1 00:01:04,910 --> 00:00:18,380 [Music] 2 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:07,320 all right welcome once again coming to 3 00:01:11,670 --> 00:01:09,370 you live from the Kennedy Space Center 4 00:01:14,850 --> 00:01:11,680 sort of I'm your host today Joshua 5 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:14,860 Santora typically at the for NASA 6 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:16,090 communication at the Kennedy Space 7 00:01:20,570 --> 00:01:18,130 Center so happy to have you all with me 8 00:01:22,890 --> 00:01:20,580 today obviously wanting to talk about 9 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:22,900 this spaceport the John F Kennedy 10 00:01:27,090 --> 00:01:24,970 spaceport looking at the features here 11 00:01:29,310 --> 00:01:27,100 today our main feature is the launch 12 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:29,320 services program do you want to give a 13 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:31,090 quick kind of note for you all be sure 14 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:33,670 to ask questions live online in the chat 15 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:36,970 box there and tell us what things you 16 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:38,320 like to see on future shows and be sure 17 00:01:43,530 --> 00:01:40,240 to subscribe to the channel and now 18 00:01:46,590 --> 00:01:43,540 without further ado back by popular but 19 00:01:48,930 --> 00:01:46,600 popular demand excuse me two gentlemen 20 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:48,940 who need no introduction and yet demand 21 00:01:57,090 --> 00:01:52,810 one anyway we have today mr. Tim Dunn 22 00:01:59,969 --> 00:01:57,100 Tim thanks for being here yeah thank you 23 00:02:02,250 --> 00:01:59,979 thank you that was great introduction 24 00:02:04,710 --> 00:02:02,260 yeah we we love joining your show 25 00:02:06,060 --> 00:02:04,720 whenever we can and that is mr. Nick 26 00:02:08,930 --> 00:02:06,070 Waldman they're coming to you live 27 00:02:12,660 --> 00:02:08,940 appreciate you guys as always joining me 28 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:12,670 so today I want to circle back to you we 29 00:02:16,259 --> 00:02:14,350 had you on a couple weeks ago talking 30 00:02:19,020 --> 00:02:16,269 about rockets and kind of the fleet that 31 00:02:21,330 --> 00:02:19,030 the launch services program uses launch 32 00:02:23,820 --> 00:02:21,340 services obviously a huge part of our 33 00:02:26,940 --> 00:02:23,830 spaceport here managing a ton of 34 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:26,950 launches for the world and want to just 35 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:28,330 kind of turn it back over to you guys 36 00:02:32,130 --> 00:02:30,430 and say tell us more I know today we're 37 00:02:35,220 --> 00:02:32,140 talking about orbits which is a really 38 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:35,230 fun kind of technical thing but very 39 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:37,000 intriguing there are no roadways in 40 00:02:41,039 --> 00:02:39,670 space so how do we how do we do orbits 41 00:02:42,509 --> 00:02:41,049 how do orbits happen how do we actually 42 00:02:44,810 --> 00:02:42,519 navigate in three-dimensional space 43 00:02:46,890 --> 00:02:44,820 where you're not touching the ground 44 00:02:48,090 --> 00:02:46,900 well hopefully we're gonna get into some 45 00:02:50,789 --> 00:02:48,100 of that we're gonna try to keep it 46 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:50,799 really basic for everybody but before we 47 00:02:55,410 --> 00:02:52,690 do man we're just excited to be back 48 00:02:57,210 --> 00:02:55,420 here with you Josh and Tim and I are 49 00:03:00,390 --> 00:02:57,220 excited about our jobs as we told you 50 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:00,400 guys last time and Josh you'll show that 51 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:00,990 picture 52 00:03:05,410 --> 00:03:03,360 we get to do everyday right I mean it's 53 00:03:07,940 --> 00:03:05,420 excitement here at Kennedy Space Center 54 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:07,950 launching rockets for as much as we can 55 00:03:12,890 --> 00:03:10,170 working with our commercial partners and 56 00:03:15,260 --> 00:03:12,900 look into the future of men and women in 57 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:15,270 space coming up here at the end of the 58 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:17,340 month we just love what we do each and 59 00:03:22,340 --> 00:03:20,370 every day but quick quick recap before I 60 00:03:26,270 --> 00:03:22,350 let Tim get in here on orbital mechanics 61 00:03:27,950 --> 00:03:26,280 is last time we were with you yeah Tim 62 00:03:30,410 --> 00:03:27,960 chomping at the bit for orbital stuff 63 00:03:32,330 --> 00:03:30,420 but last time we were with you guys we 64 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:32,340 talked launch vehicles and commonality 65 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:33,570 and launch vehicles right in our 66 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:35,610 commercial launch vehicles and you can 67 00:03:39,830 --> 00:03:37,890 see they're kind of the commercial set 68 00:03:41,930 --> 00:03:39,840 that's out there today of new and 69 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:41,940 retired vehicles that we've worked with 70 00:03:45,380 --> 00:03:44,010 in the past some of great our great 71 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:45,390 partners at United Launch Alliance 72 00:03:50,590 --> 00:03:48,570 Northrop Grumman SpaceX we're starting 73 00:03:54,110 --> 00:03:50,600 to work with our folks at Blue Origin 74 00:03:56,210 --> 00:03:54,120 Virgin Galactic rocket labs our old 75 00:03:57,650 --> 00:03:56,220 partners from Lockheed Martin and Martin 76 00:03:59,330 --> 00:03:57,660 Marietta who have merged into new 77 00:04:01,310 --> 00:03:59,340 companies with all kinds of new 78 00:04:02,870 --> 00:04:01,320 commercial launch people so just to 79 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:02,880 recap that's our commercial launch 80 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:04,890 people is there but you know why do we 81 00:04:08,630 --> 00:04:06,690 why do we need Rockets right let's just 82 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:08,640 talk about that really quick before we 83 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:11,010 get into orbits why Rockets well we as 84 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:13,050 