1 00:00:30,310 --> 00:00:12,640 [Music] 2 00:00:32,310 --> 00:00:30,320 we are just 34 minutes away from 3 00:00:34,310 --> 00:00:32,320 launching this atlas 5 rocket you see 4 00:00:36,229 --> 00:00:34,320 right there on your screen on board are 5 00:00:38,389 --> 00:00:36,239 several payloads including nasa 6 00:00:41,430 --> 00:00:38,399 technology that could revolutionize how 7 00:00:42,790 --> 00:00:41,440 we communicate to and from space 8 00:00:44,869 --> 00:00:42,800 thank you for joining me for today's 9 00:00:47,190 --> 00:00:44,879 live launch coverage of nasa's laser 10 00:00:49,590 --> 00:00:47,200 communications relay demonstration or 11 00:00:51,750 --> 00:00:49,600 lcrd i'm megan cruz and i'm joining you 12 00:00:54,069 --> 00:00:51,760 live from nasa's kennedy space center in 13 00:00:57,270 --> 00:00:54,079 florida today's two hour launch window 14 00:00:59,110 --> 00:00:57,280 opens at 404 a.m eastern time and that 15 00:01:01,670 --> 00:00:59,120 rocket you just saw sitting on space 16 00:01:03,510 --> 00:01:01,680 launch complex 41 at cape canaveral 17 00:01:06,469 --> 00:01:03,520 space force station which is just behind 18 00:01:08,789 --> 00:01:06,479 me across the water here now lcrd is 19 00:01:12,469 --> 00:01:08,799 hitching a ride on the u.s space force's 20 00:01:14,149 --> 00:01:12,479 space test program 3 mission or stp 3. 21 00:01:16,870 --> 00:01:14,159 you can think of the space test program 22 00:01:18,789 --> 00:01:16,880 as a ride share to space it's primarily 23 00:01:21,350 --> 00:01:18,799 for the department of defense to send up 24 00:01:23,670 --> 00:01:21,360 science and technology experiments but 25 00:01:26,630 --> 00:01:23,680 if there's room others can share that 26 00:01:28,789 --> 00:01:26,640 ride and that's what nasa is doing today 27 00:01:30,630 --> 00:01:28,799 so what does lcrd look like well there 28 00:01:33,830 --> 00:01:30,640 it is in the middle of your screen there 29 00:01:36,069 --> 00:01:33,840 about as big as a king-size mattress 30 00:01:38,069 --> 00:01:36,079 sharing a spacecraft with other payloads 31 00:01:39,830 --> 00:01:38,079 it will showcase the unique benefits of 32 00:01:42,710 --> 00:01:39,840 laser also known as optical 33 00:01:44,469 --> 00:01:42,720 communications nasa has relied on radio 34 00:01:46,870 --> 00:01:44,479 communications since we first started 35 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:46,880 exploring space but as we fly more 36 00:01:50,950 --> 00:01:49,119 missions that generate more data and as 37 00:01:53,190 --> 00:01:50,960 we work to establish a presence on the 38 00:01:55,030 --> 00:01:53,200 moon and send humans to mars we are of 39 00:01:57,510 --> 00:01:55,040 course going to need a communications 40 00:02:00,230 --> 00:01:57,520 upgrade lasers can transfer a lot more 41 00:02:02,950 --> 00:02:00,240 data at once how much more we'll say 42 00:02:05,670 --> 00:02:02,960 there's a high resolution map of mars it 43 00:02:08,150 --> 00:02:05,680 would take about nine weeks yes nine 44 00:02:10,790 --> 00:02:08,160 weeks to send that map to earth using 45 00:02:12,790 --> 00:02:10,800 radio waves but using lasers would only 46 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:12,800 take nine days 47 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:14,560 now coming up i'll introduce you to two 48 00:02:18,949 --> 00:02:16,720 people who played critical roles in 49 00:02:20,070 --> 00:02:18,959 bringing lcrd to life 50 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:20,080 but first let's check in with our 51 00:02:23,430 --> 00:02:21,760 friends at united launch alliance we 52 00:02:28,949 --> 00:02:23,440 have andrea lenhoff here with me this 53 00:02:33,030 --> 00:02:30,790 thanks megan everything is going well 54 00:02:35,430 --> 00:02:33,040 here in the asoc the atlas 5 is fueled 55 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:35,440 and ready to launch sdp3 in just about 56 00:02:38,869 --> 00:02:36,959 30 minutes 57 00:02:41,030 --> 00:02:38,879 the launch count is about to enter a 30 58 00:02:42,630 --> 00:02:41,040 minute hold this planned hold gives our 59 00:02:44,229 --> 00:02:42,640 team extra time to address any 60 00:02:46,070 --> 00:02:44,239 last-minute issues 61 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:46,080 at this time the team is not working any 62 00:02:50,949 --> 00:02:47,760 issues and we are proceeding towards an 63 00:02:52,869 --> 00:02:50,959 on-time liftoff at or four a.m eastern 64 00:02:54,550 --> 00:02:52,879 the space launch delta 45 weather 65 00:02:56,550 --> 00:02:54,560 officer will provide a final brief to 66 00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:56,560 the team shortly 67 00:02:59,350 --> 00:02:57,920 as you know though megan the weather's 68 00:03:00,949 --> 00:02:59,360 been beautiful here and we're not 69 00:03:04,710 --> 00:03:00,959 expecting that to change during our 70 00:03:06,550 --> 00:03:04,720 two-hour launch window today back to you 71 00:03:08,869 --> 00:03:06,560 all right thanks so much andrea now we 72 00:03:11,509 --> 00:03:08,879 are about 30 minutes and counting about 73 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:11,519 six and a half hours from liftoff today 74 00:03:16,309 --> 00:03:14,080 we will see lcrd's host spacecraft 75 00:03:18,710 --> 00:03:16,319 separate from the payload fairing it 76 00:03:22,070 --> 00:03:18,720 will make its way to an orbit of around 77 00:03:23,750 --> 00:03:22,080 22 000 miles above the earth's surface 78 00:03:25,670 --> 00:03:23,760 that's about a tenth of the way to the 79 00:03:27,910 --> 00:03:25,680 moon for those wondering by early 80 00:03:31,190 --> 00:03:27,920 january researchers will begin powering 81 00:03:33,110 --> 00:03:31,200 on lcrd and by march they hope to begin 82 00:03:34,869 --> 00:03:33,120 conducting the first experiments you can 83 00:03:37,190 --> 00:03:34,879 see a graphic right there an animated 84 00:03:39,270 --> 00:03:37,200 graphic of lcrd again that's what it's 85 00:03:42,869 --> 00:03:39,280 going to look like once we launch it and 86 00:03:44,710 --> 00:03:42,879 we start conducting experiments in march 87 00:03:47,830 --> 00:03:44,720 now researchers will spend the next two 88 00:03:50,550 --> 00:03:47,840 years testing lcrd by beaming invisible 89 00:03:52,630 --> 00:03:50,560 near infrared lasers to and from two 90 00:03:55,190 --> 00:03:52,640 ground stations on earth one in 91 00:03:58,390 --> 00:03:55,200 california and one in hawaii these 92 00:03:59,910 --> 00:03:58,400 remote high altitude locations were 93 00:04:02,470 --> 00:03:59,920 chosen for their clear weather 94 00:04:03,750 --> 00:04:02,480 conditions as clouds can disrupt laser 95 00:04:06,070 --> 00:04:03,760 signals you can see some of the ground 96 00:04:09,190 --> 00:04:06,080 stations there if all goes as planned 97 00:04:11,750 --> 00:04:09,200 lcrd will be nasa's first two-way 98 00:04:15,509 --> 00:04:11,760 end-to-end optical relay because it can 99 00:04:16,870 --> 00:04:15,519 both send and receive data at once 100 00:04:18,629 --> 00:04:16,880 and now i'd like to bring in kathy 101 00:04:20,629 --> 00:04:18,639 leaders associate administrator of 102 00:04:21,990 --> 00:04:20,639 nasa's space operations mission 103 00:04:23,830 --> 00:04:22,000 directorate thank you for carving out 104 00:04:25,990 --> 00:04:23,840 the time to be here with me thank you 105 00:04:27,670 --> 00:04:26,000 for having me very very exciting day 106 00:04:29,830 --> 00:04:27,680 yeah absolutely tell me a little bit 107 00:04:31,909 --> 00:04:29,840 about the direct reading role there 108 00:04:34,390 --> 00:04:31,919 so i get to be lucky enough to be in 109 00:04:36,950 --> 00:04:34,400 charge of space operations which means 110 00:04:38,950 --> 00:04:36,960 we get to work on the operational 111 00:04:40,870 --> 00:04:38,960 missions that were that are in play 112 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:40,880 today but also getting ready for 113 00:04:45,670 --> 00:04:43,360 exploration missions and this one's a 114 00:04:47,590 --> 00:04:45,680 very important one that to get us ready 115 00:04:49,270 --> 00:04:47,600 to go back to the moon yeah so tell me 116 00:04:52,150 --> 00:04:49,280 what are we hoping to learn with lcrt 117 00:04:54,950 --> 00:04:52,160 today well we actually need to improve 118 00:04:57,510 --> 00:04:54,960 our com systems to be able to do human 119 00:04:58,629 --> 00:04:57,520 space flight activities around the moon 120 00:05:00,310 --> 00:04:58,639 and so 121 00:05:02,870 --> 00:05:00,320 this demonstration is very very 122 00:05:04,550 --> 00:05:02,880 important to get our new systems going i 123 00:05:06,550 --> 00:05:04,560 was just talking to baja eunice in 124 00:05:09,270 --> 00:05:06,560 charge of our scan group and he said you 125 00:05:11,749 --> 00:05:09,280 know this demonstration if it doesn't 126 00:05:14,070 --> 00:05:11,759 work could push push us back five to ten 127 00:05:16,390 --> 00:05:14,080 years so this is very very very critical 128 00:05:18,469 --> 00:05:16,400 for us to be able to prove out the 129 00:05:21,830 --> 00:05:18,479 systems that we're going to need to get 130 00:05:24,310 --> 00:05:21,840 ready for both artemis ii artemis iii 131 00:05:26,390 --> 00:05:24,320 are our very very complicated missions 132 00:05:27,909 --> 00:05:26,400 and getting ready even to be able to 133 00:05:29,990 --> 00:05:27,919 prove the systems that we'll need to go 134 00:05:32,150 --> 00:05:30,000 to mars right and it is so critical that 135 00:05:34,469 --> 00:05:32,160 lcrd isn't the only mission right that's 136 00:05:37,510 --> 00:05:34,479 studying laser communications absolutely 137 00:05:39,749 --> 00:05:37,520 on artemis ii we actually have o2o which 138 00:05:43,110 --> 00:05:39,759 is a critical system for us to be able 139 00:05:46,469 --> 00:05:43,120 to prove out can we do calm between the 140 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:46,479 relays and the artemis ii spacecraft the 141 00:05:51,350 --> 00:05:48,880 orion spacecraft that'll be carrying our 142 00:05:53,909 --> 00:05:51,360 our first crew demonstration mission and 143 00:05:55,749 --> 00:05:53,919 then we've got illumina that's going up 144 00:05:58,150 --> 00:05:55,759 to the space station that will be doing 145 00:06:00,230 --> 00:05:58,160 our space to space con between lcrd and 146 00:06:02,150 --> 00:06:00,240 the international space station and then 147 00:06:03,909 --> 00:06:02,160 next summer we have psyche that's going 148 00:06:06,950 --> 00:06:03,919 up that will be taking our deep space 149 00:06:09,110 --> 00:06:06,960 com unit so we'll be practicing it and 150 00:06:12,070 --> 00:06:09,120 in our deep space area so 151 00:06:14,629 --> 00:06:12,080 it is going to be like an exciting next 152 00:06:16,230 --> 00:06:14,639 year of calm and and checking the system 153 00:06:17,909 --> 00:06:16,240 out but we need to get the system 154 00:06:19,830 --> 00:06:17,919 checked out before we do our moon 155 00:06:22,629 --> 00:06:19,840 missions right and laser communications 156 00:06:24,070 --> 00:06:22,639 wouldn't completely um go in place of 157 00:06:26,070 --> 00:06:24,080 radio right this would supplement our 158 00:06:27,990 --> 00:06:26,080 radio communications absolutely but it's 159 00:06:30,230 --> 00:06:28,000 going to be a workhorse for us when you 160 00:06:33,110 --> 00:06:30,240 see what we need to be able to have calm 161 00:06:35,510 --> 00:06:33,120 for human systems it's it's it's a big 162 00:06:37,430 --> 00:06:35,520 deal right one of my favorite analogies 163 00:06:39,350 --> 00:06:37,440 of how this system improved you you 164 00:06:40,870 --> 00:06:39,360 talked about a few things but you know 165 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:40,880 for those of us that have been working 166 00:06:45,990 --> 00:06:42,880 at home during covid this is the 167 00:06:48,629 --> 00:06:46,000 difference between dial-up com and you 168 00:06:50,629 --> 00:06:48,639 know high-speed internet so i know when 169 00:06:53,350 --> 00:06:50,639 my internet starts going down i'm in big 170 00:06:54,950 --> 00:06:53,360 trouble in my workplace so this is this 171 00:06:56,230 --> 00:06:54,960 is going to be an important system for 172 00:06:58,070 --> 00:06:56,240 us yeah well we don't want nasa's 173 00:07:00,469 --> 00:06:58,080 internet to go down right no we do not 174 00:07:01,990 --> 00:07:00,479 want nasa it's not it's moon internet 175 00:07:03,749 --> 00:07:02,000 right kathy thank you so much i really 176 00:07:05,909 --> 00:07:03,759 appreciate you being here today thank 177 00:07:08,150 --> 00:07:05,919 you all right so getting more data back 178 00:07:09,990 --> 00:07:08,160 faster is of course a plus but there are 179 00:07:15,430 --> 00:07:10,000 other benefits to laser communications 180 00:07:21,270 --> 00:07:19,110 since 1958 nasa has relied on radio wave 181 00:07:23,029 --> 00:07:21,280 technology to talk with missions in 182 00:07:25,029 --> 00:07:23,039 space 183 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:25,039 today we're developing a better way to 184 00:07:29,990 --> 00:07:28,240 get spacecraft data back to earth 185 00:07:31,589 --> 00:07:30,000 that's where the laser communications 186 00:07:34,469 --> 00:07:31,599 relay demonstration 187 00:07:36,390 --> 00:07:34,479 or lcrd comes in 188 00:07:37,990 --> 00:07:36,400 built and managed by nasa's goddard 189 00:07:40,710 --> 00:07:38,000 space flight center 190 00:07:43,670 --> 00:07:40,720 lcrd will send and receive near-infrared 191 00:07:46,390 --> 00:07:43,680 laser beams to and from earth 192 00:07:48,790 --> 00:07:46,400 as nasa's first long-duration test of 193 00:07:50,629 --> 00:07:48,800 optical communications technology the 194 00:07:52,610 --> 00:07:50,639 mission aims to perfect space and 195 00:07:54,150 --> 00:07:52,620 ground-based technologies 196 00:07:56,150 --> 00:07:54,160 [Music] 197 00:07:58,309 --> 00:07:56,160 so why lasers 198 00:08:00,950 --> 00:07:58,319 laser communications can transmit up to 199 00:08:02,790 --> 00:08:00,960 100 times more data per second than 200 00:08:05,029 --> 00:08:02,800 previous systems by using a shorter 201 00:08:07,189 --> 00:08:05,039 wavelength of energy 202 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:07,199 with this increased bandwidth missions 203 00:08:12,710 --> 00:08:10,000 can send larger files and even live high 204 00:08:15,189 --> 00:08:12,720 definition video from space 205 00:08:16,790 --> 00:08:15,199 laser communication systems are smaller 206 00:08:18,869 --> 00:08:16,800 and more efficient than radio wave 207 00:08:20,790 --> 00:08:18,879 technology they leave more room for 208 00:08:23,029 --> 00:08:20,800 science instruments are cheaper to 209 00:08:25,430 --> 00:08:23,039 launch and require less energy on board 210 00:08:27,589 --> 00:08:25,440 the spacecraft 211 00:08:29,110 --> 00:08:27,599 these benefits extend to receivers on 212 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:29,120 the ground 213 00:08:33,190 --> 00:08:30,720 earth-based laser communication 214 00:08:36,310 --> 00:08:33,200 receivers can be up to 44 times smaller 215 00:08:38,709 --> 00:08:36,320 than the current radio antennas 216 00:08:40,389 --> 00:08:38,719 lcrd is the next step in making these 217 00:08:42,310 --> 00:08:40,399 technologies a reality 218 00:08:45,590 --> 00:08:42,320 helping nasa to push the boundaries of 219 00:08:47,829 --> 00:08:45,600 scientific discovery and exploration 220 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:47,839 eventually nasa will integrate this 221 00:09:00,150 --> 00:08:50,240 technology into future missions as well 222 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:01,829 all right we're now about 25 minutes 223 00:09:06,230 --> 00:09:03,760 away from launch joining me now is glenn 224 00:09:08,790 --> 00:09:06,240 jackson he's the one leading the lcrd 225 00:09:10,310 --> 00:09:08,800 team how are you glenn very exciting 226 00:09:12,070 --> 00:09:10,320 it's very hard when you have two two 227 00:09:13,430 --> 00:09:12,080 first names you know what i mean 228 00:09:15,030 --> 00:09:13,440 um so how long have you been working on 229 00:09:16,949 --> 00:09:15,040 some of these years yeah it's been a 230 00:09:17,990 --> 00:09:16,959 long time in the making yeah yeah and 231 00:09:19,430 --> 00:09:18,000 thank you so much for bringing these 232 00:09:21,509 --> 00:09:19,440 models i think this will really help to 233 00:09:22,870 --> 00:09:21,519 demonstrate to our viewers what lcrd so 234 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:22,880 can you walk me through this oh 235 00:09:28,870 --> 00:09:25,600 certainly so on the left here i have the 236 00:09:30,630 --> 00:09:28,880 whole sat6 spacecraft lcrd is this part 237 00:09:33,750 --> 00:09:30,640 of the spacecraft it's about the size of 238 00:09:35,430 --> 00:09:33,760 a king-sized bed it has two optical 239 00:09:37,509 --> 00:09:35,440 modules they're basically telescopes 240 00:09:39,590 --> 00:09:37,519 that look down to the earth and look at 241 00:09:42,630 --> 00:09:39,600 our two ground stations in hawaii in 242 00:09:45,910 --> 00:09:42,640 california so this is tenth scale but 243 00:09:47,269 --> 00:09:45,920 this is a full scale optical module this 244 00:09:49,030 --> 00:09:47,279 is the telescope that will do 245 00:09:51,190 --> 00:09:49,040 bi-directional communication so the 246 00:09:53,430 --> 00:09:51,200 lasers come into this telescope and will 247 00:09:55,190 --> 00:09:53,440 be going to the earth and coming back 248 00:09:57,670 --> 00:09:55,200 right now it's in the launch latch 249 00:10:00,070 --> 00:09:57,680 position so over on the rocket right now 250 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:00,080 it is launched ready to fly 251 00:10:04,870 --> 00:10:03,279 once we fly and reach geo-orbit that 252 00:10:06,949 --> 00:10:04,880 latch will release 253 00:10:09,269 --> 00:10:06,959 we will slew over and there's the 254 00:10:12,790 --> 00:10:09,279 telescope the telescopes can now 255 00:10:13,990 --> 00:10:12,800 look at california or hawaii also later 256 00:10:15,269 --> 00:10:14,000 on the mission will be looking at 257 