Align:start ON BOARD THE TWO SPACECRAFT. ON BOARD THE TWO SPACECRAFT. I THINK THAT AN INCREASING I THINK THAT AN INCREASING I THINK THAT AN INCREASING AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS, ALL AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS, ALL AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS, ALL THESE HAVE LONG-TERM THESE HAVE LONG-TERM THESE HAVE LONG-TERM RAMIFICATION BY H LIVE. RAMIFICATION BY H LIVE. RAMIFICATION BY H LIVE. >> GIVING A VERY CLEAR AND >> GIVING A VERY CLEAR AND >> GIVING A VERY CLEAR AND TANGIBLE INFORMATION TO BREAK TANGIBLE INFORMATION TO BREAK TANGIBLE INFORMATION TO BREAK DOWN INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE DOWN INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE DOWN INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE OF HOW WE MANAGE OUR RESOURCES.
Align:start OF HOW WE MANAGE OUR RESOURCES. OF HOW WE MANAGE OUR RESOURCES. >> NOW THERE WOULDN’T EVEN BE A >> NOW THERE WOULDN’T EVEN BE A >> NOW THERE WOULDN’T EVEN BE A GRACE FOLLOW-ON HAD THE ORIGINAL GRACE FOLLOW-ON HAD THE ORIGINAL GRACE FOLLOW-ON HAD THE ORIGINAL MISSION NOTEEN SUCH A GAME MISSION NOTEEN SUCH A GAME MISSION NOTEEN SUCH A GAME CHANGER. CHANGER. CHANGER. WITH ME NOW IS FRANK WEB, THE WITH ME NOW IS FRANK WEB, THE WITH ME NOW IS FRANK WEB, THE PROJECT SCIENTIST, WHAT EXACTLY PROJECT SCIENTIST, WHAT EXACTLY PROJECT SCIENTIST, WHAT EXACTLY DID HE LEARN FROM GRACE? DID HE LEARN FROM GRACE? DID HE LEARN FROM GRACE? >> GRACE IS VERY REVOLUTIONARY >> GRACE IS VERY REVOLUTIONARY >> GRACE IS VERY REVOLUTIONARY IN THAT IT PROVIDED THE FIRST IN THAT IT PROVIDED THE FIRST IN THAT IT PROVIDED THE FIRST GLOBAL COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF HOW GLOBAL COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF HOW GLOBAL COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF HOW .
Align:start . . THE WATER CYCLE IS A VERY THE WATER CYCLE IS A VERY THE WATER CYCLE IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR COMPLEX CLIMATE SYSTEM. COMPLEX CLIMATE SYSTEM. COMPLEX CLIMATE SYSTEM. >> WE HAVE VIDEO OF SOME OF THE >> WE HAVE VIDEO OF SOME OF THE >> WE HAVE VIDEO OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE SAW OVER A 15-YEAR THINGS WE SAW OVER A 15-YEAR THINGS WE SAW OVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD, AND WE CAN ROLL THAT PERIOD, AND WE CAN ROLL THAT PERIOD, AND WE CAN ROLL THAT VIDEO NOW. VIDEO NOW. VIDEO NOW. WHAT DID YOU SEE HERE? WHAT DID YOU SEE HERE? WHAT DID YOU SEE HERE? >> WELL, IN THIS MAP WE SAW A >> WELL, IN THIS MAP WE SAW A >> WELL, IN THIS MAP WE SAW A GLOBAL WATER TREND.
Align:start GLOBAL WATER TREND. GLOBAL WATER TREND. THE WATER CYCLE FROM THE MINI THE WATER CYCLE FROM THE MINI THE WATER CYCLE FROM THE MINI COMPONENTS, THE WATER WITH MANY COMPONENTS, THE WATER WITH MANY COMPONENTS, THE WATER WITH MANY RESERVOIRS ON EARTH, THERE IS RESERVOIRS ON EARTH, THERE IS RESERVOIRS ON EARTH, THERE IS WATERLOCKED UP IN ICE, WATERED WATERLOCKED UP IN ICE, WATERED WATERLOCKED UP IN ICE, WATERED UNDERGROUND, IN THE RIVERS, UNDERGROUND, IN THE RIVERS, UNDERGROUND, IN THE RIVERS, OCEAN, FLOOD PLAINS, OVER THE 15 OCEAN, FLOOD PLAINS, OVER THE 15 OCEAN, FLOOD PLAINS, OVER THE 15 YEARS WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE YEARS WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE YEARS WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE FRIENDS IN THOSE WATER FRIENDS IN THOSE WATER FRIENDS IN THOSE WATER RESERVOIRS TO SEE IF THEY’RE RESERVOIRS TO SEE IF THEY’RE RESERVOIRS TO SEE IF THEY’RE GAINING OR LOSING WATER MASS.
Align:start GAINING OR LOSING WATER MASS. GAINING OR LOSING WATER MASS. AND WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE AND WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE AND WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE BIG CHANGES. BIG CHANGES. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, THE >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, THE >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, THE BIG CHANGES, THE BIG SURPRISES, BIG CHANGES, THE BIG SURPRISES, BIG CHANGES, THE BIG SURPRISES, OR WAS THAT A SURPRISE? OR WAS THAT A SURPRISE? OR WAS THAT A SURPRISE? >> WHEN GRACE WAS LAUNCHED WE >> WHEN GRACE WAS LAUNCHED WE >> WHEN GRACE WAS LAUNCHED WE KNEW THAT MASS MOVES IN ICE KNEW THAT MASS MOVES IN ICE KNEW THAT MASS MOVES IN ICE SHEETS AND THE OCEANS, THEY GAIN SHEETS AND THE OCEANS, THEY GAIN SHEETS AND THE OCEANS, THEY GAIN WATER AND LOSE WATER.
Align:start WATER AND LOSE WATER. EVEN INEN LAND WE HAD A SIGN EVEN INEN LAND WE HAD A SIGN EVEN INEN LAND WE HAD A SIGN OF WHAT THE CHANGE WAS. OF WHAT THE CHANGE WAS. OF WHAT THE CHANGE WAS. WE WERE ABLE TO TRACK THE AMOUNT WE WERE ABLE TO TRACK THE AMOUNT WE WERE ABLE TO TRACK THE AMOUNT OF WATER WAS BEING LONG ISLAND, OF WATER WAS BEING LONG ISLAND, OF WATER WAS BEING LONG ISLAND, WHAT THE CHANGE WAS, AND WHERE WHAT THE CHANGE WAS, AND WHERE WHAT THE CHANGE WAS, AND WHERE IN GREEN LAND IT WAS BEING LOST.
Align:start IN GREEN LAND IT WAS BEING LOST. IN GREEN LAND IT WAS BEING LOST. >> HERE WE HAVE A VIDEO. >> HERE WE HAVE A VIDEO. >> HERE WE HAVE A VIDEO. >> HERE ON THE LEFT THE BROWNER >> HERE ON THE LEFT THE BROWNER >> HERE ON THE LEFT THE BROWNER COLOR, YOU SEE A LOT OF ICE COLOR, YOU SEE A LOT OF ICE COLOR, YOU SEE A LOT OF ICE BEING LOST FROM SOUTHERN GREEN BEING LOST FROM SOUTHERN GREEN BEING LOST FROM SOUTHERN GREEN LAND. LAND. LAND. IT GETS BROWNER AND BROWNER AS IT GETS BROWNER AND BROWNER AS IT GETS BROWNER AND BROWNER AS TIME GOES ON. TIME GOES ON.
Align:start TIME GOES ON. ON THE RIGHT YOU SEASONNAL ON THE RIGHT YOU SEASONNAL ON THE RIGHT YOU SEASONNAL CHANGES, BUT OVER ALL THERE IS CHANGES, BUT OVER ALL THERE IS AN OVER ALL LOSS OF MASS IN AN OVER ALL LOSS OF MASS IN AN OVER ALL LOSS OF MASS IN GREEN LAND. GREEN LAND. GREEN LAND. AND IT’S LOSING MASS ABOUT 200 AND IT’S LOSING MASS ABOUT 200 AND IT’S LOSING MASS ABOUT 200 GIGA TONS OF WATER EVERY YEAR.
Align:start GIGA TONS OF WATER EVERY YEAR. GIGA TONS OF WATER EVERY YEAR. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, A >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, A >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, A GIGATON. GIGATON. GIGATON. GIVE ME A LAYPERSON, OF HOW MUCH GIVE ME A LAYPERSON, OF HOW MUCH GIVE ME A LAYPERSON, OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. MONEY WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. MONEY WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. >> IT’S A STRANGE U BUT IT’S >> IT’S A STRANGE U BUT IT’S >> IT’S A STRANGE U BUT IT’S A MASS UNIT, THE AMOUNT OF WATER A MASS UNIT, THE AMOUNT OF WATER A MASS UNIT, THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WOULD FILL A KILOMETER THAT WOULD FILL A KILOMETER THAT WOULD FILL A KILOMETER CUBE.
Align:start CUBE. CUBE. IN THIS ANIMATION HERE, YOU SEE IN THIS ANIMATION HERE, YOU SEE IN THIS ANIMATION HERE, YOU SEE A CUBE OF WATER, THE KILOMETER A CUBE OF WATER, THE KILOMETER A CUBE OF WATER, THE KILOMETER IN SIZE. IN SIZE. IN SIZE. AND THEN THE EMPIRE STATE AND THEN THE EMPIRE STATE AND THEN THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDI FOR REFERENCE. BUILDI FOR REFERENCE. BUILDI FOR REFERENCE. THAT’S ONE GIGATON. THAT’S ONE GIGATON. THAT’S ONE GIGATON. NOW GRACE SHOWED THAT GREEN LAND NOW GRACE SHOWED THAT GREEN LAND NOW GRACE SHOWED THAT GREEN LAND WAS LOSING 381 GIGATONS OF WATER WAS LOSING 381 GIGATONS OF WATER WAS LOSING 381 GIGATONS OF WATER A YEAR.
Align:start A YEAR. A YEAR. >> 2 81 OF THOSE A YEAR. >> 2 81 OF THOSE A YEAR. >> 2 81 OF THOSE A YEAR. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> FRANKER, I’M SURE YOU’RE >> FRANKER, I’M SURE YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOMENT. EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOMENT.
Align:start EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. IT IS 5 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR. IT IS 5 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR. IT IS 5 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR. WE’RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE WE’RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE WE’RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE CLOCK, BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT CLOCK, BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT CLOCK, BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT QUICK STATS ABOUT THE GRACE QUICK STATS ABOUT THE GRACE QUICK STATS ABOUT THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON. FOLLOW-ON. FOLLOW-ON. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> IT I 27 MINUTES PAST THE >> IT I 27 MINUTES PAST THE >> IT I 27 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.
Align:start HOUR. HOUR. VERY SOON NOW WE HOPE TO GET A VERY SOON NOW WE HOPE TO GET A VERY SOON NOW WE HOPE TO GET A STATUS REPORT ON THE SATELLITE. STATUS REPORT ON THE SATELLITE. STATUS REPORT ON THE SATELLITE. WE’RE HAVING SAMMY LISTEN IN FOR WE’RE HAVING SAMMY LISTEN IN FOR WE’RE HAVING SAMMY LISTEN IN FOR US TO FIND OUT SOME IMPORTANT US TO FIND OUT SOME IMPORTANT US TO FIND OUT SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION. INFORMATION. INFORMATION. TWO T 20, T 16, IT’S AN TWO T 20, T 16, IT’S AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR THE TEAM, IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR THE TEAM, IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR THE TEAM, IS IT NOT? IS IT NOT? IS IT NOT? >> IT IS.
Align:start >> IT IS. >> IT IS. THIS IS WHERE WE HEAR THIS IS WHERE WE HEAR THIS IS WHERE WE HEAR CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAUNCH CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAUNCH CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. VEHICLE. VEHICLE. IT IS CONTINUING. IT IS CONTINUING. IT IS CONTINUING. THE LIQUID OXYGEN LOADED IS THE LIQUID OXYGEN LOADED IS THE LIQUID OXYGEN LOADED IS INITIATED AND WE’RE HEARING THE INITIATED AND WE’RE HEARING THE INITIATED AND WE’RE HEARING THE COMMITMENTS FROM THE LAUNCH TEAM COMMITMENTS FROM THE LAUNCH TEAM COMMITMENTS FROM THE LAUNCH TEAM FROM THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON LAUNCH FROM THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON LAUNCH FROM THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON LAUNCH TEAM ABOUT THE STATUS OF THEIR TEAM ABOUT THE STATUS OF THEIR TEAM ABOUT THE STATUS OF THEIR SYSTEM AND THEIR LAUNCH.
Align:start SYSTEM AND THEIR LAUNCH. SYSTEM AND THEIR LAUNCH. >> WELL, EVERY SUB SYSTEM WILL >> WELL, EVERY SUB SYSTEM WILL >> WELL, EVERY SUB SYSTEM WILL REPORT TO THE OPERATION CENTER, REPORT TO THE OPERATION CENTER, REPORT TO THE OPERATION CENTER, AND THEY’LL REPORT IN THE STATUS AND THEY’LL REPORT IN THE STATUS AND THEY’LL REPORT IN THE STATUS OF AVAILABLE OF THE ASSETS THEY OF AVAILABLE OF THE ASSETS THEY OF AVAILABLE OF THE ASSETS THEY HAVE, THE PERSONNEL, AND THE HAVE, THE PERSONNEL, AND THE HAVE, THE PERSONNEL, AND THE SYSTEMS ARE ALL GOING FORWARD.
Align:start SYSTEMS ARE ALL GOING FORWARD. SYSTEMS ARE ALL GOING FORWARD. >> IS THAT THE TIME TY >> IS THAT THE TIME TY >> IS THAT THE TIME TY DECIDE TO GO TO AND I ETERNAL DECIDE TO GO TO AND I ETERNAL DECIDE TO GO TO AND I ETERNAL POWER? POWER? POWER? WHEN THEY GO TO INTERNAL POWER, WHEN THEY GO TO INTERNAL POWER, WHEN THEY GO TO INTERNAL POWER, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> THE SPACECRAFT IS PLUGGED >> THE SPACECRAFT IS PLUGGED >> THE SPACECRAFT IS PLUGGED INTO A POWER SUPPLY, AND THEY’VE INTO A POWER SUPPLY, AND THEY’VE INTO A POWER SUPPLY, AND THEY’VE GIVEN THE ORDER OR COMMAND TO GO GIVEN THE ORDER OR COMMAND TO GO GIVEN THE ORDER OR COMMAND TO GO TO INTERNAL POWER.
Align:start TO INTERNAL POWER. TO INTERNAL POWER. WHICH MEANS VERY WHICH MEANS VERY WHICH MEANS VERY SOON. SOON. SOON. >> THE ROCKET ITSELF AND THE >> THE ROCKET ITSELF AND THE >> THE ROCKET ITSELF AND THE SPACECRAFT IS AUTOMATED, IS IT SPACECRAFT IS AUTOMATED, IS IT SPACECRAFT IS AUTOMATED, IS IT NOT? NOT? NOT? >> PRETTY MUCH AUTOMATED. >> PRETTY MUCH AUTOMATED. >> PRETTY MUCH AUTOMATED. THERE ARE OF COURSE THERE ARE OF COURSE THERE ARE OF COURSE NOTIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT. NOTIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT. NOTIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT. IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM IN THE IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM IN THE IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM IN THE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROCESS.
Align:start LAUNCH VEHICLE PROCESS. LAUNCH VEHICLE PROCESS. THEY HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO THEY HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO THEY HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO HALT THE LAUNCH. HALT THE LAUNCH. HALT THE LAUNCH. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL ON EVERY MEASUREMENT WE’VE SEEN. ON EVERY MEASUREMENT WE’VE SEEN. ON EVERY MEASUREMENT WE’VE SEEN. >> HAVE YOU HEARD ANY >> HAVE YOU HEARD ANY >> HAVE YOU HEARD ANY COMMUNICATIONS YET? COMMUNICATIONS YET? COMMUNICATIONS YET? >> NOT YET. >> NOT YET.
