1
00:00:06,630 --> 00:00:04,870
thanks eric uh well first off

2
00:00:08,470 --> 00:00:06,640
let me tell you what a pleasure it is to

3
00:00:10,390 --> 00:00:08,480
come over here and not have to walk

4
00:00:12,629 --> 00:00:10,400
through a construction site

5
00:00:13,589 --> 00:00:12,639
it is amazing and it's a lot safer too i

6
00:00:18,070 --> 00:00:13,599
think

7
00:00:21,590 --> 00:00:18,080
neat about it is you know it's not just

8
00:00:24,630 --> 00:00:21,600
strictly designed for a specific purpose

9
00:00:26,950 --> 00:00:24,640
this is a very flexible uh functional

10
00:00:29,990 --> 00:00:26,960
facility that will support commercial

11
00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:30,000
operations any rocket we want to test

12
00:00:34,950 --> 00:00:32,800
any part of in a launch environment

13
00:00:36,630 --> 00:00:34,960
we can do it here all the hard work that

14
00:00:39,350 --> 00:00:36,640
went into this that the constellation

15
00:00:42,150 --> 00:00:39,360
program paid for it's going to get used

16
00:00:44,229 --> 00:00:42,160
it's critical to our future as we design

17
00:00:45,590 --> 00:00:44,239
where we're going and we do have a great

18
00:00:48,869 --> 00:00:45,600
future

19
00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:48,879
the launch equipment test facility letf

20
00:00:53,510 --> 00:00:50,800
at nasa's kennedy space center in

21
00:00:56,950 --> 00:00:53,520
florida held a ribbon-cutting ceremony

22
00:00:59,270 --> 00:00:56,960
on august 27 to mark the four-year 35

23
00:01:02,470 --> 00:00:59,280
million comprehensive upgrade the

24
00:01:05,270 --> 00:01:02,480
facility has undergone the letf was

25
00:01:06,950 --> 00:01:05,280
established in the 1970s to support the

26
00:01:09,429 --> 00:01:06,960
qualification of the space shuttle

27
00:01:11,830 --> 00:01:09,439
program's umbilical and t-zero

28
00:01:13,670 --> 00:01:11,840
mechanisms throughout the years the

29
00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:13,680
facility has supported the development

30
00:01:18,950 --> 00:01:16,320
of systems for shuttle and space station

31
00:01:21,270 --> 00:01:18,960
delta and atlas rockets and various

32
00:01:23,910 --> 00:01:21,280
research and development programs across

33
00:01:26,710 --> 00:01:23,920
the agency the letf has unique

34
00:01:29,510 --> 00:01:26,720
capabilities to evolve into a versatile

35
00:01:59,830 --> 00:01:29,520
test and development area that supports

36
00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:10,630
okay

37
00:02:10,640 --> 00:02:26,070
huh

38
00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:36,070
so

39
00:02:36,080 --> 00:03:13,350
cool

40
00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:40,309
oh

41
00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:50,550
have you ever met

42
00:03:50,560 --> 00:04:06,710
see