WEBVTT 04:30.000 --> 04:51.480 Good afternoon from the Space Coast of Florida, where four astronauts are about to suit up 04:51.480 --> 04:55.040 for NASA's boldest test flight in a generation. 04:55.040 --> 05:02.040 This crew could be the first humans to journey around the moon in more than half a century. 05:02.040 --> 05:10.600 Artemis II mission is a test mission of the Orion space capsule. 05:10.600 --> 05:15.960 Artemis II will be the first time we put humans on this rocket. 05:15.960 --> 05:22.160 We're going back to the moon because it's the next step in our journey to Mars. 05:22.160 --> 05:27.160 We were always going to the moon. 05:27.160 --> 05:31.160 Pushing ourselves to explore is just a core to who we are. 05:31.160 --> 05:33.160 That's a part of being a human. 05:33.160 --> 05:35.160 And we're from the moon. 05:35.160 --> 05:39.160 We shall return. 05:39.160 --> 05:42.160 Continuing to test out every bit of Orion. 05:42.160 --> 05:45.160 Coming back to Earth, seven miles, seven seconds. 05:45.160 --> 05:47.160 Humanity sets big goals. 05:47.160 --> 05:50.160 We can bring together genius from around the world. 05:50.160 --> 05:57.440 the best people on planet Earth, putting this vehicle together to innovate for the benefit 05:57.440 --> 06:00.440 of humanity and to inspire the world to discover it. 06:00.440 --> 06:04.440 And here we go. 06:04.440 --> 06:19.600 Welcome, and thank you for joining us live from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where we 06:19.600 --> 06:24.280 We are beginning a new chapter in America's human space flight story. 06:24.280 --> 06:28.780 We are so humbled to have thousands of people here in person to witness this and the many 06:28.780 --> 06:31.520 more watching online from around the world. 06:31.520 --> 06:34.160 I'm NASA's Megan Cruz and this is NASA Astronaut Nicole Ayres. 06:34.160 --> 06:35.160 Thanks Megan. 06:35.160 --> 06:36.840 What a historic day to be here. 06:36.840 --> 06:38.040 What a historic day to be here. 06:38.040 --> 06:42.960 Obviously for what we see right behind us here, the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft 06:42.960 --> 06:45.160 on launch pad 39B. 06:45.160 --> 06:50.680 Artemis-2 is a nearly 10-day flight test to prove NASA can safely fly astronauts around 06:50.680 --> 06:54.280 the moon before attempting to land on it in just two years, hopefully. 06:54.280 --> 06:56.160 Yes, you know, like you said, it's a test vice. 06:56.160 --> 06:59.640 We're going to put humans on this rocket for the first time ever, and we're going to test 06:59.640 --> 07:02.120 out the systems on board and hopefully get around the moon. 07:02.120 --> 07:04.080 And why does NASA want to return us to the moon? 07:04.080 --> 07:06.760 Man, we want to go back for scientific discovery, right? 07:06.760 --> 07:10.720 We want to create a permanent presence on the lunar surface. 07:10.720 --> 07:14.240 We want to be able to harness some of the volatiles or the resources on the moon in order 07:14.240 --> 07:18.000 to get us onto Mars later. So we're going to use the moon as a stepping stone to get to Mars, 07:18.000 --> 07:23.040 but also we're going to use the moon to learn so much about Earth and about the creation of the 07:23.040 --> 07:28.240 solar system. You know, the moon is this untouched witness mark for the Earth and the solar system. 07:28.240 --> 07:32.960 And what I really love is like all the things that we do to get us to explore our universe, 07:32.960 --> 07:38.240 all of that technology, all the jobs created to support that, it all benefits us here on Earth. 07:38.240 --> 07:43.840 Yes, definitely. I mean, getting this rocket into orbit takes, you know, 8.8 million pounds of 07:43.840 --> 07:47.600 thrust, right? And it's the people on Earth who do that and who create that. The engineers, the 07:47.600 --> 07:52.560 scientists, there are so many people who make this mission happen. And so if all goes well, 07:52.560 --> 07:57.760 this crew could travel farther from Earth than any other humans before them and see parts of the 07:57.760 --> 08:03.680 moon no one has ever laid eyes on. And now speaking of laying eyes, here we are in the suit-up room 08:03.680 --> 08:06.080 with the Artemis II crew. 08:06.080 --> 08:09.200 Yes, looks like the commander's getting his ComCap on, 08:09.200 --> 08:11.120 so the communication cap. 08:12.280 --> 08:13.880 Looks like Victor's already got his on 08:13.880 --> 08:14.920 and the helmet going. 08:14.920 --> 08:17.240 He's just stretching out his wrist a little bit, right? 08:17.240 --> 08:18.080 Yes. 08:18.080 --> 08:18.920 And in charge of lift off today 08:18.920 --> 08:21.680 is launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson. 08:21.680 --> 08:24.200 She and her team are just across the street from us 08:24.200 --> 08:26.320 inside of the launch control center. 08:26.320 --> 08:29.120 They kicked off continuous around-the-clock operations 08:29.120 --> 08:31.200 just before 5 p.m. on Monday 08:31.200 --> 08:34.200 and started fueling the rocket about four hours ago. 08:34.200 --> 08:35.440 They have a two hour launch window 08:35.440 --> 08:38.360 that opens at 6.24 p.m. Eastern time, 08:38.360 --> 08:40.320 which our clock in the upper left hand corner 08:40.320 --> 08:41.520 is counting down to. 08:41.520 --> 08:45.920 And we just heard from Charlie Blackwell-Thompson 08:45.920 --> 08:48.840 in our tanking coverage, which was the broadcast 08:48.840 --> 08:50.520 just before this one kicked off. 08:50.520 --> 08:53.320 And basically she said, whether is 80% go? 08:53.320 --> 08:54.760 Yes, you know, 80% we will take that. 08:54.760 --> 08:55.880 It's a little windy. 08:55.880 --> 08:56.960 There's some clouds building, 08:56.960 --> 08:58.520 but we're gonna keep an eye on it. 08:58.520 --> 09:00.640 And 80% is a good number to keep moving today. 09:00.640 --> 09:07.000 Yeah, and what she said was a wave of showers are moving west, but they should be well past the pad by the time we launch again. 09:07.000 --> 09:08.600 Hopefully it's six twenty four p.m. today. 09:08.600 --> 09:09.600 Hopefully. 09:09.600 --> 09:12.040 All right. So again, let's head back into that suit up room. 09:12.040 --> 09:15.080 We see Reed Wiseman. 09:15.080 --> 09:18.280 He is the commander of the Artemis II crew and Nicole. 09:18.280 --> 09:22.480 He is putting on what you guys are calling the communications cap, the com cap. 09:22.480 --> 09:26.840 Yes. So it's a little bit for protection of his head there. 09:26.840 --> 09:28.440 but also you can see the mic booms, 09:28.440 --> 09:30.860 and he's got ear cups there so he can hear, 09:30.860 --> 09:31.760 you know, the rockets loud. 09:31.760 --> 09:33.240 So you're gonna wear hearing protection, 09:33.240 --> 09:35.800 but then we also wanna be able to talk to Earth 09:35.800 --> 09:37.280 and talk to each other. 09:37.280 --> 09:38.920 So they're getting that settled, 09:38.920 --> 09:41.520 and then he will put the helmet on over that Comcap. 09:43.520 --> 09:45.320 That Comcap will also connect into the suit, 09:45.320 --> 09:48.360 which then eventually connects into the capsule, 09:48.360 --> 09:49.400 through an umbilical there. 09:49.400 --> 09:50.800 So there's a lot of cords and wires. 09:50.800 --> 09:52.240 You can see them tuck in that cord 09:52.240 --> 09:54.160 under his chin right now. 09:54.160 --> 09:55.520 And so the suits they're wearing, 09:55.520 --> 10:00.280 They're called the Orion Crew Survival Suits or OX Suits. 10:00.280 --> 10:02.480 And so they're worn for launch and reentry 10:02.480 --> 10:05.640 or during high risk or emergency situations. 10:05.640 --> 10:07.880 And I think a lot of people, especially if they're, 10:07.880 --> 10:10.520 have been following NASA for all these decades now, 10:10.520 --> 10:13.320 they're kind of thinking, hey, these look like the suits 10:13.320 --> 10:16.360 that our shuttle astronauts used to wear. 10:16.360 --> 10:18.080 There is a lot of resemblance here. 10:18.080 --> 10:20.120 That's true, yeah, they are very similar. 10:20.120 --> 10:23.520 You know, NASA does a great job of leveraging the lessons 10:23.520 --> 10:25.880 that we learned from previous missions, 10:25.880 --> 10:27.880 so all the way, dating all the way back to Apollo, 10:27.880 --> 10:30.160 you know, some of our first space flight missions. 10:30.160 --> 10:32.360 We learned lessons about the suits 10:32.360 --> 10:33.200 and how to make them better, 10:33.200 --> 10:34.840 and we just continued to carry that through 10:34.840 --> 10:36.680 all the way into the RMS mission. 10:39.240 --> 10:42.500 Time now to introduce you to some of our teams today. 10:42.500 --> 10:46.280 We have Gary Jordan at NASA's Johnson Space Center 10:46.280 --> 10:47.120 in Houston. 10:48.920 --> 10:52.800 He's gonna be inside with the mission control teams, 10:52.800 --> 10:56.040 which will take over from Kennedy's launch control team 10:56.040 --> 10:57.700 right at liftoff. 10:57.700 --> 10:59.880 And then back here at Florida, there's Megan Carter 10:59.880 --> 11:02.600 inside Kennedy Space Center's visitor complex, 11:02.600 --> 11:04.920 Jasmine Hopkins at a launch viewing location, 11:04.920 --> 11:07.240 and then finally Darryl Nail inside the launch control 11:07.240 --> 11:09.040 center with the launch team. 11:09.040 --> 11:12.200 Now each is gonna provide a very unique experience today, 11:12.200 --> 11:13.640 starting first with Darryl, 11:13.640 --> 11:16.960 who has been closely monitoring the launch countdown for us. 11:16.960 --> 11:19.120 Yeah, and welcome into Fire in Room One, 11:19.120 --> 11:20.800 a historic fire in room here 11:20.800 --> 11:24.360 the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It's a pleasure and an honor to be here 11:24.360 --> 11:29.640 reporting what's happening as we lead up to countdown and lift off of Artemis 2. 11:29.640 --> 11:35.120 So far looking pretty good. You see the rocket out there on the pad. It is launch 11:35.120 --> 11:39.160 day and we just got that crew weather brief that you were talking about from 11:39.160 --> 11:44.080 launch director Charlie Blackwell Thompson to the crew. It looks like a 11:44.080 --> 11:47.760 countdown at this point is in good shape and that's great news. Fueling 11:47.760 --> 11:53.680 continues to track well. We just reached all stages replenish. And while we're talking 11:53.680 --> 12:00.820 about the fueling, let's talk about that tanking, pull up the tanking graphic if we could now. 12:00.820 --> 12:04.960 That will give us an indication of where we are with tanking. And I can just tell you, 12:04.960 --> 12:11.440 as you see from this board right here, we are all stages replenish. So all tanks onboard 12:11.440 --> 12:17.240 the SLS, the two liquid hydrogen, lower stage and upper stage, and two liquid oxygen, lower 12:17.240 --> 12:23.240 stage and upper stage are at 100% and that's exactly where we want to be. This kicked off 12:23.240 --> 12:29.800 at 7.30 this morning with a go for cryoload and here we are roughly about five hours later 12:29.800 --> 12:37.480 and we're fully tanked and now in replenish. The amount of propellant on board roughly 733,000 12:37.480 --> 12:43.960 gallons that's about an olympic size pool and a half. Huge amount of propellant. It's all 12:43.960 --> 12:49.320 all float in there. The great news there, no leaks, no issues, and we're looking good 12:49.320 --> 12:56.160 at this point. So let's talk weather now. The weather, while it is favorable overall, 12:56.160 --> 13:02.000 it's not totally clean. And that was hinted at earlier when we talked about the storms. 13:02.000 --> 13:08.440 There is, of course, some onshore flow. Currently, our overall attempt percentage stands at 13:08.440 --> 13:14.480 80% chance of acceptable weather conditions at the time of lift off, which is going to 13:14.480 --> 13:22.200 be within our launch window. That's tonight from 6.24pm Eastern time until 8.24pm Eastern 13:22.200 --> 13:29.160 time. Winds are good, the lightning risk is low, but scattered showers still remain possible 13:29.160 --> 13:34.080 around the Cape and occluding near the pad. So the expectation is that there'll be some 13:34.080 --> 13:39.720 more active weather coming our way, but we're expecting it to push to the west. 13:39.720 --> 13:45.640 So the watch item is really any isolated shower that could briefly move through the area and 13:45.640 --> 13:49.800 trigger a constraint, especially for flight through precipitation. 13:49.800 --> 13:55.880 We are looking now inside the astronauts suit up room, and of course we got the four astronauts 13:55.880 --> 13:56.880 there. 13:56.880 --> 14:01.600 They talked to Charlie Blackwell Thompson today, and you know everything looks good there. 14:01.600 --> 14:05.200 We're tracking one minor NC issue at this point. 14:05.200 --> 14:07.120 We'll talk, it's a non-conformance. 14:07.120 --> 14:10.080 We'll talk about that a little bit later on our next hit. 14:10.080 --> 14:11.600 But for now, again, looking good. 14:11.600 --> 14:15.040 And of course, our administrator for NASA 14:15.040 --> 14:16.400 is here in the firing room. 14:16.400 --> 14:19.280 He checked in with the launch director, 14:19.280 --> 14:21.640 chatted with her for several minutes. 14:21.640 --> 14:24.200 And he's here in the firing room, 14:24.200 --> 14:27.820 which is a good positive sign, of course, for the day. 14:27.820 --> 14:29.160 That's it for the firing room. 14:29.160 --> 14:31.960 We'll send it back now to Megan and Nicole. 14:31.960 --> 14:32.880 Terrell, thank you so much. 14:32.880 --> 14:34.800 Yeah, let's get back into the suit-up room here, 14:34.800 --> 14:37.440 where we now have a shot of all four astronauts, 14:37.440 --> 14:39.720 and it appears all of them are undergoing 14:39.720 --> 14:41.360 their suit leak checks. 14:41.360 --> 14:43.040 Can you talk to us about what that is, Nicole? 14:43.040 --> 14:45.000 Sure, yeah, you can see, you know, 14:45.000 --> 14:46.120 as the suit expands, 14:46.120 --> 14:47.520 that we're gonna pressurize those suits, 14:47.520 --> 14:49.880 so in the case that we need it, 14:49.880 --> 14:52.040 if we lose pressure in the capsule bill, 14:52.040 --> 14:53.480 those suits will protect the astronauts 14:53.480 --> 14:55.800 and keep them pressurized and keep them survivable. 14:55.800 --> 14:59.060 So these guys are gonna hold their breath 14:59.060 --> 15:00.340 for about 10 seconds, you know, 15:00.340 --> 15:03.140 any movement in the suit could cause changes 15:03.140 --> 15:05.660 in the pressure, and so we wanna get a really nice, 15:05.660 --> 15:08.660 precise, accurate measurement on the leak check. 15:08.660 --> 15:09.860 And so they'll hold their breath, you know, 15:09.860 --> 15:12.260 even just their heartbeat could potentially make 15:12.260 --> 15:14.700 some differences in those super sensitive sensors there. 15:14.700 --> 15:17.300 So you can see the red and blue valves there, 15:17.300 --> 15:21.060 the air in and air out, and it looks like 15:21.060 --> 15:22.700 Victor just had a good leak check. 15:22.700 --> 15:28.100 Yeah, and actually they do three leak checks again just to get an average reading to say hey 15:28.100 --> 15:33.640 You know we have confidence that these suits are holding the right pressure as Nicole said that too that's going in 15:33.680 --> 15:36.120 That's putting air into their suits 15:36.120 --> 15:39.580 And then there was that gold instrument that you saw on their other side 15:39.680 --> 15:44.600 That's how they can control how much pressure is being released in order to do these checks 15:44.600 --> 15:47.380 Yep, and they will do the leak checks here in the suit room 15:47.380 --> 15:49.580 And then they'll do more actually in the capsule as well 15:49.580 --> 15:50.900 they'll be doing another leak check. 15:50.900 --> 15:52.780 So we're gonna make sure the suits are ready to go 15:52.780 --> 15:54.260 before we even step out the door 15:54.260 --> 15:56.620 and then we'll check them with the entire system 15:56.620 --> 15:59.340 on the capsule once they get out to the rocket. 15:59.340 --> 16:02.760 And you might also notice that some of the astronauts 16:02.760 --> 16:04.500 while they're doing their suit leak checks, 16:04.500 --> 16:07.380 you might've seen Victor gave an okay sign. 16:07.380 --> 16:08.920 You might also see a thumbs up 16:08.920 --> 16:11.140 and that's because concurrently 16:11.140 --> 16:12.660 while they're doing these suit leak checks, 16:12.660 --> 16:14.620 they're also doing com checks. 16:14.620 --> 16:16.780 Yes, yeah, we talked about the com cap earlier 16:16.780 --> 16:18.940 and the umbilical and how they plug in. 16:18.940 --> 16:20.460 So yeah, they're going to test the calm, 16:20.460 --> 16:21.900 they're going to test the suit, 16:21.900 --> 16:22.740 make sure everything, 16:22.740 --> 16:23.780 they're actually probably testing 16:23.780 --> 16:25.260 the cooling system as well right now. 16:25.260 --> 16:26.260 You know, they're going to plug into 16:26.260 --> 16:27.500 the portable cooling system 16:27.500 --> 16:29.780 and make sure that all of that is working. 16:29.780 --> 16:30.620 So we, like I said, 16:30.620 --> 16:32.460 we want to make sure we've got four healthy suits 16:32.460 --> 16:33.980 before we go out. 16:33.980 --> 16:36.220 Yeah, this suit, three layers. 16:36.220 --> 16:38.100 So obviously it can get hot. 16:38.100 --> 16:38.940 Yes. 16:38.940 --> 16:42.020 So one of the layers is a cooling undergarment 16:42.020 --> 16:44.580 and basically they flow cold liquid 16:44.580 --> 16:46.780 through that undergarment 16:46.780 --> 16:49.420 to keep the astronauts cool and comfortable 16:49.420 --> 16:50.740 before lift-off today. 16:50.740 --> 16:52.460 Yeah, it's like a onesie with a bunch of tubes 16:52.460 --> 16:54.820 running around it, and the water flows through there 16:54.820 --> 16:55.660 to cool you down. 16:58.580 --> 17:00.900 All right, lots of information to share with you all today. 17:00.900 --> 17:03.460 If you have any questions, we'd love to hear from you. 17:03.460 --> 17:06.200 All you have to do is send your questions our way 17:06.200 --> 17:08.100 by tagging at NASA Artemis, 17:08.100 --> 17:11.340 and we'll try to answer as many of your questions live. 17:11.340 --> 17:13.020 And we'll also have some questions for you 17:13.020 --> 17:14.060 throughout the broadcast. 17:14.060 --> 17:15.820 So we hope you can participate, 17:15.820 --> 17:20.020 And those are opportunities as well. 17:20.020 --> 17:22.940 OK, as we continue to be inside the pseudo room here, 17:22.940 --> 17:27.700 why don't we learn a little bit about each of our crew members? 17:27.700 --> 17:29.860 Right now, we are looking at pilot Victor Glover. 17:29.860 --> 17:32.340 But hopefully, we can get a shot here of our commander, 17:32.340 --> 17:32.840 Reed Wiseman. 17:40.100 --> 17:42.740 Now, Reed Wiseman is a Baltimore native. 17:42.740 --> 17:44.940 He's been in space once before. 17:44.940 --> 17:49.740 as Flight Engineer for Expedition 41 aboard the International Space Station 17:49.740 --> 17:52.860 from May through November 2014. 17:52.860 --> 17:57.180 During the 165-day mission, Reed and his crewmates completed get this. 17:57.180 --> 18:02.420 More than 300 science experiments in areas like human physiology, medicine, 18:02.420 --> 18:05.300 physical science, earth science, and also astrophysics. 18:05.300 --> 18:11.100 They actually set a milestone for station science by completing a record 82 research 18:11.100 --> 18:13.060 hours in a single week. 18:13.060 --> 18:16.020 He also served as Chief of NASA's Astronaut Office 18:16.020 --> 18:19.820 from December 2020 to November 2022, 18:19.820 --> 18:21.500 and Reed has two daughters. 18:22.340 --> 18:24.740 Yeah, I love, Reed is such a great leader. 18:24.740 --> 18:26.300 He was the Chief of the Astronaut Office 18:26.300 --> 18:28.620 when they hired our class of astronauts. 18:28.620 --> 18:30.580 So, I think I have to publicly thank him 18:30.580 --> 18:35.300 for my job here today, but yeah, he's a family man, 18:35.300 --> 18:37.660 he's a good leader, and he's a great pick 18:37.660 --> 18:38.980 for the commander of this mission. 18:38.980 --> 18:42.260 Yeah, I think, in talking through 18:42.260 --> 18:43.460 some of his other accomplishments. 18:43.460 --> 18:45.220 Obviously, he has leadership qualities 18:45.220 --> 18:48.700 that makes him prepared for Commander of Artemis too. 18:48.700 --> 18:50.580 Yes, yes he does. 18:50.580 --> 18:53.380 He's a well-experienced naval officer 18:53.380 --> 18:54.900 and now NASA astronaut. 18:56.460 --> 18:59.780 And so now here we are, pilot Victor Glover. 19:01.820 --> 19:04.100 NASA selected the California native 19:04.100 --> 19:06.460 as an astronaut in 2013. 19:06.460 --> 19:07.840 At the time, he was actually serving 19:07.840 --> 19:10.980 as a legislative fellow in the United States Senate. 19:10.980 --> 19:16.020 His first trip to space was in November 2020 when he launched as pilot of NASA's SpaceX 19:16.020 --> 19:21.860 Crew-1 mission that was the first operational mission of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, 19:21.860 --> 19:27.180 which resumed launching American rockets from American soil to the International Space Station 19:27.180 --> 19:29.540 at the end of the shuttle program. 19:29.540 --> 19:34.580 Victor is a U.S. Navy captain and naval aviator who served as a test pilot, racking up more 19:34.580 --> 19:39.060 than 3,500 flight hours in more than 40 different aircraft. 19:39.060 --> 19:41.860 He and his wife, Deanna, have four children. 19:41.860 --> 19:44.180 Yeah, four children, a lot of energy. 19:44.180 --> 19:44.980 But that checks, right? 19:44.980 --> 19:46.980 Because when I think of Victor Gliber, 19:46.980 --> 19:48.020 I think of a lot of energy. 19:48.020 --> 19:50.580 Smart guy who's always excited and ready to go. 19:50.580 --> 19:51.100 And there you go. 19:51.100 --> 19:53.300 He's smiling in the suit for him this morning. 19:53.300 --> 19:53.700 Oh, yeah. 19:53.700 --> 19:54.540 He's a great guy. 19:54.540 --> 19:55.260 All of them are. 19:55.260 --> 19:57.300 This whole entire crew, they're just 19:57.300 --> 20:02.820 a good group of human beings, of leaders, of friends, family. 20:02.820 --> 20:06.700 I have never heard anybody say anything bad about any 20:06.700 --> 20:07.260 of these four. 20:07.260 --> 20:11.740 They're also well accomplished and they're also deserving of this opportunity to return to them. 20:11.740 --> 20:15.940 Yeah, and they're also humble, right? They're just just standard humans going to the moon, 20:15.940 --> 20:18.820 but you would never know that when you talk to them in a normal conversation. 20:18.820 --> 20:25.220 And so it looks like Christina here has completed her suit leak checks as well, her communication checks too. 20:25.220 --> 20:31.500 If they've already got her gloves off, they're getting ready to kind of hang out and relax a 20:31.500 --> 20:34.740 a little bit, I think, before they walk out. 20:34.740 --> 20:38.020 She is a mission specialist for this mission, 20:38.020 --> 20:40.660 native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 20:40.660 --> 20:44.140 was selected to the astronaut corps in 2013, 20:44.140 --> 20:47.740 so actually same class as Victor. 20:47.740 --> 20:50.900 She served as flight engineer on the International Space 20:50.900 --> 20:54.980 Station from March 2019 to February 2020. 20:54.980 --> 20:57.180 And during that time, Cook set a record 20:57.180 --> 20:59.020 for the longest single-space flight 20:59.020 --> 21:03.920 by a woman with a total of 328 consecutive days in space. 21:03.920 --> 21:06.880 She also participated in the first ever all-female space 21:06.880 --> 21:07.600 walk. 21:07.600 --> 21:09.080 And before becoming an astronaut, 21:09.080 --> 21:12.360 Christina helped build space science instruments 21:12.360 --> 21:15.000 and led scientific field work in some 21:15.000 --> 21:17.640 of the most remote environments on the planet. 21:17.640 --> 21:20.160 Her hobbies include surfing, rock climbing, community 21:20.160 --> 21:22.720 service, yoga travel, and photography. 21:22.720 --> 21:24.000 Again, so much. 21:24.000 --> 21:26.240 When does she find the time? 21:26.240 --> 21:27.640 That's a great question. 21:27.640 --> 21:31.420 One of the things I love about Christina is that she's broken records and she's achieved 21:31.420 --> 21:32.420 all these milestones. 21:32.420 --> 21:35.460 But one of the things that she talks about is, you know, she just wants people to set 21:35.460 --> 21:39.980 goals and go work hard and do something that's meaningful to you and she really hopes that 21:39.980 --> 21:42.900 her records are broken as soon as possible. 21:42.900 --> 21:46.420 She does it for her family and she'll talk about all of her nieces and nephews quite 21:46.420 --> 21:47.420 a bit. 21:47.420 --> 21:53.300 So just again, another example of just a humble human who's got a great support system in 21:53.300 --> 21:55.580 her family and excited for the mission. 21:55.580 --> 22:12.180 Yeah, she's always saying that she just wants the opportunity to push people farther to push humanity farther see what we can accomplish together. So yeah, again, all four of them say that they're really in tune on what they think they're or what they feel like their role is in this mission. 22:12.860 --> 22:17.500 Yeah, I think their legacy is going to be, you know, providing the shoulders for for others to climb on. 22:17.500 --> 22:23.700 And last but not least, first-time flyer Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will 22:23.700 --> 22:28.500 fly to the moon as a mission specialist on the Artemis II mission. 22:28.500 --> 22:33.020 The London, Ontario native was selected as an astronaut in 2009. 22:33.020 --> 22:37.580 After that, he worked as CAPCOM at NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston. 22:37.580 --> 22:42.620 CAPCOM stands for Capsule Communicator, and that's the sole direct voice communicating 22:42.620 --> 22:44.780 with astronauts in space. 22:44.780 --> 22:49.100 He also participated in training exercises, such as living on the ocean floor off the 22:49.100 --> 22:53.300 coast of Florida to simulate deep space exploration for seven days. 22:53.300 --> 22:58.540 In 2017, he became the first Canadian to lead a NASA astronaut class. 22:58.540 --> 23:02.700 He also enjoys getting out on a sailboat, rock climbing, and mountain biking. 23:02.700 --> 23:06.460 Jeremy and his wife, Catherine, have three children, and he actually got to hang out 23:06.460 --> 23:07.460 with them over the weekend. 23:07.460 --> 23:12.660 So the crew arrived here for launch at Kennedy Space Center on Friday, and then their family 23:12.660 --> 23:13.660 members arrived Saturday. 23:13.660 --> 23:18.740 Yes, as long as our family can quarantine with them, then they will stay quarantined 23:18.740 --> 23:22.900 in Houston and then they all fly down to Kennedy Space Center and then you get to spend the 23:22.900 --> 23:26.900 last few days with your close family and friends. 23:26.900 --> 23:30.660 We actually do a behind the glass visit with some of those other maybe extended family members 23:30.660 --> 23:35.780 that couldn't quarantine with you, but yeah, it's a quaint time here once you get to Kennedy 23:35.780 --> 23:36.780 Space Center. 23:36.780 --> 23:42.860 A great sign here, all four astronauts have removed their helmets and that indicates again 23:42.860 --> 23:48.220 that all four have completed suit and leak checks and so Nicole what they're 23:48.220 --> 23:53.780 doing now is they have these pockets on their forearm is that that's just 23:53.780 --> 23:56.580 somewhere where they can put personal items that they might want right yeah 23:56.580 --> 23:59.620 just kind of storage pockets you know there's always something that you might 23:59.620 --> 24:04.020 need or want while you're in the capsule and then also last-minute personal 24:04.020 --> 24:08.780 items if you want to put a couple things in there so everybody kind of has their 24:08.780 --> 24:15.420 unique stash in their pockets. And then another pocket has emergency 24:15.420 --> 24:19.100 equipment that they might need right like a signaling mirror things like that. 24:19.100 --> 24:22.980 Right yeah the suit is basically all in one you know it's got the oxygen bottles 24:22.980 --> 24:26.820 there on their right legs you'll see in a different shot they've got pockets with 24:26.820 --> 24:31.060 survival gear in it and that is to keep them safe so if they had to egress the 24:31.060 --> 24:37.900 capsule either from the lunch pad or from the water then they will have all of 24:37.900 --> 24:42.780 the survival gear. With them they'll have about 10 minutes of oxygen as well from that bottle so 24:42.780 --> 24:52.220 that they can get to safety quickly and safely. We are now five hours three minutes and counting 24:52.220 --> 24:57.340 from the opening of our two hour launch window and we have our first questions from social media. 24:57.340 --> 25:08.540 Question here from X, so to be clear, this is not a mission to land, but to orbit the moon. 25:09.020 --> 25:10.940 Thank you and thank our astronauts. 25:11.440 --> 25:11.740 Nicole? 25:12.040 --> 25:15.700 Yeah, this is a great question, you know, I think it's important to highlight the mission 25:15.700 --> 25:18.520 of Artemis II where we are going to go around the moon. 25:18.520 --> 25:20.000 We're going to see the far side of the moon. 25:20.000 --> 25:23.360 We're going to see parts of the far side of the moon that human eyes have never seen before. 25:23.760 --> 25:25.660 It's very similar to the Apollo 8 mission, right? 25:25.660 --> 25:28.900 We're also potentially going to be able to see the landing sites 25:28.900 --> 25:32.940 for the future Artemis missions and kind of provide 25:32.940 --> 25:35.620 the overall context of those landing sites 25:35.620 --> 25:38.100 amongst the entire moon site there. 25:38.100 --> 25:40.180 So it's an exciting mission. 25:40.180 --> 25:44.580 We'll get to learn a ton about, you know, 25:44.580 --> 25:45.940 there's so much science that's going 25:45.940 --> 25:47.060 to be on this mission as well, right? 25:47.060 --> 25:50.020 We're going to do some science experiments on humans, 25:50.020 --> 25:51.700 learn about the stress of the environment, 25:51.700 --> 25:54.060 and we're going to learn about the radiation environment. 25:54.060 --> 25:56.460 We're going to learn about the suits as well. 25:56.460 --> 25:58.780 We've got some technology demonstrations that are going to happen. 25:58.780 --> 26:02.740 So there's a lot going on on this mission as we fly around the moon and come back. 26:04.100 --> 26:06.100 We always say it's about increments, right? 26:06.100 --> 26:10.260 Like we're making that next giant leap to Mars, but in order to do that safely 26:10.260 --> 26:12.940 and to do that thoroughly, incremental steps. 26:12.980 --> 26:13.460 Exactly. 26:13.460 --> 26:15.820 And, you know, like we said, this is the first time that we've put crew on this 26:15.820 --> 26:16.140 rocket. 26:16.140 --> 26:19.660 And so actually before we even head to the moon, right, we're going to stay close 26:19.660 --> 26:22.420 to the earth and we're going to check out all of the systems on Orion, make sure 26:22.420 --> 26:26.380 that it can handle four humans, make sure it can handle people sleeping, 26:26.380 --> 26:30.060 people exercising, you know, all of the environmental control systems are working. 26:30.060 --> 26:33.500 So we want to make sure that the capsule is safe for the crew before we send them, 26:33.780 --> 26:35.580 you know, almost 250,000 miles away. 26:35.740 --> 26:36.900 Yeah, that was a great question. 26:37.100 --> 26:39.540 And we actually have another one that we'll pull up on screen here. 26:41.700 --> 26:45.500 Another question from X, how long will it take them to reach the moon 26:45.740 --> 26:47.900 and how long will the entire mission last? 26:48.340 --> 26:49.300 Another great question, right? 26:49.300 --> 26:53.020 So they're gonna do a couple orbits around the Earth. 26:53.020 --> 26:55.300 They'll do a perigee and an apogee raise burn. 26:55.300 --> 26:57.540 What that means is that they're gonna accelerate 26:57.540 --> 26:59.220 to get further away from the Earth 26:59.220 --> 27:02.260 and they'll get into a really highly elliptical orbit first. 27:02.260 --> 27:05.960 And then once they get into the translunar injection, 27:05.960 --> 27:08.020 so they're actually in a free return trajectory, 27:08.020 --> 27:09.860 which means we're gonna accelerate them 27:09.860 --> 27:11.780 and then they're gonna escape Earth's gravity 27:11.780 --> 27:13.460 and then just based on orbital mechanics, 27:13.460 --> 27:15.220 they'll be able to come home without having to do 27:15.220 --> 27:17.660 another burn or acceleration. 27:17.660 --> 27:20.240 So it'll take about four days once they leave Earth's gravity 27:20.240 --> 27:20.940 to get to the moon. 27:21.440 --> 27:23.660 They'll fly around the moon about four days back. 27:23.660 --> 27:25.060 And then land. 27:25.060 --> 27:26.620 So overall, about a 10-day mission. 27:26.780 --> 27:27.320 Exactly. 27:27.820 --> 27:29.380 Yeah, these are really great questions, guys. 27:29.380 --> 27:32.420 We know that, again, we are sharing a lot of information today. 27:32.420 --> 27:34.380 So please do not hesitate to reach out. 27:34.640 --> 27:36.360 Obviously, Nicole, very smart here. 27:36.980 --> 27:39.640 And we're happy to answer any of your questions. 27:40.800 --> 27:44.780 Again, tag at NASA Artemis wherever you're watching this coverage. 27:44.780 --> 27:49.120 And now, we actually have a question for you. 27:53.060 --> 27:55.900 Who would you take with you on a trip around the moon? 27:56.680 --> 27:57.640 Would it be your bestie? 27:57.640 --> 28:03.160 Would it be a pet, family member, or a seasoned astronaut? 28:04.520 --> 28:05.340 Think about that one. 28:05.600 --> 28:05.940 I know. 28:05.940 --> 28:06.460 I like that. 28:06.960 --> 28:09.480 I absolutely know what I would say. 28:09.480 --> 28:11.460 I think it would make my husband upset. 28:11.460 --> 28:14.700 But I have my answer here. 28:14.700 --> 28:17.580 But we'd love for you to go to NASA's Instagram 28:17.580 --> 28:19.100 or Twitch accounts to vote again. 28:19.100 --> 28:21.140 Who would you take to the moon with you, 28:21.140 --> 28:24.060 Bestie, Pet, Family, or Seasoned Astronaut? 28:24.060 --> 28:27.620 Try to go vote, and then we will share your answers soon. 28:27.620 --> 28:31.260 Again, husband is not going to like my answer. 28:31.260 --> 28:33.380 And we're not the only ones with questions today. 28:33.380 --> 28:35.500 We will also hear from celebrities 28:35.500 --> 28:37.100 during our launch coverage. 28:37.100 --> 28:40.620 See what Stanley Tucci, Scarlett Johansson, and others 28:40.620 --> 28:43.440 want to know about NASA's Artemis II test flight. 28:46.000 --> 28:49.880 Plus the surprise of a lifetime as kids marveled 28:49.880 --> 28:54.200 at the rocket and spacecraft rolling to the launch pad. 28:54.200 --> 28:55.600 Look at those cute faces there. 28:55.600 --> 28:58.160 Oh, I love that, love those suits. 28:58.160 --> 29:00.600 And we'll show you how the astronauts will eat, sleep, 29:00.600 --> 29:03.000 and go to the bathroom while in space. 29:03.000 --> 29:05.680 Keep in mind, the Orion spacecraft is about the size 29:05.680 --> 29:08.120 of a six-person tent. 29:08.120 --> 29:10.120 Yeah, not super big, but, you know, 29:10.120 --> 29:11.920 it's 10 days with your three best friends. 29:11.920 --> 29:13.800 So I think it's manageable for sure. 29:13.800 --> 29:16.900 But, you know, every ounce counts 29:16.900 --> 29:18.840 when you're trying to get to the moon. 29:18.840 --> 29:22.120 And as we continue to look into the suit up room here, 29:22.120 --> 29:25.740 a fist pump for some of the folks in the crowd there 29:25.740 --> 29:29.920 by Victor, why don't we take a look around the center here? 29:29.920 --> 29:33.480 We know that there are some folks who are ready, 29:33.480 --> 29:36.920 getting ready to check out the team here 29:36.920 --> 29:39.520 as they drive across KSC to their launch pad. 29:41.760 --> 29:42.320 Look at that. 29:42.320 --> 29:43.820 Oh, that's so awesome. 29:43.820 --> 29:44.480 That's a great crowd. 29:44.820 --> 29:46.120 They're waiting there in front 29:46.120 --> 29:47.320 of the vehicle assembly building. 29:47.320 --> 29:49.180 So actually they're just down the road from us. 29:49.180 --> 29:50.920 This is a good crowd, as Nicole said. 29:50.920 --> 29:52.080 Oh, there they are. 29:52.080 --> 29:52.960 They just got their cue. 29:52.960 --> 29:54.620 Oh, now? 29:54.620 --> 29:54.980 Oh, now? 29:54.980 --> 29:55.580 Let me wave now. 29:55.580 --> 29:56.120 Oh, yeah. 29:56.120 --> 29:56.720 They are excited. 29:56.720 --> 29:57.920 That's amazing. 29:57.920 --> 30:00.160 So all of these folks, content creators 30:00.160 --> 30:02.500 that are getting behind the scenes access as part 30:02.500 --> 30:06.160 of NASA's social experience here. 30:06.160 --> 30:09.440 So, as you can see, very excited. 30:09.440 --> 30:15.940 The crew will get into their convoy and drive past them here pretty shortly. 30:15.940 --> 30:18.800 Yeah, well, another amazing way to share the Artemis story, right, 30:18.800 --> 30:25.320 by inviting these social media experts out to share the story as they drive by. 30:25.320 --> 30:26.680 All right, again, let's take a look at the clock. 30:26.680 --> 30:31.640 Four hours, 58 minutes and counting from the opening of today's two-hour launch window. 30:31.640 --> 30:35.920 So, why don't we check back in with Darryl with the launch team? 30:35.920 --> 30:38.200 Megan and Nicole and inside Fire Room 1. 30:38.200 --> 30:42.440 I'm listening to launch director Charlie Blackwell Thompson 30:42.440 --> 30:45.960 greet the ascent crew who just came on console over there 30:45.960 --> 30:47.600 at Johnson Space Center. 30:47.600 --> 30:50.720 So good to have the mission control team jumping on with us. 30:50.720 --> 30:53.760 So far the launch team here in the firing room 30:53.760 --> 30:57.240 has had a really good morning. 30:57.240 --> 31:01.560 Really smooth tanking that kicked off at 7.30 AM 31:01.560 --> 31:02.560 this morning. 31:02.560 --> 31:05.840 They got to all stages replenish just before one 31:05.840 --> 31:10.560 o'clock p.m. Eastern time and it was an incredibly smooth 31:10.560 --> 31:14.640 tanking. That's great as we look here watching the crew and 31:14.640 --> 31:18.960 also with an eye on the rocket. Weather, of course, we've talked a little bit 31:18.960 --> 31:22.960 about that. It's favorable overall. 80% go for our 31:22.960 --> 31:27.920 two-hour window between 6.24 p.m. and 8.24 p.m. 31:27.920 --> 31:32.560 We don't have an exact T-zero right now because that's going to come to us 31:32.560 --> 31:37.760 closer when we get closer to launch, roughly about 20 minutes before liftoff, but it's 31:37.760 --> 31:40.320 going to be within that window. 31:40.320 --> 31:46.480 And towards the beginning, provided everything continues to go smoothly along the timeline, 31:46.480 --> 31:49.000 and so far, that's been the case. 31:49.000 --> 31:55.120 I mentioned that there was a small issue in my previous live hit that actually was incorrect. 31:55.120 --> 31:56.120 There was no issue. 31:56.120 --> 32:02.540 I've gotten the good data now that I'm on the headset and listening into the loops. 32:02.540 --> 32:08.540 avionics engineers are keeping an eye on a display unit inside Orion that's just running 32:08.540 --> 32:14.860 a little cooler than normal. It's not going out of limit. It's actually completely fine. 32:14.860 --> 32:20.580 But they just were noting the trend and reported that to the NASA test director. So they'll 32:20.580 --> 32:26.340 keep their eyes on that. But again, there was no LCC violation. And once they get the 32:26.340 --> 32:31.260 cover off Orion out there that's protecting it from the rain, they expect the temperatures 32:31.260 --> 32:37.940 inside the Orion crew capsule to stabilize and with that we'll send it 32:37.940 --> 32:43.380 back to the hostess with Megan and Nicole. Thank you so much Darrell. Now Darrell is 32:43.380 --> 32:48.100 inside firing room one in the Launch Control Center or LCC as you might hear 32:48.100 --> 32:53.700 it referred to which was built in 1967 to support Apollo missions. In fact Apollo 32:53.700 --> 32:58.580 11 the mission that lands it on the moon in 1969 that was called from the exact 32:58.580 --> 33:04.420 same firing room. NASA then upgraded the LCC to support shuttle missions and now Artemis. 33:06.020 --> 33:09.460 You can see there a shot from when we supported shuttle. 33:11.140 --> 33:15.780 Now with Artemis the primary launch team for today is in firing room one but there is actually 33:15.780 --> 33:21.060 support staff in firing room two as well and together they will propel this ambitious test 33:21.060 --> 33:28.060 flight off Earth. 33:41.940 --> 33:45.100 We're going back to the moon because it's the next step in our journey to Mars. 33:45.100 --> 33:50.620 We need to go explore the moon. There's vast regions of unexplored areas with the coldest, 33:50.620 --> 33:53.220 darkest places in our solar system. 33:53.220 --> 33:54.220 This is a test mission. 33:54.220 --> 33:56.900 And when we get off the planet, we might come right back home. 33:56.900 --> 33:58.940 We might spend three or four days around Earth. 33:58.940 --> 33:59.940 We might go to the moon. 33:59.940 --> 34:00.940 That's where we want to go. 34:00.940 --> 34:05.920 But it is a test mission, and we are ready for every scenario as we ride this amazing 34:05.920 --> 34:08.100 space launch system in the Orion spacecraft. 34:08.100 --> 34:12.300 But another reason we're going back to the moon is to fulfill NASA's mission, which is 34:12.300 --> 34:16.860 to explore the unknown in air and space, to innovate for the benefit of humanity, and 34:16.860 --> 34:18.980 to inspire the world through discovery. 34:18.980 --> 34:21.660 And when we succeed and when we accomplish the things 34:21.660 --> 34:23.180 that we set out to accomplish, 34:23.180 --> 34:26.460 that inspiration not only can set up new things to happen, 34:26.460 --> 34:28.500 but it also is a reminder in tough times 34:28.500 --> 34:30.460 that we're capable of doing great things 34:30.460 --> 34:31.620 when we work together. 34:31.620 --> 34:32.820 The thing I love about the moon 34:32.820 --> 34:35.380 is that it's not just a beacon for exploration 34:35.380 --> 34:37.060 and this platform of possibilities 34:37.060 --> 34:39.020 for incredible missions like this, 34:39.020 --> 34:40.340 but it has benefits. 34:40.340 --> 34:43.300 That's actually why we're racing towards it. 34:43.300 --> 34:45.220 Those benefits are really wide in nature. 34:45.220 --> 34:47.920 You have everything from innovation, technology development, 34:47.920 --> 34:50.680 and not only for future missions going deeper 34:50.680 --> 34:52.360 into the solar system. 34:52.360 --> 34:54.280 The technology is to come back to Earth. 34:54.280 --> 34:57.920 You have inspiration, a whole generation of people 34:57.920 --> 35:01.200 starting this pipeline of STEM workers and manufacturers 35:01.200 --> 35:04.080 and operators that are excited to see what you can do 35:04.080 --> 35:06.920 when you work hard and you come together as a team. 35:06.920 --> 35:10.240 When I think about the four of us flying around the far side 35:10.240 --> 35:14.520 of the moon, seeing that Earth rise, taking images and video 35:14.520 --> 35:16.040 and sending them back to you. 35:16.040 --> 35:18.440 The feeling that I have inside is hope. 35:18.440 --> 35:20.440 We know that Artemis II is not the solution 35:20.440 --> 35:22.080 for humanity on planet Earth, 35:22.080 --> 35:25.040 but it is a contribution in the positive column. 35:25.040 --> 35:26.280 We hope that just for a moment, 35:26.280 --> 35:27.520 the people will pause and say, 35:27.520 --> 35:30.880 wow, it's extraordinary when you look back upon the Earth 35:30.880 --> 35:33.000 with over eight billion people. 35:33.000 --> 35:35.400 And you see this concrete example 35:35.400 --> 35:36.720 of what humanity can do, 35:36.720 --> 35:40.240 this extraordinary thing when we set big goals 35:40.240 --> 35:42.000 and we work together to achieve. 35:44.520 --> 35:51.520 Now, Kennedy's launch control team takes us to lift off, but then mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston takes over. 35:51.520 --> 35:55.520 That's where we have our Gary Jordan embedded with that team. Hey, Gary. 35:55.520 --> 36:00.520 Hey, Megan and Nicole, it's great to be joining you from here in Houston, Texas. 36:00.520 --> 36:07.520 I'm in NASA's Mission Control Center, where the Artemis II Ascent Flight Control Teams, led by Flight Director Judd Freeling, 36:07.520 --> 36:11.960 recently started their shift to monitor the Orion spacecraft integrity, the 36:11.960 --> 36:16.200 space launch system and the crew to make sure all criteria is met to commit to 36:16.200 --> 36:20.800 today's launch and the mission ahead. The team you see here in this room today 36:20.800 --> 36:25.000 has been training extensively to prepare for the highly dynamic phase of 36:25.000 --> 36:29.520 flight that begins shortly after engine ignition. Teams here will be monitoring 36:29.520 --> 36:33.760 the flight of the space launch system Orion and of course the Artemis-2 crew 36:33.760 --> 36:38.120 onboard as they make their way from the Kennedy Space Center into Earth orbit. 36:38.120 --> 36:42.480 The lead console positions will be in this room called the White Flight Control 36:42.480 --> 36:46.920 Room, a room which traces its legacy to the space shuttle program with the first 36:46.920 --> 36:52.940 shifts supporting STS-70 in 1995, more than 30 years ago. Each console 36:52.940 --> 36:57.040 represents an expert in a particular discipline, whether it be communications, 36:57.040 --> 37:01.600 propulsion, crew health, life support systems, or trajectory, and each of these 37:01.600 --> 37:06.880 individuals has a support team in other rooms, each ensuring that no data point is left unchecked, 37:06.880 --> 37:12.400 no procedure is missed, and combining efforts as one Artemis team to ensure crew safety and 37:12.400 --> 37:17.200 mission success. After liftoff, Mission Control Houston will be staffed around the clock over 37:17.200 --> 37:23.280 the next 10 days until the spacecraft is saved for the recovery teams and the crew is extracted 37:23.280 --> 37:28.640 from integrity and brought aboard the recovery vessel. The roar of a powerful space launch system 37:28.640 --> 37:33.680 lift off is just the beginning. The mission is of course a test mission and the first with humans 37:33.680 --> 37:39.360 on board Ryan and in deep space. The crew's job is to put the systems and capabilities of Ryan to 37:39.360 --> 37:45.040 the test taking us closer to a sustained presence on the lunar surface. It's great to see the crew 37:45.040 --> 37:49.200 gathered around the table. Megan with that will toss it back to you as we continue to monitor 37:49.200 --> 37:53.760 from here in Mission Control Houston. Back to you. Thank you so much Gary. Yes a pre-flight 37:53.760 --> 37:58.760 that we have seen with our crewed flights and our astronauts the card game. 37:58.760 --> 38:03.760 Yeah, you know this is a fun time for the crew kind of relax a little bit play a card game with the chief. 38:03.760 --> 38:09.760 You can see Scott Tingle there is the the dealer today. Looks like they're playing high card wins. 38:09.760 --> 38:15.760 So Victor won. He's out. Now Jeremy's out. You know there are two schools of thought on this game. 38:15.760 --> 38:18.760 Either you want to get rid of all your bad luck or go out on a high note. 38:18.760 --> 38:22.920 It looks like the career shows were going out on a high note. 38:22.920 --> 38:24.640 And I think one of my favorite parts 38:24.640 --> 38:26.680 when I talked to Reid about this is he was just 38:26.680 --> 38:29.400 excited to play a game with his old boss from Naval Test 38:29.400 --> 38:29.920 Pilot School. 38:29.920 --> 38:32.640 So once again, his boss today. 38:32.640 --> 38:33.140 Yeah. 38:33.140 --> 38:34.600 And I love this part of the tradition 38:34.600 --> 38:35.520 because this is fun. 38:35.520 --> 38:39.520 Again, you usually see them laughing, but very focused still. 38:39.520 --> 38:43.560 But when they get to this table, laughs, high-five, smiles, 38:43.560 --> 38:47.240 just really a brief moment of levity 38:47.240 --> 38:50.040 in what can be and will be a very long day for them. 38:50.040 --> 38:52.160 Yes, you know, it's a long day. 38:52.160 --> 38:54.120 There's a lot of preparation that goes in today. 38:54.120 --> 38:57.480 And so they're just, I think for, at least for us, 38:57.480 --> 39:00.680 it was a nice brief moment of some relaxation, 39:00.680 --> 39:02.280 a couple of laughs, you know, 39:02.280 --> 39:04.200 moments to take a few deep breaths 39:04.200 --> 39:07.320 and reflect on the mission ahead. 39:07.320 --> 39:09.880 And then, you know, get some high fives as well. 39:09.880 --> 39:11.760 And so with their bad luck dispelled, 39:11.760 --> 39:13.640 some good luck from Scott Tingler. 39:13.640 --> 39:15.280 Well, it seemed like they're right. 39:15.280 --> 39:16.120 Yes, definitely. 39:16.120 --> 39:19.280 It's actually a really fun tradition here. 39:19.280 --> 39:22.280 I think that card game is more steeped in tradition 39:22.280 --> 39:24.720 than anything else every crew has played 39:24.720 --> 39:25.760 to that same card game. 39:30.040 --> 39:32.880 As you said, Nicole, the primary reason 39:32.880 --> 39:34.540 for why they're there to suit up, 39:34.540 --> 39:38.800 to do communications checks, to do pressure checks all done. 39:38.800 --> 39:42.840 And now it seems like Reed had some words 39:42.840 --> 39:44.280 for the team in that room. 39:44.280 --> 39:50.200 Yeah, you know, this this day can't happen without thousands of people, right? 39:50.200 --> 39:52.080 And so the suit room is a great example of that. 39:52.080 --> 39:55.400 You've got all of these, the suit tax and you've got your support team there. 39:55.800 --> 39:59.520 Everyone who has made this day possible, you know, they've been working with the suit, 39:59.920 --> 40:02.920 suit team for, for years at this point, getting ready. 40:03.960 --> 40:05.840 So some fist bumps to the group. 40:06.640 --> 40:12.920 Again, the suit team are the folks dressed up in those white, 40:12.920 --> 40:14.920 Very snazzy outfits. 40:14.920 --> 40:19.920 Special outfits that we can talk a little bit more about later. 40:19.920 --> 40:25.920 But each crew member was assigned their own suit technician. 40:25.920 --> 40:36.920 So as you said, working very closely with the same person to make sure that the crew felt comfortable and ready in these suits as they left off from Kennedy Space Center. 40:36.920 --> 40:37.920 Right. 40:37.920 --> 40:38.920 And you know, each suit is slightly different. 40:38.920 --> 40:39.920 Each person is slightly different. 40:39.920 --> 40:40.800 and it's slightly different. 40:40.800 --> 40:44.280 And so these suit techs know each individual super well. 40:44.280 --> 40:46.320 They know exactly how they like to get into the suit, 40:46.320 --> 40:47.960 exactly where things might get caught, 40:47.960 --> 40:50.880 or small adjustments that might need to be made. 40:50.880 --> 40:53.080 So they know their suit techs well, 40:53.080 --> 40:55.400 and their suit techs know them very well. 40:55.400 --> 40:57.840 And so as we take a couple of pictures here, 40:59.480 --> 41:03.720 we really hope that you are learning a lot about the suits 41:03.720 --> 41:06.360 and the process of checking them out for a mission. 41:06.360 --> 41:09.800 But imagine the opportunity to get a hands-on demonstration 41:09.800 --> 41:12.600 from people who helped design these seats. 41:12.600 --> 41:13.440 Take a look. 41:21.760 --> 41:23.520 Anyone want to try on one of the gloves? 41:23.520 --> 41:26.680 I love showing the kids the suit. 41:26.680 --> 41:28.880 I love how excited they get about space. 41:28.880 --> 41:30.560 Oh, so that would be. 41:30.560 --> 41:31.720 It just goes in there. 41:31.720 --> 41:32.960 We got to bring some stuff for them 41:32.960 --> 41:34.320 to actually put their hands in. 41:34.320 --> 41:35.600 And some of them are very excited 41:35.600 --> 41:37.320 because they want to be asked us when they grow up. 41:37.320 --> 41:39.120 I would love to be natural. 41:39.120 --> 41:40.520 That would be incredible. 41:40.520 --> 41:45.960 I'd like to be a little more that maybe designs the suits. 41:45.960 --> 41:48.360 Whether it's the calm, the orange color, 41:48.360 --> 41:50.640 every aspect has an important function 41:50.640 --> 41:52.760 through our astronauts in space. 41:52.760 --> 41:58.960 Many astronauts will go to the moon again. 41:58.960 --> 42:02.400 And that was a special event at Johnson Space Center. 42:02.400 --> 42:04.040 What we just saw there, obviously, 42:04.040 --> 42:08.160 a big part of why this mission is so important to NASA, 42:08.160 --> 42:11.840 really just an opportunity to inspire everyone, especially kids, right? 42:11.840 --> 42:14.320 Nicole, to dream big and be curious. 42:14.320 --> 42:16.280 Oh, man, yeah, the kids are so important. 42:16.280 --> 42:19.720 Ren, I love talking to kids, you know, they are the future of spaceflight. 42:19.720 --> 42:21.880 They are the Artemis generation. 42:22.360 --> 42:25.960 And, you know, if we could just inspire even one of them to go on to be a 42:25.960 --> 42:29.640 scientist or an engineer or maybe even astronaut someday, that's a win. 42:31.360 --> 42:33.840 And now let's turn our focus to the rocket for a little bit. 42:33.960 --> 42:37.760 Powering lift off will be, again, NASA's Space Launch System rocket right behind us. 42:37.760 --> 42:41.720 And to learn more about SLS, let's go to Megan Carter, who's at Kennedy Space Center's 42:41.720 --> 42:46.800 visitor complex at an exhibit dedicated to Artemis and the future of spaceflight. 42:46.800 --> 42:48.840 That's right, Megan. 42:48.840 --> 42:53.280 I am so excited to be over here at the Visitor Center, but not just because of launch. 42:53.280 --> 42:56.280 I get to introduce you to the Moonboard. 42:56.280 --> 43:00.040 This is obviously a very complex mission, lots of moving parts and pieces. 43:00.040 --> 43:04.480 So the Moonboard is going to allow me to break some of those things down for you just a little 43:04.480 --> 43:09.800 bit more in depth starting with that SLS rocket. Now the SLS or the space launch 43:09.800 --> 43:15.180 system very big very powerful it is going to be producing 8.8 million 43:15.180 --> 43:19.200 pounds of thrust at launch and like I mentioned very large as you can see here 43:19.200 --> 43:24.240 gonna stand about 322 feet tall with a riot there on top just a little bit 43:24.240 --> 43:28.840 taller than the Statue of Liberty. Now there are many components that make up 43:28.840 --> 43:32.160 this rocket so I'm gonna point out just a handful that you're gonna hear about a 43:32.160 --> 43:33.800 a lot throughout this broadcast, 43:33.800 --> 43:35.520 starting with our boosters. 43:35.520 --> 43:37.600 These two twin solid rocket boosters 43:37.600 --> 43:39.680 are going to be very powerful. 43:39.680 --> 43:40.940 They are going to burn for the first 43:40.940 --> 43:42.720 two and a half minutes of flight, 43:42.720 --> 43:46.320 and each one is going to stand 17 stories tall. 43:46.320 --> 43:50.520 They weigh in at about 1.6 million pounds each. 43:50.520 --> 43:52.400 Now, I am going to jump back out, 43:52.400 --> 43:53.440 and I'm going to show you a little bit 43:53.440 --> 43:54.640 about our core stage. 43:54.640 --> 43:56.480 That's going to be known as the backbone, 43:56.480 --> 43:57.960 essentially, of our rocket, 43:57.960 --> 44:00.600 and it is made up of around five components, 44:00.600 --> 44:02.920 starting with this engine section down here. 44:02.920 --> 44:05.400 This engine section is where our two propellants 44:05.400 --> 44:08.280 are going to be funneled down through our pipelines 44:08.280 --> 44:09.600 and they are going to be mixed 44:09.600 --> 44:12.760 at two different temperatures, very complex processing, 44:12.760 --> 44:15.260 and they are then going to go on to feed that fuel 44:15.260 --> 44:19.040 to our four very powerful RS-25 engines. 44:19.040 --> 44:21.400 These are gonna produce about half a million pounds 44:21.400 --> 44:23.120 of thrust each at launch, 44:23.120 --> 44:25.760 and they will burn for eight minutes. 44:25.760 --> 44:27.680 All right, now jumping up here, 44:27.680 --> 44:28.660 we are going to take a look 44:28.660 --> 44:30.660 because I just mentioned those propellants. 44:30.660 --> 44:32.060 Obviously we do need fuel. 44:32.060 --> 44:36.140 And that is why we have around 535,000 gallons 44:36.140 --> 44:37.660 of that liquid hydrogen. 44:37.660 --> 44:39.300 That's approximately about the same amount 44:39.300 --> 44:41.080 that you could fill in a Olympic-sized pool 44:41.080 --> 44:42.300 just to give you an idea. 44:42.300 --> 44:44.740 And then we're also gonna have that liquid oxygen. 44:44.740 --> 44:46.100 And like I mentioned, 44:46.100 --> 44:48.940 there's gonna be about 200,000 gallons for that one. 44:48.940 --> 44:50.540 And they are gonna be funneled down 44:50.540 --> 44:53.500 through those lines that you see here on the side. 44:53.500 --> 44:54.700 All right, jumping up real quick, 44:54.700 --> 44:56.180 this is going to be our upper stage. 44:56.180 --> 44:58.700 That is where our core avionics are going to be stored, 44:58.700 --> 45:01.300 essentially the brains of the spacecraft. 45:01.300 --> 45:03.720 And then jumping out super quick, 45:03.720 --> 45:05.860 let's see if we can zoom in here and we can. 45:05.860 --> 45:08.420 Those propellants I talked about 45:08.420 --> 45:10.940 are going to be stored at cryogenic temperatures. 45:10.940 --> 45:13.680 That means thousands of degrees below Fahrenheit. 45:13.680 --> 45:15.580 So they have to be kept very cold. 45:15.580 --> 45:18.500 And that, all those bumps and ridges there that you see, 45:18.500 --> 45:20.620 those are actually going to be an insulation spray 45:20.620 --> 45:23.060 that's going to help keep that rocket nice and cool, 45:23.060 --> 45:24.820 keep the propellants ready to go 45:24.820 --> 45:26.580 and get us set up for success. 45:26.580 --> 45:30.260 Now, obviously that was a very quick overview of our rocket. 45:30.260 --> 45:33.220 I have so much more to show you here on the moon board, 45:33.220 --> 45:36.460 but for now, I'm gonna turn it back over to you, Megan. 45:36.460 --> 45:39.300 Thank you, Megan, a very impressive demo of the moon board, 45:39.300 --> 45:41.360 but also an impressive system, obviously. 45:41.360 --> 45:45.140 She mentioned four RS-25 engines on the core stage, 45:45.140 --> 45:47.780 and actually we have one right behind us here, 45:47.780 --> 45:49.460 used during the shuttle program, 45:49.460 --> 45:51.160 and I got to get a closer look at it 45:51.160 --> 45:53.060 with Space Launch Systems Engine's 45:53.060 --> 45:54.740 Deputy Manager Philip Benefield. 45:57.140 --> 46:00.180 Okay, so Philip, in terms of size, shape, and function, 46:00.180 --> 46:03.380 will we see here behind us exactly what we see on the pad? 46:03.380 --> 46:04.980 Absolutely, Megan, absolutely. 46:04.980 --> 46:06.980 So this is the RS-25 engine. 46:06.980 --> 46:07.820 Impressive. 46:07.820 --> 46:10.540 We have four of these on the bottom of the SLS rocket 46:10.540 --> 46:14.300 to propel the SLS rocket in Orion into the North orbit. 46:14.300 --> 46:15.980 And we've been seeing views of the pad 46:15.980 --> 46:16.860 throughout this broadcast, 46:16.860 --> 46:18.900 but you mostly only see the bell here. 46:18.900 --> 46:20.420 What's happening over here? 46:20.420 --> 46:22.060 Right, so this is generally what we call 46:22.060 --> 46:27.020 powerhead section of the engine. So the purpose here is that it takes in the 46:27.020 --> 46:31.860 propellants from the vehicle tanks. The liquid oxygen in minus 297 degrees super 46:31.860 --> 46:36.740 cold stuff. The liquid hydrogen even colder minus 423 Fahrenheit. There's 46:36.740 --> 46:41.420 four turbo pumps on the engine that pressurize that propellant up to up to 46:41.420 --> 46:46.780 9000 psi in areas. It is all directed into the main combustion chamber where 46:46.780 --> 46:50.860 it is burned into hot gas that then is accelerated out the nozzle to produce 46:50.860 --> 47:12.860 when you say hot gas, what are we talking about? We're talking 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit gas. Wow, so we're talking really cold as liquids coming into the combustion chamber and then it comes out and really, really hot gas. How do you design? How do you engineer something to control both extremists? Absolutely, it's a very technically challenging. 47:12.860 --> 47:16.980 One of the main things here with the nozzle is that since you have the 6000 degree Fahrenheit 47:16.980 --> 47:20.540 gas coming out, you have to cool that nozzle so it doesn't melt. 47:20.540 --> 47:25.860 And so the way the nozzle is constructed with these 1080 cooling tubes. 47:25.860 --> 47:29.620 And so each of these cooling tubes flows a small amount of hydrogen. 47:29.620 --> 47:31.060 It keeps it cold. 47:31.060 --> 47:32.780 And so it doesn't melt during operation. 47:32.780 --> 47:33.780 Wow. 47:33.780 --> 47:37.980 I mean, all of the science that you're talking about, it is truly amazing that you guys designed 47:37.980 --> 47:41.460 this for shuttle and yet you reconfigured it and retooled it. 47:41.460 --> 47:45.220 be able to now support Artemis. What do you think about that? Yeah, I think that's really amazing 47:45.220 --> 47:49.940 the fact that we were able to use the heritage hardware on the space launch system. The engine 47:49.940 --> 47:55.300 itself developed through the space shuttle program, many, many upgrades to make it more reliable 47:55.300 --> 47:59.060 and improve the thrust as well. Perfect. Philip, thank you so much. I can't wait to see all four 47:59.060 --> 48:06.900 functions. Same here. Thanks, Megan. Enjoyed it. And again, another idea and way that we are learning 48:06.900 --> 48:11.100 from what we've built upon and figured out all into this moment. 