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you're looking live at the crew dragon

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spacecraft on top of a falcon 9 rocket

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set to 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 three

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americans and one european 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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and welcome everyone to the kennedy

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space center in florida for live

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coverage of nasa and spacex's launch of

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crew 3. i'm daryl nail with nasa and

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this is nasa's astronaut shannon walker

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so thrilled to have you here with our

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launch broadcast first time for somebody

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who's actually flown on the dragon yes i

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am so excited to be here i figure if i

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can't actually be on the dragon this is

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the next place best place to be there

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you go and we left the model behind us

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with the with the door open just good

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just i'll go get it yep hey listen so

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we're the top story right now we're

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seeing a little bit of weather you can

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see it in the picture we got some clouds

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fingers crossed it'll keep keep on going

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shannon some questions and gain some of

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her expertise and what it was like to

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fly to space you can participate by

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send a tweet with the hashtag ask nasa

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and we'll get the question to her at

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various times throughout the broadcast

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let's begin now with a mission overview

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in just over four hours at 9 03 pm

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eastern time nasa astronauts raja chari

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tom marshburn caleb barron and european

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space agency astronaut matthias maurer

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nasa's kennedy space center

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as part of the commercial crew program

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now when they lift off this will be the

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third operational mission yes indeed you

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were the first i was at first yes our

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crew went up for six months and now

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we're on our third six month

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crew going to space station and so the

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crew crew 3 will be flying a brand new

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dragon so they got that brand new

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action around the country our teams at

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spacex headquarters in hawthorne

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florida hello folks

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countdown and you can send them in as we

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the crew and what they did you're

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sticker on the wall literally right

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here getting right there yeah we're

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spacex team and then we'll see some key

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some following the goodbyes the crew

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the crew access arm which is the long

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that entire timeline you lived it you

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that moment where you're saying goodbye

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now to your family and friends yeah that

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everybody's here down wishing you well

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family it's it's hard on both sides all

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just a few minutes away but we want to

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introduce our team at spacex

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headquarters in california to show us

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hello from spacex headquarters in

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hawthorne california i'm nasa's courtney

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beasley and thank you for joining us

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live for the fourth flight of astronauts

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on crew dragon to the international

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production and engineering manager here

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at spacex and right next to us is

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checking in on all of its systems and

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that's right and once the crew lifts off

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on console or headset are six key

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countdown john hi i'm john inspector

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capsule and they performed the countdown

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are coordinating with the u.s coast

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guard to ensure crew safety upon

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this includes extra ships and air assets

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to patrol the 10 nautical mile keep out

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zone this is to help mitigate safety

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concerns for any boaters approaching the

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landing area

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as usual for dragon flights we have an

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instantaneous launch window

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that means we can't move the launch time

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we have to go right on the planned

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minute and second but if we do need to

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delay there is a backup launch

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opportunity from kennedy space center

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the evening of 11 november about 23

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minutes earlier than tonight but right

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now with everything go at the pad let's

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head over to houston where nasa's sandra

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thanks john and welcome to mission

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control houston you're inside the

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international space station flight

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control room in houston texas at nasa's

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johnson space center mission control

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houston is the nerve center for

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operating the international space

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station working in tandem with our

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partner agencies and providers around

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the globe together we've ensured the

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station is ready to welcome crew 3 as

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the four astronauts arrive and join the

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current expedition 66 crew

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leading the team inside the room right

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now is flight director rebecca wingfield

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as the crew on board station has just

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entered their sleep period to prepare to

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support approach monitoring tomorrow

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wingfield will return as nasa flight

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director for dragon's approach and

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docking and shall lead the joint nasa

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spacex go no goes once we're in joint

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operations with mission controls here in

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houston and at spacex in hawthorne

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working in sync to bring crew dragon to

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its new home in space

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earlier today the international space

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station's russian progress 79 engines

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fired for six minutes two seconds at 2

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15 pm central time in a planned maneuver

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to raise the altitude of station as a

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reboost replacing up

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replacing a planned station maneuver

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next week designed to set up the correct

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phasing conditions for the launch of the

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preshell node module on november 24th

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and the launch of the soyuz ms-20

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spacecraft next month

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the maneuver had the collateral effect

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of placing the station well away from

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the predicted path of a small piece of

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chinese satellite debris identified

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yesterday by ballistics officials who

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track such objects in orbit

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the maneuver raised the station's orbit

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by 1.1 miles at apogee and three-tenths

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of a mile at perigee the complex is now

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orbiting at an attitude an altitude of

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265.3 by

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257.3 statute miles

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although ballistics specialists reported

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that the debris posed no threat to the

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station or the crew we proceeded with

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the maneuver to avoid any issues to the

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crew dragon rendezvous after launch

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docking by the spacex crew dragon

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endurance to the international space

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station is still planned for 6 10 pm

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central time tomorrow night

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a little bit later i'll go through more

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of the work we've been doing in space

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and on the ground to prepare the station

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for crew 3's arrival until then we'll

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keep an eye on today's countdown and

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we'll check back in with you soon so for

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now let's head back to daryl in florida

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at the kennedy space center for the

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latest with launch preparations daryl

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all right thank you sandra and we are

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now live inside the suit-up room where

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the crew 3 astronauts are getting their

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final checks of their spacesuits you can

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see it there this is a suit-up room very

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familiar to you shannon you were here

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not too long ago not too long ago just a

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year ago it's hard to believe it's

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already been a year

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imagine that and there we see the

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commander for this mission raja chari he

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is uh seated and getting his suit

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checked out tell me a little bit shannon

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about this process what all is going to

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happen as they sit there and the suit

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techs work on them yeah so what they're

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doing is they're checking what we call

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the integrity of the suit so it's two

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things they're looking for they're

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looking forward to uh that the suit will

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hold pressure in case the astronauts

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need it in an emergency and they're

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checking to make sure that the

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communication links inside the suit are

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working

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and those suit techs they all have

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numbers on their backs and they are

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attending to the astronauts uh why are

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they all numbered they're numbered so we

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can keep track of who is whom out there

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um some of those suteks will be going on

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to the launch pad to uh work with the

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the technical teams at the launch pad

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and so just so we can keep track of who

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is doing what where and this is a very

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historic room shannon of course uh

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astronauts have been suiting up here and

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getting checked out uh you know since

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the gemini program yes indeed it is

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historic you can see some of the old

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equipment there in the background we're

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not using it now but uh

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we left it in there with uh spacex left

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it in there so just to remind us of what

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our history is it's a nice touch along

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with the paintings on the wall the

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pictures on the wall

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as you mentioned those are gauges and

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dials back there but they're not

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currently in use

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as this as they're sitting there these

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seats i understand are

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just like the ones inside the dragon

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that's correct they're going to check

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things out just as they are going to be

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in the dragon so that's why they have

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those seats the crew will get strapped

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in get their seat belts on uh before

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they pressurize

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and there's a wide shot of the room with

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the four crew three astronauts we have

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commander raj achary pilot thomas

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marshburn mission specialist kayla

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barron and matthias maurer

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and we have other astronauts in the room

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as well shannon you can see them

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surrounding some of the astronauts who

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are flying and what is their role today

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so there's a a couple of different uh

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sets of people in there we have uh their

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flight doctors associated with the crew

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so there's uh i believe three flight

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doctors in there watching this process

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and then we have another astronaut what

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we call our crew support astronaut who

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is has been training with the crew

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working with the crew and also is there

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just to help out for all the stuff

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that's happening today

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and you see they've got equipment there

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on the table um i imagine they're

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looking to check whether that suit

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pressurizes properly exactly that

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equipment is is exactly designed for

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that to check the pressure and the

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communications and it's not it's not the

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only pressure check right no once the

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crew gets back in or gets into the

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capsule they will do a pressure check of

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their suits inside the capsule to make

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sure that nothing happens

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the clock continues countdown to a lift

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off time of

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903 31 pm local with an instantaneous

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window

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we have no cola closures for tonight's

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t0 and likely not a surprise but launch

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recycle is not an option for our

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instantaneous window this evening

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at the time the crew is at the onc

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building and stepping into suit donning

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launch pad is cleared shortly after one

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this afternoon at this time falcon 92vs

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are at me up and the majority of the

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pre-launch checkouts are complete

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with deception a few engine checkouts

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that will occur

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after tms2 hours

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the primary countdown master sequence

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continues to work through nominal

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pre-launch

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reps with the next milestone being

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initiated locked gc system chill around

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tms three hours

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uh one follow-up on the drone ship which

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is watch item coming into today the

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drone ship and sport bob arrived on the

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landing zone with planning margin around

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2 minus 5 hours and 30 minutes and

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stepping into the final day of launch

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checkouts and we'll be on station to

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and now level wins uh look great for

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tonight's step tracking while our

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allowables at 70 on gimbal and 81 on

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loads

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and as brief with the crew at tmi

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t-minus 4 hours in 20 minutes launch pp

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for this evening is at 30 percent the

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primary watch item is being cumulus

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cloud rule and flight through precept

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weather is forecast to improve

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throughout the evening

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independent of what it looks like out

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the window at this time

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there are no constraints to the

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performance of any sections of the

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falcon or dragon launch countdown

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procedures and one note for all

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operators that 52.911 is open and to be

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utilized for any required crew

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contingency action

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for all operators in firing report at

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ksc and those at mccx main and support

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room all three control rooms go into a

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lockdown at t minus 45 minutes and all

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operators shall remain at the console

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monitoring the system and maintaining

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full focus while the launch escape

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system is armed please note in the event

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of a scrub that the launch ecosystem

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will remain armed until the completion

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of propellant offload i will reiterate

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this note to the team around t minus 1

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hour

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ce can please provide a status of falcon

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9 health

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ce here falcon 9 is healthy and we're

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tracking no issues that would preclude

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thanks sir

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all right that's a good call out by the

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launch director there for spacex

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everything sounding good i particularly

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uh appreciated that he said despite what

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the way it looks outside the window it's

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very cloudy yeah and a little rainy yep

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hopefully it's going to pass and we'll

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be able to launch today md could you

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please provide a status on dragon health

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picking no issues for launch today

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thank you man that's good to hear at

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this time there are no additional notes

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for the countdown briefing if there are

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no additional

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comments or questions this will conclude

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the briefing we'll proceed in tonight's

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attempt

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really quick want to note on the screen

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number 23. that's astronaut stephanie

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veteran of uh space shuttle flights yes

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she's had three space shuttle flights

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and she's been training as a backup to

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this crew so she is the one that's there

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uh helping them out being the most uh

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the astronaut most engaged with this

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particular crew and she'll go all the

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way out to the pad yes yes

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it's a great shot of her there as she uh

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provides that support that that's really

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important to the astronaut it is

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important it's really important to have

552
00:20:31,190 --> 00:20:28,720
somebody that knows what you're going

553
00:20:33,110 --> 00:20:31,200
through uh to lend a hand this is the

554
00:20:34,870 --> 00:20:33,120
third rotational crew to fly on a

555
00:20:36,789 --> 00:20:34,880
commercial spacecraft and of course they

556
00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:36,799
bring a diverse set of experiences to

557
00:20:41,909 --> 00:20:38,880
today's flight let's uh break them all

558
00:20:43,990 --> 00:20:41,919
down crew dragon commander roger chari

559
00:20:45,510 --> 00:20:44,000
he's a colonel in the u.s air force he

560
00:20:47,909 --> 00:20:45,520
holds degrees in astronautical

561
00:20:50,230 --> 00:20:47,919
engineering and aeronautics charity is

562
00:20:55,830 --> 00:20:50,240
also a combat veteran having flown the

563
00:21:00,390 --> 00:20:58,230
ce check how do you read me i got you

564
00:21:08,390 --> 00:21:00,400
five by five tell me

565
00:21:11,110 --> 00:21:10,070
okay great got you five by five as well

566
00:21:13,590 --> 00:21:11,120
thanks

567
00:21:16,630 --> 00:21:15,110
and we'll hear these communication

568
00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:16,640
checks throughout the launch broadcast

569
00:21:19,750 --> 00:21:18,320
and we'll try to pause so that you can

570
00:21:21,669 --> 00:21:19,760
hear those

571
00:21:23,350 --> 00:21:21,679
and all often times they include some

572
00:21:25,990 --> 00:21:23,360
big milestones

573
00:21:27,510 --> 00:21:26,000
we were talking about rajachary he

574
00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:27,520
he actually deployed to the korean

575
00:21:32,789 --> 00:21:29,840
peninsula as a test pilot he has

576
00:21:35,430 --> 00:21:32,799
accumulated more than 2500 hours of

577
00:21:37,110 --> 00:21:35,440
flight time in various military aircraft

578
00:21:38,950 --> 00:21:37,120
shannon it's his first trip to space and

579
00:21:41,350 --> 00:21:38,960
he's the commander i know that is

580
00:21:43,190 --> 00:21:41,360
actually quite unusual but uh it's just

581
00:21:44,710 --> 00:21:43,200
a testament to all the experience he

582
00:21:46,630 --> 00:21:44,720
brought to the office and and all the

583
00:21:48,310 --> 00:21:46,640
hard work he's been putting in getting

584
00:21:50,789 --> 00:21:48,320
trained up for this flight absolutely

585
00:21:53,190 --> 00:21:50,799
pilot tom marshburn is suiting up for

586
00:21:55,190 --> 00:21:53,200
his third space flight he's the veteran

587
00:21:57,590 --> 00:21:55,200
he previously flew on the space shuttle

588
00:21:59,590 --> 00:21:57,600
endeavour in sts-127

589
00:22:02,230 --> 00:21:59,600
and on the russian soyuz and expedition

590
00:22:05,510 --> 00:22:02,240
3435 while helping assemble the

591
00:22:07,750 --> 00:22:05,520
international space station on sts-127

592
00:22:10,390 --> 00:22:07,760
marshburn performed three spacewalks

593
00:22:12,549 --> 00:22:10,400
totaling almost 19 hours the north

594
00:22:14,549 --> 00:22:12,559
carolina native holds degrees in physics

595
00:22:16,470 --> 00:22:14,559
and medicine and shannon he's the crew 3

596
00:22:18,870 --> 00:22:16,480
pilot and you were both in the same

597
00:22:20,870 --> 00:22:18,880
astronaut graduating class of 2004 i

598
00:22:22,630 --> 00:22:20,880
understand we were we were and it's

599
00:22:24,630 --> 00:22:22,640
really nice to be able to see some of my

600
00:22:25,830 --> 00:22:24,640
uh classmates going up into space and

601
00:22:27,750 --> 00:22:25,840
he's got

602
00:22:29,350 --> 00:22:27,760
he came from emergency medicine so he's

603
00:22:31,029 --> 00:22:29,360
a good guy to have on board he's a good

604
00:22:32,870 --> 00:22:31,039
guy to have on board absolutely mission

605
00:22:35,190 --> 00:22:32,880
specialist kayla barron is about to make

606
00:22:37,029 --> 00:22:35,200
her first trip to space the washington

607
00:22:39,510 --> 00:22:37,039
state native has degrees in nuclear

608
00:22:41,430 --> 00:22:39,520
engineering and systems engineering as a

609
00:22:43,190 --> 00:22:41,440
submarine warfare officer she was a

610
00:22:44,870 --> 00:22:43,200
member of the first class of women

611
00:22:47,430 --> 00:22:44,880
commissioned into the submarine

612
00:22:50,789 --> 00:22:47,440
community and she deployed three times

613
00:22:52,390 --> 00:22:50,799
while serving uh aboard the uss maine

614
00:22:54,310 --> 00:22:52,400
shannon she's doing your role back in

615
00:22:55,510 --> 00:22:54,320
crew one the mission specialist that's

616
00:22:57,190 --> 00:22:55,520
right so the role of the mission

617
00:22:58,950 --> 00:22:57,200
specialist in the dragon spacecraft is

618
00:23:00,630 --> 00:22:58,960
to assist the commander and pilot in

619
00:23:02,710 --> 00:23:00,640
their duty so everybody is working

620
00:23:05,350 --> 00:23:02,720
together to make sure uh the crews get

621
00:23:07,350 --> 00:23:05,360
into space safely she seems comfortable

622
00:23:09,590 --> 00:23:07,360
calm there's a nice little wave from her

623
00:23:11,669 --> 00:23:09,600
hello kayla and good luck and she

624
00:23:13,990 --> 00:23:11,679
actually interestingly enough has not

625
00:23:15,430 --> 00:23:14,000
seen a launch that is true her first

626
00:23:17,510 --> 00:23:15,440
launch is going to be from the inside of

627
00:23:19,110 --> 00:23:17,520
a capsule that is uh pretty exciting

628
00:23:20,630 --> 00:23:19,120
that's going to be something else

629
00:23:22,630 --> 00:23:20,640
the second mission specialist is

630
00:23:25,190 --> 00:23:22,640
matthias maurer he too will be making

631
00:23:27,750 --> 00:23:25,200
his debut space flight he will be the

632
00:23:31,430 --> 00:23:27,760
second european astronaut there he is to

633
00:23:33,909 --> 00:23:31,440
fly on crew dragon bauer is from zant

634
00:23:36,390 --> 00:23:33,919
vendel germany and is a doctor of

635
00:23:38,390 --> 00:23:36,400
material science engineering he is the

636
00:23:40,630 --> 00:23:38,400
inventor of more than 10 patent

637
00:23:44,310 --> 00:23:40,640
applications and joined the european

638
00:23:46,549 --> 00:23:44,320
astronaut corps in 2015. maura has spent

639
00:23:48,630 --> 00:23:46,559
16 days underwater during the nasa

640
00:23:50,870 --> 00:23:48,640
extreme environment mission operations

641
00:23:54,070 --> 00:23:50,880
challenge and he has trained in sea

642
00:23:55,669 --> 00:23:54,080
survival training off the coast of china

643
00:23:57,990 --> 00:23:55,679
kind of like having a mcdiver on board i

644
00:23:59,909 --> 00:23:58,000
guess with all those yes exactly he's

645
00:24:02,310 --> 00:23:59,919
going to bring a lot of talent to the

646
00:24:04,470 --> 00:24:02,320
science program going on the station

647
00:24:07,110 --> 00:24:04,480
each of these four crew members will be

648
00:24:10,230 --> 00:24:07,120
part of expedition 66 once they arrive

649
00:24:12,230 --> 00:24:10,240
at the international space station and

650
00:24:16,230 --> 00:24:12,240
we'll give you a closer look at each of

651
00:24:18,870 --> 00:24:16,240
them as we get closer to launch time

652
00:24:20,390 --> 00:24:18,880
as the crews continue to work

653
00:24:21,669 --> 00:24:20,400
when you're in this

654
00:24:23,990 --> 00:24:21,679
position and you're getting checked out

655
00:24:25,029 --> 00:24:24,000
are you mainly focused on the task at

656
00:24:27,110 --> 00:24:25,039
hand

657
00:24:29,430 --> 00:24:27,120
or do you allow yourself to kind of

658
00:24:31,510 --> 00:24:29,440
think about just what's about to happen

659
00:24:33,029 --> 00:24:31,520
in a few hours i think all of it is

660
00:24:34,870 --> 00:24:33,039
going on you're trying to enjoy the

661
00:24:36,789 --> 00:24:34,880
moment but obviously you have a very

662
00:24:38,390 --> 00:24:36,799
serious job to do so you think about

663
00:24:40,630 --> 00:24:38,400
that so you sort of bounce back and

664
00:24:42,230 --> 00:24:40,640
forth and have all the emotions

665
00:24:44,630 --> 00:24:42,240
pretty much at the same time i've heard

666
00:24:47,430 --> 00:24:44,640
that that you know sometimes in fact

667
00:24:49,510 --> 00:24:47,440
kayla baron on uh a pat a podcast

668
00:24:51,430 --> 00:24:49,520
recently said that she was in and out of

669
00:24:53,430 --> 00:24:51,440
this of these

670
00:24:55,510 --> 00:24:53,440
strong emotions sometimes

671
00:24:57,669 --> 00:24:55,520
pinching herself going i can't believe

672
00:24:59,909 --> 00:24:57,679
that i'm gonna do this and then because

673
00:25:01,430 --> 00:24:59,919
you're training so much you just kind of

674
00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:01,440
fall into that regimen of training and

675
00:25:05,269 --> 00:25:03,679
it doesn't seem real exactly exactly

676
00:25:06,549 --> 00:25:05,279
that that is the what's so interesting

677
00:25:07,669 --> 00:25:06,559
about this because you have trained so

678
00:25:09,990 --> 00:25:07,679
much you've gone through all these

679
00:25:12,149 --> 00:25:10,000
procedures and processes and then now

680
00:25:13,510 --> 00:25:12,159
now is the actual one that's going to

681
00:25:14,710 --> 00:25:13,520
take you to orbit

682
00:25:16,549 --> 00:25:14,720
we see

683
00:25:18,470 --> 00:25:16,559
thomas marshburn talking to the suit

684
00:25:20,390 --> 00:25:18,480
techs and i understand

685
00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:20,400
you develop a bit of a relationship with

686
00:25:24,549 --> 00:25:22,240
the suitex right because these things

687
00:25:26,149 --> 00:25:24,559
first of all are custom fitted

688
00:25:28,070 --> 00:25:26,159
down to touch the center meter

689
00:25:29,430 --> 00:25:28,080
apparently absolutely so one of the

690
00:25:31,510 --> 00:25:29,440
first things that happens when you get

691
00:25:33,430 --> 00:25:31,520
assigned to a spacex flight is you go

692
00:25:34,789 --> 00:25:33,440
out to hawthorne and you get measured

693
00:25:36,789 --> 00:25:34,799
the advanced team has arrived at the

694
00:25:38,950 --> 00:25:36,799
white room and additionally all four

695
00:25:40,830 --> 00:25:38,960
crew are through successful leak checks

696
00:25:42,789 --> 00:25:40,840
at this time while ahead of

697
00:25:44,549 --> 00:25:42,799
schedule sounds like we're ahead of

698
00:25:46,310 --> 00:25:44,559
schedule but you were you were saying

699
00:25:48,070 --> 00:25:46,320
yep how the schedule is good better than

700
00:25:49,430 --> 00:25:48,080
being behind schedule for sure

701
00:25:51,590 --> 00:25:49,440
so you get measured for your spacesuit

702
00:25:53,269 --> 00:25:51,600
and so they do build it just for you and

703
00:25:54,630 --> 00:25:53,279
they spend a lot of time making sure

704
00:25:57,110 --> 00:25:54,640
everything is right and in fact when

705
00:25:58,630 --> 00:25:57,120
you're in training in hawthorne they are

706
00:26:00,149 --> 00:25:58,640
there to help you get suited up each

707
00:26:02,230 --> 00:26:00,159
time you need to get suited up and so

708
00:26:03,430 --> 00:26:02,240
you have familiar faces here uh while

709
00:26:07,669 --> 00:26:03,440
you're getting suited up ready for

710
00:26:13,350 --> 00:26:10,710
crew 3 is scheduled to arrive to station

711
00:26:15,029 --> 00:26:13,360
just days

712
00:26:17,269 --> 00:26:15,039
after astronauts from crew 2 have

713
00:26:20,549 --> 00:26:17,279
already returned home from a record

714
00:26:23,430 --> 00:26:20,559
setting space flight at 10 33 pm eastern

715
00:26:26,310 --> 00:26:23,440
time on monday night crew 2 safely

716
00:26:29,110 --> 00:26:26,320
splashed down in the gulf off the coast

717
00:26:31,750 --> 00:26:29,120
of pensacola um the international crew

718
00:26:33,669 --> 00:26:31,760
of astronauts you see them there shane

719
00:26:36,470 --> 00:26:33,679
kimbrough megan macarthur jackson

720
00:26:40,470 --> 00:26:36,480
astronaut aki hoshide and east astronaut

721
00:26:42,789 --> 00:26:40,480
tomorrow pesky spent 199 days in orbit

722
00:26:45,830 --> 00:26:42,799
and this was the shot of them coming

723
00:26:48,230 --> 00:26:45,840
back down from the infrared camera there

724
00:26:51,110 --> 00:26:48,240
was splash down a beautiful splash down

725
00:26:53,269 --> 00:26:51,120
here the applause there

726
00:26:56,950 --> 00:26:53,279
they surpassed the record the previous

727
00:26:58,710 --> 00:26:56,960
record of 168 days set by

728
00:26:59,990 --> 00:26:58,720
shannon walker and her crew won

729
00:27:02,070 --> 00:27:00,000
astronauts

730
00:27:03,909 --> 00:27:02,080
yeah we figured that uh that record

731
00:27:06,470 --> 00:27:03,919
would be uh broken

732
00:27:09,029 --> 00:27:06,480
just about any time so

733
00:27:10,870 --> 00:27:09,039
the first operation right exactly

734
00:27:13,269 --> 00:27:10,880
so everybody that's coming after us will

735
00:27:14,149 --> 00:27:13,279
probably break the record

736
00:27:15,669 --> 00:27:14,159
right

737
00:27:17,590 --> 00:27:15,679
well you know it's interesting because

738
00:27:19,990 --> 00:27:17,600
of what developed with the delay of this

739
00:27:22,070 --> 00:27:20,000
launch um you know initially there was

740
00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:22,080
the weather and then we had an astronaut

741
00:27:26,070 --> 00:27:24,320
with a minor illness yep so we delayed

742
00:27:29,430 --> 00:27:26,080
10 days initially this was supposed to

743
00:27:30,789 --> 00:27:29,440
be on halloween right um so it they had

744
00:27:32,950 --> 00:27:30,799
to spend a little bit a little bit

745
00:27:35,510 --> 00:27:32,960
longer than they may have they did they

746
00:27:37,190 --> 00:27:35,520
spent a little bit extra time the crew 3

747
00:27:39,909 --> 00:27:37,200
crew spent a little extra time in

748
00:27:42,070 --> 00:27:39,919
quarantine and the crew 2 crew got to

749
00:27:44,789 --> 00:27:42,080
come home

750
00:27:46,470 --> 00:27:44,799
and there you see uh thomas marshburn

751
00:27:48,870 --> 00:27:46,480
having a

752
00:27:50,310 --> 00:27:48,880
spirited conversation with somebody

753
00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:50,320
yep because they're ahead of schedule

754
00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:52,080
they get to uh take a little time and

755
00:27:57,990 --> 00:27:53,840
and talk to the folks in the in the

756
00:28:03,110 --> 00:28:00,230
those crew two astronauts they were in

757
00:28:05,909 --> 00:28:03,120
these very seats shannon back in april

758
00:28:08,470 --> 00:28:05,919
we'll dive deeper into the work they did

759
00:28:10,149 --> 00:28:08,480
up on station a little bit later in the

760
00:28:11,909 --> 00:28:10,159
show

761
00:28:13,110 --> 00:28:11,919
you know what ended up happening because

762
00:28:15,510 --> 00:28:13,120
of delay

763
00:28:17,350 --> 00:28:15,520
there was no direct handover

764
00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:17,360
on the international space station so

765
00:28:20,870 --> 00:28:20,000
now it's an indirect handover crew 2 is

766
00:28:24,710 --> 00:28:20,880
down

767
00:28:26,630 --> 00:28:24,720
and crew 3 is going up today hopefully

768
00:28:27,590 --> 00:28:26,640
yes so they won't see crew 2. what does

769
00:28:29,350 --> 00:28:27,600
that mean

770
00:28:31,830 --> 00:28:29,360
yes they won't see crew 2 on the space

771
00:28:34,470 --> 00:28:31,840
station so normally we like to have our

772
00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:34,480
crews overlap a little bit so that the

773
00:28:39,830 --> 00:28:37,600
outgoing crew can really make sure that

774
00:28:41,909 --> 00:28:39,840
the incoming crew is all set up to be

775
00:28:44,549 --> 00:28:41,919
efficient on orbit and that means that

776
00:28:46,389 --> 00:28:44,559
they need to be told where everything is

777
00:28:48,310 --> 00:28:46,399
stowed how things happen on the space

778
00:28:50,389 --> 00:28:48,320
station so they can really hit the

779
00:28:52,470 --> 00:28:50,399
ground running or fly the ground running

780
00:28:54,230 --> 00:28:52,480
or whatever is appropriate to stay in

781
00:28:58,470 --> 00:28:54,240
the space station

782
00:29:00,549 --> 00:28:58,480
float around float around efficiently

783
00:29:02,710 --> 00:29:00,559
the crew has been training together for

784
00:29:04,310 --> 00:29:02,720
months and each has their own unique

785
00:29:06,149 --> 00:29:04,320
connection to the mission let's talk a

786
00:29:08,389 --> 00:29:06,159
little bit about that

787
00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:08,399
tom marshburn he flew on the space

788
00:29:12,389 --> 00:29:11,200
shuttle he flew on the russian soyuz and

789
00:29:14,389 --> 00:29:12,399
now dragon

790
00:29:16,549 --> 00:29:14,399
and it is the first time tom marshburn

791
00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:16,559
is the only veteran on a space flight

792
00:29:20,310 --> 00:29:18,559
he's with three rookies but he says he

793
00:29:23,029 --> 00:29:20,320
can't wait to see the looks of joy on

794
00:29:25,510 --> 00:29:23,039
his crew members faces in microgravity

795
00:29:27,269 --> 00:29:25,520
when they hit orbit for the first time

796
00:29:29,110 --> 00:29:27,279
you got to see that i got to see that i

797
00:29:30,950 --> 00:29:29,120
was sitting next to uh victor glover and

798
00:29:32,630 --> 00:29:30,960
it was his first ride into space and so

799
00:29:34,710 --> 00:29:32,640
it was pretty exciting when he

800
00:29:36,470 --> 00:29:34,720
officially crossed the line and became a

801
00:29:38,230 --> 00:29:36,480
space faring astronaut and who let him

802
00:29:40,230 --> 00:29:38,240
know that he crossed the line oh that

803
00:29:42,230 --> 00:29:40,240
was me yeah so he was busy doing work

804
00:29:43,990 --> 00:29:42,240
and i was watching the altitude so as

805
00:29:46,389 --> 00:29:44,000
soon as we crossed i gave him a big

806
00:29:48,710 --> 00:29:46,399
congratulations that was nice

807
00:29:50,950 --> 00:29:48,720
and so raj atari he's accumulated more

808
00:29:54,389 --> 00:29:50,960
than 2 000 hours of flight time as we

809
00:29:57,909 --> 00:29:54,399
mentioned he flew the f-35 f-15 f-16

810
00:30:00,310 --> 00:29:57,919
the f-18 he flew combat missions and

811
00:30:02,310 --> 00:30:00,320
upright operation iraqi freedom and he

812
00:30:03,430 --> 00:30:02,320
deployed in in support of the korean

813
00:30:05,510 --> 00:30:03,440
peninsula

814
00:30:07,029 --> 00:30:05,520
raja is the commander of the spacecraft

815
00:30:09,430 --> 00:30:07,039
but it's also his first time flying to

816
00:30:12,630 --> 00:30:09,440
space and he's a member of the nasa

817
00:30:14,549 --> 00:30:12,640
astronaut class 22 known as the turtles

818
00:30:15,510 --> 00:30:14,559
and and they're talking about taking

819
00:30:17,510 --> 00:30:15,520
over

820
00:30:19,830 --> 00:30:17,520
yes we have a couple of turtles on this

821
00:30:21,669 --> 00:30:19,840
flight so it's good to it's good to see

822
00:30:23,990 --> 00:30:21,679
the the new kids getting their turn in

823
00:30:26,630 --> 00:30:24,000
space absolutely and then the other one

824
00:30:28,950 --> 00:30:26,640
is kayla barron it will be her first

825
00:30:31,669 --> 00:30:28,960
flight lieutenant commander in the u.s

826
00:30:33,669 --> 00:30:31,679
navy and a submarine warfare officer she

827
00:30:35,190 --> 00:30:33,679
was lucky enough to meet an astronaut

828
00:30:37,909 --> 00:30:35,200
and hear about flying on the space

829
00:30:40,310 --> 00:30:37,919
shuttle and heard what it was like to

830
00:30:41,430 --> 00:30:40,320
build the space station she says that's

831
00:30:45,190 --> 00:30:41,440
what

832
00:30:47,269 --> 00:30:45,200
inspired her to get into space she sees

833
00:30:49,350 --> 00:30:47,279
parallels between working on submarines

834
00:30:51,909 --> 00:30:49,360
underwater where humans are not supposed

835
00:30:53,830 --> 00:30:51,919
to be with working in the vacuum of

836
00:30:55,909 --> 00:30:53,840
space you can attest to that because you

837
00:30:59,029 --> 00:30:55,919
did an underwater mission and you've

838
00:31:01,830 --> 00:30:59,039
been to space i i did i did and it is a

839
00:31:03,509 --> 00:31:01,840
very good uh analog um working

840
00:31:06,710 --> 00:31:03,519
underwater we do that we do that

841
00:31:08,149 --> 00:31:06,720
training to give crews um a taste of

842
00:31:09,750 --> 00:31:08,159
what it's like when you're on the space

843
00:31:11,509 --> 00:31:09,760
station you have a schedule you've got a

844
00:31:13,269 --> 00:31:11,519
ground control team dictating what

845
00:31:14,710 --> 00:31:13,279
you're going to do each day and so it's

846
00:31:17,190 --> 00:31:14,720
a very good experience and you're

847
00:31:19,190 --> 00:31:17,200
isolated to that environment yes which

848
00:31:21,590 --> 00:31:19,200
is something that is very real

849
00:31:22,950 --> 00:31:21,600
with these long duration space flights

850
00:31:24,950 --> 00:31:22,960
yes yes

851
00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:24,960
absolutely you don't have a quick trip

852
00:31:29,110 --> 00:31:27,120
home to uh to solve any problems that

853
00:31:31,190 --> 00:31:29,120
you might encounter right matthias

854
00:31:34,230 --> 00:31:31,200
maurer's first time flying

855
00:31:37,269 --> 00:31:34,240
issa named his mission cosmic kiss which

856
00:31:40,389 --> 00:31:37,279
is basically a declaration of love for

857
00:31:42,789 --> 00:31:40,399
space he'll be working on 35 different

858
00:31:45,430 --> 00:31:42,799
experiments over six months shannon's

859
00:31:47,269 --> 00:31:45,440
pretty appropriate title for as busy as

860
00:31:49,750 --> 00:31:47,279
he's going to be

861
00:31:50,549 --> 00:31:49,760
yes yes indeed cosmic kiss that's that's

862
00:31:52,549 --> 00:31:50,559
great

863
00:31:54,230 --> 00:31:52,559
when you were up there working in in

864
00:31:56,470 --> 00:31:54,240
space during your mission with crew one

865
00:31:57,830 --> 00:31:56,480
what was what was the thing you enjoyed

866
00:31:59,430 --> 00:31:57,840
the most

867
00:32:01,509 --> 00:31:59,440
oh goodness there's so many great things

868
00:32:03,110 --> 00:32:01,519
to enjoy about being in space um i

869
00:32:04,789 --> 00:32:03,120
certainly enjoyed the work we were doing

870
00:32:06,870 --> 00:32:04,799
all the science but i also really

871
00:32:08,870 --> 00:32:06,880
enjoyed the camaraderie that i had with

872
00:32:11,909 --> 00:32:08,880
uh the crew we were very close crew we

873
00:32:14,389 --> 00:32:11,919
had five people on the

874
00:32:16,470 --> 00:32:14,399
the usos side of the space station and

875
00:32:18,310 --> 00:32:16,480
two russians and we spent a lot of

876
00:32:19,750 --> 00:32:18,320
dinners together just talking about

877
00:32:21,990 --> 00:32:19,760
things

878
00:32:23,029 --> 00:32:22,000
some sometimes that's the best it is it

879
00:32:24,950 --> 00:32:23,039
is the best

880
00:32:27,190 --> 00:32:24,960
during one of their many trips to train

881
00:32:29,909 --> 00:32:27,200
at spacex facilities in hawthorne our

882
00:32:35,110 --> 00:32:29,919
team had an opportunity to chat with

883
00:32:38,870 --> 00:32:37,110
i wake up every day

884
00:32:41,990 --> 00:32:38,880
can't wait to work with this crew i am

885
00:32:44,470 --> 00:32:42,000
totally inspired by watching them work

886
00:32:46,470 --> 00:32:44,480
everyone's contributed a huge amount tom

887
00:32:48,630 --> 00:32:46,480
marshburn he does an amazing job of

888
00:32:50,789 --> 00:32:48,640
taking in all these

889
00:32:53,269 --> 00:32:50,799
off nominal situations and just sort of

890
00:32:56,149 --> 00:32:53,279
dealing with him methodically as we go

891
00:32:58,389 --> 00:32:56,159
through he's been to space for two times

892
00:33:00,549 --> 00:32:58,399
and so he has a lot of knowledge and a

893
00:33:02,950 --> 00:33:00,559
lot of experience which he shares i've

894
00:33:04,950 --> 00:33:02,960
gotten the chance to work with raja for

895
00:33:07,029 --> 00:33:04,960
several years now he's just such a great

896
00:33:07,909 --> 00:33:07,039
communicator he really cares about his

897
00:33:10,549 --> 00:33:07,919
team

898
00:33:12,789 --> 00:33:10,559
and finding ways to get the best out of

899
00:33:14,549 --> 00:33:12,799
everybody what kayla brings to the crew

900
00:33:16,230 --> 00:33:14,559
that i think is unique to her is she's

901
00:33:18,870 --> 00:33:16,240
an amazing communicator

902
00:33:20,470 --> 00:33:18,880
just a great job of of team cohesion

903
00:33:22,070 --> 00:33:20,480
dynamics and identifying things that

904
00:33:24,310 --> 00:33:22,080
would make us better and she's done that

905
00:33:26,789 --> 00:33:24,320
with our crew i feel like that i'm

906
00:33:28,870 --> 00:33:26,799
probably the only real rookie on this

907
00:33:31,990 --> 00:33:28,880
one but i think i bring the european

908
00:33:34,149 --> 00:33:32,000
spice i bring european humour mathias is

909
00:33:36,389 --> 00:33:34,159
an amazing innovator he's got a lot of

910
00:33:38,870 --> 00:33:36,399
ability to take on a project and really

911
00:33:40,630 --> 00:33:38,880
work his way through it he always has

912
00:33:42,389 --> 00:33:40,640
a really interesting way of looking at

913
00:33:44,470 --> 00:33:42,399
things always has a question i've never

914
00:33:46,630 --> 00:33:44,480
thought of before mathias we've decided

915
00:33:48,630 --> 00:33:46,640
to call him hollywood he's most artistic

916
00:33:49,990 --> 00:33:48,640
one of us he's always got the camera he

917
00:33:51,990 --> 00:33:50,000
knows what would be a good shot i

918
00:33:53,750 --> 00:33:52,000
couldn't feel luckier to be a part of a

919
00:33:55,190 --> 00:33:53,760
crew and we also just have a lot of fun

920
00:33:57,509 --> 00:33:55,200
together we kind of goof off a little

921
00:33:59,110 --> 00:33:57,519
bit we will have fun in space i can't

922
00:34:00,710 --> 00:33:59,120
wait to be in space with them i think

923
00:34:03,190 --> 00:34:00,720
they're going to be lifelong friends as

924
00:34:06,950 --> 00:34:05,029
it's nice to hear them talk about

925
00:34:09,349 --> 00:34:06,960
lifelong friendships that we as we go

926
00:34:10,550 --> 00:34:09,359
back into the suit-up room i i imagine

927
00:34:12,710 --> 00:34:10,560
that's happened for you as well

928
00:34:14,550 --> 00:34:12,720
absolutely you know once you work as a

929
00:34:15,990 --> 00:34:14,560
crew your family forever

930
00:34:18,470 --> 00:34:16,000
love it

931
00:34:21,190 --> 00:34:18,480
and so now let's check in with john

932
00:34:26,069 --> 00:34:21,200
inspucker in california for another

933
00:34:31,430 --> 00:34:28,310
thanks daryl

934
00:34:33,109 --> 00:34:31,440
we're at t minus 3 hours 42 minutes

935
00:34:35,669 --> 00:34:33,119
everything continues to go well for

936
00:34:37,669 --> 00:34:35,679
launch we did hear over the countdown

937
00:34:40,069 --> 00:34:37,679
net the t minus four hour briefing by

938
00:34:41,829 --> 00:34:40,079
the spacex launch director the good news

939
00:34:43,990 --> 00:34:41,839
was there wasn't anything significant to

940
00:34:46,310 --> 00:34:44,000
report on the rocket

941
00:34:48,389 --> 00:34:46,320
now at t minus five hours the team began

942
00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:48,399
clearing the hazard and building hazard

943
00:34:53,430 --> 00:34:51,200
area and the buildings around pad 39a

944
00:34:55,109 --> 00:34:53,440
this is known as the blast danger area

945
00:34:57,109 --> 00:34:55,119
or bda

946
00:34:58,550 --> 00:34:57,119
the only people remaining on the pad are

947
00:35:00,710 --> 00:34:58,560
the ones who are going to be needed for

948
00:35:02,870 --> 00:35:00,720
ingress of the astronauts they were

949
00:35:04,710 --> 00:35:02,880
cleared to enter the pad at the t-minus

950
00:35:06,069 --> 00:35:04,720
four hour mark they're up there right

951
00:35:09,030 --> 00:35:06,079
now and they've actually just opened the

952
00:35:11,190 --> 00:35:09,040
side hatch on dragon now crew arrival is

953
00:35:14,470 --> 00:35:11,200
expected to happen in about 40 minutes

954
00:35:16,470 --> 00:35:14,480
or so just inside t minus three hours

955
00:35:18,390 --> 00:35:16,480
so currently we're running uh on the

956
00:35:20,230 --> 00:35:18,400
dragon site about 15 minutes ahead of

957
00:35:23,349 --> 00:35:20,240
schedule good thing

958
00:35:25,030 --> 00:35:23,359
at the launch pad falcon 9 is powered on

959
00:35:26,950 --> 00:35:25,040
we've performed engine and stage

960
00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:26,960
checkout several hours ago

961
00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:28,640
currently the team's on station they're

962
00:35:32,870 --> 00:35:30,720
monitoring channel a tree we're looking

963
00:35:34,470 --> 00:35:32,880
at pressures in the gas storage vessels

964
00:35:36,390 --> 00:35:34,480
everything's pretty much pressurized

965
00:35:39,589 --> 00:35:36,400
we'll top it off inside the last 30

966
00:35:41,430 --> 00:35:39,599
minutes after the crews on board dragon

967
00:35:43,349 --> 00:35:41,440
now on top of falcon 9 the dragon

968
00:35:44,790 --> 00:35:43,359
spacecraft is ready for the crew as i

969
00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:44,800
mentioned the ground team has got the

970
00:35:47,829 --> 00:35:46,320
side hatch open

971
00:35:49,750 --> 00:35:47,839
uh the crew as you can see they're

972
00:35:51,510 --> 00:35:49,760
finishing up their uh suit checks

973
00:35:53,430 --> 00:35:51,520
they're getting ready we've done

974
00:35:55,829 --> 00:35:53,440
functional checkouts on the dragon and

975
00:35:57,990 --> 00:35:55,839
most recently in the last half hour the

976
00:35:59,990 --> 00:35:58,000
dragon propellant system was pressurized

977
00:36:01,990 --> 00:36:00,000
to the final flight pressure so

978
00:36:03,510 --> 00:36:02,000
currently all the spacecraft systems are

979
00:36:05,910 --> 00:36:03,520
also go

980
00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:05,920
a launch range is working

981
00:36:09,030 --> 00:36:07,760
no issues they're ready to support at

982
00:36:10,630 --> 00:36:09,040
this time

983
00:36:13,270 --> 00:36:10,640
and as we've heard the weather is

984
00:36:14,550 --> 00:36:13,280
cooperating we actually heard a report

985
00:36:16,790 --> 00:36:14,560
we're starting to see a little bit of

986
00:36:19,109 --> 00:36:16,800
blue sky in the late afternoon early

987
00:36:20,790 --> 00:36:19,119
evening down at kennedy space center so

988
00:36:22,950 --> 00:36:20,800
the countdown to liftoff everything

989
00:36:25,030 --> 00:36:22,960
continuing to look good and as we're

990
00:36:26,950 --> 00:36:25,040
getting ready for the crew to walk out

991
00:36:31,030 --> 00:36:26,960
let's go back to our team at kennedy

992
00:36:36,310 --> 00:36:34,230
thanks john it's now t-minus three hours

993
00:36:38,790 --> 00:36:36,320
and 39 minutes and counting here at

994
00:36:41,270 --> 00:36:38,800
kennedy space center in florida the crew

995
00:36:43,910 --> 00:36:41,280
ate their pre-launch meal at roughly

996
00:36:45,910 --> 00:36:43,920
around 4 30 p.m eastern time and then

997
00:36:47,430 --> 00:36:45,920
they were given a weather briefing and

998
00:36:50,310 --> 00:36:47,440
we just watched the suit techs from

999
00:36:53,030 --> 00:36:50,320
spacex fit each crew member into their

1000
00:36:54,710 --> 00:36:53,040
own custom space suits inside their crew

1001
00:36:57,430 --> 00:36:54,720
quarters and now you see them chatting

1002
00:36:59,750 --> 00:36:57,440
it up in a few minutes at t minus three

1003
00:37:02,310 --> 00:36:59,760
hours and 25 minutes the crew will be

1004
00:37:05,349 --> 00:37:02,320
making their way out of this famed suit

1005
00:37:07,670 --> 00:37:05,359
up room down the hall into an elevator

1006
00:37:09,430 --> 00:37:07,680
down to the first floor and then outside

1007
00:37:11,829 --> 00:37:09,440
to be greeted by their families in a

1008
00:37:14,790 --> 00:37:11,839
small group of well-wishers and that

1009
00:37:17,030 --> 00:37:14,800
will be before they head out to the pad

1010
00:37:18,390 --> 00:37:17,040
and the three teslas are outside and

1011
00:37:20,550 --> 00:37:18,400
ready to go and

1012
00:37:22,710 --> 00:37:20,560
uh that drive out shannon what's that

1013
00:37:24,870 --> 00:37:22,720
like well the drive out uh to the launch

1014
00:37:27,030 --> 00:37:24,880
pad is pretty darn exciting because you

1015
00:37:29,109 --> 00:37:27,040
know you are heading out to your rocket

1016
00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:29,119
to go somewhere

1017
00:37:34,950 --> 00:37:33,680
in space

1018
00:37:36,950 --> 00:37:34,960
and so now

1019
00:37:38,470 --> 00:37:36,960
on countdown all four suit league checks

1020
00:37:40,790 --> 00:37:38,480
are complete with data collection

1021
00:37:43,109 --> 00:37:40,800
successful

1022
00:37:43,990 --> 00:37:43,119
okay so the call out that the suit

1023
00:37:45,510 --> 00:37:44,000
we've got

1024
00:37:46,710 --> 00:37:45,520
good yep yeah

1025
00:37:48,150 --> 00:37:46,720
that's a great sign that's a good

1026
00:37:49,750 --> 00:37:48,160
milestone

1027
00:37:52,710 --> 00:37:49,760
and you said you were noticing something

1028
00:37:55,270 --> 00:37:52,720
about uh the the tech on number 10 right

1029
00:37:57,670 --> 00:37:55,280
there to the right of rajachary yes uh i

1030
00:37:58,870 --> 00:37:57,680
was just noticing that he was actually

1031
00:37:59,910 --> 00:37:58,880
on the ship

1032
00:38:03,190 --> 00:37:59,920
with me

1033
00:38:05,430 --> 00:38:03,200
for the crew to splash down so they are

1034
00:38:06,790 --> 00:38:05,440
working hard getting everything done

1035
00:38:08,950 --> 00:38:06,800
getting a crew home and getting a crew

1036
00:38:11,109 --> 00:38:08,960
into space wow and that was just days

1037
00:38:13,510 --> 00:38:11,119
ago and you were on the boat too i was

1038
00:38:14,950 --> 00:38:13,520
on the boat too you're working hard

1039
00:38:17,510 --> 00:38:14,960
we all work hard

1040
00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:17,520
we appreciate you being here after after

1041
00:38:21,030 --> 00:38:19,440
a long night i know you were up

1042
00:38:22,069 --> 00:38:21,040
well into the night and the morning on

1043
00:38:23,910 --> 00:38:22,079
that

1044
00:38:26,710 --> 00:38:23,920
now there are three teslas waiting to

1045
00:38:29,430 --> 00:38:26,720
drive the crew out to launch complex 39a

1046
00:38:31,109 --> 00:38:29,440
and there they are under hazy skies

1047
00:38:32,710 --> 00:38:31,119
they'll be riding in the

1048
00:38:34,470 --> 00:38:32,720
the the first car riding in the first

1049
00:38:36,870 --> 00:38:34,480
car will be the suit techs and the

1050
00:38:40,150 --> 00:38:36,880
spacecraft closeout lead in the second

1051
00:38:42,550 --> 00:38:40,160
tesla commander raj achary and pilot tom

1052
00:38:44,950 --> 00:38:42,560
marshburn they'll be sharing a ride with

1053
00:38:47,349 --> 00:38:44,960
the nasa flight surgeon a position

1054
00:38:49,670 --> 00:38:47,359
marshburn once held and in the third

1055
00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:49,680
vehicle will be kayla baron

1056
00:38:54,550 --> 00:38:52,240
and matthias maurer and another closeout

1057
00:38:57,589 --> 00:38:54,560
lead and of course we will follow the

1058
00:38:59,990 --> 00:38:57,599
convoy every step of the way live

1059
00:39:03,190 --> 00:39:00,000
watching them go to their destination at

1060
00:39:05,190 --> 00:39:03,200
39 a the launch pad a historic launch

1061
00:39:06,390 --> 00:39:05,200
pad here at the kennedy space center

1062
00:39:08,310 --> 00:39:06,400
we're going to get you as close as we

1063
00:39:11,270 --> 00:39:08,320
possibly can without actually being

1064
00:39:12,310 --> 00:39:11,280
inside the car with them shannon

1065
00:39:13,750 --> 00:39:12,320
yes

1066
00:39:15,670 --> 00:39:13,760
i suppose we could put a little camera

1067
00:39:18,150 --> 00:39:15,680
in there but anyway we will we will

1068
00:39:20,790 --> 00:39:18,160
track their progress from the onc

1069
00:39:23,109 --> 00:39:20,800
building out to the sp launch pad

1070
00:39:25,589 --> 00:39:23,119
we have another uh guest close by for

1071
00:39:27,109 --> 00:39:25,599
launch today who worked for years on

1072
00:39:28,790 --> 00:39:27,119
certifying the spacex crew

1073
00:39:31,270 --> 00:39:28,800
transportation system

1074
00:39:32,870 --> 00:39:31,280
earlier nasa's marie lewis caught up to

1075
00:39:34,870 --> 00:39:32,880
one woman who has been part of the

1076
00:39:37,270 --> 00:39:34,880
commercial crew team since the very

1077
00:39:40,470 --> 00:39:37,280
beginning

1078
00:39:41,750 --> 00:39:40,480
brittany sims launch operations engineer

1079
00:39:43,910 --> 00:39:41,760
for nasa

1080
00:39:45,589 --> 00:39:43,920
thank you for joining us thank you

1081
00:39:47,510 --> 00:39:45,599
so we are sitting inside the mission

1082
00:39:49,829 --> 00:39:47,520
director center that is on the cape

1083
00:39:51,910 --> 00:39:49,839
canaveral space force station this is

1084
00:39:52,950 --> 00:39:51,920
one of several control rooms around the

1085
00:39:56,310 --> 00:39:52,960
country

1086
00:39:58,069 --> 00:39:56,320
that hold nasa and spacex teams and so

1087
00:40:00,390 --> 00:39:58,079
you are sitting in here on launch day

1088
00:40:03,030 --> 00:40:00,400
with the chief engineer for nasa along

1089
00:40:04,950 --> 00:40:03,040
with other engineers on the nasa side

1090
00:40:06,390 --> 00:40:04,960
tell me what are you focusing on what

1091
00:40:08,630 --> 00:40:06,400
are you working on when you're sitting

1092
00:40:10,950 --> 00:40:08,640
on console as the crew is suiting up

1093
00:40:12,950 --> 00:40:10,960
yeah so during suit up the crew the

1094
00:40:15,109 --> 00:40:12,960
engineering team we're monitoring our

1095
00:40:17,349 --> 00:40:15,119
systems ensuring that everything's

1096
00:40:19,589 --> 00:40:17,359
looking um good as it should so from the

1097
00:40:21,430 --> 00:40:19,599
spacecraft to the launch vehicle to even

1098
00:40:23,750 --> 00:40:21,440
the ground systems just making sure

1099
00:40:25,430 --> 00:40:23,760
everything is happening as expected um

1100
00:40:27,270 --> 00:40:25,440
so in the event something's not looking

1101
00:40:28,630 --> 00:40:27,280
quite right we'll have a discussion

1102
00:40:31,510 --> 00:40:28,640
about it and bring it to the chief

1103
00:40:33,990 --> 00:40:31,520
engineer who i directly support and so

1104
00:40:35,670 --> 00:40:34,000
to ensure that we're still good to go so

1105
00:40:37,910 --> 00:40:35,680
part of the task that i'm responsible

1106
00:40:39,589 --> 00:40:37,920
for is making sure that we keep track of

1107
00:40:41,910 --> 00:40:39,599
all those issues and kind of work

1108
00:40:43,349 --> 00:40:41,920
through them um and then as we proceed

1109
00:40:45,829 --> 00:40:43,359
down the account there's certain

1110
00:40:47,430 --> 00:40:45,839
critical times in the account where the

1111
00:40:49,510 --> 00:40:47,440
nasa engineering team is asked if we're

1112
00:40:50,870 --> 00:40:49,520
still continually good to go and so

1113
00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:50,880
making sure the engineering team is

1114
00:40:54,950 --> 00:40:52,960
ready for those particular polls is also

1115
00:40:56,470 --> 00:40:54,960
part of my responsibility and then at

1116
00:40:57,349 --> 00:40:56,480
the end as we get closer we'll give our

1117
00:40:59,430 --> 00:40:57,359
final

1118
00:41:01,510 --> 00:40:59,440
thumbs up to the nasa launch manager and

1119
00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:01,520
who will provide that final response to

1120
00:41:06,150 --> 00:41:03,680
spacex on behalf of the nasa team so

1121
00:41:08,390 --> 00:41:06,160
pretty exciting time very focused and

1122
00:41:10,470 --> 00:41:08,400
ready to go awesome and i know you've

1123
00:41:12,069 --> 00:41:10,480
been with the commercial crew program

1124
00:41:14,390 --> 00:41:12,079
supporting as an engineer from the

1125
00:41:16,870 --> 00:41:14,400
beginning almost more than 10 years ago

1126
00:41:19,430 --> 00:41:16,880
in fact so and you've had the

1127
00:41:21,510 --> 00:41:19,440
opportunity to work here on console for

1128
00:41:23,430 --> 00:41:21,520
every mission and watch every crew suit

1129
00:41:25,190 --> 00:41:23,440
up what is it like in here when you're

1130
00:41:26,790 --> 00:41:25,200
working as part of that team and you're

1131
00:41:28,950 --> 00:41:26,800
watching the crew suit up when you

1132
00:41:30,950 --> 00:41:28,960
you've seen firsthand all of the work

1133
00:41:32,630 --> 00:41:30,960
that's gone into certifying the spacex

1134
00:41:34,470 --> 00:41:32,640
system it's like a dream you know

1135
00:41:36,790 --> 00:41:34,480
sometimes i just want to pinch myself

1136
00:41:38,710 --> 00:41:36,800
because i remember when i first started

1137
00:41:40,309 --> 00:41:38,720
very early in my nasa career supporting

1138
00:41:42,069 --> 00:41:40,319
commercial crew program and it was

1139
00:41:44,870 --> 00:41:42,079
really just a concept very early in

1140
00:41:46,550 --> 00:41:44,880
development on paper and now we're here

1141
00:41:47,910 --> 00:41:46,560
sitting at another spacex launch as

1142
00:41:49,510 --> 00:41:47,920
they're launching our astronauts to the

1143
00:41:51,349 --> 00:41:49,520
international space station and and

1144
00:41:53,109 --> 00:41:51,359
they're certified so it's really

1145
00:41:55,109 --> 00:41:53,119
exciting you know the fact that i was

1146
00:41:57,349 --> 00:41:55,119
able to see it and see it where it was

1147
00:41:58,710 --> 00:41:57,359
at in the very beginning and now here

1148
00:42:01,430 --> 00:41:58,720
still being a part of the team where

1149
00:42:03,190 --> 00:42:01,440
it's operational it just i just get even

1150
00:42:04,470 --> 00:42:03,200
more excited to think about where are we

1151
00:42:06,790 --> 00:42:04,480
going to go with these commercial

1152
00:42:09,829 --> 00:42:06,800
partnerships in the future are there any

1153
00:42:12,309 --> 00:42:09,839
superstitions or traditions that you

1154
00:42:14,829 --> 00:42:12,319
have with the launch team in this room i

1155
00:42:18,790 --> 00:42:14,839
actually do i wear a special pair of

1156
00:42:20,069 --> 00:42:18,800
shoes since the very first mission and i

1157
00:42:22,150 --> 00:42:20,079
learned about this through the chief

1158
00:42:24,950 --> 00:42:22,160
engineer who wears a special jacket

1159
00:42:27,030 --> 00:42:24,960
every time and so yeah i have a special

1160
00:42:29,109 --> 00:42:27,040
pair of shoes that i wear each mission

1161
00:42:30,950 --> 00:42:29,119
and just just to be a part of it to make

1162
00:42:32,630 --> 00:42:30,960
sure we're all successful to add my part

1163
00:42:35,430 --> 00:42:32,640
to it very nice and i heard something

1164
00:42:36,790 --> 00:42:35,440
about chili after long yeah yeah this is

1165
00:42:38,150 --> 00:42:36,800
a tradition all the way back from

1166
00:42:39,829 --> 00:42:38,160
shuttle i imagine they might have did it

1167
00:42:41,829 --> 00:42:39,839
in apollo 2 where

1168
00:42:44,150 --> 00:42:41,839
after every successful launch we'll have

1169
00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:44,160
a cup of chili and a piece of cornbread

1170
00:42:48,470 --> 00:42:46,240
when we walk out the door celebrating

1171
00:42:50,550 --> 00:42:48,480
our success for another mission so yeah

1172
00:42:52,150 --> 00:42:50,560
it's pretty pretty cool pretty fantastic

1173
00:42:54,150 --> 00:42:52,160
well i hope you get to enjoy that and

1174
00:42:55,349 --> 00:42:54,160
lastly i want to ask you about i know

1175
00:42:57,910 --> 00:42:55,359
years ago

1176
00:42:59,589 --> 00:42:57,920
you used to keep a photo of the first

1177
00:43:01,349 --> 00:42:59,599
commercial the first astronauts who were

1178
00:43:03,190 --> 00:43:01,359
assigned to the commercial crew program

1179
00:43:03,990 --> 00:43:03,200
the cadre they called them the original

1180
00:43:05,829 --> 00:43:04,000
four

1181
00:43:07,990 --> 00:43:05,839
um and two of them have since flown

1182
00:43:09,829 --> 00:43:08,000
already on the spacex system doug hurley

1183
00:43:12,550 --> 00:43:09,839
and bob benkin and you used to keep

1184
00:43:14,790 --> 00:43:12,560
their photo in your cubicle at the

1185
00:43:16,790 --> 00:43:14,800
operations and checkout building tell me

1186
00:43:18,790 --> 00:43:16,800
why you kept that photo there

1187
00:43:21,430 --> 00:43:18,800
you know there's two reasons you know

1188
00:43:23,670 --> 00:43:21,440
looking at that photo first is just a

1189
00:43:25,829 --> 00:43:23,680
reminder of the importance of what we're

1190
00:43:28,069 --> 00:43:25,839
doing and and who's on these vehicles

1191
00:43:30,390 --> 00:43:28,079
right their fathers their sons they have

1192
00:43:32,150 --> 00:43:30,400
families and so they're entrusting us to

1193
00:43:34,790 --> 00:43:32,160
get them there safely to their

1194
00:43:36,470 --> 00:43:34,800
destination and so it's a reminder to

1195
00:43:38,550 --> 00:43:36,480
continue to always be vigilant in

1196
00:43:40,630 --> 00:43:38,560
anything i do when i as i get to support

1197
00:43:42,230 --> 00:43:40,640
this team and so it was always important

1198
00:43:43,670 --> 00:43:42,240
for me to have that photo there because

1199
00:43:45,990 --> 00:43:43,680
i've gotten the opportunity to interact

1200
00:43:48,150 --> 00:43:46,000
with them prior to their flight and then

1201
00:43:50,069 --> 00:43:48,160
also the second part of it it was also a

1202
00:43:53,190 --> 00:43:50,079
reminder to the fact that that was my

1203
00:43:55,670 --> 00:43:53,200
dream to come to nasa and fly astronauts

1204
00:43:57,910 --> 00:43:55,680
safely to wherever their destination is

1205
00:43:59,750 --> 00:43:57,920
and so it's a reminder that you know you

1206
00:44:02,150 --> 00:43:59,760
honestly can accomplish anything you set

1207
00:44:03,670 --> 00:44:02,160
your mind to because i'm a living living

1208
00:44:05,190 --> 00:44:03,680
example and i was able to do it and i'm

1209
00:44:07,990 --> 00:44:05,200
doing it here today

1210
00:44:10,150 --> 00:44:08,000
all right brittany sims launch engineer

1211
00:44:11,910 --> 00:44:10,160
best of luck to you and the team on this

1212
00:44:15,670 --> 00:44:11,920
launch of the crew 3 mission thank you

1213
00:44:20,870 --> 00:44:17,829
all right and there you see a live view

1214
00:44:22,870 --> 00:44:20,880
as we head towards sunset here on the

1215
00:44:24,470 --> 00:44:22,880
florida coast which is

1216
00:44:26,470 --> 00:44:24,480
right about now right about now it's

1217
00:44:29,190 --> 00:44:26,480
getting dark we don't see the sun mind

1218
00:44:31,430 --> 00:44:29,200
you no we see gray skies and clouds all

1219
00:44:33,430 --> 00:44:31,440
around uh but there's a look at it there

1220
00:44:34,710 --> 00:44:33,440
with the iconic vehicle assembly

1221
00:44:36,870 --> 00:44:34,720
building there

1222
00:44:39,430 --> 00:44:36,880
but these clouds were told

1223
00:44:42,230 --> 00:44:39,440
are hoping to clear a little bit and i

1224
00:44:45,910 --> 00:44:42,240
talked to um our our launch weather

1225
00:44:47,349 --> 00:44:45,920
officer uh brian sizzik with uh

1226
00:44:49,750 --> 00:44:47,359
the 45th

1227
00:44:52,710 --> 00:44:49,760
space wing he says that

1228
00:44:55,510 --> 00:44:52,720
these clouds are somewhat thin the

1229
00:44:57,670 --> 00:44:55,520
moisture is thin and so there's some dry

1230
00:44:59,190 --> 00:44:57,680
air in the mid-level

1231
00:45:01,750 --> 00:44:59,200
area of the atmosphere that's kind of

1232
00:45:04,630 --> 00:45:01,760
drying it out so it it doesn't look good

1233
00:45:06,950 --> 00:45:04,640
but in fact um very thin level of

1234
00:45:09,270 --> 00:45:06,960
moisture up there uh with those clouds

1235
00:45:11,190 --> 00:45:09,280
that you see on the screen right there

1236
00:45:13,270 --> 00:45:11,200
yeah that uh having these types of

1237
00:45:14,790 --> 00:45:13,280
clouds is is the good kind of clouds we

1238
00:45:16,230 --> 00:45:14,800
have what we really want to avoid is

1239
00:45:17,670 --> 00:45:16,240
lightning we cannot launch when there's

1240
00:45:19,349 --> 00:45:17,680
lightning around the lawn

1241
00:45:21,670 --> 00:45:19,359
absolutely right and there are many

1242
00:45:24,230 --> 00:45:21,680
criteria that govern

1243
00:45:25,430 --> 00:45:24,240
exactly whether the spacecraft can

1244
00:45:28,230 --> 00:45:25,440
launch

1245
00:45:30,470 --> 00:45:28,240
through weather and the conditions of

1246
00:45:31,430 --> 00:45:30,480
lightning as shannon mentioned

1247
00:45:33,430 --> 00:45:31,440
so

1248
00:45:35,910 --> 00:45:33,440
those apparently the only concerns we

1249
00:45:38,150 --> 00:45:35,920
have in this are the cumulus cloud rule

1250
00:45:40,870 --> 00:45:38,160
and flight through precipitation right

1251
00:45:44,470 --> 00:45:40,880
which we hope will only be a 30 chance

1252
00:45:48,630 --> 00:45:46,470
let's uh check in uh the hallway and

1253
00:45:51,349 --> 00:45:48,640
look at the beautiful art inside

1254
00:45:52,150 --> 00:45:51,359
astronaut crew quarters 23 000 square

1255
00:45:54,390 --> 00:45:52,160
feet

1256
00:45:57,510 --> 00:45:54,400
of crew quarters there and they have

1257
00:45:59,109 --> 00:45:57,520
dorm rooms that uh are very homey and

1258
00:46:01,349 --> 00:45:59,119
comfortable you've stayed there shannon

1259
00:46:03,589 --> 00:46:01,359
and you've seen that art that's a nice

1260
00:46:05,190 --> 00:46:03,599
touch that's just been added recently it

1261
00:46:07,510 --> 00:46:05,200
is a nice touch and they have all

1262
00:46:10,069 --> 00:46:07,520
different kinds of art that uh really

1263
00:46:12,630 --> 00:46:10,079
cover the whole history of our

1264
00:46:15,510 --> 00:46:12,640
space flight um that we've done in this

1265
00:46:17,990 --> 00:46:15,520
country and so we've got various artists

1266
00:46:19,670 --> 00:46:18,000
making their um you know donating stuff

1267
00:46:23,030 --> 00:46:19,680
to us which is really nice and it's

1268
00:46:25,190 --> 00:46:23,040
space themed art so it fits uh you know

1269
00:46:27,589 --> 00:46:25,200
the area it certainly fits the the

1270
00:46:30,309 --> 00:46:27,599
location and as you look there you're

1271
00:46:32,230 --> 00:46:30,319
looking at the uh the backs of the

1272
00:46:34,150 --> 00:46:32,240
teslas that will drive out to the pad

1273
00:46:36,630 --> 00:46:34,160
you can see all three of them

1274
00:46:39,270 --> 00:46:36,640
um lined up and ready to go and the

1275
00:46:41,910 --> 00:46:39,280
folks to the right of the rope

1276
00:46:43,510 --> 00:46:41,920
family friends and some media as well

1277
00:46:44,309 --> 00:46:43,520
you can see they've got their umbrellas

1278
00:46:45,270 --> 00:46:44,319
out

1279
00:46:47,030 --> 00:46:45,280
um

1280
00:46:49,030 --> 00:46:47,040
ready for a little more

1281
00:46:51,030 --> 00:46:49,040
content to come down the oil seals have

1282
00:46:53,990 --> 00:46:51,040
been removed and installation of the lyo

1283
00:46:56,470 --> 00:46:54,000
cartridge is complete

1284
00:46:57,750 --> 00:46:56,480
ahead of t minus 3 hours 29 minutes we

1285
00:47:01,109 --> 00:46:57,760
are more than 15 minutes ahead of

1286
00:47:04,790 --> 00:47:02,870
again head of schedule that's a good

1287
00:47:07,910 --> 00:47:04,800
thing and i believe the license plate on

1288
00:47:10,790 --> 00:47:07,920
that car in the back said send it

1289
00:47:12,550 --> 00:47:10,800
is i think uh is the

1290
00:47:14,710 --> 00:47:12,560
is how we all feel

1291
00:47:16,069 --> 00:47:14,720
yes indeed each time the tesla seem to

1292
00:47:19,109 --> 00:47:16,079
have a different license plate with

1293
00:47:20,390 --> 00:47:19,119
another uh nice little message they do

1294
00:47:22,309 --> 00:47:20,400
they do i've seen quite a few and

1295
00:47:24,069 --> 00:47:22,319
they've all been great hey how about we

1296
00:47:26,069 --> 00:47:24,079
take a few questions on social that have

1297
00:47:28,710 --> 00:47:26,079
come in that'd be great

1298
00:47:31,030 --> 00:47:28,720
kyle on twitter asks since three out of

1299
00:47:33,270 --> 00:47:31,040
the four crew members are rookies

1300
00:47:35,349 --> 00:47:33,280
well nasa and spacex have the camera

1301
00:47:37,430 --> 00:47:35,359
inside crew dragon turned on so we can

1302
00:47:39,270 --> 00:47:37,440
see the astronauts first reaction when

1303
00:47:41,109 --> 00:47:39,280
they reach space

1304
00:47:43,109 --> 00:47:41,119
and see earth down below

1305
00:47:45,750 --> 00:47:43,119
i suspect that they will we usually have

1306
00:47:47,109 --> 00:47:45,760
the cameras on inside the capsule the

1307
00:47:49,270 --> 00:47:47,119
real question is do we have the

1308
00:47:50,950 --> 00:47:49,280
satellite link ups to get that video

1309
00:47:52,950 --> 00:47:50,960
feed back to the ground

1310
00:47:54,549 --> 00:47:52,960
a live video feed

1311
00:47:57,190 --> 00:47:54,559
would be best but i'm not sure we'll

1312
00:47:59,589 --> 00:47:57,200
have that um but they do have cameras

1313
00:48:02,390 --> 00:47:59,599
and so the next question

1314
00:48:04,790 --> 00:48:02,400
is from mad dog on twitter and she asks

1315
00:48:07,510 --> 00:48:04,800
i'm assuming that um

1316
00:48:09,910 --> 00:48:07,520
why did spacex decide to reuse its

1317
00:48:11,190 --> 00:48:09,920
booster but not its space capsule which

1318
00:48:13,190 --> 00:48:11,200
is brand new

1319
00:48:15,750 --> 00:48:13,200
yeah that's an interesting question so

1320
00:48:18,309 --> 00:48:15,760
um and as a general rule

1321
00:48:19,990 --> 00:48:18,319
spacex will reuse both boosters and

1322
00:48:22,309 --> 00:48:20,000
capsules and so a lot of it just has to

1323
00:48:24,309 --> 00:48:22,319
do with the time it takes to refurbish

1324
00:48:25,990 --> 00:48:24,319
things versus getting

1325
00:48:29,910 --> 00:48:26,000
new capsules built so they will have

1326
00:48:32,309 --> 00:48:29,920
more capsules in the future okay

1327
00:48:34,710 --> 00:48:32,319
well there's a beautiful shot outside

1328
00:48:37,030 --> 00:48:34,720
with the clouds overhead

1329
00:48:39,510 --> 00:48:37,040
as light begins to dim we've passed

1330
00:48:41,910 --> 00:48:39,520
sunset here on the east coast of florida

1331
00:48:43,910 --> 00:48:41,920
and a look out over the atlantic where

1332
00:48:46,630 --> 00:48:43,920
we still see a little bit of light you

1333
00:48:48,549 --> 00:48:46,640
can see that the clouds uh they're not

1334
00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:48,559
completely covering the sky we do have

