>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE VIEW
OF THE MID ATLANTAIC SPACE GROUP
PAD 0A.
WHAT YOU SEE ARE THE ENTIRE
ROCKET, READY FOR LAUNCH IN
UNDER 30 MINUTES, TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
TWO-DAY JOURNEY ARRIVING MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 4TH.
I'M NASA LEEIA CHAS, IN NASA'S
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON,
TEXAS.
FLIGHT CONTROLLERS ARE
MONITORING ALL SYSTEMS ABOARD
THE SPACE STATION.
SPACE STATION IS TRAVELLING
ABOUT 229 STATUTE MILES NORTH OF
THE GASA SEA.
HE'S GATHERING DATA FROM THE
FLIGHT CONTROLLERS AHEAD OF
CYGNA'S LAUNCH.
VISITING OFFICER THIS MORNING,
IS RAY VEN YEZ.
HE'S SHARING CYGNA STATUS WITH
THOSE IN THE ROOM.
CYGNA
>> THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE BEING
MONITORED TODAY.
THIS IS THE NORTH OF GRUMMAN
CENTER LOCATED IN DULLES,
VIRGINIA, WHERE THE TEAMS
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
SPACECRAFT.
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING NOMINALLY
AT 8:59 CENTRAL TIME, 9:59 A.M.
EASTERN TIME THIS MORNING.
DIRECTOR THIS MORNING IS PAUL
BROWER.
IT'S A SPECIAL TIME FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, ON
OCTOBER 31st, THE THREE MEMBER
CREW, WILLIAM SHEPHERD, WILLIAM
ZALLENSKOE, ARRIVED IN THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
AND THEY ARRIVED IN
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
BEGINNING 19 YEARS OF CONTINUED
PRESENCE IN SPACE.
DURING AN ON-TIME LAUNCH TODAY,
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
WILL BE FLYING OVER THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC.
SOUTHWEST OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH
AFRICA ALTITUDE OF 257 MILES.
AND YOU COULD SEE MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES, ACTUALLY TOTALLY CLEAR
SKIES AND A LITTLE OVER 40
DEGREES FARENHEIT.
EXPECTING NICE AND CLEAR
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE REST
OF THE MORNING.
THERE'S A 0 PERCENT CHANCE OF
ANY WEATHER VIOLATIONS.
CYGNA WILL ARRIVE AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
AFTER A TWO-DAY JOURNEY AND WILL
MAKE ITS WAY TO THE MODULE IN
THE SIDE OF THE SPACE STATION,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.
ASTRONAUTS ABOARD THE STATION
WILL USE THE CANNON ARM 2 TO
REACH OUT AND GRAPPLE THE
SPACECRAFT.
ONCE IT REACHES THE GRAPPLE
POINT, JESSICA WILL BE THE
CAPTURE LEAD FOR THAT MORNING.
SHE WILL BE BACKED BY CHRISTINA
COOK.
ASTRONAUT DREW MORGAN WILL MON
NOR THE CYGNA'S SYSTEM DURING
THE FINAL STAGE
RENDEZVOUS.
ONCE THE ASTRONAUTS HAVE
CAPTURED THE VEHICLE THEY WILL
TURN CONTROLS BACK TO THE TEAMS
ON THE GROUND, WHERE THE ROBOTIC
OFFICER WILL USE THE CANNON ARM
2 TO BRING THE SPACECRAFT BRING
IT UP TO THE MODULE AND BIRTH IT
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
CREW WILL ACCESS THE CARGO LATER
THAT DAY.
CYGNA WILL REMAIN ATTACHED UNTIL
JANUARY 13TH, 2020, WHEN IT WILL
DEPART THE SPACE STATION BUT NOT
RETURN TO EARTH JUST YET.
IT WILL COMPLETE SOME SATELLITE
PERFORMANCE AN OBJECTIVES BEFORE
REENTERING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.
>> PROP 2.
>> YEAH PROP 2, 365, AND PAUSE
HSSNSC.
>> INWARD.
>> UNDER 24 MINUTES UNTIL LAUNCH
THIS MORNING, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
WHAT'S ON CYGNA.
THE TOTAL OF OVER 4 TONS, OVER
8,200 POUNDS WILL BE LAUNCHING
TO THE SPACE STATION THIS
MORNING.
THAT'S OVER 1,000 POUNDS OF CREW
SUPPLIES.
OVER 4,242 POUNDS OF UTILIZATION
EQUIPMENT, THAT IS 5, AND OTHER
HARDWARE.
