>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO NASA'S
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR OUR
PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE FOR
CRS 18.
THIS IS THE 18TH MISSION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR
NASA.
I'M MARIE LEWIS WITH NASA PUBLIC
AFFAIRS, AND WE HAVE GUESTS TO
HELP US BREAK DOWN THIS MISSION.
TO MY LEFT, THE DEPUTY MANAGER
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION TRANSPORTATION
INTEGRATION OFFICE, DIRECTOR OF
DRAGON MISSION MANAGEMENT AT
SPACEX OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROGRAM SCIENCE OFFICE, AND
LAUNCH WEATHER OFFICER WITH THE
U.S. AIR FORCE 45TH SPACE WING.
WE WILL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES, BUT WE WOULD
LIKE TO BEGIN WITH SOME REMARKS
FROM OUR GUESTS AND WE'LL BEGIN
WITH BILL.
>> THANK YOU, MARIE.
SO GOOD MORNING, WE LOOK FORWARD
TO ANOTHER GREAT LAUNCH TODAY.
HOPING THE WEATHER HOLDS, AS
WE'LL TALK ABOUT AS WE GO.
OF COURSE, HISTORICALLY TODAY,
WE WERE 50 YEARS AGO WE WERE TWO
HOURS AWAY FROM COMPLETING
KENNEDY CHALLENGE FOR RETURNING
THE CREW SAFELY TO THE EARTH
AFTER THEY HAD LANDED ON THE
MOON.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, NEIL,
BUZZ, AND MICHAEL WERE IN THE
COMMAND MODULE HEADING TO THE
SPLASH DOWN IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN.
THAT WAS TWO HOURS OR SO FROM
NOW.
WE ARE REMEMBERING CHRIS CRAFT,
WHO PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HE WAS
REALLY THE FOUNDER OF MISSION
CONTROL, AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK
FOR HOW WE OPERATE IN SPACE
TODAY.
ISS IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND READY
FOR DRAGON TO VISIT AGAIN.
I SAY AGAIN BECAUSE THIS IS THE
THIRD TIME THAT IT WILL BE
COMING TO THE ISS.
IT PREVIOUSLY FLEW ON THE CRS
MISSIONS.
WITH THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH THAT
WE HAD ON SATURDAY, THE ISS IS
BACK UP TO SIX CREW MEMBERS.
WE'VE GOT WITH ANDREW, LUCA, AND
ALEXANDER JOINING CHRISTINA,
NICK, AND ALEXEI, WHO HAVE BEEN
ON BOARD SINCE MARCH.
FOR CAPTURE OPS ON FRIDAY,
ASSUMING WE LAUNCH TODAY, NICK
WILL BE PRIME FOR CAPTURE WITH
CHRISTINA BACKING HIM UP, AND
ANDREW MONITORING THE TELLMETRY
DURING THE APPROACH.
WE HAVE 5,000 POUNDS OF SCIENCE,
FOOD, AND OTHER ITEMS ON THIS
FLIGHT.
ALSO INCLUDING EXTERNALLY THE
INTERNATIONAL DOCKING ADAPTER
NUMBER 3.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING THIS ON THERE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF
HARDWARE FOR THE FUTURE OF ISS,
AS IT SETS THE STAGE FOR HOW
WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE WITH
COMMERCIAL CREW VEHICLES AND
PARTNERS IN THE FUTURE.
IT WOULD BE INVOLVED ON THE TOP
SIDE OF THE NODE 2 MODULE, AND
WE'LL ULTIMATELY ALLOWED FOR TWO
DOCK VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME,
WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE
ABLE TO TRANSITION AS WE ROTATE
CREWS THROUGH THE VEHICLE.
WE WANT TO HAVE THEM HAVE TIME
TO HAND THEM OVER DIRECTLY FACE
TO FACE.
SO TO HAVE THOSE DOCKING PORTS
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AS WELL AS ENABLING THE CARGO IN
THE FUTURE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY
MID-AUGUST TIME FRAME FOR DOING
THE INSTALL.
IT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF
ROBOTICS FROM GROUND CONTROL AS
WELL AS ON BOARD, AND ETA TO
MAKE THE FINAL CONNECTIONS.
SO WE'LL DO A SPACEWALK PROBABLY
IN THE MID-AUGUST TIME FRAME.
THE EXACT TIMING OF THAT WILL BE
BE DETERMINED.
ONCE WE GET THAT UP THERE AND
READY TO GO, WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO DOCKING MORE AND MORE
VEHICLES TO THE ISS.
>> THANK YOU, BILL.
JESSICA?
>> WE HAVE SLIDES.
SO SPACE EX-IS TARGETING AN
INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH WINDOW OF
FALCON 9 AT 6:40 P.M. FROM SPACE
EX-LAUNCH 40.
THIS IS DRAG.
'S 18TH RESUPPLY MISSION TO THE
SPACE STATION, AND LIKE BILL
SAID, IF BUILD AND OTHER ISSUES
HAPPEN, WE HAVE A BACKUP
OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW, THURSDAY,
JULY 25TH, AT 6:01 P.M. EASTERN
TIME.
WE COMPLETED THE CARGO LOAD
EARLIER THIS MORNING.
CURRENTLY, FALCON AND DRAGON ARE
SITTING VERTICAL PREPARING FOR
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNCH.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO FOLLOWING LAUNCH, THE FIRST
STATE WILL BURN FOR
APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES.
THEN THE STAGES WILL SEPARATE,
THEN A FLIP AND A BURN TO HEAD
BACK TO CAPE CANAVERAL.
AND THEN IT WILL SLOW DOWN AND
THEN A LANDING FOR A PRECISE
LANDING OR CAPE CANAVERAL THAT
WILL HAPPEN EIGHT MINUTES AFTER
LIFT OFF.
