T
LONG AGO.
WE GOT TO USE STATE-OF-THE-ART
MATERIALS AND COMPUTER
PROCESSORS SO REALLY DRAGON TO
START OFF   WHICH IS ALREADY A
MODERN ADVANCED SPACE AFT CRAN
TWO TWO OTHER ARTS OF THAT I
LEAD TO COMMERCIAL CREW.
ONE PART OF IT WAS THAT WE
ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO CARGO
DRAINING TO THE SPACE STATION
AND ATTACH THOUGH SPACE STATION
SO THAT WAS HUGE LEARNING CURVE
THAT SPACECRAFT FOR A PORTION OF
THE MISSION AND THEN FOR CREW
YOU HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY EXPEND
NOTE IT WHOLE MISSION THEN THE
LAST PART WAS CARGO DRAGON HAS
BEEN AMAZING PAD FOR COMMERCIAL
CRAW AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE
WERE ABLE TO TES OUT LIKE
MATERIALS AND PARACHUTE
MATERIALS ON CARGO DRAGON BEFORE
THEY CRAW FLU ON DREW DRAGON.
VERY COOL.
THAT IS ONE PART OF THE
EQUATION.
WALKS THROUGH THE FLIGHT HISTORY
OF FALCON FROM THE HUMBLE
BEGINNING ROSE TO WE'RE TODAY?
>> WELL, FALCON 9 FIRST FLEW
BECOME TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
ON THE THOUGH THE FIRST VERSION
OF THAT ROCKET COULD NOT CARRY
HUMANS  THE FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN
WAS MADE WITH THAT GOAL IN THE
MINEP OVER THE COURSE OF 87
LAUNCHES WE HAVE UM PROVE THE
ROCKET SO NOW IT HAS TWICE THE
PAYLOAD TO ORBIT THE THAT WE
STARTED OUT WITH AND LAND AND
REUSE THE FIRST STAGE AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY FOR TODAY, WE HAVE
RELIKE.
IT HAS COME FROM STEADY UPGRADES
AND ALMOST A DECADE OF EXPENSE
BUT ACTUALLY QUITE HAR TO
IMPROVE AND SOMETHING THE
COMMERCIAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY HAS
BEEN GRAPPLING WITH FOR DECADE
AND RELY ON LOTS OF TONIGHT TING
FOR INSTANCE IF YOU TALK THE
ENGINE AND THIS HAS TO FLY FOR
ABOUT SIX MINUTES CONTINUOUSLY
TO GET TO ORBIT AND WE TOOK ONE
OF THOSE AND RAN IT FOR MORE
THAN 250 MINUTES AND TO GET THE
PARAGRAPH OVER RELIABILITY THAT
WE NEED SO IT IS TESTING AND
LOTS AND LOTS OF ALENAL SIS THAT
GIVES US AND NASA THE COMPANY
DID HE EVER THAT FALL COINS
READY TO FLY HUMAN MOTHERS FIRST
TIME.
OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF ADDITIONAL
UPGRADES AND ADUGSOL ADYSING
TEST HAD TO GO TO MAKE SURE THAT
BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES WERE
HUMAN RATED SO WALK US THROUGH
THE SPECIFIC UPGRADES TO DRAGON
TO MEET THAT CRITERIA.
>> YEP.
1:00 THE FIRST ONE ISES ONEAS.
E HAD A CARGO DRIVE DRAGON THE
HAS LOTS OF CARGO CUBBIES SO WE
TOOK THOSE OUT AND REPLACED WITH
IT SEAT AND CREW DISPLAYANCE
CREW CONTROLS BUT ONE THING
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW IS ON PART
OF DRAGON WE HAVE BEEN FLYING TO
FROM FOR YEARS AND WHAT THAT
MEAN WAS WE HAD DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE
SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR DRAGON.
YEARS AGO AND IT IS OXYGEN AND
SCRUBS CARBON DIOXIDE AND AMONG
OTHER THINGS DEM TURE AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY EVEN TO WAS
DONE AND SMALLER SCALE FOR NICE
AND A LEARNING CURVE UNHOW TO
HELP A SPACECRAFT WHEN YOU HAVE
TO DOUBT FOR HUMANS.
>> THEN THE SAME QUESTION.
HA KIND OF UPGRADES HAD TO GO
INTO IT TO CERTIFY FOR THIS DAY.
WELL, I MENTIONED THE
RELIABILITY UPGRADES.
ONE UPGRADE THINK THINK IS
INTERESTINGS THE LAUNCH ABORT
TRIGGER.
SO PEOPLE PROBABLY KNOW THAT
DRAGON HAS THE ABILITY IN
MID-FLIGHT TO SEPARATE FROM
FALCON AND BOOST THE ASTRONAUTS
A THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY THE
ASTRONAUTS OR BY THE GROUND CREW
WHAT MOMENT PAY NOT KNOW THAT IS
FALCON ITSELF AS  THE TIGHTS
THAT YOU TRIGGER AND IT WILL DO
THAT ENTIRELY OR AUTONOMOUSLY
USING ALGORITHMS SOFT WHICH ARE
AND SENSORS AND THAT IS
IMPORTANT.
CRITICAL FOR BOARING QUICKLY
MEANS ABORTING SAFELY AND IN
SOME PLACES DO THIS.
SO YOU ARE MUCH FASTER.
>> WE'RE GEEING SOME COMLE FROM
THE CREW.
DOBB AND DOUG WILL BE USING
COMMERCIAL SPEAKERNESS SIDE OF
DRAGON IN A SIDE THE SUITS IN A
SERIES OF COMMUNICATION CHECKS
AND GOING TO BE DOING THE CHECKS
OVER DIFFERENT SATELLITES.
>> LOUD AND CLEAR.
AND BY FOREGROUND CHECK.
STANDBY.
YOU WILL HEAR THEM REFER TO RCDR
DOUG HURLEY.
PLT PILOT, THAT IS BOB BEHNKEN.
THATS ONE WAS THE UMBILICAL SO
THE COMMUNICATION LINKED TO THE
SUIT AND NOW GOING TO DO A
COMENCATION CHECK OVER THE
GROUND STATIONS AND ALSO HEAR
ONE OVER THE TRACKING AND DATA
RELAY SAT LIES SAME SATELLITES
WE USED TO TALK TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE USING TO
TALK AND TRACK DRAGON THROUGH
THE ENTIRE FLIGHT.
>> AGAIN JUST WAITING.
THEY ARE GOING TO DOG THE GROUND
CHECKOUTS NOW AND HEARING THEM
TALK TO THE CORP THE CREW
OPERATIONS RESPONSIBLE EN GO NI
THE HE CAPCOM IF YOU FOLLOW NASA
MISSIONS THEN PAST IT IS
POSITION RATING HERE IN
HAWTHORNE THAT SPACEX MISSION
CONTROL WHICH IS JUST A FEW FEET
AWAY FROM US THE TEAM WILL BE
WATCHING OVER BOB AND DOUG FOR
ENTIRE FLIGHT AND THE MAIN
PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO TALK
TO THEM IS GOING TO BE SITTING.
WE'LL DO CHECKOUTS DROWN AT THE
CAPE INSIDE OF THE FIRING ROOM
FOR YOU.
YOU WILL BE HEARING THOSE VERY
CRACT HE RACE TICKS BEA
CHARACTERISTIC BEATS.
SPACEX DRAGON.
READABLE.
>> COPY.
>> JUST TO FURTHER EXPLAIN.
YOU MAY BE USED HEARING HOUSTON
STATION, OR HOUSTON SHUTTLE, OR
HOUSTON ENDEAVOR BACK WHEN FLE
FLYING THOSE SHUTTLES.
YOU WILL HEAR SPACEX DRAGON THAT
IS THE SPACEX TEAM CALLING THE
DRAGON TEAM ON ORBIT AND THEN
BOB AND DOUG WILL BE ABLE TO
RESPOND.
SO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
CONFUSING GUR AND GET THE GROUND
STATION CHECKOUTS MOLARLY.
YOU WILL HEAR THE VERY VERY
UNIQUE BEAP!  BEEPING SO IN THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN USED
THROUGHOUT SPACE TO GROUND OR
AIR TO GROUND COMMUNICATIONS
THROUGHOUT SPACEFLIGHT HUST RAIN
REALLY FOR TEAMS WHO ARE IN
MISSION CONTROL OR SUPPORTING
THE LAUNCH KNOW WHEN YOU HEAR
THAT SOUND, IT IS TIME LISTEN.
DRAGON SPACEX COM CHECK GROUND
STATION.
SPACEX DRAGON LOUD AND CLEAR.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
HOW ARE YOU DOING IN THERE?
STAND BY FOR COME CHECKS.
DRAGON MD ON DRAGON TO GROUND.
COM CHECK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN.
>> SPACEX LAUNCH DIRECTOR.
COM CHECK.
>> LOUD AND CLEAR.
>> YOU THE SAME.
COM CHECKS ARE COMPLETE.
REPORT WHEN READY FOR SEAT
ROTATION FOR SECTION 2 OF 4.100.
>> COP.
  I WE WILL REPORT WHEN
INITIATING.
>> ALL RIGHT THAT WRAPS UP COME
MUN CAUTIONS CHECKS EVERYTHING
GOING GOOD THE SPACECRAFT BOB
AND DOUG TALKING TO THE TEAMS ON
THE GROUND AND PRETTY SOON THEY
WILL GET THE SEATS RETIGHTED.
I WANT TO THANK JESS CAN GIVING
US GREAT IN SIGHT INTO DRAG ON
AND FALCON 9 I HOPE YOU HAVE A
GOOD SPOT.
GREET YOU HAVE ON.
ALL RIGHT.
SO EXITED.
THROW IT DOWN TO GARY JORDAN AT
MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON IS
FOLLOWING ALONG OVER TO YOU.
GARY.
GARY:
>> THANK YOU, DAN.
GREAT TO HEAR GOOD CHECKS FROM
BOB INDOLOGY IN THE DRAGON
VEHICLE.
HERE IN MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON,
FLIGHT DIRECTOR HAS POLLED AND
ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO FOR LAUNCH
AND EVENTUALLY THE STATION IS
PREPARED FOR DRAGON TO ARRIVE 19
HOURS AFTER LAUNCH.
FLIGHT CONTROLLERS HERE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
COUNTDOWN BUT REALLY IT IS UP TO
THE TEAM'S IN CANDY AND HAW
THORPE GET US TO LIFTOFF.
WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS AS
WE CONTINUE TO COUNTDOWN TO
LAUNCH SO LET'S GO TO THE SOCIAL
DESK NOW TO HEAR IT.
>> THANKS, SO TAKING A QUICK
LACK.
TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THOSE
NUMBERS THERE ARE NOW ONE
MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING OUR
COVERAGE.
AND LAUNCH AMERICA IS UP TO THE
NUMBER ONE TRENDING HASHTAG ON
TWITTER TEATS' TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING SAID
ON-LINE.
ALL RIGHT.
SHE HAS GOT A PERSONAL
SELF-PORTRAIT COSMIC FOR SURE IN
THE SPACE FLIGHT SUIT.
GUY, THIS IS WHAT LOVING SEE
YONK LINE WITH THIS HASHTAG HOW
EVERYONE IS TAKE MAKING THIS
LAUNCH UNIQUELY THERES AND WANT
TO PUT POINT OUT ONE LUNE THE
POST THAT SAYS I BELIEVE NO MAT
ARE HOW FAR THE FUTURE IS WE
RAILROAD ARE ON HE WAY TO YOU
WAITERED.
COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MAY
CYCLE.
THAT IS WHAT TODAY REPRESENTS.
LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
OH MY GOODNESS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
JESSICA WE THE SPACE PUP GETTING
READY FOR LIFTOFF.
GUYS I AM NOT GOING TO LIE.
WE LOVE TO SEE IF IT.
YOU HAVE ANY SPACE PETS WHERE
USE HASHTAG LAUNCH AMERICA.
CAN YOU SEE EVERYBODY IS TRILLED
TO BE A PART OF THIS LAUNCH
TODAY.
I KNOW ONE SPECIAL GUEST IN
PARTICULAR.
DIANA, I HEAR YOU HAVE A BURNING
QUESTION FOR MISSION CONTROL SO
GO FOR IT.
>> HI TY HIR ARE A THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR INCLUDING ME ON THIS IN
CDBLY SPECIAL DAY.
I AM DIANA FROM THE YOUTUBE
CHANNEL PHYSICS GIRL AND SO
FASCINATED BY SPACE AND SPACE
EXPLORATION BECAUSE WE SEND A
ROCKET UP TO SPACE WE KNOW WE
ARE FAMILIAR WITH HOW MUCH
PREPARATION AND TRAINING
ASTRONAUTS HAVE TO DO BUT
PREPPING FOR A MISSION LIKE THIS
AND MAYBE PREPARING IN THE
FUTURE FOR MISSION TO THE MOON
OR TO MARS WHAT KIND OFS THINGS
DOES THE WHOLE TEAM HAVE TO DO
IN ORDER TO PREPARE TO LAUNCH A
ROCKET?
SO THAT IS SUCH A GREAT
QUESTION.
I THINK IT DOES GET OVERLOOKED
WHAT ALL GOES INTO MAKING A
MOMENT LIKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO GARY, WHAT HAS THE TEAM THERE
IN MISSION CONTROL BEEN DOING TO
PREPARE FOR THIS HISTORIC
LAUNCH.
>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
TRAINING, A LOT OF SIMULATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN GOING IN TO
PREPARING FOR MOMENT.
REALLY PREPARING AND GET
EVERYONE FAMILIARIZED WITH EVERY
STEP OF THE MISSION FROM LAUNCH
ALL THE WAY THROUGH DOCKING AND
THROWING OUT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
AT THEM IN CASE SOMETHING WERE
TO HAPPEN EVERY FLIGHT CONTROL
ARE YOU SEE BEHIND ME WILL BE
PREPARE FOD RESPOND EOF COURSELY
A DO MAKE A SHOUT OUT IT IS NOT
THE FLIGHT CONTROLS HERE THAT
DEDICATE SO MUCH TIME THE LAUNCH
IN FACT, I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO
THE FLIGHT DIR,OR HERE IN
MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON WHO SAID
EVEN BEFORE HE WAS FLIGHT
DIRECTOR BACK IN THE 2014, THEY
WERE WORK ON THE OPERATIONS FOR
COMMERCIAL CREWMEMBERS AND THIS
TEAM EXPAND IS CROSS THE COUNTRY
AND ALREADY SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
WORKING AND HAWTHORNE AND IN
FLORIDA AND HOUSTON AND REALLY
IT TAKES INTEGRATED AND
DEDICATED TEAM TO MAKE A MISSION
LIKE THIS POSSIBLE DIANA THANKS
SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION AND
REALLY THANKS TO EVERYONE
SENDING UNQUESTIONANCE FOR
SHARING IN THIS HISTORIC MISSION
TODAY WE'RE AS YOU ARE SPOT
HOSTING TO USE THE HASHTAG
LAUNCH AMERICA.
DOW WANT TO MAKE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE FLIGHT CONTROLLER HERE'S IN
MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON AND IN
FACT SOME TRADITIONAL FLOWERS
HAVE BEEN SENT TO MISSION
CONTROL HOUSTON AND IT IS BACK
BEFORE THE SHUTTLE DAYS FOR
EVERY MISSION TO DEDICATE IL TO
THIS OPERATIONS AND THE
CONTROLLERS HERE WHO, WOOING SO
CLOSELY AND INTEGRATED IN EVERY
PART OF THE MISSION AND BUT
BEFORE, NOW, ALSO HEAD OVER TO
HAWTHORNE, FOR THE LATEST STATUS
ON THE CREW AND ON DRAGON.
DAN?
>> ALL RIGHT.
THEIR SUITS HAVE BEEN ROTATED TO
THE LAUNCH POSITION.
1:00 THIS JUST PUTS THEIR BACKS
A LITTLE BIT MORE HOR ZON TALL
WITH THE GROUND ITSELF OR
PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND ITSELF
AND PLACES THOSE DISPLAYS DIRE
BROOKLYN FRONT OF THEM AND ALSO
MOVED INTO THE LEAK CHECK SO THE
SECOND TIME THEY HAD THE LEAK
CHECKS DONE ON THE SUIT SO
PRESSURIZED NOW FLOWING INTO
THOSE LAUNCH AND IN TRY SUITEST
THIS WILL R GOING TO BE WEAR
TROT THE DYNAMIC PHASES OF THIS
MISSION.
RIGHTS NOW UNDER TWO 2:00 FROM
LAUNCH.
2:18 AND COUNTING FROM LIFTOFF
OF THE FALCON FROM THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA GOING TO
BE CARRY OUR NASA CREWMEMBERS
TODAY, DOUG HUR LAWN BOB BEHNKEN
ABOARD THE DRAGON SPACECRAFT AND
REALLY EXCITING DIE FAR AND
IDENTIFYING ADAWNS THIS WEIGHTER
BUT CONTINUING TO PRESS ON FOR
LAUNCH AND THE CREW HAS BEEN UP
SINCE 6:00 A.M. AND HAZE THEY
PREPARE TO HEAD TO INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION FOR PART OF THIS
DM KNOW 2 MISSION FOR NASA.
>> YEAH AS YOU CAN SEE, IT LUBES
LIKE THEY ARE WAIT ANG GETTING
READY FOR THIS MISSION TODAY.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN EXCITING DAY
SO FAR.
GAIN, AS DAN SAID, THEIR SEATS
ARE LOCATED IN LAUNCH SPECIAL E
CAN SEE HE ON THE SCREENS RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THEM ON THE LEFT
SIDE.
THEIR SUIT LEAK CHECKS HAVE BEEN
COMPLETE.
THE COM CHECKS ARE COMPLETE SO
IT IS THROW IT OVER TO LAUREN IN
KSC.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT.
IT IS GETTING REALLY, REALLY
CLOSE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY FINAL KEY
VISUAL MILESTONES THE CLOSURE OF
THE HATCH AND LOCKING BOB AND
DOUG INSIDE.
NOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIAL
GUESTS JOINING WITH US DARRYL A
AT THE OSB2 VIEW LOWINGCATION
THAT IS NASA AD FLINTOR JIM
BRIDENSTINE AND SPACEX CHIEF
ENGINEER ELON MISS MUSK.
DARRYL.
>> RIGHT.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE OUTSIDE
ON THE BALCONY OVERLOOKING PAD
39A BUT WE HAVE COME INDOORS DUE
THOUGH WEATHER BUT WE RAILROAD
HERE WITH TWO TITANS OF SPACE
AND THOUGH IT MAY LOOK LIKE THIS
IS REUNION OF A '90'S BOY BAND
WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE SOCIALLY DISSTANNED FOR
GOOD REASON.
AND WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
SPACE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
BOTH AND TELL YOU BOTH IT IS
PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE   WITH
YOU TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH
YOU JIM AND ASK YOU A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS HERE.
I WANT TO ASK YOU FIRST OF ALL.
IT HAS BEEN ALMOST THREE YEARS
THAT YOU WERE SWORN IN AS NASA
AS MINISTRATOR.
AND YOU KNEW FROM THE FIRST DAY
WHERE, THAT WOULD YOU BE RIGHT
HERE AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
IN THE MOMENT WHEN COMMERCIAL
PARTNER WAS READY TO LAUNCH.
TELL ME WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE
LEADING NASA AT THIS MOMENT?
>> I WAN TO BE CLEAR.
I DID THE NO HE KNOW THAT WHEN I
GOT SWORN IN.
I WILL TELL YOU, A LOT OF FOLKS
SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE.
OF COURSE, AS SOON AS I GOT THE
JOB, ELISTEN AND I HAVE HAD A
NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS.
ELON COMMITTED THAT THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT SPACEX COULD
ACHIEVE WE HAD CHALLENGES.
WE HAD SETBACKS.
WE HAVE SCENE CATASTROPHIC LOSS
OF CAPSULE AND CHALLENGES WITH
PARACHUTES OWN ON THE GROUND
TESTS BUT THAT IS WHAT IS UNIQUE
ABOUT SPACEX.
SPACEX A CAN DO THINGS THAT NASA
HAS DONE NOT.
THEY TEST.
THEY FAIL.
THEY FIX.
THEY TEST, THEY FLY, UNTIL THE
POINT WHERE WE ARE TODAY WHERE
NOT ONLY IS SPACEX COMFORTABLE
BUT NAS SAYS COMFORTABLEP A AND
READY TO GO.
BUT IF WOULD YOU HAVE TOLD ME
TWO YEARS AGO WE WOULD BE RUING
HERE I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
QUESTIONING IT THEN.
BUT THIS IS A MONUMENTAL
ACHIEVEMENT AND HUR CUE LIE ANN
AS BIKE THE SPACEX TEAM WHICH
REARE GRATEFUL FOR AND THE NASA
TEAM HAS BEEN WORK HAN IN GLOVE
WITH THEM TO THIS POINT.
>> GOOD WE HAVE JIM AND ELON
HERE TO FACT CHECK EACH OTHER.
THAT IS GOOD.
THANK FOR THAT.
ELON, IN 2002 WHEN STARTED
SPACEX.
MANY IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
DIDN'T TAKE SPACEX SERIOUSLY YOU
REMEMBER THAT THAT FELT LIKE YET
YOU FLOORER YOU ARE.
YOU SENT TWO ASTRONAUTS IN A CAR
MADE BY THE CAR COMPANY TO
LAUNCHPAD 39A WITH A SPACECRAFT
MADE BY THE SPACE COMPANY AND
NOW LAUNCHING THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION AND NOW I AM
WONDERING FOR IN THIS HOLE, DO
YOU PITCH IN YOURSELF THINKING
THIS IS RAILROAD HAPPENING.
>> YEAH.
THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME
AND EVERYONE AT SPACEX.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I THOUGHT
WOULD HAPPEN.
SO WE STARRED SPACEX IN 2002 AND
I DID NOT THINK THIS DAY WOULD
HE CURE.
I EXPECTED 90% CHANCE BE COULD
BE ABLE TO GET TO LOWER EARTH
ORBIT A ROCKET SO IF SOMEONE
TOLD ME IN 200 I WOULD BE
STANDING HERE WITH NASA
ADMINISTRATOR AND MEETING
ASTRONAUTS AND THE SPACECRAFT ON
PAD 39A THE THEN WORLD WHICH IS
HONOR TO BE THERE AND I WOULD
HAVE SAY I DON'T KNOW.
LIKE, NO WAY.
NO WAY THAT IS TRUE.
IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
I DIDN'T DREAM KITE COME TRUE.
IT IS, I AM INCREDIBLY EXCITED
TO BE HERE.
