NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 March 2, 2024, Launch Attempt (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K)

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MU SI C ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> T HE EA GL E HA S L AN DE D. >> THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. >> THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. >> W E CO PY Y OU O N TH E G RO UN D. >> WE COPY YOU ON THE GROUND. >> WE COPY YOU ON THE GROUND. >> N EW P OS SI BI LI TI ES H AV E O PE NE D >> NEW POSSIBILITIES HAVE OPENED >> NEW POSSIBILITIES HAVE OPENED UP F OR T HE CO OP ER AT IO N BE TW EE N UP FOR THE COOPERATION BETWEEN UP FOR THE COOPERATION BETWEEN US. US. US. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> A ND L IF TO FF . >> AND LIFTOFF. >> AND LIFTOFF. AM ER IC A’ S R ET UR N T O S PA CE A S AMERICA’S RETURN TO SPACE AS AMERICA’S RETURN TO SPACE AS DI SC OV ER Y CL EA RS T HE TO WE R. DISCOVERY CLEARS THE TOWER. DISCOVERY CLEARS THE TOWER. >> D IS CO VE RY GO IN G DR Y N OW . >> DISCOVERY GOING DRY NOW. >> DISCOVERY GOING DRY NOW. >> TH AN KS E VE RY BO DY . >> THANKS EVERYBODY. >> THANKS EVERYBODY. >> T HI S SH OU LD B E EN OR MO US . >> THIS SHOULD BE ENORMOUS. >> THIS SHOULD BE ENORMOUS. >> W E AR E F OL LO WI NG T HE >> WE ARE FOLLOWING THE >> WE ARE FOLLOWING THE FO OT PR IN T. FOOTPRINT. FOOTPRINT. WE H AV E A IR ST RI KE . WE HAVE AIR STRIKE. WE HAVE AIR STRIKE. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MU SI C ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> GO OD E VE NI NG A ND W EL CO ME T O >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO KE NN ED Y SP AC E C EN TE R I N FL OR ID A KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA WH ER E WE H AV E T HR EE A ST RO NA UT S WHERE WE HAVE THREE ASTRONAUTS WHERE WE HAVE THREE ASTRONAUTS AN D ON E C OS MO NA UT S OO TH IN G U P AND ONE COSMONAUT SOOTHING UP AND ONE COSMONAUT SOOTHING UP FO R TH EI R JO UR NE Y T O TH E FOR THEIR JOURNEY TO THE FOR THEIR JOURNEY TO THE IN TE RN AT IO NA L SP AC E S TA TI ON I N INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN JU ST A BO UT F OU R H A * UR S. JUST ABOUT FOUR HA*URS. JUST ABOUT FOUR HA*URS. WE A RE P AR T N EV ER RI NG W IT H S PA CE WE ARE PART NEVERRING WITH SPACE WE ARE PART NEVERRING WITH SPACE SP AC EX A S P AR T O F N AS A’ S SPACEX AS PART OF NASA’S SPACEX AS PART OF NASA’S CO MM ER CI AL C RE W P RO GR AM A ND COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM AND COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM AND CO UN TD OW N TO L IF TO FF A T 1 2: 1 6 COUNTDOWN TO LIFTOFF AT 12: 16 COUNTDOWN TO LIFTOFF AT 12: 16 EA ST ER N TI ME A ND W IL L B RI NG Y OU EASTERN TIME AND WILL BRING YOU EASTERN TIME AND WILL BRING YOU AL L TH E A CT IO N. ALL THE ACTION. ALL THE ACTION. TH IS I S T HE O FF IC IA L L AU NC H THIS IS THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH THIS IS THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH BR OA DC AS T O F CR EW 8 L AU NC H A ND BROADCAST OF CREW 8 LAUNCH AND BROADCAST OF CREW 8 LAUNCH AND WI TH M E T O H EL P CO MM EN T O N W HA T WITH ME TO HELP COMMENT ON WHAT WITH ME TO HELP COMMENT ON WHAT IS H AP PE NI NG TO NI GH T I S IS HAPPENING TONIGHT IS IS HAPPENING TONIGHT IS AS TR ON AU T MA TT S AN NU AL R AR I. ASTRONAUT MATT SANNUAL RARI. ASTRONAUT MATT SANNUAL RARI. >> H EY . >> HEY. >> HEY. >> I T I S YO UR F IR ST L AU NC H F RO M >> IT IS YOUR FIRST LAUNCH FROM >> IT IS YOUR FIRST LAUNCH FROM TH E GR OU ND ? THE GROUND? THE GROUND? >> Y ES , FI RS T T IM E S EI C TH E >> YES, FIRST TIME SEIC THE >> YES, FIRST TIME SEIC THE LA UN CH . LAUNCH. LAUNCH. MY F IR ST T IM E W AS O N T HE R OC KE T MY FIRST TIME WAS ON THE ROCKET MY FIRST TIME WAS ON THE ROCKET AN D TH EN T HE F IR ST T IM E I G OT T O AND THEN THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO AND THEN THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO WA TC H ON E W AS A Y EA R A GO . WATCH ONE WAS A YEAR AGO. WATCH ONE WAS A YEAR AGO. NI CE T O SE E C RE W 8 G ET TI NG R EA DY NICE TO SEE CREW 8 GETTING READY NICE TO SEE CREW 8 GETTING READY FO R TH IS E VE NI NG . FOR THIS EVENING. FOR THIS EVENING. >> S O RI GH T NO W W E A RE I NS ID E >> SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE INSIDE >> SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE INSIDE WI TH A S HO T O F T HE C OM MA ND ER AN D WITH A SHOT OF THE COMMANDER AND WITH A SHOT OF THE COMMANDER AND MI CH AE L B AR RA T. MICHAEL BARRAT. MICHAEL BARRAT. WE W IL L D EL Y OU E VE RY TH IN G WE WILL DEL YOU EVERYTHING WE WILL DEL YOU EVERYTHING HA PP EN IN G HE RE B UT I W AN T T O HAPPENING HERE BUT I WANT TO HAPPENING HERE BUT I WANT TO GI VE Y OU A Q UI CK B AC KG RO UN D O N GIVE YOU A QUICK BACKGROUND ON GIVE YOU A QUICK BACKGROUND ON TH E MI SS IO N. THE MISSION. THE MISSION. TH E S PA CE C RE W W AS L AU NC HE D IN THE SPACE CREW WAS LAUNCHED IN THE SPACE CREW WAS LAUNCHED IN 19 91 AN D H E P ER FO RM ED S CI EN CE 1991 AND HE PERFORMED SCIENCE 1991 AND HE PERFORMED SCIENCE MI SS IO NS . MISSIONS. MISSIONS. AN D PE RF OR ME D T WO S PA CE W AL KS AND PERFORMED TWO SPACE WALKS AND PERFORMED TWO SPACE WALKS AN D A FT ER 1 77 D AY S I N O RB IT , H E AND AFTER 177 DAYS IN ORBIT, HE AND AFTER 177 DAYS IN ORBIT, HE AN D H IS C RE W S PL AS HE D D OW N O FF AND HIS CREW SPLASHED DOWN OFF AND HIS CREW SPLASHED DOWN OFF TA MP A, F LO RI DA . TAMPA, FLORIDA. TAMPA, FLORIDA. SO T HI S I S T HE F IR ST T IM E S IN CE SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE TH EN A ND Y OU A RE H ER E T OD AY A ND THEN AND YOU ARE HERE TODAY AND THEN AND YOU ARE HERE TODAY AND FI VE YE AR S T O T HE D AY , TH E D EM O FIVE YEARS TO THE DAY, THE DEMO FIVE YEARS TO THE DAY, THE DEMO 1 LA UN CH W HI CH W AS T HE F IR ST 1 LAUNCH WHICH WAS THE FIRST 1 LAUNCH WHICH WAS THE FIRST TE ST ED S PA CE FL IG HT O F T HE TESTED SPACE FLIGHT OF THE TESTED SPACE FLIGHT OF THE DR AG ON S TA TI ON A ND H ER E YO U A RE . DRAGON STATION AND HERE YOU ARE. DRAGON STATION AND HERE YOU ARE. >> Y EA H, I T I S SO A MA ZI NG , I >> YEAH, IT IS SO AMAZING, I >> YEAH, IT IS SO AMAZING, I DO N’ T K NO W W HO T O A TT RI BU TE I T DON’T KNOW WHO TO ATTRIBUTE IT DON’T KNOW WHO TO ATTRIBUTE IT TO. TO. TO. TH IN GS S EE M IM PO SS IB LE U NT IL THINGS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL THINGS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL TH EY A RE C OM MO N AN D H ER E W E AR E THEY ARE COMMON AND HERE WE ARE THEY ARE COMMON AND HERE WE ARE WI TH U .S . AS TR ON AU TS O N U. S. S O WITH U.S. ASTRONAUTS ON U.S. SO WITH U.S. ASTRONAUTS ON U.S. SO I WI LL A ND W E’ RE O N T HE 5 TH I WILL AND WE’RE ON THE 5TH I WILL AND WE’RE ON THE 5TH FL IG HT A ND T HI S I S A MA ZI NG . FLIGHT AND THIS IS AMAZING. FLIGHT AND THIS IS AMAZING. >> F IF TH F LI GH T W IT H D RA GO N >> FIFTH FLIGHT WITH DRAGON >> FIFTH FLIGHT WITH DRAGON EN DE AV OR W HE RE W E G ET A S HO T O F ENDEAVOR WHERE WE GET A SHOT OF ENDEAVOR WHERE WE GET A SHOT OF TH E LA UN CH P AD . THE LAUNCH PAD. THE LAUNCH PAD. WE W IL L S HO W Y OU T HA T S O F AR , WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT SO FAR, WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT SO FAR, PU LL ED U P O N T HE S CR EE N FO R Y OU . PULLED UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU. PULLED UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU. LO OK IN G AT A B RA ND -N EW F AL CO N 9 LOOKING AT A BRAND-NEW FALCON 9 LOOKING AT A BRAND-NEW FALCON 9 BO OS TE R HE RE O N T HE L AU NC H P AD BOOSTER HERE ON THE LAUNCH PAD BOOSTER HERE ON THE LAUNCH PAD AT K EN NE DY S PA CE C EN TE R A ND W E AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AND WE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AND WE HA VE D RA GO N EN DE AV OR T HE RE O N HAVE DRAGON ENDEAVOR THERE ON HAVE DRAGON ENDEAVOR THERE ON TH E P AD . THE PAD. THE PAD. >> A LW AY S A BE AU TI FU L D AY O N T HE >> ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE >> ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE CA PE , FI GH TI NG T HE M OS QU IT OS . CAPE, FIGHTING THE MOSQUITOS. CAPE, FIGHTING THE MOSQUITOS. >> YE S, Y OU W IL L N OT IC E T HI S I S >> YES, YOU WILL NOTICE THIS IS >> YES, YOU WILL NOTICE THIS IS AU DI O- ON LY C OM ME NT AR Y R IG HT N OW AUDIO-ONLY COMMENTARY RIGHT NOW AUDIO-ONLY COMMENTARY RIGHT NOW BU T W E W IL L E XP AN D O UR C OV ER AG E BUT WE WILL EXPAND OUR COVERAGE BUT WE WILL EXPAND OUR COVERAGE LA TE R W HE RE W E W IL L B RI NG O N LATER WHERE WE WILL BRING ON LATER WHERE WE WILL BRING ON OT HE R CO MM EN TA TO RS A ND J OI N Y OU OTHER COMMENTATORS AND JOIN YOU OTHER COMMENTATORS AND JOIN YOU ON C AM ER A. ON CAMERA. ON CAMERA. >> T HE N AS A A DV IS OR S A RE D OW N >> THE NASA ADVISORS ARE DOWN >> THE NASA ADVISORS ARE DOWN TH ER E, I T I S T IM E F OR T HE S UI T THERE, IT IS TIME FOR THE SUIT THERE, IT IS TIME FOR THE SUIT SE AL A ND Y OU CA N S EE A LE XA ND ER SEAL AND YOU CAN SEE ALEXANDER SEAL AND YOU CAN SEE ALEXANDER TH ER E WI TH H IS H AN DS O UT , B EI NG THERE WITH HIS HANDS OUT, BEING THERE WITH HIS HANDS OUT, BEING PR ES SU RI ZE D AN D I T LO CK S L IK E PRESSURIZED AND IT LOCKS LIKE PRESSURIZED AND IT LOCKS LIKE TH EY A RE S HR IN KI NG B UT I T I S THEY ARE SHRINKING BUT IT IS THEY ARE SHRINKING BUT IT IS AC TU AL LY TH E H EL ME T A ND T HE ACTUALLY THE HELMET AND THE ACTUALLY THE HELMET AND THE FI LL IN G U P. FILLING UP. FILLING UP. >> T HI S IS A C HE CK C AL L FO R >> THIS IS A CHECK CALL FOR >> THIS IS A CHECK CALL FOR SE AL S ON T HE S UI TS B EF OR E T HE Y SEALS ON THE SUITS BEFORE THEY SEALS ON THE SUITS BEFORE THEY HE AD O UT T O T HE P AD A ND T HE Y D O HEAD OUT TO THE PAD AND THEY DO HEAD OUT TO THE PAD AND THEY DO IT T HE S AM E P LA CE T HE Y H AV E B EE N IT THE SAME PLACE THEY HAVE BEEN IT THE SAME PLACE THEY HAVE BEEN SI TT IN G FO R A W HI LE T HE RE , SITTING FOR A WHILE THERE, SITTING FOR A WHILE THERE, LO OK IN G A T TH E C AM ER A. LOOKING AT THE CAMERA. LOOKING AT THE CAMERA. TH EY H AV E B EE N D OI NG T HI S FO R THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR DE CA DE . DECADE. DECADE. TH IS I S A N H IS TO RI C RO OM A ND I T THIS IS AN HISTORIC ROOM AND IT THIS IS AN HISTORIC ROOM AND IT IS B ET TE R T O D O I T H ER E W HE RE I N IS BETTER TO DO IT HERE WHERE IN IS BETTER TO DO IT HERE WHERE IN CA SE T HE Y H AV E A P RO BL EM W IT H CASE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CASE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TH E SU IT T HA N O N TH E P AD . THE SUIT THAN ON THE PAD. THE SUIT THAN ON THE PAD. >> A ND T HI S I S C ON FI GU RE D T HE >> AND THIS IS CONFIGURED THE >> AND THIS IS CONFIGURED THE WA Y T HE Y W IL L B E O N DR AG ON , WAY THEY WILL BE ON DRAGON, WAY THEY WILL BE ON DRAGON, RI GH T? RIGHT? RIGHT? >> Y ES , EX AC TL Y. >> YES, EXACTLY. >> YES, EXACTLY. YO U CA N SE E HE I S S HR IN KI NG E VE N YOU CAN SEE HE IS SHRINKING EVEN YOU CAN SEE HE IS SHRINKING EVEN FU RT HE R. FURTHER. FURTHER. TH E MI CR O G RA PH F EE I S N OT A B IG THE MICRO GRAPH FEE IS NOT A BIG THE MICRO GRAPH FEE IS NOT A BIG DE AL B UT I F Y OU A RE P RE SS UR IZ IN G DEAL BUT IF YOU ARE PRESSURIZING DEAL BUT IF YOU ARE PRESSURIZING TH E S UI T, I T GO ES Q UI CK LY . THE SUIT, IT GOES QUICKLY. THE SUIT, IT GOES QUICKLY. TH E W HO LE P OI NT I S T O C RE AT E A THE WHOLE POINT IS TO CREATE A THE WHOLE POINT IS TO CREATE A LI TT LE S PA CE SH IP O N T HE I NS ID E LITTLE SPACESHIP ON THE INSIDE LITTLE SPACESHIP ON THE INSIDE IN C AS E SO ME TH IN G H AP PE NS W IT H IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH TH E VE HI CL E. THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE. >> I NS ID E D RA GO N, T HE Y A RE >> INSIDE DRAGON, THEY