1 00:00:05,430 --> 00:00:01,990 okay we're five minutes out from the 2 00:00:06,389 --> 00:00:05,440 burn this is the final go no go pull 3 00:00:07,749 --> 00:00:06,399 we're sitting in the lunar 4 00:00:09,509 --> 00:00:07,759 reconnaissance orbiter mission 5 00:00:11,830 --> 00:00:09,519 operations center in preparation for 6 00:00:13,749 --> 00:00:11,840 lunar orbit insertion now in just a few 7 00:00:15,270 --> 00:00:13,759 minutes the control engineers behind me 8 00:00:17,029 --> 00:00:15,280 will begin the burn that will put the 9 00:00:18,550 --> 00:00:17,039 spacecraft in position to be captured by 10 00:00:20,870 --> 00:00:18,560 the moon's orbit 11 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:20,880 i can i can barely contain myself you 12 00:00:25,830 --> 00:00:23,600 know i was just so excited i'm i'm like 13 00:00:27,830 --> 00:00:25,840 nervous happy excited all at the same 14 00:00:29,669 --> 00:00:27,840 time and um this is the moment that 15 00:00:30,710 --> 00:00:29,679 we've all been waiting for you know all 16 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:30,720 these years 17 00:00:34,229 --> 00:00:31,920 emmy go 18 00:00:35,350 --> 00:00:34,239 systems go 19 00:00:36,229 --> 00:00:35,360 fido 20 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:36,239 go 21 00:00:40,310 --> 00:00:39,440 software 22 00:00:41,510 --> 00:00:40,320 go 23 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:41,520 gnc 24 00:00:45,510 --> 00:00:42,320 go 25 00:00:46,790 --> 00:00:45,520 prop 26 00:00:53,110 --> 00:00:46,800 go 27 00:00:55,590 --> 00:00:53,120 uh the lunar orbit insertion burn uh is 28 00:00:57,510 --> 00:00:55,600 what we use to help change lro's 29 00:01:00,389 --> 00:00:57,520 velocity so that the moon will be able 30 00:01:02,150 --> 00:01:00,399 to capture lro and once the moon 31 00:01:05,590 --> 00:01:02,160 captures lro then we'll be able to lower 32 00:01:07,750 --> 00:01:05,600 it into its orbit and begin our mission 33 00:01:10,789 --> 00:01:07,760 it's funny i was driving in this morning 34 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:10,799 and it's just so calm and so quiet and 35 00:01:16,789 --> 00:01:14,400 so peaceful outside and yet in here the 36 00:01:18,789 --> 00:01:16,799 the excitement is just palpable this is 37 00:01:19,990 --> 00:01:18,799 the most important step of the mission 38 00:01:21,990 --> 00:01:20,000 right now that we've been dreaming of 39 00:01:23,590 --> 00:01:22,000 for the last five years so much more to 40 00:01:38,630 --> 00:01:23,600 be done at this moment lro is our 41 00:01:42,710 --> 00:01:41,270 we have to take on great challenges as a 42 00:01:45,749 --> 00:01:42,720 nation and that's one of the things that 43 00:01:47,749 --> 00:01:45,759 makes america makes us who we are 44 00:01:49,510 --> 00:01:47,759 in addition i think missions like lro 45 00:01:51,510 --> 00:01:49,520 are so important because they bring out 46 00:01:53,990 --> 00:01:51,520 the best of our spirit they bring out 47 00:01:55,510 --> 00:01:54,000 the most innovative of us they allow us 48 00:01:57,109 --> 00:01:55,520 to work in the high-tech areas that 49 00:01:59,270 --> 00:01:57,119 really help drive our economy so there's 50 00:02:01,109 --> 00:01:59,280 so many reasons to be proud of this 51 00:02:03,429 --> 00:02:01,119 mission not just scientific although the 52 00:02:06,069 --> 00:02:03,439 scientific stuff is great too 53 00:02:08,309 --> 00:02:06,079 congratulations to all of us on lro we