1 00:00:06,289 --> 00:00:04,640 good afternoon everybody and welcome 2 00:00:08,330 --> 00:00:06,299 back to nasa's wallops flight facility 3 00:00:09,500 --> 00:00:08,340 here in Virginia I'm NASA's Josh Byerly 4 00:00:11,030 --> 00:00:09,510 we're going to be taking a look at 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:11,040 tomorrow's test launch by Orbital 6 00:00:14,450 --> 00:00:12,570 Sciences as they get ready to test out 7 00:00:16,190 --> 00:00:14,460 there and terry's rocket as well as 8 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:16,200 getting a weather update we'll also be 9 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:17,970 talking today about orbital sciences 10 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:19,830 progress over the last few years as part 11 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:20,970 of NASA's commercial orbital 12 00:00:25,580 --> 00:00:23,850 transportation services program to my 13 00:00:27,230 --> 00:00:25,590 left is Alan Linda Moyer NASA's 14 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:27,240 Commercial Crew and cargo program 15 00:00:30,980 --> 00:00:28,710 manager at the Johnson Space Center in 16 00:00:32,870 --> 00:00:30,990 Houston we also have Frank Culbertson 17 00:00:35,330 --> 00:00:32,880 the executive vice president and general 18 00:00:37,100 --> 00:00:35,340 manager of orbital sciences advanced 19 00:00:39,410 --> 00:00:37,110 programs group he's making his encore 20 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:39,420 performance today with us we also have 21 00:00:43,070 --> 00:00:41,130 Mike Pinkston the Antares program 22 00:00:45,770 --> 00:00:43,080 manager with orbital sciences and we are 23 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:45,780 also joined by John Dickerson the attest 24 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:47,640 director for tomorrow's activities here 25 00:00:53,210 --> 00:00:49,970 at Wallops we'll get started with Alan 26 00:00:55,580 --> 00:00:53,220 okay thank you Josh well it's been about 27 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:55,590 five years since we started our program 28 00:01:00,110 --> 00:00:58,290 and our partnership with orbital in the 29 00:01:02,450 --> 00:01:00,120 cots program and there were five short 30 00:01:04,969 --> 00:01:02,460 years Frank to take you think something 31 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:04,979 that beautiful graphic it's always 32 00:01:08,780 --> 00:01:06,930 exciting to see your view graphs come to 33 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:08,790 life and when you drive out to the pad 34 00:01:13,430 --> 00:01:10,410 today we certainly can see that 35 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:13,440 brand-new launch pad a beautiful rocket 36 00:01:19,730 --> 00:01:17,250 and it's certainly been an amazing five 37 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:19,740 years we began the program with several 38 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:24,090 objectives the first was to apply NASA 39 00:01:28,670 --> 00:01:26,370 strategic investments to stimulate the 40 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:28,680 commercial space transportation industry 41 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:31,650 and I distinguish the transportation 42 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:33,270 industry from the broader commercial 43 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:36,290 space industry because it really implies 44 00:01:44,180 --> 00:01:41,610 transporting products and and cargo to a 45 00:01:46,780 --> 00:01:44,190 destination in space and and then 46 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:46,790 potentially bringing that back as 47 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:49,170 opposed to just launching spacecraft or 48 00:01:52,730 --> 00:01:50,520 satellite switch which has been a 49 00:01:55,940 --> 00:01:52,740 thriving industry for years so ours was 50 00:01:58,850 --> 00:01:55,950 focused on the space transportation we 51 00:02:01,520 --> 00:01:58,860 would do that by opening our vast 52 00:02:03,860 --> 00:02:01,530 resources at NASA facilitating access to 53 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:03,870 our expertise and our facilities and our 54 00:02:10,370 --> 00:02:07,650 equipment and make that available to our 55 00:02:13,220 --> 00:02:10,380 commercial partners with the goal of 56 00:02:16,369 --> 00:02:13,230 achieving safe reliable and cost 57 00:02:18,380 --> 00:02:16,379 effective access to space and to 58 00:02:19,970 --> 00:02:18,390 low-earth orbit and and in this 59 00:02:24,170 --> 00:02:19,980 international space station in 60 00:02:26,270 --> 00:02:24,180 particular and if we were successful in 61 00:02:27,830 --> 00:02:26,280 doing that we also recognized we needed 62 00:02:29,330 --> 00:02:27,840 to create a market environment that 63 00:02:32,650 --> 00:02:29,340 would sustain this emerging new 64 00:02:36,550 --> 00:02:32,660 capability and make that environment 65 00:02:39,229 --> 00:02:36,560 okay make help create that market and 66 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:39,239 the International Space Station provided 67 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:40,920 a perfect market for these new 68 00:02:49,250 --> 00:02:42,690 capabilities with reliable and 69 00:02:50,509 --> 00:02:49,260 predictable needs and we followed 70 00:02:53,180 --> 00:02:50,519 through with that commitment because 71 00:02:56,599 --> 00:02:53,190 shortly after our award by the end of 72 00:02:58,300 --> 00:02:56,609 2008 we awarded orbital and our other 73 00:03:02,449 --> 00:02:58,310 partner SpaceX commercial resupply 74 00:03:05,119 --> 00:03:02,459 contract to service the space station 75 00:03:07,190 --> 00:03:05,129 and in orbitals case they were awarded a 76 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:07,200 contract for 1.9 billion dollars and 77 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:13,650 eight resupply missions through 2015 we 78 00:03:26,479 --> 00:03:22,680 could bring up chart one okay now under 79 00:03:30,229 --> 00:03:26,489 the initial agreement with orbital we 80 00:03:32,059 --> 00:03:30,239 were to make incremental payments up to 81 00:03:34,610 --> 00:03:32,069 a hundred and seventy million dollars 82 00:03:36,500 --> 00:03:34,620 for the successful performance of a 83 00:03:40,129 --> 00:03:36,510 series of milestones that we pre 84 00:03:42,229 --> 00:03:40,139 negotiated under the agreement those 85 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:42,239 were a series of 19 milestones that were 86 00:03:47,089 --> 00:03:45,450 to culminate in the demonstration 87 00:03:49,430 --> 00:03:47,099 mission to the international space 88 00:03:50,809 --> 00:03:49,440 station now because we had limited 89 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:50,819 funding in the second round of 90 00:03:56,900 --> 00:03:52,889 competition we just didn't have the 91 00:03:58,879 --> 00:03:56,910 capability at the time to provide 92 00:04:00,470 --> 00:03:58,889 assistance in funding for multiple 93 00:04:05,839 --> 00:04:00,480 flights of course that would have been 94 00:04:08,089 --> 00:04:05,849 optimum but as 2010 came rolling around 95 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:08,099 and it quickly became realized that the 96 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:09,930 station the Space Shuttle would be 97 00:04:16,939 --> 00:04:13,889 retiring the services of resupplying the 98 00:04:19,339 --> 00:04:16,949 space station from our American soil was 99 00:04:21,949 --> 00:04:19,349 was critically important we began asking 100 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:21,959 the questions what could we do to reduce 101 00:04:26,230 --> 00:04:23,810 risk and 102 00:04:27,940 --> 00:04:26,240 prove the chances of success that our 103 00:04:30,909 --> 00:04:27,950 commercial partners would be able to 104 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:30,919 provide these services and in 105 00:04:34,750 --> 00:04:33,050 consultation with orbital it was 106 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:34,760 determined the best possible thing we 107 00:04:39,190 --> 00:04:37,310 could do to improve our chances of 108 00:04:44,590 --> 00:04:39,200 success was to add a test flight because 109 00:04:47,110 --> 00:04:44,600 testing is so important and you know she 110 00:04:49,270 --> 00:04:47,120 should there be a problem in these 111 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:49,280 initial flights we certainly wanted the 112 00:04:56,050 --> 00:04:51,770 capability and the opportunity to be 113 00:04:59,230 --> 00:04:56,060 able to give it another try so in 2010 114 00:05:01,120 --> 00:04:59,240 we requested funding and in 2011 we were 115 00:05:02,890 --> 00:05:01,130 appropriated the funds to add in the 116 00:05:04,810 --> 00:05:02,900 additional risk mitigation milestones 117 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:04,820 those were a series of ten additional 118 00:05:10,780 --> 00:05:07,130 milestones that orbital has performed 119 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:10,790 over the last couple years we added 118 120 00:05:14,140 --> 00:05:12,650 million dollars and the ability to add 121 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:14,150 the test flight that we're about to see 122 00:05:24,070 --> 00:05:22,070 tomorrow so we have left in the 123 00:05:27,779 --> 00:05:24,080 agreement for milestones the flight 124 00:05:31,630 --> 00:05:27,789 tomorrow is one of the four we have a 125 00:05:33,310 --> 00:05:31,640 payment of four million dollars on that 126 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:33,320 milestone and there will be three more 127 00:05:37,540 --> 00:05:35,450 that will lead to the demonstration to 128 00:05:39,580 --> 00:05:37,550 the International Space Station in a 129 00:05:41,950 --> 00:05:39,590 couple of months and that will complete 130 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:41,960 our cots agreements this does represent 131 00:05:47,170 --> 00:05:43,850 a new way of doing business for NASA 132 00:05:50,260 --> 00:05:47,180 NASA is not directing the design in this 133 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:50,270 case we are a partner we are an investor 134 00:05:58,120 --> 00:05:53,990 we are a technical consultant and we are 135 00:06:00,370 --> 00:05:58,130 resourced to orbital to help them in 136 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:00,380 many ways and