>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO
OUR FINAL Q&A WITH THE CREW
MEMBERS OF THE SPACEX DEMO TWO
FLIGHT.
ROBERT BEHNKEN AND DOUG HURLEY
ARE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM BECOME
THE FIRST TO LAUNCH FROM THE
UNITED STATES SINCE 2011.
THEY'RE JOINING US AND WE HAVE
25 MINUTES WITH THEM.
SO WE'LL LET THEM MAKE BRIEF
REMARKS AND TAKE QUESTIONS.
PARTICIPANTS CAN PRESS STAR 1
AND THOSE WATCHING FROM HOME CAN
SEND THEIRS IN FROM SOCIAL
MEDIA.
BUT FIRST LET'S HEAR FROM THE
CREW.
BOB AND DOUG?
JUST HEARD THAT EVERYTHING WENT
WELL WITH THE FRR.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ON THE
COUNTDOWN.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE IT IN A
COUPLE HOURS AND WE'RE READY TO
TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> WE ARE GOING TO START OFF
WITH MARINA FROM THE ATLANTIC.
MARINA?
>> HI, BOB AND DOUG.
VERY EXCITED FOR YOU.
I'M WONDERING WHEN YOU WILL SEE
FOR THE LAST TIME BEFORE LAUNCH
YOUR FAMILIES?
HOW WILL THAT BE SET UP?
WILL THEY BE WISHING YOU WELL
FROM A DISTANCE JUST TO BE SAFE?
>> WE CERTAINLY WILL BE WISHING
OUR FAMILIES WELL FROM A
DISTANCE AS FOLKS KNOW WHO HAVE
SEEN THE SHUTTLE HISTORY OF
WALKOUTS.
WE'LL BE WALKING OUT OF THE
ASTRONAUT CREW QUARTERS, MAKING
A STOP IN FRONT THAT WILL TAKE
YOU US TO THE LAUNCH PAD AND
THAT WILL BE THE POINT WHERE WE
SEE OUR FAMILIES FOR THE FINAL
TIME.
WE'LL HEAD AROUND AND CLIMB IN
THE CAR AND THERE MIGHT BE A
CHANCE FOR THEM TO GET UP CLOSE
TO THE WINDOW BUT THAT ILL WITH
BE THE LAST TIME THAT WE SEE
THEM BEFORE LAUNCH.
>> NEXT WE'LL TAKE QUESTION FROM
JOEY ROULETTE WITH REUTERS.
>> KATHY WROTE TO YOU FROM THE
STATION ABOUT THE COMING DAYS.
WHAT ELSE DID HE SAY IN THAT
E-MAIL?
IS HE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU
GUYS GOING ON THE STATION?
FOR BOB, I WAS WONDERING HOW IT
FELT TO FLY OVER KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER.
WHAT DID YOU TALK ABOUT WHILE
YOU WERE ON THAT FLIGHT?
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> AS FAR AS THE E-MAIL FROM
CHRIS, I PROBABLY WOULD BE DOING
HIM A DISSERVICE IF I DIVULGED
EVERYTHING HE SAID BUT HE'S VERY
MUCH AND KNOWING CHRIS AS WE
BOTH KNOW HIM PRETTY WELL, HE
LIKES SOLITUDE BUT IT WAS VERY
OBVIOUS HE'S READY FOR SOME
HUMAN INTERACTION WITH US AS FAR
AS THE U.S. SEGMENT.
OBVIOUSLY HE'S GOT THE RUSSIAN
TEAMMATES.
BUT HE'S LOOKING FORWARD FOR US
COMING UP AND AT LEAST HELPING
HIM OUT SOME.
>> AS FAR AS OUR ARRIVAL GOES,
WE'RE BOTH EXTREMELY EXCITED TO
RETURN TO THE KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER AND GET A CHANCE TO FLY
AROUND THE FACILITY A LITTLE
BIT.
WE DIDN'T LAND IMMEDIATELY.
THERE WAS ALWAYS -- THERE ARE
ALWAYS TIMING ISSUES THAT PEOPLE
ARE TRYING TO HAVE AS AN
CONSIDERATION AS YOU COME IN FOR
AN EVENT LIKE THAT.
