>> SMA IS GO.
>> NASA TEAM IS READY TO
PROCEED.
>> IGNITION, 2-1-0.
RELEASE AND LIFTOFF.
AS THE COUNTDOWN TO MARS
CONTINUES.
THE PERSEVERANCE OF HUMANITY
WATCHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF
ROBOTIC EXPLORERS'2hk5óKYK
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THE MARS PERSEVERANCE ROVER TO
THE RED PLANET.
WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS HEREhÑ NW
TO TALK ABOUT THE LAUNCH AND I
WANT TO GET TO█ç THOSE RIGHT NO.
TO MY LEFT, WE BEGIN WITH JIM
BRIDEN STEIN, THE NASA
ADMINISTRATOR.
WE ALSO8
iÑiÑ'KóÑiç<i
AND TORRE BRUNO, PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF UNITED LAUNCH ALIGNS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH
OUR ADMINISTRATOR AND A FEW
COMMENTS.
OF COURSE IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE
LAUNCH HERE AT THE KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER AND█ç A SUCCESSFUL ONE AT
THAT, SENDING THE ROVER ON ITS
WAY.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A SMALL
COMMUNICATION ISSUE WITH THE
SPACECRAFT AND WE'RE GOING TO
SPACECRAFT AND WE'REx=K O"áTO
SPACECRA JIM START US OFF AND T0
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IN THAT PUTS US IN A POSITION
WHERE THE CARRIER WAVE IS
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A STRONG
CARRIER WAVE, A STRONG SIGNAL,
BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LOCK
ON TO THE MODULATION OF█ç THAT
SIGNAL TO RECEIVE THE66 DATA.
EVERYTHING IS GOING ACCORDING TO
PLAN.
WE DO NEED TO█ç FINE TUNE OUR
RECEIVING STATIONS ON THE GROUND
AND DO SOME THINGS TO CAPTURE
THAT SIGNAL AND LOCK ON, BUT I
THINK WE'RE IN GREAT SHAPE.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR NASA.
I JUST WANTS TO THANK YOU TO█ç R
PARTNERS AT UNITED LAUNCH
ALLIANCE.
TORY BRUNO, YOUR TEAM DID AN
ABSOLUTE MAGNIFICENT JOB.
IT█ç COULDN'T HAVE GONE ANY BETR
FROM A LAUNCH PERSPECTIVE AND
OUR TEAM THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER.
THE WHOLE NASA TEAM IS GRATEFUL
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS
COME TOGETHER, SO THANK█ç YOU,
DARRELL AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM THE OTHERS AND
ANSWERING QUESTIONS█ç.
WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS AFTER
EXPERIENCING HE THIS AND SEEING
THE SCIENCE MISSION ON ITS WAY?
>> I'M RELIEVED.
IT'S A SPACE MISSION NOW.
IT USED TO BE█ç AN ENGINEERING
PROJECT ON THE GROUND, IT'S A
SPACE MISS NOW AND IT'S ON THE
WAY TO MARS.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE HOPED IT
WOULD BE AT RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING THAT I
WARRANT TO DO ALSO IS█ç JUST ADD
MY GRATITUDE, LONG SERVICES,
UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE AND OF
COURSE JPL AND MANY PARTNERS
BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND█ç DOMESTC
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS THAT GOT US
THERE.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU.
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE I'M PROUD OF AND
THAT IS THAT THIS ENTIRE LAUNCH
FROM THE BEGINNING WITH ALL█ç TE
UNCERTAINTY THE LAUNCH BRINGS
THROUGH NOW, WE DO SO WITH
CAMERAS ON AND WE COMMUNICATE
CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY AND OPENLY.
WE BELIEVE AND I KNOW WE FEEL
EXACTLY THE█ç SAME WAY, JIM, IS
THAT INSPIRATION COMES FROM
TAKING THAT RISK AND MAKING IT
REALLY CLEAR AND OPEN, WHAT█ç AL
THE SUCCESSES ARE AND EVERY ONCE
IN A WHILE, WE NEED TWO ATTEMPTS
TO GET THIS DOWN AND I OWN THE
GREEN AND DOWN.
THE POINT IS THIS IS JUST SPACEç
MISSION.
I LOOK AT HUNDRED SPACE MISSIONS
OR SO EACH DAY IN MY EMAIL AND
ISSUES OF THAT TYPE AND OTHERS
OCCUR, AND WE COMMUNICATE THAT█ç
OPENLY AND I JUST THINK THAT'S
WHERE THE INSPIRATION COMES
FROM.
I WAS SO EXCITED FOR EXAMPLE TO
MEET THESE 27th GRADERS THAT
DID NAME PERSEVERANCE█ç AND
INGENUITY.
I'M SO GRATEFUL AND SO EXCITED
FOR THIS MISSION.
THEIR TIME HERE WATCHING FROM
THE FIFTH FLOOR AND GETTING ALL
THE EXCITEMENT THAT GOES INTO
WATCHING SOMETHING THEY HELPED
NAME GO UP INTO SPACE.
LAURI, LET'S GET█ç TO YOU NOW.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING FUN PLANNED
FOR US.
>> I DO, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT,
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT ALSO TO
THANK YOU OF COURSE ULA AND LSP
AND JPL AND█ç ALL THE SCIENTISTS
AND ENGINEERS THAT WORKED ON THE
MARS 2020 PROJECT, ALL OF THEM
THAT GOT US HERE TODAY.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THE
ENTIRE TEAM, SO THANKS GO TO ALç
OF THEM.
I DO HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR
FOLKS TODAY.
WE ARE TAKING THE WHOLE WORLD
WITH US ON OUR WAY TO MARS AND
AS PART OF█ç THAT, WE RAN A
CAMPAIGN WITH JPL OH INVITE THE
WORLD TO HELP US WITH THE
COUNTDOWN TO MARS, SO WHAT I'D
LIKE TO DO IS SHARE█ç THAT, A
LITTLE SHORT VIDEO THAT WE'VE
PUT TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF
FOLKS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.█ç█ç
>>█ç 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
>> AND LIFTOFF.
