1 00:00:20,060 --> 00:00:16,160 15 t minus 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 main 2 00:00:23,300 --> 00:00:20,070 engine start ignition and liftoff of the 3 00:00:25,759 --> 00:00:23,310 Atlas 5 with maven looking for clues 4 00:00:31,330 --> 00:00:25,769 about the evolution of Mars through its 5 00:00:31,340 --> 00:00:34,500 Oh 6 00:00:39,490 --> 00:00:36,599 everything looking good still it 100% 7 00:00:47,140 --> 00:00:39,500 rated thrust on the rd-180 8 00:00:49,210 --> 00:00:47,150 the upgrades are looking good we do and 9 00:00:51,549 --> 00:00:49,220 good afternoon everyone welcome to the 10 00:00:54,430 --> 00:00:51,559 post launch news conference for the 11 00:00:56,799 --> 00:00:54,440 Maven mission here to discuss how the 12 00:00:59,530 --> 00:00:56,809 launch is gone and the state of health 13 00:01:02,259 --> 00:00:59,540 of the MAVEN spacecraft we have David 14 00:01:05,790 --> 00:01:02,269 Mitchell the NASA maven project manager 15 00:01:08,710 --> 00:01:05,800 from the Goddard Space Flight Center 16 00:01:10,750 --> 00:01:08,720 Bruce jakosky the maven principal 17 00:01:12,820 --> 00:01:10,760 investigator from the laboratory for 18 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:12,830 atmospheric and space physics at the 19 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:16,570 university of colorado at boulder and 20 00:01:22,030 --> 00:01:19,610 dr. Jim Green the director of the 21 00:01:25,389 --> 00:01:22,040 Planetary Science Division at NASA 22 00:01:29,249 --> 00:01:25,399 headquarters and we'll begin first with 23 00:01:32,020 --> 00:01:29,259 David Mitchell well good afternoon folks 24 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:32,030 what a monday at the office you know you 25 00:01:37,510 --> 00:01:34,450 you build something to go to Mars and 26 00:01:40,359 --> 00:01:37,520 we're now flying at Mars today so it's 27 00:01:43,630 --> 00:01:40,369 I'm maybe I'm not showing up time you 28 00:01:46,330 --> 00:01:43,640 fork I mean it's it's it's been great 29 00:01:49,539 --> 00:01:46,340 guys so you know what it what an effort 30 00:01:52,330 --> 00:01:49,549 by this team to get to this point and oh 31 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:52,340 so many years ago we we started actually 32 00:01:57,550 --> 00:01:54,770 Bruce 10 years ago started down this 33 00:01:59,560 --> 00:01:57,560 path and five years ago we put in the 34 00:02:02,950 --> 00:01:59,570 final proposal and we put November 18 35 00:02:06,429 --> 00:02:02,960 2013 as our plan launch date and and we 36 00:02:08,889 --> 00:02:06,439 hit it so and and it's so far i'll talk 37 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:08,899 about the systems in a minute but so far 38 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:11,209 so good so I'm really excited about that 39 00:02:17,380 --> 00:02:14,450 so today the countdown went really 40 00:02:19,390 --> 00:02:17,390 smooth you know it was actually very 41 00:02:22,259 --> 00:02:19,400 quiet which is the kind of countdown as 42 00:02:25,020 --> 00:02:22,269 I love so all went well on that front 43 00:02:28,990 --> 00:02:25,030 and we did hit the opening of the window 44 00:02:33,430 --> 00:02:29,000 right at I'm going to I'm going to go 45 00:02:36,870 --> 00:02:33,440 into UTC times so so lift up was right 46 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:36,880 at 18 28 so that all that all went well 47 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:39,769 after we lifted off from a spacecraft 48 00:02:43,810 --> 00:02:41,810 standpoint we had a test control center 49 00:02:47,020 --> 00:02:43,820 down here at the Kennedy Space Center 50 00:02:49,150 --> 00:02:47,030 staff by our engineers and they did all 51 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:49,160 the countdown portion of it and then 52 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:51,290 after liftoff from a spacecraft 53 00:02:57,729 --> 00:02:55,010 standpoint it was handed over to the the 54 00:02:59,740 --> 00:02:57,739 operation center in denver the lockheed 55 00:03:02,290 --> 00:02:59,750 martin organization out there is is now 56 00:03:03,970 --> 00:03:02,300 flying this mission to mars so so we've 57 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:03,980 got teams here we got them over over 58 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:07,010 there in denver and so far so good so 59 00:03:10,540 --> 00:03:08,330 i'm going to read from a script which is 60 00:03:13,750 --> 00:03:10,550 simply the timeline of what happened and 61 00:03:18,220 --> 00:03:13,760 where we are so again liftoff was at 18 62 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:18,230 28 we separated from the Centaur at 1920 63 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:21,170 and 44 seconds locked up on the 64 00:03:28,119 --> 00:03:25,730 telemetry at 19 21 and 40 seconds we 65 00:03:30,190 --> 00:03:28,129 confirmed proposition system 66 00:03:33,430 --> 00:03:30,200 initialization and tipoff rates were 67 00:03:35,710 --> 00:03:33,440 damped prior to start to initiating the 68 00:03:38,580 --> 00:03:35,720 solar array deployment so that prop 69 00:03:42,309 --> 00:03:38,590 initialization was confirmed at 1926 and 70 00:03:44,530 --> 00:03:42,319 then we went ahead and and deployed the 71 00:03:47,199 --> 00:03:44,540 solar arrays and there was confirmed 72 00:03:50,580 --> 00:03:47,209 good good collection good good data 73 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:50,590 confirmation of solar array deploy at 74 00:03:57,550 --> 00:03:54,890 1955 from there where everything looks 75 00:04:00,550 --> 00:03:57,560 good the signals are coming in fine and 76 00:04:04,539 --> 00:04:00,560 so far systems that are on our reporting 77 00:04:06,940 --> 00:04:04,549 back great so we're currently as of five 78 00:04:09,070 --> 00:04:06,950 minutes ago about 14,000 miles away from 79 00:04:11,020 --> 00:04:09,080 Earth and we're heading out to the red 80 00:04:14,350 --> 00:04:11,030 planet right now and will be journeying 81 00:04:18,219 --> 00:04:14,360 for the next ten months or so so so far 82 00:04:20,380 --> 00:04:18,229 so good our next major event will be a 83 00:04:23,490 --> 00:04:20,390 trajectory correction maneuver scheduled 84 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:23,500 for December third and then in the 85 00:04:28,570 --> 00:04:26,330 shortly after that in the first week or 86 00:04:30,580 --> 00:04:28,580 two of december will start turning on 87 00:04:33,610 --> 00:04:30,590 all our science instruments the eight 88 00:04:35,380 --> 00:04:33,620 instruments so i won't get into any more 89 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:35,390 detail because we're still going through 90 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:37,370 a scrub of the data but everything all 91 00:04:42,010 --> 00:04:39,650 the reports are that everything is 92 00:04:44,830 --> 00:04:42,020 nominal at this point and we were able 93 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:44,840 to send up our first command so so far 94 00:04:51,159 --> 00:04:47,930 so good on that front but again what a 95 00:04:53,020 --> 00:04:51,169 day I will Bruce going to talk more 96 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:53,030 about the the spacecraft teaming but 97 00:05:00,430 --> 00:04:58,250 from ula and KSC LSP and the US Air 98 00:05:03,879 --> 00:05:00,440 Force supporting us to get us the safe 99 00:05:04,420 --> 00:05:03,889 ride in and drop us off just over 52 100 00:05:06,340 --> 00:05:04,430 minutes 101 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:06,350 launched you know again after 10 year 102 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:09,050 ride and then to get to that point what 103 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:11,210 you know thank the team thank you all 104 00:05:15,390 --> 00:05:13,850 for getting us to this point and first 105 00:05:17,860 --> 00:05:15,400 and I have been saying this for years 106 00:05:19,690 --> 00:05:17,870 