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>> IT'S SUNDAY, 19th OF JANUARY,
AND WE ARE AWAITING SPACEX'S 
LAUNCH ESCAPE TEST IN JUST UNDER
17:08.
THE TEST TODAY IS TO DEMONSTRATE
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR LAUNCH 
ESCAPE SYSTEM.
NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY GO FOR 
LAUNCH FROM PAD 39-A AT KENNEDY 
TIME. CENTER AT 10:30 EASTERN 
>> I'M MARIE LEWIS WITH NASA 
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S TEST IS 
TO DEMONSTRATE CREW DRAGON'S 
ABILITY TO TAKE CREWS AWAY FROM 
DANGER AND SEPARATE FROM ROCKET 
IN THE CASE OF DANGER.
YOU CAN THINK OF THIS AS A 
ROCKET ON TOP OF A ROCKET. 
>> NOW IN ORDER TO TEST OUR 
LAUNCH ESCAPE SYSTEM, WHICH IS 
INTEGRAL TO THE DRAGON 
SPACECRAFT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF 
YOU ON THE VIDEO, WE WILL BE 
SIMULATING AN EMERGENCY WITH 
FALCON 9 ABOUT 84 SECONDS INTO 
FLIGHT AS DRAGON WAITS FOR 
FALCON TO REACH A CERTAIN 
VELOCITY BEFORE IT ESCAPES.
WE ARE EXPECTINGHE LAUNCH 
VEHICLE TO FULLY BREAK UP AT 
SOME POINT WHICH SHOULD CREATE 
SOME PARTICULARLY INTERESTING 
VIEWS. 
>> FOR SURE. 
>> NOW IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT 
YOU GET TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT SO WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR 
BEST TO BRING IT TO YOU LIVE AS 
IT HAPPENS.
WITH THE WEATHER AND THE CLOUDS,
WEE GOING TO TRY TO BRING YOU 
THE VIEWS THAT ARE IN THE BEST.
THIS IS ALL PART OF THE TEST.
WITHIN THE TEST, THE VIEWS THAT 
YOU'LL SEE, IT WILL ALLOW US TO 
VALDOSTA DATE THE EFFECTIVENESS 
OF OUR LAUNCH ESCAPE SYSTEM. 
>> WE'RE HOPING FOR SOME GREAT 
VIEWS, BUT THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS 
IT'S PART OF NASA'S PROGRAM, AND
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE 
WITH THE SPACEX PROGRAM.
THE SUPER DRACOS IN THE LAUNCH 
ASSIST SYSTEM WERE SUCCESSFULLY 
STATIC FIRED THIS PAST NOVEMBER.
>> AND IN ADDITION TO THET 
THAT Y JUST MENTIONED, SPACEX 
ALSO FLEW A FULL UNCREWED 
DEMONSTRATION MISSION TO AND 
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
STATION LAST YEAR WITH ITS CREW 
DRAGON VEHICLE.
NOW THIS IS A FULL END-TO-END
TEST OF THE SYSTEM VALIDATING 
THAT OUR DRAGON SYSTEM COULD 
SUCCESSFULLY DOCK WITH THE SPACE
STATION.
AND OUR CREW HAS CONDUCTED OVER 
700 TEST ON JUST THE DRACO SPACE
SYSTEMS ALONE.
>> IF ALL GOES WELL, THE NEXT 
STEP WILL BE TO LAUNCH 
ASTRONAUTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION.
THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE CALL DEMO
TWO OR DEMONSTRATION TEST TWO.
>> WE'RE STILL LISTENING, 
THEY'RE EVALUATING CONSTANTLY 
THE WEATHER IN THE SPLASH DOWN 
AREA RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE DOING 
THE WEB CAST.
NOW WE DO HAVE A SIX-HOUR WINDOW
TODAY IN CASE WE NEED TO WAIT 
FOR BETTER WEATHER OR LESS CLOUD
COVER.