FOR THOSE LOCAL IN THE AREA.
YOU'LL LIKELY HEAR SONIC BOOMS
FROM THIS.
ANOTHER COOL THING ABOUT THIS
BOOSTER IS THAT IT SENT CRS TO
THE SPACE STATION A LITTLE OVER
TWO MONTHS AGO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SPACE
EX-44TH RECOVERY OF A BOOSTER,
THE 24TH REFLIGHT OF A BOOSTER
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK NASA
FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT IN
THESE RE-USE EFFORTS.
NEXT SLIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO, THE
DRAGON IS SPORTING TWO BADGES,
THE TWO PREVIOUSLY TIMES WE WENT
TO THE SPACE STATION, AS BILL
MENTIONED.
THE TOP ONE IS FROM CRS 6, AND
THE BOTTOM ONE IS CRS 13.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
WE'RE FLYING A DRAGON FOR THE
THIRD TIME.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE APOLLO LOGO.
THIS IS FOR THE ANNIVERSARY
LOGO.
AGAIN, WE'RE STILL INSPIRED BY
THE APOLLO MISSIONS, ALL OF THE
APOLLO MISSIONS AND WE'RE
EXCITED TO WORK WITH NASA AS
THEY CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE
UNIVERSE.
DRAGON WILL SEPARATE FROM
FALCON9 NINE HALF MINUTES.
AROUND JULY 26TH AT
APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. EASTERN
TIME DRAGON WILL ONCE AGAIN
RENDEZVOUS AND CAPTURE WITH THE
ORBITING LABORATORY.
DRAGON WILL BE BURST, KNOWN AS
THE HARMONY MODULE, AND DRAGON
WILL STAY THERE FOR ONE MONTH
BEFORE IT COMES HOME AND
SPLASHES DOWN.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT CARRYING
THE INTERNATIONAL DOCKING
ADAPTER.
WE CARRY THE PREVIOUS ONE ON
CRS-9.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ONE
GOING UP THERE.
WE'RE EXCITED THIS SUPPORT ALL
OF THE COMMERCIAL CREW GOING TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY
THANKING OUR CUSTOMER,S IN
SHARKS THE FAA, THE AIR FORCE,
EVERYONE THAT IT TAKES TO MAKE
ONE OF THESE GO OFF, AND WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL
LAUNCH.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
AND THANK YOU ALL WHO ARE
WATCHING ON NASA TV.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE DRAGON.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
RESEARCH AND OUR PLANNING, WE'RE
A MULTI DISCIPLINARY LAB.
THIS IS GOING TO SUPPORT 46
DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTS ON THE
ISS.
25 ARE NEW COMING UP ON THIS
FLIGHT.
THE REMAINDER ARE SUPPORTING
EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE ONGOING
ALREADY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR THE
VIDEO.
WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT IS
DESCRIBING SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS IN SCIENCE THAT IS
LAUNCHING TODAY.
♪
>> ALL RIGHT, COOL STUFF, I HOPE
YOU AGREE.
WE HAD SPEAKERS YESTERDAY ON THE
"WHAT'S ON BOARD" VIDEO, AND
THAT WILL BE OUT ON NASA
YouTube LATER TODAY.
IT'S OUT ON THE NASA VERSION OF
THE CHANNEL.
WE HAD SPEAKERS FOR MOST OF
THESE INVESTIGATIONS TALKING
ABOUT THE SCIENCE THEMSELVES.
S ALWAYS A GREAT THING TO HEAR
THEM TALK ABOUT IT.
ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS NOT ON
THE VIDEO THAT YOU JUST SAW, BUT
WAS COVERED IN THE BRIEFING
YESTERDAY IS THE INTERNATIONAL
DOCKING ADAPTER.
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE
SPACE STATION.
IT'S NOT SUPPORTING RESEARCH
DIRECTLY BUT INDIRECTLY IT IS
BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE
OUR CREW ROTATION AND OTHER
MISSIONS THAT WILL BE COMING TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
WHETHER IT'S AMERICAN MISSIONS
OR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING BACK TO AMERICAN
SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING WITH
AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS FROM
AMERICAN SOIL.
BILL MENTIONED THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY AS IF WE ALL
DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE PASSED A
MAJOR MILESTONE.
WE'RE GRAD TO SAY THAT WE
CONTINUE AND WE'VE BEEN
SUPPORTING EXPLORATION
DEVELOPMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
WE WORK IN TWO MAJOR AREAS ON
THE ISS.
WE WORK TO UNDERSTAND THE HUMAN
AS MUCH AND THE RISK TO HUMANS
AS WELL AS USING THE ISS TO
DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL
TAKE US FURTHER IN OUR UNIVERSE.
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS
TO HUMANS FROM LONG DURATION
FLIGHTS AS WELL AS BEING IN A
CONFINED ENVIRONMENT.
AND BY STUDYING THOSE AND WE CAN
DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO
COMPENSATE, MITIGATE FOR COUNTER
MEASURES AND MAKE SURE THAT THE
CREW IS SAFE.
WE ALSO TEST TECHNOLOGY.
WE OFFER A TEST THAT IN ORBIT,
IN LOWER ORBIT.
WE OFFER SYSTEM DESIGNERS THE
CHANCE TO FLY THEIR HARDWARE
EVEN IF IT'S NOT FULL, AND
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NOT FULLY
DEVELOPED YET.
IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO RUN
THROUGH CONTINGENCY MODES.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX
THEM.
WE HAVE A CREW THERE IF IT
REQUIRES MAINTENANCE, AND AT
WORSE THEY CAN BRING IT HOME.
IT ALLOWS OUR DESIGNERS TO
ELEVATE THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS
LEVEL.
EVEN THINGS THAT ARE NOT READY
TO SUPPORT A LONG DURATION
MISSION WE CAN TEST THEM OUT ON
ISS.
