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discovery clears the tower

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you're looking live at the crew dragon

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spacecraft and falcon 9 rocket set to

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launch four astronauts to the

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international space station in just a

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few hours today a crew of two americans

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one european and one japanese astronaut

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will set off on a six-month science

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mission to the world's only orbiting

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laboratory

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welcome to nasa's kennedy space center

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in florida i'm marie lewis with nasa

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communications and i'm kate tyce senior

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certification engineer at spacex joining

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us today is nasa astronaut tracy

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caldwell dyson welcome tracy thank you

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kate thank you marie it's a sure

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pleasure to be here you know it's a busy

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traffic to and from the international

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space station and today's launch of crew

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2 is a very exciting part of that and

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right here and tracy we were talking

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earlier about when the last time was you

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were in florida for a launch that was in

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2011 for sts-135 i had just returned

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the cape crusader and so i came here to

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support well we are so happy to have you

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back for this new era of human space

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flight a quick note for you all we have

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each been vaccinated against covet 19

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and so that's why you see us sitting

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here together without masks on we want

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to keep everyone safe and healthy

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at 5 49 this morning eastern time nasa

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astronauts shane kimbrough megan

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astronaut thomas pesquet and japan

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which you see right there at nasa's

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kennedy space center as part of the

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agency's commercial crew program this

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crew will relieve the four crew one

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astronauts who have been living and

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working on station since november this

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reuses both a first stage and a crew

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dragon capsule this booster supported

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the crew 1 mission and the capsule

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dragon endeavor flew astronauts bob

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station and last year's history making

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and we have teams all around the country

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covering the action from spacex

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we'll also be answering your questions

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throughout the countdown so you can send

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us yours by using the hashtag launch

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america on social media

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at t minus four hours and five minutes

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spacex team and once that happens there

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the first one is suit up the suit-up

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process known as crew ingress during

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with the crew safely inside at t minus

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spacex headquarters in california to

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show us what's happening there what's up

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hello from spacex headquarters in

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hawthorne california i'm nasa's gary

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jordan and thank you for joining us live

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for the second flight of the crew dragon

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international space station i'm jesse

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anderson a lead manufacturing engineer

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here at spacex and right next to us is

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mission control hawthorne where our

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once the crew lifts off it will take

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station with dragon flying autonomously

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the ability to take manual control of

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endeavour at any time if necessary

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for crew dragon's arrival we'll meet

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hawthorne california i'm john inspector

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here at spacex we're just over four

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now the major event getting to this

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regular countdown and at t zero we

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station is ready to welcome crew 2 as

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leading the team inside the room right

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preparing for their work day

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a few hours before dragon arrives at the

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station nasa flight director scott

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stover will take over for dragon's

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approach and docking

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he'll lead the joint nasa spacex go

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no-go's once we're in joint operations

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with mission controllers here in houston

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and in spacex in hawthorne working in

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sync to bring crew dragon to its new

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home in space a little bit later i'll go

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through all the work we've been doing in

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space and on the ground to prepare the

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station for crew 2's arrival until then

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we'll keep an eye on today's countdown

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and we'll check back in with you soon

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for now let's head back to tracy in

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florida at the kennedy space center for

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the latest launch preparations tracy

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thanks courtney the astronauts will

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begin suiting up in a minute or so they

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designed the logo for the mission the

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determined expression of the dragon

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reflects the strength of the team and

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their contribution to space exploration

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the five large stars represent the five

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partner space agencies cooperating in

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the international space station program

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we're proud to have representation from

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three of those partner agencies on this

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mission with a jaxa and an esa astronaut

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flying on crew 2.

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and we had planned to launch on earth

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day yesterday but of course the teams

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made a decision to wave off due to rough

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weather conditions in the ascent

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corridor which would have made things

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just too dangerous in the event of an

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abort for both the astronauts and the

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rescue team in that scenario

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but weather looking much much better

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today and at nasa you know we tend to

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think of every day as earth day because

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of the work we do on and off the planet

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we call home

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we've all seen this iconic earthrise

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image taken by apollo 8 astronaut bill

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anders as he circled the moon all the

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way back in 1968.

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here's how the apollo 8 crew remembers

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i think it was bill too who said look we

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went all the way the moon to discover

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first time that we had gone so far and

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the first time that we saw

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the earth from 240 000 miles away

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i think it gave us a sense of uh we

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better do our best to take care of the

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this little blue marble that we have

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it makes you realize

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the earth from here is

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i think earth fries will go down in

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history is an iconic first

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real view of our home planet which is

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1970 and this year's earth day theme is

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connected by earth

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we have a little guest with us you may

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remember uh this is little earth

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famously known for uh his trip on the

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demo one test flight back in i think it

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was 2019 now it seems like it was

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forever ago he cut a ride with ripley

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yes yes so he was the gravity indicator

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on the demo one uh uncrewed test flight

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and and mclean and the other crew aboard

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the space station took great care of him

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while he was flying in orbit uh for that

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mission so we're excited to have him as

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a special guest today as a nod to earth

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day

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and we also have a view of the actual

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spacesuits worn by nasa astronauts bob

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benkin and doug hurley during the demo 2

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test flight last year that's a view from

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the pre-launch news conference

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tuesday morning you can see the briefers

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and on either side of them in the

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background that is bob bankins space

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suit on the left and doug hurley's on

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the right and so they are here in

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florida especially for this mission to

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pay homage to all of the accomplishments

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that the nasa and spacex teams

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have have done together in the last 10

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years of the commercial crew program and

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so we are super excited to see the next

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crew of four uh suit up in their own

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custom made suits momentarily

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yeah we're looking forward to getting

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live views inside the onc suit up room

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momentarily but while we have a great

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shot of the rocket out at pad 39a

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something i want to point out as i

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mentioned earlier this is the first time

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that we are reusing a booster for a

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crude flight and it's also the first

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time that we are reusing a dragon

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capsule but you can actually see the

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soot from the previous mission which was

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the crew 1 mission that this booster was

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utilized for

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so if you're wondering why this

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particular rocket is not quite as white

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and shiny as other ones you may have

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seen that's because this one is flight

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proven it's already been to space and

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back

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and you can't probably see it from this

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view but the crew for this mission

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actually signed their initials in the

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soot of that first stage booster

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they had a chance to do that

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after they arrived here at kennedy last

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friday so that was pretty cool uh

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to see and tomah was saying that they

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think they started a new tradition for

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that is an up-close look at the crew

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dragon capsule and the crew access arm

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extended out to the right that is the

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hallway that the astronauts will walk

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down once they make their way to the pad

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a little bit later this morning again we

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are just standing by to get our first

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live look inside the suit up room inside

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the neil armstrong operations and

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checkout building here at nasa's kennedy

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space center at t minus four hours two

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minutes 20 seconds and counting until

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and a note about the weather it is a

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really calm peaceful quiet morning

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here on florida space coast yesterday

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morning was much the same way for us uh

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here on the ground and a lot of people

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were wondering why did they wave off the

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launch on such a beautiful florida

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morning and it wasn't the conditions at

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the launch site it was the conditions

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along the ascent corridor because if the

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crew has to abort at any point along

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that flight path

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the conditions have to be safe or low

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risk enough for a rescue operation to

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take place in the atlantic and so

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conditions in the atlantic

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were just too risky so the teams made

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the right call if they had attempted

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yesterday everyone agreed that they

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would have had to scrub

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and the conditions look much better

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today the last i heard that there was

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only a five percent uh probability of

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violation which means we're 95 go for

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launch today so we're very excited about

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that weather news that's pretty good for

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florida standards 95

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favorability that's pretty great yeah

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and it's much better odds than the first

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time endeavor liftoff in may of last

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year with bob benkin and doug hurley

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i believe for crew one we were about 80

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percent favorable for that launch as

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well but yeah you're absolutely right we

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we did had to scrub didn't have to scrub

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for that um basically the downstream

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weather but

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unfortunately that's you know while the

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oh and there we have our first look

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inside the suit up room at the neil

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armstrong onc building

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we can see the astronauts have gotten

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into their suits and are now working

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with spacex suit technicians and the

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closeout team basically spacex uh suit

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closeouts for uh doing checks on the

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umbilicals for

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looks like they're getting ready to get

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into their chairs

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tracy looking at this room i'm sure it

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brings back

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memories

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it does it brings back too many i don't

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have enough time to talk about it all

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but yeah this is such a historic room

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that anyone who walks in it whether

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you're an astronaut or not you just feel

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like you're catapulted in time to a

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period where this all began

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and there's a view of

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megan macarthur being helped by the suit

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technicians

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she happens to be the wife of bob benkin

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and she's going to be flying in the

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space

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not the same suit excuse me the same

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seat

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course she's got her own custom-made

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suit on yep all of these suits were

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designed in-house at spacex we took

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safety comfort and style all into

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account

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i absolutely love the way that these

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turned out and um we have heard from

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crew members that they are really

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comfortable so what we see going on here

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um with earlier megan they were

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basically just making sure that

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everything was comfortable and

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i can't quite tell who's in that chair

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there but they're basically sitting in a

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mock-up of the crew dragon capsule

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and that looks yeah that's our commander

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shane kimbrough um and he's basically

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sitting in a mock-up of the

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of the chair that he will be seated in

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inside crew dragon so while they're

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seated inside crew dragon they actually

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have an umbilical plugged into their

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suit that flows cool air through that

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through the suit to keep them cool and

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comfy as well as communications uh

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umbilicals and and power so it's really

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important to make sure that we do these

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fit ups here so that there really aren't

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any surprises once we get into dragon

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capsule out on the pad

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and the helmets that they're wearing are

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also custom printed using 3d printing

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technology

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so that's a really exciting

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technological advancement since the

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shuttle days

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in the the room shot we saw just a

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minute ago and there's uh megan

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macarthur getting helped into her uh

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gloves in her spacesuit uh but we saw if

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we could take the wide shot of that room

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we saw um another astronaut

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there it was uh in the foreground number

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38 that's jessica meer uh she is a

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member of the pad closeout team so

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you'll we'll see her here in the suit-up

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room

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and she'll also be headed to the white

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room a little later to provide crew

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support

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now that role for the astronaut is also

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pretty historic we've had a group of

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astronauts in the shuttle days come down

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and

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support shuttle crews

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basically pre-flight the orbiter and get

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it ready to go before that in the apollo

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days that's where it all started with

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our

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astronaut support personnel and it's

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nice to see that tradition continue

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having an astronaut there to to help

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support

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we can also see the red uh recliners

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from the shuttle days kind of in the uh

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top right corner off in the background

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so they they did keep those chairs

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around but um it's really nice for the

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crew to have actual mock-ups of the

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seats that they're gonna be inside the

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spacecraft so they can do all that kind

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of fine-tuning in the room before they

554
00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:35,520
go get into the actual seats inside the

555
00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:37,440
spacecraft yeah i always like to say we

556
00:21:41,270 --> 00:21:39,650
kept the history we just relocated it

557
00:21:42,950 --> 00:21:41,280
[Laughter]

558
00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:42,960
like i said yeah we this isn't this is

559
00:21:48,390 --> 00:21:45,440
an integral part of launch day is is

560
00:21:51,029 --> 00:21:48,400
doing these initial suit checkouts um in

561
00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:51,039
in the mock-up dragon seats and but yeah

562
00:21:54,149 --> 00:21:52,320
you can even see the corner of one of

563
00:21:55,510 --> 00:21:54,159
those maroon chairs in the in the upper

564
00:21:56,789 --> 00:21:55,520
yeah in the upper right hand corner

565
00:21:58,549 --> 00:21:56,799
there so yeah those are the same

566
00:22:00,549 --> 00:21:58,559
recliners that the astronauts use during

567
00:22:02,310 --> 00:22:00,559
the shuttle days to do

568
00:22:03,750 --> 00:22:02,320
basically the the same process that's

569
00:22:05,909 --> 00:22:03,760
going on now

570
00:22:09,110 --> 00:22:05,919
and there's a close-up uh we just lost

571
00:22:11,750 --> 00:22:09,120
view of him but that's aki hoshide uh

572
00:22:14,310 --> 00:22:11,760
having a laugh with some of the uh suit

573
00:22:16,549 --> 00:22:14,320
technicians uh this is the ld on

574
00:22:18,870 --> 00:22:16,559
countdown one with the t minus four hour

575
00:22:21,390 --> 00:22:18,880
situational awareness briefing we are

576
00:22:25,669 --> 00:22:21,400
currently counting down to a t zero of

577
00:22:27,669 --> 00:22:25,679
949.02 utc 549.02 local with an

578
00:22:29,190 --> 00:22:27,679
instantaneous window the crew have

579
00:22:31,590 --> 00:22:29,200
started suit dawning and leak checks in

580
00:22:32,870 --> 00:22:31,600
preparation to begin ingress activities

581
00:22:34,390 --> 00:22:32,880
the advanced team is currently on the

582
00:22:35,990 --> 00:22:34,400
way the pad to open the side hatch and

583
00:22:38,149 --> 00:22:36,000
prepare for crew arrival

584
00:22:40,149 --> 00:22:38,159
vehicle gases are at me up fts checkouts

585
00:22:41,190 --> 00:22:40,159
are complete and dragon prop tanks are

586
00:22:42,789 --> 00:22:41,200
pressed

587
00:22:43,909 --> 00:22:42,799
f9 is not working any issues at this

588
00:22:45,510 --> 00:22:43,919
time

589
00:22:47,510 --> 00:22:45,520
team is tracking ascent winds and pad

590
00:22:49,510 --> 00:22:47,520
winds for this morning's launch but are

591
00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:49,520
currently go for those conditions

592
00:22:53,430 --> 00:22:51,440
expecting a final update on ascent winds

593
00:22:57,029 --> 00:22:53,440
at approximately t minus three hours and

594
00:22:58,710 --> 00:22:57,039
pad escape wins at t minus 1 hour

595
00:23:00,070 --> 00:22:58,720
falcon 9 launch and recovery weather is

596
00:23:01,110 --> 00:23:00,080
not tracking any constraints at this

597
00:23:02,390 --> 00:23:01,120
time

598
00:23:03,990 --> 00:23:02,400
in the event of a scrub the next

599
00:23:05,590 --> 00:23:04,000
available launch attempt will be monday

600
00:23:07,830 --> 00:23:05,600
april 26th

601
00:23:09,029 --> 00:23:07,840
procedure

602
00:23:11,029 --> 00:23:09,039
open in the event of any crew

603
00:23:12,149 --> 00:23:11,039
contingency from crew ingress through

604
00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:12,159
launch

605
00:23:16,390 --> 00:23:15,280
will be armed prior to propellant load

606
00:23:18,070 --> 00:23:16,400
today

607
00:23:19,990 --> 00:23:18,080
firearm 4 will go into lockdown at t

608
00:23:22,070 --> 00:23:20,000
minus 45 minutes and last until after

609
00:23:24,630 --> 00:23:22,080
spacecraft separation or the launch

610
00:23:26,149 --> 00:23:24,640
escape system is disarmed all personnel

611
00:23:28,070 --> 00:23:26,159
are requested to stay in their locations

612
00:23:32,149 --> 00:23:28,080
until lockdown is complete

613
00:23:37,350 --> 00:23:34,390
f9 is healthy and we are not tracking

614
00:23:39,190 --> 00:23:37,360
any vehicle issues at this time copvs

615
00:23:42,870 --> 00:23:39,200
are at full pressure

616
00:23:47,909 --> 00:23:46,230
copy all md report on dragon health

617
00:23:49,669 --> 00:23:47,919
good evening ld i can report the same

618
00:23:52,149 --> 00:23:49,679
dragon as healthy and

619
00:23:54,149 --> 00:23:52,159
looking forward to proceeding with count

620
00:23:55,990 --> 00:23:54,159
alright great news this will conclude

621
00:24:01,350 --> 00:23:56,000
the t-minus four hour situational brief

622
00:24:05,909 --> 00:24:03,269
all right all good news there from

623
00:24:08,070 --> 00:24:05,919
spacex launch director frank messina and

624
00:24:10,549 --> 00:24:08,080
spacex chief engineer emma france

625
00:24:12,310 --> 00:24:10,559
everything sounds like we are on track

626
00:24:14,390 --> 00:24:12,320
and looking uh

627
00:24:15,590 --> 00:24:14,400
really good for our on-time liftoff

628
00:24:18,630 --> 00:24:15,600
today

629
00:24:21,269 --> 00:24:18,640
for this crew 2 mission and just a quick

630
00:24:23,430 --> 00:24:21,279
note about those call outs um sometimes

631
00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:23,440
they may happen a little bit ahead of

632
00:24:27,909 --> 00:24:25,760
schedule from what we have on paper and

633
00:24:29,669 --> 00:24:27,919
so we might be in mid-sentence and we'll

634
00:24:32,630 --> 00:24:29,679
do our best to just stop talking so that

635
00:24:33,750 --> 00:24:32,640
you don't miss uh that traffic on the

636
00:24:35,830 --> 00:24:33,760
nets

637
00:24:37,990 --> 00:24:35,840
but moving right along this is the

638
00:24:40,310 --> 00:24:38,000
second rotational crew to fly on a

639
00:24:42,870 --> 00:24:40,320
commercial spacecraft and they bring a

640
00:24:43,909 --> 00:24:42,880
diverse set of experiences to today's

641
00:24:45,590 --> 00:24:43,919
flight

642
00:24:47,830 --> 00:24:45,600
crew dragon commander shane kimbrough

643
00:24:50,470 --> 00:24:47,840
sitting there will be making his third

644
00:24:52,950 --> 00:24:50,480
trip to space he was born in colleen

645
00:24:55,750 --> 00:24:52,960
texas and raised in atlanta he was

646
00:24:58,230 --> 00:24:55,760
selected as an astronaut in 2004.

647
00:25:00,070 --> 00:24:58,240
kimbrough is a retired u.s army colonel

648
00:25:02,950 --> 00:25:00,080
and holds degrees in aerospace

649
00:25:04,630 --> 00:25:02,960
engineering and operations research he

650
00:25:06,190 --> 00:25:04,640
first launched aboard the space shuttle

651
00:25:09,350 --> 00:25:06,200
endeavour on

652
00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:09,360
sts-126 then aboard a russian soyuz

653
00:25:15,190 --> 00:25:12,320
spacecraft for expeditions 49 50.

654
00:25:19,510 --> 00:25:15,200
kimbrough has spent a total of 189 days

655
00:25:21,909 --> 00:25:19,520
in space and performed six space walks

656
00:25:24,230 --> 00:25:21,919
pilot megan macarthur will be making her

657
00:25:25,830 --> 00:25:24,240
second trip to space but her first one

658
00:25:27,909 --> 00:25:25,840
to the space station

659
00:25:30,710 --> 00:25:27,919
she was born in honolulu but considers

660
00:25:33,669 --> 00:25:30,720
california her home state nasa selected

661
00:25:35,750 --> 00:25:33,679
macarthur as an astronaut in 2000. she

662
00:25:38,549 --> 00:25:35,760
holds degrees in aerospace engineering

663
00:25:40,390 --> 00:25:38,559
and oceanography macarthur served as

664
00:25:42,950 --> 00:25:40,400
mission specialist aboard space shuttle

665
00:25:44,549 --> 00:25:42,960
atlantis on sts-125

666
00:25:47,350 --> 00:25:44,559
the final servicing mission of the

667
00:25:49,190 --> 00:25:47,360
hubble space telescope in 2009.

668
00:25:52,070 --> 00:25:49,200
she operated the shuttle's robotic arm

669
00:25:54,310 --> 00:25:52,080
over the course of 12 days and 21 hours

670
00:25:56,470 --> 00:25:54,320
capturing the telescope and maneuvering

671
00:25:58,710 --> 00:25:56,480
the maneuvering crew members throughout

672
00:26:00,950 --> 00:25:58,720
the five spacewalks to upgrade hubble's

673
00:26:03,029 --> 00:26:00,960
science instruments along with removal

674
00:26:05,029 --> 00:26:03,039
and replacement of other components to

675
00:26:07,430 --> 00:26:05,039
lengthen the telescope's life

676
00:26:09,269 --> 00:26:07,440
hubble continues to operate to this day

677
00:26:10,950 --> 00:26:09,279
providing scientists the opportunity to

678
00:26:13,909 --> 00:26:10,960
make more and more deep space

679
00:26:17,909 --> 00:26:16,070
mission specialist aki hoshide is

680
00:26:20,870 --> 00:26:17,919
suiting up for his third space flight

681
00:26:23,669 --> 00:26:20,880
today born in tokyo hoshide was selected

682
00:26:26,310 --> 00:26:23,679
as an astronaut in 1999 by the national

683
00:26:29,430 --> 00:26:26,320
space development agency of japan known

684
00:26:31,750 --> 00:26:29,440
today as jaxa hoshide earned degrees in

685
00:26:35,110 --> 00:26:31,760
aerospace engineering and mechanical

686
00:26:37,350 --> 00:26:35,120
engineering he flew on sts-124 aboard

687
00:26:39,750 --> 00:26:37,360
the space shuttle discovery to deliver

688
00:26:42,390 --> 00:26:39,760
and install japan's science laboratory

689
00:26:47,430 --> 00:26:42,400
kibo he also flew aboard the russian

690
00:26:49,590 --> 00:26:47,440
soyuz on expedition 32 and 33 for a 124

691
00:26:52,149 --> 00:26:49,600
day visit to the space station

692
00:26:54,470 --> 00:26:52,159
in 2014 he also served as commander of

693
00:26:56,549 --> 00:26:54,480
the 18th nasa extreme environment

694
00:26:58,710 --> 00:26:56,559
mission operation an underwater

695
00:27:00,870 --> 00:26:58,720
expedition at the national national

696
00:27:04,149 --> 00:27:00,880
oceanic and atmospheric administration's

697
00:27:05,430 --> 00:27:04,159
aquarius habitat off florida keys largo

698
00:27:07,990 --> 00:27:05,440
coast

699
00:27:10,710 --> 00:27:08,000
and mission specialist thomas

700
00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:10,720
will be making his second trip to space

701
00:27:17,190 --> 00:27:13,600
born in ruan france pesquet was selected

702
00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:17,200
by issa as an astronaut in 2009 he has a

703
00:27:22,950 --> 00:27:19,760
degree in spacecraft design and control

704
00:27:25,669 --> 00:27:22,960
and more than 2300 hours as a commercial

705
00:27:28,149 --> 00:27:25,679
airline pilot pesquet first flew to

706
00:27:31,269 --> 00:27:28,159
space on the russian soyuz as a flight

707
00:27:33,350 --> 00:27:31,279
engineer for expeditions 50 and 51. in

708
00:27:35,909 --> 00:27:33,360
that time he worked on more than 50

709
00:27:38,230 --> 00:27:35,919
different experiments and performed two

710
00:27:41,909 --> 00:27:38,240
spacewalks to maintain the space station

711
00:27:44,870 --> 00:27:41,919
with kimbrough he has logged 197 days in

712
00:27:47,430 --> 00:27:44,880
space pesquet will be the first european

713
00:27:49,669 --> 00:27:47,440
astronaut to fly in crew dragon and it

714
00:27:52,230 --> 00:27:49,679
will be the first time a european has

715
00:27:53,510 --> 00:27:52,240
launched from american soil in more than

716
00:27:55,190 --> 00:27:53,520
a decade

717
00:27:57,990 --> 00:27:55,200
each of these four crew members will

718
00:28:00,389 --> 00:27:58,000
join expedition 65 once they arrive at

719
00:28:02,789 --> 00:28:00,399
the international space station with aki

720
00:28:05,669 --> 00:28:02,799
hoshide taking over as commander of the

721
00:28:08,070 --> 00:28:05,679
station right before crew one departs

722
00:28:10,149 --> 00:28:08,080
and of course we'll we'll we'll we will

723
00:28:12,389 --> 00:28:10,159
be sure to give you a closer look at

724
00:28:13,909 --> 00:28:12,399
each of these astronauts as we approach

725
00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:13,919
launch time

726
00:28:18,310 --> 00:28:16,080
so we can see right now pilot megan

727
00:28:21,269 --> 00:28:18,320
macarthur is now going through the leak

728
00:28:22,549 --> 00:28:21,279
check portion of uh suit up aki looks

729
00:28:25,750 --> 00:28:22,559
very comfortable

730
00:28:27,350 --> 00:28:25,760
is in the white room on schedule

731
00:28:29,029 --> 00:28:27,360
all right the call that we heard there

732
00:28:31,110 --> 00:28:29,039
uh indicates the advanced team which is

733
00:28:33,430 --> 00:28:31,120
basically the spacex team that just

734
00:28:35,669 --> 00:28:33,440
arrived out at pad 39a to start

735
00:28:37,350 --> 00:28:35,679
preparing dragon capsule for the arrival

736
00:28:40,149 --> 00:28:37,360
of the crew and the remainder of the

737
00:28:41,990 --> 00:28:40,159
closeout team once again aki having some

738
00:28:46,230 --> 00:28:42,000
more laughs with our suit technicians

739
00:28:50,070 --> 00:28:47,830
you know the suit up room is kind of

740
00:28:52,710 --> 00:28:50,080
where the on happens you know for the

741
00:28:54,470 --> 00:28:52,720
crew uh this is this is it there's no

742
00:28:57,430 --> 00:28:54,480
going back to your room to get something

743
00:28:59,029 --> 00:28:57,440
there's no uh break from this point it's

744
00:29:01,669 --> 00:28:59,039
it's at the moment that you're on so

745
00:29:04,230 --> 00:29:01,679
it's kind of nice to see a little levity

746
00:29:05,830 --> 00:29:04,240
break out and put everybody at ease that

747
00:29:07,430 --> 00:29:05,840
they're still um

748
00:29:09,190 --> 00:29:07,440
they're still uh with everybody in the

749
00:29:11,430 --> 00:29:09,200
room

750
00:29:13,830 --> 00:29:11,440
and these four will have about a four

751
00:29:15,990 --> 00:29:13,840
day handover period with the astronauts

752
00:29:17,830 --> 00:29:16,000
from crew one who of course have been

753
00:29:19,990 --> 00:29:17,840
living and working on the space station

754
00:29:22,630 --> 00:29:20,000
since their launch from here in florida

755
00:29:25,110 --> 00:29:22,640
this past november nasa astronauts mike

756
00:29:27,909 --> 00:29:25,120
hopkins victor glover shannon walker and

757
00:29:30,470 --> 00:29:27,919
jaxa astronaut sowichi naguchi were the

758
00:29:32,789 --> 00:29:30,480
last astronauts to sit in this room and

759
00:29:35,909 --> 00:29:32,799
suit up and they are set to return home

760
00:29:38,070 --> 00:29:35,919
to earth on april 28th after the longest

761
00:29:40,310 --> 00:29:38,080
human spaceflight ever launched from the

762
00:29:42,549 --> 00:29:40,320
united states we'll dive a little deeper

763
00:29:44,630 --> 00:29:42,559
into the work they've been doing later

764
00:29:46,950 --> 00:29:44,640
on before launch but right now they are

765
00:29:47,990 --> 00:29:46,960
preparing to welcome this crew aboard

766
00:29:50,149 --> 00:29:48,000
station

767
00:29:52,070 --> 00:29:50,159
the crew 2 astronauts will also be

768
00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:52,080
arriving at the space station in the

769
00:29:57,269 --> 00:29:54,720
exact same capsule that first flew nasa

770
00:29:59,430 --> 00:29:57,279
astronauts bob benkin and doug hurley

771
00:30:01,110 --> 00:29:59,440
back in may of 2020.

772
00:30:03,110 --> 00:30:01,120
after that mission splashed down last

773
00:30:05,430 --> 00:30:03,120
summer spacex refurbished the crew

774
00:30:07,990 --> 00:30:05,440
dragon endeavor specifically for today's

775
00:30:10,070 --> 00:30:08,000
flight the falcon 9 launching today is

776
00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:10,080
also using a

777
00:30:15,510 --> 00:30:12,320
flight proven hardware it is the same

778
00:30:17,750 --> 00:30:15,520
booster flown on crew one so this crew

779
00:30:20,470 --> 00:30:17,760
is about to fly on both a flight proven

780
00:30:23,029 --> 00:30:20,480
spacecraft and rocket which i personally

781
00:30:25,269 --> 00:30:23,039
think is pretty cool that is really cool

782
00:30:28,230 --> 00:30:25,279
you know reuse not only drives down the

783
00:30:30,549 --> 00:30:28,240
cost of uh space exploration but um

784
00:30:32,630 --> 00:30:30,559
yesterday colonel bob cabana made a

785
00:30:35,190 --> 00:30:32,640
great uh point i thought and that was

786
00:30:36,470 --> 00:30:35,200
that when we refurbished these vehicles

787
00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:36,480
we

788
00:30:40,149 --> 00:30:38,480
are able to inspect them and notice if

789
00:30:41,430 --> 00:30:40,159
there's any issues with them that we can

790
00:30:44,549 --> 00:30:41,440
then later

791
00:30:47,190 --> 00:30:44,559
fix or um or design differently

792
00:30:49,350 --> 00:30:47,200
that we would otherwise not know if

793
00:30:50,710 --> 00:30:49,360
we disposed of it on the way home so i

794
00:30:53,669 --> 00:30:50,720
think it's great

795
00:30:56,549 --> 00:30:53,679
always more to learn with space flight

796
00:30:58,389 --> 00:30:56,559
this crew has been training together uh

797
00:31:01,110 --> 00:30:58,399
since their assignment for this mission

798
00:31:03,430 --> 00:31:01,120
was announced this past july and each

799
00:31:05,590 --> 00:31:03,440
has their own unique connection to the

800
00:31:07,430 --> 00:31:05,600
mission kimbrough had already been

801
00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:07,440
familiar with crew dragon and how the

802
00:31:12,149 --> 00:31:10,080
astronauts interact with the spacecraft

803
00:31:14,070 --> 00:31:12,159
before this assignment he was chief of

804
00:31:16,389 --> 00:31:14,080
nasa's vehicle integration and test

805
00:31:19,269 --> 00:31:16,399
office and in that role he spent a great

806
00:31:21,509 --> 00:31:19,279
deal of time helping doug hurley and bob

807
00:31:23,029 --> 00:31:21,519
bankin prepare for the demo 2 test

808
00:31:25,430 --> 00:31:23,039
flight last year

809
00:31:27,750 --> 00:31:25,440
as we mentioned kimbrough flew on the

810
00:31:29,909 --> 00:31:27,760
space shuttle endeavour there he is a

811
00:31:32,630 --> 00:31:29,919
photo from him on board the space

812
00:31:34,470 --> 00:31:32,640
shuttle endeavor during sts-126 that was

813
00:31:36,149 --> 00:31:34,480
back in 2008

814
00:31:37,269 --> 00:31:36,159
so this mission has a special meaning

815
00:31:39,029 --> 00:31:37,279
for him

816
00:31:41,669 --> 00:31:39,039
because of his connection to just the

817
00:31:44,549 --> 00:31:41,679
endeavor name he's thrilled about flying

818
00:31:46,789 --> 00:31:44,559
on the crew dragon endeavor this time

819
00:31:48,630 --> 00:31:46,799
and macarthur also came into her role

820
00:31:50,870 --> 00:31:48,640
with a unique perspective as we

821
00:31:53,029 --> 00:31:50,880
mentioned earlier bob benkin is her

822
00:31:55,830 --> 00:31:53,039
husband so she's getting ready to make

823
00:31:58,870 --> 00:31:55,840
the same journey he did nearly one year

824
00:32:01,350 --> 00:31:58,880
ago in the same seat and roll of pilot

825
00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:01,360
aboard crew dragon endeavour and of

826
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:03,600
course he will be the one seeing her off

827
00:32:07,909 --> 00:32:05,600
today

828
00:32:09,509 --> 00:32:07,919
as for pesquet and hoshide during their

829
00:32:12,149 --> 00:32:09,519
previous trips to the international

830
00:32:14,149 --> 00:32:12,159
space station they both saw cargo dragon

831
00:32:15,990 --> 00:32:14,159
up close and personal they had the

832
00:32:18,149 --> 00:32:16,000
opportunity to capture the vehicle with

833
00:32:20,870 --> 00:32:18,159
the station's robotic canada arm during

834
00:32:22,789 --> 00:32:20,880
the dragon's berthing process

835
00:32:24,549 --> 00:32:22,799
as a point of distinction crew dragon

836
00:32:26,230 --> 00:32:24,559
will dock autonomously with the space

837
00:32:28,310 --> 00:32:26,240
station and will not need the help of

838
00:32:30,549 --> 00:32:28,320
the arm

839
00:32:32,630 --> 00:32:30,559
during that experience pesquet was truly

840
00:32:35,190 --> 00:32:32,640
amazed by the spacecraft's guidance and

841
00:32:36,710 --> 00:32:35,200
navigation and how precise it was while

842
00:32:38,630 --> 00:32:36,720
traveling at more than seventeen

843
00:32:39,909 --> 00:32:38,640
thousand five hundred miles per hour

844
00:32:42,549 --> 00:32:39,919
above the earth

845
00:32:44,470 --> 00:32:42,559
now he will ride aboard crew dragon and

846
00:32:47,190 --> 00:32:44,480
is looking forward to experiencing that

847
00:32:50,230 --> 00:32:47,200
same sort of performance first hand

848
00:32:52,710 --> 00:32:50,240
and for hoshide he was astonished by the

849
00:32:54,549 --> 00:32:52,720
gorgeous design of the dragon spacecraft

850
00:32:57,350 --> 00:32:54,559
and he had a lot of fun transferring

851
00:32:59,029 --> 00:32:57,360
cargo in and out of the vehicle at the

852
00:33:01,509 --> 00:32:59,039
time he never thought he'd have the

853
00:33:03,350 --> 00:33:01,519
opportunity to ride on dragon and so

854
00:33:05,350 --> 00:33:03,360
he's looking forward to it being a

855
00:33:07,909 --> 00:33:05,360
fascinating ride and there he is giving

856
00:33:09,909 --> 00:33:07,919
a wave inside the suit-up room

857
00:33:12,310 --> 00:33:09,919
during one of their many trips to train

858
00:33:14,149 --> 00:33:12,320
at spacex facilities in hawthorne our

859
00:33:15,110 --> 00:33:14,159
team had the opportunity to chat with

860
00:33:16,950 --> 00:33:15,120
the crew

861
00:33:19,029 --> 00:33:16,960
one thing that's for certain about these

862
00:33:20,870 --> 00:33:19,039
four astronauts they all really enjoy

863
00:33:28,389 --> 00:33:20,880
each other's company and always have a

864
00:33:31,509 --> 00:33:30,310
my fellow astronauts on this crew are

865
00:33:33,190 --> 00:33:31,519
incredible

866
00:33:35,029 --> 00:33:33,200
and all three of these folks are

867
00:33:37,590 --> 00:33:35,039
incredibly brilliant incredibly

868
00:33:40,470 --> 00:33:37,600
competent so it really makes it easy for

869
00:33:42,070 --> 00:33:40,480
me being the commander of the dragon

870
00:33:43,750 --> 00:33:42,080
to have these folks on board and for us

871
00:33:46,710 --> 00:33:43,760
to be successful

872
00:33:48,310 --> 00:33:46,720
aki's very resourceful always in a good

873
00:33:50,710 --> 00:33:48,320
mood which is hugely important for a

874
00:33:53,830 --> 00:33:50,720
long term mission megan she's super

875
00:33:55,509 --> 00:33:53,840
smart she knows nasa inside out

876
00:33:57,430 --> 00:33:55,519
and for shane i think what i appreciate

877
00:33:59,430 --> 00:33:57,440
the most is his leadership it's just

878
00:34:00,870 --> 00:33:59,440
he's got a great leadership that the man

879
00:34:03,110 --> 00:34:00,880
makes you

880
00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:03,120
want to follow him into battle just by

881
00:34:06,470 --> 00:34:05,120
setting a great example so i'm looking

882
00:34:08,389 --> 00:34:06,480
forward to spending time with those

883
00:34:09,589 --> 00:34:08,399
three on the space station

884
00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:09,599
thomas

885
00:34:14,389 --> 00:34:11,760
who i'm flying together with this time

886
00:34:17,430 --> 00:34:14,399
he's very talented he's a good guy

887
00:34:19,030 --> 00:34:17,440
but most of all i love his dancing

888
00:34:20,869 --> 00:34:19,040
he's a great dancer

889
00:34:24,470 --> 00:34:20,879
you can ask him hey aki said you're a

890
00:34:28,710 --> 00:34:26,470
so my crewmates are so much fun the

891
00:34:30,310 --> 00:34:28,720
sense of humor that we all share you

892
00:34:32,389 --> 00:34:30,320
know the banter that goes around the

893
00:34:33,829 --> 00:34:32,399
group is really really fun and you might

894
00:34:35,750 --> 00:34:33,839
think you know interacting with some of

895
00:34:38,069 --> 00:34:35,760
them individually that they're kind of

896
00:34:40,149 --> 00:34:38,079
quiet but they're all individually very

897
00:34:42,069 --> 00:34:40,159
funny and very fun to be around it's

898
00:34:43,270 --> 00:34:42,079
like a family now you know we joke

899
00:34:45,909 --> 00:34:43,280
around a lot

900
00:34:48,869 --> 00:34:45,919
we have fun together and when we need to

901
00:34:49,990 --> 00:34:48,879
be serious we do get serious i like this

902
00:34:51,909 --> 00:34:50,000
teamwork

903
00:34:53,510 --> 00:34:51,919
but most of all i like the

904
00:34:55,030 --> 00:34:53,520
relationship

905
00:34:57,030 --> 00:34:55,040
with each other

906
00:34:58,870 --> 00:34:57,040
to be able to laugh about things and

907
00:35:00,710 --> 00:34:58,880
your mistakes and your you know the

908
00:35:02,870 --> 00:35:00,720
things that you do well and just enjoy

909
00:35:05,270 --> 00:35:02,880
each other so we have a very compatible

910
00:35:14,470 --> 00:35:05,280
crew very blessed to be on a crew like

911
00:35:19,030 --> 00:35:16,630
and we're looking at the crew again live

912
00:35:22,470 --> 00:35:19,040
uh in the suit up room they had a little

913
00:35:24,550 --> 00:35:22,480
bit of uh downtime yesterday uh with the

914
00:35:27,270 --> 00:35:24,560
the wave off because of the weather i

915
00:35:28,950 --> 00:35:27,280
think we have a photo that tomah posted

916
00:35:31,109 --> 00:35:28,960
recently there they are

917
00:35:33,270 --> 00:35:31,119
sitting on the beach oh what a what a

918
00:35:35,670 --> 00:35:33,280
fantastic moment of levity for those

919
00:35:37,750 --> 00:35:35,680
guys um you know i've said it before

920
00:35:40,230 --> 00:35:37,760
these are some of the best personalities

921
00:35:41,750 --> 00:35:40,240
in our core today and it's fun to watch

922
00:35:43,510 --> 00:35:41,760
them launch it's also fun to watch them

923
00:35:46,550 --> 00:35:43,520
relax just before their their big

924
00:35:48,950 --> 00:35:46,560
mission yes and now it's all business

925
00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:48,960
and checkouts complete on schedule

926
00:35:52,310 --> 00:35:50,400
so we just heard the call that suit

927
00:35:54,470 --> 00:35:52,320
donning and checkouts are complete at t

928
00:35:56,470 --> 00:35:54,480
minus three hours and 42 minutes let's

929
00:36:01,750 --> 00:35:56,480
go over to john inspucker and hawthorne

930
00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:03,829
thanks marie we're just inside as she

931
00:36:08,230 --> 00:36:06,240
said three months three hours 43 minutes

932
00:36:09,510 --> 00:36:08,240
all continues to go well for this

933
00:36:13,670 --> 00:36:09,520
morning's launch

934
00:36:15,670 --> 00:36:13,680
as we watch suit up finishing

935
00:36:16,470 --> 00:36:15,680
we just heard the call out side hatch is

936
00:36:18,470 --> 00:36:16,480
open

937
00:36:21,990 --> 00:36:18,480
the advanced team is waiting for the

938
00:36:23,510 --> 00:36:22,000
astronauts up in pad 39a

939
00:36:25,510 --> 00:36:23,520
now to get to this point we began

940
00:36:26,630 --> 00:36:25,520
clearing the launch pad of people minus

941
00:36:28,550 --> 00:36:26,640
a dollars

942
00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:28,560
the team began clearing the hazard area

943
00:36:33,349 --> 00:36:31,760
around pad 39a at t-minus five hours the

944
00:36:34,710 --> 00:36:33,359
only folks remaining on the pad right

945
00:36:36,470 --> 00:36:34,720
now are the ones who are needed for

946
00:36:38,310 --> 00:36:36,480
ingress of the astronauts

947
00:36:40,150 --> 00:36:38,320
as i mentioned they have entered the pad

948
00:36:41,990 --> 00:36:40,160
and they are waiting for the crew and

949
00:36:44,390 --> 00:36:42,000
we'll be covering crew arrival at the

950
00:36:46,710 --> 00:36:44,400
pad and entry into the spacecraft

951
00:36:48,150 --> 00:36:46,720
at the launch pad falcon 9 is powered on

952
00:36:50,150 --> 00:36:48,160
engine and stage checkouts were

953
00:36:51,990 --> 00:36:50,160
performed several hours ago we're

954
00:36:53,829 --> 00:36:52,000
currently monitoring telemetry where

955
00:36:56,069 --> 00:36:53,839
pressurizing gas storage vessels on the

956
00:36:57,910 --> 00:36:56,079
first and second stages a little while

957
00:37:00,710 --> 00:36:57,920
ago we heard the t-minus four hour

958
00:37:02,069 --> 00:37:00,720
briefing by the spacex launch director

959
00:37:04,470 --> 00:37:02,079
the good news is there's nothing

960
00:37:06,710 --> 00:37:04,480
significant to report on the rocket

961
00:37:08,710 --> 00:37:06,720
on top of the falcon 9 dragon spacecraft

962
00:37:10,630 --> 00:37:08,720
is ready for the crew functional

963
00:37:12,790 --> 00:37:10,640
checkouts were performed in preparation

964
00:37:14,950 --> 00:37:12,800
for the crew's upcoming arrival

965
00:37:16,390 --> 00:37:14,960
most recently a little under an hour ago

966
00:37:18,790 --> 00:37:16,400
the dragon propellant system was

967
00:37:21,750 --> 00:37:18,800
pressurized to final flight pressure and

968
00:37:23,349 --> 00:37:21,760
currently all spacecraft systems are go

969
00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:23,359
the launch range is ready to support

970
00:37:27,270 --> 00:37:25,520
they're working no issues at this time

971
00:37:28,790 --> 00:37:27,280
the weather continues to be go for

972
00:37:31,670 --> 00:37:28,800
launch and as we heard in the countdown

973
00:37:33,750 --> 00:37:31,680
brief we'll be listening for pad winds

974
00:37:35,430 --> 00:37:33,760
at the t minus three hour t minus one

975
00:37:37,270 --> 00:37:35,440
hour marks but right now we're

976
00:37:39,270 --> 00:37:37,280
anticipating acceptable weather for

977
00:37:40,870 --> 00:37:39,280
launch but things are looking good with

978
00:37:43,190 --> 00:37:40,880
both falcon and dragon the weather's

979
00:37:45,430 --> 00:37:43,200
cooperating as we count down to liftoff

980
00:37:47,270 --> 00:37:45,440
as we get ready for the crew to walk out

981
00:37:49,270 --> 00:37:47,280
let's go back to our team at kennedy

982
00:37:51,670 --> 00:37:49,280
space center

983
00:37:53,910 --> 00:37:51,680
all right thanks john it's now t-minus

984
00:37:56,310 --> 00:37:53,920
three hours 40 minutes here at kennedy

985
00:37:59,589 --> 00:37:56,320
space center in florida uh the crew woke

986
00:38:01,910 --> 00:37:59,599
up right after uh about 1105 uh i guess

987
00:38:03,829 --> 00:38:01,920
it was last night now because it's now

988
00:38:05,589 --> 00:38:03,839
friday morning and they listened to a

989
00:38:07,430 --> 00:38:05,599
weather brief which we've heard the

990
00:38:09,430 --> 00:38:07,440
weather is looking great they had

991
00:38:11,910 --> 00:38:09,440
breakfast and we have been watching the

992
00:38:13,670 --> 00:38:11,920
suit techs from spacex fit each crew

993
00:38:15,589 --> 00:38:13,680
member into their own custom-made

994
00:38:18,710 --> 00:38:15,599
spacesuit inside the astronaut crew

995
00:38:21,270 --> 00:38:18,720
quarters and in a few minutes at t minus

996
00:38:23,670 --> 00:38:21,280
3 hours and 25 minutes the crew will be

997
00:38:26,069 --> 00:38:23,680
making their way out of this famed

998
00:38:28,069 --> 00:38:26,079
suit-up room down the hall into an

999
00:38:29,910 --> 00:38:28,079
elevator down to the first floor and

1000
00:38:31,670 --> 00:38:29,920
then finally outside to be greeted by

1001
00:38:33,430 --> 00:38:31,680
their families and a small group of

1002
00:38:34,310 --> 00:38:33,440
well-wishers before they head out to the

1003
00:38:36,230 --> 00:38:34,320
pad

1004
00:38:39,349 --> 00:38:36,240
there are three teslas waiting to drive

1005
00:38:41,510 --> 00:38:39,359
the crew out to launch complex 39a

1006
00:38:43,750 --> 00:38:41,520
riding in the first car

1007
00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:43,760
we'll have

1008
00:38:47,829 --> 00:38:46,000
the spacecraft closeout lead and a

1009
00:38:50,310 --> 00:38:47,839
couple of suit techs

1010
00:38:52,390 --> 00:38:50,320
in the second tesla we will have shane

1011
00:38:54,390 --> 00:38:52,400
and megan and they'll be sharing a ride

1012
00:38:57,109 --> 00:38:54,400
with our flight surgeon and then the

1013
00:38:59,190 --> 00:38:57,119
third vehicle will be aki and toma and

1014
00:39:00,630 --> 00:38:59,200
another closeout lead

1015
00:39:03,190 --> 00:39:00,640
of course we're going to try and follow

1016
00:39:06,150 --> 00:39:03,200
the convoy live every step of the way it

1017
00:39:07,349 --> 00:39:06,160
is the middle of the night morning so

1018
00:39:09,990 --> 00:39:07,359
though there we could see the the

1019
00:39:12,069 --> 00:39:10,000
tesla's awaiting the crew uh to take

1020
00:39:14,310 --> 00:39:12,079
them to the pad but we will try to bring

1021
00:39:16,150 --> 00:39:14,320
you as close as possible to the crew

1022
00:39:21,270 --> 00:39:16,160
without actually being inside the car

1023
00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:24,470
tracy what's it like for you seeing uh

1024
00:39:28,950 --> 00:39:26,640
the crew here in these moments before

1025
00:39:30,870 --> 00:39:28,960
they walk out and remembering what your

1026
00:39:32,550 --> 00:39:30,880
experience was like

1027
00:39:34,790 --> 00:39:32,560
like i said this is this is the moment

1028
00:39:37,270 --> 00:39:34,800
where the on gets turned on and you're

1029
00:39:38,390 --> 00:39:37,280
um you know you're you're looking at

1030
00:39:39,910 --> 00:39:38,400
your crewmates and you know you're going

1031
00:39:41,990 --> 00:39:39,920
to be doing something pretty exciting

1032
00:39:43,750 --> 00:39:42,000
here but there's a long it seems like a

1033
00:39:45,430 --> 00:39:43,760
long way to go before

1034
00:39:47,430 --> 00:39:45,440
liftoff because there's a lot of

1035
00:39:49,670 --> 00:39:47,440
milestones to to meet

1036
00:39:51,589 --> 00:39:49,680
and a lot of coordination that has to

1037
00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:51,599
happen so you're kind of in this meta

1038
00:39:56,069 --> 00:39:54,160
state of excitement and focus

1039
00:39:57,750 --> 00:39:56,079
we have another guest close by for

1040
00:40:00,069 --> 00:39:57,760
launch today who looks forward to the

1041
00:40:02,390 --> 00:40:00,079
day when she may be also suiting up in

1042
00:40:04,230 --> 00:40:02,400
this room let's go to nasa's jasmine

1043
00:40:07,990 --> 00:40:04,240
hopkins at the operations support

1044
00:40:10,150 --> 00:40:08,000
building 2 to meet this guest jasmine

1045
00:40:12,550 --> 00:40:10,160
thanks marie we've seen astronauts suit

1046
00:40:14,390 --> 00:40:12,560
up at the onc since the apollo days but

1047
00:40:16,550 --> 00:40:14,400
we don't often see is the hard work that

1048
00:40:18,230 --> 00:40:16,560
it took to get there i'm jasmine hopkins

1049
00:40:19,510 --> 00:40:18,240
with nasa communications and joining me

1050
00:40:21,349 --> 00:40:19,520
now to talk about the journey to

1051
00:40:23,030 --> 00:40:21,359
becoming an astronaut is jasmine

1052
00:40:25,589 --> 00:40:23,040
mugbelli thanks so much for being here

1053
00:40:27,349 --> 00:40:25,599
today absolutely thank you jasmine

1054
00:40:28,790 --> 00:40:27,359
absolutely we are so glad to have you

1055
00:40:31,750 --> 00:40:28,800
here so you were selected to be an

1056
00:40:34,069 --> 00:40:31,760
astronaut in 2017. can you tell us how

1057
00:40:36,870 --> 00:40:34,079
competitive is that process

1058
00:40:39,510 --> 00:40:36,880
yes so it was very competitive um the

1059
00:40:40,790 --> 00:40:39,520
year i applied there were over 18 000

1060
00:40:42,950 --> 00:40:40,800
applicants

1061
00:40:44,870 --> 00:40:42,960
and i remember going through the

1062
00:40:47,750 --> 00:40:44,880
selection process and meeting some of

1063
00:40:49,430 --> 00:40:47,760
the other candidates who had applied and

1064
00:40:51,349 --> 00:40:49,440
it was then that i was sure i wouldn't

1065
00:40:54,309 --> 00:40:51,359
be selected because they were

1066
00:40:57,030 --> 00:40:54,319
all so incredible and so uh you know i

1067
00:40:58,230 --> 00:40:57,040
feel incredibly lucky to be here right

1068
00:41:00,230 --> 00:40:58,240
i'm sure there was something that made

1069
00:41:01,589 --> 00:41:00,240
you stand out against the crowd we know

1070
00:41:03,109 --> 00:41:01,599
there's a lot that goes into being an

1071
00:41:04,870 --> 00:41:03,119
astronaut so can you tell us any of

1072
00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:04,880
those specific requirements that got you

1073
00:41:08,630 --> 00:41:06,640
where you are

1074
00:41:11,270 --> 00:41:08,640
yeah so we do generally look for people

1075
00:41:12,710 --> 00:41:11,280
with stem backgrounds but what i like to

1076
00:41:15,510 --> 00:41:12,720
tell people is

1077
00:41:16,470 --> 00:41:15,520
it doesn't matter so much what you do as

1078
00:41:19,670 --> 00:41:16,480
to

1079
00:41:21,910 --> 00:41:19,680
do it

1080
00:41:23,589 --> 00:41:21,920
i think it's really important

1081
00:41:25,030 --> 00:41:23,599
for people to do

1082
00:41:28,150 --> 00:41:25,040
something that they feel passionate

1083
00:41:29,990 --> 00:41:28,160
about and that they love and

1084
00:41:31,990 --> 00:41:30,000
you know as for the how

1085
00:41:33,750 --> 00:41:32,000
you should try to excel and you should

1086
00:41:35,910 --> 00:41:33,760
do your best at it and that that doesn't

1087
00:41:37,190 --> 00:41:35,920
mean you won't fail along the way you

1088
00:41:39,109 --> 00:41:37,200
probably should fail that means you're

1089
00:41:41,270 --> 00:41:39,119
pushing yourself

1090
00:41:43,349 --> 00:41:41,280
but if you look at our astronaut office

1091
00:41:44,950 --> 00:41:43,359
we have many different backgrounds you

1092
00:41:47,510 --> 00:41:44,960
have chemists you have

1093
00:41:49,030 --> 00:41:47,520
pilots you have submariners teachers

1094
00:41:51,109 --> 00:41:49,040
doctors so

1095
00:41:52,550 --> 00:41:51,119
all sorts of backgrounds right right now

1096
00:41:53,990 --> 00:41:52,560
it definitely takes a lot to make up

1097
00:41:56,230 --> 00:41:54,000
that team

1098
00:41:57,349 --> 00:41:56,240
and you now have two years of astronaut

1099
00:41:59,109 --> 00:41:57,359
training under your belt and your

1100
00:42:01,109 --> 00:41:59,119
awaiting assignment to your first flight

1101
00:42:03,030 --> 00:42:01,119
so can you tell us what that process is

1102
00:42:05,349 --> 00:42:03,040
like um

1103
00:42:06,710 --> 00:42:05,359
for the training uh no how do you know

1104
00:42:09,109 --> 00:42:06,720
when you get assigned to your first

1105
00:42:10,790 --> 00:42:09,119
flight sure absolutely so um you know

1106
00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:10,800
i've never been behind the scenes for

1107
00:42:15,829 --> 00:42:13,040
the actual uh selections for assignments

1108
00:42:17,109 --> 00:42:15,839
but i know a lot goes into it in one of

1109
00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:17,119
course

1110
00:42:21,109 --> 00:42:18,720
who fits the requirements for this

1111
00:42:23,030 --> 00:42:21,119
mission um putting together not just a

1112
00:42:24,950 --> 00:42:23,040
it's not just a single person but a

1113
00:42:27,270 --> 00:42:24,960
whole crew that works together and has

1114
00:42:29,270 --> 00:42:27,280
all the things they need to accomplish

1115
00:42:31,589 --> 00:42:29,280
that mission you know if you're talking

1116
00:42:33,990 --> 00:42:31,599
about we need to do spacewalks to

1117
00:42:35,910 --> 00:42:34,000
maintain the space station um who do

1118
00:42:37,910 --> 00:42:35,920
what teams do we have to do that if

1119
00:42:39,589 --> 00:42:37,920
we're talking about going to the moon

1120
00:42:42,069 --> 00:42:39,599
maybe you want a geologist on that

1121
00:42:44,870 --> 00:42:42,079
flight someone who can land the land the

1122
00:42:46,630 --> 00:42:44,880
vehicle so it definitely plays into

1123
00:42:48,470 --> 00:42:46,640
how the whole crew works together and

1124
00:42:50,309 --> 00:42:48,480
meets the requirements for that mission

1125
00:42:51,910 --> 00:42:50,319
right right well we are definitely

1126
00:42:53,750 --> 00:42:51,920
looking forward to when you get assigned

1127
00:42:55,670 --> 00:42:53,760
to that first flight i know today is a

1128
00:42:58,710 --> 00:42:55,680
big day for all of us but how eager are

1129
00:43:01,030 --> 00:42:58,720
you to see yourself in that suit-up room

1130
00:43:02,390 --> 00:43:01,040
yeah just you know watching this today

1131
00:43:03,430 --> 00:43:02,400
um

1132
00:43:05,030 --> 00:43:03,440
this

1133
00:43:07,670 --> 00:43:05,040
uh becoming an astronaut has been a

1134
00:43:09,910 --> 00:43:07,680
lifelong dream for me so

1135
00:43:12,470 --> 00:43:09,920
thinking about me actually being on one

1136
00:43:14,630 --> 00:43:12,480
of these spacecraft uh and launching

1137
00:43:16,390 --> 00:43:14,640
into space it's uh

1138
00:43:18,309 --> 00:43:16,400
it's still something that blows my mind

1139
00:43:20,230 --> 00:43:18,319
that that's even possible right now

1140
00:43:22,309 --> 00:43:20,240
right right now absolutely jasmine

1141
00:43:24,630 --> 00:43:22,319
mcbelly thank you so much for joining us

1142
00:43:26,550 --> 00:43:24,640
here today thanks absolutely now let's

1143
00:43:28,950 --> 00:43:26,560
take it back to the ksc host desk with

1144
00:43:32,950 --> 00:43:31,750
thanks jasmine as you can see we here in

1145
00:43:34,390 --> 00:43:32,960
our

1146
00:43:36,069 --> 00:43:34,400
in the suit up room at the neil

1147
00:43:40,309 --> 00:43:36,079
armstrong onc building we have a couple

1148
00:43:41,750 --> 00:43:40,319
of vip visitors uh greeting the crew as

1149
00:43:43,430 --> 00:43:41,760
they are awaiting and now they're

1150
00:43:46,470 --> 00:43:43,440
departing

1151
00:43:48,870 --> 00:43:46,480
and it looks like we have

1152
00:43:51,270 --> 00:43:48,880
a couple last uh probably photo

1153
00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:51,280
opportunities uh prior to the the crew

1154
00:43:54,150 --> 00:43:52,640
walks out now one thing i do want to

1155
00:43:56,470 --> 00:43:54,160
point out

1156
00:43:59,670 --> 00:43:56,480
specifically for the folks wearing these

1157
00:44:00,790 --> 00:43:59,680
black flight suits this is the suit up

1158
00:44:02,550 --> 00:44:00,800
team

1159
00:44:03,829 --> 00:44:02,560
and partially the um will be the

1160
00:44:07,030 --> 00:44:03,839
closeout team

1161
00:44:08,950 --> 00:44:07,040
for the astronauts this crew is excuse

1162
00:44:10,790 --> 00:44:08,960
me these these suit technicians are

1163
00:44:12,230 --> 00:44:10,800
responsible for assisting the crew not

1164
00:44:14,550 --> 00:44:12,240
only in getting in their spacesuits but

1165
00:44:17,030 --> 00:44:14,560
making sure that things like unapproved

1166
00:44:18,870 --> 00:44:17,040
jewelry or

1167
00:44:20,309 --> 00:44:18,880
is is not still being worn when the

1168
00:44:21,910 --> 00:44:20,319
suits are put on making sure that any

1169
00:44:24,630 --> 00:44:21,920
personal items like glasses or

1170
00:44:25,990 --> 00:44:24,640
medication are tucked in the pockets of

1171
00:44:27,349 --> 00:44:26,000
the spacesuits

1172
00:44:29,109 --> 00:44:27,359
basically just making sure that those

1173
00:44:30,390 --> 00:44:29,119
personal items are in the appropriate

1174
00:44:32,069 --> 00:44:30,400
places

1175
00:44:33,910 --> 00:44:32,079
also making sure that the ear pieces

1176
00:44:35,030 --> 00:44:33,920
that the crew astronauts are wearing in

1177
00:44:36,230 --> 00:44:35,040
each ear

1178
00:44:37,910 --> 00:44:36,240
making sure that those are seated

1179
00:44:39,430 --> 00:44:37,920
properly that making sure that everybody

1180
00:44:40,950 --> 00:44:39,440
can hear

1181
00:44:43,750 --> 00:44:40,960
there's there's there's a lot that these

1182
00:44:45,910 --> 00:44:43,760
folks do it's all in the procedures

1183
00:44:47,589 --> 00:44:45,920
which are followed along it with on the

1184
00:44:48,790 --> 00:44:47,599
tablets that you see some folks carrying

1185
00:44:50,870 --> 00:44:48,800
around

1186
00:44:53,750 --> 00:44:50,880
and yeah so while it might seem a little

1187
00:44:55,589 --> 00:44:53,760
chaotic at times um whenever during the

1188
00:44:57,190 --> 00:44:55,599
suit-up process with lots of people

1189
00:44:59,910 --> 00:44:57,200
milling about there's there's actually a

1190
00:45:02,390 --> 00:44:59,920
very specific process uh each astronaut

1191
00:45:04,069 --> 00:45:02,400
has a specific suit technician assigned

1192
00:45:05,829 --> 00:45:04,079
to them and that suit technician is

1193
00:45:07,349 --> 00:45:05,839
responsible for communicating and

1194
00:45:09,910 --> 00:45:07,359
relaying

1195
00:45:11,750 --> 00:45:09,920
basically status to the to that person's

1196
00:45:13,990 --> 00:45:11,760
assigned crew member

1197
00:45:16,069 --> 00:45:14,000
and i do want to mention uh the visitors

1198
00:45:18,630 --> 00:45:16,079
that we saw a few minutes ago and they

1199
00:45:20,069 --> 00:45:18,640
were just departing after the interview

1200
00:45:22,790 --> 00:45:20,079
with jasmine

1201
00:45:25,270 --> 00:45:22,800
but that was elon musk of spacex in the

1202
00:45:26,710 --> 00:45:25,280
room and also nasa acting administrator

1203
00:45:29,349 --> 00:45:26,720
steve jerzik

1204
00:45:31,910 --> 00:45:29,359
in the room to have some private words

1205
00:45:34,150 --> 00:45:31,920
with the crew you may also have noticed

1206
00:45:36,950 --> 00:45:34,160
um that we don't hear ambient sound we

1207
00:45:40,230 --> 00:45:36,960
don't have audio from inside this room

1208
00:45:43,510 --> 00:45:40,240
and that is by design to give um the the

1209
00:45:46,309 --> 00:45:43,520
crew uh the the suit technicians and the

1210
00:45:51,030 --> 00:45:46,319
visitors in there uh some privacy before

1211
00:46:01,589 --> 00:45:55,910
we

1212
00:46:03,109 --> 00:46:01,599
think it's number 28 on the far left if

1213
00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:03,119
that's a two i can't quite tell under

