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>> GOOD MORNING, THIS IS MISSION

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SPACE STATION FLIGHT CONTROL

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ROOM WITH A LIVE VIEW OF THE

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THE ARM TWO OF THE ROBOTIC ARM.

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THIS MORNING, WE'RE GIVING YOU

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LIVE COVERAGE, FOR ITS RETURN TO

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EGG WITH ALMOST 2700 POUNDS OF

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RESEARCH AND RETURN CARGO.

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>> TO ACCOMMODATE FOR BETTER

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LIGHTING CONDITIONS, DRAGON'S

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DEPARTURE WAS PUSHED BACK LITTLE

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MORE THAN 20 MINUTES.

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THE RELEASE WINDOW IS EXPECTED

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TO OPEN AT 9:59 A.M. CENTRAL

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TIME.

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DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SPACE

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STATION AND EXIT THE APPROACH,

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FOR THE RETURN BACK TO EARTH

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ENDING IN PARACHUTE ASSISTANCE

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WE'LL BE TAKING SOME ASK NASA

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QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE

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BROADCAST THIS MORNING.

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IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, BE SURE

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TO SUBMIT IT, AND WATCH TO ASK

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YOUR QUESTIONS BE ANSWERED

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DURING OUR COVERAGE TODAY.

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>> BACK HERE IN THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM, TODAY'S

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GROUND CONTROLLERS HERE.

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TEAMS ARE BEING READ BY FLIGHT

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DIRECTOR TJ KRAMER.

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JOINED ON CONSULT TO HIS RIGHT,

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BY CAP CON TRAVEL FITZGERALD.

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YOU'LL HEAR FITZGERALD TALKING

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TO THE CREW FROM TIME TO TIME,

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IN THE END EFFECTER TO ALLOW

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RETURN TO EARTH TODAY.

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IN HAWTHORNE CALIFORNIA, SPACE X

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DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN RAMIREZ IS

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LEADING TEAMS IN THE SPACE X

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DRAGON'S, ONCE IT ARRIVES THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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SPACE X LAUNCHED FROM THE FALCON

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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HAIG AT THE CONTROLS ROBOTIC ARM

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FOR CAPTURE AS NASA ASTRONAUT

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THE INTERNATIONAL DOCKING CARGO

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MORGAN.

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COMMERCIAL CREW VEHICLES.

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CARGO CRAFT IN THE GRAFT OF THE

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TO EARTH WITH ABOUT 2700 POUNDS

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OF RESEARCH AND RETURN CARGO.

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CONTROL HOUSTON USED THE SPACE

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>> TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE

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SPACE X CARGO CRAFT AS THE

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DRAGON CARGO CRAFT AND

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HEAD

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TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF AFRICA.

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>> AGAIN, DRAGON RIGHT NOW IN

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ITS RELEASE POSITION READY TO GO

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ARM TWO ROBOTIC ARM TO ALLOW

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ELLIPSICS THAT'S REFERRED TO AS

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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BE COMPLETE.

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X MISSION CONTROL CENTER IN

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CRAFT FROM THERE.

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ABOUT 2700 POUNDS OF RESEARCH

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CARGO ARE SAMPLES, HARDWARE AND

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SPACE MOSS WHICH IS RETURNING ON

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DRAGON TODAY COMPARING MOSS'S

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GROWN ON THE SPACE STATION, TO

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DETERMINE HOW MICRO GRAVITY

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EFFECTS EARTH AND OTHER

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FEATURES.

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THEY USED CHEMICAL FIXATION BAG,

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CALLED A CUCKOO WORKSTATION.

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THIS IS THE SAME VIEW NASA

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ASTRONAUT CHRISTINA COOK IS

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GETTING NOW AS SHE MONITORS

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SYSTEM AND BACKS GROUND

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CONTROL HOUSTON.

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YESTERDAY MARKED THE HALFWAY

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POINT OF COOK'S LONG DURATION

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MISSION AND SHE'S SLATED TO SET

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THE RECORD FOR THE LONGEST

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SINGLE SPACE FLIGHT BY A WOMAN

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IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE OUR FIRST

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DO THE ASTRONAUTS HAVE ACTIONS

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WITH DRAGON OR IS IT ALL

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CONTROLLED FROM EARTH?