1335
00:48:52,230 --> 00:48:50,720
some holes and one of those holes is

1336
00:48:55,109 --> 00:48:52,240
what we're hoping for

1337
00:48:55,119 --> 00:48:58,950
as time goes by

1338
00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:01,750
hey

1339
00:49:05,109 --> 00:49:03,750
it'll be nice to see the astronauts when

1340
00:49:05,910 --> 00:49:05,119
they walk through

1341
00:49:12,630 --> 00:49:05,920
the

1342
00:49:15,190 --> 00:49:12,640
completely dark

1343
00:49:16,790 --> 00:49:15,200
you can see them inside absolutely you

1344
00:49:22,630 --> 00:49:16,800
will have a good view of them going out

1345
00:49:22,640 --> 00:49:26,549
uh love that another question

1346
00:49:31,510 --> 00:49:28,390
as we look out

1347
00:49:34,069 --> 00:49:31,520
the lights on the crew dragon and falcon

1348
00:49:38,309 --> 00:49:34,079
9 rocket

1349
00:49:40,309 --> 00:49:38,319
the capsule named endurance by the crew

1350
00:49:42,710 --> 00:49:40,319
and here's our question

1351
00:49:45,910 --> 00:49:42,720
shannon how can you compare the g's when

1352
00:49:48,230 --> 00:49:45,920
flying soyuz versus falcon 9 dragon

1353
00:49:49,589 --> 00:49:48,240
spacecraft oh that's a very interesting

1354
00:49:52,230 --> 00:49:49,599
question

1355
00:49:54,470 --> 00:49:52,240
for both spacecraft the maximum amount

1356
00:49:56,710 --> 00:49:54,480
of g-load that you get is about four and

1357
00:49:58,390 --> 00:49:56,720
a half g's what's different between the

1358
00:50:00,309 --> 00:49:58,400
two is the profile

1359
00:50:02,470 --> 00:50:00,319
when those g loads come on you know when

1360
00:50:04,870 --> 00:50:02,480
the g's come on and when they go away so

1361
00:50:06,470 --> 00:50:04,880
on the soyuz you pretty much got up to a

1362
00:50:08,549 --> 00:50:06,480
g peak of four and a half and then it

1363
00:50:11,990 --> 00:50:08,559
tailed off with the

1364
00:50:14,710 --> 00:50:12,000
falcon 9 in the second stage uh you just

1365
00:50:17,510 --> 00:50:14,720
keep accelerating g so you start off

1366
00:50:19,910 --> 00:50:17,520
pretty slow and then as it as you get

1367
00:50:21,430 --> 00:50:19,920
further along in that uh period of time

1368
00:50:23,030 --> 00:50:21,440
where you're on the second stage the

1369
00:50:24,549 --> 00:50:23,040
gilo's just increased the whole time so

1370
00:50:25,829 --> 00:50:24,559
when the engine cuts off you're at four

1371
00:50:28,069 --> 00:50:25,839
and a half g's and have been there for a

1372
00:50:30,710 --> 00:50:28,079
little bit of time so it's a slow steady

1373
00:50:32,470 --> 00:50:30,720
increase you just it's just go go go you

1374
00:50:33,990 --> 00:50:32,480
feel the pressure on your chest yes it's

1375
00:50:35,190 --> 00:50:34,000
pushing you into your it's pushing you

1376
00:50:36,650 --> 00:50:35,200
into your seat you kind of feel like

1377
00:50:38,549 --> 00:50:36,660
you're being smooshed like a cartoon

1378
00:50:41,589 --> 00:50:38,559
[Laughter]

1379
00:50:44,549 --> 00:50:41,599
like a cartoon well

1380
00:50:46,950 --> 00:50:44,559
but it's gotta be an amazing experience

1381
00:50:48,790 --> 00:50:46,960
when that engine cuts off absolutely it

1382
00:50:50,790 --> 00:50:48,800
is it is so fascinating when the engine

1383
00:50:53,270 --> 00:50:50,800
cuts off because all the vibrations and

1384
00:50:54,870 --> 00:50:53,280
noise that you've been hearing goes away

1385
00:50:56,309 --> 00:50:54,880
and you know you are floating even

1386
00:50:57,670 --> 00:50:56,319
though you're still strapped down into

1387
00:51:01,829 --> 00:50:57,680
your seats you know that you are

1388
00:51:05,270 --> 00:51:03,349
we have one more question we'll take

1389
00:51:06,710 --> 00:51:05,280
from social media

1390
00:51:09,750 --> 00:51:06,720
and we appreciate if you want to send

1391
00:51:12,710 --> 00:51:09,760
your questions in send to

1392
00:51:14,230 --> 00:51:12,720
ask nasa on twitter

1393
00:51:18,230 --> 00:51:14,240
and our next question what do the

1394
00:51:20,950 --> 00:51:18,240
astronauts do to keep morale boosted

1395
00:51:22,950 --> 00:51:20,960
oh well i think in general astronauts

1396
00:51:24,870 --> 00:51:22,960
have pretty good morale because they

1397
00:51:26,630 --> 00:51:24,880
know the end goal is a chance to go into

1398
00:51:28,230 --> 00:51:26,640
space but in times like this when

1399
00:51:30,950 --> 00:51:28,240
there's a lot of delays

1400
00:51:32,630 --> 00:51:30,960
yeah it can uh kind of your morale may

1401
00:51:33,990 --> 00:51:32,640
lag a little bit but you get to spend

1402
00:51:36,390 --> 00:51:34,000
time with your families you get to

1403
00:51:39,270 --> 00:51:36,400
review the task ahead so

1404
00:51:40,950 --> 00:51:39,280
most the time they just stay focused

1405
00:51:42,870 --> 00:51:40,960
and it's interesting you mentioned that

1406
00:51:44,069 --> 00:51:42,880
you know the delay and what the crew did

1407
00:51:46,309 --> 00:51:44,079
we actually

1408
00:51:48,790 --> 00:51:46,319
heard or got a note from the program

1409
00:51:50,790 --> 00:51:48,800
manager of the commercial crew program

1410
00:51:52,950 --> 00:51:50,800
who uh had received an email from roger

1411
00:51:56,150 --> 00:51:52,960
chari and he expressed his uh

1412
00:51:57,910 --> 00:51:56,160
appreciation for all the work that goes

1413
00:51:59,510 --> 00:51:57,920
on behind the scenes

1414
00:52:01,430 --> 00:51:59,520
for the commercial crew program to get

1415
00:52:03,510 --> 00:52:01,440
ready for a launch like this

1416
00:52:05,750 --> 00:52:03,520
i know shannon you can appreciate that

1417
00:52:08,470 --> 00:52:05,760
and he said that um

1418
00:52:11,030 --> 00:52:08,480
they've spent their time

1419
00:52:13,349 --> 00:52:11,040
doing dry runs dry running the heck out

1420
00:52:15,670 --> 00:52:13,359
of the evas that they're planning to do

1421
00:52:17,430 --> 00:52:15,680
and getting smarter about dragon so we

1422
00:52:19,750 --> 00:52:17,440
hope that that will pay dividends in

1423
00:52:22,470 --> 00:52:19,760
execution shortly

1424
00:52:25,270 --> 00:52:22,480
working hard and here they are the four

1425
00:52:26,630 --> 00:52:25,280
crew three astronauts as they walk down

1426
00:52:28,390 --> 00:52:26,640
the hallway

1427
00:52:29,589 --> 00:52:28,400
on their way out of astronaut crew

1428
00:52:31,910 --> 00:52:29,599
quarters

1429
00:52:33,910 --> 00:52:31,920
yep and they're waving to the folks that

1430
00:52:35,829 --> 00:52:33,920
work there in crew quarters to get them

1431
00:52:38,069 --> 00:52:35,839
ready to go and they'll be stepping into

1432
00:52:39,670 --> 00:52:38,079
the elevator that you see there and at

1433
00:52:42,230 --> 00:52:39,680
the back of the elevator there should be

1434
00:52:43,829 --> 00:52:42,240
a big sign that a lot of people from the

1435
00:52:45,589 --> 00:52:43,839
kennedy space center have signed we see

1436
00:52:48,309 --> 00:52:45,599
that there you can see the signatures on

1437
00:52:49,670 --> 00:52:48,319
the left-hand side yep yep it's a nice

1438
00:52:51,270 --> 00:52:49,680
uh piece of history that's done every

1439
00:52:52,549 --> 00:52:51,280
time you get a chance to see that when

1440
00:52:53,829 --> 00:52:52,559
you walked in shannon you gotta look

1441
00:52:55,349 --> 00:52:53,839
quick cause once you turn around it's

1442
00:52:57,109 --> 00:52:55,359
hard to crane your neck around to look

1443
00:52:58,710 --> 00:52:57,119
behind you we've noticed that once

1444
00:53:00,470 --> 00:52:58,720
you're in the suit uh you know you've

1445
00:53:01,910 --> 00:53:00,480
gotta completely move your entire body

1446
00:53:03,190 --> 00:53:01,920
in order to get to the direction of

1447
00:53:05,910 --> 00:53:03,200
where you want to look

1448
00:53:07,750 --> 00:53:05,920
but certainly uh a a wonderful moment

1449
00:53:09,750 --> 00:53:07,760
for everyone as we were talking about

1450
00:53:11,829 --> 00:53:09,760
all the people who support this program

1451
00:53:13,510 --> 00:53:11,839
to put their signature on and have it

1452
00:53:15,510 --> 00:53:13,520
seen by the astronauts as they go down

1453
00:53:17,510 --> 00:53:15,520
that elevator and on their way out to

1454
00:53:19,670 --> 00:53:17,520
the launch pad yes it says crew we are

1455
00:53:22,150 --> 00:53:19,680
well aware of the little thousands of

1456
00:53:24,069 --> 00:53:22,160
people that work to make space flight

1457
00:53:24,710 --> 00:53:24,079
happen and we are so indebted to all of

1458
00:53:27,270 --> 00:53:24,720
them

1459
00:53:30,549 --> 00:53:27,280
crew 3 actually spent uh

1460
00:53:32,950 --> 00:53:30,559
the time together watching crew 2 land

1461
00:53:34,230 --> 00:53:32,960
yes which i imagine you know they didn't

1462
00:53:36,710 --> 00:53:34,240
they didn't know that they were going to

1463
00:53:37,829 --> 00:53:36,720
be here on the ground uh initially they

1464
00:53:38,710 --> 00:53:37,839
thought they were going to see them in

1465
00:53:40,390 --> 00:53:38,720
space

1466
00:53:42,150 --> 00:53:40,400
but they all got together

1467
00:53:44,950 --> 00:53:42,160
you know like uh the family that they've

1468
00:53:47,510 --> 00:53:44,960
become exactly and watch them come down

1469
00:53:49,270 --> 00:53:47,520
in fact i've and the whole office

1470
00:53:52,790 --> 00:53:49,280
tends to get together whenever we can to

1471
00:53:56,470 --> 00:53:54,470
and i'm sure the astronauts who are

1472
00:53:59,510 --> 00:53:56,480
flying appreciate that

1473
00:54:01,190 --> 00:53:59,520
oh yeah yes uh each you know you have

1474
00:54:03,750 --> 00:54:01,200
different levels of family so you've got

1475
00:54:06,230 --> 00:54:03,760
your tight-knit family as the uh crew on

1476
00:54:08,630 --> 00:54:06,240
uh one space flight together and then

1477
00:54:10,549 --> 00:54:08,640
you've got the astronaut family which

1478
00:54:12,470 --> 00:54:10,559
really encompasses all the international

1479
00:54:14,390 --> 00:54:12,480
astronauts as well

1480
00:54:16,710 --> 00:54:14,400
and we are just moments away from seeing

1481
00:54:18,950 --> 00:54:16,720
crew 3 astronauts exit the operations

1482
00:54:21,030 --> 00:54:18,960
and checkout building you're staring

1483
00:54:24,230 --> 00:54:21,040
at the doorway on countdown crew

1484
00:54:29,190 --> 00:54:24,240
displays are configured for crew ingress

1485
00:54:34,470 --> 00:54:30,950
and that's the advanced team that's out

1486
00:54:37,990 --> 00:54:35,750
that's right

1487
00:54:39,349 --> 00:54:38,000
so we've got a pause here because as

1488
00:54:40,789 --> 00:54:39,359
you've noted everything happens

1489
00:54:43,109 --> 00:54:40,799
according to a timeline we're a little

1490
00:54:45,349 --> 00:54:43,119
bit ahead so we're gonna the crew may

1491
00:54:47,109 --> 00:54:45,359
not walk out immediately but when they

1492
00:54:48,390 --> 00:54:47,119
do they'll be right on the timeline to

1493
00:54:49,430 --> 00:54:48,400
get them out to the pad at the right

1494
00:54:51,510 --> 00:54:49,440
time

1495
00:54:54,069 --> 00:54:51,520
that shot there you see some members of

1496
00:54:56,230 --> 00:54:54,079
the media and uh press corps

1497
00:54:58,710 --> 00:54:56,240
looking to get uh photos and pictures of

1498
00:55:00,309 --> 00:54:58,720
the astronauts as they walk out and have

1499
00:55:02,950 --> 00:55:00,319
been walking out of this building uh

1500
00:55:04,870 --> 00:55:02,960
going back to the apollo program a sense

1501
00:55:07,510 --> 00:55:04,880
of history do do you

1502
00:55:09,430 --> 00:55:07,520
does that come over you as you are

1503
00:55:11,750 --> 00:55:09,440
walking through the following the

1504
00:55:13,510 --> 00:55:11,760
footsteps of some of the most amazing

1505
00:55:16,069 --> 00:55:13,520
astronauts that have uh you know dared

1506
00:55:17,750 --> 00:55:16,079
to go into space and and accomplish

1507
00:55:20,150 --> 00:55:17,760
these great achievements like going to

1508
00:55:21,589 --> 00:55:20,160
the moon yeah it certainly did for me i

1509
00:55:23,829 --> 00:55:21,599
can't speak for all astronauts but i

1510
00:55:25,910 --> 00:55:23,839
suspect so because you know

1511
00:55:27,670 --> 00:55:25,920
growing up we have seen this walk out so

1512
00:55:29,750 --> 00:55:27,680
many times on tv and then now you're

1513
00:55:34,549 --> 00:55:29,760
actually getting to do it yourself it is

1514
00:55:34,559 --> 00:55:38,710
looks like we're still waiting

1515
00:55:48,069 --> 00:55:41,829
and we are just seconds away from the

1516
00:55:52,950 --> 00:55:49,589
you can see them back there behind the

1517
00:55:54,710 --> 00:55:52,960
window of the door um gathering a little

1518
00:55:56,470 --> 00:55:54,720
bit waiting for their queue

1519
00:55:58,069 --> 00:55:56,480
waiting for the queue to come out and be

1520
00:55:59,750 --> 00:55:58,079
able to greet their families before they

1521
00:56:02,150 --> 00:55:59,760
head off to the launch pad

1522
00:56:03,910 --> 00:56:02,160
and this is oftentimes the the shot that

1523
00:56:06,390 --> 00:56:03,920
you see repeated in you know the

1524
00:56:08,950 --> 00:56:06,400
newsreels and and on the internet uh

1525
00:56:12,549 --> 00:56:08,960
when they walk out to to go to their

1526
00:56:14,309 --> 00:56:12,559
rides and head to the launch pad

1527
00:56:15,990 --> 00:56:14,319
and there's stickers around this as well

1528
00:56:18,950 --> 00:56:16,000
shannon i believe you've got one up

1529
00:56:20,789 --> 00:56:18,960
there yep as i mentioned before crews

1530
00:56:23,190 --> 00:56:20,799
like to put their stickers on just about

1531
00:56:26,069 --> 00:56:23,200
anything they can so just above the door

1532
00:56:28,150 --> 00:56:26,079
uh next to the nasa meatball there there

1533
00:56:29,829 --> 00:56:28,160
are stickers from each crew i think

1534
00:56:31,430 --> 00:56:29,839
yours is covering a little bit of the a

1535
00:56:32,710 --> 00:56:31,440
on the end of nasa it's getting a little

1536
00:56:34,150 --> 00:56:32,720
bit it's getting a little crowded there

1537
00:56:36,230 --> 00:56:34,160
so we did the best we could here they

1538
00:56:38,630 --> 00:56:36,240
come and here they are

1539
00:56:41,030 --> 00:56:38,640
indeed the crew 3 astronauts taking

1540
00:56:43,290 --> 00:56:41,040
their first steps outside before their

1541
00:56:46,470 --> 00:56:43,300
journey to space

1542
00:56:50,470 --> 00:56:48,390
all stations

1543
00:57:00,549 --> 00:56:50,480
countdown crew have walked out and are

1544
00:57:00,559 --> 00:57:05,770
we are four minutes

1545
00:57:15,430 --> 00:57:11,440
[Music]

1546
00:57:19,349 --> 00:57:17,510
so the suit techs had their umbrellas on

1547
00:57:27,349 --> 00:57:19,359
hand and ready yup you don't want to go

1548
00:57:30,630 --> 00:57:28,870
okay now each crew member is standing in

1549
00:57:34,950 --> 00:57:30,640
front of their family

1550
00:57:40,390 --> 00:57:37,670
keep it a safe distance yes

1551
00:57:41,910 --> 00:57:40,400
as required before they go yeah who's

1552
00:57:49,349 --> 00:57:41,920
been in quarantine and they remain in

1553
00:57:54,789 --> 00:57:51,349
there's laughter and we have a raving

1554
00:57:54,799 --> 00:58:17,030
right

1555
00:58:21,910 --> 00:58:19,430
what was this moment like for you sir

1556
00:58:24,870 --> 00:58:21,920
well it was a bit surreal because it was

1557
00:58:26,870 --> 00:58:24,880
a you know my turn to go to the launch

1558
00:58:29,270 --> 00:58:26,880
pad for real but it was really nice to

1559
00:58:31,430 --> 00:58:29,280
see my husband there and and and get to

1560
00:58:33,670 --> 00:58:31,440
greet him before i got on a rocket of

1561
00:58:35,510 --> 00:58:33,680
course he's an astronaut too so i've

1562
00:58:36,950 --> 00:58:35,520
been in the other position watching him

1563
00:58:38,549 --> 00:58:36,960
launch into space

1564
00:58:40,150 --> 00:58:38,559
so you know the feeling on both sides i

1565
00:58:43,030 --> 00:58:40,160
do know the feeling on both sides former

1566
00:58:44,390 --> 00:58:43,040
nasa astronaut uh andy thomas yes andy

1567
00:58:47,270 --> 00:58:44,400
thomas

1568
00:58:49,589 --> 00:58:47,280
who um flew on space shuttle believed

1569
00:58:52,789 --> 00:58:49,599
the return to flight after he did he was

1570
00:58:54,870 --> 00:58:52,799
on sts-114 he flew into space four times

1571
00:58:58,710 --> 00:58:54,880
and actually spent four months on the

1572
00:59:03,190 --> 00:59:00,309
more waves more waves there to the

1573
00:59:06,950 --> 00:59:04,950
the way the doors are configured on

1574
00:59:08,150 --> 00:59:06,960
those teslas gives you

1575
00:59:09,349 --> 00:59:08,160
plenty of view

1576
00:59:11,510 --> 00:59:09,359
yes at least more important for the

1577
00:59:15,750 --> 00:59:11,520
astronaut and it makes it easier to get

1578
00:59:19,910 --> 00:59:17,670
oh they're shutting the doors so soon

1579
00:59:21,589 --> 00:59:19,920
they'll be heading off to the launch pad

1580
00:59:23,349 --> 00:59:21,599
and these seats are assigned these

1581
00:59:25,430 --> 00:59:23,359
astronauts knew exactly which car to go

1582
00:59:35,270 --> 00:59:25,440
to

1583
00:59:37,829 --> 00:59:35,280
marshburn are in the

1584
00:59:41,670 --> 00:59:37,839
uh the second car the second tesla

1585
00:59:42,950 --> 00:59:41,680
matthias maurer in the third tesla

1586
00:59:45,109 --> 00:59:42,960
and there's another moment now and the

1587
00:59:47,829 --> 00:59:45,119
families get to come around the car they

1588
00:59:49,510 --> 00:59:47,839
get to come a little bit closer for

1589
00:59:52,230 --> 00:59:49,520
one last uh moment with their crew

1590
00:59:56,630 --> 00:59:53,910
it didn't used to be this way

1591
00:59:58,710 --> 00:59:56,640
no this is actually a tradition that we

1592
01:00:00,390 --> 00:59:58,720
picked up from the russians and crews

1593
01:00:02,069 --> 01:00:00,400
launching on the soyuz

1594
01:00:04,870 --> 01:00:02,079
so the russians have a space where the

1595
01:00:06,470 --> 01:00:04,880
crew walks out getting ready to

1596
01:00:08,710 --> 01:00:06,480
go to actually to where they're going to

1597
01:00:11,430 --> 01:00:08,720
suit up and the families are there to

1598
01:00:13,829 --> 01:00:11,440
greet them before they head off

1599
01:00:15,990 --> 01:00:13,839
it was a great move to copy that i think

1600
01:00:17,349 --> 01:00:16,000
so here to the kennedy space center i

1601
01:00:22,870 --> 01:00:17,359
think so it really shows what an

1602
01:00:27,270 --> 01:00:24,870
now these astronauts are

1603
01:00:29,670 --> 01:00:27,280
about to take a 20-minute drive shannon

1604
01:00:30,470 --> 01:00:29,680
there's going to be a little rocking out

1605
01:00:35,270 --> 01:00:30,480
yes

1606
01:00:36,870 --> 01:00:35,280
get to pick a have a little playlist and

1607
01:00:38,870 --> 01:00:36,880
they will be cranking up the tunes as

1608
01:00:41,430 --> 01:00:38,880
they're heading out to the launch pad

1609
01:00:42,549 --> 01:00:41,440
so mentioning that playlist tom and raja

1610
01:00:43,750 --> 01:00:42,559
i'm going to tell you a couple of the

1611
01:00:45,270 --> 01:00:43,760
songs that we were sent that they're

1612
01:00:48,390 --> 01:00:45,280
going to be listening to

1613
01:00:50,789 --> 01:00:48,400
welcome to the jungle by guns and roses

1614
01:00:53,270 --> 01:00:50,799
kickstart my heart by motley crue

1615
01:00:55,270 --> 01:00:53,280
and don't stop me now by queen

1616
01:00:57,510 --> 01:00:55,280
that is a great collection of music for

1617
01:00:58,630 --> 01:00:57,520
sure if that doesn't get you going i

1618
01:01:00,710 --> 01:00:58,640
think so

1619
01:01:02,230 --> 01:01:00,720
they will not be sleeping in that car

1620
01:01:04,230 --> 01:01:02,240
and it's interesting that the playlist

1621
01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:04,240
is actually 10 to 12 songs long i'm not

1622
01:01:07,510 --> 01:01:05,760
going to read them all but they've

1623
01:01:10,360 --> 01:01:07,520
actually sampled portions and there they

1624
01:01:13,510 --> 01:01:10,370
go

1625
01:01:15,589 --> 01:01:13,520
[Music]

1626
01:01:17,109 --> 01:01:15,599
when does the music start oh the music

1627
01:01:18,470 --> 01:01:17,119
starts immediately

1628
01:01:20,150 --> 01:01:18,480
yes

1629
01:01:22,150 --> 01:01:20,160
so as we can see the crew is departing

1630
01:01:24,150 --> 01:01:22,160
from the neil armstrong operations and

1631
01:01:25,510 --> 01:01:24,160
checkout building now beginning that 20

1632
01:01:29,349 --> 01:01:25,520
minutes

1633
01:01:31,589 --> 01:01:29,359
security escort crew are departing

1634
01:01:36,710 --> 01:01:31,599
the onc building on schedule at three

1635
01:01:42,150 --> 01:01:39,190
and we are back on time

1636
01:01:43,990 --> 01:01:42,160
that escort there a full security escort

1637
01:01:45,990 --> 01:01:44,000
across nasa's kennedy space center to

1638
01:01:48,549 --> 01:01:46,000
that location right there

1639
01:01:50,230 --> 01:01:48,559
launch pad 39a

1640
01:01:51,990 --> 01:01:50,240
as we follow the convoy we'd like to

1641
01:01:54,069 --> 01:01:52,000
take a closer look at the crew 3

1642
01:01:56,630 --> 01:01:54,079
spacecraft commander riding in this

1643
01:01:59,750 --> 01:01:56,640
convoy we'll start with him he is nasa

1644
01:02:01,829 --> 01:01:59,760
astronaut raja chari

1645
01:02:03,270 --> 01:02:01,839
i'm raj achary the commander of the nasa

1646
01:02:05,750 --> 01:02:03,280
spacex crew 3 mission to the

1647
01:02:08,150 --> 01:02:05,760
international space station i was born

1648
01:02:10,549 --> 01:02:08,160
in milwaukee wisconsin but moved within

1649
01:02:11,990 --> 01:02:10,559
a week to cedar falls iowa my dad had

1650
01:02:13,589 --> 01:02:12,000
come to the united states to get his

1651
01:02:15,029 --> 01:02:13,599
master's degree where he met my mom he

1652
01:02:16,390 --> 01:02:15,039
got a job at john deere and that's why

1653
01:02:17,750 --> 01:02:16,400
they moved to iowa

1654
01:02:20,309 --> 01:02:17,760
one of the biggest things i took from my

1655
01:02:22,390 --> 01:02:20,319
iowa bringing is sort of that inherent

1656
01:02:24,309 --> 01:02:22,400
community strength and the interest

1657
01:02:27,589 --> 01:02:24,319
people had and everyone else succeeding

1658
01:02:29,589 --> 01:02:27,599
and having a tight-knit community

1659
01:02:31,750 --> 01:02:29,599
i think i first became interested in

1660
01:02:33,510 --> 01:02:31,760
flying at a pretty young age

1661
01:02:35,029 --> 01:02:33,520
my mom has pictures of me from back as a

1662
01:02:36,230 --> 01:02:35,039
kindergartner being really interested in

1663
01:02:38,069 --> 01:02:36,240
space flight

1664
01:02:39,910 --> 01:02:38,079
and i think as i got into junior high

1665
01:02:42,150 --> 01:02:39,920
the idea of going to the air force or

1666
01:02:43,190 --> 01:02:42,160
flying became very appealing to me as

1667
01:02:44,549 --> 01:02:43,200
well

1668
01:02:45,750 --> 01:02:44,559
and so astronomical engineering was a

1669
01:02:47,589 --> 01:02:45,760
great way to be involved in the

1670
01:02:49,349 --> 01:02:47,599
engineering for space

1671
01:02:51,190 --> 01:02:49,359
so at the air force academy there's all

1672
01:02:52,630 --> 01:02:51,200
kinds of different engineering paths you

1673
01:02:54,630 --> 01:02:52,640
have the opportunity to continue on and

1674
01:02:56,390 --> 01:02:54,640
do graduate school programs it allowed

1675
01:02:58,470 --> 01:02:56,400
me to go on and get a graduate degree at

1676
01:03:00,710 --> 01:02:58,480
mit and it was a wonderful opportunity

1677
01:03:02,549 --> 01:03:00,720
to take it to the next level one path

1678
01:03:03,750 --> 01:03:02,559
that is pilot trading in my life and

1679
01:03:05,670 --> 01:03:03,760
another path is to continue this

1680
01:03:07,270 --> 01:03:05,680
engineering i found i really liked

1681
01:03:09,190 --> 01:03:07,280
engineering a lot more than i

1682
01:03:10,710 --> 01:03:09,200
thought i would and then a friend of

1683
01:03:12,150 --> 01:03:10,720
mine had started talking about test pod

1684
01:03:13,670 --> 01:03:12,160
school in which i realized oh that's

1685
01:03:18,950 --> 01:03:13,680
actually a combination of both of these

1686
01:03:22,150 --> 01:03:21,029
so for me i think i first started

1687
01:03:24,549 --> 01:03:22,160
thinking about the idea of being an

1688
01:03:26,789 --> 01:03:24,559
astronaut was about the 2008 time frame

1689
01:03:28,950 --> 01:03:26,799
but it dawned on me that oh man this is

1690
01:03:30,950 --> 01:03:28,960
not just some weird like i want to be an

1691
01:03:32,470 --> 01:03:30,960
astronaut when i grow up it's actually

1692
01:03:32,990 --> 01:03:32,480
in the path that's realistically

1693
01:03:34,150 --> 01:03:33,000
achievable

1694
01:03:36,549 --> 01:03:34,160
[Applause]

1695
01:03:38,630 --> 01:03:36,559
so what do you say how about i introduce

1696
01:03:41,029 --> 01:03:38,640
the 2017

1697
01:03:43,029 --> 01:03:41,039
astronaut candidates

1698
01:03:45,109 --> 01:03:43,039
roger is a 39 year old lieutenant

1699
01:03:47,270 --> 01:03:45,119
colonel in the united states air force

1700
01:03:49,589 --> 01:03:47,280
from cedar falls iowa

1701
01:03:52,069 --> 01:03:49,599
and so that was how i wound up on the

1702
01:03:53,829 --> 01:03:52,079
path of applying

1703
01:03:56,309 --> 01:03:53,839
so on the spacex vehicle my job as a

1704
01:03:58,549 --> 01:03:56,319
commander is a few fold i don't need to

1705
01:03:59,589 --> 01:03:58,559
tell kayla tom or matias how to do their

1706
01:04:01,270 --> 01:03:59,599
jobs they already know how to do their

1707
01:04:02,470 --> 01:04:01,280
jobs that's really more a batter for

1708
01:04:03,829 --> 01:04:02,480
that one percent of the time where

1709
01:04:05,670 --> 01:04:03,839
something off nominal happened what is

1710
01:04:07,190 --> 01:04:05,680
the best split of resources of you know

1711
01:04:08,710 --> 01:04:07,200
what is the best interactions between

1712
01:04:11,670 --> 01:04:08,720
those players to get the best result and

1713
01:04:13,670 --> 01:04:11,680
so managing those different uh pieces of

1714
01:04:16,710 --> 01:04:13,680
the puzzle is really i think what the

1715
01:04:18,150 --> 01:04:16,720
crew part of the commander job is

1716
01:04:20,630 --> 01:04:18,160
it's really mind-boggling when you think

1717
01:04:22,230 --> 01:04:20,640
about how much effort it takes to put

1718
01:04:23,190 --> 01:04:22,240
people in space and then to sustain them

1719
01:04:25,589 --> 01:04:23,200
in space

1720
01:04:27,510 --> 01:04:25,599
i think what's cool and why i like nasa

1721
01:04:29,029 --> 01:04:27,520
is none of those people are doing it for

1722
01:04:30,150 --> 01:04:29,039
the money

1723
01:04:31,270 --> 01:04:30,160
they're doing it because they believe in

1724
01:04:33,109 --> 01:04:31,280
the mission they're doing it please

1725
01:04:34,309 --> 01:04:33,119
because they believe in in solving

1726
01:04:35,589 --> 01:04:34,319
humanities problems and pushing

1727
01:04:37,430 --> 01:04:35,599
exploration that's the reason people are

1728
01:04:39,510 --> 01:04:37,440
doing it i think if anything it's taught

1729
01:04:41,109 --> 01:04:39,520
us that we as humans have this great

1730
01:04:42,630 --> 01:04:41,119
ability to endure through just about

1731
01:04:43,240 --> 01:04:42,640
anything just have to put your mind to

1732
01:04:51,109 --> 01:04:43,250
it

1733
01:04:56,150 --> 01:04:53,510
and riding alongside raj atari is crew

1734
01:04:58,069 --> 01:04:56,160
dragon pilot and nasa astronaut tom

1735
01:04:59,910 --> 01:04:58,079
marshburn the north carolina native is

1736
01:05:01,430 --> 01:04:59,920
about to embark on his third space

1737
01:05:03,349 --> 01:05:01,440
flight

1738
01:05:05,829 --> 01:05:03,359
my name is tom marshburn i'm the pilot

1739
01:05:07,910 --> 01:05:05,839
of nasa's spacex crew 3 mission to the

1740
01:05:10,069 --> 01:05:07,920
international space station not quite

1741
01:05:12,309 --> 01:05:10,079
sure why space flight grabbed me the way

1742
01:05:14,390 --> 01:05:12,319
it did it found me really

1743
01:05:15,990 --> 01:05:14,400
more than me deciding to become

1744
01:05:17,670 --> 01:05:16,000
fascinated with it

1745
01:05:20,069 --> 01:05:17,680
there's something about

1746
01:05:21,589 --> 01:05:20,079
leaving everything we know behind

1747
01:05:24,870 --> 01:05:21,599
everything not just our friends or

1748
01:05:26,789 --> 01:05:24,880
family or home but even the planet

1749
01:05:28,870 --> 01:05:26,799
going to places that we knew almost

1750
01:05:30,390 --> 01:05:28,880
nothing about at the time i was reading

1751
01:05:32,630 --> 01:05:30,400
about it

1752
01:05:35,029 --> 01:05:32,640
and understanding how somebody could

1753
01:05:37,190 --> 01:05:35,039
change so it was almost like going up

1754
01:05:39,589 --> 01:05:37,200
into heaven or something and coming back

1755
01:05:41,109 --> 01:05:39,599
that was just infinitely fascinating to

1756
01:05:43,990 --> 01:05:41,119
me

1757
01:05:45,589 --> 01:05:44,000
i have three brothers and three sisters

1758
01:05:47,510 --> 01:05:45,599
five of them that decided to become

1759
01:05:49,109 --> 01:05:47,520
doctors so the one thing i knew i was

1760
01:05:51,029 --> 01:05:49,119
never going to be was a doctor because i

1761
01:05:52,789 --> 01:05:51,039
didn't want to be just like them

1762
01:05:55,109 --> 01:05:52,799
but while i was in graduate school and

1763
01:05:56,390 --> 01:05:55,119
engineering physics i realized that

1764
01:05:58,230 --> 01:05:56,400
everybody i was hanging out with

1765
01:06:01,029 --> 01:05:58,240
everybody i enjoyed being with were

1766
01:06:03,190 --> 01:06:01,039
either medical students or doctors maybe

1767
01:06:06,069 --> 01:06:03,200
medicine something for me and turned out

1768
01:06:08,710 --> 01:06:06,079
i loved it got so immersed with it that

1769
01:06:11,190 --> 01:06:08,720
i actually forgot about space for a few

1770
01:06:13,109 --> 01:06:11,200
years i began to practice after that in

1771
01:06:14,549 --> 01:06:13,119
toledo ohio where they had a life flight

1772
01:06:16,470 --> 01:06:14,559
program and that's where i did my

1773
01:06:18,950 --> 01:06:16,480
residency for emergency medicine i

1774
01:06:20,630 --> 01:06:18,960
wanted to fly and so i applied for the

1775
01:06:23,910 --> 01:06:20,640
first class of what was then the space

1776
01:06:26,630 --> 01:06:23,920
medicine fellowship and in 93 it showed

1777
01:06:29,029 --> 01:06:26,640
up at nasa i was all starry-eyed excited

1778
01:06:31,349 --> 01:06:29,039
and ready to start learning about space

1779
01:06:32,630 --> 01:06:31,359
medicine i got to know the patients i

1780
01:06:34,230 --> 01:06:32,640
got to know the astronauts and the

1781
01:06:35,990 --> 01:06:34,240
pilots that i would be working with

1782
01:06:38,230 --> 01:06:36,000
later and that was enormous amount of

1783
01:06:39,910 --> 01:06:38,240
fun one of my first jobs then as a

1784
01:06:42,470 --> 01:06:39,920
flight surgeon was to get shipped out to

1785
01:06:44,470 --> 01:06:42,480
russia to support the phase one program

1786
01:06:46,549 --> 01:06:44,480
which is when we took nasa astronauts

1787
01:06:47,750 --> 01:06:46,559
put them on the mere space station

1788
01:06:49,510 --> 01:06:47,760
so that we could learn about

1789
01:06:51,029 --> 01:06:49,520
long-duration spaceflight before we

1790
01:06:53,109 --> 01:06:51,039
started sending astronauts to the

1791
01:06:54,390 --> 01:06:53,119
international space station

1792
01:06:55,910 --> 01:06:54,400
there's something about working at

1793
01:06:58,230 --> 01:06:55,920
johnson space center i think that if

1794
01:07:00,470 --> 01:06:58,240
anybody has ever considered flying in

1795
01:07:01,510 --> 01:07:00,480
space or wanting to when you show up and

1796
01:07:03,190 --> 01:07:01,520
you see

1797
01:07:05,589 --> 01:07:03,200
incredible things that everybody's doing

1798
01:07:09,109 --> 01:07:05,599
it's hard not to get the bug to want to

1799
01:07:14,950 --> 01:07:11,589
so i did three space walks and supported

1800
01:07:17,990 --> 01:07:14,960
a fourth as the inside crew member the

1801
01:07:20,549 --> 01:07:18,000
main goal for us was to take these

1802
01:07:22,710 --> 01:07:20,559
batteries each weighing about 200 250

1803
01:07:24,309 --> 01:07:22,720
pounds and move them from the robotic

1804
01:07:25,829 --> 01:07:24,319
arm that was holding them from the space

1805
01:07:27,990 --> 01:07:25,839
shuttle and move them onto the space

1806
01:07:29,670 --> 01:07:28,000
station this had not been done before so

1807
01:07:31,430 --> 01:07:29,680
they're very thrilling

1808
01:07:32,710 --> 01:07:31,440
the long duration mission is quite a bit

1809
01:07:34,950 --> 01:07:32,720
different from the shuttle mission you

1810
01:07:38,549 --> 01:07:34,960
really feel like you've become a

1811
01:07:39,910 --> 01:07:38,559
resident of space a resident of zero g

1812
01:07:43,510 --> 01:07:39,920
and you start to feel like you're

1813
01:07:45,190 --> 01:07:43,520
getting an idea of how this works

1814
01:07:46,710 --> 01:07:45,200
i'm looking forward more to flying with

1815
01:07:48,789 --> 01:07:46,720
three people that haven't flown in space

1816
01:07:51,349 --> 01:07:48,799
before this is a very unique crew they

1817
01:07:52,549 --> 01:07:51,359
are incredibly operationally savvy

1818
01:07:55,589 --> 01:07:52,559
already

1819
01:07:57,589 --> 01:07:55,599
i imagine from their prior jobs at esa

1820
01:07:59,520 --> 01:07:57,599
and in the military i know they can do

1821
01:08:00,789 --> 01:07:59,530
the job there's no question about that

1822
01:08:02,549 --> 01:08:00,799
[Music]

1823
01:08:04,710 --> 01:08:02,559
one of the great legacies of the space

1824
01:08:06,870 --> 01:08:04,720
station is not just going to be

1825
01:08:09,829 --> 01:08:06,880
the science but very importantly the

1826
01:08:12,390 --> 01:08:09,839
international cooperation it's not for

1827
01:08:14,549 --> 01:08:12,400
survival it's not for competition in the

1828
01:08:16,950 --> 01:08:14,559
marketplace it is for

1829
01:08:18,390 --> 01:08:16,960
just exploration and it's just a vibrant

1830
01:08:27,749 --> 01:08:18,400
wonderful place

1831
01:08:32,870 --> 01:08:29,829
and there you see a live view of the

1832
01:08:35,430 --> 01:08:32,880
crew 3 astronauts making their way to

1833
01:08:37,030 --> 01:08:35,440
the launch pad here at the kennedy space

1834
01:08:39,829 --> 01:08:37,040
center in florida you're watching

1835
01:08:40,709 --> 01:08:39,839
coverage of the launch of crew 3

1836
01:08:42,709 --> 01:08:40,719
just

1837
01:08:44,149 --> 01:08:42,719
three hours and seven minutes away from

1838
01:08:46,950 --> 01:08:44,159
lifting off and

1839
01:08:48,550 --> 01:08:46,960
shannon you drove out at night just like

1840
01:08:49,510 --> 01:08:48,560
these astronauts you don't see a whole

1841
01:08:51,510 --> 01:08:49,520
lot

1842
01:08:53,349 --> 01:08:51,520
well we were still a little bit uh

1843
01:08:55,510 --> 01:08:53,359
daylight while we well i drove out

1844
01:08:57,430 --> 01:08:55,520
because we launched right after sunset

1845
01:08:58,870 --> 01:08:57,440
so i could see a few people on the side

1846
01:09:00,789 --> 01:08:58,880
of the road waving us on and cheering

1847
01:09:01,829 --> 01:09:00,799
for us it was pretty special i was just

1848
01:09:04,149 --> 01:09:01,839
going to say

1849
01:09:05,430 --> 01:09:04,159
there are folks outlining the road now

1850
01:09:07,030 --> 01:09:05,440
we may not see them because of the

1851
01:09:09,189 --> 01:09:07,040
darkness but uh

1852
01:09:11,430 --> 01:09:09,199
they're there to support yes absolutely

1853
01:09:14,149 --> 01:09:11,440
it's a great feeling

1854
01:09:16,229 --> 01:09:14,159
one thing you didn't miss as it drove by

1855
01:09:18,229 --> 01:09:16,239
was the vehicle assembly buildings

1856
01:09:19,990 --> 01:09:18,239
it's hard to miss it's hard to miss that

1857
01:09:21,669 --> 01:09:20,000
even in the the dim light that it's

1858
01:09:24,309 --> 01:09:21,679
currently uh

1859
01:09:26,149 --> 01:09:24,319
that's currently shining on it right now

1860
01:09:28,309 --> 01:09:26,159
but we are here in the middle of a

1861
01:09:29,590 --> 01:09:28,319
wildlife refuge and so

1862
01:09:31,030 --> 01:09:29,600
you're not going to see a lot of city

1863
01:09:34,390 --> 01:09:31,040
lights you're not going to see a lot of

1864
01:09:37,030 --> 01:09:34,400
infrastructure around that illuminates

1865
01:09:38,630 --> 01:09:37,040
but uh you can see the three tesla's

1866
01:09:40,630 --> 01:09:38,640
being led by a

1867
01:09:41,590 --> 01:09:40,640
kennedy security vehicle out there out

1868
01:09:47,430 --> 01:09:41,600
front

1869
01:09:51,749 --> 01:09:49,349
and they're getting ready to turn onto

1870
01:09:57,910 --> 01:09:51,759
the road that goes right in front

1871
01:10:01,669 --> 01:09:59,910
we've got our helicopter up

1872
01:10:05,030 --> 01:10:01,679
i do watching the action from above

1873
01:10:07,110 --> 01:10:05,040
that's good watching the convoy

1874
01:10:09,830 --> 01:10:07,120
as they go along

1875
01:10:12,470 --> 01:10:09,840
and as they drive by here shannon

1876
01:10:17,350 --> 01:10:12,480
two of our astronauts raj atari and

1877
01:10:19,189 --> 01:10:17,360
kayla baron are part of the artemis 18.

1878
01:10:21,430 --> 01:10:19,199
as they drive by the vab they're well

1879
01:10:23,510 --> 01:10:21,440
aware that there is a

1880
01:10:25,990 --> 01:10:23,520
a fully stacked

1881
01:10:29,590 --> 01:10:26,000
space launch system rocket that is going

1882
01:10:31,990 --> 01:10:29,600
to send an orion spacecraft on a test

1883
01:10:33,669 --> 01:10:32,000
flight to the moon that's right i know

1884
01:10:35,990 --> 01:10:33,679
they're aware of it they're probably not

1885
01:10:37,510 --> 01:10:36,000
thinking about that right now but uh

1886
01:10:39,270 --> 01:10:37,520
they know it's there and we are all

1887
01:10:41,910 --> 01:10:39,280
looking forward to its launch early next

1888
01:10:45,709 --> 01:10:41,920
year sometime in fact this camera angle

1889
01:10:48,709 --> 01:10:45,719
is from on top of the vab looking down

1890
01:10:49,669 --> 01:10:48,719
525 feet up it's a huge building

1891
01:10:51,510 --> 01:10:49,679
it is

1892
01:10:54,149 --> 01:10:51,520
one of the largest buildings in the

1893
01:10:56,630 --> 01:10:54,159
world by volume

1894
01:10:58,790 --> 01:10:56,640
and there you can see it passing by the

1895
01:11:00,390 --> 01:10:58,800
press side area yes we can see them off

1896
01:11:02,390 --> 01:11:00,400
to the right here

1897
01:11:06,950 --> 01:11:02,400
we can see them from our host desk

1898
01:11:11,350 --> 01:11:09,669
passing right by the vab on the way

1899
01:11:14,870 --> 01:11:11,360
to pad 39

1900
01:11:19,350 --> 01:11:17,189
now the crew convoy is approaching the

1901
01:11:22,709 --> 01:11:19,360
pad and entering what is known as the

1902
01:11:25,430 --> 01:11:22,719
blast danger area or bda

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01:11:27,430 --> 01:11:25,440
before any pad technicians engineers or

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01:11:29,590 --> 01:11:27,440
astronauts enter this area around the

1905
01:11:32,070 --> 01:11:29,600
launch pad the spacex and nasa teams

1906
01:11:34,390 --> 01:11:32,080
have conducted internal go and no-go

1907
01:11:36,709 --> 01:11:34,400
poles to make sure that the area

1908
01:11:39,030 --> 01:11:36,719
is safe to enter

1909
01:11:40,630 --> 01:11:39,040
and on that ride is mission specialist

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01:11:42,310 --> 01:11:40,640
kayla barron

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01:11:44,709 --> 01:11:42,320
riding along with matthias maurer she

1912
01:11:46,950 --> 01:11:44,719
has a unique background as a submarine

1913
01:11:49,110 --> 01:11:46,960
warfare officer she was a member of the

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01:11:51,590 --> 01:11:49,120
first class of women commissioned into

1915
01:11:54,390 --> 01:11:51,600
the submarine community and this is her

1916
01:11:56,390 --> 01:11:54,400
first trip to space

1917
01:11:58,709 --> 01:11:56,400
i'm kayla barron a mission specialist

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01:12:02,950 --> 01:11:58,719
for nasa's spacex crew 3 mission to the

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01:12:06,870 --> 01:12:05,030
i was born in idaho my family moved a

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01:12:09,590 --> 01:12:06,880
lot when we were kids we lived in

1921
01:12:12,630 --> 01:12:09,600
montana colorado but for most of my

1922
01:12:14,229 --> 01:12:12,640
middle school time and high school lived

1923
01:12:15,910 --> 01:12:14,239
in washington state

1924
01:12:18,229 --> 01:12:15,920
in a town called richland which is in

1925
01:12:19,830 --> 01:12:18,239
southeastern washington i'm the middle

1926
01:12:22,070 --> 01:12:19,840
of three girls

1927
01:12:24,390 --> 01:12:22,080
my dad's an engineer my mom's a math

1928
01:12:25,510 --> 01:12:24,400
whiz and a runner they always really

1929
01:12:28,630 --> 01:12:25,520
raised

1930
01:12:29,990 --> 01:12:28,640
us to be ourselves

1931
01:12:32,149 --> 01:12:30,000
which was really cool for me and my

1932
01:12:34,390 --> 01:12:32,159
sisters to all kind of find our own

1933
01:12:36,709 --> 01:12:34,400
paths

1934
01:12:39,590 --> 01:12:36,719
i knew that i would want to

1935
01:12:41,030 --> 01:12:39,600
find ways to challenge myself and become

1936
01:12:42,870 --> 01:12:41,040
a leader that's how i first got

1937
01:12:44,470 --> 01:12:42,880
interested in joining the military and

1938
01:12:46,149 --> 01:12:44,480
ultimately got interested in attending

1939
01:12:48,630 --> 01:12:46,159
the naval academy where i studied

1940
01:12:50,229 --> 01:12:48,640
control systems and robotics engineering

1941
01:12:51,669 --> 01:12:50,239
when i showed up at the naval academy i

1942
01:12:53,110 --> 01:12:51,679
thought i wanted to be a fighter pilot

1943
01:12:55,270 --> 01:12:53,120
and we have this really cool training

1944
01:12:57,030 --> 01:12:55,280
between our sophomore and junior year i

1945
01:12:59,030 --> 01:12:57,040
kind of think of it at like the navy's

1946
01:13:01,189 --> 01:12:59,040
job fair you go spend a week with every

1947
01:13:04,149 --> 01:13:01,199
single major warfare community surface

1948
01:13:05,910 --> 01:13:04,159
shifts submarines aviation and when i

1949
01:13:10,229 --> 01:13:05,920
got to go underway on a submarine i just

1950
01:13:14,630 --> 01:13:12,550
it's not for everyone

1951
01:13:16,390 --> 01:13:14,640
it's kind of a fascinating world you

1952
01:13:19,110 --> 01:13:16,400
develop your own little microcosm under

1953
01:13:21,510 --> 01:13:19,120
the sea because you have to be able to

1954
01:13:23,030 --> 01:13:21,520
provide everything you need to live and

1955
01:13:26,149 --> 01:13:23,040
work safely and also accomplish a

1956
01:13:27,910 --> 01:13:26,159
mission within your own crew

1957
01:13:29,990 --> 01:13:27,920
the time on my submarine was the most

1958
01:13:32,390 --> 01:13:30,000
developmental period of my life for a

1959
01:13:34,709 --> 01:13:32,400
lot of reasons but especially because of

1960
01:13:36,470 --> 01:13:34,719
the operational experience and

1961
01:13:40,870 --> 01:13:36,480
operational teamwork i got to do while

1962
01:13:44,790 --> 01:13:43,110
i actually never even thought about

1963
01:13:46,950 --> 01:13:44,800
becoming an astronaut until after

1964
01:13:49,750 --> 01:13:46,960
serving on a submarine for me it was all

1965
01:13:51,910 --> 01:13:49,760
those parallels that really inspired me

1966
01:13:53,910 --> 01:13:51,920
to want to apply and to believe that i

1967
01:13:57,440 --> 01:13:53,920
even could all right nasa family and

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01:14:00,790 --> 01:13:57,450
friends our first astronaut kayla baron

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01:14:03,189 --> 01:14:00,800
[Applause]

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01:14:05,189 --> 01:14:03,199
i found out that i was officially on

1971
01:14:07,110 --> 01:14:05,199
crew 3 when i was on my way to the

1972
01:14:09,270 --> 01:14:07,120
neutral buoyancy lab for spacewalk

1973
01:14:10,630 --> 01:14:09,280
training and i got a text from the chief

1974
01:14:12,310 --> 01:14:10,640
of the office and he said if you're

1975
01:14:14,550 --> 01:14:12,320
awake give me a call so i gave him a

1976
01:14:16,630 --> 01:14:14,560
call on my way into work and he said

1977
01:14:19,030 --> 01:14:16,640
kayla you're on crew three

1978
01:14:20,310 --> 01:14:19,040
and i was just so

1979
01:14:22,790 --> 01:14:20,320
excited

1980
01:14:24,630 --> 01:14:22,800
crew 3 is just such an amazing group of

1981
01:14:26,149 --> 01:14:24,640
people it's a really special crew

1982
01:14:28,390 --> 01:14:26,159
because i think everybody brings a

1983
01:14:30,070 --> 01:14:28,400
really unique perspective and different

1984
01:14:32,470 --> 01:14:30,080
background and so there's always

1985
01:14:34,390 --> 01:14:32,480
something to learn and whenever we're

1986
01:14:36,229 --> 01:14:34,400
faced with a problem or have a decision

1987
01:14:38,870 --> 01:14:36,239
to make it's really interesting to see

1988
01:14:41,430 --> 01:14:38,880
the different perspectives and how

1989
01:14:43,430 --> 01:14:41,440
together we make better decisions and

1990
01:14:46,070 --> 01:14:43,440
come up with more interesting solutions

1991
01:14:48,229 --> 01:14:46,080
i just feel super lucky to be

1992
01:14:50,790 --> 01:14:48,239
with people who all have such diverse

1993
01:14:52,070 --> 01:14:50,800
perspectives and experiences but have

1994
01:14:54,630 --> 01:14:52,080
really learned how to mesh and work

1995
01:14:56,950 --> 01:14:54,640
together as a team

1996
01:14:59,590 --> 01:14:56,960
i definitely would want to thank my

1997
01:15:00,870 --> 01:14:59,600
family for supporting me on this journey

1998
01:15:02,709 --> 01:15:00,880
they've always

1999
01:15:05,350 --> 01:15:02,719
been there for me and pushed me to chase

2000
01:15:07,270 --> 01:15:05,360
my dreams and been super supportive

2001
01:15:09,830 --> 01:15:07,280
every time i stumble or fall helping me

2002
01:15:11,669 --> 01:15:09,840
get back up and try again without them

2003
01:15:14,470 --> 01:15:11,679
you know to hold me accountable to push

2004
01:15:15,490 --> 01:15:14,480
me i definitely wouldn't be standing

2005
01:15:22,950 --> 01:15:15,500
here today

2006
01:15:28,709 --> 01:15:25,350
i love kayla's story yeah it's a

2007
01:15:30,950 --> 01:15:28,719
fantastic story yeah and uh you know

2008
01:15:33,270 --> 01:15:30,960
has a degree in nuclear engineering you

2009
01:15:34,950 --> 01:15:33,280
know and has served on the uss maine

2010
01:15:37,030 --> 01:15:34,960
impressive

2011
01:15:38,470 --> 01:15:37,040
um there is a shot of the pad the

2012
01:15:40,310 --> 01:15:38,480
astronauts are heading out there and

2013
01:15:42,550 --> 01:15:40,320
it's funny we we're we're talking about

2014
01:15:44,950 --> 01:15:42,560
kayla we're about to uh introduce a

2015
01:15:46,870 --> 01:15:44,960
piece with matthias or matthias rather

2016
01:15:48,709 --> 01:15:46,880
and those two are riding in a tesla

2017
01:15:50,870 --> 01:15:48,719
together you gotta check out their

2018
01:15:53,510 --> 01:15:50,880
playlist because it's a it's an eclectic

2019
01:15:55,110 --> 01:15:53,520
mix they're listening to lose yourself

2020
01:15:56,709 --> 01:15:55,120
by eminem

2021
01:15:59,350 --> 01:15:56,719
sun by

2022
01:16:00,470 --> 01:15:59,360
ramstein i hope i said that right german

2023
01:16:02,870 --> 01:16:00,480
band

2024
01:16:05,510 --> 01:16:02,880
thunder by imagine dragons and then

2025
01:16:08,470 --> 01:16:05,520
dream on the aerosmith cover by ronnie

2026
01:16:10,470 --> 01:16:08,480
james dio you imagine that is quite a

2027
01:16:13,189 --> 01:16:10,480
collection of music there

2028
01:16:15,350 --> 01:16:13,199
but it'll get them in the mood it will

2029
01:16:18,870 --> 01:16:15,360
it will and there they are driving up to

2030
01:16:21,270 --> 01:16:18,880
pad 39a shannon and they might have uh

2031
01:16:23,669 --> 01:16:21,280
spotted two rockets because

2032
01:16:26,390 --> 01:16:23,679
spacex actually has a second rocket up

2033
01:16:27,990 --> 01:16:26,400
on pad 40 for the starlink launch

2034
01:16:29,830 --> 01:16:28,000
there's a static fire tomorrow so as

2035
01:16:31,430 --> 01:16:29,840
they drive out there one rocket on the

2036
01:16:33,110 --> 01:16:31,440
left one rock on the right let's hope

2037
01:16:34,149 --> 01:16:33,120
they pick the right rocket to go too it

2038
01:16:36,229 --> 01:16:34,159
looks like they're headed the right

2039
01:16:37,030 --> 01:16:36,239
direction that's a good thing and here

2040
01:16:53,990 --> 01:16:37,040
comes

2041
01:16:57,510 --> 01:16:55,990
all stations core on countdown crew have

2042
01:16:59,990 --> 01:16:57,520
arrived at the pad five minutes ahead of

2043
01:17:04,229 --> 01:17:01,990
so they're going to pull the cars around

2044
01:17:08,149 --> 01:17:04,239
and park right at the base

2045
01:17:10,229 --> 01:17:08,159
of the uh the launch structure there

2046
01:17:11,830 --> 01:17:10,239
pull right up to the pad right up to the

2047
01:17:13,510 --> 01:17:11,840
pad

2048
01:17:16,149 --> 01:17:13,520
was it this close

2049
01:17:18,550 --> 01:17:16,159
for shuttle and apollo would you know in

2050
01:17:20,950 --> 01:17:18,560
terms of the vehicle uh getting

2051
01:17:22,390 --> 01:17:20,960
access there to the pad i believe it was

2052
01:17:23,750 --> 01:17:22,400
now i did not fly on the shuttle so i

2053
01:17:26,390 --> 01:17:23,760
can't tell you for sure but i believe

2054
01:17:28,709 --> 01:17:26,400
they did bring the bus that was carrying

2055
01:17:30,630 --> 01:17:28,719
the crew out there right up close to the

2056
01:17:33,189 --> 01:17:30,640
launch pad as well that's a great shot

2057
01:17:35,830 --> 01:17:33,199
uh as they make their way

2058
01:17:38,790 --> 01:17:35,840
the three vehicles

2059
01:17:40,390 --> 01:17:38,800
to the rocket to the rocket beautiful

2060
01:17:42,229 --> 01:17:40,400
now before the crew makes their way to

2061
01:17:44,149 --> 01:17:42,239
the elevator at the ground level of pad

2062
01:17:46,229 --> 01:17:44,159
39a let's get a look at mission

2063
01:17:49,590 --> 01:17:46,239
specialist and esa astronaut matthias

2064
01:17:51,669 --> 01:17:49,600
maurer about him making his first flight

2065
01:17:53,590 --> 01:17:51,679
into orbit

2066
01:17:56,310 --> 01:17:53,600
i'm isa astronaut matthias mata i will

2067
01:17:57,990 --> 01:17:56,320
be mission specialist on the nasa spacex

2068
01:17:59,910 --> 01:17:58,000
crew 3 mission to the international

2069
01:18:01,669 --> 01:17:59,920
space station

2070
01:18:03,750 --> 01:18:01,679
i was born in germany i grew up there

2071
01:18:06,390 --> 01:18:03,760
and for the first 20 years i actually

2072
01:18:08,870 --> 01:18:06,400
stayed in the more or less the same area

2073
01:18:10,790 --> 01:18:08,880
i was an ambulance driver for almost two

2074
01:18:13,669 --> 01:18:10,800
years and i also financed my studies

2075
01:18:15,669 --> 01:18:13,679
later on by working on the weekend

2076
01:18:18,310 --> 01:18:15,679
i started two years in germany material

2077
01:18:19,990 --> 01:18:18,320
science then i went for here to the uk

2078
01:18:22,950 --> 01:18:20,000
studied their material science and

2079
01:18:25,350 --> 01:18:22,960
discovered how much you can learn

2080
01:18:27,270 --> 01:18:25,360
while being in a different country that

2081
01:18:29,189 --> 01:18:27,280
was a huge inspiration for me and i

2082
01:18:31,110 --> 01:18:29,199
decided to keep on learning more

2083
01:18:32,229 --> 01:18:31,120
languages and continue in different

2084
01:18:35,430 --> 01:18:32,239
countries

2085
01:18:37,350 --> 01:18:35,440
in 2008 isa started the call to for new

2086
01:18:40,229 --> 01:18:37,360
astronauts out of eight and a half

2087
01:18:41,910 --> 01:18:40,239
thousand applicants only 10 candidates

2088
01:18:44,149 --> 01:18:41,920
passed all the tests and were considered

2089
01:18:45,430 --> 01:18:44,159
suitable for astronauts i was one of

2090
01:18:47,910 --> 01:18:45,440
them

2091
01:18:49,910 --> 01:18:47,920
i was always fascinated by space and

2092
01:18:51,510 --> 01:18:49,920
what does an astronaut actually do so an

2093
01:18:54,550 --> 01:18:51,520
astronaut works with a lot of

2094
01:18:57,270 --> 01:18:54,560
engineering stuff we do science in space

2095
01:18:59,350 --> 01:18:57,280
we work in international teams and the

2096
01:19:00,950 --> 01:18:59,360
adventure that we are able to live as

2097
01:19:03,189 --> 01:19:00,960
astronauts in a combination of these

2098
01:19:05,669 --> 01:19:03,199
four facts engineering on the edge of

2099
01:19:07,590 --> 01:19:05,679
what is possible science

2100
01:19:10,870 --> 01:19:07,600
international teams and adventure that's

2101
01:19:13,350 --> 01:19:10,880
only possible as an astronaut

2102
01:19:16,310 --> 01:19:13,360
i think crew 3 is

2103
01:19:18,470 --> 01:19:16,320
a kind of a rookie crew with only one

2104
01:19:20,390 --> 01:19:18,480
experienced space flyer tom

2105
01:19:22,470 --> 01:19:20,400
but on the other hand i don't feel like

2106
01:19:25,110 --> 01:19:22,480
that we have rookies at all raja has a

2107
01:19:27,669 --> 01:19:25,120
huge background in flying kayla she has

2108
01:19:29,430 --> 01:19:27,679
a huge background in working in a very

2109
01:19:31,510 --> 01:19:29,440
difficult and highly technical

2110
01:19:33,990 --> 01:19:31,520
environment i don't consider both of

2111
01:19:36,950 --> 01:19:34,000
them rookies

2112
01:19:39,189 --> 01:19:36,960
i believe we are an extremely good team

2113
01:19:40,709 --> 01:19:39,199
and after a few days in space i think we

2114
01:19:42,630 --> 01:19:40,719
will be there and it will be our

2115
01:19:44,070 --> 01:19:42,640
environment

2116
01:19:45,910 --> 01:19:44,080
once we arrive on the international

2117
01:19:48,470 --> 01:19:45,920
space station we will run a lot of

2118
01:19:50,550 --> 01:19:48,480
experiments my focus will be lots of

2119
01:19:52,149 --> 01:19:50,560
experiments in the materials science

2120
01:19:54,310 --> 01:19:52,159
domain

2121
01:19:57,189 --> 01:19:54,320
the name of my mission is cosmic is it's

2122
01:20:00,550 --> 01:19:57,199
a declaration of life to space and

2123
01:20:03,510 --> 01:20:00,560
especially to the two only oasis that we

2124
01:20:05,750 --> 01:20:03,520
have in space our beautiful planet earth

2125
01:20:08,229 --> 01:20:05,760
in the international space station

2126
01:20:11,189 --> 01:20:08,239
the patch is inspired by guidance of

2127
01:20:13,110 --> 01:20:11,199
nebra it's a 4 000 year old disc that

2128
01:20:17,110 --> 01:20:13,120
was found in germany

2129
01:20:18,709 --> 01:20:17,120
and it shows to me that people already 4

2130
01:20:20,310 --> 01:20:18,719
000 years ago

2131
01:20:23,189 --> 01:20:20,320
watch the night sky and they're

2132
01:20:25,590 --> 01:20:23,199
fascinated with the universe and they

2133
01:20:28,629 --> 01:20:25,600
probably ask the same questions that we

2134
01:20:30,790 --> 01:20:28,639
ask ourselves how did the universe start

2135
01:20:32,470 --> 01:20:30,800
how did life come to our planet earth is

2136
01:20:34,629 --> 01:20:32,480
there life somewhere else in the

2137
01:20:37,110 --> 01:20:34,639
universe

2138
01:20:40,950 --> 01:20:37,120
there's a huge number of people in

2139
01:20:43,189 --> 01:20:40,960
europe in the us in russia in canada in

2140
01:20:44,870 --> 01:20:43,199
japan all those people that contribute

2141
01:20:47,430 --> 01:20:44,880
that human space flight is actually

2142
01:20:50,310 --> 01:20:47,440
possible i want to say thank you to

2143
01:20:52,390 --> 01:20:50,320
everyone who helped me to arrive that

2144
01:20:55,750 --> 01:20:52,400
point that i'm today i would be thinking

2145
01:21:00,270 --> 01:20:55,760
of you when i fly to space and i send

2146
01:21:09,510 --> 01:21:00,280
all my life to you down on the ground

2147
01:21:12,470 --> 01:21:09,520
[Music]