Align:start >> NOT YET. WE’LL GET CONFIRMATION IN A WE’LL GET CONFIRMATION IN A WE’LL GET CONFIRMATION IN A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. >> AS WE WA THE ROCKET, WE >> AS WE WA THE ROCKET, WE >> AS WE WA THE ROCKET, WE ARE STANDING BY. ARE STANDING BY. >> WE JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION >> WE JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THE SPACECRAFT IS A GO FOR THAT THE SPACECRAFT IS A GO FOR THAT THE SPACECRAFT IS A GO FOR LAUNCH, AND THE MISSION LAUNCH, AND THE MISSION LAUNCH, AND THE MISSION OPERATION CENTER IS GREEN AND OPERATION CENTER IS GREEN AND OPERATION CENTER IS GREEN AND WILL GO FOR LAUNCH.
Align:start WILL GO FOR LAUNCH. WILL GO FOR LAUNCH. THAT CONFIRMATION WAS PROVIDED THAT CONFIRMATION WAS PROVIDED THAT CONFIRMATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. TO THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. TO THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. >> WE WILL BE GETTING MORE? >> WE WILL BE GETTING MORE? >> WE WILL BE GETTING MORE? >> WE’LL BE GETTING A FINAL >> WE’LL BE GETTING A FINAL >> WE’LL BE GETTING A FINAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAUNCH CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAUNCH CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAUNCH VEHICLE AT THIS POINT THAT VEHICLE AT THIS POINT THAT VEHICLE AT THIS POINT THAT THEY’RE READY FOR LAUNCH.
Align:start THEY’RE READY FOR LAUNCH. >> OKAY, STANDING BY FOR MORE. >> OKAY, STANDING BY FOR MORE. >> OKAY, STANDING BY FOR MORE. >> ONE THING ABOUT THIS >> ONE THING ABOUT THIS >> ONE THING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LAUNCH IS THIS IS PARTICULAR LAUNCH IS THIS IS INSTANTANEOUS. INSTANTANEOUS. INSTANTANEOUS. >> IN ORDER TO PACE THE >> IN ORDER TO PACE THE >> IN ORDER TO PACE THE SATELLITES IN PARTICULAR IN SATELLITES IN PARTICULAR IN SATELLITES IN PARTICULAR IN RIGHT ORBITAL PLANE WHERE RIGHT ORBITAL PLANE WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO COMPLETE A THEY’RE GOING TO COMPLETE A THEY’RE GOING TO COMPLETE A COMPILATION, THERE IS SPECIFIC COMPILATION, THERE IS SPECIFIC COMPILATION, THERE IS SPECIFIC TIME THAT THEY MUST LAUNCH.
Align:start TIME THAT THEY MUST LAUNCH. TIME THAT THEY MUST LAUNCH. OTHER WORDS THEY’LL HAVE TO OTHER WORDS THEY’LL HAVE TO OTHER WORDS THEY’LL HAVE TO SPEND A VERY LAUNCH AMOUNT OF SPEND A VERY LAUNCH AMOUNT OF SPEND A VERY LAUNCH AMOUNT OF PROPEL ATLANTA IN ORDER TO GET PROPEL ATLANTA IN ORDER TO GET PROPEL ATLANTA IN ORDER TO GET THE SATELLITES INTO THE RIGHT THE SATELLITES INTO THE RIGHT THE SATELLITES INTO THE RIGHT PLACE. PLACE. PLACE. THIS IS AN INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH THIS IS AN INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH THIS IS AN INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH FOR THIS OCCASION, AND NORMAL FOR THIS OCCASION, AND NORMAL FOR THIS OCCASION, AND NORMAL LAUNCHES FOR IF YOU DON’T HAVE LAUNCHES FOR IF YOU DON’T HAVE LAUNCHES FOR IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO INSERT SATELLITE INTO A TO INSERT SATELLITE INTO A CONSTELLATION, AND YOU’LL HAVE CONSTELLATION, AND YOU’LL HAVE CONSTELLATION, AND YOU’LL HAVE MORE LEEWAY AND A MORE OPEN MORE LEEWAY AND A MORE OPEN MORE LEEWAY AND A MORE OPEN WINDOW AND YOU HAVE TO GET INTO WINDOW AND YOU HAVE TO GET INTO WINDOW AND YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE SAME SLOT.
Align:start THE SAME SLOT. THE SAME SLOT. >> IF YOU DON’T MAKE THAT TIME, >> IF YOU DON’T MAKE THAT TIME, >> IF YOU DON’T MAKE THAT TIME, THEN WE JUST SCRUB AND DO IT THEN WE JUST SCRUB AND DO IT THEN WE JUST SCRUB AND DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW? AGAIN TOMORROW? AGAIN TOMORROW? >> IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT >> IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT >> IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT WE’RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT WE’RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT WE’RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT TIME, THEN WE’LL SCRUB AND GO TIME, THEN WE’LL SCRUB AND GO TIME, THEN WE’LL SCRUB AND GO FOR TOMORROW.
Align:start FOR TOMORROW. TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH. INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH. INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH. STANDING BHT. STANDING BHT. STANDING BHT. AS WE WAIT FOR LAUNCH, THE AS WE WAIT FOR LAUNCH, THE NASA THERMOCENTER SHARES THE NASA THERMOCENTER SHARES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING AND LAUNCHING A GREAT FOLLOW ON. AND LAUNCHING A GREAT FOLLOW ON. AND LAUNCHING A GREAT FOLLOW ON. FOR THE MISSION OPERATION THEY FOR THE MISSION OPERATION THEY FOR THE MISSION OPERATION THEY SUBTRACTED THE WORK TO THE SUBTRACTED THE WORK TO THE SUBTRACTED THE WORK TO THE GERMAN SPACE AGENCY WHICH GERMAN SPACE AGENCY WHICH GERMAN SPACE AGENCY WHICH OPERATION THE GERMAN SPACE OPERATION THE GERMAN SPACE OPERATION THE GERMAN SPACE OPERATION OUTS OF MUNICH, OPERATION OUTS OF MUNICH, OPERATION OUTS OF MUNICH, GERMANY.
Align:start GERMANY. GERMANY. THAT’S WHERE MUCH OF THE TEAM IS THAT’S WHERE MUCH OF THE TEAM IS THAT’S WHERE MUCH OF THE TEAM IS RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. INCLUDING SYSTEMS ENGINEER INCLUDING SYSTEMS ENGINEER INCLUDING SYSTEMS ENGINEER KNEEING WHO IS WITH US VIA KNEEING WHO IS WITH US VIA KNEEING WHO IS WITH US VIA SKYPE. SKYPE. SKYPE. HELLO, NEIL. HELLO, NEIL. HELLO, NEIL. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> I’M JUST FINE. >> I’M JUST FINE. >> I’M JUST FINE. TELL ME WHY SO MUCH OF THE TEAM TELL ME WHY SO MUCH OF THE TEAM TELL ME WHY SO MUCH OF THE TEAM IS OUT THERE IN GERMANY? IS OUT THERE IN GERMANY? IS OUT THERE IN GERMANY? >> A LOT OF THE TEAM IS HERE >> A LOT OF THE TEAM IS HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE CENTER FOR BECAUSE THIS IS THE CENTER FOR BECAUSE THIS IS THE CENTER FOR ALL COMMUNICATION OF THE STATES ALL COMMUNICATION OF THE STATES ALL COMMUNICATION OF THE STATES ARE GOING TO COME DOWN.
Align:start ARE GOING TO COME DOWN. ARE GOING TO COME DOWN. WE HAVE GROUND STATIONS ALL OVER WE HAVE GROUND STATIONS ALL OVER WE HAVE GROUND STATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT THIS IS THE THE WORLD, BUT THIS IS THE THE WORLD, BUT THIS IS THE MISSION SEPARATION CENTER. MISSION SEPARATION CENTER. MISSION SEPARATION CENTER.
SOLL OF THE MISSIS COMING SOLL OF THE MISSIS COMING SOLL OF THE MISSIS COMING DOWN HERE SO WE WE HAVE EXPERTS DOWN HERE SO WE WE HAVE EXPERTS FOR THIS TYPE OF SPACE CHRISTIAN FOR THIS TYPE OF SPACE CHRISTIAN FOR THIS TYPE OF SPACE CHRISTIAN AND MISSION CONTROL HERE. AND MISSION CONTROL HERE. AND MISSION CONTROL HERE. >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR ME WHO >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR ME WHO >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR ME WHO IS IN THE CONTROL ROOM WITH YOU, IS IN THE CONTROL ROOM WITH YOU, IS IN THE CONTROL ROOM WITH YOU, AND HOW MANY JOBS? AND HOW MANY JOBS? AND HOW MANY JOBS? HOW MANY TEAMS ARE THERE? HOW MANY TEAMS ARE THERE? HOW MANY TEAMS ARE THERE? >> WE HAVE A BUNCH OF TEAMS.
Align:start >> WE HAVE A BUNCH OF TEAMS. >> WE HAVE A BUNCH OF TEAMS. MISSION OPERATIONS HERE. MISSION OPERATIONS HERE. MISSION OPERATIONS HERE. AND THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AND THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AND THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS A LOT OF IN IS FLIGHT OPERATIONS A LOT OF IN IS FLIGHT OPERATIONS A LOT OF IN IS STACKED WITH THE G PEOPLE. STACKED WITH THE G PEOPLE. STACKED WITH THE G PEOPLE. BUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE BUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE BUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN, BUILD OF THE SPACECRAFT, DESIGN, BUILD OF THE SPACECRAFT, DESIGN, BUILD OF THE SPACECRAFT, ALL OF THEIR EXPERTS AND ALL OF THEIR EXPERTS AND ALL OF THEIR EXPERTS AND MANAGEMENT ARE ALSO HERE.
Align:start MANAGEMENT ARE ALSO HERE. MANAGEMENT ARE ALSO HERE. WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE TO WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE TO WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE TO STAFF TWO SHIPS. STAFF TWO SHIPS. STAFF TWO SHIPS. ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR QUALITY THEN WE HAVE OUR QUALITY THEN WE HAVE OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE PEOPLE ALSO. ASSURANCE PEOPLE ALSO. ASSURANCE PEOPLE ALSO. >> NEIL, WE’LL BE CHECKING BACK >> NEIL, WE’LL BE CHECKING BACK WITH YOU SOON. WITH YOU SOON. WITH YOU SOON. AND WITH OH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AND WITH OH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AND WITH OH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.
Align:start TEAM. TEAM. THANKS FOR JOINING US RIGHT NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US RIGHT NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT, JCL’S MIKE MECHAM ALL RIGHT, JCL’S MIKE MECHAM ALL RIGHT, JCL’S MIKE MECHAM INTERVIEWED NEIL ON THE GREAT INTERVIEWED NEIL ON THE GREAT INTERVIEWED NEIL ON THE GREAT DESIGN OF THE GRACE MISSION. DESIGN OF THE GRACE MISSION. DESIGN OF THE GRACE MISSION. UNLIKE MOST EARTH-OBSERVING UNLIKE MOST EARTH-OBSERVING UNLIKE MOST EARTH-OBSERVING SATELLITES WHICH POINT THE SATELLITES WHICH POINT THE INSTRUMENTS TOWARDS OUR PLANET, INSTRUMENTS TOWARDS OUR PLANET, INSTRUMENTS TOWARDS OUR PLANET, THEY WORK AS ONE INSTRUMENT T THEY WORK AS ONE INSTRUMENT T THEY WORK AS ONE INSTRUMENT T LOOK AT EACH OTHER TO SEE LOOK AT EACH OTHER TO SEE LOOK AT EACH OTHER TO SEE GRAVITATIONAL CHANGES ON THE GRAVITATIONAL CHANGES ON THE GRAVITATIONAL CHANGES ON THE SURFACE.
Align:start SURFACE. SURFACE. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT IS YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT IS YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT IS SOME CRAZY ENGINEERING. SOME CRAZY ENGINEERING. SOME CRAZY ENGINEERING. >> HERE ON EARTH WE ALL KNOW >> HERE ON EARTH WE ALL KNOW >> HERE ON EARTH WE ALL KNOW ABOUT GRAVITY, BUT WHAT YOU ABOUT GRAVITY, BUT WHAT YOU ABOUT GRAVITY, BUT WHAT YOU MIGHT NOTLIZE WHERE YOURE MIGHT NOTLIZE WHERE YOURE MIGHT NOTLIZE WHERE YOURE ON THE PLANET, THE STRENGTH OF ON THE PLANET, THE STRENGTH OF ON THE PLANET, THE STRENGTH OF GRAVITY IS DIFFERENT.
Align:start GRAVITY IS DIFFERENT. GRAVITY IS DIFFERENT. UP HERE ON THE MOUNTAIN, GRAVITY UP HERE ON THE MOUNTAIN, GRAVITY UP HERE ON THE MOUNTAIN, GRAVITY IS STRONGER. IS STRONGER. IS STRONGER. WATERS WILL HAS MASS. WATERS WILL HAS MASS. WATERS WILL HAS MASS. AND THE EARTH HAS A WHOLE LOT OF AND THE EARTH HAS A WHOLE LOT OF AND THE EARTH HAS A WHOLE LOT OF WATER. WATER. WATER. IT’S MOVING AROUND, IT’S IT’S MOVING AROUND, IT’S IT’S MOVING AROUND, IT’S CHANGING PHASES. CHANGING PHASES. CHANGING PHASES. IF YOU CAN TRACK THE CHANGING IF YOU CAN TRACK THE CHANGING IF YOU CAN TRACK THE CHANGING GRAVITY, YOU CAN TRACK THE GRAVITY, YOU CAN TRACK THE GRAVITY, YOU CAN TRACK THE CHANGE IN MASS.
Align:start CHANGE IN MASS. CHANGE IN MASS. THAT MEANS YOU’RE UNDERSTANDING THAT MEANS YOU’RE UNDERSTANDING THAT MEANS YOU’RE UNDERSTANDING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER. THE MOVEMENT OF WATER. THE MOVEMENT OF WATER. LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT ON THIS LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT ON THIS LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT ON THIS EPISODE OF CRAZY ENGINEERING. EPISODE OF CRAZY ENGINEERING. EPISODE OF CRAZY ENGINEERING. OKAY WE’RE HERE WITH NEIL. OKAY WE’RE HERE WITH NEIL. OKAY WE’RE HERE WITH NEIL.
HE’S ONE OF THE KEY ENGINEERS HE’S ONE OF THE KEY ENGINEERS HE’S ONE OF THE KEY ENGINEERS WITH THE GREAT FOLLOW ON WITH THE GREAT FOLLOW ON WITH THE GREAT FOLLOW ON MISSION. MISSION. MISSION. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS. ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS. ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS. WHY DO WE CA IT THE GREAT WHY DO WE CA IT THE GREAT WHY DO WE CA IT THE GREAT FALLEN? FALLEN? FALLEN? >> IT STANDS FOR GRAVITY >> IT STANDS FOR GRAVITY RECOVERY CLIMATE EXPERIMENT.
Align:start RECOVERY CLIMATE EXPERIMENT. RECOVERY CLIMATE EXPERIMENT. WE’RE USING GRAVITY TO TRACK THE WE’RE USING GRAVITY TO TRACK THE WE’RE USING GRAVITY TO TRACK THE MOTION AROUND THE PLANET. MOTION AROUND THE PLANET. MOTION AROUND THE PLANET. THE ORIGINAL GRACE MISSION WAS THE ORIGINAL GRACE MISSION WAS THE ORIGINAL GRACE MISSION WAS LAUNCHED IN 2002.