ARE >> INSIDE DRAGON, THEY ARE PR ES SU RE C HE CK IN G T HE S UI TS A ND PRESSURE CHECKING THE SUITS AND PRESSURE CHECKING THE SUITS AND IF S OM ET HI NG W ER E T O HA PP EN , IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, TH IS I S T HE T IM E T O DI SC OV ER THIS IS THE TIME TO DISCOVER THIS IS THE TIME TO DISCOVER TH AT . THAT. THAT. >> Y ES , T HE Y A RE S UI TS F OR >> YES, THEY ARE SUITS FOR >> YES, THEY ARE SUITS FOR LA UN CH IN G, A D IF FE RE NT T YP E T HA N LAUNCHING, A DIFFERENT TYPE THAN LAUNCHING, A DIFFERENT TYPE THAN FO R S PA CE WA LK S B UT I T P RO VI DE S FOR SPACEWALKS BUT IT PROVIDES FOR SPACEWALKS BUT IT PROVIDES TH E CR EW W IT H C OO LI NG , O XY GE N, THE CREW WITH COOLING, OXYGEN, THE CREW WITH COOLING, OXYGEN, AI R WH IL E T HE Y AR E I N S PA CE . AIR WHILE THEY ARE IN SPACE. AIR WHILE THEY ARE IN SPACE. >> 23 16 W IN DO W, T HE C RE W H AS >> 2316 WINDOW, THE CREW HAS >> 2316 WINDOW, THE CREW HAS ST AR TE D TH E S UI T S EA L STARTED THE SUIT SEAL STARTED THE SUIT SEAL AC TI VI TI ES , TH E H AT CH I S O PE N ACTIVITIES, THE HATCH IS OPEN ACTIVITIES, THE HATCH IS OPEN FO R CR EW A RR IV AL . FOR CREW ARRIVAL. FOR CREW ARRIVAL. CH EC KO UT S A RE C OM PL ET E, F AL CO N CHECKOUTS ARE COMPLETE, FALCON CHECKOUTS ARE COMPLETE, FALCON NO T WO RK IN G A T TH IS T IM E. NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME. NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME. TH E TE AM I S EV AL UA TI NG T HE THE TEAM IS EVALUATING THE THE TEAM IS EVALUATING THE DE SC EN T FO R T HE IR C RI TE RI A A ND DESCENT FOR THEIR CRITERIA AND DESCENT FOR THEIR CRITERIA AND TH E L AU NC H W IL L O CC UR I N J US T A THE LAUNCH WILL OCCUR IN JUST A THE LAUNCH WILL OCCUR IN JUST A LI TT LE O VE R A N H OU R FR OM N OW . LITTLE OVER AN HOUR FROM NOW. LITTLE OVER AN HOUR FROM NOW. DE PE ND IN G O N T HE S CR UB , T HE N EX T DEPENDING ON THE SCRUB, THE NEXT DEPENDING ON THE SCRUB, THE NEXT AV AI LA BL E LA UN CH O PP OR TU NI TY AVAILABLE LAUNCH OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE LAUNCH OPPORTUNITY WI LL B E MA RC H 3 RD . WILL BE MARCH 3RD. WILL BE MARCH 3RD. TA KI NG IN TO C ON SI DE RA TI ON A C RE W TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION A CREW TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION A CREW HA NG IN G A ND L AU NC H, T HE A LL HANGING AND LAUNCH, THE ALL HANGING AND LAUNCH, THE ALL PE RS ON NE L RE QU ES T T HA T T HE Y S TA Y PERSONNEL REQUEST THAT THEY STAY PERSONNEL REQUEST THAT THEY STAY IN R OT AT IO N T IL L L OC KD OW N IS IN ROTATION TILL LOCKDOWN IS IN ROTATION TILL LOCKDOWN IS CO MP LE TE . COMPLETE. COMPLETE. CC E W IT H A R EP OR T ON F AL CO N 9 CCE WITH A REPORT ON FALCON 9 CCE WITH A REPORT ON FALCON 9 BE EN S HE AL TH ? BEENS HEALTH? BEENS HEALTH? >> FA LC ON 9 I S T RA CK IN G O NE >> FALCON 9 IS TRACKING ONE >> FALCON 9 IS TRACKING ONE IS SU E O N A B RA KE T HA T FA IL ED B UT ISSUE ON A BRAKE THAT FAILED BUT ISSUE ON A BRAKE THAT FAILED BUT WE A RE C HE CK IN G AN D W OR KI NG O N WE ARE CHECKING AND WORKING ON WE ARE CHECKING AND WORKING ON TH E IS SU E A ND W IL L P RO CE ED . THE ISSUE AND WILL PROCEED. THE ISSUE AND WILL PROCEED. >> C AN Y OU G IV E A S TA TU S RI GH T >> CAN YOU GIVE A STATUS RIGHT >> CAN YOU GIVE A STATUS RIGHT NO W? NOW? NOW? >> D RA GO N HE AL TH Y R IG HT N OW , A >> DRAGON HEALTHY RIGHT NOW, A >> DRAGON HEALTHY RIGHT NOW, A CO UP LE O F T HI NG S P UT TI NG COUPLE OF THINGS PUTTING COUPLE OF THINGS PUTTING TO GE TH ER F OR L AU NC H T IM E B UT TOGETHER FOR LAUNCH TIME BUT TOGETHER FOR LAUNCH TIME BUT NO TH IN G OT HE R T HA N T HA T. NOTHING OTHER THAN THAT. NOTHING OTHER THAN THAT. >> C OP Y TH AT . >> COPY THAT. >> COPY THAT. >> A LL R IG HT , S O A S Y OU J US T >> ALL RIGHT, SO AS YOU JUST >> ALL RIGHT, SO AS YOU JUST HE AR D O VE R O UR M IS SI ON A UD IO HEARD OVER OUR MISSION AUDIO HEARD OVER OUR MISSION AUDIO LO OP , I T I S A T -M IN US 4 H OU RS LOOP, IT IS A T-MINUS 4 HOURS LOOP, IT IS A T-MINUS 4 HOURS SI TU AT IO NA L B RI EF IN G A ND W E SITUATIONAL BRIEFING AND WE SITUATIONAL BRIEFING AND WE PA US ED F OR T HA T B RI EF IN G J US T T O PAUSED FOR THAT BRIEFING JUST TO PAUSED FOR THAT BRIEFING JUST TO GI VE Y OU I NS IG HT O N H OW T HE GIVE YOU INSIGHT ON HOW THE GIVE YOU INSIGHT ON HOW THE CO UN T I S G OI NG A ND S O F AR N O COUNT IS GOING AND SO FAR NO COUNT IS GOING AND SO FAR NO IS SU ES . ISSUES. ISSUES. TH E LA UN CH T IM E H AS A DJ US TE D B Y THE LAUNCH TIME HAS ADJUSTED BY THE LAUNCH TIME HAS ADJUSTED BY 1 S EC ON D SO 1 1: 1 6 AN D 1 3 1 SECOND SO 11: 16 AND 13 1 SECOND SO 11: 16 AND 13 SE CO ND S TI ME . SECONDS TIME. SECONDS TIME. >> YO U H EA RD T HE M S AY T HE D RA G >> YOU HEARD THEM SAY THE DRAG >> YOU HEARD THEM SAY THE DRAG GO NE D RO P T AN K S A RE P RE SS UR IZ ED GONE DROP TAN KS ARE PRESSURIZED GONE DROP TAN KS ARE PRESSURIZED AN D TH OS E A RE I NS ID E T HE T AN K AND THOSE ARE INSIDE THE TAN K AND THOSE ARE INSIDE THE TAN K AS O PP OS ED T O T HE O NE S O UT SI DE . AS OPPOSED TO THE ONES OUTSIDE. AS OPPOSED TO THE ONES OUTSIDE. AN D T HE P RO PE RT Y V IO LA TI ON F OR AND THE PROPERTY VIOLATION FOR AND THE PROPERTY VIOLATION FOR LA UN CH , TH E BI GG ES T T HI NG W E A RE LAUNCH, THE BIGGEST THING WE ARE LAUNCH, THE BIGGEST THING WE ARE TR AC KI NG R IG HT N OW . TRACKING RIGHT NOW. TRACKING RIGHT NOW. AN D Y OU S EE T HE M UP O UT O F T HE AND YOU SEE THEM UP OUT OF THE AND YOU SEE THEM UP OUT OF THE SE AT S SO T HE L EA K C HE CK P AS SE D SEATS SO THE LEAK CHECK PASSED SEATS SO THE LEAK CHECK PASSED AN D NO W T HE Y WI LL G ET R EA DY T O AND NOW THEY WILL GET READY TO AND NOW THEY WILL GET READY TO HE AD O UT , T HE Y W IL L B UT TO N U P HEAD OUT, THEY WILL BUTTON UP HEAD OUT, THEY WILL BUTTON UP TH E SU IT S. THE SUITS. THE SUITS. TH ER E AR E V EL CR O A TT AC H P OI NT S THERE ARE VELCRO ATTACH POINTS THERE ARE VELCRO ATTACH POINTS TO M AK E I T A L IT TL E M OR E TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE CO MF OR TA BL E NO W TH AT T HE Y A RE COMFORTABLE NOW THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE NOW THAT THEY ARE DO NE , YO U C AN S EE T HA T T HE Y H AV E DONE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE DONE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE TH E I PA D T HE RE A ND E AC H S UI T H AS THE IPAD THERE AND EACH SUIT HAS THE IPAD THERE AND EACH SUIT HAS A TE AM O F T WO W OR KI NG W IT H T HE M A TEAM OF TWO WORKING WITH THEM A TEAM OF TWO WORKING WITH THEM TO M AK E S UR E E VE RY TH IN G IS G OO D TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO G O. TO GO. TO GO. AN D TH EY A RE O N TH E U MB IL IC AL . AND THEY ARE ON THE UMBILICAL. AND THEY ARE ON THE UMBILICAL. AL EX AN DE R IS H OL DI NG T HE C OO LI NG ALEXANDER IS HOLDING THE COOLING ALEXANDER IS HOLDING THE COOLING UN IT A ND T HA T I S W HA T I S UNIT AND THAT IS WHAT IS UNIT AND THAT IS WHAT IS PR OV ID IN G TH E C OO LI NG , T HA T PROVIDING THE COOLING, THAT PROVIDING THE COOLING, THAT MO BI LE U NI T, T IL L TH EY G ET O N MOBILE UNIT, TILL THEY GET ON MOBILE UNIT, TILL THEY GET ON TH E SP AC EC RA FT . THE SPACECRAFT. THE SPACECRAFT. >> N OW W E H AV E A S HO T O F >> NOW WE HAVE A SHOT OF >> NOW WE HAVE A SHOT OF JE AN ET TE E PP S WO RK IN G T HO SE JEANETTE EPPS WORKING THOSE JEANETTE EPPS WORKING THOSE VE LC RO S A ND I W AN T T O SA Y IT I S VELCROS AND I WANT TO SAY IT IS VELCROS AND I WANT TO SAY IT IS 40 P ER CE NT G O. 40 PERCENT GO. 40 PERCENT GO. >> O H, Y EA H, S OR RY A BO UT T HA T. >> OH, YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> OH, YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> N O P RO BL EM . >> NO PROBLEM. >> NO PROBLEM. SO N OW W E A RE S HO WI NG Y OU T HE SO NOW WE ARE SHOWING YOU THE SO NOW WE ARE SHOWING YOU THE SH OT OF CO MM AN DE R MA TT RE T SHOT OF COMMANDER MATTRET SHOT OF COMMANDER MATTRET DO MI NI CK . DOMINICK. DOMINICK. HE I S F RO M C OL OR AD O, H AS T WO HE IS FROM COLORADO, HAS TWO HE IS FROM COLORADO, HAS TWO DA UG HT ER S. DAUGHTERS. DAUGHTERS. AS SI ST AN T S CI EN CE E NG IN EE RI NG ASSISTANT SCIENCE ENGINEERING ASSISTANT SCIENCE ENGINEERING DE GR EE A ND G RA DU AT ED DEGREE AND GRADUATED DEGREE AND GRADUATED PO ST GR AD UA TE A S A A VI AT OR I N POSTGRADUATE AS A AVIATOR IN POSTGRADUATE AS A AVIATOR IN 20 07 . 2007. 2007. MA DE T WO D EP LO YM EN TS T O T HE MADE TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO THE MADE TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO THE NO RT H A RA BI AN S EA M AK IN G T WO NORTH ARABIAN SEA MAKING TWO NORTH ARABIAN SEA MAKING TWO SU PP OR T MI SS IO NS F OR O PE RA TI ON SUPPORT MISSIONS FOR OPERATION SUPPORT MISSIONS FOR OPERATION EN DU RE * EU GS F RE ED OM . ENDURE *EUGS FREEDOM. ENDURE *EUGS FREEDOM. HE H AS M OR E T HA N 1 60 H OU RS O F HE HAS MORE THAN 160 HOURS OF HE HAS MORE THAN 160 HOURS OF FL IG HT T IM E I N 4 00 A IR CR AF T, FLIGHT TIME IN 400 AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT TIME IN 400 AIRCRAFT, CA RR IE R LA ND IN GS A ND 6 1 CO MB AT CARRIER LANDINGS AND 61 COMBAT CARRIER LANDINGS AND 61 COMBAT MI SS IO NS . MISSIONS. MISSIONS. TH IS W IL L B E H IS F IR ST S PA CE THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST SPACE THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST SPACE FL IG HT . FLIGHT. FLIGHT. >> A ND A LS O O NE O F TH E 2 01 7 >> AND ALSO ONE OF THE 2017 >> AND ALSO ONE OF THE 2017 CL AS S OF T UR TL ES S O H E W IL L K EE P CLASS OF TURTLES SO HE WILL KEEP CLASS OF TURTLES SO HE WILL KEEP TH E TR AD IT IO N O F H AV IN G A T UR TL E THE TRADITION OF HAVING A TURTLE THE TRADITION OF HAVING A TURTLE IN T HE S PA CE S TA TI ON , GO IN G IN THE SPACE STATION, GOING IN THE SPACE STATION, GOING ST RO NG . STRONG. STRONG. MA TT A ND I T RA IN ED T OG ET HE R A ND MATT AND I TRAINED TOGETHER AND MATT AND I TRAINED TOGETHER AND HE I S A G RE AT , J US T HI LA RI OU S HE IS A GREAT, JUST HILARIOUS HE IS A GREAT, JUST HILARIOUS PE RS ON . PERSON. PERSON. VE RY H UM OR OU S B UT C OM PL ET EL Y VERY HUMOROUS BUT COMPLETELY VERY HUMOROUS BUT COMPLETELY SE RI OU S A ND S UP ER E XC IT ED A ND SERIOUS AND SUPER EXCITED AND SERIOUS AND SUPER EXCITED AND CO NT EN T AN D G RE AT TO G ET S EE H IM CONTENT AND GREAT TO GET SEE HIM CONTENT AND GREAT TO GET SEE HIM TO H EA D UP T HE RE . TO HEAD UP THERE. TO HEAD UP THERE. >> A T UR TL E, V ER Y PR OU D N UM BE R >> A TURTLE, VERY PROUD NUMBER >> A TURTLE, VERY PROUD NUMBER OF T HE A ST RO NA UT C LA SS A ND N OW OF THE ASTRONAUT CLASS AND NOW OF THE ASTRONAUT CLASS AND NOW WE H AV E MI CH AE L B AR RA TT . WE HAVE MICHAEL BARRATT. WE HAVE MICHAEL BARRATT. HE W IL L B E C RE W 8 P IL OT . HE WILL BE CREW 8 PILOT. HE WILL BE CREW 8 PILOT. HE I S T HE O NL Y O NE O F C RE W 8 HE IS THE ONLY ONE OF CREW 8 HE IS THE ONLY ONE OF CREW 8 TH AT H AS B EE N T O S PA CE BE FO RE , THAT HAS BEEN TO SPACE BEFORE, THAT HAS BEEN TO SPACE BEFORE, IN E XO DU S 20 09 A ND 2 0, 01 1. IN EXODUS 2009 AND 20,011. IN EXODUS 2009 AND 20,011. IN T OT AL , H E HA S S PE NT 2 12 D AY S IN TOTAL, HE HAS SPENT 212 DAYS IN TOTAL, HE HAS SPENT 212 DAYS IN S PA CE A ND I S B OA RD C ER TI FI ED IN SPACE AND IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN SPACE AND IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN I NT ER NA L A ND A ER OS PA CE IN INTERNAL AND AEROSPACE IN INTERNAL AND AEROSPACE ME DI CI NE . MEDICINE. MEDICINE. HE H AS B EE N A WA RD ED S EV ER AL HE HAS BEEN AWARDED SEVERAL HE HAS BEEN AWARDED SEVERAL TI ME S F OR H IS C ON TR IB UT IO NS T O TIMES FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO TIMES FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SP AC E ME DI CI NE R ES EA RC H A ND SPACE MEDICINE RESEARCH AND SPACE MEDICINE RESEARCH AND RI GH T NO W L IV ES I N T