humans have a natural curiosity to see 85 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:14,250 the things be one we got to escape 86 00:04:18,830 --> 00:04:16,650 mother earth in order to get out there 87 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:18,840 and study it so it's all about the 88 00:04:23,090 --> 00:04:21,450 velocity it is all about velocity and 89 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:23,100 rockets are just plain cool that's why 90 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:25,010 Tim and I love what we do each day 91 00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:29,250 rockets are just cool but Tim none of 92 00:04:32,930 --> 00:04:31,110 this could be done if it wasn't for an 93 00:04:36,380 --> 00:04:32,940 amazing gentleman that you like to talk 94 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:36,390 about a lot bring him along Joshua let's 95 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:39,090 see my favorite guy this is the guy that 96 00:04:46,130 --> 00:04:42,810 started it all for us rocket guys Sir 97 00:04:49,130 --> 00:04:46,140 Isaac Newton so you see a beautiful 98 00:04:50,660 --> 00:04:49,140 picture there that's about 350 years ago 99 00:04:53,930 --> 00:04:50,670 and it was right when the Great Plague 100 00:04:55,670 --> 00:04:53,940 was hitting London and so guess what 101 00:04:58,670 --> 00:04:55,680 we're in the middle of a plague 102 00:05:00,920 --> 00:04:58,680 ourselves a pandemic and they what they 103 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:00,930 did in England in those days was they 104 00:05:04,820 --> 00:05:02,970 closed down the University he was just 105 00:05:06,730 --> 00:05:04,830 about to get his bachelor's degree and 106 00:05:10,250 --> 00:05:06,740 they closed the University for two years 107 00:05:12,950 --> 00:05:10,260 gosh what would most of us mortals do we 108 00:05:13,719 --> 00:05:12,960 would say hey Spring Break let's go 109 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:13,729 we're out 110 00:05:17,890 --> 00:05:16,849 break time let's get out let's go but 111 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:17,900 not this guy 112 00:05:22,929 --> 00:05:20,330 you know what Sir Isaac did he went and 113 00:05:26,140 --> 00:05:22,939 he did a bunch of original research he 114 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:26,150 studied gravity gravity gravitation he 115 00:05:32,529 --> 00:05:29,330 studied optics and he laid in the basics 116 00:05:34,929 --> 00:05:32,539 of calculus as we know it today so what 117 00:05:37,510 --> 00:05:34,939 are you guys doing during a pandemic as 118 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:37,520 you were telling working from home make 119 00:05:41,589 --> 00:05:39,050 have you have you done anything like 120 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:41,599 that yet I have done some research Tim 121 00:05:45,909 --> 00:05:43,849 I've been studying up on my clock baking 122 00:05:47,709 --> 00:05:45,919 skills lately and you know that's a lot 123 00:05:49,570 --> 00:05:47,719 tougher than it looks for an engineer 124 00:05:50,980 --> 00:05:49,580 but it's been fun I've taken this 125 00:05:53,499 --> 00:05:50,990 opportunity to learn a few new things 126 00:05:55,510 --> 00:05:53,509 outside of my normal day job it's been 127 00:05:57,939 --> 00:05:55,520 really cool I think that's cool that Sir 128 00:05:59,860 --> 00:05:57,949 Isaac Newton did that work and and move 129 00:06:01,540 --> 00:05:59,870 forward for us and got us those you know 130 00:06:08,739 --> 00:06:01,550 three laws that we like to talk about 131 00:06:11,260 --> 00:06:08,749 right that right equal and opposite 132 00:06:14,350 --> 00:06:11,270 reaction so we got our rockets that we 133 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:14,360 love so dearly and so we like the fuse 134 00:06:19,119 --> 00:06:16,490 on this for the rocket and we start 135 00:06:21,010 --> 00:06:19,129 blowing up the fire and the smoke we get 136 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:21,020 that equal and opposite reaction of 137 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:23,360 going to space so let's go to the next 138 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:25,490 slide Joshua and let's talk a little bit 139 00:06:30,959 --> 00:06:27,770 about basic orbital mechanics surprise 140 00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:30,969 me what slide are you gonna bring to me 141 00:06:37,629 --> 00:06:34,969 there we go what does it mean to be in 142 00:06:40,239 --> 00:06:37,639 orbit well let's put us a cannon on the 143 00:06:42,909 --> 00:06:40,249 North Pole and let's start firing out 144 00:06:45,549 --> 00:06:42,919 cannonballs you know let's just set we 145 00:06:47,110 --> 00:06:45,559 have a standard velocity muzzle and fire 146 00:06:50,619 --> 00:06:47,120 a few cannonballs what's it gonna do 147 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:50,629 it's gonna splash down uh-oh and there 148 00:06:56,679 --> 00:06:53,289 we go it's gonna splash into the ocean 149 00:06:58,480 --> 00:06:56,689 right but guess what Nick we got some 150 00:07:01,029 --> 00:06:58,490 great friends in the space business 151 00:07:02,799 --> 00:07:01,039 don't we we do and you know what as I 152 00:07:05,129 --> 00:07:02,809 said earlier Tim it's all about the 153 00:07:08,529 --> 00:07:05,139 velocity man it's all about the velocity 154 00:07:11,559 --> 00:07:08,539 so guess what we are going to dial up 155 00:07:14,679 --> 00:07:11,569 Jeff Bezos on Amazon and we're gonna say 156 00:07:16,749 --> 00:07:14,689 hey Jeff we got you at Amazon we got 157 00:07:20,199 --> 00:07:16,759 Elon Musk on the other line he wants to 158 00:07:23,199 --> 00:07:20,209 fund our cannon 2.0 with immobilizing 159 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:23,209 and don't forget our friend Tory Bruno 160 00:07:27,929 --> 00:07:25,689 over at ula Corey's where he's at 161 00:07:29,999 --> 00:07:27,939 on that you know it's gonna get the 162 00:07:32,459 --> 00:07:30,009 ballistics just right on that muzzle for 163 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:32,469 me and these three guys working in 164 00:07:36,509 --> 00:07:34,329 concert with you and I we're gonna get 165 00:07:39,419 --> 00:07:36,519 that muzzle velocity up to let's pick a 166 00:07:41,939 --> 00:07:39,429 number make 17,000 800 miles per hour 167 00:07:44,039 --> 00:07:41,949 that sounds like a good number Tim and 168 00:07:46,859 --> 00:07:44,049 let's start firing that cannon off the 169 00:07:49,559 --> 00:07:46,869 North Pole and we're gonna bring that 170 00:07:51,419 --> 00:07:49,569 