00:10:17,190 --> 00:10:15,279 illumity 258 00:10:19,829 --> 00:10:17,200 on the international space station so we 259 00:10:21,590 --> 00:10:19,839 can slew left and right right up and 260 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:21,600 down and track the space station and 261 00:10:25,910 --> 00:10:24,000 again this is a full-size model of what 262 00:10:27,670 --> 00:10:25,920 we see here right that is correct okay 263 00:10:29,670 --> 00:10:27,680 this is full scale and this is where 264 00:10:32,230 --> 00:10:29,680 this is where the lasers will actually 265 00:10:34,550 --> 00:10:32,240 come to in and out of right exactly it's 266 00:10:36,389 --> 00:10:34,560 bi-directional and by that i mean we can 267 00:10:38,310 --> 00:10:36,399 communicate with the lasers in and out 268 00:10:40,310 --> 00:10:38,320 of the same telescope through the 269 00:10:42,630 --> 00:10:40,320 earth's atmosphere this is very unique 270 00:10:44,630 --> 00:10:42,640 for lcrd right and again the lasers are 271 00:10:46,389 --> 00:10:44,640 invisible but we're talking about uh the 272 00:10:48,550 --> 00:10:46,399 diameter of what we see here yes this is 273 00:10:51,190 --> 00:10:48,560 10 centimeter diameter and this will be 274 00:10:55,190 --> 00:10:51,200 going 22 000 miles through the earth's 275 00:10:56,150 --> 00:10:55,200 atmosphere to jpl's octal lab and to 276 00:10:57,430 --> 00:10:56,160 hawaii 277 00:10:59,350 --> 00:10:57,440 and do you think this could be a game 278 00:11:01,190 --> 00:10:59,360 changer for how we do business 279 00:11:03,430 --> 00:11:01,200 definitely a game changer so it's a game 280 00:11:05,750 --> 00:11:03,440 changer for exploration in science 281 00:11:07,829 --> 00:11:05,760 optical com has the potential to reduce 282 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:07,839 the weight of communication systems 283 00:11:13,430 --> 00:11:10,880 decrease the power use and we get 10 to 284 00:11:15,750 --> 00:11:13,440 100 times the bandwidth capability 285 00:11:17,590 --> 00:11:15,760 that's a huge game changer for those 286 00:11:19,030 --> 00:11:17,600 people planning missions and getting 287 00:11:21,269 --> 00:11:19,040 ready for a 288 00:11:23,110 --> 00:11:21,279 presence at the moon and exploring mars 289 00:11:24,710 --> 00:11:23,120 wow how hard was it to come up with 290 00:11:26,310 --> 00:11:24,720 something like this again to move us 291 00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:26,320 from radio communications to hopefully a 292 00:11:30,790 --> 00:11:28,959 laser community it is a lot of hard work 293 00:11:32,710 --> 00:11:30,800 we have an amazing team great 294 00:11:35,269 --> 00:11:32,720 partnership with lincoln laboratory and 295 00:11:37,190 --> 00:11:35,279 a technology transfer activity uh the 296 00:11:39,030 --> 00:11:37,200 team has been working for about a decade 297 00:11:40,550 --> 00:11:39,040 on this we're very excited tonight to 298 00:11:42,870 --> 00:11:40,560 start the mission oh perfect and you 299 00:11:44,069 --> 00:11:42,880 know kathy alluded to to um you know to 300 00:11:46,150 --> 00:11:44,079 think of this as kind of like our 301 00:11:47,910 --> 00:11:46,160 internet at home but i do want to know 302 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:47,920 will this technology 303 00:11:51,750 --> 00:11:49,920 benefit us here on earth sitting at home 304 00:11:53,670 --> 00:11:51,760 that's a good question so over the next 305 00:11:55,269 --> 00:11:53,680 two years we're going to do experiments 306 00:11:57,509 --> 00:11:55,279 when we do those experiments we're going 307 00:11:59,430 --> 00:11:57,519 to try different operational techniques 308 00:12:01,509 --> 00:11:59,440 we're going to operate through the 309 00:12:03,350 --> 00:12:01,519 atmosphere we're also going to do 310 00:12:05,030 --> 00:12:03,360 pointing acquisition and tracking so 311 00:12:08,069 --> 00:12:05,040 basically pointing a laser beam through 312 00:12:09,430 --> 00:12:08,079 the atmosphere over 22 000 kilometers 22 313 00:12:12,470 --> 00:12:09,440 000 miles 314 00:12:14,389 --> 00:12:12,480 all of that data will inform future nasa 315 00:12:15,910 --> 00:12:14,399 and commercial 316 00:12:17,750 --> 00:12:15,920 missions coming up for optical 317 00:12:20,389 --> 00:12:17,760 communication now 318 00:12:22,870 --> 00:12:20,399 greater communication bandwidth benefits 319 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:22,880 business and the public yeah absolutely 320 00:12:25,910 --> 00:12:24,320 no i'm so excited for you again you've 321 00:12:27,430 --> 00:12:25,920 been working on this for seven years you 322 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:27,440 know i'm sure this is a labor of love 323 00:12:31,750 --> 00:12:29,760 coming to fruition today so i know 324 00:12:33,910 --> 00:12:31,760 you'll have your eyes to the sky as lcrd 325 00:12:36,629 --> 00:12:33,920 launches today thank you much thank you 326 00:12:38,150 --> 00:12:36,639 so much glenn all right so 327 00:12:39,910 --> 00:12:38,160 after the experimental phase you kind of 328 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:39,920 heard glenn talk about it lcrd will 329 00:12:44,710 --> 00:12:42,639 begin supporting in-space missions in 330 00:12:46,150 --> 00:12:44,720 2023 there will be a laser 331 00:12:48,230 --> 00:12:46,160 communications terminal on the 332 00:12:49,670 --> 00:12:48,240 international space station called 333 00:12:51,829 --> 00:12:49,680 illuma t 334 00:12:53,910 --> 00:12:51,839 aluma t will conduct data or will 335 00:12:55,269 --> 00:12:53,920 collect data i'm sorry from science 336 00:12:57,509 --> 00:12:55,279 experiments aboard the orbiting 337 00:12:59,990 --> 00:12:57,519 laboratory and then transmit that data 338 00:13:01,430 --> 00:13:00,000 to lcrd which will then send that data 339 00:13:03,829 --> 00:13:01,440 to one of the two ground stations we 340 00:13:05,670 --> 00:13:03,839 talked about for research on earth to 341 00:13:08,230 --> 00:13:05,680 begin studying 342 00:13:09,590 --> 00:13:08,240 and now with only about 20 minutes left 343 00:13:11,670 --> 00:13:09,600 to launch we are going to kick it over 344 00:13:14,470 --> 00:13:11,680 to ula to take us through liftoff and 345 00:13:16,710 --> 00:13:14,480 ascent of the stp-3 mission carrying 346 00:13:19,070 --> 00:13:16,720 nasa's laser communications relay 347 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:19,080 demonstration 348 00:13:34,990 --> 00:13:31,990 liftoff of the united launch alliance 349 00:13:40,550 --> 00:13:35,000 atlas v rocket 350 00:13:44,710 --> 00:13:42,629 good morning i'm andrea linhoff i'm a 351 00:13:47,350 --> 00:13:44,720 systems engineering lead at ula and your 352 00:13:49,350 --> 00:13:47,360 host for today's atlas v stp 3 launch 353 00:13:51,110 --> 00:13:49,360 for the united states space force 354 00:13:53,430 --> 00:13:51,120 i'm here in mission control at the atlas 355 00:13:56,230 --> 00:13:53,440 space flight operations center at cape 356 00:13:58,069 --> 00:13:56,240 canaveral space force station in florida 357 00:13:59,829 --> 00:13:58,079 welcome to our nasa viewers and those of 358 00:14:02,389 --> 00:13:59,839 you just now tuning in 359 00:14:04,230 --> 00:14:02,399 liftoff is scheduled for 404 am eastern 360 00:14:05,990 --> 00:14:04,240 time though we do have a two-hour launch 361 00:14:07,910 --> 00:14:06,000 window available today 362 00:14:09,990 --> 00:14:07,920 in addition to watching our webcast you 363 00:14:12,230 --> 00:14:10,000 can also follow live mission progress at 364 00:14:13,910 --> 00:14:12,240 ula launch dot com 365 00:14:15,990 --> 00:14:13,920 the countdown is currently in a 30 366 00:14:17,910 --> 00:14:16,000 minute planned hold we have two planned 367 00:14:19,990 --> 00:14:17,920 hold in our seven and a half hour launch 368 00:14:21,910 --> 00:14:20,000 count which give our team additional 369 00:14:23,910 --> 00:14:21,920 time to resolve any issues prior to 370 00:14:25,829 --> 00:14:23,920 entering the terminal count 371 00:14:27,350 --> 00:14:25,839 at this time the team is not working any 372 00:14:29,509 --> 00:14:27,360 issues and we are proceeding towards an 373 00:14:31,269 --> 00:14:29,519 on-time liftoff 374 00:14:33,189 --> 00:14:31,279 stay tuned after liftoff when i'll be 375 00:14:34,710 --> 00:14:33,199 joined by ruacx emma codes to discuss 376 00:14:37,750 --> 00:14:34,720 the first flight of a new payload 377 00:14:39,990 --> 00:14:37,760 fairing in northrop grumman's stp sat6 378 00:14:41,670 --> 00:14:40,000 program director ray crowe 379 00:14:43,670 --> 00:14:41,680 the ascent to orbit is more than seven 380 00:14:46,069 --> 00:14:43,680 hours so we'll wrap up about 15 minutes 381 00:14:49,269 --> 00:14:46,079 after liftoff sending it back to nasa's 382 00:14:53,030 --> 00:14:51,030 the launch team recently received a 383 00:14:55,509 --> 00:14:53,040 final weather briefing here's space 384 00:14:58,150 --> 00:14:55,519 launch delta 45 weather officer brian 385 00:14:59,990 --> 00:14:58,160 sisik to give us the forecast thanks 386 00:15:02,550 --> 00:15:00,000 andrea the weather is certainly setting 387 00:15:04,150 --> 00:15:02,560 the stage for a beautiful early morning 388 00:15:05,990 --> 00:15:04,160 launch here from cape canaveral that's 389 00:15:08,069 --> 00:15:06,000 all thanks to the fact that we're really 390 00:15:10,550 --> 00:15:08,079 in between two boundaries one well off 391 00:15:12,389 --> 00:15:10,560 to our east well off the coast and then 392 00:15:13,829 --> 00:15:12,399 a cold front draped to our north but 393 00:15:15,670 --> 00:15:13,839 we're kind of right in the middle of 394 00:15:17,430 --> 00:15:15,680 those as i mentioned really the only 395 00:15:19,350 --> 00:15:17,440 thing we're watching right now just some 396 00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:19,360 high upper level cirrus clouds moving 397 00:15:22,870 --> 00:15:21,360 over and then if you look very closely 398 00:15:24,790 --> 00:15:22,880 you can see this dark area kind of 399 00:15:26,710 --> 00:15:24,800 approaching from the west to the east 400 00:15:28,629 --> 00:15:26,720 and that's an area of fog but that's 401 00:15:31,110 --> 00:15:28,639 expected to stay inland and even if it 402 00:15:33,749 --> 00:15:31,120 did get here really not going to be a 403 00:15:35,269 --> 00:15:33,759 concern for for our launch window so as 404 00:15:37,509 --> 00:15:35,279 you look there's a live look at the pad 405 00:15:39,829 --> 00:15:37,519 right now weather looking great less 406 00:15:41,749 --> 00:15:39,839 than a 10 percent probability of 407 00:15:43,990 --> 00:15:41,759 violation so that's greater than a 90 408 00:15:46,230 --> 00:15:44,000 percent chance of go ground winds 10 to 409 00:15:49,269 --> 00:15:46,240 15 knots from the west northwest 410 00:15:51,829 --> 00:15:49,279 temperature at 65 degrees feeling nice 411 00:15:54,069 --> 00:15:51,839 out here in florida so the stage is set 412 00:15:56,870 --> 00:15:54,079 the weather looking great for to light 413 00:16:00,389 --> 00:15:56,880 up the night sky here at cape canaveral 414 00:16:05,910 --> 00:16:03,269 thanks brian ula is launching stp 3 for 415 00:16:08,069 --> 00:16:05,920 the space forces space systems command 416 00:16:11,350 --> 00:16:08,079 let's learn more from captain ryan burnt 417 00:16:12,629 --> 00:16:11,360 sse's mission integration manager 418 00:16:15,189 --> 00:16:12,639 thanks andrea 419 00:16:16,949 --> 00:16:15,199 space test program number three or scp-3 420 00:16:18,870 --> 00:16:16,959 is comprised of two spacecraft both 421 00:16:20,389 --> 00:16:18,880 built by northrop grumman together the 422 00:16:22,710 --> 00:16:20,399 spacecraft are designed to mature 423 00:16:24,949 --> 00:16:22,720 technology and reduce future space 424 00:16:27,269 --> 00:16:24,959 program risk by advancing warfighting 425 00:16:28,870 --> 00:16:27,279 capabilities in the areas of nuclear 426 00:16:31,269 --> 00:16:28,880 detonation detection 427 00:16:33,350 --> 00:16:31,279 space domain awareness weather and 428 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:33,360 communication the first spacecraft to 429 00:16:38,069 --> 00:16:35,839 deploy after our long coaster geo stp 430 00:16:40,069 --> 00:16:38,079 sat6 hosts the national nuclear security 431 00:16:42,310 --> 00:16:40,079 administration's space and atmospheric 432 00:16:43,990 --> 00:16:42,320 burst reporting system number three and 433 00:16:46,790 --> 00:16:44,000 nasa's laser communication relay 434 00:16:48,870 --> 00:16:46,800 demonstration experiment or lcrd 435 00:16:50,629 --> 00:16:48,880 lcrd will test laser communications 436 00:16:53,110 --> 00:16:50,639 which could enable the ability to send 437 00:16:55,030 --> 00:16:53,120 and receive data over infrared lasers at 438 00:16:57,030 --> 00:16:55,040 1.2 gigabits per second from 439 00:16:58,710 --> 00:16:57,040 geosynchronous orbit to earth the second 440 00:17:01,269 --> 00:16:58,720 spacecraft to deploy is the long 441 00:17:03,670 --> 00:17:01,279 duration propulsion aspa number one or 442 00:17:05,350 --> 00:17:03,680 ldpe one carrying several small 443 00:17:06,390 --> 00:17:05,360 experimental science and technology 444 00:17:08,309 --> 00:17:06,400 payloads 445 00:17:10,150 --> 00:17:08,319 scp-3 is a vital national security 446 00:17:11,429 --> 00:17:10,160 mission made possible only through 447 00:17:13,429 --> 00:17:11,439 strong government and industry 448 00:17:15,590 --> 00:17:13,439 partnerships i'm honored to have played 449 00:17:17,429 --> 00:17:15,600 a role in bringing it to launch and look 450 00:17:29,190 --> 00:17:17,439 forward to the important work we will 451 00:17:35,909 --> 00:17:32,710 ula's atlas v 551 rocket the largest in 452 00:17:38,230 --> 00:17:35,919 the atlas v fleet is launching stp3 453 00:17:40,789 --> 00:17:38,240 this is the 90th atlas v launch and 454 00:17:43,830 --> 00:17:40,799 ula's 147th launch 455 00:17:46,150 --> 00:17:43,840 built-in ula's 1.6 million square foot 456 00:17:48,310 --> 00:17:46,160 production facility in decatur alabama 457 00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:48,320 the atlas v common core booster is 458 00:17:51,990 --> 00:17:51,039 powered by an npo inergomosh rd-180 459 00:17:54,070 --> 00:17:52,000 engine 460 00:17:56,789 --> 00:17:54,080 the centaur second stage is powered by 461 00:17:58,710 --> 00:17:56,799 an aerojet rocketdyne rl10 engine and 462 00:18:00,630 --> 00:17:58,720 five northrop grumman solid rocket 463 00:18:02,789 --> 00:18:00,640 boosters provide additional thrust at 464 00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:02,799 liftoff the two spacecraft are 465 00:18:07,190 --> 00:18:05,360 encapsulated in a five meter diameter 466 00:18:09,029 --> 00:18:07,200 ruag payload fairing 467 00:18:11,270 --> 00:18:09,039 these rocket components travel from 468 00:18:12,390 --> 00:18:11,280 alabama to cape canaveral on ula's 469 00:18:14,630 --> 00:18:12,400 rocket ship 470 00:18:16,390 --> 00:18:14,640 once in florida a series of events lead 471 00:18:19,110 --> 00:18:16,400 to today's countdown 472 00:18:21,510 --> 00:18:19,120 preparations began by lifting the 107 473 00:18:23,750 --> 00:18:21,520 foot booster onto the mlp in the 474 00:18:26,630 --> 00:18:23,760 vertical integration facility at space 475 00:18:28,870 --> 00:18:26,640 launch complex 41. then the srbs are 476 00:18:31,270 --> 00:18:28,880 mated to the booster next the centaur 477 00:18:33,029 --> 00:18:31,280 was lifted into position and finally the 478 00:18:35,029 --> 00:18:33,039 payload fairing with the spacecraft 479 00:18:36,630 --> 00:18:35,039 already encapsulated was mated to the 480 00:18:38,470 --> 00:18:36,640 atlas v rocket 481 00:18:40,310 --> 00:18:38,480 once the rocket is assembled or as we 482 00:18:42,230 --> 00:18:40,320 like to say stacked we begin the 483 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:42,240 countdown procedure by moving it from 484 00:18:45,830 --> 00:18:44,000 the vif to the pad 485 00:18:48,230 --> 00:18:45,840 six components are used for the 20 486 00:18:50,470 --> 00:18:48,240 minute third of a mile trip to the pad 487 00:18:52,870 --> 00:18:50,480 the mlp weighs approximately two million 488 00:18:54,789 --> 00:18:52,880 pounds supports the rocket and contains 489 00:18:56,390 --> 00:18:54,799 air conditioning electrical and 490 00:18:57,990 --> 00:18:56,400 commodities lines 491 00:19:00,950 --> 00:18:58,000 undercarriages bear the weight of the 492 00:19:03,110 --> 00:19:00,960 mlp and the rocket two rail cars lead 493 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:03,120 the move the payload band provides the 494 00:19:07,750 --> 00:19:05,120 spacecraft communication and the ground 495 00:19:09,270 --> 00:19:07,760 band provides the support for the rocket 496 00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:09,280 at the rear of the convoy is an 497 00:19:13,110 --> 00:19:11,360 environmental control system providing 498 00:19:14,230 --> 00:19:13,120 air conditioning to the payload and the 499 00:19:16,630 --> 00:19:14,240 rocket 500 00:19:18,230 --> 00:19:16,640 trackmobiles power the nearly 3 million 501 00:19:21,350 --> 00:19:18,240 pound convoy 502 00:19:23,669 --> 00:19:21,360 the atlas v rocket stands 196 feet or 503 00:19:27,990 --> 00:19:23,679 about 60 meters and weighs just under 504 00:19:30,230 --> 00:19:28,000 1.3 million pounds or more than 587 000 505 00:19:31,830 --> 00:19:30,240 kilograms fully fueled 506 00:19:33,669 --> 00:19:31,840 with the rocket on the pad the launch 507 00:19:43,029 --> 00:19:33,679 team then transitions to fueling and 508 00:19:47,830 --> 00:19:45,909 ula's atlas 5 551 rocket has several 509 00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:47,840 unique features that enable it to take 510 00:19:51,750 --> 00:19:50,080 both stp-3 spacecraft directly to 511 00:19:54,670 --> 00:19:51,760 geosynchronous orbit 512 00:19:57,270 --> 00:19:54,680 let's learn more about today's flight 513 00:20:00,549 --> 00:19:57,280 [Music] 514 00:20:02,870 --> 00:20:00,559 the rd-180 main engine five solid rocket 515 00:20:05,029 --> 00:20:02,880 boosters ignite to lift the atlas v 516 00:20:07,750 --> 00:20:05,039 rocket away from the pad 517 