EX AS W IT H RIGHT NOW LIVES IN TEXAS WITH RIGHT NOW LIVES IN TEXAS WITH HI S W IF E A ND T HE IR F IV E HIS WIFE AND THEIR FIVE HIS WIFE AND THEIR FIVE CH IL DR EN . CHILDREN. CHILDREN. PE RS ON AL I NT ER ES TS I NC LU DE PERSONAL INTERESTS INCLUDE PERSONAL INTERESTS INCLUDE SA IL IC , B OA T R ES TO RA TI ON , SAILIC, BOAT RESTORATION, SAILIC, BOAT RESTORATION, WR IT IN G, A ND I H AV E T O A SK Y OU WRITING, AND I HAVE TO ASK YOU WRITING, AND I HAVE TO ASK YOU AB OU T TH IS , C OO KI NG G OO D F OO D I N ABOUT THIS, COOKING GOOD FOOD IN ABOUT THIS, COOKING GOOD FOOD IN HA RD P LA CE S. HARD PLACES. HARD PLACES. HE S AI D AU ST ER E. HE SAID AUSTERE. HE SAID AUSTERE. >> A CT UA LL Y MI KE W AS M Y F AM IL Y >> ACTUALLY MIKE WAS MY FAMILY >> ACTUALLY MIKE WAS MY FAMILY ES CO RT W HE N W E W ER E D OW N H ER E ESCORT WHEN WE WERE DOWN HERE ESCORT WHEN WE WERE DOWN HERE FO R O UR L AU NC H A ND H EL PI NG O UT FOR OUR LAUNCH AND HELPING OUT FOR OUR LAUNCH AND HELPING OUT WI TH T HE F AM IL Y A ND W AS M Y WITH THE FAMILY AND WAS MY WITH THE FAMILY AND WAS MY ME NT OR IN A FG HA NI ST AN T RA IN IN G. MENTOR IN AFGHANISTAN TRAINING. MENTOR IN AFGHANISTAN TRAINING. HE D OE S A L IT TL E B IT O F HE DOES A LITTLE BIT OF HE DOES A LITTLE BIT OF EV ER YT HI NG , BO AT IN G, C OO KI NG . EVERYTHING, BOATING, COOKING. EVERYTHING, BOATING, COOKING. HE I S K NO WN T O L IK E S NA CK S A ND HE IS KNOWN TO LIKE SNACKS AND HE IS KNOWN TO LIKE SNACKS AND HA VE F OO D R EA DY T O G O, B UT – – HAVE FOOD READY TO GO, BUT — HAVE FOOD READY TO GO, BUT — AN D I K NO W W E U SE T HE W OR D AND I KNOW WE USE THE WORD AND I KNOW WE USE THE WORD LI TE RA LL Y B UT H E A CT UA LL Y W RO TE LITERALLY BUT HE ACTUALLY WROTE LITERALLY BUT HE ACTUALLY WROTE TH E BO OK ON S PA CE M ED S. THE BOOK ON SPACE MEDS. THE BOOK ON SPACE MEDS. TH E BO OK T HA T T HE Y U SE I S THE BOOK THAT THEY USE IS THE BOOK THAT THEY USE IS WR IT TE N B Y H IM S O H E G ET S WRITTEN BY HIM SO HE GETS WRITTEN BY HIM SO HE GETS CO NS UL TE D AL L T HE T IM E F OR CONSULTED ALL THE TIME FOR CONSULTED ALL THE TIME FOR ME DI CA L C ON SI DE RA TI ON S A S W E MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS AS WE MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS AS WE LO OK F OR WA RD T O S PA CE F LI GH TS LOOK FORWARD TO SPACE FLIGHTS LOOK FORWARD TO SPACE FLIGHTS AN D HE W AS H EA VI LY I NV OL VE D W IT H AND HE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH AND HE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH TH E CO MM ER CI AL C RE W F OR S PA CE X THE COMMERCIAL CREW FOR SPACEX THE COMMERCIAL CREW FOR SPACEX AN D BO EI NG A ND A LL T HE IR AND BOEING AND ALL THEIR AND BOEING AND ALL THEIR SP ON SO RS . SPONSORS. SPONSORS. >> S O A G RE AT P ER SO N TO H AV E O N >> SO A GREAT PERSON TO HAVE ON >> SO A GREAT PERSON TO HAVE ON TH E MI SS IO N W IT H T HR EE THE MISSION WITH THREE THE MISSION WITH THREE FI RS T- TI ME F LY ER S. FIRST-TIME FLYERS. FIRST-TIME FLYERS. >> YE S, Y OU G OI NG T O G ET A C OL D, >> YES, YOU GOING TO GET A COLD, >> YES, YOU GOING TO GET A COLD, YO U WI LL B E G LA D H E IS A BO AR D. YOU WILL BE GLAD HE IS ABOARD. YOU WILL BE GLAD HE IS ABOARD. >> T HE N WE H AV E J EA NE TT E E PP S, A >> THEN WE HAVE JEANETTE EPPS, A >> THEN WE HAVE JEANETTE EPPS, A NA SA F EL LO W I N G RA DU AT E S CH OO L NASA FELLOW IN GRADUATE SCHOOL NASA FELLOW IN GRADUATE SCHOOL AN D WO RK ED F OR FO RD M OT OR C OM PA NY AND WORKED FORFORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WORKED FORFORD MOTOR COMPANY WH ER E, G ET T HI S, S HE R EC EI VE D A WHERE, GET THIS, SHE RECEIVED A WHERE, GET THIS, SHE RECEIVED A U. S. P AT EN T F OR H ER R ES EA RC H U.S. PATENT FOR HER RESEARCH U.S. PATENT FOR HER RESEARCH IN TO A UT O C OL LI SI ON S A ND C OU NT ER INTO AUTO COLLISIONS AND COUNTER INTO AUTO COLLISIONS AND COUNTER ME AS UR E SY ST EM S. MEASURE SYSTEMS. MEASURE SYSTEMS. AN D AF TE R L EA VI NG FO RD , S HE AND AFTER LEAVINGFORD, SHE AND AFTER LEAVINGFORD, SHE JO IN ED T HE C EN TR AL I NT EL LI GE NC E JOINED THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE JOINED THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG EN CY , 7 Y EA RS A S A T EC HN IC AL AGENCY, 7 YEARS AS A TECHNICAL AGENCY, 7 YEARS AS A TECHNICAL IN TE LL IG EN CE O FF IC ER B EF OR E INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BEFORE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BEFORE BE CO MI NG A A ST RO NA UT . BECOMING A ASTRONAUT. BECOMING A ASTRONAUT. SH E HA S A M AS TE R O F S CI EN CE A ND SHE HAS A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND SHE HAS A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND DO CT OR AT E IN P HI LO SO PH Y AN D DOCTORATE IN PHILOSOPHY AND DOCTORATE IN PHILOSOPHY AND AE RO SP AC E EN GI NE ER IN G. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING. >> Y ES , TH AT I S A WE SO ME . >> YES, THAT IS AWESOME. >> YES, THAT IS AWESOME. I HA VE G OT T EN T O T RA IN W IT H H ER I HAVE GOT TEN TO TRAIN WITH HER I HAVE GOT TEN TO TRAIN WITH HER IN S EV ER AL E VE NT S. IN SEVERAL EVENTS. IN SEVERAL EVENTS. I WO UL D L IK E T O T EL L Y OU W HA T I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU WHAT SH E DI D B EF OR E C OM IN G T O N AS A SHE DID BEFORE COMING TO NASA SHE DID BEFORE COMING TO NASA BU T I C AN ‘T . BUT I CAN’T. BUT I CAN’T. BU T SH E W OR KE D F OR T HE C IA . BUT SHE WORKED FOR THE CIA. BUT SHE WORKED FOR THE CIA. OB VI OU SL Y CO OL T HI NG S. OBVIOUSLY COOL THINGS. OBVIOUSLY COOL THINGS. EX CI TE D TO G ET T O S EE H ER T O EXCITED TO GET TO SEE HER TO EXCITED TO GET TO SEE HER TO FL Y. FLY. FLY. TH IS I S A R EA LL Y G RE AT C RE W A ND THIS IS A REALLY GREAT CREW AND THIS IS A REALLY GREAT CREW AND FU N TO W AT CH T HE T RA IN IN G. FUN TO WATCH THE TRAINING. FUN TO WATCH THE TRAINING. US UA LL Y ON T HE A SS IG NE D F LO W USUALLY ON THE ASSIGNED FLOW USUALLY ON THE ASSIGNED FLOW TR AI N TO GE TH ER B UT E VE RY O NC E I N TRAIN TOGETHER BUT EVERY ONCE IN TRAIN TOGETHER BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WH IL E, T HE RE I S SO ME ON E T HA T A WHILE, THERE IS SOMEONE THAT A WHILE, THERE IS SOMEONE THAT IS A SS IG NE D T HA T W E G ET T O T RA IN IS ASSIGNED THAT WE GET TO TRAIN IS ASSIGNED THAT WE GET TO TRAIN WI TH A S WE LL . WITH AS WELL. WITH AS WELL. >> A V ER Y DI VE RS E B AC KG RO UN D. >> A VERY DIVERSE BACKGROUND. >> A VERY DIVERSE BACKGROUND. AN D TH EN H ER E W E AR E A LE XA ND ER AND THEN HERE WE ARE ALEXANDER AND THEN HERE WE ARE ALEXANDER GR EB EN KI N, F IR ST -T IM E F LY ER , GREBENKIN, FIRST-TIME FLYER, GREBENKIN, FIRST-TIME FLYER, GR AD UA TE D FR OM A M IL IT AR Y GRADUATED FROM A MILITARY GRADUATED FROM A MILITARY IN ST IT UT E IN 2 00 2 A ND M AJ OR ED I N INSTITUTE IN 2002 AND MAJORED IN INSTITUTE IN 2002 AND MAJORED IN MA IN TE NA NC E OF A IR CR AF T R AC E MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT RACE MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT RACE CO NS ID ER AT IO N S YS TE MS . CONSIDERATION SYSTEMS. CONSIDERATION SYSTEMS. AT TE ND ED T HE U NI VE RS IT Y O F ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF MO SC OW , GR AD UA TE D W IT H A D EG RE E MOSCOW, GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE MOSCOW, GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN R AD IO C OM MU NI CA TI ON S, IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, BR OA DC AS TI NG A ND T EL EV IS IO N. BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION. BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION. HE W AS A CC EP TE D I NT O T HE HE WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE HE WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE CO SM ON AU T CO RP S I N 2 01 8 A ND W IL L COSMONAUT CORPS IN 2018 AND WILL COSMONAUT CORPS IN 2018 AND WILL SE RV E AS F LI GH T E NG IN EE R ON BO AR D SERVE AS FLIGHT ENGINEER ONBOARD SERVE AS FLIGHT ENGINEER ONBOARD TH E SP AC E S TA TI ON . THE SPACE STATION. THE SPACE STATION. >> G RE AT T O S EE T HE C ON TI NU IN G >> GREAT TO SEE THE CONTINUING >> GREAT TO SEE THE CONTINUING CO OP ER AT IO N. COOPERATION. COOPERATION. WE H AV E LA UR EL U P O N T HE S OY UZ WE HAVE LAUREL UP ON THE SOYUZ WE HAVE LAUREL UP ON THE SOYUZ AN D A LE XA ND ER O N T HE D RA GO N S O AND ALEXANDER ON THE DRAGON SO AND ALEXANDER ON THE DRAGON SO TH AT C ON TI NU ES WI TH T HA T THAT CONTINUES WITH THAT THAT CONTINUES WITH THAT CO OP ER AT IO N. COOPERATION. COOPERATION. >> S O WH AT I S H AP PE NI NG H ER E >> SO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE >> SO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE NO W, B EC AU SE I T S EE MS L IK E A LL NOW, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE ALL NOW, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE ALL TH E PR ES SU RE C HE CK S H AV E THE PRESSURE CHECKS HAVE THE PRESSURE CHECKS HAVE HA PP EN ED O N T HE IR S UI TS A ND T HE Y HAPPENED ON THEIR SUITS AND THEY HAPPENED ON THEIR SUITS AND THEY AR E CO NN EC TE D T O T HE IR ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR UM BI LI CA LS W HI CH A RE C ON NE CT ED UMBILICALS WHICH ARE CONNECTED UMBILICALS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO T HE B LU E B OX ES P RO VI DI NG A IR ? TO THE BLUE BOXES PROVIDING AIR? TO THE BLUE BOXES PROVIDING AIR? >> Y EA H, S O R IG HT N OW T HE RE I S >> YEAH, SO RIGHT NOW THERE IS >> YEAH, SO RIGHT NOW THERE IS GE NE RA LL Y SO ME P AD S B UI LT I NT O GENERALLY SOME PADS BUILT INTO GENERALLY SOME PADS BUILT INTO TH E TI ME LI NE B EC AU SE H AD T HE RE THE TIMELINE BECAUSE HAD THERE THE TIMELINE BECAUSE HAD THERE BE EN A L EA K, Y OU W AN T T IM E T O BEEN A LEAK, YOU WANT TIME TO BEEN A LEAK, YOU WANT TIME TO FI X T HA T A ND N OT H AV E T O S CR UB FIX THAT AND NOT HAVE TO SCRUB FIX THAT AND NOT HAVE TO SCRUB TH E L AU NC H. THE LAUNCH. THE LAUNCH. SO S IN CE E VE RY TH IN G W EN T W EL L, SO SINCE EVERYTHING WENT WELL, SO SINCE EVERYTHING WENT WELL, YO U CA N S EE T HE Y H AV E SO ME T IM E. YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE SOME TIME. YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE SOME TIME. ST AN DI NG I N T HE S UI TS A T 1G , I F STANDING IN THE SUITS AT 1G, IF STANDING IN THE SUITS AT 1G, IF IT I S P RE SS UR IZ ED , T HE H EL ME T IT IS PRESSURIZED, THE HELMET IT IS PRESSURIZED, THE HELMET CA N’ T BE U P B UT T HE P RE SS UR E C AN CAN’T BE UP BUT THE PRESSURE CAN CAN’T BE UP BUT THE PRESSURE CAN GE T UN CO MF OR TA BL E A FT ER A W HI LE . GET UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER A WHILE. GET UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER A WHILE. SO ME TI ME S I T F EE LS L IK E A S UI T SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE A SUIT SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE A SUIT TO O TI GH T B UT A RE A S Y OU S AW TOO TIGHT BUT ARE AS YOU SAW TOO TIGHT BUT ARE AS YOU SAW TH EI R HE AD S S IN K D OW N, I F IT THEIR HEADS SINK DOWN, IF IT THEIR HEADS SINK DOWN, IF IT WA SN ‘T H EA VY , T HE Y W OU LD N’ T B E WASN’T HEAVY, THEY WOULDN’T BE WASN’T HEAVY, THEY WOULDN’T BE AB LE T O P RE SS UR IZ E I T AT A LL . ABLE TO PRESSURIZE IT AT ALL. ABLE TO PRESSURIZE IT AT ALL. SO TH E L ES S E XE RT IO N T HE Y C AN SO THE LESS EXERTION THEY CAN SO THE LESS EXERTION THEY CAN HA VE A ND S TA Y O N T HE C OO LI NG HAVE AND STAY ON THE COOLING HAVE AND STAY ON THE COOLING HE AT S TH EI R C OR E B OD Y HEATS THEIR CORE BODY HEATS THEIR CORE BODY TE MP ER AT UR E D OW N. TEMPERATURE DOWN. TEMPERATURE DOWN. YO U DO N’ T W AN T TH EM S WE AT IN G. YOU DON’T WANT THEM SWEATING. YOU DON’T WANT THEM SWEATING. TH E F OL KS I N T HE R OO M, A M IX O F THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM, A MIX OF THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM, A