48:11.100 --> 48:14.600 Yes, with so much more thrust and capability, like we said, 48:14.600 --> 48:17.440 we've learned all those lessons from previous missions 48:17.440 --> 48:20.300 and we get to involve them here today. 48:20.300 --> 48:23.840 And here we are, the closeout crew in the white room getting ready 48:23.840 --> 48:27.800 for the astronauts who have just left crew suit up 48:27.800 --> 48:29.940 and are now walking down a hallway 48:29.940 --> 48:33.040 to greet some family and friends downstairs. 48:33.040 --> 48:35.300 Commander Reed Weisman, pilot Victor Glover, 48:35.300 --> 48:44.340 Mission Specialist Christina Cook and Jeremy Hansen looking excited ready now in that elevator to 48:44.340 --> 48:50.260 take them three floors down thumbs up one more photo one more photo oh no a couple more people 48:50.260 --> 48:53.780 in that elevator those are important folks they're going with them to the pad 48:56.420 --> 48:58.500 I read this is a fun elevator right yeah 49:00.900 --> 49:03.860 and you know actually you couldn't see them because they're off camera but the support crew 49:03.860 --> 49:07.540 that's actually in crew quarters with us is right there waving goodbye and saying goodbye to you. 49:07.540 --> 49:10.420 So it's a really special moment to say thank you and say goodbye to the 49:10.420 --> 49:15.780 support crew at crew quarters. That's amazing. And so again they will ride down three floors 49:16.820 --> 49:25.140 and then soon we'll walk out the doors that you see underneath the banner there that says their names. 49:25.140 --> 49:32.380 These doors, the same doors that astronauts who have launched 49:32.380 --> 49:36.940 from Kennedy Space Center have walked out of since the Apollo Program. 49:39.440 --> 49:42.080 Yes, and you can see another tradition is putting your patch 49:42.080 --> 49:43.380 on that archway as well. 49:44.020 --> 49:46.040 So I'm sure they did that over the last couple of days. 49:46.360 --> 49:46.720 They did. 49:46.720 --> 49:50.360 It's actually the, it's so hard to see because there's so many 49:50.360 --> 49:51.360 of them which is also great. 49:51.360 --> 49:56.880 but it's on the door frame on the right-hand side, the very, very bottom. 49:59.040 --> 50:04.080 Great crowd here, a shot now of everyone who was waiting to 50:04.880 --> 50:10.720 greet the crew as they walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building here at Kennedy Space Center 50:11.120 --> 50:13.640 and will board their ride to the launch pad. 50:14.560 --> 50:18.760 Yeah, this is a really great shot, right, because you get to see a little bit of what goes on there. 50:18.760 --> 50:21.880 So you've got the close family that we're in quarantine with them up close. 50:21.880 --> 50:23.520 They get a wave goodbye one last time. 50:23.520 --> 50:27.320 You've got a little bit of media in the background and then you've got some NASA employees. 50:27.320 --> 50:33.280 And a lot of the program managers off to the side as well to wave goodbye one last time 50:33.280 --> 50:34.560 and wish them luck. 50:34.560 --> 50:36.120 Yeah, it's a really nice moment. 50:36.120 --> 50:40.600 Again, they have had some quality time with family. 50:40.600 --> 50:45.640 But this is their final opportunity to say, see you in 10 days. 50:45.640 --> 50:47.160 Yeah, the last wave. 50:47.160 --> 50:55.880 And so there are different pens of people, again, 50:55.880 --> 51:00.360 as Nicole was alluding to, specific to the quarantine rules 51:00.360 --> 51:03.940 that you followed in order to be able to have that access, 51:03.940 --> 51:05.320 have that closeness with the crew. 51:05.320 --> 51:08.560 And then on the bottom left-hand side of your screen, 51:09.040 --> 51:12.120 the AstroVam, and that is going to be the crews right 51:12.120 --> 51:13.200 out to the launch pad. 51:13.200 --> 51:19.000 This modified Airstream motorhome can seat up to eight people inside. 51:19.000 --> 51:25.000 It has a TV and sound system and we know they plan to watch a video during their trip out, right, Nicole? 51:25.000 --> 51:28.000 Yes. I think Top Gun is on the menu. 51:28.000 --> 51:28.500 Yes. 51:28.500 --> 51:31.200 And also Point Break because, you know, Christina serves. 51:31.200 --> 51:36.500 So I think they've got a pretty decent entertainment planned. 51:36.500 --> 51:42.900 I love that. It gets them in the headspace, the right headspace to really just 51:42.900 --> 51:44.900 Enjoy the ride to space. 51:44.900 --> 51:47.900 NASA's history with Airstream dates back to the 60s 51:47.900 --> 51:50.900 when the company created a crew quarantine vehicle 51:50.900 --> 51:53.900 for when astronauts returned from the moon. 51:53.900 --> 51:58.900 This picture here, President Nixon talking to the Apollo 11 astronauts 51:58.900 --> 52:01.900 inside said quarantine vehicle. 52:01.900 --> 52:04.900 Then during the shuttle program, 52:04.900 --> 52:07.900 Airstream created the first-generation Astrovan, 52:07.900 --> 52:10.900 a 27-foot motorhome that transported astronauts 52:10.900 --> 52:13.700 across KSC to the launch pad. 52:13.700 --> 52:17.460 And again, that is what we're gonna see today. 52:17.460 --> 52:20.060 A very similar picture. 52:20.060 --> 52:22.180 Again, the orange suits, the Astrovan, 52:22.180 --> 52:25.980 very reminiscent of what we have done before 52:25.980 --> 52:28.360 and how we got to where we are now. 52:28.360 --> 52:30.060 Yeah, it's a pretty cool ride. 52:30.060 --> 52:31.300 You know, you get about 20 minutes 52:31.300 --> 52:32.500 to get out to the launch pad 52:32.500 --> 52:35.040 and watch a movie, listen to some music. 52:36.260 --> 52:38.060 It's kind of an interesting, you know, 52:38.060 --> 52:40.580 and then along the whole way here at KSC, 52:40.580 --> 52:43.140 all of the employees from Kennedy Space Center come out. 52:43.140 --> 52:44.820 You can see in the background of the shot 52:44.820 --> 52:45.860 you're looking at right now, 52:45.860 --> 52:49.300 all of those employees and everybody lining the streets, 52:49.300 --> 52:51.900 waving and wishing them luck. 52:51.900 --> 52:54.160 I think this is an emotional moment for a lot of people 52:54.160 --> 52:57.140 because this is the last time where a lot of people 52:57.140 --> 52:59.700 will be with the crew because once they get to the pad, 52:59.700 --> 53:02.980 there's only a handful of folks with them before launch. 53:02.980 --> 53:03.820 Yeah, definitely. 53:03.820 --> 53:05.180 This can be emotional for the crew. 53:05.180 --> 53:06.900 It can be emotional for the families, of course. 53:06.900 --> 53:10.380 I mean, I got to wave goodbye one last time to my sister 53:10.380 --> 53:13.980 and when we walked out those doors and yes, it's surreal. 53:13.980 --> 53:16.740 You know, it starts to become much more real 53:16.740 --> 53:19.140 the closer and closer you get to the launch pad. 53:23.100 --> 53:25.340 20 seconds now for when we expect the crew 53:25.340 --> 53:26.980 to walk out those doors. 53:26.980 --> 53:30.260 It must be really hard for them to patiently wait 53:30.260 --> 53:33.580 for these very specific milestones. 53:33.580 --> 53:35.100 You've got a whole group back there 53:35.100 --> 53:37.820 that's telling jokes and keeping it light. 53:40.380 --> 53:51.360 And here they are, NASA's Artemis II crew, Commander Reed Weissman, pilot Victor Glover 53:51.360 --> 53:56.520 and mission specialist Christina Cook and Jeremy Hansen taking their first steps outside 53:56.520 --> 54:00.580 for their historic test flight. 54:00.580 --> 54:05.220 To a wonderful applause from the crowd, they're looking really excited. 54:05.220 --> 54:06.220 Some big smiles. 54:06.220 --> 54:07.220 I love that. 54:07.220 --> 54:09.220 Great day for us. 54:09.220 --> 54:12.220 Great day for the team. 54:12.220 --> 54:14.220 A few words from Reid. 54:14.220 --> 54:17.220 Great day for us, the team, he said. 54:17.220 --> 54:18.220 Thumbs up. 54:18.220 --> 54:19.220 More thumbs up. 54:19.220 --> 54:20.220 Of course, a lot of pictures. 54:20.220 --> 54:24.220 We hear some camera shutter clicks back there. 54:24.220 --> 54:27.220 Let's go! 54:27.220 --> 54:29.220 I love the energy of the crowd. 54:29.220 --> 54:31.220 Let's go! 54:31.220 --> 54:35.820 And so now the crew walking over to each of their pens. 54:35.820 --> 54:38.540 The first people closest to them, 54:38.540 --> 54:40.180 of course, they're family members 54:40.180 --> 54:42.740 who got to quarantine with them, correct? 54:42.740 --> 54:45.340 Yes, yeah, so the ones that are close and waving, 54:45.340 --> 54:46.940 those are the immediate family, 54:46.940 --> 54:49.180 so spouses, partners, kids. 54:50.940 --> 54:52.500 And we're trying to give them some privacy 54:52.500 --> 54:54.620 so that they can have their conversations 54:54.620 --> 54:56.140 with their family members. 54:56.140 --> 54:59.540 Christina there, she has her husband. 54:59.540 --> 55:03.300 Victor has four daughters and his wife, they're there. 55:03.300 --> 55:04.820 Reed, his two daughters are there. 55:04.820 --> 55:08.140 And then Jeremy, his wife, two daughters and a son. 55:11.500 --> 55:13.060 You know, when you were standing in their shoes, 55:13.060 --> 55:14.780 they called when you flew for Croton. 55:14.780 --> 55:16.060 What were you kind of talking about? 55:16.060 --> 55:17.620 Like, did you really think about this moment 55:17.620 --> 55:18.860 and what you might want to say? 55:18.860 --> 55:21.380 You know, they've all already done their real goodbyes, 55:21.380 --> 55:22.900 you know, in person. 55:22.900 --> 55:24.980 And so this is more just kind of, again, 55:24.980 --> 55:28.020 that last chance to wave, last chance to get one smile. 55:28.020 --> 55:29.620 You know, you see Christina there smiling. 55:29.620 --> 55:33.780 So this felt much less heavy and just, you know, waving 55:33.780 --> 55:36.380 and maybe cracking a joke or something saying hi. 55:36.380 --> 55:39.820 So this was a really, really great moment for our crew. 55:40.780 --> 55:42.100 Reed's two daughters there. 55:42.100 --> 55:44.300 Reed spoke about when he told them 55:44.300 --> 55:47.740 that he was selected to be the Artemis II commander. 55:47.740 --> 55:49.940 And he said he was worried he's a single dad, 55:49.940 --> 55:51.260 didn't know how they would react. 55:51.260 --> 55:54.340 And actually he said he was overwhelmed by their support. 55:54.340 --> 55:57.340 He woke up the next morning with cupcakes 55:57.340 --> 56:02.140 baked by by one of the daughter's moon cup. Yes, I love this story. Moon cupcakes 56:02.140 --> 56:05.940 the next morning. Like how awesome is that, right? Everybody needs their support 56:05.940 --> 56:10.160 system and clearly he has that in his daughters. Christina said she took a 56:10.160 --> 56:14.860 bike ride with her husband and wanted to tell him when the moon rose, but then it 56:14.860 --> 56:21.020 was too foggy. But she said he was still very excited and happy for her. Yeah, 56:21.020 --> 56:25.660 the moon's still out there. 56:25.660 --> 56:31.980 A close-up now of again commander Reed Wiseman 56:31.980 --> 56:35.660 and mission specialist Christina Cook. 56:36.380 --> 56:41.020 To the right-ears screen as we pan left we have pilot Victor Glover. 56:41.020 --> 56:44.860 Victor told his wife and they told their four kids together and he said that one 56:44.860 --> 56:47.020 of them just started yelling let's go! 56:47.020 --> 56:50.460 I love that again. The support from the family is awesome. 56:52.540 --> 56:56.540 And Jeremy said his wife and three children super excited. 56:56.540 --> 56:59.500 He felt very supported. 56:59.500 --> 57:02.220 You know, he did have that tough conversation, 57:02.220 --> 57:05.900 obviously, of talking about the realities of this being a test flight, 57:05.900 --> 57:09.660 but he said they were super supportive. 57:09.660 --> 57:13.580 And now as he walks away, some kisses from Victor Glover to his family, 57:13.580 --> 57:19.320 Hearts to Christina, Jeremy being a gentleman, 57:19.320 --> 57:23.620 pausing so that Christina can take a nice photo without him. 57:23.620 --> 57:26.300 Hearts to from Reed there. 57:32.560 --> 57:34.660 Hearing Victor saying, love you guys, 57:34.660 --> 57:39.620 saying that to some of his crew members there, Woody. 57:39.620 --> 57:43.460 Some more applause from the group. 57:43.460 --> 57:47.660 quick wave to some of the NASA program managers and I think 57:47.660 --> 57:50.660 North Nights out there, the FOD Flight Operations Director. 57:50.660 --> 57:51.660 Director. 57:51.660 --> 58:02.660 You heard Reid there saying thank you guys as the crowd picks up again with their applause 58:02.660 --> 58:10.380 and the four of them step into their astro van. 58:10.380 --> 58:13.700 at the clock, very on schedule right now. 58:13.700 --> 58:19.100 Again, according to the very detailed timeline of launch today, 58:19.100 --> 58:23.060 they're expected to drive off in about 20 seconds. 58:40.380 --> 58:52.460 So far, we're marching toward the launch smoothly. 58:52.460 --> 58:55.260 Do you think they're queuing up the video? 58:55.260 --> 58:56.260 Definitely. 58:56.260 --> 58:59.420 And that's why they haven't left yet. 58:59.420 --> 59:03.500 They're like, we can't go without our point break. 59:03.500 --> 59:05.500 Where's the popcorn? 59:13.500 --> 59:15.500 Again, good on the timeline. 59:15.500 --> 59:18.500 Of course, they do have these very specific milestones, 59:18.500 --> 59:23.500 but this is not one that has to be completely stuck to 59:23.500 --> 59:24.500 the second of the minute. 59:24.500 --> 59:25.500 Yeah, we will. 59:25.500 --> 59:27.500 We will make up that time easily. 59:28.500 --> 59:32.500 They will get a full security escort and ride 59:32.500 --> 59:38.340 out to the launch pad. It's a quick trip, 15-20 minutes. 59:38.340 --> 01:00:05.380 The closeout crew at the pad, still just getting everything ready 01:00:05.380 --> 01:00:14.700 for their arrival configuring Orion right Nicole yes so they're probably laying 01:00:14.700 --> 01:00:18.740 out the seat restraints and getting out all the umbilical set and ready to go 01:00:18.740 --> 01:00:21.540 so that when the crew gets there they can ingress and start getting strapped 01:00:21.540 --> 01:00:29.380 in and connected to the capsule and in our smaller box there we have a shot of 01:00:29.380 --> 01:00:33.540 of our administrator, Jared Isaacman. 01:00:35.660 --> 01:00:37.020 Bouncing around quite a lot today. 01:00:37.020 --> 01:00:41.220 Was in the firing room right after the crew weather brief 01:00:41.220 --> 01:00:44.420 saying to the crew that they are good for them 01:00:44.420 --> 01:00:48.820 to start suiting up and now here to wish them well 01:00:48.820 --> 01:00:51.100 as they drive out to the pad. 01:00:51.100 --> 01:00:52.620 Yes, he's so invested in this mission. 01:00:52.620 --> 01:00:53.460 I love it. 01:00:53.460 --> 01:00:55.580 You know, he's been an active participant today 01:00:55.580 --> 01:00:58.020 and exciting to see him there at the walkout. 01:00:59.380 --> 01:01:12.220 So, in the van they're probably getting hooked up to the portable cooling systems as well, 01:01:12.220 --> 01:01:16.500 so that's probably, that would be my guess on the slight delay here, making sure everybody's 01:01:16.500 --> 01:01:20.700 situated, connected to cooling and ready to go before they take off. 01:01:20.700 --> 01:01:26.620 Right, because the orange boxes, we didn't talk about it when we were in the suit up 01:01:26.620 --> 01:01:29.220 But if anybody noticed, there are these orange boxes, 01:01:29.220 --> 01:01:32.500 and that's what provides the cooling 01:01:32.500 --> 01:01:34.580 to those thermal garments. 01:01:34.580 --> 01:01:38.820 And so those boxes have been staged inside of the AstroVan 01:01:38.820 --> 01:01:41.620 so that once they got there, they can connect up, again, 01:01:41.620 --> 01:01:43.460 so that they're cool and comfortable on the way out. 01:01:43.460 --> 01:01:45.900 Right, so they were off-cooling from the walkout, 01:01:45.900 --> 01:01:47.340 said hello to their families, 01:01:47.340 --> 01:01:49.220 and the 80-degree weather here in Florida today, 01:01:49.220 --> 01:01:51.820 so I can get really warm in the suit quickly 01:01:51.820 --> 01:01:53.860 if you're not careful, so I want to make sure 01:01:53.860 --> 01:01:55.860 everybody's comfortable before we drive off. 01:01:56.620 --> 01:02:03.780 And then when they get to the pad, of course, and strapped into Orion, then they don't have 01:02:03.780 --> 01:02:06.780 any need for those cooling boxes anymore. 01:02:06.780 --> 01:02:10.660 They will get that cooling through Orion, through the different lines and umbilicals 01:02:10.660 --> 01:02:12.020 that they'll be connected to there. 01:02:12.020 --> 01:02:13.020 Yep, that's exactly right. 01:02:13.020 --> 01:02:17.780 The Orion capsule and its environmental control system will take over once they're connected 01:02:17.780 --> 01:02:25.700 to the umbilical. 01:02:25.700 --> 01:02:31.060 And so when we were watching them get into the elevator, I said, oh, there's a couple 01:02:31.060 --> 01:02:32.060 more people going in there. 01:02:32.060 --> 01:02:38.260 And they were, again, those folks in the white suits that we saw, again, suit technicians. 01:02:38.260 --> 01:02:42.260 And off they go. 01:02:42.260 --> 01:02:47.620 Read Victor, Christina, and Jeremy now on their way to launch pad 39B, where they will 01:02:47.620 --> 01:02:52.340 fly to the moon, something no human has done in over 50 years. 01:02:52.340 --> 01:02:58.100 They may also set a new record as the farthest humans have ever been from Earth, a record 01:02:58.100 --> 01:03:03.660 set by the Apollo 13 crew almost 56 years ago today. 01:03:03.660 --> 01:03:09.140 We still hear cheers as they drive away from the operations and checkout building here 01:03:09.140 --> 01:03:14.180 at Kennedy Space Center. 01:03:14.180 --> 01:03:18.380 Now while the crew make their way to the pad, let's get to know each of them even better. 01:03:18.380 --> 01:03:19.380 Commander Reed Wiseman. 01:03:19.380 --> 01:03:26.980 The moon to me, it's the thing that connects me together with all the other humans in my 01:03:26.980 --> 01:03:27.980 life. 01:03:27.980 --> 01:03:32.780 I remember being a little kid lying in bed at night and just looking out at the moon 01:03:32.780 --> 01:03:37.100 and whatever phase it was in, I was thinking, man, my friends that live like 20 miles away, 01:03:37.100 --> 01:03:39.300 they can probably look out and see that same exact moon. 01:03:39.300 --> 01:03:42.820 And then when I was in the Navy and I would look out at the moon and I'd be halfway around 01:03:42.820 --> 01:03:46.780 the planet, I would think, man, my brother can see that moon where he is and he's halfway 01:03:46.780 --> 01:03:48.140 around the planet from where I am. 01:03:48.140 --> 01:03:50.540 To me, it's a connection of life on Earth. 01:03:50.540 --> 01:03:52.180 We can all look up and see that moon, 01:03:52.180 --> 01:03:53.260 and it's always changing. 01:03:53.260 --> 01:03:55.060 The moon is never the same two days in a row. 01:03:55.060 --> 01:03:55.900 I love that. 01:03:57.020 --> 01:03:58.500 My name is Reed Wiseman. 01:03:58.500 --> 01:04:00.900 I'm the commander of NASA's Artemis II mission 01:04:00.900 --> 01:04:02.540 around the moon. 01:04:02.540 --> 01:04:05.140 I grew up in a little town just north of Baltimore, Maryland, 01:04:05.140 --> 01:04:07.140 about 20 miles north of the city. 01:04:08.420 --> 01:04:10.900 There was a National Guard base nearby my house, 01:04:10.900 --> 01:04:13.100 and there were A-10 aircraft that would fly over 01:04:13.100 --> 01:04:13.940 every now and then. 01:04:13.940 --> 01:04:15.220 I just would look up at them and be like, 01:04:15.220 --> 01:04:16.180 man, I want to be up there. 01:04:16.180 --> 01:04:17.620 I want to go do that. 01:04:17.620 --> 01:04:19.220 And then my brother went to the Naval Academy 01:04:19.220 --> 01:04:21.580 and I would go every year and watch the Blue Angels fly 01:04:21.580 --> 01:04:22.740 during commencement. 01:04:22.740 --> 01:04:25.380 And that just started to grow and grow and grow. 01:04:25.380 --> 01:04:26.900 For a while I wanted to join the Air Force 01:04:26.900 --> 01:04:28.820 and then I realized Navy flies as well 01:04:28.820 --> 01:04:30.740 and they fly from ships in the middle of the ocean. 01:04:30.740 --> 01:04:32.420 And that was it, like, done deal for me. 01:04:32.420 --> 01:04:35.180 That is exactly what I wanted to do for my crew. 01:04:35.180 --> 01:04:38.060 Lying is freedom to me, especially when you're in a jet 01:04:38.060 --> 01:04:39.660 aircraft coming off of an aircraft carrier 01:04:39.660 --> 01:04:41.300 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 01:04:41.300 --> 01:04:43.420 Near as land is over 1,500 miles away. 01:04:43.420 --> 01:04:45.100 So when you come off of that aircraft carrier 01:04:45.100 --> 01:04:47.420 you are truly just alone with yourself out there. 01:04:47.420 --> 01:04:50.020 It is a magical experience to be out there all by yourself 01:04:50.020 --> 01:04:51.420 in the aircraft over the Pacific. 01:04:51.420 --> 01:04:52.980 Just, it's free. 01:04:54.620 --> 01:04:56.300 I think anybody who accomplishes something 01:04:56.300 --> 01:04:57.380 that they set their mind out to, 01:04:57.380 --> 01:05:00.180 there's no one thing that does it for them. 01:05:00.180 --> 01:05:01.740 It's a combination of everything. 01:05:01.740 --> 01:05:03.620 I mean, the way my parents raised me, 01:05:03.620 --> 01:05:05.380 the way my brother and I, 01:05:05.380 --> 01:05:07.220 the way our relationship developed over time, 01:05:07.220 --> 01:05:09.700 my friends being in the marching band, 01:05:09.700 --> 01:05:11.660 going to college, setting my own course, 01:05:11.660 --> 01:05:13.460 learning how to live on my own, 01:05:13.460 --> 01:05:14.860 being mentored along the way, 01:05:14.860 --> 01:05:18.500 being kept on the path to success, 01:05:18.500 --> 01:05:21.780 but being given the freedom to make excursions 01:05:21.780 --> 01:05:24.860 and fail every now and then and regroup and carry on. 01:05:24.860 --> 01:05:27.420 I think all those things come together in the end 01:05:27.420 --> 01:05:29.360 to get you where you are. 01:05:30.300 --> 01:05:32.780 I've had to overcome, I mean, I'm a human being. 01:05:32.780 --> 01:05:34.180 I've had to overcome a lot of fears. 01:05:34.180 --> 01:05:35.380 I'm pretty scared of heights. 01:05:35.380 --> 01:05:37.460 I joked about that on the International Space Station, 01:05:37.460 --> 01:05:38.820 but it turns out I'm only scared 01:05:38.820 --> 01:05:40.140 like at the edge of a building. 01:05:40.140 --> 01:05:41.700 When you're up on the International Space Station, 01:05:41.700 --> 01:05:43.040 even though you're 250 miles up, 01:05:43.040 --> 01:05:44.860 I never had that feeling of falling 01:05:44.860 --> 01:05:47.220 or that I was at risk up there. 01:05:47.220 --> 01:05:48.980 I just kind of loved the feeling of floating 01:05:48.980 --> 01:05:50.060 and looking down at her. 01:05:50.060 --> 01:05:51.780 There have been challenges all throughout my life. 01:05:51.780 --> 01:05:54.300 By far, the biggest challenge was losing my wife 01:05:54.300 --> 01:05:57.660 in 2020 to cancer and now raising two daughters. 01:05:57.660 --> 01:05:58.660 Who have grown up now? 01:05:58.660 --> 01:06:00.260 But that's been the biggest challenge 01:06:00.260 --> 01:06:01.860 by far I've ever had to face. 01:06:01.860 --> 01:06:04.020 It is not easy being an only parent, 01:06:04.020 --> 01:06:06.820 trying to work a full-time job and raising two kids 01:06:06.820 --> 01:06:08.860 is something that I think about every single day. 01:06:08.860 --> 01:06:10.460 I'm very proud of the work I've done. 01:06:10.460 --> 01:06:11.540 I haven't always done it well, 01:06:11.540 --> 01:06:13.980 but I've always shown up and tried to start as I possibly can. 01:06:17.260 --> 01:06:19.500 And now Artemis II pilot Victor Glover 01:06:19.500 --> 01:06:22.340 and his journey to this history-making moment. 01:06:25.460 --> 01:06:27.700 I do wonder what it's gonna be like 01:06:27.700 --> 01:06:31.780 when we are really far from Earth and can see it. 01:06:31.780 --> 01:06:34.620 The sensation of being so far away 01:06:34.620 --> 01:06:36.140 from everything that you know. 01:06:36.140 --> 01:06:38.700 I had that sensation on the space station 01:06:38.700 --> 01:06:40.220 the first time I got to sit in the cupola 01:06:40.220 --> 01:06:42.980 for a really long time, so I can only imagine 01:06:42.980 --> 01:06:46.860 what that's gonna be like from 200,000 plus miles away. 01:06:46.860 --> 01:06:48.180 My name is Victor Glover, 01:06:48.180 --> 01:06:50.260 and I'm the pilot for NASA's Artemis II mission 01:06:50.260 --> 01:06:51.900 around the moon. 01:06:51.900 --> 01:06:54.420 When I was in fourth grade, I was 10 years old, 01:06:54.420 --> 01:06:57.140 and that's when the Challenger accident happened, 01:06:57.140 --> 01:07:00.700 and it helped me understand how the general public 01:07:00.700 --> 01:07:03.380 felt about the astronaut corps. 01:07:03.380 --> 01:07:05.860 Right, like these are the people that we wanna be, 01:07:05.860 --> 01:07:09.500 and that just gave me an easy thing to strive toward. 01:07:09.500 --> 01:07:13.860 The biggest fear that I've had to overcome in my life 01:07:13.860 --> 01:07:17.300 is doubting myself. 01:07:17.300 --> 01:07:20.060 Going to college when no one in my family 01:07:20.060 --> 01:07:22.500 had gone to college was a huge risk. 01:07:22.500 --> 01:07:25.380 I had more confidence in my athletic ability 01:07:25.380 --> 01:07:27.480 than in my academic abilities. 01:07:27.480 --> 01:07:30.180 I could play football with those college students 01:07:30.180 --> 01:07:31.620 that I saw on TV. 01:07:31.620 --> 01:07:33.700 But my classmates that I saw in the lab 01:07:33.700 --> 01:07:35.260 and around the university union, 01:07:35.260 --> 01:07:37.380 I didn't know if I had what they had. 01:07:37.380 --> 01:07:40.580 I think addressing that self-doubt was a part of, 01:07:40.580 --> 01:07:41.720 you know, swinging for the fence 01:07:41.720 --> 01:07:43.520 and trying to go get an engineering degree, 01:07:43.520 --> 01:07:46.260 not just go to college, but get an engineering degree, 01:07:46.260 --> 01:07:48.800 and then go do something challenging and technical, 01:07:48.800 --> 01:07:50.620 like flying. 01:07:50.620 --> 01:07:55.120 Apollo is known for sending humans to the moon. 01:07:55.120 --> 01:07:59.140 Artemis has an opportunity to continue the Apollo story, 01:07:59.140 --> 01:08:02.980 but I actually think it's important for this story 01:08:02.980 --> 01:08:04.600 to stand on its own. 01:08:04.600 --> 01:08:07.040 Artemis is a new program, 01:08:07.040 --> 01:08:08.880 And we're trying to do new things. 01:08:08.880 --> 01:08:11.320 And it's great to compare and contrast. 01:08:11.320 --> 01:08:12.440 When you look at our spaceship, 01:08:12.440 --> 01:08:14.440 you can see parts that were designed, 01:08:14.440 --> 01:08:16.720 built, and integrated in another country. 01:08:16.720 --> 01:08:17.640 When you look at our crew, 01:08:17.640 --> 01:08:19.560 you see that our crew is international. 01:08:19.560 --> 01:08:21.360 There are also men and women. 01:08:21.360 --> 01:08:24.160 And I just think that that comparing and contrasting 01:08:24.160 --> 01:08:27.080 makes the story even richer. 01:08:27.080 --> 01:08:28.800 The piloting role specifically, 01:08:28.800 --> 01:08:30.520 I will have an hour and a half or so 01:08:30.520 --> 01:08:32.760 where I get to fly the spacecraft by hand. 01:08:32.760 --> 01:08:34.840 We haven't flown that many spaceships. 01:08:34.840 --> 01:08:37.920 And so the ability to fly one actually in space, 01:08:37.920 --> 01:08:41.200 on a test mission, is just a really unique opportunity. 01:08:41.200 --> 01:08:42.400 I can't tell you how I'm gonna feel 01:08:42.400 --> 01:08:44.600 when we fly by the moon and see the moon up close 01:08:44.600 --> 01:08:47.120 and the earth from a quarter of a million miles away, 01:08:47.120 --> 01:08:52.120 but I don't use the word excited because I'm focused. 01:08:52.880 --> 01:08:54.520 You know, what we do, this is very serious 01:08:54.520 --> 01:08:57.520 and it's very risky and we are all intimately familiar 01:08:57.520 --> 01:08:58.640 with that risk. 01:08:58.640 --> 01:09:01.200 And so if we go out there and we're successful 01:09:01.200 --> 01:09:03.440 and we can pass that baton on to Artemis III, 01:09:03.440 --> 01:09:05.440 that's something to really be excited about. 01:09:07.360 --> 01:09:10.640 Great to hear from Reed and Victor and their own words 01:09:10.640 --> 01:09:13.160 about how they feel about this mission 01:09:13.160 --> 01:09:14.600 and their role in it. 01:09:14.600 --> 01:09:17.160 As the convoy turns this corner here 01:09:18.280 --> 01:09:21.800 onto the road where the vehicle assembly building is 01:09:23.080 --> 01:09:26.960 and where the group that we showed you earlier today, 01:09:26.960 --> 01:09:28.760 ready with their flags. 01:09:28.760 --> 01:09:32.760 Wow, that group has expanded exponentially. 01:09:33.440 --> 01:09:34.440 Yes, this is great. 01:09:34.440 --> 01:09:36.880 Yeah, so many people. 01:09:36.880 --> 01:09:39.320 Flags, oh my gosh, I love it. 01:09:39.320 --> 01:09:41.840 Oh, this must feel so special to the crew 01:09:41.840 --> 01:09:45.440 to see all of these people here to wish them well. 01:09:45.440 --> 01:09:47.880 Yes, this is heartwarming. 01:09:47.880 --> 01:09:49.200 Look at how many people there are. 01:09:49.200 --> 01:09:51.600 Everyone is so excited about this mission. 01:09:51.600 --> 01:09:54.160 Signs, people have made signs. 01:09:54.160 --> 01:09:56.480 I feel like the astro van has slowed down a little bit, 01:09:56.480 --> 01:10:00.120 you know, to really take in the moment. 01:10:00.120 --> 01:10:00.620 Wow. 01:10:03.440 --> 01:10:11.520 That's amazing there again crowds continue going going going as we are now passing the historic vehicle assembly building 01:10:12.160 --> 01:10:16.240 This is where the Space Launch System rocket was assembled and stacked with Orion 01:10:16.740 --> 01:10:19.220 This history of course goes back to the Apollo days 01:10:19.220 --> 01:10:26.920 But today it is home to the Artemis missions to the moon and beyond gosh still people lining the room. Yep 01:10:26.920 --> 01:10:32.920 I love that. 01:10:32.920 --> 01:10:34.920 I do too. It leaves me kind of speechless. 01:10:34.920 --> 01:10:35.920 Yes. 01:10:35.920 --> 01:10:39.920 Just to see all the support, all the people who want to know that they're thinking of 01:10:39.920 --> 01:10:43.920 them, they're with them, and the fact that this crew specifically has always said we 01:10:43.920 --> 01:10:47.920 are going for all by all, this must be really special to them. 01:10:47.920 --> 01:10:49.920 Yes, and that's just here on Kennedy Space Center. 01:10:49.920 --> 01:10:51.920 Imagine the rest of Florida right now. 01:10:51.920 --> 01:10:53.920 Yeah. 01:10:53.920 --> 01:10:58.480 Mission specialist Christina Cook, who holds the record for the most consecutive days in 01:10:58.480 --> 01:11:01.520 space by a woman. Let's take a look at what she has to say about this mission. 01:11:03.200 --> 01:11:08.880 I tell a story, which is one that my dad told me before the Apollo missions, and he was just a 01:11:08.880 --> 01:11:13.600 very little boy. He was looking up at the moon with his mom, and his mom said to him, 01:11:13.600 --> 01:11:18.880 don't worry, Ronnie, we'll never get there. Fast forward, maybe 70 years later, it's his 01:11:18.880 --> 01:11:25.600 daughter that's actually going there. And I think that long arc is something that we can all learn 01:11:25.600 --> 01:11:31.200 from. The idea that the seemingly impossible becomes possible if you just believe in it and are 01:11:31.200 --> 01:11:36.080 willing to work hard and come together to achieve it. My name is Christina Cook and I'm a mission 01:11:36.080 --> 01:11:44.000 specialist for NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon. When I look back and my dreams as a 01:11:44.000 --> 01:11:47.000 I definitely never thought I would actually get here. 01:11:47.000 --> 01:11:48.000 I was very pragmatic. 01:11:48.000 --> 01:11:49.000 Even though I'm a dreamer, 01:11:49.000 --> 01:11:52.000 I knew that the odds were way against me again. 01:11:52.000 --> 01:11:55.000 So I might as well do something I'm loving in the meantime. 01:11:55.000 --> 01:11:58.000 I definitely loved science and math in school 01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:00.000 and, you know, did pretty well in those things, 01:12:00.000 --> 01:12:02.000 but I also loved being active. 01:12:02.000 --> 01:12:04.000 I was always outside. 01:12:04.000 --> 01:12:06.000 I loved things that made me feel small. 01:12:06.000 --> 01:12:08.000 I loved looking at the night sky, 01:12:08.000 --> 01:12:11.000 oftentimes between the pine tree branches, 01:12:11.000 --> 01:12:13.000 or I love the ocean. 01:12:13.000 --> 01:12:15.000 North Carolina also has mountains, 01:12:15.000 --> 01:12:17.000 and when we go there, I just love the vastness 01:12:17.000 --> 01:12:18.000 of all of those things. 01:12:18.000 --> 01:12:19.000 I loved how they made me feel 01:12:19.000 --> 01:12:20.000 and what they made me think about 01:12:20.000 --> 01:12:22.000 and the vastness of the universe 01:12:22.000 --> 01:12:25.000 and how much out there there was to learn. 01:12:25.000 --> 01:12:26.000 I'm drawn to exploring. 01:12:26.000 --> 01:12:28.000 I'm drawn to challenges that involve 01:12:28.000 --> 01:12:30.000 both mental and physical, 01:12:30.000 --> 01:12:32.000 and I'd much rather be solving problems, 01:12:32.000 --> 01:12:34.000 wearing a whole lot of equipment, 01:12:34.000 --> 01:12:36.000 and in a harsh environment, 01:12:36.000 --> 01:12:38.000 and that's just something I've cared with me 01:12:38.000 --> 01:12:40.000 ever since I was a kid. 01:12:40.000 --> 01:12:58.000 thinking about the fears or challenges that I've had to overcome there are just so many I mean basically it's just been that has been the journey I always say to people do what scares you and that means I have to follow my own advice so doing what scares 01:12:58.000 --> 01:13:02.000 me meant getting on a plane and going to the Antarctic, getting on a plane and 01:13:02.000 --> 01:13:07.440 going to study abroad in Ghana, applying to become an astronaut, opening the EVA 01:13:07.440 --> 01:13:12.560 hatch in the airlock and going out of it into the darkness, strapping myself onto 01:13:12.560 --> 01:13:18.760 a rocket. And so for me I think that no matter what the challenge, recognizing 01:13:18.760 --> 01:13:21.600 that if people believe in you and you believe they believe in you, the 01:13:21.600 --> 01:13:26.960 challenges seem always a little bit easier. To me the moon, it represents 01:13:26.960 --> 01:13:32.480 history. It is a witness plate. Everything that's ever happened to the moon is still 01:13:32.480 --> 01:13:37.240 written on the moon. Every single person has looked at the moon their entire 01:13:37.240 --> 01:13:41.720 lives. We see the same moon. That's something really special. It's just the 01:13:41.720 --> 01:13:47.480 epitome of a symbol of something that's in each of our hearts, but this also 01:13:47.480 --> 01:13:52.680 represents exploration and reaching. 01:13:52.680 --> 01:13:59.520 And as we continue to watch the convoy, almost at the pad, mission specialists and first-time 01:13:59.520 --> 01:14:09.280 flyer, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 01:14:09.280 --> 01:14:16.160 I have this very distinct memory of seeing an image of an astronaut standing on the moon. 01:14:16.160 --> 01:14:20.080 It's burnt in my brain because I went back to it so many times in my childhood and I 01:14:20.080 --> 01:14:25.300 look at that image and I know it had a huge impact on me that humans had walked on the 01:14:25.300 --> 01:14:26.300 moon. 01:14:26.300 --> 01:14:27.880 My name is Colonel Jeremy Hansen. 01:14:27.880 --> 01:14:32.600 I'm an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency and I'm a mission specialist on NASA's 01:14:32.600 --> 01:14:35.100 Artemis II mission around the moon. 01:14:35.100 --> 01:14:39.020 My elementary school years I grew up on a farm outside of London, Ontario. 01:14:39.020 --> 01:14:43.180 I spent as much time as I could with my dad on the farm. 01:14:43.180 --> 01:14:46.740 I learned the value of hard work, for example. 01:14:46.740 --> 01:14:49.980 If I wanted to go to work with dad it was going to be a long day and I was going to 01:14:49.980 --> 01:14:53.780 have to not complain, or I wasn't going to get to go the next day. 01:14:53.780 --> 01:14:59.060 I had a treehouse, I had a vivid imagination, and I changed my treehouse into a spaceship. 01:14:59.060 --> 01:15:01.220 I made all these dials and controls. 01:15:01.220 --> 01:15:05.580 I had circuit breakers for switches that I found in the barn, and I was exploring space 01:15:05.580 --> 01:15:07.340 in my imagination. 01:15:07.340 --> 01:15:12.260 The most important thing I did to get to where I wanted to go in life, which was flying 01:15:12.260 --> 01:15:18.380 fighter jets and eventually becoming an astronaut, is I shared those desires with other people. 01:15:18.380 --> 01:15:21.840 And it turns out, just like you don't go to the moon on your own, if you could, I would 01:15:21.840 --> 01:15:24.980 have done it a long time ago in my tree house as a kid. 01:15:24.980 --> 01:15:26.740 You have to go as a team. 01:15:26.740 --> 01:15:31.380 I think the biggest impediment to achieving my goals was, of course, myself. 01:15:31.380 --> 01:15:33.820 And I think that's a common human experience. 01:15:33.820 --> 01:15:39.420 There are many times where this little things would get in my way, and my immediate interpretation 01:15:39.420 --> 01:15:43.820 of that was, well, now that goal is out the window. 01:15:43.820 --> 01:15:49.140 muscle lifted me back up and in somewhere in the back of my head that persistence came 01:15:49.140 --> 01:15:53.740 through and I think that's a common human experience to doubt ourselves. 01:15:53.740 --> 01:15:59.820 I've come to this, I guess, realization that I believe that we all have gifts to contribute 01:15:59.820 --> 01:16:06.480 and the goal is to figure out how to use your energy towards adding positively to humanity's 01:16:06.480 --> 01:16:08.380 existence on this planet. 01:16:08.380 --> 01:16:13.220 I love it when humanity sets big goals like sending humans to the surface of the moon 01:16:13.220 --> 01:16:15.020 with an eye to eventually going to Mars. 01:16:15.020 --> 01:16:18.820 Because when we do that, we can bring together genius 01:16:18.820 --> 01:16:22.300 from not just even in one country, but around the world. 01:16:22.300 --> 01:16:26.180 I've also learned from my indigenous mentors 01:16:26.180 --> 01:16:29.060 that they refer to the moon as grandmother moon. 01:16:29.060 --> 01:16:30.580 So you've probably heard of Mother Earth 01:16:30.580 --> 01:16:33.260 that use grandmother moon because grandmother moon 01:16:33.260 --> 01:16:35.820 is responsible for the water in their community, 01:16:35.820 --> 01:16:39.620 just like the moon moves the water around the planet, 01:16:39.620 --> 01:16:41.300 affects the tides. 01:16:41.300 --> 01:16:42.900 And I think that's a really beautiful thing 01:16:42.900 --> 01:16:44.620 for us as we go back to the moon, 01:16:44.620 --> 01:16:47.300 to think about all the different cultures around the world 01:16:47.300 --> 01:16:49.700 and how they view the moon differently. 01:16:49.700 --> 01:16:51.780 And that's really neat because we all share 01:16:51.780 --> 01:16:53.460 that same moon in the night sky. 01:16:55.300 --> 01:16:58.140 What's really neat too was that drive to the launch pad, 01:16:58.140 --> 01:17:02.420 that point of view to see what the crew is seeing as well 01:17:02.420 --> 01:17:05.980 as their aster van rides up the pad slope 01:17:05.980 --> 01:17:10.980 and are now on the surface about to walk up to their vehicle. 01:17:10.980 --> 01:17:15.460 Yeah, you know, we talked about how tall this rocket is earlier. 01:17:15.460 --> 01:17:16.460 Wow. 01:17:16.460 --> 01:17:17.460 Look at that. 01:17:17.460 --> 01:17:25.740 Yeah, look at that point of view, yeah. 01:17:25.740 --> 01:17:31.100 Pad 39B, another historic place here at Kennedy Space Center. 01:17:31.100 --> 01:17:34.980 Construction began in 1964, finished three years later. 01:17:34.980 --> 01:17:37.780 Apollo 10, the full dress rehearsal for the moon landing. 01:17:37.780 --> 01:17:41.220 that was the first mission to launch from this pad. 01:17:41.220 --> 01:17:43.100 Yeah, you know, we've used this pad for a lot of missions. 01:17:43.100 --> 01:17:45.420 You know, we modified the pad in the 70s and 80s, 01:17:45.420 --> 01:17:47.620 and then the shuttle missions actually launched 01:17:47.620 --> 01:17:49.100 from here as well. 01:17:49.100 --> 01:17:50.700 And then of course, Artemis-1 took off 01:17:50.700 --> 01:17:54.020 from this launch pad, November 2022. 01:17:54.020 --> 01:17:56.900 And now here we are about to see the Artemis-2 crew 01:17:56.900 --> 01:17:59.300 get out of the Astrovan and make their way 01:17:59.300 --> 01:18:03.780 up the mobile launcher to the 274-foot level 01:18:03.780 --> 01:18:08.780 where they will embark on their first crewed test flight 01:18:09.140 --> 01:18:11.220 of the Artemis program. 01:18:11.220 --> 01:18:13.100 You know, I think that button in the elevator 01:18:13.100 --> 01:18:14.220 actually says space. 01:18:14.220 --> 01:18:15.060 It does? 01:18:15.060 --> 01:18:15.900 Really? 01:18:15.900 --> 01:18:17.420 At least on 39 outfit does. 01:18:17.420 --> 01:18:19.620 So I imagine it says something similar here. 01:18:21.260 --> 01:18:22.500 Again, let's take a look at the clock 01:18:22.500 --> 01:18:24.740 as we wait for the crew to get out four hours, 01:18:24.740 --> 01:18:26.020 10 minutes and counting 01:18:26.020 --> 01:18:28.740 until the top of our two hour launch window today. 01:18:28.740 --> 01:18:30.300 Let's head back across the street to Darrell 01:18:30.300 --> 01:18:33.300 who's following the launch team every step of the way. 01:18:33.300 --> 01:18:34.540 All right, thank you, Megan and Nicole. 01:18:34.540 --> 01:18:36.500 And here inside firing room one, 01:18:36.500 --> 01:18:38.620 we had a nice moment, the launch director, 01:18:38.620 --> 01:18:40.180 Charlie Blackwell Thompson, 01:18:40.180 --> 01:18:42.260 NASA's first female launch director, 01:18:42.260 --> 01:18:43.860 standing up from her console, 01:18:43.860 --> 01:18:46.740 taking her cell phone and snapping photos 01:18:46.740 --> 01:18:50.340 as the Artemis True crew that she had just given the go 01:18:50.340 --> 01:18:53.620 to leave the astronaut crew quarters, driving by 01:18:53.620 --> 01:18:55.020 and of course, going up the causeway 01:18:55.020 --> 01:18:56.620 until they got there to the pad. 01:18:56.620 --> 01:18:59.700 And now we see them coming out of the Astro van there 01:18:59.700 --> 01:19:03.460 and getting ready to ascend the launch tower. 01:19:03.460 --> 01:19:06.300 Well, we got a weather brief before they went out to the pad 01:19:06.300 --> 01:19:08.700 and of course LWO gave a go. 01:19:08.700 --> 01:19:10.940 There could be some rain out there at the pad. 01:19:10.940 --> 01:19:13.340 It's certainly, it's already rained out there already. 01:19:13.340 --> 01:19:16.820 If you're in the area and you're watching right now, 01:19:16.820 --> 01:19:20.420 well, certainly you know that there's some rain in the area. 01:19:20.420 --> 01:19:21.940 There's gonna be spotty showers 01:19:21.940 --> 01:19:23.940 that are gonna be coming ashore here. 01:19:23.940 --> 01:19:27.060 And we expect that throughout our rest of our countdown, 01:19:27.060 --> 01:19:34.060 But we also are getting forecasts that there'll be some clearing as we get closer to our launch window. 01:19:34.060 --> 01:19:39.060 Big way for Reed Wiseman there, and a thumbs up as the crew goes into the elevator to ascend the launch tower 01:19:39.060 --> 01:19:45.060 to go up to the level where they'll walk across the crew access arm and get into the white room. 01:19:45.060 --> 01:19:51.060 One of the things that you're going to start to hear now is from the crew themselves. 01:19:51.060 --> 01:19:56.740 We're going to be airing the Orion to Earth loop, which is the communications that's going 01:19:56.740 --> 01:20:03.420 between that crew and the launch team here as they walk them through configuring their 01:20:03.420 --> 01:20:07.620 various consoles as well as getting ready. 01:20:07.620 --> 01:20:13.900 A nice moment here, and I'll just pause to just look and see as the crew walks across 01:20:13.900 --> 01:20:20.140 the zero deck as they call it, which is the deck that's right there even with the engines 01:20:20.140 --> 01:20:28.300 and they're taking a moment to go over there and stand up and gaze up at the 322-foot-tall 01:20:28.300 --> 01:20:40.060 SLS rocket. This was part of the plan for the Artemis II crew and potentially a rocket 01:20:40.060 --> 01:20:50.100 that could help them make history to go farther from Earth than any crew has before. The farthest 01:20:50.100 --> 01:20:57.700 distance from Earth when they launch will be roughly around 248,000 statute miles. 01:20:59.460 --> 01:21:06.100 They're expected to go about 4,000 miles farther than the Apollo 13 crew did. 01:21:06.660 --> 01:21:10.980 And now they've headed to the elevator to go up. Again, I was talking about the loops. 01:21:10.980 --> 01:21:14.980 You're going to be hearing from the crew as they discuss with the launch team getting 01:21:14.980 --> 01:21:19.540 various systems ready to go and then closer to liftoff we'll hear the 01:21:19.540 --> 01:21:24.820 operational launch team loop brought forward ahead of the critical pre-launch 01:21:24.820 --> 01:21:28.500 poles and then the start of terminal count and that should be right around L- 01:21:28.500 --> 01:21:33.300 25 minutes right before the NASA test director gives their poll and the 01:21:33.300 --> 01:21:38.460 launch director gives her management poll which happens at L-17 minutes. 01:21:38.460 --> 01:21:43.300 Right now a lot of focus is on of course the closeout crew they've made the way 01:21:43.300 --> 01:21:49.020 for the crew to get inside the spacecraft now and walk across that crew access arm and 01:21:49.020 --> 01:21:54.300 there they are. They have been working on a tight timeline, but they are ready to go 01:21:54.300 --> 01:21:59.220 and they are ready to receive the crew and start putting them inside their integrity 01:21:59.220 --> 01:22:05.700 spacecraft. That's it from the firing room. We'll send it back to Megan and Nicole. 01:22:05.700 --> 01:22:09.380 And launch director Charlie Blackwell Thompson. Again, we mentioned her a second ago. Her 01:22:09.380 --> 01:22:15.140 team have been training extensively for this moment since Artemis 1 launched in November 2022. 01:22:15.700 --> 01:22:20.020 Today they have a message for Reed, Victor, Christina and Jeremy. 01:22:25.060 --> 01:22:33.460 Today you carry the work of thousands and the hopes of millions. Every test, every simulation, 01:22:33.460 --> 01:22:37.460 every long day and night have led to this moment. 01:22:37.460 --> 01:22:43.060 This team is ready. The vehicle is ready. And you are ready. 01:22:43.060 --> 01:22:49.380 From the ground to the moon, Godspeed, Artemis II! 01:22:50.500 --> 01:22:55.060 I love that. I just love seeing all of the people who have contributed to this 01:22:55.060 --> 01:23:00.100 mission and the fact that this is what they've been working for 01:23:00.100 --> 01:23:01.980 and now it's culminating today. 01:23:01.980 --> 01:23:03.940 Yeah, thousands of people have worked on this mission, 01:23:03.940 --> 01:23:06.580 and, you know, we saw there from the launch team, 01:23:06.580 --> 01:23:09.580 but human space flight is like the ultimate team sport, 01:23:09.580 --> 01:23:11.940 is what I like to say, and that's just a great example 01:23:11.940 --> 01:23:17.940 of our team wishing our astronauts good luck. 01:23:18.140 --> 01:23:20.580 That shot there that we were just looking at 01:23:20.580 --> 01:23:23.500 was aimed at the elevator doors, again, 01:23:23.500 --> 01:23:26.980 to catch the astronauts as they make their way up 01:23:26.980 --> 01:23:33.780 to the 274 foot level of the Mobile Launcher. 01:23:34.160 --> 01:23:36.580 The Mobile Launcher is the structure you see there. 01:23:36.980 --> 01:23:42.720 It is not only a way for the crew to obviously access Orion 01:23:43.020 --> 01:23:49.400 but also provides the fuels, communications, 01:23:49.800 --> 01:23:51.460 all that to the rocket. 01:23:52.720 --> 01:23:55.180 And now we're watching the crew walk 01:23:55.180 --> 01:24:00.460 across the crew access arm, getting a beautiful view of Kennedy Space Center. 01:24:00.460 --> 01:24:03.540 From 274 feet. 01:24:03.540 --> 01:24:08.060 Nicole laughs because Nicole is also like Reed does not like heights. 01:24:08.060 --> 01:24:10.900 She's not like how open that crew access arm is. 01:24:10.900 --> 01:24:14.460 But Reed made it across, so that's good news. 01:24:14.460 --> 01:24:17.500 It looks like they really enjoyed it, you know, they didn't just walk straight past 01:24:17.500 --> 01:24:19.860 Christina and Victor, we definitely saw. 01:24:19.860 --> 01:24:21.540 Some thumbs up there too. 01:24:21.540 --> 01:24:26.820 out, yep, that crew access arm, and then read, he knows where that camera is, taking 01:24:26.820 --> 01:24:33.900 the opportunity to, again, just tell folks, hey, we're doing good. Ready for it. And it 01:24:33.900 --> 01:24:36.860 looks like they're actually probably signing their patch. 01:24:36.860 --> 01:24:41.780 Yeah, there's a wall with patches there, and so each crew signs when they get up for their 01:24:41.780 --> 01:24:43.300 launch. 01:24:43.300 --> 01:24:48.860 And so this is probably actually the first time a crew is doing this in the white room 01:24:48.860 --> 01:24:56.900 of Launchpad 39B, don't take, don't quote me on that, but I think the signing started 01:24:56.900 --> 01:25:05.140 with the commercial crew program, so there's a lot of that in the white room over at 39A, 01:25:05.220 --> 01:25:07.100 but again, this is 39B, yep. 01:25:07.100 --> 01:25:16.820 Yeah. And so now in this room here, the white room, again, we will see the crew don 01:25:16.820 --> 01:25:21.380 or put on their communication caps again, their helmets, their gloves, 01:25:21.380 --> 01:25:24.820 and remove coverings that they had on their shoes. 01:25:24.820 --> 01:25:29.700 Yeah, so they want to protect the suits while they're walking out and up to the white room, 01:25:29.700 --> 01:25:34.180 and now they'll finish reassembling those suits, put the boots on, put the gloves on. 01:25:34.180 --> 01:25:39.220 You see they're working their com caps now, and they'll work the helmets eventually as well. 01:25:39.220 --> 01:25:45.300 And so as we watch this process unfold, why don't we take a couple of questions for you guys, 01:25:45.300 --> 01:25:51.300 from you guys. What is the most difficult thing about preparing for a flight, Nicole? That question's 01:25:51.300 --> 01:25:58.340 obviously for you. This is a great question. You know, I think we get such good training. 01:25:58.340 --> 01:26:04.180 You know, this crew's been training for years. And so they know this rocket and this capsule 01:26:04.180 --> 01:26:08.180 inside and out. They know all the dangers. They know how to react to anything. So I actually think, 01:26:08.820 --> 01:26:12.020 you know, preparing your support system and your family, I think launch day is actually 01:26:12.020 --> 01:26:18.340 tougher for your family than it is for you. And we've heard the crew talk about the difficult 01:26:18.340 --> 01:26:23.740 conversations that they've had with their family to prepare for this historic test flight. 01:26:23.740 --> 01:26:28.720 And so I think, you know, the closer and closer you get to the rocket, the fewer and fewer 01:26:28.720 --> 01:26:32.260 things from Earth you keep, you know, they left their suitcases at crew quarters this 01:26:32.260 --> 01:26:37.580 morning. They left their cell phones, their laptops, everything. And so you are just a 01:26:37.580 --> 01:26:41.740 human in a space suit about to get on a rocket with all of your loved ones watching. And 01:26:41.740 --> 01:26:47.540 And I think that could be probably one of the most difficult parts about today. 01:26:47.540 --> 01:26:51.860 And while you were answering that question, Nicole, we did get a chance to check, yes, 01:26:51.860 --> 01:26:55.540 this is the first time a crew has signed the wall of the white room. 01:26:55.540 --> 01:26:59.100 Again, here at Pad 39B. 01:26:59.100 --> 01:27:03.860 Let's take another social question now. 01:27:03.860 --> 01:27:06.460 All launch windows happen to be in the evening. 01:27:06.460 --> 01:27:07.460 How come? 01:27:07.460 --> 01:27:11.460 Obviously referring to the April opportunities specific to Artemis 2. 01:27:11.460 --> 01:27:14.700 Right, you know, this is a complicated answer. 01:27:14.700 --> 01:27:17.380 I don't know that I would have the exact mechanics behind it, 01:27:17.380 --> 01:27:19.380 but it has a lot to do with orbital mechanics 01:27:19.380 --> 01:27:21.420 and where we are in terms of the earth 01:27:21.420 --> 01:27:23.460 and the moon relationship. 01:27:23.460 --> 01:27:24.380 And, you know, like we said, 01:27:24.380 --> 01:27:26.620 we're trying to get on that free return trajectory. 01:27:26.620 --> 01:27:30.460 And so it has a lot to do with when we can do the perigee 01:27:30.460 --> 01:27:33.380 and apogee rays burns and the transmitter injection. 01:27:33.380 --> 01:27:37.460 So there's a lot of math that goes behind these launch windows 01:27:37.460 --> 01:27:39.860 and why they shift and move 01:27:39.860 --> 01:27:42.460 and why we just so happen to be in the evening 01:27:42.460 --> 01:27:44.400 for the April launch when this. 01:27:44.400 --> 01:27:46.580 Yep, he did answer it well. 01:27:46.580 --> 01:27:51.580 All right, and before we asked you guys a question, 01:27:51.740 --> 01:27:53.960 who would you take to the moon with you? 01:27:53.960 --> 01:27:57.180 Would that be a bestie, a pet, family member, 01:27:57.180 --> 01:27:58.500 or seasoned astronaut? 01:27:58.500 --> 01:28:00.660 Overwhelmingly seasoned astronaut. 01:28:00.660 --> 01:28:04.020 So Nicole, you and I are going to the moon. 01:28:04.020 --> 01:28:05.180 Was that your answer as well? 01:28:05.180 --> 01:28:06.580 That was totally my answer. 01:28:06.580 --> 01:28:09.620 Again, like I thought my husband would not like that answer 01:28:09.620 --> 01:28:10.920 because he didn't want to come along too. 01:28:10.920 --> 01:28:13.320 But I think if asked, he would also say, 01:28:13.320 --> 01:28:15.120 see the doctor, not so. 01:28:15.120 --> 01:28:16.120 That's fair, yeah. 01:28:16.120 --> 01:28:17.280 Like we said, there's a lot of training 01:28:17.280 --> 01:28:18.120 that goes behind it. 01:28:18.120 --> 01:28:20.960 These guys can react to anything that comes their way. 01:28:20.960 --> 01:28:23.320 And so, yeah, if you don't have all that training, 01:28:23.320 --> 01:28:25.680 maybe you do want someone that's a little bit more experienced. 01:28:25.680 --> 01:28:28.480 Yep, so correct answer, everyone. 01:28:28.480 --> 01:28:32.920 And now we have another question for you. 01:28:32.920 --> 01:28:36.480 What do you want to know about living in Orion? 01:28:36.480 --> 01:28:38.080 What the crew eats? 01:28:38.080 --> 01:28:41.440 how the crew sleeps, how to fly the vehicle, 01:28:41.440 --> 01:28:43.580 or how free time is spent. 01:28:43.580 --> 01:28:44.420 Another great question. 01:28:44.420 --> 01:28:46.420 Yes, I'm excited to see what they say. 01:28:46.420 --> 01:28:48.960 Yeah, so head to NASA's Instagram or Twitch accounts 01:28:48.960 --> 01:28:52.120 to vote and we'll share the results as soon as possible. 01:28:59.480 --> 01:29:01.880 And while you're doing that, remember to also sign up 01:29:01.880 --> 01:29:04.640 to be a virtual guest for this mission. 01:29:04.640 --> 01:29:08.040 Just go to the link, we'll pull up on your screen. 01:29:08.040 --> 01:29:11.940 As a virtual guest, you will get mission-specific information, 01:29:11.940 --> 01:29:14.640 notifications of any schedule changes, 01:29:14.640 --> 01:29:18.840 and curated resources straight to your inbox. 01:29:18.840 --> 01:29:21.240 You will also receive commemorative stamps 01:29:21.240 --> 01:29:26.340 for your virtual passport after launch and slashed down. 01:29:26.340 --> 01:29:29.320 Again, we really, really want you guys to engage with us, 01:29:29.320 --> 01:29:33.560 engage with this mission, come along with us for the ride. 01:29:33.560 --> 01:29:35.600 So yeah, take advantage of these opportunities 01:29:35.600 --> 01:29:37.720 to be a part of it. 01:29:37.720 --> 01:29:41.160 It's a mission for all. 01:29:41.160 --> 01:29:46.200 And so back in the suit, no, not the suit of room, the white room. 01:29:46.200 --> 01:29:47.080 Well, they're suiting up. 01:29:47.080 --> 01:29:49.560 You can see why I might have slipped that up. 01:29:49.560 --> 01:29:53.320 So they are continuing to put on gloves. 01:29:53.320 --> 01:29:55.920 Reed and Jeremy look like they've been checked. 01:29:55.920 --> 01:29:59.000 Again, they put on their gloves, their helmets. 01:29:59.000 --> 01:30:01.240 They've taken off those coverings on their shoes 01:30:01.240 --> 01:30:04.160 that they're about to get into Orion. 01:30:04.160 --> 01:30:10.520 And then suit technicians are also helping Christina and Victor. 01:30:10.520 --> 01:30:12.560 And they're in this particular order, actually, 01:30:12.560 --> 01:30:16.520 because this is the order in which they're going to ingress into Orion. 01:30:16.520 --> 01:30:21.720 Again, we have Reed, Jeremy, and Victor, last, Christina. 01:30:21.720 --> 01:30:24.400 Yeah, and that just has to do, like you said, with the seat orientation. 01:30:24.400 --> 01:30:29.280 So as the astronauts sit down and lay back in the capsule, 01:30:29.280 --> 01:30:34.120 the left side will be Reed, and then below him will be Jeremy. 01:30:34.120 --> 01:30:37.320 So that's why they're going to get in first to create space 01:30:37.320 --> 01:30:39.160 for then Victor and Christina to get in. 01:30:40.160 --> 01:30:42.960 And let's talk a little bit now about the closeout team. 01:30:42.960 --> 01:30:47.960 We saw a few of these folks also in the suit of room. 01:30:48.520 --> 01:30:50.920 Suit technicians were in there again to make sure 01:30:50.920 --> 01:30:53.160 that they get into the suits properly. 01:30:53.160 --> 01:30:56.840 And then a couple of them came out to the pad here 01:30:56.840 --> 01:30:58.040 to again do the same thing. 01:30:58.040 --> 01:31:00.000 Hey, are you comfortable in these suits? 01:31:00.000 --> 01:31:02.760 Is everything is as you expected? 01:31:02.760 --> 01:31:09.800 And then these folks here will help them get into Orion, buckle up. 01:31:09.800 --> 01:31:17.520 And so we were talking a little bit about their attire, especially made for what they're 01:31:17.520 --> 01:31:19.120 doing right now. 01:31:19.120 --> 01:31:24.320 Yeah, so these, they almost look like the equivalent of a flight suit, right? 01:31:24.320 --> 01:31:25.320 They're fire resistant. 01:31:25.320 --> 01:31:31.680 You know, they've got the straps on the back for emergencies that mimic the same straps 01:31:31.680 --> 01:31:35.880 that the astronauts have on their suits so that you can use the same exact equipment 01:31:35.880 --> 01:31:41.840 in an emergency egress from the pad, for example, so we can use the same equipment 01:31:41.840 --> 01:31:44.920 to get everybody safely away from the pad as required or if needed. 01:31:45.760 --> 01:31:50.180 Yeah, always thinking about those contingencies, you know, how to very quickly, 01:31:50.180 --> 01:31:53.160 if there were an emergency, get everyone out, not just the astronauts, 01:31:53.160 --> 01:31:58.260 but also the closeout crew if an emergency was happening while they were still at the pad. 01:31:58.260 --> 01:32:01.260 and so those suits flame retardant. 01:32:01.260 --> 01:32:03.860 Also, when we see them crawl into Orion, 01:32:03.860 --> 01:32:06.560 you will notice that they are on their knees quite a bit. 01:32:06.560 --> 01:32:08.980 So built in knee pads, 01:32:08.980 --> 01:32:12.140 really a thoughtful design for the purpose 01:32:12.140 --> 01:32:13.860 that they're serving today. 01:32:13.860 --> 01:32:16.860 Yeah, they're functional, which is exactly what we want, 01:32:16.860 --> 01:32:18.340 but also they're pretty classy looking. 01:32:18.340 --> 01:32:20.400 So we did a good job with the design. 01:32:20.400 --> 01:32:22.540 I was gonna say, you know, they actually look like, 01:32:22.540 --> 01:32:26.420 you know, the outfits that car racers wear, right? 01:32:26.420 --> 01:32:29.460 And then when I said that to the lead of the closeout crew, 01:32:29.460 --> 01:32:31.580 he's number one, if we do see him, Taylor Hoes, 01:32:31.580 --> 01:32:34.940 he said, well, actually we are kind of like a pit crew, 01:32:34.940 --> 01:32:36.820 you know, like they're very quickly moving 01:32:36.820 --> 01:32:41.820 through the operations so that not a lot of time, 01:32:42.140 --> 01:32:45.260 not more time is spent at the pad than is needed 01:32:45.260 --> 01:32:49.260 because this is a fully fueled rocket, Nicole. 01:32:49.260 --> 01:32:50.820 Right, yeah, we want to minimize the time 01:32:50.820 --> 01:32:54.020 that we have more humans up in the white room, 01:32:54.020 --> 01:32:56.260 but also safely and efficiently 01:32:56.260 --> 01:32:58.180 get the astronauts ingress into the capsule. 01:32:58.180 --> 01:32:59.900 And so that's their main job. 01:32:59.900 --> 01:33:02.340 So yeah, I like the pit crew analogy works great. 01:33:12.580 --> 01:33:17.260 And so Nicole, as we get ready to see them ingress, 01:33:17.260 --> 01:33:19.900 I know you'll be again an invaluable source 01:33:19.900 --> 01:33:22.500 as we talk through this part of the launch countdown 01:33:22.500 --> 01:33:25.380 because you've been inside a mock-up of the Orion spacecraft. 