Align:start LAUNCHED IN 2002. THEY LASTED FOR 15 YEARS AND THEY LASTED FOR 15 YEARS AND THEY LASTED FOR 15 YEARS AND PROVIDED AMAZING SCIENCE. PROVIDED AMAZING SCIENCE. PROVIDED AMAZING SCIENCE. >> BOTH OF THESE MISSIONS HAVE >> BOTH OF THESE MISSIONS HAVE >> BOTH OF THESE MISSIONS HAVE TWO SATELLITES. TWO SATELLITES. TWO SATELLITES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHY WE CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHY WE CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHY WE NEED TWO SATELLITES INSTEAD OF NEED TWO SATELLITES INSTEAD OF NEED TWO SATELLITES INSTEAD OF JUST ONE? JUST ONE? JUST ONE? >> WE NEED TWO SATELLITES >> WE NEED TWO SATELLITES >> WE NEED TWO SATELLITES BECAUSE WE’RE TRYING TO MEASURE BECAUSE WE’RE TRYING TO MEASURE BECAUSE WE’RE TRYING TO MEASURE VERY PRECISE AMOUNTINGS OF VERY PRECISE AMOUNTINGS OF VERY PRECISE AMOUNTINGS OF GRAVITY CHANGES IN THE EARTH.
Align:start GRAVITY CHANGES IN THE EARTH. THE EARTH IS LUMPY WHEN IT COMES THE EARTH IS LUMPY WHEN IT COMES THE EARTH IS LUMPY WHEN IT COMES TO GRAVITY. TO GRAVITY. TO GRAVITY. AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE EARTH AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE EARTH AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE EARTH THE GRAVITY CHANGES BECAUSE THE THE GRAVITY CHANGES BECAUSE THE THE GRAVITY CHANGES BECAUSE THE HIMALAYAS HAVE MORE MASS AND HIMALAYAS HAVE MORE MASS AND HIMALAYAS HAVE MORE MASS AND CERTAIN AREAS HAVE LESS MASS.
Align:start CERTAIN AREAS HAVE LESS MASS. CERTAIN AREAS HAVE LESS MASS. AS THE SATELLITE IS ORBITING THE AS THE SATELLITE IS ORBITING THE AS THE SATELLITE IS ORBITING THE PLANET, IT ACTUALLY WILL SPEED PLANET, IT ACTUALLY WILL SPEED PLANET, IT ACTUALLY WILL SPEED UP, AND IT LEAVES AND IT WILL UP, AND IT LEAVES AND IT WILL UP, AND IT LEAVES AND IT WILL SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN. WITH TWO SATELLITES WE’RE ABLE WITH TWO SATELLITES WE’RE ABLE WITH TWO SATELLITES WE’RE ABLE TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO. THE TWO. THE TWO. >> HOW FAR APART ARE THESE >> HOW FAR APART ARE THESE >> HOW FAR APART ARE THESE SATELLITES AND HOW PRECISE DO SATELLITES AND HOW PRECISE DO SATELLITES AND HOW PRECISE DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THEY HAVE TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THEY HAVE TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR POSITIONS.
Align:start THEIR POSITIONS. THEIR POSITIONS. >> WE’RE MEASURING DOWN TO THE >> WE’RE MEASURING DOWN TO THE >> WE’RE MEASURING DOWN TO THE ACCURACY OF A MY KRONE ACCURACY OF A MY KRONE ACCURACY OF A MY KRONE LEFT–MICRON LEVEL, 1/10 OF THE LEFT–MICRON LEVEL, 1/10 OF THE LEFT–MICRON LEVEL, 1/10 OF THE WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR. WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR. WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR. HERE YOU SEE ONE OF THE HERE YOU SEE ONE OF THE HERE YOU SEE ONE OF THE SATELLITES, AND 200 KILOMETERS SATELLITES, AND 200 KILOMETERS SATELLITES, AND 200 KILOMETERS AWAY IS THE OTHER SATELLITE.
Align:start AWAY IS THE OTHER SATELLITE. AWAY IS THE OTHER SATELLITE. THEY’RE FIRING ON THE SIGNAL TO THEY’RE FIRING ON THE SIGNAL TO THEY’RE FIRING ON THE SIGNAL TO THE OTHER SATELLITE, AND THE THE OTHER SATELLITE, AND THE THE OTHER SATELLITE, AND THE R SATELLITE IS MEASURING R SATELLITE IS MEASURING R SATELLITE IS MEASURING THAT. THAT. THAT. AS YOU MOVE BACKWARDS AND AS YOU MOVE BACKWARDS AND AS YOU MOVE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS YOU CAN MEASURE THE FORWARDS YOU CAN MEASURE THE FORWARDS YOU CAN MEASURE THE DISTANCE CHANGES TO THE LEVELS DISTANCE CHANGES TO THE LEVELS DISTANCE CHANGES TO THE LEVELS WE NEED. WE NEED. WE NEED. >> YOU’LL SPEND A LITTLE MORE >> YOU’LL SPEND A LITTLE MORE >> YOU’LL SPEND A LITTLE MORE THAN A DECADE, I ASSUME WE’RE THAN A DECADE, I ASSUME WE’RE THAN A DECADE, I ASSUME WE’RE UPGRADING THESE TECHNOLOGIES.
Align:start UPGRADING THESE TECHNOLOGIES. UPGRADING THESE TECHNOLOGIES. >> SURE, TOLOGY ADVANCES IN >> SURE, TOLOGY ADVANCES IN >> SURE, TOLOGY ADVANCES IN GENERAL, WE HAVE MORE EFFICIENT GENERAL, WE HAVE MORE EFFICIENT GENERAL, WE HAVE MORE EFFICIENT SOLAR CELLS. SOLAR CELLS. SOLAR CELLS. WE HAVE BETTER STAR CAMERAS, AND WE HAVE BETTER STAR CAMERAS, AND WE HAVE BETTER STAR CAMERAS, AND WE HAVE LASERS. WE HAVE LASERS. WE HAVE LASERS. >> LASERS. >> LASERS. >> LASERS. >> WHAT DO LASERS GET FOR US? >> WHAT DO LASERS GET FOR US? >> WHAT DO LASERS GET FOR US? >> WE’RE GETTING LASERS TO DO >> WE’RE GETTING LASERS TO DO >> WE’RE GETTING LASERS TO DO THE MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO THE MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO THE MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO SATELLITES.
Align:start SATELLITES. SATELLITES. WE’RE USING OUR MISSION, AND ON WE’RE USING OUR MISSION, AND ON WE’RE USING OUR MISSION, AND ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE NEW TOP OF THAT WE HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGY, THEY FIRE LASER TECHNOLOGY, THEY FIRE LASER TECHNOLOGY, THEY FIRE LASER BEAMS FOR A MORE ACCURATE BEAMS FOR A MORE ACCURATE BEAMS FOR A MORE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN THE TWO MEASUREMENT BETWEEN THE TWO MEASUREMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SATELLITES. SATELLITES. SATELLITES. >> THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE >> THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE >> THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE COOLEST MISSIONS WE’VE OF THE COOLEST MISSIONS WE’VE OF THE COOLEST MISSIONS WE’VE SEEN.
Align:start SEEN. SEEN. WHEN CAN WE HOPE TO SEE THIS WHEN CAN WE HOPE TO SEE THIS LAUNCH? LAUNCH? LAUNCH? >> WE’RE HOPING TO CATCH A RIDE >> WE’RE HOPING TO CATCH A RIDE >> WE’RE HOPING TO CATCH A RIDE LATER THIS YEAR, AND WE SHOULD LATER THIS YEAR, AND WE SHOULD LATER THIS YEAR, AND WE SHOULD HAVE SCIENCE DATA SHORTLY AFTER HAVE SCIENCE DATA SHORTLY AFTER HAVE SCIENCE DATA SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THAT. THAT. >> CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE >> CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE >> CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE CRAZY ENGINEERING.
Align:start CRAZY ENGINEERING. CRAZY ENGINEERING. >> AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A >> AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A >> AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A GORGEOUS VIEW OF THE ROCKET GORGEOUS VIEW OF THE ROCKET GORGEOUS VIEW OF THE ROCKET RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? >> YOU SEE THE ROCKET READY FOR >> YOU SEE THE ROCKET READY FOR >> YOU SEE THE ROCKET READY FOR LAUNCH.
Align:start LAUNCH. LAUNCH. AND RIGHT NOW WHAT APPEARS TO BE AND RIGHT NOW WHAT APPEARS TO BE LIKE SMOKE IS ACTUALLY LIQUID LIKE SMOKE IS ACTUALLY LIQUID LIKE SMOKE IS ACTUALLY LIQUID OXYGEN VAPOR, PART OF THE OXYGEN VAPOR, PART OF THE OXYGEN VAPOR, PART OF THE FUELING PROCESS THAT THEY GO FUELING PROCESS THAT THEY GO FUELING PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH. THROUGH. THROUGH. AND THE THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED AND THE THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED AND THE THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED THE STRONG BACK, WHICH IS THE THE STRONG BACK, WHICH IS THE THE STRONG BACK, WHICH IS THE WHITE STRUCTURE RIGHT NEXT TO WHITE STRUCTURE RIGHT NEXT TO WHITE STRUCTURE RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROCKET THAT HELPS TO HOLD THE ROCKET THAT HELPS TO HOLD THE ROCKET THAT HELPS TO HOLD THE ROCKET IN PLACE RIGHT TO THE THE ROCKET IN PLACE RIGHT TO THE POINT OF LAUNCH, AND IT WILL BE POINT OF LAUNCH, AND IT WILL BE POINT OF LAUNCH, AND IT WILL BE PULLED BACK.
Align:start PULLED BACK. PULLED BACK. RIGHT AS WE GO THROUGH THE COUNT RIGHT AS WE GO THROUGH THE COUNT RIGHT AS WE GO THROUGH THE COUNT DOWN. DOWN. DOWN. >> WELL, CURRENTLY WE’RE ABOUT >> WELL, CURRENTLY WE’RE ABOUT >> WELL, CURRENTLY WE’RE ABOUT JUST SHY OF SEVEN MINUTES FROM JUST SHY OF SEVEN MINUTES FROM JUST SHY OF SEVEN MINUTES FROM LAUNCH.
Align:start LAUNCH. LAUNCH. AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THESE FINAL MINUTES BEFORE THESE FINAL MINUTES BEFORE THESE FINAL MINUTES BEFORE LAUNCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LAUNCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LAUNCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR THIS MESSAGE FROM MOMENT FOR THIS MESSAGE FROM MOMENT FOR THIS MESSAGE FROM NASA’S NEWEST ADMINISTRATION, NASA’S NEWEST ADMINISTRATION, NASA’S NEWEST ADMINISTRATION, JIM BRIDENTSTINE.
Align:start JIM BRIDENTSTINE. JIM BRIDENTSTINE. >> I’M SORRY I CAN’T BE AT >> I’M SORRY I CAN’T BE AT VANDERBURG TODAY, I WELCOME YOU VANDERBURG TODAY, I WELCOME YOU VANDERBURG TODAY, I WELCOME YOU ALL TO ONE OF NASA’S AMAZING ALL TO ONE OF NASA’S AMAZING ALL TO ONE OF NASA’S AMAZING LAUNCHES TO SOB OUR PLANET’S LAUNCHES TO SOB OUR PLANET’S LAUNCHES TO SOB OUR PLANET’S EVER CHANGING WATER CYCLE.
Align:start EVER CHANGING WATER CYCLE. EVER CHANGING WATER CYCLE. I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM TH I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM TH I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM TH GOT US TO THIS POINT AND GIVE A GOT US TO THIS POINT AND GIVE A GOT US TO THIS POINT AND GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE MANY SHOUT OUT TO THE MANY SHOUT OUT TO THE MANY SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS WHO HAVE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS WHO HAVE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS WHO HAVE WORKED YEARS TO GET US TO THIS WORKED YEARS TO GET US TO THIS WORKED YEARS TO GET US TO THIS POINT. POINT.
Align:start POINT. THIS IS THE KIND OF SPIRIT THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF SPIRIT THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF SPIRIT THAT IS CARRYING OUR SPACE PRACTICE IS CARRYING OUR SPACE PRACTICE IS CARRYING OUR SPACE PRACTICE T. T. T. OUR PHILOSOPHY ON MARS HAS BEEN OUR PHILOSOPHY ON MARS HAS BEEN OUR PHILOSOPHY ON MARS HAS BEEN TO FOLLOW THE WATER. TO FOLLOW THE WATER. TO FOLLOW THE WATER. THAT HAS RELEVANCE RIGHT HERE ON THAT HAS RELEVANCE RIGHT HERE ON THAT HAS RELEVANCE RIGHT HERE ON EARTH AS WELL.
Align:start EARTH AS WELL. EARTH AS WELL. GREAT FOLLOW ON DATA WILL GREAT FOLLOW ON DATA WILL GREAT FOLLOW ON DATA WILL PROVIDE GREAT INSIGHT INTO PROVIDE GREAT INSIGHT INTO EARTH’S CHANGING CLIMATE AND EARTH’S CHANGING CLIMATE AND EARTH’S CHANGING CLIMATE AND WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING BENEFITSE WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING BENEFITSE WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING BENEFITSE MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT. FOR HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, AND FOR FOR HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, AND FOR FOR HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, AND FOR MAINTAINING OUR WAY OF LIFE, MAINTAINING OUR WAY OF LIFE, MAINTAINING OUR WAY OF LIFE, THIS MISSION SHOWCASES A STRONG THIS MISSION SHOWCASES A STRONG THIS MISSION SHOWCASES A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND THE GERMAN RESEARCH.
Align:start GERMAN RESEARCH. GERMAN RESEARCH. WHERE JPL MANAGES THE MISSION IN WHERE JPL MANAGES THE MISSION IN WHERE JPL MANAGES THE MISSION IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY MORE EARTH SCIENCE MISSIONS MORE EARTH SCIENCE MISSIONS DURING MY TENURE AS NASA DURING MY TENURE AS NASA DURING MY TENURE AS NASA ADMINISTRATOR, AND WORKING ADMINISTRATOR, AND WORKING ADMINISTRATOR, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM AS WE CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM AS WE CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM AS WE STUDY MY FAVORITE PLANET EARTH.
Align:start STUDY MY FAVORITE PLANET EARTH. >> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT FIND FOR >> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT FIND FOR >> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT FIND FOR PREPARATION IN LAUNCH. PREPARATION IN LAUNCH. PREPARATION IN LAUNCH. >> AND CONDITIONS LOOK FABULOUS. >> AND CONDITIONS LOOK FABULOUS. >> AND CONDITIONS LOOK FABULOUS. >> THE CONDITIONS LOOK GREAT. >> THE CONDITIONS LOOK GREAT. >> THE CONDITIONS LOOK GREAT. STRONG BACK. STRONG BACK. STRONG BACK. IT WILL BE PULLED BACK NOW. IT WILL BE PULLED BACK NOW. IT WILL BE PULLED BACK NOW. STRONG BACK IS WHAT I DESCRIBED STRONG BACK IS WHAT I DESCRIBED STRONG BACK IS WHAT I DESCRIBED EARLIER AS WHAT HELPED TO HOLD EARLIER AS WHAT HELPED TO HOLD EARLIER AS WHAT HELPED TO HOLD THE ROCKET UP PREPARATION FOR THE ROCKET UP PREPARATION FOR THE ROCKET UP PREPARATION FOR LAUNCH.