MIX OF PE RS ON NE L, T HE C OR PS P ER SO N, PERSONNEL, THE CORPS PERSON, PERSONNEL, THE CORPS PERSON, FL IG HT M ED , Y OU S AW T HE D EP UT Y FLIGHT MED, YOU SAW THE DEPUTY FLIGHT MED, YOU SAW THE DEPUTY CH IE F W AL KI NG A RO UN D IN T HE RE . CHIEF WALKING AROUND IN THERE. CHIEF WALKING AROUND IN THERE. SO S EV ER AL P EO PL E A LL O F W HO M SO SEVERAL PEOPLE ALL OF WHOM SO SEVERAL PEOPLE ALL OF WHOM HA VE B EE N I N Q UA RA NT IN E W IT H T HE HAVE BEEN IN QUARANTINE WITH THE HAVE BEEN IN QUARANTINE WITH THE CR EW W HI LE T HE Y H AV E B EE N H ER E CREW WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN HERE CREW WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN HERE AT K EN NE DY S PA CE C EN TE R. AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. >> L ET ‘S T AL K A BO UT T HE >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE AS TR ON AU T SU PP OR T PE RS ON . ASTRONAUT SUPPORT PERSON. ASTRONAUT SUPPORT PERSON. SO A S Y OU S AI D, E VE RY ON E W EA RI NG SO AS YOU SAID, EVERYONE WEARING SO AS YOU SAID, EVERYONE WEARING A B LA CK N IN JA S UI T I S A S PA CE X A BLACK NINJA SUIT IS A SPACEX A BLACK NINJA SUIT IS A SPACEX EM PL OY EE E XC EP T FO R N UM BE R 2 1 EMPLOYEE EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 21 EMPLOYEE EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 21 WH O I S A N AS A AS TR ON AU T A ND S HE WHO IS A NASA ASTRONAUT AND SHE WHO IS A NASA ASTRONAUT AND SHE IS S ER VI NG A S T HE N AS A S UP PO RT IS SERVING AS THE NASA SUPPORT IS SERVING AS THE NASA SUPPORT PE RS ON F OR T HE M IS SI ON . PERSON FOR THE MISSION. PERSON FOR THE MISSION. >> S HE I S. >> SHE IS. >> SHE IS. TH E NE W CL AS S T HA T W IL L B E THE NEW CLASS THAT WILL BE THE NEW CLASS THAT WILL BE TK WR AD IN G IN A F EW D AY S A T T HE TKWRADING IN A FEW DAYS AT THE TKWRADING IN A FEW DAYS AT THE SP AC E C EN TE R, T YP IC AL LY T HE Y G O SPACE CENTER, TYPICALLY THEY GO SPACE CENTER, TYPICALLY THEY GO BY D IF FE RE NT N AM ES , L IK E BY DIFFERENT NAMES, LIKE BY DIFFERENT NAMES, LIKE CR US AD ER S, B UT A S Y OU C AN CRUSADERS, BUT AS YOU CAN CRUSADERS, BUT AS YOU CAN IM AG IN E W HE N T HE C RE W I S D OW N IMAGINE WHEN THE CREW IS DOWN IMAGINE WHEN THE CREW IS DOWN HE RE I N QU AR AN TI NE , T HE Y A RE HERE IN QUARANTINE, THEY ARE HERE IN QUARANTINE, THEY ARE GO IN G TH RO UG H T HE F IN AL GOING THROUGH THE FINAL GOING THROUGH THE FINAL RE HE AR SA L, S IM S, T RA CK IN G REHEARSAL, SIMS, TRACKING REHEARSAL, SIMS, TRACKING VE HI CL E ST AT US , S HE W IL L G O O FF VEHICLE STATUS, SHE WILL GO OFF VEHICLE STATUS, SHE WILL GO OFF TH E PA D W IT H T HE M T HI S E VE NI NG . THE PAD WITH THEM THIS EVENING. THE PAD WITH THEM THIS EVENING. TH E MO ST P UB LI C TH IN G Y OU W IL L THE MOST PUBLIC THING YOU WILL THE MOST PUBLIC THING YOU WILL SE E HE R D O I S D IA L T HE P HO NE SEE HER DO IS DIAL THE PHONE SEE HER DO IS DIAL THE PHONE NU MB ER S ON T HE C AL LS T HE NUMBERS ON THE CALLS THE NUMBERS ON THE CALLS THE AS TR ON AU TS M AK E O N T HE L AU NC H ASTRONAUTS MAKE ON THE LAUNCH ASTRONAUTS MAKE ON THE LAUNCH PA D B UT T HE RE I S A L OT M OR E TH AN PAD BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE THAN PAD BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE THAN TH AT , T HA T IS J US T W HA T Y OU S EE THAT, THAT IS JUST WHAT YOU SEE THAT, THAT IS JUST WHAT YOU SEE ON T V. ON TV. ON TV. SO M OS T O F I T W OR KI NG O N C HA NG ES SO MOST OF IT WORKING ON CHANGES SO MOST OF IT WORKING ON CHANGES WI TH T HE S CH ED UL ES , S HI FT S O F WITH THE SCHEDULES, SHIFTS OF WITH THE SCHEDULES, SHIFTS OF SU PP OR T TE AM . SUPPORT TEAM. SUPPORT TEAM. TH AT P ER SO N I S T HE C RE W R EP W HE N THAT PERSON IS THE CREW REP WHEN THAT PERSON IS THE CREW REP WHEN TH E CR EW C AN ‘T D O EV ER YT HI NG THE CREW CAN’T DO EVERYTHING THE CREW CAN’T DO EVERYTHING WH EN T HE Y A RE D OW N IN WHEN THEY ARE DOWN IN WHEN THEY ARE DOWN IN QU AR AN TI NE . QUARANTINE. QUARANTINE. >> YE S, A N IC E B IG S MI LE F RO M >> YES, A NICE BIG SMILE FROM >> YES, A NICE BIG SMILE FROM TH E P IL OT M IK E B AR RA TT T HE RE . THE PILOT MIKE BARRATT THERE. THE PILOT MIKE BARRATT THERE. >> YE S, T HI S IS K IN D O F A >> YES, THIS IS KIND OF A >> YES, THIS IS KIND OF A RE LA XI NG T IM E. RELAXING TIME. RELAXING TIME. EV ER YT HI NG U P T O T HI S PO IN T H AS EVERYTHING UP TO THIS POINT HAS EVERYTHING UP TO THIS POINT HAS RE AL LY B EE N A G O, G O, G O, V ER Y REALLY BEEN A GO, GO, GO, VERY REALLY BEEN A GO, GO, GO, VERY SC RI PT ED S O I T I S N IC E T O SI T SCRIPTED SO IT IS NICE TO SIT SCRIPTED SO IT IS NICE TO SIT AN D T AK E A M OM EN T. AND TAKE A MOMENT. AND TAKE A MOMENT. YO U SE E T HE P AT CH T HE RE A T T HE YOU SEE THE PATCH THERE AT THE YOU SEE THE PATCH THERE AT THE SU IT C HE CK OU T S TA TI ON , T HE SUIT CHECKOUT STATION, THE SUIT CHECKOUT STATION, THE ST AT IO N HA S A LL T HE P AT CH ES T HA T STATION HAS ALL THE PATCHES THAT STATION HAS ALL THE PATCHES THAT HA VE B EE N C HE CK ED O UT A ND L OO KS HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT AND LOOKS HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT AND LOOKS LI KE T HE Y AR E G ET TI NG R EA DY T O LIKE THEY ARE GETTING READY TO LIKE THEY ARE GETTING READY TO HE AD O UT . HEAD OUT. HEAD OUT. >> I H AV E A Q UE ST IO N F OR . >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR. YO U. YOU. YOU. HO W LO NG D O T HE Y T RA IN T OG ET HE R HOW LONG DO THEY TRAIN TOGETHER HOW LONG DO THEY TRAIN TOGETHER AS A C RE W? AS A CREW? AS A CREW? >> A BO UT 1 8- 24 M ON TH S, J US T >> ABOUT 18-24 MONTHS, JUST >> ABOUT 18-24 MONTHS, JUST DE PE ND S. DEPENDS. DEPENDS. IN A P ER FE CT W OR LD , I T WO UL D B E IN A PERFECT WORLD, IT WOULD BE IN A PERFECT WORLD, IT WOULD BE 24 M ON TH S. 24 MONTHS. 24 MONTHS. SO ME TI ME S I T T AK ES A L IT TL E SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE LO NG ER T O H AV E T HE C RE WS N AM ED LONGER TO HAVE THE CREWS NAMED LONGER TO HAVE THE CREWS NAMED AN D W OR KI NG T OG ET HE R B UT Y OU S EE AND WORKING TOGETHER BUT YOU SEE AND WORKING TOGETHER BUT YOU SEE SO ME O F T HE S HO TS H ER E. SOME OF THE SHOTS HERE. SOME OF THE SHOTS HERE. TH AT I S T HE C HA MB ER W HE RE T HE Y THAT IS THE CHAMBER WHERE THEY THAT IS THE CHAMBER WHERE THEY PR AC TI CE G OI NG I NT O T HE V AC UU M PRACTICE GOING INTO THE VACUUM PRACTICE GOING INTO THE VACUUM AN D Y OU S EE M IK E T HE RE G ET TI NG AND YOU SEE MIKE THERE GETTING AND YOU SEE MIKE THERE GETTING HA ND S- ON P RA CT IC E WI TH M AT T. HANDS-ON PRACTICE WITH MATT. HANDS-ON PRACTICE WITH MATT. IT I S N OT J US T I SS T RA IN IN G T HA T IT IS NOT JUST ISS TRAINING THAT IT IS NOT JUST ISS TRAINING THAT HA PP EN S HE RE , T HE RE I S S UI T HAPPENS HERE, THERE IS SUIT HAPPENS HERE, THERE IS SUIT TR AI NI NG A ND A LL O F T HA T TH AT TRAINING AND ALL OF THAT THAT TRAINING AND ALL OF THAT THAT HA PP EN S WI TH T HE C RE W. HAPPENS WITH THE CREW. HAPPENS WITH THE CREW. >> I T IS I MP OR TA NT T O B E A BL E T O >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO WO RK T OG ET HE R. WORK TOGETHER. WORK TOGETHER. >> YE S, T HE RE I S S O M UC H, >> YES, THERE IS SO MUCH, >> YES, THERE IS SO MUCH, TR AI NI NG T O O PE RA TE , T HE S PA CE X TRAINING TO OPERATE, THE SPACEX TRAINING TO OPERATE, THE SPACEX TR AI NI NG , AL L T OO TI ME T OG ET HE R, TRAINING, ALL TOO TIME TOGETHER, TRAINING, ALL TOO TIME TOGETHER, YO U RE AL LY – – I T M EA NS Y OU C AN YOU REALLY — IT MEANS YOU CAN YOU REALLY — IT MEANS YOU CAN KN OW W HA T T HE O TH ER P ER SO N I S KNOW WHAT THE OTHER PERSON IS KNOW WHAT THE OTHER PERSON IS TH IN KI NG , WH ER E T HE IR H EA D I S THINKING, WHERE THEIR HEAD IS THINKING, WHERE THEIR HEAD IS AT, DO T HE Y W AN T H EL P, N OT W AN T AT, DO THEY WANT HELP, NOT WANT AT, DO THEY WANT HELP, NOT WANT HE LP A ND T HA T I S K IN D O F T HE HELP AND THAT IS KIND OF THE HELP AND THAT IS KIND OF THE IM PO RT AN CE O F T HA T, W IT H A LL T HE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, WITH ALL THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, WITH ALL THE TR AI NI NG . TRAINING. TRAINING. ES PE CI AL LY I N T HE P -3 8, T HE Y ESPECIALLY IN THE P-38, THEY ESPECIALLY IN THE P-38, THEY UN DE RS TA ND H OW P EO PL E P RO CE SS UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE PROCESS UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE PROCESS IN FO RM AT IO N IN T HA T E NV IR ON ME NT . INFORMATION IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. INFORMATION IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. >> W E AR E N OW 3 H OU RS A ND 4 1 >> WE ARE NOW 3 HOURS AND 41 >> WE ARE NOW 3 HOURS AND 41 MI NU TE S BE FO RE L IF TO FF . MINUTES BEFORE LIFTOFF. MINUTES BEFORE LIFTOFF. >> Y OU C AN S EE K IN D O F H OW T HE Y >> YOU CAN SEE KIND OF HOW THEY >> YOU CAN SEE KIND OF HOW THEY SL OU CH A L IT TL E B IT A ND A S YO U SLOUCH A LITTLE BIT AND AS YOU SLOUCH A LITTLE BIT AND AS YOU SA ID T HA T I S BE CA US E O F T HE SAID THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE SAID THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE WE IG HT O N TH EI R H EA DS . WEIGHT ON THEIR HEADS. WEIGHT ON THEIR HEADS. YO U L IK E S LU MP Y OU R S HO UL DE RS T O YOU LIKE SLUMP YOUR SHOULDERS TO YOU LIKE SLUMP YOUR SHOULDERS TO KI ND O F T AK E T HA T DI SC OM FO RT KIND OF TAKE THAT DISCOMFORT KIND OF TAKE THAT DISCOMFORT OF F. OFF. OFF. >> S EE MS L IK E T HE Y A RE T AK IN G >> SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE TAKING >> SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE TAKING PI CT UR ES N OW ? PICTURES NOW? PICTURES NOW? >> Y ES , P RO BA BL Y G ET TI NG S OM E >> YES, PROBABLY GETTING SOME >> YES, PROBABLY GETTING SOME PI CT UR ES W IT H T HE S UI T T EA M A ND PICTURES WITH THE SUIT TEAM AND PICTURES WITH THE SUIT TEAM AND TH E CR EW . THE CREW. THE CREW. TH AT I S H AL EY , A ND S OM E O F T HE SE THAT IS HALEY, AND SOME OF THESE THAT IS HALEY, AND SOME OF THESE SP AC EX F OL KS A RE P EO PL E T HE Y SPACEX FOLKS ARE PEOPLE THEY SPACEX FOLKS ARE PEOPLE THEY HA VE W OR KE D W IT H. HAVE WORKED WITH. HAVE WORKED WITH. TH E H EL IC OP TE R I N TH E THE HELICOPTER IN THE THE HELICOPTER IN THE BA CK GR OU ND . BACKGROUND. BACKGROUND. TH E R EA SO N T HE Y A RE T AK IN G THE REASON THEY ARE TAKING THE REASON THEY ARE TAKING PH OT OS , T HE T RA IN IN G TE AM T HE Y PHOTOS, THE TRAINING TEAM THEY PHOTOS, THE TRAINING TEAM THEY HA VE W OR KE D W IT H, Y OU A SK ED H OW HAVE WORKED WITH, YOU ASKED HOW HAVE WORKED WITH, YOU ASKED HOW LO NG , S OM E O F TH ES E P EO PL E T HE Y LONG, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THEY LONG, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THEY HA VE B EE N W OR KI NG W IT H F OR T WO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR TWO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR TWO YE AR S. YEARS. YEARS. >> O BV IO US LY Y OU K NO W A L OT S O >> OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW A LOT SO >> OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW A LOT SO WH Y WE W AN T Y OU H ER E T OD AY . WHY WE WANT YOU HERE TODAY. WHY WE WANT YOU HERE TODAY. WE W AN T T O IN VI TE T HO SE W HO WE WANT TO INVITE THOSE WHO WE WANT TO INVITE THOSE WHO WO UL D LI KE T O P AR TI CI PA TE I N WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN TH IS B RO AD CA ST . THIS BROADCAST. THIS BROADCAST. IF Y OU W AN T T O A SK U S A IF YOU WANT TO ASK US A IF YOU WANT TO ASK US A QU ES TI ON , JU MP O N F AC EB OO K, QUESTION, JUMP ON FACEBOOK, QUESTION, JUMP ON FACEBOOK, YO UT UB E O R X. YOUTUBE OR X. YOUTUBE OR X. CH AL LE NG E HI M. CHALLENGE HIM. CHALLENGE HIM. LE T’ S SE E H OW M UC H H E R EA LL Y LET’S SEE HOW MUCH HE REALLY LET’S SEE HOW MUCH HE REALLY KN OW