OUR BUREAU CHIEF WILL BE LIVE AT
5:00.
>>> THE LAUNCH, IT’S A BIG DAY
FOR SPACE.
WE’RE FOUR HOURS, 13 MINUTE BEES
AND 26 SECONDS FROM THAT
HISTORIC LAUNCH.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A
DECADE A ROCKET IS BLASTING OFF
WITH ASTRONAUTS.
CAN YOU SEE IT AT THE BOTTOM OF
CAN YOU SEE IT AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE SCREEN, WE ARE STARTING TO
SEE BAD WEATHER.
SEE BAD WEATHER.
AND THE WILL HOPEFULLY HAPPENING
.
AND EASTERN TIME AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WE COULD SEE THE FIRST
MANNED LAUNCH IN NEARLY 10
YEARS.
NASA TEAMED UP TO LAUNCH AND
DOUG HURLEY AND BENTON HARBOR
BEENKIN ON A MISSION CALLED DEMO
II.
>> THIS IS FOR THE CREW DRAGON
AND EVERY PORTION OF THE FLIGHT
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE
DRAGON HAD A CREW ON BOARD.
THERE IS A MYRIAD OF
OBJECTIVES.
AND FLYING NEXT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THEY ARE WORKING DURING THE TEST
FLIGHT AND THE FUTURE WILL HAVE
THEM EVEN IF THEY DON’T PLAN ON
UTILIZING THEM.
>> THEY WILL BE 19 HOURS AND 1
>> THEY WILL BE 19 HOURS AND 1
TO 3 MONTHS DOING TESTS ON THE
ISS.
THEY HAVE BEEN ASTRONAUTS FOR 20
YEARS AND TRAINED SINCE THE
START.
NOW THEY WILL MAKE HISTORY
TOGETHER ADD ALL BE WATCHING.
>> WE IN A LOT OF WAYS GET TO
FLY IT.
AND HE WE CERTAINLY NOT FOR ONE
SECOND AND THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT
THAT SO MANY PEOPLE PUT INTO
THIS AND SUCCESSFUL AND WE’LL DO
OUR PART AND TO MAKE IT AND GET
HERE AND CELEBRATE AND IN A FEW
SHORT MONTHS.
>> WE KNOW CHECKING THE WEATHER
AND FOUR HOURS AND 45 MINUTES
BEFORE THE LAUNCH.
AND IF THEY DO SCRAP TODAY THE
NEXT ATTEMPT WILL BE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND WE WILL KEEP YOU