Align:start LAUNCH. LAUNCH. >> STAGE ONE GOES UP. >> STAGE ONE GOES UP. >> STAGE ONE GOES UP. >> COUNT DOWN, VERIFY RANGE OF >> COUNT DOWN, VERIFY RANGE OF >> COUNT DOWN, VERIFY RANGE OF SCREEN AND GO TO LAUNCH. SCREEN AND GO TO LAUNCH. SCREEN AND GO TO LAUNCH. >> RANGE OF SCREEN. >> RANGE OF SCREEN. >> RANGE OF SCREEN. >> STAGE TWO. >> STAGE TWO. >> STAGE TWO. >> STARTED. >> STARTED. >> STARTED. >> ASS READY FOR LAUNCH. >> ASS READY FOR LAUNCH. >> ASS READY FOR LAUNCH. T MINUS 30. T MINUS 30. T MINUS 30. 20. 20.
Align:start 20. 15. 15. 15. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, AND LIFT OFF. AND LIFT OFF. AND LIFT OFF. GRACE FOLLOW ON CONTINUING THE GRACE FOLLOW ON CONTINUING THE GRACE FOLLOW ON CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE GRACE MISSION OF LEGACY OF THE GRACE MISSION OF LEGACY OF THE GRACE MISSION OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER ACROSS OUR PLANET. ACROSS OUR PLANET. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE LIFT OFF. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE LIFT OFF. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE LIFT OFF. >> IT’S GOING UP. >> IT’S GOING UP. >> IT’S GOING UP. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST STEP COMING UP IN TEN SECONDS.
Align:start STEP COMING UP IN TEN SECONDS. STEP COMING UP IN TEN SECONDS. TAGE IS THE CUT OFF. TAGE IS THE CUT OFF. TAGE IS THE CUT OFF. >> THE CUT OFF IS ABOUT TO >> THE CUT OFF IS ABOUT TO >> THE CUT OFF IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. OCCUR. OCCUR. THE STOP IGNITION, OF COURSE, THE STOP IGNITION, OF COURSE, THE STOP IGNITION, OF COURSE, AND BE DEPLOYED. AND BE DEPLOYED. AND BE DEPLOYED. THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF WILL BE THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF WILL BE THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF WILL BE 15 SECONDS. 15 SECONDS. 15 SECONDS. YOU CAN SEE THE FOLLOW ON. YOU CAN SEE THE FOLLOW ON.
Align:start YOU CAN SEE THE FOLLOW ON. SECOND STAGE. SECOND STAGE. THE SECOND ENGINE WILL BURN FOR THE SECOND ENGINE WILL BURN FOR THE SECOND ENGINE WILL BURN FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MINUTES. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MINUTES. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MINUTES. THAT WILL GET THE SECOND STAGE THAT WILL GET THE SECOND STAGE THAT WILL GET THE SECOND STAGE AND THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON STACK UP AND THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON STACK UP AND THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON STACK UP TO THE POINT THAT THE GRACE TO THE POINT THAT THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON WILL BE SEPARATED FROM FOLLOW-ON WILL BE SEPARATED FROM FOLLOW-ON WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THAT STACK. THAT STACK. THAT STACK. AND THEN THE LAUNCH VEHICLE AND THEN THE LAUNCH VEHICLE AND THEN THE LAUNCH VEHICLE SECOND STAGE WILL CONTINUE ON SECOND STAGE WILL CONTINUE ON SECOND STAGE WILL CONTINUE ON AND DEPLOY TO THE MEDIUM AND DEPLOY TO THE MEDIUM AND DEPLOY TO THE MEDIUM SATELLITE AFTER ANOTHER BURN.
Align:start SATELLITE AFTER ANOTHER BURN. SATELLITE AFTER ANOTHER BURN. >> SO WE HAVE EIGHT MINUTES >> SO WE HAVE EIGHT MINUTES >> SO WE HAVE EIGHT MINUTES UNTIL THE SECOND ENGINE CUTS UNTIL THE SECOND ENGINE CUTS UNTIL THE SECOND ENGINE CUTS OFF. OFF. >> CORRECT. >> CORRECT. >> WE’RE GOING TO TAKE TIME TO >> WE’RE GOING TO TAKE TIME TO >> WE’RE GOING TO TAKE TIME TO INTRODUCE FOLKS TO MEMBERS OF INTRODUCE FOLKS TO MEMBERS OF INTRODUCE FOLKS TO MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE THE TEAM WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE END OF THE ENGINE BURN. END OF THE ENGINE BURN. END OF THE ENGINE BURN. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE PROJECT MANAGERS.
Align:start PROJECT MANAGERS. PROJECT MANAGERS. THEY’RE BOTH IN THE SPACEX THEY’RE BOTH IN THE SPACEX THEY’RE BOTH IN THE SPACEX CONTROL ROOM RIGHT NOW. CONTROL ROOM RIGHT NOW. CONTROL ROOM RIGHT NOW. WE DID TALK TO THEM EARLIER WE DID TALK TO THEM EARLIER WE DID TALK TO THEM EARLIER ABOUT THEIR ROLE, AND THE ABOUT THEIR ROLE, AND THE ABOUT THEIR ROLE, AND THE STORIES THAT THEY TELL US ABOUT STORIES THAT THEY TELL US ABOUT STORIES THAT THEY TELL US ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS.
Align:start TWO TEAMS. TWO TEAMS. THEY TELL US AS A PARTNERSHIP THEY TELL US AS A PARTNERSHIP THEY TELL US AS A PARTNERSHIP THAT GOES WAY BACK. THAT GOES WAY BACK. THAT GOES WAY BACK. >> THE DATA IS AVAILABLE, AND >> THE DATA IS AVAILABLE, AND >> THE DATA IS AVAILABLE, AND CONTINUES TO NEED TO BE CONTINUES TO NEED TO BE CONTINUES TO NEED TO BE AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE. AND HOW YOU USE IS DETERMINED BY AND HOW YOU USE IS DETERMINED BY AND HOW YOU USE IS DETERMINED BY WHERE YOU LIVE SPECIFICALLY. WHERE YOU LIVE SPECIFICALLY. WHERE YOU LIVE SPECIFICALLY. YOU CAN TRACK RIGHT TO WHERE YOU YOU CAN TRACK RIGHT TO WHERE YOU YOU CAN TRACK RIGHT TO WHERE YOU LIVE.
Align:start LIVE. LIVE. THERE ARE TOOLS NOW GIVEN THE THERE ARE TOOLS NOW GIVEN THE THERE ARE TOOLS NOW GIVEN THE TRENDS THAT WE SEE. TRENDS THAT WE SEE. TRENDS THAT WE SEE. I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISSION. MISSION. MISSION. THE MISSION COMES IN TO OPERATE. THE MISSION COMES IN TO OPERATE. THE MISSION COMES IN TO OPERATE. I HAVE A COUNTERPART, DR. FRANK I HAVE A COUNTERPART, DR. FRANK I HAVE A COUNTERPART, DR. FRANK GLECKNER. GLECKNER. GLECKNER. >> I WORK ON THE GRACE MISSION, >> I WORK ON THE GRACE MISSION, >> I WORK ON THE GRACE MISSION, AND I BECAME THE MANAGER FOR ALL AND I BECAME THE MANAGER FOR ALL AND I BECAME THE MANAGER FOR ALL GERMAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE GERMAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE GERMAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION.
Align:start MISSION. >> HE’S TERRIFIC TO WORK WITH. >> HE’S TERRIFIC TO WORK WITH. >> HE’S TERRIFIC TO WORK WITH. HE’S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND HE’S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND HE’S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND IT’S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH IT’S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A STRAIGHT CONVERSATION WITH. STRAIGHT CONVERSATION WITH. STRAIGHT CONVERSATION WITH. >> I’VE KNOWN HIM FOR SO LONG, >> I’VE KNOWN HIM FOR SO LONG, >> I’VE KNOWN HIM FOR SO LONG, AND IT’S EASY TO TALK WITH HIM. AND IT’S EASY TO TALK WITH HIM. AND IT’S EASY TO TALK WITH HIM. >> WE’VE TAKEN THE BEST OF THEIR >> WE’VE TAKEN THE BEST OF THEIR EXPERTISE COMBINED IT WITH THE EXPERTISE COMBINED IT WITH THE EXPERTISE COMBINED IT WITH THE BEST OF OURS.
Align:start BEST OF OURS. BEST OF OURS. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE ALL HEADING DOWN THE SAME PATH, ALL HEADING DOWN THE SAME PATH, ALL HEADING DOWN THE SAME PATH, AND HEADING TOWARDS THE SAME AND HEADING TOWARDS THE SAME AND HEADING TOWARDS THE SAME GOALS. GOALS. GOALS. EVERYONE IS WORKING CLOSELY EVERYONE IS WORKING CLOSELY EVERYONE IS WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER. TOGETHER.
Align:start TOGETHER. >> WE’RE ONE GREAT FAMILY. >> WE’RE ONE GREAT FAMILY. >> WE’RE ONE GREAT FAMILY. WE’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE WE’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE WE’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE 1998. 1998. 1998. >> SO AS WE’RE STANDING BY FOR >> SO AS WE’RE STANDING BY FOR >> SO AS WE’RE STANDING BY FOR THE END OF THE SECOND ENGINE THE END OF THE SECOND ENGINE THE END OF THE SECOND ENGINE BURN, THE OTHER THING THAT WE’RE BURN, THE OTHER THING THAT WE’RE BURN, THE OTHER THING THAT WE’RE FOCUSING ON IS WHAT HAPPENS FOCUSING ON IS WHAT HAPPENS FOCUSING ON IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE BURN IS AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE BURN IS AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE BURN IS DONE.
Align:start DONE. DONE. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? >> SO THE FIRST THING THAT >> SO THE FIRST THING THAT >> SO THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE GRACE HAPPENS IS THAT THE GRACE HAPPENS IS THAT THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITES ARE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITES ARE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITES ARE SEPARATED. SEPARATED. SEPARATED. THEY’RE RELEASED FROM THE MULTI THEY’RE RELEASED FROM THE MULTI THEY’RE RELEASED FROM THE MULTI SATELLITE DISPENSE CERTIFICATE.
Align:start SATELLITE DISPENSE CERTIFICATE. SATELLITE DISPENSE CERTIFICATE. >> AND WE HAVE VIDEO THAT SHOWS >> AND WE HAVE VIDEO THAT SHOWS >> AND WE HAVE VIDEO THAT SHOWS WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. >> THIS SHOWS THE GRACE FALLEN W >> THIS SHOWS THE GRACE FALLEN W >> THIS SHOWS THE GRACE FALLEN W FOLLOW ON SEPARATED. FOLLOW ON SEPARATED. FOLLOW ON SEPARATED. WE RELEASE THIS ANTENNA THAT WE RELEASE THIS ANTENNA THAT WE RELEASE THIS ANTENNA THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE COMMUNICATION, ALLOWS US TO HAVE COMMUNICATION, ALLOWS US TO HAVE COMMUNICATION, BUT THE SPACECRAFT AT THIS STAGE BUT THE SPACECRAFT AT THIS STAGE BUT THE SPACECRAFT AT THIS STAGE ARE A LITTLE WOBBLY, I WOULD ARE A LITTLE WOBBLY, I WOULD ARE A LITTLE WOBBLY, I WOULD SAY.
Align:start SAY. SAY. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADJ THE SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADJ THE SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADJ THE THEINPROPULSION MISSION, AND IT THEINPROPULSION MISSION, AND IT THEINPROPULSION MISSION, AND IT RRAISES THE ANTENNAS TO THE SUN RRAISES THE ANTENNAS TO THE SUN RRAISES THE ANTENNAS TO THE SUN AND THEN TO THE EARTH. AND THEN TO THE EARTH. AND THEN TO THE EARTH. AND THEN IT WILL PASS OVER THE AND THEN IT WILL PASS OVER THE AND THEN IT WILL PASS OVER THE STATION IN ANTARCTICA.
Align:start STATION IN ANTARCTICA. STATION IN ANTARCTICA. >> THAT IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY >> THAT IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY >> THAT IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY WE’LL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH WE’LL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH WE’LL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SATELLITE. THE SATELLITE. THE SATELLITE. >> THAT IS THE FIRST >> THAT IS THE FIRST >> THAT IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, AND WE ANTICIPATE OPPORTUNITY, AND WE ANTICIPATE OPPORTUNITY, AND WE ANTICIPATE HAVING CONTACT WITH IT AT THAT HAVING CONTACT WITH IT AT THAT HAVING CONTACT WITH IT AT THAT POINT. POINT. POINT. BUT IF THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN BUT IF THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN BUT IF THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN BECAUSE OF DELAY IN THE BECAUSE OF DELAY IN THE BECAUSE OF DELAY IN THE SPACECRAFT, THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER SPACECRAFT, THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER SPACECRAFT, THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IN ANOTHER 45 OPPORTUNITY IN ANOTHER 45 OPPORTUNITY IN ANOTHER 45 MINUTES.
Align:start MINUTES. MINUTES. >> WHAT SORT OF COMMUNICATION >> WHAT SORT OF COMMUNICATION >> WHAT SORT OF COMMUNICATION ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? ?IS IT A PING? ?IS IT A PING? ?IS IT A PING? >> THE POWER SITUATION, THE >> THE POWER SITUATION, THE >> THE POWER SITUATION, THE POWER STATUS, AND THE POWER STATUS, AND THE POWER STATUS, AND THE COMMUNICATION AND EVERYTHING WE COMMUNICATION AND EVERYTHING WE COMMUNICATION AND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTH OF NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE SPACECRAFT AT THAT POINT.
Align:start THE SPACECRAFT AT THAT POINT. THE SPACECRAFT AT THAT POINT. >> HOW FARWAY ARE WE FROM THE >> HOW FARWAY ARE WE FROM THE >> HOW FARWAY ARE WE FROM THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF? MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF? MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF? >> THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF >> THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF >> THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF OCCURS IN ABOUT EIGHT, NINE OCCURS IN ABOUT EIGHT, NINE OCCURS IN ABOUT EIGHT, NINE MINUTES? MINUTES? MINUTES? >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. SO WE ARE STANDING BY. SO WE ARE STANDING BY. SO WE ARE STANDING BY. >> WE COU BE LOSING THE FEED 6 >> WE COU BE LOSING THE FEED 6 >> WE COU BE LOSING THE FEED 6 OUR LAUNCH VEHICLE.
Align:start OUR LAUNCH VEHICLE. OUR LAUNCH VEHICLE. >> SO WE’RE LOOKING AT A >> SO WE’RE LOOKING AT A SECOND-ENGINE CUT OFF, AND THE SECOND-ENGINE CUT OFF, AND THE SECOND-ENGINE CUT OFF, AND THE SIGNAL FROM THE SECOND-ENGINE SIGNAL FROM THE SECOND-ENGINE SIGNAL FROM THE SECOND-ENGINE CUT OFF. CUT OFF. CUT OFF. THAT’S A CRITICAL PERIOD BECAUSE THAT’S A CRITICAL PERIOD BECAUSE THAT’S A CRITICAL PERIOD BECAUSE THAT’S WHEN THE SATELLITE WILL THAT’S WHEN THE SATELLITE WILL THAT’S WHEN THE SATELLITE WILL BE DEPLOYED. BE DEPLOYED. BE DEPLOYED. >> CORRECT, THE SEPARATIONILL >> CORRECT, THE SEPARATIONILL >> CORRECT, THE SEPARATIONILL OCCUR RIGHT AFTER THE MAIN OCCUR RIGHT AFTER THE MAIN OCCUR RIGHT AFTER THE MAIN ENGINE CUT OFF.
Align:start ENGINE CUT OFF. ENGINE CUT OFF. >> THEN IT WILL BE SLATED? >> THEN IT WILL BE SLATED? >> THEN IT WILL BE SLATED? >> CORRECT, IN ABOUT TEN >> CORRECT, IN ABOUT TEN >> CORRECT, IN ABOUT TEN SECONDS. SECONDS. SECONDS. AFTER THAT WE’LL WAIT FOR AFTER THAT WE’LL WAIT FOR AFTER THAT WE’LL WAIT FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS. ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS. ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS. >> DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED. >> DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED. >> DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED. >> THE GRACE FOLLOW ON HAS BEEN >> THE GRACE FOLLOW ON HAS BEEN >> THE GRACE FOLLOW ON HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. CONFIRMED. CONFIRMED. >> FANTASTIC. >> FANTASTIC. >> FANTASTIC.
