1 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:02,090 good day and welcome to today's 2 00:00:07,249 --> 00:00:04,640 International Space Station dragon 3 00:00:09,650 --> 00:00:07,259 mission status briefing with us today 4 00:00:11,870 --> 00:00:09,660 here we have participants in Houston and 5 00:00:13,580 --> 00:00:11,880 in Hawthorne California here in Houston 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:13,590 International Space Station program 7 00:00:17,599 --> 00:00:15,650 manager Mike Suffredini and 8 00:00:19,429 --> 00:00:17,609 International Space Station lead flight 9 00:00:23,150 --> 00:00:19,439 director for the SpaceX dragon mission 10 00:00:25,250 --> 00:00:23,160 Holly ridings in California we have Elon 11 00:00:28,609 --> 00:00:25,260 Musk the chief executive officer and 12 00:00:31,339 --> 00:00:28,619 designer for the SpaceX company as well 13 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:31,349 as Alan Linda Moyer the manager of the 14 00:00:37,549 --> 00:00:35,370 commercial resupply demonstration 15 00:00:38,900 --> 00:00:37,559 project for NASA we'll start off with 16 00:00:42,229 --> 00:00:38,910 opening remarks and then we'll move to 17 00:00:43,490 --> 00:00:42,239 your questions all right well good 18 00:00:46,250 --> 00:00:43,500 afternoon 19 00:00:48,860 --> 00:00:46,260 just barely here in Houston it's been a 20 00:00:52,430 --> 00:00:48,870 long time coming but this morning about 21 00:00:56,090 --> 00:00:52,440 8:56 a.m. Don Pettit successfully 22 00:00:57,799 --> 00:00:56,100 grappled the Dragon spacecraft and only 23 00:01:02,000 --> 00:00:57,809 about 30 minutes ago we completed the 24 00:01:05,810 --> 00:01:02,010 birthing operations to the node 2 nadir 25 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:05,820 port and I can't tell you how proud we 26 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:08,010 are to have been a part of this historic 27 00:01:13,370 --> 00:01:11,520 moment many times this program manager 28 00:01:16,550 --> 00:01:13,380 of this program I've stood in front of 29 00:01:17,990 --> 00:01:16,560 you talked about historical historical 30 00:01:20,870 --> 00:01:18,000 moments things we've done that's never 31 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:20,880 been done before and this rates right at 32 00:01:27,890 --> 00:01:25,530 the top having a contractor relatively 33 00:01:31,190 --> 00:01:27,900 independent of NASA design on its own a 34 00:01:32,990 --> 00:01:31,200 spacecraft that while yes we we 35 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:33,000 participated in in the verification 36 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:35,970 process to ensure it met our safety 37 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:37,530 criteria and gave it gave them 38 00:01:42,770 --> 00:01:39,329 requirements to meet when it got to 39 00:01:45,020 --> 00:01:42,780 within the sphere of ISS they completely 40 00:01:47,020 --> 00:01:45,030 built and tested and flew this 41 00:01:49,219 --> 00:01:47,030 spacecraft in a manner that has really 42 00:01:51,740 --> 00:01:49,229 has been just remarkable it's a 43 00:01:55,969 --> 00:01:51,750 remarkable ride the spacecraft was and 44 00:01:58,459 --> 00:01:55,979 in our way of thinking performed nearly 45 00:02:00,499 --> 00:01:58,469 flawlessly until it got up to the to the 46 00:02:02,209 --> 00:02:00,509 r bar it gave him a few challenges but 47 00:02:06,230 --> 00:02:02,219 but that just showed you how good their 48 00:02:08,839 --> 00:02:06,240 team was it wasn't only a very very 49 00:02:10,790 --> 00:02:08,849 capable spacecraft but their team really 50 00:02:11,089 --> 00:02:10,800 took on some some challenges along the 51 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:11,099 way 52 00:02:16,340 --> 00:02:13,410 they got the dragon in the birthday 53 00:02:18,860 --> 00:02:16,350 box and and Holly and her team went to 54 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:18,870 work to grapple it and and I've got to 55 00:02:25,190 --> 00:02:21,930 say that as a country we should very 56 00:02:27,950 --> 00:02:25,200 proud we've taken we've taken a 57 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:27,960 capability that this agency has nurtured 58 00:02:34,190 --> 00:02:31,470 for many many years and and and the 59 00:02:36,620 --> 00:02:34,200 combination of that capability that we 60 00:02:38,870 --> 00:02:36,630 have grown over many years of experience 61 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:38,880 starting way way back in the mercury a 62 00:02:44,510 --> 00:02:41,910 timeframe up to now and combine that 63 00:02:46,610 --> 00:02:44,520 with with the different thought process 64 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:46,620 really your process really in the design 65 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:48,570 and development of a spacecraft that 66 00:02:52,670 --> 00:02:50,910 would be have to be able to fly within 67 00:02:55,070 --> 00:02:52,680 the vicinity of a human occupied 68 00:02:58,460 --> 00:02:55,080 spacecraft in orbit and together that 69 00:03:02,240 --> 00:02:58,470 that team really worked well and and I 70 00:03:04,820 --> 00:03:02,250 like to think the dragon and and 71 00:03:07,550 --> 00:03:04,830 Yvonne's and his SpaceX folks learned a 72 00:03:09,620 --> 00:03:07,560 lot and I know we as the NASA engineers 73 00:03:10,640 --> 00:03:09,630 picked up a few things along the way as 74 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:10,650 well 75 00:03:14,690 --> 00:03:12,210 so I think it was a it was a great 76 00:03:17,870 --> 00:03:14,700 opportunity for us both to learn and and 77 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:17,880 you can see the result of the success so 78 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:20,970 my congratulations to to the SpaceX team 79 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:24,090 they did have did a fantastic job not 80 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:26,610 only designing both the launcher and the 81 00:03:32,900 --> 00:03:29,820 spacecraft but operating them and and 82 00:03:34,070 --> 00:03:32,910 also to the nest team not only the NASA 83 00:03:35,780 --> 00:03:34,080 engineers that helped do the 84 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:35,790 verification work and the safety work 85 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:38,010 pre-launch but to Holly and the entire 86 00:03:43,490 --> 00:03:41,730 ops team who who in combination with 87 00:03:45,729 --> 00:03:43,500 John Cloris and the lead who's a lead 88 00:03:48,140 --> 00:03:45,739 flight director for the further Dragon 89 00:03:51,770 --> 00:03:48,150 together they they operated this 90 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:51,780 spacecraft and the ISS worked through 91 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:53,330 some challenges along the way and 92 00:03:59,180 --> 00:03:55,530 successfully accomplished this historic 93 00:04:04,130 --> 00:03:59,190 step in our program so my hats off to 94 00:04:06,110 --> 00:04:04,140 the entire team Thank You Holly all 95 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:06,120 right well thanks Mike certainly it's 96 00:04:12,650 --> 00:04:08,370 it's good to be sitting up here having 97 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:12,660 had a really great day in space and I'd 98 00:04:19,190 --> 00:04:15,570 start out with saying congratulations as 99 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:19,200 well to the entire SpaceX team for just 100 00:04:25,219 --> 00:04:21,690 building a really wonderful spacecraft 101 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:25,229 that we were able to as a team bring 102 00:04:30,309 --> 00:04:27,110 into the space station 103 00:04:32,559 --> 00:04:30,319 earlier today through rendezvous process 104 00:04:34,860 --> 00:04:32,569 through capture and through birthing 105 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:34,870 since we were here just yesterday 106 00:04:39,100 --> 00:04:37,310 talking about the completion of the the 107 00:04:42,309 --> 00:04:39,110 fly under and how successful that had 108 00:04:44,950 --> 00:04:42,319 been overnight actually really during 109 00:04:48,249 --> 00:04:44,960 that day the dragon flew out in front of 110 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:48,259 the space station up above and over the 111 00:04:53,170 --> 00:04:50,300 space station and then back down behind 112 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:53,180 the space station to kind of end up in 113 00:04:57,010 --> 00:04:54,650 the same place that it started right at 114 00:05:02,710 --> 00:04:57,020 the beginning of fly under to initiate 115 00:05:04,870 --> 00:05:02,720 the rendezvous so 1154 p.m. central 116 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:04,880 Daylight Time last night 117 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:07,550 we started that rendezvous process with 118 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:10,490 a height adjust maneuver up to two and a 119 00:05:16,180 --> 00:05:12,289 half kilometers below the space station 120 00:05:19,870 --> 00:05:16,190 and then through a series of burns ended 121 00:05:21,610 --> 00:05:19,880 up on the r bar so again down below the 122 00:05:24,070 --> 00:05:21,620 space station just kind of in a straight 123 00:05:26,740 --> 00:05:24,080 line pointed at the earth we spent some 124 00:05:29,050 --> 00:05:26,750 time on the r bar learning about the new 125 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:29,060 pieces of the spacecraft that we really 126 00:05:34,510 --> 00:05:31,490 hadn't seen before a lot of the 127 00:05:38,350 --> 00:05:34,520 proximity sensors that helped