1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:01,309 [Music] 2 00:00:22,250 --> 00:00:02,730 foreign 3 00:00:22,260 --> 00:00:34,549 [Music] 4 00:00:34,559 --> 00:00:43,970 foreign 5 00:00:47,030 --> 00:00:45,830 good morning and welcome back to the 6 00:00:49,490 --> 00:00:47,040 International Space Station flight 7 00:00:51,049 --> 00:00:49,500 control room I'm NASA Shaniqua Vereen 8 00:00:53,930 --> 00:00:51,059 and you are watching live Mission 9 00:00:55,970 --> 00:00:53,940 coverage for the NASA SpaceX crew 4 10 00:00:58,610 --> 00:00:55,980 Mission today we are returning for 11 00:00:59,930 --> 00:00:58,620 astronauts home after a six-month 12 00:01:07,250 --> 00:00:59,940 science Mission aboard the International 13 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:13,130 with you on to Josh 14 00:01:19,250 --> 00:01:15,230 yeah as you've probably already heard uh 15 00:01:21,469 --> 00:01:19,260 sounded like uh uh there is no fire 16 00:01:24,350 --> 00:01:21,479 there and the uh Russian segment we've 17 00:01:28,190 --> 00:01:24,360 got zeros on our CSA CPS here in node 18 00:01:29,870 --> 00:01:28,200 two uh so if uh you agree I think we're 19 00:01:54,469 --> 00:01:29,880 stepping back into the dragon procedures 20 00:01:54,479 --> 00:02:04,910 we don't need 21 00:02:15,589 --> 00:02:07,069 Asian Houston on Space ground two for 22 00:02:20,449 --> 00:02:17,510 yep uh thank you again for that report 23 00:02:23,030 --> 00:02:20,459 we're waiting on our colleagues in the 24 00:02:26,270 --> 00:02:23,040 Russian segment to give us the csac 25 00:02:28,250 --> 00:02:26,280 teachings CP readings there other than 26 00:02:37,729 --> 00:02:28,260 that we will let you know when we are 27 00:02:45,970 --> 00:02:41,150 okay copy that we will stand by on 28 00:02:45,980 --> 00:03:17,750 good read 29 00:03:21,890 --> 00:03:19,670 again you're watching live Mission 30 00:03:24,050 --> 00:03:21,900 coverage of NASA SpaceX crew 4 Mission 31 00:03:25,190 --> 00:03:24,060 returning for astronaut's home from a 32 00:03:26,930 --> 00:03:25,200 six-month stay aboard the International 33 00:03:30,649 --> 00:03:26,940 Space Station 34 00:03:31,910 --> 00:03:30,659 Mission Control teams here and at SpaceX 35 00:03:34,130 --> 00:03:31,920 Mission Control in Hawthorne California 36 00:03:36,290 --> 00:03:34,140 have delayed today's undocking time 37 00:03:39,110 --> 00:03:36,300 moving it to the right about 30 minutes 38 00:03:41,630 --> 00:03:39,120 we're looking at 11 05 a.m central time 39 00:03:44,089 --> 00:03:41,640 for an undocking the middle of a 40 00:03:46,610 --> 00:03:44,099 one-hour undocking window to allow crew 41 00:03:49,070 --> 00:03:46,620 on the International Space Station to 42 00:03:51,470 --> 00:03:49,080 check the hatch alignment on the ISS 43 00:03:53,630 --> 00:03:51,480 side of the docking interface 44 00:03:55,250 --> 00:03:53,640 crews are proceeding now with vegetable 45 00:03:58,369 --> 00:03:55,260 depressurization 46 00:04:12,949 --> 00:03:58,379 and moving along towards that 1105 a.m 47 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:16,069 today's undocking is autonomous but will 48 00:04:19,430 --> 00:04:18,180 be monitored by ground controllers here 49 00:04:21,469 --> 00:04:19,440 in the International Space Station 50 00:04:24,170 --> 00:04:21,479 flight control room and in Hawthorne 51 00:04:26,870 --> 00:04:24,180 California teams are being led here by 52 00:04:30,350 --> 00:04:26,880 flight director Adi boulos 53 00:04:32,930 --> 00:04:30,360 station Houston on the big loop letting 54 00:04:34,909 --> 00:04:32,940 you know that we did get confirmation 55 00:04:40,310 --> 00:04:34,919 that this was a false fire and we are 56 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,969 and happy place 57 00:04:49,430 --> 00:04:46,550 education copies and we are in Step uh 58 00:05:14,030 --> 00:04:49,440 three decimal one of us hatch seal 59 00:05:18,230 --> 00:05:16,189 currently going to live view inside of 60 00:05:19,790 --> 00:05:18,240 SpaceX Dragon Freedom attached to the 61 00:05:22,310 --> 00:05:19,800 space facing Port of the harmony module 62 00:05:26,390 --> 00:05:22,320 dragon is returning to Earth later today 63 00:05:29,090 --> 00:05:26,400 expected still at 3 55 PM Central Time 64 00:05:31,909 --> 00:05:29,100 returning a crew of four along with 65 00:05:34,010 --> 00:05:31,919 hundreds of pounds of return cargo 66 00:05:37,249 --> 00:05:34,020 we're looking for Dragon to depart the 67 00:05:38,629 --> 00:05:37,259 station again that's 1105 a.m Central 68 00:05:41,270 --> 00:05:38,639 Time 69 00:05:44,870 --> 00:05:41,280 upon undocking dragon wall have a small 70 00:05:46,790 --> 00:05:44,880 set of fight firings or Burns to push it 71 00:05:49,370 --> 00:05:46,800 away from the station again we're 72 00:05:52,430 --> 00:05:49,380 looking for a de-orbit burn to come a 73 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:52,440 few hours later looking at a around a 74 00:05:58,370 --> 00:05:55,699 three o'clock de-orbit burn for a 355 75 00:06:01,249 --> 00:05:58,380 p.m Central Time 76 00:06:27,469 --> 00:06:01,259 Splashdown off the coast of Florida and 77 00:06:32,510 --> 00:06:30,050 Houston Station on two for hatch seal 78 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:32,520 inspection of the Note 2 Zenith half 79 00:06:37,340 --> 00:07:31,490 Houston copies 80 00:07:35,570 --> 00:07:33,650 there are a couple Milestones we'll see 81 00:07:37,550 --> 00:07:35,580 Dragon meet this morning first those 82 00:07:39,770 --> 00:07:37,560 departure Burns but then it will cross 83 00:07:42,050 --> 00:07:39,780 the keep out sphere an invisible line 84 00:07:44,210 --> 00:07:42,060 around the station with a 200 meter 85 00:07:46,070 --> 00:07:44,220 radius it will keep heading away from 86 00:07:47,330 --> 00:07:46,080 the state Nation will stand by until it 87 00:07:49,550 --> 00:07:47,340 makes its way out of the approach 88 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:49,560 ellipsoid another invisible line 89 00:07:53,689 --> 00:07:51,180 considered the neighborhood of the 90 00:07:55,790 --> 00:07:53,699 station these invisible lines are where 91 00:08:00,050 --> 00:07:55,800 we have checkpoints for the vehicle on 92 00:08:05,510 --> 00:08:03,710 once that command to undock is sent we 93 00:08:06,830 --> 00:08:05,520 will be looking for two sets of six 94 00:08:08,870 --> 00:08:06,840 hooks from the International Space 95 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:08,880 Station to be released from Dragon 96 00:08:13,129 --> 00:08:10,560 freedom 97 00:08:15,350 --> 00:08:13,139 after open two small undocking Burns 98 00:08:17,270 --> 00:08:15,360 that will last less than two seconds and 99 00:08:18,469 --> 00:08:17,280 will begin to see separation of the 100 00:08:21,110 --> 00:08:18,479 vehicle 101 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:21,120 the spacecraft will start to slowly 102 00:08:25,850 --> 00:08:23,580 drift away next dragon will have a few 103 00:08:28,610 --> 00:08:25,860 departure Burns to get into the proper 104 00:08:31,309 --> 00:08:28,620 position away from station for its 105 00:08:34,909 --> 00:08:31,319 eventual deorbit burn scheduled later 106 00:08:37,010 --> 00:08:34,919 today at 301 PM Central Time 107 00:08:38,990 --> 00:08:37,020 that will slow Dragon down enough to 108 00:08:41,329 --> 00:08:39,000 drop it out of orbit and send it towards 109 00:08:44,990 --> 00:08:41,339 its Landing Zone splashing down at 110 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:45,000 approximately 3 55 PM Central Time 4 55 111 00:08:55,920 --> 00:12:25,490 copy 112 00:12:29,810 --> 00:12:27,410 if you're just joining us the crew 113 00:12:32,269 --> 00:12:29,820 Dragon Freedom along with crew 4 is 114 00:12:35,630 --> 00:12:32,279 ready to do to depart the space station 115 00:12:37,430 --> 00:12:35,640 having arrived on April 27th the crew 116 00:12:40,910 --> 00:12:37,440 consists of NASA astronauts Chell 117 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:40,920 Lindgren Bob Hines Jessica Watkins and 118 00:12:44,509 --> 00:12:42,480 Issa astronaut Samantha Christopher 119 00:12:47,269 --> 00:12:44,519 ready 120 00:12:49,190 --> 00:12:47,279 Freedom SpaceX on the big loop for 121 00:13:27,050 --> 00:12:49,200 timeline impacts and return to Earth 122 00:13:31,790 --> 00:13:29,690 Freedom SpaceX on the big loop for 123 00:13:35,210 --> 00:13:31,800 timeline impacts and return to Earth 124 00:13:35,220 --> 00:13:39,290 right down the big one 125 00:13:43,430 --> 00:13:41,930 you tell we've got some time to talk 126 00:13:45,350 --> 00:13:43,440 here so I want to walk through the plan 127 00:13:47,150 --> 00:13:45,360 for the next few hours and give you a 128 00:13:47,930 --> 00:13:47,160 chance to ask any questions you might 129 00:13:50,690 --> 00:13:47,940 have 130 00:13:52,610 --> 00:13:50,700 first we expect about 20 minutes 131 00:13:55,490 --> 00:13:52,620 remaining here on the vestibule leak 132 00:13:57,949 --> 00:13:55,500 check complete around one five five zero 133 00:14:00,590 --> 00:13:57,959 after that we have some final vehicle 134 00:14:03,650 --> 00:14:00,600 reconfigurations prior to undock and our 135 00:14:10,129 --> 00:14:03,660 targeting 1600 for undock sequence start 136 00:14:10,139 --> 00:14:15,050 starts 137 00:14:21,410 --> 00:14:18,230 good copy uh some more words after we 138 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:21,420 undock we are targeting Jacksonville as 139 00:14:25,670 --> 00:14:23,940 primary with Tallahassee as an alternate 140 00:14:27,829 --> 00:14:25,680 24 hours later 141 00:14:31,190 --> 00:14:27,839 and to get down to Jacksonville we've 142 00:14:33,170 --> 00:14:31,200 got depart Burns one two and three one 143 00:14:35,750 --> 00:14:33,180 prop waste burn and then the deorbit 144 00:14:37,790 --> 00:14:35,760 burn expect all the events on your 145 00:14:40,370 --> 00:14:37,800 timeline through Department three to 146 00:14:43,069 --> 00:14:40,380 shift 30 minutes but the prop waistburn 147 00:14:50,090 --> 00:14:43,079 and yogurt burn timing is accurate how 148 00:14:50,100 --> 00:14:53,329 in the company 149 00:14:58,189 --> 00:14:56,030 continuing latest