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>> SINCE DRAGON IS, CRAFT,

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ASTRONAUTS DO TAKE PART OF THE

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CAPTURE AND INSTALLATION AS WELL

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AS DEPARTURE AS I JUST MENTIONED

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CHRISTINA COOK IS ON BOARD THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR DEPARTURE

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NASA QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE

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BROADCAST TODAY.

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IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, BE SURE

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TO SUBMIT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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USING THE #ASK NASA AND BE SURE

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TO STAY TUNED IN TO SEE IF YOUR

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QUESTION GETS ANSWERED ON AIR

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TODAY.

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TAKING A LIVE LOOK NOW INSIDE

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THE SPACE X FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM

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IN HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA.

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TEAMS THERE WILL BE TAKING OVER

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DRAGON'S OPERATIONS ONCE IT

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DEPARTS THE FACILITY OF THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALL

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THE WAY THE SPLASH DOWN IN THE

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PACIFIC OCEAN LATER THIS

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AFTERNOON

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>> AGAIN DRAGON IS STILL

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ATTACHED TO THE CANADA ARM TWO,

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UNTIL THE WINDOW OPENS UP AROUND

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9:59 CENTRAL TIME THIS MORNING.

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BEFORE ITS RETURN TO EARTH,

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CARRYING ABOUT 2700 POUNDS OF

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RESEARCH AND RETURN CARGO.

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>> BEING NEWLY INSTALLED, SERIAL

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NUMBER IS 46.

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>> WE COPY.

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THANKS, NICK.

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>> GETTING ANOTHER LIVE LOOK ON

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WHAT CALLED THE CUCKOO SPACE

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STATION, INSIDE THE KUPULA, THIS

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IS THE SAME VIEW NASA ASTRONAUT

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CHRISTINA IS SEEING NOW, AS SHE

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BACKED HERE IN MISSION CONTROL

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HOUSTON.

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>> FLIGHT DIRECTOR TJ KRAMER IS

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TAKING A NO GO, FROM FLIGHT

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CONTROLLERS AROUND THE ROOM IN

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MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON BEFORE

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IT'S A GO BEFORE DRAGON THIS

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MORNING.

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>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ANOTHER

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ASK NASA QUESTION, THIS COMES

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FROM FELIX.

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HE ASKS HOW LONG DRAGON RETURNS

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TO EARTH.

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ABOUT FIVE HOURS AFTER DRAGON

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DEPARTS, IT WILL CONDUCT A

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DEORBIT BURN WHICH WILL LAST 12

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MINUTES AND 25 SECONDS AND IT

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TAKES 12 MINUTES TO ENTER INTO

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THE ATMOSPHERE, ABOUT 300 MILES

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SOUTHWEST OF LONG BEACH,

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CALIFORNIA, LATER THIS

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AFTERNOON, AROUND 3:20 P.M.

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THE RELEASE OF DRAGON TODAY, IT

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WILL TAKE ABOUT 5 1/2 HOURS FOR

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DRAGON TO SPLASH DOWN.

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>> AGAIN WE'LL TAKE SOME ASK

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NASA QUESTION THROUGHOUT THE

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BROADCAST THIS MORNING.

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IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, BE SURE

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TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION USING

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THE #ASKNASA.

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>> HOUSTON IS GO.

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FIRST DOT 2.5.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> BACK IN THE INTERNATIONAL

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SPACE STATION FLIGHT CONTROL

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ROOM, TY KRAMER IS TAKING A NO

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GO FLOW, TO MAKE SURE ALL

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SYSTEMS ARE A GO BEFORE THE

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RELEASE OF DRAGON THIS MORNING.

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>> TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE

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SPACE X FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM OVER

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IN HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA.

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.

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>> NUMBER IS 1254.

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>> HOUSTON SPACE GROUND FOR

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CHRISTINA, WE'RE GO FOR DRAGON

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CONFIGURATION PERFORM SET 2, AND

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DRAGON RELEASE AND DEPARTURE

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MONITORING.

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>> STATION COPIES, 1.2 AND 1 SET

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2.

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>> YOU JUST HEARD FROM COP CAM,

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LETTING CHRISTINA ON BOARD THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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STATION GO, THAT DRAGON IS A GO

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ON ON TIME DEPARTURE TODAY.

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>> STATION ON 2, STEP 2 ON 1.602

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FOR DRAGON RELEASE.

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I COULD VERIFY THAT LYTLE ONE IS

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INDICATED AS LIGHT SENSOR AND

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THE LIGHT IS VISIBLE AND THE CC

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IS AS EFFECTIVE.