ON BEHALF OF THE SPACEX TEAM AND
AS JIM SAID THE COMBINATION OF
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK BY THE
SPACEX TEAM, BY NASA AND BY A
NUMBER OF OTHER PARTNERS IN THE
PROCESS OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN
REALLY YOU CAN LOOK AND THE
RESULTS OF 100,000 PEOPLE LOVELY
WHEN YOU ADD UP EVERYONE WORKING
INCREDIBLY HARD TO GET TO MAKE
DAY HAPPEN.
ITS REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE IT IS
REAL.
YOU ARE HERE.
IT MATION.
MANY OF US HAVE BEEN APLAYED AS
YOU WE WATCHED OV THE YEARS.
JIM, BACK TO YOU.
THISS BAWL THE
COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE.
AND SO, IN THE EARLY GOING FOR
COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM, IT WAS
NOT SOMETHING NASA WAS USED TO.
YOU KNOW?
MERCURY GEMINI APOLLO, SHUTTLE
NASA GAVE DESIGNS AND THE
CONTRACTOR WENT OUT THERE AND
BUILT IT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
THEY ARE BUILDING IT NOW.
WHAT WERE THE HURDLES THAT YOU
HAD TO OVERCOME TO GET THIS
POINT?
>> WELL, THINK, GETTING PEOPLE
TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THE GOFF.
GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THE DEMAND
AND THE SUPPLY, YOU ARE LIMITED
IN WHAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO.
OF COURSE BACK WHEN THIS PROGRAM
WAS INITIATED UNDER CHARLIE
BOULDEN, GENERAL CHARLIE
ASTRONAUT CHARLIE, CORN RES WAS
NOT SUPPORTIVE.
DID NOT PROVIDE THE PROPER
FUNDING YET HE PUSHED FOR WAR
AND NOW EVERYONE RECOGNIZES WE
HAVE TO COMMERCIALIZE SPACE AND
HAVE SUCCESS SUPPLY RESUPPLY AND
NOW WE GOT COMMERCIAL CREW TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
AND EVENTUALLY WE NEED
COMMERCIAL SPACE STATIONS SO
WHAT WE'RE USING THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR
RIGHT NOW AND PROVING THAT WE
CAN COMPOUND PARM SUIT CALLS IN
A WAY YOU CAN DO DONE ETHER AND
ABLE TO CREATE IM NI NATIONS ON
A WAY CAN DO ON EARTH AND
PRINTING IN 3D ROOTING NOW THE
IS JUST TISSUE BUT BILLION'S
PRIN HUMAN ORGANS IN 3D AUSING
ADULT STEM CELLS THE OWN DNA
WILL TRANSFORM HOW WE DO
MEDICINE HERE ON EARTH AND WE
ARE CREATING ADVANCED MATERIALS
CAN ONLY CREATE IN THE
MICROGRAVITY OF SPACE AND THINGS
LIKE ARTIFICIAL FLEET FOR THE
HUMAN EYE SO IF YOU HAVE MACULAR
DEEGAN RATION YOU DON'T HAVE TO
A LEAST TO EYESIGHT THE BOTTOM
LINE IS THESE MARKETS ARE THE
FUTURE.
AND WHEN THEY MATERIALIZE, AND
THEY ARE TELLERRIZING BECAUSE OF
THE WORK OF NASA.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT NOT IN LAUNCH.
BUT ALSO, INTO HABITATION.
AND THIS ULTIMATE LIS WHAT IS
GOING TO BE TRANSFOR MUGSAL.
>> WE ARE VERY GOOD.
ELON IN GETTING THAT GOING.
THE ISS AND AL THE ACTIVITY THAT
TAKES PLACE IN Y ONBOARD IT IS
KEY THE CREW DRAGON OPERATES IN
A REGULAR BUSIES AS THE CHIEF
ENGINEER.
WHAT WAS SOME OF THE BIGGEST
HURLES THUD OVERCOME TO GET YOUR
SPACECRAFT READY TO FLAY THIS
MISSION.
>> WELL, THE SPACECRAFT AND THE
ROCKET HAVE GONE THROUGH
THOUSANDS OF TESTS AND REVIEWS
BOTH BY SPACEX, NASA BY THIRD
PARTIES AND ALSO WE HAVE DONE
ALOT OF FLIGHTS SO ONE THING I
THINK THAT HELPFUL ABOUT THIS
FLIGHT AND THE ROCKET AS FLOWN
MANY TIMES.
IN FACT EVEN IN THIS
CONFIGURATION IT HAS FLOWN 20
TIMES THAT MEANS WE REALLY HAVE
A WELL PROVEN ROCKET AND WE HAVE
FLOWN CREW DRAGON TO SPACE
STATION SUCCESSFULLY AND BROUGHT
IT BACK AND WE ARE DONE TESTING
ON THIS GROUND AND WE DO THE
TESTING ON THE GROUND AND PUSH
THE LIMITS SO TRY, YOU PUSH IT
WAY BEYOND FLIGHT AND SOMETIMES
YOU ACTUALLY BREAK IT BECAUSE
YOU WANT TO BREAK OUT IN THE
GROUND DURING TESTING TO SEE
WHAT THE LIMITS ARE.
SO THIS IS THE RESULT OF
THOUSANDS OF TESTS AND DESIGN
HOURANCE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
SMART PEOPLE WORKING INCREDIBLY
HARD TO MAKE THIS DAY HAPPEN.
>> YOU GOT TWO ONBOARD NOW.
>> YES.
>> DO YOU FEEL THAT
RESPONSIBILITY?
>> YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
I FELT MORE STRONGLY WHEN I SAW
THEIR FAMILY JUST BEFORE COMING
HERE.
>> DID YOU SAY ANYTHING?
THAT YOU CAN SNARE.
>> I SAID WE HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
YOUR DADS COME BACK.
THANK FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.
>> JUMP YOU HAD WORDS WITH THE
ASTRONAUTS.
WHAT WAS YOUR TAKE IN HOW THEY
ARE FEELING.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, AGAIN, DOUG
HURLEY, MARINE CORPS TEST PILOT
OF COURSE THE VETERAN OF PUT MEL
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS AND BOB
BEHNKEN, FLIGHT TEST IN I NEAR
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND
AGAIN, VETERAN OF MULTIPLE SPACE
SHUTTLE MISSIONS THIS IS NOT NEW
TO THESE GUYS.
YOU KNOW, ALL I CAN DO IS CONVEY
TO THEM, HOW MUCH ALL OF AMERICA
APPRECIATES WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD IS
WATCHING.
AND JUST HOW GRATEFUL WE'RE AS A
NATION.
I WILL TELL YOU, THEIR DEMEANOR
IS LOOSE.
THEY ARE READY TO GO.
THEY WERE JOKING AROUND.
THEY ARE TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY
HAD FOR BREAK FAST HOW IT MAY
COME UP LATER.
STEAK AND EGG.
EYE SAW THIS.
AH.
IT WAS NICE SEE.
THEY ARE IN THEIR ALMOST.
WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL AND
PROUD OF THEM.
>> THAT IS FOOD HEAR.
THAT GIVES YOU GREAT CONFIDENCE
SURE IN YOUR POSITIONS AS YOUER
THAT.
WE'LL GO TO SOCIAL MEDIA
QUESTION AND.
AND CREW STATES AND WHAT CHANGES
AND YOU A LOOED TO HAVE THESE
FUTURES.
AND WORK WELL.
AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE SPACESUIT
THAT WORKS AND AND PRESSURE AND
IT IS GOING TO HANDLE THAT
PRESSURE SO IT TOOK US MANY
ITERATIONS TO GET THE SUIT TO
REALLY WANT IT TO LOOK GREAT.
IT IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT.
WE WANT TO INSPIRE KIDS AND SAY
ONE DAY THEY WANT WEAR THAT
UNIFORM AND WANT TO WEAR THAT
SPACESUIT.
AND GET THEM.
I WANT TO WORK ON AEROSPACE AND
ADVANCED SPACE FLIGHT AND I
THINK, WHAT TODAY IS ABOUT US
REIGNITING THE DREAM OF SPACE.
YOUNG PEOPLE FIRED BUP THE
FUTURE AND EXCITED.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT,
EVERYONE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
AND ALL PARTS OF POLITICAL
SPECTRUM IN THENESS AND ELSE ARE
SHOULD BE REALLY EXCITED THAT
THIS IS A THING THAT HAS MADE BY
HUMANS FOR HUMANS AND JUST A
GREAT EXCITING INSPIRING DAY AND
ONE OF THOSE, ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT MAKE GLAD TO WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING.
FUNCTION AN IN SPIRING AND ONE
ON THE MODEL OVER THERE.
YOU GOT ME EXCITED.
I MAY RUN OVER THERE AND PUT
THAT ON, ELON.
YEAH.
YEAH.
SO I THINK YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN
THAT WAY.
YOU CAN MAKE ONE.
>> WELL APPRECIATE.
>> YEAH.
I AM 6'8" YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT
OF SUE SOWING.
>> YEAH.
IT CAN TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS 6'8".
MY SIZE.
>> YEAH.
COMMERCIAL THING I AM GETTING
EXCITEDDED I AM READY TO FLY,
JIM.
>> JIM.
>> WELL, WE GOT ANOTHER SOCIAL
MEDIA QUESTION WE WILL ASK.
S A STOUSH J. WANTS TO KNOW HOW
DO THINK LAUNCHING ASTRONAUT ON
THE AMERICAN SOIL FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE 2011 WILL
REVOLUTIONIZE FUTURE MISSIONS?
>> YEAH.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS
UNLIKE ANYTHING WE HAVE DONE
BEFORE.
WE ARE NOT PURCHASING OWNING AND
OPERATING THE HARDWAY.
WE'RE TURNING TO COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRY.
AND GOING BACK TO THE SPACESUITS
ITS  THE SAME FOR THE CAPSULE
AND THE SAME FOR THE ROCKET WE
DID NOT TELL INDUSTRY WHAT TO
ABOUT BUILD.
WE GAVE THEM TOP LEVEL
REQUIREMENT AND SAID HERE THIS
IS REQUIREMENT FOR PAYLOAD.
HERE'S THE REQUIREMENT FOR
SAFETY AND THEN LET THE NOW IN
VATORS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY
INNOVATE AND THEY CAME UP WITH
SOLUTIONS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN
DREAMED OF BEFORE AND THAT IS
THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM.
AND SO WE ARE REALLY
REFLATIONIZING HOW WE DO
SPACEFLIGHT AND I REALLY THINK
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE WE
WILL SEE THESE MODELS OF DOING
BUSINESS WITH PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS APPLY NOT TO LOWER
EARTH ORBIT AND TAKING THIS
MODEL TO THE MOON AND EVEN TON
MARS.
>> AND I HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT
TOM CRUISE SHOOTING A MOVIE AT
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
I TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD ELON JUST
YESTERDAY.
THAT THIS IS.
PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT TOM CHRIS
ALL THE TIME NOW.
THE ANSWER IS YES.
WE WOULD LOVE TOM DRUCE FLY TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
TO MAKE THE MOVIE AND I AM ALL
FOR THAT AND WELL DEWITH WHAT WE
TO MAKE HAPPEN.
THERE WAS DAY WHEN WAS IN HE'LL
NEN TARY SCHOOL AND I SAW THE
MOVIE TOP GUN FROM THAT DAY KNEW
I WOULD BE NAVY PILOT THE WAIT
WAS.
THE GOAL HERE AND THIS IS WHAT
WE ARE DOING TODAY.
AND ELON IS ALL ABOUT THIS.
>> YEP.
GET THE KIDS FIRED UP ABOUT IT.
THAT SPACESUIT AND WANT TO FLY
THAT AND GO TO ORBIT AND GO TO
THE MAN AND ABOUT TO MARS.