will never claim success until we're at 107 00:05:22,330 --> 00:05:19,700 Mars getting the data getting the 108 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:22,340 science data so we've got this really is 109 00:05:27,850 --> 00:05:23,900 just the beginning of the journey to get 110 00:05:29,770 --> 00:05:27,860 to Mars now but just just so happy about 111 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:29,780 it and I just want to say safe travels 112 00:05:35,110 --> 00:05:32,210 maven and we're with you all the way so 113 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:35,120 thank you all thank you David and now to 114 00:05:39,130 --> 00:05:37,310 Bruce jakosky the maven principal 115 00:05:41,290 --> 00:05:39,140 investigator from the laboratory for 116 00:05:43,630 --> 00:05:41,300 atmospheric and space physics at the 117 00:05:47,230 --> 00:05:43,640 University of Colorado at Boulder ruse 118 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:47,240 thanks George as Dave said after 10 119 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:50,060 years of doing this I don't have the 120 00:05:55,750 --> 00:05:53,030 words to describe what I'm feeling it's 121 00:05:57,850 --> 00:05:55,760 every possible emotion that they're all 122 00:06:00,100 --> 00:05:57,860 positive this is this is about the most 123 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:00,110 exciting thing I can happen I can 124 00:06:05,890 --> 00:06:02,690 imagine happening and this day has been 125 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:05,900 picture-perfect from beginning to end I 126 00:06:11,290 --> 00:06:08,690 I do want to talk about the team because 127 00:06:15,010 --> 00:06:11,300 it's the people who got us here the the 128 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:15,020 spacecraft science side of the house 129 00:06:21,220 --> 00:06:18,050 includes five major institutions the 130 00:06:23,380 --> 00:06:21,230 university of colorado at boulder NASA's 131 00:06:25,740 --> 00:06:23,390 Goddard Space Flight Center the 132 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:25,750 University of California at Berkeley 133 00:06:30,910 --> 00:06:28,130 Lockheed Martin who provided the 134 00:06:33,790 --> 00:06:30,920 spacecraft and the ops and NASA's Jet 135 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:33,800 Propulsion lab and I have to say it's 136 00:06:37,780 --> 00:06:35,690 been an incredible delight working with 137 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:37,790 each and every person from those 138 00:06:43,060 --> 00:06:40,310 institutions I think that we've managed 139 00:06:44,490 --> 00:06:43,070 to work together as a team in a way that 140 00:06:46,930 --> 00:06:44,500 I never would have imagined possible 141 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:46,940 especially from some of the stories you 142 00:06:52,630 --> 00:06:49,250 hear told around the water cooler this 143 00:06:57,370 --> 00:06:52,640 has been a wonderful experience I take 144 00:06:59,110 --> 00:06:57,380 tremendous pride in in the team for what 145 00:07:02,470 --> 00:06:59,120 they've been able to do to bring the 146 00:07:05,350 --> 00:07:02,480 instruments the science the spacecraft 147 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:05,360 together and give us a spacecraft that's 148 00:07:11,290 --> 00:07:09,410 on its way to Mars in addition to to the 149 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:11,300 pride in the team I also want to take 150 00:07:15,820 --> 00:07:13,610 this opportunity to thank our families 151 00:07:18,010 --> 00:07:15,830 and our friends because they put up with 152 00:07:21,460 --> 00:07:18,020 us for the last 10 years 153 00:07:25,119 --> 00:07:21,470 not showing up at family events having 154 00:07:27,399 --> 00:07:25,129 maven be the first priority much of the 155 00:07:31,540 --> 00:07:27,409 time for a lot of people the team 156 00:07:33,279 --> 00:07:31,550 members are absolutely committed to to 157 00:07:34,930 --> 00:07:33,289 making this work and it's just 158 00:07:38,830 --> 00:07:34,940 incredible to see that level of 159 00:07:41,230 --> 00:07:38,840 commitment and devotion and on behalf of 160 00:07:44,890 --> 00:07:41,240 them we really appreciate what the 161 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:44,900 families have have let us do in going 162 00:07:51,999 --> 00:07:47,690 ahead and doing this as Dave said this 163 00:07:54,909 --> 00:07:52,009 is a really big milestone in the process 164 00:07:57,189 --> 00:07:54,919 it's really easy to get caught up in the 165 00:07:59,080 --> 00:07:57,199 events surrounding a launch and to think 166 00:08:01,089 --> 00:07:59,090 this is it this is the most important 167 00:08:03,430 --> 00:08:01,099 part of it but it's a milestone along 168 00:08:05,379 --> 00:08:03,440 the way we didn't propose to launch a 169 00:08:07,659 --> 00:08:05,389 spacecraft to Mars we propose to do 170 00:08:09,790 --> 00:08:07,669 science when we got to Mars we have a 171 00:08:12,610 --> 00:08:09,800 10-month cruise then we have another 172 00:08:14,589 --> 00:08:12,620 major event with orbit insertion we have 173 00:08:16,749 --> 00:08:14,599 to at that point commission the 174 00:08:18,550 --> 00:08:16,759 spacecraft check it out and only then 175 00:08:20,980 --> 00:08:18,560 can we start doing the science mission 176 00:08:22,779 --> 00:08:20,990 every step along the way has been 177 00:08:24,189 --> 00:08:22,789 incredibly exciting and it's going to 178 00:08:28,450 --> 00:08:24,199 stay that way I can tell that already 179 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:28,460 and and the last thing hey guys we're 180 00:08:36,339 --> 00:08:33,110 going to Mars thank you George thanks 181 00:08:39,430 --> 00:08:36,349 Bruce now dr. Jim Green our director of 182 00:08:41,260 --> 00:08:39,440 planetary sciences at headquarters Jimbo 183 00:08:45,699 --> 00:08:41,270 well of course this is one of those days 184 00:08:49,350 --> 00:08:45,709 that you just can't stop smiling and in 185 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:49,360 true NASA tradition the true 186 00:08:54,750 --> 00:08:52,250 understatement in the word that I love 187 00:08:58,960 --> 00:08:54,760 to hear is that everything is nominal 188 00:09:01,420 --> 00:08:58,970 and it is as as Dave mentioned that is 189 00:09:04,389 --> 00:09:01,430 so exciting for us to take that step and 190 00:09:06,910 --> 00:09:04,399 as Bruce mentioned it is enormous team 191 00:09:09,490 --> 00:09:06,920 effort but I want to mention it a little 192 00:09:13,810 --> 00:09:09,500 bit from a headquarters perspective of 193 00:09:16,030 --> 00:09:13,820 how well this group worked indeed they 194 00:09:18,130 --> 00:09:16,040 had tough proposal competition when 195 00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:18,140 maven was selected to move forward in 196 00:09:27,250 --> 00:09:23,839 our Mars Scout competition the team was 197 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:27,260 a spectacular and obviously as Bruce 198 00:09:31,329 --> 00:09:28,910 mentioned because of the way they 199 00:09:31,810 --> 00:09:31,339 responded and really stepped up to the 200 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:31,820 channel 201 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:35,210 and the challenge of course is our 202 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:37,420 planetary windows they're a blessing 203 00:09:43,780 --> 00:09:40,340 because I know they have to meet that 204 00:09:46,150 --> 00:09:43,790 but they're also a curse there is an 205 00:09:48,970 --> 00:09:46,160 enormous number of decisions that you 206 00:09:52,390 --> 00:09:48,980 don't see that have to be made along the 207 00:09:56,350 --> 00:09:52,400 way to be able to make that launch 208 00:09:59,890 --> 00:09:56,360 window and this team did that and the 209 00:10:02,380 --> 00:09:59,900 mission is all the better for it in 210 00:10:04,330 --> 00:10:02,390 addition to that another thing that from 211 00:10:06,850 --> 