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>> HOUSTON COPIES.

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GOOD REPORT.

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>> AGAIN GROUND CONTROLLERS HERE

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IN HOUSTON, AND HAWTHORNE

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CALIFORNIA, ARE BOTH REPORTING A

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GO THIS MORNING.

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>> THIS COMES FROM SPACE X1 AND

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ASKING WHERE SPACE DRAGON WILL

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LAND.

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THE DRAGON ASSISTED SPLASH DOWN

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IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN 3:20 P.M.

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CENTRAL TIME, ABOUT 300 MILES

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SOUTHWEST OF LONG BEACH,

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CALIFORNIA.

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.

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>> GETTING INSIDE THE STATION ON

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BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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STATION.

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THIS IS THE SAME VIEW THAT NASA

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ASTRONAUT CHRISTINA COOK AS SHE

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BACKS DOWN GROUND CONTROL IN

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MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON.

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WE'RE NOW ABOUT 10 MINUTES OUT

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FROM THE RELEASE OPENING.

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>> AGAIN STANDING BY NOW FOR THE

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RELEASE WINDOW TO OPEN SLATED TO

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HAPPEN AT 9:59 A.M. CENTRAL

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TIME.

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AFTER THE RELEASE WINDOW OPENS,

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OFFICER IN, WILL OPEN UP THE

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CANADA ARM 2, TO ALOU DRAGON TO

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BE SET FREE FOR ITS RETURN TO

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EARTH.

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DRAGON WILL CONDUCT A SERIES OF

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THREE DEPARTURE BURNS, TO MOVE A

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SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE

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SPACE STATION.

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AND IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE

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NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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ONCE DRAGON HAS EXITED THE

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ELLIPSEOID, NASA STAFF, MISSION

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WILL BE COMPLETE AS SPACE X, IN

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HAWTHORNE CALIFORNIA, WILL TAKE

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OVER OPERATIONS O OF THE DRAGON

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CARGO CRAFT.

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AGAIN THE DRAGON CARGO CRAFT

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STILL ATTACHED TO THE CANADA ARM

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2 FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES

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BEFORE ITS RELEASE TO EARTH,

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CARRYING ABOUT 2700 POUNDS OF

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RESEARCH AND RETURN CARGO.

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ANOTHER INVESTIGATION RETURNING

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TO EARTH ON DRAGON IS THE

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GOODYEAR TIRE INVESTIGATION

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WHICH EVALUATES THE CREATION OF

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SILICON FILLERS USING

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TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES BUT IN

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MICRO GRAVITY, POTENTIALLY

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YIELDING RESULTS NOT POSSIBLE ON

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EARTH.

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AFTER PROCESSING THE 6 SAMPLES,

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VIA COLD STOWAGE TO THE GOOD

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YEAR FACILITY FOR ANALYSIS.

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>> ALSO RETURNING ON DRAGON IS

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THE PILOTS STUDY WITH THE CREW

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INTERACTIVE MOBILE COMPANION AND

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OBSERVATION STUDY THAT AIMS TO

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OBTAIN THE FIRST IMPACTS ON

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CREWS SUPPORT BY ARTIFICIAL

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INTELLIGENCE.

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THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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COULD PROVIDE SUPPORT THAT

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REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF WORKLOAD

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ON HUMAN CREW MEMBERS.

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AGAIN, THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF

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THE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION

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RETURNING TO EARTH ON DRAGON FOR

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FURTHER ANALYSIS AND RESULTS.

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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CONTINUES TO SERVE AS AN

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ESSENTIAL TEST BED FOR PEOPLE ON

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EARTH AND IN ORBIT AS WE

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CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD,

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PLACING THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE

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NEXT MAN ON THE MOON AND

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EVENTUALLY MARS.

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>> YOU JUST HEARD FROM CAP COME

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FITZGERALD, DRAGON IS A GO FOR

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DEPARTURE ON TIME TODAY.

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AND WE'RE ABOUT TWO MINUTES OUT

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NOW FROM THE RELEASE WINDOW

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OPENING.

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>> WE'RE ONE MINUTE NOW FROM THE

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RELEASE WINDOW OPENING

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>> ASSESS ARE IB HEBTED.

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NEXT CALL WILL BE FROM ROBO.

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ISM MISSION COPY.

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WE'RE READY.

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>> WE'RE NOW OFFICIALLY IN THE

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RELEASE WINDOW ITSELF, EXPECTING

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AN ON TIME RELEASE AT 9:59 A.M.

