Intuitive Machines-1 Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast)
The recent live broadcast of Intuitive Machines-1 Launch to the Moon showcased an exciting moment in space exploration. The Falcon 9 rocket, fueled by SpaceX, took off from Lab Pad 39A with a lunar lander at the top, built by Intuitive Machines and carrying NASA payloads onboard.
The lunar lander, named NOVA-C, is a key part of the mission, capable of delivering 130 kilograms of payload to the surface of the Moon. The launch, after being postponed from the previous day, was a go. The spacecraft, powered by liquid methane and liquid oxygen, represents a significant step in advancing science and exploration beyond Earth.
The Falcon 9 rocket itself is a marvel of engineering, with the first stage providing 1.7 million pounds of thrust and the second stage responsible for targeted drop-off into orbit. The SpaceX team worked on new procedures for the IM1 lander, including loading liquid methane and liquid oxygen just 2.5 hours before launch, a first for SpaceX.
The cooperation between private companies like SpaceX and Intuitive Machines, working in partnership with NASA, represents a significant leap forward in space exploration. As humanity moves closer to making life multiplanetary, missions like these pave the way for future discoveries and advancements in space science and technology. With the successful launch of Intuitive Machines-1, we are one step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the Moon and beyond.
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TEST TEST TEST. TEST TEST TEST N♪ . ♪ . NO♪ . ♪ . >>> YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT LAB. PAD 39A. IN A FEW MINUTES SPACE X WILL FUEL IT’S FALCON 9 ROCKET RIGHT THERE. AT THE TOP IS A LUNAR LANDER BUILT BY INTUITIVE MACHINE WITH NASA PAYLOAD ONBOARD.
LIFTOFF OF THE MOON LANDER IS SCHEDULED FOR 1:05 A.M. EASTERN TIME AFTER THEY WAVED OFF A LAUNCH ATTEMPT YESTERDAY. TODAY WE ARE A GO FOR LAUNCH. IF EVERYTHING IS TO GO IT WILL COMPLETE IT’S JOURNEY EIGHT DAYS FROM NOW. ON THE SHADOWY SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOON. INTUITIVE MACHINE AN AMERICAN BASED
COMPANY BUILT THE LANDER AND WILL CARRY 6 NASA PAYLOADS TO THE MOONS. WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE INSTRUMENTS THROUGH THE BROADCAST. FIRST LET’S LEARN ABOUT THE MOON BOUND SPACECRAFT. IT’S THE LUNAR LANDER NAMED NOVA-C. IT IT’S 4. 4.6 METERS WIDE. IT’S CAPABLE OF DELIVERING 130 KILOGRAMS OF PAYLOAD
TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. MOST OF THE SPACECRAFT WEIGHT IS FUEL. IT USES LIQUID METHANE AND LIQUID OXYGEN THAT CAN THROTTLE DOWN TO PREFORM THE FINAL DECENT TO THE SURFACE IN ONE CONTINUOUS BURN. INTUITIVE MACHINES IS FUNDED BY NASA’S COMMERCIAL PAYLOAD SERVICES INITIALIVE INITIATIVE. THAT ALLOWS AQUISITION FROM AMERICAN COMPANIES
FOR PAYLOADS THAT ADVANCE SCIENCE. THE LIQUID METHANE WAS LOADED SHORTLY BEFORE LAUNCH. SPACE X DEVELOPED A NEW WAY TO FUEL THE SPACECRAFT WHILE ON THE ROCKET AND PATH. JESSE IS JOINING US. THE TEAM DECIDED THE POSTPONE BEFORE THE METHANE LOADING WAS SET TO BEGIN. >> YES, THAT’S CORRECT, MEGAN. THANK YOU.
AS SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW. WE STOOD DOWN FROM YESTERDAY’S LAUNCH ATTEMPT DUE TO A METHANE TEMPERATURES PRIOR TO STEPPING INTO METHANE LOAD. THE TEAMS HAVE REVIEWED THE DATA AND FUELED PREPARATIONS TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO BETTER ALIGN TO WHAT WE SAW DURING THE WET DRESS REHEARSAL DURING THE WEEK. 2 HOURS AND 20
MINUTES METHANE FUELING BEGAN AND COMPLETED BEFORE THE LIVE COVERAGE STARTED. WE ARE READY TO GIVE LAUNCH ANOTHER SHOT THIS EVENING. SPACE X IS EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH NASA AS PART OF THE COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD INITIATIVE. WE ARE THRILLED TO SUPPORT THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING SINCE THE APOLLO PROGRAM ENDED MORE THAN 50
YEARS AGO. THIS MARKS THE 14th MISSION OF THE YEAR AND SECOND IN THE LAST EIGHT HOURS. EARLY IN THE WEEK WE CAPTURE THIS PHOTO OF FALCON NINE WITH THE MOON JUST BEYOND. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IMAGE WITH THE VEHICLES DESTINATION IN IT’S SIGHTS AND WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
2024 IS THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LUCKIEST ANIMALS IN THE CHINESE ZODIAC. THIS CARGO HAS COMPLETED SEVERAL MISSIONS AND CREW 7 IS DOCKED AT THE STATION. WITH NASA’S CREW 8 MISSION JUST AROUND THE CORNER WE ARE ON TRACK TO LAUNCH 50 PEOPLE TO ORBIT ACROSS ALL OF OUR
MISSIONS SINCE 2020. AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, SPACE X WAS FOUNDED WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE LIFE SUPER PLANETARY WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKE THAT A REALITY. WE RECENTLY MADE NEW UPGRADES TO SPACE COMPLEX 40 WITH A NEW CREW ARM. THESE UPDATES WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO HAVE
TWO LAUNCHPADS CAPABLE OF HAVING HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT. TO ADVANCE THE MISSIMISSIONS CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE. SPACE X EN ABLES RESEARCHES TO FLY CRITICAL SCIENCE TO ORBIT. IT CARRIED OVER 1,000 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO LOWER EARTH ORBIT SINCE 1012. RESEARCHERS CAN SUBMIT PROPOSALS AND EXPLORE CURRENT SENATOR COCHRAN SEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SLASH HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT/RESEARCH
THIS PAVES THE WAY FOR US TO EXPLORE BEYOND EARTH AND MAKE LIFE MULTIPLANETARY. WE’LL PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE LUNAR ENVIRONMENT AND BETTER EN ABLE ASTRONAUTS TO LAND SAFELY ON THE MOON. NOW LET’S GET FAMILIAR WITH THE ROCKET YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. FALCON 9. >> WE ARE GO FOR LOADING AND LAUNCH.
