1 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:05,180 good morning and welcome to NASA's 2 00:00:09,230 --> 00:00:07,410 Kennedy Space Center in Florida we're 3 00:00:11,629 --> 00:00:09,240 gearing up for a pretty exciting test of 4 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:11,639 the developmental program for SpaceX's 5 00:00:15,740 --> 00:00:13,830 crew Dragon spacecraft the pad abort 6 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:15,750 test will take place from Cape Canaveral 7 00:00:19,670 --> 00:00:17,250 Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 8 00:00:22,010 --> 00:00:19,680 40 and is set to be the first visual 9 00:00:24,890 --> 00:00:22,020 milestone of the company's path toward 10 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:24,900 launching humans to low-earth orbit Hans 11 00:00:29,660 --> 00:00:27,210 kun eggs men is the vice president of 12 00:00:31,460 --> 00:00:29,670 mission assurance at SpaceX and John 13 00:00:33,290 --> 00:00:31,470 coward is the partner manager of NASA's 14 00:00:34,819 --> 00:00:33,300 Commercial Crew program they have 15 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:34,829 offered to sit down with us today to 16 00:00:38,540 --> 00:00:36,450 talk about the technical details of the 17 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:38,550 test as well as what we can expect on 18 00:00:44,030 --> 00:00:41,670 test day the test is currently scheduled 19 00:00:46,069 --> 00:00:44,040 for Wednesday May sixth we'll kick this 20 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:46,079 off and go to them and then after you're 21 00:00:49,250 --> 00:00:47,520 finished with some opening remarks will 22 00:00:51,350 --> 00:00:49,260 go to the media both in the room and on 23 00:00:56,420 --> 00:00:51,360 the phone for questions thank you over 24 00:00:58,599 --> 00:00:56,430 to you Hans good morning um we were 25 00:01:01,849 --> 00:00:58,609 super excited about this test this is a 26 00:01:03,979 --> 00:01:01,859 brand new vehicle let's say it's D does 27 00:01:06,980 --> 00:01:03,989 this is what what SpaceX was basically 28 00:01:09,950 --> 00:01:06,990 founded for human space flight and the 29 00:01:14,420 --> 00:01:09,960 test of this particular launch escape or 30 00:01:19,190 --> 00:01:14,430 pad board is going to show that we have 31 00:01:20,630 --> 00:01:19,200 developed a revolutionary system to you 32 00:01:22,130 --> 00:01:20,640 know for the safety of the astronauts 33 00:01:24,710 --> 00:01:22,140 and this test is going to show how it 34 00:01:27,380 --> 00:01:24,720 works and it's it's our first big test 35 00:01:28,999 --> 00:01:27,390 on the anti-coup dragon so I'm really 36 00:01:32,170 --> 00:01:29,009 I'm really stoked and excited about this 37 00:01:34,690 --> 00:01:32,180 I hope it's going to be a good show I 38 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:34,700 can talk about a little bit about the 39 00:01:38,690 --> 00:01:37,140 about the but what you actually going to 40 00:01:42,020 --> 00:01:38,700 see so it's gone it's going to be a 41 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:42,030 really it's gonna be a short test you 42 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:43,770 can I can hold my breath the entire time 43 00:01:49,819 --> 00:01:46,890 probably it's going to be a six-second 44 00:01:51,380 --> 00:01:49,829 firing it's it's a short flash and going 45 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:51,390 up and then it's going to cause for 20 46 00:01:58,370 --> 00:01:54,810 seconds to Apogee which is about 5,000 47 00:02:00,380 --> 00:01:58,380 feet above both the earth and then you 48 00:02:02,060 --> 00:02:00,390 will see the trunk falling away the 49 00:02:04,999 --> 00:02:02,070 trunk separates from the from the from 50 00:02:07,340 --> 00:02:05,009 Dragon a couple seconds later you see 51 00:02:09,410 --> 00:02:07,350 the drogue chutes coming out it will 52 00:02:10,850 --> 00:02:09,420 slow down on the way down and then you 53 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:10,860 see the main chutes coming out and then 54 00:02:16,220 --> 00:02:13,730 it's going to gently land on the water 55 00:02:19,430 --> 00:02:16,230 probably one and a half minutes after 56 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:19,440 after the ignition it's going to be a 57 00:02:25,460 --> 00:02:22,620 bunch of boats waiting for the dragon 58 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:25,470 where we recover it and then process it 59 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:29,010 from them yeah honza I'm like you I'm 60 00:02:34,250 --> 00:02:32,130 very excited to be here these are the 61 00:02:36,470 --> 00:02:34,260 kinds of things that in rocketry that we 62 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:36,480 live for these dynamic very visual sorts 63 00:02:40,010 --> 00:02:38,130 of things we're going to go do we've 64 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:40,020 been working towards this point for more 65 00:02:44,630 --> 00:02:42,570 than four years since SpaceX outlined 66 00:02:47,380 --> 00:02:44,640 the test in our space act agreement we 67 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:47,390 have with them the CCI cap agreement 68 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:49,410 it's not like we woke up a few months 69 00:02:52,850 --> 00:02:50,850 ago and said you know hey you know would 70 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:52,860 be really cool no like I said we've been 71 00:02:56,660 --> 00:02:54,210 planning this for a very very long time 72 00:02:59,630 --> 00:02:56,670 a lot of folks putting a lot of effort 73 00:03:01,430 --> 00:02:59,640 into this it is rocketry like I said 74 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:01,440 these are the days we live for in this 75 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:04,110 business it's really cool you've worked 76 00:03:06,950 --> 00:03:05,490 very hard you've done your calculations 77 00:03:08,150 --> 00:03:06,960 you've done all the really nerdy things 78 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:08,160 you get to go do and now there's going 79 00:03:13,270 --> 00:03:10,050 to be some smoke and fire and that's the 80 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:13,280 part that we really love this is not 81 00:03:18,050 --> 00:03:15,570 this is rather this is a development 82 00:03:20,270 --> 00:03:18,060 test okay we are we are developing a 83 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:20,280 system we're looking very hard at how 84 00:03:24,980 --> 00:03:21,930 the super Draco's will operate during 85 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:24,990 this test this is not the shiny well 86 00:03:29,210 --> 00:03:27,930 polished space shuttle launch space is 87 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:29,220 actually pulling back the curtain a 88 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:31,290 little bit to let us see and let you 89 00:03:37,270 --> 00:03:34,110 folks see exactly the nuts and bolts of 90 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:37,280 going and doing a developmental test so 91 00:03:41,750 --> 00:03:39,930 like I said it's not perfect they 92 00:03:43,340 --> 00:03:41,760 haven't you know gotten their pencils 93 00:03:45,020 --> 00:03:43,350 out and sharp at every single corner of 94 00:03:48,110 --> 00:03:45,030 the performance box this is let's go 95 00:03:49,700 --> 00:03:48,120 test let's let's get out there and one 96 00:03:51,950 --> 00:03:49,710 good test is worth a thousand expert 97 00:03:54,140 --> 00:03:51,960 analyses that's the thing that's why you 98 00:03:56,690 --> 00:03:54,150 go test and SpaceX has a definite test 99 00:03:59,660 --> 00:03:56,700 philosophy that that I tend to like I 100 00:04:00,950 --> 00:03:59,670 don't want to exclude anyone you always 101 00:04:02,420 --> 00:04:00,960 do and use but there are certain people 102 00:04:04,790 --> 00:04:02,430 i do want to mention that I think have 103 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:04,800 been really critical in getting us here 104 00:04:10,010 --> 00:04:07,530 on the SpaceX side in particular i nodi 105 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:10,020 no no and Matt McCown out of SpaceX in 106 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:11,730 developing the super Draco engine have 107 00:04:15,260 --> 00:04:13,410 been incredible and of course the the 108 00:04:17,450 --> 00:04:15,270 leader of the tests coming up key code 109 00:04:18,890 --> 00:04:17,460 on chef he has done an amazing job 110 00:04:20,890 --> 00:04:18,900 getting this thing to where it has to be 111 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:20,900 and on my team on the NASA side I 112 00:04:25,310 --> 00:04:23,370 couldn't have helped hurt us to this 113 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:25,320 point without the help of my chief 114 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:26,730 engineers Chris 115 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:29,730 po and John posy and then up at Marshall 116 00:04:33,260 --> 00:04:31,770 Space Flight Center Adam but who is our 117 00:04:36,500 --> 00:04:33,270 propulsion guy and really knows the 118 00:04:39,290 --> 00:04:36,510 super Drake goes very well so like I 119 00:04:41,030 --> 00:04:39,300 said we're very excited we can't wait 120 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:41,040 Wednesday won't get here soon enough I 121 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:42,570 can assure you that there's a lot of 122 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:44,310 work to get done between now and then 123 00:04:49,010 --> 00:04:47,370 and we you know we're going to see that 124 00:04:51,950 --> 00:04:49,020 it all gets done correctly and then 125 00:04:53,900 --> 00:04:51,960 hopefully wednesday morning Oh 700 if 126 00:04:56,570 --> 00:04:53,910 all goes well we'll get to see the the 127 00:04:58,130 --> 00:04:56,580 thing we all want to go do so I have 128 00:05:00,620 --> 00:04:58,140 nothing else dad unless you do highs I 129 00:05:02,150 --> 00:05:00,630 just wanna mention david gears also the 130 00:05:05,060 --> 00:05:02,160 program manager of dragons that's over 131 00:05:07,340 --> 00:05:05,070 there and and he's pushing as his team 132 00:05:10,250 --> 00:05:07,350 to to to to this huge effort over the 133 00:05:11,450 --> 00:05:10,260 cost last couple years I personally 134 00:05:15,710 --> 00:05:11,460 think it's the coolest looking 135 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:15,720 spacecraft you can see and yeah that's 136 00:05:21,740 --> 00:05:17,160 that's the main thing I'm really I'm 137 00:05:22,910 --> 00:05:21,750 really excited about this okay so at 138 00:05:25,430 --> 00:05:22,920 this time we'll open it up to questions 139 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:25,440 first in the room and on the line if you 140 00:05:29,270 --> 00:05:26,730 have a question on the line we ask that 141 00:05:31,220 --> 00:05:29,280 you press star one before you ask a 142 00:05:32,630 --> 00:05:31,230 question and in the room we will pass 143 00:05:34,460 --> 00:05:32,640 the mic to you and if you could state 144 00:05:36,260 --> 00:05:34,470 your name and your affiliation that 145 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:36,270 would be very helpful look I'm very 146 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:39,570 hopeful so we'll go ahead and start out 147 00:05:48,410 --> 00:05:46,050 with Irene here hi Irene Klotz with the 148 00:05:50,570 --> 00:05:48,420 with Reuters a couple questions for Hans 149 00:05:53,210 --> 00:05:50,580 um can you describe a little bit the 150 00:05:57,380 --> 00:05:53,220 setup at the pad for this test what you 151 00:06:00,470 --> 00:05:57,390 built to host the dragon on and then you 152 00:06:02,090 --> 00:06:00,480 know we're used to seeing dragon fly and 153 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:02,100 use the thrusters and everything so 154 00:06:06,110 --> 00:06:03,510 maybe you could explain a little bit 155 00:06:11,690 --> 00:06:06,120 about what is what's never been done 156 00:06:14,180 --> 00:06:11,700 before as part of the test Thanks yeah 157 00:06:16,330 --> 00:06:14,190 so the pad the pad is a big hole 158 00:06:19,430 --> 00:06:16,340 basically reg with the flame duct and 159 00:06:21,170 --> 00:06:19,440 for the rocket we have the big 160 00:06:23,630 --> 00:06:21,180 transporter erector that we pulled over 161 00:06:24,980 --> 00:06:23,640 the hole and if you mention not having 162 00:06:28,190 --> 00:06:24,990 the top part of that but having the 163 00:06:29,570 --> 00:06:28,200 bottom part basically rebuild and that's 164 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:29,580 pretty much what we did we have a steel 165 00:06:36,470 --> 00:06:33,690 frame that covers the whole and has a is 166 00:06:38,570 --> 00:06:36,480 a simulated upper part of the rocket 167 00:06:39,580 --> 00:06:38,580 basically on top of that and then the 168 00:06:43,060 --> 00:06:39,590 trunk which is 169 00:06:46,060 --> 00:06:43,070 the body between dragon and the stage 170 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:46,070 sits on top of that it has fins you see 171 00:06:50,140 --> 00:06:47,930 this very prominently and then on top of 172 00:06:53,830 --> 00:06:50,150 that is dragon so it will be released 173 00:06:57,550 --> 00:06:53,840 from this stage extension part at 174 00:07:00,850 --> 00:06:57,560 liftoff and then the flame flame duct 175 00:07:05,470 --> 00:07:00,860 will take the flames largely second 176 00:07:08,590 --> 00:07:05,480 question was I was newly maneuvering 177 00:07:11,170 --> 00:07:08,600 right yes firing thrusters and basically 178 00:07:13,870 --> 00:07:11,180 what are you trying to demonstrate with 179 00:07:17,230 --> 00:07:13,880 this test that's different what we'd see 180 00:07:18,340 --> 00:07:17,240 during our returning cargo dragon yeah 181 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:18,350 so if you if you look at traditional 182 00:07:22,990 --> 00:07:20,510 launch escape systems there's actually 183 00:07:25,810 --> 00:07:23,000 one just outside the building here and 184 00:07:28,330 --> 00:07:25,820 also solid rocket motors they're sitting 185 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:28,340 there the first proud of the rocket when 186 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:31,040 it launches and in case those are use 187 00:07:35,770 --> 00:07:33,170 they're going to ignite plastic capsule 188 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:35,780 actually but pulled it out and gathered 189 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:38,090 away that's the idea behind the that the 190 00:07:41,530 --> 00:07:39,290 traditional launch escape tower 191 00:07:44,970 --> 00:07:41,540 basically and if you look at the system 192 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:44,980 out there that's that's a big system and 193 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:48,260 and and incidentally you have to get rid 194 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:49,610 of it before you get to orbit right 195 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:51,410 because otherwise you have the system in 196 00:07:55,450 --> 00:07:53,510 orbit so every time you fly you have a 197 00:07:58,540 --> 00:07:55,460 separation event that is very critical 198 00:07:59,980 --> 00:07:58,550 and yes the launch towers provide safety 199 00:08:02,080 --> 00:07:59,990 but then there's also this critical 200 00:08:04,450 --> 00:08:02,090 event so it's kind of like a trait we on 201 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:04,460 the other side we have a liquid 202 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:06,290 propellant system and we the propel you 203 00:08:11,860 --> 00:08:08,810 use in orbit or potentially for landing 204 00:08:15,010 --> 00:08:11,870 you can use that same propellant for for 205 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:15,020 launch escape on the board basically and 206 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:17,450 then use your parachute for landing or 207 00:08:21,430 --> 00:08:19,250 because you don't go to already don't 208 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:21,440 need the propellant and of it anymore so 209 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:23,930 it basically used a propellant that you 210 00:08:29,470 --> 00:08:27,170 have anyways on board it makes it that 211 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:29,480 makes it lighter and it also because you 212 00:08:33,660 --> 00:08:31,010 don't have the separation event you 213 00:08:37,540 --> 00:08:33,670 don't have to throw the way every time 214 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:37,550 you make it to some extent safer it's 215 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:40,130 integrated into your system so you you 216 00:08:44,230 --> 00:08:41,930 have redundancy in the system that you 217 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:44,240 also use for for other parts so I think 218 00:08:47,950 --> 00:08:46,490 overall it's the more integrated 219 00:08:50,770 --> 00:08:47,960 approach is the more sophisticated 220 00:08:51,810 --> 00:08:50,780 modern approach and in my opinion it's 221 00:08:54,180 --> 00:08:51,820 also the 222 00:08:57,660 --> 00:08:54,190 the safer approach to to launch launch 223 00:09:00,090 --> 00:08:57,670 escape it basically closes a loop on 224 00:09:02,820 --> 00:09:00,100 previous on some of the Rockets there 225 00:09:04,950 --> 00:09:02,830 are times when you can't get out and on 226 00:09:07,830 --> 00:09:04,960 this particular vehicle you can always 227 00:09:09,540 --> 00:09:07,840 get out whatever happens to Falcon 9 you 228 00:09:12,270 --> 00:09:09,550 will be able to pull out the the 229 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:12,280 astronauts and and land them safety on 230 00:09:18,270 --> 00:09:15,730 this crew dragon and that is and in my 231 00:09:21,510 --> 00:09:18,280 opinion this will make it the most the 232 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:21,520 most safe this safest vehicle that that 233 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:24,370 you can can can possibly fly when I had 234 00:09:27,690 --> 00:09:26,170 one thing Irene that it's kind of a 235 00:09:29,310 --> 00:09:27,700 distinction between this test and what 236 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:29,320 you might see on an actual launch day of 237 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:31,570 course there's no actual rocket sitting 238 00:09:35,610 --> 00:09:33,550 underneath the the dragon in the trunk 239 00:09:37,380 --> 00:09:35,620 this time we'll be launching almost from 240 00:09:38,970 --> 00:09:37,390 ground level so one of the things we're 241 00:09:40,380 --> 00:09:38,980 doing different is there will be water 242 00:09:41,970 --> 00:09:40,390 coming in from the side because if your 243 00:09:43,740 --> 00:09:41,980 way up high you don't have to worry 244 00:09:45,150 --> 00:09:43,750 about ground effect noise that sound 245 00:09:46,830 --> 00:09:45,160 coming back and hitting you is hard so 246 00:09:48,900 --> 00:09:46,840 for the purpose of this test will also 247 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:48,910 be using some sound suppression water so 248 00:09:56,010 --> 00:09:50,170 that's that's something you'll see it's 249 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:56,020 a little different than all Jason Ryan 250 00:09:59,190 --> 00:09:57,610 for spaceflight insider.com this is 251 00:10:00,960 --> 