>>> YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT
THE FACILITY IN UTAH.
WHERE IN ABOUT 20  MINUTES YOU
WILL SEE A LOT OF SMOKE AND
FIRE AS IT ROCKET BOOSTERS
TEST FOR THE ROCKET.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
WELCOME, I'M AT NATIONAL
NASA'S MARSHALL SPACEFLIGHT
CENTER.
THIS IS THE HOME OF THE SPACE
LAUNCH PROGRAM.
WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO A 2
MINUTE BOOSTER TEST IT WILL
HAPPEN AT 1:05 MOUNTAIN AND
3:05 EASTERN.
WE'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE SHOW ON OUR
SOCIAL CHANNEL.
YOU CAN USE THE HASHTAG ASK
NASA.
IF YOU ARE WATCHING ON
FACEBOOK BE SURE TO PUT
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS.
NASA IS BUILDING THE SPACE
LAUNCH ROCKET SO SEND THE
ORION SPACECRAFT ON OUR
ARTEMIS MISSION TO THE MOON.
TO LAUNCH MISSIONS TO THE MOON
YOU NEED A LOT OF POWER AND
ENERGY.
THESE TWIN SOLID ROCKET
BOOSTERS YOU SEE PROVIDE 75%
OF THE POWER NEEDED TO LAUNCH
SOS TO SPACE.
FOR THE ARTEMIS 1 MISSION SOS
WILL LAUNCH AN UNCREWED ORION
SPACECRAFT NEXT YEAR FROM THE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN CAPE
CLOSING
 FLORIDA.
THIS WILL PROVIDE THE
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEEP SPACE
EXPLORATION MISSIONS.
NOW WE ARE LOOKING LIVE AT A
VIEW OF THE FACILITY IN UTAH
WHERE OUR BOOSTER WILL BE TEST
TODAY.
900'S ANCHORED IN THE SAND
HORIZONTALLY SINCE IT'S NOT
ABOUTING LAUNCHED.
TODAY'S TEST IS CALLED THE
FLIGHT SUPPORT BOOSTER TEST
ONE OR FSB 1 AND GROUND TEST
WITH ONE BOOSTER.
THIS IS THE FIRST TEST THAT
WILL EXAMINE THE MATERIALS
APPEARED
 MATERIALS AND
PROCESSES THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED
ON FUTURE MISSIONS.
THE BOOSTER BEING TESTED TODAY
WILL FIRE FOR OVER TWO 
MINUTES AND PRODUCE AROUND
3.6 MILLION POUNDS OF THRUST
JUST LIKE THE BOOSTER WILL DO
DURING LAUNCH.
WE ARE BRINGING YOU COVERAGE
TODAY OF THE FIRST SPACE
LAUNCH SYSTEM AT THE FACILITY
IN UTAH.
WE HOPE YOU ALL STAY WITH US
TODAY.
THIS TEST WILL BE REALLY,
REALLY COOL.
WE ARE ABOUT 17  MINUTES A WAY
FROM IT.
WHILE WE WAIT WE'LL HEAR FROM
A ENGINEER THAT WILL TELL US
ABOUT IT AND WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT TO SEE TODAY.
>> HI, I'M NICHOLAS AND WILL
TELL YOU ABOUT SFB 1.  HERE AT
THE FACILITY WE MANUFACTURE
THE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS FOR
THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM THAT
WILL LAUNCH MISSIONS TO THE
MOON AND BEYOND WE WILL TEST
ONE OF THOSE BOOSTERS.
IT MEASURES 167 FEET LONG.
WE HAVE COMPLETED FIVE
PREVIOUS TEST.
THIS WAS DUBBED FSB 1 WILL
VERIFY THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS
OF THE MOTOR ARE MET.
PREPARATIONS BEGHON IN
 BEGN
IN MARCH.
THE LAST ONE COMPLETED
INSTALLATION IN JUNE.
THE MOTOR HAS BEEN COLD
CONDITIONING AT A TARGET
TEMPERATURE OF 60 TO 70-DEGREE
FAHRENHEIT IN WEEKS.
IN A THEY HOUSE AND YOU WOULD
ELECTRONICS FOR FLYING AND
GATHERING PERFORMANCE
MEASURING.
THESE TESTS GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT
ADDITIONAL DATA ON THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE MOTOR THAT
AREN'T POSSIBLE ON A FLIGHT.
UPON IN
 IGNITION IT WILL
PRODUCE 3.6 MILLION POUNDS OF
THRUST.
THE 5 SEGMENT ROCKET BOOSTER
IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
>> THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE
BOOSTER IN THE TEST SAND IN
UTAH.