>> SOME GOOD CALL-OUTS THERE. GOOD FOR PROPELLENT LOADING. FALLFALCON NINEIS A TWO FLIGHT ROCKET. IT’S MADE 297 FLIGHTS. THIS IS THE 18th FLIGHT OF THE BOOSTER SUPPORTING IN MISSION. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY TWO ROCKETS IN ONE. THE FIRST STAGE IS THE TALLEST PORTION OF THE VEHICLE PROVIDING 1.7 MILLION THRUST. NAMED AFTER THE
MILLENNIUM FALCON THAT POWER FALCON NINE FIRST STAGE AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE ON YOUR SCREEN. THIS IS A PHOTO OF TODAY’S FALCON NINE GETTING RED TO ROLLOUT TO THE PAD. THESE ARE THE NINE ENGINES RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THE HEAVY LISTING. THERE ARE NINE ENGINES ON THE FIRST STAGE THERE ARE 10
ENGINES ON THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE. THE SECOND STAGE ADDS A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ENGINE CALLED THE MERLIN VACUUM. THIS HAS A LARGER NOZZLE ALLOWING THE SECOND STAGE TO PREFORM MORE EFFICIENTLY IN STAGE. THE FIRST STAGE GETS US OUT OF SPACE AND SECOND STAGE IS THE TARGETED DROP OFF ORBIT. THE POINTED NOSE AT
THE TOP OF THE ROCKET IS THE PAYLOAD FAIRING. COMPOSED OF TWO HALFS WITH COMPOS IT MATERIAL TO PROTECT THE PAYLOAD UNTIL THE VACUUM OF SPACE. THE LUNAR LANDER ARRIVED AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER BACK IN DECEMBER. SINCE THEN, TEAMS HAVE INTERGRADED THE SPACECRAFT TO FALCON 9 SECOND STAGE IN PREPARATION FOR LAUNCH.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER THEY PULLED OUT NEW PROCEDURES FOR THE IM1 LANDER WITH METHANE AND OXYGEN STARTING ABOUT 2.5 HOURS BEFORE LAUNCH. THIS IS THE FIRST FOR SPACE X. SPACE X TEAM MODIFIED LAUNCH INSTALLED A NEW LIQUID OXYGEN TANK AND TWO CONTROL SKIDS ON EITHER SIDE. FROM THERE. THE NEW LINES PASSED
THROUGH A DISCONNECT THAT ATTACHES TO NEW PLUMBING AND QUICK DISCONNECTS LEADING TO THE IM1 LANDER. THEY FLOW FROM THE STORAGE TANKS. THIS ALLOWED THE CRY CRYOGENICS. >> FOR NONIRINGREDIENT NO GO CONDITIONS. THEY WILL PROVE OF BOARDING THE COUNT. EFFECTING IT SAFETY OF OPERATION CALL HOLD, HOLD HOLD. WITH THE LAUNCH ODYSSEY.
AT T MINUS 10 SECONDS HANDS OFF AND RELIED ON CRITERIA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNT. >> PAUSING FOR THE CALMS THERE. GIVEN THE LACK OF METHANE USED IN THE FALCON PROGRAM. THEY ARE WORKING ON THE STAR SHIP TEAMS TO VERIFY THE HEALTH AND STATUS OF THE LANDER AND OUR FUELING SYSTEMS.
SO FAR, CONTINUES TO BE A SMOOTH COUNT-DOWN AND WE ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR AN ON TIME LIFTOFF. LET’S CHECK IN WITH JOSH AT INTUITIVE MACHINES, HOW IS IT GOING JOSH? >> IT’S GOING WELL, JESSE. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE BROADCAST BOOTH AT INTUITIVE MACHINES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THIS IS OUTSIDE NOVA CONTROL.
BEING THE NERVE CENTER OF OUR ENTIRE LUNAR PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW CONTROLLERS ARE MAKING PREFLIGHT CHECKS AND MONITORING THE FUELING PROCESS ON THE PAD. TAKE A LIVE LOOK INTO NOVA CONTROL. THERE ARE 12 IN A CIRCULAR DESIGN. THIS WASN’T A COINCIDENCE. WE WANTED A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOLKS CAN QUICKLY COMMUNICATE AND MAKE DECISIONS.
THE DESIGN PULLED SOME INSPIRATION FROM USS ENTERPRISE BRIDGE. STARTING NOW, WE HAVE THREE PRIMARY CONTROLLER TEAMS WORKING TO MONITOR, COMMAND, AND CONTROL LUNAR LANDING TO THE JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH POLL REGION. THIS IS A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW WE’LL GET THERE. >> THE IM1 MISSION IS SENDING PAYLOADS TO THE MOON ON A
UNCREWED LUNAR LANDER CALLED ODYSSIES. >> THIS IS ON A MINIATURE SCALE WHAT THE APOLLO PROGRAM. >> THIS IS THE HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF APOLLO. ON THE DIRECT SHOT AT THE MOON. >> IT’S LIKE THROWING A FAST BALL. IT WILL HIT THE MOON 6 OR 7 DAYS LATER LIKE AN OUTFIELDER. >>> THE FIRST FOUR
DAYS ARE DEDICATED TO FLIGHT CONTROLLERS FOLLOWING THE 3-D PRINTED LIQUID OXYGEN ENGINE TO HIT IT’S ORBIT TARGET AROUND THE MOON. THIS COORDINATE SYSTEM IS CALLED THE B PLANE. >>> THE B PLANE IS THE BACKBOARD OF THE BASKETBALL. WHEN YOU SHOOT HOOPS. IF YOU GET THE BASKETBALL IN THE SQUARE. IT WILL GO IN.
THE B PLANE IS VERY MUCH THE SAME THING. >> WITH THE B PLANE ON TARGET DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS TO NOVA CONTROL IN HOUSTON. >> ONCE AROUND THE MOON WE HAVE THEY THINK WE PLUNGE INTO NIGHT AND WE ARE COLD ON BOTH SIDES. >> AN HOUR BEFORE LANDING FLIGHT CONTROLLERS COMMAND DECENT ORBIT
INSERTION OR DOI. THE MAIN ENGINE FIRING TO SLOW THE SPACECRAFT SO IT DROPS FROM 100 KILOMETERS TO 10 KILOMETERS. ODYSSEUS WILL START IT’SIT’S FINAL APPROACH. >> THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM ONBOARD MAKES THE DECISION TO ACTIVATE THE MAIN ENGINE AT CLOSE TO FULL POWER. >> CAMERAS ARE FEEDING INFORMATION INTO THE LANDERS NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS.
WITH A SAFE SIGHT IDENTIFIED ODYSSEUS ENTERS A 3-METER DECENT. NOW THE LANDER IS USING A MEASUREMENT UNIT SIMILAR TO AN INNER AIR THAT SENSES ROTATION AND ACCELERATION. THEY EXPECT A 15 SECOND DELAY BEFORE CONFIRMING THE ULTIMATE MILESTONE LANDING ON THE SURFACE ON THE MOON. >> THAT’S THE LONGEST 15 SECONDS
YOU WILL INTERNAL EVERY HAVE. >> THAT OVERVIEW WAS PROVIDED BY OUR COFOUNDER DR. TIM CRANE THE MISSION DIRECTOR ON THE BLUE TEAM. RIGHT NOW, FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT AND INTUITIVE MACHINE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS JACK FISHER IS IN THE MISSION DIRECTOR SEAT. IT’S GEARING UP FOR LAUNCH FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
WHERE MEGAN IS STANDING BY ON NASA’S ROLE. >> THANK YOU, JOSH. >> YOU HEARD US MENTION CLIPS. WHAT IS THIS NEW INITIATIVE. NASA IS TEAMING UP WITH SEVERAL AMERICAN COMPANIES DELIVER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL STREAMLINE THE SCIENCE AND HELP US UNDERSTAND THE RISKLESS AND REWARDS BEFORE HUMAN POLITICIANS TO THE
LUNAR SURFACE AND BEYOND. >> OUR MOON. IT SEEMS SO CLOSE IN THE NIGHT SKY. GETTING THERE IS REALLY HARD. WHAT IF IF THERE WAS A WAY TO CHANGE THAT? ONLY A FEW NATIONS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE MOON. NASA SENDS ASTRONAUTS BACK TO THE LUNAR SURFACE TO STAY. WE’LL NEED TO SEND
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AHEAD OF TIME TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION. TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, NASA IS ESTABLISHING A COMMERCIAL LUNAR ECONOMY. THERE WILL BE COMMERCIAL DELIVERY SERVICES TO THE MOON. WE ARE ENABLING AMERICAN COMPANIES TO SEND THINGS FOR US. INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SCIENCE WE CAN ACHIEVE.
