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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, AND WELCOME
TO NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
I AM DARYL NAIL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE ARE AHEAD OF THE LAUNCH OF
NASA'S INTERSTELLAR MAPPING
PROBE, IMAP TARGETED FOR 7:32
A.M. EASTERN, LAUNCH THAT IS
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 ON A
SPACE X FALCON 9 ROCKET ON PAD
39-A.
I MAP WILL STUDY HOW THE SUN
SHAPES THE AROUND BORN US.
THIS CORE RON TOE OBSERVATORY
LOOKING AT EARTH'S ORBITING
ATMOSPHERE AND SWIFT 01
PROVIDING EARLY WARNINGS OF
SOLAR STORMS.
TOGETHER THESE MISSION ALSO
STRENGTHEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF
SPACE WEATHER AND THE EFFECTS ON
EARTH AND OUR EXPLORERS.
TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE MEDIA
TODAY, JOINING ME HERE IS A FINE
PANEL OF FOLKS.
STARTING WITH DR. NIKKI FOX, OUR
ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR
SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE AT
NASA HEADQUARTERS.
TO HER LEFT, BRAD WILLIAMS, I
MAP PROGRAM EXECUTIVE ALSO AT
NASA HEADQUARTERS.
IRENE PARKER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATOR WITH NOAH NEXUS.
GIBSON, NASA DIRECTOR FOR LAUNCH
SERVICES PROGRAM.
JULIANNE MAN IN SHYMAN IS THE
DIRECTOR FOR NASA SCIENCE
MISSIONS AT SPACE X.
AND ARLENA MOSES, OUR LAUNCH
WEATHER OFFICER FOR TODAY AND
THE LAUNCH FROM THE U.S. SPACE
FORCE.
NOW TODAY'S BRIEF ALSO FOCUS ON
THE MISSION READINESS AND THE
LAUNCH.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC
DETAILS WILL BE ANSWERED AT
ANOTHER PRESS CONFERENCE COMING
UP AT 3:45 P.M. EASTERN.
AND WE WILL FEATURE MISSION
SCIENCE TEAMS FROM NASA, NOAA,
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH REMARKS FROM
OUR PANELISTS AND TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS HERE IN THE ROOM AND
ON THE PHONE LINES.
DR. FOX, KICK US OFF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DARYL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
FOR THIS VERY, VERY EXCITING
RUN-UP TO THIS INCREDIBLE
MISSION LAUNCH.
THE APOLLO ERA CERTAINLY TAUGHT
US THAT THE FURTHER HUMANITY IS
FROM EARTH, THE MORE DEPENDENT
WE ARE ON SCIENCE TO PROTECT AND
TO SUSTAIN LIFE ON OTHER
PLANETS.
WE CERTAINLY LEARNED THAT IN
BETWEEN THE APOLLO 16 AND 17
MISSIONS WHEN THE ASTRONAUTS
NARROWLY MISSED CATASTROPHE WHEN
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
RADIATION STORMS SINCE THE
CARRINGTON EVENT OF 1859
OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 1972.
HTS ASTRONAUTS BEEN IN OR BETH
OR IN FACT ON THE MOON'S
SURFACE, THEY COULD HAVE
EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
HIGH RADIATION SPARKED BY THE
HISTORICALLY ENORMOUS SOLAR
FLARES BURSTING FROM THE SUN AT
UNPRECEDENTED SPEEDS.
I WILL SAY IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
IT, IT IS CALLED THE SEAHORSE
FLARE AND I RECOMMEND THAT YOU
GOOGLE IT.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FLARE.
THE STORM, NOT ONLY WAS IT
BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT WAS SO FAST
THAT THE SOLAR -- AND THE SOLAR
RADIATION ITSELF WAS SO INTENSE,
THAT THE IMPACTS DIDN'T JUST
REMAIN IN SPACE.
CORE RON KNOW MASS EJECTION
OR CME AS WE CALL IT TRAVELED
FROM THE SUN TO THE EARTH IN A
RECORD-BREAKING 15 HOURS MORE
COMPARED TO THE USUAL TWO TO
THREE DAYS AND HOLD THE RECORD
TO THIS DAY.
UNITED STATES EXPERIENCED RADIO
BLACKOUTS, SIGNIFICANT POWER
GRID DISTURBANCES, SATELLITE
DAMAGE AND THOSE AS FAR SOUTH AS
TEXAS SAW SPECTACULAR AURORA.
IT ALSO CAUSED MAGNETIC
DISTURBANCES THAT TRIGGERED THE
ACCIDENTAL DETONATION OF U.S.
SEA MINES FROM THE VIETNAM WAR.
AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NO WAY
TO REALLY PREDICT WHEN A SOLAR
STORM WILL BEGIN TO BREW.
NOW NASA IS LEADING THE UNITED
STATES TO BE A SPACE WEATHER
READY NATION.
AND ON TUESDAY, NASA, ALONGSIDE
27 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
PARTNER ALSO LAUNCH THE
INTERSTELLAR MAPPING AND
ACCELERATION PROBE AS WE
LOVINGLY REFER TO AS I MAP.
IT IS A MISSION OF FIRST, THE
MOST ADVANCED SPACECRAFT OF
THE HELIO SPHERE OUTER BOUNDARY
OF THE PUZZLE OF THE SUN'S
INFLUENCE ON OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
TO DO SO I MAP WILL SPIN EVERY
15 SECONDS TO MEASURE THE
VISIBLE PLASMA AND THE
REVOLUTIONARY OF TEN
INSTRUMENTS.
ONE MILLION MILES UPSTREAM FROM
THE EARTH, IT WILL PROVIDE
WARNING AND WILL PROVIDED, OF
COURSE, FOR ARTEMIS 2 AND
ARTEMIS 3 OF INCOMING RADIATION.
IT WILL PROVIDE ADVANCED NOTICE
FOR ASTRONAUTS AND FOR THOSE ON
EARTH USING THE I MAP ACTIVE
LINK FOR REALTIME OR I ALERT
SYSTEM.
RADIATION EXPOSURE IS A THREAT
TO THE ASTRONAUTS TRAVELLING TO
THE MOON AND BEYOND.
HUMANITY ONLY EVER EXISTED
INSIDE OUR MAGNETOSPHERE,
WHETHER TO THE MOON OR TO MARS,
ACTIONABLE INFORMATION FROM
MISSIONS LIKE I MAP WILL KEEP
OUR ASTRONAUTS SAFE NASA'S MOON
TO MARS PROGRAM AND PGA NASA'S
MOON TO MARS SPACE WEATHER -- I
CAN'T SPEAK, THE ANALYSIS, A BIG
MOUTHFUL.
