1 00:01:05,750 --> 00:00:34,220 [Music] 2 00:01:26,469 --> 00:01:08,340 this is nasa tv 3 00:01:28,310 --> 00:01:26,479 [Music] 4 00:01:29,749 --> 00:01:28,320 good morning i'm nasa's gary jordan 5 00:01:31,830 --> 00:01:29,759 thank you for joining us remotely for 6 00:01:34,310 --> 00:01:31,840 the first in our series of briefings to 7 00:01:36,469 --> 00:01:34,320 preview the upcoming crew one mission 8 00:01:38,149 --> 00:01:36,479 the first crew rotation mission on a u.s 9 00:01:40,469 --> 00:01:38,159 commercial spacecraft to the 10 00:01:42,630 --> 00:01:40,479 international space station for nasa and 11 00:01:44,069 --> 00:01:42,640 for spacex this briefing will kick off 12 00:01:46,149 --> 00:01:44,079 today's agenda with updates from 13 00:01:48,630 --> 00:01:46,159 leadership representing both nasa and 14 00:01:50,230 --> 00:01:48,640 spacex joining our esteemed panel coming 15 00:01:51,749 --> 00:01:50,240 from nasa's headquarters in washington 16 00:01:54,389 --> 00:01:51,759 we have nasa administrator jim 17 00:01:55,910 --> 00:01:54,399 bridenstine and kathy leaders associate 18 00:01:57,910 --> 00:01:55,920 administrator for nasa's human 19 00:01:59,910 --> 00:01:57,920 exploration and operations mission 20 00:02:01,830 --> 00:01:59,920 directorate representing spacex from 21 00:02:03,910 --> 00:02:01,840 hawthorne california we welcome hans 22 00:02:05,990 --> 00:02:03,920 kunigsman vice president of build and 23 00:02:07,270 --> 00:02:06,000 rely at flight reliability 24 00:02:09,109 --> 00:02:07,280 we'll first start with some opening 25 00:02:10,869 --> 00:02:09,119 comments from each of our briefers 26 00:02:12,550 --> 00:02:10,879 before opening it up for questions we'll 27 00:02:15,190 --> 00:02:12,560 be taking questions on our phone bridge 28 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:15,200 as well as on our social media platforms 29 00:02:18,390 --> 00:02:16,720 if you're on the phone please press star 30 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:18,400 one to add your name to our queue and 31 00:02:23,110 --> 00:02:20,400 ask a question if you're on social media 32 00:02:24,869 --> 00:02:23,120 use the hashtag ask nasa we'll begin 33 00:02:28,470 --> 00:02:24,879 with initial remarks from administrator 34 00:02:33,750 --> 00:02:31,430 mary um i think everybody knows we are 35 00:02:35,750 --> 00:02:33,760 now in this new era of human space 36 00:02:37,990 --> 00:02:35,760 flight where nasa is a customer not the 37 00:02:40,470 --> 00:02:38,000 owner and operator of the hardware and 38 00:02:42,949 --> 00:02:40,480 so that's very exciting what's exciting 39 00:02:45,030 --> 00:02:42,959 about this upcoming mission is that we 40 00:02:47,670 --> 00:02:45,040 are actually going to fly a certified 41 00:02:49,990 --> 00:02:47,680 crew dragon and and and the idea that 42 00:02:53,190 --> 00:02:50,000 we're going from a test vehicle which 43 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:53,200 was what we flew on dm2 to now a 44 00:02:56,869 --> 00:02:55,519 certified crew vehicle for regular 45 00:02:58,309 --> 00:02:56,879 rotation 46 00:03:00,470 --> 00:02:58,319 of flights 47 00:03:02,790 --> 00:03:00,480 this is a this is another milestone a 48 00:03:04,470 --> 00:03:02,800 critical milestone in the development of 49 00:03:06,149 --> 00:03:04,480 our ability to launch american 50 00:03:09,430 --> 00:03:06,159 astronauts on american rockets from 51 00:03:11,430 --> 00:03:09,440 american soil now sustainably so these 52 00:03:13,190 --> 00:03:11,440 are these are very exciting times a 53 00:03:14,710 --> 00:03:13,200 couple of things that make this mission 54 00:03:16,949 --> 00:03:14,720 even more exciting 55 00:03:19,350 --> 00:03:16,959 number one we're going to have 56 00:03:23,110 --> 00:03:19,360 an international partner with us on this 57 00:03:24,390 --> 00:03:23,120 very first crew mission soichi sun from 58 00:03:26,470 --> 00:03:24,400 japan 59 00:03:28,149 --> 00:03:26,480 he's of course a veteran astronaut he's 60 00:03:30,550 --> 00:03:28,159 done amazing work on on the 61 00:03:33,030 --> 00:03:30,560 international space station already 62 00:03:36,070 --> 00:03:33,040 and now he's going to go back with us 63 00:03:37,670 --> 00:03:36,080 again this time on an american rocket 64 00:03:39,830 --> 00:03:37,680 the other big thing is we're actually 65 00:03:41,910 --> 00:03:39,840 increasing the capacity to do research 66 00:03:43,509 --> 00:03:41,920 on the international space station so 67 00:03:45,430 --> 00:03:43,519 when we increase the number of 68 00:03:46,390 --> 00:03:45,440 astronauts on board we're going to be 69 00:03:48,470 --> 00:03:46,400 able to get 70 00:03:50,229 --> 00:03:48,480 three times as much science done and 71 00:03:51,750 --> 00:03:50,239 three times as much technology 72 00:03:53,509 --> 00:03:51,760 development complete 73 00:03:56,149 --> 00:03:53,519 and all of that is critically important 74 00:03:58,710 --> 00:03:56,159 for for our artemis program and 75 00:04:00,470 --> 00:03:58,720 eventually our mars program so as we 76 00:04:02,789 --> 00:04:00,480 develop moon to mars we're going to be 77 00:04:05,030 --> 00:04:02,799 using low earth orbit to test all of 78 00:04:06,869 --> 00:04:05,040 these capabilities and technologies 79 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:06,879 ultimately to create a sustainable 80 00:04:10,309 --> 00:04:08,959 return to the moon and then take all of 81 00:04:13,270 --> 00:04:10,319 that knowledge 82 00:04:15,190 --> 00:04:13,280 onto mars so so this particular mission 83 00:04:16,789 --> 00:04:15,200 is another critical milestone we're very 84 00:04:18,390 --> 00:04:16,799 excited about it 85 00:04:20,310 --> 00:04:18,400 and and of course we've got a great 86 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:20,320 panel today to discuss these and other 87 00:04:24,150 --> 00:04:22,560 things so so thank you gary and i'll 88 00:04:25,749 --> 00:04:24,160 look forward to answering questions a 89 00:04:27,510 --> 00:04:25,759 little later on 90 00:04:31,670 --> 00:04:27,520 thank you administrator will now hand it 91 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:33,189 thank you so much i always hate to 92 00:04:36,469 --> 00:04:34,880 follow jim because he does such a great 93 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:36,479 job so 94 00:04:40,230 --> 00:04:38,560 i wanted to kind of emphasize that as 95 00:04:43,430 --> 00:04:40,240 jim had mentioned this is a great 96 00:04:46,070 --> 00:04:43,440 milestone for us it's a culmination of 97 00:04:48,070 --> 00:04:46,080 many many years of work with nasa and 98 00:04:49,670 --> 00:04:48,080 spacex and 99 00:04:51,990 --> 00:04:49,680 there's a lot of folks out there that 100 00:04:54,230 --> 00:04:52,000 contributed to us getting where we are 101 00:04:56,550 --> 00:04:54,240 today and i really would like to thank 102 00:04:59,030 --> 00:04:56,560 the team that has gotten us here 103 00:05:02,310 --> 00:04:59,040 a tremendous amount of work 104 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:02,320 and and obviously for my past job this 105 00:05:05,510 --> 00:05:03,680 means a lot 106 00:05:08,469 --> 00:05:05,520 but i'm really looking forward to my new 107 00:05:11,350 --> 00:05:08,479 role continued in to see the success of 108 00:05:13,670 --> 00:05:11,360 this commercial crew program 109 00:05:15,590 --> 00:05:13,680 as i was able to for the first time i 110 00:05:17,909 --> 00:05:15,600 think actually provide breaking news 111 00:05:19,749 --> 00:05:17,919 last night that we're moving towards the 112 00:05:23,670 --> 00:05:19,759 the launch being on 113 00:05:25,189 --> 00:05:23,680 october 31st a nice halloween launch 114 00:05:27,909 --> 00:05:25,199 and 115 00:05:29,749 --> 00:05:27,919 moving towards this we've been the 116 00:05:33,029 --> 00:05:29,759 team's been carefully laying out 117 00:05:36,070 --> 00:05:33,039 planning working through the sequence of 118 00:05:39,110 --> 00:05:36,080 of the timing of the soyuz arrival it's 119 00:05:41,270 --> 00:05:39,120 a very busy october for us soyuz arrival 120 00:05:42,950 --> 00:05:41,280 getting everything ready and then and 121 00:05:44,550 --> 00:05:42,960 then obviously getting ready for crew 122 00:05:46,710 --> 00:05:44,560 one um 123 00:05:48,550 --> 00:05:46,720 we're very excited to be heading into 124 00:05:51,350 --> 00:05:48,560 our operational missions this has been 125 00:05:53,749 --> 00:05:51,360 this is a culmination of of a dream of 126 00:05:57,110 --> 00:05:53,759 us to have commercial crew 127 00:06:00,950 --> 00:05:57,120 rotation seats up on station and looking 128 00:06:07,670 --> 00:06:02,629 thank you kathy now we'll hand it over 129 00:06:12,070 --> 00:06:09,590 yeah good morning i'm honored to be here 130 00:06:13,830 --> 00:06:12,080 with the uh my nasa colleagues and i 131 00:06:16,390 --> 00:06:13,840 would like to thank them for working 132 00:06:18,309 --> 00:06:16,400 with us and entrusting us flying nasa 133 00:06:20,550 --> 00:06:18,319 astronaut um 134 00:06:22,950 --> 00:06:20,560 to do the international space station 135 00:06:23,830 --> 00:06:22,960 on the crew dragon first operational 136 00:06:26,790 --> 00:06:23,840 mission 137 00:06:28,950 --> 00:06:26,800 the uh as has been mentioned the uh 138 00:06:31,430 --> 00:06:28,960 the uh we're targeting right now the 139 00:06:33,110 --> 00:06:31,440 october 31st but uh it's very early in 140 00:06:34,650 --> 00:06:33,120 the morning it's 2 40. it's actually 141 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:34,660 still the october 30 in 142 00:06:37,990 --> 00:06:36,240 [Music] 143 00:06:39,670 --> 00:06:38,000 california 144 00:06:41,350 --> 00:06:39,680 for this particular launch 145 00:06:43,590 --> 00:06:41,360 we're happy to support nasa and any 146 00:06:46,790 --> 00:06:43,600 schedule that they need and we will use 147 00:06:49,670 --> 00:06:46,800 the additional time to review 148 00:06:51,510 --> 00:06:49,680 things build records whatever we have um 149 00:06:53,990 --> 00:06:51,520 over and over again until we're really 150 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:54,000 sure that we are safe safe to fly in in 151 00:06:58,710 --> 00:06:56,960 general um you know we we will we will 152 00:07:02,309 --> 00:06:58,720 fly when we are ready to fly that's been 153 00:07:04,710 --> 00:07:02,319 our our promise all the time and that's 154 00:07:06,070 --> 00:07:04,720 what we did in the last mission 155 00:07:07,670 --> 00:07:06,080 um 156 00:07:09,510 --> 00:07:07,680 for the past year and and working 157 00:07:12,230 --> 00:07:09,520 closely with nasa we have been super 158 00:07:14,710 --> 00:07:12,240 busy and uh had a couple couple missions 159 00:07:17,110 --> 00:07:14,720 that got us to this point in time here 160 00:07:19,110 --> 00:07:17,120 we launched two cs mission among them 