2148
01:21:14,149 --> 01:21:12,480
great hearing from matthias maurer

2149
01:21:16,229 --> 01:21:14,159
especially is inspiring how he worked as

2150
01:21:18,070 --> 01:21:16,239
a paramedic to pay for his schooling on

2151
01:21:19,750 --> 01:21:18,080
the weekends such a diverse background

2152
01:21:21,669 --> 01:21:19,760
which is what we need is astronauts we

2153
01:21:22,629 --> 01:21:21,679
need people with all kinds of skills so

2154
01:21:24,790 --> 01:21:22,639
true

2155
01:21:26,629 --> 01:21:24,800
he calls it a rookie crew but you know

2156
01:21:28,470 --> 01:21:26,639
but they bring a lot of experience so

2157
01:21:31,430 --> 01:21:28,480
rookie and name only i think

2158
01:21:33,830 --> 01:21:31,440
we're looking live now at the base of

2159
01:21:36,310 --> 01:21:33,840
launch complex 39a the base of the

2160
01:21:39,110 --> 01:21:36,320
launch pad itself those elevators the

2161
01:21:41,669 --> 01:21:39,120
same elevators that took space shuttle

2162
01:21:42,390 --> 01:21:41,679
astronauts up to the top of the launch

2163
01:21:44,070 --> 01:21:42,400
tower

2164
01:21:47,590 --> 01:21:44,080
and we're expecting an announcement any

2165
01:21:49,350 --> 01:21:47,600
moment now that the crew is on the pad

2166
01:21:52,149 --> 01:21:49,360
we'll see them walk

2167
01:21:53,590 --> 01:21:52,159
up to those elevators but oftentimes

2168
01:21:54,950 --> 01:21:53,600
it's interrupted

2169
01:21:57,110 --> 01:21:54,960
maybe it's planned

2170
01:21:59,110 --> 01:21:57,120
by a little look up at the rocket yes

2171
01:22:00,709 --> 01:21:59,120
the crews definitely want to take a one

2172
01:22:02,310 --> 01:22:00,719
last look at the rocket before they go

2173
01:22:04,149 --> 01:22:02,320
climb inside and so you will see them

2174
01:22:05,910 --> 01:22:04,159
sort of leaning back and looking up and

2175
01:22:07,750 --> 01:22:05,920
the reason they lean back is again you

2176
01:22:09,669 --> 01:22:07,760
don't have much maneuverability in those

2177
01:22:12,070 --> 01:22:09,679
suits when you're standing up

2178
01:22:24,310 --> 01:22:12,080
not a lot of maneuverability but a lot

2179
01:22:29,110 --> 01:22:26,870
as we look at the elevators there

2180
01:22:29,990 --> 01:22:29,120
there is a specific path that you must

2181
01:22:31,910 --> 01:22:30,000
take

2182
01:22:35,270 --> 01:22:31,920
to get to the rocket and you're looking

2183
01:22:37,270 --> 01:22:35,280
at uh some of the shots of inside the

2184
01:22:40,229 --> 01:22:37,280
launch tower and

2185
01:22:42,470 --> 01:22:40,239
shannon it's not a a kind of find your

2186
01:22:44,229 --> 01:22:42,480
way or even have anybody lead you you've

2187
01:22:46,390 --> 01:22:44,239
rehearsed this a number of times you do

2188
01:22:48,149 --> 01:22:46,400
you do come out and and practice getting

2189
01:22:49,750 --> 01:22:48,159
your suits going out to the launch pad

2190
01:22:51,750 --> 01:22:49,760
so you know what uh

2191
01:22:52,709 --> 01:22:51,760
what is what needs to happen the day of

2192
01:22:54,229 --> 01:22:52,719
launch

2193
01:22:56,470 --> 01:22:54,239
and what are the white chevrons on the

2194
01:22:58,470 --> 01:22:56,480
floor that we see there those chevrons

2195
01:23:00,790 --> 01:22:58,480
are actually part of the safe safety

2196
01:23:02,550 --> 01:23:00,800
system that we have on the launch pad so

2197
01:23:04,790 --> 01:23:02,560
if anything should happen while the crew

2198
01:23:07,270 --> 01:23:04,800
is out there by themselves before they

2199
01:23:09,430 --> 01:23:07,280
lift off and they need to exit the

2200
01:23:11,510 --> 01:23:09,440
capsule quickly those chevrons will give

2201
01:23:13,510 --> 01:23:11,520
them the direction that they need to run

2202
01:23:15,189 --> 01:23:13,520
um or walk quickly we don't really want

2203
01:23:17,189 --> 01:23:15,199
them to run in their spacesuits and hurt

2204
01:23:19,189 --> 01:23:17,199
themselves but you know it could be it

2205
01:23:20,629 --> 01:23:19,199
could be dark it could be

2206
01:23:23,189 --> 01:23:20,639
you might have

2207
01:23:24,629 --> 01:23:23,199
fog rain smoke who knows so you just

2208
01:23:26,709 --> 01:23:24,639
need to make sure you are heading the

2209
01:23:29,430 --> 01:23:26,719
correct direction and they stand out

2210
01:23:30,629 --> 01:23:29,440
brightly against that black background

2211
01:23:33,110 --> 01:23:30,639
and there

2212
01:23:35,990 --> 01:23:33,120
is the dragon capsule

2213
01:23:38,390 --> 01:23:36,000
won't be long until there's crew inside

2214
01:23:41,030 --> 01:23:38,400
it certainly won't and you can see the

2215
01:23:43,669 --> 01:23:41,040
uh the systems that are connected inside

2216
01:23:45,669 --> 01:23:43,679
um those are temporary until they get

2217
01:23:47,189 --> 01:23:45,679
them sealed up that's right so you've

2218
01:23:49,030 --> 01:23:47,199
got uh

2219
01:23:51,510 --> 01:23:49,040
that hose going in there is providing

2220
01:23:53,350 --> 01:23:51,520
some air circulation to keep everything

2221
01:23:55,910 --> 01:23:53,360
temperate for the crew and once they're

2222
01:23:57,669 --> 01:23:55,920
inside then the crew will hook up to the

2223
01:23:59,590 --> 01:23:57,679
systems of the dragon and they will get

2224
01:24:02,070 --> 01:23:59,600
air flowing through their suits very

2225
01:24:04,870 --> 01:24:02,080
good they pre-chill the engines with

2226
01:24:06,629 --> 01:24:04,880
fuel and they also pre-chill now i know

2227
01:24:08,950 --> 01:24:06,639
the capsule they pre-killed the castle

2228
01:24:10,470 --> 01:24:08,960
absolutely

2229
01:24:11,990 --> 01:24:10,480
it's called the white room that area

2230
01:24:14,790 --> 01:24:12,000
right there and there's a lot of history

2231
01:24:17,110 --> 01:24:14,800
behind that room as well yes that is uh

2232
01:24:18,629 --> 01:24:17,120
that is the room that um all the shuttle

2233
01:24:19,830 --> 01:24:18,639
astronauts were in before they stepped

2234
01:24:24,470 --> 01:24:19,840
into

2235
01:24:27,189 --> 01:24:24,480
we have the same white room uh in use

2236
01:24:28,629 --> 01:24:27,199
for the dragon flights

2237
01:24:31,110 --> 01:24:28,639
once again we're back at the base of the

2238
01:24:33,110 --> 01:24:31,120
launch pad with the elevators and we

2239
01:24:35,110 --> 01:24:33,120
should see the astronauts walking in at

2240
01:24:36,870 --> 01:24:35,120
any moment now

2241
01:24:38,550 --> 01:24:36,880
yes any moment what's interesting about

2242
01:24:40,870 --> 01:24:38,560
uh

2243
01:24:43,189 --> 01:24:40,880
the trip up for the dragon versus the

2244
01:24:45,030 --> 01:24:43,199
shuttle is the shuttle was actually the

2245
01:24:47,270 --> 01:24:45,040
ingress was a little bit lower down than

2246
01:24:49,350 --> 01:24:47,280
we have for the dragon so you'll see

2247
01:24:50,870 --> 01:24:49,360
after they step out of the elevators the

2248
01:24:52,550 --> 01:24:50,880
crew actually has to go up a flight of

2249
01:24:54,229 --> 01:24:52,560
stairs look i see one of the crew

2250
01:24:59,669 --> 01:24:54,239
members right there comes

2251
01:25:05,189 --> 01:25:03,270
and uh pilot tom marshburn yep and it

2252
01:25:07,110 --> 01:25:05,199
looks like they are going to take a look

2253
01:25:10,149 --> 01:25:07,120
at the rocket there they are bending

2254
01:25:10,159 --> 01:25:17,750
happy little chat as they look

2255
01:25:22,070 --> 01:25:20,870
at about two hours and 35 minutes

2256
01:25:24,390 --> 01:25:22,080
just a few minutes from now the

2257
01:25:26,310 --> 01:25:24,400
astronauts will ingress or climb into

2258
01:25:28,629 --> 01:25:26,320
dragon with the assistance of the suit

2259
01:25:30,790 --> 01:25:28,639
techs that you have seen right next to

2260
01:25:34,950 --> 01:25:30,800
them all along they'll help them get

2261
01:25:38,950 --> 01:25:37,430
getting a nice good gaze yes

2262
01:25:40,390 --> 01:25:38,960
good luck so

2263
01:25:43,110 --> 01:25:40,400
now they're heading to the elevators for

2264
01:25:45,110 --> 01:25:43,120
their trip to the top

2265
01:25:47,830 --> 01:25:45,120
it is nightfall here at the kennedy

2266
01:25:50,390 --> 01:25:47,840
space center and we had clouds earlier

2267
01:25:52,950 --> 01:25:50,400
on it's a little harder to see

2268
01:25:55,270 --> 01:25:52,960
but the mist the misty rain that was

2269
01:25:57,110 --> 01:25:55,280
coming down earlier shannon and managed

2270
01:25:58,870 --> 01:25:57,120
to blow in here on the host desk a

2271
01:26:00,149 --> 01:25:58,880
little bit that stopped and that's a

2272
01:26:06,550 --> 01:26:00,159
good sign it is a good sign that the

2273
01:26:12,229 --> 01:26:08,870
they've made of course upgrades to pad

2274
01:26:14,550 --> 01:26:12,239
39a over the years in the 1960s of

2275
01:26:17,669 --> 01:26:14,560
course it launched the saturn 5 for the

2276
01:26:19,830 --> 01:26:17,679
apollo program it was then upgraded to

2277
01:26:23,629 --> 01:26:19,840
support the space shuttle

2278
01:26:25,350 --> 01:26:23,639
and then spacex took a lease of it in

2279
01:26:26,790 --> 01:26:25,360
2014

2280
01:26:29,910 --> 01:26:26,800
and the first flight after it was

2281
01:26:31,110 --> 01:26:29,920
reconfigured was a crs flight in

2282
01:26:33,510 --> 01:26:31,120
february of

2283
01:26:35,590 --> 01:26:33,520
2017.

2284
01:26:37,830 --> 01:26:35,600
yes and there they are

2285
01:26:40,229 --> 01:26:37,840
popping up from the elevator

2286
01:26:41,750 --> 01:26:40,239
having to look around

2287
01:26:43,830 --> 01:26:41,760
that's right and you'll see them head to

2288
01:26:45,750 --> 01:26:43,840
the stairs to go up one more level with

2289
01:26:48,390 --> 01:26:45,760
the suit techs and the team following

2290
01:26:50,550 --> 01:26:48,400
behind and exactly what you mentioned um

2291
01:26:52,629 --> 01:26:50,560
this is the additional uh flight that

2292
01:26:55,830 --> 01:26:52,639
they must take to get to the top of uh

2293
01:27:00,070 --> 01:26:58,149
and it looks like stephanie wilson is in

2294
01:27:02,310 --> 01:27:00,080
their group

2295
01:27:04,149 --> 01:27:02,320
yep she will be there with the crew just

2296
01:27:12,390 --> 01:27:04,159
as long as possible to aid them in any

2297
01:27:15,350 --> 01:27:13,189
the

2298
01:27:17,510 --> 01:27:15,360
mission specialists i understand now are

2299
01:27:19,430 --> 01:27:17,520
also in the elevator and headed on their

2300
01:27:21,990 --> 01:27:19,440
way up and in this particular view

2301
01:27:25,830 --> 01:27:22,000
shannon we know that there's a telephone

2302
01:27:27,189 --> 01:27:25,840
there to the right of the pathway

2303
01:27:28,709 --> 01:27:27,199
that's right so

2304
01:27:30,229 --> 01:27:28,719
when they're up at the top of the launch

2305
01:27:33,189 --> 01:27:30,239
pad the crew will actually get an

2306
01:27:34,709 --> 01:27:33,199
opportunity to call their families and

2307
01:27:37,350 --> 01:27:34,719
so someone's got the phone numbers

2308
01:27:39,189 --> 01:27:37,360
they'll be dialing for the crew and hand

2309
01:27:40,709 --> 01:27:39,199
the phone over

2310
01:27:42,629 --> 01:27:40,719
to the crew member and i have to say

2311
01:27:44,629 --> 01:27:42,639
it's a little bit hard to hear because

2312
01:27:46,070 --> 01:27:44,639
you've got that helmet around you so

2313
01:27:47,750 --> 01:27:46,080
it's not like you get the phone right up

2314
01:27:49,430 --> 01:27:47,760
to your ear

2315
01:27:51,590 --> 01:27:49,440
and it's got big buttons you showed me a

2316
01:27:53,510 --> 01:27:51,600
picture on your phone i appreciate uh

2317
01:27:55,270 --> 01:27:53,520
you know maybe it's if for those who

2318
01:27:57,270 --> 01:27:55,280
have gloves on still manage to punch

2319
01:27:58,629 --> 01:27:57,280
them exactly we want to make sure those

2320
01:28:00,550 --> 01:27:58,639
phone calls happen

2321
01:28:03,669 --> 01:28:00,560
this is a split screen view that we just

2322
01:28:05,270 --> 01:28:03,679
saw as you see the mission specialist

2323
01:28:07,910 --> 01:28:05,280
kayla barron and

2324
01:28:09,590 --> 01:28:07,920
matthias maurer making his way up

2325
01:28:14,629 --> 01:28:09,600
the steps there and they are all

2326
01:28:16,709 --> 01:28:14,639
gathered now on that 255 foot level

2327
01:28:18,950 --> 01:28:16,719
of 39a

2328
01:28:20,550 --> 01:28:18,960
yes and so they're waiting uh either for

2329
01:28:21,910 --> 01:28:20,560
the phone calls or for their cue that

2330
01:28:23,830 --> 01:28:21,920
it's actually time to ingress the

2331
01:28:25,350 --> 01:28:23,840
capsule

2332
01:28:27,430 --> 01:28:25,360
and now that we're here at the launch

2333
01:28:29,270 --> 01:28:27,440
pad and at the top it's a good time to

2334
01:28:31,830 --> 01:28:29,280
introduce you to the team

2335
01:28:34,149 --> 01:28:31,840
that would lead a rescue operation in

2336
01:28:35,750 --> 01:28:34,159
the case of an emergency let's take a

2337
01:28:37,350 --> 01:28:35,760
look

2338
01:28:39,350 --> 01:28:37,360
safety is critical we're in the business

2339
01:28:41,350 --> 01:28:39,360
of launching people into space and it is

2340
01:28:42,790 --> 01:28:41,360
a dangerous job and we want to make sure

2341
01:28:44,229 --> 01:28:42,800
that the people who are going on the

2342
01:28:46,629 --> 01:28:44,239
rocket know that their lives are in good

2343
01:28:48,550 --> 01:28:46,639
hands my role is to make sure all ground

2344
01:28:50,310 --> 01:28:48,560
operations run smoothly

2345
01:28:52,310 --> 01:28:50,320
we take human space flight safety very

2346
01:28:53,910 --> 01:28:52,320
seriously and we are ready to jump in at

2347
01:28:56,310 --> 01:28:53,920
a moment's notice with the team of fire

2348
01:28:58,470 --> 01:28:56,320
rescue decontamination triage and

2349
01:29:00,470 --> 01:28:58,480
medevac forces ready to respond at a

2350
01:29:03,030 --> 01:29:00,480
moment's notice we're there as a

2351
01:29:04,870 --> 01:29:03,040
specially trained group of folks because

2352
01:29:06,709 --> 01:29:04,880
these people are inside the blast danger

2353
01:29:08,550 --> 01:29:06,719
area and it's called that because

2354
01:29:09,669 --> 01:29:08,560
they're operating next to a fully fueled

2355
01:29:11,430 --> 01:29:09,679
rocket

2356
01:29:12,790 --> 01:29:11,440
nasa prides itself on putting safety

2357
01:29:14,709 --> 01:29:12,800
first and foremost and we've got a great

2358
01:29:16,229 --> 01:29:14,719
record of that the fulfillment that

2359
01:29:17,189 --> 01:29:16,239
comes from seeing that rocket lift off

2360
01:29:23,510 --> 01:29:17,199
the pad

2361
01:29:27,830 --> 01:29:25,189
one of the really cool features of

2362
01:29:29,430 --> 01:29:27,840
dragon is that it can fly itself

2363
01:29:31,669 --> 01:29:29,440
here's a look at the team responsible

2364
01:29:37,510 --> 01:29:31,679
for making that happen as well as a

2365
01:29:41,830 --> 01:29:39,350
the dragon software team is responsible

2366
01:29:43,990 --> 01:29:41,840
for all the code that lives on the

2367
01:29:46,149 --> 01:29:44,000
vehicle to be able to fly in an

2368
01:29:48,470 --> 01:29:46,159
autonomous way

2369
01:29:51,189 --> 01:29:48,480
autonomy in the vehicle basically means

2370
01:29:53,590 --> 01:29:51,199
that dragon can fly itself dragon is

2371
01:29:55,830 --> 01:29:53,600
able to take a set of inputs make a

2372
01:29:58,310 --> 01:29:55,840
decision and then output those things to

2373
01:30:00,709 --> 01:29:58,320
a particular system so we put a lot of

2374
01:30:03,590 --> 01:30:00,719
brains or a lot of code onto the dragon

2375
01:30:07,030 --> 01:30:03,600
capsule directly to be able to fly the

2376
01:30:08,550 --> 01:30:07,040
station and back

2377
01:30:10,790 --> 01:30:08,560
we're also responsible for all the

2378
01:30:12,149 --> 01:30:10,800
displays code so all the software that

2379
01:30:14,550 --> 01:30:12,159
lives on the displays and through

2380
01:30:16,070 --> 01:30:14,560
displays that the astronauts are using

2381
01:30:18,310 --> 01:30:16,080
there's a lot of information available

2382
01:30:20,950 --> 01:30:18,320
on the displays overall there are

2383
01:30:23,270 --> 01:30:20,960
overview plots of all the major systems

2384
01:30:25,750 --> 01:30:23,280
that fly on dragon so for example the

2385
01:30:27,669 --> 01:30:25,760
propulsion system the thermal systems

2386
01:30:29,590 --> 01:30:27,679
the life support systems the avionics

2387
01:30:31,189 --> 01:30:29,600
systems we provide block diagrams

2388
01:30:33,590 --> 01:30:31,199
available for the crew to be able to get

2389
01:30:36,310 --> 01:30:33,600
a general sense of awareness of each of

2390
01:30:38,870 --> 01:30:36,320
these systems their health their status

2391
01:30:40,629 --> 01:30:38,880
if they're any faults or failures so we

2392
01:30:42,149 --> 01:30:40,639
write all the code and then we also

2393
01:30:44,070 --> 01:30:42,159
validate it and test it to make sure

2394
01:30:49,270 --> 01:30:44,080
that it works in the ways that we expect

2395
01:30:52,310 --> 01:30:50,870
it's fascinating the effort that goes

2396
01:30:54,550 --> 01:30:52,320
into making that software and there's a

2397
01:30:56,870 --> 01:30:54,560
view inside the crew access arm raj

2398
01:30:59,189 --> 01:30:56,880
achary tom marshburn as they make their

2399
01:31:01,350 --> 01:30:59,199
way looking out the windows

2400
01:31:03,669 --> 01:31:01,360
towards their spacecraft

2401
01:31:05,669 --> 01:31:03,679
it's a great shot inside that uh that is

2402
01:31:07,669 --> 01:31:05,679
a great shot an access arm and there

2403
01:31:09,830 --> 01:31:07,679
they are approaching the end the capsule

2404
01:31:11,270 --> 01:31:09,840
is just off to the left right there's a

2405
01:31:12,390 --> 01:31:11,280
little tradition that happens inside

2406
01:31:14,709 --> 01:31:12,400
there

2407
01:31:15,510 --> 01:31:14,719
yes we will sign the wall of the white

2408
01:31:17,830 --> 01:31:15,520
room

2409
01:31:19,430 --> 01:31:17,840
got to make our mark

2410
01:31:20,790 --> 01:31:19,440
and they're starting to do that there

2411
01:31:25,910 --> 01:31:20,800
and getting a little guidance from one

2412
01:31:30,390 --> 01:31:28,470
all stations if you're just joining us

2413
01:31:31,990 --> 01:31:30,400
have arrived at the white room we are 10

2414
01:31:33,910 --> 01:31:32,000
minutes ahead of schedule

2415
01:31:36,070 --> 01:31:33,920
the announcement of arrival if you're

2416
01:31:38,310 --> 01:31:36,080
just joining us you are watching live

2417
01:31:39,750 --> 01:31:38,320
coverage of nasa's spacex mission known

2418
01:31:41,430 --> 01:31:39,760
as crew 3.

2419
01:31:43,350 --> 01:31:41,440
good evening and welcome to the kennedy

2420
01:31:45,750 --> 01:31:43,360
space center here in florida i'm daryl

2421
01:31:48,229 --> 01:31:45,760
nail along with a recent passenger

2422
01:31:49,990 --> 01:31:48,239
aboard a spacex crew dragon nasa

2423
01:31:52,550 --> 01:31:50,000
astronaut shannon walker thank you for

2424
01:31:54,070 --> 01:31:52,560
being here absolutely i am so excited to

2425
01:31:55,510 --> 01:31:54,080
be here tonight you've given us some

2426
01:31:57,110 --> 01:31:55,520
great insight

2427
01:31:58,470 --> 01:31:57,120
uh and not only that i get to watch a

2428
01:32:00,550 --> 01:31:58,480
launch with an astronaut which is pretty

2429
01:32:03,030 --> 01:32:00,560
cool i get to watch a launch too so it's

2430
01:32:04,310 --> 01:32:03,040
all good it's all working out

2431
01:32:06,390 --> 01:32:04,320
so we are watching the first two

2432
01:32:07,910 --> 01:32:06,400
astronauts uh get ready to board and

2433
01:32:10,070 --> 01:32:07,920
there's been some mist out there so we

2434
01:32:12,149 --> 01:32:10,080
got to dry off the helmets yes yes as i

2435
01:32:14,390 --> 01:32:12,159
said previously you don't want to have a

2436
01:32:17,189 --> 01:32:14,400
wetsuit when you get into the capsule so

2437
01:32:19,590 --> 01:32:17,199
the the suit tech there will make sure

2438
01:32:24,470 --> 01:32:19,600
that everything is just right before the

2439
01:32:28,229 --> 01:32:26,310
and it's a bit of a maneuver to get

2440
01:32:30,149 --> 01:32:28,239
inside shannon uh

2441
01:32:32,310 --> 01:32:30,159
that you practice and we're about to see

2442
01:32:35,110 --> 01:32:32,320
that yeah you'll see that the astronaut

2443
01:32:37,110 --> 01:32:35,120
has to carefully bend down and step over

2444
01:32:38,790 --> 01:32:37,120
the hatchway uh they do this for a

2445
01:32:39,910 --> 01:32:38,800
couple of reasons one

2446
01:32:41,910 --> 01:32:39,920
obviously you don't want to hit your

2447
01:32:44,790 --> 01:32:41,920
head on the capsule going inside you

2448
01:32:47,110 --> 01:32:44,800
don't want to hurt your uh helmet at all

2449
01:32:49,110 --> 01:32:47,120
and then two you don't want to nick the

2450
01:32:50,950 --> 01:32:49,120
seals on that hatchway because you need

2451
01:32:55,030 --> 01:32:50,960
those seals to work properly to maintain

2452
01:32:59,110 --> 01:32:57,350
and we just saw raja step inside and uh

2453
01:33:00,790 --> 01:32:59,120
next up is tom

2454
01:33:03,350 --> 01:33:00,800
and it's uh

2455
01:33:05,110 --> 01:33:03,360
they're carefully

2456
01:33:07,590 --> 01:33:05,120
placed inside i saw one of the texts you

2457
01:33:09,590 --> 01:33:07,600
know hold him up say well hold on right

2458
01:33:11,669 --> 01:33:09,600
right we do this uh just so the

2459
01:33:13,510 --> 01:33:11,679
choreography needs to be just right so

2460
01:33:15,990 --> 01:33:13,520
roger's getting settled inside he will

2461
01:33:17,590 --> 01:33:16,000
be followed by tom and then after that

2462
01:33:19,590 --> 01:33:17,600
you'll probably see the suit techs go

2463
01:33:22,470 --> 01:33:19,600
inside and start assisting we're gonna

2464
01:33:27,669 --> 01:33:22,480
be stretching out

2465
01:33:32,709 --> 01:33:29,430
and good evening raja i have you loud

2466
01:33:34,470 --> 01:33:32,719
and clear welcome to endurance

2467
01:33:37,750 --> 01:33:34,480
all right for now let's i've got you a

2468
01:33:39,990 --> 01:33:37,760
lot of clear as well

2469
01:33:42,229 --> 01:33:40,000
had a communication check there and

2470
01:33:45,030 --> 01:33:42,239
we'll watch tom

2471
01:33:46,070 --> 01:33:45,040
ingress to the dragon capsule

2472
01:33:48,149 --> 01:33:46,080
carefully

2473
01:33:53,510 --> 01:33:48,159
watch your head

2474
01:33:55,669 --> 01:33:53,520
as he goes inside and takes a seat right

2475
01:33:58,070 --> 01:33:55,679
next to the commander

2476
01:33:59,590 --> 01:33:58,080
raj achary

2477
01:34:01,510 --> 01:33:59,600
and for now let's check back in with

2478
01:34:03,189 --> 01:34:01,520
jesse and courtney back at spacex

2479
01:34:06,149 --> 01:34:03,199
headquarters in hawthorne california

2480
01:34:10,229 --> 01:34:07,990
thanks darrell right now we're watching

2481
01:34:13,430 --> 01:34:10,239
the crew ingressing dragon which is just

2482
01:34:15,590 --> 01:34:13,440
a space flight term for climbing aboard

2483
01:34:17,910 --> 01:34:15,600
ingress is what we use when crew members

2484
01:34:19,830 --> 01:34:17,920
are getting into a spacecraft or airlock

2485
01:34:21,990 --> 01:34:19,840
while egress means the opposite they're

2486
01:34:23,750 --> 01:34:22,000
exiting before climbing into the capsule

2487
01:34:26,390 --> 01:34:23,760
today the crew completed a foreign

2488
01:34:28,070 --> 01:34:26,400
objects debris check or fod check that

2489
01:34:30,229 --> 01:34:28,080
means they themselves have to be

2490
01:34:31,990 --> 01:34:30,239
inspected for any substance or debris

2491
01:34:33,750 --> 01:34:32,000
that isn't supposed to be on them or

2492
01:34:36,149 --> 01:34:33,760
their suits which could potentially

2493
01:34:38,470 --> 01:34:36,159
cause damage to dragon

2494
01:34:40,070 --> 01:34:38,480
to help protect against debris the crew

2495
01:34:42,229 --> 01:34:40,080
has covers on their boots as well as

2496
01:34:44,830 --> 01:34:42,239
their umbilical port on their suits that

2497
01:34:47,669 --> 01:34:44,840
need to be removed before they can

2498
01:34:50,550 --> 01:34:47,679
ingress as you can see on your screen

2499
01:34:54,390 --> 01:34:50,560
they are now uh

2500
01:34:56,870 --> 01:34:54,400
getting actually crossing the crew arm

2501
01:34:59,350 --> 01:34:56,880
right now and soon they will start

2502
01:35:01,830 --> 01:34:59,360
ingressing into the vehicle and then

2503
01:35:04,310 --> 01:35:01,840
start attaching um their umbilicals to

2504
01:35:06,870 --> 01:35:04,320
their suits from dragon and the suit

2505
01:35:09,510 --> 01:35:06,880
techs are there to help them

2506
01:35:10,629 --> 01:35:09,520
as needed along the way and what a great

2507
01:35:12,709 --> 01:35:10,639
shot of

2508
01:35:15,750 --> 01:35:12,719
a couple of our crew members crossing

2509
01:35:17,669 --> 01:35:15,760
the crew access arm waving hello

2510
01:35:19,350 --> 01:35:17,679
the umbilicals allow the crew to have

2511
01:35:21,669 --> 01:35:19,360
calms through their suit air to help

2512
01:35:23,990 --> 01:35:21,679
keep them cool as well as delivers

2513
01:35:26,070 --> 01:35:24,000
nitrox for the suit pressurization now

2514
01:35:27,750 --> 01:35:26,080
as we mentioned earlier in the broadcast

2515
01:35:29,910 --> 01:35:27,760
the suit's primary function is to

2516
01:35:32,470 --> 01:35:29,920
protect the crew in the event of a cabin

2517
01:35:33,830 --> 01:35:32,480
depressurization

2518
01:35:36,070 --> 01:35:33,840
yeah that's right and there are four

2519
01:35:38,550 --> 01:35:36,080
seats configured right now inside of

2520
01:35:40,870 --> 01:35:38,560
dragon and they are numbered one to four

2521
01:35:43,350 --> 01:35:40,880
from right to left when looking at the

2522
01:35:45,109 --> 01:35:43,360
seats raj achari will be in seat two or

2523
01:35:47,590 --> 01:35:45,119
the commander seat and tom marshburn

2524
01:35:50,070 --> 01:35:47,600
will be beside him in seat three which

2525
01:35:51,750 --> 01:35:50,080
for crew dragon is the pilot seat kayla

2526
01:35:54,310 --> 01:35:51,760
baron will be in seat one and matthias

2527
01:35:55,830 --> 01:35:54,320
mauer will be in seat four directly in

2528
01:35:57,750 --> 01:35:55,840
front of the crew members are three

2529
01:36:00,070 --> 01:35:57,760
displays which they'll use throughout

2530
01:36:02,550 --> 01:36:00,080
flight getting inside into dragon

2531
01:36:05,189 --> 01:36:02,560
systems seeing any alerts or issues with

2532
01:36:08,310 --> 01:36:05,199
the vehicle if and if required taking

2533
01:36:09,910 --> 01:36:08,320
control and manually flying dragon

2534
01:36:12,149 --> 01:36:09,920
now we're getting some great shots of

2535
01:36:15,350 --> 01:36:12,159
the crew members signing that white wall

2536
01:36:16,950 --> 01:36:15,360
room um and once they ingress uh and get

2537
01:36:19,270 --> 01:36:16,960
buckled in and strapped into their seats

2538
01:36:21,030 --> 01:36:19,280
they will do a comm check to make sure

2539
01:36:22,950 --> 01:36:21,040
that they can hear mission control and

2540
01:36:27,830 --> 01:36:22,960
then their seats will be rotated into

2541
01:36:31,270 --> 01:36:30,149
and the crew looks happy as ever as

2542
01:36:34,629 --> 01:36:31,280
they're running through some of these

2543
01:36:37,270 --> 01:36:34,639
final steps before climbing into dragon

2544
01:36:41,510 --> 01:36:37,280
again this is really their last stop on

2545
01:36:45,590 --> 01:36:43,109
looks like they're trying to

2546
01:36:49,030 --> 01:36:45,600
say hello to the camera there

2547
01:36:55,189 --> 01:36:51,350
again wiping off those helmets there was

2548
01:36:57,030 --> 01:36:55,199
a little bit of rain outside before they

2549
01:36:58,629 --> 01:36:57,040
entered the building so

2550
01:37:00,390 --> 01:36:58,639
they just have to make sure that their

2551
01:37:01,750 --> 01:37:00,400
suits are clean their helmets are clean

2552
01:37:03,910 --> 01:37:01,760
they also have a protective layer on

2553
01:37:05,910 --> 01:37:03,920
their boots that's taken off before they

2554
01:37:07,669 --> 01:37:05,920
get inside of dragon you can almost

2555
01:37:08,709 --> 01:37:07,679
think of it as if you just cleaned your

2556
01:37:09,910 --> 01:37:08,719
floors and you have something on your

2557
01:37:11,189 --> 01:37:09,920
shoes that you don't want to bring into

2558
01:37:13,350 --> 01:37:11,199
your house you would take those off at

2559
01:37:14,310 --> 01:37:13,360
the back door and that's basically some

2560
01:37:16,149 --> 01:37:14,320
of those steps that they're running

2561
01:37:18,149 --> 01:37:16,159
through right now

2562
01:37:20,790 --> 01:37:18,159
and as you mentioned courtney you

2563
01:37:22,550 --> 01:37:20,800
mentioned fod foreign object debris even

2564
01:37:24,709 --> 01:37:22,560
water a foreign object debris is

2565
01:37:27,430 --> 01:37:24,719
basically anything that is not supposed

2566
01:37:30,709 --> 01:37:27,440
to be where we expect it to be and that

2567
01:37:32,310 --> 01:37:30,719
includes that water that rain um any of

2568
01:37:33,750 --> 01:37:32,320
the dirt if they were while they were

2569
01:37:35,350 --> 01:37:33,760
walking outside

2570
01:37:36,550 --> 01:37:35,360
so we want to make sure that we keep

2571
01:37:38,950 --> 01:37:36,560
that out

2572
01:37:41,270 --> 01:37:38,960
side of the dragon capsule and keep that

2573
01:37:49,189 --> 01:37:41,280
clean room environment inside of that

2574
01:37:49,199 --> 01:37:53,830
and tom great to hear your voice welcome

2575
01:37:59,830 --> 01:37:55,669
that's why i'm clear sarah good to hear

2576
01:38:03,270 --> 01:38:01,109
and we'll hear some of those informal

2577
01:38:05,590 --> 01:38:03,280
comm checks as they climb aboard dragon

2578
01:38:07,030 --> 01:38:05,600
and get hooked in to their umbilicals

2579
01:38:09,910 --> 01:38:07,040
and into their seats getting a view

2580
01:38:12,310 --> 01:38:09,920
right now inside of dragon

2581
01:38:17,910 --> 01:38:12,320
rashichari closest to us right now this

2582
01:38:22,390 --> 01:38:19,750
kayla i have you loud and clear great to

2583
01:38:25,910 --> 01:38:22,400
have you on board welcome

2584
01:38:28,310 --> 01:38:25,920
have you run clear as well thanks man

2585
01:38:30,149 --> 01:38:28,320
and again an informal comm check from

2586
01:38:31,830 --> 01:38:30,159
kayla baron mission specialist on this

2587
01:38:34,070 --> 01:38:31,840
mission and you just saw them already

2588
01:38:36,070 --> 01:38:34,080
getting working on those displays those

2589
01:38:37,990 --> 01:38:36,080
gloves that they have um have touch

2590
01:38:39,990 --> 01:38:38,000
screen capabilities so they're able to

2591
01:38:41,669 --> 01:38:40,000
just get into their seats and get right

2592
01:38:43,430 --> 01:38:41,679
to it

2593
01:38:45,270 --> 01:38:43,440
that must be pretty exciting as soon as

2594
01:38:47,030 --> 01:38:45,280
they got into their seats they started

2595
01:38:54,310 --> 01:38:47,040
to check it out and we can see matthias

2596
01:38:58,629 --> 01:38:57,030
and dragon is designed for up to seven

2597
01:39:00,550 --> 01:38:58,639
crew members but today we only have four

2598
01:39:03,910 --> 01:39:00,560
crew members so it is configured for the

2599
01:39:06,550 --> 01:39:03,920
four crew members on board crew 3 today

2600
01:39:09,430 --> 01:39:06,560
but underneath their seats is where uh

2601
01:39:11,590 --> 01:39:09,440
the extra three seats would be since we

2602
01:39:13,830 --> 01:39:11,600
don't have them we actually use that um

2603
01:39:15,109 --> 01:39:13,840
space underneath their seats for cargo

2604
01:39:16,870 --> 01:39:15,119
yeah and you'll actually get to see some

2605
01:39:19,109 --> 01:39:16,880
of that cargo once those seats get

2606
01:39:20,790 --> 01:39:19,119
rotated into launch position which is

2607
01:39:22,070 --> 01:39:20,800
one of those visual milestones that

2608
01:39:24,229 --> 01:39:22,080
we'll run through but right now we're

2609
01:39:26,470 --> 01:39:24,239
standing by for some official comm

2610
01:39:28,470 --> 01:39:26,480
checks from all of the crew we've

2611
01:39:30,070 --> 01:39:28,480
already heard some informal comm checks

2612
01:39:31,910 --> 01:39:30,080
the crew getting excited as they get

2613
01:39:33,990 --> 01:39:31,920
into their seats get hooked up to their

2614
01:39:36,070 --> 01:39:34,000
umbilicals those umbilicals of course

2615
01:39:38,070 --> 01:39:36,080
providing air and calms through their

2616
01:39:43,669 --> 01:39:38,080
suits

2617
01:39:46,070 --> 01:39:43,679
astronaut from the gloves to the top the

2618
01:39:48,149 --> 01:39:46,080
bottom and the boots

2619
01:39:50,709 --> 01:39:48,159
yeah they are custom made and we always

2620
01:39:54,390 --> 01:39:50,719
say that it's basically an extension of

2621
01:39:55,350 --> 01:39:54,400
the dragon capsule um because of how

2622
01:39:57,109 --> 01:39:55,360
uh

2623
01:40:01,830 --> 01:39:57,119
basically

2624
01:40:08,790 --> 01:40:01,840
unit dragon

2625
01:40:13,510 --> 01:40:10,870
i have you loud and clear yes good on

2626
01:40:23,270 --> 01:40:15,990
wonderful sarah i also have you loud and

2627
01:40:27,830 --> 01:40:25,350
and another successful informal comm

2628
01:40:29,350 --> 01:40:27,840
check from matthias maurer

2629
01:40:33,430 --> 01:40:29,360
again all four

2630
01:40:36,070 --> 01:40:33,440
crew members of crew 3 now inside dragon

2631
01:40:38,390 --> 01:40:36,080
and you can see the suit techs are there

2632
01:40:40,149 --> 01:40:38,400
helping them get strapped in this is a

2633
01:40:43,830 --> 01:40:40,159
five-point harness

2634
01:40:47,990 --> 01:40:46,310
looks like raja chari and tom marshburn

2635
01:40:51,750 --> 01:40:48,000
are already buckled in

2636
01:40:53,350 --> 01:40:51,760
as matthias and kayla uh finish up

2637
01:40:56,229 --> 01:40:53,360
getting connected

2638
01:41:00,390 --> 01:40:56,239
to their umbilicals and get their

2639
01:41:04,470 --> 01:41:02,470
again the suit techs are following

2640
01:41:06,629 --> 01:41:04,480
procedures specific procedures to make

2641
01:41:07,910 --> 01:41:06,639
sure that they do check everything

2642
01:41:09,669 --> 01:41:07,920
um

2643
01:41:11,270 --> 01:41:09,679
and once they're all once the crew

2644
01:41:12,950 --> 01:41:11,280
members are all buckled in they'll also

2645
01:41:14,790 --> 01:41:12,960
check around the cabinet and make sure

2646
01:41:15,910 --> 01:41:14,800
that the cargo

2647
01:41:18,470 --> 01:41:15,920
is

2648
01:41:20,470 --> 01:41:18,480
packed away exactly how

2649
01:41:22,870 --> 01:41:20,480
they planned make sure that there are no

2650
01:41:24,709 --> 01:41:22,880
loose objects inside of the cabin and

2651
01:41:28,070 --> 01:41:24,719
finishing out their closeout procedures

2652
01:41:29,270 --> 01:41:28,080
before they close the hatch

2653
01:41:31,590 --> 01:41:29,280
one of the things we've mentioned

2654
01:41:33,910 --> 01:41:31,600
several times are those umbilicals that

2655
01:41:35,990 --> 01:41:33,920
they get hooked into once they're seated

2656
01:41:37,590 --> 01:41:36,000
those umbilicals allow the crew to

2657
01:41:40,149 --> 01:41:37,600
receive communications through their

2658
01:41:42,550 --> 01:41:40,159
suit they also provide air to help keep

2659
01:41:44,149 --> 01:41:42,560
them cool and comfortable as well as

2660
01:41:46,310 --> 01:41:44,159
delivering nitrox for suit

2661
01:41:48,870 --> 01:41:46,320
pressurization of course the suit's

2662
01:41:50,709 --> 01:41:48,880
primary function is to protect the crew

2663
01:41:55,510 --> 01:41:50,719
in the unlikely event of a cabin

2664
01:41:59,350 --> 01:41:57,350
yeah that's right courtney so they'll

2665
01:42:00,629 --> 01:41:59,360
they'll keep these suits on all the way

2666
01:42:03,590 --> 01:42:00,639
through ascent

2667
01:42:04,870 --> 01:42:03,600
once they get out into orbit

2668
01:42:07,350 --> 01:42:04,880
as they cruise to the international

2669
01:42:09,910 --> 01:42:07,360
space station they'll be able to um

2670
01:42:11,510 --> 01:42:09,920
doff their suits or or get out of their

2671
01:42:13,030 --> 01:42:11,520
suits and get a little bit more

2672
01:42:17,189 --> 01:42:13,040
comfortable on the ride to the

2673
01:42:20,070 --> 01:42:18,709
so again we've run through some informal

2674
01:42:22,390 --> 01:42:20,080
comm checks there will be some more

2675
01:42:24,470 --> 01:42:22,400
formal com checks coming up they'll be

2676
01:42:27,590 --> 01:42:24,480
doing multiple com checks through multi

2677
01:42:29,270 --> 01:42:27,600
multiple paths to dragon they'll do thro

2678
01:42:31,109 --> 01:42:29,280
do some through tdrs and that's our

2679
01:42:33,669 --> 01:42:31,119
tracking data and realize

2680
01:42:35,270 --> 01:42:33,679
relay satellite system we use that for

2681
01:42:37,590 --> 01:42:35,280
communications with the international

2682
01:42:39,510 --> 01:42:37,600
space station as well they'll also do

2683
01:42:41,030 --> 01:42:39,520
some ground checks you'll hear the term

2684
01:42:43,350 --> 01:42:41,040
ground which refers to the ground

2685
01:42:45,910 --> 01:42:43,360
stations around the globe

2686
01:42:48,149 --> 01:42:45,920
allowing us to get communications to

2687
01:42:50,790 --> 01:42:48,159
dragon to the multiple

2688
01:42:52,629 --> 01:42:50,800
ground stations again here in hawthorne

2689
01:42:54,870 --> 01:42:52,639
mission control hawthorne where jesse

2690
01:42:57,910 --> 01:42:54,880
and i are as well as mission control

2691
01:43:00,310 --> 01:42:57,920
houston being two of the main players

2692
01:43:02,149 --> 01:43:00,320
in the climb up hill

2693
01:43:03,750 --> 01:43:02,159
once those comm checks are completed

2694
01:43:06,470 --> 01:43:03,760
their seats will be rotated into

2695
01:43:08,070 --> 01:43:06,480
position for launch

2696
01:43:09,430 --> 01:43:08,080
yeah and it's getting pretty exciting

2697
01:43:11,430 --> 01:43:09,440
this is like one of the most exciting

2698
01:43:13,990 --> 01:43:11,440
parts when they start getting settled

2699
01:43:15,590 --> 01:43:14,000
into their seats in dragon starts really

2700
01:43:18,229 --> 01:43:15,600
getting real and they start doing those

2701
01:43:19,990 --> 01:43:18,239
closeout procedures to

2702
01:43:22,950 --> 01:43:20,000
close everything out inside of the

2703
01:43:24,390 --> 01:43:22,960
capsule and then close the hatch

2704
01:43:27,270 --> 01:43:24,400
and as courtney mentioned we are just

2705
01:43:29,109 --> 01:43:27,280
waiting for comm checks coming up next

2706
01:43:32,390 --> 01:43:29,119
and then following comm checks they will

2707
01:43:37,350 --> 01:43:32,400
do um seat rotation followed by

2708
01:43:41,109 --> 01:43:39,510
you can see tom marshburn and raj atari

2709
01:43:43,109 --> 01:43:41,119
really starting to work on those

2710
01:43:45,510 --> 01:43:43,119
displays above them but as we mentioned

2711
01:43:46,950 --> 01:43:45,520
once they do get rotated into launch

2712
01:43:48,709 --> 01:43:46,960
position they'll be able to see those

2713
01:43:50,470 --> 01:43:48,719
displays much easier

2714
01:43:52,870 --> 01:43:50,480
their arms will be able to reach them

2715
01:43:54,790 --> 01:43:52,880
much easier and like i mentioned before

2716
01:44:02,709 --> 01:43:54,800
they do have touch screen capabilities

2717
01:44:02,719 --> 01:44:19,510
information right now

2718
01:44:24,229 --> 01:44:21,590
so if you're just joining us the crew

2719
01:44:27,430 --> 01:44:24,239
already arrived at pad 39a they walked

2720
01:44:29,750 --> 01:44:27,440
down the crew access arm to where they

2721
01:44:31,590 --> 01:44:29,760
are now inside of dragon of course they

2722
01:44:33,990 --> 01:44:31,600
made that stop in the white room they

2723
01:44:35,990 --> 01:44:34,000
got to sign the wall before climbing in

2724
01:44:37,750 --> 01:44:36,000
they also did a fog check or foreign

2725
01:44:38,870 --> 01:44:37,760
objects debris check to make sure they

2726
01:44:41,590 --> 01:44:38,880
weren't bringing anything that could

2727
01:44:43,430 --> 01:44:41,600
potentially harm dragon or them on their

2728
01:44:45,430 --> 01:44:43,440
climb uphill to the international space

2729
01:44:48,709 --> 01:44:45,440
station getting views now inside of

2730
01:44:54,149 --> 01:44:51,189
commander tom commander raj achary

2731
01:44:56,070 --> 01:44:54,159
closest to us tom marshburn to the right

2732
01:45:05,189 --> 01:44:56,080
of him on your screen right now giving a

2733
01:45:10,709 --> 01:45:07,510
yep and everything is still on track

2734
01:45:13,030 --> 01:45:10,719
right now for an on-time launch today so

2735
01:45:14,950 --> 01:45:13,040
let's check in with john insbrucker for

2736
01:45:17,350 --> 01:45:14,960
the latest with the health of both of

2737
01:45:18,229 --> 01:45:17,360
the vehicles john what's the status so

2738
01:45:19,510 --> 01:45:18,239
far

2739
01:45:21,750 --> 01:45:19,520
well the good news courtney is

2740
01:45:23,750 --> 01:45:21,760
everything's looking good we've got just

2741
01:45:25,990 --> 01:45:23,760
over two and a half hours remaining in

2742
01:45:27,990 --> 01:45:26,000
the countdown until falcon 9 lifts off

2743
01:45:29,669 --> 01:45:28,000
with dragon and crew three aboard

2744
01:45:30,709 --> 01:45:29,679
heading for the international space

2745
01:45:32,709 --> 01:45:30,719
station

2746
01:45:34,390 --> 01:45:32,719
now the dragon launch ops team has

2747
01:45:35,669 --> 01:45:34,400
completed their major activities to

2748
01:45:37,750 --> 01:45:35,679
prepare the spacecraft for the

2749
01:45:39,910 --> 01:45:37,760
astronauts obviously now that we've got

2750
01:45:41,750 --> 01:45:39,920
the crew inside we've done checkouts of

2751
01:45:44,070 --> 01:45:41,760
the major systems including the escape

2752
01:45:46,149 --> 01:45:44,080
system we've got all four crew members

2753
01:45:47,750 --> 01:45:46,159
inside the capsule getting strapped down

2754
01:45:49,830 --> 01:45:47,760
getting ready for their comp checks

2755
01:45:51,750 --> 01:45:49,840
there are no issues in work right now on

2756
01:45:53,350 --> 01:45:51,760
the dragon spacecraft

2757
01:45:54,790 --> 01:45:53,360
on the next few minutes we should be

2758
01:45:57,270 --> 01:45:54,800
starting up the comp checks with the

2759
01:45:59,990 --> 01:45:57,280
crew and dragon we heard the informal

2760
01:46:01,750 --> 01:46:00,000
ones as each member got hooked up but

2761
01:46:04,229 --> 01:46:01,760
there are three sets of contracts that

2762
01:46:06,709 --> 01:46:04,239
get done as courtney mentioned the first

2763
01:46:08,629 --> 01:46:06,719
one is the umbilical comp checks that's

2764
01:46:11,270 --> 01:46:08,639
essentially a hard line harness that's

2765
01:46:13,750 --> 01:46:11,280
attached from the ground up through the

2766
01:46:15,590 --> 01:46:13,760
launch tower into the dragon capsule

2767
01:46:17,430 --> 01:46:15,600
right to the spacesuits

2768
01:46:19,030 --> 01:46:17,440
one then we'll do a check with the

2769
01:46:20,950 --> 01:46:19,040
ground station

2770
01:46:23,590 --> 01:46:20,960
that's essentially where we bring up by

2771
01:46:25,270 --> 01:46:23,600
uh spacex ground station here on earth

2772
01:46:27,109 --> 01:46:25,280
and we talk to the crew through the

2773
01:46:29,990 --> 01:46:27,119
radio frequency link

2774
01:46:32,390 --> 01:46:30,000
and then lastly when we're on orbit we

2775
01:46:35,189 --> 01:46:32,400
will also use the nasa tracking and data

2776
01:46:37,030 --> 01:46:35,199
relay satellites called titrus that's a

2777
01:46:39,030 --> 01:46:37,040
constellation of 10 geosynchronous

2778
01:46:40,790 --> 01:46:39,040
satellites that allows us to be in

2779
01:46:42,709 --> 01:46:40,800
communication with dragon most of the

2780
01:46:45,350 --> 01:46:42,719
time when it's in orbit and especially

2781
01:46:47,350 --> 01:46:45,360
when we may not be over a ground station

2782
01:46:49,109 --> 01:46:47,360
so we're waiting to hear those call outs

2783
01:46:51,590 --> 01:46:49,119
right now in the dragon countdown

2784
01:46:53,350 --> 01:46:51,600
procedure and once they're complete then

2785
01:46:55,590 --> 01:46:53,360
we'll move on into the next step which

2786
01:46:57,510 --> 01:46:55,600
is essentially getting the crew

2787
01:46:59,109 --> 01:46:57,520
into launch configuration and backing

2788
01:47:01,669 --> 01:46:59,119
the ground support team out of the

2789
01:47:06,950 --> 01:47:04,310
now over on the falcon 9 side

2790
01:47:08,709 --> 01:47:06,960
the team is located in firing room 4 in

2791
01:47:09,669 --> 01:47:08,719
the launch control center at kennedy

2792
01:47:12,470 --> 01:47:09,679
space

2793
01:47:14,470 --> 01:47:12,480
they're settling in for their final

2794
01:47:15,590 --> 01:47:14,480
checkouts and propellant loading and

2795
01:47:17,830 --> 01:47:15,600
launch

2796
01:47:19,430 --> 01:47:17,840
now the falcon 9 team will also undergo

2797
01:47:21,910 --> 01:47:19,440
comp checks with the crew that happens

2798
01:47:24,149 --> 01:47:21,920
about t minus two hours when the various

2799
01:47:26,310 --> 01:47:24,159
responsible engineers who bring

2800
01:47:28,470 --> 01:47:26,320
information to the crew during ascent

2801
01:47:30,870 --> 01:47:28,480
the avionics engineer the guidance navi

2802
01:47:32,310 --> 01:47:30,880
control engineer the propulsion engineer

2803
01:47:34,790 --> 01:47:32,320
they all make sure that the crew can

2804
01:47:38,310 --> 01:47:34,800
hear them as they report the status of

2805
01:47:40,229 --> 01:47:38,320
falcon 9 as we head uphill into orbit

2806
01:47:41,990 --> 01:47:40,239
now currently on the range the third of

2807
01:47:44,149 --> 01:47:42,000
what we call the four factors to support

2808
01:47:46,470 --> 01:47:44,159
the launch spacecraft rocket and we've

2809
01:47:48,470 --> 01:47:46,480
got range they continue to report no

2810
01:47:51,030 --> 01:47:48,480
problems they're releasing the weather

2811
01:47:52,790 --> 01:47:51,040
balloons for us and we're gathering the

2812
01:47:54,310 --> 01:47:52,800
data as the balloons get up to altitude

2813
01:47:55,109 --> 01:47:54,320
to let us know what the wind sure looks

2814
01:47:57,669 --> 01:47:55,119
like

2815
01:47:58,629 --> 01:47:57,679
good news is the weather the fourth

2816
01:48:00,870 --> 01:47:58,639
element

2817
01:48:03,910 --> 01:48:00,880
is looking good for launch we're still

2818
01:48:05,270 --> 01:48:03,920
showing a 30 probability of violation

2819
01:48:06,629 --> 01:48:05,280
but the

2820
01:48:08,070 --> 01:48:06,639
things haven't changed weather

2821
01:48:09,750 --> 01:48:08,080
forecaster still believes that the

2822
01:48:11,910 --> 01:48:09,760
weather will stay to the west of the

2823
01:48:13,109 --> 01:48:11,920
launch pad and will have good conditions

2824
01:48:14,950 --> 01:48:13,119
for launch

2825
01:48:17,669 --> 01:48:14,960
now we're looking at weather not only at

2826
01:48:20,470 --> 01:48:17,679
the launch site but around the world

2827
01:48:22,149 --> 01:48:20,480
we need to be able to get dragons safely

2828
01:48:23,830 --> 01:48:22,159
down if there's a splashdown in the

2829
01:48:26,229 --> 01:48:23,840
atlantic for example in the case of an

2830
01:48:28,629 --> 01:48:26,239
escape maneuver we're also monitoring

2831
01:48:30,390 --> 01:48:28,639
contingency splashdown locations if the

2832
01:48:32,790 --> 01:48:30,400
crew had to come back to earth before

2833
01:48:34,790 --> 01:48:32,800
docking with the space station

2834
01:48:36,870 --> 01:48:34,800
now if this were to happen spacex and

2835
01:48:38,790 --> 01:48:36,880
nasa as i mentioned earlier we are

2836
01:48:41,510 --> 01:48:38,800
coordinating with the u.s coast guard to

2837
01:48:43,990 --> 01:48:41,520
ensure crew safety upon splashdown that

2838
01:48:46,870 --> 01:48:44,000
includes extra ships and air assets to

2839
01:48:48,870 --> 01:48:46,880
patrol a 10 nautical mile keep out zone

2840
01:48:50,310 --> 01:48:48,880
this helps mitigate safety concerns for

2841
01:48:52,310 --> 01:48:50,320
any boaters who might be trying to

2842
01:48:54,310 --> 01:48:52,320
approach the landing area

2843
01:48:57,109 --> 01:48:54,320
the good news is the clock continues to

2844
01:49:00,390 --> 01:48:57,119
count down at t minus 2 hours 27 minutes

2845
01:49:01,910 --> 01:49:00,400
and 35 seconds all systems are go

2846
01:49:03,510 --> 01:49:01,920
we're going to head back over to jesse

2847
01:49:05,350 --> 01:49:03,520
and courtney here just across from me

2848
01:49:08,229 --> 01:49:05,360
and hawthorne as we wait for the

2849
01:49:10,790 --> 01:49:08,239
communication checks with the career 3

2850
01:49:16,870 --> 01:49:13,430
thanks john as john just mentioned we

2851
01:49:18,950 --> 01:49:16,880
are waiting for the formal comm checks

2852
01:49:22,470 --> 01:49:18,960
and in order to get to where we are

2853
01:49:23,990 --> 01:49:22,480
today it did take years of hard work the

2854
01:49:26,709 --> 01:49:24,000
development of crew dragon really

2855
01:49:29,030 --> 01:49:26,719
started with the cargo dragon dragon was

2856
01:49:31,510 --> 01:49:29,040
designed from the beginning for flying

2857
01:49:32,950 --> 01:49:31,520
humans to space so much so

2858
01:49:36,470 --> 01:49:32,960
that

2859
01:49:39,030 --> 01:49:36,480
even the first dragon cargo cargo dragon

2860
01:49:41,030 --> 01:49:39,040
had a window before we could fly humans

2861
01:49:42,790 --> 01:49:41,040
our teams implemented a number of design

2862
01:49:44,709 --> 01:49:42,800
upgrades to make sure that both dragon

2863
01:49:47,030 --> 01:49:44,719
and falcon 9 are suitable for flying

2864
01:49:48,709 --> 01:49:47,040
people and then put both vehicles

2865
01:49:50,229 --> 01:49:48,719
through thousands of tests to prove

2866
01:49:53,189 --> 01:49:50,239
their safety

2867
01:49:55,350 --> 01:49:53,199
since demo 2 in may of 2020 spacex has

2868
01:49:57,669 --> 01:49:55,360
been regularly flying crude missions for

2869
01:49:59,510 --> 01:49:57,679
nasa at the cadence of about one flight

2870
01:50:01,669 --> 01:49:59,520
every six months

2871
01:50:03,669 --> 01:50:01,679
the today marks our fourth human space

2872
01:50:05,830 --> 01:50:03,679
flight mission for nasa and fifth

2873
01:50:07,910 --> 01:50:05,840
overall for those following along we

2874
01:50:10,790 --> 01:50:07,920
launched the first all-civilian mission

2875
01:50:12,709 --> 01:50:10,800
to space last month from this very same

2876
01:50:15,109 --> 01:50:12,719
launch pad

2877
01:50:17,830 --> 01:50:15,119
with inspiration for the four civilian

2878
01:50:19,430 --> 01:50:17,840
astronauts jared isaacman dr cyan

2879
01:50:22,070 --> 01:50:19,440
proctor haley arsenault and chris

2880
01:50:24,629 --> 01:50:22,080
sombroski marked the first time that no

2881
01:50:26,870 --> 01:50:24,639
one on board had a day job as an

2882
01:50:28,790 --> 01:50:26,880
astronaut the crew orbited the earth for

2883
01:50:30,950 --> 01:50:28,800
three days flying higher than the space

2884
01:50:32,310 --> 01:50:30,960
station and further than dragons ever

2885
01:50:34,550 --> 01:50:32,320
gone before

2886
01:50:36,709 --> 01:50:34,560
after three days taking in amazing views

2887
01:50:38,950 --> 01:50:36,719
of the earth conducting valuable science

2888
01:50:41,350 --> 01:50:38,960
to further human space exploration and

2889
01:50:44,149 --> 01:50:41,360
chatting with many earthlings below

2890
01:50:46,310 --> 01:50:44,159
on saturday september 18th the four

2891
01:50:48,629 --> 01:50:46,320
civilian astronauts safely splashed down

2892
01:50:51,109 --> 01:50:48,639
just off the coast of florida

2893
01:50:53,350 --> 01:50:51,119
inspiration four really was a historic

2894
01:50:55,750 --> 01:50:53,360
first and what's really exciting is it

2895
01:50:57,750 --> 01:50:55,760
certainly won't be the last of its kind

2896
01:50:59,669 --> 01:50:57,760
low earth orbit is an incredible space

2897
01:51:02,310 --> 01:50:59,679
for scientific research technology

2898
01:51:04,310 --> 01:51:02,320
development and astronaut training its

2899
01:51:05,910 --> 01:51:04,320
value has been proven through thousands

2900
01:51:08,790 --> 01:51:05,920
of experiments and decades of

2901
01:51:10,470 --> 01:51:08,800
international and commercial cooperation

2902
01:51:12,070 --> 01:51:10,480
nasa's efforts particularly with the

2903
01:51:14,550 --> 01:51:12,080
commercial crew program and the

2904
01:51:17,430 --> 01:51:14,560
certification of spacex dragon are

2905
01:51:19,669 --> 01:51:17,440
building the foundation for a robust u.s

2906
01:51:20,390 --> 01:51:19,679
led commercial economy in low earth

2907
01:51:22,950 --> 01:51:20,400
orbit

2908
01:51:25,430 --> 01:51:22,960
commercial transportation to space is

2909
01:51:27,990 --> 01:51:25,440
but one element of nasa's larger plan

2910
01:51:30,229 --> 01:51:28,000
for commercialization we're enabling the

2911
01:51:31,750 --> 01:51:30,239
development of commercial space stations

2912
01:51:33,990 --> 01:51:31,760
private astronaut missions to the

2913
01:51:37,030 --> 01:51:34,000
station demand for in-space

2914
01:51:38,790 --> 01:51:37,040
manufacturing and more with u.s industry

2915
01:51:41,030 --> 01:51:38,800
leading the way in low earth orbit our

2916
01:51:42,310 --> 01:51:41,040
sites can focus even more on the moon

2917
01:51:44,390 --> 01:51:42,320
and mars

2918
01:51:46,229 --> 01:51:44,400
it's a fascinating time to be part of

2919
01:51:48,629 --> 01:51:46,239
the space industry and we have a lot of

2920
01:51:50,950 --> 01:51:48,639
work to do to meet those goals namely

2921
01:51:52,950 --> 01:51:50,960
aboard the international space station

2922
01:51:57,990 --> 01:51:52,960
and that work continues with today's

2923
01:52:02,470 --> 01:52:01,030
so again the the team inside of dragon

2924
01:52:04,709 --> 01:52:02,480
right now crew 3 has been running

2925
01:52:06,870 --> 01:52:04,719
through some of those final procedures

2926
01:52:09,990 --> 01:52:06,880
next up is our comms check we'll hear

2927
01:52:11,270 --> 01:52:10,000
those come over um on the live broadcast

2928
01:52:12,629 --> 01:52:11,280
right here you'll hear them as well

2929
01:52:13,910 --> 01:52:12,639
there will be several that the crew will

2930
01:52:16,149 --> 01:52:13,920
run through

2931
01:52:19,270 --> 01:52:16,159
right before we came back on we saw the

2932
01:52:22,149 --> 01:52:19,280
crew giving the the closeout team some

2933
01:52:24,070 --> 01:52:22,159
fist bumps and some high fives before

2934
01:52:26,310 --> 01:52:24,080
they departed

2935
01:52:28,390 --> 01:52:26,320
and went outside you can see them on

2936
01:52:31,750 --> 01:52:28,400
your screen right now strapped in ready

2937
01:52:34,070 --> 01:52:31,760
to go in their seats again up until this

2938
01:52:35,430 --> 01:52:34,080
point uh they've been able to ingress

2939
01:52:37,830 --> 01:52:35,440
the vehicle get strapped into their

2940
01:52:39,510 --> 01:52:37,840
seats um and now they're ready for those

2941
01:52:41,470 --> 01:52:39,520
comm checks that we're waiting for they

2942
01:52:43,270 --> 01:52:41,480
did do

2943
01:52:44,390 --> 01:52:43,280
um

2944
01:52:49,669 --> 01:52:44,400
1.3

2945
01:53:01,350 --> 01:52:51,589
copy dragon standby for umbilical comp

2946
01:53:09,350 --> 01:53:04,629
seat one seat two seat three seat four

2947
01:53:15,189 --> 01:53:12,709
c1 has you loud and clear

2948
01:53:17,910 --> 01:53:15,199
c2 how's your mountain clerk

2949
01:53:24,950 --> 01:53:17,920
c3 as you're loud and clear

2950
01:53:28,629 --> 01:53:26,790
and core loud and clear as well

2951
01:54:23,350 --> 01:53:28,639
umbilical comp checks complete standby

2952
01:54:23,360 --> 01:54:27,030
dragon spacex come check

2953
01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:31,109
endurance actually

