1 00:00:08,059 --> 00:00:06,139 good afternoon from the Wallops Flight 2 00:00:09,530 --> 00:00:08,069 Facility in Virginia I'm NASA's Josh 3 00:00:11,210 --> 00:00:09,540 Byerly well as you can see from the 4 00:00:13,340 --> 00:00:11,220 empty launch pad outside and the smiles 5 00:00:14,510 --> 00:00:13,350 in the room and tearing seasickness are 6 00:00:17,330 --> 00:00:14,520 on their way to the International Space 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:17,340 Station launch took place at 1058 a.m. 8 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:20,970 eastern time today 958 a.m. central time 9 00:00:25,159 --> 00:00:22,710 rendezvous now set with the space 10 00:00:26,659 --> 00:00:25,169 station 4 sep tember 22nd and here to 11 00:00:28,669 --> 00:00:26,669 talk about today's launch and what's 12 00:00:30,559 --> 00:00:28,679 ahead for the vehicle as well as nasa 13 00:00:32,210 --> 00:00:30,569 and orbital is our panel we're joined by 14 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:32,220 Robert Lightfoot NASA associate 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:34,770 administrator from NASA headquarters we 16 00:00:38,540 --> 00:00:36,810 also have Alan Linda Moyer NASA's 17 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:38,550 Commercial Crew and cargo program 18 00:00:43,310 --> 00:00:41,220 manager and we're also joined by Frank 19 00:00:44,690 --> 00:00:43,320 Culbertson executive vice president of 20 00:00:45,620 --> 00:00:44,700 Orbital Sciences will hear from each one 21 00:00:47,420 --> 00:00:45,630 of them then we'll take some questions 22 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:47,430 I'm sure it's going to be a good day for 23 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:49,770 everybody so mr. Lightfoot thanks Josh 24 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:51,330 appreciate it and thank you all for 25 00:00:55,460 --> 00:00:53,010 being here very exciting day for us 26 00:00:56,930 --> 00:00:55,470 first of all I want to I want to pass on 27 00:00:59,480 --> 00:00:56,940 that I've got word from Administrator 28 00:01:01,760 --> 00:00:59,490 Charlie Bolden congratulating orbital 29 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:01,770 science for a successful launch and 30 00:01:05,569 --> 00:01:03,690 congratulating the NASA team that the 31 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:05,579 partnership that we worked alongside 32 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:07,710 these guys to make this successful good 33 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:10,290 day for us with the launch today you 34 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:11,520 know orbital science is now 35 00:01:14,270 --> 00:01:12,690 accomplishing one of our critical 36 00:01:16,490 --> 00:01:14,280 spaceflight objectives that we that we 37 00:01:19,070 --> 00:01:16,500 want the maiden voyage of Cygnus going 38 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:19,080 to the International Space Station here 39 00:01:23,780 --> 00:01:21,300 in Virginia with in partnership with the 40 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:23,790 mid-atlantic regional spaceport folks 41 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:25,850 this is a good this is a good day 42 00:01:32,780 --> 00:01:27,810 orbital to now one of the two carriers 43 00:01:34,310 --> 00:01:32,790 for us to supply cargo and the things we 44 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:34,320 need for the International Space Station 45 00:01:39,050 --> 00:01:35,970 and as you know the International Space 46 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:39,060 Station is our is our key piece right 47 00:01:42,980 --> 00:01:40,650 now for human exploration we want to get 48 00:01:45,710 --> 00:01:42,990 that station utilized as much as we can 49 00:01:47,750 --> 00:01:45,720 and by having the extra cargo capability 50 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:47,760 that orbital is going to bring with 51 00:01:51,590 --> 00:01:49,710 sickness it allows us to do more and 52 00:01:53,899 --> 00:01:51,600 more of the experiments and science that 53 00:01:55,460 --> 00:01:53,909 we want to do to continue our pursuit of 54 00:01:57,830 --> 00:01:55,470 human exploration beyond low Earth orbit 55 00:01:59,780 --> 00:01:57,840 so the station remains that springboard 56 00:02:02,149 --> 00:01:59,790 for us and with this with this 57 00:02:03,890 --> 00:02:02,159 successful mission you know super 58 00:02:06,530 --> 00:02:03,900 excited about what that what that opens 59 00:02:08,059 --> 00:02:06,540 up for us as an agency we look forward 60 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:08,069 to the rendezvous with the station on 61 00:02:13,730 --> 00:02:11,330 Sunday and in and with that we'll have 62 00:02:16,010 --> 00:02:13,740 orbital joining SpaceX as one of our 63 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:16,020 providers to do to take care of this for 64 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:16,730 us 65 00:02:20,450 --> 00:02:18,930 you know if we needed more tangible 66 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:20,460 proof of this is a new era of 67 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:23,610 exploration it's right here right now 68 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:25,530 right here in Virginia the continuing 69 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:27,690 success of our commercial partners and 70 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:29,850 what they're doing to help us advance 71 00:02:33,530 --> 00:02:31,530 the goals of a human spaceflight 72 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:33,540 expiration so with that let me turn it 73 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:34,650 over to the folks that really know 74 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:36,090 what's been going on the ones they've 75 00:02:39,950 --> 00:02:38,850 been working so hard and give you more 76 00:02:41,690 --> 00:02:39,960 detail on the mission and what you 77 00:02:45,110 --> 00:02:41,700 should expect to see in the in the days 78 00:02:48,770 --> 00:02:45,120 and weeks to come all right thank you 79 00:02:52,310 --> 00:02:48,780 Robert this is another historic day for 80 00:02:55,670 --> 00:02:52,320 commercial spaceflight a very proud day 81 00:02:59,200 --> 00:02:55,680 for NASA and an amazing accomplishment 82 00:03:01,340 --> 00:02:59,210 for our partner orbital sciences 83 00:03:03,290 --> 00:03:01,350 congratulations to the entire team 84 00:03:06,860 --> 00:03:03,300 thanks Frank leesville you've done 85 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:06,870 operated flawlessly the teams came 86 00:03:13,130 --> 00:03:10,050 together beautifully today for a picture 87 00:03:15,650 --> 00:03:13,140 perfect launch of the Antares and 88 00:03:17,690 --> 00:03:15,660 sending our brand new spacecraft Cygnus 89 00:03:21,140 --> 00:03:17,700 on its way to the space station so we 90 00:03:24,740 --> 00:03:21,150 are certainly looking forward to the 91 00:03:28,550 --> 00:03:24,750 arrival of Cygnus Sunday morning and the 92 00:03:31,700 --> 00:03:28,560 completion of what has begun to be a 93 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:31,710 absolutely beautiful mission Thanks 94 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:37,530 thank you edit yeah thanks for you don't 95 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:41,850 have six charts no charge well this is a 96 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:43,530 very exciting day for us and as you can 97 00:03:47,210 --> 00:03:45,090 imagine there's a lot of happy people in 98 00:03:49,340 --> 00:03:47,220 the control center a lot of happy people 99 00:03:51,830 --> 00:03:49,350 all over the orbital campuses and a lot 100 00:03:55,340 --> 00:03:51,840 of people here at Wallops are smiling 101 00:03:57,170 --> 00:03:55,350 and very excited I'm going to show a 102 00:03:58,850 --> 00:03:57,180 quick video but before I do I do want to 103 00:04:01,010 --> 00:03:58,860 say thanks to the entire team that 104 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:01,020 contributed to this obviously the folks 105 00:04:05,300 --> 00:04:02,970 in orbital that built and designed the 106 00:04:06,710 --> 00:04:05,310 rocket the spacecraft is working really 107 00:04:09,020 --> 00:04:06,720 well right now and I'll talk a little 108 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:09,030 bit more about that the mid-atlantic 109 00:04:12,740 --> 00:04:10,890 regional spaceport team and the state of 110 00:04:15,110 --> 00:04:12,750 Virginia we really appreciate all their 111 00:04:16,550 --> 00:04:15,120 hard work and in renovating the pad 112 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:16,560 after the last launch and getting it 113 00:04:20,780 --> 00:04:18,450 ready and making improvements which 114 00:04:22,610 --> 00:04:20,790 allowed us to get through this we worked 115 00:04:26,510 --> 00:04:22,620 closely with the FAA to get through the 116 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:26,520 launch approval that's never an easy 117 00:04:29,150 --> 00:04:27,930 task because there's a lot of things 118 00:04:30,170 --> 00:04:29,160 that have to be considered and we 119 00:04:31,879 --> 00:04:30,180 appreciate them working 120 00:04:33,469 --> 00:04:31,889 those issues hard and of course we 121 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:33,479 certainly appreciate the hospitality of 122 00:04:37,700 --> 00:04:35,970 wallops flight facility and all the 123 00:04:40,010 --> 00:04:37,710 people here who work so hard to make 124 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:40,020 this happen it was a real partnership we 125 00:04:42,860 --> 00:04:41,250 also had a lot of support from NASA 126 00:04:47,510 --> 00:04:42,870 headquarters they showed up today to 127 00:04:48,950 --> 00:04:47,520 help is what they said thanks Robert but 128 00:04:50,930 --> 00:04:48,960 they were here and they were helpful and 129 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:50,940 they have been all along as well as the 130 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:52,650 International Space Station program who 131 00:04:55,939 --> 00:04:54,930 is of course the recipient of these 132 00:04:58,760 --> 00:04:55,949 services that we're going to be 133 00:05:00,110 --> 00:04:58,770 providing and as Robert said is very 134 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:00,120 important to the future of the space 135 00:05:04,580 --> 00:05:02,610 station which we certainly recognize and 136 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:04,590 understand and we are committed to 137 00:05:09,620 --> 00:05:07,110 making sure that the space station is 138 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:09,630 able to contend be continued be 139 00:05:14,659 --> 00:05:11,610 functional and be productive for the 140 00:05:17,029 --> 00:05:14,669 long for the long term I think we have a 141 00:05:20,420 --> 00:05:17,039 little bit of video of the launch and if 142 00:05:23,330 --> 00:05:20,430 we could roll that Tony you can see the 143 00:05:24,409 --> 00:05:23,340 moment of liftoff there we do a little 144 00:05:26,390 --> 00:05:24,419 maneuver to make sure that we don't 145 00:05:28,990 --> 00:05:26,400 damage the transporter erector as we 146 00:05:31,129 --> 00:05:29,000 lift off but it