EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 DURING THE HOLIDAYS. >> THE SITE IS SET TO REOPEN
THIS MORNING AT 9. AND NOW
BACK TO SOME BREAKING NEWS
ALONG THE SPACE COAST RIGHT
NOW. SPACE X IS JUST MINUTES
AWAY. A MINUTE AWAY FROM
LAUNCHING A FALCON 9 ROCKET IN
CLOSER THIS TIME. IT’S ON A
RESUPPLY MISSION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
LET’S TAKE YOU SOME LIVE
PICTURES.
>> JUSTIN: FROM THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER WITH THAT
COUNTDOWN CLOCK IS TICKING.
NOW, THIS INSTANTANEOUS LAUNCH
WINDOW HAS TO GO OFF AT 5, 0,
7, THERE’S NO LAUNCH WINDOW.
THEN THIS IS THE 31ST. AND
FINAL FALCON, 9 LAUNCH OF THE
YEAR FOR SPACE X. IT’S ALSO
THE 5TH LAUNCH FOR THE COMPANY
JUST THIS MONTH AND WANT TO
FINISH STRONG HERE IN THE END
OF THE YEAR, MORE THAN 6500
POUNDS OF SUPPLIES BEING
BROUGHT TO THE ISS. THE
WEATHER, OF COURSE,
>> JUSTIN: HAS BEEN A PRIMARY
CONCERN, BUT THEY JUST GAVE
THAT GO HERE IN THIS IS
ACTUALLY A BRAND NEW FALCON 9
BOOSTER. AND THEY’RE LOOKING
TO LANDED ON DRONE SHIP IN THE
ATLANTIC AND GET THIS IF IT
STICKS THIS LANDING. THIS IS
MARKING THE ONE 100TH
RECOVERING OF FALCON 9 0ST
STAGE SINCE THEY STARTED DOING
THESE LANDINGS IN 2015. THE
COST BENEFIT IS HUGE FOR THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER AS WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY DID
NOT LOOK GREAT. I MEAN, YOU
GET A 30% CHANCE AND IT’S LIKE
GET SCRUBBED. BUT, JONATHAN, I
MEAN IT THE CLOUDS OPENED UP
CRAZY. ALL MORNING IN JUST
ABOUT 10, 15 MINUTES AGO
THOUGH ALL ALL-WEATHER THINGS
WHEN GREENE. ALL RIGHT, LET’S
TAKE YOU THERE LIVE.
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♪ ♪ >> A PER PRESSURE IS
>> THE 40 SECONDS INTO TONIGHT. AND RIGHT IN PASSING TO THE RIGHT NOW. NEXT STOP.
AND IN JUST A FEW SECONDS,
HERE IS MAX Q, THIS IS WHERE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE
HIGHEST AMOUNT. YOU KNOW, THE
PRESSURES.
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PRESSURES. ♪ ♪
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YOU. ASK YOU. THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF HIGH PRESSURE ON THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINES ON THE
FIRST ASIAN NOT ROLLING BACK
AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR
JOURNEY TO ORBIT. COMING UP IN
ABOUT A MINUTE ARE 3 EVENTS IN
RAPID SUCCESSION. FIRST UP IS
A MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF KNOWN AS
NEW BAC AND ENJOYING THE STAGE
SEPARATION.
>> AND THEN SECOND ENGINE
START ALSO KNOWN AS STS ONE
MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF IS WHERE ON
9 ENGINES ON THE FIRST STAGE
WILL SHUT OFF IN PREPARATION
FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE STATE
SEPARATION DURING STAGE
SEPARATION. THE FIRST AND
SECOND STAGES CAN SEPARATE ONE
ANOTHER FOR STAGING MAKES ITS
WAY BACK TO THE DRONE SHIP FOR
A LANDING ATTEMPT AND THE
SECOND STAGE WILL IGNITE ITS
MERLIN VACUUM ENGINE AND
CONTINUE TO BOOST RAG INTO LOW
EARTH ORBIT.
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AGAIN, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE
HAPPENING IN RAPID SUCCESSION
IN ABOUT 15 SECONDS HERE.
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>> AND SEPARATION CONFIRMED. COMMISSION. >> AND THE SEE IT ON SCREEN.
ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL FALCON 9
ROCKET LAUNCH OF THE YEAR.
LOOKING PRETTY GOOD TO THIS
POINT. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT,
THOUGH. SO WATCH THAT LAUNCH.
YOU’RE GOING TO BE SITTING
RIGHT THERE ON YOUR COUCH AND
WATCHING IT WITH US BECAUSE
YOU GO OUTSIDE. YOU CAN SEE A
THING, YOU KNOW, AND WE’RE
ALSO WAITING FOR THAT ONE
100TH RECOVERING OF THE FALCON
9 FIRST STAGE. YOU KNOW, THAT
SHOULD LAND OUT IN THE
ATLANTIC. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN