>>> WELCOME TO TODAY'S
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SASS SOCIAL
BRIEFING.
THIS IS ABOUT SPACE X HISTORIC
LAUNCH.
SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS LOOKING
ON TARGET FOR A LAUNCH ON MAY
2.
THAT WILL BE LATE SATURDAY
MORNING AT 2:48 A.M. FOR
THOSE OF YOU AT HOME YOU MIGHT
WANT TO WAKE UP EARLIER THAN
USUAL.
FOR THOSE OF YOU HAVING A
WONDERFUL FRIDAY EVENING THIS
WILL BE A WONDERFUL NIGHT FOR
YOU.
SO, RIGHT NOW, IT WILL BE
LAUNCHING FROM THE HISTORIC
PAD 39 A WHICH IS AN AMAZING
PLACE TO SEE A LAUNCH HERE.
SHUTTLE MISSION 1 IS THE FIRST
TEST FLIGHT FOR DRAGON.
WHY IS THAT HISTORIC?
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME A
COMMERCIALLY BUILT AND
OPERATED LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR
ASTRONAUTS SPECIFICALLY WILL
GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
NOW, DURING THE BROADCAST IF
YOU ARE WATCHING AT HOME AND
YOU HAVE ANY BURNING QUESTIONS
HEAD TO TWITTER AND USE THE
#ASKNASA.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP SCOTT
WHO IS THE DEPUTY MANAGER OF
THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM
OFFICER.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
ALL RIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME YOU TO THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY IN
THE BUILDING.
THE APOLLO ASTRONAUTS WOULD
STAY HERE WHICH IS STILL HERE
BEHIND YOU IN THE BACK
BUILDING.
THE SHUTTLE FOR SHUTTLE
MISSIONS WE HELD OUR FLIGHT
READINESS REVIEWS.
I WAS THERE MANY TIMES.
NOW THE COMMERCIAL CREW
PROGRAM.
IT'S EXCITING TO BE COMMERCIAL
CREWS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING YOU GUYS AND HOSTING
YOU GUYS HERE.
I HEARD ONE QUESTION WAS
ASKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
PATCHES OR LOGOS ON THE WALL.
THOSE ARE THE MISSIONS FROM
THE LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAM.
THERE ARE CRF MISSIONS HERE ON
THE BACK WALL THERE.
MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THE
LAUNCH VEHICLES FOR THE
COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM.
THERE IS SPACE X FALCON NINE
AND BOEING HAS ATLAS 5.
IT'S REALLY COOL FOR NASA AND
SPACEX AND OUR PROVIDERS IT'S
REALLY COOL FOR YOU.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO GET
INTO SPACE.
THE VISION IS SO THAT ONE DAY
WE CAN GO BUY A TICKET ON A
ROCKET.
THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
IT'S SUPER EXCITING.
CAN I OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY, I WAS GOING TO LET
YOU GUYS --
>> WE HAVE A MIC THAT WILL BE
BROUGHT TO YOU.
WAIT TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS
UNTIL WE GET TO YOU.
WE HAVE ONE IN THE FRONT OVER
HERE?
LET'S DO IT TOGETHER.
>> HI, I'M JOAN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M THE FIRST
QUESTION.
THIS IS A VERY DUMB QUESTION.
YOU SAID WE COULD HOPEFULLY GO
INTO SPACE BUYING A AIRPLANE
TICKET.
HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST?
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD TRICKY
QUESTION.
THAT WILL BE UP TO THE
PROVIDER AND YOU TO NEGOTIATE
THAT.
I KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT COST FOR
A TOURIST TO GO UP IS AROUND
THE 40 MILLION.
I DON'T QUIET HAVE ENOUGH TO
WRITE THAT CHECK JUST YET.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP
WORKING TO GET THE COST DOWN.
IF YOU REMEMBER, EARLY ON WHEN
WE HAD AIRPLANES AND PEOPLE
FLYING ON PLANES THAT WAS THE
WEALTHY AND RICH WHEN I FIRST
STARTED 100 YEARS AGO.
IT TAKES A WHILE BEFORE IT
GETS DOWN TO WHERE WE GO DO
IT.
WE WOULD LIKE IT REALLY SOON.
WE WOULD LIKE BEN TO GET THE
COSTS DOWN SOON.
>> WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE LIKE
AS FAR AS WHEN THE ASTRONAUTS
GO UP TO ISS TO MAKE SURE THEY
DON'T GET THE FLU.
>> HOW LONG ARE THEY CORN
QUARANTINED?
>> I THINK IN THIS PROGRAM, I
WAS GOING TO GO WITH TEN BUT
DAY DO GO INTO AN ISOLATION
PERIOD.
YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE GERMS
TO THE SPACE STATION.
>> QUESTION IN THE BACK.
>> WHAT FACTORS GO INTO A
DECISION TO LAUNCH AT 2:45
A.M.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DECISION
POINTS ALONG THE WAY.
ONE OF THE FIRST DECISIONS THE
MISSION SUPPORT TEAM IS IT
OKAY TO PUT LIQUID OXYGEN IN
THE ROCKET.
IS IT OKAY TO GO TANK THE
ROCKET.
THAT'S BASED ON WEATHER.
THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN
RESOLVED.
THE TEAM IS READY AND SPACE
STATION IS READY TO COME UP
THERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS.
ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THAT YOU
WORK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
KIND OF ANOMALIES THAT
HAPPEN.
AS LONG AS THERE ARE NONE YOU
ARE A GO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HOW FAR AHEAD OF TIME DO
YOU PLAN AN EXACT DATE AND
TIME FOR A LAUNCH?
>> SO, ROCKETS ARE TRICKY.
IT'S TRICKY RIGHT NOW.
SO, WHAT WE DO IS HAVE THESE
WORK TODAY'S AND WE GET INTO
THAT MODE.
AS WE GET ABOUT A MONTH OUT IT
STARTS SOLIDIFYING IS LAUNCH
DATE.
AS LONG AS WE ARE PAST THE
FLIGHT READINESS WE ESTABLISH
THE DATE.
>> I HAVE A TWO PARTER.
THE FIRST ONE IS QUICK.
HOW LONG INTO FUTURE WILL WE
BE ABLE TO GO INTO FACE.
I'M AN SEDGEMOOR MAJOR.
WHAT KIND OF PSYCH EVALUATIONS
DO THE ASTRONAUTS DISINTEREST
TO GO THROUGH.
>> THAT WILL BE INTERESTING.
TO ANSWER IN THE CONFESSION
HOW LONG IN THE FUTURE.
IT WILL BE HOW LONG IT WILL
TAKE BEFORE YOU BANK ACCOUNT
CAN GET IN THERE.
THEY HAVE TO SEE ALL OF THE
TECHNICAL RESOLUTIONS.
THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST
ANSWER BUT THAT'S WHERE I AM
ON IT.
ON THE PSYCHOLOGY STUFF I KNOW
THEY GO THROUGH EVALUATIONS.
THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO
IT.
THERE IS MORE OF AN EVALUATION
TO GO TO MARS.
LIVING IN A CONFINED SPACE FOR
THREE YEARS.
ANOTHER BIT ABOUT THAT IS THEY
TAKE A SPECIAL TYPE OF, NOT
ONLY THE PERSON BUT THE TEAM.
GETTING UP TO THE STATION.
OUR CREW IS UP THERE SIX
MONTHS AT A TIME.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU WORK
WITH THEM, LIVE WITH THEM; AND
EVERYBODY HAS TO RESPECT
THEM.
THEY WILL BE READY FOR IT.
>> HI, MY QUESTION IS IF
EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT WITH
THIS TEST MISSION WHEN CAN WE
EXPECT TO LAUNCH HUMANS IN
SPACE AGAIN?
>> SO, THE SPEAKER RIGHT AFTER
ME WILL TALK QUIET A BIT ABOUT
THAT SINCE HE'S THE ONE WHO
DOES THAT.
OUR ANTICIPATION IS I'LL LET
YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
I'M NOT SURE ON THE LAUNCH
DATE.
AS LONG AS -- WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IS THEY WILL HAVE THIS
MISSION.
WE'LL DO A LOT OF TESTING
THROUGH THE MISSION FOR ALL OF
THE HUMAN SYSTEMS.
IT WILL COME BACK DOWN.
THEY WILL DO POST FLIGHT
ASSESSMENTS.