WE DID GET A CHANCE TO MAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF THE TOUR OF THE
LOCAL AREA RATHER THAN DOING
FULL STOP STRAIGHT IN WHICH
ALLOWED US TO REMINISCE ABOUT
ALL THE TIMES DOUG AND I HAVE
FLOWN IN HERE AS ASTRONAUTS OVER
THE YEARS AND DOZENS OF TIMES
TOGETHER COMING TO WORK AT THE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
JUST WAS AN EXCITING THING TO GO
THROUGH ONE MORE TIME LEADING UP
TO LAUNCH.
>> IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE.
NEXT WE'LL TAKE MARSHA DUNN FROM
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
>> IF SO, WILL THAT CONTINUE
RIGHT UP UNTIL LAUNCH DAY?
AND I'M ALSO WONDERING IF YOU'VE
EVER BEEN MEDICALLY SCRUTINIZED
IN YOUR ENTIRE LIVES?
>> THE FIRST PART OF YOUR
QUESTION GOT CUT OFF.
IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE SAYING
THE WORD "QUARANTINE" SO I'LL
LET YOU ASK THAT AS SOON AS I
ANSWER THE SECOND PART THERE.
THIS MEDICAL SCRUTINY FOR US --
OTHER THAN MAYBE THE COVID
TESTING IT HAS BEEN LIKE IT
NORMALLY IS.
WE'VE BEEN SCRUTINIZED FOR 20
PLUS YEARS SINCE WE INTERVIEWED
FOR THIS JOB AND IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERY YEAR THE SCRUTINY GETS
GREATER SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE
I THINK IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY
NORMAL COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS WE'RE USED
TO POKING AND PRODDING AND BLOOD
DRAWS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS.
WHAT WAS THE OTHER PART?
>> I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE STILL
BEING TESTED FOR COVID-19 AND IF
THAT WILL CONTINUE RIGHT UP
UNTIL LIFTOFF?
>> FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT I
DON'T THINK ANYBODY RECOMMENDS
WE GET TESTED EVERY DAY.
WE'VE BEEN TESTED AT LEAST TWICE
AND RUMOR HAS IT WE MIGHT BE
TESTED BEFORE WE GO ONE MORE
TIME.
IN GENERAL, THAT SEEMS LIKE
PLENTY.
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WE'VE
BEEN FOR ALL INTENTS AND
PURPOSES IN A QUARANTINE NOW
SINCE MARCH 15TH IS MY
RECOLLECTION.
SO I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING
PRETTY GOOD.
FROM THAT STANDPOINT WE HAVE
BEEN IN QUARANTINE LONGER THAN
ANY OTHER SPACE CREW AS EVER
BEEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPACE
PROGRAM.
>> WE'VE JUST BEEN REALLY
FAMILIAR WITH THE QUARANTINE
PROCESS OVER THE YEARS AS ACTIVE
ASTRONAUTS WE'VE SEEN IT FOR
OURSELVES AND ALL OUR COMPADRES.
BUT WE'VE SEEN THE REST OF THE
WORLD TAKING ON THE SAME THINGS
THAT WE HAVE DONE.
IT ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEND SOME TIME WITH OUR YOUNG
CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN BELOW
THE AGE OF ACCESS FOR A
QUARANTINE ABOUT THEY WEREN'T
HOME FROM SCHOOL, SO THAT'S BEEN
A TINY BIT OF SILVERLINE IS THE
TIME WITH OUR SONS LEADING UP TO
THE LAUNCH WHICH THEY WOULD NOT
HAVE NORMALLY BEEN INSIDE OF OUR
QUARANTINE.
>> NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM JACKIE
GODDARD.
>> I SUSPECT IF I ASK EACH OF
YOU TO ELABORATE ON WHAT MAKES
YOU A BADASS AND YOU'LL SAY
YOU'RE NOT AND YOU'RE DOING YOUR
JOB.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK, BOB, WHAT
MAKES DOUG A BADASS AND WHAT
MAKES YOU WON.
>> CAN YOU SAY THAT?
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION?
>> I'LL LET YOU REPHRASE.
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET US
THROUGH THE GAP THERE.
DOUG IS READY FOR ANYTHING ALL
THE TIME.
HE'S ALWAYS PREPARED AND WHEN
YOU'RE FLYING INTO SPACE ON A
TEST MISSION YOU COULDN'T ASK
FOR BETTER PERSON OR A BETTER
TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL TO BE THERE
WITH YOU.
SO I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS I'M DOING IT
WITH DOUG HURLEY BECAUSE HE'S
GOING TO BE PREPARED FOR
WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY AND HE'S
GOING TO BE PREPARED QUICKLY.
SO I COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE.