IMPLEMENT FOR THE I ALERT STORMS
ON MISSIONS FROM OUR LUNAR
PROVING GROUND BEFORE WE SEND
HUMANS TO MARS WHICH IS VERY,
VERY SIGNIFICANT.
NASA SCIENCE SUPPORTS THE
AGENCY'S CORE EXPLORATION SAFETY
IMPERATIVES FOR INSTRUMENTATION
THAT ASTRONAUTS CAN PROTECT
THEMSELVES IN TIME WHEN A SPACE
WEATHER EVENT IS COMING.
RIDING ALONG SIDE I MAP IS A
MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY, NASA
CARUTHERS GEE YO CORONA
OBSERVATORY AND COMPLEMENTS I
MAP'S DATA FOR THE SPACE WEATHER
NEAR EARTH AND HOW IT IMPACTS
LITTLE STUDIED REGION CALLED
THE EXOP BEHERE.
OUR LAST FRONTIER BEFORE YOU
REACH DEEP SPACE.
ONLY WAY TO IMAGE WAS A CAMERA
THAT FLEW ON THE APOLLO 16
MISSION.
AND THAT WAS THE BEST IMAGE WE
HAVE OF THE DAY.
WITH CARUTHERS, WE WILL BE ABLE
TO STARE CONSTANTLY THE FINAL
BARRIER BETWEEN OUTER SPACE AND
US AS SHE RESPONDS TO SPACE
WEATHER.
SO A REALLY, REALLY GREAT
PARTNERSHIP.
THE EXOSPHERE'S RESPONSE TO
SPACE WEATHER IS HOW THEY IMPACT
TECHNOLOGY, IN THE UPPER
ATMOSPHERE AND POWER LINES ON
THE GROUND.
YOU WILL HEAR A LOT MORE
OF I-MAP, CARUTHERS AND NOAA'S
SWIFTIL PRISON IN BRAD AND
DURING THE SCIENCE BRIEFING.
I WILL END WITH A THOUGHT THAT
TODAY THE APOLLO ERA FLARE
SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE
THREAT THAT RADIATION EXPOSURE
HAS TO TECHNOLOGY AND ASTRONAUTS
IN SPACE.
THE SAFETY OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF
WHICH OUR ASTRONAUTS ARE ROBOTIC
EXPLORERS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED IS
CRITICALLY DEPENDENT ON DYNAMIC
SPACE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH
AFFECT US DAILY HERE ON EARTH.
BUT OBVIOUSLY MUCH SAFER AND
MUCH LOWER LEVELS FOR US HERE ON
EARTH THAN OUT AT THE MOON.
AS THE UNITED STATES PREPARES TO
SEND HUMANS BACK TO THE MOON AND
ONWARD TO MARES WITH THE ARTEMIS
PROGRAM, NASA SCIENTISTS ARE
HAVING THE INTERPLANETARY
SURVIVAL GUIDE TO SUPPORT
HUMANITY'S EPIC JOURNEY ALONG
THE WAY.
I MAP, CARUTHERS AND SWIFT IL-1
BUILD UPON THE MISSION OF THE
SUN, THE SOLAR PROBE AND SOON
ADD ESCAPADE WHICH WILL LAUNCH
LATE THEY ARE FALL.
ALL OF THESE MISSIONS TOGETHER
SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING
SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION YOU
CAPABILITIES AND CONSULTATION
WITH NOAA IN THE BENEFIT OF ALL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE MISSION PARTNER ARE SPACE
INX AND I MAP, CARUTHERS
AND IL-1 TEAMS.
GO NASA, GO NOAA, AND GO FALCON.
OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO
TUNED IN.
AN HONOR TO BE HERE FOLLOWING
THE CONCLUSION OF OUR LAUNCH
READINESS REVIEW.
THOSE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY ON
THE I MAP MISSION AND ITS
PARTNERS, TRULY A MOW MEN IT US
TO HE OCCASION TODAY.
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE
INCREDIBLE WORK OF THE TEAMS
THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
IT IS AS TESTAMENT TO THE POWER
OF COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
THAT NIKKI MENTIONED.
27 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS WITH THE I MAP UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR P.I. DR.
DAVE NOKOMIS AND OUR PARTNERS
FROM JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY.
SCIENCE ISES, ENGINEERS AND
MISSION PARTNERS WHOSE
DEDICATION BROUGHT THUS SPECIAL
MOMENT READY TO EMBARK ON A
JOURNEY THAT WILL TEACH US YOU
HAVE THE HELI.
SPHERE AND SPACE MESH CHIRMENTS
ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS AT NOAA.
FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK, I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM AND ALL
THE TEAM THAT IS OUT THERE
WATCHING AND CONTINUING WORK
TODAY.
SO IS THE TEAMS FROM ALL THREE
THOSE MISSES, SPACE X, A HL,
NASA GODDARD, UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA BERKELEY AND MANY
OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
SPENT MONTHS METICULOUSLY
PLANNING THESE INTEGRATED
OPERATIONS AT THE LAUNCH SITE
THAT IS UNIQUE AND ESSENTIAL FOR
A RIDE SHARE MISSION LIKE THIS.
LAST FEW WEEKS, THESE TEAMS
SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED ALL OF THE
WELL COORDINATED ACTIVITIES THAT
LED US TO THE LAUNCH PADS TODAY.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
HIGHLIGHT HOW THE NASA LAUNCH
SERVICES PROGRAM HAS BEEN AND
THE TEAM.
AND HOW TRULY INSTRUMENTAL IN
INTEGRATING THESE THREE MISSIONS
TOGETHER.
DEMONSTRATING OUR AGENCY'S
ABILITY TO INNOVATE AND
ACCOMPLISH OUR SCIENTIFIC GOALS.
LAUNCHES THREE SPACECRAFT ON ONE
LAUNCH, MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND
COST SAVINGS.
SYNERGY IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
I MAP IS OUR CELESTIAL
CARPETOGRAPHER OF THE BOUNDARY
AND ENERGETIC PARTICLES.
IN PARALLEL, THE SWIFT IL-1 WILL
HELP NOAA ANSWER HANSING OUR
FORECASTING ABILITIES AND THE
CARUTHERS LEAD BY LAURA WALLDRIP
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
LOOKING BACK TO THE EARTH
FROM IL-1 AND HOW OUR ATMOSPHERE
BETTER INTERACTS THE SPACE
ENVIRONMENT.
RIDE SHARES WERE TO
THE ESPERING.
AND TO THE TOP OF THAT STACK AND
ALL ENCAPSULATED IN THE FARING.