GETTING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM
ALL WALKS OF LIFE, YOUNG, OLD
EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE AM
EXCITED.
YOU THINK ANYONE WHO HAS WITHIN
THEM THE SPIR VISIT EXPLORATION
SHOULD LOVE WHAT IS GOING ON
TODAY.
IF HE WITHIN CAN GET TOM CRUISE
TO IN SPIRE ELEMENTARY KID
TODOWN THE NAVY TO BE A PILOT
WHY CAN WE GET TOM CRUISE TOWN
SPIRE THE NEXT ELON MUSK?
THAT IS WHAT WE IMMEDIATE.
WE NEED A NEW GENERATION OF MANY
E LON MUSKS THAT WHAT IS THE
LAUNCH IS ABOUT TODAY.
SPEAKING OF THIS INSPIRATION
PIECE ITS NOT BY CHANCE WE HAVE
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HERE.
THIS IS ALL BILLION THE NEXT
GENERATION.
IF WE HAVE GREAT SUCCESS IN OUR
GENERATION, IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
HAS TO CONTINUE THE CHALLENGE
WITH THE APOLLO PROGRAM THAT IS
IT ENDED.
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS
SUSTAINABLE AND HAVE THE PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND
COMMERCIAL CHANGES COMING
ON-LINE.
VERY GOOD.
GOOD NEW FOR TOM CRUISE IS HE
DOES A LOT OF STUNS SO HE SHOULD
GET HURT A LOT.
YEAH.
IT IS SUPER COOL.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH.
AS HE SAID.
LIKE YOU KNOW SHALL YOU CAPTURE
THE I MADGE NATION HAVE THEM SEE
COOL THINGS HAPPENING IN REAL
ORBIT IN A REAL SPACE STATIONS
AND IT IS LIKE, I THINK, I WANT
TO WATCH THAT MOVIE.
YOU LO.
LIKE THIS IS LIKE JUST, THIS IS
REALLY JUST BEGINNING AS WE WANT
TO GO FROM LOWER EARTH ORBIT AND
GO BACK TO THE MOON AND THE MOON
TO SAY AND A MOON PACE.
A MOON BASE AND HAVE YOU KNOW,
THE CITY ON MARS AND A SPACE
CIVILIZATION OUT THERE AMONG THE
STAR AND SUPER EXCITING FUTURE
SO I THINK THE THING YOU ARE
LIKE, YEAH.
YEAH.
WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN.
IF YOU CAN GET EXCITED AFTER
WILLING TO YOU GUYS YOU NEED
HAVE YOUR PULSE CHECKED.
ELON MUSK CHEF ENGINEER THANK
YOU STRETCH FROM.
THANK YOU.
JIM BRIDENSTINE, WE APPRECIATE
LEADING NASA IN THE TIME AND
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE AGENCY WE
WILL SEND IT BACK TO MARIE.
MARIE:  ALL RIGHT THANKS A LOT,
DOOR RIL.
WE SAWN THE MEANTIME, WHILE THAT
INTERVIEW WAS GOING ON THE HATCH
ACTUALLY CLOSED SO THAT HAPPENED
A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THAN
EXPECTED, TOO.
THE TIMELINE HAS THAT HAPPENING
AT T MINUS 1:55 MINUTES SO A FEW
MINUTES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE RATING
NOW WITH HATCH CLOSE AND YOU CAN
SEE THE PAD DEAMS THERE WORKING
ON THINGS NOW.
>> YEAH RATING NOW IT LOOKS LIKE
WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS -- OH
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
THERE IS A MECK NIM THERE CALLED
A HIDE HATCH MECHANISM THAT IS
WHAT CAU ACTUALLY CLOSES THE
HATCH AND ELSA SALES IT AND HE
PERFORM A LEAK CHECK ON THAT
FORE MON00S TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
NOT NICE AND TIGHT A THND HE O
RINGS ARE SEALED REALLY, REALLY
WELL AND AFTER THAT, WE WILL
INSTALL THE YOU CAN SEE THE LEAK
CHECK GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENTEN
THERE THE TECHNITIONS HANDS
THERE.
>> WHILE WE'RE WAPLE THIS I MEAN
WE JUST HEARD THEM TALK A LOT
ABOUT INSPIRING THE NEXT
GENERATION AND YOU A MAN OF MANY
TALL LEN I KNOW AFTER THE
FLIGHTS YOURSELF, YOU USED TO
HAVE THE HEAD OF NASA EDUCATION
DID THAT STIR UP UNYOU.
WELL, WHAT ELON SAID ABOUT
REIGNITING THE DREAM OF SPACE IS
SO IMPORTANT THAT WE GET OUR
YOUNG KIDS THINKING ABOUT
THEMSELVES AND THE SEATS.
WHEN I FIRST BECAME ASTRONAUT IN
19 8 ON THE BACK OF A FIRE TRUCK
CELEBRATING JOHN GLENN'S RETURN
TO FLIGHT ON SPACE SHUTTLE AND I
SAW THE TWO LITTLE KIDS HAD ON
ORANGE PUMPKIN SUITS THEIR DAD
TURNED AROUND WITH ROCKET FUEL
THROUGH THE SPACEX'S LAUNCH AND
PATTED NER UP THESHIP TO GET
KIDS TO KNOW THEY ARE FLYING ON
THE SPACEX DRAGON.
>> IT US REALLY BREATH TAKE AT
THEM THERE.
I KNOW WE TALK BLIGHTED THE
SPACECRAFT AND HEARD ABOUT THAT
FOR THE FOLKS TUNING IN.
WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT NOW SO
THAT WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS CONTROL
PANEL.
THEY HAVE DETAIL ON THOSE VAC'S
PRESSURE AND AUDIO CONTROL AND
THE TEN CENTER KRIEN ON THE DAY
OF LAUNCH.
AND SEE THE VEHICLE'S ATTITUDE
AND INCLINATION AND DETAILS ORN
THE HAP AND THE TERMINAL CONTROL
1278 ON THOSE DISPLAYANCE BUTTON
PANEL DOWN BELOW AND THE THINGS
THAT NEEDED TO DO MANUAL
OVERRIDES THE MIDDLE UNDER THE
CENTERED SCREEN.
HE CREW'S ABILITY TO ABORT AND
BOTH CAN USE IT.
AND AUDIO CONTROLS AND NOT IN
THE SUITS THAT HEAR WHEN THEY
NOT IN THE SUITS WHERE THEY ARE
GER BRATED INTO THAT.
WE SEE THEMING THAT IS TOUCH
SCREENS NOW.
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THIS?
UP TO SCREENS.
WE HAD BUTTONS.
>> WHAT IT WAS ONE OF THE
MOMENTS WHERE I HAD KNEE BOARDS
AND THE MILD SCREEN A AND THINGS
DO YOU TO MIT GRATE PROBLEMS AND
S SOMETHING HAPPENS AND ALL
CROYLEED WITH TWO OF THEM BE A
YOU SHALL NEW REAR SPACE TRAVEL
AND LISTEN NOW FOR ANOUNTMENT
ABOUT HATCH CLOSURE.
>> BON COPY.
WELL, TODAY WE ARE OUT TRACKING
ANY SHALL YOU SHOOS ON DRAGON.
FOR THREAD WEATHERLINE THAT IS
OVERHEAD IS NOW MOVING ONSHORE.
THE NEXT IS A CELL OVER ORLANDO
THAT IS CURRENT RY RERODING.
>> THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
THANKS.
COPY.
ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM THE SITE
REMAINED.
NO CHANGE THERE.
THAT IS WEST FOR WEATHER.
TARGET IF NEEDED.
>> OK.
DRAGON COPY.
WE'LL TARGET THE LONGITUDE AND
THE AIR HAS COOLED OFF.
WE APPRECIATE AS WELL.
COPY.
THE LEAK CHECKS.
DRAGON COUNT.
SO WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT MORE
DISCUSS WHERE THE WEATHER STILL
LOOKING AT THINGS AND WE ARE
ABOUT A MON00 AWAY FROM
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT HATCH CLOSURE
EXCUSE ME.
QUESTION WITH T MINUS 1:55 AND
COUNTING AND EXPECTING
ANNOUNCEMENT TO CONFIRM HATCH
CLOSURE IN JUST A FEW SECONDS.
DRAGON SPACEX CHECK FORCE FALCON
9.
>> GO AHEAD.
OK.
WE'RE READY.
>> WE ARE READY.
>> STATION UP ON YOUNT COUNTDOWN
FOR SEX 54.49.
COMMUNICATION CHECK WITH THE
CREW.
>> START WITH GUIDANCE, AND A
HALF IS GOING ASH CONTROL.
>> COM CHECK.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
DRAGON.
CHECK.
>> LOUD AND CLEAR.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
STAND BY FOR AVIONICS ENGINEER.
>> DRAGON ON COUNTDOWN ONE.
AVIONICS DRAGON CLOUD AND CLEAR.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
>> LOUD AND CLEAR.
STABBED BY FOR LAUNCH CONTROL.
DRAGON LAUNCH CONTROL COUNTDOWN
COM CHECK.
>> CLEAR.
STAND BY FOR THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
DRAGON, CHIEF ENGINEER ON
COUNTDOWN ONE COM CHECK.
>> DRAGON HAS YOU LOUD AND
CLEAR.
>> CHIEF ENGINEER CLOUD AND
CHLOR AND COMPLETES  THE COM
CHECKS.
DRAGON TO GROUND.
GO AHEAD, SIR.
JUST DOING A COME CHECK ON THIS
LOOP.
GOOD LUNG, GUYS.
BUCKLE IN.
THANKS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS.
>> SO WE HEARD A SERIES OF COM
CHECKS THERE.
LAUREN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT
TO DESCRIBE WHY THAT IS
IMPORTANT.
WE HEARD THE AC CRY MOM.
THEY SAID GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION
CELL AND WENT BACK TO THE
ACRONYM GNC.
CAN YOU PLAINS.
>> YEAH.
THE LAUNCH CHIEF ENGINEER
INITIATED A COM CHECK WITH THE
DIFFERENT SUB SYSTEMS THAT THOSE
CHINAS THAT ARE ON CONSOLE AND
THE OPERATOR TAD TALKING TO THE
CREW AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY
WERE ABLE TO COME IN KATE WITH
THEM AND JUST HAP HAINING THAT
CHECK OUT FROM THE DIFFERENT
STAKESES ON COUNCIL TODAY.
THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY COOL.
WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T DO THAT WHEN
THERE IS A SATELLITE ON TOP OF
THE ROCKEANT
SO THE FIRST TIME FOR REAL
FLIGHT WE HAVE DONE THAT
OPERATION VERY AWESOME.
NOW THE HATCH IS CLOSED, A LOT
OF THE WORK OF THIS TEAM IS DONE
BUT I MEAN, THEY ARE NOT
FINISHED OR READY TO LEAVE THE
ROOM YET.
WITH YOU WERE TALKING TO FOLKS
WHAT ABOUT WHAT GOING ON IN THE
ROOM NOW.
YEAH.
THAT.