forecast in 150 00:15:01,069 --> 00:14:58,199 Jacksonville shows winds averaging below 151 00:15:03,410 --> 00:15:01,079 seven knots shallow waves no rain great 152 00:15:06,110 --> 00:15:03,420 weather to land our recovery vessel 153 00:15:07,370 --> 00:15:06,120 Megan is on site not tracking any issues 154 00:15:08,030 --> 00:15:07,380 they're ready to get you out of the 155 00:15:09,829 --> 00:15:08,040 water 156 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:09,839 and I just got word from Rick on the 157 00:15:16,860 --> 00:15:21,290 and 158 00:15:29,090 --> 00:15:22,490 um 159 00:15:33,470 --> 00:15:31,310 and a few more words on timeline after 160 00:15:35,569 --> 00:15:33,480 we undock it's a bit of an expedited 161 00:15:37,970 --> 00:15:35,579 timeline to splash down you're out of 162 00:15:40,129 --> 00:15:37,980 suits for less than two hours I'm going 163 00:15:42,710 --> 00:15:40,139 to leave it up to y'all to manage suit 164 00:15:46,730 --> 00:15:42,720 stowage as appropriate we're going to 165 00:15:48,290 --> 00:15:46,740 plan a PMC after depart burn two and 166 00:15:55,690 --> 00:15:48,300 I'll leave it up to you to take it or 167 00:16:00,350 --> 00:15:56,949 [Music] 168 00:16:05,449 --> 00:16:00,360 we've managed to received in the 169 00:16:11,750 --> 00:16:08,750 good copy continuing manual control of 170 00:16:14,629 --> 00:16:11,760 cabin temperature is not going to work 171 00:16:18,050 --> 00:16:14,639 through 4.080 as we start to cool the 172 00:16:19,430 --> 00:16:18,060 vehicle prior to the orbit and as a 173 00:16:23,090 --> 00:16:19,440 final note I'm going to have you step 174 00:16:25,189 --> 00:16:23,100 into 4.700 now to get a head start on 175 00:16:27,650 --> 00:16:25,199 cabin configuration for the deorbit 176 00:16:31,129 --> 00:16:27,660 sequence I've got two notes on that 177 00:16:33,889 --> 00:16:31,139 procedure the first is that pre-chill is 178 00:16:35,750 --> 00:16:33,899 not necessary in section one essentially 179 00:16:38,689 --> 00:16:35,760 skip that section 180 00:16:41,930 --> 00:16:38,699 second note floater cam inspection not 181 00:16:43,610 --> 00:16:41,940 necessary in section four so similarly 182 00:16:45,350 --> 00:16:43,620 to Suits we'll be looking to you to 183 00:16:47,389 --> 00:16:45,360 manage cargo and have the cabin 184 00:16:53,449 --> 00:16:47,399 configured for entry prior to suit leak 185 00:16:53,459 --> 00:16:59,749 recipients 186 00:17:08,090 --> 00:17:02,230 not the beginning 187 00:17:11,689 --> 00:17:08,100 as soon as your cargo prior to 1855. 188 00:17:13,730 --> 00:17:11,699 foreign copy on all and now a question 189 00:17:23,210 --> 00:17:13,740 for you do you have any questions for 190 00:17:23,220 --> 00:17:37,130 I would like to know 191 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:39,830 and freedom we've got vanilla and orange 192 00:17:44,990 --> 00:17:42,539 guava sorbet here I don't expect you'll 193 00:17:49,130 --> 00:17:45,000 make it here this week but uh we'll see 194 00:17:52,130 --> 00:17:51,110 that's great I sure appreciate it we 195 00:17:54,169 --> 00:17:52,140 don't have any other questions we're 196 00:17:58,789 --> 00:17:54,179 looking forward to uh 197 00:18:02,330 --> 00:18:00,470 copy all Freedom we're looking forward 198 00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:02,340 to seeing you as well and I'll be back 199 00:18:10,070 --> 00:18:03,960 with you shortly on vestibular leak 200 00:18:15,230 --> 00:18:12,770 and with that Houston Station on two 201 00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:15,240 we've got the Note 2 overhead hatch and 202 00:18:22,130 --> 00:18:16,980 mpev close and you've already got the 203 00:18:22,140 --> 00:18:34,370 copy 204 00:18:39,529 --> 00:18:37,070 and you just heard a message from Jake 205 00:18:42,230 --> 00:18:39,539 vindel the corn SpaceX mission control 206 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:42,240 the crew operations resource engineer 207 00:18:48,950 --> 00:18:46,260 reporting to uh dragon Commander Chell 208 00:18:51,710 --> 00:18:48,960 Lindgren that they do have a 30-minute 209 00:18:53,750 --> 00:18:51,720 delay into that in today's undocking 210 00:18:57,049 --> 00:18:53,760 time again we're moving that to the 211 00:18:58,730 --> 00:18:57,059 right to 11 05 a.m Central Time the 212 00:19:01,370 --> 00:18:58,740 middle of a one hour undocking window 213 00:19:03,950 --> 00:19:01,380 and this allowed the crew on the ISS 214 00:19:07,190 --> 00:19:03,960 time to check the hatch alignment on the 215 00:19:11,090 --> 00:19:07,200 ISS side of the docking interface crews 216 00:19:14,210 --> 00:19:11,100 are currently in vestibule leak chick 217 00:19:18,529 --> 00:19:14,220 and we're waiting to see that that moves 218 00:19:24,289 --> 00:19:20,990 NASA and SpaceX are still targeting at 3 219 00:19:26,630 --> 00:19:24,299 55 PM Central Time 4 55 PM Eastern Time 220 00:19:31,490 --> 00:19:26,640 splash down off the coast of 221 00:19:36,230 --> 00:19:33,470 wrapping up nearly six-month science 222 00:19:39,770 --> 00:19:36,240 mission for NASA astronauts Joe lingern 223 00:21:32,330 --> 00:19:39,780 Bob Hines Jessica Watkins and Issa 224 00:21:32,340 --> 00:21:35,710 foreign 225 00:22:10,850 --> 00:21:37,970 when you have a chance give us a call on 226 00:22:15,169 --> 00:22:13,610 taking another live look at the SpaceX 227 00:22:17,990 --> 00:22:15,179 Dragon Freedom attached to the space 228 00:22:19,549 --> 00:22:18,000 facing Port of the harmony module dragon 229 00:22:24,289 --> 00:22:19,559 is returning to Earth later today 230 00:22:27,350 --> 00:22:24,299 expected at 3 55 PM Central Time 4 55 PM 231 00:22:29,450 --> 00:22:27,360 eastern time with about 500 pounds of 232 00:22:31,070 --> 00:22:29,460 research and returned cargo along with 233 00:22:33,710 --> 00:22:31,080 the crew for 234 00:22:35,690 --> 00:22:33,720 crew members about four hours after 235 00:22:37,789 --> 00:22:35,700 Dragon departs from the station it will 236 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:37,799 conduct a de-orbit burn 237 00:22:42,770 --> 00:22:40,260 which will last about 16 minutes and 40 238 00:22:44,510 --> 00:22:42,780 seconds it'll then take about 30 minutes 239 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:44,520 for Dragon to re-enter the Earth's 240 00:22:48,529 --> 00:22:46,500 atmosphere for its parachute assisted 241 00:22:51,169 --> 00:22:48,539 Splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville 242 00:22:54,529 --> 00:22:51,179 Florida again we're expecting that 243 00:22:57,950 --> 00:22:54,539 splashed on at 3 55 PM Central Time 4 55 244 00:23:01,909 --> 00:22:59,870 there are a couple Milestones we'll see 245 00:23:04,730 --> 00:23:01,919 Dragon meet this morning first those 246 00:23:06,590 --> 00:23:04,740 departure Burns but then it will get it 247 00:23:08,570 --> 00:23:06,600 will cross the keep out sphere in a 248 00:23:11,149 --> 00:23:08,580 visible line around the station with a 249 00:23:12,950 --> 00:23:11,159 200 meteor radius it will keep heading 250 00:23:14,630 --> 00:23:12,960 away from the station and will stand by 251 00:23:16,850 --> 00:23:14,640 until it makes its way out of the 252 00:23:19,010 --> 00:23:16,860 approach ellipsoid another invisible 253 00:23:21,110 --> 00:23:19,020 line considered the neighborhood of the 254 00:23:23,270 --> 00:23:21,120 station these invisible lines are where 255 00:23:25,549 --> 00:23:23,280 we have checkpoints for the via the 256 00:23:26,810 --> 00:23:25,559 vehicle on the way to and from the 257 00:23:29,330 --> 00:23:26,820 station 258 00:23:30,950 --> 00:23:29,340 once the command to undock is sent we 259 00:23:32,210 --> 00:23:30,960 will be looking for two sets of six 260 00:23:34,130 --> 00:23:32,220 hooks from the International Space 261 00:23:37,610 --> 00:23:34,140 Station to be released from Dragon 262 00:23:39,890 --> 00:23:37,620 freedom after open to small undocking 263 00:23:42,110 --> 00:23:39,900 Burns that will last less than two 264 00:23:44,930 --> 00:23:42,120 seconds 265 00:23:48,049 --> 00:23:44,940 and we'll see separation of the vehicle 266 00:23:49,669 --> 00:23:48,059 from the International Space Station 267 00:23:50,990 --> 00:23:49,679 the spacecraft will start to slowly 268 00:23:53,330 --> 00:23:51,000 Drift Away 269 00:23:55,370 --> 00:23:53,340 next we'll have a free a few departure 270 00:23:58,190 --> 00:23:55,380 Burns to get into the proper position 271 00:24:00,830 --> 00:23:58,200 away from the station for its eventual 272 00:24:04,789 --> 00:24:00,840 deorbit and we're looking for deorbit 273 00:24:06,649 --> 00:24:04,799 burn to be around 301 PM Central Time 274 00:24:08,510 --> 00:24:06,659 that will slow Dragon down enough to 275 00:24:10,490 --> 00:24:08,520 drop it out of orbit and send it toward 276 00:24:13,850 --> 00:24:10,500 the landing Zone splashing down at 277 00:24:16,010 --> 00:24:13,860 approximately 3 55 PM Central Time 4 55 278 00:25:20,890 --> 00:24:16,020 PM eastern time off the coast of 279 00:25:20,900 --> 00:25:27,769 office 2 for the timeline 280 00:25:27,779 --> 00:25:31,070 Houston's here on two 281 00:26:31,730 --> 00:25:33,409 okay I'm gonna go to uh fifth gown three 282 00:26:37,070 --> 00:26:33,710 if you're just joining us you're looking 283 00:26:39,230 --> 00:26:37,080 live inside of dragon Freedom where the 284 00:26:41,930 --> 00:26:39,240 crew 4 astronauts are preparing for 285 00:26:43,610 --> 00:26:41,940 undocking today returning after a 286 00:26:54,909 --> 00:26:43,620 six-month science Mission aboard the 287 00:27:00,169 --> 00:26:57,830 NASA and SpaceX are targeting an 1105 288 00:27:04,130 --> 00:27:00,179 a.m central time undocking from the 289 00:27:10,610 --> 00:27:07,070 with a Splashdown time of 3 55 PM 290 00:27:12,710 --> 00:27:10,620 eastern time Central Time 4 55 PM 291 00:27:46,330 --> 00:27:12,720 eastern time off the coast of 292 00:27:51,230 --> 00:27:48,710 we'll be providing continuous coverage 293 00:27:53,330 --> 00:27:51,240 through Splashdown and crew egress later 294 00:27:56,149 --> 00:27:53,340 today in just a few minutes our 295 00:27:57,830 --> 00:27:56,159 colleagues at Mission Control X or 296 00:27:59,390 --> 00:27:57,840 SpaceX