ONE OF THE ONCE WHY WE CHOOSE
THE CAPSTONE.
>> AND SO WITH WHAT ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACTORS WHEN YOU
DESIGN A SMALL SATELLITE.
>> TRADITIONALLY IT WILL BE TO
UNDER THE DATA MISSION, THE
ENVIRONMENT, THE REQUIREMENTS,
AND, YOU KNOW TRYING TO DEVELOP
THE TECHNOLOGY.
>> IT'S FASCINATING TO SEE HOW
NASA IS WORKING WITH SMALL
BUSINESS AND BIG SATELLITES,
WHAT ARE THE BIG ADVANCEMENTS
YOU HAVE SEEN IN SMALL
SATELLITES.
THINK WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE
TECHNOLOGY QUICK, AND DO A PATH
FINDER MISSION, LIKE THE
CAPSTONE WILL BE FOR THE GATEWAY
AND THAT GIVES US A LOT OF
BENEFITS, WE CAN TURN AROUND AND
REALLY DEVELOP AND MATURE THE
TECHNOLOGY.
>> WHICH WILL HELP THE MISSION
BEHIND US, THE SLS NOT LAUNCHING
TODAY BUT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT ON
THE PAD.
WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ROCKETS ON
PADS IN VASTLY DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS.
I WAS READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT
YOUR PERSONAL JOURNEY, AND IT
BEGINS WITH AN 8.0 MAGNITUDE
BACK IN 1985.
5,000 KILLED OF DEVASTATED
MEXICO CITY WHERE YOU WERE
RAISED.
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT HOW THAT
SPARKED YOUR JOURNEY AND YOUR
MOTHER'S TO THE UNITED STATES.
>> IT'S A LONG STORY, BUT TO
MAKE IT SHORT.
WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE HAPPENED MY
MOTHER HAD FOUR CHILDREN, I WAS
THE OLDER.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE AN EDUCATION,
FOR HER TO SURVIVE IN MEXICO IT
WAS NOT VIABLE SO SHE WAS ABLE
TO MOVE THE UNITED STATES WHERE
HER FOUR CHILDREN.
I WAS THE OLDEST ONE, I MOVED
WITH MY MOTHER, I HAD TO LEARN
THE CULTURE, UNDERSTAND - LEARN
THE LANGUAGE TOO, AND BE ABLE
TO, YOU KNOW, GET ADJUSTED TO
THE NEW WORLD.
AND IT TOOK ME SOME TIME, YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY LIKE ANYBODY.
>> YOU WENT TO SCHOOL AND
DROPPED OUT.
>> I WENT TO SCHOOL.
I HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS, TO ME IT WAS A
DRIVE TO GET INTO SCHOOL TO HAVE
THE DEGREE O HAVE THEM TO HAVE A
BETTER LIFE.
FOR ME, GOING BACK TO SCHOOL WAS
THE DRIVE.
I GRADUATED, AND WHEN I WAS
GRADUATED MY PROFESSOR TOLD ME
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP WORKING AT
NASA, NOT THING THINKING THAT
THAT WAS THE PATH I WOULD TAKE,
I'M HERE, AND HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT.
WHAT AN INSPIRING STORY, THANK
YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US,
OVERCOMING THE ARDSHIPS TO BE
HERE AT NASA.
>> WE SHOWED YOU HOW PATH FINDER
IS A MISSION FOR THE GATEWAY.
THE PLANNED ORBITING LUNAR
OUTPOST IS THE FIRST STEP TO
FULFIL PLANS FOR A MORE
PERMANENT PRESENCE ON THE MOON.
>> HOME, FOR ME HOME IS WHERE MY
FAMILY IS BUT THERE HAS BEEN
TIMES OF MY LIFE WHERE I HAVE
BEEN CALLED AWAY FROM FAMILY FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
WHILE I WAS SERVING IN THE
MARINE CORP IT WAS HARD TO BE
AWAY FROM LOVED ONES, BUT
THANKFULLY I HAD MY SQUADRON
FAMILY.
IN 2009 I LAUNCHED AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
TRAVELLING AWAY FROM MY FAMILY,
CONDUCTING SCIENCE 250 MILES
ABOVE THE EARTH.
THE SPACE STATION WAS AN
ORBITING HOME FOR ROOMMATES AND
MYSELF.
TALK ABOUT A HOME WITH
BREATH-TAKING VIEW.
WITH ARTEMIS, THE FIRST WOMAN
AND PERSON OF COLOUR WAS SENT TO
THE MOON.
WE ARE GOING THERE FOR THE
BENEFIT OF ALL HERE.
WE NEED A PLACE TO ORBIT WHERE
WE CAN LIVE AND WORK.
A PLACE TO GET READY FOR THE
LUNAR SURFACE MISSIONS.
WE NEED A LUNAR HOME AWAY FROM
HOME.
THIS WILL BE THE GATEWAY.
STARTING WITH THE POWER AND
HABITATION MODULES, THE GATEWAY
WILL BE THE FIRST LONG-TERM
OUTPOST HUMANS HAVE.
PRIMED FOR NEW DISCOVERIES, IT
WILL PROVIDE US WITH A UNIQUE
VIEW OF SOURCE, IT'S BECOME A
BEACON FOR INTERNATIONAL AND
COMMERCIAL COOPERATION IN SPACE.
WITH INCREASING CAPABILITY AND
LONGER MISSIONS OVER TIME.
IT WILL BE A POWERHOUSE OF
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE.
PAVING THE WAY FOR FUTURE
MISSIONS TOMORROW.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION BY NASA
AND/OR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS IS
WELL UNDER WAY AROUND THE WORLD
RIGHT NOW.
WHEREVER YOU ARE ON PLANET
EARTH, TODAY YOU ARE PART OF THE
ARTEMIS GENERATION.
I'M RANDY, AND I INVITE YOU TO
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING NASA
GATEWAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND
TELLING US WHERE YOU FALL.
>> T MINUS 31 MINUTES AND
COUNTING UNTIL LAUNCH IN
NEW ZEALAND WITH THE NASA
MEGAMOON ROCKET HERE ON THE
GROUND AS A BACKDROP.
TIME TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS OF
CAPSTONE ORBIT.
I SPOKE TO JUDE MORANSY, CHIEF
OF THE NASA MISSION PLANNING
OFFICE ABOUT IT.
>> JUDE MORANSY, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE, WE ARE LAUNCHING OF
COURSE CAPSTONE TODAY.
A MICROWAVED SIZED CUBESAT THAT
IS GOING INTO THE NEAR RECH TILL
LINEAR HALO ORBIT.
