space companies in the Our professional grade.
Our professional grade.
>> We’ve been seeing a lot of
this lately. SpaceX rocket
lifting off. Well, the putting
up satellites are putting
people out. They’ve had almost 150 launches of one kind or
150 launches of one kind or
another. We’re just something
10 years ago would have been
unheard of. SpaceX and other
commercial companies are in
the space. That was once I’m
all NASA. How is that help NASA and one of the challenges
NASA and one of the challenges
of working with those various
companies to finding success
while maintaining the NASA
standard said the challenge.
I’m sure has been interesting
as you develop this relationship with these other
relationship with these other
companies.
>> So Kimbrel, we are so
fortunate to have and blooming aerospace industry and United
aerospace industry and United
States. so if you go back to
the shuttle are retiring in 2011. And have we were not
2011. And have we were not
able to launch again now from
the United States for almost
10 years until SpaceX was able
to do a demonstration flight.
And now they have been
launching our crews. Boeing is
also building their capability
for launching our So it is
super critical. And while we have these companies be
have these companies be
successful so that they’re
able to astronaut launches to
the International Space
Station. we have been working with these companies over the
with these companies over the
years as well for them to have
the capability to take cargo
to the International Space Station. And also Northrop
Station. And also Northrop
Grumman. In addition to SpaceX
has the ability currently and
then there are others that are
coming online to do that as
well. And that cuts cost isn’t. It? Cuts are because
isn’t. It? Cuts are because
our cars, but it also allows
us to focus on the deep space
exploration that I was talking about with Artemis program. we
about with Artemis program. we
will and we have a much
interest working with these
companies to make sure that
their vehicles and their spacecraft are safe. So we
spacecraft are safe. So we
have engineers are we have
what we call flight readiness
reviews for each and every
mission that we either put our cargo. There lawn so that we
cargo. There lawn so that we
have a good understanding that
companies are going to be
successful in their missions.
And so we worked together with them. And that does enable us
them. And that does enable us
to be able to continue to do
activities in the low earth
orbit and then to focus on deep space exploration there’s
deep space exploration there’s
also going to be companies
that are going to be working
and helping us with our we have companies right now today
have companies right now today
that are working on their own
commercial robotic landers and
are going to like on the we
have a company right here in Houston. I intuitive machines
Houston. I intuitive machines
and there. On target to had to
be able to get their launch
sometime this year and they will have a robotic mission to
will have a robotic mission to
the But long there’s a list of
companies that are trying to
do it? But there one is close
to being able to get there
very soon. >> Well, a lot going on. A lot
>> Well, a lot going on. A lot
of people didn’t know about.
And 30 seconds How excited you
about the future of NASA and
what more can be done?
>> I’m super excited about the
future of NASA in general. I
tell people aerospace is
booming right now. If you’re a
young person and you’re
thinking of a this is a
wonderful opportunity for you
to be able to to join us would
love to be able to have you become a part of it. I love to
become a part of it. I love to
say. Can’t rule this space is
for everyone and there is
space for everyone.
>> Very well Director Weiss,
thank you so much for your
time this morning. Best of
luck to you and the whole NASA family because your family is