THEY SHOULD BE COMPLETING THE
HATCH LEAK CHECK THAT IS SORT OF
PRESSURIZED AT AREA BETWEEN IT
IS WHERE O RINGS THAT ARE THERE
AND PRESSURIZE THAT AREA TO SEE
IF IT HOLDS PRESSURE AND VEREAL
VERY VERY SENSITIVE TEST AND
VERY HIGH CRITERIA FOR PASSING
SO ONCE THE LEAK CHECK IS SHOWN
TO BE OKAEAL AND THE CAPSULE OR
THOSE O REPORTS ARE ABLE TO HOL
PRESSURE WHAT THE TEAM WILL DO
IS GO BACK IN THAT AREA AND
ACCESS PANEL BE A INSTEAD THE
SIDE PRESSURE EQUALSURIATION PLG
AND ONCE THAT IS PLUGGED, YOU
REALLY CLOSED EVERYTHING UP AND
WHEN THE CREW SPLASHES DOWN WHAT
THEY WILL ACTUALLY DO IS PULL
THAT PLUG TO EKIZE THE PRESSURE
ACROSS THE SHOE OF DONE CAUSE
THAT.HE HATCH TO BUCKLE DOO TO E
HATCH OR THE CAPSULE THE WELD OR
 DUE THOTHAT PHBUSE-
PRESSURE DIFIFFRENTIAL SO THEY
SHOULD BE ADDING THAT PLUG AND
COVER UP THAT SIDE HATCH ACCESS
PANEL WITH THERMAL PROTECTION
PANEL AND CLOSE IT UP, AND THEY
WILL MAKE SURE IT STAYS SAFE ON
THE ACEN NOW LOOKING AT VIEW
FROM THE OUTSIDE TOP OF FALCON 9
AND CREW DRAGON.
WE CAN CONFIRM A GOOD SIDE HATCH
LEAK CHECK.
>> YOU HEARD CONFI9
GOOD LEAK CHECK.
>> YOU ARE JUST JOINING US CREW
DRAGON ON TOP INSIDE OF THE
CAOR TY DE ON TOP WHERE BWE O BN
AND DOUG HURLEY AND INSIDE OF
TWO HOURS UNTIL LIFTOFF IF THE
WEATHER HOLDS.
YOU THERE IS ANOTHER STUNNING
AERIAL VIEW OF THE CREW ACCESS
ARM EXTENDED OUT TOWARD CREW
DRAGON THAT IS THE FINAL PATH
THAT THE ASTRONAUTS TOOK TO
CLIMB ABOARD DRAGON BEFORE THEY
STRAPPED INTO THE SEATS AND THE
HATCH CLOSED.
NO DOUBT BWE O AND DOUG ARE FOCS
OPP THE MISAHEAD BUT WE ALSO
HEARD THE ADMINISTRATOR AND ELON
MUSK TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE
JOVIAASHAND JOKING AROUND AND
LELAND YOU MENTIONED TO ME
DURING THAT SEGMENT THAT THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT REALLY IS MARIE.
WE-WE WERE IN THEOR
WE GOT THIS THIS POINT WHEN THE
HATCH WAS CLOSED WE WERE ALL
GOING BACK TO THOSE MOMENTS OF
OUR TRAINING AND WHEN WE WERE
GOING THROUGH IN TRY TRAINING ON
THE SHUTTLE AND JUST DIFIFFRENT
PHASES OF FLIGHT THAT WE ARE
GOING THROUGH AND WE WILL THINK
ABOUT THE INSTRUSETOAND I WHO GS
THERE IN NOW, IN OUR CREW
NOTEBOOKS WE WOULD HAVE NAMES OF
PEOPLE THAT WERE IMPACTFY D IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE PERFECT
IN OUR TRAINING AND -- BE THAT
LOOKS LIKE AOR
ONE.
A SPECIAL GHOST HAVE A SPECIAL
VIEW OF THES A FLOATS ON THE
LAUNCHPAD.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ONBOARD MAKING
HIS WAY TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
TO HOPEFY DLYOR
4:33 THIS AFTERNOON.
NO DOUBT HE IS LOOKING OUT THE
WINDOW.
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW OF BWE O AND
DUKING ON THE PAD.
THAT HAS GOT TO BE AMAZING SITE
TO SEE FROM ONBOAHECK. AIR FORCE
ONE.
T MINUS 14:00 6:20 KINDING FROM
LAUNCH THE LAST TIME WE AHESUALY
DID A LITTLE BUTT OF RESEARCH
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE PRESIDENT
WAS COMING THINK OF LAST
PRESIDENT TO WANS LAUNCH FROM
HERE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WAS
BILL CLINTON BACK IN OC OF 1998
FOR STS95 SO IT HAS BEEN A
MINUTE.
>> OKAY.
WE ARE 1:56 AWAY.
NEVER MINE UNSTEAD WE ARE 1:45
AWAY FROM LAUNCH AND TO HEAR IT?
YOU ARE THERE WITH THE SOCIAL
TEAMS AND I BET YOU ARE SEEING
SOME EXCITE PRESIDENT ON THE
THIN RI WE SAW ON THE SCREEN
THAT.HERE.
>> LIKE YOU SAID THINGS ARE
RAMPING UP RIGHT NOW.
ESPECIALLY SEEING THAT HATCH
CLOSE AND ALSO WATCHING THIS
FLYOVER HAPPEN.
WE RUP TO 1.7 MILLIONOR
ACROSS ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA
CHANNELLANCE LET'S CHECK OUT
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ON
BETITTER RIG SC NOW.
>>   SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT
RE CREATE OF I STILL GOING ON.
SOME PACRPLE ARE CRYING WITH
PRIDE UNHOUSTON.
FEEL IT.
WE EVEN HAVEAL VLIZABETH BANKS O
FROM HUNGER GAMES,S THAT YOU
AWESOME.
WE HAVE MORE JUST GOOD LUSEK AND
WELL WISHES FOR BWE O AND DOUG
ACROSS THE NATION THIS HAS BEEN
A CONSTANT ON-LINE TODAY WHICH
IS SO GREET SEE AND MORE JUST
FUTURES A TRE NOW AND DID KIDD
DOES GETTING EXCITED.
WE HAVE THE BAND STEEL TUNING
FOR LAUREN.
THIS IS AWESOME.
JUST LKS LIN OE MORE PACRPLE
STANDING BY TO WITNESS THIS
HISTORIC LAUNCH TODAY.
SOON, GUYS, ON TOP OF WHAT IS
BEING SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA AM WE
HAVE GOT A LOT OF WELL WISHES
FROM EVERYONE ACROSS OUR COUNTRY
SHOWING US WHAT TODAY MEANS IN
THEIR CREATE OF WAY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK THATOR
>> I AM SO READY.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
>> WOW.
MAIN, GUYS, LOOK ATAL VVERYBODY
EXCITED FOR TODAY'S LAUNCH IF
THAT DOESN'T GET YOU PUMPED LIKE
DOM SON IN AUS
WE GOT SEE SNOOPY IN THERE WHICH
IS A PERSONAL FAVORITE OF MINE
AND I AHESUALLY HAVE MY LUSEKY
SNOOPY PIN HERE.
HE IS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL.
ANYWAY, GUYS, GET EXCITED THE
TIME IS ALMOST HERE.
WITH THAT LET'S TOSS BACK TO
LAUREN AT KENNEDY.
LAUREN?  THANK YOU.
US
THE WORM.
SHE WAS NOT DOING THE MEATBALL
SHE WAS DOING THE WORM.
>> SHE WAS DOING THE MEAT BAIL
AM SURE.
WHAM WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT
THAKS LIN OE.
I DON'T.
DONE IT.
DOWNT DON'T.
WELL, CARLY THIS IS CAPTURING
THE ATTENTION OF THE P.M. ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD SO
PLEASE TON JOHN THE CONVEAND IAN
BY USING THE HASHTAG LAUNCH MARK
ACROSS FACEBOOK, TWITTER,
LINKEDIN AND INSTAGRAM.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
WITH YOU A LOT OF ABOUT THE
SPACEX CREW DRAGONOR
IS SITTING IN NOW AND A LOT OF
ABOUT THE CREW THEM SELF AND THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF TODAY AS
OFFICIAL RETURN TO AMERICAN
SHORES AND NOW TURN OUR
ATTENTION TO WHERE THE CRIES
GOING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
FOR THAT TAKE TO YOU MISSION
CONTROL UNHOUSTON.
GARY.
GARY.
THAT YOU.
THE INTERS IN AL SPACE STATION
IS INCREDIBLE US
CONSTRUCTION PRAISE OPERATION
AND ONGOING SCIENCE ALL OF THESE
EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY UNPRECEDENTED INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION.
SO TO TELL US MORE THE SPACE
STATION, HAVE BER SNAGSAL SPACE
STATION CHIEF SCIENTIST KIRK
COSTILLA WITHS.
WELCOME.
GARY THATTEN.
IT IS MAILINGSING DAY TO BE HERE
TO TALK TO BUT THIS HISTORIC
LAUNCH.
>> AND REALLY IT US.
NOW MANY VIEWEAND I MAY NOT REAZ
THERE IS A LABORATORY THE SIZE
OF A FOOTBALL FIELD 250-MILE
ABOVE THEAL VARTHED AND THAT HAS
BEEN WILLING FOR NEARLY OA YEARS
CONDUCT REVOLUTIONARYIANS?
TAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHAT THE
SPACE STATION IS?
WHAT IT HAS ACCOMPLISHED SONAR
SURE, GARY.
OVER THE 20 YEAAND I BE WITH WE
CONDUSETED OVER 3100 EXPERIMENTS
ONBOARD THIS SPACE STATION.
THOSE NED00 PETE,S HAVE BEEN DOE
AP OVER 4100 INVESTIGATORS AND
REPRESENT THE WORK OF OVER TION8
REGIONS AND COUNTRIES.
THE WORK GOING ON ON THE SPACE
STATION IS NOT ONLY THERE TO
HELP US WITH OURAL VXPLORATION
GOALS FOU HOW TO GO FURTHER INTO
SPACE BUT ALSO, TO BRING BACK
BENEFITS FORAL VARTH.
AND TO PRO ASCE A COMMERCIAL
MARKETPLACE IN LOWER EARTH
ORBIRAT
ALL THREE OF THESE OBJECTIVES
ALONG WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION THAT IT TOOK TO
ORKILD SUSEH AN AMAZING LABORATY
IN SPACE ARE GREAT EXAMPLES OF
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ISS
PROGRANEDY.
>> WE KNOW THAT FIRE
DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS CRITICAL
TO PROVIDING WITH US A STEADY
CADENCE OF OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS.
EAS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO
HAVE THIS CAPAO,LIBY FROM A
RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE?
>> WELL, A GREAT QUESTION.
>> TODAY'S TEST FLIG SC BROKE T3
THAT.HE BEGINNING OF THE COMMETL
CREW PROGRAM.
IT RIL WILL RAISE TO FOUR
ASTRONAUTS THAT FOURTH ASTRONAUT
COMES AS REAL PREMIUM TO DOING
RESEN ON THE SPACE STATION.
THE TASKS DON
 GET MORE IN
TESSIVE TO DO SYSTEMS AND
MAINTENANCE SO THAT FOURTH
ASTRONORE T THAT TIME BECOMES
DEDICATED TO PERFORMING MORE
SCIENCE IN FACT ENOUGH TIME THAT
IT WILLAL VVENTUALLY DOUBLE THE
AMOUNT OF CREW TIME WE HAVE TO
PERFORM EXPERIMENTS ONBOARD
STAYS STATION.
HE RETURN TO U.S. SOIL TABLINGS
ABILITY TO RETURN STAM PELLS
MORE QUI ONLLY AND GET HFOOAN
SAMPLES BACK DO IN THE GROUND
MORE QUICKLY AS WELL.