Mission Control in Hawthorne 297 00:28:01,970 --> 00:27:59,400 California will be joining the broadcast 298 00:28:35,409 --> 00:28:01,980 and giving us some updates on what's 299 00:28:40,549 --> 00:28:37,909 dragon in International Space Station 300 00:28:43,610 --> 00:28:40,559 are currently flying 259 statute miles 301 00:29:07,970 --> 00:28:43,620 above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of 302 00:29:12,890 --> 00:29:10,730 again we should see and hear from our 303 00:29:15,950 --> 00:29:12,900 colleagues joining the broadcast from 304 00:29:59,649 --> 00:29:15,960 mccx space X's Mission Control in 305 00:30:05,029 --> 00:30:02,630 you're looking at a live view of the 306 00:30:06,649 --> 00:30:05,039 Dragon Freedom spacecraft as we await 307 00:30:09,649 --> 00:30:06,659 its departure from the International 308 00:30:10,789 --> 00:30:09,659 Space Station on its way back to planet 309 00:30:13,730 --> 00:30:10,799 Earth 310 00:30:16,250 --> 00:30:13,740 it's Friday October 14th here at SpaceX 311 00:30:18,169 --> 00:30:16,260 headquarters in Hawthorne California now 312 00:30:21,250 --> 00:30:18,179 we expect Dragon to push away from the 313 00:30:24,889 --> 00:30:21,260 space station at 9 05 a.m Pacific or 314 00:30:27,289 --> 00:30:24,899 1605 GMT and that will be with our crew 315 00:30:30,350 --> 00:30:27,299 4 astronauts including Chell Lindgren 316 00:30:33,110 --> 00:30:30,360 Bob Heinz Jessica Watkins and European 317 00:30:35,690 --> 00:30:33,120 Space Agency astronaut Samantha Carissa 318 00:30:38,450 --> 00:30:35,700 Ferretti the crew is currently suited up 319 00:30:40,549 --> 00:30:38,460 and inside dragon and the station 320 00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:40,559 hatches are all sealed in preparation 321 00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:42,720 for departure 322 00:30:47,029 --> 00:30:44,520 thanks for tuning in to watch live 323 00:30:48,769 --> 00:30:47,039 coverage of crew Dragon completing its 324 00:30:51,409 --> 00:30:48,779 fourth official long duration mission 325 00:30:53,090 --> 00:30:51,419 for NASA's commercial crew program my 326 00:30:55,190 --> 00:30:53,100 name is Kate Tice and I'm the quality 327 00:30:57,289 --> 00:30:55,200 systems engineering manager here at 328 00:30:59,149 --> 00:30:57,299 SpaceX joining me today from NASA 329 00:31:02,090 --> 00:30:59,159 Communications is Sandra Jones welcome 330 00:31:04,850 --> 00:31:02,100 thanks for having me Kay it's great to 331 00:31:07,430 --> 00:31:04,860 be here so once Dragon depart station 332 00:31:10,310 --> 00:31:07,440 the cruise flight home is expected to 333 00:31:13,070 --> 00:31:10,320 last around five hours upon separation 334 00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:13,080 from station Dragon will use its Draco 335 00:31:18,049 --> 00:31:15,360 engines to thrust away from the station 336 00:31:21,049 --> 00:31:18,059 in a series of carefully choreographed 337 00:31:22,549 --> 00:31:21,059 Maneuvers or four departure Burns to 338 00:31:25,010 --> 00:31:22,559 increase the distance between the 339 00:31:27,289 --> 00:31:25,020 spacecraft and the space station Dragon 340 00:31:29,330 --> 00:31:27,299 will also execute a phasing burn to 341 00:31:31,610 --> 00:31:29,340 lower its orbit and line the spacecraft 342 00:31:34,669 --> 00:31:31,620 up with its Landing location 343 00:31:37,130 --> 00:31:34,679 next on its trip home is the orbit entry 344 00:31:39,830 --> 00:31:37,140 and Landing which covers all operations 345 00:31:42,230 --> 00:31:39,840 after the final departure maneuver that 346 00:31:45,110 --> 00:31:42,240 includes trucksumi trunk separation 347 00:31:47,630 --> 00:31:45,120 closure of the nose cone a d orbit burn 348 00:31:50,690 --> 00:31:47,640 deployment of the drogue and Main 349 00:31:52,909 --> 00:31:50,700 parachutes and finally Splashdown which 350 00:31:55,130 --> 00:31:52,919 will be off the Florida coast at which 351 00:31:58,250 --> 00:31:55,140 point our teams will recover Chell Bob 352 00:32:00,470 --> 00:31:58,260 Jessica and Samantha later today dragon 353 00:32:04,190 --> 00:32:00,480 is targeted to splash down off the coast 354 00:32:08,269 --> 00:32:04,200 of Florida at 1 55 PM Pacific and that's 355 00:32:10,909 --> 00:32:08,279 today October 13th or 4 55 PM eastern 356 00:32:14,029 --> 00:32:10,919 time and followed by the crew getting 357 00:32:15,470 --> 00:32:14,039 picked up at Sea by one of the SpaceX 358 00:32:17,870 --> 00:32:15,480 recovery vessels 359 00:32:19,789 --> 00:32:17,880 that's right okay and today on board the 360 00:32:22,490 --> 00:32:19,799 International Space Station is the 361 00:32:24,710 --> 00:32:22,500 Expedition 68 crew they're currently 362 00:32:27,169 --> 00:32:24,720 being led by Rose Cosmos Cosmonaut 363 00:32:29,090 --> 00:32:27,179 Sergey prokopia who just took over as 364 00:32:30,529 --> 00:32:29,100 station Commander from Samantha 365 00:32:33,769 --> 00:32:30,539 Christopher ready who is coming home 366 00:32:35,149 --> 00:32:33,779 today on crew 4. and as a reminder just 367 00:32:37,730 --> 00:32:35,159 like its approach to the International 368 00:32:40,130 --> 00:32:37,740 Space Station dragon's departure into 369 00:32:42,409 --> 00:32:40,140 orbit is designed to be fully autonomous 370 00:32:45,529 --> 00:32:42,419 requiring no action from the crew on 371 00:32:47,269 --> 00:32:45,539 board NASA astronaut Nicole Mann helped 372 00:32:49,730 --> 00:32:47,279 the crew members prepare for departure 373 00:32:52,010 --> 00:32:49,740 earlier today and we'll be watching from 374 00:32:54,950 --> 00:32:52,020 the cupola but the prime departure 375 00:32:57,769 --> 00:32:54,960 monitoring role falls on Chell lingrin 376 00:33:00,169 --> 00:32:57,779 and Bob Heinz from inside dragon mission 377 00:33:02,870 --> 00:33:00,179 controls in Houston and Hawthorne will 378 00:33:05,029 --> 00:33:02,880 back them up so let's head over to 379 00:33:07,010 --> 00:33:05,039 Shaniqua Vereen at the Johnson Space 380 00:33:09,350 --> 00:33:07,020 Center to talk a bit about how the 381 00:33:11,269 --> 00:33:09,360 station crew have been preparing to send 382 00:33:13,610 --> 00:33:11,279 the crew home and what we can expect 383 00:33:19,509 --> 00:33:13,620 from here until Dragon departs from 384 00:33:23,210 --> 00:33:21,950 thanks Sandra and welcome back to the 385 00:33:25,070 --> 00:33:23,220 International Space Station flight 386 00:33:27,830 --> 00:33:25,080 control room at the Johnson Space Center 387 00:33:29,570 --> 00:33:27,840 in Houston Texas the flight control team 388 00:33:32,090 --> 00:33:29,580 is primed and ready for this morning's 389 00:33:33,769 --> 00:33:32,100 undocking operations today's orbit 2 390 00:33:36,950 --> 00:33:33,779 team is being led by NASA flight 391 00:33:39,230 --> 00:33:36,960 director ADI boulos since crew 5's 392 00:33:41,750 --> 00:33:39,240 arrival just last week it's been a busy 393 00:33:43,730 --> 00:33:41,760 week during our direct Handover 394 00:33:45,649 --> 00:33:43,740 over the last several days the 395 00:33:47,810 --> 00:33:45,659 astronauts worked to pack Dragon full of 396 00:33:50,330 --> 00:33:47,820 cargo for their return journey home 397 00:33:52,789 --> 00:33:50,340 along with the crew Dragon will return 398 00:33:55,549 --> 00:33:52,799 hundreds of pounds of cargo back to 399 00:33:57,830 --> 00:33:55,559 Earth the cargo inside includes some 400 00:34:00,649 --> 00:33:57,840 temples from continuing human research 401 00:34:02,930 --> 00:34:00,659 and some hardware and other items all of 402 00:34:05,330 --> 00:34:02,940 the cargo will be offloaded after we get 403 00:34:07,190 --> 00:34:05,340 the crew out following Splashdown and 404 00:34:09,950 --> 00:34:07,200 the scientific samples will then be sent 405 00:34:12,349 --> 00:34:09,960 to researchers for final analysis the 406 00:34:14,389 --> 00:34:12,359 crew also took time to get their SpaceX 407 00:34:16,129 --> 00:34:14,399 suits unpacked and ready for their 408 00:34:18,290 --> 00:34:16,139 journey home 409 00:34:20,869 --> 00:34:18,300 since getting the hatchets closed around 410 00:34:22,909 --> 00:34:20,879 9 20 a.m Central Time all four 411 00:34:24,530 --> 00:34:22,919 astronauts are now suited up and in 412 00:34:27,829 --> 00:34:24,540 their seats and standing by for 413 00:34:30,409 --> 00:34:27,839 undocking we'll continue to through to a 414 00:34:32,869 --> 00:34:30,419 final go no-go poll coming up in just a 415 00:34:34,730 --> 00:34:32,879 few minutes where the joint SpaceX and 416 00:34:37,310 --> 00:34:34,740 NASA teams make their final call for 417 00:34:39,290 --> 00:34:37,320 Dragon 2 depart station this is one of 418 00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:39,300 many checkpoints in the return that will 419 00:34:43,849 --> 00:34:41,339 continue all the way until just before 420 00:34:45,710 --> 00:34:43,859 the deorbit burn giving Mission managers 421 00:34:48,109 --> 00:34:45,720 multiple chances to assess the weather 422 00:34:50,149 --> 00:34:48,119 at the Splashdown zones and making sure 423 00:34:52,369 --> 00:34:50,159 everything is lining up before dragging 424 00:34:54,589 --> 00:34:52,379 departs so we'll stand by for the final 425 00:34:57,290 --> 00:34:54,599 go no go but for now everything's 426 00:35:00,530 --> 00:34:57,300 continuing to look good here and on time 427 00:35:02,210 --> 00:35:00,540 departure of 1105 am Central Time with 428 00:35:05,210 --> 00:35:02,220 that I'll throw it back over to you guys 429 00:35:07,430 --> 00:35:05,220 over to you Kate and Sandra 430 00:35:10,010 --> 00:35:07,440 thanks Shaniqua all good news to hear 431 00:35:14,990 --> 00:35:10,020 now separation is set for approximately 432 00:35:17,030 --> 00:35:15,000 905 am Pacific or 1605 GM GMT which is 433 00:35:18,589 --> 00:35:17,040 just a couple minutes from now at the 434 00:35:20,030 --> 00:35:18,599 moment Dragon which you see there on 435 00:35:22,790 --> 00:35:20,040 your screen is in its final 436 00:35:24,530 --> 00:35:22,800 configuration before undocking and we 437 00:35:26,990 --> 00:35:24,540 are awaiting for Mission operators to 438 00:35:28,670 --> 00:35:27,000 conduct their go no-go poll on whether 439 00:35:31,370 --> 00:35:28,680 to move