00:10:04,340 a NASA headquarters perspective i'm 212 00:10:12,490 --> 00:10:06,860 incredibly delighted about is that they 213 00:10:16,590 --> 00:10:12,500 did in under budget and so that really 214 00:10:19,570 --> 00:10:16,600 bodes well for the science the team is 215 00:10:22,270 --> 00:10:19,580 going to have an exciting venture as 216 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:22,280 they go to Mars and and really be able 217 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:25,730 to make some critical observations 218 00:10:30,450 --> 00:10:28,330 things that we've lacked in our 219 00:10:33,250 --> 00:10:30,460 understanding of the red planet and 220 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:33,260 that's a step along the way of further 221 00:10:38,350 --> 00:10:35,930 exploration you know as Mars is our 222 00:10:40,450 --> 00:10:38,360 ultimate destination for humans we need 223 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:40,460 to know everything about Mars that we 224 00:10:46,210 --> 00:10:43,730 can before humans go to Mars whether 225 00:10:48,250 --> 00:10:46,220 they're circling Mars in the tenuous 226 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:48,260 atmosphere at the high altitudes that 227 00:10:52,450 --> 00:10:50,810 maven will also transition as it goes 228 00:10:54,580 --> 00:10:52,460 then plunging into the atmosphere 229 00:10:56,680 --> 00:10:54,590 through the honest firm back out in the 230 00:10:58,660 --> 00:10:56,690 solar wind and understand what that 231 00:11:01,960 --> 00:10:58,670 environments like but also eventually 232 00:11:04,180 --> 00:11:01,970 down on the ground and understand what's 233 00:11:07,090 --> 00:11:04,190 happened to this planet in terms of of 234 00:11:09,790 --> 00:11:07,100 the climate changes its history and how 235 00:11:12,610 --> 00:11:09,800 it interacts with the solar wind and the 236 00:11:15,220 --> 00:11:12,620 light from the Sun so it's a tremendous 237 00:11:18,310 --> 00:11:15,230 mission it's an important step along the 238 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:18,320 way not only for science but in a deed 239 00:11:24,820 --> 00:11:20,930 for our long-term destination is boots 240 00:11:31,180 --> 00:11:24,830 on the ground for Mars in in hopefully 241 00:11:33,910 --> 00:11:31,190 our lifetime my lifetime so George now 242 00:11:35,590 --> 00:11:33,920 we're ready now to take questions what 243 00:11:38,260 --> 00:11:35,600 we'll do is take questions here first 244 00:11:40,690 --> 00:11:38,270 then we'll go to the phones if we have 245 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:40,700 any on the phones and then social media 246 00:11:44,650 --> 00:11:43,490 are also invited to ask questions by 247 00:11:47,410 --> 00:11:44,660 going to hash 248 00:11:52,990 --> 00:11:47,420 a gash NASA so we'll begin first here in 249 00:11:55,090 --> 00:11:53,000 the front with Peter Peter King with CBS 250 00:11:59,379 --> 00:11:55,100 news radio and you're talking about 251 00:12:01,990 --> 00:11:59,389 everything being nominal now so moving 252 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:02,000 this forward what are the next important 253 00:12:06,579 --> 00:12:04,490 steps in terms of finding out that 254 00:12:08,170 --> 00:12:06,589 everything on board is doing what it's 255 00:12:10,569 --> 00:12:08,180 supposed to do and I know it's a long 256 00:12:13,869 --> 00:12:10,579 shakedown cruise so you know maybe in 257 00:12:15,939 --> 00:12:13,879 the coming days weeks right so again 258 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:15,949 will be will be turning on instruments 259 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:19,970 in early early December so that that's 260 00:12:26,199 --> 00:12:24,170 an important point we there are some 261 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:26,209 aspects that we won't know until we get 262 00:12:29,769 --> 00:12:28,310 to Mars that is the deployments so 263 00:12:31,119 --> 00:12:29,779 there's a lot of deployments that occur 264 00:12:34,150 --> 00:12:31,129 after we get into Mars orbit insertion 265 00:12:37,660 --> 00:12:34,160 so that'll take some time but certainly 266 00:12:40,329 --> 00:12:37,670 will have turned things on and made sure 267 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:40,339 everything is is nominal are you know 268 00:12:45,129 --> 00:12:43,430 find out the condition so it's going to 269 00:12:47,079 --> 00:12:45,139 be a while but in the weeks to come 270 00:12:49,150 --> 00:12:47,089 we'll be turning on all systems and 271 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:49,160 checking them all out short of 272 00:12:56,860 --> 00:12:55,130 deployments you do one by one or or do 273 00:12:59,499 --> 00:12:56,870 you turn on a whole bunch of things yeah 274 00:13:01,150 --> 00:12:59,509 we're you know we have ten months and we 275 00:13:03,129 --> 00:13:01,160 want to proceed methodically and if 276 00:13:04,569 --> 00:13:03,139 there's anything that pops up you want 277 00:13:06,990 --> 00:13:04,579 to you want to take them one at a time 278 00:13:09,309 --> 00:13:07,000 and not be working multiple issues so 279 00:13:11,079 --> 00:13:09,319 we've got a plan to approach every step 280 00:13:15,610 --> 00:13:11,089 although every step of the way as we get 281 00:13:17,980 --> 00:13:15,620 to Mars all right Darryl Darryl with Fox 282 00:13:20,620 --> 00:13:17,990 in Orlando how close was the weather 283 00:13:22,059 --> 00:13:20,630 call in this one we heard there was kind 284 00:13:23,769 --> 00:13:22,069 of in and out in terms of the green 285 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:23,779 light how close together clouds were 286 00:13:29,319 --> 00:13:26,290 kind of approaching to yeah I mentioned 287 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:29,329 it was a quiet countdown but that made 288 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:32,110 it a little more interesting so it was 289 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:36,290 we were we were getting hits along the 290 00:13:42,220 --> 00:13:37,910 way not lightning strikes or anything 291 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:42,230 like that but the measurement systems at 292 00:13:47,350 --> 00:13:43,850 the base where we're getting certain um 293 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:47,360 charged levels that would be right for a 294 00:13:51,910 --> 00:13:48,410 condition that we wouldn't want to 295 00:13:53,860 --> 00:13:51,920 launch so they would get a hit per se 296 00:13:55,749 --> 00:13:53,870 and then they would say we're you know 297 00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:55,759 we're read for for the next 10 15 298 00:13:59,690 --> 00:13:57,180 minutes and then 299 00:14:03,170 --> 00:13:59,700 we'd come out of that and we're green so 300 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:03,180 it happened a couple of times so yeah 301 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:05,730 that kept me a little bit on my you know 302 00:14:10,190 --> 00:14:07,440 pins and needles a little bit because I 303 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:10,200 sure hoped as we have really close to 304 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:12,450 the liftoff that we didn't get a hit and 305 00:14:16,610 --> 00:14:14,850 it worked out it worked out fine but 306 00:14:19,340 --> 00:14:16,620 that was if anything that was the 307 00:14:24,140 --> 00:14:19,350 excitement today for me as far as going 308 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:24,150 through the countdown Marsha she did 309 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:26,250 press with two quick questions first for 310 00:14:31,460 --> 00:14:29,730 dr. Czajkowski were you outside watching 311 00:14:33,110 --> 00:14:31,470 this launch or were you inside I saw you 312 00:14:34,850 --> 00:14:33,120 being interviewed so close to lift off 313 00:14:36,890 --> 00:14:34,860 in and talk a little bit about