1 00:00:05,889 --> 00:00:02,450 hi I'm NASA Kennedy's Ken Appel and I'm 2 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:08,509 now some European Space Agency are 3 00:00:11,839 --> 00:00:10,050 working together to launch a mission 4 00:00:14,839 --> 00:00:11,849 will study the Sun its outer atmosphere 5 00:00:16,340 --> 00:00:14,849 and solar winds solar orbiter is 6 00:00:18,590 --> 00:00:16,350 scheduled to launch from Space Launch 7 00:00:21,740 --> 00:00:18,600 Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:21,750 Station in Florida on February 5th the 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:23,130 United Launch Alliance Atlas five rocket 10 00:00:29,179 --> 00:00:25,170 carrying the spacecraft on its journey 11 00:00:31,279 --> 00:00:29,189 to space will liftoff at 11:27 p.m. the 12 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:31,289 solar order spacecraft developed by 13 00:00:35,330 --> 00:00:33,690 Airbus defence in space will also 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:35,340 provide the first ever images of the 15 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:37,410 sun's poles NASA's launch services 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:40,890 program will manage the launch NASA and 17 00:00:44,299 --> 00:00:42,450 SpaceX are preparing to conduct a 18 00:00:46,639 --> 00:00:44,309 critical demonstration of SpaceX's 19 00:00:48,889 --> 00:00:46,649 crewed Dragon spacecraft the employee 20 00:00:50,900 --> 00:00:48,899 abort test scheduled for January 18th 21 00:00:52,729 --> 00:00:50,910 will validate the spacecraft's ability 22 00:00:54,529 --> 00:00:52,739 to safely separate from a falcon 9 23 00:00:56,479 --> 00:00:54,539 rocket in the unlikely event of an 24 00:00:57,860 --> 00:00:56,489 emergency during flight the test will 25 00:01:00,619 --> 00:00:57,870 take place at Kennedy Space Center's 26 00:01:02,569 --> 00:01:00,629 launch complex 39 8 in Florida for the 27 00:01:03,979 --> 00:01:02,579 demonstration SpaceX will configure crew 28 00:01:06,380 --> 00:01:03,989 dragon to trigger a launch escape 29 00:01:08,060 --> 00:01:06,390 shortly after liftoff the tests will 30 00:01:09,550 --> 00:01:08,070 provide valuable data toward NASA 31 00:01:11,750 --> 00:01:09,560 certifying SpaceX's crewed 32 00:01:13,730 --> 00:01:11,760 transportation system for carrying 33 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:13,740 astronauts to and from the International 34 00:01:17,660 --> 00:01:15,330 Space Station under the agency's 35 00:01:19,820 --> 00:01:17,670 Commercial Crew program it is one of the 36 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:19,830 final major tests before NASA astronauts 37 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:22,170 will fly aboard the spacecraft