01:33:25.380 --> 01:33:27.220 And I know that because you texted me a photo 01:33:27.220 --> 01:33:30.660 that you took the selfie in the mock-up. 01:33:30.660 --> 01:33:33.620 And little did you know, I was going to put it in this broadcast. 01:33:33.620 --> 01:33:37.140 Yeah, this was actually a really wonderful opportunity. 01:33:37.140 --> 01:33:40.540 Last week, our flight control team at Johnson Space Center 01:33:40.540 --> 01:33:43.300 hosted an open house of the Orion mock-up there 01:33:43.300 --> 01:33:45.260 in the space vehicle mock-up facility. 01:33:45.260 --> 01:33:48.020 And so I got to spend some time in the capsule 01:33:48.020 --> 01:33:49.860 with some of the flight controllers who are actually 01:33:49.860 --> 01:33:52.100 sitting on console right now. 01:33:52.100 --> 01:33:55.020 and talk to them about everything inside the mock-up. 01:33:55.020 --> 01:33:56.880 So you see I've got a bump cap on. 01:33:56.880 --> 01:33:58.580 It's like a small hard hat. 01:33:58.580 --> 01:34:01.020 There are a lot of metal corners and things 01:34:01.020 --> 01:34:03.580 and we are still squishy humans at the end of the day. 01:34:03.580 --> 01:34:05.820 And so they want you to be careful 01:34:05.820 --> 01:34:06.940 while you're moving around in there. 01:34:06.940 --> 01:34:10.220 But I got to see how the crew will ingress. 01:34:10.220 --> 01:34:13.340 I got to look at the umbilical and the seat straps. 01:34:13.340 --> 01:34:16.740 And I got to see the emergency equipment and the stowage 01:34:16.740 --> 01:34:17.780 and the toilet. 01:34:17.780 --> 01:34:18.620 I got to see it all. 01:34:18.620 --> 01:34:19.460 Got to talk about everything. 01:34:19.460 --> 01:34:20.300 It was pretty cool. 01:34:20.300 --> 01:34:22.540 It was a really great time. 01:34:22.540 --> 01:34:23.980 Michael and Bruce were great with me. 01:34:23.980 --> 01:34:27.260 They answered all of my questions. 01:34:27.260 --> 01:34:28.900 Yeah, because it's really good to be 01:34:28.900 --> 01:34:30.820 able to give that perspective. 01:34:30.820 --> 01:34:32.780 Because as you guys will see, yes, 01:34:32.780 --> 01:34:34.300 we do have cameras inside Orion. 01:34:34.300 --> 01:34:35.700 And we'll, of course, take you in. 01:34:35.700 --> 01:34:40.180 But it doesn't give you a true feeling 01:34:40.180 --> 01:34:46.060 or idea of how big the space is, how things are configured. 01:34:46.060 --> 01:34:49.140 Again, when we see them go in, they're actually 01:34:49.140 --> 01:34:55.220 on their backs. So again, it's just hard to really get a sense of the inside there, but 01:34:55.220 --> 01:34:57.540 Nicole is going to really help walk us through that. 01:34:57.540 --> 01:35:01.420 Yeah, you said they're on their backs and you know, you have to somehow get there. And 01:35:01.420 --> 01:35:05.420 so they're actually going to almost barrel roll onto their shoulder to get onto their 01:35:05.420 --> 01:35:10.780 backs and their feet up on those leg rests. Actually, Andre is holding on to right there. 01:35:10.780 --> 01:35:16.420 You can see Andre number two is inside getting everything ready for them. And actually those 01:35:16.420 --> 01:35:21.780 leg rests for the pilot and commander seat will come off once they get into orbit to 01:35:21.780 --> 01:35:24.260 create some more space for them. 01:35:24.260 --> 01:35:27.860 And it looks like we're getting ready to ingress here. 01:35:27.860 --> 01:35:30.860 Yep, thumbs up from Reid. 01:35:30.860 --> 01:35:35.980 Everybody configured with their suits, and so in we go. 01:35:35.980 --> 01:35:38.660 They actually get inside by walking backwards. 01:35:38.660 --> 01:35:40.500 That's the easiest way to get in, right, Nicole? 01:35:40.500 --> 01:35:44.500 Yeah, so you will step down right over the flywheel or the exercise equipment that they've 01:35:44.500 --> 01:35:45.500 got in there. 01:35:45.500 --> 01:35:51.580 a second and then you actually step down right on top of the toilet area backwards you can see him going now 01:35:53.580 --> 01:35:58.540 and he's already turned around and walking in and see Drace protecting his helmet and his 01:35:58.540 --> 01:36:05.660 visor there from all the that metal yeah it's a tight squeeze but they've done this a lot so 01:36:05.660 --> 01:36:10.060 Reid's already all the way across the capsule yeah that was fast impressive Reid impressive that's 01:36:10.060 --> 01:36:10.960 That's why you're the commander. 01:36:11.680 --> 01:36:13.960 Oh, a heart there from Jeremy again. 01:36:14.260 --> 01:36:15.560 Yep, Canada. 01:36:16.060 --> 01:36:18.580 Canada is about to get into Orion. 01:36:21.220 --> 01:36:23.080 And so you mentioned Ray. 01:36:23.280 --> 01:36:25.320 Why don't we talk a little bit about him? 01:36:25.680 --> 01:36:29.280 So that was NASA astronaut Andre Douglas. 01:36:29.940 --> 01:36:32.540 And he is actually one of the backup crew members 01:36:32.660 --> 01:36:34.320 for the Artemis II mission. 01:36:35.460 --> 01:36:39.520 He trained alongside the primary crew and will step in. 01:36:39.520 --> 01:36:44.520 and if any of the three astronauts are unable to fly. 01:36:44.520 --> 01:36:47.320 Yeah, Dre's actually a classmate of mine, so fellow fly. 01:36:47.320 --> 01:36:49.240 Yeah, so we've worked very closely together. 01:36:49.240 --> 01:36:51.920 It's exciting to see him in this role. 01:36:51.920 --> 01:36:54.920 Yeah, Virginia native selected as an astronaut candidate 01:36:54.920 --> 01:36:58.040 in December, 2021. 01:36:58.040 --> 01:37:00.800 He completed his training in March, 2024 01:37:00.800 --> 01:37:03.440 and was subsequently named as the Artemis II backup crew 01:37:03.440 --> 01:37:05.280 member just months later in July. 01:37:06.320 --> 01:37:08.320 Before joining NASA, Andre worked 01:37:08.320 --> 01:37:12.080 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 01:37:12.080 --> 01:37:15.200 where he specialized in spacecraft systems engineering, 01:37:15.200 --> 01:37:18.920 his work focus on the systems that help spacecraft 01:37:18.920 --> 01:37:22.120 know where they are and how to get where they need to go. 01:37:22.120 --> 01:37:25.640 So obviously critical for missions to the moon. 01:37:25.640 --> 01:37:26.920 Yeah, he's a Wigged Smart guy. 01:37:26.920 --> 01:37:28.800 He's got like 15 degrees, I think or something. 01:37:28.800 --> 01:37:29.640 Oh, my. 01:37:29.640 --> 01:37:31.280 So. 01:37:31.280 --> 01:37:33.600 And so now here we are back inside Orion, 01:37:33.600 --> 01:37:44.240 where the closeout crew, each one, with either Reed or Jeremy. 01:37:44.240 --> 01:37:47.580 So it looks like Andre is with Reed, 01:37:47.580 --> 01:37:53.880 and this is a camera shot of behind Reed's head. 01:37:53.880 --> 01:37:57.440 So Reed, while Andre is buckling him in, 01:37:57.440 --> 01:37:59.640 that's a five-point harness, 01:37:59.640 --> 01:38:04.440 Reed was configuring his control panel. 01:38:04.440 --> 01:38:05.560 Yeah, the displays. 01:38:05.560 --> 01:38:08.360 We're getting the displays ready so that they can monitor all 01:38:08.360 --> 01:38:11.360 of the systems and monitor the launches they go. 01:38:11.360 --> 01:38:13.160 Christina, they're signing the wall. 01:38:13.160 --> 01:38:21.040 Got to put away the pen. 01:38:21.040 --> 01:38:24.280 The pen could be for an object, debris, or font, 01:38:24.280 --> 01:38:25.760 which is bad for NASA. 01:38:25.760 --> 01:38:29.240 We definitely want to make sure that we keep track of everything 01:38:29.240 --> 01:38:34.240 and we know where everything is because the smallest thing could prevent us from launching 01:38:34.240 --> 01:38:37.240 or affect the equipment out there. 01:38:37.240 --> 01:38:40.240 Yeah, and you'll actually see that most of their tools will be tethered as well, 01:38:40.240 --> 01:38:43.240 so nothing can fall through a crack or drop. 01:38:48.240 --> 01:38:56.240 And so as soon as Jeremy and Reed are good to go in their seats 01:38:56.240 --> 01:39:01.000 their seats and connected to their communication umbilicals. As Daryl had 01:39:01.000 --> 01:39:05.760 said before, we will start hearing the loops, the audio mission loops, 01:39:05.760 --> 01:39:10.920 specifically Orion to Earth One, which is the communication loop that the crew 01:39:10.920 --> 01:39:14.200 communicate on to the different teams supporting launch today. 01:39:14.200 --> 01:39:32.000 And as we said, when we were in suit up, after they do communication checks, again, suit 01:39:32.000 --> 01:39:36.440 leak checks to make sure that nothing went wrong between the suit up room and here and 01:39:36.440 --> 01:39:39.920 also to specifically connect them to the Orion systems. 01:39:39.920 --> 01:39:45.920 Yes, this will be an integrated test with Orion and the suits to make sure the entire system is working and ready for flight. 01:39:47.920 --> 01:39:56.920 And so you'll notice, uh, Reed and when Victor sits down, Reed and Victor are the only ones with the display panels in front of them. 01:39:56.920 --> 01:40:05.760 Jeremy and Christina will actually share a personal computer device, and that will be 01:40:05.760 --> 01:40:11.520 on Jeremy's leg, and that's how they'll continue to follow along with telemetry and data. 01:40:11.520 --> 01:40:13.000 Yeah, it's actually pretty cool. 01:40:13.000 --> 01:40:15.920 This is one of the technology demos that we're doing, and so they're going to plug 01:40:15.920 --> 01:40:20.720 into the system, and it'll be a screen repeater on that device for them so that they can see 01:40:20.720 --> 01:40:22.920 what the pilot commander is seeing. 01:40:22.920 --> 01:40:27.920 OTC at MIS-2 is online for Comchex. 01:40:27.920 --> 01:40:32.920 This is OTC, repeat. 01:40:32.920 --> 01:40:34.920 MIS-2 ready for Comchex. 01:40:34.920 --> 01:40:36.920 The MIS-2 ready for Comchex. 01:40:36.920 --> 01:40:41.920 MIS-2, OTC, you're on Earth 1, Comchex. 01:40:41.920 --> 01:40:43.920 OTC, it's MS-2. 01:40:43.920 --> 01:40:46.920 I'll be loud and clear on one. 01:40:46.920 --> 01:40:51.920 You're welcome, sir. 01:40:52.920 --> 01:40:59.920 And so that was the Orion test conductor, speaking with Jeremy Hansen, again mission specialist too for this mission. 01:40:59.920 --> 01:41:08.920 So his communication check over, you heard him say one, Orion to Earth one has been completed, a successful test. 01:41:22.920 --> 01:41:29.640 The rest of the crew here waiting in the white room, again, as Nicole was saying, a little 01:41:29.640 --> 01:41:39.400 tight there for all of those folks, so Christina and Victor will wait until Reed and Jeremy 01:41:39.400 --> 01:41:42.680 are done getting buckled in. 01:41:42.680 --> 01:41:48.840 Yeah, I think four astronauts and four suit techs would be a tight fit in my capsule. 01:41:48.840 --> 01:41:50.480 Yeah, I mean, take a look at Bill. 01:41:50.480 --> 01:41:55.640 number three there that the the suit technician there he is kneeling where 01:41:55.640 --> 01:42:01.160 Christina will be in order to get chair me situated 01:42:01.160 --> 01:42:11.160 OTC asks, Commander is ready for cop checks. 01:42:11.160 --> 01:42:13.160 OTC copies, Commander. 01:42:13.160 --> 01:42:15.160 NTD, MISC-212, cop check. 01:42:15.160 --> 01:42:18.160 NTD, have you loud and clear here as well? 01:42:18.160 --> 01:42:23.160 I'll catch up to you as soon as I'm on my floor, thank you. 01:42:23.160 --> 01:42:27.160 Commander, OTC, you're on Earth 1. 01:42:27.160 --> 01:42:30.160 OTC, you're on Earth 1. 01:42:30.160 --> 01:42:31.880 Good, calm, welcome sir. 01:42:31.880 --> 01:42:37.960 And there you have it, a successful Com Check with Commander Reed Wiseman. 01:42:38.960 --> 01:42:39.720 And so. 01:42:39.720 --> 01:42:42.680 And shoot your entity on Rinder Earth One for Com Check. 01:42:44.680 --> 01:42:47.160 It's a air wash out, I got you Ma'am, good to see you. 01:42:47.960 --> 01:42:49.400 And good to have you on board. 01:42:51.520 --> 01:42:52.160 Good luck today. 01:43:00.160 --> 01:43:06.160 And so now, these two closeout crew members 01:43:06.160 --> 01:43:08.600 will finish up what they're doing here. 01:43:08.600 --> 01:43:10.960 Again, Nicole, walk us through what is happening here. 01:43:10.960 --> 01:43:14.120 They're connecting umbilicals, is what we're saying. 01:43:14.120 --> 01:43:18.000 They're strapping them in, so they're getting their restraints 01:43:18.000 --> 01:43:18.440 connected. 01:43:18.440 --> 01:43:20.920 It's a five-point harness with a quick release. 01:43:20.920 --> 01:43:22.600 And then they're connecting the umbilical, which 01:43:22.600 --> 01:43:26.080 has three different, actually four different connections. 01:43:26.080 --> 01:43:29.560 So it's got the air in, air out, the water for cooling, 01:43:29.560 --> 01:43:31.800 and then the comm as well, the communication cable. 01:43:31.800 --> 01:43:34.440 So they're gonna make sure that all of those connections 01:43:34.440 --> 01:43:37.200 are good to go, make sure the crew's receiving the cooling 01:43:37.200 --> 01:43:40.160 and the air, and then we heard the comm check as well. 01:43:40.160 --> 01:43:42.360 So they're just making sure the umbilical connection 01:43:42.360 --> 01:43:44.920 was good to go, getting them strapped in and ready. 01:43:46.000 --> 01:43:48.960 And then they will move on to Victor and Christina. 01:43:50.240 --> 01:43:51.880 And so while we wait for that to happen, 01:43:51.880 --> 01:43:53.320 why don't we get another check 01:43:53.320 --> 01:43:55.240 of the launch countdown milestones 01:43:55.240 --> 01:43:56.640 with Daryl and the launch team? 01:43:59.560 --> 01:44:06.280 All right, welcome back into the firing room, firing room one, here where some of the launch 01:44:06.280 --> 01:44:10.880 team is having some pizza that was brought by the administrator. 01:44:10.880 --> 01:44:16.560 That was nice of Administrator Jared Isaacman to bring that by for the launch team to enjoy. 01:44:16.560 --> 01:44:22.480 We're at minus three hours and 44 minutes and counting as you can see the crew ingressing 01:44:22.480 --> 01:44:24.720 into the spacecraft. 01:44:24.720 --> 01:44:27.760 There are a number of things that are happening on the timeline. 01:44:27.760 --> 01:44:36.560 Of course, the closeout crew, they liken themselves to like an F1 pit crew working quickly, methodically, 01:44:36.560 --> 01:44:42.960 carefully as they go through their procedures to get the astronauts ingressed. 01:44:42.960 --> 01:44:46.520 Overall, there's a little bit of timeline pressure, right? 01:44:46.520 --> 01:44:52.680 There's only a certain amount of time as you see the astronauts going into Orion, only 01:44:52.680 --> 01:44:55.920 a certain amount of time that they can spend on their backs. 01:44:55.920 --> 01:44:58.920 They will be there for a few hours, right? 01:44:58.920 --> 01:45:06.600 So we're sitting at 2.40 p.m. Eastern Time, and the window opens at 6.24 p.m. Eastern 01:45:06.600 --> 01:45:10.760 Time and runs until 8.24 p.m. Eastern Time. 01:45:10.760 --> 01:45:19.160 So four or five hours or more on their backs, and then they'll hopefully lift off for a 01:45:19.160 --> 01:45:20.160 launch. 01:45:20.160 --> 01:45:23.900 So, of course, the crew is mindful at the time, they don't want to slip into the window 01:45:23.900 --> 01:45:25.900 if they don't have to. 01:45:25.900 --> 01:45:29.100 And so they're keeping a tight lock on the margin 01:45:29.100 --> 01:45:31.820 in the amount of time that they're working there. 01:45:31.820 --> 01:45:34.060 And there's a heart from Christina Cook. 01:45:34.060 --> 01:45:38.460 Great to see that as she gets ready to get into 01:45:38.460 --> 01:45:41.660 the Orion spacecraft, one that they named Integrity. 01:45:42.660 --> 01:45:47.100 It certainly fits this crew from what I've observed. 01:45:48.060 --> 01:45:49.780 Now, right now the rockets tanks, 01:45:49.780 --> 01:45:51.700 they're in what's called replenish mode. 01:45:51.700 --> 01:45:54.900 So, another factor for this closeout crew is, 01:45:54.900 --> 01:45:58.700 and the crew themselves, this is a fully tanked, 01:45:58.700 --> 01:46:01.380 ready, almost ready to go rocket. 01:46:01.380 --> 01:46:04.420 It's got all the propellant it needs to go to the moon. 01:46:04.420 --> 01:46:07.100 It's just a matter of getting the astronauts in, 01:46:07.100 --> 01:46:09.540 getting them configured, and getting all the systems, 01:46:09.540 --> 01:46:12.660 the high energy systems, bringing them all online 01:46:12.660 --> 01:46:15.020 in order to launch this rocket. 01:46:15.020 --> 01:46:18.240 As they sit there, there is propellant boil-off 01:46:18.240 --> 01:46:19.180 that's happening. 01:46:19.180 --> 01:46:28.180 All tanks are at 100%, but the propellant, which is liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, 01:46:28.180 --> 01:46:37.180 those two propellants are minus 423 for hydrogen and minus 297 for the liquid oxygen. 01:46:37.180 --> 01:46:41.180 They are boiling right now. They've been boiling the entire time they've been in the tank. 01:46:41.180 --> 01:46:46.180 And that is vented out, as you can see, when we look to a wider shot of the rocket, 01:46:46.180 --> 01:46:48.860 of the rocket, you can see the vent team and the little 01:46:48.860 --> 01:46:53.060 wisp of clouds that are coming out from the top of the rocket 01:46:53.060 --> 01:46:54.420 in the middle part of the rocket. 01:46:54.420 --> 01:46:59.340 And that is because just like you boil water on your stove, 01:46:59.340 --> 01:47:01.060 those propellants are boiling. 01:47:01.060 --> 01:47:05.220 Of course, their boiling point is much lower than water. 01:47:05.220 --> 01:47:07.260 And so it doesn't take much for them to boil. 01:47:07.260 --> 01:47:11.300 But just as if you were to leave your pot of water on the stove 01:47:11.300 --> 01:47:13.740 and just leave it there, what would happen? 01:47:13.740 --> 01:47:15.100 Well, it would completely boil off. 01:47:15.100 --> 01:47:17.140 and all the water would be gone. 01:47:17.140 --> 01:47:21.580 Just basically turned into water vapor inside your house. 01:47:21.580 --> 01:47:22.580 Well, it's the same case here, 01:47:22.580 --> 01:47:25.340 so we are continually replenishing the rocket 01:47:25.340 --> 01:47:28.460 with propellant, liquid hydrogen and oxygen 01:47:28.460 --> 01:47:29.940 running from those propellant lines 01:47:29.940 --> 01:47:32.820 that you see there going into the rocket. 01:47:32.820 --> 01:47:35.540 So that continues to go well. 01:47:35.540 --> 01:47:38.140 Overall, look from the launch team here, 01:47:38.140 --> 01:47:43.140 this has been a very smooth countdown so far. 01:47:43.140 --> 01:47:50.900 The cryo-tanking went exceptionally well, and the launch team is really in a good mood right now, 01:47:50.900 --> 01:47:56.340 cautiously optimistic understanding that with a system this complex you can have something 01:47:56.340 --> 01:48:02.900 unexpected happen, but to this point the firing room is really encouraged by what they've seen 01:48:02.900 --> 01:48:09.540 so far and are especially excited to see these astronauts getting inside the spacecraft. 01:48:09.540 --> 01:48:14.820 L minus three hours and 40 minutes in counting until we open up that window for launch. 01:48:14.820 --> 01:48:17.060 For now, we'll send it back to Megan and Nicole. 01:48:17.780 --> 01:48:23.380 Thank you, Darrell. And, you know, he mentioned that the crew decided to name Orion Integrity, 01:48:23.380 --> 01:48:29.380 and it was not something they came to easily. You know, they really wanted to put in a lot 01:48:29.380 --> 01:48:36.420 of thought, and what they came down to is integrity is a value that NASA embodies, 01:48:36.420 --> 01:48:39.840 and also individually, they felt like integrity is something 01:48:39.840 --> 01:48:41.580 that speaks powerfully to them. 01:48:41.580 --> 01:48:43.900 Yeah, and I think the other part of integrity, you know, 01:48:43.900 --> 01:48:46.960 it just represents the humility and the professionalism 01:48:46.960 --> 01:48:49.900 behind the entire team that built this rocket 01:48:49.900 --> 01:48:51.200 and got us here today. 01:48:51.200 --> 01:48:53.700 And so it's a fitting name for this capsule. 01:48:53.700 --> 01:48:56.740 Yeah, like I said, I think the crew said it took them a little 01:48:56.740 --> 01:48:59.220 bit to decide on what they wanted, 01:48:59.220 --> 01:49:00.860 but I think they made the perfect choice. 01:49:00.860 --> 01:49:02.160 I agree. 01:49:02.160 --> 01:49:05.700 And so as the countdown to launch continues, 01:49:05.700 --> 01:49:08.540 We are reminded that this is an agency-wide effort 01:49:08.540 --> 01:49:10.860 to make today's launch attempt possible. 01:49:10.860 --> 01:49:12.780 We invited people across our NASA family 01:49:12.780 --> 01:49:15.180 to wish our crew a safe journey. 01:49:16.540 --> 01:49:19.540 Go Team Artemis! Go Team Artemis! 01:49:19.540 --> 01:49:23.380 Three, two, one, blast off! 01:49:23.380 --> 01:49:24.500 Have a great flight. 01:49:24.500 --> 01:49:26.900 Godspeed. We'll get you around the moon and home. 01:49:26.900 --> 01:49:29.980 If I had a message for the crew, be safe. 01:49:29.980 --> 01:49:31.860 To have fun. 01:49:31.860 --> 01:49:34.340 To remember that we're all down here rooting for them. 01:49:34.340 --> 01:49:38.880 I want to wish my friend and former student, Victor Glover, and the entire Artemis team 01:49:38.880 --> 01:49:41.660 best wishes and a successful flight. 01:49:41.660 --> 01:49:42.660 Have fun. 01:49:42.660 --> 01:49:44.160 Take some really cool pictures. 01:49:44.160 --> 01:49:46.000 Can't wait to see you in the year back. 01:49:46.000 --> 01:49:51.160 From the Earth-to-Sky team, connecting NASA science to public lands, go Artemis! 01:49:51.160 --> 01:49:54.800 We will see you in the Pacific and you can count on us being there. 01:49:54.800 --> 01:49:57.000 Greetings from NASA Langley's historic Gantry facility. 01:49:57.000 --> 01:50:00.480 We're a new learn to land on the moon and Orion learn to swim. 01:50:00.480 --> 01:50:02.480 We are with you all the latest flashdown. 01:50:02.480 --> 01:50:06.480 Let's go to fly from the Iranian human integrity. 01:50:06.480 --> 01:50:07.980 Woo! 01:50:07.980 --> 01:50:10.980 On the full moon, your future is bright. 01:50:10.980 --> 01:50:14.480 Have a safe journey through the long-term heat it seems. 01:50:14.480 --> 01:50:15.980 Be quick, don't hide it. 01:50:15.980 --> 01:50:18.980 I hope to see you guys back safely in San Diego, 01:50:18.980 --> 01:50:21.980 maybe singing some karaoke. 01:50:21.980 --> 01:50:23.480 Yeah, yeah, right, maybe. 01:50:23.480 --> 01:50:26.980 He knows exactly what he wants to do. 01:50:26.980 --> 01:50:29.480 He's like, yep, karaoke. 01:50:29.480 --> 01:50:31.480 I love that people submitted videos. 01:50:31.480 --> 01:50:34.760 videos, you know, this is something that we actually asked as part of the 01:50:34.760 --> 01:50:37.240 broadcast, we're like, you know what, I think it'll be really fun. And the 01:50:37.240 --> 01:50:41.920 overwhelming amount of people who wanted to record something for the crew was 01:50:41.920 --> 01:50:45.520 really heartwarming. Yeah, you know, this is the first time in over half a 01:50:45.520 --> 01:50:48.560 century that we're sending people back to the moon and everybody is excited 01:50:48.560 --> 01:50:52.240 about it. You know, kindergarten at congressman and all over the world, 01:50:52.240 --> 01:50:56.960 everyone is ready for today and excited to see this launch. So here we are 01:50:56.960 --> 01:51:00.760 again, still inside Orion with the closeout team, 01:51:00.760 --> 01:51:05.680 putting some final touches on, it looks like Victor's 01:51:05.680 --> 01:51:09.480 configuration there, again, making sure that his harness 01:51:09.480 --> 01:51:13.240 is set and that he's connected to cooling, 01:51:13.240 --> 01:51:14.840 he's connected to communications, 01:51:14.840 --> 01:51:19.640 and he's connected to any other umbilicals 01:51:19.640 --> 01:51:24.640 that he needs to be connected to for Orion. 01:51:24.640 --> 01:51:31.020 Again, we are sharing so much information with you and we hope you find it educational 01:51:31.020 --> 01:51:35.800 and fun, but we do know you guys still have some questions, so why don't we take another 01:51:35.800 --> 01:51:36.800 one now? 01:51:36.800 --> 01:51:39.800 Tell us what the moon is like! 01:51:39.800 --> 01:51:44.800 So cute, that wasn't a question, that was a demand. 01:51:44.800 --> 01:51:45.800 That was. 01:51:45.800 --> 01:51:47.800 You tell her what the moon is like. 01:51:47.800 --> 01:51:50.000 Oh man, that was so cute. 01:51:50.000 --> 01:51:51.240 The moon is really cool, right? 01:51:51.240 --> 01:51:58.240 So it's a lot of gray and white and shades of gray. 01:51:58.240 --> 01:52:03.280 It is something that doesn't have wind or rain or rivers 01:52:03.280 --> 01:52:05.400 or an atmosphere. 01:52:05.400 --> 01:52:07.720 And so we like to say it's the, Christina said it earlier, 01:52:07.720 --> 01:52:10.560 it's the witness plate to the universe. 01:52:10.560 --> 01:52:12.680 And it has all these impact craters. 01:52:12.680 --> 01:52:16.640 Because it's not protected, things hit it all the time. 01:52:16.640 --> 01:52:19.080 Meteoroids, asteroids, all sorts of things hit the moon 01:52:19.080 --> 01:52:20.620 and create these impact craters. 01:52:20.620 --> 01:52:24.060 That's part of what we want to go and look at 01:52:24.060 --> 01:52:26.100 and learn about on the moon. 01:52:26.100 --> 01:52:28.940 I can tell us a lot about the age of the universe 01:52:28.940 --> 01:52:29.780 and the age of the moon. 01:52:29.780 --> 01:52:32.940 It's four and a half billion years old, 01:52:32.940 --> 01:52:36.500 and we can learn a lot from just looking at the regolith 01:52:36.500 --> 01:52:38.140 or the dirt that is on the moon. 01:52:41.220 --> 01:52:42.220 Well, thank you for that question, 01:52:42.220 --> 01:52:43.740 and thank you for that answer. 01:52:43.740 --> 01:52:45.460 She was cuter, Nicole. 01:52:45.460 --> 01:52:46.300 I agree. 01:52:46.300 --> 01:52:56.300 And then earlier today, we wanted to ask you, what do you want to know about living in Orion? 01:52:56.300 --> 01:53:01.740 And we told you to pick between what the crew eats, how they sleep, how they fly the vehicle, 01:53:01.740 --> 01:53:04.780 and how free time is spent and the winner. 01:53:04.780 --> 01:53:10.020 Most of you wanted to know how to fly the vehicle, and we are going to be doing that. 01:53:10.020 --> 01:53:11.020 Yes, we are. 01:53:11.020 --> 01:53:15.420 You know, that's a great question, and actually part of what we're going to do. 01:53:15.420 --> 01:53:18.140 So the rocket is fairly automated, right? 01:53:18.140 --> 01:53:19.820 There's a countdown and the whole system 01:53:19.820 --> 01:53:23.660 knows when it needs to ignite the engines. 01:53:23.660 --> 01:53:26.060 But we are gonna do some manual piloting 01:53:26.060 --> 01:53:27.740 throughout this mission. 01:53:27.740 --> 01:53:32.740 Once they launch and they separate from the ICPS, 01:53:32.860 --> 01:53:35.540 they're actually going to do a rendezvous 01:53:35.540 --> 01:53:38.100 and proximity operations demonstration. 01:53:38.100 --> 01:53:38.940 So what does that mean? 01:53:38.940 --> 01:53:41.980 They're gonna take that portion of the rocket 01:53:41.980 --> 01:53:43.620 and they're gonna try to fly closely to it. 01:53:43.620 --> 01:53:47.580 And so they will actually take manual control of the Orion 01:53:47.580 --> 01:53:52.020 spacecraft and try to get nice and close to the other portion 01:53:52.020 --> 01:53:53.500 of the rocket that had just separated. 01:53:53.500 --> 01:53:57.980 And so you can see actually a little bit in the view 01:53:57.980 --> 01:53:58.900 that you have right now. 01:53:58.900 --> 01:54:03.260 So for Reid, the left-hand person, his right hand, 01:54:03.260 --> 01:54:06.820 there's a joystick, if you will, on the right side. 01:54:06.820 --> 01:54:08.860 And then on the left side, there's something similar. 01:54:08.860 --> 01:54:11.780 And so they've got translational and rotational hand 01:54:11.780 --> 01:54:16.380 controllers in order to command the rocket in different axes. 01:54:16.380 --> 01:54:18.100 Yeah, it's really exciting. 01:54:18.100 --> 01:54:21.420 I mean, Victor said it himself, like one thing that he's really looking forward to 01:54:21.420 --> 01:54:23.940 is piloting Orion manually. 01:54:23.940 --> 01:54:28.300 So we'll get to see that during our continuous coverage. 01:54:28.300 --> 01:54:32.420 Again, we are covering this entire mission. 01:54:32.420 --> 01:54:35.580 We started with tanking, and we will go all the way through Splashdown. 01:54:35.580 --> 01:54:39.500 So you will see what Nicole was just talking about, that proximity ops 01:54:39.500 --> 01:54:45.000 demonstration, where the crew will pilot Orion manually. 01:54:48.500 --> 01:54:52.140 And so speaking of their 10-day mission, why don't we take a closer look at the 01:54:52.140 --> 01:54:54.580 crew's home away from home for the next 10 days. 01:54:54.940 --> 01:54:58.380 Here's Megan Carter again from the KSC Visitor Complex. 01:54:59.260 --> 01:55:00.380 All right, thanks Megan. 01:55:00.380 --> 01:55:01.740 Yeah, it's getting real out there. 01:55:01.740 --> 01:55:03.780 So I'm going to bring you back to the moon board. 01:55:03.780 --> 01:55:07.820 So I can show you just a few things about the Orion. 01:55:07.820 --> 01:55:13.820 Obviously, it is going to be very compact sitting up there on top of the SLS rocket. 01:55:13.820 --> 01:55:19.380 Very compact, like I mentioned, of over 355,000 pieces. 01:55:19.380 --> 01:55:23.580 So let me show you a couple of key components, starting with these three fairing panels right 01:55:23.580 --> 01:55:24.740 there. 01:55:24.740 --> 01:55:27.780 When the rocket blasts off, obviously it is going to get very fast. 01:55:27.780 --> 01:55:30.300 It's going to get a lot to do in windy. 01:55:30.300 --> 01:55:34.500 And so we have these three fairing panels in place to protect our astronauts. 01:55:34.500 --> 01:55:39.860 I am also going to take you into a little bit closer and talk about the expert launch 01:55:39.860 --> 01:55:40.860 onboard system. 01:55:40.860 --> 01:55:45.740 This is the one piece that is going to be in place to protect the astronaut, should 01:55:45.740 --> 01:55:49.940 something happen to go wrong in the first few minutes of launch, they can actually hit 01:55:49.940 --> 01:55:54.260 those abort motors and these can activate within milliseconds, basically faster than 01:55:54.260 --> 01:55:58.540 you can even blink and that is going to pull the crew and the crew capsule away from any 01:55:58.540 --> 01:55:59.540 danger. 01:55:59.540 --> 01:56:03.660 Now, obviously we hope that those are not needed and if that is the case then about 01:56:03.660 --> 01:56:07.820 three and a half minutes into flight. The LAS and those steering panels will 01:56:07.820 --> 01:56:11.580 actually activate and jettison away. They'll fall away from the rocket because 01:56:11.580 --> 01:56:16.020 at that point the crew can actually abort the spacecraft safely by 01:56:16.020 --> 01:56:19.900 themselves. Now we've talked a lot about the crew capsule right here. This is 01:56:19.900 --> 01:56:23.380 where they are going to spend the duration of their flight. We're going to 01:56:23.380 --> 01:56:27.100 talk a lot more about that one in just a little bit but for now let me jump down 01:56:27.100 --> 01:56:30.780 here to the service module. This is the one we're going to think of this as the 01:56:30.780 --> 01:56:35.340 powerhouse for the spacecraft. It's pretty much going to provide them with almost everything 01:56:35.340 --> 01:56:40.780 that they need for the entire mission. Temperature control, removing the carbon dioxide, providing 01:56:40.780 --> 01:56:47.180 them with oxygen. So much more. You can also do coarse corrections and things like that. So 01:56:47.180 --> 01:56:51.980 super quick breakdown, but as you can see, all of these components together are going to make 01:56:51.980 --> 01:56:58.620 the spacecraft one that is built not just to fly, but to protect, sustain and bring those astronauts 01:56:58.620 --> 01:57:03.180 home. All right, lots more to come, but let's see where we are with the crew. Back over to you, 01:57:03.180 --> 01:57:08.940 Megan. Hey, thanks so much, Megan. A lot of useful information there, and we did want to point out 01:57:08.940 --> 01:57:17.340 that you did hear over the... And PLT, NTD, on Rindereth 1 for contact. NTD, PLT, I have you 01:57:17.340 --> 01:57:21.580 loud and clear on OE1. And I have you the same. Welcome aboard. 01:57:21.580 --> 01:57:29.220 And so, again, we are now hearing mission audio loops, 01:57:29.220 --> 01:57:32.020 specifically the Orion to Earth 1 loop, 01:57:32.020 --> 01:57:34.500 the communication channel for the crew, 01:57:34.980 --> 01:57:39.020 successful com checks by both Victor and Christina. 01:57:39.020 --> 01:58:07.500 10.1.1, crew ingress and vehicle pre-launch config, step one. 01:58:07.500 --> 01:58:14.740 And so see now we are privy to some of the countdown procedures that the team is asking 01:58:14.740 --> 01:58:15.740 for the crew to do. 01:58:15.740 --> 01:58:19.340 Yeah, so they're going to work through some of these procedures and finish the ingress 01:58:19.340 --> 01:58:22.180 portion as you heard in that procedure. 01:58:22.180 --> 01:58:27.540 So this is where the crew is going to start building their nest, if you will, running 01:58:27.540 --> 01:58:32.420 some procedures, getting the capsule ready for humans to be onboard. 01:58:32.420 --> 01:58:36.340 And now look at the clock, three hours, 30 minutes and counting until the opening of 01:58:36.340 --> 01:58:43.580 our two-hour launch window and we are pretty good on time. We are, as we are expecting, 01:58:43.580 --> 01:58:53.780 in terms of when Ingress will be wrapping up soon. And so now let's bring Gary Jordan, 01:58:53.780 --> 01:59:00.300 again our commentator inside of Mission Control at Houston. Gary, let's check in with you 01:59:00.300 --> 01:59:02.300 about mission preparations. 01:59:02.300 --> 01:59:04.980 Hey, Megan, thank you. 01:59:04.980 --> 01:59:07.980 Yes, we're following along here in Mission Control Houston. 01:59:07.980 --> 01:59:11.780 RTC copies. 01:59:11.780 --> 01:59:15.900 We'll stand by for those conchecks. 01:59:32.300 --> 01:59:45.900 And again, we're waiting for those com checks. 01:59:45.900 --> 01:59:51.740 We did confirm from our IBA officer here in Mission Control Houston that all four suits 01:59:51.740 --> 01:59:58.900 have plugged in umbilicals. 01:59:58.900 --> 02:00:07.060 CDR, NTD. Go ahead, NTD. Yeah, Reed, we're ready to proceed with the voice checks if 02:00:07.060 --> 02:00:28.300 you and everyone else is. NTD, integrity crew is ready for voice checks. I copy that. 02:00:28.300 --> 02:00:33.340 In integrity for the entire crew, come check on Orion to Earth 1. 02:00:33.340 --> 02:00:35.500 CR PLT. 02:00:35.500 --> 02:00:36.500 MS-1. 02:00:36.500 --> 02:00:37.500 MS-2. 02:00:37.500 --> 02:00:38.500 MS-2. 02:00:38.500 --> 02:00:39.500 MS-2. 02:00:39.500 --> 02:00:40.500 MS-2. 02:00:40.500 --> 02:00:41.500 MS-2. 02:00:41.500 --> 02:00:42.500 MS-2. 02:00:42.500 --> 02:00:43.500 MS-2. 02:00:43.500 --> 02:00:44.500 MS-2. 02:00:44.500 --> 02:00:45.500 MS-2. 02:00:45.500 --> 02:00:46.500 MS-2. 02:00:46.500 --> 02:00:47.500 MS-2. 02:00:47.500 --> 02:00:48.500 MS-2. 02:00:48.500 --> 02:00:49.500 MS-2. 02:00:49.500 --> 02:00:50.500 MS-2. 02:00:50.500 --> 02:00:51.500 MS-2. 02:00:51.500 --> 02:00:52.500 MS-2. 02:00:52.500 --> 02:00:53.500 MS-2. 02:00:53.500 --> 02:00:54.500 MS-2. 02:00:54.500 --> 02:00:55.500 MS-2. 02:00:55.500 --> 02:00:56.500 MS-2. 02:00:56.500 --> 02:00:57.500 MS-2. 02:00:57.500 --> 02:00:59.500 C.R. 02:00:59.500 --> 02:01:01.500 PLT. 02:01:01.500 --> 02:01:03.500 MMF1. 02:01:03.500 --> 02:01:05.500 MMF2. 02:01:27.500 --> 02:01:36.780 The entire Houston on a land to earth one, voice check for the entire crew. 02:01:36.780 --> 02:01:38.100 CR PLD MS-2. 02:01:38.100 --> 02:01:52.780 Houston has all four crew loud and clear on OE 1, scammed by for two. 02:01:52.780 --> 02:01:59.780 Your initial word was broken staff. 02:01:59.780 --> 02:02:00.780 MS-1. 02:02:00.780 --> 02:02:01.780 MS-2. 02:02:01.780 --> 02:02:04.780 More crew loud and clear on OE-2. 02:02:04.780 --> 02:02:15.780 We'll use one for the default Houston out. 02:02:15.780 --> 02:02:33.060 And CDR entity. 02:02:35.840 --> 02:02:36.260 CDR. 02:02:37.000 --> 02:02:38.660 Yeah, we're going to go ahead and we're going to clear a couple 02:02:38.660 --> 02:02:39.960 of those messages on your screen here. 02:02:39.960 --> 02:02:41.360 Just want to give you a heads up that you'll see that. 02:02:43.440 --> 02:02:43.900 Copy all. 02:02:45.780 --> 02:02:59.180 CDR, OTC, Irina Earth 1. 02:02:59.180 --> 02:03:00.180 CDR. 02:03:00.180 --> 02:03:08.820 Yes, Sarah, perform crew suit leak checks for 10.1.1, crew ingress and vehicle prelaunch 02:03:08.820 --> 02:03:17.780 config steps two through four. Annunciation of LCC O-ARS-001 will occur. 02:03:17.780 --> 02:03:25.300 10.1.1, crew ingress and vehicle pre-launch config steps two through four. Going in work 02:03:25.300 --> 02:03:26.300 now. 02:03:26.300 --> 02:03:40.060 This is Mission Control Houston. 02:03:40.060 --> 02:03:42.900 We are following along as the four crew members 02:03:42.900 --> 02:03:45.860 of Artemis II work through their voice checks, 02:03:45.860 --> 02:03:48.860 then the umbilical connections and various pathways 02:03:48.860 --> 02:03:50.660 to get communications from all of the- 02:03:50.660 --> 02:03:54.020 on your screen. 02:03:54.020 --> 02:03:55.860 CDR. 02:03:55.860 --> 02:03:57.860 Yes, sir, we're going to look to do a quick refresh 02:03:57.860 --> 02:04:02.260 on your screen if you guys are okay with that. 02:04:02.260 --> 02:04:05.300 Okay, Farham, just let us know when we can continue in 10.1.1. 02:04:05.300 --> 02:04:12.100 We'll go hands off. 02:04:12.100 --> 02:04:15.620 10.1.1 referring to the procedures that they have 02:04:15.620 --> 02:04:22.620 through the various phases of ingress and some of the checkouts needed to prepare for today's launch. 02:04:22.620 --> 02:04:30.620 Here in Mission Control Houston, the IVA or Intravagricular Activity Officer will be confirming 02:04:30.620 --> 02:04:37.620 the leak check status and watching as the suits pressurize to once again confirm that the suits are 02:04:37.620 --> 02:04:43.620 in a good configuration ahead of launch. Of course, for the teams here in Houston, launch is just the beginning. 02:04:43.620 --> 02:04:46.620 The first flight day is jam-packed with activities. 02:04:46.620 --> 02:04:57.620 Shortly after Managing Cut-Off, integrity will enter into a coast phase while still attached to the in-rim cryogenic propulsion stage, or ICPS, and prepare to deploy the solar arrays. 02:04:57.620 --> 02:05:00.620 With power being generated, integrity prepares. 02:05:03.620 --> 02:05:04.620 Go ahead, NT. 02:05:04.620 --> 02:05:05.620 Yeah. 02:05:05.620 --> 02:05:09.620 With that refresh, you've got to go to proceed with your 10.101. 02:05:09.620 --> 02:05:14.620 Picking up 10.1.1, step 2.3 through 4. 02:05:14.620 --> 02:05:37.540 Picking up the procedures, the crew again working through the various steps to prepare 02:05:37.540 --> 02:06:03.300 Therefore, launch standing by for seats. 02:06:03.300 --> 02:06:04.460 This is Mission Control Houston. 02:06:04.460 --> 02:06:11.020 the visors closed, the pressurization tests can commence, we'll stand by to, for word 02:06:11.020 --> 02:06:17.980 of a good leak check on all four of the crew member suits for the Artemis II mission. 02:06:17.980 --> 02:06:27.100 Again, this is the very beginning of a very busy flight day for our four crew members. 02:06:27.100 --> 02:06:31.220 After launch, they have a series of burns to prepare for, the first major burn being 02:06:31.220 --> 02:06:35.700 the perigee-raise maneuver that allows them to continue in low-earth orbit, and the next 02:06:35.700 --> 02:06:39.580 being the apogee-raise burn that puts them in a high-earth orbit. 02:06:39.580 --> 02:06:45.180 This is an orbit that takes them around the Earth for nearly a day, 23.5 hours to be precise, 02:06:45.180 --> 02:06:49.660 and allows the teams, including the astronauts and the flight control teams, to check out 02:06:49.660 --> 02:06:54.860 critical systems ahead of committing to the next day's translunar injection. 02:06:54.860 --> 02:06:59.820 But before they even call it a day, integrity will separate from the ICPS, and the crew 02:06:59.820 --> 02:07:13.780 The crew will command the Orion capsule to separate from the ICPS and turn around and 02:07:13.780 --> 02:07:16.560 approach the upper stage but not dock. 02:07:16.560 --> 02:07:20.460 This is to test Orion's in-space maneuvering capabilities and provide further confidence 02:07:20.460 --> 02:07:24.700 in docking to another lunar space vehicle like the human landing system that will be 02:07:24.700 --> 02:07:35.580 be part of the Artemis-3 mission ahead of future moon landings. 02:07:35.580 --> 02:07:39.260 These are just a few of the highlights of the very first of 10 flight days as we await 02:07:39.260 --> 02:07:44.700 for confirmation of good leak checks inside the capsule integrity, and there's a lot 02:07:44.700 --> 02:07:45.700 more to this mission. 02:07:45.700 --> 02:07:48.940 A reminder that this is, of course, a test flight. 02:07:48.940 --> 02:07:54.120 The purpose here is to demonstrate procedure systems and life inside Orion on a mission 02:07:54.120 --> 02:07:58.220 around the Moon for the first time and give further confidence in the capabilities that 02:07:58.220 --> 02:08:00.540 are charting a return to the lunar surface. 02:08:24.120 --> 02:08:49.760 You may be able to see from this view the suits themselves inflating. 02:08:49.760 --> 02:08:59.540 This is, again, a pressure check, verifying that the suits are leak-free ahead of the 02:08:59.540 --> 02:09:02.500 assent portion of today's flight. 02:09:02.500 --> 02:09:08.320 How you see the crew now with visors down will be the configuration of their assent 02:09:08.320 --> 02:09:13.300 all the way through core stage separation, about a little more than eight minutes after 02:09:13.300 --> 02:09:37.500 booster ignition. 02:09:37.500 --> 02:09:40.940 All right here in Mission Control Houston we are continuing to follow along standing 02:09:40.940 --> 02:09:43.340 by for confirmation of good leak checks. 02:09:43.340 --> 02:09:45.780 In the meantime, there are no showstoppers here 02:09:45.780 --> 02:09:49.700 in Mission Control Houston, and we continue to monitor the countdown to launch. 02:09:49.700 --> 02:09:52.580 Megan, we'll send it back to you over at the Space Coast. 02:09:52.580 --> 02:09:54.380 Hey, Gary, thank you so much. 02:09:54.380 --> 02:09:58.940 Yes, we wait for confirmation of a successful leak check for all four astronauts. 02:09:58.940 --> 02:10:03.660 Why don't we go back to Daryl, again, who has been following along with the launch countdown 02:10:03.660 --> 02:10:06.660 as we inch closer to the opening of our two-hour launch window. 02:10:06.660 --> 02:10:17.660 Right, thank you, Megan. And yes, getting some good communication. It's great to hear from the crew inside, even though it is as simple as a comm check. 02:10:17.660 --> 02:10:26.660 It's really good to hear their voices as they move through those various comm checks and then get ready for their suit leak checks. 02:10:26.660 --> 02:10:32.660 Fantastic views inside Orion that you're looking at now. 02:10:32.660 --> 02:10:39.660 We're still 80% go for our two hour launch window, which starts at 6.24pm Eastern time 02:10:39.660 --> 02:10:45.660 and closes at 8.24pm Eastern time. 02:10:45.660 --> 02:10:48.660 That's the good news. 02:10:48.660 --> 02:10:52.660 The bad news is that we've got some rain showers that are starting to head in. 02:10:52.660 --> 02:10:54.660 Looks like it may miss the pad. 02:10:54.660 --> 02:10:57.660 It wouldn't matter if it rained on it or not, though. 02:10:57.660 --> 02:10:59.660 It's received some rain showers. 02:10:59.660 --> 02:11:04.600 If it rained on it or not, though, it's received some rain earlier today. 02:11:04.600 --> 02:11:08.620 Water isn't going to hurt anything out there at this point. 02:11:08.620 --> 02:11:13.940 But the rest of the area might be getting a little bit wet, which may include the host 02:11:13.940 --> 02:11:21.300 desk, so keep an eye out for that. 02:11:21.300 --> 02:11:28.620 As we're watching with the astronauts inside the Orion Integrity spacecraft, you'll be 02:11:28.620 --> 02:11:34.540 hearing more and more from them, especially Christina Cook, who is mission specialist 02:11:34.540 --> 02:11:39.460 number one, she not only is going to be making history. 02:11:39.460 --> 02:11:43.500 The key to the all crew, geysers open, suit, loop, leak check complete. 02:11:43.500 --> 02:11:44.500 Okay. 02:11:44.500 --> 02:11:53.140 Okay, there you heard the suit, leak check complete. 02:11:53.140 --> 02:11:57.140 They check those suits for leaks and astronaut crew quarters. 02:11:57.140 --> 02:12:04.140 check them again inside the spacecraft. As you can see, the closeout crew, our astronaut 02:12:04.140 --> 02:12:12.020 support person, moving around turned off the camera. So now we're looking from outside 02:12:12.020 --> 02:12:18.900 the Orion spacecraft, looking towards, let's see, get oriented here. Well, there we go. 02:12:18.900 --> 02:12:22.660 Back inside, we've got the view. But basically what I was saying about Christina Cook is 02:12:22.660 --> 02:12:25.420 that she will have the role of reading. 02:12:25.420 --> 02:12:47.820 And she will have the role of reading out a pressure reading that tells the team that- 02:12:47.820 --> 02:12:49.180 And CDR, Entity. 02:12:49.180 --> 02:12:50.180 Go ahead, NTD. 02:12:50.180 --> 02:12:58.180 Yeah, we're going to do another cleanup on those suit check messages that we got since 02:12:58.180 --> 02:13:01.180 we're done with that now. 02:13:01.180 --> 02:13:03.180 Integrity copies. 02:13:03.180 --> 02:13:05.180 Here. 02:13:05.180 --> 02:13:18.180 And that's communication going between Orion Commander Reed Wiseman and NASA Test Director 02:13:18.180 --> 02:13:21.060 Jeff Spaulding. 02:13:21.060 --> 02:13:25.660 As I was saying, Christina Cook will be reading measurements 02:13:25.660 --> 02:13:27.260 from the counterbalance assist arm. 02:13:27.260 --> 02:13:30.700 So you're going to hear her be asked by the NASA test 02:13:30.700 --> 02:13:32.780 director to read that. 02:13:32.780 --> 02:13:35.900 That CBA, counterbalance assist arm, 02:13:35.900 --> 02:13:38.860 it's mechanically latched by the closeout crew using tools. 02:13:38.860 --> 02:13:42.580 But there's a hydraulic assist. 02:13:42.580 --> 02:13:46.140 It's pneumatically opened and closed rather 02:13:46.140 --> 02:13:49.340 with a pressure assist that helps open it up. 02:13:49.340 --> 02:13:53.940 Not only that hatch, but also the last hatch. 02:13:53.940 --> 02:13:57.460 There's two hatches there that we'll see that will be closed. 02:13:57.460 --> 02:14:01.860 But this is in case of an emergency out there at the pad. 02:14:01.860 --> 02:14:06.420 If the crew, for some reason, needed to exit quickly, 02:14:06.420 --> 02:14:11.460 then they would exit the spacecraft 02:14:11.460 --> 02:14:16.740 by pulling that lever, which would open both hatches. 02:14:16.740 --> 02:14:18.420 Those hatches are heavy. 02:14:18.420 --> 02:14:23.620 The Orion hatch is hundreds of pounds. 02:14:23.620 --> 02:14:24.120 Thank you. 02:14:24.120 --> 02:14:26.860 The camera is one and two, both sets are record. 02:14:26.860 --> 02:14:27.980 Do you take up these? 02:14:33.020 --> 02:14:34.860 And just an update on the launch countdown, 02:14:34.860 --> 02:14:38.540 continuing to monitor the team's communications here 02:14:38.540 --> 02:14:41.060 in fire room one. 02:14:41.060 --> 02:14:43.220 everything going really smoothly so far. 02:14:44.860 --> 02:14:46.100 We don't have any 02:14:48.740 --> 02:14:51.620 significant open constraints to launch at this time, 02:14:51.620 --> 02:14:54.300 so we continue counting down. 02:14:57.180 --> 02:14:59.580 And for now, we'll send it back to the host desk 02:14:59.580 --> 02:15:00.860 with Megan and Nicole. 02:15:02.060 --> 02:15:03.860 Thank you so much, Darrell. 02:15:03.860 --> 02:15:05.780 And so we heard some of the communications 02:15:05.780 --> 02:15:06.980 over our Orion to Earth One, 02:15:06.980 --> 02:15:09.020 and it sounds like we are now moving 02:15:09.020 --> 02:15:12.980 into the hatch prep and closure phase. 02:15:12.980 --> 02:15:15.540 We will now start to see the closeout crew 02:15:15.540 --> 02:15:18.740 getting out of Orion soon, 02:15:18.740 --> 02:15:22.100 so that they can start getting ready to, again, 02:15:22.100 --> 02:15:25.140 close up Orion, close the two hatches, 02:15:25.140 --> 02:15:26.860 and then get out of the pad. 02:15:26.860 --> 02:15:29.540 Yeah, the closeout team will take the hatch seals off 02:15:29.540 --> 02:15:30.500 and they'll inspect the seals, 02:15:30.500 --> 02:15:31.700 make sure everything's ready to go, 02:15:31.700 --> 02:15:33.820 and then do a few last minute configurations 02:15:33.820 --> 02:15:35.300 before they close that hatch. 02:15:35.300 --> 02:15:37.820 And then, like Daryl talked about, 02:15:37.820 --> 02:15:40.700 and Kristina will have a role in looking at the CBA there. 02:15:40.700 --> 02:15:44.420 So, yeah, you might have heard them say over the loops again 02:15:44.420 --> 02:15:45.980 that drag on camera. 02:15:45.980 --> 02:15:48.260 So, basically, it's a camera that they can move around 02:15:48.260 --> 02:15:50.180 and you might have seen it in a couple of our shots already, 02:15:50.180 --> 02:15:53.900 but they will take that camera and literally go 02:15:53.900 --> 02:15:57.020 and inspect the seal that there's two seals actually, 02:15:57.020 --> 02:16:01.460 two seals that go around the entire area of the hatch just 02:16:01.460 --> 02:16:03.380 to make sure that everything looks good 02:16:03.380 --> 02:16:05.940 and that camera feed is being directly shown 02:16:05.940 --> 02:16:08.240 to NASA teams who need to monitor that. 02:16:08.240 --> 02:16:10.380 Yeah, they want to make sure there's not a single hair 02:16:10.380 --> 02:16:11.620 or piece of dust on those. 02:16:11.620 --> 02:16:12.940 Make sure that there's no damage 02:16:12.940 --> 02:16:14.820 and everything's ready to go so that the seal, 02:16:14.820 --> 02:16:17.820 they will do a leak check on this hatch seal as well. 02:16:17.820 --> 02:16:18.720 Make sure it passes. 02:16:18.720 --> 02:16:20.460 Yeah, and we'll know they're doing that 02:16:20.460 --> 02:16:21.720 because we will actually see one 02:16:21.720 --> 02:16:24.300 of the closeout crew members with a hand pump 02:16:24.300 --> 02:16:28.100 and they will pressurize again just the seals 02:16:28.100 --> 02:16:32.000 and they have to see if it will hold pressure for just a minute. 02:16:32.000 --> 02:16:33.900 And if it does, then they will go ahead 02:16:33.900 --> 02:16:38.740 to pressurize the entire Orion spacecraft, and then that, again, 02:16:38.740 --> 02:16:42.700 is to make sure that the spacecraft is holding the right amount of pressure. 02:16:42.700 --> 02:16:43.760 And that one's a lot longer. 02:16:43.760 --> 02:16:45.280 It'll take them like eight minutes. 02:16:45.280 --> 02:16:48.300 Like, it takes time to pressurize it, then they have to hold pressure, 02:16:48.300 --> 02:16:50.060 and then it takes time to depressurize it. 02:16:50.060 --> 02:16:53.860 Right, and they want to measure the difference in pressures at the beginning and end of that, 02:16:53.860 --> 02:16:56.340 and make sure that it holds the right amount of pressure so that when they get 02:16:56.340 --> 02:16:59.060 to the vacuum of space, obviously the capsule holds its pressure. 02:16:59.060 --> 02:17:00.100 Yep. Okay. 02:17:00.100 --> 02:17:06.100 Well, again, as we continue to watch operations that are happening at the pad inside of Orion, 02:17:06.100 --> 02:17:08.060 why don't we go over to Banana Creek? 02:17:08.060 --> 02:17:10.660 It's one of our viewing locations here at Kennedy Space Center. 02:17:10.660 --> 02:17:16.440 They will have a spectacular view, and we actually have NASA's Leah Martin there chatting 02:17:16.440 --> 02:17:20.740 with a big group of people surrounded by a lot of folks on bleachers there. 02:17:20.740 --> 02:17:27.260 Hey, Megan, you got tons of people out here today, thousands of people gathering at Banana 02:17:27.260 --> 02:17:33.820 great to enjoy NASA's next big mission and humanity's next great leap today. 02:17:33.820 --> 02:17:38.540 It's a gorgeous day and I'm joined here actually by some people who are probably 02:17:38.540 --> 02:17:42.300 the only people in center who are a little bit more excited than me to see 02:17:42.300 --> 02:17:47.940 this rocket lift off. Where are you from and why are you here? So we're from the 02:17:47.940 --> 02:17:52.220 University of Tennessee Knoxville. We're a group of seven aerospace senior 02:17:52.220 --> 02:17:56.180 engineering students traveling here with Josh Dobbs, former quarterback of the 02:17:56.180 --> 02:18:01.940 University of Tennessee with his extraordinary Dove's Foundation. Now you 02:18:01.940 --> 02:18:05.140 were actually telling me a little bit earlier you're here local you're from 02:18:05.140 --> 02:18:09.020 Orlando what's it like being an aerospace engineer and then having the 02:18:09.020 --> 02:18:12.700 opportunity to come back here to the Space Coast and see this mission lift off 02:18:12.700 --> 02:18:17.780 today. It is absolutely amazing I feel like the little nine-year-old girl 02:18:17.780 --> 02:18:22.020 inside me is so excited like I'm from around here I grew up watching launches 02:18:22.020 --> 02:18:26.740 in my backyard and so this seems like such a full circle happy moment for me. 02:18:26.740 --> 02:18:31.780 Now you are an aerospace engineer looking hopefully to join the workforce in the 02:18:31.780 --> 02:18:35.700 future. How does it feel to be here and see firsthand what that work does? 02:18:35.700 --> 02:18:38.900 It's just so cool to see what I've been working for for the last four years and 02:18:38.900 --> 02:18:42.420 then 12 years before that just actually be physically happening in front of me. 02:18:42.420 --> 02:18:46.340 That's something I never dreamed of as a kid. And I'm actually joined here by the 02:18:46.340 --> 02:19:02.340 Now you have a history of NASA as well, you did an externship here, and how did that kind of play into your passion for aerospace, and then the foundation that actually provided this opportunity for these students today? 02:19:02.340 --> 02:19:11.340 100%. So I spent a month here around the Artemis I mission, which was a tremendous opportunity to learn about the space program, and also what's next. 02:19:11.340 --> 02:19:17.100 And so to be back here for Artemis II and unfortunately Artemis I went in the middle of the season, 02:19:17.100 --> 02:19:22.140 so it's surreal to be here for Artemis II and my foundation like the goal is to be able to 02:19:22.140 --> 02:19:28.060 take advantage of the opportunities that I've had and pass along to the future of the industry and 02:19:28.060 --> 02:19:33.180 give them the opportunity to see what all their hard work can accumulate into. So it's an honor 02:19:33.180 --> 02:19:37.580 to be here. We're really appreciative of all the engineers and all the hard work that's gone 02:19:37.580 --> 02:19:42.300 into this moment and we're excited to watch history happen today. Absolutely and as a group I think 02:19:42.300 --> 02:19:47.740 if you guys had one well wish for the team today what would you say I think we can all join 02:19:47.740 --> 02:19:57.340 together maybe say go Artemis. Go Artemis. That was a fun interview and again just so neat to see 02:19:57.340 --> 02:20:02.860 all the people who are here I mean still hours before lift off not even hours before lift up 02:20:02.860 --> 02:20:06.940 but hours before a two-hour launch window so people just really committed to being here and 02:20:06.940 --> 02:20:07.980 and seeing it in person. 02:20:07.980 --> 02:20:11.820 Yeah, you can see the Banana Creek is already buzzing behind Leah. 02:20:11.820 --> 02:20:13.420 You could hear the chatter in the background. 02:20:13.420 --> 02:20:14.420 It's an exciting time. 02:20:14.420 --> 02:20:16.700 Yeah, you could tell that it's a lot louder than we noticed 02:20:16.700 --> 02:20:18.220 because we just have very good mics. 02:20:18.220 --> 02:20:21.340 But, you know, she's obviously yelling over a huge crowd there. 02:20:21.340 --> 02:20:23.500 So, super fun, super exciting. 02:20:23.500 --> 02:20:27.460 And yes, I hope that we all get to see lift off here shortly. 02:20:27.460 --> 02:20:30.940 OK, so as we know, Victor, Reed, Christina, and Jeremy 02:20:30.940 --> 02:20:33.500 will have their hands full during their mission. 02:20:33.500 --> 02:20:35.580 So for some of their test flight objectives, 02:20:35.580 --> 02:20:38.780 Let's go back to Megan Carter at the moon board. 02:20:38.780 --> 02:20:41.180 All right, as we have seen from those camera views, 02:20:41.180 --> 02:20:44.380 their capsule is very compact, obviously. 02:20:44.380 --> 02:20:47.580 So let me show you a few cool things about this piece. 02:20:47.580 --> 02:20:52.240 The Orion capsule is going to only be about 16.8 feet 02:20:52.240 --> 02:20:56.780 in diameter and a whopping 10.5 in height. 02:20:56.780 --> 02:20:59.660 Think of it about the same cubic feet as two minibands. 02:20:59.660 --> 02:21:02.780 So obviously every piece of that capsule 02:21:02.780 --> 02:21:04.940 has been planned with purpose. 02:21:04.940 --> 02:21:09.500 and a really great example of that is going to be these seats that we have seen that live you 02:21:09.500 --> 02:21:15.180 love. Now these seats are going to be out for launch re-entry and splashdown but in between 02:21:15.180 --> 02:21:19.820 they are stored in between to give them more room for daily activities and things like that. 02:21:20.540 --> 02:21:26.460 While they are on board obviously they are going to have a lot of things to do. One of those is 02:21:26.460 --> 02:21:32.300 going to be to manually fly Orion as we've discussed but they also have several other objectives as well 02:21:32.300 --> 02:21:36.220 and they're going to be doing lots of system checkouts, checking out the 02:21:36.220 --> 02:21:40.340 service module, making sure everything is working correctly. They're also, like I 02:21:40.340 --> 02:21:43.380 said, going to have a chance to manually fly. Now this was taken during one of 02:21:43.380 --> 02:21:46.940 their training simulations, but as you can see here they will have advanced 02:21:46.940 --> 02:21:51.980 flight displays, hand controllers, touchscreen interfaces, so much to work 02:21:51.980 --> 02:21:56.780 with and practice with as well. Now while on board they will also have the 02:21:56.780 --> 02:22:00.820 ability to eat those shelf stable meals that are designed specifically for 02:22:00.820 --> 02:22:05.940 microgravity. I think I saw somewhere that one of their meals is going to be mac and cheese and 02:22:05.940 --> 02:22:11.700 brisket. So that makes the southern meat and very happy. All right, but they are going to have also 02:22:11.700 --> 02:22:17.060 some time to look at some things like power and propulsion. They will have three key propulsion 02:22:17.060 --> 02:22:22.500 systems that are going to help power Orion as well. And speaking of power, I want to bring you back 02:22:22.500 --> 02:22:27.620 to the service module real quick because I wanted to point out these four solar panels. These are 02:22:27.620 --> 02:22:33.140 going to take about 18 minutes to unfold like giant wings and they're going to stretch 62 feet 02:22:33.140 --> 02:22:38.820 from end to end and these are going to help power the service module and in turn provide 02:22:38.820 --> 02:22:44.820 what the crew needs for their journey. So as you can see, spacecraft is built specifically for 02:22:44.820 --> 02:22:50.020 what we need and to guide them and get them home safely. All right back over to you Megan. 02:22:51.060 --> 02:22:55.700 Thank you so much Megan. You know it's taken thousands of people many years to get to us 02:22:55.700 --> 02:23:00.420 to where we are today. Let's meet some of the people of Artemis who've made this flight test possible. 02:23:03.300 --> 02:23:09.380 I am the Artemis Launch Director. I'm the Orion Crew Survival System Manager. I am the Artemis 02:23:09.380 --> 02:23:14.900 II Chief Training Officer. I'm the SLS Launch Integration and Mission Operations Lead. I am 02:23:14.900 --> 02:23:20.740 the Recovery Director and I'm Boeing's floor stage IPT leader at Kennedy Space Center. I am the Artemis 02:23:20.740 --> 02:23:25.460 II Entry Flight Director. And I'm the Close-October Lead for Artemis II. Our job is to design the 02:23:25.460 --> 02:23:29.620 the spacesuits that the crew will wear for the Artemis II mission. The team here at Johnson Space 02:23:29.620 --> 02:23:35.060 Center in the Orion Crew Survival Systems Lab does pretty much everything involved with processing 02:23:35.060 --> 02:23:40.260 the suits, designing the suits, qualifying the suits, testing them for the Orion mission. 02:23:40.260 --> 02:23:46.820 The role of the Chief Training Officer is to manage both the planning and the development of 02:23:46.820 --> 02:23:51.940 how we are going to train our astronauts and run our simulations for our flight control team 02:23:51.940 --> 02:23:55.580 for the mission and then go implement that plan. 02:23:55.580 --> 02:23:57.860 Recovery team is responsible for three things. 02:23:57.860 --> 02:24:00.780 Recovery is what we call our nominal recovery situation 02:24:00.780 --> 02:24:03.300 where we go recovery the crew and the capsule 02:24:03.300 --> 02:24:04.700 at their designated landing site. 02:24:04.700 --> 02:24:07.220 Rescue is if in case we do need to rescue the crew 02:24:07.220 --> 02:24:09.620 or they land it somewhere else that we did not plan 02:24:09.620 --> 02:24:11.900 and then the retrieval is us getting the capsule 02:24:11.900 --> 02:24:15.300 if they did land somewhere where we did not expect them to. 02:24:15.300 --> 02:24:19.740 My job on SLS is to manage the operations architecture 02:24:19.740 --> 02:24:20.900 on SLS program. 02:24:20.900 --> 02:24:25.820 One of the specific things that we do is support launch operations. 