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CENTRAL TIME.

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>> MISSION COPY.

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00:44:22,026 --> 00:44:26,196
>> RELEASE COMMANDED.

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00:44:26,196 --> 00:44:37,875
>> COPY.

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>> SNARS OPEN, BEGIN MONITORING

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00:44:42,646 --> 00:45:21,285
FOR DRIFTOUT.

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00:45:21,285 --> 00:45:23,253
>> SNARS ARE NOW OPEN AND

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RELEASE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AT

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9:59 A.M., INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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DRAGON WAS FLYING 259 MILES

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00:45:37,701 --> 00:45:42,339
ABOVE THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

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00:45:42,339 --> 00:45:44,241
>> STATION ON 2 FOR DRAGON.

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00:45:44,241 --> 00:45:47,511
THE PEN HAS EXIT FOR RELEASE.

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00:45:47,511 --> 00:45:48,212
>> COPIES.

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00:45:48,212 --> 00:45:56,053
PROCEEDING WITH BACKOFF.

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00:45:56,053 --> 00:45:58,155
>> BACK AWAY CALL FROM NASA

415
00:45:58,155 --> 00:46:00,424
ASTRONAUT CHRISTINA COOK IN THE

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00:46:00,424 --> 00:46:03,794
KUPULA ON BOARD THE

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00:46:03,794 --> 00:46:04,428
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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00:46:04,428 --> 00:46:05,996
SHE WILL MANEUVER THE ROBOTIC

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00:46:05,996 --> 00:46:07,498
ARM TO BACK AWAY FROM THE

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00:46:07,498 --> 00:46:08,866
VICINITY OF DRAGON.

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00:46:08,866 --> 00:46:10,100
SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SERIES

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00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:16,840
OF THREE DEPARTURE BURNS.

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00:46:16,840 --> 00:47:11,361
>> M COPIES.

424
00:47:11,361 --> 00:47:14,531
>> STATION ON 2 FOR DRAGON, 1.5

425
00:47:14,531 --> 00:47:18,735
METERS.

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00:47:18,735 --> 00:47:28,445
>> HOUSTON COPIES.

427
00:47:28,445 --> 00:47:28,645
.

428
00:47:28,645 --> 00:47:30,414
>> YOU COULD SEE THE ARM SLOWLY

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00:47:30,414 --> 00:47:59,643
BACKING AWAY FROM DRAGON NOW.

430
00:47:59,643 --> 00:48:02,446
>> SENSATION ON 2 FOR DRAGON.

431
00:48:02,446 --> 00:48:06,850
PROCEEDING WITH THE PART METER,

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00:48:06,850 --> 00:48:08,018
STEP 4.

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00:48:08,018 --> 00:48:09,686
>> HOUSTON COPIES.

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00:48:09,686 --> 00:48:11,488
>> NOW STANDING BY FOR THE FIRST

435
00:48:11,488 --> 00:48:13,523
IN A SERIES OF THREE DEPARTURE

436
00:48:13,523 --> 00:48:28,138
BURNS TO BEGIN.

437
00:48:28,138 --> 00:48:30,173
>> DEPART ONE HAS STARTED.

438
00:48:30,173 --> 00:48:33,644
>> STATION DEPART, COMMANDED.

439
00:48:33,644 --> 00:48:42,219
>> HOUSTON COPIES.

440
00:48:42,219 --> 00:48:44,221
>> HOUSTON STATION ON 2

441
00:48:44,221 --> 00:48:46,390
DEPARTURE BURN 11 COMPLETE.

442
00:48:46,390 --> 00:48:49,593
DEPARTURE BURN 2, MONITOR STEP 5

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00:48:49,593 --> 00:48:56,500
AND 1 DECIMAL 02.

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00:48:56,500 --> 00:49:02,906
>> MISSION COPIES.

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00:49:02,906 --> 00:49:06,443
>> STATION HOUSTON ON 2, BACK

446
00:49:06,443 --> 00:49:08,979
AWAY COMPLETE.

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00:49:08,979 --> 00:49:12,349
>> MISSION COPIES.

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00:49:12,349 --> 00:49:14,484
>> YOU JUST HEARD THE FIRST BURN

449
00:49:14,484 --> 00:49:15,419
IS NOW COMPLETE.

450
00:49:15,419 --> 00:49:17,287
THAT WAS ONLY A 6 SECOND BURN.