YOU SEE THE EXCITEMENT IN THE YOU SEE THE EXCITEMENT IN THE YOU SEE THE EXCITEMENT IN THE ROOM HERE. ROOM HERE. ROOM HERE. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> YOU CAN HEAR THEM. >> YOU CAN HEAR THEM. >> YOU CAN HEAR THEM. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. ED. ED. ED. >> SO FAR, SO GOOD. >> SO FAR, SO GOOD.
Align:start >> SO FAR, SO GOOD. >> EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. >> EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. >> EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. NOW THE SECOND STAGE. NOW THE SECOND STAGE. NOW THE SECOND STAGE. >> THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO. >> THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO. >> THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO. >> IT DOES, AND WE WISH THEM >> IT DOES, AND WE WISH THEM >> IT DOES, AND WE WISH THEM BEST OF LUCK FOR THAT.
Align:start BEST OF LUCK FOR THAT. BEST OF LUCK FOR THAT. >> ALL RIGHT, THE DEPLOYMENT OF >> ALL RIGHT, THE DEPLOYMENT OF >> ALL RIGHT, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SATELLITE. THE SATELLITE. THE SATELLITE. >> SO NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR >> SO NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR >> SO NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SATELLITE, THE GRACE THE SATELLITE, THE GRACE THE SATELLITE, THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON SPACECRAFT TO FOLLOW-ON SPACECRAFT TO FOLLOW-ON SPACECRAFT TO STABILIZE.
Align:start STABILIZE. STABILIZE. MM-HMM. MM-HMM. MM-HMM. AND IS–I’M GETTING A MESSAGE. AND IS–I’M GETTING A MESSAGE. AND IS–I’M GETTING A MESSAGE. >> OKAY, YOU’RE GETTING SOME >> OKAY, YOU’RE GETTING SOME >> OKAY, YOU’RE GETTING SOME COMMUNICATION? COMMUNICATION? COMMUNICATION? >> IT WAS ANOTHER CONFIRMATION >> IT WAS ANOTHER CONFIRMATION TO DEPLOYMENT. TO DEPLOYMENT. TO DEPLOYMENT. >> SO WE CONFIRMATION THAT >> SO WE CONFIRMATION THAT >> SO WE CONFIRMATION THAT BOTH GRACE SATELLITES HAVE, BOTH GRACE SATELLITES HAVE, BOTH GRACE SATELLITES HAVE, INDEED, BEEN– INDEED, BEEN– INDEED, BEEN– >> YES, GOT GRACE FOLLOW-ON >> YES, GOT GRACE FOLLOW-ON >> YES, GOT GRACE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITE SPACECRAFTS WERE SATELLITE SPACECRAFTS WERE SATELLITE SPACECRAFTS WERE DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY.
Align:start DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY. NOW IT WILL BE STABILIZING IN NOW IT WILL BE STABILIZING IN NOW IT WILL BE STABILIZING IN THEIR ORBIT, THEY’LL BE GETTING THEIR ORBIT, THEY’LL BE GETTING THEIR ORBIT, THEY’LL BE GETTING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER THAT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER THAT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER THAT NATURAL MOVEMENT THAT WE NATURAL MOVEMENT THAT WE INTENDED THE SPACECRAFT TO DO. INTENDED THE SPACECRAFT TO DO. INTENDED THE SPACECRAFT TO DO.
ONCE THE COMMUNICATION IS ONCE THE COMMUNICATION IS ONCE THE COMMUNICATION IS ESTABLISHED WE WILL KNOW EXACT ESTABLISHED WE WILL KNOW EXACT WHAT ALTE THEY’RE IN AND WHAT ALTE THEY’RE IN AND WHAT ALTE THEY’RE IN AND WHAT ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS NEED WHAT ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS NEED WHAT ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO TAKE PLACE.
Align:start TO TAKE PLACE. TO TAKE PLACE. OFFER, THE SPACECRAFT IN THE OFFER, THE SPACECRAFT IN THE OFFER, THE SPACECRAFT IN THE MODE THAT THEY COME ON ONCE MODE THAT THEY COME ON ONCE MODE THAT THEY COME ON ONCE THEY’RE RELEASED THEY’RE IN THE THEY’RE RELEASED THEY’RE IN THE THEY’RE RELEASED THEY’RE IN THE SAFE MODE, SO THE SOLAR ARRAY SAFE MODE, SO THE SOLAR ARRAY SAFE MODE, SO THE SOLAR ARRAY SPACE FACE THE SUN, AND THE SPACE FACE THE SUN, AND THE SPACE FACE THE SUN, AND THE ANTENNA FACES EARTH. ANTENNA FACES EARTH. >> WE’LL GO THROUGH THE >> WE’LL GO THROUGH THE >> WE’LL GO THROUGH THE SPACECRAFT. SPACECRAFT. SPACECRAFT. >> SO, ETC. GOING TO BE ANOTHER >> SO, ETC.
GOING TO BE ANOTHER >> SO, ETC. GOING TO BE ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE WE 20 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE WE 20 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT ACQUISITION EXPECT TO HAVE THAT ACQUISITION EXPECT TO HAVE THAT ACQUISITION OF A SIGNAL WHEN THE SPACECRAFT OF A SIGNAL WHEN THE SPACECRAFT OF A SIGNAL WHEN THE SPACECRAFT GOES OVER. GOES OVER. >> AFTER SEPARATION WE HAVE >> AFTER SEPARATION WE HAVE >> AFTER SEPARATION WE HAVE ABOUT 22 MINUTES ACTUALLY TO GET ABOUT 22 MINUTES ACTUALLY TO GET SIGNAL, AND THAT PERIOD LASTS SIGNAL, AND THAT PERIOD LASTS SIGNAL, AND THAT PERIOD LASTS ABOUT SIX MINUTES. ABOUT SIX MINUTES. ABOUT SIX MINUTES. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AND WE HAVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AND WE HAVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH BOTH SPACECRAFT.
Align:start BOTH SPACECRAFT. BOTH SPACECRAFT. AND THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME AND THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME AND THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE HAVE TO ADJUST THE WHERE WE HAVE TO ADJUST THE WHERE WE HAVE TO ADJUST THE ANTENNA, THE GROUND ANTENNA TO ANTENNA, THE GROUND ANTENNA TO ANTENNA, THE GROUND ANTENNA TO ATTRACT THE SECOND SPACECRAFT, ATTRACT THE SECOND SPACECRAFT, ATTRACT THE SECOND SPACECRAFT, ALSO. ALSO. ALSO. >> ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT KEY >> ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT KEY >> ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT KEY MOMENT.
Align:start MOMENT. MOMENT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANKS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANKS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANKS. >> SURE. >> SURE. >> SURE. >> WE’VE BEEN INTRODUCING YOU TO >> WE’VE BEEN INTRODUCING YOU TO >> WE’VE BEEN INTRODUCING YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, AND HERE IS MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, AND HERE IS MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, AND HERE IS ANOTHER ONE. ANOTHER ONE. ANOTHER ONE. AN M.I.T. GRAD, IT’S A ART AN M.I.T. GRAD, IT’S A ART AN M.I.T.
GRAD, IT’S A ART LOVER, AND A JPL SCIENCE LOVER, AND A JPL SCIENCE LOVER, AND A JPL SCIENCE APPLICATION ENGINEER. APPLICATION ENGINEER. APPLICATION ENGINEER. WE SPOKE TO HER IN MARCH ABOUT WE SPOKE TO HER IN MARCH ABOUT WE SPOKE TO HER IN MARCH ABOUT THE WORK SHE’S CURRENTLY DOING. THE WORK SHE’S CURRENTLY DOING. THE WORK SHE’S CURRENTLY DOING.
>> THE EARTH WILL DISAPPEAR. >> THE EARTH WILL DISAPPEAR. >> THE EARTH WILL DISAPPEAR. ‘RE TRACKING TOEE WHERE ALL ‘RE TRACKING TOEE WHERE ALL ‘RE TRACKING TOEE WHERE ALL THE WATER IS ON THE PLANET. THE WATER IS ON THE PLANET. THE WATER IS ON THE PLANET. THIS MISSION IS SO SIMPLE. THIS MISSION IS SO SIMPLE. THIS MISSION IS SO SIMPLE. ALL YOU DO IS TOSS THEM SO ALL YOU DO IS TOSS THEM SO ALL YOU DO IS TOSS THEM SO THEY’RE IN ORBIT AROUND THE THEY’RE IN ORBIT AROUND THE THEY’RE IN ORBIT AROUND THE PLANET.
Align:start PLANET. PLANET. IF YOU CAN MEASURE ACCURATELY IF YOU CAN MEASURE ACCURATELY IF YOU CAN MEASURE ACCURATELY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM YOU’RE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM YOU’RE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM YOU’RE STILL AMAZEDHAT YOU C DO AN STILL AMAZEDHAT YOU C DO AN STILL AMAZEDHAT YOU C DO AN EXTREMELY SIMPLE MEASUREMENT EXTREMELY SIMPLE MEASUREMENT EXTREMELY SIMPLE MEASUREMENT LIKE THAT. LIKE THAT. LIKE THAT.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO SORT OF HAVE YOU REALLY HAVE TO SORT OF HAVE YOU REALLY HAVE TO SORT OF HAVE TO TARGET YOUR OWN WORLD AND TO TARGET YOUR OWN WORLD AND TO TARGET YOUR OWN WORLD AND YOUR OWN REASONS FOR WHAT YOU DO YOUR OWN REASONS FOR WHAT YOU DO YOUR OWN REASONS FOR WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE IT IS INTENSIVELY BECAUSE IT IS INTENSIVELY BECAUSE IT IS INTENSIVELY IMPACTFUL WORK IN EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL WORK IN EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL WORK IN EXTREMELY DIFFERENT WAYS. DIFFERENT WAYS. DIFFERENT WAYS. IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT DOING THE IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT DOING THE IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT DOING THE MATH AND DOING THE PROGRAMMING. MATH AND DOING THE PROGRAMMING. LOOK AT THE DATA. LOOK AT THE DATA. LOOK AT THE DATA.
WE’RE ASSESSING WATER LEVELS. WE’RE ASSESSING WATER LEVELS. WE’RE ASSESSING WATER LEVELS. YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THERE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THERE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THERE ARE SEVERE DROUGHTS. ARE SEVERE DROUGHTS. ARE SEVERE DROUGHTS. AND THERE IS A BLIP ON THE MATT AND THERE IS A BLIP ON THE MATT AND THERE IS A BLIP ON THE MATT OF THE EARTH.
Align:start OF THE EARTH. OF THE EARTH. IT’S A BLIP THAT AFFECTS THEIR IT’S A BLIP THAT AFFECTS THEIR IT’S A BLIP THAT AFFECTS THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. ENTIRE LIFE. ENTIRE LIFE. >> JOINING US NOW IS DEPUTY >> JOINING US NOW IS DEPUTY >> JOINING US NOW IS DEPUTY PROJECT SCIENTIST FELIX. PROJECT SCIENTIST FELIX. PROJECT SCIENTIST FELIX.
YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO WHO YOU YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO WHO YOU YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO WHO YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES, AND SHE EXPRESSES HERSELF WHAT SHE SHE EXPRESSES HERSELF WHAT SHE SHE EXPRESSES HERSELF WHAT SHE DOES IS NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONES DOES IS NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONES DOES IS NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONES AN ZEROS. AN ZEROS. AN ZEROS. A PERSON WHO IS AN ENGINEER ON A PERSON WHO IS AN ENGINEER ON A PERSON WHO IS AN ENGINEER ON THE S THE S THE S SHEPS US TO UNDERSTAND OUR SHEPS US TO UNDERSTAND OUR WORLD. WORLD. WORLD. DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY, TOO? DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY, TOO? DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY, TOO? >> ABSOLUTELY.
Align:start >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. JUST LIKE THE GRACE MISSION IS. JUST LIKE THE GRACE MISSION IS. JUST LIKE THE GRACE MISSION IS. THEY’LL CONTINUE TO PROBE THE THEY’LL CONTINUE TO PROBE THE THEY’LL CONTINUE TO PROBE THE EARTH IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY. EARTH IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY. EARTH IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY. WE’RE TRACKING VERY SMALL WE’RE TRACKING VERY SMALL WE’RE TRACKING VERY SMALL DISTANCE CHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO DISTANCE CHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO DISTANCE CHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO SATELLITES, AND THAT ALLOWS US SATELLITES, AND THAT ALLOWS US SATELLITES, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO MEASURE THE WATER, A VITAL TO MEASURE THE WATER, A VITAL TO MEASURE THE WATER, A VITAL RESOURCE, ON THE GROUND.
Align:start RESOURCE, ON THE GROUND. RESOURCE, ON THE GROUND. >> GIVE ME AN IDEA OF SOME OF >> GIVE ME AN IDEA OF SOME OF >> GIVE ME AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED, THE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED, THE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED, AND REALIZED BEFORE WE DIDN’T AND REALIZED BEFORE WE DIDN’T AND REALIZED BEFORE WE DIDN’T HAVE GRACE, AND NOW THAT WE DO HAVE GRACE, AND NOW THAT WE DO HAVE GRACE, AND NOW THAT WE DO HAVE GRACE, WHATO WE KNOW HAVE GRACE, WHATO WE KNOW HAVE GRACE, WHATO WE KNOW THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW THEN? THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW THEN? THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW THEN? >> OVER THE 15 YEARS WE HAD >> OVER THE 15 YEARS WE HAD >> OVER THE 15 YEARS WE HAD GRACE.
Align:start GRACE. GRACE. WE MADE A LOT OF UNIQUE NEW WE MADE A LOT OF UNIQUE NEW WE MADE A LOT OF UNIQUE NEW MEASUREMENTS, AND WE GOT TO MEASUREMENTS, AND WE GOT TO MEASUREMENTS, AND WE GOT TO REVEAL SOME OF THE LARGEST MASS REVEAL SOME OF THE LARGEST MASS REVEAL SOME OF THE LARGEST MASS CHANGES. CHANGES. CHANGES. WE SAW A FEW EARLIER. WE SAW A FEW EARLIER. WE SAW A FEW EARLIER. SOME OF THE BIGGEST MASS CHANGES SOME OF THE BIGGEST MASS CHANGES SOME OF THE BIGGEST MASS CHANGES MEASURED ARE RELATED TO WATER MEASURED ARE RELATED TO WATER MEASURED ARE RELATED TO WATER OVER LAND OVER BIG AQUIFER OVER LAND OVER BIG AQUIFER SYSTEMS.
Align:start SYSTEMS. SYSTEMS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN CALIFORNIA, AND FOR EXAMPLE, IN CALIFORNIA, AND I THINK WE HAVE A SMALL I THINK WE HAVE A SMALL I THINK WE HAVE A SMALL ANIMATION THAT WE CAN ROLL RIGHT ANIMATION THAT WE CAN ROLL RIGHT ANIMATION THAT WE CAN ROLL RIGHT NOW. NOW. NOW. WE MEASURED HOW THE CHANGE IN WE MEASURED HOW THE CHANGE IN WE MEASURED HOW THE CHANGE IN WATER EVOLVED OVER TIME, AND WE WATER EVOLVED OVER TIME, AND WE WATER EVOLVED OVER TIME, AND WE CAN SEE THE INCREASED WATER CAN SEE THE INCREASED WATER CAN SEE THE INCREASED WATER CHANGES THOSE ARE RELATIVELY WET CHANGES THOSE ARE RELATIVELY WET CHANGES THOSE ARE RELATIVELY WET YEARS AND THEN WE SLIDE INTO YEARS AND THEN WE SLIDE INTO MULTIPLE YEARS OF DRY CLIMATE MULTIPLE YEARS OF DRY CLIMATE MULTIPLE YEARS OF DRY CLIMATE INTERRUPTED BY A WET YEAR WHERE INTERRUPTED BY A WET YEAR WHERE INTERRUPTED BY A WET YEAR WHERE WE SEE AN INCREASE.