161 00:07:21,510 --> 00:07:19,120 the last um 162 00:07:22,550 --> 00:07:21,520 the last dragon one resupply mission 163 00:07:27,510 --> 00:07:22,560 and uh 164 00:07:30,150 --> 00:07:27,520 everybody has been in service by now for 165 00:07:32,070 --> 00:07:30,160 10 years which seems seems incredible 166 00:07:34,230 --> 00:07:32,080 and it's been such a such a remarkable 167 00:07:36,710 --> 00:07:34,240 and successful program it uh 168 00:07:39,189 --> 00:07:36,720 helped us develop uh you know our 169 00:07:41,189 --> 00:07:39,199 capability on both building spacecraft 170 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:41,199 operating spacecraft 171 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:43,039 and last not least working with nasa and 172 00:07:46,790 --> 00:07:44,800 working with the the international space 173 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:46,800 station it's all been super exciting and 174 00:07:51,670 --> 00:07:49,680 uh and and very important 175 00:07:53,430 --> 00:07:51,680 um we really like to thank nasa for all 176 00:07:56,390 --> 00:07:53,440 the support throughout the company's 177 00:07:58,390 --> 00:07:56,400 history and uh getting us to this point 178 00:08:01,189 --> 00:07:58,400 then we also did a in-flight escape 179 00:08:03,909 --> 00:08:01,199 demonstration in uh january and then of 180 00:08:06,869 --> 00:08:03,919 course if you if you recall in may uh 181 00:08:07,830 --> 00:08:06,879 this year we launched the demo 2 mission 182 00:08:12,150 --> 00:08:07,840 and 183 00:08:13,670 --> 00:08:12,160 united states for the first time since 184 00:08:15,589 --> 00:08:13,680 nine years 185 00:08:17,670 --> 00:08:15,599 it was an amazing mission and it was an 186 00:08:20,869 --> 00:08:17,680 incredible honor to fly doug 187 00:08:38,260 --> 00:08:20,879 bob and duck and i do have a quick demo 188 00:08:38,270 --> 00:08:58,070 [Music] 189 00:09:04,949 --> 00:09:00,790 good morning welcome aboard 190 00:09:07,509 --> 00:09:04,959 dragon spacex com check ground stations 191 00:09:09,590 --> 00:09:07,519 spacex dragon or go for launch let's 192 00:09:10,630 --> 00:09:09,600 light this candle 193 00:09:11,430 --> 00:09:10,640 three 194 00:09:12,389 --> 00:09:11,440 two 195 00:09:13,670 --> 00:09:12,399 one 196 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:13,680 ignition 197 00:09:19,750 --> 00:09:16,000 liftoff there's a falcon line and crew 198 00:09:25,950 --> 00:09:19,760 dragon game nasa goes by next god speed 199 00:09:29,190 --> 00:09:27,509 [Music] 200 00:09:31,110 --> 00:09:29,200 on behalf of the entire launch team 201 00:09:32,790 --> 00:09:31,120 thanks for flying the falcon 9 today we 202 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:32,800 hope you enjoyed the ride and wish you a 203 00:09:36,230 --> 00:09:34,000 great mission 204 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:36,240 we would like to welcome you aboard 205 00:09:41,269 --> 00:09:39,839 capsule endeavor we do have a a friend 206 00:09:43,509 --> 00:09:41,279 on board with us 207 00:09:45,990 --> 00:09:43,519 tremor the apatosaurus i think i was 208 00:09:47,750 --> 00:09:46,000 requested to do a backflip good night 209 00:09:53,110 --> 00:09:47,760 megan and theo 210 00:09:53,120 --> 00:10:04,389 [Music] 211 00:10:08,790 --> 00:10:06,550 md houston's like houston is go for 212 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:08,800 undocking departure 213 00:10:18,870 --> 00:10:15,430 spacex dragon on dragon to ground we are 214 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:18,880 ready for the systems briefing 215 00:10:22,870 --> 00:10:20,880 coffee as stated dragon's in a healthy 216 00:10:25,190 --> 00:10:22,880 state we are proceeding toward the 217 00:10:43,990 --> 00:10:25,200 primary landing site and your timeline 218 00:10:48,150 --> 00:10:46,310 on behalf of the spacex and nasa teams 219 00:10:51,510 --> 00:10:48,160 welcome back to planet earth and thanks 220 00:11:00,150 --> 00:10:58,069 [Music] 221 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:00,160 so it's a humbling experience to be a 222 00:11:05,910 --> 00:11:03,760 part of what was accomplished 223 00:11:07,269 --> 00:11:05,920 it's great to see how excited everybody 224 00:11:08,710 --> 00:11:07,279 was 225 00:11:16,550 --> 00:11:08,720 we hope it brings a little bit of 226 00:11:21,110 --> 00:11:18,949 yeah i couldn't agree more with that 227 00:11:23,430 --> 00:11:21,120 it's always it's always amazing to see 228 00:11:25,670 --> 00:11:23,440 the videos of successful flights and 229 00:11:28,630 --> 00:11:25,680 admissions and launches and uh that 230 00:11:30,550 --> 00:11:28,640 gives me a little bit of goosebumps 231 00:11:33,509 --> 00:11:30,560 anyways the demo2 was extremely 232 00:11:36,310 --> 00:11:33,519 extremely clean for an inaugural mission 233 00:11:38,870 --> 00:11:36,320 bob and doc gave us great feedback and 234 00:11:41,030 --> 00:11:38,880 basically on everything from the ground 235 00:11:44,069 --> 00:11:41,040 ground supply all the way to 236 00:11:45,430 --> 00:11:44,079 uh the spacecraft itself and uh 237 00:11:47,590 --> 00:11:45,440 and uh 238 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:47,600 it was a long way to get to the point 239 00:11:52,470 --> 00:11:49,920 but uh i really feel like we did the 240 00:11:54,710 --> 00:11:52,480 safely and and reliably and uh built a 241 00:11:56,710 --> 00:11:54,720 spit a great spacecraft um 242 00:11:58,870 --> 00:11:56,720 and they they tested it very well during 243 00:12:00,629 --> 00:11:58,880 the first mission so there are still 244 00:12:02,790 --> 00:12:00,639 there's always lessons learned and in 245 00:12:04,790 --> 00:12:02,800 this particular case we uh learned a 246 00:12:07,670 --> 00:12:04,800 couple lessons um one of them is related 247 00:12:09,509 --> 00:12:07,680 to the heat shield um we found on on a 248 00:12:12,550 --> 00:12:09,519 tile a little bit more erosion than we 249 00:12:14,629 --> 00:12:12,560 wanted to see and 250 00:12:17,750 --> 00:12:14,639 it had to do 251 00:12:19,430 --> 00:12:17,760 the heat shield itself where the 252 00:12:20,389 --> 00:12:19,440 spacecraft is mounted to the trunk 253 00:12:21,670 --> 00:12:20,399 basically 254 00:12:23,269 --> 00:12:21,680 and 255 00:12:26,069 --> 00:12:23,279 in that in that particular area we 256 00:12:29,509 --> 00:12:26,079 redesigned the uh the heat shield tile 257 00:12:30,230 --> 00:12:29,519 and um and and uh 258 00:12:31,829 --> 00:12:30,240 and 259 00:12:33,829 --> 00:12:31,839 at this point in time everything has 260 00:12:35,829 --> 00:12:33,839 been tested and is ready to go for the 261 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:35,839 next mission the other lesson learned 262 00:12:38,790 --> 00:12:36,800 was 263 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:38,800 related to how we measure the altitude 264 00:12:44,550 --> 00:12:42,480 during the parachute deploy 265 00:12:46,790 --> 00:12:44,560 last time we deployed we deployed inside 266 00:12:48,550 --> 00:12:46,800 the allowable box absolutely no problem 267 00:12:49,670 --> 00:12:48,560 but just a little bit lower than we 268 00:12:52,710 --> 00:12:49,680 expected 269 00:12:55,269 --> 00:12:52,720 and so we improved the barometric 270 00:12:56,949 --> 00:12:55,279 altitude measurement and we improve the 271 00:12:59,350 --> 00:12:56,959 crosstrack with all the other navigation 272 00:13:02,310 --> 00:12:59,360 sensors for the next mission 273 00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:02,320 and then last not least we closely 274 00:13:07,750 --> 00:13:04,560 coordinate between nasa spacex with the 275 00:13:11,269 --> 00:13:07,760 u.s coast guard to establish a 10 mile 276 00:13:13,829 --> 00:13:11,279 keep out zone for for any boaters 277 00:13:16,069 --> 00:13:13,839 to make sure that the recovery is safe 278 00:13:19,190 --> 00:13:16,079 and that our crew is safe the astronauts 279 00:13:21,030 --> 00:13:19,200 are safe and and the public the public 280 00:13:22,629 --> 00:13:21,040 itself is safe and so we're going to 281 00:13:24,790 --> 00:13:22,639 have more boats 282 00:13:27,190 --> 00:13:24,800 on the next go around and 283 00:13:32,230 --> 00:13:27,200 make sure that the area is really 284 00:13:36,790 --> 00:13:35,509 we already implemented that um we we are 285 00:13:38,790 --> 00:13:36,800 at this point in time reviewing 286 00:13:41,750 --> 00:13:38,800 documentation uh making sure everything 287 00:13:43,590 --> 00:13:41,760 is good to go we do have a static fire 288 00:13:47,030 --> 00:13:43,600 ahead of us and uh 289 00:13:49,670 --> 00:13:47,040 several um simulations also to keep the 290 00:13:51,910 --> 00:13:49,680 the crew and uh and ourselves uh you 291 00:13:54,310 --> 00:13:51,920 know sharp and uh good to go 292 00:13:56,629 --> 00:13:54,320 and uh so um 293 00:13:58,389 --> 00:13:56,639 i'm definitely looking forward uh to 294 00:14:00,629 --> 00:13:58,399 moving into the operational phase with 295 00:14:02,949 --> 00:14:00,639 dragon and uh having more and more 296 00:14:04,069 --> 00:14:02,959 operational flights over the next coming 297 00:14:04,870 --> 00:14:04,079 years 298 00:14:07,829 --> 00:14:04,880 um 299 00:14:10,710 --> 00:14:07,839 talking about uh the next coming years i 300 00:14:13,670 --> 00:14:10,720 also want to talk about quickly uh about 301 00:14:15,350 --> 00:14:13,680 the cargo dragon tool we had a picture a 302 00:14:20,790 --> 00:14:15,360 while back i'm not sure if you can show 303 00:14:24,230 --> 00:14:22,150 um well 304 00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:24,240 it's uh there it is exactly that's the 305 00:14:28,470 --> 00:14:26,320 uh that's the new cargo dragon right 306 00:14:32,470 --> 00:14:28,480 this is a crs-21 307 00:14:35,030 --> 00:14:32,480 or in in nasa language spacex 21 i guess 308 00:14:36,870 --> 00:14:35,040 um and it's it's very similar to the old 309 00:14:38,790 --> 00:14:36,880 dragon and the way that we load the 310 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:38,800 cargo inside basically and there's a 311 00:14:43,670 --> 00:14:41,760 trunk that has external cargos um very 312 00:14:46,870 --> 00:14:43,680 similar the difference is that we use 313 00:14:49,110 --> 00:14:46,880 the um the arm on the uh on the tower 314 00:14:50,550 --> 00:14:49,120 now to just walk in and uh and load it 315 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:50,560 there it's going to be a little bit 316 00:14:53,350 --> 00:14:52,480 easier for the for the crew to do this 317 00:14:55,110 --> 00:14:53,360 um 318 00:14:57,990 --> 00:14:55,120 and uh but 319 00:15:00,389 --> 00:14:58,000 yeah it's essentially uh you know 320 00:15:03,430 --> 00:15:00,399 improve technology on our side with a 321 00:15:05,670 --> 00:15:03,440 um you know updated and new vehicle um 322 00:15:07,189 --> 00:15:05,680 that's very very similar to the to the 323 00:15:09,030 --> 00:15:07,199 true uh 324 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:09,040 crew version 325 00:15:12,710 --> 00:15:11,120 um once this dragon attaches to the 326 00:15:14,150 --> 00:15:12,720 station that docks actually like the 327 00:15:15,829 --> 00:15:14,160 crew driver does 328 00:15:17,509 --> 00:15:15,839 it will be the first time that you have 329 00:15:19,430 --> 00:15:17,519 two dragons on 330 00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:19,440 on the uh on the international space 331 00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:21,360 station that's uh that's pretty amazing 332 00:15:25,430 --> 00:15:23,760 and if you think about it we going 333 00:15:28,230 --> 00:15:25,440 forward we actually anticipate right now 334 00:15:30,629 --> 00:15:28,240 that during 2021 we will always have at 335 00:15:31,910 --> 00:15:30,639 least one dragon attached to the space 336 00:15:34,470 --> 00:15:31,920 station 337 00:15:36,710 --> 00:15:34,480 either you know bringing bringing 338 00:15:39,590 --> 00:15:36,720 astronauts to the space station or 339 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:39,600 bringing the resupply cargo 340 00:15:45,269 --> 00:15:43,120 depending on which vehicle it is 341 00:15:47,829 --> 00:15:45,279 again we're honored to work with nasa 342 00:15:49,269 --> 00:15:47,839 it's international partners and the 343 00:15:50,949 --> 00:15:49,279 you know and support the important 344 00:15:52,550 --> 00:15:50,959 research and experiments on board of the 345 00:15:54,150 --> 00:15:52,560 space station 346 00:15:56,629 --> 00:15:54,160 it's been a great pleasure we're humble 347 00:16:02,470 --> 00:15:56,639 to be the nation's premier provider to 348 00:16:06,550 --> 00:16:03,910 thanks to all of our briefers for those 349 00:16:08,069 --> 00:16:06,560 initial remarks we'll now open it up for 350 00:16:10,310 --> 00:16:08,079 questions again if you're on our phone 351 00:16:12,550 --> 00:16:10,320 bridge please press star 1 to submit a 352 00:16:14,389 --> 00:16:12,560 question once your name is called please 353 00:16:16,069 --> 00:16:14,399 state to whom you'd like to direct your 354 00:16:17,829 --> 00:16:16,079 question we'll have a lot of questions 355 00:16:20,389 --> 00:16:17,839 so if you find that yours has already 356 00:16:22,310 --> 00:16:20,399 been answered press star 2 to withdraw 357 00:16:25,430 --> 00:16:22,320 it on social media please use the 358 00:16:27,430 --> 00:16:25,440 hashtag ask nasa let's start on our 359 00:16:31,430 --> 00:16:27,440 phone bridge with joey roulette from 360 00:16:37,829 --> 00:16:34,150 for doing this um question is for hans 361 00:16:42,150 --> 00:16:40,150 i was just wondering generally what uh 362 00:16:44,550 --> 00:16:42,160 work is needed before we can officially 363 00:16:46,870 --> 00:16:44,560 certify crew dragon um and if there's 364 00:16:48,150 --> 00:16:46,880 any specific details about that that you 365 00:16:50,069 --> 00:16:48,160 could provide that you learned from the 366 00:16:56,550 --> 00:16:50,079 dnc mission that would be um great 367 00:16:59,590 --> 00:16:57,910 jim bridenstine why don't we start with 368 00:17:02,230 --> 00:16:59,600 you 369 00:17:04,710 --> 00:17:02,240 yeah so i'll look i'll defer this to uh 370 00:17:06,069 --> 00:17:04,720 to kathy i know it's uh it was her 371 00:17:07,750 --> 00:17:06,079 program until i pulled her up to 372 00:17:09,990 --> 00:17:07,760 headquarters to run the entire human 373 00:17:12,870 --> 00:17:10,000 exploration program so kathy i'll i'll 374 00:17:18,470 --> 00:17:15,990 yeah i think the the major work is in a 375 00:17:20,230 --> 00:17:18,480 couple of different areas one is is in 376 00:17:22,230 --> 00:17:20,240 updating the design 377 00:17:25,189 --> 00:17:22,240 in the two areas that hans already 378 00:17:29,029 --> 00:17:25,199 mentioned which is 379 00:17:32,230 --> 00:17:29,039 some very localized upgrades of the 380 00:17:34,390 --> 00:17:32,240 tps and those attach points and i know 381 00:17:36,630 --> 00:17:34,400 in the press conference following this 382 00:17:38,630 --> 00:17:36,640 steve stitch even though i hate the fact 383 00:17:40,150 --> 00:17:38,640 that he gets to do this 384 00:17:42,150 --> 00:17:40,160 i'm sure he'll talk about it a whole 385 00:17:44,150 --> 00:17:42,160 bunch so but you know obviously we had 386 00:17:46,789 --> 00:17:44,160 to update that certification you know we 387 00:17:48,310 --> 00:17:46,799 did a demo flight to learn and so we 388 00:17:50,950 --> 00:17:48,320 found out that in those particular 389 00:17:52,390 --> 00:17:50,960 locations we'd like to have an updated 390 00:17:54,950 --> 00:17:52,400 design and so 391 00:17:57,750 --> 00:17:54,960 the the new work isn't is focused in 392 00:18:01,029 --> 00:17:57,760 that area and then we did make a design 393 00:18:01,909 --> 00:18:01,039 change to to 394 00:18:06,549 --> 00:18:01,919 change 395 00:18:09,750 --> 00:18:06,559 like han said how we were measuring the 396 00:18:12,310 --> 00:18:09,760 barometric pressure to um determine 397 00:18:15,750 --> 00:18:12,320 what's the right altitude to be able to 398 00:18:19,510 --> 00:18:15,760 deploy the drug shoots and so really the 399 00:18:22,710 --> 00:18:19,520 big chunk of the certification is in 400 00:18:24,630 --> 00:18:22,720 those upgrades and then any deltas you 401 00:18:27,669 --> 00:18:24,640 know demo two 402 00:18:29,830 --> 00:18:27,679 provide a capability to be able to dock 403 00:18:31,909 --> 00:18:29,840 on the forward element 404 00:18:33,430 --> 00:18:31,919 on the forward docking 405 00:18:36,070 --> 00:18:33,440 area and 406 00:18:38,230 --> 00:18:36,080 crew one because it's a full 407 00:18:40,789 --> 00:18:38,240 increment crew is giving us a new 408 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:40,799 capability to also be able to 409 00:18:45,029 --> 00:18:43,600 dock on the zenith port and so those 410 00:18:53,190 --> 00:18:45,039 were 411 00:18:55,029 --> 00:18:53,200 safely fly crew for a demo 2 mission so 412 00:18:57,110 --> 00:18:55,039 the team's kind of doing their delta 413 00:19:03,110 --> 00:18:57,120 certification efforts the big chunk of 414 00:19:07,430 --> 00:19:04,710 thank you for that answer we'll now pass 415 00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:07,440 it over to salem bauer from gannet 416 00:19:15,510 --> 00:19:12,710 thank you my question is for nasa 417 00:19:18,310 --> 00:19:15,520 administrator jim brady 418 00:19:21,270 --> 00:19:18,320 sir how historic is this first 419 00:19:25,830 --> 00:19:21,280 operational mission of crew one in the 420 00:19:28,230 --> 00:19:25,840 history of human space flight thank you 421 00:19:31,669 --> 00:19:28,240 oh you bet well look here's the thing in 422 00:19:33,430 --> 00:19:31,679 november we're celebrating 20 years 423 00:19:35,750 --> 00:19:33,440 of having people living and working on 424 00:19:38,230 --> 00:19:35,760 the international space station and it 425 00:19:41,510 --> 00:19:38,240 just so happens that when we launch on 426 00:19:44,710 --> 00:19:41,520 october 31st early in the morning on 427 00:19:48,150 --> 00:19:44,720 halloween it will be 20 years since the 428 00:19:50,230 --> 00:19:48,160 launch of expeditionary mission 1 em-1 429 00:19:52,710 --> 00:19:50,240 so this is uh this is a very exciting 430 00:19:54,710 --> 00:19:52,720 time for the agency in general 431 00:19:57,110 --> 00:19:54,720 but it just demonstrates the value of 432 00:19:59,909 --> 00:19:57,120 the international space station 433 00:20:01,750 --> 00:19:59,919 without this this uh this tool that we 434 00:20:04,710 --> 00:20:01,760 have not just a tool of diplomacy but 435 00:20:06,950 --> 00:20:04,720 also science and technology development 436 00:20:08,950 --> 00:20:06,960 we've been able to to go from you know 437 00:20:12,149 --> 00:20:08,960 flying space shuttles and now flying 438 00:20:13,750 --> 00:20:12,159 commercial vehicles um demonstrating 439 00:20:15,190 --> 00:20:13,760 that we can drive down costs and 440 00:20:17,430 --> 00:20:15,200 increase access 441 00:20:19,909 --> 00:20:17,440 so i think probably from a historical 442 00:20:21,590 --> 00:20:19,919 perspective the most important thing is 443 00:20:23,909 --> 00:20:21,600 we have fundamentally changed the 444 00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:23,919 business model for how nasa does 445 00:20:26,950 --> 00:20:25,120 business 446 00:20:28,549 --> 00:20:26,960 we want to be a customer especially when 447 00:20:30,710 --> 00:20:28,559 it comes to low earth orbit we want to 448 00:20:32,149 --> 00:20:30,720 be one customer of many and we want to 449 00:20:34,630 --> 00:20:32,159 have numerous providers that are 450 00:20:37,029 --> 00:20:34,640 competing on cost and innovation we have 451 00:20:39,430 --> 00:20:37,039 proven that out with commercial crew and 452 00:20:42,310 --> 00:20:39,440 now we're getting into these regular 453 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:42,320 regularly scheduled missions for dragon 454 00:20:46,710 --> 00:20:45,120 and of course starliner is is coming up 455 00:20:49,510 --> 00:20:46,720 soon in fact the crew that's about to 456 00:20:52,390 --> 00:20:49,520 launch on october 31st they're going to 457 00:20:53,909 --> 00:20:52,400 be there when the very first starliner 458 00:20:55,909 --> 00:20:53,919 attaches to the international space 459 00:20:59,190 --> 00:20:55,919 station so we're going to have two 460 00:21:01,270 --> 00:20:59,200 independent uh companies that are you 461 00:21:03,830 --> 00:21:01,280 know have very uh 462 00:21:05,430 --> 00:21:03,840 solution sets to achieve space flight 463 00:21:06,630 --> 00:21:05,440 and docking at the international space 464 00:21:08,950 --> 00:21:06,640 station 465 00:21:10,710 --> 00:21:08,960 and i think that's that's really uh 466 00:21:12,549 --> 00:21:10,720 there's a lot of a lot of historic 467 00:21:14,390 --> 00:21:12,559 firsts that are about to take place 468 00:21:17,270 --> 00:21:14,400 especially with this crew so it's it's 469 00:21:22,470 --> 00:21:17,280 an exciting time 470 00:21:25,110 --> 00:21:24,149 hi thank you so much for taking my 471 00:21:28,070 --> 00:21:25,120 question 472 00:21:30,230 --> 00:21:28,080 i recall with dm2 there are constraints 473 00:21:32,070 --> 00:21:30,240 on the crew dragon's lifetime in orbit 474 00:21:33,669 --> 00:21:32,080 because of its solar panels i'm 475 00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:33,679 wondering if those uh similar 476 00:21:37,510 --> 00:21:35,760 constraints are on this mission or if 477 00:21:41,590 --> 00:21:37,520 the crew dragon's lifetime in orbit have 478 00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:43,830 so the these the solar panels are 479 00:21:48,230 --> 00:21:45,440 