02:24:25.820 --> 02:24:29.020 It means a lot to be a part of the Sardimus team, 02:24:29.020 --> 02:24:32.860 to show the next generation and see what may come. 02:24:32.860 --> 02:24:37.420 I am responsible for our core stage processing at Kennedy Space Center. 02:24:37.420 --> 02:24:40.700 My team is responsible for that core stage, 02:24:40.700 --> 02:24:45.180 and it's our responsibility to make sure that core stage is safe, built correctly, 02:24:45.180 --> 02:24:47.180 and there's going to be four of our astronauts, 02:24:47.180 --> 02:24:49.660 and it's going to get them to their ride around the moon. 02:24:49.660 --> 02:24:51.980 I've been a flight director for over 10 years now. 02:24:51.980 --> 02:24:54.380 I worked on the Artemis-1 mission, 02:24:54.380 --> 02:24:55.900 and after the mission completed, 02:24:55.900 --> 02:24:59.020 I was assigned as the entry flight director for Artemis-2. 02:24:59.020 --> 02:25:01.540 I can't wait to see the hatch open after splash found. 02:25:01.540 --> 02:25:03.700 That's when we know that our mission will be complete 02:25:03.700 --> 02:25:06.260 and the crew will have safely returned to the moon 02:25:06.260 --> 02:25:07.420 and back to Earth. 02:25:07.420 --> 02:25:09.860 Most of our crew is responsible for getting astronauts 02:25:09.860 --> 02:25:12.180 up to the white room, getting their helmets and gloves on, 02:25:12.180 --> 02:25:14.140 getting them into the vehicle safely, 02:25:14.140 --> 02:25:15.540 connecting all their umbilicals, 02:25:15.540 --> 02:25:17.100 making sure they're ready to go for launch, 02:25:17.100 --> 02:25:19.260 and then closing the primordial hatch. 02:25:19.260 --> 02:25:23.340 The reason we do this is to expand mankind's knowledge. 02:25:23.340 --> 02:25:25.000 If I can be a part of that, doing anything, 02:25:25.000 --> 02:25:25.940 I want to do that. 02:25:25.940 --> 02:25:29.580 The launch director role really is to step back 02:25:29.580 --> 02:25:32.020 and kind of take that big picture view of launch. 02:25:32.020 --> 02:25:34.180 How are we doing on any NCs? 02:25:34.180 --> 02:25:36.500 How are we doing our timelines, our procedures? 02:25:36.500 --> 02:25:38.260 Autumn is too, is the beginning. 02:25:38.260 --> 02:25:40.900 It's going to inspire a new generation. 02:25:40.900 --> 02:25:42.820 It's going to uncover science. 02:25:42.820 --> 02:25:46.620 It's going to serve as a pathway to places 02:25:46.620 --> 02:25:48.620 that we have never been before. 02:25:52.540 --> 02:25:54.160 And to meet more people of Artemis, 02:25:54.160 --> 02:25:57.140 you can head to the link we're gonna put up 02:25:57.140 --> 02:25:58.580 on your screen there. 02:25:58.580 --> 02:26:01.180 Just again, really nice to see all the faces 02:26:01.180 --> 02:26:03.380 that have put in the work, the time, the hours, 02:26:03.380 --> 02:26:05.740 the dedication to get us to today. 02:26:05.740 --> 02:26:06.980 Yeah, so many professionals 02:26:06.980 --> 02:26:08.740 that worked so hard on this mission. 02:26:09.860 --> 02:26:12.180 And what was really fun to see is, 02:26:12.180 --> 02:26:14.120 we interviewed Taylor Hoes, 02:26:14.120 --> 02:26:15.740 close out crew lead, as he said, 02:26:15.740 --> 02:26:25.900 And that's who we are now seeing inside of the white room as they are getting ready to close out Orion and close one of two hatches. 02:26:25.900 --> 02:26:30.980 We have the side hatch of the crew module as well as the launch abort system hatch, correct? 02:26:30.980 --> 02:26:34.460 Yeah, the astronauts are in the capsule. They're ready to go. 02:26:34.460 --> 02:26:38.220 And now the white room is very busy as they're getting ready to close both of those hatches. 02:26:38.220 --> 02:26:40.660 It's a great shot right there where you can see them. 02:26:40.660 --> 02:26:43.500 Almost looks like they're doing that hatch seal inspection that we talked about. 02:26:45.740 --> 02:26:55.260 And so, Nicole, as we continue to see them get ready to close that smaller hatch, again, 02:26:55.260 --> 02:26:59.180 the crew module side hatch, let's take some questions now. 02:26:59.180 --> 02:27:00.180 Sounds good. 02:27:00.180 --> 02:27:09.100 A lot has changed since Apollo, and I have a few questions about what's next. 02:27:09.100 --> 02:27:13.540 What part of the Moon are we exploring through Artemis, and what are some of the key points 02:27:13.540 --> 02:27:17.500 that NASA needs to consider when planning missions like this. 02:27:17.500 --> 02:27:19.700 Were you expecting to see Scarlett Johansson? 02:27:19.700 --> 02:27:20.900 I think that took you. 02:27:20.900 --> 02:27:23.420 Yeah, I mean, we've talked about this, 02:27:23.420 --> 02:27:25.380 but everybody has an interest in this mission. 02:27:25.380 --> 02:27:27.940 It's humanity trying to explore and go back to the moon. 02:27:27.940 --> 02:27:30.100 And I love this question. 02:27:30.100 --> 02:27:31.900 What part of the moon are we going to? 02:27:31.900 --> 02:27:34.220 Eventually, we want to get to the polar regions, 02:27:34.220 --> 02:27:35.660 the south pole specifically. 02:27:35.660 --> 02:27:37.580 We think that there are volatiles there, 02:27:37.580 --> 02:27:40.700 so water ice, something that can be harnessed as a resource 02:27:40.700 --> 02:27:43.140 as we create the permanent base on the moon 02:27:43.140 --> 02:27:45.260 and then try to get on to Mars. 02:27:45.260 --> 02:27:48.540 But getting to the moon is a tricky mission. 02:27:48.540 --> 02:27:51.940 We're going further than we have in a long time. 02:27:51.940 --> 02:27:53.660 And on the International Space Station, 02:27:53.660 --> 02:27:55.580 we're 250 miles from the Earth. 02:27:55.580 --> 02:27:56.980 And so we're pretty close. 02:27:56.980 --> 02:28:00.200 We resupply that spacecraft pretty often with cargo 02:28:00.200 --> 02:28:00.700 missions. 02:28:00.700 --> 02:28:02.740 But the further and further you get away from Earth, 02:28:02.740 --> 02:28:05.940 the more you have to think about the lack of cargo, 02:28:05.940 --> 02:28:07.060 the calm delay. 02:28:07.060 --> 02:28:09.580 There's a communication delay the further away you get. 02:28:09.580 --> 02:28:11.740 And so there are different and unique problems 02:28:11.740 --> 02:28:13.980 as we continue to explore further and further out 02:28:13.980 --> 02:28:15.260 into this solar system. 02:28:15.260 --> 02:28:17.300 And there is so much to learn about the moon. 02:28:17.300 --> 02:28:18.500 So it's no surprise that, yes, 02:28:18.500 --> 02:28:21.500 even though our goal is to have a moon base 02:28:21.500 --> 02:28:23.760 at the lunar south pole, the lunar south pole 02:28:23.760 --> 02:28:26.340 is not the main focus of this lunar flyby. 02:28:26.340 --> 02:28:28.420 So instead, the crew is gonna be focused 02:28:28.420 --> 02:28:31.260 on observing the far side of the moon. 02:28:31.260 --> 02:28:32.820 So this is actually an animation 02:28:32.820 --> 02:28:36.260 of what teams expect the moon to look like 02:28:36.260 --> 02:28:38.340 if the crew launches today. 02:28:38.340 --> 02:28:41.500 So this is of course the side that faces the moon 02:28:41.500 --> 02:28:44.140 And this is the far side of the moon, which when, again, 02:28:44.140 --> 02:28:47.340 the crew does their lunar flyby on flight day six, 02:28:47.340 --> 02:28:50.060 we are expecting this will be their view. 02:28:50.060 --> 02:28:52.420 What an amazing view and an opportunity. 02:28:52.420 --> 02:28:55.380 Yeah, you know, there's so much to learn 02:28:55.380 --> 02:28:56.900 from this particular mission, 02:28:56.900 --> 02:28:59.100 because obviously we're not landing with this mission. 02:28:59.100 --> 02:29:01.780 And so they actually potentially could see the south pole 02:29:01.780 --> 02:29:05.500 and kind of scope out what our landing regions look like 02:29:05.500 --> 02:29:07.500 in the context of the entire moon. 02:29:07.500 --> 02:29:09.780 But also they're gonna see parts of the lunar surface 02:29:09.780 --> 02:29:11.580 have never been seen before by the human eye. 02:29:11.580 --> 02:29:14.100 And so they're going to take these detailed notes. 02:29:14.100 --> 02:29:15.860 They're going to record themselves talking 02:29:15.860 --> 02:29:17.140 about what they see. 02:29:17.140 --> 02:29:19.220 We do a ton of geology training as astronauts, 02:29:19.220 --> 02:29:20.620 especially this Artemis-2 crew. 02:29:20.620 --> 02:29:21.980 They did a ton of geology training, 02:29:21.980 --> 02:29:24.660 working with scientists to learn how to pick out 02:29:24.660 --> 02:29:27.420 the unique portions that we want to go study. 02:29:27.420 --> 02:29:29.540 What is the context of the moon? 02:29:29.540 --> 02:29:32.900 What parts of the moon look interesting and look different? 02:29:32.900 --> 02:29:35.620 The impact craters that we talked about earlier. 02:29:35.620 --> 02:29:37.620 So really trying to take all the pictures, 02:29:37.620 --> 02:29:42.780 take all the observations right down, talk about their observations, and record as much 02:29:42.780 --> 02:29:45.980 data as we possibly can for the researchers back here on Earth. 02:29:45.980 --> 02:29:51.260 Yeah, it's so important to, yes, we're all talking about what they hope to do during 02:29:51.260 --> 02:29:54.940 this 10-day mission, but you really do have to think about all the training that goes 02:29:54.940 --> 02:29:55.940 into this. 02:29:55.940 --> 02:30:02.980 I mean, you have four crew members who won't, you know, have the support the way that they've 02:30:02.980 --> 02:30:07.220 been having this, I mean, they'll be talking through communications, but you know what 02:30:07.220 --> 02:30:08.700 I mean, it's just them and the moon, right? 02:30:08.700 --> 02:30:12.580 So they need to be fully aware and equipped with everything 02:30:12.580 --> 02:30:16.180 that they'll need to do to be able to accomplish the objectives 02:30:16.180 --> 02:30:18.260 that we hope to accomplish during this mission. 02:30:18.260 --> 02:30:20.780 Right, and there's specific flyby around the moon, 02:30:20.780 --> 02:30:22.580 you know, the lighting will be different 02:30:22.580 --> 02:30:25.180 and the path will be different depending on when we launch. 02:30:25.180 --> 02:30:27.100 If we launch today, it would be different from tomorrow. 02:30:27.100 --> 02:30:29.700 And so, you know, they actually had to learn the geography 02:30:29.700 --> 02:30:31.700 of the moon so that they can orient themselves 02:30:31.700 --> 02:30:33.380 when they're on the backside of the moon, 02:30:33.380 --> 02:30:34.980 because they're not gonna have communication, you know, 02:30:34.980 --> 02:30:37.820 They're just going to have a, I think, 45 plus minute call 02:30:37.820 --> 02:30:40.900 blackout while they're on the far side of the moon. 02:30:40.900 --> 02:30:44.420 And so they themselves have to know what things look like 02:30:44.420 --> 02:30:45.940 on the moon, how to orient themselves, 02:30:45.940 --> 02:30:48.140 and how to get the data that we're looking for. 02:30:48.140 --> 02:30:49.900 Yeah, really ambitious mission. 02:30:49.900 --> 02:30:52.660 Excited to be here at the start of it. 02:30:52.660 --> 02:30:54.180 All right, so another check of the clock. 02:30:54.180 --> 02:30:57.380 Two hours, 57 minutes, and counting to the opening 02:30:57.380 --> 02:31:00.220 of our two hour launch window for Artemis II. 02:31:00.220 --> 02:31:03.900 This pivotal test flight comes 250 years 02:31:03.900 --> 02:31:07.100 after America began its journey as a nation. 02:31:07.100 --> 02:31:09.060 As we celebrate that milestone, 02:31:09.060 --> 02:31:10.980 a special live performance now 02:31:10.980 --> 02:31:13.860 of our national anthem by singer Ann Wilson. 02:31:24.860 --> 02:31:30.360 ["Sing and You Can Do It"] 02:31:30.360 --> 02:31:42.360 Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light 02:31:42.360 --> 02:31:55.360 What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming 02:31:55.360 --> 02:32:01.720 Whose broad stripes and bright stars 02:32:01.720 --> 02:32:14.440 through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched 02:32:14.440 --> 02:32:20.720 were so gallantly streaming? 02:32:20.720 --> 02:32:32.920 And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, 02:32:32.920 --> 02:32:45.400 gave through, through the night, that our flight was still there. 02:32:45.400 --> 02:33:00.680 Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave 02:33:00.680 --> 02:33:13.680 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 02:33:25.680 --> 02:33:26.800 A beautiful rendition. 02:33:26.800 --> 02:33:30.160 Honest, I am a little emotional, a little speechless. 02:33:30.160 --> 02:33:38.520 that was gorgeous. Yeah. I mean, again, we are a nation of explorers, a nation of curious 02:33:38.520 --> 02:33:45.040 minds. And to see us again, 250 years after our Declaration of Independence was signed 02:33:45.040 --> 02:33:50.160 to when we are trying to return to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, 02:33:50.160 --> 02:33:54.320 really powerful. Yeah, leading the way back to the moon. It's exciting. And that's so 02:33:54.320 --> 02:34:01.160 important to us, you know, we do want to be the leaders in exploration, but we definitely 02:34:01.160 --> 02:34:05.480 know we can't do that alone. You know, we often hear NASA leadership say that, you know, 02:34:05.480 --> 02:34:10.000 this is not something one nation can do. This is something that is a collaboration of nations, 02:34:10.000 --> 02:34:16.760 and that's why we have European countries. We also have Canada, again, joining us on 02:34:16.760 --> 02:34:18.260 this ambitious test flight. 02:34:18.260 --> 02:34:21.240 Yeah, of course, you know, it goes back to the old proverb, if you want to go fast, 02:34:21.240 --> 02:34:24.680 you go alone if you want to go far or you go together and we want to go far, we want 02:34:24.680 --> 02:34:28.880 to get on to Mars eventually and so we're going to get to the moon first and you can't 02:34:28.880 --> 02:34:29.880 do that alone. 02:34:29.880 --> 02:34:33.880 So thank you again, singer Anne Wilson for that beautiful rendition, again reminding 02:34:33.880 --> 02:34:41.080 us of what it is we are trying to accomplish for all by all. 02:34:41.080 --> 02:34:47.640 We are now back inside the white room with the close out crew, again backup astronaut, 02:34:47.640 --> 02:34:52.600 Andre Douglas, number two there, just outside in the white room, 02:34:53.160 --> 02:34:56.560 which is right outside Orion there, 02:34:57.160 --> 02:34:59.180 with the crew seated comfortably inside. 02:35:00.300 --> 02:35:02.700 As you can see, they've dimmed the lights a little bit. 02:35:03.820 --> 02:35:08.660 The crew has the opportunity to set the ambiance, if you will. 02:35:08.660 --> 02:35:15.840 They were given the opportunity to adjust the lighting as they see fit again, 02:35:15.840 --> 02:35:18.320 just so that they can get comfortable. 02:35:18.320 --> 02:35:21.440 It's kind of like when we are on a plane 02:35:21.440 --> 02:35:23.320 and you get the opportunity to... 02:35:23.320 --> 02:35:25.160 Sure, yeah, you don't want the bright lights in your eyes. 02:35:25.160 --> 02:35:26.960 Also, you want to be able to see the screens well 02:35:26.960 --> 02:35:30.600 or see the tablet on Jeremy's knee well, 02:35:30.600 --> 02:35:32.560 so they're gonna adjust the lighting 02:35:32.560 --> 02:35:34.400 to what makes sense for the mission. 02:35:35.560 --> 02:35:38.080 And we saw in that very quick shot there, 02:35:38.080 --> 02:35:40.320 our best camera view of the two hatches 02:35:40.320 --> 02:35:42.080 is actually that drag on camera, 02:35:42.080 --> 02:35:43.640 like we were saying, that kind of moves around. 02:35:43.640 --> 02:35:45.640 So sometimes it's hard to show that, 02:35:45.640 --> 02:35:47.440 So there you have it. 02:35:47.440 --> 02:35:53.120 You can see that the closeout crew has closed the side hatch. 02:35:53.120 --> 02:35:57.360 And so right now, that's a panel that they 02:35:57.360 --> 02:36:02.600 have to close out in order to then close the next hatch, which 02:36:02.600 --> 02:36:05.760 is the launch abort system hatch. 02:36:05.760 --> 02:36:08.440 And so, Nicole, can you just quickly, again, talk to people 02:36:08.440 --> 02:36:13.200 about the two hatches, again, crew module first and then 02:36:13.200 --> 02:36:14.640 the launch abort system hatch? 02:36:14.640 --> 02:36:18.640 Yeah, so the crew module hatch is the one they're working on right now, they just got closed. 02:36:18.640 --> 02:36:21.880 You can see he's twerking those bolts down. 02:36:21.880 --> 02:36:25.800 And that is the hatch that completes the Orion capsule. 02:36:25.800 --> 02:36:29.600 And then you have the launch abort system, which actually is kind of almost a shell that 02:36:29.600 --> 02:36:33.200 goes around the capsule and holds on to the capsule during launch. 02:36:33.200 --> 02:36:37.960 And it has its own separate engines that can pull the capsule away from the rocket safely 02:36:37.960 --> 02:36:42.280 in the case of an off-nominal data point. 02:36:42.280 --> 02:36:48.120 it's actually looking at roll rates and attitude and thrust and all sorts of different data in 02:36:48.120 --> 02:36:52.840 order to make sure the launch is safe and if it's not then the launch abort system will pull the 02:36:52.840 --> 02:37:08.600 crew module away and get them into a splashdown zone safely. 02:37:13.240 --> 02:37:20.440 And as we wait for the crew to complete closing that side hatch of the crew module, 02:37:20.440 --> 02:37:26.680 Let's head over back to Banana Creek where we have Leah Martin standing by 02:37:26.680 --> 02:37:32.800 with the person who designed this mission's zero gravity indicator named 02:37:32.800 --> 02:37:39.000 Rise. It was second-grader Lucas Yee from California. Hey Leah. Hey Megan. Yes, the 02:37:39.000 --> 02:37:43.760 many special guests we have with us today. I think one of our most exciting 02:37:43.760 --> 02:37:48.720 guests is Lucas who's joining us like you said all the way from California. He and 02:37:48.720 --> 02:37:53.520 family actually worked this as a group project to design the zero gravity 02:37:53.520 --> 02:38:01.500 indicator. Lucas, can you tell us a little bit about your design? Yeah. So you 02:38:01.500 --> 02:38:06.120 named him Rise. Can you tell me why you picked that name? It was very remote 02:38:06.120 --> 02:38:12.040 representing the Artemis II launch and Earthrise and yeah that's pretty much it. 02:38:12.040 --> 02:38:16.560 So were you really excited to find out that you won the competition and that 02:38:16.560 --> 02:38:23.520 your zero gravity indicator would be would be going to space? Yeah. So how does it feel? We're 02:38:23.520 --> 02:38:27.280 actually just across the river right now from Artemis. We can see it from where we're standing. 02:38:27.280 --> 02:38:32.640 How does it feel to know that design you created is actually currently on that rocket just a 02:38:32.640 --> 02:38:44.560 couple hours away from going to space? Really, really, really, really, really, really surprised 02:38:44.560 --> 02:38:49.840 and very happy and very happy now mom you're telling me on the way over here 02:38:49.840 --> 02:38:52.880 that it was kind of hitting you what was happening tell me a little bit about 02:38:52.880 --> 02:38:55.520 that it's definitely very surreal to be here in 02:38:55.520 --> 02:38:58.720 it's definitely very surreal to be here in person 02:38:58.720 --> 02:39:04.080 that commander weissman said that it's for all and by all that we couldn't have 02:39:04.080 --> 02:39:06.320 said it better we're just very grateful to be 02:39:06.320 --> 02:39:10.640 to be here super super excited and we're so excited to have you here too now 02:39:10.640 --> 02:39:16.160 Oliver, this is your first launch too, is that right? Yeah, that's right. And how does it feel 02:39:16.160 --> 02:39:20.480 to be here just a little bit away from watching the first group of astronauts in your lifetime 02:39:20.480 --> 02:39:29.840 on their way to the moon? It feels like very happy and surprised. So if you had one word of 02:39:29.840 --> 02:39:33.280 encouragement or something to say to the crew who's sitting on that rocket right now, what would 02:39:33.280 --> 02:39:34.280 What would you say? 02:39:34.280 --> 02:39:35.280 What? 02:39:35.280 --> 02:39:36.280 Go Artemis. 02:39:36.280 --> 02:39:37.280 Go Artemis. 02:39:37.280 --> 02:39:38.280 Thanks so much, Megan. 02:39:38.280 --> 02:39:39.280 I would say have a nice trip. 02:39:39.280 --> 02:39:40.280 Yeah. 02:39:40.280 --> 02:39:41.280 You would say have a nice trip. 02:39:41.280 --> 02:39:42.280 I did hear that answer. 02:39:42.280 --> 02:39:43.280 I would say have a nice trip. 02:39:43.280 --> 02:39:44.280 You know, Leah, that was a hard question. 02:39:44.280 --> 02:39:47.280 You know, it's really hard to come up with a spot. 02:39:47.280 --> 02:39:48.280 What to say? 02:39:48.280 --> 02:39:49.280 What do you say? 02:39:49.280 --> 02:39:50.280 Who's about to make history today? 02:39:50.280 --> 02:39:51.280 Yeah. 02:39:51.280 --> 02:40:03.040 And so the Artemis II crew, again, ZGI zero gravity indicator. 02:40:03.040 --> 02:40:10.040 It's a plushie, a soft toy that is brought in to the spacecraft with astronauts so that 02:40:10.040 --> 02:40:14.040 it can be a visual indicator for when we have reached the weightless inner space, right? 02:40:14.040 --> 02:40:18.320 Yeah, you saw a little replica there that Lucas had, and some of the views in the cabin 02:40:18.320 --> 02:40:23.320 view, you could see it swinging and hanging earlier, so I think actually, Jenny was the 02:40:23.320 --> 02:40:26.760 one who installed it into the capsule yesterday, yeah, so. 02:40:26.760 --> 02:40:27.760 Oh, we have to unpack a lot here. 02:40:27.760 --> 02:40:31.920 We got to talk about Jenny, who we will get to here in a second, but then, yes, we will 02:40:31.920 --> 02:40:37.040 also go back into the capsule so that we can show you where the ZGI is now. But the ZGI 02:40:37.040 --> 02:40:42.960 was chosen by the crew after a contest where the crew asked for submissions. They got submissions 02:40:42.960 --> 02:40:48.000 from around the world to again design their ZGI that is going with them to the moon. 02:40:48.000 --> 02:40:56.080 It's kind of like any other road trip. You need clothes, food, a map, your favorite 02:40:56.080 --> 02:41:02.640 toy? Really? Except this toy has a job to do up there because this is a zero gravity indicator. 02:41:03.280 --> 02:41:08.240 While not a scientific instrument, this safe and soft object tells the strapped-in astronauts 02:41:08.240 --> 02:41:15.120 that they've reached weightlessness. For Artemis II, the crew wanted a one-of-a-kind ZGI, so we 02:41:15.120 --> 02:41:25.920 asked you to come up with it. Thanks everyone for sending in your entries from around the world. 02:41:26.080 --> 02:41:29.440 around the world, over 2,600 of you submitted. 02:41:29.440 --> 02:41:31.880 And we loved seeing all of your contributions. 02:41:31.880 --> 02:41:33.560 It was a really difficult decision 02:41:33.560 --> 02:41:35.480 because each design had a unique quality 02:41:35.480 --> 02:41:36.880 that stood out to our crew. 02:41:38.000 --> 02:41:41.200 In the end, we were able to narrow it down to a top five 02:41:41.200 --> 02:41:43.800 from Finland, Canada, Peru, 02:41:43.800 --> 02:41:47.160 and two from the United States, Kansas, and California. 02:41:47.160 --> 02:41:50.280 In the end, we went with one called Rise. 02:41:50.280 --> 02:41:52.800 It was a design inspired by the Earthrise photo 02:41:52.800 --> 02:41:55.560 taken on Apollo 8, which is very special to our crew. 02:41:56.080 --> 02:42:06.960 With the winner chosen, next came the task of bringing it to life, here in the Thermal 02:42:06.960 --> 02:42:10.440 Blanket Lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 02:42:10.440 --> 02:42:15.120 This lab specializes in custom materials to protect sensitive spacecraft equipment 02:42:15.120 --> 02:42:20.040 and is perfect for creating a ZGI that meets the rigorous safety standards of NASA. 02:42:20.040 --> 02:42:24.880 Because you have to be concerned with whether the threat is going to out gas or if it will 02:42:24.880 --> 02:42:27.800 hold up if it's flame retardant. 02:42:27.800 --> 02:42:30.320 This is the Ryze G.I. doll. 02:42:30.320 --> 02:42:37.320 All I have left to do is to close the opening here in hand so the hat on, make sure it's 02:42:37.320 --> 02:42:39.840 stuffing is stuffed in there. 02:42:39.840 --> 02:42:43.840 And we have our pocket here for the SD card. 02:42:43.840 --> 02:42:49.160 And on that tiny SD card will be millions of names submitted to virtually join the crew 02:42:49.160 --> 02:42:54.160 aboard Orion. 02:42:54.160 --> 02:42:58.320 Got rise, not the real one, obviously, but this is a replica. 02:42:58.320 --> 02:43:03.160 I mean, so clever for Lucas and his family to design. 02:43:03.160 --> 02:43:05.880 Yeah, I love that he replicated the famous picture 02:43:05.880 --> 02:43:07.560 that we all love of Earthrise. 02:43:07.560 --> 02:43:09.920 And then I love that the bill represents the space 02:43:09.920 --> 02:43:11.400 in between the moon and Earth. 02:43:11.400 --> 02:43:13.720 It's just such a cute and wonderful way 02:43:13.720 --> 02:43:15.440 to represent this mission. 02:43:15.440 --> 02:43:17.960 Yeah, and again, Earthrise, very important to this crew. 02:43:17.960 --> 02:43:20.120 It harkens back to the picture that was taken 02:43:20.120 --> 02:43:23.120 by the Apollo 8 crew where they saw Earthrise. 02:43:23.520 --> 02:43:27.020 And so very appropriate since again now here we are going 02:43:27.020 --> 02:43:30.460 to see Earthrise again with this mission. 02:43:30.600 --> 02:43:34.040 So yeah, so this is little rise here. 02:43:34.300 --> 02:43:37.200 And then you heard in that video that there is an SD card 02:43:37.200 --> 02:43:40.900 that is zipped inside with the real ZGI with the crew. 02:43:41.140 --> 02:43:44.860 So get this, more than 5 million people submitted their names 02:43:44.860 --> 02:43:48.260 as part of NASA's Ascend Your Name to Space campaign. 02:43:48.260 --> 02:43:50.580 And actually, Christina said that her niece 02:43:50.580 --> 02:43:53.540 and nephew's names are inside that have taken part. 02:43:53.740 --> 02:43:54.500 How cool is that? 02:43:54.500 --> 02:43:56.380 Her nieces and nephews are going to go with her. 02:43:56.620 --> 02:43:57.500 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 02:43:57.780 --> 02:43:58.460 Love this. 02:43:58.700 --> 02:44:01.220 Love that people are engaging in such a cool way. 02:44:01.380 --> 02:44:04.340 And actually, if we take a look back inside of Orion, 02:44:04.340 --> 02:44:08.940 we can actually see the actual ZGI inside with the crew. 02:44:09.780 --> 02:44:14.700 As we said, the purpose of a zero gravity indicator 02:44:14.700 --> 02:44:18.180 is to show when we've reached the weightlessness of space. 02:44:18.180 --> 02:44:20.620 Now, I know that it's probably dark in there, 02:44:20.620 --> 02:44:26.020 because as we said, the crew decided to just dim it a little bit for them. 02:44:26.020 --> 02:44:30.620 But here again, as we see, read on your left, Victor on your right, 02:44:31.620 --> 02:44:35.420 blow Victor, or next to Victor again, because they're on their back. 02:44:35.420 --> 02:44:36.380 It's a little weird. 02:44:36.380 --> 02:44:38.180 It's a little hard to explain the orientation. 02:44:38.180 --> 02:44:46.980 but between basically Victor and Christina is where Jenny Gibbons has placed the zero gravity 02:44:46.980 --> 02:44:55.300 indicator and Jenny who again Nicole just brought up Jenny is one of the backup crew members so we 02:44:55.300 --> 02:44:59.860 mentioned how Andre is the backup crew member for the NASA astronauts Jenny is the backup crew 02:44:59.860 --> 02:45:06.420 member for Jeremy. Yeah Jenny's one of our Canadian astronauts and yeah so she's been also helping 02:45:06.420 --> 02:45:10.260 with preparations for today and helping the get the white room ready get the caps 02:45:10.260 --> 02:45:16.260 already and she's actually going to be a cap cop for Artemis 2 as well. 02:45:16.260 --> 02:45:20.500 Yeah she's from Calgary Alberta completed astronaut training in 2020 02:45:20.500 --> 02:45:24.260 mechanical engineer combustion scientist and actually before becoming an 02:45:24.260 --> 02:45:28.500 astronaut she was an assistant professor so again another 02:45:28.500 --> 02:45:34.500 very well accomplished person on the team and I know the Artemis 2 crew has 02:45:34.500 --> 02:45:38.380 has really enjoyed working alongside both Andre and Jenny. 02:45:38.380 --> 02:45:40.540 Yeah, actually Jenny was our E.B.Q. mentor 02:45:40.540 --> 02:45:43.060 for when I went through our S.Canner initial training, 02:45:43.060 --> 02:45:44.860 so she helped us with all our spacewalk training, 02:45:44.860 --> 02:45:46.820 which was kind of cool as well. 02:45:46.820 --> 02:45:48.900 Okay, and there we have Andre again, 02:45:48.900 --> 02:45:52.540 number two with the rest of the closeout crew team there. 02:45:52.540 --> 02:45:54.140 Why don't we get another check with Daryl 02:45:54.140 --> 02:45:56.340 and see how the launch countdown is going. 02:46:01.100 --> 02:46:04.180 Still going quite smoothly here from firing room one, 02:46:04.180 --> 02:46:12.180 at the Kennedy Space Center launch team working no major constraints to launch, which is great news. 02:46:12.900 --> 02:46:19.620 We did get an update on a weather balloon that the launch weather officer and his team released. 02:46:19.620 --> 02:46:23.780 This is an important weather balloon released at the right around the three-hour mark, 02:46:23.780 --> 02:46:30.260 and what it told us is that winds are around 10 to 11 knots in the upper parts of the atmosphere. 02:46:30.260 --> 02:46:34.260 That's important information for the launch abort system. 02:46:34.260 --> 02:46:40.260 Should the astronauts need the last, this would of course pull the Orion spacecraft off the 02:46:40.260 --> 02:46:48.100 top of the rocket in case there were an emergency and then take them off shore to a water landing 02:46:48.100 --> 02:46:55.940 in the Atlantic Ocean. And so the winds are pushing on shore and because they're pushing on shore 02:46:55.940 --> 02:47:00.640 And the launch weather officer is keeping a close eye on the strength of those winds 02:47:00.640 --> 02:47:05.800 because if the Orion were to come off the top and it's powered by three rocket motors, 02:47:05.800 --> 02:47:10.080 which can propel it or pull it especially fast off the top of the rocket, 02:47:10.080 --> 02:47:15.820 it would go up into the air at thousands of feet and then splash down on the water. 02:47:15.820 --> 02:47:20.100 And if you've got wind pushing against it, you don't want that spacecraft to come back 02:47:20.100 --> 02:47:21.000 and land on land. 02:47:21.000 --> 02:47:24.660 So they're watching that very closely because of the onshore flow. 02:47:24.660 --> 02:47:29.540 That onshore flow is also what's given us a little weather action down to the 02:47:29.540 --> 02:47:34.340 south of us along what's called the beach line 528. We've got a whole lot of 02:47:34.340 --> 02:47:39.340 people out there getting ready to watch the Artemis II historic launch. Well 02:47:39.340 --> 02:47:43.660 they just got a good soaking, a line of storms, a line of rain showers I should 02:47:43.660 --> 02:47:50.140 say, pass through that area and soak the place. So certainly rain is a 02:47:50.140 --> 02:47:53.900 a possibility spotty showers from time to time. 02:47:53.900 --> 02:47:56.420 But overall, the launch weather officer tells us 02:47:56.420 --> 02:47:59.100 that we are trending towards getting that stuff 02:47:59.100 --> 02:48:02.700 to all push to the West the closer we get 02:48:02.700 --> 02:48:03.940 to our launch window. 02:48:03.940 --> 02:48:08.940 A reminder that window is from 6.24 PM to 8.24 PM Eastern time. 02:48:09.900 --> 02:48:12.500 We don't have a specific T zero at this moment. 02:48:12.500 --> 02:48:14.460 There's a lot that needs to be calculated 02:48:14.460 --> 02:48:15.860 before we get there. 02:48:15.860 --> 02:48:19.020 We also need to get through the rest of the countdown 02:48:19.020 --> 02:48:27.180 on time. As of right now, we are right on time. The launch countdown is going exactly as planned. 02:48:27.180 --> 02:48:33.580 That's not something that we saw, certainly in Artemis 1. There's a lot of flexing in the timeline 02:48:33.580 --> 02:48:40.460 during those three launch attempts back in 2022. But so far today, on our first launch attempt, 02:48:40.460 --> 02:48:47.660 we're really enjoying some really solid countdown work, some solid operations by the launch team 02:48:47.660 --> 02:48:55.500 so far. And to quote our friend Lucas who invited, who created Earthrise, we all really, 02:48:55.500 --> 02:48:59.820 really, really, really, really, really, really like that. We'll send it back to the host desk. 02:49:01.260 --> 02:49:04.860 Thanks so much, Darrell. Yes, we really, really, really like that and we really, 02:49:04.860 --> 02:49:11.580 really like Rise and Lucas, so thank you for that. That was really cute. Okay, so again, here we are 02:49:11.580 --> 02:49:17.860 In the big box here we have our full view of the rocket looking glorious on 02:49:17.860 --> 02:49:22.260 there with again some clouds but still weather is good for launch today and 02:49:22.260 --> 02:49:27.180 then we have the closeout team continuing to do work in the white room. We 02:49:27.180 --> 02:49:34.980 got confirmation that they have successfully completed pressurizing the 02:49:34.980 --> 02:49:42.660 counterbalance pressurization basically as Darrell explained it before the side 02:49:42.660 --> 02:49:47.460 hatch for the crew module is very heavy so in order to open it there needs to be 02:49:47.460 --> 02:49:50.780 pressure applied to it and that's what we just completed right right that's 02:49:50.780 --> 02:49:54.260 exactly it so the cba that counterbalance similar that we're talking 02:49:54.260 --> 02:49:57.540 about has to be pressurized it's a pneumatic system to help so in the case 02:49:57.540 --> 02:50:00.820 of an egress you know Christine is the one that has to open that hatch so once 02:50:00.820 --> 02:50:05.780 she gets it unlatched and unlocked, then that pneumatic system will help move the hatch. 02:50:05.780 --> 02:50:10.660 It weighs a lot, and so the average human cannot open that hatch by themselves. 02:50:10.660 --> 02:50:14.020 And so that's why we want to make sure that the system is pressurized, that it's not 02:50:14.020 --> 02:50:18.820 going to leak, and that it is ready to go in case they need to open the hatch. 02:50:18.820 --> 02:50:24.340 So that is complete, and now what is happening are the seal leak checks. 02:50:24.340 --> 02:50:25.780 So that is in progress. 02:50:25.780 --> 02:50:31.460 Again, two seals go through the entirety of the hatch. 02:50:31.460 --> 02:50:37.500 And we will take the seals to pressure, 02:50:37.500 --> 02:50:39.780 hold it for about a minute, and just make sure 02:50:39.780 --> 02:50:43.260 that it is holding pressure. 02:50:43.260 --> 02:50:47.020 Again, we want to make sure that the crew has a safe, 02:50:47.020 --> 02:50:49.660 pressurized environment in any sort of situation 02:50:49.660 --> 02:50:51.300 while they're in Orion. 02:50:51.300 --> 02:50:52.140 Yep, that's right. 02:50:52.140 --> 02:50:53.980 So we're going to take a look at it. 02:50:53.980 --> 02:50:55.460 We're going to take a look at the starting pressure, 02:50:55.460 --> 02:50:56.700 and then after a certain amount of time, 02:50:56.700 --> 02:50:58.220 we'll take a look at the ending pressure, 02:50:58.220 --> 02:50:59.940 and then there are certain tolerances 02:50:59.940 --> 02:51:01.700 that we will accept for our flight. 02:51:04.420 --> 02:51:06.400 Two hours, 37 minutes and counting 02:51:06.400 --> 02:51:08.840 from the opening of our two hour launch window today 02:51:08.840 --> 02:51:11.460 at 6.24 p.m. Eastern time. 02:51:11.460 --> 02:51:14.240 After a lift off, it takes less than 10 minutes 02:51:14.240 --> 02:51:15.940 to reach Earth's orbit. 02:51:15.940 --> 02:51:17.820 Let's learn more about today's ascent profile 02:51:17.820 --> 02:51:19.340 with Gary and Mission Control. 02:51:19.340 --> 02:51:26.180 Hey, Megan, we are monitoring here in Mission Control Houston. 02:51:26.180 --> 02:51:28.980 Flight controllers are looking at data from integrity 02:51:28.980 --> 02:51:31.060 in the space launch system during the countdown. 02:51:31.060 --> 02:51:32.960 We're looking at some of the events happening 02:51:32.960 --> 02:51:35.080 in the White Room now and just making sure 02:51:35.080 --> 02:51:38.720 that all criteria is met to commit to launch an ASCEN today. 02:51:38.720 --> 02:51:41.400 It's the team you see in this room that would be looking 02:51:41.400 --> 02:51:44.240 after ASCEN, which is a very dynamic phase of flight. 02:51:44.240 --> 02:51:46.460 And after Solid Rocket Booster ignition 02:51:46.460 --> 02:51:48.460 of the space launch system, it's this team 02:51:48.460 --> 02:51:50.480 that takes over control of the mission. 02:51:50.980 --> 02:51:52.740 There are voices you'll hear upon ascent, 02:51:52.740 --> 02:51:56.720 calls being relayed between Stan Love, the Capcom you see here 02:51:56.720 --> 02:51:59.000 in this shot in Mission Control Houston, 02:51:59.000 --> 02:52:02.200 that's the voice from this room, and the Artemis II crew 02:52:02.440 --> 02:52:05.980 on a communications channel aptly named Orion to IRV. 02:52:06.700 --> 02:52:09.040 Here are the calls you may hear during this part of the mission. 02:52:09.440 --> 02:52:13.120 Capcom, Stan Love, his first call after responding 02:52:13.120 --> 02:52:15.760 to the crew's successful roll pitch maneuver 02:52:15.760 --> 02:52:17.580 at 30 seconds is AMT High. 02:52:17.580 --> 02:52:20.340 This notes that should we lose just one of the main engines, 02:52:20.340 --> 02:52:23.620 an alternate mission in low earth orbit can still be achieved. 02:52:24.120 --> 02:52:28.080 At one minute 25 seconds, we'll hear Max Q on PDL. 02:52:28.500 --> 02:52:30.980 This notes that reaching the moment, 02:52:30.980 --> 02:52:32.380 this notes reaching the moment 02:52:32.380 --> 02:52:34.780 of maximum dynamic pressure on the spacecraft. 02:52:35.340 --> 02:52:38.020 This event happens to be in line with a communication switch 02:52:38.020 --> 02:52:39.360 to another ground station. 02:52:39.660 --> 02:52:42.340 The Ponsidilion Inlet Tracking Annex located 02:52:42.340 --> 02:52:44.960 about 35 miles north of Kennedy. 02:52:44.960 --> 02:52:50.800 At 2 minutes 45 seconds, you'll hear SM-primed upper stage RCS ready. 02:52:50.800 --> 02:52:54.280 This means that the European Service Module Propulsion System that's prepared for the 02:52:54.280 --> 02:52:59.320 next phase of aborts after the Launch Abort System jettisons and the Reaction Control 02:52:59.320 --> 02:53:03.640 Trusters on the inner-in cryogenic propulsion stage that enable pointing and maneuvering 02:53:03.640 --> 02:53:05.240 already. 02:53:05.240 --> 02:53:09.560 At 3 minutes 50 seconds, you'll hear voice check on TDRS at the Carmen line. 02:53:09.560 --> 02:53:13.240 At this point, the Launch Abort System has jettisoned and revealed the Orion capsule 02:53:13.240 --> 02:53:14.380 underneath. 02:53:14.380 --> 02:53:20.060 This check verifies that the now exposed Orion antennas have a good signal over the tracking 02:53:20.060 --> 02:53:25.980 and data relay annex, tracking and daily relay satellites rather, which is part of the geosynchronous 02:53:25.980 --> 02:53:30.860 satellite network and the same assets that are used aboard the International Space Station. 02:53:30.860 --> 02:53:35.140 This communications switch happens to be at the Karman Line, a widely recognized boundary 02:53:35.140 --> 02:53:40.780 about 62 miles, statute miles, or 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface where the air is 02:53:40.780 --> 02:53:46.540 too thin for conventional aircraft to fly and marks the point where our astronauts leave Earth 02:53:46.540 --> 02:53:52.620 and enter space. At 5 minutes 16 seconds you'll hear the call three engine press. This notes that 02:53:52.620 --> 02:53:57.660 if one of the four main engines on the SLS core stage were to fail, three engines can carry the 02:53:57.660 --> 02:54:02.460 crew to a nominal main engine cutoff and proceed with the expected mission timeline. This is an 02:54:02.460 --> 02:54:07.980 important call that gives more assurance of continuing today's moon mission. At seven minutes 02:54:07.980 --> 02:54:11.580 you'll hear expect nominal shutdown. You'll hear this call should the main 02:54:11.580 --> 02:54:15.900 engine performance be as expected up to this point. Shutdown plans can vary and 02:54:15.900 --> 02:54:20.300 may impact G-forces experienced by the crew or future burn plans but a nominal 02:54:20.300 --> 02:54:23.980 shutdown is more indicative of continuing the mission on the expected 02:54:23.980 --> 02:54:29.300 timeline. At 7 minutes 30 seconds you'll hear A-O-A open. This notes crossing 02:54:29.300 --> 02:54:33.540 into a new abort profile. At this point an abort would use Orion engines to 02:54:33.540 --> 02:54:37.580 escape the core stage and the altitude and velocity are enough to make it one 02:54:37.580 --> 02:54:42.300 lap around the Earth and aim for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean instead of the Atlantic. 02:54:42.300 --> 02:54:46.180 And then, of course, shortly after eight minutes, you'll hear Nominal Miko. 02:54:46.180 --> 02:54:48.260 You won't hear Miko right away. 02:54:48.260 --> 02:54:53.300 Teams here wait until the core stage has separated and the trajectory is confirmed as expected 02:54:53.300 --> 02:54:54.940 before that call to the crew. 02:54:54.940 --> 02:54:59.340 Now, this Ascent Profile is approximate as there may be calls that move a few seconds 02:54:59.340 --> 02:55:01.060 depending on the trajectory. 02:55:01.060 --> 02:55:05.140 And of course, these are the calls and times for a Nominal trajectory. 02:55:05.140 --> 02:55:09.260 in this room have been training extensively to prepare for any and all scenarios, and 02:55:09.260 --> 02:55:12.180 they are confident and ready to take this crew into space today. 02:55:12.180 --> 02:55:15.740 In today's pre-brief, the flight director, Judd Freedling, expressed his confidence to 02:55:15.740 --> 02:55:21.500 the team, citing the hundreds of simulations to prepare for this very moment. 02:55:21.500 --> 02:55:25.900 These are the calls we will hear during ASCENSE less than three hours from now, but now we'll 02:55:25.900 --> 02:55:28.380 turn our attention to the countdown to launch. 02:55:28.380 --> 02:55:31.180 And send it back to you, Megan, at the Space Ghost. 02:55:31.180 --> 02:55:33.580 Thanks so much, Gary. 02:55:33.580 --> 02:55:40.540 Now one of today's four astronauts of course Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Let's go now to Jasmine with her next guest 02:55:41.540 --> 02:55:47.940 So much Megan. Yeah, we're joining you live now from the operation support building here at Kennedy where crowds are starting to gather 02:55:47.940 --> 02:55:51.900 And we're honored to have Lisa Campbell of the Canadian Space Agency joining us 02:55:52.060 --> 02:55:59.980 Lisa Jeremy Hansen is about to make history as the first Canadian to venture to the moon. What does that milestone mean for your agency? 02:55:59.980 --> 02:56:08.980 Thanks so much, Jasmine. It's wonderful to be here. It's such a special moment both for our astronaut colleague Jeremy Hansen, but also for Canada. 02:56:08.980 --> 02:56:17.980 We're here because of decades of public investment in space robotics, in space collaboration, and so for our country we're very proud. 02:56:17.980 --> 02:56:23.980 He's so ready. He's been waiting for this his whole life, preparing training, and he's a wonderful example of Canada. 02:56:23.980 --> 02:56:26.780 Yeah, and that's a perfect way to capture Jeremy. 02:56:26.780 --> 02:56:29.420 He really has been prepping for this, his whole life. 02:56:29.420 --> 02:56:31.060 This will be his first space flight. 02:56:31.060 --> 02:56:33.100 So what has it been like watching him become 02:56:33.100 --> 02:56:34.980 part of this Artemis II crew? 02:56:34.980 --> 02:56:37.980 Well, as I mentioned to you, I've known Jeremy since 2020. 02:56:37.980 --> 02:56:42.780 And he's a colonel, a fighter pilot, a father. 02:56:42.780 --> 02:56:45.980 And he really is a very dedicated, passionate human being. 02:56:45.980 --> 02:56:49.500 So both for him to realize this goal of being 02:56:49.500 --> 02:56:51.780 an astronaut and flying, he also is 02:56:51.780 --> 02:56:56.820 hopeful that witnessing that will raise awareness about the value of a space program, of the 02:56:56.820 --> 02:57:00.700 benefits here on Earth, of exploring the universe and our place in it. 02:57:00.700 --> 02:57:02.220 Wow, that's beautifully said. 02:57:02.220 --> 02:57:06.100 And really this international collaboration has been going on for quite some time now. 02:57:06.100 --> 02:57:09.980 We've worked together in low Earth orbit and now going into deep space together. 02:57:09.980 --> 02:57:13.420 So why is it so important that we have these international partnerships? 02:57:13.420 --> 02:57:14.420 It makes us stronger. 02:57:14.420 --> 02:57:17.100 We can go faster and further together. 02:57:17.100 --> 02:57:20.420 Canada's one of the original signatories of the Artemis Accords and Canada and the United 02:57:20.420 --> 02:57:24.740 States have been partnered for more than 60 years in space. Wow that's that is 02:57:24.740 --> 02:57:28.360 phenomenal Lisa and this really is a team effort in many ways we also have 02:57:28.360 --> 02:57:32.500 Jenny Gibbons she'll be listening in on Capcom what is her role going to be like? 02:57:32.500 --> 02:57:38.060 So Dr. Jenny Gibbons has been training all along as the Canadian backup with the 02:57:38.060 --> 02:57:42.260 Prime Crew. Last night she was in the Orion capsule checking out all of the 02:57:42.260 --> 02:57:45.940 communications making sure all the systems test out and work perfectly and 02:57:45.940 --> 02:57:50.300 then she will be among the first lunar Capcom helping the astronauts navigate 02:57:50.300 --> 02:57:54.860 during the mission. Well Lisa that is so exciting. Any final words for the nation 02:57:54.860 --> 02:57:59.480 of Canada before today's mission? Jess we are so proud, so excited, and we can't 02:57:59.480 --> 02:58:03.500 wait to welcome Jeremy home. Fantastic. Lisa Campbell, thank you so much for 02:58:03.500 --> 02:58:06.740 being here today. Thank you Jess. Of course and with that let's get back to 02:58:06.740 --> 02:58:09.820 NASA's Megan Kruse. 02:58:09.820 --> 02:58:19.820 And right now, go ahead, ma'am, 02:58:19.820 --> 02:58:22.820 you see any drop in pressure? 02:58:22.820 --> 02:58:27.820 And MS-1, we saw just a little bit. 02:58:27.820 --> 02:58:30.820 It is just over 2,600 now. 02:58:30.820 --> 02:58:36.820 Thank you ma'am. 02:58:36.820 --> 02:58:39.580 Again, a call out to Mission Specialist, Christina Cook. 02:58:39.580 --> 02:58:44.380 Again, it was her responsibility to monitor the pressure 02:58:44.380 --> 02:58:49.300 on the counterbalance system that will help open the side 02:58:49.300 --> 02:58:49.860 hatch. 02:58:49.860 --> 02:58:51.700 And she did report a drop in pressure, 02:58:51.700 --> 02:58:53.900 but it seems like it's within nominal limits. 02:58:53.900 --> 02:58:54.700 Right. 02:58:54.700 --> 02:58:58.780 They might have had a small drop, but we have a starting 02:58:58.780 --> 02:58:59.740 pressure and an ending pressure. 02:58:59.740 --> 02:59:01.620 And as long as the difference isn't too high, 02:59:01.620 --> 02:59:02.420 then we will take that. 02:59:02.420 --> 02:59:05.540 And the engineers know exactly what they're looking for 02:59:05.540 --> 02:59:07.620 in terms of that delta pressure. 02:59:07.620 --> 02:59:12.620 And so again, that milestone on the checklist of things 02:59:13.500 --> 02:59:15.220 that have to happen before they launch today, 02:59:15.220 --> 02:59:16.400 that is complete. 02:59:18.140 --> 02:59:21.980 The crew, again still inside comfortably 02:59:21.980 --> 02:59:26.980 as the closeout crew team work to close the side hatch. 02:59:28.740 --> 02:59:31.420 Again, a separate seal leak check 02:59:31.420 --> 02:59:35.020 followed by a full cabin leak check 02:59:35.020 --> 02:59:40.020 and then they will close the last abort system hatch. 02:59:41.620 --> 02:59:42.940 Lots to do still in the white room 02:59:42.940 --> 02:59:47.940 and marching towards the countdown timeline well. 02:59:49.300 --> 02:59:52.980 And so Bill again, number three there, 02:59:52.980 --> 02:59:55.620 he is holding a silver flex hose. 02:59:55.620 --> 02:59:59.740 That hose is what will be connected to Orion 02:59:59.740 --> 03:00:03.180 in order to do that cabin leak check. 03:00:03.180 --> 03:00:07.180 So, again, it does seem like we continue to march down 03:00:07.180 --> 03:00:08.940 through the milestones in this countdown. 03:00:13.940 --> 03:00:16.900 Hopefully, lifting off today within our two-hour launch window, 03:00:17.060 --> 03:00:19.060 that opens at 6.24 p.m. 03:00:20.780 --> 03:00:24.460 Now, right now, people inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex are learning 03:00:24.460 --> 03:00:25.500 about this mission. 03:00:25.840 --> 03:00:28.540 There are great exhibits there about the rocket and Orion, 03:00:28.540 --> 03:00:30.900 and, of course, our Megan Carter with the moon board. 03:00:30.900 --> 03:00:36.140 All right, Megan and Nicole, yeah, you mentioned that checklist before launch. 03:00:36.140 --> 03:00:39.740 That checklist is going to continue during the mission as well as there are several 03:00:39.740 --> 03:00:43.860 vital objectives that we are hoping to accomplish with this mission. 03:00:43.860 --> 03:00:45.260 So we've talked about the rocket. 03:00:45.260 --> 03:00:47.180 We've talked a little bit about Orion. 03:00:47.180 --> 03:00:51.460 Obviously, during Artemis 1, we had that, we had that test flight and there were no 03:00:51.460 --> 03:00:52.460 humans on board. 03:00:52.460 --> 03:00:56.620 That is our one big difference for this one and we are going to have that crew this time. 03:00:56.620 --> 03:00:59.860 So what are they going to be up to during this mission? 03:00:59.860 --> 03:01:01.980 let me tell you just a little bit. 03:01:01.980 --> 03:01:03.740 Now for Artemis-1, like I mentioned, 03:01:03.740 --> 03:01:05.580 we were really focused on the SLS, 03:01:05.580 --> 03:01:07.740 making sure it had the power and capabilities 03:01:07.740 --> 03:01:08.820 that we needed. 03:01:08.820 --> 03:01:11.220 We were also checking out the Orion spacecraft 03:01:11.220 --> 03:01:13.940 in deep space environments, 03:01:13.940 --> 03:01:15.620 making sure that it was good to go. 03:01:15.620 --> 03:01:17.820 Now for Artemis-2, we are going to be taking 03:01:17.820 --> 03:01:19.980 the testing for Orion to the next level 03:01:19.980 --> 03:01:22.140 by adding that human component. 03:01:22.140 --> 03:01:24.900 So those test objectives are going to start 03:01:24.900 --> 03:01:27.020 even before launch, like you mentioned, 03:01:27.020 --> 03:01:29.900 they are out there making their way through that checklist. 03:01:29.900 --> 03:01:32.300 But these objectives are going to start now. 03:01:32.300 --> 03:01:33.580 And that includes safety. 03:01:33.580 --> 03:01:35.500 So one really great example of safety 03:01:35.500 --> 03:01:38.380 is going to be something called the egress baskets. 03:01:38.380 --> 03:01:40.260 They're out there in the spacecraft, obviously, 03:01:40.260 --> 03:01:42.860 and should a situation happen to come up, 03:01:42.860 --> 03:01:44.820 they are going to have something called the egress baskets 03:01:44.820 --> 03:01:48.060 they can get in, and those are going to zip line them 03:01:48.060 --> 03:01:51.460 essentially down to the ground within seconds to safety. 03:01:51.460 --> 03:01:53.780 Another great example of those safety procedures 03:01:53.780 --> 03:01:56.820 are going to be the LAS, or the launch abort system 03:01:56.820 --> 03:01:57.980 that I mentioned earlier. 03:01:57.980 --> 03:02:00.080 Just a reminder, that's the one that can pull the crew 03:02:00.080 --> 03:02:02.140 and capsule away from any danger 03:02:02.140 --> 03:02:05.240 within a few minutes of into the launch. 03:02:05.240 --> 03:02:07.420 Now, those are just a couple quick examples, 03:02:07.420 --> 03:02:10.840 but our recovery teams have been training extensively 03:02:10.840 --> 03:02:12.800 quite a lot to make sure that they are ready 03:02:12.800 --> 03:02:14.820 and prepared for any challenging situation 03:02:14.820 --> 03:02:16.980 that could possibly arise. 03:02:16.980 --> 03:02:19.440 All right, several other objectives 03:02:19.440 --> 03:02:20.800 that we are going to be looking at 03:02:20.800 --> 03:02:24.220 are also going to be communication checkouts. 03:02:24.220 --> 03:02:25.580 That is going to be vital. 03:02:25.580 --> 03:02:29.440 I know we talked a little bit earlier about all the maneuvering that they're 03:02:29.440 --> 03:02:30.160 going to be able to do, 03:02:30.160 --> 03:02:34.880 but we want to make sure that they have full communication ability from space 03:02:34.880 --> 03:02:36.840 to ground so that we can fully support them here. 03:02:37.220 --> 03:02:40.720 We are also going to be checking out those life support systems. 03:02:41.200 --> 03:02:44.920 Obviously we've talked a lot about the service module and what it is going to do 03:02:44.920 --> 03:02:47.920 for the crew, but we want to make sure that those life support systems are 03:02:47.920 --> 03:02:51.840 fully functioning obviously before we send them farther into deep space. 03:02:51.840 --> 03:02:53.080 That's going to be critical for them. 03:02:53.080 --> 03:02:59.040 So, on top of being able to maneuver the spacecraft and check everything out, we are also going 03:02:59.040 --> 03:03:02.400 to be making sure that everything is fully functioning. 03:03:02.400 --> 03:03:07.760 So as you can see, big, big, big part of this mission is to make sure that the spacecraft, 03:03:07.760 --> 03:03:13.240 the hardware, and all the operations are working and that the data is going to make sense. 03:03:13.240 --> 03:03:19.520 And speaking of recovery, we are also going to have the opportunity at Splashdown to recover 03:03:19.520 --> 03:03:31.840 that launch in for that that flight data and we're going to be able to take that back analyze it and make sure there are if there are any enhancements we need or changes we need to make before our next missions will be able to do so. 03:03:32.080 --> 03:03:39.160 So lots they're going to still have lots to do. They're just very busy obviously. And with that I will turn it back over to you Megan. 03:03:42.120 --> 03:03:49.000 Two hours 25 minutes and counting and the crowd check it out continues to grow at our Banana Creek viewing location. 03:03:49.000 --> 03:03:55.860 They will have a great view of launch and we will go back now to Leah Martin who's standing with her next guests 03:03:56.700 --> 03:04:01.340 Hey Megan yeah, we're surrounded by thousands of people some here local from the space coast 03:04:01.340 --> 03:04:06.100 But we actually have quite a few people who have traveled a pretty far distance to be with us today 03:04:06.100 --> 03:04:08.260 I'm actually joined here by group of from the 03:04:09.140 --> 03:04:11.140 International Space Station 03:04:11.180 --> 03:04:16.300 Ambassadors program who've come from all over the all over the globe second year here from 03:04:16.300 --> 03:04:20.980 from Japan, you've come down from Mexico, and then we have brother and sister Cosma 03:04:20.980 --> 03:04:24.580 and Jessica here who are visiting from Germany. 03:04:24.580 --> 03:04:30.580 You actually told me that you participated in the NASA rover challenge in Huntsville. 03:04:30.580 --> 03:04:35.340 How was that experience and how is it kind of participating there in Alabama than being 03:04:35.340 --> 03:04:36.340 here today? 03:04:36.340 --> 03:04:40.980 So, it is an amazing experience because you meet so many young people with visions, with 03:04:40.980 --> 03:04:44.940 dreams, with ideas which inspire you and motivate you. 03:04:44.940 --> 03:04:50.340 And it's even better to be here now to see the SLS launch because we are going back to 03:04:50.340 --> 03:04:52.940 the moon and that's what we're working for. 03:04:52.940 --> 03:04:53.940 Absolutely. 03:04:53.940 --> 03:04:58.340 And you know the Artemis missions, we talked a lot about the Artemis Accords and this being 03:04:58.340 --> 03:04:59.980 an international effort. 03:04:59.980 --> 03:05:05.740 You were actually telling me that you're interested in becoming an astronaut with JAXA pursuing 03:05:05.740 --> 03:05:07.380 your PhD to be able to do that. 03:05:07.380 --> 03:05:08.620 Tell me a little bit about that. 03:05:08.620 --> 03:05:13.820 It's actually a pride for Japanese space agency that astronaut selection like two years 03:05:13.820 --> 03:05:18.220 ago and then I didn't make it all the way but I'm still working on it and hopefully I can get the 03:05:18.220 --> 03:05:23.820 launch but sometime and then I hope to go back to the moon and Mars and yeah I'm working on it. 03:05:24.780 --> 03:05:31.020 Absolutely incredible and Val, your your ear from Mexico. We were talking a little bit about women 03:05:31.020 --> 03:05:35.820 in space. This is a team who you know is probably made up of women. What is it like knowing that 03:05:35.820 --> 03:05:40.140 Christine is on that rocket right now about to be the first woman to travel around the moon? 03:05:40.140 --> 03:05:46.940 I think that's such an amazing news. It's just so inspiring that we are taking the first black 03:05:46.940 --> 03:05:51.900 person and also the first woman to the moon. It's just the first step in humanity and a big 03:05:52.940 --> 03:05:59.100 step in equality as well. Megan, a lot of excitement here. Not just in Florida but from 03:05:59.100 --> 03:06:02.540 around the globe. We're keeping our eye on that rocket and we're ready to see it lift off. 03:06:03.660 --> 03:06:08.540 Thanks Leah. Yeah, a lot of excitement but also a lot of inspiration. Again, this is part of a 03:06:08.540 --> 03:06:13.820 That could be 1, 3, 0, decimal 6. 03:06:13.820 --> 03:06:14.020 Good. 03:06:14.020 --> 03:06:14.460 Read back. 03:06:14.460 --> 03:06:19.860 Offs 1 voltage, 1 at 3, 1 decimal 3. 03:06:19.860 --> 03:06:22.780 That could be 1, 3, 1, decimal 3. 03:06:26.940 --> 03:06:30.460 Again, those numbers you hear, they're referring to specific steps 03:06:30.460 --> 03:06:33.900 in the launch countdown that the crew have to step through in order 03:06:33.900 --> 03:06:35.540 to get us to launch today. 03:06:35.540 --> 03:06:40.580 And so, we were saying, yes, inspiration, a big part of why NASA does what it does. 03:06:40.580 --> 03:06:46.420 We want to go together and we want to explore together to learn more about ourselves and here on Earth. 03:06:46.420 --> 03:06:52.180 Yeah, humans I think naturally want to explore and so going together, like Lisa said earlier, 03:06:52.180 --> 03:06:54.900 we're going to go farther and faster than we possibly can alone. 03:06:54.900 --> 03:06:58.500 And, you know, what a better, what a way to celebrate that today. 03:06:58.500 --> 03:06:58.740 Yeah. 03:06:58.740 --> 03:07:01.380 Going back to the moon in the first time in over half a century. 03:07:01.380 --> 03:07:29.380 Then we have that great shot there in our small box of the rocket on the pad and at the very top there are Artemis 2 crew right now we know that the crew has begun the closeout crew has begun doing that cabin leak check so they are currently pressurizing the cabin and it sounded like it would take about 6 to 8 minutes for them to get to pressure and then they have to hold that pressure for 5 minutes right? 03:07:29.380 --> 03:07:29.880 That's right. 03:07:29.880 --> 03:07:30.500 Yes, that's correct. 03:07:30.500 --> 03:07:32.180 Yeah, so it was quite a bit of volume. 03:07:32.180 --> 03:07:34.260 You know, we talked about it being a six-person tent. 03:07:34.260 --> 03:07:36.980 I think it's 330 cubic feet. 03:07:36.980 --> 03:07:39.060 Don't quote me on that number, but, you know, 03:07:39.060 --> 03:07:40.740 they have to pressurize that capsule. 03:07:40.740 --> 03:07:43.220 And then, like we talked about, take that initial pressure, 03:07:43.220 --> 03:07:45.660 wait five minutes, and then take the second pressure. 03:07:45.660 --> 03:07:48.340 Yeah, and then it takes about six to eight minutes, again, 03:07:48.340 --> 03:07:50.020 to depressurize the cabin. 03:07:50.020 --> 03:07:51.900 So this process will take a few minutes. 03:07:51.900 --> 03:07:54.580 OTC accident search configuration complete. 03:07:54.580 --> 03:07:55.540 OTC copies. 03:07:55.540 --> 03:07:58.580 Thank you. 03:07:58.580 --> 03:08:01.900 And then after the cabin leak checks, 03:08:01.900 --> 03:08:06.100 then they will finally close the last abort system hatch. 03:08:06.100 --> 03:08:07.940 So again, chugging along in the countdown, 03:08:07.940 --> 03:08:11.220 really excited to again continue to hear the crew's voice 03:08:11.220 --> 03:08:14.420 inside Orion, stepping through all the procedures. 03:08:14.420 --> 03:08:16.740 Yes, it's exciting to hear them making progress, right? 03:08:16.740 --> 03:08:19.940 It's all good news hearing the crew talk to the ground 03:08:19.940 --> 03:08:22.380 and working together to get to the launch. 03:08:23.540 --> 03:08:25.340 And what I think is really cool is that this is the first 03:08:25.340 --> 03:08:31.020 NASA is going to have astronauts in lower Earth orbit, but also in deep space at the moon. 03:08:31.020 --> 03:08:34.860 So here's a message from some of the crew aboard the International Space Station right now. 03:08:36.940 --> 03:08:41.740 Hello, Megan, and a big hello to everyone around the world, counting down together to the launch 03:08:41.740 --> 03:08:46.700 of this historic flight test. If we weren't in microgravity, we would also be on the edge of our 03:08:46.700 --> 03:08:53.260 seats. Here on the International Space Station, all of us are honored to have the chance to wish 03:08:53.260 --> 03:08:58.780 our fellow explorers, Godspeed. Throughout human history, the moon has sparked our imagination, 03:08:58.780 --> 03:09:03.900 curiosity, and wonder. With our return to the moon, we're not only going to be learning about its 03:09:03.900 --> 03:09:09.740 history, the history of our solar system, and of our planet, but also about our place in the cosmos. 