looked very steady and 147 00:05:32,990 --> 00:05:31,139 always a good feeling in Mission Control 148 00:05:36,589 --> 00:05:33,000 when you have a clean ignition and it 149 00:05:38,510 --> 00:05:36,599 clears the tower it accelerated pretty 150 00:05:40,850 --> 00:05:38,520 much by the book and it was right on the 151 00:05:44,270 --> 00:05:40,860 trajectory planned everything looked at 152 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:44,280 the very smooth inside and our chief 153 00:05:48,020 --> 00:05:46,289 engineer Mike dorsch actually learned a 154 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:48,030 few words besides nominal for this one 155 00:05:54,350 --> 00:05:51,690 and but Mike does a great job of 156 00:05:56,300 --> 00:05:54,360 describing it and and where we were we 157 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:56,310 had the rocket cam operating for part of 158 00:06:01,700 --> 00:05:57,810 the launch she didn't last the entire 159 00:06:03,140 --> 00:06:01,710 asset but as you'll see in a moment and 160 00:06:07,610 --> 00:06:03,150 I'm not sure if this is abbreviated or 161 00:06:10,159 --> 00:06:07,620 not but we had a very clean Miko right 162 00:06:13,129 --> 00:06:10,169 on target actually a little bit high 163 00:06:15,499 --> 00:06:13,139 which is okay and and then a good 164 00:06:18,260 --> 00:06:15,509 separation and the second stage burned 165 00:06:21,379 --> 00:06:18,270 flawlessly took us into orbit we had a 166 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:21,389 great fairing separation which we always 167 00:06:26,990 --> 00:06:23,130 look forward to as well as the fairing 168 00:06:29,390 --> 00:06:27,000 adapter prior to that we coast for a 169 00:06:30,980 --> 00:06:29,400 little while after second stage shuts 170 00:06:33,589 --> 00:06:30,990 down in order to make sure that 171 00:06:35,749 --> 00:06:33,599 everything is stable and and then we 172 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:35,759 separate the Cygnus about ten minutes 173 00:06:41,330 --> 00:06:38,250 after liftoff we don't have a lot of 174 00:06:41,519 --> 00:06:41,340 video I'm sorry a lot of data normally 175 00:06:43,079 --> 00:06:41,529 it 176 00:06:44,849 --> 00:06:43,089 time but we did manage to pick up a 177 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:44,859 little bit of data through tedious and 178 00:06:50,099 --> 00:06:47,289 we could see that it was stable and and 179 00:06:52,739 --> 00:06:50,109 we have since had good luck with the 180 00:06:57,299 --> 00:06:52,749 with the spacecraft and the status is 181 00:06:59,009 --> 00:06:57,309 all great it's the solar arrays have 182 00:07:01,169 --> 00:06:59,019 deployed we're getting good power from 183 00:07:03,659 --> 00:07:01,179 them the prop system has activated we're 184 00:07:05,429 --> 00:07:03,669 getting good stable control of the 185 00:07:08,189 --> 00:07:05,439 spacecraft and it's pointing towards the 186 00:07:09,539 --> 00:07:08,199 Sun and getting ready to execute the 187 00:07:11,309 --> 00:07:09,549 maneuvers that will take it to the 188 00:07:13,619 --> 00:07:11,319 international space station in about 189 00:07:16,409 --> 00:07:13,629 four days and we can stop the video 190 00:07:18,149 --> 00:07:16,419 there I think you'll have a chance to 191 00:07:23,249 --> 00:07:18,159 see it over and over on NASA TV if you 192 00:07:25,259 --> 00:07:23,259 want and I hope you do the spacecraft of 193 00:07:29,009 --> 00:07:25,269 course is loaded with about 700 194 00:07:31,649 --> 00:07:29,019 kilograms of cargo I'll point out this 195 00:07:34,129 --> 00:07:31,659 is the the most cargo delivered by a 196 00:07:36,749 --> 00:07:34,139 commercial spacecraft to orbit to date 197 00:07:39,569 --> 00:07:36,759 and you can do whatever math and history 198 00:07:42,509 --> 00:07:39,579 checking you want to but 700 kilograms 199 00:07:44,369 --> 00:07:42,519 is a good bit of cargo to demonstrate 200 00:07:47,069 --> 00:07:44,379 that capability our next mission is 201 00:07:48,989 --> 00:07:47,079 coming up in December December between 202 00:07:52,019 --> 00:07:48,999 december eight and december 21st is our 203 00:07:53,819 --> 00:07:52,029 target and we'll deliver almost 1,300 204 00:07:56,489 --> 00:07:53,829 kilograms at that time maybe more if 205 00:07:59,159 --> 00:07:56,499 NASA comes up with some requirements so 206 00:08:02,969 --> 00:07:59,169 we'll be ready to go before the end of 207 00:08:05,279 --> 00:08:02,979 the year to deliver again this was hard 208 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:05,289 this difficult to get a rocket off of a 209 00:08:08,039 --> 00:08:06,610 launch pad there's a lot of things that 210 00:08:10,379 --> 00:08:08,049 have to come together no matter how many 211 00:08:12,389 --> 00:08:10,389 times you do it what type of rocket it 212 00:08:15,539 --> 00:08:12,399 is and what type of team you have it's 213 00:08:17,789 --> 00:08:15,549 complicated that the systems are complex 214 00:08:19,649 --> 00:08:17,799 and there's a lot of factors outside 215 00:08:21,899 --> 00:08:19,659 your control such as whether that you 216 00:08:23,729 --> 00:08:21,909 have to deal with but it all came 217 00:08:25,139 --> 00:08:23,739 together because the team knows how to 218 00:08:27,149 --> 00:08:25,149 work these issues knows how to work 219 00:08:29,689 --> 00:08:27,159 these problems and by the team i mean 220 00:08:31,799 --> 00:08:29,699 the combined team of all the the 221 00:08:34,860 --> 00:08:31,809 organizations involved government and 222 00:08:36,119 --> 00:08:34,870 industry this is the way of the future 223 00:08:37,829 --> 00:08:36,129 this is how we're going to have to 224 00:08:40,469 --> 00:08:37,839 operate going forward in order to 225 00:08:42,619 --> 00:08:40,479 maintain a robust space program and I 226 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:42,629 think we're demonstrating it can be done 227 00:08:48,809 --> 00:08:45,730 but this was just step one of the hard 228 00:08:50,429 --> 00:08:48,819 part step two is coming up as we begin 229 00:08:52,110 --> 00:08:50,439 the rendezvous and the maneuvers to get 230 00:08:54,210 --> 00:08:52,120 to the station to demonstrate that we 231 00:08:55,740 --> 00:08:54,220 can in fact control the spacecraft 232 00:08:59,300 --> 00:08:55,750 and we'll be doing that over the next 233 00:09:01,829 --> 00:08:59,310 three days shortly after midnight on the 234 00:09:05,340 --> 00:09:01,839 22nd the morning Sunday morning we will 235 00:09:07,499 --> 00:09:05,350 begin the approach to the station will 236 00:09:09,990 --> 00:09:07,509 come from underneath and in gradual 237 00:09:11,340 --> 00:09:10,000 steps getting closer and closer working 238 00:09:13,230 --> 00:09:11,350 in conjunction with Mission Control 239 00:09:16,619 --> 00:09:13,240 Center in Houston our team in dulles 240 00:09:18,150 --> 00:09:16,629 will will control the spacecraft monitor 241 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:18,160 the activity and then when we reach the 242 00:09:21,990 --> 00:09:20,050 what we call the r bar which is the line 243 00:09:23,970 --> 00:09:22,000 directly below the station pointing 244 00:09:26,129 --> 00:09:23,980 towards the center of the earth we will 245 00:09:28,769 --> 00:09:26,139 begin our approach final approach to the 246 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:28,779 station will do a couple of approaches 247 00:09:32,369 --> 00:09:30,850 and retreat so if you see us go up and 248 00:09:34,650 --> 00:09:32,379 down don't worry it's part of the plan 249 00:09:37,230 --> 00:09:34,660 and then when we get inside 200 meters 250 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:37,240 will continue autonomously to a point 251 00:09:41,460 --> 00:09:39,250 about 10 meters below the station at 252 00:09:43,590 --> 00:09:41,470 that point the the cruel command us to 253 00:09:46,079 --> 00:09:43,600 free drift and we will sit there until 254 00:09:48,210 --> 00:09:46,089 they grapple us with the robotic arm the 255 00:09:50,249 --> 00:09:48,220 canadian armed and and then they'll 256 00:09:52,650 --> 00:09:50,259 maneuver the spacecraft to the bottom of 257 00:09:55,619 --> 00:09:52,660 the of the node to the nadir port and 258 00:09:57,780 --> 00:09:55,629 attach us using the standard common 259 00:09:59,900 --> 00:09:57,790 berthing mechanism that all modules have 260 00:10:01,799 --> 00:09:59,910 been used to attach to the u.s. segment 261 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:01,809 we're really looking forward to that day 262 00:10:05,970 --> 00:10:03,370 but it's going to be a long day for all 263 00:10:07,590 --> 00:10:05,980 the teams involved and we may or may not 264 00:10:10,619 --> 00:10:07,600 get to the point where we can after 265 00:10:12,179 --> 00:10:10,629 birthing and after pressure checks where 266 00:10:15,059 --> 00:10:12,189 we can open that open the hatch and 267 00:10:16,769 --> 00:10:15,069 check the cargo if not we'll do it the 268 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:16,779 next day first thing and the crew will 269 00:10:21,689 --> 00:10:18,970 have a chance to to take a look at what 270 00:10:23,970 --> 00:10:21,699 we've sent to them and and start 271 00:10:25,230 --> 00:10:23,980 unloading shortly after they've unloaded 272 00:10:27,629 --> 00:10:25,240 everything they'll probably start 273 00:10:29,879 --> 00:10:27,639 reloading disposable cargo over the next 274 00:10:31,829 --> 00:10:29,889 three to four weeks and then after about 275 00:10:34,110 --> 00:10:31,839 30 days on orbit will detach from the 276 00:10:36,059 --> 00:10:34,120 station be released by the robotic arm 277 00:10:37,829 --> 00:10:36,069 and then do what we call a destructive 278 00:10:39,389 --> 00:10:37,839 re-entry where everything on board 279 00:10:41,299 --> 00:10:39,399 almost everything on board will burn up 280 00:10:44,519 --> 00:10:41,309 during the re-entry and be disposed of 281 00:10:45,900 --> 00:10:44,529 so it's going to be a exciting and 282 00:10:48,389 --> 00:10:45,910 fascinating an interesting time for 283 00:10:51,030 --> 00:10:48,399 everybody involved that will terminate 284 00:10:53,069 --> 00:10:51,040 in mid-october actually third week in 285 00:10:56,549 --> 00:10:53,079 October with that reentry in the 286 00:10:58,590 --> 00:10:56,559 meantime our team here at Wallops are on 287 00:11:00,210 --> 00:10:58,600 Terry's team and our Cygnus team 288 00:11:01,230 --> 00:11:00,220 actually we're going to give them a 289 00:11:02,759 --> 00:11:01,240 little bit of time off to celebrate 290 00:11:04,410 --> 00:11:02,769 today but then they're going to turn to 291 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:04,420 and get ready for the next one which is 292 00:11:08,050 --> 00:11:05,810 coming up very soon 293 00:11:11,230 --> 00:11:08,060 so we've got all the hardware we need 294 00:11:12,430 --> 00:11:11,240 either here or in route for the next 295 00:11:14,620 --> 00:11:12,440 mission actually for the next two 296 00:11:16,510 --> 00:11:14,630 missions and so we're going to be 297 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:16,520 pumping them out as fast as NASA needs 298 00:11:21,070 --> 00:11:18,050 them and as fast as we can get them 299 00:11:22,750 --> 00:11:21,080 turned around it looked like it was very 300 00:11:27,519 --> 00:11:22,760 clean from a pad standpoint today I 301 00:11:31,510 --> 00:11:27,529 didn't see a fire start anybody and but 302 00:11:33,340 --> 00:11:31,520 that's not our plan by the way but we'll 303 00:11:34,810 --> 00:11:33,350 we'll keep it