451
00:49:17,287 --> 00:49:22,292
THE SECOND OF THREE BURNS IS

452
00:49:22,292 --> 00:49:26,997
PLANNED FROM NOW.

453
00:49:26,997 --> 00:49:29,666
THAT WILL BE A LITTLE OVER 11

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00:49:29,666 --> 00:49:32,302
MINUTES IN DURATION IN SECONDS.

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00:49:32,302 --> 00:49:33,937
>> AND STATION HOUSTON SPACE

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00:49:33,937 --> 00:49:36,873
GROUND 2, IS THRUSTERS ARE

457
00:49:36,873 --> 00:49:39,476
ENABLED.

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00:49:39,476 --> 00:49:59,830
ISM MISSION COPIES.

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00:50:07,437 --> 00:50:09,506
>> THE SECOND OF THREE BURNS IS

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NOW UNDER WAY.

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00:50:22,652 --> 00:50:25,088
>> STATION HOUSTON, SPACE GROUND

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00:50:25,088 --> 00:50:28,592
DEPARTURE BURN 2 IS COMPLETE.

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00:50:28,592 --> 00:50:30,127
DEPARTURE THREE, IN SEVEN

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MINUTES, 1 DECIMAL 602.

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00:50:35,832 --> 00:50:42,873
>> MISSION COPIES.

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00:50:42,873 --> 00:50:45,008
>> AND YOU HEARD CONFIRMATION,

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00:50:45,008 --> 00:50:56,319
THAT WAS A GOOD BURN.

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>> THE THIRD IN THE SERIES OF

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BURNS TO COMPLETE DRAGON'S

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DEPARTURE FROM THE STATION IS

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00:51:01,024 --> 00:51:02,526
PLANNED ABOUT 7 MINUTES FROM

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00:51:02,526 --> 00:51:02,793
NOW.

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00:51:02,793 --> 00:51:04,561
THAT WILL BE A LITTLE LONGER IN

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00:51:04,561 --> 00:51:06,463
DURATION, ABOUT 21 SECONDS,

475
00:51:06,463 --> 00:51:08,532
COMPLETING THE OPENING RATE FOR

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DRAGON TO DEPART THE

477
00:51:11,067 --> 00:51:58,081
ELLIPSELLOYD.

478
00:51:58,081 --> 00:52:01,685
>> DRAGON HAS ONE MORE BURN TO

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00:52:01,685 --> 00:52:03,453
DEPART THE VICINITY OF THE

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00:52:03,453 --> 00:52:04,120
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

481
00:52:04,120 --> 00:52:06,957
AFTER THAT SHORT BURN, DRAGON

482
00:52:06,957 --> 00:52:08,592
WILL BE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM

483
00:52:08,592 --> 00:52:10,694
THE STATION AROUND 3:00 P.M.

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00:52:10,694 --> 00:52:11,561
CENTRAL TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

485
00:52:11,561 --> 00:52:13,530
THAT WILL BE A 20 SECOND

486
00:52:13,530 --> 00:52:17,067
BREAKING MANEUVER BY DRAGON'S

487
00:52:17,067 --> 00:52:20,370
ENGINE, AND TO PARACHUTED SPLASH

488
00:52:20,370 --> 00:52:22,272
DOWN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN ABOUT

489
00:52:22,272 --> 00:52:24,941
300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LONG

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00:52:24,941 --> 00:52:42,859
BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

491
00:52:42,859 --> 00:52:45,529
>> DRAGON IS RETURNING TO EARTH

492
00:52:45,529 --> 00:52:47,364
LATER TO DAY ABOUT 2700 POUNDS

493
00:52:47,364 --> 00:52:49,332
OF RESEARCH CARGO.

494
00:52:49,332 --> 00:52:51,935
SOME ARE EXPERIMENTS AND OTHER

495
00:52:51,935 --> 00:52:54,204
EQUIPMENT TO BE REFURBISHED AND

496
00:52:54,204 --> 00:52:55,906
RETURNED TO THE STATION AT LATER

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00:52:55,906 --> 00:52:56,273
DATE.

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00:52:56,273 --> 00:52:58,508
ONCE DRAGON SPLASHES DOWN LATER

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00:52:58,508 --> 00:53:00,577
THIS ARCH, IT WILL BE RECOVERED

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00:53:00,577 --> 00:53:02,479
BY THE SPACE X RECOVERY TEAM,

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00:53:02,479 --> 00:53:04,781
ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

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00:53:04,781 --> 00:53:05,916
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

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00:53:05,916 --> 00:53:07,817
AGAIN, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE

504
00:53:07,817 --> 00:53:10,554
THIRD DEPARTURE BURN BY DRAGON.