forward with the undocking 440 00:35:32,810 --> 00:35:31,380 procedure and just like during its 441 00:35:35,690 --> 00:35:32,820 approach to the International Space 442 00:35:37,390 --> 00:35:35,700 Station dragons departure and deorbit is 443 00:35:39,710 --> 00:35:37,400 designed to be fully autonomous 444 00:35:41,690 --> 00:35:39,720 requiring no action from the crew on 445 00:35:43,490 --> 00:35:41,700 board which is even easier this time 446 00:35:45,530 --> 00:35:43,500 around since the crew won't have to stop 447 00:35:46,730 --> 00:35:45,540 at any waypoints like when we see a 448 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:46,740 vehicle arrive 449 00:35:51,050 --> 00:35:49,200 now once the undocking sequence is 450 00:35:53,450 --> 00:35:51,060 complete Dragon will use its Draco 451 00:35:55,730 --> 00:35:53,460 engines to thrust away from the station 452 00:35:58,849 --> 00:35:55,740 in a series of carefully choreographed 453 00:36:00,890 --> 00:35:58,859 Maneuvers or four to Portuguese 454 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:00,900 station Houston on Space to ground two 455 00:36:11,010 --> 00:36:15,470 [Music] 456 00:36:21,650 --> 00:36:18,530 go for exercise on two 457 00:36:24,530 --> 00:36:21,660 yeah until uh we complete undock um a 458 00:36:27,109 --> 00:36:24,540 red we have a nose or sorry a constraint 459 00:36:29,810 --> 00:36:27,119 on a red exercise so can you let Sergey 460 00:36:35,170 --> 00:36:29,820 know he has no go on a red and actually 461 00:36:36,850 --> 00:36:36,460 thank you 462 00:37:01,190 --> 00:36:36,860 [Applause] 463 00:37:04,970 --> 00:37:03,109 now once the undocking sequence is 464 00:37:06,770 --> 00:37:04,980 complete Dragon will use its Draco 465 00:37:08,810 --> 00:37:06,780 engines which you see a couple of those 466 00:37:11,030 --> 00:37:08,820 thrust reports there on your screen 467 00:37:13,069 --> 00:37:11,040 it'll use those Draco engines to thrust 468 00:37:15,050 --> 00:37:13,079 away from the station in a series of 469 00:37:17,150 --> 00:37:15,060 carefully choreographed Maneuvers or 470 00:37:19,010 --> 00:37:17,160 four departure Burns to increase the 471 00:37:21,170 --> 00:37:19,020 distance between the spacecraft and the 472 00:37:23,329 --> 00:37:21,180 space station from there a phasing burn 473 00:37:24,170 --> 00:37:23,339 will place dragon on a trajectory back 474 00:37:27,470 --> 00:37:24,180 to Earth 475 00:37:40,849 --> 00:37:27,480 and next on its trip Freedom SpaceX on 476 00:37:44,690 --> 00:37:42,770 and continuing to step through those 477 00:37:46,310 --> 00:37:44,700 procedures ahead of undocking today 478 00:37:48,650 --> 00:37:46,320 hearing everything continues to move 479 00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:48,660 smoothly so next on its trip home 480 00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:51,540 following um what Kate just discussed is 481 00:37:56,210 --> 00:37:53,880 the orbit entry and Landing which covers 482 00:37:58,430 --> 00:37:56,220 all operations after the final departure 483 00:38:01,190 --> 00:37:58,440 maneuver so that includes trunk 484 00:38:03,410 --> 00:38:01,200 separation closure of the nose cone a 485 00:38:05,990 --> 00:38:03,420 deorbit burn deployment of the drogue 486 00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:06,000 and Main parachutes and finally splash 487 00:38:10,190 --> 00:38:08,160 down off the Florida coast at which 488 00:38:12,410 --> 00:38:10,200 point our teams will recover the crew 489 00:38:14,569 --> 00:38:12,420 for astronauts inside crew dragon from 490 00:38:17,270 --> 00:38:14,579 the water it's always super exciting to 491 00:38:19,849 --> 00:38:17,280 follow along now we are expecting that 492 00:38:22,849 --> 00:38:19,859 go no-go poll to occur in about two 493 00:38:25,790 --> 00:38:22,859 minutes or so again that is basically 494 00:38:27,710 --> 00:38:25,800 the last Poll for the mission operators 495 00:38:30,490 --> 00:38:27,720 to basically make sure that everything 496 00:38:33,290 --> 00:38:30,500 both onboard dragon and onboard station 497 00:38:34,790 --> 00:38:33,300 uh to everybody to confirm between here 498 00:38:36,650 --> 00:38:34,800 and Mission Control and Hawthorne as 499 00:38:38,990 --> 00:38:36,660 well as mission control over at Nasa and 500 00:38:40,970 --> 00:38:39,000 at Johnson Space Center basically for 501 00:38:43,430 --> 00:38:40,980 all teams to make sure that everybody is 502 00:38:45,109 --> 00:38:43,440 thumbs up for undocking from the 503 00:38:47,150 --> 00:38:45,119 International Space Station 504 00:38:50,210 --> 00:38:47,160 and there's a first life look actually 505 00:38:52,069 --> 00:38:50,220 inside the capsule with our crew four 506 00:38:54,589 --> 00:38:52,079 astronauts there as you can see they're 507 00:38:56,750 --> 00:38:54,599 all buckled in their suits are on and uh 508 00:38:59,930 --> 00:38:56,760 everyone looks pretty comfy to me 509 00:39:02,210 --> 00:38:59,940 yep absolutely and the crew will remain 510 00:39:05,030 --> 00:39:02,220 in these suits during the dynamic phase 511 00:39:07,310 --> 00:39:05,040 of the mission so once they are undocked 512 00:39:08,930 --> 00:39:07,320 successfully and a little bit away from 513 00:39:10,910 --> 00:39:08,940 the space station they will be able to 514 00:39:13,270 --> 00:39:10,920 take those suits off but we are 515 00:39:16,609 --> 00:39:13,280 targeting a pretty short phasing from 516 00:39:18,050 --> 00:39:16,619 undocking to Splash Zone so we heard a 517 00:39:19,430 --> 00:39:18,060 call earlier that they're only going to 518 00:39:21,230 --> 00:39:19,440 be out of their suits for about two 519 00:39:23,210 --> 00:39:21,240 hours or so and then they'll put them 520 00:39:25,130 --> 00:39:23,220 back on get suited and get ready for 521 00:39:27,050 --> 00:39:25,140 re-entry and Splashtown yeah now while 522 00:39:29,750 --> 00:39:27,060 they have their suits on 523 00:39:33,950 --> 00:39:29,760 um they are and as in in their seats as 524 00:39:36,109 --> 00:39:33,960 we see here they are plugged in to the 525 00:39:38,569 --> 00:39:36,119 umbilical which is basically the 526 00:39:40,670 --> 00:39:38,579 connection point between the suit and 527 00:39:42,829 --> 00:39:40,680 the seat uh and therefore the spacecraft 528 00:39:45,890 --> 00:39:42,839 as a whole so as they're sitting here 529 00:39:47,690 --> 00:39:45,900 they're able to be connected like with 530 00:39:50,210 --> 00:39:47,700 electronics avionics so those 531 00:39:52,690 --> 00:39:50,220 communication systems that we will hear 532 00:39:55,970 --> 00:39:52,700 as they speak back and forth to core 533 00:39:58,370 --> 00:39:55,980 here at SpaceX mission control but also 534 00:40:00,470 --> 00:39:58,380 they have fresh air being flowed through 535 00:40:02,450 --> 00:40:00,480 the suit so I don't have to worry about 536 00:40:05,510 --> 00:40:02,460 them really being uncomfortable because 537 00:40:08,089 --> 00:40:05,520 they have cool nitrox or nitrogen oxygen 538 00:40:09,650 --> 00:40:08,099 mixture being pumped through the suit to 539 00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:09,660 help you know regulate their body 540 00:40:14,329 --> 00:40:11,820 temperature and keep them comfy 541 00:40:15,770 --> 00:40:14,339 and speaking of umbilicals there are 542 00:40:17,390 --> 00:40:15,780 some other umbilicals that are going to 543 00:40:20,510 --> 00:40:17,400 come into play here in just a few 544 00:40:23,150 --> 00:40:20,520 minutes when we do have the undocking 545 00:40:24,530 --> 00:40:23,160 sequence that begins there's umbilicals 546 00:40:26,829 --> 00:40:24,540 that will retract and those are 547 00:40:28,849 --> 00:40:26,839 providing the power right now for Dragon 548 00:40:31,370 --> 00:40:28,859 once it does depart from the space 549 00:40:33,950 --> 00:40:31,380 station Dragon will receive power from 550 00:40:36,109 --> 00:40:33,960 the solar cells on Dragon which you may 551 00:40:38,750 --> 00:40:36,119 have seen when we had the view of dragon 552 00:40:40,730 --> 00:40:38,760 which is of course currently docked but 553 00:40:42,589 --> 00:40:40,740 won't be for very long we have the go no 554 00:40:45,230 --> 00:40:42,599 go poll coming up in just a couple of 555 00:40:47,270 --> 00:40:45,240 minutes from now and if all goes well 556 00:40:54,650 --> 00:40:47,280 then we'll undock just a short time from 557 00:40:58,730 --> 00:40:56,630 I would imagine at this point in time 558 00:41:00,950 --> 00:40:58,740 you know this crew has been on station 559 00:41:02,329 --> 00:41:00,960 for months right they I bet they're 560 00:41:04,370 --> 00:41:02,339 excited to come home and see their 561 00:41:05,930 --> 00:41:04,380 families but I would also imagine that 562 00:41:08,150 --> 00:41:05,940 this moment might be a little 563 00:41:11,089 --> 00:41:08,160 Bittersweet Sandra like they're they're 564 00:41:14,210 --> 00:41:11,099 home away from home is uh on station and 565 00:41:16,790 --> 00:41:14,220 uh here they are buckled in and you know 566 00:41:19,849 --> 00:41:16,800 only hours away from from splashing down 567 00:41:21,770 --> 00:41:19,859 at this point so I could imagine that uh 568 00:41:23,990 --> 00:41:21,780 there is excitement but also a little 569 00:41:26,329 --> 00:41:24,000 bit of sadness that their journey in 570 00:41:27,770 --> 00:41:26,339 space is is coming to end at least for 571 00:41:30,349 --> 00:41:27,780 now 572 00:41:33,890 --> 00:41:30,359 yeah I'm sure they've been on station 573 00:41:35,390 --> 00:41:33,900 for 170 days actually which is uh just 574 00:41:37,190 --> 00:41:35,400 just shy of six months they arrived on 575 00:41:39,650 --> 00:41:37,200 April 27th 576 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:39,660 um so the crew is actually completed 577 00:41:46,670 --> 00:41:43,380 over 2 720 orbits of Earth during their 578 00:41:49,550 --> 00:41:46,680 time on station and has traveled over 72 579 00:41:54,050 --> 00:41:49,560 million miles cumulative which is um 580 00:41:58,310 --> 00:41:55,970 but I'm sure you're right I bet there is 581 00:42:01,910 --> 00:41:58,320 some bitter sweetness to it excited to 582 00:42:04,069 --> 00:42:01,920 see your family but sad to be living on 583 