WE'LL HAVE A QUICK LOOKS ON
THE F-9.
AFTER THE DRAGON RETURNS TO
EARTH THERE WILL BE QUICK
LOOKS AND INSPECTIONS DONE.
A FEW WEEKS ON A CAPSULE.
OPERATING WHILE IT'S UP THERE
AND THE RECOVERY MISSION.
WHATEVER ANOMALIES COME OUT WE
HAVE TO GO FIX THEM.
THAT'S WHAT IS COOL ABOUT A
FLIGHT TEST YOU WORKOUT THE
ISSUES.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, GOOD.
YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND
MIX FIX IT.
ONCE THEY GET IT READY WE'LL
BE READY.
HAVING HUMANS FOR THE FIRST
TIME THERE IS STILL WORK THAT
HAS TO BE DONE.
>> GOING BACK TO LAUNCH
OPERATIONS.
HOW DOES THE LAUNCH TRAJECTORY
AND PROFILE PREPARE TO A
NORMAL RESUPPLY MISSION.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FOR
BENJI REED.
I'LL LET HIM ANSWER THAT.
>> I'M FROM HARRISBURG,
PENNSYLVANIA.
WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM A LIVE
VIEWER.
IT'S AN TWO PART.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES
NASA DISCOVERED THINGS THAT
WASN'T IMPOSSIBLE.
WHAT'S THE NEXT IMPOSSIBLE
MISSION ON THE HORIZON.
HOW CAN WE HELP SUPPORT OUR
COUNTRIES SPACE PROGRAM.
>> ALL RIGHT, THOSE ARE REALLY
GOOD QUESTIONS THERE.
HOW ABOUT INSTEAD OF WHAT'S
THE NEXT IMPOSSIBLE.
HOW ABOUT THE NEXT REALLY
CHALLENGING MISSION.
ONE IS GETTING TO THE MOON AND
BEING ABLE TO SUSTAIN A TYPE
OF -- SUSTAIN HUMANS ON THE
MOON THERE.
IT'S GETTING TO MARS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING BACK
TO THE MOON.
I WOULD SAY THE NEXT FOCUS.
I'M SORRY THE SECOND PART TO
GET PEOPLE REINVIGORATED INTO
SPACE.
AS SOON AS WE DO LAUNCHES LIKE
WE DO HEAR AND WE HAVE CREW
WITH PEOPLE ON THEM THAT WILL
BE GET A LOT OF INTEREST.
THAT'S WHY YOU GUYS ARE HERE.
ESPECIALLY THE TEACHERS.
THANK GOD YOU CHOSE THAT
PROFESSION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU.
IT'S FOR YOU THAT HELP TO GET
THE INTEREST AND THE KEEP THE
SPACE PROGRAM INVIGORATED.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST
QUESTION.
IF THERE IS ANYONE ON THIS
SIDE OF THE ROOM.
>> MY QUESTION IS SEVENTH
GRADERS.
I SAID THIS WAS -- THE KIDS
WANTED TO KNOW WHEN WE SAY
RESUPPLY, WHAT ACTUALLY ARE
THEY GETTING RESUPPLIED WITH?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION
TOO.
I THINK OF THIS AS I DIDN'T
THINK OF IT AS UBER EAT.
I THINK OF IT AS THE RENTAL
CAR KIND OF THING.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HOP IN AND
GO ONTO IT STATION THERE.
AS FAR AS RESUPPLY THOSE ARE,
IT'S FOOD, CLOTHS, AND THINGS
THAT HAVE TO GO IN SUPPORT THE
DIFFERENT SCIENCE MISSION.
WE HAVE NEW SCIENCE
EXSUPERMENTS AND RESULTS ARE
COMING BACK DOWN.
THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF WITH
BASIC SCIENCE THAT WILL COME
BACK WITH PART OF THE
CAPSULE.
WELL, YES, THEY GET NEW
UNDERWEAR, THEY GET TO HAVE
NEW UNDERWEAR, RIGHT.
THERE IS RESUPPLIES, IT'S JUST
LIKE WHEN YOU ARE ON EXTENDED
VACATION YOU NEED A RESUPPLY
OF EVERYTHING.
ALL RIGHT, SO . . .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>> NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING
UP BENJI REED.
YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.
>> I HAVE ONE.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
IT'S A REAL HONOR.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TO HANG
OUT WITH YOU GUYS.
GETTING THE WORD OUT AND
GETTING EXCITED ABOUT SPACE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
WHEN I WAS AN UNDER GRADUATE I
WORKED ON THE MISSION THAT'S
RIGHT UP THERE FOR ULTRAVIOLET
EXPLORER.
MY SON IS A SEVENTH GRADER.
I SAW HIS SEVENTH GRADE
TEACHER THERE.
KEEPING THAT OUT THERE IS A
HUGE PART OF WHAT WE ARE
DOING.
I BROUGHT SOME SLIDES WE'LL
PULL-UP HERE.
SOME OF THIS WAS MENTIONED.
THIS IS AN HISTORIC MISSION
FOR SPACEX, NASA, THE NATION,
AND WORLD.
DRAGON WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE
TO BE BUILT BY A NONGOVERNMENT
ENTITY TO BE SENT UP.
THAT'S DRAGON ONE.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME WE
HAVE BUILT AN COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE TO CARRY HUMANS TO
SPACE.
DRAGON WAS DESIGNED FROM THE
BEGINNING TO CARRY HUMANS INTO
SPACE.
THIS IS AN AWESOME SHOT.
YOU CAN SEE THE CREW ACCESS
ARM WERE THE GREW WILL WALKOUT
TO GET ON THE RIDE.
THERE IS DRAGON AND BELOW THAT
IS THE FALCON NINE VEHICLE.
ALL OF THESE GREAT THINGS.
>> I'LL BRING IT UP HERE IN A
SECOND A VIDEO THAT WE PUT
TOGETHER.
WE'LL LET THAT PLAY AND TALK
ABOUT IT SOME MORE.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪♪
>> AWESOME.
I LOVE THAT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> NATIONAL CATHEDRAL'S AN
BRAND-NEW VIDEO I'M SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS
THERE WITH GREAT THINGS GOING
ON.
ALL OF THE THERMOVACUUMING WE
DO.
WE MAKE SURE DRAGON WILL BE
SAFE TO CARRY HUMANS.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY
HUMANS AND THE GOAL IS TO SEND
THE ASTRONAUTS UP SAFELY.
WE HAVE GREAT FACTS ABOUT
DRAGON.
IT'S 27 FEET TALL.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY SEVEN
ASTRONAUTS AND PASSENGERS.
IT WILL CARRY FOUR ASTRONAUTS
AND 200 POUNDS OF CARGO.
THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT
UBER EATS.
IT GOES 16 TIMES TO THE SPACE
STATION AND BACK.
IT'S JUST LIKE UBER EATS.
YOU BING 77 THE FOOD, CLOTHS,
AND A TON OF SCIENCE.
THE SPACE STATION IS A
NATIONAL LABORATORY.
AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP.
A HUGE AMOUNT OF SCIENCE THAT
GETS DONE.
THEY KEEP THE STATION
RUNNING.
THEY DO THINGS AND OF COURSE
THOSE ARE ASTRONAUTS.
THEY ARE FROM AROUND THE WORLD
AND THEY NEED A RIDE.
YOU GET YOUR CAR TO HEAD UP
THERE.
THAT'S WHAT THIS DRAGON WILL
DO UP THERE.
THEY COME HOME IN THE SAME
VEHICLE.
WE POINT OUT AN FEW THINGS ON
THE GRAPHIC.
THIS DRAGON HAS WINDOWS.
THE FIRST FEW OF THEM DID, FUN
FACT.
ANOTHER THING THIS DRAGON HAS
IS GRAY SPOTS ON THE SIDE.
THESE ARE THE SUPER AGAIN
ENGINES.
IF YOU NEED TO GET AWAY REALLY
FAST YOU CAN DO THAT.
THAT'S KIND OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE DIFFERENT.
OTHER THAN THAT THE VEHICLE
HAS FLOWN 16 TIMES TO THE
STATION AND BACK.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THESE ARE AWESOME SHOTS OF THE
INTERIOR.
THIS IS THE NEST CONFIGURATION
WE'LL HAVE.
BELOW THOSE SEATS IS AREA FOR
CARGO.
WHEN WE TAKE-UP CARGO IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE
TOUGH YOU PUT IN THE BAG.