505
00:53:10,554 --> 00:53:14,691
THAT THIRD BURN WILL BE ABOUT 21

506
00:53:14,691 --> 00:57:34,717
SECONDS IN DURATION.

507
00:57:34,717 --> 00:58:06,549
>> DEPART 13 HAS STARTED.

508
00:58:06,549 --> 00:58:09,352
>> AND THE THIRD BURN IS

509
00:58:09,352 --> 00:58:09,853
COMPLETE.

510
00:58:09,853 --> 00:58:16,893
>> STATION HOUSTON, DEPARTURE

511
00:58:16,893 --> 00:58:32,208
BURN IS COMPLETE.

512
00:58:32,208 --> 00:58:35,411
>> THAT WAS CAP CON FITZGERALD

513
00:58:35,411 --> 00:58:37,213
CONFIRMING THE THIRD STAGE BURN

514
00:58:37,213 --> 00:58:39,148
IS COMPLETE AND DRAGON IS NOW

515
00:58:39,148 --> 00:58:58,067
OUTSIDE THE KEY SPHERE.

516
00:58:58,067 --> 00:59:00,303
>> NOW JUST FIVE MINUTES AWAY

517
00:59:00,303 --> 00:59:02,572
FROM DRAGON, THAT SERVES AS A

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00:59:02,572 --> 00:59:05,375
MYTHICAL CONE REFERRED TO AS THE

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00:59:05,375 --> 00:59:06,342
NEIGHBORHOOD, OPERATIONS BETWEEN

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00:59:06,342 --> 00:59:08,645
THE FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM HERE IN

521
00:59:08,645 --> 00:59:10,213
HOUSTON AND THE SPACE X CONTROL

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TEAM IN HAWTHORNE WILL BE

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COMPLETE.

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00:59:12,282 --> 00:59:14,918
AT THAT POINT, NASA'S TASK,

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00:59:14,918 --> 00:59:16,519
JOINT MISSION OPERATION WILL BE

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00:59:16,519 --> 00:59:18,087
COMPLETE AS FLIGHT CONTROLLERS

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00:59:18,087 --> 00:59:20,189
IN THE MISSION CONTROL CENTER IN

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00:59:20,189 --> 00:59:21,991
HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, WILL TAKE

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00:59:21,991 --> 00:59:24,494
OVER OPERATIONS OF THE DRAGON

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00:59:24,494 --> 00:59:44,180
CARGO CRAFT.

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00:59:44,180 --> 00:59:46,916
JUST TO RECAP SOME OF THE

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00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:49,452
MILESTONES OF OUR COVERAGE SO

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00:59:49,452 --> 00:59:51,387
FAR TODAY, DRAGON WAS RELEASED

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00:59:51,387 --> 00:59:53,556
FROM THE CANADA ROBOTIC ARM AT

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00:59:53,556 --> 00:59:55,425
9:59 A.M. CENTRAL TIME.

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00:59:55,425 --> 00:59:57,827
IT CONDUCTED A SERIES OF THREE

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00:59:57,827 --> 00:59:59,262
DEPARTURE BURNS TO MOVE AWAY

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00:59:59,262 --> 01:00:01,197
FROM THE SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM

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01:00:01,197 --> 01:00:01,898
THE STATION.

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01:00:01,898 --> 01:00:06,002
ROBOTIC'S OFFICER DAVID GRUNT IN

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HOUSTON, WORKED WITH CHRISTINA

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01:00:08,171 --> 01:00:12,208
COOK, ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL

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01:00:12,208 --> 01:00:13,977
SPACE STATION TO BACK AWAY FROM

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01:00:13,977 --> 01:00:15,979
THE ARM OF DRAGON.

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01:00:15,979 --> 01:00:18,848
DRAGON IS NOW ON ITS WAY TO EXIT

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01:00:18,848 --> 01:00:21,951
THE ELLIPSELLOYD.

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01:00:21,951 --> 01:00:23,753
IT WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE SAFE

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01:00:23,753 --> 01:00:27,390
STATION FOR ITS DEORBIT BURN AND

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01:00:27,390 --> 01:00:30,693
PARACHUTE ON THE ASSISTED SPLASH

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DOWN LATER TODAY

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>> STATION HOUSTON FOR SPACE

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01:01:41,531 --> 01:01:45,435
GROUND 2 FOR NICK, AND RECYCLED

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01:01:45,435 --> 01:01:57,713
TANKER.