03:09:09.740 --> 03:09:15.660 We are so proud of the Artemis team and so excited for what we will see and learn on behalf of all 03:09:15.660 --> 03:09:21.820 of humanity during your trip around the moon. As we push the boundaries of exploration and expand 03:09:21.820 --> 03:09:26.980 our knowledge with scientific discovery, we advance our collective civilization together 03:09:26.980 --> 03:09:29.300 as one. 03:09:29.300 --> 03:09:32.500 Test flights are crucial to the mission of exploration. 03:09:32.500 --> 03:09:37.500 We all learn in test flight schools that the more challenging the missions are, the more 03:09:37.500 --> 03:09:39.540 incremental the test should be. 03:09:39.540 --> 03:09:45.300 The Sardimus II mission is one more increment on the way to further exploration. 03:09:45.300 --> 03:09:46.740 Thank you to the crew. 03:09:46.740 --> 03:09:53.060 Our friends for your dedication and from the entire Expedition 74 crew, thank you to all 03:09:53.060 --> 03:10:00.140 of the teams that have hand in getting the Artemis II mission to where it is today. 03:10:00.140 --> 03:10:04.860 Back to you, Megan, as the countdown continues. 03:10:04.860 --> 03:10:09.180 Oh, I love that so much. 03:10:09.180 --> 03:10:10.780 I just love seeing them there. 03:10:10.780 --> 03:10:15.460 And again, you have to remember that the International Space Station is an orbiting lab. 03:10:15.460 --> 03:10:19.420 We learned so much there and we're going to learn so much more from Artemis 2 because 03:10:19.420 --> 03:10:24.740 this isn't just a test flight, it's an opportunity to learn more about the moon, deep space, 03:10:24.740 --> 03:10:27.820 and how humans can live and work so far from home. 03:10:27.820 --> 03:10:31.020 So here are some of the science objectives that NASA hopes to accomplish with Artemis 03:10:31.020 --> 03:10:33.940 2. 03:10:33.940 --> 03:10:39.500 Artemis 2 is our return of humans to the moon, flying around the moon on board Orion, but 03:10:39.500 --> 03:10:42.340 along with that we're doing a lot of great science. 03:10:42.340 --> 03:10:46.100 One of the exciting things about the Artemis missions to the moon is that science is actually 03:10:46.100 --> 03:10:50.500 a fundamental pillar of why we explore, why we're going, what we're doing in Artemis. 03:10:50.500 --> 03:10:55.540 I think it's incredibly exciting that not only are we testing the vehicle, but we're 03:10:55.540 --> 03:10:57.900 testing science on board. 03:10:57.900 --> 03:11:02.420 Science where the astronauts are conducting experiments, science writing along with the 03:11:02.420 --> 03:11:03.580 astronauts. 03:11:03.580 --> 03:11:08.820 We have astronauts looking outside the window and really observing the lunar surface. 03:11:08.820 --> 03:11:12.300 It will help us understand the deep space environment, it will help us understand how 03:11:12.300 --> 03:11:16.260 that environment affects our astronauts, our systems, and life in general. 03:11:16.260 --> 03:11:21.060 So deep space is a challenge for us because you have to leave Earth's protective magnetic 03:11:21.060 --> 03:11:22.060 field. 03:11:22.060 --> 03:11:25.980 Here in low Earth orbit, the crew members are protected from some of the harmful radiation. 03:11:25.980 --> 03:11:30.740 Going to the moon, they'll no longer be protected, so they'll have a higher radiation exposure. 03:11:30.740 --> 03:11:35.220 Much like the Artemis-1, we have so many radiation sensors and detectors that are inside the 03:11:35.220 --> 03:11:41.060 capsule so that we can fully understand and appreciate the radiation environment for protecting 03:11:41.060 --> 03:11:42.060 our astronauts. 03:11:42.060 --> 03:11:45.380 In my hand here, I'm holding a tissue chip model. 03:11:45.380 --> 03:11:49.460 This is the exact design that's going to be flying alongside the astronauts. 03:11:49.460 --> 03:11:54.380 We'll be collecting samples from each of the crew members and we can make these organ 03:11:54.380 --> 03:11:56.860 chips out of the astronauts themselves. 03:11:56.860 --> 03:12:02.300 So every crew member will have their own avatar on board and then upon return we can evaluate 03:12:02.300 --> 03:12:06.740 deep space radiation environment and what that compares to the astronaut 03:12:06.740 --> 03:12:11.140 themselves. Not only are they going to help change the course of medicine for 03:12:11.140 --> 03:12:16.380 the astronauts but revolutionizing that on Earth as well. We're looking at sleep, 03:12:16.380 --> 03:12:21.140 we're looking at team dynamics, we're looking at how you interact with the 03:12:21.140 --> 03:12:25.780 environment. We're also looking at the immune system so what are the biomarkers 03:12:25.780 --> 03:12:30.820 we're using saliva as a method to study hormones and different things in your 03:12:30.820 --> 03:12:34.340 body that may change during a mission like this. And then finally, how do we 03:12:34.340 --> 03:12:38.980 function after microgravity, you know, being close to the moon then returning to 03:12:38.980 --> 03:12:42.860 Earth? Which will ultimately help us achieve our goal of getting humans to Mars. 03:12:42.860 --> 03:12:47.540 And then on top of that, we have an opportunity to look at the moon from 03:12:47.540 --> 03:12:52.100 deep space on the far side for the first time in over 50 years. 03:12:52.100 --> 03:12:56.740 Having human eyeballs and brains back around the moon is going to unlock a 03:12:56.740 --> 03:12:59.140 a new generation of lunar science discovery. 03:12:59.140 --> 03:13:03.260 The human eyeball is capable of taking in so much data 03:13:03.260 --> 03:13:04.860 in just a split second. 03:13:04.860 --> 03:13:08.180 It'll be able to tackle impact history, volcanic history. 03:13:08.180 --> 03:13:10.300 They'll be able to look at how the albedo, 03:13:10.300 --> 03:13:12.420 or kind of the shade and the hue of the moon 03:13:12.420 --> 03:13:14.380 and the color of the moon can tell us something 03:13:14.380 --> 03:13:16.860 about how that terrain evolved over time. 03:13:16.860 --> 03:13:18.260 We're integrating science in ways 03:13:18.260 --> 03:13:20.900 that have never been integrated into human exploration before. 03:13:20.900 --> 03:13:23.420 We have a front room mission control flight controller 03:13:23.420 --> 03:13:25.180 position called the science officer. 03:13:25.180 --> 03:13:29.340 We have a brand new science back room, where it's basically our brain trust of lunar scientists 03:13:29.340 --> 03:13:34.560 and geologists supporting the crews of the future, and Artemis II will allow us to really 03:13:34.560 --> 03:13:38.780 test how this works so that future missions are really set up for success. 03:13:38.780 --> 03:13:44.460 We'll also be deploying some CubeSats, their small shoebox-sized spacecraft of their own. 03:13:44.460 --> 03:13:47.460 They're each provided by another country, one of our partners. 03:13:47.460 --> 03:13:52.300 As they conduct their research, they'll complement what we are doing at the Moon with Orion. 03:13:52.300 --> 03:13:56.540 It is so incredibly exciting to be a part of this mission. 03:13:56.540 --> 03:13:59.780 It has been really one of the privileges of a lifetime. 03:13:59.780 --> 03:14:04.380 I can see the work I'm doing benefit crew members right now 03:14:04.380 --> 03:14:06.620 and benefit the crew members and the teachers. 03:14:06.620 --> 03:14:09.460 So it's incredibly exciting and it's very rewarding. 03:14:09.460 --> 03:14:12.420 As this rocket launches humanity off of the earth, 03:14:12.420 --> 03:14:14.540 we'll be setting the stage through our science 03:14:14.540 --> 03:14:16.220 to prepare humanity to leave Earth 03:14:16.220 --> 03:14:17.700 and explore the solar system. 03:14:17.700 --> 03:14:25.760 And what we learned during this and future Artemis missions to the moon will eventually 03:14:25.760 --> 03:14:27.160 get us to Mars. 03:14:27.160 --> 03:14:31.440 Here's Jasmine Hopkins again now with Nikki Fox, Associate Administrator of NASA's Science 03:14:31.440 --> 03:14:33.480 Mission Directorate. 03:14:33.480 --> 03:14:34.480 Thanks so much, Megan. 03:14:34.480 --> 03:14:37.880 Yes, we're back on the balcony now, joined by Dr. Nikki Fox. 03:14:37.880 --> 03:14:42.920 Nikki, in this nearly 10-day mission, we are covering a lot of science from cubes, 03:14:42.920 --> 03:14:44.280 stats, to tissue chips. 03:14:44.280 --> 03:14:45.960 What are you most looking forward to learning? 03:14:45.960 --> 03:14:46.960 Oh, my goodness. 03:14:46.960 --> 03:14:52.160 I think for me, the most exciting thing is actually being able to interact with the crew 03:14:52.160 --> 03:14:57.960 while they are flying, doing this historic journey on the far side of the moon. 03:14:57.960 --> 03:15:03.280 They are going to be seeing pieces of the moon that no human eyes have seen before, 03:15:03.280 --> 03:15:05.400 which is really spectacular. 03:15:05.400 --> 03:15:07.080 It's going to be an interesting trajectory. 03:15:07.080 --> 03:15:09.480 Some of it is in darkness. 03:15:09.480 --> 03:15:14.040 Then at the terminator, in darkness, they'll be able to look for impact flashes and things 03:15:14.040 --> 03:15:19.640 when micrometeorites plumb all that poor moon and then at the terminator they can see shadows 03:15:19.640 --> 03:15:23.480 and interesting things which kind of gives you depth perception and then of course in the sun 03:15:23.480 --> 03:15:28.680 lit picking out everyone's favorite craters also if we launch today or tomorrow they will see a 03:15:28.680 --> 03:15:35.080 total solar eclipse from the Orion capsule how cool is that that is very cool we are thrilled 03:15:35.080 --> 03:15:39.080 for this Artemis 2 crew to be able to see the moon in a way that we've never seen before 03:15:39.080 --> 03:15:44.520 what is so unique about that far side? Why are we going there? I mean honestly it's just it is 03:15:44.520 --> 03:15:49.160 unique. It's very different to the near side of the moon. The actual sort of terrain, the morphology, 03:15:49.160 --> 03:15:55.000 it's very very different and so it will be very exciting to see that as we're going past that. 03:15:55.000 --> 03:15:59.320 Absolutely and Nikki, you know we are performing a lot of science at the moon this year actually 03:15:59.320 --> 03:16:03.640 not just Artemis II. Can you speak to the commercial lunar landers we're planning to send? 03:16:03.640 --> 03:16:10.040 Yes, we are very, very proud of our commercial partners as they take our payloads for us 03:16:10.040 --> 03:16:18.600 to the lunar surface and very excited next one up is Blue Origins, Blue Moon, Mark 1. 03:16:18.600 --> 03:16:25.280 Going, it's got some science on it, it's got the scalps that went on the Blue Ghost, so 03:16:25.280 --> 03:16:29.480 we'll be able to sort of look at that plume as it's coming down onto the lunar surface 03:16:29.480 --> 03:16:35.080 and then also the laser retroreflector that will be the, you know, the array that's up there too. 03:16:35.080 --> 03:16:39.080 So even on that first test flight, packing it with science as much as we can. 03:16:39.080 --> 03:16:42.040 Wow, Nikki, so much science. It's hard to keep track of everything, 03:16:42.040 --> 03:16:46.440 but the unique thing about our MIS-2 is we're sending crew. Can you speak to the importance 03:16:46.440 --> 03:16:51.480 of the human element of science? Absolutely. I mean, that, you know, we can program, 03:16:51.480 --> 03:16:55.720 like we do with our beautiful rovers on Mars, we can program them to do certain things, 03:16:55.720 --> 03:16:57.720 and it's what we think we need them to do. 03:16:57.720 --> 03:16:59.720 When you have an astronaut up there, 03:16:59.720 --> 03:17:04.320 they can make that sort of like really unique split second decision. 03:17:04.320 --> 03:17:06.720 The thing I'm most looking forward to is when, you know, 03:17:06.720 --> 03:17:08.120 when they think they're going to be looking here, 03:17:08.120 --> 03:17:10.520 it's hearing one of them say, oh my goodness, look over there. 03:17:10.520 --> 03:17:14.120 And I think that's just incredible about how we do that. 03:17:14.120 --> 03:17:18.320 Also, flying our tissue chips with the astronauts, 03:17:18.320 --> 03:17:21.720 our avatar experiment, here we go, avatar. 03:17:21.720 --> 03:17:24.120 And that's got the tissue chips, 03:17:24.120 --> 03:17:31.160 samples matched to the crew so we'll be able to monitor the effects of microgravity and 03:17:31.160 --> 03:17:36.480 radiation on that human tissue as we prepare for more and more missions to the moon for 03:17:36.480 --> 03:17:38.880 longer and longer durations and then off to Mars. 03:17:38.880 --> 03:17:40.920 Wow, Nikki, so much science ahead of us. 03:17:40.920 --> 03:17:42.560 But first, we have to launch. 03:17:42.560 --> 03:17:43.840 Thank you so much for being here today. 03:17:43.840 --> 03:17:44.840 Thank you so much. 03:17:44.840 --> 03:17:45.840 Go, Artemis. 03:17:45.840 --> 03:17:46.840 Of course, go, Artemis. 03:17:46.840 --> 03:17:51.080 And with that, let's turn it back over to the countdown with NASA's Megan Cruz. 03:17:51.080 --> 03:17:56.560 Nikki is so fun, she has so much energy and so much passion about the science and and again 03:17:56.560 --> 03:18:01.040 Yeah, it's just so important to remember that so much science is happening with this mission 03:18:01.040 --> 03:18:05.440 It's not just to test out the hardware and the life support systems. Yeah, you know 03:18:05.440 --> 03:18:09.120 You saw the science video and then we talked to Nick, man, there's so much going on, right? 03:18:09.120 --> 03:18:11.480 We talked a little bit about the lunar observations that we're gonna do 03:18:12.120 --> 03:18:15.920 And then you know, she talked about made a really great point about you know 03:18:15.920 --> 03:18:17.580 that the human eye can pick things out 03:18:17.580 --> 03:18:21.200 that a camera or a robot can't necessarily pick out. 03:18:21.200 --> 03:18:22.480 And so that's why we're sending humans, 03:18:22.480 --> 03:18:25.280 but also we're not just doing the lunar observations. 03:18:25.280 --> 03:18:27.760 The avatar, that's a really cool experiment. 03:18:27.760 --> 03:18:29.600 They took blood samples from the crew 03:18:29.600 --> 03:18:31.800 and then they use those stem cells to make bone marrow 03:18:31.800 --> 03:18:33.240 and create those little avatar chips, 03:18:33.240 --> 03:18:37.280 which feels like sci-fi movie stuff. 03:18:37.280 --> 03:18:38.680 But we're gonna look at radiation, 03:18:38.680 --> 03:18:40.920 we're gonna look at all sorts of different 03:18:40.920 --> 03:18:43.460 scientific experiments, we got the little CubeSats, 03:18:43.460 --> 03:18:45.320 we're gonna go look at space weather, 03:18:45.320 --> 03:18:46.120 Lots going on. 03:18:46.120 --> 03:18:48.440 Yeah, even selecting some of the astronauts saliva, 03:18:48.440 --> 03:18:51.080 you can learn a lot about the body through the saliva. 03:18:51.080 --> 03:18:56.000 So just really a lot in a small amount of time 03:18:56.000 --> 03:18:57.280 in a small capsule. 03:18:57.280 --> 03:18:59.200 Yeah, you know, scientific discovery, 03:18:59.200 --> 03:19:00.520 that's why we go back to the man. 03:19:00.520 --> 03:19:01.400 Yeah. 03:19:01.400 --> 03:19:04.080 And so again, her energy just so, 03:19:06.320 --> 03:19:07.520 oh my God, I can't find the word. 03:19:07.520 --> 03:19:08.680 So, awesome. 03:19:08.680 --> 03:19:10.520 Wonderful. 03:19:10.520 --> 03:19:13.000 Good, I don't know why I couldn't find the word. 03:19:13.000 --> 03:19:14.400 So anyway, yeah, just really again, 03:19:14.400 --> 03:19:17.180 Thank you Dr. Nicky Fox and Jasmine and so Nicole, 03:19:17.180 --> 03:19:18.860 what about answering more questions? 03:19:18.860 --> 03:19:19.380 Let's do it. 03:19:19.380 --> 03:19:20.380 Okay, great. 03:19:20.380 --> 03:19:22.740 First one, what was the word I was trying to get at? 03:19:22.740 --> 03:19:24.040 No, no, no, I'm kidding. 03:19:24.040 --> 03:19:26.380 Let's have the first question up on the screen now. 03:19:31.880 --> 03:19:34.880 I know we got them. 03:19:34.880 --> 03:19:36.880 I see them being asked. 03:19:36.880 --> 03:19:43.380 And CDR, OPC or NRS1? 03:19:43.380 --> 03:19:44.380 Go. 03:19:44.380 --> 03:19:47.260 For your awareness, Berber-Fakling is about to be restarted. 03:19:51.100 --> 03:19:51.900 Thank you, Secretary Cummings. 03:19:59.180 --> 03:20:03.100 All right, let's try that again. Can we get the next social question, please? 03:20:05.180 --> 03:20:10.220 What are the G-forces experienced by the Artemis astronauts during launch and reentry? 03:20:10.220 --> 03:20:17.220 You know, these are actually pretty similar to, you know, a dragon launch or a shuttle launch. 03:20:17.220 --> 03:20:22.220 You know, we have to accelerate to get out of the Earth's atmosphere and then, you know, 03:20:22.220 --> 03:20:28.220 we talked about the secondary burns that they will do to get away from Earth, but, you know, 03:20:28.220 --> 03:20:32.220 for me personally, I've kind of felt like we got slingshot it off the Earth is how I like to describe it. 03:20:32.220 --> 03:20:36.220 So, you know, you get set back in your seat and the G forces are into your chest. 03:20:36.220 --> 03:20:41.220 Go ahead. 03:20:41.220 --> 03:20:49.220 We'll make check complete that cabin is going to be vented to flight pressure momentarily. 03:20:49.220 --> 03:20:52.220 Integrity copies. 03:20:52.220 --> 03:20:58.220 That's fantastic news. Again, so the spacecraft is holding pressure as expected, 03:20:58.220 --> 03:21:03.220 and so now they will depressurize it, which will take about six to eight minutes. 03:21:03.220 --> 03:21:04.220 Exciting. 03:21:04.220 --> 03:21:05.220 Yes. 03:21:05.220 --> 03:21:06.220 Yeah. 03:21:06.220 --> 03:21:08.720 We talked about continuing to march towards the launch. 03:21:08.720 --> 03:21:12.580 Yeah, so the G-forces are into your chest, and it's kind of a slow build, and you can 03:21:12.580 --> 03:21:17.820 get all the way up to four, four and a half Gs into the chest during the launch, and often 03:21:17.820 --> 03:21:22.340 they have to back off on the thrust a little bit so that you don't get too high in the 03:21:22.340 --> 03:21:23.340 G-forces. 03:21:23.340 --> 03:21:28.660 And especially as we go through kind of Max-Q or that Max aerodynamic force, so as they get 03:21:28.660 --> 03:21:31.340 through the thicker parts of the atmosphere. 03:21:31.340 --> 03:21:33.220 And then very similar G-forces on the way home. 03:21:33.220 --> 03:21:36.160 So, a steady build up to about four and a half cheeses. 03:21:36.160 --> 03:21:38.660 The rocket actually decelerates. 03:21:38.660 --> 03:21:40.060 You know, you heard in one of the packages, 03:21:40.060 --> 03:21:41.900 when they come back, they're going to be going seven miles 03:21:41.900 --> 03:21:42.400 a second. 03:21:42.400 --> 03:21:42.900 Gosh, that's incredible. 03:21:42.900 --> 03:21:44.540 And so, you have to slow down somehow. 03:21:44.540 --> 03:21:46.700 And to do that, you have to actually, you know, 03:21:46.700 --> 03:21:49.100 when you break in a car, you feel those G-forces. 03:21:49.100 --> 03:21:51.580 And so, for the astronauts, it will just be, again, 03:21:51.580 --> 03:21:54.140 into the chest based on the orientation. 03:21:54.140 --> 03:21:54.580 Great. 03:21:54.580 --> 03:21:56.240 Thank you so much for that answer, Nicole, 03:21:56.240 --> 03:21:57.240 and for that question. 03:21:57.240 --> 03:22:00.120 We're going to continue to try to take as many as possible. 03:22:00.120 --> 03:22:03.960 Again, you know how to send them to us at NASA Artemis. 03:22:03.960 --> 03:22:07.520 But now we again have another question for you, for our audience. 03:22:07.520 --> 03:22:12.560 We want to know what part of Artemis 2 are you most excited for? 03:22:12.560 --> 03:22:13.720 Lift off. 03:22:13.720 --> 03:22:18.240 Earth views from Orion, Lunar flyby, or Splashdown? 03:22:18.240 --> 03:22:20.880 Tell us again on NASA's Instagram or Twitch accounts, 03:22:20.880 --> 03:22:24.560 and we'll share your answers a little later in the broadcast. 03:22:24.560 --> 03:22:25.440 That's a tough one. 03:22:25.440 --> 03:22:26.920 I don't know what my answer would be. 03:22:26.920 --> 03:22:27.360 I know. 03:22:27.360 --> 03:22:27.960 I don't know either. 03:22:27.960 --> 03:22:29.720 I'm excited for it all, but that's a cop-out. 03:22:29.720 --> 03:22:38.720 All right, now let's head back over to Banana Creek again the crowds there really excited people coming from all over the country from around the world 03:22:38.720 --> 03:22:42.720 Why don't we get another check with Lea Martin to see who she's caught up with now? 03:22:42.720 --> 03:22:48.720 Well, Megan we were a little while ago talking to some students from around the globe. 03:22:48.720 --> 03:22:54.720 Today we're actually talking to some local students who are from right here locally Merritt Island in Titusville. 03:22:54.720 --> 03:22:59.920 We talk a lot about the Artemis generation and about the students who are going to become 03:22:59.920 --> 03:23:05.120 the next generation of dreamers, of engineers, of scientists and technologists, and I'm 03:23:05.120 --> 03:23:08.640 actually standing with a group of those students here today. 03:23:08.640 --> 03:23:13.680 So our local high school has actually implemented a really neat new program in the spirit of 03:23:13.680 --> 03:23:17.840 being able to create these pipelines for employment and engagement. 03:23:17.840 --> 03:23:20.240 Can you tell me a little bit about what Merritt Island High School is doing? 03:23:20.240 --> 03:23:21.240 Sure. 03:23:21.240 --> 03:23:24.040 a new program, first of its kind here in Florida. 03:23:24.040 --> 03:23:26.000 And basically what we are studying is 03:23:26.000 --> 03:23:29.160 astronautics and aviation, kind of blended the two together. 03:23:29.160 --> 03:23:30.680 We have flight simulators in our lab, 03:23:30.680 --> 03:23:33.160 but students are also learning about 03:23:33.160 --> 03:23:35.360 engineering, aerospace, engineering, 03:23:35.360 --> 03:23:39.360 and we're trying to make all kinds of pathways 03:23:39.360 --> 03:23:41.600 available for them, trying to give them opportunities 03:23:41.600 --> 03:23:44.640 to see which pathway they might want to be interested in. 03:23:44.640 --> 03:23:47.160 So yeah, just a great opportunity for them 03:23:47.160 --> 03:23:48.280 to learn about space. 03:23:48.280 --> 03:23:51.360 We just finished doing a whole model rocket build 03:23:51.360 --> 03:23:53.280 where the students took CAD software, 03:23:53.280 --> 03:23:55.000 developed their own rockets, put them together 03:23:55.000 --> 03:23:57.240 and launched them right from our school. 03:23:57.240 --> 03:23:58.440 So it was very exciting. 03:23:58.440 --> 03:23:59.280 Incredible. 03:23:59.280 --> 03:24:01.280 And then another local high school, Tidesville, 03:24:01.280 --> 03:24:04.000 you guys also have a similar but slightly different program. 03:24:04.000 --> 03:24:07.480 Yes, we do space megatronics with advanced manufacturing 03:24:07.480 --> 03:24:10.880 of repairing students to build and manufacture things 03:24:10.880 --> 03:24:14.200 to automate, do automation to build things on Mars 03:24:14.200 --> 03:24:16.080 and things like that are locally too. 03:24:16.080 --> 03:24:21.560 Now, you told me that you're actually trying to figure out a little bit what you want to 03:24:21.560 --> 03:24:25.640 do when you're done your freshman in high school. 03:24:25.640 --> 03:24:29.800 What things are you learning in your class here that are really kind of kind of tweaking 03:24:29.800 --> 03:24:32.760 your interest in the aeronautics field? 03:24:32.760 --> 03:24:37.960 So we're building a lot of things with like metal and how we're supposed to do it on the 03:24:37.960 --> 03:24:38.960 rockets. 03:24:38.960 --> 03:24:45.960 We're also doing computer programming, which would help with NASA and like programming 03:24:45.960 --> 03:24:47.960 Encoding. 03:24:47.960 --> 03:24:49.120 Absolutely. 03:24:49.120 --> 03:24:51.960 And you were actually telling me that you actually 03:24:51.960 --> 03:24:54.640 think were telling me that you're interested in becoming a pilot. 03:24:54.640 --> 03:24:58.440 We talked a little bit about the pilot who is on board the rocket 03:24:58.440 --> 03:24:59.520 right now. 03:24:59.520 --> 03:25:02.680 How is this program preparing you for your future? 03:25:02.680 --> 03:25:04.440 I mean, it's teaching me everything 03:25:04.440 --> 03:25:05.760 that I know about aviation. 03:25:05.760 --> 03:25:08.800 And it's really inspiring that I get to learn it in a classroom, 03:25:08.800 --> 03:25:10.000 like locally as well. 03:25:10.000 --> 03:25:10.720 It's amazing. 03:25:10.720 --> 03:25:11.880 I love it. 03:25:11.880 --> 03:25:13.280 And then you were also telling me 03:25:13.280 --> 03:25:15.160 you're taking the class what's the most interesting thing 03:25:15.160 --> 03:25:15.840 you've learned? 03:25:15.840 --> 03:25:19.520 I really like the whole design part of it, like actually like engineering, like because 03:25:19.520 --> 03:25:23.480 I want to be an engineer, engineering the products we use when we build stuff. 03:25:23.480 --> 03:25:26.400 That's definitely my favorite part, learning how to use those kind of softwares. 03:25:26.400 --> 03:25:27.400 Absolutely. 03:25:27.400 --> 03:25:31.580 Well, Megan, when they're seasoned NASA employees, you'll be able to say that you saw them here 03:25:31.580 --> 03:25:34.720 first when they were still in high school, back to you at the desk. 03:25:34.720 --> 03:25:40.320 I can also say that they have fans, Nicole Ayers here, as soon as that girl said that 03:25:40.320 --> 03:25:42.320 she wants to be a pilot, Nicole went, 03:25:42.320 --> 03:25:58.320 Yeah, why why is that something that's so thrilling for you to hear? I mean I love when when kids in high school have goals and they set their goals high and they want to go do something you know that the kid who wanted to be an engineer or a pilot like I love that you know find something that you're passionate about go work hard at it and go get good at it. 03:25:58.320 --> 03:26:16.320 Yeah, and speaking of passion, I mean, we definitely have a whole bunch of people here passionate about what NASA is doing here again, the lawn behind us just filled with media from around the world, making sure that they can help tell our story to everyone who is interested in hearing it. 03:26:16.320 --> 03:26:21.440 So back here in Florida, of course, we have NASA leadership also keeping a close eye on 03:26:21.440 --> 03:26:22.440 launch operations. 03:26:22.440 --> 03:26:27.640 Let's go now to Jasmine Hopkins, who is standing by with Lori Glaze, Acting Associate Administrator 03:26:27.640 --> 03:26:31.160 of NASA's Exploration Systems Development. 03:26:31.160 --> 03:26:32.160 Thanks so much, Megan. 03:26:32.160 --> 03:26:35.600 Yeah, we're honored to welcome Dr. Lori Glaze to the balcony now. 03:26:35.600 --> 03:26:40.560 Lori, this is our very first time having crew on an Artemis mission. 03:26:40.560 --> 03:26:43.800 How does that feel and how does that change our overall approach to the mission? 03:26:43.800 --> 03:26:48.160 It's a really good question and it really came home today when we're watching the crew 03:26:48.160 --> 03:26:53.200 walk out and then we saw them get into their van and go out to the pad and we've been watching 03:26:53.200 --> 03:26:58.040 them getting into the crew module and so we've really put an enormous amount of rigor into 03:26:58.040 --> 03:27:00.840 assuring the safety of our crew. 03:27:00.840 --> 03:27:05.720 One of the most important things on this mission, different from Artemis 1, is we now have environmental 03:27:05.720 --> 03:27:07.520 controls and life support systems. 03:27:07.520 --> 03:27:11.840 One of the most important things we're going to do on this mission is test those out and 03:27:11.840 --> 03:27:15.080 and make sure that we can keep our crew healthy and safe 03:27:15.080 --> 03:27:16.360 throughout their mission. 03:27:16.360 --> 03:27:20.200 We also on this mission have an activated launch abort system, 03:27:20.200 --> 03:27:23.200 which we had the system for Artemis-1, but it wasn't active. 03:27:23.200 --> 03:27:25.640 But we definitely had that active on this mission. 03:27:25.640 --> 03:27:28.080 We want the ability, again, if something goes wrong 03:27:28.080 --> 03:27:30.360 to be able to have that ability to abort 03:27:30.360 --> 03:27:33.200 and get them back to the ground again safe. 03:27:33.200 --> 03:27:34.040 Absolutely, Lori. 03:27:34.040 --> 03:27:35.160 I mean, as you're driving home, 03:27:35.160 --> 03:27:37.440 safety is paramount here at NASA. 03:27:37.440 --> 03:27:39.240 And your program is responsible 03:27:39.240 --> 03:27:40.840 for all of these Artemis elements. 03:27:40.840 --> 03:27:43.400 We have the space launch system, Orion ground system, 03:27:43.400 --> 03:27:45.760 so how do you get everybody cohesively 03:27:45.760 --> 03:27:47.700 on the same page for a day like launch? 03:27:47.700 --> 03:27:49.080 And that's a great question, 03:27:49.080 --> 03:27:50.360 and it's really been wonderful 03:27:50.360 --> 03:27:53.000 to watch our teams working together. 03:27:53.000 --> 03:27:54.520 We have the ground systems, 03:27:54.520 --> 03:27:56.800 which are kind of the bookends of our mission. 03:27:56.800 --> 03:27:59.040 The ground systems help prepare us 03:27:59.040 --> 03:28:00.800 to get the rocket ready to take off. 03:28:00.800 --> 03:28:03.480 They're doing all of the loading of the tanks right now 03:28:03.480 --> 03:28:05.200 and getting the crew into the Orion, 03:28:05.200 --> 03:28:09.440 and then the backend, they'll be there to recover the crew 03:28:09.440 --> 03:28:14.040 when they land in the ocean, but they know that their job is to make sure that that rocket 03:28:14.040 --> 03:28:18.060 is ready to go and that the crew module is ready to go. 03:28:18.060 --> 03:28:23.420 And then the rocket itself, the space launch systems, they know that their job is to deliver 03:28:23.420 --> 03:28:28.120 the crew module to the right point in space so that they can conduct their mission. 03:28:28.120 --> 03:28:32.940 And then again, they have to make sure that that everything is ready, that they set them 03:28:32.940 --> 03:28:37.540 on the trajectory that is going to bring them around the moon and set them up to land in 03:28:37.540 --> 03:28:40.900 the right place in the Pacific Ocean and that's their job and they know how 03:28:40.900 --> 03:28:45.380 important that is and they have to work closely with Orion which again they 03:28:45.380 --> 03:28:49.140 also have to work with all the other teams to make sure that everything's 03:28:49.140 --> 03:28:53.820 working together and then on top of that are flight operations teams all the 03:28:53.820 --> 03:28:58.020 people on the ground they're all working together they know this mission 03:28:58.020 --> 03:29:02.340 doesn't work unless every single part of the mission works. Right Lori there are 03:29:02.340 --> 03:29:05.180 so many things that have to work together today we can't wait to see what 03:29:05.180 --> 03:29:06.180 What happens next? 03:29:06.180 --> 03:29:07.180 Thank you so much for being here. 03:29:07.180 --> 03:29:08.180 It's my pleasure. 03:29:08.180 --> 03:29:09.180 Thank you. 03:29:09.180 --> 03:29:10.180 Of course. 03:29:10.180 --> 03:29:12.540 And with that, let's take it back to the countdown with NASA's Megan Cruz. 03:29:12.540 --> 03:29:17.420 And speaking of the countdown, one hour 59 minutes and counting until the opening of 03:29:17.420 --> 03:29:21.980 our two hour launch window at 6.24 p.m. Eastern time. 03:29:21.980 --> 03:29:24.140 This is a shot of Jetty Park. 03:29:24.140 --> 03:29:27.780 It's a nearby popular viewing location of rocket launches. 03:29:27.780 --> 03:29:31.020 And it is so great to see how many people are here. 03:29:31.020 --> 03:29:35.860 I mean, this is a Wednesday, like people had to take time off of school and off of work, 03:29:35.860 --> 03:29:38.500 but it's something that they felt like they wanted to do to be here. 03:29:38.500 --> 03:29:41.820 Yeah, you know, I think just based on the chatter on the airplane ride yesterday, half 03:29:41.820 --> 03:29:45.660 of my airplane ride was, they were coming to see the launch. 03:29:45.660 --> 03:29:51.220 You know, everybody's excited and traveling from all over the world to come see this launch. 03:29:51.220 --> 03:29:52.340 And it really is a great day. 03:29:52.340 --> 03:29:57.900 We had some sprinkles here in the crowd, but for the most part, I mean, it's just a beautiful 03:29:57.900 --> 03:29:59.660 day to witness history. 03:29:59.660 --> 03:30:00.660 It is. 03:30:00.660 --> 03:30:03.660 A little bit of sprinkles, but for the most part, the clouds are staying away, 03:30:03.660 --> 03:30:09.340 and you can see the blue sky behind us, so hoping for good weather in a couple hours. 03:30:09.340 --> 03:30:16.220 Absolutely. And so Dr. Lori Glaze mentioned what we learned from the Artemis II mission helps pave the way 03:30:16.220 --> 03:30:22.020 to sustained human presence on the lunar surface. So what are the objectives of this mission 03:30:22.020 --> 03:30:29.220 to eventually accomplish that? Let's check in with Gary and Mission Control for more. 03:30:29.220 --> 03:30:34.180 Thank you, Megan. Yes, the Ascent teams are here in Mission Control Houston working through 03:30:34.180 --> 03:30:39.300 their steps to prepare for a go for launch. Right up here on the front board, we're watching 03:30:39.300 --> 03:30:44.260 the teams in the White Room work through their checklist and closing the hatch as we verify 03:30:44.260 --> 03:30:52.860 ours working as one NASA team. What Dr. Glaze said about working across the teams throughout 03:30:52.860 --> 03:30:58.620 the nation is true. It takes one NASA team to bring everything together and accomplish 03:30:58.620 --> 03:31:04.780 mission objectives. Artemis-2 is designed as the first crewed flight test flight of NASA's Artemis 03:31:04.780 --> 03:31:11.820 campaign, sending astronauts into lunar space to validate systems, operations, and human performance 03:31:11.820 --> 03:31:18.140 ahead of a more complex lunar landing missions. NASA has identified an extensive list of mission 03:31:18.140 --> 03:31:23.100 and flight test objectives that serve as a checklist to verify the capabilities needed 03:31:23.100 --> 03:31:28.540 to land humans on the moon. For the Artemis-2 mission, there are five overarching priorities 03:31:28.540 --> 03:31:33.580 that cover the mission and flight test objectives. First is of course the crew. 03:31:33.580 --> 03:31:37.500 As the first crewed mission inside the Orion spacecraft, this mission serves to demonstrate 03:31:37.500 --> 03:31:43.020 the capability to safely sustain the flight crew throughout the mission, including launch, 03:31:43.020 --> 03:31:48.940 the deep space component, and return. Number two is systems. This mission brings it all together 03:31:48.940 --> 03:31:55.100 to validate the performance of all ground and flight systems needed for a long-term lunar 03:31:55.100 --> 03:32:00.380 campaign from launch infrastructure to spacecraft operations in deep space. 03:32:00.380 --> 03:32:05.180 Third is hardware and data. We'll be gathering performance data as much as possible over 03:32:05.180 --> 03:32:09.820 the Deep Space Network, but we also aim to retrieve onboard data and hardware after 03:32:09.820 --> 03:32:15.100 Splashdown to gather additional insight and improve future Artemis missions. 03:32:15.100 --> 03:32:17.420 Fourth is emergency operations. 03:32:17.420 --> 03:32:19.740 The crew and flight control team will be testing 03:32:19.740 --> 03:32:22.300 emergency systems such as abort procedures, 03:32:22.300 --> 03:32:25.740 rescue operations, and contingency responses. 03:32:25.740 --> 03:32:27.380 During the flight, astronauts will rehearse 03:32:27.380 --> 03:32:29.740 a number of these procedures to ensure that 03:32:29.740 --> 03:32:31.820 in the event of a real emergency, 03:32:31.820 --> 03:32:34.940 the planned procedures and operations are sound. 03:32:34.940 --> 03:32:37.780 And finally, their subsystem validation. 03:32:37.780 --> 03:32:40.900 Engineers will be verifying subsystems across the board 03:32:40.900 --> 03:32:43.900 to ensure reliability across life support, propulsion, 03:32:43.900 --> 03:32:49.300 avionics and navigation systems aboard the Orion spacecraft. 03:32:49.300 --> 03:32:53.580 Human spaceflight is a complicated endeavor that requires precision and competence across 03:32:53.580 --> 03:32:55.020 all disciplines. 03:32:55.020 --> 03:32:59.580 You may hear the phrase, human spaceflight is the greatest team sport a few times in 03:32:59.580 --> 03:33:02.340 today's coverage, and it's absolutely true. 03:33:02.340 --> 03:33:06.860 Not only does it need mastery of specific components, but the integration extends across 03:33:06.860 --> 03:33:11.500 thousands of people and facilities around the world to come together and make it all 03:33:11.500 --> 03:33:12.500 work. 03:33:12.500 --> 03:33:15.300 of the work from many people has led to this moment. 03:33:15.300 --> 03:33:17.420 A rocket at the pad with humans on board, 03:33:17.420 --> 03:33:20.220 ready to put everything we worked for to the test. 03:33:20.220 --> 03:33:21.540 I'm certainly excited about it. 03:33:21.540 --> 03:33:23.580 The teams here in this room are looking forward 03:33:23.580 --> 03:33:24.780 to supporting the mission, 03:33:24.780 --> 03:33:28.060 and I hope those watching are as excited as we are. 03:33:28.060 --> 03:33:29.820 We are following the countdown here 03:33:29.820 --> 03:33:31.140 in Mission Control Houston. 03:33:31.140 --> 03:33:32.540 Everything continues to look good. 03:33:32.540 --> 03:33:35.220 Now inside two hours from the beginning 03:33:35.220 --> 03:33:36.780 of the launch window with that, 03:33:36.780 --> 03:33:39.940 I will send it back over to you, Megan and Nicole. 03:33:39.940 --> 03:33:41.220 Hey Gary, thank you so much. 03:33:41.220 --> 03:33:47.220 We are getting word that the launch team is working something that we would like to give you an update on. So let's get on over to Darrell. 03:33:48.220 --> 03:34:03.220 All right. Thank you, Megan. And we are live in firing room one here at the launch control complex. Yes, we are currently not working any constraints with regards to the rocket or the ground systems. 03:34:03.220 --> 03:34:09.720 But the launch team has been made aware of an issue that the range is working. 03:34:09.720 --> 03:34:15.220 And currently they're monitoring that work that is going on over at the range. 03:34:15.220 --> 03:34:21.220 We understand that that issue is related to the flight termination system. 03:34:21.220 --> 03:34:24.220 The flight termination system, just to give you a quick explainer, 03:34:24.220 --> 03:34:26.220 every rocket has a flight termination system. 03:34:26.220 --> 03:34:34.740 It's the system that the eastern range here uses in order to send a destruct signal to 03:34:34.740 --> 03:34:37.980 a rocket in case it veers off path. 03:34:37.980 --> 03:34:43.860 So it's a very critical, important safety component in terms of how the range keeps 03:34:43.860 --> 03:34:46.140 the public safe here. 03:34:46.140 --> 03:34:52.020 We understand that the flight termination system, they're working an issue. 03:34:52.020 --> 03:34:59.380 So as they continue to work that issue, they've asked for some assistance from the launch team 03:34:59.380 --> 03:35:03.860 to help verify some of the work that they're doing on their FTS system. 03:35:04.900 --> 03:35:12.580 And this is where it gets a pretty unique situation here. The assistance they've asked for is to 03:35:12.580 --> 03:35:17.620 verify what's going on with their system. They want to check it to see that the work they're 03:35:17.620 --> 03:35:25.300 doing is okay and in order to do that the FTS console operator inside the firing 03:35:25.300 --> 03:35:31.140 room has been asked to help them verify it and the way that they're going to do 03:35:31.140 --> 03:35:37.540 that and the solution that he proposed to check and verify the system with a 03:35:37.540 --> 03:35:43.020 launch reactor and she gave the approval is to go get a piece of heritage 03:35:43.020 --> 03:35:49.140 equipment from inside the VAB that was used during the space shuttle program and this 03:35:49.140 --> 03:35:55.860 equipment is able to receive commands by the range through the flight termination system. 03:35:55.860 --> 03:36:04.140 And so with this piece of equipment, this console operator who works FTS was granted 03:36:04.140 --> 03:36:11.020 permission to go and go over to the VAB next door and get this equipment that he's very 03:36:11.020 --> 03:36:18.440 much aware of and and use during the space shuttle era and so that is in work 03:36:18.440 --> 03:36:24.460 right now the bottom line of all this is at this moment the range is no go but 03:36:24.460 --> 03:36:29.740 that is not stopping us from moving forward in the countdown we can continue 03:36:29.740 --> 03:36:36.620 to process and work the countdown the closeout crew will continue to do their 03:36:36.620 --> 03:36:40.460 work and and the launch team will continue to do their work as well but 03:36:40.460 --> 03:36:46.900 We'll keep you updated on what happens in regards to as far as my understanding goes, 03:36:46.900 --> 03:36:53.220 a pretty unique situation here with trying to bring resolution and kind of help 03:36:53.220 --> 03:36:56.060 out the situation that we're seeing at the range right now. 03:36:56.060 --> 03:36:58.020 And that's the latest here from the firing room. 03:36:58.400 --> 03:37:00.940 I'll send it back to Megan and Nicole at the host desk. 03:37:01.820 --> 03:37:02.320 Thank you, Darryl. 03:37:02.320 --> 03:37:06.320 It's very unique, but I think it speaks to the ingenuity of this team, right? 03:37:06.320 --> 03:37:10.560 to say, hey, we have this equipment at the VAB. 03:37:10.560 --> 03:37:14.440 Why don't we leverage it to try to solve this issue and work it? 03:37:14.440 --> 03:37:17.680 Yeah, what a great example of human creativity, right? 03:37:17.680 --> 03:37:18.840 We know this thing exists. 03:37:18.840 --> 03:37:21.000 Let's go solve this problem. 03:37:21.000 --> 03:37:22.120 We have time. 03:37:22.120 --> 03:37:23.680 Like Daryl said, we're going to continue 03:37:23.680 --> 03:37:25.640 to march down the countdown. 03:37:25.640 --> 03:37:27.720 So we'll continue to get the rocket and the crew ready, 03:37:27.720 --> 03:37:29.800 but we still have that two hour window. 03:37:29.800 --> 03:37:31.680 So in the meantime, let's try to figure out 03:37:31.680 --> 03:37:35.240 what's happening with the range. 03:37:35.240 --> 03:37:38.120 And speaking of the range, what is the range for people 03:37:38.120 --> 03:37:40.280 who might not watch rocket launches with us? 03:37:40.280 --> 03:37:41.120 Sure, yeah. 03:37:41.120 --> 03:37:42.600 So anytime that you launch a rocket, 03:37:42.600 --> 03:37:46.440 you have to clear the airspace in the launch corridor. 03:37:46.440 --> 03:37:49.200 So where the rocket's flight path is going to go, 03:37:49.200 --> 03:37:52.760 you have to make sure that that whole airspace is clear. 03:37:52.760 --> 03:37:56.080 And so that we actually have assets, 03:37:56.080 --> 03:37:58.160 the Space Force helps us out with this one, 03:37:58.160 --> 03:38:01.360 but we wanna make sure that there aren't airplanes 03:38:01.360 --> 03:38:03.800 in the way and there aren't other maritime assets 03:38:03.800 --> 03:38:04.740 in the way or things like that. 03:38:04.740 --> 03:38:06.780 So that there's a whole group of people, 03:38:06.780 --> 03:38:08.620 we talked to actually, Gary said it great, right? 03:38:08.620 --> 03:38:11.180 It's a huge team sport. 03:38:11.180 --> 03:38:13.780 And so there's a whole group here on the ground 03:38:13.780 --> 03:38:15.940 that is monitoring that launch corridor 03:38:15.940 --> 03:38:18.060 to make sure it's clear and ready to go. 03:38:18.060 --> 03:38:20.060 And so if they're having issues, 03:38:20.060 --> 03:38:21.380 then we definitely can't launch this rocket. 03:38:21.380 --> 03:38:23.060 We don't want to launch blind into a corridor 03:38:23.060 --> 03:38:23.900 that we can't see. 03:38:23.900 --> 03:38:25.060 Yeah, because as Darrell said, 03:38:25.060 --> 03:38:27.100 I mean, it is very important, 03:38:27.100 --> 03:38:29.380 the flight termination system needing to activate it 03:38:29.380 --> 03:38:31.500 in case of an emergency. 03:38:31.500 --> 03:38:38.160 So, yes, something that we will closely be monitoring throughout the countdown. 03:38:38.160 --> 03:38:43.680 And hopefully, again, won't be an issue that they can fix this issue by going 03:38:43.680 --> 03:38:47.160 to the Heritage Hardware that's in the Vehicle Assembly Building. 03:38:47.320 --> 03:38:48.160 Right. What a great idea. 03:38:48.560 --> 03:38:52.920 Okay. So, again, under two hours from the opening of our two-hour launch window, 03:38:52.920 --> 03:38:59.640 6.24 p.m. Eastern Time, the crew, as you can see there, inside of Orion, relaxing, 03:38:59.640 --> 03:39:06.640 getting updates from the team, but also just getting in the right headspace for, hopefully, launch today. 03:39:06.640 --> 03:39:08.640 Let's learn a little more about each of them now. 03:39:11.640 --> 03:39:16.640 The moon to me, it's the thing that connects me together with all the other humans in my life. 03:39:16.640 --> 03:39:24.640 I remember being a little kid lying in bed at night and just looking out of the moon in whatever phase it was in, and I was thinking, man, 03:39:24.640 --> 03:39:28.640 my friends that live like 20 miles away, they can probably look out and see that same exact moon. 03:39:28.640 --> 03:39:32.140 And then when I was in the Navy, I would look out at the moon and I'd be halfway around 03:39:32.140 --> 03:39:36.100 the planet and I would think, man, my brother can see that moon where he is and he's halfway 03:39:36.100 --> 03:39:37.460 around the planet from where I am. 03:39:37.460 --> 03:39:39.860 To me, it's a connection of life on Earth. 03:39:39.860 --> 03:39:42.580 We could all look up and see that moon and it's always changing. 03:39:42.580 --> 03:39:44.340 The moon is never the same two days in a row. 03:39:44.340 --> 03:39:46.380 I love that. 03:39:46.380 --> 03:39:47.780 My name is Reed Wiseman. 03:39:47.780 --> 03:39:51.780 I'm the commander of NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon. 03:39:51.780 --> 03:39:57.820 I grew up in a little town just north of Baltimore, Maryland, about 20 miles north of the city. 03:39:57.820 --> 03:40:01.880 There was a national guard base nearby my house, and there were A-10 aircraft that would 03:40:01.880 --> 03:40:03.200 fly over every now and then. 03:40:03.200 --> 03:40:05.400 I just would look up at them and be like, man, I want to be up there. 03:40:05.400 --> 03:40:06.960 I want to go do that. 03:40:06.960 --> 03:40:10.040 And then my brother went to the Naval Academy, and I would go every year and watch the Blue 03:40:10.040 --> 03:40:12.280 Angels fly during commencement. 03:40:12.280 --> 03:40:14.680 And that just started to grow and grow and grow. 03:40:14.680 --> 03:40:18.120 For a while, I wanted to join the Air Force, and then I realized Navy flies as well, and 03:40:18.120 --> 03:40:20.200 they fly from ships to the middle of the ocean. 03:40:20.200 --> 03:40:21.840 And that was it, like, a done deal for me. 03:40:21.840 --> 03:40:24.640 That is exactly what I wanted to do for my career. 03:40:24.640 --> 03:40:28.840 is freedom to me, especially when you're in a jet aircraft coming off of an aircraft carrier 03:40:28.840 --> 03:40:30.760 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 03:40:30.760 --> 03:40:34.400 Nearest land is over 1,500 miles away, so when you come off of that aircraft carrier, 03:40:34.400 --> 03:40:36.760 you are truly just alone with yourself out there. 03:40:36.760 --> 03:40:40.280 It is a magical experience to me out there all by yourself in the aircraft over in the 03:40:40.280 --> 03:40:41.280 Pacific. 03:40:41.280 --> 03:40:42.280 It's free. 03:40:42.280 --> 03:40:47.280 I think anybody who accomplishes something that they set their mind out to, there's no 03:40:47.280 --> 03:40:49.560 one thing that does it for them. 03:40:49.560 --> 03:40:50.920 It's a combination of everything. 03:40:50.920 --> 03:40:54.520 I mean, the way my parents raised me, the way my brother and I, 03:40:54.520 --> 03:40:56.420 the way our relationship developed over time, 03:40:56.420 --> 03:40:58.920 my friends being in the marching band, 03:40:58.920 --> 03:41:00.920 going to college, setting my own course, 03:41:00.920 --> 03:41:02.720 learning how to live on my own, 03:41:02.720 --> 03:41:04.120 being mentored along the way, 03:41:04.120 --> 03:41:07.720 being, you know, kept on their path to success, 03:41:07.720 --> 03:41:11.020 but being given the freedom to, you know, make excursions 03:41:11.020 --> 03:41:14.120 and fail every now and then and regroup and carry on. 03:41:14.120 --> 03:41:16.620 I think all those things come together in the end 03:41:16.620 --> 03:41:19.520 to get you where you are. 03:41:19.520 --> 03:41:22.020 I've had to overcome, I mean, I'm a human being. 03:41:22.020 --> 03:41:23.420 I've had to overcome a lot of fears. 03:41:23.420 --> 03:41:24.660 I'm pretty scared of heights. 03:41:24.660 --> 03:41:26.720 I joked about that on the International Space Station, 03:41:26.720 --> 03:41:28.060 but it turns out I'm only scared 03:41:28.060 --> 03:41:29.360 like at the edge of a building. 03:41:29.360 --> 03:41:30.960 When you're up on the International Space Station, 03:41:30.960 --> 03:41:32.300 even though you're 250 miles up, 03:41:32.300 --> 03:41:34.100 I never had that feeling of falling 03:41:34.100 --> 03:41:36.460 or that I was, you know, at risk up there. 03:41:36.460 --> 03:41:38.240 I just kind of loved the feeling of floating 03:41:38.240 --> 03:41:39.340 and looking down at Earth. 03:41:39.340 --> 03:41:41.080 There have been challenges all throughout my life. 03:41:41.080 --> 03:41:43.540 By far the biggest challenge was losing my wife 03:41:43.540 --> 03:41:46.920 in 2020 to cancer and now raising two daughters 03:41:46.920 --> 03:41:47.940 who are grown up now, 03:41:47.940 --> 03:41:51.160 But that's been the biggest challenge by far I've ever had in the face. 03:41:51.160 --> 03:41:54.880 It is not easy being an only parent, trying to work a full-time job, 03:41:54.880 --> 03:41:58.120 and raising two kids is something that I think about every single day. 03:41:58.120 --> 03:41:59.720 I'm very proud of the work I've done. 03:41:59.720 --> 03:42:01.640 I haven't always done it well, but I've always shown up 03:42:01.640 --> 03:42:02.960 and tried as hard as I possibly can. 03:42:06.360 --> 03:42:11.160 I do wonder what it's going to be like when we are really far from Earth 03:42:11.160 --> 03:42:12.680 and can see it. 03:42:12.680 --> 03:42:17.040 The sensation of being so far away from everything that you know. 03:42:17.040 --> 03:42:21.040 I had that sensation on the space station the first time I got to sit in the cupola 03:42:21.040 --> 03:42:26.240 for a really long time, so I can only imagine what that's going to be like from 200,000 03:42:26.240 --> 03:42:27.840 plus miles away. 03:42:27.840 --> 03:42:31.480 My name is Victor Glover, and I'm the pilot for NASA's Artemis II mission around the 03:42:31.480 --> 03:42:32.480 moon. 03:42:32.480 --> 03:42:37.480 When I was in fourth grade, I was 10 years old, and that's when the Challenger accident 03:42:37.480 --> 03:42:43.240 happened, and it helped me understand how the general public felt about the astronaut 03:42:43.240 --> 03:42:50.240 right? Like, these are the people that we want to be, and that just gave me an easy thing to strive toward. 03:42:50.240 --> 03:42:58.240 The biggest fear that I've had to overcome in my life is doubting myself. 03:42:58.240 --> 03:43:03.240 Going to college when no one in my family had gone to college was a huge risk. 03:43:03.240 --> 03:43:08.240 I had more confidence in my athletic ability than in my academic abilities. 03:43:08.240 --> 03:43:12.240 I could play football with those college students that I saw on TV. 03:43:12.240 --> 03:43:18.240 But my classmates that I saw in the lab and around the university union, I didn't know if I had what they had. 03:43:18.240 --> 03:43:24.240 I think addressing that self-doubt was a part of, you know, swinging for the fence and trying to go get an engineering degree, 03:43:24.240 --> 03:43:31.240 not just go to college, but get an engineering degree, and then go do something challenging and technical, like flying. 03:43:31.240 --> 03:43:35.240 Apollo is known for sending humans to the moon. 03:43:35.240 --> 03:43:40.240 Artemis has an opportunity to continue the Apollo story, 03:43:40.240 --> 03:43:45.240 I actually think it's important for this story to stand on its own. 03:43:45.240 --> 03:43:49.240 Artemis is a new program, and we're trying to do new things, 03:43:49.240 --> 03:43:52.240 and it's great to compare and contrast. 03:43:52.240 --> 03:43:55.240 When you look at our spaceship, you can see parts that were designed, 03:43:55.240 --> 03:43:57.240 built, and integrated in another country. 03:43:57.240 --> 03:44:00.240 When you look at our crew, you see that our crew is international. 03:44:00.240 --> 03:44:02.240 There are also men and women, 03:44:02.240 --> 03:44:07.240 and I just think that that comparing and contrasting makes the story even richer. 03:44:07.240 --> 03:44:12.000 The piloting role specifically, I will have an hour and a half or so where I get to fly 03:44:12.000 --> 03:44:13.680 the spacecraft by hand. 03:44:13.680 --> 03:44:18.760 We haven't flown that many spaceships, and so the ability to fly one actually in space 03:44:18.760 --> 03:44:22.040 on a test mission is just a really unique opportunity. 03:44:22.040 --> 03:44:25.260 I can't tell you how I'm going to feel when we fly by the moon and see the moon up close 03:44:25.260 --> 03:44:31.840 and the Earth from a quarter of a million miles away, but I don't use the word excited 03:44:31.840 --> 03:44:32.840 because I'm focused. 03:44:32.840 --> 03:44:38.040 focused. What we do, this is very serious and it's very risky and we are all intimately 03:44:38.040 --> 03:44:42.680 familiar with that risk. And so if we go out there and we're successful and we can pass 03:44:42.680 --> 03:44:47.600 that baton on to Artemis III, that's something to really be excited about. 03:44:47.600 --> 03:44:53.080 I tell a story which is one that my dad told me before the Apollo missions and he was just 03:44:53.080 --> 03:44:58.000 a very little boy. He was looking up at the moon with his mom and his mom said to him, 03:44:58.000 --> 03:44:59.960 Don't worry, Ronnie, we'll never get there. 03:44:59.960 --> 03:45:02.800 Fast forward maybe 70 years later, 03:45:02.800 --> 03:45:05.400 it's his daughter that's actually going there. 03:45:05.400 --> 03:45:08.960 And I think that long arc is something 03:45:08.960 --> 03:45:10.560 that we can all learn from. 03:45:10.560 --> 03:45:14.320 The idea that the seemingly impossible becomes possible 03:45:14.320 --> 03:45:16.560 if you just believe in it and are willing to work hard 03:45:16.560 --> 03:45:18.560 and come together to achieve it. 03:45:18.560 --> 03:45:19.800 My name is Christina Cook, 03:45:19.800 --> 03:45:21.080 and I'm a mission specialist 03:45:21.080 --> 03:45:23.640 for NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon. 03:45:23.640 --> 03:45:30.640 When I look back and my dreams as a kid, I definitely never thought I would actually 03:45:30.640 --> 03:45:31.640 get here. 03:45:31.640 --> 03:45:36.720 I was very pragmatic, even though I'm a dreamer, I knew that the odds were way against me again, 03:45:36.720 --> 03:45:39.920 so I might as well do something I'm loving in the meantime. 03:45:39.920 --> 03:45:45.200 I definitely loved science and math in school and, you know, did pretty well in those things, 03:45:45.200 --> 03:45:46.560 but I also loved being active. 03:45:46.560 --> 03:45:48.560 I was always outside. 03:45:48.560 --> 03:45:50.760 I loved things that made me feel small. 03:45:50.760 --> 03:45:57.000 I love looking at the night sky, often times between the pine tree branches or I love the 03:45:57.000 --> 03:45:58.000 ocean. 03:45:58.000 --> 03:46:01.920 North Carolina also has mountains and when we go there I just love the vastness of all 03:46:01.920 --> 03:46:02.920 of those things. 03:46:02.920 --> 03:46:06.120 I loved how they made me feel and what they made me think about in the vastness of the 03:46:06.120 --> 03:46:09.960 universe and how much out there there was to learn. 03:46:09.960 --> 03:46:15.120 I'm drawn to exploring, I'm drawn to challenges that involve both mental and physical and 03:46:15.120 --> 03:46:20.720 I'd much rather be solving problems, wearing a whole lot of equipment and in a harsh environment 03:46:20.720 --> 03:46:27.300 environment and that's just something I've cared with me ever since I was a kid. 03:46:27.300 --> 03:46:31.560 Thinking about the fears or challenges that I've had to overcome, there are just so many. 03:46:31.560 --> 03:46:34.920 I mean basically it's just been, that has been the journey. 03:46:34.920 --> 03:46:40.760 I always say to people, do what scares you and that means I have to follow my own advice. 03:46:40.760 --> 03:46:45.720 So doing what scares me meant getting on a plane and going to the Antarctic, getting 03:46:45.720 --> 03:46:48.480 on a plane and going to study abroad in Ghana, 03:46:48.480 --> 03:46:50.240 applying to become an astronaut, 03:46:50.240 --> 03:46:53.400 opening the EVA hatch in the airlock 03:46:53.400 --> 03:46:55.900 and going out of it into the darkness, 03:46:55.900 --> 03:46:58.200 strapping myself onto a rocket. 03:46:58.200 --> 03:47:02.360 And so for me, I think that no matter what the challenge, 03:47:02.360 --> 03:47:04.360 recognizing that if people believe in you 03:47:04.360 --> 03:47:05.880 and you believe they believe in you, 03:47:05.880 --> 03:47:08.200 the challenges seem always a little bit easier. 03:47:09.080 --> 03:47:12.360 To me, the moon, it represents history. 03:47:12.360 --> 03:47:13.960 It is a witness plate. 03:47:13.960 --> 03:47:16.400 Everything that's ever happened to the moon 03:47:16.400 --> 03:47:18.480 is still written on the moon. 03:47:18.480 --> 03:47:22.640 Every single person has looked at the moon their entire lives. 03:47:22.640 --> 03:47:23.720 We see the same moon. 03:47:23.720 --> 03:47:24.960 That's something really special. 03:47:24.960 --> 03:47:29.400 It's just the epitome of a symbol of something 03:47:29.400 --> 03:47:31.240 that's in each of our hearts, 03:47:31.240 --> 03:47:35.480 but this also represents exploration and reaching. 03:47:39.080 --> 03:47:43.000 I have this very distinct memory of seeing an image 03:47:43.000 --> 03:47:45.800 of an astronaut standing on the moon. 03:47:45.800 --> 03:47:47.960 It's burnt in my brain because I went back to it 03:47:47.960 --> 03:47:51.160 so many times in my childhood and I would look at that image 03:47:51.160 --> 03:47:53.480 and I know it had a huge impact on me 03:47:53.480 --> 03:47:55.840 that humans had walked on the moon. 03:47:55.840 --> 03:47:57.680 My name is Colonel Jeremy Hansen. 03:47:57.680 --> 03:48:00.240 I'm an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency 03:48:00.240 --> 03:48:01.680 and I'm a mission specialist 03:48:01.680 --> 03:48:04.720 on NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon. 03:48:04.720 --> 03:48:06.240 My elementary school years, 03:48:06.240 --> 03:48:08.800 I grew up on a farm outside of London, Ontario. 03:48:08.800 --> 03:48:10.680 I spent as much time as I could 03:48:10.680 --> 03:48:12.980 with my dad on the farm. 03:48:12.980 --> 03:48:16.420 I learned the value of hard work, for example. 03:48:16.420 --> 03:48:18.060 If I wanted to go to work with dad, 03:48:18.060 --> 03:48:19.220 it was gonna be a long day 03:48:19.220 --> 03:48:20.780 and I was gonna have to not complain 03:48:20.780 --> 03:48:23.580 or I wasn't gonna get to go the next day. 03:48:23.580 --> 03:48:24.900 I had a tree house. 03:48:24.900 --> 03:48:26.700 I had a vivid imagination 03:48:26.700 --> 03:48:28.900 and I changed my tree house into a spaceship. 03:48:28.900 --> 03:48:31.020 I made all these dials and controls. 03:48:31.020 --> 03:48:32.620 I had circuit breakers for switches 03:48:32.620 --> 03:48:34.100 that I found in the barn 03:48:34.100 --> 03:48:37.100 and I was exploring space in my imagination. 03:48:37.100 --> 03:48:38.500 The most important thing I did 03:48:38.500 --> 03:48:40.860 to get to where I wanted to go in life, 03:48:40.860 --> 03:48:42.880 which was flying fighter jets 03:48:42.880 --> 03:48:44.540 and eventually becoming an astronaut, 03:48:44.540 --> 03:48:47.780 is I shared those desires with other people. 03:48:47.780 --> 03:48:50.380 And it turns out, just like you don't go to the moon 03:48:50.380 --> 03:48:52.040 on your own, if you could, I would have done it 03:48:52.040 --> 03:48:54.640 a long time ago in my tree house as a kid, 03:48:54.640 --> 03:48:56.560 you have to go as a team. 03:48:56.560 --> 03:49:00.120 I think the biggest impediment to achieving my goals 03:49:00.120 --> 03:49:01.540 was, of course, myself. 03:49:01.540 --> 03:49:03.500 And I think that's a common human experience. 03:49:03.500 --> 03:49:06.140 There are many times where this little things 03:49:06.140 --> 03:49:10.380 get in my way and my immediate interpretation of that was well now 03:49:10.380 --> 03:49:15.060 that goal is out the window. You know people must have lifted me back up and 03:49:15.060 --> 03:49:20.180 in somewhere in the back of my head that persistence came through and I think 03:49:20.180 --> 03:49:25.500 that's a common human experience to doubt ourselves. I've come to this I guess 03:49:25.500 --> 03:49:31.340 realization that I believe that we all have gifts to contribute and the goal is 03:49:31.340 --> 03:49:33.860 is to figure out how to use your energy towards 03:49:33.860 --> 03:49:38.180 adding positively to humanity's existence on this planet. 