your 314 00:14:40,010 --> 00:14:36,900 feelings like when you saw the rocket 315 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:40,020 finally fly with your maven I was in the 316 00:14:45,140 --> 00:14:42,510 control room rather than outside I 317 00:14:48,890 --> 00:14:45,150 thought it was more important to be at 318 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:48,900 the console and sitting next to Dave and 319 00:14:52,970 --> 00:14:50,970 next to our Observatory manager than to 320 00:14:59,030 --> 00:14:52,980 see it with photons going straight into 321 00:15:01,490 --> 00:14:59,040 my own eyeballs I I I will tell you that 322 00:15:03,470 --> 00:15:01,500 in the last I started to get nervous 323 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:03,480 actually I started to get nervous when I 324 00:15:08,150 --> 00:15:05,250 came back from the interview with George 325 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:08,160 that's in the he has a little booth in 326 00:15:12,170 --> 00:15:09,810 the control room about 20 feet from 327 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:12,180 where I was sitting and when I came back 328 00:15:18,230 --> 00:15:14,010 from that and looked at the clock it was 329 00:15:21,530 --> 00:15:18,240 about 45 minutes and I was getting a 330 00:15:24,410 --> 00:15:21,540 little bit well the word anxiety comes 331 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:24,420 to mind I think in the last 10 seconds 332 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:27,090 before launch 10 or 15 seconds I was 333 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:30,840 shaking you know I can describe the 334 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:33,510 physical symptoms the words on the 335 00:15:37,310 --> 00:15:35,010 emotion just aren't there because it was 336 00:15:40,820 --> 00:15:37,320 all across the board I've been 337 00:15:45,890 --> 00:15:40,830 incredibly nervous for the last 10 years 338 00:15:48,710 --> 00:15:45,900 I know that I know that we do lose 339 00:15:51,860 --> 00:15:48,720 spacecraft on launch not every launch 340 00:15:56,330 --> 00:15:51,870 goes smoothly and in fact that's the 341 00:15:59,510 --> 00:15:56,340 single biggest potential opportunity to 342 00:16:01,850 --> 00:15:59,520 lose the mission so getting past this 343 00:16:03,860 --> 00:16:01,860 hurdle is a really big one now we get to 344 00:16:05,930 --> 00:16:03,870 the next hurdle where we have potential 345 00:16:09,410 --> 00:16:05,940 to lose the mission which will be Mars 346 00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:09,420 orbit insertion in another question for 347 00:16:12,689 --> 00:16:10,480 you I know that the 348 00:16:15,629 --> 00:16:12,699 violet spectrograph is going to want to 349 00:16:18,389 --> 00:16:15,639 take a take a look at the comet ison can 350 00:16:20,370 --> 00:16:18,399 is there any possibility of that going 351 00:16:22,710 --> 00:16:20,380 on early before the other instruments to 352 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:22,720 see the comet before it goes near the 353 00:16:28,410 --> 00:16:25,510 Sun or no do you have to wait we we have 354 00:16:32,460 --> 00:16:28,420 put plans in place to observe the comet 355 00:16:34,199 --> 00:16:32,470 from the I UVs instrument those depended 356 00:16:37,259 --> 00:16:34,209 on getting off early in our launch 357 00:16:39,180 --> 00:16:37,269 period which we've now done the the next 358 00:16:41,460 --> 00:16:39,190 major steps will be checking out the 359 00:16:43,889 --> 00:16:41,470 spacecraft in doing the first trajectory 360 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:43,899 change maneuver which i think is 361 00:16:50,069 --> 00:16:47,170 December third now nominally December 362 00:16:51,930 --> 00:16:50,079 third and then we'll begin to turn on 363 00:16:54,420 --> 00:16:51,940 the instrument packages and we've got a 364 00:17:02,480 --> 00:16:54,430 block of time set aside if everything 365 00:17:09,929 --> 00:17:04,380 thanksgiving day is when it's going 366 00:17:13,289 --> 00:17:09,939 close to the Sun so what okay Jim tells 367 00:17:16,460 --> 00:17:13,299 me closest approaches Thanksgiving we're 368 00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:16,470 looking at I think the second week of 369 00:17:21,929 --> 00:17:20,110 December more or less if things go 370 00:17:23,850 --> 00:17:21,939 smoothly it's not a commitment it 371 00:17:27,059 --> 00:17:23,860 depends on how things go over the next 372 00:17:29,610 --> 00:17:27,069 two to three weeks okay additional 373 00:17:34,740 --> 00:17:29,620 questions over here let's go back in the 374 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:34,750 back here there any green of WM fe in 375 00:17:39,299 --> 00:17:37,330 orlando i was wondering if the mavens 376 00:17:42,860 --> 00:17:39,309 mission is to help us understand 377 00:17:45,630 --> 00:17:42,870 atmospheric and climate changes on Mars 378 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:45,640 how will this mission help us understand 379 00:17:52,770 --> 00:17:49,330 climate change on earth the process is 380 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:52,780 the physics is the same how energy from 381 00:17:59,400 --> 00:17:54,750 the Sun interacts with the atmosphere 382 00:18:00,900 --> 00:17:59,410 what it does the the chemical processes 383 00:18:03,180 --> 00:18:00,910 the physical processes but it's 384 00:18:05,549 --> 00:18:03,190 different boundary conditions so by 385 00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:05,559 looking at Mars we do understand the 386 00:18:11,850 --> 00:18:07,840 processes better and we can apply it 387 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:11,860 back to earth but the the real goal is 388 00:18:18,289 --> 00:18:14,290 to understand Mars if we get benefit 389 00:18:21,270 --> 00:18:18,299 back at the earth all the better James 390 00:18:23,789 --> 00:18:21,280 James Dean Florida today dr. Czajkowski 391 00:18:24,360 --> 00:18:23,799 perhaps just following up your comment a 392 00:18:27,330 --> 00:18:24,370 moment ago 393 00:18:29,250 --> 00:18:27,340 a couple years ago the buzz phrase 394 00:18:32,730 --> 00:18:29,260 around MSL was seven minutes of terror 395 00:18:35,310 --> 00:18:32,740 everyone remembers we don't have that 396 00:18:37,470 --> 00:18:35,320 dramatic landing sequence this time but 397 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:37,480 I'm sure you don't take orbit insertion 398 00:18:42,570 --> 00:18:39,250 for granted you do to any of you to 399 00:18:45,900 --> 00:18:42,580 discuss how difficult that is is there a 400 00:18:47,220 --> 00:18:45,910 minute or two of terror or something 401 00:18:49,350 --> 00:18:47,230 that you'll kind of trying to focus 402 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:49,360 people's attention on at that time well 403 00:19:02,280 --> 00:18:59,130 they there is there is no point at which 404 00:19:04,470 --> 00:19:02,290 you know it's occurred safely until it's 405 00:19:06,570 --> 00:19:04,480 occurred safely and we're going to be 406 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:06,580 spending a lot of time between now and 407 00:19:10,290 --> 00:19:08,170 orbit and search and making sure that 408 00:19:16,230 --> 00:19:10,300 we're ready for it that everything is on 409 00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:16,240 track yeah i Ken Kramer for universe 410 00:19:19,740 --> 00:19:18,100 today in rocket stem I had a similar 411 00:19:21,270 --> 00:19:19,750 question about the orbit insertion if 412 00:19:22,620 --> 00:19:21,280 there's anything you can add about what 413 00:19:24,870 --> 00:19:22,630 you're going to do to prepare and just 414 00:19:28,140 --> 00:19:24,880 described that orbit insertion then I 415 00:19:30,630 --> 00:19:28,150 get a follow-up right so getting back to 416 00:19:33,270 --> 00:19:30,640 to Bruce's common a minute ago there one 417 00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:33,280 thing I've got to