THERE ARE POWER LOCKERS AND
VARIOUS SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
NEED TO BE KEPT AT A CERTAIN
TEMPERATURE.
WE BRING ALL OF THAT BACK HOME
AS WELL.
THIS IS A SENSE OF THE
TRAJECTORY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHILE
WE HAVE BEEN FLYING DRAGON WE
HAVE BEEN FLYING IT.
ONE THING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
THAT'S DIFFERENT IS WE NEED TO
CERTIFY ENTIRE SYSTEM FOR
FLYING HUMANS.
WE ALWAYS BUILT ALL OF OUR
SPACE SHUTTLES AT A HIGH
RELIABILITY.
IT'S OUR SAFETY MARGIN.
HOWEVER, WHEN WORKING WITH
NASA WE HAVE TO CERTIFY ALL OF
THAT.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US
BECAUSE THE FALCON HAS 70
LAUNCHES.
VERY EXCITING.
70 LAUNCHINGS AND A TON OF
HOMECOMING.
ALSO MORE WREATH LIFE.
SO, THAT'S IMPORT IMPORT.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO BRING THE
ROCKET HOME.
DRAGON WILL BE ON TOP OF
FALCON.
FALCON WILL GO UP.
NOT LONG AFTER LUNCH WE'LL
HAVE THE SECOND STAGE WITH THE
DRAGON ON TOP.
AS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE
AUDIENCE MEMBERS WE'LL COME
BACK HOME ON THESHIP THP
I STILL LOVE YOU.
IT WILL BE VERY EXCITING; THIS
IS A CARGO LAUNCH.
YOU CAN SEE IT ON TOP OF
THERE.
IT'S HEADING UP TO SPACE.
OKAY, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT
ONE.
WHAT'S THE BIG GOAL OF ALL OF
THIS?
TO GET THE ASTRONAUTS UP TO
STATION.
THIS IS AN IMAGE OF WHAT IT
WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN CREW
DRAGON COMES TO STATION AND
GETS READY TO DOCUMENT THE
CARGO VEHICLES AND OTHER
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ARE
BIRTH.
THEY COME UP AND GET CLOSE TO
STATION AND THE ROBOT ARM, THE
CANADA ARM BRINGS THEM UP.
THEY CAN ALL LEAVE IF THEY
WANT TO.
THE DRAGON WILL COME UP AND
DOCK ITSELF.
YOU CAN SEE THE DOCKING
SYSTEM.
WE'LL BE ON THE HARMONOMETER
YULE.
KIND OF A COOL THING IS THAT
THESE DOCKING PORTS ON THE
STATION ARE DIVIDED.
THEY ARE BROUGHT UP ON THE
CARGO DRAGON BROUGHT UP TO
STATION.
WE HAD TO SEND THE DOOR UP,
RIGHT.
THAN WE WILL USE THAT DOOR.
IT'S KIND OF COOL.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
WE'LL START WITH THE GENTLEMAN
OVER THERE.
>> IT'S SO EXCITING TO BE IN A
ROOM WITH SPACEX MEMBERS.
TWO QUESTIONS.
THERE IS AN EUSTATIC TO THE
SPACE X CRAFT AND EVERY
SPECIES IS GORGEOUS.
ARE THEIR TESSELLATE SIGNERS.
THE LOOK OF 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY
IS UNCAN CANNY.
SO MUCH OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
AUTOMATED.
IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN?
WILL THERE BE FLYING ROCKETS,
OF COURSE LONGER DOWN THE
ROAD.
IN THAT VAIN ARE THE GUYS
GOING TO FLY ON THE CREW
DRAGON, WHAT WILL THEY BE
DOING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT -- ARE THEY JUST ALONG
FOR THE RIDE.
>> THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE LOOK.
EVERYTHING WE DESIGN IS FOR
THE MISSION.
THIS IS FOR IT SAFETY.
IN THIS CASE IT SAFETY OF THE
CREW.
IT'S ALSO REALLY COOL TO BE
INSPIRING.
ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE TO INSPIRE
THE OPENING OF THE SPACE
STATION.
WE TALK ABOUT EVERYBODY BEING
ABOUT TO GO IN SPACE.
WE ARE INSPIRED AND EXCITED.
IN TERMS OF THE AUTONOMOUS
NATURE OF THE VEHICLE IN FACT,
LAUNCH VEHICLES RIGHT NOW,
ROCKETS ARE PRETTY
AUTONOMOUS.
THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IT
WOULD BE HARD FOR A HUMAN TO
CONTROL IT FROM THE GROUND.
LAY ARE ALREADY GOING UP AND
RUNNING ON VERY WELL
PROGRAMMED COMPUTERS.
WE ALREADY DO THAT.
THIS VEHICLE, THE CREW DRAGON
IS A FULLY AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLE.
THERE ARE GROUND CONTROLLERS.
FOR THE CREW ONBOARD WHEN IT
COMES TIME FOR THEM TO FLY
THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CONTROL ASPECTS OF THE
VEHICLE.
THE CREW HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
US THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING BACK
AND FORTH AND ALL OF OUR
DESIGNS.
THEY WILL HELP WITH THAT AND
MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE
AND EXCITED.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE
QUESTION.
THE GENTLEMAN IN THE FIRST
ROW.
>> I KNOW WE ARE ALL HERE AND
EXCITED BUT MY QUESTION HAS TO
DO WITH THE INFLIGHT ABORT
TEST.
WHEN WE DO THAT WILL YOU USE
THE FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM
OR HAVE THE DRAGON ABORT
STRAIGHT OFF THE BOOSTER.
ASK THERE ANY RECOVERY?
>> SURE, THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION.
AS YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF YEARS
AGO IT WAS 12015 WE DID OUR
PADDLEBOARD TEST.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE LEARNED ASSON.
WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN.
THAT WILL BE ON A ROCKET ON A
FALCON.
YEAH, WE'LL SEE WHICH ONE
WE'LL PUT IT ON.
WE'LL PUT IT ON THE ROCKET.
LAUNCH IT, GET IT IN THE RIGHT
TESTS AREA TO PROVE OUT THE
SYSTEM COMPLETELY.
OUR GOAL IS TO BRING HARDWARE
HOME.
WHEN YOU BRING HARDWARE HOME
YOU GET TO LEARN FROM IT.
YOU GET A UNDERSTANDING AND
INVESTIGATE IT AND INSPECT
IT.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO DO THAT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT HOME
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS
WE'LL DO THE DRAGON.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND
THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BENJI.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> OUR NEXT PRESENTER IS JAMES
BEAN WHO IS THE LAUNCH
ENGINEER.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR JAMES.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME TO THE OPERATIONS AND
CHECK OUT BUILDING WHICH I
CALL MY OFFICE.
I SIT-UP STAIRS WITH THE
COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM.
I FOLLOW THE ATLAS 5.
THIS LEADEN BEGIN NEARING TEAM
DOES ALL OF THE REVIEWS AND
DOES THE BORING PAPERWORK.
WE NEED TO BE READY AND
PREPARED.
WHEN WE SAY LAUNCH VEHICLE,
I'M SURE WE HAD A FEW
PICTURES.
EVERYTHING IS SITTING ON THE
PAD OR WHERE THE SPACECRAFT
SITS.
IT'S FULLY LOADED BY
.2 MILLION POUNDS.
WE ARE ON THE PAD AND 98% OF
THE VEHICLE IS LAUNCH
VEHICLE.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS WHAT
DOES LAUNCH VEHICLE DO OR WHAT
DO WE DO TO CERTIFY IT.
WE ARE DOING A LOT OF
PAPERWORK.
WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT DOES THE
VENDOR DO OR PARTNER DO.
BOTH PARTNERS BID LAUNCH
VEHICLES THAT ARE EXISTING
OPERATIONAL ROCKETS.
THEY DIDN'T DESIGN THEM FROM
SCRATCH.
IF YOU HAVE AN EXISTING LAUNCH
VEHICLE YOU CAN DO IT MORE
CHEAPLY THAN A BRAND-NEW
DESIGN.
NASA WAS ONBOARD WITH THAT.
RATHER THAN EXPECT ALL OF THE
NEW ANALYSIS THEY STARTED
WORKING ON WHAT THEY DID DO
WITH OUR PARTNERS.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ON ATLAS
5.
YOU HAVE TO LOVE THAT.
SOMEONE PLAYED EARLIER AND
SAID WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
COLOR.