S. KNOWS. KNOWS. [L AU GH TE R] [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] AN D WE ‘R E L OO KI NG F OR WA RD T O — AND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO — AND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO — >> T HA T IS T HE H EA D O F T HE >> THAT IS THE HEAD OF THE >> THAT IS THE HEAD OF THE OP ER AT IO NS D IR EC TO R T HE RE , OPERATIONS DIRECTOR THERE, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR THERE, CH AN NI NG W AL KE R, D EP UT Y C HI EF . CHANNING WALKER, DEPUTY CHIEF. CHANNING WALKER, DEPUTY CHIEF. >> A ND T HE Y AR E G AT HE RI NG A L OT >> AND THEY ARE GATHERING A LOT >> AND THEY ARE GATHERING A LOT OF P EO PL E BE CA US E T HE Y A RE A BO UT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ABOUT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ABOUT TO D O A T RA DI TI ON B EF OR E T HE Y TO DO A TRADITION BEFORE THEY TO DO A TRADITION BEFORE THEY LE AV E C RE W QU AR TE RS . LEAVE CREW QUARTERS. LEAVE CREW QUARTERS. TA LK A L IT TL E AB OU T T HA T. TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT. TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT. >> S O A L ON GS TA ND IN G T RA DI TI ON , >> SO A LONGSTANDING TRADITION, >> SO A LONGSTANDING TRADITION, MA NY T RA DI TI ON S I N S PA CE F LI GH T MANY TRADITIONS IN SPACE FLIGHT MANY TRADITIONS IN SPACE FLIGHT BU T B AS IC AL LY P LA YI NG A C AR D BUT BASICALLY PLAYING A CARD BUT BASICALLY PLAYING A CARD GA ME P RI OR T O G OI NG O UT T O GAME PRIOR TO GOING OUT TO GAME PRIOR TO GOING OUT TO LA UN CH W IT H TH E C HI EF O F TH E LAUNCH WITH THE CHIEF OF THE LAUNCH WITH THE CHIEF OF THE OF FI CE . OFFICE. OFFICE. >> A ND T HE R EA SO N T HE Y D O T HI S >> AND THE REASON THEY DO THIS >> AND THE REASON THEY DO THIS IS B EC AU SE , A S YO U C AN S EE , T HE IS BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE IS BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CO MM AN DE R HA S T O L OS E S O T HE COMMANDER HAS TO LOSE SO THE COMMANDER HAS TO LOSE SO THE TE AM C AN G ET T HE IR B AD L UC K O UT TEAM CAN GET THEIR BAD LUCK OUT TEAM CAN GET THEIR BAD LUCK OUT OF T HE W AY A ND H AV E G OO D L UC K OF THE WAY AND HAVE GOOD LUCK OF THE WAY AND HAVE GOOD LUCK TH RO UG HO UT T HE R ES T OF T HE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE LA UN CH . LAUNCH. LAUNCH. >> E XA CT LY R IG HT . >> EXACTLY RIGHT. >> EXACTLY RIGHT. >> H IG H F IV E. >> HIGH FIVE. >> HIGH FIVE. I TH IN K M AT T LO ST . I THINK MATT LOST. I THINK MATT LOST. AN D TH IS C AR D G AM E, Y OU K NO W AND THIS CARD GAME, YOU KNOW AND THIS CARD GAME, YOU KNOW WH AT C AR D G AM E TH EY P LA Y? WHAT CARD GAME THEY PLAY? WHAT CARD GAME THEY PLAY? >> I D ON ‘T , I T D EP EN DS F RO M C RE W >> I DON’T, IT DEPENDS FROM CREW >> I DON’T, IT DEPENDS FROM CREW TO C RE W, B AS ED O N T HE C RE W A ND TO CREW, BASED ON THE CREW AND TO CREW, BASED ON THE CREW AND TH E OF FI CE . THE OFFICE. THE OFFICE. YO U CA N SE E T HE Y A RE S TA RT IN G T O YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE STARTING TO YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE STARTING TO CL EA R OU T, B EG IN NI NG T O P RE M F OR CLEAR OUT, BEGINNING TO PREM FOR CLEAR OUT, BEGINNING TO PREM FOR TH E WA LK D OW N. THE WALK DOWN. THE WALK DOWN. TH IS I S T HE T IM E F OR A NY L AS T THIS IS THE TIME FOR ANY LAST THIS IS THE TIME FOR ANY LAST MI NU TE I TE MS T O D EA L W IT H TH AT . MINUTE ITEMS TO DEAL WITH THAT. MINUTE ITEMS TO DEAL WITH THAT. >> A ND W E W AN T T O T HA NK T HE >> AND WE WANT TO THANK THE >> AND WE WANT TO THANK THE CR EW A ND T HE T EA M F OR L ET TI NG U S CREW AND THE TEAM FOR LETTING US CREW AND THE TEAM FOR LETTING US SH OW T HI S T RA DI TI ON . SHOW THIS TRADITION. SHOW THIS TRADITION. YO U KN OW T HI S M OM EN T O F L EV IT Y YOU KNOW THIS MOMENT OF LEVITY YOU KNOW THIS MOMENT OF LEVITY BE FO RE T HE IR F LI GH T. BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT. BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT. SP AC E FL IG HT I S T RI CK Y, I T I S SPACE FLIGHT IS TRICKY, IT IS SPACE FLIGHT IS TRICKY, IT IS HA RD , JU ST A L OT O F T HI NG S I N HARD, JUST A LOT OF THINGS IN HARD, JUST A LOT OF THINGS IN TH ES E MO ME NT S S O T O K IN D O F THESE MOMENTS SO TO KIND OF THESE MOMENTS SO TO KIND OF CE LE BR AT E TH E M OM EN T. CELEBRATE THE MOMENT. CELEBRATE THE MOMENT. >> T HE B IG GE R PI EC E O F T HE >> THE BIGGER PIECE OF THE >> THE BIGGER PIECE OF THE TR AD IT IO N IS H AV IN G EV ER YO NE TRADITION IS HAVING EVERYONE TRADITION IS HAVING EVERYONE TH ER E. THERE. THERE. TH EY H AV E H AD T O B E I N THEY HAVE HAD TO BE IN THEY HAVE HAD TO BE IN QU AR AN TI NE T HE W HO LE T IM E A ND QUARANTINE THE WHOLE TIME AND QUARANTINE THE WHOLE TIME AND YO U CA N I MA GI NE I N TH EI R R OL ES , YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THEIR ROLES, YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THEIR ROLES, IT I S N OT J US T A L AU NC H B UT IT IS NOT JUST A LAUNCH BUT IT IS NOT JUST A LAUNCH BUT OT HE R SP AC E O PP OS IT E AN D S O I T OTHER SPACE OPPOSITE AND SO IT OTHER SPACE OPPOSITE AND SO IT IS A S IG NI FI CA NT T IM E F OR T HE IS A SIGNIFICANT TIME FOR THE IS A SIGNIFICANT TIME FOR THE IM PO RT AN CE O F S PA CE F LI GH T A ND IMPORTANCE OF SPACE FLIGHT AND IMPORTANCE OF SPACE FLIGHT AND TH AT I S A B IG GE R PA RT O F TH E THAT IS A BIGGER PART OF THE THAT IS A BIGGER PART OF THE TR AD IT IO N. TRADITION. TRADITION. TH E C HI EF , L EA DE RS HI P I N THE CHIEF, LEADERSHIP IN THE CHIEF, LEADERSHIP IN QU AR AN TI NE W IT H T HE C RE W A ND Y OU QUARANTINE WITH THE CREW AND YOU QUARANTINE WITH THE CREW AND YOU AR E AB SO LU TE LY R IG HT . ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT C AN B E ST RE SS FU L B UT I T IS IT CAN BE STRESSFUL BUT IT IS IT CAN BE STRESSFUL BUT IT IS AL SO A G OO D TI ME T O E NJ OY S OM E ALSO A GOOD TIME TO ENJOY SOME ALSO A GOOD TIME TO ENJOY SOME OF T HO SE MO ME NT S. OF THOSE MOMENTS. OF THOSE MOMENTS. [ AU DI O GA RB LE D ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] >> – – A RO UN D 2 M IN US 3 H OU RS A ND >> — AROUND 2 MINUS 3 HOURS AND >> — AROUND 2 MINUS 3 HOURS AND 20 M IN UT ES A ND T HE N T HE Y W IL L 20 MINUTES AND THEN THEY WILL 20 MINUTES AND THEN THEY WILL MA KE T HE IR W AY T O T HE C AR AV AN O F MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE CARAVAN OF MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE CARAVAN OF TE SL AS H ER E. TESLAS HERE. TESLAS HERE. TH ER E W ER E TH RE E TE SL AS . THERE WERE THREE TESLAS. THERE WERE THREE TESLAS. TE SL AS 2 A ND 3 – – W E’ RE L AU GH IN G. TESLAS2 AND 3 — WE’RE LAUGHING. TESLAS2 AND 3 — WE’RE LAUGHING. >> T HE R EV EA L HO W T HE Y W ER E >> THE REVEAL HOW THEY WERE >> THE REVEAL HOW THEY WERE GO IN G TO W OR K TH E N UM BE R I N T HE GOING TO WORK THE NUMBER IN THE GOING TO WORK THE NUMBER IN THE LI CE NS E PL AT E. LICENSE PLATE. LICENSE PLATE. WH EN I C AM E O UT H ER E F OR T HE WHEN I CAME OUT HERE FOR THE WHEN I CAME OUT HERE FOR THE CR EW 6 L AU NC H, T HE Y T OL D M E B UT CREW 6 LAUNCH, THEY TOLD ME BUT CREW 6 LAUNCH, THEY TOLD ME BUT TH EY A LW AY S W OR K T HE C RE W N UM BE R THEY ALWAYS WORK THE CREW NUMBER THEY ALWAYS WORK THE CREW NUMBER IN TO T HE L IC EN SE P LA TE . INTO THE LICENSE PLATE. INTO THE LICENSE PLATE. >> YE AH , YA Y SP A8 CE . >> YEAH, YAY SPA8CE. >> YEAH, YAY SPA8CE. [ AU DI O GA RB LE D ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] >> – – FO LL OW IN G T HE M F OR T HE IR >> — FOLLOWING THEM FOR THEIR >> — FOLLOWING THEM FOR THEIR LA ST C HE CK , SE E I F T HE RE I S LAST CHECK, SEE IF THERE IS LAST CHECK, SEE IF THERE IS AN YT HI NG H AP PE NI NG BE FO RE T HE ANYTHING HAPPENING BEFORE THE ANYTHING HAPPENING BEFORE THE LA UN CH A ND T HE N GE T IN T HE CA RS LAUNCH AND THEN GET IN THE CARS LAUNCH AND THEN GET IN THE CARS — — — [ G AR BL ED ] [ GARBLED ] [ GARBLED ] >> T M IN US 3 H OU RS , 3 5 M IN UT ES , >> T MINUS 3 HOURS, 35 MINUTES, >> T MINUS 3 HOURS, 35 MINUTES, TH E TI ME LI NE T HE A ST RO NA UT S A RE THE TIMELINE THE ASTRONAUTS ARE THE TIMELINE THE ASTRONAUTS ARE ST IC KI NG T O R IG HT N OW A ND A S STICKING TO RIGHT NOW AND AS STICKING TO RIGHT NOW AND AS RO GE R W AS S AY IN G, A L OT O F T IM E ROGER WAS SAYING, A LOT OF TIME ROGER WAS SAYING, A LOT OF TIME BU IL T IN S O T HA T IS W HY Y OU A RE BUILT IN SO THAT IS WHY YOU ARE BUILT IN SO THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SE EI NG S OM E M OM EN T W HE RE T HE Y SEEING SOME MOMENT WHERE THEY SEEING SOME MOMENT WHERE THEY HA D T IM E T O T AK E S OM E P IC TU RE S HAD TIME TO TAKE SOME PICTURES HAD TIME TO TAKE SOME PICTURES WI TH T HE IR C OR PS S TA FF A ND N OW WITH THEIR CORPS STAFF AND NOW WITH THEIR CORPS STAFF AND NOW TH EY A RE W AI TI NG F OR A S PE CI FI C THEY ARE WAITING FOR A SPECIFIC THEY ARE WAITING FOR A SPECIFIC MO ME NT T O WA LK O UT OF TH E MOMENT TO WALK OUT OF THE MOMENT TO WALK OUT OF THE SE AT -U P RO OM , T HA T I S T EN SEAT-UP ROOM, THAT IS TEN SEAT-UP ROOM, THAT IS TEN MI NU TE S FR OM N OW A ND T HE N T HE Y MINUTES FROM NOW AND THEN THEY MINUTES FROM NOW AND THEN THEY WI LL G ET O UT O F T HE T ES LA S T O WILL GET OUT OF THE TESLAS TO WILL GET OUT OF THE TESLAS TO TH E CH EE RS O F F AM IL Y A ND F RI EN DS THE CHEERS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS THE CHEERS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS WH O AR E T HE RE TO S EE T HE M. WHO ARE THERE TO SEE THEM. WHO ARE THERE TO SEE THEM. SO F AL CO N 9 B OO ST ER A ND D RA GO N SO FALCON 9 BOOSTER AND DRAGON SO FALCON 9 BOOSTER AND DRAGON EN DE AV OR . ENDEAVOR. ENDEAVOR. >> A L OT O F V AR IA TI ON S I N S PA CE >> A LOT OF VARIATIONS IN SPACE >> A LOT OF VARIATIONS IN SPACE FL IG HT O PE RA TI ON A ND Y OU C AN FLIGHT OPERATION AND YOU CAN FLIGHT OPERATION AND YOU CAN KI ND O F S EE A RO UN D T HE D OO R KIND OF SEE AROUND THE DOOR KIND OF SEE AROUND THE DOOR FR AM ES , TH E ST IC KE RS T HE RE . FRAMES, THE STICKERS THERE. FRAMES, THE STICKERS THERE. TH AT I S SO ME O F T HE C RE WS T HA T THAT IS SOME OF THE CREWS THAT THAT IS SOME OF THE CREWS THAT HA VE W AL KE D T HR OU GH T HO SE D OO RS HAVE WALKED THROUGH THOSE DOORS HAVE WALKED THROUGH THOSE DOORS AN D P UT T HE IR S TI CK ER S O N T HE RE AND PUT THEIR STICKERS ON THERE AND PUT THEIR STICKERS ON THERE SO S OM EW HE RE A LO NG T HA T D OO R SO SOMEWHERE ALONG THAT DOOR SO SOMEWHERE ALONG THAT DOOR FR AM E IS C RE W 8 . FRAME IS CREW 8. FRAME IS CREW 8. >> Y ES , S PE CI FI C T O C RE W >> YES, SPECIFIC TO CREW >> YES, SPECIFIC TO CREW QU AR TE RS A ND W AL KI NG O UT T HE QUARTERS AND WALKING OUT THE QUARTERS AND WALKING OUT THE SA ME H AL LW AY , O UT T HE S AM E SAME HALLWAY, OUT THE SAME SAME HALLWAY, OUT THE SAME DO OR S, T HI S H AS B EE N H AP PE NI NG DOORS, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING DOORS, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SI NC E 20 07 S O RE AL LY A P IE CE O F SINCE 2007 SO REALLY A PIECE OF SINCE 2007 SO REALLY A PIECE OF HI ST OR Y W HA T T HO SE F OL KS A RE HISTORY WHAT THOSE FOLKS ARE HISTORY WHAT THOSE FOLKS ARE AB OU T TO G O T HR OU GH . ABOUT TO GO THROUGH. ABOUT TO GO THROUGH. >> YE S, A C OO L M IX O F H IS TO RY >> YES, A COOL MIX OF HISTORY >> YES, A COOL MIX OF HISTORY AN D NE W, G OI NG F RO M T HE S AM E AND NEW, GOING FROM THE SAME AND NEW, GOING FROM THE SAME SE TU P R OO M A ND R ID E O N A T ES LA , SETUP ROOM AND RIDE ON A TESLA, SETUP ROOM AND RIDE ON A TESLA, A V ER Y C OO L C ON TR AC T W IT H T HE A VERY COOL CONTRACT WITH THE A VERY COOL CONTRACT WITH THE TR AD IT IO N AN D Y OU C AN S EE T HE TRADITION AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRADITION AND YOU CAN SEE THE ST IC KE RS T HE RE A T TH E B OT TO M STICKERS THERE AT THE BOTTOM STICKERS THERE