>> YEAH, AS FAR AS BOB, HE IS
THE QUIET BAD AND THEN I'LL LET
YOU PUT THE NEXT WORD, BUT
THERE'S NO STONE UNTURNED.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT HE DOESN'T
HAVE EVERY POTENTIAL EVENTUALITY
ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT 5 TIMES
AHEAD OF ALMOST ANYBODY ELSE.
SO THERE'S JUST -- THERE'S NO
QUESTION I CAN ASK THAT HE
DOESN'T ALREADY HAVE THE BEST
ANSWER FOR AND IT'S JUST BEEN --
IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE AND IT'S
SUCH AN ASSET TO HAVE SOMEBODY
LIKE THAT ON A CREW WITH YOU
THAT JUST -- HE'S ALREADY GOT I
FIGURE OUT.
EVERYTHING WE COULD POTENTIALLY
DEAL WITH AND MAKES IT SO MUCH
EASIER WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
LIKE THAT WITH YOUR CREW.
>> BOTH OF US AS WE HEAD TO
SPACE STATION BECAUSE I THINK
ONE OF THE CASSIDY OR THE NAVY
SEALS MOTTO IS HAVE A PLAN FOR
EVERY SITUATION AND DISPATCH OF
IT APPROPRIATELY.
SO BETWEEN THE TWO OF US MAYBE
WE CAN KEEP UP WITH CHRIS
CASSIDY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL TAKE A QUESTION FROM
TWITTER NOW.
WE HAVE ROBERT ON TWITTER WHO
ASKS MANY OF AMERICA'S PREVIOUS
SPACECRAFTS HAD NAMES.
MERCURY 3 WAS CALLED FREEDOM 7
AND GEMINI 3 WAS MOLLY BROWN.
HAVE YOU NAMED YOUR CREW DRAGON?
>> WE HAVE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY.
WE DO HAVE A NAME AND WE WILL
BREAK IT OUT APPROPRIATELY AND
WE'LL -- WE GOT SOMETHING FOR
YOU TO LOOK FORWARD TO ON LAUNCH
DAY.
>> THIS GOES ALONG WITH SOME OF
THE TRADITIONS AND WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES.
NOT ONLY BOB AND I BUT SEVERAL
OTHER FOLKS IN OUR OFFICE AND
NOW THE CREW CHIEF FOLKS AND
FOLKS ON THE BOEING SIDE ALL
THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND
TRADITION WE SHOULD CONTINUE.
SO WE FEEL HONORED TO CONTINUE
THIS TRADITION.
>> WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
FOR SURE.
AND NEXT ON TWITTER FROM OWEN
PLUMB WHO IS 13.
HE WANTS TO KNOW, ARE YOU
BRINGING ANY PAYLOADS WITH YOU?
>> ANY PAYLOADS?
>> FOR OUR MISSION, WE REALLY
ARE FOCUSSED ON THE FLIGHT TEST
ASPECT OF IT.
WE DO HAVE SOME SMALL ITEMS THAT
ARE COMING UP TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
BUT OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
IS TO GET OURSELVES UP THERE SO
THE AMOUNT OF PAYLOAD ACTIVITY
WE HAVE ON BOARD IS PRETTY
MINIMAL.
ONCE WE ARRIVE AT SPACE STATION,
I KNOW WE'LL BE SUPPORTING
OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
HTV THAT SHOULD BE ARRIVING
AFTER WE DO FOR BOTH SPACEWALKS
AND EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE INSIDE
OF THE VEHICLE.
WE'RE PRIMARILY CREW TRANSPORT
AND WE'LL HAVE EXTRA HARDWARE
THAT WE'LL LEAVE BEHIND TO
FACILITATE FUTURE SPACE
EXPLORATION BUT IT'S LIMITED
>> THIS IS FROM CHRIS DAVENPORT
WITH THE "WASHINGTON POST".
>> CHRIS WHO?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE MET HIM
BEFORE.
>> CHRIS, ARE YOU ON?
>> WE NEED TO GO I GUESS TO NEXT
TO MARIUM KRAMER.
>> HI THERE.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS.
WITH THIS BEING TIME OF SUCH
GREAT UNCERTAINTY FOR FOLKS
AROUND THE U.S., I JUST WONDER
WHAT YOU HOPE THIS LAUNCH WILL
MEAN TO PEOPLE AS THEY WATCH IT
FROM THEIR HOMES?
THANKS.