AS THE COUNTDOWN TO MARS█ç
CONTINUES.
>> LIFTOFF!
JEWEL PERSEVERANCE OF HUMANITY
WATCHING THE NEXT█ç GENERATION F
EXPLORERS TO THE RED PLANET.
>> LIFTOFF!█ç
>> BONN VOYAGE![██
>> THAT WAS GREAT, LORI.
>> GREAT.
>> REALLY ENJOYED SEEIOW ALL
THOSE KIDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
HELPING OUT AND CONTRIBUTE SOME
OF THEIR CREATIVE GENIUS TO OUR
MISSION HERE.
WE WANT TO TURN NOW OUR
ATTENTION TO MAT WALLACE, TE
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER WHO IT
LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE DOING SOME
COMMUNICATING YOURSELF OVER
THERE.
TELL US WHAT THE LATEST IS WITH
THE ROVER.
>> I WAS JUST GETTING AN UPDATEç
LET ME START BY SAYING, I
EXPRESSION MY GRATITUDE AND
GRATITUDE TO THE PEOPLE TO MY
RIGHT SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT OR
SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS, FOR A LONG,
LONG█ç TIME ESPECIALLY OVER THE
LAST COUPLE MONTHS WHEN WE WERE
GOING THROUGH THE VERY STRENUOUS
PERIOD DEALING WITH THE
PANDEMIC.
IT REALLY TOOK THE ENTIRE AGENCY
TO STEP UP AND HELP US█ç AND THY
DIDN'T HESITATE AND THEY DID IT
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM THE ULA, AND
LAUNCH SERVICES TEAM AFTER ME,
Aj"KT$U$EY GAVE US A PERFECTE,
LAUNCH THIS MORNING, RIGHT DOWN
THE MIDDLE.
COULDN'T HAVE AIMED US ANY
BETTER.
WE LOOKED GREAT COMING
Mjy OFF█ç THEAT COMING
CENTAUR.
THEY REALLY PUSHED TO KEEP US ON
THIS LAUNCH WINDOW.
IF YOU MISS█ç THIS WINDOW, YOU'E
GOT TO WAIT A COUPLE OF YEARS SO
IT WAS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR
TO US HIT THIS.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE
PROFESSIONALISM AND SUPPORT THEY
GAVE US OVER THE LAST COUPLE OFç
MONTHS IN PARTICULAR.
ALSO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
THE TEAM, THE TEAM OUT THERE,
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE
REALLY STEPPED UP AND MADE THIS
A SPECIAL MISSION,█ç AND AS PEOE
HAVE ALLUDED TO, PERSEVERANCE
HAS BECOME A PRETTY GOOD NAME
FOR THIS MISSION, SO LET ME TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE█ç
BEEN DEALING WITH JUST TODAY.
AS I SAID, THE SPACECRAFT LOOKED
GREAT PRELAUNCH.
WE WENT INTO LAUNCH MODE.
WE GET TELEMETRY VIA█ç THE LAUNH
VEHICLE, TELEMETRY COMMUNICATION
ALL THE WAY THROUGH SEPARATION
OF THE UPPER STAGE AND THEN WE
GO INTO A PERIOD WHERE WE HAVE
TO WAIT UNTIL WE COME OUT OF THç
ECLIPSE OF THE EARTH,
ESSENTIALLY THE EARTH IS
SHADOWING THE SUN AND THEREFORE
THE SPACECRAFT DOESN'T HAVE A
LOT OF POWER, AND SO WE DON'T
TURN ON OUR HIGH POWERED█ç
TRANSMITTER AND WE WAIT UNTIL
WE'RE IN A BETTER POWER
SITUATION TO DO THAT.
SO AT ABOUT 9:15 OR SO THIS
MORNING, AS EXPECTED, THE
TRANSMITTER TURNEEç ON, THE
SIGNAL STRENGTH LOOKED VERY GOOD
AT THE RECEIVED STATION.
THERE WERE REALLY NO INDICATIONS
OF ANY ISSUES.
THE█ç NAVIGATION SIGNAL, THE
DOPPLER THAT WE ANALYZED TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT
TRAJECTORY LOOKED VERY GOOD.
THE ONE PROBLEM WE HAD IS WE
COULDN'T -- THE TERMINOLOGY WE
USE█ç IS WE COULDN'T LOCK UP OUR
TELEMETRY SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT
MEANS IS THAT WE HAVE TO
MODULATE OUR TELEMETRY ON THE
SUB CARRIER█ç AND THEN DEMODULAE
THAT SUB CARRIER, WHICH SOUNDS
PRETTY TECHNICAL BUT BASICALLY
IT ALLOWS US TO READ THE
INFORMATION AND THE DATA COMING
FROM THE SPACECRAFT.
NOW, IT TURNS OUT█ç THAT THE DEP
SPACE NETWORK IS REALLY DESIGNED
TO TALK TO SPACE CRAFT THAT ARE
A LONG, LONG WAY AWAY, YOU KNOW,
SPACECRAFT█ç LIKE VOYAGER, TENSF
BILLIONS OF MILES AWAY.
THEY HAVE VERY SENSITIVE
RECEIVERS, VERY BIG ANTENNAS AND
TO CONFIGURE THEM IN FACT TO
TALK TO A SPACECRAFT THAT IS
THIS CLOSE TO THE█ç EARTH IS A
LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AND
SO WE KNOW AND WE HAVE HAD
ISSUES IN THE PAST BEFORE, IN
FACT, THE LAST MISSION I WORD
-91ñ THE CURIOSITY MISSION, WHIH
LAUNCHED IN 2011 HAD THIS ISSUE
WHERE WE WERE BASICALLY
SATURATING THE RECEIVER AT THE
GROUND STATION, AND SO IT TAKESç
US A LITTLE WHILE TO ESSENTIALLY
FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONFIGURE THE
GROUND STATIONS SUCH THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO DEMODULATE THAT
TELEMETRY SIGNAL AND GET THE
INFORMATION FROM THEç SPACECRAF,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING THROUGH OVER THE LAST
HOUR, OUR, OUR AND A HALF OR SO
SINCE THE TRANSMITTER TURNED ON.