00:20:09,750 --> 00:20:07,760 together the main engine and five srbs 518 00:20:14,789 --> 00:20:09,760 generate a combined liftoff thrust of 519 00:20:16,870 --> 00:20:14,799 2.4 million pounds or 11.5 mega newtons 520 00:20:18,710 --> 00:20:16,880 shortly after liftoff atlas begins a 521 00:20:20,470 --> 00:20:18,720 pitchover to attain the proper flight 522 00:20:22,230 --> 00:20:20,480 path while minimizing the dynamic 523 00:20:23,510 --> 00:20:22,240 pressure the vehicle experiences during 524 00:20:26,070 --> 00:20:23,520 flight 525 00:20:28,470 --> 00:20:26,080 the atlas v reaches mach 1 the speed of 526 00:20:30,710 --> 00:20:28,480 sound at 35 seconds 527 00:20:33,430 --> 00:20:30,720 the first two srbs are jettisoned at one 528 00:20:35,270 --> 00:20:33,440 minute 47 seconds followed nearly two 529 00:20:37,590 --> 00:20:35,280 seconds later by the remaining three 530 00:20:39,590 --> 00:20:37,600 srbs approaching payload fairing 531 00:20:42,149 --> 00:20:39,600 jettison the atlas v is burning 532 00:20:45,029 --> 00:20:42,159 propellant at a rate of 2000 pounds or 533 00:20:48,789 --> 00:20:45,039 907 kilograms per second traveling more 534 00:20:52,470 --> 00:20:48,799 than 7500 miles or 14 000 kilometers per 535 00:20:55,789 --> 00:20:52,480 hour and located 64 miles or 119 536 00:20:59,029 --> 00:20:55,799 kilometers in altitude at 150 miles or 537 00:21:00,870 --> 00:20:59,039 277 kilometers downrange 538 00:21:03,190 --> 00:21:00,880 during ascent the spacecraft is 539 00:21:05,350 --> 00:21:03,200 protected inside a five-meter diameter 540 00:21:07,590 --> 00:21:05,360 payload fairing this two-piece 541 00:21:09,669 --> 00:21:07,600 out-of-autoclave composite shell 542 00:21:12,070 --> 00:21:09,679 encapsulates both the centaur upper 543 00:21:14,230 --> 00:21:12,080 stage and the two spacecraft at 544 00:21:15,830 --> 00:21:14,240 approximately three minutes 30 seconds 545 00:21:17,830 --> 00:21:15,840 when the rocket is climbed above the 546 00:21:20,310 --> 00:21:17,840 densest part of earth's atmosphere the 547 00:21:22,870 --> 00:21:20,320 payload fairing is jettisoned 548 00:21:24,710 --> 00:21:22,880 at four minutes 27 seconds propellant 549 00:21:26,870 --> 00:21:24,720 levels are depleted and the main engine 550 00:21:29,029 --> 00:21:26,880 shuts down 551 00:21:31,110 --> 00:21:29,039 six seconds later the atlas centaur 552 00:21:33,510 --> 00:21:31,120 separation system activates to release 553 00:21:35,350 --> 00:21:33,520 the booster stage the vehicle now weighs 554 00:21:37,669 --> 00:21:35,360 a little more than five percent of what 555 00:21:40,230 --> 00:21:37,679 it did at liftoff 556 00:21:42,710 --> 00:21:40,240 at four minutes 43 seconds the first 557 00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:42,720 centaur main engine burn begins 558 00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:45,280 centaur's rl10 main engine will perform 559 00:21:49,750 --> 00:21:47,360 three burns over nearly six and a half 560 00:21:51,669 --> 00:21:49,760 hours the first two burns each last 561 00:21:53,909 --> 00:21:51,679 approximately six minutes and are used 562 00:21:55,590 --> 00:21:53,919 to circularize centaur's parking orbit 563 00:21:59,510 --> 00:21:55,600 and then move into geosynchronous 564 00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:01,909 at approximately six hours 25 minutes 565 00:22:07,029 --> 00:22:04,400 after liftoff the rl10 ignites for a 566 00:22:08,470 --> 00:22:07,039 final burn this burn enables centaur to 567 00:22:12,549 --> 00:22:08,480 make a plane change to its 568 00:22:16,710 --> 00:22:14,630 two and a half minutes later centaur 569 00:22:19,190 --> 00:22:16,720 completes its final engine cut off 570 00:22:21,430 --> 00:22:19,200 following a guidance commanded shutdown 571 00:22:24,470 --> 00:22:21,440 this capability ensures a very precise 572 00:22:26,870 --> 00:22:24,480 injection lifespan of both spacecraft is 573 00:22:28,950 --> 00:22:26,880 further increased by a centaur provided 574 00:22:30,870 --> 00:22:28,960 in-flight power system which ensures 575 00:22:32,549 --> 00:22:30,880 both spacecraft have fully charged 576 00:22:34,310 --> 00:22:32,559 batteries during the longest sent to 577 00:22:37,750 --> 00:22:34,320 orbit 578 00:22:40,710 --> 00:22:37,760 at 6 hours 30 minutes 15 seconds centaur 579 00:22:42,890 --> 00:22:40,720 releases stp sat6 into geosynchronous 580 00:22:44,310 --> 00:22:42,900 orbit for the space force 581 00:22:46,310 --> 00:22:44,320 [Music] 582 00:22:48,870 --> 00:22:46,320 following an approximately 40 minute 583 00:22:51,590 --> 00:22:48,880 coast centaur releases the space force's 584 00:23:15,510 --> 00:22:51,600 ldpe one completing the longest mission 585 00:23:19,190 --> 00:23:17,669 this is atlas mission control the hold 586 00:23:21,270 --> 00:23:19,200 will be extended for at least a few 587 00:23:22,710 --> 00:23:21,280 minutes to wait for additional upper 588 00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:22,720 level wind data 589 00:23:42,950 --> 00:23:24,480 a new launch time has not yet been 590 00:23:47,750 --> 00:23:45,029 today's flight is dedicated to ula 591 00:23:50,549 --> 00:23:47,760 employees alex hanson and dean thompson 592 00:23:52,870 --> 00:23:50,559 alex hansen's 25-year career as a ground 593 00:23:55,029 --> 00:23:52,880 electrical engineer included 12 years 594 00:23:57,430 --> 00:23:55,039 with the titan rocket program and 13 595 00:23:59,510 --> 00:23:57,440 years supporting the atlas v program 596 00:24:02,470 --> 00:23:59,520 including activation of space launch 597 00:24:05,909 --> 00:24:02,480 complex 41 for the first atlas v flight 598 00:24:08,310 --> 00:24:05,919 in 2002. alex was a power systems expert 599 00:24:10,310 --> 00:24:08,320 who worked to develop install and test 600 00:24:12,630 --> 00:24:10,320 multiple power supplies which are a 601 00:24:14,549 --> 00:24:12,640 critical part of the pad ground system 602 00:24:16,549 --> 00:24:14,559 alex was also instrumental in the 603 00:24:18,870 --> 00:24:16,559 development of the ground systems used 604 00:24:21,269 --> 00:24:18,880 to roll the atlas 5 to the launch pad 605 00:24:23,269 --> 00:24:21,279 with such significant contributions alex 606 00:24:26,230 --> 00:24:23,279 hansen's legacy is evident with every 607 00:24:28,549 --> 00:24:26,240 role to pad and launch from slick41 608 00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:28,559 dean thompson's more than 30-year career 609 00:24:32,470 --> 00:24:30,480 began at boeing's commercial airplane 610 00:24:34,470 --> 00:24:32,480 division in wichita kansas 611 00:24:37,110 --> 00:24:34,480 he joined boeing's international space 612 00:24:39,190 --> 00:24:37,120 station division in huntsville alabama 613 00:24:41,350 --> 00:24:39,200 followed by a move to ula's decatur 614 00:24:43,350 --> 00:24:41,360 alabama production facility where he was 615 00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:43,360 an electrical engineer serving as the 616 00:24:48,870 --> 00:24:45,760 certified responsible engineer delegate 617 00:24:51,350 --> 00:24:48,880 for delta iv in atlas v avionics dean 618 00:24:53,909 --> 00:24:51,360 had delegations for the boosters upper 619 00:24:56,310 --> 00:24:53,919 stages and payload accommodations which 620 00:24:58,630 --> 00:24:56,320 made him a key part of the decatur team 621 00:25:00,549 --> 00:24:58,640 as a hands-on engineer dean was well 622 00:26:09,750 --> 00:25:00,559 respected by his colleagues and missed 623 00:26:14,070 --> 00:26:11,750 this is atlas mission control a new 624 00:27:24,710 --> 00:26:14,080 launch time has been coordinated for 503 625 00:27:29,430 --> 00:27:26,630 atlas rockets have launched many of the 626 00:27:31,110 --> 00:27:29,440 world's vital space assets let's take a 627 00:27:35,909 --> 00:27:31,120 look at the impressive legacy of the 628 00:27:41,510 --> 00:27:39,350 and the rd-180 engine roars to life and 629 00:27:44,070 --> 00:27:41,520 liftoff with a maiden flight of the 630 00:27:46,789 --> 00:27:44,080 atlas v rocket with a hot bird six 631 00:27:49,350 --> 00:27:46,799 spacecraft on board as the inaugural 632 00:27:52,710 --> 00:27:49,360 flight of the atlas v lifted off on 633 00:27:54,870 --> 00:27:52,720 august 21 2002 it carried with it the 634 00:27:56,789 --> 00:27:54,880 dreams and aspirations of thousands of 635 00:27:59,830 --> 00:27:56,799 rocket pioneers who had laid the 636 00:28:02,149 --> 00:27:59,840 foundation that made it possible atlas 5 637 00:28:03,909 --> 00:28:02,159 continues the atlas legacy of innovation 638 00:28:05,669 --> 00:28:03,919 and accomplishment that has been vital 639 00:28:06,870 --> 00:28:05,679 to our nation for more than half a 640 00:28:08,870 --> 00:28:06,880 century 641 00:28:10,789 --> 00:28:08,880 named after the mighty giant of greek 642 00:28:12,950 --> 00:28:10,799 mythology who carried the world on his 643 00:28:15,750 --> 00:28:12,960 shoulders atlas was conceived as a 644 00:28:17,750 --> 00:28:15,760 weapon and a deterrent but evolved into 645 00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:17,760 a system that pushed the envelope with 646 00:28:23,590 --> 00:28:20,000 trailblazing innovation and steadfast 647 00:28:27,669 --> 00:28:25,909 at the request of the air force charlie 648 00:28:29,510 --> 00:28:27,679 bossert and his san diego-based 649 00:28:31,909 --> 00:28:29,520 engineering team began work on a 650 00:28:33,990 --> 00:28:31,919 demanding set of requirements to design 651 00:28:36,149 --> 00:28:34,000 an intercontinental ballistic missile 652 00:28:41,110 --> 00:28:36,159 capable of delivering a 1500 pound 653 00:28:43,830 --> 00:28:41,120 warhead to a target 5500 miles away 654 00:28:47,269 --> 00:28:43,840 their answer which became known as atlas 655 00:28:49,190 --> 00:28:47,279 was the top national priority in 1955 as 656 00:28:50,460 --> 00:28:49,200 the race with the soviets engulfed the 657 00:28:53,350 --> 00:28:50,470 country 658 00:28:57,190 --> 00:28:53,360 [Music] 659 00:29:00,149 --> 00:28:57,200 on june 11th 1957 the first atlas flight 660 00:29:02,549 --> 00:29:00,159 lifted off from space launch complex 14 661 00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:02,559 in cape canaveral florida 662 00:29:07,510 --> 00:29:05,120 the flight ended 38 seconds later but 663 00:29:09,510 --> 00:29:07,520 bossert's team had taken the first step 664 00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:09,520 and proven the structural integrity of 665 00:29:12,930 --> 00:29:11,360 their innovative pressure stabilized 666 00:29:15,110 --> 00:29:12,940 steel tank 667 00:29:17,110 --> 00:29:15,120 [Music] 668 00:29:19,510 --> 00:29:17,120 complete success for the air force and 669 00:29:23,350 --> 00:29:19,520 bossard's team come just five months 670 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:23,360 later on december 17 1957. 671 00:29:33,510 --> 00:29:31,430 [Music] 672 00:29:35,269 --> 00:29:33,520 though the soviets had beaten the us to 673 00:29:38,230 --> 00:29:35,279 space with the launch of sputnik in 674 00:29:40,870 --> 00:29:38,240 october 1957 president eisenhower would 675 00:29:43,029 --> 00:29:40,880 counter a year later when atlas 10b 676 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:43,039 delivered his holiday message of peace 677 00:29:47,750 --> 00:29:45,890 from orbit 180 miles above earth 678 00:29:50,149 --> 00:29:47,760 [Music] 679 00:29:52,149 --> 00:29:50,159 known as project score the orbiting 680 00:29:55,350 --> 00:29:52,159 atlas booster became the world's first 681 00:29:58,230 --> 00:29:55,360 communication satellite 682 00:30:01,590 --> 00:29:58,240 of the united states speaking 683 00:30:04,980 --> 00:30:01,600 through the marvels of scientific events 684 00:30:06,700 --> 00:30:05,550 [Music] 685 00:30:13,470 --> 00:30:06,710 [Applause] 686 00:30:20,310 --> 00:30:17,430 1959 atlas 12d became america's first 687 00:30:23,590 --> 00:30:20,320 operational icbm following launch from 688 00:30:27,110 --> 00:30:23,600 california's vandenberg air force base 689 00:30:30,210 --> 00:30:27,120 in all 350 atlas icbms were built and 690 00:30:32,950 --> 00:30:30,220 stood on operational alert through 1965. 691 00:30:35,029 --> 00:30:32,960 [Music] 692 00:30:37,430 --> 00:30:35,039 the surplus boosters were refurbished 693 00:30:40,149 --> 00:30:37,440 and used by the air force the army the 694 00:30:43,190 --> 00:30:40,159 navy and nasa the last refurbished 695 00:30:45,669 --> 00:30:43,200 booster was launched in 1995. 696 00:30:47,350 --> 00:30:45,679 by the early 1960s the atlas booster had 697 00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:47,360 made the transition from missile to 698 00:30:52,389 --> 00:30:50,559 space launch vehicle in 1962 proved to 699 00:30:54,710 --> 00:30:52,399 be a pivotal year 700 00:30:57,190 --> 00:30:54,720 riding atop an atlas booster in project 701 00:30:59,430 --> 00:30:57,200 mercury's friendship 7 capsule john 702 00:31:05,010 --> 00:30:59,440 glenn became the first american to orbit 703 00:31:11,669 --> 00:31:09,669 [Music] 704 00:31:13,990 --> 00:31:11,679 three additional mercury flights 705 00:31:16,549 --> 00:31:14,000 carrying astronauts scott carpenter 706 00:31:18,389 --> 00:31:16,559 wally shura and gordon cooper set the 707 00:31:22,310 --> 00:31:18,399 stage for the gemini flights and the 708 00:31:27,430 --> 00:31:24,710 later that year atlas scored another 709 00:31:29,669 --> 00:31:27,440 first when atlas 179d 710 00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:29,679 equipped with an agena upper stage 711 00:31:33,990 --> 00:31:32,080 lifted off from space launch complex 12 712 00:31:36,789 --> 00:31:34,000 in cape canaveral 713 00:31:38,789 --> 00:31:36,799 its payload nasa's mariner 2 became the 714 00:31:41,750 --> 00:31:38,799 first successful interplanetary 715 00:31:44,310 --> 00:31:41,760 spacecraft 1962 also marked the debut of 716 00:31:46,549 --> 00:31:44,320 the centaur upper stage the first to 717 00:31:49,029 --> 00:31:46,559 harness the power of liquid hydrogen the 718 00:31:51,750 --> 00:31:49,039 centaur upper stage to this day remains 719 00:31:54,149 --> 00:31:51,760 a hallmark of the atlas system 720 00:31:56,389 --> 00:31:54,159 together with its agina and centaur 721 00:31:58,789 --> 00:31:56,399 upper stages the atlas booster went on 722 00:32:00,630 --> 00:31:58,799 to play a significant role in america's 723 00:32:02,710 --> 00:32:00,640 exploration of the solar system 724 00:32:06,149 --> 00:32:02,720 launching virtually every exploration 725 00:32:07,909 --> 00:32:06,159 mission in the 1960s and 1970s 726 00:32:09,750 --> 00:32:07,919 it was the first spacecraft that was 727 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:09,760 launched from earth that had enough 728 00:32:15,110 --> 00:32:12,240 energy to escape the entire solar system 729 00:32:17,110 --> 00:32:15,120 during the late 1970s and 1980s atlas 730 00:32:18,549 --> 00:32:17,120 continued to play important roles in the 731 00:32:21,590 --> 00:32:18,559 development of our nation's space 732 00:32:25,269 --> 00:32:23,110 in addition to building our national 733 00:32:27,029 --> 00:32:25,279 security presence in space converted 734 00:32:29,669 --> 00:32:27,039 atlas boosters also launched the air 735 00:32:31,590 --> 00:32:29,679 force's navstar demonstration satellites 736 00:32:34,870 --> 00:32:31,600 leading to the navigation system known 737 00:32:37,430 --> 00:32:34,880 today as gps 738 00:32:38,950 --> 00:32:37,440 in the late 1980s general dynamics saw 739 00:32:40,870 --> 00:32:38,960 an opportunity to bring commercial 740 00:32:45,350 --> 00:32:40,880 payloads back to expendable launch 741 00:32:47,509 --> 00:32:45,360 vehicles and on july 25th 1990 ac69 the 742 00:32:50,149 --> 00:32:47,519 first atlas one ushered in a new 743 00:32:51,909 --> 00:32:50,159 commercial era perhaps 744 00:32:54,950 --> 00:32:51,919 the commercial era brought eight new 745 00:32:59,430 --> 00:32:54,960 atlas configurations over a 14-year span 746 00:33:02,870 --> 00:33:01,110 the commercial program has enabled 747 00:33:05,350 --> 00:33:02,880 breakthroughs in communications 748 00:33:08,230 --> 00:33:05,360 meteorology broadcast technology 749 00:33:11,350 --> 00:33:08,240 navigation and national security 750 00:33:14,230 --> 00:33:11,360 in 1995 development of the atlas 3 751 00:33:16,230 --> 00:33:14,240 vehicle began in a bold move the atlas 752 00:33:20,310 --> 00:33:16,240 booster engine system was replaced with 753 00:33:22,149 --> 00:33:20,320 a powerful rd180 which generates 860 000 754 00:33:24,149 --> 00:33:22,159 pounds of thrust and has throttle 755 00:33:31,430 --> 00:33:24,159 capability resulting in a smoother and 756 00:33:37,590 --> 00:33:33,190 making its debut from space launch 757 00:33:39,509 --> 00:33:37,600 complex 36 on may 24 2000 the atlas 3 758 00:33:42,230 --> 00:33:39,519 provided a substantial performance 759 00:33:44,630 --> 00:33:42,240 improvement over the atlas 2as 760 00:33:47,029 --> 00:33:44,640 reliability was increased by reducing 761 00:33:49,509 --> 00:33:47,039 the number of engines from 8 to 2 and 762 00:33:52,549 --> 00:33:49,519 the elimination of 5 staging events as 763 00:33:54,310 --> 00:33:52,559 well as more than 10 000 parts this is 764 00:33:56,789 --> 00:33:54,320 atlas mission control 765 00:33:58,310 --> 00:33:56,799 in 1998 the atlas team embarked on a 766 00:33:59,990 --> 00:33:58,320 development project for the united 767 00:34:02,630 --> 00:34:00,000 states air force that would forever 768 00:34:06,070 --> 00:34:02,640 change the atlas vehicle and the rd-180 769 00:34:07,909 --> 00:34:06,080 engine roars to life and liftoff with a 770 00:34:10,470 --> 00:34:07,919 maiden flight of the lockheed martin 771 00:34:13,270 --> 00:34:10,480 atlas v rocket with a hot bird six 772 00:34:14,310 --> 00:34:13,280 spacecraft on board for a unison paris 773 00:34:16,790 --> 00:34:14,320 france 774 00:34:18,629 --> 00:34:16,800 for more than 40 years atlas vehicles 775 00:34:20,950 --> 00:34:18,639 had relied on the pressure stabilized 776 00:34:22,069 --> 00:34:20,960 steel tank developed by charlie bossert 777 00:34:23,669 --> 00:34:22,079 and his team 778 00:34:25,589 --> 00:34:23,679 in a departure