different for a longer duration i'll 480 00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:48,240 i'll leave it to kathy 481 00:21:51,990 --> 00:21:50,720 oh sorry about that um stepping on you 482 00:21:54,549 --> 00:21:52,000 there 483 00:21:56,830 --> 00:21:54,559 it's a fully certified vehicle so 210 484 00:21:58,549 --> 00:21:56,840 days 485 00:22:01,110 --> 00:21:58,559 and 486 00:22:03,350 --> 00:22:01,120 so as jim said you know there's an 487 00:22:05,990 --> 00:22:03,360 upgraded solar 488 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:06,000 panel design and so every aspect of the 489 00:22:13,430 --> 00:22:11,510 [Music] 490 00:22:15,190 --> 00:22:13,440 thank you uh friendly reminder for our 491 00:22:16,870 --> 00:22:15,200 callers to please state to whom you'd 492 00:22:21,350 --> 00:22:16,880 like to direct your question next we 493 00:22:24,470 --> 00:22:22,950 hi all uh 494 00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:24,480 i just wanted to 495 00:22:29,909 --> 00:22:26,480 ask a quick question that could be 496 00:22:30,870 --> 00:22:29,919 answered by either kathy or hans i i 497 00:22:33,669 --> 00:22:30,880 know that 498 00:22:36,870 --> 00:22:33,679 crew drags get designed to hold up to 499 00:22:38,470 --> 00:22:36,880 seven passengers i'm i'm wondering why 500 00:22:41,590 --> 00:22:38,480 at this point 501 00:22:44,390 --> 00:22:41,600 when you might expect to see that full 502 00:22:46,870 --> 00:22:44,400 capability utilized i know this is a big 503 00:22:48,870 --> 00:22:46,880 step from two to four but i'm wondering 504 00:22:50,390 --> 00:22:48,880 uh whether or not you have any missions 505 00:22:52,230 --> 00:22:50,400 planned in the near future that would 506 00:22:58,310 --> 00:22:52,240 expand that all the way up to the full 507 00:23:02,470 --> 00:23:00,310 so from a nasa perspective i'll answer 508 00:23:05,190 --> 00:23:02,480 first and then let hans talk about the 509 00:23:07,430 --> 00:23:05,200 capacity for seven 510 00:23:09,909 --> 00:23:07,440 you know our capability is for four but 511 00:23:11,750 --> 00:23:09,919 we also have this unique 512 00:23:14,630 --> 00:23:11,760 we have unique requirements for us to 513 00:23:16,630 --> 00:23:14,640 also fly powered cargo payloads that 514 00:23:18,710 --> 00:23:16,640 take up extra room and then additional 515 00:23:19,750 --> 00:23:18,720 cargo right where 516 00:23:22,630 --> 00:23:19,760 um 517 00:23:24,549 --> 00:23:22,640 other missions in low earth orbit may or 518 00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:24,559 may not have that 519 00:23:28,230 --> 00:23:26,880 those types of requirements also 520 00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:28,240 so um 521 00:23:32,470 --> 00:23:30,720 the nasa capability is is for that the 522 00:23:34,950 --> 00:23:32,480 full complement of four crew members 523 00:23:38,630 --> 00:23:34,960 like jim talked about 524 00:23:40,789 --> 00:23:38,640 and but that that's what trades off 525 00:23:45,909 --> 00:23:40,799 our crew and cargo requirements for 526 00:23:49,669 --> 00:23:47,350 yeah 527 00:23:52,310 --> 00:23:49,679 we always have the option um but as for 528 00:23:54,549 --> 00:23:52,320 nasa missions we uh we use the space 529 00:23:57,110 --> 00:23:54,559 right now for cargo and 530 00:23:59,590 --> 00:23:57,120 an extra capability and uh 531 00:24:02,870 --> 00:23:59,600 we we will continue to fly for arsenal 532 00:24:04,630 --> 00:24:02,880 so the international space station um as 533 00:24:06,789 --> 00:24:04,640 and and also on the first on the first 534 00:24:09,510 --> 00:24:06,799 mission we will learn and how how well 535 00:24:10,390 --> 00:24:09,520 the uh eclipse the life support system 536 00:24:12,710 --> 00:24:10,400 uh 537 00:24:14,950 --> 00:24:12,720 continues to work with four people 538 00:24:18,870 --> 00:24:14,960 and um and then going forward we will 539 00:24:24,549 --> 00:24:21,430 next we have andrea leinfelder from the 540 00:24:29,350 --> 00:24:26,310 hi thanks for taking my call this 541 00:24:30,950 --> 00:24:29,360 morning um so i recall demo two oh and 542 00:24:33,990 --> 00:24:30,960 this question is for kathy 543 00:24:35,669 --> 00:24:34,000 i recall of demo two that we launched in 544 00:24:37,190 --> 00:24:35,679 the afternoon partly because of the 545 00:24:38,950 --> 00:24:37,200 astronaut sleep schedule you know we 546 00:24:40,789 --> 00:24:38,960 need everyone to be able to get a good 547 00:24:42,710 --> 00:24:40,799 night's rest and to sleep at the right 548 00:24:44,789 --> 00:24:42,720 time so i was curious as to why we 549 00:24:48,230 --> 00:24:44,799 decided to launch this one at 2 40 in 550 00:24:53,350 --> 00:24:50,789 well i wish i wish for 551 00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:53,360 my boss's sake i could launch this this 552 00:24:57,590 --> 00:24:55,840 mission in the afternoon i think 553 00:25:00,549 --> 00:24:57,600 because really what drives when we 554 00:25:02,470 --> 00:25:00,559 launch is the phasing so when 555 00:25:05,029 --> 00:25:02,480 when the rocket and the international 556 00:25:07,909 --> 00:25:05,039 space station kind of line up together 557 00:25:10,149 --> 00:25:07,919 in the best way for us to get there so 558 00:25:12,230 --> 00:25:10,159 really physics kind of drives the time 559 00:25:13,669 --> 00:25:12,240 frame for when we launch during 560 00:25:18,870 --> 00:25:13,679 particular 561 00:25:21,909 --> 00:25:18,880 really nicely for us on our launch in 562 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:21,919 may that we were able to provide 563 00:25:26,870 --> 00:25:25,200 a nice launch window in the afternoon 564 00:25:29,110 --> 00:25:26,880 i was hoping i'd be able to do the same 565 00:25:31,269 --> 00:25:29,120 thing for this mission but 566 00:25:33,269 --> 00:25:31,279 we're going to have a great launch 567 00:25:34,390 --> 00:25:33,279 excuse me early in the morning instead 568 00:25:39,269 --> 00:25:34,400 so 569 00:25:39,279 --> 00:25:43,909 next we have paul brinkman from upi 570 00:25:49,350 --> 00:25:46,630 uh yeah hello thanks for doing this um 571 00:25:50,310 --> 00:25:49,360 i guess my question is for hans um 572 00:25:52,630 --> 00:25:50,320 or 573 00:25:54,149 --> 00:25:52,640 actually about the four four person 574 00:25:55,669 --> 00:25:54,159 capacity 575 00:25:58,549 --> 00:25:55,679 i'm just wondering if you could kind of 576 00:25:59,830 --> 00:25:58,559 go through how egress of the capsule 577 00:26:01,669 --> 00:25:59,840 will work 578 00:26:03,669 --> 00:26:01,679 and um i'm also wondering if anybody 579 00:26:05,430 --> 00:26:03,679 there knows whether 580 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:05,440 this is the first time in history that a 581 00:26:17,430 --> 00:26:15,350 [Music] 582 00:26:20,470 --> 00:26:17,440 yeah i'm thinking really fast here 583 00:26:24,230 --> 00:26:22,390 if there's any other capsule with four 584 00:26:26,230 --> 00:26:24,240 people i mean 585 00:26:27,830 --> 00:26:26,240 going in into the capsule and getting 586 00:26:29,909 --> 00:26:27,840 out of doesn't change with four people 587 00:26:32,149 --> 00:26:29,919 it just takes uh probably twice as long 588 00:26:34,789 --> 00:26:32,159 as with two one after the other 589 00:26:36,070 --> 00:26:34,799 and um we have a crew that supports um 590 00:26:38,149 --> 00:26:36,080 you know the astronauts and how they 591 00:26:39,750 --> 00:26:38,159 settle in their in their seats and make 592 00:26:41,110 --> 00:26:39,760 sure they're all you know buckled up and 593 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:41,120 uh comfortable 594 00:26:47,190 --> 00:26:44,480 and uh and so i don't see any um any 595 00:26:50,070 --> 00:26:47,200 changes here and also if you if you keep 596 00:26:53,110 --> 00:26:50,080 keep in mind and dragon is relatively 597 00:26:56,230 --> 00:26:53,120 you know roomy for a space capsule 598 00:26:58,470 --> 00:26:56,240 um for for uh two people and also for 599 00:27:00,549 --> 00:26:58,480 four people um you can still walk around 600 00:27:03,350 --> 00:27:00,559 there a little bit so i don't i don't 601 00:27:05,669 --> 00:27:03,360 anticipate any any uh you know space 602 00:27:08,230 --> 00:27:05,679 constraints um for people at this point 603 00:27:11,510 --> 00:27:08,240 in time and regarding your question um 604 00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:11,520 for four four people in the capsule i 605 00:27:19,029 --> 00:27:13,600 i think you're right but i'm absolutely 606 00:27:21,750 --> 00:27:20,470 the american sure 607 00:27:24,630 --> 00:27:21,760 you had you know 608 00:27:26,789 --> 00:27:24,640 gemini mercury apollo none of them had 609 00:27:28,230 --> 00:27:26,799 four you had the space shuttle which was 610 00:27:30,310 --> 00:27:28,240 not a capsule 611 00:27:33,029 --> 00:27:30,320 um and now we're back to the capsule 612 00:27:35,430 --> 00:27:33,039 model i i would have to from an american 613 00:27:37,510 --> 00:27:35,440 perspective i'm pretty pretty sure that 614 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:37,520 this is the first time we've launched 615 00:27:39,909 --> 00:27:38,960 four in a capsule 616 00:27:41,909 --> 00:27:39,919 um 617 00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:41,919 and i think that's probably true for our 618 00:27:48,070 --> 00:27:43,840 our our international partners as well 619 00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:50,310 one of the things we did on demo two to 620 00:27:55,750 --> 00:27:53,840 make sure that this design was certified 621 00:27:58,310 --> 00:27:55,760 was we actually did it on orbit checkout 622 00:28:00,870 --> 00:27:58,320 where we even though bob and doug flew 623 00:28:03,190 --> 00:28:00,880 up we actually went and put four crew in 624 00:28:05,269 --> 00:28:03,200 the capsule on orbit and did all the 625 00:28:07,510 --> 00:28:05,279 operations and made sure that we could 626 00:28:10,230 --> 00:28:07,520 meet all of our requirements which also 627 00:28:11,510 --> 00:28:10,240 include like being able to get out in 90 628 00:28:13,510 --> 00:28:11,520 seconds and a bunch of other 629 00:28:14,870 --> 00:28:13,520 requirements too to make sure 630 00:28:17,190 --> 00:28:14,880 that we can 631 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:17,200 live and work and safely operate the 632 00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:18,240 capsule 633 00:28:27,830 --> 00:28:24,389 next we have stephen clark from space 634 00:28:31,669 --> 00:28:29,350 i thank you for taking my question 635 00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:31,679 stephen clark from space flight now 636 00:28:35,909 --> 00:28:33,760 for kathy leaders or jim breinstein i 637 00:28:38,149 --> 00:28:35,919 know the plan going into the commercial 638 00:28:40,389 --> 00:28:38,159 crew was to have