say is the team that's 418 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:37,110 comprises maven has done this before and 419 00:19:41,940 --> 00:19:40,330 we we ever Hurst and rehearsed with this 420 00:19:45,180 --> 00:19:41,950 group that's that's done it before so 421 00:19:47,669 --> 00:19:45,190 there's a for me there's a measure of I 422 00:19:50,580 --> 00:19:47,679 can I can sleep at night you know I mean 423 00:19:52,710 --> 00:19:50,590 you know I worried but I you know I feel 424 00:19:55,410 --> 00:19:52,720 confident in the rigor of testing that's 425 00:19:59,220 --> 00:19:55,420 been done but you know some of the 426 00:20:00,870 --> 00:19:59,230 testing early on will be demonstrating 427 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:00,880 with some of the same engines will use 428 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:04,510 for moi we'll be using for the 429 00:20:09,090 --> 00:20:07,450 trajectory correction maneuver so we'll 430 00:20:12,540 --> 00:20:09,100 be able to check those systems out and 431 00:20:15,750 --> 00:20:12,550 then as we're as we're flying to Mars we 432 00:20:17,430 --> 00:20:15,760 have not only the Lockheed Martin ops 433 00:20:19,740 --> 00:20:17,440 group we have the Goddard mission design 434 00:20:21,330 --> 00:20:19,750 group we have the JPL nav team and 435 00:20:24,210 --> 00:20:21,340 they're all checking each other's 436 00:20:25,950 --> 00:20:24,220 numbers so to speak so you you get a 437 00:20:27,390 --> 00:20:25,960 good bead on Mars and you're you're 438 00:20:29,820 --> 00:20:27,400 headed in the right direction and then 439 00:20:33,270 --> 00:20:29,830 you know getting getting close in then 440 00:20:36,430 --> 00:20:33,280 you'll do your your moi burn your Mars 441 00:20:39,790 --> 00:20:36,440 orbit insertion burn a few days out so 442 00:20:43,820 --> 00:20:39,800 there there's opportunity certainly to 443 00:20:45,290 --> 00:20:43,830 correct and deal with situation but I 444 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:45,300 think with all the checking as we go 445 00:20:49,220 --> 00:20:47,850 along both with hardware with testing 446 00:20:50,690 --> 00:20:49,230 we've done already and then the double 447 00:20:53,810 --> 00:20:50,700 checking that the people are doing now 448 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:53,820 as we fly to Mars we should be in a good 449 00:20:57,860 --> 00:20:56,250 position here that's what I want to know 450 00:21:00,350 --> 00:20:57,870 about the double check in and for Bruce 451 00:21:02,300 --> 00:21:00,360 now this is your first time as P I if I 452 00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:02,310 remember right before you're a team 453 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:03,480 member and wonder if you could describe 454 00:21:08,330 --> 00:21:06,290 a little bit the huge difference in your 455 00:21:11,150 --> 00:21:08,340 responsibilities between being a team 456 00:21:17,270 --> 00:21:11,160 member being a PI and would you like to 457 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:17,280 be a p.i again I i really recommend the 458 00:21:22,790 --> 00:21:19,770 experience it's just incredible the the 459 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:22,800 ability to shape the mission the way I 460 00:21:28,700 --> 00:21:25,890 think it should be put together in terms 461 00:21:31,820 --> 00:21:28,710 of the science the instruments the team 462 00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:31,830 that's an incredible opportunity but 463 00:21:36,410 --> 00:21:34,130 it's also an incredible responsibility 464 00:21:38,750 --> 00:21:36,420 to make sure that everything fits 465 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:38,760 together the the biggest role I've 466 00:21:42,890 --> 00:21:40,770 played in the last few years has been to 467 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:42,900 sit in on every single meeting I could 468 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:45,570 to make sure that nobody did anything 469 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:47,610 that would inadvertently affect the 470 00:21:52,700 --> 00:21:50,850 science in a negative way to make sure 471 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:52,710 that we're on track and we stay on track 472 00:21:56,630 --> 00:21:54,990 it's it's been the experience of a 473 00:22:00,730 --> 00:21:56,640 lifetime and there's no way I'll do it 474 00:22:04,580 --> 00:22:03,110 this is Frank morning with aviation we 475 00:22:07,370 --> 00:22:04,590 just to follow up on that a little bit 476 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:07,380 Bruce Jim Green said that you came in 477 00:22:10,810 --> 00:22:09,330 under budget I wonder if you could tell 478 00:22:14,450 --> 00:22:10,820 us how you did that if you have any 479 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:14,460 lessons learned or guidance for future p 480 00:22:22,010 --> 00:22:16,170 eyes into how to bring in a science 481 00:22:24,740 --> 00:22:22,020 mission that way I've got a four page 482 00:22:27,710 --> 00:22:24,750 list that I've been compiling of what I 483 00:22:29,930 --> 00:22:27,720 think we did right and the hard part is 484 00:22:32,870 --> 00:22:29,940 knowing which one of those really were 485 00:22:35,210 --> 00:22:32,880 the things that let us come in with full 486 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:35,220 functionality on schedule on budget and 487 00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:37,170 which ones were the things that I just 488 00:22:41,390 --> 00:22:39,000 think we're important it's really hard 489 00:22:44,150 --> 00:22:41,400 to know what what actually was important 490 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:44,160 but let me call out a few things the 491 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:47,310 first is putting together a focused 492 00:22:55,820 --> 00:22:50,490 science mission and minimizing science 493 00:22:57,620 --> 00:22:55,830 creep and engineering creep the the the 494 00:22:59,840 --> 00:22:57,630 the potential to make it bigger because 495 00:23:01,730 --> 00:22:59,850 o we can just add this we can just add 496 00:23:05,180 --> 00:23:01,740 this let's make this a little bit better 497 00:23:08,390 --> 00:23:05,190 we stuck with the mission we propose the 498 00:23:12,050 --> 00:23:08,400 second is we went with teams that are 499 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:12,060 very experienced at doing this Lockheed 500 00:23:18,140 --> 00:23:15,090 Martin on the spacecraft side has a 501 00:23:22,310 --> 00:23:18,150 tremendous heritage they have flown 502 00:23:23,870 --> 00:23:22,320 spacecraft at Mars and missions phases 503 00:23:26,510 --> 00:23:23,880 of missions that look a lot like what 504 00:23:29,090 --> 00:23:26,520 maven will be doing the science teams 505 00:23:31,550 --> 00:23:29,100 the instrument teams have all built 506 00:23:33,910 --> 00:23:31,560 instruments some of which are in fact 507 00:23:37,370 --> 00:23:33,920 identical to what we're flying on maven 508 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:37,380 some of which are very strongly based on 509 00:23:45,260 --> 00:23:42,930 on clothes instruments the the nav team 510 00:23:47,050 --> 00:23:45,270 at JPL everybody's been through this and 511 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:47,060 everybody works really well together 512 00:23:54,770 --> 00:23:52,290 these things help an awful lot okay 513 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:54,780 further questions over here yes we have 514 00:24:00,370 --> 00:23:57,250 one right here 515 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:00,380 jeff foust space review for Jim Green 516 00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:01,850 you mentioned they came in under budget 517 00:24:06,250 --> 00:24:04,310 you give miss about how much they came 518 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:06,260 in under budget and