from conventional 779 00:34:27,349 --> 00:34:25,599 thinking the atlas v development 780 00:34:29,990 --> 00:34:27,359 replaced the tank with a structurally 781 00:34:32,230 --> 00:34:30,000 stable common core booster 782 00:34:34,310 --> 00:34:32,240 in addition to vehicle modifications the 783 00:34:36,869 --> 00:34:34,320 team took a new approach to processing 784 00:34:39,190 --> 00:34:36,879 and launch atlas v processing is done 785 00:34:41,190 --> 00:34:39,200 vertically and the mobile service tower 786 00:34:43,430 --> 00:34:41,200 has been replaced by a mobile launch 787 00:34:45,510 --> 00:34:43,440 platform which carries the entire 788 00:34:48,950 --> 00:34:45,520 assembled vehicle to the launch pad 789 00:34:51,430 --> 00:34:48,960 ready to fuel and launch the atlas v has 790 00:34:53,750 --> 00:34:51,440 expanded to multiple payload fairing and 791 00:34:55,190 --> 00:34:53,760 solid rocket booster configurations as 792 00:34:57,190 --> 00:34:55,200 well as re-establishing a launch 793 00:34:59,270 --> 00:34:57,200 capability from the west coast at 794 00:35:01,910 --> 00:34:59,280 vandenberg air force base 795 00:35:02,700 --> 00:35:01,920 the atlas vehicle has a long legacy of 796 00:35:07,990 --> 00:35:02,710 accomplishment 797 00:35:10,390 --> 00:35:08,000 [Music] 798 00:35:12,710 --> 00:35:10,400 this record of success which is nearly 799 00:35:14,950 --> 00:35:12,720 unparalleled in the launch industry is 800 00:35:17,829 --> 00:35:14,960 built on the lessons handed down for 801 00:35:19,990 --> 00:35:17,839 more than 60 years of atlas experience 802 00:35:22,069 --> 00:35:20,000 it is also a credit for the dedication 803 00:35:24,710 --> 00:35:22,079 and persistence of the atlas team and 804 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:24,720 their passion for mission success one 805 00:35:42,870 --> 00:35:27,570 launch at a time 806 00:35:46,550 --> 00:35:44,710 this is atlas mission control the 807 00:35:48,069 --> 00:35:46,560 countdown is holding at t minus four 808 00:35:50,310 --> 00:35:48,079 minutes while the launch team awaits 809 00:35:52,550 --> 00:35:50,320 acceptable high altitude wind data for 810 00:35:54,550 --> 00:35:52,560 the atlas v rocket to launch 811 00:35:57,510 --> 00:35:54,560 the range has coordinated and approved a 812 00:35:59,270 --> 00:35:57,520 tentative new launch of 503 am eastern 813 00:38:29,990 --> 00:35:59,280 if the next weather balloon finds 814 00:38:34,710 --> 00:38:32,069 we've created a short tour of our launch 815 00:38:37,190 --> 00:38:34,720 locations here in cape canaveral florida 816 00:38:39,190 --> 00:38:37,200 let's take a look around 817 00:38:41,349 --> 00:38:39,200 with missions launched to every planet 818 00:38:43,829 --> 00:38:41,359 in the solar system as well as critical 819 00:38:46,150 --> 00:38:43,839 national security science weather and 820 00:38:48,150 --> 00:38:46,160 communication satellites ula has 821 00:38:50,630 --> 00:38:48,160 established a long-standing reputation 822 00:38:53,109 --> 00:38:50,640 for reliability and orbit accuracy in 823 00:38:55,109 --> 00:38:53,119 the space launch industry at our launch 824 00:38:57,430 --> 00:38:55,119 site in cape canaveral florida the story 825 00:39:00,310 --> 00:38:57,440 begins with ula's atlas and delta 826 00:39:02,230 --> 00:39:00,320 rockets arriving on the rs rocket ship 827 00:39:04,470 --> 00:39:02,240 the rocket ship is a specially designed 828 00:39:07,030 --> 00:39:04,480 cargo ship used to transport rockets 829 00:39:09,510 --> 00:39:07,040 from ula's 1.6 million square foot 830 00:39:11,589 --> 00:39:09,520 production facility in decatur alabama 831 00:39:14,310 --> 00:39:11,599 rocket ship is large enough to carry a 832 00:39:17,030 --> 00:39:14,320 complete delta iv heavy rocket that's 833 00:39:18,390 --> 00:39:17,040 three boosters a second stage and a 834 00:39:20,790 --> 00:39:18,400 payload fairing 835 00:39:22,870 --> 00:39:20,800 once loaded rocket ship departs ula's 836 00:39:24,870 --> 00:39:22,880 dock and travels to the tennessee river 837 00:39:26,790 --> 00:39:24,880 then onto the ohio and mississippi 838 00:39:29,190 --> 00:39:26,800 rivers then goes out into the gulf of 839 00:39:31,349 --> 00:39:29,200 mexico from there the ship travels to 840 00:39:33,430 --> 00:39:31,359 the atlantic ocean around the southern 841 00:39:35,910 --> 00:39:33,440 tip of florida and north to port 842 00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:35,920 canaveral rocket ship was designed with 843 00:39:39,910 --> 00:39:37,760 several features to ensure successful 844 00:39:41,910 --> 00:39:39,920 delivery including the ability to adjust 845 00:39:43,910 --> 00:39:41,920 its draft for shallow water and 846 00:39:45,109 --> 00:39:43,920 rudderless steering which minimizes the 847 00:39:47,190 --> 00:39:45,119 need to tug 848 00:39:49,190 --> 00:39:47,200 atlas 5 boosters are transported from 849 00:39:51,990 --> 00:39:49,200 the ship to the high bay in the atlas 850 00:39:53,829 --> 00:39:52,000 space flight operations center or asoc 851 00:39:55,670 --> 00:39:53,839 for final preparations 852 00:39:58,310 --> 00:39:55,680 delta iv boosters are moved to the 853 00:40:00,230 --> 00:39:58,320 horizontal integration facility or hif 854 00:40:03,030 --> 00:40:00,240 where they are mated together to form 855 00:40:05,109 --> 00:40:03,040 the delta iv heavy configuration with 856 00:40:07,190 --> 00:40:05,119 final checks completed the boosters are 857 00:40:11,270 --> 00:40:07,200 transported to the launch pad for launch 858 00:40:13,430 --> 00:40:11,280 vehicle on stand or lvos the 107 foot 859 00:40:15,990 --> 00:40:13,440 long atlas 5 boosters are brought to 860 00:40:18,150 --> 00:40:16,000 space launch complex 41 and are hoisted 861 00:40:19,589 --> 00:40:18,160 into a vertical position using a crane 862 00:40:21,990 --> 00:40:19,599 and placed under the mobile launch 863 00:40:24,390 --> 00:40:22,000 platform or mlp in the vertical 864 00:40:26,069 --> 00:40:24,400 integration facility or vif 865 00:40:28,069 --> 00:40:26,079 delta iv heavy rockets are raised 866 00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:28,079 vertically by a fixed pad erector at 867 00:40:33,270 --> 00:40:30,800 space launch complex 37 the fixed pad 868 00:40:36,069 --> 00:40:33,280 erector uses a single hydraulic piston 869 00:40:39,030 --> 00:40:36,079 to rotate the boosters 90 degrees inside 870 00:40:40,950 --> 00:40:39,040 the mobile service tower or mst 871 00:40:42,710 --> 00:40:40,960 elvis is followed by the addition of 872 00:40:44,069 --> 00:40:42,720 solid rocket boosters and then the 873 00:40:47,510 --> 00:40:44,079 second stage 874 00:40:49,670 --> 00:40:47,520 next comes wet dress rehearsal or wdr 875 00:40:51,109 --> 00:40:49,680 which is an end-to-end launch simulation 876 00:40:54,309 --> 00:40:51,119 from fueling through spacecraft 877 00:40:56,870 --> 00:40:54,319 separation meanwhile the ula team is 878 00:40:59,109 --> 00:40:56,880 also working simultaneously to help the 879 00:41:00,950 --> 00:40:59,119 customer encapsulate their payload into 880 00:41:02,870 --> 00:41:00,960 the rockets payload fairing the 881 00:41:05,190 --> 00:41:02,880 encapsulated payload fairing is the 882 00:41:06,950 --> 00:41:05,200 final piece to be mated to the rocket 883 00:41:08,790 --> 00:41:06,960 with the rocket stack complete the 884 00:41:10,630 --> 00:41:08,800 spacecraft team tests all of the 885 00:41:12,630 --> 00:41:10,640 interfaces with the rocket and the 886 00:41:14,950 --> 00:41:12,640 launch pad once the rockets are 887 00:41:15,829 --> 00:41:14,960 completely assembled final launch preps 888 00:41:18,150 --> 00:41:15,839 begin 889 00:41:19,829 --> 00:41:18,160 for atlas 5 rockets launch countdown 890 00:41:22,069 --> 00:41:19,839 begins with moving the rocket from the 891 00:41:23,990 --> 00:41:22,079 vip to the pad the quarter mile trip 892 00:41:26,390 --> 00:41:24,000 uses six components to complete the 893 00:41:28,710 --> 00:41:26,400 20-minute trip weighing in at about two 894 00:41:30,710 --> 00:41:28,720 million pounds the mlp supports the 895 00:41:32,630 --> 00:41:30,720 rocket and contains air conditioning 896 00:41:34,309 --> 00:41:32,640 electrical and commodities while the 897 00:41:37,109 --> 00:41:34,319 undercarriages bear the weight of the 898 00:41:38,950 --> 00:41:37,119 mlp and rocket two rail cars lead the 899 00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:38,960 move with the payload van providing 900 00:41:43,030 --> 00:41:40,800 communication to the payload while the 901 00:41:45,190 --> 00:41:43,040 ground van houses the ground support for 902 00:41:47,030 --> 00:41:45,200 the rocket at the rear of the convoy the 903 00:41:48,950 --> 00:41:47,040 portable environmental control system 904 00:41:51,829 --> 00:41:48,960 provides air conditioning to the payload 905 00:41:55,030 --> 00:41:51,839 and rocket finally trackmobiles provide 906 00:41:56,150 --> 00:41:55,040 the power to move the 3.5 million pound 907 00:41:58,309 --> 00:41:56,160 convoy 908 00:42:00,790 --> 00:41:58,319 for delta iv heavy rockets the process 909 00:42:03,510 --> 00:42:00,800 looks quite different approximately nine 910 00:42:06,069 --> 00:42:03,520 hours before t zero final preparations 911 00:42:09,349 --> 00:42:06,079 begin has 40 hydraulic cylinders and 912 00:42:12,309 --> 00:42:09,359 pressures nearing 3500 psi move the 10 913 00:42:15,109 --> 00:42:12,319 million pound mst its first raised 8 914 00:42:17,349 --> 00:42:15,119 inches and then rolled back delta uses a 915 00:42:19,430 --> 00:42:17,359 carriage transporter system traveling at 916 00:42:22,150 --> 00:42:19,440 about a quarter mile per hour it takes 917 00:42:24,870 --> 00:42:22,160 about 25 minutes to roll the mst to its 918 00:42:27,109 --> 00:42:24,880 launch position 345 feet north of the 919 00:42:31,109 --> 00:42:27,119 delta iv rocket the delta iv rocket 920 00:42:33,750 --> 00:42:31,119 stands 217 feet tall or about 21 stories 921 00:42:36,550 --> 00:42:33,760 and weighs more than 900 000 pounds 922 00:42:38,950 --> 00:42:36,560 fully fueled on the day of launch nearly 923 00:42:41,589 --> 00:42:38,960 30 engineers and managers are polled for 924 00:42:43,510 --> 00:42:41,599 system status and readiness to proceed 925 00:42:45,430 --> 00:42:43,520 status check to proceed with terminal 926 00:42:47,829 --> 00:42:45,440 atlas systems propulsion this is the 927 00:42:50,150 --> 00:42:47,839 final status check before launch for all 928 00:42:52,870 --> 00:42:50,160 atlas and delta vehicle systems ground 929 00:42:55,190 --> 00:42:52,880 systems the spacecraft and the u.s air 930 00:42:56,710 --> 00:42:55,200 force eastern range the vehicle system 931 00:42:59,589 --> 00:42:56,720 readiness pole includes electrical 932 00:43:02,390 --> 00:42:59,599 systems hydraulics pneumatics propulsion 933 00:43:03,829 --> 00:43:02,400 systems flight control and propellant 934 00:43:06,309 --> 00:43:03,839 range coordinator 935 00:43:08,470 --> 00:43:06,319 clear to proceed launch director 936 00:43:09,910 --> 00:43:08,480 launch vehicle is ready to launch 937 00:43:11,510 --> 00:43:09,920 permission director 938 00:43:13,030 --> 00:43:11,520 this is the mission director you have 939 00:43:14,550 --> 00:43:13,040 permission to launch 940 00:43:16,630 --> 00:43:14,560 proceeding with account 941 00:43:18,150 --> 00:43:16,640 if the rocket is ready for flight and 942 00:43:20,470 --> 00:43:18,160 the weather is within the launch commit 943 00:43:22,309 --> 00:43:20,480 criteria then polling will be completed 944 00:43:23,589 --> 00:43:22,319 and the team will have given the go for 945 00:43:25,670 --> 00:43:23,599 launch 946 00:43:26,630 --> 00:43:25,680 t-minus 10 947 00:43:27,670 --> 00:43:26,640 9 948 00:43:28,710 --> 00:43:27,680 8 949 00:43:29,829 --> 00:43:28,720 7 950 00:43:30,870 --> 00:43:29,839 6 951 00:43:31,990 --> 00:43:30,880 5 952 00:43:33,109 --> 00:43:32,000 4 953 00:43:33,990 --> 00:43:33,119 3 954 00:43:34,710 --> 00:43:34,000 2 955 00:43:37,990 --> 00:43:34,720 1 956 00:43:42,470 --> 00:43:40,230 and liftoff of the united launch 957 00:43:44,870 --> 00:43:42,480 alliance atlas v rocket for a typical 958 00:43:46,630 --> 00:43:44,880 atlas v flight the main engine and solid 959 00:43:48,069 --> 00:43:46,640 rocket boosters ignite to lift the 960 00:43:50,069 --> 00:43:48,079 rocket off the pad 961 00:43:52,069 --> 00:43:50,079 shortly after liftoff the rocket begins 962 00:43:54,150 --> 00:43:52,079 a pitchover to attain the proper flight 963 00:43:56,390 --> 00:43:54,160 path minimizing the dynamic pressure the 964 00:43:57,990 --> 00:43:56,400 vehicle experiences during flight within 965 00:44:00,230 --> 00:43:58,000 the first few minutes of flight the 966 00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:00,240 vehicle reaches mach 1 the speed of 967 00:44:04,950 --> 00:44:02,400 sound followed by jettison of the solid 968 00:44:06,470 --> 00:44:04,960 rocket boosters about four minutes later 969 00:44:08,710 --> 00:44:06,480 propellant levels deplete and the 970 00:44:11,109 --> 00:44:08,720 booster engine shuts down followed by 971 00:44:13,349 --> 00:44:11,119 release of the booster stage at various 972 00:44:15,030 --> 00:44:13,359 times in flight depending on the mission 973 00:44:17,670 --> 00:44:15,040 the vehicle jettisons its payload 974 00:44:19,589 --> 00:44:17,680 fairing from there the second stage will 975 00:44:21,750 --> 00:44:19,599 continue carrying the spacecraft towards 976 00:44:24,710 --> 00:44:21,760 its destination with planned engine 977 00:44:26,710 --> 00:44:24,720 starts and stops finally centaur will 978 00:45:51,109 --> 00:44:26,720 release the spacecraft in its target 979 00:45:54,710 --> 00:45:52,790 this is atlas mission control the 980 00:45:55,990 --> 00:45:54,720 countdown is still holding at t minus 981 00:45:57,990 --> 00:45:56,000 four minutes while the launch team 982 00:45:59,270 --> 00:45:58,000 awaits acceptable high altitude wind 983 00:46:00,870 --> 00:45:59,280 data 984 00:46:02,710 --> 00:46:00,880 a series of balloons have been sent 985 00:46:04,470 --> 00:46:02,720 aloft over the course of the countdown 986 00:46:06,390 --> 00:46:04,480 to measure the speed and direction of 987 00:46:08,550 --> 00:46:06,400 upper-level winds that the atlas 5 will 988 00:46:10,470 --> 00:46:08,560 experience during flight 989 00:46:12,309 --> 00:46:10,480 that data is then assessed to verify 990 00:46:14,309 --> 00:46:12,319 conditions are within the structural and 991 00:47:42,549 --> 00:46:14,319 controllability limits of the launch 992 00:47:46,549 --> 00:47:45,030 let's see in line yo 993 00:49:01,750 --> 00:47:46,559 uh i see you're on 994 00:49:07,190 --> 00:49:04,950 in october ula's atlas 5 rocket launched 995 00:49:09,510 --> 00:49:07,200 nasa's lucy on its long journey to 996 00:49:11,349 --> 00:49:09,520 jupiter's trojan asteroids 997 00:49:16,950 --> 00:49:11,359 let's take another look at that historic 998 00:49:22,230 --> 00:49:19,670 we are so excited to have been selected 999 00:49:24,470 --> 00:49:22,240 to fly this new sea mission it is 1000 00:49:26,870 --> 00:49:24,480 humbling to be entrusted with something 1001 00:49:29,030 --> 00:49:26,880 like this that is going to shed new 1002 00:49:31,829 --> 00:49:29,040 light on the origins of our solar system 1003 00:49:34,390 --> 00:49:31,839 by visiting primordial material gathered 1004 00:49:38,390 --> 00:49:34,400 by the lagrange points of jupiter 1005 00:49:40,870 --> 00:49:38,400 as it formed the early solar system 1006 00:49:43,430 --> 00:49:40,880 this is so exciting for us our team has 1007 00:49:45,750 --> 00:49:43,440 worked so hard we are honored to work 1008 00:49:49,670 --> 00:49:45,760 with the brilliant people at nasa who 1009 00:49:55,270 --> 00:49:52,470 we're starting a 12-year journey of this 1010 00:49:58,710 --> 00:49:55,280 amazing spacecraft really eight missions 1011 00:50:02,630 --> 00:49:59,670 for me 1012 00:50:04,870 --> 00:50:02,640 as we are watching this i think of the 1013 00:50:07,270 --> 00:50:04,880 amazing team that brought it together on 1014 00:50:08,950 --> 00:50:07,280 the rocket it says lucy strong for me 1015 00:50:10,470 --> 00:50:08,960 that's the battle cry that brought the 1016 00:50:12,270 --> 00:50:10,480 team together 1017 00:50:15,510 --> 00:50:12,280 congratulations to everybody 1018 00:50:18,870 --> 00:50:15,520 [Music] 1019 00:50:19,910 --> 00:50:18,880 go atlas go centaur go lucy 1020 00:50:20,950 --> 00:50:19,920 three 1021 00:50:21,750 --> 00:50:20,960 two 1022 00:50:24,829 --> 00:50:21,760 one 1023 00:50:41,900 --> 00:50:27,670 liftoff 5 takes flight sending lucy to 1024 00:50:53,109 --> 00:50:47,580 [Music] 1025 00:50:53,119 --> 00:50:56,650 has become the pitch 1026 00:51:00,630 --> 00:50:59,109 [Music] 1027 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:00,640 we have indication of successful 1028 00:52:40,790 --> 00:51:03,810 separation of the lucy spacecraft 1029 00:52:40,800 --> 00:57:07,910 l minus 40 minutes 1030 00:57:11,670 --> 00:57:09,750 this is atlas mission control the 1031 00:57:13,030 --> 00:57:11,680 countdown is still holding at t minus 1032 00:57:15,589 --> 00:57:13,040 four minutes while the launch team 1033 00:57:17,430 --> 00:57:15,599 awaits high altitude wind data 1034 00:57:19,349 --> 00:57:17,440 today's available launch window which is 1035 00:57:21,990 --> 00:57:19,359 determined by orbital requirements of 1036 00:57:24,950 --> 00:57:22,000 the stp-3 payloads remains open through 1037 00:57:26,710 --> 00:57:24,960 604 am eastern time for the atlas v 1038 00:57:29,030 --> 00:57:26,720 rocket to launch from cape canaveral 1039 00:57:30,710 --> 00:57:29,040 space force station in florida 1040 00:57:32,710 --> 00:57:30,720 at the present time the launch team is 1041 00:57:34,390 --> 00:57:32,720 postured to resume the countdown for a 1042 00:59:44,230 --> 00:57:34,400 launch in the middle of the window at 1043 00:59:48,230 --> 00:59:46,549 the ula team continues to make progress 1044 00:59:52,549 --> 00:59:48,240 on development of our vulcan centaur 1045 00:59:57,190 --> 00:59:54,710 vulcan centaur production begins with 1046 00:59:58,870 --> 00:59:57,200 aluminum sheets expertly machined to 1047 01:00:00,789 --> 00:59:58,880 remove more