us safely 128 00:05:41,409 --> 00:05:38,360 guide the dragon into the area where we 129 00:05:43,719 --> 00:05:41,419 can grapple it with a robotic arm and so 130 00:05:45,430 --> 00:05:43,729 that took us some time to understand 131 00:05:47,740 --> 00:05:45,440 those sensors certainly for a test 132 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:47,750 flight this demonstration those are the 133 00:05:53,379 --> 00:05:50,360 first time they had been operated in the 134 00:05:55,330 --> 00:05:53,389 space environment and so the dragon team 135 00:05:57,969 --> 00:05:55,340 just did a wonderful job of 136 00:06:00,040 --> 00:05:57,979 understanding the data that they were 137 00:06:04,089 --> 00:06:00,050 receiving and and seeing for the first 138 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:04,099 time and working jointly with us to 139 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:07,370 overcome some challenges and and some 140 00:06:13,689 --> 00:06:09,889 just really new and interesting pieces 141 00:06:15,610 --> 00:06:13,699 of data that they saw and flying in 142 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:15,620 space really with two dynamic vehicles 143 00:06:19,899 --> 00:06:17,870 is first about team work and second of 144 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:19,909 all really about trust and so over the 145 00:06:24,999 --> 00:06:21,889 last several years we've worked really 146 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:25,009 closely with the SpaceX Operations team 147 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:27,650 and really you know they're engineers as 148 00:06:34,180 --> 00:06:31,849 well the entire SpaceX community to work 149 00:06:37,300 --> 00:06:34,190 together and learn how to trust each 150 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:37,310 other in terms of being able to fly in 151 00:06:40,690 --> 00:06:39,289 space and so you know that trust and 152 00:06:42,130 --> 00:06:40,700 that teamwork really made all the 153 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:42,140 for us today as we work through all of 154 00:06:47,610 --> 00:06:45,170 these new items that we observed during 155 00:06:50,890 --> 00:06:47,620 this test flight and so again I'd say 156 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:50,900 congratulations to the SpaceX team and 157 00:06:56,380 --> 00:06:53,890 today was a really great thing in space 158 00:07:05,930 --> 00:06:56,390 okay with that we'll go out to our 159 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:08,470 all right 160 00:07:23,719 --> 00:07:22,129 and I can hear okay so well this has 161 00:07:26,330 --> 00:07:23,729 really been the culmination of an 162 00:07:30,020 --> 00:07:26,340 enormous amount of work by the SpaceX 163 00:07:32,059 --> 00:07:30,030 team in partnership with NASA and we're 164 00:07:34,700 --> 00:07:32,069 incredibly excited in fact I mean really 165 00:07:36,830 --> 00:07:34,710 I don't have words enough to express the 166 00:07:39,890 --> 00:07:36,840 global excitement and elation that we 167 00:07:45,290 --> 00:07:39,900 feel here at SpaceX for for for having 168 00:07:47,270 --> 00:07:45,300 having this work I mean I I mean uh this 169 00:07:50,659 --> 00:07:47,280 there's so much that that could have 170 00:07:52,189 --> 00:07:50,669 gone wrong and it went right and we're 171 00:07:54,260 --> 00:07:52,199 over able to overcome some some 172 00:07:57,379 --> 00:07:54,270 last-minute issues with some some fast 173 00:07:59,839 --> 00:07:57,389 thinking attenti National NASA mission 174 00:08:02,659 --> 00:07:59,849 controllers SpaceX mission control and 175 00:08:04,820 --> 00:08:02,669 and and I've got it there and it's it's 176 00:08:07,719 --> 00:08:04,830 just a fantastic day and I think a great 177 00:08:10,670 --> 00:08:07,729 day for the country and for the world 178 00:08:12,969 --> 00:08:10,680 this really is I think going to be 179 00:08:15,439 --> 00:08:12,979 recognized as as a as a as a 180 00:08:18,890 --> 00:08:15,449 significantly historical step forward in 181 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:18,900 in space travel so and hopefully the 182 00:08:23,330 --> 00:08:21,449 first of many to come I think this is 183 00:08:24,649 --> 00:08:23,340 this is a fantastic thing but this 184 00:08:27,529 --> 00:08:24,659 there's going to be even better things 185 00:08:29,719 --> 00:08:27,539 in the future and we're super super 186 00:08:33,439 --> 00:08:29,729 excited for what's happened and what 187 00:08:39,570 --> 00:08:33,449 will happen so I'd like to thank the 188 00:08:39,580 --> 00:09:31,999 I love you guys too 189 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:35,040 and I'd like to actually have a big hand 190 00:09:46,910 --> 00:09:36,730 for our friends at NASA who helped make 191 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:50,150 Thanks I'd like just like to thank 192 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:53,170 everyone at NASA best admission control 193 00:09:58,710 --> 00:09:56,230 and that's threatened and to Ellen who's 194 00:10:01,380 --> 00:09:58,720 been with us from the beginning it's 195 00:10:02,820 --> 00:10:01,390 just been awesome working with you and I 196 00:10:04,860 --> 00:10:02,830 mean usually you've seen it to do 197 00:10:05,550 --> 00:10:04,870 through thick and thin and it's it's 198 00:10:08,940 --> 00:10:05,560 been awesome 199 00:10:12,300 --> 00:10:08,950 Thanks oh that's great that's great Egon 200 00:10:14,220 --> 00:10:12,310 you know it was just six short years ago 201 00:10:16,139 --> 00:10:14,230 not even six years less than six years 202 00:10:18,660 --> 00:10:16,149 ago we first met you didn't your little 203 00:10:21,180 --> 00:10:18,670 factory not too far from here yeah we 204 00:10:22,590 --> 00:10:21,190 had a little tiny factory I mean it was 205 00:10:26,490 --> 00:10:22,600 kind of like providing a quite a lot of 206 00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:26,500 imagination yeah you had to walk from 207 00:10:32,579 --> 00:10:28,180 one building to the next to go from the 208 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:32,589 first stage to the second stage today we 209 00:10:39,449 --> 00:10:34,720 knew then that you had something special 210 00:10:42,230 --> 00:10:39,459 going on here we knew it and worked at 211 00:10:44,639 --> 00:10:42,240 becoming partners good partners with us 212 00:10:46,650 --> 00:10:44,649 and we thought we did a pretty good job 213 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:46,660 yeah learning how to become partners 214 00:10:51,750 --> 00:10:48,370 with the government and industry but I 215 00:10:55,680 --> 00:10:51,760 tell you what today watching this team 216 00:10:57,170 --> 00:10:55,690 in action of the professionalism and the 217 00:10:58,910 --> 00:10:57,180 skill and 218 00:11:02,680 --> 00:10:58,920 and the absolutely incredible 219 00:11:11,890 --> 00:11:02,690 performance between NASA and SpaceX 220 00:11:50,259 --> 00:11:17,540 great so president Gwen Shotwell 221 00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:53,620 so when and I started this tradition 222 00:11:58,790 --> 00:11:57,360 where we had defined at all these formal 223 00:12:00,380 --> 00:11:58,800 objectives that everything that it takes 224 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:00,390 to meet the milestones in the space a 225 00:12:06,019 --> 00:12:02,970 career and in the first launch we sat 226 00:12:07,940 --> 00:12:06,029 there and checked them all off and check 227 00:12:09,860 --> 00:12:07,950 check check and before you know it they 228 00:12:11,060 --> 00:12:09,870 were all checked off so today we were 229 00:12:13,910 --> 00:12:11,070 doing the same thing and these 230 00:12:15,620 --> 00:12:13,920 milestones and we had several dozen of 231 00:12:19,730 --> 00:12:15,630 them just just checking off like crazy 232 00:12:21,790 --> 00:12:19,740 so there's just a handful left right now 233 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:21,800 oh what's that 234 00:12:37,460 --> 00:12:35,010 alright really a really great work you 235 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:37,470 know I'm just so glad we we had a small 236 00:12:45,829 --> 00:12:40,110 part and help paving the way just just 237 00:12:48,199 --> 00:12:45,839 paving the way to enable you guys to 238 00:12:50,660 --> 00:12:48,209 help supply commercial services to the 239 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:50,670 space station I am so proud to have 240 00:12:54,530 --> 00:12:52,890 played a played a role in that and I 241 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:54,540 said at the beginning of the launch I 242 00:12:58,490 --> 00:12:56,610 said you know there was a thousand 243 00:13:03,410 --> 00:12:58,500 things that had to go right right well 244 00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:03,420 exactly well there's still a several 245 00:13:08,300 --> 00:13:07,110 hundred left but I am very confident 246 00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:08,310 we'll get through it and you know one of 247 00:13:11,329 --> 00:13:09,899 the last things we did on all the 248 00:13:14,540 --> 00:13:11,339 briefings we did over the years we had a 249 00:13:17,150 --> 00:13:14,550 chart that said you made that come true 250 00:13:18,980 --> 00:13:17,160 today that today this really is the 251 00:13:32,009 --> 00:13:18,990 beginning of a new era in commercial 252 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:34,449 all right we're back here in Houston 253 00:13:37,660 --> 00:13:36,170 before we go to your questions 254 00:13:39,189 --> 00:13:37,670 holly has a little bit of video 255 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:39,199 highlights she'd like to share with 256 00:13:46,479 --> 00:13:43,970 y'all from today's activities okay here 257 00:13:49,509 --> 00:13:46,489 you can see the dragon in the video 258 00:13:51,189 --> 00:13:49,519 still relatively far away from us here 259 00:13:53,319 --> 00:13:51,199 it's coming up the are bar that's the 260 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:53,329 view out of the SSRMS end-effector 261 00:13:58,869 --> 00:13:56,689 camera in this video you can see some of 262 00:14:00,939 --> 00:13:58,879 the thrusters firing on the dragon and 263 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:00,949 here it is in very close proximity to 264 00:14:05,530 --> 00:14:03,410 the station coming in from 30 meters to 265 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:05,540 10 meters there it is at the capture 266 00:14:10,119 --> 00:14:07,850 point getting ready for the crew to move 267 00:14:12,429 --> 00:14:10,129 the robotic arm out to grapple it there 268 00:14:15,669 --> 00:14:12,439 you see the robotic arm moving in to 269 00:14:19,030 --> 00:14:15,679 perform the grapple just at the 10 meter 270 00:14:20,710 --> 00:14:19,040 from the space station range certainly 271 00:14:22,749 --> 00:14:20,720 in Mission Control both here and in 272 00:14:25,239 --> 00:14:22,759 Hawthorne we were very very excited at 273 00:14:27,309 --> 00:14:25,249 that point because certainly for my team 274 00:14:29,379 --> 00:14:27,319 their work was done for the day we hand 275 00:14:31,780 --> 00:14:29,389 it over to the next team you can see 276 00:14:34,299 --> 00:14:31,790 them beginning to position the dragon on 277 00:14:37,539 --> 00:14:34,309 the end of the arm getting ready for the 278 00:14:40,869 --> 00:14:37,549 berthing activity the node 2 nadir CBM 279 00:14:43,179 --> 00:14:40,879 to the pass of CBM on the dragon capsule 280 00:14:45,730 --> 00:14:43,189 there we are getting close to the 281 00:14:48,429 --> 00:14:45,740 station and then moving on in for the 282 00:14:53,189 --> 00:14:48,439 berthing activity which as was mentioned 283 00:14:56,590 --> 00:14:53,199 a few minutes ago by Gwen has just been 284 00:15:00,100 --> 00:14:56,600 completed in terms of all the CBMs and 285 00:15:02,980 --> 00:15:00,110 the bolts a couple more items I didn't 286 00:15:05,410 --> 00:15:02,990 mention the rendezvous was initiated 287 00:15:09,519 --> 00:15:05,420 about 1152 central Daylight Time 288 00:15:12,939 --> 00:15:09,529 yesterday ended up with a capture 8:56 289 00:15:14,710 --> 00:15:12,949 a.m. central Daylight Time mission 290 00:15:19,710 --> 00:15:14,720 elapsed time in terms of launch to 291 00:15:23,889 --> 00:15:19,720 capture 3 days 6 hours 11 minutes and 292 00:15:27,729 --> 00:15:23,899 certainly about 1102 was the first 293 00:15:31,449 --> 00:15:27,739 stages capture to tie together the two 294 00:15:33,429 --> 00:15:31,459 CBM parts for berthing and then just 295 00:15:37,070 --> 00:15:33,439 moments ago they had completed all of 296 00:15:39,530 --> 00:15:37,080 the bolting activities to finish up that 297 00:15:41,230 --> 00:15:39,540 thing process today for the rest of the 298 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:41,240 day the crew is doing some of the 299 00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:43,710 preparations in the vestibule the area 300 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:47,160 between the hatches the dragon hats will 301 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:50,090 actually be opened for the timeline 302 00:15:57,020 --> 00:15:54,450 tomorrow morning it's about 11:40 GMT so 303 00:15:59,540 --> 00:15:57,030 I think that's 6:40 a.m. local if I'm 304 00:16:00,860 --> 00:15:59,550 doing the math right I'll tell you the 305 00:16:02,110 --> 00:16:00,870 crew is pretty excited so don't be 306 00:16:04,460 --> 00:16:02,120 surprised if it's a little bit early 307 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:04,470 tomorrow when they get that hatch open 308 00:16:09,140 --> 00:16:06,690 and take a first look at the cargos 309 00:16:10,250 --> 00:16:09,150 that's been delivered and moving forward 310 00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:10,260 a little bit it's going to be a 311 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:13,320 relatively short mission on the space 312 00:16:17,230 --> 00:16:14,370 station where we're going to do the 313 00:16:21,340 --> 00:16:17,240 cargo operations unloading and loading 314 00:16:25,250 --> 00:16:21,350 departure planned for May 31st and in 315 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:25,260 GMT about 10:00 a.m. so I think local 316 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:28,170 that's 5 a.m. of course if I'm doing the 317 00:16:33,350 --> 00:16:30,690 conversion again so I think that runs 318 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:33,360 through the the basic statistics of the 319 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:35,610 mission and hopefully answers some of 320 00:16:41,210 --> 00:16:39,210 your questions preemptively okay we'll 321 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:41,220 start out with questions here in Houston 322 00:16:44,180 --> 00:16:43,050 please remember to state your name and 323 00:16:47,330 --> 00:16:44,190 affiliation and come up to the 324 00:16:49,490 --> 00:16:47,340 microphone and specify since we got 325 00:16:52,250 --> 00:16:49,500 folks on two different coasts who you're 326 00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:52,260 asking your question of and then once we 327 00:16:56,030 --> 00:16:54,390 get through folks around here we'll take 328 00:16:57,380 --> 00:16:56,040 questions off the foam bridge we have a 329 00:16:58,760 --> 00:16:57,390 lot of folks on the phone bridge we'll 330 00:17:00,500 --> 00:16:58,770 do our best to get one question to 331 00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:00,510 everybody but if you could keep your 332 00:17:21,410 --> 00:17:02,640 questions to one and maybe a follow up 333 00:17:27,730 --> 00:17:21,420 that'd be great Tom could you repeat 334 00:17:35,139 --> 00:17:30,039 really is just the start of what is 335 00:17:36,669 --> 00:17:35,149 expected to be a very long sure the of 336 00:17:39,549 --> 00:17:36,679 course this is the first flight of the 337 00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:39,559 of the Dragon spacecraft to ISS the 338 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:43,039 other cargo vehicle that will come to 339 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:47,330 ISS is being built by the orbital folks 340 00:17:52,930 --> 00:17:50,330 and that's the Cygnus spacecraft and so 341 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:52,940 between those two spacecraft they will 342 00:17:57,370 --> 00:17:55,970 supply the lion's share of the cargo to 343 00:18:00,159 --> 00:17:57,380 the international space station for the 344 00:18:04,360 --> 00:18:00,169 life of the station the autonomous 345 00:18:06,610 --> 00:18:04,370 transfer vehicle the the h2 Transfer 346 00:18:07,799 --> 00:18:06,620 Vehicle that's the East and JAXA provide 347 00:18:14,169 --> 00:18:07,809 spacecraft 348 00:18:15,850 --> 00:18:14,179 about once a year the last ATV vehicle 349 00:18:17,980 --> 00:18:15,860 flies in a couple of years so we're on 350 00:18:19,659 --> 00:18:17,990 ATV three we've got four and five left 351 00:18:21,659 --> 00:18:19,669 and then there are no other ATVs in the 352 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:21,669 history of the program at least planned 353 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:25,250 and HTV will probably be limited after 354 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:28,010 the 7h TVs that fly and so these two 355 00:18:32,860 --> 00:18:30,890 vehicles will do the lion's share of the 356 00:18:35,620 --> 00:18:32,870 work necessary to keep space station 357 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:35,630 flying and this also is paving a way to 358 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:37,460 the work that NASA has been doing with 359 00:18:41,769 --> 00:18:40,730 many of the folks in industry to provide 360 00:18:44,590 --> 00:18:41,779 a similar service for crew 361 00:18:46,510 --> 00:18:44,600 transportation so particularly as it 362 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:46,520 relates to the international space 363 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:49,370 station we will almost rely exclusively 364 00:18:53,490 --> 00:18:51,770 on commercial provided services in the 365 00:18:59,230 --> 00:18:53,500 out here so if everything proceeds 366 00:19:00,279 --> 00:18:59,240 according to the plan today okay and we 367 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:00,289 were having a little bit technical 368 00:19:10,100 --> 00:19:01,610 difficulty in the room so if you come 369 00:19:17,039 --> 00:19:13,190 hi Robert Perlman with collect space.com 370 00:19:19,889 --> 00:19:17,049 for Holly and maybe for Elon can you go 371 00:19:23,430 --> 00:19:19,899 into a little bit of detail of the of 372 00:19:26,519 --> 00:19:23,440 the approach and in person specifically 373 00:19:28,769 --> 00:19:26,529 about what occurred that made you hold 374 00:19:31,430 --> 00:19:28,779 for a little while with the thermal 375 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:31,440 imagers and then what again what 376 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:33,970 resulted in the the back of the retreat 377 00:19:38,820 --> 00:19:36,730 for the lidar and what the final state 378 00:19:40,289 --> 00:19:38,830 of that of the lidar system is I think I 379 00:19:43,769 --> 00:19:40,299 heard a call that said there was only 380 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:43,779 one good lidar when you when you came in 