RUN THEM THROUGH DIFFERENT
OPTIONS AND INCLUDING HAVING THE
PROMISE AND SYSTEM DESIGNERS DO
A FLY OFF.
AND DECIDE WHICH ONE IS GOING TO
WORK BEST AND INCORPORATE THAT.
A MONTH AGO WE ANNOUNCED THAT
THE ISS IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
IN THE PAST, ON THE FLIP SIDE,
IT HAS BEEN EASY TO JUSTIFY SOME
RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT.
BUT NASA HAS RECOGNIZED AND
ENCOURAGED THAT THERE IS A
DEVELOPING COMMERCIAL MARKET OUT
THERE.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE THE ISS A PLACE
TO START AND PROVIDE A FOOTHOLD.
WE DEVELOPED A POLICY FOR
GUIDELINES FOR WHAT AGREEMENTS
YOU NEED TO MAKE WITH NASA.
CODE OF CONTRACT--CODE OF
CONDUCT WHERE OUR ASTRONAUTS CAN
SUPPORT, ALSO A PROCESS FOR
COMPENSATING NASA BACK TO THAT.
THAT'S VERY NEW FOR NASA, AND
TREPPE DATE FORGIVE SOME OF US
WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG
TIME.
WE ANNOUNCED PRIVATE
ASTRONAUT MISSIONS TO THE I SS.
HOAX VEHICLES WOULD USE THE
DOCKING ADAPTERS WHERE PRIVATE
ASTRONAUTS AND PRIVATE ENTITY TO
LAUNCH CREW MEMBERS TO DO
RESEARCH OR PURELY COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES.
ISS WILL NOW BE A DESTINATION.
WE'RE OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LAUNCH A COMMERCIAL MODULE THAT
WOULD ATTACH TO THE ISS AS WELL
AS THE POSSIBILITY FOR A
FREE-FLYING MODULE THAT COULD BE
A REMOTE LABORATORY WITHOUT A
CREW THERE.
JUST A CREW ATTENDANT PERHAPS.
WE WANT THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY
TO SAY THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT
TO DO, AND WE'LL PICK THE BEST
ONES OUT OF THOSE.
WE WANT TO STIMULATE COMMERCIAL
DEMAND OF THE USE OF LOWER EARTH
ORBIT.
WHAT MANUFACTURING IS A BIG
ENOUGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO
COVER THE COST OF LAUNCHING, THE
COST OF SEPARATING IN SPACE AND
THE COST OF RETURNING.
THINGS THAT WOULD BE SMALL MASS
BUT HIGH RETURN.
NASA AND THE GOVERNMENT WANT TO
STEP AWAY FROM BEING THE PRIME
USER, AND PRIME OCCUPIER, BUT WE
STILL NEED PRESENCE IN THE LOWER
EARTH ORBIT, SO WE'RE
COMMISSIONING A STUDY.
THERE IS A LOT MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT ALL OF THIS ON OUR WEBSITE
AT WWW.NASA.GOVLEO.
THERE ARE POLICIES,
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS.
OVER ALL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
RESEARCH THAT WE'RE DOING AND
LEARN WHAT'S COMING, WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF RESOURCES FOR YOU.
WE HAVE THE DATABASE OF ALL OF
OUR EXPERIMENTS AND FACILITIES
AND RESEARCH RESULTS OUT ONS IN
A.GOV /ISS-SCIENCE.
WE HAVE A DOCUMENT WITH WHAT HAS
BEEN DONE ON ISS THAT BENEFITS
US HERE ON EARTH.
AND A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS IN
THIS VERSION, AS WELL AS TAKING
A FIRST SHOT OF WHAT ARE OUR
ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM
INVESTMENTS IN SPACE.
HOW HAS IT AFFECTED AN INDUSTRY.
HOW HAS IT DEVELOPED THE
COMMERCIAL MARKET.
FINALLY WE HAVE AN APP, SSRX.
YOU CAN FIND IT AT THE GOOGLE
STORE AND THE IOS APPLE STORE.
IT'S A CONDENSED VERSION OF OUR
DATABASE TALKING ABOUT
EXPERIMENTS, FACILITIES, AND
RESULTS.
VERY HANDY IF YOU'RE TRAVELING
AS WE DO TO GO LOOK UP WHAT WAS
PETE TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT THIS?
WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, AND
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
SPACE EX-LAUNCH.
THANK YOU.
>> FINALLY WEATHER IS ON
EVERYONE'S MIND.
WE'LL GO TO WEATHER.
>> J.
>> WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE BETTER
WEATHER RIGHT AROUND THE LAUNCH
WINDOW.
A UNIQUE WEATHER PATTERN WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS HUMIDITY, BUT THAT'S
NOT ATYPICAL FOR THIS TYPE OF
YEAR.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE USED TO BEING
IN FLORIDA IN LATE JULY YOU KNOW
IT'S HUMID OUTSIDE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN
INGREDIENT THAT WE LOOK FOR,
THUNDERSTORMS, AND THE DIRECTION
OF THE WINDS AND ATMOSPHERE IS
GOING TO STEER THE
THUNDERSTORMS.
EVERY AFTERNOON WE GET SCATTERED
SHOWERS, BUT IT'S THAT FLOW THAT
DICTATES WHERE THOSE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS END UP.
UNFORTUNATELY TODAY WE HAVE
SOUTHEASTERLILY STEERING FLOW OR
WINDS THAT GO TO THE NORTHEAST
THAT WILL CONCENTRATE THE
MAJORITY OF TODAY'S SHOWERS.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY.
THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO
NOTICE IS THE LINE OF CLOUDS OFF
THE COAST LINE, IT EXTENDS
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
THAT HAS MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WHICH IS
VERY UNIQUE FOR LATE JULY.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DRIER AIR
EXTENDING IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA
AND EVEN PORTIONERS OF THE
PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT FRONT IS
NOT GOING TO MAKE IT INTO
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
IT WILL BE THE MAIN REASON WHY
WE'RE SO PESSIMISTIC ABOUT THE
STAGE FORECAST.
THAT COLD FRONT IS GOING TO
BRING EXTRA MOISTURE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE.
AND THAT FLOW WILL TRIGGER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PENINSULA.
BOTH TODAY AND UNFORTUNATELY
TOMORROW AS WELL.
IF WE LOOK AT THE FORECAST AT
70%.
WHICH MEANS WE'RE AT 30% GO FOR
LAUNCH WITH THE PRIMARY CONCERNS
WITH THE CLOUD RULE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
WE'RE NOT JUST MONITORING
WEATHER IN THE IMMEDIATE
VICINITY OF LAUNCH CHECKS 40.
WE ARE ALSO MONITORING THE
WEATHER THAT IS DOWN RANGE OR IN
OTHER WORDS WHERE THE ROCKET IS
HEADED.
JUST BECAUSE WE MAY NOT HAVE A
STORM FIVE OR TEN MILES OF THE
COMPLEX, WE'RE MONITORING
WHETHER ABOUT 20 MILES TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE LAUNCH PAD OUT
OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
THERE MAY BE WEATHER IN THAT
GENERAL VICINITY AS WELL THAT
CAUSES US TO GO OR NO GO
CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE GOING TO BE THE REASON
WHY WE SEE STORMS OVER THE AREA
TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOW 80s.
TOMORROW, IT'S NOT MUCH
DIFFERENT.
SIMILAR WINDS OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80s
AND PROBABLE HINT OF VIOLATION
HOLDING AT 70% AS WE SEE AMP
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO PUSHING ACROSS THE STATE
AND AFFECTING OUR WEATHER HERE.
I WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS, IT'S
DIFFICULT WHEN WE HAVE AN
INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH WINDOW.
EITHER THE WEATHER IS GOOD OR
IT'S NOT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND A GAP IN
TODAY'S THUNDERSTORMS.
>> THANK YOU, WILL.
WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE SOME REPORTERS ON THE
PHONE.
BUT WE'LL START IN THE ROOM.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER.
RAISE YOUR HAND AND WAIT FOR THE
MICROPHONE TO COME TO YOU.
STATE YOUR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
TO WHOM YOU'RE GOING TO DIRECT
YOUR QUESTION HERE ON OUR PANEL.
>> I'M JIM SEGAL.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JESSICA.
I BELIEVE THAT THE DRAGON
SPACECRAFT THAT FLEW A YEAR AND
A HALF AGO, CAN YOU DESCRIBE A
LITTLE BIT WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT
DRAGON CAPSULE DURING THE
INTERVENING TIME?
WHAT REFURBISHMENT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN DONE, WHERE IT WAS DONE AND
SO ON?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHAT WE DO FOR REFURBISHMENT.
FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL THE OF OF THE
HARDWARE ON IT IS QUALIFIED FOR
THREE FLIGHTS.
WE DO THAT EARLY ON.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS A
BOTTLE THAT WILL SEE 10
PRESSURIZATION CYCLES ON EACH
FLIGHT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT CAN HANDLE 30
PRESSURIZATION AND THEN MULTI
THREE THAT BY A FACTOR OF 40, WE
DO THAT WITH EVERY COMPONENT ON
DRAGON.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE DO.
THEN WE SET A REFURBISHMENT PLAN
FOR EVERY COMPONENT.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO FOR EVERY
FLIGHT.
AND THEN WHAT WE DO BETWEEN THE
FIRST FLIGHT AND SECOND FLIGHT,
AND THEN FROM SECOND FLIGHT TO
THIRD FLIGHT IS VERY SIMILAR.
WE'LL TAKE THEM OUT, GIVE THEM
SOME TYPE OF REFURBISHMENT AND
THEN PUT THEM BACK ON THE
VEHICLE.
SOME OF IT OCCURS IN TEXAS, AND
SOME IN HAWTHORNE, AND THEN WE
BRING IT BACK DOWN TO THE CAPE
FOR FINAL PROCESSING.
>> HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE?
A YEAR AND A HALF PROCESS OR
COULD IT BE DONE SOONER THAN
THAT?
IS IT A SIX-MONTH OR THREE MONTH
PROCESS?
>> YES, WE'RE ABLE TO SPICE THEM
OUT FOR THE YEAR AND A HALF
SPACING.
BUT WHEN WE MOVE ONTO THE DRAGON
2 VEHICLE, WHICH WE'LL BE FLYING
FOR THE CRS-2 MISSION.
THE CRS-2 MISSION, THAT VEHICLE
IS GOING TO LAND IN THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN INSTEAD OF THE PACIFIC,
AND WE PLAN TO DO ALL OF THE
REFURBISHMENT HERE IN FLORIDA.
THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO
TRANSPORT IT FROM TEXAS TO
HAWTHORNE AND THEN FLORIDA, THAT
WILL SAVE TIME.
AND THEN WE DESIGNED A VEHICLE
FROM THE ON SET TO BE EASILY
INSPECTED AND REFURBISH.
THE DRAGON 2 TURN AROUND TIMES
ARE GOING TO BE MUCH FASTER.
>> KEN?
>> HI, SPACE UP CLOSE AND ROCKET
STEM.
JESSICA, CAN YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT
THE BOOSTER?
WAS THIS A RECORD TURN AROUND
TIME?
ONLY TWO MONTHS AGO, LIKE YOU
MENTIONED, TALK ABOUT THAT, AND
THEN THE TWO NASA COLLEAGUES,
TALK ABOUT JUST REVIEW WHAT THE
ISS IS DOING LONG-TERM RESEARCH
TO GET OUR ASTRONAUTS TO THE
MOON AND MARS?
