00:35:28,200 equipment that we've built but come next 913 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:31,560 year in 2020 and we're gonna have flight 914 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:34,050 hardware down here processing it and 915 00:35:37,730 --> 00:35:36,210 getting it stacked up to launch into 916 00:35:39,230 --> 00:35:37,740 space on SLS and that's going to be 917 00:35:44,090 --> 00:35:39,240 pretty darn cool that's that's an 918 00:35:44,420 --> 00:35:44,100 amazing rocket it's fun so just real 919 00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:44,430 quick 920 00:35:49,460 --> 00:35:47,730 yeah please this space shuttle had three 921 00:35:51,710 --> 00:35:49,470 main engines and they're liquid hydrogen 922 00:35:53,870 --> 00:35:51,720 and liquid oxygen engines hydrogen's a 923 00:35:55,730 --> 00:35:53,880 fuel oxygen it's the oxidizer the 924 00:35:58,130 --> 00:35:55,740 external tank on the on the Space 925 00:36:00,560 --> 00:35:58,140 Shuttle it's the same diameter as the 926 00:36:02,270 --> 00:36:00,570 Space Launch System okay so that is an 927 00:36:03,890 --> 00:36:02,280 orange tank right that big orange tank 928 00:36:06,290 --> 00:36:03,900 that's just the size of the hydrogen 929 00:36:08,210 --> 00:36:06,300 tank so on top of that there's a liquid 930 00:36:09,650 --> 00:36:08,220 oxygen tank okay there's a second stage 931 00:36:11,270 --> 00:36:09,660 on top of that and then there's a 932 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:11,280 command and service module on top of 933 00:36:15,350 --> 00:36:13,290 that and then a solid rocket motor sits 934 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:15,360 the shuttle head right we're using those 935 00:36:21,140 --> 00:36:19,410 on the SLS also but this space shuttle 936 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:21,150 had four segments stacked up this has 937 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:22,770 got five segments got another huge 938 00:36:26,270 --> 00:36:24,450 segment of solid rocket motor 939 00:36:29,090 --> 00:36:26,280 propellants stacked up on it and then 940 00:36:30,860 --> 00:36:29,100 the shuttle had three of those shuttle 941 00:36:33,860 --> 00:36:30,870 main engines right we're using those for 942 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:33,870 SLS also it's called the rs.25 we've got 943 00:36:37,340 --> 00:36:35,610 new engine controllers we've modified 944 00:36:38,990 --> 00:36:37,350 them a little bit it's gonna have four 945 00:36:40,820 --> 00:36:39,000 of those engines down on the bottom so 946 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:40,830 the space show is pretty darn awesome 947 00:36:45,860 --> 00:36:43,770 when it took off it was loud it was fast 948 00:36:48,140 --> 00:36:45,870 all right so this has got four shuttle 949 00:36:49,910 --> 00:36:48,150 engines bigger solid rocket motors it's 950 00:36:51,770 --> 00:36:49,920 gonna be amazing when it launches yeah 951 00:36:53,060 --> 00:36:51,780 we're all eager for that so final word 952 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:53,070 from you Bob thinking about our viewers 953 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:54,570 here thinking about the future of human 954 00:36:58,340 --> 00:36:56,610 space exploration what do you want to 955 00:37:00,860 --> 00:36:58,350 leave our viewer with we have an 956 00:37:02,750 --> 00:37:00,870 absolutely awesome future Josh our 957 00:37:03,460 --> 00:37:02,760 nation is a world leader in space and 958 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:03,470 we're going to continue 959 00:37:07,900 --> 00:37:06,050 to lead the Artemis program taking us 960 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:07,910 back to the moon is awesome and that's a 961 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:10,010 stepping stone to go into Mars 962 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:12,890 the future is really bright and I would 963 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:14,930 challenge everybody out there to get 964 00:37:20,349 --> 00:37:18,170 involved if you have a dream you go for 965 00:37:22,359 --> 00:37:20,359 it don't give up be persistent work hard 966 00:37:23,559 --> 00:37:22,369 you know I never dreamed I'd be an 967 00:37:25,329 --> 00:37:23,569 astronaut I talked about that a little 968 00:37:28,150 --> 00:37:25,339 bit but one thing kind of led to another 969 00:37:29,950 --> 00:37:28,160 being a pilot allowed me to become a 970 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:29,960 test pilot which allowed me to become an 971 00:37:35,859 --> 00:37:33,650 astronaut and I'd say work hard and do 972 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:35,869 your best at everything you do and don't 973 00:37:38,950 --> 00:37:36,530 ever give up 974 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:38,960 you know not even the sky is the limit I 975 00:37:43,780 --> 00:37:41,930 learned that absolutely so thank you for 976 00:37:45,339 --> 00:37:43,790 for tuning in thanks Bethany for all 977 00:37:47,380 --> 00:37:45,349 your help and mister Cabana for joining