MINE IS THE BRIGHT WHITE THAT
COMES OUT OF THE BACK OF THE
ROCKET.
THIS IS A FALCON 9 ROCKET
WELL.
I LIKE THE WHITE THAT COMES
OUT OF THE FRONTENT FRD
OF THE BOOSTER.
WHAT IS NASA DOING WITH HUMAN
SPACEFLIGHT.
THE MOST OBVIOUS DIFFERENCE IS
AN ABORT SYSTEM.
WE WORK EXTENSIVELY TO MINNIZE
ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS OR
LIKELIHOOD OF A PROBLEM.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO
GET IT AWAY.
IN THE UNLIKELY SITUATION OF A
PROBLEM WE CAN PULL THE CREW
AWAY AND GET THEM ON THE
GROUND SO WE CAN TRY THIS
ANOTHER DAY.
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SASS Y
NATIONAL NASA LEARNED N
THE PAST.
YOU CAN TRY THIS A DIFFERENT
WAY.
THAT WAS THE FALCON 9 HOT
FIRE.
THAT WAS IN PREPARATION FOR
THE DEMO LAUNCH ON SATURDAY
MORNING.
ONE OF THE APPROACHES NASA IS
BRING IS WE LEARN FROM OUR
PAST.
WHAT DO WE DO TO PREVENT
THAT.
WE ARE DOING ALL OF THE EXTRA
HARD WORK AND PAPERWORK.
THIS IS HOW THIS WILL NOT
HAPPEN AND WORKING THROUGH
THAT.
WE ARE GOING THROUGH IT IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS.
THIS WILL BE A RELIABLE SPACE
STATION.
I HOPE WE HAVE TIME FOR
QUESTIONS.
>> AS FAR AS THIS LAUNCH HOW
CLOSE WILL IT BE TO THE CREW
AS FAR AS NITROGEN, OXYGEN.
>> AS FAR AS DM 1 IT'S AS
CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
OH, THE SAME.
YOU DON'T WANT CHANGES.
YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING
DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE FLOWN THIS BEFORE AND
IT WENT WELL.
>> SO, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A
BALLPARK FIGURE.
HOW MANY THINGS NEED TO GO
RIGHT IN SEQUENCE FOR US TO BE
AGO ON SATURDAY?
I KNOW YOU HAVE A BALLPARK.
>> AT LEAST THOUSANDS BUT A
LAUNCH VEHICLE WILL HAVE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PARTS
ON IT.
MY COMPUTERS DO THIS WORK.
WE COULDN'T GO THROUGH ALL OF
THAT. WE FIGURED OUT HEY,
IT'S GOOD.
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE LAUNCH PROFILES.
ALSO THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE
DRAGON ARE COMPLETELY EXPOSED
DURING THE LAUNCH.
HOW WILL THEY BE PROTECTED?
>> I THINK I'LL HAVE TO THROW
IT TO CAROL ON THAT ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S GO
BACK TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
>> HOW THE TRAJECTORIES WILL
BE DIFFERENT VERSUS A CRS
MISSION.
>> SO, LET ME STAND-UP.
YOU STAY HERE.
THE TRAJECTORY WON'T BE ANY
DIFFERENT.
WE ARE GOING JUST LIKE WITH
CRS WE ARE GOING TO THE SPACE
STATION.
THE SPACE STATION IS IN A
DIFFERENT POSITION.
ALL OF THAT WILL STILL BE THE
SAME.
THAN THE PROTECTION FOR THE
SCHOLAR RAYS, YOU KNOW, A LOT
OF THE DEBRIS IS ON THE WAY
DOWN.
WE HAVE MORE ON THE TOP.
YOU ARE THE ONE.
>> THE ORBIT TRAJECTION COMES
INTO PLAY.
>> IS IT TRUE.
>> THESE ARE ONE TIME USE.
>> THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE
TRUNK.
>> OKAY, THAT WAS A THREE
PANELIST ANSWER.
THIS THIS HAS TO BE SOME SORT
OF ANSWER.
>> THE QUESTION IN THE BACK.
>> EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT ON
SATURDAY MORNING WILL THERE BE
ANOTHER TEST LIGHT.
>> WE WILL FOLLOW OUR PARTNERS
LEAD ON THIS.
THE CURRENT PLAN IS LATER THIS
YEAR.
IF THINGS GO WELL AND
CORRECTLY IT WILL BE EARLIER
THAN AUGUST.
THESE ARE MISSIONS OWNED AND
OPERATED.
WE FOLLOW THEM.
OUR PARTNERS WOULD FOLLOW
THEM.
WE ARE LESS CERTAIN ON THE
DATE AND WE'LL FOLLOW THEIR
LEAD ON THE CASE.
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION IN THE
BACK.
>> THIS IS ONE OF MY STUDENTS
QUESTION IS THERE A
POSSIBILITY THE DRAGON CAPSULE
COULD LAND ON THE MOON AND
WHAT'S THE OPTIONS FOR THAT.
>> I WOULDN'T HAVE THE ANSWERS
AS FAR AS THE DRAGON GOES.
I WOULD BE BE THE SLIGHTEST
SURPRISED.
GOING BACK TO THE MOON OUR
NASA ADMINISTRATORS DIDN'T
WANT TO DO.
WE WANT TO GO MANY, MANY, MANY
MILLION MILES AWAY AND TRY TO
CUT OUR TOOTH IN A PLACE
THAT'S TWO DAYS AWAY.
LET'S DO THAT THERE AND
DEVELOP OUR TECHNOLOGY THERE
AND THEN TAKE THE HAPPY TO
MARS.
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION IN THE
BACK.
>> SO, COULD YOU BRIEFLY SPEAK
TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
ATLAS 5 AND SPACEX PREDRAGON
PROGRAM.
DO YOU HAVE COMPETITION OR GET
ALONG.
>> THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING.
I WORK AS LEADEN BEGIN NEARS
ON THE ATLAS 5.
I HAVE A PARTNER WITH A VERY
DIFFERENT TASTE AND APPROACH.
THERE ARE PROCEEDS AND CONS ON
BOTH SIDES.
WE FOLLOW OUR PARTNERS.
WHAT GETS BUILT AND PUT-ON THE
LAUNCHPAD IS READY TO GO.
WE HAVE THE INSIGHT.
WE ARE READY TO GO.
AS YOU HAVE SEEN THERE IS
HEALTHY COMPETITION BETWEEN
OUR TWO PARTNERS.
IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE
CAPITALISTIC APPROACH WITH THE
COMPETITION.
>> QUESTION IN THE BACK.
>> I'M CURIOUS HOW HANDS ON IS
ELON MUSK?
DOES HE COME TO THE LAUNCHES?
>> I'LL HAND IT TO CAROL.
>> SO, IF WE SEE ANY OF THE
SPACEX GUYS OUT THERE.
HE'S VERY HANDS ON.
MEETINGS I HAVE HAD WITH THEIR
CHIEF ENGINEERS AND CHIEF
DRAGON DESIGNER AND CHIEF F 9
PROVIDERS.
HE'S THERE THREE DAYS A WEEK.
HE'S VERY HANDS ON.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S HEAR OR
HOME FOR THE LAUNCH.
I KNOW HE WANTS TO BE THERE TO
WATCH THE DOCKING OF IT.
HE'S BEEN HERE FOR LAUNCHES.
HE'S VERY HANDS ON.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST
QUESTION IN THE BACK.
>> THIS IS FROM TWITTER.
THEY ASKED WHAT TYPE OF
SENSORS ARE ONBOARD?
ALSO WILL THIS MISSION GO TO
THE ISS.
WILL IT BE STOCKED WITH
SUPPLIES AND IF YOU NEED A
GUINEA PIG.
>> THIS WILL GO TO THE SPACE
STATION.
WE'LL COME WITH HIM AND IT'S
GETTING CLOSE TO THE SPACE
STATION.
EVERYTHING LINES UP CORRECTLY
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING WITH
PROBLEMS.
WE DON'T EXPECT THAT.
WE'LL GO TO THE SPACE STATION
AND MAKE SURE I HIT ON ALL OF
YOUR POINTS.
WHAT WAS THE FIRST HALF OF THE
QUESTION?
>> ALSO THE SENSORS.
>> ALL OF THE SENSORS IN MANY
CASES YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE
ANXIOUS.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
LOAD ON IT.
YOU MEASURE THAT.