203 POUNDS OF SPACE WALK
EQUIPMENT.
ANOTHER 1,561 POUNDS OF VEHICLE
ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT AND 31
POUNDS OF EQUIPMENT.
HSSALC RESUME.
OCS IN AUTO CONTROL MODE.
>> COPY THAT.
>> GNC1 YOU COULD PROVIDE STATUS
OF UPPER LEVEL WINDS?
>> LC, GNC1.
UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE GO.
>> ROGER THAT.
WE'LL CHECK 370 COMPLETE
>> COUNTDOWN 1.
AND EMMY 2.
>> THIS MORNING, WE'RE JOINED BY
CHRISTINA MALONENA, ENGINEERING
INTEGRATION AND TEST.
HERE WITH US FROM NORTHROP
GRUMMAN
>> EXCITED TO BE HERE.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR ROLE.
>> AS THE INSURING INTEGRATION
AND TEST ENGINEER, PROGRAM
MANAGER, MY ROLE IS TO PROVIDE
LEADERSHIP TO EFFICIENTLY AND
RIGHT AWAY EXECUTE THE CARGO
RESUPPLY MISSION TO THE SPACE
MISSION.
MY TEAM AND I WILL INCREASE THE
FOCUS ON THE REQUIREMENT
DEVELOPMENT, INTERFACE DESIGN,
TEST ABILITY.
THIS IS AN ENGINEERING, AND
PARTNER ROLE AS WE ACTUALLY GET
TO, YOU KNOW, INTER FACE WITH
THE DIFFERENT ENGINEERING
DISCIPLINES ACROSS THE PROGRAM.
WE DO THIS, TO INSURE THAT WE'RE
ALWAYS IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR
CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS AND
THEIR NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE
PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES WITH
THE LAUNCH THAT WE SAW THIS
BEFORE ON NORTHROP GRUMMAN 11
AND WE'RE SEEING IT NORTHROP
GRUMMAN ON 12.
THE LATE DAY OPTION.
YOU COULD TELL US MORE ABOUT
THAT?
>> SURE.
ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES, 230
PUFF VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE BUILT
NEW SPECIALIZED GROUND CONTROL
EQUIPMENT, THAT ALLOWS US TO
TAKE THE VEHICLE FROM VERTICAL
TO HORIZONTAL.
THAT DRIVES A CLEAN ROOM RIGHT
INTO THE PAD AS YOU SEE IN THE
GRAPHIC.
AND CAN'T SEE IT THERE IN THE
PICTURE.
AND IT COMES OFF AND WE'RE ABLE
TO LOAD TIME SENSITIVE RESEARCH
EXPERIMENTS AND OTHER, NASA
NEEDS TO PROVIDE, PRIOR TO
LAUNCH.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, KEY
FLEXIBILITY FEATURE.
ABILITY FOR NASA TO
SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER THE FINAL
CARGO LOAD BY 20 PERCENT, AS OF
LATE, 24 HOURS BEFORE LIFT-OFF.
AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT HERE TOO,
THAT THERE'S A BLADDER THAT
INFLATES, BETWEEN THE OPENING
THERE AND THE FAIRING
>> AND I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, FOR THE
FLIGHT.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST FLIGHT,
230-PLUS ROCKET.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
230, THAT WE SEE FLY BEFORE AND
230 PLUS.
>> AND OH, SURE.
SO THE INDY 12, IS THE FIRST
FLIGHT
FLIGHT CONFIGURATION.
THE FLIGHT BETWEEN -- SO IT'S A
LIGHTER COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND
OPTIMIZED SECOND STAGE MORTAR.
AND IT ALLOWS ENGINES TO PERFORM
AT FULL THRUST TO THE FIRST
PROFILE.
AND WITH THE UPGRADES, WE'RE
ABLE TO OFFER NASA MORE CARGO
CLEAN ABILITY FOR THEIR CR
MISSION BY INCREASING THE
CARRIES.
AND THE CONFIGURE 8,
DIFFERENCES, AND YOU COULD SEE,
IN COMPARESON, HOW MUCH WAS KIND
OF TAKING OFF AND LEFT A MESS
FOR US FOR 230 PLUS.
>> MORE EFFICIENT AND ABLE TO
DELIVER MORE CARGO.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS.
>> WE'LL BE DOING THAT FROM 230
PLUS GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRISTINA.
WE'RE JUST OVER 17 MINUTES FROM
LAUNCH OF CYGNAS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT 8:59
CENTRAL AND 47 SECONDS.
9:59 EASTERN AND 47 SECONDS.
BUT THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN
PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING THROUGH SOME
PRELAUNCH MILESTONES THAT BEGAN
FOUR HOURS AGO THAT BEGAN FOR
THE PROPULSION VEHICLE TO BE
GOING ON.
AND LIQUID OXYGEN, R21 KEROSENE.
>>.
>> THERE'S VARIOUS CHECKS
BETWEEN HOUSTON AND DULLES
VIRGINIA TO INSURE EVERYTHING IS
ON SCHEDULE AND AT THE 12 MINUTE
MARK BETWEEN LAUNCH, WE WILL
HAVE POLLS TO PROCEED FOR THE
FINAL COUNT DOWN.
AND FIVE MINUTES BEFORE LAUNCH,
THE VEHICLE WILL SWITCH INTO
INTERNAL POWER
>> ABOUT THREE MINUTES AND 40
SECONDS BEFORE LAUNCH.
AUTO -- TERMINAL COUNTDOWN WILL
BE INITIATED.
THAT MARKS THE COMPUTER TAKE
OVER AT T-MINUS 0
>> WE'LL BE COMING IN ABOUT JUST
ABOUT THREE MINUTES.
.
>> THOSE WHO MADE SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAFE FLIGHT BUT
PASSED AWAY.
THIS VEHICLE WAS NAMED, IN THE
SKY LIGHT ASTRONAUT, WHO DIED ON
MAY 26TH, AT THE AGE OF 86.
IT LAUNCHES 50 YEARS TO THE
MONTH, AFTER ALLEN BEAN, FLEW TO
THE MOON IN THE APOLLO MISSION.
HE WAS THE LUNAR PILOT ABOARD
INTREPID WITH CONRAD, WHEN THEY
LANDED ON THE MOON, NOVEMBER
19TH, 1969.
FOUR YEARS LATER, HE CONDUCTED
THE SKYLINE MISSION, LAUNCHED ON
JULY.
THAT'S ALLEN BEAN.
WE WILL SEE THE CYGNA NAME AFTER
HIM, FLYING VERY SHORTLY TODAY
>> CMDLC, COUNT DOWN ONE 1.
>> LOOKING FOR STATUS ON YOUR
INTERNAL POWER
>> CYGNA IS ON WITH INTERNAL
POWER.
>> ROGER THAT.
284 COMPLETE
>> COUNTDOWN 1 ON A POLL TO
PROCEED WITH FINAL COUNTDOWN.
>> GSO.
>> RSO GO.
>> TD.
>> TD IS GO.
>> PROP LEAD.
>> PROP LEAD IS GO.
>> STAGE 1.
>> STAGE 11 GO.
>> MES1.
>> MES1 IS GO.
>> GC.
>> ACE IS GO.
>> MARS.
>> MARS IS GO.
>> CMD.
>> CMD IS GO.
>> LD.
>> LZ GO.
>> MG.
>> HONOR OF ALLEN BEAN, INSPIRED
FUTURE MISSIONS, IT'S GO.
>> COPY.
.
>> EVACUATION STARTED.
>> JUST HEARD THE POLL TO
PROCEED WITH A FINAL COUNTDOWN.
WE'RE ALSO WATCHING SOME DUCTING
HAPPENING ON THIS ROCKET.
WE CAN'T SEE THE ENTIRE LOGO
ANYMORE.
YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE?
>> YOU COULD SEE THE TOP HALF OF
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE VEHICLE,
IT'S REALLY COLD.
WITH THAT CRYOGENIC LIQUID
OXYGEN.
IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE, SCARED
ABOUT ICE, AS YOU COULD SEE
THERE, THE EVAPORATOR PROCESS IS
HAPPENING.
SO THE LIQUID OXYGEN IS
RELEASING OFF THE RELEASE VALVE.
>> JUST UNDER 20 MINUTES, UNTIL
LAUNCH, TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY FOR
COUNTDOWN THIS MORNING.
ONCE WE GET TO THE LAUNCH, THE
FIRST THING THAT WILL OCCUR, THE
STAGE ONE IGNITION.
AND YOU'LL SEE LIFT-OFF, A FEW
SECONDS AFTERWARDS.
THE MAIN TWO ENGINES WILL BURN
FOR 3 MINUTES, 18 SECONDS BEFORE
CUTTING OFF.
STAGE 1 WILL SEPARATE FROM THE
REST.