2954
01:54:34,790 --> 01:54:32,790
core loud and clear ground station come

2955
01:55:37,510 --> 01:54:34,800
check complete standby for tdrs com

2956
01:55:37,520 --> 01:55:42,149
dragon spacex come check

2957
01:55:42,159 --> 01:55:45,990
endurance how do you live

2958
01:55:50,149 --> 01:55:47,589
loud and clear teachers calm check

2959
01:55:54,629 --> 01:55:50,159
complete standby for com checks with md

2960
01:55:54,639 --> 01:56:00,149
dragon md on countdown 1 comcheck

2961
01:56:04,790 --> 01:56:02,870
mmd endurance has you unclear

2962
01:56:09,270 --> 01:56:04,800
md loud and clear stand by for com

2963
01:56:09,280 --> 01:56:14,550
dragon md on dragon to ground calm check

2964
01:56:18,870 --> 01:56:17,350
md endurance on clear over dragon ground

2965
01:56:22,790 --> 01:56:18,880
md loud and clear stand by for com

2966
01:56:22,800 --> 01:56:28,229
dragon ld on countdown one comp check

2967
01:56:34,229 --> 01:56:29,750
ld endurance has to be mountain clearing

2968
01:56:42,550 --> 01:56:36,629
and endurance ld loud and clear standby

2969
01:56:48,390 --> 01:56:44,950
dragon ld on dragon the ground calm

2970
01:56:54,310 --> 01:56:49,910
lv endurance has be loud and clear

2971
01:56:54,320 --> 01:56:59,910
ld line clear

2972
01:57:04,229 --> 01:57:02,149
dragon spacex launch configuration come

2973
01:57:23,430 --> 01:57:04,239
checks complete report when ready for

2974
01:57:32,149 --> 01:57:25,109
and spacex endurance we are ready for

2975
01:57:57,270 --> 01:57:33,589
copy dragon we will report when

2976
01:58:01,830 --> 01:57:59,669
and there we just had it official comm

2977
01:58:04,310 --> 01:58:01,840
checks are now complete next up will be

2978
01:58:06,070 --> 01:58:04,320
seat rotation so in the meantime let's

2979
01:58:07,669 --> 01:58:06,080
go over to houston to check in on what's

2980
01:58:09,750 --> 01:58:07,679
been done on board the international

2981
01:58:16,790 --> 01:58:09,760
space station to prepare for crew 3's

2982
01:58:21,030 --> 01:58:19,350
thanks jesse as we said earlier the team

2983
01:58:23,030 --> 01:58:21,040
here in mission control houston is

2984
01:58:25,270 --> 01:58:23,040
actively controlling and monitoring the

2985
01:58:28,310 --> 01:58:25,280
space station as they await dragon's

2986
01:58:30,629 --> 01:58:28,320
arrival the expedition 66 crew is in

2987
01:58:32,830 --> 01:58:30,639
their sleep period for the day however

2988
01:58:35,350 --> 01:58:32,840
just a short time ago we did hear

2989
01:58:38,550 --> 01:58:35,360
confirmation initiating rotation shortly

2990
01:58:46,830 --> 01:58:38,560
with teams on the ground in order

2991
01:58:51,030 --> 01:58:49,350
copyright nasa astronaut mark vanda high

2992
01:58:53,430 --> 01:58:51,040
did work with teams on the ground in

2993
01:58:55,669 --> 01:58:53,440
order to get the broadcast streamed up

2994
01:58:58,149 --> 01:58:55,679
to the space station so he's going to

2995
01:59:00,470 --> 01:58:58,159
watch his soon-to-be crewmates

2996
01:59:02,149 --> 01:59:00,480
launch live as well the crew on board

2997
01:59:04,149 --> 01:59:02,159
have completed a number of other tasks

2998
01:59:06,790 --> 01:59:04,159
as well to prepare the station for crew

2999
01:59:08,709 --> 01:59:06,800
3's arrival nasa astronaut mark vande

3000
01:59:10,790 --> 01:59:08,719
high received some additional onboard

3001
01:59:12,950 --> 01:59:10,800
training for monitoring dragon during

3002
01:59:14,629 --> 01:59:12,960
its final approach which he'll do from

3003
01:59:16,870 --> 01:59:14,639
the station's cupola

3004
01:59:18,870 --> 01:59:16,880
in addition he will set up computers and

3005
01:59:21,430 --> 01:59:18,880
control panels needed for approach

3006
01:59:23,910 --> 01:59:21,440
monitoring and hatch operations and

3007
01:59:25,910 --> 01:59:23,920
pre-position emergency equipment

3008
01:59:27,910 --> 01:59:25,920
back here in houston our rotating flight

3009
01:59:30,229 --> 01:59:27,920
directors and their teams will be in

3010
01:59:32,470 --> 01:59:30,239
constant communication with the spacex

3011
01:59:42,310 --> 01:59:32,480
mission director for the duration of the

3012
01:59:46,310 --> 01:59:44,390
once we get to integrated operations the

3013
01:59:48,550 --> 01:59:46,320
nasa flight director will be conducting

3014
01:59:50,550 --> 01:59:48,560
the series of go no-go polls at the

3015
01:59:52,629 --> 01:59:50,560
predetermined checkpoints for dragon's

3016
01:59:54,070 --> 01:59:52,639
approach for now we'll continue to

3017
01:59:56,310 --> 01:59:54,080
follow along from here in mission

3018
01:59:58,390 --> 01:59:56,320
control houston so i'll send it back

3019
01:59:59,270 --> 01:59:58,400
down to the team at kennedy over to you

3020
02:00:01,270 --> 01:59:59,280
daryl

3021
02:00:03,189 --> 02:00:01,280
all right thanks sandra and as you look

3022
02:00:06,229 --> 02:00:03,199
live inside the capsule you can see that

3023
02:00:08,310 --> 02:00:06,239
the seats have been rotated up

3024
02:00:09,990 --> 02:00:08,320
so that they can have clear visibility

3025
02:00:12,229 --> 02:00:10,000
of those monitors shannon that's right

3026
02:00:14,229 --> 02:00:12,239
you uh there's a rotation position where

3027
02:00:15,910 --> 02:00:14,239
the seats are where you get in and then

3028
02:00:18,310 --> 02:00:15,920
they rotate them in the position for

3029
02:00:21,669 --> 02:00:18,320
launch if you're just joining us it is t

3030
02:00:24,070 --> 02:00:21,679
minus two hours and 16 minutes until the

3031
02:00:26,390 --> 02:00:24,080
fourth astronaut launch for spacex and

3032
02:00:28,070 --> 02:00:26,400
nasa's commercial crew program

3033
02:00:30,950 --> 02:00:28,080
there you see in the foreground

3034
02:00:33,430 --> 02:00:30,960
commander raja chari next to him pilot

3035
02:00:34,629 --> 02:00:33,440
tom marshburn and to either side of

3036
02:00:37,270 --> 02:00:34,639
those two

3037
02:00:39,270 --> 02:00:37,280
are our mission specialists both kayla

3038
02:00:41,430 --> 02:00:39,280
barron and matthias maurer are strapped

3039
02:00:43,669 --> 02:00:41,440
into their seats inside crew dragon

3040
02:00:45,350 --> 02:00:43,679
endurance the next milestones coming up

3041
02:00:46,870 --> 02:00:45,360
are seat rotation we've actually just

3042
02:00:50,470 --> 02:00:46,880
had that but the next one

3043
02:00:55,350 --> 02:00:53,510
and at this moment if we pop outside the

3044
02:00:57,109 --> 02:00:55,360
spacecraft it is interesting we have a

3045
02:00:59,669 --> 02:00:57,119
little rain shower we do have a little

3046
02:01:01,990 --> 02:00:59,679
rain shower uh joining us here hopefully

3047
02:01:03,830 --> 02:01:02,000
it will push on out and not interrupt

3048
02:01:06,229 --> 02:01:03,840
the launch sequence well you have

3049
02:01:07,910 --> 02:01:06,239
predicted correctly because i was just

3050
02:01:09,990 --> 02:01:07,920
texting with launch weather officer

3051
02:01:11,990 --> 02:01:10,000
brian sisik he tells me we're still

3052
02:01:13,830 --> 02:01:12,000
holding at 30 percent probability of

3053
02:01:16,149 --> 02:01:13,840
violation which means still 70 percent

3054
02:01:17,030 --> 02:01:16,159
that's where we stand but a rain shower

3055
02:01:18,629 --> 02:01:17,040
has

3056
02:01:20,310 --> 02:01:18,639
pushed through it's a light shower it is

3057
02:01:22,709 --> 02:01:20,320
a light shower and they're hoping that

3058
02:01:25,109 --> 02:01:22,719
that will uh clear out

3059
02:01:27,270 --> 02:01:25,119
behind that and give us that clear

3060
02:01:28,870 --> 02:01:27,280
weather to launch but indeed

3061
02:01:31,030 --> 02:01:28,880
we've got rain coming down at the launch

3062
02:01:34,470 --> 02:01:31,040
pad and right here at the host dash yes

3063
02:01:38,390 --> 02:01:36,550
while we wait for the hatch closure

3064
02:01:39,270 --> 02:01:38,400
let's take a minute now to learn more

3065
02:01:41,910 --> 02:01:39,280
about

3066
02:01:44,950 --> 02:01:41,920
what crew 3 astronauts will be doing

3067
02:01:47,270 --> 02:01:44,960
after they arrive on station

3068
02:01:50,709 --> 02:01:47,280
[Music]

3069
02:01:52,629 --> 02:01:50,719
i'm kayla barron a mission specialist

3070
02:01:55,109 --> 02:01:52,639
hi i'm isa astronaut matthias mata i

3071
02:01:58,709 --> 02:01:55,119
will be mission specialist

3072
02:02:00,709 --> 02:01:58,719
my name is tom marshburn i'm the pilot

3073
02:02:02,229 --> 02:02:00,719
i'm raj achary the commander of the nasa

3074
02:02:15,460 --> 02:02:02,239
spacex crew 3 mission to the

3075
02:02:19,510 --> 02:02:17,270
[Music]

3076
02:02:22,070 --> 02:02:19,520
so the crew 3 mission is on the nasa

3077
02:02:24,229 --> 02:02:22,080
spacex commercial space vehicle

3078
02:02:25,910 --> 02:02:24,239
to the international space station we

3079
02:02:28,149 --> 02:02:25,920
will be working on the international

3080
02:02:29,990 --> 02:02:28,159
space station for around six months

3081
02:02:33,109 --> 02:02:30,000
doing lots of experiments lots of

3082
02:02:35,750 --> 02:02:33,119
science and crew dragon is one of our

3083
02:02:37,510 --> 02:02:35,760
newest ways to get there um there have

3084
02:02:39,430 --> 02:02:37,520
been soyuz that have flown to the

3085
02:02:40,629 --> 02:02:39,440
international space station with crew

3086
02:02:42,550 --> 02:02:40,639
the space shuttle flew to the

3087
02:02:44,709 --> 02:02:42,560
international space station and now the

3088
02:02:46,310 --> 02:02:44,719
crew dragon is taking human beings to

3089
02:02:48,149 --> 02:02:46,320
the international space station so we've

3090
02:02:49,350 --> 02:02:48,159
partnered with spacex in the commercial

3091
02:02:51,030 --> 02:02:49,360
crew program

3092
02:02:53,589 --> 02:02:51,040
they design build and operate these

3093
02:02:55,270 --> 02:02:53,599
vehicles that take us transport us to

3094
02:02:56,790 --> 02:02:55,280
the international space station so that

3095
02:02:58,550 --> 02:02:56,800
we can contribute to the amazing work

3096
02:03:00,310 --> 02:02:58,560
that we're doing up there

3097
02:03:02,870 --> 02:03:00,320
yeah you know it's it's exciting to fly

3098
02:03:05,189 --> 02:03:02,880
on a new spaceship for sure and uh newly

3099
02:03:06,870 --> 02:03:05,199
designed a new design of a spaceship but

3100
02:03:08,629 --> 02:03:06,880
i'm looking forward more to flying with

3101
02:03:09,589 --> 02:03:08,639
three people that haven't flown in space

3102
02:03:11,510 --> 02:03:09,599
before

3103
02:03:14,709 --> 02:03:11,520
this is a very unique crew they are

3104
02:03:17,189 --> 02:03:14,719
incredibly operationally savvy already

3105
02:03:18,709 --> 02:03:17,199
so what i try to do is if there's any

3106
02:03:19,990 --> 02:03:18,719
gaps in their knowledge of how they're

3107
02:03:22,149 --> 02:03:20,000
going to feel how they're going to

3108
02:03:25,030 --> 02:03:22,159
operate what is the zero gravity going

3109
02:03:29,270 --> 02:03:25,040
to be like how that might challenge our

3110
02:03:31,750 --> 02:03:29,280
expectations for what we can get done

3111
02:03:35,430 --> 02:03:31,760
so you really feel like you've become a

3112
02:03:36,870 --> 02:03:35,440
resident of space a resident of zero g

3113
02:03:39,430 --> 02:03:36,880
and you start to feel like you're

3114
02:03:42,070 --> 02:03:39,440
getting an idea of how this works

3115
02:03:43,189 --> 02:03:42,080
every day is a long series of problem

3116
02:03:45,030 --> 02:03:43,199
solving you got to figure out where to

3117
02:03:47,430 --> 02:03:45,040
put your pencil where to put your drink

3118
02:03:49,109 --> 02:03:47,440
if you have it so maybe 10 000 times a

3119
02:03:51,750 --> 02:03:49,119
day you're solving little problems like

3120
02:03:52,870 --> 02:03:51,760
this and when that becomes fluid then

3121
02:03:54,629 --> 02:03:52,880
you really feel like you can be

3122
02:03:56,390 --> 02:03:54,639
efficient and

3123
02:03:58,390 --> 02:03:56,400
get a lot of work done and there's a lot

3124
02:03:59,350 --> 02:03:58,400
of work to get done on the space station

3125
02:04:00,709 --> 02:03:59,360
right now

3126
02:04:02,390 --> 02:04:00,719
we spend a lot of our time training in

3127
02:04:04,790 --> 02:04:02,400
dragon because that's a really dynamic

3128
02:04:06,950 --> 02:04:04,800
phase of the mission but it's just such

3129
02:04:09,109 --> 02:04:06,960
a tiny fraction the whole point is going

3130
02:04:11,109 --> 02:04:09,119
to the space station and doing some

3131
02:04:13,430 --> 02:04:11,119
incredible work up there so our time on

3132
02:04:15,189 --> 02:04:13,440
the space station is spent one keeping

3133
02:04:16,709 --> 02:04:15,199
the space station healthy

3134
02:04:18,550 --> 02:04:16,719
it's been up there for 20 years there's

3135
02:04:19,830 --> 02:04:18,560
a lot of systems that need maintenance

3136
02:04:21,669 --> 02:04:19,840
and upgrades

3137
02:04:23,510 --> 02:04:21,679
and operators there to keep them working

3138
02:04:24,470 --> 02:04:23,520
well but we also do some incredible

3139
02:04:25,990 --> 02:04:24,480
science

3140
02:04:27,830 --> 02:04:26,000
the space station is a national

3141
02:04:30,470 --> 02:04:27,840
laboratory orbiting around the earth and

3142
02:04:31,910 --> 02:04:30,480
it's a really really unique environment

3143
02:04:33,750 --> 02:04:31,920
once we arrive on the international

3144
02:04:36,229 --> 02:04:33,760
space station we will run a lot of

3145
02:04:38,950 --> 02:04:36,239
experiments i'm a material science

3146
02:04:40,950 --> 02:04:38,960
engineer and so my focus will be lots of

3147
02:04:43,430 --> 02:04:40,960
experiments in the materials science

3148
02:04:44,709 --> 02:04:43,440
domain but also life sciences will be

3149
02:04:46,470 --> 02:04:44,719
very important

3150
02:04:48,229 --> 02:04:46,480
there's all kinds of research going on

3151
02:04:49,669 --> 02:04:48,239
on a daily basis that lead to just

3152
02:04:51,510 --> 02:04:49,679
fundamental changes in the way we

3153
02:04:53,910 --> 02:04:51,520
understand how our world works i will

3154
02:04:55,350 --> 02:04:53,920
definitely be the eyes ears hands and

3155
02:04:57,510 --> 02:04:55,360
the actuator for the experiments that

3156
02:04:59,990 --> 02:04:57,520
help lead to the science the discoveries

3157
02:05:02,069 --> 02:05:00,000
that can push our species further both

3158
02:05:04,390 --> 02:05:02,079
beyond the planet and just understand

3159
02:05:06,229 --> 02:05:04,400
and operate on our earth even better

3160
02:05:08,310 --> 02:05:06,239
one of the great legacies of the space

3161
02:05:09,510 --> 02:05:08,320
station is not just going to be

3162
02:05:11,189 --> 02:05:09,520
the science

3163
02:05:14,069 --> 02:05:11,199
but very importantly the international

3164
02:05:16,310 --> 02:05:14,079
cooperation this is one of the first

3165
02:05:17,910 --> 02:05:16,320
certainly today's perhaps most prominent

3166
02:05:20,629 --> 02:05:17,920
international cooperation for

3167
02:05:22,950 --> 02:05:20,639
exploration it's not for survival it's

3168
02:05:26,229 --> 02:05:22,960
not for competition in the marketplace

3169
02:05:29,189 --> 02:05:26,239
it is for just exploration i think we're

3170
02:05:31,589 --> 02:05:29,199
now about to enter a new era of human

3171
02:05:33,350 --> 02:05:31,599
space flight in the past the astronaut

3172
02:05:36,149 --> 02:05:33,360
flew to the international space station

3173
02:05:38,149 --> 02:05:36,159
to do purely science now the station

3174
02:05:39,910 --> 02:05:38,159
will become more and more commercial

3175
02:05:42,470 --> 02:05:39,920
there are commercial experiments on one

3176
02:05:44,629 --> 02:05:42,480
side but they're also commercial

3177
02:05:47,510 --> 02:05:44,639
astronauts who come up to run maybe

3178
02:05:48,390 --> 02:05:47,520
their own science programs but also to

3179
02:05:50,870 --> 02:05:48,400
enjoy

3180
02:05:53,830 --> 02:05:50,880
just being up in space to experience

3181
02:05:56,550 --> 02:05:53,840
space and to convey this message the

3182
02:06:03,750 --> 02:05:56,560
fascination of space to all the people

3183
02:06:08,149 --> 02:06:05,830
and as we're back live inside the dragon

3184
02:06:09,669 --> 02:06:08,159
capsule watching the crew prepare and

3185
02:06:11,830 --> 02:06:09,679
get ready

3186
02:06:14,470 --> 02:06:11,840
raj achary working out that suit a

3187
02:06:17,430 --> 02:06:14,480
little bit and uh popping up

3188
02:06:21,430 --> 02:06:18,709
not that they can't breathe when it's

3189
02:06:22,709 --> 02:06:21,440
closed but um certainly is you can have

3190
02:06:24,390 --> 02:06:22,719
a little bit of

3191
02:06:26,069 --> 02:06:24,400
dragon we see the same with the helmet

3192
02:06:27,669 --> 02:06:26,079
open close-up team will perform final

3193
02:06:29,510 --> 02:06:27,679
close-out steps and then egress the

3194
02:06:32,149 --> 02:06:29,520
capsule report when ready for hatch

3195
02:06:36,790 --> 02:06:34,310
and there you heard the call out for

3196
02:06:37,750 --> 02:06:36,800
uh the upcoming endurances ready perhaps

3197
02:06:39,109 --> 02:06:37,760
question

3198
02:06:40,629 --> 02:06:39,119
hatch closure

3199
02:06:42,950 --> 02:06:40,639
yes and we heard that call out that they

3200
02:06:45,510 --> 02:06:42,960
had four good suit leak checks and so

3201
02:06:46,950 --> 02:06:45,520
that is a very important step that has

3202
02:06:48,229 --> 02:06:46,960
to be done before they can close the

3203
02:06:50,149 --> 02:06:48,239
hatch

3204
02:06:51,830 --> 02:06:50,159
sounds like everything is on schedule

3205
02:06:53,910 --> 02:06:51,840
and that's great news

3206
02:06:55,270 --> 02:06:53,920
and so let's take another look at some

3207
02:06:57,830 --> 02:06:55,280
of the crew members here if you're just

3208
02:07:00,790 --> 02:06:57,840
joining us live coverage of crew 3 from

3209
02:07:03,109 --> 02:07:00,800
the kennedy space center in florida

3210
02:07:04,550 --> 02:07:03,119
let's introduce you if you have not

3211
02:07:06,790 --> 02:07:04,560
met him yet

3212
02:07:09,189 --> 02:07:06,800
to commander raj achary

3213
02:07:13,109 --> 02:07:09,199
he is an astronaut and military test

3214
02:07:16,629 --> 02:07:15,109
i'm raj achary the commander of the nasa

3215
02:07:18,470 --> 02:07:16,639
spacex crew 3 mission to the

3216
02:07:20,390 --> 02:07:18,480
international space station so on the

3217
02:07:23,109 --> 02:07:20,400
spacex vehicle my job as the commander

3218
02:07:24,950 --> 02:07:23,119
is a few fold i don't need to tell kayla

3219
02:07:26,470 --> 02:07:24,960
tom or matias how to do their jobs they

3220
02:07:27,589 --> 02:07:26,480
already know how to do their jobs that's

3221
02:07:29,030 --> 02:07:27,599
really more a matter of for that one

3222
02:07:30,470 --> 02:07:29,040
percent of the time where something off

3223
02:07:32,229 --> 02:07:30,480
nominal happened what is the best split

3224
02:07:33,750 --> 02:07:32,239
of resources of you know what is the

3225
02:07:35,990 --> 02:07:33,760
best interactions between those players

3226
02:07:38,310 --> 02:07:36,000
to get the best result and so managing

3227
02:07:40,550 --> 02:07:38,320
those different uh pieces of the puzzle

3228
02:07:42,790 --> 02:07:40,560
is really i think what the crew part of

3229
02:07:44,229 --> 02:07:42,800
the commander job is

3230
02:07:46,709 --> 02:07:44,239
it's really mind-boggling when you think

3231
02:07:48,310 --> 02:07:46,719
about how much effort it takes to put

3232
02:07:49,270 --> 02:07:48,320
people in space and then to sustain them

3233
02:07:51,669 --> 02:07:49,280
in space

3234
02:07:53,589 --> 02:07:51,679
i think what's cool and why i like nasa

3235
02:07:55,189 --> 02:07:53,599
is none of those people are doing it for

3236
02:07:56,229 --> 02:07:55,199
the money

3237
02:07:57,589 --> 02:07:56,239
they're doing it because they believe in

3238
02:07:59,750 --> 02:07:57,599
the mission they're doing police because

3239
02:08:01,030 --> 02:07:59,760
they believe in in solving humanity's

3240
02:08:02,709 --> 02:08:01,040
problems and pushing exploration that's

3241
02:08:04,550 --> 02:08:02,719
the reason people are doing it i think

3242
02:08:06,550 --> 02:08:04,560
if anything it's taught us that we as

3243
02:08:08,069 --> 02:08:06,560
humans have this great ability to endure

3244
02:08:09,340 --> 02:08:08,079
through just about anything just have to

3245
02:08:16,709 --> 02:08:09,350
put your mind to it

3246
02:08:21,589 --> 02:08:18,950
seated next to raja chary is crew dragon

3247
02:08:23,950 --> 02:08:21,599
pilot and nasa astronaut tom marshburn

3248
02:08:26,550 --> 02:08:23,960
he is a veteran of two space flights

3249
02:08:30,629 --> 02:08:26,560
sts-127 on the space shuttle endeavor

3250
02:08:32,629 --> 02:08:30,639
and expedition 3435 on the russian soyuz

3251
02:08:35,030 --> 02:08:32,639
my name is tom marshburn i'm the pilot

3252
02:08:36,790 --> 02:08:35,040
of nasa's spacex crew 3 mission to the

3253
02:08:38,950 --> 02:08:36,800
international space station not quite

3254
02:08:41,109 --> 02:08:38,960
sure why space flight grabbed me the way

3255
02:08:43,270 --> 02:08:41,119
it did it found me really

3256
02:08:44,870 --> 02:08:43,280
more than me deciding to become

3257
02:08:46,550 --> 02:08:44,880
fascinated with it

3258
02:08:48,950 --> 02:08:46,560
there's something about

3259
02:08:51,270 --> 02:08:48,960
leaving everything we know behind

3260
02:08:53,750 --> 02:08:51,280
everything it was almost like going up

3261
02:08:56,069 --> 02:08:53,760
into heaven or something and coming back

3262
02:08:58,069 --> 02:08:56,079
and that was just infinitely fascinating

3263
02:08:59,430 --> 02:08:58,079
to me the long duration mission is quite

3264
02:09:01,830 --> 02:08:59,440
a bit different from the shuttle mission

3265
02:09:05,350 --> 02:09:01,840
if you really feel like you've become a

3266
02:09:07,109 --> 02:09:05,360
resident of space a resident of zero g

3267
02:09:09,109 --> 02:09:07,119
one of the great legacies of the space

3268
02:09:11,109 --> 02:09:09,119
station is not just going to be the

3269
02:09:14,069 --> 02:09:11,119
science but very importantly the

3270
02:09:16,629 --> 02:09:14,079
international cooperation it's not for

3271
02:09:19,109 --> 02:09:16,639
survival it's not for competition in the

3272
02:09:21,669 --> 02:09:19,119
marketplace it is just exploration and

3273
02:09:24,350 --> 02:09:21,679
it's just a vibrant wonderful place

3274
02:09:27,270 --> 02:09:24,360
where great science is happening

3275
02:09:28,160 --> 02:09:27,280
[Music]

3276
02:09:30,550 --> 02:09:28,170
[Applause]

3277
02:09:32,149 --> 02:09:30,560
[Music]

3278
02:09:33,830 --> 02:09:32,159
we were wondering about the helmet there

3279
02:09:35,510 --> 02:09:33,840
with raja chari and why he's just got it

3280
02:09:37,990 --> 02:09:35,520
half open and of course

3281
02:09:40,149 --> 02:09:38,000
our expert astronaut shannon walker here

3282
02:09:42,069 --> 02:09:40,159
explained it to me yeah you want uh so

3283
02:09:43,430 --> 02:09:42,079
you see that white band on the bottom of

3284
02:09:44,709 --> 02:09:43,440
the helmet so if it's in the wrong

3285
02:09:46,629 --> 02:09:44,719
location you won't have as good

3286
02:09:48,149 --> 02:09:46,639
visibility to read the items that you

3287
02:09:49,669 --> 02:09:48,159
need to read on the screen so he's got

3288
02:09:52,149 --> 02:09:49,679
it positioned to help him read the

3289
02:09:54,069 --> 02:09:52,159
screen he can look further lower as well

3290
02:09:55,350 --> 02:09:54,079
it appears that he's got a checklist on

3291
02:09:58,470 --> 02:09:55,360
his knee there

3292
02:10:01,510 --> 02:09:58,480
yes on each uh leg of the crew there is

3293
02:10:03,510 --> 02:10:01,520
a satchel that holds a tablet with

3294
02:10:05,189 --> 02:10:03,520
procedures and other information it

3295
02:10:07,270 --> 02:10:05,199
looks like roger's tablet he probably

3296
02:10:09,189 --> 02:10:07,280
has it placed on the

3297
02:10:10,629 --> 02:10:09,199
display above him but you will see

3298
02:10:12,870 --> 02:10:10,639
before they launch they will take that

3299
02:10:14,709 --> 02:10:12,880
down and replace it on their satchel on

3300
02:10:17,189 --> 02:10:14,719
the knee holds better there i imagine

3301
02:10:18,629 --> 02:10:17,199
with the forces of launch exactly you do

3302
02:10:20,950 --> 02:10:18,639
not want that falling on you as you're

3303
02:10:23,990 --> 02:10:20,960
launching into space seat number one is

3304
02:10:26,550 --> 02:10:24,000
uh behind this camera shot and that is

3305
02:10:28,870 --> 02:10:26,560
mission specialist and nasa astronaut

3306
02:10:30,870 --> 02:10:28,880
kayla barron she'll be making her first

3307
02:10:33,510 --> 02:10:30,880
trip to space today the submarine

3308
02:10:36,149 --> 02:10:33,520
warfare officer has deployed three times

3309
02:10:38,149 --> 02:10:36,159
aboard the uss maine

3310
02:10:40,550 --> 02:10:38,159
i'm kayla barron a mission specialist

3311
02:10:42,470 --> 02:10:40,560
for nasa's spacex crew 3 mission to the

3312
02:10:44,950 --> 02:10:42,480
international space station

3313
02:10:46,870 --> 02:10:44,960
when 9 11 happened watching new york

3314
02:10:49,030 --> 02:10:46,880
city respond and how we came together as

3315
02:10:51,189 --> 02:10:49,040
a country really cemented for me a

3316
02:10:53,030 --> 02:10:51,199
desire to serve that's how i first got

3317
02:10:54,629 --> 02:10:53,040
interested in joining the military and

3318
02:10:56,629 --> 02:10:54,639
ultimately got interested in attending

3319
02:10:58,870 --> 02:10:56,639
the naval academy i found myself really

3320
02:11:00,950 --> 02:10:58,880
drawn to the submarine warfare officers

3321
02:11:03,030 --> 02:11:00,960
as mentors and when i got to go underway

3322
02:11:05,510 --> 02:11:03,040
on a submarine i just felt like this is

3323
02:11:07,830 --> 02:11:05,520
where i belong

3324
02:11:09,350 --> 02:11:07,840
if i hadn't had that experience

3325
02:11:11,109 --> 02:11:09,360
i don't think that i would have believed

3326
02:11:13,589 --> 02:11:11,119
i could become an astronaut

3327
02:11:15,430 --> 02:11:13,599
crew 3 is just such an amazing group of

3328
02:11:17,030 --> 02:11:15,440
people it's a really special crew

3329
02:11:19,270 --> 02:11:17,040
because i think everybody brings a

3330
02:11:22,870 --> 02:11:19,280
really unique perspective and different

3331
02:11:25,030 --> 02:11:22,880
background i just feel super lucky to be

3332
02:11:26,870 --> 02:11:25,040
with people who all have such diverse

3333
02:11:28,229 --> 02:11:26,880
experiences but

3334
02:11:32,500 --> 02:11:28,239
have really learned how to match and

3335
02:11:32,510 --> 02:11:36,550
[Music]

3336
02:11:40,950 --> 02:11:38,629
and finally in seat number four is crew

3337
02:11:43,750 --> 02:11:40,960
3 mission specialist and european space

3338
02:11:47,589 --> 02:11:43,760
agency astronaut matthias maurer today

3339
02:11:49,669 --> 02:11:47,599
will also mark his first space flight

3340
02:11:52,229 --> 02:11:49,679
i'm is astronaut matthias mata i will be

3341
02:11:53,910 --> 02:11:52,239
mission specialist on the nasa spacex

3342
02:11:57,030 --> 02:11:53,920
crew 3 mission to the international

3343
02:11:59,589 --> 02:11:57,040
space station in 2008 isis started the

3344
02:12:01,910 --> 02:11:59,599
call to 4 new astronauts out of 8 and a

3345
02:12:04,149 --> 02:12:01,920
half thousand applicants only 10

3346
02:12:07,350 --> 02:12:04,159
candidates passed all the tests i was

3347
02:12:09,270 --> 02:12:07,360
one of them i was always fascinated by

3348
02:12:11,430 --> 02:12:09,280
space and what does an astronaut

3349
02:12:13,910 --> 02:12:11,440
actually do so an astronaut works with a

3350
02:12:16,950 --> 02:12:13,920
lot of engineering stuff we do science

3351
02:12:19,270 --> 02:12:16,960
in space we work in international teams

3352
02:12:21,030 --> 02:12:19,280
and the adventure that we are able to

3353
02:12:23,430 --> 02:12:21,040
live as astronauts in a combination of

3354
02:12:25,990 --> 02:12:23,440
these four facts engineering on the edge

3355
02:12:27,910 --> 02:12:26,000
of what is possible science

3356
02:12:30,470 --> 02:12:27,920
international teams and adventure that's

3357
02:12:33,270 --> 02:12:30,480
only possible as an astronaut i want to

3358
02:12:35,830 --> 02:12:33,280
say thank you to everyone who helped me

3359
02:12:37,750 --> 02:12:35,840
to arrive that point that i'm today i

3360
02:12:40,870 --> 02:12:37,760
would be thinking of you when i fly to

3361
02:12:47,990 --> 02:12:40,880
space and i send all my life to you down

3362
02:12:52,390 --> 02:12:50,709
back live inside the dragon capsule as

3363
02:12:57,910 --> 02:12:52,400
the crew goes through their various

3364
02:13:04,709 --> 02:13:00,709
as they prepare to have the hatch closed

3365
02:13:09,990 --> 02:13:07,350
and by the way

3366
02:13:12,870 --> 02:13:10,000
if you would like to ask us a question

3367
02:13:15,189 --> 02:13:12,880
and by us i mean shannon

3368
02:13:19,109 --> 02:13:15,199
just pop on over to twitter and use the

3369
02:13:21,510 --> 02:13:19,119
hashtag ask nasa that will send us the

3370
02:13:23,669 --> 02:13:21,520
question we'd love to have them shannon

3371
02:13:25,589 --> 02:13:23,679
has been uh answering them throughout

3372
02:13:28,069 --> 02:13:25,599
the show and doing a great job with it

3373
02:13:32,470 --> 02:13:28,079
we really appreciate her being here and

3374
02:13:34,790 --> 02:13:33,669
even

3375
02:13:36,709 --> 02:13:34,800
the patch

3376
02:13:39,109 --> 02:13:36,719
which i know you're you're you're big

3377
02:13:40,709 --> 02:13:39,119
into your crew patch of course i like

3378
02:13:42,229 --> 02:13:40,719
our crew patch i think it's pretty good

3379
02:13:45,109 --> 02:13:42,239
you know it's hard to deny i love the

3380
02:13:47,589 --> 02:13:45,119
blue i love the dragon but the crew 3

3381
02:13:49,510 --> 02:13:47,599
patch is pretty cool as well the logo

3382
02:13:51,430 --> 02:13:49,520
was designed for this mission by the

3383
02:13:54,069 --> 02:13:51,440
astronauts themselves just as you did

3384
02:13:56,709 --> 02:13:54,079
shannon they say that the capsule flies

3385
02:13:59,030 --> 02:13:56,719
upward while the flames below under the

3386
02:14:01,990 --> 02:13:59,040
thousands of workers who worked on crew

3387
02:14:04,149 --> 02:14:02,000
three the number three is prominent

3388
02:14:06,550 --> 02:14:04,159
in the shape of the exhaust below and is

3389
02:14:08,629 --> 02:14:06,560
next to a dragon and the highlighted

3390
02:14:10,629 --> 02:14:08,639
stars represent crew three

3391
02:14:13,350 --> 02:14:10,639
as you can see there and the four red

3392
02:14:15,750 --> 02:14:13,360
planets they represent humanity's dream

3393
02:14:17,669 --> 02:14:15,760
to explore mars a beautiful patch there

3394
02:14:19,750 --> 02:14:17,679
oh it is a lovely patch it is very well

3395
02:14:21,030 --> 02:14:19,760
crafted you work with the artist that

3396
02:14:22,950 --> 02:14:21,040
puts it together

3397
02:14:24,550 --> 02:14:22,960
yes so each crew can either design it

3398
02:14:26,149 --> 02:14:24,560
themselves or they have a choice to work

3399
02:14:28,229 --> 02:14:26,159
with an artist and so the crews are

3400
02:14:30,390 --> 02:14:28,239
trying to take elements of what's what

3401
02:14:32,950 --> 02:14:30,400
they feel really represents their flight

3402
02:14:35,589 --> 02:14:32,960
and put it into a patch

3403
02:14:38,629 --> 02:14:35,599
and i imagine has anybody like drawn one

3404
02:14:40,310 --> 02:14:38,639
themselves oh sure how about that

3405
02:14:42,709 --> 02:14:40,320
especially the artist you know nicole

3406
02:14:44,390 --> 02:14:42,719
stott former shuttle astronaut yes she's

3407
02:14:46,069 --> 02:14:44,400
a she's she's a she's definitely an

3408
02:14:48,629 --> 02:14:46,079
artist i love her work as you can see

3409
02:14:50,470 --> 02:14:48,639
they're preparing for the hatch closure

3410
02:14:53,030 --> 02:14:50,480
it looks like they are documenting the

3411
02:14:55,030 --> 02:14:53,040
seal around the hatch

3412
02:14:57,430 --> 02:14:55,040
yes they will they're looking very

3413
02:14:59,189 --> 02:14:57,440
carefully to make sure that that seal is

3414
02:15:00,470 --> 02:14:59,199
completely intact because that's what's

3415
02:15:02,950 --> 02:15:00,480
going to hold the pressure inside the

3416
02:15:05,589 --> 02:15:02,960
capsule you don't want any foreign

3417
02:15:08,390 --> 02:15:05,599
object debris what we know here at nasa

3418
02:15:09,510 --> 02:15:08,400
as fod right which is anything that's

3419
02:15:11,109 --> 02:15:09,520
not supposed to be there anything that's

3420
02:15:12,550 --> 02:15:11,119
not supposed to be there and it can be

3421
02:15:14,790 --> 02:15:12,560
they're looking for really tiny things

3422
02:15:17,510 --> 02:15:14,800
something as small as a human hair

3423
02:15:23,109 --> 02:15:17,520
will uh cause that seal to not operate

3424
02:15:27,030 --> 02:15:25,669
and uh they're using um

3425
02:15:28,310 --> 02:15:27,040
it appears to be smartphones to take

3426
02:15:29,910 --> 02:15:28,320
these pictures they do i mean the

3427
02:15:31,910 --> 02:15:29,920
cameras on the phones are so good these

3428
02:15:33,910 --> 02:15:31,920
days that you can take some pictures and

3429
02:15:35,830 --> 02:15:33,920
blow them up and really get a good view

3430
02:15:37,589 --> 02:15:35,840
of what that hatch seal looks like they

3431
02:15:40,149 --> 02:15:37,599
are good cameras indeed

3432
02:15:42,069 --> 02:15:40,159
flying just before the last flight of

3433
02:15:45,350 --> 02:15:42,079
the crew dragon i should say was the

3434
02:15:47,669 --> 02:15:45,360
crew from inspiration four and our nasa

3435
02:15:50,229 --> 02:15:47,679
social team was uh putting together our

3436
02:15:51,669 --> 02:15:50,239
page for uh this launch from the kennedy

3437
02:15:52,550 --> 02:15:51,679
space center and

3438
02:15:54,310 --> 02:15:52,560
they

3439
02:15:57,270 --> 02:15:54,320
as you can see the hatch being closed

3440
02:16:00,870 --> 02:15:59,189
they're going to push on that to make

3441
02:16:02,550 --> 02:16:00,880
sure it seals up really good they're

3442
02:16:04,709 --> 02:16:02,560
going to put you've got to overcome that

3443
02:16:07,350 --> 02:16:04,719
force uh to get

3444
02:16:09,750 --> 02:16:07,360
uh the latches to latch on that hatch

3445
02:16:12,069 --> 02:16:09,760
so we'll hold the thought on the uh

3446
02:16:13,030 --> 02:16:12,079
nasa social video as we look looks like

3447
02:16:14,950 --> 02:16:13,040
uh

3448
02:16:16,709 --> 02:16:14,960
the crew closeout number 36 was putting

3449
02:16:18,629 --> 02:16:16,719
a fair amount of force yes it did look

3450
02:16:20,629 --> 02:16:18,639
like he was pushing hard but that's good

3451
02:16:24,229 --> 02:16:20,639
we'll get that hatch closed

3452
02:16:26,149 --> 02:16:24,239
and now begins the process of them

3453
02:16:27,910 --> 02:16:26,159
sealing it up sealing it up and doing

3454
02:16:29,030 --> 02:16:27,920
all kinds of checks and cross checks so

3455
02:16:30,629 --> 02:16:29,040
they'll seal it up there'll be a

3456
02:16:32,870 --> 02:16:30,639
pressure check to make sure the pressure

3457
02:16:34,389 --> 02:16:32,880
does in fact hold inside the capsule and

3458
02:16:36,230 --> 02:16:34,399
you'll see

3459
02:16:38,549 --> 02:16:36,240
teams of people here working together to

3460
02:16:39,830 --> 02:16:38,559
make sure every step is done

3461
02:16:41,589 --> 02:16:39,840
exactly so

3462
02:16:43,629 --> 02:16:41,599
carefully and methodically working their

3463
02:16:46,389 --> 02:16:43,639
way

3464
02:16:47,349 --> 02:16:46,399
255 feet up in the air we might add in

3465
02:16:58,469 --> 02:16:47,359
the

3466
02:16:59,910 --> 02:16:58,479
closing up that hatch

3467
02:17:02,150 --> 02:16:59,920
let's head out to california and catch

3468
02:17:05,990 --> 02:17:02,160
up with john i for an update on the

3469
02:17:09,509 --> 02:17:07,750
countdown is proceeding nominally at

3470
02:17:11,990 --> 02:17:09,519
this point and thanks darrell for that

3471
02:17:13,669 --> 02:17:12,000
handoff we're coming up just inside t

3472
02:17:15,429 --> 02:17:13,679
minus two hours

3473
02:17:17,349 --> 02:17:15,439
now on board the brand new dragon

3474
02:17:19,190 --> 02:17:17,359
spacecraft endurance we've heard a lot

3475
02:17:21,429 --> 02:17:19,200
of the communication between the crew

3476
02:17:23,669 --> 02:17:21,439
and the ground contracts were complete

3477
02:17:25,509 --> 02:17:23,679
we saw the astronaut seats rotated to

3478
02:17:27,589 --> 02:17:25,519
the flight position the suit leaked

3479
02:17:29,429 --> 02:17:27,599
checks were successfully completed and

3480
02:17:31,910 --> 02:17:29,439
we've been watching the closeout leads

3481
02:17:33,669 --> 02:17:31,920
lean into that hatch getting it secure

3482
02:17:36,150 --> 02:17:33,679
and we're getting ready now to begin

3483
02:17:37,750 --> 02:17:36,160
what will be the hatch leaks checks to

3484
02:17:39,509 --> 02:17:37,760
make sure that all the seals are good

3485
02:17:40,870 --> 02:17:39,519
everything's bolted down tight ready to

3486
02:17:43,110 --> 02:17:40,880
go

3487
02:17:44,950 --> 02:17:43,120
once we finish the final leak checks the

3488
02:17:47,110 --> 02:17:44,960
team will begin the steps to close out

3489
02:17:49,349 --> 02:17:47,120
the white room and get the access arm

3490
02:17:50,950 --> 02:17:49,359
ready to retract and then that closeout

3491
02:17:53,669 --> 02:17:50,960
team that you see there will leave the

3492
02:17:55,589 --> 02:17:53,679
pad by about t minus one hour that'll

3493
02:17:57,030 --> 02:17:55,599
leave just the four astronauts on the

3494
02:17:59,429 --> 02:17:57,040
pad

3495
02:18:01,589 --> 02:17:59,439
now for falcon 9 their team for

3496
02:18:03,270 --> 02:18:01,599
countdown is on console here you can see

3497
02:18:04,870 --> 02:18:03,280
firing room four

3498
02:18:06,790 --> 02:18:04,880
they're preparing for communication

3499
02:18:08,549 --> 02:18:06,800
checks with the astronauts coming up in

3500
02:18:10,870 --> 02:18:08,559
just a few minutes

3501
02:18:12,790 --> 02:18:10,880
currently at falcon 9 the engineers have

3502
02:18:14,549 --> 02:18:12,800
pressurized launch vehicle gas storage

3503
02:18:17,030 --> 02:18:14,559
bottles that was done before we cleared

3504
02:18:19,349 --> 02:18:17,040
the pad these are composite over wrapped

3505
02:18:21,190 --> 02:18:19,359
pressure vessels they hold gases that

3506
02:18:23,589 --> 02:18:21,200
are used to fill the propellant tanks

3507
02:18:24,950 --> 02:18:23,599
with hot helium as that propellant is

3508
02:18:27,509 --> 02:18:24,960
pulled out of the first and second

3509
02:18:29,110 --> 02:18:27,519
stages by the merlin turbo pumps

3510
02:18:31,030 --> 02:18:29,120
as we get into the last half hour of the

3511
02:18:32,950 --> 02:18:31,040
countdown we'll do a final top off of

3512
02:18:34,790 --> 02:18:32,960
those pressure vessels make sure that

3513
02:18:36,950 --> 02:18:34,800
we're at flight load

3514
02:18:39,270 --> 02:18:36,960
we also use these pressurized gases to

3515
02:18:41,750 --> 02:18:39,280
spin the merlin engine turbo pump when

3516
02:18:43,830 --> 02:18:41,760
we have to start an engine in space so

3517
02:18:46,309 --> 02:18:43,840
the second stage mvac engine has to

3518
02:18:47,910 --> 02:18:46,319
start up after the first stage separates

3519
02:18:49,669 --> 02:18:47,920
and the first stage engines we've got

3520
02:18:51,669 --> 02:18:49,679
three of them need to restart to begin

3521
02:18:53,589 --> 02:18:51,679
the entry and then one engine for the

3522
02:18:55,429 --> 02:18:53,599
final landing sequence

3523
02:18:57,110 --> 02:18:55,439
so all of those engines need the helium

3524
02:18:59,509 --> 02:18:57,120
gas to be able to spin and start the

3525
02:19:01,509 --> 02:18:59,519
engines the gases are also used for

3526
02:19:03,509 --> 02:19:01,519
attitude control systems

3527
02:19:05,509 --> 02:19:03,519
not so much on the way up but it helps

3528
02:19:07,750 --> 02:19:05,519
orient the vehicle after the first stage

3529
02:19:10,150 --> 02:19:07,760
separates and comes back down for the

3530
02:19:12,309 --> 02:19:10,160
landing on the drone ship and we also

3531
02:19:14,150 --> 02:19:12,319
use the gas to deploy the grid fins and

3532
02:19:17,030 --> 02:19:14,160
to kick the landing legs out just before

3533
02:19:18,950 --> 02:19:17,040
we land on the drone ship

3534
02:19:20,870 --> 02:19:18,960
we're continuing to monitor weather at

3535
02:19:23,429 --> 02:19:20,880
the launch site and around the world at

3536
02:19:25,509 --> 02:19:23,439
contingency abort and landing zones

3537
02:19:26,870 --> 02:19:25,519
concerns we're looking at continue to be

3538
02:19:28,309 --> 02:19:26,880
the same too since we started the

3539
02:19:30,070 --> 02:19:28,319
webcast

3540
02:19:31,509 --> 02:19:30,080
cumulus clouds and flight through

3541
02:19:34,070 --> 02:19:31,519
precipitation

3542
02:19:36,629 --> 02:19:34,080
now a moment ago the range did report

3543
02:19:39,509 --> 02:19:36,639
that currently right now we are no go on

3544
02:19:41,589 --> 02:19:39,519
weather for flying through precipitation

3545
02:19:43,110 --> 02:19:41,599
but they also expect that to clear up

3546
02:19:44,870 --> 02:19:43,120
and for us to be go when we get to

3547
02:19:46,950 --> 02:19:44,880
launch so this is just a temporary they

3548
02:19:48,950 --> 02:19:46,960
have to tell us when we're not meeting

3549
02:19:51,429 --> 02:19:48,960
all of the weather rules but right now

3550
02:19:53,190 --> 02:19:51,439
it doesn't look like a concern

3551
02:19:55,990 --> 02:19:53,200
so the good news is weather's looking

3552
02:19:57,910 --> 02:19:56,000
good dragon's right on time falcon 9 is

3553
02:20:00,389 --> 02:19:57,920
quiet getting ready for its big events

3554
02:20:01,830 --> 02:20:00,399
coming up here in another hour so and so

3555
02:20:03,670 --> 02:20:01,840
with that we're going to hand it back to

3556
02:20:05,990 --> 02:20:03,680
the team at kennedy

3557
02:20:07,910 --> 02:20:06,000
all right thank you john i and yes

3558
02:20:09,270 --> 02:20:07,920
indeed we can confirm there was some

3559
02:20:11,990 --> 02:20:09,280
weather that came through here yes there

3560
02:20:13,750 --> 02:20:12,000
was it was a little bit of rain um a

3561
02:20:16,309 --> 02:20:13,760
light storm our launch weather officer

3562
02:20:17,910 --> 02:20:16,319
tells us ryan sisik informing us that it

3563
02:20:19,190 --> 02:20:17,920
was a light one it was passing through

3564
02:20:21,270 --> 02:20:19,200
but in fact

3565
02:20:23,590 --> 02:20:21,280
when it's here it does

3566
02:20:24,950 --> 02:20:23,600
cause that to go red exactly if it's

3567
02:20:26,710 --> 02:20:24,960
raining here we would probably not

3568
02:20:28,389 --> 02:20:26,720
launch into it thankfully there is no

3569
02:20:30,309 --> 02:20:28,399
lightning which is another

3570
02:20:33,030 --> 02:20:30,319
uh criteria that we use to determine

3571
02:20:34,710 --> 02:20:33,040
whether or not we are go for launch

3572
02:20:36,790 --> 02:20:34,720
we're back inside the capsule now we're

3573
02:20:38,950 --> 02:20:36,800
awaiting uh a couple of things they're

3574
02:20:41,190 --> 02:20:38,960
gonna do some comm checks uh you know

3575
02:20:43,030 --> 02:20:41,200
they're uh gonna do some suit leak

3576
02:20:45,990 --> 02:20:43,040
checks and in fact i think you were able

3577
02:20:47,990 --> 02:20:46,000
to eye when that happens

3578
02:20:49,990 --> 02:20:48,000
the suit leak checked oh the suit the

3579
02:20:51,429 --> 02:20:50,000
suit lead checks yeah you can tell um

3580
02:20:53,349 --> 02:20:51,439
when they are doing a leak checks i

3581
02:20:55,190 --> 02:20:53,359
believe they've already occurred but uh

3582
02:20:57,429 --> 02:20:55,200
one of the things that happens is you

3583
02:20:59,030 --> 02:20:57,439
have your visors closed all your zippers

3584
02:21:01,590 --> 02:20:59,040
zipped up and they will pressurize the

3585
02:21:03,110 --> 02:21:01,600
suit so you'll get extra uh air volume

3586
02:21:05,030 --> 02:21:03,120
inside your suit so the suits will kind

3587
02:21:07,830 --> 02:21:05,040
of puff up you can see that when they

3588
02:21:10,150 --> 02:21:07,840
when the leak check happens

3589
02:21:11,510 --> 02:21:10,160
and now the half down visor look is uh

3590
02:21:15,270 --> 02:21:11,520
it's very fashionable the look of the

3591
02:21:19,510 --> 02:21:17,510
in this moment

3592
02:21:21,510 --> 02:21:19,520
as they wait

3593
02:21:23,910 --> 02:21:21,520
what is that like because i mean there

3594
02:21:26,550 --> 02:21:23,920
are waiting to go to space launching on

3595
02:21:28,950 --> 02:21:26,560
a rocket yes yes they know they've got

3596
02:21:32,070 --> 02:21:28,960
just under two hours to wait so a couple

3597
02:21:33,670 --> 02:21:32,080
of things are going on um of course each

3598
02:21:35,590 --> 02:21:33,680
crew member there is thinking about

3599
02:21:36,870 --> 02:21:35,600
their role during the launch they're

3600
02:21:39,030 --> 02:21:36,880
probably chit-chatting a little bit

3601
02:21:41,110 --> 02:21:39,040
amongst themselves uh trying to stay

3602
02:21:43,110 --> 02:21:41,120
comfortable in those suits and probably

3603
02:21:45,110 --> 02:21:43,120
just trying to enjoy the experience of

3604
02:21:47,030 --> 02:21:45,120
actually being in there exactly spacex

3605
02:21:48,710 --> 02:21:47,040
we will be commencing health checks for

3606
02:21:50,710 --> 02:21:48,720
the launch escape system expect

3607
02:21:52,389 --> 02:21:50,720
momentary flight computer state change

3608
02:22:01,270 --> 02:21:52,399
followed by a transition back to pad

3609
02:22:06,230 --> 02:22:03,590
that's a call out to

3610
02:22:08,630 --> 02:22:06,240
check the health of the emergency escape

3611
02:22:11,510 --> 02:22:08,640
system yes this is what's primarily

3612
02:22:14,150 --> 02:22:11,520
happening in those last uh hours before

3613
02:22:15,750 --> 02:22:14,160
launches the spacex team is checking all

3614
02:22:17,990 --> 02:22:15,760
the systems on the spacecraft to make

3615
02:22:19,429 --> 02:22:18,000
sure everything is working properly and

3616
02:22:21,030 --> 02:22:19,439
of course the launch escape system is

3617
02:22:23,910 --> 02:22:21,040
one of the main systems that we need to

3618
02:22:26,230 --> 02:22:23,920
work properly during a launch especially

3619
02:22:27,349 --> 02:22:26,240
especially with that hatch close yes

3620
02:22:29,349 --> 02:22:27,359
exactly

3621
02:22:31,429 --> 02:22:29,359
so we've got about an hour now until the

3622
02:22:33,349 --> 02:22:31,439
pad team wraps up the final checks and

3623
02:22:34,870 --> 02:22:33,359
clears the white room and that's when

3624
02:22:36,790 --> 02:22:34,880
the action will pick up with the crew

3625
02:22:38,230 --> 02:22:36,800
access arm retracting

3626
02:22:40,790 --> 02:22:38,240
we'll have the arming of the launch

3627
02:22:43,429 --> 02:22:40,800
escape system as we just mentioned and

3628
02:22:45,270 --> 02:22:43,439
then prop loading will follow so we'll

3629
02:22:47,030 --> 02:22:45,280
keep a live view of the crew here as

3630
02:22:49,030 --> 02:22:47,040
they're sitting tight for the next hour

3631
02:22:50,469 --> 02:22:49,040
or so and provide you with some more

3632
02:22:52,550 --> 02:22:50,479
context about

3633
02:22:54,710 --> 02:22:52,560
this mission but for now let's head over

3634
02:22:56,550 --> 02:22:54,720
to houston for a closer look at what the

3635
02:23:03,510 --> 02:22:56,560
crew will be doing when they reach their

3636
02:23:07,670 --> 02:23:05,990
thanks daryl once crew dragon arrives at

3637
02:23:10,070 --> 02:23:07,680
the international space station they'll

3638
02:23:12,630 --> 02:23:10,080
be welcomed by their expedition 66

3639
02:23:14,550 --> 02:23:12,640
crewmates since the crew ii astronauts

3640
02:23:16,389 --> 02:23:14,560
splash down monday evening off the coast

3641
02:23:18,630 --> 02:23:16,399
of pensacola florida we're doing

3642
02:23:20,150 --> 02:23:18,640
something called an indirect handover

3643
02:23:22,309 --> 02:23:20,160
which just means a new crew of

3644
02:23:23,910 --> 02:23:22,319
astronauts arrives at station after

3645
02:23:26,070 --> 02:23:23,920
another crew departs

3646
02:23:28,630 --> 02:23:26,080
this mission will also continue keeping

3647
02:23:31,429 --> 02:23:28,640
the long duration crew size on station

3648
02:23:33,590 --> 02:23:31,439
at seven on the u.s side we'll have four

3649
02:23:35,830 --> 02:23:33,600
astronauts to conduct research until

3650
02:23:37,830 --> 02:23:35,840
nasa astronaut mark vande high returns

3651
02:23:40,070 --> 02:23:37,840
to earth in march of next year

3652
02:23:42,630 --> 02:23:40,080
that jump from three to four astronauts

3653
02:23:44,870 --> 02:23:42,640
takes our average of 30 to 40 hours of

3654
02:23:47,590 --> 02:23:44,880
science work a week on station all the

3655
02:23:49,429 --> 02:23:47,600
way up to sometimes 80 to 100 hours

3656
02:23:51,349 --> 02:23:49,439
effectively doubling our amount of time

3657
02:23:53,750 --> 02:23:51,359
dedicated to research

3658
02:23:55,910 --> 02:23:53,760
as the station is first and foremost a

3659
02:23:58,550 --> 02:23:55,920
laboratory the crew will jump right into

3660
02:24:00,550 --> 02:23:58,560
conducting experiments with new research

3661
02:24:03,110 --> 02:24:00,560
still to be delivered on upcoming cargo

3662
02:24:05,270 --> 02:24:03,120
flights including another spacex dragon

3663
02:24:07,270 --> 02:24:05,280
scheduled right now in december

3664
02:24:08,710 --> 02:24:07,280
i'll toss it over to marie now where we

3665
02:24:11,110 --> 02:24:08,720
will learn more about some of the

3666
02:24:13,429 --> 02:24:11,120
exciting science on the horizon for crew

3667
02:24:15,270 --> 02:24:13,439
3. marie

3668
02:24:17,590 --> 02:24:15,280
all right thank you so much sandra i am

3669
02:24:20,230 --> 02:24:17,600
here with dr hector gutierrez you're a

3670
02:24:21,910 --> 02:24:20,240
professor of uh mechanical and aerospace

3671
02:24:24,150 --> 02:24:21,920
engineering at the florida institute of

3672
02:24:25,910 --> 02:24:24,160
technology down the road in orlando and

3673
02:24:28,309 --> 02:24:25,920
you actually have an experiment

3674
02:24:29,830 --> 02:24:28,319
launching aboard crew 3 tonight that's

3675
02:24:31,510 --> 02:24:29,840
right mary thanks again for the

3676
02:24:33,990 --> 02:24:31,520
opportunity of being here

3677
02:24:34,710 --> 02:24:34,000
very excited to be here to the launch of

3678
02:24:37,110 --> 02:24:34,720
our

3679
02:24:39,349 --> 02:24:37,120
flight units

3680
02:24:41,830 --> 02:24:39,359
our experiment is called this

3681
02:24:43,190 --> 02:24:41,840
smartphone video guidance system

3682
02:24:44,710 --> 02:24:43,200
the name is a little bit misleading

3683
02:24:46,070 --> 02:24:44,720
because we're actually not using any

3684
02:24:47,590 --> 02:24:46,080
smartphones

3685
02:24:50,389 --> 02:24:47,600
but this is technology that was

3686
02:24:52,550 --> 02:24:50,399
originally developed by nasa marshall

3687
02:24:55,270 --> 02:24:52,560
for guidance of the spacecraft

3688
02:24:57,429 --> 02:24:55,280
and proximity maneuvers and

3689
02:24:59,670 --> 02:24:57,439
we're finally going to after several

3690
02:25:02,790 --> 02:24:59,680
years of working on the deployment of

3691
02:25:05,030 --> 02:25:02,800
sbgs we are going to

3692
02:25:07,030 --> 02:25:05,040
have the opportunity to deploy it on the

3693
02:25:08,630 --> 02:25:07,040
robot on the space station which is

3694
02:25:11,270 --> 02:25:08,640
called asterisk

3695
02:25:13,349 --> 02:25:11,280
so the smartphone guided system is

3696
02:25:15,349 --> 02:25:13,359
essentially a software sensor

3697
02:25:18,150 --> 02:25:15,359
so it's an algorithm that can be

3698
02:25:22,710 --> 02:25:18,160
deployed using the hardware resources of

3699
02:25:24,950 --> 02:25:22,720
a robot a cpu camera and in this case uh

3700
02:25:27,910 --> 02:25:24,960
that will be the resources of astoria

3701
02:25:29,830 --> 02:25:27,920
okay and so there's the actual payload

3702
02:25:31,750 --> 02:25:29,840
is a small beacon it's about you told me

3703
02:25:33,670 --> 02:25:31,760
it's about the size of a flashlight um i

3704
02:25:35,990 --> 02:25:33,680
think we have a couple of photos of it

3705
02:25:38,550 --> 02:25:36,000
but this beacon there it is

3706
02:25:40,389 --> 02:25:38,560
it attaches to the wall of the

3707
02:25:42,630 --> 02:25:40,399
international space station and has some

3708
02:25:45,110 --> 02:25:42,640
led lights that light up and then that

3709
02:25:47,510 --> 02:25:45,120
gets used in combination with the sensor

3710
02:25:49,510 --> 02:25:47,520
to maneuver the astro b that you

3711
02:25:51,270 --> 02:25:49,520
mentioned that's the free-flying robot

3712
02:25:53,590 --> 02:25:51,280
on the international space station there

3713
02:25:55,830 --> 02:25:53,600
are actually three of them and you're

3714
02:25:58,710 --> 02:25:55,840
going to test five different maneuvers

3715
02:26:00,710 --> 02:25:58,720
with one two and even all three of the

3716
02:26:03,270 --> 02:26:00,720
astro b robots at the same time is that

3717
02:26:05,670 --> 02:26:03,280
right that's exactly right so these

3718
02:26:07,830 --> 02:26:05,680
beacons will be attached

3719
02:26:09,990 --> 02:26:07,840
some of them to the wall or some of them

3720
02:26:11,270 --> 02:26:10,000
to the payload compartment on astra on

3721
02:26:12,790 --> 02:26:11,280
the astrovis

3722
02:26:14,790 --> 02:26:12,800
and they essentially will be used as

3723
02:26:17,110 --> 02:26:14,800
navigation beacons to

3724
02:26:19,190 --> 02:26:17,120
execute a number of formation flight

3725
02:26:21,990 --> 02:26:19,200
maneuvers and to demonstrate

3726
02:26:24,710 --> 02:26:22,000
capabilities of spgas and its accuracy

3727
02:26:26,550 --> 02:26:24,720
so how can you use this technology if if

3728
02:26:28,710 --> 02:26:26,560
these maneuvers are

3729
02:26:30,070 --> 02:26:28,720
successful if they if they do what you

3730
02:26:31,750 --> 02:26:30,080
expect them to do what you hope they

3731
02:26:34,469 --> 02:26:31,760
will do how can you apply this

3732
02:26:37,510 --> 02:26:34,479
technology in space and to help improve

3733
02:26:40,630 --> 02:26:37,520
our lives here on earth

3734
02:26:43,910 --> 02:26:40,640
so the expectation is we have many

3735
02:26:45,990 --> 02:26:43,920
potential applications for sbgs

3736
02:26:48,550 --> 02:26:46,000
in the space context

3737
02:26:51,270 --> 02:26:48,560
right now we're working with marshall on

3738
02:26:54,469 --> 02:26:51,280
a landing mission in which uh one of the

3739
02:26:56,790 --> 02:26:54,479
possible applications of sbgs in space

3740
02:26:59,190 --> 02:26:56,800
is to serve as bcom for planetary

3741
02:27:01,750 --> 02:26:59,200
landings as you probably realize every

3742
02:27:02,950 --> 02:27:01,760
time that a probe or a robot is dropped

3743
02:27:05,110 --> 02:27:02,960
in a planet

3744
02:27:07,270 --> 02:27:05,120
one of the biggest issues is how to know

3745
02:27:10,150 --> 02:27:07,280
accurately what it lands sure

3746
02:27:12,389 --> 02:27:10,160
so planetary landing is a big challenge

3747
02:27:15,510 --> 02:27:12,399
and sbgs is one of the potential

3748
02:27:18,389 --> 02:27:15,520
technologies that could be used for that

3749
02:27:21,990 --> 02:27:18,399
but besides that spgs can be used for a

3750
02:27:24,550 --> 02:27:22,000
formation flight of a small spacecraft

3751
02:27:26,950 --> 02:27:24,560
one of the trends in the future of space

3752
02:27:29,830 --> 02:27:26,960
exploration also includes that instead

3753
02:27:33,190 --> 02:27:29,840
of launching large spacecraft is much

3754
02:27:35,590 --> 02:27:33,200
more cost effective and robust to launch

3755
02:27:38,230 --> 02:27:35,600
a cluster of items that they need to be

3756
02:27:41,030 --> 02:27:38,240
oriented relative to each other at a

3757
02:27:42,070 --> 02:27:41,040
relatively short distance so sbgs

3758
02:27:44,630 --> 02:27:42,080
is a

3759
02:27:48,070 --> 02:27:44,640
strong candidate to fulfill that role

3760
02:27:51,110 --> 02:27:48,080
but so within space applications uh the

3761
02:27:53,830 --> 02:27:51,120
potential uses of sbgs are for proximity

3762
02:27:55,349 --> 02:27:53,840
maneuvers formation flight

3763
02:27:57,910 --> 02:27:55,359
landing

3764
02:28:01,270 --> 02:27:57,920
but besides that we're very excited that

3765
02:28:04,550 --> 02:28:01,280
svgs can also be used in on earth

3766
02:28:06,870 --> 02:28:04,560
for similar applications where you need

3767
02:28:08,230 --> 02:28:06,880
robots to cooperate between each other

3768
02:28:09,830 --> 02:28:08,240
to

3769
02:28:11,910 --> 02:28:09,840
dock or

3770
02:28:13,349 --> 02:28:11,920
land if it's a drone for example a

3771
02:28:15,349 --> 02:28:13,359
picture

3772
02:28:17,270 --> 02:28:15,359
in the not too far future

3773
02:28:19,510 --> 02:28:17,280
you can put your vehicle at your

3774
02:28:21,349 --> 02:28:19,520
doorstep and a deliberate drone will

3775
02:28:24,150 --> 02:28:21,359
drop the package right where the beacon

3776
02:28:26,150 --> 02:28:24,160
is you know and it can save significant

3777
02:28:28,550 --> 02:28:26,160
effort to a delivery person who has to

3778
02:28:30,070 --> 02:28:28,560
walk just three flights of stairs sure

3779
02:28:33,030 --> 02:28:30,080
something like that just have the drone

3780
02:28:35,270 --> 02:28:33,040
drop it off picture it in new york so um

3781
02:28:38,150 --> 02:28:35,280
there are a number of applications we

3782
02:28:42,550 --> 02:28:38,160
want to go into a commercial explore the

3783
02:28:47,349 --> 02:28:45,110
developing a commercial version of svgs

3784
02:28:49,830 --> 02:28:47,359
that can be integrated with robotic

3785
02:28:51,830 --> 02:28:49,840
platforms and drones all right dr hector

3786
02:28:53,830 --> 02:28:51,840
gutierrez thank you so much best of luck

3787
02:28:56,630 --> 02:28:53,840
with the smartphone video guidance

3788
02:28:58,469 --> 02:28:56,640
sensor experiment on crew 3 and we'll be

3789
02:28:59,990 --> 02:28:58,479
watching and following along and enjoy

3790
02:29:02,150 --> 02:29:00,000
the launch thank you very much a

3791
02:29:03,590 --> 02:29:02,160
pleasure to meet you thank you you too

3792
02:29:05,190 --> 02:29:03,600
daryl we'll send it back to you all

3793
02:29:07,270 --> 02:29:05,200
right marie thank you here's a closer

3794
02:29:09,110 --> 02:29:07,280
look now at some of the life-changing

3795
02:29:11,030 --> 02:29:09,120
science astronaut astronauts are

3796
02:29:14,309 --> 02:29:11,040
performing aboard the international

3797
02:29:18,550 --> 02:29:16,230
the international space station is a

3798
02:29:20,389 --> 02:29:18,560
state-of-the-art microgravity laboratory

3799
02:29:22,630 --> 02:29:20,399
that is unlocking discoveries not

3800
02:29:24,790 --> 02:29:22,640
possible on earth and helping us push

3801
02:29:27,030 --> 02:29:24,800
farther into deep space

3802
02:29:29,429 --> 02:29:27,040
every single day we are answering big

3803
02:29:31,030 --> 02:29:29,439
questions about earth and about space

3804
02:29:32,790 --> 02:29:31,040
about where we came from and about where

3805
02:29:34,150 --> 02:29:32,800
we're going but the other thing that

3806
02:29:35,820 --> 02:29:34,160
we're doing is we're learning more

3807
02:29:39,429 --> 02:29:35,830
questions to ask

3808
02:29:41,510 --> 02:29:39,439
[Music]