TALK ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC
EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE ONGOING.
>> THIS BOOSTER WE HAD A
TWO-MONTH TURN AROUND TIME.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS A RECORD.
WE HAD TWO MONTHS OR EVEN LONGER
THAN TWO MONTHS.
IT WAS FALCON HEAVY THAT
LAUNCHED TWO MONTHS AGO.
WE LANDED BOTH BOOSTERS, AND
THEN TURNED THEM BOTH AROUND TWO
MONTHS LATER FOR THAT MISSION.
I THINK WE TOOK BOTH BOOSTERS
AND THEN THE TURN AROUND FOR TWO
MONTHS AGO.
THAT WAS OUR RECORD TIMING.
THIS IS THE 24TH REFLIGHT.
WE'VE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY WHAT
ARE THE INSPECTIONS THAT WE NEED
TO DO, WHAT ARE THE ONES WE NEED
TO CONTINUE DOING.
WHAT ARE THE ONES THAT WILL
DETERMINE HEY P WE JUST DID AN
INSPECTION ON THAT ONE.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN EFFICIENT WITH
OUR PROCESSES WHILE STILL
STAYING SAFE AND VERIFYING ALL
SYSTEMS.
WE'VE BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AND
WE'LL CONTINUE TO CRUNCH DOWN
THAT TIME AND HOPEFULLY EVEN GET
FASTER.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD QUESTION.
ISS IS WORKING SPECIFIC
EXPERIMENTS IN A COUPLE OF
AREAS.
HUMAN RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS-WISE.
HUMAN RESEARCH, THE FLUID SHIFT
EXPERIMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT PHOTOS IN CREW
MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE OLD
DAYS YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE FIRST
COUPLE OF DAYS OF FLIGHT THEIR
FACES ARE PUFFY BECAUSE WHEN
WE'RE IN SPACE WE DON'T HAVE
GRAVITY HOLDING FLUID DOWN IN
OUR LEGS AND LOWER PARTS OF THE
BODY.
IT SHIFTS TO THE TORSO AND HEAD.
ONE OF THE AFFECT THAT WE'VE
NOTICED IS VISION CHANGES IN
ASTRONAUTS.
VISION CHANGES ON BOARD OF THE
ISS AND FOR SOME EXTENT IN IS A
PERMANENT VISION IN THEIR VISION
AFTER THEY RETURN FROM SPACE.
IT DOESN'T RECOVER TO PRE-FLIGHT
BASELINE.
THE FLUID SHIFT EXPERIMENT IS AN
EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION
INVOLVING CAN WE PULL FLUID BACK
IN THE LEG, AND THE LOWER BODY
NEGATIVE SYSTEM.
WE CAN PULL A BIT OF A CHANGE IN
PRESSURE ON THE LEGS, AND SEE IF
WE CAN PULL FLUID BACK DOWN AND
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY NOT
JUST PRESSURE BUT CHEMICALS, AND
DOES THAT EFFECT AFFECT THE
ASTRONAUTS' VISION IN SPACE.
WE'RE MOSTLY THROUGH 14
DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.
YOU NEED TO BUILD UP ENOUGH
SUBJECT TO GET A GOOD BASELINE
TO COME TO CONCLUSIONS.
ON THE SYSTEM SIDE, ONE OF THE
GREATEST AREAS THAT THE ISS
OFFERS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SYSTEMS.
WHETHER IT'S CARBON DIOXIDE
REMOVAL, HUMIDITY REMOVAL.
THE TOILET SYSTEM.
YOU DON'T WANT A TOILET SYSTEM
GOING TO MARS THE FIRST TIME YOU
USED IT BECAUSE OF THE RISK.
WE'RE TESTING THE THOROUGH MOW
AMINE, A SYSTEM, A TECHNOLOGY
THAT WILL REMOVER CARBON DIOXIDE
FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.
WE'VE HAD SYSTEMS IN THE PAST.
WE'VE HAD THE CDRA SYSTEM, I
FORGET WHAT THE ACRONYM IS BUT
IT REMOVES THE CARBON EYE
OXIDE--DIOXIDE.
AND THERE IS A SCRUBBER THAT
HOLDS THE CARBON DIOXIDE, AND
THIS SYSTEM IS SMALLER AND MORE
EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY, SO WE'RE
ALWAYS TRYING TO GET INTO SMALL
BOXINGS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S SMALL AND RELIABLE.
>> THE IDEA OF CARBON DIOXIDE
REMOVAL.
INCLUDING THE DOCKING SYSTEMS
THAT ARE CLEANING UP.
FLUSHING OUT ALL OF THE
IDIOSYNCHROCY.
THIS MEETS THAT DOCKING SYSTEM
STANDARD THAT WE'RE USING.
FLUSHING OUT ANYTHING THAT WE
NEED TO KNOW NOW IN LOWER ORBIT
WHERE WE RENDEZVOUS AT THE MOON,
AND THEN DOCK OR OUT OF THE
GATEWAY.
THERE IS A LOT NOT JUST THE
SCIENCE BUT PRACTICING HOW THE
SYSTEMS WORK AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON THAT
WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST HAS
STARTED WORKING ON SEPARATION
HOW COM DELAYS WILL EFFECT HOW
WE DO THINGS, INDEPENDENT
PLANNING, AND CHANGE HOW WE
SCHEDULE THE CREW, AND HOW MUCH
AUTONOMY THAT WE GIVE THEM IN
CERTAIN TASK.
THAT BECOMES BURDEN SOME.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO
WAIT ANYONES UPON MINUTES FOR AN
ANSWER.
LEARNING NOW TO DO THAT, WE'RE
PRACTICING THAT ON ISS AS WELL.
>> WE'LL GO TO THE PHONES AND
THEN COME BACK TO THE ROOM.