00:09:59,200 going to be kind of playing off Irene 252 00:10:03,060 --> 00:10:00,970 but directed towards John John we've 253 00:10:05,310 --> 00:10:03,070 with mercury and with Apollo and with 254 00:10:07,830 --> 00:10:05,320 Soyuz we get very used to seeing a loss 255 00:10:08,970 --> 00:10:07,840 used it last use and now we're not going 256 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:08,980 to see that we're going to see this new 257 00:10:13,140 --> 00:10:11,710 system what has been NASA's of reaction 258 00:10:15,420 --> 00:10:13,150 to this new system and can you give us 259 00:10:18,030 --> 00:10:15,430 any specific aspects of what NASA has 260 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:18,040 looked at when it's looks a new launch 261 00:10:24,180 --> 00:10:21,490 abort system for Dragon the launch abort 262 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:24,190 system comes from a requirement we have 263 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:26,890 for for loss of crew or lock as we like 264 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:29,410 to call it in the business how you 265 00:10:33,210 --> 00:10:31,450 accomplish that so that's part of the 266 00:10:34,770 --> 00:10:33,220 reason for commercial crew is let's go 267 00:10:36,930 --> 00:10:34,780 be innovative and see what other people 268 00:10:39,300 --> 00:10:36,940 are thinking and and there are different 269 00:10:40,860 --> 00:10:39,310 ways to do business and so that SpaceX 270 00:10:43,530 --> 00:10:40,870 came up with this way we think is 271 00:10:45,300 --> 00:10:43,540 fantastic we see inherently there's 272 00:10:47,310 --> 00:10:45,310 nothing wrong with going and putting the 273 00:10:49,380 --> 00:10:47,320 Rockets on the side and is Hans has 274 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:49,390 pointed out you you get some benefits 275 00:10:53,340 --> 00:10:51,850 from doing that you can eventually they 276 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:53,350 hope someday to be able to do a 277 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:54,730 propulsive landing if they don't have to 278 00:10:58,140 --> 00:10:56,530 do an abort they can use those same 279 00:11:00,540 --> 00:10:58,150 rockets for landing whereas if you had a 280 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:00,550 conventional launch escape system on top 281 00:11:05,010 --> 00:11:02,890 you know once you get up above a certain 282 00:11:05,610 --> 00:11:05,020 point you would always blast that away 283 00:11:07,410 --> 00:11:05,620 and that's another 284 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:07,420 point that has made which is you can use 285 00:11:11,340 --> 00:11:09,130 these aboard engines all the way to 286 00:11:13,470 --> 00:11:11,350 orbit whereas with the old mercury and 287 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:13,480 Apollo launch escape systems you got to 288 00:11:17,490 --> 00:11:15,210 a certain altitude and you jettisoned it 289 00:11:19,740 --> 00:11:17,500 with this capsule you have the ability 290 00:11:21,540 --> 00:11:19,750 all the way to orbit to get away from 291 00:11:25,050 --> 00:11:21,550 something that's malfunctioning beneath 292 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:25,060 you so we see no inherent problem with 293 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:27,130 doing it this way its innovative and 294 00:11:30,060 --> 00:11:28,810 that's really part of the whole reason 295 00:11:31,860 --> 00:11:30,070 we're doing commercial crew let's go 296 00:11:37,860 --> 00:11:31,870 learn to do business a new way a little 297 00:11:39,990 --> 00:11:37,870 bit J Patterson with CT news junkie com 298 00:11:41,850 --> 00:11:40,000 can you give us some information on the 299 00:11:43,680 --> 00:11:41,860 tests test measurements that you're 300 00:11:45,269 --> 00:11:43,690 going to take on this during this what 301 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:45,279 type of information and how many 302 00:11:50,190 --> 00:11:47,830 channels are measuring oh I don't know 303 00:11:51,930 --> 00:11:50,200 how many channels themselves but it's 304 00:11:54,660 --> 00:11:51,940 going to be a lot of instrumentation on 305 00:11:57,269 --> 00:11:54,670 this vehicle a lot and and we measure 306 00:12:00,810 --> 00:11:57,279 vibration this vibration sensors 3 x's 307 00:12:03,660 --> 00:12:00,820 excels basically obviously attitude the 308 00:12:05,519 --> 00:12:03,670 several gyros on there there's load load 309 00:12:08,310 --> 00:12:05,529 cells and some of those parts 310 00:12:10,949 --> 00:12:08,320 temperature sensors on the outside to 311 00:12:14,630 --> 00:12:10,959 see how the how they heat heat flux 312 00:12:17,190 --> 00:12:14,640 changes acoustic sensor microphones 313 00:12:19,380 --> 00:12:17,200 house house environment for the 314 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:19,390 astronaut there's a there's a dummy in 315 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:21,970 there that it's equipped and we will see 316 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:26,050 how the dummy will do right let's see 317 00:12:29,730 --> 00:12:28,300 did I forget anything I this this is 318 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:29,740 basically a flying flying 319 00:12:33,510 --> 00:12:32,170 instrumentation deck yeah the end of the 320 00:12:35,670 --> 00:12:33,520 day is a lot of instrumentation and it 321 00:12:39,870 --> 00:12:35,680 trunk y yeah yeah and then it's actually 322 00:12:41,340 --> 00:12:39,880 I mean this this is in a transmitter but 323 00:12:43,019 --> 00:12:41,350 you have the luxury it doesn't it 324 00:12:44,610 --> 00:12:43,029 doesn't go very far in the end of the 325 00:12:47,070 --> 00:12:44,620 day so you can you can actually save 326 00:12:49,530 --> 00:12:47,080 data there and there's also a lots of 327 00:12:51,690 --> 00:12:49,540 cameras right I mean those cameras are 328 00:12:55,140 --> 00:12:51,700 going to create hopefully really cool 329 00:12:57,420 --> 00:12:55,150 pictures exactly um so I'm pretty sure 330 00:12:59,040 --> 00:12:57,430 when we when we get it back there's 331 00:13:02,760 --> 00:12:59,050 going to be lots of data analysis lots 332 00:13:04,590 --> 00:13:02,770 of you know cool pictures and a new data 333 00:13:06,449 --> 00:13:04,600 for that's I mean that that at the end 334 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:06,459 of the day is the point of the test I'd 335 00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:08,130 like we collect data we see how it goes 336 00:13:14,790 --> 00:13:12,310 and then we see if you have to make it 337 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:14,800 out any modifications or if you can fly 338 00:13:19,230 --> 00:13:18,970 right away and you'll see that's that's 339 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:19,240 the 340 00:13:30,930 --> 00:13:28,810 let's go get a lot of data and whatever 341 00:13:37,139 --> 00:13:30,940 is applicable towards certification 342 00:13:38,370 --> 00:13:37,149 that's what they'll go use I'm sorry to 343 00:13:40,260 --> 00:13:38,380 bother you guys again but I just 344 00:13:42,389 --> 00:13:40,270 thinking with this flight we're looking 345 00:13:44,850 --> 00:13:42,399 forward to cruise returning to flight 346 00:13:46,470 --> 00:13:44,860 from Kennedy from Cape Canaveral can you 347 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:46,480 talk a little bit a little bit off topic 348 00:13:49,889 --> 00:13:48,610 about the what's being done or is 349 00:13:51,210 --> 00:13:49,899 anything being done it's already 350 00:13:53,460 --> 00:13:51,220 designed from the guinea the merlin 1d 351 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:53,470 to get to be crew rated it was it 352 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:54,910 designed to be created and is it built 353 00:13:58,470 --> 00:13:56,770 that way from the beginning or is it any 354 00:14:00,060 --> 00:13:58,480 modification is going to be need need to 355 00:14:02,550 --> 00:14:00,070 be made to the merlin 1d to make it to 356 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:02,560 be able to launch cruise thank you yeah 357 00:14:09,660 --> 00:14:06,370 so so one day actually 1d and the Falcon 358 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:09,670 9 was always screw rated and to me this 359 00:14:13,980 --> 00:14:11,370 looked always a little bit optimistic 360 00:14:15,660 --> 00:14:13,990 right but but as I said earlier that the 361 00:14:17,850 --> 00:14:15,670 goal of SpaceX was always human 362 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:17,860 spaceflight and we never let any doubt 363 00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:19,330 and if you recall the first Dragon 364 00:14:25,530 --> 00:14:23,350 capsule was after all a cargo ship at 365 00:14:26,850 --> 00:14:25,540 headed window yeah and there was our way 366 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:26,860 of saying look I mean we're ready for 367 00:14:35,190 --> 00:14:30,490 astronauts we just we just we just need 368 00:14:36,690 --> 00:14:35,200 some help with it and and and so there's 369 00:14:38,340 --> 00:14:36,700 a certain safety factors that you have 370 00:14:40,230 --> 00:14:38,350 to keep and those are already worked 371 00:14:42,090 --> 00:14:40,240 into M&D and already worked into the 372 00:14:45,690 --> 00:14:42,100 vehicle so from right from the get-go 373 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:45,700 it's interesting because the way the way 374 00:14:49,650 --> 00:14:47,890 this works out is net for dragon the 375 00:14:51,090 --> 00:14:49,660 loads are different than for faring so 376 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:51,100 you actually you actually don't lose any 377 00:14:55,230 --> 00:14:53,290 performance it's actually a right on the 378 