03:49:38.180 --> 03:49:40.500 I love it when humanity sets big goals, 03:49:40.500 --> 03:49:43.020 like sending humans to the surface of the moon 03:49:43.020 --> 03:49:44.780 with an eye to eventually going to Mars, 03:49:44.780 --> 03:49:48.580 because when we do that, we can bring together genius 03:49:48.580 --> 03:49:52.060 from not just even in one country, but around the world. 03:49:52.060 --> 03:49:55.980 I've also learned from my indigenous mentors 03:49:55.980 --> 03:49:58.860 that they refer to the moon as grandmother moon. 03:49:58.860 --> 03:50:00.380 So you've probably heard of Mother Earth 03:50:00.380 --> 03:50:05.500 is Grandmother Moon because Grandmother Moon is responsible for the water in their community, 03:50:05.500 --> 03:50:11.500 just like the moon moves the water around the planet, affects the tides. And I think that's 03:50:11.500 --> 03:50:15.740 a really beautiful thing for us as we go back to the moon to think about all the different 03:50:15.740 --> 03:50:20.380 cultures around the world and how they view the moon differently. And that's really neat because 03:50:20.380 --> 03:50:23.540 because we all share that same moon in the night sky. 03:50:23.540 --> 03:50:39.740 One hour, 38 minutes and counting until the opening of the Artemis 2 launch window today. 03:50:39.740 --> 03:50:47.260 6.24 p.m. Eastern time and we are looking at the rocket and Orion out on the pad, historic 03:50:47.260 --> 03:50:50.060 launch pad 39B here at Kennedy Space Center. 03:50:50.060 --> 03:50:54.500 a great view at all. Yes it is. You know we can see the clouds out in front of us 03:50:54.500 --> 03:50:57.900 but they are to the west and you can see that there's some blue sky peeking 03:50:57.900 --> 03:51:01.740 through behind that rocket which is good news. And more and more people continue 03:51:01.740 --> 03:51:08.660 to come on center here about a couple of hours ago. Folks with the special passes 03:51:08.660 --> 03:51:13.740 to come on center were allowed to start driving on with family and friends and 03:51:13.740 --> 03:51:17.420 of course we have media growing by the moment here at the press site here at 03:51:17.420 --> 03:51:19.820 Kennedy Space Center, setting up their cameras, 03:51:19.820 --> 03:51:22.660 setting up tents, interviewing folks. 03:51:22.660 --> 03:51:25.780 Again, this great jib shot that we have 03:51:25.780 --> 03:51:29.860 from our camera here showing all the interests 03:51:29.860 --> 03:51:31.780 that we have here at the Preside. 03:51:31.780 --> 03:51:34.620 And actually even to the right of us, 03:51:34.620 --> 03:51:39.140 so camera left, no, sorry, the right of your screen, 03:51:39.140 --> 03:51:42.060 left of us, plenty of other people there, 03:51:42.060 --> 03:51:44.180 set up with their own tents, 03:51:44.180 --> 03:51:46.580 broadcasting to their own viewers. 03:51:46.580 --> 03:51:50.260 And so, again, just really cool to see everybody wanting to share at this moment. 03:51:50.260 --> 03:51:55.460 Yeah, that's, I mean, how many media tents we can see from here, it's a beautiful thing. 03:51:55.460 --> 03:51:55.960 Yeah. 03:51:55.960 --> 03:51:58.380 I think it's important to share this message with the whole world. 03:51:58.380 --> 03:51:59.220 Yeah. 03:51:59.220 --> 03:52:05.460 And so, let's take a look now at people who are watching in other parts of the country. 03:52:05.460 --> 03:52:11.620 We have this shot here from the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. 03:52:11.620 --> 03:52:12.260 Oh, man, look at that. 03:52:12.260 --> 03:52:16.920 Just kidding, Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington. 03:52:16.920 --> 03:52:18.600 So sorry, hello to you over there. 03:52:18.600 --> 03:52:22.320 Sorry, I thought that you were in Alabama. 03:52:22.320 --> 03:52:24.740 But here you are from Seattle, Washington. 03:52:24.740 --> 03:52:26.500 Again, the Museum of Flight. 03:52:27.420 --> 03:52:28.780 They must have had a special event 03:52:28.780 --> 03:52:31.080 to bring people there to watch, 03:52:31.080 --> 03:52:32.500 as well as a special event here. 03:52:32.500 --> 03:52:35.780 Now, correctly, the US Space and Rocket Center, 03:52:35.780 --> 03:52:37.500 Huntsville, Alabama. 03:52:37.500 --> 03:52:39.580 Of course, they would have a lot of people here, 03:52:39.580 --> 03:52:42.140 and I'm sure this crowd will grow. 03:52:42.140 --> 03:52:46.100 when we get closer to launch, Marshall, 03:52:46.100 --> 03:52:48.620 the home of the SLS rocket. 03:52:48.620 --> 03:52:49.860 Yes. 03:52:49.860 --> 03:52:51.540 Yeah, this is a great chat. 03:52:51.540 --> 03:52:52.900 You can see all the people there. 03:52:52.900 --> 03:52:57.300 And obviously you've got quite a few artifacts in there as well. 03:52:57.300 --> 03:52:58.260 Oh, that's the SLS rocket. 03:52:58.260 --> 03:52:59.500 Now they know, yeah, now they know. 03:52:59.500 --> 03:53:00.700 They're on the broadcast. 03:53:00.700 --> 03:53:01.300 That's too funny. 03:53:01.300 --> 03:53:01.940 That's awesome. 03:53:01.940 --> 03:53:03.020 Hey, listen, it's all right. 03:53:03.020 --> 03:53:03.740 We can sit. 03:53:03.740 --> 03:53:06.780 We can sit and chill until we wait for the opening of the minute. 03:53:06.780 --> 03:53:07.260 No, they're there. 03:53:07.260 --> 03:53:07.980 There they are. 03:53:07.980 --> 03:53:09.460 Yeah. 03:53:09.460 --> 03:53:10.700 Everybody's excited. 03:53:10.700 --> 03:53:12.960 Thank you guys for showing us your excitement. 03:53:12.960 --> 03:53:14.560 I know deep down it was in there. 03:53:14.560 --> 03:53:16.280 It's just that you felt like sitting at the moment 03:53:16.280 --> 03:53:17.600 and that's all right. 03:53:17.600 --> 03:53:18.940 It's a little delay. 03:53:18.940 --> 03:53:20.880 Yeah, that's all right. 03:53:20.880 --> 03:53:24.240 Well, thanks so much to those supporting these watch parties 03:53:24.240 --> 03:53:27.520 and bringing them to us live here. 03:53:27.520 --> 03:53:32.520 Actually, our video paths are taking quite a circuitous 03:53:32.520 --> 03:53:35.680 route to be able to bring those live views in 03:53:35.680 --> 03:53:39.160 from Seattle as well as Alabama, 03:53:39.160 --> 03:53:41.480 but we're glad that we can be able to share it with you 03:53:41.480 --> 03:53:42.660 in the broadcast now. 03:53:43.880 --> 03:53:45.960 And so why are we going to the moon? 03:53:45.960 --> 03:53:48.360 Why does NASA want to build a moon base there? 03:53:48.360 --> 03:53:50.680 Here's Megan Carter again with our moon board. 03:53:52.600 --> 03:53:54.360 All right, thank you, Megan. 03:53:54.360 --> 03:53:56.760 Yeah, so we are right around that hour and a half mark, 03:53:56.760 --> 03:53:58.320 hopefully for that launch. 03:53:58.320 --> 03:53:59.620 It's going to be very exciting. 03:53:59.620 --> 03:54:01.840 So they are gonna have a few days 03:54:01.840 --> 03:54:03.640 to be around the low Earth orbit, 03:54:03.640 --> 03:54:05.320 and then they'll be heading on to the moon. 03:54:05.320 --> 03:54:08.080 So yes, let's talk what will be happening. 03:54:08.080 --> 03:54:09.640 why are we going to the moon? 03:54:09.640 --> 03:54:11.840 So obviously this is not going to be a landing 03:54:11.840 --> 03:54:13.080 as we've discussed. 03:54:13.080 --> 03:54:15.920 They are going to be coming with four to 6,000 feet 03:54:15.920 --> 03:54:17.160 around the moon's surface 03:54:17.160 --> 03:54:20.280 and this is going to connect us directly to our past. 03:54:20.280 --> 03:54:23.720 Those Apollo missions did have six lunar landings 03:54:23.720 --> 03:54:27.300 and the Artemis campaign is looking to build on that past 03:54:27.300 --> 03:54:29.920 by going back to the moon, staying longer 03:54:29.920 --> 03:54:30.920 and then going farther. 03:54:30.920 --> 03:54:33.840 So how are we going to do that and why? 03:54:33.840 --> 03:54:36.120 We have obviously talked a little bit 03:54:36.120 --> 03:54:38.320 about that lunar south pole. 03:54:38.320 --> 03:54:41.720 And we are focused specifically on the far side of the moon 03:54:41.720 --> 03:54:43.880 for this one for a specific reason. 03:54:43.880 --> 03:54:45.000 You might have guessed, 03:54:45.000 --> 03:54:47.520 we're gonna be looking for some resources especially, 03:54:47.520 --> 03:54:50.280 and that's going to be water or water ice. 03:54:50.280 --> 03:54:53.440 That is going to be giving us some really critical pieces 03:54:53.440 --> 03:54:54.800 for future missions. 03:54:54.800 --> 03:54:55.960 And as you can see here, 03:54:55.960 --> 03:54:58.720 we have identified nine potential landing zones. 03:54:58.720 --> 03:55:02.480 So this is gonna be a critical objective for our crew. 03:55:02.480 --> 03:55:04.040 We, depending on when they launch, 03:55:04.040 --> 03:55:06.560 we will determine what is going to be visible, 03:55:06.560 --> 03:55:08.880 but we do have these nine landing zones 03:55:08.880 --> 03:55:10.840 right here around the Shackleton crater. 03:55:10.840 --> 03:55:14.660 And as you can see here, a lot of that area is deep and dark 03:55:14.660 --> 03:55:17.440 and that is where we are gonna be looking for that water ice 03:55:17.440 --> 03:55:19.640 because that is obviously going to give us 03:55:19.640 --> 03:55:22.520 not just water to drink, but as we know, 03:55:22.520 --> 03:55:24.200 that can actually be converted 03:55:24.200 --> 03:55:27.960 into our propellant potentially, that hydrogen and oxygen. 03:55:27.960 --> 03:55:30.640 So that is going to make the moon a critical place 03:55:30.640 --> 03:55:32.640 for that moon base because we wanna think of it 03:55:32.640 --> 03:55:35.720 essentially as a backpacking trip. 03:55:35.720 --> 03:55:37.840 If you have your tent and your hiking boots 03:55:37.840 --> 03:55:39.980 and your camping stove and all your gear, 03:55:39.980 --> 03:55:41.160 you don't wanna take that out 03:55:41.160 --> 03:55:42.680 and be on the trail for the first day 03:55:42.680 --> 03:55:44.800 and then try everything out. 03:55:44.800 --> 03:55:46.960 You're gonna test things out a little bit closer to home 03:55:46.960 --> 03:55:49.480 before you go out on that adventure. 03:55:49.480 --> 03:55:51.920 And that kind of goes for us as well. 03:55:51.920 --> 03:55:54.440 So the moon is going to be critical for us 03:55:54.440 --> 03:55:57.480 in the future steps towards our lunar landings 03:55:57.480 --> 03:56:01.840 and then also for going farther on Tamar's in the future. 03:56:01.840 --> 03:56:07.060 going to set us up for that deep space exploration, and we can't wait to see what they see once 03:56:07.060 --> 03:56:12.440 they get to that flyby, but for now, we are, like I said, getting closer, so I'm going 03:56:12.440 --> 03:56:15.480 to turn it back over to you, Megan. 03:56:15.480 --> 03:56:16.480 Exciting stuff. 03:56:16.480 --> 03:56:22.760 Again, the idea of accomplishing a moon base, like as we've been saying, sometimes things 03:56:22.760 --> 03:56:26.760 just seem like science fiction, and it's amazing that we're making it science fact. 03:56:26.760 --> 03:56:29.240 Yes, yeah, we're going back. 03:56:29.240 --> 03:56:32.640 We're going to scout it out, and then on the future Artemis missions, we're going to put 03:56:32.640 --> 03:56:36.160 boots back on the moon for the first time in over half a century. 03:56:36.160 --> 03:56:39.440 But we're going to stay, and we're going to learn from the moon, and we're going to, 03:56:39.440 --> 03:56:45.160 you know, as Megan talked about, the water ice and harness that resource, and, you know, 03:56:45.160 --> 03:56:49.800 not only learn from the moon about Earth and about the solar system, but also figure out 03:56:49.800 --> 03:56:52.720 how we get to Mars from the moon. 03:56:52.720 --> 03:56:56.280 And so what we're seeing now, back inside the white room with the closeout team, they 03:56:56.280 --> 03:57:04.920 They are removing basically fixtures that protected the crew module hatch while they 03:57:04.920 --> 03:57:06.600 did work around it, right, Nicole? 03:57:06.600 --> 03:57:07.600 Yep. 03:57:07.600 --> 03:57:12.080 Yeah, so any time that you're moving around and working, there are some sensitive sensors 03:57:12.080 --> 03:57:17.800 and parts of the crew module that we don't want to kick or bump into you, and so it's 03:57:17.800 --> 03:57:21.880 easier to just put a guard up while you're working in there and then take it down later. 03:57:21.880 --> 03:57:28.200 And so this is a visual cue for us that the team is getting ready to close the last hatch 03:57:28.200 --> 03:57:30.820 and the launch abort system hatch. 03:57:30.820 --> 03:57:33.640 Can you tell us about what the last is? 03:57:33.640 --> 03:57:36.080 Yeah, so launch abort system. 03:57:36.080 --> 03:57:39.680 This is, you know, the, we have the crew module. 03:57:39.680 --> 03:57:45.000 And then once it's out on basically on top of the crew module is the launch abort system. 03:57:45.000 --> 03:57:49.000 And it has its own motors so that will arm it about five minutes prior to lunch. 03:57:49.000 --> 03:57:51.920 and then it stays with the crew module 03:57:51.920 --> 03:57:53.120 until about the Carmen line, 03:57:53.120 --> 03:57:58.120 so that 100 kilometer point in space. 03:57:58.420 --> 03:58:01.360 Once the crew could safely get to orbit, 03:58:01.360 --> 03:58:03.520 it will actually be jettisoned 03:58:03.520 --> 03:58:06.360 and the crew module will then be exposed. 03:58:06.360 --> 03:58:08.080 So this is just a safety mechanism 03:58:08.080 --> 03:58:11.320 that stays on the outside of the crew module 03:58:11.320 --> 03:58:13.920 and then as they monitor the attitude 03:58:13.920 --> 03:58:16.320 and the thrust and all sorts of the role, 03:58:16.320 --> 03:58:17.960 all sorts of different data points 03:58:17.960 --> 03:58:21.080 to make sure the crew is safely getting to orbit. 03:58:21.080 --> 03:58:22.640 And once they are safely to orbit, 03:58:22.640 --> 03:58:24.840 then we will get rid of that launchable system. 03:58:24.840 --> 03:58:26.760 And it looks like they're putting all these parts 03:58:26.760 --> 03:58:30.320 that they're removing from around the crew module hatch 03:58:30.320 --> 03:58:33.120 into a bag because they have to take this out with them 03:58:33.120 --> 03:58:34.640 once they leave the pad, right? 03:58:34.640 --> 03:58:36.480 Yes, yeah, we don't want anything left up there 03:58:36.480 --> 03:58:39.320 in the white room, and especially because that crew access arm 03:58:39.320 --> 03:58:42.080 will move away from the capsule and the rocket. 03:58:42.080 --> 03:58:44.960 And so we want an empty white room, no pod, 03:58:44.960 --> 03:58:52.160 we talked about so that we can have a safe lunch. And this orange tube that you see on 03:58:52.160 --> 03:58:57.920 the right side of your screen that had been inside the crew module providing breathable 03:58:57.920 --> 03:59:04.960 air to the crew. And now again with the crew module closed and them getting ready to close 03:59:04.960 --> 03:59:09.920 the second hatch that has been removed and is out of the way. So again the closeout crew can 03:59:09.920 --> 03:59:14.640 continue to do their work. Yeah, that's just a duct to provide some cooling air 03:59:14.640 --> 03:59:18.280 and some breathing air to the crew and the closeout crew while they're in there. 03:59:18.280 --> 03:59:23.880 That's actually a good point, yeah. And so as we continue to watch the crew 03:59:23.880 --> 03:59:29.520 prepare to close the launch abort system hatch, why don't we take a look at the 03:59:29.520 --> 03:59:33.400 crew's mission patch. Now crews have designed their official mission patches 03:59:33.400 --> 03:59:39.400 since the Gemini 5 launch in 1965. Reed, Victor, Christina and Jeremy, they really 03:59:39.400 --> 03:59:44.720 wanted to play on the abbreviation of Artemis II to all, signifying not only the second 03:59:44.720 --> 03:59:51.720 major flight of the Artemis program, but also a mission to explore for all by all. The crew 03:59:51.720 --> 03:59:57.440 chose the iconic Earthrise photo for a reason. It was taken by the Apollo 8 crew in 1968, 03:59:57.440 --> 04:00:02.880 the first crew to ever fly around the moon. The mission was to prove teams then were ready 04:00:02.880 --> 04:00:07.680 to land on the moon the same way Artemis II hopes to fly around the moon ahead of a lunar 04:00:07.680 --> 04:00:12.240 landing with Artemis 4. This time as we've been saying throughout the broadcast to stay on the 04:00:12.240 --> 04:00:17.760 moon and pave the way to Mars. Yeah we talk about incremental steps right and so Artemis 2 is very 04:00:17.760 --> 04:00:23.440 similar to Apollo 8 in terms of that increment. They're going to fly around the moon and set up 04:00:23.440 --> 04:00:28.880 the rest of the Artemis program for landing on the moon but also with a nod towards the fact that 04:00:28.880 --> 04:00:34.480 we do this for all humanity and I love the thoughtfulness and how much they you know how 04:00:34.480 --> 04:00:38.680 how much importance they put on their patch design. 04:00:38.680 --> 04:00:42.200 Another camera angle of inside the Orion spacecraft? 04:00:46.080 --> 04:00:47.640 I was going to say, we might be able to see RISE, 04:00:47.640 --> 04:00:52.480 but I think it's right behind Reed's foot there. 04:00:52.480 --> 04:00:55.000 And so it's orient people again. 04:00:55.000 --> 04:00:59.560 So basically, we have Christina in your upper right hand. 04:00:59.560 --> 04:01:02.720 Nope, sorry, Christina in your upper left hand corner. 04:01:02.720 --> 04:01:06.480 Then you have Jeremy below her. 04:01:06.480 --> 04:01:09.400 And then the feet you're seeing, those are Reed's feet. 04:01:09.400 --> 04:01:12.360 And then next to him, the upper right-hand corner, 04:01:12.360 --> 04:01:16.280 that is Victor, who's unfortunately hidden by Reed's feet. 04:01:16.280 --> 04:01:20.600 But again, that is the orientation of the crew 04:01:20.600 --> 04:01:22.080 inside Orion right now. 04:01:25.560 --> 04:01:28.160 Now, earlier this week, the crew got to stick their patch 04:01:28.160 --> 04:01:31.040 on a wall just outside the pseudo-frome. 04:01:31.040 --> 04:01:32.640 You can play that video there now. 04:01:32.640 --> 04:01:36.900 You can see that crews have been doing this as part of a pre-flight tradition again. 04:01:36.900 --> 04:01:40.400 Wow, we're just making sure that thing won't come off. 04:01:40.400 --> 04:01:41.900 Got to make sure it's fine. 04:01:41.900 --> 04:01:44.000 And so now Victor is signing there. 04:01:46.700 --> 04:01:50.880 Followed by Christina and then Jeremy. 04:01:52.200 --> 04:01:53.980 That's a fun tradition and your patch is up there too. 04:01:54.100 --> 04:01:56.200 It is. The hours is on the left-hand side there. 04:01:56.880 --> 04:01:58.840 Yeah, that's, it's a fun, fun tradition. 04:01:58.840 --> 04:01:59.960 This is a really fun day too. 04:01:59.960 --> 04:02:02.480 You know, they did this a couple of days ago, but, um, 04:02:02.480 --> 04:02:05.320 It's just another step that makes it a little bit more real 04:02:05.320 --> 04:02:06.640 that you're going to be launching soon. 04:02:06.640 --> 04:02:18.920 Again, we talked a little bit about this before, 04:02:18.920 --> 04:02:27.920 the basically like a computer there on Jeremy's leg away 04:02:27.920 --> 04:02:29.720 for him to just check out the data, see some 04:02:29.720 --> 04:02:33.640 of the data that also read, and Victor are getting to see, 04:02:33.640 --> 04:02:35.800 but in those much bigger displays from Orion. 04:02:35.800 --> 04:02:38.040 Right, yeah, it's basically a tablet on his leg, 04:02:38.040 --> 04:02:42.320 and it's actually plugged into a cord nearby that allows him 04:02:42.320 --> 04:02:45.080 to have a screen repeater so he can see what they're looking at. 04:02:45.080 --> 04:02:46.880 And it looks like he's taking notes. 04:02:46.880 --> 04:02:49.720 Can you talk a little bit about what that is? 04:02:49.720 --> 04:02:53.520 It's part of, all of them have like a little procedural book, 04:02:53.520 --> 04:02:54.000 right? 04:02:54.000 --> 04:02:56.640 Right, yeah, so they have what we call a knee board, 04:02:56.640 --> 04:02:59.200 and they'll have blank pages to take notes on. 04:02:59.200 --> 04:03:02.200 They might have a cue card or procedures 04:03:02.200 --> 04:03:04.080 or they can be kind of custom built 04:03:04.080 --> 04:03:07.640 to what each group member wants for their need board. 04:03:09.080 --> 04:03:11.800 This mission, of course, built by people and companies 04:03:11.800 --> 04:03:13.800 in all 50 states, as we've been saying 04:03:13.800 --> 04:03:15.400 throughout the broadcast, 04:03:15.400 --> 04:03:18.040 and with our international partners as well. 04:03:18.040 --> 04:03:19.920 Let's take a look at some of the people 04:03:19.920 --> 04:03:23.240 playing such a big role in today's test slide. 04:03:23.240 --> 04:03:32.520 What we're doing here is a collaborative effort of hundreds of thousands of people. 04:03:32.520 --> 04:03:40.480 This is about the parts, the hardware, the software, the services all coming together 04:03:40.480 --> 04:03:44.560 to make that mission possible. 04:03:44.560 --> 04:03:52.840 My dream for this space program is that we would not just push the boundaries, but that 04:03:52.840 --> 04:03:54.840 We push them together. 04:03:55.840 --> 04:03:57.840 And lift off of Artemis 1. 04:03:57.840 --> 04:04:01.840 We rise together, back to the moon and beyond. 04:04:02.840 --> 04:04:05.840 It takes a team to do great things. 04:04:06.840 --> 04:04:10.840 And Artemis has an incredible team. 04:04:11.840 --> 04:04:13.840 We have international partners. 04:04:13.840 --> 04:04:16.840 We have commercial partners and industry partners. 04:04:16.840 --> 04:04:20.840 It takes unity to accomplish great things. 04:04:20.840 --> 04:04:23.440 And that's what this mission's all about. 04:04:27.440 --> 04:04:31.340 We're not sending our money to the moon and lighting out on fire. 04:04:31.340 --> 04:04:33.640 We're putting that money right back into the economy 04:04:33.640 --> 04:04:35.040 in ways that benefit everybody. 04:04:35.040 --> 04:04:37.540 So every dollar that comes out of the Treasury 04:04:37.540 --> 04:04:39.140 that goes to support this mission 04:04:39.140 --> 04:04:41.140 goes back into the Treasury three times. 04:04:42.140 --> 04:04:44.740 What is very important to me is that we do it the right way. 04:04:44.740 --> 04:04:46.340 And that we do it with our values, 04:04:46.340 --> 04:04:48.740 that our industries grow, that our communities grow, 04:04:48.740 --> 04:04:50.540 that our families are healthy and safe 04:04:50.540 --> 04:04:53.820 and have amazing things to work on. 04:04:53.820 --> 04:04:56.900 Then we're going to build machines to go even further 04:04:56.900 --> 04:04:58.700 onto Mars. 04:04:58.700 --> 04:05:01.820 That is our generation, the Artemis generation 04:05:01.820 --> 04:05:05.620 that defines the starting point of our exploration future. 04:05:09.300 --> 04:05:13.260 I just want to say thank you to all of the hands that 04:05:13.260 --> 04:05:16.820 have touched a part of this program and the hearts that 04:05:16.820 --> 04:05:19.300 have moved everyone to this goal, 04:05:19.300 --> 04:05:26.300 because we're going to the moon and we're going beyond one team, one team, one team, one dream. 04:05:29.300 --> 04:05:37.300 What I really like about that package is again just reminding people that this is spurring so many jobs across the country. 04:05:37.300 --> 04:05:41.300 Across the country and across the world, right? The whole world has a part of this. 04:05:41.300 --> 04:05:45.300 Artemis Accords are signed by over 40, 50 different countries. 04:05:45.300 --> 04:05:49.680 We're spurring, we're taking all of the taxpayers' money and we're putting it right back into 04:05:49.680 --> 04:05:51.180 the jobs here in the U.S. 04:05:51.180 --> 04:05:54.660 And the money too, you know, when we have more disposable income because we have good 04:05:54.660 --> 04:05:59.260 paying jobs, that's money that goes back into our economy as disposable income. 04:05:59.260 --> 04:06:04.140 So really, it is just an ecosystem that NASA is proud to be a part of. 04:06:04.140 --> 04:06:05.140 Right. 04:06:05.140 --> 04:06:08.020 And not only is it about the money and the economy, right, but it's also about the science 04:06:08.020 --> 04:06:12.260 and what we're going to learn and exploration, you know, we, on top of all of those things, 04:06:12.260 --> 04:06:14.580 we benefit the economy as well. 04:06:14.580 --> 04:06:17.840 Obviously, Nicole is a wealth of knowledge. 04:06:17.840 --> 04:06:18.940 We're very lucky to have her. 04:06:18.940 --> 04:06:21.800 We're going to be tapping into that knowledge throughout the broadcast. 04:06:21.800 --> 04:06:25.000 And we have been for now close to four hours. 04:06:25.000 --> 04:06:25.740 So thank you, Nicole. 04:06:25.740 --> 04:06:27.000 I hope you're holding up, okay? 04:06:27.000 --> 04:06:27.980 Yeah, I'm loving it out here. 04:06:27.980 --> 04:06:30.780 Let's learn a little bit more about Nicole. 04:06:30.780 --> 04:06:33.780 Her first mission to space was actually last March. 04:06:34.240 --> 04:06:36.780 She launched from here at Kennedy Space Center as pilot 04:06:36.840 --> 04:06:40.940 of NASA's SpaceX Crew 10 mission to the International Space Station. 04:06:40.940 --> 04:06:42.480 What a beautiful launch that was. 04:06:42.480 --> 04:06:48.480 She spent 148 days in space conducting science experiments that could benefit us on Earth. 04:06:48.480 --> 04:06:55.980 For example, one studied the physics of liquids, which could help researchers deliver medicines more effectively. 04:06:55.980 --> 04:07:02.480 She also conducted an almost six-hour spacewalk to help upgrade the orbiting lab's power system. 04:07:02.480 --> 04:07:07.480 Nicole is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and flew one of its most advanced aircraft. 04:07:07.480 --> 04:07:10.480 She was born in San Diego, California, and is a twin. 04:07:10.480 --> 04:07:14.400 That's a cute photo of the two of you, all that one too. 04:07:14.400 --> 04:07:16.520 Young explorers, yeah. 04:07:16.520 --> 04:07:20.200 Yes, that's so great to just see how far you've come again. 04:07:20.200 --> 04:07:21.960 I think that speaks to what we've been saying, 04:07:21.960 --> 04:07:24.640 like, you know, just if you're passionate about something, 04:07:24.640 --> 04:07:26.640 go for it and see where that takes you. 04:07:26.640 --> 04:07:28.560 Yeah, I think that's a great example. 04:07:28.560 --> 04:07:30.720 You know, I was a serious little kid with really high goals 04:07:30.720 --> 04:07:32.560 and, you know, just kept working hard 04:07:32.560 --> 04:07:35.800 and never got bumped up the path and ended up here. 04:07:35.800 --> 04:07:38.520 And, you know, I think it's a testament to the human, 04:07:38.520 --> 04:07:39.560 like we talked about, you know, 04:07:39.560 --> 04:07:41.360 If you're willing to work hard, be a good team player. 04:07:41.360 --> 04:07:42.800 You can really get anywhere you want in life. 04:07:42.800 --> 04:07:44.120 And that's what I love to talk about. 04:07:44.120 --> 04:07:45.880 Christina has mentioned similar things. 04:07:45.880 --> 04:07:48.320 And so it's been kind of a theme for the day. 04:07:48.320 --> 04:07:50.040 Yeah, yeah, definitely a theme for the day, 04:07:50.040 --> 04:07:50.880 a theme for the team. 04:07:50.880 --> 04:07:53.760 The crew has said the same sort of things. 04:07:53.760 --> 04:07:54.880 So absolutely cool. 04:07:54.880 --> 04:07:56.200 Thank you so much for being here. 04:07:56.200 --> 04:08:01.120 And hopefully, only a little bit more until launch today. 04:08:01.120 --> 04:08:02.680 So today's Artemis II test flight 04:08:02.680 --> 04:08:05.080 will mark only the seventh time NASA astronauts 04:08:05.080 --> 04:08:08.520 will launch on a new NASA spacecraft designed for crew. 04:08:08.520 --> 04:08:11.180 and then controlling the flight will be mission control in Houston. 04:08:11.180 --> 04:08:14.160 Our Gary Jordan is inside with flight controllers. Hey Gary. 04:08:14.160 --> 04:08:17.940 Hey Megan, you are right. 04:08:17.940 --> 04:08:21.780 This is a significant milestone and we may be putting the names of a few more 04:08:21.780 --> 04:08:22.580 astronauts 04:08:22.580 --> 04:08:26.060 in the history books today. The Artemis II crew 04:08:26.060 --> 04:08:29.460 is set to launch today. We'll join a select list of humans 04:08:29.460 --> 04:08:32.580 to fly in a spacecraft for the very first time. 04:08:32.580 --> 04:08:35.940 An Artemis II like missions before it is a test mission. 04:08:35.940 --> 04:08:41.540 During Ascent, the crew and the teams here in the room are prepared for a variety of scenarios. 04:08:41.540 --> 04:08:47.740 Some of these will be called out directly by Capcom's stand love during Ascent, and some are a little more subtle. 04:08:47.740 --> 04:08:54.540 These calls can be split into two categories, alternate main engine cutoff or MECO targets and aborts. 04:08:54.540 --> 04:08:58.340 First, there are two alternate MECO targets or AMTs. 04:08:58.340 --> 04:09:04.540 These note milestones to give flight control teams and astronauts an idea of what would happen after that moment, 04:09:04.540 --> 04:09:08.260 should the core stage lose one of the main engines. 04:09:08.260 --> 04:09:10.480 First is AMT low. 04:09:10.480 --> 04:09:12.880 You won't hear it called out by the crew or CAPCOM 04:09:12.880 --> 04:09:15.060 since this happens right at liftoff. 04:09:15.060 --> 04:09:20.060 If the core stage loses one engine at this moment, 04:09:20.060 --> 04:09:22.280 an abort once around option could be made 04:09:22.280 --> 04:09:24.700 at main engine cutoff, meaning the crew could target 04:09:24.700 --> 04:09:26.700 a splashdown in the Pacific. 04:09:26.700 --> 04:09:29.020 The second is AMT high, which will be called out 04:09:29.020 --> 04:09:32.100 by CAPCOM's stand love around 22 seconds. 04:09:32.100 --> 04:09:34.260 After this moment, if the core stage loses 04:09:34.260 --> 04:09:37.620 an engine, we can still pursue an alternate mission in lower 04:09:37.620 --> 04:09:40.540 thorbid to accomplish some of the test objectives. 04:09:40.540 --> 04:09:43.620 And at about five minutes, 16 seconds into the flight, 04:09:43.620 --> 04:09:46.300 you'll hear the call three engine press. 04:09:46.300 --> 04:09:47.340 This is a good moment. 04:09:47.340 --> 04:09:50.380 After this point, if the core stage loses an engine, 04:09:50.380 --> 04:09:52.620 we can still make a nominal main engine cutoff 04:09:52.620 --> 04:09:55.860 and pursue a moon mission as expected. 04:09:55.860 --> 04:09:58.460 Again, these MECO targets give the flight control teams 04:09:58.460 --> 04:10:00.660 and crew an idea of what lies ahead 04:10:00.660 --> 04:10:03.460 should one main engine be lost, but assumes 04:10:03.460 --> 04:10:07.380 we are otherwise continuing to a main engine cutoff target. 04:10:07.380 --> 04:10:11.220 This differs from an abort, where the Orion capsule separates 04:10:11.220 --> 04:10:13.800 from the space launch system prior to the planned separation 04:10:13.800 --> 04:10:14.740 time. 04:10:14.740 --> 04:10:17.220 There are abort options at every moment 04:10:17.220 --> 04:10:20.260 that integrity is attached to the space launch system, 04:10:20.260 --> 04:10:23.860 from the pad to more than three hours into the mission. 04:10:23.860 --> 04:10:26.580 During the first eight or so minutes of powered flight, 04:10:26.580 --> 04:10:28.620 there are three abort options. 04:10:28.620 --> 04:10:31.140 First is the use of the launch abort system, 04:10:31.140 --> 04:10:33.220 which you see at the very top of the rocket, 04:10:33.220 --> 04:10:35.420 and here in the white room where the hatch is open 04:10:35.420 --> 04:10:37.740 and teams are working to close it. 04:10:37.740 --> 04:10:42.580 This particular abort capability can be used from here 04:10:42.580 --> 04:10:45.020 at the pad through roughly three minutes 04:10:45.020 --> 04:10:47.420 and 22 seconds into the flight. 04:10:47.420 --> 04:10:51.060 Next is an untargeted abort splashdown or UAS. 04:10:51.060 --> 04:10:54.940 This uses Orion service module engines to escape the SLS 04:10:54.940 --> 04:10:56.700 and becomes available immediately 04:10:56.700 --> 04:10:59.620 after the launch abort system, Jettison's. 04:10:59.620 --> 04:11:02.780 Third is an abort once around or AOA. 04:11:02.780 --> 04:11:06.140 You'll hear a CAPCOM stand-love call AOA Open 04:11:06.140 --> 04:11:08.940 around seven minutes, 30 seconds into the flight. 04:11:08.940 --> 04:11:11.260 This also uses the service module engines, 04:11:11.260 --> 04:11:13.340 but the burn profile is a bit different 04:11:13.340 --> 04:11:15.300 to aim for a splashdown in the Pacific 04:11:15.300 --> 04:11:17.260 after one trip around the Earth. 04:11:17.260 --> 04:11:20.140 NASA's expedited recovery teams are staged 04:11:20.140 --> 04:11:22.580 off the coast of San Diego to get to the crew 04:11:22.580 --> 04:11:25.780 and integrity quickly for this abort option. 04:11:25.780 --> 04:11:27.980 An AOA option continues to be available 04:11:27.980 --> 04:11:29.940 until solar arrays are deployed 04:11:29.940 --> 04:11:31.620 on the Orion service module, 04:11:31.620 --> 04:11:34.340 a little more than 30 minutes into the mission. 04:11:34.340 --> 04:11:37.640 At this point, an abort to orbit or ATO option 04:11:37.640 --> 04:11:40.660 becomes available until separation from the upper stage 04:11:40.660 --> 04:11:43.660 around three hours and 23 minutes. 04:11:43.660 --> 04:11:46.620 Mission profiles can vary depending on when an ATO 04:11:46.620 --> 04:11:48.540 is executed in that window. 04:11:48.540 --> 04:11:50.660 But with power being drawn from solar arrays, 04:11:50.660 --> 04:11:53.980 it buys more time for astronauts and flight control teams 04:11:53.980 --> 04:11:56.620 to make decisions and stay in Earth orbit, 04:11:56.620 --> 04:12:00.100 return for a splashdown, or continue to the moon. 04:12:00.100 --> 04:12:04.580 The Artemis II crew and flight control teams are well trained on all of these scenarios 04:12:04.580 --> 04:12:09.460 and the calls you are here to the crew on Orion to Earth may help them be in a ready state 04:12:09.460 --> 04:12:11.780 for whatever challenge may come their way. 04:12:11.780 --> 04:12:15.980 At this time, we're not tracking any significant issues here in mission control in Houston, 04:12:15.980 --> 04:12:16.980 Texas. 04:12:16.980 --> 04:12:18.780 That would be showstoppers for today's launch. 04:12:18.780 --> 04:12:22.380 We're continuing to, of course, monitor the countdown along the way and make sure all 04:12:22.380 --> 04:12:25.540 systems are on go for when we reach T-0. 04:12:25.540 --> 04:12:28.380 With that, I'll send it back to you, Megan, at the Kennedy Space. 04:12:28.380 --> 04:12:30.020 All right, we are ready for another reading 04:12:30.020 --> 04:12:31.580 if you are ready over there. 04:12:33.860 --> 04:12:38.660 Yes, sir, the CBA is steady at 2600 PSI. 04:12:38.660 --> 04:12:40.300 All right, copy that. 04:12:40.300 --> 04:12:42.020 And you know, the more times we ask you to do that, 04:12:42.020 --> 04:12:44.880 the closer we get to launch, so that's a good thing. 04:12:47.420 --> 04:12:48.260 Copy. 04:12:49.580 --> 04:12:53.220 You heard it there from NASA test director, Jeff Spaulding. 04:12:53.220 --> 04:12:55.220 The more that they keep on asking her 04:12:55.220 --> 04:12:56.760 how the pressure is holding 04:12:56.760 --> 04:12:59.840 in the counterbalance assembly mechanism is a good thing 04:12:59.840 --> 04:13:02.920 because it means we are getting closer to launch. 04:13:02.920 --> 04:13:05.840 So that's amazing news over the loops that we just heard 04:13:05.840 --> 04:13:07.160 on Orion to Earth One, again, 04:13:07.160 --> 04:13:11.200 that communication channel with the crew. 04:13:11.200 --> 04:13:13.800 But now I want to get back over to Daryl with the launch team. 04:13:13.800 --> 04:13:16.600 He has an update now on the flight termination system 04:13:16.600 --> 04:13:18.040 that the team was tracking. 04:13:19.320 --> 04:13:20.800 All right, thank you very much, Megan. 04:13:20.800 --> 04:13:24.240 And we're getting an update now from the launch team 04:13:24.240 --> 04:13:26.240 as we speak. 04:13:34.560 --> 04:13:36.560 I stand by one second. 04:13:48.880 --> 04:13:50.880 Okay, sorry about that. 04:13:50.880 --> 04:13:57.740 We were just getting an update in fact about what I was about to report out on the range and the good news is the range is go 04:13:58.240 --> 04:14:05.720 So we reported that they were working to verify their equipment regarding the the FTS system and 04:14:07.100 --> 04:14:12.860 They asked for a little that verification work to be done by one of the FTF 04:14:13.260 --> 04:14:16.520 FTS engineers here in the firing room 04:14:16.520 --> 04:14:25.760 system. He went out to the VAB to get some legacy hardware to help out with it. But in 04:14:25.760 --> 04:14:33.300 the end, this is a fix that the range had come up with to get clearance, to clear the 04:14:33.300 --> 04:14:41.060 range rather and to as well work the FTS system. And so now they are go. Again, the range is 04:14:41.060 --> 04:14:46.660 go that is no longer a constraint and so you combine that with the fact that the 04:14:46.660 --> 04:14:55.740 rocket and the ground systems here also working no constraints clearboard here 04:14:55.740 --> 04:15:02.660 is great news so again the range is is green and we're continuing to work 04:15:02.660 --> 04:15:07.740 through the countdown we got a weather update that came in to the launch 04:15:07.740 --> 04:15:11.500 from Launch Weather Officer Mark Berger. 04:15:11.500 --> 04:15:13.140 He reported out that there's still a little bit 04:15:13.140 --> 04:15:15.620 of feisty weather activity that's happening 04:15:15.620 --> 04:15:17.420 up in the Titusville area. 04:15:17.420 --> 04:15:20.960 It's the city neighboring the Kennedy Space Center. 04:15:20.960 --> 04:15:24.060 Those showers had passed over Kennedy 04:15:24.060 --> 04:15:28.220 and then now they're currently over in Titusville, 04:15:28.220 --> 04:15:31.020 currently still within that mild kind of constraint 04:15:31.020 --> 04:15:33.900 of flight through precipitation rule. 04:15:33.900 --> 04:15:38.700 But we're still far enough from the window 04:15:38.700 --> 04:15:40.820 that it looks like it won't be an issue. 04:15:40.820 --> 04:15:43.940 And in fact, we're seeing some good sunlight now 04:15:43.940 --> 04:15:46.860 breaking through onto the launch pad. 04:15:46.860 --> 04:15:49.700 As you can see, it's actually shining 04:15:49.700 --> 04:15:51.140 on the other side of the rocket here. 04:15:51.140 --> 04:15:53.940 But to the west, we're starting to see 04:15:53.940 --> 04:15:56.500 some of that clearing that was forecast. 04:15:56.500 --> 04:15:57.780 And so the launch weather officer 04:15:57.780 --> 04:16:07.340 held his forecast for 80% go for flight during our launch window tonight, which as a reminder 04:16:07.340 --> 04:16:21.860 is 6.24 p.m. Eastern Time until 8.24 p.m. Eastern Time. 04:16:21.860 --> 04:16:27.420 We're also hearing that the last hatch closure, as you can see in the bottom corner of your 04:16:27.420 --> 04:16:32.180 screen. They're starting to work on that. That's the launch abort system hatch. 04:16:32.180 --> 04:16:36.980 There are two hatches, the crew hatch and the launch abort system hatch and the 04:16:36.980 --> 04:16:41.980 closeout crew that you see right there right on time with their work as they 04:16:41.980 --> 04:16:47.740 go to shut and you can see it in in motion right now that launch abort 04:16:47.740 --> 04:16:54.380 system hatch. That's the latest from the firing room. Send it back to the host 04:16:54.380 --> 04:17:01.620 Thank you so much, Dale. Great news all around. And yes, we did just see them close the last 04:17:01.620 --> 04:17:06.980 hatch. And now we are looking at a live view of Banana Creek. Lots of people there, I'm 04:17:06.980 --> 04:17:12.060 sure, relieved to hear that that issue with the flight termination system has been resolved. 04:17:12.060 --> 04:17:18.740 And we are go for launch. Go for launch from the range. Go for weather. And go from all 04:17:18.740 --> 04:17:19.740 of them, I would imagine. 04:17:19.740 --> 04:17:24.780 Yes, it's going to be exciting the crowd is building and as Darryl said you 04:17:24.780 --> 04:17:28.020 could start to see the sun poking out here and we can see that all the clouds 04:17:28.020 --> 04:17:31.860 are moving north and moving away from us so it's all good news. And so as we know 04:17:31.860 --> 04:17:36.020 we have our Leah Martin down there at the Banana Creek viewing location and 04:17:36.020 --> 04:17:41.820 she's standing by with some other guests. Hey Megan, I don't know if you heard that 04:17:41.820 --> 04:17:46.940 huge cheer just now. If you're in a big rumble, as soon as Darryl said that the 04:17:46.940 --> 04:18:01.940 The range was clear for a large everybody club that was super excited as we get to do some final countdowns sitting next to me I have Hudson and Maddox the son of brothers here and I asked you a little bit earlier how excited are you to be here for a launch what did you say? 04:18:01.940 --> 04:18:09.940 I'm very excited. It's our mom's birthday and you know. 04:18:09.940 --> 04:18:14.940 Not a better way to celebrate right now I asked you on a scale one to ten how excited are you would you say? 04:18:14.940 --> 04:18:19.580 11. I'm very excited. Super excited. 04:18:19.580 --> 04:18:23.660 So, Megan, we've been watching the launch broadcast here and hearing some of the questions 04:18:23.660 --> 04:18:28.140 that you and Nicole have been asking and answering and I actually wanted to ask these two kids, 04:18:28.140 --> 04:18:32.500 if you could take a 10 day trip around the moon and take three people with you, who would 04:18:32.500 --> 04:18:33.500 you take with you? 04:18:33.500 --> 04:18:43.500 Well, I'd take my dad and my mom and I mean, I don't know, probably my best friend. I'd 04:18:43.500 --> 04:18:45.060 just say one of my friends, you know. 04:18:45.060 --> 04:18:47.420 Oh, what a good, so brother got left out. 04:18:47.420 --> 04:18:48.420 Who would you take? 04:18:48.420 --> 04:18:50.140 That was just what I was thinking. 04:18:50.140 --> 04:18:52.660 My dad and my mom are my best friends. 04:18:52.660 --> 04:18:53.780 That's a pretty good answer. 04:18:53.780 --> 04:18:56.420 Your brother can get his own trip to space, right? 04:18:56.420 --> 04:18:58.780 So I'm actually joined here also by dad. 04:18:58.780 --> 04:19:01.380 Now you were sharing with me that a lot of the work 04:19:01.380 --> 04:19:03.340 that you've been doing over the last several months 04:19:03.340 --> 04:19:05.220 has been prepping the launch teams, 04:19:05.220 --> 04:19:08.540 our engineering teams, our ground systems teams 04:19:08.540 --> 04:19:10.500 to get ready for launch to be mindful 04:19:10.500 --> 04:19:11.740 and to be in this moment. 04:19:11.740 --> 04:19:13.100 How does it feel to be standing here 04:19:13.100 --> 04:19:16.780 knowing that the people you've worked so closely with are doing what they're 04:19:16.780 --> 04:19:21.260 passionate about or doing what they were born to do moments away from watching 04:19:21.260 --> 04:19:25.340 this rocket. I mean this is an exceptionally happy moment for us and 04:19:25.340 --> 04:19:28.700 all of us and the people that are you know about to take off on this historic 04:19:28.700 --> 04:19:32.220 trip here and I'm grateful to know that we've helped in some way shape or form 04:19:32.220 --> 04:19:36.740 to help them stay steady and calm you know in such an exciting time within 04:19:36.740 --> 04:19:41.900 the agency and so to just be here and witness it and and know that you know 04:19:41.900 --> 04:19:46.460 They've got some tools to help them stay calm and steady as everything goes. 04:19:46.460 --> 04:19:53.980 Fantastic. Well, Megan, we are standing by ready to go and we're ready to cheer this team on. 04:19:53.980 --> 04:19:58.300 Thanks so much, guys. And yes, Leah, we did hear that cheer. That was very exciting. 04:19:58.300 --> 04:20:02.140 I think the vibe over there is they're celebrating. They're having fun. And here, 04:20:02.140 --> 04:20:05.740 once they heard that we're go for launch, everybody had to run back to the camera and work. 04:20:07.660 --> 04:20:11.100 It's a little bit of a different vibe, but I definitely think that people 04:20:11.100 --> 04:20:16.220 are excited, especially as we see now live inside of the white room. At the launch pad, 04:20:16.220 --> 04:20:23.900 the closeout crew has closed the launch abort system hatch. You saw there, we took it live, 04:20:23.900 --> 04:20:28.940 took a lot of them, I think all of them, except for one. I think it took all three or four of them 04:20:28.940 --> 04:20:36.700 to push that hatch door close, and then they felt around the perimeter of the door to make sure 04:20:36.700 --> 04:20:40.620 that everything was sitting just right. Right, yeah, we talked about how heavy the crew module 04:20:40.620 --> 04:20:45.100 hatches. This hatch is just as heavy probably and so you know they're working the closure here 04:20:46.140 --> 04:20:50.780 and working those connections and you can see yeah there's still three four or five people 04:20:50.780 --> 04:20:56.620 that we can see in the white room. It takes a lot of people to get these hatches closed and this 04:20:56.620 --> 04:21:03.740 rocket right in launch. And so the next step in the countdown is that this team will start closing 04:21:03.740 --> 04:21:11.820 out the white room. So basically disconnecting things, stowing things, making sure that when 04:21:11.820 --> 04:21:18.860 they leave, there is nothing that isn't supposed to be there. And really, then at that point, 04:21:18.860 --> 04:21:25.180 it's just all for the crew member, Victor Reed, Christina, and Jeremy by themselves at the 04:21:25.180 --> 04:21:26.380 top of the launch pad. 04:21:26.380 --> 04:21:30.300 Yeah. And then eventually that crew access arm will move away and then it'll really 04:21:30.300 --> 04:21:32.460 just be them up on top of that rocket. 04:21:32.460 --> 04:21:34.460 Yeah, your eyes lit up when I said that. 04:21:34.460 --> 04:21:36.460 That's exciting, it is. 04:21:36.460 --> 04:21:38.460 It is. 04:21:40.460 --> 04:21:42.460 Yeah, we had a moment. 04:21:42.460 --> 04:21:45.460 We talked a little bit about my fair heights, but most of our crew is afraid of heights. 04:21:45.460 --> 04:21:50.460 And so there was a moment where I realized that it was just us, you know, 04:21:50.460 --> 04:21:53.460 100 and some odd feet up and no crew access arm. 04:21:53.460 --> 04:21:56.460 And maybe not have said something that made everybody go, 04:21:56.460 --> 04:21:59.460 Oh, you're wondering yourself, what, how did I get here? 04:21:59.460 --> 04:22:01.460 We were pretty far up. 04:22:01.460 --> 04:22:09.460 That crew again, bringing that drag on camera, that camera is a hand held camera that is 04:22:09.460 --> 04:22:17.700 a live look for teams who are remotely watching these operations closely. 04:22:17.700 --> 04:22:24.820 Again verifying that things are as they should be before the crew starts, the closeout crew 04:22:24.820 --> 04:22:28.180 starts leaving the white room. 04:22:28.180 --> 04:22:32.740 You see them checking their procedures. 04:22:32.740 --> 04:22:40.260 You can see they're also covering the ends of those hoses. 04:22:40.260 --> 04:22:42.220 That's to protect those hoses from FOD. 04:22:42.220 --> 04:22:46.020 So we don't want anything, any dirt or anything to get into those while we transport them 04:22:46.020 --> 04:22:47.020 and stow them. 04:22:47.020 --> 04:22:51.420 So you can see Andre there working to close out the hoses as well while they're cleaning 04:22:51.420 --> 04:22:52.660 up the white room. 04:22:52.660 --> 04:22:54.500 And so they'll take that close. 04:22:54.500 --> 04:22:58.660 We just saw number five, number five, holding some tools. 04:22:58.660 --> 04:23:00.740 Again, we'll stow those away. 04:23:00.740 --> 04:23:02.140 You have to account for everything. 04:23:02.140 --> 04:23:04.360 Obviously, they did have tools out. 04:23:04.360 --> 04:23:07.340 They did have procedures, paper, notes out. 04:23:07.340 --> 04:23:09.540 Like all of that has to go. 04:23:09.540 --> 04:23:11.300 Yes, and you can even see on number three's hat, 04:23:11.300 --> 04:23:14.980 he's got a string that's connected to his suit there. 04:23:14.980 --> 04:23:17.420 That's, again, just to make sure that we don't lose anything. 04:23:17.420 --> 04:23:20.180 If you got a gust of wind or you get knocked or something, 04:23:20.180 --> 04:23:23.100 you don't want to lose a single thing in the white room. 04:23:23.100 --> 04:23:25.980 So everything is tethered, everything is accounted for, 04:23:25.980 --> 04:23:27.380 and everything is protected. 04:23:30.820 --> 04:23:34.540 The crew now, another live view of them inside Orion. 04:23:36.820 --> 04:23:41.820 Jeremy, Christina, and Reed, and Victor 04:23:42.060 --> 04:23:44.440 on the left, the right side of your screen. 04:23:44.440 --> 04:23:46.780 What do you think they're thinking right now, Nicole? 04:23:46.780 --> 04:23:49.180 Oh man, just over an hour to launch. 04:23:49.180 --> 04:23:51.260 You know, there's probably a little bit of a lull 04:23:51.260 --> 04:23:54.060 right now, monitoring some systems. 04:23:54.060 --> 04:23:55.980 But you can see Reed's got his feet crossed. 04:23:55.980 --> 04:24:00.060 So I think just trying to relax and pass the time 04:24:00.060 --> 04:24:04.540 by maybe thinking through the items 04:24:04.540 --> 04:24:07.900 that they're going to monitor through the launch, 04:24:07.900 --> 04:24:10.540 the different jobs that each of them 04:24:10.540 --> 04:24:11.740 have throughout the launch. 04:24:11.740 --> 04:24:14.220 And once they get to orbit, this first day on orbit 04:24:14.220 --> 04:24:16.660 is actually really busy for them. 04:24:16.660 --> 04:24:20.060 They've got two burns that they have to monitor. 04:24:20.060 --> 04:24:22.180 They've got to get the system set up, 04:24:22.180 --> 04:24:23.980 and they've got to get the cabin set up. 04:24:23.980 --> 04:24:26.940 So there's a lot going on in the next 24 hours for this crew. 04:24:26.940 --> 04:24:28.820 I think they've got a couple sections 04:24:28.820 --> 04:24:30.020 where they get to take a nap, 04:24:30.020 --> 04:24:32.220 but I don't think they get a full night's rest 04:24:32.220 --> 04:24:33.060 for quite some time. 04:24:33.060 --> 04:24:36.680 So, you know, going through what's next. 04:24:38.300 --> 04:24:39.940 And so as we say that, I mean, 04:24:39.940 --> 04:24:43.380 imagine what it would be like to live in a spacecraft 04:24:43.380 --> 04:24:44.980 for 10 days. 04:24:44.980 --> 04:24:48.180 Let's take a look at what life will be like in Orion. 04:24:50.060 --> 04:24:57.340 Artemis II is our first crewed mission back to the moon since the Apollo program. 04:24:57.340 --> 04:25:02.380 A lot of the focus of Artemis II is really checking out systems to be sure that we're 04:25:02.380 --> 04:25:07.160 ready and well positioned for continued human exploration. 04:25:07.160 --> 04:25:11.540 My name is Susan Baggerman and I'm the Chief Health and Performance Officer for the Orion 04:25:11.540 --> 04:25:16.740 program in the Artemis II mission and this is 10 Days in Orion. 04:25:16.740 --> 04:25:27.180 For this mission, the crew will launch in the Orion spacecraft on top of the Space Launch 04:25:27.180 --> 04:25:30.340 System rocket or the SLS rocket. 04:25:30.340 --> 04:25:34.100 Once they've launched and achieved orbit, they'll continue on checking out many of the 04:25:34.100 --> 04:25:38.860 different critical Orion systems, check out some of the critical medical systems, and 04:25:38.860 --> 04:25:43.300 be sure that we understand how the crew would do that successfully within the volume of 04:25:43.300 --> 04:25:44.540 Orion. 04:25:44.540 --> 04:25:47.540 We also have, of course, systems to feed the crew. 04:25:47.540 --> 04:25:50.420 They have a potable water dispenser that they'll check out. 04:25:50.420 --> 04:25:52.020 And then we also have a food warmer. 04:25:52.020 --> 04:25:56.180 It kind of looks like a suitcase that the crew can use to heat their food. 04:25:56.180 --> 04:25:59.380 They're also going to check out the flight wheel system. 04:25:59.380 --> 04:26:02.540 We'll have the crew perform some initial exercises. 04:26:02.540 --> 04:26:06.100 Part of that is to ensure that the flight wheel is actually working, but part of it 04:26:06.100 --> 04:26:10.220 is actually to be sure that our environmental control systems are actually working. 04:26:10.220 --> 04:26:13.580 For sleeping, the crew will sleep in sleeping bags. 04:26:13.580 --> 04:26:19.380 crew members like to be very like tightly bound up and some like to float very free. 04:26:19.380 --> 04:26:23.500 They'll use the toilet for the first time and be sure that it's able to flush. 04:26:23.500 --> 04:26:28.340 While they're on their journey, they'll do some testing that they quickly don their suit 04:26:28.340 --> 04:26:31.860 just to be sure that we would be ready in the future for an emergency. 04:26:31.860 --> 04:26:34.800 They'll also check out our radiation shelter. 04:26:34.800 --> 04:26:39.140 If we were to have a solar particle event, we would be asking them to take Stowage out 04:26:39.140 --> 04:26:43.500 of the Stowage Bay and put it in some specific locations on the vehicle. 04:26:43.500 --> 04:26:45.660 basically for it to sort of a shielding. 04:26:51.580 --> 04:26:52.940 And so I want to talk a little bit more 04:26:52.940 --> 04:26:54.900 about what we just heard in that package. 04:26:54.900 --> 04:26:57.620 I am interested in the space food. 04:26:57.620 --> 04:27:01.980 So, Reed, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy 04:27:01.980 --> 04:27:03.420 have a pretty big menu to choose from, 04:27:03.420 --> 04:27:04.460 so that's really cool. 04:27:04.460 --> 04:27:06.060 We're actually going to pull up a graphic now 04:27:06.060 --> 04:27:08.060 that kind of shows you some of the food 04:27:08.060 --> 04:27:09.060 that they're going to have with them 04:27:09.060 --> 04:27:11.140 on their 10 day journey around the moon. 04:27:11.140 --> 04:27:15.100 We know of more than 10 types of beverages. 04:27:15.100 --> 04:27:19.180 There's coffee, a mango peach smoothie, apple cider, 04:27:19.180 --> 04:27:21.980 lemonade, so those all sound delicious. 04:27:21.980 --> 04:27:24.380 And now, I've just remembered I haven't eaten lunch. 04:27:24.380 --> 04:27:26.500 I'm actually not too bad. 04:27:26.500 --> 04:27:28.620 I actually have a mango peach smoothie with me today. 04:27:28.620 --> 04:27:29.460 No way! 04:27:29.460 --> 04:27:33.260 Yeah, so you can see they come in these little packets here, 04:27:33.260 --> 04:27:36.820 but it's just kind of a dried powder that you add water to. 04:27:36.820 --> 04:27:40.260 So this would, actually, you'd add 175 milliliters of water 04:27:40.260 --> 04:27:41.740 and let it sit for two to five minutes 04:27:41.740 --> 04:27:43.020 and then you can stick a straw on it. 04:27:43.020 --> 04:27:44.460 You saw in that package they put a straw 04:27:44.460 --> 04:27:46.540 on the top septum portion there 04:27:46.540 --> 04:27:48.420 and then you can drink it. 04:27:48.420 --> 04:27:50.020 So this is the packaging. 04:27:50.020 --> 04:27:52.260 This is food that you brought up with you 04:27:52.260 --> 04:27:54.900 or that you had while you were at the ISS. 04:27:54.900 --> 04:27:56.700 Yes, yeah, actually this is all food 04:27:56.700 --> 04:27:58.660 that we have available to us on the standard, 04:27:58.660 --> 04:28:00.820 what we call the standard menu on the space station. 04:28:00.820 --> 04:28:03.460 And so actually the graphic there showed quite a bit 04:28:03.460 --> 04:28:05.620 of the standard menu that they're gonna take with them. 04:28:05.620 --> 04:28:07.620 So space food is space food. 04:28:07.620 --> 04:28:12.620 Yeah, we can use the food that we have been using. 04:28:12.820 --> 04:28:14.380 Our food lab at Johnson Space Center 04:28:14.380 --> 04:28:17.340 actually creates that food and then they stabilize it 04:28:17.340 --> 04:28:19.020 and they package it for us and everything. 04:28:19.020 --> 04:28:21.900 So they do a really wonderful job out there. 04:28:21.900 --> 04:28:24.020 We've got different types of food. 04:28:24.020 --> 04:28:27.220 You can see I've got a, this is a soup, tomato basil soup. 04:28:27.220 --> 04:28:28.940 So thermal stabilize, it's already hydrated. 04:28:28.940 --> 04:28:30.500 So you just throw it in that food warmer 04:28:30.500 --> 04:28:32.700 that we talked about and then you can eat it. 04:28:32.700 --> 04:28:35.020 But then we also have some shrimp cocktail here 04:28:35.020 --> 04:28:40.540 It's irradiated, so it's in a package that protects it. 04:28:40.540 --> 04:28:41.740 I'll show you, I've got a brownie to you. 04:28:41.740 --> 04:28:42.980 This is probably my favorite one. 04:28:42.980 --> 04:28:43.980 Are we eating it? 04:28:43.980 --> 04:28:45.820 We might, if you're. 04:28:45.820 --> 04:28:46.620 Yes. 04:28:46.620 --> 04:28:47.420 Let's see. 04:28:47.420 --> 04:28:48.940 They want to see. 04:28:48.940 --> 04:28:50.780 I don't know what happened, but it worked out 04:28:50.780 --> 04:28:51.820 in what we were saying here. 04:28:51.820 --> 04:28:53.900 So it's in an outer package to help protect it 04:28:53.900 --> 04:28:57.220 against irradiation, and then it's in this inner package. 04:28:57.220 --> 04:29:00.180 And so this cosmic brownie, actually, the trick in McLean, 04:29:00.180 --> 04:29:02.500 my crewmate taught me, the trick is 04:29:02.500 --> 04:29:04.100 you got to put this in the food warmer, 04:29:04.100 --> 04:29:10.260 and warm and then you can get it but so what we do is we just take scissors and you open it up 04:29:10.260 --> 04:29:14.500 and then it comes right out so these brownies are nice because they don't have a ton of crumbs and 04:29:14.500 --> 04:29:20.820 so you can actually just eat it pretty easily in space you know if you imagine that would not happen 04:29:20.820 --> 04:29:27.540 in space it would not fall but yeah so we've got all sorts of things that you can actually eat the 04:29:27.540 --> 04:29:31.700 menu is pretty good and pretty diverse on the space station and then as you saw it pretty diverse for 04:29:31.700 --> 04:29:36.940 all right nice yeah that's amazing and again here's a look at the crowd that's 04:29:36.940 --> 04:29:41.540 starting to continue to grow here as we get closer and closer to launch we are 04:29:41.540 --> 04:29:48.420 now under an hour from the opening of our two-hour launch window at 6 24 p.m. 04:29:48.420 --> 04:29:52.780 Eastern time and so let's take some questions from social media we haven't 04:29:52.780 --> 04:29:55.580 taken some of those for a while you put that brownie away Nicole I'm gonna 04:29:55.580 --> 04:29:59.460 steal it Nicole we have another celebrity who submitted a question let's 04:29:59.460 --> 04:30:08.140 take a look. Okay. A quick question for the Artemis crew. What food from Earth 04:30:08.140 --> 04:30:14.260 would you bring with you into space? And why would it be lasagna? Because that's 04:30:14.260 --> 04:30:16.900 the greatest food. 04:30:17.900 --> 04:30:24.140 Again, not really a question. Yeah. Because he was like, it's lasagna. You know, there is lasagna on 04:30:24.140 --> 04:30:31.580 space station and it wasn't too bad. Probably not my favorite food of all, but yeah, lasagna is not 04:30:31.580 --> 04:30:35.980 a bad option. It's a high calorie meal. If you're trying to, you know, carb load for a space walk or 04:30:35.980 --> 04:30:40.620 something, it's a great option. Yeah, I remember Christina saying that her favorite food on the 04:30:40.620 --> 04:30:46.540 menu and actually she was saying that she was getting in trouble because people kept on saying 04:30:46.540 --> 04:30:51.260 you can't eat mac and cheese every day, Christina. You know, we mentioned the mac and cheese and 04:30:51.260 --> 04:30:56.060 and brisket earlier. Man, I would put those to you on a tortilla. That would be great. 04:30:56.060 --> 04:31:01.180 That sounds delicious. Delicious. Well, thank you so much, everyone, for sending in those 04:31:01.180 --> 04:31:07.140 questions. Everyone from a five-year-old that we got a question from to all the way to Roy 04:31:07.140 --> 04:31:11.460 Woods Jr. there, comedian. So thank you so much. And if you're just joining us, welcome 04:31:11.460 --> 04:31:16.820 to the Space Coast of Florida, where we are counting down to lift off of Artemis II. You 04:31:16.820 --> 04:31:21.200 You see a beautiful aerial shot there of our rocket on the pad. 04:31:21.200 --> 04:31:25.500 For the first time in more than 50 years, we are sending humans to fly around the moon 04:31:25.500 --> 04:31:30.940 and back, and we're taking you all, all of you with us on this next chapter of human 04:31:30.940 --> 04:31:31.940 spaceflight. 04:31:31.940 --> 04:31:35.340 I'm NASA's Megan Cruz, and this is NASA Astrodot, Nicole Ayres. 04:31:35.340 --> 04:31:36.340 Great to have you here, Nicole. 04:31:36.340 --> 04:31:37.980 Yes, this has been a beautiful day. 04:31:37.980 --> 04:31:38.980 Excited. 04:31:38.980 --> 04:31:40.380 We're continuing to march towards this launch. 04:31:40.380 --> 04:31:41.380 Yeah. 04:31:41.380 --> 04:31:44.740 And if all goes as planned, this crew could travel farther from Earth than any other 04:31:44.740 --> 04:31:48.700 humans before them and see parts of the moon no one has ever laid eyes on. How 04:31:48.700 --> 04:31:53.420 exciting. Yes. Exciting is an understatement I think. That's true. We're 04:31:53.420 --> 04:31:55.900 going to see the far side of the moon for the first time by humans in a long 04:31:55.900 --> 04:32:01.140 time. It's important. And as the crowd again builds behind us, more activity 04:32:01.140 --> 04:32:04.180 that you're seeing here at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site. We also have a 04:32:04.180 --> 04:32:08.700 ton of people gathering around the world to watch this history-making moment. So 04:32:08.700 --> 04:32:11.500 Let's take a look at those watch parties now. 04:32:12.900 --> 04:32:15.500 Oh, that crowd has grown. 