IT WILL LEAD THE WAY FOR
GATEWAY, A MUCH LARGER LUNAR
OUTPOST WHERE ASTRONAUTS WILL
GO.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE GETTING
CAPSTONE INTO THE ORBIT VERSUS
THE LUNAR GATEWAY.
>> AN INTERESTING THING WITH THE
MECHANICS IS TO PLAY WITH THE
PROPELLER TO GET SWURP AND THE
TIME IT STAKES.
CAPSTONE WILL TAKE THREE MONTHS
TO GET TO NRHO AND WILL USE A
QUARTER OF THE DELTA PHILOSOPHY
WHEN WE FLY IT WITH ARTEMIS AND
THE CREW.
THE CREW WILL SPEND 5-10 DAYS IN
TRANSIT.
FLY CLOSE TO THE MOON AND USE
THE MOON TO SLINGSHOT US OUT
THERE.
TAKES MORE DELTA VELOCITY OR
PROPELLER AMOUNT.
WE CAN PLAY WITH THE TIME AND
DURATION TO GET INTO THE NRHO
BASED ON WHETHER WE ARE FLYING
THE CREW OR DOING SOMETHING
UNCREWED.
>> LOOK AT THE NEAR REACTY
LINEAR ORBIT.
YOU CAN SEE IT GOES AROUND THE
MOON BUT SPENDS MORE TIME AWAY
INTEREST IT, WHY IS THAT, ARE
THERE ADVANTAGES OR GANGS TO
THAT.
>> THE -- OR DISADVANTAGES TO
THAT.
>> THE NRHO - WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE
TO THE MOON YOU'LL FLY FAST.
GO OVER THE NORTH POST OF THE
MOON IN A DAY.
BUT SPEND SIX DAYS OVER THE BIG
PART OVER THE SOUTH POLE.
FAST OVER THE MOON.
SLOW AWAY FROM THE MOON.
THE REASON WE ARE IN THIS ORBIT,
IT'S INCREDIBLY STABLE AND
RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE MOON.
WITH THE STABILITY WE NEED THE
ELIVE LENT OF 10 METRES PER
SECOND OF DELTA VELOCITY TO
MAINTAIN THE ORBIT.
WHICH IS SMALL IN SPACECRAFT
TERMS.
THAT MEANS WE CAN PUT THE
GATEWAY THERE FOR 10-15 YEARS
AND NOT NEED A LOT OF PROPELLANT
TO KEEP IT THERE.
IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE MOON WE
CAN ACCESS THE NORTH POLE.
DO THE EXPLORATION, AND HAVE
STABILITY FOR AN OUTPOST.
IT WAS THE BALANCED ORBIT FOR
THE LONG-TERM PLANNING OF
ARTEMIS AND OBJECTIVES FOR HUMAN
EXPLORATION.
>> WHAT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO
PAINT THAT VERY UNIQUE ORBIT.
IS IT DIFFICULT.
THE ORBIT SHOULD BE EASY TO
MAINTAIN.
THAT'S WHY WE WANT CAPSTONE TO
GO FIRST, TO COLLECT THE DATA
AND VALIDATE THE MODELS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIZE THE
VEHICLES ARE, THE ORBIT
MECHANICS WILL WORK THE SAME.
WITH CAPSTONE AS THE PATH
FINDER, IT CAN DEMONSTRATE THE
NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE AND PROP
YOU WILLSIBILITY, AND WE CAN
EXTRACT THE MASS TO VALIDATE THE
ORBIT FOR GATEWAY AND ARTEMIS.
THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ORBIT IS
REALLY FASCINATING, EASY THING
TO DO, TO USE THE TWO MISSIONS
TO COMPARE HOW THEY WORK.
THE OTHER ADVANTAGES OF THE
ORBIT.
IT'S STABLE FOR POWER AND
THERMAL AND HAS CONTINUOUS
COMMUNICATIONS WITH EARTH.
THE OPERATIONS IN THE ORBIT IS
REALLY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
>>> CAPSTONE PACKS A LOT OF
TECHNOLOGY INTO A SMALL PACKAGE
THANKS TO THE ENGINEERS BEHIND
THE SPACECRAFT.
>> WE ARE EXCITE IN LEADING THE
MISSION FOR NASA, HOPING PEOPLE
TO GO TO THE MOON AND STAY
THERE.
>> BEFORE NASA SENDS THE
SPACECRAFT WE WANT TO SEND THE
CUBESAT CAPSTONE TO WORK OUT HOW
TO OPERATE, HOW TO DO STATION
KEEPING, NAVIGATION.
>> CAPSTONE IS A PATH FINDER
MISSION, IT WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW
TO PUT A SPACE STATION AT THE
MOON.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TO US
CHARACTERIZE THAT ORBIT AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE
IN THAT ORBIT.
>> THE CAPSTONE MISSION IS
IMPORTANT.
IT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO
EXPLORE THE RECTILINEAR ORBIT IN
AND AROUND THE LUNAR SPACE WHICH
WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE
FOR NASA.
>> IT'S LIKE BALANCING A PENCIL
OR A PIN ON THE TIP.
THEORETICALLY YOU CAN, YOU NEVER
ACTUALLY CAN.
>> AT ITS CORE, CAPS IS A PEER
TO PEER NAVIGATION SYSTEM.
>> IT'S A TOM'S POSITIONING
SYSTEM.
WE'LL USE THAT TO SORT OF DO
AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION, IN
ADDITION TO DEMANDING THE ORBIT
FOR NASA.
>> IT ENABLED A FUTURE WITH MANY
SPACECRAFT CAN TALK TO EACH
OTHER AND HELP EACH OTHER
NAVIGATE.
FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE.
AND SO ON.
>> INSTEAD OF TALKING TO THE
GROUND.
WE CAN TALK DIRECTLY AND
DETERMINE WHERE WE ARE IN SPACE,
DETERMINE OUR POSITION AND
VELOCITY IN SPACE.
>> YOU DON'T JUST KNOW THAT YOU
ARE X KILOMETRES SPIRITED, YOU
CAN ESTIMATE THE FULL
DIMENSIONAL STATE ABOVE THE
SPACECRAFT.
PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN THAT
MATHEMATICALLY FOR 15 YEARS,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE
DEMONSTRATE IN SPACE.
>> GOING TO THE MOON IS
LEARNING, A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM
THE GROUND.
>> IT'S COOL THAT WE ARE WORKING
TO GO BACK.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.
IT WASN'T A BIG THING.
IT WAS A BIG THING WE WERE
DOING, IT'S TOOL TO BE PART OF
THE GENERATION THAT IS BRINGING
THAT BACK.