we have reached back 137 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:03,010 through resources across all of NASA 138 00:06:09,629 --> 00:06:06,530 throughout the years helping orbital 139 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:09,639 with the partnership so it's really a 140 00:06:14,110 --> 00:06:11,570 different way of doing business we're 141 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:14,120 sharing the cost this is we are 142 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:15,970 certainly not paying the full cost of 143 00:06:21,850 --> 00:06:17,870 the development of these new 144 00:06:29,750 --> 00:06:21,860 capabilities and I think it's been very 145 00:06:36,750 --> 00:06:33,180 so our other partner SpaceX completed as 146 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:36,760 you know the COTS Space Act agreement 147 00:06:41,250 --> 00:06:38,770 they completed their second 148 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:41,260 demonstration mission and first flight 149 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:47,530 to the space station last May and that 150 00:06:51,630 --> 00:06:49,810 program took about six years to complete 151 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:51,640 from the beginning they had a head start 152 00:06:56,370 --> 00:06:54,490 on orbital year-and-a-half labor later 153 00:07:00,510 --> 00:06:56,380 we awarded the in the second round 154 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:00,520 competition agreement with orbital but 155 00:07:04,890 --> 00:07:01,930 you can see there's a very similar 156 00:07:06,990 --> 00:07:04,900 design cycle cycle and bring in a new 157 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:07,000 capability like this online starting 158 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:08,530 with design and development into test 159 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:10,330 and production and then finally the 160 00:07:19,470 --> 00:07:16,570 flight demonstrations so this is telling 161 00:07:24,630 --> 00:07:19,480 us to to create a capability like this 162 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:24,640 is about five to six years and with the 163 00:07:30,090 --> 00:07:27,070 successful flight tomorrow space orbital 164 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:30,100 will be on track for the ISS demo coming 165 00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:32,170 up in a couple months certainly taken a 166 00:07:40,410 --> 00:07:35,320 lot of hard work everybody has worked so 167 00:07:45,180 --> 00:07:40,420 well together between NASA Wallops the 168 00:07:48,060 --> 00:07:45,190 Mars authority and orbital and all the 169 00:07:49,770 --> 00:07:48,070 folks at NASA I want to thank them for 170 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:49,780 getting us here to this point today 171 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:52,930 congratulate orbital for a great work 172 00:07:57,540 --> 00:07:54,910 and getting us here and we're certainly 173 00:07:59,640 --> 00:07:57,550 looking forward to the flight tomorrow 174 00:08:03,180 --> 00:07:59,650 and then the demonstration to the space 175 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:03,190 station this summer okay right right 176 00:08:06,660 --> 00:08:04,930 thank you very much Thank You Ellen and 177 00:08:10,230 --> 00:08:06,670 I agree you guys have been great 178 00:08:12,900 --> 00:08:10,240 partners on behalf of mr. David Thompson 179 00:08:15,510 --> 00:08:12,910 and the entire orbital community and 180 00:08:18,030 --> 00:08:15,520 team and the company I'd like to again 181 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:18,040 thank everyone for being here we're very 182 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:19,570 excited to be a part of this very 183 00:08:23,340 --> 00:08:21,130 excited to be at this point in our 184 00:08:24,900 --> 00:08:23,350 history and really looking forward to 185 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:24,910 seeing it all come together in 186 00:08:30,420 --> 00:08:27,490 in a column of flame and smoke and a 187 00:08:33,300 --> 00:08:30,430 little bit of steam maybe as we come off 188 00:08:34,710 --> 00:08:33,310 the pad it has been a long journey to 189 00:08:37,380 --> 00:08:34,720 get to this point it has not been 190 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:37,390 without its challenges one of the 191 00:08:41,460 --> 00:08:40,210 aspects of this as Alan said is we had 192 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:41,470 to learn to work together in different 193 00:08:46,950 --> 00:08:44,200 ways between ourselves our customer our 194 00:08:49,470 --> 00:08:46,960 partners like Mars or subcontractors 195 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:49,480 even and and figure out how to do this 196 00:08:54,810 --> 00:08:51,490 on a commercial and cost-effective basis 197 00:08:56,550 --> 00:08:54,820 that's sustainable NASA's investment of 198 00:08:58,200 --> 00:08:56,560 this has been very important orbitals 199 00:09:01,980 --> 00:08:58,210 investments been extremely important and 200 00:09:05,190 --> 00:09:01,990 then the investment made by the state of 201 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:05,200 Virginia and by other parts of NASA have 202 00:09:09,450 --> 00:09:07,090 been important so it's all going to come 203 00:09:11,370 --> 00:09:09,460 together and in the end provide us with 204 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:11,380 a capability that we wouldn't have had 205 00:09:19,020 --> 00:09:16,450 otherwise Alan and his team particularly 206 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:19,030 led by Bruce manners and Kevin me and 207 00:09:22,620 --> 00:09:21,070 have been great to work with whenever we 208 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:22,630 had problems as he said we worked them 209 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:26,050 together it it's important to strike the 210 00:09:30,110 --> 00:09:27,760 right balance there we were very happy 211 00:09:32,370 --> 00:09:30,120 to have the help most of the time and 212 00:09:35,130 --> 00:09:32,380 when we really needed it we told you we 213 00:09:36,900 --> 00:09:35,140 really needed it but when we needed to 214 00:09:38,970 --> 00:09:36,910 do things our own way and to make our 215 00:09:41,310 --> 00:09:38,980 own decisions that gave us room to do 216 00:09:43,830 --> 00:09:41,320 that and that was much appreciated also 217 00:09:46,290 --> 00:09:43,840 because it is actually our rocket our 218 00:09:48,180 --> 00:09:46,300 spacecraft in our program and NASA is 219 00:09:50,250 --> 00:09:48,190 our customer has a great deal of say in 220 00:09:52,710 --> 00:09:50,260 that but we in the end are responsible 221 00:09:54,540 --> 00:09:52,720 for its success and we as a team 222 00:09:56,370 --> 00:09:54,550 evaluate all that and we take inputs 223 00:09:57,450 --> 00:09:56,380 from everybody but we we totally 224 00:09:59,580 --> 00:09:57,460 understand our level of the 225 00:10:01,680 --> 00:09:59,590 responsibility in this not only to the 226 00:10:04,740 --> 00:10:01,690 company and to our shareholders but to 227 00:10:05,970 --> 00:10:04,750 the customer in the country so it's 228 00:10:07,170 --> 00:10:05,980 going to be great to see this come 229 00:10:09,730 --> 00:10:07,180 together and 230 00:10:11,860 --> 00:10:09,740 Mike Pinkston our program manager will 231 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:11,870 show a few slides in a moment and give 232 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:13,370 you a lot more detail on the on the 233 00:10:19,900 --> 00:10:16,330 launch but I do want to say that that we 234 00:10:21,370 --> 00:10:19,910 see this as a key milestone improving 235 00:10:25,090 --> 00:10:21,380 what can be done in an industry 236 00:10:26,890 --> 00:10:25,100 government partnership and what can be 237 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:26,900 done when when people take a fresh look 238 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:29,840 at it how you can achieve spaceflight 239 00:10:34,660 --> 00:10:31,730 and as Phil said earlier there are many 240 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:34,670 ways to achieve that goal and this is 241 00:10:38,110 --> 00:10:36,290 the one we've chosen and it works for us 242 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:38,120 and we're going to continue to build on 243 00:10:42,940 --> 00:10:41,150 that once we have flown this test flight 244 00:10:44,290 --> 00:10:42,950 we will turn around and get ready for 245 00:10:46,060 --> 00:10:44,300 the demo mission in about three months 246 00:10:47,590 --> 00:10:46,070 go all the way to the international 247 00:10:49,270 --> 00:10:47,600 space station and I'll show you a brief 248 00:10:51,340 --> 00:10:49,280 video clip of what that'll look like and 249 00:10:53,700 --> 00:10:51,350 then we'll proceed on from there to 250 00:10:56,620 --> 00:10:53,710 starting to execute that contract 251 00:10:58,750 --> 00:10:56,630 sometimes we get asked well you know you 252 00:11:00,700 --> 00:10:58,760 only have a few million left on the on 253 00:11:03,060 --> 00:11:00,710 the demo mission there a few million 254 00:11:05,620 --> 00:11:03,070 there's a lot of money by the way but 255 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:05,630 compared to the overall contract you 256 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:07,760 know why is that important to you well 257 00:11:11,890 --> 00:11:09,680 it's not a few million we have riding on 258 00:11:14,050 --> 00:11:11,900 that's 1.9 billion and the company 259 00:11:16,870 --> 00:11:14,060 reputation all the companies involved 260 00:11:18,430 --> 00:11:16,880 reputations and so this is an extremely 261 00:11:20,650 --> 00:11:18,440 important achievement for us no matter 262 00:11:23,410 --> 00:11:20,660 what the size of the milestone payment 263 00:11:24,970 --> 00:11:23,420 is it's the whole team proving that we 264 00:11:27,580 --> 00:11:24,980 can in fact do this and do it in a 265 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:27,590 different way and doing successfully so 266 00:11:32,220 --> 00:11:29,690 if we can roll the video I'll run 267 00:11:35,170 --> 00:11:32,230 through a brief summary of the overall 268 00:11:37,540 --> 00:11:35,180 mission concept and then Michael go into 269 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:37,550 more detail on the launch vehicle itself 270 00:11:43,340 --> 00:11:42,050 and I was