does the project get 519 00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:07,970 to keep the youth use that money for 520 00:24:13,390 --> 00:24:11,510 science or other work well it's my 521 00:24:14,950 --> 00:24:13,400 projection that they'll be under we 522 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:14,960 haven't paid all the bills you know it 523 00:24:20,590 --> 00:24:17,450 you know the the window had a 524 00:24:23,230 --> 00:24:20,600 contingency for which we had budgeted 525 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:23,240 the entire window we use the earlier 526 00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:28,250 part of the window so in the long run we 527 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:30,020 do anticipate that they'll be under 528 00:24:35,950 --> 00:24:31,970 budget they certainly will not exceed 529 00:24:38,860 --> 00:24:35,960 their 671 million dollar cap and and for 530 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:38,870 that we're grateful for what will happen 531 00:24:46,030 --> 00:24:43,970 next of course is how that funding if 532 00:24:47,950 --> 00:24:46,040 there is any that's left will be used 533 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:47,960 within the program itself it's part of 534 00:24:56,350 --> 00:24:52,100 the Mars program there's opportunities 535 00:24:58,420 --> 00:24:56,360 to enhance the science by as the data 536 00:24:59,920 --> 00:24:58,430 comes into the archive ensure that other 537 00:25:02,590 --> 00:24:59,930 scientists also join and have 538 00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:02,600 opportunities to analyze that data so 539 00:25:10,620 --> 00:25:04,370 there's just a variety of things for 540 00:25:18,490 --> 00:25:15,070 notes com how important is it to NASA's 541 00:25:21,310 --> 00:25:18,500 funding to go to a place as exciting as 542 00:25:23,650 --> 00:25:21,320 Mars as opposed to looking at maybe a 543 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:23,660 comic coming by because of the culture 544 00:25:33,610 --> 00:25:31,420 well from my perspective you know we 545 00:25:36,430 --> 00:25:33,620 provide a variety of opportunities for 546 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:36,440 our instrumentals to propose our 547 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:39,770 principal investigators and of course 548 00:25:47,830 --> 00:25:43,220 when when we developed our last call we 549 00:25:50,860 --> 00:25:47,840 had no idea that a comet ison coming 550 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:50,870 from the or cloud you know traveling a 551 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:54,410 you know a a million years to get here 552 00:26:00,160 --> 00:25:58,010 was on its way so what we're doing of 553 00:26:04,270 --> 00:26:00,170 course is we're leveraging the assets 554 00:26:07,740 --> 00:26:04,280 that we have so ice on is probably the 555 00:26:09,250 --> 00:26:07,750 most examined comment from a NASA 556 00:26:12,010 --> 00:26:09,260 perspective than we 557 00:26:14,290 --> 00:26:12,020 ever done and the reason for that is 558 00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:14,300 we've used our assets at Mars to look at 559 00:26:20,020 --> 00:26:17,510 it it says it's past the earth and even 560 00:26:23,230 --> 00:26:20,030 before then we've used our telescopes at 561 00:26:27,550 --> 00:26:23,240 Earth will be you know like Hubble and 562 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:27,560 Chandra and in Spitzer all all taking 563 00:26:31,930 --> 00:26:29,690 observations at wavelengths you can't 564 00:26:34,150 --> 00:26:31,940 get from the ground and then of course 565 00:26:36,490 --> 00:26:34,160 now is it's going closer and closer to 566 00:26:39,010 --> 00:26:36,500 the Sun it will be passing by mercury 567 00:26:41,350 --> 00:26:39,020 and we have messenger their messenger 568 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:41,360 will take observations of it comets 569 00:26:46,180 --> 00:26:43,730 evolved from the time they start 570 00:26:48,610 --> 00:26:46,190 brightening until they go all the way 571 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:48,620 around the Sun and go back out and and 572 00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:51,290 by having an leveraging these assets it 573 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:53,510 really gives us that view that unique 574 00:26:59,440 --> 00:26:56,170 view that we couldn't get otherwise 575 00:27:01,930 --> 00:26:59,450 because of that we couldn't possibly put 576 00:27:04,750 --> 00:27:01,940 together a comma mission this one in 577 00:27:06,430 --> 00:27:04,760 particular this or cloud comment because 578 00:27:10,300 --> 00:27:06,440 we just didn't have enough time to do 579 00:27:12,790 --> 00:27:10,310 that but it is important for us to study 580 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:12,800 it in many different ways and and as 581 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:17,090 Bruce mentioned hopefully that will have 582 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:18,890 a null have an opportunity to take a 583 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:20,330 look at it and it will make unique 584 00:27:25,750 --> 00:27:22,610 measurements and and perhaps aid them in 585 00:27:29,110 --> 00:27:25,760 their calibration even as they as they 586 00:27:31,390 --> 00:27:29,120 make those measurements and and and and 587 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:31,400 put them also in the archive for all the 588 00:27:38,140 --> 00:27:34,730 other scientists analyzed I also would 589 00:27:41,770 --> 00:27:38,150 like to do a quick go back if I made a 590 00:27:43,810 --> 00:27:41,780 Frank's question because in in running 591 00:27:47,020 --> 00:27:43,820 through my list of institutions I left 592 00:27:49,630 --> 00:27:47,030 off a really important one that they 593 00:27:51,580 --> 00:27:49,640 contributed in a significant way to the 594 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:51,590 success and that's Goddard Space Flight 595 00:27:57,010 --> 00:27:54,410 Center we had incredible support from 596 00:27:59,620 --> 00:27:57,020 them top to bottom from the center 597 00:28:02,410 --> 00:27:59,630 director down through all the the 598 00:28:05,980 --> 00:28:02,420 individuals we had outstanding people 599 00:28:07,630 --> 00:28:05,990 working in the project office and again 600 00:28:10,330 --> 00:28:07,640 it was just a delight working with them 601 00:28:13,660 --> 00:28:10,340 and that's a significant part of how he 602 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:13,670 came in where we did let's take a 603 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:15,890 question right here Jason Ryan with 604 00:28:19,510 --> 00:28:18,140 Space Flight insider.com as David 605 00:28:22,180 --> 00:28:19,520 mentioned earlier it's been a long road 606 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:22,190 it's been ten years he had NASA's Mars 607 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:23,010 Scout Program 608 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:25,530 had 17 other missions that were proposed 609 00:28:28,670 --> 00:28:26,850 and then of course Phoenix was another 610 00:28:30,290 --> 00:28:28,680 one that was selected under that and so 611 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:30,300 you got selected under that and then we 612 00:28:36,050 --> 00:28:34,290 had the government shutdown so I guess 613 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:36,060 this is emu either goes to David or 614 00:28:40,310 --> 00:28:38,910 Bruce you know when you saw the Atlas 615 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:40,320 thundering off into the heavens you hear 616 00:28:44,570 --> 00:28:41,850 the car alarms going off around you know 617 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:44,580 that you're on your way what did it feel 618 00:28:48,110 --> 00:28:46,770 like to have all that stuff you had to 619 00:28:49,730 --> 00:28:48,120 put it with over the past ten years off 620 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:49,740 your shoulders in a way where they're 621 00:28:54,940 --> 00:28:51,570 just well it was it just one stress went 622 00:29:00,470 --> 00:28:54,950 to another stress what was like you try 623 00:29:03,860 --> 00:29:00,480 cloudy the government shutdown I mean 624 00:29:06,470 --> 00:29:03,870 that that was just one one thing yeah 625 00:29:09,620 --> 00:29:06,480 along the whole stretch there was many 626 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:09,630 stressing points i'll say but it's it 627 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:11,130 really was that's just the latest 628 00:29:15,860 --> 00:29:13,490 example of the resiliency of this team 629 00:29:18,620 --> 00:29:15,870 to overcome these kind of challenges 630 00:29:20,060 --> 00:29:18,630 it's been incredible so we were we were 631 00:29:23,390 --> 00:29:20,070 fortunately only shut down for two and a 632 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:23,400 half days or so and we were brought back 633 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:27,330 and so people just responded and and you 634 00:29:31,700 --> 00:29:29,370 know we added shifts it was kind of 635 00:29:34,130 --> 00:29:31,710 funny because you'd come to work whether 636 00:29:36,110 --> 00:29:34,140 it was that kennedy or a Goddard and a 637 00:29:37,910 --> 00:29:36,120 lot of the the rest of the center's were 638 00:29:41,210 --> 00:29:37,920 we're still shuddered in terms of the 639 00:29:43,190 --> 00:29:41,220 staffing so you were you're completely 640 00:29:45,650 --> 00:29:43,200 focused on maven and getting it to the 641 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:45,660 launch pad you know there wasn't a lot 642 00:29:50,450 --> 00:29:47,610 of other you know meetings to go to or 643 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:50,460 anything like that so it was but it 644 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:52,890 really did show that the resiliency of 645 00:29:56,810 --> 00:29:55,290 this team and you know next you know 646 00:29:57,950 --> 00:29:56,820 here's the next challenge okay how are 647 00:29:59,930 --> 00:29:57,960 we going to do it how we going to deal 648 00:30:02,960 --> 00:29:59,940 with it and work through it so to your 649 00:30:07,340 --> 00:30:02,970 question about you know the feeling at 650 00:30:11,150 --> 00:30:07,350 launch I guess personally it's more I'm 651 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:11,160 locked in and what you know AI was 652 00:30:15,260 --> 00:30:13,170 really locked in on the countdown and 653 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:15,270 making sure you know everything I did 654 00:30:19,790 --> 00:30:17,490 that I was responsible for I did execute 655 00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:19,800 the right way and then I'm thinking 656 00:30:23,210 --> 00:30:21,630 about okay what's the next steps and 657 00:30:25,430 --> 00:30:23,220 what if there's a contingency or 658 00:30:28,190 --> 00:30:25,440 anything like that after separation and 659 00:30:29,900 --> 00:30:28,200 so far it's been clean but you know I do 660 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:29,910 have a lot of comfort in that the team 661 00:30:35,030 --> 00:30:32,370 and the system that's been tested wrung 662 00:30:35,930 --> 00:30:35,040 out like you can't believe and the team 663 00:30:40,759 --> 00:30:35,940 that's 664 00:30:43,039 --> 00:30:40,769 know I felt good about that so I was 665 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:43,049 okay and you know that I'm speaking from 666 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:45,090 a spacecraft standpoint but the track 667 00:30:50,570 --> 00:30:47,730 record of the Atlas 5 gave me some 668 00:30:52,639 --> 00:30:50,580 confidence too so I was real happy that 669 00:30:55,369 --> 00:30:52,649 they had another string in their line of 670 00:30:58,639 --> 00:30:55,379 successes and and let me add something 671 00:31:00,440 --> 00:30:58,649 on top of that that when you sit and you 672 00:31:02,539 --> 00:31:00,450 rattle off all the different things 673 00:31:05,119 --> 00:31:02,549 we've faced over the last 10 years it 674 00:31:08,539 --> 00:31:05,129 sounds incredibly daunting but one of 675 00:31:10,639 --> 00:31:08,549 the the hallmarks of of this team really 676 00:31:12,830 --> 00:31:10,649 of any team that gets here is you have 677 00:31:15,590 --> 00:31:12,840 to do them one at a time you can't look 678 00:31:17,450 --> 00:31:15,600 ahead to the next challenge and forget 679 00:31:19,220 --> 00:31:17,460 the one you're working on but at the 680 00:31:21,639 --> 00:31:19,230 same time you can't focus so much on 681 00:31:26,990 --> 00:31:21,649 this one that you forget the next one 682 00:31:29,930 --> 00:31:27,000 but we faced it 11 milestone at a time 683 00:31:31,940 --> 00:31:29,940 one problem at a time and the team has 684 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:31,950 been focused on each one all along that 685 00:31:45,379 --> 00:31:37,370 really helped questions now they asked 686 00:31:47,330 --> 00:31:45,389 hashtag ask NASA Mikaella horga the 687 00:31:51,169 --> 00:31:47,340 effects of solar winds on our own 688 00:31:53,509 --> 00:31:51,179 atmosphere over time I think we're 689 00:31:57,190 --> 00:31:53,519 seeing the same physical processes at 690 00:31:59,720 --> 00:31:57,200 the earth that operate at Mars and the 691 00:32:01,310 --> 00:31:59,730 escape that is happening at Mars some of 692 00:32:03,350 --> 00:32:01,320 that does happen at Earth and we'll be 693 00:32:06,350 --> 00:32:03,360 able to understand it so I'm hoping 694 00:32:08,419 --> 00:32:06,360 there will be some crossover but our 695 00:32:10,970 --> 00:32:08,429 first priority is really understanding 696 00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:10,980 Mars and we'll let some of the people on 697 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:12,809 our team who crossover between the 698 00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:15,690 planets try to apply it to the earth I'm 699 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:19,710 a Martian and that's quick next question 700 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:21,450 also comes from Twitter it's the lone 701 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:23,690 wanderer what kind of visual 702 00:32:29,869 --> 00:32:26,610 visualization of Mars ionosphere will we 703 00:32:32,450 --> 00:32:29,879 get through the data maven gathers we we 704 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:32,460 have a significant effort going on in 705 00:32:37,009 --> 00:32:35,370 data visualization because as you might 706 00:32:39,139 --> 00:32:37,019 imagine when you're dealing with this 707 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:39,149 type of data it's not images that come 708 00:32:43,909 --> 00:32:41,250 straight out of a camera so it's very 709 00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:43,919 hard to represent in a way that that 710 00:32:48,649 --> 00:32:46,409 even the science team can understand and 711 00:32:49,340 --> 00:32:48,659 we require bringing all the data from 712 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:49,350 all the ins 713 00:32:54,770 --> 00:32:52,080 struments together really to get at our 714 00:32:57,260 --> 00:32:54,780 science results so visualization is an 715 00:32:59,450 --> 00:32:57,270 important part of it what I will say is 716 00:33:01,700 --> 00:32:59,460 that very early on will be using the 717 00:33:04,669 --> 00:33:01,710 imaging ultraviolet spectrograph which 718 00:33:06,650 --> 00:33:04,679 has the word imaging in its title to 719 00:33:08,659 --> 00:33:06,660 provide images of the planet there'll be 720 00:33:11,060 --> 00:33:08,669 images of the composition of the 721 