3809
02:29:43,670 --> 02:29:41,520
microgravity turns almost everything we

3810
02:29:46,309 --> 02:29:43,680
know upside down

3811
02:29:49,110 --> 02:29:46,319
liquids behave completely differently

3812
02:29:52,070 --> 02:29:49,120
fire burns in new ways

3813
02:29:53,590 --> 02:29:52,080
biological systems reveal surprises

3814
02:29:55,670 --> 02:29:53,600
there's a few things that have made me

3815
02:29:57,510 --> 02:29:55,680
gasp out loud up on board space station

3816
02:29:59,510 --> 02:29:57,520
watching heart cells actually beat has

3817
02:30:01,429 --> 02:29:59,520
been a pretty big one

3818
02:30:02,950 --> 02:30:01,439
we're studying ways to grow food in

3819
02:30:05,910 --> 02:30:02,960
microgravity

3820
02:30:08,150 --> 02:30:05,920
i gotta tell you these uh

3821
02:30:11,270 --> 02:30:08,160
these are pretty amazing we're learning

3822
02:30:13,030 --> 02:30:11,280
how human bodies react to life in space

3823
02:30:15,349 --> 02:30:13,040
and how to keep crew members safe and

3824
02:30:16,389 --> 02:30:15,359
strong on long duration exploration

3825
02:30:18,230 --> 02:30:16,399
missions

3826
02:30:21,190 --> 02:30:18,240
deadlifts are awesome on earth they're

3827
02:30:23,110 --> 02:30:21,200
also awesome in zero gravity

3828
02:30:25,110 --> 02:30:23,120
we're testing technologies that will be

3829
02:30:28,309 --> 02:30:25,120
critical to our return to the moon and

3830
02:30:32,950 --> 02:30:30,550
our research has contributed to medical

3831
02:30:35,110 --> 02:30:32,960
and social benefits on our home planet

3832
02:30:37,510 --> 02:30:35,120
allowing us to find new ways to combat

3833
02:30:39,590 --> 02:30:37,520
disease back on earth and develop

3834
02:30:43,670 --> 02:30:39,600
technologies to deliver clean water to

3835
02:30:48,469 --> 02:30:45,670
the spectacular vantage point of more

3836
02:30:50,469 --> 02:30:48,479
than 200 miles above our planet supports

3837
02:30:53,190 --> 02:30:50,479
our monitoring of earth's climate

3838
02:30:55,349 --> 02:30:53,200
natural disasters and plant life our

3839
02:30:56,790 --> 02:30:55,359
planet earth is absolutely stunning to

3840
02:30:58,830 --> 02:30:56,800
me it doesn't matter where we are in the

3841
02:31:00,389 --> 02:30:58,840
world i just see beauty in different

3842
02:31:03,030 --> 02:31:00,399
ways

3843
02:31:05,349 --> 02:31:03,040
the growing new space economy so vital

3844
02:31:09,190 --> 02:31:05,359
to our continued progress in space is

3845
02:31:13,990 --> 02:31:11,910
we're inspiring future generations from

3846
02:31:16,630 --> 02:31:14,000
a platform that is one of the largest

3847
02:31:18,150 --> 02:31:16,640
international collaborations of our time

3848
02:31:20,630 --> 02:31:18,160
[Music]

3849
02:31:22,710 --> 02:31:20,640
we're doing science at 17

3850
02:31:29,590 --> 02:31:22,720
500 miles per hour

3851
02:31:37,429 --> 02:31:34,790
[Music]

3852
02:31:40,550 --> 02:31:37,439
and shannon you were a part of that ride

3853
02:31:42,469 --> 02:31:40,560
doing that science at 17 500 miles an

3854
02:31:43,990 --> 02:31:42,479
hour yes i was

3855
02:31:46,150 --> 02:31:44,000
and it looks like

3856
02:31:48,070 --> 02:31:46,160
they're gonna have a busy time up there

3857
02:31:50,469 --> 02:31:48,080
i think so there's so much science to be

3858
02:31:52,550 --> 02:31:50,479
done uh the ground crews do a very good

3859
02:31:54,389 --> 02:31:52,560
job of keeping the crew

3860
02:31:56,469 --> 02:31:54,399
on board scheduled

3861
02:31:59,110 --> 02:31:56,479
the entire day doing that science

3862
02:32:01,030 --> 02:31:59,120
taking advantage of every moment

3863
02:32:03,990 --> 02:32:01,040
as we look live inside the dragon

3864
02:32:06,070 --> 02:32:04,000
capsule we are t minus one hour and 44

3865
02:32:08,710 --> 02:32:06,080
minutes until liftoff we are here with

3866
02:32:10,469 --> 02:32:08,720
shannon walker nasa astronaut who flew

3867
02:32:13,510 --> 02:32:10,479
on crew one

3868
02:32:15,190 --> 02:32:13,520
watching crew 3 prepare to get ready for

3869
02:32:17,750 --> 02:32:15,200
their flight and it

3870
02:32:19,349 --> 02:32:17,760
it appears they haven't been very chatty

3871
02:32:21,750 --> 02:32:19,359
no they haven't been very chatty i guess

3872
02:32:23,670 --> 02:32:21,760
it's a quiet crew it's a quiet crew

3873
02:32:25,830 --> 02:32:23,680
and that's just fine as they

3874
02:32:28,630 --> 02:32:25,840
prepare for their liftoff crew 3 is

3875
02:32:30,950 --> 02:32:28,640
scheduled to arrive to station just days

3876
02:32:34,150 --> 02:32:30,960
after astronauts from crew 2 returned

3877
02:32:37,510 --> 02:32:34,160
home from a record-setting space flight

3878
02:32:39,910 --> 02:32:37,520
take a look at this at 10 33 pm eastern

3879
02:32:41,910 --> 02:32:39,920
time the view looks a little similar

3880
02:32:44,230 --> 02:32:41,920
this is crew 2 though safely splashing

3881
02:32:46,469 --> 02:32:44,240
down in the gulf off the coast of

3882
02:32:48,550 --> 02:32:46,479
pensacola there's a view from the

3883
02:32:51,270 --> 02:32:48,560
infrared camera as the

3884
02:32:53,429 --> 02:32:51,280
parachutes opened up

3885
02:32:55,990 --> 02:32:53,439
the crew of uh

3886
02:32:58,150 --> 02:32:56,000
shane kimbrough megan macarthur jackson

3887
02:33:00,790 --> 02:32:58,160
astronaut aki hoshide and

3888
02:33:03,030 --> 02:33:00,800
east astronaut tomah pesquet they

3889
02:33:03,990 --> 02:33:03,040
landed safely splashing down there in

3890
02:33:06,070 --> 02:33:04,000
the gulf

3891
02:33:09,750 --> 02:33:06,080
as the parachutes came down around them

3892
02:33:12,550 --> 02:33:09,760
they spent 199 days in orbit shannon

3893
02:33:15,670 --> 02:33:12,560
surpassing the previous record of 168

3894
02:33:17,670 --> 02:33:15,680
days set by crew one astronauts of which

3895
02:33:20,870 --> 02:33:17,680
you were apart i was i would have loved

3896
02:33:22,550 --> 02:33:20,880
to have stayed up 199 days but 168's not

3897
02:33:24,469 --> 02:33:22,560
bad either

3898
02:33:26,150 --> 02:33:24,479
and before they returned to earth nasa

3899
02:33:28,150 --> 02:33:26,160
astronauts shane kimbrough and megan

3900
02:33:30,309 --> 02:33:28,160
macarthur well they were good tenants

3901
02:33:32,710 --> 02:33:30,319
because they made sure that station was

3902
02:33:36,870 --> 02:33:32,720
ready for crew 3 i had a chance to speak

3903
02:33:39,349 --> 02:33:36,880
with them in space before they came home

3904
02:33:40,550 --> 02:33:39,359
hey shane and megan great to be with you

3905
02:33:42,950 --> 02:33:40,560
today

3906
02:33:45,110 --> 02:33:42,960
this is fantastic you guys are currently

3907
02:33:47,750 --> 02:33:45,120
over the pacific ocean

3908
02:33:49,910 --> 02:33:47,760
cruising at 17 500 miles per hour

3909
02:33:52,070 --> 02:33:49,920
towards our general direction though it

3910
02:33:54,389 --> 02:33:52,080
doesn't look like you're going that fast

3911
02:33:56,950 --> 02:33:54,399
and megan your hair is looking luxurious

3912
02:34:00,950 --> 02:33:58,630
thank you very much

3913
02:34:03,670 --> 02:34:00,960
so tell me um you're getting ready for

3914
02:34:05,429 --> 02:34:03,680
crew 3 to arrive

3915
02:34:07,030 --> 02:34:05,439
yeah so we've been getting your their

3916
02:34:08,389 --> 02:34:07,040
sleep stations ready to go they're crew

3917
02:34:09,429 --> 02:34:08,399
quarters so we've been cleaning those

3918
02:34:11,270 --> 02:34:09,439
and getting them all ready so they're

3919
02:34:13,510 --> 02:34:11,280
going to be set we also have got their

3920
02:34:14,830 --> 02:34:13,520
suitcases up here and uh

3921
02:34:16,950 --> 02:34:14,840
we got one here's

3922
02:34:19,349 --> 02:34:16,960
raja's and we got

3923
02:34:21,510 --> 02:34:19,359
kayla's there and so we've got toms and

3924
02:34:23,429 --> 02:34:21,520
matthias's as well so all your clothes

3925
02:34:25,030 --> 02:34:23,439
are ready to go for the next six months

3926
02:34:27,110 --> 02:34:25,040
so that's going to be set all your

3927
02:34:29,110 --> 02:34:27,120
food's ready to go as well

3928
02:34:30,790 --> 02:34:29,120
and given though the size of those

3929
02:34:33,670 --> 02:34:30,800
suitcases it doesn't look like the

3930
02:34:35,349 --> 02:34:33,680
wardrobe is uh having a lot of variety

3931
02:34:36,230 --> 02:34:35,359
but you don't need a lot of that up in

3932
02:34:40,469 --> 02:34:36,240
space

3933
02:34:42,950 --> 02:34:40,479
you know for the for the folks that are

3934
02:34:44,230 --> 02:34:42,960
coming up three of the four astronauts

3935
02:34:47,030 --> 02:34:44,240
this is going to be their first space

3936
02:34:49,429 --> 02:34:47,040
flight for those three astronauts we

3937
02:34:51,510 --> 02:34:49,439
know they've trained extensively but

3938
02:34:54,230 --> 02:34:51,520
what is something as a first-timer they

3939
02:34:55,910 --> 02:34:54,240
will experience that you just can't

3940
02:34:57,270 --> 02:34:55,920
train for

3941
02:34:59,030 --> 02:34:57,280
well darryl that's a great question and

3942
02:35:00,710 --> 02:34:59,040
really it's the physical environment

3943
02:35:02,870 --> 02:35:00,720
that we live in that is really hard

3944
02:35:05,270 --> 02:35:02,880
obviously to train for when you live in

3945
02:35:07,590 --> 02:35:05,280
1g on earth and so it's how you move

3946
02:35:09,270 --> 02:35:07,600
around how you move efficiently how you

3947
02:35:10,469 --> 02:35:09,280
can you know go floating and flying

3948
02:35:12,230 --> 02:35:10,479
through the space station without

3949
02:35:13,990 --> 02:35:12,240
crashing into things without knocking

3950
02:35:15,270 --> 02:35:14,000
things off the walls but these are these

3951
02:35:16,469 --> 02:35:15,280
are all smart folks uh they're gonna

3952
02:35:17,990 --> 02:35:16,479
figure it out really quick and they're

3953
02:35:19,270 --> 02:35:18,000
gonna be doing great work up here before

3954
02:35:21,190 --> 02:35:19,280
we know it

3955
02:35:24,070 --> 02:35:21,200
hey shane uh one of the veteran

3956
02:35:27,110 --> 02:35:24,080
astronauts thomas marshburn you know him

3957
02:35:29,030 --> 02:35:27,120
pretty well um you got any stories about

3958
02:35:31,270 --> 02:35:29,040
him he's a veteran astronaut just like

3959
02:35:32,710 --> 02:35:31,280
you flew on shuttle been up to the

3960
02:35:35,030 --> 02:35:32,720
station before

3961
02:35:37,750 --> 02:35:35,040
and both of you the astronaut class of

3962
02:35:40,550 --> 02:35:37,760
2004 so you got any good stories about

3963
02:35:44,309 --> 02:35:40,560
tom

3964
02:35:46,630 --> 02:35:44,319
great guy um he was at nasa before we

3965
02:35:48,469 --> 02:35:46,640
were selected as astronauts um as a

3966
02:35:50,389 --> 02:35:48,479
flight surgeon so some folks may not

3967
02:35:51,910 --> 02:35:50,399
know that so he was kind of the go-to

3968
02:35:53,910 --> 02:35:51,920
person in our class of hey what's it

3969
02:35:55,830 --> 02:35:53,920
really like what i don't understand this

3970
02:35:57,349 --> 02:35:55,840
how nasa runs and since he'd been here a

3971
02:35:59,429 --> 02:35:57,359
little while he's he was definitely our

3972
02:36:00,870 --> 02:35:59,439
go-to person for that tom and i are also

3973
02:36:02,550 --> 02:36:00,880
both from atlanta so we have that in

3974
02:36:04,309 --> 02:36:02,560
common and we've enjoyed working

3975
02:36:05,590 --> 02:36:04,319
together and training together over

3976
02:36:07,670 --> 02:36:05,600
these many years

3977
02:36:10,469 --> 02:36:07,680
a couple of southern guys that's great i

3978
02:36:13,270 --> 02:36:10,479
want to ask you though um currently crew

3979
02:36:14,950 --> 02:36:13,280
3 as they're getting ready to go up i

3980
02:36:16,389 --> 02:36:14,960
was watching you guys play a game in

3981
02:36:17,750 --> 02:36:16,399
fact the entire world was watching you

3982
02:36:19,910 --> 02:36:17,760
guys play a game

3983
02:36:21,910 --> 02:36:19,920
with your thumbs and i'm just curious

3984
02:36:24,070 --> 02:36:21,920
what was that game and and why were you

3985
02:36:26,550 --> 02:36:24,080
playing it

3986
02:36:29,270 --> 02:36:26,560
so that is actually a french game that

3987
02:36:29,990 --> 02:36:29,280
our isa crewmate thomas pesquet taught

3988
02:36:31,670 --> 02:36:30,000
us

3989
02:36:34,070 --> 02:36:31,680
it's called the game of thumbs so very

3990
02:36:36,870 --> 02:36:34,080
original title and uh we're basically

3991
02:36:38,150 --> 02:36:36,880
playing it to pass the time so we were

3992
02:36:40,150 --> 02:36:38,160
you know you have a lot of time when

3993
02:36:41,670 --> 02:36:40,160
you're sitting in the vehicle um and we

3994
02:36:43,670 --> 02:36:41,680
had during that launch week you know you

3995
02:36:45,030 --> 02:36:43,680
have some some practice runs as well and

3996
02:36:46,550 --> 02:36:45,040
so you have a lot of time sitting in the

3997
02:36:48,389 --> 02:36:46,560
vehicle while the vehicle is getting

3998
02:36:50,469 --> 02:36:48,399
fueled and of course you know we talked

3999
02:36:52,309 --> 02:36:50,479
to each other about what um you know to

4000
02:36:53,750 --> 02:36:52,319
be prepared for any emergency scenario

4001
02:36:55,750 --> 02:36:53,760
that might happen we talk through all of

4002
02:36:56,950 --> 02:36:55,760
our nominal tasks and monitoring that

4003
02:36:59,190 --> 02:36:56,960
we're going to do and then we still have

4004
02:37:01,110 --> 02:36:59,200
some extra time and so tama had this

4005
02:37:03,030 --> 02:37:01,120
game at the ready for us to play and

4006
02:37:05,190 --> 02:37:03,040
that kept us entertained for the time

4007
02:37:07,030 --> 02:37:05,200
between the activities that we had to do

4008
02:37:08,870 --> 02:37:07,040
shane kimbrough and megan mcarthur

4009
02:37:10,870 --> 02:37:08,880
aboard the international space station

4010
02:37:12,710 --> 02:37:10,880
thank you so much and by the way fun

4011
02:37:15,429 --> 02:37:12,720
fact during this interview you just

4012
02:37:17,429 --> 02:37:15,439
traveled 3 000 miles incredible thanks

4013
02:37:19,510 --> 02:37:17,439
daryl really great talking to you and uh

4014
02:37:21,510 --> 02:37:19,520
get crew 3 up here safely we're looking

4015
02:37:26,630 --> 02:37:21,520
forward to having them on board

4016
02:37:30,389 --> 02:37:28,230
but there's the floating flip you get

4017
02:37:32,790 --> 02:37:30,399
you can't yeah shots without having to

4018
02:37:35,190 --> 02:37:32,800
flip always got to do it shane and megan

4019
02:37:37,030 --> 02:37:35,200
they were great and you know it was uh

4020
02:37:39,110 --> 02:37:37,040
it was great to find out about that game

4021
02:37:41,349 --> 02:37:39,120
they they enjoyed games uh this crew

4022
02:37:43,190 --> 02:37:41,359
apparently is enjoying some solitude i

4023
02:37:44,790 --> 02:37:43,200
think so they're all i but they are

4024
02:37:46,469 --> 02:37:44,800
doing what megan just said they are

4025
02:37:47,750 --> 02:37:46,479
going through the nominal procedures

4026
02:37:49,910 --> 02:37:47,760
they're talking through the emergency

4027
02:37:51,510 --> 02:37:49,920
procedures uh to make sure that they are

4028
02:37:53,190 --> 02:37:51,520
prepared when launch actually happens

4029
02:37:55,110 --> 02:37:53,200
shane and megan back on the ground chen

4030
02:37:56,790 --> 02:37:55,120
and you were out there when they came

4031
02:37:59,110 --> 02:37:56,800
down and you were one of the first

4032
02:38:01,030 --> 02:37:59,120
people they saw i was it's just it's

4033
02:38:02,550 --> 02:38:01,040
hard to believe it was just monday night

4034
02:38:04,150 --> 02:38:02,560
when they splashed down but it was

4035
02:38:06,309 --> 02:38:04,160
pretty special for me to be out on the

4036
02:38:07,830 --> 02:38:06,319
ship that gathered up the capsule and i

4037
02:38:09,670 --> 02:38:07,840
got to see the crew and it was extra

4038
02:38:11,830 --> 02:38:09,680
special because i was on station when

4039
02:38:13,349 --> 02:38:11,840
they uh came on board and then i got to

4040
02:38:14,469 --> 02:38:13,359
be there when they splashed down how

4041
02:38:16,230 --> 02:38:14,479
about that

4042
02:38:18,070 --> 02:38:16,240
that must have brought a smile to their

4043
02:38:20,469 --> 02:38:18,080
faces even after you know coming back

4044
02:38:22,309 --> 02:38:20,479
from space yes yes they all told me that

4045
02:38:24,870 --> 02:38:22,319
it was great to see the

4046
02:38:26,630 --> 02:38:24,880
my friendly face great story shannon

4047
02:38:28,550 --> 02:38:26,640
thank you so much and now let's check

4048
02:38:30,870 --> 02:38:28,560
back in on launch operations in

4049
02:38:34,550 --> 02:38:30,880
hawthorne john i what is the team at

4050
02:38:39,429 --> 02:38:37,030
thanks daryl we're coming up on just

4051
02:38:40,550 --> 02:38:39,439
under one hour and 38 minutes before

4052
02:38:42,950 --> 02:38:40,560
launch

4053
02:38:45,190 --> 02:38:42,960
now the crew of four are in the capsule

4054
02:38:47,190 --> 02:38:45,200
hatches close and we have heard a

4055
02:38:47,990 --> 02:38:47,200
successful completion of the hatch leak

4056
02:38:49,590 --> 02:38:48,000
check

4057
02:38:50,950 --> 02:38:49,600
so pretty much everything is finished

4058
02:38:53,349 --> 02:38:50,960
with the capsule

4059
02:38:55,429 --> 02:38:53,359
the ground team will be securing the

4060
02:38:57,429 --> 02:38:55,439
white room the access arm and they'll be

4061
02:38:59,190 --> 02:38:57,439
off of the pad in just about a little

4062
02:39:01,349 --> 02:38:59,200
more than 30 minutes

4063
02:39:03,429 --> 02:39:01,359
now the launch engineers for falcon 9 in

4064
02:39:05,670 --> 02:39:03,439
their firing room 4 in the nasa launch

4065
02:39:07,270 --> 02:39:05,680
control center that's just outside the

4066
02:39:09,190 --> 02:39:07,280
vehicle assembly building at kennedy

4067
02:39:10,469 --> 02:39:09,200
space center you can see the view

4068
02:39:13,349 --> 02:39:10,479
they're going to have through those

4069
02:39:15,750 --> 02:39:13,359
large windows of pad 39a it's five

4070
02:39:17,990 --> 02:39:15,760
kilometers just east of them we get

4071
02:39:19,190 --> 02:39:18,000
liftoff it's going to light up the sky

4072
02:39:20,950 --> 02:39:19,200
and i think everybody's going to be

4073
02:39:22,870 --> 02:39:20,960
looking out those windows

4074
02:39:24,950 --> 02:39:22,880
now the falcon 9 team has loaded the

4075
02:39:27,349 --> 02:39:24,960
helium and nitrogen gas into the storage

4076
02:39:29,590 --> 02:39:27,359
bottles on the launch vehicle we've done

4077
02:39:31,670 --> 02:39:29,600
some rf checkouts a little bit earlier

4078
02:39:33,270 --> 02:39:31,680
this evening and we're doing a final

4079
02:39:35,349 --> 02:39:33,280
review of vehicle tests that were

4080
02:39:37,270 --> 02:39:35,359
performed earlier today

4081
02:39:39,510 --> 02:39:37,280
now the spacex chief engineer will be

4082
02:39:41,429 --> 02:39:39,520
checking with the team at t minus 80

4083
02:39:43,510 --> 02:39:41,439
minutes to verify that we are good to

4084
02:39:45,990 --> 02:39:43,520
continue the countdown

4085
02:39:47,670 --> 02:39:46,000
now the next major activity is flowing a

4086
02:39:50,389 --> 02:39:47,680
small amount of fuel into the first

4087
02:39:51,510 --> 02:39:50,399
stage to prime the merlin 1d engines for

4088
02:39:53,590 --> 02:39:51,520
ignition

4089
02:39:56,150 --> 02:39:53,600
now the team's also monitoring fuel and

4090
02:39:57,670 --> 02:39:56,160
liquid oxygen loading preparations we're

4091
02:39:59,510 --> 02:39:57,680
ensuring that the propellants that are

4092
02:40:01,429 --> 02:39:59,520
in the ground storage tanks are

4093
02:40:03,990 --> 02:40:01,439
correctly chilled before we load those

4094
02:40:07,190 --> 02:40:04,000
into the falcon 9 beginning at t minus

4095
02:40:09,190 --> 02:40:07,200
35 minutes now for the range in the

4096
02:40:11,590 --> 02:40:09,200
weather the range continues to be go we

4097
02:40:13,190 --> 02:40:11,600
are continuing to release balloons we

4098
02:40:14,870 --> 02:40:13,200
have been getting balloon data back from

4099
02:40:17,349 --> 02:40:14,880
the upper altitudes everything looks

4100
02:40:19,190 --> 02:40:17,359
good and more importantly the weather

4101
02:40:21,269 --> 02:40:19,200
has gone green again they said it would

4102
02:40:23,510 --> 02:40:21,279
be just a short period we were red for

4103
02:40:25,670 --> 02:40:23,520
precipitation that has cleared up and

4104
02:40:27,830 --> 02:40:25,680
weather says that we should be clear the

4105
02:40:30,309 --> 02:40:27,840
rest of the way through the countdown so

4106
02:40:34,150 --> 02:40:30,319
with that everything is a go we'll turn

4107
02:40:36,550 --> 02:40:34,160
it over to courtney here at hawthorne

4108
02:40:38,870 --> 02:40:36,560
john the draco spacecraft you see on

4109
02:40:41,510 --> 02:40:38,880
your screen is capable of carrying up to

4110
02:40:43,670 --> 02:40:41,520
seven passengers to and from earth's

4111
02:40:45,830 --> 02:40:43,680
orbit and beyond and what we have

4112
02:40:48,070 --> 02:40:45,840
sitting right here in front of us is a

4113
02:40:49,990 --> 02:40:48,080
draco engine which helps get dragon from

4114
02:40:52,150 --> 02:40:50,000
one place to the next and we're really

4115
02:40:53,910 --> 02:40:52,160
excited to share some details about this

4116
02:40:55,990 --> 02:40:53,920
engine but first let's take a closer

4117
02:40:58,070 --> 02:40:56,000
look at the overall dragon vehicle

4118
02:41:01,670 --> 02:40:58,080
yeah courtney just to get an idea for

4119
02:41:03,429 --> 02:41:01,680
size this is our dragon vehicle and from

4120
02:41:06,870 --> 02:41:03,439
the bottom to the top of the vehicle is

4121
02:41:09,590 --> 02:41:06,880
about eight meters or about 27 feet tall

4122
02:41:12,070 --> 02:41:09,600
and about four meters in diameter or 13

4123
02:41:14,150 --> 02:41:12,080
13 feet in diameter the bottom portion

4124
02:41:16,150 --> 02:41:14,160
of it is called the trunk and this is

4125
02:41:18,150 --> 02:41:16,160
the unpressurized portion of the vehicle

4126
02:41:19,269 --> 02:41:18,160
whereas the top portion here is the

4127
02:41:21,670 --> 02:41:19,279
dragon capsule and this is the

4128
02:41:23,190 --> 02:41:21,680
pressurized section this black portion

4129
02:41:24,710 --> 02:41:23,200
on the trunk here is actually a bunch of

4130
02:41:26,070 --> 02:41:24,720
solar panels and that helps power the

4131
02:41:29,269 --> 02:41:26,080
vehicle

4132
02:41:31,110 --> 02:41:29,279
while it's on the pad and while it's in

4133
02:41:33,190 --> 02:41:31,120
in flight as well as while it's attached

4134
02:41:36,309 --> 02:41:33,200
to the international space station and

4135
02:41:38,550 --> 02:41:36,319
we also have 16 draco thrusters on the

4136
02:41:40,550 --> 02:41:38,560
vehicle that help maneuver it around and

4137
02:41:43,269 --> 02:41:40,560
eight super draco thrusters

4138
02:41:44,950 --> 02:41:43,279
to help in case of emergency for a

4139
02:41:47,510 --> 02:41:44,960
launch escape system

4140
02:41:49,269 --> 02:41:47,520
it is the only spacecraft currently

4141
02:41:51,830 --> 02:41:49,279
flying that is capable of returning

4142
02:41:53,590 --> 02:41:51,840
significant amounts of cargo to earth

4143
02:41:55,510 --> 02:41:53,600
from the international space station and

4144
02:41:57,590 --> 02:41:55,520
it's the first private spacecraft to

4145
02:41:59,590 --> 02:41:57,600
take humans to the space station in

4146
02:42:02,070 --> 02:41:59,600
order to make this journey dragon is

4147
02:42:03,990 --> 02:42:02,080
equipped with 16 draco thrusters which

4148
02:42:06,150 --> 02:42:04,000
are used to maneuver the spacecraft

4149
02:42:08,389 --> 02:42:06,160
during the mission and today we actually

4150
02:42:10,950 --> 02:42:08,399
have some flight proven thrusters to

4151
02:42:12,950 --> 02:42:10,960
show viewers each were flown on the

4152
02:42:14,950 --> 02:42:12,960
first version of our dragon vehicle and

4153
02:42:16,710 --> 02:42:14,960
we have one right here yeah courtney i

4154
02:42:18,950 --> 02:42:16,720
think this is so cool that we have this

4155
02:42:20,790 --> 02:42:18,960
in front of us this specific draco

4156
02:42:24,870 --> 02:42:20,800
engine has actually flown twice and

4157
02:42:27,910 --> 02:42:24,880
that's been on crs-9 in 2016 and crs-15

4158
02:42:30,230 --> 02:42:27,920
back in 2018 on the first version of our

4159
02:42:31,990 --> 02:42:30,240
dragon vehicle and reusability is so

4160
02:42:34,790 --> 02:42:32,000
important to us so it's really great to

4161
02:42:37,030 --> 02:42:34,800
see a vehicle or a thruster right in

4162
02:42:39,190 --> 02:42:37,040
front of us that has proven that it can

4163
02:42:40,950 --> 02:42:39,200
re-fly in this design

4164
02:42:43,429 --> 02:42:40,960
each thruster is capable of generating

4165
02:42:45,670 --> 02:42:43,439
90 pounds of force in the vacuum of

4166
02:42:48,790 --> 02:42:45,680
space and the earlier cargo version of

4167
02:42:51,030 --> 02:42:48,800
dragon fired its thrusters more than 450

4168
02:42:53,510 --> 02:42:51,040
000 times that's between missions and

4169
02:42:55,510 --> 02:42:53,520
testing an interesting fact about the

4170
02:42:56,950 --> 02:42:55,520
draco engines is that they can serve

4171
02:42:58,630 --> 02:42:56,960
different functions based on their

4172
02:43:01,590 --> 02:42:58,640
positions on the spacecraft so if you

4173
02:43:03,830 --> 02:43:01,600
can see um on the vehicle you know

4174
02:43:05,590 --> 02:43:03,840
depending on what orientation um we need

4175
02:43:07,590 --> 02:43:05,600
to maneuver the vehicle there are

4176
02:43:08,870 --> 02:43:07,600
thrusters that are oriented um

4177
02:43:11,670 --> 02:43:08,880
differently so that we can make those

4178
02:43:14,870 --> 02:43:12,630
yeah well thank you for your

4179
02:43:16,389 --> 02:43:14,880
demonstration that was great and i just

4180
02:43:18,710 --> 02:43:16,399
want to be sure everyone knows not to be

4181
02:43:20,950 --> 02:43:18,720
confused with the super draco thrusters

4182
02:43:22,950 --> 02:43:20,960
we're coming up on the launch escape

4183
02:43:25,269 --> 02:43:22,960
system health checks the launch escape

4184
02:43:27,110 --> 02:43:25,279
system is the automated system in place

4185
02:43:29,349 --> 02:43:27,120
that can fire the eight super draco

4186
02:43:31,269 --> 02:43:29,359
thrusters on dragon to quickly separate

4187
02:43:33,750 --> 02:43:31,279
the crew from the rocket either on the

4188
02:43:35,429 --> 02:43:33,760
pad or during the ride uphill while we

4189
02:43:37,269 --> 02:43:35,439
wait on those launch escape system

4190
02:43:39,590 --> 02:43:37,279
health checks let's check back in with

4191
02:43:41,510 --> 02:43:39,600
our team at kennedy space center daryl

4192
02:43:44,389 --> 02:43:41,520
all right thank you courtney and a great

4193
02:43:46,070 --> 02:43:44,399
uh show and tell there with uh that's i

4194
02:43:48,630 --> 02:43:46,080
i enjoyed that

4195
02:43:51,190 --> 02:43:48,640
yeah we're currently t minus one hour

4196
02:43:53,990 --> 02:43:51,200
and 32 minutes and counting until

4197
02:43:55,590 --> 02:43:54,000
liftoff and until crew dragon flies its

4198
02:43:57,830 --> 02:43:55,600
next four-person crew to the

4199
02:44:00,070 --> 02:43:57,840
international space station

4200
02:44:01,990 --> 02:44:00,080
they'll of course have the astronauts uh

4201
02:44:04,870 --> 02:44:02,000
inside the spacecraft you're looking

4202
02:44:07,269 --> 02:44:04,880
live down the crew access arm at uh the

4203
02:44:08,070 --> 02:44:07,279
capsule on top of that falcon 9 rocket

4204
02:44:10,389 --> 02:44:08,080
there

4205
02:44:13,510 --> 02:44:10,399
inside the spacecraft commander raj

4206
02:44:15,670 --> 02:44:13,520
atari pilot tom marshburn and mission

4207
02:44:19,030 --> 02:44:15,680
specialist kayla barron and matthias

4208
02:44:25,030 --> 02:44:21,110
we've had some progress uh since we had

4209
02:44:28,710 --> 02:44:27,110
some of that progress we've seen so far

4210
02:44:31,110 --> 02:44:28,720
shannon would you outline some of that

4211
02:44:32,469 --> 02:44:31,120
for us well so what we've done you can

4212
02:44:34,389 --> 02:44:32,479
see there that the

4213
02:44:36,070 --> 02:44:34,399
closeout crew is still working on

4214
02:44:37,670 --> 02:44:36,080
closing out the hatch

4215
02:44:39,429 --> 02:44:37,680
that does take a while longer than one

4216
02:44:41,429 --> 02:44:39,439
might expect but again you'll want to

4217
02:44:44,230 --> 02:44:41,439
make sure that everything is done just

4218
02:44:46,309 --> 02:44:44,240
so so that hatch will

4219
02:44:48,309 --> 02:44:46,319
hold its pressure uh before the hatch

4220
02:44:50,389 --> 02:44:48,319
closure we had the suit leak check so we

4221
02:44:52,950 --> 02:44:50,399
want those spacesuits to work properly

4222
02:44:54,389 --> 02:44:52,960
should we need them in an emergency and

4223
02:44:56,790 --> 02:44:54,399
they've done some other systems checks

4224
02:44:59,110 --> 02:44:56,800
to get ready for the all-important

4225
02:45:01,110 --> 02:44:59,120
arming of the launch escape system

4226
02:45:03,110 --> 02:45:01,120
absolutely we saw a shot there of the

4227
02:45:06,630 --> 02:45:03,120
crew or the closeout crew they were

4228
02:45:08,309 --> 02:45:06,640
tethered as you can see there both uh

4229
02:45:10,950 --> 02:45:08,319
the the crew member on the left and the

4230
02:45:13,670 --> 02:45:10,960
right you can see those tethers because

4231
02:45:16,150 --> 02:45:13,680
they're literally 255 feet up they are

4232
02:45:18,230 --> 02:45:16,160
they are and there's there's a little uh

4233
02:45:20,150 --> 02:45:18,240
space there that we do not want them to

4234
02:45:21,750 --> 02:45:20,160
fall through so absolutely that's why we

4235
02:45:24,230 --> 02:45:21,760
keep them tethered and it looks like a

4236
02:45:26,870 --> 02:45:24,240
step ladder there in case they they need

4237
02:45:28,230 --> 02:45:26,880
to get up a little higher right exactly

4238
02:45:30,790 --> 02:45:28,240
it's good to have the right tools on

4239
02:45:32,950 --> 02:45:30,800
hand here in just a few seconds um

4240
02:45:35,590 --> 02:45:32,960
around an hour and 30 minutes before

4241
02:45:37,590 --> 02:45:35,600
liftoff in our launch timeline

4242
02:45:40,230 --> 02:45:37,600
we should have that launch escape system

4243
02:45:42,870 --> 02:45:40,240
and communication checks uh conducted by

4244
02:45:44,710 --> 02:45:42,880
the falcon launch team

4245
02:45:46,070 --> 02:45:44,720
these checkouts as shannon mentioned

4246
02:45:47,190 --> 02:45:46,080
their standard part of the launch

4247
02:45:48,790 --> 02:45:47,200
countdown

4248
02:45:50,950 --> 02:45:48,800
of course it's critical to make sure

4249
02:45:53,030 --> 02:45:50,960
everything is working

4250
02:46:01,110 --> 02:45:53,040
in order before arming this launch

4251
02:46:05,830 --> 02:46:03,349
we'll get this call out in just a few

4252
02:46:10,309 --> 02:46:07,830
yeah it looks like the closeout crew is

4253
02:46:12,790 --> 02:46:10,319
finishing up

4254
02:46:14,710 --> 02:46:12,800
hopefully all is good checking out with

4255
02:46:17,030 --> 02:46:14,720
that hatch there

4256
02:46:18,550 --> 02:46:17,040
and as soon as they probably back away

4257
02:46:20,150 --> 02:46:18,560
and leave

4258
02:46:25,750 --> 02:46:20,160
we will hear the arming of the launch

4259
02:46:29,510 --> 02:46:27,110
but i tell you if there's still work to

4260
02:46:32,550 --> 02:46:29,520
do they will sit there and keep working

4261
02:46:35,030 --> 02:46:32,560
until that hatch is adequately closed

4262
02:46:36,309 --> 02:46:35,040
and we know that it will hold pressure

4263
02:46:37,750 --> 02:46:36,319
what does it sound like as you're

4264
02:46:39,110 --> 02:46:37,760
sitting there in the seat and they're

4265
02:46:40,630 --> 02:46:39,120
working on it from the outside yeah you

4266
02:46:43,590 --> 02:46:40,640
kind of hear some thumping and bumping

4267
02:46:45,510 --> 02:46:43,600
uh going on and um you do have those two

4268
02:46:47,429 --> 02:46:45,520
windows in front so you can kind of see

4269
02:46:49,429 --> 02:46:47,439
a little bit what's what's happening but

4270
02:46:50,710 --> 02:46:49,439
mostly you really don't know exactly

4271
02:46:52,630 --> 02:46:50,720
what they're doing you just know that

4272
02:46:57,670 --> 02:46:52,640
they are working on it and

4273
02:47:01,830 --> 02:46:59,590
looks like we're going to need to

4274
02:47:03,670 --> 02:47:01,840
check something out a little bit taller

4275
02:47:05,349 --> 02:47:03,680
higher up on the capsule there now that

4276
02:47:22,870 --> 02:47:05,359
stepladder came in handy yeah it sure

4277
02:47:26,070 --> 02:47:24,550
not sure what that was i'm not sure what

4278
02:47:30,230 --> 02:47:26,080
that was either but it

4279
02:47:32,550 --> 02:47:30,240
it looked like it was a duck to uh flow

4280
02:47:34,230 --> 02:47:32,560
air or something to the spacecraft

4281
02:47:36,230 --> 02:47:34,240
clearly it did not need to be there for

4282
02:47:38,469 --> 02:47:36,240
the launch and so they spent the time

4283
02:47:41,750 --> 02:47:38,479
needed to remove it it did look like

4284
02:47:41,760 --> 02:47:50,710
as they continue to work here

4285
02:47:54,710 --> 02:47:52,710
as you mentioned they will take the time

4286
02:47:56,790 --> 02:47:54,720
necessary

4287
02:47:58,710 --> 02:47:56,800
to make sure everything is secure

4288
02:48:00,950 --> 02:47:58,720
absolutely right and

4289
02:48:03,590 --> 02:48:00,960
everybody knows what the

4290
02:48:05,910 --> 02:48:03,600
timeline milestones are so they have a

4291
02:48:07,670 --> 02:48:05,920
very good idea of when they need to

4292
02:48:09,429 --> 02:48:07,680
finish up this activity they're not

4293
02:48:10,630 --> 02:48:09,439
going to rush through it by any stretch

4294
02:48:12,870 --> 02:48:10,640
of the imagination they're going to do

4295
02:48:14,790 --> 02:48:12,880
it very methodically very carefully but

4296
02:48:16,389 --> 02:48:14,800
we do have a timeline because that was

4297
02:48:17,990 --> 02:48:16,399
mentioned previously it is an

4298
02:48:21,590 --> 02:48:18,000
instantaneous launch

4299
02:48:24,070 --> 02:48:21,600
window we need to launch exactly on time

4300
02:48:25,269 --> 02:48:24,080
that instantaneous window

4301
02:48:27,349 --> 02:48:25,279
needed to

4302
02:48:31,990 --> 02:48:27,359
rendezvous with the international space

4303
02:48:36,230 --> 02:48:33,910
but in this schedule

4304
02:48:39,190 --> 02:48:36,240
they're aware as you said of where they

4305
02:48:41,269 --> 02:48:39,200
have some flexibility right so nothing

4306
02:48:43,990 --> 02:48:41,279
is is timeline so

4307
02:48:45,349 --> 02:48:44,000
um so tightly that we don't have a

4308
02:48:46,790 --> 02:48:45,359
little bit of padding to take care of

4309
02:48:47,990 --> 02:48:46,800
problems now i don't know if they've got

4310
02:48:49,990 --> 02:48:48,000
a problem they're addressing or if

4311
02:48:51,510 --> 02:48:50,000
they're just doing the normal work

4312
02:48:53,349 --> 02:48:51,520
because i was not a member of the

4313
02:48:55,830 --> 02:48:53,359
closeout team so i don't know

4314
02:48:57,750 --> 02:48:55,840
all of what they are doing but they do

4315
02:48:59,590 --> 02:48:57,760
have a good sense of when that work

4316
02:49:02,230 --> 02:48:59,600
needs to be finished you were on the

4317
02:49:04,710 --> 02:49:02,240
other side inside the capsule for crew

4318
02:49:07,429 --> 02:49:04,720
one it does appear that uh the closeout

4319
02:49:10,230 --> 02:49:07,439
crew member is now documenting with the

4320
02:49:12,070 --> 02:49:10,240
camera phone right again all of the area

4321
02:49:15,750 --> 02:49:12,080
around that capsule you can see some of

4322
02:49:17,349 --> 02:49:15,760
the closeout crew making their way out

4323
02:49:19,830 --> 02:49:17,359
of the white room and down the crew

4324
02:49:21,510 --> 02:49:19,840
access on oh that's a very good sign so

4325
02:49:22,710 --> 02:49:21,520
looks like they are definitely finishing

4326
02:49:24,389 --> 02:49:22,720
up their work

4327
02:49:26,070 --> 02:49:24,399
and soon

4328
02:49:28,469 --> 02:49:26,080
hopefully we will hear that the largest

4329
02:49:30,389 --> 02:49:28,479
launch escape system is armed

4330
02:49:31,750 --> 02:49:30,399
we're expecting that in just a few

4331
02:49:33,590 --> 02:49:31,760
seconds

4332
02:49:35,030 --> 02:49:33,600
really any moment now

4333
02:49:37,349 --> 02:49:35,040
but he's got the light in the camera

4334
02:49:39,190 --> 02:49:37,359
still working that yep they're

4335
02:49:40,790 --> 02:49:39,200
taking one last look to make sure that

4336
02:49:43,269 --> 02:49:40,800
there is nothing

4337
02:49:45,030 --> 02:49:43,279
trapped in that hatchway and this that

4338
02:49:54,230 --> 02:49:45,040
would inhibit the seals from working

4339
02:49:58,309 --> 02:49:55,510
it's interesting watching them work

4340
02:50:01,030 --> 02:49:58,319
don't you think yes it is

4341
02:50:02,790 --> 02:50:01,040
it's very thorough i appreciate that yes

4342
02:50:04,309 --> 02:50:02,800
very thorough

4343
02:50:06,550 --> 02:50:04,319
they'll have a set of procedures i don't

4344
02:50:08,389 --> 02:50:06,560
know if we've uh seen it but the

4345
02:50:09,349 --> 02:50:08,399
closeout crew will have tablets with

4346
02:50:11,349 --> 02:50:09,359
them and uh

4347
02:50:12,790 --> 02:50:11,359
they will have on the tablets every step

4348
02:50:14,389 --> 02:50:12,800
that they need to do

4349
02:50:15,830 --> 02:50:14,399
and they'll also have those pictures

4350
02:50:17,910 --> 02:50:15,840
that accompany

4351
02:50:20,469 --> 02:50:17,920
each and every step that they took so if

4352
02:50:22,389 --> 02:50:20,479
they need to for any reason go back and

4353
02:50:25,429 --> 02:50:22,399
look at it yep exactly so

4354
02:50:27,510 --> 02:50:25,439
this is we should note a brand new

4355
02:50:29,110 --> 02:50:27,520
dragon capsule it is they get to ride in

4356
02:50:44,309 --> 02:50:29,120
a new dragon

4357
02:50:50,790 --> 02:50:45,590
the booster

4358
02:50:54,070 --> 02:50:50,800
so it is not making its first flight

4359
02:50:56,309 --> 02:50:54,080
flew on crs 22

4360
02:50:58,469 --> 02:50:56,319
landed back

4361
02:51:03,110 --> 02:50:58,479
was refurbished and

4362
02:51:07,910 --> 02:51:05,429
and there you see a nice shot on the pad

4363
02:51:09,429 --> 02:51:07,920
against the dark sky

4364
02:51:11,190 --> 02:51:09,439
and hopefully no more rain clouds in the

4365
02:51:13,429 --> 02:51:11,200
way sounds like we have a go with the

4366
02:51:15,590 --> 02:51:13,439
weather so that is very good news that's

4367
02:51:16,469 --> 02:51:15,600
what we heard our launch weather officer

4368
02:51:18,389 --> 02:51:16,479
here

4369
02:51:21,269 --> 02:51:18,399
at the kennedy space center brian sisik

4370
02:51:23,670 --> 02:51:21,279
telling us that uh that has cleared out

4371
02:51:24,710 --> 02:51:23,680
john i reporting earlier that uh the

4372
02:51:26,870 --> 02:51:24,720
range

4373
02:51:28,150 --> 02:51:26,880
went from red when we had the little

4374
02:51:30,630 --> 02:51:28,160
shower

4375
02:51:33,190 --> 02:51:30,640
got rained on yeah even a few drops on

4376
02:51:34,790 --> 02:51:33,200
the lens you can see have uh you know

4377
02:51:36,630 --> 02:51:34,800
still hanging around

4378
02:51:37,990 --> 02:51:36,640
evidence that we had a little rain out

4379
02:51:39,830 --> 02:51:38,000
there on the pad you can see the ground

4380
02:51:42,309 --> 02:51:39,840
is wet as well the reflection of the

4381
02:51:45,750 --> 02:51:42,319
lights off the ground the droplets on

4382
02:51:48,309 --> 02:51:45,760
the lens but that has since moved out

4383
02:51:52,070 --> 02:51:48,319
of the area which is great news and then

4384
02:51:53,349 --> 02:51:52,080
the range went green for weather

4385
02:51:54,870 --> 02:51:53,359
you can see from that view there it

4386
02:51:56,150 --> 02:51:54,880
looks like there's a lot of fog at the

4387
02:51:59,349 --> 02:51:56,160
launch pad

4388
02:52:03,590 --> 02:52:01,190
but fog fog will not stop us from

4389
02:52:06,230 --> 02:52:03,600
launching no it won't neither will the

4390
02:52:07,190 --> 02:52:06,240
thin clouds that uh we've had in the

4391
02:52:09,030 --> 02:52:07,200
area

4392
02:52:11,190 --> 02:52:09,040
it was explained to me by our launch

4393
02:52:13,110 --> 02:52:11,200
weather officer that we've got some

4394
02:52:14,230 --> 02:52:13,120
onshore flow

4395
02:52:16,870 --> 02:52:14,240
that

4396
02:52:19,349 --> 02:52:16,880
basically a high pressure system uh

4397
02:52:20,950 --> 02:52:19,359
north of us that's spinning and throwing

4398
02:52:22,950 --> 02:52:20,960
that moisture

4399
02:52:24,309 --> 02:52:22,960
from off the ocean off the atlantic

4400
02:52:26,469 --> 02:52:24,319
ocean

4401
02:52:29,349 --> 02:52:26,479
over the kennedy space center but

4402
02:52:31,670 --> 02:52:29,359
there's a layer of dry air in the mid

4403
02:52:33,910 --> 02:52:31,680
levels of the atmosphere that has soaked

4404
02:52:36,870 --> 02:52:33,920
up a fair amount of that moisture

4405
02:52:38,630 --> 02:52:36,880
and it is essentially drying it out

4406
02:52:41,030 --> 02:52:38,640
serving as kind of a you know you know a

4407
02:52:44,070 --> 02:52:41,040
blow dryer effect a blow dryer a blow

4408
02:52:48,150 --> 02:52:45,750
well the four crew two astronauts not

4409
02:52:50,469 --> 02:52:48,160
only broke a record for the longest stay

4410
02:52:53,110 --> 02:52:50,479
for a commercial space flight at 199

4411
02:52:57,900 --> 02:52:53,120
days they also got a lot of science done

4412
02:52:57,910 --> 02:53:01,590
[Music]

4413
02:53:05,910 --> 02:53:03,590
everything we're doing up in space

4414
02:53:08,320 --> 02:53:05,920
is to benefit humanity or benefit human

4415
02:53:09,990 --> 02:53:08,330
exploration

4416
02:53:11,830 --> 02:53:10,000
[Music]

4417
02:53:13,670 --> 02:53:11,840
we are natural explorers we want to

4418
02:53:15,510 --> 02:53:13,680
explore our environment whatever small

4419
02:53:18,230 --> 02:53:15,520
area we start in we always want to push

4420
02:53:20,790 --> 02:53:18,240
the boundaries

4421
02:53:22,150 --> 02:53:20,800
[Music]

4422
02:53:25,270 --> 02:53:22,160
the great thing about space travel is

4423
02:53:27,510 --> 02:53:25,280
the perspective that it gives you

4424
02:53:30,790 --> 02:53:27,520
[Music]

4425
02:53:33,190 --> 02:53:30,800
i feel a sense of pride getting up there

4426
02:53:40,790 --> 02:53:33,200
but at the same time i want a lot of

4427
02:53:44,950 --> 02:53:43,590
dragon spacex go for launch

4428
02:53:46,309 --> 02:53:44,960
three

4429
02:53:51,980 --> 02:53:46,319
two

4430
02:54:04,160 --> 02:54:02,309
[Music]

4431
02:54:16,870 --> 02:54:04,170
falcon 9 is supersonic

4432
02:54:28,790 --> 02:54:16,880
[Music]

4433
02:54:30,950 --> 02:54:28,800
you are part of this big team you are

4434
02:54:34,230 --> 02:54:30,960
part of an effort that is larger than

4435
02:54:38,870 --> 02:54:36,230
it is a cool perspective to see from up

4436
02:54:40,469 --> 02:54:38,880
there that wow this whole planet looks

4437
02:54:42,870 --> 02:54:40,479
pretty special

4438
02:54:45,349 --> 02:54:42,880
dragon separation visually can come

4439
02:54:48,389 --> 02:54:45,359
just flying a few hundred kilometers

4440
02:54:50,070 --> 02:54:48,399
away from the earth changes everything

4441
02:54:53,110 --> 02:54:50,080
endeavor on behalf of spacex welcome

4442
02:54:56,710 --> 02:54:55,269
welcome home to planet earth and welcome

4443
02:54:58,150 --> 02:54:56,720
to the kennedy space center if you're

4444
02:55:00,710 --> 02:54:58,160
just joining us for

4445
02:55:03,269 --> 02:55:00,720
the launch coverage of crew 3 as we

4446
02:55:05,830 --> 02:55:03,279
await liftoff just an hour and 21

4447
02:55:07,750 --> 02:55:05,840
minutes from now crew 2 that you just

4448
02:55:10,230 --> 02:55:07,760
saw splash down in the gulf off the

4449
02:55:13,510 --> 02:55:10,240
coast of pensacola on monday after a

4450
02:55:15,269 --> 02:55:13,520
very eventful yet productive stay six

4451
02:55:17,910 --> 02:55:15,279
months in space shannon it looked to me

4452
02:55:20,070 --> 02:55:17,920
from the infrared video that they had

4453
02:55:22,550 --> 02:55:20,080
pretty calm waters and you were out

4454
02:55:24,150 --> 02:55:22,560
there you experienced a similar yes you

4455
02:55:26,309 --> 02:55:24,160
definitely want calm waters when you

4456
02:55:27,110 --> 02:55:26,319
splash down in the water because you

4457
02:55:29,030 --> 02:55:27,120
really

4458
02:55:30,710 --> 02:55:29,040
don't want that capsule rocking too much

4459
02:55:32,230 --> 02:55:30,720
that's going to make the crew feel badly

4460
02:55:34,070 --> 02:55:32,240
if they uh

4461
02:55:35,349 --> 02:55:34,080
have too much motion

4462
02:55:37,590 --> 02:55:35,359
you don't want to be bouncing around in

4463
02:55:40,309 --> 02:55:37,600
the seas whether it's in a boat or a

4464
02:55:42,790 --> 02:55:40,319
space capsule no same effect not good

4465
02:55:45,670 --> 02:55:42,800
it's not good well nasa leaders are

4466
02:55:47,269 --> 02:55:45,680
watching this launch from

4467
02:55:48,870 --> 02:55:47,279
right here at the kennedy space center

4468
02:55:50,630 --> 02:55:48,880
they're watching the astronauts inside

4469
02:55:53,590 --> 02:55:50,640
crew dragon endurance

4470
02:55:55,590 --> 02:55:53,600
with great anticipate anticipation

4471
02:55:59,670 --> 02:55:55,600
nasa's marie lewis is with a special

4472
02:56:01,830 --> 02:55:59,680
guest right now from esa issa osb2 marie

4473
02:56:04,710 --> 02:56:01,840
that's right daryl i'm here with uh issa

4474
02:56:06,790 --> 02:56:04,720
astronaut and geophysicist alex gerst

4475
02:56:09,030 --> 02:56:06,800
two-time flyer to space on the russian

4476
02:56:11,429 --> 02:56:09,040
soyuz alex thanks for being here hey

4477
02:56:13,269 --> 02:56:11,439
marie good to be here and it's finally

4478
02:56:15,110 --> 02:56:13,279
good to see the stars come out

4479
02:56:16,870 --> 02:56:15,120
yeah looking through between the clouds

4480
02:56:18,630 --> 02:56:16,880
yeah we had some sprinkles but yeah you

4481
02:56:19,830 --> 02:56:18,640
pointed out we actually see stars so

4482
02:56:21,349 --> 02:56:19,840
that's a good sign here around the

4483
02:56:23,830 --> 02:56:21,359
launch pad

4484
02:56:25,830 --> 02:56:23,840
we were talking earlier tell me about

4485
02:56:28,309 --> 02:56:25,840
the difference between you've flown to

4486
02:56:30,230 --> 02:56:28,319
space twice this is matias's first time

4487
02:56:33,269 --> 02:56:30,240
and it's totally different

4488
02:56:34,870 --> 02:56:33,279
flying a simulator versus the real thing

4489
02:56:37,190 --> 02:56:34,880
actually sitting on top of the rocket

4490
02:56:38,790 --> 02:56:37,200
where matthias is right now so explain

4491
02:56:40,870 --> 02:56:38,800
the difference and what matthias must be

4492
02:56:42,389 --> 02:56:40,880
feeling right now yeah actually the you

4493
02:56:44,150 --> 02:56:42,399
know the real capsule it looks the same

4494
02:56:46,230 --> 02:56:44,160
as the simulator and it works the same

4495
02:56:47,830 --> 02:56:46,240
but if you spend a lot of time in the

4496
02:56:50,070 --> 02:56:47,840
simulator and then sit on the real

4497
02:56:51,830 --> 02:56:50,080
rocket on the real day it's amazing the

4498
02:56:54,469 --> 02:56:51,840
difference is you know it's feeling like

4499
02:56:57,030 --> 02:56:54,479
you're sitting in on this alive being

4500
02:56:59,110 --> 02:56:57,040
there it shrieks and there's steam here

4501
02:57:01,349 --> 02:56:59,120
and it's powered up it's humming and you

4502
02:57:04,230 --> 02:57:01,359
know when you sit on top it's sometimes

4503
02:57:06,230 --> 02:57:04,240
a bit like like swaying in the wind just

4504
02:57:07,670 --> 02:57:06,240
ever so slightly but you notice it so

4505
02:57:09,030 --> 02:57:07,680
there is a difference you know you're

4506
02:57:10,950 --> 02:57:09,040
going somewhere

4507
02:57:12,230 --> 02:57:10,960
and then once you arrive at the

4508
02:57:15,030 --> 02:57:12,240
international space station they're

4509
02:57:17,830 --> 02:57:15,040
going to be docking tomorrow and you

4510
02:57:19,349 --> 02:57:17,840
train for living in microgravity but

4511
02:57:21,190 --> 02:57:19,359
there's only so much training you can do

4512
02:57:23,110 --> 02:57:21,200
to prepare yourself for what life is

4513
02:57:24,469 --> 02:57:23,120
actually like on the international space

4514
02:57:26,150 --> 02:57:24,479
station so can you talk about what

4515
02:57:28,230 --> 02:57:26,160
that's going to be like yeah that's

4516
02:57:30,710 --> 02:57:28,240
absolutely right there's no way to

4517
02:57:32,150 --> 02:57:30,720
really simulate microgravity down here

4518
02:57:33,910 --> 02:57:32,160
on earth that's why we have to fly up

4519
02:57:35,670 --> 02:57:33,920
there to do all that science experiments

4520
02:57:37,269 --> 02:57:35,680
but it also includes training like how

4521
02:57:39,030 --> 02:57:37,279
to live on the space station right how

4522
02:57:42,070 --> 02:57:39,040
you get your bearings and you know how

4523
02:57:43,750 --> 02:57:42,080
to translate uh that's what we call like

4524
02:57:46,150 --> 02:57:43,760
floating from one end of the space

4525
02:57:47,990 --> 02:57:46,160
station to the other uh you know how to

4526
02:57:49,349 --> 02:57:48,000
sleep in space how to go to the toilet

4527
02:57:51,110 --> 02:57:49,359
all things that you need to figure out

4528
02:57:53,110 --> 02:57:51,120
in the first day right yeah and you

4529
02:57:54,870 --> 02:57:53,120
can't train them so that's really a

4530
02:57:57,269 --> 02:57:54,880
challenge and you just

4531
02:57:58,950 --> 02:57:57,279
i mean people say they drink from a fire

4532
02:58:00,389 --> 02:57:58,960
hose up there right the first the first

4533
02:58:02,070 --> 02:58:00,399
three days yeah

4534
02:58:03,269 --> 02:58:02,080
and you mentioned science i want to talk

4535
02:58:05,510 --> 02:58:03,279
a little bit about the science that

4536
02:58:08,150 --> 02:58:05,520
matthias is going to be working on 35

4537
02:58:09,910 --> 02:58:08,160
different experiments uh specific to

4538
02:58:11,110 --> 02:58:09,920
issa can you touch on some of the

4539
02:58:13,110 --> 02:58:11,120
experiments

4540
02:58:14,790 --> 02:58:13,120
matthias will be doing yeah a lot of

4541
02:58:16,230 --> 02:58:14,800
stuff that they do up there that's

4542
02:58:18,309 --> 02:58:16,240
actually a long continuation of

4543
02:58:20,550 --> 02:58:18,319
experiments that have been done in the

4544
02:58:21,990 --> 02:58:20,560
past actually some that i already did

4545
02:58:23,510 --> 02:58:22,000
he's continuing he's a material

4546
02:58:26,070 --> 02:58:23,520
scientist so he's really good at those

4547
02:58:28,070 --> 02:58:26,080
things looking at new materials down for

4548
02:58:29,910 --> 02:58:28,080
down here i mean they they

4549
02:58:31,349 --> 02:58:29,920
do the experiments up there but the

4550
02:58:32,389 --> 02:58:31,359
really the use of the experiments is

4551
02:58:33,190 --> 02:58:32,399
down here for

4552
02:58:36,150 --> 02:58:33,200
like

4553
02:58:37,510 --> 02:58:36,160
turbo engines that use less fuel or

4554
02:58:40,230 --> 02:58:37,520
you know lighter materials that's

4555
02:58:42,070 --> 02:58:40,240
important but also like cell experiments

4556
02:58:43,670 --> 02:58:42,080
on cell aging

4557
02:58:44,950 --> 02:58:43,680
also experiments that help people who

4558
02:58:47,670 --> 02:58:44,960
have

4559
02:58:49,349 --> 02:58:47,680
muscular diseases down here um a really

4560
02:58:51,269 --> 02:58:49,359
nice set of experiments they actually

4561
02:58:52,550 --> 02:58:51,279
have a bioprinter for skin cells up

4562
02:58:54,389 --> 02:58:52,560
there really interesting that they can

4563
02:58:56,710 --> 02:58:54,399
put over wounds if they happen that's

4564
02:58:58,389 --> 02:58:56,720
fantastic alex thank you so much we're

4565
02:58:59,750 --> 02:58:58,399
out of time so i'm going to send it back

4566
02:59:01,110 --> 02:58:59,760
over to jesse and hawthorne but thank

4567
02:59:06,469 --> 02:59:01,120
you so much for being here alex you're

4568
02:59:11,910 --> 02:59:07,910
thanks marie

4569
02:59:14,230 --> 02:59:11,920
it's t-minus one hour and about 17

4570
02:59:15,750 --> 02:59:14,240
minutes from launch and it always gets

4571
02:59:18,070 --> 02:59:15,760
more and more exciting as we continue to

4572
02:59:20,150 --> 02:59:18,080
get closer to that t-zero

4573
02:59:22,309 --> 02:59:20,160
now crew has already ingressed the

4574
02:59:23,910 --> 02:59:22,319
vehicle they have been helped out by our

4575
02:59:25,830 --> 02:59:23,920
closeout team

4576
02:59:26,710 --> 02:59:25,840
to get into their seats and get buckled

4577
02:59:28,950 --> 02:59:26,720
in

4578
02:59:31,429 --> 02:59:28,960
attach their umbilicals to the

4579
02:59:33,670 --> 02:59:31,439
spacecraft which provide breathing air

4580
02:59:35,590 --> 02:59:33,680
and calms to dragon and then they've

4581
02:59:38,309 --> 02:59:35,600
completed com checks and suit leak

4582
02:59:48,790 --> 02:59:38,319
checks um and those contracts are

4583
02:59:52,950 --> 02:59:50,070
all right and confirmation that the

4584
02:59:55,110 --> 02:59:52,960
closeout team is now departing so after

4585
02:59:57,269 --> 02:59:55,120
those suit leak checks the closeout team

4586
02:59:59,830 --> 02:59:57,279
was able to close and seal the hatch

4587
03:00:01,590 --> 02:59:59,840
which also gets its own leak check

4588
03:00:03,510 --> 03:00:01,600
as we just heard the closeout team has

4589
03:00:05,110 --> 03:00:03,520
departed and those final weather checks

4590
03:00:07,190 --> 03:00:05,120
are coming up which will be necessary

4591
03:00:08,469 --> 03:00:07,200
before that final go no-go is given for

4592
03:00:10,469 --> 03:00:08,479
launch

4593
03:00:12,150 --> 03:00:10,479
now before we get that final go no go

4594
03:00:14,389 --> 03:00:12,160
the various teams at both nasa and

4595
03:00:16,070 --> 03:00:14,399
spacex will do an internal go pull

4596
03:00:19,030 --> 03:00:16,080
making sure conditions are right with

4597
03:00:20,950 --> 03:00:19,040
falcon 9 the dragon the crew the range

4598
03:00:23,670 --> 03:00:20,960
and the space station before the final

4599
03:00:25,269 --> 03:00:23,680
go is given now let's check back in on

4600
03:00:26,950 --> 03:00:25,279
houston for a status on the team

4601
03:00:28,950 --> 03:00:26,960
supporting the space station on their

4602
03:00:34,550 --> 03:00:28,960
readiness for launch sandra how's it

4603
03:00:39,349 --> 03:00:36,710
thanks jesse the team here in mission

4604
03:00:41,349 --> 03:00:39,359
control houston remains go for launch

4605
03:00:43,269 --> 03:00:41,359
all systems on board the station that

4606
03:00:45,670 --> 03:00:43,279
are required to be healthy for this

4607
03:00:47,830 --> 03:00:45,680
mission are continuing to look good

4608
03:00:50,309 --> 03:00:47,840
before the station team is go for launch

4609
03:00:52,309 --> 03:00:50,319
they must verify that key systems on

4610
03:00:54,630 --> 03:00:52,319
board the station are functioning as

4611
03:00:57,190 --> 03:00:54,640
expected this includes life support

4612
03:00:59,750 --> 03:00:57,200
systems like oxygen generation carbon

4613
03:01:02,790 --> 03:00:59,760
dioxide removal and the water recycling

4614
03:01:05,510 --> 03:01:02,800
system that allows us to reuse about 90

4615
03:01:07,269 --> 03:01:05,520
of the water we send to station we're

4616
03:01:09,510 --> 03:01:07,279
also ensuring that the computers that

4617
03:01:11,910 --> 03:01:09,520
allow us to command station's major

4618
03:01:14,630 --> 03:01:11,920
subsystems essentially the station's

4619
03:01:15,990 --> 03:01:14,640
nervous system are functioning normally

4620
03:01:18,389 --> 03:01:16,000
we also work with our russian

4621
03:01:20,389 --> 03:01:18,399
counterparts to ensure both methods of

4622
03:01:22,950 --> 03:01:20,399
controlling the station's attitude are

4623
03:01:25,510 --> 03:01:22,960
fully functional this includes the large

4624
03:01:28,150 --> 03:01:25,520
u.s gyroscopes and the thrusters found

4625
03:01:32,309 --> 03:01:28,160
on the russian segment both systems play

4626
03:01:36,230 --> 03:01:34,150
mission control houston will closely

4627
03:01:37,990 --> 03:01:36,240
monitor the cruise flight and will

4628
03:01:40,150 --> 03:01:38,000
continue to check off milestones for

4629
03:01:42,150 --> 03:01:40,160
most of the journey so i'll send it back

4630
03:01:44,230 --> 03:01:42,160
to hawthorne the international space

4631
03:01:47,190 --> 03:01:44,240
station team is ready for launch

4632
03:01:50,950 --> 03:01:48,790
thanks sandra we're so happy to hear

4633
03:01:52,790 --> 03:01:50,960
that the space station team is ready for

4634
03:01:54,950 --> 03:01:52,800
launch as we mentioned the crew 3

4635
03:01:57,990 --> 03:01:54,960
astronauts will spend about six months

4636
03:01:59,830 --> 03:01:58,000
aboard the international space station

4637
03:02:02,150 --> 03:01:59,840
they're starting their journey after the

4638
03:02:04,389 --> 03:02:02,160
departure of the crew ii astronauts from

4639
03:02:07,110 --> 03:02:04,399
the space station crew 2 splashed down

4640
03:02:09,590 --> 03:02:07,120
off the florida coast monday night where

4641
03:02:11,830 --> 03:02:09,600
they were picked up at sea by spacex's

4642
03:02:13,990 --> 03:02:11,840
go navigator recovery vessel

4643
03:02:17,429 --> 03:02:14,000
next spacex will launch commercial

4644
03:02:19,830 --> 03:02:17,439
resupply mission 24 or crs 24 2 space

4645
03:02:22,550 --> 03:02:19,840
station to deliver cargo and supplies to

4646
03:02:24,469 --> 03:02:22,560
crew 3 and the astronauts and cosmonauts

4647
03:02:26,469 --> 03:02:24,479
aboard it will automatically dock to the

4648
03:02:28,710 --> 03:02:26,479
international docking adapter 3 on the

4649
03:02:30,710 --> 03:02:28,720
space facing port of the station's

4650
03:02:32,790 --> 03:02:30,720
harmony module

4651
03:02:34,230 --> 03:02:32,800
before crew 3 returns home they will

4652
03:02:36,070 --> 03:02:34,240
hand the baton to the next crew to

4653
03:02:38,870 --> 03:02:36,080
arrive at the orbiting lab on crew

4654
03:02:41,349 --> 03:02:38,880
dragon the crew 4 crew that mission is

4655
03:02:43,269 --> 03:02:41,359
targeted to launch in april of next year

4656
03:02:46,150 --> 03:02:43,279
and it will carry crew dragon commander

4657
03:02:48,710 --> 03:02:46,160
and nasa astronaut shell lingard pilot

4658
03:02:50,550 --> 03:02:48,720
bob hines of nasa and mission specialist

4659
03:02:53,429 --> 03:02:50,560
samantha christopher of the european

4660
03:02:55,910 --> 03:02:53,439
space agency or esa and a fourth crew

4661
03:02:57,750 --> 03:02:55,920
member who has yet to be named the crew

4662
03:02:59,590 --> 03:02:57,760
4 astronauts will also complete a

4663
03:03:01,830 --> 03:02:59,600
six-month mission as expedition crew

4664
03:03:03,349 --> 03:03:01,840
members aboard the space station now

4665
03:03:05,110 --> 03:03:03,359
they will be joined there by three

4666
03:03:07,349 --> 03:03:05,120
additional crewmates who will launch on

4667
03:03:09,190 --> 03:03:07,359
a russian soyuz spacecraft and this will

4668
03:03:11,670 --> 03:03:09,200
mean that seven people will be on the

4669
03:03:13,429 --> 03:03:11,680
space station at one time allowing nasa

4670
03:03:15,190 --> 03:03:13,439
to increase the amount of science

4671
03:03:16,630 --> 03:03:15,200
conducted in space

4672
03:03:18,710 --> 03:03:16,640
that's right and this will be chell

4673
03:03:21,429 --> 03:03:18,720
lingard's second trip into space

4674
03:03:24,550 --> 03:03:21,439
following a 141 day stay at the space

4675
03:03:27,590 --> 03:03:24,560
station in 2015 for expeditions 44 and

4676
03:03:29,670 --> 03:03:27,600
45 before being selected as an astronaut

4677
03:03:31,990 --> 03:03:29,680
in 2009 he was

4678
03:03:34,070 --> 03:03:32,000
he was a flight surgeon supporting space

4679
03:03:36,389 --> 03:03:34,080
shuttle and space station missions in

4680
03:03:38,469 --> 03:03:36,399
december 2020 nasa named him as one of

4681
03:03:40,469 --> 03:03:38,479
the artemis team of astronauts helping

4682
03:03:42,309 --> 03:03:40,479
to pave the way for nasa's upcoming

4683
03:03:44,630 --> 03:03:42,319
lunar missions

4684
03:03:46,630 --> 03:03:44,640
bob hines a lieutenant colonel in the

4685
03:03:49,110 --> 03:03:46,640
u.s air force was selected as an

4686
03:03:51,830 --> 03:03:49,120
astronaut in 2017 and will be making his

4687
03:03:53,269 --> 03:03:51,840
first trip into space on crew 4. before

4688
03:03:55,349 --> 03:03:53,279
becoming an astronaut he supported

4689
03:03:57,910 --> 03:03:55,359
multiple military deployments in the

4690
03:03:59,590 --> 03:03:57,920
middle east africa and europe served as

4691
03:04:01,830 --> 03:03:59,600
a flight test pilot for the federal

4692
03:04:04,070 --> 03:04:01,840
aviation administration and flew as a

4693
03:04:05,590 --> 03:04:04,080
research pilot at nasa's johnson space

4694
03:04:07,590 --> 03:04:05,600
center in houston

4695
03:04:09,590 --> 03:04:07,600
and esa astronaut samantha christopher

4696
03:04:12,550 --> 03:04:09,600
reddy will be making her second trip to

4697
03:04:14,389 --> 03:04:12,560
space as a mission specialist on crew 4.

