Cspan2. Next, nasa administrator jim bryden sign talks about future emissions and changes at the agency due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is one hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Nd20 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. Covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include longchain american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. And returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars in preparing the space launch systems sls rocket and iranian crew capsule for the first deeps place but Nation Program next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator jimpl is here to provide us with an update on nasas mission and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress is critical to achieving the goals of landing the
All right. This hearing will come to order. 2020 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. The covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations, but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include launching american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. Returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars, and preparing the space launch systems, sls, rocket and orion crew capsule for the first deep Space Exploration Program Mission next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine is here to provide us with an update on nasas missions and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress on the art miss program is critical to achieving the goals of landing the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024, and establishing a sustainable presence on or around the lunar surface by 2028. Congress
Dragon visible in this view from one of the japanese cameras. [no audio] again, we are inside the undocking sequence now, good umbilical retraction and we are driving the first set of hooks. First set of hooks open and nominal. Nominal hooks on the first set. The first six hooks have completed their driving first set down, the second set is now driving and we are committed to undock. [no audio] seeing good motion on the second set of hooks, continuing to drive. This is the final set of hooks, there are six of them holding dragon into place now. Afterwards, we will conduct two undocking burns to physically separate dragon. [no audio] dragon spacex, all hooks open and nominal. All hooks open. Dragon departing. Dragon spacex separation confirmed. Physical separation, 4 35 pacific. Thrusters looking good, coming down to a nominal departure burn zero coming up shortly. [no audio] dragon spacex depart zero complete. Complete. You heard depart burn zero complete, dragon moving slightly faster
Again, the first set of hooks driving the navigation lights. Dragon visible in this view from one of the japanese cameras. [no audio] again, we are inside the undocking sequence now, good umbilical retraction and we are driving the first set of hooks. First set of hooks open and nominal. Nominal hooks on the first set. The first six hooks have completed their driving first set down, the second set is now driving and we are committed to undock. [no audio] seeing good motion on the second set of hooks, continuing to drive. This is the final set of hooks, there are six of them holding dragon into place now. Afterwards, we will conduct two undocking burns to physically separate dragon. [no audio] dragon spacex, all hooks open and nominal. All hooks open. Dragon departing. Dragon spacex separation confirmed. Physical separation, 4 35 pacific. Thrusters looking good, coming down to a nominal departure burn zero coming up shortly. [no audio] dragon spacex depart zero complete. Complete. You h
Again, first set of folks driving to navigation light. The forward end of the dragon clearly visible from this view. Again, we are inside of the undocking sequence now. Good umbilical retraction. Dragon space x, first set of hooks open in nominal. The first six hooks have completed their driving first set down. Undock. Ow committed to seeing good motion on that second set of hooks. Continuing to drive. Folks, there of are six of them holding dragon into place now. Afterwards we will conduct two undocking to physically separate dragon. Dragon spacex nominal. Dragon, departing. Dragon spacex separation confirmed. Physical separation, 435. Thrusters looking good, counting down to a nominal departure coming up shortly. Dragon spacex, complete. Are visors up. And you heard part burn zero complete, moving slightly faster way from the International Space station. That, bob and doug have concluded their stay aboard the International Space station. The station and dragon are flying 267 statue m