OPINION TRANSPORTED TO SPACE X
PAD 39-A WITH ASSEMBLY WITH ALL
THREE SPACECRAFTS MADE TO OUR
FALCON 9 ROCKET.
AT THAT POINT THEY HAVE
COMPLETED CHECKS.
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE, THAT
ALL THE SPACE REPS ARE HEALTHY
AND READY TO LAUNCH.
WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER
TO IRENE PARKER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON I AM THRILLED
TO BE SPEAKING WITH ALL OF YOU
TODAY TO HEAR THE EXCITEMENT
AFTER THE LAUNCH.
TO HEAR DR. NIKKI FOX TALK OF
SPACE READY NATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IS AN
AMAZING FEAT AND ALL OF THE
THREE MISSIONS WILL REALLY BE
SUPPORTING THAT.
SOME WITH THAT, SPACE WATER HAS
A IMPACT ON DAILY LIVES
FROM GPS.
WE USE NAVIGATE AROUND THE GLOBE
AND EVEN TO THE FOOD WE EAT
GROWN BY FARMERS RELYING ON
PRECISION AGRICULTURE.
FORECASTING SPACE WEATHER EVENTS
THAT CAN DISRUPT THESE
TECHNOLOGIES IS CRITICAL OF
PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY'S
ECONOMIC VITALITY AND NATIONAL
SECURITY.
SWIFT IL-1 IS THE FIRST
DEDICATED NOAH OBSERVATORY FOR
CONTINUOUS OPERATIONAL SPACE
WEATHER OPERATIONS.
THE SATELLITE WILL BE OUR FIRST
LINE OF DEFENSE AND SERVE AS AN
EARLY WARNING WEAKEN FOR THE
POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING EFFECTS
OF SPACE WEATHER.
SWIFT WILL ORBIT IN THE SUN A
POSITION OF DEEP SPACE ABOUT A
MILLION MILES BETWEEN EARTH AND
THE SUN.
THE POSITIONING ALLOWS FOR
CONTINUOUS UNOBSTRUCTED
OBSERVATIONS OF THE SUN'S CORONA
WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE
EARTH.
24-BY 7 DATA WILL GIVE THE
OPERATORS OF NOAH'S SPACE
WEATHER CENTER TO MAKE
PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS THAT PRO
SECT VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
ECONOMIC INTEREST AND ECONOMIC
SECURITY ON EARTH AND IN SPACE.
THE FOUR INSTRUMENTS ON BARRED
SWIFTERLL WILL HAVE REALTIME
DATA.
THEY ARE MA PLACE IS A IN THE
SUN'S MAGNETIC FIELD.
AND THE ACCURACY OF FORECAST AND
WARNING FROM NOAA SPACE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER.
SECOND OPERATIONAL CORE RON KNOW
WITH SEA CORE WITH SOLAR CORONA
PROJECTIONS.
THE FIRST SEA CORE LAUNCH IN
JUNE OF 2024.
AND CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL FROM
OUR GEO STATIONARY OR BIT.
I MUST STRESS THAT IT IS A JOINT
PROGRAM BETWEEN NOAA AND NASA
AND BOTH HAVE AN IMPORTANT AND
COMPLIMENTARY RESPONSIBILITY IN
THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, LAUNCH
AND OPERATION OF THE MISSION.
NOAA IS THE PROGRAM OWNER THAT
DETERMINES THE REQUIREMENTS,
PROVIDES FUNDS, AND MANAGES THE
PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND DATA
PRODUCTS AND SYSTEM NATION TO
THE USERS.
NASA AND THEIR COMMERCIAL
PARTNERS DEVELOP, BUILD AND TEST
THE INSTRUMENTS ON NOAA'S BEHALF
AND THE NOAA'S SPECIFICATION.
IN MARYLAND, THE SPACE FLIGHT
INCIDENT IS PROVIDE ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS, ENGINEERING AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO YA FOR
DEVELOPING THE MISSION.
NASA'S SPACE SERVICES CENTER IN
FLORIDA MANAGES LAUNCH.
OVERALL, SWIFTA WAS PART OF OUR
PLAN.
NEXT PROGRAM SPACE WEATHER NEXT
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM
CONTINUITY AND ENHANCED SPACE
MONITORING CAPABILITIES WELL
INTO THE FUTURE ENSURING OUR
NATION'S TECHNOLOGICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS
PROTECTED.
NOAA IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH
CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION
TO FUND THE SPACE WEATHER NEXT
PROGRAM WITH LAUNCHES THREE CORE
OBSERVATORIES FOR LAUNCH IN 2029
AND 2032 OF CONTINUITY OF THESE
CRITICAL SURFACES.
WITH THAT DR. DENTON GIBSON
FROMKIN LSP.
>> AS ALWAYS, I AM EXCITED AND
HUMBLED TO BE SITTING HERE
REPRESENTING THE NASA LAUNCH
SERVICES PROGRAM, A PROGRAM
SINCE 1998 HAS BEEN PARTNERING
WITH COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY TO
LAUNCH OVER 100 OF NASA SCIENCE
MISSIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE
SOLAR SYSTEM.
JUST KIND OF GETTING READY FOR
THIS -- THIS MISSION, THINKING
BACK OUR FIRST MISSION WITH
SPACE X WAS THE 20th FLIGHT, AND
NOW I MAP WILL HAD BEEN THE
550th FLIGHT, WHICH IS HUGE
TESTAMENT TO WHAT SPACE X HAS
ACCOMPLISHED AND ANOTHER STEP IN
THE PARTNERSHIP WE FORGE WITH
THEM.
THIS WILL BE OUR 13th MISSION
WITH SPACE X.
SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT.
AND I WILL JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO
RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
REALLY CAME TOGETHER THIS SPACE
LAUNCH DELTA, SPACE X, NOAA AND
NASA, TO HAVE ANOTHER EXCELLENT
MISSION.
YOU HEARD THERE ARE THREE
SPACECRAFT ON THIS MISSION.
SO IT IS ALMOST AS IF OUR
MISSION INTEGRATION TEAM HAD TO
WORK THREE MISSIONS
SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IT HAS BEEN
GOING VERY WELL.
OUR TEAM HAS BEEN BUSY OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
LAST WEEK OUR MISSION'S DRESS
REHEARSAL, A SIMULATED COUNTDOWN
THAT EXERCISES AS A TEAM TO GET
THEM VERY PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO
HANDLE ANYTHING.
WET THE F.A.R. LAST WEEK THAT
WENT AS WELL.
WE WERE READY TO PROCEED FORWARD
WITH THE REST OF THE
INTEGRATION.
