1 00:00:00,290 --> 00:00:23,590 [Music] 2 00:00:27,990 --> 00:00:25,990 this is mission control houston good 3 00:00:30,790 --> 00:00:28,000 morning you are getting a live look at 4 00:00:33,350 --> 00:00:30,800 pad 0a from the virginia space 5 00:00:35,190 --> 00:00:33,360 mid-atlantic regional spaceport off the 6 00:00:36,709 --> 00:00:35,200 coast of wallops island 7 00:00:40,069 --> 00:00:36,719 in wallops uh 8 00:00:45,190 --> 00:00:42,470 boys on top of the pad is the antares 9 00:00:47,670 --> 00:00:45,200 230 plus rocket on top of that is 10 00:00:50,709 --> 00:00:47,680 northrop grumman's cygnus cargo vehicle 11 00:00:53,830 --> 00:00:50,719 and 8 000 pounds of research fresh food 12 00:00:56,229 --> 00:00:53,840 technology demonstrations and supplies 13 00:00:58,470 --> 00:00:56,239 this is northrop grumman's crs 15 14 00:01:01,110 --> 00:00:58,480 mission and the destination today is the 15 00:01:03,590 --> 00:01:01,120 international space station 16 00:01:06,710 --> 00:01:03,600 lc gnc one orb nav we're currently 17 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:06,720 inside 36 minutes from liftoff today 18 00:01:14,070 --> 00:01:09,520 time of liftoff is scheduled at 11 36 19 00:01:16,070 --> 00:01:14,080 and 49 seconds am central time 12 36 pm 20 00:01:19,350 --> 00:01:16,080 eastern time counting down 21 00:01:21,830 --> 00:01:19,360 that is the opening of a five minute 22 00:01:25,749 --> 00:01:21,840 launch window for today 23 00:01:28,390 --> 00:01:25,759 today is february 20th 2021 coinciding 24 00:01:30,550 --> 00:01:28,400 with the 59th anniversary of john 25 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:30,560 glenn's mercury flight he was the first 26 00:01:39,429 --> 00:01:36,870 getting a live look at the rocket you 27 00:01:41,670 --> 00:01:39,439 can start to see some conditioned air 28 00:01:43,510 --> 00:01:41,680 billowing off the sides of the antares 29 00:01:44,870 --> 00:01:43,520 first stage rocket that first stage is 30 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:44,880 already loaded 31 00:01:49,190 --> 00:01:48,000 with its fuel liquid oxygen and rp1 32 00:01:56,870 --> 00:01:49,200 kerosene 33 00:02:01,109 --> 00:01:58,870 currently favorable weather conditions 34 00:02:02,950 --> 00:02:01,119 today looking at about 32 degrees 35 00:02:04,149 --> 00:02:02,960 fahrenheit zero degrees centigrade and 36 00:02:06,870 --> 00:02:04,159 that we can 37 00:02:10,389 --> 00:02:06,880 expect that same temperature at the t0 38 00:02:11,430 --> 00:02:10,399 mark at 11 36 a.m central 12 36 p.m 39 00:02:14,309 --> 00:02:11,440 eastern 40 00:02:16,070 --> 00:02:14,319 looking at some clatter scattered deck 41 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:16,080 and cloud ceilings and monitoring some 42 00:02:22,150 --> 00:02:17,760 wind gusts but overall we're looking at 43 00:02:27,270 --> 00:02:22,160 about a 75 favorability uh margin we are 44 00:02:31,270 --> 00:02:29,510 mission control houston and uh the 45 00:02:33,350 --> 00:02:31,280 mission operations center in dulles 46 00:02:36,869 --> 00:02:33,360 virginia have conducted a preliminary 47 00:02:37,670 --> 00:02:36,879 t-minus uh two hour go no go poll and 48 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:37,680 our 49 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:39,840 gopher launch they're about to come up 50 00:02:46,070 --> 00:02:43,040 on another uh go poll at uh the t minus 51 00:02:47,670 --> 00:02:46,080 30 mark enabled and illuminated 52 00:02:52,309 --> 00:02:47,680 rso 53 00:02:55,030 --> 00:02:52,319 northrop grumman crs 15 mission is named 54 00:02:56,550 --> 00:02:55,040 the ss katherine johnson northrop 55 00:02:59,190 --> 00:02:56,560 grumman named the 56 00:03:01,830 --> 00:02:59,200 crs 15 after the nasa mathematician a 57 00:03:04,229 --> 00:03:01,840 black woman who time and again broke 58 00:03:06,309 --> 00:03:04,239 through the barriers of gender and race 59 00:03:08,309 --> 00:03:06,319 it is a company tradition to name each 60 00:03:10,630 --> 00:03:08,319 cygnus spacecraft after an individual 61 00:03:12,869 --> 00:03:10,640 has played a pivotal role in human space 62 00:03:15,110 --> 00:03:12,879 flight her hand-written calculations 63 00:03:17,110 --> 00:03:15,120 were critical to america's success 64 00:03:19,509 --> 00:03:17,120 during our first human space flight 65 00:03:22,309 --> 00:03:19,519 missions again this is february 20th the 66 00:03:24,550 --> 00:03:22,319 59th anniversary of john glenn's flight 67 00:03:26,550 --> 00:03:24,560 and when he again became the first 68 00:03:29,030 --> 00:03:26,560 american to orbit the earth 69 00:03:31,589 --> 00:03:29,040 it is a perfect tie to the ss catherine 70 00:03:33,270 --> 00:03:31,599 johnson while nasa had used the ibm 71 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:33,280 computers to calculate the complex 72 00:03:37,110 --> 00:03:35,760 orbital trajectory glenn asked to have 73 00:03:39,270 --> 00:03:37,120 catherine johnson verify the 74 00:03:44,149 --> 00:03:39,280 calculations by hand and would not fly 75 00:03:48,309 --> 00:03:46,309 we have teams supporting from all over 76 00:03:51,750 --> 00:03:48,319 the united states for today's launch 77 00:03:53,589 --> 00:03:51,760 counting down to uh 12 36 p.m eastern 78 00:03:55,509 --> 00:03:53,599 over at the wallops flight facility 79 00:03:57,830 --> 00:03:55,519 you're looking at wallops range control 80 00:03:59,750 --> 00:03:57,840 center uh counting down and walking us 81 00:04:05,190 --> 00:03:59,760 through these next steps over the next 82 00:04:09,670 --> 00:04:07,509 on top of the antares rocket we have the 83 00:04:12,229 --> 00:04:09,680 northrop grumman's mission operations 84 00:04:14,869 --> 00:04:12,239 center in dulles virginia monitoring the 85 00:04:16,150 --> 00:04:14,879 cygnus spacecraft on top of that rocket 86 00:04:18,229 --> 00:04:16,160 the teams there are led by mission 87 00:04:20,710 --> 00:04:18,239 director zach dwyer for launch he'll be 88 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:20,720 handing over to amy allison for solar 89 00:04:26,070 --> 00:04:23,440 array deployment 90 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:26,080 and of course the destination for cygnus 91 00:04:30,550 --> 00:04:28,000 after its day and a half in orbit will 92 00:04:32,390 --> 00:04:30,560 be the international space station uh 93 00:04:33,909 --> 00:04:32,400 mission control houston standing by and 94 00:04:36,070 --> 00:04:33,919 watching the launch and monitoring the 95 00:04:38,710 --> 00:04:36,080 operations of the international space 96 00:04:41,270 --> 00:04:38,720 station in flight 97 00:04:44,550 --> 00:04:41,280 flight director scott stover is here in 98 00:04:47,350 --> 00:04:44,560 the room and just gave that t-30 go 99 00:04:49,590 --> 00:04:47,360 for launch from mission control houston 100 00:04:51,430 --> 00:04:49,600 visiting vehicle officer working with 101 00:04:56,469 --> 00:04:51,440 teams in dulles virginia is jessica 102 00:05:01,590 --> 00:04:58,790 now of course the primary job for today 103 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:01,600 is uh watching for the uh launch and 104 00:05:07,909 --> 00:05:03,680 making sure everything is go for launch 105 00:05:10,390 --> 00:05:07,919 but uh we do have 24 7 hour operations 106 00:05:12,230 --> 00:05:10,400 for onboard international space station 107 00:05:15,430 --> 00:05:12,240 operations we are in a weekend but the 108 00:05:18,390 --> 00:05:15,440 crew on board uh is enjoying uh a day 109 00:05:19,830 --> 00:05:18,400 off a day of cleaning and uh and some 110 00:05:22,150 --> 00:05:19,840 exercise and of course they'll be 111 00:05:24,469 --> 00:05:22,160 watching today's launch from left to 112 00:05:26,710 --> 00:05:24,479 right we have the expedition 64 crew 113 00:05:29,270 --> 00:05:26,720 nasa astronaut kate rubins and nasa 114 00:05:31,990 --> 00:05:29,280 astronaut victor glover japan aerospace 115 00:05:35,830 --> 00:05:32,000 exploration agency suichi naguchi and 116 00:05:37,990 --> 00:05:35,840 then iss commander sergey ryshikov 117 00:05:40,469 --> 00:05:38,000 we also have nasa astronauts mike 118 00:05:43,110 --> 00:05:40,479 hopkins and shannon walker and rounding 119 00:05:51,110 --> 00:05:43,120 out at the very right side isro's cosmos 120 00:05:55,270 --> 00:05:52,950 again we just came to mission control 121 00:05:57,590 --> 00:05:55,280 houston while polling a go for launch at 122 00:06:00,790 --> 00:05:57,600 t minus 30 minutes currently tracking no 123 00:06:03,590 --> 00:06:00,800 issues with the antares rocket either 124 00:06:05,670 --> 00:06:03,600 and mission uh contribution operations 125 00:06:07,110 --> 00:06:05,680 center in dulles virginia is also 126 00:06:09,670 --> 00:06:07,120 tracking everything is healthy with the 127 00:06:15,990 --> 00:06:09,680 cygnus vehicle on top 128 00:06:20,469 --> 00:06:18,390 joining us for today's broadcast from 129 00:06:22,950 --> 00:06:20,479 northrop grumman we'll be welcoming uh 130 00:06:25,110 --> 00:06:22,960 christina halona and terry systems 131 00:06:26,469 --> 00:06:25,120 engineering program manager to walk us 132 00:06:28,390 --> 00:06:26,479 through some of the 133 00:06:31,430 --> 00:06:28,400 features and milestones for today's 134 00:06:33,270 --> 00:06:31,440 launch christina welcome 135 00:06:35,110 --> 00:06:33,280 thank you gary i'm happy to be here and 136 00:06:37,029 --> 00:06:35,120 welcome all of you watching here in the 137 00:06:39,270 --> 00:06:37,039 united states and around the world to 138 00:06:41,189 --> 00:06:39,280 see a successful anterior launch and 139 00:06:43,510 --> 00:06:41,199 cygnus mission to the international 140 00:06:45,430 --> 00:06:43,520 space station 141 00:06:47,830 --> 00:06:45,440 wonderful we're getting a look at the 142 00:06:49,589 --> 00:06:47,840 pad now looking at the n teres rocket 143 00:06:52,629 --> 00:06:49,599 billing off some conditioned air tell us 144 00:06:55,670 --> 00:06:52,639 about this rocket and teres 230 plus 145 00:06:58,309 --> 00:06:55,680 yeah so gary the teres 230 plus vehicles 146 00:07:00,629 --> 00:06:58,319 an upgrade to our previous antares 230 147 00:07:03,189 --> 00:07:00,639 vehicle which was under the previous 148 00:07:05,430 --> 00:07:03,199 year crs-1 contract 149 00:07:07,430 --> 00:07:05,440 this ng-15 mission marks northrop 150 00:07:10,790 --> 00:07:07,440 grumman's fourth cargo service under the 151 00:07:13,029 --> 00:07:10,800 crs-2 contract with ng-12 being our very 152 00:07:15,589 --> 00:07:13,039 first antares 230 plus mission which was 153 00:07:19,029 --> 00:07:15,599 flown in november of 154 00:07:21,189 --> 00:07:19,039 the differences between the 230 and 230 155 00:07:21,990 --> 00:07:21,199 plus are the upgrades to the stage one 156 00:07:24,150 --> 00:07:22,000 core 157 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:24,160 which has lighter composite structures 158 00:07:29,270 --> 00:07:27,039 and an optimized second stage mortar 159 00:07:31,430 --> 00:07:29,280 the upgraded stage one core allows 160 00:07:32,870 --> 00:07:31,440 ontario's engines to perform at full 161 00:07:34,550 --> 00:07:32,880 thrust throughout most of the first 162 00:07:37,430 --> 00:07:34,560 stage profile 163 00:07:40,070 --> 00:07:37,440 the 230 plus vehicle also has a cargo 164 00:07:42,070 --> 00:07:40,080 mass flexibility in which the cygnus 165 00:07:43,670 --> 00:07:42,080 mass can be defined 166 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:43,680 within with the greater puncture streets 167 00:07:47,029 --> 00:07:44,800 of course 168 00:07:47,990 --> 00:07:47,039 but no later than 24 hours prior to 169 00:07:50,150 --> 00:07:48,000 launch 170 00:07:52,629 --> 00:07:50,160 so speaking of cargo another capability 171 00:07:55,670 --> 00:07:52,639 of the antares 230 plus rocket is that 172 00:07:57,430 --> 00:07:55,680 antares can perform late load operations 173 00:07:59,510 --> 00:07:57,440 by the unique pop-top fairing and 174 00:08:03,270 --> 00:07:59,520 specialized ground equipment 175 00:08:05,510 --> 00:08:03,280 if you look closely at antares 176 00:08:07,510 --> 00:08:05,520 you can see the nose of the rocket 177 00:08:09,580 --> 00:08:07,520 and you'll see be able to see the little 178 00:08:11,029 --> 00:08:09,590 pop-off that we that we have there 179 00:08:13,029 --> 00:08:11,039 [Applause] 180 00:08:14,390 --> 00:08:13,039 and that can be removed for the late 181 00:08:16,309 --> 00:08:14,400 cargo load 182 00:08:17,189 --> 00:08:16,319 um and anterior is having the ability to 183 00:08:19,589 --> 00:08:17,199 do a 184 00:08:21,189 --> 00:08:19,599 late load cargo load 24 hours before 185 00:08:24,070 --> 00:08:21,199 launch now we're able to support 186 00:08:26,309 --> 00:08:24,080 critical research experiments for nasa 187 00:08:27,670 --> 00:08:26,319 um and with all this talk about cargo 188 00:08:29,589 --> 00:08:27,680 the ontario vehicles carrying 189 00:08:30,950 --> 00:08:29,599 approximately 8 200 pounds of cargo to 190 00:08:32,149 --> 00:08:30,960 the space station aboard the sigma 191 00:08:33,750 --> 00:08:32,159 spacecraft 192 00:08:35,909 --> 00:08:33,760 and uh we at norfolk grove are very 193 00:08:38,310 --> 00:08:35,919 proud of our ontario's 230 plus rocket 194 00:08:40,469 --> 00:08:38,320 and are dedicated to providing the best 195 00:08:41,909 --> 00:08:40,479 value for a customer support of our 196 00:08:43,670 --> 00:08:41,919 critical mission of their critical 197 00:08:46,710 --> 00:08:43,680 missions 198 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:46,720 now christina we're getting some some 199 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:49,839 footage from earlier when we were 200 00:08:53,670 --> 00:08:51,760 performing that late load capability 201 00:08:55,670 --> 00:08:53,680 this is a good view of that pop top 202 00:08:57,509 --> 00:08:55,680 fairing uh from what i understand 203 00:08:59,509 --> 00:08:57,519 christina this is this is near max 204 00:09:02,150 --> 00:08:59,519 capacity where we're over eight thousand 205 00:09:04,310 --> 00:09:02,160 pounds inside uh cygnus tell me about 206 00:09:07,670 --> 00:09:04,320 how antares is is ready to carry such a 207 00:09:10,310 --> 00:09:07,680 mass to the international space station 208 00:09:13,030 --> 00:09:10,320 yes gary uh you're correct this is near 209 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:13,040 max capacity at 8 200 pounds for this 210 00:09:18,389 --> 00:09:16,000 mission um the cygnus team has been 211 00:09:20,230 --> 00:09:18,399 preparing the last few years of an 212 00:09:23,030 --> 00:09:20,240 upgraded system to not only add more 213 00:09:25,350 --> 00:09:23,040 cargo but also add more capability to 214 00:09:26,949 --> 00:09:25,360 the spacecraft itself to support powered 215 00:09:28,310 --> 00:09:26,959 payloads 216 00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:28,320 cygnus has implemented additional 217 00:09:33,350 --> 00:09:30,880 communications and telemetry telemetry 218 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:33,360 equipment to connect scientists with 219 00:09:36,949 --> 00:09:34,959 their experiments throughout the mission 220 00:09:38,710 --> 00:09:36,959 from liftoff to arrival at the 221 00:09:40,630 --> 00:09:38,720 international space station 222 00:09:42,550 --> 00:09:40,640 all of these enhancement enhancements 223 00:09:45,030 --> 00:09:42,560 point us toward a long-term goal of 224 00:09:47,590 --> 00:09:45,040 growing this capabilities beyond the 225 00:09:49,430 --> 00:09:47,600 space station resupply emissions 226 00:09:51,670 --> 00:09:49,440 we also see cygnus as a strong building 227 00:09:53,509 --> 00:09:51,680 block and valuable commercial partner 228 00:09:55,590 --> 00:09:53,519 for the next generation vehicle that 229 00:09:57,990 --> 00:09:55,600 will go to the moon 230 00:09:59,750 --> 00:09:58,000 and gary you mentioned before cygnus 231 00:10:01,509 --> 00:09:59,760 we're so happy that 232 00:10:03,110 --> 00:10:01,519 we're able to honor 233 00:10:05,750 --> 00:10:03,120 katherine johnson 234 00:10:08,069 --> 00:10:05,760 for this mission and named her 235 00:10:10,230 --> 00:10:08,079 for ng-15 you know as you mentioned 236 00:10:12,550 --> 00:10:10,240 before catherine johnson 237 00:10:14,630 --> 00:10:12,560 was an amazing nasa mathematician and 238 00:10:16,389 --> 00:10:14,640 she broke many barriers including race 239 00:10:19,030 --> 00:10:16,399 and gender while working for nasa and 240 00:10:20,230 --> 00:10:19,040 delivered critical calculations 241 00:10:22,630 --> 00:10:20,240 for a very important mission that 242 00:10:24,710 --> 00:10:22,640 happened on this day 243 00:10:26,310 --> 00:10:24,720 and i also want to mention you know as a 244 00:10:27,990 --> 00:10:26,320 native american and from the navajo 245 00:10:29,750 --> 00:10:28,000 nation catherine johnson was an 246 00:10:31,750 --> 00:10:29,760 inspiration for me and countless others 247 00:10:33,350 --> 00:10:31,760 to pursue degrees in aerospace 248 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:33,360 