AT THE BOTTOM RI GH T OF Y OU R S CR EE N. RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN. RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN. AN D Y OU C AN G O T O TH E T OP O F T HE AND YOU CAN GO TO THE TOP OF THE AND YOU CAN GO TO THE TOP OF THE SC RE EN , LO OK S LI KE T HE Y H AV E SCREEN, LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE SCREEN, LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE AB OU T T WO M OR E LE FT A ND T HE Y ABOUT TWO MORE LEFT AND THEY ABOUT TWO MORE LEFT AND THEY WI LL H AV E T O SK IP A RO UN D T HE WILL HAVE TO SKIP AROUND THE WILL HAVE TO SKIP AROUND THE HA ND RA IL G OI NG D OW N. HANDRAIL GOING DOWN. HANDRAIL GOING DOWN. >> A N IC E P RO BL EM T O HA VE . >> A NICE PROBLEM TO HAVE. >> A NICE PROBLEM TO HAVE. [L AU GH TE R] [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] SO W HI LE W E’ RE W AI TI NG F OR T HE M SO WHILE WE’RE WAITING FOR THEM SO WHILE WE’RE WAITING FOR THEM TO W AL K T HR OU GH , L ET ‘S T AL K TO WALK THROUGH, LET’S TALK TO WALK THROUGH, LET’S TALK AB OU T HO W T HE C RE W’ S D AY H AS ABOUT HOW THE CREW’S DAY HAS ABOUT HOW THE CREW’S DAY HAS BE EN S O F AR . BEEN SO FAR. BEEN SO FAR. SO T HE Y G OT U P, H AD B RE AK FA ST , SO THEY GOT UP, HAD BREAKFAST, SO THEY GOT UP, HAD BREAKFAST, AN D WH EN Y OU A RE O N A P AR TI CU LA R AND WHEN YOU ARE ON A PARTICULAR AND WHEN YOU ARE ON A PARTICULAR SC HE DU LE , SO ME TI ME S Y OU H AV E TO SCHEDULE, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SCHEDULE, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SH IF T. SHIFT. SHIFT. SO B RE AK FA ST F OL LO WE D B Y A SO BREAKFAST FOLLOWED BY A SO BREAKFAST FOLLOWED BY A WO RK OU T, S OM E FA MI LY T IM E. WORKOUT, SOME FAMILY TIME. WORKOUT, SOME FAMILY TIME. AN D AR OU ND 4 :3 0 P. M. E AS TE RN , AND AROUND 4:30 P.M. EASTERN, AND AROUND 4:30 P.M. EASTERN, AN OT HE R ME AL , T HE N S OM E M EN TA L ANOTHER MEAL, THEN SOME MENTAL ANOTHER MEAL, THEN SOME MENTAL AN D FL IG HT C HE CK S, TH EN AND FLIGHT CHECKS, THEN AND FLIGHT CHECKS, THEN PR EP AR IN G F OR T HE L AU NC H A ND PREPARING FOR THE LAUNCH AND PREPARING FOR THE LAUNCH AND MA IN LY T HE W EA TH ER I S W HA T W E’ RE MAINLY THE WEATHER IS WHAT WE’RE MAINLY THE WEATHER IS WHAT WE’RE WA TC HI NG T OD AY , 4 0 PE RC EN T G O WATCHING TODAY, 40 PERCENT GO WATCHING TODAY, 40 PERCENT GO HE RE A ND A LS O A T T HE L AU NC H HERE AND ALSO AT THE LAUNCH HERE AND ALSO AT THE LAUNCH CO RR ID OR . CORRIDOR. CORRIDOR. >> Y OU M EN TI ON ED T HE S EA LS , A LL >> YOU MENTIONED THE SEALS, ALL >> YOU MENTIONED THE SEALS, ALL TH E R OO MS H AV E M UL TI PL E L IG HT THE ROOMS HAVE MULTIPLE LIGHT THE ROOMS HAVE MULTIPLE LIGHT SW IT CH ES B EC AU SE T HE Y A CT UA LL Y SWITCHES BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY SWITCHES BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY CH AN GE T HE L IG HT IN G T O S IM UL AT E CHANGE THE LIGHTING TO SIMULATE CHANGE THE LIGHTING TO SIMULATE EI TH ER B RI GH T BE CA US E I T I S TH E EITHER BRIGHT BECAUSE IT IS THE EITHER BRIGHT BECAUSE IT IS THE MI DD LE O F T HE N IG HT O R TH E MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OR THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OR THE OP TI ON . OPTION. OPTION. AN D IT I S N OT J US T S HI FT IN G F OR AND IT IS NOT JUST SHIFTING FOR AND IT IS NOT JUST SHIFTING FOR TH E L AU NC H W OU LD B E P AR T O F T HE THE LAUNCH WOULD BE PART OF THE THE LAUNCH WOULD BE PART OF THE CO NS ID ER AT IO N BU T T HE O TH ER CONSIDERATION BUT THE OTHER CONSIDERATION BUT THE OTHER CO NS ID ER AT IO N IS W HE N Y OU S HO W CONSIDERATION IS WHEN YOU SHOW CONSIDERATION IS WHEN YOU SHOW UP T O TH E SP AC E S TA TI ON , T HE Y UP TO THE SPACE STATION, THEY UP TO THE SPACE STATION, THEY AR E ON A D IF FE RE NT T IM E S O T HE RE ARE ON A DIFFERENT TIME SO THERE ARE ON A DIFFERENT TIME SO THERE IS T HI S B AL AN CE A ND O NE O F T HE IS THIS BALANCE AND ONE OF THE IS THIS BALANCE AND ONE OF THE TH IN GS T HE Y H AV E T O F IG UR E O UT THINGS THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THINGS THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ES PE CI AL LY W IT H C HA NG ES T O ESPECIALLY WITH CHANGES TO ESPECIALLY WITH CHANGES TO SC HE DU LE , YO U KN OW , L IK E W HA T I S SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT IS SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT IS TH E OP TI MU M W AY T O B E M OS T A WA KE THE OPTIMUM WAY TO BE MOST AWAKE THE OPTIMUM WAY TO BE MOST AWAKE FO R A LL T HE D YN AM IC E VE NT S. FOR ALL THE DYNAMIC EVENTS. FOR ALL THE DYNAMIC EVENTS. AN D OB VI OU SL Y F OR T HE L AU NC H, AND OBVIOUSLY FOR THE LAUNCH, AND OBVIOUSLY FOR THE LAUNCH, YO U WA NT T O B E V ER Y A WA KE , T HE YOU WANT TO BE VERY AWAKE, THE YOU WANT TO BE VERY AWAKE, THE DO CK IN G YO U WA NT T O B E A WA KE A ND DOCKING YOU WANT TO BE AWAKE AND DOCKING YOU WANT TO BE AWAKE AND TH EN I NT EG RA TE I NT O T HE S PA CE THEN INTEGRATE INTO THE SPACE THEN INTEGRATE INTO THE SPACE ST AT IO N AS Q UI CK LY A S YO U C AN . STATION AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. STATION AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. SO I T I S A B LE ND O F A LL T HO SE SO IT IS A BLEND OF ALL THOSE SO IT IS A BLEND OF ALL THOSE CO NS ID ER AT IO NS A ND I T H AS T O D O CONSIDERATIONS AND IT HAS TO DO CONSIDERATIONS AND IT HAS TO DO WI TH T HE N AS A M IS SI ON A ND T HE WITH THE NASA MISSION AND THE WITH THE NASA MISSION AND THE RA ND V IE W S O I T A LW AY S J US T RAND VIEW SO IT ALWAYS JUST RAND VIEW SO IT ALWAYS JUST VA RI OU S A B IT . VARIOUS A BIT. VARIOUS A BIT. >> A ND T HE C RE W H AS B EE N L IV IN G >> AND THE CREW HAS BEEN LIVING >> AND THE CREW HAS BEEN LIVING IN C RE W Q UA RT ER S N OW F OR A BO UT A IN CREW QUARTERS NOW FOR ABOUT A IN CREW QUARTERS NOW FOR ABOUT A WE EK ? WEEK? WEEK? >> Y ES , TH EY G O I NT O A S OF T >> YES, THEY GO INTO A SOFT >> YES, THEY GO INTO A SOFT QU AR AN TI NE I N H OU ST ON , T HE N A QUARANTINE IN HOUSTON, THEN A QUARANTINE IN HOUSTON, THEN A HA RD Q UA RA NT IN E. HARD QUARANTINE. HARD QUARANTINE. SO S OF T B AS IC AL LY S TA RT IN G T O SO SOFT BASICALLY STARTING TO SO SOFT BASICALLY STARTING TO WI TH DR AW F RO M P ER SO NA L C ON TA CT WITHDRAW FROM PERSONAL CONTACT WITHDRAW FROM PERSONAL CONTACT AN D TH EN T HE H AR D IS T HE AND THEN THE HARD IS THE AND THEN THE HARD IS THE QU AR AN TI NE A ND T HE F AM IL IE S W IL L QUARANTINE AND THE FAMILIES WILL QUARANTINE AND THE FAMILIES WILL BE C OM IN G U P T O TH EM S HO RT LY . BE COMING UP TO THEM SHORTLY. BE COMING UP TO THEM SHORTLY. TH E OT HE R P EO PL E I N T HE B LU E THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BLUE THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BLUE SE AT S YO U CA N S EE W AL K I N — SEATS YOU CAN SEE WALK IN — SEATS YOU CAN SEE WALK IN — CA N’ T TE LL I N T HE D AR K, S O TH OS E CAN’T TELL IN THE DARK, SO THOSE CAN’T TELL IN THE DARK, SO THOSE AR E TH E FA MI LY E SC OR TS . ARE THE FAMILY ESCORTS. ARE THE FAMILY ESCORTS. TH EY H AV E A LS O B EE N I N THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN IN THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN IN QU AR AN TI NE A ND T HE Y A RE H EL PI NG QUARANTINE AND THEY ARE HELPING QUARANTINE AND THEY ARE HELPING WI TH T HA T. WITH THAT. WITH THAT. YO U SE E A DM IN IS TR AT OR N EL SO N YOU SEE ADMINISTRATOR NELSON YOU SEE ADMINISTRATOR NELSON TH ER E, I S F AC IN G U S, P UM PI NG H IS THERE, IS FACING US, PUMPING HIS THERE, IS FACING US, PUMPING HIS FI ST T HE RE , T AL KI NG W IT H TH E FIST THERE, TALKING WITH THE FIST THERE, TALKING WITH THE FA MI LI ES . FAMILIES. FAMILIES. SO T HE I MM ED IA TE F AM IL IE S A RE I N SO THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIES ARE IN SO THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIES ARE IN TH E FO RE GR OU ND O F T HE S HO T A ND THE FOREGROUND OF THE SHOT AND THE FOREGROUND OF THE SHOT AND TH EN Y OU C AN S EE J IM F RE Y, THEN YOU CAN SEE JIM FREY, THEN YOU CAN SEE JIM FREY, DE PU TY A DM IN IS TR AT OR A ND T HE N DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THEN DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THEN PA M ME LR OY A ND Y OU C AN K IN D O F PAM MELROY AND YOU CAN KIND OF PAM MELROY AND YOU CAN KIND OF JU ST S EE H ER H EA D TO T HE R IG HT JUST SEE HER HEAD TO THE RIGHT JUST SEE HER HEAD TO THE RIGHT OF A DM IN IS TR AT OR NE LS ON . OF ADMINISTRATOR NELSON. OF ADMINISTRATOR NELSON. >> A ND N OW A Q UE ST IO N. >> AND NOW A QUESTION. >> AND NOW A QUESTION. TH EY A RE C OM IN G IN N OW . THEY ARE COMING IN NOW. THEY ARE COMING IN NOW. WE H AV E SO ME ON E ON I NS TA GR AM WE HAVE SOMEONE ON INSTAGRAM WE HAVE SOMEONE ON INSTAGRAM AS KI NG .. . ASKING… ASKING… [ AU DI O G AR BL ED ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] >> Y ES , DE FI NI TE LY G ET T O S EE – – >> YES, DEFINITELY GET TO SEE — >> YES, DEFINITELY GET TO SEE — IN C RE W QU AR TE RS , B EC AU SE Y OU IN CREW QUARTERS, BECAUSE YOU IN CREW QUARTERS, BECAUSE YOU AR E I N Q UA RA NT IN E, Y OU C AN ‘T G O ARE IN QUARANTINE, YOU CAN’T GO ARE IN QUARANTINE, YOU CAN’T GO TO T HE G RO CE RY S TO RE A ND G ET TO THE GROCERY STORE AND GET TO THE GROCERY STORE AND GET YO UR O WN F OO D S O T HE RE I S A F OO D YOUR OWN FOOD SO THERE IS A FOOD YOUR OWN FOOD SO THERE IS A FOOD TE AM T HA T M AK ES Y OU R F OO D A ND I T TEAM THAT MAKES YOUR FOOD AND IT TEAM THAT MAKES YOUR FOOD AND IT AL SO H AS T O B E C HE CK ED A ND ALSO HAS TO BE CHECKED AND ALSO HAS TO BE CHECKED AND SA NI TI ZE D BE CA US E Y OU D ON ‘T W AN T SANITIZED BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT SANITIZED BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT AN Y FO OD B OR N P AT HO GE NS O R ANY FOOD BORN PATHOGENS OR ANY FOOD BORN PATHOGENS OR DI SE AS ES B EF OR E L AU NC H T IM E S O DISEASES BEFORE LAUNCH TIME SO DISEASES BEFORE LAUNCH TIME SO TH EY D O A G OO D J OB O F T HA T A ND THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF THAT AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF THAT AND TH EN O NE O F T HE M EA LS A RE MA DE THEN ONE OF THE MEALS ARE MADE THEN ONE OF THE MEALS ARE MADE FO R WH AT T HE Y W AN T A ND — A UD IO FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND — AUDIO FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND — AUDIO GA RB LE D ] GARBLED ] GARBLED ] >> A ND S O H E T RU ST S HI S CU LI NA RY >> AND SO HE TRUSTS HIS CULINARY >> AND SO HE TRUSTS HIS CULINARY EX PE RT IS E. EXPERTISE. EXPERTISE. TH EN J EA NE TT E HA D B UT TE R C HI CK EN THEN JEANETTE HAD BUTTER CHICKEN THEN JEANETTE HAD BUTTER CHICKEN AN D TH EN A LE XA ND ER S AI D N OT HI NG AND THEN ALEXANDER SAID NOTHING AND THEN ALEXANDER SAID NOTHING SP EC IA L, J US T S OU P, M EA T A ND SPECIAL, JUST SOUP, MEAT AND SPECIAL, JUST SOUP, MEAT AND VE GE TA BL ES , A N IC E HE AR TY M EA L. VEGETABLES, A NICE HEARTY MEAL. VEGETABLES, A NICE HEARTY MEAL. >> Y ES , AS Y OU C AN I MA GI NE , T HE >> YES, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE >> YES, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE AS TR ON AU TS . ASTRONAUTS. ASTRONAUTS. [ AU DI O GA RB LE D ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] [ AUDIO GARBLED ] >> – – SO N O S MA LL T AS K T O F IG UR E >> — SO NO SMALL TASK TO FIGURE >> — SO NO SMALL TASK TO FIGURE OU T T HO SE T HI NG S I N QU AR AN TI NE . OUT THOSE THINGS IN QUARANTINE. OUT THOSE THINGS IN QUARANTINE. YO U CA N S EE T HE F AM IL Y TH ER E A ND YOU CAN SEE THE FAMILY THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE FAMILY THERE AND ON T HE O TH ER S ID E. ON THE OTHER SIDE. ON THE OTHER SIDE. TH E RE AS ON T HE Y A RE S TI LL THE REASON THEY ARE STILL THE REASON THEY ARE STILL SE PA RA TE D IS I F T HE RE I S AN Y