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we are just under 22 minutes from

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liftoff of this falcon 9 rocket for

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nasa's and spacex's 24th commercial

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resupply services mission to the

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international space station the dragon

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spacecraft will fly about 6 500 pounds

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of science supplies and holiday treats

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for the astronauts on board

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happy holidays everyone and thank you

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for joining us for this live live launch

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coverage of crs 24 i'm megan cruz

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today's liftoff is scheduled for 507 a.m

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eastern time from launch complex 39a

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here at kennedy space center in florida

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and we are again simulcasting this live

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show on nasa tv and on spacex's webcast

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so let's bring in andy tran now live

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from spacex's headquarters in hawthorne

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california good to see you andy

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yeah good to see you too megan it is

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great to be back covering today's

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mission in partnership with nasa and as

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the year comes to an end crs 24 will be

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spacex's 31st and final mission of 2021

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making it a record-breaking year for

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launches for us what a way to end the

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year andy and and i see that you have a

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live view of the pad right now can you

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walk us through the different parts of

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falcon 9 and dragon

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yeah absolutely so

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our two-stage launch vehicle stands

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about 70 meters tall and when fully

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fueled holds just over one million

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pounds of propellant that the vehicle

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will burn through in less than three

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minutes after liftoff the bottom two

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thirds of the vehicle is the first stage

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its objective is to accelerate the

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vehicle through the earth's atmosphere

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to space and then separate from the rest

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of the rocket and while today's flight

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is going to be the first for this

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booster falcon 9 is designed to be

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reusable for the reliable and safe

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transport of people payloads and people

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and payloads

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into earth orbit and beyond

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so that's a quick rundown of our launch