IF YOU NAME IT'S ALL OVER.
A REGULAR LAUNCH YOU NEED TO
KNOW ALL OF THIS.
IN ORDER TO GET THESE VEHICLES
CERTIFIED YOU NEED TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT WHAT IS ON IT.
IN SOME CASES THIS IS THE
FIRST TYLENOL YOU HAVE DONE AN
FEW OF THESE THINGS.
YOU CAN'T TEST EVERYTHING.
TO GO THROUGH ON ALL OF THE
G-FORCES TO GO TO THE SPACE
STATION.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING YOU
EXPECTED AND PREDICTED
HAPPEN.
THAT HAD MORE ACCELERATION.
WE WORK FOR THAT AND THE WORK
THAT WILL HAPPEN TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS HAPPY AND DO THE
TRUE TEST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
RIGHT BACK AND WE'LL OPERATE
AS WE SHOULD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL
OF THOSE WONDERFUL ANSWERS.
>> OUR NEXT PRESENTER IS THE
NASA GROUND SYSTEM LEADEN
BEGIN NEAR.
I GOT TO HEAR FROM HER
BEFORE.
LET'S BRING UP KELLY.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
ROCKETS IN SPACE.
I'M THE GROUND SYSTEM
ENGINEER.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING
ON THE GROUND.
THAT MEANS FOR THIS BASIC
MISSION THAT'S 39 A.
THAT INCLUDES ONCE THE VEHICLE
COMES HERE IT'S ALL OF THE
GROUND PROCESSING.
IT'S FUELING IT.
IT'S THE TOWER.
CREW ACCESS.
IT'S THE TRANSPORTER DIRECTOR
THAT GIVES YOU THE POWER AND
FUELS.
ALSO THE NEAT THING ABOUT THIS
IS THEY ARE REUSING A HISTORIC
LAUNCHPAD.
39A.
THIS IS A GOOD PICTURE OF THE
SHUTTLE.
THE TOW IRIS THERE S
THERE ON THE LEFT.
IT HAS A HISTORY TO IT.
THAT TOWER CAME FROM THE
MOBILE LAUNCH TOWER.
IT WAS REMOVED AND FIXED HERE.
NEXT SLIDE, THEY HAVE BUILT
THEIR OWN PICTURE OF THEM YOU
CAN SEE THE ROTATING SHUTTLE
WE USE FOR THE PROGRAM.
IN IS ANOTHER ANGLE OF THAT.
THE TOWER AND SERVICE
STRUCTURE AS IT STARTS TO BE
TRANSFORMED FOR SPACE X.
>> HERE IS THE FINAL -- WELL,
THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT IN THE
SAME TOWER.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF
THE EVOLUTION.
THAT'S THE ROCKET ON THE PAD.
MY TEAM IS COMPRISED OF
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRIC
SOFTWARE LAUNCH.
MOST OF OUR TEAM HAD A LARGE
SHUTTLE BACKGROUND.
THEY HAVE DONE THIS OVER MANY
LAUNCHES.
THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH
THE SYSTEMS.
OUR JOB IS TO WORK CLOSELY
WITH SPACEX AND IMPART OUR
KNOWLEDGE ON THEM.
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO
LOOKOUT FOR.
YOU NEED TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL
CERTIFICATION.
WITH ALL OF THE HISTORY ON
GROUND TEAMS OUR WHOLE POINT
IS TO GET THE CREW.
I START IN FRONT OF MYSELF AND
WENT OVER TO THE DESIGN WORLD
ONE OF THE NASA PROGRAMS.
I'M USING MY DESIGN ON
KNOWLEDGE AND IMPART WHAT I
CAN.
I ALSO HELP THEM SUCCEED.
THAT'S OUR TEAM.
WE ARE VERY CLOSELY INVOLVED
WITH THE TEAM AT SPACEX.
WE ARE ALL HERE LOCAL.
WE ARE OUT THERE DOING PADLOCK
DOWNS.
THE NEW SYSTEM IS THE
BEAUTIFUL CREW ACCESS.
IT'S LIKE OUT OF A MOVIE.
ELON WOULD LIKE EVERYTHING TOP
SHAPE.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S
CORRECTLY.
I WANT TO REACH THE GOALS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I
CAN ANSWER?
>> LET'S GO OVER HERE IN THE
FRONT ROW.
>> HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO
MAKE THE DRAGON AND ?
HOW MUCH DOES THE LAUNCH
COST?
>> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE
DRAGON.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD ALL BE
DOING IT.
AS FAR AS A LAUNCH CAMPAIGN, I
MEAN, THAT'S IN THE MILLIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LATEST
FIGURE IS TO GET A POUND AND
YOU GET NUMBERS.
DRAWING A MISSION.
IT'S 10,000 POUNDS.
I HAVE NOT ADJUSTED FOR
INFLATION YET.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE
ROCKET THE FUEL I DIDN'T TOUCH
ON THIS TOO MUCH BUT RP 1 IS A
KEROSENE FOR FLINTED GET THAT
IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
SHUTTLE USED THE CRYOGENIC
OXYGEN.
WE GET IT MORE ROUTINE THE
COSTS COME DOWN.
>> GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK.
>> HELLO, WHAT'S THE PROCEEDS
PROS OF CONS TO LANDING IN THE
WATER VERSUS LAND?
IS THAT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THAT.
LANDING ON LAND BOTH HAVE
PROCEEDS AND CONS.
LAND YOU GET RECOVERY.
YOU HAVE TO BE FAR AWAY FROM
TALENT.
IF IT'S OFF BY A FEW MILES
ALSO LANDING ON THE LAND IS A
MUCH ROUGHER LANDING.
LIKE THE SOYUZ LANDS ON LAND.
THE SEATS ADJUST WHEN IT HITS
YOU DON'T GET THE JOLT TO THE
CREW.
YOU RUN THE RISK OF A WATER
LANDING.
IF IT DOESN'T LAND JUST RIGHT
THE CREW WILL GET THERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE CONS.
IT'S MOSTLY WATER.
THEY HAVE A LARGE AREA THEY
COULD TARGET.
IT WORKS OUT PRETTY GOOD.
>> DO YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH
WILDLIFE INTERFERENCE AND IF
SO WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT?
>> YES, WE DO.
THE BIGGEST THING IS BIRDS AND
BIRD STRIKES FOR LAUNCH.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ANIMALS AND
BIRDS HERE.
WE DO A LOT TO MITIGATE THAT.
DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR
WE HAVE WATCHERS THAT MAKE A
SOUND TO GET THEM.
WE HAVE AIR CANONS THAT WOULD
GO OUT BEFORE THE LAUNCH.
>> THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BLUE
SHIRT.
>> I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
COULD GIVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF
THE TURNAROUND TIME.
SO, FOR THAT SYSTEM WE ARE
TRYING TO GET TO A GOAL OF TWO
LAUNCHES PER YEAR.
OVER HERE, THE SHUTTLE WE WERE
ABLE TOE DO AN FEW MORE TURN
AROUNDS.
WE HAD MULTIPLE SHUTTLES TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW SPACE X'S
PROCESS.
THEY ARE PRETTY QUICK.
A FEW WEEKS KNOW THEY ARE
QUICK.
>> HOW MANY DIFFERENT SWITCH.
>> WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO THE
PAD IS REDUCE TIME.
FOR EXAMPLE, HOLD DOWN, SO WE
HAVE TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF
HOLD DOWNS ON THE GROUND.
THEY HAVE MODIFIED OUR
DIRECTOR.
WHAT THE VEHICLE SITS ON WITH
THE EXTRA HOLD ON.
THEY HAVE MODIFIED AND PUT
OTHER SOFTWARE.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT INFORMS
BUT THEY ARE WORKING TO SHRINK
IT.
>> MY QUESTION IS ABOUT
BALANCING COST.
WHAT PERCENTAGE IS REUSABLE.
JUST THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
>> SO FOR THE LAUNCH ALL OF IT
IS MEANT TO BE REUSABLE.
SOMETIMES WITH UMBILICALS YOU
GET DAMAGE.
WE ARE ON THE COAST.
I SAY WE BECAUSE NASA DOES
THIS A LOT.
SPACE X DOES THIS FOR THEIR
LAUNCHES.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU AGAIN, KELLY FOR ALL
OF YOUR INFORMATION.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> OUR NEXT PRESENTER IS DAVE
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION PROGRAM.