4698
03:04:16,790 --> 03:04:14,399
she was selected as an esa astronaut in

4699
03:04:19,590 --> 03:04:16,800
2009 and flew to the international space

4700
03:04:21,349 --> 03:04:19,600
station in 2014 aboard a russian soyuz

4701
03:04:24,550 --> 03:04:21,359
for a long duration mission as part of

4702
03:04:26,150 --> 03:04:24,560
expedition 42 and 43. christopher eddy

4703
03:04:28,710 --> 03:04:26,160
is planned to take over as station

4704
03:04:31,670 --> 03:04:28,720
commander for expedition 68 and will be

4705
03:04:33,830 --> 03:04:31,680
the first woman from issa to do so

4706
03:04:35,670 --> 03:04:33,840
now let's head over to daryl at kennedy

4707
03:04:38,230 --> 03:04:35,680
space center daryl how's it going over

4708
03:04:40,950 --> 03:04:38,240
there all right it's very good courtney

4709
03:04:42,950 --> 03:04:40,960
we are having clear skies at the moment

4710
03:04:45,110 --> 03:04:42,960
we can see some stars here at kennedy

4711
03:04:47,750 --> 03:04:45,120
and that's great news and if you're just

4712
03:04:49,750 --> 03:04:47,760
joining us welcome to coverage for the

4713
03:04:52,309 --> 03:04:49,760
mission known as crew 3 nasa and

4714
03:04:54,469 --> 03:04:52,319
spacex's fourth flight of astronauts to

4715
03:04:58,070 --> 03:04:54,479
the international space station we are

4716
03:05:00,950 --> 03:04:58,080
at t minus 1 hour and 11 minutes until

4717
03:05:03,510 --> 03:05:00,960
launch liftoff time still holding for

4718
03:05:04,389 --> 03:05:03,520
903 pm eastern time and we're tracking

4719
03:05:06,710 --> 03:05:04,399
no issues

4720
03:05:08,870 --> 03:05:06,720
with falcon 9 or with dragon the range

4721
03:05:11,030 --> 03:05:08,880
is green and the weather it's

4722
03:05:14,070 --> 03:05:11,040
cooperating moving on out we had a light

4723
03:05:16,790 --> 03:05:14,080
shower earlier but it is gone the range

4724
03:05:19,510 --> 03:05:16,800
is now green and so over the last three

4725
03:05:21,590 --> 03:05:19,520
hours our crew of raj achary

4726
03:05:23,990 --> 03:05:21,600
tom marshburn kayla baron and matthias

4727
03:05:26,230 --> 03:05:24,000
maurer they donned their spacex suits in

4728
03:05:27,910 --> 03:05:26,240
the historic crew quarters suit-up room

4729
03:05:30,150 --> 03:05:27,920
they walked out of the crew quarters

4730
03:05:32,950 --> 03:05:30,160
building as every nasa astronaut has

4731
03:05:34,469 --> 03:05:32,960
done since apollo 7. and then they were

4732
03:05:37,110 --> 03:05:34,479
transported to the pad where they

4733
03:05:39,349 --> 03:05:37,120
climbed inside the spacex crew dragon

4734
03:05:41,670 --> 03:05:39,359
endurance and now we are seeing them

4735
03:05:43,990 --> 03:05:41,680
live while they await liftoff and

4736
03:05:46,790 --> 03:05:44,000
shannon what is the crew doing right now

4737
03:05:48,630 --> 03:05:46,800
in these moments as they wait yeah it's

4738
03:05:49,910 --> 03:05:48,640
uh they are waiting but they know that

4739
03:05:51,429 --> 03:05:49,920
they're getting closer and closer to

4740
03:05:53,269 --> 03:05:51,439
launch the time really starts to feel

4741
03:05:55,030 --> 03:05:53,279
like it's speeding up especially when we

4742
03:05:56,230 --> 03:05:55,040
get that launch escape system armed but

4743
03:05:57,910 --> 03:05:56,240
what they're doing is they're thinking

4744
03:05:58,870 --> 03:05:57,920
about their tasks ahead they're thinking

4745
03:06:00,389 --> 03:05:58,880
about

4746
03:06:02,070 --> 03:06:00,399
running through the nominal procedures

4747
03:06:04,230 --> 03:06:02,080
as well as running through any emergency

4748
03:06:04,950 --> 03:06:04,240
procedures that that in case they need

4749
03:06:06,389 --> 03:06:04,960
them

4750
03:06:08,790 --> 03:06:06,399
if you remember back in april we've

4751
03:06:10,950 --> 03:06:08,800
talked a lot about this we launched nasa

4752
03:06:13,670 --> 03:06:10,960
astronauts shane kimbrough

4753
03:06:15,910 --> 03:06:13,680
megan macarthur jaxa astronaut and

4754
03:06:18,070 --> 03:06:15,920
aki hoshide and east astronaut tomorrow

4755
03:06:20,070 --> 03:06:18,080
pesquet to the space station and those

4756
03:06:22,469 --> 03:06:20,080
four returned from their six-month

4757
03:06:24,710 --> 03:06:22,479
mission um shane kimbrough saying after

4758
03:06:26,550 --> 03:06:24,720
he splashed down it's great to be back

4759
03:06:29,429 --> 03:06:26,560
on planet earth it's always nice to come

4760
03:06:30,950 --> 03:06:29,439
home it is and so not that i would know

4761
03:06:32,710 --> 03:06:30,960
i've just about you've told me a few

4762
03:06:33,990 --> 03:06:32,720
times it is great it is

4763
03:06:35,910 --> 03:06:34,000
it's just you know it's a long journey

4764
03:06:36,870 --> 03:06:35,920
so it is nice to go home to somewhere

4765
03:06:38,710 --> 03:06:36,880
familiar

4766
03:06:40,950 --> 03:06:38,720
over the next hour we will conduct a

4767
03:06:43,590 --> 03:06:40,960
series of polls

4768
03:06:46,710 --> 03:06:43,600
the pad crew uh has departed and we

4769
03:06:47,590 --> 03:06:46,720
watch uh them leave the area as we zoom

4770
03:06:50,230 --> 03:06:47,600
out

4771
03:06:52,790 --> 03:06:50,240
we get ready for launch uh through these

4772
03:06:55,510 --> 03:06:52,800
series of poles the crew will also arm

4773
03:06:57,830 --> 03:06:55,520
the launch escape system and fueling of

4774
03:07:01,429 --> 03:06:57,840
the falcon 9 will then begin

4775
03:07:03,349 --> 03:07:01,439
launch of course set for 903 pm eastern

4776
03:07:06,070 --> 03:07:03,359
and this will include a 12-minute flight

4777
03:07:07,830 --> 03:07:06,080
to orbit and then a roughly 22-hour

4778
03:07:11,510 --> 03:07:07,840
flight to dock with the international

4779
03:07:15,510 --> 03:07:11,520
space station at 7 10 pm eastern on

4780
03:07:18,230 --> 03:07:15,520
thursday november 11th which is veterans

4781
03:07:20,950 --> 03:07:18,240
day and it's not lost on us that we have

4782
03:07:24,550 --> 03:07:20,960
two active military members on this

4783
03:07:26,469 --> 03:07:24,560
flight um and so it it seems fitting

4784
03:07:29,110 --> 03:07:26,479
a day that we remember all veterans who

4785
03:07:31,830 --> 03:07:29,120
have served right yes it's important to

4786
03:07:33,429 --> 03:07:31,840
recognize our veterans and um nasa

4787
03:07:34,950 --> 03:07:33,439
definitely has a long history of working

4788
03:07:36,870 --> 03:07:34,960
with the military service we are a

4789
03:07:39,030 --> 03:07:36,880
civilian organization but they do

4790
03:07:40,790 --> 03:07:39,040
provide some expertise to us and as you

4791
03:07:42,630 --> 03:07:40,800
pointed out we've got two active duty

4792
03:07:45,349 --> 03:07:42,640
military on that flight

4793
03:07:46,070 --> 03:07:45,359
many test pilots from the military ranks

4794
03:07:48,070 --> 03:07:46,080
have

4795
03:07:50,230 --> 03:07:48,080
come through nasa of course that was

4796
03:07:52,790 --> 03:07:50,240
certainly true in the early days of the

4797
03:07:54,870 --> 03:07:52,800
space program and it's still true today

4798
03:07:56,630 --> 03:07:54,880
it's still true today but uh we also

4799
03:07:58,230 --> 03:07:56,640
have non-military people such as myself

4800
03:08:00,150 --> 03:07:58,240
so we take a lot of scientists and

4801
03:08:01,429 --> 03:08:00,160
engineers that are not affiliated with

4802
03:08:04,469 --> 03:08:01,439
the military

4803
03:08:07,670 --> 03:08:04,479
as we look outside at the launch pad at

4804
03:08:09,830 --> 03:08:07,680
39 a for those who don't know this is a

4805
03:08:13,190 --> 03:08:09,840
very vast place kennedy space center

4806
03:08:15,910 --> 03:08:13,200
shares land with the 140 000 acre

4807
03:08:17,590 --> 03:08:15,920
merritt island wildlife refuge so that's

4808
03:08:20,550 --> 03:08:17,600
why when you're looking there it's just

4809
03:08:22,309 --> 03:08:20,560
so dark in so much of the picture even

4810
03:08:23,830 --> 03:08:22,319
when we're a far distance from the

4811
03:08:26,230 --> 03:08:23,840
launch pad it's

4812
03:08:29,030 --> 03:08:26,240
an area that has been preserved for a

4813
03:08:31,670 --> 03:08:29,040
very long time for decades going back

4814
03:08:33,510 --> 03:08:31,680
and since it is native american heritage

4815
03:08:35,990 --> 03:08:33,520
month here in the month of november we

4816
03:08:38,710 --> 03:08:36,000
should mention that this was land once

4817
03:08:40,389 --> 03:08:38,720
occupied by indigenous tribes

4818
03:08:42,630 --> 03:08:40,399
including the ies

4819
03:08:44,550 --> 03:08:42,640
and the tamuqua

4820
03:08:47,110 --> 03:08:44,560
a quick history of nasa's commercial

4821
03:08:49,510 --> 03:08:47,120
crew program it all began with the first

4822
03:08:52,790 --> 03:08:49,520
successful and historic test flight with

4823
03:08:55,110 --> 03:08:52,800
nasa astronauts called demo2 after that

4824
03:08:57,510 --> 03:08:55,120
nasa certified spacex to fly astronauts

4825
03:08:59,750 --> 03:08:57,520
regularly to and from the international

4826
03:09:02,950 --> 03:08:59,760
space station and the first rotational

4827
03:09:04,070 --> 03:09:02,960
mission was of course drum roll please

4828
03:09:05,590 --> 03:09:04,080
crew won

4829
03:09:07,190 --> 03:09:05,600
shannon that was a big deal because it

4830
03:09:08,790 --> 03:09:07,200
really it was the first time in more

4831
03:09:11,590 --> 03:09:08,800
than a decade since space shuttle

4832
03:09:13,590 --> 03:09:11,600
retired for longer duration space

4833
03:09:16,230 --> 03:09:13,600
flights this was the first one you were

4834
03:09:18,230 --> 03:09:16,240
on it and you flew up there and spent

4835
03:09:20,070 --> 03:09:18,240
almost six months in space that's right

4836
03:09:21,590 --> 03:09:20,080
we did spend almost six months in space

4837
03:09:23,750 --> 03:09:21,600
and we make a big deal about this being

4838
03:09:25,190 --> 03:09:23,760
the first capsule because even though it

4839
03:09:27,910 --> 03:09:25,200
has made it to space there's still

4840
03:09:29,910 --> 03:09:27,920
things that we need to see how it ages

4841
03:09:31,910 --> 03:09:29,920
um during its time on orbit so we're

4842
03:09:33,590 --> 03:09:31,920
constantly looking at its systems and

4843
03:09:35,990 --> 03:09:33,600
making sure that everything is working

4844
03:09:37,590 --> 03:09:36,000
properly so we can keep crew up there um

4845
03:09:40,070 --> 03:09:37,600
as long as we need them and a lot of

4846
03:09:42,790 --> 03:09:40,080
what you experienced then fl uh you know

4847
03:09:44,469 --> 03:09:42,800
flowed back into improvements that were

4848
03:09:46,550 --> 03:09:44,479
made for this brand new spacecraft

4849
03:09:49,030 --> 03:09:46,560
absolutely each time a crew comes back

4850
03:09:50,550 --> 03:09:49,040
just as we did we give

4851
03:09:52,150 --> 03:09:50,560
comments and what we call lessons

4852
03:09:55,429 --> 03:09:52,160
learned and maybe some suggestions on

4853
03:09:57,670 --> 03:09:55,439
how to make things a little bit better

4854
03:09:58,950 --> 03:09:57,680
and so spacex is good and nasa is good

4855
03:10:00,630 --> 03:09:58,960
and they try and

4856
03:10:02,389 --> 03:10:00,640
flow those improvements in whenever they

4857
03:10:04,389 --> 03:10:02,399
can a lot of those improvements made on

4858
03:10:06,550 --> 03:10:04,399
this capsule we've been hearing a little

4859
03:10:08,710 --> 03:10:06,560
from the crew on board

4860
03:10:11,030 --> 03:10:08,720
dragon currently strapped into their

4861
03:10:13,670 --> 03:10:11,040
seats as you can see there helmets

4862
03:10:15,670 --> 03:10:13,680
mid-level so they can look below them

4863
03:10:17,990 --> 03:10:15,680
they have completed their communications

4864
03:10:20,070 --> 03:10:18,000
and suit leap checks now they're able to

4865
03:10:21,590 --> 03:10:20,080
follow all the milestone shannon still

4866
03:10:23,830 --> 03:10:21,600
ahead on those displays as you've been

4867
03:10:25,910 --> 03:10:23,840
telling us just above them they are

4868
03:10:29,349 --> 03:10:25,920
getting insight into all of the dragon

4869
03:10:30,309 --> 03:10:29,359
and falcon 9 systems as we proceed and

4870
03:10:32,870 --> 03:10:30,319
march

4871
03:10:34,389 --> 03:10:32,880
ever so slowly towards launch

4872
03:10:37,670 --> 03:10:34,399
and then at

4873
03:10:39,750 --> 03:10:37,680
t minus one hour and five minutes let's

4874
03:10:42,389 --> 03:10:39,760
go ahead and check in for a status

4875
03:10:46,309 --> 03:10:42,399
update from john i at spacex

4876
03:10:51,429 --> 03:10:48,469
the good news is we've had a smooth

4877
03:10:53,510 --> 03:10:51,439
countdown and the spacex team is getting

4878
03:10:54,790 --> 03:10:53,520
ready to pick up the pace here in the

4879
03:10:56,790 --> 03:10:54,800
last hour

4880
03:10:59,429 --> 03:10:56,800
now our next major activity happens at t

4881
03:11:01,110 --> 03:10:59,439
minus one hour when the spacex closeout

4882
03:11:03,269 --> 03:11:01,120
team actually gets out of the blast

4883
03:11:04,950 --> 03:11:03,279
danger area they've already left the

4884
03:11:07,510 --> 03:11:04,960
crew access arm and are leaving the

4885
03:11:11,590 --> 03:11:07,520
launch complex that just leaves the crew

4886
03:11:13,349 --> 03:11:11,600
on board dragon inside of 39a complex

4887
03:11:15,830 --> 03:11:13,359
now falcon 9 as you can see on the

4888
03:11:17,269 --> 03:11:15,840
screen the two-stage reusable rocket

4889
03:11:19,590 --> 03:11:17,279
we've done our final propulsion

4890
03:11:21,510 --> 03:11:19,600
checkouts of the first and second stages

4891
03:11:23,750 --> 03:11:21,520
and the engines began just a few minutes

4892
03:11:24,710 --> 03:11:23,760
ago in preparation for propellant

4893
03:11:26,950 --> 03:11:24,720
loading

4894
03:11:28,309 --> 03:11:26,960
so we're testing and cycling valves on

4895
03:11:30,229 --> 03:11:28,319
the engine we're checking the engine

4896
03:11:31,510 --> 03:11:30,239
pneumatics pressurization system right

4897
03:11:33,590 --> 03:11:31,520
now

4898
03:11:35,429 --> 03:11:33,600
at t-minus 45 minutes the team will

4899
03:11:37,910 --> 03:11:35,439
report their readiness for propellant

4900
03:11:39,269 --> 03:11:37,920
load with a final electronic go no go

4901
03:11:40,630 --> 03:11:39,279
pull

4902
03:11:42,469 --> 03:11:40,640
now before we can start loading

4903
03:11:44,389 --> 03:11:42,479
propellant on the falcon 9 we have a

4904
03:11:46,150 --> 03:11:44,399
couple of major tasks to perform with

4905
03:11:48,150 --> 03:11:46,160
respect to dragon

4906
03:11:50,150 --> 03:11:48,160
first after the pole is complete we're

4907
03:11:51,910 --> 03:11:50,160
going to retract that crew access arm

4908
03:11:53,750 --> 03:11:51,920
that you can see alongside dry again

4909
03:11:55,030 --> 03:11:53,760
from the fixed service structure we're

4910
03:11:57,269 --> 03:11:55,040
going to move that away to launch

4911
03:11:59,670 --> 03:11:57,279
position that'll happen approximately

4912
03:12:02,150 --> 03:11:59,680
between t minus 44 and t minus 42

4913
03:12:04,790 --> 03:12:02,160
minutes with the arm out of the way the

4914
03:12:06,389 --> 03:12:04,800
crew will arm the launch escape system

4915
03:12:08,150 --> 03:12:06,399
once these two events are complete

4916
03:12:09,750 --> 03:12:08,160
dragon is ready for falcon to begin

4917
03:12:11,349 --> 03:12:09,760
propellant loading

4918
03:12:12,790 --> 03:12:11,359
on the weather front we're also

4919
03:12:14,389 --> 03:12:12,800
verifying that we made all the

4920
03:12:16,630 --> 03:12:14,399
constraints and as we mentioned a little

4921
03:12:18,790 --> 03:12:16,640
bit earlier everything both at ground

4922
03:12:20,870 --> 03:12:18,800
level and at upper altitude looks good

4923
03:12:23,750 --> 03:12:20,880
and ready to support an on-time launch

4924
03:12:25,590 --> 03:12:23,760
in just over 64 minutes

4925
03:12:26,630 --> 03:12:25,600
so with everything looking good right

4926
03:12:28,710 --> 03:12:26,640
now

4927
03:12:31,910 --> 03:12:28,720
the range is also ready to support from

4928
03:12:33,590 --> 03:12:31,920
historic launch pad 39a the worldwide

4929
03:12:35,269 --> 03:12:33,600
network of ground stations and the

4930
03:12:37,030 --> 03:12:35,279
tracking and data relay satellites are

4931
03:12:37,990 --> 03:12:37,040
ready to support dragon as it heads into

4932
03:12:40,150 --> 03:12:38,000
orbit

4933
03:12:44,469 --> 03:12:40,160
everything is looking good for that

4934
03:12:47,429 --> 03:12:44,479
instantaneous launch window at 903 31 pm

4935
03:12:49,990 --> 03:12:47,439
eastern standard time which is 2 hours 3

4936
03:12:51,750 --> 03:12:50,000
minutes 31 seconds universal time

4937
03:12:53,590 --> 03:12:51,760
as a reminder once we begin loading

4938
03:12:55,910 --> 03:12:53,600
propellant there's no opportunity to

4939
03:12:57,670 --> 03:12:55,920
change the t0 timing for drag and

4940
03:12:59,349 --> 03:12:57,680
rendezvous with the international space

4941
03:13:01,190 --> 03:12:59,359
station is very precise down to the

4942
03:13:03,750 --> 03:13:01,200
second so we're going to get one chance

4943
03:13:06,870 --> 03:13:03,760
at it today but the good news coming up

4944
03:13:10,469 --> 03:13:06,880
just over 63 minutes and counting we are

4945
03:13:15,190 --> 03:13:12,870
great thank you john i it's always great

4946
03:13:17,910 --> 03:13:15,200
to hear that we have everything going

4947
03:13:19,990 --> 03:13:17,920
for our team zero orbit tank isolation

4948
03:13:21,510 --> 03:13:20,000
valves to equalize low flow pressure at

4949
03:13:24,070 --> 03:13:21,520
this time

4950
03:13:29,510 --> 03:13:24,080
additionally you are go for section six

4951
03:13:32,870 --> 03:13:31,349
endurance copies will be cycling some

4952
03:13:38,469 --> 03:13:32,880
preservation files and we are go for

4953
03:13:43,349 --> 03:13:40,830
awesome just hearing some comms from the

4954
03:13:45,910 --> 03:13:43,359
teams today's launch marks the third

4955
03:13:47,830 --> 03:13:45,920
time a rotational crew will fly on a

4956
03:13:49,670 --> 03:13:47,840
commercial spacecraft and each of our

4957
03:13:52,309 --> 03:13:49,680
crew members brings a diverse set of

4958
03:13:54,790 --> 03:13:52,319
experiences to today's flight

4959
03:13:57,670 --> 03:13:54,800
rajatari is the commander of the crew

4960
03:13:59,429 --> 03:13:57,680
dragon spacecraft and the crew 3 mission

4961
03:14:01,510 --> 03:13:59,439
shari is responsible for all phases of

4962
03:14:03,750 --> 03:14:01,520
flight from launch to re-entry

4963
03:14:06,389 --> 03:14:03,760
once onboard station he'll serve as an

4964
03:14:08,229 --> 03:14:06,399
expedition 66 flight engineer he was

4965
03:14:11,110 --> 03:14:08,239
born in milwaukee but consider cedar

4966
03:14:13,670 --> 03:14:11,120
falls iowa his hometown he is a colonel

4967
03:14:14,710 --> 03:14:13,680
in the u.s air force and joins the

4968
03:14:18,630 --> 03:14:14,720
mission

4969
03:14:21,750 --> 03:14:18,640
experience as a test pilot over his

4970
03:14:23,670 --> 03:14:21,760
career he has accumulated more than 2500

4971
03:14:26,150 --> 03:14:23,680
hours of flight time this will be the

4972
03:14:29,510 --> 03:14:26,160
first space flight for chary who became

4973
03:14:31,510 --> 03:14:29,520
a nasa astronaut in 2017. he's also a

4974
03:14:33,349 --> 03:14:31,520
member of the artemis team so he is

4975
03:14:34,790 --> 03:14:33,359
eligible for assignment to a future

4976
03:14:36,950 --> 03:14:34,800
lunar mission

4977
03:14:39,030 --> 03:14:36,960
and tom marshburn is the pilot of the

4978
03:14:41,190 --> 03:14:39,040
crew dragon spacecraft and second in

4979
03:14:44,070 --> 03:14:41,200
command for the mission responsible for

4980
03:14:45,590 --> 03:14:44,080
spacecraft systems and performance once

4981
03:14:47,590 --> 03:14:45,600
aboard station he will serve as an

4982
03:14:49,190 --> 03:14:47,600
expedition 66 flight engineer and is

4983
03:15:00,070 --> 03:14:49,200
scheduled to assume command of the

4984
03:15:05,510 --> 03:15:01,990
all right and that call endurance is a

4985
03:15:07,910 --> 03:15:05,520
go for launch exciting news

4986
03:15:09,990 --> 03:15:07,920
again tom marshburn is a statesville

4987
03:15:13,030 --> 03:15:10,000
north carolina native who began who

4988
03:15:14,309 --> 03:15:13,040
became an astronaut in 2004. prior to

4989
03:15:15,910 --> 03:15:14,319
serving in the astronaut core the

4990
03:15:18,150 --> 03:15:15,920
medical doctor served as a flight

4991
03:15:20,070 --> 03:15:18,160
surgeon at nasa's johnson space center

4992
03:15:21,670 --> 03:15:20,080
in houston and later became medical

4993
03:15:23,750 --> 03:15:21,680
operations lead for the international

4994
03:15:25,590 --> 03:15:23,760
space station the crew 3 mission will be

4995
03:15:27,910 --> 03:15:25,600
his third visit to the space station and

4996
03:15:29,830 --> 03:15:27,920
his second long duration mission and the

4997
03:15:31,750 --> 03:15:29,840
crew dragon will be the third spacecraft

4998
03:15:33,910 --> 03:15:31,760
for marshburn to fly in after the space

4999
03:15:36,110 --> 03:15:33,920
shuttle and the russian soyuz he

5000
03:15:40,309 --> 03:15:36,120
previously served as a crew member of

5001
03:15:45,269 --> 03:15:40,319
sts-127 in 2009 and expedition 34 and 35

5002
03:15:48,870 --> 03:15:47,670
kayla baron is a mission specialist for

5003
03:15:50,469 --> 03:15:48,880
crew 3.

5004
03:15:52,070 --> 03:15:50,479
as a mission specialist she will work

5005
03:15:53,750 --> 03:15:52,080
closely with the commander and pilot to

5006
03:15:55,670 --> 03:15:53,760
monitor the spacecraft during the

5007
03:15:57,990 --> 03:15:55,680
dynamic launch and re-entry phases of

5008
03:16:00,070 --> 03:15:58,000
flight once aboard the station she will

5009
03:16:03,269 --> 03:16:00,080
become a flight engineer for expedition

5010
03:16:04,950 --> 03:16:03,279
66 baron was born in pocatello idaho but

5011
03:16:06,229 --> 03:16:04,960
considers richland washington her

5012
03:16:07,830 --> 03:16:06,239
hometown

5013
03:16:09,670 --> 03:16:07,840
she earned a bachelor's degree in

5014
03:16:12,550 --> 03:16:09,680
systems engineering from the u.s naval

5015
03:16:14,630 --> 03:16:12,560
academy in annapolis maryland in 2010

5016
03:16:16,070 --> 03:16:14,640
and a master's degree in nuclear

5017
03:16:19,510 --> 03:16:16,080
engineering from the university of

5018
03:16:21,750 --> 03:16:19,520
cambridge in england in 2011 as a gates

5019
03:16:23,990 --> 03:16:21,760
cambridge scholar lieutenant commander

5020
03:16:24,950 --> 03:16:24,000
barron earned her submarine warfare

5021
03:16:27,030 --> 03:16:24,960
officer

5022
03:16:30,070 --> 03:16:27,040
qualification and deployed three times

5023
03:16:31,590 --> 03:16:30,080
while serving aboard the uss maine at

5024
03:16:34,469 --> 03:16:31,600
the time of her selection as an

5025
03:16:36,309 --> 03:16:34,479
astronaut candidate in 2017 she was

5026
03:16:39,510 --> 03:16:36,319
serving as the flag aid to the

5027
03:16:41,269 --> 03:16:39,520
superintendent of the u.s naval academy

5028
03:16:43,190 --> 03:16:41,279
and matthias maurer will also be a

5029
03:16:44,950 --> 03:16:43,200
mission specialist for crew 3 working

5030
03:16:46,950 --> 03:16:44,960
with the commander and pilot to monitor

5031
03:16:49,269 --> 03:16:46,960
the spacecraft during the dynamic launch

5032
03:16:50,950 --> 03:16:49,279
and re-entry phases of flight he will

5033
03:16:53,190 --> 03:16:50,960
also become a long duration crew member

5034
03:16:55,429 --> 03:16:53,200
aboard the space station mauer comes

5035
03:16:58,229 --> 03:16:55,439
from zonked vendel in the german state

5036
03:17:00,070 --> 03:16:58,239
of zarland before becoming an astronaut

5037
03:17:01,910 --> 03:17:00,080
maurer held a number of engineering and

5038
03:17:04,710 --> 03:17:01,920
research roles both in a university

5039
03:17:07,670 --> 03:17:04,720
setting and at esa in 2016 mauer spent

5040
03:17:09,990 --> 03:17:07,680
16 days on an undersea mission as part

5041
03:17:12,870 --> 03:17:10,000
of nasa's extreme environment mission

5042
03:17:14,469 --> 03:17:12,880
operations or nemo space analog

5043
03:17:16,389 --> 03:17:14,479
like chari and baron mauer will be

5044
03:17:18,309 --> 03:17:16,399
making his first trip to space with the

5045
03:17:20,229 --> 03:17:18,319
crew 3 mission

5046
03:17:23,030 --> 03:17:20,239
each of these four crew members will

5047
03:17:24,870 --> 03:17:23,040
join expedition 66 once they arrive at

5048
03:17:27,429 --> 03:17:24,880
the international space station with

5049
03:17:29,670 --> 03:17:27,439
russian cosmonaut anton shkaplerov as

5050
03:17:32,389 --> 03:17:29,680
commander

5051
03:17:37,990 --> 03:17:32,399
yep and it looks like we are just under

5052
03:17:44,710 --> 03:17:42,229
and this day is a continuation

5053
03:17:47,510 --> 03:17:44,720
of regular crew flights to the space

5054
03:17:49,269 --> 03:17:47,520
station from u.s soil this will be the

5055
03:17:51,269 --> 03:17:49,279
fourth flight dragon

5056
03:17:52,870 --> 03:17:51,279
this will be the fourth flight of dragon

5057
03:17:55,190 --> 03:17:52,880
with nasa crew and its third long

5058
03:17:56,870 --> 03:17:55,200
duration mission to the international

5059
03:17:59,349 --> 03:17:56,880
space station

5060
03:18:01,429 --> 03:17:59,359
and today our crew is flying the newest

5061
03:18:03,190 --> 03:18:01,439
dragon in our fleet and will be taking a

5062
03:18:05,670 --> 03:18:03,200
ride on board the falcon 9 that

5063
03:18:07,590 --> 03:18:05,680
supported the crs-22 mission back in

5064
03:18:10,150 --> 03:18:07,600
june of this year now it's been a great

5065
03:18:11,990 --> 03:18:10,160
countdown so far weather is still

5066
03:18:13,990 --> 03:18:12,000
looking good so the excitement is

5067
03:18:15,830 --> 03:18:14,000
continuing to pick up here as we get

5068
03:18:17,349 --> 03:18:15,840
closer to that t-zero

5069
03:18:19,750 --> 03:18:17,359
that's right we started our coverage

5070
03:18:21,670 --> 03:18:19,760
with suit up just over three hours ago

5071
03:18:23,190 --> 03:18:21,680
the spacex team helped the crew put on

5072
03:18:27,750 --> 03:18:23,200
their suits and conduct initial

5073
03:18:32,150 --> 03:18:30,229
crew walkout was where raja chari tom

5074
03:18:34,229 --> 03:18:32,160
marshburn kayla baron and matthias

5075
03:18:34,950 --> 03:18:34,239
maurer gave final goodbyes with friends

5076
03:18:37,349 --> 03:18:34,960
and

5077
03:18:39,190 --> 03:18:37,359
family gathered outside of the

5078
03:18:41,429 --> 03:18:39,200
operations and checkout building before

5079
03:18:43,750 --> 03:18:41,439
they began that roughly 20 minute ride

5080
03:18:46,309 --> 03:18:43,760
to pad 39a

5081
03:18:48,389 --> 03:18:46,319
and though it was just after sunset and

5082
03:18:50,630 --> 03:18:48,399
already dark outside we did still get

5083
03:18:52,309 --> 03:18:50,640
some awesome views of those teslas

5084
03:18:54,790 --> 03:18:52,319
heading down the nasa causeway before

5085
03:18:56,950 --> 03:18:54,800
the crew arrived at the pad

5086
03:18:58,870 --> 03:18:56,960
and once they arrived they all took a

5087
03:19:00,630 --> 03:18:58,880
brief moment to enjoy the view of the

5088
03:19:02,309 --> 03:19:00,640
vehicle that they will be taking flight

5089
03:19:04,630 --> 03:19:02,319
on and then headed up the fixed service

5090
03:19:06,389 --> 03:19:04,640
structure to begin a process known as

5091
03:19:08,389 --> 03:19:06,399
crew ingress where the astronauts

5092
03:19:10,469 --> 03:19:08,399
entered the vehicle and the spacex team

5093
03:19:12,710 --> 03:19:10,479
performed a series of checks to ensure

5094
03:19:14,550 --> 03:19:12,720
that the suits seats and vehicle

5095
03:19:16,070 --> 03:19:14,560
interactions were all functioning

5096
03:19:17,750 --> 03:19:16,080
properly

5097
03:19:19,750 --> 03:19:17,760
then about 30 minutes ago the team

5098
03:19:21,670 --> 03:19:19,760
closed dragon's hatch with the crew

5099
03:19:24,309 --> 03:19:21,680
safely inside

5100
03:19:26,790 --> 03:19:24,319
so again we're just under one hour to go

5101
03:19:28,550 --> 03:19:26,800
until dragon starts breathing fire

5102
03:19:30,469 --> 03:19:28,560
things will pick up as we get close to

5103
03:19:32,389 --> 03:19:30,479
the go no-go pole to arm the launch

5104
03:19:33,590 --> 03:19:32,399
escape system and begin propellant

5105
03:19:35,590 --> 03:19:33,600
loading

5106
03:19:37,910 --> 03:19:35,600
now the crew pull for readiness was

5107
03:19:40,309 --> 03:19:37,920
completed at t minus 60 minutes and the

5108
03:19:42,630 --> 03:19:40,319
dragon pole for prop load

5109
03:19:46,070 --> 03:19:42,640
is coming up here in about a minute at t

5110
03:19:48,150 --> 03:19:46,080
minus 55 minutes now next up at t minus

5111
03:19:50,150 --> 03:19:48,160
45 minutes after that will be an

5112
03:19:52,070 --> 03:19:50,160
internal mission control hawthorne pole

5113
03:19:54,309 --> 03:19:52,080
and then the launch director's pull for

5114
03:19:56,229 --> 03:19:54,319
propellant loading

5115
03:19:58,229 --> 03:19:56,239
when we get to about t-minus 40 minutes

5116
03:20:00,469 --> 03:19:58,239
the crew access arm will retract and the

5117
03:20:01,990 --> 03:20:00,479
crew will get to will get the call to

5118
03:20:04,070 --> 03:20:02,000
close their visors and arm the launch

5119
03:20:05,910 --> 03:20:04,080
escape system now this is the automated

5120
03:20:07,830 --> 03:20:05,920
system in place that can fire the eight

5121
03:20:09,429 --> 03:20:07,840
super draco thrusters on dragon to

5122
03:20:11,670 --> 03:20:09,439
quickly separate the crew from the

5123
03:20:13,510 --> 03:20:11,680
rocket either on the pad or during the

5124
03:20:15,670 --> 03:20:13,520
flight on the ride uphill and then once

5125
03:20:18,070 --> 03:20:15,680
we reach about t minus 35 minutes

5126
03:20:19,750 --> 03:20:18,080
propellant loading for the falcon 9

5127
03:20:20,870 --> 03:20:19,760
we'll begin throughout the countdown

5128
03:20:22,710 --> 03:20:20,880
we've been getting some pretty

5129
03:20:25,030 --> 03:20:22,720
incredible views of the astronauts

5130
03:20:27,269 --> 03:20:25,040
inside dragon making their final

5131
03:20:29,590 --> 03:20:27,279
preparations as well as some close-up

5132
03:20:31,349 --> 03:20:29,600
views of those suits the teams have

5133
03:20:33,750 --> 03:20:31,359
often described the suits as an

5134
03:20:35,830 --> 03:20:33,760
extension of the dragon spacecraft

5135
03:20:38,229 --> 03:20:35,840
almost a mini spacecraft inside of a

5136
03:20:40,469 --> 03:20:38,239
spacecraft

5137
03:20:44,070 --> 03:20:40,479
we're standing by now for that call for

5138
03:20:49,269 --> 03:20:45,910
again that should be coming up here at

5139
03:20:53,190 --> 03:20:49,279
about t minus 55 minutes so we're just

5140
03:20:56,870 --> 03:20:53,200
about roughly 40 seconds away from that

5141
03:20:59,190 --> 03:20:56,880
the crew in position ready to go

5142
03:21:17,910 --> 03:20:59,200
taking a look at those monitors above

5143
03:21:21,910 --> 03:21:19,590
and from the view that you can see on

5144
03:21:24,950 --> 03:21:21,920
your screen we have raja chari the

5145
03:21:26,950 --> 03:21:24,960
commander of crew 3 closest to the

5146
03:21:36,530 --> 03:21:26,960
screen with tom marshburn in the pilot

5147
03:21:36,540 --> 03:21:46,710
[Applause]

5148
03:21:50,389 --> 03:21:48,870
with everything still proceeding well

5149
03:21:52,309 --> 03:21:50,399
let's send it back to the team in

5150
03:21:54,710 --> 03:21:52,319
florida daryl how's it going there it's

5151
03:21:56,630 --> 03:21:54,720
going great out here ladies and uh we're

5152
03:21:58,790 --> 03:21:56,640
here with nasa astronaut shannon walker

5153
03:21:59,750 --> 03:21:58,800
if you want to get a question in

5154
03:22:02,550 --> 03:21:59,760
ask

5155
03:22:04,229 --> 03:22:02,560
nasa on twitter and she will do her best

5156
03:22:06,389 --> 03:22:04,239
to answer your question and by the way

5157
03:22:09,510 --> 03:22:06,399
speaking of social kennedy is hosting a

5158
03:22:11,429 --> 03:22:09,520
virtual nasa social on our facebook page

5159
03:22:14,389 --> 03:22:11,439
people who have joined are posting

5160
03:22:16,550 --> 03:22:14,399
messages pictures and videos with

5161
03:22:18,790 --> 03:22:16,560
their fellow space fans and we want to

5162
03:22:21,910 --> 03:22:18,800
share now four video messages that came

5163
03:22:23,750 --> 03:22:21,920
into our virtual social for crew 3 that

5164
03:22:26,389 --> 03:22:23,760
were posted by the last four crew

5165
03:22:28,870 --> 03:22:26,399
members to fly on dragon that is the

5166
03:22:31,349 --> 03:22:28,880
crew of inspiration 4.

5167
03:22:33,030 --> 03:22:31,359
i want to wish the astronauts of crew 3

5168
03:22:35,510 --> 03:22:33,040
all the best on their journey to the

5169
03:22:37,910 --> 03:22:35,520
space station it's going to be one heck

5170
03:22:40,790 --> 03:22:37,920
of a ride falcon 9 and dragon as you

5171
03:22:42,870 --> 03:22:40,800
guys know is an incredible vehicle hi

5172
03:22:44,870 --> 03:22:42,880
everyone at virtual nasa social i'm dr

5173
03:22:47,030 --> 03:22:44,880
cyan proctor i am the mission pilot from

5174
03:22:49,830 --> 03:22:47,040
inspiration 4 and i just want to wish

5175
03:22:51,990 --> 03:22:49,840
crew 3 an awesome lift off as they head

5176
03:22:54,309 --> 03:22:52,000
to the international space station hi

5177
03:22:55,830 --> 03:22:54,319
raja tom matias kayla

5178
03:22:58,229 --> 03:22:55,840
hank's here just to wish you well on

5179
03:23:00,150 --> 03:22:58,239
your mission into space i couldn't be

5180
03:23:01,750 --> 03:23:00,160
more excited for you for the journey

5181
03:23:03,830 --> 03:23:01,760
you're about to go through

5182
03:23:05,910 --> 03:23:03,840
getting into that falcon rocket

5183
03:23:08,630 --> 03:23:05,920
with your suits on to have your name on

5184
03:23:10,550 --> 03:23:08,640
it is a feeling like no other crew free

5185
03:23:12,630 --> 03:23:10,560
i just want to say i'm so excited for

5186
03:23:13,830 --> 03:23:12,640
all of you i know that rush of emotion

5187
03:23:16,229 --> 03:23:13,840
that you're gonna feel with your

5188
03:23:17,910 --> 03:23:16,239
spacesuit on strapped into the capsule

5189
03:23:20,150 --> 03:23:17,920
and you're about to have the best ride

5190
03:23:21,670 --> 03:23:20,160
of your life just laugh the whole way up

5191
03:23:23,830 --> 03:23:21,680
there like we did

5192
03:23:25,830 --> 03:23:23,840
i just want to wish you all the best and

5193
03:23:28,389 --> 03:23:25,840
i look forward to exchanging uh some

5194
03:23:31,750 --> 03:23:28,399
stories a little bit down the road take

5195
03:23:33,750 --> 03:23:31,760
care godspeed crew 3.