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01:01:57,713 --> 01:01:58,081
.

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01:01:58,081 --> 01:02:00,416
>> NIC WE'RE NOT SEEING A GOOD

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01:02:00,416 --> 01:02:03,386
FLOW OF THE RECYCLED FLOW DRAIN.

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01:02:03,386 --> 01:02:04,754
WE'D LIKE TO SEE IF YOU COULD

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01:02:04,754 --> 01:02:10,226
CHECK THE CAP IN 2.8.5 OF THAT

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01:02:10,226 --> 01:02:30,847
PROCEDURE

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01:02:30,847 --> 01:02:32,348
>> VIEWS WE'RE GETTING NOW ARE

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01:02:32,348 --> 01:02:34,550
DARK AS THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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01:02:34,550 --> 01:02:36,219
STATION AND DRAGON FLY THROUGH

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01:02:36,219 --> 01:02:38,554
AN ORBITAL NIGHTTIME.

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01:02:38,554 --> 01:02:40,957
BECAUSE THE STATION ORBITS THE

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01:02:40,957 --> 01:02:43,059
EARTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY,

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01:02:43,059 --> 01:02:45,928
THERE'S POINTS IN THE BROADCAST

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01:02:45,928 --> 01:02:48,131
WHERE IT WILL BE IN DIRECT LIGHT

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01:02:48,131 --> 01:02:50,600
OF THE SUN AND OTHER TIMES WHERE

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01:02:50,600 --> 01:02:52,535
IT WILL BE DARK AS THE STATION

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01:02:52,535 --> 01:03:21,831
MOVES IN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME.

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01:03:21,831 --> 01:03:24,534
>> AGAIN STANDING BY NOW FOR

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DRAGON TO DEPART THE ELLIPSEOID.

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01:03:51,761 --> 01:03:53,663
ISM STATION HOUSTON FOR

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01:03:53,663 --> 01:03:56,098
CHRISTINA, DRAGON IS ON

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01:03:56,098 --> 01:03:58,868
ELLIPSEOID.

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01:03:58,868 --> 01:04:00,870
WITH THAT WE'RE DONE WITH YOUR

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01:04:00,870 --> 01:04:02,538
ACTIVITY RELATED TO THIS.

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01:04:02,538 --> 01:04:07,577
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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01:04:07,577 --> 01:04:07,843
.

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01:04:07,843 --> 01:04:08,844
>> STATION COPIES.

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01:04:08,844 --> 01:04:11,747
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF A

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SUCCESSFUL DRAGON MISSION AND IT

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01:04:13,516 --> 01:04:15,084
WAS OUR PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE

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AND WE WERE GLAD TO CONDUCT ALL

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01:04:17,987 --> 01:04:21,490
THE EXCELLENT SCIENCE AS PART OF

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01:04:21,490 --> 01:04:21,891
THE MISSION.

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01:04:21,891 --> 01:04:24,026
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE IN THE

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FUTURE.

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01:04:25,361 --> 01:04:25,928
.

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>> HOUSTON COPIES AND CONCURS.

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01:04:37,173 --> 01:04:40,643
>> THAT WAS COP CON FITZGERALD

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CONFIRMING DRAGON IS OUTSIDE THE

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01:04:42,678 --> 01:04:48,618
ELLIPSEOID AND FAREWELL TO

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DRAGON.

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01:04:49,852 --> 01:04:52,521
AND DRAGON WILL BE, IN MISSION

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01:04:52,521 --> 01:04:54,390
CONTROL CENTER IN HAWTHORNE,

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CALIFORNIA, TO EXECUTE A 12

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01:04:56,158 --> 01:04:59,895
MINUTE 45 SECOND DEORBIT BURN

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01:04:59,895 --> 01:05:02,698
AROUND 12:30 CENTRAL TIME TODAY.

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THAT WILL FLOAT IT, ALLOWING IT

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01:05:06,669 --> 01:05:09,872
TO ORBIT BACK TO THE EARTH'S

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01:05:09,872 --> 01:05:12,074
ATMOSPHERE IN A PARACHUTED

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01:05:12,074 --> 01:05:14,110
ASSISTED SPLASH DOWN, ABOUT 300

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01:05:14,110 --> 01:05:16,078
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LONG BEACH,

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01:05:16,078 --> 01:05:18,781
CALIFORNIA, AROUND 3:20 P.M.