Align:start WE SEE AN INCREASE. WE SEE AN INCREASE. BUT THEN WE HAVE THIS PROLONGED BUT THEN WE HAVE THIS PROLONGED BUT THEN WE HAVE THIS PROLONGED DROUGHT OVER A FEW YEARS WHERE DROUGHT OVER A FEW YEARS WHERE WE SLID INTO THIS STEEP NETIVE WE SLID INTO THIS STEEP NETIVE WE SLID INTO THIS STEEP NETIVE WATER SOURCE ANOMALY. WATER SOURCE ANOMALY. WATER SOURCE ANOMALY. AND WE CAN ACCURATELY TRACK THAT AND WE CAN ACCURATELY TRACK THAT AND WE CAN ACCURATELY TRACK THAT WATER AND INFORM DECISION MAKERS WATER AND INFORM DECISION MAKERS WATER AND INFORM DECISION MAKERS HOW MUCH GROUND WATER IS BEING HOW MUCH GROUND WATER IS BEING HOW MUCH GROUND WATER IS BEING PUMPED FOR AGRICULTURE.
Align:start PUMPED FOR AGRICULTURE. PUMPED FOR AGRICULTURE. >> THE WHOLE POINT OF HAVING >> THE WHOLE POINT OF HAVING >> THE WHOLE POINT OF HAVING GRACE FOLLOW ON ON THE FIELDS IS GRACE FOLLOW ON ON THE FIELDS IS GRACE FOLLOW ON ON THE FIELDS IS TOEEP THAT INFORMATION FLOW TOEEP THAT INFORMATION FLOW TOEEP THAT INFORMATION FLOW COMING. COMING. COMING. WHAT IS NEXT? WHAT IS NEXT? WHAT IS NEXT? WHERE TO FROM NOW? WHERE TO FROM NOW? WHERE TO FROM NOW? WE JUST LAUNCHED. WE JUST LAUNCHED. WE JUST LAUNCHED. WHERE DO WE GET THAT SCIENCE? WHERE DO WE GET THAT SCIENCE? WHERE DO WE GET THAT SCIENCE? >> WE’RE TRYING TO SPIN OFF OUR >> WE’RE TRYING TO SPIN OFF OUR >> WE’RE TRYING TO SPIN OFF OUR SATELLITE TO CHECK OUT OUR SATELLITE TO CHECK OUT OUR SATELLITE TO CHECK OUT OUR INSTRUMENTS.
Align:start INSTRUMENTS. INSTRUMENTS. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SATELLIT WILL DRIFT INTO THEIR SATELLIT WILL DRIFT INTO THEIR SATELLIT WILL DRIFT INTO THEIR FINAL CONFIGURATION. FINAL CONFIGURATION. FINAL CONFIGURATION. THEY NEED TO BE 220 KILOMETERS THEY NEED TO BE 220 KILOMETERS THEY NEED TO BE 220 KILOMETERS APART. APART. APART. THIS WILL HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT THIS WILL HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT THIS WILL HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FEW DAYS. FEW DAYS. THEN OUR ENGINEERS, ONE BY ONE, THEN OUR ENGINEERS, ONE BY ONE, THEN OUR ENGINEERS, ONE BY ONE, WILLPOWER UP OUR INSTRUMENTS AND WILLPOWER UP OUR INSTRUMENTS AND WILLPOWER UP OUR INSTRUMENTS AND CHECK THEM OUT ME SURE CHECK THEM OUT ME SURE CHECK THEM OUT ME SURE THAT EVERYTHING PERFORMS AS THAT EVERYTHING PERFORMS AS THAT EVERYTHING PERFORMS AS INTENDED.
Align:start INTENDED. INTENDED. WE’LL DO SOME CALIBRATIONS. WE’LL DO SOME CALIBRATIONS. WE’LL DO SOME CALIBRATIONS. IN SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS FROM NOW IN SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS FROM NOW IN SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS FROM NOW WE’RE READY TO RELEASE OUR FULL WE’RE READY TO RELEASE OUR FULL WE’RE READY TO RELEASE OUR FULL DATA SET. DATA SET. DATA SET. >> SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS. >> SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS. >> SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> THAT’S FANTASTIC. >> THAT’S FANTASTIC. >> THAT’S FANTASTIC. THANKS, FELIX. THANKS, FELIX. THANKS, FELIX. >> MY PLEASUR >> MY PLEASUR >> MY PLEASUR >> YOU MAY N REALIZE THIS, BUT >> YOU MAY N REALIZE THIS, BUT >> YOU MAY N REALIZE THIS, BUT YOU CAN SEE GRACE AND GRACE YOU CAN SEE GRACE AND GRACE YOU CAN SEE GRACE AND GRACE FOLLOW-ON INFORMATION ON YOUR FOLLOW-ON INFORMATION ON YOUR FOLLOW-ON INFORMATION ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER OR MOBILE PHONE OWN COMPUTER OR MOBILE PHONE OWN COMPUTER OR MOBILE PHONE USING A PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY USING A PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY USING A PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY NASA’S JET PROPULSION NASA’S JET PROPULSION NASA’S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY.
Align:start LABORATORY. LABORATORY. IT’S CALLED EYES ON EARTH. IT’S CALLED EYES ON EARTH. IT’S CALLED EYES ON EARTH. WITH IT YOU CRACE WATER WITH IT YOU CRACE WATER AROUND THE GLOBE USING GRAVITY AROUND THE GLOBE USING GRAVITY AROUND THE GLOBE USING GRAVITY MAPS FROM THE GRACE SATELLITE. MAPS FROM THE GRACE SATELLITE.
Align:start MAPS FROM THE GRACE SATELLITE. ALL YOU NEED IS THE NASA ICE ALL YOU NEED IS THE NASA ICE ALL YOU NEED IS THE NASA ICE PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES JUST THE PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES JUST THE PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES JUST THE ONE-TIME DOWNLOAD. ONE-TIME DOWNLOAD. ONE-TIME DOWNLOAD. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH, AND A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH, AND A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH, AND A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF OUR SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF OUR SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF OUR SATELLITE.
Align:start SATELLITE. SATELLITE. WE’RE STANDING BY NOW FOR THE WE’RE STANDING BY NOW FOR THE WE’RE STANDING BY NOW FOR THE FIRST COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIRST COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIRST COMMUNICATION WITH THE GRACE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITE. GRACE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITE. GRACE FOLLOW-ON SATELLITE. HOPEFUY ABOUT 10 MINUTROM HOPEFUY ABOUT 10 MINUTROM HOPEFUY ABOUT 10 MINUTROM NOW. NOW.
Align:start NOW. AND THAT’S WHEN THE SATELLITES AND THAT’S WHEN THE SATELLITES AND THAT’S WHEN THE SATELLITES FLY OVER THE FIRST GROUND FLY OVER THE FIRST GROUND FLY OVER THE FIRST GROUND STATION AT McMYRTLE. STATION AT McMYRTLE. STATION AT McMYRTLE. THE STATION IS PART OF THE THE STATION IS PART OF THE THE STATION IS PART OF THE NEAR-EARTH SATELLITE TRACKING NEAR-EARTH SATELLITE TRACKING NEAR-EARTH SATELLITE TRACKING EARTHS OBSERVING SATELLITE, THE EARTHS OBSERVING SATELLITE, THE EQUIVALEF NASA’S DEEP SPACE EQUIVALEF NASA’S DEEP SPACE EQUIVALEF NASA’S DEEP SPACE NETWORK. NETWORK. NETWORK. WHEN THAT SIGNAL COMES DOWN IT WHEN THAT SIGNAL COMES DOWN IT WHEN THAT SIGNAL COMES DOWN IT WILL GO TO MISSIO OPERATIONS. WILL GO TO MISSIO OPERATIONS. WILL GO TO MISSIO OPERATIONS. JUST OUTSIDE OF MUNICH, THAT’S JUST OUTSIDE OF MUNICH, THAT’S JUST OUTSIDE OF MUNICH, THAT’S ERE SEBASTIAN IS STANDING BY.
Align:start ERE SEBASTIAN IS STANDING BY. ERE SEBASTIAN IS STANDING BY. >> HELLO TO CALIFORNIA. >> HELLO TO CALIFORNIA. >> HELLO TO CALIFORNIA. >> SO WE’RE STANDING BY FOR THIS >> SO WE’RE STANDING BY FOR THIS >> SO WE’RE STANDING BY FOR THIS MUCH, VERY IMPORTANT ACQUISITION MUCH, VERY IMPORTANT ACQUISITION MUCH, VERY IMPORTANT ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL, THAT’S GOING TO COME OF SIGNAL, THAT’S GOING TO COME OF SIGNAL, THAT’S GOING TO COME INTO WHERE YOU ARE, CORRECT? INTO WHERE YOU ARE, CORRECT? INTO WHERE YOU ARE, CORRECT? >> THAT’S CORRECT.
Align:start >> THAT’S CORRECT. >> THAT’S CORRECT. >> HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? >> HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? >> HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? HOW WILL YOU BE LISTENING FOR HOW WILL YOU BE LISTENING FOR HOW WILL YOU BE LISTENING FOR THE SIGNAL. THE SIGNAL. THE SIGNAL. >> WE’LL HAVE OUR FIRST LAUNCH >> WE’LL HAVE OUR FIRST LAUNCH >> WE’LL HAVE OUR FIRST LAUNCH IN ROUGHLY TEN MINUTES. IN ROUGHLY TEN MINUTES. IN ROUGHLY TEN MINUTES. THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST ACQUISITION STATION. ACQUISITION STATION. ACQUISITION STATION. AND AS SOON AS THEY’RE THERE, AND AS SOON AS THEY’RE THERE, AND AS SOON AS THEY’RE THERE, THEY’RE HOPEFULLY TRANSMITTING A THEY’RE HOPEFULLY TRANSMITTING A THEY’RE HOPEFULLY TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL.
Align:start SIGNAL. SIGNAL. WE’LL RECORD THE SIGNAL, THEN WE’LL RECORD THE SIGNAL, THEN WE’LL RECORD THE SIGNAL, THEN WE’LL SEE IT ON OUR SCREEN. WE’LL SEE IT ON OUR SCREEN. WE’LL SEE IT ON OUR SCREEN. >> THERE ARE TWO SATELLITES. >> THERE ARE TWO SATELLITES. >> THERE ARE TWO SATELLITES. DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOU’LL BE ABLE DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOU’LL BE ABLE DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET BOTH SATELLITES? TO GET BOTH SATELLITES? TO GET BOTH SATELLITES? >> THAT’S THE PLAN.
Align:start >> THAT’S THE PLAN. >> THAT’S THE PLAN. THE FIRST ONE, WE’LL USE THE THE FIRST ONE, WE’LL USE THE THE FIRST ONE, WE’LL USE THE FIRST TWO MINUTES TO GET THE FIRST TWO MINUTES TO GET THE FIRST TWO MINUTES TO GET THE TELL METRY FROM THE FIRST ONE. TELL METRY FROM THE FIRST ONE. THEN WE’LL SWITCH OVER TO THE THEN WE’LL SWITCH OVER TO THE THEN WE’LL SWITCH OVER TO THE SECOND ONE. SECOND ONE. SECOND ONE. >> ALL RIGHT, IF WE DON’T HEAR >> ALL RIGHT, IF WE DON’T HEAR >> ALL RIGHT, IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM BOTH OF THEM, IS THAT GOING FROM BOTH OF THEM, IS THAT GOING FROM BOTH OF THEM, IS THAT GOING TO BE ANY SOURCE OF CONCERN? TO BE ANY SOURCE OF CONCERN? TO BE ANY SOURCE OF CONCERN? >> NO, USUALLY NOT BECAUSE AT >> NO, USUALLY NOT BECAUSE AT >> NO, USUALLY NOT BECAUSE AT THE MOMENT WE DO NOT HAVE REALLY THE MOMENT WE DO NOT HAVE REALLY THE MOMENT WE DO NOT HAVE REALLY GOOD INFORMATION FROM SPACEX.
Align:start GOOD INFORMATION FROM SPACEX. GOOD INFORMATION FROM SPACEX. WE’LL ONLY RECEIVE THE FIRST 60 WE’LL ONLY RECEIVE THE FIRST 60 WE’LL ONLY RECEIVE THE FIRST 60 MINUTES OF THE OPERATION, AND IT MINUTES OF THE OPERATION, AND IT MINUTES OF THE OPERATION, AND IT MAY BE TOO MUCH FOR THE ANTENNA MAY BE TOO MUCH FOR THE ANTENNA MAY BE TOO MUCH FOR THE ANTENNA AT THE MOMENT.
Align:start AT THE MOMENT. AT THE MOMENT. THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MISSION THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MISSION THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MISSION OVER THE NORTH POLL, AND THEN OVER THE NORTH POLL, AND THEN OVER THE NORTH POLL, AND THEN ANR ONE OVER ALASKA, AND ANR ONE OVER ALASKA, AND ANR ONE OVER ALASKA, AND THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND MORE.
Align:start MORE. MORE. >> WELL, WE’RE EXCITED, AND I’M >> WELL, WE’RE EXCITED, AND I’M >> WELL, WE’RE EXCITED, AND I’M SURE YOU ARE, TOO. SURE YOU ARE, TOO. SURE YOU ARE, TOO. ALL EYES ARE ON YOU RIGHT NOW. ALL EYES ARE ON YOU RIGHT NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US, THANKS FOR JOINING US, THANKS FOR JOINING US, SEBASTIAN.
Align:start SEBASTIAN. SEBASTIAN. WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER DIRECTOR A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE DIRECTOR A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE DIRECTOR A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE THE TEAM WAS UNDERGOING ONE OF THE TEAM WAS UNDERGOING ONE OF THE TEAM WAS UNDERGOING ONE OF THEIR MANY OPERATION READINESS THEIR MANY OPERATION READINESS THEIR MANY OPERATION READINESS TESTS.
Align:start TESTS. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT THEY DO THAT’S SOMETHING THAT THEY DO THAT’S SOMETHING THAT THEY DO QUITE A BIT TO PREPARE FOR A DAY QUITE A BIT TO PREPARE FOR A DAY QUITE A BIT TO PREPARE FOR A DAY LIKE TODAY. LIKE TODAY. LIKE TODAY. >> THEY’RE WORKING FOR THE >> THEY’RE WORKING FOR THE >> THEY’RE WORKING FOR THE FOLLOW ON. FOLLOW ON. FOLLOW ON. WE’RE READY TO GO. WE’RE READY TO GO. WE’RE READY TO GO. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE QUITE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE QUITE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. INVOLVED. INVOLVED.
PERFORMING OPERATIONS, THE PERFORMING OPERATIONS, THE PERFORMING OPERATIONS, THE GERMAN ENFORCEMENT, AND GERMAN ENFORCEMENT, AND GERMAN ENFORCEMENT, AND COMMUNICATION FROM THOSE WHO COMMUNICATION FROM THOSE WHO ACTUALLY BUILT THE SPACECRAFT. ACTUALLY BUILT THE SPACECRAFT. ACTUALLY BUILT THE SPACECRAFT. WE PERFORM THE TASK EXACTLY THE WE PERFORM THE TASK EXACTLY THE WE PERFORM THE TASK EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS WE WOULD DO FOR THE SAME WAY AS WE WOULD DO FOR THE SAME WAY AS WE WOULD DO FOR THE RELAUNCH.