cannon up to uh pick a number a hundred 171 00:07:52,919 --> 00:07:51,429 and fifteen hundred and twenty miles 172 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:52,929 above the surface of the earth and guess 173 00:07:57,839 --> 00:07:56,110 what that cannonball it wants to fall 174 00:08:00,629 --> 00:07:57,849 into the ocean but it's got too much 175 00:08:06,179 --> 00:08:00,639 what Nick velocity to him too much 176 00:08:08,819 --> 00:08:06,189 velocity so it continues to fall all 177 00:08:10,769 --> 00:08:08,829 around the earth and that's how we have 178 00:08:12,509 --> 00:08:10,779 satellites in orbit so let's talk a 179 00:08:16,409 --> 00:08:12,519 little bit about where we launch these 180 00:08:18,059 --> 00:08:16,419 guys from yeah it's an all start yeah 181 00:08:19,649 --> 00:08:18,069 that's exciting for us is you know we 182 00:08:21,809 --> 00:08:19,659 talked launch vehicles we love our 183 00:08:24,149 --> 00:08:21,819 launch vehicles we also love our launch 184 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:24,159 site so you know we launched from many 185 00:08:28,619 --> 00:08:26,649 different places around the globe but 186 00:08:30,269 --> 00:08:28,629 two particular right here to him and 187 00:08:33,299 --> 00:08:30,279 once you start off and tell us a little 188 00:08:35,129 --> 00:08:33,309 bit about the eastern range yeah there 189 00:08:38,009 --> 00:08:35,139 you see a beautiful shot of our country 190 00:08:39,329 --> 00:08:38,019 both what we call watch range is one on 191 00:08:41,219 --> 00:08:39,339 the East Coast one on the west coast I 192 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:41,229 want to talk a little bit about why do 193 00:08:46,740 --> 00:08:44,410 we launch from Florida well back in the 194 00:08:48,629 --> 00:08:46,750 early days of rocketry Rockets weren't 195 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:48,639 quite as safe as they are now we needed 196 00:08:55,860 --> 00:08:51,610 lots of big blue ocean to launch out 197 00:08:58,889 --> 00:08:55,870 into right so was undeveloped country 198 00:09:01,850 --> 00:08:58,899 here in Brevard County all along the 199 00:09:05,100 --> 00:09:01,860 East Coast here so we started launching 200 00:09:08,129 --> 00:09:05,110 those test rockets way back in the late 201 00:09:11,129 --> 00:09:08,139 40s early 50s and so that's how we 202 00:09:13,530 --> 00:09:11,139 establish the eastern range and from the 203 00:09:16,439 --> 00:09:13,540 eastern range we can generally launch a 204 00:09:17,670 --> 00:09:16,449 little bit north through a little bit 205 00:09:20,340 --> 00:09:17,680 south of Dewey 206 00:09:23,009 --> 00:09:20,350 kind of has the fan charts shows here so 207 00:09:27,329 --> 00:09:23,019 guess what I got my handy dandy globe 208 00:09:28,170 --> 00:09:27,339 here and guess what make every day since 209 00:09:31,350 --> 00:09:28,180 you've been born 210 00:09:36,530 --> 00:09:31,360 what has the Sun done it has risen in 211 00:09:38,940 --> 00:09:36,540 the east and it has set in the West 212 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:38,950 thus the 213 00:09:44,819 --> 00:09:42,760 is rotating right so if we're right here 214 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:44,829 on the coast of Florida and we will 215 00:09:50,730 --> 00:09:48,130 launch due east we get to take advantage 216 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:50,740 of that natural velocity that the earth 217 00:09:55,530 --> 00:09:52,810 is already providing about a thousand 218 00:09:57,870 --> 00:09:55,540 miles per hour of rotational velocity of 219 00:10:01,949 --> 00:09:57,880 the earth that is free energy that we 220 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:01,959 get right there to help our rocket so 221 00:10:05,189 --> 00:10:03,610 from the east coast we're going to go 222 00:10:07,310 --> 00:10:05,199 into some low-earth orbits 223 00:10:09,269 --> 00:10:07,320 some equatorial low-earth orbits and 224 00:10:10,650 --> 00:10:09,279 special orbit I'm going to tell you guys 225 00:10:12,750 --> 00:10:10,660 about in just a little bit called a 226 00:10:14,250 --> 00:10:12,760 geosynchronous orbit so MIT why don't 227 00:10:15,990 --> 00:10:14,260 you tell us about the other side of our 228 00:10:17,939 --> 00:10:16,000 country yeah so one of our other 229 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:17,949 favorite ranges is the western range out 230 00:10:22,170 --> 00:10:20,050 in California or Vandenberg Air Force 231 00:10:23,639 --> 00:10:22,180 Base you know you talked about Kennedy 232 00:10:25,829 --> 00:10:23,649 Space Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force 233 00:10:28,379 --> 00:10:25,839 Station here on Florida but Vandenberg 234 00:10:30,300 --> 00:10:28,389 Air Force Base out in California is one 235 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:30,310 of our favorite launch sites also and 236 00:10:33,750 --> 00:10:32,170 what's unique about that Tim same as you 237 00:10:35,970 --> 00:10:33,760 said is we need that big blue ocean 238 00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:35,980 right we want a personnel safety is 239 00:10:39,090 --> 00:10:37,180 number one we want to make sure 240 00:10:40,949 --> 00:10:39,100 everybody's safe we launch these things 241 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:40,959 so as you can see from the fan of 242 00:10:46,319 --> 00:10:43,890 Vandenberg we head due south from there 243 00:10:49,019 --> 00:10:46,329 and there's there's some degrees in that 244 00:10:50,790 --> 00:10:49,029 due south area from where we launch but 245 00:10:53,579 --> 00:10:50,800 what's cool about that is we get into a 246 00:10:56,610 --> 00:10:53,589 really cool orbit that is called a polar 247 00:10:59,340 --> 00:10:56,620 orbit and if you show your globe there 248 00:11:01,560 --> 00:10:59,350 Tim yep what that means is we leave 249 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:01,570 California we head down towards the 250 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:03,850 South Pole we come back around on the 251 00:11:08,370 --> 00:11:06,010 North Pole and we keep going around and 252 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:08,380 then to take advantage of what you were 253 00:11:14,189 --> 00:11:10,480 saying the earth is spinning so what 254 00:11:16,860 --> 00:11:14,199 happens is every 14 days we can see the 255 00:11:18,780 --> 00:11:16,870 same spot on the earth as the satellite 256 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:18,790 travels around there so what's really 257 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:20,410 cool about that is if people are out 258 00:11:25,470 --> 00:11:23,290 there with Google Earth or Landsat the 259 00:11:27,750 --> 00:11:25,480 Landsat satellite or digital globe that 260 00:11:29,519 --> 00:11:27,760 get these cool pictures that we see over 261 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:29,529 that's how we get them isn't that 262 00:11:34,380 --> 00:11:32,050 special polar orbit that we get out of 263 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:34,390 California Java might have a question 264 00:11:39,090 --> 00:11:36,370 yeah I wanted to ask so I heard 265 00:11:42,509 --> 00:11:39,100 something mentioned recently about polar 266 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:42,519 orbits and the eastern range and I heard 267 00:11:46,110 --> 00:11:44,050 a rumor that there's discussion of that 268 00:11:47,490 --> 00:11:46,120 and this is something I've obviously 269 00:11:49,949 --> 00:11:47,500 been working at the agency for a while 270 00:11:52,319 --> 00:11:49,959 I've seen a lot of launches and I've 271 00:11:52,740 --> 00:11:52,329 I've always been told you can't fly 272 00:11:54,030 --> 00:11:52,750 polar 273 00:11:56,460 --> 00:11:54,040 the eastern range so do you guys have 274 00:12:00,270 --> 00:11:56,470 some more information on that I'll take 275 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:00,280 that one Joshua so in the very early 276 00:12:08,070 --> 00:12:02,410 days of rocketry in the late 50s and 277 00:12:10,890 --> 00:12:08,080 early 60s as in 1960 we did launch polar 278 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:10,900 from the eastern range but guess what 279 00:12:16,500 --> 00:12:14,170 when we do that we have to overfly our 280 00:12:18,090 --> 00:12:16,510 friends to the South Cuba and then we 281 00:12:21,540 --> 00:12:18,100 have to fly down through the Panama 282 00:12:24,180 --> 00:12:21,550 Canal area and over fly Central America 283 00:12:26,810 --> 00:12:24,190 so there was a little incident maybe 284 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:26,820 back in 1960 where we might have dropped 285 00:12:31,560 --> 00:12:29,650 parts of a rocket on our friends to the 286 00:12:33,210 --> 00:12:31,570 south there in Cuba so the State 287 00:12:35,130 --> 00:12:33,220 Department said probably not a smart 288 00:12:37,020 --> 00:12:35,140 thing to do anymore let's not do that 289 00:12:41,010 --> 00:12:37,030 let's go out to California and launch 290 00:12:45,330 --> 00:12:41,020 polar but our good friends at SpaceX 291 00:12:47,970 --> 00:12:45,340 have reattached that situation with our 292 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:47,980 new capabilities in their incredible 293 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:50,380 Falcon 9 rocket that has autonomous 294 00:12:54,780 --> 00:12:52,330 flight termination system on it and 295 00:12:57,930 --> 00:12:54,790 they're able to land first stages 296 00:13:00,500 --> 00:12:57,940 downrange or fly then back to the launch 297 00:13:03,510 --> 00:13:00,510 site and because of that they have 298 00:13:07,050 --> 00:13:03,520 represented that option to fly polar out 299 00:13:10,260 --> 00:13:07,060 of the eastern range and if all goes 300 00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:10,270 well we may see that actually 301 00:13:15,329 --> 00:13:12,460 demonstrated on a commercial mission 302 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:15,339 coming up this summer from the Cape yeah 303 00:13:18,630 --> 00:13:17,110 and again Tim as you said autonomous 304 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:18,640 flight contamination that's all about 305 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:21,130 safety and as you said going over the 306 00:13:24,570 --> 00:13:22,690 land and stuff so we just want to make 307 00:13:26,730 --> 00:13:24,580 sure that's so yeah SpaceX has presented 308 00:13:27,750 --> 00:13:26,740 that case again and Josh and we'll see 309 00:13:29,550 --> 00:13:27,760 how that plays out 310 00:13:32,610 --> 00:13:29,560 do you guys anticipate that that's 311 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:32,620 something that will become common beyond 312 00:13:36,810 --> 00:13:34,930 just like polar from Florida because 313 00:13:39,540 --> 00:13:36,820 that kind of raises the question does 314 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:39,550 the technology evolution allow us to fly 315 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:45,850 more places safely I think yeah go ahead 316 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:47,890 Tim head of the autonomous flight 317 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:50,410 termination system you get much quicker 318 00:13:55,380 --> 00:13:53,290 response and much more safe flight of 319 00:13:57,060 --> 00:13:55,390 the vehicle and that is the direction 320 00:13:59,760 --> 00:13:57,070 that all of the rockets and the 321 00:14:02,910 --> 00:13:59,770 technology is going is to bring those 322 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:02,920 smart systems onto the rocket so the 323 00:14:05,860 --> 00:14:04,450 more smart systems you get on the 324 00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:05,870 smarter the Rockets 325 00:14:11,590 --> 00:14:09,380 the easier they are to fly and from more 326 00:14:13,660 --> 00:14:11,600 locations so we look forward to that 327 00:14:15,310 --> 00:14:13,670 added capability on the East Coast and 328 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:15,320 but we're certainly going to be 329 00:14:20,380 --> 00:14:17,210 utilizing the West Coast for its 330 00:14:23,260 --> 00:14:20,390 tremendous advantage that offers for the 331 00:14:25,390 --> 00:14:23,270 rest of the fleet's yeah besides and it 332 00:14:26,860 --> 00:14:25,400 get Josh it gets back to safety the 333 00:14:28,930 --> 00:14:26,870 companies are making these leaps and 334 00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:28,940 bounds and technology but they're always 335 00:14:33,579 --> 00:14:30,980 continuing to look at safety as their 336 00:14:36,190 --> 00:14:33,589 number one thing you know to not only 337 00:14:41,079 --> 00:14:36,200 protect the society and where we are but 338 00:14:43,390 --> 00:14:41,089 also as we mentioned in our last video 339 00:14:45,190 --> 00:14:43,400 with you or last conference with you our 340 00:14:46,540 --> 00:14:45,200 payload customer right we want to make 341 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:46,550 sure mission success and make sure 342 00:14:50,050 --> 00:14:48,170 everything is safe and we get our our 343 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:50,060 spacecraft customer to where they need 344 