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Here at the Kennedy Space Center,
and me personally representing NASA for the missions
that we do here, it's very important
that I get the enthusiasm up with the folks that I get
to show first-time launches, and hey,
the science that we do here.
And it's really important to me that when I take all these folks
out and show them what we do for a living, it inspires them
to do great things, and also to think outside the box.
Because all this here at the Kennedy Space Center is possible
through people who just didn't accept, you know,
this is the way that it has to be.
Everybody here thought we could do something different.
We can improve something, and the science that we send up.
The rockets that we develop.
All the partnerships that we develop,
it's truly a multi-user spaceport, and we're really glad
to be able to show and tell our story.
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How do you feel having your experiment go up on --
[Laughter] It's a wonderful experience I have ever been,
yeah.
It is a fantastic experience.
I'm slightly nervous.
Well I'm expecting the beautiful scenery of launch and shore.
Yeah.
Strong back, coming back around from the vehicle.
GNC this is [inaudible] on countdown.
Verify S2TVC motion is nominal.
I am so pumped!
I'm going to do cartwheels for the next 45 minutes
until this thing launches.
Right there.
It's the first time I'll get to see a launch.
I don't know when the next time is going to be,
but it's so satisfying
to actually see it go up in the air.
Especially a nighttime launch;
there's nothing you could possibly miss.
And plus we get to see it land back down here on Earth.
Hi mom and dad [laughs].
What are you going to tell your family and friends when you
like recall what you're seeing right now.
What do you think you're going to see, and what does it mean
to -- bringing these stories back to home?
I'm Just thinking.
Yeah, that's okay, take a second.
For me, to prepare our samples to launch all this Space-X 9,
yeah we've been -- spent lots of days
and sometimes I couldn't get -- I couldn't get home,
and so my parents worried about what I was doing,
but [laughs] finally, yeah.
I got our samples to be on ISSO.
Maybe our family and my friends;
my parents are going to be very proud.
It's going to be a great chance to see the rocket.
It was a fantastic experience in all my life.
In my life.
Absolutely.
I'm very honored to be able to come see the rocket launch.
I thank my professor, my friends Thank you
for giving me a chance to see.
So I want to say thank you to NASA collaboration,
(NASA) Glenn Research Center,
Especially Bill's collaboration, Thank you
What does this type of science mean to NASA as far
as having these international partners,
especially from the Republic
of Korea supporting new technologies?
This helps at many levels.
It helps in international exchange.
It brings a closer alliance.
Let's the world understand that we're allies.
It also lets them know that when we look
into science it's a human activity we share.
And we're pushing the frontiers in the new field of science.
But to take very, very small particles
and get them to self-assemble.
We can use it for drug delivery, we can use it
for cosmetics as stabilizers.
So we're really fortunate to be able to work on this team.
To be able to solve some of the things
that are still to be solved.
Great. What does this mean personally
to you seeing a Space X launch?
To see this with this team of people is very rewarding.
It's a great team to work with.
It's really delightful to see how excited everyone is
and how much work they put into it, and see if they [inaudible].
That's great.
T minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Main engines up and running and liftoff
of the Falcon 9 to the Space Station.
Preparing for the arrival of commercial crews,
continuing the experiments for long-term living in space.
Nine having cleared the tower.
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Vehicle going through Max Q. Maximum dynamic pressure.
Vehicle's trans-sonic.
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Stage one propulsion's nominal.
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Avionics power telemetry look good.
Flight telemetry data looks good.
Vehicle on-course; on-track.
Main engine cutoff in about 15 second.
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And we've got it, main engine cutoff.
We have stage separation.
Stage one has entered its flip.
Stage one boost-back is starting.
First stage -- at call for the first stage for return
to landing on Complex 13 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Stage two propulsion looks good.
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Wow.
Landing legs have deployed.
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LZ-1 Falcon 9 has landed [background cheers].
Landing operators due
to procedure 11.100 on recovery and LD 1.
Going to be a party tomorrow.