AND WE ALSO ON FRIDAY ALSO HAD
THE SPACE LAUNCH DELTA 45 LIR.
WHICH THE SPACE DELTA LAUNCH
LEADERSHIP GAVE THEIR GO TO
PROCEED IN THE COUNT.
EARLIER TODAY JUST ABOUT AN HOUR
AND A HALF AGO, ROUGHLY, WE
CONCLUDED THE NASA -- THE JOINT
NASA SPACE X LIR.
TO GO INTO THE LAUNCH COUNT
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY
A VIDEO -- A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU
SOME OF THE INTEGRATION WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
SO HERE AS YOU HEARD
MENTIONED, I MAP ARRIVED ON
ASTRO TECH IN TITUSVILLE SECOND
WEEK OF MAY.
AND ALSO SWIFTLE L 1 AND
CARUTHERS ARRIVED MID-JULY.
AS YOU MENTION, THE PAYLOAD
HAPPENED EARLY SEPTEMBER WHEN
ALL THREE SPACECRAFT -- AND HAD
A GOOD SHOT THERE A ENCAPSULATE
ASSEMBLY THAT YOU ARE LOOKING IN
THE PHOTOS OCCURRED SEPTEMBER
16.
AND THEN THE TRANSPORT TO THE
LAUNCH PAD.
THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
RIGHT THERE FOR THE HANGER OF
LAUNCH PAD OF TRANSPORT.
SECURED SEPTEMBER 17 AND GET
GOOD SHOTS THERE.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
NOT THE ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF THE
LAUNCH VEHICLE, BUT AN EXAMPLE
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
ROLL OUT FROM THE HANGAR AT 39A
TO THE LAUNCH PAD.
HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS, WE
MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD SHOT
AS THEY WORK THROUGH THAT.
SO, THERE YOU GO.
SO AS WE -- IF YOU ARE LOOKING
AT EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON,
WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
WE ARE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
ROUGHLY ABOUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES
AHEAD OF OUR T-ZERO, WE WILL
PULL THE NASA TEAM TO STEP INTO
PROPELLANT LOADING AND LAUNCH.
IF ALL GOING WITH, THE
PROPELLANT TANKS ON THE FALCON 9
WILL BE LOADED CAN DENSIFIED
REPELLENT AS AND T-0 AT 7: A.M.
TUESDAY MORNING.
AND JUST TO SUMMARIZE, THE
FALCON 9 IS READY.
THE I MAP, SWIFT, CA RUTHER'S
TEAM ARE READY AND THEY ARE
EXCITED TO STEP INTO LAUNCH
COUNT.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
MY PARTNER IN CRIME WHO I WORKED
WITH SINCE, LIKE, 2012.
SUZANNA SHYMAN, THE DIRECTOR OF
SCIENCE MISSIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DENTON.
THANK YOU, DR. GIBSON.
SUPER EXCITED TO TALK OF OUR
NEXT SCIENCE MISSION.
EVERYONE AT SPACE X IS
INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SUPPORT
MISSIONS LIKE THIS.
AS YOU HEARD, THE TEAM TALKED
OF I MAP, SWIFTLE, CARUTHERS ALL
SPACE MISSIONS.
SPACE WEATHER AS YOU HEARD DR.
FOX TALKED ABOUT INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR
MISSIONS, I-MAP, SPACE
EXPLORATION.
THE SPACE WEATHER DATA IS
CRITICAL FOR MISSION SUCCESS AND
CRITICAL FOR FUTURE HUMAN
MISSIONS TO MARS.
THANK YOU, NASA AND NOAA FOR
DOING AMAZING MISSIONS LIKE THIS
THAT HELP US BUILD THE NEXT
GENERATION.
AS YOU HEARD ME SPEAK ABOUT IN
THE PAST, ONE OF THE REASONS I
CAME TO SPACE X BECAUSE I WANTED
TO HELP ENABLE GREATER
SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION.
THE WAY WE DO THAT AT SPACE X,
LOWERING THE COST TO ACCESS TO
SPACE.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY DOING
THAT FOR NASA AND NOAA OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS.
AS YOU HEARD DENTON MENTIONED, I
MAP IS THE 13th MISSION FOR THE
SERVICES PROGRAM.
SEVENTH MISSION IN LESS THAN TWO
YEARS FOR THE NASA SERVICES
PROGRAM.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE
LAUNCHED SPR-X WITH FOUR
PAYLOADS.
THIS N JULY THE TRACERS MISSION
WITH FLEW WITH A TOTAL OF FIVE
NASA SPACECRAFT AND NOW I MAP
WITH L-1 AND CARUTHERS.
16 CRITICAL NASA PAYLOADS WITH
THE LUNAR PAYLOAD AND RIDE SHARE
MISSIONS THAT FLY ON OUR
TRANSPORTER PROGRAM.
WE ARE BIG TEAM SCIENCE AND VERY
PROUD TO SUPPORT THOSE CRITICAL
SCIENCE MISSIONS.
ALSO WHEN I THINK OF THE NEXT
GENERATION OF VEHICLES, I AM
SUPER EXCITED FOR HOW STARSHIP
WILL ENABLE ANOTHER LEVEL OF
SCIENCE.
STARSHIP, WITH ITS LARGE PAYLOAD
VOLUME AND EXCESS PERFORMANCE,
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT
NEVER-BEFORE SCIENTIFIC MISSIONS
LIKE INCREDIBLY LARGE TELESCOPES
AND INTERSTELLAR THAT DON'T NEED
TO MEASURE MASS DOWN TO THE
GRAM.
BUT FOCUSING ON TUESDAY MORNING.
VERY EXCITED TO LAUNCH I MAP,
SWIFTLE I-1 AND CARUTHERS AND
THANKS NASA FOR THEIR CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP AND ILENA FOR THE
WEATHER WEARING OUR SUN EARRINGS
WHICH I KNOW IS GOOD NEWS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THOUGHT THE SUN EARRINGS WOULD
BE APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE MISSION
WE ARE WORKING ON.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING FROM A SPACE
PERSPECTIVE AS A LAUNCH WEATHER
OFFICER, BUT TER REST A Y'ALL
WEATHER PERSPECTIVE, SUN PLAY AS
BIG PART OF THAT AS WELL.
AS WE GO INTO TUESDAY MORNING,
IF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE LOCALLY ON
THE SPACE COAST, YOU KNOW WE HAD
A BIT OF A DRY SPELL AFTER A
VERY WET LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL
TIME FRAME.
FELT REALLY NICE.