00:42:06,770 --> 00:42:04,079 the big loop Final reconfigurations for 584 00:42:08,750 --> 00:42:06,780 undock are complete and nominal Houston 585 00:42:11,510 --> 00:42:08,760 and Hawthorne teams have pulled go for 586 00:42:15,290 --> 00:42:11,520 undock sequence start at one six zero 587 00:42:17,089 --> 00:42:15,300 zero and separation at 1605. confirm 588 00:42:32,890 --> 00:42:17,099 visors down and crew are ready for 589 00:43:17,950 --> 00:42:35,870 our advisors are all secured close and 590 00:43:23,690 --> 00:43:20,390 so we did just hear the confirmation 591 00:43:25,490 --> 00:43:23,700 that dragon has the go to undock so we 592 00:43:27,050 --> 00:43:25,500 are now waiting for that undocking 593 00:43:28,490 --> 00:43:27,060 sequence to begin 594 00:43:30,950 --> 00:43:28,500 um it should start in just about two 595 00:43:32,870 --> 00:43:30,960 minutes from now and once that sequence 596 00:43:34,790 --> 00:43:32,880 does begin it will take less than five 597 00:43:36,890 --> 00:43:34,800 minutes for Dragon to separate from the 598 00:43:39,770 --> 00:43:36,900 International Space Station it's home 599 00:43:42,050 --> 00:43:39,780 for nearly six months now the first step 600 00:43:44,030 --> 00:43:42,060 in that automatic undocking sequence is 601 00:43:46,190 --> 00:43:44,040 for the umbilicals to retract as Sandra 602 00:43:47,930 --> 00:43:46,200 mentioned earlier these umbilicals 603 00:43:50,329 --> 00:43:47,940 connect Dragon systems to the space 604 00:43:52,250 --> 00:43:50,339 station which transfer power Telemetry 605 00:43:55,309 --> 00:43:52,260 and commands between the two vehicles 606 00:43:57,530 --> 00:43:55,319 throughout Dragon stay and once that's 607 00:44:00,470 --> 00:43:57,540 complete Dragon will unlatch itself from 608 00:44:03,950 --> 00:44:00,480 the space station by releasing 12 hard 609 00:44:06,050 --> 00:44:03,960 capture hooks in two separate phases all 610 00:44:08,150 --> 00:44:06,060 of that combined will take roughly four 611 00:44:10,250 --> 00:44:08,160 and a half minutes and then Dragon will 612 00:44:12,170 --> 00:44:10,260 be ready to depart from station and 613 00:44:15,050 --> 00:44:12,180 begin to move itself further and further 614 00:44:17,329 --> 00:44:15,060 away using its Draco thrusters 615 00:44:19,430 --> 00:44:17,339 and dragon's initial departure from 616 00:44:21,890 --> 00:44:19,440 station is a little different than other 617 00:44:23,990 --> 00:44:21,900 docked Vehicles like the soyuz that rely 618 00:44:26,450 --> 00:44:24,000 on Springs to push them away from the 619 00:44:29,450 --> 00:44:26,460 docking port Dragon will execute two 620 00:44:31,550 --> 00:44:29,460 short Thruster firings to undock using a 621 00:44:33,890 --> 00:44:31,560 combination of the 12 Draco engines 622 00:44:35,569 --> 00:44:33,900 around the base of the capsule with the 623 00:44:37,430 --> 00:44:35,579 first breaking any stiction between 624 00:44:39,470 --> 00:44:37,440 dragon and the docking port and the 625 00:44:42,050 --> 00:44:39,480 second slowly backing the spacecraft 626 00:44:44,569 --> 00:44:42,060 away so we're expecting the call for the 627 00:44:47,030 --> 00:44:44,579 undocking sequence to begin in just 628 00:44:48,589 --> 00:44:47,040 moments SpaceX on the big loop undock 629 00:44:50,809 --> 00:44:48,599 sequence commanded 630 00:45:06,109 --> 00:44:50,819 and there you heard it 631 00:45:11,390 --> 00:45:09,109 so live view bear of the Dragon capsule 632 00:45:13,970 --> 00:45:11,400 uh as we were talking a little bit 633 00:45:16,190 --> 00:45:13,980 before those are the solar panels uh 634 00:45:18,349 --> 00:45:16,200 that you see there on the trunk portion 635 00:45:20,450 --> 00:45:18,359 of dragon we will of course be 636 00:45:26,750 --> 00:45:20,460 separating Freedom SpaceX umbilical 637 00:45:36,950 --> 00:45:35,329 good news there sounds like we got 638 00:45:39,050 --> 00:45:36,960 confirmation that those umbilicals that 639 00:45:42,230 --> 00:45:39,060 we were just talking about uh that help 640 00:45:48,710 --> 00:45:42,240 connect the station to Dragon Wallets on 641 00:45:53,270 --> 00:45:51,109 so as we said it will be less than five 642 00:45:56,329 --> 00:45:53,280 minutes from the point that sequence was 643 00:45:58,010 --> 00:45:56,339 sent which was at 9am so about four 644 00:46:00,829 --> 00:45:58,020 minutes from now we should be able to 645 00:46:04,250 --> 00:46:00,839 see some of the first movement as Dragon 646 00:46:06,410 --> 00:46:04,260 slowly backs away from the space station 647 00:46:08,809 --> 00:46:06,420 so as I was mentioning before the black 648 00:46:12,170 --> 00:46:08,819 portion that's there that is the trunk 649 00:46:14,870 --> 00:46:12,180 we will be separating uh that uh from 650 00:46:16,970 --> 00:46:14,880 the Dragon capsule the small silver line 651 00:46:18,890 --> 00:46:16,980 that you see at the bottom part of the 652 00:46:21,349 --> 00:46:18,900 Dragon Castle itself that's the heat 653 00:46:23,210 --> 00:46:21,359 shield which of course is necessary to 654 00:46:26,150 --> 00:46:23,220 reveal in order for them to make 655 00:46:28,490 --> 00:46:26,160 atmospheric re-entry uh so we will be 656 00:46:30,650 --> 00:46:28,500 after Dragon moves away from station we 657 00:46:32,150 --> 00:46:30,660 will be separating but I love this view 658 00:46:34,309 --> 00:46:32,160 that we have because it's such a 659 00:46:37,069 --> 00:46:34,319 gorgeous view of those solar panels uh 660 00:46:39,410 --> 00:46:37,079 which we make here in-house as well as 661 00:46:41,329 --> 00:46:39,420 the trunk itself so I love that we're 662 00:46:43,790 --> 00:46:41,339 able to to see that configuration 663 00:46:46,370 --> 00:46:43,800 basically in its last time before it it 664 00:46:48,130 --> 00:46:46,380 uh deorbits and eventually you know 665 00:46:55,010 --> 00:46:48,140 burns up in the atmosphere 666 00:46:59,990 --> 00:46:57,710 so with dragon now getting ready to 667 00:47:01,609 --> 00:47:00,000 undock let's check in with Shanique 668 00:47:07,450 --> 00:47:01,619 Wolverine in Mission Control at the 669 00:47:12,950 --> 00:47:10,970 thanks Sandra and we do have that 670 00:47:15,470 --> 00:47:12,960 confirmation of umbilical has retracted 671 00:47:17,510 --> 00:47:15,480 and the command for undoc has been sent 672 00:47:19,970 --> 00:47:17,520 next up we'll be looking for umbilical 673 00:47:22,370 --> 00:47:19,980 retraction and look for two sets of six 674 00:47:39,170 --> 00:47:22,380 hooks to open that will take just a 675 00:47:39,180 --> 00:47:47,450 you got this 676 00:47:53,150 --> 00:47:49,309 and we have a first set of those hooks 677 00:47:53,160 --> 00:48:00,470 and the second set are moving 678 00:48:06,349 --> 00:48:04,250 the 6x6 hooks open and we're working on 679 00:49:40,630 --> 00:48:06,359 the next six a total of 12 hooks in all 680 00:49:49,630 --> 00:49:43,730 Dragon SpaceX on the big loop all hooks 681 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:53,809 you see the girls 682 00:49:53,819 --> 00:50:00,730 and dragon separation confirmed 683 00:50:08,210 --> 00:50:03,410 thank you 684 00:50:14,270 --> 00:50:10,430 hooks all open and release confirmed at 685 00:50:17,089 --> 00:50:14,280 11 05 a.m central time while dragon and 686 00:50:18,950 --> 00:50:17,099 the International Space Station flew 259 687 00:50:21,290 --> 00:50:18,960 statute miles above the North Atlantic 688 00:50:21,300 --> 00:50:28,180 foreign 689 00:50:33,430 --> 00:50:30,960 [Applause] 690 00:50:36,170 --> 00:50:33,440 [Music] 691 00:50:37,790 --> 00:50:36,180 landing and uh calm fees we're gonna 692 00:50:39,890 --> 00:50:37,800 miss you guys we're thankful for your 693 00:50:45,550 --> 00:50:39,900 mentorship enjoy your time with your 694 00:50:51,049 --> 00:50:48,710 it was uh absolute pleasure and 695 00:50:52,370 --> 00:50:51,059 privilege to serve on the same things in 696 00:50:54,349 --> 00:50:52,380 the past six months 697 00:50:56,270 --> 00:50:54,359 and I enjoy to get to work with you all 698 00:50:58,609 --> 00:50:56,280 uh for the past couple of weeks we know 699 00:51:00,470 --> 00:50:58,619 that you're gonna continue to do amazing 700 00:51:09,849 --> 00:51:00,480 things on season we look forward to 701 00:51:14,630 --> 00:51:12,710 and those were words from the crew on 702 00:51:16,670 --> 00:51:14,640 the ISS to the crew inside Dragon 703 00:51:19,849 --> 00:51:16,680 Freedom giving them fare Wills as they 704 00:51:21,710 --> 00:51:19,859 head on their journey to back to home on 705 00:51:23,990 --> 00:51:21,720 Earth 706 00:51:29,809 --> 00:51:24,000 Freedom SpaceX on the big loop depart 707 00:51:29,819 --> 00:51:43,750 coffee 708 00:51:48,290 --> 00:51:46,309 for astronauts time aboard the orbital 709 00:51:50,589 --> 00:51:48,300 Outpost is complete following a 710 00:51:53,270 --> 00:51:50,599 six-month science and research Mission 711 00:51:56,150 --> 00:51:53,280 undocking occurred at 11 05 a.m Central 712 00:51:57,710 --> 00:51:56,160 Time 1205 PM eastern time while the 713 00:52:00,530 --> 00:51:57,720 International Space Station was flying 714 00:52:02,270 --> 00:52:00,540 over the North Atlantic Ocean next up 715 00:52:03,829 --> 00:52:02,280 will be a series of departure Burns to 716 00:52:06,349 --> 00:52:03,839 push Dragon further from the space 717 00:52:08,630 --> 00:52:06,359 station to take us through those Burns I 718 00:52:10,510 --> 00:52:08,640 will turn it back over to Hawthorne 719 00:52:13,130 --> 00:52:10,520 okay Sandra 720 00:52:15,349 --> 00:52:13,140 thanks Shaniqua I just want to point out 721 00:52:17,270 --> 00:52:15,359 that awesome view that we have that we 722 00:52:20,809 --> 00:52:17,280 had moments ago there it is that is a 723 00:52:22,370 --> 00:52:20,819 view from dragon as it leaves the 724 00:52:23,990 --> 00:52:22,380 International Space Station so it's 725 00:52:27,049 --> 00:52:24,000 incredible that it was just there 726 00:52:29,450 --> 00:52:27,059 moments ago and it's moving already as 727 00:52:32,089 --> 00:52:29,460 we can see further and further away 728 00:52:35,750 --> 00:52:32,099 and they were docked to the node to 729 00:52:38,390 --> 00:52:35,760 Zenith Port or space-facing Port and you 730 00:52:40,790 --> 00:52:38,400 did see a little bit of