WE'VE USED UP 2.5 HOURS, BUT WE 
INK TODAY IS THE BEST 
OPPORTUNITY.
AS A REMINDER, THIS IS NOT A 
TYPICAL LAUNCH.
WE'RE PURPOSELY TESTING DRAGON 
UNDER THE MOST EXTREME 
CONDITIONS.
WE ARE PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING 
TODAY JUS IN CASE EVERYTHING 
GOES WRONG. 
>> THAT'S THE REASON TO TEST, IF
ANYTHING POTENTIALLY ISSUES, AND
WE WANT TO ADDRESS THEM BEFORE 
WE PUT ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD.
SPEAKING OF ASTRONAUTS, WE HAVE 
DARRELL MAIL, AND HE WILL TELL 
US WHAT THE CREW WILL BE PAYING 
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THIS 
MORNING. 
>> YEAH.
YOU CAN SEE BEHIND US ON THE 
LAWN SOME OF THE MEDIA HAVE 
GATHERED TO SHOOT THIS LAUNCH, 
AND OF COUR THE COUNT DOWN 
CLOCK, THE ICONIC ONE, THEY'RE 
COUNTING 12 MINUTES UNTIL 
LAUNCH.
THE FIRST ASTRONAUTS TO FLY 
DRAGON ARE JUST A FEW MILES AWAY
 LAUNCH PAD 39-A, WHICH IS 
JUST BEHIND MY SHOULDER HERE.
THEY'RE IN THE FIRING ROOM WHERE
THEY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR 
TODAY'S FLIGHT ABORT TESTS.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE BEEN TRAINING
UP TO THIS POINT, TRAINING HARD 
WITH NASA AND SPACEX SO THEY CAN
UNTAND EVERY ASPECT OF 
DRAGON'S SYSTEMS, SPACE SUITS, 
AND HOW TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL 
SCENARIOS, INCLUDING HOW TO 
ESCAPE FROM DRAGON IN THE MIDDLE
OF A FLIGHT.
NOW, BOTH ASTRONA TOLD US 
WHAT THEY WILL SPECIFICALLY BE 
LOOKING FOR IN TODAY'S TEST 
FLIGHT. 
>> I THINK BOTH OF US ARE REALLY
EXCITED THAT THE INFLIGHT ABORT 
TEST IS
 . 
>> -- I THINK THAT'S A REALLY 
GOOD POINT.
I THINK GETTING THE NASA TEAM 
AND THE SPACEX TEAM ON THE SAME 
PAGE, KIND OF WALKING FORWARD, 
GETTING READY FOR ALL THE 
DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE ON 
THIS IS A BIG DEAL, AS WELL.
IT'S THE LAST THING ASSOCIATED 
WITH THIS LAUNCH BEFORE WE RIDE 
THE ROCKET. 
>> IT'S THE THING BEFORE THE 
FINAL EXAMS.
I THINK IT'S A CULMINATION OF 
NASA AND SPACEXO GET TOS 
POINT.
I'M JUST PROUD THAT THE TEAM IS 
TRYING TO PULL OFF SOMETHING SO 
CRITICAL FROM A SAFETY 
PERSPECTIVE.
IF WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT ROCKET
SYSTEM DEMOED BEFORE WE USE IT, 
IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT FOLKS ARE 
MAG INVESTMENT TO MAKE 
THAT HAPPEN.
THIS KIND OF SHOWS US THAT WE'RE
GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO OUR 
FLIGHT, SO TO SEE ALL THESE 
CAPABILITIES PUT TOGETHER, ALL 
THE TEAMS TOGETHER, AND TO BE 
ABLE TO LAUNCH THIS VEHICLE, 
IT'S JUST A HUGE BOOST OF 
CONFIDENCE.
>> NOW THERE'S AN INTERESTING 
HUMAN SIDE TO DOUG AND BOB'S 
STORY.