and in the aerospace industry so i'm 249 00:10:37,030 --> 00:10:34,720 very honored to be part of the human 250 00:10:39,190 --> 00:10:37,040 exploration program and i also hope to 251 00:10:40,710 --> 00:10:39,200 inspire others as catherine johnson has 252 00:10:44,150 --> 00:10:40,720 to reach the stars from setting their 253 00:10:46,310 --> 00:10:44,160 goals so very happy to be here 254 00:10:47,829 --> 00:10:46,320 very good christina hellona thank you 255 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:47,839 for joining us we'll come back to you 256 00:10:51,509 --> 00:10:49,760 here shortly to walk us through some of 257 00:10:53,750 --> 00:10:51,519 these upcoming milestones we have 258 00:10:56,389 --> 00:10:53,760 including counting down to that uh 259 00:10:58,710 --> 00:10:56,399 launch mark at 12 36 p.m eastern and of 260 00:11:00,630 --> 00:10:58,720 course walking us through ascent we're 261 00:11:03,509 --> 00:11:00,640 going to go through some uh of the great 262 00:11:05,910 --> 00:11:03,519 cargo on board this is a nice uh graphic 263 00:11:08,389 --> 00:11:05,920 that shows exactly what's on board 264 00:11:11,829 --> 00:11:08,399 cygnus we're talking over 8 000 pounds 265 00:11:14,150 --> 00:11:11,839 nearing 8 400 pounds of cargo including 266 00:11:16,630 --> 00:11:14,160 pressurized and unpressurized you can 267 00:11:18,790 --> 00:11:16,640 see just more than 2 400 pounds of that 268 00:11:21,030 --> 00:11:18,800 are scientific investigations and there 269 00:11:23,829 --> 00:11:21,040 are quite a number of them 270 00:11:27,190 --> 00:11:23,839 first is the spaceborne computer 2. now 271 00:11:29,110 --> 00:11:27,200 due to a need to prioritize reliability 272 00:11:31,590 --> 00:11:29,120 over performance computing capabilities 273 00:11:33,269 --> 00:11:31,600 in space are reduced compared to 274 00:11:35,110 --> 00:11:33,279 capabilities on the ground this can 275 00:11:37,509 --> 00:11:35,120 create challenges when transmitting data 276 00:11:39,590 --> 00:11:37,519 to and from space although relying on 277 00:11:41,509 --> 00:11:39,600 ground-based computers is possible for 278 00:11:43,350 --> 00:11:41,519 exploration on the moon or to low earth 279 00:11:45,190 --> 00:11:43,360 orbit the solution will be a little bit 280 00:11:47,509 --> 00:11:45,200 more difficult for exploring farther 281 00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:47,519 into the solar system so in 2017 the 282 00:11:51,190 --> 00:11:49,760 space born computer study ran a high 283 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:51,200 performance commercial off the shelf 284 00:11:55,350 --> 00:11:53,200 computer in space with the goal of 285 00:11:57,030 --> 00:11:55,360 having the system operate seamlessly 286 00:11:58,710 --> 00:11:57,040 seamlessly for a year 287 00:12:01,910 --> 00:11:58,720 it successfully performed more than a 288 00:12:02,870 --> 00:12:01,920 trillion calculations per second for 207 289 00:12:06,150 --> 00:12:02,880 days 290 00:12:08,069 --> 00:12:06,160 without uh requiring a reset the space 291 00:12:10,470 --> 00:12:08,079 board computer 2 will build on the 292 00:12:12,550 --> 00:12:10,480 success of this first study exploring 293 00:12:14,790 --> 00:12:12,560 how off-the-shelf computer systems can 294 00:12:17,430 --> 00:12:14,800 advance exploration by processing data 295 00:12:19,990 --> 00:12:17,440 significantly faster in space with edge 296 00:12:22,389 --> 00:12:20,000 computing and artificial intelligence 297 00:12:24,230 --> 00:12:22,399 this experiment uh plans to demonstrate 298 00:12:26,230 --> 00:12:24,240 that earth-based data processing of 299 00:12:28,949 --> 00:12:26,240 current station science data can instead 300 00:12:30,790 --> 00:12:28,959 be performed on the station eliminating 301 00:12:32,870 --> 00:12:30,800 the need for researchers to send the raw 302 00:12:34,629 --> 00:12:32,880 data back to earth for analysis could 303 00:12:37,269 --> 00:12:34,639 speed scientists time to insight from 304 00:12:39,829 --> 00:12:37,279 months to minutes 305 00:12:41,990 --> 00:12:39,839 we'll also have some space worms heading 306 00:12:44,230 --> 00:12:42,000 to the international space station tiny 307 00:12:46,230 --> 00:12:44,240 worms could help us determine the cause 308 00:12:48,710 --> 00:12:46,240 of muscle weakening that astronauts can 309 00:12:50,389 --> 00:12:48,720 experience in microgravity astronauts 310 00:12:52,470 --> 00:12:50,399 work out for more than two hours a day 311 00:12:54,710 --> 00:12:52,480 aboard the station to prevent bone and 312 00:12:56,310 --> 00:12:54,720 muscle loss caused by living in a 313 00:12:58,470 --> 00:12:56,320 microgravity environment during long 314 00:13:00,389 --> 00:12:58,480 duration missions thanks to a new device 315 00:13:03,430 --> 00:13:00,399 for measuring the muscle strength of 316 00:13:06,150 --> 00:13:03,440 tiny c elegans worms researchers with 317 00:13:08,629 --> 00:13:06,160 the micro 16 study can test whether 318 00:13:10,550 --> 00:13:08,639 decreased expression of muscle proteins 319 00:13:13,190 --> 00:13:10,560 is associated with this decreased 320 00:13:15,750 --> 00:13:13,200 strengths and then these results may 321 00:13:17,910 --> 00:13:15,760 support new therapies to combat the 322 00:13:19,509 --> 00:13:17,920 effects of age-related muscle loss on 323 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:19,519 earth 324 00:13:22,790 --> 00:13:20,560 now of course some of these 325 00:13:23,829 --> 00:13:22,800 investigations are scientific and some 326 00:13:26,389 --> 00:13:23,839 of them 327 00:13:28,629 --> 00:13:26,399 are technology demonstrations meant for 328 00:13:31,190 --> 00:13:28,639 exploring farther into the solar system 329 00:13:33,190 --> 00:13:31,200 there's an investigation called a haas 330 00:13:35,430 --> 00:13:33,200 the international space station serves 331 00:13:37,670 --> 00:13:35,440 as a testing ground for technologies we 332 00:13:39,990 --> 00:13:37,680 plan to use on future artemis missions 333 00:13:42,790 --> 00:13:40,000 to the moon now the ahas investigation 334 00:13:44,870 --> 00:13:42,800 from nasa puts to the test uh some tools 335 00:13:47,189 --> 00:13:44,880 planned for use on the crude artemis ii 336 00:13:49,350 --> 00:13:47,199 mission that will orbit the moon built 337 00:13:51,590 --> 00:13:49,360 as a primary radiation detection system 338 00:13:54,069 --> 00:13:51,600 for the orion spacecraft the hybrid 339 00:13:56,310 --> 00:13:54,079 electronic radiator assembler assessor 340 00:13:58,629 --> 00:13:56,320 or hera was modified for operation on 341 00:14:00,550 --> 00:13:58,639 the space station uh verifying that hera 342 00:14:02,470 --> 00:14:00,560 can operate without air for 30 days 343 00:14:04,710 --> 00:14:02,480 validates the system for crude artemis 344 00:14:06,870 --> 00:14:04,720 art mission operations a related 345 00:14:08,790 --> 00:14:06,880 investigation iss hera which you're 346 00:14:11,189 --> 00:14:08,800 seeing now flew in 2019 aboard the 347 00:14:13,430 --> 00:14:11,199 station iss hera provided data and 348 00:14:15,350 --> 00:14:13,440 operational feedback uh in preparation 349 00:14:17,670 --> 00:14:15,360 for the orion spacecraft's upcoming 350 00:14:20,710 --> 00:14:17,680 crude artemis one mission uncrewed 351 00:14:24,069 --> 00:14:22,069 there's also another technology 352 00:14:25,910 --> 00:14:24,079 technology demonstration to upgrade the 353 00:14:27,990 --> 00:14:25,920 environmental control and life support 354 00:14:29,910 --> 00:14:28,000 systems this is a system of regenerative 355 00:14:31,990 --> 00:14:29,920 life support hardware that provides 356 00:14:33,750 --> 00:14:32,000 clean air and water to the space station 357 00:14:35,990 --> 00:14:33,760 the system will get an upgrade thanks to 358 00:14:37,670 --> 00:14:36,000 the exploration eclipse that's 359 00:14:38,550 --> 00:14:37,680 environmental control and life support 360 00:14:42,389 --> 00:14:38,560 system 361 00:14:44,790 --> 00:14:42,399 this is the brine processor assembly the 362 00:14:46,949 --> 00:14:44,800 investigation demonstrates technology to 363 00:14:48,870 --> 00:14:46,959 recover additional water from the urine 364 00:14:51,269 --> 00:14:48,880 processor assembly using a membrane 365 00:14:53,350 --> 00:14:51,279 distillation process now long duration 366 00:14:55,430 --> 00:14:53,360 crude exploration missions require about 367 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:55,440 98 percent water recovery and there's 368 00:14:58,310 --> 00:14:57,040 