[inaudible] [inaudible] the hearing will come to order. 2020 has been a year of challenge and triumph for americas 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. And 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 the missions and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress on the program is critical to achieving the goals of landing the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024 and establishing a sustainable presence opresent on or around r circus by 2028. Congress has given su
2020 has been a year of challenge and triumph for americas 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. And 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 the missions and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress on the program is critical to achieving the goals of landing the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024 and establishing a sustainable presence opresent on or around r circus by 2028. Congress has given support for many key components of the arguments, notably
[no audio] we are still following along with bob and dougs journey home today. Smoothlyg continuing with the departure of dragon from the spaced station space station. They are awake. Everything is coming up in about three hours. We have a never things that will be happening. We are looking for our event to begin in three hours and 42 minutes. Have a separating of the trunk. That is claw separation. The clod delivers power and theds between the trunk claw delivers power and fluids between the trunk and the capsule. We will jettison the trunk. Atmospherenter the and disintegrate during that process. The dragon capsule will be in its final physical form prior to reentry. We will then initiate a deorbit burn. It will last about 11. 5 minutes. That is designed to place dragon on its final trajectory to its landing site, which is off the coast of florida, near pensacola. Once that happens, bob and doug will then sit back and continue to monitor all the telemetry and data they have on their
Center. All said they were pleased with the flight. Mr. Brian stein leads off after introductions. Good afternoon and welcome from Kennedy Space center. Day. A we are here to discuss the nasa Spacex Mission and return of u. S. Human spaceflight from u. S. Soil to the International Space station. The crew dragon spaceflight spacecraft and the falcon nine rocket lifted today from the launch complex. At 3 22 p. M. On and doug are now safely their way to the International Space station. To talk more about this historic mission, we have a great panel of guests starting with nasa administrator, Jim Bridenstine. Elon musk, kathy leaders, kirk and ton, pass forrester. We start with opening comments and our presenters and then we will take your questions. We start with Jim Bridenstine. Nasa and great day for spacex. What a great day for the United States of america. It is been nine years since we launched american astronauts from american soil and we of done it again. I want to be clear. The mi
The Artemis Program and the moon to mars program, i think the Business Model has proven it well very successful. We are bringing down costs, increasing access, and that will spacexe to happen and and others can get more customers. Nasa does not want to be the owner and operator of the heart or the only customer. We want spacex to go get customers that are not as. When that materializes, i think what elon is talking about, this vision for humanity being able to live on the surface of the moon for long periods of time and eventually on mars for long periods of time, that is the eventuality of the Business Model we are currently developing. Thank you. Our next question is from Chris Davenport of the washington post. Thank you for taking my call. Thank you further trampling quote. That was classic. The, you put the window in cargo dragon as a symbol of your ambition of flying people. I wonder if you could talk about how over these long years, you it asour team focused on the ultimate goal,