THEY'RE NOT JUST CREW MATES, 
THERE'S ALSO FRIENDS WHO HAVE 
SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER 
OVER THE YEARS.
BOTHDUATED FROM SAME 
ASTRONAUT CLASS IN 2000, BOTH 
ARE ASTRONAUTS, AND THEY WERE IN
EACH OTHER'S WEDDING.
BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOKNSIDE 
SPACEX'S ROOM FOUR.
THAT'S WHERE DOUG AND BOB ARE 
SITTING, ALONG WITH NASA'S 
TEAMS, WATCHING TODAY'S TESTS.
AND EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY 
COMPLETED WHAT WE CALL A DRY 
DRESS REHEARSAL.
THIS IS WHERE THE SPACEX AND 
NASA TEAMS WALK-THROUGH THOSE 
STEPS BEFORE THEY GET ON BOARD 
FOR DEMO TWO.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW 
THEM SUITED UP, WALKING OUTSIDE 
OF THE ASTRONAUT SUP ROOM, 
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT 
ON DEMO TWO.
LET'S LOOK AT DRAGON.
CREW DRAGON IS COMPOSED OF TWO 
MAIN ELEMENTS.
THE CAPSULE, THAT TOP PORTION, 
IS DESIGNED TO HOLD CREW AND 
PRESSURIZED CAR GO, AND IT HAS 
AN UNPRESSURIZED SECTION KNOWN 
AS THE TRUNK.
THAT'S DOWN BELOW.
MUCH OF THE EXCITING WORK IS 
GOING TO BE DONE BY THE DRAGON'S
EIGHT SUPER DRACO ENGINES. 
>> NOW, WHEN MOVING TOGETHER, 
THE SUPER DRACOS CAN ACCELERATE 
THE SPACECRAFT TO 6,000 MILES 
PER HOUR. 
>> IT'S ABOUT THREE TIMES FASTER
THAN TAKEOFF ON A COMMERCIAL 
PLANE.
TWO SUPER DRACOS P MORE 
THRUST THAN AN F-15 AT AFTER 
BURN.
IF YOU STRAPPED ONE TO YOUR 
BACK, YOU WOULD BREAK THE SOUND 
BARRIER IN LESS THAN A SECOND.
>> SEVERAL MIN LATER, WE 
WILL DEPLOY DRAG PARACHUTES, 
FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN PARACHUTES.
THESE WILL THEN CONTROL THE 
DESCENT OF THE DRAGONOFTLY 
INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. 
>> AND WHILE THE DRAGON CREW 
MODULE MAY LOOK LIKE A REGULAR 
ROCKET FROM THE OUTSIDE, IF YOU 
LOOK INSIDE, YOU'LL SEE IT'S 
STRIPPED DOW
DRAGON'S ALSO OUTFITTED WITH TWO
SEATS AS YOU SEE THERE, AND 
SITTING IN THE SEATS, WE HAVE 
>> WHILE THE DEVICES -- WE'VE 
ALSO MADE SOME OTHER 
MODIFICATIONS TO THE INTERIOR 
FOR TODAY'S TEST. 
>> THERE WILL BE THREE CARGO 
BAGS WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF 
BALLAST AND NO FLOOR.
>> NOW, THE TEST TODAY WILL LOOK
A LOTIKE A NORMAL FALCON 
LAUNCH FOR THE FIRST 1.5 
MINUTES.
WE'LL FLY NORMALLY IN A 
PREDETERMINED VELOCITY.
ONCE WE REACH THE REQUIRED 
VELOCITY, DRAGON WILL THEN 
TRIGGER ESCAPE.
NOW AS A REMINDER, THE GROUND IS
NOT COMMANDING THIS ABORT.
IT'S UP TO THE ON BOARD 
COMPUTERS WHEN TO TRIGGER THE 
LAUNCH ESCAPE AND DO ALL THE 
FUNCTIONS AFTERWARDS.
ONCE DRAGON DOES COMMAND THE 
LAUNCH ESCAPE, IT WILL THEN CUT 
THE LAUNCH COMMAND.