Align:start RELAUNCH. RELAUNCH. WE DISCUSS WHAT WAS DONE. WE DISCUSS WHAT WAS DONE. WE DISCUSS WHAT WAS DONE. WHAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE HAPPEN, WHAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE HAPPEN, WHAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE HAPPEN, WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN AND DID WE WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN AND DID WE WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN AND DID WE SEE ANY ANOMALIES, THEN WE SEE ANY ANOMALIES, THEN WE REPEAT OVER ANDVER AGAIN UNTIL REPEAT OVER ANDVER AGAIN UNTIL REPEAT OVER ANDVER AGAIN UNTIL WE HAVE OUR PLAN OF ACTIVITY. WE HAVE OUR PLAN OF ACTIVITY. WE HAVE OUR PLAN OF ACTIVITY. I THINK ONCE WE ARE IN ORBIT, I THINK ONCE WE ARE IN ORBIT, I THINK ONCE WE ARE IN ORBIT, WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE SEPARATION OCCUR, AND THEN SEPARATION OCCUR, AND THEN THINGS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN, THINGS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN, THINGS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN, SPECIFICALLY WHEN T TELEMETRY SPECIFICALLY WHEN T TELEMETRY SPECIFICALLY WHEN T TELEMETRY COMES DOWN.
Align:start COMES DOWN. COMES DOWN. >> ALL RIGHT, THE FIRST >> ALL RIGHT, THE FIRST >> ALL RIGHT, THE FIRST ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL IS ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL IS ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL IS EXPECTED AT PACIFIC TIME, EXPECTED AT PACIFIC TIME, EXPECTED AT PACIFIC TIME, 20 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR. 20 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR. 20 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR. WE EXPECT MISSION OPERATIONS WE EXPECT MISSION OPERATIONS WE EXPECT MISSION OPERATIONS ACQUIRE THAT SIGNAL, AND ACQUIRE THAT SIGNAL, AND ACQUIRE THAT SIGNAL, AND NASA WILL ALSO BE LOOKING OUT NASA WILL ALSO BE LOOKING OUT NASA WILL ALSO BE LOOKING OUT FOR THE SIGNAL, HERE AT THE FOR THE SIGNAL, HERE AT THE CENTER IN VAN DENBURG THEY’RE CENTER IN VAN DENBURG THEY’RE CENTER IN VAN DENBURG THEY’RE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE OUT, AND ALSO KEEPING AN EYE OUT, AND ALSO KEEPING AN EYE OUT, AND THEY’RE ALL LISTENING.
Align:start THEY’RE ALL LISTENING. THEY’RE ALL LISTENING. TELL ME, EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT TELL ME, EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT TELL ME, EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT FOLKS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW? FOLKS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW? FOLKS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW? THIS ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL, HOW THIS ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL, HOW THIS ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL, HOW WILL FOLKS HERE KNOW? WILL FOLKS HERE KNOW? WILL FOLKS HERE KNOW? >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SIMULATION, SO WHEN WE GET THE SIMULATION, SO WHEN WE GET THE SIMULATION, SO WHEN WE GET THE SIGNAL, WE’LL GET NOTIFICATION SIGNAL, WE’LL GET NOTIFICATION SIGNAL, WE’LL GET NOTIFICATION HERE THAT THE HEALTH OF THE HERE THAT THE HEALTH OF THE HERE THAT THE HEALTH OF THE SPACECRAFT.
Align:start SPACECRAFT. SPACECRAFT. AND SO THE–AS SOON AS THE AND SO THE–AS SOON AS THE AND SO THE–AS SOON AS THE SEPARATION OCCURS WE’LL GET THAT SEPARATION OCCURS WE’LL GET THAT SEPARATION OCCURS WE’LL GET THAT SIGNAL, BUT WE–SHORTLY WE’LL BE SIGNAL, BUT WE–SHORTLY WE’LL BE SIGNAL, BUT WE–SHORTLY WE’LL BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SIMULATION HERE TO DESCRIBE HOW SIMULATION HERE TO DESCRIBE HOW SIMULATION HERE TO DESCRIBE HOW THAT OCCURS AND OVER WHAT THAT OCCURS AND OVER WHAT PERIOD.
Align:start PERIOD. PERIOD. BUT AT THIS POINT THE BUT AT THIS POINT THE BUT AT THIS POINT THE SPACECRAFT, AS I MENTIONED, IS SPACECRAFT, AS I MENTIONED, IS GOING THROUGH AN INTERNAL CHECKS GOING THROUGH AN INTERNAL CHECKS GOING THROUGH AN INTERNAL CHECKS AND STABILIZATION AFTER THE AND STABILIZATION AFTER THE AND STABILIZATION AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ANTENNA, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ANTENNA, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ANTENNA, THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS UP COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS UP COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS UP WITHIN FOUR MINUTES. WITHIN FOUR MINUTES. WITHIN FOUR MINUTES. OF COURSE, THE FIRST THING THAT OF COURSE, THE FIRST THING THAT OF COURSE, THE FIRST THING THAT COMES UP IS A COMPUTER SYSTEM ON COMES UP IS A COMPUTER SYSTEM ON COMES UP IS A COMPUTER SYSTEM ON BOARD, AND ALL OF THE SUB BOARD, AND ALL OF THE SUB BOARD, AND ALL OF THE SUB SYSTEMS START POWERING UP AS A SYSTEMS START POWERING UP AS A RESULT FROM THAT.
Align:start RESULT FROM THAT. RESULT FROM THAT. SO EVERYTHING SO FAR, AS FAR AS SO EVERYTHING SO FAR, AS FAR AS SO EVERYTHING SO FAR, AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IS NOMINAL. WE KNOW, IS NOMINAL. WE KNOW, IS NOMINAL. WE’LL GET THE FIRST SIGNAL OF WE’LL GET THE FIRST SIGNAL OF WE’LL GET THE FIRST SIGNAL OF THE SCECRAFT.
Align:start THE SCECRAFT. THE SCECRAFT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE’LL BE STANDING BY. WE’LL BE STANDING BY. WE’LL BE STANDING BY. >> WHILE WE’RE WAITING FOR THE >> WHILE WE’RE WAITING FOR THE >> WHILE WE’RE WAITING FOR THE ACQUISITION SIGNAL, I HAVE A ACQUISITION SIGNAL, I HAVE A ACQUISITION SIGNAL, I HAVE A COUPLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTIONS COUPLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTIONS COUPLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME IN THAT MAYBE YOU THAT HAVE COME IN THAT MAYBE YOU THAT HAVE COME IN THAT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US OUT WHILE WE HAVE CAN HELP US OUT WHILE WE HAVE TIME TO ANSWER SOME OF THEM.
Align:start TIME TO ANSWER SOME OF THEM. TIME TO ANSWER SOME OF THEM. SOME YouTube, A QUESTION COMES SOME YouTube, A QUESTION COMES SOME YouTube, A QUESTION COMES IN HOW DOES THE SHAPE OF GRACE IN HOW DOES THE SHAPE OF GRACE IN HOW DOES THE SHAPE OF GRACE HELP IT DO ITS JOB. HELP IT DO ITS JOB. HELP IT DO ITS JOB. >> THE SHAPE OF THE SPACECRAFT >> THE SHAPE OF THE SPACECRAFT >> THE SHAPE OF THE SPACECRAFT IS MEANT TO BE THE SAME SHAPE OF IS MEANT TO BE THE SAME SHAPE OF IS MEANT TO BE THE SAME SHAPE OF THE ORIGINAL GRACE, AND IT WAS THE ORIGINAL GRACE, AND IT WAS THE ORIGINAL GRACE, AND IT WAS DESIGNED TO GO INTO ORBIT. DESIGNED TO GO INTO ORBIT.
Align:start DESIGNED TO GO INTO ORBIT. THAT WAS FOR EFFICIENCY OF FUEL THAT WAS FOR EFFICIENCY OF FUEL THAT WAS FOR EFFICIENCY OF FUEL CONSUMPTION, IT LASTED SEVERAL CONSUMPTION, IT LASTED SEVERAL CONSUMPTION, IT LASTED SEVERAL YEARS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY YEARS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY YEARS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST FOR THREE.
Align:start EXPECTED TO LAST FOR THREE. EXPECTED TO LAST FOR THREE. >> HERE IS A QUESTION FROM JIM >> HERE IS A QUESTION FROM JIM >> HERE IS A QUESTION FROM JIM ON TWITTER. ON TWITTER. ON TWITTER. WILL IT HAVE TO BE VISIBLE FROM WILL IT HAVE TO BE VISIBLE FROM WILL IT HAVE TO BE VISIBLE FROM EARTH WITH THE NAKED EYE? EARTH WITH THE NAKED EYE? EARTH WITH THE NAKED EYE? >> THE SPACECRAFT IN THAT ORBIT >> THE SPACECRAFT IN THAT ORBIT >> THE SPACECRAFT IN THAT ORBIT WILL BE 490 KILOMETERS. WILL BE 490 KILOMETERS. WILL BE 490 KILOMETERS. THAT’S FAIRLY HIGH UP FOR THE THAT’S FAIRLY HIGH UP FOR THE THAT’S FAIRLY HIGH UP FOR THE NAKED EYE.
Align:start NAKED EYE. NAKED EYE. IF ONE IS EXTREMELY LUCKY, AND IF ONE IS EXTREMELY LUCKY, AND IF ONE IS EXTREMELY LUCKY, AND THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH-POWERED THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH-POWERED THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH-POWERED BINOCULARS OR A GOOD TELESCOPE BINOCULARS OR A GOOD TELESCOPE BINOCULARS OR A GOOD TELESCOPE THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. BUT THEY’LL BE MOVING VERY FAST, BUT THEY’LL BE MOVING VERY FAST, BUT THEY’LL BE MOVING VERY FAST, AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRACK. TRACK. TRACK. >> HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FROM >> HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FROM >> HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FROM YouTube.
Align:start YouTube. YouTube. CAN IT MEASURE THE ABSOLUTE CAN IT MEASURE THE ABSOLUTE CAN IT MEASURE THE ABSOLUTE AMOUNT OF WATER AT THE SURFACE? AMOUNT OF WATER AT THE SURFACE? AMOUNT OF WATER AT THE SURFACE? OR IT CAN ONLY MEASURE THE OR IT CAN ONLY MEASURE THE OR IT CAN ONLY MEASURE THE CHANGE OF WATER DISTRIBUTION CHANGE OF WATER DISTRIBUTION CHANGE OF WATER DISTRIBUTION OVER TIME? OVER TIME? OVER TIME? >> THIS IS THE CHANGE OF WATER >> THIS IS THE CHANGE OF WATER >> THIS IS THE CHANGE OF WATER OVER TIME. OVER TIME. OVER TIME. IT’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE IT’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE IT’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENT, AND IT’S A RELATIVE MEASUREMENT, AND IT’S A RELATIVE MEASUREMENT, BUT WE DO THIS MEASUREMENT, BUT WE DO THIS MEASUREMENT, BUT WE DO THIS MEASUREMENT EVERY MONTH, AND WE MEASUREMENT EVERY MONTH, AND WE MEASUREMENT EVERY MONTH, AND WE COMPARE THE RESULTS.
Align:start COMPARE THE RESULTS. COMPARE THE RESULTS. THAT’S HOW WE GET AN ASSENT THAT’S HOW WE GET AN ASSENT THAT’S HOW WE GET AN ASSENT OR SOME KNOWLEDGE OF MOVEMENT OF OR SOME KNOWLEDGE OF MOVEMENT OF OR SOME KNOWLEDGE OF MOVEMENT OF MASS WHETHER IT’S WATER OR LAND MASS WHETHER IT’S WATER OR LAND MASS WHETHER IT’S WATER OR LAND MASS FOR EXAMPLE. MASS FOR EXAMPLE. MASS FOR EXAMPLE. BUT IT’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE BUT IT’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE BUT IT’S NOT AN ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENT FOR THIS METHOD.
Align:start MEASUREMENT FOR THIS METHOD. MEASUREMENT FOR THIS METHOD. >> WE HAVE THE DISPLAY THAT THE >> WE HAVE THE DISPLAY THAT THE >> WE HAVE THE DISPLAY THAT THE TEAM IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW. TEAM IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW. TEAM IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO THE CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO THE CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO THE VIEWERS? VIEWERS? VIEWERS? >> THIS IS AN ANIMATION, OF >> THIS IS AN ANIMATION, OF >> THIS IS AN ANIMATION, OF COURSE.
Align:start COURSE. COURSE. THE DATA IS PLUGGED IN, AS SOON THE DATA IS PLUGGED IN, AS SOON THE DATA IS PLUGGED IN, AS SOON AS WE GET CONFIRMATION OF THE AS WE GET CONFIRMATION OF THE AS WE GET CONFIRMATION OF THE SPACECRAFT, WE’LL HAVE SPACECRAFT, WE’LL HAVE SPACECRAFT, WE’LL HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT WE HAVE CONTACT. CONTACT. CONTACT. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE SPACECRAFT, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE SPACECRAFT, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE SPACECRAFT, BOTH S ARE IN THE BOTH S ARE IN THE BOTH S ARE IN THE SOUTHERLY TRAIO GOING SOUTHERLY TRAIO GOING SOUTHERLY TRAIO GOING TOWARDS ANTARCTICA.
Align:start TOWARDS ANTARCTICA. TOWARDS ANTARCTICA. >> WE’RE LESS THAN A MINUTE >> WE’RE LESS THAN A MINUTE >> WE’RE LESS THAN A MINUTE AWAY. AWAY. AWAY. >> WE SHOULD BE SEEING >> WE SHOULD BE SEEING >> WE SHOULD BE SEEING CONFIRMATION VERY QUICKLY. CONFIRMATION VERY QUICKLY. CONFIRMATION VERY QUICKLY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> THE HERE APPLAUSE IN THE ROOM >> THE HERE APPLAUSE IN THE ROOM >> THE HERE APPLAUSE IN THE ROOM NEXT TO US, AND THE SKY SIGNAL NEXT TO US, AND THE SKY SIGNAL NEXT TO US, AND THE SKY SIGNAL THAT I SEE, APPLAUSE THERE.
Align:start THAT I SEE, APPLAUSE THERE. SO I UNDERSTAND WE MUST HAVE AN SO I UNDERSTAND WE MUST HAVE AN SO I UNDERSTAND WE MUST HAVE AN ACQUISITION. ACQUISITION. ACQUISITION. >> WE JUST GOT CONFIRMATION THAT >> WE JUST GOT CONFIRMATION THAT >> WE JUST GOT CONFIRMATION THAT I’M RECEIVING IT RIGHT NOW THAT I’M RECEIVING IT RIGHT NOW THAT I’M RECEIVING IT RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE SIGNAL.
Align:start WE HAVE SIGNAL. WE HAVE SIGNAL. FROM SPACECRAFT TWO. FROM SPACECRAFT TWO. FROM SPACECRAFT TWO. THEY’RE GOING THROUGH THE CYCLE THEY’RE GOING THROUGH THE CYCLE THEY’RE GOING THROUGH THE CYCLE OF CONFIRMATION. OF CONFIRMATION. OF CONFIRMATION. THE DATA JUST CAME THROUGH FROM THE DATA JUST CAME THROUGH FROM THE DATA JUST CAME THROUGH FROM YOU THE SIMULATION THAT I WAS YOU THE SIMULATION THAT I WAS YOU THE SIMULATION THAT I WAS JUST TELLING YOU ABOUT. JUST TELLING YOU ABOUT. JUST TELLING YOU ABOUT. THEY’LLTHROUGH AND MAKE SURE THEY’LLTHROUGH AND MAKE SURE THEY’LLTHROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT CONFIRMATION.