AND CYGNA WILL COAST A BIT,
UNTIL SEPARATION, INTERNAL
COVER, DURING THE LAUNCH WILL
SEPARATE.
THE INTERSTATE ADOPTER, WILL
SEPARATE AT 3 MINUTES, 58
SECONDS INTO FLIGHT, BEFORE
STAGE 2 IGNITION.
SOLID ROCKET FUEL THAT WILL BURN
FOR 2 MINUTES AND 43 SECONDS.
ONCE THE SECOND STAGE BURNS OUT,
WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR THE CALL
OF ORBIT INSERGES OF 6 MINUTES,
49 SECONDS AVALANCHE.
THE VEHICLE WILL COAST FOR TWO
MINUTES, CYGNA SEPARATION, 4
MINUTES, 49 SECONDS AFTER
LIFT-OFF, OCCURRING ABOUT TWO
HOURS AND 53 MINUTES AVALANCHE.
DEPLOYMENT OF THE TWO ULTRA FLEX
SOLAR ARRAYS, TUCKED AWAY, TAKES
ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN GATHERING
POWER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, DURING THE JOURNEY TO THE
SPACE STATION.
>> LC, TRANSFER TO GN2
CONFIRMED.
>> FIVE MINUTES AND 45 SECONDS
UNTIL THE LAUNCH.
AND IN THE NEXT MILESTONE, FOR
THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN TURNING ON
TO INTERNAL POWER AT 5 MINUTES.
>> NOT REQUIRED FOR TODAY'S
OPERATION.
OPTS 2, T-MINUS 5 MINUTES.
>> ENGINE PRIME IS STARTED.
>> OPTS 1, GO TO ENGINE 398.
>> ALL INTERNAL POWER ALL
SELECTED
>> >> ALL EXTERNAL POWER OFF.
.
>> STEP 100, OPEN THE LOOP AND
INDICATION.
>> AND OPEN AND GREEN
>> LC ELECT 2, AND FCS RECEIVER
ARE NOMINAL.
>> F2.
>>
.
>> LCTD.
COPY GRANGE GREEN.
>>
>> 3 MINUTES AND 45 SECONDS
UNTIL LAUNCH.
EVERYTHING BEGINNING TO PROCEED
NOMINALLY.
.
>> BE ACTIVE IN 3 MINUTES.
>> FC COMMANDER, FLIGHT MODE.
AUTO SEQUENCE STARTS.
>> COPY ELECT 1.
AND VERIFY READY FOR AB MODE.
>> AND SWITCH TO NAB.
>> LCS2.
SWITCH TO NAVIGATE
>> 413 COMPLETE.
>> WE'LL BE AT T-MINUS 2
MINUTES?
>> MARK,?
>> 1 MINUTE AND 45 SECONDS UNTIL
LAUNCH.
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY.
STILL LOOKING AT AN ON-TIME
LAUNCH AT THE OPENING OF A 5
MINUTE WINDOW.
T-MINUS 1 MINUTE.
MARK.
>> RANGE IS GREEN, WEATHER IS
GOOD.
41 SECONDS UNTIL LAUNCH.
>> T-MINUS 30 SECONDS.
>> MARK.
>> 20 SECONDS UNTIL LIFT-OFF.
>> T-MINUS 10.
>> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
>> PRESSURE NOMINAL.
POWER NOMINAL.
>> ESTIMATED ALPHA, 1 DEGREE.
BNO3 IS OPEN.
ENGINES REMAIN AT 100 PERCENT
AND STEADY.
BEGINNING AT LOW RELIEF.
POWER IS NOMINAL.
ESTIMATED OFF 1 DEGREE AND JUST
REMAIN 1 PERCENT AND STEADY.
POWER IS NOMINAL.
NO RELIEF PHASING OUT.
NG3 IS OPEN.
ROUGHLY 100 SECONDS TO MAKE UP.
>> EVERYTHING IS PROCEEDING
SMOOTHLY.
100 SECONDS UNTIL MAIN ENGINE
CUTOFF.
>> JUST PASSING 100,000 FEET.
100 FEET PER SECOND SQUARED.
HIGH ALTITUDE PITCHUP, AT 5
DEGREES.
ENABLING VELOCITY STEERING.
ENGINES REMAINING STABLE.
1 MINUTE.
ENGINEINGS REMAIN AT 100
PERCENT.
ATTITUDE IS NOMINAL.
AND BNO4 AND BNO5 ACTIVATED.
POWER NOMINAL.