HE'S A SCIENTIST AND TELL YOU
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
LET'S WELCOME DAVE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY.
YOU INSPIRE ME.
I WISH EVERYBODY ONLINE COULD
HAVE HEARD THE PREPROGRAM
INTRODUCTION.
I'LL GIVE YOU MY VERSION OF
THAT.
I HAVE BEEN WITH NASA FOR 30
YEARS.
I HAVE A A NUMBER OF DEGREES.
ONE THING THAT BONDS US
TOGETHER IS THE INSPIRATION OF
SPACE.
30 YEARS AGO I WAS AIR FORCE
LIEUTENANT.
I WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB AND
THEY WERE MOVING ME AROUND.
I'M IN THE ROOM WITH THE CHIEF
FLIGHT DIRECTOR.
THAT MEANS THE PERSON WHO RUNS
MIX CONTROL IN HOUSTON THAT'S
THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR.
THIS IS THE PERSON IN CHARGE
OF ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT
RUN MISSION CONTROL.
HE LOOKED ACROSS THE TABLE AND
ASKED IF I WAS A SPACE CADET.
I'M THINKING THEY TEACH YOU IN
THE INTERVIEW CLASSES.
DO YOU ASK WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
DO YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?
I SAT THERE FOR A SECOND AND I
WENT, UM, AT WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY A SPACE CADET.
>> HE SAID SOMEONE WHO EATS,
LIVES, BREATHE, SPACE.
YOU WOULD WORK HERE FOR FREE.
YES, I AM A SPACE CADET.
I KNOW ALL OF Y'ALL CAN RELATE
TO THAT.
MY OFFICIAL TITLE IS PROGRAM
SCIENTIST FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROGRAM.
I WORK FOR THE HEAD OF THE
PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR CHIEF
SCIENTIST.
OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE WHAT
WE GO WITH THE SPACE STATION
AND IT'S RESOURCES HEADS
TOWARDS THE BENEFIT FOR
HUMANITY OR NEW DISCOVERIES
THAT WILL BENEFIT US SO THE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS GO INTO GOOD
USE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART.
WE COMMERCIALIZE SPACE.
THAT'S ONE PART OF IT.
WE'LL GET AN ADDITION NATIONAL
AL CREW MEMBER.
IT DEPENDS ON THE PARTICULAR
TIME OF YEAR.
THAT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT TO
CRANK OUT SCIENCE.
WE HAVE CARGO VIDEOS AND THE
CCP VEHICLES DELIVER 200
POUNDS.
I'LL START WITH A TWO MINUTE
VEHICLE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON THERE.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪♪
>> ALL RIGHT, I HOPE YOU
ENJOYED THAT.
IT'S CALLED SCIENCE 1700 MILES
PER HOUR.
YOU ARE GO TO YOUTUBE AND USE
THAT.
QUESTIONS?
>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF COOL
STUFF WITH MEDICAL STUFF. YOU
DO A LOT WITH ANTIBIOTICS.
I HEARD YOU ORBITED THE MOON
IS BECAUSE THERE ARE BACTERIA
GROWING.
DO YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE
OVERALL HEALTH.
>> I WORK A LOT WITH SARAH WHO
IS A MICROBIOLOGIST.
WE DO A LOT OF STUDIES AND
WHAT TYPE THE SURFACES.
ONE CHALLENGE OF A VEHICLE
LIKE THAT IS IT'S AN ENCLOSED
ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT EVERY CELL
IN YOUR BODY THERE ARE NINE
THAT DON'T BELOW.
YOUR ECOSYSTEM EXISTS WITHIN
YOUR BODY.
WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
THAT.
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING
SETS OF EXPERIMENTS WE ARE
DOING ON THAT IS WITH A PEACE
OF EQUIPMENT THAT STARTED OUT
WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
IT'S THE BIOMOLECULAR
SEQUENCE.
IT'S A DEVICE THIS BIG AND YOU
PLUG IT IN AND IT DOES DNA
SEQUENCING.
KATE SAW IN THE PHOTO WITH THE
BLOND HAIR SHE WAS THE FIRST
TO DO DNA SEQUENCING.
PEGGY CAME LATER.
WE ARE TRYING TO SWAB A
SURFACE AND IMMEDIATELY ON
ORBIT AND DETERMINE WHAT THAT
IS.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU SEVERAL
ADVANTAGES.
THE FIRST IS TO MONITOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
IF SOMEONE GETS SICK YOU CAN
CHECK THE DNA BASED LIFE FORM
THERE YOU CAN IDENTIFY THAT AS
WELL.
THAT'S SCRATCHING THE
SURFACE.
LOOK OF THE BEST EXPERIMENT
BECAUSE THAT'S THE LATEST IN
THESE EXPERIMENTS.
>> IN THE FRONT ROW.
>> HI, STEPHANE WALKER HERE.
WE SAW A BIT ON THE VIDEO,
SCOTT KELLY, WHAT WOULD BE THE
NEXT BIG MISSION FOR OUR
MISSION TO MARS FOR THE SPACE
STATION IF THERE WILL BE ANY
OTHER BIG MISSIONS ON THE
SPACE STATION.
>> WE DO TWO THINGS.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IS BIG
AND THERE IS VARIOUS THINGS
GOING ON THERE.
EVERYTHING FROM 3-D PRINTING
OF RECYCLED MATERIAL.
WE CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF WE
CAN DO IT IN SPACE.
WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE THE SAME
MATERIAL, PUT IT BACK IN, AND
REPRODUCE MORE.
WE ARE ALSO DOING BIOPRINTING
AS WELL.
THAT'S ANOTHER EXCITING FIELD
COMING UP.
THAT'S THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE OF
THINGS.
THERE IS MANY MORE.
IN THE TIME WE HAVE AVAILABLE
I WANTED TO MENTION THAT.
WE HAVE A GROUP CALLED THE
HUMAN RESEARCH PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER
OF RISKS.
THERE ARE THREE DOZEN LINE
ITEMS WE HAVE TO RETIRE.
RADIATION, ISOLATION,
UNDERSTANDING THE MICROBIOME.
TO TALK TO SCOTT KELLY AND THE
ONE YEAR MISSION.
THEY ARE PLANNING AND LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO FLY
ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR MISSIONS.
ONE ADVANTAGE WE HAD WITH
KELLY BROTHERS IS THEY WERE
TWINS.
WE WON'T HAVE THAT AGAIN
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE
TWIN ASTRONAUTS.
THE MORE SAMPLES YOU GET THE
BETTER THE DATA YOU GET.
THERE IS MORE ABOUT THE
ICEBURG BLOW BELOW THE
STATION.
>> YES.
>> HI, I'M CURIOUS, YOU
MENTIONED HOW ADDING UNWITH
EXTRA CREW MEMBER WOULD GIVE
YOU DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF
TESTING CAPABILITY AND
EXPERIMENT.
HOW MUCH DOES THE AVERAGE CREW
MEMBER WORK ONBOARD?
DO THEY HAVE A SET DAY OR IT'S
ALL DAY LONG?
>> YEAH, I WORKED IN MISSIONS
CONTROL FOR 24 YEARS.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT
NUMBER BUT WHEN THE CREW IS
ACTIVELY DOING SCIENCE AN 40
OR 50 HOUR WEEK TOTAL IS NOT
UNUSUAL.
WHEN I CAPABLE OUT HERE HEI
WAS ASKING ABOUT THE AFFAIRS.
SOMEONE WILL ASK ABOUT THAT
NUMBER.
WE ARE LOOKING AT, TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION FROM A
STANDPOINT OF OURS WE ARE
HOPING TO GO FROM THE 40 TO 50
HOUR RANGE ON A REGULAR BASES
AND 80 TO 90 HOUR RANGE ON A
REGULAR BASES.
THE REASON WE GET THE INCREASE
IS ONCE YOU HAVE A CERTAIN
AMOUNT TAKING CARE OF THE
VEHICLE AND COMING AND GOING
OF THE CREWED VEHICLES AND ALL
OF THAT.
BEYOND THAT IT IS
UTILIZATION.
>> I WAS THINKING WHEN IS NASA
GOING TO THE MOON TO DO --
WHEN WE GO TO THE MOON WILL WE
HAVE A BASE?
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH MY MIND
WAS DO WE DIPLURA BOTS USUALLY
YOU CAN SAY WHAT IS MY NEXT
QUESTION TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW
WE HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF
ROBOTICS.