>> YOU ARE AUSEKING ABOUT THIS
GREAT RESEAT.H AND TALKING ABOUT
SCIENTIFIC EX FORS BUT WHAT
WOULD YO IN STI SHOP IS WALETHIG
THIS AND THINKING THIS IS NOT
RELEVANT TO ME AND NEVER GOING
TO SPACE AND IN I DON
 DO
LEVIENCE.
WHAT DO YOU SMAY WELL, GAIN.
ONE OF THE FOCUS IS ON THE ISS
BENEFITS FOR HFOOANITIES.
AND FOR ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN
STUCK AT HOME DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC WE HNEDY.
WONDER WOULDN'T IT BE INTO TO
HAVE MORE BAND WIDTH AND WHY
DOES IT SLOW DOWN.
SOME OF THE RESEAT.H WE ARE
DOING PAR TK CLN THE OPTICAL
FIBER IS USING THE FACT WE DON
HAVE SED MNIN TATION IN A
MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT TO
DEVELOP NEW MATERIAUS
HESTIG US ORKILD MORE PERFECT
FOBBER OB TIP CABLES WHICH WHICH
ALLOW US FOR BETTER BEEN A WIDTH
AND LOME ER COSTS IN NETWORKS HE
ON EARTH.
AND THEN, IF YOU ARE NOT REALLY
A TK GEEAND THEN MAYBE, YOU ARE
INTEREST LIE LIE IN HUMAN HEALTH
AND WE HAVE MCKLTIPLEAL VS AND
GOING ON TO HELP US DEVELOP NEW
DRUGS AND NEW TREATMENTS ONBOARD
THE ISS.
AND PHAO
WORKING ON METHODS THAT ALLOW US
TO CRYSTALLIZE AND PROTEINS ANF3
SPACE AND IN A MORE POON THEIED
MORE STANDARDIZED METHOD AND
THIS COULD LEAD TO ANTIBODY SUSS
PENSIONS WE CAN TREAT T, TOOUGH
INJECTIONS INSTEAD OF A PAINFUL
IN FUSION.
>> WAUS
STUDIES INTO OUR CAPABILITY TO
PRODUCE TISSUES AND ORGANS IN
SPACE AND AN THEIIN, BECORE SE U
DOCUT HNEDY.
IS A CAPABILITY THERE TO PRODUCE
MORALE LIS TICK SHORES AND THAT
CAN SOME DAY POSSIBLY BE USED TO
PREVENT HUMAN DISEASE.
>> NOME  CURRENTLY I KNOW THEY
HAVE SOME CARGO GOING UP WITH
THEM BUTTIANER THAN THEY PLAN TO
STAING SOME SCIENCE BACK.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
GARY.
A LOT OF CARGO GOING CAPA WITH
TH TT ARE CREW SCAPAPLIES ANDALV
SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT THEM IF THEY
HAVE TO DO EVA'S OPERRIMLOW BUTE
CA
IO THEY WILL BE BRING DOME N
DOWN IS EYE AND COMES FROM
ACROSS THE SPEMORE EALNEDY.
WE HNEDY.
SHOWS THAT WILL BE RETURNING
WITH THE CREW DRAGON AND WE ALSO
HAVE A NFOOBER DNINENDING ON THR
SAMPLES RETURNING IN FROZEN
LOCKERS ONBOARD THE SPACEX
DRAGON TO BE ABLE TO DO THE
SCIENCE THERE.
THOSE INCLUDE RESEARCH BE HUGHES
FROM THE NATIONAL RESEAT.H 17
MU
RE AND ALSO OUR VEGGIE
EXPERIMENTS WHICH ARE
EXPERIMENTS IN GROWING PLANTS
UNSPACE THAT WILL BE NEEDED WHEN
WE GO TO MORE DISTANCE LOCATIONS
LIKE THE MOON AND MARS.
INTELIKATIONAASHSPACE STATION
CHIEF STRINES THANKS SO MUCH FOR
THE TIME AND LET'S HEAR NOW FROM
THE NEXT ASTRONAUTS TO FLY THE
STATION ON THE CREW DRAGON
TALLSING TO MA RAIN IN.
>> THANK SO YOU MUSEH.
I AM SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF
TODAY'S MOMENTOUS LORE NCH MY
GUEST IS NO STRANGER TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
AND WILL RETURN THERE FOR THE
FIAND IT TIME IN NEARLY A DECAD.
FOR HIS THIRD SPACEFLIGHT WITH
THE CREW ONE LORE NCHAL VS AND
LATER THIS YEAR.
HAVING LOGGED 177 DAYS IN SPACE
FROM FLIGHT ON THE SPACE S3
AARCLE
DILEVOVER TROY THE SOYUZ, JADA
ASTRONAUT WILL HAVE SPEND MORE
TIME IN SPACE THAN ANY OF THE
OTHER CREWMATANCE MY PLASH SURE
THAT WELCOME HIM HER TODAY THANK
SO YOU MUSEH FOR JOINING US.
[SPEAKING IN NATIVE TONEFE]
>> WOW.
THAT IS WONDERFUL.
MARINA?
HOW ARE YOU DOINGERS3
OME HANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
THIS IS WONDERFUL TODAY.
WE'RE CELEBRATING THE LORE NC WH
I AM HAPALS TO BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE WITH US.
CTAM SURE YOU HNEDY.
EXCITEMENT FOR TODAY'S LAUNCH
AND YOU WILL BE ON THE NEXT CREW
DRAGON FLITEIT AFTER THIS ONE.
ARE YOU EXCITED TO LAUNCH FROM
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AN THEIIN D
HOW ARE YOU PREPARING FOR THE
NEW SNEAK YES.
WE ARE EXCITED AS TO GO BACK TT3
KENNEWE' SPACE CENTER MY FIRST
SPACEFLIGHT WHEN THE SPACESHIP
DISCOVERY THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO
ORKT MY M TTORY IS STILL FRESH I
STILL FEEL VIBRATION THE OF THE
SAME LAUNCHPAD AND ABLE TO GO OW
CAPA AND THE SAME LORE NCHPAD WE
WOULD GO UP AS A CREW.
OUR CREW IS GETTING REAWE' FOR
THE FINAL TRAINING PHASE AND
WHICH WILL COME IN THE COMING
WEEKS AND THE MOOD IS REALLY
HITEI.
WEATAE READY TO GO CAPA.
>> AS YOU KNOW, THE
INTERNATIONAL SPATIAL STATION
AND SPACEAL VS AND
INTERNATIONAL EFFORT HOW DO YOU
FEEL REPRESENT THE JWELCANESE
SPACE AE.NCY WITHIN YOU A AN THN
ON THE ISS WELL, THE STRENGTHS
OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPATIAL
STAYS IS DTANERSIBY OF THE
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND
ADDING DIVERSITY IS DEFINITELY
GIVES TO THE PROGRAM.
AND THE SAME APPLIES TO OUR CREW
OUR CREW ONE AND OUR CREW ONE WE
HAVE FOUR OF US WHERE BE BUT
GGEITE A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND
THERE AND QUITE DIFFERENT
ETHNICITY AND DNALINITELY
DIVEAND IITY IS THE KEY WORD OFR
CREW ONE.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORND QLOWO
WHEN YOU GET BACK TO THE IS?
>> WELL, THIS IS THE THIRD
VISIT.
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE THINGS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND
L TONIN SAYING, H
G, YOU BT TO
VISIT TO SPACE STATION AGAIN.
BUT IT IS GETTING MORE
COMFORTABLE AND MORE ROOBACK ANI
CANNOT WAIT TO GO BACK TO THE
SLEEP STATION AFTER TEN YEARS.
NOTHING BEATS THATFEEIEW, DOES
IT?
>> OH, DENLY.
MY LAST FLIGHT WE ACTUALLY
INSTALLED A BIG WINDOW CALLED
THE CCAPAOLA AND THERE WAS BIG E
OBVIOUSLY.
THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE TAME FOR
ASTRONORE T?
S AND READY TO SHOOT AS FAR AS I
CAN AS WELL.
AMAZING.
WELL, I WILL LOOK FORND QLOW SEG
THOSE PHOTOS.
AM SURE REMEMBER WHAT IT FEEET 
LIL TO UNTHESE MOMENTS RIG SC
BEFORE LAUNCH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ROBERT BEN KEN
AND DOUGLAS HURLEY ARE FEELING
RITEIT NOME  AS THEY PREPARE TO
HEAD TO THE ISS?
WITH, DOUG AND BOBDER SPACE S3
AT
TH
G KNOW THE DRILL.
THEY HAVE LAUNCHED.
THEY EXPERIENCED LAUNCH BNALORE.
SO I THINK THEY ARE PREARCY
RELAXED.
SO FAR, THROUGH MY TRAINING
RAGEALIKED THAT MOST OF THE STES
TO LORE NCH IS QUITE SIMILAR TO
WHAT WITH THEN SPATIAL SPACE
SHUTTLE DAYS SO IN DIFET'RENT
SUIT AND DIFET'RENTFEEEHICLE BAL
THE NECESSARY STEPS TO GO UP TO
THE CWELCSULE SHOCKLD FEEL SIMIR
I SO CTAM SURE THEY ARE RELAXED
AND OF COURSE THEY ARE EXCITED.
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G ARE.
 IT PEAKING IN NATIVE TONGUE]
>> BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH TODAY.
OME HANK YOUFEEERY MUSEH FOR HN.
ME.
BYE-BYE.
AND I WILL SEE SEN IT BACK TO
YOU THANK YOU.
COMING UP ON 20 YEAR ON THE
SPACE STATION AND YOU WERE ONE
OF THOSE HUMANS WHAT IS LIL TO 3
HATEE N>  MILESTONE LUT
LAUNCH UNFOLD AFTER SO MUCH
HISTORY ALREAWE'?
>> SO MUSEH HISTORY INDEED.
YOU IS REALLY JUST SUCH A
TESTAMENT TO NASA NOT ONLY ARE
WE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF
E LAOME LEDGE AND DISCOVERY AND
EXPLORATION BUT WE SHALL PUSHING
THE BOUNDARIES IN HOME  WE
ACCONT LISH THAT MISSION AND
BRINGING IN COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
AND FOSTERING THE SPACEAL VCONOK
SO MUSEK SHOOING SHORE WE ARE
PUSHING FOR WE'RE AND TAKING THE
NEXT STEP I THINK IT IS A
PRTANILEGE TO BE A PART OF
ORGANIZATION THAT RECOGNIZES IF
IF WE ARE NOT MAKING STELAUNCH.D
R TMOTI
TING EVERY TIME WE DO
THIS.
THEN WE ARE NOT TEALLY ANSWERING
THE HFOOANITY'S CALL TOAL VS AND
AND PUSH THOSE COUNTRIES.
>> CRIST NINE KNOVEABE ABOUT AND
DO GO ARET SET RANS THEMSELVES,
WHATTED A VASE DO YOU HAVE FOR
BOB AND DOUG GTANEN THE PEEKS O3
OME HE LONG DURATION STAYS CREW
MEMBER?
>> WELL-BEING ABLE TO WORK THERE
IS A PRIV LG YOU KNOVEAYOU ARE A
STEWARD OF THIS AMAZING
LABORATORY THAT IS BRINGING SO
MANY BENNALIT DOME NSAL VTHER AD
ALSO LEARN HOUGH WE CAN PUSH IF
YOU ARE TER TO THE UNIVEAND IE O
ITOU TTHINKTE HONOR.
D
FEELS TO BE UP THERE FOR A LONG
AYI N>TION IN TERAL VC O ISSED ,
BE ABOUT AND DO YOU HAVE BEEN
GREAT MENTOR MOTHERS.
TH
G HNEDY.