>> I THINK THAT BOTH DOUG AND I
THE THING WE MOST WANT TO BRING
HOME IS THAT WE ARE STILL ABLE
TO DO THIS AND PERFORM IT
SAFELY.
COVID DID DRIVE SOME CHANGES IN
HOW WE WERE CONDUCTING
OPERATIONS AND PREPARING FOR THE
MISSION.
BUT WE AS A NATION ALL ACROSS
THE NATION, FOLKS FROM FLORIDA
THROUGH TEXAS AND HOUSTON WITH
THE SPACEX TEAM AS WELL AS
CALIFORNIA HAD TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO STILL PULL THIS MISSION
OFF SAFELY AND PREPARE FOR IT
SAFELY AND WORK TOGETHER TO
ACCOMPLISH IT EVEN WITH ALL THE
CONSTRAINTS THAT REALLY
PREVENTED THE TOGETHERNESS THAT
WE HAD BEEN EXERCISING THE
PREVIOUS 5 YEARS.
WE HAD SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUT
IN HAWTHORNE FACE TO FACE WITH
THE TEAM AND I KNOW THE HOUSTON
TRAVELLERS HAD TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO NOT NECESSARILY DO THAT
AS OFTEN.
SO I HOPE THE NATION CAN LOOK AT
THIS AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING WE'RE STILL GOING TO
ACCOMPLISH.
THIS IS STILL SOMETHING THAT
WE'LL STILL BE SUCCESSFUL AT AND
WE'LL DO IT IN THE FACE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO WORK
THROUGH IT AND WORK AROUND IT
AND WORK THROUGH IT SAFELY.
SO, WE MENTIONED ALREADY THAT
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE COVID
TESTED AS WE LEAD UP TO LAUNCH
BECAUSE OF COURSE WE DON'T WANT
TO TAKE THAT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, BUT
WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A
WAY AND THERE'S BEEN WILL TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND WE'RE PROUD
TO BE PART OF IT.
>> NEXT UP WE'LL GO TO LUCAS
FROM SPACEX.
>> HI.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOUR
FLIGHT SUITS LIKE COMPARED TO
OTHERS YOU'VE SEEN ON MILITARY
TEST PILOTS ON ASTRONAUT
TRAINING?
>> SPACE SUITS THAT WE WEAR ON
CREW DRAGON ARE SIMILAR IN WHAT
THEY'RE DESIGNED TO DO AS OTHER
PRESSURE SUITS IN CASE THERE'S A
HALL BREACH OR LOSS OF
PRESSURIZATION THESE SUITS WOULD
PRESSURIZE AND KEEP US SAFE.
THEY'RE VERY UNIQUE RELATIVE TO
THE SUITS WE TRIED BEFORE OR
WORN BEFORE.
SHUTTLE WE WORE THE ACES SUIT
WHICH WAS MORE BULKY AND SIZED
GENERICALLY WHEREAS THESE WITH
SPACEX ARE CUSTOM SIZED TO THE
VEHICLE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE
REALLY NEAT LOOKING SUITS AND
THEY DO THE JOB.
ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS SPACEX
DESIGNED AND BUILT AND DEVELOP
THESE SUITS FROM THE GROUND UP
WHICH IS UNIQUE.
USUALLY THERE'S A SEPARATE
COMPANY OR COMPANIES INVOLVED
THAT MAKE THESE SPACE SUITS AND
SO IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO BE
THERE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SUITS
TO THE TWO SUITS WE JUST TRIED
ON THIS MORNING TO JUST CHECK
THEM ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE GET
READY TO GO FLY.
>> NOW WALE GO TO RACHEL JOY
FROM FLORIDA TODAY.
>> HI.
THERE IS A BIT OF A DELAY SO
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR READERS
ARE EXCITED AND PROUD YOU'RE
HERE. THEY WOULD LOVE TO KNOW A
LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT YOUR PLANS
ARE FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
I KNOW IT'S WEIRD YOU'RE IN
QUARANTINE AND MAYBE IF YOU
COULD REVEAL OF YOUR LOCAL
FAVORITE SPOTS AROUND TOWN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE
RESTAURANTS OR BEACHES YOU GO TO
WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO GET OUT.
>> I'LL TAKE AT LEAST PART OF
THAT QUESTION.
HUH-OH.
WE LOST THE SCREEN.
ARE YOU STILL THERE?
>> YES.
I'M STILL HERE.
>> OKAY.
OUR SCREEN LOCKED UP THERE FOR A
SECOND.