ONCE THEY FINISH FIR THE 
SUPER DRACOS, WE COAST, WE 
JETTISON THE APOGEE.
NOW ONCE DRAGON SEPARATES, WE NO
LONGER HAVE THAT SMOOTH, 
AERODYNAMIC SHAPE ON TOP OF THE 
RACKET, SO THE SUPER SONIC 
FALCON IS GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO
STRONG AERODYNAMIC FORCES IN THE
UPPER ATMOSPHERE, SO WE SUSPECT 
THOSE WILL CAUSE FALCON TO START
TO TUMBLE.
SO NOW, AGAIN, THIS ENTIRE TEST 
WILL TAKE LESS THAN TEN MINUTES 
FROM THE TIME FALCON 9 LIFTS OFF
UNTIL DRAGON SPLASHES DOWN.
BUT ONCE DRAGON SPLASHES DOWN, 
THE WORK'S NOT OVER YET. 
THE RECOVERY TAKES QUITE A BIT 
LONGER.
IT WILL HAPPEN SLIGHTLY FARTHER 
DOWN RANGE IN THE ATLANTIC 
OCEAN.
SO AFTER, SPLASH DOWN RECOVERY 
TEAMS WILL BE STANDING BY TO 
RECOVER AND CLEAR THAT HAZARDOUS
AREA, AND IF ALL GOES NOMINALLY,
CREWS COULD HAVE DRAGON BACK ON 
THE RECOVERY SHIP APPROXIMATELY 
TWO HOURS LATER.
KEEP IN MIND, IF CREWS WERE ON 
BOARD, RESCUING THEM WOULD BE 
TOP PRIORITY AND DRAGON RECOVERY
WOULD BE SECOND.
THIS IS NOT JUST ANY LIFE RAFT.
IT HAS A COVER THAT THEY CAN PUT
OVER THE TOP TO PROTECT THEM 
FROM THE ELEMENTS, AND IT'S ALSO
EQUIPPED WITH FOOD, WATER, AND 
MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO LAST DAYS.
WHAT DO WE DO WHEN WE'RE 
PREPARING THE FLIGHT CREW?
WE PREPARE FOR THE WORST, SO 
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NASA AND 
SPACEX HAVE REHEARSEDR AND 
OVER SO THAT WE'RE READY FOR 
EVERYTHING. 
>> AND THE SPACEX RECOVERY TEAM 
IS ALSO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR 
FALCON 9.
WE'VE GOT A DEDICATED TEAM OF 
SPACEX RECOVERY PERSONNEL WHO 
WILL BE STAGED AND READY TO 
BEGIN RECOVERING DEBRIS SHORTL
AFTER BREAK UP.
WELL, THE CLOCK'S TICKING DOWN 
RAPIDLY.
WE'RE JUST OVER T-MINUS TWO 
MINUTES FROM LIFTOFF.
IF AN UNPLANNED SITUATION AROSE 
RIGHT NOW, DRAGON WOULD PERFORM 
AN ESCAPE.
NOW CURRENTLY, ENGINES ARE 
CHILLED IN FOR LAUNCH ON THE 
FOLLOW CA
FALC
DRAGON IS READY FOR
 THE LAST WHITE CLOUD YOU SEE 
COMING OFF FROM THE SIDE, WE'RE 
VENTING DOWN THE LIQUID OXYGEN 
IN THE STRONG BACK IN 
PREPARATION FOR LAUNCH.
THE LAST THING YOU'RE GOING TO 
HEAR, LAUNCH COUNT DOWN WHEN THE
COMPUTER TAKES OVER
>> FALCON 9 IS MOVING INTO THOSE
FINAL STAGES OF THE FINAL COUNT 
DOWN FOR THE INFLIGHT ABORT 
TEST.