JUST PASSING 200,000 FEET.
SLOW THROTTLE DOWN TO 80 PERCENT
INITIATED.
>> MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF COMING IN
ABOUT 15 SECONDS.
ENGINES, 55 PERCENT.
ENGINES REMAIN NOMINAL.
MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF NOMINAL.
PSS DISABLED.
STAGE 1 SEPARATION.
ACS ENABLED.
ATTITUDE NOMINAL.
>> AND IN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS,
WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR THE FAIRING
SEPARATION.
THE SHROUD THAT COVERS, CYGNA'S
DURING THE LAUNCH.
>> PROJECTED AT T-PLUS 245.
FAIRING SEPARATION.
INTERSTATE SEPARATION.
STAGE 2 IGNITION.
>> STAGE 2 HAS SOLID ROCKET FUEL
WILL BURN FOR 2 MINUTES AND 43
SECONDS.
ATTITUDE NOMINAL.
>> EVERYTHING PROCEEDING
SMOOTHLY FOR CYGNA.
>> AVIONICS POWER IS NOMINAL.
REACHING 135 KILOMETERS.
ATTITUDE NOMINAL.
STAGE 2TVC IS NOMINAL.
POWER SUBSYSTEMS REMAIN NOMINAL.
ALTITUDE HAS JUST REACHED 150
KILOMETERS.
>> STAGE 2 CONTINUES TO PROPEL
CYGNAS NOW AT 111 MILES AN HOUR.
POWER AND TVC SYSTEMS NOMINAL.
ATTITUDE NOMINAL.
WE'RE NEARING ONE MINUTE, TO
STAGE 2 BURNOUT.
PVC IS NOMINAL.
ATTITUDE NOMINAL.
ALTITUDE, 180 KILOMETERS.
POWER SUBSYSTEM NOMINAL.
>> STAGE TWO BURNOUT IS COMING
ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
VELOCITY IS OVER 15,000 MILES
PER HOUR.
ATTITUDE REMAINS NOMINAL.
ALTITUDE REACHING 190
KILOMETERS.
STAGE 2 BURNOUT.
FTF DISABLED.
ATTITUDE NOMINAL.
>> STAGE TWO BURNOUT CONFIRMED.
SIGNAL IS MOVING AT 6,043 MILES
AN HOUR.
NEXT MILE HE STONE IS CYGNA
SEPARATION, 2 MINUTES 41 SECONDS
AVALANCHE
>> WILL COAST FOR ABOUT ANOTHER
MINUTE, PRIOR TO PAYLOAD
SEPARATION.
SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO PERFORM
NOMINAL.
ALTITUDE 190 KILOMETERS.
APAGE AND PARITY WITHIN ONE
CYGNA.
ROUGHLY 53 SECONDS, SPACECRAFT
SEPARATION.
POWER IS NOMINAL.
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION.
TEAM CELEBRATING THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE SPACECRAFT
CELEBRATION.
SPACECRAFT IS OPERATING ON ITS
OWN.
>> LC, THAT WILL END OUR
CALLOUTS FOR THE NG12 MISSION.
>> AND ONE JOB.
GOOD LAUNCH ALL THE WAY AROUND.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH
THE POST LAUNCH CHECK LIST ON
COUNTDOWN 1.
PROP 1, STEP 423, YOU COULD GIVE
US STATUS ON PULSE PERSIAN?
>> LC PROP 1, POST PERSIAN IS
COMPLETE.
>> AND PSYCH CONTROL, STEP 124,
REMOVE FLOW AND RECONFIGURE LP
LAUNCH.
>> COPY AND WORK.
>> CORE 1, LC, COUNTDOWN 1.
>> LC CORE ON COUNTDOWN 1.
>> CORE 1, SHOW ME THE POWER ON
THE GROUND EQUIPMENT.
REPORT WHEN COMPLETE.
SAME WITH THE FMS AS WELL
>> COPY THAT LC.
HAVE TO WAIT TO GET ACCESS TO
THE ISLAND UNTIL WE GET THAT.
>> I WILL LET YOU KNOW, I WILL
LET THEM ALLOW TO PROCEED AFTER
ACCESS.
>> OPT 147, ENABLE AND VERIFY.
>> ARM AND ABLE ROTATED.
I COULD GIVE YOU 248, 428,
LAUNCH ENABLE REMOVED.
>> TSO, DISABLE THE LAUNCH
ENABLE BUTTON.
>> LAUNCH ENABLE BUTTON OFF.