currently no state of the art technology 369 00:15:00,150 --> 00:14:58,320 and brine processing that can help 370 00:15:02,230 --> 00:15:00,160 achieve this goal but this is one step 371 00:15:04,230 --> 00:15:02,240 closer the brine processor assembly 372 00:15:08,230 --> 00:15:04,240 plans to close the gap for the urine 373 00:15:09,829 --> 00:15:08,240 waste system on the space station 374 00:15:11,670 --> 00:15:09,839 now these are all investigations going 375 00:15:13,269 --> 00:15:11,680 to the space station we have another one 376 00:15:14,310 --> 00:15:13,279 that's actually going to be deployed 377 00:15:17,590 --> 00:15:14,320 shortly 378 00:15:19,670 --> 00:15:17,600 after the second stage ignition 379 00:15:23,189 --> 00:15:19,680 nasa in partnership with virginia space 380 00:15:25,430 --> 00:15:23,199 is helping launch 30 finsats built by 381 00:15:27,350 --> 00:15:25,440 elementary to high school and university 382 00:15:29,910 --> 00:15:27,360 students that will deploy from the 383 00:15:32,470 --> 00:15:29,920 second stage of antares once it reaches 384 00:15:34,949 --> 00:15:32,480 low earth orbit these projects not only 385 00:15:37,030 --> 00:15:34,959 deliver scientific data but also help 386 00:15:39,990 --> 00:15:37,040 shape a new generation of scientists and 387 00:15:41,990 --> 00:15:40,000 engineers thinsets will be released from 388 00:15:44,550 --> 00:15:42,000 the second stage shortly after launch 389 00:15:46,150 --> 00:15:44,560 and will transmit data transmit data for 390 00:15:48,629 --> 00:15:46,160 approximately five days before 391 00:15:57,749 --> 00:15:48,639 deorbiting and burning up upon re-entry 392 00:16:02,710 --> 00:16:00,230 again currently tracking uh no issues to 393 00:16:04,790 --> 00:16:02,720 launch antares and cygnus uh looking 394 00:16:07,350 --> 00:16:04,800 good uh at the 395 00:16:09,990 --> 00:16:07,360 mid-atlantic regional spaceport on pad 396 00:16:12,150 --> 00:16:10,000 0a you're looking at a live shot from 397 00:16:14,710 --> 00:16:12,160 virginia 398 00:16:17,110 --> 00:16:14,720 now on board on top of the scientific 399 00:16:19,749 --> 00:16:17,120 investigations our and the technology 400 00:16:20,949 --> 00:16:19,759 demonstration 401 00:16:23,670 --> 00:16:20,959 hardware 402 00:16:25,189 --> 00:16:23,680 is some fresh food the astronauts aboard 403 00:16:27,829 --> 00:16:25,199 the international space station can be 404 00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:27,839 expecting some cherry tomatoes some 405 00:16:33,269 --> 00:16:30,399 apples and naval oranges they'll also 406 00:16:44,550 --> 00:16:33,279 get some cold stowed cheese parmesan and 407 00:16:50,389 --> 00:16:47,189 christina hellona we are coming up on 20 408 00:16:53,590 --> 00:16:50,399 minutes to launch counting down to the 409 00:16:56,150 --> 00:16:53,600 launch window opening at 12 36 pm 410 00:16:57,910 --> 00:16:56,160 eastern 12 36 and 49 seconds that's at 411 00:16:59,430 --> 00:16:57,920 the opening of the window 412 00:17:01,430 --> 00:16:59,440 tell us about some of the milestones 413 00:17:03,269 --> 00:17:01,440 that antares has gone through up until 414 00:17:05,510 --> 00:17:03,279 this point and will go through 415 00:17:08,470 --> 00:17:05,520 to the t-zero mark 416 00:17:11,270 --> 00:17:08,480 uh sure gary so approximately five hours 417 00:17:14,309 --> 00:17:11,280 ago of course our amazing launch team 418 00:17:16,309 --> 00:17:14,319 arrived in at wallace island in dallas 419 00:17:18,630 --> 00:17:16,319 virginia and chandler arizona in 420 00:17:20,549 --> 00:17:18,640 preparation for launch um the team at 421 00:17:22,309 --> 00:17:20,559 the launch pad will also go through 422 00:17:24,549 --> 00:17:22,319 their went through their checks prior to 423 00:17:26,230 --> 00:17:24,559 evacuating the site and then 424 00:17:28,230 --> 00:17:26,240 shortly after we went through our 425 00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:28,240 pre-power verifications right before we 426 00:17:32,630 --> 00:17:30,320 power up the interior's vehicle 427 00:17:34,310 --> 00:17:32,640 once we power up and carries we run 428 00:17:36,470 --> 00:17:34,320 various tests and checks to ensure all 429 00:17:38,549 --> 00:17:36,480 is working well on the vehicle prior to 430 00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:38,559 doing our propellant loading 431 00:17:42,470 --> 00:17:40,320 the team also gets various weather 432 00:17:44,870 --> 00:17:42,480 updates and range updates to ensure 433 00:17:47,350 --> 00:17:44,880 weather and range is clear for launch as 434 00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:47,360 well um at this point in time see it's 435 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:50,480 about 10 17 a.m uh we're just finishing 436 00:17:53,669 --> 00:17:52,080 off the tail end of the propellant 437 00:17:55,669 --> 00:17:53,679 loading operations 438 00:17:57,190 --> 00:17:55,679 once this is complete the team will top 439 00:17:58,630 --> 00:17:57,200 off the propellant and we'll do some 440 00:18:01,029 --> 00:17:58,640 field adjustments 441 00:18:02,549 --> 00:18:01,039 then we'll do a final go no go pull it's 442 00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:02,559 completed 443 00:18:06,390 --> 00:18:04,240 and we'll proceed to the final countdown 444 00:18:07,909 --> 00:18:06,400 to launch and then at approximately 445 00:18:09,190 --> 00:18:07,919 three minutes prior to launch you'll 446 00:18:11,270 --> 00:18:09,200 hear 447 00:18:13,029 --> 00:18:11,280 that the auto sequence was initiated 448 00:18:14,789 --> 00:18:13,039 this is where the antares internal 449 00:18:15,830 --> 00:18:14,799 flight computers take over and command 450 00:18:17,669 --> 00:18:15,840 the vehicle 451 00:18:19,270 --> 00:18:17,679 the auto sequencer then goes through the 452 00:18:20,789 --> 00:18:19,280 final steps they're prepping the vehicle 453 00:18:25,510 --> 00:18:20,799 for launch and we'll proceed through the 454 00:18:29,430 --> 00:18:27,350 and those milestones all coming up here 455 00:18:31,350 --> 00:18:29,440 very shortly christina now take us 456 00:18:33,990 --> 00:18:31,360 through ascent from the moment of 457 00:18:36,150 --> 00:18:34,000 liftoff what can we expect to see 458 00:18:38,470 --> 00:18:36,160 okay so antares will have a stage one 459 00:18:40,870 --> 00:18:38,480 ignition not t-minus zero and we'll lift 460 00:18:43,669 --> 00:18:40,880 off shortly after the main engines will 461 00:18:46,070 --> 00:18:43,679 burn for approximately 200 seconds and 462 00:18:48,070 --> 00:18:46,080 then we'll go into mikko and if you hear 463 00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:48,080 miko it means it stands for main engine 464 00:18:51,830 --> 00:18:50,240 cutoff so once we get to mikko we'll go 465 00:18:54,390 --> 00:18:51,840 into a short post right before we 466 00:18:56,230 --> 00:18:54,400 separate stage one from stage two which 467 00:18:58,630 --> 00:18:56,240 we call the upper stack portion of 468 00:19:00,470 --> 00:18:58,640 antares uh we'll continue to coast a 469 00:19:02,310 --> 00:19:00,480 little bit longer for about 30 seconds 470 00:19:03,669 --> 00:19:02,320 before fairing separation 471 00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:03,679 and then we'll have an internal 472 00:19:07,350 --> 00:19:05,360 separation where the stage two flies out 473 00:19:09,029 --> 00:19:07,360 of the external upper stack 474 00:19:11,270 --> 00:19:09,039 once that stage two is clear of the 475 00:19:12,710 --> 00:19:11,280 upper stack the stage two ignites for 476 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:12,720 two and a half minute burn that puts 477 00:19:16,710 --> 00:19:15,039 sickness real close to the to the orbit 478 00:19:19,110 --> 00:19:16,720 that they need to be in and then we'll 479 00:19:21,430 --> 00:19:19,120 close to ensure everything is stable 480 00:19:23,990 --> 00:19:21,440 um and then cygnus will be released into 481 00:19:25,830 --> 00:19:24,000 the desired orbit after stimulus is 482 00:19:28,390 --> 00:19:25,840 released we'll go through some comp 483 00:19:29,830 --> 00:19:28,400 checks and then about an hour and a half 484 00:19:32,390 --> 00:19:29,840 to about an hour to an hour and a half 485 00:19:33,990 --> 00:19:32,400 later we'll separate um and cygnus will 486 00:19:36,390 --> 00:19:34,000 release its solar arrays and be on its 487 00:19:37,029 --> 00:19:36,400 way to international space station so in 488 00:19:38,390 --> 00:19:37,039 summary takes approximately 489 00:19:42,549 --> 00:19:38,400 approximately 490 00:19:46,150 --> 00:19:43,830 that's right and we'll be providing 491 00:19:48,549 --> 00:19:46,160 coverage throughout that time until we 492 00:19:51,029 --> 00:19:48,559 have an orbital insertion 493 00:19:52,549 --> 00:19:51,039 at that time we will break our coverage 494 00:19:54,870 --> 00:19:52,559 but we'll still be here in mission 495 00:19:56,549 --> 00:19:54,880 control houston monitoring uh the solar 496 00:19:58,549 --> 00:19:56,559 array deployment that takes a few hours 497 00:20:00,390 --> 00:19:58,559 takes place a few hours later 498 00:20:02,710 --> 00:20:00,400 and confirm that 499 00:20:03,990 --> 00:20:02,720 over some of our social media sites and 500 00:20:05,750 --> 00:20:04,000 our blog 501 00:20:08,230 --> 00:20:05,760 make sure it is receiving enough power 502 00:20:11,270 --> 00:20:08,240 now it's going to spend a cygnus we'll 503 00:20:13,350 --> 00:20:11,280 spend about a day and a half in orbit 504 00:20:14,390 --> 00:20:13,360 catching up with the international space 505 00:20:15,350 --> 00:20:14,400 station 506 00:20:20,710 --> 00:20:15,360 uh 507 00:20:24,230 --> 00:20:20,720 robotic arm of the international space 508 00:20:27,830 --> 00:20:24,240 station at 4 40 a.m eastern time 3 40 509 00:20:29,909 --> 00:20:27,840 a.m central time on monday february 2nd 510 00:20:31,350 --> 00:20:29,919 the robotic arm operators on board the 511 00:20:34,470 --> 00:20:31,360 international space station will be 512 00:20:36,230 --> 00:20:34,480 jackson astronaut sowichi naguchi nasa 513 00:20:37,190 --> 00:20:36,240 astronaut mike hopkins will be backing 514 00:20:39,350 --> 00:20:37,200 him up 515 00:20:42,070 --> 00:20:39,360 from inside the cupola 516 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:42,080 for that coverage we'll be starting at 2 517 00:20:47,669 --> 00:20:45,120 a.m central time 3 a.m eastern 518 00:20:49,510 --> 00:20:47,679 assuming an on-time launch today again 519 00:21:01,350 --> 00:20:49,520 that capture time 3 520 00:21:06,470 --> 00:21:04,310 once cygnus arrives on orbit it'll be 521 00:21:08,230 --> 00:21:06,480 one of the several visiting vehicles to 522 00:21:09,110 --> 00:21:08,240 be attached to the international space 523 00:21:11,750 --> 00:21:09,120 station 524 00:21:13,430 --> 00:21:11,760 after it is captured by suici naguchi 525 00:21:15,430 --> 00:21:13,440 robotic operators on the ground will 526 00:21:17,590 --> 00:21:15,440 take control of the robotic arm and 527 00:21:19,830 --> 00:21:17,600 affects it to the unity module on the 528 00:21:21,830 --> 00:21:19,840 nader side you can see there sort of at 529 00:21:23,510 --> 00:21:21,840 the center of this configuration of the 530 00:21:25,669 --> 00:21:23,520 international space station there are 531 00:21:28,149 --> 00:21:25,679 two crude vehicles aboard you see on the 532 00:21:30,470 --> 00:21:28,159 left the crew won dragon that carried 533 00:21:31,830 --> 00:21:30,480 the nasa spacex crew one mission and the 534 00:21:33,669 --> 00:21:31,840 four astronauts aboard to the 535 00:21:36,310 --> 00:21:33,679 international space station and the 536 00:21:38,789 --> 00:21:36,320 soyuz ms-17 carrying kate rubins and the 537 00:21:41,510 --> 00:21:38,799 two uh russian cosmonauts to the 538 00:21:43,270 --> 00:21:41,520 international space station 539 00:21:45,350 --> 00:21:43,280 and of course the progress of vehicles 540 00:21:48,789 --> 00:21:45,360 uh currently attached 77 which just 541 00:21:51,270 --> 00:21:48,799 arrived uh earlier this week on sunday 542 00:21:52,710 --> 00:21:51,280 and uh on progress 75 543 00:21:57,990 --> 00:21:52,720 attached to the aft end of the 544 00:22:04,549 --> 00:22:01,669 fuel adjustment is not required copy 385 545 00:22:06,149 --> 00:22:04,559 prop 2 configure occs for no adjustment 546 00:22:16,070 --> 00:22:06,159 to fuel level 547 00:22:24,789 --> 00:22:19,029 and lc prop 2 occ is configured for no 548 00:22:24,799 --> 00:22:30,789 and adam in 387 is not required 549 00:22:30,799 --> 00:22:46,549 and launching advice 388 is not required 550 00:22:51,510 --> 00:22:47,990 this is mission control houston coming 551 00:22:54,149 --> 00:22:51,520 up inside 15 minutes counting down to 14 552 00:22:57,029 --> 00:22:54,159 we're still tracking our launch at the 553 00:23:00,310 --> 00:22:57,039 opening of the five minute window 12 36 554 00:23:03,350 --> 00:23:00,320 and 49 seconds p.m eastern time over in 555 00:23:09,110 --> 00:23:03,360 virginia 11 36 a.m central time here in 556 00:23:13,669 --> 00:23:11,029 again everything is still looking good 557 00:23:15,190 --> 00:23:13,679 uh as christina helona described they're 558 00:23:17,750 --> 00:23:15,200 topping off some of the fuel in the 559 00:23:20,710 --> 00:23:17,760 antares rocket already loaded uh with 560 00:23:22,390 --> 00:23:20,720 that liquid fuel rp1 kerosene and liquid 561 00:23:25,110 --> 00:23:22,400 oxygen billowing off some of the 562 00:23:28,149 --> 00:23:25,120 conditioned air into the 32 degree 563 00:23:30,789 --> 00:23:28,159 fahrenheit weather out there at virginia 564 00:23:53,510 --> 00:23:30,799 still at about 75 favorability for 565 00:24:17,190 --> 00:23:55,830 lc this is cmd cygnus is in launch mode 566 00:24:20,950 --> 00:24:19,350 and launch team llc countdown one at 567 00:24:23,750 --> 00:24:20,960 this time on a poll to proceed with 568 00:24:25,510 --> 00:24:23,760 final countdown gso 569 00:24:26,630 --> 00:24:25,520 gso go 570 00:24:32,549 --> 00:24:26,640 rso 571 00:24:35,590 --> 00:24:32,559 td tvs go prop lead athletes go stage 572 00:24:42,070 --> 00:24:37,909 lc stage one is go helium topping is 573 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:42,080 ongoing copy that core one 574 00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:44,159 uh in honor of alexander dictorov the 575 00:24:47,190 --> 00:24:45,360 late director 576 00:24:49,510 --> 00:24:47,200 director general of the uni design 577 00:24:50,789 --> 00:24:49,520 office whose efforts in international 578 00:24:52,310 --> 00:24:50,799 space flights 579 00:24:54,710 --> 00:24:52,320 have contributed to the success of 580 00:24:57,909 --> 00:24:54,720 antares core one is go 581 00:24:58,870 --> 00:24:57,919 copy core one mes1 messes go 582 00:25:02,549 --> 00:24:58,880 gc 583 00:25:04,710 --> 00:25:02,559 gt's go and ace aces go 584 00:25:07,029 --> 00:25:04,720 mars bars is go 585 00:25:09,110 --> 00:25:07,039 cmd cmd is go 586 00:25:10,710 --> 00:25:09,120 ld ld is go 587 00:25:13,269 --> 00:25:10,720 ng 588 00:25:15,190 --> 00:25:13,279 north of crowman is proud to honor nasa 589 00:25:17,510 --> 00:25:15,200 mathematician and space visionary 590 00:25:19,110 --> 00:25:17,520 catherine johnson whose computational 591 00:25:21,510 --> 00:25:19,120 brilliance and relentless pursuit of 592 00:25:23,909 --> 00:25:21,520 excellence set the standard for 60 years 593 00:25:25,830 --> 00:25:23,919 of nasa mission success 594 00:25:27,350 --> 00:25:25,840 catherine humbly yet forcefully broke 595 00:25:29,190 --> 00:25:27,360 the barriers of gender and race to 596 00:25:31,590 --> 00:25:29,200 enable the future of human space 597 00:25:32,870 --> 00:25:31,600 exploration and in the process inspire 598 00:25:34,470 --> 00:25:32,880 generations 599 00:25:36,310 --> 00:25:34,480 on this anniversary of john glenn's 600 00:25:37,830 --> 00:25:36,320 historic friendship seventh flight which 601 00:25:41,029 --> 00:25:37,840 would not have been possible without 602 00:25:43,669 --> 00:25:41,039 catherine's calculations dorothen and 603 00:25:44,870 --> 00:25:43,679 the ss catherine johnson are go for 604 00:26:00,149 --> 00:25:44,880 launch 605 00:26:01,750 --> 00:26:00,159 you just heard that poll we are go for 606 00:26:04,470 --> 00:26:01,760 launch again continuing to watch that 607 00:26:06,789 --> 00:26:04,480 weather but uh targeting still uh the 608 00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:06,799 opening of our five minute window at 12 609 00:26:12,870 --> 00:26:10,880 36 and 49 seconds p.m is eastern time 610 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:12,880 christina hellona if you are still with 611 00:26:17,510 --> 00:26:15,919 us hearing some of the words coming from 612 00:26:19,990 --> 00:26:17,520 the mission operations center and all 613 00:26:21,350 --> 00:26:20,000 the teams working so hard on this 614 00:26:23,830 --> 00:26:21,360 mission tell me about some of your 615 00:26:26,470 --> 00:26:23,840 thoughts as we're coming up on inside 10 616 00:26:29,350 --> 00:26:26,480 minutes to launch 617 