I DID█ç JUST AS THE ADMINISTRATR
WAS SPEAKING, I DID JUST GET A
TEXT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LOCUM
ON THAT TELEMETRY AND TO WE'LL
BE STARTING TO GET SOME
INFORMATION ON█ç SPACECRAFT AND
SPACECRAFT HEALTH VERY SOON.
THE GOOD NEWS THOUGH IS THAT ALL
THE INDICATIONS THAT WE HAVE AND
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW ARE THAT THE
SPACECRAFT IS JUST FINE.
IT'S█ç A VERY STABLE SPACECRAFT.
IT'S A SPINNING SPACECRAFT.
OUR█ç CENTAUR STAGE SPINS US AT
TWO EVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE.
IT'S LIKE A SPINNING TOP, YOU
CAN'T KNOCK IT OVER, SO IT'S
VERY STABLE.
WE KNOW IT'S GETTING GOOD█ç POW.
WE KNOW THE TRANSMITTER'S ON.
IT'S REALLY TAKING A LOOK THE AT
THE TELEMETRY THAT WE'VE LOCKED
UP ON AND█ç GETTING A HEALTH
STATUS FROM THE TEAM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE,
THAT IS GREAT NEWS TO HERE.
LETS TURN NOW TO OMAR BAEZ, THE
LAUNCH DIRECTOR FROM NASA LAUNCH
OF ACCOLADES, OMAR.
HOW DID YOU FEEL THE TEAM
PERFORMED TODAY?
>> OH, FANTASTIC, HONORED,
PROUD.
THOSE ARE THE KIND█ç OF WORDS TT
I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW,
ECSTATIC, YOU KNOW.
IT WAS A VERY QUIET COUNT FOR█ç
US.
ABOUT THE ONLY EXCITEMENT WAS A
COUPLE OF INSTRUMENTS DROPPING
OUT WITH THE RANGE AND THEN AT
ABOUT 20 MINUTES, MAT CAME OVER
TO US AND SAID HEY,█ç WE JUST HD
AN EARTHQUAKE IN PASADENA AND
WE'LL SEE IF WE'RE STILL OK AS
FAR AS THE CRIMINAL ROOM THERE
AND THE INFORMATION THEY WERE
GETTING AND THEY█ç RESPONDED BAK
REALLY QUICK.
AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY WE HIT IT
RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
WINDOW.
THE VEHICLE█ç PERFORMED PERFECT.
WE RELEASED THEM AT JUST OVER
25,000 MILES AN HOUR SO WE'LL
MAKE THAT SEPARATION DISTANCE ID
FOR LOCKING ON.
IT WILL BECOME EASIER.
SO DARYL,█ç JUST PROUD, PROUD TO
BE A PART OF THIS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THIS -- WITH MATT
AND COMPANY AND SO HAS THE
PREDECESSOR THE LAUNCH SERVICES
PROGRAM FROM█ç WHEN WE DID
SOJOURNER.
WE HAD LESS GRAY HAIR THEN, BUT
IT'S JUST A PROUD MOMENT, AND
I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF█ç IT AD
I'M GLAD THAT OUR PROGRAM COULD
PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO GET
THIS ON ITS WAY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN TO
YOUR TEAM.
YOU CERTAINLY HAD A GOOD█ç PARTR
IN THIS EFFORT, UNITED LAUNCH
ALLIANCE AND SO NOW WE'LL TURN
TO TORY BRUNO, THE CEO AND
PRESIDENT.
YOU SAID THIS ROCKET GO.1
YOU SAID THIS ROCKET GO.1 LEP
OFF THE PAD AND INDEED IT DID.
THAT THING GOT OUT OF HERE IN A
HURRY.
>> YES, IT DID.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AS YOU
SAW IN THE VIDEO AND THE WINDS
WERE NEARLY DEAD█ç CALM OCCUPANT
AT THE PAD, AND SO AS YOU HEARD,
WE IGNITED THE ATLAS PERFORMED
REALLY NOMINALLY THROUGHOUT THE
MISSION AND█2WE ENDED UP A AN
EXTRAORDINARY ORBITAL INSERTION
AND REALLY THE ONLY EXCITEMENT
THAT WE HAD TODAY AT ALL IS WHAT
OMAR REFERRED TO WHERE PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA THOUGHT THEY█ç FELT N
EARTHQUAKE BUT REALLY THEY WERE
JUST FEELING MIGHTY ATLAS
CROUCHING DOWN TO LEAP OFF THE
EARTH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE
APPRECIATE THAT.
A LITTLE RUMBLE IN█ç CALIFORNIA
AND SOME RUMBLE HERE IN FLORIDA.
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW GOING TO
GO TO THE PHONES AND GET SOME
QUESTIONS FROM OUR MEDIA MEMBERS
OUT THERE, AND█ç WE'LL ALSO TAKE
QUESTIONS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AT
THE HASH TAG COUNTDOWN TO MARS.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH PAUL BRINKMAN
WHO'S ON THE PHONE WHO WAS WITH
UPI.█ç
PAUL, GO AHEAD.
>> HI, YEAH, THANKS VERY MUCH.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAUNCH
HERE, BUT ALL THIS IS AIMED AT
UPPER MARS ARRIVAL IN SEVEN
MONTHS.
CAN I ASK ONo OF YOU, I GUESS
MATT WALLACE TO TALK ABOUT THAT
NEXT BIG STEP IN THE PROCESS,
HOW DO YOU VERIFY THAT THE CRAFT
HAS PROPERLY ARRIVED AT MARS AND
THEN FOR THE ENTRY AND LANDING,
IS THIS█ç BASICALLY A TOTAL COPY
OF THE EDL OR CURIOSITY OR HOW
IS IT DIFFERENT?