>> SPACE TRAVEL IS LIKE SEA
TRAVEL WAS HUNDREDS OF YEARS
AGO.
IT'S HARD, IT'S DANGEROUS, BUT
THE RESOURCES THERE, THE
KNOWLEDGE OUT THERE WILL HAVE
TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON HUMAN LIFE
IN THE FUTURE.
>> IT'S BEEN AN EXHILARATING 2.5
YEARS LEADING FOR NASA.
WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS THIS
IS THE BEGINNING OF DEVELOPING A
FOUNDATION FOR THE PERMANENT
RETURN OF HUMANITY TO THE MOON
AND THE STARTING POINT FOR US TO
EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
>> YOU HEARD FROM THE ADVANCED
SPACE ENGINEERS, AND NOW YOU ARE
TO SEEING THEM LIVE.
THIS IS THE SPACE SERVICE IN
COLORADO, WHERE THE CAPSTONE
CONTROL CENTER IS.
THEY'LL JUMP INTO ACTION SIX
DAYS FROM TODAY WHEN THE
SPACECRAFT SEPARATES.
IT WILL ASSESS CAPSTONE'S
ORBITS, OPERATE THE PAYLOADS AND
COMMUNICATE THROUGH NASA'S DEEP
SPACE NETWORK.
BACK OUT TO THE PAD.
T MINUS 24 AND COUNTING, HERE IS
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF
PREPARATIONS, AND WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT IN THE FINAL MINUTES OF
COUNTDOWN.
>> THE COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH IS
THE MOST CLOSELY WATCHED CLOCK
IN MISSION CONTROL.
HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT TAKE
PLACE AFTER EACH MILESTONE
BEGINS.
AT T MINUS 9 HOURS BEFORE
LAUNCH, OUR CREW ARE ON SITE AT
LAUNCH COMPLEX ONE, TO CONFIGURE
THE PAD FOR LAUNCH AND PREPARE
FOR THE DAY'S OPERATIONS.
OUR OPERATORS AND MISSION
CONTROL START CHECKING IN TO
THEIR STATION, AT T MINUS
7 HOURS, THE OPERATORS WILL
BREACH THE LAUNCH DIRECTOR WITH
A STATUS UPDATE.
SUBMISSION CONTROLS RECEIVES A
WEATHER CHECK ON WHAT TO EXPECT
AT LIFT OFF.
INCLUDING CLOUD COVER AND
PREDICTED WIND SPEED.
>> NOW, AT T MINUS SIX HOURS,
THE GROUND TRACKING STATIONS
POWER-UP BEFORE THE TRON IS
PREPARED.
THE ELECTRON'S RUTHERFORD HG IS
TESTED WITH ENGINE FIRE TO
CONFIRM ALL SYSTEMS ARE
OPERATING AS THEY SHOULD.
AT T MINUS 5 HOURS THROUGH T
MINUS 3 HOURS, THE RANGE SAFETY
TEAM RUNS THROUGH THE STATUS
CHECK TORE THOSE ON AND AROUND
THE LAUNCH COMPLEX.
MAKING SURE THE TEAM AND THE
PUBLIC ARE KEPT SAFE DURING THE
LAUNCH ATTEMPT.
FUEL LOADING WILL BEGIN WHILE
VERTICAL CHECKS TAKE PLACE, AND
THE PAD IS EVACUATED.
IT'S T MINUS 3 HOURS NOW, AND
SOON LIQUID OXYGEN BEGINS TO
FLOW INTO ELECTION.
THE ROCKET FILLS WITH THE
OXIDIZER.
THE BLACK BODY TURNS WHITE AS
HUMIDITY IN THE AIR FREEZES DUE
TO THE THIN SHEET OF ICE DUE TO
THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES THEY
SAID.
WITH AN HOUR LEFT TO LAUNCH,
IT'S CRUNCHTIME FOR THE
OPERATORS, VEHICLE CAMERAS ARE
SWITCHED TO THE LAUNCH.
THE I'VIONIC TEAM SWITCHED.
THE FINAL WEATHER BRIEF COMES
THROUGH AND THE STATUS IS CLEAR
FOR LAUNCH.
WITH 12 MINUTES LEFT IN THE
COUNT, OUR LAUNCH DIRECTOR RUNS
THE GO-NO-GO POLL WITH THE
OPERATORS TO MAKE THE FINAL
DECISION TO PROCEED WITH THE
LAUNCH.
ALL IS COMPLETED.
AT THIS POINT THE COUNTDOWN
AUTOSEQUENCE BEGINS, AND THE
LAUNCH TAKES OVER.
THE LAUNCH COUNTS DOWN, ENGINES
IGNITE THREE SECONDS BEFORE
LUNCH AND LIFTS OFF AT T-0 ON
ITS WAY TO COMPLETE THE NEXT
MISSION WITH THE SATELLITE ON
BOARD.
>> I WAS MADE AWARE OF ONE MORE
SMALL LAUNCH PREPARATION, AND
THAT IS EATING THE GOOD-LUCK
PEANUTS.
DR JEFFREY WAS HERE, IT'S A
TRADITION OF NAVIGATORS TO DO TO
BEFORE THE BIG MISSION.
CAPSTONE IS FLYING ON A SMALL
ROCKET.
IT HAS A LONG JOURNEY TO GET TO
THE MOON.
A KEY TECHNOLOGY IS THE THIRD
STAGE OF THE ELECTRON ROCKET
FOULED PHOTOON, LET'S HEAD TO
NEW ZEALAND AND JOIN MURIEL FOR
MORE ON THAT.
>> THAT THANK YOU, TO GET THE
SPACECRAFT OUT OF THE LOW EARTH
ORBIT AND ON A TRANSFER TO THE
MOON, FOR THE FIRST TIME ROCKET
LAB IS USING THE LUNAR CONFIG
RATION, UNLIKE THE APOLLO LUNAR
MISSION OF THE 1950S, AND 70, A
FUEL EFFICIENT BALLISTIC
TRANSFER MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO
DEPLOY CAPSTONE ON A DISTANT
ORBIT USING A LAUNCH VEHICLE.
THE FIRST NINE MINUTES OR SO
FOLLOWS THE MISSION OF AN
ELECTRON LAUNCH.
THE ROCKET COMPLETES LIFT OFF.
FIRST AND SECOND STAGE
SEPARATION AND END WITH PHOTON
SEPARATING FROM ELECTRONS, AND
THEN ELIP TICKAL ORBIT.
THAT IS WHERE THINGS GET
INTERESTING.
ONCE SEPARATED FROM ELECTRONS,
PHOTON WILL CARRY OUT A SERIES
OF MOVERS, STRETCHING THE ORBIT
INTO A PROMINENT ELIPS AROUND
EARTH.