OAAL VS YEARS THAT IS STRANGE TE
THE ONE WHO COULD BE IN A
POSITION O ISSER THEM AAL VSTHI,
ORKT I WOULD SAY THAT AS YOU
KNOW, SHUTTLE FLIERS THEY USED
TO PARTICIPATE UNM GOSES THAT
WERE REALLY, REALLY INTENSE AND
GO, GO GO ALL THE TIME.
LONG DURATION SPACEFORIG SC IS A
OA N>THON THAN A SPRINT SO I
WOULD TELL THEM TO TAKE THAT
MOMENT TOAL VNJOY IT.
THEN YOU KNOS O REALLY WELCOME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PART OF
YOUR MISSION BE T ABING IT ALL
R TAND SHARING THAT WITH THE
PEOPLE THAT GOT THERE YOU.
>> THANKS AGAIN.
ALND QYS PLEASURE TO HEAR FROM U
AND FANTASTIC WORDS THANK YOU
FOR SHARING.
THANK YOU.
BACK PLEASURE.
>> SO ONCE AGAIN, BE ABOUT AND
DOUG, ONCE BE ABOUT AND DOUG
ARRIVE.
TH
G WILL BE GREETED BY CHRIS
CASSIDY BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT
AND TOSS A BRINALINW,
DEN HELLOAL VVERYONE.
AMS A VO THOUGHT CHRIS CASSIDY
COMMANDER OFAL VS AND
FORYING 250 MILES ALAUNVE THE
EARTH.
LIKE YOU, I AM EXCITED TO ABOUT
TOEXCACCS LORE NC WH
AND THE POSSIME.LITIES IT WILL
BRING TO AMERICA INTO THE WORLD.
BUT AET ORY I AMFEEERY PIL TOD T
TWO CLOSE FRIENDS WILNSALIVE ANG
JOINING THE CREW.
ID THAT HE PRIVILEE. OF FLYING
WITH DOUG HURLEY ON BOTH OF THE
FIRST SHUTTLE MISSIONS BACK IN
2009 TOE.THER WE DIME THE
INTELIKATIONANSASPACE STATION AD
HELPED CONSTRUCT THE AMAZING
FACILITIES THAT IT IS TOEXCY.
ALTHOUGHT C THIS WILL BE THE FET
MISSION WITH BOB IT WAS
MINIATURE FO FOLLOW HIM AS THE
CHIEF OF THE O ISSICE WHEN HE LT
BACK IN 2015 TO BEG TAPE FOG
THIS AMACA NG MISSION.
BAE
BAE
BAE
BAE
WITH THEM THEY FLEW AN AMERICAN
NAG REPRESENTING AMERICA.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ 30 YEARS LATER, THE SAME FLAG
WAS FLOWN TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
THIS FLAG WAY RE MAINS HERE
TODAY WAITING FOR BOB AND DOUG.
[BELL TOLLING]
OUR FLAG MEANS SO MANY THINGS TO
OUR COUNTRY AND THIS SMALL PIECE
OF AMERICA VANES WE'LL BE ABLE
TO ACHIEVE TOGETHER.
WE'LL NEVER STOP EXPLORING.
AND SO BOB AND DOUG CAN TAKE THE
SPECIAL FLAG HOMEO EARTH WHERE
IT WAITING THE NEXT JOURNEY TO
THE COSMOS IN A FEW YEARS, THE
ORION CREW WILL TAKE THIS FLAG  
WITH IT AROUND THE MOON.
ALL OF THIS STARTS TODAY.
WILL BE WATCHING OUTSIDE OF THE
WINDOW ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE
IN AMERICA AROUND THE WORLD.
I CAN WAIT TO LOOK OUT THE
WINDOW TO SEE MY FRIENDS ON
CLOSE APPROACH.
GO FALCON 9.
GO DRAGON.
GO BOB AND DOUG.
WILL SEE YOU SOON.
>> THAT WAS SPECIAL MESSAGE.
HE WILL BE READY AND WAITING TO
WELCOME BOB AND DOUG WHEN THEY
ARRIVE TOMORROW IF LIFTOFF
HAPPENS TODAY A LITTLE LATER
TOMORROW MORNING.
THE COUNTDOWN NOW STANES AT T
MINUS 1:25:54 AND COUNTING UNTIL
LAUNCH.
IF WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH
YOU HOW MUCH HAPPENED HERE AT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SINCE THE
LAST TIME WE HAD CREW ON THE PAD
LAUNCHING FROM HERE.
AS YOU A CAN ABLE GEN END OF THE
SHUTTLE REARS WITH A BITTERSWEET
MOMENT FOR MANY PEOPLE ACROSS
THE SPACE COURT NIN, WE KNEW BRE
DRIVE-THRUING FOR DAY AND HERE
WE ARE.
JOINING US NOW IS KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR JANET
PELT TRO ON THE COMEBACK WE HAVE
SEEN ACROSS FLORIDA'S SPACE
COAST.
SHE IS WITH DARRYL NOW.
DARRYL?
YEAH THANK YOU.
JAN NETS YOU WERE TELLING ME YOU
WERE THERE AT THE CREW WALKOUT.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
YOU SAW BETWEEN ASTRONAUTS AND
THEIR FAMILIES?
>> SO, VERY HISTORIC.
WAITS VERY EMOTIONAL SO WHEN DO
DOUG AND BOB CAME OUT OF THE
DOORS, OF COURSE A CHEER WENT UP
FROM EVERYBODY THRESH VICE
PRESIDENT WAS THERE, ELON WAS
THERE.
THE CREW FAMILIES WERE THERE.
OF COURSE, BOB BY SELF, THE REST
OF THE CENTER LEAD SHER WHIP WAS
THERE TO CHEER THEM ON.
THEN YOU KNOW, THEY CAME OUT.
THEN THEY WENT TO THE FAMILIES
AND BOB BEHNKEN SAID VIRTUAL HUG
AND HE SHOUTED OUTVOTERRUAL HUG
AND DID THIS MOTION AND OF
COURSE, HIS CHILD ALSO DID THAT
VIRTUAL HUG A SO I GUESS
THAT'S THE TRADITION OF DOING A
VIRTUAL HUG WITH FAMILIES.
THEN THEY WALKED AND GOT IN THE
THREES.
THE FAMILY WALKED UP TO THE
WITHIN OF THE TESS THERE AND
WERE TALKING AND PRIVATE LAST
MOMENT WITH THEIR FATHER HAND ON
THE WINDOWS IT WAS EMOTIONAL.
HAD TEARS IN MY EYES.
  DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER
PEOPLE HAD TEARS IN THEIR ICE
BUT REALLY A SPECIAL EMOTIONAL
MOMENT AND EVERYBODY WAS OF
COURSE WISHING THEM WELL AND A
LOT OF I LOVES.
YOU KNOW TAKE CARE.
ALL OF THAT.
IT WAS VERY SPECIAL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THAT WITH US.
AND IN THE CONTEXT OF WHY IT IS
SO IMPORTANT.
YOU REMEMBER YOU HAVE BEEN HERE
SINCE 2007 AND HERE IN 20011
WHEN THEY KATE TO IMTHIS THE
REAL STOP AND TALKED TO THE
UNCLE AND FATHER WHO WORKED OUT
HERE AND LAYOFF NOTICES WEN OUT
THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE SHUTTLE
DIME A TELEPHONE BE A IT WAS
VERY SAD TIGHT.
THE DIRECTOR HERE CALLED IT
DEPRESSING.
AND TELL ME ABOUT THAT TIME AND
HOW FAR WE HAVE COME YEAH.
YES.
SO AS YOU NOTE, IT WAS THE END
OF A VERY ICON UK PROGRAM YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SPENT
THEIR ENTIRE CAREER WORKING ON
THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM SO 135
FLIGHTS AND ALL OF THEM
LAUNCHING FROM LAUNCH COMPLEX 36
AND MANY FROM 39A WHERE WE'RE
LAUNCHING FROM TODAY AND THEN,
RETURNING BACK TO THE SHUTTLE
LANDING FACILITY THE TWO BOOMS
WITH SOMETHING ALL ALONG THE
SPACE COAST PEOPLE REALLY
RESONATED WITH AND REALLY FELT
IN THEIR HEARTS AND LOOK FORWARD
TO SO IT WAS, IT WAS VERY SAD
TIME BUT I TELL THAT YOU 30-YEAR
PROGRAM WE HAD PLANNED FOR IT.
AND THE WORK FORCE WAS
INCREDIBLE AND THERE WAS A LOT
OF PEOPLE WHO AS I SAID, SPENT
THEIR ENTIRE KAY REAR HERE?
THEY BETWEEN SAFELY FLY THAT
SHUTTLE OUT AND THEN THEY
RETIRED AND ALSO ANOTHER 
SAFELY FLYING 
OUT THAT 
SHUTTLE. 
THEY DIDN'T SKIP 
ANY STEPS. 
AND THEY KNEW 
THEY WERE 
GETTING THEIR 
LAYOFF NOTICES. 
THEY WERE IN IT 
'TIL THE END TO 
MAKE SURE WE 
SAFELY FLEW IT 
OUT. 
AND OF COURSE, 
WE HAD 14,000 
WORKERS HERE 
THEN WHICH WE 
HAVE A LOT FEWER 
HERE TODAY. 
AND OUR GUEST 
OPERATIONS. 
YOU REMEMBER THE 
LAST SHUTTLE 
FLIGHTS. 
>> OKAY, WE 
APPRECIATE THAT. 
>> COMPLETE, 
EXPECTED 
BEHAVIOR. 
WANTED TO HEAR 
IF YOU WERE ABLE 
TO HEAR THIS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
DID. 
WE WERE JUST 
MAKING A COMMENT 
ABOUT THAT AND 
HEARD SOME 
CLICKING. 
ABSOLUTELY. 
>> COPY OUT. 
>>> WE ARE T 
MINUS ONE HOUR. 
WHEN READY 
REPORT GO FOR 
LAUNCH. 
>> SPACEX 
DRAGON. 
SECTION6 IN 
WORK.            
>> COPY.         
>> SPACEX 
DRAGON. 
BOB AND I ARE GO 
FOR LAUNCH.      
>> COPY, GO FOR 
LAUNCH.     
>> NEXT UP WILL 
BE THE T MINUS 
45. 
>> 
>> TO THE 
COUNTDOWN. 
READY FOR A PULL 
FOR PROPELLANT 
FLOW AND LAUNCH. 
REVIEW YOUR 
LAUNCH 
COMMITMENT 
CRITERIA. 
AGAIN, THIS IS, 
CONFIRM THE 
LAUNCH 
COMMITMENT 
CRITERIA. 
WE ARE TRACKING 
ONE ISSUE WITH 
WEATHER STILL.   
WE'LL TRACK THAT 
ALL THE WAY DOWN 
TO LAUNCH TO 
CLEAR THAT. 
FOR, AND A GO 
FOR PROPELLANT. 
>> AND REPORTING 
THAT TECHNICAL 
PULL WAS 
COMPLETED. 
ALL SYSTEMS ARE 
PROCEEDING. 
WE ARE 
MONITORING THE 
WEATHER. 
ALSO LOOKING AT 
A WATCH ITEM ON 
A HYDRAULICS, 
PRESSURE UP AT 
MINUS EIGHT 
MINUTES, 30 
SECONDS. 
AND WE'LL BE 
ABLE TO VERIFY 
THE K RATE. 
EVERYTHING IS 
READING NOMINAL 
BUT WATCHING 
THAT ITEM. 
NO OTHER 
CONSTRAINTS OR 
GROUND SYSTEMS. 