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:11,070 atmosphere so it's very different from 722 00:33:17,419 --> 00:33:14,970 how you would interpret images of the 723 00:33:19,070 --> 00:33:17,429 geology of the surface but we hope to 724 00:33:23,810 --> 00:33:19,080 make that as exciting to everyone else 725 00:33:26,450 --> 00:33:23,820 as it is to us next one comes from Tyler 726 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:26,460 Waldrop do you expect any further course 727 00:33:30,770 --> 00:33:28,530 correction is well in route to Mars 728 00:33:35,390 --> 00:33:30,780 orbit if so can you please elaborate 729 00:33:40,490 --> 00:33:35,400 sure we will definitely do well as a 730 00:33:43,010 --> 00:33:40,500 minimum will do for so it's it's a 731 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:43,020 matter of we're not aiming directly at 732 00:33:48,169 --> 00:33:45,450 Mars for planetary protection purposes 733 00:33:50,899 --> 00:33:48,179 particularly with the Centaur stage and 734 00:33:53,750 --> 00:33:50,909 so we're slightly off of that so we'll 735 00:33:57,020 --> 00:33:53,760 do for the spacecraft not the Centaur 736 00:33:59,779 --> 00:33:57,030 will do an initial trajectory correction 737 00:34:02,510 --> 00:33:59,789 maneuver in in early December and then 738 00:34:04,159 --> 00:34:02,520 we'll keep you know we'll look at that 739 00:34:07,130 --> 00:34:04,169 data as we're flying in the very last 740 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:07,140 one non contingency type one is in 741 00:34:12,710 --> 00:34:10,050 September the fourth one so as we are 742 00:34:15,349 --> 00:34:12,720 flying there as I mentioned of the folks 743 00:34:17,180 --> 00:34:15,359 in lucky Martin Denver the folks at 744 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:17,190 Goddard we mission design and folks at 745 00:34:23,629 --> 00:34:21,330 the nav Center at JPL are checking 746 00:34:25,460 --> 00:34:23,639 checking the data and seeing you know 747 00:34:27,889 --> 00:34:25,470 how much more is the next correction 748 00:34:29,450 --> 00:34:27,899 need to what do we need to do with the 749 00:34:33,830 --> 00:34:29,460 next correction so there'll be a series 750 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:33,840 we were very methodical careful and do 751 00:34:41,570 --> 00:34:38,850 it over time get another one from the 752 00:34:45,970 --> 00:34:41,580 physics story how it may even enhanced 753 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:49,070 well named in a course is going to make 754 00:34:53,419 --> 00:34:51,330 some fabulous measurements at the top of 755 00:34:55,940 --> 00:34:53,429 the atmosphere and when you look at what 756 00:34:57,829 --> 00:34:55,950 happens with curiosity sitting on the 757 00:35:00,320 --> 00:34:57,839 surface it's making measurements of the 758 00:35:02,060 --> 00:35:00,330 atmosphere at the bottom and so the 759 00:35:02,620 --> 00:35:02,070 correlation will be spectacular I 760 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:02,630 believe 761 00:35:08,290 --> 00:35:05,330 we'll talk about the mixing and and the 762 00:35:11,890 --> 00:35:08,300 composition and and so there's a there's 763 00:35:15,390 --> 00:35:11,900 a rich set of information scientifically 764 00:35:18,340 --> 00:35:15,400 that I know will be pursued and in fact 765 00:35:21,450 --> 00:35:18,350 some of the same members are on both 766 00:35:23,860 --> 00:35:21,460 teams and it will which will naturally 767 00:35:27,790 --> 00:35:23,870 unlit self weld to make those 768 00:35:30,340 --> 00:35:27,800 correlations we got two more questions 769 00:35:32,830 --> 00:35:30,350 another one comes from Doug Foster how 770 00:35:36,060 --> 00:35:32,840 much power do the going solar panels 771 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:36,070 produce let's see I want to say it out 772 00:35:42,550 --> 00:35:39,170 what is it 1200 yeah I was going to say 773 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:42,560 a thousand it's about 1200 watts and our 774 00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:45,110 final question comes from Doug pool did 775 00:35:49,540 --> 00:35:46,730 the crew of the ISS watch the launch 776 00:35:54,370 --> 00:35:49,550 could they see it was it recorded and 777 00:35:57,340 --> 00:35:54,380 that's it so so I heard something about 778 00:35:59,800 --> 00:35:57,350 that in in the countdown I heard I heard 779 00:36:01,630 --> 00:35:59,810 something about it but I I don't know if 780 00:36:04,690 --> 00:36:01,640 anybody else on I don't know the answer 781 00:36:07,930 --> 00:36:04,700 to that you know yeah i heard they 782 00:36:12,990 --> 00:36:07,940 wished us well but i don't know if what 783 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:15,910 all right we'll come back here for any 784 00:36:26,740 --> 00:36:18,650 last questions before we close out we're 785 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:26,750 going to question in the back hey there 786 00:36:30,550 --> 00:36:29,030 afternoon guys congratulations Andy 787 00:36:32,140 --> 00:36:30,560 liechtenstein at the Avion newspaper at 788 00:36:34,270 --> 00:36:32,150 embry-riddle my question can be 789 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:34,280 addressed to any of you three a lot of 790 00:36:37,270 --> 00:36:35,570 people I don't want to speak for anybody 791 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:37,280 in particular of course but many people 792 00:36:40,870 --> 00:36:38,810 my generation are very excited about 793 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:40,880 space travel obviously however there's 794 00:36:43,660 --> 00:36:42,410 an equal number that simply don't know 795 00:36:45,820 --> 00:36:43,670 what's out there and what you guys are 796 00:36:48,310 --> 00:36:45,830 up to so what's your message to the 797 00:36:52,110 --> 00:36:48,320 general public and why is this important 798 00:36:58,300 --> 00:36:56,080 in terms of a what we're doing to get 799 00:37:00,700 --> 00:36:58,310 the word out we were trying to have a 800 00:37:04,300 --> 00:37:00,710 vigorous program of outreach to the 801 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:04,310 public we've we've done the usual things 802 00:37:09,850 --> 00:37:07,610 of having a very vigorous facebook and 803 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:09,860 twitter presence we hope that we're 804 00:37:13,780 --> 00:37:11,210 getting the word out and the people are 805 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:13,790 hearing about it for example we had over 806 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:15,530 a hundred thousand people submit their 807 00:37:21,330 --> 00:37:18,650 names to go on a DVD that is on the 808 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:21,340 spacecraft and route to Mars we had 809 00:37:27,610 --> 00:37:24,770 15,000 people submit entries to our 810 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:27,620 haiku contest on a message to Mars and 811 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:30,170 the winners of that contest are on the 812 00:37:37,630 --> 00:37:32,930 the same DVD not the winners the haikus 813 00:37:41,050 --> 00:37:37,640 are on the the are on the DVD headed to 814 00:37:44,740 --> 00:37:41,060 Mars we're trying to get the word out as 815 00:37:47,380 --> 00:37:44,750 much as possible in terms of a message 816 00:37:50,580 --> 00:37:47,390 to people we think this is exciting we 817 00:37:54,340 --> 00:37:50,590 think it's a valuable enterprise for 818 00:37:56,290 --> 00:37:54,350 NASA for the country and for society as 819 00:37:59,440 --> 00:37:56,300 a whole and we hope people are excited 820 00:38:01,270 --> 00:37:59,450 by it and if we're not able to get the 821 00:38:07,420 --> 00:38:01,280 word out please tell us how we can do 822 00:38:09,310 --> 00:38:07,430 better any further questions all right 823 00:38:11,110 --> 00:38:09,320 in that event that will conclude this 824 00:38:20,390 --> 00:38:11,120 briefing and conclude our launch