CHRIS?
>> JESSICA, THE CRS-17 DRAGON
THERE WAS A CABLE THAT POPPED
OFF AT LAUNCH.
WHAT WAS THAT CABLE, AND DID YOU
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ON THE
GROUND SIDE TO FIX THAT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR
BILL OR JESSICA, BUT WHAT ARE
OUR LAUNCH OPPORTUNITIES PAST
THURSDAY IF WEATHER IS
INCORPORATIVE.
>> SO ON SPACE, 17, THAT WAS A
PURGE LINE THAT WAS LEFT
REMAINING ON THE VEHICLE AFTER
LEFT OFF.
WE WENT THROUGH AND DID SOME
INVESTIGATIVE ACTION TO SEE WHY
IT STAYED ON THE VEHICLE.
IT WAS A NON-METALLIC LINE SO NO
DAMAGE TO ANYTHING ON FLIGHT AND
RE-ENTRY.
WE DID LEARN WHY IT REMAINED
ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE.
WE FIXED THOSE FOR ALL OF THE
FLIGHTS MOVING FORWARD, SO WE
SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM
THIS TIME.
WITH REGARDS TO BACK UPDATES.
BILL AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING
TOGETHER.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FACTORS
HERE.
ONE IS DRAGON PHASING.
EVERY DAY IS NOT AVAILABLE JUST
DUE TO WHERE THE SPACE STATION
IS IN ORBIT AND LAUNCHING OUT OF
FLORIDA.
THEN THERE IS ALSO A PROGRESS
DEPARTURE, AND A PROGRESS
LAUNCH.
WE'RE TAKING ALL THREE OF THOSE
FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT TRYING TO
FIND THE NEXT ATTEMPT.
CURRENTLY THE NEXT ATTEMPT COULD
BE AS LATE AS 8/1 BUT WE'RE
STILL WORKING TOGETHER TO REFINE
THAT DATE.
>> IF NOT--IF NOT THURSDAY.
>> CORRECT.
>> THEN WAIT UNTIL EARLY AUGUST.
>> POSSIBLY.
>> RIGHT.
>> NOW I APOLOGIZE WE DO HAVE
ONE MORE QUESTION IN THE ROOM
THAT I WANT TO TAKE BEFORE WE GO
TO THE PHONE.
>> THANKS, A COUPLE OF
WEATHER-RELATED QUESTIONS.
WE ALL FOLLOWED SHUTTING, WHAT
ARE THE RULES FOR THE FALCON 9
ON LIGHTENING AN ANVIL.
WHAT ARE THE DISTANCE FROM THE
PADS AND THOSE SPECIFICS, AND
THEN I HAVE ONE MORE FOR
JESSICA.
>> THE RULES AND EFFECT HAVE NOT
CHANGED.
THEY'RE USER CRITERIA, WHICH
WOULD BE RULES THAT FALCON GIVES
US LIKE THEY DON'T WANT ANY
PRECIPITATION TO FALL ON THE
CAPSULE.
X NUMBER HOURS BEFORE THE
LAUNCH.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO RAIN
SAFETY, WE'RE EVALUATING TEN
LAUNCH CRITERIA, AND THE RULES
HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THE
SHUTTLE DAYS.
THOSE ARE THE RULES WE'RE
MONITORING.
WE CALL THEM RANGE REQUIREMENTS
AS WELL AS USER REQUIREMENTS AS
WELL.
WE'RE EVALUATING THOSE TEN
LIGHTENING LAUNCH CRITERIA,
INCLUDING ATTACHED ANVIL,
CUMULUS CLOUDS, LIGHTENING,
NOTHING IN ESSENCE OF THE STANCE
OFF DISTANCE HAS CHANGED.
WE'RE EVALUATING 10-MILE RAID
YOURS FOR LIGHTENING, AND THEN
WE HAVE TO TAKE WITH THE
DEVIATIONS OF THE FLIGHT PATH.
ASSUMING THAT THE FLIGHT IS
STILL ON A NOMINAL TRAJECTORY,
IT MIGHT BE 10 TO 11 MILES FROM
THE FLIGHT PATH THAT WE'RE
MONITORING NOT ONLY FOR
LIGHTENING BUT PRECIPITATION.
DETACHED ANVIL RULE AND THE
ATTACHED ANVIL RULE.
THOSE ARE FOR TRIGGERED
LIGHTENING STRIKES.
WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT CLOUD
TO GROUND STRIKES.
WE SEE THEM AND WE KNOW WE'RE A
NO-GO FOR LIGHTENING AT THIS
TIME.
BECAUSE WE SAW THE LIGHTENING.
IT IS SHOWS CLOUDS THAT LINGER
IN THE ATMOSPHERE THAT HOLD
THEIR CHARGE THAT WHEN YOU SEND
A ROCKET THROUGH IT, IT COULD
POTENTIALLY TRIGGER ADDITIONAL
LIGHTENING STRIKES.
IT IS THOSE RULES LIKE THE
ATTACHED ANVIL AND DETACHED
ANVIL RULES THAT HAVE SIMILAR
STAND-OFF DISTANCES.
SOME ARE FIVE, THAT WILL ARE A
LITTLE MORE CONSERVATIVE.
THOSE ARE MORE SCARY TO US.
BECAUSE IT MAY LOOK LIKE THE
WEATHER IS CLEAR.
IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THERE WAS A
LIGHTENING STRIKE IN THE PAST 45
MEMBERSHIPS.
BUT IF YOU SEND A ROCKET THROUGH
THAT CLOUD, THAT CLOUD COULD BE
STILL CHARGED ENOUGH TO TRIGGER.