THE VIDEO IS STILL LOCKED UP BUT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU CAN HEAR US.
SO FOR THE WEEKEND, WE'RE
FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULE.
WE'RE STILL IN QUARANTINE, SO,
YEAH, IT WILL BE A UNIQUE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR US
BEING IN QUARANTINE.
GOOD THING IS OUR FAMILIES
ARRIVE TOMORROW SO WE'LL GET TO
SEE THEM.
BUT THERE'S JUST CONTINUING --
FOR EXAMPLE, TOMORROW IS THE DRY
DRESS SO THAT WILL BE THE DRESS
REHEARSAL FOR LAUNCH DAY AND
THEN SUNDAY, MONDAY, WE HAVE
PLENTY SCHEDULED EVENTS AS WE
WORK TOWARDS LAUNCH ON
WEDNESDAY.
THE SHORT OF IT IS IT'S WHAT WE
LIKE TO CALL GROUNDHOG DAY WHICH
IS QUARANTINE, BUT THERE ARE
PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO AND
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO BE
OUTSIDE AND GET TO THE BEACH
HOUSE AND ENJOY SOME OF THE
TRADITIONAL THINGS THAT FOLKS
ENJOY OR HOPE TO ENJOY ON MOST
MEMORIAL DAYS.
AS FAR AS YOUR OTHER QUESTION,
WHERE DO WE LIKE TO GO WHEN WE
GET OUT?
PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE IN COCOA BEACH.
IT'S ALWAYS NEAT TO GET OUT AND
SEE THE BEACH AND DIFFERENT
RESTAURANTS WE TRY TO GO WHEN WE
GET DOWN THERE.
THE DOCS WILL NOT ALLOW IT.
>> SO WE WON'T BE SEEING YOU AT
THE SANDBAR THIS TIME?
>> NO PROBABLY NOT UNFORTUNATELY
BUT WE'D LIKE TO SAY HI TO
EVERYBODY THERE.
IF ANYBODY IS THERE.
ARE THOSE PLACES OPEN TO SOME
DEGREE?
OR NOT AT ALL?
>> ALL RIGHT.
NEXT UP WE'LL GO TO STEVEN CLARK
WITH SPACEFLIGHT NOW.
>> HI.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, I THINK YOU HAVE A
MANUAL FLYING DEMONSTRATION
DURING YOUR TRANSIT TO THE SPACE
STATION.
CAN YOU TALK WHICH OF YOU WILL
BE FLYING THE VEHICLE IN THE
ROLES DURING THE FLIGHT UP TO
ISS FOR EACH OF YOU.
IN THE HEART OF THE SHUTTLE
PROGRAM, DID YOU EVER EXPECT TO
BE FLYING ANYTHING IN SPACE
BESIDES THE SHUTTLE WHEN YOU
JOINED THE OFFICE?
THANKS.
>> FOR THE MANUAL FLYING, I'LL
BE DOING THE MANUAL FLYING AS
DRAGON COMMANDER AND WE'LL DO
MANUAL FLYING DEMO IN FREE
FLIGHT AND THEN WE'LL DO ANOTHER
ONE WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THE
ISS.
THOSE TESTS ARE TWO-PERSON TESTS
FOR SURE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT
OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN BOB
AND I AND WE PRACTICE IT QUITE A
BIT AND IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND
COMPLETELY FOR FUTURE CREWS IN
CASE THEY EVER HAVE TO FLY THE
VEHICLE MANUALLY.
AS FAR AS THE SECOND QUESTION, I
THINK BOTH OF US WOULD REALLY
HAVE BEEN JUST OVER THE MOON IT
IF WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN
WE FIRST ARRIVE TO FLY ON A NEW
SPACECRAFT.
OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE SEEN NASA
COMPLETE THE SPACE STATION AND
CONSIDER THE NEXT STEPS.
WE LONGED TO BE PART OF THE
FLIGHT AND WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH.
IT'S SOMETHING WE DREAMED ABOUT
FLYING SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE
SPACE SHUTTLE.
IT DID NOT SEEM LIKELY AT THE
TIME WHEN WE ARRIVED IN THE
ASTRONAUT OFFICE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF ASSEMBLY OF
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
THAT HAD TO HAPPEN TO WE NEEDED
TO GET THROUGH THAT AND WE WERE
EXCITED TO HAVE OUR
OPPORTUNITIES ON THOSE MISSIONS
AND THAT HAPPENED MANY YEARS
AGO.