1214
00:46:08,790 --> 00:46:06,240
her hair but doma um giving her an

1215
00:46:10,470 --> 00:46:08,800
embrace just a minute ago and i imagine

1216
00:46:12,150 --> 00:46:10,480
that you get pretty close to this team

1217
00:46:14,950 --> 00:46:12,160
because you spend a lot of time together

1218
00:46:17,270 --> 00:46:14,960
right tracy exactly and just like kate

1219
00:46:19,670 --> 00:46:17,280
was saying you these uh suteks get you

1220
00:46:22,309 --> 00:46:19,680
get assigned to a specific suetec you

1221
00:46:24,069 --> 00:46:22,319
work with them outside of of this launch

1222
00:46:26,150 --> 00:46:24,079
countdown and the dress rehearsal

1223
00:46:28,550 --> 00:46:26,160
anytime you're in that suit

1224
00:46:31,349 --> 00:46:28,560
then that person is there to help you

1225
00:46:32,950 --> 00:46:31,359
learn about the suit and um and fix any

1226
00:46:35,349 --> 00:46:32,960
problems you have and i have fond

1227
00:46:37,349 --> 00:46:35,359
memories of my suit tech back when i was

1228
00:46:39,750 --> 00:46:37,359
uh suiting up for the shuttle her name

1229
00:46:41,030 --> 00:46:39,760
was tony and i still remember her today

1230
00:46:46,630 --> 00:46:41,040
and

1231
00:46:49,109 --> 00:46:46,640
role that they have in helping you with

1232
00:46:52,630 --> 00:46:49,119
your life preserving suit absolutely and

1233
00:46:53,510 --> 00:46:52,640
this crew trains uh quite often um not

1234
00:46:56,069 --> 00:46:53,520
only

1235
00:46:57,829 --> 00:46:56,079
here at kennedy but also at spacex

1236
00:47:00,150 --> 00:46:57,839
headquarters in hawthorne

1237
00:47:01,589 --> 00:47:00,160
we have dragon capsule simulators not

1238
00:47:03,670 --> 00:47:01,599
only for the displays but also

1239
00:47:05,670 --> 00:47:03,680
physically getting in and out

1240
00:47:06,950 --> 00:47:05,680
getting buckled into your seat all that

1241
00:47:10,630 --> 00:47:06,960
all of that

1242
00:47:13,750 --> 00:47:10,640
the crew rehearses tens of times with

1243
00:47:16,390 --> 00:47:13,760
the spacex team and the nasa team

1244
00:47:17,589 --> 00:47:16,400
so what we're seeing here really is just

1245
00:47:20,950 --> 00:47:17,599
another

1246
00:47:22,470 --> 00:47:20,960
in their sleep at this point

1247
00:47:25,190 --> 00:47:22,480
one thing real quick i want to point out

1248
00:47:27,270 --> 00:47:25,200
before we lose this shot um the tiny or

1249
00:47:30,230 --> 00:47:27,280
not tiny the small blue boxes there that

1250
00:47:31,829 --> 00:47:30,240
you see behind the crew members that has

1251
00:47:33,750 --> 00:47:31,839
uh kind of like an elephant's trunk an

1252
00:47:35,990 --> 00:47:33,760
umbilical that's plugging into the leg

1253
00:47:38,309 --> 00:47:36,000
of each crew member gosh i love the

1254
00:47:40,390 --> 00:47:38,319
frivolity that we see here it's it's so

1255
00:47:41,750 --> 00:47:40,400
it's so wonderful

1256
00:47:43,270 --> 00:47:41,760
yeah so i wanted to mention it because i

1257
00:47:46,790 --> 00:47:43,280
figured we'd lose the shot those blue

1258
00:47:49,510 --> 00:47:46,800
boxes are basically flowing cool nitrox

1259
00:47:50,870 --> 00:47:49,520
or nitrogen oxygen mixture air which is

1260
00:47:53,030 --> 00:47:50,880
basically the stuff that you have in a

1261
00:47:54,870 --> 00:47:53,040
scuba tank um

1262
00:47:56,549 --> 00:47:54,880
we're trying to keep the astronauts cool

1263
00:47:57,589 --> 00:47:56,559
while they're in their suits

1264
00:47:59,030 --> 00:47:57,599
you know

1265
00:48:00,470 --> 00:47:59,040
while they're moving around it can get a

1266
00:48:01,589 --> 00:48:00,480
little warm and we want to keep them

1267
00:48:03,349 --> 00:48:01,599
comfortable

1268
00:48:05,589 --> 00:48:03,359
until they are

1269
00:48:06,950 --> 00:48:05,599
seated in their seat inside crew dragon

1270
00:48:09,430 --> 00:48:06,960
so that's what those what those small

1271
00:48:10,390 --> 00:48:09,440
boxes are and they will have those along

1272
00:48:13,270 --> 00:48:10,400
with them

1273
00:48:14,309 --> 00:48:13,280
um inside the teslas during the ride out

1274
00:48:16,309 --> 00:48:14,319
as well

1275
00:48:19,030 --> 00:48:16,319
i think we'll have time for a couple of

1276
00:48:20,790 --> 00:48:19,040
social media questions but another note

1277
00:48:23,430 --> 00:48:20,800
just about the timeline

1278
00:48:26,870 --> 00:48:23,440
if you've been following along with all

1279
00:48:28,230 --> 00:48:26,880
of our anticipated times the crew

1280
00:48:29,990 --> 00:48:28,240
right now we've seen is ahead of

1281
00:48:31,430 --> 00:48:30,000
schedule in terms of completing their

1282
00:48:32,790 --> 00:48:31,440
suit up process

1283
00:48:35,030 --> 00:48:32,800
this is a very

1284
00:48:37,190 --> 00:48:35,040
limber quick crew

1285
00:48:39,109 --> 00:48:37,200
we we observed this during the dry dress

1286
00:48:40,470 --> 00:48:39,119
rehearsal over the weekend

1287
00:48:43,510 --> 00:48:40,480
they were ahead of schedule getting

1288
00:48:44,309 --> 00:48:43,520
suited up we do still expect them

1289
00:48:47,190 --> 00:48:44,319
to

1290
00:48:49,030 --> 00:48:47,200
walk out at the anticipated time we

1291
00:48:50,950 --> 00:48:49,040
expect that will happen at t minus three

1292
00:48:52,470 --> 00:48:50,960
hours and 20 minutes so about nine

1293
00:48:54,150 --> 00:48:52,480
minutes from now

1294
00:48:55,030 --> 00:48:54,160
is roughly when they should walk out of

1295
00:48:57,430 --> 00:48:55,040
the

1296
00:48:58,950 --> 00:48:57,440
operations and checkout building but up

1297
00:49:01,270 --> 00:48:58,960
to this point they've been a little bit

1298
00:49:03,670 --> 00:49:01,280
ahead of schedule let's take a couple of

1299
00:49:05,589 --> 00:49:03,680
social media questions um while we're

1300
00:49:08,230 --> 00:49:05,599
waiting for that to happen

1301
00:49:11,109 --> 00:49:08,240
okay this one um this is a good one for

1302
00:49:13,670 --> 00:49:11,119
tracy why are very specific times chosen

1303
00:49:16,230 --> 00:49:13,680
for launches a lot of it has to do with

1304
00:49:19,510 --> 00:49:16,240
uh orbital mechanics and where the space

1305
00:49:22,390 --> 00:49:19,520
station is uh um over kennedy space

1306
00:49:24,950 --> 00:49:22,400
center at the time and so um

1307
00:49:27,109 --> 00:49:24,960
we are basically launching a vehicle to

1308
00:49:28,470 --> 00:49:27,119
chase the space station and it has much

1309
00:49:31,910 --> 00:49:28,480
to do with that

1310
00:49:36,790 --> 00:49:34,309
how long does it take to refurbish a

1311
00:49:39,190 --> 00:49:36,800
crude dragon and how many times can

1312
00:49:41,030 --> 00:49:39,200
dragon uh be reused as we're looking

1313
00:49:43,430 --> 00:49:41,040
outside the o and c kate this is a good

1314
00:49:46,069 --> 00:49:43,440
one for you yeah that's a great question

1315
00:49:47,589 --> 00:49:46,079
uh in terms of how long it's hard to say

1316
00:49:49,910 --> 00:49:47,599
right now because this is the first time

1317
00:49:51,190 --> 00:49:49,920
that we did it and the first time that

1318
00:49:53,190 --> 00:49:51,200
you refurbished something or really the

1319
00:49:54,630 --> 00:49:53,200
first time you do anything is generally

1320
00:49:55,750 --> 00:49:54,640
the longest it will take you to do

1321
00:49:57,430 --> 00:49:55,760
something

1322
00:50:00,309 --> 00:49:57,440
we have been working on the

1323
00:50:02,710 --> 00:50:00,319
refurbishment uh of this crew dragon

1324
00:50:04,549 --> 00:50:02,720
capsule since it splashed down in august

1325
00:50:07,190 --> 00:50:04,559
of last year so

1326
00:50:08,390 --> 00:50:07,200
just under a year uh basically to to get

1327
00:50:12,230 --> 00:50:08,400
it in

1328
00:50:14,390 --> 00:50:12,240
a in a state and launch ready we can see

1329
00:50:16,870 --> 00:50:14,400
some well-wishers here gathering outside

1330
00:50:19,270 --> 00:50:16,880
the teslas as uh they're awaiting the

1331
00:50:21,589 --> 00:50:19,280
crew to come and do the walk out and

1332
00:50:23,109 --> 00:50:21,599
final goodbyes uh but getting back to

1333
00:50:24,870 --> 00:50:23,119
the question i the second part of the

1334
00:50:28,230 --> 00:50:24,880
question was how many times can a crew

1335
00:50:30,630 --> 00:50:28,240
dragon capsule be reused uh we are

1336
00:50:32,069 --> 00:50:30,640
certified for five uh but i you know

1337
00:50:34,309 --> 00:50:32,079
there might be plans in the future to

1338
00:50:36,069 --> 00:50:34,319
try and increase that um that's

1339
00:50:37,990 --> 00:50:36,079
obviously discussion that that happens

1340
00:50:39,750 --> 00:50:38,000
but down the road but at this point in

1341
00:50:41,270 --> 00:50:39,760
time we're we're shooting for five

1342
00:50:43,109 --> 00:50:41,280
reuses

1343
00:50:45,829 --> 00:50:43,119
all right uh we have time for another

1344
00:50:48,230 --> 00:50:45,839
question from social media

1345
00:50:50,150 --> 00:50:48,240
and this one when will the astronauts on

1346
00:50:52,630 --> 00:50:50,160
the international space station return

1347
00:50:55,190 --> 00:50:52,640
to earth uh great question so the crew

1348
00:50:57,270 --> 00:50:55,200
won astronauts of course that launched

1349
00:50:59,750 --> 00:50:57,280
from here in florida this past november

1350
00:51:02,870 --> 00:50:59,760
they are scheduled to return

1351
00:51:06,309 --> 00:51:02,880
on april 28th and they will be splashing

1352
00:51:08,309 --> 00:51:06,319
down off the florida coast spacex hasn't

1353
00:51:09,990 --> 00:51:08,319
narrowed down a specific location just

1354
00:51:12,150 --> 00:51:10,000
yet but they will be splashing down

1355
00:51:14,950 --> 00:51:12,160
somewhere either in the gulf of mexico

1356
00:51:19,829 --> 00:51:14,960
or along the eastern coast of florida

1357
00:51:22,230 --> 00:51:19,839
about 12 30 eastern time on april 28th

1358
00:51:25,670 --> 00:51:22,240
and we see a few more folks coming

1359
00:51:28,549 --> 00:51:25,680
outside in anticipation of the crew walk

1360
00:51:31,030 --> 00:51:28,559
out it looks like uh elon musk and steve

1361
00:51:33,190 --> 00:51:31,040
jerzik nasa administrator

1362
00:51:36,549 --> 00:51:33,200
taking their spots to the right of your

1363
00:51:37,589 --> 00:51:36,559
screen we also can see um astronaut

1364
00:51:39,270 --> 00:51:37,599
support

1365
00:51:41,910 --> 00:51:39,280
crew members and

1366
00:51:43,510 --> 00:51:41,920
some suit technicians gathered outside

1367
00:51:45,510 --> 00:51:43,520
there

1368
00:51:47,430 --> 00:51:45,520
we can also see some of the crew members

1369
00:51:48,950 --> 00:51:47,440
families i recognize

1370
00:51:50,230 --> 00:51:48,960
some of them there

1371
00:51:52,790 --> 00:51:50,240
in the uh

1372
00:51:54,230 --> 00:51:52,800
in the background um those blue studers

1373
00:51:56,790 --> 00:51:54,240
those astronauts that are there are the

1374
00:51:59,030 --> 00:51:56,800
unsung heroes they are there as family

1375
00:52:00,870 --> 00:51:59,040
escorts personally selected by the crew

1376
00:52:03,349 --> 00:52:00,880
members to care for their family both

1377
00:52:05,990 --> 00:52:03,359
immediate and the extended family and

1378
00:52:07,589 --> 00:52:06,000
friends that are here so uh hats off to

1379
00:52:08,630 --> 00:52:07,599
those guys because uh

1380
00:52:11,589 --> 00:52:08,640
they uh

1381
00:52:14,710 --> 00:52:11,599
um are there to care for the families

1382
00:52:17,109 --> 00:52:14,720
and tracy how how meaningful is it for

1383
00:52:19,030 --> 00:52:17,119
the families to have this opportunity to

1384
00:52:20,950 --> 00:52:19,040
see the crew walk out you know i'm glad

1385
00:52:24,069 --> 00:52:20,960
you asked that because this is uh the

1386
00:52:25,589 --> 00:52:24,079
first time that we allow family to be at

1387
00:52:27,510 --> 00:52:25,599
this point so the crew members get to

1388
00:52:29,829 --> 00:52:27,520
see the family during shuttle uh that

1389
00:52:33,030 --> 00:52:29,839
was mainly employees and our families

1390
00:52:36,230 --> 00:52:33,040
were elsewhere either on the roof of lcc

1391
00:52:37,829 --> 00:52:36,240
or at banana creek and so i it is so

1392
00:52:39,750 --> 00:52:37,839
important and

1393
00:52:41,349 --> 00:52:39,760
it will be

1394
00:52:43,109 --> 00:52:41,359
vital for the crew to see their families

1395
00:52:45,030 --> 00:52:43,119
and their families to see them just

1396
00:52:47,510 --> 00:52:45,040
before they head out to the pad like we

1397
00:52:50,230 --> 00:52:47,520
mentioned earlier pilot megan macarthur

1398
00:52:53,349 --> 00:52:50,240
is married to nasa astronaut bob benkin

1399
00:52:55,670 --> 00:52:53,359
who flew on the demo 2 mission last year

1400
00:52:57,430 --> 00:52:55,680
and so we expect to see bob i can't

1401
00:52:59,190 --> 00:52:57,440
quite tell which one he is

1402
00:53:01,349 --> 00:52:59,200
from this angle but well i'm sure we'll

1403
00:53:04,710 --> 00:53:01,359
see cena up close later and it's just i

1404
00:53:07,670 --> 00:53:04,720
think it is so awesome that you know

1405
00:53:10,069 --> 00:53:07,680
megan was seeing him off a year ago and

1406
00:53:12,309 --> 00:53:10,079
now he's seeing her off to

1407
00:53:14,549 --> 00:53:12,319
you know do the same position and i just

1408
00:53:16,390 --> 00:53:14,559
think that's that's really cool they

1409
00:53:18,710 --> 00:53:16,400
they're they are a power couple and i

1410
00:53:21,990 --> 00:53:18,720
love it yeah i'm the ultimate power

1411
00:53:26,950 --> 00:53:24,230
and tracy i remember you saying you know

1412
00:53:29,910 --> 00:53:26,960
we were talking about this earlier and

1413
00:53:30,790 --> 00:53:29,920
that it's the harder job of the family

1414
00:53:33,030 --> 00:53:30,800
member

1415
00:53:35,510 --> 00:53:33,040
to say goodbye to their astronaut when

1416
00:53:37,750 --> 00:53:35,520
it's their day to fly oh yeah

1417
00:53:40,230 --> 00:53:37,760
i'm sure bob is keeping it together on

1418
00:53:41,990 --> 00:53:40,240
the outside but inside he's way more

1419
00:53:44,150 --> 00:53:42,000
nervous i bet today than he was on the

1420
00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:44,160
day he was sitting on that seat on the

1421
00:53:49,190 --> 00:53:45,810
launch pad just a guess

1422
00:53:52,630 --> 00:53:49,200
[Laughter]

1423
00:53:55,430 --> 00:53:52,640
and so uh it is t-minus three hours 24

1424
00:53:58,710 --> 00:53:55,440
minutes and counting and any moment now

1425
00:54:01,670 --> 00:53:58,720
we expect to see the crew uh leave the

1426
00:54:04,150 --> 00:54:01,680
room and start walking down the hallway

1427
00:54:07,349 --> 00:54:04,160
uh we'll see them get into an elevator

1428
00:54:10,069 --> 00:54:07,359
and here is a shot of the elevator so

1429
00:54:12,870 --> 00:54:10,079
excuse me the hallway

1430
00:54:13,990 --> 00:54:12,880
and so where those that is joe acaba to

1431
00:54:16,069 --> 00:54:14,000
the left

1432
00:54:17,589 --> 00:54:16,079
and jessica watkins one of our newer

1433
00:54:19,829 --> 00:54:17,599
astronauts there they both are part of

1434
00:54:21,670 --> 00:54:19,839
the um the vet team the

1435
00:54:22,950 --> 00:54:21,680
vehicle integration and test

1436
00:54:24,870 --> 00:54:22,960
team office

1437
00:54:27,270 --> 00:54:24,880
and we'll see the crew

1438
00:54:30,150 --> 00:54:27,280
walk out there's a doorway uh to the

1439
00:54:32,230 --> 00:54:30,160
left of your screen uh where joe and

1440
00:54:33,030 --> 00:54:32,240
jessica are facing and we'll see the

1441
00:54:36,150 --> 00:54:33,040
crew

1442
00:54:38,069 --> 00:54:36,160
walk out of that doorway and come

1443
00:54:44,390 --> 00:54:38,079
straight down towards where the camera

1444
00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:48,309
and here they come they are

1445
00:54:52,630 --> 00:54:50,390
commander shane kimbrough pilot megan

1446
00:54:55,510 --> 00:54:52,640
macarthur in the front megan blowing

1447
00:54:55,520 --> 00:54:59,430
toma and aki

1448
00:55:03,910 --> 00:55:01,109
ready for their ride to the space

1449
00:55:08,630 --> 00:55:06,470
and inside the elevator there there is a

1450
00:55:10,870 --> 00:55:08,640
poster you can see in the background it

1451
00:55:15,030 --> 00:55:10,880
has the signatures of folks who have

1452
00:55:19,109 --> 00:55:17,109
so this is the first of two elevator

1453
00:55:21,510 --> 00:55:19,119
rides that these guys will be partaking

1454
00:55:23,670 --> 00:55:21,520
in today the second of course being the

1455
00:55:26,390 --> 00:55:23,680
elevator ride to um

1456
00:55:29,109 --> 00:55:26,400
the almost the top of the

1457
00:55:31,750 --> 00:55:29,119
um the the structure next to the launch

1458
00:55:33,430 --> 00:55:31,760
pad and we will see the crew walk out in

1459
00:55:35,510 --> 00:55:33,440
just a moment but first we want to hear

1460
00:55:37,430 --> 00:55:35,520
a performance of america the beautiful

1461
00:55:39,910 --> 00:55:37,440
by preeminent jazz and classical

1462
00:55:42,309 --> 00:55:39,920
saxophonist composer band leader and

1463
00:55:47,660 --> 00:55:42,319
three-time grammy winner branford martin

1464
00:56:03,920 --> 00:56:00,829
[Music]

1465
00:56:16,630 --> 00:56:03,930
foreign oh

1466
00:56:19,050 --> 00:56:16,640
[Music]

1467
00:56:31,270 --> 00:56:19,060
uh

1468
00:56:54,950 --> 00:56:33,760
oh

1469
00:56:59,829 --> 00:56:57,510
so that was a beautiful performance we

1470
00:57:01,910 --> 00:56:59,839
just heard from three-time grammy winner

1471
00:57:03,109 --> 00:57:01,920
branford marsalis of america the

1472
00:57:05,670 --> 00:57:03,119
beautiful

1473
00:57:07,910 --> 00:57:05,680
and we can see some members of uh the

1474
00:57:10,150 --> 00:57:07,920
closeout team heading out of the

1475
00:57:13,030 --> 00:57:10,160
operations and checkout building we

1476
00:57:15,589 --> 00:57:13,040
expect the crew to walk out at t-minus

1477
00:57:18,069 --> 00:57:15,599
three hours and 20 minutes so about a

1478
00:57:21,030 --> 00:57:18,079
minute from now we will see the crew

1479
00:57:23,270 --> 00:57:21,040
walk out those famed doors and you can

1480
00:57:25,910 --> 00:57:23,280
see above them they're teeny tiny from

1481
00:57:28,069 --> 00:57:25,920
where we're looking but uh stickers from

1482
00:57:31,030 --> 00:57:28,079
past mission patches and tracy i'm sure

1483
00:57:34,390 --> 00:57:31,040
you have a sticker up there yes yes from

1484
00:57:36,309 --> 00:57:34,400
sts 118 one of my crewmates uh made sure

1485
00:57:37,910 --> 00:57:36,319
that we were well represented

1486
00:57:40,549 --> 00:57:37,920
they're on the traditions that we have

1487
00:57:42,069 --> 00:57:40,559
in space flight and

1488
00:57:43,910 --> 00:57:42,079
and i love that

1489
00:57:45,990 --> 00:57:43,920
we are getting to continue that

1490
00:57:48,230 --> 00:57:46,000
tradition with stickers

1491
00:57:49,589 --> 00:57:48,240
for these nasa spacex missions you can

1492
00:57:51,829 --> 00:57:49,599
actually see

1493
00:57:54,390 --> 00:57:51,839
i believe it's on the right hand side of

1494
00:57:56,870 --> 00:57:54,400
the meatball located above the doors i

1495
00:57:59,030 --> 00:57:56,880
believe that's where um the crews for

1496
00:58:01,670 --> 00:57:59,040
demo two and crew one placed their

1497
00:58:05,270 --> 00:58:03,190
we're gonna have to widen the walkway

1498
00:58:10,309 --> 00:58:05,280
here

1499
00:58:11,750 --> 00:58:10,319
stickers and these stickers denote the

1500
00:58:13,190 --> 00:58:11,760
missions in which the teslas were

1501
00:58:14,950 --> 00:58:13,200
utilized for

1502
00:58:17,270 --> 00:58:14,960
so here counting backwards from the

1503
00:58:19,670 --> 00:58:17,280
right the red one is obviously the crew

1504
00:58:22,470 --> 00:58:19,680
2 mission patch the blue dragon to the

1505
00:58:25,190 --> 00:58:22,480
left of that being crew one the white

1506
00:58:28,470 --> 00:58:25,200
helmet from demo two and then the

1507
00:58:30,710 --> 00:58:28,480
triangular patch from demo one so

1508
00:58:32,710 --> 00:58:30,720
even though we didn't have any real

1509
00:58:33,829 --> 00:58:32,720
astronauts we had ripley our our test

1510
00:58:39,109 --> 00:58:33,839
subject

1511
00:58:44,950 --> 00:58:42,150
and here they come the crew 2 astronauts

1512
00:58:48,030 --> 00:58:44,960
taking their first steps outside before

1513
00:59:01,510 --> 00:58:48,040
their journey to space

1514
00:59:05,750 --> 00:59:03,190
i love this moment they're now going to

1515
00:59:07,670 --> 00:59:05,760
have the opportunity to wave goodbye

1516
00:59:10,309 --> 00:59:07,680
from a safe distance

1517
00:59:12,549 --> 00:59:10,319
the distance is normal protocol of

1518
00:59:15,349 --> 00:59:12,559
course for space flight

1519
00:59:17,910 --> 00:59:15,359
this is not a result of the covet 19

1520
00:59:19,750 --> 00:59:17,920
pandemic this would be in place even if

1521
00:59:22,309 --> 00:59:19,760
if that even if we didn't have that

1522
00:59:25,190 --> 00:59:22,319
situation going on um but i love this

1523
00:59:27,670 --> 00:59:25,200
moment it's it's a wonderful opportunity

1524
00:59:30,069 --> 00:59:27,680
to see the astronauts

1525
00:59:40,230 --> 00:59:30,079
get some final farewells from their

1526
00:59:43,510 --> 00:59:42,309
we've got shane and megan to the right

1527
01:00:10,150 --> 00:59:43,520
of your screen

1528
01:00:15,349 --> 01:00:11,990
shane and his wife posing for a socially

1529
01:00:17,750 --> 01:00:15,359
distanced photo yes

1530
01:00:19,829 --> 01:00:17,760
and it looks like bob benkin is there in

1531
01:00:33,349 --> 01:00:19,839
a blue polo with

1532
01:00:39,190 --> 01:00:35,589
yeah there's a better shot of bob megan

1533
01:00:45,030 --> 01:00:42,390
what an experience as their son to yeah

1534
01:00:46,309 --> 01:00:45,040
do this twice get to see dad and mom go

1535
01:00:49,990 --> 01:00:46,319
to space he's going to think this is

1536
01:00:55,030 --> 01:00:52,150
experience and you can see on the

1537
01:00:56,789 --> 01:00:55,040
license plate of that tesla recycle

1538
01:00:59,349 --> 01:00:56,799
you can't see it from this shot but the

1539
01:01:02,630 --> 01:00:59,359
other two teslas in this convoy have

1540
01:01:05,030 --> 01:01:02,640
reduce and reuse oh wow so first one is

1541
01:01:10,150 --> 01:01:05,040
reduce the second one is reuse and this

1542
01:01:46,309 --> 01:01:13,190
a nod there again to earth day

1543
01:01:50,829 --> 01:01:48,710
and we see those tesla doors uh starting

1544
01:01:53,990 --> 01:01:50,839
to close

1545
01:01:56,870 --> 01:01:54,000
now like i mentioned before the

1546
01:01:59,910 --> 01:01:56,880
equipment is already in the tesla the

1547
01:02:01,910 --> 01:01:59,920
astronauts are plugged into that small

1548
01:02:03,349 --> 01:02:01,920
blue box and they're getting that cool

1549
01:02:04,470 --> 01:02:03,359
air flowing through their suits once

1550
01:02:07,029 --> 01:02:04,480
again

1551
01:02:09,589 --> 01:02:07,039
and the ac is turned up on high in those

1552
01:02:11,829 --> 01:02:09,599
teslas to make sure everybody's comfy

1553
01:02:14,150 --> 01:02:11,839
now you've seen some people go around to

1554
01:02:16,789 --> 01:02:14,160
the back side of the cars as

1555
01:02:19,109 --> 01:02:16,799
this is another opportunity for family

1556
01:02:21,670 --> 01:02:19,119
members to approach and have a little

1557
01:02:23,990 --> 01:02:21,680
bit more private moment with their crew

1558
01:02:28,230 --> 01:02:24,000
member before they leave

1559
01:02:32,309 --> 01:02:30,069
i can't tell you how meaningful this is

1560
01:02:33,829 --> 01:02:32,319
for crew to have this opportunity to see

1561
01:02:35,990 --> 01:02:33,839
their loved one

1562
01:02:38,309 --> 01:02:36,000
this close to heading out to the pad

1563
01:02:48,630 --> 01:02:38,319
this is this is a nice change that we've

1564
01:02:52,630 --> 01:02:50,870
and this is the car carrying shane

1565
01:02:55,349 --> 01:02:52,640
kimbrough on the right

1566
01:02:57,349 --> 01:02:55,359
uh rear passenger side and megan

1567
01:02:59,910 --> 01:02:57,359
macarthur is on the left ear passenger

1568
01:03:01,430 --> 01:02:59,920
side and then this uh back the third

1569
01:03:03,270 --> 01:03:01,440
tesla in the convoy here with the

1570
01:03:05,750 --> 01:03:03,280
recycle license plate

1571
01:03:21,430 --> 01:03:05,760
has tomas sitting on the back rear side

1572
01:03:25,270 --> 01:03:23,109
and as soon as the families come back

1573
01:03:30,630 --> 01:03:25,280
around we should see the convoy begin to

1574
01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:37,029
right on schedule

1575
01:03:37,039 --> 01:04:10,470
i love you brother

1576
01:04:14,870 --> 01:04:13,510
onc departure on schedule

1577
01:04:17,349 --> 01:04:14,880
all right so we just heard that

1578
01:04:19,990 --> 01:04:17,359
announcement that the crew has departed

1579
01:04:22,789 --> 01:04:20,000
the operations and checkout building on

1580
01:04:25,990 --> 01:04:22,799
schedule they are now on their way to

1581
01:04:31,109 --> 01:04:26,000
launch complex 39a scheduled to lift off

1582
01:04:33,670 --> 01:04:31,119
at 5 49 a.m eastern time this morning

1583
01:04:35,910 --> 01:04:33,680
it will be about a 15-minute drive with

1584
01:04:38,069 --> 01:04:35,920
a full security escort across nasa's

1585
01:04:40,870 --> 01:04:38,079
kennedy space center and out to the

1586
01:04:42,789 --> 01:04:40,880
launch pad and as we follow the convoy

1587
01:04:45,990 --> 01:04:42,799
we'd like to share some words from the

1588
01:04:48,309 --> 01:04:46,000
teams working so hard day and night to

1589
01:04:52,870 --> 01:04:48,319
get this crew to the international space

1590
01:04:59,190 --> 01:04:54,549
wishing crew two good luck and a safe

1591
01:05:05,870 --> 01:05:03,190
good luck shane megan aki and thomas

1592
01:05:08,540 --> 01:05:05,880
go crew too

1593
01:05:13,109 --> 01:05:08,550
[Music]

1594
01:05:18,300 --> 01:05:15,750
you guys are inspiration to all of us

1595
01:05:18,450 --> 01:05:18,310
let's go too

1596
01:05:20,549 --> 01:05:18,460
[Music]

1597
01:05:22,069 --> 01:05:20,559
[Applause]

1598
01:05:25,440 --> 01:05:22,079
we want to wish you a safe and

1599
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:25,450
successful mission go crew 2.

1600
01:05:28,230 --> 01:05:25,530
[Music]

1601
01:05:30,390 --> 01:05:28,240
[Applause]

1602
01:05:32,470 --> 01:05:30,400
as a female aerospace engineer in

1603
01:05:34,309 --> 01:05:32,480
progress i just wanted to say i'm beyond

1604
01:05:36,309 --> 01:05:34,319
inspired by you and your family's

1605
01:05:38,069 --> 01:05:36,319
endeavors and we want to wish the crew

1606
01:05:45,350 --> 01:05:38,079
to astronaut a safe trip to the

1607
01:05:45,360 --> 01:05:49,990
[Music]

1608
01:05:54,390 --> 01:05:52,150
hey crew 2 uh looking forward to

1609
01:05:55,750 --> 01:05:54,400
watching you guys watch today the

1610
01:05:56,950 --> 01:05:55,760
screens behind me should look familiar

1611
01:06:00,230 --> 01:05:56,960
i'm looking forward to getting to see

1612
01:06:04,710 --> 01:06:02,069
so proud you'll be representing all

1613
01:06:08,069 --> 01:06:04,720
yellow jackets on the nasa spacex crew

1614
01:06:09,829 --> 01:06:08,079
dragon to the iss good luck on behalf of

1615
01:06:11,420 --> 01:06:09,839
the hunch program clear creek high

1616
01:06:14,069 --> 01:06:11,430
school has a message for you

1617
01:06:15,829 --> 01:06:14,079
[Music]

1618
01:06:23,150 --> 01:06:15,839
have a safe and successful mission to

1619
01:06:26,950 --> 01:06:25,020
[Music]

1620
01:06:29,829 --> 01:06:26,960
[Applause]

1621
01:06:34,160 --> 01:06:29,839
macarthur and all of crew 2 ucla is

1622
01:06:34,170 --> 01:06:44,150
[Music]

1623
01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:48,069
have an amazing and safe flight

1624
01:06:58,029 --> 01:06:50,390
good luck crew 2 on your mission to help

1625
01:07:02,069 --> 01:07:00,710
space crew 2 good luck on their journey

1626
01:07:03,349 --> 01:07:02,079
to the international space station i

1627
01:07:05,670 --> 01:07:03,359
can't wait to support you guys when you

1628
01:07:08,630 --> 01:07:05,680
get there uh enjoy space enjoy your

1629
01:07:10,549 --> 01:07:08,640
mission go issa go it says go mission

1630
01:07:12,630 --> 01:07:10,559
alpha we're going to be there with you

1631
01:07:14,150 --> 01:07:12,640
as you're going through space and we're

1632
01:07:16,549 --> 01:07:14,160
going to be there with you as you're on

1633
01:07:18,150 --> 01:07:16,559
the cool on iss

1634
01:07:22,920 --> 01:07:18,160
and we're going to be there with you

1635
01:07:26,320 --> 01:07:25,970
[Music]

1636
01:07:27,140 --> 01:07:26,330
[Applause]

1637
01:07:31,990 --> 01:07:27,150
[Music]

1638
01:07:36,870 --> 01:07:34,150
so the convoy will be making their way

1639
01:07:39,349 --> 01:07:36,880
just behind us here at the press site

1640
01:07:41,750 --> 01:07:39,359
but for right now a closer look at the

1641
01:07:43,029 --> 01:07:41,760
crew 2 spacecraft commander riding in

1642
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this convoy

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01:07:53,670 --> 01:07:45,359
here is two-time space flight veteran

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01:07:56,710 --> 01:07:55,029
i love it it doesn't matter what i'm

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01:08:00,390 --> 01:07:56,720
flying a helicopter an airplane it's

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01:08:03,750 --> 01:08:01,670
the views we get are great the

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01:08:05,510 --> 01:08:03,760
sensations you have helicopter flying to

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01:08:07,109 --> 01:08:05,520
me is is really a lot of fun because

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01:08:09,510 --> 01:08:07,119
generally we're down in the trees it's

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01:08:11,589 --> 01:08:09,520
very challenging and now learning to fly

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01:08:13,109 --> 01:08:11,599
jets around here and nasa's been pretty

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01:08:15,029 --> 01:08:13,119
incredible too had to hang out the

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01:08:16,470 --> 01:08:15,039
helicopter keys but pulled out some jet

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01:08:17,749 --> 01:08:16,480
keys and it's pretty nice

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01:08:19,749 --> 01:08:17,759
i'd always want to be an astronaut ever

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01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:19,759
since i was a little kid my grandparents

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01:08:22,950 --> 01:08:21,440
lived in titusville right across from

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01:08:24,229 --> 01:08:22,960
the kennedy space center in florida so i

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01:08:26,390 --> 01:08:24,239
spent a lot of time down there as a

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01:08:27,910 --> 01:08:26,400
small child and i think my

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01:08:29,349 --> 01:08:27,920
grandfather was really the inspiration

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01:08:31,269 --> 01:08:29,359
behind all this because he would drag me

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01:08:42,789 --> 01:08:31,279
out to see anything launching launch

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01:08:46,309 --> 01:08:44,309
for whatever reason it kind of stuck in

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01:08:47,990 --> 01:08:46,319
my blood the ironic thing is when i

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01:08:49,430 --> 01:08:48,000
decided to go to west point i figured

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01:08:51,510 --> 01:08:49,440
that my dream of being astronaut was

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01:08:52,789 --> 01:08:51,520
gone so i kind of gave up on it because

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01:08:54,709 --> 01:08:52,799
i didn't realize you could be in the

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01:08:56,709 --> 01:08:54,719
army and be an astronaut but turns out

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01:09:00,229 --> 01:08:56,719
you can so

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01:09:02,390 --> 01:09:00,239
back in 2008 i flew on sts-126 we were

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01:09:03,910 --> 01:09:02,400
kind of a resupply mission so they

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01:09:05,349 --> 01:09:03,920
called our mission actually the extreme

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01:09:07,189 --> 01:09:05,359
home makeover mission for the space

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01:09:09,269 --> 01:09:07,199
station we got a chance to bring up new

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01:09:10,309 --> 01:09:09,279
bedrooms a new bathroom a new kitchen a

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01:09:12,390 --> 01:09:10,319
new gym

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01:09:14,309 --> 01:09:12,400
really outfit the station to be able to

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support more than three crew members so

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01:09:18,149 --> 01:09:16,159
that was pretty cool to be part of that

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01:09:21,749 --> 01:09:18,159
and then to go back a few years later in

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01:09:23,349 --> 01:09:21,759
2016 and 2017 when i flew on the soyuz

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01:09:25,189 --> 01:09:23,359
that was an incredible time up there the

1685
01:09:26,870 --> 01:09:25,199
long duration piece is obviously a lot

1686
01:09:28,390 --> 01:09:26,880
different than the shuttle couple week

1687
01:09:30,390 --> 01:09:28,400
mission there's a different cadence a

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01:09:32,470 --> 01:09:30,400
different rhythm you have to get into

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01:09:35,349 --> 01:09:32,480
more of a marathon pace versus a sprint

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01:09:38,709 --> 01:09:35,359
pace

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01:09:40,229 --> 01:09:38,719
rocking and rolling for the first couple

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01:09:41,110 --> 01:09:40,239
minutes while the solid rocket boosters

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01:09:42,870 --> 01:09:41,120
are on

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01:09:45,269 --> 01:09:42,880
and then it smooths out and it's pure

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01:09:46,709 --> 01:09:45,279
acceleration the landing coming back in

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01:09:49,189 --> 01:09:46,719
is super smooth because you're landing

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01:09:51,030 --> 01:09:49,199
on a runway and soyuz to me was kind of

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01:09:52,709 --> 01:09:51,040
the opposite it was a really smooth ride

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01:09:55,430 --> 01:09:52,719
uphill but coming back was really

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01:09:56,709 --> 01:09:55,440
violent and uh pretty incredible that we

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01:09:58,470 --> 01:09:56,719
made it through that but they've been

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01:10:03,270 --> 01:09:58,480
doing it for many many years

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01:10:06,229 --> 01:10:04,870
we do things differently done in florida

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01:10:08,229 --> 01:10:06,239
now than we did for shuttle so it was

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01:10:10,550 --> 01:10:08,239
just a whole different world we kind of

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01:10:12,550 --> 01:10:10,560
blended i would say the best things from

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01:10:14,310 --> 01:10:12,560
shuttle during quarantine and launch day

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01:10:16,149 --> 01:10:14,320
operations and the best things from

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01:10:17,669 --> 01:10:16,159
soyuz that we've learned over the years

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01:10:19,669 --> 01:10:17,679
and kind of now we have a hybrid of

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01:10:20,790 --> 01:10:19,679
those really good things on launch day

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01:10:23,110 --> 01:10:20,800
especially

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01:10:25,110 --> 01:10:23,120
i'm really excited about it i love the

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01:10:26,550 --> 01:10:25,120
kennedy space center and all the teams

1715
01:10:28,390 --> 01:10:26,560
down there that i've gotten to work with

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01:10:29,990 --> 01:10:28,400
i love it for our country our nation

1717
01:10:31,830 --> 01:10:30,000
that we're launching out of the us again

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01:10:33,350 --> 01:10:31,840
it's a great capability that we have and

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01:10:34,470 --> 01:10:33,360
just happy to be doing it again out of

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01:10:36,470 --> 01:10:34,480
florida

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01:10:39,110 --> 01:10:36,480
my name is shane kimbrough i'm the

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01:10:40,630 --> 01:10:39,120
commander of nasa's spacex crew 2

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01:10:47,030 --> 01:10:40,640
mission to the international space

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01:10:51,350 --> 01:10:49,030
riding in the same car as kimbrough is

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01:10:53,990 --> 01:10:51,360
crew dragon pilot and nasa astronaut

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01:10:56,149 --> 01:10:54,000
megan mcarthur she's about to embark on

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01:10:58,070 --> 01:10:56,159
her second space flight and this will be

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01:11:01,510 --> 01:10:58,080
her first trip to the international

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01:11:06,390 --> 01:11:03,830
my name is megan macarthur i'm the pilot

1730
01:11:10,149 --> 01:11:06,400
for nasa's spacex crew 2 mission to the

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01:11:13,750 --> 01:11:12,229
i first thought of becoming an astronaut

1732
01:11:15,750 --> 01:11:13,760
when i was in high school so my dad was

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01:11:17,750 --> 01:11:15,760
a navy pilot and so i first thought well

1734
01:11:19,350 --> 01:11:17,760
i'd love to be a pilot we lived at

1735
01:11:20,950 --> 01:11:19,360
moffett field naval air station which

1736
01:11:22,470 --> 01:11:20,960
was connected with ames research center

1737
01:11:24,070 --> 01:11:22,480
where we'd hear the the wind tunnels

1738
01:11:26,149 --> 01:11:24,080
going you know at all hours of the day

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01:11:28,070 --> 01:11:26,159
and night and um also it's where shuttle

1740
01:11:30,550 --> 01:11:28,080
astronauts would come to do their

1741
01:11:31,990 --> 01:11:30,560
landing and roll out training and so i i

1742
01:11:34,070 --> 01:11:32,000
would see them you know come in their

1743
01:11:36,149 --> 01:11:34,080
t-38 jets and and get out in their

1744
01:11:37,590 --> 01:11:36,159
spiffy blues flight suits and and walk

1745
01:11:39,110 --> 01:11:37,600
in to do their training and i thought

1746
01:11:41,669 --> 01:11:39,120
well that looks like fun how do i get

1747
01:11:43,590 --> 01:11:41,679
that job um and i and i knew that it was

1748
01:11:45,030 --> 01:11:43,600
a long shot right but i but i also knew

1749
01:11:46,550 --> 01:11:45,040
that i wanted to be a part of something

1750
01:11:48,480 --> 01:11:46,560
like that right a part of this bigger

1751
01:11:50,470 --> 01:11:48,490
thing of exploration

1752
01:11:52,390 --> 01:11:50,480
[Music]

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01:11:54,310 --> 01:11:52,400
and then i kind of took this left turn

1754
01:11:56,070 --> 01:11:54,320
into oceanography but really it's all

1755
01:11:58,070 --> 01:11:56,080
about exploration we're not better

1756
01:11:59,350 --> 01:11:58,080
equipped to survive underwater you know

1757
01:12:00,950 --> 01:11:59,360
any better than we are in outer space

1758
01:12:02,630 --> 01:12:00,960
and so we need technology to help us

1759
01:12:04,470 --> 01:12:02,640
explore those areas so how do we do

1760
01:12:06,149 --> 01:12:04,480
those things you know we can send rovers

1761
01:12:07,350 --> 01:12:06,159
we can send people you know we have to

1762
01:12:08,709 --> 01:12:07,360
build the right kind of machines to

1763
01:12:10,390 --> 01:12:08,719
support that and so there's a lot of

1764
01:12:12,149 --> 01:12:10,400
parallels from graduate school in

1765
01:12:14,470 --> 01:12:12,159
oceanography i kind of just i always had

1766
01:12:16,149 --> 01:12:14,480
this idea in the back of my mind and i

1767
01:12:18,310 --> 01:12:16,159
went ahead and applied and i got really

1768
01:12:20,950 --> 01:12:18,320
lucky

1769
01:12:22,630 --> 01:12:20,960
every launch experience is very unique

1770
01:12:24,310 --> 01:12:22,640
to the individual you know we climbed a

1771
01:12:25,110 --> 01:12:24,320
board and there's that period of waiting

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01:12:26,070 --> 01:12:25,120
and

1773
01:12:27,750 --> 01:12:26,080
you actually get a little bit

1774
01:12:29,430 --> 01:12:27,760
uncomfortable you know your body starts

1775
01:12:34,790 --> 01:12:29,440
to cramp up and you're ready to you're

1776
01:12:38,950 --> 01:12:36,470
and then when the actual launch goes

1777
01:12:41,910 --> 01:12:38,960
it's indescribable it's so much energy

1778
01:12:44,149 --> 01:12:41,920
you are moving so fast

1779
01:12:45,669 --> 01:12:44,159
one of my main focuses was capturing

1780
01:12:47,750 --> 01:12:45,679
this free-flying vehicle the hubble

1781
01:12:49,590 --> 01:12:47,760
space telescope the really complicated

1782
01:12:51,430 --> 01:12:49,600
spacewalks that were planned out five

1783
01:12:53,110 --> 01:12:51,440
spacewalks back to back to back so it

1784
01:12:54,709 --> 01:12:53,120
was just this tremendous

1785
01:12:56,790 --> 01:12:54,719
rush of activity

1786
01:12:59,189 --> 01:12:56,800
for really 11 days until we were ready

1787
01:13:06,550 --> 01:12:59,199
to let the telescope go three

1788
01:13:11,270 --> 01:13:08,950
we dream these amazing dreams we have

1789
01:13:15,350 --> 01:13:11,280
these huge goals and we're going to be

1790
01:13:17,030 --> 01:13:15,360
successful when we work on them together

1791
01:13:19,669 --> 01:13:17,040
when you think about the international

1792
01:13:22,070 --> 01:13:19,679
space station and the size of that

1793
01:13:24,070 --> 01:13:22,080
vehicle and the breadth of science that

1794
01:13:25,189 --> 01:13:24,080
gets accomplished on that vehicle with

1795
01:13:27,910 --> 01:13:25,199
all of the different countries that are

1796
01:13:30,149 --> 01:13:27,920
participating and then now we've added

1797
01:13:32,390 --> 01:13:30,159
commercial partners where they have a

1798
01:13:34,030 --> 01:13:32,400
vehicle that we are using to get us to

1799
01:13:37,030 --> 01:13:34,040
our space laboratory

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01:13:39,430 --> 01:13:37,040
[Music]

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01:13:41,990 --> 01:13:39,440
we have these big dreams where we look

1802
01:13:44,149 --> 01:13:42,000
out to the horizon and this desire to

1803
01:13:46,550 --> 01:13:44,159
explore the universe around us and we're

1804
01:13:48,630 --> 01:13:46,560
always going to be more successful when

1805
01:13:50,090 --> 01:13:48,640
we work together to achieve these

1806
01:13:57,940 --> 01:13:50,100
incredible dreams

1807
01:14:00,950 --> 01:13:59,430
[Music]

1808
01:14:03,270 --> 01:14:00,960
so there's the convoy there on your

1809
01:14:04,550 --> 01:14:03,280
screen they just passed behind us just

1810
01:14:07,910 --> 01:14:04,560
moments ago

1811
01:14:11,270 --> 01:14:07,920
on their way to pad 39a now if you're

1812
01:14:12,790 --> 01:14:11,280
wondering what the crew is listening to

1813
01:14:15,350 --> 01:14:12,800
oh first let's let's look at this

1814
01:14:17,910 --> 01:14:15,360
twitter comment it's so cool seeing bob

1815
01:14:20,470 --> 01:14:17,920
it's so cool seeing bob see his wife off

1816
01:14:23,669 --> 01:14:20,480
for the mis this mission crew 2 almost a

1817
01:14:24,870 --> 01:14:23,679
year after she did the same for him for

1818
01:14:26,709 --> 01:14:24,880
demo 2.

1819
01:14:29,110 --> 01:14:26,719
i just love that like i said before they

1820
01:14:29,650 --> 01:14:29,120
are a power couple and i can't get

1821
01:14:31,110 --> 01:14:29,660
enough of it

1822
01:14:33,669 --> 01:14:31,120
[Laughter]

1823
01:14:36,229 --> 01:14:33,679
absolutely and um they've got a really

1824
01:14:37,510 --> 01:14:36,239
cool playlist uh that we had a preview

1825
01:14:40,070 --> 01:14:37,520
of but you were starting to talk about

1826
01:14:42,550 --> 01:14:40,080
that kate yeah so um the astronauts of

1827
01:14:44,470 --> 01:14:42,560
course get to pick their playlist uh in

1828
01:14:45,830 --> 01:14:44,480
their tesla so

1829
01:14:48,870 --> 01:14:45,840
in the first car

1830
01:14:50,229 --> 01:14:48,880
with shane and megan um i'm not sure

1831
01:14:52,790 --> 01:14:50,239
which one they're listening to this

1832
01:14:54,870 --> 01:14:52,800
instant but they had selections like

1833
01:14:56,390 --> 01:14:54,880
learn to fly by the foo fighters a

1834
01:14:59,590 --> 01:14:56,400
personal favorite of mine

1835
01:15:01,430 --> 01:14:59,600
uh crazy train ozzy osbourne uh enter

1836
01:15:03,910 --> 01:15:01,440
sandman metallica i was listening to

1837
01:15:06,870 --> 01:15:03,920
that one on my way in today

1838
01:15:09,990 --> 01:15:06,880
city of blinding lights you too uh and

1839
01:15:13,910 --> 01:15:10,000
in aki and tomas car carr

1840
01:15:17,189 --> 01:15:13,920
drops of jupiter that is uh a a classic

1841
01:15:20,630 --> 01:15:17,199
uh paradise city by guns n roses and of

1842
01:15:22,830 --> 01:15:20,640
course danger zone by kenny logan yeah a

1843
01:15:23,830 --> 01:15:22,840
little top gun action i love

1844
01:15:25,990 --> 01:15:23,840
it um

1845
01:15:28,229 --> 01:15:26,000
the nasa and spacex team inside the

1846
01:15:30,550 --> 01:15:28,239
launch control center uh here at kennedy

1847
01:15:32,709 --> 01:15:30,560
space center just watched this uh this

1848
01:15:35,430 --> 01:15:32,719
convoy passed by from their windows at

1849
01:15:37,830 --> 01:15:35,440
the lcc and we caught up with the nasa

1850
01:15:40,870 --> 01:15:37,840
commercial crew program manager about

1851
01:15:42,870 --> 01:15:40,880
what that moment is like

1852
01:15:45,110 --> 01:15:42,880
as their drive down that road down to

1853
01:15:46,950 --> 01:15:45,120
launch pad 39a and you can you can see

1854
01:15:49,189 --> 01:15:46,960
the the crew and then to me that's when

1855
01:15:51,030 --> 01:15:49,199
it really becomes real

1856
01:15:52,229 --> 01:15:51,040
not that it's not real

1857
01:15:53,910 --> 01:15:52,239
every step of the way during

1858
01:15:55,350 --> 01:15:53,920
preparations but

1859
01:15:57,910 --> 01:15:55,360
everybody in the firing room will stand

1860
01:15:59,270 --> 01:15:57,920
up and it gets really quiet

1861
01:16:00,950 --> 01:15:59,280
and i think that's when everybody

1862
01:16:03,510 --> 01:16:00,960
realizes hey we're about to go do this

1863
01:16:06,390 --> 01:16:03,520
for real and you can just feel

1864
01:16:08,390 --> 01:16:06,400
the passion and the intensity

1865
01:16:10,790 --> 01:16:08,400
everybody in that room and everybody in

1866
01:16:12,310 --> 01:16:10,800
houston and hawthorne

1867
01:16:13,910 --> 01:16:12,320
you know i think they're standing up to

1868
01:16:16,070 --> 01:16:13,920
watching because they know

1869
01:16:17,270 --> 01:16:16,080
hey this is uh this is going to be a

1870
01:16:22,550 --> 01:16:17,280
great mission

1871
01:16:28,470 --> 01:16:25,750
and now the crew is approaching pad 39a

1872
01:16:31,189 --> 01:16:28,480
and entering what is known as the blast

1873
01:16:32,229 --> 01:16:31,199
danger area or bda

1874
01:16:35,030 --> 01:16:32,239
and now

1875
01:16:37,270 --> 01:16:35,040
approaching the base of the pad but uh

1876
01:16:39,750 --> 01:16:37,280
the teams have conducted internal go

1877
01:16:42,310 --> 01:16:39,760
no-go poles to make sure that this area

1878
01:16:44,149 --> 01:16:42,320
was safe before they entered

1879
01:16:46,950 --> 01:16:44,159
and as they are approaching the base of

1880
01:16:48,390 --> 01:16:46,960
the pad we have some more uh messages

1881
01:16:57,669 --> 01:16:48,400
from those with some personal

1882
01:17:01,070 --> 01:16:59,830
godspeed and we'll see you when you come

1883
01:17:03,830 --> 01:17:01,080
home

1884
01:17:05,750 --> 01:17:03,840
[Applause]

1885
01:17:07,560 --> 01:17:05,760
godspeed and have a great trip to the

1886
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:07,570
iss

1887
01:17:18,520 --> 01:17:14,650
[Music]

1888
01:17:23,910 --> 01:17:18,530
[Applause]

1889
01:17:25,830 --> 01:17:23,920
[Music]

1890
01:17:29,680 --> 01:17:25,840
good luck from the bakery and simcoe

1891
01:17:36,240 --> 01:17:29,690
logistics team gone crew dragons

1892
01:17:38,950 --> 01:17:37,830
[Music]

1893
01:17:42,830 --> 01:17:38,960
go

1894
01:17:46,950 --> 01:17:45,270
spacex launching there's ten seconds for

1895
01:17:50,310 --> 01:17:46,960
this cheers so good luck to the

1896
01:17:53,590 --> 01:17:50,320
astronauts and dragon engineers

1897
01:17:56,950 --> 01:17:53,600
go megan go thomas go hockey go falcon

1898
01:18:00,630 --> 01:17:58,709
we are wishing endeavor guys a safe

1899
01:18:04,149 --> 01:18:00,640
mission to the iss

1900
01:18:05,910 --> 01:18:04,159
good luck and godspeed megan shane

1901
01:18:08,310 --> 01:18:05,920
thomas

1902
01:18:17,750 --> 01:18:08,320
well here to wish crew to a successful

1903
01:18:22,070 --> 01:18:19,430
on behalf of the dragon engines and

1904
01:18:23,669 --> 01:18:22,080
tanks engineering team have a safe play

1905
01:18:25,750 --> 01:18:23,679
wishing shane meghan tomorrow and

1906
01:18:28,229 --> 01:18:25,760
nakahito a safe flight and a productive

1907
01:18:29,480 --> 01:18:28,239
stay at the iss go falcon go dragon and

1908
01:18:32,390 --> 01:18:29,490
go crew 2.