6 DAYS AFTER LAUNCH, A FINAL
BURN FROM THE ENGINE WILL
ACCELERATE PHOTOON TO 24,500
MILES PER HOUR ENABLING IT TO
ESCAPE THE LOW ERTH ORBIT AND
SET CAPSTONE ON COURSE FOR THE
MOON.
WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THE FINAL
BURN PHOTON WILL RELEASE
CAPSTONE IN FACE FOR THE FIRST
LEG OF THE SOLO FLIGHT AND
CAPSTONE'S JOURNEY TO NIHO IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE FOUR MONTHS.
ONCE INSERTED INTO THE ORBIT.
CAPSTONE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
THERE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS,
ALLOWING NASA TO STUDY THE
ORBIT'S DYNAMICS, HERE ARE TWO
PIVOTAL MEMBERS OF THE PHOTON
TEAM TO EXPLAIN MORE.
>> I'MESTON MOSELEY, THE CHIEF
ENGINEER FOR THE ROCKET LAB.
>> I'M RICK, A DESIGN ENGINEER.
MY JOB IS TO OVERSEE THE
TECHNICAL PROGRESS OF THE
MISSION BETWEEN CONCEPTION AND
DELIVERY TO THE END DESTINATION.
>> I DO MISSION DESIGN AND
FLIGHT DYNAMICS FOR CAPSTONE,
AND I COMBINE ALL THAT INTO A
PICTURE OF WHAT PHOTOON AND
ELECTRON ARE.
AND USE THAT TO DESIGN AND
OPTIMIZE TRAJECTORIES TO GET US
FROM LC1S, TO PUTTING CAPSTONE
ON A BALLISTIC TRANSFER TO THE
MOON.
THE MOST I WORKED ON.
WE HAVE TAKEN THE ELECTRON KICK
STAGE PUSHED MO A FUEL FUNCTION
STAFF.
>> THEY LINED IT UP.
BURNTS IN ONE DIRECTION TO PUT
THEM ON THE TRANSLUNAR INJECTION
AND ORBIT THAT IS LES SUFFICIENT
IF YOU HAVE A LOWER THRUST
ENGINE.
THE WAY TO GET AROUND IS TO
SPLIT THE BURN INTO MULTIPLE
BURNS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL
ORBITS RATHER THAN A TRANCE
LUNAR ORBIT.
YOU BUILD IT PASH BASH RATHER
THAN ONE WE ARE DOING EIGHT
BURNS.
THE COOL PART OF THE FACE OF THE
MISSION, IS THE KEY ZERO THAT WE
LAUNCH INTO.
ONE OF THE ORBITAL ELEMENTS
DEFINING THE ALIGNMENT.
AS SOON AS WE LAUNCH INTO THAT
PLANE AT OUR PAY LOOTS
DEVELOPMENT.
SIX DAYS THAT THE MISSION IS
SET.
AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER.
SETTING THE LINE.
AND TWO OF THE LINE.
PARAMETERS ARE SET WITHIN THE
FIRST 20 MINUTES OF THE MISSION,
WE NEED TO SIT THEM SO THEY'LL
DRIFT TONNE A MOVING TARGETS TO
HIT THE TARGET WHICH IS THE
MOON.
I EXPECT WE'LL TRY ZERO PRESSURE
TO TEST THE COMMS AND PROPULSION
AND NAVIGATIONS FOR OTHER
MISSIONS.
>> I'M PROUD OF THE TECHNOLOGY
AND THAT THE TECHNOLOGY EXTENDS
TO FUTURE MISSIONS
WE ARE COMING UP ON ONE OF THE
FINAL GATES WE NEED TO PASS
THROUGH.
FOR THEM TO LEAVE THE AD.
THE TEAM HAS BEEN MAKING THEIR
WAY THROUGH THE LAUNCHPAD RANGE
AND VEHICLE PREPARATION.
WE ARE PROCEEDING ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TO LAUNCH.
LET'S LISTEN NO TO MISSION
CONTROL FOR THE NO-GO POLL.
WE'LL KEEP FINGERS CROSSED FOR
GOOD NEWS THERE.
>> ALL STATIONS SITTING WITH THE
GO NO GO PAL.
STAGE ARE YOU GO.
>> STAGE IS GO.
>> AVIONICS.
>> AVIONICS IS GO.
>> G.M.C.
>> G.M. S IS GO.
E.M.S.
>> E.M.S. IS GO.
>> T 1.
.
>> T 1 IS GO.
GC.
>> PLS.
>> PLS IS GO.
ISO IS GO.
>> MET.
>> MET IS GO.
>> ADMIN.
>> ADMIN IS GO.
>> TANK.
>> TANK IS GO.
>> PROP CHARLIE.
>> PROP CHARLIE IS GO.
>> AV CHARLIE.
>> AV CHARLIE IS GO.
>> ECON.
>> ECON IS GO.
C2.
>> C2 IS GO.
>> FIGHTER.
>> FIGHTER IS GO.
>> LD.
>> LD IS GO.
THAT IS THE GO-NO-GO.
WE ARE T MINUS 14 MINUTES AND
8 SECONDS.
COUNT STARTS AT T MINUS
10 MINUTES.
THE THREE WAY PROCEDURE AT THIS
TIME IS IN EFFECT.
>> AND THERE WE GO, THAT IS A
CLEAR RUN THROUGH STATUS CHECKS.
AS YOU HEARD WE ARE MOVING
FORWARDS TO THE LAUNCH OF THE
CAPSTONE MISSION TO THE MOON.
THE LAUNCH TIME IS 9:55:00p.m.
NEW ZEALAND LOCAL TIME.
AND 9: 55 UTC.
5:55 AIM AND 2:55 EASTERN AND
PACIFIC.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA, WHERE
DARRELL IS WITH ANOTHER GUESTS.
>> THANK YOU, ALL THE TIMES
COVERED.
JUSTIN TREP TOE, DEPUTY OF THE
FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES AND SMALL
SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
TO TALK ABOUT MOW SMALL BUSINESS
PLAYED A BIG ROLE.
YOU USED TO WORK HERE SPENT 10
YEARS, BUT BACK IN FLORIDA.
>> EXCITED TO BE HERE FOR THE
LUNA MISSION.
>> WHY DOES NASA PARTNER WITH
SMALL MISSIONS LIKE THE ONES
INVOLVED IN THE CAPSTONE
MISSION.
>> IT'S AN INTERESTING INTERPLAY
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND
COMMERCIAL COMPANIES.
WITH SPACECRAFT GETTING SMALLER
AND MORE CAPABLE.