00:26:31,830 --> 00:26:29,360 hi gary yeah so our teams spread out all 618 00:26:33,750 --> 00:26:31,840 across the united states in wallops 619 00:26:35,669 --> 00:26:33,760 dulles and chandler 620 00:26:37,350 --> 00:26:35,679 the entire team is in these final 621 00:26:39,990 --> 00:26:37,360 moments are looking 622 00:26:41,430 --> 00:26:40,000 at our various telemetry data to make 623 00:26:43,669 --> 00:26:41,440 sure the health and status of the 624 00:26:45,750 --> 00:26:43,679 vehicle are within constraints 625 00:26:47,909 --> 00:26:45,760 as you just heard there was a no go go 626 00:26:50,070 --> 00:26:47,919 no go pull of our 627 00:26:51,750 --> 00:26:50,080 anterior chief engineer safety officers 628 00:26:56,950 --> 00:26:51,760 and 629 00:26:58,310 --> 00:26:56,960 we'll continue to monitor the telemetry 630 00:27:00,630 --> 00:26:58,320 stream and make sure 631 00:27:03,909 --> 00:27:00,640 antares is healthy and ready to go for 632 00:27:07,029 --> 00:27:05,350 and we're coming up on that shortly 633 00:27:09,990 --> 00:27:07,039 vehicle systems look healthy and we're 634 00:27:11,909 --> 00:27:10,000 still uh we're still 75 favorable and 635 00:27:13,029 --> 00:27:11,919 again we're targeting the beginning of 636 00:27:15,110 --> 00:27:13,039 that five 637 00:27:17,029 --> 00:27:15,120 minute window so now that we've 638 00:27:19,029 --> 00:27:17,039 conducted that final go no-go at the 639 00:27:21,510 --> 00:27:19,039 t-minus uh 10-minute mark we'll be 640 00:27:23,830 --> 00:27:21,520 counting down to about t minus five 641 00:27:26,070 --> 00:27:23,840 and teres will switch to internal power 642 00:27:27,669 --> 00:27:26,080 at that time and uh just a little more 643 00:27:29,669 --> 00:27:27,679 than three minutes will be the auto 644 00:27:31,190 --> 00:27:29,679 sequence handoff to terminal count the 645 00:27:33,269 --> 00:27:31,200 computers will take over for the final 646 00:27:35,909 --> 00:27:33,279 steps uh to get us to launch at the 647 00:27:43,750 --> 00:27:35,919 opening of that window 648 00:27:48,389 --> 00:27:45,430 vdm's enabled 649 00:27:51,029 --> 00:27:48,399 voltage nominal odm commands are clear 650 00:28:59,269 --> 00:27:51,039 copy all like one check step 396 and 651 00:29:09,510 --> 00:29:02,630 and t minus eight minutes 652 00:29:15,790 --> 00:29:11,909 i'll see if i control g conditioning 653 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:15,800 initiated happy study control check 399. 654 00:29:31,690 --> 00:29:38,310 [Music] 655 00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:40,470 inside seven and a half minutes uh 656 00:29:44,549 --> 00:29:42,399 you're hearing some of those countdown 657 00:29:46,950 --> 00:29:44,559 milestones internal power has been 658 00:29:48,470 --> 00:29:46,960 activated it'll be switched here shortly 659 00:29:50,149 --> 00:29:48,480 for the antares vehicle the 660 00:29:53,510 --> 00:29:50,159 international space station is currently 661 00:29:55,350 --> 00:29:53,520 flying 262 statute miles over the middle 662 00:30:06,170 --> 00:29:55,360 of the atlantic ocean just east off the 663 00:30:29,190 --> 00:30:19,540 [Music] 664 00:30:34,710 --> 00:30:31,669 activation verified copy that lead check 665 00:30:37,909 --> 00:30:34,720 400 ops 2401 initialize ground ordinance 666 00:30:41,029 --> 00:30:37,919 power supplies lc ops 2 ground ordnance 667 00:30:42,950 --> 00:30:41,039 power supplies initialize roger that 668 00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:42,960 select one cooker and grab an ordinance 669 00:30:52,020 --> 00:30:45,120 power supplies nominal copy like one 670 00:30:52,030 --> 00:30:58,470 [Music] 671 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,470 t-minus six minutes 672 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:09,430 mark 673 00:31:14,950 --> 00:31:12,389 now inside six minutes to launch again 674 00:31:16,389 --> 00:31:14,960 again uh targeting the uh in the 675 00:31:18,870 --> 00:31:16,399 beginning of the five minute launch 676 00:31:20,789 --> 00:31:18,880 window at 12 36 pm eastern time 677 00:31:22,789 --> 00:31:20,799 christina hellona as we enter 678 00:31:25,110 --> 00:31:22,799 uh these final minutes up until launch 679 00:31:31,350 --> 00:31:25,120 any final words before we let you go and 680 00:31:55,269 --> 00:31:33,029 the today and i'm looking forward to 681 00:32:03,590 --> 00:31:59,110 ops 2 lc step 404 you go to initiate 682 00:32:08,470 --> 00:32:06,470 lc op 2 engine priming started 683 00:32:11,269 --> 00:32:08,480 and ops 1 transfer avionics to internal 684 00:32:11,279 --> 00:32:19,269 avionics internal power on 685 00:32:19,279 --> 00:32:23,669 external power off 686 00:32:27,909 --> 00:32:25,909 now inside uh five minutes to launch 687 00:32:30,789 --> 00:32:27,919 antares is now switched to internal 688 00:32:33,909 --> 00:32:30,799 power christina helona uh 689 00:32:35,509 --> 00:32:33,919 thanks for us for joining us today uh 690 00:32:37,830 --> 00:32:35,519 but of course she's gonna be busy over 691 00:32:39,669 --> 00:32:37,840 these next uh critical milestones here 692 00:32:41,669 --> 00:32:39,679 now that we're inside five minutes and 693 00:32:43,350 --> 00:32:41,679 switch to internal power the next major 694 00:32:45,669 --> 00:32:43,360 milestone is coming up just a little 695 00:32:47,990 --> 00:32:45,679 over three minutes uh we'll begin the 696 00:32:50,470 --> 00:32:48,000 auto sequence handoff to terminal count 697 00:32:51,590 --> 00:32:50,480 the computers will take over and antares 698 00:32:53,909 --> 00:32:51,600 will be counting down with those 699 00:32:57,909 --> 00:32:53,919 computers automatically to launch uh 700 00:33:13,110 --> 00:32:57,919 targeting again 12 36 and 49 seconds pm 701 00:33:17,750 --> 00:33:15,830 lc priming verified 702 00:33:31,669 --> 00:33:17,760 roger that uh 703 00:33:31,679 --> 00:33:35,430 and we're now in terminal count 704 00:33:44,789 --> 00:33:38,310 base 3 dynamic limit will be active at 705 00:33:49,029 --> 00:33:47,430 three minutes and 15 seconds until 706 00:33:52,710 --> 00:33:49,039 launch terminal count targeting that 707 00:33:54,310 --> 00:33:52,720 exact liftoff time 12 36 and 49 seconds 708 00:33:55,990 --> 00:33:54,320 tanks will be pressurized at about t 709 00:33:58,470 --> 00:33:56,000 minus 40 seconds and we'll be counting 710 00:34:03,190 --> 00:33:58,480 down to t 0. everything's good for 711 00:34:08,389 --> 00:34:05,269 auto sequence start 712 00:34:09,750 --> 00:34:08,399 audience voltages and currencies copy 713 00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:09,760 all that one 714 00:34:13,510 --> 00:34:12,560 gnc one step 418 verifier ready for nav 715 00:34:16,710 --> 00:34:13,520 mode 716 00:34:18,829 --> 00:34:16,720 lcg and c1 orbital ready for nav and ops 717 00:34:25,030 --> 00:34:18,839 2 you go to switch to 718 00:34:30,629 --> 00:34:26,869 nav telemetry verified 719 00:34:33,589 --> 00:34:30,639 copy all check 419 and check 420 720 00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:33,599 tlm you can switch link 41 to open loop 721 00:34:37,919 --> 00:34:58,150 link 41 open 722 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:02,470 t-minus two minutes on my mark 723 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:32,790 mark 724 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:39,240 t minus 1 minute 30 seconds 725 00:35:39,250 --> 00:35:58,390 [Music] 726 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:02,470 t minus one minute on my mark 727 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:32,150 mark 728 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:51,990 t-minus 30 seconds 729 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:57,510 t minus 10 730 00:36:59,349 --> 00:36:58,390 five 731 00:37:00,390 --> 00:36:59,359 four 732 00:37:01,430 --> 00:37:00,400 three 733 00:37:02,710 --> 00:37:01,440 two 734 00:37:05,510 --> 00:37:02,720 one 735 00:37:20,390 --> 00:37:05,520 we have engine ignition 736 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:24,470 substances 737 00:37:28,550 --> 00:37:26,710 the ss catherine johnson takes flight on 738 00:37:30,550 --> 00:37:28,560 this the 59th anniversary of john 739 00:37:31,990 --> 00:37:30,560 glenn's mercury flight carrying 8 000 740 00:37:33,589 --> 00:37:32,000 pounds of cargo to the international 741 00:37:41,910 --> 00:37:33,599 space station good performance on the 742 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:54,069 [Music] 743 00:37:59,510 --> 00:37:56,870 stage one continues nominal performance 744 