WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 Intro music. 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:53.000 Launch poll. 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:59.000 Launch day is a culmination of two or three years, four or five on some missions, 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:07.000 of work that's gone into this final day of loading up this launch vehicle and putting the spacecraft up into, into orbit. 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:14.000 So, it's kind of like your wedding day. You build up to it, and here it is, and it's today. 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:23.000 And it's a very serious day and it'll impact that mission from here on out because you're sending it on its way. 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:33.000 When I come in for, for launch day or launch night in the firing room. And I come in, I can see a frenzy of people going around, 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:42.000 I'm like, oh it's going to be one of those nights. That's one end. The other side is, if it's quiet and the weather's good, 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:48.000 and people just seem to be kind of, just now ramping up, ready for a good count, 00:01:48.000 --> 00:02:07.000 it's nice to be able to ease into it and hopefully prepare for a somewhat relaxing countdown. 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:11.000 This is the NLM, we are ready to proceed with terminal count at T minus 20 minutes. NASA CE? 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:26.000 NASA CE is go. NASA MIM? NASA MIM is go. SMA? SMA is go. NAM? NASA Advisory Team is ready. SMD, are you ready to proceed? 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:32.000 SMD is ready. Copy that. NASA team is ready to proceed at T minus 20. 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:37.000 We have up roughly seven or eight channels on at one time, 00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:42.000 so the one thing that we launch managers are very good at is filtering out conversations. 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:46.000 We're able to sit there and absorb about seven or eight channels, 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:52.000 and even be talking at the same time while we're listening to some of the stuff going on in the background. 00:02:52.000 --> 00:03:06.000 (Headset voices) 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:12.000 Can you imagine, if it's like seven or eight different conversations, all on a different topic possibly. 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:17.000 And you're trying to pull this all together and make sure that everybody's talking about the right 00:03:17.000 --> 00:03:26.000 things at the right time and make sure that we're able to grasp that right recipe to be able to launch that day. 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:31.000 SMD, this is the NLM on the NLM Net. Go ahead, NLM. 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:43.000 Yes sir. On your problem with communicating with Astrotech, are you guys working black phones, or is that on-link back up? 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:47.000 We're working black phones. We still don't have the comm link up. 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:53.000 Copy that. Will that be a work-around into the launch op, or is that not acceptable? 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:56.000 That is listed as a mandatory, so it won't be acceptable. 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:57.000 Copy that. 00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:00.000 NLM, MD on eight. Go ahead, MD. 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:04.000 Yeah, I just wanted to confirm. I thought I heard you talking to the spacecraft. 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:10.000 The comm problem between Astrotech and here is workable? 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:14.000 Currently, that's a mandatory for them. They're working it on black phones but...(INTERRUPTED) 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:21.000 Even though we practice, simulate problems prior to launches and dress rehearsals, 00:04:21.000 --> 00:04:26.000 you can't always predict what the problem's going to present of itself on launch day. 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:31.000 NLM, this is SMD on NLM net. Go ahead, SMD. 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:36.000 We do have a PCC issue on our power control console. 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:39.000 Is that going to be a problem? 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:42.000 Still assessing. Copy that. 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:47.000 We track along with it, and we make sure that the engineers are following their process. 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:55.000 And they report out on anomaly resolution, as we call it, and hopefully, 00:04:55.000 --> 00:05:01.000 they give us a "ready to proceed" and then we poll the management team and get their permission. 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:08.000 Go ahead, SMD. Yeah, getting back to you, we have no further issues as a result of the PCC issue. 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:09.000 Copy that. 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:28.000 Music. 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:36.000 The working relationship that Chuck and I have stems back roughly 13, 14 years. We're very comfortable with each other, 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:45.000 so it's wonderful that, that we have a great working relationship. We enjoy each other's professionalism, 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:54.000 and vice versa when I do the role as the ALM, the assistant launch manager on his missions, we're doing the same thing. 00:05:54.000 --> 00:06:01.000 If we're getting too busy -- like I said, there's times when I have seven comm nets going at once -- 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:06.000 I can't talk on all seven of them at once and keep the conversations going, 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:11.000 so I might be off working one issue on one net and he's off either telling me to stand by, 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:27.000 he's working an issue, or he's off working it himself for me. 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:29.000 This is ALM, go ahead, sir. 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:35.000 Yeah, I just wanted to let you know the range received record capability in Antigua is back and the range is green at this point. 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:39.000 So we're, I know of two issues at this moment. 00:06:39.000 --> 00:06:48.000 That's the spacecraft communication with Astrotech and then the potential weather issue. 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:50.000 Oh, Astrotech is back up? Correct. 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:52.000 Roger. Then we're only working the... (INTERRUPTED) 00:06:52.000 --> 00:07:02.000 I try to give Omar as much support as, as I would want myself. I want him to be as, as successful as he can be. 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:04.000 There's kind of a lot of unwritten things that we do for each other that you probably, it's just a reflex. 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:12.000 Yeah, and we can confirm Astrotech voice is back up. 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:16.000 Music. 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:18.000 T minus 4 minutes and counting. 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:23.000 What can still go wrong after T minus four? Well, everything. 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:30.000 That poll is a poll to make sure that everybody's mind is set and we're ready to launch. But we could have hardware go bad, 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:36.000 we could have the weather go bad, we could have a lightning strike that catches us by surprise. 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:38.000 T minus 3 minutes. 00:07:38.000 --> 00:07:46.000 T minus 3 minutes and counting is not the point of no return. It is a point where we're getting much closer, 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:53.000 and the blood pressure is rising and, and, but it's an exciting time because again, 00:07:53.000 --> 00:07:59.000 we've gotten through a lot, a big part of the countdown and we're getting really close. 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:05.000 This is the NLM on the NLM net for ready to proceed with terminal count and final launch poll. 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:16.000 Currently working no issues on the range, launch vehicle or spacecraft. At this point, I'd like to poll the team for concurrence to go or no go. 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:28.000 NASA CE? NASA CE is go. NASA MIM? NASA MIM is go. SMA? SMA is go. SMD? SMD is go. NAM? NASA advisory team is ready. Copy that. 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:32.000 NASA team is ready to proceed into terminal count and final launch readiness. 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:46.000 T minus 110 seconds. MD, NLM on mission managment. Go ahead. NASA is go for launch. Roger that. Copy. NASA is go for launch. 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:53.000 LVD, this is the MD on eight. LD. You have permission to launch. Copy, permission to launch. 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.000 T minus 90 seconds. 00:08:55.000 --> 00:09:03.000 Music. 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:08.000 T minus 80 seconds. RTL report range is go for launch. 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:10.000 Range is go. 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:13.000 LCDR you are go for launch. Roger. 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:22.000 T minus 70 seconds. 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:25.000 T minus 60 seconds. 00:09:25.000 --> 00:09:35.000 The last 60 seconds, for me, are very exciting. A big part of my job has been completed. It's still quite nerve-wracking. 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:38.000 You know, the pressure is up, the stress level is up. 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:47.000 But with the launches I've done, and the rehearsals and stuff, I feel confident that I'll be able to do it. 00:09:47.000 --> 00:10:12.000 T minus 35 seconds. Hydraulics go. T minus 30 seconds. T minus 22 seconds. T minus 20 seconds. T minus 15 seconds. 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:26.000 Greenboard! T minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero, liftoff! Plus one, plus two, plus three.. 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:30.000 Working with the LSP team is, is something that's phenomenal. 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:44.000 It's a disciplined program, in the sense that there's a structure to everything we do. It is great work for engineers. It's satisfying. 00:10:44.000 --> 00:10:49.000