WE SEE MORE ENTRANTS GETTING
INTO THE SPACE INDUSTRY, AS THEY
GET MORE EXPERIENCE SAID ON
ORBIT.
THEY ARE DEMANDING REAL
CAPABILITIES THAT NASA CAN
PARTNER WITH THOUGH LEAD
MISSIONS LIKE CAPSTONE AND TAKE
A LEADING ROLE IN GATHERING DATA
THAT WE CAN USE FOR OTHER
PROJECTS.
THIS SPOOLS INTO THE ABILITY TO
HAVE THOSE COMPANIES TURN THOSE
CAPABILITY INTO SERVICES THAT
YOU CAN BUY AT ANOTHER
ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PARTS OF
NASA.
>> THE LUNAR PHOTON WAS
DEVELOPED.
USED FOR ANOTHER NASA MISSION
THAT WOULD NOT HAVE COME TO PASS
IF NOT FOR THE CAP TONE MISSION,
WE COULDN'T IS HAVE THE DATA.
IF IT WAS NOT HERE TO BRING THE
DATA FROM ONE PROJECT TO
ANOTHER.
>> YOU MENTIONED SOME OF THE
BENEFITS THAT HAVE BEEN GAINED.
AND WE SEE THAT THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF COP STONE, NASA
SAYS "HEY, GO DEVELOP THIS", IF
THERE ARE SPIN-OFFS IN OTHER
AREAS, YOU SEE THAT WITH
CAPSTONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AN OBVIOUS ONE OF THE CAPSTONE
PROPULSION SYSTEM.
HAVING A HIGH DELTA-V PROPULSION
SYSTEM ON A CUBESAT FORM FACTOR
IS SOMETHING THAT IS A HOLY
GRAIL.
DOING SOMETHING OF VALUE IS
USEFUL: STELLAR EXPLORATION
DEVELOPING A SYSTEM THAT
CAPSTONE IS USING AROUND THE
MOON.
AND STAY THERE IS A SYSTEM
SHOWING UP NO OTHER COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS.
>> WE SEE THE TECHNOLOGY NASA IS
FUNDING FOR THE MISSIONS, GOING
TO OTHER PLACES IN THE INDUSTRY.
>> ALREADY SO QUICKLY EARLY ON.
WE ARE NOW T MINUS 10 AND
COUNTING UNTIL THE LIFT OFF OF
ROCKET LABS ELECTRONIC ROCKET.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT A
PREVIOUS MISSION, ALANNAH 19 AS
PART OF THE VENTURE CLASS LAUNCH
SERVICES INITIATIVE.
WHAT WAS THE BENEFIT OF THAT.
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THAT THAT
WE ARE MOVING INTO THIS
SUBMISSION.
>> THE INITIAL LANAY 19 FLIGHT
WAS A NEW ENTRY TO THE LAUNCH
MARKET AT THAT POINT.
NASA WAND AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH THEM.
WHAT WE LEARNT WAS COPS LIKE
ROCKET LAB.
TIE-BACK THE BUS PLAYER ARE
CAPABLE OF BRINGING COMMERCIAL
BEST PRACTICES TO THE TABLE AND
ARE ABLE TO LEAD MISSIONS AND
PROSPECTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF 19 AND THE
VENTURE CLASS WAS A STEPPING
TONE WHERE THE INDUSTRY PARTNERS
ARE TAKING A LEAD IN THE OVER
ALL MISSION.
>> BRIEFLY, GIVE ME A SNEAK PEEK
OF WHAT IT COMING DOWN THE LINE.
EXCITING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SMALL
BUSINESS SIMILAR TO THE
CAPSTONE.
>> IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE'S A
NUMBER OF CUBE SAT, THEY'LL DO
BIG TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS,
LUNAR PHOTON GOING TO THE MOON
TO SHINE A LASER INTO CRATERS OF
THE MOON TO LOOK FOR COURT.
WE HAVE A STARLING,
CONSTELLATION OF SPACECRAFT.
HELPING TO ALLEVIATE JUNCTIONS
AND MAKE SPACE EASIER TO ACCESS
FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
WELCOME BACK.
A PROGRAMMING NOTE BEFORE GOING
TO NEW ZEALAND.
LATER THIS MORNING, THE SIING
NET SPACECRAFT WILL DEPART THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AT
7:05:00a.m..
WE'LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE ON NASA
TV STARTING AT 6:45 AM EASTERN.
IT WILL DEPART THE SPACE
STATION.
HEADING TO NEW ZEALAND.
T MINUS 8 MINUTES AND COUNTING.
MURIEL BAKER WITH THE COUNTDOWN.
T MINUS 8:10 SECONDS.
IF YOU ARE JOINING US WELCOME TO
MISSION CONTROL.
THINGS ARE LOOKING GREATS FOR AN
ON-TIME LAUNCH FROM THE PRIVATE
LAUNCH COMPLEX.
ONE ON NEW ZEALAND'S EASTERN
SHORE.
YOU HAVE SEEN THE LAUNCH RANGE
AND INSIDE OUR MISSION AND
CONTROL CENTERS.
NOW IT IS TIME TO GET YOU
ACQUAINTED WITH THE ROCKET
LIFTING OFF THE PAD.
WE ARE TAKING AN UNCONVENTIONAL
PATH TO THE MOON.
ELECTRON IS AN UNCONVENTIONAL
ROCKET.
A SMALL ROCKED HISTORY TO
ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH INTO ORBIT.
HERE IS MORE ON ELECT TRON.
>> A SMALL LAUNCHER DEDICATED TO
SMALL SATELLITES, IT WAS THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND TO REACH ORBIT
WHEN IT TOOK TO THE SKY.
OPENING ACCESS TO SMALL
OPERATORS, IT'S THE MOST
SECONDARY LAUNCHED ROCK E MORE
THAN 100 SAT SLATES FOUND THEIR
HOME IN SPACE LAUNCHED FROM
LAUNCH COMPLEX ONE.
THE FIRST AND ONLY PRIVATE
ORBITAL SPACEPORT.
ELECTRON IS A 2-STAGE VEHICLE
POWERED BY LIQUID OXYGEN, MOST
OF THE STRUCTURE ARE MADE OF
ADVANCED MATERIAL.
INCLUDING THE TANKS.
THE ROCKET IS POWERED BY 10
ENGINES, NINE AT THE BOTTOM.
AND A 10TH TO POWER IT TO ORBIT.
THE RUTHERFORD ENGINE IS THE
FIRST TO USE A PUMP CYCLE USING
ELECTRIC MOTORS AND BATTERIES TO
DRIVE THE PUMP.
IT IS 3D PRINTED.