OVER ALL, NOTHING HAS REALLY
CHANGED SINCE THEN, IN TERMS OF
RANGE SAFETY IN THAT CRITERIA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND JESSICA, EVERYBODY IN THIS
AREA, IT LOOKED TO US THAT YOU
HAD ONE THAT YOU TRIED TO DO AND
THEN COULDN'T AND THEN A COUPLE
OF DAYS LATER YOU OBVIOUSLY DID.
WE'RE HEADING INTO ROUGH WEEKS.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT WAS,
AND WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM THE
FIRST TIME.
>> YEP, YEP, NO ACTUATER ISSUES.
THERE ARE SENSORS ON THE FIRST
STAGE THAT DETECTED A SMALL
OXYGEN LEAK.
WHEN WE DETECTED THAT WE ABORTED
THAT ATTEMPT SO WE COULD GO IN,
INSPECT, REPAIR AND CLOSE OUT
THE VEHICLE.
THAT WOUND UP TAKING A COUPLE OF
DAYS.
WE MADE SURE THAT THE VEHICLE
WAS SAFE TO RETURN TO ANOTHER
STATIC FIRE.
THAT HAPPENED ON FIRE.
THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE LEAK WAS
NO LONGER PRESENCE AND THE
VEHICLE WAS HEALTHY FOR FLIGHT.
THAT WAS FRIDAY.
THEN IT JUST TOOK TIME TO GET
DRAGON INSTALLED.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A LAUNCH
OPPORTUNITY YESTERDAY DUE TO
ORBITAL MECHANICS, SO WE'RE HERE
TODAY.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE
PHONE NOW.
FIRST WE HAVE IRENE FROM
AVIATION WEEK.
>> HI, THANK YOU.
I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS AND THEN A
DRAGON QUESTION.
IS THERE A COST FOR HOW MUCH
THIS REPLACEMENT IDA 3 WAS, AND
WILL IT TAKE MORE THAN ONE FOR
INSTALLATION?
>> I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T KNOW THE
COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDA SO
WE WOULD HAVE TO GO LOOK THAT
ONE UP FOR YOU.
BUT THERE IS ONE EVA FOR THE
INSTALL OF THE EVA.
WE HAVE DONE WORK TO PREP IT ON
OTHERS THAT WE'VE DONE LEADING
UP TO THAT, BUT IT IS AN
AVAILABLE EVA TO INSTALL THE
IDA.
>> AND FOR JESSICA, WHAT DO
YOU--WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE
OPERATIONAL LIFETIME OF A DRAGON
1 TO BE?
WILL THIS BE THE LAST FLIGHT OF
THIS CAP ACTUAL?
AND ONCE THE DRAGON TWO STARTS
FLYING, DO YOU INTEND TO PHASE
OUT THE USE OF THE DRAGON 1s?
>> YES, FOR DRAGON 1 CERTIFIED
FOR THREE FLIGHTS.
THAT'S JUST A MAXIMUM THAT WE
NEEDED WITH THE FLEET THAT WAS
IN EXISTENT.
THE CRS 19 AND CRS 20 ARE THIRD
FLIGHTS OF THE CAP ACTUALS.
THEN WHEN IT IS RETIRED AND WE
SWITCH OVER TO THE CONTRACT
WHERE WE FLY THE DRAGON 20
VEHICLES, THE MODIFIED VERSION
OF THE COMMERCIAL CREW VEHICLE,
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THE
MANIFEST WORKS OUT BUT THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR AT THIS
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IRENE, DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE
FOLLOW UPS BEFORE I MOVE TO THE
NEXT PERSON ON THE PHONE?
>> NO, I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT REPORTER ON THE
PHONE, WE HAVE JESS FROM SPACE
NEWS.
>> GOOD MORNING, QUESTION FOR
BILL OR JESSICA, TALKING ABOUT
THE TRANSITION TO CRS 2.
WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE FIRST
SPACEX MISSION TO TAKE PLACE,
AND WOULD THAT BE AFFECTED IF
THERE IS STILL TESTING THE
DRAGON TWO VEHICLE FOR
COMMERCIAL CREW.
>> THANKS.
>> SURE.
>> SO THE FIRST APPLICATION IS
CRS 21.
IT IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR Q
3 OF NEXT YEAR.
YES, IT IS A DRAGON TWO VEHICLE.
BUT THE CAPSULE DOES NOT HAVE
THE FLY FLOW SYSTEM.
WHILE IT IS LARGELY THE SAME
VEHICLE, THE SYSTEM THAT WAS
INVOLVED IN OUR INFLIGHT ABORT
TEST ANOMALY IS NOT ON THE CARGO
VEHICLE.
THERE IS SOME TIE, AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING
THAT WE LEARNED FROM THAT
INVESTIGATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY
SUSCEPTIBILITIES WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY'RE COVERED IN THE
VEHICLE.
BUT AS OF THIS POINT IN TIME WE
DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT ANOMALY
INVESTIGATION TO HOLD UP TO
CARGO DRAGON TWO.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WE
LEARNED THAT WE LEARNED
SOMETHING THAT WAS APPLICABLE TO
A DIFFERENT SUB SYSTEM ON THE
VEHICLE WE WANT TO TAKE THAT
INTO ACCOUNT.
BECAUSE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY
IS NUMBER ONE.
THAT'S ALWAYS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN SCHEDULE.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT
TIED TOGETHER.
ANY FOLLOW UP FROM YOU?
>> NO, THAT'S IT, THANKS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO
THE ROOM NOW.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT I DIDN'T
GET TO YET?
YES, OVER HERE?
>> THIS IS FOR JESSICA, WORKING
ON IN THIS FIRST REITERATION OF
THE CARGO DRAGON, ARE THERE ANY
SURPRISES THAT YOU'VE LEARNED BY
USABILITY THAT YOU'RE APPLYING
TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CARGO
MISSION?
>> I THINK WE LEARNED IT PRETTY
EARLY ON.
