1 00:00:07,849 --> 00:00:02,510 hi I'm NASA Kennedy's neck Amedeo and 2 00:00:09,379 --> 00:00:07,859 I'm taking you inside KSC after a late 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:09,389 night launch from Cape Canaveral Air 4 00:00:13,129 --> 00:00:11,490 Force Station on February 9th solar 5 00:00:15,039 --> 00:00:13,139 orbiter has officially begun its 6 00:00:17,540 --> 00:00:15,049 seven-year mission to study the Sun a 7 00:00:20,179 --> 00:00:17,550 United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:20,189 with the spacecraft aboard blasted off 9 00:00:25,730 --> 00:00:23,490 from Space Launch Complex 41 at 11:03 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:25,740 p.m. solar orbit will give an 11 00:00:30,710 --> 00:00:27,930 unprecedented look at our star providing 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:30,720 the first images of its poles scientists 13 00:00:33,650 --> 00:00:32,130 will gain a better understanding of how 14 00:00:35,959 --> 00:00:33,660 the Sun affects the space environment 15 00:00:38,060 --> 00:00:35,969 throughout the solar system solar 16 00:00:40,940 --> 00:00:38,070 orbiter is a cooperative mission between 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:40,950 the European Space Agency and NASA the 18 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:42,690 spacecraft was developed by Airbus 19 00:00:47,180 --> 00:00:45,450 defence in space NASA Kennedy Space 20 00:00:48,830 --> 00:00:47,190 Center Director Bob Cabana shared 21 00:00:50,569 --> 00:00:48,840 accomplishments and highlighted future 22 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:50,579 exploration during a recent employee 23 00:00:55,939 --> 00:00:52,710 event held that the Florida spaceport in 24 00:00:57,500 --> 00:00:55,949 2020 the launch manifest includes 51 25 00:00:59,389 --> 00:00:57,510 launches from the center and Cape 26 00:01:01,099 --> 00:00:59,399 Canaveral Air Force Station Kennedy 27 00:01:03,020 --> 00:01:01,109 continues to play a major role in the 28 00:01:04,789 --> 00:01:03,030 agency's Artemis program that will land 29 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:04,799 the first woman and the next man on the 30 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:07,290 moon by 2024 cabanas update immediately 31 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:09,510 followed NASA Administrator Jim Brian 32 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:11,369 Stein's announcement of the president's 33 00:01:16,609 --> 00:01:14,130 fiscal year 2021 budget request for the 34 00:01:18,380 --> 00:01:16,619 agency the more than 25 billion dollars 35 00:01:21,530 --> 00:01:18,390 requested is an increase of twelve 36 00:01:24,469 --> 00:01:21,540 percent from a year ago for more inside