00:14:58,500 --> 00:14:55,240 money for that what you would have for 379 00:15:00,060 --> 00:14:58,510 pure satellite missions anyways so it 380 00:15:03,090 --> 00:15:00,070 worked out well we have the right safety 381 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:03,100 factors in there and and we now in the 382 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:06,490 process towards certifying both vehicles 383 00:15:19,019 --> 00:15:15,690 Irene Klotz with Reuters again as far as 384 00:15:22,670 --> 00:15:19,029 the firing of the of the thrusters in 385 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:22,680 the atmosphere when a when the dragon 386 00:15:27,990 --> 00:15:25,690 when the dragon cargo ship is returning 387 00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:28,000 is there ever a time that the thrusters 388 00:15:32,730 --> 00:15:30,040 are firing for maneuverability or 389 00:15:37,110 --> 00:15:32,740 steering so I guess I'm I appreciate the 390 00:15:39,530 --> 00:15:37,120 the response that you gave about how 391 00:15:43,170 --> 00:15:39,540 this operates as a launch escape system 392 00:15:47,910 --> 00:15:43,180 compared to a tower what I was asking 393 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:47,920 about as well is the operations to 394 00:15:55,380 --> 00:15:51,730 perform abort scenarios compared to how 395 00:15:58,260 --> 00:15:55,390 you already are using dragon in Opera in 396 00:16:02,760 --> 00:15:58,270 in space operations I mean it's 397 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:02,770 definitely different 2 2 2 run stressors 398 00:16:09,570 --> 00:16:05,140 in the air under under atmospheric 399 00:16:13,260 --> 00:16:09,580 pressure this particular case the super 400 00:16:15,410 --> 00:16:13,270 trackers are big thrusters they really 401 00:16:17,940 --> 00:16:15,420 be compared to the Drago's we fly on 402 00:16:20,819 --> 00:16:17,950 cargo dragon on the the Drake was 403 00:16:23,699 --> 00:16:20,829 actually on on this crew dragon 244 404 00:16:26,190 --> 00:16:23,709 added control and for the fine orbital 405 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:26,200 maneuvering that we do in orbit these 406 00:16:34,139 --> 00:16:31,450 are ya total total thrusters are 20,000 407 00:16:37,980 --> 00:16:34,149 pounds so it's it's just it's a lot of 408 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:37,990 cake yeah and what we've or example what 409 00:16:42,090 --> 00:16:39,850 we haven't done is we haven't run all 410 00:16:43,260 --> 00:16:42,100 them together so so this will be the 411 00:16:45,329 --> 00:16:43,270 first time you actually run them 412 00:16:49,350 --> 00:16:45,339 together the integrated propulsion 413 00:16:52,019 --> 00:16:49,360 system will run for the first time on on 414 00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:52,029 this test basically and that that of 415 00:16:56,790 --> 00:16:54,760 course is a big deal that's a test that 416 00:16:59,910 --> 00:16:56,800 is elaborate you can be careful it's a 417 00:17:02,130 --> 00:16:59,920 hopper goes after all so a lot of a lot 418 00:17:07,199 --> 00:17:02,140 of things have to to work to to make 419 00:17:09,150 --> 00:17:07,209 this test successful I i do like John 420 00:17:11,429 --> 00:17:09,160 did I want to point out its its its 421 00:17:13,590 --> 00:17:11,439 development test it's a it's a brand-new 422 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:13,600 vehicle that's a very it's a very 423 00:17:20,189 --> 00:17:17,050 complex vehicle it's a at it's been in 424 00:17:23,159 --> 00:17:20,199 the works for a long time too and you 425 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:23,169 know test the tests go this way or that 426 00:17:25,620 --> 00:17:24,190 way so 427 00:17:28,260 --> 00:17:25,630 I just want to lower the expectation 428 00:17:29,700 --> 00:17:28,270 that might be we need more time and it 429 00:17:31,950 --> 00:17:29,710 might be that we need to troubleshoot on 430 00:17:34,260 --> 00:17:31,960 certain certain things but but overall 431 00:17:36,510 --> 00:17:34,270 this particular I don't expect any any 432 00:17:38,220 --> 00:17:36,520 issues on the propulsion system just 433 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:38,230 because it is in the air because we test 434 00:17:45,870 --> 00:17:42,010 them usually in the in ambient pressure 435 00:17:48,090 --> 00:17:45,880 too but it's a different application 436 00:17:50,070 --> 00:17:48,100 than from the in space application 437 00:17:52,110 --> 00:17:50,080 obviously we point out a couple of 438 00:17:55,350 --> 00:17:52,120 really kind of neat things about the 439 00:17:57,470 --> 00:17:55,360 souper Draco's as as Hans alluded to the 440 00:17:59,370 --> 00:17:57,480 most we've ever tested together is to 441 00:18:01,590 --> 00:17:59,380 SpaceX folks out at Thurman Gregor 442 00:18:04,110 --> 00:18:01,600 facility and this will be the first time 443 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:04,120 all eight have ignited at the same time 444 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:06,220 to me one of the cool things about the 445 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:07,810 souper Draco's is they are printed 446 00:18:13,290 --> 00:18:10,710 engines these are 3d printed engines and 447 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:13,300 the folks back at Hawthorne and McGregor 448 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:14,650 working together have done an incredible 449 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:17,650 job to develop this engine very very 450 00:18:21,660 --> 00:18:20,050 quickly they went through a lot of 451 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:21,670 iterations of the design some of which 452 00:18:24,870 --> 00:18:23,410 were not printed and they finally 453 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:24,880 settled on this one and and all 454 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:26,770 indications are it's going to do a super 455 00:18:35,910 --> 00:18:33,010 job is there a guidance navigation on 456 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:35,920 the vehicle and what sort of range 457 00:18:40,950 --> 00:18:39,310 safety it's just whatever we like to use 458 00:18:43,410 --> 00:18:40,960 are you there they're gonna be kind of 459 00:18:45,540 --> 00:18:43,420 as part of this guidance is running and 460 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:45,550 guidance and control obviously is one of 461 00:18:49,980 --> 00:18:47,860 the things we test and of the integrated 462 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:49,990 system from the rain safety perspective 463 00:18:55,380 --> 00:18:51,970 that there's a certain model for pound 464 00:18:57,660 --> 00:18:55,390 on board and it can go so far and we 465 00:18:59,580 --> 00:18:57,670 just clear the whole area make sure 466 00:19:01,380 --> 00:18:59,590 nobody's in those in that circle and 467 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:01,390 then we do the test so I mean safety 468 00:19:08,490 --> 00:19:04,810 wise is it's a pretty simple device I 469 00:19:10,470 --> 00:19:08,500 can't get no there's no distract on it 470 00:19:11,940 --> 00:19:10,480 and it can it I don't want to say it 471 00:19:14,010 --> 00:19:11,950 can't get very far because I think she 472 00:19:15,510 --> 00:19:14,020 can't get pretty far but but you know 473 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:15,520 what I mean right that compared to a 474 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:17,890 rocket it can't get very far I think 475 00:19:25,050 --> 00:19:19,960 they're talking at a two point two mile 476 00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:25,060 radius clear on on test day right lane 477 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:29,710 Harmon space head newscom we SpaceX is 478 00:19:35,910 --> 00:19:31,090 doing a lot of development so this is 479 00:19:37,450 --> 00:19:35,920 more Hans on April sixteenth Gwen shot 480 00:19:38,950 --> 00:19:37,460 well actually said that 481 00:19:40,810 --> 00:19:38,960 she didn't want to land on a barge it 482 00:19:45,789 --> 00:19:40,820 anymore that she wants to land on land 483 00:19:48,669 --> 00:19:45,799 on the 18th Ilan said that he threw a 484 00:19:52,120 --> 00:19:48,679 Twitter that he wants to try the barge 485 00:19:59,680 --> 00:19:52,130 again in june any further comment on 486 00:20:03,010 --> 00:19:59,690 that so first a drone ships right but it 487 00:20:05,590 --> 00:20:03,020 it depends on the range and rather we 488 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:05,600 have approval to do this and so I'm 489 00:20:10,049 --> 00:20:06,770 depending on which flight they were 490 00:20:12,639 --> 00:20:10,059 talking they might have both be right 491 00:20:15,190 --> 00:20:12,649 there there are asked to flights right 492 00:20:18,399 --> 00:20:15,200 now where we work on returning to land 493 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:18,409 but it is correct that we do want to go 494 00:20:26,980 --> 00:20:22,490 back to land because the the drone ship 495 00:20:30,340 --> 00:20:26,990 is expensive obviously and and you need 496 00:20:33,090 --> 00:20:30,350 to pull pull back the pull back for a 497 00:20:37,180 --> 00:20:33,100 couple hundred miles and takes time 498 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:37,190 rather as a problem and go just coming 499 00:20:40,419 --> 00:20:38,570 back to land is actually that's what you 500 00:20:42,039 --> 00:20:40,429 want right you want to have a land we 501 00:20:46,750 --> 00:20:42,049 have a landing site here I'm landing 502 00:20:49,470 --> 00:20:46,760 site one I used to be LT 13 down there 503 00:20:51,789 --> 00:20:49,480 and and so imagine you land down there 504 00:20:54,580 --> 00:20:51,799 you check out the vehicle