1909
01:18:34,390 --> 01:18:32,400
[Applause]

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and thank you for flying space eyes have

1911
01:18:38,790 --> 01:18:36,800
a safe flight

1912
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and it is an honor and a privilege to be

1913
01:18:41,510 --> 01:18:40,480
a part of this and contribute in some

1914
01:18:43,830 --> 01:18:41,520
way

1915
01:18:46,700 --> 01:18:43,840
and i couldn't be more excited to see

1916
01:18:50,790 --> 01:18:46,710
you on this mission

1917
01:18:55,830 --> 01:18:50,800
[Applause]

1918
01:19:00,950 --> 01:18:58,390
all right uh that was some some messages

1919
01:19:02,630 --> 01:19:00,960
from the spacex team and others uh that

1920
01:19:03,830 --> 01:19:02,640
have been working so hard to get this

1921
01:19:06,390 --> 01:19:03,840
crew to

1922
01:19:09,830 --> 01:19:06,400
this day uh we are looking at the base

1923
01:19:12,229 --> 01:19:09,840
of launch complex 39a and we can see

1924
01:19:13,430 --> 01:19:12,239
the falcon 9 first stage booster on the

1925
01:19:16,149 --> 01:19:13,440
pad

1926
01:19:18,550 --> 01:19:16,159
kate i know spacex has done some

1927
01:19:20,630 --> 01:19:18,560
extensive upgrades since he began

1928
01:19:23,189 --> 01:19:20,640
leasing this and we can't see the crew

1929
01:19:24,709 --> 01:19:23,199
on screen here they they take a bio

1930
01:19:26,229 --> 01:19:24,719
break once they get to the pad so it'll

1931
01:19:28,950 --> 01:19:26,239
be a couple of minutes before they

1932
01:19:30,550 --> 01:19:28,960
ascend the fixed service structure uh to

1933
01:19:32,149 --> 01:19:30,560
the right of your screen that's that big

1934
01:19:33,750 --> 01:19:32,159
black tower

1935
01:19:35,990 --> 01:19:33,760
and we also should be hearing an

1936
01:19:37,270 --> 01:19:36,000
announcement from the core specifically

1937
01:19:39,350 --> 01:19:37,280
chad healy

1938
01:19:41,750 --> 01:19:39,360
that the crew has arrived at the pad so

1939
01:19:44,149 --> 01:19:41,760
that could be coming any minute yeah

1940
01:19:46,229 --> 01:19:44,159
like you said um we have made a number

1941
01:19:48,229 --> 01:19:46,239
of upgrades in case if you aren't

1942
01:19:50,950 --> 01:19:48,239
familiar with the history of this launch

1943
01:19:53,110 --> 01:19:50,960
pad it was originally built in the 1960s

1944
01:19:55,590 --> 01:19:53,120
to support the saturn v rocket for the

1945
01:19:57,270 --> 01:19:55,600
apollo program and of course

1946
01:19:59,990 --> 01:19:57,280
this is where we went to the moon from

1947
01:20:01,350 --> 01:20:00,000
this is the launch pad where apollo 11

1948
01:20:04,470 --> 01:20:01,360
took off from

1949
01:20:07,110 --> 01:20:04,480
after that program it was upgraded to

1950
01:20:09,110 --> 01:20:07,120
support shuttle and then after that

1951
01:20:11,669 --> 01:20:09,120
spacex took over the lease for it in

1952
01:20:14,310 --> 01:20:11,679
2014 and we actually had our first

1953
01:20:16,629 --> 01:20:14,320
flight from here in february of 2017

1954
01:20:18,390 --> 01:20:16,639
which was a cargo resupply mission to

1955
01:20:21,350 --> 01:20:18,400
the international space station

1956
01:20:23,510 --> 01:20:21,360
so we've been busy um it looks a little

1957
01:20:25,750 --> 01:20:23,520
different we did make some upgrades uh

1958
01:20:28,470 --> 01:20:25,760
to aesthetics but a lot of it was safety

1959
01:20:29,669 --> 01:20:28,480
driven uh i believe you know the the

1960
01:20:33,110 --> 01:20:29,679
shuttle

1961
01:20:35,189 --> 01:20:33,120
structures were iconic it was of course

1962
01:20:36,950 --> 01:20:35,199
heartbreaking for everyone to see the

1963
01:20:39,030 --> 01:20:36,960
rotating service structure come down but

1964
01:20:40,950 --> 01:20:39,040
we did have to remove it for for safety

1965
01:20:42,790 --> 01:20:40,960
purposes but also it was just

1966
01:20:44,550 --> 01:20:42,800
unnecessary for for what we would be

1967
01:20:46,070 --> 01:20:44,560
doing to advance

1968
01:20:48,870 --> 01:20:46,080
the next generation of human space

1969
01:20:51,110 --> 01:20:48,880
flight so i will say that the uh the

1970
01:20:54,310 --> 01:20:51,120
tower there does have the bones of that

1971
01:20:56,550 --> 01:20:54,320
original um fixed service structure and

1972
01:20:58,950 --> 01:20:56,560
so there there are many things that are

1973
01:21:01,750 --> 01:20:58,960
still original in there like a the

1974
01:21:03,510 --> 01:21:01,760
telephone which we will see later on uh

1975
01:21:06,149 --> 01:21:03,520
i think we'll we'll save that uh for

1976
01:21:08,550 --> 01:21:06,159
later but also it's the same elevator

1977
01:21:10,090 --> 01:21:08,560
that the shuttle astronauts uh rode up

1978
01:21:12,870 --> 01:21:10,100
in as well yeah so

1979
01:21:14,790 --> 01:21:12,880
[Laughter]

1980
01:21:17,189 --> 01:21:14,800
it looks different but there we have a

1981
01:21:19,110 --> 01:21:17,199
shot of those elevators there um yeah

1982
01:21:21,430 --> 01:21:19,120
elevators that don't have floor numbers

1983
01:21:23,270 --> 01:21:21,440
but rather foot numbers on them yeah the

1984
01:21:25,590 --> 01:21:23,280
the crew astronauts will be hitting the

1985
01:21:27,990 --> 01:21:25,600
button for the 255

1986
01:21:30,229 --> 01:21:28,000
foot level of of this structure but yeah

1987
01:21:32,310 --> 01:21:30,239
these are these are the original

1988
01:21:34,310 --> 01:21:32,320
elevators obviously maintained for

1989
01:21:36,629 --> 01:21:34,320
safety and but they're yes so while it

1990
01:21:38,709 --> 01:21:36,639
may look different a lot of that history

1991
01:21:40,709 --> 01:21:38,719
uh is still is still there

1992
01:21:42,550 --> 01:21:40,719
and tracy this is the same pad of course

1993
01:21:45,590 --> 01:21:42,560
that you launched from

1994
01:21:48,070 --> 01:21:45,600
years ago yes uh very fond memories of

1995
01:21:50,790 --> 01:21:48,080
it um on my flight as we got out of the

1996
01:21:52,950 --> 01:21:50,800
astro van the pilot on our flight on

1997
01:21:54,310 --> 01:21:52,960
sts-118 charlie hobaugh who we called

1998
01:21:56,629 --> 01:21:54,320
scorch

1999
01:21:59,590 --> 01:21:56,639
paused and looked up at the

2000
01:22:02,550 --> 01:21:59,600
uh stack and he stopped my crewmate

2001
01:22:05,430 --> 01:22:02,560
fellow rookie uh barbara morgan and i to

2002
01:22:07,350 --> 01:22:05,440
pause and take a look at this mammoth

2003
01:22:08,629 --> 01:22:07,360
spacecraft we're about to fly on because

2004
01:22:11,350 --> 01:22:08,639
he said this is going to be the last

2005
01:22:12,390 --> 01:22:11,360
time you see this view and

2006
01:22:14,709 --> 01:22:12,400
we uh

2007
01:22:17,350 --> 01:22:14,719
i'll never forget that moment it was

2008
01:22:18,709 --> 01:22:17,360
very meaningful to me i cherish it but

2009
01:22:20,310 --> 01:22:18,719
barbara and i realized we we got to

2010
01:22:22,709 --> 01:22:20,320
hurry up we don't want to miss our first

2011
01:22:25,270 --> 01:22:22,719
launch and so we we scooted on and he

2012
01:22:27,270 --> 01:22:25,280
stayed there um pausing to to look at it

2013
01:22:29,430 --> 01:22:27,280
and i'll always remember that

2014
01:22:31,350 --> 01:22:29,440
hopefully we'll we'll see these i mean

2015
01:22:33,189 --> 01:22:31,360
if if dry dress rehearsal was any

2016
01:22:35,189 --> 01:22:33,199
indication we'll have we'll be able to

2017
01:22:37,590 --> 01:22:35,199
see the these astronauts have a similar

2018
01:22:39,110 --> 01:22:37,600
moment to what is one of my favorite

2019
01:22:42,070 --> 01:22:39,120
moments in the whole launch countdown

2020
01:22:44,550 --> 01:22:42,080
the astronaut lean back

2021
01:22:46,950 --> 01:22:44,560
just try to take in uh like you said

2022
01:22:49,110 --> 01:22:46,960
this ginormous uh vehicle that they're

2023
01:22:50,790 --> 01:22:49,120
about to ride in yeah and we should see

2024
01:22:52,629 --> 01:22:50,800
that uh happen

2025
01:22:54,390 --> 01:22:52,639
in just a few minutes but uh in the

2026
01:22:56,229 --> 01:22:54,400
meantime we learned a little bit more

2027
01:22:58,310 --> 01:22:56,239
about shane and megan as they rode out

2028
01:23:01,510 --> 01:22:58,320
to the pad now let's take a closer look

2029
01:23:03,430 --> 01:23:01,520
at mission specialist tom pesco

2030
01:23:05,590 --> 01:23:03,440
we've received our final weather brief

2031
01:23:08,149 --> 01:23:05,600
for the dragon ascent corridor weather

2032
01:23:09,910 --> 01:23:08,159
ascent weather is go for launch

2033
01:23:12,229 --> 01:23:09,920
the final weather brief for pad escape

2034
01:23:14,709 --> 01:23:12,239
winds will be at t minus one hour

2035
01:23:16,629 --> 01:23:14,719
okay so we heard ascent weather looking

2036
01:23:19,590 --> 01:23:16,639
good we'll hear another weather brief at

2037
01:23:21,910 --> 01:23:19,600
t minus one hour uh but again toma

2038
01:23:24,629 --> 01:23:21,920
pesque of isa will be the first european

2039
01:23:27,189 --> 01:23:24,639
to fly aboard crew dragon and the first

2040
01:23:29,750 --> 01:23:27,199
european to launch from u.s soil in more

2041
01:23:32,310 --> 01:23:29,760
than a decade

2042
01:23:35,030 --> 01:23:32,320
okay are you ready yes i'm ready i tend

2043
01:23:36,629 --> 01:23:35,040
to work a lot even outside of work you

2044
01:23:38,310 --> 01:23:36,639
know going to new places meeting new

2045
01:23:41,830 --> 01:23:38,320
people i like new experiences i like to

2046
01:23:46,470 --> 01:23:43,750
my name is thomas k and i'm a mission

2047
01:23:47,910 --> 01:23:46,480
specialist for nasa's spacex crew 2

2048
01:23:52,470 --> 01:23:47,920
mission to the international space

2049
01:23:56,149 --> 01:23:54,070
on both the crew dragons as a mission

2050
01:23:57,590 --> 01:23:56,159
specialist everything that's manual is

2051
01:23:59,350 --> 01:23:57,600
in our ballpark if we have to open a

2052
01:24:01,430 --> 01:23:59,360
hatch if we have to use the emergency

2053
01:24:03,030 --> 01:24:01,440
equipment if we have to open or close

2054
01:24:04,950 --> 01:24:03,040
valves if we have to manage their cargo

2055
01:24:08,229 --> 01:24:04,960
and the stowage all this is going to be

2056
01:24:11,669 --> 01:24:09,830
i remember as a kid

2057
01:24:13,590 --> 01:24:11,679
everybody's an interest but mine was

2058
01:24:15,990 --> 01:24:13,600
space shuttles and planes and i had the

2059
01:24:18,070 --> 01:24:16,000
posters in my room and the complete kit

2060
01:24:19,750 --> 01:24:18,080
and so i went into math and physics and

2061
01:24:21,669 --> 01:24:19,760
then i became an engineer i went into

2062
01:24:23,350 --> 01:24:21,679
aerospace that seemed natural at the

2063
01:24:25,270 --> 01:24:23,360
time and then i got a chance to become a

2064
01:24:27,669 --> 01:24:25,280
pilot which was kind of another piece we

2065
01:24:29,350 --> 01:24:27,679
have a national selection every 10 to 15

2066
01:24:31,270 --> 01:24:29,360
years in europe and i don't think it was

2067
01:24:33,430 --> 01:24:31,280
going to happen but i i passed all the

2068
01:24:35,110 --> 01:24:33,440
all those selections and i made it so

2069
01:24:37,430 --> 01:24:35,120
really it's been it's been a dream i've

2070
01:24:39,270 --> 01:24:37,440
been so lucky if i would have pictured

2071
01:24:40,950 --> 01:24:39,280
it when i was a kid i couldn't have

2072
01:24:44,229 --> 01:24:40,960
pictured it any better than what really

2073
01:24:48,229 --> 01:24:46,229
it's a space station to me it's a step

2074
01:24:49,910 --> 01:24:48,239
for exploration so we're preparing the

2075
01:24:51,830 --> 01:24:49,920
the next steps are going to take us you

2076
01:24:53,030 --> 01:24:51,840
know to the moon and to mars and then at

2077
01:24:54,950 --> 01:24:53,040
the same time we're using the space

2078
01:24:57,430 --> 01:24:54,960
station as a as an orbiting laboratory

2079
01:25:00,629 --> 01:24:57,440
so every day you do research that you

2080
01:25:02,550 --> 01:25:00,639
couldn't be doing on the ground

2081
01:25:04,470 --> 01:25:02,560
you have to prepare for the space walks

2082
01:25:06,310 --> 01:25:04,480
you always prepare it very meticulously

2083
01:25:08,390 --> 01:25:06,320
very thoroughly and then once you go out

2084
01:25:09,990 --> 01:25:08,400
and adjust your adrenaline is very high

2085
01:25:11,430 --> 01:25:10,000
and it's also physically challenging

2086
01:25:13,590 --> 01:25:11,440
because you got to be for six seven

2087
01:25:15,510 --> 01:25:13,600
hours fighting against that space suit

2088
01:25:16,950 --> 01:25:15,520
because that space is inflated with air

2089
01:25:18,550 --> 01:25:16,960
for you to be able to breathe which

2090
01:25:21,189 --> 01:25:18,560
means it's gonna resist your your

2091
01:25:22,870 --> 01:25:21,199
movements so those are huge big memories

2092
01:25:24,870 --> 01:25:22,880
that you have but but really also

2093
01:25:26,950 --> 01:25:24,880
sometimes the small things that the the

2094
01:25:29,270 --> 01:25:26,960
fun that you could have

2095
01:25:31,110 --> 01:25:29,280
it's one of the big achievements of the

2096
01:25:33,110 --> 01:25:31,120
space program is to is to bring people

2097
01:25:34,629 --> 01:25:33,120
together that's what makes us go you

2098
01:25:36,070 --> 01:25:34,639
know in the future i think our programs

2099
01:25:37,590 --> 01:25:36,080
are going to be more and more ambitious

2100
01:25:39,110 --> 01:25:37,600
so we're going to need more than just

2101
01:25:40,790 --> 01:25:39,120
one country no single country in the

2102
01:25:42,950 --> 01:25:40,800
world can do it on its own so i think

2103
01:25:45,350 --> 01:25:42,960
it's the partnership that takes us

2104
01:25:46,870 --> 01:25:45,360
forward and it makes you better it makes

2105
01:25:48,709 --> 01:25:46,880
you achieve more and i think that's the

2106
01:25:51,590 --> 01:25:48,719
path we're in the space station has

2107
01:25:53,110 --> 01:25:51,600
paved the way and every future big space

2108
01:26:00,950 --> 01:25:53,120
program is going to have to follow the

2109
01:26:04,870 --> 01:26:03,030
so there we can see shane and megan have

2110
01:26:07,750 --> 01:26:04,880
made their way up the tower they're now

2111
01:26:10,950 --> 01:26:07,760
they're now climbing the stairs to the

2112
01:26:13,430 --> 01:26:10,960
level where the crew arm is located

2113
01:26:15,590 --> 01:26:13,440
before aki and tomah make their way to

2114
01:26:18,070 --> 01:26:15,600
the elevator at the ground level of pad

2115
01:26:20,390 --> 01:26:18,080
39a let's get a look at mission

2116
01:26:23,189 --> 01:26:20,400
specialist and jaxa astronaut aki

2117
01:26:25,350 --> 01:26:23,199
hoshide once at the space station he

2118
01:26:27,590 --> 01:26:25,360
will be part of the first ever direct

2119
01:26:34,470 --> 01:26:27,600
handover from one japanese astronaut to

2120
01:26:38,709 --> 01:26:36,149
i meant to check this but do you

2121
01:26:40,229 --> 01:26:38,719
remember do you know when i was selected

2122
01:26:42,870 --> 01:26:40,239
as an astronaut

2123
01:26:44,550 --> 01:26:42,880
1999 thank you i always get mixed up

2124
01:26:47,430 --> 01:26:44,560
there

2125
01:26:48,709 --> 01:26:47,440
so i was born in tokyo japan and then

2126
01:26:51,270 --> 01:26:48,719
from age

2127
01:26:54,070 --> 01:26:51,280
three to seven i actually lived in new

2128
01:26:57,750 --> 01:26:54,080
jersey because of my dad's job in high

2129
01:27:02,229 --> 01:26:57,760
school i went to singapore for two years

2130
01:27:05,270 --> 01:27:02,239
went to ko university in japan

2131
01:27:07,510 --> 01:27:05,280
got my degree in mechanical engineering

2132
01:27:11,110 --> 01:27:07,520
and then right after college i joined

2133
01:27:13,510 --> 01:27:11,120
the japanese space agency i have dreamt

2134
01:27:15,110 --> 01:27:13,520
of becoming an astronaut since my

2135
01:27:17,510 --> 01:27:15,120
childhood and

2136
01:27:18,390 --> 01:27:17,520
tried couple times in astronaut

2137
01:27:21,590 --> 01:27:18,400
selection

2138
01:27:27,669 --> 01:27:21,600
and on my third try i got selected as an

2139
01:27:33,430 --> 01:27:31,430
saw my first mission on sds-124 on the

2140
01:27:35,270 --> 01:27:33,440
space shuttle discovery that was my

2141
01:27:37,990 --> 01:27:35,280
first flight so i thought i would be

2142
01:27:40,149 --> 01:27:38,000
nervous but my crewmates were already

2143
01:27:46,790 --> 01:27:40,159
like my family so we were just

2144
01:27:49,270 --> 01:27:47,830
two

2145
01:27:51,350 --> 01:27:49,280
one

2146
01:27:52,380 --> 01:27:51,360
booster ignition and liftoff of shuttle

2147
01:28:05,910 --> 01:27:52,390
discovery

2148
01:28:07,189 --> 01:28:05,920
[Music]

2149
01:28:11,030 --> 01:28:07,199
heading for a half year on the

2150
01:28:16,310 --> 01:28:13,110
my second flight was a long duration

2151
01:28:18,310 --> 01:28:16,320
flight we launched on a soyuz capsule

2152
01:28:24,709 --> 01:28:18,320
docked to the space station and did a

2153
01:28:28,470 --> 01:28:26,470
flying out of three different vehicles

2154
01:28:31,189 --> 01:28:28,480
that's that's going to be amazing

2155
01:28:33,910 --> 01:28:31,199
the new spacecraft crew dragon it's a

2156
01:28:37,110 --> 01:28:33,920
it's a new technology a new layout new

2157
01:28:40,629 --> 01:28:37,120
operation and i can't wait to actually

2158
01:28:44,550 --> 01:28:42,870
so i guess the difference would be

2159
01:28:47,270 --> 01:28:44,560
it's a brand new vehicle

2160
01:28:50,149 --> 01:28:47,280
a lot less switches

2161
01:28:53,669 --> 01:28:50,159
it's like a smartphone i would say which

2162
01:28:55,110 --> 01:28:53,679
felt uncomfortable initially because as

2163
01:28:56,870 --> 01:28:55,120
an astronaut you're like

2164
01:28:59,590 --> 01:28:56,880
where are the switches which button do i

2165
01:29:02,470 --> 01:28:59,600
have to push so initially i felt a

2166
01:29:04,470 --> 01:29:02,480
little i would say a little awkward

2167
01:29:07,350 --> 01:29:04,480
then after training

2168
01:29:09,669 --> 01:29:07,360
you get adjusted and you understand hey

2169
01:29:12,310 --> 01:29:09,679
this is how the system works and

2170
01:29:13,490 --> 01:29:12,320
how can i as a crew member help out the

2171
01:29:14,790 --> 01:29:13,500
mission

2172
01:29:16,950 --> 01:29:14,800
[Music]

2173
01:29:19,350 --> 01:29:16,960
it's a privilege actually to work

2174
01:29:20,790 --> 01:29:19,360
together with these people and

2175
01:29:22,870 --> 01:29:20,800
look forward to

2176
01:29:27,510 --> 01:29:22,880
actually doing the mission

2177
01:29:29,990 --> 01:29:27,520
and spending more time working together

2178
01:29:32,550 --> 01:29:30,000
i'm aki hoshide jax astronaut and

2179
01:29:35,910 --> 01:29:32,560
mission specialist for nasa spacex crew

2180
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all right that was a look at uh aki

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01:29:45,110 --> 01:29:41,440
hoshide and we can see the astronauts

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01:29:47,830 --> 01:29:45,120
inside the crew access arm that walkway

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01:29:50,070 --> 01:29:47,840
here are commander shane kimbrough and

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01:29:52,790 --> 01:29:50,080
pilot megan macarthur

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01:29:56,149 --> 01:29:52,800
making their way up behind them our issa

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01:29:57,990 --> 01:29:56,159
astronaut toma pesque and jaxa astronaut

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aki hoshide

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and we'll be seeing them make their way

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01:30:06,629 --> 01:30:04,320
up there they are coming up the steps

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01:30:09,030 --> 01:30:06,639
and they'll be stopping to use the phone

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01:30:11,830 --> 01:30:09,040
shane and megan uh already had the

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01:30:13,189 --> 01:30:11,840
opportunity to do that

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01:30:15,350 --> 01:30:13,199
that phone is

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01:30:17,350 --> 01:30:15,360
uh up where you see uh the person in the

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01:30:19,750 --> 01:30:17,360
black suit that looks like jessica mear

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01:30:22,390 --> 01:30:19,760
number 38 part of the

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01:30:24,790 --> 01:30:22,400
closeout team at the pad

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01:30:26,629 --> 01:30:24,800
and this is a shot inside the white room

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01:30:28,629 --> 01:30:26,639
astronaut shane kimbrough to the left of

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01:30:30,550 --> 01:30:28,639
your screen and to the right you can see

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the side hatch of the crew dragon

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01:30:34,790 --> 01:30:32,560
endeavor is open

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01:30:37,350 --> 01:30:34,800
in preparation for the next milestone

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which will be uh crew ingress in just a

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if you're just joining us you're

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watching live coverage of nasa's spacex

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mission known as crew 2 good morning and

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welcome to kennedy space center in

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florida i'm marie lewis with nasa

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communications

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01:30:57,590 --> 01:30:54,719
and i'm kate tys senior certification

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engineer at spacex joining us today is

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nasa astronaut tracy caldwell dyson

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01:31:03,350 --> 01:31:01,679
welcome tracy we're so happy that you're

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able to join us this morning thank you

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kate thank you marie it's great to be

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here

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01:31:10,629 --> 01:31:07,920
so as you can see the crew has already

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01:31:15,189 --> 01:31:10,639
arrived at pad 39a where falcon 9 will

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lift off at 5 49 a.m eastern time

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01:31:21,270 --> 01:31:18,400
we can see that megan and shane are in

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01:31:24,229 --> 01:31:21,280
the white room here undergoing final

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01:31:27,430 --> 01:31:24,239
checkouts and uh just comfort checks

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01:31:29,750 --> 01:31:27,440
with the suit and closeout team uh one

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01:31:32,070 --> 01:31:29,760
thing that we'll see them do momentarily

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01:31:34,149 --> 01:31:32,080
is the closeout lead there on the right

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01:31:36,470 --> 01:31:34,159
hand side with the tablet will provide

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01:31:38,550 --> 01:31:36,480
them with a black sharpie and they're

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01:31:41,430 --> 01:31:38,560
going to actually

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01:31:44,149 --> 01:31:41,440
add their signature to the wall to their

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01:31:45,750 --> 01:31:44,159
right of this white room uh we named it

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01:31:49,110 --> 01:31:45,760
the white room to

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01:31:50,870 --> 01:31:49,120
keep again in space tradition um

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01:31:52,550 --> 01:31:50,880
from you know previous human space

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01:31:54,470 --> 01:31:52,560
flight programs but uh something

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01:31:56,149 --> 01:31:54,480
different this time where we're actually

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01:31:58,470 --> 01:31:56,159
having all the astronauts that fly on

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01:32:00,229 --> 01:31:58,480
crew dragons signed their names and

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01:32:02,870 --> 01:32:00,239
there's a shot um

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inside the crew tower it looks like

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where aki and tomah are now using the

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01:32:08,950 --> 01:32:07,840
telephone to for a final goodbye now

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01:32:10,149 --> 01:32:08,960
tracy do you want to talk a little bit

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01:32:12,390 --> 01:32:10,159
about the significance of that

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01:32:15,430 --> 01:32:12,400
particular telephone

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01:32:17,030 --> 01:32:15,440
uh well i i think um it's a great way to

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01:32:18,709 --> 01:32:17,040
surprise your family and friends on

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01:32:21,270 --> 01:32:18,719
launch day

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i know that my uh my parents were not

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expecting it and um and it was probably

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01:32:32,709 --> 01:32:25,520
one of one of the more emotional moments

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01:32:35,990 --> 01:32:34,790
and in a moment uh

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01:32:38,149 --> 01:32:36,000
we will see

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01:32:41,030 --> 01:32:38,159
commander shane kimbrough

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here he is climbing inside

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crew dragon endeavor we call this

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01:32:49,840 --> 01:32:56,470
and pilot megan macarthur following

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01:32:59,750 --> 01:32:57,990
so we can see the closeout team

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01:33:02,629 --> 01:32:59,760
assisting the crew crew address has

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01:33:03,910 --> 01:33:02,639
started on schedule

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01:33:06,070 --> 01:33:03,920
announcement there that we are on

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01:33:07,350 --> 01:33:06,080
schedule with our activity here of crew

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01:33:09,110 --> 01:33:07,360
ingress

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like i was saying the you can see the

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01:33:14,870 --> 01:33:11,760
closeout team assisting the crew as they

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01:33:17,270 --> 01:33:14,880
enter the capsule to assure that they

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01:33:18,550 --> 01:33:17,280
don't ding their helmet or any part of

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their suit

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01:33:22,709 --> 01:33:20,159
on the hatch as they're entering there's

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01:33:24,470 --> 01:33:22,719
also some protective coverings around

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01:33:25,750 --> 01:33:24,480
the hatch itself but just to make sure

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01:33:28,149 --> 01:33:25,760
that there's

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01:33:31,189 --> 01:33:28,159
a clear at path to entry

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01:33:33,750 --> 01:33:31,199
we see we now see suit technicians um

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01:33:35,750 --> 01:33:33,760
assisting the crew getting settled and

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01:33:36,870 --> 01:33:35,760
uh will help the crew members get

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01:33:37,670 --> 01:33:36,880
buckled in

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uh the

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[Music]

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the the harness that we see coming into

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01:33:46,070 --> 01:33:43,760
the picture here is uh not just your

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01:33:48,310 --> 01:33:46,080
normal seat belts although it does

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01:33:52,070 --> 01:33:48,320
function in that purpose it's a it's a

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01:33:54,870 --> 01:33:52,080
five port a five point harness and uh

2285
01:33:56,149 --> 01:33:54,880
the crew will start to buckle themselves

2286
01:33:58,229 --> 01:33:56,159
and kind of like when you get on a

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01:34:00,950 --> 01:33:58,239
roller coaster like you you get your

2288
01:34:02,310 --> 01:34:00,960
initial fit up and then your safety team

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01:34:06,310 --> 01:34:02,320
member comes over and make sure that

2290
01:34:10,070 --> 01:34:07,910
this is a great shot because we can

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01:34:13,510 --> 01:34:10,080
actually see the the touch screen the

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01:34:15,030 --> 01:34:13,520
lcd display screens above the crew it

2293
01:34:16,550 --> 01:34:15,040
they might look in an awkward position

2294
01:34:17,910 --> 01:34:16,560
right now that's just because the seats

2295
01:34:20,950 --> 01:34:17,920
are actually in a

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01:34:23,110 --> 01:34:20,960
rotated downward for crew ingress

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01:34:25,590 --> 01:34:23,120
after everyone is in bu is all buckled

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01:34:27,110 --> 01:34:25,600
in and the communications and leak

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01:34:29,270 --> 01:34:27,120
checks have been performed the seats

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01:34:32,149 --> 01:34:29,280
will rotate back so that the crew has

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01:34:34,470 --> 01:34:32,159
easier access to those display screens

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01:34:37,350 --> 01:34:34,480
but in addition to those display screens

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they also have a tablet uh either on

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01:34:41,350 --> 01:34:39,440
their side you might see some of the

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01:34:44,310 --> 01:34:41,360
crew members have it velcroed on their

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01:34:46,390 --> 01:34:44,320
on one of their legs and they're also

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01:34:49,750 --> 01:34:46,400
able to follow along with what's going

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01:34:51,990 --> 01:34:49,760
on in the action using those tablets

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01:34:53,669 --> 01:34:52,000
and again we see uh commander shane

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01:34:56,229 --> 01:34:53,679
kimbrough in the foreground of your

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01:34:58,229 --> 01:34:56,239
screen this is a shot uh from inside the

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01:35:00,470 --> 01:34:58,239
crew dragon endeavor pilot megan

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01:35:03,109 --> 01:35:00,480
macarthur sitting to his right and

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01:35:05,270 --> 01:35:03,119
momentarily we will see isa astronaut

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01:35:08,629 --> 01:35:05,280
tomah pesquet who's on the phone right

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01:35:11,510 --> 01:35:08,639
now and jaxa astronaut aki hoshide in

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01:35:13,270 --> 01:35:11,520
the background ingressing dragon and so

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01:35:15,350 --> 01:35:13,280
we're going to go over to hawthorne

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01:35:17,270 --> 01:35:15,360
california for our nasa and spacex

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01:35:23,669 --> 01:35:17,280
friends there to take us through the

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01:35:27,669 --> 01:35:26,149
hey marie great to be with you here from

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01:35:30,070 --> 01:35:27,679
spacex headquarters in hawthorne

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01:35:31,590 --> 01:35:30,080
california we're following along on all

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01:35:33,910 --> 01:35:31,600
the action going on over at the cape

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01:35:35,910 --> 01:35:33,920
from here in california the spacex

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01:35:38,149 --> 01:35:35,920
flight control team monitoring uh the

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01:35:39,510 --> 01:35:38,159
progress as the crew is ingress again

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01:35:41,990 --> 01:35:39,520
we're right now we're watching crew

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01:35:43,669 --> 01:35:42,000
ingressing the jab the dragon capsule

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01:35:45,510 --> 01:35:43,679
which is just a space flight term for

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01:35:47,109 --> 01:35:45,520
climbing aboard you'll hear a lot of

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01:35:49,270 --> 01:35:47,119
these space terms in the coming hours

2333
01:35:51,270 --> 01:35:49,280
and days ingress is just what we use

2334
01:35:53,430 --> 01:35:51,280
when crew members are getting into a

2335
01:35:55,270 --> 01:35:53,440
spacecraft or an airlock while egress

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01:35:56,950 --> 01:35:55,280
means the opposite they're exiting

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01:35:58,709 --> 01:35:56,960
before climbing into the capsule today

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01:36:00,790 --> 01:35:58,719
the crew completed a foreign object

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01:36:02,709 --> 01:36:00,800
debris check or fod check that means

2340
01:36:04,310 --> 01:36:02,719
they themselves have to be inspected for

2341
01:36:06,390 --> 01:36:04,320
any substance or debris that isn't

2342
01:36:07,990 --> 01:36:06,400
supposed to be on them or their suits

2343
01:36:10,470 --> 01:36:08,000
which could potentially cause damage to

2344
01:36:12,470 --> 01:36:10,480
dragon in fact we also heard an informal

2345
01:36:13,910 --> 01:36:12,480
comm check we heard the voices of shane

2346
01:36:16,149 --> 01:36:13,920
kimbrough and megan macarthur in the

2347
01:36:18,390 --> 01:36:16,159
seats right now they'll do a more formal

2348
01:36:19,990 --> 01:36:18,400
poll as we get later into the ingress

2349
01:36:22,629 --> 01:36:20,000
procedures

2350
01:36:23,510 --> 01:36:22,639
and we got some really cool views of

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01:36:25,830 --> 01:36:23,520
these

2352
01:36:28,709 --> 01:36:25,840
second two astronauts walking through

2353
01:36:31,030 --> 01:36:28,719
the crew arm making their way to the

2354
01:36:33,350 --> 01:36:31,040
dragon capsule

2355
01:36:35,350 --> 01:36:33,360
and to protect to help protect against

2356
01:36:37,590 --> 01:36:35,360
debris the crew has covers on their

2357
01:36:39,750 --> 01:36:37,600
boots as well as on their umbilical port

2358
01:36:41,910 --> 01:36:39,760
on their suits that need to be removed

2359
01:36:44,310 --> 01:36:41,920
before they can ingress once the fod

2360
01:36:45,990 --> 01:36:44,320
check was complete for the first two

2361
01:36:48,149 --> 01:36:46,000
astronauts

2362
01:36:50,470 --> 01:36:48,159
commander shane kimbrough ingressed

2363
01:36:53,590 --> 01:36:50,480
first followed by megan and then next up

2364
01:36:55,350 --> 01:36:53,600
we will have aki and tomah who just made

2365
01:36:58,790 --> 01:36:55,360
it to the white room that you can see on

2366
01:37:03,270 --> 01:37:01,430
and megan and

2367
01:37:05,830 --> 01:37:03,280
commander shane

2368
01:37:08,149 --> 01:37:05,840
kimbrough are now strapped in they're

2369
01:37:10,310 --> 01:37:08,159
getting uh all

2370
01:37:12,229 --> 01:37:10,320
hooked up to their umbilicals and the

2371
01:37:14,310 --> 01:37:12,239
umbilicals allow the crew to have their

2372
01:37:16,390 --> 01:37:14,320
comms through their suit air to help

2373
01:37:18,709 --> 01:37:16,400
keep them cool as well as delivers

2374
01:37:20,229 --> 01:37:18,719
nitrox for suit pressurization as we

2375
01:37:22,390 --> 01:37:20,239
mentioned earlier in the broadcast the

2376
01:37:23,990 --> 01:37:22,400
soup's primary function is to protect

2377
01:37:26,149 --> 01:37:24,000
the crew in the event of a cabin

2378
01:37:27,750 --> 01:37:26,159
depressurization

2379
01:37:29,430 --> 01:37:27,760
now there are four seats configured

2380
01:37:31,189 --> 01:37:29,440
right now inside dragon they're numbered

2381
01:37:33,350 --> 01:37:31,199
one to four from right to left when

2382
01:37:35,510 --> 01:37:33,360
you're looking at the seats you can see

2383
01:37:37,910 --> 01:37:35,520
shane kimbrough now positioned in seat

2384
01:37:40,390 --> 01:37:37,920
two or the commander seat megan mcarthur

2385
01:37:42,870 --> 01:37:40,400
uh beside him now in seat three which

2386
01:37:45,510 --> 01:37:42,880
for crew dragon is the pilot seat aki

2387
01:37:47,669 --> 01:37:45,520
hoshide will take the seat number one

2388
01:37:50,149 --> 01:37:47,679
which is on the far right of your screen

2389
01:37:52,070 --> 01:37:50,159
and it's the left seat tomate will be in

2390
01:37:53,910 --> 01:37:52,080
seat four the left of your screen that's

2391
01:37:55,990 --> 01:37:53,920
called the right seat now it's worth

2392
01:37:57,590 --> 01:37:56,000
noting that megan is sitting in the same

2393
01:37:59,189 --> 01:37:57,600
seat in the same capsule that her

2394
01:38:00,629 --> 01:37:59,199
husband bob banking sat in during the

2395
01:38:03,350 --> 01:38:00,639
demo two test flight to the space

2396
01:38:05,109 --> 01:38:03,360
station last year

2397
01:38:06,950 --> 01:38:05,119
directly in front of the crew members

2398
01:38:08,550 --> 01:38:06,960
you can see sort of to the top of the

2399
01:38:09,990 --> 01:38:08,560
panel that's on the right there there

2400
01:38:11,510 --> 01:38:10,000
are three displays that they'll use

2401
01:38:13,830 --> 01:38:11,520
throughout the flight getting insight

2402
01:38:15,990 --> 01:38:13,840
into dragon systems seeing any alerts or

2403
01:38:17,590 --> 01:38:16,000
issues with the vehicle and if required

2404
01:38:19,830 --> 01:38:17,600
taking control and manually flying

2405
01:38:22,390 --> 01:38:19,840
dragon

2406
01:38:23,189 --> 01:38:22,400
coming up the crew we'll do a calm check

2407
01:38:29,109 --> 01:38:23,199
and

2408
01:38:31,990 --> 01:38:29,119
an unofficial um or informal comm check

2409
01:38:34,310 --> 01:38:32,000
but there will be a formal com check

2410
01:38:36,070 --> 01:38:34,320
once all four astronauts are in their

2411
01:38:37,830 --> 01:38:36,080
seats

2412
01:38:39,990 --> 01:38:37,840
that is to make sure that they can hear

2413
01:38:44,470 --> 01:38:40,000
mission control

2414
01:38:46,310 --> 01:38:44,480
then their seats will be rotated into

2415
01:38:49,109 --> 01:38:46,320
position for launch once those comm

2416
01:38:51,750 --> 01:38:49,119
checks are complete

2417
01:38:52,870 --> 01:38:51,760
so what you're seeing right now

2418
01:39:00,470 --> 01:38:52,880
is

2419
01:39:05,030 --> 01:39:01,990
on the far end it looks to be tomah

2420
01:39:07,270 --> 01:39:05,040
tomas the right seat the left uh from if

2421
01:39:10,470 --> 01:39:07,280
you're looking directly through the side

2422
01:39:12,310 --> 01:39:10,480
hatch uh but it is it is the right seat

2423
01:39:13,830 --> 01:39:12,320
he and aki both have the same role as

2424
01:39:15,270 --> 01:39:13,840
mission specialists

2425
01:39:16,870 --> 01:39:15,280
they're just far enough away where they

2426
01:39:19,270 --> 01:39:16,880
don't necessarily have access to that

2427
01:39:21,030 --> 01:39:19,280
display panel uh that kimbrough and

2428
01:39:23,270 --> 01:39:21,040
macarthur will use as soon as the scenes

2429
01:39:28,709 --> 01:39:23,280
rotate motion species too from the

2430
01:39:32,790 --> 01:39:30,390
got you loud and clear

2431
01:39:35,109 --> 01:39:32,800
help me

2432
01:39:39,669 --> 01:39:35,119
i got you loud and clear chad thanks a

2433
01:39:43,030 --> 01:39:41,590
i here how fast that happens jesse as

2434
01:39:44,629 --> 01:39:43,040
soon as they get into the seat they do

2435
01:39:46,709 --> 01:39:44,639
have those biblical umbilicals that they

2436
01:39:48,629 --> 01:39:46,719
were carrying that was providing air uh

2437
01:39:51,669 --> 01:39:48,639
some condition there uh to to their

2438
01:39:53,510 --> 01:39:51,679
suits uh and as uh was able to uh

2439
01:39:56,470 --> 01:39:53,520
pressurize it while when they were in

2440
01:39:58,870 --> 01:39:56,480
the onc building uh those suits will

2441
01:40:00,390 --> 01:39:58,880
provide pressure to um to the suits when

2442
01:40:02,149 --> 01:40:00,400
uh when that comes

2443
01:40:04,390 --> 01:40:02,159
uh later in the countdown first is the

2444
01:40:06,550 --> 01:40:04,400
comm check so yeah tomorrow plug that in

2445
01:40:08,390 --> 01:40:06,560
and that's that informal comm check

2446
01:40:09,189 --> 01:40:08,400
they're gonna do a formal poll with all

2447
01:40:13,109 --> 01:40:09,199
the

2448
01:40:15,430 --> 01:40:13,119
mission control teams here in hawthorne

2449
01:40:20,390 --> 01:40:15,440
california aki hoshide entering through

2450
01:40:24,709 --> 01:40:22,790
yeah definitely very exciting gary this

2451
01:40:27,109 --> 01:40:24,719
is one of my favorite parts is watching

2452
01:40:28,470 --> 01:40:27,119
them ingress onto the vehicle

2453
01:40:29,910 --> 01:40:28,480
it's really getting real you know we

2454
01:40:32,709 --> 01:40:29,920
have been watching them since the suit

2455
01:40:35,350 --> 01:40:32,719
up room but now they are officially on

2456
01:40:36,790 --> 01:40:35,360
the vehicle getting strapped in getting

2457
01:40:43,189 --> 01:40:36,800
ready for this

2458
01:40:43,199 --> 01:40:47,189
welcome to dragon

2459
01:40:52,790 --> 01:40:50,310
good to be here

2460
01:40:54,950 --> 01:40:52,800
very cool we just heard aki's

2461
01:40:57,030 --> 01:40:54,960
informal comm check

2462
01:41:00,229 --> 01:40:57,040
again once they are all strapped in all

2463
01:41:02,310 --> 01:41:00,239
their umbilicals are hooked up uh their

2464
01:41:04,709 --> 01:41:02,320
harnesses on then they will do an

2465
01:41:07,830 --> 01:41:04,719
official comm check

2466
01:41:10,229 --> 01:41:07,840
will

2467
01:41:12,310 --> 01:41:10,239
be the seat rotation and you can kind of

2468
01:41:13,910 --> 01:41:12,320
see on your right hand screen the seats

2469
01:41:16,550 --> 01:41:13,920
are

2470
01:41:18,629 --> 01:41:16,560
rotated upright right now

2471
01:41:20,790 --> 01:41:18,639
but when uh they're getting ready for

2472
01:41:23,109 --> 01:41:20,800
launch they will rotate

2473
01:41:24,709 --> 01:41:23,119
upwards uh looking at your screen so

2474
01:41:29,350 --> 01:41:24,719
that they can access those display

2475
01:41:32,709 --> 01:41:30,950
that's right accessing those display

2476
01:41:35,030 --> 01:41:32,719
panels would be key in fact some of the

2477
01:41:37,510 --> 01:41:35,040
previous missions that we've watched uh

2478
01:41:40,149 --> 01:41:37,520
demo two as well as crew one

2479
01:41:41,750 --> 01:41:40,159
it was seconds before i think the suit

2480
01:41:43,510 --> 01:41:41,760
the seat rotation was still actually

2481
01:41:44,709 --> 01:41:43,520
rotating and the commander and pilot

2482
01:41:46,390 --> 01:41:44,719
pulled up their fingers and started

2483
01:41:47,669 --> 01:41:46,400
pressing they have a lot of procedures

2484
01:41:50,390 --> 01:41:47,679
that they got to get through make sure

2485
01:41:52,470 --> 01:41:50,400
that they're yes you can see already

2486
01:41:54,709 --> 01:41:52,480
already already accessing the panel

2487
01:41:56,070 --> 01:41:54,719
um yeah those checklists are some of the

2488
01:41:57,750 --> 01:41:56,080
things from the crew side that they'll

2489
01:41:59,430 --> 01:41:57,760
have to do again some of those key

2490
01:42:01,350 --> 01:41:59,440
visual milestones well first of the

2491
01:42:02,950 --> 01:42:01,360
audio milestones we'll do the formal

2492
01:42:04,550 --> 01:42:02,960
communications check with all the ground

2493
01:42:06,229 --> 01:42:04,560
teams making sure everyone can check in

2494
01:42:08,790 --> 01:42:06,239
through the various communication

2495
01:42:09,669 --> 01:42:08,800
pathways that we have on dragon there's

2496
01:42:11,350 --> 01:42:09,679
uh

2497
01:42:13,189 --> 01:42:11,360
some communication lines through the

2498
01:42:15,669 --> 01:42:13,199
ground we also have communication

2499
01:42:17,189 --> 01:42:15,679
through ground stations as well as tdrs

2500
01:42:19,030 --> 01:42:17,199
geosynchronous satellites so they'll

2501
01:42:21,109 --> 01:42:19,040
test all of these different pathways

2502
01:42:23,270 --> 01:42:21,119
making sure that the crew can hear and

2503
01:42:24,790 --> 01:42:23,280
all systems are go before they begin

2504
01:42:26,229 --> 01:42:24,800
those next couple of milestones jesse

2505
01:42:28,470 --> 01:42:26,239
you mentioned the seat rotation that's a

2506
01:42:31,350 --> 01:42:28,480
very visual milestone as well as the

2507
01:42:32,470 --> 01:42:31,360
leak checks we saw that again in the onc

2508
01:42:34,070 --> 01:42:32,480
building

2509
01:42:37,750 --> 01:42:34,080
uh not too long ago but they'll do

2510
01:42:39,590 --> 01:42:37,760
another one here before they uh the

2511
01:42:40,470 --> 01:42:39,600
advanced teams that are there now that

2512
01:42:42,790 --> 01:42:40,480
are

2513
01:42:44,629 --> 01:42:42,800
currently preparing the crew in their

2514
01:42:46,390 --> 01:42:44,639
seats before they go ahead and depart

2515
01:42:50,310 --> 01:42:46,400
the access arm and leave the blast

2516
01:42:55,109 --> 01:42:52,390
and as you mentioned uh they did perform

2517
01:42:57,189 --> 01:42:55,119
those those suit leak checks uh while in

2518
01:42:59,270 --> 01:42:57,199
the suit up room at the onc building but

2519
01:43:00,950 --> 01:42:59,280
they'll do that again right before

2520
01:43:02,709 --> 01:43:00,960
liftoff and that's because you know

2521
01:43:04,629 --> 01:43:02,719
they're strapped into a whole new system

2522
01:43:07,109 --> 01:43:04,639
now they're strapped into

2523
01:43:09,270 --> 01:43:07,119
the dragon system officially

2524
01:43:15,510 --> 01:43:09,280
so we want to make sure that their

2525
01:43:19,189 --> 01:43:17,910
again we have all four astronauts on

2526
01:43:21,669 --> 01:43:19,199
crew 2

2527
01:43:23,270 --> 01:43:21,679
sitting in each of their seats these are

2528
01:43:25,910 --> 01:43:23,280
custom seats

2529
01:43:27,910 --> 01:43:25,920
with their custom suits for each uh

2530
01:43:29,990 --> 01:43:27,920
astronaut

2531
01:43:32,310 --> 01:43:30,000
and it's almost like its own entire

2532
01:43:33,510 --> 01:43:32,320
system it's almost like they are inside

2533
01:43:34,950 --> 01:43:33,520
of a

2534
01:43:37,510 --> 01:43:34,960
uh

2535
01:43:38,470 --> 01:43:37,520
a vehicle inside of a vehicle a

2536
01:43:40,229 --> 01:43:38,480
within the spacecraft

2537
01:43:41,350 --> 01:43:40,239
that's exactly right that suit will hold

2538
01:43:43,750 --> 01:43:41,360
pressure

2539
01:43:45,830 --> 01:43:43,760
just in case there is any breach and

2540
01:43:47,910 --> 01:43:45,840
that causes atmospheric pressure to

2541
01:43:49,750 --> 01:43:47,920
decrease they do have that redundancy

2542
01:43:51,350 --> 01:43:49,760
with the suit itself providing pressure

2543
01:43:53,430 --> 01:43:51,360
and holding throughout some of the more

2544
01:43:55,750 --> 01:43:53,440
dynamic phases of flight that includes

2545
01:43:57,990 --> 01:43:55,760
ascent this is very important until they

2546
01:44:00,229 --> 01:43:58,000
reach an orbital insertion it's not too

2547
01:44:03,189 --> 01:44:00,239
long after they get into a healthy orbit

2548
01:44:05,189 --> 01:44:03,199
you got checkouts of the draco

2549
01:44:06,629 --> 01:44:05,199
engines that will provide the navigation

2550
01:44:08,070 --> 01:44:06,639
and some of the thrust needed to make

2551
01:44:10,070 --> 01:44:08,080
its way to the international space

2552
01:44:12,229 --> 01:44:10,080
station but it's really not too long

2553
01:44:13,350 --> 01:44:12,239
until they start doffing or taking off

2554
01:44:15,270 --> 01:44:13,360
their suits

2555
01:44:16,870 --> 01:44:15,280
and getting into a position to get some

2556
01:44:18,390 --> 01:44:16,880
shut eye actually they get a long flight

2557
01:44:20,790 --> 01:44:18,400
ahead of them

2558
01:44:21,830 --> 01:44:20,800
yeah it's about a 23 and a half hour

2559
01:44:27,669 --> 01:44:21,840
flight

2560
01:44:31,270 --> 01:44:29,750
you can see the suit techs are there

2561
01:44:32,950 --> 01:44:31,280
helping

2562
01:44:35,430 --> 01:44:32,960
all four astronauts

2563
01:44:37,189 --> 01:44:35,440
get strapped in preparing them for these

2564
01:44:39,910 --> 01:44:37,199
suit week checks and comm checks coming

2565
01:44:41,270 --> 01:44:39,920
up here shortly

2566
01:44:43,669 --> 01:44:41,280
and

2567
01:44:45,109 --> 01:44:43,679
you may have seen uh some of them

2568
01:44:46,790 --> 01:44:45,119
holding a tablet

2569
01:44:48,550 --> 01:44:46,800
that is so that they have access to

2570
01:44:49,990 --> 01:44:48,560
those procedures

2571
01:44:52,629 --> 01:44:50,000
each procedure

2572
01:44:55,350 --> 01:44:52,639
has very specific and intentional

2573
01:44:57,669 --> 01:44:55,360
steps that they need to follow

2574
01:44:59,750 --> 01:44:57,679
and the astronauts also have a tablet

2575
01:45:03,590 --> 01:44:59,760
themselves that they can follow along

2576
01:45:08,470 --> 01:45:06,229
all right two hours uh inside two hours

2577
01:45:09,750 --> 01:45:08,480
and 34 minutes from launch we're going

2578
01:45:11,990 --> 01:45:09,760
to stand by and wait for those

2579
01:45:13,910 --> 01:45:12,000
communication checks meanwhile let's

2580
01:45:16,149 --> 01:45:13,920
check in for an operational update with

2581
01:45:18,390 --> 01:45:16,159
john inspector for the latest health on

2582
01:45:20,390 --> 01:45:18,400
both vehicles john

2583
01:45:22,310 --> 01:45:20,400
as gary said just over two and a half

2584
01:45:24,149 --> 01:45:22,320
hours remaining in the countdown for the

2585
01:45:26,470 --> 01:45:24,159
launch of falcon 9 with dragon on the

2586
01:45:28,629 --> 01:45:26,480
crew 2 mission to the space station

2587
01:45:30,470 --> 01:45:28,639
the dragon launch ops team has completed

2588
01:45:32,629 --> 01:45:30,480
their major activities to prepare the

2589
01:45:34,149 --> 01:45:32,639
spacecraft for the astronauts

2590
01:45:36,550 --> 01:45:34,159
checkouts are complete of the major

2591
01:45:38,470 --> 01:45:36,560
systems including the escape system and

2592
01:45:40,390 --> 01:45:38,480
as you can see on your screens ingress

2593
01:45:42,229 --> 01:45:40,400
of the astronauts is well underway all

2594
01:45:45,350 --> 01:45:42,239
four crew members inside the dragon

2595
01:45:47,270 --> 01:45:45,360
capsule and there are no issues in work

2596
01:45:49,270 --> 01:45:47,280
we're also listening right now for the

2597
01:45:52,149 --> 01:45:49,280
dragon team comp checks with the crew

2598
01:45:54,229 --> 01:45:52,159
that'll be coming up momentarily

2599
01:45:56,149 --> 01:45:54,239
now the falcon 9 team is located in

2600
01:45:58,390 --> 01:45:56,159
firing room 4 in the launch control

2601
01:46:00,629 --> 01:45:58,400
center at kennedy space center they're

2602
01:46:02,790 --> 01:46:00,639
settling in for final checkouts and then

2603
01:46:04,310 --> 01:46:02,800
propellant loading and launch we've been

2604
01:46:05,990 --> 01:46:04,320
hearing some of the comp checks as the

2605
01:46:08,550 --> 01:46:06,000
engineers get on station here in the

2606
01:46:10,709 --> 01:46:08,560
last 15 20 minutes

2607
01:46:12,470 --> 01:46:10,719
now the falcon 9 team will also do com

2608
01:46:14,629 --> 01:46:12,480
checks with the crew that'll happen at

2609
01:46:16,070 --> 01:46:14,639
about t minus two hours or about 30

2610
01:46:18,070 --> 01:46:16,080
minutes from now

2611
01:46:19,910 --> 01:46:18,080
currently all systems are go on the

2612
01:46:21,669 --> 01:46:19,920
launch vehicle

2613
01:46:23,830 --> 01:46:21,679
the range continues to report no

2614
01:46:25,910 --> 01:46:23,840
problems the weather forecast continues

2615
01:46:27,830 --> 01:46:25,920
to be acceptable we're looking at

2616
01:46:29,270 --> 01:46:27,840
weather not only at the launch site but

2617
01:46:30,790 --> 01:46:29,280
around the world

2618
01:46:32,870 --> 01:46:30,800
we need to make sure conditions are

2619
01:46:35,270 --> 01:46:32,880
acceptable if dragon has to splash down

2620
01:46:36,950 --> 01:46:35,280
in the atlantic in case of an escape

2621
01:46:38,950 --> 01:46:36,960
we're also monitoring contingency

2622
01:46:41,430 --> 01:46:38,960
splashdown locations if the crew had to

2623
01:46:43,030 --> 01:46:41,440
come back to earth before docking with

2624
01:46:44,950 --> 01:46:43,040
the space station

2625
01:46:46,950 --> 01:46:44,960
now if this were to happen spacex and

2626
01:46:49,270 --> 01:46:46,960
nasa are coordinating with the us coast

2627
01:46:52,149 --> 01:46:49,280
guard to ensure crew safety upon

2628
01:46:54,709 --> 01:46:52,159
splashdown that includes extra ships and

2629
01:46:56,950 --> 01:46:54,719
air assets to patrol the 10 nautical

2630
01:46:59,510 --> 01:46:56,960
mile keep out zone this will help

2631
01:47:01,750 --> 01:46:59,520
mitigate safety concerns for any boaters

2632
01:47:03,830 --> 01:47:01,760
who may approach the landing area

2633
01:47:07,109 --> 01:47:03,840
but right now as the clock continues to

2634
01:47:10,629 --> 01:47:07,119
count down all systems are go at t minus

2635
01:47:12,709 --> 01:47:10,639
2 hours 31 minutes and 32 seconds let's

2636
01:47:16,629 --> 01:47:12,719
head back over to jesse and gary who are

2637
01:47:20,310 --> 01:47:17,990
thanks john

2638
01:47:23,270 --> 01:47:20,320
in order to get to where we are today

2639
01:47:25,510 --> 01:47:23,280
our third human space flight it took

2640
01:47:27,590 --> 01:47:25,520
years of hard work the development of

2641
01:47:29,590 --> 01:47:27,600
crew dragon really started with cargo

2642
01:47:31,830 --> 01:47:29,600
dragon because dragon was designed from

2643
01:47:33,990 --> 01:47:31,840
the beginning for flying humans to space

2644
01:47:36,790 --> 01:47:34,000
so much so that even the first cargo

2645
01:47:38,470 --> 01:47:36,800
dragon had a window our teams

2646
01:47:40,149 --> 01:47:38,480
implemented a number of design upgrades

2647
01:47:41,910 --> 01:47:40,159
to make sure both dragon and falcon 9

2648
01:47:44,229 --> 01:47:41,920
are suitable for flying people and then

2649
01:47:46,149 --> 01:47:44,239
put both vehicles through thousands of

2650
01:47:48,070 --> 01:47:46,159
tests to prove their safety

2651
01:47:50,070 --> 01:47:48,080
at spacex we believe in a process of

2652
01:47:51,910 --> 01:47:50,080
continued iteration that allows us to

2653
01:47:53,189 --> 01:47:51,920
continuously improve the designs of all

2654
01:47:55,510 --> 01:47:53,199
of our hardware

2655
01:47:57,430 --> 01:47:55,520
now with that said dragon underwent a

2656
01:47:58,310 --> 01:47:57,440
few improvements since it last blew

2657
01:48:00,310 --> 01:47:58,320
people

2658
01:48:02,070 --> 01:48:00,320
that's right components have been added

2659
01:48:04,470 --> 01:48:02,080
to the dragon propulsion system that

2660
01:48:06,629 --> 01:48:04,480
increases pad abort performance by over

2661
01:48:08,709 --> 01:48:06,639
10 percent which increases launch

2662
01:48:10,709 --> 01:48:08,719
availability by more than doubling the

2663
01:48:12,790 --> 01:48:10,719
onshore wind limits

2664
01:48:14,070 --> 01:48:12,800
a fly-around capability was also added

2665
01:48:15,990 --> 01:48:14,080
which will allow dragon to

2666
01:48:18,390 --> 01:48:16,000
circumnavigate around the international

2667
01:48:20,390 --> 01:48:18,400
space station post undocking in order to

2668
01:48:21,669 --> 01:48:20,400
take pictures and document the condition

2669
01:48:23,350 --> 01:48:21,679
of the station

2670
01:48:25,270 --> 01:48:23,360
as you might recall this was a maneuver

2671
01:48:26,629 --> 01:48:25,280
the shuttle used to perform but since

2672
01:48:28,310 --> 01:48:26,639
its retirement there hasn't been any

2673
01:48:30,149 --> 01:48:28,320
spacecraft that has been able to provide

2674
01:48:32,149 --> 01:48:30,159
detailed imagery around the space

2675
01:48:33,990 --> 01:48:32,159
station you could equate this to being

2676
01:48:35,430 --> 01:48:34,000
able to walk around your house and check

2677
01:48:37,030 --> 01:48:35,440
on it to make sure nothing is in need of

2678
01:48:38,950 --> 01:48:37,040
repair

2679
01:48:41,189 --> 01:48:38,960
we've also added and improved some

2680
01:48:43,189 --> 01:48:41,199
interior cargo stowage locations to make

2681
01:48:45,270 --> 01:48:43,199
it easier for the crew to access items

2682
01:48:47,910 --> 01:48:45,280
that they will need during free flight

2683
01:48:49,990 --> 01:48:47,920
and lastly the paint on the mud flaps

2684
01:48:52,390 --> 01:48:50,000
and super draco cartridges were changed

2685
01:48:54,070 --> 01:48:52,400
from silver to white while this may seem

2686
01:48:55,830 --> 01:48:54,080
like an aesthetic change it actually

2687
01:48:57,990 --> 01:48:55,840
results in a lower equilibrium

2688
01:48:59,750 --> 01:48:58,000
temperature on orbit for a given solar

2689
01:49:01,350 --> 01:48:59,760
input this has the advantage of

2690
01:49:03,270 --> 01:49:01,360
increasing return availability by

2691
01:49:05,669 --> 01:49:03,280
improving structural margins during

2692
01:49:07,430 --> 01:49:05,679
splashdown so a lot of preparation has

2693
01:49:08,870 --> 01:49:07,440
come into ensuring the safety of these

2694
01:49:11,030 --> 01:49:08,880
missions and we're really excited to see

2695
01:49:13,990 --> 01:49:11,040
crew 2 liftoff from the kennedy space

2696
01:49:16,310 --> 01:49:14,000
center later today still standing by for

2697
01:49:17,910 --> 01:49:16,320
those communication checks you can see

2698
01:49:26,149 --> 01:49:17,920
some of the suit technicians getting

2699
01:49:29,669 --> 01:49:27,990
they become quite pros at this jesse

2700
01:49:31,510 --> 01:49:29,679
just uh as soon as they got into the

2701
01:49:33,510 --> 01:49:31,520
seats you saw some of their gloves were

2702
01:49:35,109 --> 01:49:33,520
off those gloves specially designed and

2703
01:49:37,350 --> 01:49:35,119
form-fitted to each of the astronauts

2704
01:49:38,709 --> 01:49:37,360
the gloves are now in place

2705
01:49:40,870 --> 01:49:38,719
uh very shortly we'll be hearing the

2706
01:49:42,390 --> 01:49:40,880
communications checks uh some of the

2707
01:49:44,629 --> 01:49:42,400
other milestones that'll happen very

2708
01:49:46,550 --> 01:49:44,639
quickly uh as well will be the seat

2709
01:49:47,990 --> 01:49:46,560
rotation it'll be from this position

2710
01:49:49,750 --> 01:49:48,000
that allows the suit technicians to

2711
01:49:51,990 --> 01:49:49,760
access each of the astronauts and help

2712
01:49:53,990 --> 01:49:52,000
them get buckled strapped in uh and the

2713
01:49:58,390 --> 01:49:54,000
umbilicals checked out uh and then of

2714
01:50:03,270 --> 01:50:00,790
and we've got a cool view looking from

2715
01:50:05,430 --> 01:50:03,280
outside of the dragon capsule in through

2716
01:50:07,420 --> 01:50:05,440
the hatchway

2717
01:50:08,470 --> 01:50:07,430
and some fist bumps there

2718
01:50:15,589 --> 01:50:08,480
[Laughter]

2719
01:50:19,350 --> 01:50:17,669
it's an exciting day for for everyone

2720
01:50:22,629 --> 01:50:19,360
really the anticipation i can't even

2721
01:50:25,189 --> 01:50:22,639
imagine you just you wanna i i just uh

2722
01:50:26,870 --> 01:50:25,199
just knowing seeing the pilots and the

2723
01:50:28,310 --> 01:50:26,880
commanders from previous missions

2724
01:50:29,750 --> 01:50:28,320
accessing the panel wanting to get

2725
01:50:31,270 --> 01:50:29,760
through their checklists

2726
01:50:33,030 --> 01:50:31,280
you know they're really soaking in this

2727
01:50:34,790 --> 01:50:33,040
moment but at the same time they are

2728
01:50:36,709 --> 01:50:34,800
thinking about those next steps what do

2729
01:50:38,790 --> 01:50:36,719
i have to do to prepare to make sure

2730
01:50:41,589 --> 01:50:38,800
we're ready to launch on time today

2731
01:50:44,229 --> 01:50:41,599
exactly they must be so excited but this

2732
01:50:45,350 --> 01:50:44,239
is their job at the moment right they're

2733
01:50:47,350 --> 01:50:45,360
actually

2734
01:50:51,589 --> 01:50:47,360
endeavor we're in section one decimal

2735
01:51:06,470 --> 01:50:53,510
spacex copies stand by for umbilical

2736
01:51:06,480 --> 01:51:12,229
cdr plt ms1 ms2 com check

2737
01:51:17,189 --> 01:51:14,870
cdr loud and clear

2738
01:51:22,950 --> 01:51:17,199
plc loud and clear

2739
01:51:26,629 --> 01:51:25,030
and core loud and clear umbilical comp

2740
01:52:15,270 --> 01:51:26,639
checks complete stand by for ground

2741
01:52:19,669 --> 01:52:16,950
if you're just now joining us they are

2742
01:52:22,310 --> 01:52:19,679
performing comm checks right now so that

2743
01:52:25,830 --> 01:52:22,320
is what we are waiting

2744
01:52:27,430 --> 01:52:25,840
for they've done a couple so far

2745
01:52:36,149 --> 01:52:27,440
there will be a few more call outs here

2746
01:52:36,159 --> 01:52:41,109
dragon spacex com check

2747
01:52:45,910 --> 01:52:44,149
endeavor has you loud and clear

2748
01:52:48,070 --> 01:52:45,920
and core loud and clear ground station

2749
01:53:25,109 --> 01:52:48,080
com check complete standby for tdrs com

2750
01:53:28,629 --> 01:53:26,550
an incredible view from one of the

2751
01:53:30,629 --> 01:53:28,639
handheld cameras of the suit technician

2752
01:53:33,030 --> 01:53:30,639
peering in through the side hatch the

2753
01:53:34,470 --> 01:53:33,040
side hatch will is open now and will

2754
01:53:36,709 --> 01:53:34,480
remain closed throughout the duration of

2755
01:53:37,830 --> 01:53:36,719
the mission until dragon splashes down

2756
01:53:43,669 --> 01:53:37,840
we're standing by for some of the

2757
01:53:43,679 --> 01:53:47,270
endeavor has you loud and clear

2758
01:53:51,030 --> 01:53:49,109
core loud and clear tutorscom check

2759
01:53:58,870 --> 01:53:51,040
complete standby for calm checks with md

2760
01:53:58,880 --> 01:54:04,950
dragon md on countdown 1 com check

2761
01:54:10,310 --> 01:54:07,030
amd have you loud and clear on countdown

2762
01:54:17,350 --> 01:54:11,910
md loud and clear standby for come check

2763
01:54:17,360 --> 01:54:23,510
dragon md on dragon to ground come check

2764
01:54:27,109 --> 01:54:25,270
md loud loud and clear dragging the

2765
01:54:29,270 --> 01:54:27,119
ground

2766
01:54:31,430 --> 01:54:29,280
md loud and clear stand by for contracts

2767
01:54:36,709 --> 01:54:31,440
with ld

2768
01:54:39,589 --> 01:54:38,310
that would be loud and clear countdown

2769
01:54:41,510 --> 01:54:39,599
one

2770
01:54:44,709 --> 01:54:41,520
ld loud and clear stand by for a com

2771
01:54:50,229 --> 01:54:46,709
dragon ld on dragon the ground comp

2772
01:55:03,030 --> 01:54:53,430
lb loud and clear dragging the ground

2773
01:55:06,709 --> 01:55:04,950
and dragon spacex launch configuration

2774
01:55:08,870 --> 01:55:06,719
com checks complete report when ready

2775
01:55:17,690 --> 01:55:08,880
for seat rotation for section two of

2776
01:55:17,700 --> 01:55:23,350
[Music]

2777
01:55:27,030 --> 01:55:24,950
all right and you heard that call the

2778
01:55:29,270 --> 01:55:27,040
communications checks are complete from

2779
01:55:32,629 --> 01:55:29,280
all the various endeavors

2780
01:55:32,639 --> 01:55:36,950
copy will report when initiating

2781
01:55:40,950 --> 01:55:39,510
excellent the communications checks are

2782
01:55:42,629 --> 01:55:40,960
complete

2783
01:55:45,350 --> 01:55:42,639
the next step will be the visual

2784
01:55:46,790 --> 01:55:45,360
milestone of uh seat rotation so again

2785
01:55:48,629 --> 01:55:46,800
those communication checks were summoned

2786
01:55:51,589 --> 01:55:48,639
through some of the various paths of

2787
01:55:53,430 --> 01:55:51,599
communication to dragon including uh

2788
01:55:59,990 --> 01:55:53,440
through some of the ground lines as well

2789
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:05,430
dragon spacex initiating seat rotation