IN 15  MINUTES YOU WILL SEE
HOW POWERFUL THIS BOOSTER IS.
I HAVE SEEN ONE OF THESE
BOOSTER FIRING IN PERSON AND
IT'S AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE TO
FEEL YOUR LEGS SHAKE AND SEE
THE HARDWARE COME TO LIFE.
THE ROCKET IS THE MOST
POWERFUL EVERY BUILT AND SEND
THE SPACECRAFT TO THE MOON FOR
THE ARTEMIS MISSIONS.
DURING THIS PANDEMIC, NASA AND
OUR PARTNERS HAVE WORKED VERY
HARD TO PROTECT AND KEEP
EMPLOYEES AND TEAM MEMBERS
SAFE WHILE BUILDING HARDWARE
AND CONDUCTING TESTS LIKE THE
ONE YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE
TODAY.
NOW, WE'LL HERE MORE ABOUT
THAT FROM NASA ADMINISTRATOR
JIM.
>> IN THE MIST OF A PANDEMIC
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN
STILL DO STUNNING
ACHIEVEMENTS.
WE SAW THAT WHEN LAUNCHED
PERSEVERANCE TO SPACE.
WE SPACED TWO ASTRONAUTS TO
THE SPACE STATION AND BROUGHT
THEM HOME SAFELY.
WE CAN DO THESE THINGS AND DO
THEM SAFELY.
WE ARE BUILDING THE MOST
POWERFUL ROCKET IN THE HISTORY
OF HUMANITY THAT WILL TAKE NOT
JUST THE NEXT MAN BUT FIRST
WOMAN TO THE MOON IN 2024.
THIS PROGRAM IS COMMERCIAL IN
NATURE BUT ALSO INTERNATIONAL
IN NATURE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR
PARTNERS THAT ARE BUILDING THE
FSB BOOSTERS SO WE CAN
ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE THE
OBJECTIVES OF OUR NATION AND
LEAD THE WORLD.
>> IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US
I'M SHANNON.
WE ARE HERE FOR THE SLIGHT
SUPPORT BOOSTER TEST 1 OR SFB
1 TO SPACE A ROCKET FROM UTAH
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
ROCKET BOOSTERS YOU CAN SEE ON
THE MODEL.
THEY WILL HELP LAUNCH SOS TO
DEEP SPACE.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
MISSION TO THE MOON.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
>>> ONLY A FEW PEOPLE IN THE
WORLD KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
RIDE A ROCKET INTO SPACE AND
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HEAR FROM
ONE OF THOSE NOW.
NASA ASTRONAUT RANDY SAT DOWN
WITH US TO TALK ABOUT BEING AN
ASTRONAUT.
>> WE ARE PUTTING OUT OUR FIVE
SEGMENT BOOSTER TEST.
THIS WILL GO ON THE LARGEST
MOST POWERFUL ROCKET.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME
SOS AND ORION WILL FLY
TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHY IT'S EXCITING WITH
THE THRUST AND POWER WE'LL BE
ABLE TO GO THAT MUST FARTHER.
THE TWO BOOSTERS ON THE SIDE
OF SOS THAT'S 75% OF THE
THRUST OF THE SYSTEM.
YOU SHOULD TEST LIKE YOU FLY
BECAUSE YOU WILL PUT HUMANS ON
IT.
IF YOU TAKE THE PRECAUTIONS
WHEN WE PUT THE PEOPLE ON IT
IT WILL BE JUST LIKE THE
TESTING.
ORION IS THE BACKBONE BECAUSE
THEY START THE MISSION AND
CARRY THE CREW TO LUNAR
ORBIT.
SOS HAS SENT IT THERE.
ORION WILL BRING THE CREW BACK
TO EARTH.
WE HAVE TO HAVE SAFETY FOR
THOSE BUILDING THE SOLID
ROCKET MOTOR BOOSTERS OR
LAUNCH SUPPORT SYSTEM SOLID
FUELS.
THESE FUELS ARE NOT EXACTLY
YOU KNOW AS DOCILE AS WATER.
ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TYING
TIMES EVERYBODY HAS CONTINUED
TO WORK SAFETY SO WHEN WE GET
TO FLIGHT WE KNOW THE FOLKS
FLYING THE ROCKET HAS IT
SAFEST SHIP AVAILABLE AND MAKE
SURE WE CAN RETURN TO OUR
FAMILIES NEAR THE END OF THE
MISSION.
>> WE ARE ONLY 7  MINUTES A
WAY FROM GO TIMEOR THE SPACE
LAUNCH SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHOP
GRUMMAN MANUFACTURING
FACILITY.