WE HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF
ROBOTICS WE DEVELOP ALONGSIDE
OUR HUMAN CAPABILITIES.
WE HAVE A HUMANOID ROBOT IN
COLLABORATION.
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE
TYPES OF THINGS GOING ON.
THE ROBOT ARMS THAT EXIST.
THERE IS ONE BIG ARM YOU
USUALLY SEE.
FOR EXAMPLE THE JAPANESE HAVE
THEIR OWN ARM THEY USE FOR
THEIR EXTERNAL PALLET.
AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE IS
THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS
NECESSARY FOR BUILDING THE
SPACE STATION HAS COME HOME TO
IMPROVE ROBOTIC SURGERY.
THERE ARE SURGERIES THAT
COULDN'T BE DONE OR HIGH RISK
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE
PRECISION.
FOR EXAMPLE BRAIN TUMORS.
THE TECHNOLOGY BEING USED ON
THE SPACE STATION EVERYDAY.
GETTING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION
THE GOAL IS TO USE IT TO
UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY AND
UNDERSTAND THE RISKS.
ONCE WE ARE BEYOND THE BELTS
AROUND EARTH WE ARE IN DEEP
SPACE SPACE RADIATION.
TO DO THAT WE'LL USE ROBOTS,
HUMANS, ELEMENTS WE LEARN FROM
THE SPACE STATION.
WE USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY.
THEY HAVE SPOKE ABOUT HAVING A
COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY.
THERE WAS A PRESS RELEASE ON A
LUNAR LANDER WHICH IS WHAT WE
CALL THE GATEWAY.
I HOPE THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA
OF WHERE WE ARE GOING.
>> YES, RIGHT THERE.
>> ACTUALLY, YOUR QUESTION GOT
ME THINKING.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING UP THERE
ALL DAY ON THE SPACE STATION?
CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF
THEIR SCHEDULE.
HOW LONG DO THEY SLEEP AND
EAT?
>> THEY HAVE AN EIGHT HOUR
SLEEP PERIOD.
THEY HAVE TIME BEFORE AND
AFTER SLEEP TO DO PERSONAL
HYGIENE, BREAKFAST, AND
DINNER.
THERE IS A PSYCHO SOCIAL
RESEARCH PROJECT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
OUR PROGRAM IS INVESTIGATING.
OTHERWISE THEY ARE DOING MAIN
NANNIES MAINTENANCE
STATION.
THERE IS THE COMING AND GOING
OF THE CREW.
THERE IS HUMAN RESEARCH
PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS AS WELL.
>> HELLO.
SOMETHING I LOVE ABOUT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS
THE INTERNATIONAL PART OF IT
AND IT'S A GLOBAL ENTERPRISE.
MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU
DECIDE HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS
FROM EACH COUNTRY GO UP AND
ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO SEND OUR
ASTRONAUTS UP WILL THAT CHANGE
THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS THAT
WILL GO UP.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
YOUR LAST QUESTION BUT I CAN
TELL HOW IT'S MANAGED.
THERE ARE 14 DIFFERENT NATIONS
AND THEY ARE THE MAJOR
PARTNERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT.
THAT'S THE U.S., CANADA.
JAPANESE, AND RUSSIANS.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THE WAY THE
PROGRAM WORKS.
I'M NOT PRIVILEGED TO ALL OF
THIS BUT THE TOP LEVEL EACH OF
THE PARTNERS CONTRIBUTE
CERTAIN THINGS.
THERE MAY BE CREW AND LAUNCH
VEHICLES.
WE HAVE BEEN FLYING ON RUSSIAN
VEHICLES FOR A LONG TIME AND
RESUPPLIED BY RUSSIAN IN
ADDITION TO THE SIGNUS.
IT'S COOL TO WATCH HOW IT'S
GONE FROM JUST NASA TO NASA
AND RUSSIA TO NASA AND ALL OF
THESE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
ON THE SPACE STATION PLUS THE
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS WE ARE
GETTING NOW.
IT'S GETTING BIGGER AND
BIGGER.
YOU CAN SEE THAT.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IT'S A
PARTNERSHIP AND BASED ON
CONTRIBUTIONS THEY BUILD
MODULES AND THEY DO RESEARCH
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S HOW THEY DO A BARTER
SYSTEM.
>> I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THAT
QUESTION BEFORE BUT THIS IS
HOW WE MANAGE THE SPACE
STATION.
>> EXCELLENT.
LET ME THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL PRESENTER IS MR.
STEVE PAYNE.
LET'S WELCOME STEVE.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE
LAUNCH VEHICLE AND THE
CAPSULES.
YOU LEARNED ABOUT SPACEX AND
THEIR OPERATIONS.
YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT GROUND
SYSTEMS AND THE SPACE STATION
PART.
ANOTHER PART HIGH PRESSURES.
IT'S THE WHAT IF PART.
IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOFT
INQUIRY THINGS INSIDE THE
SPACE CENTER.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF EMERGENCY
SYSTEMS BUILT-IN TO WORK UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
WHEN WE GET TO THE HUMAN PART
OF IT THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS.
THEY HAVE TO THINK UNDER
PRESSURE AND PREFORM UNDER
PRESSURE.
WE PUT THEM IN A VEHICLE
THAT'S 90 PERCENT PROPELLENT.
IT'S HIGH ENERGY IN A SMALL
SPACE.
WE HAVE CRY AGAINICS THAT'S
100 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
WE HAVE PROPELLENTS THAT ARE
TOXIC.
WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURES.
WE HAVE GASES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS.
WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WELL LIKE
WE SAW WE MAKE IT TO SPACE AND
WE HAD A GOOD DAY.
EVERY NOW AND AGAIN WE HAD A
BAD DAY.
BENJI MENTIONED WE HAVE AN
EJECTION SEAT OR WAY TO EJECT
THE CAPSULE IF WE ARE HAVING A
BAD DAY.
YOU CAN USE THE ESCAPE SYSTEM
AND IT WILL POPE IT POPF
LIKE AN CORK.
IF THAT SYSTEM IS NOT AN
OPTION YOU HAVE TO GET AWAY
FROM THE PAST YOU HAVE OTHER
WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THE SOFT
INQUIRY PEOPLE UP THERE.
WE HAVE OUR EMERGENCY EGRASS
SYSTEM AND YOU HAVE SEEN IT
BACK IN THE APOLLO DAYS.
THESE ARE OUR SYSTEMS THAT
WILL GET YOU FROM THE TOWER
SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN THE
AIR TO A SAFER SPOT ABOUT A
QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM LONG
CABLES STRETCHED FROM THE TOP
TO THE GROUND.
WE EVACUATED EVERYBODY FROM
THE TOP OF THE TOWER.
WE PUT THEM IN ARMORED
VEHICLES BECAUSE WE HAVE IS AT
YOUR PLUS.
THIS CARRIES THEM OUTSIDE THE
BLAST AREA.
IF THEY DO SOMETHING REALLY
BAD THEY WOULD FALL AND WE
TAKE THEM OUTSIDE OF THE BIG
CIRCLE.
IF THEY ARE INJURED WE HAVE
PEOPLE WHO CAN SNIFF THEM.
THEY CAN DECONTAMINATE THEM.
WE CAN FLY THEM OFF TO THE
NEAREST HOSPITAL.
>> WE HAVE EXERCISED IT
SEVERAL TIMES.
WE PLAN TO HAVE IT FOR BOTH
PARTNERS.
WE'LL HAVE IT FOR THE
EXPLORATION SYSTEMS.
WHOEVER WE SENT UP WILL COME
BACK DOWN SAFELY.
WE CAN SEND TRAINED
FIREFIGHTERS UP THERE TO GRAB
THEM.
ALL OF THOSE ARE PLANNED IN
ADVANCE.
WE ALSO HAVE, IF THEY DO AN
ABORT OR ESCAPE THEY END UP IN
THE WATER WE HAVE THE AIR
FORCE CONTRIBUTING PARACHUTE
RESCUE JUMPERS.
THEY PUT FLOTATION COLLARS,
EXTRACT THE CREW, THEY GET
THEM TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.
IF THEY HAVE A LANDSCAPE AND
LIGHTING ASSESSMENT E
AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT
DISTRICTING.
WE HAVE A MEDICAL TEAM AND
TEAM STANDING BY TO TAKE THEM
TO THE NEAREST HOSPITALS.