than two-thirds of the 1048 01:00:03,510 --> 01:00:00,799 weight resulting in the structurally 1049 01:00:08,549 --> 01:00:03,520 strong yet lightweight ortho grid panels 1050 01:00:12,470 --> 01:00:10,789 the panels are then bump pressed to form 1051 01:00:13,430 --> 01:00:12,480 the curves required to complete the 1052 01:00:15,750 --> 01:00:13,440 tanks 1053 01:00:17,190 --> 01:00:15,760 at the same time rings adapters and 1054 01:00:18,870 --> 01:00:17,200 other structural components are 1055 01:00:21,430 --> 01:00:18,880 precision milled 1056 01:00:23,270 --> 01:00:21,440 next the aluminum domes panels and other 1057 01:00:25,750 --> 01:00:23,280 structures that form vulcan's propellant 1058 01:00:28,470 --> 01:00:25,760 tanks are first cleaned and etched to a 1059 01:00:31,030 --> 01:00:28,480 smooth even surface and then anodized to 1060 01:00:33,589 --> 01:00:31,040 harden and prevent corrosion 1061 01:00:35,270 --> 01:00:33,599 following an ultrasonic inspection five 1062 01:00:38,390 --> 01:00:35,280 completed panels for the liquefied 1063 01:00:40,710 --> 01:00:38,400 natural gas or lng tank are assembled 1064 01:00:43,270 --> 01:00:40,720 and joined together using friction stir 1065 01:00:44,789 --> 01:00:43,280 welding unlike traditional welding where 1066 01:00:47,430 --> 01:00:44,799 filler material is used to join 1067 01:00:49,510 --> 01:00:47,440 components friction stir welding uses a 1068 01:00:51,910 --> 01:00:49,520 head to stir the metal of the two panels 1069 01:00:54,390 --> 01:00:51,920 together as it moves down the seam the 1070 01:00:57,430 --> 01:00:54,400 resulting joint is stronger and produces 1071 01:00:59,430 --> 01:00:57,440 a lighter weight higher performing tank 1072 01:01:02,309 --> 01:00:59,440 the process is repeated to create the 1073 01:01:05,109 --> 01:01:02,319 liquid oxygen or lox tank followed by 1074 01:01:07,349 --> 01:01:05,119 attaching domes to complete the tanks 1075 01:01:09,270 --> 01:01:07,359 circumferential friction stir welding is 1076 01:01:13,109 --> 01:01:09,280 then used to join the two propellant 1077 01:01:15,030 --> 01:01:13,119 tanks that comprise the vulcan booster 1078 01:01:17,510 --> 01:01:15,040 as production continues on the booster 1079 01:01:19,270 --> 01:01:17,520 stage stretch forming gore panels for 1080 01:01:20,950 --> 01:01:19,280 the centaur's second stage propellant 1081 01:01:22,789 --> 01:01:20,960 tanks is underway 1082 01:01:24,630 --> 01:01:22,799 the stainless steel gore panels are 1083 01:01:27,109 --> 01:01:24,640 welded together to create the propellant 1084 01:01:28,870 --> 01:01:27,119 tank domes the gore welder is one of 1085 01:01:30,390 --> 01:01:28,880 several highly specialized welding 1086 01:01:31,430 --> 01:01:30,400 stations in the centaur production 1087 01:01:34,309 --> 01:01:31,440 process 1088 01:01:36,470 --> 01:01:34,319 just down the aisle centaur 5's massive 1089 01:01:39,109 --> 01:01:36,480 intermediate bulkhead is mated to its 1090 01:01:41,270 --> 01:01:39,119 ultra thin tank once both propellant 1091 01:01:45,750 --> 01:01:41,280 tanks are welded they're mated together 1092 01:01:50,390 --> 01:01:47,910 once the propellant tanks are joined the 1093 01:01:52,230 --> 01:01:50,400 5.4 meter booster is sprayed with foam 1094 01:01:53,270 --> 01:01:52,240 insulation before moving to final 1095 01:01:56,069 --> 01:01:53,280 assembly 1096 01:01:58,390 --> 01:01:56,079 twin ve-4 engines are hot fired and then 1097 01:02:00,309 --> 01:01:58,400 mated to vulcan's thrust structure 1098 01:02:02,789 --> 01:02:00,319 with production complete the booster 1099 01:02:06,549 --> 01:02:02,799 makes its way onto ula's rocket ship for 1100 01:02:08,630 --> 01:02:06,559 its journey to the launch site 1101 01:02:11,349 --> 01:02:08,640 meanwhile at cape canaveral space launch 1102 01:02:13,510 --> 01:02:11,359 complex 41 the water suppression system 1103 01:02:15,990 --> 01:02:13,520 has been upgraded and tested along with 1104 01:02:17,589 --> 01:02:16,000 other modifications including new larger 1105 01:02:19,670 --> 01:02:17,599 fuel storage tanks 1106 01:02:21,910 --> 01:02:19,680 in the vertical integration facility or 1107 01:02:24,950 --> 01:02:21,920 vif platforms have been modified to 1108 01:02:26,549 --> 01:02:24,960 accommodate the larger vulcan rocket 1109 01:02:28,710 --> 01:02:26,559 following the eight day journey to cape 1110 01:02:30,390 --> 01:02:28,720 canaveral the booster is offloaded and 1111 01:02:32,630 --> 01:02:30,400 transported to the vip where it is 1112 01:02:35,109 --> 01:02:32,640 lifted onto the newly constructed vulcan 1113 01:02:37,510 --> 01:02:35,119 launch platform or vlp 1114 01:02:39,670 --> 01:02:37,520 the first vulcan booster then travels a 1115 01:02:42,069 --> 01:02:39,680 third of a mile to the pad for testing 1116 01:02:44,230 --> 01:02:42,079 followed by 2.7 miles to the space 1117 01:02:47,270 --> 01:02:44,240 flight processing operations center or 1118 01:02:49,190 --> 01:02:47,280 spock for additional testing 1119 01:02:51,430 --> 01:02:49,200 this launch site testing culminates with 1120 01:02:53,589 --> 01:02:51,440 another trip to the pad where the locks 1121 01:06:43,990 --> 01:02:53,599 and lng tanks will be filled and chilled 1122 01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:47,430 lc ld channel gentlemen 1123 01:06:51,029 --> 01:06:48,789 go audi 1124 01:06:53,430 --> 01:06:51,039 roger please load our contingency 1125 01:06:56,230 --> 01:06:53,440 address file 1126 01:06:58,630 --> 01:06:56,240 roger and do you have to file them 1127 01:07:01,430 --> 01:06:58,640 writer server file number is zero six 1128 01:07:05,029 --> 01:07:01,440 roger that 1129 01:07:06,870 --> 01:07:05,039 flight control lc that one 1130 01:07:09,829 --> 01:07:06,880 you had the select tool 1131 01:07:13,750 --> 01:07:09,839 for operation 6d step 220 1132 01:07:15,349 --> 01:07:13,760 load contingency file adjust av093 1133 01:07:40,549 --> 01:07:15,359 underscore zero six 1134 01:07:40,559 --> 01:07:50,470 l minus 25 minutes 1135 01:07:54,230 --> 01:07:52,309 this is atlas mission control the 1136 01:07:55,430 --> 01:07:54,240 countdown is still holding at t minus 1137 01:07:57,670 --> 01:07:55,440 four minutes while the launch team 1138 01:07:59,430 --> 01:07:57,680 awaits high altitude wind data 1139 01:08:03,190 --> 01:07:59,440 we are proceeding towards the new launch 1140 01:08:05,190 --> 01:08:03,200 time of 503 a.m eastern 1141 01:08:06,870 --> 01:08:05,200 on board the atlas v rocket there are 1142 01:08:08,870 --> 01:08:06,880 several payloads including nasa 1143 01:08:11,510 --> 01:08:08,880 technology that could revolutionize how 1144 01:08:13,910 --> 01:08:11,520 we communicate to and from space 1145 01:08:16,309 --> 01:08:13,920 here's more on nasa's nasa's laser 1146 01:08:21,189 --> 01:08:16,319 communications relay demonstration or 1147 01:08:27,030 --> 01:08:24,870 since 1958 nasa has relied on radio wave 1148 01:08:28,789 --> 01:08:27,040 technology to talk with missions in 1149 01:08:30,789 --> 01:08:28,799 space 1150 01:08:33,990 --> 01:08:30,799 today we're developing a better way to 1151 01:08:35,749 --> 01:08:34,000 get spacecraft data back to earth 1152 01:08:37,349 --> 01:08:35,759 that's where the laser communications 1153 01:08:40,229 --> 01:08:37,359 relay demonstration 1154 01:08:42,149 --> 01:08:40,239 or lcrd comes in 1155 01:08:43,749 --> 01:08:42,159 built and managed by nasa's goddard 1156 01:08:46,470 --> 01:08:43,759 space flight center 1157 01:08:49,349 --> 01:08:46,480 lcrd will send and receive near-infrared 1158 01:08:52,149 --> 01:08:49,359 laser beams to and from earth 1159 01:08:54,550 --> 01:08:52,159 as nasa's first long-duration test of 1160 01:08:56,390 --> 01:08:54,560 optical communications technology the 1161 01:08:58,370 --> 01:08:56,400 mission aims to perfect space and 1162 01:08:59,910 --> 01:08:58,380 ground-based technologies 1163 01:09:01,910 --> 01:08:59,920 [Music] 1164 01:09:03,990 --> 01:09:01,920 so why lasers 1165 01:09:06,709 --> 01:09:04,000 laser communications can transmit up to 1166 01:09:08,550 --> 01:09:06,719 100 times more data per second than 1167 01:09:10,789 --> 01:09:08,560 previous systems by using a shorter 1168 01:09:12,950 --> 01:09:10,799 wavelength of energy 1169 01:09:15,749 --> 01:09:12,960 with this increased bandwidth missions 1170 01:09:18,470 --> 01:09:15,759 can send larger files and even live high 1171 01:09:20,950 --> 01:09:18,480 definition video from space 1172 01:09:22,550 --> 01:09:20,960 laser communication systems are smaller 1173 01:09:24,630 --> 01:09:22,560 and more efficient than radio wave 1174 01:09:26,550 --> 01:09:24,640 technology they leave more room for 1175 01:09:28,789 --> 01:09:26,560 science instruments are cheaper to 1176 01:09:31,189 --> 01:09:28,799 launch and require less energy on board 1177 01:09:33,349 --> 01:09:31,199 the spacecraft 1178 01:09:34,870 --> 01:09:33,359 these benefits extend to receivers on 1179 01:09:36,390 --> 01:09:34,880 the ground 1180 01:09:38,950 --> 01:09:36,400 earth-based laser communication 1181 01:09:42,070 --> 01:09:38,960 receivers can be up to 44 times smaller 1182 01:09:44,470 --> 01:09:42,080 than the current radio antennas 1183 01:09:47,030 --> 01:09:44,480 lcrd is the next step in making these 1184 01:09:48,630 --> 01:09:47,040 technologies a reality helping nasa to 1185 01:09:51,349 --> 01:09:48,640 push the boundaries of scientific 1186 01:09:53,590 --> 01:09:51,359 discovery and exploration 1187 01:09:55,990 --> 01:09:53,600 eventually nasa will integrate this 1188 01:10:03,820 --> 01:09:56,000 technology into future missions as well 1189 01:10:03,830 --> 01:11:13,110 [Music] 1190 01:11:18,550 --> 01:11:14,229 ld 1191 01:11:23,189 --> 01:11:20,630 now the other one okay you are tracking 1192 01:11:24,470 --> 01:11:23,199 for our new t-zero of one zero zero 1193 01:11:26,790 --> 01:11:24,480 three zero 1194 01:11:28,390 --> 01:11:26,800 and l twenty i'm expecting asp to go 1195 01:11:30,709 --> 01:11:28,400 internal and uh 1196 01:11:33,350 --> 01:11:30,719 we'll reevaluate uh 1197 01:11:40,790 --> 01:11:33,360 when's prior to go to ifps palp 1198 01:11:40,800 --> 01:15:34,550 l minus 21 minutes 1199 01:15:41,430 --> 01:15:36,229 ld 1200 01:15:43,750 --> 01:15:41,440 roger sir we've uh got a report that 1201 01:15:45,590 --> 01:15:43,760 upper level winds will be red at the 1202 01:15:47,750 --> 01:15:45,600 open of our window stand by for 1203 01:16:40,390 --> 01:15:47,760 coordination of a new teaser 1204 01:16:40,400 --> 01:16:46,790 spacecraft coordinator elsie that one 1205 01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:51,430 scn1 1206 01:16:55,750 --> 01:16:54,310 you see on one go yeah um so 1207 01:16:57,990 --> 01:16:55,760 we'll stand by until i get further 1208 01:16:59,270 --> 01:16:58,000 direction on t0 for spacecraft uh 1209 01:17:03,750 --> 01:16:59,280 coordination 1210 01:17:08,470 --> 01:17:05,830 lc ld channel one 1211 01:17:12,630 --> 01:17:08,480 go lt roger sir please coordinate a new 1212 01:17:15,270 --> 01:17:12,640 t0 with the range of 10 colon 19 z 1213 01:17:17,189 --> 01:17:15,280 that's 1 0 colon 1 9 1214 01:17:20,870 --> 01:17:17,199 z roger 1215 01:17:23,830 --> 01:17:20,880 rc lc net one rcn1 please coordinate a 1216 01:17:25,110 --> 01:17:23,840 new t0 of one zero cone one nine zero 1217 01:17:27,350 --> 01:17:25,120 roger and work 1218 01:17:41,189 --> 01:17:27,360 plc please set the clock over one zero 1219 01:17:41,199 --> 01:17:45,990 spacecraft coordinator elsie 1220 01:17:50,870 --> 01:17:48,870 is sc on one yeah if uh 1221 01:17:58,470 --> 01:17:50,880 i need to understand the uh sp 1222 01:18:02,070 --> 01:18:00,070 lc alt 1223 01:18:17,070 --> 01:18:02,080 go countdown clock has been set with new 1224 01:18:23,750 --> 01:18:20,630 lcscn1 yeah both spacecraft external and 1225 01:18:34,149 --> 01:18:23,760 standing by for the new t0 or 1019 1226 01:18:34,159 --> 01:19:15,990 l minus 30 minutes 1227 01:19:20,229 --> 01:19:18,070 this is atlas mission control the launch 1228 01:19:22,310 --> 01:19:20,239 director james whalen has instructed the 1229 01:19:42,550 --> 01:19:22,320 team to coordinate a new launch time of 1230 01:19:47,030 --> 01:19:45,030 space communications infrastructure in 1231 01:19:49,350 --> 01:19:47,040 space and on the ground enables the data 1232 01:19:51,910 --> 01:19:49,360 collected by missions to reach earth 1233 01:19:54,470 --> 01:19:51,920 upgrading our capacity for discovery 1234 01:19:55,990 --> 01:19:54,480 since the dawn of space exploration nasa 1235 01:19:57,510 --> 01:19:56,000 missions have relied on radio 1236 01:19:58,950 --> 01:19:57,520 frequencies for this transfer of 1237 01:20:01,270 --> 01:19:58,960 information 1238 01:20:03,750 --> 01:20:01,280 nasa's laser communications relay 1239 01:20:06,149 --> 01:20:03,760 demonstration will launch to space 1240 01:20:08,390 --> 01:20:06,159 showcasing the vast benefits of laser 1241 01:20:11,110 --> 01:20:08,400 communications 1242 01:20:13,510 --> 01:20:11,120 lcrd's ground stations known as optical 1243 01:20:19,500 --> 01:20:13,520 ground station 1 and 2 are critical to 1244 01:20:44,629 --> 01:20:40,200 [Music] 1245 01:20:44,639 --> 01:20:55,500 foreign 1246 01:20:55,510 --> 01:21:07,830 [Music] 1247 01:21:45,590 --> 01:21:10,220 do 1248 01:23:32,470 --> 01:22:00,400 [Music] 1249 01:23:32,480 --> 01:25:32,149 l minus 25 minutes 1250 01:25:37,830 --> 01:25:35,110 oh minus 23 minutes 1251 01:25:39,590 --> 01:25:37,840 flight control verify ifps power is 1252 01:27:32,229 --> 01:25:39,600 disabled 1253 01:27:32,239 --> 01:27:51,110 l minus 21 minutes 1254 01:27:54,870 --> 01:27:52,950 this is atlas mission control the 1255 01:27:56,790 --> 01:27:54,880 countdown remains holding at t minus 1256 01:27:59,590 --> 01:27:56,800 four minutes while the team continues to 1257 01:28:03,110 --> 01:27:59,600 wait on the wins aloft a new t0 is 1258 01:28:05,669 --> 01:28:03,120 planned at 5 19 a.m eastern 1259 01:28:08,229 --> 01:28:05,679 today's trajectory is long and complex 1260 01:28:09,910 --> 01:28:08,239 here's ula's president and ceo tori 1261 01:28:11,910 --> 01:28:09,920 bruno to explain the flight in more 1262 01:28:13,750 --> 01:28:11,920 detail 1263 01:28:16,950 --> 01:28:13,760 i want to talk to you about our next 1264 01:28:19,350 --> 01:28:16,960 mission stp3 it's a very very cool 1265 01:28:21,110 --> 01:28:19,360 mission i'm here in the dosc the 1266 01:28:22,629 --> 01:28:21,120 operations center in denver which is 1267 01:28:24,229 --> 01:28:22,639 going to be filled with engineers in 1268 01:28:26,830 --> 01:28:24,239 just a few days 1269 01:28:30,149 --> 01:28:26,840 this mission is a rare and unique 1270 01:28:33,270 --> 01:28:30,159 trajectory something we call a direct 1271 01:28:35,830 --> 01:28:33,280 injection into gso or geosynchronous 1272 01:28:39,270 --> 01:28:35,840 orbit we're going to use our biggest 1273 01:28:42,149 --> 01:28:39,280 atlas the 551 the bruiser five solid 1274 01:28:44,470 --> 01:28:42,159 rocket motors 2.6 million pounds of 1275 01:28:47,189 --> 01:28:44,480 thrust at liftoff to do this 1276 01:28:50,070 --> 01:28:47,199 the spacecraft is also pretty cool but 1277 01:28:52,149 --> 01:28:50,080 that's classified so back to the rocket 1278 01:28:54,390 --> 01:28:52,159 when we lift off we're going to go 1279 01:28:56,550 --> 01:28:54,400 straight up into the sky we're going to 1280 01:28:58,950 --> 01:28:56,560 be nearly orbital when the first stage 1281 01:29:00,950 --> 01:28:58,960 finishes it'll just take a few minutes 1282 01:29:03,510 --> 01:29:00,960 to consume all that propellant and then 1283 01:29:06,950 --> 01:29:03,520 centaur will take over it'll take us 1284 01:29:09,270 --> 01:29:06,960 with a very short burn just into a leo 1285 01:29:11,510 --> 01:29:09,280 parking orbit so we can coast around to 1286 01:29:13,830 --> 01:29:11,520 be perfectly aligned for the latitude we 1287 01:29:16,149 --> 01:29:13,840 want for this spacecraft then it's going 1288 01:29:19,189 --> 01:29:16,159 to do a hard burn it's going to throw us 1289 01:29:22,070 --> 01:29:19,199 out on a big elliptical orbit a home and 1290 01:29:25,270 --> 01:29:22,080 transfer that exactly intersects at its 1291 01:29:27,430 --> 01:29:25,280 highest altitude with the destination 1292 01:29:29,510 --> 01:29:27,440 normally you'd be done right now and the 1293 01:29:31,510 --> 01:29:29,520 rocket would drop you off and the 1294 01:29:34,149 --> 01:29:31,520 spacecraft would have to use its own 1295 01:29:36,629 --> 01:29:34,159 fuel to circularize that orbit 1296 01:29:38,629 --> 01:29:36,639 shortening its life but not this time 1297 01:29:42,149 --> 01:29:38,639 this time centaur is going to go all the 1298 01:29:43,990 --> 01:29:42,159 way we're going to coast for five long 1299 01:29:47,750 --> 01:29:44,000 hours because that's how long it takes 1300 01:29:50,390 --> 01:29:47,760 to get from leo to geo and then just as 1301 01:29:52,870 --> 01:29:50,400 we are intersecting that altitude 1302 01:29:55,750 --> 01:29:52,880 centaur will come back to life fire up 1303 01:29:58,070 --> 01:29:55,760 for another burn and lift that perigee 1304 01:30:00,629 --> 01:29:58,080 all the way out into a perfect circular 1305 01:30:04,790 --> 01:30:00,639 orbit at geosynchronous 1306 01:30:06,870 --> 01:30:04,800 altitude 36 000 kilometers above earth a 1307 01:30:10,390 --> 01:30:06,880 period that is exactly a day so the 1308 01:31:53,990 --> 01:30:10,400 spacecraft appears to hover in the sky 1309 01:32:01,750 --> 01:31:58,310 ld lc lc ld channel one go ahead roger 1310 01:32:03,590 --> 01:32:01,760 sir we are continuing uh to proceed uh 1311 01:32:05,110 --> 01:32:03,600 we'll have the final wins update shortly 1312 01:32:06,550 --> 01:32:05,120 but we are green at this moment and 1313 01:33:32,070 --> 01:32:06,560 continue to proceed 1314 01:33:32,080 --> 01:33:36,550 oh minus 15 minutes 1315 01:33:40,229 --> 01:33:38,950 lc this is sad six on channel one 1316 01:33:42,470 --> 01:33:40,239 go 1317 01:33:44,390 --> 01:33:42,480 stp fat six is on internal power and is 1318 01:33:45,350 --> 01:33:44,400 prepared to enable the in-flight power 1319 01:33:49,110 --> 01:33:45,360 system 1320 01:34:17,110 --> 01:33:49,120 roger flight control enables six ifps 