assured i'd be able to see it 271 00:11:49,220 --> 00:11:43,350 this time sort of 272 00:11:53,690 --> 00:11:49,230 don't have to fake it but do we have it 273 00:11:55,370 --> 00:11:53,700 is it rolling let me check all right all 274 00:11:59,350 --> 00:11:55,380 right stand by their kind of dig it up 275 00:12:03,470 --> 00:11:59,360 and get it so all right in the meantime 276 00:12:07,490 --> 00:12:03,480 the the launch tomorrow is going to take 277 00:12:10,370 --> 00:12:07,500 about about nine hours I'm sorry eight 278 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:10,380 hours of countdown activities and as we 279 00:12:13,970 --> 00:12:11,850 go through all of that will be checking 280 00:12:17,510 --> 00:12:13,980 everything possible on the rocket on the 281 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:17,520 ground systems the tracking systems NASA 282 00:12:22,250 --> 00:12:19,410 is doing a great job of supporting us in 283 00:12:23,450 --> 00:12:22,260 the range and and of course Mars is 284 00:12:26,900 --> 00:12:23,460 doing a great job of providing the 285 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:26,910 launch facility and liftoff will it will 286 00:12:30,650 --> 00:12:28,410 probably not look like he's accelerating 287 00:12:33,050 --> 00:12:30,660 quite that fast in person but I'll 288 00:12:35,420 --> 00:12:33,060 guarantee it will be accelerating and in 289 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:35,430 about ten minutes it'll it'll I'm sorry 290 00:12:39,020 --> 00:12:37,650 in about four minutes it'll expend all 291 00:12:41,030 --> 00:12:39,030 of the fuel in the first stage will 292 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:41,040 separate the fairing the second stage 293 00:12:44,690 --> 00:12:42,930 will take over and boost us into orbit 294 00:12:47,060 --> 00:12:44,700 and at the end of approximately a 295 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:47,070 10-minute flight we will separate and be 296 00:12:51,650 --> 00:12:49,710 in orbit on the demo mission once the 297 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:51,660 Cygnus spacecraft has separated will 298 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:53,250 deploy the solar array so that we can 299 00:12:58,250 --> 00:12:55,170 have power and then we'll go through the 300 00:13:00,410 --> 00:12:58,260 three to five days of orbital maneuvers 301 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:00,420 required to achieve rendezvous with the 302 00:13:04,460 --> 00:13:02,970 international space station along the 303 00:13:06,530 --> 00:13:04,470 way we'll have to prove some things such 304 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:06,540 as our ability to hold two aboard to 305 00:13:10,970 --> 00:13:08,850 control and to respond to commands from 306 00:13:14,210 --> 00:13:10,980 the station but once we do that we will 307 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:14,220 approach from below and maintain a 308 00:13:20,810 --> 00:13:18,090 fairly stately approach speed and and 309 00:13:22,430 --> 00:13:20,820 stop about 10 meters from the station so 310 00:13:24,980 --> 00:13:22,440 that the station crew can then reach us 311 00:13:27,550 --> 00:13:24,990 with their remote manipulator system or 312 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:27,560 robotic arm once we're in position and 313 00:13:34,190 --> 00:13:32,490 stable they will grapple us and that's a 314 00:13:35,270 --> 00:13:34,200 that's a fun time for the crew actually 315 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:35,280 they don't get to operate the arm all 316 00:13:37,610 --> 00:13:36,510 that much so they're happy to see 317 00:13:39,740 --> 00:13:37,620 something like that come up and 318 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:39,750 demonstrate they really can't use that 319 00:13:44,810 --> 00:13:42,750 training and so they'll grapple us and 320 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:44,820 then attaches to the nadir port of the 321 00:13:48,350 --> 00:13:47,970 node number two at that point they'll go 322 00:13:51,050 --> 00:13:48,360 through 323 00:13:54,829 --> 00:13:51,060 a variety of checks to make sure that we 324 00:13:56,449 --> 00:13:54,839 are pressurized there's no leaks between 325 00:13:59,350 --> 00:13:56,459 the two vehicles and we have a good 326 00:14:02,030 --> 00:13:59,360 solid connection both mechanically and 327 00:14:03,590 --> 00:14:02,040 electrically and once that's completed 328 00:14:06,470 --> 00:14:03,600 the crew will go through the process of 329 00:14:08,860 --> 00:14:06,480 opening the hatch and looking for their 330 00:14:11,509 --> 00:14:08,870 Easter eggs or Christmas surprises and 331 00:14:14,810 --> 00:14:11,519 and the food that we are and clothing 332 00:14:17,150 --> 00:14:14,820 that we're sending up and we won't have 333 00:14:19,519 --> 00:14:17,160 this much on the first first mission but 334 00:14:22,310 --> 00:14:19,529 we will have a lot of those bags 800 335 00:14:24,319 --> 00:14:22,320 kilograms worth in the summer that will 336 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:24,329 go up to the station they'll unload it 337 00:14:29,870 --> 00:14:27,690 stow it and then they'll stow what we 338 00:14:32,540 --> 00:14:29,880 call disposal cargo in the in the 339 00:14:35,449 --> 00:14:32,550 spacecraft in anticipation of unbirth 340 00:14:37,670 --> 00:14:35,459 thing and deorbit once the hatch is 341 00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:37,680 closed and everything is as it should be 342 00:14:43,870 --> 00:14:40,640 there will use the arm to release it and 343 00:14:48,410 --> 00:14:43,880 it'll fly away under its own power and 344 00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:48,420 deorbit safely away from the station a 345 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:50,910 day or two later it could stay in orbit 346 00:14:54,740 --> 00:14:52,769 for several days or even several months 347 00:14:57,470 --> 00:14:54,750 if need be depending on what its mission 348 00:14:59,329 --> 00:14:57,480 is once it leaves the station but when 349 00:15:01,790 --> 00:14:59,339 it does the orbit will fire the Jets 350 00:15:03,769 --> 00:15:01,800 slow it down by about 300 miles an hour 351 00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:03,779 it will reenter the atmosphere over the 352 00:15:10,069 --> 00:15:06,449 Pacific and burn up at that time and 353 00:15:12,710 --> 00:15:10,079 very small pieces and hopefully none of 354 00:15:16,370 --> 00:15:12,720 that disposal cargo or trash will make 355 00:15:18,220 --> 00:15:16,380 it to the earth and this isn't my 356 00:15:21,889 --> 00:15:18,230 favorite shot but it does show that it 357 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:21,899 does in fact come apart and burn up and 358 00:15:26,329 --> 00:15:25,290 we can stop it there so anyway we're 359 00:15:27,769 --> 00:15:26,339 looking forward to that mission but 360 00:15:30,319 --> 00:15:27,779 right now we're focused on this one this 361 00:15:32,750 --> 00:15:30,329 is a test mission there are things we 362 00:15:34,220 --> 00:15:32,760 may learn and if we do see any anomalies 363 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:34,230 will respond to them immediately and 364 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:36,510 take whatever action is necessary either 365 00:15:40,670 --> 00:15:39,240 in real time or after the flight after 366 00:15:41,470 --> 00:15:40,680 we analyze everything and decide what we 367 00:15:43,780 --> 00:15:41,480 need to do to make it 368 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:43,790 better going forward but we will learn a 369 00:15:47,439 --> 00:15:45,290 lot from this it's a tremendous 370 00:15:49,210 --> 00:15:47,449 challenge to get to this point I 371 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:49,220 congratulate all the members of the team 372 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:52,850 on on reaching this point our folks on 373 00:15:59,410 --> 00:15:57,050 the Ataris program the wallops team Mars 374 00:16:01,840 --> 00:15:59,420 and the broader NASA International Space 375 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:01,850 Station program and the other centers 376 00:16:05,650 --> 00:16:03,410 that have chipped in to help us get to 377 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:05,660 this point thanks very much and also 378 00:16:09,750 --> 00:16:07,810 want to thank our legislators and 379 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:09,760 government leaders around the 380 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:11,930 mid-atlantic states that have helped us 381 00:16:16,780 --> 00:16:14,690 achieve this also they've been a key key 382 00:16:18,790 --> 00:16:16,790 element in keeping it going and keeping 383 00:16:21,490 --> 00:16:18,800 it funded and keeping the support there 384 00:16:22,689 --> 00:16:21,500 so my thanks to all of you and with that 385 00:16:25,509 --> 00:16:22,699 i'm on turn it over to our program 386 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:25,519 manager Mike Pinkston who's who used to 387 00:16:31,110 --> 00:16:28,610 have short blond hair but we've really 388 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:31,120 worn him down the last few months and 389 00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:33,290 Mike's done a great job with his team 390 00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:34,510 they've been working really hard 391 00:16:39,340 --> 00:16:37,190 including the last 24 hours and getting 392 00:16:43,689 --> 00:16:39,350 ready to go so okay night all right well 393 00:16:46,329 --> 00:16:43,699 uh good afternoon and thanks to all for 394 00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:46,339 coming out to what ought to be a good 395 00:16:51,309 --> 00:16:49,819 show tomorrow I've got a few view graphs 396 00:16:55,139 --> 00:16:51,319 if we could bring them up to kind of 397 00:16:56,889 --> 00:16:55,149 walk us through the the a1 mission and 398 00:17:02,439 --> 00:16:56,899 configuration of the Antares launch 399 00:17:05,049 --> 00:17:02,449 vehicle next next slide please okay as 400 00:17:06,669 --> 00:17:05,059 you may have gathered the primary 401 00:17:09,579 --> 00:17:06,679 objective of the a1 mission is really to 402 00:17:10,809 --> 00:17:09,589 provide a risk reduction for a 403 00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:10,819 demonstration of the launch vehicle 404 00:17:16,510 --> 00:17:13,130 capability itself prior to our first 405 