381 00:19:52,350 --> 00:19:48,850 for capture okay yeah I can expand on 382 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:52,360 that so we arrived on the ARB our dragon 383 00:19:59,029 --> 00:19:55,090 arrives on the r bar just a little bit 384 00:20:02,639 --> 00:19:59,039 below 350 heads up to 350 performs 385 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:02,649 maneuver their term is a slough yas 386 00:20:09,419 --> 00:20:04,570 around and then it heads up to the 250 387 00:20:11,820 --> 00:20:09,429 hold point and so we got to 250 the 388 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:11,830 dragon team was again keeping an eye on 389 00:20:16,740 --> 00:20:13,990 a lot of their new data that they were 390 00:20:19,830 --> 00:20:16,750 receiving and they have two thermal 391 00:20:22,470 --> 00:20:19,840 imagers on the dragon and so looking at 392 00:20:26,879 --> 00:20:22,480 that data and where the Sun was in 393 00:20:29,610 --> 00:20:26,889 relation to the dragon they discussed 394 00:20:31,710 --> 00:20:29,620 with us just holding a little bit and 395 00:20:34,409 --> 00:20:31,720 and waiting until the Sun had passed by 396 00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:34,419 in order to give the thermal imagers the 397 00:20:40,409 --> 00:20:37,179 best chance of working the way the 398 00:20:43,470 --> 00:20:40,419 proximity design is you have a certain 399 00:20:46,799 --> 00:20:43,480 number of sensors that need to work in 400 00:20:48,930 --> 00:20:46,809 order to define where the Dragon 401 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:48,940 spacecraft is in relationship to the 402 00:20:53,909 --> 00:20:51,370 International Space Station and in that 403 00:20:56,399 --> 00:20:53,919 set of sensors you have enough 404 00:20:59,580 --> 00:20:56,409 redundancy so multiple sensors and some 405 00:21:00,690 --> 00:20:59,590 independence and so that you can figure 406 00:21:02,310 --> 00:21:00,700 out where the truth you always know 407 00:21:04,590 --> 00:21:02,320 exactly where dragon is and we do that 408 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:04,600 to obviously keep the the space station 409 00:21:09,539 --> 00:21:06,850 safe because it's important to 410 00:21:12,210 --> 00:21:09,549 understand exactly the location of your 411 00:21:13,919 --> 00:21:12,220 two dynamic spacecraft so yeah pausing 412 00:21:15,389 --> 00:21:13,929 and giving the thermal imagers the best 413 00:21:17,190 --> 00:21:15,399 chance to work to get the Sun out of the 414 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:17,200 way made the most sense from an 415 00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:19,450 operational perspective so I kind of 416 00:21:22,620 --> 00:21:20,710 explains how we were managed in the 417 00:21:25,769 --> 00:21:22,630 thermal imagers as we headed in towards 418 00:21:28,470 --> 00:21:25,779 the capture point lied ours are similar 419 00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:28,480 in nature where again they're looking at 420 00:21:33,899 --> 00:21:32,260 the space station there they're going 421 00:21:35,549 --> 00:21:33,909 back and forth from a laser perspective 422 00:21:39,419 --> 00:21:35,559 with a specific point on the space 423 00:21:41,970 --> 00:21:39,429 station they it's hard to hit that 424 00:21:43,980 --> 00:21:41,980 single point and so sometimes they were 425 00:21:45,659 --> 00:21:43,990 getting some information back from the 426 00:21:47,279 --> 00:21:45,669 space station that was a little bit 427 00:21:49,259 --> 00:21:47,289 different than they expected 428 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:49,269 probably some some tuning of the 429 00:21:53,519 --> 00:21:51,370 software because remember this was the 430 00:21:56,430 --> 00:21:53,529 first you know test flight and they were 431 00:21:59,250 --> 00:21:56,440 demonstrating it and so as the dragon 432 00:22:00,899 --> 00:21:59,260 team was watching those returns back 433 00:22:03,750 --> 00:22:00,909 from the space station that were not 434 00:22:07,259 --> 00:22:03,760 exactly what they expected it made sense 435 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:07,269 in in several cases to go ahead and hold 436 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:09,490 the spacecraft or even retreat it back 437 00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:10,809 to a point where we had been getting 438 00:22:16,470 --> 00:22:13,630 good solid information to take a look at 439 00:22:19,139 --> 00:22:16,480 it when we headed up to the capture 440 00:22:21,810 --> 00:22:19,149 point we headed that direction with with 441 00:22:24,990 --> 00:22:21,820 two lied ours you do in fact only need 442 00:22:27,899 --> 00:22:25,000 one to do the rendezvous that capture 443 00:22:30,629 --> 00:22:27,909 only one to keep the space station safe 444 00:22:33,419 --> 00:22:30,639 it works in conjunction with the thermal 445 00:22:35,490 --> 00:22:33,429 imagers and so we did press in during 446 00:22:37,889 --> 00:22:35,500 that process the dragon team has the 447 00:22:40,470 --> 00:22:37,899 ability as they're watching their data 448 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:40,480 to kind of reset that lighter and get it 449 00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:42,370 to come back into the solution so they 450 00:22:46,470 --> 00:22:43,720 did that a couple times so there were 451 00:22:47,940 --> 00:22:46,480 points in that process where we had one 452 00:22:49,769 --> 00:22:47,950 lighter available points where we had 453 00:22:51,990 --> 00:22:49,779 two light hours available and so we were 454 00:22:54,330 --> 00:22:52,000 managing that trying to make sure we had 455 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:54,340 the redundancy available we did get to 456 00:22:59,220 --> 00:22:57,490 the capture point we got there we did 457 00:23:03,269 --> 00:22:59,230 have one of those light hours go ahead 458 00:23:04,710 --> 00:23:03,279 and see enough errors that goes to a 459 00:23:06,779 --> 00:23:04,720 state that's called unconverted so it's 460 00:23:09,269 --> 00:23:06,789 not being used in the solution to 461 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:09,279 determine the location of the dragon 462 00:23:14,940 --> 00:23:12,970 again perfectly safe and not unexpected 463 00:23:17,669 --> 00:23:14,950 for a test flight and we did sit in that 464 00:23:22,230 --> 00:23:17,679 configuration and go ahead and capture 465 00:23:24,539 --> 00:23:22,240 the dragon more questions here in 466 00:23:26,399 --> 00:23:24,549 Houston all right then we'll go off to 467 00:23:28,590 --> 00:23:26,409 our foam bridge so I'll go in order 468 00:23:29,860 --> 00:23:28,600 remember again state your name and 469 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:29,870 affiliation 470 00:23:32,529 --> 00:23:31,490 the person you're asking the question of 471 00:23:41,710 --> 00:23:32,539 so we'll be sure and get to the right 472 00:23:46,390 --> 00:23:41,720 coast alan boyle alright i will move on 473 00:23:49,620 --> 00:23:46,400 to Dan Leone I was a little bit I had a 474 00:23:53,940 --> 00:23:49,630 question for you on just a big-picture 475 00:23:56,909 --> 00:23:53,950 question where this fits into grand plan 476 00:24:01,029 --> 00:23:56,919 with every lift and going on to Mars 477 00:24:03,700 --> 00:24:01,039 where does this milestone fit in in your 478 00:24:07,690 --> 00:24:03,710 larger plan for making humanity a 479 00:24:09,340 --> 00:24:07,700 multi-planet species all right well 480 00:24:12,639 --> 00:24:09,350 that's that's a big question 481 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:12,649 but I can also maybe summarize for for 482 00:24:18,990 --> 00:24:16,370 sort of a kind of a lay audience what 483 00:24:22,779 --> 00:24:19,000 what the issue was just coming into 484 00:24:27,250 --> 00:24:22,789 Space Station you see dragon has these 485 00:24:31,380 --> 00:24:27,260 things called lasers and the laser scan 486 00:24:35,970 --> 00:24:31,390 the space station and one of the lasers 487 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:35,980 wasn't working well so we had to 488 00:24:42,039 --> 00:24:38,570 recalibrate that the laser and tighten 489 00:24:46,269 --> 00:24:42,049 the beam and then it did work and where 490 00:24:48,029 --> 00:24:46,279 else doc that's basically that's the 491 00:24:53,470 --> 00:24:48,039 short version 492 00:24:57,060 --> 00:24:53,480 it told in dr. evil format so let's see 493 00:25:00,880 --> 00:24:57,070 with respect to the longer term 494 00:25:02,950 --> 00:25:00,890 objectives I think what what needs to 495 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:02,960 happen is is continued advancement in 496 00:25:09,820 --> 00:25:07,490 space technology in particular to to 497 00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:09,830 scale up the rockets and to make them 498 00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:12,110 reusable which is very very important 499 00:25:19,120 --> 00:25:15,110 because the cost of the fuel is only 500 00:25:21,490 --> 00:25:19,130 about 0.3% of the cost of the mission so 501 00:25:23,860 --> 00:25:21,500 if if rocket speed can be made reusable 502 00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:23,870 then it's possible to reduce the cost of 503 00:25:29,250 --> 00:25:25,909 spaceflight maybe by a factor of 100 or 504 00:25:36,070 --> 00:25:29,260 more so that that that's really the the 505 00:25:38,409 --> 00:25:36,080 focus of SpaceX is someone making 506 00:25:41,350 --> 00:25:38,419 Rockets reusable and then of course 507 00:25:45,610 --> 00:25:41,360 working with NASA to add crew capability 508 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:45,620 to Dragon and and hopefully fly crew in 509 00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:48,530 