>> YEAH, SURE, Yç CAN TALK ABOU6
[LCá1AA?sç%█WK%iVnCAN TALK ABOU6
THOSE.nyz
WELL, WE'LLiÑ SPENDi THE NEXT SX
AND A HALF MONTHS OR SO IN
CRUISE AND DO A LOT OF
ENGINEERING CHECKOUTION AND
HEALTH CHECKS AND MAKE SURE THED
AND AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER
TO THE OUTER ATMOSPHERE, THERE'S
MORE AND MORE AUTONOMY
ESPECIALLY THIS SPACECRAFT
ESSENTIALLY STARTS TO DO WHAT IT
NEEDS TO DO ON ITS OWN WITHOUT
OUR..2&ñ INTERACTION.
AND THEN WE DO LAND IN A WAY
THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO
CURIOSITY.
WE'RE ABLE TO LEVERAGE A LOT OF
THE INVESTMENT WE MADE IN THAT
MISSION, GETTING CURIOSITY DOWN
TO█ç GAIL CREATOR.
SO WE COME IN ON THE ORDER OF
12,000 MILES AN HOUR.
OUR ENTRY CAPSULE WILL SLOW US
DOWN.
WE WILL STEER THAT ENTRY CAPSULE
HIGHER SONICALLY SO THAT WE AIM
RIGHT AT OUR LANDING SITE, AND
THEN WHEN WE'RE STILL MOVING AT
ABOUT MACH, TO, WE INFLATE OUR
PARACHUTE.
THAT'S AN EXCITING MOMENT IN THE
MISSION AND THAT WILL SLOW US
DOWN TO MAYBE 150 MILES AN█ç HOR
OR SO.
AND THEN THE HEAT SHIELD AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE ENTRY CAPSULE
DROPS OFF AND WE START TO
ACQUIRE THE GROUND.
AT THIS POINT, WE DO DO
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
THAN CURIOSITY.
DID THAT WITH THAT WE HAVE
HAZARD AVOIDANCE CAPABILITY, A
VERY POWERFUL NEW SYSTEM.
WE CALL IT TERRAIN NAVIGATION
AND IT ENABLES US TO TARGET
ZESIRO CREATOR AND NOT SOMETHING
WE COULD█ç HAVE GOTTEN INTO WITH
THE CURIOSITY MISSION.
THERE ARE TOO MANY LANDING
HAZARDS.
THE WAY IT WORKS, WE TAKE A
PICTURE AS WE'RE COMING DOWN AND
THEN WE FIND OURSELVES IN A MAP
THAT WE HAVE STORED ONBOARD FROM
ORBITAL IMAGERY, AND ONCE WE
KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THAT MAP,
WE ESSENTIALLY DIVERT THE
SPACECRAFT AWAY FROM THE HAZARDS
THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO IT
DURING LANDING.
WE█ç DO THAT DURING POWER DESCE.
WE HAVE ASCENT STAGE THAT
CARRIES THE ROVER WITH EIGHT
MAIN BIG ENGINES DOWN TO THE
SURFACE.
AS THE ROVER GETS CLOSE TO THE
SURFACE, IT DEPLOYS DOWN ON A
THEY GOER, THAT'S CALLED A SKY
CRANE MANEUVER.
THE ROVER WILL TOUCHDOWN ON ITS
WHEELS, WE'LL CULT THE TETHER
AND BE READY TO GO ON THE
SURFACE.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF
SIMILARITIES, BUT WE HAVE SOME
NEW CAPABILITIES AS WELL TO HELP
US GET INTO THESE MORE
SCIENTIFICALLY█ç INTERESTING
SITES.
>> THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO
WAIT SIX AND A HALF MONTHS FOR
ALL OF THIS.
THANKS FOR DESCRIBING THOSE
EXCITING MOMENTS THAT WILL BE
HAPPENING IN THAT TIME, FEBRUAR.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM MARSHA
DUNN WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS.
GO AHEAD.
>> YES, HI.
PROBABLY FOR MATT.
I'M WONDERING PROVIDED THIS WALK
ON THE DAY TO STAY SOLID, HOW
MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO WAIT
TO GET A FULL READ ON THE
SPACECRAFT HEALTH AND I'M
GOT THAT TEXT A FEW MINUTES AGO
IF THIS LED TO SOME EXTRA SWEATY
PALMS, A LITTLE BIT OF HEART
FLUTTERING UNTIL, YOU KNOW,
AFTER A LONG DAY.
THANKS.
>> I'M NOT SURE I HEARD THE
ENTIRE QUESTION, BUT I THINK TH█
FIRST PART WAS ASSOCIATED WITH
HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE BEFORE WE
HAD SOME SPACECRAFT TELEMETRY.
THE TEAM WILL BE POURING THROUGH
THAT TELEMETRY AS WE SPEAK,
ANOTHER 30 TO 60 MINUTES█ç WE'LL
HAVE A PRETTY GOOD UNDERSTANDING
OF DIFFERENT SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS.
THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THE POWER
PRODUCTION OUT OF THE SOLAR
ARRAYS, LEGAL BE LOOKING AT THE
TEMPERATURE AROUND THE
SPACECRAFT, THERMAL CONDITIONS,
WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE TAKING A LOOK
AT THE TELECOMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS, BE LOOKING FOR ANY
OTHER FAULTS OR ANOMALIES
OBVIOUSLY ON THE SPACECRAFT, BUT
I WOULD SAY ON THE ORDER OF 30
TO 60 MINUTES OR SO FROM NOW
WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE, PROBABLY.