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:16,520 cargo delivery mission to the space 406 00:17:21,939 --> 00:17:19,730 station in our in our cots demonstration 407 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:21,949 mission that that objective is being 408 00:17:29,470 --> 00:17:25,970 achieved by designing an a-one mission 409 00:17:32,830 --> 00:17:29,480 and really all regards that is intended 410 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:32,840 to be directly a representative of what 411 00:17:36,490 --> 00:17:33,710 we're going to do on the cots 412 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:36,500 demonstration you know the launch 413 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:38,210 vehicle configuration is obviously the 414 00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:41,290 start we also are carrying on board a 415 00:17:47,289 --> 00:17:43,940 mass representative Cygnus simulator 416 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:47,299 that represents mass properties the 417 00:17:52,370 --> 00:17:51,049 volumetric size of the spacecraft as 418 00:17:55,190 --> 00:17:52,380 well as the 419 00:17:56,780 --> 00:17:55,200 the direct mechanical interfaces we will 420 00:17:58,790 --> 00:17:56,790 also be carrying on board that payload 421 00:18:01,870 --> 00:17:58,800 simulator an instrumentation sweet 422 00:18:04,370 --> 00:18:01,880 that'll be used to gather dynamic 423 00:18:07,250 --> 00:18:04,380 environments data that we can use to 424 00:18:09,110 --> 00:18:07,260 validate models and ensure that we know 425 00:18:10,850 --> 00:18:09,120 going into the demo mission what the the 426 00:18:13,670 --> 00:18:10,860 Cygnus spacecraft will actually see in 427 00:18:16,940 --> 00:18:13,680 flight obviously the orbital parameters 428 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:16,950 are set to be sucking you know identical 429 00:18:19,790 --> 00:18:18,090 to what we're going to be flying on the 430 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:19,800 demo mission and then all of the 431 00:18:25,300 --> 00:18:21,930 integration and launch operations have 432 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:25,310 been you know a scripted in order to 433 00:18:31,180 --> 00:18:27,690 emulate the flow that will take place 434 00:18:34,430 --> 00:18:31,190 when we've got a live Cygnus on board 435 00:18:35,660 --> 00:18:34,440 the objectives maybe more specifically 436 00:18:37,370 --> 00:18:35,670 the mission is to give you some things 437 00:18:39,290 --> 00:18:37,380 to look for the things that will be 438 00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:39,300 looking for to achieve out of the 439 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:43,260 mission first on on launch day the the 440 00:18:46,730 --> 00:18:45,030 commodity loading and countdown 441 00:18:48,590 --> 00:18:46,740 operation to launch as Frank mentioned 442 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:48,600 it's about an eight hour operation for 443 00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:50,570 the time we get our team on station 444 00:18:56,210 --> 00:18:54,180 through the check out of the of the all 445 00:18:58,940 --> 00:18:56,220 of the subsystems on board the rocket 446 00:19:01,000 --> 00:18:58,950 then we fuel the rocket and then enter a 447 00:19:03,230 --> 00:19:01,010 terminal account to launch it'll all be 448 00:19:06,170 --> 00:19:03,240 conducted as it would be on the 449 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:06,180 demonstration mission once we leave the 450 00:19:10,790 --> 00:19:09,150 pad I will be looking at the the stage 451 00:19:12,110 --> 00:19:10,800 one fly out including the the 452 00:19:15,350 --> 00:19:12,120 performance looking phenomenal 453 00:19:18,950 --> 00:19:15,360 performance of the engine core and 454 00:19:21,410 --> 00:19:18,960 thrust vector control subsystems after 455 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:21,420 stage one burns at about four minutes 456 00:19:26,570 --> 00:19:24,570 after ignition we will separate the 457 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:26,580 stage it's actually a series of 458 00:19:31,130 --> 00:19:28,770 separation events where will separate 459 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:31,140 the first stage will separate the 460 00:19:35,810 --> 00:19:32,730 fairing and then we'll separate the 461 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:35,820 interstage that the it holds the second 462 00:19:40,790 --> 00:19:37,890 stage to the first stage ignite the 463 00:19:42,410 --> 00:19:40,800 second stage it'll fly we'll look at its 464 00:19:44,810 --> 00:19:42,420 performance as well as the performance 465 00:19:47,350 --> 00:19:44,820 of its thrust vector control system and 466 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:47,360 then once we're in orbit we will 467 00:19:53,030 --> 00:19:50,010 separate the payload so that's that's 468 00:19:56,660 --> 00:19:53,040 kind of it in a nutshell if we could go 469 00:19:59,360 --> 00:19:56,670 to the next chart just a few I guess 470 00:20:02,990 --> 00:19:59,370 important facts about the mission it is 471 00:20:04,830 --> 00:20:03,000 in Antares 110 configuration that's our 472 00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:04,840 standard first stage 473 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:07,510 a caster 30 second stage and then the 474 00:20:14,039 --> 00:20:10,510 you know no third stage it is as 475 00:20:17,190 --> 00:20:14,049 mentioned a 3800 kilogram Cygnus payload 476 00:20:20,539 --> 00:20:17,200 simulator flying out of the Mars pad 0a 477 00:20:23,190 --> 00:20:20,549 the Wallops is the obviously lead range 478 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:23,200 launch date tomorrow and our launch 479 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:27,250 window currently is a 5 p.m. 28 p.m. 480 00:20:31,950 --> 00:20:30,130 local we will make a decision tonight 481 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:31,960 after we get our last weather briefing 482 00:20:36,360 --> 00:20:34,510 on on where to target we can actually 483 00:20:38,970 --> 00:20:36,370 target two hours within that three-hour 484 00:20:40,769 --> 00:20:38,980 window so the decision tonight will be 485 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:40,779 made as far as where we're going to go 486 00:20:43,919 --> 00:20:42,610 if I unless I see something that 487 00:20:45,539 --> 00:20:43,929 surprises me in a weather briefing 488 00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:45,549 coming up on my guesses will be going 489 00:20:50,669 --> 00:20:47,830 for the front end of that target at five 490 00:20:55,019 --> 00:20:50,679 o'clock liftoff the altitude I orbit 491 00:20:59,010 --> 00:20:55,029 itself is a 250 by 303 kilometer orbital 492 00:21:01,889 --> 00:20:59,020 inclined at 51.6 four degrees and then 493 00:21:03,899 --> 00:21:01,899 as you've you know heard previously the 494 00:21:06,210 --> 00:21:03,909 time from liftoff through payload 495 00:21:08,669 --> 00:21:06,220 separation is about 600 seconds or about 496 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:08,679 10 minutes we do execute a series of 497 00:21:13,289 --> 00:21:10,450 collision and contamination avoidance 498 00:21:15,090 --> 00:21:13,299 maneuvers once we separate the Cygnus 499 00:21:18,180 --> 00:21:15,100 payload simulator and that that will 500 00:21:21,389 --> 00:21:18,190 continue on for for another 500 plus 501 00:21:23,730 --> 00:21:21,399 seconds but essentially or that that 502 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:23,740 will take us to our nominal into mission 503 00:21:27,630 --> 00:21:24,970 around eleven hundred and twenty four 504 00:21:32,820 --> 00:21:27,640 seconds if you go to the next chart 505 00:21:35,970 --> 00:21:32,830 please the this is a graphical 506 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:35,980 representation of the flyout events 507 00:21:41,010 --> 00:21:38,350 along with a timeline down on the bottom 508 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:41,020 right hand corner the the flyout events 509 00:21:44,899 --> 00:21:42,450 are essentially as i've previously 510 00:21:48,330 --> 00:21:44,909 described we've got about a four minute 511 00:21:50,779 --> 00:21:48,340 first stage burn at which point we'll 512 00:21:52,799 --> 00:21:50,789 we'll cut the first stage engines off 513 00:21:56,159 --> 00:21:52,809 there's a bit of a coast while we 514 00:21:58,289 --> 00:21:56,169 separate the stage and the fairing and 515 00:22:01,139 --> 00:21:58,299 the interstage and then we will ignite 516 00:22:02,940 --> 00:22:01,149 the caster 30 second stage and that 517 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:02,950 burns for about a hundred and fifty five 518 00:22:09,060 --> 00:22:06,490 seconds leading us to a orbit insertion 519 00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:09,070 in payload separation at about six 520 00:22:15,010 --> 00:22:11,710 hundred and three seconds 521 00:22:16,270 --> 00:22:15,020 see the next chart is hopefully a brief 522 00:22:20,110 --> 00:22:16,280 animation it'll give you a little bit of 523 00:22:23,290 --> 00:22:20,120 a cutaway view of the the Antares launch 524 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:23,300 vehicle do we have that yeah there you 525 00:22:30,370 --> 00:22:27,050 go so you'll see the aj26 dual aj26 526 00:22:34,180 --> 00:22:30,380 engines provide the first stage 527 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:34,190 propulsion they are connected to a pair 528 00:22:39,310 --> 00:22:36,050 of propellant tanks the big blue and is 529 00:22:43,990 --> 00:22:39,320 our liquid oxygen tank and the yellow 530 00:22:46,570 --> 00:22:44,000 colored tank contains rp1 kerosene fuel 531 00:22:47,830 --> 00:22:46,580 the second stage is the caster 30 and 532 00:22:50,650 --> 00:22:47,840 you can see the thrust vector control 533 00:22:53,230 --> 00:22:50,660 system situated around the the top of 534 00:22:55,450 --> 00:22:53,240 the nozzle along with our orbital 535 00:22:58,600 --> 00:22:55,460 provided avionics system then up at the 536 00:23:00,760 --> 00:22:58,610 top is a two-piece fairing that shrouds 537 00:23:03,330 --> 00:23:00,770 the payload during atmospheric flight 538 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:03,340 and then inside that fairing is a 539 00:23:13,030 --> 00:23:07,370 sickness mass simulator or on the demo 540 00:23:17,470 --> 00:23:13,040 mission a real Cygnus so next chart 541 00:23:18,670 --> 00:23:17,480 please providing