mixed crews on u.s and 639 00:28:42,549 --> 00:28:40,399 russian spacecraft like a russian 640 00:28:45,190 --> 00:28:42,559 cosmonaut on all u.s commissions and 641 00:28:47,430 --> 00:28:45,200 nasa crew member on all soyuz missions 642 00:28:48,789 --> 00:28:47,440 through a barter agreement uh that 643 00:28:50,549 --> 00:28:48,799 doesn't seem to be happening at least 644 00:28:53,510 --> 00:28:50,559 with these first few 645 00:28:55,190 --> 00:28:53,520 uh operational uh crew dragon missions 646 00:28:56,830 --> 00:28:55,200 uh the one crew one and crude two uh 647 00:28:59,430 --> 00:28:56,840 doesn't have a russian 648 00:29:01,269 --> 00:28:59,440 cosmonaut um so just wondering if you 649 00:29:03,190 --> 00:29:01,279 can update me on uh securing an 650 00:29:05,909 --> 00:29:03,200 agreement for for mixed cruise on future 651 00:29:07,590 --> 00:29:05,919 crew launches both u.s and russian uh 652 00:29:13,190 --> 00:29:07,600 you know beyond the seat you have 653 00:29:15,029 --> 00:29:13,200 secured for the soyuz next month thanks 654 00:29:17,350 --> 00:29:15,039 so we we still believe it's critically 655 00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:17,360 important um that when we have an 656 00:29:20,789 --> 00:29:19,200 international space station where you 657 00:29:22,789 --> 00:29:20,799 know half of it is american and the 658 00:29:25,350 --> 00:29:22,799 other half is is russian 659 00:29:26,789 --> 00:29:25,360 um that we have crews where we have you 660 00:29:28,789 --> 00:29:26,799 know 661 00:29:31,029 --> 00:29:28,799 russian cosmonauts launch with american 662 00:29:32,870 --> 00:29:31,039 astronauts on the american vehicle and 663 00:29:35,350 --> 00:29:32,880 american astronauts launch with russian 664 00:29:37,110 --> 00:29:35,360 cosmonauts on the on the the russian 665 00:29:39,830 --> 00:29:37,120 soyuz we think that's critically 666 00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:39,840 important i know our partners over at 667 00:29:43,669 --> 00:29:42,000 russia also believe that that is 668 00:29:44,870 --> 00:29:43,679 important and i know that we're working 669 00:29:47,029 --> 00:29:44,880 towards that 670 00:29:48,149 --> 00:29:47,039 between our our two agencies day in and 671 00:29:50,070 --> 00:29:48,159 day out 672 00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:50,080 but i think i think there's broad 673 00:29:54,389 --> 00:29:51,600 agreement that 674 00:29:55,830 --> 00:29:54,399 if if both countries want to maintain 675 00:29:57,990 --> 00:29:55,840 a permanent presence on the 676 00:30:00,549 --> 00:29:58,000 international space station that is that 677 00:30:02,230 --> 00:30:00,559 is the end state we need to achieve 678 00:30:03,909 --> 00:30:02,240 so so we're working towards it and i 679 00:30:05,669 --> 00:30:03,919 think we will get there 680 00:30:08,230 --> 00:30:05,679 kathy if you have any more details feel 681 00:30:10,789 --> 00:30:08,240 free 682 00:30:13,190 --> 00:30:10,799 uh yeah you're exactly right we're in 683 00:30:15,190 --> 00:30:13,200 the process of uh coordinating 684 00:30:17,269 --> 00:30:15,200 implementing agreement to work towards 685 00:30:19,590 --> 00:30:17,279 that it's um 686 00:30:22,710 --> 00:30:19,600 right now it's about which mission do we 687 00:30:24,470 --> 00:30:22,720 implement that and um but as far as i'm 688 00:30:26,149 --> 00:30:24,480 concerned the sooner the better right 689 00:30:27,510 --> 00:30:26,159 but jim's exactly right it's very 690 00:30:29,190 --> 00:30:27,520 important to us 691 00:30:31,669 --> 00:30:29,200 we feel like it's critical for our 692 00:30:35,510 --> 00:30:31,679 maintenance on orbit and 693 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:37,590 next we have chris davenport from the 694 00:30:45,029 --> 00:30:42,710 hey guys thanks for doing this i guess 695 00:30:47,190 --> 00:30:45,039 my questions is for uh hans just a 696 00:30:49,830 --> 00:30:47,200 technical question that follow up on the 697 00:30:52,389 --> 00:30:49,840 heat shield i wonder if you could say 698 00:30:54,789 --> 00:30:52,399 how much erosion there was and it sounds 699 00:30:57,190 --> 00:30:54,799 like you still had plenty of margin 700 00:30:59,350 --> 00:30:57,200 uh was it across the entire heat shield 701 00:31:00,710 --> 00:30:59,360 or just in a localized area 702 00:31:02,549 --> 00:31:00,720 and when you said i think you said you 703 00:31:08,710 --> 00:31:02,559 updated the screen design i wonder if 704 00:31:14,549 --> 00:31:12,149 certainly um so first of all this was a 705 00:31:16,230 --> 00:31:14,559 small area in the in the heat shield and 706 00:31:19,590 --> 00:31:16,240 particularly the area around what we 707 00:31:22,070 --> 00:31:19,600 call the tension ties which hold 708 00:31:24,070 --> 00:31:22,080 the trunk and the dragon spacecraft 709 00:31:26,389 --> 00:31:24,080 together 710 00:31:28,310 --> 00:31:26,399 in this particular area we saw some flow 711 00:31:29,909 --> 00:31:28,320 phenomenon that 712 00:31:32,230 --> 00:31:29,919 i guess we didn't really expect and we 713 00:31:34,070 --> 00:31:32,240 saw erosion to be deeper than than we 714 00:31:36,070 --> 00:31:34,080 anticipated however i mean this this 715 00:31:38,070 --> 00:31:36,080 heat shield is massive and over the 716 00:31:40,149 --> 00:31:38,080 entire acreage there was was very little 717 00:31:42,549 --> 00:31:40,159 erosion in this particular area as it 718 00:31:44,630 --> 00:31:42,559 was a little bit deeper and 719 00:31:46,789 --> 00:31:44,640 and uh but nothing nothing to be 720 00:31:49,110 --> 00:31:46,799 concerned at all times the astronauts 721 00:31:51,110 --> 00:31:49,120 were safe and and the vehicle was 722 00:31:53,029 --> 00:31:51,120 working um perfectly so this is 723 00:31:54,950 --> 00:31:53,039 something that we just in the inspection 724 00:31:57,269 --> 00:31:54,960 found and uh looked at it and then 725 00:31:59,269 --> 00:31:57,279 decided okay we should probably uh you 726 00:32:01,509 --> 00:31:59,279 know and reinforce the heat shield on 727 00:32:04,070 --> 00:32:01,519 this particular area and it's actually 728 00:32:05,269 --> 00:32:04,080 four areas just around the tension ties 729 00:32:07,430 --> 00:32:05,279 a very 730 00:32:10,389 --> 00:32:07,440 uh very small area compared to the oval 731 00:32:13,029 --> 00:32:10,399 acreage of the heat shield and then i 732 00:32:14,710 --> 00:32:13,039 think kathy's comment regarding screen 733 00:32:16,789 --> 00:32:14,720 refers to a 734 00:32:18,389 --> 00:32:16,799 sort of a filter that 735 00:32:20,710 --> 00:32:18,399 filters the air going into the 736 00:32:23,029 --> 00:32:20,720 barometric pressure sensor 737 00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:23,039 that particular filter has been opened 738 00:32:26,789 --> 00:32:24,880 up a little bit so that it's a less 739 00:32:29,190 --> 00:32:26,799 constrained and that has the effect that 740 00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:29,200 we measure the barometric pressure more 741 00:32:34,070 --> 00:32:31,360 accurately and we come down and deploy 742 00:32:34,870 --> 00:32:34,080 the parachute um right on time 743 00:32:37,029 --> 00:32:34,880 um 744 00:32:39,430 --> 00:32:37,039 that that is something that you know was 745 00:32:41,750 --> 00:32:39,440 also not not a particular problem the 746 00:32:44,070 --> 00:32:41,760 last time but you know going forward it 747 00:32:46,549 --> 00:32:44,080 is uh it is a safety improvement and 748 00:32:48,870 --> 00:32:46,559 we'll make sure that um we will launch 749 00:32:51,269 --> 00:32:48,880 astronauts um and and land them of 750 00:32:54,470 --> 00:32:51,279 course uh safely you know in the 751 00:32:58,630 --> 00:32:56,070 we'll now take a few questions from 752 00:33:00,789 --> 00:32:58,640 social media using the hashtag ask nasa 753 00:33:02,870 --> 00:33:00,799 this first one comes from israel on 754 00:33:06,070 --> 00:33:02,880 twitter who directed his question to 755 00:33:11,750 --> 00:33:06,080 kathy what value can the taxpayer expect 756 00:33:17,830 --> 00:33:14,630 well i think you know like jim said you 757 00:33:19,909 --> 00:33:17,840 know our goal is to one day be able to 758 00:33:22,470 --> 00:33:19,919 buy services 759 00:33:23,430 --> 00:33:22,480 in low earth orbit right so this is one 760 00:33:27,029 --> 00:33:23,440 step 761 00:33:29,269 --> 00:33:27,039 on our process for us to get there 762 00:33:31,750 --> 00:33:29,279 you know we're we're taking this in 763 00:33:34,789 --> 00:33:31,760 careful steps but but 764 00:33:36,549 --> 00:33:34,799 for us to be able to continue to 765 00:33:39,669 --> 00:33:36,559 do what we feel is our charter which is 766 00:33:41,430 --> 00:33:39,679 to go and do deep space exploration 767 00:33:43,830 --> 00:33:41,440 us moving towards 768 00:33:45,509 --> 00:33:43,840 a commercial a commercial platform in 769 00:33:47,190 --> 00:33:45,519 low earth orbit and being able to use 770 00:33:50,149 --> 00:33:47,200 commercial services 771 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:50,159 is is a goal of ours and so 772 00:33:52,310 --> 00:33:51,039 us 773 00:33:55,110 --> 00:33:52,320 taking this first step with the 774 00:33:57,430 --> 00:33:55,120 commercial service for our crew and 775 00:34:01,110 --> 00:33:57,440 cargo capabilities now is an important 776 00:34:04,950 --> 00:34:03,350 this next ask nasa question comes from 777 00:34:07,350 --> 00:34:04,960 jim on twitter this one's for the 778 00:34:09,109 --> 00:34:07,360 administrator with crew one and a 779 00:34:10,869 --> 00:34:09,119 russian launched the international space 780 00:34:13,190 --> 00:34:10,879 station uh the station will have a 781 00:34:15,270 --> 00:34:13,200 larger population than it has in quite a 782 00:34:18,230 --> 00:34:15,280 while any impacts from that that are 783 00:34:22,629 --> 00:34:20,869 yes some significant impacts um once 784 00:34:24,389 --> 00:34:22,639 once we have you know a bigger 785 00:34:26,629 --> 00:34:24,399 complement of astronauts on the 786 00:34:29,109 --> 00:34:26,639 international space station we can do a 787 00:34:31,430 --> 00:34:29,119 lot more science um and that's gonna 788 00:34:32,950 --> 00:34:31,440 that's gonna give us a return 789 00:34:34,710 --> 00:34:32,960 even faster 790 00:34:36,710 --> 00:34:34,720 make no mistake we've had huge returns 791 00:34:38,629 --> 00:34:36,720 from the international space station 792 00:34:40,149 --> 00:34:38,639 already but now we can get even more 793 00:34:41,829 --> 00:34:40,159 even faster 794 00:34:43,270 --> 00:34:41,839 you know the the previous question was 795 00:34:45,669 --> 00:34:43,280 about what are the returns we're going 796 00:34:47,669 --> 00:34:45,679 to see for the american taxpayer from 797 00:34:50,230 --> 00:34:47,679 the the commercial crew program or the 798 00:34:51,669 --> 00:34:50,240 spacex crew