1321 01:34:23,910 --> 01:34:20,870 sad six ifps enabled roger 1322 01:34:25,030 --> 01:34:23,920 sat six mm lc network 1323 01:34:27,750 --> 01:34:25,040 said six 1324 01:34:42,149 --> 01:34:27,760 begin telemetry verifications 1325 01:34:45,830 --> 01:34:43,830 as you heard moments ago we are 1326 01:34:48,550 --> 01:34:45,840 currently green for weather we are 1327 01:34:49,430 --> 01:34:48,560 proceeding towards a 5 19 a.m eastern 1328 01:35:32,310 --> 01:34:49,440 launch 1329 01:35:38,709 --> 01:35:35,189 l minus 13 minutes 1330 01:35:40,870 --> 01:35:38,719 lc this is ldpe on channel one go 1331 01:35:42,390 --> 01:35:40,880 ldp e1 is on internal power and is 1332 01:35:43,910 --> 01:35:42,400 prepared to enable the in-flight power 1333 01:35:44,870 --> 01:35:43,920 system 1334 01:36:21,189 --> 01:35:44,880 roger 1335 01:36:27,510 --> 01:36:22,830 enabled 1336 01:36:29,430 --> 01:36:27,520 roger ltpe mmm lc new one 1337 01:36:31,750 --> 01:36:29,440 this is ldpe 1338 01:36:36,790 --> 01:36:31,760 begin telemetry verifications 1339 01:36:42,149 --> 01:36:38,870 light control lc 1340 01:36:43,990 --> 01:36:42,159 go to the slide control form option 409 1341 01:37:45,590 --> 01:36:44,000 rp1 temp update 1342 01:38:23,270 --> 01:37:47,430 they'll see the slide control 409 is 1343 01:38:27,430 --> 01:38:25,030 now for this ten minutes all 1344 01:38:29,189 --> 01:38:27,440 communications switch to channel one all 1345 01:38:31,030 --> 01:38:29,199 personnel and visitors remain in present 1346 01:38:35,750 --> 01:38:31,040 position until launch maintain 1347 01:38:39,030 --> 01:38:37,350 terminal count briefing 1348 01:38:41,189 --> 01:38:39,040 if a condition exceeds a launch 1349 01:38:42,790 --> 01:38:41,199 constraint any time after the terminal 1350 01:38:45,109 --> 01:38:42,800 count status check 1351 01:38:47,350 --> 01:38:45,119 the observer shout outs hold hold hold 1352 01:38:48,950 --> 01:38:47,360 on channel one identified their station 1353 01:38:51,189 --> 01:38:48,960 and briefly state the reason for the 1354 01:38:52,790 --> 01:38:51,199 hold 1355 01:38:56,830 --> 01:38:52,800 flight control perform launch on time 1356 01:38:56,840 --> 01:39:00,629 roger osm 1357 01:39:05,189 --> 01:39:02,310 uh you're on that one 1358 01:39:09,189 --> 01:39:05,199 osm place the srb ignition sna switch in 1359 01:39:15,430 --> 01:39:12,709 srb ignition enabled enabled box 2 1360 01:39:17,350 --> 01:39:15,440 verify cisa purge flowing gn2 to the 1361 01:39:18,709 --> 01:39:17,360 cisa 1362 01:39:22,550 --> 01:39:18,719 verified 1363 01:39:25,270 --> 01:39:22,560 osm verify the fco roc and osm home fire 1364 01:39:27,109 --> 01:39:25,280 switches are in the proceed position 1365 01:39:29,109 --> 01:39:27,119 ready to proceed 1366 01:39:30,709 --> 01:39:29,119 rlm verify the redline monitor and event 1367 01:39:32,550 --> 01:39:30,719 table in the correct configuration for 1368 01:39:33,750 --> 01:39:32,560 terminal count 1369 01:39:35,669 --> 01:39:33,760 verified 1370 01:39:38,830 --> 01:39:35,679 l minus private 1371 01:39:56,629 --> 01:39:38,840 rc verify solar radiation acceptable for 1372 01:40:05,270 --> 01:39:58,390 launch on time verify 1373 01:40:09,750 --> 01:40:07,590 lc switch to the ready position all 1374 01:40:32,070 --> 01:40:09,760 steps are complete prior to the status 1375 01:40:32,080 --> 01:40:54,950 l minus eight minutes 1376 01:40:59,510 --> 01:40:57,109 we remain in the planned 30-minute hold 1377 01:41:01,430 --> 01:40:59,520 as we continue towards liftoff in a few 1378 01:41:03,109 --> 01:41:01,440 moments launch conductor scott barney 1379 01:41:05,270 --> 01:41:03,119 will pull the launch team for the final 1380 01:41:07,590 --> 01:41:05,280 go to pick up the countdown 1381 01:41:09,430 --> 01:41:07,600 29 engineers and managers are pulled for 1382 01:41:10,390 --> 01:41:09,440 their system status and readiness to 1383 01:41:12,310 --> 01:41:10,400 proceed 1384 01:41:15,030 --> 01:41:12,320 this is the final status check for all 1385 01:41:17,030 --> 01:41:15,040 atlas vehicle systems ground systems 1386 01:41:18,629 --> 01:41:17,040 spacecraft and the u.s space force 1387 01:41:20,390 --> 01:41:18,639 eastern range 1388 01:41:22,950 --> 01:41:20,400 the vehicle system readiness pull 1389 01:41:25,350 --> 01:41:22,960 includes electrical systems hydraulics 1390 01:41:27,109 --> 01:41:25,360 pneumatics propulsion systems flight 1391 01:41:29,109 --> 01:41:27,119 control and propellants 1392 01:41:31,990 --> 01:41:29,119 let's listen in as scott barney performs 1393 01:41:34,870 --> 01:41:32,000 the final polling 1394 01:41:36,550 --> 01:41:34,880 l minus seven minutes 1395 01:41:38,950 --> 01:41:36,560 status check to proceed with terminal 1396 01:41:40,790 --> 01:41:38,960 count atlas systems propulsion 1397 01:41:45,510 --> 01:41:40,800 go hydraulics 1398 01:41:48,070 --> 01:41:45,520 go pneumatics go lo2 go water 1399 01:41:49,750 --> 01:41:48,080 go centaur systems propulsion 1400 01:41:51,430 --> 01:41:49,760 go pneumatics 1401 01:41:54,790 --> 01:41:51,440 go lo2 1402 01:41:57,990 --> 01:41:54,800 go lh2 go has gas 1403 01:42:00,629 --> 01:41:58,000 go electrical systems airborne go 1404 01:42:03,109 --> 01:42:00,639 ground go facility 1405 01:42:06,550 --> 01:42:03,119 go rf fts 1406 01:42:10,310 --> 01:42:06,560 go fight control go gcq 1407 01:42:12,149 --> 01:42:10,320 go operation support go com 1408 01:42:16,070 --> 01:42:12,159 go umbilicals 1409 01:42:17,750 --> 01:42:16,080 go ecs go redline monitor 1410 01:42:20,070 --> 01:42:17,760 go quality 1411 01:42:22,950 --> 01:42:20,080 go app safety manager 1412 01:42:26,229 --> 01:42:22,960 go you're a safety officer go 1413 01:42:29,590 --> 01:42:26,239 vehicle system engineer go anomaly cheat 1414 01:42:30,950 --> 01:42:29,600 go range coordinator clear to proceed 1415 01:42:33,109 --> 01:42:30,960 launch director 1416 01:42:34,470 --> 01:42:33,119 launch vehicle is ready to launch 1417 01:42:36,550 --> 01:42:34,480 mission director 1418 01:42:40,470 --> 01:42:36,560 you have permission to launch 1419 01:42:41,270 --> 01:42:40,480 proceeding with account alc verify t0 is 1420 01:42:48,550 --> 01:42:41,280 set 1421 01:42:52,149 --> 01:42:50,629 polling is complete and the ula launch 1422 01:42:54,149 --> 01:42:52,159 team and the space force mission 1423 01:42:56,070 --> 01:42:54,159 director go for launch 1424 01:42:57,669 --> 01:42:56,080 from t minus four minutes until launch 1425 01:42:59,510 --> 01:42:57,679 you will be listening to scott barney 1426 01:43:01,510 --> 01:42:59,520 and his team performing the final steps 1427 01:43:03,350 --> 01:43:01,520 in the countdown procedure 1428 01:43:04,870 --> 01:43:03,360 several critical activities occur in the 1429 01:43:07,030 --> 01:43:04,880 final minutes leading to launch 1430 01:43:08,870 --> 01:43:07,040 including verifying fuel tank lever 1431 01:43:11,030 --> 01:43:08,880 levels and pressures in the booster and 1432 01:43:12,709 --> 01:43:11,040 centaur as well as arming the flight 1433 01:43:15,030 --> 01:43:12,719 termination system 1434 01:43:18,070 --> 01:43:15,040 at t minus 25 seconds you'll hear go 1435 01:43:20,629 --> 01:43:18,080 atlas gov centaur go stp 3. this is the 1436 01:43:22,629 --> 01:43:20,639 final status check of atlas centaur and 1437 01:43:24,709 --> 01:43:22,639 stp3 readiness 1438 01:43:26,149 --> 01:43:24,719 at t minus three seconds the main engine 1439 01:43:27,990 --> 01:43:26,159 ignites followed by ignition of the 1440 01:43:30,070 --> 01:43:28,000 solid rocket boosters 1441 01:43:31,669 --> 01:43:30,080 then after seeing the atlas v lift off 1442 01:43:33,669 --> 01:43:31,679 the launch pad you'll begin hearing 1443 01:44:12,709 --> 01:43:33,679 flight commentator jesse gonzalez 1444 01:44:17,189 --> 01:44:14,870 this is atlas mission control at t minus 1445 01:44:26,070 --> 01:44:17,199 four minutes and holding we anticipate 1446 01:44:30,550 --> 01:44:28,629 on my mark the time will be t minus four 1447 01:44:31,430 --> 01:44:30,560 minutes and counting 1448 01:44:32,390 --> 01:44:31,440 three 1449 01:44:33,350 --> 01:44:32,400 two 1450 01:44:38,790 --> 01:44:33,360 one 1451 01:44:42,310 --> 01:44:40,149 three fifty five 1452 01:44:49,669 --> 01:44:42,320 ground pyro clock is resumed and we are 1453 01:44:53,350 --> 01:44:51,510 with liftoff approaching we are going to 1454 01:44:55,030 --> 01:44:53,360 turn up the volume on our launch team so 1455 01:45:33,590 --> 01:44:55,040 you can hear the final preparations 1456 01:45:33,600 --> 01:45:39,830 three minutes 1457 01:45:46,470 --> 01:45:42,310 atlas thanks to flight pressure 1458 01:46:03,590 --> 01:45:46,480 securing lo2 topping 250 1459 01:46:34,070 --> 01:46:06,470 230 health ldpe 1 is configured for 1460 01:46:34,080 --> 01:46:37,350 one minute 59 1461 01:46:43,510 --> 01:46:38,950 vehicle internal 1462 01:46:47,030 --> 01:46:44,950 150 1463 01:46:53,510 --> 01:46:47,040 gearing center la2 1464 01:47:02,950 --> 01:46:55,830 140. 1465 01:47:07,990 --> 01:47:06,070 fcsr t-minus 90 seconds the launch 1466 01:47:13,430 --> 01:47:08,000 vehicle payload ground systems and 1467 01:47:17,109 --> 01:47:15,510 120 1468 01:47:18,950 --> 01:47:17,119 ocu's armed 1469 01:47:20,550 --> 01:47:18,960 fcs count started 1470 01:47:22,390 --> 01:47:20,560 115 1471 01:47:23,590 --> 01:47:22,400 reduce ccs for launch 1472 01:47:25,510 --> 01:47:23,600 roger 1473 01:47:33,430 --> 01:47:25,520 110 1474 01:47:53,270 --> 01:47:35,669 t-minus one minute rock report range 1475 01:48:05,430 --> 01:47:54,870 40 seconds 1476 01:48:09,910 --> 01:48:06,550 28 1477 01:48:11,430 --> 01:48:09,920 if she has produced for launch roger 25 1478 01:48:23,350 --> 01:48:11,440 status check 1479 01:48:25,910 --> 01:48:24,950 t minus ten 1480 01:48:26,790 --> 01:48:25,920 nine 1481 01:48:27,750 --> 01:48:26,800 eight 1482 01:48:28,790 --> 01:48:27,760 seven 1483 01:48:29,830 --> 01:48:28,800 six 1484 01:48:30,830 --> 01:48:29,840 five 1485 01:48:32,870 --> 01:48:30,840 four 1486 01:48:33,669 --> 01:48:32,880 three two 1487 01:48:35,510 --> 01:48:33,679 one 1488 01:48:38,149 --> 01:48:35,520 and we have 1489 01:48:41,030 --> 01:48:38,159 liftoff of the united launch alliance 1490 01:48:45,109 --> 01:48:41,040 atlas v rocket with the stp-3 mission 1491 01:48:48,790 --> 01:48:46,390 vehicle has cleared force tower and is 1492 01:48:50,390 --> 01:48:48,800 beginning the pitch over program 1493 01:48:52,229 --> 01:48:50,400 and the rd-180 is throttling down 1494 01:48:54,550 --> 01:48:52,239 slightly as expected engine response 1495 01:48:56,470 --> 01:48:54,560 looks good 1496 01:48:58,870 --> 01:48:56,480 and passing 20 seconds of the flight the 1497 01:49:00,629 --> 01:48:58,880 pu system has gone to close with control 1498 01:49:02,950 --> 01:49:00,639 srb chamber pressures continue to look 1499 01:49:04,390 --> 01:49:02,960 nominal rd180 pump speed and fuel 1500 01:49:09,510 --> 01:49:04,400 injector pressure fuel injector 1501 01:49:19,189 --> 01:49:13,430 mach 1 atlas 5 is now supersonic 1502 01:49:21,510 --> 01:49:19,199 [Music] 1503 01:49:23,189 --> 01:49:21,520 passing 45 seconds into flight vehicle 1504 01:49:30,709 --> 01:49:23,199 is now passing through max q maximum 1505 01:49:35,430 --> 01:49:32,709 and the rd-180 is throttling back up as 1506 01:49:37,350 --> 01:49:35,440 expected engine response looks good 1507 01:49:38,310 --> 01:49:37,360 passing one minute to flight the vehicle 1508 01:49:40,149 --> 01:49:38,320 is now 1509 01:49:42,470 --> 01:49:40,159 nine miles in altitude 1510 01:49:52,550 --> 01:49:42,480 uh seven miles downrange traveling at 1511 01:49:56,550 --> 01:49:54,310 and the rd-180 is throttling down again 1512 01:50:07,990 --> 01:49:56,560 as expected engine response looks good 1513 01:50:11,430 --> 01:50:09,669 and just past a minute and a minute and 1514 01:50:13,589 --> 01:50:11,440 a half into flight we have burnout on 1515 01:50:15,109 --> 01:50:13,599 all five srvs burnout pressure 1516 01:50:17,270 --> 01:50:15,119 signatures are looking good and the 1517 01:50:19,669 --> 01:50:17,280 rd180 is being throttled back up as 1518 01:50:32,310 --> 01:50:19,679 expected following srb burnout 1519 01:50:35,669 --> 01:50:33,910 and we have good indication of jettison 1520 01:50:37,350 --> 01:50:35,679 of all five srbs and the vehicle has 1521 01:50:38,390 --> 01:50:37,360 gone to closed-loop ql for limited 1522 01:50:40,390 --> 01:50:38,400 steering 1523 01:51:00,229 --> 01:50:40,400 following srb jettison 1524 01:51:03,669 --> 01:51:01,830 and coming up on two and a half minutes 1525 01:51:05,189 --> 01:51:03,679 of the flight a little over two minutes 1526 01:51:20,149 --> 01:51:05,199 remaining in the 1527 01:51:24,950 --> 01:51:22,229 and the rd-180 is now throttling to 1528 01:51:26,709 --> 01:51:24,960 maintain a constant fire or a 2.5 g 1529 01:51:28,790 --> 01:51:26,719 acceleration limit engine response and 1530 01:51:30,709 --> 01:51:28,800 vehicle response looks good 1531 01:51:35,350 --> 01:51:30,719 and the centaur reaction control system 1532 01:51:39,270 --> 01:51:36,790 passing three minutes from the flight 1533 01:51:41,430 --> 01:51:39,280 the rd-180 pump speeds and fuel injector 1534 01:51:43,030 --> 01:51:41,440 pressures continue to look good 1535 01:51:45,350 --> 01:51:43,040 the vehicle body rates look very good 1536 01:51:47,189 --> 01:51:45,360 for the stays in flight 1537 01:51:50,470 --> 01:51:47,199 and the vehicle is now 1538 01:51:55,510 --> 01:51:50,480 65 miles in altitude 150 miles downrange 1539 01:52:14,470 --> 01:51:57,270 standing by for payload fairing jettison 1540 01:52:19,750 --> 01:52:15,990 and we have good indication of pillow 1541 01:52:25,270 --> 01:52:21,589 and we have centaur forward load reactor 1542 01:52:36,229 --> 01:52:27,350 and the rd180 is throttling back up as 1543 01:52:39,990 --> 01:52:37,910 and the rd-180 is now throttling to 1544 01:52:42,149 --> 01:52:40,000 maintain a constant 5g acceleration 1545 01:52:51,109 --> 01:52:42,159 limit engine response continues to look 1546 01:52:54,790 --> 01:52:52,950 and centaur has begun the boost phase 1547 01:52:56,229 --> 01:52:54,800 chill down portion of flight to 1548 01:53:11,750 --> 01:52:56,239 thermally condition the rl10 for 1549 01:53:16,070 --> 01:53:14,470 and we've had beco booster engine cutoff 1550 01:53:17,669 --> 01:53:16,080 and we've had successful stage 1551 01:53:27,030 --> 01:53:17,679 separation 1552 01:53:29,510 --> 01:53:28,550 and we've had ignition for the first 1553 01:53:31,030 --> 01:53:29,520 burn 1554 01:53:32,550 --> 01:53:31,040 this will be the first of three centaur 1555 01:53:35,270 --> 01:53:32,560 burns for today's mission and will last 1556 01:53:37,270 --> 01:53:35,280 a little under six minutes 1557 01:53:38,070 --> 01:53:37,280 the rl10 startup parameters are looking 1558 01:53:39,589 --> 01:53:38,080 good 1559 01:53:53,830 --> 01:53:39,599 and seeing the body rates close out 1560 01:53:58,709 --> 01:53:55,990 this is atlas mission control at t plus 1561 01:54:00,629 --> 01:53:58,719 5 minutes and 21 seconds you just heard 1562 01:54:02,310 --> 01:54:00,639 our flight commentator jesse gonzalez 1563 01:54:04,390 --> 01:54:02,320 confirmed the successful completion of 1564 01:54:06,070 --> 01:54:04,400 the early phase of today's flight and 1565 01:54:07,189 --> 01:54:06,080 all systems continue to operate 1566 01:54:08,870 --> 01:54:07,199 nominally 1567 01:54:10,790 --> 01:54:08,880 our next event sent to our main engine 1568 01:54:12,229 --> 01:54:10,800 cutoff will occur in approximately five 1569 01:54:14,390 --> 01:54:12,239 minutes 1570 01:54:17,030 --> 01:54:14,400 i'm now joined by emma coates she's 1571 01:54:18,470 --> 01:54:17,040 ruag's payload fairing program manager 1572 01:54:20,470 --> 01:54:18,480 thank you so much for being here with us 1573 01:54:22,229 --> 01:54:20,480 today yes thanks so much for having me 1574 01:54:23,910 --> 01:54:22,239 it's such an accomplishment to be here 1575 01:54:25,669 --> 01:54:23,920 and to witness the jettison of our first 1576 01:54:27,350 --> 01:54:25,679 payload fairing our first out of 1577 01:54:29,109 --> 01:54:27,360 autoclave failure it's been great i mean 1578 01:54:30,470 --> 01:54:29,119 it's a huge accomplishment for the team 1579 01:54:32,310 --> 01:54:30,480 and we're going to talk a lot about what 1580 01:54:34,470 --> 01:54:32,320 that means out of autoclave 1581 01:54:36,229 --> 01:54:34,480 manufacturing but as you know 1582 01:54:38,229 --> 01:54:36,239 you guys have been producing payload 1583 01:54:40,870 --> 01:54:38,239 fairings for us for quite some time but 1584 01:54:43,189 --> 01:54:40,880 this is the first one that we've flown 1585 01:54:44,550 --> 01:54:43,199 using the out of autoclave process can 1586 01:54:47,350 --> 01:54:44,560 you explain to us a little bit about 1587 01:54:49,270 --> 01:54:47,360 what that means yeah so normally uh when 1588 01:54:51,189 --> 01:54:49,280 we talk in autoclave or out of autoclave 1589 01:54:53,510 --> 01:54:51,199 we're talking about the curing or the 1590 01:54:56,550 --> 01:54:53,520 baking process that goes into 1591 01:55:00,310 --> 01:54:56,560 um creating and out of or creating a 1592 01:55:01,910 --> 01:55:00,320 payload fairing or a composite structure 1593 01:55:04,390 --> 01:55:01,920 the autoclave itself is actually the 1594 01:55:06,709 --> 01:55:04,400 container that is 1595 01:55:10,390 --> 01:55:06,719 performing this curing or baking process 1596 01:55:13,109 --> 01:55:10,400 great so um in autoclave versus out of 1597 01:55:15,830 --> 01:55:13,119 autoclave what are some of the benefits 1598 01:55:17,430 --> 01:55:15,840 of the out of autoclave process so a few 1599 01:55:19,430 --> 01:55:17,440 of the benefits of the out of autoclave 1600 01:55:20,629 --> 01:55:19,440 process is actually the fact that we're 1601 01:55:23,510 --> 01:55:20,639 able to be a little bit lighter in 1602 01:55:25,910 --> 01:55:23,520 weight um we say like that right um so 1603 01:55:28,550 --> 01:55:25,920 we're saving time and uh cost and 1604 01:55:29,990 --> 01:55:28,560 everything also because we don't have to 1605 01:55:31,350 --> 01:55:30,000 have that same internal pressure 1606 01:55:33,669 --> 01:55:31,360 requirement that is 1607 01:55:36,310 --> 01:55:33,679 that's used in the in autoclave process 