going as long as fast as 304 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:34,820 they need us in as fast as they can get 305 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:38,510 us cargo to load so I think that's a 306 00:11:43,750 --> 00:11:40,130 pretty reasonable summary of where we 307 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:43,760 are again I want to reiterate how happy 308 00:11:47,980 --> 00:11:46,250 the company is with how well the team 309 00:11:50,350 --> 00:11:47,990 has done with the partnership with a 310 00:11:52,570 --> 00:11:50,360 with all the other organizations 311 00:11:54,790 --> 00:11:52,580 involved and i want to send greetings 312 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:54,800 from david thompson who said to let you 313 00:11:58,150 --> 00:11:56,450 know that this is just the beginning of 314 00:11:59,980 --> 00:11:58,160 what we're going to be able to do to 315 00:12:01,750 --> 00:11:59,990 support human spaceflight and we will 316 00:12:04,630 --> 00:12:01,760 continue for as long as the space 317 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:04,640 station is there to do that i also want 318 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:08,810 to mention that David Lowe's family was 319 00:12:15,070 --> 00:12:11,930 here today this was the voyage of the 320 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:15,080 spaceship G David Lowe and it's Davis 321 00:12:19,990 --> 00:12:16,730 chance to get to the space station which 322 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:20,000 we're all real happy about and he he was 323 00:12:23,770 --> 00:12:22,010 very much involved in the design of it 324 00:12:26,050 --> 00:12:23,780 and also in the design of this 325 00:12:27,340 --> 00:12:26,060 spacecraft that's going there so we're 326 00:12:29,350 --> 00:12:27,350 happy that his family and his children 327 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:29,360 could be here today to do witness to 328 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:31,910 liftoff so with that I'll look forward 329 00:12:36,070 --> 00:12:34,370 to your questions thank you very much ok 330 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:36,080 we will start off here at Wallops we'll 331 00:12:38,650 --> 00:12:37,310 go to the phone lines after this we also 332 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:38,660 want to make sure but it knows that 333 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:39,890 we're taking questions on social media 334 00:12:44,170 --> 00:12:43,010 just use the hashtag ask NASA so for 335 00:12:45,220 --> 00:12:44,180 those of you here in the room tweeting 336 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:45,230 make sure you advertise that to your 337 00:12:48,730 --> 00:12:46,910 followers and we'll see if we get the 338 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:48,740 questions in here in just a few minutes 339 00:12:54,130 --> 00:12:49,970 so let's start off down here around with 340 00:12:56,770 --> 00:12:54,140 Phillip Phillips loss with NASA Space 341 00:12:58,840 --> 00:12:56,780 Flight calm for mr. Culberson do you 342 00:13:01,300 --> 00:12:58,850 have any preliminary numbers on the 343 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:01,310 launch vehicle performance and how close 344 00:13:06,100 --> 00:13:03,110 she came to hitting your target data 345 00:13:09,100 --> 00:13:06,110 parameters it looked like the apogee at 346 00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:09,110 perigee were approximately 289 by 257 347 00:13:12,730 --> 00:13:10,910 our target was actually a couple of 348 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:12,740 kilometers below that so we're in really 349 00:13:18,350 --> 00:13:15,890 good shape and then 350 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:18,360 could you can you compare the two 351 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:20,130 launched campaigns and perhaps the 352 00:13:24,860 --> 00:13:22,370 countdown today seemed very smooth and 353 00:13:26,510 --> 00:13:24,870 obviously a few more hiccups during the 354 00:13:30,110 --> 00:13:26,520 first launch campaign and this one 355 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:30,120 seemed to go much smoother well you know 356 00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:31,770 I was impressed with the team the first 357 00:13:36,350 --> 00:13:33,510 time we launched with how professionally 358 00:13:37,340 --> 00:13:36,360 were how well-trained how polished they 359 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:37,350 sounded like they done this a hundred 360 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:41,250 times today was 101 times and and they 361 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:42,750 sounded great to handle the problems 362 00:13:46,990 --> 00:13:44,850 that came up very smoothly they 363 00:13:49,490 --> 00:13:47,000 discussed options that came up with the 364 00:13:50,810 --> 00:13:49,500 suggestions and proposals through the 365 00:13:54,110 --> 00:13:50,820 launch director and the chief engineer 366 00:13:56,090 --> 00:13:54,120 and and I was very again very impressed 367 00:13:58,010 --> 00:13:56,100 with the professionalism and and how 368 00:13:59,150 --> 00:13:58,020 they kept their cool and what 369 00:14:00,230 --> 00:13:59,160 particularly we had a couple of things 370 00:14:02,930 --> 00:14:00,240 that look like they were going to go out 371 00:14:04,190 --> 00:14:02,940 of limits late in the count they talked 372 00:14:06,890 --> 00:14:04,200 about whether they really would or not 373 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:06,900 assess the trends and then also looked 374 00:14:10,460 --> 00:14:08,370 at how the limits would change as we 375 00:14:12,650 --> 00:14:10,470 went forward and that that kept us going 376 00:14:18,740 --> 00:14:12,660 and the other thing we were working was 377 00:14:20,450 --> 00:14:18,750 the effects of the assessment of hazards 378 00:14:21,860 --> 00:14:20,460 to people on the ground and we had to 379 00:14:24,770 --> 00:14:21,870 work that pretty hard right up till the 380 00:14:27,170 --> 00:14:24,780 end as it turned out we were go and and 381 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:27,180 we had a confirm go from from the range 382 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:29,610 and from the FAA but it was it was tight 383 00:14:32,420 --> 00:14:30,810 and those are the kind of things you 384 00:14:34,070 --> 00:14:32,430 have to work very hard and and make sure 385 00:14:36,050 --> 00:14:34,080 you're looking at all possibilities so 386 00:14:37,580 --> 00:14:36,060 again I was very impressed with how the 387 00:14:40,460 --> 00:14:37,590 team worked together and for the same 388 00:14:41,450 --> 00:14:40,470 common goal okay let's keep working from 389 00:14:43,730 --> 00:14:41,460 left to right over here and then we'll 390 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:43,740 come over Jason right with American 391 00:14:48,500 --> 00:14:45,930 space.com and I got one question for 392 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:48,510 Frank and one for mr. Lightfoot Frank I 393 00:14:51,050 --> 00:14:49,710 want to touch him one he was saying for 394 00:14:52,580 --> 00:14:51,060 a second there's we were listening we 395 00:14:54,830 --> 00:14:52,590 heard that ok we're going to wave this 396 00:14:56,500 --> 00:14:54,840 and this is going out of limits here and 397 00:14:59,240 --> 00:14:56,510 maybe you could talk a bit about 398 00:15:01,670 --> 00:14:59,250 orbitals team and how you can work these 399 00:15:03,650 --> 00:15:01,680 issues in real time and also if there's 400 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:03,660 something that's going off nominal you 401 00:15:07,100 --> 00:15:05,730 can just find a way to work around it 402 00:15:09,590 --> 00:15:07,110 and still conduct launch like you did 403 00:15:11,180 --> 00:15:09,600 today typically when you're when you're 404 00:15:13,100 --> 00:15:11,190 conducting an operation like this you're 405 00:15:15,830 --> 00:15:13,110 set your limits your constraint your 406 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:15,840 flight rules up to handle all situations 407 00:15:20,060 --> 00:15:17,490 as if everything was going to happen at 408 00:15:21,470 --> 00:15:20,070 once and and and that you're not going 409 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:21,480 to have any time to work it so you want 410 00:15:24,710 --> 00:15:22,770 to have a pre-planned limit to 411 00:15:26,870 --> 00:15:24,720 everything a threshold if you will if 412 00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:26,880 you have time to analyze what's going on 413 00:15:30,610 --> 00:15:28,910 you can say ok this limit was set for 414 00:15:32,950 --> 00:15:30,620 this particular reason but everything 415 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:32,960 else is in such good shape and and the 416 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:36,710 rationale for this is XYZ we know that 417 00:15:39,730 --> 00:15:37,880 we can go a little bit further because 418 00:15:41,710 --> 00:15:39,740 we have margin in the system so we're 419 00:15:44,020 --> 00:15:41,720 going to waive that official limit and 420 00:15:46,510 --> 00:15:44,030 reset it to a little bit more liberal 421 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:46,520 and or whatever the case may be and so 422 00:15:50,290 --> 00:15:49,130 if the team has time to assess it and 423 00:15:52,540 --> 00:15:50,300 they have the ability to use the 424 00:15:54,070 --> 00:15:52,550 engineering judgment required as well as 425 00:15:56,290 --> 00:15:54,080 what's really important the background 426 00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:56,300 in understanding the system so they know 427 00:15:59,890 --> 00:15:58,370 how it really works then you can trust 428 00:16:03,100 --> 00:15:59,900 them to make those kind of calls and 429 00:16:04,810 --> 00:16:03,110 that's what we do on occasion and for 430 00:16:07,450 --> 00:16:04,820 mr. life we know that nASA has been 431 00:16:09,790 --> 00:16:07,460 directed to hand over a lot of Leo 432 00:16:11,860 --> 00:16:09,800 services to commercial firms while 433 00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:11,870 you're you know the agency focuses on 434 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:13,910 deep space exploration form and efforts 435 00:16:17,830 --> 00:16:15,890 how do you view this morning's launch in 436 00:16:19,450 --> 00:16:17,840 terms of that that two parts step that 437 00:16:21,490 --> 00:16:19,460 you guys are working on right now well 438 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:21,500 as I said in my opening remarks this is 439 00:16:25,510 --> 00:16:23,450 just a critical milestone for us it gets 440 00:16:27,730 --> 00:16:25,520 us it this is exactly what we've been 441 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:27,740 planning on doing we need our commercial 442 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:29,330 partners to take over that low Earth 443 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:32,090 orbit servicing and cargo delivery so 444 00:16:36,010 --> 00:16:33,530 that we can move on with the beyond 445 00:16:38,350 --> 00:16:36,020 earth beyond low-earth orbit exploration 446 00:16:39,820 --> 00:16:38,360 pieces that we want to do so badly but 447 