2790
01:56:05,440 --> 01:56:13,270
copy

2791
01:56:18,310 --> 01:56:15,189
and you can see on your screen that seat

2792
01:56:20,550 --> 01:56:18,320
rotation has now begun

2793
01:56:23,589 --> 01:56:20,560
they are rotating from upright to the

2794
01:56:25,990 --> 01:56:23,599
recline launch position

2795
01:56:28,470 --> 01:56:26,000
and this will give shane kimbrough and

2796
01:56:32,790 --> 01:56:28,480
megan macarthur access to those display

2797
01:56:36,709 --> 01:56:35,030
it's very slow and steady but

2798
01:56:41,030 --> 01:56:36,719
this is a pretty cool view that we have

2799
01:56:44,870 --> 01:56:42,470
you can see how much

2800
01:56:50,870 --> 01:56:44,880
cargo space we have under those seats as

2801
01:56:56,149 --> 01:56:52,629
dragon spacex seats are in the launch

2802
01:56:56,159 --> 01:57:03,030
copy great news

2803
01:57:03,040 --> 01:57:09,350
and that seat rotation is now complete

2804
01:57:13,990 --> 01:57:11,669
you can already see them uh getting

2805
01:57:16,629 --> 01:57:14,000
their hands on that touch screen dragon

2806
01:57:20,950 --> 01:57:16,639
spacex you are go for section three suit

2807
01:57:20,960 --> 01:57:29,109
copy go for section three

2808
01:57:32,709 --> 01:57:30,950
these milestones really happening in

2809
01:57:34,229 --> 01:57:32,719
rapid succession

2810
01:57:35,589 --> 01:57:34,239
as you mentioned jesse it wasn't really

2811
01:57:36,790 --> 01:57:35,599
too long until they reached up and

2812
01:57:38,629 --> 01:57:36,800
started touching through some of those

2813
01:57:40,390 --> 01:57:38,639
procedures that first one of course is

2814
01:57:41,990 --> 01:57:40,400
the suit leak checks

2815
01:57:43,510 --> 01:57:42,000
communications checks complete from all

2816
01:57:46,310 --> 01:57:43,520
the various communication paths and

2817
01:57:48,709 --> 01:57:46,320
seats are rotated into the position for

2818
01:57:51,030 --> 01:57:48,719
launch those seats specially designed

2819
01:57:52,790 --> 01:57:51,040
for each astronaut

2820
01:57:54,950 --> 01:57:52,800
not only it allows them to access that

2821
01:57:59,270 --> 01:57:54,960
display cover complete ready for loop

2822
01:58:06,310 --> 01:58:01,669
copy endeavor we see the same your go

2823
01:58:06,320 --> 01:58:17,350
section foreign work

2824
01:58:20,550 --> 01:58:19,189
and they've now begun those suit leak

2825
01:58:23,430 --> 01:58:20,560
checks

2826
01:58:25,270 --> 01:58:23,440
so to catch up on the station side let's

2827
01:58:32,149 --> 01:58:25,280
check in with courtney at johnson space

2828
01:58:36,070 --> 01:58:34,310
thanks jesse as we said earlier the team

2829
01:58:38,149 --> 01:58:36,080
here in mission control houston is

2830
01:58:40,470 --> 01:58:38,159
actively controlling and monitoring the

2831
01:58:43,270 --> 01:58:40,480
space station as they await dragon's

2832
01:58:45,270 --> 01:58:43,280
arrival the expedition 65 crew is in the

2833
01:58:47,669 --> 01:58:45,280
early part of their day after waking up

2834
01:58:49,669 --> 01:58:47,679
at 1 am central time the crew on board

2835
01:58:52,709 --> 01:58:49,679
have completed a number of tasks to

2836
01:58:54,550 --> 01:58:52,719
prepare the station for crew 2's arrival

2837
01:58:56,149 --> 01:58:54,560
nasa's victor glover received some

2838
01:58:57,990 --> 01:58:56,159
additional onboard training for

2839
01:58:59,510 --> 01:58:58,000
monitoring dragon during its final

2840
01:59:01,510 --> 01:58:59,520
approach which he'll do from the

2841
01:59:03,830 --> 01:59:01,520
station's cupola in addition he will set

2842
01:59:05,910 --> 01:59:03,840
up computers and control panels needed

2843
01:59:08,390 --> 01:59:05,920
for approach monitoring and hatch

2844
01:59:10,629 --> 01:59:08,400
operations and pre-position emergency

2845
01:59:13,109 --> 01:59:10,639
equipment he will also work with suichi

2846
01:59:14,870 --> 01:59:13,119
naguchi to get the extra station crew

2847
01:59:17,270 --> 01:59:14,880
quarters ready for the new residence

2848
01:59:19,350 --> 01:59:17,280
back here in houston our rotating flight

2849
01:59:21,350 --> 01:59:19,360
directors and their teams will be in

2850
01:59:23,350 --> 01:59:21,360
constant communication with the spacex

2851
01:59:25,750 --> 01:59:23,360
mission director for the duration of the

2852
01:59:27,830 --> 01:59:25,760
flight uphill once we get integrated

2853
01:59:30,870 --> 01:59:27,840
operations the nasa flight director will

2854
01:59:32,550 --> 01:59:30,880
be conducting a series of go no-go polls

2855
01:59:34,790 --> 01:59:32,560
at the predetermined checkpoints for

2856
01:59:36,470 --> 01:59:34,800
dragon's approach for now we'll continue

2857
01:59:38,149 --> 01:59:36,480
to follow along from here in mission

2858
01:59:40,629 --> 01:59:38,159
control houston so i'll send it back to

2859
01:59:42,310 --> 01:59:40,639
the team at kennedy over to you marie

2860
01:59:44,950 --> 01:59:42,320
all right thank you courtney if you're

2861
01:59:47,510 --> 01:59:44,960
just joining us it is t minus two hours

2862
01:59:49,910 --> 01:59:47,520
18 minutes and counting until the first

2863
01:59:52,310 --> 01:59:49,920
astronaut launch of the year from u.s

2864
01:59:55,430 --> 01:59:52,320
soil and the third crew launch for

2865
01:59:57,750 --> 01:59:55,440
spacex in nasa's commercial crew program

2866
02:00:00,149 --> 01:59:57,760
commander shane kimbrough pilot megan

2867
02:00:03,109 --> 02:00:00,159
macarthur and mission specialists thomas

2868
02:00:06,390 --> 02:00:03,119
pesquet and aki hoshide are strapped

2869
02:00:09,189 --> 02:00:06,400
into their seats rotated back and safely

2870
02:00:11,350 --> 02:00:09,199
inside crew dragon endeavor the next

2871
02:00:13,669 --> 02:00:11,360
milestones coming up are actually we

2872
02:00:15,910 --> 02:00:13,679
just completed seat rotation and uh

2873
02:00:17,350 --> 02:00:15,920
we're gonna have hatch closing coming up

2874
02:00:19,510 --> 02:00:17,360
shortly

2875
02:00:21,589 --> 02:00:19,520
this will be the first reuse of crew

2876
02:00:23,510 --> 02:00:21,599
dragon this is the same capsule that

2877
02:00:25,669 --> 02:00:23,520
flew bob banken and doug hurley in

2878
02:00:28,310 --> 02:00:25,679
spacex test flight to the space station

2879
02:00:30,470 --> 02:00:28,320
last year the crew today is also flying

2880
02:00:32,310 --> 02:00:30,480
on the same falcon 9 rocket booster that

2881
02:00:34,229 --> 02:00:32,320
lifted the crew one astronauts into

2882
02:00:36,709 --> 02:00:34,239
orbit last fall

2883
02:00:39,669 --> 02:00:36,719
and we are also ready to see the first

2884
02:00:42,229 --> 02:00:39,679
european astronaut fly in crew dragon of

2885
02:00:44,550 --> 02:00:42,239
course that's toma pesque and nasa's

2886
02:00:46,709 --> 02:00:44,560
jasmine hopkins is at a nearby viewing

2887
02:00:49,430 --> 02:00:46,719
location uh with a special guest from

2888
02:00:51,350 --> 02:00:49,440
the european space agency jasmine thanks

2889
02:00:53,270 --> 02:00:51,360
marie cruz will be the first commercial

2890
02:00:55,830 --> 02:00:53,280
crew mission to include two astronauts

2891
02:00:57,589 --> 02:00:55,840
from our international partners

2892
02:00:59,750 --> 02:00:57,599
more about it

2893
02:01:01,270 --> 02:00:59,760
is frank de vena esa's manager for the

2894
02:01:03,750 --> 02:01:01,280
international space station

2895
02:01:05,510 --> 02:01:03,760
we see the same good league checks close

2896
02:01:07,430 --> 02:01:05,520
our team will perform good morning good

2897
02:01:08,870 --> 02:01:07,440
afternoon in europe thank you so much

2898
02:01:10,629 --> 02:01:08,880
for being here today with us frank we

2899
02:01:12,310 --> 02:01:10,639
got some call-ups happening over the

2900
02:01:14,550 --> 02:01:12,320
waves right now we're going to continue

2901
02:01:16,629 --> 02:01:14,560
with your interview uh so you understand

2902
02:01:19,189 --> 02:01:16,639
the space station as both an astronaut

2903
02:01:20,790 --> 02:01:19,199
and as a manager you flew there twice

2904
02:01:22,709 --> 02:01:20,800
can you tell us what today's mission

2905
02:01:24,470 --> 02:01:22,719
means to esa

2906
02:01:26,070 --> 02:01:24,480
well today is a very important mission

2907
02:01:28,390 --> 02:01:26,080
of course for isa it's the first time

2908
02:01:30,870 --> 02:01:28,400
that we fly an isa astronaut

2909
02:01:33,030 --> 02:01:30,880
in the u.s commercial crew vehicle the

2910
02:01:35,589 --> 02:01:33,040
dragon the crew 2

2911
02:01:37,350 --> 02:01:35,599
and it's also the start because we fly

2912
02:01:38,229 --> 02:01:37,360
to mape square today on the alpha

2913
02:01:40,870 --> 02:01:38,239
mission

2914
02:01:43,189 --> 02:01:40,880
but in fall we will fly matthias more

2915
02:01:45,030 --> 02:01:43,199
and next year you will be back here to

2916
02:01:48,790 --> 02:01:45,040
fly samantha cristoforetti so it's

2917
02:01:51,270 --> 02:01:48,800
really a great time for eza to be on

2918
02:01:53,189 --> 02:01:51,280
this missions we have four usos crew

2919
02:01:55,109 --> 02:01:53,199
members now permanently on the

2920
02:01:57,669 --> 02:01:55,119
international space station which means

2921
02:02:00,070 --> 02:01:57,679
that we have a big increase in the

2922
02:02:02,070 --> 02:02:00,080
number of hours of crew time utilization

2923
02:02:05,589 --> 02:02:02,080
that we can do so we have a whole

2924
02:02:08,709 --> 02:02:05,599
science uh package uh from isa but also

2925
02:02:10,870 --> 02:02:08,719
from our partner agency kness that will

2926
02:02:12,790 --> 02:02:10,880
be executed during this alpha mission on

2927
02:02:14,870 --> 02:02:12,800
board so it's a great time to be here

2928
02:02:16,629 --> 02:02:14,880
and we're very excited right that is

2929
02:02:18,229 --> 02:02:16,639
fantastic and we are very excited it's

2930
02:02:19,589 --> 02:02:18,239
also an exciting time for isa because

2931
02:02:21,510 --> 02:02:19,599
you are going through astronaut

2932
02:02:24,149 --> 02:02:21,520
selections as well can you talk to us

2933
02:02:25,669 --> 02:02:24,159
about how issa is planning to expand the

2934
02:02:27,589 --> 02:02:25,679
number of european astronauts on the

2935
02:02:29,669 --> 02:02:27,599
space station

2936
02:02:31,990 --> 02:02:29,679
yes we are indeed starting a new

2937
02:02:34,629 --> 02:02:32,000
astronaut selection this year the

2938
02:02:37,030 --> 02:02:34,639
campaign is running we are asking uh all

2939
02:02:39,270 --> 02:02:37,040
people from around europe to uh

2940
02:02:41,910 --> 02:02:39,280
participate and to put in their uh

2941
02:02:43,510 --> 02:02:41,920
candidacy uh till the end of may and

2942
02:02:46,149 --> 02:02:43,520
then the selection process will take

2943
02:02:48,870 --> 02:02:46,159
about a year and then by the end of uh

2944
02:02:51,430 --> 02:02:48,880
next year we hope to select a new class

2945
02:02:54,070 --> 02:02:51,440
of astronauts that then will fly towards

2946
02:02:57,189 --> 02:02:54,080
the international space station uh as of

2947
02:02:58,870 --> 02:02:57,199
25 26 something like that and so we are

2948
02:03:02,149 --> 02:02:58,880
also working with our international

2949
02:03:04,629 --> 02:03:02,159
partners of course like nasa to extend

2950
02:03:06,390 --> 02:03:04,639
the space station until 2030 because

2951
02:03:08,709 --> 02:03:06,400
from an isa point of view it's very

2952
02:03:10,310 --> 02:03:08,719
important that we continue the research

2953
02:03:12,550 --> 02:03:10,320
and the technology development that we

2954
02:03:14,950 --> 02:03:12,560
can do on the space station of course

2955
02:03:17,669 --> 02:03:14,960
science for the benefit of humankind

2956
02:03:20,149 --> 02:03:17,679
here on earth but also to prepare for

2957
02:03:23,350 --> 02:03:20,159
the future of exploration as you know

2958
02:03:24,950 --> 02:03:23,360
isa is also a participant in the gateway

2959
02:03:27,669 --> 02:03:24,960
some of the astronauts will fly to the

2960
02:03:30,390 --> 02:03:27,679
gateway as well so we we need to expand

2961
02:03:32,070 --> 02:03:30,400
uh our reach of uh humankind in the in

2962
02:03:33,830 --> 02:03:32,080
the rest of the universe right that's

2963
02:03:35,109 --> 02:03:33,840
fantastic you know there's a lot of

2964
02:03:37,030 --> 02:03:35,119
great science that's going to be going

2965
02:03:39,030 --> 02:03:37,040
on on board the space station especially

2966
02:03:41,270 --> 02:03:39,040
from tomokosuke you've spoken about the

2967
02:03:42,709 --> 02:03:41,280
uh european robotic arm previously can

2968
02:03:44,629 --> 02:03:42,719
you tell us more about that and how he's

2969
02:03:47,510 --> 02:03:44,639
going to be involved

2970
02:03:50,470 --> 02:03:47,520
yes also the 15th of july we will see

2971
02:03:53,430 --> 02:03:50,480
the launch of the mlm from baikonur from

2972
02:03:56,470 --> 02:03:53,440
our russian colleagues roscosmos and on

2973
02:03:59,189 --> 02:03:56,480
this multi-lab purpose module there will

2974
02:04:00,790 --> 02:03:59,199
be the european robotic arm a robotic

2975
02:04:02,709 --> 02:04:00,800
arm that has been

2976
02:04:04,470 --> 02:04:02,719
prepared long time ago has been long

2977
02:04:06,870 --> 02:04:04,480
time in storage

2978
02:04:08,709 --> 02:04:06,880
waiting for its launch and now finally

2979
02:04:11,270 --> 02:04:08,719
we will be able to commission the

2980
02:04:13,510 --> 02:04:11,280
european robotic arm

2981
02:04:15,030 --> 02:04:13,520
during the flight of tomapesque the

2982
02:04:16,950 --> 02:04:15,040
first part of the commissioning the

2983
02:04:19,109 --> 02:04:16,960
second part will happen during the

2984
02:04:21,750 --> 02:04:19,119
flight of matthias more and then

2985
02:04:24,629 --> 02:04:21,760
hopefully we can start using this arm

2986
02:04:26,870 --> 02:04:24,639
also to enhance the capabilities of the

2987
02:04:29,189 --> 02:04:26,880
space station on the russian segment to

2988
02:04:31,270 --> 02:04:29,199
place for example uh experiments on the

2989
02:04:33,750 --> 02:04:31,280
outside of the russian segment or to

2990
02:04:36,390 --> 02:04:33,760
relocate some modules so we are very

2991
02:04:37,990 --> 02:04:36,400
excited as well to also work with our

2992
02:04:40,709 --> 02:04:38,000
russian colleagues of roscosmos and

2993
02:04:42,470 --> 02:04:40,719
inerga to get finally this european

2994
02:04:44,550 --> 02:04:42,480
robotic arm launched to the space

2995
02:04:45,990 --> 02:04:44,560
station right right now that's very

2996
02:04:47,669 --> 02:04:46,000
exciting we're glad to see uh some of

2997
02:04:50,229 --> 02:04:47,679
the specifics of what he's going to be

2998
02:04:51,910 --> 02:04:50,239
working on on board uh can you tell us

2999
02:04:54,709 --> 02:04:51,920
about the importance of our commercial

3000
02:04:56,709 --> 02:04:54,719
and international partnerships with esa

3001
02:04:59,189 --> 02:04:56,719
well it's very important that we have

3002
02:05:01,910 --> 02:04:59,199
this partnership uh going of course uh

3003
02:05:03,030 --> 02:05:01,920
in the international space station uh at

3004
02:05:05,750 --> 02:05:03,040
one day

3005
02:05:07,669 --> 02:05:05,760
the iss will come to an end

3006
02:05:10,229 --> 02:05:07,679
but for sure the partnership will

3007
02:05:12,149 --> 02:05:10,239
continue and that is already clear in

3008
02:05:14,310 --> 02:05:12,159
the gateway program now and we hope to

3009
02:05:16,470 --> 02:05:14,320
extend that further to the lunar surface

3010
02:05:18,629 --> 02:05:16,480
with the astronaut with the artemis

3011
02:05:20,470 --> 02:05:18,639
program and and also have european

3012
02:05:22,550 --> 02:05:20,480
astronauts one day walking on the

3013
02:05:24,950 --> 02:05:22,560
surface of the moon so the partnership

3014
02:05:27,830 --> 02:05:24,960
for us is extremely important to be able

3015
02:05:29,750 --> 02:05:27,840
to execute our exploration program

3016
02:05:31,350 --> 02:05:29,760
but also the commercial partnership is

3017
02:05:34,310 --> 02:05:31,360
very important because

3018
02:05:37,589 --> 02:05:34,320
isa wants to continue to fly astronauts

3019
02:05:40,149 --> 02:05:37,599
to low-earth orbit even after the iss

3020
02:05:42,470 --> 02:05:40,159
we want to be able to do research

3021
02:05:44,149 --> 02:05:42,480
in low-earth orbit after the iss do

3022
02:05:47,669 --> 02:05:44,159
technology development that we will need

3023
02:05:49,350 --> 02:05:47,679
for further exploration after the iss

3024
02:05:51,189 --> 02:05:49,360
but most probably it will not be the

3025
02:05:53,589 --> 02:05:51,199
same configuration anymore as we have

3026
02:05:55,350 --> 02:05:53,599
today it will be in a partnership with

3027
02:05:57,910 --> 02:05:55,360
the commercial sector

3028
02:06:00,069 --> 02:05:57,920
it's what we call the leo economy and so

3029
02:06:03,109 --> 02:06:00,079
one of the tasks that we have as well at

3030
02:06:05,510 --> 02:06:03,119
esa is to help build this leo economy so

3031
02:06:08,470 --> 02:06:05,520
that we can also have a good and

3032
02:06:10,709 --> 02:06:08,480
thriving future of astronautics flying

3033
02:06:13,350 --> 02:06:10,719
astronauts research and science in

3034
02:06:15,109 --> 02:06:13,360
low-earth orbit after the iss

3035
02:06:17,109 --> 02:06:15,119
we have a lot to look forward to then

3036
02:06:18,629 --> 02:06:17,119
from issa frank devena thank you so much

3037
02:06:20,390 --> 02:06:18,639
for being here with us today now we're

3038
02:06:21,990 --> 02:06:20,400
going to take it back to the ksc host

3039
02:06:23,910 --> 02:06:22,000
desk

3040
02:06:25,830 --> 02:06:23,920
all right thanks jasmine uh teams are

3041
02:06:27,589 --> 02:06:25,840
running about 16 minutes ahead of

3042
02:06:29,589 --> 02:06:27,599
schedule and hatch close will be

3043
02:06:31,910 --> 02:06:29,599
happening momentarily so we're going to

3044
02:06:36,229 --> 02:06:31,920
go over to john inspucker and hawthorne

3045
02:06:41,030 --> 02:06:38,069
thanks marie

3046
02:06:42,709 --> 02:06:41,040
we are coming up on t minus 2 hours 12

3047
02:06:44,550 --> 02:06:42,719
minutes and counting

3048
02:06:46,790 --> 02:06:44,560
right now the falcon 9 team is on

3049
02:06:48,629 --> 02:06:46,800
console and firing room 4 they are

3050
02:06:50,709 --> 02:06:48,639
preparing for their communication checks

3051
02:06:53,350 --> 02:06:50,719
with the crew that's due at about t

3052
02:06:55,430 --> 02:06:53,360
minus 1 hour 55 minutes

3053
02:06:57,109 --> 02:06:55,440
of spacex engineers right now they're

3054
02:06:59,510 --> 02:06:57,119
continuing to pressurize the launch

3055
02:07:02,069 --> 02:06:59,520
vehicle gas storage bottles these are

3056
02:07:04,069 --> 02:07:02,079
composite over wrapped pressure vessels

3057
02:07:06,470 --> 02:07:04,079
they contain gases used to fill the

3058
02:07:08,069 --> 02:07:06,480
tanks with hot helium as the propellant

3059
02:07:09,430 --> 02:07:08,079
is drained out of the first and second

3060
02:07:11,430 --> 02:07:09,440
stages

3061
02:07:13,750 --> 02:07:11,440
we're also storing helium and nitrogen

3062
02:07:16,149 --> 02:07:13,760
gases on the vehicle we use those to

3063
02:07:18,470 --> 02:07:16,159
spin the merlin engine turbo pumps when

3064
02:07:20,390 --> 02:07:18,480
we start an engine in space for example

3065
02:07:22,950 --> 02:07:20,400
when we light the second stage engine

3066
02:07:24,709 --> 02:07:22,960
after it separates from the first stage

3067
02:07:26,550 --> 02:07:24,719
we're also using gas for attitude

3068
02:07:28,709 --> 02:07:26,560
control systems both the first and

3069
02:07:30,310 --> 02:07:28,719
second stages of the falcon 9 have an

3070
02:07:32,310 --> 02:07:30,320
acs system

3071
02:07:34,550 --> 02:07:32,320
and finally the landing systems use the

3072
02:07:36,069 --> 02:07:34,560
gas to help with the grid fins and then

3073
02:07:38,229 --> 02:07:36,079
deploying the legs right before

3074
02:07:40,229 --> 02:07:38,239
touchdown on the drone ship

3075
02:07:43,350 --> 02:07:40,239
now currently for falcon 9 the countdown

3076
02:07:45,589 --> 02:07:43,360
is proceeding nominally at this point

3077
02:07:47,109 --> 02:07:45,599
on board the dragon spacecraft endeavor

3078
02:07:49,910 --> 02:07:47,119
we heard the comp checks just a little

3079
02:07:51,830 --> 02:07:49,920
while ago between dragon team and crew

3080
02:07:53,510 --> 02:07:51,840
we've seen the astronauts rotate their

3081
02:07:55,270 --> 02:07:53,520
seats to the flight position we've

3082
02:07:57,510 --> 02:07:55,280
successfully completed the suit leak

3083
02:07:59,189 --> 02:07:57,520
checks and we're watching right now as

3084
02:08:01,030 --> 02:07:59,199
the hatch is coming down as part of the

3085
02:08:02,550 --> 02:08:01,040
closure

3086
02:08:04,629 --> 02:08:02,560
sequence of events

3087
02:08:06,870 --> 02:08:04,639
and then once we get the hatch closed

3088
02:08:09,109 --> 02:08:06,880
the spacex support team will perform a

3089
02:08:11,350 --> 02:08:09,119
final leak check of that hatch

3090
02:08:13,669 --> 02:08:11,360
now once that leak check is finished and

3091
02:08:15,990 --> 02:08:13,679
it passes the team will then begin the

3092
02:08:18,149 --> 02:08:16,000
steps to ready the access arm for

3093
02:08:20,149 --> 02:08:18,159
retraction once they've got everything

3094
02:08:23,750 --> 02:08:20,159
configured the team will leave the pad

3095
02:08:26,310 --> 02:08:23,760
by t minus one hour at the latest

3096
02:08:28,550 --> 02:08:26,320
now t minus two hours coming up here

3097
02:08:30,870 --> 02:08:28,560
very shortly kennedy space center

3098
02:08:33,270 --> 02:08:30,880
personnel will begin final sweeps of the

3099
02:08:34,709 --> 02:08:33,280
flight caution and hazard areas

3100
02:08:36,629 --> 02:08:34,719
right now the only people that are

3101
02:08:39,430 --> 02:08:36,639
inside the road blocks in a perimeter

3102
02:08:41,430 --> 02:08:39,440
around pad 39a are the crew and the

3103
02:08:51,270 --> 02:08:41,440
spacex support team that you see on your

3104
02:08:54,629 --> 02:08:53,030
and right now as we get ready to bring

3105
02:08:58,470 --> 02:08:54,639
the hatch down we're going to go back to

3106
02:09:03,510 --> 02:09:00,709
thanks for that update john as you can

3107
02:09:06,069 --> 02:09:03,520
see we are preparing for the closure of

3108
02:09:08,229 --> 02:09:06,079
the side hatch the closeout team there

3109
02:09:11,270 --> 02:09:08,239
in the black spacex flight suits that

3110
02:09:12,950 --> 02:09:11,280
you see have performed a final fog check

3111
02:09:15,910 --> 02:09:12,960
and they've gotten the final okay from

3112
02:09:17,669 --> 02:09:15,920
the crew inside the capsule to confirm

3113
02:09:18,870 --> 02:09:17,679
that they are indeed ready to go to

3114
02:09:20,790 --> 02:09:18,880
space today

3115
02:09:23,270 --> 02:09:20,800
as you can see the side hatch has just

3116
02:09:25,350 --> 02:09:23,280
been closed this is a little bit more

3117
02:09:27,189 --> 02:09:25,360
complicated than it may seem so it's

3118
02:09:29,830 --> 02:09:27,199
this initial closure

3119
02:09:32,069 --> 02:09:29,840
and then there will be a actual

3120
02:09:33,830 --> 02:09:32,079
mechanical closure using a torque wrench

3121
02:09:35,589 --> 02:09:33,840
which we should see here momentarily

3122
02:09:36,709 --> 02:09:35,599
might be yeah we can see that happening

3123
02:09:39,589 --> 02:09:36,719
now

3124
02:09:42,149 --> 02:09:39,599
and then afterward we will inflate the

3125
02:09:43,830 --> 02:09:42,159
seal that's around the side hatch in

3126
02:09:45,510 --> 02:09:43,840
order to do that leak check we'll

3127
02:09:47,669 --> 02:09:45,520
inflate the seal apply a pressure

3128
02:09:50,390 --> 02:09:47,679
basically and make sure that the hatch

3129
02:09:52,709 --> 02:09:50,400
is able to hold that designated pressure

3130
02:09:55,430 --> 02:09:52,719
for a couple of minutes and once that's

3131
02:09:57,589 --> 02:09:55,440
done we'll put the side closure there on

3132
02:10:00,390 --> 02:09:57,599
the open part of the hatch that still

3133
02:10:03,270 --> 02:10:00,400
remains and like john said at that point

3134
02:10:06,870 --> 02:10:03,280
the crew will then begin to prepare the

3135
02:10:09,430 --> 02:10:06,880
crew access arm for retraction

3136
02:10:11,750 --> 02:10:09,440
and i can't emphasize this enough we've

3137
02:10:15,109 --> 02:10:11,760
we've seen this time and time again with

3138
02:10:17,189 --> 02:10:15,119
spacex the written timeline

3139
02:10:19,189 --> 02:10:17,199
you know has very specific times laid

3140
02:10:21,189 --> 02:10:19,199
out but often times

3141
02:10:23,589 --> 02:10:21,199
we we see that they're ahead of schedule

3142
02:10:25,510 --> 02:10:23,599
and that's certainly the case here

3143
02:10:26,790 --> 02:10:25,520
is closed and starting leak checks on

3144
02:10:28,550 --> 02:10:26,800
schedule

3145
02:10:29,910 --> 02:10:28,560
okay so we heard uh the announcement

3146
02:10:31,990 --> 02:10:29,920
that the side hatched copy thanks for

3147
02:10:34,470 --> 02:10:32,000
the words chad

3148
02:10:36,950 --> 02:10:34,480
and leak checks are uh beginning

3149
02:10:38,709 --> 02:10:36,960
momentarily on the side hatch um now

3150
02:10:40,709 --> 02:10:38,719
when i say that they're ahead of

3151
02:10:42,709 --> 02:10:40,719
schedule that does not mean the launch

3152
02:10:44,790 --> 02:10:42,719
time is changing launch

3153
02:10:48,069 --> 02:10:44,800
is instantaneous that cannot change

3154
02:10:50,950 --> 02:10:48,079
that's holding for 5 49 and 2 seconds

3155
02:10:53,350 --> 02:10:50,960
this morning eastern daylight time

3156
02:10:55,270 --> 02:10:53,360
but when the teams work ahead

3157
02:10:57,350 --> 02:10:55,280
as they are in this case if everything

3158
02:10:59,830 --> 02:10:57,360
goes well with the side hatch

3159
02:11:02,470 --> 02:10:59,840
leak checks all that does is give them

3160
02:11:05,430 --> 02:11:02,480
more time more margin to troubleshoot if

3161
02:11:08,310 --> 02:11:05,440
an issue does pop up after this point

3162
02:11:10,870 --> 02:11:08,320
so they may be running ahead of the

3163
02:11:12,790 --> 02:11:10,880
timeline but regardless we're still

3164
02:11:16,310 --> 02:11:12,800
going to see launch if everything goes

3165
02:11:18,310 --> 02:11:16,320
well at 5 49 at two seconds this morning

3166
02:11:20,790 --> 02:11:18,320
and what we're seeing now is the

3167
02:11:23,430 --> 02:11:20,800
closeout team basically installing the

3168
02:11:25,510 --> 02:11:23,440
fixture that will allow us to begin to

3169
02:11:26,709 --> 02:11:25,520
inflate that seal that is around the

3170
02:11:30,470 --> 02:11:26,719
side hatch

3171
02:11:32,229 --> 02:11:30,480
which like i said pressurizing and then

3172
02:11:34,310 --> 02:11:32,239
for a couple of minutes to ensure that

3173
02:11:39,350 --> 02:11:34,320
the side hatch is able to maintain that

3174
02:11:43,109 --> 02:11:40,709
as you can see everyone's following

3175
02:11:45,030 --> 02:11:43,119
along with procedures on their tablets

3176
02:11:47,669 --> 02:11:45,040
everyone has a specific job that's what

3177
02:11:49,350 --> 02:11:47,679
the numbers are for located on the back

3178
02:11:50,950 --> 02:11:49,360
of the space suit excuse me of the

3179
02:11:54,229 --> 02:11:50,960
flight suits

3180
02:11:56,229 --> 02:11:54,239
everyone has a specific role and all of

3181
02:11:57,589 --> 02:11:56,239
this has been practiced multiple times

3182
02:12:02,310 --> 02:11:57,599
which is why it looks like the

3183
02:12:06,390 --> 02:12:04,470
stacy at this point in time the door is

3184
02:12:08,229 --> 02:12:06,400
closed you know stuff is happening on

3185
02:12:10,149 --> 02:12:08,239
the outside

3186
02:12:11,510 --> 02:12:10,159
where is your heart where is your head

3187
02:12:13,030 --> 02:12:11,520
at this point in the launch countdown

3188
02:12:14,629 --> 02:12:13,040
because you're you're not quite there

3189
02:12:16,870 --> 02:12:14,639
yet but like you said earlier your

3190
02:12:18,470 --> 02:12:16,880
suit's on so like the on button has been

3191
02:12:20,390 --> 02:12:18,480
pushed exactly

3192
02:12:22,390 --> 02:12:20,400
exactly and and right now i imagine um

3193
02:12:24,470 --> 02:12:22,400
i've not been in the the dragon capsule

3194
02:12:26,550 --> 02:12:24,480
but i'm pretty sure the crew can hear

3195
02:12:29,109 --> 02:12:26,560
what the close-up crew is doing right

3196
02:12:31,830 --> 02:12:29,119
now so um they uh they're probably

3197
02:12:34,470 --> 02:12:31,840
listening to uh the mechanisms and uh

3198
02:12:36,229 --> 02:12:34,480
their spacecraft breathing

3199
02:12:39,030 --> 02:12:36,239
but at this point now that the hatch is

3200
02:12:41,030 --> 02:12:39,040
closed they it's like a new phase it's

3201
02:12:43,350 --> 02:12:41,040
it's just the four of you and you know

3202
02:12:45,189 --> 02:12:43,360
from this point forward um that it's

3203
02:12:47,350 --> 02:12:45,199
just the four of you so your focus kind

3204
02:12:49,510 --> 02:12:47,360
of comes in a little bit

3205
02:12:51,430 --> 02:12:49,520
before you're you're coordinating with

3206
02:12:53,510 --> 02:12:51,440
uh with the second team but now it's

3207
02:12:55,350 --> 02:12:53,520
just the four of you um and then the

3208
02:12:58,629 --> 02:12:55,360
voices that you hear so it's it's kind

3209
02:13:03,750 --> 02:13:01,350
we got word that uh the crew aboard the

3210
02:13:06,069 --> 02:13:03,760
international space station is also

3211
02:13:08,069 --> 02:13:06,079
watching all of this unfold live of

3212
02:13:09,910 --> 02:13:08,079
course they were sitting in uh these

3213
02:13:12,470 --> 02:13:09,920
seats at the pad in their crew dragon

3214
02:13:14,629 --> 02:13:12,480
resilience that's currently docked uh to

3215
02:13:17,109 --> 02:13:14,639
the international space station so that

3216
02:13:19,430 --> 02:13:17,119
crew is watching the crew on the pad

3217
02:13:21,830 --> 02:13:19,440
today and getting ready to welcome them

3218
02:13:28,470 --> 02:13:21,840
aboard if all goes as planned early

3219
02:13:32,470 --> 02:13:30,390
and again if you're just joining us uh

3220
02:13:35,270 --> 02:13:32,480
the side hatch of the crew dragon

3221
02:13:37,910 --> 02:13:35,280
endeavor on the launch pad uh has just

3222
02:13:39,990 --> 02:13:37,920
closed and leak checks of that side

3223
02:13:42,470 --> 02:13:40,000
hatch are in progress

3224
02:13:45,189 --> 02:13:42,480
this is a view of the white room with

3225
02:13:47,430 --> 02:13:45,199
members of the spacex pad closeout team

3226
02:13:49,350 --> 02:13:47,440
you see in the black flight suits and

3227
02:13:51,510 --> 02:13:49,360
the shot we saw just before this was

3228
02:13:54,229 --> 02:13:51,520
from inside the crew dragon endeavor

3229
02:13:58,629 --> 02:13:56,390
like i mentioned earlier it's not as

3230
02:14:01,270 --> 02:13:58,639
simple as just closing the door on your

3231
02:14:05,109 --> 02:14:01,280
car or to your house we do inflate the

3232
02:14:09,189 --> 02:14:07,430
rock paper scissors double-fisted rock

3233
02:14:13,280 --> 02:14:09,199
paper scissors

3234
02:14:16,470 --> 02:14:15,430
[Laughter]

3235
02:14:18,629 --> 02:14:16,480
so

3236
02:14:20,149 --> 02:14:18,639
like i said this is this process takes a

3237
02:14:22,550 --> 02:14:20,159
couple of minutes we inflate the seal

3238
02:14:24,310 --> 02:14:22,560
around the side hatch and make sure that

3239
02:14:27,669 --> 02:14:24,320
it's able to maintain that pressure for

3240
02:14:29,189 --> 02:14:27,679
a couple of minutes prior to actually

3241
02:14:33,350 --> 02:14:29,199
performing the rest of the physical

3242
02:14:37,350 --> 02:14:35,510
which at that point after the successful

3243
02:14:39,510 --> 02:14:37,360
leak check will mostly just involve

3244
02:14:41,109 --> 02:14:39,520
removing the remaining ground support

3245
02:14:43,990 --> 02:14:41,119
equipment away from the area and

3246
02:14:47,109 --> 02:14:44,000
installing the the tiny hatch on the

3247
02:14:51,990 --> 02:14:48,870
the rock paper scissors shoot with the

3248
02:14:53,430 --> 02:14:52,000
crew 2 crew continues on

3249
02:14:55,750 --> 02:14:53,440
let's get back to the technical part of

3250
02:14:57,589 --> 02:14:55,760
the rock paper scissors they did this

3251
02:14:59,750 --> 02:14:57,599
during dry dress and we wondered what

3252
02:15:01,669 --> 02:14:59,760
what was going on and it may be that

3253
02:15:03,189 --> 02:15:01,679
they're just making up for lost time i

3254
02:15:05,189 --> 02:15:03,199
don't remember seeing them do this

3255
02:15:06,550 --> 02:15:05,199
during uh the suit up and so they're

3256
02:15:07,990 --> 02:15:06,560
they're getting in their rock paper

3257
02:15:09,990 --> 02:15:08,000
scissors those are now it's critical

3258
02:15:12,709 --> 02:15:10,000
it's totally critical

3259
02:15:14,870 --> 02:15:12,719
but in all seriousness i i think that

3260
02:15:16,629 --> 02:15:14,880
you know when we see the joke that we

3261
02:15:18,950 --> 02:15:16,639
see the crew kind of joke around and

3262
02:15:20,870 --> 02:15:18,960
have those moments of levity they can do

3263
02:15:22,870 --> 02:15:20,880
that because they

3264
02:15:24,470 --> 02:15:22,880
they know these procedures like the back

3265
02:15:26,069 --> 02:15:24,480
of their hands it's all like muscle

3266
02:15:28,550 --> 02:15:26,079
memory at this point because they've

3267
02:15:31,910 --> 02:15:28,560
rehearsed it so many times yeah this is

3268
02:15:40,950 --> 02:15:31,920
definitely a good sign they uh

3269
02:15:46,629 --> 02:15:43,750
so it's t minus two hours two minutes

3270
02:15:48,709 --> 02:15:46,639
and counting uh the hatch close

3271
02:15:50,550 --> 02:15:48,719
the catch close has been completed a

3272
02:15:52,870 --> 02:15:50,560
little bit ahead of schedule and we're

3273
02:15:53,990 --> 02:15:52,880
awaiting the results of a side hatch

3274
02:16:01,830 --> 02:15:54,000
leak check

3275
02:16:07,030 --> 02:16:04,790
i'd love to know what the winner gets in

3276
02:16:11,750 --> 02:16:07,040
this rock paper scissors game that we

3277
02:16:14,550 --> 02:16:13,669
this will be probably a question the

3278
02:16:16,470 --> 02:16:14,560
first

3279
02:16:20,870 --> 02:16:16,480
opportunity they have to answer

3280
02:16:24,870 --> 02:16:22,550
i just happen to be looking at the uh

3281
02:16:28,069 --> 02:16:24,880
the crew's schedule on board right now

3282
02:16:29,910 --> 02:16:28,079
um and my memory of of those days being

3283
02:16:32,709 --> 02:16:29,920
on board waiting for a crew to come up

3284
02:16:34,629 --> 02:16:32,719
to see you it's um it's it's

3285
02:16:36,629 --> 02:16:34,639
it's a lot of anticipation um because

3286
02:16:38,790 --> 02:16:36,639
you're gonna they're coming to see you

3287
02:16:41,509 --> 02:16:38,800
and so i'm just thinking about um

3288
02:16:44,469 --> 02:16:41,519
uh mike and shannon and

3289
02:16:47,110 --> 02:16:44,479
victor and suici uh mark on board at

3290
02:16:48,709 --> 02:16:47,120
least in the u.s segment to um to be

3291
02:16:50,150 --> 02:16:48,719
anticipating this and they just got

3292
02:16:52,389 --> 02:16:50,160
their day started and i see a lot of

3293
02:16:53,669 --> 02:16:52,399
flexible activities and so

3294
02:16:55,190 --> 02:16:53,679
they're probably

3295
02:16:56,309 --> 02:16:55,200
getting updates from mission control

3296
02:16:57,990 --> 02:16:56,319
right now

3297
02:17:00,309 --> 02:16:58,000
we have time to take a couple of

3298
02:17:02,230 --> 02:17:00,319
questions for social media while this

3299
02:17:06,230 --> 02:17:02,240
hatch leak check is in progress if we

3300
02:17:10,950 --> 02:17:08,870
does food taste the same in space tracy

3301
02:17:13,750 --> 02:17:10,960
you're the only one here that can answer

3302
02:17:15,830 --> 02:17:13,760
that i think that one's for me

3303
02:17:17,589 --> 02:17:15,840
i would say that food probably tastes

3304
02:17:18,790 --> 02:17:17,599
the same it's your taste buds detecting

3305
02:17:21,110 --> 02:17:18,800
it that

3306
02:17:21,990 --> 02:17:21,120
go through a little alteration

3307
02:17:24,150 --> 02:17:22,000
for me

3308
02:17:26,150 --> 02:17:24,160
spicy foods took on a different flavor

3309
02:17:27,750 --> 02:17:26,160
every astronaut is different so

3310
02:17:29,990 --> 02:17:27,760
you'll get a different answer depending

3311
02:17:32,230 --> 02:17:30,000
on who you ask but the shrimp cocktail

3312
02:17:34,549 --> 02:17:32,240
loved it on the ground could not

3313
02:17:35,669 --> 02:17:34,559
tolerate it in orbit but it's very

3314
02:17:37,349 --> 02:17:35,679
interesting yeah it was it was

3315
02:17:39,509 --> 02:17:37,359
disappointing too because i really liked

3316
02:17:45,110 --> 02:17:39,519
it and i packed a lot

3317
02:17:49,110 --> 02:17:47,270
are the big touch screens uh that the

3318
02:17:51,110 --> 02:17:49,120
astronauts are looking at just for

3319
02:17:53,669 --> 02:17:51,120
looking up data and docking on the

3320
02:17:55,349 --> 02:17:53,679
international space station or can could

3321
02:17:58,150 --> 02:17:55,359
the astronauts do something different

3322
02:18:00,709 --> 02:17:58,160
with them like open the side hatch or

3323
02:18:03,509 --> 02:18:00,719
separate the trunk or fire the draco

3324
02:18:05,589 --> 02:18:03,519
thrusters manually kate yeah that's a

3325
02:18:06,629 --> 02:18:05,599
great question um

3326
02:18:14,150 --> 02:18:06,639
i

3327
02:18:15,589 --> 02:18:14,160
approach to

3328
02:18:16,309 --> 02:18:15,599
the station

3329
02:18:18,230 --> 02:18:16,319
the

3330
02:18:20,629 --> 02:18:18,240
everyone can actually see which

3331
02:18:21,589 --> 02:18:20,639
thrusters are thrusting when as dragon

3332
02:18:24,469 --> 02:18:21,599
is

3333
02:18:26,389 --> 02:18:24,479
slowing itself down and steering and

3334
02:18:28,549 --> 02:18:26,399
basically positioning itself to dock

3335
02:18:31,190 --> 02:18:28,559
with the international space station um

3336
02:18:32,389 --> 02:18:31,200
but for the actions that are like like

3337
02:18:34,950 --> 02:18:32,399
that were mentioned in the question

3338
02:18:38,469 --> 02:18:34,960
there are actually a number of

3339
02:18:40,549 --> 02:18:38,479
hard-wired buttons located below the the

3340
02:18:42,790 --> 02:18:40,559
screens there they're a little difficult

3341
02:18:45,509 --> 02:18:42,800
to see um so there are there are some

3342
02:18:48,549 --> 02:18:45,519
commanding uh buttons that are located

3343
02:18:50,950 --> 02:18:48,559
there uh that would be used in in in the

3344
02:18:53,190 --> 02:18:50,960
event of an emergency i'm not quite sure

3345
02:18:55,270 --> 02:18:53,200
what each and every button is but there

3346
02:18:57,669 --> 02:18:55,280
are also actually a couple of buttons

3347
02:18:59,270 --> 02:18:57,679
located on the left armrest you might be

3348
02:19:01,190 --> 02:18:59,280
able to see it there

3349
02:19:02,469 --> 02:19:01,200
just under commander shane kimbrough's

3350
02:19:05,349 --> 02:19:02,479
left arm

3351
02:19:06,870 --> 02:19:05,359
there there's actually a a small

3352
02:19:09,110 --> 02:19:06,880
control panel

3353
02:19:11,030 --> 02:19:09,120
that allows them to basically turn their

3354
02:19:12,469 --> 02:19:11,040
volume up and down turns on their task

3355
02:19:14,389 --> 02:19:12,479
light which is a little personal light

3356
02:19:15,669 --> 02:19:14,399
there inside the cabin

3357
02:19:18,309 --> 02:19:15,679
and of course transmit their

3358
02:19:20,469 --> 02:19:18,319
communication so there are a couple of

3359
02:19:22,549 --> 02:19:20,479
different buttons located around

3360
02:19:26,230 --> 02:19:22,559
the ones used most often are certainly

3361
02:19:26,240 --> 02:19:30,150
next question from social media

3362
02:19:35,030 --> 02:19:32,709
why did the other crew dragon capsule

3363
02:19:37,349 --> 02:19:35,040
have to undock and re-dock on a

3364
02:19:40,549 --> 02:19:37,359
different space station port what

3365
02:19:42,870 --> 02:19:40,559
prevents crew 2 simply from docking at

3366
02:19:44,150 --> 02:19:42,880
that other port to avoid all the

3367
02:19:46,309 --> 02:19:44,160
repositioning

3368
02:19:49,670 --> 02:19:46,319
so that's a great question and i'm going

3369
02:19:51,830 --> 02:19:49,680
to try to explain it in a simple way so

3370
02:19:54,150 --> 02:19:51,840
um the shorter answer is the crew dragon

3371
02:19:56,469 --> 02:19:54,160
resilience could dock to either the

3372
02:19:58,550 --> 02:19:56,479
forward port or the zenith port they're

3373
02:19:59,750 --> 02:19:58,560
going to be docking to the forward port

3374
02:20:03,349 --> 02:19:59,760
that is where

3375
02:20:05,030 --> 02:20:03,359
um the crew dragon resilience um excuse

3376
02:20:06,630 --> 02:20:05,040
me i misspoke the crew dragon endeavor

3377
02:20:08,550 --> 02:20:06,640
is what's on the pad and they can dock

3378
02:20:10,710 --> 02:20:08,560
to either uh the forward port or the

3379
02:20:14,150 --> 02:20:10,720
zenith port the crew dragon resilience

3380
02:20:17,510 --> 02:20:14,160
which is already on station uh relocated

3381
02:20:19,590 --> 02:20:17,520
from the forward port to the zenith port

3382
02:20:21,990 --> 02:20:19,600
earlier this month and that actually had

3383
02:20:23,910 --> 02:20:22,000
more to do with the cargo dragon flight

3384
02:20:26,469 --> 02:20:23,920
that's coming up this summer

3385
02:20:28,070 --> 02:20:26,479
the preferred port for cargo dragon is

3386
02:20:33,670 --> 02:20:28,080
the zenith port

3387
02:20:36,469 --> 02:20:33,680
for the cargo dragon when resilience uh

3388
02:20:38,070 --> 02:20:36,479
departs to come home in just a few days

3389
02:20:40,070 --> 02:20:38,080
uh so it's a little bit of musical

3390
02:20:42,230 --> 02:20:40,080
chairs a little bit of just rearranging

3391
02:20:44,230 --> 02:20:42,240
parking spots on the international space

3392
02:20:46,469 --> 02:20:44,240
station because it's a it's pretty

3393
02:20:48,309 --> 02:20:46,479
happening up there what a great problem

3394
02:20:50,469 --> 02:20:48,319
to have though too many dragons we got

3395
02:20:53,110 --> 02:20:50,479
to move things around

3396
02:20:54,870 --> 02:20:53,120
one thing that we did learn that came

3397
02:20:58,630 --> 02:20:54,880
out of that activity so in order to

3398
02:21:00,710 --> 02:20:58,640
perform that um that port relocation

3399
02:21:03,030 --> 02:21:00,720
hatch leak check complete and access

3400
02:21:05,190 --> 02:21:03,040
panel install has started

3401
02:21:08,469 --> 02:21:05,200
okay great information there sounds like

3402
02:21:12,630 --> 02:21:10,790
that leak check was successful and now

3403
02:21:14,469 --> 02:21:12,640
they're going to install the final plate

3404
02:21:16,150 --> 02:21:14,479
there on the side hatch

3405
02:21:17,990 --> 02:21:16,160
so this is essentially the last

3406
02:21:19,270 --> 02:21:18,000
buttoning the last dragon spacex we're a

3407
02:21:21,190 --> 02:21:19,280
convincing help check for the launch

3408
02:21:23,030 --> 02:21:21,200
escape system expect a momentary flight

3409
02:21:27,429 --> 02:21:23,040
computer change followed by transition

3410
02:21:27,439 --> 02:21:39,190
captioning not

3411
02:21:43,590 --> 02:21:41,190
bit of available the eyes and her

3412
02:21:45,750 --> 02:21:43,600
dotting the eyes and crossing the t's

3413
02:21:50,710 --> 02:21:45,760
um that the vehicle itself will undergo

3414
02:21:52,469 --> 02:21:50,720
prior to uh liftoff um and we can see

3415
02:21:53,750 --> 02:21:52,479
the team working to

3416
02:21:56,230 --> 02:21:53,760
finish uh

3417
02:21:59,429 --> 02:21:56,240
or uninstalling the hardware there that

3418
02:22:02,150 --> 02:21:59,439
was utilized for that leak check

3419
02:22:04,389 --> 02:22:02,160
and so we've got a little over an hour

3420
02:22:07,270 --> 02:22:04,399
now until the pad team wraps up its

3421
02:22:08,870 --> 02:22:07,280
final checks and clears the white room

3422
02:22:10,950 --> 02:22:08,880
that's when the action will really pick

3423
02:22:13,270 --> 02:22:10,960
up with the retraction of the crew

3424
02:22:15,830 --> 02:22:13,280
access arm the arming of the launch

3425
02:22:18,389 --> 02:22:15,840
escape system and propellant loading on

3426
02:22:20,389 --> 02:22:18,399
the falcon 9 rocket so we'll keep a live

3427
02:22:22,870 --> 02:22:20,399
view of the crew here as they're sitting

3428
02:22:24,710 --> 02:22:22,880
tight for the next hour or so and

3429
02:22:27,030 --> 02:22:24,720
provide you with some more context about

3430
02:22:29,270 --> 02:22:27,040
this mission now let's head over to

3431
02:22:31,270 --> 02:22:29,280
houston for a closer look at what the

3432
02:22:35,270 --> 02:22:31,280
crew will be doing once they reach their

3433
02:22:39,270 --> 02:22:37,830
thanks marie once crew dragon arrives at

3434
02:22:41,670 --> 02:22:39,280
the international space station they'll

3435
02:22:43,510 --> 02:22:41,680
be welcomed by their expedition 65

3436
02:22:45,910 --> 02:22:43,520
crewmates we're doing something called a

3437
02:22:47,429 --> 02:22:45,920
direct handover which just means a new

3438
02:22:50,070 --> 02:22:47,439
crew of astronauts arrives at the

3439
02:22:52,070 --> 02:22:50,080
station before another crew departs it

3440
02:22:54,150 --> 02:22:52,080
will only last a few days but we'll have

3441
02:22:55,830 --> 02:22:54,160
11 people on board the station the

3442
02:22:57,590 --> 02:22:55,840
record for the most astronauts aboard

3443
02:22:59,670 --> 02:22:57,600
the station was set several times during

3444
02:23:02,550 --> 02:22:59,680
the space shuttle program when we had as

3445
02:23:04,309 --> 02:23:02,560
many as 13 for short periods of time

3446
02:23:05,990 --> 02:23:04,319
one question we've heard a lot is where

3447
02:23:07,990 --> 02:23:06,000
are all of these astronauts going to

3448
02:23:09,910 --> 02:23:08,000
sleep the space station has seven

3449
02:23:12,230 --> 02:23:09,920
permanent spots for astronauts to sleep

3450
02:23:13,750 --> 02:23:12,240
known as crew quarters when we have more

3451
02:23:15,349 --> 02:23:13,760
people sleeping

3452
02:23:17,349 --> 02:23:15,359
on the station than locations for a

3453
02:23:19,190 --> 02:23:17,359
short period of time works with flight

3454
02:23:21,190 --> 02:23:19,200
controllers on the ground to stake out

3455
02:23:22,710 --> 02:23:21,200
temporary campout locations in different

3456
02:23:24,389 --> 02:23:22,720
modules

3457
02:23:26,389 --> 02:23:24,399
we can also have a crew member sleep

3458
02:23:28,309 --> 02:23:26,399
inside each dragon capsule as crew one

3459
02:23:29,429 --> 02:23:28,319
commander mike hopkins did for his stay

3460
02:23:31,110 --> 02:23:29,439
on the station

3461
02:23:33,750 --> 02:23:31,120
this mission will also continue keeping

3462
02:23:36,870 --> 02:23:33,760
the long duration crew size on station

3463
02:23:36,880 --> 02:23:43,070
we'll have five astronauts to conduct

3464
02:23:43,080 --> 02:23:48,070
research work a week on station

3465
02:23:52,950 --> 02:23:50,630
effectively doubling our amount of time

3466
02:23:55,270 --> 02:23:52,960
dedicated

3467
02:24:02,389 --> 02:23:55,280
during crew 2's mission that number will

3468
02:24:02,399 --> 02:24:07,670
falcon 9 operators

3469
02:24:07,680 --> 02:24:15,670
ready for contrast

3470
02:24:18,870 --> 02:24:17,190
and with new research still to be

3471
02:24:20,309 --> 02:24:18,880
delivered on upcoming cargo flights

3472
02:24:22,070 --> 02:24:20,319
including another spacex dragon

3473
02:24:23,830 --> 02:24:22,080
scheduled right now in june that's the

3474
02:24:25,349 --> 02:24:23,840
latest from here in mission control i'll

3475
02:24:26,790 --> 02:24:25,359
toss it over to jasmine now where we

3476
02:24:28,710 --> 02:24:26,800
will learn more about some of the

3477
02:24:37,510 --> 02:24:28,720
exciting science on the horizon for crew

3478
02:24:41,429 --> 02:24:38,870
all right we are

3479
02:24:43,910 --> 02:24:41,439
actually at the kennedy host desk at the

3480
02:24:46,070 --> 02:24:43,920
kennedy press site we are currently at t

3481
02:24:46,870 --> 02:24:46,080
minus one hour and fifty trillion

3482
02:24:52,070 --> 02:24:46,880
minutes

3483
02:24:58,070 --> 02:24:55,750
tnt loud and clear countdown one

3484
02:25:02,550 --> 02:24:58,080
gnc loud and clear stand by for comm

3485
02:25:02,560 --> 02:25:08,309
dragon prop on countdown one calm check

3486
02:25:08,319 --> 02:25:13,429
stop loud and clear countdown one

3487
02:25:20,309 --> 02:25:15,429
rob loud and clear stand by for com

3488
02:25:26,230 --> 02:25:22,309
dragon avionics on countdown one comm

3489
02:25:31,590 --> 02:25:29,830
avionics loud and clear countdown one

3490
02:25:35,510 --> 02:25:31,600
avionics loud and clear stand by for

3491
02:25:37,349 --> 02:25:35,520
comm check by ground segment engineer

3492
02:25:40,950 --> 02:25:37,359
driving ground segment on countdown one

3493
02:25:45,270 --> 02:25:42,710
ground segment loud and clear countdown

3494
02:25:50,870 --> 02:25:47,429
car segment please stand by for contract

3495
02:25:57,590 --> 02:25:53,190
dragon launch control on countdown one

3496
02:26:01,910 --> 02:25:59,590
launch control loud and clear countdown

3497
02:26:07,429 --> 02:26:03,750
launch control loud and clear stand by

3498
02:26:13,270 --> 02:26:07,439
for comm check by the chief engineer

3499
02:26:19,190 --> 02:26:17,030
ce loud and clear count down one

3500
02:26:27,030 --> 02:26:19,200
see loud and clear this completes the f9

3501
02:26:32,230 --> 02:26:29,030
all right so we just heard uh comm

3502
02:26:35,349 --> 02:26:32,240
checks from the falcon 9 team and the

3503
02:26:37,670 --> 02:26:35,359
crew dragon endeavor crew sitting inside

3504
02:26:40,469 --> 02:26:37,680
the capsule that was the voice of chief

3505
02:26:43,030 --> 02:26:40,479
engineer emma france that we last heard

3506
02:26:45,750 --> 02:26:43,040
and uh everything sounded great we are

3507
02:26:48,389 --> 02:26:45,760
going to go over now to jasmine at the

3508
02:26:51,270 --> 02:26:48,399
osb 2 viewing location with another

3509
02:26:53,110 --> 02:26:51,280
special guest jasmine

3510
02:26:54,950 --> 02:26:53,120
thanks marie one of the ongoing

3511
02:26:57,349 --> 02:26:54,960
experiments on the space station is

3512
02:26:59,510 --> 02:26:57,359
growing plants in space here to talk to

3513
02:27:01,190 --> 02:26:59,520
us more about it is joya masa project

3514
02:27:02,870 --> 02:27:01,200
scientist from right here at kennedy

3515
02:27:05,270 --> 02:27:02,880
space center thanks so much for being

3516
02:27:07,670 --> 02:27:05,280
here joya oh my pleasure jasmine thank

3517
02:27:10,230 --> 02:27:07,680
you absolutely so let's get right into

3518
02:27:12,070 --> 02:27:10,240
it why are we growing plants in space

3519
02:27:14,710 --> 02:27:12,080
well we're growing plants in space for a

3520
02:27:17,190 --> 02:27:14,720
number of reasons uh primarily for the

3521
02:27:19,830 --> 02:27:17,200
food to help supplement the packaged

3522
02:27:21,830 --> 02:27:19,840
diet the package diet is great but if

3523
02:27:23,750 --> 02:27:21,840
it's stored for a long duration like it

3524
02:27:24,870 --> 02:27:23,760
will have to be when we send astronauts

3525
02:27:27,110 --> 02:27:24,880
to mars

3526
02:27:29,110 --> 02:27:27,120
the the nutrition and the quality can

3527
02:27:31,590 --> 02:27:29,120
break down so we're looking at adding

3528
02:27:33,910 --> 02:27:31,600
plants to provide all of the vitamins

3529
02:27:34,870 --> 02:27:33,920
and variety for the crew

3530
02:27:36,870 --> 02:27:34,880
at the same time they're going to

3531
02:27:38,790 --> 02:27:36,880
provide psychological benefit and that

3532
02:27:40,309 --> 02:27:38,800
reminder of earth

3533
02:27:42,630 --> 02:27:40,319
right right now that's that's really

3534
02:27:44,870 --> 02:27:42,640
important to think about um so

3535
02:27:46,550 --> 02:27:44,880
growing plants can be difficult as it is

3536
02:27:47,990 --> 02:27:46,560
on earth not everybody has a green thumb

3537
02:27:49,750 --> 02:27:48,000
so what are some of the specific

3538
02:27:51,750 --> 02:27:49,760
challenges that astronauts are facing

3539
02:27:53,670 --> 02:27:51,760
growing plants on the space station

3540
02:27:56,309 --> 02:27:53,680
well you know we have a number of

3541
02:27:58,550 --> 02:27:56,319
challenges i mean one to think of is is

3542
02:28:01,190 --> 02:27:58,560
seeds you know i've got some seeds here

3543
02:28:03,590 --> 02:28:01,200
to show they're really small

3544
02:28:05,510 --> 02:28:03,600
so handling seeds planting seeds is a

3545
02:28:07,270 --> 02:28:05,520
real challenge so one of the things

3546
02:28:09,990 --> 02:28:07,280
we've recently tested in the space

3547
02:28:11,110 --> 02:28:10,000
station was having the astronauts put

3548
02:28:13,670 --> 02:28:11,120
seeds

3549
02:28:15,990 --> 02:28:13,680
that are planted in a film and to plant

3550
02:28:18,550 --> 02:28:16,000
the plants directly with that so it's a

3551
02:28:20,870 --> 02:28:18,560
way to handle the seeds easily in

3552
02:28:22,469 --> 02:28:20,880
microgravity without them floating away

3553
02:28:25,110 --> 02:28:22,479
and they plant them in plant pillows

3554
02:28:27,670 --> 02:28:25,120
such as this that we use in our veggie

3555
02:28:30,230 --> 02:28:27,680
chamber another challenge is watering

3556
02:28:32,309 --> 02:28:30,240
the plants and right now the astronauts

3557
02:28:34,389 --> 02:28:32,319
have to water the pillow in veggie

3558
02:28:36,230 --> 02:28:34,399
through this quick disconnect

3559
02:28:38,309 --> 02:28:36,240
you know it's a fair amount of labor and

3560
02:28:40,070 --> 02:28:38,319
it's not as sustainable as we need to be

3561
02:28:42,550 --> 02:28:40,080
in the future so we're looking at

3562
02:28:44,870 --> 02:28:42,560
methods like like this porous ceramic

3563
02:28:47,349 --> 02:28:44,880
tube where plants could be grown

3564
02:28:50,950 --> 02:28:47,359
multiple times harvested the tubes could

3565
02:28:52,150 --> 02:28:50,960
be cleaned off and then replanted

3566
02:28:53,750 --> 02:28:52,160
so we're

3567
02:28:55,030 --> 02:28:53,760
we're looking at a lot of these

3568
02:28:56,710 --> 02:28:55,040
challenges to try to figure out

3569
02:28:57,990 --> 02:28:56,720
solutions for the future right right

3570
02:29:00,550 --> 02:28:58,000
it's good to see those creative

3571
02:29:03,270 --> 02:29:00,560
solutions that we have going on there so

3572
02:29:04,870 --> 02:29:03,280
this is a very uh timely uh scientific

3573
02:29:06,150 --> 02:29:04,880
um experiment going on on the space

3574
02:29:08,389 --> 02:29:06,160
station because just yesterday we

3575
02:29:09,990 --> 02:29:08,399
celebrated earth day can you talk to us

3576
02:29:11,990 --> 02:29:10,000
about how some of the science that we're

3577
02:29:13,990 --> 02:29:12,000
doing on the space station is helping us

3578
02:29:15,990 --> 02:29:14,000
here on our home planet of earth

3579
02:29:17,830 --> 02:29:16,000
certainly you know there's a lot of

3580
02:29:19,670 --> 02:29:17,840
parallels between the agriculture that

3581
02:29:22,150 --> 02:29:19,680
we do on earth and the agriculture that

3582
02:29:25,030 --> 02:29:22,160
we need to do in space and we're

3583
02:29:27,110 --> 02:29:25,040
learning a lot that may apply to growing

3584
02:29:30,469 --> 02:29:27,120
plants on earth especially in controlled

3585
02:29:32,710 --> 02:29:30,479
environments how to grow plants indoors

3586
02:29:34,950 --> 02:29:32,720
so there's a lot of work on vertical

3587
02:29:37,190 --> 02:29:34,960
farming in cities

3588
02:29:39,190 --> 02:29:37,200
to grow fresh produce a lot of the

3589
02:29:41,830 --> 02:29:39,200
lessons that we're learning for how to

3590
02:29:43,990 --> 02:29:41,840
care for the plants translate directly

3591
02:29:46,070 --> 02:29:44,000
to that environment and we also learn a

3592
02:29:48,550 --> 02:29:46,080
lot from the research community on earth

3593
02:29:51,030 --> 02:29:48,560
working in that area and even other

3594
02:29:53,830 --> 02:29:51,040
aspects such as choosing the right

3595
02:29:56,469 --> 02:29:53,840
plants to grow in these environments

3596
02:29:59,030 --> 02:29:56,479
we do work on that here to identify good

3597
02:30:01,590 --> 02:29:59,040
candidates that have the vitamins that

3598
02:30:02,710 --> 02:30:01,600
people need that have very good food

3599
02:30:04,950 --> 02:30:02,720
safety

3600
02:30:05,750 --> 02:30:04,960
and those would also translate well to

3601
02:30:08,790 --> 02:30:05,760
earth

3602
02:30:11,190 --> 02:30:08,800
also the work on led lighting for crops

3603
02:30:13,990 --> 02:30:11,200
that was something that nasa started

3604
02:30:16,070 --> 02:30:14,000
originally and now it's being done all

3605
02:30:18,230 --> 02:30:16,080
over the planet right right and i'm glad

3606
02:30:20,230 --> 02:30:18,240
that you you mentioned choosing the

3607
02:30:22,550 --> 02:30:20,240
right plant i know that part of your

3608
02:30:24,230 --> 02:30:22,560
scientific research is also education

3609
02:30:26,389 --> 02:30:24,240
based with something called growing

3610
02:30:28,150 --> 02:30:26,399
beyond earth you worked with students in

3611
02:30:29,990 --> 02:30:28,160
hundreds of classrooms you know across

3612
02:30:31,830 --> 02:30:30,000
the country to help choose a crop that

3613
02:30:33,670 --> 02:30:31,840
mike hopkins grew on the space station

3614
02:30:34,870 --> 02:30:33,680
and is there anything that you want to

3615
02:30:37,830 --> 02:30:34,880
tell to those students you know about

3616
02:30:40,309 --> 02:30:37,840
the future of plant science well that

3617
02:30:41,830 --> 02:30:40,319
citizen science education program that

3618
02:30:43,910 --> 02:30:41,840
we run

3619
02:30:46,070 --> 02:30:43,920
is is well it's run by fairchild

3620
02:30:48,230 --> 02:30:46,080
tropical botanic garden in miami and we

3621
02:30:50,469 --> 02:30:48,240
collaborate with them on this it's been

3622
02:30:51,910 --> 02:30:50,479
wonderful because we have over 250

3623
02:30:53,590 --> 02:30:51,920
middle schools and high schools around

3624
02:30:55,270 --> 02:30:53,600
the country helping us to do the

3625
02:30:57,590 --> 02:30:55,280
research that we need we have a pretty

3626
02:31:00,070 --> 02:30:57,600
small group here at kennedy space center

3627
02:31:02,550 --> 02:31:00,080
and so we need this this army of young

3628
02:31:05,590 --> 02:31:02,560
researchers helping us to decide which

3629
02:31:07,429 --> 02:31:05,600
plants to to grow in the future so i

3630
02:31:09,670 --> 02:31:07,439
just really want to thank those students

3631
02:31:11,750 --> 02:31:09,680
for all their hard work on this

3632
02:31:13,110 --> 02:31:11,760
encourage others who are interested in

3633
02:31:14,870 --> 02:31:13,120
in potentially

3634
02:31:18,230 --> 02:31:14,880
getting involved in this program to look

3635
02:31:20,550 --> 02:31:18,240
at citizen science on science.nasa.gov

3636
02:31:22,630 --> 02:31:20,560
to learn more about the program and to

3637
02:31:24,469 --> 02:31:22,640
encourage people to grow plants at home

3638
02:31:26,550 --> 02:31:24,479
just because you learn so much when

3639
02:31:28,309 --> 02:31:26,560
you're doing this type of research right

3640
02:31:30,550 --> 02:31:28,319
right absolutely there's a lot that our

3641
02:31:32,469 --> 02:31:30,560
future space gardeners have to look

3642
02:31:33,830 --> 02:31:32,479
forward to enjoy a massive project

3643
02:31:35,750 --> 02:31:33,840
scientist thank you so much for being

3644
02:31:37,429 --> 02:31:35,760
here with us today our astronauts are

3645
02:31:38,870 --> 02:31:37,439
doing a lot more than gardening on the

3646
02:31:40,710 --> 02:31:38,880
space station so we're going to take a

3647
02:31:42,389 --> 02:31:40,720
closer look at this life-changing

3648
02:31:44,550 --> 02:31:42,399
science and get a message from the last

3649
02:31:47,590 --> 02:31:44,560
person to command a crew dragon into

3650
02:31:51,830 --> 02:31:49,510
the international space station is a

3651
02:31:53,670 --> 02:31:51,840
state-of-the-art microgravity laboratory

3652
02:31:55,910 --> 02:31:53,680
that is unlocking discoveries not

3653
02:31:58,070 --> 02:31:55,920
possible on earth and helping us push

3654
02:32:00,309 --> 02:31:58,080
farther into deep space

3655
02:32:02,710 --> 02:32:00,319
every single day we are answering big

3656
02:32:04,309 --> 02:32:02,720
questions about earth and about space

3657
02:32:05,990 --> 02:32:04,319
about where we came from and about where

3658
02:32:07,429 --> 02:32:06,000
we're going but the other thing that

3659
02:32:12,630 --> 02:32:07,439
we're doing is we're learning more

3660
02:32:16,870 --> 02:32:14,790
microgravity turns almost everything we

3661
02:32:19,590 --> 02:32:16,880
know upside down

3662
02:32:22,389 --> 02:32:19,600
liquids behave completely differently

3663
02:32:25,270 --> 02:32:22,399
fire burns in new ways

3664
02:32:26,870 --> 02:32:25,280
biological systems reveal surprises

3665
02:32:28,950 --> 02:32:26,880
there's a few things that have made me

3666
02:32:30,790 --> 02:32:28,960
gasp out loud up on board space station

3667
02:32:32,790 --> 02:32:30,800
watching heart cells actually beat has

3668
02:32:34,710 --> 02:32:32,800
been a pretty big one

3669
02:32:36,230 --> 02:32:34,720
we're studying ways to grow food in

3670
02:32:39,190 --> 02:32:36,240
microgravity

3671
02:32:41,349 --> 02:32:39,200
i gotta tell you these uh

3672
02:32:44,550 --> 02:32:41,359
these are pretty amazing we're learning

3673
02:32:46,309 --> 02:32:44,560
how human bodies react to life in space

3674
02:32:48,550 --> 02:32:46,319
and how to keep crew members safe and

3675
02:32:49,670 --> 02:32:48,560
strong on long duration exploration

3676
02:32:51,510 --> 02:32:49,680
missions

3677
02:32:54,469 --> 02:32:51,520
deadlifts are awesome on earth they're

3678
02:32:56,389 --> 02:32:54,479
also awesome in zero gravity

3679
02:32:58,389 --> 02:32:56,399
we're testing technologies that will be

3680
02:33:01,590 --> 02:32:58,399
critical to our return to the moon and

3681
02:33:06,230 --> 02:33:03,830
our research has contributed to medical

3682
02:33:08,389 --> 02:33:06,240
and social benefits on our home planet

3683
02:33:10,710 --> 02:33:08,399
allowing us to find new ways to combat

3684
02:33:12,870 --> 02:33:10,720
disease back on earth and develop

3685
02:33:16,950 --> 02:33:12,880
technologies to deliver clean water to

3686
02:33:21,670 --> 02:33:18,950
the spectacular vantage point of more

3687
02:33:23,750 --> 02:33:21,680
than 200 miles above our planet supports

3688
02:33:26,630 --> 02:33:23,760
our monitoring of earth's climate

3689
02:33:28,389 --> 02:33:26,640
natural disasters and plant life i can't

3690
02:33:30,389 --> 02:33:28,399
begin to describe some of the sites that

3691
02:33:31,750 --> 02:33:30,399
you get to see it's just an incredible

3692
02:33:33,750 --> 02:33:31,760
view of our planet that we have from

3693
02:33:36,469 --> 02:33:33,760
here

3694
02:33:38,630 --> 02:33:36,479
growing new space economy so vital to

3695
02:33:42,469 --> 02:33:38,640
our continued progress in space is

3696
02:33:47,270 --> 02:33:45,190
we're inspiring future generations from

3697
02:33:51,349 --> 02:33:47,280
a platform that is one of the largest

3698
02:33:53,830 --> 02:33:51,359
international collaborations of our time

3699
02:33:55,990 --> 02:33:53,840
we're doing science at 17

3700
02:34:00,670 --> 02:33:56,000
500 miles per hour

3701
02:34:00,680 --> 02:34:06,469
[Music]

3702
02:34:10,150 --> 02:34:08,550
hi i'm nasa astronaut mike hopkins

3703
02:34:12,550 --> 02:34:10,160
aboard the international space station

3704
02:34:13,670 --> 02:34:12,560
and a member of expedition 64.