>> AND THE SECOND PART█ç OF HER
QUESTION WAS HOW ARE YOU FEELING
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AND
THIS FIRST PART OF THE MISSION?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S, THERE'S
ALWAYS A BIT OF RELIEF WHEN YOU,
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET THROUGH
THE LAUNCH CYCLE, AND THE
SPACECRAFT SEPARATES.
YOU KNOW, SPACECRAFT IS REALLY
DESIGNED TO OPERATE AS I THINK
THOMAS WAS SAYING IN SPACE.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S HAPPIEST, YOU
KNOW.
MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WE RUN INTO
ARE BECAUSE WE'RE IN A TEST
CONFIGURATION THAT'S NOT REALLY
FLIGHT█ç LIKE, INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH.
SO I THINK THE TEAM IS OBVIOUSLY
VERY RELIEVED TO BE ON OUR WAY
AND THE SPACECRAFT IS GENERALLY
IS, AS WELL.
>> VERY GOOD.
OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES TO US
FROM LAUREN GRUSH WITH THE
VERGE.
LAUREN.
>> HI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TAKING MY QUESTION AND CONGRATS
ON THE LAUNCH TODAY.
I'M CURIOUS, IS THERE ANY EXTRA
RISK INTRODUCED BY NOT BEING
ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE
SPACECRAFT RIGHT AT THE TIME OF
SIGNAL ACQUISITION OR REALLY
JUST PEACE OF MInD
HEAD OF YOURF MInD
FIRST BIG MANEUVER.
ALSO HAD YOU PREPPED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF THIS
COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SINCE IT
HAPPENED WITH CURIOSITY.
THANK YOU.
>> WHAT WAS THE FIRST PART OF
THE QUESTION?
>> SHE WAS ASKING ABOUT THE, YOU
KNOW, THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE
SPACECRAFT IN TERMS OF GETTING
THAT ACQUISITION TO SIGNAL, IS
IT A PROBLEM THAT YOU DON'T LOCK
IN INITIALLY.
>> NO, WELL AS I SAID, THE
SPACECRAFT IS AS I JUST FINISHED
SAYING IS REALLY DESIGNED TO BE
IN SPACE.
IT'S A VERY INHERENTLY STABLE█ç
SPACECRAFT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF
TIME TO WORK THROUGH THE
COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE NEED TO
DO URGENTLY.
IN FACT, WE GOT SUCH A GOOD, YOX
KNOW, INSERTION FROM THE LAUNCH
VEHICLE, YOU KNOW,mSMó WE'VE GOT
PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE WE HAVE TO
MAKE OUR FIRST TRAJECTORY
CORRECTION MANEUVER.
IN MY NATIONALLY IT'S ABOUT 15
DAYS AFTER LAUNCH BUT WE
PROBABLY HAVE TIME WELL BEYOND
THAT BASED ON HOW WELL WE DID,
SO WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO
GET THE SIGNAL AND START█ç
INTERACTING WITH THE SPACECRAFT
AND DOING THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TURN NOW TO IRENE KLOTZ
WITH AVIATION WEEK.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANKS.
I MAY HAVE -- I'M NOT SURE IF I
HEARD THIS CORRECTLY BUT ONCE
THE SPACECRAFT REACHES, IS IT
25,000 MILES THAT THIS ISSUE
BECOMES MOOT WHETHER OR NOT
YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THE COMES BY
MODULATING THE SIGNAL OR NOT?█ç
THAT'S FOR MATT, IN OTHER WORDS,
HOW FAR AWAY DOES PERSEVERANCE
NEED TO BE BEFORE IT ENTERS THE
TRUE DEEP SPACE MODE OF
COMMUNICATIONS?
>> YEAH, I THINK IT WAS TORRE OR
MAYBE OMAR THAT SAID THE
SPACECRAFT'S MOVING PRETTY FAST,
25,000 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IT
COMES OFF THAT UPPER STAGE, SO
THE POINT THAT THEY WERE MAKING
IS THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
PUTTING DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
SPACECRAFT AND THE EARTH PRETTY
QUICKLY, AND SO THAT HELPS A LOT
WITH RESPECT TO THE SATURATION
OF THE█ç GROUND STATION, YOU KN,
RADIUS, AND SO REALLY WITHIN
HOURS, YOU KNOW, THE POWER WILL
DROP AND THAT CAN HELP
CERTAINLY, YEAH.
>> AND REAL QUICK, OMAR WHAT
WERE THE NUMBERS ON THE RELEASE
OF THE SPACECRAFT?
>> IT'S JUST OVER 25,000 MILES
PER HOUR.
>> LET'S TURN TO RUSSELL PINS
WITH PACIFIC RIM MEDIA.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YEAH, THAT'S RUSSELL POUND
CALLING FR█ ALASKA TODAY, AND
THIS IS FOR ADMINISTRATORvhzjd⌋g
PERSEVERANCE THAT IS EVIDENCE
THAT IT█ç HAPPENS.
WE JUST HAD A FEW FOR EXAMPLE
HERE ON THE PANEL TALK ABOUT
SOJOURNER AND IT'S SUCCESS AND
OF COURSE SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY
AND WANT SUCCESS OF THOSE ROBOTS
AND CURIOSITY AND NOW
PERSEVERANCE.
LOOK, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE
MISSIONS GETS MORE COMPLEX AND
MORE SOPHISTICATED AND RIGHT
NOW, WE HAVE THE SINGLE MOST
SOPHISTICATED COMPLEX ROBOT EVER
SENT TO ANOTHER WORLD, AND SO
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT
I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SEE
THE BENEFIT█ç OF THESE ACTIVITI,
NOT JUST IN TERMS OF SCIENCE BUT
ALSO IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ALL BENEFIT
FROM, SO I THINK AS FAR AS THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC GOES, THERE'S A
LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THESE
MISSIONS, AND OF COURSE, AS FAR
AS CHILDREN GO, YOU KNOW, THESE
ARE THE KIND OF MOMENTS WHERE
PEOPLE DECIDE, YOU KNOW, YOUNG
FOR EXAMPLE CAN DECIDE WOW,
THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DO
WHEN I GROW UP AND THEY GO INTO
THE STEM FIELDS AND THEY█ç GET
INTERESTED IN STEM ACTIVITY.