a just a couple of 542 00:23:20,140 --> 00:23:18,680 pictures to show you what some of that 543 00:23:22,510 --> 00:23:20,150 that Hardware looked like in the hiff 544 00:23:25,420 --> 00:23:22,520 you can see the Cygnus emanate simulator 545 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:25,430 waiting for the the fairing to be mated 546 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:28,550 and then a picture of the entire launch 547 00:23:34,330 --> 00:23:31,250 vehicle being lifted and transferred 548 00:23:37,540 --> 00:23:34,340 over to our transporter erector in the 549 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:37,550 horizontal integration facility and then 550 00:23:41,860 --> 00:23:39,890 the last two photos are a couple of 551 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:41,870 pictures from just a couple of weeks ago 552 00:23:47,980 --> 00:23:46,010 with the rollout on the morning of 553 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:47,990 saturday the sixth followed by the 554 00:23:51,730 --> 00:23:50,090 erection to vertical on the launch pad 555 00:23:54,370 --> 00:23:51,740 and that's where we sit today running 556 00:23:59,650 --> 00:23:54,380 through our final last few preparations 557 00:24:03,000 --> 00:23:59,660 for launch tomorrow so with that that's 558 00:24:07,420 --> 00:24:03,010 a brief description and I think its 559 00:24:10,120 --> 00:24:07,430 range guy yes good afternoon as test 560 00:24:13,450 --> 00:24:10,130 director here at NASA's only launch 561 00:24:16,150 --> 00:24:13,460 range I am responsible for ensuring the 562 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:16,160 path where it's clear for the terries to 563 00:24:21,850 --> 00:24:18,770 have a safe flight to space early today 564 00:24:22,659 --> 00:24:21,860 our Center Director granted us authority 565 00:24:25,629 --> 00:24:22,669 to proceed 566 00:24:29,139 --> 00:24:25,639 with tomorrow's launch operations which 567 00:24:32,169 --> 00:24:29,149 is the final go for executing our launch 568 00:24:36,489 --> 00:24:32,179 plans and the countdown my first slide 569 00:24:39,009 --> 00:24:36,499 please from the data communications 570 00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:39,019 perspective we have assets in Antigua 571 00:24:44,649 --> 00:24:42,169 Bermuda coquina North Carolina as well 572 00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:44,659 as here on a wallops rain supporting 573 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:47,389 that Terry's launch all assets have been 574 00:24:53,830 --> 00:24:50,690 configured tested and verified ready to 575 00:24:55,869 --> 00:24:53,840 support launch operations at this time 576 00:24:58,629 --> 00:24:55,879 we have approval from all external 577 00:25:01,239 --> 00:24:58,639 agencies responsible for controlling the 578 00:25:04,539 --> 00:25:01,249 airspace for fly out and we've issued 579 00:25:07,389 --> 00:25:04,549 our standard notices to Airmen our 580 00:25:10,269 --> 00:25:07,399 person you like to thank mr. ed Gannon 581 00:25:12,820 --> 00:25:10,279 from the FAA Adam Baker from the joint 582 00:25:15,489 --> 00:25:12,830 space operations command and Ben Nelson 583 00:25:18,129 --> 00:25:15,499 from fleet forces vacate for their 584 00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:18,139 assistance and responsiveness regarding 585 00:25:24,519 --> 00:25:21,489 area clearance on a second slide please 586 00:25:27,430 --> 00:25:24,529 for Mariners the initial hazard area is 587 00:25:30,789 --> 00:25:27,440 an odd shape that extends out about 90 588 00:25:32,769 --> 00:25:30,799 miles notice the manners issue this week 589 00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:32,779 requests that boaters coming from the 590 00:25:39,729 --> 00:25:36,350 north rain nor for 37 degrees 50 minutes 591 00:25:42,039 --> 00:25:39,739 and east of 75 degrees and those boats 592 00:25:45,450 --> 00:25:42,049 traveling from the South being south of 593 00:25:48,489 --> 00:25:45,460 37 degrees twenty minutes and west of 75 594 00:25:50,499 --> 00:25:48,499 our partnership with the Coast Guard and 595 00:25:52,389 --> 00:25:50,509 of a dream rainy police with sistance 596 00:25:56,259 --> 00:25:52,399 and cleaning an area prior to launch and 597 00:25:59,369 --> 00:25:56,269 I person like to thank all of our area 598 00:26:01,810 --> 00:25:59,379 Mariners for the support and corporation 599 00:26:04,060 --> 00:26:01,820 finally like to end with our forecast 600 00:26:07,389 --> 00:26:04,070 for tomorrow currently the weather 601 00:26:09,970 --> 00:26:07,399 officer reports that the winds at t0 602 00:26:13,749 --> 00:26:09,980 will be out of the south between eight 603 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:13,759 and 13 knots visibility would be seven 604 00:26:19,479 --> 00:26:17,210 miles with low-level cloudiness with a 605 00:26:22,539 --> 00:26:19,489 slight chance of showers putting all 606 00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:22,549 that together it looks like from the t 607 00:26:27,729 --> 00:26:24,559 minus 48 hours we have about a forty 608 00:26:29,649 --> 00:26:27,739 five percent chance fable weather for 609 00:26:33,039 --> 00:26:29,659 launch because of the low cloud ceiling 610 00:26:35,950 --> 00:26:33,049 and the possibility for participate 611 00:26:39,820 --> 00:26:35,960 specific for precipitation and 612 00:26:46,140 --> 00:26:39,830 storms on a personal note for me this is 613 00:26:49,690 --> 00:26:46,150 both exciting optimistic nervous and 614 00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:49,700 just ready to to execute this mission I 615 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:52,760 like thank the folks in the field both 616 00:26:57,700 --> 00:26:55,970 at Antigua bermuda and coquina for the 617 00:27:00,370 --> 00:26:57,710 support getting ready for us and all the 618 00:27:03,210 --> 00:27:00,380 checkouts and the tremendous work that 619 00:27:06,010 --> 00:27:03,220 they've done for us as far on that note 620 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:06,020 the NASA wildest range is go for 621 00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:07,970 supporting tomorrow's launch and I turn 622 00:27:12,430 --> 00:27:10,430 it back over Josh for questions okay 623 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:12,440 thank you John we're gonna start here in 624 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:13,370 the room and then we'll take some 625 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:15,130 questions from the phone so let's see 626 00:27:25,030 --> 00:27:17,570 start with Dan then we'll go down this 627 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:25,040 way ok guys thanks for coming down 628 00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:27,650 thanks for having us again this is this 629 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:30,710 is an Alan question I think we know that 630 00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:33,290 the contracts for cargo delivery will 631 00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:35,030 run out and all the flights will 632 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:37,400 hopefully have been successful before 633 00:27:41,530 --> 00:27:38,960 the space station is done with its 634 00:27:43,780 --> 00:27:41,540 mission so when do you anticipate you 635 00:27:45,940 --> 00:27:43,790 might go about procuring more cargo 636 00:27:48,940 --> 00:27:45,950 flights and and do you think that it's 637 00:27:51,310 --> 00:27:48,950 credible to have a new participant in 638 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:51,320 this without doing say another coughs 639 00:27:56,410 --> 00:27:54,350 like program well the planning is 640 00:27:58,240 --> 00:27:56,420 underway right now to continue the 641 00:28:01,030 --> 00:27:58,250 resupply services to the station but I 642 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:01,040 don't have personally just specifics on 643 00:28:06,550 --> 00:28:04,970 that so I I'm afraid I won't be able to 644 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:06,560 answer specifically how we would go 645 00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:08,690 about it but definitely the planning is 646 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:10,070 underway so that we would have 647 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:12,650 continuous service of resupply to the 648 00:28:19,930 --> 00:28:14,810 space station after these initial 649 00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:19,940 contracts run out okay 650 00:28:31,229 --> 00:28:28,259 thank you a talk milk with the space 651 00:28:34,739 --> 00:28:31,239 calm and I think my question is or is 652 00:28:36,899 --> 00:28:34,749 for the the orbital representatives you 653 00:28:38,580 --> 00:28:36,909 mentioned this is a test flight you know 654 00:28:39,899 --> 00:28:38,590 that you're going to see how it goes 655 00:28:41,879 --> 00:28:39,909 tomorrow but I'm wondering what your 656 00:28:43,409 --> 00:28:41,889 confidence level is based on what you've 657 00:28:45,479 --> 00:28:43,419 seen the the work you've done on the 658 00:28:48,479 --> 00:28:45,489 vehicle over the last six years of 659 00:28:51,299 --> 00:28:48,489 success tomorrow and the ensuing points 660 00:28:53,399 --> 00:28:51,309 later this year Thanks well my 661 00:28:55,169 --> 00:28:53,409 confidence level is very high having 662 00:28:57,749 --> 00:28:55,179 watched i joined over about five years 663 00:29:00,690 --> 00:28:57,759 ago and having watched the team work on 664 00:29:02,970 --> 00:29:00,700 this on the development on the testing 665 00:29:05,580 --> 00:29:02,980 it has preceded this and then having 666 00:29:08,009 --> 00:29:05,590 participated in the practices and 667 00:29:10,349 --> 00:29:08,019 rehearsals in the control center and 668 00:29:11,909 --> 00:29:10,359 watching the oral team as well as all 669 00:29:13,919 --> 00:29:11,919 the supporting teams work together i 670 00:29:15,899 --> 00:29:13,929 have a lot of confidence that all of 671 00:29:18,330 --> 00:29:15,909 that is going to go well the hardware is 672 00:29:22,289 --> 00:29:18,340 ready it's been through its own testing 673 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:22,299 and and i think that we're going to see 674 00:29:27,570 --> 00:29:25,210 a nice show tomorrow this mike said so 675 00:29:29,789 --> 00:29:27,580 my confidence is high I don't know what 676 00:29:33,239 --> 00:29:29,799 number you put on that but I feel good 677 00:29:34,470 --> 00:29:33,249 