3705
02:34:15,429 --> 02:34:13,680
additionally i have the honor of

3706
02:34:17,190 --> 02:34:15,439
commanding crew dragon resilience which

3707
02:34:18,870 --> 02:34:17,200
brought us here last fall

3708
02:34:20,790 --> 02:34:18,880
since that time my crewmates and i have

3709
02:34:22,710 --> 02:34:20,800
been busy working on experiments and

3710
02:34:25,190 --> 02:34:22,720
performing space walks to maintain this

3711
02:34:26,870 --> 02:34:25,200
spectacular orbiting laboratory

3712
02:34:28,790 --> 02:34:26,880
it has been a privilege of a lifetime

3713
02:34:30,710 --> 02:34:28,800
for the past six months as we continue

3714
02:34:32,469 --> 02:34:30,720
to pave the way for exciting new

3715
02:34:34,309 --> 02:34:32,479
exploration that will lead to american

3716
02:34:35,990 --> 02:34:34,319
footprints on the moon once again in the

3717
02:34:38,070 --> 02:34:36,000
near future

3718
02:34:40,389 --> 02:34:38,080
victor shannon suici and i are getting

3719
02:34:42,070 --> 02:34:40,399
ready to come home soon but first we're

3720
02:34:47,110 --> 02:34:42,080
looking forward to welcoming the next

3721
02:34:48,630 --> 02:34:47,120
spacex dragon crew shane megan toma aki

3722
02:34:50,790 --> 02:34:48,640
you are about to experience one of the

3723
02:34:52,790 --> 02:34:50,800
most exciting rides of your lives and a

3724
02:34:53,830 --> 02:34:52,800
very memorable 24 hours to docking with

3725
02:34:55,349 --> 02:34:53,840
iss

3726
02:34:56,870 --> 02:34:55,359
we've loved our time here but we're

3727
02:34:58,790 --> 02:34:56,880
ready to pass the baton to you for the

3728
02:35:03,429 --> 02:34:58,800
next commercial crew mission on dragon

3729
02:35:07,190 --> 02:35:05,429
all right that was colonel mike hopkins

3730
02:35:08,630 --> 02:35:07,200
commander of crew dragon resilience he's

3731
02:35:11,030 --> 02:35:08,640
been up on the international space

3732
02:35:12,630 --> 02:35:11,040
station since november of last year he's

3733
02:35:14,550 --> 02:35:12,640
had a chance to look down at the earth

3734
02:35:16,230 --> 02:35:14,560
and watch it breathe now what does that

3735
02:35:17,830 --> 02:35:16,240
mean well luckily we have a climate

3736
02:35:19,270 --> 02:35:17,840
scientist here from nasa's jet

3737
02:35:20,870 --> 02:35:19,280
propulsion laboratory to tell us

3738
02:35:22,150 --> 02:35:20,880
everything about it dr anne marine

3739
02:35:24,550 --> 02:35:22,160
eldering thank you so much for joining

3740
02:35:26,230 --> 02:35:24,560
us hey thanks for having me here so yeah

3741
02:35:28,790 --> 02:35:26,240
what do we mean by watching the earth

3742
02:35:30,469 --> 02:35:28,800
breathe so carbon dioxide in our earth

3743
02:35:32,230 --> 02:35:30,479
atmosphere you probably know it's going

3744
02:35:35,030 --> 02:35:32,240
up as we burn

3745
02:35:37,830 --> 02:35:35,040
coal oil gas but it has this big

3746
02:35:40,870 --> 02:35:37,840
seasonal cycle so plants are really

3747
02:35:42,389 --> 02:35:40,880
important for carbon dioxide when they

3748
02:35:44,790 --> 02:35:42,399
spring they take it out of the

3749
02:35:46,309 --> 02:35:44,800
atmosphere and there's so many plants in

3750
02:35:48,309 --> 02:35:46,319
the land of the northern hemisphere

3751
02:35:50,230 --> 02:35:48,319
northern spring reduces the carbon

3752
02:35:51,910 --> 02:35:50,240
dioxide in the atmosphere

3753
02:35:55,910 --> 02:35:51,920
in the fall and the winter those leaves

3754
02:35:58,389 --> 02:35:55,920
are falling off decomposing it goes back

3755
02:36:00,230 --> 02:35:58,399
in and out of carbon dioxide from plant

3756
02:36:01,990 --> 02:36:00,240
activity every year

3757
02:36:04,469 --> 02:36:02,000
all right so why is the international

3758
02:36:06,309 --> 02:36:04,479
space station a good place to monitor

3759
02:36:07,750 --> 02:36:06,319
all of that the international space

3760
02:36:11,270 --> 02:36:07,760
station was actually really well

3761
02:36:13,910 --> 02:36:11,280
designed for us to do science on it and

3762
02:36:16,469 --> 02:36:13,920
two features we love one is it the way

3763
02:36:19,190 --> 02:36:16,479
it orbits around the earth it passes

3764
02:36:21,590 --> 02:36:19,200
overhead at different times of day

3765
02:36:22,870 --> 02:36:21,600
for like la you'll see it change during

3766
02:36:24,230 --> 02:36:22,880
the week

3767
02:36:25,590 --> 02:36:24,240
and that's really interesting with

3768
02:36:27,910 --> 02:36:25,600
plants and these other things that

3769
02:36:29,270 --> 02:36:27,920
respond to sunlight you want to see them

3770
02:36:32,070 --> 02:36:29,280
at different times of day you can sort

3771
02:36:34,950 --> 02:36:32,080
of learn about that part of the change

3772
02:36:36,710 --> 02:36:34,960
so the uh oco-3 orbiting carbon

3773
02:36:38,790 --> 02:36:36,720
observatory three has been up on the

3774
02:36:41,429 --> 02:36:38,800
international space station since 2019

3775
02:36:43,110 --> 02:36:41,439
it launched on a spacex dragon what have

3776
02:36:45,030 --> 02:36:43,120
you seen so far what sorts of data have

3777
02:36:46,469 --> 02:36:45,040
you seen coming in we've we've been

3778
02:36:48,230 --> 02:36:46,479
really having a great time making

3779
02:36:50,950 --> 02:36:48,240
measurements i brought my little plastic

3780
02:36:52,550 --> 02:36:50,960
model of what we have loaded up there

3781
02:36:54,790 --> 02:36:52,560
and one of the things on the bottom it

3782
02:36:57,270 --> 02:36:54,800
has this pointing system and we can look

3783
02:36:59,349 --> 02:36:57,280
everywhere very quickly so i brought a

3784
02:37:01,990 --> 02:36:59,359
graphic along that's a measurement over

3785
02:37:04,469 --> 02:37:02,000
los angeles we looked at carbon dioxide

3786
02:37:06,550 --> 02:37:04,479
in just two minutes we map the city

3787
02:37:09,270 --> 02:37:06,560
and you can see how there's extra carbon

3788
02:37:11,349 --> 02:37:09,280
dioxide over the heart of la as compared

3789
02:37:12,150 --> 02:37:11,359
to the outer reaches so we can start to

3790
02:37:14,710 --> 02:37:12,160
see

3791
02:37:16,950 --> 02:37:14,720
city scale variation in carbon dioxide

3792
02:37:18,790 --> 02:37:16,960
and learn more about our own human

3793
02:37:20,389 --> 02:37:18,800
emissions than we've ever seen before

3794
02:37:22,070 --> 02:37:20,399
now that's some great data right but

3795
02:37:23,349 --> 02:37:22,080
this is not the only remote sensing tool

3796
02:37:25,349 --> 02:37:23,359
that's on the international space

3797
02:37:27,510 --> 02:37:25,359
station what else is up there it's it's

3798
02:37:28,950 --> 02:37:27,520
like a party up there we've got

3799
02:37:31,349 --> 02:37:28,960
especially when you're thinking about

3800
02:37:33,270 --> 02:37:31,359
plants we have a neighbor called jedi

3801
02:37:35,590 --> 02:37:33,280
it's looking at how much plant material

3802
02:37:37,830 --> 02:37:35,600
is there there's another neighbor called

3803
02:37:39,990 --> 02:37:37,840
ecostress it says what happens to plants

3804
02:37:42,150 --> 02:37:40,000
when they're hot and dried out and then

3805
02:37:44,870 --> 02:37:42,160
this other instrument from the german

3806
02:37:46,550 --> 02:37:44,880
space agency diesis that's figuring out

3807
02:37:48,150 --> 02:37:46,560
what types of plants are in different

3808
02:37:50,950 --> 02:37:48,160
places so when you get all those

3809
02:37:51,990 --> 02:37:50,960
measurements from the iss same time same

3810
02:37:54,230 --> 02:37:52,000
place

3811
02:37:56,070 --> 02:37:54,240
really powerful for science all right

3812
02:37:58,469 --> 02:37:56,080
anne marie eldering thank you so much

3813
02:38:01,429 --> 02:37:58,479
for joining us uh project scientist for

3814
02:38:04,150 --> 02:38:01,439
orbiting carbon observatory 3. we have a

3815
02:38:05,590 --> 02:38:04,160
lot more of climate science information

3816
02:38:06,950 --> 02:38:05,600
that you can find on our website that's

3817
02:38:08,469 --> 02:38:06,960
nasa.gov

3818
02:38:10,710 --> 02:38:08,479
earth day now let's get back to the

3819
02:38:12,389 --> 02:38:10,720
action with crew 2 with john innsbrucker

3820
02:38:15,670 --> 02:38:12,399
here at spacex headquarters in

3821
02:38:17,429 --> 02:38:15,680
washington in hawthorne california john

3822
02:38:19,510 --> 02:38:17,439
that's right gary just upstairs from

3823
02:38:21,670 --> 02:38:19,520
where you are down on the floor we're

3824
02:38:24,230 --> 02:38:21,680
coming up on just over 100 minutes

3825
02:38:26,630 --> 02:38:24,240
before launch the falcon 9 launch team

3826
02:38:29,110 --> 02:38:26,640
began their final activities at t minus

3827
02:38:31,750 --> 02:38:29,120
two hours now the launch engineers are

3828
02:38:34,150 --> 02:38:31,760
located in firing room four in the nasal

3829
02:38:36,150 --> 02:38:34,160
launch control center on kennedy space

3830
02:38:39,270 --> 02:38:36,160
center they've got a view through their

3831
02:38:40,950 --> 02:38:39,280
large windows of pad 39a located just

3832
02:38:43,750 --> 02:38:40,960
five kilometers east of where they're

3833
02:38:45,590 --> 02:38:43,760
sitting the falcon 9 team is loading

3834
02:38:47,830 --> 02:38:45,600
helium and nitrogen gas into storage

3835
02:38:49,830 --> 02:38:47,840
bottles on the launch vehicle

3836
02:38:52,389 --> 02:38:49,840
radio frequency checkouts have also been

3837
02:38:54,550 --> 02:38:52,399
completed and a final review of launch

3838
02:38:57,190 --> 02:38:54,560
vehicle testing performed earlier today

3839
02:38:58,870 --> 02:38:57,200
is underway now the spacex chief

3840
02:39:01,349 --> 02:38:58,880
engineer will check with the team at t

3841
02:39:03,429 --> 02:39:01,359
minus 80 minutes to verify we are good

3842
02:39:05,510 --> 02:39:03,439
to continue the countdown

3843
02:39:08,070 --> 02:39:05,520
now the next major activity is going to

3844
02:39:10,550 --> 02:39:08,080
be flowing a small amount of fuel onto

3845
02:39:12,389 --> 02:39:10,560
the first stage to prime the merlin 1d

3846
02:39:14,309 --> 02:39:12,399
engines for ignition

3847
02:39:16,870 --> 02:39:14,319
the team is also monitoring fuel and

3848
02:39:18,469 --> 02:39:16,880
liquid oxygen loading preparations we're

3849
02:39:21,190 --> 02:39:18,479
ensuring that the propellants in the

3850
02:39:23,910 --> 02:39:21,200
ground tanks are correctly chilled prior

3851
02:39:25,510 --> 02:39:23,920
to loading onto the falcon at t minus 35

3852
02:39:27,429 --> 02:39:25,520
minutes

3853
02:39:29,190 --> 02:39:27,439
now the view you've got here the dragon

3854
02:39:31,830 --> 02:39:29,200
capsule at the end of the crew access

3855
02:39:33,270 --> 02:39:31,840
arm well the crew has been busy uh this

3856
02:39:35,670 --> 02:39:33,280
early morning

3857
02:39:38,550 --> 02:39:35,680
we've got all four of the astronauts are

3858
02:39:40,389 --> 02:39:38,560
in the capsule the hatch is closed

3859
02:39:42,630 --> 02:39:40,399
the comp checks with the spacex launch

3860
02:39:44,950 --> 02:39:42,640
team are complete both with the dragon

3861
02:39:46,309 --> 02:39:44,960
flight crew as well as the falcon 9

3862
02:39:48,150 --> 02:39:46,319
launch crew

3863
02:39:49,590 --> 02:39:48,160
we've also done a leak check and that

3864
02:39:52,790 --> 02:39:49,600
confirmed the hatch is correctly

3865
02:39:54,870 --> 02:39:52,800
installed it was completed with no leaks

3866
02:39:57,590 --> 02:39:54,880
now in about t minus one hour the

3867
02:40:00,070 --> 02:39:57,600
support team will be clear of the crew

3868
02:40:01,670 --> 02:40:00,080
access arm and the pad and actually

3869
02:40:03,750 --> 02:40:01,680
right now we're running well ahead of

3870
02:40:05,590 --> 02:40:03,760
schedule so they're beginning to button

3871
02:40:09,750 --> 02:40:05,600
things up and so they may actually leave

3872
02:40:11,830 --> 02:40:09,760
the launch pad area a little bit early

3873
02:40:13,990 --> 02:40:11,840
now the range will begin their final

3874
02:40:15,030 --> 02:40:14,000
sweeps of the flight hazard and caution

3875
02:40:17,269 --> 02:40:15,040
areas

3876
02:40:19,349 --> 02:40:17,279
and for the weather the good news right

3877
02:40:20,389 --> 02:40:19,359
now is that everything continues to look

3878
02:40:21,590 --> 02:40:20,399
good

3879
02:40:24,550 --> 02:40:21,600
the weather

3880
02:40:26,550 --> 02:40:24,560
possibility of bad weather is only five

3881
02:40:28,469 --> 02:40:26,560
percent right now what we're mostly

3882
02:40:31,670 --> 02:40:28,479
looking at is in case uh

3883
02:40:33,910 --> 02:40:31,680
a cloud with some rain in it pops up

3884
02:40:36,469 --> 02:40:33,920
along the flight trajectory but that

3885
02:40:38,950 --> 02:40:36,479
doesn't look to be a big issue right now

3886
02:40:41,990 --> 02:40:38,960
we are waiting at t minus one hour for

3887
02:40:43,910 --> 02:40:42,000
some last weather data that will tell us

3888
02:40:45,990 --> 02:40:43,920
the dragon weather conditions if they

3889
02:40:47,990 --> 02:40:46,000
are go for launch in the case of an

3890
02:40:50,070 --> 02:40:48,000
abort we need to make sure that it's not

3891
02:40:52,389 --> 02:40:50,080
too windy if dragon had to do an escape

3892
02:40:54,309 --> 02:40:52,399
maneuver from the falcon 9 we don't want

3893
02:40:55,990 --> 02:40:54,319
the winds to be too high as they come

3894
02:40:58,630 --> 02:40:56,000
down into the ocean

3895
02:41:00,870 --> 02:40:58,640
but right now everything looks good both

3896
02:41:04,870 --> 02:41:00,880
at the launch pad as well as the

3897
02:41:07,030 --> 02:41:04,880
downrange and uh contingency weather uh

3898
02:41:08,469 --> 02:41:07,040
contingency landing locations looking

3899
02:41:10,309 --> 02:41:08,479
good weather-wise

3900
02:41:13,590 --> 02:41:10,319
so right now everything's looking go at

3901
02:41:16,950 --> 02:41:13,600
t-minus one hour 37 minutes 28 seconds

3902
02:41:18,150 --> 02:41:16,960
and jasmine back to you in florida

3903
02:41:19,750 --> 02:41:18,160
thanks john

3904
02:41:21,590 --> 02:41:19,760
this mission is demonstrating our

3905
02:41:23,910 --> 02:41:21,600
partnerships across the country and

3906
02:41:26,550 --> 02:41:23,920
around the globe joining me now is

3907
02:41:28,309 --> 02:41:26,560
hiroshi sasaki vice president of jaxa

3908
02:41:30,469 --> 02:41:28,319
and director general of the human space

3909
02:41:32,150 --> 02:41:30,479
flight technology directorate thank you

3910
02:41:33,990 --> 02:41:32,160
so much for joining us today welcome

3911
02:41:36,309 --> 02:41:34,000
thank you very much of course of course

3912
02:41:38,870 --> 02:41:36,319
so crew 2 will be the second commercial

3913
02:41:40,469 --> 02:41:38,880
crew mission to include a jaxa astronaut

3914
02:41:42,309 --> 02:41:40,479
can you tell us what the commercial crew

3915
02:41:43,830 --> 02:41:42,319
program means to jaxa

3916
02:41:47,269 --> 02:41:43,840
yeah

3917
02:41:48,070 --> 02:41:47,279
program is very uh important for also us

3918
02:41:51,110 --> 02:41:48,080
that

3919
02:41:52,630 --> 02:41:51,120
our japanese astronauts on board

3920
02:41:54,790 --> 02:41:52,640
and aki

3921
02:41:57,190 --> 02:41:54,800
as well as the japanese folks are so

3922
02:42:00,630 --> 02:41:57,200
excited that uh

3923
02:42:02,309 --> 02:42:00,640
japanese notes soichi and aki

3924
02:42:04,150 --> 02:42:02,319
will meet

3925
02:42:05,830 --> 02:42:04,160
each other in a

3926
02:42:07,429 --> 02:42:05,840
space station

3927
02:42:10,309 --> 02:42:07,439
and there is a symbol

3928
02:42:14,550 --> 02:42:10,319
of the japanese accent notes are active

3929
02:42:17,269 --> 02:42:14,560
in space and it inspires and give hopes

3930
02:42:19,830 --> 02:42:17,279
to the japanese young people

3931
02:42:22,309 --> 02:42:19,840
right right absolutely so i'm glad that

3932
02:42:24,230 --> 02:42:22,319
you mentioned that that aki hika hoshide

3933
02:42:26,070 --> 02:42:24,240
will be joining suici naguchi on board

3934
02:42:28,710 --> 02:42:26,080
and this will be the first time that

3935
02:42:30,870 --> 02:42:28,720
there is a direct crew handover with two

3936
02:42:33,190 --> 02:42:30,880
jaxa astronauts can you tell us how

3937
02:42:37,670 --> 02:42:33,200
that's inspiring the next uh generation

3938
02:42:40,950 --> 02:42:37,680
of jaxa astronauts yeah uh now we are uh

3939
02:42:43,030 --> 02:42:40,960
selecting the new astronaut

3940
02:42:45,429 --> 02:42:43,040
not only the iss but all the

3941
02:42:46,950 --> 02:42:45,439
moon uh missions

3942
02:42:50,469 --> 02:42:46,960
and uh it

3943
02:42:52,150 --> 02:42:50,479
this activity is a very inspires uh

3944
02:42:54,950 --> 02:42:52,160
peoples to

3945
02:42:57,429 --> 02:42:54,960
want to go to the space and

3946
02:42:58,870 --> 02:42:57,439
even the moon i think

3947
02:43:01,110 --> 02:42:58,880
absolutely there's a lot of inspiration

3948
02:43:03,830 --> 02:43:01,120
of course coming from the two of them

3949
02:43:06,790 --> 02:43:03,840
and like suici aki has had a lot of

3950
02:43:09,910 --> 02:43:06,800
experience he's flown on shuttle soyuz

3951
02:43:12,389 --> 02:43:09,920
and soon a crew dragon which is very

3952
02:43:14,630 --> 02:43:12,399
exciting can you tell us um what unique

3953
02:43:18,469 --> 02:43:14,640
skills he is bringing to crew 2

3954
02:43:20,710 --> 02:43:18,479
yeah he has a lot of experience and

3955
02:43:23,590 --> 02:43:20,720
i think that he's very

3956
02:43:24,950 --> 02:43:23,600
relaxed to the lunch so

3957
02:43:26,950 --> 02:43:24,960
maybe he

3958
02:43:27,990 --> 02:43:26,960
will lead the

3959
02:43:31,190 --> 02:43:28,000
other

3960
02:43:34,830 --> 02:43:31,200
astronauts to them

3961
02:43:39,110 --> 02:43:37,670
mind i think so yeah

3962
02:43:40,870 --> 02:43:39,120
we're glad that he's relaxed today but

3963
02:43:42,790 --> 02:43:40,880
he's ready to go we're all ready to

3964
02:43:44,870 --> 02:43:42,800
watch him and cheer him on so can you

3965
02:43:47,269 --> 02:43:44,880
tell us what is next for jaxa and the

3966
02:43:48,389 --> 02:43:47,279
commercial crew program yeah uh the next

3967
02:43:53,910 --> 02:43:48,399
uh

3968
02:43:57,670 --> 02:43:53,920
wakata a very famous astronaut

3969
02:43:59,030 --> 02:43:57,680
and also look at his second flight

3970
02:44:01,110 --> 02:43:59,040
and uh

3971
02:44:04,710 --> 02:44:01,120
we want to

3972
02:44:06,469 --> 02:44:04,720
send a japanese note every year

3973
02:44:08,230 --> 02:44:06,479
that's that's fantastic we're looking

3974
02:44:10,790 --> 02:44:08,240
forward to that cadence of jaxa

3975
02:44:12,870 --> 02:44:10,800
astronauts going to the space station

3976
02:44:14,710 --> 02:44:12,880
and you also mentioned the moon you know

3977
02:44:17,349 --> 02:44:14,720
inspiring people to to go back to the

3978
02:44:19,190 --> 02:44:17,359
moon so last year jax assigned the

3979
02:44:21,349 --> 02:44:19,200
artemis accords which is

3980
02:44:23,510 --> 02:44:21,359
speaking to our continued partnership in

3981
02:44:23,980 --> 02:44:23,520
space can you tell us more about that

3982
02:44:25,429 --> 02:44:23,990
yeah

3983
02:44:27,190 --> 02:44:25,439
[Music]

3984
02:44:29,190 --> 02:44:27,200
japan is

3985
02:44:30,830 --> 02:44:29,200
signed not only the artist program but

3986
02:44:35,910 --> 02:44:30,840
also the gateway

3987
02:44:38,309 --> 02:44:35,920
mou and uh we want to uh contribute the

3988
02:44:40,070 --> 02:44:38,319
using our

3989
02:44:43,990 --> 02:44:40,080
expertise

3990
02:44:46,469 --> 02:44:44,000
such as uh ecosystem or transportations

3991
02:44:48,469 --> 02:44:46,479
and even astronauts right

3992
02:44:51,190 --> 02:44:48,479
and uh we want to

3993
02:44:53,349 --> 02:44:51,200
uh go together to the moon

3994
02:44:55,429 --> 02:44:53,359
with the international partners

3995
02:44:57,190 --> 02:44:55,439
exactly no you know it's all about

3996
02:44:59,190 --> 02:44:57,200
partnership it's all about going

3997
02:45:01,190 --> 02:44:59,200
together uh is there anything that you

3998
02:45:02,950 --> 02:45:01,200
can tell us that uh aki will be working

3999
02:45:06,309 --> 02:45:02,960
on on station any specific science that

4000
02:45:08,230 --> 02:45:06,319
he'll be doing yeah he will uh

4001
02:45:10,630 --> 02:45:08,240
conduct a lot of

4002
02:45:12,830 --> 02:45:10,640
science research and technology

4003
02:45:16,150 --> 02:45:12,840
demonstrate such

4004
02:45:17,429 --> 02:45:16,160
as protein crystal growth for the

4005
02:45:18,630 --> 02:45:17,439
medicine

4006
02:45:20,790 --> 02:45:18,640
design

4007
02:45:22,790 --> 02:45:20,800
contributing the

4008
02:45:25,269 --> 02:45:22,800
people on the ground

4009
02:45:26,469 --> 02:45:25,279
and demonstration was a

4010
02:45:28,550 --> 02:45:26,479
enhanced

4011
02:45:31,349 --> 02:45:28,560
water recovery system

4012
02:45:33,190 --> 02:45:31,359
for the huge explorations

4013
02:45:34,469 --> 02:45:33,200
right right that is that's fantastic we

4014
02:45:36,309 --> 02:45:34,479
know that he's going to be doing great

4015
02:45:37,830 --> 02:45:36,319
work and i'm sure that you are excited

4016
02:45:39,190 --> 02:45:37,840
to see today's launch can you tell us

4017
02:45:42,309 --> 02:45:39,200
where you'll be watching from later on

4018
02:45:44,710 --> 02:45:42,319
today yeah i want to i'm i'm looking for

4019
02:45:47,429 --> 02:45:44,720
the i think it's a beautiful launch

4020
02:45:49,269 --> 02:45:47,439
fantastic wonderful hiroshi sasaki thank

4021
02:45:50,950 --> 02:45:49,279
you so much for joining us today we are

4022
02:45:52,309 --> 02:45:50,960
honored to have you here and now we're

4023
02:45:55,429 --> 02:45:52,319
going to take it back to marie at the

4024
02:45:57,590 --> 02:45:55,439
ksc host desk

4025
02:46:00,469 --> 02:45:57,600
all right thank you jasmine we are uh

4026
02:46:03,349 --> 02:46:00,479
currently at t minus one hour 32 minutes

4027
02:46:05,190 --> 02:46:03,359
and counting until crew dragon flies its

4028
02:46:07,269 --> 02:46:05,200
next four-person crew to the

4029
02:46:09,429 --> 02:46:07,279
international space station with the

4030
02:46:11,910 --> 02:46:09,439
astronauts you see live inside the crew

4031
02:46:14,309 --> 02:46:11,920
dragon endeavor spacecraft commander

4032
02:46:16,630 --> 02:46:14,319
shane kimbrough pilot megan macarthur

4033
02:46:19,590 --> 02:46:16,640
and mission specialists tomah pesquet

4034
02:46:21,349 --> 02:46:19,600
and aki hoshide

4035
02:46:24,469 --> 02:46:21,359
at this point in time

4036
02:46:27,670 --> 02:46:24,479
we expect the closeout team to be given

4037
02:46:28,630 --> 02:46:27,680
the go to leave the bda the blast danger

4038
02:46:30,070 --> 02:46:28,640
area

4039
02:46:32,630 --> 02:46:30,080
we're waiting to hear that call out

4040
02:46:35,510 --> 02:46:32,640
they're just doing final inspections

4041
02:46:39,990 --> 02:46:35,520
so all good news uh proceeding to an

4042
02:46:41,830 --> 02:46:40,000
on-time liftoff this afternoon the

4043
02:46:44,230 --> 02:46:41,840
the milestone that will be coming up

4044
02:46:46,550 --> 02:46:44,240
after that will be the

4045
02:46:47,990 --> 02:46:46,560
launch escape system checks or les

4046
02:46:50,950 --> 02:46:48,000
checks

4047
02:46:53,190 --> 02:46:50,960
that will happen around t minus 1 hour

4048
02:46:54,309 --> 02:46:53,200
and 30 minutes

4049
02:46:57,030 --> 02:46:54,319
and those will be conducted by the

4050
02:46:59,030 --> 02:46:57,040
falcon launch team those checkouts are a

4051
02:47:00,230 --> 02:46:59,040
standard part of the launch countdown

4052
02:47:02,230 --> 02:47:00,240
and critical to make sure that

4053
02:47:04,790 --> 02:47:02,240
everything is in working order before

4054
02:47:06,870 --> 02:47:04,800
arming the launch escape system and

4055
02:47:08,469 --> 02:47:06,880
which of course and there we see the

4056
02:47:11,030 --> 02:47:08,479
closeout team

4057
02:47:17,510 --> 02:47:11,040
leaving the dragon capsule walking down

4058
02:47:26,550 --> 02:47:20,389
so the closeout team has begun

4059
02:47:26,560 --> 02:47:33,349
kathy thanks

4060
02:47:37,429 --> 02:47:35,269
we just heard confirmation that the pat

4061
02:47:42,950 --> 02:47:37,439
closeout team has departed the crew

4062
02:47:46,790 --> 02:47:44,389
as i was saying the milestone that will

4063
02:47:49,510 --> 02:47:46,800
be coming up next is a commencement of

4064
02:47:52,230 --> 02:47:49,520
the launch escape system checks

4065
02:47:53,910 --> 02:47:52,240
and we're expecting that to begin any

4066
02:47:55,590 --> 02:47:53,920
moment now

4067
02:47:57,670 --> 02:47:55,600
as i was saying this these are standard

4068
02:47:59,510 --> 02:47:57,680
part of the launch countdown critical to

4069
02:48:02,230 --> 02:47:59,520
make sure that everything is in working

4070
02:48:03,990 --> 02:48:02,240
order before we arm the launch escape

4071
02:48:05,750 --> 02:48:04,000
system which of course comes right

4072
02:48:09,510 --> 02:48:05,760
before we

4073
02:48:13,269 --> 02:48:12,150
and that launch escape system is what

4074
02:48:16,230 --> 02:48:13,279
uh

4075
02:48:17,349 --> 02:48:16,240
basically arms the crew dragon capsule

4076
02:48:18,790 --> 02:48:17,359
to be

4077
02:48:21,590 --> 02:48:18,800
able to

4078
02:48:23,990 --> 02:48:21,600
uh propel itself off of the falcon 9

4079
02:48:26,790 --> 02:48:24,000
rocket in the event of an emergency and

4080
02:48:28,830 --> 02:48:26,800
so that is a critical uh step that has

4081
02:48:31,830 --> 02:48:28,840
to be taken before the arming of that

4082
02:48:34,870 --> 02:48:31,840
system that happens just before

4083
02:48:40,790 --> 02:48:34,880
fueling on the rocket begins at t minus

4084
02:48:45,670 --> 02:48:43,429
once again seated in the seat that is

4085
02:48:48,710 --> 02:48:45,680
closest to what we can actually see on

4086
02:48:51,990 --> 02:48:48,720
the camera is commander shane kimbrough

4087
02:48:55,590 --> 02:48:52,000
to his right is pilot megan macarthur

4088
02:48:57,750 --> 02:48:55,600
uh to her right is tomah pesquet and

4089
02:48:59,990 --> 02:48:57,760
then seated underneath the camera so

4090
02:49:05,030 --> 02:49:00,000
unfortunately we can't see him

4091
02:49:08,870 --> 02:49:07,190
this crew has certainly been having a

4092
02:49:11,110 --> 02:49:08,880
good time while they're sitting in their

4093
02:49:13,190 --> 02:49:11,120
seats there's not a whole lot for them

4094
02:49:15,910 --> 02:49:13,200
to do at this particular time we see

4095
02:49:18,469 --> 02:49:15,920
some smiles there on our commander so it

4096
02:49:20,630 --> 02:49:18,479
sounds like everything is is uh

4097
02:49:23,830 --> 02:49:20,640
fun inside the capsule tracy you

4098
02:49:27,750 --> 02:49:23,840
mentioned earlier that this crew is

4099
02:49:29,030 --> 02:49:27,760
just at you know the the epitome of

4100
02:49:30,710 --> 02:49:29,040
um

4101
02:49:33,910 --> 02:49:30,720
of working together and just having

4102
02:49:35,750 --> 02:49:33,920
these amazing personalities and um i can

4103
02:49:38,790 --> 02:49:35,760
only imagine what it would might be like

4104
02:49:40,550 --> 02:49:38,800
to be of course no flies in

4105
02:49:43,190 --> 02:49:40,560
crew dragon that's that's foreign object

4106
02:49:45,830 --> 02:49:43,200
debris that's fun but to to be a fly on

4107
02:49:47,269 --> 02:49:45,840
the wall and and kind of peek in on

4108
02:49:49,510 --> 02:49:47,279
these interactions it must be so

4109
02:49:51,429 --> 02:49:49,520
fascinating yeah if i had to guess even

4110
02:49:52,870 --> 02:49:51,439
though we can't see aki uh we know he's

4111
02:49:54,469 --> 02:49:52,880
smiling right

4112
02:49:55,990 --> 02:49:54,479
he's the one probably making them all

4113
02:49:57,590 --> 02:49:56,000
laugh yeah

4114
02:49:59,590 --> 02:49:57,600
yeah these guys have worked together

4115
02:50:01,510 --> 02:49:59,600
we've all worked together well before um

4116
02:50:03,590 --> 02:50:01,520
being assigned to crew together and

4117
02:50:05,990 --> 02:50:03,600
these four have intertwined in a number

4118
02:50:07,830 --> 02:50:06,000
of ways uh as you know shane and

4119
02:50:09,990 --> 02:50:07,840
tomaflew in space together on their

4120
02:50:11,110 --> 02:50:10,000
expedition

4121
02:50:13,110 --> 02:50:11,120
aki

4122
02:50:14,890 --> 02:50:13,120
credits megan with teaching him how to

4123
02:50:17,349 --> 02:50:14,900
capcom and um

4124
02:50:20,070 --> 02:50:17,359
[Laughter]

4125
02:50:21,910 --> 02:50:20,080
this is how you capcom aki and he told

4126
02:50:24,950 --> 02:50:21,920
me that he gave me credit for giving him

4127
02:50:27,269 --> 02:50:24,960
the opportunity to first make a quindar

4128
02:50:28,630 --> 02:50:27,279
which is the ping that you hear

4129
02:50:30,710 --> 02:50:28,640
when you have

4130
02:50:32,469 --> 02:50:30,720
keyed the mic in mission control to

4131
02:50:35,030 --> 02:50:32,479
space to ground or air to ground or in

4132
02:50:36,309 --> 02:50:35,040
this case uh dragon to ground and i'll

4133
02:50:38,309 --> 02:50:36,319
take it you know whatever um

4134
02:50:41,910 --> 02:50:38,319
contribution i made to his fabulous

4135
02:50:45,110 --> 02:50:41,920
career i'm i'm very honored uh but um

4136
02:50:48,230 --> 02:50:45,120
yeah this this crew is uh um top-notch

4137
02:50:51,429 --> 02:50:48,240
um people um at heart as well as

4138
02:50:54,070 --> 02:50:51,439
technically sound and brilliant and all

4139
02:50:56,150 --> 02:50:54,080
that they've done so i can only imagine

4140
02:50:57,269 --> 02:50:56,160
them being concentrated together in a

4141
02:50:58,790 --> 02:50:57,279
capsule

4142
02:51:00,469 --> 02:50:58,800
there's just too much goodness the rest

4143
02:51:02,830 --> 02:51:00,479
of us probably just wouldn't be able to

4144
02:51:05,750 --> 02:51:02,840
fit in there so it's

4145
02:51:07,590 --> 02:51:05,760
great and there's a look outside at the

4146
02:51:10,070 --> 02:51:07,600
launch pad uh

4147
02:51:12,469 --> 02:51:10,080
looking at the crew access arm extended

4148
02:51:15,429 --> 02:51:12,479
out still connected at this point to the

4149
02:51:17,269 --> 02:51:15,439
crew dragon endeavor that will retract

4150
02:51:21,349 --> 02:51:17,279
from the capsule as we get closer to

4151
02:51:23,429 --> 02:51:21,359
launch around the t minus 42 minute mark

4152
02:51:25,590 --> 02:51:23,439
so again we've we've just been standing

4153
02:51:28,710 --> 02:51:25,600
by to listen to

4154
02:51:31,190 --> 02:51:28,720
the launch escape system health checks

4155
02:51:32,389 --> 02:51:31,200
we expected that to hear that about t

4156
02:51:34,309 --> 02:51:32,399
minus

4157
02:51:39,269 --> 02:51:34,319
1 hour and 30 minutes but we haven't

4158
02:51:46,550 --> 02:51:40,950
let's take a social question while we're

4159
02:51:50,550 --> 02:51:48,630
all right how come some launches take

4160
02:51:51,990 --> 02:51:50,560
longer to get to the space station than

4161
02:51:54,230 --> 02:51:52,000
others tracy do you want to take that

4162
02:51:56,469 --> 02:51:54,240
one sure um

4163
02:51:58,790 --> 02:51:56,479
i it mainly again has to do with our

4164
02:52:00,550 --> 02:51:58,800
orbital mechanics and um

4165
02:52:01,750 --> 02:52:00,560
you know the station uh

4166
02:52:03,429 --> 02:52:01,760
the the

4167
02:52:05,590 --> 02:52:03,439
capsule one that launches is uh

4168
02:52:08,389 --> 02:52:05,600
constantly chasing the space station um

4169
02:52:09,990 --> 02:52:08,399
but it it has a lot to do with um

4170
02:52:11,750 --> 02:52:10,000
phasing we call it but that's really

4171
02:52:14,150 --> 02:52:11,760
just the the distance you are to the

4172
02:52:15,990 --> 02:52:14,160
space space station and and how far

4173
02:52:17,670 --> 02:52:16,000
below it you are and you're catching up

4174
02:52:19,590 --> 02:52:17,680
to it and it and

4175
02:52:21,830 --> 02:52:19,600
we call it a profile but it's basically

4176
02:52:25,190 --> 02:52:21,840
the path that the capsule takes to get

4177
02:52:28,150 --> 02:52:25,200
to this station and um each milestone of

4178
02:52:30,469 --> 02:52:28,160
that is a is a engine firing that that

4179
02:52:33,349 --> 02:52:30,479
takes it closer to the station either in

4180
02:52:34,630 --> 02:52:33,359
altitude or in proximity and how that's

4181
02:52:36,550 --> 02:52:34,640
designed

4182
02:52:39,269 --> 02:52:36,560
plays a big role in how long it takes to

4183
02:52:41,670 --> 02:52:39,279
get there plus engines uh performance

4184
02:52:43,590 --> 02:52:41,680
and and propellant and a number of

4185
02:52:46,469 --> 02:52:43,600
factors can go into that

4186
02:52:49,750 --> 02:52:46,479
that make it anywhere from two days uh

4187
02:52:52,710 --> 02:52:49,760
to two hours and so it's quite a um

4188
02:52:55,030 --> 02:52:52,720
a range of uh of time to get there

4189
02:52:58,309 --> 02:52:55,040
and it just so happens that uh this

4190
02:53:00,469 --> 02:52:58,319
flight after it lifts off at 5 49 in two

4191
02:53:02,309 --> 02:53:00,479
seconds this morning we expect they will

4192
02:53:05,030 --> 02:53:02,319
be docking to the international space

4193
02:53:07,910 --> 02:53:05,040
station in less than 24 hours a little

4194
02:53:09,510 --> 02:53:07,920
after 5 a.m eastern time

4195
02:53:11,110 --> 02:53:09,520
saturday morning

4196
02:53:13,990 --> 02:53:11,120
i think we have time for another social

4197
02:53:18,950 --> 02:53:17,110
what improvement over crew one does this

4198
02:53:22,230 --> 02:53:18,960
mission have in terms of crew dragon

4199
02:53:25,190 --> 02:53:22,240
itself also will rendezvous with iss be

4200
02:53:27,349 --> 02:53:25,200
quicker this time or take the 27 hours

4201
02:53:29,110 --> 02:53:27,359
like previous missions i think we just

4202
02:53:30,309 --> 02:53:29,120
answered the last part of that question

4203
02:53:32,790 --> 02:53:30,319
but kate do you want to take the first

4204
02:53:35,190 --> 02:53:32,800
part for sure um yeah we've definitely

4205
02:53:37,429 --> 02:53:35,200
made a number of upgrades to crew dragon

4206
02:53:39,510 --> 02:53:37,439
like i said before this is a refurbished

4207
02:53:42,309 --> 02:53:39,520
dragon this is the first time that we

4208
02:53:44,230 --> 02:53:42,319
are utilizing a a flight proven dragon

4209
02:53:46,150 --> 02:53:44,240
on a crew mission

4210
02:53:47,830 --> 02:53:46,160
we installed some components on the

4211
02:53:50,550 --> 02:53:47,840
super draco system

4212
02:53:53,269 --> 02:53:50,560
which is actually if needed which of

4213
02:53:55,510 --> 02:53:53,279
course never something we expect to use

4214
02:53:57,030 --> 02:53:55,520
but the launch escape system as we

4215
02:54:00,070 --> 02:53:57,040
mentioned before

4216
02:54:01,910 --> 02:54:00,080
is an important safety feature and the

4217
02:54:03,590 --> 02:54:01,920
components that we added to that

4218
02:54:06,070 --> 02:54:03,600
propulsion system

4219
02:54:08,950 --> 02:54:06,080
it gives us over a 10 percent

4220
02:54:10,790 --> 02:54:08,960
improvement on on performance uh for a

4221
02:54:11,670 --> 02:54:10,800
pad abort scenario

4222
02:54:13,750 --> 02:54:11,680
which

4223
02:54:15,510 --> 02:54:13,760
in that case doubles and in this

4224
02:54:17,670 --> 02:54:15,520
situation doubling is a good thing it

4225
02:54:20,469 --> 02:54:17,680
actually doubles our

4226
02:54:22,630 --> 02:54:20,479
our envelope for the the wind limits at

4227
02:54:24,469 --> 02:54:22,640
launch time so when there are so many

4228
02:54:27,030 --> 02:54:24,479
things going into consideration for a

4229
02:54:29,670 --> 02:54:27,040
launch like downrange weather which is

4230
02:54:31,830 --> 02:54:29,680
why we waived off from yesterday um to

4231
02:54:34,790 --> 02:54:31,840
launch weather uh here specifically at

4232
02:54:36,950 --> 02:54:34,800
the site it's it's a great improvement

4233
02:54:38,870 --> 02:54:36,960
to be able to have

4234
02:54:41,670 --> 02:54:38,880
twice as much capability there in that

4235
02:54:43,269 --> 02:54:41,680
range we've also improved some inside

4236
02:54:45,590 --> 02:54:43,279
things we've taken of course feedback

4237
02:54:48,309 --> 02:54:45,600
from the our astronauts that have have

4238
02:54:50,309 --> 02:54:48,319
flown on board already and have taken

4239
02:54:51,750 --> 02:54:50,319
their feedback and made some

4240
02:54:54,469 --> 02:54:51,760
more efficiency or operational

4241
02:54:56,309 --> 02:54:54,479
improvements to things even as simple as

4242
02:54:58,710 --> 02:54:56,319
where certain personal items need to be

4243
02:55:01,429 --> 02:54:58,720
packed inside crew dragon for retrieval

4244
02:55:03,590 --> 02:55:01,439
while while on orbit

4245
02:55:06,950 --> 02:55:03,600
and i think we have time for uh one more

4246
02:55:11,110 --> 02:55:08,950
are the crew 2 astronauts going to do

4247
02:55:13,510 --> 02:55:11,120
any experiments that are related to

4248
02:55:14,870 --> 02:55:13,520
artemis missions yes

4249
02:55:16,710 --> 02:55:14,880
absolutely

4250
02:55:17,990 --> 02:55:16,720
in fact many of the experiments on

4251
02:55:19,990 --> 02:55:18,000
station are

4252
02:55:21,990 --> 02:55:20,000
directly related to artemis there's a

4253
02:55:24,550 --> 02:55:22,000
live shot of the moon that we're looking

4254
02:55:25,990 --> 02:55:24,560
at by the way um and

4255
02:55:28,870 --> 02:55:26,000
that is where we're going with the

4256
02:55:30,870 --> 02:55:28,880
artemis mission uh to put we are set on

4257
02:55:32,790 --> 02:55:30,880
putting the first woman and the first

4258
02:55:34,710 --> 02:55:32,800
person of color on the moon as part of

4259
02:55:37,269 --> 02:55:34,720
the artemis mission and the the

4260
02:55:39,670 --> 02:55:37,279
experiments that the astronauts do on

4261
02:55:41,830 --> 02:55:39,680
the space station help us learn about

4262
02:55:44,309 --> 02:55:41,840
how life in microgravity affects the

4263
02:55:45,190 --> 02:55:44,319
human body and of course that helps us

4264
02:55:47,110 --> 02:55:45,200
develop

4265
02:55:49,429 --> 02:55:47,120
the technologies that we need to keep

4266
02:55:50,389 --> 02:55:49,439
astronauts healthy for those longer deep

4267
02:55:52,389 --> 02:55:50,399
space

4268
02:55:55,190 --> 02:55:52,399
missions that are required to go to the

4269
02:55:57,910 --> 02:55:55,200
moon and eventually on to mars and uh

4270
02:56:00,710 --> 02:55:57,920
one in particular that aki has mentioned

4271
02:56:04,389 --> 02:56:00,720
is uh working on recycling water in

4272
02:56:06,870 --> 02:56:04,399
space um and and also ways to counteract

4273
02:56:08,950 --> 02:56:06,880
bone and muscle loss from extended time

4274
02:56:11,510 --> 02:56:08,960
and space and those are just a couple of

4275
02:56:12,469 --> 02:56:11,520
examples but there are so uh so many

4276
02:56:14,870 --> 02:56:12,479
more

4277
02:56:16,389 --> 02:56:14,880
i'm also wanted to let folks know that

4278
02:56:18,790 --> 02:56:16,399
we actually

4279
02:56:21,910 --> 02:56:18,800
we have completed the launch escape

4280
02:56:23,110 --> 02:56:21,920
system health checks um we

4281
02:56:25,110 --> 02:56:23,120
we didn't acknowledge them because they

4282
02:56:27,110 --> 02:56:25,120
happened so far ahead of schedule we

4283
02:56:29,830 --> 02:56:27,120
were expecting them at t minus one hour

4284
02:56:32,070 --> 02:56:29,840
and 30 minutes they in fact happened uh

4285
02:56:34,790 --> 02:56:32,080
more than 30 minutes ago so just want to

4286
02:56:36,389 --> 02:56:34,800
let folks know that we did

4287
02:56:38,790 --> 02:56:36,399
have those already happen and they were

4288
02:56:40,950 --> 02:56:38,800
successful this is of course the third

4289
02:56:43,030 --> 02:56:40,960
crew to fly to orbit in a commercial

4290
02:56:46,150 --> 02:56:43,040
spacecraft of course the first were

4291
02:56:48,550 --> 02:56:46,160
astronauts doug hurley and bob benkin

4292
02:56:50,790 --> 02:56:48,560
nearly a year ago and the la the last

4293
02:56:52,870 --> 02:56:50,800
crew that launched in november is still

4294
02:56:55,750 --> 02:56:52,880
in orbit right now they are getting

4295
02:56:57,349 --> 02:56:55,760
ready to return to earth on april 28th

4296
02:56:59,269 --> 02:56:57,359
after they welcome the crew to

4297
02:57:00,550 --> 02:56:59,279
astronauts aboard the space station

4298
02:57:02,309 --> 02:57:00,560
here's a look at some of the

4299
02:57:04,790 --> 02:57:02,319
extraordinary and record-setting

4300
02:57:08,970 --> 02:57:04,800
accomplishments of the crew one team to

4301
02:57:08,980 --> 02:57:13,830
[Music]

4302
02:57:19,110 --> 02:57:15,670
you know it feels great to be a part of

4303
02:57:21,910 --> 02:57:19,120
this transition this transition from

4304
02:57:25,110 --> 02:57:21,920
a test program a demonstration program

4305
02:57:27,190 --> 02:57:25,120
to an operational program

4306
02:57:30,150 --> 02:57:27,200
[Music]

4307
02:57:32,469 --> 02:57:30,160
after nasa certified crew dragon kuran

4308
02:57:34,230 --> 02:57:32,479
is the first mission to the

4309
02:57:36,790 --> 02:57:34,240
international space station

4310
02:57:40,469 --> 02:57:36,800
i feel very honored to be a part of this

4311
02:57:45,269 --> 02:57:43,349
dragon spacex go for launch

4312
02:57:46,550 --> 02:57:45,279
when we're sitting on the launch pad i

4313
02:57:48,230 --> 02:57:46,560
think what's going to be going through

4314
02:57:50,710 --> 02:57:48,240
my mind is

4315
02:57:55,110 --> 02:57:50,720
i want to be in the moment

4316
02:58:00,150 --> 02:57:57,830
there is just an electricity in the air

4317
02:58:02,870 --> 02:58:00,160
as that countdown is happening

4318
02:58:04,710 --> 02:58:02,880
the engine is light and liftoff occurs

4319
02:58:05,660 --> 02:58:04,720
three two

4320
02:58:11,990 --> 02:58:05,670
one

4321
02:58:12,000 --> 02:58:24,930
vehicles pitching down range

4322
02:58:39,030 --> 02:58:30,150
[Music]

4323
02:58:44,230 --> 02:58:41,190
it's really hard to explain living and

4324
02:58:46,710 --> 02:58:44,240
working in zero g

4325
02:58:48,950 --> 02:58:46,720
it's fascinating how normal it becomes

4326
02:58:50,150 --> 02:58:48,960
so quickly it just

4327
02:58:57,440 --> 02:58:50,160
feels like you've done it your whole

4328
02:58:57,450 --> 02:59:02,790
[Music]

4329
02:59:06,630 --> 02:59:04,790
we are on the cusp of the third crude

4330
02:59:08,870 --> 02:59:06,640
launch for the commercial crew program

4331
02:59:10,630 --> 02:59:08,880
signifying a regular cadence of human

4332
02:59:12,870 --> 02:59:10,640
space flight launches from right here at

4333
02:59:14,710 --> 02:59:12,880
kennedy space center joining me now is

4334
02:59:16,230 --> 02:59:14,720
center director bob cabana thank you so

4335
02:59:18,150 --> 02:59:16,240
much for being here today with us

4336
02:59:20,389 --> 02:59:18,160
absolutely my pleasure jasmine this what

4337
02:59:21,670 --> 02:59:20,399
an awesome morning right right we're up

4338
02:59:23,830 --> 02:59:21,680
before the sun

4339
02:59:26,070 --> 02:59:23,840
yeah yeah we are so glad to have you

4340
02:59:28,230 --> 02:59:26,080
here what's your reaction to this return

4341
02:59:30,469 --> 02:59:28,240
to regular human space flight launches

4342
02:59:33,269 --> 02:59:30,479
all i can say is it's about time it was

4343
02:59:34,790 --> 02:59:33,279
so great last may when bob and doug

4344
02:59:37,190 --> 02:59:34,800
launched for the first time in nine

4345
02:59:39,030 --> 02:59:37,200
years humans to space on a u.s rocket

4346
02:59:40,870 --> 02:59:39,040
from u.s soil here at the kennedy space

4347
02:59:42,790 --> 02:59:40,880
center then to get crew one up there

4348
02:59:44,550 --> 02:59:42,800
last november and now this is really

4349
02:59:46,469 --> 02:59:44,560
cool because megan's flying in the same

4350
02:59:49,030 --> 02:59:46,479
capsule that bob her husband went to

4351
02:59:50,389 --> 02:59:49,040
space in last may i mean this is it's

4352
02:59:52,309 --> 02:59:50,399
it's awesome to have this regular

4353
02:59:53,990 --> 02:59:52,319
cadence again yeah yeah absolutely we

4354
02:59:55,910 --> 02:59:54,000
are just we're thrilled to be here we're

4355
02:59:57,830 --> 02:59:55,920
thrilled to see you know history being

4356
02:59:59,590 --> 02:59:57,840
made and in addition to the excitement

4357
03:00:01,830 --> 02:59:59,600
from today's launch we are also coming

4358
03:00:04,150 --> 03:00:01,840
off our celebration of earth day can you

4359
03:00:06,150 --> 03:00:04,160
talk to us about how we launch from

4360
03:00:07,830 --> 03:00:06,160
earth for earth what is kennedy space

4361
03:00:10,230 --> 03:00:07,840
center doing to to benefit our home

4362
03:00:11,910 --> 03:00:10,240
planet kennedy space center has an

4363
03:00:14,070 --> 03:00:11,920
absolutely excellent environmental

4364
03:00:17,269 --> 03:00:14,080
program you know first off

4365
03:00:19,030 --> 03:00:17,279
our 144 000 acres here it's the uh it's

4366
03:00:20,950 --> 03:00:19,040
a national wildlife refuge managed

4367
03:00:22,710 --> 03:00:20,960
forest by the fish and wildlife service

4368
03:00:25,590 --> 03:00:22,720
i've been out and seen the sea turtles

4369
03:00:27,830 --> 03:00:25,600
i've helped count eggs look at eggs see

4370
03:00:29,590 --> 03:00:27,840
the nests it's it's awesome it is so

4371
03:00:32,309 --> 03:00:29,600
cool you know we just signed an

4372
03:00:36,550 --> 03:00:32,319
agreement with florida power and light

4373
03:00:38,790 --> 03:00:36,560
they have put in a 491 acre solar farm

4374
03:00:41,110 --> 03:00:38,800
it can it takes care of like fifteen

4375
03:00:43,429 --> 03:00:41,120
thousand homes the electricity that this

4376
03:00:46,070 --> 03:00:43,439
solar farm generates you know we wanna

4377
03:00:47,429 --> 03:00:46,080
be very uh ecologically friendly you

4378
03:00:49,190 --> 03:00:47,439
know one of the neat things that we're

4379
03:00:51,990 --> 03:00:49,200
doing here at kennedy space center we're

4380
03:00:53,510 --> 03:00:52,000
responsible for uh plants growing plants

4381
03:00:55,429 --> 03:00:53,520
in space growing plants when we go to

4382
03:00:57,429 --> 03:00:55,439
the moon going to mars

4383
03:00:59,830 --> 03:00:57,439
food for the astronauts

4384
03:01:02,230 --> 03:00:59,840
real processed food loses nutrition over

4385
03:01:05,030 --> 03:01:02,240
time and there's a psychological benefit

4386
03:01:06,870 --> 03:01:05,040
to having plants in space too so i think

4387
03:01:09,429 --> 03:01:06,880
it's kind of cool to be able to take you

4388
03:01:12,230 --> 03:01:09,439
know part of planet earth with us into

4389
03:01:13,510 --> 03:01:12,240
space as we move on but no i i just i'm

4390
03:01:15,830 --> 03:01:13,520
really proud of our environmental

4391
03:01:17,349 --> 03:01:15,840
program here at ksc right absolutely you

4392
03:01:19,510 --> 03:01:17,359
really understand the importance of

4393
03:01:22,230 --> 03:01:19,520
taking pieces of home up to the space

4394
03:01:23,670 --> 03:01:22,240
station um you have flown four times on

4395
03:01:25,269 --> 03:01:23,680
shuttle you understand probably more

4396
03:01:27,030 --> 03:01:25,279
than most of us how our astronauts are

4397
03:01:29,190 --> 03:01:27,040
feeling today so have you spoken to them

4398
03:01:30,790 --> 03:01:29,200
recently how are they doing uh the crew

4399
03:01:33,269 --> 03:01:30,800
is doing outstanding i talked to them

4400
03:01:35,110 --> 03:01:33,279
the other night they are ready to go uh

4401
03:01:37,590 --> 03:01:35,120
everything's tracking well on the launch

4402
03:01:38,870 --> 03:01:37,600
i can't wait to see those guys blast off

4403
03:01:40,950 --> 03:01:38,880
i got to see them come out of crew

4404
03:01:43,349 --> 03:01:40,960
quarters and get in their

4405
03:01:44,710 --> 03:01:43,359
teslas and drive out to the pad they're

4406
03:01:46,710 --> 03:01:44,720
all looking great their families are

4407
03:01:48,950 --> 03:01:46,720
great but you know i know they're really

4408
03:01:51,110 --> 03:01:48,960
focused right now this is uh when you

4409
03:01:52,309 --> 03:01:51,120
once you strap into that spaceship

4410
03:01:54,070 --> 03:01:52,319
you're just thinking about doing

4411
03:01:56,550 --> 03:01:54,080
everything right making sure that you do

4412
03:01:58,550 --> 03:01:56,560
your job to get safely to space right

4413
03:02:00,790 --> 03:01:58,560
right now and you have seen you know how

4414
03:02:02,230 --> 03:02:00,800
this uh spaceport has changed over time

4415
03:02:03,670 --> 03:02:02,240
you were recently recognized as the

4416
03:02:05,750 --> 03:02:03,680
longest serving center director so

4417
03:02:07,590 --> 03:02:05,760
congratulations on that can you talk to

4418
03:02:09,830 --> 03:02:07,600
us about how it's evolved over time

4419
03:02:11,269 --> 03:02:09,840
absolutely you know uh

4420
03:02:13,269 --> 03:02:11,279
the shuttle paid for everything at the

4421
03:02:16,070 --> 03:02:13,279
kennedy space center and of course that

4422
03:02:18,469 --> 03:02:16,080
program came to an end in july of 2011.