>> COPY THAT.
GSO WILL CHECK 149.
>> LC, SLIGHT CONTROL.
>> AND PSYCH CONTROL, 424 IS
COMPLETE
>> OPT 2, IF YOU COULD RECORD
YOUR VOLTS AND CURRENTS.
>> GROUND MUCK.
AND POWER VOLTAGE, IS 27 DECIMAL
96.
POWER SLIGHT CURRENT.
DECIMAL 6
>> COPY ALL THERE.
OPTS 2.
YOU COULD REMOVE GROUND POWER
>> GROUND MOCK, EXTENDED POWER
OFF.
>> ROGER THAT, OPTS 2.
>> REPORT WHEN TELEMETRY.
>> WITH THAT, SUCCESSFUL
CONFIRMATION, CYGNAS IS ON ITS
WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION, WHERE IT WILL ARRIVE IN
TWO DAYS ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HERE WITH
CHRISTINA, PROGRAM MANAGER, FOR
INTEGRATION AND TESTS.
CHRISTINA, WHAT'S GOING ON THE
GROUND, WHAT WILL THE TEAMS BE
DOING UNTIL CYGNAS ARRIVE ON
MONDAY.
>> SO THE CYGNA'S GROUND TEAM,
WILL BE MONITORING THE
SPACECRAFT, PERFORMING THE
ORBIT, TO ARRIVE AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AT A
CERTAIN GIVEN TIME.
NASA GROUND TEAM WILL BE, SPACE
STATION, FOR THE CAPTURE,
ARRIVAL AND INSTALLATION.
>> AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
ARRIVAL EARLY, EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.
LOOKING FORWARD, TO CYGNA'S
DEPARTURE, IT WILL LEAVE THE
SPACE STATION IN JANUARY 2020.
IT'S SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE AN
EXTENDED MISSION.
WHAT IT WILL BE DOING DURING
THAT TIME?
>> POST DEPARTURE FROM THE CYGNA
STATION.
AND THEY PERFORM THE VARIOUS
OPERATIONS.
WHILE WE'RE LAUNCHING SOME
SMALL, AS WELL AS PERFORMING
MANEUVERS TO TEST VEHICLE
FUNCTION.
EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE, WILL
PERFORM ENTRY IN THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC OCEAN AND BE CARRYING
OUT THE TRASH AND THE SPACE
STATION AS WELL AND BURNING ON
THE REENTRY.
>> AND ADVANCE TO DISPOSE OF
TRASH.
>> IT CERTAINLY IS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US THIS MORNING.
CHRISTINA.
WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH THE TODD,
OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR
OPERATIONS AND INNOVATION
>> THIS IS THE VIEW FROM MISSION
CONTROL IN DULLES, WHERE PAUL
BROWER IS OVERSEEING AND
MONITORING ABOARD CYGNAS.
THEY WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE
VEHICLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS WHILE IT MAKES ITS JOURNEY
TO THE SPACE STATION.
>> 4 STEP, 442.
ALL FOUR VALUES NOMINAL IN
GREEN.
443, THE PAD PRESSURE IS OFF IN
RED.
POWER PRESSURE IS ON IN GREEN.
SELECTING OFF, FOR THE GROUND
POWER J BOX.
.
>> PROCEED IS THE CLIENT SAFING
AND POWER DOWN.
AND OPTS 2, IF WE CAN GET YOU TO
EXTRACT, FOR THE LED.
>> RECAP ON EVERYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENED THIS MORNING.
ON-TIME LAUNCH AT CYGNAS, 8:59
CENTRAL TIME, 9:59 TOWARDS THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> AND CYGNA, IN WALLIES,
VIRGINIA, IN THE RECOMMEND
ONNAL, LAUNCH PAD 045A.
CYGNAS IS CARRYING WITH IT OVER
4 TONS OF CARGO TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
INCLUDING THE LAST HARDWARE
NEEDED FOR THE UPCOMING
SPECTOMETER SPACE WALK PLANNED
FOR LATER THIS MONTH.
CYGNAS WILL ARRIVE AT THE SPACE
STATION IN TWO DAYS.
THAT WILL BE MONDAY, NOVEMBER
4TH.
WE'LL BE LIVE AT 1:45 A.M.
CENTRAL TIME FOR THE CAPTURE OF
THE VEHICLE BY NASA ASTRONAUTS,
CHRISTINA COOK AND JESSICA AMIR
ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
>> GSO, WILL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.