00:16:41,170 --> 00:16:39,830 don't forget that the station is a key 448 00:16:43,330 --> 00:16:41,180 piece of that to the International Space 449 00:16:44,710 --> 00:16:43,340 Station is where we're practicing 450 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:44,720 techniques for practicing things that 451 00:16:47,650 --> 00:16:45,890 we're going to do to go beyond low-earth 452 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:47,660 orbit as well so not only is it them 453 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:50,210 taking over the the cargo delivery it's 454 00:16:53,470 --> 00:16:51,770 also them enabling us to do the 455 00:16:55,450 --> 00:16:53,480 experiments in the science that we need 456 00:16:56,860 --> 00:16:55,460 to even take us further so that's that's 457 00:16:58,900 --> 00:16:56,870 what's so exciting about to us and this 458 00:17:00,670 --> 00:16:58,910 gives us two providers it's just it's a 459 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:00,680 big day for us with that strategy that's 460 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:08,560 yeah thanks everybody this is one for 461 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:11,690 Alan I guess lately NASA had double 462 00:17:16,510 --> 00:17:13,910 booked SpaceX and Orbital for a winter 463 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:16,520 is escargot run and I thought I just 464 00:17:19,270 --> 00:17:17,810 heard Frank say that they're going to be 465 00:17:21,550 --> 00:17:19,280 ready to go on December the 8th or 466 00:17:23,770 --> 00:17:21,560 December the 20th or so does that mean 467 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:23,780 that orbital is going to get the call 468 00:17:29,290 --> 00:17:26,450 and there there won't be a SpaceX run in 469 00:17:31,780 --> 00:17:29,300 either december or january or can you 470 00:17:32,890 --> 00:17:31,790 give us a peek ahead at the logistics 471 00:17:34,990 --> 00:17:32,900 can I come in 472 00:17:36,310 --> 00:17:35,000 we tailed NASA when we're going to be 473 00:17:37,780 --> 00:17:36,320 ready for the next mission then they 474 00:17:39,870 --> 00:17:37,790 tell us when they want us to come and 475 00:17:43,510 --> 00:17:39,880 that's what develop what did I tell you 476 00:17:48,790 --> 00:17:43,520 they have wells not go ahead well 477 00:17:50,830 --> 00:17:48,800 there's uh planning the traffic to the 478 00:17:52,570 --> 00:17:50,840 space station is quite a busy job there 479 00:17:55,150 --> 00:17:52,580 are a lot of vehicles coming and going 480 00:17:57,430 --> 00:17:55,160 to the space station nowadays so there 481 00:17:59,650 --> 00:17:57,440 are certain opportunities available the 482 00:18:02,050 --> 00:17:59,660 slots are there and the station of the 483 00:18:04,660 --> 00:18:02,060 decides it gets closer which vehicles 484 00:18:06,310 --> 00:18:04,670 are ready to go I don't believe the 485 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:06,320 final decision has been made yet but 486 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:08,690 there's certainly a window in in 487 00:18:14,890 --> 00:18:11,770 December and depending on how things go 488 00:18:17,020 --> 00:18:14,900 with both of our commercial providers 489 00:18:20,020 --> 00:18:17,030 will make a call soon and decide that 490 00:18:22,270 --> 00:18:20,030 which one will plan on sending for the 491 00:18:26,710 --> 00:18:22,280 next mission but definitely a traffic 492 00:18:28,990 --> 00:18:26,720 model concern and so when can we when 493 00:18:30,820 --> 00:18:29,000 can we expect an official all clear for 494 00:18:32,410 --> 00:18:30,830 orbital after now that this is the last 495 00:18:35,620 --> 00:18:32,420 cots mission and they'll be starting 496 00:18:38,220 --> 00:18:35,630 their routine delivery soon pending what 497 00:18:41,380 --> 00:18:38,230 what exactly when and who decides that 498 00:18:43,120 --> 00:18:41,390 well certainly we're waiting to see the 499 00:18:44,530 --> 00:18:43,130 finish of the mission and the 500 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:44,540 demonstration of all the objectives that 501 00:18:52,930 --> 00:18:49,370 we talked about yesterday but as soon as 502 00:18:57,970 --> 00:18:52,940 that's done there are no more hurdles on 503 00:19:01,750 --> 00:18:57,980 our side we will get a final report from 504 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:01,760 orbital within a few days after the end 505 00:19:08,410 --> 00:19:04,610 of the mission which would is going to 506 00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:08,420 be at the end of October now so it's yet 507 00:19:13,990 --> 00:19:10,280 to be seen there's still a lot to be 508 00:19:17,170 --> 00:19:14,000 done there's still a lot of pretty 509 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:17,180 significant challenges ahead to prove 510 00:19:21,610 --> 00:19:19,730 out but we're hopeful everything's just 511 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:21,620 going to go fine and they'll be ready to 512 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:23,690 go with their first service mission very 513 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:27,890 soon okay let's go down here to Ken and 514 00:19:33,130 --> 00:19:30,890 then to Tarkin and Irene I can't Kramer 515 00:19:34,850 --> 00:19:33,140 for universe today I have a question for 516 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:34,860 Frank 517 00:19:41,090 --> 00:19:39,090 Alan let me ask you Alan first so now 518 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:41,100 that now that they've been successful at 519 00:19:45,260 --> 00:19:43,530 least put the launch and the station is 520 00:19:46,850 --> 00:19:45,270 going to stay longer when are you going 521 00:19:49,220 --> 00:19:46,860 to what's what's your timetable for 522 00:19:50,660 --> 00:19:49,230 picking the next stage of commercial 523 00:19:59,870 --> 00:19:50,670 resupply missions because this one is 524 00:20:01,580 --> 00:19:59,880 going to end in round 2016 2017 yes 525 00:20:03,289 --> 00:20:01,590 today it's got to be done not at the 526 00:20:05,570 --> 00:20:03,299 last second yeah a little ahead of time 527 00:20:09,530 --> 00:20:05,580 right so with their initial contracts we 528 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:09,540 awarded them through 2015 2016 time 529 00:20:17,090 --> 00:20:12,210 frame so we are right now getting ready 530 00:20:19,070 --> 00:20:17,100 to take our next steps toward awarding 531 00:20:21,110 --> 00:20:19,080 the following contracts to that and 532 00:20:23,659 --> 00:20:21,120 that's being run by the space station 533 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:23,669 program so they're in charge of that and 534 00:20:27,740 --> 00:20:25,890 they're putting that together and I 535 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:27,750 expect very soon we're going to be 536 00:20:32,299 --> 00:20:30,390 hearing the program and for their plans 537 00:20:35,630 --> 00:20:32,309 for the continuing the cargo resupply in 538 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:35,640 the later years and how late in December 539 00:20:43,130 --> 00:20:39,090 does the does the window last for either 540 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:43,140 SpaceX or orbital our understanding is 541 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:45,690 it lasts into January technically and 542 00:20:50,390 --> 00:20:47,130 then there's a short break and then 543 00:20:51,770 --> 00:20:50,400 there's a window in January also I don't 544 00:20:52,940 --> 00:20:51,780 have the right the exact dates in front 545 00:20:54,770 --> 00:20:52,950 of me but I think there's there's two 546 00:20:58,370 --> 00:20:54,780 fairly lengthy windows they're all right 547 00:20:59,810 --> 00:20:58,380 and for Frank orbital is controlling the 548 00:21:02,049 --> 00:20:59,820 vehicle now can you talk a little bit 549 00:21:04,370 --> 00:21:02,059 about the work you're doing between 550 00:21:08,380 --> 00:21:04,380 controlling it and approval you need 551 00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:08,390 from NASA actually doc yes so we have a 552 00:21:13,340 --> 00:21:10,980 like a standard spacecraft we have a 553 00:21:15,860 --> 00:21:13,350 power generating system our solar arrays 554 00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:15,870 the solar rays have deployed and they 555 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:17,160 are generating power we're showing 556 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:21,210 current and voltage the propulsion 557 00:21:27,380 --> 00:21:24,890 system had to chart be charged by the 558 00:21:29,750 --> 00:21:27,390 pressurization system and that has 559 00:21:31,430 --> 00:21:29,760 happened the valves are all open so 560 00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:31,440 we're ready to make the burns that are 561 00:21:36,580 --> 00:21:34,169 necessary to raise the orbit so that we 562 00:21:39,470 --> 00:21:36,590 can start chasing the ISS and we will 563 00:21:43,159 --> 00:21:39,480 fly below the ISS until we catch up with 564 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:43,169 it and then and then as we approach will 565 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:44,690 get on the trajectory that's 566 00:21:51,460 --> 00:21:49,490 wired to to get in close proximity we 567 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:51,470 have a guidance navigation control 568 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:52,970 system that had to be activated 569 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:54,590 basically turned your computers on and 570 00:22:00,070 --> 00:21:56,570 make sure that they activate and that 571 00:22:01,990 --> 00:22:00,080 the the ciggy and our star tracker and 572 00:22:04,090 --> 00:22:02,000 our other sensors are actually feeding 573 00:22:06,370 --> 00:22:04,100 data to that to show us where we are 574 00:22:08,290 --> 00:22:06,380 what attitude we're in and and and how 575 00:22:10,210 --> 00:22:08,300 we're we're controlling and that's all 576 00:22:12,010 --> 00:22:10,220 taking place now so we'll be checking 577 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:12,020 out all those systems and their backups 578 00:22:14,890 --> 00:22:13,970 over the next few hours and then once 579 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:14,900 we're comfortable with that will 580 00:22:19,180 --> 00:22:17,210 continue with the flight plan to start 581 00:22:20,530 --> 00:22:19,190 approaching the station and then as we 582 00:22:22,450 --> 00:22:20,540 get closer to the station will be 583 00:22:24,940 --> 00:22:22,460 waiting for NASA's approval to come 584 00:22:26,740 --> 00:22:24,950 within various distances as we as we 585 00:22:29,350 --> 00:22:26,750 show the demonstrations that are 586 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:29,360 required to to meet the the goals of 587 00:22:32,710 --> 00:22:31,490 this mission which is a part of the 588 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:32,720 demonstration part of the COTS 589 00:22:37,630 --> 00:22:36,110 demonstration and then as we get on the 590 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:37,640 r bar as i said they have to give us the 591 00:22:42,550 --> 00:22:40,370 final go to go within the the keep out 592 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:42,560 zone if you will so that we