TO TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN EXPECT
WE WILL HEAR THEM TALKING
ABOUT THE TEST.
AROUND 1:05 MOUNTAIN, 3:05
EASTERN WE WILL HEAR THEM SAY
FIRE AND THAT WILL START THE
TEST.
CONTINUE TO SEND US QUESTIONS
USING HASHTAG ASK NASA WE WILL
TAKE THOSE THROUGH THE END OF
THE SHOW.
>> T MINUS 6 INMANY NEWTS.
>> THIS IS THE TEST
CONDUCTOR.
TURN ON THE WATER BOOST
PUMPS.
>> WATER BOOST PUMPS ARE ON.
T MINE NEWS
 MINUS FIVE-MINE
NEWT.
WE
.
WE ARE CLEAR FOR TESTS.
>> SPEED OPERATORS VERIFY
SYSTEMS.
>> ALL HIGH SPEED SYSTEMS ARE
STREAMING.
>> ROGER.
>> T MINUS FOUR  MINUTES.
>> THIS IS THE TEST CONDUCTOR,
REPORT SYSTEM STATUS.
>> SYSTEMS ARE GO.
>> LOW SYSTEMS ARE GO.
>> HIGH SPEED SYSTEMS ARE GO.
>> MOTOR TEMPERATURES ARE GO.
>> WE ARE GO FOR FSB 1 TEST.
>> T MINUS 3  MINUTES.
OPERATOR BEGIN RECORDING.
HIGH SPEED OPERATORS BEGIN
RECOURTING.
REPORT AT THAT TIME.
>> ALL LOAD SPEED DATA SYSTEMS
ARE RECORDING.
>> ROGER.
>> T MINE
T MINUS 2  MINUTES.
>> T MINUS 90 SECONDS.
>> T MINE NEWS 80
 MINUS 0
SECONDS.
>> STANDBY.
>> T MINUS 70 SECONDS.
>> COMMIT MOTOR.
>> MOTOR COMMITTED.
>> T MINUS 60 SECONDS.
[SIRENS]
>> ALL HIGH SPEED SYSTEMS ARE
RECORDING.
>> ROGER.
T MINUS 40 SECONDS.
T MINUS 30 SECONDS.
T MINUS 20 SECONDS.
T MINUS 16 SECONDS.
T MINE NEWS 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5,
4, 3, 2, 1.  FIRE.
[ENGINE WHIRRING] [ENGINE
WHIRRING]
>> 20 SECONDS.
>> 30, SECONDS.
>> 40 SECONDS.
50 SECONDS.
60 SECONDS.
70 SECONDS.
>> ACTIVATED.
>> T PLUS 120 SECONDS.
>> ACTIVATE HEAD AND CO2.
>> ACTIVATED.
>> ACTIVATE LUNCH TOOL.
>> ACTIVATED.
T PLUS 1 OPPONENT SECONDS.
>> OPERATORS STOP RECORDING.
>> HIGH SPEED RECORDING IS
COMPLETE.
>> STOP RECORDING.
>> LOW SPEED DATA RECORDING
COMPLETE.
>> ROGER.
>> REPORT TO THE ROOM.
T PLUS 4
 4
 4
 4
 4  MINUTES.
T PLUS FIVE-MINUTE NEWTS.
>> WOW, HOW AMAZING WAS THAT.
ALL OF THAT POWER PACKED INTO
THE BOOSTERS.
FROM OUR VIEW, IT LOOKS LIKE
EVERYTHING WENT GREAT BUT OUR
ENAGAIN
 ENGINEERS WILL USE
THIS TO IMPROVE FUTURE
MISSIONS.
THIS TEST IS NOT ONLY ABOUT
POWER BUT THE TECHNICAL
INNOVATION FOR THE MOON AND
MARS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
NOW WE'LL GO HERE FROM NORTHOP
GRUMMAN.
>> IN THE FIVE SEGMENT
BOOSTERS WILL HAVE FAR BETTER
CAPABILITIES I WOULD LOVE TO
RIDE ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY
AND INDICATE WAIT TO HEAR FROM
THE FIRST CREW.
AS VICE PRESIDENT OF NORTHOP
GRUMMAN IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ENSURE WE HAVE WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A
PRESENCE ON THE MOON THEN
MARS.
TESTING THIS IS HOW WE CAN
HELP ENSURE TO EXPLORE SPACE
SAFELY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR
TODAY'S TEST.
>> THAT WILL JUST ABOUT WRAP
THINGS UP FOR US TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
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LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN WE'LL
REPLAY IT AGAIN ON NASA TV SO
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