Align:start CONFIRMATION. CONFIRMATION. THEY’RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THEY’RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THEY’RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT. THAT. THAT. >> ANY TIME THEY HAVE TO RECON >> ANY TIME THEY HAVE TO RECON >> ANY TIME THEY HAVE TO RECON FIRST HOPEFULLY TO GET THE FIRST HOPEFULLY TO GET THE FIRST HOPEFULLY TO GET THE SECOND SATELLITE AS WELL, RIGHT? SECOND SATELLITE AS WELL, RIGHT? SECOND SATELLITE AS WELL, RIGHT? >> CORRECT.
Align:start >> CORRECT. >> CORRECT. >> SO AS SOON AS THAT SIGNAL IS >> SO AS SOON AS THAT SIGNAL IS >> SO AS SOON AS THAT SIGNAL IS COMPLETED ON ONE SPACECRAFT, COMPLETED ON ONE SPACECRAFT, THEY TURN THE ANTENNA TO POINT THEY TURN THE ANTENNA TO POINT THEY TURN THE ANTENNA TO POINT TO THE OTHER SPACECRAFT AND GET TO THE OTHER SPACECRAFT AND GET TO THE OTHER SPACECRAFT AND GET CONFIRMATION OF THAT. CONFIRMATION OF THAT. CONFIRMATION OF THAT.
SO THEY RECEIVED THE TELEMETRY SO THEY RECEIVED THE TELEMETRY SO THEY RECEIVED THE TELEMETRY NOW. NOW. NOW. >> FANTASTIC. >> FANTASTIC. >> FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S GO OVER THERE, AND SO LET’S GO OVER THERE, AND SO LET’S GO OVER THERE, AND LET’S GET THE REAC RIGHT LET’S GET THE REAC RIGHT LET’S GET THE REAC RIGHT NOW. NOW. NOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT NEIL IS I UNDERSTAND THAT NEIL IS I UNDERSTAND THAT NEIL IS STANDING BY VIA SKYPE.
Align:start STANDING BY VIA SKYPE. STANDING BY VIA SKYPE. SO WE GOT A SIGNAL, EH? SO WE GOT A SIGNAL, EH? SO WE GOT A SIGNAL, EH? >> YES, WE DID. >> YES, WE DID. >> YES, WE DID. WE GOT SIGNALS FROM WHAT WE CALL WE GOT SIGNALS FROM WHAT WE CALL WE GOT SIGNALS FROM WHAT WE CALL GRACE SATELLITE ONE. GRACE SATELLITE ONE. GRACE SATELLITE ONE. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME O THE YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME O THE YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME O THE CENTER SCREEN ON YOUR LEFT-HAND CENTER SCREEN ON YOUR LEFT-HAND CENTER SCREEN ON YOUR LEFT-HAND SIDE IT’S GOT A GREEN TOP, AND SIDE IT’S GOT A GREEN TOP, AND SIDE IT’S GOT A GREEN TOP, AND IT HAS TELEMETRY INFORMATION IT HAS TELEMETRY INFORMATION TELLING US THE BATTERY’S STATE TELLING US THE BATTERY’S STATE TELLING US THE BATTERY’S STATE OF CHARGE AND WHAT IT IS OF CHARGE AND WHAT IT IS OF CHARGE AND WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY DOING.
Align:start CURRENTLY DOING. CURRENTLY DOING. AND IT’S IN REALTIME ONLY MODE AND IT’S IN REALTIME ONLY MODE AND IT’S IN REALTIME ONLY MODE WHERE IT IS SENDING ALL THE DATA WHERE IT IS SENDING ALL THE DATA WHERE IT IS SENDING ALL THE DATA ALL THE TIME WE’RE LISTENING ALL THE TIME WE’RE LISTENING ALL THE TIME WE’RE LISTENING TO IT, BUT WE TRY TO SEND TO IT, BUT WE TRY TO SEND TO IT, BUT WE TRY TO SEND COMMAND AS WE GO. COMMAND AS WE GO. COMMAND AS WE GO.
ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT YOU’LL SEE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT YOU’LL SEE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT YOU’LL SEE THE STACK THAT IS MOVING. THE STACK THAT IS MOVING. >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT SATELLITES AT THIS POINT OR JUST SATELLITES AT THIS POINT OR JUST SATELLITES AT THIS POINT OR JUST THE FIRST SATELLITE? THE FIRST SATELLITE? THE FIRST SATELLITE? >> YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT HEADER, >> YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT HEADER, >> YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT HEADER, AND THAT’S THE ONE THAT’S AND THAT’S THE ONE THAT’S AND THAT’S THE ONE THAT’S RUNNING, AND THE COMMAND FOR RUNNING, AND THE COMMAND FOR RUNNING, AND THE COMMAND FOR THOSE.
Align:start THOSE. THOSE. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN SATELLITE WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN SATELLITE WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN SATELLITE TWO, BUT I DON’T KNOW IF WE TWO, BUT I DON’T KNOW IF WE TWO, BUT I DON’T KNOW IF WE TRANSITIONED THE PLAN WAS FOR US TRANSITIONED THE PLAN WAS FOR US TRANSITIONED THE PLAN WAS FOR US TOCQUIRE AND T BECAUSE OF TOCQUIRE AND T BECAUSE OF TOCQUIRE AND T BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS AND EVERYTHING WE’RE THE DELAYS AND EVERYTHING WE’RE THE DELAYS AND EVERYTHING WE’RE DOING THIS REALTIME RIGHT NOW.
Align:start DOING THIS REALTIME RIGHT NOW. DOING THIS REALTIME RIGHT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, AND IT WOULD NOT >> ALL RIGHT, AND IT WOULD NOT >> ALL RIGHT, AND IT WOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE IF YOU DON’T GET BE A SURPRISE IF YOU DON’T GET BE A SURPRISE IF YOU DON’T GET IT RIGHT AWAY. IT RIGHT AWAY. IT RIGHT AWAY. YOU’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT IT YOU’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT IT YOU’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT IT IN 45 MINUTES, RIGHT? IN 45 MINUTES, RIGHT? IN 45 MINUTES, RIGHT? >> YES.
Align:start >> YES. >> YES. >> ON WHERE WE ARE IN T >> ON WHERE WE ARE IN T TIMELINE BECAUSE WE’LL LISTEN TO TIMELINE BECAUSE WE’LL LISTEN TO TIMELINE BECAUSE WE’LL LISTEN TO GRACE ONE, AND ONLY AFTER THAT GRACE ONE, AND ONLY AFTER THAT GRACE ONE, AND ONLY AFTER THAT ARE WE GOING TO SWITCH. ARE WE GOING TO SWITCH. ARE WE GOING TO SWITCH. THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME ORBIT PLANE. ORBIT PLANE. ORBIT PLANE. THE ONLY THING THAT THE STATION THE ONLY THING THAT THE STATION THE ONLY THING THAT THE STATION HAS TO DO IS TO RECONFIGURE FOR HAS TO DO IS TO RECONFIGURE FOR HAS TO DO IS TO RECONFIGURE FOR THE DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES OF THE DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES OF THE DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES OF SATELLITE TWO.
Align:start SATELLITE TWO. SATELLITE TWO. >> HOW ARE FOLKS FEELING? >> HOW ARE FOLKS FEELING? >> HOW ARE FOLKS FEELING? >> YOU ONCE SAID THAT YOUR JOB >> YOU ONCE SAID THAT YOUR JOB >> YOU ONCE SAID THAT YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR SATELLITE SAFE, AND SO IT YOUR SATELLITE SAFE, AND SO IT YOUR SATELLITE SAFE, AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT SEEMS LIKE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT SEEMS LIKE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
Align:start YOU’RE DOING RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE DOING RIGHT NOW. >> THIS PARTICULAR PASS IS A >> THIS PARTICULAR PASS IS A >> THIS PARTICULAR PASS IS A LISTEN ONLY, AND WITH THE HEALTH LISTEN ONLY, AND WITH THE HEALTH LISTEN ONLY, AND WITH THE HEALTH OF THE SATELLITE, IF WE NEED TO OF THE SATELLITE, IF WE NEED TO OF THE SATELLITE, IF WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY WE CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY WE CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY WE CAN DO IT ON THE NEXT PATH. DO IT ON THE NEXT PATH. DO IT ON THE NEXT PATH. IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD THEN IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD THEN IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD THEN WHAT WE’LL DO WE HAVE A WHAT WE’LL DO WE HAVE A WHAT WE’LL DO WE HAVE A PRE-SCRIPTED PROCEDURE OF WHAT PRE-SCRIPTED PROCEDURE OF WHAT PRE-SCRIPTED PROCEDURE OF WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO AND WHEN WE’RE WE’RE GOING TO DO AND WHEN WE’RE WE’RE GOING TO DO AND WHEN WE’RE GOING TO DO IT, AND COORDINATE GOING TO DO IT, AND COORDINATE GOING TO DO IT, AND COORDINATE IT, AND WE’LL RUN ALONG THOSE.
Align:start IT, AND WE’LL RUN ALONG THOSE. IT, AND WE’LL RUN ALONG THOSE. >> WELL, THE LAUNCH WAS HERE AND >> WELL, THE LAUNCH WAS HERE AND >> WELL, THE LAUNCH WAS HERE AND IT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OPERATIONS IT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OPERATIONS IT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OPERATIONS ARE GOING TO BE DOWN YOUR WAY ARE GOING TO BE DOWN YOUR WAY ARE GOING TO BE DOWN YOUR WAY NOW, RIGHT? NOW, RIGHT? NOW, RIGHT? >> YEP, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO >> YEP, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO >> YEP, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO RUN OUT OF THIS LOCATION FROM RUN OUT OF THIS LOCATION FROM RUN OUT OF THIS LOCATION FROM HERE ON OUT.
Align:start HERE ON OUT. HERE ON OUT. >> THANKS, NEIL, WE’LL BE >> THANKS, NEIL, WE’LL BE >> THANKS, NEIL, WE’LL BE STANDING BY. STANDING BY. STANDING BY. THAT WRAPS THINGS UP HERE FROM THAT WRAPS THINGS UP HERE FROM THAT WRAPS THINGS UP HERE FROM VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE. VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE. VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE. WE DID GET THE VERY FIRST WE DID GET THE VERY FIRST WE DID GET THE VERY FIRST SIGNAL, SO WE KNOW WE HAVE SIGNAL, SO WE KNOW WE HAVE SIGNAL, SO WE KNOW WE HAVE ACISITION OF SIGNALS FROM THE ACISITION OF SIGNALS FROM THE ACISITION OF SIGNALS FROM THE SATELLITE 37 WE MAY OR MAY NOT SATELLITE 37 WE MAY OR MAY NOT SATELLITE 37 WE MAY OR MAY NOT GET THE SECOND ONE ON THIS PASS, GET THE SECOND ONE ON THIS PASS, GET THE SECOND ONE ON THIS PASS, BUT WORRY NOT, WE HAVE AN BUT WORRY NOT, WE HAVE AN BUT WORRY NOT, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT ON THE NEXT PASS OVER THE NORTH POLL.
Align:start NEXT PASS OVER THE NORTH POLL. NEXT PASS OVER THE NORTH POLL. BEFORE WE GO WE WANT TO GIVE OUR BEFORE WE GO WE WANT TO GIVE OUR BEFORE WE GO WE WANT TO GIVE OUR THANKS TO THE JPL CREW, JIM, THANKS TO THE JPL CREW, JIM, THANKS TO THE JPL CREW, JIM, CHRISTOPHER, AND CHRISTIAN, AND CHRISTOPHER, AND CHRISTIAN, AND CHRISTOPHER, AND CHRISTIAN, AND THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TV CREW THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TV CREW THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TV CREW WHO HAVE HELPED US PUT THIS ON WHO HAVE HELPED US PUT THIS ON FOR YOU, AND WITHOUT THEM WE FOR YOU, AND WITHOUT THEM WE FOR YOU, AND WITHOUT THEM WE WOULDN’T BE ON THE AIR.
Align:start WOULDN’T BE ON THE AIR. WOULDN’T BE ON THE AIR. AND SPECIAL THANKS FOR SAMMY, AND SPECIAL THANKS FOR SAMMY, AND SPECIAL THANKS FOR SAMMY, WHO HELPED US TO UNDERSTAND ALL WHO HELPED US TO UNDERSTAND ALL WHO HELPED US TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE WORKING, OF THIS INCREDIBLE THE WORKING, OF THIS INCREDIBLE THE WORKING, OF THIS INCREDIBLE MISSION.
Align:start MISSION. MISSION. GO T www.NASA.gov /GRACE FO. GO T www.NASA.gov /GRACE FO. GO T www.NASA.gov /GRACE FO. HERE IS A LAST LOOK OF THE HERE IS A LAST LOOK OF THE HERE IS A LAST LOOK OF THE LAUNCH AND A SALUTE OF GRACE LAUNCH AND A SALUTE OF GRACE LAUNCH AND A SALUTE OF GRACE FOLLOW-ON. FOLLOW-ON. FOLLOW-ON. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR JOINING THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR JOINING THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR JOINING US. US. US. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 1. AND LIFT OFF. AND LIFT OFF. AND LIFT OFF. GRACE FOLLOW-ON. GRACE FOLLOW-ON. GRACE FOLLOW-ON.
CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE GRACE MISSION OF TRACKING THE GRACE MISSION OF TRACKING THE GRACE MISSION OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER ACROSS OUR MOVEMENT OF WATER ACROSS OUR MOVEMENT OF WATER ACROSS OUR PLANET. PLANET. PLANET. COPY. COPY. COPY. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, AND LIFT OFF. 1, AND LIFT OFF. 1, AND LIFT OFF. A GRACE FOLLOW-ON.
Align:start A GRACE FOLLOW-ON. A GRACE FOLLOW-ON. CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF GRACE CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF GRACE CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF GRACE MISSION OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT MISSION OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT MISSION OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER ACROSS OUR PLANET. OF WATER ACROSS OUR PLANET. OF WATER ACROSS OUR PLANET. >> VEHICLES PITCHING DOWN RANGE. >> VEHICLES PITCHING DOWN RANGE. >> VEHICLES PITCHING DOWN RANGE. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, AND LIFT OFF. 1, AND LIFT OFF. 1, AND LIFT OFF. A GRACE FOLLOW ON CONTINUING THE A GRACE FOLLOW ON CONTINUING THE A GRACE FOLLOW ON CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE GRACE MISSION OF LEGACY OF THE GRACE MISSION OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF WATER ACROSS OUR PLANET.
Align:start ACROSS OUR PLANET. ACROSS OUR PLANET. >> THE VEHICLE PITCHING DOWN >> THE VEHICLE PITCHING DOWN >> THE VEHICLE PITCHING DOWN RANGE. [dramatic music] female narrator: Even though air travel today is safer, less expensive, and faster than ever, many people still have complaints. One of the most often heard criticisms related to air travel is about delayed or canceled flights. Logically it makes sense that a country as large as ours, with more than 7,000 flights per hour, would experience some delays or cancellations. But it is not always easy to be forgiving and logical when you are the one sitting at the gate or on the tarmac hoping to get to your destination. So how can changes be made to make air travel even more reliably on time? NASA and its partners are pushing to make present and future travel more reliable with less delays and cancellations by improving our already robust systems. NASA, the FAA, airlines, industry, and academia, have all been working on a collection of Airspace Technology Demonstrations, or ATDs, that are geared toward delivering near and long-term benefits that will help improve our air transportation system.
Coming up on this episode of “NASA X,” we will look at two of these ATDs and find out how this incredibly complex work is being developed from off the drawing board into the state of the art for Air Traffic management. We will see how the first test, ATD-1, will investigate ways to improve scheduling, merging, and spacing capabilities, as well as increasing fuel efficiency. While, ATD-2, will develop and adjust precision schedules for gates, spots, runways, arrival, and departures. And we will see how these ATDs are being used to develop innovative new technologies and procedures to make our already world-class system even better. [dramatic rock music] ♪ ♪.
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