dragon 799 00:34:53,349 --> 00:34:51,679 bottom line is 800 00:34:55,589 --> 00:34:53,359 you know we are we are making every 801 00:34:57,510 --> 00:34:55,599 effort to industrialize space as fast as 802 00:34:59,750 --> 00:34:57,520 possible so we look at advanced 803 00:35:01,589 --> 00:34:59,760 materials and we look at industrialized 804 00:35:04,230 --> 00:35:01,599 biomedicine 805 00:35:06,710 --> 00:35:04,240 the compounding of pharmaceuticals or 806 00:35:09,750 --> 00:35:06,720 the creating of of immunizations the 807 00:35:12,069 --> 00:35:09,760 value here is microgravity we can't 808 00:35:14,710 --> 00:35:12,079 create microgravity here on earth you 809 00:35:17,349 --> 00:35:14,720 can you can do you know drop towers you 810 00:35:18,790 --> 00:35:17,359 can send airplanes on you know parabolic 811 00:35:20,390 --> 00:35:18,800 trajectories in order to get 812 00:35:22,230 --> 00:35:20,400 microgravity 813 00:35:24,390 --> 00:35:22,240 but ultimately it's a very short 814 00:35:27,510 --> 00:35:24,400 duration when we get to orbit we can 815 00:35:31,109 --> 00:35:27,520 have microgravity for months 816 00:35:33,190 --> 00:35:31,119 even even up to you know a year um 817 00:35:34,550 --> 00:35:33,200 well we can have it for 20 years as is 818 00:35:36,790 --> 00:35:34,560 evidenced with the international space 819 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:36,800 station but any individual astronaut up 820 00:35:40,950 --> 00:35:38,480 you know up to a year 821 00:35:44,630 --> 00:35:40,960 and so what this means is we get to 822 00:35:47,750 --> 00:35:44,640 maximize the utility of microgravity for 823 00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:47,760 research and ultimately we're focusing 824 00:35:52,790 --> 00:35:50,400 our research for a day when that 825 00:35:55,430 --> 00:35:52,800 research becomes applied 826 00:35:58,870 --> 00:35:55,440 so when we think about the ability to 827 00:36:01,190 --> 00:35:58,880 create human tissue for people that that 828 00:36:03,670 --> 00:36:01,200 maybe need new tissue whether it's you 829 00:36:06,470 --> 00:36:03,680 know skin or or something else using 830 00:36:08,870 --> 00:36:06,480 your own adult stem cells we can create 831 00:36:10,870 --> 00:36:08,880 your own tissue in the microgravity of 832 00:36:13,109 --> 00:36:10,880 space when you do it in the gravity well 833 00:36:15,109 --> 00:36:13,119 of earth it just goes flat 834 00:36:17,349 --> 00:36:15,119 so there's a lot of benefits you know i 835 00:36:19,349 --> 00:36:17,359 like to talk about advanced materials 836 00:36:21,109 --> 00:36:19,359 creating an artificial retina for the 837 00:36:23,190 --> 00:36:21,119 human eyeball so people have macular 838 00:36:25,589 --> 00:36:23,200 degeneration don't have to lose their 839 00:36:26,390 --> 00:36:25,599 eyesight and there's so so so many more 840 00:36:28,470 --> 00:36:26,400 things 841 00:36:30,870 --> 00:36:28,480 um that that we get from from these kind 842 00:36:32,950 --> 00:36:30,880 of activities and of course when we 843 00:36:35,270 --> 00:36:32,960 think about kibo and our partners on the 844 00:36:36,790 --> 00:36:35,280 international space station from japan 845 00:36:37,990 --> 00:36:36,800 and some of the capabilities that 846 00:36:39,430 --> 00:36:38,000 they've put 847 00:36:41,510 --> 00:36:39,440 that give us the ability to put 848 00:36:44,069 --> 00:36:41,520 instruments on the outside of the space 849 00:36:46,310 --> 00:36:44,079 station both for for astrophysics and 850 00:36:48,790 --> 00:36:46,320 the study of the earth uh to increase 851 00:36:51,670 --> 00:36:48,800 crop yields while reducing water usage 852 00:36:53,829 --> 00:36:51,680 to transform how we do agriculture 853 00:36:56,069 --> 00:36:53,839 there there are so many benefits to 854 00:36:58,310 --> 00:36:56,079 commercialization the international 855 00:37:00,230 --> 00:36:58,320 space station is really the place to 856 00:37:02,069 --> 00:37:00,240 prove all of these things out and then 857 00:37:03,750 --> 00:37:02,079 it's up to the private sector to make 858 00:37:05,270 --> 00:37:03,760 determinations that it's worth 859 00:37:07,430 --> 00:37:05,280 capitalizing 860 00:37:09,589 --> 00:37:07,440 and then and then using these commercial 861 00:37:11,510 --> 00:37:09,599 capabilities that we've built but make 862 00:37:13,990 --> 00:37:11,520 no mistake nasa has a long history of 863 00:37:15,670 --> 00:37:14,000 commercial capabilities we think about 864 00:37:17,430 --> 00:37:15,680 you know people watching this right now 865 00:37:19,750 --> 00:37:17,440 on the internet for example internet 866 00:37:21,349 --> 00:37:19,760 broadband from space dish network 867 00:37:24,150 --> 00:37:21,359 directv 868 00:37:26,310 --> 00:37:24,160 you know gps how do we navigate how do 869 00:37:29,589 --> 00:37:26,320 we produce food and energy and do 870 00:37:31,589 --> 00:37:29,599 disaster release relief predict weather 871 00:37:34,150 --> 00:37:31,599 understand climate 872 00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:34,160 the returns here are really astonishing 873 00:37:39,270 --> 00:37:36,640 the international space station is is an 874 00:37:40,950 --> 00:37:39,280 amazing capability for the country um 875 00:37:43,030 --> 00:37:40,960 and and of course 876 00:37:44,790 --> 00:37:43,040 having more crew on the international 877 00:37:47,190 --> 00:37:44,800 space station makes all of these 878 00:37:49,430 --> 00:37:47,200 advancements happen faster and that gets 879 00:37:51,829 --> 00:37:49,440 us to a day of commercialization faster 880 00:37:53,349 --> 00:37:51,839 than we could have done otherwise so 881 00:37:54,470 --> 00:37:53,359 so this is really it's a it's it's a 882 00:37:58,470 --> 00:37:54,480 great time 883 00:38:00,710 --> 00:37:58,480 to see all of the amazing developments 884 00:38:02,550 --> 00:38:00,720 happen 885 00:38:06,790 --> 00:38:02,560 we'll now return to our phone bridge 886 00:38:08,870 --> 00:38:06,800 over to jeff faust from space news 887 00:38:11,829 --> 00:38:08,880 good morning i wanted to return to the 888 00:38:14,870 --> 00:38:11,839 issue of uh certification and uh when 889 00:38:16,310 --> 00:38:14,880 this is for kathy when you expect 890 00:38:19,589 --> 00:38:16,320 had everything wrapped up and have that 891 00:38:21,349 --> 00:38:19,599 certification review and how soon can 892 00:38:26,150 --> 00:38:21,359 that certification review take place 893 00:38:30,870 --> 00:38:28,710 so we've actually had our program level 894 00:38:33,109 --> 00:38:30,880 certification review already 895 00:38:35,829 --> 00:38:33,119 and we had our status at the agency 896 00:38:39,030 --> 00:38:35,839 level so right now we're 897 00:38:41,750 --> 00:38:39,040 just in the process of finalizing 898 00:38:44,230 --> 00:38:41,760 the last few pieces of 899 00:38:46,230 --> 00:38:44,240 documentation that we need to close out 900 00:38:48,310 --> 00:38:46,240 our human range certification plan which 901 00:38:50,230 --> 00:38:48,320 i view that will be done probably in the 902 00:38:53,030 --> 00:38:50,240 next week to 10 days 903 00:38:55,589 --> 00:38:53,040 and then our final final search we will 904 00:38:57,670 --> 00:38:55,599 be doing that are 905 00:38:58,550 --> 00:38:57,680 as part of our flight readiness review 906 00:39:01,750 --> 00:38:58,560 for 907 00:39:03,910 --> 00:39:01,760 crew one so we're kind of doing it and 908 00:39:05,829 --> 00:39:03,920 two phases finishing up our human rating 909 00:39:08,069 --> 00:39:05,839 certification plan which i think which 910 00:39:10,390 --> 00:39:08,079 should be in the next week to 10 days 911 00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:10,400 and then 912 00:39:14,950 --> 00:39:12,560 finalizing kind of 913 00:39:16,870 --> 00:39:14,960 got in the eyes crossing the t's at our 914 00:39:17,829 --> 00:39:16,880 flight readiness review 915 00:39:19,589 --> 00:39:17,839 um 916 00:39:25,270 --> 00:39:19,599 that will be coming up about a week 917 00:39:30,950 --> 00:39:27,589 next we have eric berger from rs 918 00:39:34,470 --> 00:39:32,390 yeah hi thanks very much for doing this 919 00:39:36,550 --> 00:39:34,480 so my question is about commercial space 920 00:39:37,990 --> 00:39:36,560 i think all of you are true believers um 921 00:39:40,069 --> 00:39:38,000 hans and kathy obviously you guys have 922 00:39:41,430 --> 00:39:40,079 been doing this for a long time 923 00:39:43,510 --> 00:39:41,440 jim i think everyone on the phone could 924 00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:43,520 chant along with nasa wants to be one of 925 00:39:47,190 --> 00:39:45,760 many many customers but i'd like to know 926 00:39:49,430 --> 00:39:47,200 whether jim you know in the four months 927 00:39:51,270 --> 00:39:49,440 since demo two you've seen a shift from 928 00:39:52,550 --> 00:39:51,280 the non-believers in commercial space so 929 00:39:54,390 --> 00:39:52,560 the skeptics 930 00:39:57,030 --> 00:39:54,400 who maybe thought commercial space was 931 00:39:59,109 --> 00:39:57,040 an opposite task have have you seen any 932 00:40:04,150 --> 00:39:59,119 signs that sort of you know maybe more 933 00:40:08,790 --> 00:40:06,630 absolutely um you know i i can tell you 934 00:40:12,470 --> 00:40:08,800 that the enthusiasm for what happened on 935 00:40:14,309 --> 00:40:12,480 demo 2 was extremely robust 936 00:40:16,150 --> 00:40:14,319 among 937 00:40:17,430 --> 00:40:16,160 people within the u.s government of 938 00:40:19,349 --> 00:40:17,440 course 939 00:40:21,829 --> 00:40:19,359 among members of congress that fund 940 00:40:23,910 --> 00:40:21,839 nasa's budgets but people 941 00:40:25,589 --> 00:40:23,920 but that enthusiasm was not just in the 942 00:40:27,990 --> 00:40:25,599 government it was also 943 00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:28,000 uh nationwide i mean the entire world 944 00:40:32,950 --> 00:40:30,800 watched and and was in awe of of the 945 00:40:34,790 --> 00:40:32,960 accomplishment so so i do believe that 946 00:40:37,510 --> 00:40:34,800 there is there is a very 947 00:40:41,430 --> 00:40:37,520 robust there's a lot of support 948 00:40:43,349 --> 00:40:41,440 for um for these capabilities um and so 949 00:40:46,069 --> 00:40:43,359 yeah i i think it's i think it's as 950 00:40:49,430 --> 00:40:46,079 strong now as it's ever been i think um 951 00:40:50,630 --> 00:40:49,440 some of the doubters um have have um you 952 00:40:52,790 --> 00:40:50,640 know maybe 953 00:40:55,190 --> 00:40:52,800 been made to not doubt so much because 954 00:40:57,190 --> 00:40:55,200 it has now happened 955 00:40:59,589 --> 00:40:57,200 but i i also think look 956 00:41:01,270 --> 00:40:59,599 commercial crew was was was really the 957 00:41:03,430 --> 00:41:01,280 second part we were resupplying the 958 00:41:05,270 --> 00:41:03,440 international space station commercially 