00:14:54,970 --> 00:14:52,480 to be so the other cool thing about 345 00:14:56,860 --> 00:14:54,980 working in the western range as we said 346 00:14:59,860 --> 00:14:56,870 polar orbit there one of the other 347 00:15:01,900 --> 00:14:59,870 ranges that we have on the west or a 348 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:01,910 little farther west I guess Tim right 349 00:15:06,460 --> 00:15:04,130 depending on which way you're going is 350 00:15:08,380 --> 00:15:06,470 button that I have personally been able 351 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:08,390 to go to and that's the Kwajalein Island 352 00:15:14,650 --> 00:15:11,690 in the martially Kwajalein atoll in the 353 00:15:16,180 --> 00:15:14,660 marshall east islands down there it's a 354 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:16,190 it's out there in the middle of the 355 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:17,930 South Pacific and what's really cool 356 00:15:24,910 --> 00:15:21,730 about quad island is we can take a small 357 00:15:26,410 --> 00:15:24,920 launch vehicle like our Pegasus launch 358 00:15:27,730 --> 00:15:26,420 vehicle that's mounted on the bottom in 359 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:27,740 l-1011 that we talked about last time 360 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:30,290 and we can get it out to quad island and 361 00:15:35,650 --> 00:15:33,110 we can use it to launch a payload into 362 00:15:38,230 --> 00:15:35,660 an equatorial orbit and the cool thing 363 00:15:40,690 --> 00:15:38,240 about that is quad is only a few degrees 364 00:15:43,060 --> 00:15:40,700 above the equator as you see the red 365 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:43,070 line they're heading off towards the 366 00:15:47,590 --> 00:15:45,770 equator what that allows us to do is use 367 00:15:50,860 --> 00:15:47,600 that smaller launch vehicle to lift 368 00:15:52,780 --> 00:15:50,870 heavier massive payload and getting it 369 00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:52,790 into that equatorial orbit for science 370 00:15:57,850 --> 00:15:55,339 so really cool opportunity there to 371 00:15:59,949 --> 00:15:57,860 visit the island and get out there for 372 00:16:01,750 --> 00:15:59,959 some space craft stuff it's definitely a 373 00:16:04,810 --> 00:16:01,760 unique launch site that we've been able 374 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:04,820 to participate in in our career here 375 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:08,330 with launch services program yeah we've 376 00:16:12,650 --> 00:16:10,450 talked a little bit about these orbits 377 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:12,660 low-earth orbit 378 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:14,850 orbit geosynchronous let's show a chart 379 00:16:19,819 --> 00:16:16,290 there Joshua and let's talk a little 380 00:16:22,759 --> 00:16:19,829 more alright so coming out that Eastern 381 00:16:25,069 --> 00:16:22,769 range here in Florida you see that pink 382 00:16:27,829 --> 00:16:25,079 ribbon on the chart here that shows a 383 00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:27,839 rocket leaving the Cape in low-earth 384 00:16:31,910 --> 00:16:30,000 orbit by low Earth orbit we generally 385 00:16:33,949 --> 00:16:31,920 mean about a hundred and fifty to three 386 00:16:36,559 --> 00:16:33,959 hundred miles above the surface of the 387 00:16:38,210 --> 00:16:36,569 earth and so that's where our space 388 00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:38,220 station operates there's that's where a 389 00:16:43,519 --> 00:16:40,529 lot of our earth science satellites 390 00:16:47,749 --> 00:16:43,529 operate and so if we want to also 391 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:47,759 utilize that the eastern range we can go 392 00:16:52,850 --> 00:16:50,490 into an incredibly special orbit and if 393 00:16:54,650 --> 00:16:52,860 you follow that pink ribbon around twice 394 00:16:56,540 --> 00:16:54,660 around the earth and then it turns into 395 00:17:00,259 --> 00:16:56,550 a blue ribbon it takes you all the way 396 00:17:03,290 --> 00:17:00,269 out to geostationary orbit geo meaning 397 00:17:05,990 --> 00:17:03,300 Earth stationary meaning still wait what 398 00:17:09,260 --> 00:17:06,000 does still mean in space well if you 399 00:17:13,250 --> 00:17:09,270 take my handy dandy tiny little pink 400 00:17:16,130 --> 00:17:13,260 satellite here and my earth we know that 401 00:17:19,819 --> 00:17:16,140 the earth is up roughly about eight 402 00:17:24,860 --> 00:17:19,829 thousand miles in diameter if I take my 403 00:17:26,779 --> 00:17:24,870 satellite about Oh 22,000 miles above 404 00:17:30,460 --> 00:17:26,789 the surface of the earth about three 405 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:30,470 earth diameters I get into a 406 00:17:37,430 --> 00:17:34,010 geostationary orbit where the satellite 407 00:17:39,740 --> 00:17:37,440 orbital velocity in its period around 408 00:17:42,110 --> 00:17:39,750 the earth matches the earth period of 409 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:42,120 rotation and it's orbital velocity so 410 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:44,970 relative to a position on earth it never 411 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:47,610 changes and that's to view all of our 412 00:17:54,140 --> 00:17:49,620 communication satellites I'm gonna ask 413 00:17:56,180 --> 00:17:54,150 you is that good for Dish Network Direct 414 00:17:58,940 --> 00:17:56,190 TV all of these wonderful communication 415 00:18:00,860 --> 00:17:58,950 things or our weather satellites that 416 00:18:03,940 --> 00:18:00,870 are out of geostationary that need to 417 00:18:06,590 --> 00:18:03,950 keep the same view of weather over 418 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:06,600 Florida so Mick and I know when to 419 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:08,610 prepare for hurricanes and that's right 420 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:11,100 yeah that's pretty clear Mick tell us 421 00:18:15,169 --> 00:18:13,530 about some orbits that we point to from 422 00:18:17,090 --> 00:18:15,179 the west coast and what they're yes so 423 00:18:19,399 --> 00:18:17,100 we we we talked about the polar orbit if 424 00:18:21,860 --> 00:18:19,409 we go back to the chart back one chart 425 00:18:23,270 --> 00:18:21,870 there Josh we see the where Tim talked 426 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:23,280 about the pink ribbon coming out of the 427 00:18:25,990 --> 00:18:25,049 Cape well if you look at the blue ribbon 428 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:26,000 