can make the 593 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:45,050 final approach safely and they can let 594 00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:47,330 us a come aboard with with confidence in 595 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:51,110 the crew can grab it okay tarka then 596 00:22:59,770 --> 00:22:57,890 Irene thank you tark Malik with space 597 00:23:04,410 --> 00:22:59,780 com might actually have a follow-up for 598 00:23:07,150 --> 00:23:04,420 Frank how large is your operations team 599 00:23:09,450 --> 00:23:07,160 controlling seenus at any given point 600 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:09,460 around the clock believe the typical 601 00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:12,010 number in Mission Control front room 602 00:23:19,630 --> 00:23:15,710 during a normal operation such as this 603 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:19,640 is approximately 25 at most we have some 604 00:23:23,380 --> 00:23:21,050 people in the back rooms supporting from 605 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:23,390 an engineering standpoint and we have a 606 00:23:27,790 --> 00:23:25,450 handful of people in Houston in the 607 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:27,800 customer support room there that are 608 00:23:33,310 --> 00:23:30,170 also supporting this and then primarily 609 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:33,320 for cargo transfer and keeping track of 610 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:35,930 that and and you mentioned the checks 611 00:23:39,580 --> 00:23:37,010 that you're going to be doing over the 612 00:23:41,020 --> 00:23:39,590 next three three four days to make sure 613 00:23:43,450 --> 00:23:41,030 that you're ready for for the arrival 614 00:23:44,950 --> 00:23:43,460 one on sunday and and i'm wondering if 615 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:44,960 any one of those checks is out of 616 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:47,570 balance can that delay the actual go 617 00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:49,730 ahead for docking in is there one that 618 00:23:54,499 --> 00:23:52,510 really kind of gives you the the willies 619 00:23:57,379 --> 00:23:54,509 you know that you have to get through 620 00:23:58,699 --> 00:23:57,389 no not really there are lots of checks 621 00:24:01,129 --> 00:23:58,709 that have to occur but we have backup 622 00:24:03,649 --> 00:24:01,139 systems if one of the systems is is not 623 00:24:04,879 --> 00:24:03,659 performing accurately we can switch to 624 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:04,889 another computer we can switch to 625 00:24:10,639 --> 00:24:08,129 another sensor so we've got the normal 626 00:24:13,399 --> 00:24:10,649 amount of redundancy to satisfy human 627 00:24:16,189 --> 00:24:13,409 spaceflight requirements and so we 628 00:24:17,930 --> 00:24:16,199 actually have a pretty robust system for 629 00:24:20,089 --> 00:24:17,940 continuing the mission even if we have a 630 00:24:21,979 --> 00:24:20,099 couple of failures depending on where 631 00:24:24,169 --> 00:24:21,989 they are what they are long as we don't 632 00:24:26,449 --> 00:24:24,179 have more than a one or two failures in 633 00:24:31,399 --> 00:24:26,459 any one system we we actually can 634 00:24:34,309 --> 00:24:31,409 continue irene klotz with Reuters for 635 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:34,319 Frank this orbital have a business case 636 00:24:41,149 --> 00:24:37,529 for Antares and Cygnus beyond the eight 637 00:24:43,039 --> 00:24:41,159 resupply missions for NASA we don't have 638 00:24:45,349 --> 00:24:43,049 any orders for any additional missions 639 00:24:47,059 --> 00:24:45,359 beyond the the eight CRS we're looking 640 00:24:49,069 --> 00:24:47,069 forward to additional CRS and we're 641 00:24:51,649 --> 00:24:49,079 looking for other customers to to use 642 00:24:55,099 --> 00:24:51,659 our spacecraft in hardware and has 643 00:25:01,369 --> 00:24:55,109 orbital bid on any satellite contracts 644 00:25:03,199 --> 00:25:01,379 yet with Antares with Antares yeah no I 645 00:25:05,599 --> 00:25:03,209 don't believe we actually bid on any 646 00:25:12,349 --> 00:25:05,609 other than we are selected for the OSP 647 00:25:15,889 --> 00:25:12,359 and for the nls contracts the IDIQ 648 00:25:18,229 --> 00:25:15,899 contracts so mollified for those and for 649 00:25:21,349 --> 00:25:18,239 Alan um I don't remember who mentioned 650 00:25:23,149 --> 00:25:21,359 earlier that NASA wants to see two or 651 00:25:26,449 --> 00:25:23,159 three flights and the upgraded Falcon 652 00:25:30,319 --> 00:25:26,459 before there is a crs three is flown is 653 00:25:32,479 --> 00:25:30,329 that still the case and do you since 654 00:25:34,789 --> 00:25:32,489 Frank made a comment about the cargo 655 00:25:37,009 --> 00:25:34,799 capacity do you know if the what the 656 00:25:41,919 --> 00:25:37,019 lift capacity is going to be for NASA on 657 00:25:46,339 --> 00:25:41,929 upgraded Falcon well the manifest had 658 00:25:49,129 --> 00:25:46,349 SpaceX flying a couple missions before 659 00:25:53,089 --> 00:25:49,139 our next scheduled flight to the space 660 00:25:55,339 --> 00:25:53,099 station under the CRS contract whether 661 00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:55,349 those were firm agreements or not or 662 00:26:01,129 --> 00:25:57,299 just generally the way it was laid out I 663 00:26:03,109 --> 00:26:01,139 am Not sure but that that that's 664 00:26:05,260 --> 00:26:03,119 certainly the way it was it ended up 665 00:26:09,940 --> 00:26:05,270 being planned out 666 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:09,950 and the Falcon 9 had a substantial 667 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:12,890 upgrade in the thrust capability of its 668 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:16,730 new engines and increased tank size and 669 00:26:21,340 --> 00:26:19,250 I don't have the specifics with me 670 00:26:23,530 --> 00:26:21,350 because I'm not tracking that program as 671 00:26:26,890 --> 00:26:23,540 closely as I used to when they were one 672 00:26:29,710 --> 00:26:26,900 of our partners but they have 673 00:26:32,010 --> 00:26:29,720 substantial improved performance on the 674 00:26:34,630 --> 00:26:32,020 order i think it's about fifty percent 675 00:26:36,490 --> 00:26:34,640 are you saying it's not a requirement to 676 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:36,500 have two or three flights of the upgrade 677 00:26:40,300 --> 00:26:38,540 yeah it's safe for sure because that's 678 00:26:43,630 --> 00:26:40,310 an arrangement between the space station 679 00:26:48,330 --> 00:26:43,640 and their their contractors SpaceX oh I 680 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:48,340 just don't know for sure Frank Frank 681 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:52,010 going with aviation week for first for 682 00:26:57,340 --> 00:26:54,890 Frank Culbertson yesterday you said that 683 00:26:59,350 --> 00:26:57,350 you have hardware at least in the looper 684 00:27:01,600 --> 00:26:59,360 and the in the supply chain for about 10 685 00:27:03,430 --> 00:27:01,610 missions I wonder if you could elaborate 686 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:03,440 a little bit on that and particularly 687 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:05,090 with regard to the engines i know that's 688 00:27:09,460 --> 00:27:07,370 a finite quantity and if you tell us how 689 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:09,470 many you have how many are in shape to 690 00:27:14,350 --> 00:27:11,330 fly that sort of thing and I have a 691 00:27:16,390 --> 00:27:14,360 follow-up for the NASA guys well Aerojet 692 00:27:18,580 --> 00:27:16,400 is the engine supplier and they have 693 00:27:20,860 --> 00:27:18,590 identified 20 missions or 20 engines 694 00:27:23,530 --> 00:27:20,870 total for the 10 missions that we are 695 00:27:25,860 --> 00:27:23,540 under contract with them for and and 696 00:27:28,210 --> 00:27:25,870 they are on track to deliver those 697 00:27:31,110 --> 00:27:28,220 that's all we have a contract for right 698 00:27:35,380 --> 00:27:31,120 now they have an additional 16 mission 699 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:35,390 engines in stock and if we are able to 700 00:27:39,910 --> 00:27:38,570 achieve additional orders then I'm sure 701 00:27:44,850 --> 00:27:39,920 they'll come up with additional engines 702 00:27:48,580 --> 00:27:44,860 to to outfit our rockets thank you and 703 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:48,590 since i believe the launch pad is in 704 00:27:51,550 --> 00:27:50,090 sight of the top of the Washington 705 00:27:54,790 --> 00:27:51,560 Monument I've got to ask you I 706 00:27:57,570 --> 00:27:54,800 Washington questioned and that is for I 707 00:28:00,060 --> 00:27:57,580 guess for Robert um 708 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:00,070 have you calculated the effect that a 709 00:28:04,890 --> 00:28:01,990 second round of sequestration would have 710 00:28:07,050 --> 00:28:04,900 on this commercial cargo program and if 711 00:28:08,670 --> 00:28:07,060 so what is it I don't know if we've 712 00:28:12,180 --> 00:28:08,680 calculated it completely a Frank work 713 00:28:13,980 --> 00:28:12,190 we're dependent on basically letting but 714 00:28:15,870 --> 00:28:13,990 in the process play out and we'll see 715 00:28:17,940 --> 00:28:15,880 we'll see where it goes we've clearly 716 00:28:21,210 --> 00:28:17,950 done scenario planning we do it every 717 00:28:22,590 --> 00:28:21,220 time every year but since we don't know 718 00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:22,600 exactly what the scenario is going to be 719 00:28:25,380 --> 00:28:24,310 we'll just see and right now we got 720 00:28:27,690 --> 00:28:25,390 faith that they're going to work out the 721 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:27,700 process up and hip in DC and and we'll 722 00:28:32,670 --> 00:28:31,330 just accordingly like we always do ok 723 00:28:34,830 --> 00:28:32,680 let's go to the phone lines real quick 724 00:28:38,910 --> 00:28:34,840 in with James Dean with Florida today 725 00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:38,920 James you there yes thanks Josh a couple 726 00:28:44,210 --> 00:28:42,220 questions for mr. culbertson first could 727 00:28:47,190 --> 00:28:44,220 you just please confirm that a 728 00:28:51,390 --> 00:28:47,200 understand correctly some small number 729 00:28:53,580 --> 00:28:51,400 of homes had to be evacuated to to go 730 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:53,590 ahead with the the countdown at some 731 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:55,090 point could you just confirm you know 732 00:29:01,260 --> 00:28:56,530 how many that was and what the reason 733 00:29:03,210 --> 00:29:01,270 was this parameter called damaged 734 00:29:05,790 --> 00:29:03,220 focused overpressure concerns that we 735 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:05,800 have to work with the range depending on 736 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:07,210 weather conditions temperature 737 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:09,010 inversions things like that where they 738 00:29:13,260 --> 00:29:11,110 predict that there's a certain chance 739 00:29:16,350 --> 00:29:13,270 such as one in a million that if we were 