1608 01:55:39,109 --> 01:55:36,320 we're able to lay up an entire half 1609 01:55:41,270 --> 01:55:39,119 shell of a fairing with just one oven 1610 01:55:42,470 --> 01:55:41,280 cure cycle which saves a ton of time 1611 01:55:44,310 --> 01:55:42,480 that's great i mean a lot of 1612 01:55:46,149 --> 01:55:44,320 efficiencies there we're all about 1613 01:55:47,589 --> 01:55:46,159 efficiencies and making things better 1614 01:55:49,669 --> 01:55:47,599 going forward so what a huge 1615 01:55:51,030 --> 01:55:49,679 accomplishment and what a fantastic 1616 01:55:51,910 --> 01:55:51,040 process you just kind of went through 1617 01:55:54,149 --> 01:55:51,920 for us 1618 01:55:56,709 --> 01:55:54,159 so as you know 1619 01:55:59,189 --> 01:55:56,719 you have a production facility that also 1620 01:56:01,270 --> 01:55:59,199 shares our ula decatur production 1621 01:56:03,189 --> 01:56:01,280 facility this was the first fairing that 1622 01:56:05,270 --> 01:56:03,199 was actually produced there and flown 1623 01:56:07,750 --> 01:56:05,280 now um can you tell us a little bit 1624 01:56:11,109 --> 01:56:07,760 about the partnership between ruag and 1625 01:56:13,270 --> 01:56:11,119 ula gotcha yeah so we have uh many years 1626 01:56:15,589 --> 01:56:13,280 that as you mentioned before we've got a 1627 01:56:17,990 --> 01:56:15,599 ton of years of partnership with ula 1628 01:56:20,790 --> 01:56:18,000 both on our u.s switzerland on our ruac 1629 01:56:23,589 --> 01:56:20,800 switzerland side and our ruag us side um 1630 01:56:25,350 --> 01:56:23,599 but with this being the first one out of 1631 01:56:27,589 --> 01:56:25,360 hunts or out of decatur 1632 01:56:29,510 --> 01:56:27,599 this actually allowed us to be super 1633 01:56:30,629 --> 01:56:29,520 close to you guys i'm sharing that wall 1634 01:56:34,229 --> 01:56:30,639 essentially 1635 01:56:35,910 --> 01:56:34,239 so we were actually able to um issue 1636 01:56:38,149 --> 01:56:35,920 i guess better delivery i guess would be 1637 01:56:41,030 --> 01:56:38,159 the the time frame um or be the thing 1638 01:56:43,510 --> 01:56:41,040 but uh we were able to have better 1639 01:56:46,709 --> 01:56:43,520 delivery times save on logistics which 1640 01:56:48,550 --> 01:56:46,719 is again saving a lot of ton of costs 1641 01:56:49,990 --> 01:56:48,560 about efficiencies here yeah i mean the 1642 01:56:51,830 --> 01:56:50,000 one thing that's been great we obviously 1643 01:56:53,990 --> 01:56:51,840 talked about process efficiencies which 1644 01:56:56,070 --> 01:56:54,000 was awesome but i mean you're talking 1645 01:56:58,070 --> 01:56:56,080 about process flow efficiencies as well 1646 01:56:59,510 --> 01:56:58,080 we literally share a wall with our two 1647 01:57:01,030 --> 01:56:59,520 facilities so you can't get more 1648 01:57:02,790 --> 01:57:01,040 efficient than that 1649 01:57:04,149 --> 01:57:02,800 all right so um something near and dear 1650 01:57:05,910 --> 01:57:04,159 to my heart i've been lucky enough to 1651 01:57:09,109 --> 01:57:05,920 work with you on the vulcan development 1652 01:57:10,709 --> 01:57:09,119 program for a long time now um as our 1653 01:57:12,790 --> 01:57:10,719 viewers may not know you're actually 1654 01:57:14,470 --> 01:57:12,800 producing the vulcan payload fairing 1655 01:57:16,310 --> 01:57:14,480 press as well so can you give us a 1656 01:57:18,229 --> 01:57:16,320 little bit of a status on where we're at 1657 01:57:20,390 --> 01:57:18,239 with that development program sure so 1658 01:57:23,189 --> 01:57:20,400 we're actually nearing the completion of 1659 01:57:24,709 --> 01:57:23,199 our qualification process for that um 1660 01:57:26,709 --> 01:57:24,719 and of course we're gathering all of our 1661 01:57:28,149 --> 01:57:26,719 lessons learned from this launch and um 1662 01:57:30,149 --> 01:57:28,159 any of the other payload fairings we're 1663 01:57:32,390 --> 01:57:30,159 building as well um that way we can make 1664 01:57:34,629 --> 01:57:32,400 sure that vulcan is also a success as 1665 01:57:35,830 --> 01:57:34,639 well right and it's been so great to 1666 01:57:37,270 --> 01:57:35,840 watch that 1667 01:57:39,270 --> 01:57:37,280 qualification testing that we've been 1668 01:57:41,109 --> 01:57:39,280 doing at marshall space flight center so 1669 01:57:43,109 --> 01:57:41,119 excited to see that come to 1670 01:57:45,189 --> 01:57:43,119 completion and fruition and things like 1671 01:57:47,350 --> 01:57:45,199 that so it's been really great you know 1672 01:57:49,750 --> 01:57:47,360 learning more about the first out of 1673 01:57:52,310 --> 01:57:49,760 autoclave fairing i'm so happy to have 1674 01:57:54,709 --> 01:57:52,320 you here um emma thank you for joining 1675 01:57:56,950 --> 01:57:54,719 us and i hope you have a good rest of 1676 01:57:59,350 --> 01:57:56,960 your day and again congratulations 1677 01:58:01,189 --> 01:57:59,360 thanks so much for having me all right 1678 01:58:02,790 --> 01:58:01,199 um okay let's get back to the mission 1679 01:58:05,030 --> 01:58:02,800 we're coming up on the end of the first 1680 01:58:06,790 --> 01:58:05,040 of three centaur engine burns our next 1681 01:58:09,109 --> 01:58:06,800 event is the first centaur main engine 1682 01:58:55,430 --> 01:58:09,119 cutoff for mikko one once again here's 1683 01:58:55,440 --> 01:58:59,589 and standing by for miko one shortly 1684 01:59:14,390 --> 01:59:01,910 and seeing pu goes go to open loop 1685 01:59:19,189 --> 01:59:16,790 and we have miko engine cutoff pressure 1686 01:59:21,030 --> 01:59:19,199 signatures look good 1687 01:59:27,189 --> 01:59:21,040 uh centaur will code for approximately 1688 01:59:31,189 --> 01:59:29,669 and the rcs system is now commanding 100 1689 02:00:02,070 --> 01:59:31,199 settling the subtle propellant from the 1690 02:00:06,310 --> 02:00:04,229 this is atlas mission control at t plus 1691 02:00:07,910 --> 02:00:06,320 11 minutes and 30 seconds 1692 02:00:09,669 --> 02:00:07,920 jesse gonzalez just reported the 1693 02:00:12,390 --> 02:00:09,679 successful completion of the first of 1694 02:00:14,390 --> 02:00:12,400 three centaur engine burns centaur is 1695 02:00:16,470 --> 02:00:14,400 now in coasting over the atlantic ocean 1696 02:00:17,510 --> 02:00:16,480 west of africa but we still have a long 1697 02:00:19,910 --> 02:00:17,520 way to go 1698 02:00:21,910 --> 02:00:19,920 stp sat6 is scheduled to separate from 1699 02:00:23,830 --> 02:00:21,920 centaur into geosynchronous orbit in 1700 02:00:25,910 --> 02:00:23,840 just about 6 hours and 20 minutes 1701 02:00:28,709 --> 02:00:25,920 followed by 40 minutes later by 1702 02:00:30,629 --> 02:00:28,719 separation of ldpe1 1703 02:00:33,430 --> 02:00:30,639 to tell us more about the spacecraft i 1704 02:00:35,430 --> 02:00:33,440 am now joined by the stp stat 6 program 1705 02:00:37,750 --> 02:00:35,440 director ray crowe ray thank you so much 1706 02:00:39,669 --> 02:00:37,760 for being here today oh i'm absolutely 1707 02:00:41,669 --> 02:00:39,679 delighted to be here today it is a great 1708 02:00:43,510 --> 02:00:41,679 day for our nation it is a great day for 1709 02:00:45,189 --> 02:00:43,520 our nation fantastic very exciting 1710 02:00:46,790 --> 02:00:45,199 finally got off the ground which was 1711 02:00:48,390 --> 02:00:46,800 great um but thank you for taking a 1712 02:00:50,310 --> 02:00:48,400 couple minutes off console to be here 1713 02:00:52,709 --> 02:00:50,320 with us today my pleasure i'm excited to 1714 02:00:54,470 --> 02:00:52,719 learn more about stp stat six um so to 1715 02:00:55,830 --> 02:00:54,480 get us started into the questions why 1716 02:00:57,910 --> 02:00:55,840 don't you tell us a little bit more 1717 02:00:59,750 --> 02:00:57,920 about northrop grumman's role in this 1718 02:01:01,189 --> 02:00:59,760 mission uh i'll describe northrop 1719 02:01:03,109 --> 02:01:01,199 grumman's role in this mission but i'll 1720 02:01:05,270 --> 02:01:03,119 give you a bonus item oh great just got 1721 02:01:07,350 --> 02:01:05,280 a note from uh our engineers here on 1722 02:01:10,149 --> 02:01:07,360 site and we are receiving spacecraft 1723 02:01:12,390 --> 02:01:10,159 telemetry as expected oh that's amazing 1724 02:01:15,910 --> 02:01:12,400 i love the up-to-date information 1725 02:01:18,550 --> 02:01:15,920 so uh we have a very significant role uh 1726 02:01:20,390 --> 02:01:18,560 in this mission uh i'll start with the 1727 02:01:22,470 --> 02:01:20,400 northrop grumman contribution from the 1728 02:01:24,870 --> 02:01:22,480 top of the rocket to the bottom of the 1729 02:01:28,310 --> 02:01:24,880 rocket uh there are two spacecraft the 1730 02:01:32,229 --> 02:01:28,320 top spacecraft is stp sat six 1731 02:01:34,550 --> 02:01:32,239 uh sdp set six sdp set six's mission uh 1732 02:01:37,430 --> 02:01:34,560 is uh 1733 02:01:40,070 --> 02:01:37,440 to explore and to explore science that 1734 02:01:43,589 --> 02:01:40,080 will inform a generation of spacecraft 1735 02:01:46,629 --> 02:01:43,599 design and mission uh and mission design 1736 02:01:49,189 --> 02:01:46,639 northrop grumman's role for stp set six 1737 02:01:51,669 --> 02:01:49,199 design development test 1738 02:01:53,910 --> 02:01:51,679 integration of the payloads and support 1739 02:01:55,350 --> 02:01:53,920 of the mission over a 10-year uh over a 1740 02:01:57,510 --> 02:01:55,360 10-year period of time that's quite a 1741 02:01:59,589 --> 02:01:57,520 life cycle that's a fantastic life cycle 1742 02:02:02,229 --> 02:01:59,599 but you contrast that too 1743 02:02:04,629 --> 02:02:02,239 this program has been uh under motion 1744 02:02:06,149 --> 02:02:04,639 for the last seven years so this this 1745 02:02:07,830 --> 02:02:06,159 day this morning 1746 02:02:10,229 --> 02:02:07,840 yeah well punctuation point between 1747 02:02:12,629 --> 02:02:10,239 seven years of development and the first 1748 02:02:15,109 --> 02:02:12,639 hours of ten years of operation so we 1749 02:02:18,709 --> 02:02:15,119 are very excited about that as we move 1750 02:02:22,550 --> 02:02:18,719 down the stack uh ldpe number one uh 1751 02:02:26,550 --> 02:02:22,560 ldpe stands for long duration uh 1752 02:02:28,550 --> 02:02:26,560 propulsive uh eelv uh so an acronym 1753 02:02:30,470 --> 02:02:28,560 within an acronym 1754 02:02:34,070 --> 02:02:30,480 so think about uh 1755 02:02:36,629 --> 02:02:34,080 ldpe number one it is a ring however it 1756 02:02:39,750 --> 02:02:36,639 is an extremely smart ring uh it is a 1757 02:02:42,870 --> 02:02:39,760 spacecraft and you can affix payloads uh 1758 02:02:45,430 --> 02:02:42,880 to that spacecraft uh it is uh there are 1759 02:02:47,750 --> 02:02:45,440 so many advanced scientific payloads 1760 02:02:49,589 --> 02:02:47,760 that are sitting on shelves right now 1761 02:02:51,589 --> 02:02:49,599 and for lack of financial resources we 1762 02:02:54,629 --> 02:02:51,599 cannot get those in space 1763 02:02:57,589 --> 02:02:54,639 enter ldpe number one uh and the 1764 02:03:00,390 --> 02:02:57,599 platform espastar produced by northrop 1765 02:03:03,270 --> 02:03:00,400 uh produced by northrop grumman so we we 1766 02:03:06,470 --> 02:03:03,280 have an inexpensive and an easy way to 1767 02:03:09,510 --> 02:03:06,480 integrate payloads that represent uh the 1768 02:03:12,870 --> 02:03:09,520 forefront of technology a way to reduce 1769 02:03:14,229 --> 02:03:12,880 risk to test payloads in in space early 1770 02:03:16,550 --> 02:03:14,239 and even better than that the 1771 02:03:19,109 --> 02:03:16,560 opportunity for residual operational 1772 02:03:20,709 --> 02:03:19,119 capability we continue our walk down the 1773 02:03:21,830 --> 02:03:20,719 vehicle this morning 1774 02:03:24,550 --> 02:03:21,840 and uh 1775 02:03:25,990 --> 02:03:24,560 we have had uh it is a pride point for 1776 02:03:29,510 --> 02:03:26,000 us and the pride point is the 1777 02:03:31,510 --> 02:03:29,520 relationship uh with atlas over a a 1778 02:03:33,750 --> 02:03:31,520 three decade more than 30-year period of 1779 02:03:35,589 --> 02:03:33,760 time a long heritage there extremely 1780 02:03:38,629 --> 02:03:35,599 long heritage so everyone of course saw 1781 02:03:40,950 --> 02:03:38,639 those magnificent gem engines those are 1782 02:03:42,870 --> 02:03:40,960 produced by northrop grumman yes we also 1783 02:03:45,350 --> 02:03:42,880 produce some composite structures for 1784 02:03:47,750 --> 02:03:45,360 the atlas as well uh so a great deal of 1785 02:03:50,470 --> 02:03:47,760 northrop grumman content uh and 1786 02:03:52,310 --> 02:03:50,480 certainly a great deal of employee pride 1787 02:03:54,149 --> 02:03:52,320 when we see an event like this and 1788 02:03:56,229 --> 02:03:54,159 prepare for 10 years of operation it's 1789 02:03:58,550 --> 02:03:56,239 quite an integrated team effort but it's 1790 02:04:00,310 --> 02:03:58,560 really amazing to see all of the aspects 1791 02:04:02,390 --> 02:04:00,320 that northrop grumman has been involved 1792 02:04:04,470 --> 02:04:02,400 in over this long period of time so 1793 02:04:06,790 --> 02:04:04,480 again congratulations on us finally 1794 02:04:09,189 --> 02:04:06,800 getting here today um so let's let's 1795 02:04:13,510 --> 02:04:09,199 take a look now at our payload what 1796 02:04:16,790 --> 02:04:13,520 makes stpc stp sat6 unique well we'll 1797 02:04:19,510 --> 02:04:16,800 we'll start with a uh a very capable and 1798 02:04:22,870 --> 02:04:19,520 a very prestigious client uh the u.s 1799 02:04:26,069 --> 02:04:22,880 space force uh we work with uh the space 1800 02:04:28,870 --> 02:04:26,079 test program uh located at kirtland air 1801 02:04:31,750 --> 02:04:28,880 force base uh their leadership in this 1802 02:04:33,990 --> 02:04:31,760 has been absolutely remarkable uh and 1803 02:04:35,830 --> 02:04:34,000 then as we work through uh as we work 1804 02:04:39,270 --> 02:04:35,840 through the rest of the mission uh and 1805 02:04:42,629 --> 02:04:39,280 so sdp set six has set all sorts of 1806 02:04:45,910 --> 02:04:42,639 records on our dulles campus uh uh one 1807 02:04:47,990 --> 02:04:45,920 uh for today is this is our 200th 1808 02:04:49,990 --> 02:04:48,000 spacecraft congratulations from our 1809 02:04:52,550 --> 02:04:50,000 dulles canvas 1810 02:04:54,470 --> 02:04:52,560 and we'll say lepe was 201. okay that's 1811 02:04:57,030 --> 02:04:54,480 fair 1812 02:05:00,470 --> 02:04:57,040 stp set six is uh is number two hundred 1813 02:05:02,470 --> 02:05:00,480 okay uh we have set perhaps 25 records 1814 02:05:05,430 --> 02:05:02,480 uh for spacecraft that have moved 1815 02:05:09,189 --> 02:05:05,440 through our campus it is our first rad 1816 02:05:11,830 --> 02:05:09,199 hard bus uh it is a redundant bus uh it 1817 02:05:14,629 --> 02:05:11,840 is designed for a design for a 10 year 1818 02:05:17,350 --> 02:05:14,639 life uh and it has been uh just an 1819 02:05:19,589 --> 02:05:17,360 absolute delight to develop and to build 1820 02:05:22,069 --> 02:05:19,599 i mean that's great it's it's truly 1821 02:05:24,390 --> 02:05:22,079 amazing to hear about all of the 1822 02:05:27,030 --> 02:05:24,400 activities that went in today and how 1823 02:05:28,310 --> 02:05:27,040 unique the spacecraft is um so in terms 1824 02:05:29,830 --> 02:05:28,320 of the actual 1825 02:05:31,589 --> 02:05:29,840 mission today can you give us a little 1826 02:05:33,430 --> 02:05:31,599 bit more information about the mission 1827 02:05:36,149 --> 02:05:33,440 milestones we can expect to see 1828 02:05:38,069 --> 02:05:36,159 absolutely uh so we'll we'll start with 1829 02:05:41,510 --> 02:05:38,079 uh 20 minutes before we were launched 1830 02:05:43,350 --> 02:05:41,520 today uh we went to internal power uh 1831 02:05:45,990 --> 02:05:43,360 but internal power for us means we are 1832 02:05:48,069 --> 02:05:46,000 on our batteries uh but the centaur 1833 02:05:51,350 --> 02:05:48,079 carries batteries as well and that 1834 02:05:53,430 --> 02:05:51,360 assures us that when we are released uh 1835 02:05:55,430 --> 02:05:53,440 when we're released uh that we will have 1836 02:05:59,189 --> 02:05:55,440 let us say a full head of steam our 1837 02:06:01,430 --> 02:05:59,199 batteries will be fully charged uh so we 1838 02:06:04,149 --> 02:06:01,440 are we will be attached to the centaur 1839 02:06:05,910 --> 02:06:04,159 for another six and one excuse me six 1840 02:06:08,310 --> 02:06:05,920 and one half hours it's a very long 1841 02:06:10,390 --> 02:06:08,320 mission today it is uh actually the 1842 02:06:12,390 --> 02:06:10,400 length of this mission is a rec is a 1843 02:06:14,310 --> 02:06:12,400 record another record another record 1844 02:06:15,669 --> 02:06:14,320 yeah for both of us actually absolutely 1845 02:06:18,149 --> 02:06:15,679 absolutely so 1846 02:06:20,550 --> 02:06:18,159 also great there there too uh so after 1847 02:06:23,030 --> 02:06:20,560 six and a half hours we will pop off the 1848 02:06:25,189 --> 02:06:23,040 vehicle gently pop off the vehicle we 1849 02:06:26,870 --> 02:06:25,199 like a gentle ride 1850 02:06:29,270 --> 02:06:26,880 delivery to the right place delivery to 1851 02:06:31,750 --> 02:06:29,280 the right place uh and so on this six 1852 02:06:34,470 --> 02:06:31,760 and a half ascent uh we are in a mode 1853 02:06:36,390 --> 02:06:34,480 called all safe which means we cannot 1854 02:06:39,270 --> 02:06:36,400 accidentally deploy any of our 1855 02:06:41,990 --> 02:06:39,280 mechanical appendages uh so we will pop 1856 02:06:43,910 --> 02:06:42,000 off uh we will pop off the rocket uh at 1857 02:06:46,709 --> 02:06:43,920 that time thrusters will be enabled 1858 02:06:49,750 --> 02:06:46,719 wheels will be enabled our solar array 1859 02:06:52,069 --> 02:06:49,760 will deploy and we will find the sun 1860 02:06:54,229 --> 02:06:52,079 and then the ground segment will will 1861 02:06:56,069 --> 02:06:54,239 acquire us at that point that's when 1862 02:06:57,830 --> 02:06:56,079 it's thumbs up and the launch has been 1863 02:07:00,470 --> 02:06:57,840 completely successful when we are 1864 02:07:03,990 --> 02:07:00,480 delivered on orbit once on orbit uh we 1865 02:07:06,069 --> 02:07:04,000 will undergo a test regime 66 days 1866 02:07:08,310 --> 02:07:06,079 plus or minus a little bit longer and 1867 02:07:11,109 --> 02:07:08,320 