that goes over the No 429 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:28,010 in south pole that is the pole orbit 430 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:29,450 that we talked about then we launched 431 00:18:34,420 --> 00:18:31,970 out a Vandenberg and you basically get 432 00:18:36,970 --> 00:18:34,430 to cover the poles top and bottom of the 433 00:18:38,950 --> 00:18:36,980 earth and as Earth spins around we can 434 00:18:42,460 --> 00:18:38,960 then take pictures of every square mile 435 00:18:45,340 --> 00:18:42,470 of the earth every 14 days we get the 436 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:45,350 same picture now that can be useful in a 437 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:46,850 lot of things and we won't go into that 438 00:18:51,550 --> 00:18:49,490 today but the biggest thing is Google 439 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:51,560 Earth or pictures you want to take if 440 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:53,570 you've looked up your house right you 441 00:18:58,270 --> 00:18:56,330 can see how the picture changes every 14 442 00:18:59,860 --> 00:18:58,280 days if it's put up that way that's a 443 00:19:03,130 --> 00:18:59,870 really cool orbit to leave out 444 00:19:06,250 --> 00:19:03,140 Vandenberg but you know Tim we talked 445 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:06,260 about some special things that have 446 00:19:10,030 --> 00:19:08,090 happened to us over a career and and I 447 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:10,040 think you and I both agree that one of 448 00:19:15,550 --> 00:19:11,660 the coolest things that's happened out 449 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:15,560 of the west coast is getting into a Mars 450 00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:18,290 trajectory orbit with a certain mission 451 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:21,470 and you know let's let's see the next 452 00:19:25,510 --> 00:19:23,510 chart on an interplanetary orbit what 453 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:25,520 that looks like talk us through that and 454 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:26,450 I'm going to come back to the mission 455 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:29,650 I'm referring to yeah so here's a Mars 456 00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:32,810 interplanetary orbit so a lot of times 457 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:34,040 we don't just want to stay in the 458 00:19:37,330 --> 00:19:35,450 vicinity of the earth we want to go 459 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:37,340 exploring into our solar system and 460 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:40,130 beyond and so this is a representative 461 00:19:46,090 --> 00:19:43,910 picture showing the Earth and Mars and 462 00:19:48,820 --> 00:19:46,100 how we would leave the earth staying 463 00:19:51,730 --> 00:19:48,830 roughly in the ecliptic plane of our 464 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:51,740 solar system and then intercept Mars 465 00:19:57,580 --> 00:19:53,930 takes us about six months of strands of 466 00:19:59,590 --> 00:19:57,590 time to get to Mars and so generally for 467 00:20:01,870 --> 00:19:59,600 interplanetary flight our nation has 468 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:01,880 always launched out of the eastern range 469 00:20:06,550 --> 00:20:05,090 and we were going to take advantage of 470 00:20:08,230 --> 00:20:06,560 that performance that I mentioned 471 00:20:09,910 --> 00:20:08,240 hitting the Earth's velocity getting a 472 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:09,920 little bit of added boost heading out 473 00:20:16,270 --> 00:20:13,130 and on a an equatorial departure from 474 00:20:18,790 --> 00:20:16,280 the earth on our way to Mars but we have 475 00:20:20,530 --> 00:20:18,800 had occasion in the past one time in 476 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:20,540 particular a couple of years ago mint 477 00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:21,890 tell us about what happened that was 478 00:20:25,870 --> 00:20:23,900 special out of Vandenberg yeah that was 479 00:20:27,940 --> 00:20:25,880 cool right the insight mission Mars 480 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:27,950 mission first time in my career that 481 00:20:31,450 --> 00:20:30,170 we've launched a Mars mission I think 482 00:20:33,430 --> 00:20:31,460 first time in your career to that we've 483 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:33,440 launched a Mars mission out of 484 00:20:36,550 --> 00:20:34,970 Vandenberg and what was really cool 485 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:36,560 about that as you said Tim leaving out 486 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:39,110 East Coast we get that extra thousand 487 00:20:41,890 --> 00:20:39,770 mile an hour 488 00:20:43,510 --> 00:20:41,900 energy boost with the earth right well 489 00:20:46,450 --> 00:20:43,520 if you're at vandenberg and you launch 490 00:20:48,910 --> 00:20:46,460 to the west you're fighting that hunt 491 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:48,920 thousand-mile right so how can you 492 00:20:54,010 --> 00:20:51,770 launch a Mars mission to Mars from 493 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:54,020 Vandenberg well nice thing about that is 494 00:20:58,180 --> 00:20:56,090 our friends at United Launch Alliance 495 00:21:01,180 --> 00:20:58,190 that launched that mission for us we had 496 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:01,190 so much extra performance in the Atlas 5 497 00:21:06,540 --> 00:21:03,290 rocket that launched insight that we 498 00:21:09,220 --> 00:21:06,550 were able to launch insight from 499 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:09,230 Vandenberg and compensate for that 500 00:21:12,700 --> 00:21:11,090 thousand miles an hour with the extra 501 00:21:15,340 --> 00:21:12,710 performance that we had in the vehicle 502 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:15,350 so that was an exciting time not only 503 00:21:18,970 --> 00:21:17,090 for us at NASA but everybody in the 504 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:18,980 aerospace industry to be able to see 505 00:21:22,630 --> 00:21:20,330 that happen with the extra performance 506 00:21:24,820 --> 00:21:22,640 and and getting a Mars mission out of 507 00:21:26,290 --> 00:21:24,830 Vandenberg it was a sight to see hey 508 00:21:27,580 --> 00:21:26,300 guys we had a couple of social questions 509 00:21:30,430 --> 00:21:27,590 I'm coming through the chat one I wanted 510 00:21:32,980 --> 00:21:30,440 to ask you the first was tell us more 511 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:32,990 about kind of the nature of being at the 512 00:21:36,790 --> 00:21:35,090 equator and getting that energy boost do 513 00:21:39,010 --> 00:21:36,800 you have to be dead on the equator to 514 00:21:40,570 --> 00:21:39,020 maximize that boost is it like a sliding 515 00:21:44,110 --> 00:21:40,580 scale is it anywhere gets the same kind 516 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:44,120 of boost so yeah so if you're on the 517 00:21:48,550 --> 00:21:46,970 equator at 0 degrees north latitude 0 518 00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:48,560 degrees south latitude you get the 519 00:21:52,990 --> 00:21:50,750 maximum boost and it's a little bit 520 00:21:56,410 --> 00:21:53,000 greater than a thousand miles per hour 521 00:21:58,570 --> 00:21:56,420 of rotational velocity that you get as 522 00:21:59,530 --> 00:21:58,580 you go north if you went all the way to 523 00:22:02,920 --> 00:21:59,540 the North Pole 524 00:22:05,050 --> 00:22:02,930 you get zero boost so where we're at in 525 00:22:09,340 --> 00:22:05,060 Florida at 28 degrees north latitude 526 00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:09,350 we're getting roughly about 7.9 excuse 527 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:12,920 me about 900 and some odd miles per hour 528 00:22:18,550 --> 00:22:15,290 of boost and the farther you go north 529 00:22:20,590 --> 00:22:18,560 you it decreases that boost so from 28 530 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:20,600 degrees north latitude where we're at in 531 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:23,810 Florida here at the Cape we do see about 532 00:22:30,430 --> 00:22:28,490 900 miles per hour of free velocity so 533 00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:30,440 as I stated earlier Joshua's launching 534 00:22:34,810 --> 00:22:32,480 from Kwajalein we're only a couple of 535 00:22:37,420 --> 00:22:34,820 degrees above the equator so we can use 536 00:22:40,210 --> 00:22:37,430 that smaller launch vehicle to get more 537 00:22:43,060 --> 00:22:40,220 mass into orbit because we get that 538 00:22:44,950 --> 00:22:43,070 extra boost heading to the 0 degree on 539 00:22:46,810 --> 00:22:44,960 the equator right so that's smart we 540 00:22:48,820 --> 00:22:46,820 don't have to have a really big rocket 541 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:48,830 to lift the same amount of weight to get 542 00:22:52,510 --> 00:22:50,690 us where we need to be going so that 543 00:22:53,020 --> 00:22:52,520 works out to our advantage being able to 544 00:22:54,730 --> 00:22:53,030 do that 545 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:54,740 cool one more question that came through 546 00:22:59,050 --> 00:22:57,050 was I know we mentioned with the polar 547 00:23:02,110 --> 00:22:59,060 orbit so we specified southern flights 548 00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:02,120 with polar orbits can we fly north for 549 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:03,860 polar orbits and does it work the same 550 00:23:12,430 --> 00:23:05,170 way 551 00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:12,440 go ahead - oh so we can't fly north from 552 00:23:19,420 --> 00:23:15,280 the from the Cape we can go up to about 553 00:23:22,120 --> 00:23:19,430 52 degrees north of the Equator on 554 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:22,130 asmath so not quite due north 555 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:24,050 like we can at Vandenberg we can go due 556 00:23:29,290 --> 00:23:27,170 south so but what you really need to 557 00:23:32,470 --> 00:23:29,300 know is you don't have to go due north 558 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:32,480 because once you get into orbit you're 559 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:35,450 going north south south north and just 560 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:37,850 as the earth is moving under you so even 561 00:23:41,110 --> 00:23:40,010 if you were to start flying north out of 562 00:23:42,850 --> 00:23:41,120 Vandenberg which you wouldn't 563 00:23:44,650 --> 00:23:42,860 necessarily want to do because you kind 564 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:44,660 of tend to fly right along the coast of 565 00:23:48,550 --> 00:23:46,910 California and I don't think the folks 566 00:23:51,310 --> 00:23:48,560 in San Francisco and Seattle would 567 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:51,320 appreciate that as much but you get the 568 00:23:56,110 --> 00:23:53,210 same effect so we really don't have to 569 00:23:57,550 --> 00:23:56,120 launch to the north yeah so actually the 570 00:23:59,170 --> 00:23:57,560 reason I threw that over to Tim is I had 571 00:24:02,590 --> 00:23:59,180 a question for Tim because he hit on it 572 00:24:04,060 --> 00:24:02,600 the fifty-two degrees you know that is 573 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:04,070 pretty close right coming out of Florida 574 00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:07,010 here but today what do we what do we use 575 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:08,750 that for right another launch like we 576 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:10,450 forgot to mention is Wallops Island 577 00:24:16,270 --> 00:24:13,130 where we launched some cargo supply out 578 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:16,280 of but between Wallops and Florida why 579 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:18,890 do Tim why do we launch that 52 degrees 580 00:24:25,020 --> 00:24:21,470 where we headed what are we doing so 581 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:25,030 anytime we're going out of the Cape on a 582 00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:27,890 resupply mission to our favorite space 583 00:24:33,730 --> 00:24:29,270 station the international space station 584 00:24:36,190 --> 00:24:33,740 we're heading out at about 51 51 and a 585 00:24:39,420 --> 00:24:36,200 half degrees inclination to the equator 586 00:24:43,090 --> 00:24:39,430 so that we can match up with the ISS is 587 00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:43,100 orbital plane and it's because the 588 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:44,960 reason it's at that higher plane than 589 00:24:49,810 --> 00:24:47,450 where Florida is at 28 degrees was a 590 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:49,820 compromise we had