SO I THINK ALL OF AMERICA IS
VERY PROUD AND EXCITED ABOUT
THIS MISSION AND THE ONES IN
FACT THAT CAME BEFORE IT AND THE
ONES OPERATING ON MARS RIGHT NOW
TODAY.
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MY LAUNCH TEAM THAT JUST PULLED
ALL THAT OFF.
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GOING TO GO BACK TO THE PHONE
BRIDGE NOW AND WE'LL GET A
QUESTION FROM LEO ENWRIGHT WHO
IS WITH IRISH TELEVISIONn
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LAUNCH
TODAY.
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, ONE FOR THE
ROCKET PEOPLE AS IT WERE ABOUT
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION.
WE SAW A BLINK AND YOU MISS IT!.
I JUST WONDERED IF WE'RE GOING
TO SEE ANY FURTHER VIDEO OR IS
THAT IT, AND THEN FOR MATTjh
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REPORT CARD.
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>> SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A
FANTASTIC EXPERIMENT.
I THINK WE'RE REALLY, REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
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CON SOMETIMES GRASP JUST HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO FLY.
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OUR FIRST EVER DEMONSTRATION OF
POWERED FLIGHT ON ANOTHER PLANET
HELICOPTER INn
LOW DENSITY TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE,
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EXCITED TO DO THIS AND
DEMONSTRATE THAT CAPABILITY.
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PREPARATION FOR HUMAN
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OTHER PLANETARY SURFACES, SO
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TO THIS.
>> OK, LET'S GO BACK TO THE
MEDIA PHONE BRIDGE NOW AND TAKE
A QUESTION FROM JOEY ROULETTE
WITH REUTERS.
JOEY.
>> HEY, THANKS FOR DOING THIS.
I WAS WONDERING THIS WHAT IS THE
TOTAL DISTANCE PERSEVERANCE WILL
STAFF IN THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS.
I ALSO WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON█ç
MARSHA'S QUESTION EARLY TORE
MATT, WHAT WERE THE FEELINGS IN
THE ROOM WHEN THE TEAMS WERE
WORKING THROUGH THAT COMS ISSUE
AFTER A LONG LAUNCH DAY WHETHER
SWEATY PALMS, NERVES, ANYTHING.
>> THE TRIP TO MARS, HOW LONG IS
IT?
DISTANCE.
>> SIX AND A HALF MONTHS.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> HE WANTED IT IN MILES?
>> LENGTH OF TIME, THE MILES.
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TRAVEL FROM3#'sFw0óUés aYñS3[[ÑD
THE TEAM WILL -- THEY'VE STILL
GOT PLENTY OF PREPARATION TO DO
FOR ENTRY DESCENT AND LANDING,
SO THEY'LL BE BUSY DURING THAT
PERIOD OF TIME FOR SURE.
>> I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
SECOND QUESTION.
HOW WAS IT WHEN THE TEAM÷sA
WE LISTENED TO WHAT HE HAD TO
SAY, WE COMMUNICATED IT LIKE WE
ALWAYS DO.
IT'S LIKE WE ALWAYS DO IT.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF NERVES IF YOU'RE
IN THAT BUSINESS, BUT POINT IS
THAT'S WHY WE LOVE IT SO MUCH
BECAUSE WE SOLVE PROBLEMS
TOGETHER AT TEAMS.
RIGHT NOW, I KNOW, I DO NOT SEE
THEM RIGHT NOW BUT I FEEL THEM.
RIGHT NOW AMAZING PEOPLE IN
PASADENA, RIGHT HERE, SOLVING
THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
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WHAT IT IS.
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WHO WANTS RIGHTq NOW.
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BECAUSE I OBSERVE IT EVERY TIME,
AND THAT'S WITH GOOD GODDARD,
LOCKHEED MARTIN, THIS IS THE
COMMITMENT IT TAKES.
IT'S LIKE IT ALWAYS IS.
IT'S AN ISSUE, IT'S ROCKET
SCIENCE.
>> NO TAKERS ON THAT BET HERE.
MARRY LIZ BENDER FROM INVERSE,
YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WOW THAT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
LAUNCHv TODAY, CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE NEW
FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS ROVER.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE JPL
ENGINEERS ABOUT HOW WE KEEP%&&SJ
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THAT PERSEVERANCE IS GOING TO
STORE FOR US.
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EVEN MORE CAPABILITY THAT IS
WE'RE GOING TO NEED IN ORDEReK÷O
EXPLORE WITH HUMANS AT MARS.
FIRST OFF, THAT MISSION'S GOING
TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
DEMONSTRATE█ç
>> WE'RE HOPING TOP GET IT DONE
SOMEWHERE IN THAT TIME FRAME,
MAYBE 50-90 SOLS.
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HELICOPTER.
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US HUMANS IF WE FIND SIGNATURES
OF ANCIENT LIFE OR MAYBE PRESENT
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QUESTIONS THAT FRANKLY KEEP ME
UP AT NIGHT IN EXCITEMENT, NOT
IN WORRIES LIKE SOME OTHER
NIGHTS LIKE THE LAST ONE.
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT HISTORY,
RECOGNITIONS LIKE THAT, NEW
INSIGHT LIKE THIS HAVE
TRANSFORMED NOT ONLY HOW WE
THINK ABOUT OURSELVES BUT
FRANKLY HOW WE THINK AND ACT AS
HUMANS, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
THAT THE█ç SUN IS THE CENTER OF
THE SOLAR SYSTEM, NOT THE EARTH
HAD TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON EARTH.
I'M INTERESTED WHAT THE
ADMINISTRATOR SAYS TO THIS.
FOR ME, THE SCIENTISTS, IT'S THE
HOLY GRAIL.