740 00:29:19,410 --> 00:29:16,360 to have an unfortunate event on liftoff 741 00:29:20,700 --> 00:29:19,420 that the effects of that would reach a 742 00:29:22,620 --> 00:29:20,710 certain distance away from the launch 743 00:29:25,650 --> 00:29:22,630 pad or from the from the trajectory of 744 00:29:27,570 --> 00:29:25,660 the rocket and so they calculate where 745 00:29:30,420 --> 00:29:27,580 the boundary of that one-in-a-million 746 00:29:32,220 --> 00:29:30,430 chance of over significant overpressure 747 00:29:34,260 --> 00:29:32,230 is the overpressure means that it would 748 00:29:38,490 --> 00:29:34,270 be enough to shatter windows in a 749 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:38,500 structure in a typical house and so what 750 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:41,170 they actually want people to do if 751 00:29:45,390 --> 00:29:42,850 they're inside that zone is to just go 752 00:29:47,490 --> 00:29:45,400 outside I know it seems a little bit 753 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:47,500 counterintuitive but they don't want 754 00:29:51,450 --> 00:29:49,210 them inside looking out the windows if 755 00:29:53,670 --> 00:29:51,460 they had an overpressure like that if 756 00:29:57,350 --> 00:29:53,680 you remember the meteor that came in 757 00:30:00,150 --> 00:29:57,360 over Russia last year earlier this year 758 00:30:00,989 --> 00:30:00,160 it was the overpressure from the sonic 759 00:30:04,049 --> 00:30:00,999 booms that 760 00:30:06,059 --> 00:30:04,059 caused the injuries breaking the windows 761 00:30:09,149 --> 00:30:06,069 and injuring people inside so it's the 762 00:30:11,549 --> 00:30:09,159 same type of concern it's a very low 763 00:30:13,559 --> 00:30:11,559 likelihood of course but it is something 764 00:30:15,839 --> 00:30:13,569 that the FAA and the range do calculate 765 00:30:18,209 --> 00:30:15,849 and then we have to set us or that 766 00:30:20,969 --> 00:30:18,219 condition has to be satisfied it's not 767 00:30:22,739 --> 00:30:20,979 something we can actually control they 768 00:30:25,019 --> 00:30:22,749 were from some structures that were 769 00:30:26,789 --> 00:30:25,029 periodically during the analysis of the 770 00:30:29,219 --> 00:30:26,799 conditions based on the weather balloons 771 00:30:32,879 --> 00:30:29,229 that were in and out of that that zone 772 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:32,889 and and what they do is they go and if 773 00:30:36,929 --> 00:30:34,509 we end up in that condition they go and 774 00:30:38,849 --> 00:30:36,939 check those houses to see if anybody's 775 00:30:40,979 --> 00:30:38,859 home so I don't know if they have ever 776 00:30:42,779 --> 00:30:40,989 actually asked anybody to go outside or 777 00:30:44,459 --> 00:30:42,789 not or if they just verify that 778 00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:44,469 everybody was at work or school and 779 00:30:50,459 --> 00:30:47,889 there was no concern so but we did have 780 00:30:52,649 --> 00:30:50,469 that mitigation going on just in case at 781 00:30:54,719 --> 00:30:52,659 the last minute we were still read as it 782 00:30:56,759 --> 00:30:54,729 turned out we ended up being green on 783 00:30:58,019 --> 00:30:56,769 the last balloon and everything would 784 00:30:59,849 --> 00:30:58,029 have been okay whether people were in 785 00:31:01,799 --> 00:30:59,859 the structures are not but it's not like 786 00:31:03,809 --> 00:31:01,809 they had to evacuate the area or run to 787 00:31:06,959 --> 00:31:03,819 some cover or something they just had to 788 00:31:10,709 --> 00:31:06,969 go outside if they were home okay thank 789 00:31:13,139 --> 00:31:10,719 you and you've been referencing in the 790 00:31:16,079 --> 00:31:13,149 briefings all the launch activity going 791 00:31:19,499 --> 00:31:16,089 on around the world and of course that 792 00:31:21,479 --> 00:31:19,509 included one earlier just earlier this 793 00:31:23,099 --> 00:31:21,489 morning by the air force from down here 794 00:31:27,329 --> 00:31:23,109 at the Cape I was just curious if you 795 00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:27,339 ever remembered or know of to these 796 00:31:32,519 --> 00:31:30,099 Coast launches going off like this in 797 00:31:35,309 --> 00:31:32,529 the same day as orbital launchers of 798 00:31:36,839 --> 00:31:35,319 this magnitude I'm not aware of two on 799 00:31:39,949 --> 00:31:36,849 the same day because you can't launch 800 00:31:41,969 --> 00:31:39,959 two out of the cape range in one day and 801 00:31:43,199 --> 00:31:41,979 there may have been sounding Rockets 802 00:31:45,089 --> 00:31:43,209 going on the same day in fact they've 803 00:31:47,249 --> 00:31:45,099 launched five sounding rockets in one 804 00:31:50,189 --> 00:31:47,259 day from here they're much smaller of 805 00:31:52,979 --> 00:31:50,199 course but but I think things are going 806 00:31:56,900 --> 00:31:52,989 to continue to be busy as long as the 807 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:01,020 all right is it a James yeah thank you 808 00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:02,290 all right let's come back here in the 809 00:32:12,260 --> 00:32:05,110 room what else we have let's go all the 810 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:12,270 way back there in the back Doug Moni TMC 811 00:32:15,750 --> 00:32:14,110 Frank can you talk a little bit about 812 00:32:17,220 --> 00:32:15,760 international participation I heard that 813 00:32:18,510 --> 00:32:17,230 there were at least two ambassadors from 814 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:18,520 different countries that witness the 815 00:32:21,990 --> 00:32:20,170 launch today and and various other 816 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:22,000 dignitaries I guess within the room 817 00:32:27,270 --> 00:32:25,810 perhaps actually Barry may be able to 818 00:32:28,890 --> 00:32:27,280 help that a little more on that I wasn't 819 00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:28,900 involved in the guest operation as I was 820 00:32:33,540 --> 00:32:31,960 busy but but we did have a lot of 821 00:32:36,770 --> 00:32:33,550 international participation a lot of 822 00:32:40,110 --> 00:32:36,780 international visitors as you know our 823 00:32:41,370 --> 00:32:40,120 spacecraft is multinational and we 824 00:32:44,130 --> 00:32:41,380 actually pride ourselves and be able to 825 00:32:45,510 --> 00:32:44,140 work with the all types of organizations 826 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:45,520 and people from around the world that 827 00:32:51,810 --> 00:32:49,450 provide products for spaceflight and we 828 00:32:55,590 --> 00:32:51,820 try to integrate whoever has the best of 829 00:32:57,630 --> 00:32:55,600 what we need our partners from Tala 830 00:33:00,360 --> 00:32:57,640 selenia who built our pressurized cargo 831 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:00,370 module are here our partners from the 832 00:33:05,490 --> 00:33:03,250 Ukraine who designed and built the the 833 00:33:07,230 --> 00:33:05,500 core for the first stage we're here and 834 00:33:08,490 --> 00:33:07,240 I understand their ambassador finally 835 00:33:11,940 --> 00:33:08,500 made it through the traffic last night 836 00:33:14,670 --> 00:33:11,950 and got here we had some representatives 837 00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:14,680 from Russia from Kuznetsov who built the 838 00:33:18,270 --> 00:33:16,630 engines originally and I don't know if 839 00:33:20,430 --> 00:33:18,280 their ambassador came or not did he 840 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:20,440 Barry okay at one time he was planning 841 00:33:27,990 --> 00:33:23,890 to we had the Netherland space office 842 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:28,000 and Dutch space here and and we had 843 00:33:32,130 --> 00:33:29,770 representatives from Japan of course who 844 00:33:33,950 --> 00:33:32,140 provided the proximity system I'm not 845 00:33:37,470 --> 00:33:33,960 aware of any other ambassadors beside 846 00:33:39,660 --> 00:33:37,480 the Ukrainian but but we did have a good 847 00:33:44,190 --> 00:33:39,670 good representation a lot of Americans 848 00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:44,200 here too by the way okay again we're 849 00:33:47,550 --> 00:33:45,760 taking questions on social media just 850 00:33:48,750 --> 00:33:47,560 use the hashtag ask NASA will try to 851 00:33:50,730 --> 00:33:48,760 come in to the briefing let's go to mr. 852 00:33:52,290 --> 00:33:50,740 towns and see what God sure we've got a 853 00:33:54,330 --> 00:33:52,300 two questions that are pretty much 854 00:33:57,510 --> 00:33:54,340 interrelated here the first comes from 855 00:33:59,880 --> 00:33:57,520 user minor 17 what is the most important 856 00:34:02,850 --> 00:33:59,890 cargo aboard the spacecraft and as a 857 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:02,860 secondary question from T Balsamo do 858 00:34:04,810 --> 00:34:04,510 astronaut family members get to send any 859 00:34:09,309 --> 00:34:04,820 I 860 00:34:12,220 --> 00:34:09,319 cygnus that NASA controls the manifest 861 00:34:13,930 --> 00:34:12,230 for that and I suspect based on my own 862 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:13,940 experience that the family members were 863 00:34:16,690 --> 00:34:15,530 allowed the opportunity to load some 864 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:16,700 personal things for the crew members 865 00:34:21,329 --> 00:34:18,770 that are up there you get a couple of 866 00:34:25,629 --> 00:34:21,339 pounds worth that you can can put on 867 00:34:27,790 --> 00:34:25,639 it's usually books or DVDs or letters 868 00:34:30,149 --> 00:34:27,800 that sort of thing and usually some 869 00:34:33,250 --> 00:34:30,159 snacks if they know you need something 870 00:34:34,359 --> 00:34:33,260 and yeah that probably was some of that 871 00:34:38,379 --> 00:34:34,369 on there we don't know all the details 872 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:38,389 of what nasa loaded in the bags you know 873 00:34:42,609 --> 00:34:41,389 we're just the carrier but but yeah i'm 874 00:34:44,230 --> 00:34:42,619 sure that there were some special things 875 00:34:46,419 --> 00:34:44,240 i don't i don't know how to characterize 876 00:34:50,530 --> 00:34:46,429 what the most important cargo was on 877 00:34:52,540 --> 00:34:50,540 there all the cargo actually in my 878 00:34:54,460 --> 00:34:52,550 opinion the the most important thing was 879 00:34:56,859 --> 00:34:54,470 David Lowe's name that was on the hatch 880 00:34:58,690 --> 00:34:56,869 and we're happy that was able to go 881 00:35:02,050 --> 00:34:58,700 toward it look forward to the station 882 00:35:06,339 --> 00:35:02,060 crew seeing it wonderful from twitter 883 00:35:07,930 --> 00:35:06,349 user paul robinson 59 for NASA will 884 00:35:09,609 --> 00:35:07,940 orbital in SpaceX be performing 885 00:35:15,910 --> 00:35:09,619 different mission types to the ISS or 886 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:15,920 are they interchangeable well let's see 887 00:35:23,859 --> 00:35:20,210 the the cargo carrier spacecraft are 888 00:35:26,099 --> 00:35:23,869 different in capabilities so SpaceX has 889 00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:26,109 the ability to carry up NASCAR go and 890 00:35:31,900 --> 00:35:28,670 return cargo from the International 891 00:35:34,359 --> 00:35:31,910 Space Station orbital has actually a 892 00:35:37,390 --> 00:35:34,369 