with our international 591 00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:52,250 partners the Russians who launched out 592 00:24:58,350 --> 00:24:55,880 of Baikonur in Kazakhstan and they're at 593 00:25:01,630 --> 00:24:58,360 roughly about 46 degrees north latitude 594 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:01,640 but to avoid China they have to launch 595 00:25:06,370 --> 00:25:05,570 low higher than about 52 degrees so good 596 00:25:08,110 --> 00:25:06,380 question 597 00:25:09,789 --> 00:25:08,120 yeah that's that's what I was one to hit 598 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:09,799 on is our favorite station where we 599 00:25:13,870 --> 00:25:12,410 study a lot and we get to see ISS so 600 00:25:17,799 --> 00:25:13,880 those are those are important for us to 601 00:25:19,539 --> 00:25:17,809 get out of Florida so yeah so hey so on 602 00:25:20,770 --> 00:25:19,549 that we're talking lunch we talked 603 00:25:22,570 --> 00:25:20,780 launch vehicles last time we talked 604 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:22,580 orbits last time things are always 605 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:24,410 important to what we need to do and you 606 00:25:28,390 --> 00:25:26,450 know what's really important for us is 607 00:25:30,580 --> 00:25:28,400 to put all that together for some of the 608 00:25:32,710 --> 00:25:30,590 few upcoming missions we've gotten LSP 609 00:25:34,870 --> 00:25:32,720 Tim and that we are so excited about 610 00:25:36,610 --> 00:25:34,880 these missions I'm telling you Mars 2020 611 00:25:38,260 --> 00:25:36,620 we talked about that interplanetary 612 00:25:40,510 --> 00:25:38,270 mission right we're going to launch that 613 00:25:42,070 --> 00:25:40,520 in July of 2020 here we're gonna be 614 00:25:44,649 --> 00:25:42,080 launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force 615 00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:44,659 Station our eastern range heading to an 616 00:25:50,039 --> 00:25:47,990 interplanetary trajectory for Mars we 617 00:25:53,380 --> 00:25:50,049 are so excited that we got to see the 618 00:25:55,390 --> 00:25:53,390 helicopter ingenuity made it to 619 00:25:56,980 --> 00:25:55,400 perseverance recently and they are 620 00:25:59,140 --> 00:25:56,990 mating all that together and getting 621 00:26:01,120 --> 00:25:59,150 ready to put on the Atlas 5 for launch 622 00:26:03,340 --> 00:26:01,130 but then we've got an ocean science 623 00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:03,350 spacecraft Sentinel 6 then we're gonna 624 00:26:07,870 --> 00:26:06,110 be studying the ocean with and that 625 00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:07,880 we're looking at November 2020 but we're 626 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:09,049 gonna launch that one out of Vandenberg 627 00:26:13,810 --> 00:26:11,450 Air Force Base right so we can get into 628 00:26:16,419 --> 00:26:13,820 a polar orbit and we can see the same 629 00:26:18,399 --> 00:26:16,429 spots in the ocean every 14 days and ooh 630 00:26:19,830 --> 00:26:18,409 that's exciting and then 10 you talked a 631 00:26:22,810 --> 00:26:19,840 little bit about geosynchronous 632 00:26:25,210 --> 00:26:22,820 satellites or geostationary sorry about 633 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:25,220 that it goes to you talked about our 634 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:27,530 weather satellite the next powerful 635 00:26:31,930 --> 00:26:29,510 weather satellite we've got to meet up 636 00:26:33,549 --> 00:26:31,940 with it's a brother and sister or goes r 637 00:26:36,039 --> 00:26:33,559 and s that we've launched a couple years 638 00:26:38,470 --> 00:26:36,049 ago for weather launching in December of 639 00:26:40,029 --> 00:26:38,480 2021 again launching here from Cape 640 00:26:42,070 --> 00:26:40,039 Canaveral Air Force Station eastern 641 00:26:43,930 --> 00:26:42,080 range so that we can get that continuous 642 00:26:45,580 --> 00:26:43,940 weather monitoring and you and I like to 643 00:26:47,770 --> 00:26:45,590 know when our hurricanes and tropical 644 00:26:49,390 --> 00:26:47,780 storms are coming so those are three 645 00:26:52,029 --> 00:26:49,400 really important missions we've got 646 00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:52,039 coming up in the near future using these 647 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:54,110 different launch sites and orbits that 648 00:26:57,220 --> 00:26:55,850 we just talked about so you put the 649 00:26:58,840 --> 00:26:57,230 launch vehicle together in orbits 650 00:27:00,700 --> 00:26:58,850 together and that's what it comes down 651 00:27:04,630 --> 00:27:00,710 to is launching our spacecraft customer 652 00:27:07,180 --> 00:27:04,640 and getting science into space so 653 00:27:09,130 --> 00:27:07,190 exciting stuff coming forward there yeah 654 00:27:10,690 --> 00:27:09,140 awesome gentlemen as always I know that 655 00:27:13,090 --> 00:27:10,700 you're super busy getting ready for that 656 00:27:14,830 --> 00:27:13,100 Mars 2020 flight here in July super 657 00:27:15,549 --> 00:27:14,840 excited for that appreciate you being 658 00:27:20,060 --> 00:27:15,559 with us today 659 00:27:22,519 --> 00:27:20,070 Tim Mick always a pleasure hey Josh 660 00:27:24,469 --> 00:27:22,529 with you guys thank you yeah well I'll 661 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:24,479 see y'all later being you Josh and the 662 00:27:27,889 --> 00:27:26,129 team so thanks for all you're doing 663 00:27:29,450 --> 00:27:27,899 during this to keep everybody informed 664 00:27:31,129 --> 00:27:29,460 of what's going on here at Kennedy 665 00:27:32,180 --> 00:27:31,139 yeah listen we're having fun and trying 666 00:27:33,739 --> 00:27:32,190 to make sure people know that we're 667 00:27:36,109 --> 00:27:33,749 still we're still making progress moving 668 00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:36,119 forward I'll always hey we're still 669 00:27:39,529 --> 00:27:37,499 launching rockets that's what it's all 670 00:27:41,930 --> 00:27:39,539 about rockets are cool rockets are cool 671 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:41,940 tune in next week to our series all week 672 00:27:44,269 --> 00:27:42,809 long we're going to be talking about the 673 00:27:45,950 --> 00:27:44,279 Artemis program we're calling it our 674 00:27:47,810 --> 00:27:45,960 Artemis week for the launch services 675 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:47,820 program and Tim and make and all the fun 676 00:27:52,639 --> 00:27:50,129 that they have we will see you next time 677 00:27:54,589 --> 00:27:52,649 that's gonna do it from us here and I