So a prettybigdayin a prettybighistoricalnotehere, unfortunately, dueto a communicationsblackoutwhen I couldbeabletoshowyoueverystepofdragonsjourneyhome.
Therewere a numberofdepartureburnsawayfromtheInternationalspacestationthatdraggingcompleted, whichallowedthespacecrafttomovefurtherandfurtherawayfromthestationin a seriesofchoreographedmaneuvers.
Sothatwillbethenextmajormilestonecomingupandthenthatdeorbitburn, whichwillgothroughallthosetimesinjust a littlebit.
Butit's gonnabeabout a 15 minutefiringofthosethroats, thosethrustersonDragon, andthat's justbasicallygonnatakeitoutoforbit.
Soit's gonnafirethethrustersuntilthattrajectoryisbasicallypointingitrightbackdownintheoceanintheAtlantic, wherewe'relanding a spacecraftbuiltforhumansforthefirsttimein 50 years.
Thisisgonnabereallyexcitingmorning, andlike I said, we'llbebringingyousomeprettygreatviews.
ThesunisupalreadyoverontheEastCoast, sowe'llhave a nicedaytimesplashdown.
Like I mentionedearlierintoday's Web, CastilloactuallyseetheastronautsonboardtheInternationalspacestation, floatinginitoutofthecapsuleastheywereopeningthehatch.
Onceitwasoutsideoftheapproachoflipsorts, about a kilometerorsoawayfromtheInternationalspacestationandhisKatesaiditexecutedallofitsdepartureburnsandexecutedfordepartureburnsfollowingthatinitialseparation, basicallytakingitoutinfrontandthenuparound, andthenfinallyoutbeneaththreeInternationalSpaceStation, whereit's nowonitsorbit, awaitingthistrunkseparationandeventuallythedeorbitburn.
Sointermsofspace X history, thisdemonstrationmissionisincrediblyimportant, asit's like I said, thedemonstrationofourcrewprogram, interestinglyenough, theDragonspacecraftthat's hangingbehindmehereandHawthorne, CaliforniaSpacesixheadquartersissimilarlythesamedemonstrationmissionofourcargoprogramthatwe'vebeenoperatingforNASAforthelastcoupleofyearsintermsofthecargoresupplymissionstotheInternationalspacestation.
Sowhoknowsifthedemoonecapsulewillalsobehangingbehindusherein a Hawthorne?
OurastronautsonboardthatspacecraftBobBankingandDougHurley, thetwoNASAastronauts, willbethe 1st 1 totakeDragonintospaceintheasson a boardthatwillbe a prettycooltest.
I wouldn't wanttobeinvolvedwiththinksthat's a lotof G forces, butit'llbereally, reallyimportantforustobeabletodemonstratetheabilityforthecapsuletoleavethevehicleinanurgentneedtodoso.
ThemoreimportantpartisgonnabecominghomebytheotherstuffthatDragon's gonnadobeforedoesthatfinalreentryisclosethatnosecone, andwe'llgetto a littlebitofthatsoon.
That's gonnahaveallofthespace X recoveryteamswhoareresponsibleforactuallygoingoutandpickingthecapsuleupoutofthewater.
Thatis a viewoftheghostsearcherthatwasThisisactually a cameraviewfromoneoftheotherboatsthat's intheareaoftheGoNavigatorthathasthecombinedNASAteamonboardaswell.
S o onceweactuallyhavecrewonboard, everyone's gonnabeononeboat, soit'llbe a littlebittighterquarters.
AndthentheNASApeopletypicallyalsobringalongtheflightdocksandthenursesanybodywho's everseen a landingandsouseoverandKazakhstanisfamiliarwiththat.
Oncethecrewcomeshomeafterabout a sixmonthperiod, it's importantweget a quickmedicalcheckoutwiththem, justtakethevitals, makesurethey'redoingokayandhelpmanageastheyreadaptouritsgravity.
It's W B 57 aircraft, typicallyusedforhighaltitudeweatherresearchandothersciencemissionsofit.
Ithas a camerafixedonitandshouldhopefullygiveusabuseofdragoncomingdownunderthoseparachutes.
Sothere, onyourscreenyousee a beautifulshotofGoSearcher, whichisourprimaryrecoveryvessel.
Uh, they'reonthefrontpartoftheship.
Youcanseewhatwouldessentiallybethecrew's quartersduringtheweighttheycouldbeouttosee, dependingonhowroughthewavesarefor a coupleofweekstojust a coupleofdays, dependingonthereorthesplashdownpoint.
ThelandweneedThiotaketheastronautstoshorequickerthanjusthavingthemrightalongonthisshipandreallysomethingthat I justabsolutelyloveaboutthisvesselisunderneaththathelipadsareactuallymedicalquarters.
Sowe'reabletogettheastronautscheckedoutimmediatelyafterdigressingfromthecapsule, andwe'reabletocheckthemoutthereandgivethem a warmwelcome.
Thatwon't bethecasewhenwe'rebringingcrewmembersbackthatlandingzonemuchcloser, and I thinkittypicallyrangesoutabout 20 to 24 nauticalmilesawayfromtheport.
Sothatgivesthemthecapabilitytothengetbackinwithinjust a coupleofhoursinsteadofthelittleover a daythatit's lookinglikeit's gonnataketeamstobringDragonbackafterthismission.