WHEN YOUKk GO FROM N EQUALS ONEN
EQUALS LIFE ON EARTH TO N EQUALS
MANY.
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QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE NO CLUE TO
EVEN START, IT'S LIKE OPENING UP
A WHOLE NEW BUILDING OF
EXPLORATION IN A WAY YOU NEVER
COULD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
>> I THINK THERE WOULD BE NO
BIGGER DISCOVERY IN THE HISTORY
OF HUMANITY THAN TO FIND LIFE ON
ANOTHER WORLD.
WE'VE BEEN ON THIS PATH OF
FOLLOWING THE WATER TO DETERMINE
IF SOMEPLACE IS HABITABLE OR
NOT.
WE KNOW THERE WAS AT ONE POINT
IN TIME HABITABILITY ON MARS.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS IN
HANDLED BUT IF WE WERE█ç TOAly A
DISCOVERY THAT IT IN FACT WAS, I
WOULD IMAGINE, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING FROM THAT POINT
FORWARD IS GOING TO BE WHAT
OTHER LIFE IS OUT THERE, HOW DO
WE GET TO IT, STUDY IT,
UNDERSTAND IT.
IT WILL BE THE ABSOLUTELY
BIGGEST DISCOVERY I THINK IN
HISTORY.
BUT I ALSO THINK IT WILL ENABLE
US TO DO MORE THAN WE'VE EVER
BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE BECAUSE
THERE WILL BE SUCH A PROFOUND
INTESTINE GOING FURTHER AND
DOING MORE.
I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOING TO
HAVE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR
THEMSELVES, BUT CERTAI
THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN
FINDING LIFE THAT'S NOT ON THIS
WORLD AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ONE MORE QUESTION ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, ARE THE CAMERAS ONBOARD
PERSEVERANCE MUCH BETTER
PERSEVERANCE MUCH BETTERKYpçc-R█
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WE HAVE A NUMBER OF9v&
CAMERAS ONBOARD.
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HIGH-DEFINITION, 1080P
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AT THE MASK AND THEY'RE ENHANCED
FROM THE CURIOSITY&Pñ CAMERAS IN
THAT THEY HAVE A ZOOM
CAPABILITY, SO THOSE ARE ALSO
BETTER.
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ENGINEERING CAMERAS DISPERSED
AROUND THE ROVER.
THOSE CAMERAS WE USE TO LOOK AT
THE SURROUNDINGS, TO LOOK FOR8
DOING OUR WORK SPACE OPERATIONSç
WITH OUR ROBOT? ARM, AND THOSE
SORTS OF THINGS, AND THOSE ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RESOLUTION
THAN THE ONES ON
I THINK THEY'RE ON THE ORDER OF
ABOUT 20 MEGAPIXELS COLOR
CAMERAS AND CURIOSITY CARRIED
ONE MEGAPIXEL BLACK AND WHITE
CAMERAS, JUST TO GIVE YOU A
SENSE.
SO WE'VE KIND OF UPGRADED OUR
CAMERAS ACROSS THE BOARD ON THE
VEHICLE, YEAH.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE BEING
THERE, 20 MEGAPIXEL.
>> IT WILL BE AND JUST ADD IN,
WE█ç HAVE A MICROPHONE, AS WELL.
NOT ONLY WILL WEB ABLE TO SEE
THINGS, BUT HEARb
THINGS, BUT HEARKY
OF COURSE LOCKHEED MARTIN AND
OUR PARTNERS THERE MOVED FORWARD
TO GET THAT FIXED.
YES, ADVERSITY ALL ALONG THE
WAY.
THIS IS TRUE FOR ANY PROJECT OF
THIS NATURE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
WHAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT WAS
SOMETHING THAT IS AS YOU
IDENTIFIED, THE PANDEMIC.
AND SO, YOU ADD ALL OF THE
ADVERSITY IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS
TOGETHER AND THEN YOU PUT ON TOP
OF THAT THE CORONAVIRUS AND
PEOPLE LIKE A LARGE FRACTION OF
NATION IS A'S WORKFORCE AND JPL
WORKFORCE ACTUALLY STAYING AT
HOME, AND THE OTHER PART, YOU
KNOW, SMALLER PARTS OF OUR
ORGANIZATIONS GOING TO WORK WITH
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT,
SOCIALLY DISTANCED, BREAKING UP
THE SHIFT SO THAT WE CAN
MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF CONTACT,
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, IT'S A
CHALLENGE.
IT'S VERY STRESSFUL.
BUT LOOK, THE TEAMS MADE IT
HAPPEN, AND I WILL TELL YOU, I
KNOW TORRE BRUNO SAID IT
EARLIER, WE COULD NOT BE MORE
PROUD OF WHAT THESE, THIS
INTEGRATED TEAM WAS ABLE TO PULL
OFF HERE, SO YES, IT'S VERY,
VERY EXCITING.
LORI.
>> I'LL JUST ECHO SOME OF WHAT
JIM JUST SAID THERE.
YOU KNOW, OUR TEAMS ACROSS THE
BOARD, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WITHIN
NASA AT NASA HEADQUARTERS AT
MULTIPLE CENTERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AT JPL ALL CAME TOGETHER
TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT
MARS 2020 TO THE LAUNCH PAD-6
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TRYING TO4'ú GET THEIR WORK DON.
IT'S BEEN A $1█ CHALLENGE.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I THINK ALL
OF US WITHIN THE PLANETARY
SCIENCE DIVISION ARE SO EXCITED
AND SO HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO PULL THIS OFF, TO ACTUALLY
Aj"kTLL THIS OFF, TO ACTUALLY
IT DONE.
IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, BUT
WE'RE -- I'M PROUD OF MY TEAM,
I'M PROUD OF THE JPL TEAM, I'M
PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF THEM.
SOMEHOW█RUt MADE IT THROUGH THI.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET A
QUESTION IN WITH NASA WATCH.
KEITH.
