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Megan Cruz: You’re looking at live view of\h
the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and cargo Dragon\h\h

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at Launch Complex 39A, set to lift off this\h
afternoon to the International Space Station.\h\h

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Good afternoon, and welcome to NASA’s Kennedy\h
Space Center in Florida. I’m Megan Cruz with\h\h

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NASA Communications. Today’s cargo mission, known\h
as Commercial Resupply Services Mission 22 is\h\h

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scheduled to launch at 1:29 p.m. eastern time. It\h
will be the second resupply mission to the space\h\h

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station on the upgraded cargo Dragon spacecraft.\h
We will show you some of the incredible technology\h\h

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headed to space today, including brand\h
new solar arrays to give the station\h\h

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a power boost. But first, we are really excited to\h
be simulcasting today’s live coverage on NASA TV\h\h

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and the SpaceX webcast, with our partners based\h
at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne,\h\h

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California. Let’s bring in Siva Bharadvaj now.\h
Siva, it’s so nice to have you with us today.
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Siva Bharadvaj: Thanks, Megan. It’s really\h
exciting to be covering today’s mission in\h\h

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partnership with NASA. It’s the fifth Dragon\h
flight to the International Space Station since\h\h

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May 2020, with many more planned for the upcoming\h
year. As you mention, this will be the second\h\h

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cargo resupply mission for our upgraded Dragon.\h
This cargo vehicle will be joining the Crew-2\h\h

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vehicle on orbit, making it just the third time\h
we’ve had two Dragons dock at the space station.\h\h

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Now, you’re looking at live view of a brand-new\h
Falcon 9 booster. This is actually the first new\h\h

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booster we’re using this year, and the vehicle\h
stands 229-feet tall, or slightly taller than a\h\h

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21-story building. Now, Falcon 9 is a reusable\h
2-stage rocket, designed and manufactured by\h\h

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SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of both\h
people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond.\h\h

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At the very top of the rocket is the Dragon\h
spacecraft – just like today’s Falcon 9, we are\h\h

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flying a brand-new Dragon spacecraft, which we’ll\h
hope to fly again in the future. Now, today is a\h\h

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cargo mission and we are delivering nearly 7,000\h
pounds of cargo to the International Space Station\h\h

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that includes critical materials to support dozens\h
of science and research investigations that will\h\h

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happen on board the orbiting laboratory. To this\h
day, Dragon remains the only spacecraft currently\h\h