Gettingviewsfromthespacecraftwhilethatdeorbitburnisstillunderwayagain, thisisjustthefinalmaneuverthatfinalfiringthoseDracothrustersjusttobringDragonoutoforbitandsetitupon a trajectorytoultimatelysplashdownoverthereintheAtlantic.
ThisisThisisnew, a newtechnologythatwe'veinstalledonthisshipspecificallyforourcrewdragonmissions.
Soit's waysaidbefore.
Thisis a demonstrationmission.
Andwhile a recoveryteamhasbeenpracticingforrecoveryoperations, thisisobviouslythefirsttimethattheywillbepracticingwith a vehiclethat's comingfromspace.
Sowe'reallveryexcitedtobebringingyoulivecoverage.
Asallofthisunfoldsoverthenexthourorsoandgiveyou a timelineofthatrecoveryperiod.
It's expectedtotake a littleunderanhour.
Sofortheteam's actuallyhavethecapsulebackupontheboat, whichsituationwherethere's a crewonboard?
That's aboutthathourtogetthecrewoutofthewaterandontotheboatssotheycoulddoalltheirinitialmedicalchecksandeverythingelsethatwetypicallydoaftercrewmembersofreturningfromtheselongdurationmissions, thewaveslookingprettycalm, though, lookinglikereallygoodconditionsoutthereintheAtlanticagain, they're a littleover 200 nauticalmilesoffthecoastofFlorida.
Ultimately, beboundbackforPortCanaveral, wherethethespacecraft's gonnagetbroughtbackinandhandedoverthespace X teamstherewherethey'regonnabeginprocessingandprettymuchgettingreadytoturnitaroundforthatasson a board.
Andthat's why a lotofforeignnews, thisconicalshapeas a lotofengineers I'vetalkedtoyouliketosayphysicshaven't changedinthe 19 sixties, whenwemadethespacecraftbackthenitwasforthatshitwasthatshapefor a reason.
Wehave a significantamountoftrainingthatweneedtogothrough, sowe'llwalkthroughallthevariousphasesofflightsowe'lldoprelaunch.
We'llgetsuited.
We'lldothathereandnotbornintheBuckswilldo a walkthroughattheKennedySpaceCenter, actually, onthelaunchpad, learn a littlebitmoreabouttheemergencyescapesystem.
IfweshouldneedthatfireThio, launchitintospace.
Andsowe'llwalkthroughallthosedifferentscenarios.
Thenwe'llheadbackouthereagainfor a coupleofotherevents, associatewithdockingand, ofcourse, withthereentrysaid, Sowe'regettingviewsinsidetheDragonspacecraft, and I mean, thecamera's okay, butitcan't dotherealthing.
There's a coupleofpiecesofcomingbackthroughtheatmosphere.
The 1st 1 isreallyemotionalforthoseofuswhohaveseen a lotofspacecraftcomeback.
It's justit's veryspecialtoekindofgothroughthatexperience, andit's a it's a physicalthingaswellasyouactuallyseethelightfromtheatmosphereasitheatsuptheexternalportionsofthespacecraft.
Theprimeteamisonthatghostsearcher, andthat's a bunchofSpace X technicianswhoaregonnaberesponsibleforgoingoutonsomefastboatsthatwilldeployfromthatprimeship.
I willsaythisisthisis a prettyraretreattobeabletoseethishereagain.
Thisthisvideo's comingfrom a NASAairplanethatwereflyingaroundthatrecoveryzonethere W B 57 commonlyusedfor a lotofatmosphericstudiesandothersciencemissions, butabletoput a trackingcameraonittotryandget, uh, thisreentrythroughtheEarth's atmosphere.
Todaywe'rehearingthattheyshouldhave a OsoacquisitionacquisitionofsignalbackwiththeDragonspacecraft.
Rightnowit's about 46 kilometersinaltitude.
Yeah, so, justfororientationpurposes, ifyou'veseenourlaunchespreviously, youmightbefamiliarwiththeanglingofthisastakeoffreminder.
ItisstillcomingbackdowntowardsEarthandagainjustkeepingyouonthetimelinesthatweactuallyacquiredsignalabout a minuteaheadofwhenitwasexpected, wherewe'regonnabelookingforthoseinitialdroguechutedeploymentsatabout 41 minutesafterthehour.
SoafterDragongets a littlebitlowerdown, we'regoingtobekeepinganeyeout.
You'regoingtoseethedroguechutesdeployinitiallyfollowedbythosefourmainparachutesmuchlargerandabletoslowthevehicledownfor a muchsoftersplashdownintheocean.
Priortothat, you'recheeringhereatspaceheadquartersastheemployeesthathavegatheredaroundourMissioncontrolcenteraresharingthesameviewasyouwould a course, a shotofdragoncomingbackdownremainsliketoexpandtheircapture, moreairfurtherdecelerating.
ThedragonvehicledowntotheAtlanticOceanreallycan't askfor a morepicturePerfectshotinthat.
Wehave a gorgeousshotoffourhealthyparachutesdeployedandslowingthevehicledownasitisapproachingthesurfaceoftheAtlanticOceanoffthecoastofFloridaandit's continuingtodescendunderthosechutes.
However, obviouslybytheexcitedcheershereatMissionControl, thesplashdownisanenormouseventforusintermsofthesafereentrysafereturntoEarthfromtheInternationalSpaceStation, you'llnoticetwoboatsontheirway, oneboatactuallyresponsibleforbeginningtosavethevehicleandgetitreadytogoupontotheboat.