WE HAVE A SEARCH TEAM IF YOU
LAND IN THE WRONG SPOT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND IF
EVERYTHING DOESN'T GO RIGHT
WHAT DO YOU DO.
THAT'S WHAT I GET TO DO.
I USED TO DO THIS IN THE
SHUTTLE DAYS AND WE
INCORPORATED ALL OF THAT AND
THE LESSONS LEARNED.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR
RESCUE JUMPERS.
IF THEY LAND ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD WE HAVE A WAY TO SEND
AIRCRAFTS DOWN TO THEM AND
JUMPERS IN AND RESCUE THEM AND
BRING THEM BACK HOME.
IT'S A FULL INSURANCE POLICY
ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WORLD
IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE
SPACEX RECOVERY SHIP.
OUR NEXT ONE IS THE NEW
RECOVERY SHIP WHICH WILL
PULL-UP IF CAPSULE.
THERE IS A MEDICAL TEAM
ONBOARD.
THERE IS AN ASTRONAUT TEAM
ONBOARD AND EVERYTHING THEY
NEED FOR POSTMISSION
PROCESSING.
THEY WILL THROW THEM ON THE
PAD AND GET THE HELICOPTER TO
TAKE THEM TO DRY LAND.
TYPICALLY THEY ARE JUST OFF
THE SHORE OR WILL BE JUST
OFFSHORE AND THEY BRING THE
CREW BACK THAT WAY ON A
DIFFICULT DAY.
THERE IS A BIT -- THAT'S THE
OTHER PART MOST PEOPLE DON'T
SEE.
IT HAS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY IS SAFE.
I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE
MOST WORRIED ABOUT ON SATURDAY
GOING WRONG?
>> THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A
CREW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THIS ONE IS NOT TOO BAD.
FOR A NORMAL LAUNCH WE HAVE SO
MANY SAFEGUARDS BUILT-IN IF
THE SLIGHTEST THING GOES WRONG
WE DON'T GO.
THAT'S WHY THE LAUNCH WILL GET
SCRUBBED.
IT'S BETTER TO BE ON THE
GROUND WISHING YOU WERE FLYING
THEN TO BE FLYING WISHING YOU
WERE ON THE GROUND.
WE SHOULD BE FINE ON THIS
ONE.
WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE ONBOARD
THAT'S WHEN I WORRY ABOUT WHAT
ABOUT THIS.
WHAT IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN.
AT EVERY STAGE THERE IS A
DIFFERENT RISK.
WE WORRY ABOUT WHATEVER RISK
THEY ARE FACING.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT KEEPING IT
FROM DOING SOMETHING.
IF THEY ARE INJURED I WORRIED
ABOUT GETTING THEM THE PROPER
MEDICAL CARE.
ALL OF THOSE STEPS ALONG THE
WAY IS WHERE THE CONCERN IS.
WE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT HEALTH
STABLIZATION AND QUARANTINE.
EVERYBODY WHO IS IN CONTACT
WITH THEM OR QUARANTINED.
>> THIS IS A PERSONAL
QUESTION.
I'M CURIOUS IF DOING THIS IS
YOUR LIFE WORK MAKES YOU RISKY
IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE?
>> ASK MY FAMILY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH, I OVER PACK
GENERALLY.
I PLAN FOR WHAT IF THIS
HAPPENS.
THIS IS MY UMBRELLA AND
EMERGENCY KIT.
I'M NEVER CAUGHT SHORT.
WE TEND TO DO THAT HERE.
WE PULL RABBITS OUT OF HATS
OFTEN.
WE DO IT BEFORE THE MISSION.
ALL OF THIS PLANNING THAT GOES
IN OR ALL OF THE RABBITS
HIDING UNDERWAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY.
MY QUESTION IS IT SEEMS LIKE
IN THE PAST WITH MERCURY AND
SOS AND SPACEX YOU USED A
WATER LANDING AS IF IT'S MORE
FORGIVING.
BOEING WILL LAND ON LAND LIKE
THE SOYUZ DOES.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
THAT'S AN FIRST AMERICAN WAY
OF LANDING OTHER THAN
GLIDING.
>> IT'S THE FIRST BUT NOT THE
ONLY.
IT HAS IT'S PROCEEDS PD
CONS.
IF YOU ARE A LITTLE OFF YOU
CAN LAND ON SOMEONES ROOF.
PIECES COME OFF THE ROCKET SO
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN AN
OVER POPULATED AREA.
YOU HAVE TO GO OUT THERE THE
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
IT HAS IT'S PROCEEDS AND
CONS.
THERE IS WATER EVERYWHERE.
IT WILL BE IN BOATS AND
HELICOPTERS.
EACH HAS IT'S CHALLENGES.
IN THE LONG RUN WE'LL SEE THE
BETTER OPTION.
ONCE THEY ARE REFURBISHED THEY
WILL USE THEM FOR PAYING
PASSENGERS.
WE MAKE THE SPACECRAFT AND
MAKE THE TURN AROUND BETWEEN
MISSIONS MINIMAL.
YOU WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH
SALTWATER.
YOU PUT IT IN THE DESSERT YOU
WILL HAVE DUST AND SAND.
WE'LL SEE AFTER WE GET RUN
TIME WHICH IS THE BETTER
APPROACH.
WE GOT USED TO HAVING A WINGED
VEHICLE.
WE'LL SEE MORE OF THOSE IN THE
FUTURE AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT
HERE.
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT THE
SPLASHDOWN WILL TAKE PLACE A
FEW MILES OFF THE COAST.
HOW LONG WILL IT BE FROM FLASH
DOWN?
>> IT'S 24 MILES OF THE COAST
IS THE TARGET.
THIS WILL BE LONGER BECAUSE
IT'S THE FIRST MISSION.
ONCE WE GET THE HUMAN LAUNCHES
THEY ARE WITHIN 24 MILES.
ONCE THEY PUT IT ON THE BOAT
THEY START HEADING BACK
TOWARDS THE COAST.
THEY CAN BE HERE WITHIN A
COUPLE OF HOURS.
>> THEY HAVE THE CREW ON IT
AND PUT IT ON TOP OF THE
DECK.
>> YES, IN THE BACK.
>> HI, I WAS WONDERING IF
THERE WOULD BE A CHECKLIST IN
PLACE.
ONCE THE CAPSULES ARE IN
ORBIT.
WILL THERE BE A SYSTEM WERE WE
CHECK BEFORE WE COME HOME.
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
FORTUNATELY FOR THESE THEY
HAVE A SERVICE MODULE THAT
PROTECTS THE HEAT SHIELD
UNDERNEATH.
IT WILL BE THERE THE ENTIRE
TIME THEY ARE DOCKED.
FOR BOEING AND SPACEX THEY
HAVE THEIR SERVICE MODULE ON
THE BOTTOM.
THEY DETACH THE MODULE OR
TRUCK BEFORE ORBITAL REENTRY.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST
QUESTION.
>> THIS YOUNG LADY HAS BEEN
TRYING FOR A WHILE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENTS.
>> SO OBVIOUSLY YOU TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO GET THIS.
IF SOMEONE HAS FOOD POISONING
BEFORE A LUNCH DO YOU DELAY.
>> IF THEY ARE SICK ON THE
GROUND WE WON'T GO.
WE HAVE SLIGHT SURGEONS IN THE
CONTROL ROOMS.
IF ANYBODY REPORTS AN ILL
CONDITION WE CAN COME TO A
HOLT.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN NO GO
TODAY BECAUSE SOMEONE IS
IFFY.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY ARE
HEALTHY IF THEY ARE FINE WE'LL
FLY THEM ANOTHER DAY.
UP ON THE STATION IF SOMEONE
IS SICK IT GETS MORE
INTERESTING.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME
NUMBER OF SPACECRAFT SEATS IF
YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON.
IF YOU BRING ONE SICK PERSON
BACK YOU HAVE TO BRING THREE.
THE SOYUZ CAPSULE HAS THREE
SEATS ON THEM.
WE'LL HAVE EXTRA SEATS BUT
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO BRING
FOUR PEOPLE BACK.
IT'S A LITTLE IFFY.
THEY HAVE MEDICATION AND
SURGEONS IN THE MISSION
CONTROL.
IF WE NEED TO BRING THEM HOME
WE GET THEM HOME.
>> LET'S THANK STEVE FOR HIS
TIME AND THANK THE PANELIST
FOR GIVING US AMAZING
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