you break it 505 00:20:56,350 --> 00:20:54,590 over you bring it up to the launch pad 506 00:20:59,200 --> 00:20:56,360 and you launch it again that's that's 507 00:21:02,380 --> 00:20:59,210 division and obviously the barge is 508 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:02,390 sorry the don't ship the drone ship is 509 00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:05,570 something that that we did because it 510 00:21:12,250 --> 00:21:09,130 takes less performance of the rocket and 511 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:12,260 it's something that is from a safety 512 00:21:21,399 --> 00:21:16,250 perspective easier to do but it's it's 513 00:21:22,990 --> 00:21:21,409 an intermediate step I Steven Clark with 514 00:21:26,049 --> 00:21:23,000 spaceflight now a couple of questions 515 00:21:27,639 --> 00:21:26,059 first for Hans can you go in a little 516 00:21:29,889 --> 00:21:27,649 more detail about the flight sequence 517 00:21:31,299 --> 00:21:29,899 and the parameters of the flight what 518 00:21:32,830 --> 00:21:31,309 altitude do you reach how far offshore 519 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:32,840 do you splash down what's the recovery 520 00:21:39,399 --> 00:21:37,039 plan etc and also for either one of you 521 00:21:41,409 --> 00:21:39,409 or maybe both of you what are the 522 00:21:43,149 --> 00:21:41,419 success criteria for this test what what 523 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:43,159 do you need to see from this test to be 524 00:21:45,909 --> 00:21:44,510 able to move forward and be comfortable 525 00:21:49,629 --> 00:21:45,919 with the performance of the abort system 526 00:21:51,190 --> 00:21:49,639 thanks so the victor goes the nominal 527 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:51,200 trajectory is going to fall 528 00:21:57,909 --> 00:21:54,590 500 feet altitude and the landing points 529 00:21:59,259 --> 00:21:57,919 about 6,000 feet to the east but what 530 00:22:02,289 --> 00:21:59,269 you will see is when it takes off it 531 00:22:07,690 --> 00:22:02,299 will pitch slightly over to the east at 532 00:22:10,379 --> 00:22:07,700 least I think it is east and a good 533 00:22:13,419 --> 00:22:10,389 point this the towards towards the ocean 534 00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:13,429 it will it will be burned short I mean 535 00:22:19,870 --> 00:22:17,480 it's a six second burn that you will it 536 00:22:22,870 --> 00:22:19,880 will be over by the time you here and 537 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:22,880 then the code the coast goes pretty 538 00:22:29,620 --> 00:22:25,610 quickly too and it reaches the 4500 feet 539 00:22:31,539 --> 00:22:29,630 you see the trunk separate then a couple 540 00:22:34,779 --> 00:22:31,549 seconds later you see the drugs come out 541 00:22:38,710 --> 00:22:34,789 drugs will catch their reefed so they 542 00:22:42,330 --> 00:22:38,720 have to rethink stages i believe so you 543 00:22:44,470 --> 00:22:42,340 will see them getting bigger it takes a 544 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:44,480 half a minute something like that and 545 00:22:50,139 --> 00:22:46,850 then you see the main coming out and and 546 00:22:53,649 --> 00:22:50,149 deploy also in one we think there are 547 00:22:57,430 --> 00:22:53,659 two weaving States I believe ya know 548 00:23:03,639 --> 00:22:57,440 it's three yeah 3 main parachutes two 549 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:03,649 tokes yes and and then then you see 550 00:23:09,460 --> 00:23:07,610 basically watering from from tests 551 00:23:12,669 --> 00:23:09,470 success there's a whole list of criteria 552 00:23:15,610 --> 00:23:12,679 and that that what we want to see but 553 00:23:18,159 --> 00:23:15,620 you know the test is the test can be 554 00:23:20,980 --> 00:23:18,169 successful even if part of the tests are 555 00:23:23,590 --> 00:23:20,990 not successful now because we do have 556 00:23:27,129 --> 00:23:23,600 another we have the in in flight aboard 557 00:23:29,980 --> 00:23:27,139 coming up later this year so there are 558 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:29,990 certain things we can we can repeat on 559 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:37,010 this particular test we do to me you 560 00:23:42,759 --> 00:23:40,010 want to show that you can move the 561 00:23:46,149 --> 00:23:42,769 astronauts away from over the problem is 562 00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:46,159 and land them safely that that to me 563 00:23:51,669 --> 00:23:49,370 that demonstration is really one of the 564 00:23:55,210 --> 00:23:51,679 key parts together with with gathering 565 00:23:59,019 --> 00:23:55,220 data that can improve the vehicle or 566 00:24:01,060 --> 00:23:59,029 show we did a perfect job somewhere in 567 00:24:03,549 --> 00:24:01,070 between those they didn't there's all 568 00:24:04,549 --> 00:24:03,559 gray areas of success I mean even even 569 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:04,559 you folks or 570 00:24:08,450 --> 00:24:06,330 friends in the press you you'd like to 571 00:24:10,610 --> 00:24:08,460 refer to Apollo 13 as a successful 572 00:24:12,769 --> 00:24:10,620 failure so you can in the midst of 573 00:24:14,899 --> 00:24:12,779 problems it does not have to be flawless 574 00:24:17,869 --> 00:24:14,909 for us to call it successful the point 575 00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:17,879 is to gather data now obviously you know 576 00:24:22,489 --> 00:24:20,220 perfectly successful is exactly as Hans 577 00:24:24,259 --> 00:24:22,499 described but we can live with something 578 00:24:26,690 --> 00:24:24,269 less than perfect and and no matter what 579 00:24:28,220 --> 00:24:26,700 happens on test day we are going to 580 00:24:29,930 --> 00:24:28,230 learn a lot and that's why we're here 581 00:24:32,590 --> 00:24:29,940 this is a development test I can't 582 00:24:35,330 --> 00:24:32,600 emphasize that enough let's go learn 583 00:24:36,889 --> 00:24:35,340 this is we're just we're just big kids 584 00:24:39,590 --> 00:24:36,899 with expensive toys I guess you could 585 00:24:41,090 --> 00:24:39,600 say so with that we're going to go to a 586 00:24:43,159 --> 00:24:41,100 few quick questions on the line and come 587 00:24:44,899 --> 00:24:43,169 back for questions on the room so we're 588 00:24:48,919 --> 00:24:44,909 going to go to Tariq Malik with space 589 00:24:52,039 --> 00:24:48,929 com hello thank you very much for for 590 00:24:53,869 --> 00:24:52,049 doing this today my primary question I 591 00:24:55,970 --> 00:24:53,879 think maybe for for Hans and I have a 592 00:24:58,580 --> 00:24:55,980 quick follow-up hans i'm just wondering 593 00:25:00,409 --> 00:24:58,590 for this point how fast is is the 594 00:25:01,879 --> 00:25:00,419 dragonship going to be going do you have 595 00:25:05,060 --> 00:25:01,889 an estimate on what g-loads your dummy 596 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:05,070 is going to see and does the dummy have 597 00:25:09,019 --> 00:25:07,110 a name I guess they have a nickname at 598 00:25:13,159 --> 00:25:09,029 SpaceX thank you I start with the easy 599 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:13,169 product that dummy's name is Buster the 600 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:18,570 the g-load is roughly 4 24 24 24 now how 601 00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:21,690 of GS and it is early in the morning and 602 00:25:28,549 --> 00:25:24,600 by the end of the burn at the end of the 603 00:25:32,799 --> 00:25:28,559 six seconds it going between 150-200 80 604 00:25:37,730 --> 00:25:32,809 meters per second and that is x 24 knots 605 00:25:39,919 --> 00:25:37,740 so it's about 300 300 knock knots so 606 00:25:41,899 --> 00:25:39,929 you're going pretty fast for the fact 607 00:25:45,109 --> 00:25:41,909 that you only stepped on the gas for six 608 00:25:52,129 --> 00:25:45,119 seconds that's probably faster than 609 00:25:55,580 --> 00:25:52,139 Tesla going straight up maybe and did I 610 00:25:57,379 --> 00:25:55,590 answer all your questions um yes that 611 00:25:59,269 --> 00:25:57,389 that's great we'll just one final quick 612 00:26:02,029 --> 00:25:59,279 one was it how will SpaceX be reporting 613 00:26:03,980 --> 00:26:02,039 out the results of the test will to be 614 00:26:06,710 --> 00:26:03,990 just a release or are you planning a 615 00:26:08,090 --> 00:26:06,720 briefing later in the day just how do 616 00:26:09,919 --> 00:26:08,100 you plan to share that information thank 617 00:26:12,619 --> 00:26:09,929 you honestly you put me on the spot I 618 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:12,629 don't know the I'm pretty sure we will 619 00:26:18,450 --> 00:26:15,250 communicate some somehow what 620 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:18,460 what happened and how how it worked out 621 00:26:25,050 --> 00:26:23,290 but I have not seen any plans okay we 622 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:25,060 have another question James Dean from 623 00:26:32,310 --> 00:26:29,890 Florida today I think have a couple 624 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:32,320 questions I'm first a thanks for all the 625 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:34,330 description of the the flight profile 626 00:26:37,530 --> 00:26:35,770 was just wondering if you could and 627 00:26:39,900 --> 00:26:37,540 maybe it's a little weathered dependent 628 00:26:41,790 --> 00:26:39,910 but so I wouldn't be able to convey like 629 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:41,800 people out in the community who are 630 00:26:45,450 --> 00:26:42,850 going to be interested in watching it 631 00:26:47,190 --> 00:26:45,460 may not be right up close do you think 632 00:26:49,590 --> 00:26:47,200 this is something that they will easily 633 00:26:52,380 --> 00:26:49,600 be able to see what