5196
03:23:35,590 --> 03:23:33,760
i love haley arsenau saying that she

5197
03:23:37,349 --> 03:23:35,600
laughed the whole way up i can

5198
03:23:38,309 --> 03:23:37,359
definitely relate to that can you really

5199
03:23:40,229 --> 03:23:38,319
yes

5200
03:23:42,309 --> 03:23:40,239
that was so funny exciting ride you're

5201
03:23:44,870 --> 03:23:42,319
just happy you're just so thrilled yeah

5202
03:23:46,790 --> 03:23:44,880
that's that's fantastic and whenever she

5203
03:23:49,510 --> 03:23:46,800
says anything it always brings a smile

5204
03:23:50,950 --> 03:23:49,520
to my face she has such great energy

5205
03:23:53,269 --> 03:23:50,960
well throughout the program we've been

5206
03:23:55,750 --> 03:23:53,279
answering your ass nasa questions from

5207
03:23:57,910 --> 03:23:55,760
social media we have time now for a few

5208
03:23:59,990 --> 03:23:57,920
more before falcon 9 fueling begins and

5209
03:24:01,910 --> 03:24:00,000
so we'll pop it up on the screen and

5210
03:24:04,150 --> 03:24:01,920
shannon you've been answering them all

5211
03:24:06,469 --> 03:24:04,160
so long we appreciate that so the

5212
03:24:09,110 --> 03:24:06,479
question we have up now is what are your

5213
03:24:11,510 --> 03:24:09,120
tips for me to go to space i'm a high

5214
03:24:13,110 --> 03:24:11,520
school freshman from poland dreaming of

5215
03:24:14,950 --> 03:24:13,120
going to space

5216
03:24:17,830 --> 03:24:14,960
yes so the first thing the most

5217
03:24:21,110 --> 03:24:17,840
important thing is to do well in school

5218
03:24:22,630 --> 03:24:21,120
we need people who are very accomplished

5219
03:24:24,950 --> 03:24:22,640
and have lots of different skills and it

5220
03:24:26,309 --> 03:24:24,960
all starts with a good education now

5221
03:24:29,190 --> 03:24:26,319
being from poland you're going to have

5222
03:24:30,870 --> 03:24:29,200
to apply to the european space agency to

5223
03:24:31,990 --> 03:24:30,880
be part of their astronaut program and

5224
03:24:35,110 --> 03:24:32,000
hopefully they will have another

5225
03:24:37,030 --> 03:24:35,120
selection one of these days but really

5226
03:24:39,750 --> 03:24:37,040
do well in school and then go pursue a

5227
03:24:41,910 --> 03:24:39,760
field of work that really interests you

5228
03:24:44,950 --> 03:24:41,920
what you want to do is do something

5229
03:24:46,630 --> 03:24:44,960
you're very passionate about and um

5230
03:24:47,670 --> 03:24:46,640
that really when you're passionate about

5231
03:24:49,030 --> 03:24:47,680
something

5232
03:24:50,150 --> 03:24:49,040
you're going to do well at it and it's

5233
03:24:52,710 --> 03:24:50,160
going to stand out and people are going

5234
03:24:54,630 --> 03:24:52,720
to take notice and so yeah it doesn't

5235
03:24:56,870 --> 03:24:54,640
necessarily have to be a specific you

5236
03:24:58,710 --> 03:24:56,880
know you stem is good right right but

5237
03:25:01,830 --> 03:24:58,720
there have been people who have not gone

5238
03:25:03,910 --> 03:25:01,840
into stem and become astronauts uh every

5239
03:25:06,150 --> 03:25:03,920
astronaut that we have taken at on the

5240
03:25:07,750 --> 03:25:06,160
nasa side it's got a stem background oh

5241
03:25:09,910 --> 03:25:07,760
they do and so that is a requirement

5242
03:25:11,349 --> 03:25:09,920
that is a requirement right now now of

5243
03:25:12,790 --> 03:25:11,359
course we're starting to fly more people

5244
03:25:14,309 --> 03:25:12,800
and they're more opportunities to get to

5245
03:25:16,070 --> 03:25:14,319
space so it may not be a requirement in

5246
03:25:18,389 --> 03:25:16,080
the future but right now at least on the

5247
03:25:20,309 --> 03:25:18,399
nasa side uh you need a stem background

5248
03:25:22,870 --> 03:25:20,319
a stem background and study hard and get

5249
03:25:24,950 --> 03:25:22,880
some good grades our next question does

5250
03:25:27,670 --> 03:25:24,960
it get very hot wearing the spacesuits

5251
03:25:29,990 --> 03:25:27,680
or is the material breathable ah

5252
03:25:31,429 --> 03:25:30,000
yes no the material is absolutely not

5253
03:25:33,110 --> 03:25:31,439
breathable because you need those

5254
03:25:35,590 --> 03:25:33,120
spacesuits to hold pressure should

5255
03:25:37,670 --> 03:25:35,600
something go wrong in the capsule so you

5256
03:25:39,670 --> 03:25:37,680
need it to completely contain that

5257
03:25:41,750 --> 03:25:39,680
atmosphere around you so they can get a

5258
03:25:44,070 --> 03:25:41,760
little hot but the entire time you're in

5259
03:25:45,990 --> 03:25:44,080
the suit uh they're flowing air through

5260
03:25:48,389 --> 03:25:46,000
it to keep you cool you've got an air

5261
03:25:50,389 --> 03:25:48,399
conditioning system for the suit yes

5262
03:25:51,750 --> 03:25:50,399
blowing that air around yes exactly you

5263
03:25:53,349 --> 03:25:51,760
need the air to be blown around because

5264
03:25:54,950 --> 03:25:53,359
you really don't want to end up with a

5265
03:25:56,630 --> 03:25:54,960
carbon dioxide bubble right in front of

5266
03:25:58,229 --> 03:25:56,640
your face all right thank you so much

5267
03:25:59,830 --> 03:25:58,239
shannon for answering those questions

5268
03:26:02,710 --> 03:25:59,840
and keep the questions coming we

5269
03:26:05,110 --> 03:26:02,720
appreciate them appreciate them at

5270
03:26:07,110 --> 03:26:05,120
ask nasa now we'll send it over to marie

5271
03:26:08,950 --> 03:26:07,120
who is standing by with the deputy

5272
03:26:20,150 --> 03:26:08,960
director of the kennedy space center

5273
03:26:23,990 --> 03:26:21,750
oh it's a pleasure to be here with you

5274
03:26:25,910 --> 03:26:24,000
marie and i wanted to ask you about a

5275
03:26:28,550 --> 03:26:25,920
special connection that you have to

5276
03:26:31,349 --> 03:26:28,560
kayla and raja uh part of the turtle

5277
03:26:33,110 --> 03:26:31,359
class of astronauts in 2017. you were

5278
03:26:35,590 --> 03:26:33,120
actually on their selection board tell

5279
03:26:38,550 --> 03:26:35,600
me about that oh i sure was in the class

5280
03:26:42,150 --> 03:26:38,560
of 2017 we had the most applicants ever

5281
03:26:43,750 --> 03:26:42,160
in the history of nasa 18 353

5282
03:26:45,990 --> 03:26:43,760
and when it was all said and done we

5283
03:26:47,349 --> 03:26:46,000
picked 12. of course raja and kayla were

5284
03:26:49,750 --> 03:26:47,359
part of that class

5285
03:26:51,990 --> 03:26:49,760
so to see them when they first walked in

5286
03:26:54,229 --> 03:26:52,000
for their very first nasa interview and

5287
03:26:56,550 --> 03:26:54,239
to know now they're on board the dragon

5288
03:26:57,590 --> 03:26:56,560
on top of the falcon 9 rocket it's just

5289
03:26:59,830 --> 03:26:57,600
amazing

5290
03:27:02,229 --> 03:26:59,840
very exciting and so much has happened

5291
03:27:04,070 --> 03:27:02,239
in in such a short period of time you

5292
03:27:05,910 --> 03:27:04,080
became the deputy director just earlier

5293
03:27:07,910 --> 03:27:05,920
this year in the middle of a very busy

5294
03:27:09,670 --> 03:27:07,920
launch campaign we've seen private

5295
03:27:12,309 --> 03:27:09,680
citizens launch from here at kennedy

5296
03:27:13,910 --> 03:27:12,319
this year more of that is coming

5297
03:27:16,389 --> 03:27:13,920
we've got a regular cadence of these

5298
03:27:17,910 --> 03:27:16,399
commercial crew missions to station um

5299
03:27:20,630 --> 03:27:17,920
and we're coming up on the 60th

5300
03:27:22,389 --> 03:27:20,640
anniversary of kennedy so uh you know so

5301
03:27:24,150 --> 03:27:22,399
much has happened like we said in such a

5302
03:27:25,990 --> 03:27:24,160
short period of time what do you see

5303
03:27:27,190 --> 03:27:26,000
ahead for the next 60 years of kennedy

5304
03:27:29,830 --> 03:27:27,200
space center

5305
03:27:32,309 --> 03:27:29,840
well i see it's just getting started now

5306
03:27:34,870 --> 03:27:32,319
so this started with a vision ten years

5307
03:27:36,950 --> 03:27:34,880
ago we flew out the space shuttle and we

5308
03:27:38,870 --> 03:27:36,960
had a vision to create the world's

5309
03:27:41,429 --> 03:27:38,880
premier multi-user spaceport for both

5310
03:27:43,670 --> 03:27:41,439
commercial and government users and now

5311
03:27:45,990 --> 03:27:43,680
you've seen it coming to fruition

5312
03:27:48,070 --> 03:27:46,000
so it's just going to be we have 24

5313
03:27:50,309 --> 03:27:48,080
launches now more launches than any

5314
03:27:52,229 --> 03:27:50,319
place else in the world when we finish

5315
03:27:53,990 --> 03:27:52,239
this year we should have close to 50

5316
03:27:55,110 --> 03:27:54,000
launches and it's just going to increase

5317
03:27:57,590 --> 03:27:55,120
more and more

5318
03:27:59,190 --> 03:27:57,600
i want to also ask you about um what is

5319
03:28:01,910 --> 03:27:59,200
in the building right behind us of

5320
03:28:03,590 --> 03:28:01,920
course the goliath vehicle assembly

5321
03:28:05,750 --> 03:28:03,600
building the artemis

5322
03:28:07,990 --> 03:28:05,760
rocket the sls space launch system

5323
03:28:11,190 --> 03:28:08,000
rocket is fully stacked we want to show

5324
03:28:14,070 --> 03:28:11,200
you a peek inside our gigantic moon

5325
03:28:16,790 --> 03:28:14,080
rocket there it is that is the space

5326
03:28:19,590 --> 03:28:16,800
launch system and the orion capsule

5327
03:28:21,830 --> 03:28:19,600
being stacked on top this is video from

5328
03:28:24,550 --> 03:28:21,840
late october inside the vehicle assembly

5329
03:28:27,389 --> 03:28:24,560
building and now that the rocket and

5330
03:28:31,670 --> 03:28:27,399
capsule are fully stacked it stands at

5331
03:28:34,389 --> 03:28:31,680
322 feet tall and that is taller in fact

5332
03:28:35,830 --> 03:28:34,399
than the statue of liberty um quite a

5333
03:28:37,910 --> 03:28:35,840
sight in there kelvin i don't know if

5334
03:28:40,550 --> 03:28:37,920
you've had a chance to actually go

5335
03:28:43,110 --> 03:28:40,560
inside since that stack in october

5336
03:28:44,790 --> 03:28:43,120
but it's just astounding and and

5337
03:28:46,870 --> 03:28:44,800
what what do you have to say about that

5338
03:28:48,309 --> 03:28:46,880
if you've seen it inside and what do we

5339
03:28:50,950 --> 03:28:48,319
have to get through before that first

5340
03:28:52,950 --> 03:28:50,960
launch of artemis one okay i saw today

5341
03:28:56,150 --> 03:28:52,960
and i see it about uh

5342
03:28:58,550 --> 03:28:56,160
every week you know and it is it is just

5343
03:28:59,910 --> 03:28:58,560
humongous to see that rocketed to know

5344
03:29:02,309 --> 03:28:59,920
that that rocket will carry our

5345
03:29:04,229 --> 03:29:02,319
astronauts to the moon and beyond

5346
03:29:06,309 --> 03:29:04,239
hopefully to mars so right now we're

5347
03:29:08,469 --> 03:29:06,319
undergoing something we call ivt

5348
03:29:10,710 --> 03:29:08,479
interface verification test we'll do

5349
03:29:12,870 --> 03:29:10,720
that for a couple more days and then

5350
03:29:15,269 --> 03:29:12,880
we're getting prepared to roll it out

5351
03:29:17,670 --> 03:29:15,279
for a wet dress rehearsal so hopefully

5352
03:29:19,910 --> 03:29:17,680
that'll happen the end of this year

5353
03:29:22,070 --> 03:29:19,920
early next year we'll roll it out to the

5354
03:29:25,510 --> 03:29:22,080
pad fully fuel it test all the

5355
03:29:27,349 --> 03:29:25,520
interfaces pad vehicle and

5356
03:29:29,910 --> 03:29:27,359
roll it back for a launch hopefully in

5357
03:29:31,830 --> 03:29:29,920
february fantastic calvin manning thank

5358
03:29:33,830 --> 03:29:31,840
you so much and by the way happy

5359
03:29:35,910 --> 03:29:33,840
veterans day a little early i know you

5360
03:29:37,429 --> 03:29:35,920
served so thank you for your service hey

5361
03:29:39,190 --> 03:29:37,439
thank you murray all right we're going

5362
03:29:40,950 --> 03:29:39,200
to go over to john inspector now in

5363
03:29:44,389 --> 03:29:40,960
hawthorne as the action begins to pick

5364
03:29:48,070 --> 03:29:46,790
we're just inside t minus 47 minutes

5365
03:29:50,150 --> 03:29:48,080
we're listening right now to the

5366
03:29:51,590 --> 03:29:50,160
countdown net waiting for the spacex

5367
03:29:53,590 --> 03:29:51,600
launch director

5368
03:29:55,750 --> 03:29:53,600
to discuss the propellant load and

5369
03:29:58,309 --> 03:29:55,760
launch poll results and give final

5370
03:30:00,469 --> 03:29:58,319
instructions to the launch team

5371
03:30:02,389 --> 03:30:00,479
at this time we have completed all

5372
03:30:04,469 --> 03:30:02,399
checks on the falcon 9 and the dragon

5373
03:30:06,070 --> 03:30:04,479
spacecraft we're also checking with the

5374
03:30:11,190 --> 03:30:06,080
dragon mission director to make sure

5375
03:30:16,710 --> 03:30:12,950
and right now we're waiting to listen

5376
03:30:18,550 --> 03:30:16,720
for that launch director to come up

5377
03:30:20,550 --> 03:30:18,560
now we have been checking as i said with

5378
03:30:22,150 --> 03:30:20,560
the dragon mission director also nasa

5379
03:30:24,790 --> 03:30:22,160
launch manager to make sure they're

5380
03:30:27,750 --> 03:30:24,800
ready now you can see on this screen

5381
03:30:30,790 --> 03:30:27,760
right now falcon 9 on the pad true

5382
03:30:32,950 --> 03:30:30,800
access arm alongside the dragon capsule

5383
03:30:36,150 --> 03:30:32,960
earlier you saw the vehicle assembly

5384
03:30:38,630 --> 03:30:36,160
building during that previous interview

5385
03:30:41,590 --> 03:30:38,640
the falcon and dragon launch team as

5386
03:30:43,670 --> 03:30:41,600
well as key members of nasa are in the

5387
03:30:45,590 --> 03:30:43,680
launch control center which is just

5388
03:30:47,590 --> 03:30:45,600
adjacent to the vehicle assembly

5389
03:30:48,950 --> 03:30:47,600
building as you saw earlier if you're

5390
03:30:51,349 --> 03:30:48,960
with us they've got a view straight

5391
03:30:54,309 --> 03:30:51,359
towards pad 39a through the large

5392
03:30:56,469 --> 03:30:54,319
windows of firing room four

5393
03:30:59,349 --> 03:30:56,479
now going back to the current screen

5394
03:31:01,670 --> 03:30:59,359
view you can see the crew access arm

5395
03:31:03,990 --> 03:31:01,680
that arm once we finish the readiness

5396
03:31:05,670 --> 03:31:04,000
poll and instructions to the crew or

5397
03:31:07,830 --> 03:31:05,680
instructions to the attention on

5398
03:31:09,750 --> 03:31:07,840
countdown that inheritance is complete

5399
03:31:25,830 --> 03:31:09,760
and teams have pulled go for propellant

5400
03:31:28,550 --> 03:31:27,269
and they will approve aborting the

5401
03:31:29,990 --> 03:31:28,560
countdown

5402
03:31:32,070 --> 03:31:30,000
for urgent issues

5403
03:31:34,309 --> 03:31:32,080
affecting the safety of the operation

5404
03:31:36,309 --> 03:31:34,319
operators shall call hold hold hold on

5405
03:31:37,590 --> 03:31:36,319
the countdown net launch control will

5406
03:31:39,510 --> 03:31:37,600
abort the launch audit sequence

5407
03:31:41,429 --> 03:31:39,520
immediately and proceed to the launch

5408
03:31:43,349 --> 03:31:41,439
abort auto sequence

5409
03:31:45,030 --> 03:31:43,359
at t minus 10 seconds launch control

5410
03:31:46,389 --> 03:31:45,040
will be hands off relying solely on

5411
03:31:47,990 --> 03:31:46,399
automated work criteria for the

5412
03:31:49,349 --> 03:31:48,000
remainder of the account

5413
03:31:51,190 --> 03:31:49,359
operators advise the launch director

5414
03:31:52,870 --> 03:31:51,200
whether structural breakup or fire is

5415
03:31:55,269 --> 03:31:52,880
imminent or recurring per dragon manual

5416
03:31:56,870 --> 03:31:55,279
escape flight rules

5417
03:31:58,870 --> 03:31:56,880
for those in

5418
03:32:01,190 --> 03:31:58,880
firing room 4 here at ksc in the event

5419
03:32:03,590 --> 03:32:01,200
of a fire alarm operators noted below

5420
03:32:05,590 --> 03:32:03,600
56.80 or made their post while the alarm

5421
03:32:07,670 --> 03:32:05,600
is evacuated the event that personnel

5422
03:32:09,429 --> 03:32:07,680
safety is threatened evacuate to south

5423
03:32:11,590 --> 03:32:09,439
facing emergency exit leads directly

5424
03:32:12,950 --> 03:32:11,600
outside

5425
03:32:14,790 --> 03:32:12,960
launch control at this time you may

5426
03:32:18,309 --> 03:32:14,800
proceed with arming the crew arm for

5427
03:32:22,550 --> 03:32:20,630
just over t minus 44 minutes we're going

5428
03:32:24,309 --> 03:32:22,560
to send it back to daryl and the team at

5429
03:32:26,469 --> 03:32:24,319
kennedy space center as we get ready to

5430
03:32:28,070 --> 03:32:26,479
move the crew access arm

5431
03:32:29,910 --> 03:32:28,080
that's right john we are awaiting that

5432
03:32:32,790 --> 03:32:29,920
big moment here at the kennedy space

5433
03:32:39,110 --> 03:32:32,800
center in florida as we do

5434
03:32:44,150 --> 03:32:41,110
and there is the retraction

5435
03:32:46,309 --> 03:32:44,160
great shot of the dragon moving it it's

5436
03:32:47,750 --> 03:32:46,319
not moving the crew access arm is moving

5437
03:32:51,750 --> 03:32:47,760
away from it yep and you can see that

5438
03:32:57,830 --> 03:32:51,760
from inside the dragon as well

5439
03:33:02,469 --> 03:32:59,590
when you're in the capsule can you see

5440
03:33:04,309 --> 03:33:02,479
that you can you have windows that are

5441
03:33:05,990 --> 03:33:04,319
at pretty much your foot level and you

5442
03:33:08,070 --> 03:33:06,000
can you can see a little bit out so you

5443
03:33:09,429 --> 03:33:08,080
do see that moving away and once it's

5444
03:33:11,510 --> 03:33:09,439
gone you know it's just you and the

5445
03:33:13,670 --> 03:33:11,520
rocket

5446
03:33:14,870 --> 03:33:13,680
there's the camera pointed directly at

5447
03:33:16,790 --> 03:33:14,880
dragon

5448
03:33:19,590 --> 03:33:16,800
great view there you can see the strong

5449
03:33:35,349 --> 03:33:19,600
back at the top

5450
03:33:39,830 --> 03:33:37,510
and this crew access arm

5451
03:33:41,670 --> 03:33:39,840
can move faster than it's doing right

5452
03:33:45,030 --> 03:33:41,680
now under certain circumstances right

5453
03:33:46,710 --> 03:33:45,040
absolutely if it needs to go back to uh

5454
03:33:55,510 --> 03:33:46,720
being up against the capsule it can move

5455
03:33:59,190 --> 03:33:57,590
it was just not too long ago about an

5456
03:34:01,990 --> 03:33:59,200
hour ago that we saw the astronauts

5457
03:34:06,870 --> 03:34:02,000
walking down that very crew access arm

5458
03:34:11,269 --> 03:34:09,349
just one more step closer to launch an

5459
03:34:15,269 --> 03:34:11,279
important milestone

5460
03:34:19,590 --> 03:34:17,670
i'm enjoying uh just watching the the

5461
03:34:21,190 --> 03:34:19,600
various parts of the launch pad go by

5462
03:34:23,349 --> 03:34:21,200
yeah as we look out there yeah you don't

5463
03:34:25,030 --> 03:34:23,359
often get that view so this might as

5464
03:34:27,190 --> 03:34:25,040
well soak it in while we've got it

5465
03:34:30,389 --> 03:34:27,200
there's nobody inside that arm there's

5466
03:34:31,670 --> 03:34:30,399
nobody on the pad the only people who

5467
03:34:34,150 --> 03:34:31,680
are there

5468
03:34:40,550 --> 03:34:34,160
are the four astronauts inside

5469
03:34:45,990 --> 03:34:43,910
you can see the water deluge system

5470
03:34:47,750 --> 03:34:46,000
to the left out the uh

5471
03:34:51,670 --> 03:34:47,760
opening there to the white room through

5472
03:34:56,630 --> 03:34:54,389
and we just heard the call out that the

5473
03:34:58,389 --> 03:34:56,640
crew access arm has completed its

5474
03:35:02,870 --> 03:34:58,399
retraction away from

5475
03:35:08,229 --> 03:35:05,590
dragon spacex you are go for section 7

5476
03:35:13,590 --> 03:35:08,239
of 4.100 close visors and arm the launch

5477
03:35:13,600 --> 03:35:16,870
that's what's up

5478
03:35:20,710 --> 03:35:18,870
arming the launch escape system and

5479
03:35:22,469 --> 03:35:20,720
while we await that

5480
03:35:25,670 --> 03:35:22,479
let's take a social question oh that

5481
03:35:28,790 --> 03:35:25,680
sounds like a great idea

5482
03:35:31,429 --> 03:35:28,800
michelle stone asks as an astronaut what

5483
03:35:33,990 --> 03:35:31,439
moment does it become real that you are

5484
03:35:36,389 --> 03:35:34,000
about to launch the space

5485
03:35:38,790 --> 03:35:36,399
you know michelle it is right about now

5486
03:35:41,269 --> 03:35:38,800
so you know everything else has happened

5487
03:35:43,590 --> 03:35:41,279
according to plan and this is really the

5488
03:35:45,750 --> 03:35:43,600
final final bit before you launch into

5489
03:35:47,429 --> 03:35:45,760
space so anything had gone wrong

5490
03:35:49,590 --> 03:35:47,439
previously the access arm was there and

5491
03:35:53,830 --> 03:35:49,600
you could just exit the capsule now it's

5492
03:35:57,910 --> 03:35:55,510
and arming the launch escape system as

5493
03:35:59,590 --> 03:35:57,920
we just heard that call is is a major

5494
03:36:01,030 --> 03:35:59,600
major milestone

5495
03:36:02,950 --> 03:36:01,040
because you know if

5496
03:36:04,710 --> 03:36:02,960
for some reason something were to happen

5497
03:36:06,550 --> 03:36:04,720
that's how you're getting off the top of

5498
03:36:08,550 --> 03:36:06,560
that rocket that is correct if something

5499
03:36:10,630 --> 03:36:08,560
happens if it's detected on the ground

5500
03:36:14,389 --> 03:36:10,640
or by the systems on the

5501
03:36:16,150 --> 03:36:14,399
dragon or that falcon 9 um it will

5502
03:36:17,510 --> 03:36:16,160
engage that launch escape system and

5503
03:36:21,190 --> 03:36:17,520
that crew will go shooting off that

5504
03:36:25,030 --> 03:36:23,429
let's take another question now

5505
03:36:26,790 --> 03:36:25,040
shannon been doing so well with these

5506
03:36:28,950 --> 03:36:26,800
questions i love answering questions oh

5507
03:36:30,870 --> 03:36:28,960
excellent here's another one are there

5508
03:36:33,510 --> 03:36:30,880
pre-launch rituals and activities that

5509
03:36:35,990 --> 03:36:33,520
the crew go through before launch

5510
03:36:37,990 --> 03:36:36,000
you know we do have some um

5511
03:36:39,269 --> 03:36:38,000
i would say traditions and it's kind of

5512
03:36:41,190 --> 03:36:39,279
interesting now that we're in the

5513
03:36:43,030 --> 03:36:41,200
commercial escape system is verified

5514
03:36:47,429 --> 03:36:43,040
armed

5515
03:36:49,349 --> 03:36:47,439
there are copies we see the same

5516
03:36:51,670 --> 03:36:49,359
um so we have

5517
03:36:53,910 --> 03:36:51,680
uh traditions that come from the apollo

5518
03:36:56,150 --> 03:36:53,920
days we've got traditions that we

5519
03:36:58,309 --> 03:36:56,160
actually experienced over in russia when

5520
03:36:59,670 --> 03:36:58,319
we're flying on soyuz and so we sort of

5521
03:37:01,110 --> 03:36:59,680
combined a few

5522
03:37:02,550 --> 03:37:01,120
a lot of them as you've seen earlier

5523
03:37:06,150 --> 03:37:02,560
involves the crew sticking their

5524
03:37:08,469 --> 03:37:06,160
stickers on various places yes

5525
03:37:11,910 --> 03:37:08,479
everywhere you can everywhere we can

5526
03:37:17,349 --> 03:37:14,150
and one more question for you shannon

5527
03:37:20,309 --> 03:37:17,359
as we await the loading of propellant

5528
03:37:22,710 --> 03:37:20,319
into the falcon 9 rocket

5529
03:37:24,790 --> 03:37:22,720
hey nasa while watching the launch of

5530
03:37:27,030 --> 03:37:24,800
crew 3 i noticed the astronauts have a

5531
03:37:30,389 --> 03:37:27,040
little mirror on their suits on their

5532
03:37:33,110 --> 03:37:30,399
left arm what are they for yes

5533
03:37:35,830 --> 03:37:33,120
good eye to notice that good eye good

5534
03:37:39,349 --> 03:37:35,840
eye yes that mirror is actually uh will

5535
03:37:40,950 --> 03:37:39,359
let you um inspect your spacesuit to

5536
03:37:42,630 --> 03:37:40,960
make sure everything is fine so once

5537
03:37:44,309 --> 03:37:42,640
you're in the spacecraft by yourself if

5538
03:37:47,030 --> 03:37:44,319
you open your visor and you need to shut

5539
03:37:49,110 --> 03:37:47,040
it you want to make sure in my case that

5540
03:37:51,429 --> 03:37:49,120
your hair is not crossing the boundary

5541
03:37:52,950 --> 03:37:51,439
and would interrupt the seal that is is

5542
03:37:55,510 --> 03:37:52,960
necessary to keep that pressure on the

5543
03:37:58,150 --> 03:37:55,520
inside so they use that to make sure

5544
03:38:00,710 --> 03:37:58,160
their space suit is in perfect condition

5545
03:38:01,429 --> 03:38:00,720
how about that i i hadn't even noticed

5546
03:38:05,910 --> 03:38:01,439
it

5547
03:38:07,510 --> 03:38:05,920
questions um from the viewers and the

5548
03:38:09,429 --> 03:38:07,520
people who are watching because they're

5549
03:38:11,190 --> 03:38:09,439
looking so closely they are looking

5550
03:38:12,950 --> 03:38:11,200
closely and it's great that uh people

5551
03:38:14,630 --> 03:38:12,960
are picking up those details

5552
03:38:16,950 --> 03:38:14,640
well let's take another one then since

5553
03:38:18,710 --> 03:38:16,960
uh we've got some great questions coming

5554
03:38:20,630 --> 03:38:18,720
in

5555
03:38:22,389 --> 03:38:20,640
can you keep your spacesuit after the

5556
03:38:23,990 --> 03:38:22,399
mission oh man i wish i could keep my

5557
03:38:26,150 --> 03:38:24,000
spacesuit i don't know where i would put

5558
03:38:27,510 --> 03:38:26,160
it but no um unfortunately we are not

5559
03:38:28,790 --> 03:38:27,520
allowed to keep our spacesuits you

5560
03:38:30,550 --> 03:38:28,800
couldn't stuff it and put it in the

5561
03:38:32,070 --> 03:38:30,560
foyer i suppose i could that would be a

5562
03:38:33,349 --> 03:38:32,080
bit pretentious don't you think but you

5563
03:38:35,990 --> 03:38:33,359
know what's interesting is if you don't

5564
03:38:38,309 --> 03:38:36,000
keep it it is made exactly to your

5565
03:38:41,429 --> 03:38:38,319
specification so what do we do with it

5566
03:38:43,990 --> 03:38:41,439
so um yeah actually after a flight the

5567
03:38:46,229 --> 03:38:44,000
spacesuits go into rotation for training

5568
03:38:47,990 --> 03:38:46,239
and so at this moment uh samantha

5569
03:38:50,630 --> 03:38:48,000
christopher reddy who is about my size

5570
03:38:53,030 --> 03:38:50,640
is using my spacesuit for her training

5571
03:38:55,590 --> 03:38:53,040
while her spacesuit is being built ah

5572
03:38:57,830 --> 03:38:55,600
okay so they really are used yes again

5573
03:38:59,750 --> 03:38:57,840
but not for space flight they go into a

5574
03:39:01,910 --> 03:38:59,760
life of training that's correct

5575
03:39:03,510 --> 03:39:01,920
great questions folks we really

5576
03:39:05,510 --> 03:39:03,520
appreciate these these are

5577
03:39:07,750 --> 03:39:05,520
these are some good ones

5578
03:39:10,950 --> 03:39:07,760
in approximately 25 seconds expect loud

5579
03:39:16,550 --> 03:39:12,309
so we're getting a call out as we

5580
03:39:20,950 --> 03:39:19,110
and you see the crew there crew 3 and

5581
03:39:22,630 --> 03:39:20,960
they have their visors closed so they

5582
03:39:25,349 --> 03:39:22,640
are ready they have them closed before

5583
03:39:26,150 --> 03:39:25,359
the launch system is activated in case

5584
03:39:27,750 --> 03:39:26,160
or

5585
03:39:29,269 --> 03:39:27,760
activated in case it needs to be put

5586
03:39:31,670 --> 03:39:29,279
into action they will be safe in their

5587
03:39:33,590 --> 03:39:31,680
suits another safety measure as we are

5588
03:39:35,830 --> 03:39:33,600
here at the kennedy space center taking

5589
03:39:37,910 --> 03:39:35,840
another question from social media

5590
03:39:40,550 --> 03:39:37,920
shannon what was it like to feel the

5591
03:39:42,550 --> 03:39:40,560
weightlessness of space for the first

5592
03:39:44,389 --> 03:39:42,560
time oh that is such an interesting

5593
03:39:46,469 --> 03:39:44,399
feeling when that happens of course i

5594
03:39:47,910 --> 03:39:46,479
felt it for the first time on the soyuz

5595
03:39:50,550 --> 03:39:47,920
spacecraft

5596
03:39:52,469 --> 03:39:50,560
when we got into space and the engines

5597
03:39:54,790 --> 03:39:52,479
cut off to me it felt like we were sort

5598
03:39:57,510 --> 03:39:54,800
of tipping forward i felt like i was

5599
03:39:59,750 --> 03:39:57,520
floating forward in my uh and my harness

5600
03:40:01,030 --> 03:39:59,760
that was holding me down huh i don't

5601
03:40:02,630 --> 03:40:01,040
know why i don't think we were but

5602
03:40:04,710 --> 03:40:02,640
that's what it felt like

5603
03:40:07,510 --> 03:40:04,720
and not too long after you get up into

5604
03:40:09,269 --> 03:40:07,520
space um don't you get ready to sleep in

5605
03:40:11,110 --> 03:40:09,279
anticipation for getting to the space

5606
03:40:13,429 --> 03:40:11,120
station it it really depends on your

5607
03:40:16,309 --> 03:40:13,439
profile so what uh the crew dragon will

5608
03:40:19,030 --> 03:40:16,319
do is what we did on our flight up was

5609
03:40:20,710 --> 03:40:19,040
also had a 22-hour ish rendezvous they

5610
03:40:22,469 --> 03:40:20,720
will go through systems checks make sure

5611
03:40:24,150 --> 03:40:22,479
everything is working on the dragon and

5612
03:40:26,070 --> 03:40:24,160
then they will have a sleep period

5613
03:40:27,590 --> 03:40:26,080
before they do the final rendezvous and

5614
03:40:30,229 --> 03:40:27,600
i want to ask a follow-up on this

5615
03:40:32,550 --> 03:40:30,239
question okay what's it like to sleep in

5616
03:40:34,389 --> 03:40:32,560
space like what happens is does your

5617
03:40:36,309 --> 03:40:34,399
head kind of what does your head do and

5618
03:40:38,550 --> 03:40:36,319
how do you get comfortable with

5619
03:40:40,550 --> 03:40:38,560
not being against anything it is it is

5620
03:40:41,990 --> 03:40:40,560
interesting to sleep in space uh it is

5621
03:40:43,670 --> 03:40:42,000
actually pretty comfortable to sleep in

5622
03:40:45,750 --> 03:40:43,680
space but it does take a little bit

5623
03:40:47,670 --> 03:40:45,760
getting used to i will tell you the

5624
03:40:49,510 --> 03:40:47,680
first time i was up there for about the

5625
03:40:50,630 --> 03:40:49,520
first month i would wake up in the

5626
03:40:53,030 --> 03:40:50,640
middle of the night and feel like i

5627
03:40:54,630 --> 03:40:53,040
needed to turn over but of course that's

5628
03:40:56,469 --> 03:40:54,640
not going to do you any good in space so

5629
03:40:57,910 --> 03:40:56,479
you that's just part of adjusting to

5630
03:40:59,269 --> 03:40:57,920
learning how to sleep in space there's

5631
03:41:01,030 --> 03:40:59,279
certainly no pressure points are there

5632
03:41:03,510 --> 03:41:01,040
there are no pressure points

5633
03:41:05,910 --> 03:41:03,520
you just tucked into your sleeping bag

5634
03:41:07,189 --> 03:41:05,920
are you restrained you have a sleeping

5635
03:41:08,870 --> 03:41:07,199
bag on the space station you have a

5636
03:41:10,630 --> 03:41:08,880
sleeping bag that's inside your crew

5637
03:41:12,070 --> 03:41:10,640
quarters and that sleeping bag is

5638
03:41:13,670 --> 03:41:12,080
attached to the wall so you sort of

5639
03:41:16,150 --> 03:41:13,680
float inside your sleeping bag which is

5640
03:41:18,070 --> 03:41:16,160
attached to a wall all right great job

5641
03:41:20,070 --> 03:41:18,080
shannon thank you for all

5642
03:41:22,710 --> 03:41:20,080
the answers to the questions there and

5643
03:41:24,790 --> 03:41:22,720
thank you folks for sending them in they

5644
03:41:26,150 --> 03:41:24,800
were wonderful we enjoyed them and

5645
03:41:28,150 --> 03:41:26,160
shannon did a great job of answering

5646
03:41:31,349 --> 03:41:28,160
them just a few seconds away from prop

5647
03:41:31,359 --> 03:41:36,469
propellant load has started

5648
03:41:41,189 --> 03:41:38,790
and there we heard the call out yes this

5649
03:41:43,590 --> 03:41:41,199
rocket is being loaded with propeller

5650
03:41:44,950 --> 03:41:43,600
yes obviously another major milestone

5651
03:41:47,910 --> 03:41:44,960
and that is something that is very

5652
03:41:50,309 --> 03:41:47,920
obvious to the crew they can feel it um

5653
03:41:52,150 --> 03:41:50,319
loading into the tanks it starts

5654
03:41:55,750 --> 03:41:52,160
low down at the bottom of the rocket but

5655
03:42:00,070 --> 03:41:57,830
the propellant gets it the tanks get

5656
03:42:02,469 --> 03:42:00,080
more full you it gets more vibrations

5657
03:42:04,070 --> 03:42:02,479
and and uh louder as it gets uh closer

5658
03:42:05,910 --> 03:42:04,080
to the crew yeah you can you can hear

5659
03:42:07,910 --> 03:42:05,920
that inside the capsule definitely hear

5660
03:42:09,189 --> 03:42:07,920
it

5661
03:42:11,510 --> 03:42:09,199
you know something big is getting ready

5662
03:42:13,830 --> 03:42:11,520
to happen absolutely well we are t minus

5663
03:42:16,389 --> 03:42:13,840
34 minutes and counting

5664
03:42:17,349 --> 03:42:16,399
away from the launch of crew dragon's

5665
03:42:20,070 --> 03:42:17,359
third

5666
03:42:22,950 --> 03:42:20,080
flight with astronauts and the second

5667
03:42:25,110 --> 03:42:22,960
for 2021. today begins the next

5668
03:42:27,269 --> 03:42:25,120
six-month rotation mission to the

5669
03:42:29,990 --> 03:42:27,279
international space station the launch

5670
03:42:32,389 --> 03:42:30,000
escape system is armed as we just heard

5671
03:42:35,510 --> 03:42:32,399
which happens just before we have

5672
03:42:37,670 --> 03:42:35,520
started loading propellant onto falcon 9

5673
03:42:39,990 --> 03:42:37,680
that propellant is now flowing into

5674
03:42:42,150 --> 03:42:40,000
dragon the dragon capsule was loaded

5675
03:42:44,469 --> 03:42:42,160
with its propellants about a week and a

5676
03:42:46,630 --> 03:42:44,479
half ago just a few miles down the road

5677
03:42:48,950 --> 03:42:46,640
at what we call dragon land and in order

5678
03:42:51,630 --> 03:42:48,960
to fly dragon needs a fuel and an

5679
03:42:54,550 --> 03:42:51,640
oxidizer so for the fuel we use

5680
03:42:57,349 --> 03:42:54,560
monomethylhydrazine or mmh and nitrogen

5681
03:42:59,510 --> 03:42:57,359
tetroxide or nto for the oxidizer

5682
03:43:02,229 --> 03:42:59,520
together these propellants feed the

5683
03:43:04,389 --> 03:43:02,239
draco engines that must maneuver dragon

5684
03:43:05,990 --> 03:43:04,399
on orbit as well as the eight super

5685
03:43:07,990 --> 03:43:06,000
draco engines that would power the

5686
03:43:09,349 --> 03:43:08,000
launch escape system in an abort

5687
03:43:13,750 --> 03:43:09,359
scenario

5688
03:43:18,389 --> 03:43:15,590
and that means the eight super draco

5689
03:43:19,349 --> 03:43:18,399
engines inside crew dragon are ready if

5690
03:43:21,110 --> 03:43:19,359
needed

5691
03:43:23,830 --> 03:43:21,120
they can launch the capsule away from

5692
03:43:25,670 --> 03:43:23,840
the falcon 9 rocket in an instant

5693
03:43:28,790 --> 03:43:25,680
should there be any kind of emergency

5694
03:43:30,950 --> 03:43:28,800
associated with the rocket or the pad

5695
03:43:33,590 --> 03:43:30,960
and the nasa and spacex teams have

5696
03:43:36,710 --> 03:43:33,600
trained extensively for exactly that

5697
03:43:39,189 --> 03:43:36,720
type of contingency

5698
03:43:40,950 --> 03:43:39,199
so we'll send it over for now to spacex

5699
03:43:46,229 --> 03:43:40,960
headquarters in hawthorne for an

5700
03:43:49,510 --> 03:43:48,150
we're counting down those final minutes

5701
03:43:51,429 --> 03:43:49,520
everything's still looking good for

5702
03:43:52,389 --> 03:43:51,439
falcon 9 and dragon for an on-time

5703
03:43:54,950 --> 03:43:52,399
launch

5704
03:43:56,950 --> 03:43:54,960
just over 32 minutes from now

5705
03:43:59,590 --> 03:43:56,960
falcon 9 did begin propellant load on

5706
03:44:01,750 --> 03:43:59,600
time at t minus 35 minutes you can see

5707
03:44:03,910 --> 03:44:01,760
falcon 9 on the pad the first and second

5708
03:44:06,630 --> 03:44:03,920
stages they're being loaded with two

5709
03:44:09,030 --> 03:44:06,640
liquid propellants one is a field loaded

5710
03:44:11,030 --> 03:44:09,040
into a tank at the bottom of the stage

5711
03:44:13,590 --> 03:44:11,040
the other is an oxidizer that loads into

5712
03:44:15,030 --> 03:44:13,600
the tank at the top of each stage

5713
03:44:17,269 --> 03:44:15,040
fuel that we're using to power the

5714
03:44:19,349 --> 03:44:17,279
merlin engines is a refined kerosene

5715
03:44:21,750 --> 03:44:19,359
referred to as rp1

5716
03:44:25,189 --> 03:44:21,760
and the oxidizer loaded on each stage is

5717
03:44:27,670 --> 03:44:25,199
densified liquid oxygen or lox

5718
03:44:29,590 --> 03:44:27,680
now densified is the term that we use to

5719
03:44:31,910 --> 03:44:29,600
describe that we keep it much colder

5720
03:44:34,150 --> 03:44:31,920
than typical for launch vehicles now

5721
03:44:36,309 --> 03:44:34,160
allows it to take up less volume and

5722
03:44:39,189 --> 03:44:36,319
therefore we can put more liquid oxygen

5723
03:44:41,269 --> 03:44:39,199
onto the first and second stages

5724
03:44:43,510 --> 03:44:41,279
now to ignite the fuel and oxidizer in

5725
03:44:46,309 --> 03:44:43,520
the merlin rocket engine we use that

5726
03:44:48,630 --> 03:44:46,319
favorite ignition fluid called detail

5727
03:44:50,950 --> 03:44:48,640
now when t-tub comes into contact with

5728
03:44:52,710 --> 03:44:50,960
oxygen it'll burn and that gives off a

5729
03:44:54,790 --> 03:44:52,720
green colored flame

5730
03:44:57,030 --> 03:44:54,800
once we've got the flame going we add

5731
03:44:59,349 --> 03:44:57,040
the kerosene fuel into the merlin engine

5732
03:45:00,389 --> 03:44:59,359
chambers and the engine ramps up to full

5733
03:45:01,750 --> 03:45:00,399
power

5734
03:45:03,429 --> 03:45:01,760
you probably won't be able to see the

5735
03:45:05,110 --> 03:45:03,439
green flash of ignition of the nine

5736
03:45:06,710 --> 03:45:05,120
merlin engines on the first stage but

5737
03:45:08,950 --> 03:45:06,720
you may see it on the second stage

5738
03:45:11,110 --> 03:45:08,960
engine when it ignites following stage

5739
03:45:13,110 --> 03:45:11,120
separation about two minutes and 48

5740
03:45:15,269 --> 03:45:13,120
seconds into flight

5741
03:45:17,830 --> 03:45:15,279
we're now beginning to top off helium

5742
03:45:19,349 --> 03:45:17,840
into pressure vessels on both stages

5743
03:45:20,790 --> 03:45:19,359
we've been quiet for most of the

5744
03:45:22,550 --> 03:45:20,800
countdown but now we're going to squeeze

5745
03:45:24,389 --> 03:45:22,560
that last little bit and make sure that

5746
03:45:25,429 --> 03:45:24,399
the tanks are fully up on the pressure

5747
03:45:27,910 --> 03:45:25,439
vessels

5748
03:45:30,309 --> 03:45:27,920
we'll use that gas to pressurize the

5749
03:45:32,070 --> 03:45:30,319
propellant tanks in flight the merlin

5750
03:45:34,229 --> 03:45:32,080
turbo pumps will be pulling propellant

5751
03:45:36,630 --> 03:45:34,239
out of the stage and we need to take up

5752
03:45:38,550 --> 03:45:36,640
or make up that empty space with hot

5753
03:45:40,229 --> 03:45:38,560
helium

5754
03:45:42,469 --> 03:45:40,239
now at the very top of the stack is the

5755
03:45:43,830 --> 03:45:42,479
dragon spacecraft the astronauts are

5756
03:45:46,309 --> 03:45:43,840
monitoring their systems while

5757
03:45:47,990 --> 03:45:46,319
propellant is loaded into the falcon 9.

5758
03:45:50,790 --> 03:45:48,000
we heard them talking about uh the

5759
03:45:52,550 --> 03:45:50,800
noises of propellant loading stage

5760
03:45:54,790 --> 03:45:52,560
and in this case the crew training in

5761
03:45:56,229 --> 03:45:54,800
the simulator also includes playback of

5762
03:45:59,910 --> 03:45:56,239
sounds that have been recorded in the

5763
03:46:01,990 --> 03:45:59,920
dragon capsule during recent flights

5764
03:46:03,590 --> 03:46:02,000
good news on the range they are ready to

5765
03:46:05,349 --> 03:46:03,600
support they've been doing the balloon

5766
03:46:07,189 --> 03:46:05,359
launches they've been making sure that

5767
03:46:09,189 --> 03:46:07,199
the air and sea space is clear and they

5768
03:46:10,790 --> 03:46:09,199
are go to support launch

5769
03:46:12,389 --> 03:46:10,800
and the good news on the weather front a

5770
03:46:14,469 --> 03:46:12,399
little while back the launch weather

5771
03:46:17,429 --> 03:46:14,479
officer came and reduced the probability

5772
03:46:18,790 --> 03:46:17,439
of violation from 30 to 20 percent

5773
03:46:21,590 --> 03:46:18,800
the biggest thing that we're going to be

5774
03:46:23,990 --> 03:46:21,600
looking for is precipitation and that's

5775
03:46:26,309 --> 03:46:24,000
less than 10 percent the wind speeds are

5776
03:46:28,550 --> 03:46:26,319
low probably about about five miles per

5777
03:46:29,910 --> 03:46:28,560
hour or less so everything is actually

5778
03:46:31,670 --> 03:46:29,920
looking good

5779
03:46:33,750 --> 03:46:31,680
now as a reminder we do have an

5780
03:46:34,790 --> 03:46:33,760
instantaneous launch time for tonight's

5781
03:46:37,030 --> 03:46:34,800
countdown

5782
03:46:39,189 --> 03:46:37,040
so from this point on if we hear hold

5783
03:46:41,269 --> 03:46:39,199
hold hold for any reason we'll have to

5784
03:46:43,510 --> 03:46:41,279
stand down and target our backup launch

5785
03:46:46,309 --> 03:46:43,520
opportunity tomorrow night which is

5786
03:46:47,750 --> 03:46:46,319
about just under 24 hours from tonight's

5787
03:46:49,910 --> 03:46:47,760
planned launch

5788
03:46:51,429 --> 03:46:49,920
but with that everything's looking good

5789
03:46:52,950 --> 03:46:51,439
and we're going to turn it over to jesse

5790
03:46:56,870 --> 03:46:52,960
and courtney for an overview of what

5791
03:47:02,309 --> 03:47:00,070
great thank you john i we love good news

5792
03:47:05,349 --> 03:47:02,319
for crew 3 the astronauts flight to

5793
03:47:08,630 --> 03:47:05,359
station will take about 22 hours

5794
03:47:11,269 --> 03:47:08,640
as we await t minus zero in just about

5795
03:47:13,349 --> 03:47:11,279
28 minutes the ground operations teams

5796
03:47:15,590 --> 03:47:13,359
are doing a series of systems checks to

5797
03:47:17,189 --> 03:47:15,600
make sure both dragon and falcon 9 are

5798
03:47:19,110 --> 03:47:17,199
ready for launch you're looking at a

5799
03:47:22,630 --> 03:47:19,120
live view of our teams at the cape as

5800
03:47:24,710 --> 03:47:22,640
they prepare for liftoff as we wait for

5801
03:47:26,389 --> 03:47:24,720
the launch clock to hit zero we wanted

5802
03:47:28,150 --> 03:47:26,399
to give you an overview of what the

5803
03:47:29,269 --> 03:47:28,160
ascent portion of the mission will look

5804
03:47:31,990 --> 03:47:29,279
like

5805
03:47:34,550 --> 03:47:32,000
once we hit t0 in a successful launch

5806
03:47:36,389 --> 03:47:34,560
occurs we will watch falcon 9 and dragon

5807
03:47:38,280 --> 03:47:36,399
lift off from the historic launch pad

5808
03:47:39,590 --> 03:47:38,290
39a and make their ascent

5809
03:47:41,590 --> 03:47:39,600
[Music]

5810
03:47:44,070 --> 03:47:41,600
at about 50 seconds into flight falcon

5811
03:47:46,070 --> 03:47:44,080
9's engines will throttle down to help

5812
03:47:49,030 --> 03:47:46,080
pass through the period of maximum

5813
03:47:51,510 --> 03:47:49,040
dynamic pressure on the rocket

5814
03:47:54,070 --> 03:47:51,520
or what we typically refer to as max-q

5815
03:47:56,630 --> 03:47:54,080
it's worth noting that once we hit max-q

5816
03:47:58,309 --> 03:47:56,640
the vehicle will be going supersonic

5817
03:48:00,389 --> 03:47:58,319
now once we are through the period of

5818
03:48:02,550 --> 03:48:00,399
maximum dynamic pressure we can throttle

5819
03:48:04,070 --> 03:48:02,560
up our nine merlin engines again now

5820
03:48:06,070 --> 03:48:04,080
from there at about two and a half

5821
03:48:07,510 --> 03:48:06,080
minutes into flight we have a series of

5822
03:48:08,870 --> 03:48:07,520
three events that will happen in rapid

5823
03:48:11,670 --> 03:48:08,880
succession

5824
03:48:14,389 --> 03:48:11,680
first is mika or main engine cutoff this

5825
03:48:16,950 --> 03:48:14,399
is where all nine merlin 1d engines shut

5826
03:48:19,030 --> 03:48:16,960
off in preparation for stage separation

5827
03:48:21,429 --> 03:48:19,040
which is our second event this is where

5828
03:48:23,189 --> 03:48:21,439
the first stage detaches from the second

5829
03:48:25,670 --> 03:48:23,199
stage with the first stage making its

5830
03:48:27,670 --> 03:48:25,680
way back to the earth for landing as the

5831
03:48:29,830 --> 03:48:27,680
second stage continues on its journey

5832
03:48:32,550 --> 03:48:29,840
with the third event

5833
03:48:34,469 --> 03:48:32,560
scs-1 or second stage engine start

5834
03:48:37,030 --> 03:48:34,479
number one is where the mvac engine

5835
03:48:39,510 --> 03:48:37,040
lights up and propels the second stage

5836
03:48:40,710 --> 03:48:39,520
along with our crew 3 astronauts into

5837
03:48:42,950 --> 03:48:40,720
orbit

5838
03:48:44,950 --> 03:48:42,960
as stage two heads towards its targeted

5839
03:48:46,790 --> 03:48:44,960
drop off orbit stage one will execute

5840
03:48:49,030 --> 03:48:46,800
two burns in order to make its way back

5841
03:48:51,269 --> 03:48:49,040
to earth the first is the entry burn

5842
03:48:53,269 --> 03:48:51,279
where three of the nine m1d engines will

5843
03:48:54,870 --> 03:48:53,279
reignite and then shut down now this

5844
03:48:56,790 --> 03:48:54,880
helps to slow the stage down in

5845
03:48:58,550 --> 03:48:56,800
preparation for entry back into the

5846
03:48:59,990 --> 03:48:58,560
earth's atmosphere

5847
03:49:02,229 --> 03:49:00,000
while the first stage is heading back to

5848
03:49:04,229 --> 03:49:02,239
earth the second stage will cut off its

5849
03:49:07,269 --> 03:49:04,239
one merlin engine that was ignited right

5850
03:49:09,349 --> 03:49:07,279
after stage separation once that happens

5851
03:49:10,950 --> 03:49:09,359
we will wait for confirmation of a good

5852
03:49:13,349 --> 03:49:10,960
orbital insertion

5853
03:49:16,150 --> 03:49:13,359
about 90 seconds after dragon gets into

5854
03:49:18,070 --> 03:49:16,160
orbit falcon 9 will land back on earth

5855
03:49:19,750 --> 03:49:18,080
the landing burn is just a single engine

5856
03:49:22,150 --> 03:49:19,760
burn but it's powerful enough to bring

5857
03:49:24,070 --> 03:49:22,160
the vehicle speed down rapidly in order

5858
03:49:26,710 --> 03:49:24,080
to land on the drone ship at about nine

5859
03:49:28,630 --> 03:49:26,720
and a half minutes into the mission

5860
03:49:30,630 --> 03:49:28,640
and while falcon 9 first stage is

5861
03:49:33,349 --> 03:49:30,640
landing dragon is preparing to separate

5862
03:49:35,349 --> 03:49:33,359
from the second stage at about three

5863
03:49:37,429 --> 03:49:35,359
minutes after the second stage gets into

5864
03:49:38,870 --> 03:49:37,439
orbit we should have a great view of

5865
03:49:41,269 --> 03:49:38,880
dragon with its four-person crew

5866
03:49:43,030 --> 03:49:41,279
drifting away from the second stage once

5867
03:49:45,110 --> 03:49:43,040
dragon is a short distance away it will

5868
03:49:47,429 --> 03:49:45,120
begin checking out its draco maneuvering

5869
03:49:49,670 --> 03:49:47,439
thrusters to make sure dragon continues

5870
03:49:51,670 --> 03:49:49,680
to increase separation distance from the

5871
03:49:53,830 --> 03:49:51,680
second stage it's worth noting that

5872
03:49:55,269 --> 03:49:53,840
these are not the super draco engines

5873
03:49:56,630 --> 03:49:55,279
that would be used during an abort

5874
03:49:58,790 --> 03:49:56,640
scenario

5875
03:50:00,870 --> 03:49:58,800
about 40 seconds after separation

5876
03:50:03,110 --> 03:50:00,880
dragon's nose cone deploy sequence will

5877
03:50:04,950 --> 03:50:03,120
begin it will take roughly four minutes

5878
03:50:07,750 --> 03:50:04,960
for the nose cone hooks to unlatch and

5879
03:50:10,229 --> 03:50:07,760
open exposing its guidance navigation

5880
03:50:12,870 --> 03:50:10,239
controls or what we call gnc that will

5881
03:50:15,429 --> 03:50:12,880
help the dragon autonomously fly to the

5882
03:50:17,429 --> 03:50:15,439
space station and lastly once the nose

5883
03:50:19,670 --> 03:50:17,439
cone is deployed the remaining draco

5884
03:50:21,110 --> 03:50:19,680
thrusters on the forward bulkhead will

5885
03:50:23,269 --> 03:50:21,120
be checked

5886
03:50:25,590 --> 03:50:23,279
from there over the next 22 hours dragon

5887
03:50:28,790 --> 03:50:25,600
will be in its rendezvous and approach

5888
03:50:30,469 --> 03:50:28,800
phases undergoing a number of phasing

5889
03:50:32,790 --> 03:50:30,479
burns as it makes its way to the

5890
03:50:34,550 --> 03:50:32,800
international space station all that

5891
03:50:36,150 --> 03:50:34,560
will be coming up soon but for now let's

5892
03:50:42,550 --> 03:50:36,160
check back in with sandra in mission

5893
03:50:46,790 --> 03:50:44,630
thanks courtney the space station team

5894
03:50:49,110 --> 03:50:46,800
here in houston is focused and the

5895
03:50:51,349 --> 03:50:49,120
critical systems on the station continue

5896
03:50:52,950 --> 03:50:51,359
to function normally the teams have

5897
03:50:55,189 --> 03:50:52,960
verified the command path from the

5898
03:50:57,429 --> 03:50:55,199
ground up through our constellation of

5899
03:50:59,670 --> 03:50:57,439
communication satellites to the space

5900
03:51:07,750 --> 03:50:59,680
station everything is nominal and the

5901
03:51:12,870 --> 03:51:09,670
once the crew arrives at station they'll

5902
03:51:14,630 --> 03:51:12,880
join expedition 66 while on board their

5903
03:51:17,189 --> 03:51:14,640
official designation will be flight

5904
03:51:18,790 --> 03:51:17,199
engineers for most of their expedition

5905
03:51:20,710 --> 03:51:18,800
at the back end of their journey tom

5906
03:51:22,630 --> 03:51:20,720
marshburn will assume command of the

5907
03:51:25,349 --> 03:51:22,640
station from current space station

5908
03:51:27,429 --> 03:51:25,359
commander anton shkaplerov flight

5909
03:51:29,110 --> 03:51:27,439
director rebecca wingfield is on console

5910
03:51:31,510 --> 03:51:29,120
now leading flight controllers in

5911
03:51:34,070 --> 03:51:31,520
houston for launch and will also lead

5912
03:51:36,229 --> 03:51:34,080
teams for docking tomorrow a reminder

5913
03:51:38,389 --> 03:51:36,239
that a launch today will take about 22

5914
03:51:40,710 --> 03:51:38,399
hours to get to station with the docking

5915
03:51:43,510 --> 03:51:40,720
to the node 2 forward port scheduled

5916
03:51:45,830 --> 03:51:43,520
tomorrow november 11th at 6 pm central

5917
03:51:47,750 --> 03:51:45,840
time once dragon is fully docked to the

5918
03:51:49,910 --> 03:51:47,760
station the team here in houston will

5919
03:51:51,990 --> 03:51:49,920
assist the dragon and space station

5920
03:51:54,389 --> 03:51:52,000
astronauts with leak checks as they work

5921
03:51:56,309 --> 03:51:54,399
to open hatches on both dragon and

5922
03:51:57,349 --> 03:51:56,319
inside the station's pressurized mating

5923
03:51:59,429 --> 03:51:57,359
adapter

5924
03:52:02,309 --> 03:51:59,439
we expect hatch open to take place

5925
03:52:04,389 --> 03:52:02,319
approximately two hours after docking

5926
03:52:06,550 --> 03:52:04,399
that's it for us here in mission control

5927
03:52:09,429 --> 03:52:06,560
houston i'll send it back over to the

5928
03:52:11,590 --> 03:52:09,439
team in florida daryl

5929
03:52:13,510 --> 03:52:11,600
all right thanks sandra we are back here

5930
03:52:15,910 --> 03:52:13,520
at the kennedy space center

5931
03:52:17,189 --> 03:52:15,920
circling about that mock dragon behind

5932
03:52:19,189 --> 03:52:17,199
us yes

5933
03:52:21,590 --> 03:52:19,199
pretty it's a pretty capsule

5934
03:52:22,710 --> 03:52:21,600
this lady right here flew on one crew

5935
03:52:25,030 --> 03:52:22,720
won

5936
03:52:26,389 --> 03:52:25,040
not too long ago and had an incredible

5937
03:52:28,150 --> 03:52:26,399
experience six months

5938
03:52:28,950 --> 03:52:28,160
up on the international space station

5939
03:52:30,309 --> 03:52:28,960
yes

5940
03:52:33,990 --> 03:52:30,319
six months it's hard to believe that

5941
03:52:35,910 --> 03:52:34,000
i've been home uh six months already but

5942
03:52:39,030 --> 03:52:35,920
here you are ready to watch a launch

5943
03:52:40,950 --> 03:52:39,040
watching the next one go t minus 23

5944
03:52:42,469 --> 03:52:40,960
minutes and counting and if you're just

5945
03:52:45,590 --> 03:52:42,479
joining us

5946
03:52:47,110 --> 03:52:45,600
we are ready for the third astronaut

5947
03:52:48,870 --> 03:52:47,120
rotational flight

5948
03:52:51,189 --> 03:52:48,880
and mission to the international space

5949
03:52:52,229 --> 03:52:51,199
station under nasa's commercial crew

5950
03:52:55,110 --> 03:52:52,239
program

5951
03:52:57,189 --> 03:52:55,120
commander raja chari pilot tom marshburn

5952
03:52:59,269 --> 03:52:57,199
and mission specialist kayla barron

5953
03:53:01,910 --> 03:52:59,279
there you see them they are

5954
03:53:04,550 --> 03:53:01,920
strapped in along with matthias maurer

5955
03:53:07,510 --> 03:53:04,560
ready to fly inside crew dragon

5956
03:53:10,469 --> 03:53:07,520
endurance we can see them live as well

5957
03:53:13,030 --> 03:53:10,479
as outside the falcon 9 rocket fueling

5958
03:53:15,670 --> 03:53:13,040
operation is well underway the launch

5959
03:53:18,389 --> 03:53:15,680
escape system is armed and that means

5960
03:53:20,550 --> 03:53:18,399
crew dragon is prepared to launch itself

5961
03:53:23,510 --> 03:53:20,560
away from the falcon 9 rocket in the

5962
03:53:24,710 --> 03:53:23,520
case of an emergency on the pad or after

5963
03:53:27,590 --> 03:53:24,720
liftoff

5964
03:53:29,830 --> 03:53:27,600
so far operations look and sound as

5965
03:53:35,990 --> 03:53:29,840
expected and we are just counting down

5966
03:53:38,550 --> 03:53:36,000
to that liftoff at 903 pm eastern time

5967
03:53:40,710 --> 03:53:38,560
can see the the steam as it comes off

5968
03:53:42,389 --> 03:53:40,720
the condensation as it comes off the

5969
03:53:44,870 --> 03:53:42,399
rocket

5970
03:53:48,870 --> 03:53:44,880
i've noted in past launches that as it

5971
03:53:50,630 --> 03:53:48,880
fills with fuel the entire first stage

5972
03:53:52,309 --> 03:53:50,640
begins to let off and it kind of gives

5973
03:53:53,429 --> 03:53:52,319
you a marker of exactly where in the

5974
03:53:54,870 --> 03:53:53,439
rocket

5975
03:53:58,229 --> 03:53:54,880
they are it's almost like a little fuel

5976
03:54:00,790 --> 03:53:58,239
gauge exactly yep because the

5977
03:54:02,790 --> 03:54:00,800
fuel and oxidizer are cryogenic they are

5978
03:54:04,550 --> 03:54:02,800
extremely cold and so

5979
03:54:06,389 --> 03:54:04,560
you just see them condensing the air

5980
03:54:07,990 --> 03:54:06,399
around it and of course in florida we've

5981
03:54:10,630 --> 03:54:08,000
got lots of moisture in our air to

5982
03:54:13,510 --> 03:54:10,640
condense we sure do there's some onshore

5983
03:54:16,469 --> 03:54:13,520
flow a weather pattern that is bringing

5984
03:54:18,710 --> 03:54:16,479
moist air off the atlantic ocean and so

5985
03:54:20,309 --> 03:54:18,720
with this lit up we should see a lot of

5986
03:54:21,830 --> 03:54:20,319
this condensation coming off this

5987
03:54:24,229 --> 03:54:21,840
particular rocket

5988
03:54:26,070 --> 03:54:24,239
the mission is the continuation of

5989
03:54:28,150 --> 03:54:26,080
rotational crew flights to the

5990
03:54:31,189 --> 03:54:28,160
international space station from u.s

5991
03:54:32,870 --> 03:54:31,199
soil on private rockets and spacecraft

5992
03:54:35,910 --> 03:54:32,880
this would not be possible without the

5993
03:54:38,630 --> 03:54:35,920
success of nasa spacex demo 2 test

5994
03:54:40,870 --> 03:54:38,640
flight last year and the safe delivery

5995
03:54:43,030 --> 03:54:40,880
of crew one astronauts including

5996
03:54:45,189 --> 03:54:43,040
including my co-host shannon walker to

5997
03:54:47,830 --> 03:54:45,199
the space station last fall for a long

5998
03:54:49,030 --> 03:54:47,840
duration mission crew one is back home

5999
03:54:50,229 --> 03:54:49,040
of course

6000
03:54:53,189 --> 03:54:50,239
and we have one of the mission

6001
03:54:55,189 --> 03:54:53,199
specialists with us right here today

6002
03:54:58,550 --> 03:54:55,199
as you're counting down we're only 20

6003
03:55:00,150 --> 03:54:58,560
min 21 minutes out from launch shannon

6004
03:55:04,630 --> 03:55:00,160
what is going through your head in this

6005
03:55:07,030 --> 03:55:04,640
moment boy this is uh this is really um

6006
03:55:09,269 --> 03:55:07,040
you know things get even more intense

6007
03:55:11,429 --> 03:55:09,279
and more exciting you're you can feel

6008
03:55:14,630 --> 03:55:11,439
the rocket being fueled you know you

6009
03:55:16,870 --> 03:55:14,640
don't have too much longer so

6010
03:55:18,469 --> 03:55:16,880
you're really thinking about the what

6011
03:55:21,269 --> 03:55:18,479
you're going to need to do as soon as

6012
03:55:24,309 --> 03:55:21,279
those engines light

6013
03:55:26,389 --> 03:55:24,319
t-minus 21 minutes and counting

6014
03:55:28,309 --> 03:55:26,399
the excitement levels rising for the

6015
03:55:30,790 --> 03:55:28,319
crew inside

6016
03:55:33,510 --> 03:55:30,800
crew dragon commander raja chari he'll

6017
03:55:35,670 --> 03:55:33,520
be making his first trip to space

6018
03:55:38,229 --> 03:55:35,680
and as commander he is responsible for

6019
03:55:39,510 --> 03:55:38,239
all phases of flight from launch to

6020
03:55:41,590 --> 03:55:39,520
re-entry

6021
03:55:43,429 --> 03:55:41,600
chari is a colonel in the u.s air force

6022
03:55:45,990 --> 03:55:43,439
he holds degrees in astronautical

6023
03:55:49,750 --> 03:55:46,000
engineering and aeronautics charities

6024
03:55:52,630 --> 03:55:49,760
also a combat veteran having flown f-15e

6025
03:55:55,030 --> 03:55:52,640
aircraft during operation iraqi freedom

6026
03:55:57,110 --> 03:55:55,040
and deployments in the korean peninsula

6027
03:56:00,309 --> 03:55:57,120
as a test pilot he has accumulated more

6028
03:56:02,550 --> 03:56:00,319
than 2500 hours of flight time and

6029
03:56:05,349 --> 03:56:02,560
various military aircraft

6030
03:56:07,429 --> 03:56:05,359
his pilot is tom marshburn sitting right

6031
03:56:08,550 --> 03:56:07,439
to his right you see charlie there on

6032
03:56:10,550 --> 03:56:08,560
the left

6033
03:56:12,790 --> 03:56:10,560
marshburn is suiting up for his third

6034
03:56:15,750 --> 03:56:12,800
space flight as pilot he is responsible

6035
03:56:17,750 --> 03:56:15,760
for spacecraft systems and performance

6036
03:56:20,150 --> 03:56:17,760
he previously flew on the space shuttle

6037
03:56:24,389 --> 03:56:20,160
endeavour and sts-127

6038
03:56:28,389 --> 03:56:26,950
in expedition 3435

6039
03:56:32,469 --> 03:56:28,399
while helping to assemble the

6040
03:56:34,710 --> 03:56:32,479
international space station on sts-127

6041
03:56:37,349 --> 03:56:34,720
in that flight marshburn performed three

6042
03:56:39,189 --> 03:56:37,359
spacewalks totaling almost 19 hours it

6043
03:56:41,429 --> 03:56:39,199
was just go go go

6044
03:56:42,469 --> 03:56:41,439
a north carolina native holds degrees in

6045
03:56:43,349 --> 03:56:42,479
physics

6046
03:56:44,550 --> 03:56:43,359
and

6047
03:56:49,269 --> 03:56:44,560
medicine

6048
03:56:51,030 --> 03:56:49,279
doctor yes he was

6049
03:56:53,429 --> 03:56:51,040
mission specialist kayla barron she's

6050
03:56:55,590 --> 03:56:53,439
about to make her first trip to space in

6051
03:56:57,510 --> 03:56:55,600
this role she will work closely with the

6052
03:56:59,910 --> 03:56:57,520
commander and pilot to monitor the

6053
03:57:02,309 --> 03:56:59,920
spacecraft during the dynamic phases of

6054
03:57:04,630 --> 03:57:02,319
flight the washington state native has

6055
03:57:06,550 --> 03:57:04,640
degrees in nuclear engineering and

6056
03:57:08,790 --> 03:57:06,560
systems engineering

6057
03:57:10,950 --> 03:57:08,800
as a submarine warfare officer she was a

6058
03:57:12,550 --> 03:57:10,960
member of the first class of women

6059
03:57:15,030 --> 03:57:12,560
commissioned into the submarine

6060
03:57:19,429 --> 03:57:15,040
community and she deployed three times

6061
03:57:22,950 --> 03:57:19,439
while serving aboard the uss maine

6062
03:57:25,670 --> 03:57:22,960
and lastly on the end there in this shot

6063
03:57:28,389 --> 03:57:25,680
is mission specialist matthias maurer he

6064
03:57:30,229 --> 03:57:28,399
will be making his debut space flight he

6065
03:57:32,150 --> 03:57:30,239
will be the second european astronaut to

6066
03:57:35,590 --> 03:57:32,160
fly on crew dragon

6067
03:57:37,510 --> 03:57:35,600
maurer is from zant vendel germany

6068
03:57:39,830 --> 03:57:37,520
and is a doctor of material science and

6069
03:57:42,150 --> 03:57:39,840
engineering he is the inventor of more

6070
03:57:43,830 --> 03:57:42,160
than 10 patent applications

6071
03:57:46,229 --> 03:57:43,840
and he joined the european astronaut

6072
03:57:48,950 --> 03:57:46,239
corps in 2015.

6073
03:57:51,030 --> 03:57:48,960
bauer has spent 16 days in underwater

6074
03:57:53,750 --> 03:57:51,040
training during a nasa extreme

6075
03:57:55,429 --> 03:57:53,760
environment mission operations challenge

6076
03:57:57,030 --> 03:57:55,439
and he's trained in sea survival

6077
03:57:58,309 --> 03:57:57,040
training off the coast

6078
03:58:00,950 --> 03:57:58,319
of china

6079
03:58:03,030 --> 03:58:00,960
and an interesting note about mauer

6080
03:58:04,309 --> 03:58:03,040
he will become the 600

6081
03:58:05,510 --> 03:58:04,319
person

6082
03:58:08,710 --> 03:58:05,520
in space

6083
03:58:10,389 --> 03:58:08,720
six zero zero yes even though uh all

6084
03:58:12,469 --> 03:58:10,399
four crew members will be traveling to

6085
03:58:14,630 --> 03:58:12,479
space at the same time we have to assign

6086
03:58:16,389 --> 03:58:14,640
numbers and he is number 600. he's

6087
03:58:20,550 --> 03:58:16,399
landed on that big milestone

6088
03:58:22,870 --> 03:58:20,560
chary gets 5.99 baron is 601.