E LEK TRON IS EQUIPPED WITH A
THIRD STAGE SERVING AS IN-SPACE
PROPULSION.
IN HITS MOST ADVANCED FORM IT'S
CALLED PHOTON.
A SPACE DRAFT TO SUPPORT
MISSIONS BEYOND THE ORBIT.
IT'S THIS STRUCTURE THAT IT IS
ATTACHED.
READY TO BE CARRIED ON ITS WAY
TO THE DESTINATION, AND NEAR
LINEAR ORBIT:
>> T MINUS 5 NTS AND 30 SECONDS
ON THE CLOCK.
FROM HERE, THE LUNCH TEAM MOVES
ONTO THE FINAL MILESTONES AND
CHECKS OF ELECTRON, PHOTOON AND
CADD STONE BEFORE LIFT OFF.
THE MISSION LAUNCHES FROM PAD B
AT LAUNCH COMPLEX ONE, WHERE WE
HAVE TWO ORBITAL LAUNCH PADS.
ROCKET LAB LAUNCHES DEPLOY
SPACECRAFT BETWEEN ORBITS
BETWEEN 5,000 AND 1,200
ALTITUDE.
THIS TIME ELECTRON AND UPPER
STAGE WILL SEND THE SPACECRAFT A
LITTLE FURTHER THAN NORMAL.
1.3KM FURTHER.
9 MINUTES AFTER LIFT OFF THE
SECOND STAGE SEPARATES PLACING
THE BUS AND CAB SAT PAY LOAD
INTO A LOW ERDS ORBIT OF 165 MS.
FROM THIS ORBIT.
PHOTON'S ENGINE WILL PERFORM A
SERIES OF ORBIT RAISING
MANOEUVRES TO STRETCH THE ORBIT
INTO ANELIPS AROUND LAUNCH.
SIX DAYS AFTER LAUNCH IT WILLING
NIGHT.
ACCELERATING ALLOWING IT TO
ESCAPE LOW EARTH ORBIT AND SET
ON A COURSE TO THE MOON.
THE JOURNEY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE
FOUR MONTHS, THE VAST SPACES
MISSION OPERATION CENTER
COMMANDING IT TO FIRE JUSTORS,
IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THE HAD
NOW.
THE ROCKETS STRONG BACK HAS
CONTRACTED AND MOVED INTO THE
LAUNCH POSITION, IT'S WHAT HOLDS
THE UMBILICAL LINES, FALLING
AWAY AS ELECTRONS LIFT OFF THE
PAD.
YOU CAN SEE THE WHITE STRIPES,
THEY ARE AWES OF THE SUPER COLD
PROPELLANT ON THE INSIDE OF THE
ROCKET.
FREEZING WATER ON THE OUTSIDE
CAUSING IT TO FORM DISTINCTIVE
AREAS ALONG THE ROCKET.
THE LAST WEATHER UPDATE
CONFIRMED THE WIND SPEED WILL BE
GOOD FOR LAUNCH FURTHER
MINIMISING THE RISK TO TODAY'S
MISSION, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE
COUNT DOWN IT'S WORTH POINTING
OUT THE VIEW.
WE BRING YOU THE LIVE VIEWS FROM
VARIOUS CAMERAS AT THE PAD AND
RANGE SKOLL.
FOR THE MISSION WE WILL NOT HAVE
THE VEHICLE CAMERAS YOU MAY BE
FAMILIAR WITH.
THIS IN ADDITION HAS TELEMETRY
REQUIREMENTS.
REDUCING THE LOAD ON SYSTEMS AND
OPERATORS, WE HAVE TRAEM LINED
DOWN TO ESSENTIAL SYSTEMS.
>> WHILE WE WON'T HAVE THE LIVE
FEEDS, WE'LL BROADCAST NATION
DATA AND ANIMATIONS SO YOU CAN
KEEP UP WITH THE LAUNCH PROCESS.
>> WE ARE COMING UP TO A
CRITICAL JUNCTURE IN THE LEAD UP
TO LAUNCH THE SWITCH TO THE
COUNT DOWN, THE TEAM ATTRACTING
NO ISSUES.
CAPTAIN AND PHOTON IS HEALTHY,
AND THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GOOD.
>> AT T MINUS 2 MINUTES.
THE FLIGHT COMPUTER WILL TAKE
OVER THE LAUNCH, FOLLOWED BY THE
CALL THAT LOCKS LOADING IS
COMPLETE.
AND WE CAN EXPECT CONFIRMATION
THAT THE FIRST AND SECOND STAGES
WILL BE PRESSURISED FOR LAUNCH.
FOLLOWED BY THAT THE LIFT OFF AT
T MINUS 10 SECONDS AND IGNITION
AT 3 MINUS 6.
WE'LL HAND OVER TO MISSION
CONTROL AND LISTEN IN TO THE
CALLS TO LAUNCH.
>> PHOTOON IS DOWN ON INTERNAL
POWER.
>> LOCKS LOAD COMPLETE AND IN
CIRCULATION.
>>.
>> DISABLED.
>> SWITCH TO THRUSTS.
>> ENABLED.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT IT.
T MINUS 20 SECONDS.
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LIFT OFF.
>> ENTERING BURNOUT DETECT MODE.
>>
>> AT T PLUS 1 MINUTE.
AND ELECTRON IS IN THE AIR AND
ON ITS WAY TO THE MOON FOR THE
CAPSTONE MISSION, THAT ROCKET IS
SOARING THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME
SKY.
PASSING 40KM IN ALTITUDE.
THINGS LOOK TO CONTINUE.
WHICH MEANS THAT SHORTLY
ELECTRON WILL COME UP AGAINST
MAX CUE OR MAXIMUM DYNAMIC
PRESSURE.
THIS IS THE MOMENT ELECTRON WILL
EXPERIENCE STRESS AS IT TRAVELS
THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE, I
CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE HAD MA. Q
CONFIRMED, THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL
PASS THROUGH THAT MILESTONE.
PROP UGS IS NOMINAL.
THE CAST IS HEALTHY IT SAID THE
ROCKET BEARING.
SOON, THE NINE RUTHERFORD
ENGINEERS POWERING ELECTRON WILL
DIMINISH POWER AND SHUT OFF.
IT'S SIGNALLED BUY THE FLIGHT
COMPUTER.
ELECTRON WILL SEPARATE THE FIRST
AND SECOND STAGES, THE MAIN
BOOSTER WILL SLOW AND REMAIN
BEHIND.
THE SECOND STAGE CARRIES ON WITH
THE MISSION, WE HAD MIKKO
CONFIRMED.
[ CLAPPING ]
AND WILL COME UP ON THE
SEPARATION FOR THE NATION.