4423
03:02:20,070 --> 03:02:18,479
uh we had about 15 000 contractors and

4424
03:02:22,070 --> 03:02:20,080
civil servants working here at the end

4425
03:02:24,309 --> 03:02:22,080
of the shuttle program when atlantis

4426
03:02:26,230 --> 03:02:24,319
landed on a thursday in july on friday 2

4427
03:02:27,510 --> 03:02:26,240
000 contractors got pink slips and

4428
03:02:31,030 --> 03:02:27,520
walked out the door we went from a

4429
03:02:32,469 --> 03:02:31,040
workforce of 15 000 down to 7 500

4430
03:02:34,950 --> 03:02:32,479
then we took a look at hey what do we

4431
03:02:37,750 --> 03:02:34,960
need to support the future you know and

4432
03:02:40,550 --> 03:02:37,760
the future was sls and orion but it was

4433
03:02:42,710 --> 03:02:40,560
also enabling commercial operations and

4434
03:02:44,630 --> 03:02:42,720
we got a lot of stuff off our books that

4435
03:02:47,990 --> 03:02:44,640
we had no need for that didn't support

4436
03:02:50,309 --> 03:02:48,000
commercial operations or the sls orion

4437
03:02:52,230 --> 03:02:50,319
artemis program and then what was left

4438
03:02:53,910 --> 03:02:52,240
we said hey how can we enable commercial

4439
03:02:56,710 --> 03:02:53,920
operations with this we went out for

4440
03:02:59,110 --> 03:02:56,720
notices of availability on this

4441
03:03:01,510 --> 03:02:59,120
extra facilities that we had and look at

4442
03:03:04,309 --> 03:03:01,520
us today we've got boeing and spacex

4443
03:03:06,150 --> 03:03:04,319
boeing's building the csd 100 starliner

4444
03:03:08,309 --> 03:03:06,160
and officially right over here the air

4445
03:03:09,990 --> 03:03:08,319
force x-37 orbital test vehicles

4446
03:03:11,750 --> 03:03:10,000
operating out of these former shuttle

4447
03:03:14,550 --> 03:03:11,760
facilities over here

4448
03:03:16,389 --> 03:03:14,560
we got spacex out on pad 39a where we

4449
03:03:18,630 --> 03:03:16,399
went to the moon and launched shuttles a

4450
03:03:21,030 --> 03:03:18,640
20-year use agreement to utilize that

4451
03:03:22,630 --> 03:03:21,040
pad launching cargo and cruise to the

4452
03:03:24,870 --> 03:03:22,640
international space station as well as

4453
03:03:27,110 --> 03:03:24,880
our commercial missions

4454
03:03:29,110 --> 03:03:27,120
space florida is operating the what used

4455
03:03:31,269 --> 03:03:29,120
to be the shuttle landing facility now

4456
03:03:33,590 --> 03:03:31,279
and commercializing it

4457
03:03:35,590 --> 03:03:33,600
uh we've got exploration park a research

4458
03:03:37,110 --> 03:03:35,600
and development park on nasa property

4459
03:03:39,349 --> 03:03:37,120
outside the secure perimeter space

4460
03:03:41,510 --> 03:03:39,359
florida operates that we got blue origin

4461
03:03:43,429 --> 03:03:41,520
out there we got more companies coming

4462
03:03:45,510 --> 03:03:43,439
in i mean it's just this is an exciting

4463
03:03:47,110 --> 03:03:45,520
time for america's space program

4464
03:03:48,790 --> 03:03:47,120
right right now absolutely you know

4465
03:03:51,190 --> 03:03:48,800
there's a bright future right here at

4466
03:03:52,389 --> 03:03:51,200
kennedy space center director bob cabana

4467
03:03:53,830 --> 03:03:52,399
thank you so much for being here with us

4468
03:03:58,469 --> 03:03:53,840
today now we're going to take it back to

4469
03:03:58,479 --> 03:04:04,710
i have it in my script if that helps

4470
03:04:10,710 --> 03:04:08,230
thanks jasmine we're just t minus 1 hour

4471
03:04:13,349 --> 03:04:10,720
and 14 minutes from launch and we're

4472
03:04:15,190 --> 03:04:13,359
getting pretty excited over here since

4473
03:04:17,190 --> 03:04:15,200
arriving at the spacecraft the crew were

4474
03:04:19,269 --> 03:04:17,200
helped by our closeout engineers to get

4475
03:04:20,790 --> 03:04:19,279
into their seats attach their suits to

4476
03:04:22,710 --> 03:04:20,800
special umbilicals that provide

4477
03:04:24,309 --> 03:04:22,720
breathing air and a communication link

4478
03:04:25,990 --> 03:04:24,319
to dragon systems

4479
03:04:28,070 --> 03:04:26,000
they conducted suit leak checks which

4480
03:04:29,910 --> 03:04:28,080
were successful and communications

4481
03:04:31,190 --> 03:04:29,920
checks with the core here in hawthorne

4482
03:04:32,950 --> 03:04:31,200
which is the person who will speak to

4483
03:04:35,110 --> 03:04:32,960
them directly throughout the mission as

4484
03:04:36,150 --> 03:04:35,120
well as the launch director in florida

4485
03:04:38,790 --> 03:04:36,160
this is where they're checking their

4486
03:04:41,190 --> 03:04:38,800
compass through both ground stations and

4487
03:04:43,110 --> 03:04:41,200
data tracking and data relay satellites

4488
03:04:45,269 --> 03:04:43,120
that will use to talk to the crew the

4489
03:04:46,790 --> 03:04:45,279
entire way to the station

4490
03:04:48,550 --> 03:04:46,800
and after those suit leak checks the

4491
03:04:51,110 --> 03:04:48,560
closeout team was able to seal the hatch

4492
03:04:52,870 --> 03:04:51,120
which also gets its own leak check the

4493
03:04:54,550 --> 03:04:52,880
closeout team has departed the pad and

4494
03:04:56,790 --> 03:04:54,560
weather operators will kick off their

4495
03:04:58,630 --> 03:04:56,800
final check on wind speeds at the pad

4496
03:05:00,790 --> 03:04:58,640
which will be used during the final go

4497
03:05:02,870 --> 03:05:00,800
no go for launch now before we get to

4498
03:05:05,269 --> 03:05:02,880
that final go no go the various teams at

4499
03:05:07,590 --> 03:05:05,279
both nasa and spacex will do an internal

4500
03:05:09,990 --> 03:05:07,600
go pole making sure conditions are right

4501
03:05:11,990 --> 03:05:10,000
with the falcon 9 the dragon the crew

4502
03:05:14,469 --> 03:05:12,000
the range and the space station before

4503
03:05:16,550 --> 03:05:14,479
that final go is given let's check back

4504
03:05:18,389 --> 03:05:16,560
in on houston for status on the team

4505
03:05:22,230 --> 03:05:18,399
supporting the space station on their

4506
03:05:26,550 --> 03:05:24,150
thanks gary the team here in mission

4507
03:05:28,230 --> 03:05:26,560
control houston remains go for launch

4508
03:05:29,910 --> 03:05:28,240
all systems onboard the station that are

4509
03:05:32,070 --> 03:05:29,920
required to be healthy for this mission

4510
03:05:33,990 --> 03:05:32,080
are continuing to look good before the

4511
03:05:35,830 --> 03:05:34,000
station team is go for launch they must

4512
03:05:38,389 --> 03:05:35,840
verify that key systems onboard the

4513
03:05:40,150 --> 03:05:38,399
station are functioning as expected this

4514
03:05:43,030 --> 03:05:40,160
includes life support systems like

4515
03:05:44,790 --> 03:05:43,040
oxygen generation carbon dioxide removal

4516
03:05:47,030 --> 03:05:44,800
and the water recycling system that

4517
03:05:49,429 --> 03:05:47,040
allows us to reuse about 90 percent of

4518
03:05:51,110 --> 03:05:49,439
the water we send to station we're also

4519
03:05:52,870 --> 03:05:51,120
ensuring that the computers that allow

4520
03:05:55,030 --> 03:05:52,880
us to command the station's major

4521
03:05:57,590 --> 03:05:55,040
subsystems essentially the station's

4522
03:05:59,190 --> 03:05:57,600
nervous system are functioning normally

4523
03:06:01,750 --> 03:05:59,200
we also work with our russian

4524
03:06:03,670 --> 03:06:01,760
counterparts to ensure that both methods

4525
03:06:05,910 --> 03:06:03,680
of controlling the station's attitude

4526
03:06:08,870 --> 03:06:05,920
are fully functional this includes the

4527
03:06:11,030 --> 03:06:08,880
large u.s gyroscopes and the thrusters

4528
03:06:12,790 --> 03:06:11,040
found on the russian segment both

4529
03:06:15,030 --> 03:06:12,800
systems play a critical role during

4530
03:06:16,630 --> 03:06:15,040
dragon's docking mission control houston

4531
03:06:18,630 --> 03:06:16,640
will be closely monitoring the crew's

4532
03:06:20,389 --> 03:06:18,640
flight and checking off milestones for

4533
03:06:23,590 --> 03:06:20,399
most of the journey again flight

4534
03:06:24,950 --> 03:06:23,600
director paul kanye is now on console

4535
03:06:26,630 --> 03:06:24,960
leading flight controllers here in

4536
03:06:28,870 --> 03:06:26,640
houston for launch and flight director

4537
03:06:31,269 --> 03:06:28,880
scott stover will lead teams for docking

4538
03:06:33,670 --> 03:06:31,279
tomorrow expected to take place at 4 10

4539
03:06:35,750 --> 03:06:33,680
a.m central time the international space

4540
03:06:40,309 --> 03:06:35,760
station team is ready for launch so i'll

4541
03:06:43,510 --> 03:06:41,670
all right thank you courtney as we

4542
03:06:45,030 --> 03:06:43,520
mentioned the crew two astronauts will

4543
03:06:47,110 --> 03:06:45,040
spend about six months on the

4544
03:06:49,349 --> 03:06:47,120
international space station during this

4545
03:06:51,590 --> 03:06:49,359
time the crew one astronauts will depart

4546
03:06:53,590 --> 03:06:51,600
station and return to earth they're set

4547
03:06:55,429 --> 03:06:53,600
to undock from the station in the crew

4548
03:06:57,590 --> 03:06:55,439
dragon resilience on april 28th and

4549
03:06:59,190 --> 03:06:57,600
splash down off the coast of florida

4550
03:07:02,230 --> 03:06:59,200
where they'll be picked up at sea by one

4551
03:07:04,309 --> 03:07:02,240
of spacex's recovery vessels next spacex

4552
03:07:07,349 --> 03:07:04,319
will launch commercial resupply mission

4553
03:07:09,750 --> 03:07:07,359
22 or crs-22 to the space station to

4554
03:07:11,990 --> 03:07:09,760
deliver cargo and supplies to crew 2 and

4555
03:07:14,710 --> 03:07:12,000
the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard

4556
03:07:17,750 --> 03:07:14,720
it will automatically dock to ida 3 at

4557
03:07:20,150 --> 03:07:17,760
the zenith port of the harmony module

4558
03:07:21,830 --> 03:07:20,160
before crew 2 returns home they will

4559
03:07:23,670 --> 03:07:21,840
hand the baton to the next crew to

4560
03:07:26,550 --> 03:07:23,680
arrive at the orbiting lab on crew

4561
03:07:29,030 --> 03:07:26,560
dragon the crew 3 crew that mission is

4562
03:07:31,349 --> 03:07:29,040
targeted to launch this fall it will

4563
03:07:33,269 --> 03:07:31,359
carry crew dragon commander raja chari

4564
03:07:35,990 --> 03:07:33,279
pilot tom marshburn whom are both of

4565
03:07:38,150 --> 03:07:36,000
nasa mission specialist matthias marrer

4566
03:07:40,230 --> 03:07:38,160
of the european space agency as well as

4567
03:07:42,790 --> 03:07:40,240
a fourth crew member who will be added

4568
03:07:44,550 --> 03:07:42,800
soon the crew three astronauts will also

4569
03:07:46,550 --> 03:07:44,560
complete a six-month mission as

4570
03:07:48,710 --> 03:07:46,560
expedition crew members aboard the space

4571
03:07:50,389 --> 03:07:48,720
station they will be joined there by

4572
03:07:52,630 --> 03:07:50,399
three additional crewmates who will

4573
03:07:54,630 --> 03:07:52,640
launch on a russian soyuz spacecraft

4574
03:07:56,389 --> 03:07:54,640
this will mean that seven people will be

4575
03:07:58,630 --> 03:07:56,399
on the space station at one time

4576
03:07:59,910 --> 03:07:58,640
allowing nasa to effectively double the

4577
03:08:02,710 --> 03:07:59,920
amount of space

4578
03:08:04,870 --> 03:08:02,720
the amount of science conducted in space

4579
03:08:07,030 --> 03:08:04,880
this will be chari's first trip to space

4580
03:08:09,269 --> 03:08:07,040
but he has more than 2500 hours of

4581
03:08:11,349 --> 03:08:09,279
flight time as a test pilot the u.s air

4582
03:08:13,110 --> 03:08:11,359
force colonel is also a member of nasa's

4583
03:08:14,950 --> 03:08:13,120
artemis team and is eligible for

4584
03:08:15,990 --> 03:08:14,960
assignment to a future mission to the

4585
03:08:18,230 --> 03:08:16,000
moon

4586
03:08:19,910 --> 03:08:18,240
crew 3 will be marshburn's third visit

4587
03:08:23,190 --> 03:08:19,920
to the space station and his second

4588
03:08:26,389 --> 03:08:23,200
long-duration mission he flew on sts-127

4589
03:08:28,630 --> 03:08:26,399
and expeditions 34 and 35. marshburn is

4590
03:08:30,630 --> 03:08:28,640
also a medical doctor who once served as

4591
03:08:32,790 --> 03:08:30,640
a flight surgeon and medical operations

4592
03:08:34,710 --> 03:08:32,800
lead for the space station

4593
03:08:36,710 --> 03:08:34,720
like chari maurer will be making his

4594
03:08:39,030 --> 03:08:36,720
first trip to space with the crew 3

4595
03:08:41,510 --> 03:08:39,040
mission he has extensive experience in

4596
03:08:43,269 --> 03:08:41,520
engineering and research and he spent 16

4597
03:08:45,429 --> 03:08:43,279
consecutive days in an underwater

4598
03:08:47,590 --> 03:08:45,439
laboratory as part of nasa's extreme

4599
03:08:49,429 --> 03:08:47,600
environment mission operations now let's

4600
03:08:52,630 --> 03:08:49,439
head back over to marie at kennedy space

4601
03:08:54,630 --> 03:08:52,640
center how's it going over there marie

4602
03:08:57,030 --> 03:08:54,640
thanks gary things looking good here in

4603
03:08:58,870 --> 03:08:57,040
florida if you are just now joining us

4604
03:09:02,150 --> 03:08:58,880
welcome to coverage for the mission

4605
03:09:03,910 --> 03:09:02,160
known as crew 2. nasa and spacex's third

4606
03:09:06,950 --> 03:09:03,920
flight with crew to the international

4607
03:09:09,510 --> 03:09:06,960
space station we are at t-minus one hour

4608
03:09:11,990 --> 03:09:09,520
nine minutes and counting until liftoff

4609
03:09:13,670 --> 03:09:12,000
uh myself and kate tyse and tracy

4610
03:09:16,150 --> 03:09:13,680
caldwell-dyson here have all been

4611
03:09:18,150 --> 03:09:16,160
vaccinated against covet 19 and that's

4612
03:09:20,070 --> 03:09:18,160
why you see us here sitting together

4613
03:09:23,429 --> 03:09:20,080
without masks on

4614
03:09:26,150 --> 03:09:23,439
liftoff is still holding for 5 49 and 2

4615
03:09:28,309 --> 03:09:26,160
seconds eastern time and we're tracking

4616
03:09:31,190 --> 03:09:28,319
no issues at the moment with falcon 9 or

4617
03:09:33,670 --> 03:09:31,200
dragon the range is green and weather is

4618
03:09:35,510 --> 03:09:33,680
looking good over the last three hours

4619
03:09:38,870 --> 03:09:35,520
our crew of shane kimbrough megan

4620
03:09:40,630 --> 03:09:38,880
macarthur thomas pesquet and aki hoshide

4621
03:09:43,349 --> 03:09:40,640
donned their spacex suits in the

4622
03:09:45,190 --> 03:09:43,359
historic crew quarter suit up room

4623
03:09:47,590 --> 03:09:45,200
they walked out of the crew quarters

4624
03:09:49,349 --> 03:09:47,600
building just as every astronaut to fly

4625
03:09:52,469 --> 03:09:49,359
from this spaceport has done since

4626
03:09:54,389 --> 03:09:52,479
apollo 7. and then they were transported

4627
03:09:57,030 --> 03:09:54,399
to the pad where they climbed inside the

4628
03:09:58,870 --> 03:09:57,040
spacex crew dragon endeavor

4629
03:10:00,630 --> 03:09:58,880
which we are watching live on your

4630
03:10:03,110 --> 03:10:00,640
screen

4631
03:10:05,429 --> 03:10:03,120
while this is spacex's third time flying

4632
03:10:07,670 --> 03:10:05,439
astronauts and crew dragon it will be

4633
03:10:10,309 --> 03:10:07,680
the first time a european astronaut will

4634
03:10:12,790 --> 03:10:10,319
fly aboard dragon if you remember back

4635
03:10:15,030 --> 03:10:12,800
in november we launched nasa astronauts

4636
03:10:19,030 --> 03:10:15,040
mike hopkins victor glover shannon

4637
03:10:20,790 --> 03:10:19,040
walker and jaxa astronaut suichi naguchi

4638
03:10:23,030 --> 03:10:20,800
to the international space station and

4639
03:10:25,190 --> 03:10:23,040
those four are nearing the end of their

4640
03:10:27,590 --> 03:10:25,200
six-month science mission they are

4641
03:10:30,070 --> 03:10:27,600
scheduled to return home to earth just a

4642
03:10:31,990 --> 03:10:30,080
few days after the crew 2 astronauts

4643
03:10:34,150 --> 03:10:32,000
arrive on station

4644
03:10:36,469 --> 03:10:34,160
over the next hour we will conduct a

4645
03:10:38,710 --> 03:10:36,479
series of polls to get ready for launch

4646
03:10:41,910 --> 03:10:38,720
have the crew arm the launch escape

4647
03:10:45,190 --> 03:10:41,920
system and begin fueling falcon 9.

4648
03:10:47,269 --> 03:10:45,200
launch is set for 5 49 a.m eastern time

4649
03:10:50,710 --> 03:10:47,279
this will include a 12-minute flight to

4650
03:10:52,229 --> 03:10:50,720
orbit and then a 23.5 hour flight to

4651
03:10:55,030 --> 03:10:52,239
dock with the international space

4652
03:10:56,710 --> 03:10:55,040
station tomorrow at approximately 5 10

4653
03:11:00,070 --> 03:10:56,720
a.m eastern time

4654
03:11:02,710 --> 03:11:00,080
so we're approaching t minus one hour

4655
03:11:04,229 --> 03:11:02,720
till launch tracy

4656
03:11:06,229 --> 03:11:04,239
what is going through the astronauts

4657
03:11:07,910 --> 03:11:06,239
head right now as they're they're seated

4658
03:11:09,910 --> 03:11:07,920
in their capsule and they're they're

4659
03:11:11,190 --> 03:11:09,920
ready to go they still have another 60

4660
03:11:13,110 --> 03:11:11,200
minutes to go

4661
03:11:15,349 --> 03:11:13,120
can you give us any insight into what

4662
03:11:17,110 --> 03:11:15,359
they may be experiencing right now well

4663
03:11:19,750 --> 03:11:17,120
normally i would say you know building

4664
03:11:21,590 --> 03:11:19,760
off of experience that um inside

4665
03:11:23,590 --> 03:11:21,600
an hour you're

4666
03:11:25,429 --> 03:11:23,600
it seems like eternity before those

4667
03:11:27,590 --> 03:11:25,439
engines light uh you're in there

4668
03:11:29,110 --> 03:11:27,600
chatting it up with your crewmates but

4669
03:11:31,590 --> 03:11:29,120
watching these guys they're they're

4670
03:11:33,590 --> 03:11:31,600
having a little party in there uh hand

4671
03:11:34,950 --> 03:11:33,600
signals are flying i understand the plan

4672
03:11:37,020 --> 03:11:34,960
they're playing a game that we thought

4673
03:11:38,309 --> 03:11:37,030
was rock paper scissors

4674
03:11:41,030 --> 03:11:38,319
[Laughter]

4675
03:11:43,030 --> 03:11:41,040
i'm learning from friends uh that um

4676
03:11:45,429 --> 03:11:43,040
it's actually a game that tomah knew

4677
03:11:47,190 --> 03:11:45,439
when he was a kid and um had shared it

4678
03:11:49,269 --> 03:11:47,200
with his crewmates and so

4679
03:11:51,830 --> 03:11:49,279
uh i guess there's no better way to bond

4680
03:11:54,389 --> 03:11:51,840
than through childhood memories and that

4681
03:11:55,910 --> 03:11:54,399
are being recreated in in the capsule

4682
03:11:58,870 --> 03:11:55,920
right now

4683
03:12:01,349 --> 03:11:58,880
but uh all kidding aside um these guys

4684
03:12:03,750 --> 03:12:01,359
are um probably glancing back and forth

4685
03:12:06,550 --> 03:12:03,760
at their monitors so like you see there

4686
03:12:09,750 --> 03:12:06,560
and um just checking systems uh making

4687
03:12:11,910 --> 03:12:09,760
sure that they're uh keeping track that

4688
03:12:13,990 --> 03:12:11,920
of what's going on with the vehicle

4689
03:12:16,630 --> 03:12:14,000
listening to the sights and sounds maybe

4690
03:12:18,870 --> 03:12:16,640
a little bit of chit chat but

4691
03:12:20,630 --> 03:12:18,880
inside an hour they're listening up for

4692
03:12:21,990 --> 03:12:20,640
uh what might be coming in through their

4693
03:12:23,990 --> 03:12:22,000
ear from the

4694
03:12:26,229 --> 03:12:24,000
teams on the ground sure

4695
03:12:28,550 --> 03:12:26,239
today's flight is the second of six

4696
03:12:31,110 --> 03:12:28,560
planned rotational missions nasa has

4697
03:12:33,670 --> 03:12:31,120
contracted already with spacex as part

4698
03:12:35,910 --> 03:12:33,680
of the agency's commercial crew program

4699
03:12:38,070 --> 03:12:35,920
the success of the demo2 test flight

4700
03:12:40,550 --> 03:12:38,080
last year allowed nasa to complete

4701
03:12:42,710 --> 03:12:40,560
certification for spacex to fly

4702
03:12:44,950 --> 03:12:42,720
astronauts like these regularly to and

4703
03:12:46,950 --> 03:12:44,960
from the international space station and

4704
03:12:48,630 --> 03:12:46,960
that paved the way for the crew one

4705
03:12:50,389 --> 03:12:48,640
launch last fall

4706
03:12:53,510 --> 03:12:50,399
now this next crew is getting ready to

4707
03:12:55,830 --> 03:12:53,520
lift off in the exact same capsule named

4708
03:12:59,590 --> 03:12:55,840
endeavour that bob benkin and doug

4709
03:13:01,110 --> 03:12:59,600
hurley first flew in almost one year ago

4710
03:13:02,710 --> 03:13:01,120
we've been hearing from the crew on

4711
03:13:04,309 --> 03:13:02,720
board dragon

4712
03:13:05,830 --> 03:13:04,319
like you can see there they're currently

4713
03:13:07,190 --> 03:13:05,840
strapped into their seats and they've

4714
03:13:09,670 --> 03:13:07,200
already gone through all of their

4715
03:13:10,550 --> 03:13:09,680
communication and suitly check leak

4716
03:13:11,910 --> 03:13:10,560
checks

4717
03:13:13,590 --> 03:13:11,920
they're able to follow all the

4718
03:13:15,510 --> 03:13:13,600
milestones that they still have ahead of

4719
03:13:16,229 --> 03:13:15,520
them on the displays there just above

4720
03:13:20,469 --> 03:13:16,239
them

4721
03:13:23,190 --> 03:13:20,479
all of the dragon and falcon 9 systems

4722
03:13:25,269 --> 03:13:23,200
as we continue to proceed towards launch

4723
03:13:27,269 --> 03:13:25,279
so right now as we're coming up to the t

4724
03:13:29,030 --> 03:13:27,279
minus one hour and five minute mark

4725
03:13:31,190 --> 03:13:29,040
let's check in with hawthorne for his

4726
03:13:35,190 --> 03:13:31,200
status on both vehicles john what

4727
03:13:39,510 --> 03:13:37,190
okay we've had as you've been saying a

4728
03:13:41,349 --> 03:13:39,520
smooth countdown the spacex team is

4729
03:13:43,110 --> 03:13:41,359
working no issues in the pace is

4730
03:13:45,349 --> 03:13:43,120
beginning to pick up

4731
03:13:47,030 --> 03:13:45,359
the falcon 9 final propulsion checkouts

4732
03:13:49,590 --> 03:13:47,040
of the first and second stages in the

4733
03:13:51,990 --> 03:13:49,600
engines began just a few minutes ago in

4734
03:13:54,710 --> 03:13:52,000
preparation for propellant loading

4735
03:13:56,469 --> 03:13:54,720
now t-minus 45 minutes the team will

4736
03:13:58,870 --> 03:13:56,479
report their readiness with a final

4737
03:14:01,429 --> 03:13:58,880
electronic go no-go poll

4738
03:14:04,469 --> 03:14:01,439
at t-minus 35 minutes falcon 9

4739
03:14:06,469 --> 03:14:04,479
propellant loading will begin

4740
03:14:08,309 --> 03:14:06,479
the dragon spacecraft you can see right

4741
03:14:10,870 --> 03:14:08,319
here on the monitor with the crew access

4742
03:14:12,469 --> 03:14:10,880
arm next to it earlier today the dragon

4743
03:14:14,870 --> 03:14:12,479
operators performed a series of

4744
03:14:17,110 --> 03:14:14,880
checkouts of the dragon flight systems

4745
03:14:19,349 --> 03:14:17,120
and the spacecraft is also currently go

4746
03:14:21,670 --> 03:14:19,359
for launch the four astronauts are

4747
03:14:29,050 --> 03:14:21,680
currently inside dragon and the hatch is

4748
03:14:29,060 --> 03:14:37,030
[Music]

4749
03:14:41,110 --> 03:14:39,349
we need to retract that crew access arm

4750
03:14:42,550 --> 03:14:41,120
away from the dragon capsule to its

4751
03:14:45,030 --> 03:14:42,560
launch position

4752
03:14:47,269 --> 03:14:45,040
now that will happen between t minus 44

4753
03:14:49,030 --> 03:14:47,279
and t minus 42 minutes

4754
03:14:51,349 --> 03:14:49,040
now we move the axis arm away to

4755
03:14:53,269 --> 03:14:51,359
obviously clear the way for launch

4756
03:14:55,269 --> 03:14:53,279
but we also do it in case the dragon

4757
03:14:58,229 --> 03:14:55,279
capsule has to leave the launch pad in

4758
03:15:00,229 --> 03:14:58,239
the event of an emergency before launch

4759
03:15:02,870 --> 03:15:00,239
now once the arm is out of the way the

4760
03:15:05,190 --> 03:15:02,880
launch escape system will be armed

4761
03:15:07,190 --> 03:15:05,200
with these two events complete dragon

4762
03:15:08,710 --> 03:15:07,200
will be ready for falcon propellant

4763
03:15:10,389 --> 03:15:08,720
loading

4764
03:15:13,110 --> 03:15:10,399
now the range is currently clear for

4765
03:15:15,349 --> 03:15:13,120
launch from historic pad 39a

4766
03:15:16,950 --> 03:15:15,359
the worldwide network of ground stations

4767
03:15:18,950 --> 03:15:16,960
and the tracking and data relay

4768
03:15:21,110 --> 03:15:18,960
satellites are ready to support dragon

4769
03:15:22,950 --> 03:15:21,120
as it heads into orbit

4770
03:15:25,110 --> 03:15:22,960
on the weather front weather continues

4771
03:15:26,790 --> 03:15:25,120
to look good both at the surface level

4772
03:15:29,269 --> 03:15:26,800
the upper altitudes

4773
03:15:31,190 --> 03:15:29,279
we are continuing to wait for a final

4774
03:15:33,910 --> 03:15:31,200
input from the weather team coming up in

4775
03:15:36,229 --> 03:15:33,920
about five minutes on ground level winds

4776
03:15:38,309 --> 03:15:36,239
in case we had a dragon abort somewhere

4777
03:15:41,590 --> 03:15:38,319
near the launch pad right now those

4778
03:15:43,349 --> 03:15:41,600
contin those conditions are go but we're

4779
03:15:46,710 --> 03:15:43,359
getting one more set of balloon data to

4780
03:15:48,790 --> 03:15:46,720
make sure that everything is good

4781
03:15:50,070 --> 03:15:48,800
now today we have an instantaneous

4782
03:15:51,309 --> 03:15:50,080
launch window

4783
03:15:54,950 --> 03:15:51,319
at

4784
03:15:59,110 --> 03:15:54,960
549.02 eastern daylight saving time or

4785
03:16:01,830 --> 03:15:59,120
just after 49 minutes past this hour

4786
03:16:04,389 --> 03:16:01,840
now once we begin loading propellant

4787
03:16:06,309 --> 03:16:04,399
there's no opportunity to change the t0

4788
03:16:08,150 --> 03:16:06,319
we are committed we're going to get one

4789
03:16:11,110 --> 03:16:08,160
chance at it today

4790
03:16:13,429 --> 03:16:11,120
but the good news jesse at t minus 62

4791
03:16:15,349 --> 03:16:13,439
minutes and counting we are go for

4792
03:16:17,110 --> 03:16:15,359
launch

4793
03:16:18,630 --> 03:16:17,120
thanks john it's good to hear that we

4794
03:16:21,190 --> 03:16:18,640
are still go

4795
03:16:23,590 --> 03:16:21,200
today's launch marks the second time a

4796
03:16:25,510 --> 03:16:23,600
rotational crew will fly on a commercial

4797
03:16:27,750 --> 03:16:25,520
spacecraft and each of our crew members

4798
03:16:29,349 --> 03:16:27,760
brings a diverse set of experiences to

4799
03:16:31,110 --> 03:16:29,359
today's flight

4800
03:16:33,349 --> 03:16:31,120
crew dragon commander shane kimbrough

4801
03:16:35,190 --> 03:16:33,359
will be making his third trip to space

4802
03:16:37,030 --> 03:16:35,200
he was born in colleen texas and raised

4803
03:16:39,269 --> 03:16:37,040
in atlanta and was selected as an

4804
03:16:41,510 --> 03:16:39,279
astronaut in 2004.

4805
03:16:42,950 --> 03:16:41,520
kimbrough is a retired u.s army colonel

4806
03:16:45,349 --> 03:16:42,960
and holds degrees in aerospace

4807
03:16:46,950 --> 03:16:45,359
engineering and operations research

4808
03:16:49,670 --> 03:16:46,960
he first launched aboard the space

4809
03:16:51,590 --> 03:16:49,680
shuttle endeavour on sts-126

4810
03:16:54,389 --> 03:16:51,600
then aboard a russian soyuz spacecraft

4811
03:16:57,269 --> 03:16:54,399
for expedition 49 and 50. kimbrough has

4812
03:17:00,229 --> 03:16:57,279
spent a total of 189 days in space and

4813
03:17:02,229 --> 03:17:00,239
has performed six spacewalks pilot megan

4814
03:17:04,229 --> 03:17:02,239
mcarthur will be making her second trip

4815
03:17:06,309 --> 03:17:04,239
to space but her first one to the space

4816
03:17:08,630 --> 03:17:06,319
station she was born in honolulu but

4817
03:17:10,790 --> 03:17:08,640
considers california her home state she

4818
03:17:12,550 --> 03:17:10,800
holds degrees in aerospace engineering

4819
03:17:14,630 --> 03:17:12,560
and oceanography and was selected as a

4820
03:17:16,710 --> 03:17:14,640
nasa astronaut in 2000

4821
03:17:19,670 --> 03:17:16,720
macarthur served as a mission specialist

4822
03:17:21,110 --> 03:17:19,680
aboard space shuttle atlantis on sts-125

4823
03:17:23,750 --> 03:17:21,120
the final servicing mission of the

4824
03:17:25,590 --> 03:17:23,760
hubble space telescope in 2009. she

4825
03:17:27,910 --> 03:17:25,600
operated the shuttle's robotic arm over

4826
03:17:29,830 --> 03:17:27,920
the course of 12 days and 21 hours

4827
03:17:31,190 --> 03:17:29,840
capturing the telescope and maneuvering

4828
03:17:33,110 --> 03:17:31,200
crew members throughout the five

4829
03:17:34,710 --> 03:17:33,120
spacewalks to upgrade hubble science

4830
03:17:36,469 --> 03:17:34,720
instruments along with removal and

4831
03:17:38,389 --> 03:17:36,479
replacement of other components to

4832
03:17:40,389 --> 03:17:38,399
lengthen the telescope's life

4833
03:17:42,150 --> 03:17:40,399
hubble continues to operate to this day

4834
03:17:43,590 --> 03:17:42,160
providing scientists the opportunity to

4835
03:17:45,429 --> 03:17:43,600
make more and more deep space

4836
03:17:47,990 --> 03:17:45,439
discoveries

4837
03:17:49,910 --> 03:17:48,000
mission specialist aki hoshide has

4838
03:17:53,110 --> 03:17:49,920
suited up for his third space flight

4839
03:17:55,990 --> 03:17:53,120
today born in tokyo hoshide was selected

4840
03:17:58,229 --> 03:17:56,000
as an astronaut in 1999 by the national

4841
03:18:01,349 --> 03:17:58,239
space development agency of japan known

4842
03:18:03,269 --> 03:18:01,359
today as jaxa hoshide earned his degrees

4843
03:18:06,389 --> 03:18:03,279
in aerospace engineering and mechanical

4844
03:18:08,309 --> 03:18:06,399
engineering he flew on sts-124 aboard

4845
03:18:10,389 --> 03:18:08,319
the space shuttle discovery to deliver

4846
03:18:12,790 --> 03:18:10,399
and install japan's science laboratory

4847
03:18:16,950 --> 03:18:12,800
kibo he also flew aboard the russian

4848
03:18:19,110 --> 03:18:16,960
soyuz on expeditions 32 and 33 for a 124

4849
03:18:21,030 --> 03:18:19,120
day visit to the space station things

4850
03:18:22,870 --> 03:18:21,040
continue to progress nominally

4851
03:18:24,710 --> 03:18:22,880
next up is cycling the orbit tank

4852
03:18:33,990 --> 03:18:24,720
isolation valves to equalize low flow

4853
03:18:40,550 --> 03:18:37,910
got some good callouts there in 2014 he

4854
03:18:42,150 --> 03:18:40,560
also served as commander of the 18th

4855
03:18:44,070 --> 03:18:42,160
nasa extreme environment mission

4856
03:18:46,150 --> 03:18:44,080
operation which was an underwater

4857
03:18:48,550 --> 03:18:46,160
expedition at the national oceanic and

4858
03:18:51,590 --> 03:18:48,560
atmospheric administration's aquarius

4859
03:18:53,670 --> 03:18:51,600
habitat off of florida's key largo coast

4860
03:18:55,990 --> 03:18:53,680
mission specialist thomas pesquet will

4861
03:18:58,070 --> 03:18:56,000
be making his second trip to space born

4862
03:19:01,110 --> 03:18:58,080
in ruan france pesquet was selected by

4863
03:19:03,510 --> 03:19:01,120
issa as an astronaut in 2009 he has a

4864
03:19:05,670 --> 03:19:03,520
degree in spacecraft design and control

4865
03:19:07,510 --> 03:19:05,680
and more than 2 300 flight hours as a

4866
03:19:09,910 --> 03:19:07,520
commercial airline pilot

4867
03:19:12,070 --> 03:19:09,920
pisgah first flew to space on the soyuz

4868
03:19:14,550 --> 03:19:12,080
as a flight engineer for expeditions 50

4869
03:19:16,710 --> 03:19:14,560
and 51. in that time he worked on more

4870
03:19:19,030 --> 03:19:16,720
than 50 experiments and performed two

4871
03:19:23,110 --> 03:19:19,040
spacewalks to maintain the space station

4872
03:19:24,950 --> 03:19:23,120
he's logged 197 days in space basket

4873
03:19:26,630 --> 03:19:24,960
will be the first european to fly in

4874
03:19:28,150 --> 03:19:26,640
crew dragon and it will be the first

4875
03:19:30,950 --> 03:19:28,160
time a european has launched from

4876
03:19:32,870 --> 03:19:30,960
america in more than a decade

4877
03:19:35,429 --> 03:19:32,880
each of these four crew members will

4878
03:19:37,670 --> 03:19:35,439
join expedition 65 once they arrive at

4879
03:19:40,229 --> 03:19:37,680
the international space station with aki

4880
03:19:46,150 --> 03:19:40,239
hoshide taking over as commander of the

4881
03:19:51,349 --> 03:19:49,030
all right all right we're inside 59

4882
03:19:53,910 --> 03:19:51,359
minutes uh from launch the day is a

4883
03:19:56,229 --> 03:19:53,920
continuation of regular crew flights to

4884
03:19:58,550 --> 03:19:56,239
space station from u.s soil this will be

4885
03:20:00,229 --> 03:19:58,560
the third crew dragon flight with crew

4886
03:20:03,030 --> 03:20:00,239
and its second long-duration mission to

4887
03:20:05,190 --> 03:20:03,040
the international space station

4888
03:20:10,710 --> 03:20:05,200
spacex you are go for section six when

4889
03:20:10,720 --> 03:20:19,190
tapping section six and work

4890
03:20:24,469 --> 03:20:21,750
the astronauts are also flying on the

4891
03:20:26,870 --> 03:20:24,479
crew dragon endeavor which is the same

4892
03:20:28,469 --> 03:20:26,880
capsule that launched bob bacon and doug

4893
03:20:30,870 --> 03:20:28,479
hurley last year

4894
03:20:33,510 --> 03:20:30,880
and today bob's wife megan is the pilot

4895
03:20:34,870 --> 03:20:33,520
on this flight sitting in the same seat

4896
03:20:37,269 --> 03:20:34,880
that he did

4897
03:20:40,229 --> 03:20:37,279
it's been an awesome countdown so far

4898
03:20:42,550 --> 03:20:40,239
weather is still looking good and the

4899
03:20:44,389 --> 03:20:42,560
excitement is picking up as we get

4900
03:20:45,910 --> 03:20:44,399
closer and closer to that t-zero that's

4901
03:20:47,670 --> 03:20:45,920
right jesse we had a great countdown

4902
03:20:49,670 --> 03:20:47,680
today starting with suit up just over

4903
03:20:51,670 --> 03:20:49,680
three hours ago

4904
03:20:53,190 --> 03:20:51,680
the spacex team helped the

4905
03:20:55,830 --> 03:20:53,200
crew put on their suits and conduct

4906
03:20:57,750 --> 03:20:55,840
initial checkouts before crew walkout

4907
03:21:01,110 --> 03:20:57,760
crew walkout was where shane kimbrough

4908
03:21:05,510 --> 03:21:03,510
spacex copies go for launch

4909
03:21:07,030 --> 03:21:05,520
all right the crew reporting go for

4910
03:21:08,790 --> 03:21:07,040
launch real time

4911
03:21:10,309 --> 03:21:08,800
this just comes right after crew walkout

4912
03:21:12,389 --> 03:21:10,319
where shane kimbrough megan macarthur

4913
03:21:13,910 --> 03:21:12,399
tomorrow pesquet and aki hoshide gave

4914
03:21:15,830 --> 03:21:13,920
final goodbyes with friends and family

4915
03:21:17,750 --> 03:21:15,840
gathered outside the operations and

4916
03:21:21,110 --> 03:21:17,760
checkout building before they begin that

4917
03:21:23,670 --> 03:21:21,120
roughly 20 minute ride out to pad 39a

4918
03:21:26,309 --> 03:21:23,680
and though it was early morning before

4919
03:21:28,630 --> 03:21:26,319
dawn we did still get some awesome views

4920
03:21:30,950 --> 03:21:28,640
of those teslas heading down the nasa

4921
03:21:32,150 --> 03:21:30,960
causeway before the crew arrived at the

4922
03:21:33,830 --> 03:21:32,160
pad

4923
03:21:35,429 --> 03:21:33,840
and once they arrived they all took a

4924
03:21:37,349 --> 03:21:35,439
brief moment to enjoy the view of the

4925
03:21:39,349 --> 03:21:37,359
vehicle that they will be taking flight

4926
03:21:41,190 --> 03:21:39,359
on and then they headed up the fixed

4927
03:21:43,750 --> 03:21:41,200
service structure to begin a process

4928
03:21:45,349 --> 03:21:43,760
known as crew ingress that is where the

4929
03:21:47,429 --> 03:21:45,359
astronauts entered the vehicle and the

4930
03:21:49,830 --> 03:21:47,439
spacex team performed a series of checks

4931
03:21:51,429 --> 03:21:49,840
to ensure the suits seats and vehicle

4932
03:21:52,550 --> 03:21:51,439
interactions were all functioning

4933
03:21:54,469 --> 03:21:52,560
properly

4934
03:21:57,429 --> 03:21:54,479
about 30 minutes ago the team closed

4935
03:22:00,469 --> 03:21:57,439
dragon's hatch with crew safely inside

4936
03:22:02,070 --> 03:22:00,479
so now uh in let's see less than 57

4937
03:22:04,150 --> 03:22:02,080
minutes to go until dragon starts

4938
03:22:06,389 --> 03:22:04,160
breathing fire things will pick up as we

4939
03:22:07,910 --> 03:22:06,399
get close to the go no-go pole to arm

4940
03:22:09,910 --> 03:22:07,920
the launch escape system and begin

4941
03:22:11,990 --> 03:22:09,920
propellant loading

4942
03:22:15,110 --> 03:22:12,000
the crew pull for readiness was

4943
03:22:17,190 --> 03:22:15,120
completed at t minus 60 seconds to 60

4944
03:22:20,550 --> 03:22:17,200
minutes and we did hear those call outs

4945
03:22:23,269 --> 03:22:20,560
and the dragon pole for prop load will

4946
03:22:26,550 --> 03:22:23,279
occur here in just about a minute at t

4947
03:22:29,269 --> 03:22:26,560
minus t uh t minus 55 minutes

4948
03:22:31,030 --> 03:22:29,279
after that will be t minus 45 minutes

4949
03:22:32,469 --> 03:22:31,040
will be the internal mission control

4950
03:22:35,269 --> 03:22:32,479
hawthorne poll and then the launch

4951
03:22:36,870 --> 03:22:35,279
director's pull for propellant loading

4952
03:22:39,110 --> 03:22:36,880
and when we get to about t minus 40

4953
03:22:40,710 --> 03:22:39,120
minutes the crew access arm will retract

4954
03:22:42,630 --> 03:22:40,720
and the crew will get the call to close

4955
03:22:45,030 --> 03:22:42,640
the risers and arm the launch escape

4956
03:22:46,950 --> 03:22:45,040
system now this is the automated system

4957
03:22:49,110 --> 03:22:46,960
in place that can fire the eight super

4958
03:22:51,110 --> 03:22:49,120
draco thrusters on dragon to quickly

4959
03:22:52,550 --> 03:22:51,120
separate the crew from the rocket either

4960
03:22:54,469 --> 03:22:52,560
on the pad or during the flight on the

4961
03:22:56,870 --> 03:22:54,479
ride up hill and then once we reach

4962
03:22:58,950 --> 03:22:56,880
about t-minus 35 minutes propellant

4963
03:23:00,070 --> 03:22:58,960
loading for the falcon 9 will begin

4964
03:23:01,670 --> 03:23:00,080
throughout the countdown we've been

4965
03:23:02,950 --> 03:23:01,680
getting some pretty incredible views of

4966
03:23:05,030 --> 03:23:02,960
the astronauts you see there on the

4967
03:23:07,510 --> 03:23:05,040
right making their final preparations as

4968
03:23:09,030 --> 03:23:07,520
well some close-up views of the suits

4969
03:23:10,870 --> 03:23:09,040
the teams have often described the suits

4970
03:23:12,950 --> 03:23:10,880
as an extension of the dragon spacecraft

4971
03:23:15,190 --> 03:23:12,960
almost a mini spacecraft inside of a

4972
03:23:17,750 --> 03:23:15,200
spacecraft so we're hearing that the

4973
03:23:19,349 --> 03:23:17,760
spacex teams are go for launch and we'll

4974
03:23:51,110 --> 03:23:19,359
wait for that call for propellant

4975
03:23:55,429 --> 03:23:53,510
now as we wait for that call

4976
03:23:57,830 --> 03:23:55,439
for the teams to begin uh propellant

4977
03:23:59,990 --> 03:23:57,840
loading we are hearing that the

4978
03:24:01,110 --> 03:24:00,000
there was a weather brief at l minus one

4979
03:24:03,510 --> 03:24:01,120
hour

4980
03:24:05,910 --> 03:24:03,520
we're still looking go

4981
03:24:07,030 --> 03:24:05,920
for today's launch pad escape winds are

4982
03:24:11,990 --> 03:24:07,040
go

4983
03:24:59,590 --> 03:24:12,000
everything tracking as we're inside now

4984
03:25:02,710 --> 03:25:00,870
all right so again there are several

4985
03:25:04,710 --> 03:25:02,720
miles milestones here now that we're

4986
03:25:06,469 --> 03:25:04,720
less than an hour away from launch most

4987
03:25:08,550 --> 03:25:06,479
of the calls will be the team's

4988
03:25:12,070 --> 03:25:08,560
readiness to get ready for propellant

4989
03:25:13,910 --> 03:25:12,080
loading at t minus 35 minutes

4990
03:25:15,670 --> 03:25:13,920
once we reach that uh that mark

4991
03:25:18,150 --> 03:25:15,680
propellant loading will begin some of

4992
03:25:20,870 --> 03:25:18,160
the rp1 refined kerosene will start to

4993
03:25:23,510 --> 03:25:20,880
fill the uh tanks of both the stage 1

4994
03:25:25,910 --> 03:25:23,520
and stage 2 elements of the falcon 9

4995
03:25:27,990 --> 03:25:25,920
rocket

4996
03:25:31,750 --> 03:25:28,000
stage 2 is smaller and expected to fill

4997
03:25:34,389 --> 03:25:31,760
up just about 20 minutes prior to launch

4998
03:25:36,550 --> 03:25:34,399
but rp1 refined kerosene will continue

4999
03:25:38,229 --> 03:25:36,560
to load into the rocket as well as

5000
03:25:40,550 --> 03:25:38,239
liquid oxygen on both the first and

5001
03:25:42,550 --> 03:25:40,560
second stages filling up just about

5002
03:25:43,990 --> 03:25:42,560
three minutes before launch

5003
03:25:57,830 --> 03:25:44,000
for the first stage and two minutes

5004
03:26:01,349 --> 03:25:58,950
all right and we are hearing that the

5005
03:26:02,950 --> 03:26:01,359
dragon teams did conduct that gold pole

5006
03:26:04,870 --> 03:26:02,960
electronically here in mission control

5007
03:26:07,670 --> 03:26:04,880
houston the first checked and the first

5008
03:26:08,870 --> 03:26:07,680
milestone uh to go for prop load is

5009
03:26:10,950 --> 03:26:08,880
underway there's going to be another

5010
03:26:13,030 --> 03:26:10,960
poll coming up at t minus 45 minutes

5011
03:26:15,750 --> 03:26:13,040
with the launch teams and then prop load

5012
03:26:17,670 --> 03:26:15,760
is set to begin at t minus 35. until

5013
03:26:19,990 --> 03:26:17,680
then let's go over to jasmine over at

5014
03:26:22,469 --> 03:26:20,000
the kennedy space center jasmine

5015
03:26:24,550 --> 03:26:22,479
thank you gary joining me now is nasa's

5016
03:26:26,150 --> 03:26:24,560
acting administrator steve jerzik thank

5017
03:26:28,229 --> 03:26:26,160
you so much for being here today

5018
03:26:30,229 --> 03:26:28,239
thanks for having me on of course of

5019
03:26:32,389 --> 03:26:30,239
course so it's a big day um the

5020
03:26:34,070 --> 03:26:32,399
commercial crew program is in full force

5021
03:26:35,590 --> 03:26:34,080
last summer we launched demo two and

5022
03:26:37,110 --> 03:26:35,600
then crew one in the fall and we're

5023
03:26:39,030 --> 03:26:37,120
gearing up to launch four more

5024
03:26:40,070 --> 03:26:39,040
astronauts from american soil how does

5025
03:26:42,630 --> 03:26:40,080
that feel

5026
03:26:44,950 --> 03:26:42,640
it feels amazing um now if you would

5027
03:26:47,030 --> 03:26:44,960
have told me a year ago that we would

5028
03:26:49,269 --> 03:26:47,040
get um three crew flights launched in

5029
03:26:51,910 --> 03:26:49,279
less than a year i would have just been

5030
03:26:54,870 --> 03:26:51,920
ecstatic and i am ecstatic today for the

5031
03:26:56,630 --> 03:26:54,880
for the third flight with with spacex um

5032
03:26:59,510 --> 03:26:56,640
it's a lot of firsts with this flight

5033
03:27:02,710 --> 03:26:59,520
including the first crew rotation um so

5034
03:27:04,870 --> 03:27:02,720
um it it having that four crew

5035
03:27:06,469 --> 03:27:04,880
uh on station in the u.s segment um

5036
03:27:08,550 --> 03:27:06,479
continuously with the commercial crew

5037
03:27:10,469 --> 03:27:08,560
program transportation capability is

5038
03:27:11,830 --> 03:27:10,479
gonna accelerate the research and

5039
03:27:12,710 --> 03:27:11,840
technology development we're doing on

5040
03:27:15,110 --> 03:27:12,720
station

5041
03:27:17,110 --> 03:27:15,120
uh both the benefit uh folks here on

5042
03:27:19,349 --> 03:27:17,120
earth as well as prepare for our artemis

5043
03:27:21,030 --> 03:27:19,359
missions right right and with this uh

5044
03:27:22,550 --> 03:27:21,040
mission today we're looking at the space

5045
03:27:24,630 --> 03:27:22,560
station of course with artemis we're

5046
03:27:26,790 --> 03:27:24,640
going even further to the moon and nasa

5047
03:27:29,110 --> 03:27:26,800
just announced that they selected spacex

5048
03:27:30,710 --> 03:27:29,120
to develop the first human lunar lander

5049
03:27:32,630 --> 03:27:30,720
since the apollo days what does that

5050
03:27:35,429 --> 03:27:32,640
mean for our sustained return to the

5051
03:27:38,630 --> 03:27:35,439
moon yeah so that kind of completes all

5052
03:27:39,510 --> 03:27:38,640
the systems we need to develop for the

5053
03:27:41,349 --> 03:27:39,520
first

5054
03:27:44,710 --> 03:27:41,359
astronaut landing on the moon under

5055
03:27:47,190 --> 03:27:44,720
artemis so we have the sls um the core

5056
03:27:49,590 --> 03:27:47,200
stage test i was successful a month ago

5057
03:27:52,070 --> 03:27:49,600
at stennis and so that core stage for

5058
03:27:53,670 --> 03:27:52,080
sls for artist one is on a barge and

5059
03:27:55,990 --> 03:27:53,680
headed to kennedy space center as you

5060
03:27:58,070 --> 03:27:56,000
speak it will arrive here next week and

5061
03:28:00,150 --> 03:27:58,080
that'll mean all the components of sls

5062
03:28:03,269 --> 03:28:00,160
are here at kennedy for integration for

5063
03:28:05,030 --> 03:28:03,279
the rms1 mission orion is ready to go

5064
03:28:07,349 --> 03:28:05,040
for artemis one

5065
03:28:08,790 --> 03:28:07,359
um the gateway

5066
03:28:10,309 --> 03:28:08,800
we did a review of the gateway the other

5067
03:28:11,990 --> 03:28:10,319
day and the gateway is starting to come

5068
03:28:13,990 --> 03:28:12,000
together and then of course the last

5069
03:28:16,229 --> 03:28:14,000
piece is the ewing landing system will

5070
03:28:18,389 --> 03:28:16,239
trent which will transport astronauts

5071
03:28:20,630 --> 03:28:18,399
from lunar orbit to the surface and back

5072
03:28:22,630 --> 03:28:20,640
to back to lunar orbit so

5073
03:28:25,110 --> 03:28:22,640
um it's really exciting to have the

5074
03:28:27,349 --> 03:28:25,120
landing system uh in full development

5075
03:28:30,389 --> 03:28:27,359
it's the last piece that we need for our

5076
03:28:33,590 --> 03:28:30,399
first artemis missions and uh later this

5077
03:28:36,469 --> 03:28:33,600
year hopefully um we'll conduct the

5078
03:28:38,790 --> 03:28:36,479
first artemis one mission uh which will

5079
03:28:40,550 --> 03:28:38,800
be an uncrew test flight around the moon

5080
03:28:42,229 --> 03:28:40,560
right right so that is exciting you know

5081
03:28:43,670 --> 03:28:42,239
as we are looking at going to the moon

5082
03:28:45,750 --> 03:28:43,680
we're also looking at even further to

5083
03:28:47,830 --> 03:28:45,760
mars we made history just this week with

5084
03:28:49,349 --> 03:28:47,840
the first flight of ingenuity uh there's

5085
03:28:51,910 --> 03:28:49,359
also the moxie experiment that is

5086
03:28:53,670 --> 03:28:51,920
converting the martian atmosphere into

5087
03:28:55,429 --> 03:28:53,680
oxygen so what does that mean for our

5088
03:28:58,790 --> 03:28:55,439
hopeful uh one day putting people on

5089
03:29:00,229 --> 03:28:58,800
mars yes so um

5090
03:29:01,830 --> 03:29:00,239
the science missions the robotic

5091
03:29:03,990 --> 03:29:01,840
missions are really important because

5092
03:29:06,309 --> 03:29:04,000
they fill knowledge gaps for us that we

5093
03:29:08,710 --> 03:29:06,319
need to fill to plan out eventually

5094
03:29:10,870 --> 03:29:08,720
human emissions to mars so for example

5095
03:29:12,469 --> 03:29:10,880
there's a weather station on

5096
03:29:13,990 --> 03:29:12,479
perseverance

5097
03:29:15,990 --> 03:29:14,000
and for the first time we're getting

5098
03:29:16,950 --> 03:29:16,000
five-day weather forecasts from mars

5099
03:29:19,030 --> 03:29:16,960
right so

5100
03:29:20,469 --> 03:29:19,040
also that weather station characterizes

5101
03:29:23,830 --> 03:29:20,479
the dust

5102
03:29:25,910 --> 03:29:23,840
that's really important for mitigating

5103
03:29:28,469 --> 03:29:25,920
that dust in suits and systems so it

5104
03:29:30,630 --> 03:29:28,479
fills knowledge gaps but moxie is really

5105
03:29:32,469 --> 03:29:30,640
important right we generated oxygen from

5106
03:29:35,670 --> 03:29:32,479
atmospheric co2

5107
03:29:37,590 --> 03:29:35,680
and using the resources of mars is

5108
03:29:40,150 --> 03:29:37,600
critical because it will be very

5109
03:29:42,150 --> 03:29:40,160
challenging to take all the oxygen and

5110
03:29:42,790 --> 03:29:42,160
all the fuel and water that we need with

5111
03:29:44,790 --> 03:29:42,800
us

5112
03:29:47,110 --> 03:29:44,800
for an astronaut mission to mars so

5113
03:29:49,110 --> 03:29:47,120
getting oxygen from the atmosphere and

5114
03:29:51,030 --> 03:29:49,120
exploiting the frozen water in the

5115
03:29:52,630 --> 03:29:51,040
regolith or martian soil is really

5116
03:29:54,790 --> 03:29:52,640
important because we can break that

5117
03:29:57,269 --> 03:29:54,800
water down into oxygen and hydrogen for

5118
03:29:59,590 --> 03:29:57,279
fuel we can use it for potable water as

5119
03:30:02,150 --> 03:29:59,600
well as for breathable air so

5120
03:30:05,110 --> 03:30:02,160
this what we call in situ utilization or

5121
03:30:07,510 --> 03:30:05,120
living off the land is a real enabler

5122
03:30:08,790 --> 03:30:07,520
for our human missions to mars right

5123
03:30:10,309 --> 03:30:08,800
right and of course we've got our site

5124
03:30:12,550 --> 03:30:10,319
set on the moon and mars but we're

5125
03:30:14,309 --> 03:30:12,560
taking care of earth at the same time

5126
03:30:16,469 --> 03:30:14,319
nasa recently joined the white house

5127
03:30:17,750 --> 03:30:16,479
climate task force uh can you tell us

5128
03:30:19,510 --> 03:30:17,760
how nasa is going to expand its

5129
03:30:22,389 --> 03:30:19,520
exploration and understanding of our

5130
03:30:25,190 --> 03:30:22,399
home planet right here yeah so we have

5131
03:30:28,070 --> 03:30:25,200
um over about two dozen spacecraft in

5132
03:30:31,110 --> 03:30:28,080
earth orbit right now looking down

5133
03:30:34,550 --> 03:30:31,120
making observations of the oceans

5134
03:30:36,630 --> 03:30:34,560
the atmosphere the land vegetation

5135
03:30:39,030 --> 03:30:36,640
um what we call the cryosphere or

5136
03:30:41,190 --> 03:30:39,040
measuring the height of ice sheets both

5137
03:30:43,510 --> 03:30:41,200
in the arctic and antarctic so

5138
03:30:45,990 --> 03:30:43,520
we use the unique

5139
03:30:48,870 --> 03:30:46,000
view from space to make global

5140
03:30:50,790 --> 03:30:48,880
measurements over years and decades and

5141
03:30:52,790 --> 03:30:50,800
we use that data to conduct research and

5142
03:30:56,150 --> 03:30:52,800
also to improve models of the earth

5143
03:30:58,630 --> 03:30:56,160
systems and modeling because if we can't

5144
03:31:00,389 --> 03:30:58,640
predict climate using our research we

5145
03:31:02,550 --> 03:31:00,399
can mitigate climate and so that's

5146
03:31:06,630 --> 03:31:02,560
really important that the research we do

5147
03:31:07,830 --> 03:31:06,640
informs policy making and informs

5148
03:31:09,670 --> 03:31:07,840
the most

5149
03:31:11,110 --> 03:31:09,680
effective policies to mitigate climate

5150
03:31:13,590 --> 03:31:11,120
change which is really really important

5151
03:31:14,790 --> 03:31:13,600
not always not only for the us but for

5152
03:31:17,349 --> 03:31:14,800
the world

5153
03:31:20,070 --> 03:31:17,359
station we on iss we also have

5154
03:31:22,309 --> 03:31:20,080
instruments mounted externally on iss

5155
03:31:23,750 --> 03:31:22,319
it's in a unique orbit that in an

5156
03:31:25,190 --> 03:31:23,760
inclined orbit that's different from

5157
03:31:26,550 --> 03:31:25,200
most of our earth orbiting spacecraft

5158
03:31:28,389 --> 03:31:26,560
that look down which are in a polar

5159
03:31:29,910 --> 03:31:28,399
orbit and for certain types of

5160
03:31:31,429 --> 03:31:29,920
instruments that orbit is very

5161
03:31:34,070 --> 03:31:31,439
advantageous it gives us a lot of

5162
03:31:36,710 --> 03:31:34,080
coverage and a unique perspective um and

5163
03:31:39,429 --> 03:31:36,720
so we're using iss more and more as an

5164
03:31:41,349 --> 03:31:39,439
earth observation platform so you know

5165
03:31:43,030 --> 03:31:41,359
both with both with the research we do

5166
03:31:45,429 --> 03:31:43,040
with nasa with our other government

5167
03:31:47,510 --> 03:31:45,439
aging partners through the u.s global

5168
03:31:49,590 --> 03:31:47,520
change research program and also in

5169
03:31:51,030 --> 03:31:49,600
collaboration our international partners

5170
03:31:52,790 --> 03:31:51,040
um you know we're going to continue to

5171
03:31:55,269 --> 03:31:52,800
make those observations do that research

5172
03:31:57,429 --> 03:31:55,279
and improve our ability to

5173
03:31:59,510 --> 03:31:57,439
predict uh climate change right right we

5174
03:32:01,429 --> 03:31:59,520
are making progress across the universe

5175
03:32:03,269 --> 03:32:01,439
nasa acting administrator steve jerzik

5176
03:32:05,190 --> 03:32:03,279
thank you so much for joining us today

5177
03:32:06,950 --> 03:32:05,200
uh now we're gonna take it back to john

5178
03:32:11,590 --> 03:32:06,960
and hawthorne as action begins to pick

5179
03:32:16,710 --> 03:32:14,229
thanks jasmine it's just inside 46 and a

5180
03:32:18,229 --> 03:32:16,720
half minutes to launch the spacex launch

5181
03:32:20,070 --> 03:32:18,239
team they're finishing their final

5182
03:32:22,469 --> 03:32:20,080
review of data from checkouts of falcon

5183
03:32:24,150 --> 03:32:22,479
9 over the last hour the launch director

5184
03:32:26,469 --> 03:32:24,160
is about to pull the team for readiness

5185
03:32:28,150 --> 03:32:26,479
both to load propellant and to launch

5186
03:32:30,710 --> 03:32:28,160
this will be the last poll before

5187
03:32:32,710 --> 03:32:30,720
liftoff the seven spacex engineers

5188
03:32:35,349 --> 03:32:32,720
indicate they are go by electronically

5189
03:32:37,190 --> 03:32:35,359
voting on an online countdown procedure

5190
03:32:39,030 --> 03:32:37,200
we won't hear a verbal poll something

5191
03:32:42,070 --> 03:32:39,040
folks may remember from the earlier days

5192
03:32:43,590 --> 03:32:42,080
of launch and movies like apollo 13.