as little as three years that's that's 510 00:25:56,139 --> 00:25:52,130 the next step on on the path towards 511 00:25:57,310 --> 00:25:56,149 advancing space technology but I'm 512 00:25:59,919 --> 00:25:57,320 really excited because this was a 513 00:26:02,289 --> 00:25:59,929 crucial step and having achieved this 514 00:26:04,810 --> 00:26:02,299 step it makes the things in the in the 515 00:26:06,730 --> 00:26:04,820 future and the output path towards 516 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:06,740 humanity becoming as a multi-planet 517 00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:10,850 species much much more likely the chance 518 00:26:13,690 --> 00:26:12,080 of that happening just went up 519 00:26:17,010 --> 00:26:13,700 dramatically so people should be really 520 00:26:23,889 --> 00:26:20,230 okay thanks Alan and now back to Dan 521 00:26:25,899 --> 00:26:23,899 Leone hi Dan Leone with space news 522 00:26:27,010 --> 00:26:25,909 thanks for throwing the presser and for 523 00:26:29,889 --> 00:26:27,020 joining us all the folks out in 524 00:26:32,830 --> 00:26:29,899 California my question when now will 525 00:26:40,169 --> 00:26:32,840 SpaceX be cleared to begin its regular 526 00:26:43,060 --> 00:26:40,179 cargo deliveries under CRS let's see uh 527 00:26:45,789 --> 00:26:43,070 I'll take a heck that one and then Alan 528 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:45,799 might want to add a word or two the 529 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:49,330 objective of the demo flights was to 530 00:26:56,350 --> 00:26:52,850 test the ability of the spacecraft to 531 00:26:58,330 --> 00:26:56,360 make it to ISS and meet objectives along 532 00:27:00,850 --> 00:26:58,340 the way to ensure that was safe to make 533 00:27:04,090 --> 00:27:00,860 it up to the up to the space station and 534 00:27:06,549 --> 00:27:04,100 so of course along the way as you as you 535 00:27:08,649 --> 00:27:06,559 heard we met the objectives necessary to 536 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:08,659 get all the way to station and of course 537 00:27:13,060 --> 00:27:09,530 we're there today 538 00:27:16,060 --> 00:27:13,070 there were also objectives for the for 539 00:27:17,860 --> 00:27:16,070 the departure and the and the safe 540 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:17,870 reentry of the spacecraft and the 541 00:27:22,629 --> 00:27:20,090 recovery of hardware from the spacecraft 542 00:27:24,430 --> 00:27:22,639 so there's still objectives that need to 543 00:27:27,659 --> 00:27:24,440 be met and there's there's work that 544 00:27:30,310 --> 00:27:27,669 needs to be done to verify that the 545 00:27:32,890 --> 00:27:30,320 all the objectives are closed out as 546 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:32,900 part of the earlier cots Space Act 547 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:36,530 agreement but assuming that all of that 548 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:40,010 is successful meaning that the the 549 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:41,690 latter half of the mission and it's 550 00:27:47,650 --> 00:27:44,330 still got some significant milestones to 551 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:47,660 go as Alan mentioned all gets checked 552 00:27:53,980 --> 00:27:50,510 out then we could step into the CRS 553 00:27:56,710 --> 00:27:53,990 flights immediately with the with the 554 00:27:59,320 --> 00:27:56,720 next flight and in fact we have we have 555 00:28:01,570 --> 00:27:59,330 plans for that in our in our current 556 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:01,580 schedule is to is to start the CRS 557 00:28:06,490 --> 00:28:05,360 flights in the in the I think the newest 558 00:28:09,820 --> 00:28:06,500 schedule is going to show the first 559 00:28:11,860 --> 00:28:09,830 flight in in the September timeframe and 560 00:28:13,990 --> 00:28:11,870 but that assumes that we do successfully 561 00:28:16,029 --> 00:28:14,000 accomplish the Romanian objectives in 562 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:16,039 the cots program but assuming they're 563 00:28:21,610 --> 00:28:17,539 all successful there's there's not a 564 00:28:23,950 --> 00:28:21,620 long wait we're the next spacecraft in 565 00:28:27,310 --> 00:28:23,960 line is being built and prepared to come 566 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:27,320 to ISS so assuming all the objectives 567 00:28:36,310 --> 00:28:29,090 are successfully accomplished we can 568 00:28:39,010 --> 00:28:36,320 move right into that flight and Alan did 569 00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:39,020 you want to add anything well no no I 570 00:28:44,950 --> 00:28:40,429 think you got that exactly right 571 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:44,960 sup tomorrow there'll be the opening of 572 00:28:48,490 --> 00:28:46,250 the hatch and there will be a 573 00:28:53,140 --> 00:28:48,500 demonstration of the transfer of the 574 00:28:59,860 --> 00:28:56,140 reentry in return and landing and that 575 00:29:02,410 --> 00:28:59,870 will constitute the remaining lost times 576 00:29:03,730 --> 00:29:02,420 that we had on this mission and then as 577 00:29:06,010 --> 00:29:03,740 early as next week we'll take a quick 578 00:29:11,470 --> 00:29:06,020 look after that not next week but after 579 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:11,480 the week after the I don't think it's 580 00:29:20,860 --> 00:29:13,810 going to take us very long to figure out 581 00:29:23,140 --> 00:29:20,870 how well achieve some gems okay our next 582 00:29:25,990 --> 00:29:23,150 reporter is Marcia Donald Associated 583 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:26,000 Press yes I have a question for mr. buzz 584 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:28,250 I'm wondering after the capture and 585 00:29:32,050 --> 00:29:30,650 berthing how did you and your team to 586 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:32,060 celebrate I'm wondering did you toast 587 00:29:37,030 --> 00:29:34,010 with champagne or perhaps hand out 588 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:37,040 friend Sheila Brewer cheese or maybe the 589 00:29:40,090 --> 00:29:38,420 party starts right after this news 590 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:40,100 conference I'm just looking at for some 591 00:29:48,940 --> 00:29:43,010 details on how you did or about to 592 00:29:52,770 --> 00:29:48,950 celebrate yeah I think we did actually 593 00:29:55,570 --> 00:29:52,780 ban alcohol from the premises because 594 00:30:00,100 --> 00:29:55,580 you know that can people can get a 595 00:30:02,470 --> 00:30:00,110 little crazy but and now that things 596 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:02,480 were good I think I think we'll probably 597 00:30:09,460 --> 00:30:03,980 have a bit of champagne and have some 598 00:30:11,620 --> 00:30:09,470 fun yeah it's best to be very sober in 599 00:30:15,090 --> 00:30:11,630 these circumstances until the deed is 600 00:30:22,690 --> 00:30:20,980 all right moving on to bill Harwood yeah 601 00:30:24,220 --> 00:30:22,700 hi a question for Mike Suffredini can 602 00:30:26,110 --> 00:30:24,230 you do the same thing you did a minute 603 00:30:27,250 --> 00:30:26,120 ago for but except do it for orbital and 604 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:27,260 give us a little look ahead at their 605 00:30:30,700 --> 00:30:29,330 schedule and where they stand on a the 606 00:30:32,670 --> 00:30:30,710 test flight and if there's goes well 607 00:30:36,310 --> 00:30:32,680 when they would start in line Thanks 608 00:30:39,130 --> 00:30:36,320 let's see my understanding is the the 609 00:30:43,500 --> 00:30:39,140 pad preparations are going well they did 610 00:30:46,810 --> 00:30:43,510 the cryo shock tests last week I believe 611 00:30:49,030 --> 00:30:46,820 time is kind of all coming together last 612 00:30:51,460 --> 00:30:49,040 few days so forgive me if I'm off a bit 613 00:30:54,430 --> 00:30:51,470 but that went largely went very well 614 00:30:57,430 --> 00:30:54,440 they have a few minor things they you'd 615 00:30:58,060 --> 00:30:57,440 normally expect to find that will be 616 00:31:01,090 --> 00:30:58,070 repaired 617 00:31:03,220 --> 00:31:01,100 they they tell me that as early as 618 00:31:05,860 --> 00:31:03,230 August they believe they can do their 619 00:31:06,350 --> 00:31:05,870 test flight remember that's the one that 620 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:06,360 doesn't come 621 00:31:11,150 --> 00:31:08,970 station and then be ready for their demo 622 00:31:13,790 --> 00:31:11,160 flight right now we have their demo 623 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:13,800 flight scheduled for a December mid 624 00:31:20,660 --> 00:31:19,410 December if they are do really well with 625 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:20,670 their test flight and stay ahead of 626 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:21,690 schedule 627 00:31:26,750 --> 00:31:24,450 and can pull it up sooner into say the 628 00:31:29,450 --> 00:31:26,760 mid October time frame we could we could 629 00:31:34,010 --> 00:31:29,460 actually fly them a little bit earlier 630 00:31:35,450 --> 00:31:34,020 so so if if they're able to get all 631 00:31:37,250 --> 00:31:35,460 their objectives accomplished with their 632 00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:37,260 test flight in their test flight fly in 633 00:31:41,420 --> 00:31:40,110 the August timeframe its potential we 634 00:31:43,250 --> 00:31:41,430 could pull them up but right now we have 635 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:43,260 them scheduled for their demo flight in 636 