6089
03:58:24,469 --> 03:58:22,880
what was shannon walker you know i

6090
03:58:27,349 --> 03:58:24,479
believe i was

6091
03:58:29,830 --> 03:58:27,359
number 518 but don't quote me i could be

6092
03:58:31,429 --> 03:58:29,840
wrong but it's in the early 500s we'll

6093
03:58:33,590 --> 03:58:31,439
take a look at the nasa history books

6094
03:58:35,110 --> 03:58:33,600
and yes we'll figure it out

6095
03:58:38,070 --> 03:58:35,120
each of these four crew members will

6096
03:58:39,510 --> 03:58:38,080
join expedition 66 once they arrive at

6097
03:58:42,469 --> 03:58:39,520
the international

6098
03:58:46,550 --> 03:58:42,479
space station where anton shkaplerov is

6099
03:58:48,389 --> 03:58:46,560
currently commander of the space station

6100
03:58:50,550 --> 03:58:48,399
you spent some time

6101
03:58:52,229 --> 03:58:50,560
as the commander i spent a very brief

6102
03:58:55,110 --> 03:58:52,239
amount of time as commander right at the

6103
03:58:57,590 --> 03:58:55,120
end of uh our cruise time up there for

6104
03:59:00,309 --> 03:58:57,600
about two weeks i was commander after

6105
03:59:02,950 --> 03:59:00,319
the soyuz uh crew left

6106
03:59:05,269 --> 03:59:02,960
all right it was short sweet but you

6107
03:59:06,950 --> 03:59:05,279
were in charge i was in charge sweet all

6108
03:59:08,870 --> 03:59:06,960
right let's go over to osb2 and check in

6109
03:59:10,870 --> 03:59:08,880
with marie lewis marie

6110
03:59:13,110 --> 03:59:10,880
all right thank you daryl i am here with

6111
03:59:15,189 --> 03:59:13,120
nasa administrator bill nelson thank you

6112
03:59:17,830 --> 03:59:15,199
so much for being here tonight

6113
03:59:20,710 --> 03:59:17,840
what a pleasure what a great evening

6114
03:59:22,309 --> 03:59:20,720
looks like the rain has given us a break

6115
03:59:24,150 --> 03:59:22,319
yeah it's clearing up we've got a great

6116
03:59:25,830 --> 03:59:24,160
view of the pad and

6117
03:59:27,750 --> 03:59:25,840
this must bring back quite a few

6118
03:59:30,550 --> 03:59:27,760
memories from you you launched from pad

6119
03:59:33,110 --> 03:59:30,560
39a some years ago and this is your

6120
03:59:35,110 --> 03:59:33,120
first uh crew launch here as the nasa

6121
03:59:36,950 --> 03:59:35,120
administrator what has this experience

6122
03:59:37,750 --> 03:59:36,960
been like for you so far

6123
03:59:38,630 --> 03:59:37,760
well

6124
03:59:41,990 --> 03:59:38,640
just

6125
03:59:44,630 --> 03:59:42,000
to have an opportunity to try to offer

6126
03:59:46,550 --> 03:59:44,640
some leadership to this fantastic

6127
03:59:49,590 --> 03:59:46,560
organization

6128
03:59:51,429 --> 03:59:49,600
that where the impossible

6129
03:59:52,710 --> 03:59:51,439
is routine

6130
03:59:56,070 --> 03:59:52,720
and

6131
03:59:57,670 --> 03:59:56,080
it's it's just such a a tremendous

6132
04:00:00,150 --> 03:59:57,680
organization

6133
04:00:01,830 --> 04:00:00,160
you know it's been voted the best place

6134
04:00:04,790 --> 04:00:01,840
to work in the federal government for

6135
04:00:06,950 --> 04:00:04,800
the last nine years straight stage two

6136
04:00:09,750 --> 04:00:06,960
is it any wonder that

6137
04:00:11,910 --> 04:00:09,760
everybody's excited all the time and

6138
04:00:14,469 --> 04:00:11,920
here's another reason what we're going

6139
04:00:16,750 --> 04:00:14,479
to do tonight absolutely and you

6140
04:00:18,389 --> 04:00:16,760
launched on the space shuttle uh

6141
04:00:19,590 --> 04:00:18,399
61c

6142
04:00:22,070 --> 04:00:19,600
uh

6143
04:00:23,349 --> 04:00:22,080
years ago how did that experience change

6144
04:00:24,950 --> 04:00:23,359
you and how do you think it's going to

6145
04:00:27,189 --> 04:00:24,960
change the astronauts that are going to

6146
04:00:31,510 --> 04:00:27,199
space for the first time tonight

6147
04:00:34,389 --> 04:00:31,520
it happens to every space flier when you

6148
04:00:38,070 --> 04:00:34,399
look back at earth from the position of

6149
04:00:39,510 --> 04:00:38,080
earth orbit and you see this beautiful

6150
04:00:42,229 --> 04:00:39,520
creation

6151
04:00:45,269 --> 04:00:42,239
our home the planet suspended in the

6152
04:00:49,670 --> 04:00:47,189
it's

6153
04:00:51,590 --> 04:00:49,680
it makes you want to be a better steward

6154
04:00:53,750 --> 04:00:51,600
of our planet

6155
04:00:58,389 --> 04:00:53,760
it's extraordinary

6156
04:01:01,030 --> 04:00:58,399
as you orbit the earth every 90 minutes

6157
04:01:05,030 --> 04:01:01,040
and then of course the properties of

6158
04:01:09,110 --> 04:01:05,040
microgravity in space we're learning how

6159
04:01:11,429 --> 04:01:09,120
to make new materials new drugs

6160
04:01:14,229 --> 04:01:11,439
all of these things are going to come in

6161
04:01:16,950 --> 04:01:14,239
a commercial operation that we're taking

6162
04:01:19,590 --> 04:01:16,960
off the surface of the earth and we're

6163
04:01:22,469 --> 04:01:19,600
taking the space and now we'll take it

6164
04:01:25,110 --> 04:01:22,479
to the moon and then who knows we're

6165
04:01:27,510 --> 04:01:25,120
going to take it on out into the cosmos

6166
04:01:29,590 --> 04:01:27,520
and speaking of the success of this

6167
04:01:31,670 --> 04:01:29,600
program years ago

6168
04:01:33,670 --> 04:01:31,680
over 10 years ago this program started

6169
04:01:35,910 --> 04:01:33,680
you're a part of that there were a lot

6170
04:01:38,070 --> 04:01:35,920
of skeptics at the time in the aerospace

6171
04:01:40,469 --> 04:01:38,080
industry about

6172
04:01:42,550 --> 04:01:40,479
shifting this low earth orbit to

6173
04:01:45,429 --> 04:01:42,560
commercial industry and this partnership

6174
04:01:47,590 --> 04:01:45,439
with spacex and here we are now what is

6175
04:01:50,070 --> 04:01:47,600
the success of this say about what we

6176
04:01:51,429 --> 04:01:50,080
can do when we do it together

6177
04:01:54,710 --> 04:01:51,439
and still

6178
04:01:56,309 --> 04:01:54,720
today people have difficulty making that

6179
04:01:59,110 --> 04:01:56,319
transition but the proof's in the

6180
04:02:03,670 --> 04:01:59,120
pudding and the pudding is out there

6181
04:02:06,070 --> 04:02:03,680
on launch pad 39a right now

6182
04:02:07,030 --> 04:02:06,080
a commercial operation

6183
04:02:09,349 --> 04:02:07,040
with

6184
04:02:11,830 --> 04:02:09,359
considerable nasa help

6185
04:02:14,469 --> 04:02:11,840
and oversight because when it comes to

6186
04:02:17,269 --> 04:02:14,479
the safety of our astronauts nasa is

6187
04:02:18,950 --> 04:02:17,279
going to be all over it

6188
04:02:22,790 --> 04:02:18,960
there's the proof

6189
04:02:24,630 --> 04:02:22,800
a very successful commercial operation

6190
04:02:26,309 --> 04:02:24,640
nasa administrator bill nelson thank you

6191
04:02:28,950 --> 04:02:26,319
so much for your time daryl we'll send

6192
04:02:31,429 --> 04:02:28,960
it back to you all right thank you marie

6193
04:02:34,229 --> 04:02:31,439
and administrator nelson some good words

6194
04:02:36,229 --> 04:02:34,239
there about our future exploration plans

6195
04:02:39,910 --> 04:02:36,239
want to remind you if you listen on

6196
04:02:41,990 --> 04:02:39,920
radio you can catch the frequencies for

6197
04:02:44,150 --> 04:02:42,000
our local radio if you're in the area

6198
04:02:47,030 --> 04:02:44,160
watching out at one of the locations you

6199
04:02:50,389 --> 04:02:47,040
can check it out on uh local amateur vhf

6200
04:02:53,389 --> 04:02:50,399
radio frequency 146.940

6201
04:02:55,510 --> 04:02:53,399
and uhf radio frequency

6202
04:02:57,510 --> 04:02:55,520
444.925 you can see it on your screen

6203
04:02:58,950 --> 04:02:57,520
there so if you need to step away from

6204
04:03:01,189 --> 04:02:58,960
whatever you're viewing it on be it your

6205
04:03:02,550 --> 04:03:01,199
laptop your tablet you turn on your

6206
04:03:03,830 --> 04:03:02,560
portable radio and you'll be able to

6207
04:03:05,110 --> 04:03:03,840
listen in

6208
04:03:06,469 --> 04:03:05,120
now as we get ready to launch in the

6209
04:03:07,990 --> 04:03:06,479
final few minutes we want to take a look

6210
04:03:09,429 --> 04:03:08,000
at some pictures that have some

6211
04:03:11,429 --> 04:03:09,439
particularly

6212
04:03:14,710 --> 04:03:11,439
significant meaning to the crew here

6213
04:03:17,429 --> 04:03:14,720
they are crew 3 with their booster a

6214
04:03:19,750 --> 04:03:17,439
pre-flown booster crew 3 will fly aboard

6215
04:03:22,229 --> 04:03:19,760
a new dragon capsule but that booster is

6216
04:03:24,630 --> 04:03:22,239
pre-flown this one launched crs-22 to

6217
04:03:26,150 --> 04:03:24,640
the international space station five

6218
04:03:27,990 --> 04:03:26,160
months ago and looks like they're giving

6219
04:03:30,070 --> 04:03:28,000
it some love yeah it's always a good

6220
04:03:32,389 --> 04:03:30,080
idea to hug your booster it's pretty

6221
04:03:33,510 --> 04:03:32,399
special to get to actually go touch the

6222
04:03:35,189 --> 04:03:33,520
rocket that's going to take you into

6223
04:03:37,510 --> 04:03:35,199
space well it's about to pin them back

6224
04:03:38,630 --> 04:03:37,520
in into their seats here in just a few

6225
04:03:41,189 --> 04:03:38,640
minutes

6226
04:03:42,910 --> 04:03:41,199
at the time of launch 903 pm eastern the

6227
04:03:46,229 --> 04:03:42,920
space station will be flying

6228
04:03:48,550 --> 04:03:46,239
258 miles over the north atlantic about

6229
04:03:50,309 --> 04:03:48,560
east of newfoundland you can see here

6230
04:03:52,950 --> 04:03:50,319
the track of the international space

6231
04:03:54,710 --> 04:03:52,960
station and then from that moment it

6232
04:03:56,870 --> 04:03:54,720
will be catching up

6233
04:03:59,429 --> 04:03:56,880
to the international space station once

6234
04:04:01,670 --> 04:03:59,439
it leaves the coast of florida

6235
04:04:03,670 --> 04:04:01,680
and with t minus 12 minutes and 30

6236
04:04:05,750 --> 04:04:03,680
seconds on until liftoff we want to

6237
04:04:07,110 --> 04:04:05,760
focus now on the pad as we proceed

6238
04:04:08,710 --> 04:04:07,120
through the final stretch of the

6239
04:04:11,110 --> 04:04:08,720
countdown we'll turn it over to

6240
04:04:14,790 --> 04:04:11,120
hawthorne to take us through the launch

6241
04:04:19,830 --> 04:04:17,750
thanks daryl it's just over 12 minutes

6242
04:04:22,229 --> 04:04:19,840
and everything is still looking good for

6243
04:04:24,229 --> 04:04:22,239
launch of falcon 9 and dragon

6244
04:04:27,590 --> 04:04:24,239
falcon 9 did begin propellant loading on

6245
04:04:29,590 --> 04:04:27,600
time at t minus 35 minutes the rp1 fuel

6246
04:04:31,110 --> 04:04:29,600
loading on the second stage you can see

6247
04:04:33,030 --> 04:04:31,120
up at the top the white cylinder at the

6248
04:04:35,750 --> 04:04:33,040
very top of the stack fuel loading on

6249
04:04:38,070 --> 04:04:35,760
that stage is complete fuel loading is

6250
04:04:40,630 --> 04:04:38,080
continuing on the first stage we're

6251
04:04:42,790 --> 04:04:40,640
about uh eighty percent of the way full

6252
04:04:43,830 --> 04:04:42,800
and it will finish up at t minus six

6253
04:04:46,229 --> 04:04:43,840
minutes

6254
04:04:48,150 --> 04:04:46,239
the densified liquid oxygen loading is

6255
04:04:50,229 --> 04:04:48,160
also underway on the first stage we're

6256
04:04:52,389 --> 04:04:50,239
about three-fourths of the way full

6257
04:04:55,269 --> 04:04:52,399
and we began loading liquid oxygen on

6258
04:04:57,269 --> 04:04:55,279
the second stage about five minutes ago

6259
04:04:59,189 --> 04:04:57,279
now liquid oxygen loading is the last

6260
04:05:01,030 --> 04:04:59,199
thing to finish we'll wrap up first

6261
04:05:03,510 --> 04:05:01,040
stage at t minus three minutes second

6262
04:05:05,269 --> 04:05:03,520
stage of t minus two minutes

6263
04:05:07,429 --> 04:05:05,279
coming up we're going to do final checks

6264
04:05:09,670 --> 04:05:07,439
of various engine systems our thrust

6265
04:05:12,150 --> 04:05:09,680
vector controllers are going to be moved

6266
04:05:14,229 --> 04:05:12,160
we call them tvc wiggles where we move

6267
04:05:16,870 --> 04:05:14,239
the engines back and forth slightly

6268
04:05:18,469 --> 04:05:16,880
we'll also be moving throttle valves on

6269
04:05:20,229 --> 04:05:18,479
the engines to make sure that they are

6270
04:05:22,229 --> 04:05:20,239
responding to commands from the ground

6271
04:05:24,309 --> 04:05:22,239
in preparation for flight

6272
04:05:25,990 --> 04:05:24,319
the dragon mission director has reported

6273
04:05:27,349 --> 04:05:26,000
their team is working no issues we're

6274
04:05:29,510 --> 04:05:27,359
going to hear from dragon in about a

6275
04:05:31,110 --> 04:05:29,520
minute here on the countdown their comp

6276
04:05:32,870 --> 04:05:31,120
checks are complete you can see the

6277
04:05:35,269 --> 04:05:32,880
access arm is retracted the launch

6278
04:05:37,110 --> 04:05:35,279
escape system is armed crew is strapped

6279
04:05:39,269 --> 04:05:37,120
in and they're ready to go they'll get

6280
04:05:40,150 --> 04:05:39,279
their final instructions at t minus 10

6281
04:05:41,990 --> 04:05:40,160
minutes

6282
04:05:44,070 --> 04:05:42,000
they'll be told to configure their

6283
04:05:45,670 --> 04:05:44,080
displays for launch and that setup will

6284
04:05:47,670 --> 04:05:45,680
give the crew insight into how the

6285
04:05:50,229 --> 04:05:47,680
launch is proceeding and provide them

6286
04:05:52,070 --> 04:05:50,239
constant updates on vehicle health the

6287
04:05:53,750 --> 04:05:52,080
t-minus five minutes will be in terminal

6288
04:05:55,990 --> 04:05:53,760
count and dragon will go to internal

6289
04:05:57,910 --> 04:05:56,000
power and we'll hear continued call outs

6290
04:05:58,950 --> 04:05:57,920
on the countdown net as we get closer to

6291
04:06:00,229 --> 04:05:58,960
liftoff

6292
04:06:03,670 --> 04:06:00,239
and finally

6293
04:06:05,510 --> 04:06:03,680
easy to say rain just go weather is go

6294
04:06:07,510 --> 04:06:05,520
so right now courtney we're coming up on

6295
04:06:09,269 --> 04:06:07,520
team millionaires ten minutes one of the

6296
04:06:11,189 --> 04:06:09,279
things that we'll hear on dragonflights

6297
04:06:13,590 --> 04:06:11,199
that we don't hear on other ones

6298
04:06:15,269 --> 04:06:13,600
is the abort uh call outs during the

6299
04:06:17,510 --> 04:06:15,279
countdown can you enlighten us a little

6300
04:06:19,189 --> 04:06:17,520
bit on what goes on with that

6301
04:06:21,110 --> 04:06:19,199
yeah john great to hear that everything

6302
04:06:23,269 --> 04:06:21,120
is going well we're continuing to to

6303
04:06:25,030 --> 04:06:23,279
track that dragon and falcon 9 are ready

6304
04:06:27,030 --> 04:06:25,040
for launch but just in case anything

6305
04:06:29,830 --> 04:06:27,040
were to happen dragon is fully prepared

6306
04:06:31,110 --> 04:06:29,840
to initiate an abort upon liftoff you'll

6307
04:06:34,070 --> 04:06:31,120
be hearing number and letter

6308
04:06:35,670 --> 04:06:34,080
combinations on dragon's trip uphill

6309
04:06:37,030 --> 04:06:35,680
which will mark different abort zones

6310
04:06:38,790 --> 04:06:37,040
throughout the flight the numbers

6311
04:06:40,870 --> 04:06:38,800
signifying the stage of flight and the

6312
04:06:46,950 --> 04:06:40,880
letter as the abortion spacex the first

6313
04:06:46,960 --> 04:06:52,150
copy endurance displays are complete

6314
04:06:56,150 --> 04:06:54,550
and copy that crew 3 we are honored to

6315
04:06:57,910 --> 04:06:56,160
have you at the controls today as the

6316
04:06:59,030 --> 04:06:57,920
first crew to fly aboard dragon

6317
04:07:01,429 --> 04:06:59,040
endurance

6318
04:07:06,870 --> 04:07:01,439
we wish you a great mission field look

6319
04:07:10,229 --> 04:07:08,469
thanks sarah and uh sometimes when you

6320
04:07:12,630 --> 04:07:10,239
try to fly on halloween you get a trick

6321
04:07:14,469 --> 04:07:12,640
instead of a treat but uh how honored

6322
04:07:16,870 --> 04:07:14,479
and appropriate to get to fly endurance

6323
04:07:19,269 --> 04:07:16,880
on veterans day we're proud and honored

6324
04:07:21,510 --> 04:07:19,279
to represent the spacex and nasa teams

6325
04:07:23,030 --> 04:07:21,520
as we head to the iss to live and work

6326
04:07:27,910 --> 04:07:23,040
on groundbreaking science next six

6327
04:07:32,950 --> 04:07:30,630
and there we have it some final words

6328
04:07:35,269 --> 04:07:32,960
from the crew aboard

6329
04:07:38,070 --> 04:07:35,279
dragon and a good luck from the core

6330
04:07:40,149 --> 04:07:38,080
here on the ground to the crew john with

6331
04:07:42,550 --> 04:07:40,159
everything still looking good that next

6332
04:07:44,229 --> 04:07:42,560
milestone of engine chill is coming up

6333
04:07:45,349 --> 04:07:44,239
next

6334
04:07:48,469 --> 04:07:45,359
that's right

6335
04:07:50,710 --> 04:07:48,479
the next major event that we have is t

6336
04:07:52,630 --> 04:07:50,720
minus seven minutes it's what we call

6337
04:07:54,389 --> 04:07:52,640
the engine chill event

6338
04:07:57,030 --> 04:07:54,399
the big thing that happens there is we

6339
04:07:58,070 --> 04:07:57,040
open the prevals that feed the merlin 1d

6340
04:08:01,349 --> 04:07:58,080
engines

6341
04:08:03,110 --> 04:08:01,359
so super chilled liquid oxygen will be

6342
04:08:05,429 --> 04:08:03,120
trickling through the inlet to the

6343
04:08:07,670 --> 04:08:05,439
merlin turbo pumps and that'll help

6344
04:08:09,349 --> 04:08:07,680
chill those turbo pumps down before we

6345
04:08:11,750 --> 04:08:09,359
hit them with the full flow of liquid

6346
04:08:14,550 --> 04:08:11,760
oxygen during the ignition sequence in

6347
04:08:16,710 --> 04:08:14,560
the last three seconds before t0

6348
04:08:18,630 --> 04:08:16,720
so well here's a call out so stage one

6349
04:08:20,870 --> 04:08:18,640
engine chill has started we'll be

6350
04:08:23,910 --> 04:08:20,880
monitoring all nine engines to make sure

6351
04:08:25,830 --> 04:08:23,920
the aux fuel three valves are all open

6352
04:08:27,830 --> 04:08:25,840
we're also chilling down second stage

6353
04:08:29,510 --> 04:08:27,840
engine as we get ready for launch and

6354
04:08:32,070 --> 04:08:29,520
you'll hear an additional chill down of

6355
04:08:33,910 --> 04:08:32,080
the second stage called out once we get

6356
04:08:35,590 --> 04:08:33,920
into flight a little bit before two

6357
04:08:37,590 --> 04:08:35,600
minutes into flight then we'll do a

6358
04:08:39,110 --> 04:08:37,600
final chill of the upper stage engine

6359
04:08:40,550 --> 04:08:39,120
turbo pumps

6360
04:08:44,070 --> 04:08:40,560
if you might be able to hear behind me

6361
04:08:45,590 --> 04:08:44,080
here in hawthorne a lot of energy folks

6362
04:08:46,389 --> 04:08:45,600
are gathered around mission control

6363
04:08:48,950 --> 04:08:46,399
center

6364
04:08:51,189 --> 04:08:48,960
uh watching on the big monitors as we

6365
04:08:55,429 --> 04:08:51,199
get ready for launch in just over seven

6366
04:08:59,349 --> 04:08:57,349
now in addition as i mentioned before as

6367
04:09:00,870 --> 04:08:59,359
we get ready at seven minutes to open

6368
04:09:03,269 --> 04:09:00,880
the pre-valves and begin the engine

6369
04:09:06,469 --> 04:09:03,279
chill sequence we're also getting ready

6370
04:09:07,510 --> 04:09:06,479
then to move into uh chest checkout

6371
04:09:09,670 --> 04:09:07,520
reviews

6372
04:09:11,910 --> 04:09:09,680
the fuel trim valves are being cycled

6373
04:09:13,590 --> 04:09:11,920
make sure that those are working we use

6374
04:09:15,429 --> 04:09:13,600
that to throttle the amount of

6375
04:09:17,590 --> 04:09:15,439
propellant going through the first stage

6376
04:09:20,309 --> 04:09:17,600
down to the engines as we go through

6377
04:09:32,550 --> 04:09:22,309
coming up on t minus seven minutes we'll

6378
04:09:32,560 --> 04:09:39,429
stage one engine chill has begun

6379
04:09:43,349 --> 04:09:41,030
well you've heard it

6380
04:09:46,229 --> 04:09:43,359
we're through another milestone next one

6381
04:09:48,149 --> 04:09:46,239
coming up here at six minutes

6382
04:09:49,269 --> 04:09:48,159
yep that's right john

6383
04:09:52,389 --> 04:09:49,279
and

6384
04:09:54,469 --> 04:09:52,399
that rp-1

6385
04:09:56,149 --> 04:09:54,479
kerosene is filling that second stage

6386
04:09:57,990 --> 04:09:56,159
we're anticipating a little longer for

6387
04:10:00,870 --> 04:09:58,000
that first stage to be completely filled

6388
04:10:02,469 --> 04:10:00,880
with that rp1 refined kerosene liquid

6389
04:10:04,550 --> 04:10:02,479
oxygen will continue to flow through the

6390
04:10:10,950 --> 04:10:04,560
first and second stages up until the

6391
04:10:15,670 --> 04:10:12,870
that next call will be that the stage

6392
04:10:19,510 --> 04:10:15,680
one rp load is complete

6393
04:10:21,269 --> 04:10:19,520
coming up now in about 15 seconds

6394
04:10:24,710 --> 04:10:21,279
stage one we'll stand by for that call

6395
04:10:29,590 --> 04:10:26,870
and confirmation we have a complete fill

6396
04:10:31,910 --> 04:10:29,600
of rp-1 on the first stage now the first

6397
04:10:34,309 --> 04:10:31,920
and second stage are completely filled

6398
04:10:37,110 --> 04:10:34,319
with that rp1 kerosene

6399
04:10:39,349 --> 04:10:37,120
now just under six minutes to launch

6400
04:10:41,510 --> 04:10:39,359
until that instantaneous launch window

6401
04:10:43,510 --> 04:10:41,520
today the next milestone will be for

6402
04:10:45,510 --> 04:10:43,520
dragon to transition to configure for

6403
04:10:47,590 --> 04:10:45,520
terminal count and that's when dragons

6404
04:10:49,590 --> 04:10:47,600
on board computers will take control of

6405
04:10:51,750 --> 04:10:49,600
the vehicle and dragon will be on

6406
04:10:57,110 --> 04:10:51,760
internal power no longer relying on

6407
04:11:00,950 --> 04:10:58,630
from there falcon 9 tanks will

6408
04:11:02,790 --> 04:11:00,960
pressurize for strong back retract

6409
04:11:04,630 --> 04:11:02,800
that'll be another visual milestones the

6410
04:11:06,950 --> 04:11:04,640
clamps just below dragon's trunk will

6411
04:11:08,870 --> 04:11:06,960
open and the strong back will tilt back

6412
04:11:12,630 --> 04:11:08,880
just two degrees then right after

6413
04:11:14,710 --> 04:11:12,640
liftoff back to 45 degrees

6414
04:11:16,950 --> 04:11:14,720
again rp1 kerosene filled on both the

6415
04:11:18,790 --> 04:11:16,960
first and second stages liquid oxygen

6416
04:11:20,389 --> 04:11:18,800
continues to flow through on the first

6417
04:11:21,990 --> 04:11:20,399
and second stages

6418
04:11:24,469 --> 04:11:22,000
standing by now for that call that

6419
04:11:32,149 --> 04:11:24,479
dragon has transitioned into terminal

6420
04:11:35,030 --> 04:11:33,590
dragon isn't configured for terminal

6421
04:11:36,469 --> 04:11:35,040
count

6422
04:11:40,950 --> 04:11:36,479
how can nine propellant tanks are

6423
04:11:44,950 --> 04:11:42,790
all right john some good calls dragon is

6424
04:11:47,349 --> 04:11:44,960
now on internal power and falcon 9

6425
04:11:51,110 --> 04:11:47,359
propellant tanks are pressurizing for

6426
04:11:54,469 --> 04:11:52,950
yes thanks courtney

6427
04:11:58,790 --> 04:11:54,479
what we're waiting to hear now is the

6428
04:12:02,790 --> 04:12:01,349
this will be a two-step process

6429
04:12:04,710 --> 04:12:02,800
first we'll spend about half a minute

6430
04:12:07,110 --> 04:12:04,720
opening up the first clamp around the

6431
04:12:10,070 --> 04:12:07,120
second stage

6432
04:12:11,830 --> 04:12:10,080
there's the call out sequence has begun

6433
04:12:13,510 --> 04:12:11,840
so we'll slowly open up the arms around

6434
04:12:15,830 --> 04:12:13,520
the second stage we might get a view if

6435
04:12:17,990 --> 04:12:15,840
we've got a close-up of the camera

6436
04:12:20,229 --> 04:12:18,000
then once the arms are open the strong

6437
04:12:23,110 --> 04:12:20,239
back alongside falcon 9 will retract

6438
04:12:24,469 --> 04:12:23,120
about two degrees away from the rocket

6439
04:12:26,309 --> 04:12:24,479
it'll stay there all the way through

6440
04:12:28,389 --> 04:12:26,319
liftoff and then as courtney mentioned

6441
04:12:31,510 --> 04:12:28,399
at liftoff hydraulics will then pull it

6442
04:12:33,429 --> 04:12:31,520
down to about a 45 degree position above

6443
04:12:35,510 --> 04:12:33,439
ground and that will give us the final

6444
04:12:37,590 --> 04:12:35,520
clearance it's that strong back right

6445
04:12:39,110 --> 04:12:37,600
now that is providing the liquids the

6446
04:12:41,349 --> 04:12:39,120
gas connections the electrical

6447
04:12:49,189 --> 04:12:41,359
connections to the launch vehicle

6448
04:12:54,229 --> 04:12:51,910
we're hearing some of the

6449
04:12:56,309 --> 04:12:54,239
venting of the vehicle is we are

6450
04:12:57,670 --> 04:12:56,319
pressurizing and depressurizing at

6451
04:13:00,229 --> 04:12:57,680
various steps

6452
04:13:01,830 --> 04:13:00,239
as we get ready you'll see a burst of

6453
04:13:10,870 --> 04:13:01,840
depressurization there on the second

6454
04:13:15,030 --> 04:13:12,469
that's right john we're also anxiously

6455
04:13:17,269 --> 04:13:15,040
awaiting the stage one liquid oxygen is

6456
04:13:24,229 --> 04:13:17,279
complete on the first stage you should

6457
04:13:24,239 --> 04:13:36,950
stage one locks load complete

6458
04:13:44,370 --> 04:13:38,710
and confirmation that the stage one

6459
04:13:47,910 --> 04:13:46,149
[Music]

6460
04:13:54,229 --> 04:13:47,920
right now locks is going to continue

6461
04:13:54,239 --> 04:13:59,830
gone internal power

6462
04:14:04,149 --> 04:14:01,590
again at t last two minutes we'll finish

6463
04:14:06,469 --> 04:14:04,159
liquid oxygen loading and then a typical

6464
04:14:08,550 --> 04:14:06,479
event we will drain the propellant lines

6465
04:14:10,149 --> 04:14:08,560
that go along the strong back and we

6466
04:14:11,750 --> 04:14:10,159
typically get a large cloud of

6467
04:14:13,990 --> 04:14:11,760
conversation

6468
04:14:15,910 --> 04:14:14,000
at about 90 seconds before launch as we

6469
04:14:17,269 --> 04:14:15,920
see the propellants come back down off

6470
04:14:27,990 --> 04:14:17,279
of the strongback

6471
04:14:28,000 --> 04:14:42,950
so

6472
04:14:42,960 --> 04:14:46,950
stage two locks load complete

6473
04:14:51,429 --> 04:14:48,790
dragon is an auto idle all right falcon

6474
04:14:53,510 --> 04:14:51,439
9.

6475
04:14:55,269 --> 04:14:53,520
with that falcon 9 is fully fueled we

6476
04:14:56,309 --> 04:14:55,279
have fuel on both the first and second

6477
04:15:01,269 --> 04:14:56,319
stages

6478
04:15:01,279 --> 04:15:04,950
filled with liquid oxygen

6479
04:15:09,510 --> 04:15:07,269
dragon is also an auto idol the flight

6480
04:15:11,590 --> 04:15:09,520
computer is on board dragon maintaining

6481
04:15:15,990 --> 04:15:11,600
their calculations standing by for the

6482
04:15:19,830 --> 04:15:17,510
that next call out will be that dragon

6483
04:15:31,590 --> 04:15:19,840
is in countdown standing by now for that

6484
04:15:36,710 --> 04:15:33,990
fts is armed man isn't startup

6485
04:15:40,309 --> 04:15:36,720
as all control

6486
04:15:46,149 --> 04:15:43,910
all right the final minute before launch

6487
04:15:47,830 --> 04:15:46,159
just 47 seconds to go everything is

6488
04:15:52,550 --> 04:15:47,840
ready for an on-time launch today go for

6489
04:15:52,560 --> 04:15:56,149
endurance happening

6490
04:16:00,070 --> 04:15:58,149
ground teams are ready and crew 3 is

6491
04:16:01,590 --> 04:16:00,080
ready for liftoff heading for that

6492
04:16:10,389 --> 04:16:01,600
instantaneous

6493
04:16:10,399 --> 04:16:15,349
20 seconds to lift off

6494
04:16:15,359 --> 04:16:20,389
you minus 15 seconds

6495
04:16:22,309 --> 04:16:21,349
10

6496
04:16:23,189 --> 04:16:22,319
9

6497
04:16:24,149 --> 04:16:23,199
8

6498
04:16:25,110 --> 04:16:24,159
7

6499
04:16:26,070 --> 04:16:25,120
6

6500
04:16:27,110 --> 04:16:26,080
5

6501
04:16:28,149 --> 04:16:27,120
4

6502
04:16:29,110 --> 04:16:28,159
three

6503
04:16:29,910 --> 04:16:29,120
two

6504
04:16:33,030 --> 04:16:29,920
one

6505
04:16:36,149 --> 04:16:33,040
zero ignition

6506
04:16:54,389 --> 04:16:36,159
and liftoff got

6507
04:17:01,590 --> 04:16:56,389
and that's the call we want to hear good

6508
04:17:06,710 --> 04:17:03,750
team plus 30 seconds

6509
04:17:08,870 --> 04:17:06,720
powered by nine merlin one g's

6510
04:17:10,469 --> 04:17:08,880
pushing dragon into low earth orbit on

6511
04:17:11,590 --> 04:17:10,479
the way to the international space

6512
04:17:15,429 --> 04:17:11,600
station

6513
04:17:15,439 --> 04:17:31,670
okay anyone call them

6514
04:17:31,680 --> 04:17:42,309
getting ready

6515
04:17:49,590 --> 04:17:44,149
stage one throw up

6516
04:18:06,630 --> 04:17:55,030
stage

6517
04:18:17,349 --> 04:18:08,229
that next milestone coming up shortly

6518
04:18:22,070 --> 04:18:20,790
i'm back chill underway

6519
04:18:24,070 --> 04:18:22,080
there's a call out we're getting the

6520
04:18:26,389 --> 04:18:24,080
second stage engine turbo pumps ready

6521
04:18:28,710 --> 04:18:26,399
for their ignition coming up in just a

6522
04:18:30,309 --> 04:18:28,720
little more than 40 seconds

6523
04:18:31,910 --> 04:18:30,319
we've got the major events coming up

6524
04:18:33,110 --> 04:18:31,920
here shortly we're going to get main

6525
04:18:35,750 --> 04:18:33,120
engine cut off

6526
04:18:37,670 --> 04:18:35,760
two minutes 36 seconds the stages will

6527
04:18:39,750 --> 04:18:37,680
separate then the second stage will

6528
04:18:42,790 --> 04:18:39,760
ignite carrying dragon on its way into

6529
04:18:42,800 --> 04:18:47,189
everything continues to look good

6530
04:18:51,830 --> 04:18:50,149
stage one throw down

6531
04:18:57,830 --> 04:18:51,840
stage one throttling down at three and a

6532
04:18:57,840 --> 04:19:13,590
getting ready for mikko

6533
04:19:22,140 --> 04:19:15,910
stage separation

6534
04:19:26,600 --> 04:19:26,590
[Applause]

6535
04:19:28,790 --> 04:19:27,310
[Music]

6536
04:19:31,110 --> 04:19:28,800
[Applause]

6537
04:19:32,890 --> 04:19:31,120
and crew 3 is now on their way to the

6538
04:19:36,710 --> 04:19:32,900
international space station

6539
04:19:39,590 --> 04:19:36,720
[Applause]

6540
04:19:42,149 --> 04:19:39,600
on the left side first stage you can see

6541
04:19:43,349 --> 04:19:42,159
the titanium drip fence coming out the

6542
04:19:45,269 --> 04:19:43,359
streaks

6543
04:19:47,269 --> 04:19:45,279
of the exhaust of the second stage

6544
04:19:48,790 --> 04:19:47,279
engine going by and the lights of

6545
04:19:50,229 --> 04:19:48,800
florida down in the background

6546
04:19:56,710 --> 04:19:50,239
acquisition signal that's right and on

6547
04:20:12,389 --> 04:19:58,149
with that red color we like to see

6548
04:20:18,950 --> 04:20:14,229
now three minutes and 40 seconds into

6549
04:20:18,960 --> 04:20:23,349
acquisition of signal bermuda

6550
04:20:23,359 --> 04:20:27,910
dragon spacex

6551
04:20:31,590 --> 04:20:29,670
that call out of acquisition of signal

6552
04:20:33,189 --> 04:20:31,600
bermuda that just means

6553
04:20:35,030 --> 04:20:33,199
the bermuda ground station has the

6554
04:20:39,510 --> 04:20:35,040
signals from the second stage of dragon

6555
04:20:45,510 --> 04:20:42,149
uh currently on the first stage we are

6556
04:20:48,149 --> 04:20:45,520
coasting to apogee beginning a slow 180

6557
04:20:49,269 --> 04:20:48,159
degree pitch so that when the

6558
04:20:50,950 --> 04:20:49,279
vehicle comes back through the

6559
04:20:52,950 --> 04:20:50,960
atmosphere the engines are pointed down

6560
04:20:55,510 --> 04:20:52,960
towards the drone ship when we do the

6561
04:20:58,469 --> 04:20:55,520
relight relight for the entry burn will

6562
04:21:00,389 --> 04:20:58,479
come at t plus 7 minutes and 30 seconds

6563
04:21:02,790 --> 04:21:00,399
three minutes from now

6564
04:21:05,189 --> 04:21:02,800
currently the first stage about 166

6565
04:21:12,309 --> 04:21:05,199
kilometers up continuing to coast to

6566
04:21:15,429 --> 04:21:13,670
meanwhile that second stage still

6567
04:21:17,110 --> 04:21:15,439
propelling the crew three astronauts up

6568
04:21:18,630 --> 04:21:17,120
the eastern seaboard and it will

6569
04:21:19,830 --> 04:21:18,640
continue to fire that's about a

6570
04:21:22,710 --> 04:21:19,840
six-minute burn to deliver the

6571
04:21:27,269 --> 04:21:22,720
astronauts into orbit dragon spacex

6572
04:21:30,790 --> 04:21:29,030
endurance and a good call out from the

6573
04:21:32,389 --> 04:21:30,800
ground teams

6574
04:21:34,790 --> 04:21:32,399
i always love to hear

6575
04:21:36,389 --> 04:21:34,800
trajectory nominal and the crew gets to

6576
04:21:40,229 --> 04:21:36,399
hear it too on the call acquisition will

6577
04:22:05,349 --> 04:21:41,990
in the new hampshire tracking station

6578
04:22:08,870 --> 04:22:07,110
five minutes and 30 seconds into flight

6579
04:22:13,110 --> 04:22:08,880
today everything is still proceeding

6580
04:22:16,389 --> 04:22:14,950
and courtney right now on the second

6581
04:22:18,630 --> 04:22:16,399
stage

6582
04:22:20,469 --> 04:22:18,640
it's such a large amount of propellant

6583
04:22:22,710 --> 04:22:20,479
it takes a while for second stage to

6584
04:22:26,870 --> 04:22:22,720
really accelerate the crew right now it

6585
04:22:31,189 --> 04:22:28,309
looks like we're pulling about one and a

6586
04:22:34,870 --> 04:22:33,110
yeah right on cue those check-ins on the

6587
04:22:37,510 --> 04:22:34,880
second stage performance everything is

6588
04:22:39,349 --> 04:22:37,520
still looking good on that second stage

6589
04:22:41,590 --> 04:22:39,359
the next milestone on the second stage

6590
04:22:45,030 --> 04:22:41,600
will be ceco and we're getting our views

6591
04:22:47,349 --> 04:22:45,040
now from inside of endurance our first

6592
04:23:00,550 --> 04:22:47,359
views of the crew on their way to the

6593
04:23:05,590 --> 04:23:03,429
we're one minute away from entry burn of

6594
04:23:07,590 --> 04:23:05,600
the first stage hopefully we'll get a

6595
04:23:10,070 --> 04:23:07,600
camera view back on the first stage as

6596
04:23:22,070 --> 04:23:10,080
we like the three engines to come back

6597
04:23:22,080 --> 04:23:30,870
dragon spacex introductory nominal

6598
04:23:34,229 --> 04:23:32,870
another good check in with the crew

6599
04:23:42,469 --> 04:23:34,239
confirming everything is still looking

6600
04:23:45,990 --> 04:23:44,149
that next milestone coming at seven

6601
04:23:49,750 --> 04:23:46,000
minutes and 30 seconds will be entry

6602
04:23:53,750 --> 04:23:51,590
currently waiting for the call out from

6603
04:23:56,229 --> 04:23:53,760
the spacex propulsion responsible

6604
04:23:58,550 --> 04:23:56,239
engineer with the three merlin 1d

6605
04:24:00,790 --> 04:23:58,560
engines have lit to begin the slope to

6606
04:24:02,950 --> 04:24:00,800
begin slowing down the first stage

6607
04:24:03,910 --> 04:24:02,960
prior to entering the earth stage 2 fts

6608
04:24:10,550 --> 04:24:03,920
is safe

6609
04:24:14,469 --> 04:24:12,149
we've heard stage one entry burn to

6610
04:24:16,070 --> 04:24:14,479
start up we've lit the center engine

6611
04:24:20,870 --> 04:24:16,080
we've got the two side engines three

6612
04:24:24,469 --> 04:24:22,469
this will slow the first stage down

6613
04:24:26,550 --> 04:24:24,479
we'll then enter the atmosphere

6614
04:24:28,229 --> 04:24:26,560
where the grid fins begin to work and

6615
04:24:29,030 --> 04:24:28,239
then we will fire the single center

6616
04:24:31,030 --> 04:24:29,040
engine

6617
04:24:35,030 --> 04:24:31,040
as we approach the drone ship stage one

6618
04:24:39,030 --> 04:24:37,110
confirmation entry burn shutdown and

6619
04:24:55,830 --> 04:24:39,040
meanwhile that second stage is less than

6620
04:24:55,840 --> 04:25:10,950
stage two and terminal guidance

6621
04:25:20,630 --> 04:25:12,950
copy shannon there's that call for

6622
04:25:24,070 --> 04:25:22,790
stage one decelerating as we prepare for

6623
04:25:25,990 --> 04:25:24,080
entry burn

6624
04:25:30,110 --> 04:25:26,000
but our tension is right now looking at

6625
04:25:34,239 --> 04:25:34,229
[Applause]

6626
04:25:34,239 --> 04:25:38,340
h1 vinegar

6627
04:25:46,229 --> 04:25:40,389
[Applause]

6628
04:25:49,990 --> 04:25:48,229
and the second stage has done its job

6629
04:25:54,149 --> 04:25:50,000
our crew three astronauts have been

6630
04:26:00,309 --> 04:25:57,349
stage one landing like deploy

6631
04:26:00,950 --> 04:26:00,319
landing lane deployments you can feel

6632
04:26:03,110 --> 04:26:00,960
and

6633
04:26:04,870 --> 04:26:03,120
confirms we are in space

6634
04:26:05,270 --> 04:26:04,880
dragon spacex launch escape system is

6635
04:26:14,710 --> 04:26:05,280
designed

6636
04:26:20,309 --> 04:26:14,720
[Applause]

6637
04:26:24,389 --> 04:26:22,149
and we've heard the call out stage one

6638
04:26:30,309 --> 04:26:24,399
landing is confirmed

6639
04:26:35,269 --> 04:26:32,870
some great call outs that next milestone

6640
04:26:44,550 --> 04:26:35,279
is spacecraft separation around 12

6641
04:26:48,870 --> 04:26:45,990
getting a view now of the crew 3

6642
04:26:51,830 --> 04:26:48,880
astronauts from a camera aboard dragon

6643
04:26:57,670 --> 04:26:51,840
the crew now coasting in low earth orbit

6644
04:27:00,790 --> 04:26:59,349
again that next milestone coming in

6645
04:27:03,110 --> 04:27:00,800
about two minutes

6646
04:27:06,469 --> 04:27:03,120
that second stage will separate and crew

6647
04:27:08,309 --> 04:27:06,479
dragon will be flying free

6648
04:27:10,149 --> 04:27:08,319
and courtney right now the falcon 9's

6649
04:27:13,189 --> 04:27:10,159
second stage is still attached to the

6650
04:27:14,950 --> 04:27:13,199
dragon capsule when it's time dragon

6651
04:27:16,550 --> 04:27:14,960
will command separation from the falcon

6652
04:27:18,070 --> 04:27:16,560
9 second stage

6653
04:27:20,070 --> 04:27:18,080
right now that second stage under

6654
04:27:21,990 --> 04:27:20,080
control of its flight computer is

6655
04:27:24,229 --> 04:27:22,000
essentially going through a sequence to

6656
04:27:26,229 --> 04:27:24,239
idle the second stage make sure we're

6657
04:27:28,710 --> 04:27:26,239
not pulsing any of the cold gas

6658
04:27:30,630 --> 04:27:28,720
thrusters the engine has been purged out

6659
04:27:32,389 --> 04:27:30,640
essentially anything that might cause

6660
04:27:34,550 --> 04:27:32,399
motion of the second stage we're making

6661
04:27:36,550 --> 04:27:34,560
sure that all of that is eliminated so

6662
04:27:46,520 --> 04:27:36,560
that when dragon separates it's got a

6663
04:27:46,530 --> 04:27:55,189
[Applause]

6664
04:27:59,590 --> 04:27:56,950
i believe the cheering in the background

6665
04:28:01,830 --> 04:27:59,600
uh they're getting video back of

6666
04:28:04,149 --> 04:28:01,840
falcon 9 first stage on

6667
04:28:09,830 --> 04:28:04,159
drone ship as we get ready for dragon

6668
04:28:14,309 --> 04:28:12,309
that's right john separation coming just

6669
04:28:27,269 --> 04:28:14,319
10 seconds from now standing by for that

6670
04:28:27,279 --> 04:28:35,590
expected loss of signal wallops

6671
04:28:35,600 --> 04:28:42,070
and again we are standing by

6672
04:28:42,080 --> 04:28:51,269
there we go dragon separation confirmed

6673
04:28:55,189 --> 04:28:53,110
dragon ce

6674
04:28:57,349 --> 04:28:55,199
welcome to orbit hope you enjoyed the

6675
04:28:59,990 --> 04:28:57,359
ride from f9 dragon will take you from

6676
04:29:02,070 --> 04:29:00,000
here save travels stand by for words

6677
04:29:04,389 --> 04:29:02,080
from ld

6678
04:29:05,990 --> 04:29:04,399
and endurance ld here on behalf of the

6679
04:29:07,269 --> 04:29:06,000
spacex launch and recovery teams it was

6680
04:29:08,149 --> 04:29:07,279
a pleasure to be part of this mission

6681
04:29:09,910 --> 04:29:08,159
with you

6682
04:29:15,910 --> 04:29:09,920
enjoy your holidays amongst the stars

6683
04:29:18,870 --> 04:29:17,110
wow

6684
04:29:20,870 --> 04:29:18,880
incredible views

6685
04:29:22,550 --> 04:29:20,880
of the crew now

6686
04:29:24,389 --> 04:29:22,560
in orbit on their way to the

6687
04:29:32,550 --> 04:29:24,399
international space station

6688
04:29:37,429 --> 04:29:34,229
and some final words from the crew as

6689
04:29:42,870 --> 04:29:41,110
there they are our crew 3 astronauts

6690
04:29:44,469 --> 04:29:42,880
now in orbit

6691
04:29:49,670 --> 04:29:44,479
that next milestone will be the

6692
04:29:55,590 --> 04:29:53,990
that will be about a five minute process

6693
04:29:57,030 --> 04:29:55,600
it'll expose those forward bulkhead

6694
04:29:58,630 --> 04:29:57,040
dracos

6695
04:30:03,670 --> 04:29:58,640
and we'll prepare

6696
04:30:07,830 --> 04:30:05,670
nick courtney watching them and zero g

6697
04:30:08,630 --> 04:30:07,840
right now working their displays it

6698
04:30:10,070 --> 04:30:08,640
looks

6699
04:30:12,229 --> 04:30:10,080
so easy

6700
04:30:14,550 --> 04:30:12,239
but we had the benefit of watching the

6701
04:30:16,950 --> 04:30:14,560
the launch team the spacecraft team the

6702
04:30:18,309 --> 04:30:16,960
nasa team everybody working here for the

6703
04:30:19,830 --> 04:30:18,319
last weeks

6704
04:30:21,990 --> 04:30:19,840
working through this

6705
04:30:24,229 --> 04:30:22,000
and it's good to see

6706
04:30:25,189 --> 04:30:24,239
it come out looking just so easy right

6707
04:30:26,469 --> 04:30:25,199
now

6708
04:30:32,070 --> 04:30:26,479
yep it's been a long time coming and

6709
04:30:36,309 --> 04:30:34,389
dragon spacex nominal domino

6710
04:30:47,910 --> 04:30:36,319
dehumidifier activation and service

6711
04:30:52,389 --> 04:30:50,790
well it was a beautiful launch from here

6712
04:30:54,710 --> 04:30:52,399
at hawthorne

6713
04:30:57,670 --> 04:30:54,720
headquarters at spacex headquarters here

6714
04:30:59,670 --> 04:30:57,680
in hawthorne i can't imagine how the

6715
04:31:02,229 --> 04:30:59,680
launch looked from over at kennedy space

6716
04:31:04,630 --> 04:31:02,239
center yeah pretty incredible launch we

6717
04:31:06,389 --> 04:31:04,640
also got to see their zero g indicator

6718
04:31:07,830 --> 04:31:06,399
on the screen it looked like a little

6719
04:31:10,469 --> 04:31:07,840
turtle so i'd love to hear the story

6720
04:31:12,309 --> 04:31:10,479
behind that but uh an amazing launch an

6721
04:31:13,750 --> 04:31:12,319
amazing day so far

6722
04:31:15,750 --> 04:31:13,760
yeah that's right and with that we'll go

6723
04:31:17,349 --> 04:31:15,760
ahead and send it back to kennedy space

6724
04:31:20,630 --> 04:31:17,359
center daryl how was the launch from

6725
04:31:21,990 --> 04:31:20,640
your end well it was simply stunning

6726
04:31:23,590 --> 04:31:22,000
thanks we're back here at the kennedy

6727
04:31:25,830 --> 04:31:23,600
space center with shannon walker crew

6728
04:31:27,670 --> 04:31:25,840
one astronaut michelin specialist from

6729
04:31:30,550 --> 04:31:27,680
that from that mission

6730
04:31:32,790 --> 04:31:30,560
wow wow is right i mean it was amazing

6731
04:31:35,110 --> 04:31:32,800
it's always so impressive to see a

6732
04:31:37,670 --> 04:31:35,120
launch live and and what always strikes

6733
04:31:39,830 --> 04:31:37,680
me is you get to see it and then you

6734
04:31:42,309 --> 04:31:39,840
hear the sound after it's gone for a few

6735
04:31:44,070 --> 04:31:42,319
seconds it's truly amazing the delay and

6736
04:31:46,070 --> 04:31:44,080
the sound coming to us but we're seeing

6737
04:31:48,070 --> 04:31:46,080
the sights and when it lifted off there

6738
04:31:49,830 --> 04:31:48,080
was that low cloud deck yes it was like

6739
04:31:52,229 --> 04:31:49,840
lit up the clouds that lit up the ground

6740
04:31:54,630 --> 04:31:52,239
it was it was one of the most impressive

6741
04:31:56,790 --> 04:31:54,640
launches i have seen and that rumble was

6742
04:31:58,229 --> 04:31:56,800
probably one of the loudest i've heard i

6743
04:31:59,750 --> 04:31:58,239
don't know you know i don't know how to

6744
04:32:01,510 --> 04:31:59,760
explain that i don't either i mean it

6745
04:32:03,990 --> 04:32:01,520
seemed louder to me than most launches

6746
04:32:06,389 --> 04:32:04,000
and it was really rattling this whole uh

6747
04:32:08,630 --> 04:32:06,399
setup where we are here just a boom and

6748
04:32:10,149 --> 04:32:08,640
then we saw the zero g indicator

6749
04:32:11,990 --> 04:32:10,159
a turtle a turtle of course because

6750
04:32:13,910 --> 04:32:12,000
there's turtles on board

6751
04:32:16,710 --> 04:32:13,920
two turtles on board and of course he

6752
04:32:17,750 --> 04:32:16,720
had to convince the other two astronauts

6753
04:32:19,429 --> 04:32:17,760
right right

6754
04:32:21,110 --> 04:32:19,439
i don't know i don't know who won that

6755
04:32:23,189 --> 04:32:21,120
arm wrestle but i guess it was the term

6756
04:32:25,830 --> 04:32:23,199
turtles all right we're joined now by

6757
04:32:27,670 --> 04:32:25,840
frank davina is program manager for the

6758
04:32:29,189 --> 04:32:27,680
international space station thank you

6759
04:32:31,910 --> 04:32:29,199
very much for joining us and

6760
04:32:34,630 --> 04:32:31,920
congratulations yeah good evening yes

6761
04:32:37,269 --> 04:32:34,640
indeed beautiful launch we have

6762
04:32:40,229 --> 04:32:37,279
our second astronaut flying on crew

6763
04:32:42,469 --> 04:32:40,239
dragon after tomah that just returned

6764
04:32:44,710 --> 04:32:42,479
last night that was in cologne welcoming

6765
04:32:46,710 --> 04:32:44,720
in him in cologne

6766
04:32:49,750 --> 04:32:46,720
after his space mission and now i'm here

6767
04:32:51,429 --> 04:32:49,760
to see of matthias it's a great time for

6768
04:32:53,189 --> 04:32:51,439
the european space agency what a

6769
04:32:56,229 --> 04:32:53,199
turnaround that must have been to be in

6770
04:32:58,710 --> 04:32:56,239
cologne there with tomah coming back and

6771
04:33:01,110 --> 04:32:58,720
literally just days later seeing off one

6772
04:33:03,110 --> 04:33:01,120
of your east astronauts matthias maurer

6773
04:33:05,429 --> 04:33:03,120
yeah it's a it's a great time for us

6774
04:33:07,109 --> 04:33:05,439
because we have two back to

6775
04:33:10,230 --> 04:33:07,119
back and we will also have samantha

6776
04:33:12,310 --> 04:33:10,240
christopher that will fly uh in april uh

6777
04:33:14,470 --> 04:33:12,320
next year so for the first time we will

6778
04:33:16,551 --> 04:33:14,480
have for one and a half years

6779
04:33:18,789 --> 04:33:16,561
permanently is astronauts on board of

6780
04:33:21,510 --> 04:33:18,799
the space station so it also shows uh

6781
04:33:23,670 --> 04:33:21,520
that is really stepping up to the game

6782
04:33:26,390 --> 04:33:23,680
we are more and more engaged in the iss

6783
04:33:28,390 --> 04:33:26,400
but also in the mundo program with our

6784
04:33:29,910 --> 04:33:28,400
nasa colleagues in the gateway we will

6785
04:33:32,470 --> 04:33:29,920
have three astronauts flying to the

6786
04:33:34,230 --> 04:33:32,480
gateway before the end of this decade uh

6787
04:33:36,310 --> 04:33:34,240
we are doing a new astronaut selection

6788
04:33:38,310 --> 04:33:36,320
so exploration is really also taking off

6789
04:33:40,390 --> 04:33:38,320
in europe and how did you enjoy the

6790
04:33:42,310 --> 04:33:40,400
launch uh were you watching from the

6791
04:33:45,429 --> 04:33:42,320
fifth floor of the operations support

6792
04:33:48,869 --> 04:33:45,439
building no i was actually in the lcc

6793
04:33:51,750 --> 04:33:48,879
so i was able to go outside and uh go on

6794
04:33:54,470 --> 04:33:51,760
the on the staircase on the outside uh

6795
04:33:57,029 --> 04:33:54,480
on the fifth uh fifth floor there uh or

6796
04:33:59,590 --> 04:33:57,039
something like that it's really amazing

6797
04:34:01,269 --> 04:33:59,600
like you said uh you see the the light

6798
04:34:03,029 --> 04:34:01,279
and then the sound and you're really on

6799
04:34:05,830 --> 04:34:03,039
the stairs there you feel everything

6800
04:34:07,830 --> 04:34:05,840
rambling so it's a really amazing uh

6801
04:34:09,429 --> 04:34:07,840
launch now you two are familiar with

6802
04:34:12,551 --> 04:34:09,439
each other shannon walker yes frank

6803
04:34:14,789 --> 04:34:12,561
davina explain that well we're uh we

6804
04:34:16,230 --> 04:34:14,799
have common job and so

6805
04:34:17,590 --> 04:34:16,240
american astronauts work with these

6806
04:34:19,750 --> 04:34:17,600
astronauts and so we actually go way

6807
04:34:22,230 --> 04:34:19,760
back yeah we go way back because uh we

6808
04:34:25,349 --> 04:34:22,240
were together in training actually uh uh

6809
04:34:28,390 --> 04:34:25,359
when i was doing my mission in 2009

6810
04:34:30,390 --> 04:34:28,400
shannon was also in training on soyuz so

6811
04:34:31,910 --> 04:34:30,400
indeed we go way back and uh we have

6812
04:34:33,510 --> 04:34:31,920
worked a lot together

6813
04:34:36,070 --> 04:34:33,520
so tell me did you get a chance to talk

6814
04:34:38,390 --> 04:34:36,080
with matthias before um you know in the

6815
04:34:40,551 --> 04:34:38,400
in the days leading up to launch uh yes

6816
04:34:42,869 --> 04:34:40,561
i talked a couple of times uh with him

6817
04:34:44,310 --> 04:34:42,879
uh not as much as i would have wanted

6818
04:34:45,990 --> 04:34:44,320
because again the launch was a little

6819
04:34:48,949 --> 04:34:46,000
bit delayed and i had to be back in

6820
04:34:50,709 --> 04:34:48,959
europe uh welcoming uh tomah but uh i

6821
04:34:52,470 --> 04:34:50,719
think he's very motivated of course it's

6822
04:34:53,590 --> 04:34:52,480
his first flight uh it's always like

6823
04:34:55,029 --> 04:34:53,600
this uh

6824
04:34:57,109 --> 04:34:55,039
of course also a little bit curious

6825
04:34:58,629 --> 04:34:57,119
what's going to happen now because uh

6826
04:35:00,230 --> 04:34:58,639
it's different the second flight and the

6827
04:35:02,150 --> 04:35:00,240
first flight is totally different at

6828
04:35:03,990 --> 04:35:02,160
least for me it was because

6829
04:35:05,990 --> 04:35:04,000
you go into the unknown yeah and it's

6830
04:35:07,109 --> 04:35:06,000
always a little bit scary to go in into

6831
04:35:09,189 --> 04:35:07,119
the unknown

6832
04:35:11,429 --> 04:35:09,199
you know that the people expect a lot of

6833
04:35:13,670 --> 04:35:11,439
you and matthias has a whole science

6834
04:35:15,750 --> 04:35:13,680
program not only an isa science program

6835
04:35:17,670 --> 04:35:15,760
but also for the benefit of nasa jax and

6836
04:35:20,150 --> 04:35:17,680
of course every astronaut wants to

6837
04:35:22,551 --> 04:35:20,160
perform to the best of his abilities and

6838
04:35:24,390 --> 04:35:22,561
of course that also brings

6839
04:35:26,230 --> 04:35:24,400
this this thoughts with him but i'm told

6840
04:35:27,590 --> 04:35:26,240
him that he was excellent in training

6841
04:35:29,990 --> 04:35:27,600
and i'm sure that he will do a great

6842
04:35:31,349 --> 04:35:30,000
mission as well isa program manager for

6843
04:35:33,269 --> 04:35:31,359
the international space station frank

6844
04:35:34,789 --> 04:35:33,279
davina thanks for joining us in the post

6845
04:35:36,869 --> 04:35:34,799
launch interview we really appreciate it

6846
04:35:38,150 --> 04:35:36,879
and congratulations thank you very much

6847
04:35:40,310 --> 04:35:38,160
all right let's send it over to marie

6848
04:35:42,470 --> 04:35:40,320
lewis at the operations and support

6849
04:35:44,150 --> 04:35:42,480
building with another guest

6850
04:35:46,869 --> 04:35:44,160
thank you daryl i am here with nasa

6851
04:35:48,629 --> 04:35:46,879
associate administrator bob cabana uh

6852
04:35:50,709 --> 04:35:48,639
this is your first crew launch

6853
04:35:52,470 --> 04:35:50,719
officially as associate administrator

6854
04:35:55,109 --> 04:35:52,480
how was that was the launch tonight for

6855
04:35:56,789 --> 04:35:55,119
you oh it was fantastic marie

6856
04:35:58,470 --> 04:35:56,799
what a beautiful evening for a launch

6857
04:36:01,109 --> 04:35:58,480
you know it's like i tell folks don't

6858
04:36:03,029 --> 04:36:01,119
take pictures experience it and it was

6859
04:36:05,830 --> 04:36:03,039
another great experience seeing those

6860
04:36:09,349 --> 04:36:05,840
four guys take off into space on top of

6861
04:36:10,709 --> 04:36:09,359
that falcon 9 on that dragon how amazing

6862
04:36:13,670 --> 04:36:10,719
what a great partnership we have with

6863
04:36:15,670 --> 04:36:13,680
spacex to enable that i just i couldn't

6864
04:36:16,869 --> 04:36:15,680
be more proud of our team in what we've

6865
04:36:20,230 --> 04:36:16,879
accomplished

6866
04:36:22,709 --> 04:36:20,240
and we now officially have had have more

6867
04:36:25,109 --> 04:36:22,719
than 600 people who have been to space

6868
04:36:27,750 --> 04:36:25,119
matthias was number 600 kayla kayla

6869
04:36:29,750 --> 04:36:27,760
baron is number 601 uh what do you think

6870
04:36:31,670 --> 04:36:29,760
about the trajectory that we're on for

6871
04:36:33,029 --> 04:36:31,680
human space flight going forward well

6872
04:36:34,310 --> 04:36:33,039
it's absolutely outstanding you know

6873
04:36:36,150 --> 04:36:34,320
what we want to do is enable a

6874
04:36:38,629 --> 04:36:36,160
commercial economy in low-earth orbit so

6875
04:36:40,629 --> 04:36:38,639
we can focus on that really hard job of

6876
04:36:42,470 --> 04:36:40,639
exploring beyond our home planet going

6877
04:36:44,789 --> 04:36:42,480
to the moon to learn what we need going

6878
04:36:46,470 --> 04:36:44,799
to the moon in a sustainable way so that

6879
04:36:48,230 --> 04:36:46,480
we can learn what we need to go on to

6880
04:36:50,629 --> 04:36:48,240
mars eventually establishing that

6881
04:36:52,709 --> 04:36:50,639
presence in our solar system beyond our

6882
04:36:54,789 --> 04:36:52,719
home planet and to do that we want to

6883
04:36:56,869 --> 04:36:54,799
commercialize low earth orbit and and

6884
04:36:58,310 --> 04:36:56,879
get as many folks as we can

6885
04:36:59,990 --> 04:36:58,320
go into space and

6886
04:37:02,310 --> 04:37:00,000
that's that's what we're enabling right

6887
04:37:04,789 --> 04:37:02,320
now it's i think it's an amazing time

6888
04:37:06,949 --> 04:37:04,799
for america's space program uh we are

6889
04:37:09,029 --> 04:37:06,959
definitely at an inflection point on how

6890
04:37:10,789 --> 04:37:09,039
we are commercializing space and how

6891
04:37:12,949 --> 04:37:10,799
about the future of the international

6892
04:37:14,390 --> 04:37:12,959
space station in particular i know

6893
04:37:16,390 --> 04:37:14,400
that's near and dear to you because you

6894
04:37:17,670 --> 04:37:16,400
helped build it i mean on four different

6895
04:37:19,830 --> 04:37:17,680
space shuttle flights you're one of the

6896
04:37:21,990 --> 04:37:19,840
first people to cross the threshold into

6897
04:37:23,990 --> 04:37:22,000
the space station you know i can't

6898
04:37:25,269 --> 04:37:24,000
believe it's been you know almost 23

6899
04:37:28,230 --> 04:37:25,279
years since that first mission that

6900
04:37:31,269 --> 04:37:28,240
we've had crews on orbit since 2000 i

6901
04:37:33,189 --> 04:37:31,279
mean anybody that is 21 years old or

6902
04:37:34,629 --> 04:37:33,199
younger in the world has never known a

6903
04:37:36,390 --> 04:37:34,639
time that there weren't humans living in

6904
04:37:38,709 --> 04:37:36,400
space so

6905
04:37:41,670 --> 04:37:38,719
you know i i think it's it's just it's

6906
04:37:43,830 --> 04:37:41,680
so darn outstanding

6907
04:37:46,390 --> 04:37:43,840
and what do you want to say finally to

6908
04:37:48,230 --> 04:37:46,400
the nasa and spacex teams that have

6909
04:37:50,070 --> 04:37:48,240
gotten us here today we're in this

6910
04:37:52,070 --> 04:37:50,080
regular cadence of missions and also to

6911
04:37:53,830 --> 04:37:52,080
our international partners well first

6912
04:37:56,150 --> 04:37:53,840
off i want to say thank you thank you

6913
04:37:58,949 --> 04:37:56,160
for all your dedication and hard work

6914
04:38:01,269 --> 04:37:58,959
you know this is not an easy job it is a

6915
04:38:03,590 --> 04:38:01,279
huge challenge to safely get humans to

6916
04:38:05,429 --> 04:38:03,600
and from low earth orbit and the

6917
04:38:07,750 --> 04:38:05,439
partnership that we have with our

6918
04:38:10,070 --> 04:38:07,760
international partners with our

6919
04:38:12,310 --> 04:38:10,080
commercial crew partners you know it has

6920
04:38:15,670 --> 04:38:12,320
enabled this space economy that we have

6921
04:38:18,070 --> 04:38:15,680
right now i can't wait until we

6922
04:38:20,070 --> 04:38:18,080
we get gateway around the moon again an

6923
04:38:22,310 --> 04:38:20,080
international partnership as we go back

6924
04:38:24,869 --> 04:38:22,320
to the moon in a sustainable way it's

6925
04:38:27,349 --> 04:38:24,879
absolutely outstanding so i think the

6926
04:38:30,070 --> 04:38:27,359
future that we have in space

6927
04:38:31,750 --> 04:38:30,080
is amazing absolutely amazing what a

6928
04:38:33,510 --> 04:38:31,760
great time to be part of america's space

6929
04:38:35,189 --> 04:38:33,520
program absolutely associated

6930
04:38:37,830 --> 04:38:35,199
administrator bob cabana thank you so

6931
04:38:40,070 --> 04:38:37,840
much for joining us happy veterans day a

6932
04:38:42,070 --> 04:38:40,080
little early and happy marine corps more

6933
04:38:44,709 --> 04:38:42,080
importantly that's right 246 years

6934
04:38:46,869 --> 04:38:44,719
around happy birthday to all the marines

6935
04:38:48,869 --> 04:38:46,879
and uh you know

6936
04:38:51,189 --> 04:38:48,879
thank you for everybody's hard work that

6937
04:38:53,429 --> 04:38:51,199
makes nasa such an awesome place to work

6938
04:38:55,269 --> 04:38:53,439
number one in the federal government

6939
04:38:56,789 --> 04:38:55,279
this is an amazing team and i couldn't

6940
04:38:57,910 --> 04:38:56,799
be more proud of them all right thank

6941
04:38:59,990 --> 04:38:57,920
you so much

6942
04:39:01,830 --> 04:39:00,000
daryl we'll send it back to you and bob

6943
04:39:04,629 --> 04:39:01,840
thank you so much and now you're looking

6944
04:39:07,750 --> 04:39:04,639
at a view of the first stage of the

6945
04:39:09,830 --> 04:39:07,760
falcon 9 rocket which has landed back on

6946
04:39:12,789 --> 04:39:09,840
a drone ship out in the middle of the

6947
04:39:15,109 --> 04:39:12,799
atlantic ocean uh the view cut out

6948
04:39:17,910 --> 04:39:15,119
during our live coverage but now you see

6949
04:39:20,949 --> 04:39:17,920
it there it landed and it was a beauty

6950
04:39:24,949 --> 04:39:20,959
it was and it's so amazing that they do

6951
04:39:28,230 --> 04:39:24,959
that time and time again it flew crs 22

6952
04:39:29,429 --> 04:39:28,240
it flew crew 3 and it'll fly again yes

6953
04:39:31,590 --> 04:39:29,439
it will

6954
04:39:34,310 --> 04:39:31,600
now just a quick update on the launch

6955
04:39:37,510 --> 04:39:34,320
operations the nosecone the nose cone

6956
04:39:39,430 --> 04:39:37,520
from the dragon has deployed off of it

6957
04:39:41,670 --> 04:39:39,440
and so that allows it to

6958
04:39:43,590 --> 04:39:41,680
dock so absolutely that's one of the key

6959
04:39:45,430 --> 04:39:43,600
milestones uh getting that nose cone

6960
04:39:46,948 --> 04:39:45,440
open you've got some engines underneath

6961
04:39:48,628 --> 04:39:46,958
the nose cone and of course the docking

6962
04:39:51,110 --> 04:39:48,638
apparatus that allow it to dock to space

6963
04:39:53,750 --> 04:39:51,120
station that's ready to go and now the

6964
04:39:55,910 --> 04:39:53,760
astronauts will prepare for their

6965
04:39:57,830 --> 04:39:55,920
22-hour roughly journey to the

6966
04:39:59,750 --> 04:39:57,840
international space station they'll

6967
04:40:01,190 --> 04:39:59,760
probably have a snack and then get some

6968
04:40:03,350 --> 04:40:01,200
sleep all right

6969
04:40:05,350 --> 04:40:03,360
in the meantime how about we do a social

6970
04:40:07,430 --> 04:40:05,360
question great one last one for shannon

6971
04:40:09,510 --> 04:40:07,440
walker here at the crew 3 launch

6972
04:40:10,788 --> 04:40:09,520
broadcast let's take a look and here we

6973
04:40:13,590 --> 04:40:10,798
go

6974
04:40:15,590 --> 04:40:13,600
hi nasa i'm talking here from brazil and

6975
04:40:17,590 --> 04:40:15,600
would you like to know

6976
04:40:19,910 --> 04:40:17,600
they would like to know how it feels to

6977
04:40:21,750 --> 04:40:19,920
observe all the beauty of the planet

6978
04:40:23,510 --> 04:40:21,760
from above your view when you were

6979
04:40:26,070 --> 04:40:23,520
looking back at earth you know it's

6980
04:40:28,708 --> 04:40:26,080
really really hard to put into words but

6981
04:40:30,390 --> 04:40:28,718
when you first get into space and you

6982
04:40:32,150 --> 04:40:30,400
can look out and you see the curvature

6983
04:40:33,030 --> 04:40:32,160
of the earth and you see

6984
04:40:35,110 --> 04:40:33,040
um

6985
04:40:38,708 --> 04:40:35,120
the land masses and the oceans and the

6986
04:40:40,628 --> 04:40:38,718
clouds it's it's a lot to take in but um

6987
04:40:42,868 --> 04:40:40,638
it's it's truly amazing what you can see

6988
04:40:44,550 --> 04:40:42,878
from up there and as the

6989
04:40:46,470 --> 04:40:44,560
nasa administrator bill nelson said

6990
04:40:48,708 --> 04:40:46,480
before it really makes you feel like you

6991
04:40:50,150 --> 04:40:48,718
want to be a good steward of the earth

6992
04:40:51,990 --> 04:40:50,160
because from above you can see how

6993
04:40:55,510 --> 04:40:52,000
fragile everything is

6994
04:40:57,350 --> 04:40:55,520
absolutely and now raja tom kayla and

6995
04:40:59,590 --> 04:40:57,360
matthias are going to see that view

6996
04:41:01,510 --> 04:40:59,600
three rookies on board as they go on

6997
04:41:04,310 --> 04:41:01,520
their way to arrive at the international

6998
04:41:06,390 --> 04:41:04,320
space station around 7pm eastern time

6999
04:41:09,110 --> 04:41:06,400
tomorrow and we are going to stay on the

7000
04:41:11,830 --> 04:41:09,120
air for continuous live coverage along

7001
04:41:13,830 --> 04:41:11,840
their entire ride to station through our

7002
04:41:15,830 --> 04:41:13,840
coverage here at kennedy space center

7003
04:41:17,990 --> 04:41:15,840
it's going to conclude we'll turn it

7004
04:41:20,070 --> 04:41:18,000
over to teams in hawthorne and houston

7005
04:41:22,070 --> 04:41:20,080
to take us through the next phases of

7006
04:41:24,310 --> 04:41:22,080
the crew 3 mission all the way through

7007
04:41:26,788 --> 04:41:24,320
hatch opening and then of course the

7008
04:41:28,788 --> 04:41:26,798
welcome ceremony for the crew uh shannon

7009
04:41:30,868 --> 04:41:28,798
i've watched those ceremonies on tv but

7010
04:41:32,948 --> 04:41:30,878
uh you've actually done it there's a lot

7011
04:41:34,868 --> 04:41:32,958
of like air hugs and a lot of hugs in

7012
04:41:37,030 --> 04:41:34,878
space it's really nice to greet a new

7013
04:41:38,948 --> 04:41:37,040
crew coming on board and and seeing your

7014
04:41:41,030 --> 04:41:38,958
friends coming across the hatch it's

7015
04:41:42,948 --> 04:41:41,040
special and for those of you watching

7016
04:41:45,750 --> 04:41:42,958
online on youtube take a look at the

7017
04:41:48,230 --> 04:41:45,760
description below you will find a new

7018
04:41:50,470 --> 04:41:48,240
link for the crew 3 coast phase that

7019
04:41:52,470 --> 04:41:50,480
live coverage will continue at that

7020
04:41:54,868 --> 04:41:52,480
location in just a bit if you're

7021
04:41:57,430 --> 04:41:54,878
watching on nasa tv you won't notice a

7022
04:41:59,030 --> 04:41:57,440
thing coverage will continue and also we

7023
04:42:01,670 --> 04:41:59,040
want to let you know that there is a

7024
04:42:04,550 --> 04:42:01,680
post-launch news conference conference

7025
04:42:06,788 --> 04:42:04,560
it is scheduled for 10 pm eastern time

7026
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right here on nasa tv again a post

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04:42:11,910 --> 04:42:09,280
post-launch news conference

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04:42:14,310 --> 04:42:11,920
scheduled for 10 pm it will be on a

7029
04:42:16,708 --> 04:42:14,320
teleconference i'm hearing not on nasa

7030
04:42:18,708 --> 04:42:16,718
tv but you can go to nasa go live you'll

7031
04:42:21,830 --> 04:42:18,718
find it there and you can find mission

7032
04:42:25,990 --> 04:42:21,840
updates on twitter along the way at nasa

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04:42:27,990 --> 04:42:26,000
at spacex and on the web at nasa.gov and

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04:42:29,030 --> 04:42:28,000
before we sign up sign off of course i

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04:42:31,110 --> 04:42:29,040
want to thank

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04:42:33,110 --> 04:42:31,120
astronaut shannon walker for being here

7037
04:42:35,430 --> 04:42:33,120
thank you so much it was such a joy to

7038
04:42:37,110 --> 04:42:35,440
have you here answering questions giving

7039
04:42:39,190 --> 04:42:37,120
your insight and watching the launch

7040
04:42:40,788 --> 04:42:39,200
with you thank you very much it was my

7041
04:42:42,150 --> 04:42:40,798
treat and my pleasure to be here make

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04:42:44,230 --> 04:42:42,160
sure you come back soon and watch

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04:42:46,390 --> 04:42:44,240
another one i will do it all right

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04:42:48,708 --> 04:42:46,400
here's thanks also to all of our guests

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04:42:50,550 --> 04:42:48,718
for joining us today and thank you all

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04:42:52,868 --> 04:42:50,560
for watching we're going to leave you

7047
04:42:56,070 --> 04:42:52,878
now with highlights from the journey to

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04:42:57,990 --> 04:42:56,080
orbit off earth for the earth i'm daryl

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04:43:00,550 --> 04:42:58,000
nail for shannon walker good night

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04:43:02,310 --> 04:43:00,560
everyone and keep looking up

7051
04:43:04,708 --> 04:43:02,320
and there's a wide shot of the room with

7052
04:43:07,030 --> 04:43:04,718
the four crew three astronauts we have

7053
04:43:09,190 --> 04:43:07,040
commander raja chari

7054
04:43:11,430 --> 04:43:09,200
pilot thomas marshburn

7055
04:43:14,550 --> 04:43:11,440
mission specialist kayla barrett

7056
04:43:19,190 --> 04:43:17,030
and here they are the four crew three

7057
04:43:20,628 --> 04:43:19,200
astronauts as they walk down

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04:43:22,310 --> 04:43:20,638
the hallway

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04:43:24,110 --> 04:43:22,320
on their way out of astronaut crew

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04:43:28,150 --> 04:43:24,120
quarters

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04:43:29,910 --> 04:43:28,160
[Music]

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04:43:32,310 --> 04:43:29,920
and here they are

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04:43:34,708 --> 04:43:32,320
indeed the crew 3 astronauts taking

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04:43:46,950 --> 04:43:34,718
their first steps outside before their

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04:43:46,960 --> 04:43:51,990
[Music]

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04:43:55,910 --> 04:43:53,990
there's a view inside the crew access

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04:44:00,788 --> 04:43:55,920
arms they make their way looking out the

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04:44:05,990 --> 04:44:02,550
we'll watch tom

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04:44:07,830 --> 04:44:06,000
ingress to the dragon capsule carefully

7070
04:44:10,470 --> 04:44:07,840
watch your head yep watch your head

7071
04:44:13,750 --> 04:44:10,480
watch the seals

7072
04:44:16,708 --> 04:44:13,760
four crew members of crew 3 now inside

7073
04:44:21,990 --> 04:44:16,718
dragon and you can see the suit techs

7074
04:44:27,010 --> 04:44:24,150
official contracts are now complete next

7075
04:44:30,470 --> 04:44:27,020
up will be seat rotation

7076
04:44:32,860 --> 04:44:32,230
as you can see the hatch being closed

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04:44:38,390 --> 04:44:32,870
right there

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04:44:41,710 --> 04:44:38,400
[Music]

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04:44:43,270 --> 04:44:41,720
and there is the retraction

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04:44:44,310 --> 04:44:43,280
[Music]

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04:44:45,270 --> 04:44:44,320
three

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04:44:46,070 --> 04:44:45,280
two

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04:44:46,948 --> 04:44:46,080
one

7084
04:44:48,470 --> 04:44:46,958
zero

7085
04:44:50,500 --> 04:44:48,480
ignition

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04:44:52,920 --> 04:44:50,510
[Music]

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04:45:09,110 --> 04:44:52,930
[Applause]

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04:45:11,270 --> 04:45:09,120
[Music]

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04:45:15,590 --> 04:45:11,280
to hear good performance on that first