ISM IT WAS A SMOOTH TIME LINE
AND ASSENT THIS MORNING, AFTER 8
MINUTES, 49 SECONDS, RIDE INTO
ORBIT.
CYGNA IS NOW ON THE WAY TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
NEXT MILESTONE WILL BE THE
UNFOLDING OF THE ULTRA FLEX,
SOLAR ARRAYS.
WILL HELP POWER THE CRAFT, AS IT
MAKES ITS JOURNEY TO THE
ORBITING LABORATORY.
.
>> GO AHEAD PROP LEAD.
>> AND ALL SEQUENCE OR
ACTIVITIES IS COMPLETE.
WE'RE IN AUTO -- WE'RE IN MANUAL
MODE.
AND ALL AUTO SEQUENCE CONTROLS
ARE PAUSED.
>> I COPY THAT PROP LEAD.
THANKS FOR THE HEAD'S UP THERE.
>> TLC, ON COUNTDOWN 1.
>> GSO.
>> LET ME KNOW WHEN LAUNCH SIGHT
IS CLEARED FOR REENTRY
>> CURRENTLY, THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS THERE.
AND RED TEAM IS IN ROUTE.
>> ROGER THAT.
>>.
>> I ASSUME, RED TEAM WILL BE
WAITING FOR PERMISSION FROM THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RANTER?
>> FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY
CHECKED.
NO GROSS HEADS
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CLOSE 4:47 THEN
>> AND COUNT DOWN 1.
WE COMPLETED OUR POST LAUNCH
CHECK LIST AND AT THIS TIME, I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RELEASE
ALL STATIONS, GREAT JOB.
AND CONGRATULATIONS CYGNAS.
AND GREAT JOB TODAY AND MARS,
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.
COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
>> LC OUT, STATIONS RELEASED.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO NEED ANY
SUPPORT FROM THE RANGE?
>> >> WE'RE JOINED BY
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
MANAGER OPERATIONS AND
INTEGRATION, KENNY TODD.
IT LOOKED LIKE, HOW DOES THE
PROGRAM FEELING
>> RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEEN A BUSY
24 HOURS YESTERDAY.
WE RELEASED THE HTV, JAPANESE
BUILT HTV AFTER IT STAYED WITH
US FOR 30 DAYS.
AND WE GET UP, PICTURE PERFECT
LAUNCH WITH THE OPERATION WITH
CYGNA.
WE'RE EXCITED AND READY TO GO.
>> AND THIS LAUNCH IS ALSO
CARRYING THE REMAINDER OF THE
TOOLS, THAT WILL BE USED DURING
THE SPECTOMETER SPACE WALKS FOR
LATER THIS MONTH.
YOU COULD TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON BOARD,
DURING THE SPACE WALKS.
>> OF COURSE, WE'RE WORKING FOR
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, TO PUT
TOGETHER A PLAN, TO GO OUT AND
REPAIR THE ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTO
METER.
THAT LED US TO QUITE FRANKLY,
SOME WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT
APPROACHING THE AVA'S, THAT WE
HAVE NOT CONSIDERED BEFORE, WHEN
IT COMES TO THE TOOLS WHEN WE
ACCESS THE WORK SITE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING
SET OF SPACE WALKS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE THINKING, IT'S FOUR SPACE
WALKS, POSSIBLY 5.
WE'RE LEANING FORWARD, HAVING A
PLAN FOR 4.
THE ACTUAL TOOLS THAT WE WILL
USE, IS GOING TO BE UNIQUE IN
NATURE, SOME OF THE THINGS WE
WILL DO, TO GET THE NEW PUMP
PACKAGE, THAT'S BEEN BUILT BY
THE AMS CONSORTIUM.
WE'RE EXCITED TO GET ON BOARD.
WE THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
A REALLY HIGH PROBABILITY OF
SUCCESS, BASED ON THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THE GROUND.
AND WITH THE TEAM THAT'S PUT
TOGETHER THE TOOLS.
A LOT OF WORK, THAT WENT INTO
IT.
AND WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT
THIS.
WHAT I'LL CALL A UNIQUE SET OF
TOOLS.
>> I MENTIONED FOUR SPACE WALKS
COMING UP IN THE NEXT MONTH,
MONTH AND A HALF.
WHAT DOES THE PACE LOOK LIKE FOR
THOSE.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR BLEND
OF A LOT OF SCIENCE COMING ON
BOARD RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW CYGNA ITSELF HAS OVER 8
POUNDS OF CARGO.