00:31:49,490 --> 00:31:46,610 December and then I believe they're 637 00:31:53,780 --> 00:31:49,500 their first flight under the CRS 638 00:31:56,150 --> 00:31:53,790 contract I believe is April of the of 639 00:32:00,580 --> 00:31:56,160 next year don't hold me to that but it's 640 00:32:08,210 --> 00:32:06,080 okay Mike wall space comm hi this yeah 641 00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:08,220 this one's done yeah oh yeah probably 642 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:12,540 also for yes mr. must go home so there's 643 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:13,890 a lot of cheering and stuff I'm the 644 00:32:18,260 --> 00:32:15,930 obviously birthing with the station was 645 00:32:19,580 --> 00:32:18,270 the big big deal and and it's great to 646 00:32:20,990 --> 00:32:19,590 get that out of the way I wasn't even if 647 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:21,000 you could just talk a little bit about I 648 00:32:24,890 --> 00:32:22,290 mean what are some of the major hurdles 649 00:32:26,810 --> 00:32:24,900 going going forward now do you guys 650 00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:26,820 worry at all about any of the steps that 651 00:32:30,590 --> 00:32:28,110 are going to be involved in getting back 652 00:32:32,330 --> 00:32:30,600 to earth and and actually yet I'm 653 00:32:33,620 --> 00:32:32,340 surviving going through the atmosphere 654 00:32:38,150 --> 00:32:33,630 or does it seem like all the heavy 655 00:32:41,690 --> 00:32:38,160 lifting is is done now well I think 656 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:41,700 that's the the critical steps have been 657 00:32:48,670 --> 00:32:45,810 achieved the really important thing of 658 00:32:53,810 --> 00:32:48,680 being able to approach the space station 659 00:32:56,450 --> 00:32:53,820 have the the the sensors lock on 660 00:32:58,730 --> 00:32:56,460 and as mentioned that the sort of the 661 00:33:02,630 --> 00:32:58,740 you know that the laser radar so 662 00:33:03,890 --> 00:33:02,640 lighters having having all that I go 663 00:33:05,810 --> 00:33:03,900 through which was the riskiest part of 664 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:05,820 the mission and connect to the space 665 00:33:10,970 --> 00:33:08,970 station that's that's really the what's 666 00:33:12,410 --> 00:33:10,980 most important about this mission on our 667 00:33:14,290 --> 00:33:12,420 last mission we did demonstrate the 668 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:14,300 ability to return through the atmosphere 669 00:33:18,290 --> 00:33:16,890 have the parachutes deploy and recover 670 00:33:22,340 --> 00:33:18,300 the Dragon spacecraft 671 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:22,350 so I would expect that to occur this 672 00:33:27,230 --> 00:33:25,410 time but I think it's really important 673 00:33:28,460 --> 00:33:27,240 that the critical part of the mission 674 00:33:31,190 --> 00:33:28,470 the most important part of the mission 675 00:33:33,770 --> 00:33:31,200 has been successfully achieved so we're 676 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:33,780 incredibly excited and I think is it is 677 00:33:44,060 --> 00:33:36,810 fair to to celebrate at this point a 678 00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:44,070 significant victory okay next is Irene 679 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:47,910 Klotz from Reuters thanks Kelly um my 680 00:33:54,020 --> 00:33:50,090 question is for my except for Dini 681 00:33:55,940 --> 00:33:54,030 dragon of course is the third new cargo 682 00:33:58,880 --> 00:33:55,950 ship to come in station I was just 683 00:34:01,070 --> 00:33:58,890 wondering if you might be able to touch 684 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:01,080 on what is different what was different 685 00:34:07,070 --> 00:34:03,330 about working with a private company as 686 00:34:09,650 --> 00:34:07,080 opposed to the government organisations 687 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:09,660 of the European Space Agency and Japan 688 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:14,010 and bring in their vehicles online well 689 00:34:21,380 --> 00:34:16,890 we to start with the the the approach we 690 00:34:24,350 --> 00:34:21,390 took with both the Europeans and the 691 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:24,360 Japanese was similar and that is we 692 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:26,730 provided them requirements that met met 693 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:29,370 safety requirements and we verified 694 00:34:34,190 --> 00:34:32,730 those requirements and we expected the 695 00:34:37,690 --> 00:34:34,200 government's then to work with their 696 00:34:40,790 --> 00:34:37,700 contractors to ensure they met all their 697 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:40,800 build two requirements for other phases 698 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:43,650 of flight and the Europeans and the 699 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:46,530 Japanese and the US have actually kind 700 00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:49,290 of grown up together so we have actually 701 00:34:54,770 --> 00:34:53,310 very similar techniques that's not to 702 00:34:57,230 --> 00:34:54,780 say they do everything exactly the same 703 00:35:00,650 --> 00:34:57,240 but they do have similar techniques and 704 00:35:02,450 --> 00:35:00,660 so the the the process from that 705 00:35:05,090 --> 00:35:02,460 standpoint in terms of the hardware they 706 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:05,100 use and how they used it was is was 707 00:35:10,339 --> 00:35:06,930 familiar to us 708 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:10,349 and similar so we took the similar 709 00:35:13,789 --> 00:35:12,450 approach with SpaceX but it was it was 710 00:35:15,650 --> 00:35:13,799 different because now you didn't have a 711 00:35:17,870 --> 00:35:15,660 you you didn't have a government entity 712 00:35:21,289 --> 00:35:17,880 backing up the performance of the 713 00:35:24,380 --> 00:35:21,299 contractor that was won and SpaceX took 714 00:35:27,289 --> 00:35:24,390 a unique approach to many phases of the 715 00:35:31,510 --> 00:35:27,299 flights and and so from in that respect 716 00:35:34,490 --> 00:35:31,520 it was different because we would spend 717 00:35:38,450 --> 00:35:34,500 time the engineers to engineers with us 718 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:38,460 explaining not only what we have done in 719 00:35:43,039 --> 00:35:41,490 the past but why we did it which sounds 720 00:35:44,510 --> 00:35:43,049 pretty simple but it's one of those 721 00:35:45,799 --> 00:35:44,520 things it's kind of hard for you to do 722 00:35:47,329 --> 00:35:45,809 if you've done it a long time you tend 723 00:35:47,900 --> 00:35:47,339 to talk about how you do instead of why 724 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:47,910 you do it 725 00:35:53,750 --> 00:35:50,490 as much and so as we went through those 726 00:35:56,029 --> 00:35:53,760 iterations with our SpaceX colleagues 727 00:35:57,650 --> 00:35:56,039 and then then their engineers would go 728 00:35:58,880 --> 00:35:57,660 okay now I understand what you're what 729 00:36:00,920 --> 00:35:58,890 you're trying to accomplish and when I 730 00:36:03,950 --> 00:36:00,930 look at how I'm designing my spacecraft 731 00:36:05,990 --> 00:36:03,960 and tools I'm using and this is how I 732 00:36:09,109 --> 00:36:06,000 would accomplish that same objective and 733 00:36:13,250 --> 00:36:09,119 so we had really more discussions along 734 00:36:15,710 --> 00:36:13,260 those lines unique ways to to solve the 735 00:36:18,620 --> 00:36:15,720 similar kind of problems that we had to 736 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:18,630 levy on the those other two vehicles and 737 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:21,690 verify as well so in some respects it 738 00:36:27,559 --> 00:36:25,130 was very similar the the level of 739 00:36:29,809 --> 00:36:27,569 insight and oversight and and 740 00:36:32,829 --> 00:36:29,819 requirements that we that we levied on 741 00:36:35,809 --> 00:36:32,839 on SpaceX relative to the two 742 00:36:37,549 --> 00:36:35,819 government-provided systems but in other 743 00:36:40,099 --> 00:36:37,559 respects it was completely different in 744 00:36:42,109 --> 00:36:40,109 terms of how they approach problems and 745 00:36:44,089 --> 00:36:42,119 and how they're our partners have 746 00:36:46,609 --> 00:36:44,099 approached problems and mostly because 747 00:36:48,589 --> 00:36:46,619 like I said we had worked so closely for 748 00:36:50,690 --> 00:36:48,599 so many years that we kind of we already 749 00:36:53,029 --> 00:36:50,700 took sort of similar approaches to 750 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:53,039 solving similar problems if that makes 751 00:36:58,970 --> 00:36:54,770 sense 752 00:37:02,029 --> 00:36:58,980 okay Brian best ad with Washington Post 753 00:37:05,269 --> 00:37:02,039 oh yeah hi this is a question for Ilan 754 00:37:07,309 --> 00:37:05,279 musk so Ilan I noticed that when I was 755 00:37:09,289 --> 00:37:07,319 looking at the the web video of the 756 00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:09,299 folks at your company it looks like 757 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:12,240 nobody's over the age of 30 uh I'm just 758 00:37:15,799 --> 00:37:14,010 wondering who are you tapping to work 759 00:37:17,660 --> 00:37:15,809 the company and it sounds like you're 760 00:37:19,700 --> 00:37:17,670 finding people who are young and excited 761 00:37:20,450 --> 00:37:19,710 about space I'm just wondering you know 762 