>> COMPLETE. 
>> TRANSITION  
TO HELIUM 
STARTED. 
>> TO COUNTDOWN. 
HOLD IS COMPLETE 
AND WE HAVE A GO 
TO PROCEED WITH 
PROPELLANT LOAD. 
LAUNCH CONTROL, 
PROCEED WITH 
SWINGING -- T 
MINUS 45 
MINUTES. 
THANK YOU, 
LAUNCH CONTROL. 
>> A REMINDER 
CONTROL ROOM ON 
PROTOCOL. 
BRIEF CD AND LD. 
OPERATORS CALL 
HOLD, HOLD, HOLD 
ON THE 
COUNTDOWN. 
PROCEED INTO THE 
LAUNCH ABORT 
SEQUENCE. 
AND STRUCTURAL, 
OR FIRES. 
REMAIN ON FIRE 
ALARM 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
KEY OPERATORS 
PREVIOUSLY 
BRIEFED WILL 
REMAIN AT THEIR 
POSTS. 
IN THE EVENT 
THAT PERSONAL 
SAFETY IS 
THREATENED, THE 
EMERGENCY EXIT 
WHICH LEADS 
DIRECTLY 
OUTSIDE. 
THEY'LL BE 
ARMING THE 
ESCAPE SYSTEM 
MOMENTARILY. 
ALL PERSONNEL 
STAY IN YOUR 
SEATS THROUGH 
DRAGON 
SEPARATION 
THROUGH THE 
SECOND STAGE. 
>> LAUNCH TEAM 
WITH, RULE -- 
>> EVALUATED BY 
THE WATCH 
WEATHER OFFICER. 
EXPECTED THE 
RULES TO CLEAR 
AT 2020, OR 20 
MINUTES AFTER 
THE TOP OF THE 
HOUR. 
>> ARM IN 
POSITION FOR 
LAUNCH. 
>> DRAGON 
SPACEX, YOU ARE 
GO FOR SECTION 
7. 
ARM LAUNCH 
ESCAPE SYSTEM. 
>>> GO FOR 
SECTION 7.       
>> FIELD ONE 
COMPLETE. 
>> SPACEX 
DRAGON, VISORS 
ARE CLOSED AND 
WE'RE ARMING THE 
LAUNCH ESCAPE 
SYSTEM. 
>> COPY. 
>> LAUNCH ESCAPE 
SYSTEM VERIFIED 
ARMED.           
>> SERVICE 
SECTION --       
>> LOAD. 
THE PELLET LOAD HAS STARTED. 
STAGE 1 LOCKS. 
PHASE 1 LOAD HAS STARTED. 
SPACEX WEATHER UPDATE. 
>> GO AHEAD SPACEX. 
>> YEAH. 
WE'RE CURRENTLY EVALUATING A 
CONSTRAINT WHICH LOOKS AT 
LIGHTNING ENERGY DISPAGES. 
WE EXPECT TO HAVE AN UPDATE AT 
T-MINUS 20. 
>> OKAY. 
THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. 
WE APPRECIATE IT. 
>> COPY. 
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE IN ABOUT 6 
MINUTES. 
>> STAGE 2 CRYO STARTED. 
STAGE 2 OF THE D-1 LOAD 
COMPLETE. 
>>> DRAGON SPACEX ON WEATHER, 
WE'RE NOT LOOKING GOOD 
CURRENTLY. 
LD IS STILL HAVING DISCUSSIONS. 
I EXPECT AN UPDATE FROM LD IN A 
FEW MINUTES. 
>> OKAY. 
COPY. 
>> WE CONTINUE TO VIOLATE A 
COUPLE OF WEATHER RULE IT IS 
THAT WE DO NOT EXPECT TO CLEAR 
IN TIME FOR THE LAUNCH TODAY 
AND WE'LL END TODAY'S LAUNCH 
ATTEMPT. 
LAUNCH CONTROL AND THE LAUNCH 
AUTO SEQUENCE AND PROCEED TO THE
AUTO SEQUENCE, PLEASE. 
>> DRAGON SPACEX, UNFORTUNATELY 
WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO FOR 
LAUNCH TODAY. 
BACK 100. 
IT WAS A GOOD EFFORT BY THE 
TEAMS. 
WE UNDERSTAND. 
>> COPY ALL. 
>>> WE ARE SCRUBBED FOR TODAY'S 
LAUNCH ATTEMPT. 
>> SPACEX FOR PROPELLANT. 
>> GO AHEAD, MIKE. 
>> YES, SIR. 
SO WE'RE AT 75% ON THE FUEL 
TANK AT THIS STAGE, AND THE 
SECOND STAGE, WE'RE AT 97%. 
>> WITH TWO ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD 
HAS BEEN SCRUBBED, POSTPONED 
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AROUND 
THE CAPE CANAVERAL LAUNCH SITE 
IN FLORIDA. 
THE LIFTOFF SCHEDULED FOR 4:33 
EASTERN TIME. 
TOM COSTELLO AT THE KENNEDY 
SPACE CENTER. 
>> Reporter: 39A THAT SENT THE 
APOLLO ASTRONAUTS AND SHUTTLE 
ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE, AND THE 
ROCKETS ARE FULLY FUELED WITH 
THE ASTRONAUTS STRAPPED IN AND 
READY TO GO BUT THE WEATHER HAS 
BEEN DICEY WITH SQUALLS AND 
HIGH WIND AND RAIN AND THUNDER 
AND LIGHTNING, AND IT WAS 
LIGHTNING MINUTES BEFORE THE 17-
MARKER, LIGHTNING OFF TO MY 
LEFT. 
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE DEFINING 
MOMENT TO PULL THE PLUG. 
THEY HAVE STRICT WEATHER 
PARAMETERS. 
THEY CANNOT VIOLATE THE 
CRITERIA BECAUSE YOU ARE 
OPENING YOURSELF UP TO ANY 
NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. 
OUT ON 39 A, THEY ARE STRAPPED 
IN AND GOING THROUGH THE 
METICULOUS PROCESS OF TAKE FUEL 
OFF THE ROCKET. 
THAT WILL TAKE TIME TO DO THAT 
SAFELY, AND EVENTUALLY, THEY 
WILL TAKE BOTH OF THE 
ASTRONAUTS OFF THE SPACEX 
ROCKET. 
THAT MEANS THE NEXT LAUNCH 
ATTEMPTS, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 
AND WE HAD JUST 10 MORE 
MINUTES, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO WAIT THIS OUT BUT THE 
PROBABLE 
PROBLEM IS THEY HAVE A VERY 
TIGHT WINDOW AND RIGHT UP TO 
THAT SECOND. 
THEY HOPED TO HIT THAT AT 11:30 
A.M. 
TOMORROW EASTERN TIME, BUT THAT 
WILL HAVE TO WAIT. 
THIS COMES JUST AS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP PULLED IN. 
BEHIND THE CAMERA, THERE IS A 
BUILDING, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP 
JUST ARRIVED TO WAWMPT LIFTOFF, 
AND VICE PRESIDENT PENCE IS 
ALSO HERE. 
SO A DISAPPOINTING DAY. 
YOU COULD ALMOST PREDICT IT, 
LESTER, BECAUSE WE WERE DEALING 
WITH VOLATILE WEATHER ALL DAY, 
AND PROBABLY IN THE BEST 
WEATHER ALL DAY. 
THE LULL OF THE DAY IS RIGHT 
NOW BUT LIGHTNING OFF TO MY 
LEFT AND THAT PROBABLY ENDED UP 
BEING THE DEFINING FACTOR FOR 
CANCELING LIFTOFF TODAY. 
LEFTER? 
>>  SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE. 
THANK YOU, AND AL ROKER, THEY 
ARE WATCHING THE WEATHER UP THE 
EAST COAST. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WITH A 
60% CHANCE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS 
HAPPENING, AND A 60% CHANCE OF 
THE LAUNCH NOT HAPPENING. 
THERE'S BERTHA, 65 MILES NORTH 
NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH 
CAROLINA, AND AS IT PUSHES OFF, 
HERE IS THE LATEST ON THE RADAR 
AS WE LOOK. 
YOU CAN SEE. 
LOOK TO THE WEST JUST PAST 
ORLANDO. 
WE ARE WATCHING A LINE OF 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
FIRING UP. 
IN FACT, HERE IS THE LIVE 
RADAR. 
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS LINE 
BUILD IN THE LAST 20, 30 
MINUTES. 
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD ANOTHER 
10 TO 15 MINUTES, LESTER, IF 
THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IT. 
IT WAS DICEY FROM THIS MORNING 
WITH THE LIGHTNING TO THE WEST, 
AND UNFORTUNATELY, NOW IT LOOKS 
LIKE THE WEATHER CAUGHT UP WITH 
THEM. 
AS YOU SAID, SAFETY FIRST. 
IT'S NOT WORTH RISKING THE 
LIVES OF THE ASTRONAUTS AND ALL 
THE WORK THAT HAS GONE IN THE 
LAUNCH. 
>> SPACE WILL STILL BE THERE ON 
SATURDAY. 
JOINING US FROM HOUSTON IS 
ASTRONAUT MICHAEL FINK WHO WAS 
ON THE SHUTTLE, THE SECOND TO 
THE LAST EVER SHUTTLE MISSION. 
COLONEL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING 
US. 
TELL ME WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SIT 
THERE WAITING FOR A LAUNCH THAT 
MAY BE A GO OR A NO GO UP TO 
THE LAST FEW MINUTES. 
>> LESTER, GOOD TO SEE YOU 
AGAIN. 
JUST WANTED TO SAY THE SECOND 
TO THE LAST SHUTTLE FLIGHT, AND 
WE WERE HALFWAY TO THE LAUNCH 
PAD AND HAD TO TURN THE VAN 
AROUND BECAUSE WE WERE 
SCRUBBED. 
I KNOW THE  ASTRONAUTS AND THE 
FAMILIES ARE DISAPPOINTED. 
BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO GO BACK 
INTO QUARANTINE AND STAY THERE 
FOR THE LAUNCH ON SATURDAY AT 
3:22 P.M. 
SOMETIMES, IT'S BEST TO LIVE TO 
FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. 
>> YEAH. 
THE DEFUELING GOING ON, IF 
THAT'S THE RIGHT PHASE -- THIS 
IS POTENTIALLY DICEY IN ITSELF, 
IS IT NOT? 
>> Reporter: WELL, IT'S 
EXPLOSIVE FUELS BUT THE 
SPAINING WITH THE SPACEX AND 
FALCON 9, THEY DID THIS BEFORE. 
IT'S COMPARED TO THE SPACE 
SHUTTLE AND THE OTHER ROCKETS. 
THEY MAKE IT SLUSHY, SO IT'S 
EXTRA COLD, AND THEY GET IT OUT 
SAFELY SO THEY CAN EXIT THE 
SPACECRAFT. 
TODAY, THEY ARE GOING TO 
EXECUTE IT BY THE BOOK. 
>> I KNOW YOU WERE EXCITED TO 
SEE IT AND A LOT OF US ARE, AND 
I MENTIONED THAT SPACE WILL BE 
THERE ON SATURDAY. 
WE'LL WAIT FOR THAT MOMENT. 
COLONEL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING 
US. 
AND YOU CAN SEE THE SPACEX WITH 
THE TWO ASTRONAUTS POSTPONED 
DUE TO BAD WEATHER UNTIL 
SATURDAY. 
I WILL SEE YOU LATER ON NBC 
NIGHTLY NEWS. 
UNTIL THEN, I'M LESTER HOLT. 
>>