SO I THINK WE'RE LIVING THE
DREAM IS WHAT I GUESS ASTRONAUT
MICHAEL FOSSUM WOULD HAVE SAID
IF HE WAS POSED WITH THAT
QUESTION.
>> IN EQUITY WE'LL GO WITH DAVE
WITH BUSINESS INSIDER.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS
AND BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR FLIGHT.
YOU BOTH SAID THIS IS AN
EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT AND AN
ASTRONAUT'S DREAM.
IS THERE A GOOD AMOUNT OF RISK
AND IF AND HOW MISSION
MANAGEMENT HAS SHARED LOC OR LOM
NUMBERS WITH YOU AND WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS AND HOW
CONFIDENT YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE TEST FLIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WHENEVER WE HEAR
THOSE NUMBERS, WE DIG A LITTLE
BIT DEEPER AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE
BEST USED.
WE HAD FULL INFORMATION I THINK
FROM THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM
AND FROM THE SPACEX TEAM AS
WE'VE GONE FORWARD WITH THIS.
SO I THINK WE HAD THE LUXURY
OVER THE LAST 5 PLUS YEARS TO BE
DEEPLY IMBEDDED AND
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRADES THAT
WERE MADE AND AS YOU PROBABLY
UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFTEN CASES
WHERE HARDWARE CHANGE CAN BE
IMPLEMENTED OR OPERATIONAL
CHANGE THAT REDUCES THAT RISK OR
MANAGES IT IN SOME WAY.
WE'VE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN
THAT ENTIRE PROCESS.
SO, WE DID EVEN GET A CHANCE
OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS TO DUCK
OUR HEADS IN TO THE AGENCY'S
FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW AND HEAR
DISCUSSIONS THAT THE MANAGEMENT
TEAMS WERE HAVING ABOUT THE
OVERALL RISK OR DIFFERENT WAYS
OF DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS
MISSION ITSELF.
SO I THINK WE'RE REALLY
COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND WE THINK
THOSE TRADES HAVE BEEN MADE
APPROPRIATELY AND AS FAR AS
INSIGHT GOES WE'VE HAD PROBABLY
MORE THAN ANY CREW HAS IN RECENT
HISTORY JUST IN TERMS IT OF
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS THAT ARE ON THE
FLIGHT.
>> THOSE NUMBERS ARE CERTAINLY
PART OF THE EQUATION WHEN YOU
ASSESS RISK, BUT THEY'RE
CERTAINLY NOT EXCLUSIVE BY ANY
STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION.
THEY CHANGE BASED ON A LOT OF
DIFFERENT DESIGN CHANGES OR JUST
STATISTIC ITS AS WE MOVE FORWARD
IN OUR PROGRAM.
SO THEY'RE CERTAINLY A FACTOR
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO
ASSESSING RISK AND ALL THE
THINGS YOU NEED TO PUT IN TO THE
DECISION MATRIX BEFORE YOU FLY.
>> ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS
ABOUT THE DRAGON VEHICLE, THE
TEAM HAS THAT EXPERIENCE AS WELL
AS THE FALCON 9 ROCKET THAT HAS
WHAT WASN'T A LONG HISTORY WHEN
WE STARTED THIS HISTORY BUT HAS
PANNED OUT TO BE QUITE A NUMBER
OF FLIGHTS UNDER ITS BELT AND
EVOLUTION HAS BECOME MORE AND
MORE SAFE AS IT'S BEEN OPERATED
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
APPRECIATE AND IT'S JUST
REMARKABLE TO SEE ALL THE OTHER
MISSIONS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED
TO THE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT PROGRAM
BY -- IN SOME SENSE BEING A TEST
MISSION FOR US BEFORE WE HAD A
CHANCE TO FLY ON THE FALCON 9.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY I THINK THAT IS ALL THE
TIME WE HAVE FOR QUESTIONS
UNFORTUNATELY.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE WE DIDN'T
GET TO.
SINCE THIS IS OUR LAST TIME TO
TALK TO BOB AND DOUG WE WANT TO
WISH THEM LUCK AND LET THEM KNOW
WE'RE CHEERING THEM ON.
FOR THOSE ON THE PHONE YOU'LL
NEED TO HANG UP AND DIAL UP FOR
THE NEXT BRIEFING THAT'S COMING
UP AT 2:45 AND THAT WILL BE THE
POST READINESS BRIEFING.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL BACK HERE ON
LAUNCH DAY MAY 27TH.
THANKS.