04:32:16.500 --> 04:32:19.700 We checked with them probably like 30 minutes ago, and it was half that. 04:32:19.700 --> 04:32:23.660 But again, as we get closer and closer to launch, we are seeing more and more 04:32:23.660 --> 04:32:27.940 people gathered together, wanting to experience this together and not just in 04:32:27.940 --> 04:32:29.060 a vacuum at home, you know? 04:32:29.100 --> 04:32:30.580 Yes, this is so exciting. 04:32:30.580 --> 04:32:31.980 Look at all of those people. 04:32:32.340 --> 04:32:32.780 Man. 04:32:34.660 --> 04:32:38.420 And now here we are back in Seattle, the Museum of Flight. 04:32:38.420 --> 04:32:45.220 again, people gathered there to show their kid. We see someone walking in the second 04:32:45.220 --> 04:32:48.420 row there, his first crewed launch to the moon. How exciting. 04:32:48.420 --> 04:32:49.420 That is exciting. 04:32:49.420 --> 04:32:50.420 Hello, everyone. 04:32:50.420 --> 04:32:57.420 Oh, that's so great. 04:32:57.420 --> 04:33:02.100 And now let's get you up to speed on what's happened so far. Again, we are now within 04:33:02.100 --> 04:33:07.020 an hour of the opening of our launch window. So what has been happening so far today? 04:33:07.020 --> 04:33:13.060 a lot. After waking up and grabbing a bite to eat, our Artemis II crew suited up inside 04:33:13.060 --> 04:33:17.860 the historic crew quarters, a tradition that dates back decades. Teams helped them into 04:33:17.860 --> 04:33:23.500 their custom Orion crew survival suits, and just like other crews before them, they gathered 04:33:23.500 --> 04:33:28.740 around the table for a card game to pass the time, but to also burn off any lingering bad 04:33:28.740 --> 04:33:34.300 luck before they walked in the footsteps of every NASA astronaut launching from Kennedy 04:33:34.300 --> 04:33:40.460 Space Center since Apollo 7 in 1968. They walked outside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout 04:33:40.460 --> 04:33:45.660 Building to greet a crowd of family, friends, supporters before getting into their Astrovan 04:33:45.660 --> 04:33:51.660 for their security escorted ride out to historic Launch Complex 39B. They got a close-up look at 04:33:51.660 --> 04:33:57.660 the SLS rocket, then walked across the crew access arm and climbed one by one inside the Orion 04:33:57.660 --> 04:34:03.740 spacecraft. After that, teams conducted final checks with the crew before closing both hatches. 04:34:04.300 --> 04:34:06.860 the crew module hatch as well as what you're seeing there, 04:34:06.860 --> 04:34:09.260 the launch abort system hatch. 04:34:09.260 --> 04:34:12.980 Now, we are back live at the pad where 04:34:12.980 --> 04:34:16.700 the closeout crew is getting ready to leave the white room. 04:34:16.700 --> 04:34:19.540 They are now tethered, Nicole, 04:34:19.540 --> 04:34:25.180 because they are about to move some pieces that connect 04:34:25.180 --> 04:34:28.860 the Orion spacecraft to the white room, correct? 04:34:28.860 --> 04:34:30.900 Yes. There's what I would call a shroud. 04:34:30.900 --> 04:34:32.620 You can see them working there. 04:34:32.620 --> 04:34:37.680 So it is actually connected so that way the gap between the crew access arm and the crew 04:34:37.680 --> 04:34:44.220 module and why I guess that's the LAS there is covered, but they're about to remove that 04:34:44.220 --> 04:34:50.860 so that the crew access arm is not connected to the rocket in any way so that it can retract 04:34:50.860 --> 04:34:53.580 here in the next few minutes. 04:34:53.580 --> 04:34:58.060 And for how we're looking with the launch countdown milestones, let's go to Daryl Nail 04:34:58.060 --> 04:34:59.580 and the Launch Control Center. 04:34:59.580 --> 04:35:05.340 All right thank you very much Megan and as you can see there the finishing 04:35:05.340 --> 04:35:11.380 touches as you've been talking about to the last which brings me to that subject 04:35:11.380 --> 04:35:18.120 because we currently are hearing the launch team is working an issue that 04:35:18.120 --> 04:35:24.140 was reported out with the last at least there's an issue apparently with a 04:35:24.140 --> 04:35:31.740 the battery on the last engineer who is in charge of the launch board system sits on 04:35:31.740 --> 04:35:40.920 console here reported that a temperature for one of the two last batteries is out of range. 04:35:40.920 --> 04:35:47.100 And although it's not a constraint for launch right now, it would be when that temperature 04:35:47.100 --> 04:35:53.320 is checked inside of T minus six minutes, which is inside of terminal count. 04:35:53.320 --> 04:36:01.000 So right now, the team is working some troubleshooting on this issue, going to follow, of course, 04:36:01.000 --> 04:36:03.600 along closely with what they learned. 04:36:03.600 --> 04:36:11.320 But again, a battery temp for one of the two batteries on the last is out of spec. 04:36:11.320 --> 04:36:17.480 And the team is working to understand, first of all, whether or not this may be a sensor 04:36:17.480 --> 04:36:23.080 issue, or is there an issue with the battery itself? 04:36:23.080 --> 04:36:29.520 again looking into it, trouble shooting and researching as we speak. With regards 04:36:29.520 --> 04:36:33.140 to the weather we did get some good news there. Launch Weather Officer Mark 04:36:33.140 --> 04:36:36.840 Berger reporting to the launch director that the weather chances have now 04:36:36.840 --> 04:36:44.720 improved for the window. We are up to 90% go which is great news again 90% go. 04:36:44.720 --> 04:36:52.520 That is up from the 80% that we started when we had the first weather forecast 04:36:52.520 --> 04:36:57.360 come out officially three days ago and so that that is great and for anybody 04:36:57.360 --> 04:37:04.760 who's here in the launch area knows that is that is certainly viewable. They can 04:37:04.760 --> 04:37:10.160 see that by just looking up so we're getting some good clearing as forecast. 04:37:10.160 --> 04:37:15.640 And then just a reminder for those people who are watching the launch from the 04:37:15.640 --> 04:37:20.480 nearby area that if you're watching on an internet enabled device just remember 04:37:20.480 --> 04:37:25.200 that there may be a little bit of a delay, can't tell you how much of a delay, but since it's on 04:37:25.200 --> 04:37:31.840 an internet device, you know, sometimes this broadcast might be a little behind what you're 04:37:31.840 --> 04:37:38.720 actually seeing, so just keep that in mind as you are watching. Don't wait until the last second 04:37:38.720 --> 04:37:44.880 to run outside if you're inside your RV or your camper or your house. That's the latest here from 04:37:44.880 --> 04:37:49.120 the firing room. Of course, we'll keep track of that last battery issue. I'll send it back now to 04:37:49.120 --> 04:37:51.120 to Megan and Nicole at the host desk. 04:37:55.600 --> 04:37:58.920 Two of them there had to be tethered 04:37:58.920 --> 04:38:01.680 to the inside of the white room. 04:38:01.680 --> 04:38:07.200 Because obviously now we have detached the white room 04:38:07.200 --> 04:38:09.160 from the Orion spacecraft. 04:38:09.160 --> 04:38:12.200 Yes, that view is quite something. 04:38:12.200 --> 04:38:13.480 Yeah, spectacular. 04:38:13.480 --> 04:38:14.400 Yep, yep. 04:38:14.400 --> 04:38:18.120 Oh, no, I'm sorry, I forgot Nicole's scared of heights. 04:38:18.120 --> 04:38:21.680 An astronaut afraid of heights is actually not uncommon as we've learned today. 04:38:22.280 --> 04:38:28.660 But yes, so obviously again, things proceeding as we march closer to the opening 04:38:28.660 --> 04:38:32.900 of our two-hour launch window at 624 p.m. Eastern time. 04:38:32.900 --> 04:38:38.220 Again, the closeout crew, just finishing up those last couple of things they have to do 04:38:38.220 --> 04:38:44.760 before leaving the white room and then leaving the pad, leaving only before Artemis II crew members 04:38:44.760 --> 04:38:48.560 inside the spacecraft by themselves at the pad. 04:38:48.560 --> 04:38:50.800 Yeah, and then we'll be curious to follow the battery issue 04:38:50.800 --> 04:38:51.800 on the last as well. 04:38:51.800 --> 04:38:54.720 I think sometimes it's just a sensory issue. 04:38:54.720 --> 04:38:55.840 Sometimes it's a battery issue. 04:38:55.840 --> 04:38:59.000 So hopefully they figure that out quickly. 04:38:59.000 --> 04:39:02.680 And so if we can take a shot of the crew inside the capsule 04:39:02.680 --> 04:39:07.680 if one's available, why don't we talk a little bit more 04:39:07.680 --> 04:39:08.920 about each of them? 04:39:08.920 --> 04:39:12.200 So we have Artemis II commander, Reed Wiseman, 04:39:12.200 --> 04:39:13.360 Baltimore native. 04:39:13.360 --> 04:39:16.240 And he's actually, you see his feet in that shot there 04:39:16.240 --> 04:39:17.880 from inside Orion. 04:39:17.880 --> 04:39:20.200 He's been in space once before as flight engineer 04:39:20.200 --> 04:39:23.540 for Expedition 41 aboard the International Space Station 04:39:23.540 --> 04:39:25.960 from May through November, 2014. 04:39:25.960 --> 04:39:28.000 During the 165 day mission, 04:39:28.000 --> 04:39:31.160 Reid and his crewmates completed more than 300 science 04:39:31.160 --> 04:39:34.760 experiments in areas like human physiology, medicine, 04:39:34.760 --> 04:39:37.840 physical science, earth science, as well as astrophysics. 04:39:37.840 --> 04:39:40.840 They actually set a milestone for station science 04:39:40.840 --> 04:39:45.240 by completing a record 82 research hours in a single week. 04:39:45.240 --> 04:39:47.840 He also served as chief of NASA's astronaut office 04:39:47.840 --> 04:39:50.840 from December 2020 to December 2022. 04:39:50.840 --> 04:39:54.200 His two daughters were out to wave goodbye to him 04:39:54.200 --> 04:39:56.440 as he made his way to the launch pad. 04:39:56.440 --> 04:39:58.080 And again, there's Reed's feet. 04:39:58.080 --> 04:40:01.920 Reed is the one sitting in the seat 04:40:01.920 --> 04:40:04.880 to the right closest to our camera there. 04:40:04.880 --> 04:40:08.680 So looks like he's relaxed by the body language of his feet. 04:40:08.680 --> 04:40:14.680 Yeah, you know, I think they're kind of in a holding pattern, if you will, or a waiting period, so it makes sense that he's a little bit relaxed. 04:40:14.680 --> 04:40:21.880 He's also kind of just a relaxed person in general. He's wicked smart, but has a demeanor that keeps everybody calm. 04:40:21.880 --> 04:40:23.980 And so I think we're seeing that here today. 04:40:24.280 --> 04:40:29.780 And so in this shot, Reed is the one sitting on the left and to his right, Artemis II pilot, Victor Glover. 04:40:29.780 --> 04:40:35.380 NASA selected the California native as an astronaut in 2013, and at the time he was 04:40:35.380 --> 04:40:39.180 actually serving as a legislative fellow in the United States Senate. 04:40:39.180 --> 04:40:45.340 His first trip to space in November 2020, pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission, that 04:40:45.340 --> 04:40:50.940 was the first operational mission of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which resumes launching 04:40:50.940 --> 04:40:55.860 American rockets from American soil to the International Space Station since the end 04:40:55.860 --> 04:40:57.540 of the shuttle program. 04:40:57.540 --> 04:41:00.260 Victor is a U.S. Navy captain and naval aviator 04:41:00.260 --> 04:41:01.900 who served as a test pilot, 04:41:01.900 --> 04:41:04.220 racking up more than 3,500 flight hours 04:41:04.220 --> 04:41:07.140 and more than 40 different aircraft. 04:41:07.140 --> 04:41:09.300 So again, he probably feels pretty at home 04:41:09.300 --> 04:41:11.900 in the pilot seat of Artemis II. 04:41:11.900 --> 04:41:12.940 Yeah, I think he does. 04:41:12.940 --> 04:41:17.940 He got to say goodbye to his wife and four kids. 04:41:20.540 --> 04:41:24.420 Again, those were the family that he had here 04:41:24.420 --> 04:41:27.640 at Kennedy Space Center before the four of them 04:41:27.640 --> 04:41:28.760 drove out to the pad. 04:41:28.760 --> 04:41:30.060 Yeah, and you can see there, 04:41:30.060 --> 04:41:32.720 we talked about Victor's energy earlier, 04:41:32.720 --> 04:41:34.800 and you can see him working through, 04:41:34.800 --> 04:41:36.200 you know, pushing some buttons on the displays. 04:41:36.200 --> 04:41:37.680 Looked like he was pulling up a procedure, 04:41:37.680 --> 04:41:40.880 so he's following along and ready to go, looks like. 04:41:41.880 --> 04:41:45.040 And then mission specialist, Christina Cook, 04:41:45.040 --> 04:41:48.460 sitting on the upper left-hand corner of the screen there, 04:41:48.460 --> 04:41:50.680 native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 04:41:50.680 --> 04:41:53.200 was selected to the Astronaut Corps in 2013, 04:41:53.200 --> 04:41:58.160 same class as Victor, served as flight engineer on the International Space Station from March 04:41:58.160 --> 04:42:04.680 2019 to February 2020. During that time, she set a record for the longest single space flight 04:42:04.680 --> 04:42:11.380 by a woman with a total of 328 consecutive days in space. How cool. She also participated 04:42:11.380 --> 04:42:15.760 in the first ever all-female spacewalk. And before becoming an astronaut, Christina helped 04:42:15.760 --> 04:42:21.720 build space science instruments and led scientific field work in some of the most remote environments 04:42:21.720 --> 04:42:29.120 on the planet. Her hobbies include surfing, rock climbing, community service, yoga and 04:42:29.120 --> 04:42:31.620 photography. Come on in, N.C.D. 04:42:31.620 --> 04:42:36.360 There's a couple of suppressed overvolt messages. We're going to go ahead and clear this off 04:42:36.360 --> 04:42:40.400 your screen. We see them and we copy. 04:42:40.400 --> 04:42:47.320 All right. NASA test director. We're still working here trying to get through everything. 04:42:47.320 --> 04:42:50.160 So we're getting close and then trying to talk 04:42:50.160 --> 04:42:52.360 to other issues that we picked up a little bit ago. 04:42:52.360 --> 04:42:55.160 But I think work-wise we're doing really well. 04:42:57.440 --> 04:42:58.240 Sounds good, NTG. 04:42:58.240 --> 04:42:59.240 We're doing great onboard. 04:43:01.880 --> 04:43:04.880 Glad to hear it. 04:43:04.880 --> 04:43:08.640 NASA test director giving an update to the crew. 04:43:08.640 --> 04:43:11.040 Some messages flashed on their displays. 04:43:11.040 --> 04:43:13.320 Just wanted to say that they didn't have to worry about that. 04:43:13.320 --> 04:43:14.520 We're going to clear that. 04:43:14.520 --> 04:43:16.880 And that also just reassuring the crew. 04:43:16.880 --> 04:43:22.240 Again, that they are tracking and working the issue 04:43:22.240 --> 04:43:26.280 with the launch abort system battery. 04:43:26.280 --> 04:43:30.120 Yeah. All right. 04:43:30.120 --> 04:43:31.280 And then first-time flyer, 04:43:31.280 --> 04:43:35.040 Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will fly 04:43:35.040 --> 04:43:36.840 to the moon as admission specialist 04:43:36.840 --> 04:43:38.360 on the Artemis II mission. 04:43:38.360 --> 04:43:42.880 The London, Ontario native selected as an astronaut in 2009. 04:43:42.880 --> 04:43:44.600 After that, he worked as Capcom 04:43:44.600 --> 04:43:46.880 at NASA's Admission Control Center in Houston. 04:43:47.540 --> 04:43:49.900 Capcom stands for capsule communicator 04:43:50.200 --> 04:43:52.660 and is the sole direct voice communicating 04:43:52.660 --> 04:43:54.280 with astronauts while in space. 04:43:55.280 --> 04:43:57.660 Jeremy also participated in training exercises. 04:43:57.660 --> 04:44:00.820 Really cool ones like living on the ocean floor off the coast 04:44:00.820 --> 04:44:04.080 of Florida to simulate deep space exploration for a week. 04:44:04.720 --> 04:44:07.020 In 2017, he became the first Canadian 04:44:07.020 --> 04:44:08.900 to lead a NASA astronaut class. 04:44:09.560 --> 04:44:12.220 He also enjoys getting out on a sailboat, rock climbing, 04:44:12.700 --> 04:44:13.700 and mountain biking. 04:44:14.600 --> 04:44:20.520 He has a wife and three children, and he's the one that you see bottom left-hand corner of your screen. 04:44:23.480 --> 04:44:24.840 I know I'm trying to see what he's doing there. 04:44:28.040 --> 04:44:35.480 Christina's looking too, and so there is your Artemis II crew inside the Orion spacecraft, 04:44:36.760 --> 04:44:42.520 and this is actually the seventh time NASA astronauts will launch on a new NASA spacecraft 04:44:42.520 --> 04:44:47.560 design for crew. And if you're wondering about the first six crew test flights, here they are. 04:44:59.880 --> 04:45:05.000 Gemini 3, Gus Grissom, John Young, March 23, 1965. 04:45:05.000 --> 04:45:17.680 Apollo 7, Wally-Sharah, Don Isley, Walt Cunningham, October 11, 1968. 04:45:17.680 --> 04:45:26.240 Space Transportation System, or STS-1, John Young, Robert Griffin, April 12, 1981. 04:45:26.240 --> 04:45:34.840 Then NASA's SpaceX demo 2, Doug Hurley, Bob Bankin, May 30, 2020, followed by NASA's 04:45:34.840 --> 04:45:48.040 Boeing Crew Flight Test, butch Wilmore, Sonny Williams, June 5th, 2024, and now Artemis 04:45:48.040 --> 04:45:51.960 2 with Reed, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy. 04:45:51.960 --> 04:45:58.400 It is really surprising, honestly, to hear that through all these decades, through all 04:45:58.400 --> 04:46:03.280 these launches we've had, this is only our seventh new vehicle that we're testing for 04:46:03.280 --> 04:46:04.280 crew. 04:46:04.280 --> 04:46:09.080 We have so many different missions that we think about and we talk about, but really 04:46:09.080 --> 04:46:13.200 seven vehicles that we've tested and that we're flying. 04:46:13.200 --> 04:46:17.880 I like to think of spaceflight really as a permanent test. 04:46:17.880 --> 04:46:25.040 We have hundreds of missions or so, an airplane that gets tested, and then flown has thousands 04:46:25.040 --> 04:46:29.960 of data points, and so really, spaceflight is always going to be in the test field. 04:46:29.960 --> 04:46:33.520 And I think it's important to remember that, especially as we put humans on rockets that 04:46:33.520 --> 04:46:39.520 we never have before or for the seventh time we start a new vehicle and the new mission. 04:46:40.900 --> 04:46:49.280 Just getting word now that white room closeouts are complete and so the closeout crew is preparing to leave the pad. 04:46:51.700 --> 04:46:58.800 It's exciting stuff. We are making good time and the closeout crew is doing really well. 04:46:58.800 --> 04:47:05.700 41 minutes, 43 seconds and counting, until the opening of our window. 04:47:05.700 --> 04:47:11.380 And Artemis 2 is a 10-day mission that will send the four-person crew on a journey around 04:47:11.380 --> 04:47:13.140 the Moon and back to Earth. 04:47:13.140 --> 04:47:19.900 It will be a critical step towards future lunar and Mars missions. 04:47:19.900 --> 04:47:28.020 We're going back to the Moon because it's the next step in our journey to Mars. 04:47:28.020 --> 04:47:35.020 We need to go explore the moon. There's vast regions of unexplored areas with the coldest, darkest places in our solar system. 04:47:35.020 --> 04:47:39.020 This is a test mission, and when we get off the planet, we might come right back home. 04:47:39.020 --> 04:47:44.020 We might spend three or four days around Earth. We might go to the moon. That's where we want to go. 04:47:44.020 --> 04:47:51.020 But it is a test mission, and we are ready for every scenario as we ride this amazing space launch system in the Orion spacecraft. 04:47:51.020 --> 04:47:55.260 But another reason we're going back to the moon is to fulfill NASA's mission, which is 04:47:55.260 --> 04:47:59.860 to explore the unknown in air and space, to innovate for the benefit of humanity and to 04:47:59.860 --> 04:48:01.500 inspire the world through discovery. 04:48:01.500 --> 04:48:06.380 And when we succeed and when we accomplish the things that we set out to accomplish, that 04:48:06.380 --> 04:48:10.940 inspiration not only can set up new things to happen, but it also is a reminder in tough 04:48:10.940 --> 04:48:14.260 times that we're capable of doing great things when we work together. 04:48:14.260 --> 04:48:18.500 The thing I love about the moon is that it's not just a beacon for exploration and this 04:48:18.500 --> 04:48:23.140 platform of possibilities for incredible missions like this, but it has benefits. 04:48:23.140 --> 04:48:28.340 That's actually why we're racing towards it. Those benefits are really wide in nature. You have 04:48:28.340 --> 04:48:34.100 everything from innovation, technology development, not only for future missions going deeper into the 04:48:34.100 --> 04:48:40.820 solar system. The technology is a comeback to Earth. You have inspiration, a whole generation of people 04:48:40.820 --> 04:48:45.940 starting this pipeline of STEM workers and manufacturers and operators that are excited 04:48:45.940 --> 04:48:49.860 to see what you can do when you work hard and you come together as a team. 04:48:49.860 --> 04:48:54.620 When I think about the four of us flying around the far side of the moon, seeing that Earth 04:48:54.620 --> 04:49:00.460 rise, taking images and video and sending them back to you, the feeling that I have inside 04:49:00.460 --> 04:49:01.460 is hope. 04:49:01.460 --> 04:49:05.420 We know that Artemis II is not the solution for humanity on planet Earth, but it is a 04:49:05.420 --> 04:49:08.020 contribution in the positive column. 04:49:08.020 --> 04:49:11.860 We hope that just for a moment that people will pause and say, wow, it's extraordinary 04:49:11.860 --> 04:49:15.860 when you look back upon the Earth with over 8 billion people. 04:49:15.860 --> 04:49:19.620 And you see this concrete example of what humanity can do, 04:49:19.620 --> 04:49:22.860 this extraordinary thing when we set big goals. 04:49:22.860 --> 04:49:24.860 And to achieve. 04:49:24.860 --> 04:49:34.260 And so Mission Control Houston will control the flight of Orion 04:49:34.260 --> 04:49:36.700 after a lift off here at Kennedy Space Center. 04:49:36.700 --> 04:49:39.100 Here's Gary Jordan who's embedded with that team. 04:49:39.100 --> 04:49:41.260 Gary, you might have to pause because we did just hear a call 04:49:41.260 --> 04:49:45.980 out to the commander in Orion. 04:49:45.980 --> 04:49:46.980 We'll do, Megan. 04:49:46.980 --> 04:49:53.660 I think that was Commander Reed Wiseman responding 04:49:53.660 --> 04:49:55.620 to prepare for some of the next steps. 04:49:55.620 --> 04:50:00.380 We are now holding at the T-minus 10-minute hold, 04:50:00.380 --> 04:50:05.580 expected a 30-minute hold, so we are well on the countdown. 04:50:05.580 --> 04:50:08.900 We are well on the timeline to meet this L-minus time 04:50:08.900 --> 04:50:10.580 and launch towards the beginning of the window 04:50:10.580 --> 04:50:14.380 but continuing to track progress along the way. 04:50:14.380 --> 04:50:17.140 Again, I'm here with the Artemis II flight control teams 04:50:17.140 --> 04:50:18.340 in Mission Control Houston. 04:50:18.340 --> 04:50:22.340 The team in the room behind me has been monitoring the countdown 04:50:22.340 --> 04:50:25.500 and verifying their own mission-specific launch criteria 04:50:25.500 --> 04:50:28.380 of the space launch system, the Orion spacecraft integrity, 04:50:28.380 --> 04:50:30.140 and its crew. 04:50:30.140 --> 04:50:33.580 During the final pull before launch, if all looks good, 04:50:33.580 --> 04:50:35.940 from each of the flight controllers in this room, 04:50:35.940 --> 04:50:38.940 Flight Director Judd Freeling will report a go-for launch 04:50:38.940 --> 04:50:40.260 from Houston Flight. 04:50:40.260 --> 04:50:44.620 Upon liftoff, teams here take control of the mission and communicate with the crew 04:50:44.620 --> 04:50:46.700 while they fly on the Space Launch System. 04:50:47.580 --> 04:50:51.740 This phase of flight is highly dynamic, and each console position has a dedicated 04:50:51.740 --> 04:50:54.820 and important role of looking after critical systems. 04:50:55.580 --> 04:50:59.660 You'll hear calls from Capcom and NASA astronauts stand love in this room 04:50:59.660 --> 04:51:03.620 to the Artemis II crew as milestones are reached during the more than eight minutes 04:51:03.620 --> 04:51:05.540 of powered flight on the core stage. 04:51:08.020 --> 04:51:09.940 Liftoff and Cent are just the beginning. 04:51:09.940 --> 04:51:16.940 This room will be staffed around the clock over the next 10 days to oversee every moment of the mission through Splashdown. 04:51:16.940 --> 04:51:23.940 Here from the Johnson Space Center, we'll be streaming the mission live 24-7 so anyone can follow the cruise journey, 04:51:23.940 --> 04:51:30.940 take peaks inside the spacecraft, and share the experience of a lunar flyby with astronauts looking down at the moon's surface. 04:51:30.940 --> 04:51:37.940 Teams here have been rehearsing tirelessly in simulations to throw every conceivable and inconceivable scenario their way. 04:51:37.940 --> 04:51:43.460 ready and eager to begin the Artemis II mission. Still milestones to come as we continue the 04:51:43.460 --> 04:51:48.260 countdown, but we'll be right back with you during the ascent phase of today's flight. 04:51:48.260 --> 04:51:51.860 With that, Megan, I will send it back over to you at the Space Coast. 04:51:51.860 --> 04:51:56.980 Thanks so much, Gary. Under 37 minutes until the opening of our two-hour launch window, 04:51:56.980 --> 04:52:04.260 6.24 p.m. Eastern. I've never been more excited for a time. But why don't we send it back over 04:52:04.260 --> 04:52:06.540 over to Megan Carter with the moon board 04:52:06.540 --> 04:52:09.040 to learn more about what happens after ascent. 04:52:10.500 --> 04:52:12.980 Absolutely, I am definitely also getting excited. 04:52:12.980 --> 04:52:14.420 Things feel like they're starting to pick up 04:52:14.420 --> 04:52:15.740 a little pace here. 04:52:15.740 --> 04:52:17.140 A lot is about to happen 04:52:17.140 --> 04:52:19.100 within the first 10 minutes of launch, 04:52:19.100 --> 04:52:21.940 but what happens after those first 10 minutes? 04:52:21.940 --> 04:52:23.820 Let me take you over here to my mission map 04:52:23.820 --> 04:52:25.100 so we can kind of jump ahead 04:52:25.100 --> 04:52:26.420 and let me explain a few things. 04:52:26.420 --> 04:52:29.860 So our main engine cutoff is gonna stand for MECO 04:52:29.860 --> 04:52:32.460 and that is essentially where the rocket's job is done 04:52:32.460 --> 04:52:34.740 and it is then going to turn the propulsion duties 04:52:34.740 --> 04:52:36.540 over to our ICPS. 04:52:36.540 --> 04:52:40.080 That stands for Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage. 04:52:40.080 --> 04:52:41.760 Don't try and say that too many times fast, 04:52:41.760 --> 04:52:44.620 but the ICPS is going to be right here, 04:52:44.620 --> 04:52:46.620 and that's our in-space propulsion. 04:52:46.620 --> 04:52:49.220 About 50 minutes into, 04:52:49.220 --> 04:52:51.700 after about 50 minutes into launch, 04:52:51.700 --> 04:52:54.300 it is going to conduct that first burn, 04:52:54.300 --> 04:52:56.860 and that's going to be the Paragee Raise Maneuver. 04:52:56.860 --> 04:52:58.620 Essentially what that is going to do 04:52:58.620 --> 04:53:01.140 is going to raise the spacecraft 04:53:01.140 --> 04:53:03.460 from a lowest point of Earth, 04:53:03.460 --> 04:53:05.900 just a little bit higher into space. 04:53:05.900 --> 04:53:08.660 And then they are going to conduct that nice path. 04:53:08.660 --> 04:53:10.780 It's gonna set them on that nice circular path 04:53:10.780 --> 04:53:11.980 around the Earth. 04:53:11.980 --> 04:53:13.180 That's when they're gonna start to be able 04:53:13.180 --> 04:53:15.020 to really check out the spacecraft. 04:53:15.020 --> 04:53:16.780 The Orion spacecraft is gonna be able to, 04:53:16.780 --> 04:53:19.780 like we've talked about, be maneuvered by the crew. 04:53:19.780 --> 04:53:21.980 They're gonna check out those life support systems 04:53:21.980 --> 04:53:23.660 and communication checkouts. 04:53:23.660 --> 04:53:26.380 It's gonna be vital at that point as well, obviously. 04:53:26.380 --> 04:53:29.300 Then they will be conducting another burn 04:53:29.300 --> 04:53:32.740 And that's going to raise them just a little bit higher again. 04:53:32.740 --> 04:53:36.780 And then they will, it'll be about time for the ICPS to separate. 04:53:36.780 --> 04:53:39.940 And they will start another lap around the Earth as well. 04:53:39.940 --> 04:53:44.060 Now, the ICPS, even after it separates, its job will not be done 04:53:44.060 --> 04:53:46.660 because they will have the opportunity to conduct something 04:53:46.660 --> 04:53:49.900 called the proximity operations demonstration. 04:53:49.900 --> 04:53:51.660 And this is going to be really important 04:53:51.660 --> 04:53:57.420 for our future lunar missions because the ICPS actually has a target on it. 04:53:57.420 --> 04:54:02.380 and the crew is going to have the opportunity to manually maneuver the spacecraft like we've mentioned 04:54:02.380 --> 04:54:07.420 and practice those docking maneuvers. Now obviously they will not be docking for this mission, 04:54:07.420 --> 04:54:13.420 but that is again going to be critical for those lunar missions in the future. Now, all right, 04:54:13.420 --> 04:54:19.100 after that ICPS has separated and they've done that second lap, they're going to conduct two more 04:54:19.100 --> 04:54:24.780 burns. And what these burns are going to do is set them up to the high enough orbit and a fast 04:54:24.780 --> 04:54:30.100 enough speed in order to conduct the trans lunar injection. This is going to be 04:54:30.100 --> 04:54:33.180 that critical moment in that critical milestone where they are going to 04:54:33.180 --> 04:54:37.660 produce about 6,000 pounds of thrust and this is that point that is going to take 04:54:37.660 --> 04:54:42.700 them out of the out of low Earth orbit into deep space and it's going to set 04:54:42.700 --> 04:54:47.100 them on that nice path towards that lunar flyby and I know we have talked a 04:54:47.100 --> 04:54:51.180 little bit about why this could be a record-breaking flyby and journey to the 04:54:51.180 --> 04:54:54.420 moon and with that I'm going to turn it back over to Megan so she can tell us 04:54:54.420 --> 04:54:59.580 just why. Yeah, she's talking about the distance records set by the Apollo 13 04:54:59.580 --> 04:55:07.980 astronauts in 1970. They were 248,655 miles away from Earth and this Artemis 04:55:07.980 --> 04:55:12.820 2 crew might surpass that on flight day 6 when they fly around the moon by more 04:55:12.820 --> 04:55:18.260 than 4,000 miles. Yeah, that's I mean it's a long ways. It's tough to fathom 04:55:18.260 --> 04:55:23.860 250,000 miles from Earth, right? I mean the space station is only 04:55:23.860 --> 04:55:28.300 250 miles. And so we're going, you know, I don't want to do public math, but we're 04:55:28.300 --> 04:55:33.220 doing much further than that. But you know, it's important, right? Because we want to 04:55:33.220 --> 04:55:36.700 get back to the moon. We want to see the surface. We want to see the far side of the 04:55:36.700 --> 04:55:42.300 moon. And the way we do that is by breaking distance records. Yeah. And the exact distance 04:55:42.300 --> 04:55:47.660 record depends on exactly when they launch, like the time, the day. So we'll learn more 04:55:47.660 --> 04:55:53.380 as we go into this 10 day mission with the Artemis Trail to crew. But here we are 32 04:55:53.380 --> 04:56:00.820 50 seconds and counting from the opening of our launch window feels really really surreal here as more and poor people come together on the 04:56:00.820 --> 04:56:02.820 Press site lawn here at Kennedy Space Center 04:56:03.180 --> 04:56:10.220 Why don't we take a look at this video that we have here some familiar faces who wanted to wish our Artemis 2 crew a safe journey 04:56:11.700 --> 04:56:15.220 Read Victor Christina and Jeremy you are the real deal 04:56:15.340 --> 04:56:20.300 You're flying to the moon for all of us and we are in awe. You're the true heroes 04:56:20.300 --> 04:56:23.800 You were not just astronauts, you were pioneers, 04:56:23.800 --> 04:56:26.300 venturing deeper into the unknown. 04:56:26.300 --> 04:56:28.300 But you were not alone. 04:56:28.300 --> 04:56:31.300 We will be all cheering you on from planet Earth. 04:56:31.300 --> 04:56:34.800 Hey, I'm Victor Juan Manila, and I play basketball on the NBA. 04:56:34.800 --> 04:56:36.800 But I'm not only interested in shooting hooks, 04:56:36.800 --> 04:56:39.800 I'm also interested in shooting stars, dark matter, 04:56:39.800 --> 04:56:42.800 and all the types of astronomical phenomenon. 04:56:42.800 --> 04:56:46.300 And to the awesomeest two astronauts who are shooting for the moon, 04:56:46.300 --> 04:56:48.800 I wish them good luck and Godspeed. 04:56:48.800 --> 04:56:52.960 Hi everybody, I'm Ryan Gosling and I play a biologist who goes to space to save the 04:56:52.960 --> 04:56:58.120 planet in the film Project Hail Mary, but the Artemis II astronauts are going to space 04:56:58.120 --> 04:57:03.280 for real and they will travel farther from Earth than any humans in history, sending 04:57:03.280 --> 04:57:05.760 all our best wishes to the Artemis II crew. 04:57:05.760 --> 04:57:10.240 I just want to say how proud I am of each of you and how inspired you make me, but it's 04:57:10.240 --> 04:57:11.720 not just about me. 04:57:11.720 --> 04:57:17.520 Your mission is going to inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, athletes, and dreamers 04:57:17.520 --> 04:57:20.000 to do something that they never thought possible. 04:57:20.000 --> 04:57:21.400 Hey, it's Roy Wood Jr. 04:57:21.400 --> 04:57:23.400 And I want to wish the Artemis II crew 04:57:23.400 --> 04:57:26.200 a happy and safe journey to the moon. 04:57:26.200 --> 04:57:29.520 Well, around the moon, should be going right. 04:57:29.520 --> 04:57:30.880 I know what you're doing. 04:57:30.880 --> 04:57:32.360 You got to look for a parking space. 04:57:32.360 --> 04:57:36.200 This is to go around the moon, make sure it's somewhere to park. 04:57:36.200 --> 04:57:38.680 And then you park, journey, good luck. 04:57:40.840 --> 04:57:42.800 It's actually a really good way to explain 04:57:42.800 --> 04:57:44.960 what the, how this mission builds. 04:57:44.960 --> 04:57:48.000 Again, we are hoping to land astronauts on the surface 04:57:48.000 --> 04:57:49.880 of the moon in maybe two years. 04:57:49.880 --> 04:57:52.760 So, yes, we are looking around the moon on this lunar fly 04:57:52.760 --> 04:57:54.720 by mission to see where we might park. 04:57:54.720 --> 04:57:56.840 Thank you, Roy Wood Jr. 04:57:56.840 --> 04:57:59.120 Okay, and as we look at this live view of the rocket 04:57:59.120 --> 04:58:02.480 on the pad, there is a spectacular place here 04:58:02.480 --> 04:58:04.360 at Kennedy Space Center to watch launch from, 04:58:04.360 --> 04:58:07.240 and that's the Banana Creek viewing area. 04:58:07.240 --> 04:58:10.360 Why don't we go back there where the crowd is excited, 04:58:10.360 --> 04:58:12.920 and Leah has the best assignment ever talking to people 04:58:12.920 --> 04:58:15.720 who are super excited about being here for Artemis too. 04:58:17.120 --> 04:58:21.920 Oh my gosh, Megan, you talk about the excitement, 04:58:21.920 --> 04:58:23.920 being palpable, I'm telling you, 04:58:23.920 --> 04:58:26.560 everybody here on pins and needles as we get, 04:58:26.560 --> 04:58:28.760 just about half an hour away from lunch, 04:58:28.760 --> 04:58:30.420 I've been walking around talking to people 04:58:30.420 --> 04:58:32.760 and I'm just struck again and again 04:58:32.760 --> 04:58:35.440 by how many people are here from across the agency. 04:58:35.440 --> 04:58:37.800 I wanna introduce you to just a small portion 04:58:37.800 --> 04:58:40.640 of the people across NASA who have been supporting 04:58:40.640 --> 04:58:45.160 mission. Paddy Ortiz, NASA Arms Strong Flight Research Center Orion program. 04:58:45.160 --> 04:58:50.120 Orion. Kathy Graves, Glen Research Center, Office of Stem Engagement. David Alexander, 04:58:50.120 --> 04:58:55.080 NASA Glen Research Center, Office of Stem Engagement. Jennifer Vasella, Johnson Space Center, 04:58:55.080 --> 04:58:59.720 the Office of Stem Engagement. Here we go, right back here. Where you from? I'm from NASA Glen 04:58:59.720 --> 04:59:05.760 Research Center, Joseph Ponekitas. Joseph, here we go. Wes Ferman from APL. Maria Ardondo from 04:59:05.760 --> 04:59:11.280 headquarters next to the sun. Mark Robinson is in a space center commercial space. Amira 04:59:11.280 --> 04:59:16.880 Flores Armstrong office of the STEM engagement. Molly Kerns NASA Glenn space communications 04:59:16.880 --> 04:59:22.560 and navigation. Matthew Pierce Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City. Here we go and 04:59:22.560 --> 04:59:28.800 right over here. Lauren Ring aims research center data integration. So we're coming together for one 04:59:28.800 --> 04:59:36.720 big NASA team, one big NASA family, and we have one major message before we launch tonight. 04:59:36.720 --> 04:59:44.720 Okay guys, what are we going to say? One, two, three, bravo! 04:59:50.240 --> 04:59:57.760 Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh, that made me so emotional. That was so inspiring to see. I mean, wow. Yeah, 04:59:57.760 --> 04:59:59.280 Yeah, that was great. 04:59:59.280 --> 05:00:01.560 I mean, just to hear everybody say their position, 05:00:01.560 --> 05:00:04.040 what they're doing to support this mission is amazing. 05:00:04.040 --> 05:00:07.480 And I'm sure this was something that really rang true 05:00:07.480 --> 05:00:10.080 and resonated with NASA's Administrator Jared Isaac 05:00:10.080 --> 05:00:12.640 then again to see the workforce come together, 05:00:12.640 --> 05:00:15.040 to do the work and then to be here for launch. 05:00:15.040 --> 05:00:17.120 So why don't we actually go over to him now 05:00:17.120 --> 05:00:20.120 with our Jasmine Hopkins at one of our other viewing locations. 05:00:20.120 --> 05:00:21.840 All right, Megan, thank you so much. 05:00:21.840 --> 05:00:25.080 The energy here on the balcony is honestly becoming electric 05:00:25.080 --> 05:00:26.520 as we get so close to launch. 05:00:26.520 --> 05:00:30.640 And now we are thrilled to welcome NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. 05:00:30.640 --> 05:00:34.140 Jared, we're really entering a golden age of exploration. 05:00:34.140 --> 05:00:36.840 How will Artemis II set the pace for the coming years? 05:00:36.840 --> 05:00:39.200 Well, I mean, Artemis II is the opening act, right? 05:00:39.200 --> 05:00:40.800 This is the test mission. 05:00:40.800 --> 05:00:44.440 This is getting very comfortable with the SLS rocket, the Orion spacecraft. 05:00:44.440 --> 05:00:46.640 No humans have ever flown on this before, right? 05:00:46.640 --> 05:00:48.440 And we're going to put it through its paces. 05:00:48.440 --> 05:00:51.760 We'll go into Earth orbit for a little bit, make sure Orion's doing okay. 05:00:51.760 --> 05:00:53.440 And then we are sending them, right? 05:00:53.440 --> 05:00:58.560 going to send them farther into space than any humans might have gone before, 250,000 miles away, 05:00:58.560 --> 05:01:02.640 and it's going to set up for the subsequent missions. That's why we're going into the golden age 05:01:02.640 --> 05:01:06.960 of science and discovery right now, because you're going to see a moon rocket launch in 2027. 05:01:06.960 --> 05:01:12.000 When we do our testing with the lander, we're going to go for the landing on Artemis 4 in 2028, 05:01:12.000 --> 05:01:16.000 and in parallel, we're going to build the moon base, right? And that is going to be filled 05:01:16.000 --> 05:01:21.120 with science, discovery, and tech demonstrations that's going to support the enduring presence 05:01:21.120 --> 05:01:22.480 we're trying to create on the surface. 05:01:22.480 --> 05:01:27.120 Absolutely. So, honestly, history making years ahead of us, you know, with Artemis III and IV, 05:01:27.120 --> 05:01:31.120 but first is Artemis II. What will be our single greatest takeaway from this mission? 05:01:31.840 --> 05:01:36.240 Well, I'll tell you, I mean, after ignition, to me, the moment that I'm going to be most excited 05:01:36.240 --> 05:01:41.600 for is splashdown. There's no question about that. Good shoots coming down off the West Coast, but 05:01:42.160 --> 05:01:47.120 look, I think the takeaway from this is gaining extreme comfort in the Orion spacecraft, right? 05:01:47.120 --> 05:01:51.040 I mean, this is very different than what we've done for more than a half century, right? 05:01:51.040 --> 05:01:55.040 I mean, the velocities that that spacecraft is going to re-enter at, 05:01:55.760 --> 05:02:00.240 it's going to be new territory for us. We want to get our arms around that completely. 05:02:00.240 --> 05:02:05.920 So I would say the performance of SLS plus Orion is everything on this one. We want to make sure 05:02:05.920 --> 05:02:11.840 we do it in a safe way as we possibly can, understanding what we are undertaking right 05:02:11.840 --> 05:02:17.520 here. Bring our crew back, learn as much we can from the vehicle set up for Artemis 3 in 2027. 05:02:17.520 --> 05:02:21.440 Right, and Administrator, we've actually had a pretty young audience today here, some kids 05:02:21.440 --> 05:02:25.920 running around the balcony. How do you hope Artemis 2 inspires that next generation? 05:02:25.920 --> 05:02:30.080 You know, I talk about this all the time, like, you know, one of our, I think, overarching KPIs 05:02:30.080 --> 05:02:33.680 that we should always be tracking is the number of people living and working in space. Well, 05:02:33.680 --> 05:02:37.440 you know, it's another strong number too in that one. It's a number of kids that are dressing up as 05:02:37.440 --> 05:02:41.600 astronauts for Halloween so that they grow up, that they're inspired to want to join in this 05:02:41.600 --> 05:02:44.720 Grand Endeavor whether they come work with us here at NASA or they join in 05:02:44.720 --> 05:02:48.260 industry but they're helping humankind venture out farther pursue all the 05:02:48.260 --> 05:02:50.960 secrets of the universe. Yeah I think we'll see a lot of kids dressed as 05:02:50.960 --> 05:02:55.100 astronauts this year and finally Jared you've really made it a personal mission 05:02:55.100 --> 05:02:59.320 to get to know the people behind the work at NASA. Do you have any final thoughts 05:02:59.320 --> 05:03:02.640 any final words before today's history-making launch? Yeah well one I 05:03:02.640 --> 05:03:05.440 want to express a lot of appreciation. I'll tell you what the the four 05:03:05.440 --> 05:03:10.400 astronauts on top of Artemis II know this. It takes an army to pull a 05:03:10.400 --> 05:03:15.920 mission together like this right across all 10 of our centers all of our all of our commercial 05:03:15.920 --> 05:03:22.320 partners the international partners that come together to make this possible my sincere appreciation 05:03:22.320 --> 05:03:26.960 for everyone who is currently working the mission right now so getting them ready for launch that 05:03:26.960 --> 05:03:32.160 will be watching over them in mission control recovering this crew when they splash down off the 05:03:32.160 --> 05:03:37.360 the west coast i have complete trust and confidence in your abilities and everybody else who's not 05:03:37.360 --> 05:03:39.480 not directly working on Artemis II. 05:03:39.480 --> 05:03:41.360 Artemis III is coming up next year. 05:03:41.360 --> 05:03:43.760 When this mobile launcher gets back in the VAB, 05:03:43.760 --> 05:03:45.080 we're gonna start stacking. 05:03:45.080 --> 05:03:47.000 Wow, plenty of excitement ahead of us. 05:03:47.000 --> 05:03:48.840 Garrett Isaacman, thank you so much for being here. 05:03:48.840 --> 05:03:49.680 Thank you, thanks for being here. 05:03:49.680 --> 05:03:50.600 Of course, all right. 05:03:50.600 --> 05:03:52.280 And with that, let's get back to the countdown 05:03:52.280 --> 05:03:54.200 with NASA's Megan Cruz. 05:03:54.200 --> 05:03:57.720 Under 25 minutes and counting from the opening 05:03:57.720 --> 05:03:59.720 of our two hour launch window, 05:03:59.720 --> 05:04:02.560 and take a look at all these people behind us. 05:04:02.560 --> 05:04:05.560 I literally every moment I turn around and I see the clock, 05:04:05.560 --> 05:04:08.480 I am like, oh, wow. 05:04:08.480 --> 05:04:08.980 Oh, wow. 05:04:08.980 --> 05:04:11.080 There are more people and less time. 05:04:11.080 --> 05:04:14.800 Yes, exactly, which is a great problem to have. 05:04:14.800 --> 05:04:17.600 Now, this first crewed test flight of NASA's Artemis program 05:04:17.600 --> 05:04:21.360 coincides with the 250th anniversary of our country's 05:04:21.360 --> 05:04:24.600 founders signing the Declaration of Independence. 05:04:24.600 --> 05:04:27.720 Exploration is a part of America's DNA, 05:04:27.720 --> 05:04:30.480 and it continues now with our return to the moon. 05:04:30.480 --> 05:04:41.000 250 years ago, 13 colonies laid the foundation for the greatest and most enduring democracy 05:04:41.000 --> 05:04:49.000 in the history of the world, one driven by courage, faith, and freedom. 05:04:49.000 --> 05:04:54.720 From that moment, we became a nation defined not by where we stood, but by how far we were 05:04:54.720 --> 05:04:57.280 willing to go. 05:04:57.280 --> 05:05:03.520 We conquered vast frontiers, invented tools that shaped a modern world, we found light 05:05:03.520 --> 05:05:08.240 in the dark, and we rose from the Earth. 05:05:08.240 --> 05:05:16.840 Faster, higher, farther, we pushed beyond the sky and into the unknown. 05:05:16.840 --> 05:05:23.320 We carried our courage into the cosmos, and we planted the American flag on the moon, 05:05:23.320 --> 05:05:30.560 defining achievement of American superiority in space. Today, our curiosity stretches 05:05:30.560 --> 05:05:37.960 farther than ever. American robots search ancient rivers on Mars. New telescopes unfold 05:05:37.960 --> 05:05:44.840 to glimpse the first stars. And, a new generation prepares to return to the moon, this time, 05:05:44.840 --> 05:05:53.280 to stay. For 250 years, America has carried the light of humanity forward. But America 05:05:53.280 --> 05:05:56.440 An exceptionalism isn't inherited. 05:05:56.440 --> 05:05:58.080 It's earned. 05:05:58.080 --> 05:06:01.760 Our greatness comes not only from what we've done, 05:06:01.760 --> 05:06:05.280 but what we're still determined to discover. 05:06:05.280 --> 05:06:08.840 Because in every era across every horizon, 05:06:08.840 --> 05:06:12.560 America is at its best when it's reaching for something 05:06:12.560 --> 05:06:14.320 greater. 05:06:14.320 --> 05:06:20.160 America celebrates 250 years, and we are leading the world 05:06:20.160 --> 05:06:20.960 into the future. 05:06:23.280 --> 05:06:32.160 22 minutes, 15 seconds and counting from Artemis II, NASA's boldest test flight in 05:06:32.160 --> 05:06:33.440 a generation. 05:06:33.440 --> 05:06:37.840 The crew has said this often that they hope it inspires children around the world and 05:06:37.840 --> 05:06:42.880 recently a group of kids here at Kennedy Space Center got a surprise of a lifetime while 05:06:42.880 --> 05:06:45.640 watching that rocket roll to the launch pad. 05:06:45.640 --> 05:07:10.920 Did you see it? 05:07:10.920 --> 05:07:15.520 Okay, so everybody's looking at the problem because it is kind of cool and impressive. 05:07:15.520 --> 05:07:20.520 One of the coolest things happening over there right now is it's on top of a journey tractor. 05:07:20.520 --> 05:07:22.520 Does it help to come in like tubes? 05:07:22.520 --> 05:07:24.520 It's like plastic bags. 05:07:24.520 --> 05:07:26.520 It happens like... 05:07:26.520 --> 05:07:30.520 There's not having to see sushi in bags. 05:07:30.520 --> 05:07:32.520 It's probably hard to see sushi in bags. 05:07:32.520 --> 05:07:34.520 That's the sushi master. 05:07:34.520 --> 05:07:37.520 My favorite part was this long little girl, she had a question. 05:07:37.520 --> 05:07:40.520 She patiently held her hand for a long time and then Stephen Trent said, 05:07:40.520 --> 05:07:41.520 Okay, what's your question? 05:07:41.520 --> 05:07:43.520 She just goes, I forgot. 05:07:43.520 --> 05:07:46.160 That's a perfect little kid moment. 05:07:46.160 --> 05:07:49.460 Wait, are you my mother's taxi to the astronauts? 05:07:49.460 --> 05:07:50.820 What's it going to be? 05:07:50.820 --> 05:07:51.820 Never mind. 05:07:51.820 --> 05:07:53.720 It's going to be hard to say. 05:07:53.720 --> 05:07:55.420 You're in this! 05:07:55.420 --> 05:07:57.420 These two got me. 05:07:57.420 --> 05:07:58.420 This is the best part. 05:07:58.420 --> 05:08:00.420 Oh, yeah. 05:08:00.420 --> 05:08:03.420 I like your dabbing astronaut. 05:08:03.420 --> 05:08:06.420 It's just so fun to see these guys in the energy 05:08:06.420 --> 05:08:07.420 and a little bit of chaos. 05:08:07.420 --> 05:08:08.920 Three, two, one. 05:08:08.920 --> 05:08:12.420 Go, astronauts! 05:08:12.420 --> 05:08:20.700 Wasn't that so cute? I love kids and their excitement and you know even just being real like I don't remember what I know, but I'm glad you're here. 05:08:22.060 --> 05:08:41.220 Now here we are Space Center Houston, the crowd has exponentially grown throughout the day. We started showing you live shots from in there, probably an hour ago and now take a look at all the people there getting ready to witness history together. It's something really special to be able to witness something like this together. 05:08:41.220 --> 05:08:46.820 Yeah, you know we've heard from celebrities and officials and kids and you know it's just it's 05:08:46.820 --> 05:08:52.100 amazing people from all around the world came here today to Florida to watch so it's it's something 05:08:52.820 --> 05:08:57.140 it's hard to put into words just how much support for this mission we're seeing today. 05:09:00.500 --> 05:09:06.980 And great news too remember the team was tracking an issue with the launching system battery 05:09:06.980 --> 05:09:13.980 They appear to have cleared that issue, so we are go for launch. 05:09:13.980 --> 05:09:15.980 Yes, it's exciting. 05:09:19.980 --> 05:09:27.980 U.S. Space and Rocket Center here, Huntsville, Alabama, waving to the Artemis-2 crew sitting right there inside Orion. 05:09:27.980 --> 05:09:33.180 inside of 20 minutes from the opening of our launch window and right now we are 05:09:33.180 --> 05:09:38.060 targeting the top of that launch window so we could be launching here in about 05:09:38.060 --> 05:09:44.220 19 minutes, Nicole. Wow, I don't know if I expected this today. I'm excited and 05:09:44.220 --> 05:09:47.500 you know I'm glad they were able to clear the problem with the battery on the 05:09:47.500 --> 05:09:51.700 LAS and everything has gone really smoothly today. It's been great. The 05:09:51.700 --> 05:09:56.140 weather cleared up. It's a beautiful day for a launch. And so now as we are so 05:09:56.140 --> 05:10:03.420 close to possibly launch now. Just what are your final thoughts as we are about to embark on 05:10:04.780 --> 05:10:08.460 a mission back to the moon the first time in more than 50 years? 05:10:08.460 --> 05:10:14.460 Yeah you know just so proud of the crew and all of the teams here on the ground that made this happen 05:10:15.420 --> 05:10:19.420 you know they are carrying the torch from the Apollo era into the Artemis era 05:10:20.540 --> 05:10:24.380 and you know it's the crew likes to say they want to be the shoulders of the next generation. 05:10:24.380 --> 05:10:34.380 And let's see, I see JLS, can you help us with that, please? 05:10:34.380 --> 05:10:38.380 They want to be the, the crew wants to be the shoulders that the next generation can climb on. 05:10:38.380 --> 05:10:42.380 The last time, 001A. 05:10:42.380 --> 05:10:53.380 Yeah, I think it's, it's in their patch. We're going for all. It's in the name of their capsule, integrity, representing humility, and the professionalism of everyone that got them there today. 05:10:53.380 --> 05:10:56.220 So proud of them, we love them, we're excited for them, 05:10:56.220 --> 05:10:59.020 and we cannot wait to see what they see. 05:10:59.020 --> 05:11:01.740 Just leveraging everything we've learned so far 05:11:01.740 --> 05:11:04.900 as an agency, taking us from Apollo, 05:11:04.900 --> 05:11:07.340 now to the launch pad here, 39B, 05:11:08.920 --> 05:11:12.980 with Orion and SLS poised to again, 05:11:12.980 --> 05:11:14.840 fly us into the history books. 05:11:16.580 --> 05:11:19.340 And before we leave you now here at the host desk 05:11:19.340 --> 05:11:21.780 to get back into operations, 05:11:21.780 --> 05:11:24.340 We just wanted to answer one question for you guys. 05:11:24.340 --> 05:11:25.740 We asked you earlier on today, 05:11:25.740 --> 05:11:27.060 what are you most excited for? 05:11:27.060 --> 05:11:30.220 And we asked you to go vote on Instagram and Twitch. 05:11:30.220 --> 05:11:34.020 Instagram, you guys said launch, Twitch, 05:11:34.020 --> 05:11:35.580 you guys said lunar flyby. 05:11:35.580 --> 05:11:39.100 So I think you guys will all be very excited 05:11:39.100 --> 05:11:42.780 since we are now about 17 minutes 05:11:42.780 --> 05:11:45.300 from the opening of our launch window today. 05:11:45.300 --> 05:11:47.340 And so with that, as we approach terminal count, 05:11:47.340 --> 05:11:49.980 let's send it back to Daryl now in firing room one. 05:11:49.980 --> 05:11:50.900 Daryl. 05:11:50.900 --> 05:11:52.620 All right, thank you, Megan and Nicole, 05:11:52.620 --> 05:11:54.020 and I just want to give you an update 05:11:54.020 --> 05:11:56.100 on the launch abort system that they, 05:11:56.100 --> 05:11:58.100 you just reported that they cleared. 05:11:59.140 --> 05:12:01.540 They believe, they're convinced, 05:12:01.540 --> 05:12:04.980 this is an instrumentation failure. 05:12:04.980 --> 05:12:07.820 So there are two batteries on the last, 05:12:07.820 --> 05:12:10.180 the last of course, and with the help of 05:12:10.180 --> 05:12:12.060 Materials Sun's model rocket, 05:12:12.060 --> 05:12:14.220 Daniel said I could use this, so it's okay. 05:12:14.220 --> 05:12:17.700 The last is right here, it's the tower above Orion. 05:12:17.700 --> 05:12:19.420 Orion capsule is inside of here, 05:12:19.420 --> 05:12:24.700 it's used to pull Orion off the rocket in case the rocket is something's going on with 05:12:24.700 --> 05:12:30.940 the rocket either on the pad or in flight. Two batteries are bad. Well, I'm sorry, one 05:12:30.940 --> 05:12:36.420 of the two batteries reported an out of family temperature and it was very much out of family. 05:12:36.420 --> 05:12:40.700 And so they checked their data going back into the vehicle assembly building where they 05:12:40.700 --> 05:12:46.980 recharged the batteries and worked on them. And they have good solid data they reported 05:12:46.980 --> 05:12:50.180 it tells them that this is an instrumentation failure, 05:12:50.180 --> 05:12:52.260 there's something wrong with the sensor. 05:12:52.260 --> 05:12:55.060 And so they took it before the mission management team, 05:12:55.060 --> 05:12:57.100 which has to accept the risk, 05:12:57.100 --> 05:12:59.900 any changes to launch commit criteria, 05:12:59.900 --> 05:13:01.460 which this would be one, 05:13:01.460 --> 05:13:03.340 and they all fully accepted it. 05:13:03.340 --> 05:13:07.660 So now we are clear as far as that constraint is concerned. 05:13:07.660 --> 05:13:10.420 And one quick thing, as we count down now, 05:13:10.420 --> 05:13:13.700 we are getting into the final minutes before liftoff, 05:13:13.700 --> 05:13:15.140 there's a two hour window. 05:13:15.140 --> 05:13:20.540 We haven't quite set the T-0 yet, but this is a list of the cutouts. 05:13:20.540 --> 05:13:26.220 There are 150 cutouts that are included for this two-hour launch window. 05:13:26.220 --> 05:13:28.580 And that's important, they're in very small print. 05:13:28.580 --> 05:13:33.340 That's important because there's basically 16 minutes inside this window 05:13:33.340 --> 05:13:34.460 that they cannot launch. 05:13:34.460 --> 05:13:38.700 And these are because of small things flying in orbit. 05:13:38.700 --> 05:13:43.340 There's a lot more things in orbit than there were back in Artemis 1 when we had 05:13:43.340 --> 05:13:51.900 35 to 40 cutouts so that for that reason because these 156 cutouts they're 05:13:51.900 --> 05:13:58.940 going to be managing the launch window as we go forward so they may have to wait 05:13:58.940 --> 05:14:06.580 out one of these cutouts they range in time between two seconds to 23 seconds 05:14:06.580 --> 05:14:11.540 but you'll hear the NASA test director talk through that we're getting ready to 05:14:11.540 --> 05:14:27.200 merge that loop from NASA test director Jeff Spalding. 05:14:27.200 --> 05:14:29.240 So now I'm listening to the launch team, 05:14:29.240 --> 05:14:32.400 get ready to merge their operational channel. 05:14:45.080 --> 05:14:47.960 We're now entering one of the most consequential phases 05:14:47.960 --> 05:14:50.960 of launch day, and that's terminal count, 05:14:50.960 --> 05:14:52.120 the final 10 minutes. 05:14:52.120 --> 05:14:55.040 And OTC NTD N212 for Com check. 05:14:55.040 --> 05:14:56.920 Good, Com, help me. 05:14:56.920 --> 05:14:59.200 I hear the same, STC? 05:14:59.200 --> 05:14:59.940 Two. 05:14:59.940 --> 05:15:01.600 TTC? 05:15:01.600 --> 05:15:03.280 TTC is on two and two. 05:15:03.280 --> 05:15:04.280 All right, copy that. 05:15:08.560 --> 05:15:11.960 NASA test director Jeff Spalding confirming communications 05:15:11.960 --> 05:15:12.960 with his team. 05:15:19.840 --> 05:15:21.880 There will be two poles that we'll hear. 05:15:22.760 --> 05:15:26.640 One from Spalding, the NASA test director confirming 05:15:26.640 --> 05:15:34.000 ground systems and the launch team are ready to proceed. At this point, we have a clear board, 05:15:36.160 --> 05:15:48.160 no constraints, but we need confirmation from each individual on the NASA test director team. 05:15:49.840 --> 05:15:55.120 So we'll hear him poll his team. The other poll that we're waiting for is the poll from launch 05:15:55.120 --> 05:16:00.520 Director Charlie Blackwell Thompson who will take that final status from NASA 05:16:00.520 --> 05:16:05.040 management before giving the go to come out of a hold. Now you're seeing the clock 05:16:05.040 --> 05:16:08.400 count down at L minus 12 minutes. 05:16:08.400 --> 05:16:11.560 CCL OTC Ryan Earth 1. 05:16:11.560 --> 05:16:13.560 CCL. 05:16:13.560 --> 05:16:17.320 Yes sir reconfigure ARS primary loop isovalve. 05:16:17.320 --> 05:16:19.320 Copy that from work. 05:16:19.320 --> 05:16:22.320 And CDRO to C Ryan Earth 1. 05:16:22.320 --> 05:16:24.320 Go. 05:16:24.320 --> 05:16:29.200 as loop-eye-survives are being closed at this time. 05:16:29.200 --> 05:16:33.000 Integrity copies. 05:16:33.000 --> 05:16:35.480 NGDLP. 05:16:35.480 --> 05:16:36.680 Go. 05:16:36.680 --> 05:16:40.440 As I had a discussion with CIS and with Mer Manager regarding the observation the CIS 05:16:40.440 --> 05:16:44.120 had a few minutes ago, they were able to confirm the BCI photos of the condition that they 05:16:44.120 --> 05:16:46.520 observed has been there since 1995. 05:16:46.520 --> 05:16:51.360 Mer Manager has a chance to review the findings and they do not have any constraints from either 05:16:51.360 --> 05:16:54.840 a CIS or MIRMATRA perspective. 05:16:54.840 --> 05:16:59.880 Okay, copy all, and watch director entity copy. 05:16:59.880 --> 05:17:04.640 Yes sir, I copy that's good news. 05:17:04.640 --> 05:17:07.120 OTC, CCLT-1-2. 05:17:07.120 --> 05:17:08.120 OTC. 05:17:08.120 --> 05:17:11.920 ARIS, primary loop isolation valve configuration complete. 05:17:11.920 --> 05:17:20.920 Copy. 05:17:20.920 --> 05:17:23.240 and CGLS entity, cancel pending please. 05:17:23.240 --> 05:17:26.240 CLS copies, and that's complete. 05:17:26.240 --> 05:17:28.120 All right, and for all personnel, 05:17:28.120 --> 05:17:29.920 we got a little bit more work to do 05:17:29.920 --> 05:17:31.040 before we pick up the clock, 05:17:31.040 --> 05:17:32.840 and we're about a little over a minute 05:17:32.840 --> 05:17:34.880 from getting to T minus 10 minutes, 05:17:34.880 --> 05:17:36.760 but we've canceled the resume time there, 05:17:36.760 --> 05:17:39.840 and then we'll pick it up after we get through all of our work 05:17:39.840 --> 05:17:42.400 and anything else that we need to do 05:17:42.400 --> 05:17:43.640 to get through the remainder of counts. 05:17:43.640 --> 05:17:47.040 So we'll continue working that to get to our T zero today. 05:17:47.040 --> 05:17:54.040 So, when we get to about 50 seconds from now, we'll extend that hold. 05:17:54.040 --> 05:17:57.040 CVSE OTC. 05:17:57.040 --> 05:18:00.040 CVSE, 4298. 05:18:00.040 --> 05:18:04.040 Looking to verify that we are configured for assent. 05:18:04.040 --> 05:18:06.040 Yep, give me about two more minutes. 05:18:06.040 --> 05:18:08.040 I'm going to start the CMA-2 streaming. 05:18:08.040 --> 05:18:09.040 Copy. 05:18:09.040 --> 05:18:13.040 NPD, COSE, hold requested. 05:18:13.040 --> 05:18:15.040 Copy that. 05:18:15.040 --> 05:18:23.600 I have an LCC violation of O-CT-004, S-band transpander anomaly. 05:18:23.600 --> 05:18:29.760 This was a transient LCC violation, so transponder 1 had a demodulated SNR estimate that went 05:18:29.760 --> 05:18:32.520 down to 2 dBm. 05:18:32.520 --> 05:18:36.680 When it should have been between 10 and 13, it is now back up to 12, but we did lose that 05:18:36.680 --> 05:18:38.200 for just a moment. 05:18:38.200 --> 05:18:43.600 It does not appear that we lost our bit sync or carrier lock, which would be indicative 05:18:43.600 --> 05:18:45.280 that we lost our lock with the vehicle. 05:18:45.280 --> 05:18:48.940 So, at this point, recommendation would still be go. 05:18:48.940 --> 05:18:53.560 However, we do have a pre-planned contingency procedure if we want to look at that. 05:18:53.560 --> 05:18:56.240 But, again, this is transient, so we're back in a nominal range. 05:18:56.680 --> 05:18:56.920 All right. 05:18:56.920 --> 05:18:58.080 Let's see, LPNTD. 05:19:00.040 --> 05:19:01.380 Yeah, we're not seeing that hit. 05:19:01.380 --> 05:19:04.120 So, I guess the question for COSC, was that less than three samples? 05:19:04.220 --> 05:19:05.500 Was that below our persistence? 05:19:07.420 --> 05:19:08.100 Stand by. 05:19:08.100 --> 05:19:08.560 Let me look. 05:19:08.560 --> 05:19:12.940 It did look like it did persist for several seconds online, but let me take a look 05:19:12.940 --> 05:19:15.020 with a number of samples. 