then we will transition to government 1868 02:07:13,109 --> 02:07:11,119 operation and that puts us in a role 1869 02:07:15,990 --> 02:07:13,119 where we will support these operations 1870 02:07:17,510 --> 02:07:16,000 uh for for a decade oh great it's a 1871 02:07:20,310 --> 02:07:17,520 really long time i mean we're talking 1872 02:07:22,310 --> 02:07:20,320 about long times to get us to orbit now 1873 02:07:24,310 --> 02:07:22,320 we're talking long time in orbit i mean 1874 02:07:26,870 --> 02:07:24,320 it's truly great to hear all all about 1875 02:07:28,950 --> 02:07:26,880 the heritage the history and our mission 1876 02:07:30,470 --> 02:07:28,960 today so before we let you go is there 1877 02:07:33,589 --> 02:07:30,480 anything else you'd like to add well 1878 02:07:36,069 --> 02:07:33,599 absolutely always yeah always absolutely 1879 02:07:38,950 --> 02:07:36,079 so so here's what i would add today uh 1880 02:07:41,830 --> 02:07:38,960 i'm i will finish today with the words 1881 02:07:44,149 --> 02:07:41,840 that we use when we start every major 1882 02:07:46,390 --> 02:07:44,159 meeting with with our stakeholders and 1883 02:07:49,430 --> 02:07:46,400 when i say when i say stakeholders and 1884 02:07:51,109 --> 02:07:49,440 when i use the word team uh team uh goes 1885 02:07:53,109 --> 02:07:51,119 far beyond the boundaries of the 1886 02:07:57,750 --> 02:07:53,119 northrop grumman employee family it 1887 02:08:00,149 --> 02:07:57,760 includes the space force nsa nasa ula 1888 02:08:02,550 --> 02:08:00,159 and a broad community of stakeholders 1889 02:08:04,950 --> 02:08:02,560 and the words that we use are this if 1890 02:08:06,790 --> 02:08:04,960 you're willing to work as a team 1891 02:08:09,189 --> 02:08:06,800 anything is possible 1892 02:08:11,510 --> 02:08:09,199 that's my message today yeah i mean we 1893 02:08:13,350 --> 02:08:11,520 all know how complicated everything is 1894 02:08:15,109 --> 02:08:13,360 with this entire process so quite a 1895 02:08:17,510 --> 02:08:15,119 collaborative effort um 1896 02:08:19,109 --> 02:08:17,520 and congratulations again today i have 1897 02:08:20,870 --> 02:08:19,119 certainly appreciated all of the 1898 02:08:22,709 --> 02:08:20,880 information you've provided to us i know 1899 02:08:25,350 --> 02:08:22,719 our viewers have enjoyed it as well i 1900 02:08:27,270 --> 02:08:25,360 can certainly feel your enthusiasm 1901 02:08:28,870 --> 02:08:27,280 so i know everybody's really appreciated 1902 02:08:30,470 --> 02:08:28,880 that but certainly thank you for 1903 02:08:32,069 --> 02:08:30,480 spending some time with me today and 1904 02:08:33,589 --> 02:08:32,079 letting us know a little bit more about 1905 02:08:35,030 --> 02:08:33,599 your role in the mission thank you for 1906 02:08:36,950 --> 02:08:35,040 the opportunity i appreciate it very 1907 02:08:44,069 --> 02:08:36,960 much thank you so much have a great day 1908 02:08:47,910 --> 02:08:46,149 before i toss today's live coverage back 1909 02:08:50,229 --> 02:08:47,920 to our nasa partners where you'll hear 1910 02:08:52,950 --> 02:08:50,239 more about the laser communication relay 1911 02:08:55,030 --> 02:08:52,960 demonstration i'd like to take to thank 1912 02:08:57,109 --> 02:08:55,040 jesse gonzalez for his participation in 1913 02:08:59,830 --> 02:08:57,119 today's show as well as brian sizzik 1914 02:09:01,589 --> 02:08:59,840 from the space launch delta 45 weather 1915 02:09:03,270 --> 02:09:01,599 you can stay updated on today's long 1916 02:09:06,310 --> 02:09:03,280 ascend to geosynchronous orbit with 1917 02:09:08,310 --> 02:09:06,320 ula's live blog at ulalaunch.com 1918 02:09:09,750 --> 02:09:08,320 or join the conversation on twitter and 1919 02:09:11,430 --> 02:09:09,760 facebook 1920 02:09:13,109 --> 02:09:11,440 i'm andrea linhoff 1921 02:09:15,189 --> 02:09:13,119 thanks for joining me bright and early 1922 02:09:17,910 --> 02:09:15,199 today before we hand you back to nasa 1923 02:09:21,430 --> 02:09:17,920 coverage let's take one more look at the 1924 02:09:28,629 --> 02:09:21,440 liftoff from today at 5 19 a.m eastern 1925 02:09:31,270 --> 02:09:30,229 t minus 10 1926 02:09:32,149 --> 02:09:31,280 9 1927 02:09:33,109 --> 02:09:32,159 eight 1928 02:09:34,149 --> 02:09:33,119 seven 1929 02:09:35,189 --> 02:09:34,159 six 1930 02:09:36,149 --> 02:09:35,199 five 1931 02:09:37,189 --> 02:09:36,159 four 1932 02:09:38,149 --> 02:09:37,199 three 1933 02:09:38,950 --> 02:09:38,159 two 1934 02:09:40,790 --> 02:09:38,960 one 1935 02:09:43,510 --> 02:09:40,800 and we have 1936 02:09:46,310 --> 02:09:43,520 liftoff of the united launch alliance 1937 02:09:50,390 --> 02:09:46,320 atlas v rocket with the stp 3 mission 1938 02:09:54,149 --> 02:09:51,750 vehicle has cleared the tower and is 1939 02:09:55,750 --> 02:09:54,159 beginning the pitch over program 1940 02:09:57,589 --> 02:09:55,760 and the rd-180 is throttling down 1941 02:09:58,830 --> 02:09:57,599 slightly as expected engine response 1942 02:10:01,350 --> 02:09:58,840 looks 1943 02:10:03,030 --> 02:10:01,360 good and passing 20 seconds of the 1944 02:10:04,229 --> 02:10:03,040 flight the pu system has gone to close 1945 02:10:05,910 --> 02:10:04,239 with control 1946 02:10:08,310 --> 02:10:05,920 srb chamber pressures continue to look 1947 02:10:09,830 --> 02:10:08,320 nominal 1948 02:10:11,750 --> 02:10:09,840 if you're just joining us welcome to 1949 02:10:13,830 --> 02:10:11,760 nasa's live coverage of the laser 1950 02:10:16,390 --> 02:10:13,840 communications relay demonstration or 1951 02:10:18,709 --> 02:10:16,400 lcrd it launched about 20 minutes ago 1952 02:10:21,830 --> 02:10:18,719 from cape canaveral space for station as 1953 02:10:23,510 --> 02:10:21,840 part of the space test program 3 mission 1954 02:10:25,750 --> 02:10:23,520 lcrd will demonstrate the unique 1955 02:10:28,229 --> 02:10:25,760 capabilities of laser also known as 1956 02:10:30,790 --> 02:10:28,239 optical communications versus the radio 1957 02:10:32,390 --> 02:10:30,800 systems nasa uses now and here with me 1958 02:10:34,390 --> 02:10:32,400 this morning is jeff sheehai he's the 1959 02:10:36,709 --> 02:10:34,400 chief engineer for nasa's space 1960 02:10:38,069 --> 02:10:36,719 technology mission directorate jeff 1961 02:10:40,229 --> 02:10:38,079 wasn't that a beautiful launch oh 1962 02:10:42,870 --> 02:10:40,239 they're always amazing everybody right 1963 02:10:44,629 --> 02:10:42,880 out there the launch of the brake flash 1964 02:10:46,550 --> 02:10:44,639 and then you wait a few seconds and you 1965 02:10:47,990 --> 02:10:46,560 hear that sound it kind of beats against 1966 02:10:49,830 --> 02:10:48,000 your chest yeah 1967 02:10:51,510 --> 02:10:49,840 i've seen a number of launches now and 1968 02:10:53,270 --> 02:10:51,520 they never get old yeah definitely worth 1969 02:10:55,350 --> 02:10:53,280 the wait this morning and so talk to me 1970 02:10:57,109 --> 02:10:55,360 about uh you know lc or d again is on 1971 02:10:59,430 --> 02:10:57,119 its way now but there's still a lot we 1972 02:11:02,550 --> 02:10:59,440 need to monitor right yeah you know the 1973 02:11:03,430 --> 02:11:02,560 spacecraft is going to be delivered to 1974 02:11:06,310 --> 02:11:03,440 near 1975 02:11:07,830 --> 02:11:06,320 its final orbital home in about six 1976 02:11:09,030 --> 02:11:07,840 hours and 10 minutes from now it'll be 1977 02:11:10,550 --> 02:11:09,040 dropped off 1978 02:11:13,030 --> 02:11:10,560 from the upper stage of the launch 1979 02:11:15,030 --> 02:11:13,040 vehicle and then it'll maneuver into 1980 02:11:18,390 --> 02:11:15,040 place over the course of a a couple of 1981 02:11:19,990 --> 02:11:18,400 weeks during those couple of weeks the 1982 02:11:22,149 --> 02:11:20,000 space force will be checking out their 1983 02:11:25,750 --> 02:11:22,159 spacecraft the spacecraft is more than 1984 02:11:28,629 --> 02:11:25,760 just a a host platform right in terms of 1985 02:11:31,030 --> 02:11:28,639 a place to mount all the lcrd stuff but 1986 02:11:33,270 --> 02:11:31,040 lcrd is going to rely on spacecraft 1987 02:11:34,870 --> 02:11:33,280 systems to be working so they'll bring 1988 02:11:37,430 --> 02:11:34,880 up the spacecraft check it out make sure 1989 02:11:38,950 --> 02:11:37,440 everything's working okay yeah and then 1990 02:11:41,990 --> 02:11:38,960 when we know about two and a half weeks 1991 02:11:44,149 --> 02:11:42,000 from now when the the spacecraft is in 1992 02:11:45,990 --> 02:11:44,159 its proper orbit when the spacecraft is 1993 02:11:48,149 --> 02:11:46,000 open checked out we'll be able to turn 1994 02:11:50,069 --> 02:11:48,159 on the lcrd payload yeah that's really 1995 02:11:51,589 --> 02:11:50,079 exciting and then when do you say hey 1996 02:11:53,270 --> 02:11:51,599 this mission was a success is there a 1997 02:11:55,430 --> 02:11:53,280 threshold we need to cross there's a 1998 02:11:57,350 --> 02:11:55,440 number of objectives that we have for 1999 02:11:59,430 --> 02:11:57,360 the mission all of the technology 2000 02:12:01,350 --> 02:11:59,440 demonstrations that we do we write 2001 02:12:03,350 --> 02:12:01,360 formal requirements and we have a set of 2002 02:12:06,709 --> 02:12:03,360 mission objectives and this one's no 2003 02:12:08,790 --> 02:12:06,719 different we've got objectives that 2004 02:12:11,430 --> 02:12:08,800 will demonstrate the capability of 2005 02:12:13,830 --> 02:12:11,440 transmitting data at high data rates 2006 02:12:15,990 --> 02:12:13,840 from the ground to the spacecraft from 2007 02:12:18,950 --> 02:12:16,000 the spacecraft to the ground ultimately 2008 02:12:21,830 --> 02:12:18,960 there'll be other assets in space on the 2009 02:12:24,390 --> 02:12:21,840 iss on the orion capsule we'll 2010 02:12:28,149 --> 02:12:24,400 communicate between those and relay that 2011 02:12:29,830 --> 02:12:28,159 data to the ground the the r in lcrd the 2012 02:12:31,750 --> 02:12:29,840 relay part is yeah is really an 2013 02:12:34,550 --> 02:12:31,760 important aspect of the demonstration 2014 02:12:36,870 --> 02:12:34,560 here it's not just about being able to 2015 02:12:39,510 --> 02:12:36,880 send data from a a spacecraft to ground 2016 02:12:41,830 --> 02:12:39,520 but relay that data to other between 2017 02:12:43,589 --> 02:12:41,840 other assets in space so when we 2018 02:12:45,589 --> 02:12:43,599 accomplished that 2019 02:12:46,950 --> 02:12:45,599 basically showed that hey it works great 2020 02:12:48,629 --> 02:12:46,960 right that's what we're trying to do 2021 02:12:50,870 --> 02:12:48,639 we're trying to demonstrate how well 2022 02:12:52,870 --> 02:12:50,880 does this work anyway and so when we 2023 02:12:55,189 --> 02:12:52,880 demonstrate that it works well then 2024 02:12:57,350 --> 02:12:55,199 we'll try out different operational 2025 02:13:00,390 --> 02:12:57,360 scenarios what we want to do is 2026 02:13:02,629 --> 02:13:00,400 demonstrate the capability to a point 2027 02:13:04,790 --> 02:13:02,639 where a mission planner could say hey 2028 02:13:07,350 --> 02:13:04,800 that's a technology that i can really 2029 02:13:09,430 --> 02:13:07,360 use to benefit my mission so we'll try 2030 02:13:11,109 --> 02:13:09,440 out different operational scenarios 2031 02:13:13,510 --> 02:13:11,119 we're going to be taking a lot of data 2032 02:13:15,270 --> 02:13:13,520 on how well does the laser penetrate 2033 02:13:16,629 --> 02:13:15,280 through the atmosphere right how however 2034 02:13:19,510 --> 02:13:16,639 we receive the data at these ground 2035 02:13:21,030 --> 02:13:19,520 stations in california and hawaii yeah 2036 02:13:23,750 --> 02:13:21,040 there'll be some atmospheric 2037 02:13:25,270 --> 02:13:23,760 interference we have adaptive optics in 2038 02:13:26,950 --> 02:13:25,280 the ground station to be able to correct 2039 02:13:29,109 --> 02:13:26,960 for that so with this launch it just 2040 02:13:30,470 --> 02:13:29,119 means more more work for you guys yeah 2041 02:13:33,189 --> 02:13:30,480 we were just talking to the program 2042 02:13:34,950 --> 02:13:33,199 manager before we came on and he said 2043 02:13:36,470 --> 02:13:34,960 yeah this is tricking one thing off but 2044 02:13:37,910 --> 02:13:36,480 now the real work starts right but it's 2045 02:13:39,830 --> 02:13:37,920 exciting work and i'm so glad you guys 2046 02:13:41,270 --> 02:13:39,840 got to launch today and and yeah we'll 2047 02:13:42,790 --> 02:13:41,280 just see when the experiments start in 2048 02:13:45,109 --> 02:13:42,800 march so thank you jeff you're welcome 2049 02:13:47,669 --> 02:13:45,119 thank you so much and lcrd will be 2050 02:13:49,510 --> 02:13:47,679 nasa's first two-way end-to-end optical 2051 02:13:51,430 --> 02:13:49,520 relay because it can both send and 2052 02:13:55,470 --> 02:13:51,440 receive data at once check out this 2053 02:13:59,109 --> 02:13:56,629 [Music] 2054 02:14:01,430 --> 02:13:59,119 lcrd will relay sample data like 2055 02:14:03,430 --> 02:14:01,440 glimpses of planetary surfaces or 2056 02:14:05,189 --> 02:14:03,440 satellite health down to earth over 2057 02:14:07,910 --> 02:14:05,199 infrared lasers 2058 02:14:09,270 --> 02:14:07,920 historically nasa has used radio waves 2059 02:14:12,149 --> 02:14:09,280 to communicate 2060 02:14:14,870 --> 02:14:12,159 when we landed on the moon in 1969 2061 02:14:23,830 --> 02:14:14,880 neil armstrong's first words came across 2062 02:14:28,629 --> 02:14:25,750 when we go back to the moon we're going 2063 02:14:30,470 --> 02:14:28,639 to stay longer and explore more 2064 02:14:32,069 --> 02:14:30,480 with so many new and exciting things 2065 02:14:33,990 --> 02:14:32,079 happening on the moon 2066 02:14:35,109 --> 02:14:34,000 missions will need a better way to talk 2067 02:14:37,189 --> 02:14:35,119 with earth 2068 02:14:40,069 --> 02:14:37,199 and that's where lasers come in 2069 02:14:41,910 --> 02:14:40,079 lcrd will demo the vast capability of 2070 02:14:44,709 --> 02:14:41,920 laser communications 2071 02:14:46,790 --> 02:14:44,719 this includes transmitting 10 to 100 2072 02:14:49,270 --> 02:14:46,800 times more information to earth than is 2073 02:14:51,270 --> 02:14:49,280 possible using radio systems 2074 02:14:54,950 --> 02:14:51,280 meaning missions can send more detailed 2075 02:14:57,910 --> 02:14:54,960 photos videos and data 2076 02:14:59,589 --> 02:14:57,920 when lcrd reaches its destination it 2077 02:15:01,270 --> 02:14:59,599 will spend two years conducting 2078 02:15:03,910 --> 02:15:01,280 experiments that will be developed by 2079 02:15:06,310 --> 02:15:03,920 nasa and our friends in industry and 2080 02:15:09,030 --> 02:15:06,320 academia 2081 02:15:11,990 --> 02:15:09,040 lcrd's first orbiting experimental user 2082 02:15:13,750 --> 02:15:12,000 will be the international space station 2083 02:15:16,550 --> 02:15:13,760 astronauts live and work there 2084 02:15:20,069 --> 02:15:16,560 conducting research about life in space 2085 02:15:22,149 --> 02:15:20,079 microgravity biology and more 2086 02:15:24,229 --> 02:15:22,159 using lasers the station will be able to 2087 02:15:26,550 --> 02:15:24,239 relay more experimental data to 2088 02:15:28,470 --> 02:15:26,560 scientists on earth 2089 02:15:30,069 --> 02:15:28,480 laser systems are great for missions 2090 02:15:32,709 --> 02:15:30,079 like the space station because they 2091 02:15:34,790 --> 02:15:32,719 weigh less are smaller and use less 2092 02:15:36,790 --> 02:15:34,800 power than radio systems 2093 02:15:39,109 --> 02:15:36,800 a smaller size means more room for 2094 02:15:41,109 --> 02:15:39,119 science instruments 2095 02:15:42,229 --> 02:15:41,119 less weight means a less expensive 2096 02:15:44,069 --> 02:15:42,239 launch 2097 02:15:47,270 --> 02:15:44,079 less power means less drain on the 2098 02:15:49,350 --> 02:15:47,280 spacecraft's batteries 2099 02:15:51,030 --> 02:15:49,360 lcrd and the space station will work 2100 02:15:53,109 --> 02:15:51,040 together and demonstrate laser 2101 02:15:55,030 --> 02:15:53,119 communications near earth 2102 02:15:57,270 --> 02:15:55,040 this will help prove laser systems are 2103 02:16:02,450 --> 02:15:57,280 an option for future expeditions back to 2104 02:16:11,990 --> 02:16:10,470 [Music] 2105 02:16:14,629 --> 02:16:12,000 thanks again for joining us for this 2106 02:16:17,030 --> 02:16:14,639 live launch coverage of lcrd again it 2107 02:16:18,950 --> 02:16:17,040 will orbit about 22 000 miles above the 2108 02:16:20,709 --> 02:16:18,960 earth's surface while it conducts two 2109 02:16:23,589 --> 02:16:20,719 years worth of experiments you can 2110 02:16:25,270 --> 02:16:23,599 follow all the updates at nasa.gov 2111 02:16:26,950 --> 02:16:25,280 lasercoms you can see it right there on 2112 02:16:28,550 --> 02:16:26,960 the bottom of your screen and you can 2113 02:16:30,629 --> 02:16:28,560 never get enough video of a beautiful 2114 02:16:32,230 --> 02:16:30,639 launch so let's close out the show with 2115 02:16:38,790 --> 02:16:32,240 another replay have a wonderful day 2116 02:16:41,349 --> 02:16:40,389 t minus 10 2117 02:16:42,230 --> 02:16:41,359 9 2118 02:16:43,190 --> 02:16:42,240 8 2119 02:16:44,230 --> 02:16:43,200 7 2120 02:16:45,270 --> 02:16:44,240 6 2121 02:16:46,230 --> 02:16:45,280 5 2122 02:16:47,270 --> 02:16:46,240 four 2123 02:16:48,230 --> 02:16:47,280 three 2124 02:16:50,870 --> 02:16:48,240 two 2125 02:16:53,589 --> 02:16:50,880 one and we have 2126 02:16:56,389 --> 02:16:53,599 liftoff of the united launch alliance 2127 02:17:00,549 --> 02:16:56,399 atlas v rocket with the stp-3 mission 2128 02:17:01,830 --> 02:17:00,559 for the united states space force 2129 02:17:04,230 --> 02:17:01,840 vehicle has cleared the tower and is 2130 02:17:05,830 --> 02:17:04,240 beginning to pitch over program 2131 02:17:07,669 --> 02:17:05,840 and the rd-180 is throttling down 2132 02:17:09,990 --> 02:17:07,679 slightly as expected engine response 2133 02:17:12,150 --> 02:17:10,000 looks good 2134 02:17:14,309 --> 02:17:12,160 and passing 20 seconds of deflate the pu 2135 02:17:15,990 --> 02:17:14,319 system has gone to closed loop control 2136 02:17:18,309 --> 02:17:16,000 srb chamber pressures continue to look 2137 02:17:19,830 --> 02:17:18,319 nominal rd180 pump speed and fuel 2138 02:17:31,430 --> 02:17:19,840 injector pressure fuel injector