they see smoke and 634 00:26:54,360 --> 00:26:52,390 fire pouring out of the super Draco's or 635 00:26:56,310 --> 00:26:54,370 will they just need a shoot or you just 636 00:27:00,120 --> 00:26:56,320 got to get a picture of what you know 637 00:27:02,460 --> 00:27:00,130 people around the area it essentially be 638 00:27:04,140 --> 00:27:02,470 able to see I'm pretty sure you can see 639 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:04,150 it I mean it is going to go it's going 640 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:05,890 to go up to 5,000 feet and we gonna be 641 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:08,170 gonna separate the trunk there so at 642 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:11,890 least that as I said don't wait for the 643 00:27:18,540 --> 00:27:16,930 sound because it's probably gone no I 644 00:27:21,390 --> 00:27:18,550 pretty shy pretty sure you can you can 645 00:27:24,690 --> 00:27:21,400 see this and and and get an idea on how 646 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:24,700 high it goes and maybe see the drugs 647 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:28,210 come out to I think you probably is Hans 648 00:27:32,730 --> 00:27:30,730 suggest I think you'd be able to see as 649 00:27:34,020 --> 00:27:32,740 it's getting up into the atmosphere a 650 00:27:35,670 --> 00:27:34,030 little bit during the last two or three 651 00:27:36,990 --> 00:27:35,680 seconds it'll be will clear enough 652 00:27:38,670 --> 00:27:37,000 you'll be able to see some of the smoke 653 00:27:40,770 --> 00:27:38,680 and fire and and then there's a little 654 00:27:43,710 --> 00:27:40,780 bit of residual that occurs as it 655 00:27:44,940 --> 00:27:43,720 cruises on up in its trajectory you 656 00:27:46,770 --> 00:27:44,950 should be able to see the trunk separate 657 00:27:48,990 --> 00:27:46,780 that should be clearly visible and 658 00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:49,000 you'll definitely see the drugs and i'm 659 00:27:52,830 --> 00:27:50,230 pretty sure to be able to see at least 660 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:52,840 the mains get through reefing one before 661 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:54,370 if you're in one of the clear areas 662 00:27:59,040 --> 00:27:55,930 before you see it disappear below the 663 00:28:00,900 --> 00:27:59,050 horizon however i mean you best as a 664 00:28:03,420 --> 00:28:00,910 webcast it might be more convenient to 665 00:28:05,460 --> 00:28:03,430 do this from it's Wednesday morning 666 00:28:09,420 --> 00:28:05,470 seven o'clock so from your office yeah 667 00:28:10,410 --> 00:28:09,430 it's a sunrise about 6 45 somewhere in 668 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:10,420 there that morning so right after 669 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:13,450 sunrise so so the web the web cast also 670 00:28:18,330 --> 00:28:14,890 keeps you informed it's a long launch 671 00:28:20,550 --> 00:28:18,340 window it so it goes from seven to two 672 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:20,560 early i believe in the afternoon so and 673 00:28:25,410 --> 00:28:22,770 bear with us as we said this is a 674 00:28:27,910 --> 00:28:25,420 development test you want to make sure 675 00:28:29,710 --> 00:28:27,920 it goes well so we might 676 00:28:32,830 --> 00:28:29,720 you might wait for the right moment you 677 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:32,840 might check things again we might need 678 00:28:37,230 --> 00:28:34,610 more time just to get it done that's why 679 00:28:40,540 --> 00:28:37,240 the launch window is so long and and 680 00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:40,550 don't don't get upset when you know yeah 681 00:28:44,020 --> 00:28:42,230 we go Slater we don't have an orbit or a 682 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:44,030 space station to catch it's not a 683 00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:47,530 patient I'm we need to do this right now 684 00:28:54,220 --> 00:28:51,140 John just kind of continuing for a bit 685 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:54,230 on the historical context here I wanted 686 00:28:59,020 --> 00:28:56,810 it if you could say I mean to your 687 00:29:02,950 --> 00:28:59,030 knowledge have we ever seen a test like 688 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:02,960 this of a crew capsule aboard system 689 00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:07,370 from Cape Canaveral and furthermore I 690 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:09,110 guess I just wondered if you could we 691 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:11,210 talk a little bit about the sort of 692 00:29:16,210 --> 00:29:13,730 difference of the pusher system from 693 00:29:20,050 --> 00:29:16,220 traditional system if you could maybe 694 00:29:21,790 --> 00:29:20,060 just put it in the context of of in 695 00:29:23,290 --> 00:29:21,800 comparison to shuttle you know which 696 00:29:27,940 --> 00:29:23,300 didn't have the support capability at 697 00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:27,950 all now whichever system might be used 698 00:29:33,790 --> 00:29:32,030 how presumably it's a improvement a 699 00:29:34,870 --> 00:29:33,800 significant improvement over that and I 700 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:34,880 don't know if you could translate that 701 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:39,010 into any probabilities at this stage of 702 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:40,790 thoughts of crew and things like that 703 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:45,530 but just sort of safety kruseman bélgica 704 00:29:51,130 --> 00:29:48,170 shuttle what boy James you're full of 705 00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:51,140 question this morning I'll try to get to 706 00:29:58,270 --> 00:29:53,510 it and you let me know if I don't get to 707 00:30:00,520 --> 00:29:58,280 all of your points historically I since 708 00:30:02,260 --> 00:30:00,530 I regret I wasn't here for Mercury 709 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:02,270 Gemini Apollo I would have loved to have 710 00:30:07,270 --> 00:30:04,970 been here back during those days I don't 711 00:30:10,450 --> 00:30:07,280 personally recall launch abort system 712 00:30:12,580 --> 00:30:10,460 tests from here now as far as a pusher 713 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:12,590 system goes I know up at Wallops they 714 00:30:19,540 --> 00:30:16,010 did a pusher system test up there at one 715 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:19,550 time but this to my knowledge what 716 00:30:23,140 --> 00:30:21,530 SpaceX is doing is the first time we've 717 00:30:25,180 --> 00:30:23,150 seen anything certainly from a 718 00:30:29,710 --> 00:30:25,190 side-mounted that this is revolutionary 719 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:29,720 in that regard on a side-mounted launch 720 00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:32,690 abort system it correct back during 721 00:30:36,790 --> 00:30:34,190 shuttle we did not have a launch escape 722 00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:36,800 system you got to remember when the when 723 00:30:43,750 --> 00:30:39,710 the shuttle was developed we were NASA 724 00:30:44,980 --> 00:30:43,760 was was very much feeling it's oats we 725 00:30:47,530 --> 00:30:44,990 had just gone to the moon which 726 00:30:48,970 --> 00:30:47,540 everybody said was impossible and so we 727 00:30:51,460 --> 00:30:48,980 designed a spaceship we thought we could 728 00:30:56,050 --> 00:30:51,470 design a spaceship that did not need one 729 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:56,060 and we did and as as physics and nature 730 00:31:00,070 --> 00:30:57,770 will sometimes do they taught us a 731 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:00,080 lesson that maybe you should not go do 732 00:31:03,580 --> 00:31:01,850 that so our lesson learned how to 733 00:31:05,140 --> 00:31:03,590 shuttle while it is a tremendous and we 734 00:31:08,050 --> 00:31:05,150 and we tried to build the reliability 735 00:31:10,390 --> 00:31:08,060 into that so we wouldn't need that you 736 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:10,400 can get even better loss of crude 737 00:31:14,230 --> 00:31:12,410 numbers if you have an escape system so 738 00:31:16,060 --> 00:31:14,240 our lesson learned coming out of shuttle 739 00:31:17,950 --> 00:31:16,070 was let's go do that let's buy even more 740 00:31:20,170 --> 00:31:17,960 safety for the astronauts than we had 741 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:20,180 let's let's not just build it in let's 742 00:31:23,710 --> 00:31:22,610 also have an escape system and and in 743 00:31:25,420 --> 00:31:23,720 the commercial crews that's where we 744 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:25,430 were coming from because you've got to 745 00:31:30,130 --> 00:31:26,570 remember and when Commercial Crew 746 00:31:32,020 --> 00:31:30,140 started our objective was not to get 747 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:32,030 astronauts to the space station but to 748 00:31:36,850 --> 00:31:33,890 enable the private sector to develop 749 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:36,860 rockets and spaceships to carry anybody 750 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:39,890 into space it is only since we've been 751 00:31:43,330 --> 00:31:41,510 in for a few years that we have come to 752 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:43,340 the ultimate goal of now we were 753 00:31:46,420 --> 00:31:44,930 thinking about procuring them to take 754 00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:46,430 our astronauts to the space station so 