THIS HIGH RISK HIGH REWARD WILL INVEST IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF AMERICAN INNOVATION TO LAUNCH A COMMERCIAL LUNAR MARKETPLACE, ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY AND EXPLORATION FOR ALL OF US. WITH THIS NEVER BEFORE SEEN STREAM LINE ACCESS TO THE MOON. WE’LL BE ABLE TO MAKE NOVEL MEASUREMENTS SCIENTISTS HAVE LONG WANTED TO DO THIS ON
THE LUNAR SURFACE. AS THE NEW INDUSTRY MATURES. THE COMMERCIAL DELIVERY SERVICE FOR NATNASA AND OTHERS COULD EXPAND BEYOND THE MOON TO OTHER DESTINATIONS. WE ARE LEARN TO LIVE ON ANOTHER WORLD BECAUSE WE ARE EXPLORERS. >>> THEY COMPLETED THE LUNAR DOWN THE STREET FOR THE NATNASAJOHNSON SPACE CENTER. JOINING US IS THE
CEO OF INTUITIVE MACHINES AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MEGAN. >> WE ARE 28 MINUTES FROM LAUNCH. HOW ARE YOU FEELING. >> ECSTATIC TO BE HERE. WE LIGHT THE ENGINES. ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO. THE TANKS ARE LOADED. WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE LAST 28 MINUTES TO LIGHT THE
CANDLE. >> WHY DID YOU START A COMPANY TO COMMERCIALLY BUILD AND FLY LUNAR LANDERS. >> WE STARTED THE COMPANY BECAUSE AT THE TIME NASA WAS THINKING ABOUT CAPABILITY DRIVEN FRAMEWORK AND NO REALLY DESTINATION. I DECIDED TO RETIRE EARLY AND THINK ABOUT A WAY TO APPLY HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT TO SOLVING PROBLEMS
AROUND THE WORLD IN OIL, GAS, ENERGY, AND AR AEROSPACE. WE TURNED THE WHOLE COMPANY TOWARDS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE MOON AND RETURN THE UNITED STATES TO THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 52 YEARS. >> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOUR LANDER NOVA C. DR. CRANE MENTIONED YOUR CORE GROUP
WORKED ON THE PROJECT. I REMEMBER THAT EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE AND PROPULSION TESTS WERE DONE. >> IT WAS A LIQUID OXYGEN LANDER. WE LEARNED HOW TO IGNITE AND FLY A LIQUID OXYGEN LIQUID METHANE INBEGIN. THIS IS THE CORE TECHNOLOGY OF THE LANDER. THE LANDING HAS AVOID TECHNOLOGY. WHILE IT WAS OLDER TECHNOLOGY. THE ALGORITHMS ARE
THE SAME WE USE FOR HAZARD TECHNOLOGY AND AVOIDANCE. WHAT WE DO TO LAND ON THE PLACE ROCKY AS THE SO SOUTH POLE. IT’S A DERIVATIVE OF WHAT NASA PRODUCED AS WE STARTED THE COMPANY. >> THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON THE MOON BY COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES. ROUGHLY HALF HAS
SUCCEEDED. WHAT HAS YOUR COMPANY DONE TO INCREASE LANDING ON THE MOON. >> YOU HAVE TO BE HUMBLE ABOUT IT AND LEARN FROM AND STAND ON THE SHOULDERS ALL THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE. WE LOOKED REALLY HARD AT EVERY MISSION GONE TO THE MOON. WE LOOK FOR, WHAT MISTAKES OR THINGS IN THEIR DESIGN THAT
CAUSED THEIR ERRORS. DID THOSE MISTAKES OR THOSE DESIGN DEFICIENCIES, ARE THEY IN OUR LANDER. WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT TRIED TO GO BEFORE. WE BRING THINGS TOGETHER QUICKLY. THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT STAGING AND TEST OFTEN. TEST, TEST, TEST. THAT’S THE KEY TO SUCCESS WHICH IS WHAT I THINK WE DID.
TAKE THE BEST OF WHAT WE HAD AND WHAT WE COULD BE DOING AND STREAMLINE TO BE BEAGILE. OVER CONTRAINED CONSTRAINED BUDGET AND THING LIKE LANDING ON THE MOON FORCED US TO INNOVATE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT AND GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. >> ONCE THE LAND IRGETS TO THE MOON
THERE ARE SIX INSTRUMENTS PLAYING A KEY ROLE TO NAVIGATE AND STUDY THE SURFACE. THIS FIRST ONE IS THIS. A LIGHTWEIGHT LASER REFLECTER OR ARRAY. THIS OPTICAL INSTRUMENT IS A COLLECTION OF EIGHT. A HALF-INCH OF MIRRORS USED FOR MEASURING DISTANCE. AFTER THEY LAND ON THE MOON FUTURE LANDERS FLY NEAR NOVA C’S LUNAR LOCATION.
THEY CAN CAST A LASER TOWARDS THE SURFACE AND RETRO REFLECTERS WILL BOUNCE THE LIGHT BACK. THE REFLECTOR LASER LIGHT HOW CLOSE THE SPACECRAFT ARE TO THE SURFACE AND ENSURE A SMOOTHER LANDING. YOU REVERSE YOUR CAR AND WATCH A CAMERA TO LET YOU KNOW JUST HOW CLOSE YOU ARE. >> ALL RIGHT, SO,
FOR MORE THAN LET’S GO BACK TO HOUSTON WHERE JOSH MARSHALL IS STANDING BY. WHAT’S THE LATEST. >> THANK YOU, MEGAN. IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US AT HOME. WELCOME TO NOVA CONTROL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE MONITORING LAUNCHPAD COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE ANOTHER TEAMWORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH SPACE X TO
MONITOR FUELING. AFTER LAUNCH. FLIGHT CONTROLLERS WORKING THE 12 POSITIONS WILL PREPARE FOR FIRST CONTRACT WITH THE LUNAR LANDER. THE PROCESS WON’T START UNTIL THE SPRING FORCE GENTLY FROM THE LAUNCH SECOND STAGE. 48 MINUTES AFTER LIFTOFF. OUR LANDER ORBIT IS TRANSLUNAR ORBIT. THEY CAN REACH LUNAR ORBIT IN A WEEK. THE LUNAR LANDER
WITH A VERY CAPABLE ENGINE. IT WAS TAILOR MADE AND SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL EXPLORATION. IT’S A PILLAROVER INTUITIVE MACHINES. WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT MAKES NOVA C QUALIFIED FOR THE HISTORIC UNDERTAKING. >> NOVA C WAS OUR VISION OF THE LIQUID OXYGEN LIQUID METHANE LANDER. WE WENT ABOUT IMAGING THAT INTO EXISTENCE.
>> NOVA C CLASS 3-D PRINTED ENGINE TOOK IT’S FIRST BREATH OF LIQUID METHANE IN 2018. >> WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A FACILITY WITH GLASS WALLS AND WATER SUPPRESSION AND WATER. TEMPERATURES ABOUT 100 DEGREES. WE ARE HAVING AN 18 HOUR DAY ROLLING OUT TO THE RUNWAY IT WAS BRUTAL BUT WE DID
IT. WE DID THE CRITICAL TEST ENGINE. >> DESIGNED, MANUFACTURERRED, AND BUILT BY INTUITIVE MACHINES. PRIMARY CARBON COCOMPOSITE. >> ALUMINUM CORE WITH COMPOSIT FACE SHEETS. WHAT A CHALLENGE THAT WAS. >> BETWEEN THE ENGINE SOFTWARE AND ELECTRONICS IS REQUIRED TO BUILD THE NOVA C LUNAR LANDER. IT TOOK TOUCH LABOR TO GET TO THE LAUNCHPAD.
>> WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CREATE A CERTIFICATION COURT FOR TECHNICIANS. THEY WILL TAKE THE CERTIFICATIONS AND WE WOULD GIVE THEM AN INTERNSHIP AND TEST THEM OUT IN THE WORKPLACE. ANYONE THAT SHOWED THE APTITUDE TO BE A REALLY GOOD TECHNICIAN WE HIRE. >> ALL OF THE PAID
LOADS ARE MOUNTED TO THE EXTERIOR INCLUDING THE SIX FOR ARTEMIS MISSIONS. THE EAGLE CAMERA DESIGNED TO DEPLOY BEFORE LANDING TO TAKE THIRD PERSON PROSPECTIVE IMAGES. THE CAMERA SYSTEM MOUNTED AT EXACT ANGELS THAT COULD CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE MILKY WAY. TECH NEWLIGY DEMONSTRATE BY DATA HOLDINGS. COLUMBIA SPORTS WARE INSULATION USED IN
MANY OF THE OUTDOOR PRODEDUCTSES TO PROTECT THEM FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN SPACE. >> THEY HAVE BIBRILLIANT IDEAS. I THINK THAT RAISES ALL THINGS. SEVERING AS THE TRANSPORTATION LEG TO THE MOON WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. >> THE LANDING SIGHT IS CALLED MALIPERT. IT’S MADE SIMILAR TO THE MATERIAL STUDYING DURING APOLLO 16.
WE HAVE MORE FROM MEGAN. >> THANK YOU, JOSH. NOT FAR FROM THE LANDING SIGHT IS THE REGION WHERE ONE OF THE 13 CANDIDATE REGIONS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE ARTEMIS 3 LANDING. >>> SECOND NASA INSTRUMENT IS THE RADIOFREQUENCY RFMG. THIS IS A FUEL GAUGE TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNTS OF PROPELLENT IN SPACECRAFT TANKS.
DURING THIS MISSION RFMG WILL ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF PROPELLENTS IN THE TANKS. ONCE PROVEN THE TECHNOLOGY WILL DEMONSTRATE MORE ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS OF A FUEL TANK SKILL LEVEL WITHOUT REQUIRING A THRUST TO PROVIDE A FORCE UPON THE FIELD TO MEASURE IT AS CURRENT TECHNOLOGY DOES. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50
YEARS ASTRONAUTS INCLUDING THE FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR WILL TRAVEL TO THE MOON AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. SPACE X AND NASA TEAMED UP TO DEVELOP THE LANDING SYSTEM. THIS IS A LOOK AT YOUR ARTEMIS MOON MINUTE. >> WITH ARTEMIS THREE PLANNING TO RETURN HUMANS TO THE MOON SINCE 1972.
NASA AND PARTNERS LAND CREWS SAFELY ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. SPACE X WILL PROVIDE AN OPERATE A MOON LANDER FOR THE ARTEMIS 3 LANDER. DURING ARTEMIS 3 THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ROCKET WILL LAUNCH FOR ASTRONAUTS ONBOARD THE SPACECRAFT. STAR SHIP HLS POWERED BY TWO VARIANTS OF THE RAPTOR ENGINES WILL LAUNCH UNCREWED TO
LUNAR ORBIT TO PICK UP THE CREW. ONCE ONBOARD TWO CREW MEMBERS WILL HEAD TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON WHERE THEY WILL LIVE AND WORK AND COLLECT SAMPLES AND SIGN EXPERIMENTS. THEY WILL GET BACK TO STARSHIP AND RETURN TO EARTH. THAT’S THE ARTEMIS MOON MINUTE. >> FOR MORE ON THE STARSHIP HUMAN
LANDING SYSTEM HEAD TO SPACE X HEAD QUARTERS. >> GREAT, THANK YOU, MEGAN. DOWN AT STAR BASE TEXAS WE CONTINUE FLAGSHIP THE MOST POWERFUL LAUNCH VEHICLE. THE STARSHIP IS CARRYING 150 METRIC TONS AND UP TO 100 PASSENGERS. WE COMPLETED TWO TEST FLIGHTLESS LAST YEAR AND 2024 IS LINING UP TO SEE
MORE STAR SHIPS TAKE FLIGHT. MAJOR MILESTONES LIKE FLYING AT A HIGH CADENCE AND ON ORBIT REFUELING IS A KEY PRIORITY. TRANSPORTING UP TO 100 TONS ALL THE WAY TO MARS. DOWN AT STAR BASE WE ARE GEARING UP FOR FLIGHT THREE OF STARSHIP. WE HAVE A FULLY STACKED VEHICLE ON THE PAD SINCE
NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. READY TO GO THROUGH PRELAUNCH TESTING. WHICH ARE ALSO BUILDING A SECOND STAR BASE LAUNCH TOWER TO FARTHER INCREASE STARSHIP FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES. ALSO IN TESTING PROVING OUT EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE A TRIP TO THE MOON IS SUPPORTED. AN ELEVATOR WILL TAKE SUPPLIES DOWN TO THE LUNAR SURFACE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
NASA’S STARSHIP HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM WILL PUT THE FIRST ARTEMIS ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON. WE ARE PART OF THE GLOBAL TEAM INCLUDING INTUITIVE MACHINE FARTHER EXPLORATION OF THE MOON UNDER THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM. SPACE X WILL PREFORM ONE UNCREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT BEFORE THE ARTEMIS 3 MISSION WHICH IS THE FIRST HUMAN SERVICE EXPEDITION SINCE 1972.
TO THAT END THEY HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK GETTING THEM READY FOR MOON MISSION AND ULTIMATELY MARS. THERE IS SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO. INCREDIBLE HUMANS FINALLY GO BACK TO THE MOON AND MACHINES GET TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THAT. FOR THOSE WHO JUST JOINED WE ARE 15 MINUTES FROM THE
LAUNCH OF THE IM1 MISSION. JOSH IS WITH INTUITIVE MACHINES. >> THANK YOU, JESSE. WE ARE COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES AND LOOKING FORWARD TO FIRING THE LUNAR ENGINE A DAY AFTER LIFTOFF. NOVA C USES A FRIENDLY MIXTURE OF LIQUID METHANE AND OXYGEN. IT’S A COMPULSION SYSTEM WITH DEEP ROOTS. THIS WAS A LANDER
ENGINEERED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER FOR FUTURE SPACECRAFT THAT COULD LAND ON A VARIETY OF DESTINATIONS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. THE PROJECT INTERGRADED THE AUTONOMOUS LANDING DESIGNED TO EN ABLE ENABLE A SPACECRAFT FLAT AND FREE OF LARGE BOULDERS, ROCKS, AND CRCRATERS YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNATURE BLUE METHANE. IT COMPLETED 14
TESTS AT THE SHUTTLE AND LANDING FACILITY. JOINING ME IS THE COFOUNDER AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER DR. TIM CRANE. BEFORE STARTING THIS WITH DR. CAM YOU WERE WORKING ON OTHER THINGS AT THE SPACE CENTER TO INCLUDE PROJECT THIS WAS A BIG PART OF MORPHEUS WE BROUGHT FORWARD. A LOT OF THE
NAVIGATION AND THE WAY WE DO SOFTWARE AND TEST TESTIMONIES. EVEN THE DISCIPLINE ABOUT KNOWING WHEN SOME TECHNOLOGY NEEDS TO WAIT FOR A FUTURE DATE. ALL OF THIS CAME FROM THE MORPHEIS EXPERIENCE. >> THIS TIME, THEY WERE IN YOUR FACILITY AND TESTING THEM WITH YOUR COMPANY. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT SPEEDING UP
INNOVATION. >> NASA REALLY IS A NATIONAL TREASURE AND THE CAPABILITY. IN SOME PLACES EQUIPMENT. WE HAD A SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE AND NEEDED TO GET THINGS UP AND RUNNING. WE KNEW THEY WERE IN SURPLUS. WE REACHED OUT TO NASA AND FACILITATED GETTING THOSE TANKS TO US WHILE THEY CAME IN. >> WHY LIQUID
METHANE AND OXYGEN? >> IT’S EASY TO WORK WITH AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND NONTOXIC. IT’S ROBUST TO CHANGE IN CONDITIONS. DOWN THE ROAD, THE EXPLORATION FUEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. THEY CAN MAKE IT ON MARS. WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THE FUEL WITH US. >> I KNOW YOU ARE
BURNING TO GET BACK INTO MISSION CONTROL. WATCHING YOUR TEAM THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE YEARS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING IN. >> THANK YOU, JOSH. >> ON THE NOVA C LANDER IS THE LUNAR NODE DEMONSTRATOR ALL CALLED LM1. SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU USE GPS TO GET TO A DESTINATION.