SEPARATED IS IF THERE IS ANY SEPARATED IS IF THERE IS ANY SU B, T HE Y W IL L G O BA CK I N SUB, THEY WILL GO BACK IN SUB, THEY WILL GO BACK IN QU AR AN TI NE – – QUARANTINE — QUARANTINE — [ IN DI SC ER NI BL E] [INDISCERNIBLE] [INDISCERNIBLE] SO J US T P AR T OF T HE P RO TO CO L T O SO JUST PART OF THE PROTOCOL TO SO JUST PART OF THE PROTOCOL TO BE FR EE O F P AT HO GE NS O NC E T HE Y BE FREE OF PATHOGENS ONCE THEY BE FREE OF PATHOGENS ONCE THEY AR E O NB OA RD . ARE ONBOARD. ARE ONBOARD. TH IS I S B AC K I NS ID E C RE W THIS IS BACK INSIDE CREW THIS IS BACK INSIDE CREW QU AR TE RS N OW . QUARTERS NOW. QUARTERS NOW. I AM A SS UM IN G T HE Y A RE G ET TI NG I AM ASSUMING THEY ARE GETTING I AM ASSUMING THEY ARE GETTING RE AD Y TO H EA D T OW AR DS T HE E L READY TO HEAD TOWARDS THE EL READY TO HEAD TOWARDS THE EL VA RI ET Y FR OM O UT O F T HE S UI T- UP VARIETY FROM OUT OF THE SUIT-UP VARIETY FROM OUT OF THE SUIT-UP RO OM . ROOM. ROOM. >> O KA Y, S O S UI T- UP R OO M I S — >> OKAY, SO SUIT-UP ROOM IS — >> OKAY, SO SUIT-UP ROOM IS — >> Y EA H, F OR R EF ER EN CE E XA CT LY , >> YEAH, FOR REFERENCE EXACTLY, >> YEAH, FOR REFERENCE EXACTLY, DO WN T HI S H AL L A ND T O T HE L EF T DOWN THIS HALL AND TO THE LEFT DOWN THIS HALL AND TO THE LEFT IS W HE RE T HE S UI T- UP R OO M I S A ND IS WHERE THE SUIT-UP ROOM IS AND IS WHERE THE SUIT-UP ROOM IS AND TH EN T HE Q UA RT ER S T HE MS EL VE S A RE THEN THE QUARTERS THEMSELVES ARE THEN THE QUARTERS THEMSELVES ARE DO WN T HE D OU BL E DO OR S O N T HE DOWN THE DOUBLE DOORS ON THE DOWN THE DOUBLE DOORS ON THE OT HE R — B AS IC AL LY L IK E L IT TL E OTHER — BASICALLY LIKE LITTLE OTHER — BASICALLY LIKE LITTLE HO TE L RO OM S K IN D OF T HI NG . HOTEL ROOMS KIND OF THING. HOTEL ROOMS KIND OF THING. >> C RE W Q UA RT ER S AC TU AL LY >> CREW QUARTERS ACTUALLY >> CREW QUARTERS ACTUALLY OC CU PI ES 2 6, 00 0 FE ET O F T HE OCCUPIES 26,000 FEET OF THE OCCUPIES 26,000 FEET OF THE OP ER AT IO NS B UI LD IN G, B AS IC AL LY OPERATIONS BUILDING, BASICALLY OPERATIONS BUILDING, BASICALLY TH E E NT IR E W ES T W IN G — THE ENTIRE WEST WING — THE ENTIRE WEST WING — [ GA RB LE D A UD IO ] [ GARBLED AUDIO ] [ GARBLED AUDIO ] >> N OT O NL Y T HE R OO MS T HE Y G O >> NOT ONLY THE ROOMS THEY GO >> NOT ONLY THE ROOMS THEY GO IN TO B UT D IN IN G R OO MS – – INTO BUT DINING ROOMS — INTO BUT DINING ROOMS — >> Y ES , AN D BE CA US E Y OU A RE I N >> YES, AND BECAUSE YOU ARE IN >> YES, AND BECAUSE YOU ARE IN QU AR AN TI NE , Y OU D ON ‘T S TO P QUARANTINE, YOU DON’T STOP QUARANTINE, YOU DON’T STOP WO RK IN G, A ND T HE RE A RE P EO PL E WORKING, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE TH AT W OR K W IT H TH EM S O T HE Y A RE THAT WORK WITH THEM SO THEY ARE THAT WORK WITH THEM SO THEY ARE BA SI CA LL Y SE T U P T O DO W HA TE VE R BASICALLY SET UP TO DO WHATEVER BASICALLY SET UP TO DO WHATEVER TH EY H AV E T O DO I N QU AR AN TI NE . THEY HAVE TO DO IN QUARANTINE. THEY HAVE TO DO IN QUARANTINE. [I ND IS CE RN IB LE ] [INDISCERNIBLE] [INDISCERNIBLE] >> H EA RD T HA T CA LL OU T T HA T W E >> HEARD THAT CALLOUT THAT WE >> HEARD THAT CALLOUT THAT WE AR E ST AN DI NG D OW N F RO M T HI S ARE STANDING DOWN FROM THIS ARE STANDING DOWN FROM THIS LA UN CH A TT EM PT T ON IG HT . LAUNCH ATTEMPT TONIGHT. LAUNCH ATTEMPT TONIGHT. I ME AN W E K NE W I T WO UL D B E A I MEAN WE KNEW IT WOULD BE A I MEAN WE KNEW IT WOULD BE A PO SS IB IL IT Y. POSSIBILITY. POSSIBILITY. WE AT HE R HA S BE EN S OM ET HI NG T HE Y WEATHER HAS BEEN SOMETHING THEY WEATHER HAS BEEN SOMETHING THEY HA VE B EE N WA TC HI NG . HAVE BEEN WATCHING. HAVE BEEN WATCHING. WE W ER E I NI TI AL LY E XP EC TI NG A WE WERE INITIALLY EXPECTING A WE WERE INITIALLY EXPECTING A TH UR SD AY M OR NI NG L AU NC H A ND THURSDAY MORNING LAUNCH AND THURSDAY MORNING LAUNCH AND ST OO D DO WN F RO M T HA T A TT EM PT STOOD DOWN FROM THAT ATTEMPT STOOD DOWN FROM THAT ATTEMPT BE CA US E SP EC IF IC AL LY I N T HE BECAUSE SPECIFICALLY IN THE BECAUSE SPECIFICALLY IN THE FL IG HT C OR RI DO R I T W AS N OT GO OD . FLIGHT CORRIDOR IT WAS NOT GOOD. FLIGHT CORRIDOR IT WAS NOT GOOD. >> R IG HT . >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. >> S ET F OR A NO TH ER T IM E >> SET FOR ANOTHER TIME >> SET FOR ANOTHER TIME TO MO RR OW . TOMORROW. TOMORROW. >> Y OU HE AR D T HE C AL LO UT , >> YOU HEARD THE CALLOUT, >> YOU HEARD THE CALLOUT, PA US IN G TH E C OU NT DO WN C LO CK T IL L PAUSING THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK TILL PAUSING THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK TILL TO MO RR OW . TOMORROW. TOMORROW. >> T HA T C AN B E C ON FU SI NG T O >> THAT CAN BE CONFUSING TO >> THAT CAN BE CONFUSING TO FA MI LY H ER E T HA T T HE RE I S N OT A FAMILY HERE THAT THERE IS NOT A FAMILY HERE THAT THERE IS NOT A CL OU D IN T HE S KY B UT I T I S CLOUD IN THE SKY BUT IT IS CLOUD IN THE SKY BUT IT IS ES SE NT IA LL Y T HE E NT IR E F LI GH T ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE FLIGHT ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE FLIGHT CO RR ID OR , TH E W HO LE E AS TE RN CORRIDOR, THE WHOLE EASTERN CORRIDOR, THE WHOLE EASTERN SE AB OA RD O F T HE U NI TE D S TA TE S. SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES. SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES. SI NC E LA UN CH ES A RE D YN AM IC SINCE LAUNCHES ARE DYNAMIC SINCE LAUNCHES ARE DYNAMIC EV EN TS , YO U W AN T T O M AK E S UR E — EVENTS, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE — EVENTS, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE — TH E WI ND S A ND W AV ES T HE Y A RE THE WINDS AND WAVES THEY ARE THE WINDS AND WAVES THEY ARE LO OK IN G AT S O I F T HE C AP SU LE H AD LOOKING AT SO IF THE CAPSULE HAD LOOKING AT SO IF THE CAPSULE HAD TO C OM E B AC K D OW N F OR A N OV EL TO COME BACK DOWN FOR A NOVEL TO COME BACK DOWN FOR A NOVEL SI TU AT IO N, Y OU W AN T T O B E SITUATION, YOU WANT TO BE SITUATION, YOU WANT TO BE PO SI TI VE T HA T W EA TH ER W OU LD N OT POSITIVE THAT WEATHER WOULD NOT POSITIVE THAT WEATHER WOULD NOT BE A F AC TO R FO R T HA T. BE A FACTOR FOR THAT. BE A FACTOR FOR THAT. AN D Y OU H EA RD T HE M S AY P AU SE T HE AND YOU HEARD THEM SAY PAUSE THE AND YOU HEARD THEM SAY PAUSE THE CL OC K. CLOCK. CLOCK. WH AT H E I S D IR EC TI NG T HE M T O D O WHAT HE IS DIRECTING THEM TO DO WHAT HE IS DIRECTING THEM TO DO IN TE RN AL T O T HE L AU NC H C ON TR OL INTERNAL TO THE LAUNCH CONTROL INTERNAL TO THE LAUNCH CONTROL CE NT ER , A LL T HE C OM MA ND S, CENTER, ALL THE COMMANDS, CENTER, ALL THE COMMANDS, SE QU EN CE S F OR T HE R OC KE T, T HE Y SEQUENCES FOR THE ROCKET, THEY SEQUENCES FOR THE ROCKET, THEY WA NT T O S TO P TH AT B EC AU SE I T I S WANT TO STOP THAT BECAUSE IT IS WANT TO STOP THAT BECAUSE IT IS LE SS T HI NG S F OR T HE M T O D O T IL L LESS THINGS FOR THEM TO DO TILL LESS THINGS FOR THEM TO DO TILL TH EY T UR N A RO UN D TO MO RR OW S O THEY TURN AROUND TOMORROW SO THEY TURN AROUND TOMORROW SO TH AT I S PA RT O F T HE P LA N. THAT IS PART OF THE PLAN. THAT IS PART OF THE PLAN. >> S OM E P EO PL E M AY B E W ON DE RI NG , >> SOME PEOPLE MAY BE WONDERING, >> SOME PEOPLE MAY BE WONDERING, LA UN CH WA S S CH ED UL ED F OR 1 60 0 LAUNCH WAS SCHEDULED FOR 1600 LAUNCH WAS SCHEDULED FOR 1600 AN D W E D O H AV E S OM E TI ME A ND W E AND WE DO HAVE SOME TIME AND WE AND WE DO HAVE SOME TIME AND WE AR E L AT ER T HA N T HA T. ARE LATER THAN THAT. ARE LATER THAN THAT. >> Y ES , Y OU P RO BA BL Y S AW O NL IN E >> YES, YOU PROBABLY SAW ONLINE >> YES, YOU PROBABLY SAW ONLINE TH EY M IG HT T AK E I T A LL T HE W AY THEY MIGHT TAKE IT ALL THE WAY THEY MIGHT TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO A N H OU R PR IO R A ND T HA T I S A TO AN HOUR PRIOR AND THAT IS A TO AN HOUR PRIOR AND THAT IS A KE Y P OI NT W HE N T HE Y S TA RT KEY POINT WHEN THEY START KEY POINT WHEN THEY START LO AD IN G PR OP EL LA NT O N T HE R OC KE T LOADING PROPELLANT ON THE ROCKET LOADING PROPELLANT ON THE ROCKET AN D O NC E Y OU D O T HA T, T HE N I F AND ONCE YOU DO THAT, THEN IF AND ONCE YOU DO THAT, THEN IF TH EY S CR UB T HE L AU NC H, T HE Y W IL L THEY SCRUB THE LAUNCH, THEY WILL THEY SCRUB THE LAUNCH, THEY WILL HA VE T O U ND O A LL O F T HA T. HAVE TO UNDO ALL OF THAT. HAVE TO UNDO ALL OF THAT. IF T HI NG S A RE T RE ND IN G W OR SE O R IF THINGS ARE TRENDING WORSE OR IF THINGS ARE TRENDING WORSE OR CL EA RL Y OU T O F L IM IT S, A ND O N A CLEARLY OUT OF LIMITS, AND ON A CLEARLY OUT OF LIMITS, AND ON A LO T OF T HE SE T HI NG S, I T I S N OT A LOT OF THESE THINGS, IT IS NOT A LOT OF THESE THINGS, IT IS NOT A TO TA LL Y BL AC K A ND W HI TE A NS WE R, TOTALLY BLACK AND WHITE ANSWER, TOTALLY BLACK AND WHITE ANSWER, TH ER E A RE S OM E M AR GI NS , I T M AY THERE ARE SOME MARGINS, IT MAY THERE ARE SOME MARGINS, IT MAY BE G RE EN , Y EL LO W A ND R ED B UT I F BE GREEN, YELLOW AND RED BUT IF BE GREEN, YELLOW AND RED BUT IF IT I S Y EL LO W A ND G OI NG R ED O R IT IS YELLOW AND GOING RED OR IT IS YELLOW AND GOING RED OR WO RS E TH AN T HA T, I T I S B ET TE R T O WORSE THAN THAT, IT IS BETTER TO WORSE THAN THAT, IT IS BETTER TO ST AN D DO WN V ER SU S C ON TI NU IN G T O STAND DOWN VERSUS CONTINUING TO STAND DOWN VERSUS CONTINUING TO GO F UR TH ER I N T HE P RO CE SS GO FURTHER IN THE PROCESS GO FURTHER IN THE PROCESS BE CA US E N OW Y OU A RE D OI NG T HI NG S BECAUSE NOW YOU ARE DOING THINGS BECAUSE NOW YOU ARE DOING THINGS LI KE EX ER CI SI NG V AL VE S, LIKE EXERCISING VALVES, LIKE EXERCISING VALVES, PR ES SU RI ZI NG L IN ES A ND M AK ES I T PRESSURIZING LINES AND MAKES IT PRESSURIZING LINES AND MAKES IT EA SI ER N OT T O H AV E T O U ND O A LL EASIER NOT TO HAVE TO UNDO ALL EASIER NOT TO HAVE TO UNDO ALL OF T HA T T O T UR N I T AR OU ND . OF THAT TO TURN IT AROUND. OF THAT TO TURN IT AROUND. >> A ND T HE RE I S A L OT T HA T G OE S >> AND THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES >> AND THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES IN TO MO NI TO RI NG T HE D ES CE NT INTO MONITORING THE DESCENT INTO MONITORING THE DESCENT CO RR ID OR T HA T N AS A A ND A LL T HE CORRIDOR THAT NASA AND ALL THE CORRIDOR THAT NASA AND ALL THE TE AM S HA VE T AL KE D A BO UT B UT W E TEAMS HAVE TALKED ABOUT BUT WE TEAMS HAVE TALKED ABOUT BUT WE AL SO A RE E NG AG ED W IT H T HE ALSO ARE ENGAGED WITH THE ALSO ARE ENGAGED WITH THE DE PA RT ME NT O F D EF EN SE I N C AS E DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN CASE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN CASE TH EY H AV E T O R EC OV ER T HE THEY HAVE TO RECOVER THE THEY HAVE TO RECOVER THE AS TR ON AU TS . ASTRONAUTS. ASTRONAUTS. >> Y ES , IT I S A B IG GE R T HI NG A LL >> YES, IT IS A BIGGER THING ALL >> YES, IT IS A BIGGER THING ALL UP A ND D OW N T HE E AS TE RN UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN SE AB OA RD , TH ER E A RE U NI TS O N SEABOARD, THERE ARE UNITS ON SEABOARD, THERE ARE UNITS ON ST AN DB Y TO H EL P W IT H R EC OV ER Y I F STANDBY TO HELP WITH RECOVERY IF STANDBY TO HELP WITH RECOVERY IF AN YT HI NG G OE S WR ON G W IT H T HE ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH THE ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH THE RO CK ET O R T HE C RE W S O A LL T HO SE ROCKET OR THE CREW SO ALL THOSE ROCKET OR THE CREW SO ALL THOSE PA RT S H AV E T O B E C OO RD IN AT ED T O PARTS HAVE TO BE COORDINATED TO PARTS HAVE TO BE COORDINATED TO BE R EA DY T O G O. BE READY TO GO. BE READY TO GO. TH IS I S L IK E Y OU C AN S EE T HE THIS IS LIKE YOU CAN SEE THE THIS IS LIKE YOU CAN SEE THE PR EP PI NG A ND W AT ER C OM IN G O UT O F PREPPING AND WATER COMING OUT OF PREPPING AND WATER COMING OUT OF TH E AC OU ST IC T OW ER , I A M THE ACOUSTIC TOWER, I AM THE ACOUSTIC TOWER, I AM SP EC UL AT IN G B UT T HA T P RO BA BL Y SPECULATING BUT THAT PROBABLY