05:19:15.020 --> 05:19:18.700 Could I get a repeat on the affected LCC, please? 05:19:18.700 --> 05:19:19.700 Yes, ma'am. 05:19:19.700 --> 05:19:25.460 That's going to be O-CT-004. 05:19:25.460 --> 05:19:26.460 Thank you. 05:19:56.460 --> 05:20:00.980 going to look at the data right here. It looks like that was a single sample. 05:20:00.980 --> 05:20:07.180 Yeah, copy that. RFTS does report that they also lost lock for about five seconds. So, 05:20:07.180 --> 05:20:11.060 I would love to ask KUSNC if they also lost lock with the vehicle for any extended amount 05:20:11.060 --> 05:20:18.380 of period. 05:20:18.380 --> 05:20:22.860 And COSE, while we're doing that, these are one-tenth Hertz measurements, correct? So, 05:20:22.860 --> 05:20:28.140 So we would have had to lose it for over 10 seconds to get a second sample. 05:20:28.140 --> 05:20:33.180 Yes, sir, that's correct. 05:20:33.180 --> 05:20:35.180 It is 110 hertz. 05:20:35.180 --> 05:20:41.300 Yes, so from our perspective, the allowance is effectively up to 30 seconds, up to three 05:20:41.300 --> 05:20:44.540 samples based on the 110 hertz. 05:20:44.540 --> 05:20:46.940 This is not an LCC violation, I believe. 05:20:46.940 --> 05:20:47.940 Yes, sir. 05:20:47.940 --> 05:20:50.660 I would agree with that at this point. 05:20:50.660 --> 05:20:51.660 Copy that. 05:20:51.660 --> 05:21:06.960 We're checking with KUS and 232, I don't think they have 212 access, we're trying to verify, but it sounds like they have a loss of lock as well, about two seconds. 05:21:08.400 --> 05:21:13.140 Okay, and I guess for both KUS and COSC, do we have lock now? 05:21:14.060 --> 05:21:15.940 That's affirm, we do have lock for COSC. 05:21:21.660 --> 05:21:27.140 Yeah, so from the integration council perspective, we did have a temporary loss there within 05:21:27.140 --> 05:21:29.300 the allowable and per the requirement. 05:21:29.300 --> 05:21:30.300 Let's go. 05:21:30.300 --> 05:21:31.580 And it's Houston Flight. 05:21:31.580 --> 05:21:36.900 We have lock and we have good telemetry here in GSE. 05:21:36.900 --> 05:21:38.220 And KUS is reported today. 05:21:38.220 --> 05:21:43.060 Have good luck now. 05:21:43.060 --> 05:21:47.380 So with all of that OSC, then are we in a go configuration per your LCC? 05:21:47.380 --> 05:21:48.380 Yes, sir. 05:21:48.380 --> 05:21:49.620 Recommendation would be go. 05:21:49.620 --> 05:21:51.860 Okay, LPE, you concur with that? 05:21:51.860 --> 05:21:52.860 Yes, sir. 05:21:52.860 --> 05:21:53.860 LPE concurs go. 05:21:53.860 --> 05:21:54.860 And launch director? 05:21:54.860 --> 05:21:55.860 Yes, sir. 05:21:55.860 --> 05:21:58.380 Launch director concurs go. 05:21:58.380 --> 05:21:59.900 All right. 05:21:59.900 --> 05:22:03.460 And I'm going to go ahead and just verify everybody has everything else complete, launch director. 05:22:03.460 --> 05:22:06.860 And if we do, we'll be ready to pick up the poll at that time, unless there's something 05:22:06.860 --> 05:22:08.460 else that you're aware of. 05:22:08.460 --> 05:22:09.460 No, sir. 05:22:09.460 --> 05:22:14.260 Let's verify all our work is complete, and I would like one last check of our constraints 05:22:14.260 --> 05:22:15.260 list. 05:22:15.260 --> 05:22:16.260 All right. 05:22:16.260 --> 05:22:17.260 Let's see. 05:22:17.260 --> 05:22:18.260 OTC. 05:22:18.260 --> 05:22:20.900 I'm waiting for ComConfig or are you coming to the firm, sir? 05:22:21.460 --> 05:22:22.660 Okay, you got your own open item? 05:22:24.340 --> 05:22:26.100 Yeah, OTC, this is the CAC that, uh, 05:22:26.100 --> 05:22:27.820 400 step 290 is complete. 05:22:28.260 --> 05:22:28.580 Copy. 05:22:30.140 --> 05:22:31.980 Okay, so OTC is complete with all your work? 05:22:32.460 --> 05:22:33.060 That's a firm. 05:22:33.500 --> 05:22:34.700 All right, copy that, STC. 05:22:35.260 --> 05:22:36.180 STC is complete. 05:22:36.500 --> 05:22:37.220 And GTC? 05:22:37.700 --> 05:22:38.580 GTC is complete. 05:22:39.180 --> 05:22:39.900 Okay, excellent. 05:22:40.380 --> 05:22:44.940 All right, and LPE, uh, just want to verify we have no open constraints at this time. 05:22:45.740 --> 05:22:46.820 No open constraints. 05:22:46.820 --> 05:22:47.820 We have a clear board, sir. 05:22:48.260 --> 05:22:53.020 Okay, tracking the same here. 05:22:53.020 --> 05:22:57.460 And launch director with that we are clear and ready to pick up the launch readiness 05:22:57.460 --> 05:22:59.260 poll with your go. 05:22:59.260 --> 05:23:05.020 All right sir, I am go for the poll. 05:23:05.020 --> 05:23:08.100 All right. 05:23:08.100 --> 05:23:13.140 And for all personnel, this is the entity conducting the Artemis 2 launch readiness check. 05:23:13.140 --> 05:23:15.700 Verify ready to resume count and go for launch. 05:23:15.700 --> 05:23:16.700 OTC. 05:23:16.700 --> 05:23:17.700 OTC is go. 05:23:17.700 --> 05:23:18.700 STC. 05:23:18.700 --> 05:23:20.700 STC is GO. 05:23:20.700 --> 05:23:21.700 GTC. 05:23:21.700 --> 05:23:22.700 CSCO. 05:23:22.700 --> 05:23:23.700 MCO. 05:23:23.700 --> 05:23:24.700 CSCO is GO. 05:23:24.700 --> 05:23:25.700 Safety console. 05:23:25.700 --> 05:23:27.700 Safety console is GO. 05:23:27.700 --> 05:23:28.700 LPE. 05:23:28.700 --> 05:23:29.700 LPE is GO. 05:23:29.700 --> 05:23:30.700 RTD. 05:23:30.700 --> 05:23:32.700 RTD is GO. 05:23:32.700 --> 05:23:33.700 Houston Flight. 05:23:33.700 --> 05:23:35.700 Houston Flight is GO. 05:23:35.700 --> 05:23:36.700 ROCK. 05:23:36.700 --> 05:23:37.700 ROCK is GO. 05:23:37.700 --> 05:23:38.700 And CDR. 05:23:38.700 --> 05:23:40.700 Crew is GO. 05:23:40.700 --> 05:23:41.700 Copy that. 05:23:41.700 --> 05:23:42.700 Thank you, Reed. 05:23:42.700 --> 05:23:44.700 And Launch Director, NTD. 05:23:44.700 --> 05:23:47.700 Our launch team is ready to proceed at this time. 05:23:47.700 --> 05:23:49.700 All right, NTD, copy all. 05:23:49.700 --> 05:23:53.700 At this time, I'll perform my polls. 05:23:53.700 --> 05:23:54.700 Attention on the net. 05:23:54.700 --> 05:23:58.700 This is the launch director performing the final poll for launch. 05:23:58.700 --> 05:24:02.700 Verify no constraints and go for launch. 05:24:02.700 --> 05:24:05.700 EGS, EGS, Program Chief Engineer. 05:24:05.700 --> 05:24:07.700 All of the Chief Engineers are go. 05:24:07.700 --> 05:24:09.700 Copy. Thank you. 05:24:09.700 --> 05:24:12.700 EGS, Chief Safety Officer. 05:24:12.700 --> 05:24:15.040 The Artemis CSOs are go. 05:24:16.400 --> 05:24:18.040 I'll be thanking Range Weather. 05:24:18.940 --> 05:24:20.960 Launch Weather is go. 05:24:21.740 --> 05:24:25.480 Thank you LWO and Artemis MMT Chair. 05:24:26.240 --> 05:24:27.040 MMT is go. 05:24:28.240 --> 05:24:29.040 Thank you John. 05:24:30.600 --> 05:24:32.480 And Integrity Launch Director. 05:24:36.440 --> 05:24:38.760 Today we're with Charlie T.L.T. 05:24:40.020 --> 05:24:40.760 Thank you Charlie. 05:24:40.760 --> 05:24:41.560 This is Victor. 05:24:41.560 --> 05:24:43.560 We are going for our families. 05:24:44.560 --> 05:24:45.560 MS1. 05:24:45.560 --> 05:24:46.560 This is Christina. 05:24:46.560 --> 05:24:48.560 We are going for our teammates. 05:24:49.560 --> 05:24:50.560 MS2. 05:24:51.560 --> 05:24:52.560 This is Jeremy. 05:24:52.560 --> 05:24:54.560 We are going for all humanity. 05:24:55.560 --> 05:24:56.560 All right, Charlie. 05:24:56.560 --> 05:24:59.560 Our Artemis II crew is go for launch. 05:24:59.560 --> 05:25:01.560 Full send. 05:25:02.560 --> 05:25:03.560 I copy that. 05:25:04.560 --> 05:25:07.560 Read Victor, Christina, and Jeremy. 05:25:07.560 --> 05:25:09.560 On this historic mission, 05:25:09.560 --> 05:25:16.560 You take with you the heart of this Artemis team, the daring spirit of the American people 05:25:16.560 --> 05:25:22.560 and our partners across the globe, and the hopes and dreams of a new generation. 05:25:22.560 --> 05:25:24.560 Good luck. 05:25:24.560 --> 05:25:26.560 Godspeed Artemis II. 05:25:26.560 --> 05:25:32.560 Let's go. 05:25:32.560 --> 05:25:34.560 And NPD launch director. 05:25:34.560 --> 05:25:36.560 Go ahead, launch director. 05:25:36.560 --> 05:25:38.560 Yes, sir. 05:25:38.560 --> 05:25:42.500 You have a go to proceed with countdown. 05:25:42.500 --> 05:25:43.000 Copy that. 05:25:43.000 --> 05:25:45.080 I'll put it in work. 05:25:45.080 --> 05:25:47.680 CDR entity. 05:25:47.680 --> 05:25:48.880 Go. 05:25:48.880 --> 05:25:50.920 Figure risers and initiate short purge 05:25:50.920 --> 05:25:54.840 pre-reproc 10.1.1, steps eight and nine. 05:25:54.840 --> 05:25:57.720 10.1.1, eight and nine, going to work. 05:25:57.720 --> 05:25:59.560 Copy. 05:25:59.560 --> 05:26:04.880 CVSE entity, start and verify recordings of our Orion cameras. 05:26:04.880 --> 05:26:05.320 Copy. 05:26:05.320 --> 05:26:06.200 OK. 05:26:06.200 --> 05:26:07.680 Well, there you heard it. 05:26:07.680 --> 05:26:11.680 We're getting ready to start terminal count. 05:26:11.680 --> 05:26:15.680 It's currently at T minus 10 minutes. 05:26:15.680 --> 05:26:19.680 Once we wrap up this last bit of work, 05:26:19.680 --> 05:26:23.680 we're going to start that clock. 05:26:23.680 --> 05:26:27.680 We're going to start that clock. 05:26:27.680 --> 05:26:31.680 We're going to start that clock. 05:26:31.680 --> 05:26:35.680 We're going to start that clock. 05:26:35.680 --> 05:26:50.680 You heard an issue, worked in real-time with telemetry lock on the Orion. 05:26:50.680 --> 05:26:51.680 It was transitory. 05:26:51.680 --> 05:26:54.400 It was very short. 05:26:54.400 --> 05:26:59.680 They checked the data, confirmed that they had a good lock. 05:26:59.680 --> 05:27:06.000 This was with the S-Band transmitter on the Orion. 05:27:06.000 --> 05:27:16.640 Worked through that issue, looked at the data, and cleared it, all with the world watching. 05:27:16.640 --> 05:27:19.680 Impressive work by the launch team. 05:27:19.680 --> 05:27:25.640 So we have a two-hour window, which starts in just a few minutes at 6.24 p.m. Eastern 05:27:25.640 --> 05:27:31.840 time and goes until 8.24 p.m. Eastern Time. And ECL entity will be waiting for 05:27:31.840 --> 05:27:37.680 your verification on the short purge. ECL copies. And for all personnel, once we 05:27:37.680 --> 05:27:42.320 get that short purge verification, we'll verify that we are clear to go and then 05:27:42.320 --> 05:27:46.640 we'll proceed with the terminal count. 05:27:55.640 --> 05:28:09.600 You see all time estimate? 05:28:09.600 --> 05:28:12.040 About a minute. 05:28:12.040 --> 05:28:13.040 Copy. 05:28:13.040 --> 05:28:37.260 So I'm going into the launch window, but not by much it looks like. 05:28:37.260 --> 05:28:45.140 wrapping up some final work and once that's completed you'll hear NASA test 05:28:45.140 --> 05:28:52.060 director Jeff Spaulding ask for the ground launch sequencer operator to go 05:28:52.060 --> 05:29:00.100 ahead and start the clock. The ground launch sequencer is an application 05:29:00.100 --> 05:29:04.780 software it runs on top of the launch control system in the firing room acts 05:29:04.780 --> 05:29:14.940 It's like a conductor of an orchestra executing hundreds of commands in precise order and timing. 05:29:14.940 --> 05:29:15.940 It's all autonomous. 05:29:15.940 --> 05:29:19.340 Entity, CCL 212, Schwerpert's initiation is verified. 05:29:19.340 --> 05:29:20.740 All right, copy that. 05:29:20.740 --> 05:29:27.740 And we're verifying our constraints. 05:29:27.740 --> 05:29:41.620 All right, and we're clear from cutouts. 05:29:41.620 --> 05:29:45.500 And with that, we're going to resume the clock momentarily. 05:29:45.500 --> 05:29:48.820 And CGLS, you can resume the clock on your mark. 05:29:48.820 --> 05:29:55.580 GLS copies, three, two, one, mark. 05:29:55.580 --> 05:29:57.820 GLS mainline has been initiated. 05:29:57.820 --> 05:29:59.820 T minus 10 minutes and counting. 05:30:03.820 --> 05:30:05.820 And that begins terminal count. 05:30:05.820 --> 05:30:10.820 Our new T0 is 635 p.m. Eastern time. 05:30:10.820 --> 05:30:12.820 635 p.m. Eastern time. 05:30:12.820 --> 05:30:16.820 We are now counting down to lift off of Artemis 2. 05:30:18.820 --> 05:30:26.020 From now on, you're going to hear two voices on the loops. 05:30:26.020 --> 05:30:29.440 If everything goes nominally, NASA test director Jeff Spalding, 05:30:29.440 --> 05:30:33.540 who's directly managing the launch team, and Alex Bendelews, 05:30:33.540 --> 05:30:37.940 the GLS operator who closely monitors the software, 05:30:37.940 --> 05:30:42.420 he has the ability to stop and restart the countdown. 05:30:42.420 --> 05:30:50.420 A lot of people ask about whether there's a launch button, there certainly is none. 05:30:50.420 --> 05:30:54.420 And the flight and rock, our new T-0 is 2235-12. 05:30:54.420 --> 05:30:56.420 Mr. Plank, copy. 05:30:56.420 --> 05:30:58.420 Rock copies, 2235-12. 05:30:58.420 --> 05:31:00.420 Affirm. 05:31:00.420 --> 05:31:07.420 There you heard confirmation of the exact T-0, 635 and 12 seconds PM Eastern time. 05:31:07.420 --> 05:31:16.460 Again, our T0 is 6.35 and 12 seconds PM Eastern time, but as I was saying, there's no launch 05:31:16.460 --> 05:31:17.460 button. 05:31:17.460 --> 05:31:21.220 This is autonomous, but there is a button that keeps you from launching, and that button 05:31:21.220 --> 05:31:26.720 allows the GLS operator to pause the countdown outside of terminal count and during terminal 05:31:26.720 --> 05:31:31.820 count and submit a hold to the next holding point, so the clock won't stop right away 05:31:31.820 --> 05:31:32.820 if there's an issue. 05:31:32.820 --> 05:31:37.300 We'll go to the next stable holding point. 05:31:37.300 --> 05:31:42.220 This is how GLS configures the rocket and ground systems to a stable point where they 05:31:42.220 --> 05:31:45.500 can stop the countdown if that's needed. 05:31:45.500 --> 05:31:48.560 But right now, we are counting down. 05:31:48.560 --> 05:31:53.340 Our next big milestone looking to retract the crew access arm. 05:31:53.340 --> 05:32:00.420 GLS is go for crew access arm retract. 05:32:00.420 --> 05:32:09.700 And there you see the crew access arm moving away. 05:32:09.700 --> 05:32:20.420 That's the path that the astronauts took to ingress into the rocket. 05:32:20.420 --> 05:32:25.460 Until this point, that was their way off the pad if they needed to evacuate. 05:32:25.460 --> 05:32:31.900 But now with that arm retracting, the backup transitions to a launch abort system. 05:32:31.900 --> 05:32:34.060 And they'll begin arming that shortly. 05:32:34.060 --> 05:32:44.740 Of course, the launch abort system, great shot there of the crew access arm retracting 05:32:44.740 --> 05:32:46.700 away. 05:32:46.700 --> 05:32:51.180 The launch abort system is the tower at the top, and that's what would pull Orion and 05:32:51.180 --> 05:32:56.380 its crew off the top of the rocket in case of an emergency, whether it's on the ground 05:32:56.380 --> 05:33:14.980 or in flight. This is critical safety hardware that protects the lives of the astronauts. 05:33:14.980 --> 05:33:19.820 Starting at T minus six minutes, the GLS will start bringing that and other high energy 05:33:19.820 --> 05:33:43.500 systems online, starting with core stage pressurization. 05:33:43.500 --> 05:33:51.600 is 90% go, the range is go, all systems are go. 05:33:51.600 --> 05:34:02.000 GLS is go for core stage tank pressurization. 05:34:02.000 --> 05:34:06.760 That means the replenished valve for the liquid hydrogen tank has now closed and that tank 05:34:06.760 --> 05:34:11.980 is beginning to pressurize to flight levels because that hydrogen is naturally boiling 05:34:11.980 --> 05:34:23.580 inside the tank. We'll get the liquid oxygen tank a little later in the count. Now the 05:34:23.580 --> 05:34:28.420 team is waiting for verification that if needed, the Artemis II crew could use the launch abort 05:34:28.420 --> 05:34:34.540 system to pull Orion safely off the top of the rocket in an emergency. Let's listen in 05:34:34.540 --> 05:34:44.980 for that call. TLS verifies last capability available. And CDRD copy. CDR copy is last 05:34:44.980 --> 05:34:53.940 available. That's great news and you heard the NTD verify that with the commander of 05:34:53.940 --> 05:35:01.380 the mission. TLS is go for FTS arm. Now work is being done to arm the flight termination 05:35:01.380 --> 05:35:06.980 system. This is so the range safety can send a flight termination command if the rocket 05:35:06.980 --> 05:35:14.020 flies too far off track. There is a brief built-in delay so the launch abort system 05:35:14.020 --> 05:35:16.820 has time to pull the astronauts to safety first. 05:35:16.820 --> 05:35:21.300 The high flow bleed check. 05:35:21.300 --> 05:35:29.060 The high flow bleed check. So the cryo team gets verification that the RS-25 engines, 05:35:29.060 --> 05:35:32.660 All four of them are in the proper temperature range for launch. 05:35:55.580 --> 05:35:57.860 GLS is go for core stage APU start. 05:35:57.860 --> 05:36:01.860 Core stage APU start, those are auxiliary power units. 05:36:01.860 --> 05:36:05.860 High speed turbines, which provide pressure to hydraulic pumps. 05:36:05.860 --> 05:36:11.860 It's steer the RS-25 engines. We're going to see a gimbal test a little later at T-minus two minutes and 30 seconds. 05:36:11.860 --> 05:36:13.860 This is what allows that to happen. 05:36:21.860 --> 05:36:26.860 Coming up in about 20 seconds, we'll listen for go for purge sequence four. 05:36:26.860 --> 05:36:33.340 It's a helium purge of the four core stage engines downstream of the propellant valve. 05:36:33.340 --> 05:36:50.340 This gets all the air and moisture out of there. 05:36:50.340 --> 05:36:53.340 Moving through the milestones. 05:36:53.340 --> 05:37:02.500 all is looking good. Coming up in just a few seconds, we're going to get that thrust vector 05:37:02.500 --> 05:37:18.020 control actuator test. This is a gimbling of the engines. There are the four RS-25s, three 05:37:18.020 --> 05:37:26.940 of them, shuttle heritage, one of them built from shuttle parts, and there you see them 05:37:26.940 --> 05:37:39.940 moving. 05:37:39.940 --> 05:37:44.460 Now we're going to start moving the power from both the upper stage and the lower stage 05:37:44.460 --> 05:37:52.340 of the rocket to internal, taking ground power away and now going to battery power. 05:37:52.340 --> 05:37:58.140 GLS is go for upper stage. 05:37:58.140 --> 05:38:04.860 Our powers are moved from the rocket's upper stage, the ICPS and it's been switched to 05:38:04.860 --> 05:38:10.820 battery, same milestones for the lower core stage coming up at T-minus 1 minute and 30 05:38:10.820 --> 05:38:11.820 seconds. 05:38:11.820 --> 05:38:21.820 The four-person Artemis-2 crew is 248,000 miles away from the moon, and if all goes well, it will fly by it in six days. 05:38:25.820 --> 05:38:28.820 PLS is go for core stage and power. 05:38:28.820 --> 05:38:35.820 All right, there's the rocket's core stage, which houses three flight computers, is now on its own power. 05:38:35.820 --> 05:38:43.900 There's no more hold time because there's no more margin on these batteries, so we'd 05:38:43.900 --> 05:38:55.340 have to recycle back to T minus 10 to recharge if we had a hold. 05:38:55.340 --> 05:38:57.440 One minute. 05:38:57.440 --> 05:39:02.460 Right now the rocket does not know what the T zero is, but coming up at T minus 33 seconds, 05:39:02.460 --> 05:39:07.260 shifts from the ground launch sequencer to the rocket's on-board autonomous launch sequencer 05:39:07.260 --> 05:39:13.900 or ALS. The rocket will count itself down, but honor any holds that could come from the 05:39:13.900 --> 05:39:18.380 ground. Now shortly after liftoff, Houston will take control of the rocket and my colleague 05:39:18.380 --> 05:39:20.980 Gary Jordan to take over commentary. 05:39:20.980 --> 05:39:25.020 ALS, go for ALS. 05:39:25.020 --> 05:39:30.300 Great call out. The rocket is on its own. Four brave explorers ready to ride the most powerful 05:39:30.300 --> 05:39:49.460 rocket NASA has ever launched sound suppression waters flowing and here we go 10 9 8 7 rs 25 05:39:49.460 --> 05:39:51.460 We have engines in the lift. 05:39:51.460 --> 05:39:56.460 Four, three, two, one, booster ignition. 05:39:56.460 --> 05:39:58.460 And lift off. 05:39:58.460 --> 05:40:01.460 The crew of Artemis 2, now bound for the moon. 05:40:01.460 --> 05:40:04.460 Humanity's next great voyage begins. 05:40:08.460 --> 05:40:10.460 Good roll pitch. 05:40:11.460 --> 05:40:13.460 Roger, roll pitch. 05:40:13.460 --> 05:40:20.460 Houston now controlling the flight of integrity on the Artemis-2 mission around the border. 05:40:20.460 --> 05:40:25.460 The integrity, AMT high. 05:40:25.460 --> 05:40:28.460 AMT high. 05:40:28.460 --> 05:40:31.460 Long time passing 37s, up to the lines. 05:40:31.460 --> 05:40:33.460 Integrity passes the ultimate vehicle. 05:40:33.460 --> 05:40:34.460 Target milestone. 05:40:34.460 --> 05:40:37.460 Mission control Houston safe, good performance, good engines, 05:40:37.460 --> 05:40:39.460 space lumps, system core stage. 05:40:39.460 --> 05:40:46.460 integrity, three miles in altitude, traveling more than 1200 miles per hour. 05:40:46.460 --> 05:41:05.460 We have a lot of time. 05:41:05.460 --> 05:41:10.460 Mission elapsed time. Passing one minute. Approaching Max-Q. 05:41:10.460 --> 05:41:12.460 On. Ponce de Leon. 05:41:12.460 --> 05:41:16.460 Stand we on. You loud and clear. Ponce de Leon. 05:41:16.460 --> 05:41:19.460 Have you the same? 05:41:19.460 --> 05:41:24.460 Communication signal transfer confirmed as integrity and its crew go supersonic. 05:41:24.460 --> 05:41:27.460 Approaching 90 seconds into the Artemis-2 mission. 05:41:27.460 --> 05:41:33.460 Integrity is 14 miles an ounce to eight miles downrange, traveling more than 2,600 miles per hour. 05:41:35.460 --> 05:41:53.220 One minute fifty seconds of mission elapsed time standing by for main engine throttle 05:41:53.220 --> 05:41:58.180 down to eighty-five percent and solid rocker booster separation expected at the two minute 05:41:58.180 --> 05:41:59.180 9 second mark. 05:42:02.500 --> 05:42:03.860 We see throttle down. 05:42:09.780 --> 05:42:10.900 Converge separation. 05:42:12.540 --> 05:42:14.780 Main inch is throttling up, guidance converged. 05:42:22.660 --> 05:42:24.580 Your integrity, guidance converged, 05:42:24.580 --> 05:42:27.700 performance nominal, upper stage RCS ready. 05:42:28.180 --> 05:42:31.180 Copy all, Stan. 05:42:34.180 --> 05:42:37.180 And integrity, SM climbing complete. 05:42:38.180 --> 05:42:40.180 SM climbing complete. 05:42:42.180 --> 05:42:45.180 Two minutes 45 seconds of mission elapsed time into the Artemis II mission. 05:42:45.180 --> 05:42:51.180 The thrusters on integrity and upper stage confirmed that already stayed ahead of service module fairing separation. 05:42:51.180 --> 05:43:03.180 3 minutes into the flight, integrity 49 miles in altitude, 78 miles downrange, now passing 05:43:03.180 --> 05:43:19.180 5,000 miles per hour. 05:43:19.180 --> 05:43:24.180 standing by for Launch Board System, Jettison. 05:43:24.180 --> 05:43:29.180 Houston integrity, good last Jettison, great view. 05:43:29.180 --> 05:43:37.180 Copy Jettison, T-Mico 8 plus 0-2. 05:43:37.180 --> 05:43:40.180 We see a sail on board, Stan. 05:43:40.180 --> 05:43:47.180 And Houston has you loud and clear on T-Dress at the Common Line. 05:43:47.180 --> 05:43:51.340 Outstanding, stand where it is. 05:43:51.340 --> 05:43:55.580 Three minutes fifty seconds into the flight of Artemis-2, Weisman, Glover, Cook, and Hansen 05:43:55.580 --> 05:43:58.300 cross the boundary to space with good com checks. 05:43:58.300 --> 05:44:05.060 GPS signals acquired after last jettison now working on internal checks to verify accuracy. 05:44:05.060 --> 05:44:08.700 Flight Dynamics Officer analyzed the time of main engine cutoff confirmed at eight minutes 05:44:08.700 --> 05:44:10.300 two seconds time of MECO. 05:44:17.180 --> 05:44:40.700 We'll see you in a minute. 05:44:40.700 --> 05:44:49.240 Outstanding stand, we see the same, and we have a beautiful boom rise, so we're headed 05:44:49.240 --> 05:44:53.780 right at it. 05:44:53.780 --> 05:44:59.740 Approaching five minutes into the flight, Commander Reed Wiseman confirms he can pass 05:44:59.740 --> 05:45:04.940 visuals of his destination, GPS guidance navigation, and control software finishes internal checks 05:45:04.940 --> 05:45:06.940 and sends to navigation channels. 05:45:06.940 --> 05:45:13.940 Your integrity, three engine pressed. 05:45:13.940 --> 05:45:19.940 Three engine pressed. 05:45:19.940 --> 05:45:24.940 On time now passing five minutes, 20 seconds of mission elapsed time into the Artemis II mission. 05:45:24.940 --> 05:45:30.940 At this point, three good main engines are all that's needed to carry integrity to a nominal main engine cutoff target. 05:45:30.940 --> 05:45:34.580 At this time, we're seeing four good engines here in Mission Control Houston. 05:45:34.580 --> 05:45:42.380 Integrity 75 miles an altitude 330 miles downrange, approaching 10,000 miles per hour. 05:45:42.380 --> 05:46:11.380 Good trajectory and engine performance. 05:46:11.380 --> 05:46:15.340 Officer will soon report the shutdown plan to Flight Director Judd Freedling 05:46:15.340 --> 05:46:23.740 expected at the seven-minute mark. Integrity 78 miles in altitude, 460 miles 05:46:23.740 --> 05:46:29.020 downrange. Integrity expect nominal shutdown. 05:46:30.260 --> 05:46:34.500 Take it to copies nominal shutdown. 05:46:34.500 --> 05:46:40.920 6 minutes 40 seconds of mission elapsed time. 05:46:40.920 --> 05:46:42.900 Shutdown plan is as expected. 05:46:43.840 --> 05:46:47.420 Again, the time of MECA was confirmed at 8 minutes 2 seconds into the flight. 05:47:00.020 --> 05:47:02.140 7 minutes of mission elapsed time. 05:47:04.500 --> 05:47:14.500 Throttling down as we approach the abort once-around option, milestone at the 7-minute 30-second mark. 05:47:14.500 --> 05:47:23.500 Now, 84 miles in altitude, 650 miles downrange, traveling more than 15,000 miles per hour. 05:47:23.500 --> 05:47:27.500 Integrity, AOA open. 05:47:27.500 --> 05:47:32.500 AOA open. 05:47:32.500 --> 05:47:36.380 The window is now open for an abort once-around option 05:47:36.380 --> 05:47:38.780 that would target splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, 05:47:38.780 --> 05:47:41.100 still following nominal ascent at this time. 05:47:52.600 --> 05:47:55.540 About 10 seconds remaining until the main engine cutoff 05:47:55.540 --> 05:47:59.840 of the Space Launch System core stage, standing by for confirmation 05:47:59.840 --> 05:48:02.040 of MECO and core stage separation. 05:48:02.500 --> 05:48:24.500 Intermediate and nominal MECO core stage separated. 05:48:24.500 --> 05:48:39.500 We can see the same on board stand. 05:48:39.500 --> 05:48:43.080 A minute and 40 seconds into the flight we have a nominal main engine cutoff heading 05:48:43.080 --> 05:48:47.100 in the right trajectory on the way to swing around the moon. 05:48:47.100 --> 05:48:49.180 Core stage has separated, done its job. 05:48:49.180 --> 05:48:54.180 The Space Launch System upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage or ICPS still 05:48:54.180 --> 05:49:03.260 attached to the Orion spacecraft. Nine minutes of mission elapsed time, integrity crew of 05:49:03.260 --> 05:49:07.060 Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, and Jeremy Henson now in orbit around the 05:49:07.060 --> 05:49:17.660 Earth at the beginning of their journey to the moon. 05:49:17.660 --> 05:49:22.660 and looking ahead to PRM numbers so far per the pad. 05:49:28.660 --> 05:49:30.660 Capcom, that's Stan, numbers for the pad. 05:49:35.660 --> 05:49:36.660 Capcom, Stan loves. 05:49:36.660 --> 05:49:41.660 We're now reminding the crew that the perigee raise maneuver time 05:49:41.660 --> 05:49:46.660 of ignition is as expected prior to booster ignition. 05:49:47.660 --> 05:49:52.660 That time being 49 minutes 50 seconds of mission elapsed time. 05:50:17.660 --> 05:50:35.100 The integrity, good NEDS deploy. 05:50:35.100 --> 05:50:45.100 Have a nice day, and good neds. 05:50:55.100 --> 05:51:01.100 And Terry Houston for PWD FAP, just a reminder, halfway open on the secondary. 05:51:01.100 --> 05:51:07.100 We copy that, that's halfway open. 05:51:15.100 --> 05:51:18.100 Passing 11 minutes of mission elapsed time. 05:51:18.100 --> 05:51:23.100 Overhearing the conversation between Capcom Stand Love and Commander Reed Wiseman, 05:51:23.100 --> 05:51:28.100 already passing some milestones, we have a good nozzle extension deployment system. 05:51:28.100 --> 05:51:31.380 That is confirmed complete. 05:51:31.380 --> 05:51:37.180 We also have the visors are confirmed up now past the dynamic phase of flight that is ascent. 05:51:37.180 --> 05:51:46.820 The, their launch and entry suits that provided them an extra layer of protection. 05:51:46.820 --> 05:51:48.760 Now, not as needed. 05:51:48.760 --> 05:51:51.580 They're going to raise those visors. 05:51:51.580 --> 05:52:00.540 And later in today's mission, they will begin to egress or get out of the suits to begin some 05:52:00.540 --> 05:52:07.420 of their initial tasks of activating some of the systems aboard in the integrity spacecraft. 05:52:07.420 --> 05:52:12.160 It's passing 12 minutes of mission elapsed time. 05:52:12.160 --> 05:52:18.000 Again, the perigee raise maneuver that's targeted near 50 minutes of mission elapsed time, 05:52:18.000 --> 05:52:20.520 49 minutes, 50 seconds. 05:52:20.520 --> 05:52:23.120 That's what the crew is going to be working towards. 05:52:23.120 --> 05:52:25.400 The Commander Reed Wiseman pilot, Victor Glover, 05:52:25.400 --> 05:52:28.680 will focus on preparing for that milestone. 05:52:33.180 --> 05:52:35.760 In the meantime, Mission Specialist, Christina Cook, 05:52:35.760 --> 05:52:40.440 and Jeremy Hansen will start some of the activation 05:52:40.440 --> 05:52:42.440 of environmental control light support systems. 05:52:42.440 --> 05:52:45.080 You may hear confirmation of their activation 05:52:45.080 --> 05:52:48.720 over the Orion to Earth communication network. 05:52:50.520 --> 05:52:57.520 Houston C-3 Ox tower back in auto. 05:52:57.520 --> 05:53:01.520 Copy C-3 Ox and we're two minutes to maneuver. 05:53:20.520 --> 05:53:29.200 13 minutes and 30 seconds of mission elapsed time. 05:53:29.200 --> 05:53:31.880 We're going to continue to follow the crew 05:53:31.880 --> 05:53:33.720 of the Artemis II mission. 05:53:33.720 --> 05:53:35.800 They are beginning their journey around the Moon 05:53:35.800 --> 05:53:38.640 to verify the systems that will take us to its surface. 05:53:38.640 --> 05:53:40.480 An incredible ascent. 05:53:40.480 --> 05:53:42.120 Artemis II is underway. 05:53:42.120 --> 05:53:44.200 Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, 05:53:44.200 --> 05:53:47.120 and Jeremy Hansen begin their journey to the Moon. 05:53:47.120 --> 05:53:50.320 Still milestones to come up as we await solar array deploy 05:53:50.320 --> 05:53:52.160 and the critical burns that will get integrity. 05:53:52.160 --> 05:53:57.840 It's a high earth orbit around the earth before engines are fired to get us around the moon. 05:53:58.480 --> 05:54:02.320 We'll keep tabs on integrity and its crew from here in Mission Control Houston. 05:54:03.280 --> 05:54:07.520 But for now, we're going to send it back to you, Megan and Nicole at the Kennedy Space Center. 05:54:07.520 --> 05:54:11.920 Very jealous to hear how the launch experience was over on the Space Coast. 05:54:12.720 --> 05:54:17.440 Yeah, Gary, people are just joining us. Welcome back to the Space Coast where we just saw Artemis 05:54:17.440 --> 05:54:22.960 to lift off 14 minutes ago and wow what an amazing launch and an emotional one too 05:54:22.960 --> 05:54:27.640 as soon as the rocket lifted off Nicole you had tears in your eyes I had tears in 05:54:27.640 --> 05:54:31.240 my eyes and we had all these people around us cheering it was amazing yeah 05:54:31.240 --> 05:54:35.480 the energy was wonderful I mean it was a beautiful launch you know we've got four 05:54:35.480 --> 05:54:38.560 friends and family members headed to the moon it's pretty amazing yeah how does 05:54:38.560 --> 05:54:42.040 that make you feel as someone who you know is an astronaut as well but also as 05:54:42.040 --> 05:54:46.800 you said friends yeah so just so proud of them you know I man we don't have the 05:54:46.800 --> 05:54:52.040 words in the English language to describe this kind of an event and pride, love, so many 05:54:52.040 --> 05:54:53.040 emotions. 05:54:53.040 --> 05:54:59.720 They are truly breaking some barriers and hopefully, as Gary just said, they've got 05:54:59.720 --> 05:55:03.620 a long day ahead of them, so wishing them well on everything, but so far what a beautiful 05:55:03.620 --> 05:55:04.620 launch to watch. 05:55:04.620 --> 05:55:09.920 Yeah, to be returning to the lunar orbit in more than 50 years, maybe they go farther 05:55:09.920 --> 05:55:14.680 from Earth than any other humans before them, maybe they see parts of the moon that we've 05:55:14.680 --> 05:55:20.980 never seen before. I mean what a great start to what could be all of these 05:55:20.980 --> 05:55:25.440 milestones that we break in just a 10-day mission. Yes, what a way to welcome 05:55:25.440 --> 05:55:30.160 in the Artemis generation. Yeah, how do you feel? I mean we saw some beautiful 05:55:30.160 --> 05:55:35.600 shots we were covering. Of course the rocket, of course the earth falling away 05:55:35.600 --> 05:55:39.800 as we continued up up up into our sense, but also some of those crowd shots where 05:55:39.800 --> 05:55:44.520 we saw young and old just emotional overcome by this history-making moment. 05:55:44.520 --> 05:55:47.520 Man, we are going back to the moon for all and we saw that today. 05:55:47.520 --> 05:55:49.040 We saw that in all the crowds. 05:55:49.040 --> 05:55:52.240 And yeah, you guys just saw that view, the sunrise or sunset. 05:55:52.240 --> 05:55:54.600 I guess they just made it over the crest of the earth. 05:55:54.600 --> 05:55:57.520 And you could see the sun peeking over one of my favorite views from space. 05:55:57.560 --> 05:56:00.120 And I can't imagine what they're, what they're looking at now. 05:56:00.120 --> 05:56:03.360 And I can't wait to see what they're looking at in about five or six days. 05:56:03.400 --> 05:56:03.680 Yeah. 05:56:03.800 --> 05:56:06.080 And you know, I, I know a lot of people are like, you know what? 05:56:06.080 --> 05:56:10.640 I'm, I'm surprised this launched on the first try because we know like any little 05:56:10.640 --> 05:56:13.680 thing we have to be, uh, keeping safety in mind. 05:56:13.680 --> 05:56:18.640 We want to make sure we're ready to go, but we were ready to go and I think it's surprised a lot of people 05:56:18.880 --> 05:56:23.440 What a wonderful surprise on this one see you take it did you know and it kind of surprised me as well 05:56:23.440 --> 05:56:28.280 But you know it's just a testament to the team here that has been working so hard on Artemis 05:56:28.280 --> 05:56:30.080 You know Artemis one we learned a ton of lessons 05:56:30.080 --> 05:56:34.280 We learned a ton from the white dress for Artemis to we were able to go in fix those things 05:56:34.280 --> 05:56:41.040 We even had a couple mishaps today not mishaps, but a couple you know anomalies today that the team creatively came up with solutions for 05:56:41.040 --> 05:56:45.160 It's just a testament to the teamwork that gets us to the moon. 05:56:45.160 --> 05:56:52.400 And so we can continue to watch Christina, Reed, Victor, and Jeremy on their way now 05:56:52.400 --> 05:56:58.360 to the moon in Earth's orbit and awaiting the next in-flight milestones, deploying Orion's 05:56:58.360 --> 05:56:59.360 solar array. 05:56:59.360 --> 05:57:03.400 So why don't we get back in with Mission Control and Gary. 05:57:03.400 --> 05:57:08.280 Hey, thank you, Megan. 05:57:08.280 --> 05:57:09.760 Again we're following along in the action. 05:57:09.760 --> 05:57:11.680 It is a long day. 05:57:11.680 --> 05:57:15.280 They have a number of procedures they need to get to immediately in their timeline. 05:57:15.920 --> 05:57:20.200 And integrity Houston, cross-tie is on board for the FTDM. 05:57:24.040 --> 05:57:25.060 We copy Houston. 05:57:25.060 --> 05:57:25.360 Thank you. 05:57:32.480 --> 05:57:38.340 Cross-tie referring to flight controllers here, 05:57:38.340 --> 05:57:44.980 initiating a connection between some of the batteries aboard the Orion spacecraft, 05:57:47.540 --> 05:57:50.900 allowing for an even distribution of power. This is the 05:57:52.340 --> 05:57:56.500 flight control teams that took us through ascent of the Artemis II mission today. 05:57:59.060 --> 05:58:02.980 Right now we're, as you see, passing 18 minutes of mission elapsed time. 05:58:02.980 --> 05:58:09.980 time. The Orion spacecraft integrity and the interim cryogenic propulsion system are maneuvering 05:58:09.980 --> 05:58:15.980 tail to sun. It is in this orientation, this attitude. 05:58:15.980 --> 05:58:19.080 and integrity anywhere so not momentary pro-caution. 05:58:25.080 --> 05:58:26.140 And read no action. 05:58:26.140 --> 05:58:26.800 We're looking at it. 05:58:34.420 --> 05:58:40.200 Commander Reed-Weisman verifying what is being routed 05:58:40.200 --> 05:58:43.140 to his displays, a board integrity, 05:58:43.140 --> 05:58:48.060 Propulsion engineer confirming that no action is needed at this time. 05:58:48.060 --> 05:58:53.220 They're pressing through with their nominal procedures to prepare for the perigee raise maneuver. 05:58:53.220 --> 05:58:57.700 And of course, the solar array wing deploy ahead of that. 05:58:57.700 --> 05:59:02.920 The solar ring wing deploy is a critical milestone. 05:59:02.920 --> 05:59:07.680 We'll continue to have our coverage follow the mission until that deployment. 05:59:07.680 --> 05:59:11.020 Successful launch is just the beginning. 05:59:11.020 --> 05:59:17.700 the deployment of the solar arrays and successful confirmation that those solar array wings 05:59:17.700 --> 05:59:23.380 are drawing power is a significant milestone and says to the flight control teams that 05:59:23.380 --> 05:59:28.580 we will continue on today's mission. Power needs to be drawn to be to continue through 05:59:28.580 --> 05:59:35.420 some of the next milestones. Until then, the AOA open option that was called up on Pona 05:59:35.420 --> 05:59:42.540 ascent, the aboard once around is the current option and the board to orbit option ATO will 05:59:42.540 --> 05:59:47.660 be switched to a preferred mode at the time that the solar ray wings are deployed and 05:59:47.660 --> 05:59:51.820 latched. It gives the flight control teams a little bit more flexibility. 05:59:51.820 --> 05:59:56.820 The integrity Houston update on TDRS handover for your pad. 06:00:01.820 --> 06:00:04.820 Can I give us just one minute? 06:00:06.820 --> 06:00:09.820 Ben, Stan, you can read it like it's ready to copy. 06:00:09.820 --> 06:00:18.820 Roger. TDRS handover east to west expected one second earlier at 5-1-minutes, two-six seconds. 06:00:21.820 --> 06:00:36.820 Hi, Stan, we copy you one second earlier for 5126, Tegers East to West and SAWS are starting 06:00:36.820 --> 06:00:39.820 to deploy, thermal knives are firing. 06:00:39.820 --> 06:00:48.100 We concur, thanks for the report. 06:00:48.100 --> 06:00:53.100 feedback of the reports that you just heard on the Orion to Earth network. 06:00:53.100 --> 06:00:55.100 Integrity has maneuvered tail to sun. 06:00:55.100 --> 06:00:59.100 The RL10 nozzle on the end of the ICPS is pointed towards the sun, 06:00:59.100 --> 06:01:04.100 and the solar array deployment sequence has begun. 06:01:04.100 --> 06:01:11.100 With the deployment confirmed, it will be several minutes until they are what is called in a latched position. 06:01:11.100 --> 06:01:13.100 Once they are latched and confirmed to be drawing power, 06:01:13.100 --> 06:01:18.100 they can switch the mode to ATO and continue along the mission. 06:01:18.100 --> 06:01:24.100 The teacher's handover at the pad, that message meant the crew was provided, 06:01:24.100 --> 06:01:30.100 the crew was provided some preliminary numbers of when to expect handovers 06:01:30.100 --> 06:01:33.100 between the tracking and data relay satellites. 06:01:33.100 --> 06:01:40.100 Currently orbiting Earth in an altitude of 545 statute miles above the Earth. 06:01:40.100 --> 06:01:43.260 They are in a near-Earth network communication system, 06:01:43.260 --> 06:01:45.700 the tracking and data relay satellites, 06:01:45.700 --> 06:01:47.500 geosynchronous satellites that are stationed 06:01:47.500 --> 06:01:50.700 about 23,000 miles above the Earth. 06:01:52.700 --> 06:01:56.780 After the ABG rays burn, that occurs later today, 06:01:56.780 --> 06:01:59.700 the burn itself will put them in an altitude 06:01:59.700 --> 06:02:03.580 that surpasses the range of the tracking 06:02:03.580 --> 06:02:06.220 and data relay satellites, and they will transition 06:02:06.220 --> 06:02:09.180 to the deep-state space network today. 06:02:10.100 --> 06:02:16.100 An integrity for prop messages, we see two temperature measurements right near the line. 06:02:16.100 --> 06:02:18.100 It's a momentary message you saw earlier. 06:02:18.100 --> 06:02:20.100 We're going to suppress those. 06:02:20.100 --> 06:02:26.100 It's helium, heater 2T1 and heater 1T1. 06:02:26.100 --> 06:02:30.100 They're going suppressed. 06:02:30.100 --> 06:02:33.100 An integrity, thank you. We see the same. 06:02:40.100 --> 06:03:04.100 This is Mission Control Houston, passing 23 minutes of mission elapsed time into the Artemis 2 mission. 06:03:04.100 --> 06:03:16.180 This is after a launch that began at 535 and 12 seconds central times 635 and 12 seconds 06:03:16.180 --> 06:03:21.740 p.m. Eastern time. 06:03:21.740 --> 06:03:27.940 Right now the orientation you're seeing from our arrow visualization translates some of 06:03:27.940 --> 06:03:31.860 the telemetry that we're getting from the spacecraft and puts it into a model so you 06:03:31.860 --> 06:03:39.380 can follow along on some of the milestones that we are following here. 06:03:39.380 --> 06:03:45.740 The RL10 nozzle that you see at the left end of your screen, though it is currently not 06:03:45.740 --> 06:03:52.500 firing, that nozzle is pointed towards the sun and the solar arrays are currently deploying. 06:03:52.500 --> 06:03:55.460 From this visualization, they look fully stowed in a position. 06:03:55.460 --> 06:04:03.780 integrity we are happy to report that Jeremy has the O2 sensors on copy O2 sensors 06:04:10.420 --> 06:04:15.460 again Commander Reed Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover overseeing the deployment of the solar arrays 06:04:17.380 --> 06:04:24.660 and we'll follow the attitude maneuver changes ahead of the first burn of the ICPS engine the 06:04:24.660 --> 06:04:25.700 Parachute raise maneuver. 06:04:25.700 --> 06:04:30.700 Anitiri Houston, we see four saws deployed and latched ready for ATO preferred. 06:04:33.540 --> 06:04:36.340 Yeah, we're almost there in the procedure stand and we see the same thing. 06:04:40.340 --> 06:04:48.340 Anitiri Houston, we are seeing a seven second miscompair between the MET on Orion and ICPS. 06:04:48.340 --> 06:05:04.020 We'd like you to read us the MET from your center status bar and for the ICPS on STACSOM. 06:05:04.020 --> 06:05:08.460 And Stan, we see a completely precise alignment. 06:05:08.460 --> 06:05:15.460 25, 14, 15, 16, precisely aligned with ICPS-MET. 06:05:15.460 --> 06:05:21.460 Copy. Thank you for that. We'll investigate your ground issue. 06:05:21.460 --> 06:05:26.460 Thank you. Is the integrity ATO preferred set? 06:05:26.460 --> 06:05:28.460 Copy. ATO preferred. 06:05:38.460 --> 06:05:45.940 This is Mission Control Houston, 25 minutes, 45 seconds into the flight of Artemis-2. 06:05:45.940 --> 06:05:51.340 We have confirmation that all four solar array wings are deployed and latched. 06:05:51.340 --> 06:05:55.460 This is the configuration needed to switch to ATO preferred, which you did here, 06:05:55.460 --> 06:05:57.140 confirmed from pilot Victor Lover. 06:05:57.140 --> 06:05:59.100 That mode has been switched. 06:05:59.100 --> 06:06:05.740 There's also a discussion with Capcom's Stan Love and Commander Reed Wiseman 06:06:05.740 --> 06:06:11.220 about the alignment of the MET clocks on the Orion spacecraft and the ICPS. 06:06:11.220 --> 06:06:13.540 Commander Reed Wiseman confirmed the clocks are in sync. 06:06:13.540 --> 06:06:14.260 No issues. 06:06:14.260 --> 06:06:16.060 They're going to investigate it on the ground. 06:06:16.060 --> 06:06:20.660 We're proceeding with today's mission, 26 minutes of mission elapsed time and counting. 06:06:35.740 --> 06:06:37.800 you 06:07:05.740 --> 06:07:07.800 you 06:07:35.740 --> 06:07:46.140 This is Mission Control Houston. 06:07:46.140 --> 06:07:48.620 We're approaching 28 minutes of mission elapsed time 06:07:48.620 --> 06:07:49.900 into the Artemis II mission. 06:07:49.900 --> 06:07:56.420 At this point, we've had a successful liftoff from the pad 06:07:56.420 --> 06:08:04.940 at 535 p.m. and 12 seconds p.m. central time, 635 06:08:04.940 --> 06:08:06.940 and 12 seconds p.m. Eastern time. 06:08:11.340 --> 06:08:14.460 We've had a good main engine cutoff, core stage separation 06:08:14.460 --> 06:08:16.780 and a good trajectory to begin today's mission. 06:08:16.780 --> 06:08:23.460 Right now the spacecraft has maneuvered tail to sun. 06:08:23.460 --> 06:08:27.020 We're standing by for another maneuver to maneuver 06:08:27.020 --> 06:08:29.940 into the burn attitude. 06:08:29.940 --> 06:08:34.620 This is where the RL10 engine of the ICPS is pointed 06:08:34.620 --> 06:08:38.120 in the correct orientation for the PARA-G raise maneuver. 06:08:39.560 --> 06:08:42.560 We did hear confirmation that the PARA-G raise maneuver time 06:08:42.560 --> 06:08:45.060 of ignition has been confirmed per the pad, 06:08:45.060 --> 06:08:48.300 which means it was the predicted time prior to liftoff. 06:08:48.720 --> 06:08:52.240 Your integrity for GNC, we're taking channel one, two, 06:08:52.240 --> 06:08:53.820 unfoltered and to BFS. 06:08:58.160 --> 06:08:59.340 Okay, Stan, we're watching. 06:08:59.480 --> 06:08:59.780 Go ahead. 06:09:04.620 --> 06:09:18.220 Capcom, stand love, reading up to the crew of integrity. 06:09:18.220 --> 06:09:23.220 They will switch the navigation source from channel one, standing by for confirmation 06:09:23.220 --> 06:09:25.020 that that switch has occurred. 06:09:25.020 --> 06:09:33.500 Pilot Victor Glover will receive confirmation when, and as at least watching to confirm 06:09:33.500 --> 06:09:35.800 that that switch has occurred. 06:09:39.700 --> 06:09:45.800 Again, the Paragie-Rays maneuver that we're heading towards, 06:09:45.800 --> 06:09:50.880 not too long from now, we're actually inside 20 minutes 06:09:50.880 --> 06:09:53.920 at this time from the time of ignition 06:09:53.920 --> 06:09:55.240 of the Paragie-Rays maneuver. 06:09:58.240 --> 06:10:00.620 We did have a successful deployment and launch 06:10:00.620 --> 06:10:02.520 of all four solar array wings. 06:10:03.500 --> 06:10:08.500 This is the configuration needed to commit to the perigee-raise maneuver. 06:10:08.500 --> 06:10:12.500 Of course, flight controllers here in Mission Control Houston will continue to evaluate 06:10:12.500 --> 06:10:14.500 that everything is good before committing to that burn. 06:10:14.500 --> 06:10:21.500 The perigee-raise maneuver does raise the perigee, the lowest point in the orbit, from 15 to 100 nautical miles. 06:10:21.500 --> 06:10:28.500 The 100 nautical mile mark is needed to continue in low Earth orbit and hit the target for the apogee-raise burn. 06:10:28.500 --> 06:10:34.100 burn that will put them in a high earth orbit for the remainder of the day and set them up for the 06:10:34.100 --> 06:10:41.060 right position to execute the trans-booner injection and head to the moon tomorrow. 06:10:43.700 --> 06:10:48.020 The burn duration of the perigee raise maneuver is 26 seconds. 06:10:49.620 --> 06:10:53.700 It's a relatively short burn but it does raise the perigee and do the job to get into the 06:10:53.700 --> 06:11:00.820 correct position before firing that main engine on the ICPS. The pad had a 06:11:00.820 --> 06:11:05.180 teacher's handover. This is the tracking and data relay satellites east to west. 06:11:05.180 --> 06:11:09.420 They are geosynchronous satellites that are positioned around the globe and as 06:11:09.420 --> 06:11:18.180 Orion makes its way around the earth right now above the west coast of Africa 06:11:18.180 --> 06:11:25.180 at an altitude of about 923 statue miles and counting. 06:11:30.180 --> 06:11:34.060 The perigee raise maneuver is not executed at the perigee. 06:11:34.580 --> 06:11:41.780 It is rather executed on the, actually closer to the apogee. 06:11:43.780 --> 06:11:46.060 But what it does is it raises the perigee 06:11:46.060 --> 06:11:50.700 on the other end of the orbit to 100 nautical miles. 06:11:56.580 --> 06:12:00.420 The 26-second duration burn does not conflict with the time 06:12:00.420 --> 06:12:02.020 that they've reported of the tracking 06:12:02.020 --> 06:12:04.580 and data relay satellite handover from teachers east 06:12:04.580 --> 06:12:06.980 to west, again, geosynchronous satellites 06:12:06.980 --> 06:12:09.340 that are used not only by integrity today 06:12:09.340 --> 06:12:11.420 but the International Space Station as well. 06:12:16.060 --> 06:12:35.340 The time of handover is 51 minutes 26 seconds, plenty of margin before the barrage erase 06:12:35.340 --> 06:12:42.540 maneuver cutoff happens and the trajectory is analyzed to see whether it was a good burn. 06:12:42.540 --> 06:12:47.980 burn means that the burn was performed as expected and sets the trajectory on course 06:12:47.980 --> 06:12:50.860 for that 100 nautical mile perigee target mark. 06:13:05.420 --> 06:13:09.500 Again, for those sticking with us on NASA Plus and following along on our coverage, 06:13:09.500 --> 06:13:19.420 we will continue to follow and to cover the mission until, well actually we'll continue 06:13:19.420 --> 06:13:29.340 to cover the mission 24-7, but we'll wrap up our coverage here shortly and now that 06:13:30.540 --> 06:13:36.940 solar array wing deployment has occurred on NASA Plus and Amazon Prime. 06:13:36.940 --> 06:13:43.820 Again, we will continue coverage 24-7 at the NASA YouTube channel. 06:13:43.820 --> 06:13:48.780 For those that want to see all of the upcoming milestones, there are select times where we 06:13:48.780 --> 06:13:54.860 will be coming back to NASA Plus and other streaming platforms. 06:13:54.860 --> 06:14:00.300 You can go to nasa.gov to find the latest on when to find those activities. 06:14:00.300 --> 06:14:06.140 Given that this is an operational mission, we do want to make sure that we are maintaining 06:14:06.140 --> 06:14:10.700 transparency in the mission and providing you all the information on what's happening 06:14:10.700 --> 06:14:18.860 in space as Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, and Jeremy Hansen head on their mission 06:14:18.860 --> 06:14:28.180 around the moon. 06:14:28.180 --> 06:14:31.420 Inside integrity at this time, again, the solar ray wings have deployed. 06:14:31.420 --> 06:14:41.660 The integrity is maneuvering to its burn attitude ahead of the execution of the Paragyraze maneuver. 06:14:41.660 --> 06:14:48.460 Overseeing these steps is primarily done by Commander Reed Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover. 06:14:48.460 --> 06:14:53.020 Mission Specialist Christina Cook and Jeremy Hansen focusing on some of the system activation 06:14:53.020 --> 06:14:59.460 inside of Ryan, namely the environmental and control and life support systems. 06:14:59.460 --> 06:15:04.400 activation and check out if some of these critical systems are very important to continuing 06:15:04.400 --> 06:15:09.960 on the mission, making sure that those systems are in a good condition and in a reliable 06:15:09.960 --> 06:15:20.240 condition to provide the necessary environmental and control needs of the crew with humans 06:15:20.240 --> 06:15:25.680 on board through the duration of the mission that extends 10 flight days. 06:15:29.460 --> 06:15:37.780 I'm standing by for an update to the Paragyraze maneuver time of ignition, should be right 06:15:37.780 --> 06:15:39.220 up to the crew very shortly. 06:15:39.220 --> 06:15:44.820 Interie Houston, updated PRM numbers when you're ready to copy. 06:15:44.820 --> 06:15:50.980 Hi Houston, we are ready to copy. 06:15:50.980 --> 06:15:57.980 TIG is two seconds earlier at four, nine, or minutes, four, eight seconds. 06:15:57.980 --> 06:16:01.980 TIGO unchanged at two, six seconds. 06:16:04.980 --> 06:16:08.980 49, 48, TIGO 26. 06:16:20.980 --> 06:16:34.700 This is Mission Control Houston with that update. 06:16:34.700 --> 06:16:39.580 We are approaching a little more than 13 minutes from the time of ignition 06:16:39.580 --> 06:16:40.820 of the Parity Raise Maneuver. 06:16:40.820 --> 06:16:44.420 That time updated to be two seconds earlier was 49 minutes, 06:16:44.420 --> 06:16:46.820 50 seconds of mission elapsed time. 06:16:46.820 --> 06:16:50.380 We'll now move to 49 minutes, 48 seconds. 06:16:50.380 --> 06:16:53.420 The duration of the burn, that's what was referred to as the TGO, 06:16:53.740 --> 06:16:57.780 will still remain at 26 seconds, relatively short duration burn. 06:16:57.780 --> 06:17:00.300 Again, just raises the perigee of the orbit today. 06:17:05.780 --> 06:17:11.420 Making sure they hit the mark on that time of ignition is the primary concern 06:17:11.420 --> 06:17:14.700 of Commander Reed Wiseman and Pilot Victor Lover. 06:17:15.740 --> 06:17:20.060 Mission Specialist Christina Cook and Jeremy Hansen inside activating those environmental 06:17:20.060 --> 06:17:22.060 of control and life support systems. 06:17:29.500 --> 06:17:33.500 At this time all four crew members are wearing the launch and entry suits. 06:17:34.700 --> 06:17:41.500 Hey Terry Houston for Optimus on the PCD. We have time update instructions when you're ready. 06:17:50.060 --> 06:17:59.060 And Houston integrity, we copy, hands are pretty busy at this time. 06:17:59.060 --> 06:18:01.260 I think we will call you back when we're ready for that. 06:18:02.060 --> 06:18:03.580 All right. 06:18:03.580 --> 06:18:05.180 That one is not urgent. 06:18:05.180 --> 06:18:08.060 Two minutes to maneuver to PRM attitude. 06:18:08.060 --> 06:18:12.740 We are watching and concur. 06:18:12.740 --> 06:18:15.180 90 seconds, maybe. 06:18:15.180 --> 06:18:26.260 Pilot Victor Glover confirming that that maneuver less than two minutes, again, 06:18:26.260 --> 06:18:31.100 that the point of that maneuver is to point the main engine of the ICPS, the RL10 engine, 06:18:31.100 --> 06:18:35.740 in the proper orientation to execute that 26-second burner needs to point 06:18:35.740 --> 06:18:41.180 in the correct position to achieve the goal of raising the perigee to 100 nautical miles. 06:18:45.180 --> 06:18:51.180 You heard some of the environmental control system activations over Orion to Earth. 06:18:51.180 --> 06:18:54.180 Jeremy Hansen activated the O2 sensors. 06:18:54.180 --> 06:18:58.180 He'll be measuring the cabin of Orion. 06:18:58.180 --> 06:19:06.180 With all, during all of the activations here on the ground in Mission Control Houston, 06:19:06.180 --> 06:19:10.180 Flight Director Judd Freeling is doing a poll with all flight controllers in the room 06:19:10.180 --> 06:19:14.480 the room to see if we are in a go position to go ahead and execute the 06:19:14.480 --> 06:19:21.380 perigee-raised maneuver. Once concluded, Stan Love will report it back up to the 06:19:21.380 --> 06:19:24.580 crew and we'll stand by for that. 06:19:24.580 --> 06:19:41.940 The Anterdy Houston MCC pulls go for PRM pending attitude and saws. 06:19:41.940 --> 06:19:48.300 Hey, we copy MCC's go. 06:19:48.300 --> 06:19:57.940 maneuver starting. 06:19:57.940 --> 06:20:03.580 40 minutes of mission elapsed time. The maneuver to the burn attitude has begun. The maneuver 06:20:03.580 --> 06:20:10.420 also is paired with reorientation of the solar array wings that have been deployed. They will 06:20:10.420 --> 06:20:15.100 have various positions throughout the duration of the flight. Of course, solar array is meant 06:20:15.100 --> 06:20:19.820 to maximize the draw of power from the sun. 06:20:19.820 --> 06:20:23.980 So when deployed, we're in a biased solar array wing 06:20:25.480 --> 06:20:27.860 configuration that was called solar normal. 06:20:30.100 --> 06:20:33.980 This allows for the greatest surface area 06:20:33.980 --> 06:20:36.220 of the solar array wings to be drawing power 06:20:36.220 --> 06:20:40.260 and powering up those batteries of integrity, 06:20:41.220 --> 06:20:43.780 of which a cross-tide was enabled 06:20:43.780 --> 06:20:48.940 between the four batteries, the four battery buses 06:20:48.940 --> 06:20:51.620 that are inside of Orion. 06:20:54.820 --> 06:20:58.340 However, for the Paragee-Rays maneuver, 06:20:58.340 --> 06:21:04.020 the solar ray wings will be put into a position 06:21:04.020 --> 06:21:09.820 to take on the loads imparted by the ICPS main engine 06:21:09.820 --> 06:21:12.820 when they execute the 26-second burn. 06:21:12.820 --> 06:21:19.260 You can see in the animation here, the solar ray wings are in motion and the attitude is 06:21:19.260 --> 06:21:24.980 being reconfigured to point the engine in the correct direction, those solar ray wings 06:21:24.980 --> 06:21:26.260 being pointed forward. 06:21:42.820 --> 06:22:12.740 You're getting a live look inside the Artemis-2 mission flight control. 06:22:12.740 --> 06:22:23.740 The team you see here oversaw the ascent of our four astronauts inside integrity, launching at 6.35 and 12 seconds p.m. Eastern time. 06:22:23.740 --> 06:22:36.740 Now again, this room will be occupied 24 hours a day, seven days a week with flight controllers shifting on three shifts to oversee 24-7 operations of Artemis II while in flight. 06:22:36.740 --> 06:22:46.580 flight. We will cover that live on the NASA YouTube channel, and we'll be covering that 06:22:46.580 --> 06:22:55.060 around the clock as we begin to wrap up our coverage here on NASA+. Before I do, I do want 06:22:55.060 --> 06:23:00.260 to send it over to our colleagues at the Kennedy Space Center. To my colleagues, it was a pleasure 06:23:00.260 --> 06:23:05.580 to join the teams at the Kennedy Space Center and be a part of such a historic launch. Here 06:23:05.580 --> 06:23:09.820 Houston again we're turning our attention to the mission and for now we'll say farewell 06:23:09.820 --> 06:23:14.220 and thank you to our colleagues there for today's launch coverage. We'll see you again soon for 06:23:14.220 --> 06:23:19.740 Splashdown. This is Mission Control Houston sending it back over to Megan and Nicole at the host desk. 06:23:21.180 --> 06:23:26.700 Thank you Gary and yes it was such a pleasure to be a part of this historic mission that started 06:23:26.700 --> 06:23:34.620 right here at Kennedy Space Center. It was such an amazing site to be a part of and now as Reid 06:23:34.620 --> 06:23:39.000 Wiesman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook and Jeremy Hansen begin their journey. We 06:23:39.000 --> 06:23:42.980 here at the Kennedy Space Center are about to wrap our broadcasts. We'll of 06:23:42.980 --> 06:23:46.740 course though have 24-7 coverage with our colleagues at Johnson Space Center 06:23:46.740 --> 06:23:50.580 starting as soon as we sign off so don't worry you can follow along our four 06:23:50.580 --> 06:23:55.140 astronauts every minute of the nearly 10-day journey to the moon and back. 06:23:55.140 --> 06:23:58.340 Nicole I'll definitely be watching it I'm sure you will too. Yes of course you 06:23:58.340 --> 06:24:02.300 know they just started right the launch was beautiful this was a historic day 06:24:02.300 --> 06:24:05.700 They are on their way back to the moon for the first time in over half a century 06:24:05.820 --> 06:24:07.500 But they've got a lot of work ahead of them 06:24:07.500 --> 06:24:12.220 And so we're excited to see what they have to do and excited to test out the Orion spacecraft 06:24:12.220 --> 06:24:16.420 This is a test flight after all and we're excited to see what we can what we we can learn from this mission 06:24:16.820 --> 06:24:19.180 very humbling inspiring it was really 06:24:20.100 --> 06:24:24.580 Amazing to be a part of this and I'm so glad that so many people joined along by either watching here in person 06:24:24.740 --> 06:24:28.540 Or watching online and of course Nicole. Thank you so much for sitting through this 06:24:28.540 --> 06:24:33.780 answering questions adding so much context and and information that really 06:24:33.780 --> 06:24:38.020 brought a lot out of what we saw today. I had a blast your rock star, your 06:24:38.020 --> 06:24:42.220 professional, this was great. This was a wonderful day. Well again thank you so 06:24:42.220 --> 06:24:46.140 much and thank you to you for watching at home. You know tonight we didn't just 06:24:46.140 --> 06:24:52.100 launch a rocket, we launched the next chapter of human exploration. Our Artemis 06:24:52.100 --> 06:24:56.180 2 crew now on their way back to the moon and we're taking you with us so thank 06:24:56.180 --> 06:25:09.940 Thank you again for watching and go Artemis 2. 06:25:09.940 --> 06:25:15.420 All four astronauts and it appears all of them are undergoing their suit leap checks. 06:25:15.420 --> 06:25:22.220 Yes, a pre-flight tradition that we have seen with our crew flights at the card game. 06:25:22.220 --> 06:25:29.020 The astronauts who have just left crew suit up and are now walking down a hallway. 06:25:29.020 --> 06:25:34.500 Here they are, NASA's Artemis 2 crew taking their first steps outside for their historic 06:25:34.500 --> 06:25:35.500 test flight. 06:25:35.500 --> 06:25:42.500 And the four of them stubbornly took their astro-man and off they go. 06:25:42.500 --> 06:25:48.860 Oh, this must feel so special to the crew to see all of these people here watching the 06:25:48.860 --> 06:25:54.140 crew, walk across the crew access arm, getting a beautiful view. Everybody 06:25:54.140 --> 06:26:01.100 configured with their suits, so here we go. The close-up crew has closed the 06:26:01.100 --> 06:26:04.860 launch abort system hatch. 06:26:04.860 --> 06:26:14.220 Three, two, one, booster ignition and lift off. The crew of Artemis 2 now bound for the moon. 06:26:14.220 --> 06:26:16.620 Humanity's next great voyage begins.