>> THANKS FOR GIVING US THIS
OPPORTUNITY TODAY.
RIGHT NOW THE█ç NATION'S IN THE
MID LITTLE OF A PAP NIGHTMARE
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO END
ANYTIME SOON.
IT'S GOING TO BE A DARK SCARY
WINTER WITH█ç 328 MILLION
AMERICANS STARING INTO THEIR
COMPUTERS AND TV'S AS WELL AS
AROUND THE WORLD.
NASA IS SENDING A ROVER TO MARS
TO FIND OUT█ç IF THERE'S LIFE.
IT'S BEEN HALF A CENTURY, THE
WORLD COULD USE SOME GOOD NEWS
RIGHT NOW.
HOW IS NASA GOING TO INVOLVE THE
WORLD THAT SPEAKS TO A█ç WAY WEE
ISOLATED BUT STILL CONNECTED?
HOW WILL NASA MAKE THE
PERSEVERANCE MISSION A BRYANT
LIGHT AMIDST A VERY GLOOMY
WINTER?
>> I█ç THINK THE KEY WORD THAT U
USED THERE IS THE WORD ASTRO
BIOLOGY.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
MAYBE 10 YEARS
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THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS
THAT NASA CAN DO IN VERY
DIFFICULT TIMES AND WE'RE
EXCITDT ABOUT IT.
>> WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THAT.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
QUESTION, KEITH, AND TALK ABOUT
A BRIGHT LIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT█ç
SO MUCH AND I THINK THAT FROM
THE BEGINNING THAT ADMINISTRATOR
AND I TALKED ABOUT IT JUST IN
THOSE WORDS PRETTY MUCH.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU,
ALSO.
YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'RE
COMMUNICATING WITH SO MANY
PEOPLE, AND I THINK THE ONE
THING WE SHARE HERE AND I KNOW I
SPEAK FOR MY FRIENDS ON THIS
PANEL, IS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO
ASPIRE TO█ç OPEN UP THE
COMMUNICATION IN A MORE BROAD
FASHION TO MORE PEOPLE TO TALK
ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT OF STEM
RESEARCH, THE EXCITEMENT OF
SPACE█ç RESEARCH, THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME FROM
THAT.
IT'S EXCITING AND IT'S ALSO GOOD
FOR THE WORLD, AND SO FOR US,
THE WAY WE'RE DOING THAT, OF
COURSE, IS WITH AS WE INNOVATE
NEW█ç MISSIONS, WE TRY TO INNOVE
NEW COMMUNICATIONS AND I JUST
WANT TO TELL YOU ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT MADE ME VERY PROUD
TODAY IS THE COMMUNICATION
EFFORTS THAT WERE SET UP,█ç BUT
DURING THE ENTIRE WEEK, YOU
KNOW, THIS TEAM AT HEADQUARTERS
LED BY JIM AND HIS CORE GROUP,
ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE THERE, I
THINK DID JUST AN█ç AMAZING JOB
REALLY TELLING THE STORY MORE
BROADLY.
REALLY, YES, IT'S A LAUNCH, BUT
IT'S THE BRIGHT LIGHT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
YES, IT'S A MISSION, BUT WE'RE
TALKINGsABOUT TRANSFORMATIVE
SCIENCE AND TRANSFORMATIVE
EXPLORATION THAT GOES BEYOND
ROBOTIC EXPLORATION.
WE THINK OF THIS AS A CONSTANT
CHALLENGE, JUST LIKE THUç MISSIN
NEED TO BE REINVENTED AS WE GO,
BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO NEW
THINGS.
WE ALSO NEED TO REINVENT
COMMUNICATION.
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AS BIG, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE QUESTION, KEITH.
YES, IT'S EXCITING WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE BUT THE COMMUNICATION
AND HOW WE TALK ABOUT IT IS ALSO
REALLY RELEVANT AND I THINK WE
UNDERSTAND THAT, AND WE ALSO
RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED TO AS WE
GO FORWARD LEARN AND EVOLVE.
>> THAT WAS WELL COMMUNICATED,
AS WELL.
THANK YOU, J.
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I█ç WILL TELL YOU THIS, THE
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST RIGHT
NOW THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED BY
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE IS THE
HIGHEST BUDGET THAT NASA HAS
EVER HAD IN NOMINAL DOLLARS.
THE CURRENT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE
IS THE HIGHEST BUDGET THAT WE'VE
EVER HAD IN NOMINAL DOLLARS AND
NEXT YEAR GOING UP EVEN HIGHER.
THAT'S WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
WE HAVE GOTTEN THE BUDGET THAT
WE HAVE AND NEXT YEAR WE WANT TO
GET EVEN MORE.
WE NEED MORE BECAUSE WE NEED TO
GO TO THE MOON SUSTAINABLY TO
PROVE THAT WE CAN LIVE█ç AND WOK
ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
IT'S A THREE DAY JOURNEY HOME.
WE CAN PROVE WHAT WE NEED TO
PROVE THERE SO EVENTUALLY SEND
HUMANS TO MARS.
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WE ALSO HAVE HUMcWu THE MOON.YKè
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CONSIDERING THE BUDGET RIGHT
NOW, AND I WOULD JUST EXPEND A█ç
REQUEST.
WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT THESE
THINGS FOR THE BUDGET REQUEST,
THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY,
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN
FEBRUARY WHEN WE LAND ON MARS
AGAIN, THISuPYK█IU)SQMAgxWm WITO
BIOLOGY MISSIONx ñ AND:OIsóoóÑi
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WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEINGúf
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU2>2k]óÓ.
OUR SPECIAL GUEST TODAY, WE KNOW
YOU WOKE UP EARLY, THANKS FOR
STICKING AROUNáA█ AND
PARTICIPATING IN THIS POST
LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO
NASA.GOV/PERSEVERANCE AND
MARS.NASA.GOV/PERSEVERANCE.
REMEMBER, KEEP LOOKING UP.