InterNational Space station. Humans a new era of spaceflight and i could not be more pleased with what the nasa and spacex team has accomplished. Its truly an exciting time. Its great we are flying cruise on a regular cadence crews on a regular cadence from here to Kennedy Space center on u. S. Rockets and great we are doing it with our International Partners. Weve got one from japan on board. I could not be more pleased with what the team has accomplished. Im proud and humbled to be a part of it. Introduceleasure to our nasa administrator, jim bridenstine. Through his outstanding leadership and advocacy for the commercialization of lower lowearth orbit, the commercial route program, and transformation of the Kennedy Space center, to a multiuser spaceport that becomes a reality, please welcome a Great American to the stand, our administrator, jim bridenstine. [applause] jim thank you. And q, bob, for that introduction and thank you for your amazing leadership here at the entities base
With the successful test flight of the dragon on the vulcan 9, that safely delivered the two that safely delivered the two astronauts from the one International Space station and brought them home safely, it set the stage for the crew one Mission Tomorrow afternoon. This is the first flight under contract the Crew Rotation Mission with spacex to the International Space station. This is truly a new era of human spaceflight and i could not be more pleased with what the nasa and spacex team has accomplished. Its truly an exciting time. Its great we are flying crews on a regular cadence from here to Kennedy Space center on u. S. Rockets. It is also great that we are doing it with our International Partners. Suichi from japan on board. I could not be more pleased with what the team has accomplished. Im proud and humbled to be a part of it. It is my pleasure to introduce our nasa administrator, jim bridenstine. Through his outstanding leadership and advocacy for the commercialization of lowe
We have the nasa administrator. We have the nasa deputy administrator. We will hear more from them in a minute. First talk to bob cabana. And cabana good morning welcome to the Kennedy Space center. I dont have to tell you how intoing it is to launch dutch astronauts into space for the first time in nine years. Our Shuttle Missions launched from that pad, including my flight. With our partnership with spacex, the pad is being used again and is now for the commercial crew program and for other spacex projects. Truly in his start time from an historic pad. Time fromn historic an historic pad. Jim was a huge advocate and proponent for aviation and spaceflight as the Armed Services committee and the science and Technology Committee and he is no sharing that passion as he needs nasa into a new era of space expiration. Jim. It is great toe be here at the Kennedy Space centers. We are now launching american astronauts from an american rocket on american soil. It has been nine years since we h
Hello. Thank you for joining us today. We have one day to launch of the historic nasa spacex mission. We moved the press conference indoors due to weather, but we have good news the weather has improved. We have a 60 chance of favorable weather for launch. We will hear lots about the launch by the great guests today. We have bob cabana, the director for the Kennedy Space center. Jim bridenstine the nasa , administrator. We have astronauts. We have the nasa deputy administrator. We will hear more from them in a minute. First, lets talk to bob cabana. Dir. Cabana good morning and welcome to the Kennedy Space center. I dont have to tell you how exciting it is to have the first flights of humans to space from the Kennedy Space center in nine years. We went to the moon from pad 39a. 82 love the 135 Shuttle Missions launched, including three of my flights. With our partnership with spacex, the pad is being used again and is now for the commercial crew program and for other spacex projects. I
Welcome from Kennedy Space center. I am with nasas office of communications. What a day were here to discuss nasa spacex demo2 mission and the return of u. S. Space night from the american soil to the International Space station withs a. S Robert Ben Ken and Douglas Hurley the crew spacecraft in the falcon 9 rocket lifted today from complex 39a at mas sas Kennedy Space center at 3 22 p. M. Bob and doug are safely on the think would International Space station to talk another about this Historic Mission we have a great panel of guests starting with nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine, elon musk, the chief engineer of spacex, kathy, manager of the Nasa Commercial Crew Program and Kirk Shireman the manager of the iss and nasa chief astronaut pat forrester. Well start with opening comments and presenters then well take your queens first start with our nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine. Jim thank you. What a great daze for nasa. What a great day for spacex. What a great day for the day of U