LET’S LOOK AT HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT IT WILL DO FOR ORBITAL OPERATIONS. >> LUNAR NODE ONE IS A DEMONSTRATION TO USE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES. I HOLD IT IN MY HANDS AT THE MASS SIMULATOR. WE USE THIS BUILD TO TEST OUT MODES AND PUT-ON A SHAKE TABLE AND DO FIT CHECKS. INSIDE OF THE
PAYLOAD WE HAVE MULTIPLE BOARDS THAT FIT ON A HALF SIDE. THE CONNECTORS WITH DATA AND POWER. WE HAVE MULTIPLE BOARDS AND DATA CONTROL. ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC PIECES IN HERE. THE SMALL RADIO ATTACHES UNDERNEATH HERE AND DISTRIBUTES HEAT. THIS IS THE SAME SIZE AND BUILT AS A FLIGHT PAYLOAD. SOME OF THE OTHER
MATERIALS YOU SEE. >> NOW, IM1 IS THE SECOND LAUNCH OF THE LUNAR LANDER OF THE PAYLOAD INITIALIVE. THE MISSION WAS CALLED MISSION 1. SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED ON A ULA ROCKET. ASTRO BOTTIC REPORTED A FAILURE IN THE PROPULSION. IT BURNED UP AFTER REENTERING EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE. A REVIEW BOARD WILL RELEASE FINDINGS ONCE COMPLETE.
>> JOINING ME NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE CLIPS INITIATIVE AND BENEFITS AND RISKS IS SANDRA. THE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MEGAN. >> TALK ABOUT THE KEY TAKEAWAYS AS NASA MOVES FORWARD WITH VENDORS. >> THE COMMERCIAL PAYLOAD SERVICES PROGRAM IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO NASA. IT’S TRANSFORMING OR
METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS AND LEVERAGING INDUSTRY AND ACTUALLY PROVIDING END TO END SERVICE. WE CAN NOW PROCURE IT. NOT ONLY ARE WE THE ONLY CUSTOMER. OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES INDUSTRY ACADEMIA WILL PROCURE THESE SURFACES. THERE IS RISQUE SOUTHEASTATED WITH IT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS WE EVOLVE THE CAPABILITY. >> WE KNOW THERE ARE RISKS.
WHAT INVOLVEMENT DOES NASA HAVE WHILE ASSESSING THE RISKS? >> WHAT’S IMPORTANT IS RECOGNIZING THE INDUSTRY IS IN THE LEAD AND PROVIDING SERVICES. THEY ARE THE DECISION-MAKERS. ULTIMATELY, WHAT WILL HAPPEN AS THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS WE OBVIOUSLY BRING GREAT EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH US AND STAND SHOULD IRTO SHOULDER WITHTHEM. WE’LL BRING TO BEAR
WHAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM AND MAKE SURE THIS IS SUCCESSFUL. >> SURE. SEEMS LIKE, YES, WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE CLIPS. WHAT IS NASA SENDING TO THE MOON ON FUTURE CLIP SITES. >> SUPER EXCITING TIME FOR NASA. WE HAVE 40 MANIFESTED PAYLOADS. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THAT’S JUST FOR THE
NASA PAYLOAD. FOCUSING ON THE INTUITIVE MACHINES PURPOSE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER PAYLOAD LAUNCHING LATER THIS YEAR. THEY WILL DELIVER THE PRIME ONE DRILL AND SPECKTOMETER. SUPPORT A FUTURE HUMAN PRESENCE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT CLIPS NATNASACAN DO WITH THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. >> GO FALCON 9. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> GO IM1. >> LET’S SEND IT BACK TO OUR FRIENDS IN HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA. I WILL SEE YOU GUYS AFTER LAUNCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. T MINUS ALL SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY A GO. NEXT UP, IN JUST A FEW MINUTES THE STRUCTURE NEXT TO
THE VEHICLE KNOWN AS THE STRONG BACK WILL BEGIN TO RETRACT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT, LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO ORBIT. TO GIT THE ROCKET AND PAYLOAD INTO ANY ORBIT NOT ONLY HAS TO GO UP BUT SIDEWAYS AS WE ASCEND WE TILT THE
ENGINES AND THAT TURNS THE ROCKET HORIZONTALLY TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONCEPT THE IMAGE OF A FIRING CANON FROM A HIGH MOUNTAIN IS WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN. THE CANNONBALL WILL ARK AND GOOD OLD GRAVITY DOWN TO EARTH. AS YOU INCREASE THAT IT WILL ARC AND GO FARTHER AWAY. IT WOULD GO FREE
FALL AROUND THE EARTH. PULLING DOWN ON THE CANNONBALL IT’S GOING SO FAST ANOTHER ONE HITS THE GROUND. THIS ARC THAT CONSTANTLY MISSES THE EARTH IS CALLED AN ORBIT. FALCON NINE DOES THE SAME THING AS THE CANON IN THIS EXAMPLE. ENOUGH POWER AND HORIZONTAL VELOCITY EN ABLING THE CRAFT TO BE PLACED INTO
ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS TODAY BY WATCHING THE ORIENTATION OF FALCON NINE AFTER LIFTOFF. IT WILL GO STRAIGHT UP TO T PLUS 10 SECONDS AT WHICH POINT WE’LL BEGIN THE SHIFT IN ORIENTATION SO THAT FALCON NINE CAN GO HORIZONTALLY REALLY FAST.
T MINE NEWS 5 MINUS 5 MINUTES IN PREPARATION FOR THE RETRACTION. THE CLAMP ARMS LOCATED AROUND THE SECOND STAGE JUST BELOW THE FAIRING. THEY WILL BEGIN TO OPEN. ONCE THEY ARE FULLY OPEN THE TE OR STRONG BACK CAN BEGIN TO RECLINE AWAY FROM FALCON NINE. YOU CAN SEE THE CLAMP ARMS BELOW THE
FERRING. THE VEHICLE IS FULLY LOADED WITH PROPELLENTS. STAGE ONE PROP LOADING. THERE IS THAT CALL-OUT BEGINNING THE PROCESS FOR THE STRONG BACK RETRACTION. THEY ARE CONTINUING ON THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETE AT T MINUS 2 MINUTES. THE RANGE IS GREEN TO SUPPORT LIFTOFF AND FOR SOME REASON WE HAVE A BACK-UP OPPORTUNITY ON FRIDAY.
