1 00:00:01,069 --> 00:00:04,870 NASA Host Tammy Long: We are looking live at a Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at 2 00:00:04,870 --> 00:00:08,340 the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. 3 00:00:08,340 --> 00:00:14,910 At 11:50 tonight, the aerospace company SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo spacecraft on a 4 00:00:14,910 --> 00:00:19,980 NASA mission to resupply the International Space Station. 5 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:25,650 Happy Friday evening, everyone, and welcome to NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center for 6 00:00:25,650 --> 00:00:31,390 live launch coverage of SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Mission 20 for the International 7 00:00:31,390 --> 00:00:32,550 Space Station. 8 00:00:32,550 --> 00:00:36,809 What a fantastic way to start the weekend, with smoke and fire! 9 00:00:36,809 --> 00:00:43,370 I’m your host, Tammy Long, and we are but 19 minutes away from the planned liftoff of 10 00:00:43,370 --> 00:00:47,809 the Falcon 9 rocket from the beautiful coast of Florida. 11 00:00:47,809 --> 00:00:53,949 The CRS-20 mission will fly much-needed astronaut supplies and research experiments up to the 12 00:00:53,949 --> 00:01:01,710 International Space Station, which at launch time will be orbiting 259 statute miles above 13 00:01:01,710 --> 00:01:03,269 our Earth. 14 00:01:03,269 --> 00:01:09,300 Back here on Earth, our team of correspondents are reporting from across the country to cover 15 00:01:09,300 --> 00:01:10,880 this thrilling launch. 16 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:16,049 We’ll head to the Mission Director’s Center here on the Space Coast for updates on the 17 00:01:16,049 --> 00:01:17,800 weather and the countdown. 18 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:23,220 Then we’ll head west to SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California, and of course, we’ll 19 00:01:23,220 --> 00:01:27,130 check in with Mission Control, Houston, at Johnson Space Center. 20 00:01:27,130 --> 00:01:33,520 So let’s get fired up by reviewing some quick facts about tonight’s CRS-20 mission 21 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,149 launch. 22 00:01:35,149 --> 00:01:42,180 CRS-20 is the third flight of this Dragon spacecraft, and the last commercial resupply 23 00:01:42,180 --> 00:01:45,409 mission to utilize the Dragon 1 vehicle. 24 00:01:45,409 --> 00:01:52,590 The spacecraft includes more than 4,500 pounds of astronaut supplies and payloads for science 25 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:53,590 research. 26 00:01:53,590 --> 00:01:59,829 Tonight’s launch window is instantaneous, meaning that SpaceX must launch at the exact 27 00:01:59,829 --> 00:02:04,409 second of the planned liftoff, or try again on another day. 28 00:02:04,409 --> 00:02:10,470 As planned, the Dragon spacecraft stays docked to the International Space Station for about 29 00:02:10,470 --> 00:02:13,930 a month before returning to terra firma. 30 00:02:13,930 --> 00:02:20,870 Not only will CRS-20 resupply the ISS, it’s also delivering important science experiments, 31 00:02:20,870 --> 00:02:25,400 some of which will impact directly humanity’s quality of life. 32 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,330 So let’s take a deeper dive into the payload. 33 00:02:29,330 --> 00:02:35,680 Bartolomeo is an external payload platform operating up to 12 active payload sites on 34 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,080 the station. 35 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:43,160 The Airbus platform hosts commercial and institutional payloads, offers unlimited opportunities for 36 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:49,270 new space missions, and enables the growth of the commercial space marketplace. 37 00:02:49,270 --> 00:02:53,720 And next is a payload that seeks out-of-this-world performance. 38 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,900 That is, Adidas Boost. 39 00:02:55,900 --> 00:03:01,730 The shoe and apparel giant is using space to test its tiny foam sphere technology to 40 00:03:01,730 --> 00:03:04,860 improve foot performance and comfort. 41 00:03:04,860 --> 00:03:08,450 CRS-20 also carries a droplet formation study. 42 00:03:08,450 --> 00:03:14,090 Delta Faucet is sending up an experiment that could help reduce water without sacrificing 43 00:03:14,090 --> 00:03:16,170 the performance of shower heads. 44 00:03:16,170 --> 00:03:21,690 And the MVP Cell-03 investigation is looking at helping the heart. 45 00:03:21,690 --> 00:03:27,500 It will look at stem cells that could treat cardiovascular disease or heart abnormalities 46 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:29,490 caused by spaceflight.