00:37:25,460 --> 00:37:20,460 where is all this 763 00:37:28,250 --> 00:37:25,470 coming from yeah well actually to be 764 00:37:30,410 --> 00:37:28,260 clear our average age is around 30 so 765 00:37:33,470 --> 00:37:30,420 that means there are as many people over 766 00:37:37,010 --> 00:37:33,480 30 as below 30 and so we have a good 767 00:37:39,770 --> 00:37:37,020 mixture I think of experienced people as 768 00:37:41,240 --> 00:37:39,780 well as people all the way to just 769 00:37:44,570 --> 00:37:41,250 coming out of college and and and 770 00:37:47,420 --> 00:37:44,580 interns so I do think it's important to 771 00:37:50,570 --> 00:37:47,430 mix but the wisdom of age with the 772 00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:50,580 vibrancy of youth in order to to get the 773 00:37:55,849 --> 00:37:53,880 the best outcome and and and create and 774 00:37:59,510 --> 00:37:55,859 really drive forward the state of 775 00:38:01,370 --> 00:37:59,520 Technology while avoiding obvious 776 00:38:03,109 --> 00:38:01,380 mistakes that have been made in the past 777 00:38:07,099 --> 00:38:03,119 I think that's that's the best 778 00:38:08,660 --> 00:38:07,109 combination so and I think we really 779 00:38:12,050 --> 00:38:08,670 just got a got a great team here at 780 00:38:14,420 --> 00:38:12,060 SpaceX it super super motivated and and 781 00:38:16,820 --> 00:38:14,430 I think nothing nothing fires people up 782 00:38:18,980 --> 00:38:16,830 more than a successful mission like this 783 00:38:31,940 --> 00:38:18,990 so I think people just feeling super 784 00:38:38,309 --> 00:38:34,709 so I think I think I think we're super 785 00:38:40,410 --> 00:38:38,319 excited to keep going and you know and 786 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:40,420 keep pushing forward and really looking 787 00:38:46,769 --> 00:38:42,729 forward to taking out those crude 788 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:46,779 mission to the space station and you 789 00:38:53,219 --> 00:38:48,670 know doing doing great things for the 790 00:38:56,430 --> 00:38:53,229 for the country and for the world okay 791 00:38:59,789 --> 00:38:56,440 next is Hannah Elliot with Forbes hi 792 00:39:03,890 --> 00:38:59,799 this question is for Ilan - a two-part 793 00:39:06,359 --> 00:39:03,900 question number one how are you 794 00:39:09,089 --> 00:39:06,369 responding to people who doubted that 795 00:39:11,279 --> 00:39:09,099 this would happen successfully Ilan and 796 00:39:13,609 --> 00:39:11,289 and just in general your your many 797 00:39:15,839 --> 00:39:13,619 endeavors that they'll be successful 798 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:15,849 successful and number two what did you 799 00:39:26,729 --> 00:39:17,890 eat during the three days that we were 800 00:39:31,319 --> 00:39:26,739 going through this well I think there 801 00:39:33,359 --> 00:39:31,329 was reason to to doubt that we would 802 00:39:36,749 --> 00:39:33,369 succeed because there's not a lot of 803 00:39:38,279 --> 00:39:36,759 precedent for what we've done this is 804 00:39:43,319 --> 00:39:38,289 the first time that a commercial company 805 00:39:45,449 --> 00:39:43,329 is has done such a thing so you know for 806 00:39:46,769 --> 00:39:45,459 those who doubted they they had the 807 00:39:49,259 --> 00:39:46,779 reasons for doubting for lack of 808 00:39:51,479 --> 00:39:49,269 precedent but I think I think that those 809 00:39:55,589 --> 00:39:51,489 reasons is no longer remain having done 810 00:39:57,870 --> 00:39:55,599 today what we've done so I I'm hopeful 811 00:40:01,370 --> 00:39:57,880 that a lot of people's doubts where we 812 00:40:04,799 --> 00:40:01,380 will have been put to rest and and that 813 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:04,809 and that we can hopefully look look for 814 00:40:10,089 --> 00:40:06,650 their support going forward 815 00:40:12,190 --> 00:40:10,099 and in terms of what did I eat I ate 816 00:40:20,370 --> 00:40:12,200 somewhat erratically over the last few 817 00:40:24,940 --> 00:40:20,380 days I can't even remember what age I 818 00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:24,950 probably do not eat eat healthily but I 819 00:40:40,749 --> 00:40:37,329 our next reporter is Jason par with 820 00:40:43,690 --> 00:40:40,759 Wired magazine hi this is a question 821 00:40:46,359 --> 00:40:43,700 again again for Ilan there's a question 822 00:40:49,450 --> 00:40:46,369 a little bit about maneuvers and the 823 00:40:52,269 --> 00:40:49,460 extra time spent near the station and 824 00:40:53,950 --> 00:40:52,279 how much propellant ended up being used 825 00:40:56,049 --> 00:40:53,960 were you guys ever at risk of having to 826 00:40:58,960 --> 00:40:56,059 call it off were there any concerns 827 00:41:04,450 --> 00:40:58,970 during the with all the extra time spent 828 00:41:08,999 --> 00:41:04,460 in proximity to station yeah there were 829 00:41:12,309 --> 00:41:09,009 definitely some close moments where it 830 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:12,319 potentially could have called an abort 831 00:41:15,940 --> 00:41:13,970 and in fact there were moments where we 832 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:15,950 had to retreat a little bit just to 833 00:41:21,269 --> 00:41:18,170 reassess the situation which makes them 834 00:41:23,769 --> 00:41:21,279 last-minute adjustments in particular 835 00:41:27,819 --> 00:41:23,779 narrowing the field of view of the the 836 00:41:33,039 --> 00:41:27,829 lidar or laser radar and unfortunately 837 00:41:35,789 --> 00:41:33,049 those worked and we were in very close 838 00:41:38,140 --> 00:41:35,799 cooperation with NASA mission control 839 00:41:40,989 --> 00:41:38,150 and together we worked out a solution 840 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:40,999 that allowed us to go in and get 841 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:44,450 grappled by the arm and and and and 842 00:41:48,999 --> 00:41:46,970 berth okay occasionally by the way you 843 00:41:50,859 --> 00:41:49,009 make Mike I tend to say doc instead of 844 00:41:52,359 --> 00:41:50,869 both technically it's both but but I 845 00:41:53,650 --> 00:41:52,369 found sometimes when I'd say we're 846 00:41:54,759 --> 00:41:53,660 birthing with the space station people 847 00:41:58,800 --> 00:41:54,769 thought I was saying birthing with an 848 00:42:00,960 --> 00:41:58,810 eye and got very confused 849 00:42:02,850 --> 00:42:00,970 since technically technically it's 850 00:42:05,490 --> 00:42:02,860 birthing with an age but but I say 851 00:42:07,230 --> 00:42:05,500 talking some people you know ultimately 852 00:42:13,710 --> 00:42:07,240 with the situation instead what I'm 853 00:42:17,790 --> 00:42:13,720 talking about okay I'm next to the 854 00:42:20,070 --> 00:42:17,800 Steven Clark with Space Flight now hi 855 00:42:22,980 --> 00:42:20,080 guys but but question for either Holly 856 00:42:25,350 --> 00:42:22,990 or Mike Suffredini and that's looking 857 00:42:28,950 --> 00:42:25,360 ahead over the next few days the cargo 858 00:42:30,650 --> 00:42:28,960 transfer first when does the hatch I'm 859 00:42:32,820 --> 00:42:30,660 going to come open tomorrow morning and 860 00:42:35,790 --> 00:42:32,830 what crew members are fall from the 861 00:42:37,050 --> 00:42:35,800 cargo trance pretty busy time over the 862 00:42:42,210 --> 00:42:37,060 next few days to get all the cargo 863 00:42:46,820 --> 00:42:42,220 transferred or where is it so I'll take 864 00:42:51,180 --> 00:42:46,830 a hatch opening playing for 11:40 GMT 865 00:42:53,970 --> 00:42:51,190 tomorrow so we've got 6:40 a.m. central 866 00:42:57,270 --> 00:42:53,980 Daylight Time we do have just a little 867 00:43:00,720 --> 00:42:57,280 bit of cargo operations that we may do 868 00:43:02,550 --> 00:43:00,730 over the weekend to take a first look at 869 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:02,560 Dragon make sure everything's as we 870 00:43:07,380 --> 00:43:05,290 expected and nothing changed on the ride 871 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:07,390 to the space station we are going to 872 00:43:10,830 --> 00:43:08,950 give our crew some time off they've been 873 00:43:13,590 --> 00:43:10,840 working very hard over the next couple 874 00:43:14,820 --> 00:43:13,600 of days over the last couple of days and 875 00:43:16,650 --> 00:43:14,830 so they will have a little bit time off 876 00:43:20,310 --> 00:43:16,660 over the weekend and then Monday and 877 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:20,320 Tuesday are very big cargo days on the 878 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:22,330 space station with regard to Dragon will 879 00:43:25,590 --> 00:43:24,130 be doing at least one of the crew 880 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:25,600 members will be doing cargo operations 881 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:28,770 almost all of their workday those days 882 00:43:35,790 --> 00:43:32,290 primarily Andre Jo and Don will be 883 00:43:38,130 --> 00:43:35,800 handling the cargo operations kind of 884 00:43:39,990 --> 00:43:38,140 rotating generally you only have one 885 00:43:41,730 --> 00:43:40,000 person and the dragon at least that's 886 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:41,740 how we've planned it with a second 887 00:43:46,230 --> 00:43:44,410 person helping them and then once you 888 00:43:48,030 --> 00:43:46,240 add the third it's not as efficient but 889 00:43:50,070 --> 00:43:48,040 the three of them will be rotating and 890 00:43:52,140 --> 00:43:50,080 performing all those cop cargo 891 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:52,150 operations somewhere in the order of the 892 00:43:57,270 --> 00:43:54,850 the mid-20 in the numbers of hours so 893 00:44:02,520 --> 00:43:57,280 about 25 hours