SO FAR, THE WEATHER IS LOOKING 
OKAY, AND WE'RE HOPING IT WILL 
CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
NOW IF WE SCRUB TODAY, WE'VE GOT
THE SAME BLOCK OF TIME BOOKED 
TOMORROW.
AND WITH THAT, LET'S LISTEN IN.
WE'RE JUST 40 SECONDS FROM THE 
FINAL COUNT DOWN.
>> GO FOR LAUNCH.
>> T-MINUS 15 SECONDS.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 
0.
IGNITION, LIFTOFF.
[
[Ches and Applause]
>> T-PLUS 30 SECONDS.
FALCON 9 WITH THE DRAGON 
SPACECRAFT IS HEADING EAST FROM 
PAD 39-A.
AS EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, WE ARE
NOW THROTTLING DOWN THE FIRST 
STAGE ENGINES ON FALCON 9.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
WE ARE APPROACHING THE PERIOD OF
MAXIMUM DYNAMIC PRESSURE. 
>> VEHICLE IS SUPER SONIC AND 
PASSING THROUGH MAXIMUM DYNAMIC 
PRESSURE. 
>> YOU HEARD IT.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
WE'RE MAX Q AND GETTING READY TO
LEAVE THE FIRST STAGE.
OKAY.
THE MAXIMUM ACTIVITY IS COMI 
UP, SHUTDOWN AND ESCAPE FROM THE
FALCON 9.
>> DRAGON LAUNCH ESCAPE 
INITIATED.
>> DRAGON'S AWAY.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> AND YOU CAN HEAR SOME REALLY 
LOUD CHEERING IN THE ROOM.
OKAY.
YOU JUST SAW A BRITE FLASH 
THERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE FALCON 9
BREAKING UP.
WE'VE GOT SOME LOUD CHEERS HERE 
IN LAW LORNE.
 -- HAWTHORNE.
NEXT UP AT 2:29, WE'RE EXPECTING
TO SEE A JETTISON, WHICH WILL 
ALLOW DRAGON TO SEPARATE FROM 
THE TRUNK.
THAT'S COMING UP IN 15 SECONDS. 
>> AND WE DO HAVE THE REPORT, 
LOSS OF TELEMETRY FROM FALCON 9.
FIRST STAGE.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> AND THERE YOU JUST SAW THE 
TRUNK JETTISON FROM REALLY LOUD 
CHEERS HERE IN HAWTHORNE, 
CALIFORNIA. 
>> WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO SEE IF 
WE GET THE VIEW HERE ON THE 
RIGHT-HAND SIDE FROM THE 
AIRCRAFT.
IT'S ORBITING THE AREA.
NOW, THE DRAGON CONTROL SYSTEM 
IS NOW GOING TO BE REORIENTING 
THE CAPSULE.
WE'RE AT A HIGH ALTITUDE WHERE 
THE AERODYNAMICS ARE NEGLIGIBLE,
SO WE'RE GOING TO USE THE DRACO 
ENGINES ON IT TO REALIGN IT TO 
ENTER THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. 
>> NOW THE DROGUE PARACHUTES ARE
SET TO DEPLOY AT 3:49, SO WE'VE 
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BEFORE 
THAT HAPPENED.
IT'S COMING UP IN JUST OVER A 
MINUTE, AT 4:48.
NOW THOSE DROGUE CHUTES, WHEN WE
SEE THOSE OPEN, THOSE WILL COME 
OUT BEFORE THE MAIN PARACHUTES.
THEY ARE WHAT WE USE TOEGIN TO
DEACCELERATE THE DRAGON CAPSULE 
IN PREPARATION FOR SPLASH DOWN.
>> WE UNDERSTAND WE'RE GETTING 
INTO THE DROGUE DEPLOY ENVELOPE 
ON THE DRAGON CAPSULE.
>> WE EXPECT THAT WILL HAPPEN 
WHEN DRAGON IS AT ABOUT 20,000 
FEET
ABOUT 15 SECONDS TO DROGUE CHUTE
DEPLOY.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> AND THERE THEY ARE.