KIND OF GET IN THE FLORIDA FALL
TIME FRAME.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS GOING TO
CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AS WE START
OUR WEEK HERE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
WITHER GOING TO HAVE AN
UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM THAT COMES
THROUGH THAT BRINGS BACK A
LITTLE MORE MOISTURE AND ALSO
START OF KIND -- KIND OF RUFFLE
UP THE ATMOSPHERE JUST A LITTLE
BIT THAT WILL PLAY A PART AS WE
GO LATE MONDAY INTO THE FIRST
PART OF TUESDAY.
SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE FORECAST FOR OUR PRIMARY
LAUNCH DAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE
OVERALL LOOKING AT A POV OR
PROBABILITY OF VIOLATION -- THAT
IS A PROBABILITY OF SEEING ANY
OF THOSE LAUNCH WEATHER
CONCERNS.
THERE ARE TEN OF THEM THAT ARE
POSSIBLE THAT WE LOOK AT.
25%.
SO 2-5% OR IF YOU WANT TO LOOK
AT IT IN REVERSE A GO OF 75%.
AND OUR MAIN CONCERNS FOR OUR
PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY ARE GOING TO
BE SOMETHING CALLED THE "THICK
CLOUD LAYER RULE."
THAT IS LOOKING AT TYPES OF
CLOUDS THAT ARE NOT, LIKE,
THUNDERSTORMS OR CUMULUS CLOUDS.
BIG PUFFY COULD THE CONTINUE TO
BALL CLOUDS.
THOSE ARE LOOKING AT THE KIND OF
FLAT CLOUDS THAT YOU SOMETIME
SEE ROLL IN DURING WINTERTIME
STORMS NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE
HERE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE.
AND WINDS ARE GOING TO BE
RELATIVELY LIGHT, SO NOT
EXPECTING TOO MUCH OF A CONCERN
WITH THAT.
NOW AS WE GO INTO OUR BACK-UP
DAY, LOOKING AT THE FORECAST FOR
OUR FORECAST DAY, THAT LITTLE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WE HAVE
STARTS TO MOVE BY.
AND WE GET A LITTLE BIT DRIER
CONDITIONS MOVING IN.
SO LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST
NUMBERS FOR THE BACK-UP DAY.
OVERALL LOOKING AT PROBABILITY
VIOLATION OF 10% OR LOOKING AT A
OF 90%.
THOSE NUMBERS GO DOWN, THE TIME,
NOT THE PEAK FOR SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HERE ALONG
THE SPACE COAST FOR FLORIDA.
SO A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WILL BE
MONITORING FOR OUR LAUNCH COMING
UP HERE.
BUT OVERALL, I THINK THINGS ARE
TRACKING GOOD FOR WEATHER.
BACK TO YOU, DARYL.
>> THANK YOU, ALL, TO OUR
PANELISTS FOR THE OWNING
REMARKS.
START WITH THE QUESTIONS.
START IN THE ROOM AND WE HAVE
QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE.
PUNCH THE KEYS AND LET US KNOW
YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
WE WILL GET TO YOUR QUESTION.
BUT AGAIN START IN THE ROOM,
WAIT FOR THE PERSON WITH THE
MIKE TO COME OVER AND STATE YOUR
NAME AND YOUR MEDIA AFFILIATION
AND YOUR QUESTION.
AND LET'S STARTS THAT WITH ONE
WE QUESTION AT A TIME.
THE FIRST QUESTION ON THE START
OF THE ROOM, KEN.
>> HI, KEN KRAMER, SPACE UP
CLOSE.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL ON THIS
VERY EXCITING MISSION.
WISHING YOU ALL GOOD LUCK.
NIKKI, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR
YOU.
SINCE YOU MENTIONED PROJECT
ARTEMIS.
THERE WAS SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS
OF VIPIR ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
IT WAS CANCELLED AND NOW IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE REVIVING IT.
THEY WERE VERY SCANTY TAILS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HOW DID IT
COME ABOUT.
AND -- WHAT CAN WE EXPECT.
WILL IT LAUNCH IN 2027?
THANK YOU.
>> VERY EXCITED ABOUT VIPIR.
THE ACTUAL SORT OF CANCELLATION
OF THE PROJECT AT THE TIME
CERTAINLY DID NOT REFLECT ANY
LACK OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE
SCIENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
ACTUALLY GOING IN AND SAMPLING
FOR VOLATILES ON THE MOON.
UNFORTUNATELY, YEAH, AT THAT
TIME, WE DID NOT HAVE A PATH
FORWARD FOR THE VIPIR MISSION
WITH A LANDER .SO WE MADE THE
VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO
ACTUALLY SORT OF TIE A BOW
ON VIPIR.
WE CONTINUED IT THROUGH THE
TESTING.
AND SO IT IS COMPLETELY SAFE.
IT IS BEING STORED VERY, VERY
WELL.
AWAITING A LAUNCH VEHICLE OR --
SORRY, A LANDING -- WRONG
MISSION.
A LANDER.
AND WITH YOU PUT OUT A COUPLE OF
CALLS FOR PARTNERSHIP.
AND GONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF
STEPS TO FIND THE RIGHT RIDE.
IT WAS ACTUALLY SOLICITED
THROUGH ECLIPSE, PAYROLL CALL.
OUR ECLIPSE VENDOR WERE ABLE TO
PROPOSE AND WE WERE EXCITED OF
THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL COMING
IN FROM BLUE ORIGIN.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH
BLUE AND GETTING IT SUCCESSFUL
AND FOR VIPIR.
THE ACTUAL LAUNCH DATE ITSELF,
REFER TO YOU BLUE TO GET MORE
DETAILS ON THAT BUT WE ARE VERY
EXCITED OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AND
IT DOES HIGHLIGHT OF IMPORTANCE
OF WHAT WE DO AT NASA SCIENCE
FOR SUPPORTING THE MOON TO MARS
AND THE ARTEMIS PROGRAMS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE
ROOM?
YES, SIR.
>> YES, A QUESTION FOR JULIANNA.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT
MORE THE SEQUENCE OF DEPLOYMENTS
OF THE THREE PROBES.
WE KNOW THE THREE OF THEM ARE
GOING TO L-1.
ARE THEY TRAVELING TOGETHER?
HOW IS THE SEQUENCE GOING TO
WORK.
>> SURE.
HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT AND
DENTON, FEEL FREE TO CHIME IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
THREE PAYLOADS THAT GO TO THE
SAME PLACE HL-1.
FALCONS WILL LIFT OFF.
THEY WILL SEPARATE.
THE STAGES WILL PERFORM TWO
BURNS.
AFTER COMPLETED THE SECOND BURN,
THE FIRST PAYLOAD TO BE DEPLOYED
IS I MACHINE.
