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
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. And what a historic pad to be doing it from. We went to the moon from pad 39a. 82 of 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 missions. I think it is absolutely outstanding. Truly an historic time from an historic pad. We are pleased to have our nasa administrator with us this morning. As a member of congress, jim was a huge advocate and proponent for aviation and spaceflight as a member of the Armed Services committee and the science and technology committee. Now he is sharing that passion with all of us as he leads nasa into a new era of space exploration. Jim. Adm. Bridenstine it is great to be here
International space station. Hello. Thank you for joining us today. We have one day to launch of the historic nasa spacex mission. 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 we have commercial group astronauts. Commercial crew 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. And what a historic pad to be doing it from. We went to the moon from pad 39a. 82 of
We will have lots about the launch of a great guest today. We have bob cabana, director for the candy space to come Jim Bridenstine, administrator, commercial crew astronauts, and nasa deputy administrator jim or more hard. Well be hearing more from them in a minute but first lets talk to bob. Thanks. Good morning and welcome to get space center. I dont have to do how exciting it is to the first light that humans to space from the Kennedy Space center in nine years. And what is tort bad to be doing it from. We went to the men from pad 39a, 882 over 135 Shuttle Missions launched off that path including three of my. Brazzaville brushing away in the air through a partnership with spacex, that pat is being used once again and it is not for commercial crew program as well as of the missions for spacex and thats absolutely outstanding. Truly an historic time on historic pad. We are pleased to offer nasa administer Jim Bridenstine with us this morning. As a member of congress jim was a huge a
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