those Thruster 731 00:52:43,690 --> 00:52:40,800 firings take place already that was for 732 00:52:46,549 --> 00:52:43,700 burn zero which we did here was nominal 733 00:52:48,349 --> 00:52:46,559 lasted just a couple of seconds long but 734 00:52:50,870 --> 00:52:48,359 that little bit was enough to push it 735 00:52:53,750 --> 00:52:50,880 away from the space station and we are 736 00:52:56,510 --> 00:52:53,760 now awaiting departure burn one 737 00:52:57,829 --> 00:52:56,520 so there's a live view inside Dragon 738 00:53:01,190 --> 00:52:57,839 freedom 739 00:53:03,290 --> 00:53:01,200 on the right hand side would be pilot 740 00:53:11,030 --> 00:53:03,300 Bob Hines and on the left hand side 741 00:53:17,210 --> 00:53:13,309 and they'll continue to monitor on the 742 00:53:19,250 --> 00:53:17,220 screens inside of crew Dragon Freedom as 743 00:53:20,809 --> 00:53:19,260 they continue the journey back home but 744 00:53:24,049 --> 00:53:20,819 we are hearing that everything is 745 00:53:26,450 --> 00:53:24,059 proceeding as expected we are targeting 746 00:53:28,670 --> 00:53:26,460 that departure burn one about two 747 00:53:31,670 --> 00:53:28,680 minutes from now 748 00:53:34,010 --> 00:53:31,680 departure burn one will increase that 749 00:53:37,130 --> 00:53:34,020 initial opening rate between crew dragon 750 00:53:39,890 --> 00:53:37,140 and the space station 751 00:53:43,970 --> 00:53:39,900 at this point in time we are utilizing 752 00:53:45,230 --> 00:53:43,980 the Draco thrusters which are on board 753 00:53:47,089 --> 00:53:45,240 Dragon 754 00:53:53,930 --> 00:53:47,099 um this departure burn we're expecting 755 00:53:59,870 --> 00:53:57,290 this point dragon is steering itself uh 756 00:54:02,030 --> 00:53:59,880 the approach and undocking 757 00:54:03,770 --> 00:54:02,040 um you know basically getting to station 758 00:54:06,410 --> 00:54:03,780 and leaving it are everything is 759 00:54:08,750 --> 00:54:06,420 autonomous however the crew is able to 760 00:54:10,730 --> 00:54:08,760 take over at any point in time if 761 00:54:12,710 --> 00:54:10,740 necessary but as you can see right there 762 00:54:14,630 --> 00:54:12,720 they're able to follow along with 763 00:54:17,470 --> 00:54:14,640 everything happening with the capsule 764 00:54:19,790 --> 00:54:17,480 and their progress for their departure 765 00:54:21,829 --> 00:54:19,800 there on those screens that we saw 766 00:54:25,069 --> 00:54:21,839 moments ago 767 00:54:26,270 --> 00:54:25,079 yeah exactly right and during docking 768 00:54:28,309 --> 00:54:26,280 when we have a vehicle that's 769 00:54:29,870 --> 00:54:28,319 approaching space station it can take a 770 00:54:32,329 --> 00:54:29,880 little bit longer because we have these 771 00:54:34,790 --> 00:54:32,339 hold points that we wait at for safety 772 00:54:36,650 --> 00:54:34,800 purposes and precautions but during 773 00:54:38,690 --> 00:54:36,660 undocking it can happen a lot quicker 774 00:54:40,309 --> 00:54:38,700 and you really saw that they just 775 00:54:42,410 --> 00:54:40,319 undocked a few minutes ago and now 776 00:54:44,150 --> 00:54:42,420 they're already backing away we're 777 00:54:46,309 --> 00:54:44,160 moving into the next departure burn 778 00:54:47,870 --> 00:54:46,319 which we should hear the call out that 779 00:54:49,970 --> 00:54:47,880 it has begun 780 00:54:52,370 --> 00:54:49,980 um any second now and again you said 781 00:54:58,609 --> 00:54:52,380 this is a pretty short burn will only 782 00:55:13,069 --> 00:55:01,329 so standing by for the call that 783 00:55:26,030 --> 00:55:15,470 again departure burn one will last for 784 00:55:30,950 --> 00:55:28,910 [Applause] 785 00:55:39,170 --> 00:55:30,960 and we are hearing that the burn is 786 00:55:43,849 --> 00:55:42,049 so this burn is going to increase the 787 00:55:46,490 --> 00:55:43,859 initial opening rate between crew dragon 788 00:55:49,450 --> 00:55:46,500 and the space station and as you 789 00:55:52,010 --> 00:55:49,460 mentioned Kate that um this burn 790 00:55:57,410 --> 00:55:52,020 utilizes the service section draco's 791 00:56:02,450 --> 00:55:59,390 spin coated off suits per procedure 792 00:56:04,370 --> 00:56:02,460 4.012 if desired if you do take the 793 00:56:06,950 --> 00:56:04,380 suits off and Stow them we ask that you 794 00:56:08,510 --> 00:56:06,960 Stow with visors closed and finally a 795 00:56:10,790 --> 00:56:08,520 reminder that the big loop will be 796 00:56:26,770 --> 00:56:10,800 deactivated following dragon's exit from 797 00:56:26,780 --> 00:56:30,829 it looks like 798 00:56:30,839 --> 00:56:34,250 good copy 799 00:56:39,170 --> 00:56:36,470 and we did hear confirmation that that 800 00:56:42,109 --> 00:56:39,180 departure burn one is complete and went 801 00:56:44,569 --> 00:56:42,119 perfectly as expected it lasted 21 802 00:56:47,030 --> 00:56:44,579 seconds and use the service section at 803 00:56:48,770 --> 00:56:47,040 dracos we also heard some words from the 804 00:56:50,150 --> 00:56:48,780 ground up to the crew letting them know 805 00:56:52,370 --> 00:56:50,160 that they have the option to take off 806 00:56:54,589 --> 00:56:52,380 their spacesuits if they would like they 807 00:56:56,690 --> 00:56:54,599 don't have to though but if they would 808 00:56:59,870 --> 00:56:56,700 prepare to do so they're able to do so 809 00:57:03,589 --> 00:56:59,880 now at this point uh dragon is already 810 00:57:05,990 --> 00:57:03,599 about 175 meters away from the space 811 00:57:07,970 --> 00:57:06,000 station and so the next major Milestone 812 00:57:10,730 --> 00:57:07,980 that we're looking for is when Dragon 813 00:57:13,609 --> 00:57:10,740 exits the keep out sphere that's that 814 00:57:16,370 --> 00:57:13,619 imaginary sphere or boundary 200 meters 815 00:57:18,410 --> 00:57:16,380 in radius around the space station and 816 00:57:20,750 --> 00:57:18,420 it is one of several safety zones set up 817 00:57:23,089 --> 00:57:20,760 to govern visiting spacecraft either 818 00:57:25,490 --> 00:57:23,099 arriving or departing the space station 819 00:57:27,589 --> 00:57:25,500 but before moving into the keep out 820 00:57:29,329 --> 00:57:27,599 sphere spacecraft have to be configured 821 00:57:32,150 --> 00:57:29,339 where they would not cross the imaginary 822 00:57:34,790 --> 00:57:32,160 boundary for at least four orbits even 823 00:57:38,390 --> 00:57:34,800 if the spacecraft lost all menu covering 824 00:57:43,069 --> 00:57:38,400 for some reason so the vehicle is now 825 00:57:46,069 --> 00:57:43,079 about 207 meters away so in Freedom 826 00:57:55,010 --> 00:57:48,420 external 827 00:58:11,170 --> 00:57:57,470 so that was SpaceX core which you see 828 00:58:27,410 --> 00:58:12,829 incredible 829 00:58:32,750 --> 00:58:30,049 sounded like some nice words uh there 830 00:58:35,329 --> 00:58:32,760 from Commander Chell Lindgren Freedom we 831 00:58:37,130 --> 00:58:35,339 appreciate those kind words uh we will 832 00:58:40,430 --> 00:58:37,140 miss you and we look forward to seeing 833 00:58:48,109 --> 00:58:40,440 you back home and ISS the dragon has 834 00:58:48,119 --> 00:58:52,250 foreign 835 00:58:56,329 --> 00:58:54,289 as you just heard there we just got word 836 00:58:59,510 --> 00:58:56,339 that Dragon exited the keep out sphere 837 00:59:02,470 --> 00:58:59,520 as Sandra mentioned uh it's an imaginary 838 00:59:06,170 --> 00:59:02,480 boundary around the station 839 00:59:08,690 --> 00:59:06,180 the next event that we are standing by 840 00:59:10,730 --> 00:59:08,700 for is for Dragon to exit the approach 841 00:59:12,829 --> 00:59:10,740 ellipsoid um I just want to mention real 842 00:59:14,990 --> 00:59:12,839 quick that view on screen there is 843 00:59:17,390 --> 00:59:15,000 SpaceX mission control which is just to 844 00:59:19,910 --> 00:59:17,400 the left of Sandra and I 845 00:59:22,430 --> 00:59:19,920 um that's where SpaceX core or crew 846 00:59:24,349 --> 00:59:22,440 operations and resources engineer Jake 847 00:59:25,430 --> 00:59:24,359 vendel is standing by that is the 848 00:59:27,289 --> 00:59:25,440 primary voice that you hear 849 00:59:30,049 --> 00:59:27,299 communicating to the crew at least 850 00:59:32,630 --> 00:59:30,059 whenever they are speaking to Mission 851 00:59:35,569 --> 00:59:32,640 Control here in Hawthorne we also of 852 00:59:38,089 --> 00:59:35,579 course have Mission Control Houston over 853 00:59:39,589 --> 00:59:38,099 at NASA's Johnson Space Center and that 854 00:59:42,410 --> 00:59:39,599 was the voice that we heard just moments 855 00:59:44,510 --> 00:59:42,420 ago of Chell speaking too and there's 856 00:59:47,450 --> 00:59:44,520 that live view of Johnson Space Center 857 00:59:50,329 --> 00:59:47,460 Mission Control now so both teams are 858 00:59:52,130 --> 00:59:50,339 integrated and working together and 859 00:59:56,510 --> 00:59:52,140 communicating with station and with crew 860 00:59:58,789 --> 00:59:56,520 through as we have their departure or 861 01:00:00,349 --> 00:59:58,799 excuse me their departure now confirmed 862 01:00:02,510 --> 01:00:00,359 and they are now making their way 863 01:00:04,190 --> 01:00:02,520 further and further away from the 864 01:00:06,829 --> 01:00:04,200 station 865 01:00:08,690 --> 01:00:06,839 now as I mentioned before as we are 866 01:00:11,510 --> 01:00:08,700 waiting for Dragon to exit the approach 867 01:00:14,530 --> 01:00:11,520 ellipsoid or AE as you hear it referred 868 01:00:16,970 --> 01:00:14,540 to another imaginary shape that we have 869 01:00:19,250 --> 01:00:16,980 this time it's a three-dimensional 870 01:00:22,549 --> 01:00:19,260 ellipsoid which measures four kilometers 871 01:00:24,470 --> 01:00:22,559 by two kilometers by two kilometers and 872 01:00:26,630 --> 01:00:24,480 that's in the same family as the keep 873 01:00:29,210 --> 01:00:26,640 out sphere one of the key differences 874 01:00:31,970 --> 01:00:29,220 with the approach ellipsoid is that 875 01:00:34,849 --> 01:00:31,980 Vehicles outside it have to be on what 876 01:00:37,069 --> 01:00:34,859 we call a 24-hour safe free drift 877 01:00:39,049 --> 01:00:37,079 trajectory that means that the 878 01:00:41,270 --> 01:00:39,059 spacecraft would not cross into the 879 01:00:43,970 --> 01:00:41,280 approach ellipsoid for at