959 00:41:07,829 --> 00:41:05,280 with northrop grumman 960 00:41:09,510 --> 00:41:07,839 and spacex ahead of that so 961 00:41:11,510 --> 00:41:09,520 the next big thing eric and i know you 962 00:41:14,230 --> 00:41:11,520 know this the next big thing is 963 00:41:16,309 --> 00:41:14,240 commercial habitation uh apart from the 964 00:41:18,150 --> 00:41:16,319 international space station which is 965 00:41:20,230 --> 00:41:18,160 something that we need we need members 966 00:41:22,069 --> 00:41:20,240 of congress to be willing to fund we've 967 00:41:23,829 --> 00:41:22,079 put it in the budget request 968 00:41:25,829 --> 00:41:23,839 every year and it never gets funded at 969 00:41:27,750 --> 00:41:25,839 the level that is necessary to achieve 970 00:41:28,870 --> 00:41:27,760 the end states here's what we know eric 971 00:41:30,790 --> 00:41:28,880 there's going to come a day in the 972 00:41:33,190 --> 00:41:30,800 future when the international space 973 00:41:35,270 --> 00:41:33,200 station is going to have to end we don't 974 00:41:36,790 --> 00:41:35,280 like to think about it because we really 975 00:41:39,030 --> 00:41:36,800 really love the international space 976 00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:39,040 station but we also do have to think 977 00:41:43,510 --> 00:41:40,800 about the fact that 20 years is a long 978 00:41:45,190 --> 00:41:43,520 time and it can't last forever we have 979 00:41:47,589 --> 00:41:45,200 to be making the investments right now 980 00:41:50,150 --> 00:41:47,599 today so that we don't have a gap in low 981 00:41:51,990 --> 00:41:50,160 earth orbit that's what's been lacking 982 00:41:53,829 --> 00:41:52,000 we haven't had the investment necessary 983 00:41:55,670 --> 00:41:53,839 to guarantee that we don't have a gap in 984 00:41:58,150 --> 00:41:55,680 low earth orbit and it's critically 985 00:41:59,990 --> 00:41:58,160 important that we make those investments 986 00:42:01,990 --> 00:42:00,000 and i think i think right now more than 987 00:42:03,910 --> 00:42:02,000 ever we do have those believers that 988 00:42:06,309 --> 00:42:03,920 you're talking about they are willing to 989 00:42:07,910 --> 00:42:06,319 step up to the fl up to the plate and 990 00:42:10,230 --> 00:42:07,920 fund the budget request at the level 991 00:42:12,309 --> 00:42:10,240 necessary to eventually you know get 992 00:42:14,390 --> 00:42:12,319 commercial habitation so that there will 993 00:42:15,510 --> 00:42:14,400 be no gap and that's uh that's one of 994 00:42:17,030 --> 00:42:15,520 the things that 995 00:42:20,790 --> 00:42:17,040 we're working on every day to make sure 996 00:42:24,870 --> 00:42:23,270 next is marcia dunn from the associated 997 00:42:28,390 --> 00:42:24,880 press 998 00:42:30,230 --> 00:42:28,400 yes hi this question is for hans please 999 00:42:33,510 --> 00:42:30,240 i think when people hear certified and 1000 00:42:35,510 --> 00:42:33,520 operational for this upcoming flight um 1001 00:42:38,150 --> 00:42:35,520 many at least in the public are going to 1002 00:42:40,710 --> 00:42:38,160 think that all of a sudden dragon flight 1003 00:42:42,550 --> 00:42:40,720 for humans is routine 1004 00:42:44,150 --> 00:42:42,560 if you will in that kind of phrase and 1005 00:42:45,349 --> 00:42:44,160 got nasa in trouble in the shuttle 1006 00:42:47,109 --> 00:42:45,359 program 1007 00:42:50,230 --> 00:42:47,119 how do you how do you know do you look 1008 00:42:53,109 --> 00:42:50,240 at this as a routine now that you've got 1009 00:42:55,510 --> 00:42:53,119 one under your belt and and also do you 1010 00:42:57,829 --> 00:42:55,520 feel a lot of the pressure is off now 1011 00:43:02,230 --> 00:42:57,839 that you had a successful test flight on 1012 00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:04,390 well um that that's a that's a great 1013 00:43:09,430 --> 00:43:06,560 question actually and then honestly 1014 00:43:11,109 --> 00:43:09,440 um i i don't feel that this is over at 1015 00:43:12,470 --> 00:43:11,119 all i feel like we need to actually step 1016 00:43:14,550 --> 00:43:12,480 it up 1017 00:43:16,870 --> 00:43:14,560 the transition from a test vehicle to an 1018 00:43:19,829 --> 00:43:16,880 operational vehicle to a production 1019 00:43:22,630 --> 00:43:19,839 vehicle is is very difficult um getting 1020 00:43:25,030 --> 00:43:22,640 this um you know in in 1021 00:43:27,190 --> 00:43:25,040 an operational phase that is safe and 1022 00:43:30,309 --> 00:43:27,200 and has all the scrutiny and the rigor 1023 00:43:32,390 --> 00:43:30,319 of human spaceflight um is is a lot of 1024 00:43:35,589 --> 00:43:32,400 work and and very very difficult in 1025 00:43:37,750 --> 00:43:35,599 itself so i feel like um we actually and 1026 00:43:41,030 --> 00:43:37,760 and we responded that way within within 1027 00:43:43,670 --> 00:43:41,040 spacex we we stepped it up we um we do 1028 00:43:45,750 --> 00:43:43,680 more reviews than ever we uh we pay 1029 00:43:48,870 --> 00:43:45,760 incredibly scrutiny to the flight data 1030 00:43:51,109 --> 00:43:48,880 of uh demo two and um there's a huge 1031 00:43:54,550 --> 00:43:51,119 effort going going on to make sure that 1032 00:43:56,630 --> 00:43:54,560 both falcon 9 and then and also um 1033 00:43:59,030 --> 00:43:56,640 dragon is safe for all the future 1034 00:44:01,270 --> 00:43:59,040 missions and and can actually stand up 1035 00:44:03,829 --> 00:44:01,280 for this huge task of uh 1036 00:44:05,829 --> 00:44:03,839 of supplying the station both with cargo 1037 00:44:07,910 --> 00:44:05,839 and also you know bringing astronauts up 1038 00:44:11,030 --> 00:44:07,920 and down that's a it's it's a it's a 1039 00:44:12,870 --> 00:44:11,040 great responsibility and um and we like 1040 00:44:16,230 --> 00:44:12,880 i said earlier we're honored by this but 1041 00:44:18,230 --> 00:44:16,240 it's also you know uh 1042 00:44:20,550 --> 00:44:18,240 at least at least i personally feel that 1043 00:44:27,510 --> 00:44:20,560 it's based on me and and we have to work 1044 00:44:31,750 --> 00:44:29,510 it's about staying vigilant you know 1045 00:44:33,910 --> 00:44:31,760 stay vigilant and 1046 00:44:35,190 --> 00:44:33,920 as a team we need to stay vigilant we 1047 00:44:37,349 --> 00:44:35,200 need to keep 1048 00:44:40,470 --> 00:44:37,359 going we need to operate in a safe 1049 00:44:41,829 --> 00:44:40,480 manner it's a it's it's a very important 1050 00:44:43,430 --> 00:44:41,839 for us to 1051 00:44:46,150 --> 00:44:43,440 not kind of 1052 00:44:50,710 --> 00:44:46,160 take our foot off the gas right we gotta 1053 00:44:54,710 --> 00:44:50,720 we gotta keep operating in a safe and 1054 00:45:00,390 --> 00:44:57,030 next we have douglas messier from 1055 00:45:05,349 --> 00:45:03,510 um yeah i had a question for hans 1056 00:45:07,349 --> 00:45:05,359 and 1057 00:45:08,710 --> 00:45:07,359 did this problem come up on the first 1058 00:45:10,870 --> 00:45:08,720 demo mission 1059 00:45:12,710 --> 00:45:10,880 with the heat shield and exactly what 1060 00:45:16,069 --> 00:45:12,720 did happen did you have 1061 00:45:17,990 --> 00:45:16,079 problems on all four connections 1062 00:45:19,349 --> 00:45:18,000 where the the capsule is connected with 1063 00:45:23,750 --> 00:45:19,359 the uh 1064 00:45:27,670 --> 00:45:25,510 yeah the best way i can explain it 1065 00:45:30,630 --> 00:45:27,680 without you know slides and and lots of 1066 00:45:32,710 --> 00:45:30,640 data is that these um these tension ties 1067 00:45:34,630 --> 00:45:32,720 that connect the the trunk and the 1068 00:45:36,470 --> 00:45:34,640 spacecraft they cause some uh 1069 00:45:38,710 --> 00:45:36,480 disturbance in the airflow around them 1070 00:45:40,309 --> 00:45:38,720 and then there's a little bit it digs a 1071 00:45:41,829 --> 00:45:40,319 deeper hole into the heat shield right 1072 00:45:43,670 --> 00:45:41,839 after that because there's probably a 1073 00:45:45,750 --> 00:45:43,680 vortex or something like that i don't 1074 00:45:48,470 --> 00:45:45,760 know the the exact technical details on 1075 00:45:50,710 --> 00:45:48,480 this one but the the effect is basically 1076 00:45:53,190 --> 00:45:50,720 that one one particular tile has 1077 00:45:55,750 --> 00:45:53,200 basically more erosion than the others 1078 00:45:58,470 --> 00:45:55,760 it tunnels basically into the tile 1079 00:46:00,390 --> 00:45:58,480 um and and like i said earlier this was 1080 00:46:01,270 --> 00:46:00,400 always the same situation it never got 1081 00:46:06,390 --> 00:46:01,280 to 1082 00:46:08,710 --> 00:46:06,400 shield was working great um 1083 00:46:11,349 --> 00:46:08,720 so it is something that that will is 1084 00:46:13,589 --> 00:46:11,359 relatively easy to fix by 1085 00:46:15,990 --> 00:46:13,599 putting a more resistant or erosion 1086 00:46:16,870 --> 00:46:16,000 resistant material in that particular 1087 00:46:18,309 --> 00:46:16,880 place 1088 00:46:19,589 --> 00:46:18,319 because you want to be careful you don't 1089 00:46:21,430 --> 00:46:19,599 want to make too many changes at this 1090 00:46:23,589 --> 00:46:21,440 point in time either 1091 00:46:25,670 --> 00:46:23,599 and then and then basically uh test it 1092 00:46:27,510 --> 00:46:25,680 and we did that last week and it uh it 1093 00:46:29,510 --> 00:46:27,520 came out great and 1094 00:46:34,390 --> 00:46:29,520 so i'm confident that 1095 00:46:40,150 --> 00:46:37,030 next we'll go over to irene klotz from 1096 00:46:43,990 --> 00:46:42,390 hi i'm actually had a similar question 1097 00:46:46,470 --> 00:46:44,000 from doug who i think i'll just continue 1098 00:46:47,270 --> 00:46:46,480 his for a minute is uh hans 1099 00:46:48,150 --> 00:46:47,280 um 1100 00:46:54,069 --> 00:46:48,160 what 1101 00:46:56,630 --> 00:46:54,079 relative to your predictions and why 1102 00:46:58,390 --> 00:46:56,640 didn't this show up on demo one 1103 00:47:01,750 --> 00:46:58,400 and then also for kathy are you 1104 00:47:08,069 --> 00:47:01,760 expecting to process any waivers for the 1105 00:47:13,109 --> 00:47:12,069 yeah so um the uh 1106 00:47:15,510 --> 00:47:13,119 um 1107 00:47:16,790 --> 00:47:15,520 i'm not sure i can i can say it's an 1108 00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:16,800 estimate because it's really just 1109 00:47:21,829 --> 00:47:19,680 locally and in one particular spot um 1110 00:47:24,390 --> 00:47:21,839 it's a good good reminder um regarding 1111 00:47:27,510 --> 00:47:24,400 demo one we didn't see this on demo one 1112 00:47:29,510 --> 00:47:27,520 um at least not to the exit this extent 1113 00:47:31,510 --> 00:47:29,520 that we noticed something 1114 00:47:33,430 --> 00:47:31,520 um it's a good question demo one was 1115 00:47:35,670 --> 00:47:33,440 slightly lighter um had a slightly 1116 00:47:37,030 --> 00:47:35,680 different trajectory maybe that um that 1117 00:47:39,270 --> 00:47:37,040 caused this 1118 