AND ABOUT THAT, 45-46 IS
DEDICATED TO SCIENCE.
WHILE WE'RE FOCUSED HERE IN THE
NEAR TERM TRYING TO GET THESE
THINGS READY TO GO, WE HAVE A
LOT OF SCIENCE THAT'S COMING ON
BOARD.
A LOT OF IT IS TIME CRITICAL
TIME PHASED SCIENCE.
WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER AN
INNOVATIVE PLAN THAT ALLOWS US
TO CONDUCT THE AVA'S, BUT AT THE
SAME TIME, HIGH VALUE HIGH
TARGET RESEARCH, RESEARCH THAT'S
COMING ON BOARD.
WE HAVE ALSO SOME BIOLOGY
EXPERIMENTS COMING ON BOARD.
AGAIN ALL THAT HAVE SPECIFIC
STOP AND START TIMES IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES.
IN THE NEXT 4-5 WEEKS, TRYING TO
KNOCK OUT AS MANY AVA'S THAT WE
CAN GET.
AGAIN, NOT WANTING TO COMPROMISE
THE OTHER SCIENCE OBJECTIVES WE
HAVE ON BOARD CYGNAS.
ONCE WE GET ABOARD THE AVA'S,
AMA'S, WE'LL BE ON BOARD THE
NECK SPACE X FLIGHT THAT'S
COMING OUR WAY IN EARLY
DECEMBER.
ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO A GOOD
CLIP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
WE'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN
SUITS AND CHECKING OUT SUITS.
IN PARALLEL, WE WILL DO A WHOLE
LOT, AS I SAID, HIGH VALUE,
RESEARCH.
SOME OF IT AIMED QUITE FRANKLY
AT HELPING US CHECK OUT THE
TECHNOLOGYIES AND THINGS WE WILL
NEED WHEN WE GO TO MOON MARCH.
IT'S AN EXCITING TIME.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
BUSY TIME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> MY PLEASURE.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> YOU COULD MONITOR OUR BLOG
AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, FOR MORE
INFORMATION, ONCE IT OCCURS THIS
MORNING.
AFTER THE MILESTONE, CYGNA WILL
CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY AND WILL
ARRIVE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH,
2019.
IT WILL BE BIRTH TO THE
SPACE-AGEING SIDE, AND JESSICA
MUIR.
AND OUR CAPTURED COVERAGE WILL
BE LIVE ON AIR AT 1:45 A.M.,
CENTRAL TIME.
2:45 EASTERN TIME, AND BIRTHING
COVERAGE OF CYGNA TO THE
STATION'S UNITY MODULE WILL GO
LIVE AT 5:30 A.M. CENTRAL, 4:30
EASTERN.
WE'LL HOPE YOU JOIN US FOR THAT.
>>> ALSO ON MONDAY, WE'LL
BROADCAST LIVE FROM LARGE
COMPLEX 32, WHITE SAMS MISSILE
RANGE FROM MEXICO, BOEING
PREPARES THE SYSTEM, CST100
LINER TO THE TEST.
COVERAGE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN,
JUST BEFORE 8:00 A.M. CENTRAL.
IT'S A 90 SECOND TEST DESIGNED
TO, SKYLINER'S ABILITY TO
QUICKLY ABOARD THE LAUNCH PAD IN
A DAY OF EMERGENCY.
IT WILL BE BOEING'S FIRST FLIGHT
TEST, AND HELP EVALUATE THE
PERFORMANCE ABOARD THE SYSTEM,
PRIOR TO MISSIONS TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
WITH A CREW ON BOARD.
NASA AND THE COMMERCIAL
PARTNERS, BOEING AND SPACE X ARE
WORKING TOWARDS RETURNING THE
CAPABILITIES TO MARCH THE
ASTRONAUTS AND LOWER ORBIT ON
AMERICAN BUILT SPACECRAFT FROM
AMERICAN SOIL.
BUT FOR NOW, A SUCCESSFUL
SATURDAY LAUNCH OF CYGNAS ON
TIME, 8:59 A.M. CENTRAL, 9:59
A.M. EASTERN.
NOW ON ITS WAY TO THE SPACE
STATION.
WE'LL BE LIVE ON AIR, FOR
RENDEZVOUS AND CAPTURE AT 5:30
A.M. CENTRAL FOR BIRTHING OF
CYGNAS 2, THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR THE
ARRIVAL.
UNTIL THEN, THAT WRAPS OUR
COVERAGE FOR TODAY.