least 24 hours 880 01:00:45,650 --> 01:00:43,980 again even if it lost all of its 881 01:00:47,870 --> 01:00:45,660 maneuvering capability 882 01:00:50,809 --> 01:00:47,880 so we will be listening in for that call 883 01:00:53,150 --> 01:00:50,819 out once we hear confirmation uh that 884 01:00:55,970 --> 01:00:53,160 dragon is outside that approach 885 01:00:58,309 --> 01:00:55,980 ellipsoid or AE and that's a live view 886 01:01:01,430 --> 01:00:58,319 from the station looking at Dragon 887 01:01:06,309 --> 01:01:04,490 and so at this time crew Dragon freedom 888 01:01:09,289 --> 01:01:06,319 is 889 01:01:11,930 --> 01:01:09,299 378 meters away from the International 890 01:01:13,670 --> 01:01:11,940 Space Station so we are standing by for 891 01:01:16,309 --> 01:01:13,680 confirmation that we have exited the 892 01:01:19,490 --> 01:01:16,319 approach ellipsoid we are expecting that 893 01:01:21,890 --> 01:01:19,500 about five six minutes from now so we 894 01:01:24,890 --> 01:01:21,900 are getting closer but as you mentioned 895 01:01:26,510 --> 01:01:24,900 we can continue to see Dragon get 896 01:01:28,370 --> 01:01:26,520 smaller as 897 01:01:31,309 --> 01:01:28,380 in this view from the International 898 01:01:33,770 --> 01:01:31,319 Space Station again there are four crew 899 01:01:36,109 --> 01:01:33,780 members inside crew Dragon Freedom that 900 01:01:39,349 --> 01:01:36,119 includes NASA astronauts Chell lingrin 901 01:01:41,270 --> 01:01:39,359 Bob Heinz and Jessica Watkins as well as 902 01:01:43,490 --> 01:01:41,280 European Space Agency astronauts 903 01:01:45,349 --> 01:01:43,500 Samantha Christopher ready they have 904 01:01:48,410 --> 01:01:45,359 been on board the International Space 905 01:01:49,910 --> 01:01:48,420 Station for 170 days now after they 906 01:01:52,789 --> 01:01:49,920 launched from the Kennedy Space Center 907 01:01:55,549 --> 01:01:52,799 in Florida on April 27th 908 01:01:57,950 --> 01:01:55,559 as I mentioned earlier in the webcast at 909 01:01:59,870 --> 01:01:57,960 this point I I would imagine that the 910 01:02:01,670 --> 01:01:59,880 astronauts are excited to come home it 911 01:02:04,190 --> 01:02:01,680 has been nearly six months since they've 912 01:02:05,990 --> 01:02:04,200 seen their families but I would also 913 01:02:07,609 --> 01:02:06,000 imagine that this moment is pretty 914 01:02:10,309 --> 01:02:07,619 Bittersweet 915 01:02:11,569 --> 01:02:10,319 um you know they have done they've 916 01:02:13,329 --> 01:02:11,579 worked really hard while on station 917 01:02:16,910 --> 01:02:13,339 they've done lots and lots of science 918 01:02:18,710 --> 01:02:16,920 Sandra mentioned that they have what was 919 01:02:20,450 --> 01:02:18,720 the number that you had earlier it was 920 01:02:22,010 --> 01:02:20,460 thousands of orbits I can't remember 921 01:02:24,049 --> 01:02:22,020 quite what it was off the top of my head 922 01:02:27,289 --> 01:02:24,059 but they have traveled so far during 923 01:02:29,030 --> 01:02:27,299 their six-month stay up on station and 924 01:02:31,190 --> 01:02:29,040 it's their home away from home at this 925 01:02:33,109 --> 01:02:31,200 point so I'm sure they're very much 926 01:02:35,690 --> 01:02:33,119 looking forward to getting back to their 927 01:02:37,789 --> 01:02:35,700 families here on Earth but I'm sure that 928 01:02:38,120 --> 01:02:37,799 you know the next basically five and a 929 01:02:39,349 --> 01:02:38,130 half hours 930 01:02:41,569 --> 01:02:39,359 [Applause] 931 01:02:44,450 --> 01:02:41,579 um are bittersweet because it's their 932 01:02:46,130 --> 01:02:44,460 last visit uh and there we actually um 933 01:02:49,069 --> 01:02:46,140 if you look at the Dragon capsule there 934 01:02:52,190 --> 01:02:49,079 we can actually see the the thrusting uh 935 01:02:53,390 --> 01:02:52,200 inaction of those Draco uh thrusters 936 01:02:56,089 --> 01:02:53,400 that we were mentioning before that's 937 01:02:58,490 --> 01:02:56,099 what dragon is using to uh maneuver away 938 01:03:03,230 --> 01:02:58,500 from the space station 939 01:03:07,789 --> 01:03:05,390 but just to jump back to your point on 940 01:03:10,250 --> 01:03:07,799 the numbers so uh they again have been 941 01:03:21,349 --> 01:03:10,260 on board station for 170 days they have 942 01:03:25,849 --> 01:03:23,690 Freedom SpaceX on dragging to ground 943 01:03:35,089 --> 01:03:25,859 come check on the cabin mic came through 944 01:03:40,010 --> 01:03:37,490 that was just a quick com check now that 945 01:03:42,109 --> 01:03:40,020 uh the crew members are Doffing or 946 01:03:44,809 --> 01:03:42,119 taking off their spacesuits they no 947 01:03:46,730 --> 01:03:44,819 longer have that in-air communication 948 01:03:48,349 --> 01:03:46,740 because their helmets are off so they're 949 01:03:51,049 --> 01:03:48,359 going to be using the in-cabin 950 01:03:52,309 --> 01:03:51,059 microphone to communicate with ground 951 01:04:00,789 --> 01:03:52,319 teams 952 01:04:00,799 --> 01:04:17,450 good to hear you on dragging the ground 953 01:04:21,950 --> 01:04:19,849 so we are standing by for confirmation 954 01:04:23,510 --> 01:04:21,960 that the crew has exited the approach 955 01:04:25,010 --> 01:04:23,520 ellipsoid 956 01:04:27,829 --> 01:04:25,020 um we're expecting that to happen about 957 01:04:30,289 --> 01:04:27,839 five minutes from now and again this is 958 01:04:32,450 --> 01:04:30,299 a imaginary shape around the space 959 01:04:35,990 --> 01:04:32,460 station that is two kilometers by two 960 01:04:38,569 --> 01:04:36,000 kilometers by four kilometers and any 961 01:04:41,030 --> 01:04:38,579 spacecraft that enter in to this 962 01:04:43,970 --> 01:04:41,040 imaginary shape have to be in a 24-hour 963 01:04:45,470 --> 01:04:43,980 safe free drift trajectory which just 964 01:04:47,210 --> 01:04:45,480 means the spacecraft would not cross 965 01:04:49,789 --> 01:04:47,220 into that approach ellipsoid for at 966 01:04:52,370 --> 01:04:49,799 least 24 hours even if it lost all of 967 01:04:54,650 --> 01:04:52,380 its maneuvering for some reason so we 968 01:04:56,270 --> 01:04:54,660 are continuing to stand by for 969 01:04:57,710 --> 01:04:56,280 confirmation that we've exited that 970 01:05:00,470 --> 01:04:57,720 approach ellipsoid about four minutes 971 01:05:02,569 --> 01:05:00,480 from now but I did just want to finish 972 01:05:05,030 --> 01:05:02,579 up on the numbers here because it's it's 973 01:05:07,549 --> 01:05:05,040 really pretty staggering when you think 974 01:05:11,930 --> 01:05:07,559 about it so the crew has orbited the 975 01:05:14,390 --> 01:05:11,940 earth 2000 720 times during their 170 976 01:05:17,750 --> 01:05:14,400 days on orbit the International Space 977 01:05:20,569 --> 01:05:17,760 Station is traveling 17 500 miles per 978 01:05:22,970 --> 01:05:20,579 hour which means that the crew orbits 979 01:05:26,569 --> 01:05:22,980 the earth every 90 minutes and sees a 980 01:05:29,950 --> 01:05:26,579 Sunset and a sunrise every 45 minutes so 981 01:05:33,890 --> 01:05:29,960 that equates to over 72 million miles 982 01:05:38,569 --> 01:05:33,900 traveled in the last six ish months that 983 01:05:43,069 --> 01:05:40,789 once again that's a live view from the 984 01:05:46,250 --> 01:05:43,079 International Space Station looking at 985 01:05:48,670 --> 01:05:46,260 crew Dragon freedom with our four 986 01:05:51,470 --> 01:05:48,680 through four astronauts on board 987 01:05:53,809 --> 01:05:51,480 they have gotten out of their seats they 988 01:05:56,690 --> 01:05:53,819 are Doffing or taking off their suits 989 01:05:59,089 --> 01:05:56,700 and they're able to basically hang out 990 01:06:00,230 --> 01:05:59,099 uh for a couple hours before they have 991 01:06:02,089 --> 01:06:00,240 to 992 01:06:06,049 --> 01:06:02,099 um you know put their suits back on for 993 01:06:08,630 --> 01:06:06,059 the re-entry phase of their return home 994 01:06:10,370 --> 01:06:08,640 now this view because the sun is shining 995 01:06:12,829 --> 01:06:10,380 on it and dragon is getting further and 996 01:06:15,470 --> 01:06:12,839 further away from the station it's hard 997 01:06:17,510 --> 01:06:15,480 to make out the specific features but 998 01:06:20,510 --> 01:06:17,520 the nose cone at this point is still 999 01:06:23,150 --> 01:06:20,520 open that won't close until a little bit 1000 01:06:26,870 --> 01:06:23,160 later on when we are closer to the 1001 01:06:29,150 --> 01:06:26,880 re-entry portion the trunk is also still 1002 01:06:30,349 --> 01:06:29,160 attached that is a portion that we will 1003 01:06:32,750 --> 01:06:30,359 jettison 1004 01:06:35,450 --> 01:06:32,760 from the capsule in order to expose the 1005 01:06:36,890 --> 01:06:35,460 heat shield which will be utilized that 1006 01:06:39,829 --> 01:06:36,900 YouTube will be utilized for that 1007 01:06:42,049 --> 01:06:39,839 atmospheric re-entry 1008 01:06:43,970 --> 01:06:42,059 we're about three minutes away from the 1009 01:06:45,950 --> 01:06:43,980 point at which we will exit the approach 1010 01:06:47,930 --> 01:06:45,960 ellipsoid But continuing to hear good 1011 01:06:51,410 --> 01:06:47,940 call outs that everything is proceeding 1012 01:06:53,930 --> 01:06:51,420 as expected today we are targeting a 1013 01:06:57,049 --> 01:06:53,940 Splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville 1014 01:07:01,130 --> 01:06:57,059 later this afternoon that Splash Zone is 1015 01:07:03,770 --> 01:07:01,140 targeted for 1 55 PM Pacific time 1016 01:07:05,450 --> 01:07:03,780 and we also did hear that the boat is 1017 01:07:07,609 --> 01:07:05,460 already out there in place in 1018 01:07:09,950 --> 01:07:07,619 preparation for crew 4 to splash down 1019 01:07:13,130 --> 01:07:09,960 the boat that's being utilized today is 1020 01:07:20,150 --> 01:07:13,140 Megan after uh Crew 2 astronaut Megan 1021 01:07:25,970 --> 01:07:22,490 just as a reminder for those uh tuning 1022 01:07:27,770 --> 01:07:25,980 in recently uh the dragon Freedom 1023 01:07:30,170 --> 01:07:27,780 spacecraft has separated from the 1024 01:07:32,990 --> 01:07:30,180 International Space Station uh in total 1025 01:07:35,630 --> 01:07:33,000 it will be completing four departure 1026 01:07:37,190 --> 01:07:35,640 Burns uh basically all designed to 