about it Mike you what Mike program 678 00:29:35,879 --> 00:29:34,480 manager how do you feel that this 679 00:29:37,379 --> 00:29:35,889 wouldn't be here if we weren't highly 680 00:29:40,499 --> 00:29:37,389 confident that's not right ago that's 681 00:29:42,539 --> 00:29:40,509 right I can't claim her feet numbers 682 00:29:45,060 --> 00:29:42,549 today Frank in the orbital 683 00:29:46,379 --> 00:29:45,070 representative since this is an MP LMK 684 00:29:48,450 --> 00:29:46,389 design I wonder if he could talk a 685 00:29:52,460 --> 00:29:48,460 little bit about the evolved versions of 686 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:52,470 the sickness you brought up in the last 687 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:54,970 briefing about going beyond Earth orbit 688 00:30:00,299 --> 00:29:58,090 I'm also wondering about you said you 689 00:30:02,669 --> 00:30:00,309 could say through 30 to 90 days what 690 00:30:03,930 --> 00:30:02,679 about a longer term if you increase the 691 00:30:06,930 --> 00:30:03,940 shielding could this be a permanent 692 00:30:09,269 --> 00:30:06,940 addition to the space station well a lot 693 00:30:10,470 --> 00:30:09,279 of things are possible and you know we 694 00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:10,480 really focused on this flight for 695 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:13,710 tomorrow but looking long term the 696 00:30:21,270 --> 00:30:19,120 Cygnus cargo module is based on the MP 697 00:30:22,950 --> 00:30:21,280 design built by the same company the 698 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:22,960 spacecraft itself however the service 699 00:30:28,170 --> 00:30:26,290 module is based on our legacy spacecraft 700 00:30:31,650 --> 00:30:28,180 with a lot of enhancements to make it 701 00:30:33,780 --> 00:30:31,660 more redundant and more reliable but it 702 00:30:35,310 --> 00:30:33,790 is designed for operating in space 703 00:30:38,010 --> 00:30:35,320 longer than the current 30-day 704 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:38,020 requirement and and with some additional 705 00:30:41,570 --> 00:30:39,850 certification and testing I feel sure 706 00:30:44,070 --> 00:30:41,580 we'd be comfortable going beyond that 707 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:44,080 and I think as I mentioned earlier we 708 00:30:49,230 --> 00:30:45,520 probably could go as long as a year if 709 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:49,240 we had the right amount of fuel and did 710 00:30:53,790 --> 00:30:51,130 the other very certain occasions 711 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:53,800 necessary for the hardware that would 712 00:30:56,700 --> 00:30:55,210 require a mission that would require 713 00:30:59,070 --> 00:30:56,710 people wanted to use it for that long 714 00:31:01,890 --> 00:30:59,080 and there are folks interested but we 715 00:31:04,470 --> 00:31:01,900 don't have actual customers yet in terms 716 00:31:06,150 --> 00:31:04,480 of using it as a habitation module we'd 717 00:31:10,110 --> 00:31:06,160 have to have great a number of things to 718 00:31:12,330 --> 00:31:10,120 add redundancy add shielding I had life 719 00:31:14,430 --> 00:31:12,340 support systems of course and so right 720 00:31:17,430 --> 00:31:14,440 now it's it's a very well designed cargo 721 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:17,440 carrier and it's single purpose as a 722 00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:20,110 cargo carrier but very efficient we 723 00:31:24,540 --> 00:31:22,510 could evolve it to other things if those 724 00:31:29,730 --> 00:31:24,550 missions start showing up on our radar 725 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:29,740 screen okay down here Jason power with 726 00:31:32,940 --> 00:31:31,690 wired and for either of you can you 727 00:31:35,460 --> 00:31:32,950 describe a little bit more in detail 728 00:31:38,490 --> 00:31:35,470 what the dummy payload is constructed of 729 00:31:41,390 --> 00:31:38,500 what it's made of how its solid is it 730 00:31:45,299 --> 00:31:41,400 empties it let me tell detail about that 731 00:31:48,510 --> 00:31:45,309 yeah I get as quickly it's it's it's 732 00:31:52,340 --> 00:31:48,520 metallic it's a it's not solid it's a 733 00:31:55,049 --> 00:31:52,350 it's a framework with with some panels 734 00:31:56,910 --> 00:31:55,059 around it so that you know when you saw 735 00:31:59,520 --> 00:31:56,920 the photo it's actually looks like a big 736 00:32:02,520 --> 00:31:59,530 white cylinders or white panels around 737 00:32:06,060 --> 00:32:02,530 the outside of it within it we've got 738 00:32:09,270 --> 00:32:06,070 some instrumentation and like of that to 739 00:32:11,790 --> 00:32:09,280 measure acoustics and vibrations and 740 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:11,800 Turner and thermal environments again 741 00:32:16,620 --> 00:32:14,530 for a model validation and and to 742 00:32:18,390 --> 00:32:16,630 provide some direct measurements of the 743 00:32:20,430 --> 00:32:18,400 environment the sickness will see on 744 00:32:23,430 --> 00:32:20,440 it's on it's right up on the on the 745 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:23,440 demonstration mission there's also a 746 00:32:28,259 --> 00:32:25,690 couple secondary payloads that are 747 00:32:30,690 --> 00:32:28,269 are attached to the there's a couple of 748 00:32:32,460 --> 00:32:30,700 those panels that are that are left open 749 00:32:34,409 --> 00:32:32,470 with a couple of small secondary 750 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:34,419 payloads break you may know more about 751 00:32:39,749 --> 00:32:37,570 the secondaries than I do we have two 752 00:32:41,070 --> 00:32:39,759 people I dispensers for some cube sets 753 00:32:44,310 --> 00:32:41,080 that will deploy shortly after 754 00:32:46,950 --> 00:32:44,320 separation and that'll give us a chance 755 00:32:51,149 --> 00:32:46,960 to get some additional give additional 756 00:32:53,940 --> 00:32:51,159 rides to do other other users it's 757 00:32:56,909 --> 00:32:53,950 probably aluminum it's yes it's it's a 758 00:33:00,269 --> 00:32:56,919 little right fine it's mainly a 759 00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:00,279 framework of girders designed to come 760 00:33:07,019 --> 00:33:01,870 apart once it renders the atmosphere and 761 00:33:09,090 --> 00:33:07,029 burn up quickly okay here I Steven Clark 762 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:09,100 with a space by now a couple of 763 00:33:14,879 --> 00:33:12,490 questions first could one of you go over 764 00:33:16,490 --> 00:33:14,889 the launch with the strategy for launch 765 00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:16,500 opportunities over the next few days 766 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:19,929 with the weather being a field at least 767 00:33:24,210 --> 00:33:22,690 two other three days ahead would you try 768 00:33:26,820 --> 00:33:24,220 three days in a row or would you stand 769 00:33:29,669 --> 00:33:26,830 down after a couple of opportunities for 770 00:33:34,799 --> 00:33:29,679 a crew rest or some hardware reason have 771 00:33:36,990 --> 00:33:34,809 a follow-up yeah I think we will we will 772 00:33:38,490 --> 00:33:37,000 almost definitely take a shot first two 773 00:33:43,799 --> 00:33:38,500 days you know looking at the weather 774 00:33:47,060 --> 00:33:43,809 briefing the the weather on Friday looks 775 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:47,070 looks really really really unfavorable 776 00:33:50,639 --> 00:33:49,570 you know the other consideration as you 777 00:33:54,029 --> 00:33:50,649 mentioned i think the other big 778 00:33:56,009 --> 00:33:54,039 considerations crew rest you know if we 779 00:33:58,139 --> 00:33:56,019 get into and this is all somewhat 780 00:33:59,820 --> 00:33:58,149 dynamic you know if we get into a 781 00:34:01,710 --> 00:33:59,830 situation where we've actually begun 782 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:01,720 fueling the vehicle and then have to be 783 00:34:05,700 --> 00:34:03,970 tank the vehicle after a scrub because 784 00:34:07,799 --> 00:34:05,710 of weather then that makes for a very 785 00:34:09,180 --> 00:34:07,809 long day for our team and if we were to 786 00:34:11,309 --> 00:34:09,190 do that two days in a row we probably 787 00:34:12,750 --> 00:34:11,319 would be you know looking at trying to 788 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:12,760 get a day a rest in there somewhere but 789 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:14,290 you know again I think it's going to be 790 00:34:18,359 --> 00:34:16,510 a dynamic decision process as we look at 791 00:34:20,450 --> 00:34:18,369 the weather on any given day I don't 792 00:34:23,430 --> 00:34:20,460 think there's anything hardware-wise 793 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:23,440 that that necessarily 794 00:34:29,339 --> 00:34:26,290 that necessarily this would require us 795 00:34:30,869 --> 00:34:29,349 to take a 48-hour recycle but but 796 00:34:33,629 --> 00:34:30,879 certainly if we get to certain points in 797 00:34:36,180 --> 00:34:33,639 the count both crew rest and consumption 798 00:34:37,950 --> 00:34:36,190 of commodities there we get very far 799 00:34:40,470 --> 00:34:37,960 down in the count we can consume enough 800 00:34:42,419 --> 00:34:40,480 commodities to where the Mars team would 801 00:34:45,149 --> 00:34:42,429 need a cup of a full data to turn that 802 00:34:47,099 --> 00:34:45,159 around as well so not not a very 803 00:34:48,329 --> 00:34:47,109 specific answer to your question but it 804 00:34:49,980 --> 00:34:48,339 is going to be kind of a dynamic process 805 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:49,990 that takes those factors into account 806 00:34:55,589 --> 00:34:53,050 okay thanks and one more question for 807 00:34:57,780 --> 00:34:55,599 micro Frank either one of your both of 808 00:35:01,410 --> 00:34:57,790 you can address this can you talk about 809 00:35:03,180 --> 00:35:01,420 the fairing for Antares and any changes 810 00:35:04,530 --> 00:35:03,190 you may have made to the fairing design 811 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:04,540 how different is it from the tourists 812 00:35:09,089 --> 00:35:06,970 design for example and any changes you 813 00:35:11,370 --> 00:35:09,099 made following those accidents thanks 814 00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:11,380 Mike can give more specifics but I'll 815 00:35:17,790 --> 00:35:13,990 just say that in general is a similar 816 00:35:20,309 --> 00:35:17,800 design it's fairly common to two orbital 817 00:35:23,069 --> 00:35:20,319 launch vehicles however they have been 818 00:35:24,510 --> 00:35:23,079 modifications to increase the 819 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:24,520 probability of everything working the 820 00:35:28,890 --> 00:35:26,890 way it's supposed to based on lessons 821 00:35:31,890 --> 00:35:28,900 learned from the previous Taurus 822 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:31,900 launches and we feel very confident in 823 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:35,050 the components that we have the approach 824 00:35:41,910 --> 00:35:38,970 that we've taken as well as the 825 00:35:43,859 --> 00:35:41,920 suppliers that participated in this one 826 00:35:46,890 --> 00:35:43,869 and the plant we have for this flight so 827 00:35:49,710 --> 00:35:46,900 Mike if you want yeah I'm not sure 828 00:35:51,510 --> 00:35:49,720 they're there are a lot of changes 829 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:51,520 obviously you can imagine as we went 830 00:35:58,980 --> 00:35:54,970 through the mishap investigation coming 831 00:36:02,730 --> 00:35:58,990 out of the Taurus XL as Frank mentioned 832 00:36:05,099 --> 00:36:02,740 this is a the frangible joints are in 833 00:36:07,410 --> 00:36:05,109 particular are a common product that we 834 00:36:11,430 --> 00:36:07,420 use across our fleet and and there were 835 00:36:14,430 --> 00:36:11,440 a number of changes that were you know 836 00:36:17,220 --> 00:36:14,440 that came out of those investigations 837 00:36:19,740 --> 00:36:17,230 both in terms of increasing design 838 00:36:21,990 --> 00:36:19,750 margin in the in the design as well as 839 00:36:24,660 --> 00:36:22,000 additional testing and additional 840 00:36:27,030 --> 00:36:24,670 process controls on the materials that 841 00:36:29,460 --> 00:36:27,040 are that are used as as delivered from 842 00:36:31,650 --> 00:36:29,470 our suppliers I can say that we have 843 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:31,660 implemented all of those 844 00:36:36,130 --> 00:36:34,130 corrective actions including you know 845 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:36,140 additional measurements on materials 846 00:36:44,050 --> 00:36:38,540 properties there were some actual design 847 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:44,060 changes to the design of the joint and 848 00:36:47,790 --> 00:36:46,010 then it's some some additional and more 849 00:36:49,990 --> 00:36:47,800 rigorous testing all those were 850 00:36:52,420 --> 00:36:50,000 corrective actions were employed on the 851 00:36:55,240 --> 00:36:52,430 on the Antares frangible joint designs 852 00:36:59,110 --> 00:36:55,250 and they all passed and a are ready to 853 00:37:00,460 --> 00:36:59,120 go okay we got one more question in the 854 00:37:01,780 --> 00:37:00,470 room but let me go ahead and get 855 00:37:02,980 --> 00:37:01,790 everybody on the phone lines to stand by 856 00:37:04,180 --> 00:37:02,990 sending to vork you're going to be up 857 00:37:06,250 --> 00:37:04,190 next right after Robert asked his 858 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:06,260 question hi Robert perla with 859 00:37:10,930 --> 00:37:07,850 collectspace.com with the question for 860 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:10,940 francoeur I think maybe John different 861 00:37:16,810 --> 00:37:12,710 launch teams have different traditions 862 00:37:18,910 --> 00:37:16,820 the JPL teams have their peanuts the 863 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:18,920 shuttle team had their beans does 864 00:37:23,500 --> 00:37:20,690 orbital have any traditions or if this 865 00:37:26,380 --> 00:37:23,510 is as this is a maiden flight are you 866 00:37:30,850 --> 00:37:26,390 playing to initiate any new traditions 867 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:30,860 for Antares we'll see what develops as 868 00:37:39,850 --> 00:37:35,450 far as the range the fso and I currently 869 00:37:42,550 --> 00:37:39,860 wear bowties that's our work in 870 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:42,560 tradition if we get off the pad will all 871 00:37:47,470 --> 00:37:43,850 pay attention to what color socks we 872 00:37:49,450 --> 00:37:47,480 were okay let's go to the phone lines 873 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:49,460 Nick to work with Bloomberg can you hear 874 00:37:53,710 --> 00:37:51,890 a cenar you ready to ask a question yes 875 00:37:55,810 --> 00:37:53,720 they do I just got a couple quick things 876 00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:55,820 so I image ticket how long will the 877 00:38:00,270 --> 00:37:57,770 replica be in orbit transmitting 878 00:38:03,250 --> 00:38:00,280 information before bringing up for that 879 00:38:06,310 --> 00:38:03,260 mysterion which until through which year 880 00:38:08,050 --> 00:38:06,320 are the resupply contract but those 881 00:38:13,390 --> 00:38:08,060 eight mission is that through 2015 or 882 00:38:15,010 --> 00:38:13,400 through 2016 the Cygnus simulator will 883 00:38:17,260 --> 00:38:15,020 remain on orbit for approximately two 884 00:38:18,910 --> 00:38:17,270 weeks plus or minus a little bit it will 885 00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:18,920 only transmit information up until 886 00:38:23,380 --> 00:38:20,510 separation at that point it'll lose 887 00:38:25,090 --> 00:38:23,390 power and we'll we'll go dead so we 888 00:38:28,210 --> 00:38:25,100 won't hear anything else from after that 889 00:38:33,010 --> 00:38:28,220 point and what was the other question 890 00:38:35,010 --> 00:38:33,020 the CRS oh the contract is 48 cargo 891 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:35,020 delivery missions beginning this fall 892 00:38:41,830 --> 00:38:38,690 that will probably take us through some 893 00:38:43,750 --> 00:38:41,840 time in 2016 depending on our launch 894 00:38:44,590 --> 00:38:43,760 rate as well as the rate at which the 895 00:38:47,380 --> 00:38:44,600 station will 896 00:38:49,300 --> 00:38:47,390 we'll ask us to deliver so we're it's a 897 00:38:51,010 --> 00:38:49,310 it requires both parties to agree on 898 00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:51,020 when the when the cargo delivery is 899 00:38:59,530 --> 00:38:56,260 required okay Irene Klotz with Reuters I 900 00:39:01,780 --> 00:38:59,540 thanks very much have a couple questions 901 00:39:04,650 --> 00:39:01,790 of the Franco followers from the other 902 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:04,660 briefing you mentioned a possible future 903 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:07,010 missions first Cygnus could you also 904 00:39:12,850 --> 00:39:10,970 please describe what what might be in 905 00:39:16,090 --> 00:39:12,860 store for unties if you have any 906 00:39:17,890 --> 00:39:16,100 customers and what this test launch 907 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:17,900 might do and then have a couple of 908 00:39:21,820 --> 00:39:19,610 general questions about the spaceport 909 00:39:24,580 --> 00:39:21,830 itself I don't know they of you all have 910 00:39:28,150 --> 00:39:24,590 this not but just what the state and 911 00:39:31,030 --> 00:39:28,160 NASA paid to develop the Mars spaceport 912 00:39:33,010 --> 00:39:31,040 and I regret having asked this question 913 00:39:36,130 --> 00:39:33,020 but dude did you guys have to do 914 00:39:38,260 --> 00:39:36,140 anything with upgrading security in 915 00:39:41,380 --> 00:39:38,270 light of the attacks in Boston yesterday 916 00:39:47,530 --> 00:39:41,390 thank you you want one person to answer 917 00:39:51,580 --> 00:39:47,540 all those hopefully I'll start let's see 918 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:51,590 the first one was the other done yeah 919 00:39:58,930 --> 00:39:56,810 beyond beyond Cygnus for Antares we 920 00:40:00,640 --> 00:39:58,940 don't have any customers on contract yet 921 00:40:04,330 --> 00:40:00,650 we certainly are talking to a number of 922 00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:04,340 folks including NASA for using Antares 923 00:40:08,770 --> 00:40:06,730 for deploying satellites into 924 00:40:12,130 --> 00:40:08,780 particularly low Earth orbit but also 925 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:12,140 beyond we feel pretty strongly that a 926 00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:14,330 successful test flight here and also a 927 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:16,730 successful demo later will help us in 928 00:40:19,810 --> 00:40:18,410 our marketing a great deal then I'll 929 00:40:21,820 --> 00:40:19,820 just leave it at that some of our 930 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:21,830 business development folks are out here 931 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:23,210 in the audience probably drumming up 932 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:25,970 business as we speak and it will help a 933 00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:29,570 lot tomorrow I know mark as far as 934 00:40:36,030 --> 00:40:32,720 security i'll have to ask John to to 935 00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:36,040 address it there's been no additional 936 00:40:40,270 --> 00:40:38,330 measures taken because we're already at 937 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:40,280 a posture now because they have hazard 938 00:40:48,089 --> 00:40:44,170 areas up we have man guards 939 00:40:51,539 --> 00:40:48,099 at every station so there's literally no 940 00:40:54,990 --> 00:40:51,549 way to get access to the pad to those 941 00:40:57,180 --> 00:40:55,000 areas so that was no need to take I 942 00:40:59,039 --> 00:40:57,190 guess additional measures or a different 943 00:41:03,240 --> 00:40:59,049 posture for this OP because we're 944 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:03,250 already there then as far as the expense 945 00:41:07,049 --> 00:41:05,710 of the pad development etc I don't have 946 00:41:09,030 --> 00:41:07,059 those numbers off the top of my head so 947 00:41:11,849 --> 00:41:09,040 I'd recommend contacting NASA public 948 00:41:16,230 --> 00:41:11,859 affairs and seeing what information they 949 00:41:20,510 --> 00:41:16,240 have available all right let's go to 950 00:41:25,260 --> 00:41:20,520 James Dean with Florida today thank you 951 00:41:27,450 --> 00:41:25,270 for sculpture center fixin aj26 at a 952 00:41:29,339 --> 00:41:27,460 mishap I guess a while back during 953 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:29,349 