DROGUE CHUTES ARE OUT.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> AGAIN, SOME MAJOR CHEERING 
GOINN HERE AS EVERY STAGE OF 
THIS TEST UNFOLDS.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING 
READY FOR THE MAIN CHUTES TO 
DEPLOY. 
>> NOW, MAIN CHUTES WILL BE 
COMING UP FAIRLY QUICKLY.
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN PARACHUTES.
THESE ARE THE NEWEST MARK III 
PARACHUTES.
TH'RE EACH 116 FEET IN 
DIAMETER.
WE DEPLOY THEM ABOUT 6500 FEET 
ABOVE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
WE'RE GETTING GOOD VIEWS FROM 
THE DRAGON, AND NOW WE'RE JUST 
WAITING FOR THE MAIN CHUTES TO 
BE DEPLOYED VERY SHORTLY
AND WE HAVE THE VIEW FROM A 
DIFFERENT CAMERA ON DRAGON 
SHOWING THE FOUR MAIN 
PARACHUTES.
NOW THEY ARE DLOYED IN A 
REEFED CONDITION.
GREAT VIEWS COMING OFF OF THE 
DRAGON CAMERA ON THE LEFT, AND 
WE CAN CAN ALSO SEE THE FOUR 
PARACHUTES FROM THE AIRPLANE ON 
THE RIGHT. 
>> THAT IS A REALLY COOL VIEW.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> NICE VIEW OF THE ORANGE AND 
WHITE PARACHUTES AS THEY'RE 
OPENING UP INTO THE SECOND 
POSITION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO 
FULLY OPEN.
FROM FULLY OPEN, WE'LL BE 
DESCENDING ABOUT 20 TO 25 FEET A
MINUTE UNTIL WE HIT THE 
ATLANTIC.
ALSO, NOW THAT THE MAINS ARE 
OUT, A SEQUENCE WILL BE 
PERFORMED IN THE DRAGON WHICH 
WILL ORIENT THE SEAIDE THE
CABIN, GIVING THEM A SLOW BOUNCE
WHEN THEY HIT THE OCEAN.
WE'RE NOT ONLY MINIMIZING THE 
SHOCK ON THE PARACHUTES, WE'RE 
MINIMIZING THE SHOCK ON THE 
CAPSULE.
WE WANT TO GIVE A SOFT RIDE TO 
THE CREW COMING BACK INTO THE 
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
NOW THE CHUTES ARE LOCATED 
BEHIND A DOOR BEHIND THE CREW 
HATCH.
AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THE 
DROGUE CHUTES PULL THE DOOR 
AWAY.
WE'VE COMPLETED HERE AT SPACEX 
OVER 80 TESTS OF THAT PARACHUTE 
TEST, INCLUDING 10 TESTS OF THIS
PARTICULAR UPGRADED PARACHUTE 
DESIGN OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE DESIGN 
IS READY FOR FLIGHT. 
>> WE'RE JUST INSIDE TWO MINUTES
OF WHEN WE EXPECT TO SEE A 
SPLASH DOWN.
THE RECOVERY TEAMS ARE ALREADY 
OUT THERE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN,
STANDING BY, READY WITH FAST 
BOATS TO BEGIN THEIR INITIAL 
APPROACH TO DRAGON.
WE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT 
THE RECOVERY MISSION, WE EXPECT 
TO TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS. 
>> I'VE HEARD A CALLOUT.
>> AND WE EXPECT WHEN DRAGON 
SPLASHES DOWN, IT'S GOING TO BE 
ROUGHLY 32 KILOMETERS OFFSHORE.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE 
VIEW.
SO R, ALL THINGS HAVE APPEARED
TO GO NOMINAL FOR THIS TEST.
ALL THINGS LOOKING GREAT SO FAR.