00:47:41,589 --> 00:47:39,280 at the end of the day it's great um that 1119 00:47:42,390 --> 00:47:41,599 we found it on this flight and you know 1120 00:47:44,790 --> 00:47:42,400 um 1121 00:47:47,190 --> 00:47:44,800 can can basically take corrective action 1122 00:47:49,510 --> 00:47:47,200 going forward um and also like i said 1123 00:47:51,190 --> 00:47:49,520 this was not not an unsafe situation at 1124 00:47:52,790 --> 00:47:51,200 all this is just something that you 1125 00:47:54,630 --> 00:47:52,800 observed and uh 1126 00:47:56,470 --> 00:47:54,640 and then basically uh 1127 00:47:59,510 --> 00:47:56,480 change to make sure that nothing nothing 1128 00:48:00,870 --> 00:47:59,520 bad will ever happen so um that that 1129 00:48:03,829 --> 00:48:00,880 that's the 1130 00:48:05,430 --> 00:48:03,839 like i said on demo demo one um 1131 00:48:06,549 --> 00:48:05,440 if you look at it with hindsight you 1132 00:48:09,190 --> 00:48:06,559 might see 1133 00:48:14,710 --> 00:48:09,200 some erosion but but honestly it's uh 1134 00:48:17,589 --> 00:48:16,390 and irene 1135 00:48:21,270 --> 00:48:17,599 [Music] 1136 00:48:23,750 --> 00:48:21,280 i do not know the final count for the 1137 00:48:25,589 --> 00:48:23,760 waivers so i would ask i would maybe 1138 00:48:29,990 --> 00:48:25,599 hold that question and ask that question 1139 00:48:35,589 --> 00:48:32,390 next we have rachel joy from florida 1140 00:48:38,390 --> 00:48:36,870 hey there this question is for 1141 00:48:40,470 --> 00:48:38,400 bridenstine 1142 00:48:43,750 --> 00:48:40,480 back during demo two 1143 00:48:45,910 --> 00:48:43,760 due to krovet 19 you asked that launch 1144 00:48:47,190 --> 00:48:45,920 spectators and visitors not visit the 1145 00:48:49,349 --> 00:48:47,200 space coast 1146 00:48:52,309 --> 00:48:49,359 to watch the launch here we are five 1147 00:48:55,109 --> 00:48:52,319 months later what is nasa's approach or 1148 00:48:59,750 --> 00:48:55,119 messaging for launch spectators for this 1149 00:49:04,549 --> 00:49:02,230 yeah so we have to remember that even 1150 00:49:06,549 --> 00:49:04,559 though we suggested uh for demo two 1151 00:49:07,990 --> 00:49:06,559 people not come to the launch uh it 1152 00:49:10,790 --> 00:49:08,000 certainly didn't prevent them from 1153 00:49:12,950 --> 00:49:10,800 coming and and there were massive crowds 1154 00:49:13,829 --> 00:49:12,960 you know outside of the kennedy space 1155 00:49:16,549 --> 00:49:13,839 center 1156 00:49:17,829 --> 00:49:16,559 um so what we're asking people to do is 1157 00:49:20,230 --> 00:49:17,839 is follow 1158 00:49:22,790 --> 00:49:20,240 cdc guidelines to follow the guidelines 1159 00:49:25,030 --> 00:49:22,800 from the state of florida um and keep 1160 00:49:27,430 --> 00:49:25,040 keep do do what is necessary to keep 1161 00:49:29,670 --> 00:49:27,440 safe i mean that's that's ultimately 1162 00:49:31,829 --> 00:49:29,680 what our objective is i will tell you 1163 00:49:33,829 --> 00:49:31,839 that we are limiting um the amount of 1164 00:49:36,230 --> 00:49:33,839 visitors that can come onto the kennedy 1165 00:49:37,829 --> 00:49:36,240 space center we have a lot of as you're 1166 00:49:40,069 --> 00:49:37,839 aware we have a lot of very important 1167 00:49:41,670 --> 00:49:40,079 missions coming up my number one 1168 00:49:43,430 --> 00:49:41,680 objective is to make sure that we don't 1169 00:49:45,430 --> 00:49:43,440 have an outbreak at the kennedy space 1170 00:49:47,670 --> 00:49:45,440 center we've been very successful 1171 00:49:49,990 --> 00:49:47,680 keeping our people safe so far we want 1172 00:49:51,910 --> 00:49:50,000 to make sure that we we keep them safe 1173 00:49:53,349 --> 00:49:51,920 so that ultimately we can continue to do 1174 00:49:58,710 --> 00:49:53,359 the mission 1175 00:50:03,670 --> 00:50:00,950 we'll now go over to megan bartles from 1176 00:50:05,910 --> 00:50:03,680 space.com 1177 00:50:07,910 --> 00:50:05,920 hi thanks so much for taking my question 1178 00:50:10,309 --> 00:50:07,920 this is megan bartels with space.com 1179 00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:10,319 with a question for i think hans you 1180 00:50:15,910 --> 00:50:13,520 mentioned recently that the new heat 1181 00:50:18,150 --> 00:50:15,920 shield the new heat shield design was 1182 00:50:21,190 --> 00:50:18,160 tested last week could you talk a little 1183 00:50:23,510 --> 00:50:21,200 bit more about what that process was and 1184 00:50:25,990 --> 00:50:23,520 how closely it mimics what the capsule 1185 00:50:31,510 --> 00:50:26,000 will undergo when the crew one 1186 00:50:37,589 --> 00:50:34,710 yes of course so um the test we do is a 1187 00:50:42,150 --> 00:50:37,599 um it's called an arc jet test and uh it 1188 00:50:43,910 --> 00:50:42,160 is in the nasa facility in moffett 1189 00:50:45,589 --> 00:50:43,920 i don't remember the center right now 1190 00:50:47,910 --> 00:50:45,599 it's uh it's up here in california 1191 00:50:49,510 --> 00:50:47,920 really embarrassed by uh by not knowing 1192 00:50:51,349 --> 00:50:49,520 the name right now but i actually wasn't 1193 00:50:53,670 --> 00:50:51,359 there i did i did look at the uh the 1194 00:50:54,950 --> 00:50:53,680 wind tunnel at that arctic tunnel uh a 1195 00:50:57,589 --> 00:50:54,960 while back and it's it's pretty 1196 00:51:00,150 --> 00:50:57,599 impressive because it can can very well 1197 00:51:03,349 --> 00:51:00,160 recreate the uh the situation but then 1198 00:51:06,069 --> 00:51:03,359 the the the size of the area you can 1199 00:51:07,270 --> 00:51:06,079 test is uh is obviously not very very 1200 00:51:10,549 --> 00:51:07,280 large it's a 1201 00:51:13,430 --> 00:51:10,559 relatively small area so i think we um 1202 00:51:15,829 --> 00:51:13,440 in terms of of as realistic testing as 1203 00:51:17,190 --> 00:51:15,839 you can we did what we could um 1204 00:51:19,030 --> 00:51:17,200 and uh 1205 00:51:21,750 --> 00:51:19,040 and then we also do uh you know a lot of 1206 00:51:24,309 --> 00:51:21,760 analysis and uh make sure that we got 1207 00:51:26,150 --> 00:51:24,319 any any flow phenomenon uh 1208 00:51:28,790 --> 00:51:26,160 worked out from the analysis side based 1209 00:51:30,950 --> 00:51:28,800 on the flight data we saw with uh demo 1210 00:51:32,870 --> 00:51:30,960 two and uh 1211 00:51:35,670 --> 00:51:32,880 and then you know last not least um 1212 00:51:36,790 --> 00:51:35,680 there i also mentioned that uh crs-31 1213 00:51:39,190 --> 00:51:36,800 the uh 1214 00:51:40,870 --> 00:51:39,200 the new cargo dragon will go up a month 1215 00:51:44,230 --> 00:51:40,880 after um 1216 00:51:46,309 --> 00:51:44,240 after uh crew one and this particular 1217 00:51:48,230 --> 00:51:46,319 dragon will come back earlier so that 1218 00:51:50,549 --> 00:51:48,240 gives us another chance to validate the 1219 00:51:51,589 --> 00:51:50,559 design and to make sure that everything 1220 00:51:52,950 --> 00:51:51,599 is 1221 00:51:58,390 --> 00:51:52,960 safe and 1222 00:52:01,990 --> 00:51:59,829 it was done at the 1223 00:52:02,950 --> 00:52:02,000 ames research center 1224 00:52:07,750 --> 00:52:02,960 and 1225 00:52:09,990 --> 00:52:07,760 spacex folks have been looking at it we 1226 00:52:11,670 --> 00:52:10,000 have a lot of thermal protection system 1227 00:52:14,150 --> 00:52:11,680 experts too and 1228 00:52:16,150 --> 00:52:14,160 everybody understands kind of how to 1229 00:52:18,470 --> 00:52:16,160 correlate the data from those samples 1230 00:52:22,630 --> 00:52:18,480 and be able to understand it and i think 1231 00:52:27,270 --> 00:52:24,790 we have time for one or two more 1232 00:52:32,150 --> 00:52:27,280 questions we'll next go to morgan mcfaul 1233 00:52:37,430 --> 00:52:34,150 hi thanks so much for taking my question 1234 00:52:38,790 --> 00:52:37,440 this one is for kathy or jim maybe um 1235 00:52:40,549 --> 00:52:38,800 you've got a whole bunch of data back 1236 00:52:42,470 --> 00:52:40,559 from demo too now 1237 00:52:44,630 --> 00:52:42,480 uh i'm just wondering if you found any 1238 00:52:46,549 --> 00:52:44,640 pleasant surprises in looking over that 1239 00:52:49,430 --> 00:52:46,559 and relatedly do you have a new average 1240 00:52:51,430 --> 00:52:49,440 estimated llc and loom numbers for crew 1241 00:52:54,870 --> 00:52:51,440 one and if so what drove that change 1242 00:53:02,549 --> 00:52:58,069 kathy i'll let you answer this 1243 00:53:04,309 --> 00:53:02,559 okay um so the lock requirements that we 1244 00:53:06,069 --> 00:53:04,319 had were design requirements and so 1245 00:53:08,390 --> 00:53:06,079 those are closed out they'll be closed 1246 00:53:09,109 --> 00:53:08,400 out during our certification phase it's 1247 00:53:33,990 --> 00:53:09,119 a 1248 00:53:36,230 --> 00:53:34,000 pieces 1249 00:53:37,670 --> 00:53:36,240 but honestly the spacecraft the launch 1250 00:53:43,190 --> 00:53:37,680 went beautifully 1251 00:53:45,430 --> 00:53:43,200 like i talked about we were able to do 1252 00:53:49,109 --> 00:53:45,440 the four crew tests the habitability 1253 00:53:50,790 --> 00:53:49,119 test while the vehicle was on orbit 1254 00:53:51,990 --> 00:53:50,800 you know the 1255 00:53:54,150 --> 00:53:52,000 return 1256 00:53:55,990 --> 00:53:54,160 you know went beautifully first time 1257 00:53:58,230 --> 00:53:56,000 coming back 1258 00:53:59,910 --> 00:53:58,240 and bob and doug were able to give us 1259 00:54:01,670 --> 00:53:59,920 great insight on how the vehicle 1260 00:54:03,270 --> 00:54:01,680 operated through all the phases of 1261 00:54:04,790 --> 00:54:03,280 flight so 1262 00:54:06,950 --> 00:54:04,800 i don't think i'm 1263 00:54:09,829 --> 00:54:06,960 you know it would be a great mission if 1264 00:54:12,390 --> 00:54:09,839 crew one goes exactly the same way so 1265 00:54:14,390 --> 00:54:12,400 i'm counting on it hans 1266 00:54:17,430 --> 00:54:14,400 i'm counting on a beautiful mission the 1267 00:54:19,109 --> 00:54:17,440 exact same way so 1268 00:54:24,549 --> 00:54:19,119 i'm we're looking forward to this this 1269 00:54:28,390 --> 00:54:26,549 thanks to all who submitted questions 1270 00:54:30,390 --> 00:54:28,400 today and thanks to today's briefers for 1271 00:54:32,790 --> 00:54:30,400 taking the time to discuss this historic 1272 00:54:34,870 --> 00:54:32,800 event this is the first in our series of 1273 00:54:37,430 --> 00:54:34,880 briefings today next up is a briefing to 1274 00:54:40,230 --> 00:54:37,440 discuss the crew one mission overview 1275 00:54:41,910 --> 00:54:40,240 that's at 12 30 pm eastern and will host 1276 00:54:44,549 --> 00:54:41,920 the astronauts of crew 1 for a news 1277 00:54:46,069 --> 00:54:44,559 conference at 2pm for details on these 1278 00:54:48,470 --> 00:54:46,079 briefings and for the latest on this 1279 00:54:50,710 --> 00:54:48,480 mission please visit nasa.gov 1280 00:55:10,470 --> 00:54:50,720 commercial crew thanks again for joining