worth of cargo operations 894 00:44:06,500 --> 00:44:02,530 we have planned for this mission all 895 00:44:09,210 --> 00:44:06,510 right now on to Roger ball with the BBC 896 00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:09,220 good afternoon to you Roger Ball BBC 897 00:44:12,720 --> 00:44:10,570 Radio Devon 898 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:12,730 first of all I'd like to congratulate 899 00:44:19,140 --> 00:44:16,090 all three teams Hawthorne Houston and 900 00:44:20,040 --> 00:44:19,150 the guys are upstairs for making it look 901 00:44:23,250 --> 00:44:20,050 so easy 902 00:44:25,980 --> 00:44:23,260 my experience of flight testing if it 903 00:44:29,130 --> 00:44:25,990 looks easy it means it's really hard and 904 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:29,140 you did a brilliant job making it look 905 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:29,770 so easy 906 00:44:35,610 --> 00:44:32,410 my question is and I guess it's probably 907 00:44:39,390 --> 00:44:35,620 mister suffered a knee for this one the 908 00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:39,400 two crafts but are going to be carrying 909 00:44:44,100 --> 00:44:41,770 cargo dragon and Cygnus in the near 910 00:44:47,610 --> 00:44:44,110 future dragon is the only one that has 911 00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:47,620 an unpressurized capability what size o 912 00:44:51,720 --> 00:44:50,250 our use would you be able to carry on 913 00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:51,730 dragon 914 00:44:59,750 --> 00:44:56,530 for instance we saw an ammonia tank 915 00:45:04,860 --> 00:44:59,760 being transferred from the shuttle and 916 00:45:07,230 --> 00:45:04,870 Sarge parts would you be able to carry 917 00:45:11,730 --> 00:45:07,240 kid like that or would it be smaller 918 00:45:14,370 --> 00:45:11,740 such as another version of the robotic 919 00:45:17,550 --> 00:45:14,380 refueling mission and I've got to follow 920 00:45:20,970 --> 00:45:17,560 up for mr. musk to ask him what actually 921 00:45:26,670 --> 00:45:20,980 happened to the cheese from the first 922 00:45:28,260 --> 00:45:26,680 dragon return well I'll answer the my 923 00:45:29,610 --> 00:45:28,270 question because the Ilan will take a 924 00:45:33,150 --> 00:45:29,620 lot longer to explain what happened to 925 00:45:36,180 --> 00:45:33,160 the G so the the dragon spacecraft was 926 00:45:39,720 --> 00:45:36,190 designed to carry the lion's share of 927 00:45:41,340 --> 00:45:39,730 the law of the external o our use in 928 00:45:43,980 --> 00:45:41,350 fact I was just racking my brain here 929 00:45:47,190 --> 00:45:43,990 think if there were any that would not 930 00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:47,200 fit in the trunk it really it really 931 00:45:52,590 --> 00:45:49,690 comes down to the number of our use you 932 00:45:56,370 --> 00:45:52,600 could fly in in this in the dragon 933 00:45:58,230 --> 00:45:56,380 versus the HTV but as I recall all of 934 00:46:03,330 --> 00:45:58,240 the or use today that we intend to carry 935 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:03,340 to ISS will fit inside the the dragon 936 00:46:12,010 --> 00:46:05,410 trunk so it's fully capable to taking 937 00:46:17,290 --> 00:46:15,910 yes so and and if it turns out that the 938 00:46:19,210 --> 00:46:17,300 dragon trunk isn't bigger we'll make it 939 00:46:22,690 --> 00:46:19,220 bigger you know if it's not big enough 940 00:46:24,450 --> 00:46:22,700 so make sure it's that anything in a 941 00:46:26,950 --> 00:46:24,460 sneeze can be taken care of there 942 00:46:28,750 --> 00:46:26,960 one thing that's also noteworthy with 943 00:46:31,930 --> 00:46:28,760 respect to Dragon is that it's the only 944 00:46:36,910 --> 00:46:31,940 means of taking cargo back from the 945 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:36,920 space station to a this is the HTV ATV 946 00:46:40,870 --> 00:46:39,410 and Cygnus can take cargo to the space 947 00:46:41,830 --> 00:46:40,880 station but they cannot register a 948 00:46:44,140 --> 00:46:41,840 number to earth 949 00:46:46,060 --> 00:46:44,150 the Soyuz can return a very tiny amount 950 00:46:47,530 --> 00:46:46,070 of cargo but it's it's really meant for 951 00:46:50,980 --> 00:46:47,540 carrying people back so you can put 952 00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:50,990 maybe something the size of a well a 953 00:46:57,310 --> 00:46:53,930 small knapsack or something on the on 954 00:46:59,290 --> 00:46:57,320 the Soyuz so so dragon is really the 955 00:47:03,310 --> 00:46:59,300 main means of carrying cargo back from 956 00:47:05,710 --> 00:47:03,320 the space station and let's see what 957 00:47:09,660 --> 00:47:05,720 happened to the cheese the cheese is 958 00:47:15,250 --> 00:47:09,670 right here in the in the SpaceX Factory 959 00:47:16,780 --> 00:47:15,260 as you may know the cheese is in part a 960 00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:16,790 tribute to the Monty Python cheese shop 961 00:47:22,390 --> 00:47:19,490 sketch we kept the cheese car very tough 962 00:47:25,420 --> 00:47:22,400 secret until the mission succeeded on 963 00:47:26,500 --> 00:47:25,430 last flight because I thought people 964 00:47:27,700 --> 00:47:26,510 might have been worried that we'd be 965 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:27,710 distracted by the cheese or something 966 00:47:30,370 --> 00:47:28,130 like that 967 00:47:31,630 --> 00:47:30,380 if something went wrong but it's here in 968 00:47:34,630 --> 00:47:31,640 our factory if you want to come and see 969 00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:34,640 it it's encased in lucite it's a very 970 00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:36,410 stinky wheeler career but fortunately 971 00:47:54,460 --> 00:47:52,870 okay Jerry Hume with news 13 Jerry we're 972 00:47:57,070 --> 00:47:54,470 not hearing you if you're calling in and 973 00:48:04,960 --> 00:47:57,080 I will try again Jason Ryan with America 974 00:48:09,910 --> 00:48:07,510 and moving on to Brenda McGarry with 975 00:48:11,740 --> 00:48:09,920 Bloomberg alright thanks for taking the 976 00:48:14,230 --> 00:48:11,750 call congratulations I had a question 977 00:48:16,180 --> 00:48:14,240 for Elon Musk and that is will the 978 00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:16,190 apparent success of this mission in any 979 00:48:21,730 --> 00:48:18,890 way change the planned timing of a 980 00:48:23,860 --> 00:48:21,740 SpaceX IPO I know he has talked about 981 00:48:28,660 --> 00:48:23,870 possibly doing that as early as next 982 00:48:32,130 --> 00:48:28,670 year well I don't think this is going to 983 00:48:35,170 --> 00:48:32,140 change any IPO timing and and I mean 984 00:48:36,730 --> 00:48:35,180 really I I I don't think the IPO is 985 00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:36,740 something that should be necessarily 986 00:48:41,530 --> 00:48:39,110 aimed for us explicitly it's something 987 00:48:45,820 --> 00:48:41,540 that occurs if a company is in a 988 00:48:47,530 --> 00:48:45,830 particular position and the important 989 00:48:50,470 --> 00:48:47,540 thing for SpaceX is to be in a steady 990 00:48:52,390 --> 00:48:50,480 cadence of launches so that we're sort 991 00:48:55,450 --> 00:48:52,400 of steadily launching a significant 992 00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:55,460 number of missions if we're doing sort 993 00:48:59,200 --> 00:48:57,050 of a launch every month and things are 994 00:49:01,830 --> 00:48:59,210 really steady state that would be an 995 00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:01,840 appropriate time to go public because 996 00:49:07,330 --> 00:49:04,310 then we have good predictability about 997 00:49:09,190 --> 00:49:07,340 the future but as long as they're still 998 00:49:10,540 --> 00:49:09,200 significant question marks about future 999 00:49:13,300 --> 00:49:10,550 developments and when things will launch 1000 00:49:16,210 --> 00:49:13,310 and dates moving around it's best to 1001 00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:16,220 remain private and you know because 1002 00:49:22,020 --> 00:49:18,050 stock market is not a big fan of 1003 00:49:25,720 --> 00:49:24,220 okay that's all of our foam bridge 1004 00:49:27,790 --> 00:49:25,730 questions I'll give one more opportunity 1005 00:49:31,420 --> 00:49:27,800 for the folks here in Houston to ask any 1006 00:49:33,910 --> 00:49:31,430 follow-ups with that we'll begin to 1007 00:49:35,410 --> 00:49:33,920 close out this briefing just a few 1008 00:49:36,760 --> 00:49:35,420 programming notes on the upcoming 1009 00:49:37,990 --> 00:49:36,770 coverage on the rest of the dragon 1010 00:49:41,050 --> 00:49:38,000 mission to the International Space 1011 00:49:43,270 --> 00:49:41,060 Station coming up our live coverage 1012 00:49:47,530 --> 00:49:43,280 starts tomorrow for hatch opening at 1013 00:49:49,300 --> 00:49:47,540 4:30 a.m. Central time and then at 10:25 1014 00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:49,310 a.m. tomorrow we'll have the expedition 1015 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:52,250 31 crew news conference we will be 1016 00:49:55,060 --> 00:49:53,690 activating the phone bridge for that 1017 00:49:57,970 --> 00:49:55,070 news conference so if you'd like to 1018 00:49:59,200 --> 00:49:57,980 participate please call in at least 15 1019 00:50:01,000 --> 00:49:59,210 minutes early to the Johnson Space 1020 00:50:03,880 --> 00:50:01,010 Center newsroom so we can get a good 1021 00:50:06,220 --> 00:50:03,890 connection for you with that I want to 1022 00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:06,230 thank everybody here in Houston and in 1023 00:50:09,970 --> 00:50:08,510 Hawthorne for the participation and