BUT WITH THE VEHICLE SPLASHING
DOWN IN THE OCEAN YOU WANT TO
AVOID SALTWATER CORROSION AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
SEALING THE VEHICLE.
ONE IS SEALING AND THE OTHER IS
ABSCESS ABILITY.
THAT THERE ARE AREAS THAT NEED
TO BE INSPECTED, AND YOU'RE ABLE
TO DO THAT QUICKLY.
WE LEARNED THAT FROM DRAGON 1,
AND THEN PUT THAT TO DRAGON 2
FROM THE ON SET FOR WATER
SEALING AND REFURBISHMENT.
>> THE SECOND PHASE WILL LAND IN
THE ATLANTIC.
>> ALL DRAGON 2s WILL LAND IN
THE ATLANTIC.
>> A QUICK FOLLOW UP FOR
JESSICA.
WITH A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
CRS 1 AND CRS 2 CONTRACTS.
WE'VE SEEN THESE CARGO DRAGONS
CAN GO FROM 40 TO 39 A.
ARE THE CREW DRAGONS WHEN
THEY'RE CONFIGURED FOR CARGO
ONLY, ARE THEY ALSO ABLE TO GO
FROM EITHER PAD OR ONLY 39 A.
>> YES, THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THEM
GO FROM 39-A AND LATE LOAD THE
TIME CRITICAL CARGO.
THE CREW ARM IS GREAT.
IT'S AWESOME FOR LATE LOAD
CARGO.
IF WE EVER DID HAVE TO GO TO 40,
WE DO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE
THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH
FROM THERE.
BUT THAT WON'T BE THE NOMINAL
PLAN.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS HERE IN THE
ROOM?
YES, KEN?
>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS
DRAGON TWO.
ARE THESE THEN COMPLETELY
SEPARATE FROM THE CREW DRAGONS?
YOU KNOW, THE DANING CARGO DRAG.
S ARE THEE COMPLETELY SEPARATE
VEHICLES, THEN?
>> THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.
THE DRACO SYSTEM IS SIMILAR.
WE USE THE SAME DOCKING ADAPTER.
THE DOCKING SYSTEM THAT WE BUILT
FOR THE DEMO ONE MISSION THAT
SUCCESSFULLY DOCKED AT THE SPACE
STATION THAT DOCKING SYSTEM AS
WELL AS THE GUIDANCE AND A HALF
GAS STATION SENSORS, THOSE ARE
ALL BE USED ON DRAGON 2.
ANYWHERE WE COULD MAKE THE SUB
SYSTEMS THE SAME, WE DID.
BUT ONCE YOU GO INTO THE CAPSULE
WE'LL HAVE CARGO RACKS AND THE
CARGO ACCOMMODATIONS.
>> THEY'LL BE NEVER USED FOR
CREW DRAG.
JUST CARGO.
>> YES, AS SOON AS WE BUILD THE
WE WILLMENT, A LOT OF SYSTEMS
ARE THE SAME, THEY ARE
REALLY--THEY WILL BE DIFFERENT
VEHICLES.
WE WON'T INTERCHANGE BETWEEN
CARGO AND CREW.
>> JIM SIEGAL GET, ANOTHER
QUESTION FOR JESSICA.
SO HOW MANY DRAGON 1S WERE BUILT
OR HAVE BEEN BUILT OR ARE BEING
BUILT?
HOW MANY DRAGON 2s, BOTH CARGO
AND CREW ARE BEING PLANNED, AND
IF YOUR CUSTOMER, LIKE NASA,
FLIES INTO A FLIGHT CREW IN A
DRAG.
DOES YOUR COST TO THEM LESS?
IS IT ALSO LESS FOR THE BOOSTER
AS WELL?
THANK YOU.
>> YES, SO IF I CAN GET THESE
NUMBERS RIGHT.
FOR DRAGON ONE, I THINK OUR
FLEET SIZE WAS 13.
BUT THAT INCLUDES ALL THE WAY
BACK TO THE COST MISSION.
EVEN OUR DEMONSTRATION MISSION.
I THINK WE BUILT 13 DRAG.
1s.
DRAGON 2, THE FULL DEMAND FOR
THAT, THERE ARE STILL MISSIONS
OUT TO THE FUTURE THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN TURNED ON.
WE'LL HAVE TO DETERMINE THE SIZE
OF THAT FLEET AS WE WORK WITH
NASA.
THESE STILL UNDER WORK.
AND FORGOT YOUR SECOND QUESTION.
>> SO IF YOUR CUSTOMER SUCH AS
NASA, REFURBISHED.
>> RIGHT, DRAGON OR FALCON #.
>> IS THE COST FOR THEM LESS?
>> RIGHT, FOR RIGHT NOW CRS 1
AND 2 ARE SERVICE CONTRACT.
IT IS OUR JOB TO DELIVER CARGO
SERVICES TO THE SPACE STATION.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH NASA FOR
EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALL OF
THE ADDITIONAL WORK THEY HAD TO
DO TO GET TO FLIGHT.
PROVEN DRAGONS AS WELL AS
FLIGHT-PROVEN FALCON 9.
WE DID PROVIDE EQUITABLE
ADJUSTMENTS AND WORKED WITH NASA
ON THOSE.
>> NEXT QUESTION?
SEEING NO HANDS I'LL WRAP THIS
UP.
AS A REMINDER, LAUNCH IS
SCHEDULED FOR 64:00 EASTERN
DAYLIGHT TIME THIS EVENING.
WE HOPE THE WEATHER COOPERATION,
AND OUR LAUNCH COVERAGE BEGINS
RIGHT HERE ON NASA TELEVISION AT
6:00 SHARP THIS EVENING.
FOR MORE VISIT www.NASA.gov
/SPACE, MISSION AND
WWW.NASA.GOV/MISSION.
THANK YOU.