JUST TO CONFIRM MIKKO AND SECOND
STAGE SEPARATION CARRYING ON
NOW.
SOON WE'LL COME UP TO THE
SEPARATION OF THE MISSION.
IT'S THE NOSE CONE ON TOP OF THE
SECOND STAGE.
WE DON'T NEED THAT.
IT'S SERVED ITS PURPOSE TO
PROTECT THE PAY HOOD.
IT WILL SEPARATE SHORTLY BETWEEN
THE SECOND STAGE AND PHOTON.
THERE WE GO, WE HEARD IT ON
COME.
FARING SEPARATION ON THE SECOND
STAGE, CONFIRMATION THAT THE
MISSION IS CONTINUING AS IT
SHOULD.
WITH CAPSTONE AND THE UPPER
STAGE EXPOSED TO SPACE AND NO
LONGER NEEDING THE PROTECTION
THROUGH EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
EXCITING TO SEE THE MISSION UP
AND IN THE AIR WE HAD A GREAT
START TO THE LOAN IF YOU ARE
JUST JOINING US WE SUCCESSFULLY
CLEARED THE PAD.
AND ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO
SPACE.
MAIN MANAGE CUT OFF.
AND JETTISON TO REACH THE POINT
IN THE MISSION.
ELECTRON SECOND STAGE REMAINS
ATTACHED.
PROVIDED IT WITH A ASSIST TO THE
PARKING ORBIT AT 165KM ABOVE
EARTH THE ROCKETS SECOND STAGE
IS MOVING ALONG NICELY
TRAVELLING AT A FAST SPEED OF
MORE THAN 9,000K/HR.
SOON THE SECOND AGE ON THE
ELECTRON ROCKET IS POWERED BY
THE ENGINE, SOON THE BATTERIES
ON THE MANAGE WILL NEED TO BE
SWAPPED OUT.
THIS IS A UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE
3D LEGEND.
NOT MANY ENGINES ARE POWERED BY
BATTERIES, THE RUTHERFORD IS THE
FIRST TO REACH SPACE USING A
SMUMP CYCLE WHEN IT WAS LAUNCHED
YEARS AGO WE KEEP THE ENGINES
FIRING WITH THE BATTERIES, THESE
GET DEPLETED OF POWER, AND WE'LL
NEED TO WAP OUT WITH A NEW SET.
WE CALL IT A BATTERY HOT SPOT.
HELPFULLY WE'LL HEAR THAT ON THE
MISSION CONTROL COMMS.
>> STARTING TO THROTTLE DOWN.
>> 200 SECONDS REMAINING.
>> INTO IF WE LOOK AT THE
GRAPHICS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE
OF THE SCREEN ON THE LEFT YOU
HAVE THE KERO SEEN, AND THE
LEVEL OF THE TANKS THAT IT'S AT.
AT 45% AND COUNTING.
SITTING AT A NICE AND WARM 8
DEGREES IN TEMPERATURE, WARM
COMPARED TO THE LIQUID OXYGEN,
THE OTHER PROPELLANT SITTING AT
A CHILLY MINE 78 DEGREES WITH
40% OR SO PROPELLANT LEFT.
THERE WE HAVE THE BATTERY SWAP
ON THE SECOND STAGE WAS
SUCCESSFUL.
NEST WE'LL HERE AN OPERATOR
SAYING THAT THE ORBITAL IS AHEAD
OF STAGE SPRIGS.
SIKHO.
SECOND ENGINE CUT-OFF AND THE
STAGE SEPARATION, FOLLOW
RELATIVELY THE SAME PROCEDURE AS
MAIN MANAGER CUT OFF WHERE THE
ENGINE ON THE SECOND STAGE WILL
CUT OFF BETWEEN THE SECOND SAGE
AND THE PHOTOON LUNAR UPPER
STAGE, THERE'LL BE A GAP BETWEEN
THE FINAL SPRIGS AND THE FIRST
HYPER CURIE BURN, IT PLACES IT
IN AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT OF EARTH.
165 LOW EARTH ORBIT IS THE FIRST
ORBITAL PHASE FOR THE MISSION.
THE PHOTOON AND CAPSTONE RACE
HIGHER AND HIGHER OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH A SERIES OF ENGINE
BURNS ON THE UPPER STAGE.
I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAILS
SHORTLY ONCE ELECTRON COMPLETED
SECO AND STAGE OPERATION, LET'S
LISTEN IN TO COMMAND.
>> ENTERING BURNOUT DETECT MODE.
>> SO A QUICK CHECK ON THE SPEED
AND ALTITUDE.
WE ARE TRAVELLING AT MORE THAN
23,000K/HR.
AND WHILE ON THE RIGHT YOU SEE
THE ALTITUDE IS AT 175 KILL SOME
DERS, WHO GOES UP MUST COME
DOWN, WE WILL LOWER OURSELVES
INTO THE PARKING ORBIT VERY
SOON.
CONFIRMED.
[ CLAPPING ] WITH THE RUTHER
FORD ENGINE, THAT TELLS US
SECOND ENGINE CUT OFF WAS
SUCCESSFUL ON THE SECOND STAGE,
AND THE NOTTON LUNAR UPPER STAGE
DEPARTED INTO THE LOW EARTH
ORBIT WITH THE CAP STONE CRAFT
ON BOARD.
AS A REMINDER ON HERE PHOTON IS
THIS CHARGE OF THE MISSION WITH
THE HYPERCURY LEGEND.
IT WILL MANOEUVRE INTO A PARKING
ORBIT ABOVE SUBSTANTIAL.
IT IS THE PERFECT STABLE
PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO PREPARE
FOR LUNAR DEPARTURE.
ONCE IT'S IN THE CORRECT
ALIGNMENT.
THE HYPERCURY ENGINE WILL START
AGAIN LIFTING THE ORBIT THE
AVAGY.
LOSES VELOCITY, AND SO WHAT GOES
UP COMES DOWN.
AS EARTH GRAVITY PULLS IT BACK
TO THE PLANET.
ONCE IT REACHES PARITY, IT
IGNITES TO TAKE IT HIGHER.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON A SWING SET.
SWUNG TO THE TOP AND CAME DOWN,
KICKED YOUR LEGS OUT TO REACH
HIGHER, I FOLLOWED SIMILAR
PRINCIPLES TO WHAT THE PHOTON
UPPER STAGE DO IN SPACE.
AS THEY GET BIGGER THEY TAKE
LONGER TO COMPLETE.
THE FIRST TAKING 90 MINUTES, THE
LAST AROUND 15 HOURS.