1027 01:07:39,890 --> 01:07:37,200 increase the distance between the 1028 01:07:42,470 --> 01:07:39,900 spacecraft and the space station 1029 01:07:44,690 --> 01:07:42,480 um and and then once that is complete as 1030 01:07:48,049 --> 01:07:44,700 Sandra just mentioned we'll begin that 1031 01:07:49,370 --> 01:07:48,059 re-entry portion in total the astronauts 1032 01:07:52,250 --> 01:07:49,380 will have about five and a half hours 1033 01:07:53,990 --> 01:07:52,260 between undocking and Splashdown so 1034 01:08:02,270 --> 01:07:54,000 relatively speaking a pretty short 1035 01:08:08,809 --> 01:08:06,589 dragon is now 860 meters away from space 1036 01:08:10,789 --> 01:08:08,819 station and you can see in this view 1037 01:08:13,370 --> 01:08:10,799 here from the International Space 1038 01:08:15,950 --> 01:08:13,380 Station that dragon is continuing to get 1039 01:08:17,689 --> 01:08:15,960 smaller and smaller as it backs away 1040 01:08:19,010 --> 01:08:17,699 from the space station 1041 01:08:21,410 --> 01:08:19,020 um expecting the call out that we've 1042 01:08:45,590 --> 01:08:21,420 exited the approach ellipsoid in about a 1043 01:08:45,600 --> 01:08:51,410 okay 1044 01:08:51,420 --> 01:08:57,289 [Music] 1045 01:09:01,189 --> 01:08:59,510 so we are waiting for that call out that 1046 01:09:07,430 --> 01:09:01,199 dragon is outside of the approach 1047 01:09:13,610 --> 01:09:10,010 and everything has been moving along 1048 01:09:15,410 --> 01:09:13,620 pretty smoothly so far today we are just 1049 01:09:17,209 --> 01:09:15,420 waiting for that call out here any 1050 01:09:19,729 --> 01:09:17,219 moment from now that the crew has exited 1051 01:09:23,870 --> 01:09:19,739 the approach ellipsoid they are about 1052 01:09:26,390 --> 01:09:23,880 980 meters away from the space station 1053 01:09:28,490 --> 01:09:26,400 as we mentioned earlier everything is 1054 01:09:30,950 --> 01:09:28,500 carefully choreographed both approaching 1055 01:09:33,470 --> 01:09:30,960 and departing the space station uh 1056 01:09:35,689 --> 01:09:33,480 fortunately for us because it has been a 1057 01:09:38,090 --> 01:09:35,699 long couple of uh a long few days I 1058 01:09:41,570 --> 01:09:38,100 should say the departure phase is a lot 1059 01:09:44,030 --> 01:09:41,580 faster moving than the approach so we 1060 01:09:45,950 --> 01:09:44,040 are able to uh basically the crew as I 1061 01:09:48,890 --> 01:09:45,960 mentioned before will only have about 1062 01:09:51,410 --> 01:09:48,900 five and a half hours between uh the 1063 01:09:52,630 --> 01:09:51,420 undocking and the Splashdown of their 1064 01:09:55,189 --> 01:09:52,640 spacecraft 1065 01:09:58,490 --> 01:09:55,199 and all in all that's a pretty short 1066 01:10:01,550 --> 01:09:58,500 journey of course we are at the mercy of 1067 01:10:03,950 --> 01:10:01,560 orbital mechanics so it all depends on 1068 01:10:06,110 --> 01:10:03,960 where the station is and where we are 1069 01:10:08,330 --> 01:10:06,120 targeting a Splashdown 1070 01:10:10,250 --> 01:10:08,340 um and basically the time that it takes 1071 01:10:14,390 --> 01:10:10,260 to get from that point to the Splashdown 1072 01:10:16,790 --> 01:10:14,400 point of course it's I would imagine the 1073 01:10:18,290 --> 01:10:16,800 astronauts might prefer a shorter trip 1074 01:10:20,810 --> 01:10:18,300 home because again they get to see their 1075 01:10:22,970 --> 01:10:20,820 their family sooner but it all kind of 1076 01:10:25,209 --> 01:10:22,980 depends so for those that have tuned in 1077 01:10:27,770 --> 01:10:25,219 for our departure and Splashtown 1078 01:10:29,510 --> 01:10:27,780 webcasts previously sometimes they're a 1079 01:10:31,310 --> 01:10:29,520 little longer but this one is only about 1080 01:10:36,590 --> 01:10:31,320 five and a half hours in total for this 1081 01:10:44,410 --> 01:10:39,290 and we are hearing confirmation that 1082 01:11:10,790 --> 01:10:47,209 it is on a 24-hour safe free drift 1083 01:11:16,250 --> 01:11:13,250 there on your screen is SpaceX core Jake 1084 01:11:21,290 --> 01:11:19,130 and freedom SpaceX repeating my last 1085 01:11:23,450 --> 01:11:21,300 dragon has exited the approach ellipsoid 1086 01:11:32,770 --> 01:11:23,460 and is on a 24-hour safe free drift 1087 01:11:37,669 --> 01:11:35,330 and SpaceX Freedom copies out of the 1088 01:11:41,149 --> 01:11:37,679 approach to ellipsoid and 24 hour free 1089 01:11:41,159 --> 01:11:44,930 good words 1090 01:11:50,510 --> 01:11:47,870 and dragon Freedom has now exited the 1091 01:11:52,430 --> 01:11:50,520 approach ellipsoid or AE which is 1092 01:11:54,350 --> 01:11:52,440 another imaginary shape this time a 1093 01:11:55,850 --> 01:11:54,360 three-dimensional ellipsoid that 1094 01:11:58,010 --> 01:11:55,860 measures four kilometers by two 1095 01:12:00,229 --> 01:11:58,020 kilometers by two kilometers and the 1096 01:12:02,270 --> 01:12:00,239 same family as the keep out sphere one 1097 01:12:04,550 --> 01:12:02,280 of the key differences with the AES that 1098 01:12:04,960 --> 01:12:04,560 Vehicles outside it have to be on what 1099 01:12:12,590 --> 01:12:04,970 we call 1100 01:12:12,600 --> 01:12:18,770 foreign 1101 01:12:22,910 --> 01:12:20,689 so again one of those key differences 1102 01:12:46,970 --> 01:12:22,920 Freedom SpaceX one more note we are 1103 01:12:52,250 --> 01:12:49,790 so again dragon has now exited the 1104 01:12:53,750 --> 01:12:52,260 approach ellipsoid and as I was saying 1105 01:12:55,970 --> 01:12:53,760 one of those key differences with the 1106 01:12:58,250 --> 01:12:55,980 approach ellipsoid is that Vehicles 1107 01:13:04,310 --> 01:12:58,260 outside it have to be on what we call a 1108 01:13:12,350 --> 01:13:06,890 he tell uh just one more follow-on we 1109 01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:19,430 deactivating thanks 1110 01:13:23,689 --> 01:13:21,770 and so you did hear those words back and 1111 01:13:26,689 --> 01:13:23,699 forth from the ground here in Hawthorne 1112 01:13:28,850 --> 01:13:26,699 to the crew on freedom namely the 1113 01:13:31,070 --> 01:13:28,860 commander Chell lingrin just letting 1114 01:13:32,930 --> 01:13:31,080 them know that the big loop is going to 1115 01:13:34,669 --> 01:13:32,940 be deactivated and that happens because 1116 01:13:37,250 --> 01:13:34,679 once we cross out of the approach 1117 01:13:41,570 --> 01:13:37,260 ellipsoid we're no longer in integrated 1118 01:13:43,010 --> 01:13:41,580 operations with NASA and SpaceX so now 1119 01:13:44,450 --> 01:13:43,020 that we're out of the approach ellipsoid 1120 01:13:46,669 --> 01:13:44,460 they were just letting the crew know 1121 01:13:48,830 --> 01:13:46,679 that that was the case so again we have 1122 01:13:50,870 --> 01:13:48,840 exited the approach ellipsoid so this 1123 01:13:53,390 --> 01:13:50,880 means the spacecraft would not cross 1124 01:13:55,729 --> 01:13:53,400 into the approach ellipsoid for at least 1125 01:13:58,610 --> 01:13:55,739 24 hours if it lost all maneuvering 1126 01:14:00,169 --> 01:13:58,620 because it is in that 24 hour safe free 1127 01:14:03,050 --> 01:14:00,179 drift trajectory 1128 01:14:05,570 --> 01:14:03,060 and now that NASA astronauts Chell 1129 01:14:07,850 --> 01:14:05,580 Lindgren Bob Heinz and Jessica Watkins 1130 01:14:10,010 --> 01:14:07,860 as well as European Space Agency 1131 01:14:12,050 --> 01:14:10,020 astronaut Samantha Christopher ready 1132 01:14:14,209 --> 01:14:12,060 have Departed the International Space 1133 01:14:16,250 --> 01:14:14,219 Station it will take them about five and 1134 01:14:19,370 --> 01:14:16,260 a half hours until they make their way 1135 01:14:20,810 --> 01:14:19,380 back to Earth next up the crew will doff 1136 01:14:23,689 --> 01:14:20,820 or excuse me they already have doctor 1137 01:14:25,790 --> 01:14:23,699 taken off their spacesuits uh to settle 1138 01:14:28,070 --> 01:14:25,800 in for their flight home and today 1139 01:14:30,410 --> 01:14:28,080 targeted dragon is targeting a 1140 01:14:33,110 --> 01:14:30,420 Splashdown off of the coast you see our 1141 01:14:35,689 --> 01:14:33,120 recovery vessel there it'll be splashing 1142 01:14:38,750 --> 01:14:35,699 down off the coast of Florida at 1 55 1143 01:14:41,510 --> 01:14:38,760 p.m Pacific followed by the crew getting 1144 01:14:44,570 --> 01:14:41,520 picked up at Sea by one of that by that 1145 01:14:47,330 --> 01:14:44,580 recovery vessel you just saw and as they 1146 01:14:48,890 --> 01:14:47,340 rest up our teams here in Hawthorne will 1147 01:14:52,010 --> 01:14:48,900 continue to keep an eye on the weather 1148 01:14:55,550 --> 01:14:52,020 to ensure a safe return to Earth for 1149 01:14:57,590 --> 01:14:55,560 Dragon in our four crew 4 astronauts and 1150 01:14:59,870 --> 01:14:57,600 though our coverage here in Hawthorne is 1151 01:15:02,209 --> 01:14:59,880 concluding for now we'll turn it over to 1152 01:15:04,250 --> 01:15:02,219 the NASA team in Houston to take us 1153 01:15:07,010 --> 01:15:04,260 through the next phases of the crew 4 1154 01:15:09,470 --> 01:15:07,020 mission NASA TV will stay on the air for 1155 01:15:11,450 --> 01:15:09,480 a continuous live coverage along crew 1156 01:15:14,450 --> 01:15:11,460 Forest journey home and for those of you 1157 01:15:16,070 --> 01:15:14,460 watching online on NASA's YouTube take a 1158 01:15:17,750 --> 01:15:16,080 look at the description below the video 1159 01:15:20,750 --> 01:15:17,760 there you'll be able to find the new 1160 01:15:22,250 --> 01:15:20,760 link for the crew for Coast phase live 1161 01:15:25,070 --> 01:15:22,260 coverage will continue at that new 1162 01:15:27,890 --> 01:15:25,080 location here shortly and if you're 1163 01:15:29,570 --> 01:15:27,900 watching on NASA TV you won't notice a 1164 01:15:32,030 --> 01:15:29,580 change whatsoever as coverage will 1165 01:15:34,189 --> 01:15:32,040 continue meanwhile spacex's YouTube 1166 01:15:37,250 --> 01:15:34,199 channel will join live coverage starting 1167 01:15:39,229 --> 01:15:37,260 roughly one hour prior to Splashdown and 1168 01:15:43,310 --> 01:15:39,239 as always you can find Mission updates 1169 01:15:46,430 --> 01:15:43,320 on Twitter at Nasa at SpaceX and on the 1170 01:15:47,990 --> 01:15:46,440 web at nasa.gov thanks for watching this