WE SAW THE FOUR MAIN PARACHUTES 
DEPLOY.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM FULLY 
OPEN, AND AGAIN, WE'RE COMING UP
ON ABOUT A MINUTE UNTIL SPLASH 
DOWN.
>> I THINK WE MAY HAVE HEARD A 
CALLOUT OF 100 METERS TO GO. 
>> YEAH, I JUST HEARD THAT, TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> NOW, THOSE FOUR PARACHUTES 
ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE 
RELEASED FROM THE CAPSULE AFTER 
SPLASH DOWN, AND THEY'LL BE 
RECOVERED, TOO. 
>> AND WE ARE DOWN.
>> DOWN A LITTLE BIT EARLY, IN 
FACT.
AND THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE 
RECOVERY BOAT BEGINNING TO 
APPROACH INSTANTLY.
GOING TO TRY TO TALK A LITTLE 
BIT LOUDER SO YOU CAN HEAR ME 
OVER THE FOLKS HERE.
THING TO SEE. A REALLY EXCITING 
WE HAD THE WEATHER -- WE WEREN'T
REALLY SURE IF THE WEATHER WAS 
GOING TO COOPERATE.
WAS IT FAVORABLE FOR LAUNCH OR 
WAS IT FAVORABLE TO RECOVERY?
WE HAD TO HAVE COOPERATING WAVES
TO DO THE OPERATION.
THERE'S FAST BOATS OUT THERE TO 
BEGIN THE RECOVERY FROM DRAGON.
THE OPERATION FROM HERE TAKES 
ABOUT TWO HOURS, BUT ALL IN ALL,
THIS LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GREAT 
TEST. 
>> YEAH.
WE HAD GREAT VIEWS FROM THE ON 
BOARDERA INPARTICULAR.
NOW THIS VIEW IS FROM OUR SEARCH
AND GO RECOVERY SHIP.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT LOOKS STILL 
A LITTLE CHOPPY, SO YOU 
UNDERSTAND, WE WERE KIND OF ON 
THE EDGE OF THE WEATHER 
CONDITIONS OUT IN THE SPLASH 
DOWN AREA, BUT THEY ASSESS THE
BOAT DATA, THE BUOY DATA, AND 
THEY LOOKED AT THE FORECAST AND 
SAID WE'RE READY TO GO.
WHILE IT TOOK 2.5 HOURS TO GET 
HERE, WE TOOK A CHANCE, AND IT 
WAS GREAT.
IT WAS A GREAT TEST.
VISU, EVERYTHING HAPPENED.
YOU SAW THE LIFTOFF.
THAT'S KIND OF A LONGVIEW FROM 
THE CAMERA.
WE DID SEE THE SPLASH AS THE 
FALCON 9 CAME APART AS 
PREDICTED.
NO SURPRISE THERE.
DRAGON, SAW A GREAT VIEW.
AT APOGEE, IT SEPARATED, 
REORIENTED.
THEN THE DROGUE CHUTES CAME OUT,
THE MAIN CHUTES CAME OUT, AND WE
JUST WAITED FOR A SPLASH DOWN IN
NTIC OCEAN. 
>> AND THEN, JUST WAITED FOR 
THE SHIPS.
AGAIN, THE RECOVERY OPERATION 
WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS, SO 
WE'RE NOT GOING TO COVER THAT, 
BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE BACK FOR 
A NEWS CONFERENCE AT1:30 
EASTTIME, 8:30 PACIFIC TIME.
EVERYTHING LOOKS FANTASTIC, BUT 
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF 
DATA TO DIG INTO.
THEY'RE GOING TO ALSO COLLECT 
THOSE PARACHUTES, GET A LOT OF 
DATA FROM THAT AND SEE WHAT'S 
ON THE PATH TO DEMO TWO.
STAY TUNED FOR THAT NEWS 
CONFERENCE.
IT WILL BE CARRIED LIVE ON NASA 
T.V.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING ON-LINE, JUS 
THAT.
TH SO MUCH FOR JOINING US 
 MORNING'S TEST.