THAT AND THEN SWIFTLE L-1 AND
CARUTHERS IN THAT ORDER.
I-MAP, SWIFTLE L-1 AND CARUTHERS
WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF EACH
OTHER.
AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER
LIFTOFF.
DENTON.
IF YOU WANT TO CHIME IN.
>> I MAN WILL BE DEPLOYED AN
HOUR AND 20 MINUTES AFTER T-0
AND SWIFTLE L-1 WILL BE SEVEN
MINUTES AFTER I MAP.
AND CARUTHERS WILL BE SIX
MINUTES AFTER SWIFTLE L 1.
>> LET'S GO TO THE PHONES NOW
FOR OUR NEXT QUESTION.
WILL ROBINSON SMITH WITH SPACE
FLIGHT NOW.
GO AHEAD.
>> HEY, DARYL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
AND THANKS FOR THE PANEL.
APOLOGIZE FOR THE CAR NOISE IN
THE BACKGROUND.
TRAVELLING TO HOUSTON AHEAD OF
THE INTRE DUNKS OF THE ASTRONAUT
CLASS ON MONDAY.
QUESTION TO NIKKI FOX.
OF COURSE, WE ARE A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AWAY FROM A POTENTIAL
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN YET AGAIN.
AND A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT
WHERE THAT LEAVES THE NASA
BUDGET, IN PARTICULAR, THE
SCIENCE BUDGET, AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE
PROPOSED CUTS FROM THE OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OR IF
THERE IS A DIFFERENT OPERATING
LEVEL THAT YOU GUYS WILL USE.
SO I GUESS CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME
CLARITY IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS
DOWN, WHAT THEN, ESPECIALLY WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE IMPORTANT SCIENCE
MISSIONS AT RISK OF BEING
UNFUNDED OR DEFUNDED IN THAT
SCENARIO?
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION.
AS WE DO WITH EVERY POSSIBLE
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, WE PLAN OUR
-- FOR THE CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS.
WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROTECTING LEAVE AND -- LIFE AND
PROPERTY AND THE MISSION
INFORMATION SPACE THAT ARE
OPERATING.
AND CLEARLY WE DON'T ANTICIPATE
ANY SLIPS TO THIS LAUNCH.
LOOKING DOWN THE TABLE.
AND SO YOU KNOW, THESE MISSIONS
WILL BE UP IN SPACE OBVIOUSLY
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE -- WE
ARE ABLE TO OPERATE THEM AND DO
ALL THOSE VERY CRUCIAL THINGS
REALLY IMPORTANT EVEN IN THE
UNLIKELY EVENT THAT MAYBE THE
WEATHER CAUSE AS SLIP.
WE WOULD STILL HAVE THESE
PRIORITIZED AS, OF COURSE, AT
THIS POINT WE WOULD BE RISKING
DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTY IF WE
DIDN'T ACTUALLY LAUNCH THEM.
AND SO I HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT
THE CARE AND FEEDING THAT WILL
BE GIVEN TO THESE THREE
MISSIONS.
THEY ARE ALL VERY CRITICAL, AND
THEY ARE CRITICAL FOR MANY
GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES.
AND WE WILL CERTAINLY BE MOVING
THEM THROUGH REGARDLESS OF THE
SHUT DOWN.
>> WE WILL STAY ON THE PHONE
BRIDGE AND GO TO STEVEN CLARK
WITH RS TECHNICA.
>> HI.
THANKS FOR TAKING MY QUESTION.
JUST GO DOWN THE LINE PLEASE FOR
EACH MISSION, A TOTAL COST.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION
OF HOW THEY GET DEPLOYED,
FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.
HOW LONG DOES EACH MISSION TAKE
TO GET TO L-1 IN OPERATIONS.
THANKS.
>> YEAH, I CAN START FOR I-MAP
AND CARUTHERS.
A LIFE CYCLE COST OF $781.8
MILLION INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT
COSTS, LAUNCH VEHICLE COSTS AND
OPERATIONS COSTS FOR A TWO-YEAR
PRIME SCIENCE MISSION.
CARUTHERS GEO CORONA OBSERVATORY
LIFE CYCLE COST OF $97 MILLION
INCLUDING A TWO-YEAR PRIME
SCIENCE MISSION AND TOTAL COST
FOR NASA TO LAUNCH THESE I MAP
AND SECONDARY RIDE SHARES IS
$109.4 MILLION.
>> SWIFTLE, $192 MILLION FROM
CONCEPT PHASE ALL THE WAY TO
OPERATIONS AND DISPOSAL.
THAT INCLUDES THE SWIFTLE
SPACECRAFT, FOUR INSTRUMENTS.
ALSO THE INSTRUMENT, THE
FIRST S-COR ALONG WITH OUR
GROUND SEGMENT FOR OPERATIONS.
AND WE PLAN TO BE HOPEFULLY
OPERATIONAL AT L-1 IN ANTICIPATE
OF 2026.
>> AND I CAN JUST ADD BACK TO I
MAP.
I-MAP AND CARUTHERS ARRIVED
AT L-1, 107 OR 108 DAY AFTER
LAUNCH.
BOTH ARE FULLY COMMISSIONED IN
STARTING PRIME SCIENCE.
>> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE ROOM NOW.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS FOR
QUESTIONS?
KEN?
>> THANKS FOR FOLLOW-UP.
YEAH, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
COORDINATING THESE THREE
MISSIONS TOGETHER.
WHOEVER CAN ANSWER THIS
QUESTION.
THAT HAS GOT TO BE A LOT OF
CHALLENGES AND HURDLES TO THAT.
YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT.
CAN YOU GO INTO THAT IN DETAIL,
PLEASE.
AND I DON'T KNOW FROM THE
BEGINNING THESE THREE MISSIONS
WERE PLANNED TO BE TOGETHER OR
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
THANKS.
>> I WILL TAKE LAST BIT FIRST.
I-MAP WAS COMPETED AND SELECTED
IN 2018 -- COMPETED THROUGH
2017.
DURING THAT TIME THE HELIO
PHYSICS DIVISION UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF PEG LUSE HAD THIS
WONDERFUL IDEA GOING UP TO L-1.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE TRAVEL WITH.
IMMEDIATE PARTNERSHIP FORMED
WITH NOAA TO PUT THE SPACE
WEATHER FOLLOW-ON L-1 SUBMISSION
ON THE SAC.
AND THE PROPOSAL TEAMS WERE
ASKED IF IT WAS -- THE I-MAP
PROPOSAL TEAMS LAUNCH THEIR
TRAJECTORY TO PUT TOGETHER A
PLAN AND AN ACTUAL CALL FOR RIDE
SHARES FOR THE I MAP MISSION
THAT WENT OUT IN 2018.