5193
03:32:45,190 --> 03:32:43,600
the launch director is also checking

5194
03:32:46,870 --> 03:32:45,200
with dragon mission director and the

5195
03:32:49,429 --> 03:32:46,880
nasa launch manager to make sure

5196
03:32:51,990 --> 03:32:49,439
everyone is ready to go

5197
03:32:54,150 --> 03:32:52,000
meanwhile on the dragon spacecraft on

5198
03:32:55,910 --> 03:32:54,160
the screen you can see the crew arm is

5199
03:32:58,070 --> 03:32:55,920
still in the service position

5200
03:32:59,910 --> 03:32:58,080
the crew is on board dragon waiting for

5201
03:33:01,910 --> 03:32:59,920
next instructions which will be to stow

5202
03:33:03,349 --> 03:33:01,920
the arm for launch and to arm the launch

5203
03:33:05,269 --> 03:33:03,359
escape system

5204
03:33:06,710 --> 03:33:05,279
once the launch director gives final

5205
03:33:09,030 --> 03:33:06,720
instructions to the launch team which

5206
03:33:11,429 --> 03:33:09,040
should be coming up in about 30 seconds

5207
03:33:14,309 --> 03:33:11,439
the crew arm sequence will be armed and

5208
03:33:16,469 --> 03:33:14,319
initiated we should get a good view of

5209
03:33:18,950 --> 03:33:16,479
the axis arm as it swings away from the

5210
03:33:22,630 --> 03:33:18,960
capsule taking about two minutes to move

5211
03:33:26,070 --> 03:33:24,389
now the range continues to be go for

5212
03:33:28,309 --> 03:33:26,080
launch they're monitoring the area

5213
03:33:30,790 --> 03:33:28,319
around the pad as well as air and sea

5214
03:33:33,030 --> 03:33:30,800
space around the flight corridor

5215
03:33:35,750 --> 03:33:33,040
and on the weather front the weather

5216
03:33:37,349 --> 03:33:35,760
officer gave a fantastic at the t-minus

5217
03:33:38,950 --> 03:33:37,359
one hour briefing

5218
03:33:41,670 --> 03:33:38,960
the winds for

5219
03:33:43,510 --> 03:33:41,680
all conditions of flight liftoff uh

5220
03:33:45,030 --> 03:33:43,520
contingencies getting into space

5221
03:33:50,150 --> 03:33:45,040
everything looks good both at ground

5222
03:33:54,950 --> 03:33:51,750
so right now we're just waiting to

5223
03:33:56,950 --> 03:33:54,960
listen to the spacex launch director

5224
03:33:59,030 --> 03:33:56,960
give the poll

5225
03:34:01,269 --> 03:33:59,040
and then also

5226
03:34:03,510 --> 03:34:01,279
give the instructions to the team and

5227
03:34:04,870 --> 03:34:03,520
move into retracting the crew access arm

5228
03:34:21,830 --> 03:34:04,880
so we're going to listen for a minute to

5229
03:34:26,830 --> 03:34:23,990
poll is complete ever and team is ready

5230
03:34:29,670 --> 03:34:26,840
for propellant load and correct his arm

5231
03:34:31,590 --> 03:34:29,680
retract for non-urgent no-go conditions

5232
03:34:33,110 --> 03:34:31,600
brief the ce or ld and they'll approve

5233
03:34:35,269 --> 03:34:33,120
aborting the launch auto sequence and

5234
03:34:36,550 --> 03:34:35,279
proceed into launch abort for urgent

5235
03:34:38,710 --> 03:34:36,560
issues affecting the safety of the

5236
03:34:41,030 --> 03:34:38,720
countdown operators shall call hold hold

5237
03:34:42,309 --> 03:34:41,040
hold on the countdown net launch control

5238
03:34:43,670 --> 03:34:42,319
will abort the launch auto sequence

5239
03:34:45,830 --> 03:34:43,680
immediately and proceed into the launch

5240
03:34:47,190 --> 03:34:45,840
report auto sequence operators advise

5241
03:34:48,710 --> 03:34:47,200
launch director whether structural break

5242
03:34:50,870 --> 03:34:48,720
up or fire is eminent or occurring per

5243
03:34:52,389 --> 03:34:50,880
dragon manual escape flight rules

5244
03:34:53,910 --> 03:34:52,399
the event of a fire alarm key operators

5245
03:34:55,910 --> 03:34:53,920
will man their post while the alarm is

5246
03:34:57,670 --> 03:34:55,920
evaluated in the event that personal

5247
03:34:59,990 --> 03:34:57,680
safety is threatened evacuate to the

5248
03:35:01,510 --> 03:35:00,000
south facing emergency exit which leads

5249
03:35:02,870 --> 03:35:01,520
directly outside

5250
03:35:17,269 --> 03:35:02,880
launch control you may proceed with

5251
03:35:17,279 --> 03:35:53,590
crew access arm retraction started

5252
03:35:57,429 --> 03:35:55,269
there you see a live view of the crew

5253
03:36:00,070 --> 03:35:57,439
access arm retracting away from crew

5254
03:36:01,910 --> 03:36:00,080
dragon in preparation for launch the

5255
03:36:06,469 --> 03:36:01,920
countdown clock continues to tick and

5256
03:36:08,150 --> 03:36:06,479
we're now at t minus 42 minutes and 33

5257
03:36:10,630 --> 03:36:08,160
seconds

5258
03:36:13,750 --> 03:36:10,640
we're standing by for the completion of

5259
03:36:15,750 --> 03:36:13,760
the crew access retraction

5260
03:36:17,590 --> 03:36:15,760
this is one of the last major visual

5261
03:36:19,110 --> 03:36:17,600
milestones that we'll see in preparation

5262
03:36:21,190 --> 03:36:19,120
for liftoff

5263
03:36:23,030 --> 03:36:21,200
shortly thereafter we should hear the

5264
03:36:25,269 --> 03:36:23,040
call out that the launch escape system

5265
03:36:27,830 --> 03:36:25,279
is armed and from there

5266
03:36:29,990 --> 03:36:27,840
we'll hear that falcon 9 prop load has

5267
03:36:32,550 --> 03:36:30,000
started which is one of my favorite

5268
03:36:35,110 --> 03:36:32,560
milestones of the launch countdown

5269
03:36:37,990 --> 03:36:35,120
we just saw a beautiful shot from inside

5270
03:36:39,750 --> 03:36:38,000
the white room as the crew arm was uh

5271
03:36:42,469 --> 03:36:39,760
moving away there it is

5272
03:36:45,429 --> 03:36:42,479
um the capsule you can just barely see

5273
03:36:48,710 --> 03:36:45,439
it in the corner now that opening where

5274
03:36:51,190 --> 03:36:48,720
um that is where the side hatch was

5275
03:36:53,510 --> 03:36:51,200
uh where the astronauts ingress dragon

5276
03:36:56,469 --> 03:36:53,520
and now you can see it continuing to

5277
03:36:58,790 --> 03:36:56,479
swing away from the falcon 9 rocket and

5278
03:37:01,030 --> 03:36:58,800
crew dragon endeavor in preparation for

5279
03:37:09,670 --> 03:37:01,040
launch

5280
03:37:15,429 --> 03:37:12,229
and tracy um as we're watching the crew

5281
03:37:17,429 --> 03:37:15,439
arm uh still retracting here we are

5282
03:37:18,469 --> 03:37:17,439
about to have the international space

5283
03:37:22,229 --> 03:37:18,479
station

5284
03:37:24,790 --> 03:37:22,239
fly over us right we are yes here um at

5285
03:37:26,790 --> 03:37:24,800
ksc kennedy space center um it looks

5286
03:37:29,510 --> 03:37:26,800
like in another minute

5287
03:37:30,630 --> 03:37:29,520
to the southeast traveling across east

5288
03:37:34,630 --> 03:37:30,640
northeast

5289
03:37:39,830 --> 03:37:34,640
the station should be visible overhead

5290
03:37:47,830 --> 03:37:42,469
now we just heard confirmation that the

5291
03:37:59,030 --> 03:37:50,150
up next we'll expect to hear a call to

5292
03:38:03,429 --> 03:38:01,670
dragon spacex you are go for section 7

5293
03:38:10,550 --> 03:38:03,439
close visors and arm launch escape

5294
03:38:10,560 --> 03:38:15,510
copy

5295
03:38:15,520 --> 03:38:20,790
latex endeavor advisors are down

5296
03:38:20,800 --> 03:38:24,469
copy visors down

5297
03:38:28,870 --> 03:38:26,309
okay so the crew there reporting that

5298
03:38:30,790 --> 03:38:28,880
they have closed and locked their visors

5299
03:38:37,910 --> 03:38:30,800
in place in preparation for the launch

5300
03:38:44,229 --> 03:38:41,670
the launch escape system is a critical

5301
03:38:47,269 --> 03:38:44,239
safety feature this is something that

5302
03:38:48,870 --> 03:38:47,279
the shuttle did not have

5303
03:38:50,389 --> 03:38:48,880
we take

5304
03:38:53,030 --> 03:38:50,399
very seriously the fact that the

5305
03:38:55,269 --> 03:38:53,040
astronauts lives are in our hands and we

5306
03:38:57,110 --> 03:38:55,279
take every measure possible to ensure

5307
03:38:58,630 --> 03:38:57,120
that the crew has options

5308
03:39:00,229 --> 03:38:58,640
and has an escape in the worst of

5309
03:39:03,590 --> 03:39:00,239
scenarios so

5310
03:39:04,870 --> 03:39:03,600
this is simply a a path to safety for

5311
03:39:06,469 --> 03:39:04,880
the crew

5312
03:39:09,110 --> 03:39:06,479
in the event that

5313
03:39:10,229 --> 03:39:09,120
they need to depart the pad in an

5314
03:39:12,389 --> 03:39:10,239
emergency

5315
03:39:14,229 --> 03:39:12,399
and also applies to

5316
03:39:16,790 --> 03:39:14,239
aborting the mission even

5317
03:39:19,269 --> 03:39:16,800
after liftoff and through ascent

5318
03:39:22,150 --> 03:39:19,279
and the crew dragon endeavor actually

5319
03:39:24,710 --> 03:39:22,160
has an enhanced abort capability now

5320
03:39:28,710 --> 03:39:24,720
that was one of the improvements made on

5321
03:39:31,110 --> 03:39:28,720
to this capsule after demo two and um it

5322
03:39:34,070 --> 03:39:31,120
increased uh the propulsion system on

5323
03:39:35,990 --> 03:39:34,080
dragon escape system is verified armed

5324
03:39:39,189 --> 03:39:36,000
okay so that was confirmation that the

5325
03:39:42,710 --> 03:39:39,199
launch escape system is armed um and so

5326
03:39:45,030 --> 03:39:42,720
that is uh what we have to hear before

5327
03:39:47,349 --> 03:39:45,040
fueling on the falcon 9 rocket can begin

5328
03:39:49,830 --> 03:39:47,359
so we're we are about just under four

5329
03:39:51,910 --> 03:39:49,840
minutes away from that milestone uh but

5330
03:39:54,389 --> 03:39:51,920
again we were saying the the propulsion

5331
03:39:58,710 --> 03:39:54,399
system oh there's a shot of the space

5332
03:39:59,910 --> 03:39:58,720
station there it is yeah everybody wave

5333
03:40:01,670 --> 03:39:59,920
they're waving down and up i think

5334
03:40:02,550 --> 03:40:01,680
they're watching right now so they are

5335
03:40:05,189 --> 03:40:02,560
you know

5336
03:40:10,710 --> 03:40:07,670
so that's super cool um

5337
03:40:12,790 --> 03:40:10,720
but yeah the the abort system um it's

5338
03:40:14,950 --> 03:40:12,800
it's been improved by about 10 that's

5339
03:40:17,189 --> 03:40:14,960
the super draco thrusters there's eight

5340
03:40:20,309 --> 03:40:17,199
of them built directly into

5341
03:40:22,710 --> 03:40:20,319
the crew dragon and so that actually

5342
03:40:25,750 --> 03:40:22,720
allowed for a wider

5343
03:40:28,150 --> 03:40:25,760
margin in terms of wind speeds

5344
03:40:30,950 --> 03:40:28,160
so there's greater opportunities for

5345
03:40:33,269 --> 03:40:30,960
launch but weather not looking like much

5346
03:40:34,870 --> 03:40:33,279
of a concern at all today in fact uh

5347
03:40:37,349 --> 03:40:34,880
last we heard there's less than five

5348
03:40:40,710 --> 03:40:37,359
percent chance of violation so more than

5349
03:40:42,070 --> 03:40:40,720
95 percent go conditions which is great

5350
03:40:45,189 --> 03:40:42,080
pretty rare for

5351
03:40:50,229 --> 03:40:47,510
and that launch escape system um how

5352
03:40:52,870 --> 03:40:50,239
that works is once the fueling begins at

5353
03:40:55,750 --> 03:40:52,880
t minus 35 minutes if there's any kind

5354
03:40:58,150 --> 03:40:55,760
of emergency uh crew dragon can launch

5355
03:41:00,469 --> 03:40:58,160
itself off the top of the falcon 9

5356
03:41:02,550 --> 03:41:00,479
rocket and then it would splash down

5357
03:41:04,309 --> 03:41:02,560
under parachutes off the coast in the

5358
03:41:06,950 --> 03:41:04,319
atlantic and we have

5359
03:41:08,389 --> 03:41:06,960
rescue teams pre-positioned in the event

5360
03:41:10,630 --> 03:41:08,399
of an emergency

5361
03:41:12,710 --> 03:41:10,640
if that happens which is highly unlikely

5362
03:41:15,030 --> 03:41:12,720
but it's something the nasa and spacex

5363
03:41:17,189 --> 03:41:15,040
and department of defense teams

5364
03:41:19,590 --> 03:41:17,199
practice for extensively

5365
03:41:22,229 --> 03:41:19,600
that launch escape system is also

5366
03:41:24,710 --> 03:41:22,239
equipped to perform an abort after

5367
03:41:27,349 --> 03:41:24,720
liftoff we would call that an in-flight

5368
03:41:31,429 --> 03:41:27,359
launch escape and that can happen at any

5369
03:41:33,910 --> 03:41:31,439
point throughout the ascent trajectory

5370
03:41:36,550 --> 03:41:33,920
yeah we actually tested this this launch

5371
03:41:38,870 --> 03:41:36,560
escape system in multiple ways we've uh

5372
03:41:41,429 --> 03:41:38,880
we performed a pad abort test

5373
03:41:44,389 --> 03:41:41,439
where a dragon capsule

5374
03:41:47,110 --> 03:41:44,399
was on the pad and simulated an abort

5375
03:41:49,269 --> 03:41:47,120
where it took off like a rocket like

5376
03:41:50,469 --> 03:41:49,279
you've never seen

5377
03:41:54,469 --> 03:41:50,479
and

5378
03:41:56,309 --> 03:41:54,479
the in the atlantic ocean

5379
03:41:59,110 --> 03:41:56,319
we also conducted an in-flight abort

5380
03:42:00,710 --> 03:41:59,120
test uh which was incredible to witness

5381
03:42:02,469 --> 03:42:00,720
i mean it was a test unlike any other

5382
03:42:05,750 --> 03:42:02,479
that that we'd performed performed

5383
03:42:07,670 --> 03:42:05,760
before uh and where basically where we

5384
03:42:10,950 --> 03:42:07,680
launched a falcon 9 rocket with a dragon

5385
03:42:13,830 --> 03:42:10,960
on top and about 100 seconds into flight

5386
03:42:16,229 --> 03:42:13,840
simulated an anomaly dragon took off and

5387
03:42:18,710 --> 03:42:16,239
deployed parachutes splashed down and

5388
03:42:20,550 --> 03:42:18,720
yes so this is a system that we have

5389
03:42:26,150 --> 03:42:20,560
that we have tested but

5390
03:42:29,110 --> 03:42:27,590
once again the booster that you're

5391
03:42:31,349 --> 03:42:29,120
looking at now

5392
03:42:34,309 --> 03:42:31,359
if you're wondering why it looks a

5393
03:42:37,750 --> 03:42:34,319
little dirty that is actually soot that

5394
03:42:40,070 --> 03:42:37,760
was uh left from re-entry after its last

5395
03:42:43,750 --> 03:42:40,080
mission uh this particular booster

5396
03:42:46,950 --> 03:42:43,760
supported the crew one mission uh very

5397
03:42:48,870 --> 03:42:46,960
recently and um

5398
03:42:52,550 --> 03:42:48,880
we have yeah there we could there we can

5399
03:42:54,469 --> 03:42:52,560
see a photo of our crew two astronauts

5400
03:42:57,349 --> 03:42:54,479
actually they they're holding up their

5401
03:42:59,510 --> 03:42:57,359
fingers because they have so they signed

5402
03:43:01,910 --> 03:42:59,520
their initials their names uh into the

5403
03:43:03,910 --> 03:43:01,920
so they're in the background so um i've

5404
03:43:05,429 --> 03:43:03,920
said before i really i love the space

5405
03:43:07,349 --> 03:43:05,439
human space flight traditions that we

5406
03:43:10,150 --> 03:43:07,359
that we have and i i think this is a new

5407
03:43:11,830 --> 03:43:10,160
one tracy you said it earlier yeah

5408
03:43:13,750 --> 03:43:11,840
we never got to draw on the shuttle

5409
03:43:14,140 --> 03:43:13,760
before we launched so this is kind of

5410
03:43:16,070 --> 03:43:14,150
cool

5411
03:43:17,990 --> 03:43:16,080
[Laughter]

5412
03:43:19,830 --> 03:43:18,000
they were they were answering questions

5413
03:43:21,110 --> 03:43:19,840
about it and he started to say we carved

5414
03:43:22,550 --> 03:43:21,120
our initials and he quickly stopped

5415
03:43:25,030 --> 03:43:22,560
himself no no we didn't

5416
03:43:27,910 --> 03:43:25,040
carve anything into the falcon 9 we drew

5417
03:43:29,590 --> 03:43:27,920
we you know traced our um initials in

5418
03:43:31,429 --> 03:43:29,600
the side of the rocket and so you could

5419
03:43:33,429 --> 03:43:31,439
see closely in that photo if you look

5420
03:43:35,349 --> 03:43:33,439
you can see the initials of each

5421
03:43:37,269 --> 03:43:35,359
astronaut so that's really cool and

5422
03:43:40,790 --> 03:43:37,279
something that we look forward to seeing

5423
03:43:44,790 --> 03:43:40,800
on future uh reused boosters this one is

5424
03:43:53,349 --> 03:43:47,510
okay we just heard confirmation that

5425
03:43:58,389 --> 03:43:55,269
and this first stage booster is set to

5426
03:44:06,710 --> 03:43:58,399
land on a spacex drone ship at sea

5427
03:44:11,990 --> 03:44:09,910
we are now at t minus 34 minutes 30

5428
03:44:14,389 --> 03:44:12,000
seconds and counting from crew dragon's

5429
03:44:18,070 --> 03:44:14,399
third launch with astronauts and the

5430
03:44:19,990 --> 03:44:18,080
first for 2021. today begins the next

5431
03:44:22,389 --> 03:44:20,000
six-month rotation mission to the

5432
03:44:24,870 --> 03:44:22,399
international space station the launch

5433
03:44:26,229 --> 03:44:24,880
escape system is armed which happened

5434
03:44:29,670 --> 03:44:26,239
just before

5435
03:44:31,429 --> 03:44:29,680
fueling began at t-minus 35 minutes the

5436
03:44:33,670 --> 03:44:31,439
dragon capsule was loaded with

5437
03:44:36,070 --> 03:44:33,680
propellants about a week and a half ago

5438
03:44:38,950 --> 03:44:36,080
just a few miles down the road at what

5439
03:44:41,910 --> 03:44:38,960
we call dragon land and in order to fly

5440
03:44:43,189 --> 03:44:41,920
dragon needs a fuel and an oxidizer and

5441
03:44:45,870 --> 03:44:43,199
kate i'll let you talk more about the

5442
03:44:49,189 --> 03:44:45,880
fuel yeah so for that fuel we use

5443
03:44:52,870 --> 03:44:49,199
monomethylhydrazine or mmh and nitrogen

5444
03:44:54,950 --> 03:44:52,880
tetroxide or nto for the oxidizer

5445
03:44:57,349 --> 03:44:54,960
together these two propellants feed the

5446
03:44:59,670 --> 03:44:57,359
draco engines that maneuver dragon on

5447
03:45:01,590 --> 03:44:59,680
orbit as well as the eight super draco

5448
03:45:05,030 --> 03:45:01,600
engines that would power the launch

5449
03:45:07,030 --> 03:45:05,040
escape system in an abort scenario

5450
03:45:09,429 --> 03:45:07,040
and again now that the fueling is

5451
03:45:12,630 --> 03:45:09,439
underway on falcon 9 that means the

5452
03:45:16,070 --> 03:45:12,640
eight super draco engines built directly

5453
03:45:18,550 --> 03:45:16,080
into crew dragon are ready if needed to

5454
03:45:20,710 --> 03:45:18,560
launch the capsule off of the falcon 9

5455
03:45:22,550 --> 03:45:20,720
rocket in an instant should there be any

5456
03:45:25,429 --> 03:45:22,560
kind of emergency associated with the

5457
03:45:27,990 --> 03:45:25,439
rocket or the launch pad the nasa and

5458
03:45:30,950 --> 03:45:28,000
spacex teams have trained extensively

5459
03:45:32,630 --> 03:45:30,960
for exactly that type of contingency

5460
03:45:35,429 --> 03:45:32,640
along with the department of defense

5461
03:45:38,070 --> 03:45:35,439
detachment 3 who does a fantastic job in

5462
03:45:40,150 --> 03:45:38,080
those training scenarios now over to

5463
03:45:44,550 --> 03:45:40,160
spacex headquarters in hawthorne for an

5464
03:45:48,550 --> 03:45:46,469
while we are counting down those final

5465
03:45:50,870 --> 03:45:48,560
minutes and everything still looking

5466
03:45:52,229 --> 03:45:50,880
good for falcon 9 and dragon for an

5467
03:45:55,349 --> 03:45:52,239
on-time launch

5468
03:45:57,269 --> 03:45:55,359
just under 33 minutes from now

5469
03:45:59,910 --> 03:45:57,279
falcon 9 did begin propellant loading

5470
03:46:01,590 --> 03:45:59,920
just a couple of minutes ago we heard it

5471
03:46:03,830 --> 03:46:01,600
now the first and second stages of

5472
03:46:05,030 --> 03:46:03,840
falcon 9 are each loaded with two liquid

5473
03:46:07,189 --> 03:46:05,040
propellants

5474
03:46:09,269 --> 03:46:07,199
one is fuel that's loaded into the tank

5475
03:46:11,510 --> 03:46:09,279
at the bottom of each stage the other is

5476
03:46:13,910 --> 03:46:11,520
an oxidizer and that goes obviously into

5477
03:46:15,750 --> 03:46:13,920
the tank at the top of each stage

5478
03:46:18,150 --> 03:46:15,760
now the field that we use to power the

5479
03:46:19,990 --> 03:46:18,160
merlin engines is a refined kerosene

5480
03:46:23,110 --> 03:46:20,000
called rp1

5481
03:46:26,229 --> 03:46:23,120
and the oxidizer loaded on each stage is

5482
03:46:28,229 --> 03:46:26,239
densified liquid oxygen called locks

5483
03:46:30,309 --> 03:46:28,239
densified means that it is kept much

5484
03:46:32,309 --> 03:46:30,319
colder than typical for launch vehicles

5485
03:46:34,950 --> 03:46:32,319
and it takes up less volumes

5486
03:46:38,150 --> 03:46:34,960
so this allows us to get more oxidizer

5487
03:46:40,309 --> 03:46:38,160
loaded onto the first and second stages

5488
03:46:42,389 --> 03:46:40,319
now to ignite the fuel and oxidizer in

5489
03:46:44,950 --> 03:46:42,399
the merlin rocket engine we use an

5490
03:46:47,670 --> 03:46:44,960
ignition fluid called t-tub

5491
03:46:49,750 --> 03:46:47,680
when t-tub comes in contact with oxygen

5492
03:46:51,110 --> 03:46:49,760
it burns and it gives off a green

5493
03:46:53,110 --> 03:46:51,120
colored flame

5494
03:46:55,030 --> 03:46:53,120
now once we've got the flame going we

5495
03:46:57,189 --> 03:46:55,040
add the kerosene fuel into the merlin

5496
03:46:58,469 --> 03:46:57,199
chamber and the engine ramps up to full

5497
03:47:00,550 --> 03:46:58,479
power

5498
03:47:02,790 --> 03:47:00,560
you might see the green flash just as

5499
03:47:06,070 --> 03:47:02,800
the second stage engine ignites

5500
03:47:08,389 --> 03:47:06,080
following stage separation

5501
03:47:10,630 --> 03:47:08,399
now currently we've just begun the first

5502
03:47:12,710 --> 03:47:10,640
stage fuel tank is about right now a

5503
03:47:14,950 --> 03:47:12,720
little under 10 full

5504
03:47:16,790 --> 03:47:14,960
the first stage is the bottom two thirds

5505
03:47:18,790 --> 03:47:16,800
of the vehicle you see on your screen

5506
03:47:21,030 --> 03:47:18,800
the white cylinder topped off by the

5507
03:47:22,309 --> 03:47:21,040
black cylinder that makes up the first

5508
03:47:24,070 --> 03:47:22,319
stage

5509
03:47:25,910 --> 03:47:24,080
and then the top one third underneath

5510
03:47:28,389 --> 03:47:25,920
the dragon capsule that's our second

5511
03:47:31,030 --> 03:47:28,399
stage now at this time the second stage

5512
03:47:33,269 --> 03:47:31,040
fuel tank is about eight percent full

5513
03:47:36,309 --> 03:47:33,279
now the fuel tank if you were to zoom in

5514
03:47:38,550 --> 03:47:36,319
that's where the nasa

5515
03:47:40,309 --> 03:47:38,560
meatball logo is positioned

5516
03:47:42,710 --> 03:47:40,319
and right above it you can just make out

5517
03:47:44,870 --> 03:47:42,720
the red nasa worm logo and that's where

5518
03:47:47,429 --> 03:47:44,880
the liquid oxygen tank is on the second

5519
03:47:49,349 --> 03:47:47,439
stage and there's a closer view

5520
03:47:51,830 --> 03:47:49,359
now in addition to loading the fuel

5521
03:47:53,990 --> 03:47:51,840
we're also loading oxygen the liquid

5522
03:47:55,910 --> 03:47:54,000
oxygen onto the first stage

5523
03:47:58,070 --> 03:47:55,920
we won't start liquid oxygen loading on

5524
03:48:01,750 --> 03:47:58,080
the second stage until t minus 16

5525
03:48:03,830 --> 03:48:01,760
minutes and 30 seconds and liquid oxygen

5526
03:48:05,269 --> 03:48:03,840
will continue loading on both stages

5527
03:48:06,790 --> 03:48:05,279
until the last few minutes of the

5528
03:48:08,870 --> 03:48:06,800
countdown

5529
03:48:10,309 --> 03:48:08,880
helium loading into pressure vessels is

5530
03:48:12,229 --> 03:48:10,319
also underway

5531
03:48:14,070 --> 03:48:12,239
we use that to pressurize the tanks in

5532
03:48:17,189 --> 03:48:14,080
flight as the propellant is pulled out

5533
03:48:19,110 --> 03:48:17,199
by the merlin turbo pumps

5534
03:48:21,590 --> 03:48:19,120
onboard the dragon spacecraft you can

5535
03:48:23,030 --> 03:48:21,600
see here in a close-up the astronauts

5536
03:48:25,750 --> 03:48:23,040
are monitoring systems while the

5537
03:48:27,670 --> 03:48:25,760
propellant is loaded into the falcon 9

5538
03:48:29,510 --> 03:48:27,680
the crew training in the simulator

5539
03:48:31,269 --> 03:48:29,520
included playback of sounds that we've

5540
03:48:33,429 --> 03:48:31,279
recorded in a dragon capsule during

5541
03:48:36,309 --> 03:48:33,439
recent flights so they get an idea what

5542
03:48:37,830 --> 03:48:36,319
all that hissing and popping and banging

5543
03:48:40,630 --> 03:48:37,840
is from the vent valves and the

5544
03:48:42,389 --> 03:48:40,640
pressurization systems

5545
03:48:44,790 --> 03:48:42,399
now the range continues to report no

5546
03:48:46,389 --> 03:48:44,800
problems there go to support launch

5547
03:48:48,550 --> 03:48:46,399
and the weather also looks good i

5548
03:48:50,389 --> 03:48:48,560
mentioned the t-minus one hour briefing

5549
03:48:52,469 --> 03:48:50,399
we called it fantastic

5550
03:48:54,710 --> 03:48:52,479
currently we don't have anything that we

5551
03:48:56,950 --> 03:48:54,720
are tracking that could be a concern

5552
03:48:58,870 --> 03:48:56,960
we have a very small possibility of a

5553
03:49:01,429 --> 03:48:58,880
pop-up rain shower but nothing showing

5554
03:49:04,630 --> 03:49:01,439
up so right now 29 minutes 40 seconds

5555
03:49:06,229 --> 03:49:04,640
ago it looks like we've got good weather

5556
03:49:08,790 --> 03:49:06,239
now as a reminder

5557
03:49:11,429 --> 03:49:08,800
today we have an instantaneous launch

5558
03:49:13,910 --> 03:49:11,439
window so at this point if we hear a

5559
03:49:15,670 --> 03:49:13,920
hold for any reason we'll have to stand

5560
03:49:18,710 --> 03:49:15,680
down and target our backup launch

5561
03:49:20,550 --> 03:49:18,720
opportunity coming in three days

5562
03:49:22,630 --> 03:49:20,560
so right now let's turn it back over to

5563
03:49:24,229 --> 03:49:22,640
jesse and gary for an overview of events

5564
03:49:27,590 --> 03:49:24,239
that are going to happen after the

5565
03:49:30,309 --> 03:49:27,600
liftoff of falcon 9.

5566
03:49:32,229 --> 03:49:30,319
great news john for crew 2 the

5567
03:49:34,309 --> 03:49:32,239
astronauts flight to station will take

5568
03:49:36,790 --> 03:49:34,319
about 23 hours and their journey will be

5569
03:49:39,189 --> 03:49:36,800
fairly similar to the trip crew one made

5570
03:49:42,070 --> 03:49:39,199
in november of last year

5571
03:49:43,910 --> 03:49:42,080
right as we wait t-zero in just about 29

5572
03:49:45,830 --> 03:49:43,920
minutes the ground operations teams are

5573
03:49:48,389 --> 03:49:45,840
doing a series of systems checks to make

5574
03:49:50,309 --> 03:49:48,399
sure both dragon and falcon 9 are ready

5575
03:49:52,070 --> 03:49:50,319
for launch you're looking at a live view

5576
03:49:54,389 --> 03:49:52,080
of our teams at the cape as they prepare

5577
03:49:56,150 --> 03:49:54,399
for liftoff as we wait for the launch

5578
03:49:58,150 --> 03:49:56,160
clock to hit zero we wanted to give you

5579
03:50:00,710 --> 03:49:58,160
an overview of what the ascent portion

5580
03:50:03,510 --> 03:50:00,720
of the mission will look like

5581
03:50:05,990 --> 03:50:03,520
once we hit t0 and a successful launch

5582
03:50:08,550 --> 03:50:06,000
occurs we will watch falcon 9 and dragon

5583
03:50:10,150 --> 03:50:08,560
lift off from historic launch pad 39a

5584
03:50:12,469 --> 03:50:10,160
and make their ascent

5585
03:50:15,269 --> 03:50:12,479
at about 50 seconds into the flight

5586
03:50:17,349 --> 03:50:15,279
falcon 9 engines will throttle up to

5587
03:50:19,590 --> 03:50:17,359
help pass through the period of maximum

5588
03:50:22,229 --> 03:50:19,600
dynamic pressure on the rocket or what

5589
03:50:24,469 --> 03:50:22,239
we typically refer to as max-q

5590
03:50:27,269 --> 03:50:24,479
it's worth noting that once we hit max-q

5591
03:50:28,710 --> 03:50:27,279
the vehicle will be going supersonic

5592
03:50:30,870 --> 03:50:28,720
once we are through the period of

5593
03:50:33,269 --> 03:50:30,880
maximum dynamic pressure we can throttle

5594
03:50:34,790 --> 03:50:33,279
up our nine merlin engines again and

5595
03:50:36,790 --> 03:50:34,800
from there at about two and a half

5596
03:50:38,790 --> 03:50:36,800
minutes into flight we have a series of

5597
03:50:40,469 --> 03:50:38,800
three events that will happen it happen

5598
03:50:43,349 --> 03:50:40,479
in rapid succession

5599
03:50:46,229 --> 03:50:43,359
first is miko or main engine cutoff this

5600
03:50:48,790 --> 03:50:46,239
is where all nine merlin 1d engines shut

5601
03:50:50,790 --> 03:50:48,800
off in preparation for stage separation

5602
03:50:52,469 --> 03:50:50,800
which is our second event this is where

5603
03:50:53,910 --> 03:50:52,479
the first stage detaches from the second

5604
03:50:56,070 --> 03:50:53,920
stage with the first stage making its

5605
03:50:57,910 --> 03:50:56,080
way back to earth for landing as the

5606
03:50:59,550 --> 03:50:57,920
second stage continues on its journey

5607
03:51:02,469 --> 03:50:59,560
with the third event

5608
03:51:04,870 --> 03:51:02,479
ses1 or second stage engine start number

5609
03:51:06,710 --> 03:51:04,880
one is where the mvac engine lights up

5610
03:51:09,110 --> 03:51:06,720
and propels the second stage along with

5611
03:51:11,510 --> 03:51:09,120
our crew two astronauts to orbit

5612
03:51:13,670 --> 03:51:11,520
as stage two heads towards its targeted

5613
03:51:15,429 --> 03:51:13,680
drop-off orbit stage one will execute

5614
03:51:17,510 --> 03:51:15,439
two burns in order to make its way back

5615
03:51:19,750 --> 03:51:17,520
to earth the first is the entry burn

5616
03:51:21,830 --> 03:51:19,760
where three of the nine m1d engines will

5617
03:51:23,189 --> 03:51:21,840
reignite and then shut down and this

5618
03:51:25,030 --> 03:51:23,199
helps to slow the stage down in

5619
03:51:27,030 --> 03:51:25,040
preparation for entry back into the

5620
03:51:28,870 --> 03:51:27,040
upper parts of the earth's atmosphere

5621
03:51:30,790 --> 03:51:28,880
while the first stage is heading back to

5622
03:51:32,790 --> 03:51:30,800
earth the second stage will cut off its

5623
03:51:35,269 --> 03:51:32,800
one berlin engine that was ignited right

5624
03:51:37,189 --> 03:51:35,279
after stage separation once this happens

5625
03:51:39,110 --> 03:51:37,199
we'll wait for confirmation of a good

5626
03:51:41,110 --> 03:51:39,120
orbital insertion

5627
03:51:43,750 --> 03:51:41,120
about 90 seconds after dragon gets into

5628
03:51:45,590 --> 03:51:43,760
orbit falcon 9 will land back on earth

5629
03:51:47,670 --> 03:51:45,600
the landing burn is just a single engine

5630
03:51:49,990 --> 03:51:47,680
burn powerful enough to bring the

5631
03:51:52,469 --> 03:51:50,000
vehicle speed down rapidly in order to

5632
03:51:54,469 --> 03:51:52,479
land on the drone ship about nine and a

5633
03:51:56,469 --> 03:51:54,479
half minutes into the mission

5634
03:51:58,469 --> 03:51:56,479
while falcon 9 first stage is landing

5635
03:52:00,710 --> 03:51:58,479
dragon is preparing to separate from the

5636
03:52:02,870 --> 03:52:00,720
second stage at about three minutes

5637
03:52:05,030 --> 03:52:02,880
after the second stage gets into orbit

5638
03:52:07,269 --> 03:52:05,040
we should have a great view of dragon

5639
03:52:09,590 --> 03:52:07,279
with its four-person crew drifting away

5640
03:52:11,189 --> 03:52:09,600
from the second stage once dragon is a

5641
03:52:12,950 --> 03:52:11,199
short distance away it will begin

5642
03:52:14,870 --> 03:52:12,960
checking out its draco maneuvering

5643
03:52:16,790 --> 03:52:14,880
thrusters to make sure dragon continues

5644
03:52:18,870 --> 03:52:16,800
to increase separation distance from the

5645
03:52:21,189 --> 03:52:18,880
second stage it's worth noting that

5646
03:52:22,469 --> 03:52:21,199
these are not the super draco engines

5647
03:52:23,670 --> 03:52:22,479
that would be used during an abort

5648
03:52:25,830 --> 03:52:23,680
scenario

5649
03:52:27,830 --> 03:52:25,840
about 40 seconds after separation

5650
03:52:28,710 --> 03:52:27,840
dragon's nose cone deploy sequence will

5651
03:52:30,710 --> 03:52:28,720
begin

5652
03:52:32,870 --> 03:52:30,720
it will take roughly four minutes for

5653
03:52:34,550 --> 03:52:32,880
the nose cone hooks to unlatch and open

5654
03:52:37,189 --> 03:52:34,560
exposing its guidance navigation

5655
03:52:39,510 --> 03:52:37,199
controls or what we call gnc that will

5656
03:52:40,630 --> 03:52:39,520
help dragon autonomously fly to the

5657
03:52:42,309 --> 03:52:40,640
space station

5658
03:52:44,550 --> 03:52:42,319
and lastly once the nose cone is

5659
03:52:46,870 --> 03:52:44,560
deployed the remaining draco thrusters

5660
03:52:49,349 --> 03:52:46,880
on the forward bulkhead will be checked

5661
03:52:51,349 --> 03:52:49,359
from there over the next 23 plus hours

5662
03:52:53,670 --> 03:52:51,359
dragon will be in its rendezvous and

5663
03:52:55,590 --> 03:52:53,680
approach phases undergoing a number of

5664
03:52:56,710 --> 03:52:55,600
phasing burns as it makes its way to

5665
03:52:58,229 --> 03:52:56,720
station

5666
03:53:00,229 --> 03:52:58,239
all of that will be coming up soon for

5667
03:53:04,630 --> 03:53:00,239
now let's check back in with courtney in

5668
03:53:08,550 --> 03:53:06,710
thanks gary the space station team here

5669
03:53:10,229 --> 03:53:08,560
in houston is focused and the critical

5670
03:53:12,070 --> 03:53:10,239
systems on the station continue to

5671
03:53:16,950 --> 03:53:12,080
function normally the teams have

5672
03:53:19,429 --> 03:53:17,990
from the ground through our

5673
03:53:21,670 --> 03:53:19,439
constellation of communication

5674
03:53:23,429 --> 03:53:21,680
satellites to the station everything is

5675
03:53:25,269 --> 03:53:23,439
nominal and the station will be ready to

5676
03:53:26,790 --> 03:53:25,279
receive dragon tomorrow

5677
03:53:29,510 --> 03:53:26,800
once the crew arrives at the station

5678
03:53:31,670 --> 03:53:29,520
they'll join expedition 65. while on

5679
03:53:33,670 --> 03:53:31,680
board their official designation will be

5680
03:53:36,070 --> 03:53:33,680
flight engineers except for jack says

5681
03:53:38,469 --> 03:53:36,080
aki hoshide who will take command of the

5682
03:53:40,790 --> 03:53:38,479
space station from nasa's shannon walker

5683
03:53:42,469 --> 03:53:40,800
just before crew one comes home he'll be

5684
03:53:45,670 --> 03:53:42,479
the station commander until the fall

5685
03:53:48,870 --> 03:53:45,680
when he'll hand the reins to european

5686
03:53:51,269 --> 03:53:48,880
european space agency tomorrow pasquee

5687
03:53:53,910 --> 03:53:51,279
for the final part of their mission

5688
03:53:55,349 --> 03:53:53,920
flight director paul kanya is on console

5689
03:53:57,269 --> 03:53:55,359
now leading flight controllers in

5690
03:53:59,110 --> 03:53:57,279
houston for launch and flight director

5691
03:54:00,150 --> 03:53:59,120
scott stover will lead teams for docking

5692
03:54:01,750 --> 03:54:00,160
tomorrow

5693
03:54:03,990 --> 03:54:01,760
just a reminder that a launch today will

5694
03:54:05,830 --> 03:54:04,000
take about 23.5 hours to get to station

5695
03:54:08,229 --> 03:54:05,840
with a docking to the node 2 forward

5696
03:54:09,349 --> 03:54:08,239
port scheduled tomorrow at 4 10 am

5697
03:54:11,750 --> 03:54:09,359
central

5698
03:54:13,590 --> 03:54:11,760
once dragon is docked to the station the

5699
03:54:15,510 --> 03:54:13,600
team here in houston will assist dragon

5700
03:54:17,269 --> 03:54:15,520
and space station astronauts with leak

5701
03:54:19,510 --> 03:54:17,279
checks as they will work to open hatches

5702
03:54:22,309 --> 03:54:19,520
on both dragon and the inside of the

5703
03:54:24,229 --> 03:54:22,319
station's pressurized mating adapter

5704
03:54:26,309 --> 03:54:24,239
we expect hatch open to take place

5705
03:54:28,070 --> 03:54:26,319
approximately two hours after dock

5706
03:54:29,590 --> 03:54:28,080
docking that's it for us here in mission

5707
03:54:34,389 --> 03:54:29,600
control houston i'll send it back over

5708
03:54:38,950 --> 03:54:36,150
all right thanks courtney uh you're

5709
03:54:40,950 --> 03:54:38,960
looking live at the falcon 9 rocket and

5710
03:54:43,990 --> 03:54:40,960
spacex crew dragon

5711
03:54:46,150 --> 03:54:44,000
and we can see liquid oxygen venting

5712
03:54:49,990 --> 03:54:46,160
off the rocket that is normal and

5713
03:54:52,309 --> 03:54:50,000
expected it is now t minus 23 minutes 50

5714
03:54:55,110 --> 03:54:52,319
seconds and counting from the third

5715
03:54:57,349 --> 03:54:55,120
astronaut launch from u.s soil in the

5716
03:54:59,910 --> 03:54:57,359
past year and the first with two

5717
03:55:01,429 --> 03:54:59,920
international partners aboard commander

5718
03:55:03,189 --> 03:55:01,439
shane kimbrough

5719
03:55:06,070 --> 03:55:03,199
pilot megan macarthur and mission

5720
03:55:07,990 --> 03:55:06,080
specialist toma pesque and aki hoshide

5721
03:55:10,229 --> 03:55:08,000
are strapped into their seats inside the

5722
03:55:12,950 --> 03:55:10,239
crew dragon endeavor on top there's an

5723
03:55:15,349 --> 03:55:12,960
inside view we can see them live as the

5724
03:55:17,590 --> 03:55:15,359
falcon 9 rocket fueling operation is

5725
03:55:19,670 --> 03:55:17,600
well underway now the launch escape

5726
03:55:22,550 --> 03:55:19,680
system is armed and that means the crew

5727
03:55:24,870 --> 03:55:22,560
dragon is prepared to launch itself away

5728
03:55:27,110 --> 03:55:24,880
from the falcon 9 rocket in case of an

5729
03:55:28,950 --> 03:55:27,120
emergency on the pad

5730
03:55:31,189 --> 03:55:28,960
or after liftoff

5731
03:55:33,189 --> 03:55:31,199
so far operations look and sound as

5732
03:55:37,030 --> 03:55:33,199
expected and we are counting down to

5733
03:55:39,269 --> 03:55:37,040
liftoff at 5 49 eastern time

5734
03:55:40,950 --> 03:55:39,279
this mission is the continuation of

5735
03:55:43,110 --> 03:55:40,960
rotational crew flights to the

5736
03:55:46,150 --> 03:55:43,120
international space station from u.s

5737
03:55:47,990 --> 03:55:46,160
soil on private rockets and spacecraft

5738
03:55:50,550 --> 03:55:48,000
this wouldn't have been possible without

5739
03:55:52,710 --> 03:55:50,560
the success of the nasa spacex demo 2

5740
03:55:54,870 --> 03:55:52,720
test flight last year and the safe

5741
03:55:57,189 --> 03:55:54,880
delivery of the crew 1 astronauts to the

5742
03:55:59,429 --> 03:55:57,199
space station last fall for a long

5743
03:56:01,429 --> 03:55:59,439
duration mission those crew one

5744
03:56:03,830 --> 03:56:01,439
astronauts are preparing to return to

5745
03:56:05,110 --> 03:56:03,840
earth shortly after crew 2 arrives at

5746
03:56:06,550 --> 03:56:05,120
station

5747
03:56:08,950 --> 03:56:06,560
and this will be the first time we'll

5748
03:56:11,429 --> 03:56:08,960
see two crew dragons docked to the space

5749
03:56:13,910 --> 03:56:11,439
station at the same time crew wants

5750
03:56:19,030 --> 03:56:13,920
resilience and crew 2's endeavor that's

5751
03:56:24,790 --> 03:56:22,389
with the arrival of the crew 2 team

5752
03:56:27,429 --> 03:56:24,800
i believe that'll bring the head count

5753
03:56:30,070 --> 03:56:27,439
on station to 11 people

5754
03:56:31,910 --> 03:56:30,080
and as much as i love camping that

5755
03:56:34,150 --> 03:56:31,920
downtown that does sound like it would

5756
03:56:36,309 --> 03:56:34,160
be a little crowded up there yeah you

5757
03:56:38,870 --> 03:56:36,319
know you counted 11 people on board the

5758
03:56:40,630 --> 03:56:38,880
station nine of them in the u.s segment

5759
03:56:42,870 --> 03:56:40,640
we've got four crew quarters which are

5760
03:56:45,189 --> 03:56:42,880
basically crew bedrooms uh we've got

5761
03:56:47,030 --> 03:56:45,199
both commanders of the dragons sleeping

5762
03:56:49,269 --> 03:56:47,040
in their vehicles that leaves three

5763
03:56:52,630 --> 03:56:49,279
people needing a place to sleep that's

5764
03:56:54,630 --> 03:56:52,640
suici shannon and victor they'll be in

5765
03:56:56,229 --> 03:56:54,640
the gym the columbus and the airlock

5766
03:56:58,550 --> 03:56:56,239
respectively so you could you could say

5767
03:57:00,150 --> 03:56:58,560
it's a quite a full house they'll be

5768
03:57:01,910 --> 03:57:00,160
camping out rolling out their sleeping

5769
03:57:04,229 --> 03:57:01,920
bags on rack fronts

5770
03:57:06,070 --> 03:57:04,239
so it'll be uh it'll be tight what a

5771
03:57:09,110 --> 03:57:06,080
what a great benefit to being commander

5772
03:57:11,590 --> 03:57:09,120
you have your own private suite

5773
03:57:13,670 --> 03:57:11,600
with windows and yeah it's a nice place

5774
03:57:15,990 --> 03:57:13,680
to be yeah and that's honestly the the

5775
03:57:17,189 --> 03:57:16,000
window shots that we have been receiving

5776
03:57:19,269 --> 03:57:17,199
from the crew have been one of my

5777
03:57:21,269 --> 03:57:19,279
favorite things from the crew one team

5778
03:57:23,830 --> 03:57:21,279
up there and even bob and doug whenever

5779
03:57:26,150 --> 03:57:23,840
they were up there as well um just the

5780
03:57:27,590 --> 03:57:26,160
the view outside of the the crew dragon

5781
03:57:29,510 --> 03:57:27,600
window it's it's actually my phone

5782
03:57:31,510 --> 03:57:29,520
background right now

5783
03:57:33,590 --> 03:57:31,520
um and it's just incredible and i love

5784
03:57:35,590 --> 03:57:33,600
what that we get to that they share

5785
03:57:37,349 --> 03:57:35,600
their perspective with us

5786
03:57:38,550 --> 03:57:37,359
from from uh

5787
03:57:40,790 --> 03:57:38,560
above

5788
03:57:42,950 --> 03:57:40,800
let's give you a quick recap of who the

5789
03:57:45,269 --> 03:57:42,960
astronauts are uh sitting inside the

5790
03:57:47,990 --> 03:57:45,279
capsule here in the foreground uh

5791
03:57:50,550 --> 03:57:48,000
sitting closest to uh the front of your

5792
03:57:52,550 --> 03:57:50,560
screen is commander shane kimbrough

5793
03:57:55,189 --> 03:57:52,560
uh he is commanding the crew dragon

5794
03:57:58,389 --> 03:57:55,199
endeavor today and he is a native of

5795
03:58:00,790 --> 03:57:58,399
texas making his third trip to space uh

5796
03:58:02,469 --> 03:58:00,800
the retired u.s army colonel first

5797
03:58:03,630 --> 03:58:02,479
launched aboard the space shuttle

5798
03:58:06,710 --> 03:58:03,640
endeavour on

5799
03:58:10,070 --> 03:58:06,720
sts-126 then aboard a russian soyuz

5800
03:58:13,030 --> 03:58:10,080
spacecraft for expeditions 49 and 50.