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01:05:18,781 --> 01:05:46,275
CENTRAL TIME TODAY.

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01:05:46,275 --> 01:05:47,476
RECAPPING SOME OF THE EVENTS

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01:05:47,476 --> 01:05:48,978
FROM TODAY, EARLIER THIS

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01:05:48,978 --> 01:05:51,314
MORNING, ATS 7:25 A.M. CENTRAL

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01:05:51,314 --> 01:05:52,548
TIME, FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN

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01:05:52,548 --> 01:05:54,016
MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON, USED

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01:05:54,016 --> 01:05:56,919
THE SPACE STATION CANADA ARM 2

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01:05:56,919 --> 01:05:58,788
ROBOTIC ARM TO DETACH DRAGON

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01:05:58,788 --> 01:06:00,623
FROM THE EARTH FACING SIDE OF

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01:06:00,623 --> 01:06:02,958
THE HARMONY MODULE AND MANEUVER

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01:06:02,958 --> 01:06:04,860
THE VEHICLE INTO ITS RELEASE

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01:06:04,860 --> 01:06:05,695
POSITION.

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01:06:05,695 --> 01:06:10,866
DRAGON WAS SET FREE AT 9:49

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01:06:10,866 --> 01:06:12,902
CENTRAL TIME, AS THEY WERE

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01:06:12,902 --> 01:06:15,371
TRAVELLING 222 STATUTE MILES

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01:06:15,371 --> 01:06:16,972
ABOVE THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

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01:06:16,972 --> 01:06:18,741
ROBOTIC CONTROL, SENT COMMANDS

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01:06:18,741 --> 01:06:21,377
TO OPEN UP THE SNARES IN THE END

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01:06:21,377 --> 01:06:24,980
EFFECTER ON THE CANADA 2 ROBOTIC

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01:06:24,980 --> 01:06:27,516
ARM, AFTER IT WAS MANEUVERED FOR

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01:06:27,516 --> 01:06:29,919
RELEASE POSITION FROM ITS

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01:06:29,919 --> 01:06:31,554
DEPARTURE EARLY THIS MORNING.

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01:06:31,554 --> 01:06:33,422
DRAGON THEN EXECUTE ADD SERIES

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01:06:33,422 --> 01:06:36,826
OF THREE DEPARTURE BURNS TO MOVE

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01:06:36,826 --> 01:06:39,562
AWAY FROM THE STATION, WHERE IT

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01:06:39,562 --> 01:06:40,796
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FOR THE

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01:06:40,796 --> 01:06:42,865
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE ITS

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DEORBIT AT 3:22 CENTRAL TIME

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01:06:47,269 --> 01:06:47,837
LATER THIS ARCH.

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01:06:47,837 --> 01:06:49,805
THE SPLASH DOWN IS SCHEDULED TO

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HAPPEN 3:20, ABOUT 300 MILES

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01:06:53,442 --> 01:06:55,444
SOUTHWEST OF LONG BEACH,

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01:06:55,444 --> 01:06:55,811
CALIFORNIA.

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01:06:55,811 --> 01:06:58,247
THE SPACE X RECOVERY TEAM IS ON

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01:06:58,247 --> 01:07:00,416
THE RECOVERY ZONE READY TO

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01:07:00,416 --> 01:07:02,985
RETRIEVE DRAGON AND NEARLY 2700

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01:07:02,985 --> 01:07:06,322
POUNDS OF CARGO AND SCIENCE

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01:07:06,322 --> 01:07:07,123
INVESTIGATIONS.

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01:07:07,123 --> 01:07:09,792
AND DRAGON WILL MAKE ITS NEARLY

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01:07:09,792 --> 01:07:12,862
48 HOUR TRIP BACK TO THE PORT

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01:07:12,862 --> 01:07:15,631
FOR ITS RESEARCH AND RETURN

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01:07:15,631 --> 01:07:15,931
CARGO.

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01:07:15,931 --> 01:07:17,566
AND WITH DRAGON NOW SAFELY ON

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01:07:17,566 --> 01:07:20,169
ITS WAY BACK TO EARTH, THAT WILL

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01:07:20,169 --> 01:07:22,805
WRAP UP OUR RELEASE COVERAGE FOR

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01:07:22,805 --> 01:07:23,806
TODAY.