755 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:48,950 if you're going to develop a private 756 00:31:54,430 --> 00:31:50,930 sector capability let's make it as safe 757 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:54,440 as possible for anybody because as you 758 00:31:58,210 --> 00:31:56,690 folks well no I think we're doing 759 00:32:01,870 --> 00:31:58,220 something historic hear what I like to 760 00:32:05,140 --> 00:32:01,880 tell people is if if you believe in in 761 00:32:07,630 --> 00:32:05,150 the future where two three four 762 00:32:10,030 --> 00:32:07,640 generations from now our kids grandkids 763 00:32:12,070 --> 00:32:10,040 great-grandkids go to a spaceport the 764 00:32:14,140 --> 00:32:12,080 way you and I go to a airport right now 765 00:32:16,210 --> 00:32:14,150 and they get on a rocket to go fly 766 00:32:20,770 --> 00:32:16,220 somewhere in the solar system or 767 00:32:22,420 --> 00:32:20,780 hopefully beyond the DNA of that private 768 00:32:24,010 --> 00:32:22,430 sector capability will be and what we 769 00:32:25,990 --> 00:32:24,020 are doing in the Commercial Crew program 770 00:32:27,970 --> 00:32:26,000 with SpaceX and with the Boeing folks 771 00:32:29,710 --> 00:32:27,980 right now and so that's what gets me 772 00:32:31,570 --> 00:32:29,720 excited about being a part of this I 773 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:31,580 can't imagine doing anything else right 774 00:32:39,910 --> 00:32:35,330 now I love this so did I get your 775 00:32:41,470 --> 00:32:39,920 questions James thank you okay so with 776 00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:41,480 that we'll go to Robert Pearlman on the 777 00:32:49,750 --> 00:32:45,110 line with collectspace.com I thanks a 778 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:49,760 couple of questions for Hans you 779 00:32:54,430 --> 00:32:51,530 mentioned that Buster's on board can you 780 00:32:57,119 --> 00:32:54,440 describe how Howie them seated 781 00:32:59,649 --> 00:32:57,129 he seated in the same type of seat that 782 00:33:02,169 --> 00:32:59,659 astronauts will use and how many of the 783 00:33:04,749 --> 00:33:02,179 seats are on board and what are what are 784 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:04,759 the surroundings in terms of is there a 785 00:33:10,810 --> 00:33:07,490 mass simulator for the control panel or 786 00:33:12,129 --> 00:33:10,820 an actual control panel and and how much 787 00:33:16,659 --> 00:33:12,139 weight are you carrying in terms of 788 00:33:20,110 --> 00:33:16,669 equivalent for a crew so um I've seen a 789 00:33:23,919 --> 00:33:20,120 picture of Buster and the seat is very 790 00:33:25,749 --> 00:33:23,929 comfortable and it's tied tied down like 791 00:33:28,810 --> 00:33:25,759 an astronaut so that that is very 792 00:33:32,289 --> 00:33:28,820 similar to that I've seen masses or mass 793 00:33:34,869 --> 00:33:32,299 dummies like basically alumina believe 794 00:33:37,409 --> 00:33:34,879 for the for the other astronauts so we 795 00:33:40,659 --> 00:33:37,419 replicate the weight on the on the seats 796 00:33:42,279 --> 00:33:40,669 you know just just the way it's it would 797 00:33:46,149 --> 00:33:42,289 be for astronauts I guess heavy and 798 00:33:49,450 --> 00:33:46,159 light astronauts I presume you question 799 00:33:50,919 --> 00:33:49,460 about the control panel puzzles I think 800 00:33:53,470 --> 00:33:50,929 that's I think I saw the control panel 801 00:33:58,149 --> 00:33:53,480 Thank it's not in there okay it's not in 802 00:34:01,240 --> 00:33:58,159 there so we we simulate largely the 803 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:01,250 astronaut masses we will you know 804 00:34:06,759 --> 00:34:05,090 obviously the the response of of all the 805 00:34:11,740 --> 00:34:06,769 forces on the astronaut is one of them 806 00:34:13,359 --> 00:34:11,750 the key things we be measure and we will 807 00:34:17,139 --> 00:34:13,369 check with Buster after the landing how 808 00:34:18,399 --> 00:34:17,149 he feels he's already been in there for 809 00:34:22,450 --> 00:34:18,409 a long time and he's still got a ways to 810 00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:22,460 go so it's Syria I just a good follow-up 811 00:34:28,030 --> 00:34:26,089 in terms of after splashdown where do 812 00:34:30,099 --> 00:34:28,040 you bring dragon back to you how long do 813 00:34:32,169 --> 00:34:30,109 you expect it to take to get back to 814 00:34:34,119 --> 00:34:32,179 port and then once it's back at port 815 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:34,129 where does drag and go from there just 816 00:34:38,290 --> 00:34:36,530 are you doing the post here I mean post 817 00:34:40,990 --> 00:34:38,300 in Florida or does it go back to Texas 818 00:34:44,349 --> 00:34:41,000 or California it's going to go back to 819 00:34:48,099 --> 00:34:44,359 Texas and we will do some some more 820 00:34:51,220 --> 00:34:48,109 detailed inspections in Texas but we 821 00:34:53,290 --> 00:34:51,230 will do the domain the immediate 822 00:34:58,390 --> 00:34:53,300 operations on a barge and in this case 823 00:35:02,440 --> 00:34:58,400 you can say about out there is Boche has 824 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:02,450 no engines here and it sits right now 825 00:35:08,270 --> 00:35:05,490 we're getting the port the system works 826 00:35:15,590 --> 00:35:08,280 I don't think we've finalized that we 827 00:35:16,970 --> 00:35:15,600 have a couple more days to go okay with 828 00:35:18,230 --> 00:35:16,980 that I believe our last question on the 829 00:35:21,260 --> 00:35:18,240 line is from Mary and Kramer with 830 00:35:23,060 --> 00:35:21,270 Mashable hi thank you very much for 831 00:35:26,150 --> 00:35:23,070 doing this on site a couple quick 832 00:35:28,670 --> 00:35:26,160 questions that's all I know the test is 833 00:35:30,859 --> 00:35:28,680 very short but is there any chance that 834 00:35:33,770 --> 00:35:30,869 we'll be able to see footage from some 835 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:33,780 of the onboard cameras as the dragon is 836 00:35:41,870 --> 00:35:37,290 flying and also if all goes according to 837 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:41,880 plan how long until the next flights are 838 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:43,770 there inside aboard and thanks so much 839 00:35:48,290 --> 00:35:46,410 yeah so so the first question was can we 840 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:48,300 see the video on the outside i'm pretty 841 00:35:54,020 --> 00:35:51,090 sure we we will see how the video is and 842 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:54,030 if it is good then we've been in the 843 00:36:01,250 --> 00:35:56,970 habit of publishing our cool and 844 00:36:03,230 --> 00:36:01,260 not-so-cool videos and and I guess we've 845 00:36:05,690 --> 00:36:03,240 been pretty open with that so so you can 846 00:36:07,190 --> 00:36:05,700 you can you can bet on that it's going 847 00:36:11,420 --> 00:36:07,200 to be some some cool pictures i'm pretty 848 00:36:15,290 --> 00:36:11,430 sure and ok the second question 849 00:36:16,790 --> 00:36:15,300 regarding the the next test with it I so 850 00:36:21,770 --> 00:36:16,800 that's a plan the plan is later this 851 00:36:23,630 --> 00:36:21,780 year or in in summer basically but I 852 00:36:27,650 --> 00:36:23,640 must also say it depends on how this 853 00:36:30,740 --> 00:36:27,660 test goes and what we actually find out 854 00:36:34,010 --> 00:36:30,750 in this test whole whole purpose of the 855 00:36:36,109 --> 00:36:34,020 test we also need to make sure that the 856 00:36:37,820 --> 00:36:36,119 capsule goes in and instilled salt water 857 00:36:39,170 --> 00:36:37,830 so we get wins it we got to make sure 858 00:36:43,580 --> 00:36:39,180 everything is fine everything's good to 859 00:36:47,270 --> 00:36:43,590 go so that schedule is planned right now 860 00:36:49,490 --> 00:36:47,280 for for later this summer but like for 861 00:36:52,340 --> 00:36:49,500 the test itself bear with us and and 862 00:36:55,340 --> 00:36:52,350 give us a time to work this out safely 863 00:36:58,609 --> 00:36:55,350 and intelligently so that the next test 864 00:37:01,700 --> 00:36:58,619 is going to be success done yeah Kiko 865 00:37:02,690 --> 00:37:01,710 and then the talented folks here when 866 00:37:04,250 --> 00:37:02,700 they get it out of the water they're 867 00:37:05,720 --> 00:37:04,260 going to look and see if any they've 868 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:05,730 tried to seal it up so that no salt 869 00:37:10,340 --> 00:37:08,670 water gets in I be willing to bet some 870 00:37:12,580 --> 00:37:10,350 well they'll rinsed off and that's the 871 00:37:14,420 --> 00:37:12,590 big thing let's get it back to McGregor 872 00:37:16,130 --> 00:37:14,430 decontaminated take a look at all the 873 00:37:17,870 --> 00:37:16,140 components see how they fared from the 874 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:17,880 test that's a big thing then that's what 875 00:37:20,300 --> 00:37:19,050 tells you when 876 00:37:22,190 --> 00:37:20,310 and you can be ready to go do the 877 00:37:26,060 --> 00:37:22,200 in-flight abort test which we hope is 878 00:37:28,340 --> 00:37:26,070 later this year that's the plan and that 879 00:37:33,310 --> 00:37:28,350 same capsule will be used hopefully for 880 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:35,780 yes yeah that's it yeah it's the same 881 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:37,530 camp we will fly the same capsule on 882 00:37:45,170 --> 00:37:42,690 both tests okay with that will go back 883 00:37:48,020 --> 00:37:45,180 to Irene here in the room Thanks on the 884 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:48,030 in-flight abort test went at what 885 00:37:55,130 --> 00:37:51,570 altitude are you currently targeting to 886 00:37:59,060 --> 00:37:55,140 release the capsule yeah the insider 887 00:38:01,370 --> 00:37:59,070 that we brought is a is actually that's 888 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:01,380 a test nobody has done before let's want 889 00:38:06,590 --> 00:38:03,210 to point this out at least I don't 890 00:38:10,790 --> 00:38:06,600 remember this well I haven't heard 891 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:10,800 anything about this ok so the insider 892 00:38:15,770 --> 00:38:13,050 bot happens that mask you which is the 893 00:38:18,290 --> 00:38:15,780 critical face actually that's where many 894 00:38:19,850 --> 00:38:18,300 things many do the loads on the on the 895 00:38:24,830 --> 00:38:19,860 orchid are pretty pretty high as the 896 00:38:28,430 --> 00:38:24,840 highest max Q and that is typically at 897 00:38:30,950 --> 00:38:28,440 like 13 kilometers that's about 38 3 898 00:38:33,110 --> 00:38:30,960 40,000 feet altitude and the in flight 899 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:33,120 aboard will mimic this it will go to the 900 00:38:40,550 --> 00:38:38,160 right altitude and to the right speed to 901 00:38:44,180 --> 00:38:40,560 replicate this this particular situation 902 00:38:47,270 --> 00:38:44,190 which is pretty elaborate it's a very 903 00:38:49,370 --> 00:38:47,280 lava test let me let me explain because 904 00:38:51,740 --> 00:38:49,380 we use this term all the time and no one 905 00:38:54,020 --> 00:38:51,750 ever really explains it max Q its 906 00:38:55,910 --> 00:38:54,030 maximum dynamic pressure but but so the 907 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:55,920 dynamic pressures is a combination of so 908 00:38:59,360 --> 00:38:57,210 as you go up in the atmosphere obviously 909 00:39:01,730 --> 00:38:59,370 the atmospheric pressure gets less dense 910 00:39:02,990 --> 00:39:01,740 it gets thinner but you're also ramming 911 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:03,000 into the air much faster cause you're 912 00:39:05,990 --> 00:39:04,050 accelerating through it so the 913 00:39:07,970 --> 00:39:06,000 combination of the static air pressure 914 00:39:09,950 --> 00:39:07,980 as well as the pressure the air you're 915 00:39:11,690 --> 00:39:09,960 running into faster and faster it 916 00:39:15,170 --> 00:39:11,700 reaches a point like this and then it 917 00:39:16,790 --> 00:39:15,180 precipitously falls off and so it max Q 918 00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:16,800 is where when you try to get away from 919 00:39:20,270 --> 00:39:18,630 the rocket it's going to try and suck 920 00:39:21,650 --> 00:39:20,280 you back to it the hardest and its top 921 00:39:23,150 --> 00:39:21,660 it's trying to stop you just the 922 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:23,160 pressure it sells trying to stop you but 923 00:39:27,050 --> 00:39:25,650 also the vortices behind they're trying 924 00:39:29,799 --> 00:39:27,060 to suck you back into the rocket so 925 00:39:34,839 --> 00:39:29,809 that's why we do it at max Q 926 00:39:37,449 --> 00:39:34,849 and an astronaut band the on the in the 927 00:39:40,449 --> 00:39:37,459 CC dev program Blue Origin tested a 928 00:39:42,759 --> 00:39:40,459 pusher escape system can you John maybe 929 00:39:46,509 --> 00:39:42,769 talk a little bit or Hans about how this 930 00:39:48,279 --> 00:39:46,519 system is different I'm gonna have to 931 00:39:50,259 --> 00:39:48,289 confess I don't know much about their 932 00:39:52,689 --> 00:39:50,269 pusher escape system so i really would 933 00:39:54,459 --> 00:39:52,699 have to to do some research i am not 934 00:39:57,759 --> 00:39:54,469 qualified to answer that question i'm 935 00:39:59,410 --> 00:39:57,769 sorry me neither i have not is that was 936 00:40:04,029 --> 00:39:59,420 that like a test like a year or two 937 00:40:06,189 --> 00:40:04,039 years ago something like that yeah it 938 00:40:08,319 --> 00:40:06,199 looked good on video I saw that I do 939 00:40:09,489 --> 00:40:08,329 remember that I'm the in flight aboard 940 00:40:12,609 --> 00:40:09,499 is there any reason why you're doing 941 00:40:17,410 --> 00:40:12,619 that in California um it's mostly we 942 00:40:21,459 --> 00:40:17,420 really busy here we've had five launches 943 00:40:23,049 --> 00:40:21,469 in four months this year and and and it 944 00:40:25,660 --> 00:40:23,059 there's no let-up right there's just 945 00:40:28,329 --> 00:40:25,670 it's just hard for this in between and 946 00:40:30,969 --> 00:40:28,339 in van Berg there's more more i'm 947 00:40:33,579 --> 00:40:30,979 scheduled availability primarily it's 948 00:40:34,839 --> 00:40:33,589 the shorter commute to and just give you 949 00:40:36,429 --> 00:40:34,849 an idea you know I told you early we're 950 00:40:37,870 --> 00:40:36,439 launching this from the ground not on 951 00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:37,880 top of rocket so one of the things I 952 00:40:41,019 --> 00:40:39,380 have to do that that affects them 953 00:40:44,380 --> 00:40:41,029 they've got to remove the catenary wires 954 00:40:48,099 --> 00:40:44,390 that are above the pad and they've kiko 955 00:40:49,269 --> 00:40:48,109 are they done doing that in process so 956 00:40:51,039 --> 00:40:49,279 therefore they got to go remove those 957 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:51,049 wires because otherwise the normal 958 00:40:55,299 --> 00:40:53,420 trajectory from a ground-based launch 959 00:40:56,499 --> 00:40:55,309 abort test would fly through those wires 960 00:40:58,059 --> 00:40:56,509 now if you're on top of a rocket that 961 00:40:59,859 --> 00:40:58,069 were to happen we're smart enough not to 962 00:41:01,239 --> 00:40:59,869 go through the wires but this is on Mars 963 00:41:03,219 --> 00:41:01,249 there as you see in their eyes take over 964 00:41:10,029 --> 00:41:03,229 right yeah so there's still lightning 965 00:41:12,269 --> 00:41:10,039 protection right reclines me with Wi-Fi 966 00:41:14,919 --> 00:41:12,279 t radio public radio for the Space Coast 967 00:41:18,069 --> 00:41:14,929 what factors would the weather play on 968 00:41:23,229 --> 00:41:18,079 wednesday the weather will be great just 969 00:41:24,609 --> 00:41:23,239 like today we have no other guy here so 970 00:41:26,079 --> 00:41:24,619 wind of course is the main the main 971 00:41:29,709 --> 00:41:26,089 concern if the wind comes on the wrong 972 00:41:32,620 --> 00:41:29,719 side we may not be able to launch in 973 00:41:35,679 --> 00:41:32,630 particular if you have high winds on 974 00:41:37,479 --> 00:41:35,689 shore right as this direction here that 975 00:41:40,089 --> 00:41:37,489 would be that would that would cause us 976 00:41:42,750 --> 00:41:40,099 to wait on the other side it's pretty 977 00:41:45,270 --> 00:41:42,760 unlikely and 978 00:41:47,580 --> 00:41:45,280 sure not being very cooperative for the 979 00:41:50,130 --> 00:41:47,590 last couple launches I hope the weather 980 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:50,140 will make it up and be really nice and 981 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:52,090 have the right wind direction for for 982 00:41:56,550 --> 00:41:54,850 Wednesday but yeah it depends on the 983 00:41:57,870 --> 00:41:56,560 weather and that's one of the reasons 984 00:41:59,220 --> 00:41:57,880 they're doing it at seven o'clock in the 985 00:42:00,480 --> 00:41:59,230 morning because you know we this year we 986 00:42:03,780 --> 00:42:00,490 seem to have gotten into an earlier 987 00:42:05,130 --> 00:42:03,790 summer pattern and so let's do it in the 988 00:42:07,530 --> 00:42:05,140 morning before anything has time to 989 00:42:11,330 --> 00:42:07,540 build up potentially if I want trouble I 990 00:42:21,390 --> 00:42:16,050 okay are there any other questions in 991 00:42:23,190 --> 00:42:21,400 the room Stephen Clark spaceflight now 992 00:42:25,110 --> 00:42:23,200 again just a quick one what's the mass 993 00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:25,120 of the spacecraft or the vehicle that 994 00:42:31,590 --> 00:42:27,130 you're going to be testing so the whole 995 00:42:35,730 --> 00:42:31,600 stack is 21,000 pounds and then there's 996 00:42:36,930 --> 00:42:35,740 3,500 pounds per pound of that real 997 00:42:39,060 --> 00:42:36,940 quick when Jason Ryan spaceflight 998 00:42:40,830 --> 00:42:39,070 insider up how far do you think that the 999 00:42:43,860 --> 00:42:40,840 Dragon will travel out into the Atlantic 1000 00:42:44,940 --> 00:42:43,870 so then the nominal distant also 1001 00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:44,950 depending on the wind of course but 1002 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:47,730 nominally at 6,000 feet about a mile and 1003 00:42:54,030 --> 00:42:51,130 it puts you I believe the shoreline is 1004 00:42:57,330 --> 00:42:54,040 right at 3,000 miles so it puts you in 1005 00:42:59,040 --> 00:42:57,340 sorry 3,000 feet so the shoreline is 1006 00:43:00,570 --> 00:42:59,050 3,000 feet are we going to 6,000 feet so 1007 00:43:04,290 --> 00:43:00,580 it puts you puts you safely into the 1008 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:04,300 water okay with that we'd like to thank 1009 00:43:07,860 --> 00:43:06,010 John and Hans for taking time out of 1010 00:43:10,350 --> 00:43:07,870 their busy day to join us today we are 1011 00:43:12,510 --> 00:43:10,360 just as excited as they are to have this 1012 00:43:15,090 --> 00:43:12,520 pad abort test go off and we can't wait 1013 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:15,100 to see the crew Dragon take flight the 1014 00:43:18,450 --> 00:43:16,690 test will be aired live on NASA 1015 00:43:22,590 --> 00:43:18,460 television and we will start coverage 1016 00:43:26,190 --> 00:43:22,600 about 25 minutes before the test will 1017 00:43:29,370 --> 00:43:26,200 also be blogging live on blogs at nasa 1018 00:43:30,540 --> 00:43:29,380 gov board / Commercial Crew thank you so