00:38:07,880 --> 00:37:59,520 inches at 100 percent 745 00:38:24,950 --> 00:38:10,710 [Music] 746 00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:26,630 first stage passing through the area of 747 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:38,950 90 seconds into the flight 748 00:38:42,710 --> 00:38:41,030 this first stage burns for a little over 749 00:38:51,030 --> 00:38:42,720 three minutes three minutes 18 seconds 750 00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:59,589 about 90 seconds to stage one burnout 751 00:39:10,790 --> 00:39:01,430 attitude nominal 752 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:17,349 t plus two minutes 753 00:39:43,670 --> 00:39:19,670 all subsystems continue in nominal 754 00:39:49,589 --> 00:39:46,790 also some sub-systems are nominal 755 00:39:57,430 --> 00:39:49,599 we'll be ready to shift down to uh 80 on 756 00:40:02,390 --> 00:40:00,870 start of slow throttle down 757 00:40:03,990 --> 00:40:02,400 throttling down at three minutes into 758 00:40:11,829 --> 00:40:04,000 the flight main engine cutoff coming 759 00:40:11,839 --> 00:40:22,790 throttle down to 55 percent 760 00:40:27,990 --> 00:40:25,750 main engine cutoff 761 00:40:29,750 --> 00:40:28,000 we have miko and terry's entering into a 762 00:40:32,069 --> 00:40:29,760 co stage fairing separation will occur 763 00:40:33,270 --> 00:40:32,079 about 30 seconds later 764 00:40:35,510 --> 00:40:33,280 as we lose side of the vehicle now 765 00:40:37,750 --> 00:40:35,520 switching to animation 766 00:40:39,349 --> 00:40:37,760 some controlled firings on the inter 767 00:40:46,950 --> 00:40:39,359 stage of the rocket 768 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:55,030 20 seconds to stage two ignition 769 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:59,670 all subsystems nominal 770 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:03,589 fairing separation 771 00:41:07,349 --> 00:41:04,829 enter stage 772 00:41:11,430 --> 00:41:07,359 separation confirm fairing separation 773 00:41:18,550 --> 00:41:14,309 stage two ignition 774 00:41:30,390 --> 00:41:18,560 is a solid rocket motor burns for about 775 00:41:32,870 --> 00:41:31,990 stage 2 will continue to burn for 776 00:41:41,510 --> 00:41:32,880 another 777 00:41:41,520 --> 00:42:01,990 altitude 138 kilometers 778 00:42:08,790 --> 00:42:05,430 uh mission time 300 seconds 779 00:42:11,750 --> 00:42:08,800 velocity 4.8 kilometers per second 780 00:42:13,270 --> 00:42:11,760 altitude 150 kilometers 781 00:42:15,270 --> 00:42:13,280 all systems continue to perform 782 00:42:17,589 --> 00:42:15,280 nominally 783 00:42:24,870 --> 00:42:17,599 good calls 5 minutes 15 seconds into 784 00:42:48,550 --> 00:42:26,950 stage 2 motor pressure 785 00:42:53,510 --> 00:42:50,470 attitude nominal 786 00:43:07,589 --> 00:42:53,520 altitude is 170 kilometers 787 00:43:13,510 --> 00:43:10,630 all stage 2 and gnc parameters continue 788 00:43:15,990 --> 00:43:13,520 to be nominal 789 00:43:18,069 --> 00:43:16,000 six minutes 15 seconds into the flight 790 00:43:19,510 --> 00:43:18,079 uh coming up on stage two burn out of 791 00:43:21,750 --> 00:43:19,520 that solid rocket motor that will 792 00:43:31,990 --> 00:43:21,760 initiate a two minute coast period until 793 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:42,630 stage two starting to tail off 794 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:53,589 roughly 15 seconds to burn out 795 00:43:53,599 --> 00:43:58,470 stage two burnout attitude nominal 796 00:44:08,790 --> 00:44:01,270 stage two burnout good attitude uh we'll 797 00:44:13,270 --> 00:44:11,510 cygnus exposed after that uh fairing 798 00:44:15,270 --> 00:44:13,280 separation and will continue to carry 799 00:44:33,829 --> 00:44:15,280 the second stage with it until about 800 00:44:37,510 --> 00:44:35,430 attitude nominal 801 00:44:40,390 --> 00:44:37,520 expected attitude control system 802 00:44:53,190 --> 00:44:40,400 thruster firings received 803 00:45:02,150 --> 00:44:57,910 roughly one minute to payload separation 804 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:12,390 velocity 7.5 kilometers per second 805 00:45:24,150 --> 00:45:14,230 all systems continue to operate as 806 00:45:37,190 --> 00:45:27,030 approximately 30 seconds to spacecraft 807 00:45:41,430 --> 00:45:38,790 attitude nominal 808 00:45:44,309 --> 00:45:41,440 systems continue to perform as expected 809 00:45:51,750 --> 00:45:44,319 uh attitude corrections uh maintaining 810 00:45:57,270 --> 00:45:53,990 lc gso i just released red team to the 811 00:46:03,829 --> 00:45:59,109 copy that 812 00:46:07,349 --> 00:46:05,589 confirmed nine minutes into today's 813 00:46:08,630 --> 00:46:07,359 flight cygnus has separated from the 814 00:46:14,870 --> 00:46:08,640 second stage 815 00:46:19,030 --> 00:46:17,910 okay ng-15 excellent job today let's go 816 00:46:21,670 --> 00:46:19,040 ahead and wrap up through this 817 00:46:23,589 --> 00:46:21,680 post-launch checklist um 818 00:46:25,829 --> 00:46:23,599 and prop one uh 819 00:46:27,349 --> 00:46:25,839 can you report on status of pulse 820 00:46:37,349 --> 00:46:27,359 purging 821 00:46:40,950 --> 00:46:39,510 and gnc 1lc 822 00:46:43,670 --> 00:46:40,960 when you have 823 00:46:45,750 --> 00:46:43,680 the antarctic state factor to the cygnus 824 00:46:48,309 --> 00:46:45,760 poc emailed confirmed give me a call 825 00:46:49,829 --> 00:46:48,319 back on step 431 826 00:46:52,069 --> 00:46:49,839 copy and work 827 00:46:54,230 --> 00:46:52,079 from the wallops range control center in 828 00:46:55,829 --> 00:46:54,240 wallops island virginia some celebratory 829 00:46:57,270 --> 00:46:55,839 fist bumps as they successfully 830 00:46:59,510 --> 00:46:57,280 delivered cygnus into orbit a 831 00:47:01,349 --> 00:46:59,520 nine-minute flight on top of antares 832 00:47:04,470 --> 00:47:01,359 from virginia space's mid-atlantic 833 00:47:06,550 --> 00:47:04,480 regional spaceport uh into orbit cygnus 834 00:47:08,390 --> 00:47:06,560 now flying free 835 00:47:10,390 --> 00:47:08,400 the ss catherine johnson in flight will 836 00:47:13,430 --> 00:47:10,400 make its uh one and a half day 837 00:47:15,270 --> 00:47:13,440 journey just a little shy of two days 838 00:47:17,270 --> 00:47:15,280 to the international space station 839 00:47:20,309 --> 00:47:17,280 arriving in the wee hours uh early 840 00:47:22,829 --> 00:47:20,319 morning on monday february 22nd harmony 841 00:47:28,390 --> 00:47:22,839 rotated arm enable indication no longer 842 00:47:32,390 --> 00:47:29,990 and also disable your local launch 843 00:47:34,870 --> 00:47:32,400 enable button 844 00:47:37,430 --> 00:47:34,880 ops one launch enable removed engine fly 845 00:47:38,790 --> 00:47:37,440 controllers in dulles virginia northrop 846 00:47:41,349 --> 00:47:38,800 grumman's mission operation center will 847 00:47:42,710 --> 00:47:41,359 take control of the cygnus and 848 00:47:44,230 --> 00:47:42,720 monitor its approach to the 849 00:47:46,309 --> 00:47:44,240 international space station over the 850 00:47:48,150 --> 00:47:46,319 next couple of days a solar array 851 00:47:50,470 --> 00:47:48,160 deployment coming in a couple of hours 852 00:47:52,870 --> 00:47:50,480 will uh be breaking before that and will 853 00:47:55,190 --> 00:47:52,880 provide a confirmation of that via our 854 00:47:56,549 --> 00:47:55,200 blog and social media before we depart 855 00:47:58,870 --> 00:47:56,559 with you 856 00:48:01,030 --> 00:47:58,880 today for our coverage of the launch of 857 00:48:02,470 --> 00:48:01,040 northrop grumman's crs-15 mission to the 858 00:48:04,630 --> 00:48:02,480 international space station we're 859 00:48:06,549 --> 00:48:04,640 bringing on uh deputy manager of the 860 00:48:08,950 --> 00:48:06,559 international space station program 861 00:48:10,470 --> 00:48:08,960 kenny todd on with us to provide some 862 00:48:13,270 --> 00:48:10,480 remarks kenny thank you for joining us 863 00:48:13,860 --> 00:48:13,280 today hey gary good good morning good to 864 00:48:14,950 --> 00:48:13,870 be with you 865 00:48:17,109 --> 00:48:14,960 [Music] 866 00:48:19,109 --> 00:48:17,119 kenny this launch comes ahead of a crew 867 00:48:21,670 --> 00:48:19,119 rotation and of course in the near term 868 00:48:23,430 --> 00:48:21,680 some evas from the perspective of the 869 00:48:25,270 --> 00:48:23,440 international space station program what 870 00:48:27,910 --> 00:48:25,280 is the significance of this mission uh 871 00:48:29,910 --> 00:48:27,920 crs-15 872 00:48:32,790 --> 00:48:29,920 well uh