THE CARUTHERS -- CALLED "GLIDE"
AT THE TIME BUT THE CORE RON
KNOW GEO OBSERVATORY SELECTED AS
PAYLOAD.
ANOTHER PAYLOAD WAS TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION AND UNFORTUNATELY
WAS NOT CONFIRMED.
IT WAS A SORT OF WELL-THOUGHT
OUT PLAN TO HAVE THE MISSIONS
TOGETHER ON THE STACK.
DENTON.
>> AS NIKKI MENTIONED, ONCE THE
DECISIONS WERE MADE TO HAVE ALL
THREE ON THE STACK, SLP STARTS
WORKING WITH THE SPACECRAFT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS
ARE.
ONCE THEY PUT OUT PROPOSAL FOR
LAUNCH SERVICES AND SPACE X IS
SELECTED OUR TEAM STARTS TO WORK
WITH SPACE X YEARS IN ADVANCE TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL CAN BE MET
AND WITH THE FALCON 9 YEARS OF
PLANNING AND MONTHS OF
EXECUTION.
>> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
>> WHAT ABOUT SPACE X?
WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN PARTICULAR
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN?
>>.
>> SURE.
YEAH, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T HEAR
THE QUESTION.
HE ASKED WHAT CAN WE DO IN
PARTICULAR TO MAKE THE MISSION
HAPPEN.
AS HAS BEEN TOUCHED ON, WE HAD
TO LOOK AT ALL THE SPACECRAFT
REQUIREMENTS AND MAKE SURE WE
CAN SUPPORT THEM ON THE MISSION.
VERY FUN EXAMPLES OF
REQUIREMENTS WITH THE TO WORK
THROUGH.
MY FAVORITE ONE IS THAT EACH
SPACECRAFT, I MAP, SWIFTLE AND
CARUTHERS CONTINUEH-ZERO
NITROGEN PURGE OF MOISTURE
SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT RIGHT UP
INTO LIFTOFF.
EACH IN THEIR OWN NITROGEN
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OWN
PRESSURES AND FLOW RATES AND
UNIQUE SYSTEM TO HAVE OUR
THREE-HEADED BEAST OF NITROGEN
PICK FOR THE SPACECRAFT.
ANOTHER THING THAT CAME TO LINE
AND DR. FOX MENTIONED THIS, I
MAP IS A SPIN STATION.
WE HAVE TO SPIN THE SECOND STAGE
FOR OUR -- SORRY, 24 DEGREES PER
SECOND, PRETTY FAST TO DEPLOY
THE SPACECRAFT.
WE HAD TO MAKE SURE DEPLOYING I
MAP -- HAVEN'T DEPLOYED SWIFTHLE
OR CARUTHERS.
WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPIN
AND DEPLOY THE SWIFTLE AND
CARUTHERS.
>> ONE OF THE CLEANEST
ENVIRONMENTS FOR SPACE-X ON THIS
PIGS.
THANK YOU, JULIANNA.
LET'S GO IN THE ROOM TO THE
GENTLEMAN ON THE BACK.
>> JOEL OCKEBACK.
FREELANCE.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DR. FOX.
FOLLOWING UP THE FIRST QUESTION
WE HEARD, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF
ALL THESE OTHER SCIENCE MISSIONS
THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WILL BE
IMPERILLED IF THE PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET REQUEST WERE ADOPTED.
CAN YOU GIVE US SOME CLARITY OF
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
HAVE THE LEADERS OF THESE
MISSIONS BEEN TOLD TO PREPARE TO
SHUT DOWN THESE OPERATIONAL
SPACECRAFT?
THERE IS A CONTINGENCY IN CASE
THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST IS
ADOPTED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
IS ADOPTED.
WHAT DO YOU TELL THE LEADERS OF
ALL THESE MISSIONS WHETHER THEIR
MARS ORBITERS OR NEW HORIZONS
AND LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE
OBSERVATORY.
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING THOSE
PEOPLE RUNNING THOSE MISSIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT A GREAT QUESTION.
OBVIOUSLY THE INFORMATION THAT
WE HAVE IN THE PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET, TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT
RELEASED ON MAY31.
I EN ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK ON
THAT BUDGET CAP.
WHEN THAT WAS RELEASED WE DID AS
WE ALWAYS DO, ASK THE MISSIONS
FOR A PLAN OF WHAT IT WOULD
TAKE.
WHAT A SHUTDOWN LOOKS LIKE IF --
IF, INDEED, THAT IS THE
DIRECTION THAT WE GET.
WE ARE, OF COURSE, LIKE ANY
OTHER AGENCY ANTICIPATING AN
APPROPRIATION TO TELL US
EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WILL
DO MOVING FORWARD AND NASA AS AN
AGENCY ALWAYS FOLLOWS THE LAW.
WORKS CLOSELY WITNESS OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND WITH
OUR APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES TO
ENSURE THAT WHAT WE DO.
WE, OF COURSE, EVERYTHING WE DO
FOLLOWS ADMINISTRATION
PRIORITIES AND EVERYTHING WE DO
IS FOR THE GOOD OF THE NATION.
AND SO WE WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT
THE LEVEL OF -- YOU OF RESOURCE
ALSO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
TO PUSH ALL THAT FORWARD.
>> RIGHT.
BACK TO THE PHONE BRIDGE NOW.
JEFF FAUST WITH SPACE NEWS.
GO AHEAD.
>> FOLLOW-UP WITH JOEL'S
QUESTION FOR NIKKI.
A LITTLE BIT MORE FOCUSED.
IF COME FIRST OF OCTOBER, EVEN
IF WE HAVE A CR, THERE ARE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE FUNDING LEVELS FOR NASA
SCIENCE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM
WHAT IS IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S
PROPOSAL.
HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN ANY
DIRECTION WHAT LEVEL OF FUNDING
TO PLAN FOR DURING THE TIME WHEN
THE CR KICKS IN IF THERE IS A CR
UNTIL WE GET A FINAL
APPROPRIATIONS BILL?
THANK YOU.
>> SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THE DETAILS OF THAT CR AND
WHATEVER WE ARE ASKED TO DO.
WE ARE READY TO IMPLEMENT.
>> JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE OUR
INDIVIDUAL -- ALL YOU HAVE OUR
INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PANEL HERE
TODAY ARE EXPERT ON THE I MAP,
SWIFTLEL 1 AND CARUTHERS
MISSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF
THAT, WE CERTAINLY WELCOME
THOSE.