SPECULATING BUT THAT PROBABLY HA D SO ME P RE SS UR E I N I T A ND N OW HAD SOME PRESSURE IN IT AND NOW HAD SOME PRESSURE IN IT AND NOW TH AT T HE Y H AV E P AU SE D TH E C LO CK , THAT THEY HAVE PAUSED THE CLOCK, THAT THEY HAVE PAUSED THE CLOCK, TH EY A RE R EL EA SI NG T HA T THEY ARE RELEASING THAT THEY ARE RELEASING THAT PR ES SU RE . PRESSURE. PRESSURE. YO U C AN I MA GI NE A LL T HE W AT ER YOU CAN IMAGINE ALL THE WATER YOU CAN IMAGINE ALL THE WATER TH AT W AS F IL LI NG U P, N OW THAT WAS FILLING UP, NOW THAT WAS FILLING UP, NOW RE LE AS IN G IT A ND A LL T HA T H AS T O RELEASING IT AND ALL THAT HAS TO RELEASING IT AND ALL THAT HAS TO HA PP EN AF TE R A S CR UB . HAPPEN AFTER A SCRUB. HAPPEN AFTER A SCRUB. >> T HE C RE W W AS I NF OR ME D W E’ RE >> THE CREW WAS INFORMED WE’RE >> THE CREW WAS INFORMED WE’RE ST AN DI NG D OW N F RO M T HE L AU NC H STANDING DOWN FROM THE LAUNCH STANDING DOWN FROM THE LAUNCH AT TE MP T. ATTEMPT. ATTEMPT. WH AT I S T HE S TA ND AR D O PE RA TI NG WHAT IS THE STANDARD OPERATING WHAT IS THE STANDARD OPERATING PR OC ED UR E A T TH IS P OI NT ? PROCEDURE AT THIS POINT? PROCEDURE AT THIS POINT? >> K IN D OF D EP EN DS W HE RE A LO NG >> KIND OF DEPENDS WHERE ALONG >> KIND OF DEPENDS WHERE ALONG TH E P OI NT T HE Y S CR UB . THE POINT THEY SCRUB. THE POINT THEY SCRUB. IN T HI S SI TU AT IO N, T HE Y AR E N OT IN THIS SITUATION, THEY ARE NOT IN THIS SITUATION, THEY ARE NOT ON T HE P AD S O T HE Y W IL L GO B AC K ON THE PAD SO THEY WILL GO BACK ON THE PAD SO THEY WILL GO BACK TO T HE S UI T- UP R OO M A ND G ET T HE TO THE SUIT-UP ROOM AND GET THE TO THE SUIT-UP ROOM AND GET THE TE AM ‘S H EL P TO G ET O UT O F T HE M. TEAM’S HELP TO GET OUT OF THEM. TEAM’S HELP TO GET OUT OF THEM. LA ST T HI NG Y OU W AN T T O D O I S LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS RU SH T O GE T O UT O F T HE M A ND R IP RUSH TO GET OUT OF THEM AND RIP RUSH TO GET OUT OF THEM AND RIP TH E SU IT . THE SUIT. THE SUIT. AN D T HE N I T W IL L B E L IK E AND THEN IT WILL BE LIKE AND THEN IT WILL BE LIKE GR OU ND HO G DA Y. GROUNDHOG DAY. GROUNDHOG DAY. IF T HE RE I S A NY TH IN G I N IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN PA RT IC UL AR W IT H T HE F LI GH T PARTICULAR WITH THE FLIGHT PARTICULAR WITH THE FLIGHT MI SS IO N PR OF IL E, L IK E A E V A O R MISSION PROFILE, LIKE A E VA OR MISSION PROFILE, LIKE A E VA OR SC IE NC E P AY LO AD OR R OB OT IC SCIENCE PAYLOAD OR ROBOTIC SCIENCE PAYLOAD OR ROBOTIC PA YL OA D O R OP ER AT IO N, T HE Y W IL L PAYLOAD OR OPERATION, THEY WILL PAYLOAD OR OPERATION, THEY WILL US E TH IS 2 4 H OU RS T O RE VI EW USE THIS 24 HOURS TO REVIEW USE THIS 24 HOURS TO REVIEW TH AT . THAT. THAT. SO T HA T I S O NE T HI NG T HE Y C OU LD SO THAT IS ONE THING THEY COULD SO THAT IS ONE THING THEY COULD DO T HA T. DO THAT. DO THAT. AN D T HE N T HE Y W IL L A LS O P RO BA BL Y AND THEN THEY WILL ALSO PROBABLY AND THEN THEY WILL ALSO PROBABLY ST AR T B RI EF IN G A ND T AL K A BO UT START BRIEFING AND TALK ABOUT START BRIEFING AND TALK ABOUT TH E R EN DE ZV OU S T IM E F OR T HE N EW THE RENDEZVOUS TIME FOR THE NEW THE RENDEZVOUS TIME FOR THE NEW WI ND OW . WINDOW. WINDOW. IT I S A LW AY S DI FF ER EN T D EP EN DI NG IT IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT DEPENDING IT IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON T HE O RB IT AL P HA SI NG . ON THE ORBITAL PHASING. ON THE ORBITAL PHASING. AN D WI TH T HE I NF OR MA TI ON T HE AND WITH THE INFORMATION THE AND WITH THE INFORMATION THE FL IG HT D OC S HA VE , I T I S LI KE N OW FLIGHT DOCS HAVE, IT IS LIKE NOW FLIGHT DOCS HAVE, IT IS LIKE NOW YO U AR E LA UN CH IN G 2 4 H OU RS YOU ARE LAUNCHING 24 HOURS YOU ARE LAUNCHING 24 HOURS LA TE R, W E NE ED T O S LE EP S HI FT LATER, WE NEED TO SLEEP SHIFT LATER, WE NEED TO SLEEP SHIFT YO U T WO H OU RS , W HA TE VE R T HA T IS YOU TWO HOURS, WHATEVER THAT IS YOU TWO HOURS, WHATEVER THAT IS AN D TH AT I S T HE O TH ER T HI NG AND THAT IS THE OTHER THING AND THAT IS THE OTHER THING FI GU RI NG O UT , Y OU N EE D T O G O T O FIGURING OUT, YOU NEED TO GO TO FIGURING OUT, YOU NEED TO GO TO BE D RI GH T N OW O R S TA Y U P F OR A BED RIGHT NOW OR STAY UP FOR A BED RIGHT NOW OR STAY UP FOR A FE W HO UR S A ND K IN D O F G O T HR OU GH FEW HOURS AND KIND OF GO THROUGH FEW HOURS AND KIND OF GO THROUGH TH AT D RI LL . THAT DRILL. THAT DRILL. BU T B EC AU SE T HE Y D ID N OT C OM E O N BUT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT COME ON BUT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT COME ON TH E P AD , I T IS E AS IE R O N TH E THE PAD, IT IS EASIER ON THE THE PAD, IT IS EASIER ON THE CR EW . CREW. CREW. TH EY W IL L H AV E T HE O PP OR TU NI TY THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO G ET A L OT M OR E RE ST T HA N T HE Y TO GET A LOT MORE REST THAN THEY TO GET A LOT MORE REST THAN THEY WO UL D OT HE RW IS E B EC AU SE H AD T HE Y WOULD OTHERWISE BECAUSE HAD THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BECAUSE HAD THEY CO ME O UT O N T HE P AD , T HE N T HE Y COME OUT ON THE PAD, THEN THEY COME OUT ON THE PAD, THEN THEY HA VE T O G O B AC K IN . HAVE TO GO BACK IN. HAVE TO GO BACK IN. SO L ES S F OR T HE M T O D O F OR T HE SO LESS FOR THEM TO DO FOR THE SO LESS FOR THEM TO DO FOR THE TI ME LI NE A ND P RE M FO R T OM OR RO W, TIMELINE AND PREM FOR TOMORROW, TIMELINE AND PREM FOR TOMORROW, A GO OD S CE NA RI O FO R T HE M. A GOOD SCENARIO FOR THEM. A GOOD SCENARIO FOR THEM. >> T HI S I S A L OO K I NS ID E T HE >> THIS IS A LOOK INSIDE THE >> THIS IS A LOOK INSIDE THE WH IT E RO OM W HE RE T HE C RE W A CC ES S WHITE ROOM WHERE THE CREW ACCESS WHITE ROOM WHERE THE CREW ACCESS TH E AR M O F T HE D RA GO N S PA CE CR AF T THE ARM OF THE DRAGON SPACECRAFT THE ARM OF THE DRAGON SPACECRAFT AN D DO IN G S OM E T HI NG S T O P RE M AND DOING SOME THINGS TO PREM AND DOING SOME THINGS TO PREM FO R TO MO RR OW . FOR TOMORROW. FOR TOMORROW. >> Y EA H, A ND T HE O TH ER T HI NG , I T >> YEAH, AND THE OTHER THING, IT >> YEAH, AND THE OTHER THING, IT IS N OT J US T T HE P EO PL E E VE RY IS NOT JUST THE PEOPLE EVERY IS NOT JUST THE PEOPLE EVERY DE FE R IS T AK IN G UP T HE RE , T HE RE DEFER IS TAKING UP THERE, THERE DEFER IS TAKING UP THERE, THERE IS A LS O C AR G O A ND S OM E O F I T I S IS ALSO CAR GO AND SOME OF IT IS IS ALSO CAR GO AND SOME OF IT IS PO WE RE D CA RG O AN D S OM E O F T HE POWERED CARGO AND SOME OF THE POWERED CARGO AND SOME OF THE HI GH -E ND S CI EN CE T HA T G OE S TO HIGH-END SCIENCE THAT GOES TO HIGH-END SCIENCE THAT GOES TO TH E SP AC E ST AT IO N I S O N D RA GO N THE SPACE STATION IS ON DRAGON THE SPACE STATION IS ON DRAGON BU T ON CE Y OU G ET C LO SE R T O BUT ONCE YOU GET CLOSER TO BUT ONCE YOU GET CLOSER TO LA UN CH , I T G OE S O N I NT ER NA L LAUNCH, IT GOES ON INTERNAL LAUNCH, IT GOES ON INTERNAL PO WE R, T HE V EH IC LE I S P OW ER IN G POWER, THE VEHICLE IS POWERING POWER, THE VEHICLE IS POWERING IT B UT T O K EE P IT O VE RN IG HT , I T IT BUT TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT, IT IT BUT TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT, IT WI LL G O B AC K O N U MB IL IC AL P OW ER WILL GO BACK ON UMBILICAL POWER WILL GO BACK ON UMBILICAL POWER AN D T HE PA D O R T HE R OO MS W IL L AND THE PAD OR THE ROOMS WILL AND THE PAD OR THE ROOMS WILL PR OV ID E TH AT B UT I F T HE RE A RE PROVIDE THAT BUT IF THERE ARE PROVIDE THAT BUT IF THERE ARE SA MP LE S, T HE Y M IG HT H AV E T O SAMPLES, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO SAMPLES, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO OF FL OA D TH AT S O A W HO LE B UN CH O F OFFLOAD THAT SO A WHOLE BUNCH OF OFFLOAD THAT SO A WHOLE BUNCH OF TH IN GS B EY ON D W HA T T HE C RE W IS THINGS BEYOND WHAT THE CREW IS THINGS BEYOND WHAT THE CREW IS DO IN G. DOING. DOING. >> A ND T HE S LE EP S HI FT IN G >> AND THE SLEEP SHIFTING >> AND THE SLEEP SHIFTING DO ES N’ T JU ST A PP LY T O T HE DOESN’T JUST APPLY TO THE DOESN’T JUST APPLY TO THE AS TR ON AU TS B UT T HE C RE W AS W EL L? ASTRONAUTS BUT THE CREW AS WELL? ASTRONAUTS BUT THE CREW AS WELL? >> Y ES , EV ER YO NE , T HE F LI GH T >> YES, EVERYONE, THE FLIGHT >> YES, EVERYONE, THE FLIGHT CO NT RO L T EA M H ER E A T H OU ST ON A ND CONTROL TEAM HERE AT HOUSTON AND CONTROL TEAM HERE AT HOUSTON AND KF C AN D H AW TH OR NE , B AS IC AL LY KFC AND HAWTHORNE, BASICALLY KFC AND HAWTHORNE, BASICALLY EV ER YO NE W IL L S HI FT T O B E R EA DY EVERYONE WILL SHIFT TO BE READY EVERYONE WILL SHIFT TO BE READY FO R TH E NE XT W IN DO W. FOR THE NEXT WINDOW. FOR THE NEXT WINDOW. >> T HE G OO D T HI NG , A S Y OU S AI D, >> THE GOOD THING, AS YOU SAID, >> THE GOOD THING, AS YOU SAID, FA MI LY H AS R EM AI NE D I N FAMILY HAS REMAINED IN FAMILY HAS REMAINED IN QU AR AN TI NE S O A ST RO NA UT S W IL L QUARANTINE SO ASTRONAUTS WILL QUARANTINE SO ASTRONAUTS WILL GE T MO RE F AM IL Y T IM E F OR A NO TH ER GET MORE FAMILY TIME FOR ANOTHER GET MORE FAMILY TIME FOR ANOTHER DA Y. DAY. DAY. >> E XA CT LY , YE AH . >> EXACTLY, YEAH. >> EXACTLY, YEAH. AN D LI KE I M EN TI ON ED , T HE AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE IM PO RT AN CE O F S TA YI NG I N IMPORTANCE OF STAYING IN IMPORTANCE OF STAYING IN QU AR AN TI NE B EC AU SE N OW T HE Y C AN QUARANTINE BECAUSE NOW THEY CAN QUARANTINE BECAUSE NOW THEY CAN ST IL L HA VE T HA T T IM E WI TH T HE IR STILL HAVE THAT TIME WITH THEIR STILL HAVE THAT TIME WITH THEIR FA MI LI ES . FAMILIES. FAMILIES. >> A ND O NE L AS T S HO T OF F AL CO N 9 >> AND ONE LAST SHOT OF FALCON 9 >> AND ONE LAST SHOT OF FALCON 9 AN D DR AG ON E ND EA VO R O N L AU NC H AND DRAGON ENDEAVOR ON LAUNCH AND DRAGON ENDEAVOR ON LAUNCH PA D 39 A H ER E A T KE NN ED Y SP AC E PAD 39A HERE AT KENNEDY SPACE PAD 39A HERE AT KENNEDY SPACE ST AT IO N. STATION. STATION. >> T OM T O T HE RE SC UE S EN T I N. >> TOM TO THE RESCUE SENT IN. >> TOM TO THE RESCUE SENT IN. >> I A M D YI NG T O K NO W. >> I AM DYING TO KNOW. >> I AM DYING TO KNOW. AN D ON E L AS T TH OU GH T T O W HA T AND ONE LAST THOUGHT TO WHAT AND ONE LAST THOUGHT TO WHAT WI LL B E C RE W 8 ‘S L AU NC H I NT O WILL BE CREW 8’S LAUNCH INTO WILL BE CREW 8’S LAUNCH INTO SP AC E, J US T N OT T ON IG HT , SPACE, JUST NOT TONIGHT, SPACE, JUST NOT TONIGHT, ST AN DI NG D OW N F OR U NF AV OR AB LE STANDING DOWN FOR UNFAVORABLE STANDING DOWN FOR UNFAVORABLE WE AT HE R. WEATHER. WEATHER. TH E TE AM S N OW R EP OS IT IO NI NG THE TEAMS NOW REPOSITIONING THE TEAMS NOW REPOSITIONING TH EM SE LV ES F OR A L AU NC H A TT EM PT THEMSELVES FOR A LAUNCH ATTEMPT THEMSELVES FOR A LAUNCH ATTEMPT TO MO RR OW , MA RC H 3 RD , T -0 L IF TO FF TOMORROW, MARCH 3RD, T-0 LIFTOFF TOMORROW, MARCH 3RD, T-0 LIFTOFF TI ME T AR GE TE D FO R 1 0: 53 P .M . TIME TARGETED FOR 10:53 P.M. TIME TARGETED FOR 10:53 P.M. EA ST ER N T IM E. EASTERN TIME. EASTERN TIME. AN D TH E CO VE RA GE , I F Y OU W AN T T O AND THE COVERAGE, IF YOU WANT TO AND THE COVERAGE, IF YOU WANT TO SE E TH IS A GA IN , BE GI NS A T 6 : SEE THIS AGAIN, BEGINS AT 6: SEE THIS AGAIN, BEGINS AT 6: 45 P .M . E AS TE RN . 45 P.M. EASTERN. 45 P.M. EASTERN. WI LL Y OU B E H ER E RO GE R? WILL YOU BE HERE ROGER? WILL YOU BE HERE ROGER? >> I W IL L BE B AC K. >> I WILL BE BACK. >> I WILL BE BACK. >> W IL L B E B AC K F OR A NO TH ER >> WILL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER >> WILL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER AT TE MP T SO H OP E Y OU C AN J OI N US ATTEMPT SO HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US ATTEMPT SO HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US TH EN . THEN. THEN. FO R NO W, H AV E A G OO D N IG HT A ND FOR NOW, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FOR NOW, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND TH AN KS S O M UC H F OR TU NI NG I N.