gary i mean this uh this 873 00:48:35,589 --> 00:48:32,800 particular mission uh um has 874 00:48:38,069 --> 00:48:35,599 about 8 000 pounds of of cargo coming to 875 00:48:39,430 --> 00:48:38,079 the space station and uh you know 876 00:48:41,510 --> 00:48:39,440 roughly a third of it is going to be 877 00:48:43,990 --> 00:48:41,520 dedicated uh directly to utility 878 00:48:45,990 --> 00:48:44,000 utilization and science on board on 879 00:48:47,589 --> 00:48:46,000 board the station and so again that's 880 00:48:50,069 --> 00:48:47,599 our that's our bread and butter that's 881 00:48:52,309 --> 00:48:50,079 that's what we're up there to do is is 882 00:48:54,870 --> 00:48:52,319 really really uh do the utilization and 883 00:48:56,950 --> 00:48:54,880 science that uh that our commercial 884 00:48:59,510 --> 00:48:56,960 customers need the things that we need 885 00:49:01,910 --> 00:48:59,520 to learn in order to go further into our 886 00:49:03,750 --> 00:49:01,920 solar system our human research and so 887 00:49:06,069 --> 00:49:03,760 we've uh we've got a lot of this flight 888 00:49:07,270 --> 00:49:06,079 that's dedicated uh to to that kind of 889 00:49:09,109 --> 00:49:07,280 activity 890 00:49:11,030 --> 00:49:09,119 uh in addition to that we've uh we've 891 00:49:13,510 --> 00:49:11,040 got a little over a third of it that's 892 00:49:15,510 --> 00:49:13,520 dedicated just to basic vehicle systems 893 00:49:17,030 --> 00:49:15,520 maintenance hardware and some new some 894 00:49:19,910 --> 00:49:17,040 new technology that we're bringing on 895 00:49:21,910 --> 00:49:19,920 board so again as we as we look to go 896 00:49:23,829 --> 00:49:21,920 further further away 897 00:49:25,990 --> 00:49:23,839 from low earth orbit the thing that we 898 00:49:27,270 --> 00:49:26,000 have to do is continue to learn um you 899 00:49:30,150 --> 00:49:27,280 know about the systems that we're going 900 00:49:31,990 --> 00:49:30,160 to need and and the iss provides a great 901 00:49:33,750 --> 00:49:32,000 platform for that so we are launching 902 00:49:36,630 --> 00:49:33,760 some some new hardware in the vehicle 903 00:49:38,150 --> 00:49:36,640 systems area that allow us to to uh 904 00:49:39,910 --> 00:49:38,160 demonstrate some of this technology and 905 00:49:42,230 --> 00:49:39,920 ensure that it'll be be there for us 906 00:49:43,990 --> 00:49:42,240 when we need it in the future 907 00:49:45,270 --> 00:49:44,000 but then as always um these cygnus 908 00:49:46,870 --> 00:49:45,280 flights are very important to us because 909 00:49:48,870 --> 00:49:46,880 they bring up a lot of crew supplies as 910 00:49:49,829 --> 00:49:48,880 well um they are a workhorse when it 911 00:49:51,750 --> 00:49:49,839 comes to 912 00:49:53,750 --> 00:49:51,760 to uh to making sure that we keep our 913 00:49:55,349 --> 00:49:53,760 crews sustained on orbit with the with 914 00:49:57,750 --> 00:49:55,359 the different consumables that they need 915 00:49:59,349 --> 00:49:57,760 so again a very important flight for us 916 00:50:01,670 --> 00:49:59,359 and we're glad to see it off the ground 917 00:50:03,510 --> 00:50:01,680 and on the way to station off the ground 918 00:50:05,670 --> 00:50:03,520 on the way to station on time kenny this 919 00:50:07,910 --> 00:50:05,680 is coming uh right on the heels of texas 920 00:50:09,510 --> 00:50:07,920 having some severe winter weather now 921 00:50:10,710 --> 00:50:09,520 how were international space station 922 00:50:13,030 --> 00:50:10,720 operation 923 00:50:14,870 --> 00:50:13,040 on the day that it arrives um we've got 924 00:50:16,309 --> 00:50:14,880 some some key science objectives that we 925 00:50:17,270 --> 00:50:16,319 want to get going in that first couple 926 00:50:19,910 --> 00:50:17,280 of days 927 00:50:22,230 --> 00:50:19,920 um so so the first two or three days 928 00:50:23,190 --> 00:50:22,240 after it gets there will will be heavily 929 00:50:25,270 --> 00:50:23,200 and 930 00:50:27,030 --> 00:50:25,280 intensely focused on on the science that 931 00:50:27,829 --> 00:50:27,040 we need to get up and running 932 00:50:29,990 --> 00:50:27,839 um 933 00:50:31,589 --> 00:50:30,000 then uh shortly after that and merely 934 00:50:33,829 --> 00:50:31,599 you know four or five days after that 935 00:50:36,710 --> 00:50:33,839 we'll be heavy into doing a set of eba 936 00:50:39,190 --> 00:50:36,720 preps uh we're uh at this point planning 937 00:50:41,829 --> 00:50:39,200 on on going out to do an eva in the in 938 00:50:44,870 --> 00:50:41,839 the um you know possibly as early as 939 00:50:47,750 --> 00:50:44,880 next weekend uh we we've got a double 940 00:50:49,510 --> 00:50:47,760 double eda planned um and so uh we'll 941 00:50:51,829 --> 00:50:49,520 we'll get busy on that as quick as we 942 00:50:53,430 --> 00:50:51,839 get the cygnus uh let's get the science 943 00:50:57,349 --> 00:50:53,440 up and going that came up in cygnus and 944 00:50:59,510 --> 00:50:57,359 then we'll we'll be on onto doing evas 945 00:51:01,190 --> 00:50:59,520 a lot coming up here in the near term 946 00:51:03,510 --> 00:51:01,200 kenny todd thank you so much for uh 947 00:51:05,270 --> 00:51:03,520 joining us here at the end of our launch 948 00:51:08,069 --> 00:51:05,280 coverage thanks for having me gary i 949 00:51:10,470 --> 00:51:08,079 appreciate it 950 00:51:12,950 --> 00:51:10,480 again we had a successful launch of uh 951 00:51:16,790 --> 00:51:12,960 northrop grumman's crs 15 mission on 952 00:51:18,870 --> 00:51:16,800 time today 12 36 and 49 seconds p.m 953 00:51:20,549 --> 00:51:18,880 eastern time you're getting a live look 954 00:51:22,230 --> 00:51:20,559 at the mission operations center in 955 00:51:24,150 --> 00:51:22,240 dulles virginia northrop grumman flight 956 00:51:25,990 --> 00:51:24,160 controllers taking control of the 957 00:51:27,910 --> 00:51:26,000 vehicle and will monitor its approach to 958 00:51:30,870 --> 00:51:27,920 the international space station over the 959 00:51:33,829 --> 00:51:30,880 next near two days until it arrives uh 960 00:51:35,270 --> 00:51:33,839 in the early morning of february 22nd uh 961 00:51:38,150 --> 00:51:35,280 monday morning 962 00:51:39,750 --> 00:51:38,160 robotic operators suici naguchi and 963 00:51:41,270 --> 00:51:39,760 mike hopkins aboard the international 964 00:51:44,309 --> 00:51:41,280 space station will be poised at the 965 00:51:46,710 --> 00:51:44,319 controls of the canadarm2 the robotic 966 00:51:51,270 --> 00:51:46,720 arm of the station ready to capture it 967 00:51:54,150 --> 00:51:51,990 the 968 00:51:56,069 --> 00:51:54,160 cygnus is in orbit right now but its 969 00:51:57,589 --> 00:51:56,079 solar arrays are not deployed we will be 970 00:51:59,270 --> 00:51:57,599 wrapping up our coverage and providing 971 00:52:00,790 --> 00:51:59,280 confirmation of that solar array 972 00:52:03,829 --> 00:52:00,800 deployment here in the next couple of 973 00:52:05,589 --> 00:52:03,839 hours uh and that it is receiving power 974 00:52:07,829 --> 00:52:05,599 and well on its way to make that journey 975 00:52:10,069 --> 00:52:07,839 to the international space station our 976 00:52:13,190 --> 00:52:10,079 coverage on monday morning will begin at 977 00:52:15,190 --> 00:52:13,200 2 a.m central time 3 a.m eastern uh to 978 00:52:17,910 --> 00:52:15,200 monitor the approach and capture of 979 00:52:20,309 --> 00:52:17,920 cygnus and the 8 000 pounds of cargo 980 00:52:21,829 --> 00:52:20,319 inside of the vehicle and we'll also uh 981 00:52:24,069 --> 00:52:21,839 be providing coverage of the 982 00:52:25,829 --> 00:52:24,079 installation process robotic operators 983 00:52:28,309 --> 00:52:25,839 on the ground will take control of the 984 00:52:30,950 --> 00:52:28,319 robotic arm and maneuver into position 985 00:52:33,430 --> 00:52:30,960 on the nadir side of the international 986 00:52:35,430 --> 00:52:33,440 space station than unity module where it 987 00:52:37,430 --> 00:52:35,440 will remain for the next several months 988 00:52:39,109 --> 00:52:37,440 into may before it departs with trash 989 00:52:41,430 --> 00:52:39,119 and science on board 990 00:52:43,430 --> 00:52:41,440 to be eventually burned up in the 991 00:52:45,510 --> 00:52:43,440 atmosphere 992 00:52:47,190 --> 00:52:45,520 from michigan control houston and uh 993 00:52:49,750 --> 00:52:47,200 from all the teams that supported the 994 00:52:52,549 --> 00:52:49,760 launch that will wrap up our coverage 995 00:52:54,390 --> 00:52:52,559 of the crs 15 mission today we'll be 996 00:53:09,230 --> 00:52:54,400 with you again on monday morning until