AND THE GENTLEMAN -- LET'S GO TO
ONE MORE ON THE PHONE LINE.
I THINK WILL ROBINSON SMITH IS
QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING A
FOLLOW-UP, DARYL.
TO IRENE PARKER.
YOU MENTIONED THAT OBVIOUSLY
SWIFT L-1 IS THE BEGINNING OF
THIS NEXT EVOLUTION IN SPACE
WEATHER TRACKING AND WARNING
SYSTEMS UNDER NOAA AS PURVIEW.
I AM WONDER WHAT IS THE NEXT
STEPS OF GETTING TO THAT MARKER
AND IN THE LATE 2020s WORKING
WITH CONGRESS TO SECURE THE
FUNDING.
HOW SOON DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT
IN HAND BEFORE YOU START
ACTUALLY BUILDING OUT THESE
SPACECRAFTS.
THANK.
>> THE FOLLOW-ON OUT YOU HAVE
SWIFT L-1 IS SOLAR.
AND AWARDED THE I BELIEVE
INSTRUMENT AND SPACE CONTRACTS
ALREADY FOR THAT WITH THE
SUPPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION
AND CONGRESS.
SO WE ARE MOVING OUT ON THAT.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ON TRACK
FOR A 2029-2030 LAUNCH FOR
SOLAR A.
>> THANK YOU.
AND ON THE ONLINE NOW, KENNETH C
HAD --CHANG WITH THE NEW YORK
TIMES.
>> REQUEST QUESTION FOR IRENE
PARKER.
WHAT IS WITH DISCOVER STAND
SWIVET L-1.
WITH NIKKI FOX, WHAT WARNING
SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONAUTS THAT
AREN'T ON SWIFT-L.
>> FOR THE STATUS OF DISCOVER,
AS OF JULY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO BE FULLY IN
COMMUNICATION WITH DISCOVER;
HOWEVER, IT IS A SECONDARY SPACE
WEATHER MISSION.
AND WE HAVE OUR PRIMARY MISSIONS
OF ACE AND SOHO THAT IS
PROVIDING TYPE OF INFORMATION
FROM SOLAR WINDS TO INFORMATION.
SWIFT-L COMPARED TO DISCOVER
WILL HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE HIGHER
CAPABILITY AND REDUCE THE
LATENCY TIME FOR INFORMATION
COMING FROM OUR L-1 CAPABILITY
FOR, LIKE, SOLAR WINDS AND ALSO
WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
A C-CORE TO SEE THE CMEs THAT
DISCOVER CURRENTLY CANNOT
BUT SOHO CAN.
SWIFT-L AS GREAT REPLACEMENT
ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA ENSURING
FULL 24-7 CONTINUITY POSTS THE
WONDERFUL MISSIONS OF ACE
AND SOHO THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING WITH I DON'T SEEN KNOW HOW
MANY YEARS BEYOND THEIR
LIFETIME.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SWIFTL
LAUNCHING.
>> FOR YOUR QUESTION OF WHAT I
MAP HAS?
I DON'T LOOK SO MUCH WHAT I MAP
HAS THAT SWIFT DOESN'T HAVE.
THEY ARE DIFFERENT MISSION
GOALS.
SWIFT L HAS TO PROVIDE 24-7 AND
DO THAT WITH A SETS OF
PARAMETERS TRIED AND TRUE THAT
WE NODE TO YOU TO FEED INTO THE
MODELS.
I MAP IS UNFETTERED BY THE
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT.
WE CAN TAKE THESE EXQUISITE
MEASUREMENTS THAT WE CAN SEE HOW
THEY FIT INTO THE SPACE WEATHER
PUZZLE TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT
GENERATION -- WE ARE REALLY
HELPING NEXT GENERATION OF
OPERATIONAL MEASUREMENTS FINDING
THIS MAGIC ONE WE HAVEN'T
MEASURED BEFORE AN MEASURING IT
WITH I MAP AND THE GAME CHANGER
IN THE SPACE WEATHER FORECAST.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS TO
IMPROVE OUR SPACE WEATHER
MODELING AND WE ARE PUSHING THE
BOUNDARIES, MAKING FIRST OF ITS
KIND MEASUREMENTS AND PUTTING
THE EXQUISITE MODELS TOGETHER
THAT CAN THEN BE TRANSFERRED
INTO THE OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS.
THEY HAVE VERY DIFFERENT -- NOT
WHAT ONE HAS OR WHAT ONE DOESN'T
HAVE, THE FOCUS OF MISSIONS AND
WE CONTINUE TO PUSH THE PRES OF
SCIENCE AND DO THAT AND WE PASS
ANY OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND ANY OF
OUR BREAK-THROUGHS GO
IMMEDIATELY TO OUR VERY -- VERY
CLOSE PARTNERS, NOAA, AS WE WANT
TO ENABLE BETTER WEATHER SPACE
FORECASTING FOR THE NATION.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE
QUESTION IN THE ROOM.
AND THE GENTLEMAN HERE IN THE
MIDDLE.
>> TIMOTHY MILLIGAN AND
FREELANCE.
IF FOR SOME REASON I MAP IS NOT
ABLE TO BE DEPLOYED.
WILL THAT STOP THE OTHER TWO
CRAFTS FROM BEING DEPLOYED?
>> FOR SOME REASON, IF I MAP HAS
AN ISSUE WITH DEPLOYMENT, FALCON
FLIGHT COMPUTER AND MISSION
SOFTWARE IS DESIGNED TO PROCEED
WITH THE MISSION.
SO THE INTENT WILL BE THAT WE
WOULD -- IF WE FAILED TO
DEPLOY I MAP, WE WOULD GET
SWIFT-O AND CARUTHERS.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU TO OUR PANEL FOR
JOINING US AN GIVING US ALL THE
INSIGHT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
OF THE THREE NEW SPACE WEATHER
MISSIONS TOGETHER VISIT
NASA.GOV/SUN.
ALSO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT SCIENCE, MAKE SURE YOU TUNE
N TO THE SCIENCE NEWS CONFERENCE
AT 3:45 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
THAT IS TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE EXPERTS FROM NASA,
NOAA, PRINCETON AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
FINALLY, LAUNCH DAY, OF COURSE
HAVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER SET
FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.
OUR COVERAGE ON NASA PLUS,
YOUTUBE, AMAZON PRIME AND MORE
BEGINS AT 6:40 A.M. EASTERN
TIME.
WE WILL HOPE YOU TUNE IN WITH I
MAP AND ITS RIDE SHARE
COMPANIONS HEAD TO SPACE TO
UNDERSTAND THE SUN AND SPACE
WEATHER.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.