testing of Stannis could you explain 954 00:41:35,579 --> 00:41:32,890 what happened and what you needed to do 955 00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:35,589 to correct that issue and what are their 956 00:41:41,339 --> 00:41:37,510 any yo engine concerns you'll be keeping 957 00:41:45,329 --> 00:41:41,349 an eye on since that as you washing 958 00:41:48,030 --> 00:41:45,339 tomorrow we die guess we're talking 959 00:41:49,859 --> 00:41:48,040 about the the eform yes mixed up where 960 00:41:54,329 --> 00:41:49,869 we had the failure of the field line 961 00:41:58,020 --> 00:41:54,339 yeah well that obviously prompted a very 962 00:42:00,210 --> 00:41:58,030 in depth and detailed investigation and 963 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:00,220 what you know what came out of it and I 964 00:42:06,299 --> 00:42:03,010 think primarily in simple terms is a 965 00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:06,309 series of additional inspections that we 966 00:42:10,289 --> 00:42:08,710 have employed on all of the all of the 967 00:42:12,349 --> 00:42:10,299 future engines obviously including the 968 00:42:14,700 --> 00:42:12,359 engines we're going to fly tomorrow and 969 00:42:17,930 --> 00:42:14,710 you know they have some some engines 970 00:42:21,150 --> 00:42:17,940 have have have shown indications that 971 00:42:22,770 --> 00:42:21,160 would require repair and we have the 972 00:42:26,849 --> 00:42:22,780 techniques developed to repair those 973 00:42:29,460 --> 00:42:26,859 engines and and you know some some of 974 00:42:31,289 --> 00:42:29,470 these indications are acceptable as is 975 00:42:33,500 --> 00:42:31,299 but we've got now all the rigorous 976 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:33,510 engineering behind it to show that those 977 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:36,010 you know any of those indications are 978 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:39,010 acceptable for flight so that that 979 00:42:44,670 --> 00:42:41,290 process has been applied to these two 980 00:42:47,039 --> 00:42:44,680 engines and and they've been you know 981 00:42:49,079 --> 00:42:47,049 being flight worthy and passed their 982 00:42:49,660 --> 00:42:49,089 their acceptance testing it's dennis and 983 00:42:54,819 --> 00:42:49,670 our 984 00:42:58,809 --> 00:42:54,829 to go ready to go okay let's go to Shane 985 00:43:03,700 --> 00:42:58,819 Harris with Washingtonian magazine no 986 00:43:06,789 --> 00:43:03,710 question okay bill Harwood with CBS see 987 00:43:08,410 --> 00:43:06,799 you there yeah I'm here Josh and I'm not 988 00:43:10,870 --> 00:43:08,420 sure who this is for maybe franker for 989 00:43:13,180 --> 00:43:10,880 mr. Kingston I'm just continuing on the 990 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:13,190 Indian seam for just a moment can one of 991 00:43:18,819 --> 00:43:14,450 you guys tell us a little bit more about 992 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:18,829 what the aj26 or that brings to you guys 993 00:43:22,180 --> 00:43:20,450 being the advantages the engine offers 994 00:43:24,190 --> 00:43:22,190 and a little bit more about what you do 995 00:43:26,109 --> 00:43:24,200 to refurbish these guys or upgrade them 996 00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:26,119 from the stockpile state that they came 997 00:43:34,450 --> 00:43:31,849 know from Aerojet in Thanks what the 998 00:43:35,980 --> 00:43:34,460 aj26 brings as an engine that was 999 00:43:37,990 --> 00:43:35,990 developed quite a while ago but 1000 00:43:40,780 --> 00:43:38,000 developed under a program that was very 1001 00:43:45,849 --> 00:43:40,790 robust and intended to be used many many 1002 00:43:47,349 --> 00:43:45,859 times with with multiple articles built 1003 00:43:48,609 --> 00:43:47,359 during the the time frame when the 1004 00:43:52,329 --> 00:43:48,619 Russians were intending to go to the 1005 00:43:53,859 --> 00:43:52,339 moon the engine did fly on some very 1006 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:53,869 short flights but the flights were not 1007 00:43:57,490 --> 00:43:55,490 successful due to other problems not 1008 00:44:00,370 --> 00:43:57,500 related to the engines they also have 1009 00:44:04,089 --> 00:44:00,380 thousands and thousands of seconds of 1010 00:44:07,240 --> 00:44:04,099 test time behind them tested in a wide 1011 00:44:10,359 --> 00:44:07,250 variety of conditions and power levels 1012 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:10,369 so we know the engines are robust as we 1013 00:44:14,079 --> 00:44:11,690 went through testing we did discover 1014 00:44:15,819 --> 00:44:14,089 that there were some effects of aging 1015 00:44:17,829 --> 00:44:15,829 since they've been in storage for a 1016 00:44:19,569 --> 00:44:17,839 while in including Co some stress 1017 00:44:21,730 --> 00:44:19,579 corrosion cracking and that's what we're 1018 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:21,740 correcting with the with the welder 1019 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:25,490 repairs and other inspections but what 1020 00:44:31,450 --> 00:44:28,490 they bring is an engine that produces a 1021 00:44:33,099 --> 00:44:31,460 lot of power has a great deal of 1022 00:44:36,430 --> 00:44:33,109 performance and satisfies our needs for 1023 00:44:40,420 --> 00:44:36,440 getting payloads to orbit and and we 1024 00:44:42,490 --> 00:44:40,430 also have the the legacy of proven 1025 00:44:46,150 --> 00:44:42,500 design that we can that we can depend on 1026 00:44:49,329 --> 00:44:46,160 like yeah you know as far as is how the 1027 00:44:51,549 --> 00:44:49,339 how the engines are taken from there you 1028 00:44:53,740 --> 00:44:51,559 know previous state to a flight ready 1029 00:44:57,510 --> 00:44:53,750 state for us it's you know it's a number 1030 00:44:59,910 --> 00:44:57,520 of items it's some reconfiguration 1031 00:45:02,370 --> 00:44:59,920 in particular provide the the gimbal 1032 00:45:04,470 --> 00:45:02,380 mechanism that allows us to to vector 1033 00:45:07,460 --> 00:45:04,480 the engine in flight to provide the 1034 00:45:10,710 --> 00:45:07,470 thrust vector control summit you know 1035 00:45:15,090 --> 00:45:10,720 upgraded and modernized instrumentation 1036 00:45:16,940 --> 00:45:15,100 as well as the the one-shot devices the 1037 00:45:21,900 --> 00:45:16,950 power Technic devices that are used to 1038 00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:21,910 ignite and then bring up the engine and 1039 00:45:27,030 --> 00:45:23,890 then you know obviously we go through a 1040 00:45:28,590 --> 00:45:27,040 very rigorous our partner air jet goes 1041 00:45:31,110 --> 00:45:28,600 through a very rigorous process of 1042 00:45:33,570 --> 00:45:31,120 inspecting and testing the engines 1043 00:45:36,150 --> 00:45:33,580 including the the hot fire test at 1044 00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:36,160 Stennis before we declare it 1045 00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:38,170 flight-worthy and bring it out here to 1046 00:45:44,310 --> 00:45:39,970 Wallops to integrate on an Antares 1047 00:45:45,750 --> 00:45:44,320 launch vehicle okay just going to do it 1048 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:45,760 for the phone lines there's some 1049 00:45:57,630 --> 00:45:55,200 since this is a dub Moni TMC satellite 1050 00:46:00,510 --> 00:45:57,640 spotlight since this is a commercially 1051 00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:00,520 run mission who holds the key for a 1052 00:46:05,460 --> 00:46:02,290 flight termination in case of an 1053 00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:05,470 incident is that NASA or is that is that 1054 00:46:11,220 --> 00:46:06,850 orbital where does that responsibility 1055 00:46:14,580 --> 00:46:11,230 by NASA NASA NASA owns the range and so 1056 00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:14,590 they're ultimately responsible they 1057 00:46:28,290 --> 00:46:22,530 talked to us a lot okay back here I am 1058 00:46:30,830 --> 00:46:28,300 let's write again oh here calm I was 1059 00:46:35,900 --> 00:46:30,840 wondering about the viability of 1060 00:46:38,070 --> 00:46:35,910 upgrading Cygnus to re-entry capability 1061 00:46:40,200 --> 00:46:38,080 Cygnus as it's currently designed 1062 00:46:43,230 --> 00:46:40,210 doesn't have a reentry capability 1063 00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:43,240 however we are looking at ways to either 1064 00:46:48,390 --> 00:46:45,730 modify the system or bring onboard a 1065 00:46:50,370 --> 00:46:48,400 different type of design so that if NASA 1066 00:46:51,990 --> 00:46:50,380 would like for us to explore that 1067 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:52,000 possibility in the future we can do that 1068 00:46:55,350 --> 00:46:54,010 and and there's several different ways 1069 00:46:57,900 --> 00:46:55,360 we could go with that but right now we 1070 00:46:59,970 --> 00:46:57,910 don't have a contractor or even a study 1071 00:47:01,260 --> 00:46:59,980 to do it but we know that in the future 1072 00:47:03,300 --> 00:47:01,270 they're going to want more and more that 1073 00:47:05,970 --> 00:47:03,310 capability so it's certainly something 1074 00:47:10,140 --> 00:47:05,980 we're looking at very very carefully 1075 00:47:12,390 --> 00:47:10,150 yelling okay is that it here in the room 1076 00:47:13,950 --> 00:47:12,400 all right that's going to wrap it up for 1077 00:47:16,110 --> 00:47:13,960 us we want to remind you that our live 1078 00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:16,120 coverage tomorrow's launch will begin at 1079 00:47:20,460 --> 00:47:18,250 three p.m. central time for p.m. eastern 1080 00:47:23,070 --> 00:47:20,470 time here on NASA television you can 1081 00:47:25,290 --> 00:47:23,080 also stream it live on the web at wwc 1082 00:47:27,420 --> 00:47:25,300 gov of course while the latest on 1083 00:47:31,500 --> 00:47:27,430 tomorrow's activities we've actually log 1084 00:47:33,690 --> 00:47:31,510 on to WWE gov / orbital there is a media 1085 00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:33,700 resources section on that page Allen 1086 00:47:37,470 --> 00:47:35,170 slides are up there we'll try to get 1087 00:47:38,820 --> 00:47:37,480 Mike and John's it slides up there later 1088 00:47:41,190 --> 00:47:38,830 on today as well so you guys can have 1089 00:47:42,810 --> 00:47:41,200 those of course while the latest log on 1090 00:47:45,150 --> 00:47:42,820 to NASA Tyga follow us on all of our 1091 00:47:51,730 --> 00:47:45,160 various social media accounts and we'll