larger pressurized volume so they're 893 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:37,400 able to carry a larger quantity of less 894 00:35:44,079 --> 00:35:41,810 dense a cargo if needed so the missions 895 00:35:47,740 --> 00:35:44,089 are optimized based on the capabilities 896 00:35:49,930 --> 00:35:47,750 that the carriers have and another 897 00:35:52,030 --> 00:35:49,940 capability SpaceX has is the ability to 898 00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:52,040 bring up external cargo that is 899 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:55,430 equipment that is used outside of the 900 00:35:59,650 --> 00:35:58,010 living spaces and the modules equipment 901 00:36:02,680 --> 00:35:59,660 that can be used outside on the truss 902 00:36:04,270 --> 00:36:02,690 for replacement equipment if needed and 903 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:04,280 things like that so yeah they're 904 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:07,310 different in overall capabilities and 905 00:36:11,940 --> 00:36:09,530 depending on our needs will will 906 00:36:13,980 --> 00:36:11,950 manifest that accordingly 907 00:36:16,950 --> 00:36:13,990 wonderful last question here from 908 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:16,960 Twitter user space com the launch anchor 909 00:36:21,330 --> 00:36:18,610 said something about a mixture being 910 00:36:27,990 --> 00:36:21,340 nearly nominal was that fuel and is that 911 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:28,000 a serious variation from nominal I don't 912 00:36:33,180 --> 00:36:30,490 remember that exact comment but the 913 00:36:41,550 --> 00:36:33,190 mixture was what nearly nominal merely 914 00:36:43,290 --> 00:36:41,560 nominal that means it was pretty good no 915 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:43,300 everything looked really good it's 916 00:36:48,060 --> 00:36:46,090 seriously not to be facetious the the 917 00:36:49,980 --> 00:36:48,070 mixture ratio and the engines was was as 918 00:36:52,470 --> 00:36:49,990 it should be it always varies a little 919 00:36:54,330 --> 00:36:52,480 bit you know you want to try to be as 920 00:36:56,300 --> 00:36:54,340 close to guidance as you can but again 921 00:36:58,950 --> 00:36:56,310 it varies and you're correcting back and 922 00:37:01,170 --> 00:36:58,960 you know Mike Mike was right we were 923 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:01,180 just about nominal that's like almost 924 00:37:08,460 --> 00:37:03,850 perfect all right back here in the 925 00:37:11,340 --> 00:37:08,470 middle matthew balan NASA NASA social 926 00:37:13,830 --> 00:37:11,350 participant Karen Nyberg had treated at 927 00:37:15,330 --> 00:37:13,840 the orbital Twitter account saying that 928 00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:15,340 she was looking forward to the arrival 929 00:37:22,770 --> 00:37:17,830 of Cygnus was she positioned to view the 930 00:37:24,270 --> 00:37:22,780 launch today I doubted your emotions 931 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:24,280 they were pretty far around because we 932 00:37:28,740 --> 00:37:27,610 have four days of rendezvous activities 933 00:37:30,390 --> 00:37:28,750 that means you're going to be chasing 934 00:37:32,130 --> 00:37:30,400 for quite a while so you typically start 935 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:32,140 well behind if it was going to be the 936 00:37:35,430 --> 00:37:33,730 same day rendezvous you would probably 937 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:35,440 launch pretty close to underneath them 938 00:37:39,540 --> 00:37:37,690 and in fact I was fortunate enough to 939 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:39,550 see a progress launch that was coming to 940 00:37:45,270 --> 00:37:41,890 us one time and watched it as it 941 00:37:47,430 --> 00:37:45,280 ascended into the into orbit so 942 00:37:50,580 --> 00:37:47,440 sometimes it's by coincidence you get to 943 00:37:51,810 --> 00:37:50,590 see that and in fact one time I was 944 00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:51,820 sitting on the launch pad and I saw the 945 00:37:57,780 --> 00:37:54,310 station go over us as we were getting 946 00:37:59,370 --> 00:37:57,790 ready to do to rendezvous so these kind 947 00:38:02,900 --> 00:37:59,380 of things happen and 948 00:38:07,019 --> 00:38:02,910 but it's not not a given necessarily 949 00:38:09,180 --> 00:38:07,029 back here I thank you Bob Kovacs with 950 00:38:11,130 --> 00:38:09,190 government video magazine first of all I 951 00:38:13,140 --> 00:38:11,140 want to congratulate orbital sciences in 952 00:38:15,089 --> 00:38:13,150 NASA on the just it was a fabulous 953 00:38:16,499 --> 00:38:15,099 launch was just wonderful to watch and 954 00:38:18,779 --> 00:38:16,509 I'm glad you paid extra for the 955 00:38:21,210 --> 00:38:18,789 fantastic weather yes sir that was 956 00:38:23,309 --> 00:38:21,220 really a joy now I was at the ladee 957 00:38:25,259 --> 00:38:23,319 launch a couple of weeks a 10 11 days 958 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:25,269 ago very nice lunch as well and a 959 00:38:30,210 --> 00:38:27,130 picture of photograph came out of that a 960 00:38:33,180 --> 00:38:30,220 few days later of a frog being caught in 961 00:38:34,559 --> 00:38:33,190 the blast of the the launch and that got 962 00:38:37,430 --> 00:38:34,569 me thinking about there's a lot of 963 00:38:39,630 --> 00:38:37,440 wildlife out here does NASA into our 964 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:39,640 orbital science since it's your mission 965 00:38:45,809 --> 00:38:42,690 do you do anything to try to mitigate 966 00:38:48,539 --> 00:38:45,819 you know damage to wildlife prior to a 967 00:38:51,950 --> 00:38:48,549 lunch like this we feel really badly if 968 00:38:55,650 --> 00:38:51,960 any wildlife is damaged by our launch 969 00:38:57,240 --> 00:38:55,660 what you don't do anything you don't 970 00:38:59,999 --> 00:38:57,250 take anyone's you don't take any 971 00:39:01,769 --> 00:39:00,009 measures to try to scare birds or 972 00:39:03,509 --> 00:39:01,779 animals away or anything like well we 973 00:39:07,349 --> 00:39:03,519 make a really loud noise right before 974 00:39:08,579 --> 00:39:07,359 liftoff to try to scare them away no 975 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:08,589 there's really not much you can do in 976 00:39:13,650 --> 00:39:10,690 most of them are small critters and it's 977 00:39:14,970 --> 00:39:13,660 really hard to hurt them and you know if 978 00:39:16,950 --> 00:39:14,980 you've ever been to a shuttle launch 979 00:39:19,140 --> 00:39:16,960 shortly after liftoff it's a real mess 980 00:39:22,140 --> 00:39:19,150 around there so it's not nearly as bad 981 00:39:25,890 --> 00:39:22,150 here but it's just it's a fact of life 982 00:39:27,269 --> 00:39:25,900 that there are wildlife but it the site 983 00:39:29,759 --> 00:39:27,279 has been evaluated from an environmental 984 00:39:31,140 --> 00:39:29,769 impact standpoint and and actually I 985 00:39:32,700 --> 00:39:31,150 don't think there is that much damage 986 00:39:35,039 --> 00:39:32,710 because of the way our flame trench is 987 00:39:36,749 --> 00:39:35,049 pointed and the amount of water 988 00:39:39,180 --> 00:39:36,759 suppression we have I doubt that there 989 00:39:41,609 --> 00:39:39,190 is a whole lot of peripheral damage or 990 00:39:43,349 --> 00:39:41,619 collateral damage in the vicinity the 991 00:39:46,289 --> 00:39:43,359 Minotaur had a different pattern 992 00:39:47,339 --> 00:39:46,299 rangement and so it's blast pattern 993 00:39:50,130 --> 00:39:47,349 would have been different than what we 994 00:39:51,450 --> 00:39:50,140 have was the flame trench I did try to 995 00:39:52,620 --> 00:39:51,460 arrange for a couple of things to be 996 00:39:55,010 --> 00:39:52,630 caught in it but I don't think it worked 997 00:39:56,700 --> 00:39:55,020 out rubber 998 00:39:59,640 --> 00:39:56,710 right right in here in the middle 999 00:40:03,329 --> 00:39:59,650 Barbara Buckner NASA social media with 1000 00:40:05,130 --> 00:40:03,339 previous launches co TS with SpaceX they 1001 00:40:07,170 --> 00:40:05,140 send up some additional cargo of their 1002 00:40:09,150 --> 00:40:07,180 own that wasn't NASA did orbital science 1003 00:40:11,789 --> 00:40:09,160 have scientists happen to have anything 1004 00:40:13,829 --> 00:40:11,799 additional to NASA's payload actually we 1005 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:13,839 were given an allotment of things that 1006 00:40:17,730 --> 00:40:15,490 we could send up on behalf of the 1007 00:40:23,339 --> 00:40:17,740 company if we wanted to be able to to 1008 00:40:25,109 --> 00:40:23,349 share things such as pictures or or 1009 00:40:27,390 --> 00:40:25,119 orbital specific things with our 1010 00:40:30,349 --> 00:40:27,400 employees that worked on this mission so 1011 00:40:32,789 --> 00:40:30,359 we have a very small container of some 1012 00:40:34,319 --> 00:40:32,799 patches or rather stickers that are 1013 00:40:36,390 --> 00:40:34,329 associated with the mission that will be 1014 00:40:38,220 --> 00:40:36,400 hopefully we'll be able to get back if 1015 00:40:42,359 --> 00:40:38,230 SpaceX will agree to bring them back for 1016 00:40:43,559 --> 00:40:42,369 us okay a couple more back you'll see 1017 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:43,569 all the way back there at the back right 1018 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:49,450 there Jeff Goldstein Nash Center 1019 00:40:52,980 --> 00:40:51,130 Director National Center first and space 1020 00:40:54,390 --> 00:40:52,990 science education thought I might point 1021 00:40:57,029 --> 00:40:54,400 out based on the last question that 1022 00:40:59,690 --> 00:40:57,039 there were seven experiments designed by 1023 00:41:02,609 --> 00:40:59,700 student research teams on the vehicle 1024 00:41:04,620 --> 00:41:02,619 culmination of 7,000 students working on 1025 00:41:07,019 --> 00:41:04,630 microgravity research across the country 1026 00:41:08,519 --> 00:41:07,029 thought you might speak to the fact that 1027 00:41:11,339 --> 00:41:08,529 the aspirations of the next generation 1028 00:41:16,079 --> 00:41:11,349 of scientists and engineers were on this 1029 00:41:18,359 --> 00:41:16,089 historic launch well I mean for us at 1030 00:41:21,420 --> 00:41:18,369 NASA I mean the inspiration factor for 1031 00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:21,430 what we do is is is a key piece of our 1032 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:25,510 mission we we encourage that we try to 1033 00:41:30,809 --> 00:41:28,210 do that as much as we can I i personally 1034 00:41:33,390 --> 00:41:30,819 know that i have universities calling me 1035 00:41:35,940 --> 00:41:33,400 constantly now small SATs the things 1036 00:41:38,069 --> 00:41:35,950 that you think about having even smaller 1037 00:41:39,900 --> 00:41:38,079 ones I'll call them tiny size I've seen 1038 00:41:41,430 --> 00:41:39,910 them they're tiny these are what these 1039 00:41:42,660 --> 00:41:41,440 are what people are working on at 1040 00:41:44,370 --> 00:41:42,670 universities in there and they're 1041 00:41:45,779 --> 00:41:44,380 inspired because we're actually starting 1042 00:41:50,010 --> 00:41:45,789 to work on those kind of things it's no 1043 00:41:51,420 --> 00:41:50,020 longer and we're giving them the avenue 1044 00:41:52,829 --> 00:41:51,430 to do that you know you got folks like 1045 00:41:54,569 --> 00:41:52,839 orbital to have a tremendous outreach 1046 00:41:56,339 --> 00:41:54,579 program you got SpaceX has the same 1047 00:41:59,519 --> 00:41:56,349 thing and it does bring a different 1048 00:42:00,839 --> 00:41:59,529 different group of people to the to be 1049 00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:00,849 inspired to be in this business and 1050 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:02,230 bring them along that's what we want to 1051 00:42:05,799 --> 00:42:04,690 do I personally you know I got involved 1052 00:42:07,479 --> 00:42:05,809 in that 1053 00:42:08,890 --> 00:42:07,489 you know when I when I was a younger 1054 00:42:10,089 --> 00:42:08,900 engineer but back then it was more of 1055 00:42:11,349 --> 00:42:10,099 the bigger stuff two engines and the 1056 00:42:13,299 --> 00:42:11,359 launch vehicles now we're getting into 1057 00:42:15,549 --> 00:42:13,309 payloads we're getting into the whole 1058 00:42:16,989 --> 00:42:15,559 research part of this microgravity it's 1059 00:42:18,519 --> 00:42:16,999 another key thing about the space 1060 00:42:19,929 --> 00:42:18,529 station we're using the station do that 1061 00:42:22,630 --> 00:42:19,939 we're bringing up student experiments 1062 00:42:24,549 --> 00:42:22,640 all the time so it's a great point and I 1063 00:42:25,779 --> 00:42:24,559 think to me this is this is what we do 1064 00:42:27,699 --> 00:42:25,789 we're building that next generation of 1065 00:42:29,859 --> 00:42:27,709 explorers we need them you know we need 1066 00:42:31,989 --> 00:42:29,869 them to be sitting up here in 20 years 1067 00:42:33,429 --> 00:42:31,999 and talking about their experiments and 1068 00:42:34,989 --> 00:42:33,439 their missions that they took on all 1069 00:42:36,429 --> 00:42:34,999 because they were inspired by something 1070 00:42:37,689 --> 00:42:36,439 like this or a small experiment that 1071 00:42:39,579 --> 00:42:37,699 they were able to get on to the space 1072 00:42:41,140 --> 00:42:39,589 station that's what that's part of it 1073 00:42:43,870 --> 00:42:41,150 was so exciting about all this that we 1074 00:42:45,670 --> 00:42:43,880 do if I could add to that just a little 1075 00:42:46,749 --> 00:42:45,680 bit I knew there was two student 1076 00:42:48,339 --> 00:42:46,759 experiments on board I didn't know it 1077 00:42:50,140 --> 00:42:48,349 was that many I'm glad to hear that and 1078 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:50,150 particularly there's that many students 1079 00:42:56,170 --> 00:42:53,410 involved I feel very strongly that that 1080 00:42:57,910 --> 00:42:56,180 students will follow the example of the 1081 00:43:00,789 --> 00:42:57,920 generation this goes ahead of them 1082 00:43:06,740 --> 00:43:00,799 especially if we do things successfully 1083 00:43:18,830 --> 00:43:10,580 yeah Tony I said put it on that screen 1084 00:43:24,050 --> 00:43:18,840 on it that's weird but yeah not making 1085 00:43:26,690 --> 00:43:24,060 that big a statement but but but science 1086 00:43:28,850 --> 00:43:26,700 technology engineering math I think are 1087 00:43:30,550 --> 00:43:28,860 the keys to the future success of United 1088 00:43:33,620 --> 00:43:30,560 States and our ability to motivate 1089 00:43:35,780 --> 00:43:33,630 students today young and older students 1090 00:43:38,930 --> 00:43:35,790 to be interested in that and to and to 1091 00:43:41,780 --> 00:43:38,940 take that challenge of staying with math 1092 00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:41,790 when it gets hard of reading about 1093 00:43:46,460 --> 00:43:44,730 science as you learn to read and and and 1094 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:46,470 then being curious about the rest of the 1095 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:48,330 world makes a big difference in how 1096 00:43:51,380 --> 00:43:49,530 successful we're going to be as a 1097 00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:51,390 country and how successful that 1098 00:43:55,820 --> 00:43:53,130 generation is going to be and they won't 1099 00:43:59,240 --> 00:43:55,830 learn that until they're our age we in 1100 00:44:00,740 --> 00:43:59,250 an industry and in NASA work really hard 1101 00:44:02,570 --> 00:44:00,750 to try to get the word out of what we're 1102 00:44:03,860 --> 00:44:02,580 doing and we do press conferences like 1103 00:44:05,540 --> 00:44:03,870 this so that that's part of the 1104 00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:05,550 education process and then there's I 1105 00:44:09,380 --> 00:44:07,950 mean Leland Melvin and the guys are 1106 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:09,390 working really hard to get the word out 1107 00:44:13,340 --> 00:44:11,610 as our bear even esky and the people in 1108 00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:13,350 our company to to make sure if people 1109 00:44:17,930 --> 00:44:15,210 know what we're doing and why and how 1110 00:44:20,060 --> 00:44:17,940 they can be involved in it but you all 1111 00:44:22,070 --> 00:44:20,070 are a key part of that too and we depend 1112 00:44:24,980 --> 00:44:22,080 on you to report it accurately and 1113 00:44:27,140 --> 00:44:24,990 enthusiastically and in a way that 1114 00:44:29,150 --> 00:44:27,150 inspires people to read more about it 1115 00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:29,160 and learn more about it so I really 1116 00:44:32,570 --> 00:44:31,110 appreciate so many of you being here 1117 00:44:35,060 --> 00:44:32,580 today and listening to what we have to 1118 00:44:36,260 --> 00:44:35,070 say and I am confident that the message 1119 00:44:38,540 --> 00:44:36,270 you're going to pass on is going to 1120 00:44:41,390 --> 00:44:38,550 reflect exactly what we've said and and 1121 00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:41,400 is going to be positive motivational and 1122 00:44:46,130 --> 00:44:43,890 and supportive of what we're doing as a 1123 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:46,140 country in spaceflight human space 1124 00:44:50,780 --> 00:44:47,850 flight itself depends on humans being 1125 00:44:53,330 --> 00:44:50,790 involved and and we need your support in 1126 00:44:56,390 --> 00:44:53,340 that also when it's hard you've got to 1127 00:44:58,520 --> 00:44:56,400 stick with us when when the budget comes 1128 00:44:59,720 --> 00:44:58,530 down you got to stick with us and when 1129 00:45:01,490 --> 00:44:59,730 there's a lot of other things going on 1130 00:45:02,780 --> 00:45:01,500 you need to put us in perspective 1131 00:45:04,700 --> 00:45:02,790 because we're not always the most 1132 00:45:08,060 --> 00:45:04,710 important thing that's going on but come 1133 00:45:10,310 --> 00:45:08,070 back to us when things calm down this is 1134 00:45:11,810 --> 00:45:10,320 the future of the country and continuing 1135 00:45:14,420 --> 00:45:11,820 our presence on the International Space 1136 00:45:16,970 --> 00:45:14,430 Station is critical to the United States 1137 00:45:18,830 --> 00:45:16,980 maintaining its leadership in space if 1138 00:45:20,090 --> 00:45:18,840 we give up on the space station and we 1139 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:20,100 quit sending cargo in 1140 00:45:25,490 --> 00:45:21,930 and we don't support people going up 1141 00:45:27,500 --> 00:45:25,500 there and we unman it it'll be two 1142 00:45:30,170 --> 00:45:27,510 generations before we get America's into 1143 00:45:31,970 --> 00:45:30,180 space again on a regular basis so we 1144 00:45:33,710 --> 00:45:31,980 have to keep it going it's that 1145 00:45:35,720 --> 00:45:33,720 important if we want to go beyond 1146 00:45:38,210 --> 00:45:35,730 low-earth orbit go back to the moon go 1147 00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:38,220 to Mars go to asteroids whatever we have 1148 00:45:42,020 --> 00:45:39,690 to keep the space station going because 1149 00:45:44,450 --> 00:45:42,030 that's where we're learning how to live 1150 00:45:46,360 --> 00:45:44,460 in space how to survive a difficult 1151 00:45:48,890 --> 00:45:46,370 environment and how to manage it 1152 00:45:51,110 --> 00:45:48,900 managing it the operations is one of the 1153 00:45:53,270 --> 00:45:51,120 hardest things it's exciting to go do it 1154 00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:53,280 but we as a country now have to know how 1155 00:45:57,590 --> 00:45:54,570 to manage it cost effectively 1156 00:45:59,030 --> 00:45:57,600 efficiently and safely and so we really 1157 00:46:03,590 --> 00:45:59,040 appreciate you all getting that message 1158 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:03,600 out there sorry I didn't mean to get on 1159 00:46:06,980 --> 00:46:05,970 that biggest of bucks a second couple 1160 00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:06,990 more than will wrap up and let's see if 1161 00:46:15,530 --> 00:46:10,650 there was one back here no anybody else 1162 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:15,540 down here tart thank you at arc Malik 1163 00:46:20,360 --> 00:46:18,090 again from space com I just had a one 1164 00:46:21,590 --> 00:46:20,370 more for Frank you mentioned that the 1165 00:46:23,630 --> 00:46:21,600 team's going to take some time off to 1166 00:46:27,110 --> 00:46:23,640 kind of get their bearings and then turn 1167 00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:27,120 around and get ready for the next one is 1168 00:46:32,090 --> 00:46:29,910 there a party tonight champagne well I 1169 00:46:35,690 --> 00:46:32,100 hope so yeah there's actually be 1170 00:46:39,830 --> 00:46:35,700 probably be a couple you know Ron 1171 00:46:41,090 --> 00:46:39,840 gravy's is leading the group that then 1172 00:46:43,190 --> 00:46:41,100 the program that's managed by Mike 1173 00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:43,200 Pinkston that has done a fantastic job 1174 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:45,570 of juggling a lot of things juggling a 1175 00:46:49,490 --> 00:46:47,010 lot of resources and getting us to this 1176 00:46:52,130 --> 00:46:49,500 point we had key people like Mike lately 1177 00:46:54,620 --> 00:46:52,140 as the launch director and Mike door 1178 00:46:56,540 --> 00:46:54,630 says the chief engineer during the 1179 00:46:59,390 --> 00:46:56,550 countdown as well as all the other team 1180 00:47:02,090 --> 00:46:59,400 that had come in at oh dark thirty this 1181 00:47:03,380 --> 00:47:02,100 morning to make it happen they've worked 1182 00:47:05,270 --> 00:47:03,390 really hard and they deserve some time 1183 00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:05,280 off and they deserve some celebration so 1184 00:47:07,970 --> 00:47:07,290 I hope they have a chance to do that in 1185 00:47:09,320 --> 00:47:07,980 fact I think there's a little 1186 00:47:10,790 --> 00:47:09,330 celebration going on right now that I'm 1187 00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:10,800 missing so 1188 00:47:16,020 --> 00:47:13,810 when we wrap up I'm out of here okay a 1189 00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:16,030 woman that I think we will wrap up our 1190 00:47:19,020 --> 00:47:17,530 next time we see will be from Mission 1191 00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:19,030 Control Houston our live coverage will 1192 00:47:23,910 --> 00:47:21,970 begin at three-thirty a.m. central time 1193 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:23,920 for 30 a.m. eastern time on 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