THEN ON THE FINAL PHASING PASS,
PHOTON WILL IGNITE FOR A
PRECISION TRANSLUNAR INJECTION
BURN.
ACCELERATING THE UPPER STAGE AND
CAB STONE TO A TOP SPEED OF 11KM
PER SECOND, FAST ENOUGH TO BREAK
FREE OF THE ORBIT ON ITS WAY TO
THE MOON.
THE SPEED PHOTO IS TRAVELLING
SHOOTING IS PAST THE ORBIT.
AND THE EDGE OF THE SYSTEM ON A
TRANSFER ORBIT.
LINED UP WITH THE SUN AND USING
THE GRAVITATIONAL POOL TO MATCH
SPEED WITH THE MOON, CAPSTONE
WILL BE DEPLOYED.
>> SCHEDULED IN THE COMING HOURS
I'LL SEND TO DARRYL AND THE TEAM
AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
>> HOW WAS THAT FOR YOU GUYS.
MY HEARD IS POUNDING.
AND I KNOW THEY ARE THRILLED AT
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE MISSION.
>> I WISH I KA HAVE BEEN THERE
TO -- COULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO
WATCH IT WITH YOU.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FROM
HERE, AND CONGRATULATIONS SO FAR
ON THE SUCCESS OF THE LAUNCH, A
LOT MORE STEPS TO GO QUICK NOTE
ON THE ROCKET BEHIND ME.
NASA'S MEGAMOON ROCKET.
IT COMPLETED A WET DRESS
REHEARSAL.
IT WILL RETURN IN A MATTER OF
DAYS, GOING BACK ON FRIDAY.
REPAIRS TO THE LEAP WOULD BE
MADE.
AND IT WILL BE READY TO GO TO
THE MAN.
>> WE ARE AT DAY BREAK, 5:59 IS
WHEN THE FIRST LIGHT EVERYBODY
AED.
WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF
THE MOON ROCKET.
LET'S GO BACK DOWN TO NEW
ZEALAND AND JOINING US NOW IS
BRADLEY SMITH, THE DIRECTOR OF
LAUNCH SERVICES AT NASA'S
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
HE'S WITH THE TEAM IN
NEW ZEALAND.
I WANT TO ASK YOU, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU ARE HALF A WORLD AWAY,
THERE'S A LITTLE DELAY BETWEEN
US.
HOW DID THE LAUNCH TWO FROM FOUR
PERSPECTIVE.
>> I'M HALF A WORLD AWAY.
I LANDED IN AUCKLAND AND MY
FIRST FORAY INTO NEW ZEALAND WAS
A LOST BAG, I HAD TO GUY A NEW
SUIT AS SOON AS I LANDED.
YES, THE LOSS WAS FANTASTIC.
THIS HAS BEEN, FOR ME -- THE
LAUNCH WAS FANTASTIC.
THAT HAS BEEN EIGHT YEARS IN THE
MAKING, ALL THE WAY BACK TO
2014, PUTTING THE TRUST IN
ROCKET LAB.
CONTRACT AWARD.
AND HERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT
WAS THE PAY LOAD TO LAUNCH THE
UNIVERSITY.
AND NOW HERE WE ARE.
NOT EVEN A DECADE LATER.
AND THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM SENT
CAPSTONE ON A BALLISTIC
TRAJECTORY TO THE LUNAR ORBIT.
IT'S AMAZING HOW FAR THIS
COMPANY HAS COME.
>> DID YOU IMAGINE THAT YOU
WOULD LAUNCH A MISSION TO THE
MOON ON A 59 FOOT TALL ROCKET.
>> I DID NOT.
AND FOR ON THE ORDER OF
30 MILLION, RIGHT, TEEN THE PAY
LOAD AND THE LAUNCH SERVICE
INSIDE.
IT GOES TO TRY.
THE DIRECTION THAT NASA IS
GOING, EMBRACING THIS COMMERCIAL
APPROACH TO ENABLE SCIENCE AND
DISCOVERY:
SO WHAT IS NEXT.
WHAT IS NEXT FOR LAUNCH
SERVICES, AS SOON AS I SAY WITH
HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER.
LAUNCHES IT WILL SLIP TO THE
RIGHT.
WE HAVE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN 3-5
LAUNCHES, TWO MORE INTERCLASS
LAUNCHES.
ONE - BOTH WITH PROVIDERS THAT
NASA HAS NOT FLOWN WITH BEFORE,
ONE WITH RELATIVITY, ONE WITH
FIREFLY.
ONE LAUNCH FROM THE CAPE AND ONE
FROM VANDER FORCE, AND TWO END
TO END MISSIONS FROM THE WEST
COAST.
TWO MISSIONS FOR THEY KNOWA
PARTNERS, EARTH OBSERVATION
SATELLITE, AND WE HAVE SWAT,
WHICH IS AN OCEANOGRAPHY PAY
LOAD DONE JOINTLY.
SO THAT IS WHAT IS NEXT
PROGRAMATICALLY, WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE SISTER PROGRAMS.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE
MISSIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SORRY ABOUT THE ROUGH START IN
NEW ZEALAND, THE NEW SUIT LOOKS
GOOD.
THE LAUNCH LOOKS BETTER.
>> ABSOLUTELY I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, BRADLEY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIVE COVERAGE
OF THE LAUNCH OF CAPSTONE
SPACECRAFT.
OVER THE NEXT SIX DAYS THE
ENGINES ARE WILL PERIODICALLY
IGNITE AND ACCELERATE CAPSTONE
BELOW LOW EARTH ORBIT AND TEND
IT ON A BALLISTIC LUNAR TRANSFER
TO THE MOON.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE UPDATES AND
HOW IT'S PERFORMING, THERE ARE
TWO WAYS TO DO IT.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT NASA
TECHNOLOGY OR CLICK ON A QR CODE
THAT WE HAVE.
WE'LL POP IT UP ON THE CLEAN.
TAKING YOU TO OUR BLOCK WHERE
YOU CAN FIND NASA'S EYES ON THE
SYSTEM.
WHERE YOU CAN VIRTUALLY RAID
ALONG WITH THE CUBE SAT.
IT WILL BE READY IN A WEEK,
WHILE YOU CAPTURE THE QR CODE I
WILL BOOP THE ROCKET.
BOOP.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU TO OUR GUESTS.
AND NASA'S SPACE TECHNOLOGY
MISSION, AND ROCKET WILL BE FOR
PARTNERING WITH US.
I'M DREL SIGNING OFF.
ROCKET LAP IS MUR YELL BAKER AND
EVERYONE HERE, THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH A REPLAY OF
THE LUNCH FROM NEW ZEALAND AND
REMIND YOU TO KEEP LOOKING UP.
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