5801
03:58:16,790 --> 03:58:13,040
kimbrough has spent a total of 189 days

5802
03:58:19,110 --> 03:58:16,800
in space and performed six spacewalks

5803
03:58:21,510 --> 03:58:19,120
pilot megan macarthur will be making her

5804
03:58:23,590 --> 03:58:21,520
second trip to space but her first to

5805
03:58:26,150 --> 03:58:23,600
the space station she was born in

5806
03:58:31,269 --> 03:58:26,160
honolulu

5807
03:58:33,349 --> 03:58:31,279
california her home state macarthur

5808
03:58:36,469 --> 03:58:33,359
served as a mission specialist aboard

5809
03:58:38,150 --> 03:58:36,479
space shuttle atlantis on sts-125

5810
03:58:40,630 --> 03:58:38,160
the final servicing mission of the

5811
03:58:42,950 --> 03:58:40,640
hubble space telescope she operated the

5812
03:58:45,670 --> 03:58:42,960
shuttle's robotic arm over the course of

5813
03:58:47,510 --> 03:58:45,680
12 days and 21 hours capturing the

5814
03:58:49,590 --> 03:58:47,520
telescope and maneuvering the crew

5815
03:58:52,870 --> 03:58:49,600
members throughout five space walks to

5816
03:58:55,269 --> 03:58:52,880
lengthen the telescope's life

5817
03:58:57,189 --> 03:58:55,279
and mission specialist aki hoshide is

5818
03:58:59,830 --> 03:58:57,199
embarking on his third space flight

5819
03:59:02,950 --> 03:58:59,840
today the jaxa astronaut from tokyo

5820
03:59:05,030 --> 03:59:02,960
previously flew on sts-124 aboard the

5821
03:59:08,309 --> 03:59:05,040
space shuttle discovery to deliver and

5822
03:59:10,790 --> 03:59:08,319
install japan's science laboratory kivo

5823
03:59:15,110 --> 03:59:10,800
he also flew aboard the russian soyuz on

5824
03:59:17,429 --> 03:59:15,120
expeditions 32 and 33 for a 124 day

5825
03:59:19,110 --> 03:59:17,439
visit to the space station

5826
03:59:21,110 --> 03:59:19,120
and in the

5827
03:59:23,269 --> 03:59:21,120
far corner of your screen as mission

5828
03:59:26,389 --> 03:59:23,279
specialist toma pesquet he will be

5829
03:59:29,269 --> 03:59:26,399
making his second trip to space born in

5830
03:59:31,429 --> 03:59:29,279
ruan france pesquet first flew to space

5831
03:59:34,710 --> 03:59:31,439
on the russian soyuz as a flight

5832
03:59:36,710 --> 03:59:34,720
engineer for expeditions 50 and 51. in

5833
03:59:39,030 --> 03:59:36,720
that time he worked on more than 50

5834
03:59:40,950 --> 03:59:39,040
different experiments and performed two

5835
03:59:44,950 --> 03:59:40,960
space walks with kimbrough to maintain

5836
03:59:47,349 --> 03:59:44,960
the space station he has logged 197 days

5837
03:59:50,070 --> 03:59:47,359
in space pesquet will be the first

5838
03:59:51,750 --> 03:59:50,080
european to fly in crew dragon and it

5839
03:59:54,070 --> 03:59:51,760
will be the first time a european

5840
03:59:55,590 --> 03:59:54,080
astronaut has launched from america in

5841
03:59:57,429 --> 03:59:55,600
more than a decade

5842
04:00:00,389 --> 03:59:57,439
each of these four crew members will

5843
04:00:02,950 --> 04:00:00,399
join expedition 65 once they arrive at

5844
04:00:05,429 --> 04:00:02,960
the international space station with aki

5845
04:00:09,510 --> 04:00:05,439
hoshide taking over as commander of the

5846
04:00:12,070 --> 04:00:09,520
station right before crew one departs

5847
04:00:14,710 --> 04:00:12,080
and as we're looking at a live view of

5848
04:00:17,830 --> 04:00:14,720
the pad again fueling is underway we

5849
04:00:19,030 --> 04:00:17,840
heard a call out during those bio recaps

5850
04:00:22,150 --> 04:00:19,040
that

5851
04:00:24,389 --> 04:00:22,160
the rp1 load is complete on the second

5852
04:00:26,950 --> 04:00:24,399
stage

5853
04:00:29,030 --> 04:00:26,960
and we have a really uh special treat if

5854
04:00:32,950 --> 04:00:29,040
we could take a view of

5855
04:00:36,070 --> 04:00:32,960
bob benkin's spacesuit we have that

5856
04:00:39,269 --> 04:00:36,080
in studio that is the uh the actual

5857
04:00:41,269 --> 04:00:39,279
spacesuit worn by bob benkin uh during

5858
04:00:44,309 --> 04:00:41,279
the demo two test flight and you can see

5859
04:00:46,790 --> 04:00:44,319
the photo of his wife megan macarthur uh

5860
04:00:49,990 --> 04:00:46,800
in the photo there and she is sitting in

5861
04:00:51,670 --> 04:00:50,000
the same spacecraft in the same seat

5862
04:00:54,309 --> 04:00:51,680
that bob did

5863
04:00:56,550 --> 04:00:54,319
almost a year ago on the demo 2 mission

5864
04:00:59,269 --> 04:00:56,560
megan is the pilot for this mission

5865
04:01:01,269 --> 04:00:59,279
there's a shot of uh bob's spacesuit on

5866
04:01:02,790 --> 04:01:01,279
the left and doug hurley's spacesuit on

5867
04:01:07,750 --> 04:01:02,800
the right this was a couple days ago

5868
04:01:12,950 --> 04:01:10,790
so again looking live at the pad

5869
04:01:16,469 --> 04:01:12,960
falcon 9 will have

5870
04:01:18,870 --> 04:01:16,479
1.7 million pounds of thrust at liftoff

5871
04:01:20,710 --> 04:01:18,880
and uh we've we've heard it sounds like

5872
04:01:23,269 --> 04:01:20,720
a gorilla sitting on your chest would

5873
04:01:25,269 --> 04:01:23,279
you say that's accurate tracy yeah yeah

5874
04:01:28,710 --> 04:01:25,279
i've never had actually a gorilla on my

5875
04:01:30,630 --> 04:01:28,720
chest but i imagine that um uh

5876
04:01:32,389 --> 04:01:30,640
one would be that heavy that

5877
04:01:36,070 --> 04:01:32,399
the feeling that you have in your chest

5878
04:01:40,630 --> 04:01:37,670
once again the white cloud that we see

5879
04:01:43,189 --> 04:01:40,640
there is expected totally normal

5880
04:01:44,950 --> 04:01:43,199
that's just the liquid oxygen

5881
04:01:46,389 --> 04:01:44,960
vaporizing essentially as it comes into

5882
04:01:48,229 --> 04:01:46,399
contact with this

5883
04:01:50,229 --> 04:01:48,239
humid florida air

5884
04:01:53,750 --> 04:01:50,239
as a point of reference this the liquid

5885
04:01:56,870 --> 04:01:53,760
oxygen that we load on board falcon 9 is

5886
04:01:59,269 --> 04:01:56,880
uh super chilled to help densify

5887
04:02:01,910 --> 04:01:59,279
the that liquid oxygen when i say super

5888
04:02:05,670 --> 04:02:01,920
chilled i mean really really cold uh

5889
04:02:08,550 --> 04:02:05,680
we're talking like negative 336 degrees

5890
04:02:11,269 --> 04:02:08,560
so um of course whenever it comes into

5891
04:02:14,389 --> 04:02:11,279
ambient air um it will turn into its

5892
04:02:15,670 --> 04:02:14,399
gaseous species

5893
04:02:17,590 --> 04:02:15,680
okay and there we just heard the call

5894
04:02:19,670 --> 04:02:17,600
out that second stage locks load has

5895
04:02:22,469 --> 04:02:19,680
just begun

5896
04:02:24,710 --> 04:02:22,479
and so the mission teams um that we've

5897
04:02:27,750 --> 04:02:24,720
seen in control rooms from kennedy space

5898
04:02:30,550 --> 04:02:27,760
center to houston to hawthorne are all

5899
04:02:32,550 --> 04:02:30,560
laser focused on keeping this crew safe

5900
04:02:34,309 --> 04:02:32,560
from this point and all the way to the

5901
04:02:36,550 --> 04:02:34,319
space station and back home in six

5902
04:02:39,429 --> 04:02:36,560
months we had a chance to ask about

5903
04:02:41,429 --> 04:02:39,439
their mindset right now from a couple of

5904
04:02:43,990 --> 04:02:41,439
their leaders

5905
04:02:45,349 --> 04:02:44,000
there's a very delicate dance between

5906
04:02:50,550 --> 04:02:45,359
the weather

5907
04:02:53,269 --> 04:02:50,560
and you know making sure all these

5908
04:02:55,910 --> 04:02:53,279
complex systems are working correctly

5909
04:02:57,030 --> 04:02:55,920
together and what is really important is

5910
04:02:58,389 --> 04:02:57,040
just how

5911
04:03:01,269 --> 04:02:58,399
calmly

5912
04:03:03,750 --> 04:03:01,279
quietly efficiently the team's working

5913
04:03:05,670 --> 04:03:03,760
through every single one of those things

5914
04:03:07,830 --> 04:03:05,680
it's why we train people are very

5915
04:03:10,150 --> 04:03:07,840
passionate about this program as am i

5916
04:03:11,269 --> 04:03:10,160
and they know the consequences of what

5917
04:03:13,030 --> 04:03:11,279
they're doing

5918
04:03:14,950 --> 04:03:13,040
they know that the crew's lives depend

5919
04:03:17,030 --> 04:03:14,960
on what they're doing this human space

5920
04:03:18,790 --> 04:03:17,040
flight endeavor requires

5921
04:03:20,790 --> 04:03:18,800
diligence every day on the job and i

5922
04:03:22,950 --> 04:03:20,800
think our team knows that i definitely

5923
04:03:25,750 --> 04:03:22,960
feel like those crew members are in our

5924
04:03:27,030 --> 04:03:25,760
hands and we need to

5925
04:03:29,189 --> 04:03:27,040
be there

5926
04:03:31,670 --> 04:03:29,199
thinking straight making sure we're

5927
04:03:33,110 --> 04:03:31,680
making the right decisions so that we're

5928
04:03:38,630 --> 04:03:33,120
getting that crew safely to the

5929
04:03:45,030 --> 04:03:42,229
and that was um kathy leaders and steve

5930
04:03:47,189 --> 04:03:45,040
stitch who have been in charge of the

5931
04:03:49,510 --> 04:03:47,199
nasa team for much of the life of the

5932
04:03:51,590 --> 04:03:49,520
commercial crew program and have worked

5933
04:03:53,830 --> 04:03:51,600
very closely with the folks on the

5934
04:03:55,590 --> 04:03:53,840
spacex side who have gotten to know

5935
04:03:58,469 --> 04:03:55,600
these astronauts

5936
04:03:59,830 --> 04:03:58,479
on a personal level and have taken such

5937
04:04:01,990 --> 04:03:59,840
care in

5938
04:04:04,070 --> 04:04:02,000
all of the checkouts and the the

5939
04:04:05,990 --> 04:04:04,080
paranoia reviews as they're called to

5940
04:04:08,710 --> 04:04:06,000
make sure that they're constantly

5941
04:04:10,389 --> 04:04:08,720
looking for problems to uncover

5942
04:04:11,349 --> 04:04:10,399
to make sure that

5943
04:04:15,429 --> 04:04:11,359
every

5944
04:04:21,110 --> 04:04:15,439
make the safest this flight is safe as

5945
04:04:26,790 --> 04:04:24,870
again it is now t minus 14 minutes 15

5946
04:04:29,189 --> 04:04:26,800
seconds and counting

5947
04:04:31,349 --> 04:04:29,199
liftoff will be about one hour before

5948
04:04:33,830 --> 04:04:31,359
sunrise here on florida space coast and

5949
04:04:35,670 --> 04:04:33,840
if we're lucky we may see a beautiful

5950
04:04:38,550 --> 04:04:35,680
contrail at first light

5951
04:04:40,710 --> 04:04:38,560
at the time of launch at 5 49 and 2

5952
04:04:43,910 --> 04:04:40,720
seconds eastern time the space station

5953
04:04:47,349 --> 04:04:43,920
will be flying 258 miles over the indian

5954
04:04:49,990 --> 04:04:47,359
ocean south of sri lanka and now with t

5955
04:04:51,670 --> 04:04:50,000
minus 13 minutes 50 seconds and counting

5956
04:04:53,349 --> 04:04:51,680
we want to focus on the pad as we

5957
04:04:55,269 --> 04:04:53,359
proceed through the final stretch of the

5958
04:04:57,910 --> 04:04:55,279
countdown we will turn it over to

5959
04:05:03,269 --> 04:04:57,920
hawthorne to take us through launch at 5

5960
04:05:07,189 --> 04:05:05,670
we're inside t minus 14 minutes

5961
04:05:10,150 --> 04:05:07,199
everything is still looking good for

5962
04:05:12,389 --> 04:05:10,160
launch of falcon 9 and dragon 49 minutes

5963
04:05:14,229 --> 04:05:12,399
and two seconds after the hour

5964
04:05:17,750 --> 04:05:14,239
falcon 9 began propellant load at t

5965
04:05:19,990 --> 04:05:17,760
minus 35 minutes loading of the rp1 fuel

5966
04:05:21,990 --> 04:05:20,000
onto stage 2 is complete

5967
04:05:24,309 --> 04:05:22,000
fuel loading is continuing on the first

5968
04:05:26,950 --> 04:05:24,319
stage we're over half full and it'll

5969
04:05:29,189 --> 04:05:26,960
finish at t minus 6 minutes

5970
04:05:31,670 --> 04:05:29,199
the densified liquid oxygen loading is

5971
04:05:34,150 --> 04:05:31,680
continuing on the first stage

5972
04:05:36,630 --> 04:05:34,160
and we began loading liquid oxygen onto

5973
04:05:39,269 --> 04:05:36,640
the second stage a few minutes ago

5974
04:05:41,030 --> 04:05:39,279
the liquid oxygen loading will wrap up t

5975
04:05:42,950 --> 04:05:41,040
minus three minutes on the first stage

5976
04:05:45,670 --> 04:05:42,960
about t minus two minutes on the second

5977
04:05:48,229 --> 04:05:45,680
stage checkouts of the thrust vector

5978
04:05:50,309 --> 04:05:48,239
controllers what we call tvc wiggles are

5979
04:05:52,469 --> 04:05:50,319
coming up along with throttle valve

5980
04:05:53,910 --> 04:05:52,479
checkouts on the engines that's where we

5981
04:05:56,309 --> 04:05:53,920
move the engines a little bit make sure

5982
04:05:58,550 --> 04:05:56,319
the hydraulics are ready to go

5983
04:06:00,790 --> 04:05:58,560
currently the range is go ready to

5984
04:06:03,429 --> 04:06:00,800
support working no issues and we

5985
04:06:05,590 --> 04:06:03,439
continue to have good weather both at

5986
04:06:07,990 --> 04:06:05,600
the launch pad at ground level at the

5987
04:06:10,710 --> 04:06:08,000
upper altitude winds and downrange at

5988
04:06:12,469 --> 04:06:10,720
the contingency landing sites

5989
04:06:13,750 --> 04:06:12,479
on the dragon spacecraft the dragon

5990
04:06:15,990 --> 04:06:13,760
mission director and team they're

5991
04:06:17,590 --> 04:06:16,000
reporting no issues their communication

5992
04:06:19,830 --> 04:06:17,600
checkouts are complete

5993
04:06:21,590 --> 04:06:19,840
the crew access arm is retracted as you

5994
04:06:23,990 --> 04:06:21,600
see on your monitors away from the

5995
04:06:26,469 --> 04:06:24,000
vehicle the launch escape system is

5996
04:06:28,070 --> 04:06:26,479
armed the crew is strapped in and ready

5997
04:06:29,590 --> 04:06:28,080
to go

5998
04:06:31,590 --> 04:06:29,600
final instructions of the crew will be

5999
04:06:34,070 --> 04:06:31,600
coming at t minus 10 minutes they'll

6000
04:06:35,590 --> 04:06:34,080
just configure their displays for launch

6001
04:06:36,630 --> 04:06:35,600
that will give them insight to how the

6002
04:06:39,110 --> 04:06:36,640
launch is

6003
04:06:41,830 --> 04:06:39,120
proceeding and it provides constant

6004
04:06:43,990 --> 04:06:41,840
updates on vehicle health and for dragon

6005
04:06:45,990 --> 04:06:44,000
at t minus five minutes we'll hear it

6006
04:06:48,150 --> 04:06:46,000
enter terminal count as they transition

6007
04:06:50,070 --> 04:06:48,160
to internal power now we're going to

6008
04:06:53,189 --> 04:06:50,080
hear continued callouts on the countdown

6009
04:06:55,830 --> 04:06:53,199
net as we get close to t minus zero and

6010
04:06:58,070 --> 04:06:55,840
to the lift off

6011
04:06:59,910 --> 04:06:58,080
now gary we talked about the ascent

6012
04:07:01,429 --> 04:06:59,920
sequence of events that are coming up

6013
04:07:03,349 --> 04:07:01,439
here you and jesse went through that a

6014
04:07:05,349 --> 04:07:03,359
little while ago but we're also going to

6015
04:07:06,950 --> 04:07:05,359
have abort modes can you explain a

6016
04:07:09,750 --> 04:07:06,960
little bit about what the abort mode

6017
04:07:12,070 --> 04:07:09,760
callouts are that we might hear

6018
04:07:13,590 --> 04:07:12,080
that's right john uh we're continuing to

6019
04:07:15,510 --> 04:07:13,600
track that the falcon 9 and dragon are

6020
04:07:17,510 --> 04:07:15,520
looking good for launch but just in case

6021
04:07:18,630 --> 04:07:17,520
anything were to happen dragon is fully

6022
04:07:21,030 --> 04:07:18,640
prepared

6023
04:07:23,349 --> 04:07:21,040
to initiate an abort and use those super

6024
04:07:25,510 --> 04:07:23,359
draco engines to escape from a speeding

6025
04:07:27,910 --> 04:07:25,520
falcon 9. on the way up hill you'll hear

6026
04:07:30,309 --> 04:07:27,920
a series of letter and number

6027
04:07:32,469 --> 04:07:30,319
combinations uh those will denote the

6028
04:07:34,790 --> 04:07:32,479
stage that the rocket is on and the

6029
04:07:36,630 --> 04:07:34,800
abort zone that we're on as well on

6030
04:07:37,510 --> 04:07:36,640
first stage you'll hear abort zones a

6031
04:07:39,750 --> 04:07:37,520
and b

6032
04:07:42,790 --> 04:07:39,760
that will cover the falcon 9's ascent up

6033
04:07:45,429 --> 04:07:42,800
to about the northern border of north

6034
04:07:48,790 --> 04:07:45,439
carolina about seven and a half to eight

6035
04:07:51,269 --> 04:07:48,800
miles in altitude and the stage two will

6036
04:07:54,630 --> 04:07:51,279
have stage two a through e mostly it

6037
04:07:56,389 --> 04:07:54,640
will be stage a our stage two a uh abort

6038
04:07:58,469 --> 04:07:56,399
zone but towards the end of the six

6039
04:08:00,229 --> 04:07:58,479
minutes that stage two will be firing

6040
04:08:04,149 --> 04:08:00,239
you'll hear the numbers start going out

6041
04:08:05,110 --> 04:08:04,159
from b to e uh with e being an abort to

6042
04:08:07,349 --> 04:08:05,120
orbit

6043
04:08:09,269 --> 04:08:07,359
all of these capabilities enabled on the

6044
04:08:10,149 --> 04:08:09,279
dragon spacecraft to make sure that the

6045
04:08:12,550 --> 04:08:10,159
crew

6046
04:08:14,630 --> 04:08:12,560
will be delivered safely into orbit

6047
04:08:16,950 --> 04:08:14,640
inside 10 minutes and 30 seconds we

6048
04:08:19,269 --> 04:08:16,960
should be hearing uh some final status

6049
04:08:21,189 --> 04:08:19,279
maybe a good luck and god speed from

6050
04:08:23,189 --> 04:08:21,199
some of the ground teams here uh

6051
04:08:25,349 --> 04:08:23,199
ensuring that the crew is ready to go

6052
04:08:43,429 --> 04:08:25,359
that falcon 9 dragon and all the support

6053
04:08:50,469 --> 04:08:45,590
dragon spacex confirmed crew displays

6054
04:08:58,550 --> 04:08:53,990
displays are configured for launch

6055
04:09:00,229 --> 04:08:58,560
spacex copies shane megan aki tama

6056
04:09:02,229 --> 04:09:00,239
we're thrilled to have crew on board

6057
04:09:04,870 --> 04:09:02,239
endeavor once again and truly honored to

6058
04:09:06,389 --> 04:09:04,880
have you you all at the helm it's been a

6059
04:09:08,149 --> 04:09:06,399
pleasure training alongside you ahead of

6060
04:09:09,990 --> 04:09:08,159
this historic launch we wish you a great

6061
04:09:15,030 --> 04:09:10,000
mission good luck

6062
04:09:20,070 --> 04:09:17,429
thank you chad christian frank and all

6063
04:09:21,830 --> 04:09:20,080
the teams who got our crew and vehicle

6064
04:09:23,510 --> 04:09:21,840
ready for this mission

6065
04:09:25,590 --> 04:09:23,520
i want to say a special thank you to our

6066
04:09:27,429 --> 04:09:25,600
families and friends we're incredibly

6067
04:09:29,590 --> 04:09:27,439
grateful for your support

6068
04:09:31,910 --> 04:09:29,600
and sacrifice during our training and

6069
04:09:34,309 --> 04:09:31,920
our upcoming flight

6070
04:09:36,710 --> 04:09:34,319
our crew is flying astronauts from nasa

6071
04:09:38,309 --> 04:09:36,720
esa and jaxa which hasn't happened in

6072
04:09:40,389 --> 04:09:38,319
over 20 years

6073
04:09:43,030 --> 04:09:40,399
we're excited to represent our nations

6074
04:09:45,429 --> 04:09:43,040
agencies and all of humanity

6075
04:09:54,070 --> 04:09:45,439
off the earth for the earth endeavor is

6076
04:09:57,830 --> 04:09:56,149
alright some celebratory handshakes from

6077
04:10:00,790 --> 04:09:57,840
inside the crew dragon that was the

6078
04:10:03,269 --> 04:10:00,800
voice of the core uh chad healy here in

6079
04:10:05,349 --> 04:10:03,279
uh mission control hawthorne uh next

6080
04:10:07,750 --> 04:10:05,359
series of events john will be the engine

6081
04:10:09,990 --> 04:10:07,760
chill everything's looking good so far

6082
04:10:12,870 --> 04:10:10,000
there it is uh we're actually watching

6083
04:10:14,870 --> 04:10:12,880
uh the field trim valves on the merlin

6084
04:10:15,990 --> 04:10:14,880
1d engines going through some checkouts

6085
04:10:18,070 --> 04:10:16,000
right now

6086
04:10:19,910 --> 04:10:18,080
and as you said at t-minus seven minutes

6087
04:10:22,309 --> 04:10:19,920
we're going to start

6088
04:10:24,389 --> 04:10:22,319
a sequence of events that begins with

6089
04:10:26,630 --> 04:10:24,399
opening the pre-valves currently the

6090
04:10:28,550 --> 04:10:26,640
liquid oxygen the kerosene feel on the

6091
04:10:30,870 --> 04:10:28,560
falcon 9 first second stages is

6092
04:10:32,870 --> 04:10:30,880
separated from the merlin engines

6093
04:10:34,870 --> 04:10:32,880
t-minus seven minutes just over a minute

6094
04:10:36,710 --> 04:10:34,880
from now we open the pre-valves that

6095
04:10:40,070 --> 04:10:36,720
allows propellant down to the top of the

6096
04:10:42,309 --> 04:10:40,080
engine or the inlet to the turbo pumps

6097
04:10:44,149 --> 04:10:42,319
at the same time we open up bleed valves

6098
04:10:45,590 --> 04:10:44,159
on the turbo pumps and that allows a

6099
04:10:48,550 --> 04:10:45,600
little bit of that

6100
04:10:50,550 --> 04:10:48,560
densified ultra cold liquid oxygen

6101
04:10:52,790 --> 04:10:50,560
to flow through the pump and to chill

6102
04:10:54,790 --> 04:10:52,800
down the liquid oxygen pump

6103
04:10:56,710 --> 04:10:54,800
that way when we get to t minus two

6104
04:10:58,790 --> 04:10:56,720
seconds and we spin the pumps up and

6105
04:11:00,950 --> 04:10:58,800
everything comes to full power we're not

6106
04:11:02,309 --> 04:11:00,960
pulling very cold liquid oxygen through

6107
04:11:04,389 --> 04:11:02,319
a warm pump

6108
04:11:06,309 --> 04:11:04,399
so as that cools it down right now

6109
04:11:10,229 --> 04:11:06,319
that'll get it ready for that ignition

6110
04:11:11,990 --> 04:11:10,239
sequence in the last couple of seconds

6111
04:11:14,309 --> 04:11:12,000
we should hear that call out that the

6112
04:11:16,710 --> 04:11:14,319
stage one engine chill has started

6113
04:11:18,309 --> 04:11:16,720
you'll also hear in flight

6114
04:11:20,950 --> 04:11:18,319
about a minute and a half two minutes

6115
04:11:23,269 --> 04:11:20,960
into flight mvac chill has begun

6116
04:11:25,830 --> 04:11:23,279
that's also a repeat sequence there

6117
04:11:27,349 --> 04:11:25,840
where we open the bleed valve and begin

6118
04:11:35,990 --> 04:11:27,359
chilling that engine one more time

6119
04:11:43,590 --> 04:11:37,269
right now we're waiting to see the

6120
04:11:43,600 --> 04:11:49,830
stage one engine chill has started

6121
04:11:53,910 --> 04:11:51,910
yep and there's the call out we've got

6122
04:11:55,750 --> 04:11:53,920
indication pre-valve's coming open on

6123
04:11:57,990 --> 04:11:55,760
the engines

6124
04:12:01,510 --> 04:11:58,000
and we have begun to chill in the merlin

6125
04:12:06,309 --> 04:12:03,670
that's right john now inside six minutes

6126
04:12:08,710 --> 04:12:06,319
40 seconds

6127
04:12:11,750 --> 04:12:08,720
rp1 rocket grade kerosene is completely

6128
04:12:13,990 --> 04:12:11,760
filled in the second stage

6129
04:12:15,990 --> 04:12:14,000
we're anticipating about 30 more seconds

6130
04:12:25,830 --> 04:12:16,000
for the first stage to be completely

6131
04:12:28,950 --> 04:12:27,510
liquid oxygen will continue to flow

6132
04:12:32,309 --> 04:12:28,960
through the first and second stages up

6133
04:12:35,349 --> 04:12:32,319
to the final minutes before t-zero

6134
04:12:40,389 --> 04:12:37,990
all right confirmation we have 100 fill

6135
04:12:42,229 --> 04:12:40,399
of rp-1 on both the first and second

6136
04:12:47,030 --> 04:12:42,239
stages six minutes to go until an

6137
04:12:51,750 --> 04:12:49,670
the next milestone will be uh dragon to

6138
04:12:52,630 --> 04:12:51,760
transition to configure for terminal

6139
04:12:57,670 --> 04:12:52,640
count

6140
04:13:01,910 --> 04:12:57,680
will be on internal power no longer

6141
04:13:05,830 --> 04:13:03,750
and from there the falcon 9 propellant

6142
04:13:07,030 --> 04:13:05,840
tanks will pressurize for strong back

6143
04:13:08,870 --> 04:13:07,040
retract

6144
04:13:10,469 --> 04:13:08,880
that'll be another visual milestone the

6145
04:13:12,630 --> 04:13:10,479
clamps just uh

6146
04:13:14,550 --> 04:13:12,640
below the dragons and pressurized trunk

6147
04:13:17,349 --> 04:13:14,560
will open and the strong back will tilt

6148
04:13:19,830 --> 04:13:17,359
back just two degrees

6149
04:13:23,030 --> 04:13:19,840
then right after lift off back to 45

6150
04:13:28,309 --> 04:13:25,750
again rp-1 kerosene both on the first

6151
04:13:31,269 --> 04:13:28,319
and second stages

6152
04:13:34,630 --> 04:13:31,279
liquid oxygen continues to flow through

6153
04:13:36,790 --> 04:13:34,640
on the first and second stages

6154
04:13:41,269 --> 04:13:36,800
that very densified very cold liquid

6155
04:13:46,870 --> 04:13:43,189
dragon has transitioned to configure for

6156
04:13:52,229 --> 04:13:48,550
falcon 9 propellant tanks are

6157
04:13:54,229 --> 04:13:52,239
pressurizing for strong back retract

6158
04:13:59,750 --> 04:13:54,239
all right john good calls and right on

6159
04:14:04,229 --> 04:14:01,830
okay next major event coming up is going

6160
04:14:06,229 --> 04:14:04,239
to be opening the clamp arms around the

6161
04:14:08,309 --> 04:14:06,239
second stage in preparation for

6162
04:14:10,149 --> 04:14:08,319
retracting the strongback

6163
04:14:12,630 --> 04:14:10,159
away from the vehicle to get ready for

6164
04:14:14,790 --> 04:14:12,640
liftoff

6165
04:14:16,550 --> 04:14:14,800
strongback is retracting we heard the

6166
04:14:18,630 --> 04:14:16,560
call out strongback is beginning to

6167
04:14:21,030 --> 04:14:18,640
retract we're into the automated

6168
04:14:23,429 --> 04:14:21,040
sequence we should see the clamp arms

6169
04:14:25,189 --> 04:14:23,439
that are just visible there

6170
04:14:27,349 --> 04:14:25,199
around the top of the second stage begin

6171
04:14:29,670 --> 04:14:27,359
to open up

6172
04:14:31,590 --> 04:14:29,680
once they are open then the strongback

6173
04:14:47,830 --> 04:14:31,600
will begin to move away from the falcon

6174
04:14:51,990 --> 04:14:49,670
watching the sequence a nice view from

6175
04:14:57,349 --> 04:14:52,000
up on top of the fixed service structure

6176
04:15:01,510 --> 04:14:59,590
and we beginning to recline away from

6177
04:15:03,429 --> 04:15:01,520
the falcon 9

6178
04:15:05,269 --> 04:15:03,439
we'll move the strong back two degrees

6179
04:15:08,070 --> 04:15:05,279
away from the falcon 9 that'll get it

6180
04:15:10,389 --> 04:15:08,080
ready for liftoff and at t0

6181
04:15:12,790 --> 04:15:10,399
when we the flight computer commands

6182
04:15:15,110 --> 04:15:12,800
liftoff the hydraulics on the strong

6183
04:15:17,429 --> 04:15:15,120
back will pull it to a position 45

6184
04:15:19,670 --> 04:15:17,439
degrees away from the falcon 9 giving it

6185
04:15:21,750 --> 04:15:19,680
the clearance for launch

6186
04:15:25,030 --> 04:15:21,760
so right now the strongback is moving

6187
04:15:25,040 --> 04:15:29,990
everything proceeding nominally

6188
04:15:33,830 --> 04:15:31,349
it's great to

6189
04:15:35,750 --> 04:15:33,840
hear uh john we're also anxiously

6190
04:15:37,429 --> 04:15:35,760
awaiting the liquid oxygen complete on

6191
04:15:52,229 --> 04:15:37,439
the first stage

6192
04:15:57,030 --> 04:15:54,070
dragon has transitioned to terminal

6193
04:16:05,189 --> 04:15:57,040
count and is on internal power

6194
04:16:09,990 --> 04:16:07,189
okay we've heard the call out stage one

6195
04:16:11,990 --> 04:16:10,000
locks load is complete we're loading

6196
04:16:14,710 --> 04:16:12,000
liquid oxygen on the second stage for

6197
04:16:16,870 --> 04:16:14,720
about another 30 seconds or so

6198
04:16:19,030 --> 04:16:16,880
once we get the liquid oxygen load

6199
04:16:20,950 --> 04:16:19,040
complete on the second stage

6200
04:16:22,469 --> 04:16:20,960
the propellant line that runs up the

6201
04:16:24,630 --> 04:16:22,479
side of the strong back that carries

6202
04:16:26,229 --> 04:16:24,640
liquid oxygen will vent that line down

6203
04:16:27,830 --> 04:16:26,239
and make sure there's no liquid in it

6204
04:16:30,149 --> 04:16:27,840
when we get to lift

6205
04:16:32,790 --> 04:16:30,159
when we do that we open up valves on the

6206
04:16:34,469 --> 04:16:32,800
strongback and as uh kate and marie were

6207
04:16:37,429 --> 04:16:34,479
talking earlier

6208
04:16:38,710 --> 04:16:37,439
when we vent off that very cold gaseous

6209
04:16:40,389 --> 04:16:38,720
oxygen

6210
04:16:42,469 --> 04:16:40,399
it'll merge with the

6211
04:16:45,030 --> 04:16:42,479
warm humid florida air and you'll get a

6212
04:16:46,950 --> 04:16:45,040
large white plume of condensation off of

6213
04:16:48,870 --> 04:16:46,960
the back of the strongback that'll be

6214
04:16:50,870 --> 04:16:48,880
normal coming about a minute and a half

6215
04:16:56,070 --> 04:16:50,880
before launch everything continuing to

6216
04:17:01,110 --> 04:16:58,950
dragon is an auto idol

6217
04:17:02,950 --> 04:17:01,120
all right with that the falcon 9 is

6218
04:17:05,349 --> 04:17:02,960
fully fueled we have fuel in both the

6219
04:17:08,229 --> 04:17:05,359
first and second stages and both stages

6220
04:17:10,309 --> 04:17:08,239
are filled with liquid oxygen

6221
04:17:14,229 --> 04:17:10,319
gas closeout has started expect loud

6222
04:17:19,990 --> 04:17:16,389
dragon is also in auto idle the flight

6223
04:17:26,389 --> 04:17:21,830
maintaining their calculations standing

6224
04:17:31,349 --> 04:17:30,070
one minute 15 seconds until launch

6225
04:17:32,790 --> 04:17:31,359
the one-minute mark dragon will

6226
04:17:34,309 --> 04:17:32,800
transition to countdown and the flight

6227
04:17:36,309 --> 04:17:34,319
termination system will arm the

6228
04:17:38,389 --> 04:17:36,319
computers on falcon 9

6229
04:17:39,990 --> 04:17:38,399
we'll be talking to the computers on

6230
04:17:42,469 --> 04:17:40,000
dragon and can issue an abort if

6231
04:17:45,189 --> 04:17:42,479
necessary

6232
04:17:46,790 --> 04:17:45,199
fts is armed falcon 9 is in startup and

6233
04:17:49,429 --> 04:17:46,800
is now controlling

6234
04:17:51,590 --> 04:17:49,439
fargo news and countdown

6235
04:17:55,189 --> 04:17:51,600
all right 50 seconds to go everything is

6236
04:18:00,790 --> 04:17:55,199
ready for an on time launch today

6237
04:18:00,800 --> 04:18:04,550
copy go for launch

6238
04:18:08,710 --> 04:18:06,149
ground teams are ready and the crew

6239
04:18:24,550 --> 04:18:08,720
inside dragon is ready

6240
04:18:24,560 --> 04:18:30,229
t-minus 15 seconds

6241
04:18:32,070 --> 04:18:31,189
10

6242
04:18:32,950 --> 04:18:32,080
9

6243
04:18:33,990 --> 04:18:32,960
8

6244
04:18:34,870 --> 04:18:34,000
seven

6245
04:18:35,910 --> 04:18:34,880
six

6246
04:18:36,870 --> 04:18:35,920
five

6247
04:18:37,910 --> 04:18:36,880
four

6248
04:18:38,870 --> 04:18:37,920
three

6249
04:18:39,750 --> 04:18:38,880
two

6250
04:18:41,189 --> 04:18:39,760
one

6251
04:18:42,630 --> 04:18:41,199
zero

6252
04:18:47,990 --> 04:18:42,640
mission

6253
04:18:52,630 --> 04:18:50,630
endeavor launches once again four

6254
04:18:54,550 --> 04:18:52,640
astronauts from three countries on crew

6255
04:18:57,110 --> 04:18:54,560
two now making their way to the one and

6256
04:18:58,950 --> 04:18:57,120
only international space station

6257
04:19:00,309 --> 04:18:58,960
vehicle is pitching down range nine

6258
04:19:03,110 --> 04:19:00,319
merlin engines on the first stage

6259
04:19:04,710 --> 04:19:03,120
providing 1.7 billion pounds of thrust

6260
04:19:12,870 --> 04:19:04,720
hearing good calls first stage

6261
04:19:18,309 --> 04:19:15,429
30 seconds into the second rotational

6262
04:19:20,469 --> 04:19:18,319
crew mission on board dragon and falcon

6263
04:19:23,110 --> 04:19:20,479
9.

6264
04:19:25,510 --> 04:19:23,120
falcon 9 will be throttling down the

6265
04:19:28,550 --> 04:19:25,520
nine merlin engines shortly here in

6266
04:19:33,030 --> 04:19:30,710
in preparation for maximum dynamic

6267
04:19:34,149 --> 04:19:33,040
pressure

6268
04:19:35,670 --> 04:19:34,159
and there's that call out for the

6269
04:19:38,149 --> 04:19:35,680
throttle down

6270
04:19:39,750 --> 04:19:38,159
maximum dynamic pressure max q is the

6271
04:19:42,149 --> 04:19:39,760
largest structural load that the vehicle

6272
04:19:56,389 --> 04:19:42,159
sees throughout ascent so throttling

6273
04:20:02,790 --> 04:20:00,229
max q stage one throttle up

6274
04:20:09,510 --> 04:20:02,800
one bravo

6275
04:20:11,189 --> 04:20:09,520
mode on the first stage first stage

6276
04:20:13,510 --> 04:20:11,199
continues to fire for

6277
04:20:23,189 --> 04:20:13,520
two minutes 35 seconds one and a half

6278
04:20:34,309 --> 04:20:26,070
falcon 9 now traveling at

6279
04:20:34,319 --> 04:20:39,269
and the engine chills started

6280
04:20:42,550 --> 04:20:40,469
all right the engine chill for the

6281
04:20:43,830 --> 04:20:42,560
second stage single merlin engine has

6282
04:20:46,389 --> 04:20:43,840
started

6283
04:20:48,469 --> 04:20:46,399
about 30 more seconds of the first stage

6284
04:20:52,710 --> 04:20:48,479
firing to bring our four astronauts into

6285
04:20:56,710 --> 04:20:54,950
now from here coming up in about 20 some

6286
04:20:58,630 --> 04:20:56,720
seconds we're going to have three major

6287
04:21:00,710 --> 04:20:58,640
milestones we'll have shutdown of the

6288
04:21:03,189 --> 04:21:00,720
nine merlin engines we're beginning to

6289
04:21:06,070 --> 04:21:03,199
throttle them down

6290
04:21:07,670 --> 04:21:06,080
we will then get state separation

6291
04:21:09,830 --> 04:21:07,680
and then we will get ignition of the

6292
04:21:23,349 --> 04:21:09,840
second stage engine to propel dragon and

6293
04:21:23,359 --> 04:21:28,200
copy to alpha confirmed

6294
04:21:28,210 --> 04:21:39,910
[Applause]

6295
04:21:44,149 --> 04:21:42,469
and we have ignition of the second stage

6296
04:21:45,990 --> 04:21:44,159
you see the green flash of that t-tep

6297
04:21:48,389 --> 04:21:46,000
fluid

6298
04:21:50,229 --> 04:21:48,399
the extent expansion nozzle on the

6299
04:21:52,229 --> 04:21:50,239
second stage merlin vacuum glowing that

6300
04:21:55,110 --> 04:21:52,239
bright red that we like to see good

6301
04:21:56,950 --> 04:21:55,120
performance on the second stage so far

6302
04:21:59,670 --> 04:21:56,960
and on the left side of your screen we

6303
04:22:02,469 --> 04:21:59,680
saw the exhaust of the second stage

6304
04:22:04,229 --> 04:22:02,479
engine streaming past the first stage as

6305
04:22:05,830 --> 04:22:04,239
the grid fins are coming out we also

6306
04:22:08,309 --> 04:22:05,840
briefly had a view

6307
04:22:10,070 --> 04:22:08,319
of the lights of central florida in the

6308
04:22:11,910 --> 04:22:10,080
background

6309
04:22:15,269 --> 04:22:11,920
currently the first stage is continuing

6310
04:22:17,030 --> 04:22:15,279
to coast up to apogee it's unpowered

6311
04:22:19,030 --> 04:22:17,040
it'll reach a peak height and then begin

6312
04:22:21,189 --> 04:22:19,040
to descend back down toward the earth's

6313
04:22:23,510 --> 04:22:21,199
atmosphere where it will light three

6314
04:22:25,349 --> 04:22:23,520
engines to slow down in preparation for

6315
04:22:27,349 --> 04:22:25,359
what will be a landing burn on the drone

6316
04:22:29,349 --> 04:22:27,359
ship in the atlantic ocean

6317
04:22:32,149 --> 04:22:29,359
you can see the grid fins are deployed

6318
04:22:33,670 --> 04:22:32,159
right now the first stage

6319
04:22:36,630 --> 04:22:33,680
trajectory nominal

6320
04:22:39,030 --> 04:22:36,640
we're pulsing the thrusters

6321
04:22:40,790 --> 04:22:39,040
copy nominal trajectory

6322
04:22:41,990 --> 04:22:40,800
we hear a call out from the crew nominal

6323
04:22:43,349 --> 04:22:42,000
trajectory

6324
04:22:45,349 --> 04:22:43,359
so we're beginning to move the first

6325
04:22:57,510 --> 04:22:45,359
stage into position so it can do the

6326
04:23:00,630 --> 04:22:59,189
four minutes fifteen seconds into

6327
04:23:01,910 --> 04:23:00,640
today's flight

6328
04:23:03,590 --> 04:23:01,920
second stage propelling our four

6329
04:23:06,229 --> 04:23:03,600
astronauts up the eastern seaboard will

6330
04:23:08,229 --> 04:23:06,239
continue to fire it's a six minute burn

6331
04:23:10,309 --> 04:23:08,239
to deliver the astronauts into orbit

6332
04:23:12,149 --> 04:23:10,319
we'll wait for a cue for a good orbital

6333
04:23:13,590 --> 04:23:12,159
insertion after that meanwhile we will

6334
04:23:15,349 --> 04:23:13,600
be hearing

6335
04:23:17,030 --> 04:23:15,359
check-ins on the vehicle's trajectory

6336
04:23:18,469 --> 04:23:17,040
and performance as well as check-ins

6337
04:23:20,229 --> 04:23:18,479
with some of the ground stations as it

6338
04:23:21,269 --> 04:23:20,239
passes over

6339
04:23:22,070 --> 04:23:21,279
throughout

6340
04:23:30,630 --> 04:23:22,080
the

6341
04:23:30,640 --> 04:23:36,309
dragon spacex trajectory nominal

6342
04:23:36,319 --> 04:23:45,990
copy nominal trajectory

6343
04:23:50,630 --> 04:23:47,990
getting good views of both the first and

6344
04:23:54,229 --> 04:23:50,640
second stage from the onboard cameras

6345
04:23:57,590 --> 04:23:55,910
the new hampshire tracking station has

6346
04:23:58,950 --> 04:23:57,600
acquired the second stage telemetry

6347
04:24:01,349 --> 04:23:58,960
signal

6348
04:24:03,110 --> 04:24:01,359
meanwhile the first stage

6349
04:24:05,110 --> 04:24:03,120
has reached apogee and it's now

6350
04:24:07,510 --> 04:24:05,120
beginning to descend from

6351
04:24:09,750 --> 04:24:07,520
a height it's currently about 167

6352
04:24:12,149 --> 04:24:09,760
kilometers up and in a few minutes we

6353
04:24:30,950 --> 04:24:12,159
will get the entry burn of the second

6354
04:24:30,960 --> 04:24:36,469
dragon spacex trajectory nominal

6355
04:24:36,479 --> 04:24:41,030
copy nominal trajectory

6356
04:24:44,950 --> 04:24:42,630
right on cue those check-ins on the

6357
04:24:57,830 --> 04:24:44,960
second stage performance once a minute

6358
04:25:03,189 --> 04:25:00,309
stage 2 continues to climb the vehicle

6359
04:25:08,630 --> 04:25:03,199
now exceeding 8 000 miles an hour

6360
04:25:13,030 --> 04:25:10,950
and just about one minute from now we

6361
04:25:14,149 --> 04:25:13,040
will begin the entry burn of the first

6362
04:25:15,830 --> 04:25:14,159
stage

6363
04:25:17,990 --> 04:25:15,840
that will consist of lighting the center

6364
04:25:20,149 --> 04:25:18,000
engine and then shortly afterwards two

6365
04:25:22,469 --> 04:25:20,159
more engines for a three engine burn to

6366
04:25:32,149 --> 04:25:22,479
slow down the first stage in preparation

6367
04:25:32,159 --> 04:25:37,590
dragon spacex trajectory nominal

6368
04:25:37,600 --> 04:25:43,110
stopping nominal trajectory

6369
04:25:46,550 --> 04:25:44,870
another check in the crew confirming

6370
04:25:48,790 --> 04:25:46,560
they're hearing the same thing the

6371
04:25:56,070 --> 04:25:48,800
vehicle exceeding are about to exceed

6372
04:25:59,990 --> 04:25:57,910
meanwhile first stage down at 90

6373
04:26:01,429 --> 04:26:00,000
kilometers getting ready to relight

6374
04:26:12,710 --> 04:26:01,439
three engines

6375
04:26:12,720 --> 04:26:18,070
stage two fts has saved

6376
04:26:22,309 --> 04:26:19,830
we've got the center engine ignition and

6377
04:26:24,790 --> 04:26:22,319
there come the two side engines

6378
04:26:25,830 --> 04:26:24,800
now this entry burn will last about 29

6379
04:26:27,750 --> 04:26:25,840
seconds

6380
04:26:29,429 --> 04:26:27,760
it's gonna significantly slow down the

6381
04:26:43,030 --> 04:26:29,439
vehicle in preparation for hitting the

6382
04:26:47,910 --> 04:26:45,269
entry burned complete we're down below

6383
04:26:49,510 --> 04:26:47,920
35 kilometers continuing to look good on

6384
04:26:53,110 --> 04:26:49,520
the first stage heading to the atlantic

6385
04:26:54,870 --> 04:26:53,120
ocean for a landing on the drone ship

6386
04:27:02,149 --> 04:26:54,880
while second stage is less than a minute

6387
04:27:02,159 --> 04:27:17,310
stage two in terminal guidance

6388
04:27:21,269 --> 04:27:20,149
[Music]

6389
04:27:25,510 --> 04:27:21,279
shannon

6390
04:27:35,910 --> 04:27:25,520
the stage two a few seconds until cut

6391
04:27:35,920 --> 04:27:44,550
in the shutdown

6392
04:27:49,990 --> 04:27:46,790
dragon spacex launch escape system

6393
04:28:00,070 --> 04:27:53,189
launch escape system disarm copy

6394
04:28:05,510 --> 04:28:03,110
copy nominal orbital insertion

6395
04:28:07,990 --> 04:28:05,520
all right the falcon 9 second stage has

6396
04:28:12,070 --> 04:28:08,000
done its job delivering our four crew

6397
04:28:16,309 --> 04:28:14,309
you hear the applause here on hawthorne

6398
04:28:18,389 --> 04:28:16,319
we're waiting to get a video signal back

6399
04:28:19,910 --> 04:28:18,399
from the drone ship of course i still

6400
04:28:21,750 --> 04:28:19,920
love you

6401
04:28:23,590 --> 04:28:21,760
and the view from the onboard camera we

6402
04:28:26,469 --> 04:28:23,600
saw it just briefly it looks like first

6403
04:28:29,590 --> 04:28:26,479
stage on the drone ship

6404
04:28:31,750 --> 04:28:29,600
getting views of the dragon trunk

6405
04:28:34,309 --> 04:28:31,760
so the first stage is on the drone ship

6406
04:28:36,309 --> 04:28:34,319
successfully landed and more importantly

6407
04:28:38,630 --> 04:28:36,319
second stage is in a nominal orbit with

6408
04:28:41,830 --> 04:28:38,640
the dragon spacecraft getting ready for

6409
04:28:44,389 --> 04:28:41,840
some important events coming up gary

6410
04:28:46,229 --> 04:28:44,399
that's right about two more minutes the

6411
04:28:50,469 --> 04:28:46,239
dragon and the second stage of the

6412
04:28:51,910 --> 04:28:50,479
falcon 9 will be in a coast phase

6413
04:28:56,389 --> 04:28:51,920
it'll take that long until the

6414
04:29:02,070 --> 04:28:56,399
spacecraft separates from the falcon 9.

6415
04:29:06,070 --> 04:29:04,149
it's great to see some of the views of

6416
04:29:29,830 --> 04:29:06,080
the earth as it passes by over the north

6417
04:29:33,110 --> 04:29:30,950
all right we're getting shots of the

6418
04:29:37,429 --> 04:29:33,120
crew in orbit

6419
04:29:38,790 --> 04:29:37,439
i'm looking uh for that zero g indicator

6420
04:29:40,870 --> 04:29:38,800
can't seem to see it in this shot but we

6421
04:29:45,990 --> 04:29:40,880
have a minute to go until we have uh

6422
04:29:50,790 --> 04:29:47,990
dragon traveling at

6423
04:30:02,550 --> 04:29:50,800
nearly 17 000 miles per hour at an

6424
04:30:12,950 --> 04:30:05,429
again the four person crew of endeavor

6425
04:30:30,469 --> 04:30:14,469
less than 30 seconds until we have

6426
04:30:35,269 --> 04:30:33,590
10 seconds to spacecraft separation

6427
04:30:37,510 --> 04:30:35,279
we should hear words from the core here

6428
04:30:54,980 --> 04:30:37,520
in mission control hawthorne once we

6429
04:31:09,110 --> 04:31:05,500
[Applause]

6430
04:31:13,110 --> 04:31:10,630
from us and let them know your rocket is

6431
04:31:15,910 --> 04:31:13,120
home safe thanks for flying our first

6432
04:31:20,229 --> 04:31:15,920
life proven crude falcon 9. see your

6433
04:31:23,429 --> 04:31:21,750
thank you very much we're great it's

6434
04:31:25,590 --> 04:31:23,439
glad to be back in space for all of us

6435
04:31:37,110 --> 04:31:25,600
and we'll send our regards to crew one

6436
04:31:41,510 --> 04:31:39,349
absolutely stunning views

6437
04:31:43,189 --> 04:31:41,520
from both inside the cabin seeing the

6438
04:31:45,429 --> 04:31:43,199
excitement of our four-person crew

6439
04:31:47,750 --> 04:31:45,439
inside endeavor and watching endeavour

6440
04:31:49,910 --> 04:31:47,760
drift away from the camera on the second

6441
04:31:52,389 --> 04:31:49,920
stage as the earth passes by on an

6442
04:31:58,389 --> 04:31:52,399
orbital sunrise

6443
04:32:02,070 --> 04:32:00,229
and endeavor you uh cut out a little bit

6444
04:32:04,229 --> 04:32:02,080
there if the question was uh if you're

6445
04:32:08,229 --> 04:32:04,239
go to open visors you are go to

6446
04:32:08,239 --> 04:32:13,030
got the end work thanks

6447
04:32:19,510 --> 04:32:15,990
all right 13 and a half minutes past

6448
04:32:29,030 --> 04:32:19,520
liftoff the crew is in orbit traveling

6449
04:32:34,469 --> 04:32:32,229
well gary i don't know about you but uh

6450
04:32:36,469 --> 04:32:34,479
that was a great countdown

6451
04:32:38,389 --> 04:32:36,479
everything sounded great

6452
04:32:40,710 --> 04:32:38,399
right on time actually a little ahead of

6453
04:32:43,110 --> 04:32:40,720
you nominal dehumidifier activation and

6454
04:32:45,349 --> 04:32:43,120
service section draco checkouts

6455
04:32:48,070 --> 04:32:45,359
got a good orbit out of falcon 9 and

6456
04:32:49,830 --> 04:32:48,080
first stage landed on the drone ship and

6457
04:32:52,149 --> 04:32:49,840
we're in the sunlight over the atlantic

6458
04:32:55,510 --> 04:32:52,159
ocean with the dragon spacecraft all in

6459
04:33:00,229 --> 04:32:57,349
i think everybody's jealous of the crew

6460
04:33:01,590 --> 04:33:00,239
in orbit right now john uh these views

6461
04:33:04,070 --> 04:33:01,600
even just from the cameras are

6462
04:33:06,150 --> 04:33:04,080
absolutely stunning

6463
04:33:08,230 --> 04:33:06,160
it was great to see our crew members uh

6464
04:33:10,230 --> 04:33:08,240
get into orbit they already performed

6465
04:33:12,551 --> 04:33:10,240
successful checkouts of the 12 server

6466
04:33:14,390 --> 04:33:12,561
section draco's around dragon

6467
04:33:16,230 --> 04:33:14,400
the next uh

6468
04:33:18,709 --> 04:33:16,240
milestone will be the deployment of the

6469
04:33:20,390 --> 04:33:18,719
nose cone that'll be about a five minute

6470
04:33:23,429 --> 04:33:20,400
process but that'll expose the forward

6471
04:33:24,470 --> 04:33:23,439
bulkhead draco's and prepare them uh for

6472
04:33:26,789 --> 04:33:24,480
checkout

6473
04:33:29,029 --> 04:33:26,799
there's a phase burn there's five major

6474
04:33:30,949 --> 04:33:29,039
burns that are needed to get

6475
04:33:32,629 --> 04:33:30,959
the crew dragon up to rendezvous with

6476
04:33:35,109 --> 04:33:32,639
the international space station over the

6477
04:33:36,869 --> 04:33:35,119
next 23 hours

6478
04:33:39,269 --> 04:33:36,879
and so that first phase burn is coming

6479
04:33:55,670 --> 04:33:39,279
up real soon in about 35 minutes

6480
04:33:59,670 --> 04:33:57,189
jesse i don't know if you could see the

6481
04:34:02,230 --> 04:33:59,680
zero g indicator but i was told it's a

6482
04:34:06,070 --> 04:34:02,240
penguin i'm trying to look for it

6483
04:34:06,080 --> 04:34:12,551
keep an eye out on that left-hand screen

6484
04:34:17,109 --> 04:34:15,029
meanwhile the dragon is configured for

6485
04:34:23,910 --> 04:34:17,119
for a nosecone deployment

6486
04:34:27,590 --> 04:34:25,429
the nose code itself

6487
04:34:30,709 --> 04:34:27,600
opens uh just beyond 90 degrees about

6488
04:34:33,029 --> 04:34:30,719
105 degrees to expose the forward uh

6489
04:34:34,310 --> 04:34:33,039
bulkhead dracos those forward bulkhead

6490
04:34:36,869 --> 04:34:34,320
dracos

6491
04:34:38,949 --> 04:34:36,879
four of them at the very top of the

6492
04:34:40,390 --> 04:34:38,959
dragon will do the bulk of the work when

6493
04:34:42,629 --> 04:34:40,400
it comes to

6494
04:34:45,910 --> 04:34:42,639
firing the draco engines for minutes at

6495
04:34:48,230 --> 04:34:45,920
a time to increase the uh dragon speed

6496
04:34:49,990 --> 04:34:48,240
altitude and phasing

6497
04:34:53,109 --> 04:34:50,000
to catch up with the international space

6498
04:34:54,390 --> 04:34:53,119
station again over the next 23 hours

6499
04:34:56,949 --> 04:34:54,400
meanwhile we're still getting camera

6500
04:34:59,349 --> 04:34:56,959
views from the second stage looking at

6501
04:35:01,189 --> 04:34:59,359
that expansion nozzle

6502
04:35:03,910 --> 04:35:01,199
did its work beautifully to deliver the

6503
04:35:07,189 --> 04:35:03,920
four crew into orbit

6504
04:35:09,189 --> 04:35:07,199
dragon over the north atlantic ocean

6505
04:35:11,109 --> 04:35:09,199
and gary this is john i think i heard

6506
04:35:13,109 --> 04:35:11,119
the call out on one of the dragon nets

6507
04:35:15,349 --> 04:35:13,119
that the first set of nose count hooks

6508
04:35:20,789 --> 04:35:15,359
is open so it sounds like that sequence

6509
04:35:25,590 --> 04:35:23,269
very good

6510
04:35:28,551 --> 04:35:25,600
well from here in hawthorne it was very

6511
04:35:30,470 --> 04:35:28,561
exciting to see the uh falcon 9 lift off

6512
04:35:32,070 --> 04:35:30,480
and deliver our four-person crew into

6513
04:35:34,150 --> 04:35:32,080
orbit we're going to be with you

6514
04:35:36,709 --> 04:35:34,160
throughout the entire phase of the

6515
04:35:38,470 --> 04:35:36,719
rendezvous phase uh until dragon and

6516
04:35:39,990 --> 04:35:38,480
this four-person crew docks with the

6517
04:35:42,070 --> 04:35:40,000
international space station that'll be

6518
04:35:43,910 --> 04:35:42,080
over the next 23 hours we'll bring you

6519
04:35:45,910 --> 04:35:43,920
through some of those major burns uh

6520
04:35:47,990 --> 04:35:45,920
that are happening but i am so jealous

6521
04:35:49,670 --> 04:35:48,000
of marie and the group over there over

6522
04:35:52,390 --> 04:35:49,680
at the kennedy space center you actually

6523
04:35:55,670 --> 04:35:52,400
got to see the launch and probably feel

6524
04:35:59,510 --> 04:35:55,680
it as well marie what was that like

6525
04:36:01,990 --> 04:35:59,520
oh it was just spectacular and you know

6526
04:36:03,349 --> 04:36:02,000
this the sun hasn't come up yet here in

6527
04:36:05,029 --> 04:36:03,359
florida but

6528
04:36:06,869 --> 04:36:05,039
uh you know we were able to just turn

6529
04:36:10,230 --> 04:36:06,879
around and see the launch right behind

6530
04:36:13,510 --> 04:36:10,240
us and it lit up the sky just absolutely

6531
04:36:16,230 --> 04:36:13,520
breathtaking it was so um it was so

6532
04:36:19,109 --> 04:36:16,240
astounding to see the the colors i mean

6533
04:36:21,830 --> 04:36:19,119
it was not just your your usual fireball

6534
04:36:23,830 --> 04:36:21,840
but uh there was um pulsating towards

6535
04:36:25,990 --> 04:36:23,840
the end and kate you're much more

6536
04:36:27,590 --> 04:36:26,000
eloquent uh describing that sequence

6537
04:36:29,429 --> 04:36:27,600
which i appreciate you doing that well

6538
04:36:32,310 --> 04:36:29,439
we were happy to help

6539
04:36:34,789 --> 04:36:32,320
it was um it was so fun and knowing that

6540
04:36:37,990 --> 04:36:34,799
um those guys were enjoying the ride

6541
04:36:39,510 --> 04:36:38,000
along with the sites that we got to see

6542
04:36:43,510 --> 04:36:39,520
made all the difference there's nothing

6543
04:36:46,070 --> 04:36:43,520
more relieving than um crew in orbit

6544
04:36:48,150 --> 04:36:46,080
and of course uh it we were so lucky to

6545
04:36:48,949 --> 04:36:48,160
have clear weather here being able to

6546
04:36:50,709 --> 04:36:48,959
see

6547
04:36:51,990 --> 04:36:50,719
the reentry burn as well i was hoping we

6548
04:36:54,070 --> 04:36:52,000
were going to be able to catch landing

6549
04:36:56,230 --> 04:36:54,080
burn but unfortunately clouds on the

6550
04:36:57,109 --> 04:36:56,240
horizon did block that view but it was

6551
04:36:58,709 --> 04:36:57,119
also

6552
04:37:02,150 --> 04:36:58,719
such a treat to be able to see the the

6553
04:37:04,709 --> 04:37:02,160
reentry of that that first stage as well

6554
04:37:06,949 --> 04:37:04,719
let's go over to uh jasmine to get some

6555
04:37:09,349 --> 04:37:06,959
reaction i think she's with the nasa

6556
04:37:10,789 --> 04:37:09,359
administrator now jasmine

6557
04:37:12,789 --> 04:37:10,799
thanks

6558
04:37:14,949 --> 04:37:12,799
thank you marie yes i'm joined again

6559
04:37:16,230 --> 04:37:14,959
here with steve jersey thank you so much

6560
04:37:17,269 --> 04:37:16,240
for being here

6561
04:37:19,109 --> 04:37:17,279
thank you

6562
04:37:21,750 --> 04:37:19,119
so we just had the privilege of watching

6563
04:37:23,109 --> 04:37:21,760
that spectacular launch in person what

6564
04:37:24,150 --> 04:37:23,119
was that like

6565
04:37:26,390 --> 04:37:24,160
uh

6566
04:37:29,349 --> 04:37:26,400
watching a launch a particularly human

6567
04:37:31,349 --> 04:37:29,359
space launch will never get old for me

6568
04:37:34,390 --> 04:37:31,359
it's just thrilling to see those nine

6569
04:37:36,310 --> 04:37:34,400
engines light up and it lift off the pad

6570
04:37:38,150 --> 04:37:36,320
get to the main engine cutoff and

6571
04:37:39,429 --> 04:37:38,160
separation and get that second stage

6572
04:37:41,910 --> 04:37:39,439
started and

6573
04:37:44,629 --> 04:37:41,920
um of course freedom launches are always

6574
04:37:46,869 --> 04:37:44,639
amazing and uh you know we could see

6575
04:37:47,990 --> 04:37:46,879
um the vehicle pretty much through the

6576
04:37:50,551 --> 04:37:48,000
entire

6577
04:37:52,470 --> 04:37:50,561
trajectory up to earth orbit it was just

6578
04:37:54,310 --> 04:37:52,480
spectacular right no absolutely it was

6579
04:37:56,470 --> 04:37:54,320
just stunning and the sun is just now

6580
04:37:58,070 --> 04:37:56,480
starting to peak over the clouds here so

6581
04:37:59,830 --> 04:37:58,080
do you have any final words of

6582
04:38:01,670 --> 04:37:59,840
encouragement for our nasa team our

6583
04:38:02,709 --> 04:38:01,680
spacex team and our international

6584
04:38:05,029 --> 04:38:02,719
partners

6585
04:38:07,349 --> 04:38:05,039
yeah you know um

6586
04:38:09,510 --> 04:38:07,359
partnerships are key to what we do

6587
04:38:11,109 --> 04:38:09,520
particularly in human space flight our

6588
04:38:13,590 --> 04:38:11,119
partnership with spacex has been

6589
04:38:16,789 --> 04:38:13,600
tremendous third launch in less than a

6590
04:38:18,949 --> 04:38:16,799
year um after almost a 10-year

6591
04:38:20,789 --> 04:38:18,959
uh gap in human space flight launching

6592
04:38:22,551 --> 04:38:20,799
astronauts from american soil on

6593
04:38:24,310 --> 04:38:22,561
american rockets

6594
04:38:25,510 --> 04:38:24,320
so our partnership with spacex our

6595
04:38:27,109 --> 04:38:25,520
commercial partners other commercial

6596
04:38:29,590 --> 04:38:27,119
partners is critical and our

6597
04:38:31,590 --> 04:38:29,600
international partners uh we could not

6598
04:38:33,429 --> 04:38:31,600
do this without them uh very

6599
04:38:35,910 --> 04:38:33,439
international mission with two u.s

6600
04:38:39,590 --> 04:38:35,920
astronauts and one for nissan one from

6601
04:38:41,029 --> 04:38:39,600
jaxa and uh obviously the iss is

6602
04:38:43,189 --> 04:38:41,039
the largest

6603
04:38:45,510 --> 04:38:43,199
engineering collab international

6604
04:38:48,709 --> 04:38:45,520
collaboration in the history of

6605
04:38:51,429 --> 04:38:48,719
humankind and it continues to amaze me

6606
04:38:53,910 --> 04:38:51,439
how well we work together and doing all

6607
04:38:56,470 --> 04:38:53,920
the research and technology on iss

6608
04:38:59,029 --> 04:38:56,480
and i'm just so grateful for that the

6609
04:39:01,670 --> 04:38:59,039
nasa spacex

6610
04:39:03,990 --> 04:39:01,680
team uh for their hard work

6611
04:39:06,869 --> 04:39:04,000
and uh getting this third launch off the

6612
04:39:09,029 --> 04:39:06,879
crew 2 launch and uh looking forward to

6613
04:39:10,310 --> 04:39:09,039
uh docking and hatch opening in the

6614
04:39:12,470 --> 04:39:10,320
welcome ceremony and also looking

6615
04:39:14,789 --> 04:39:12,480
forward to crew one return uh next

6616
04:39:16,551 --> 04:39:14,799
thursday on the 28th right right a lot

6617
04:39:18,470 --> 04:39:16,561
of action still going on at the station

6618
04:39:21,029 --> 04:39:18,480
right now so as you mentioned the next

6619
04:39:22,470 --> 04:39:21,039
big milestone for crew 2 will be docking

6620
04:39:24,551 --> 04:39:22,480
at the station so where are you going to

6621
04:39:26,310 --> 04:39:24,561
be for that action i'm actually going to

6622
04:39:28,869 --> 04:39:26,320
stay here kennedy space center and

6623
04:39:31,269 --> 04:39:28,879
follow the free flight uh up to docking

6624
04:39:34,869 --> 04:39:31,279
and then i'm going to participate in the

6625
04:39:37,029 --> 04:39:34,879
welcoming ceremony with um with my

6626
04:39:39,430 --> 04:39:37,039
counterparts from issa the director

6627
04:39:42,230 --> 04:39:39,440
general visa and the president of jaxa

6628
04:39:44,788 --> 04:39:42,240
and welcome the crew 2 astronauts to the

6629
04:39:46,948 --> 04:39:44,798
iss fantastic kennedy is the place to be

6630
04:39:48,390 --> 04:39:46,958
right now then i guess do you have any

6631
04:39:49,670 --> 04:39:48,400
uh final remarks that you want to share

6632
04:39:51,750 --> 04:39:49,680
with us today

6633
04:39:53,990 --> 04:39:51,760
hey you know i'm just i'm again i'm just

6634
04:39:56,470 --> 04:39:54,000
so proud of the team um

6635
04:39:58,868 --> 04:39:56,480
i'm so proud of what this team has been

6636
04:40:00,830 --> 04:39:58,878
able to accomplish uh over the past year

6637
04:40:03,590 --> 04:40:00,840
particularly it's been especially

6638
04:40:06,230 --> 04:40:03,600
challenging uh global pandemic and other

6639
04:40:08,310 --> 04:40:06,240
challenges and uh and just the focus of

6640
04:40:09,670 --> 04:40:08,320
the team to get these three crew

6641
04:40:13,030 --> 04:40:09,680
launches off as well as launch

6642
04:40:15,350 --> 04:40:13,040
perseverance land perseverance uh first

6643
04:40:16,948 --> 04:40:15,360
powered flight uh a control powered

6644
04:40:19,670 --> 04:40:16,958
flight of a vehicle on another planet

6645
04:40:22,868 --> 04:40:19,680
first time generating oxygen from the

6646
04:40:25,030 --> 04:40:22,878
atmosphere of mars um and uh and really

6647
04:40:28,550 --> 04:40:25,040
looking forward to um

6648
04:40:30,470 --> 04:40:28,560
the core stage for sls getting here and

6649
04:40:31,750 --> 04:40:30,480
us moving forward to the first uh

6650
04:40:34,310 --> 04:40:31,760
uncrewed

6651
04:40:35,030 --> 04:40:34,320
test flight artemis one of sls and orion

6652
04:40:36,788 --> 04:40:35,040
so

6653
04:40:38,550 --> 04:40:36,798
uh accomplished a credible amount in

6654
04:40:40,070 --> 04:40:38,560
this last year and much more to

6655
04:40:42,070 --> 04:40:40,080
accomplish in the year to come

6656
04:40:44,550 --> 04:40:42,080
absolutely we've got a bright future

6657
04:40:46,150 --> 04:40:44,560
right here at nasa thank you so much

6658
04:40:47,830 --> 04:40:46,160
nasa administrator steve jerzik for

6659
04:40:50,550 --> 04:40:47,840
joining us today now we're going to take

6660
04:40:52,070 --> 04:40:50,560
it back to the ksc host desk

6661
04:40:55,350 --> 04:40:52,080
thanks jasmine

6662
04:40:57,190 --> 04:40:55,360
shane megan toma and aki are on course

6663
04:40:59,990 --> 04:40:57,200
to arrive at the international space

6664
04:41:02,070 --> 04:41:00,000
station around 5 10 a.m eastern time

6665
04:41:04,150 --> 04:41:02,080
tomorrow and we're going to stay on the

6666
04:41:06,628 --> 04:41:04,160
air for continuous live coverage along

6667
04:41:09,110 --> 04:41:06,638
their entire ride to station though our

6668
04:41:10,788 --> 04:41:09,120
coverage here at kennedy space center is

6669
04:41:13,110 --> 04:41:10,798
concluding we're going to turn it over

6670
04:41:14,788 --> 04:41:13,120
to the teams in hawthorne and houston to

6671
04:41:17,110 --> 04:41:14,798
take us through the next phases of the

6672
04:41:18,948 --> 04:41:17,120
crew 2 mission all the way through hatch

6673
04:41:19,910 --> 04:41:18,958
opening and a welcome ceremony for the

6674
04:41:22,150 --> 04:41:19,920
crew

6675
04:41:24,230 --> 04:41:22,160
and for those of you watching online on

6676
04:41:26,310 --> 04:41:24,240
youtube take a look at the description

6677
04:41:28,150 --> 04:41:26,320
below the video there you'll find the

6678
04:41:30,550 --> 04:41:28,160
new link for the new for the crew 2

6679
04:41:32,230 --> 04:41:30,560
rendezvous and coast phase live coverage

6680
04:41:33,190 --> 04:41:32,240
will continue at that new location

6681
04:41:35,030 --> 04:41:33,200
shortly

6682
04:41:36,708 --> 04:41:35,040
and if you're watching on nasa tv you

6683
04:41:37,830 --> 04:41:36,718
won't miss a thing and coverage will

6684
04:41:39,830 --> 04:41:37,840
continue

6685
04:41:41,910 --> 04:41:39,840
that's right and as you follow along we

6686
04:41:45,270 --> 04:41:41,920
invite you to tune into a post-launch

6687
04:41:47,670 --> 04:41:45,280
news conference at 7 30 a.m eastern time

6688
04:41:50,150 --> 04:41:47,680
right here on nasa tv where nasa and

6689
04:41:52,150 --> 04:41:50,160
spacex will take questions live in

6690
04:41:54,788 --> 04:41:52,160
addition to nasa tv you can always

6691
04:41:58,628 --> 04:41:54,798
follow along on twitter at nasa at

6692
04:42:00,390 --> 04:41:58,638
spacex and nasa.gov for mission updates

6693
04:42:02,788 --> 04:42:00,400
huge thanks to all of our guests for

6694
04:42:05,190 --> 04:42:02,798
joining us today and thank all of you

6695
04:42:07,670 --> 04:42:05,200
for getting up early early on the sp on

6696
04:42:09,750 --> 04:42:07,680
the east coast uh and watching now here

6697
04:42:13,750 --> 04:42:09,760
are highlights from the journey to orbit

6698
04:42:18,550 --> 04:42:16,230
we can see the astronauts are now

6699
04:42:20,788 --> 04:42:18,560
working with spacex suit technicians in

6700
04:42:21,990 --> 04:42:20,798
the closeout team

6701
04:42:25,030 --> 04:42:22,000
and that looked yeah that's our

6702
04:42:26,788 --> 04:42:25,040
commander shane kimbrough

6703
04:42:29,270 --> 04:42:26,798
there's uh megan macarthur getting

6704
04:42:31,190 --> 04:42:29,280
helped into her uh gloves in her

6705
04:42:33,910 --> 04:42:31,200
spacesuit

6706
04:42:37,990 --> 04:42:33,920
and mission specialist toma pesquet will

6707
04:42:40,708 --> 04:42:38,000
be making his second trip to space

6708
04:42:43,350 --> 04:42:40,718
but that's aki hoshide

6709
04:42:46,390 --> 04:42:43,360
having a laugh with some of the suit

6710
04:42:51,750 --> 04:42:48,708
shane kimbrough pilot megan macarthur in

6711
04:42:54,868 --> 04:42:51,760
the front megan blowing kisses

6712
04:42:57,510 --> 04:42:54,878
soma and aki ready for their ride to the

6713
04:43:00,550 --> 04:42:57,520
space station

6714
04:43:03,350 --> 04:43:00,560
and here they come the crew 2 astronauts

6715
04:43:06,690 --> 04:43:03,360
taking their first steps outside before

6716
04:43:06,700 --> 04:43:12,310
[Applause]

6717
04:43:15,830 --> 04:43:13,990
i love this moment you're now going to

6718
04:43:18,470 --> 04:43:15,840
have the opportunity to

6719
04:43:21,910 --> 04:43:18,480
wave goodbye from a safe distance and it

6720
04:43:26,010 --> 04:43:21,920
looks like bob benton is there with

6721
04:43:27,350 --> 04:43:26,020
the son of he and megan macarthur

6722
04:43:30,470 --> 04:43:27,360
[Music]

6723
04:43:32,390 --> 04:43:30,480
o departure on schedule

6724
04:43:34,948 --> 04:43:32,400
right so we just heard that announcement

6725
04:43:36,868 --> 04:43:34,958
that the crew has departed the

6726
04:43:38,610 --> 04:43:36,878
operations and checkout building on

6727
04:43:40,070 --> 04:43:38,620
schedule

6728
04:43:43,110 --> 04:43:40,080
[Music]

6729
04:43:46,310 --> 04:43:43,120
and we can see the astronauts inside the

6730
04:43:54,788 --> 04:43:46,320
crew access arm

6731
04:43:59,050 --> 04:43:54,798
[Music]

6732
04:44:00,470 --> 04:43:59,060
endeavor we call this process ingress

6733
04:44:03,510 --> 04:44:00,480
[Music]

6734
04:44:05,510 --> 04:44:03,520
um we see we now see suit technicians uh

6735
04:44:06,230 --> 04:44:05,520
will help the crew members get buckled

6736
04:44:08,070 --> 04:44:06,240
in

6737
04:44:11,670 --> 04:44:08,080
as you can see the side hatch has just

6738
04:44:27,190 --> 04:44:12,708
five

6739
04:44:31,190 --> 04:44:29,190
four astronauts from three countries on

6740
04:44:33,750 --> 04:44:31,200
crew 2 now making their way to the one

6741
04:44:35,750 --> 04:44:33,760
and only international space station

6742
04:44:37,110 --> 04:44:35,760
the vehicle is pitching down range nine

6743
04:44:39,910 --> 04:44:37,120
merlin engines on the first stage

6744
04:44:41,590 --> 04:44:39,920
providing 1.7 billion pounds of thrust

6745
04:44:49,350 --> 04:44:41,600
hearing good calls on first stage

6746
04:44:54,310 --> 04:44:51,510
plus 30 seconds into the second