FEBRUARY 16th AT 1:12 A.M. EASTERN TIME. >> THE STRONG BACK RETRACTION IS IN PROGRESS. IT’S SLOW TO SEE THE CLAMP ARMS BEGIN TO OPEN UP THERE. YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE SCREEN AND THE CLAMP ARM, ONCE FULLY OPEN THE STRUCTURE NEXT TO THE VEHICLE WILL RETRACT AWAY. YOU CAN SEE IT’S
MOVING AWAY VERY SLOW AND SLIGHT. THE FIRST AND SECOND SUSTAINABLES ARE FULLY LOADED WITH 1 MILLION POUNDS OF KEROSENE FUEL. THE TA IS MOVING AWAY. IT USES SUPER PROPELLENTS. NOW, FIRE GENERALLY NEEDS THREE ELEMENTS TO IGNITE. HEAT, FUEL, AND OXYGEN. THIS IS WHAT’S KNOWN AS THE FIRE TRIANG. TRIANGLE. IT HAS A MUCH
GREATER — A MUCH GREATER AMOUNT OF MASS PER VOLUME ALLOWING IT TO BE LOADED IN THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO USE THE CHEMICAL T TAB. THIS IS AS AN IGNITION SOURCE. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE ROCKET GO. WE DID HEAR A CALL-OUT THAT STAGE ONE LIQUID OXYGEN LOADING IS COMPLETE. COMING UP NEXT
FALCON NINE WILL GO INTO START-UP MEANING THE AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT COMPUTERS TAKEN OVER THE LAUNCH COUNT-DOWN. WE WILL LIGHT THE ENGINES FOR LIFTOFF. THE MACHINES PAYLOAD IS HEALTHY AND THE FALCON NINE TEAM IS TRACKING NO ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. WE ARE GREEN FOR WEATHER AND THE RANGE IS READY TO
SUPPORT A 20 OF 10:5 A.M. EASTERN TIME. JUST WAITING FOR THE CALL-OUT FOR LIQUID — RIGHT ON TIME. STAGE TWO LIQUID OXYGEN IS COMPLETE. COMPLETING PROPELLENT LOADING. FALCON NINE IS FULLY LOADED WITH 1 MILLION POUNDS OF KEROSENE FUEL. WEATHER IS 90% CHANCE. GOOD WEATHER. GOOD WEATHER FOR 2-0. WE ARE JUST 30
SECONDS AWAY FROM FALCON NINE GOING INTO START-UP. SOON IT’S BEGINNING TO VENT OUT THE LINES ON THE TRANSPORTER. TWO OF THE WHITE CLOUDS AROUND THE VEHICLE. START-UP IS COMING UP HERE IN A FEW SECONDS. >> FALCON NINE START-UP. >> CALL-OUT MEANS THE INTERNAL FLIGHT COMPUTERS TAKEN OVER THE LAUNCH COUNT-DOWN.
WE ARE AWAITING THE FINAL GO. >> THIS IS FOR LAUNCH. >> EXCELLENT CALL. ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO FOR LAUNCH ON FALCON NINE WITH THE INTUITIVE MACHINES LUNAR PAYLOAD. >> 30 SECONDS. 15 SECONDS. T MINUTE 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 IGNITION AND LIFTOFF. GO SPACE X.
GO IM1 AND THE LUNAR LANDER. >> FALCON NINE HAS SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED OFF FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CARRYING THE IM1 PAYLOAD. WE TOOK THE ENGINES THE TECHNICAL TERM GIMBLING. THAT TURNS THE ROCKET HORIZONTAL. MAX Q. >>> WE HAVE A FEW E VENS COMING UP IN QUICK SUCCESSION HERE THAT ARE SEPARATION SES ONE
AND BOOST BACK BURN STARTS UP. MICO OUR MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF WE SHUTDOWN ALL NINE OF THE ENGINES THAT HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR STAGE SEPARATION WHICH IS WHERE THE FIRST AND SECOND STAGE WILL SEPARATE. THE FIRST STAGE BOOSTER WILL BEGIN IT’S TRIP BACK TO EARTH. THE SECOND STAGE
VEHICLE WILL IGNITE THAT ENGINE WITH SCE1 AND START-UP ONE. THE BOOST BACK BURN WILL BEGIN ON THE FIRST STAGE VEHICLE CONSIDER IS ONE OF THREE BURNS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT’S WAY BACK TO TODAY’S LANDING ZONE AND ASSIST WITH THE VEHICLE TO REORIENT ITSELF. >> STAGE SEPARATION CONFIRMED. BOOST BACK START-UP.
>> THERE, WE SAW AND HEARD THE CALL-OUTS FROM MICO STAGE SEPARATION SES1 START-UP ON THE FIRST STAGE. SOME GREAT VIEWS THERE. THE FIRST STAGE IS CURRENTLY PREFORMING THE BOOST BACK BURN. THIS IS WHERE WE IGNITE THE ENGINES AND BRING THE TRAJECTORY TOWARDS THE LANDING SITE AND COMING UP HERE
SHORTLY WILL BE FAIRING SEPARATION. >> AN AMAZING VIEW OF THE IM1 PAYLOAD. FAIRING DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE THE FAIRING ONCE THEY FALL BACK TO EARTH WITH THE RECOVERY VESSEL BOB. >> BOTH VEHICLES ARE ON TRAJECTORY. >> GOOD CALL-OUT THERE. IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES THERE WILL BE A FEW
MORE BURNS ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PREPARE FOR LANDING. LANDING ZONE 1 AT CCAPE CANAVERAL. THE NEXT BURNS COMING UP WILL BE THE ENTRY BURN AND THE LANDING BURN FOR THE FIRST STAGE VEHICLE. WE ARE AT T PLUS 4 MINUTES 17 SECONDS INTO TODAY’S MISSION. IM1 IS SPACE X ICE 14th LAUNCH THIS
YEAR AND LUNAR LANDER ONBOARD COILED BE THE FIRST U.S. MOON LANDING SINCE THE APOLLO PROGRAM ENDED MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO. YOU CAN SEE THE ENGINE IS IGNITED AND IN THE FIRST OF TWO PLANNED BURNS AROUND 2 PLUS 6 MINUTES. YOU SHOULD SEE ON YOUR SCREEN THE FIRST STAGE ENTRY
BURN COMING UP ON THAT FIRST STAGE VEHICLE. AGAIN, THAT IS THE SECOND OF THREE BURNS. WE WILL RELIGHT THREE OF THE ENGINES. FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WITH THE E1 AND E5 ENGINES. THIS WILL SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AS IT ENTERS INTO THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE. WE NEED TO SLOW DUNE THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE REENTRY
FORCES. AGAIN, WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS A VIEW OF THE ENGINE ON SECOND STAGE. YOU CAN FOLLOW THE SPEED AND ALTITUDE OF BOTH VEHICLES ON THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND OF THE SCREEN. TELEMETRY. THE ENGINING ARE REIGNITED. >> THERE YOU CAN SEE THE ENTRY BURN HAS BEGUN WITH THE ENGINES RELIT.
>> STAGE ONE. >> VERY QUICK ENTRY BURN THERE. GREAT CALL-OUTS AND ON NOMINAL TRAJECTORIES. THE SECOND OF THREE REQUIRED FOR THIS BOOSTER TO RETURN BACK DOWN TO LAND. THE NEXT AND FINAL BURN IS THE FINAL BURN. THAT’S THE CENTRAL ENGINE BURN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN IN TIME FOR LANDING.
IT’S COMING UP IN 15 SECONDS OR SO. >> THERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HAND OF THE SCREEN. THE LANDING BURN HAS BEGUN. WATCH FALCON NINE TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING. >> A GREAT VIEW THERE. THAT IS — >> WE JUST HAD CONFIRMATION. JUST HEARD A CONFIRMATION OF GOOD ORBIT FOR OUR FALCON
NINE SECOND STAGE CARRYING OUR IM1 PAYLOAD. WITH THE LANDING THAT MARKS SPACE Xs 273 OF AN ORBITAL ROCKET INCLUDING FIRST STAGE FOR FALCON NINE AND FALCON HEAVY. WITH CONFIRMATION OF GOOD ORBIT, THE MISSION ISN’T OVER YET. WE DO HAVE THE SECOND BURN IN THE ENGINE ONBOARD THE SECOND STAGE AROUND
THE T PLUS 41 MINUTE MARK FOLLOWED BY SPACECRAFT SEPARATION. UNTIL THEN WE’LL SEND IT OVER TO MEGAN AT KSC. >> THANK YOU, MEGAN. WELCOME TO THE SPACE COAST OF FLORIDA WHERE WE WITNESSED LIVE THE LIFTOFF OF THE MOON BOUND SPACECRAFT AND NOVA C LANDER. WE SEE A LOT OF LAUNCHES HERE FROM KENNEDY.
REALLY TRULY NEVER GETS OLD. THE LAUNCH ON TENDERNESS TO PALPATION OF THE SPACE X FALCON NINE ROCKET AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. INTUITIVE MACHINES AND AMERICAN COMPANY BASED IN HOUSTON TEXAS DEVELOPED AND BUILT THE LANDER CARRYING SIX NASA PAYLOADS. IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED THE NOVA C LANDER WILL LAND ON THE SHADOWY SOUTH
SIDE OF THE MOON. STAY WITH US, OUR BROADCAST ON NASA TV WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AQUISITION OF SIGNAL EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 1:55 A.M. EASTERN TIME. BEFORE LAUNCH WE HIGHLIGHTED THREE OF SIX NASA PAYLOADS ONBOARD THE NOVA C LANDER. THE FOURTH IS THE SCOUT PAYLOAD STANDING FOR STEREO, CAMERAS FOR LUNAR PLUME STUDIES.
FOUR CAMERAS AT THE BASE OF THE LANDER. THE IMAGES WILL HELP SCIENTIST UNDERSTAND HOW THEY IMPACT THE LUNAR SURFACE FOR THIS MISSION AND FUTURE ONES. >> SCALPS IS ARRAY OF SMALL CAMERAS DURING THE DECENT OF THE VEHICLE. USING STEREOPHOTO IMAGES. THE HOT ENGINE PLUMES WILL INTERACT WITH THE SURFACE. THEY ACQUIRE IT FROM
THE INTERACTION UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE SURFACE. THE SCALP CAMERAS WILL BE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL FORMATION AND EROSION OF THE ROCKET PLUMES. THE FINAL STEREOIMAGES STORED ON A SMALL ONBOARD STORAGE UNIT TRANSFERRED TO THE LANDER. WE CAN USE THEM TO RECONSTRUCT THE OVERALL EROSION VOLUME AND SHAPE OF THE GROUND.
WITH THE ART MIST PROGRAM WE ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED LUNAR EXPLORATION AND MULTIPLE PAYLOADS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. IT’S A CRITICAL PART OF PHENOMENON AND MODELS TO INFORM THE LANDINGS. >> LET’S HEAD BACK TO HOUSTON WHERE JOSH IS STANDING BY LIVE WITH AN UPDATE AND I’M SURE VERY EXCITED. >> THANKS MEGAN. WITH EACH PASSING
MINUTE WE ARE CLOSER TO RECEIVING THE LANDERS DATA. WE ARE STANDING BY FOR LAUNCH VEHICLE SEPARATION. THEY MAKE FIRST COMMUNICATION FOR CRITICAL HEALTH AND FLIGHT DATA INTO CONTROL. WE WANTED TO MAKE IT AND EXPERIENCED A FEW TYPES OF INFORMATION THEY ARE LOOKING AT DURING THE MISSION. THIS PARTICULAR SCREEN IS THE
DEORBIT AND DECENT OR DDL SCREEN. IT’S USED BY THE MISSION DIRECTOR AND LANDING SYSTEM EXPERTS. USED PRIMARY WHILE NOVA C ORBITZ THE MOON. THE IMAGES ARE CALLED THE LUNAR TACTICAL VIEW. THE LANDER IS ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON AND GREEN IS ON THE NEAR SIDE. THE LINE IS THE TAIL
WHERE NOVA C IS. THE ACCELERATION PORTION OF THE SCREEN SHOWS RAW ACCELERATION VALUES FROM THE INITIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT. USED DURING BURN MANEUVERERS AND ROBUST WAY OF USING A EXCELRATION OVERTIME FOR SOME REASON LIKE CONTROLLERS LOST DATA. FINALLY, THE COLUMN IS A RECEIVED ACCEPTED, EDITED AND PRECHECK. WHEN EACH OF THE
LINES ARE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER THIS IS A GOOD INDICATION THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS IN GOOD HEALTH. EVERY MEASURE IT MAKES MUST BE RECEIVED, ACCEPTED, OR EDITED. IT’S THE OUTLIER OF DATA THE COMPUTER KNOWS IS BAD INFORMATION. COLLECTIVELY, THE DDL SCREEN IS ONE OF MANY TO NAVIGATE NOVA C TO THE SURFACE.
IT’S NO SMALL FITE AND THE EFFORTS OF OUR TEAM HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS MOMENT STANDING BY FOR LAUNCH VEHICLE SEPARATION AND AQUISITION OF SIGNAL FOR 40 MINUTES. UNTIL THEN, WE WILL TOSS BACK TO MEGAN WITH MORE ON THE CHALLENGES FOR THE IM1 MISSION. >> BEING HONEST ABOUT IT. WE KNOW HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET TO THE MOON. WE HAVEN’T DONE IT IN MORE THAT 50 YEARS. NASA AND AMERICAN COMPANIES HAVE TEAMED UP AND KNOW A LOT OF RESEARCH NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE LEADING BACK TO THE SURFACE. THE REWARDS OUTWEIGHT THE RISKS. >> LANDING ON THE MOON IS HARD. UNDER THE PROGRAM WE
WILL SEND HUMANS TO THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE APOLLO. AHEED OF HUMANS, WE WANT TO GET UP AS MUCH SCIENCE EXPLORATION AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENTS AS POSSIBLE. >> THEY START FACILITATING THE EARLY SCIENCE. THE THINGS WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND. CLIPS STANDS FOR COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES CLPS. >> WHEN NASA
DELIVERS THE PAID LPAYLOADTHAT DO IT WITH A PARTNER. >> IT’S A DELIVERY SERVICE. AKIN TO A DELIVERY SERVICE HERE ON EARTH. >> NASA WILL PROVIDE PAYLOADS TO A COMMERCIAL COMPANY AND DECIDE HOW TO GET TO THE MOON. THEY HAVE TO MANAGE THE END AND MISSION. >> IT’S MEANT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE RAPID FREQUENT
ACCESS TO THE LUNAR SURFACE THROUGH AMERICAN COMPANIES. >> WE ARE FUNDING DIFFERENT COMPANIES. >> THEY ARE COMPETING TO WIN TASK ORDERS TO DELIVER PAYLOADS TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. >> WE MUST HELP ESTABLISH A LUNAR ECONOMY. >> THEY BECOME AVAILABLE THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE.
THE LUNAR SURFACE IS THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT. >> WE HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE UP-FRONT THAT SOME OF THEM WILL FAIL. THESE MISSIONS MIGHT NOT BE AS SUCCESSFUL. >> WHICH HAVE ACCEPTED THE RISK THAT GOING THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH WITH THE COMMERCIAL COMPANIES THERE COULD BE SOME FAILURES. SOME ARE NEW COMPANIES.
NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. >> SO, THAT WILL HELP ULTIMATELY RISK AND COMPANIES LEARNED WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD-UP THE LUNAR LANDING. GET TO AND LAND SAFELY. >> THEY HAVE VERY, VERY, GOOD TECHNICAL DEPTH AND ABILITY TODY SIGN AND EXECUTE MISSIONS.
WE ARE HERE TO TAKE MORE SHOTS ON GOAL. BIG PICTURE, IF WE FLY MISSIONS AT ONE-TENTHS OF THE COST OF A NASA MISSION WE GET EIGHT. >> WITH ONE OR TWO OR THREE FAILURES. THIS IS A VERY ECONOMIC CAL PROPOSITION. THIS IS MORE RISK TOLERANT THAN NASA IS ACCUSTOM TOO.
THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO BET THEIR MISSION ON IT AND DO WHAT THEY CAN. THE IMPORTANT THING TO REALIZE RISK TOLERANT AND THE REWARD TO GET PAYLOADS TO THE MOON INEXPENSIVELY AND RAPIDLY. >> WE WANT SCIENCE. WE PUT MORE RESOURCES ON MORE SCIENCE EXPLORATION AND TECH NOL DIDN’T I PAYLOADS AND RETURN ON
INVESTMENT. >> PROVIDING TREMENDOUS BENEFIT. >> IT WAS A LOT WE’D LIKE TO LEARN AND PREPARE MISSIONS TO MARS. >> THE MOON IS THE FIRST STEP. >> FLYING ON COMMERCIAL MISSIONS MEANS COST SAVINGS FOR NASA. THIS IS THE DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR NATNASA SCIENCE DIRECTOR. WE WHERE YOU SAY SAW A LAUNCH.
>> A BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH. IT’S FANTASTIC. >> PERFECT. HOW DOES NASA MAINTAIN OVERSIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLIPS VENDORS. >> NASA IS NOT DOING THESE MISSIONS. WE FIND PASSAGE ON COMMERCIAL COMPANIES. WE ESTABLISHED THIS GROUP OF PRECERTIFIED 14 U.S. COMPANIES WE CAN GO TO AND HAVE THEM BID FOR A SPECIFIC MISSION.
LAND AT A CERTAIN PLACE OF THE MOON AND BRING CARGO AND EXPERIENCE. WE ASSIGN THEM IN NASA ENGINEER. THEY REPRESENT ALL OF THE NATIONAL NASA CARGO.WE GET A LOT OF INSIGHT HOW THEY DO THE MISSION. WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DO. THE DATA COMES BACK AND WE CONTINUOUSLY LEARN FROM THAT AND
GO BACK TO MAKE SURE ALL 14 COMPANIES ARE CERTIFIED TO DO THE WORK. >> THEY ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. WE TALK ABOUT A COMMERCIAL LUNAR ECONOMY AND THAT’S THE END GOAL. HOW DOES THAT SHAPE UP. HOW DO WE GET THERE? >> A FEW DIFFERENT ASPECTS. YOU HEAR US TALKING ABOUT A LUNAR I
CONMY. IN THE SHORT-TERM WHAT THAT MEANS IS ENCOURAGING THE COMPANY TO GET OTHER NONNASA ORGANIZES. IT’S BROADER THAN THAT. OFFERING THE CONTRACT AND BUILD THEIR OWN MISSIONS WE CAN TAKE APART OF. THE COMPANIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN AS A PARTS ECOFEAR ON EARTH. OVER THE YEARS HAD TO FIGURE OUT WAYS.
IN SOME CASES OTHER COMPANIES DO NEW HIGH TECH OPPONENTS. WE CAN SAY NOW WE TALK ABOUT SMALL PAYLOADS GOING TO THE MOON OR HAVING SUPPLIERS ON EARTH. THE BEAL IN THE LONG-TERM IS FOR THE COMPANIES TO TAKE TO THE MOON WORK OR GOODS OR SERVICES OF OTHER COMPANIES THAT
WANTED TO DO WORK IN SPACE. >> WHAT IS THE CONFIDENCE. YOU LAID OUT A VERY AMBITION VISION. >> HAVING THIS BE SUCCESSFUL WITH WHERE WHICH GO OUT TO COMPANIES AND PAY FOR SERVICE TO THE MOON. IT’S SO POSITIVE WE ARE COMMITTED TO EXERCISE THE MODELS. NASA IS A LEARNING ORGANIZE.
WE TRY TO LEARN FROM THAT AND ADJUST THINGS. >> THE FIFTH TECH NOTECHNOLOGY IS THE PHOTO ELECTRON SYSTEM. THEY WILL USE FOUR ANTENNAS AND LO FREQUENCY RECEIVER TO DERM HOW A NEARBY RADIO COULD INTERACT OR INTERFEAR WITH INTERFEARANCE.IT WILL PREFORM MY INCLUDING SOLAR RADIO BURSTS AND DUST IMPACTING THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.
IT SERVES AS A BASELINE. LET’S GET ANOTHER UPDATE FROM JOSH STANDING BY LIVE AT INTUITIVE MACHINES HEAD QUARTERS IN HOUSTON. JOSH. >> HEY, MEGAN. WHEN ASKED WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM LAUNCH VEHICLE SEPARATION ON OR UNTIL AOS. WE’LL BE PATIENTLY WAITING. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF HARD WORK TO GET HERE.
THIS MUST FEEL LIKE AN ETERNITY. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT NOVA CONTROL. LOOKING AT LAUNCH AND SIGNAL SHIFT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE MISSION SINCE BEFORE WE AWARDED TO TASK ORDER IN 2019. FOLKS STARTED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS POURED THEIR HEARTS INTO THE MISSION. IN FACT, EVERY
THURSDAY THEY HOLD A LUNCH AND LEARN FOR FOLKS TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMPANY. A FEW DAYS AGO BROOKLYN WAS DESCRIBING TODAY’S EVENTS AND SAID THE OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN A DREAM AND EVERYONE IS PART OF THE BEAUTIFUL MISSION AND INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. WHILE WE DO HAVE A MOMOMENT BETWEEN. >> THE SIXTH AND
FINAL PAYLOAD HAS 3 TELESCOPES. THEY HAD TO USE A VIEWFINDER OR RELY ON RADAR. >> SO THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM IS TAKING NASA BACK TO THE MOON AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES THERE IN CLUDING THE INSTRUMENTS AND PEOPLE FLOWN THERE SAFELY. SO, THE LANDING PHRASE OF THAT TASK IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECTS.
IT USES LIGHT IN THE SAME WAY SON NAR SONAR USES SOUND. SIMILAR LIGHT WILL BE REFLECTED BACK. EACH TELESCOPE IS MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE GROUND AS IT COMES IN FOR A LANDING. LARGE RADARS OR ASTRONAUTS USING THEIR EYES LOOKING OUT OF THE VIEWPOINT.
THEY LANDED VEHICLES. THEY WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE BURDEN AND OFFTHE CREW WITH A SMALLER LOWER POWER AND MORE ACCURATE INSTRUMENT. >> THROUGHOUT THE BROADCAST WE SHOWED YOU EACH OF THE SIX INSTRUMENTS BOUND FOR THE MOON. TO TALK ABOUT THOSE IS NASA PROJECT SCIENTIST DEBRA. >> GOOD MORNING, BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH. >> BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH.
>> WE HAVE SIX PAYLOADS BOUND FOR THE MOON. IS THERE A COMMON THEME? >> THERE ARE TWO THEMES TO THE PAYLOADS ONBOARD. THE FIRST IS DEMONSTRATING TECHNOLOGIGIES FOR FUTURE SPACECRAFTS TO LAND ON THE SURFACE. THE SECOND IS CHARACTERIZING THE SURFACE OF THE LUNAR SOUTH POLAR REGION THAT’S AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT TO
OPERATE IN AND PREPARING US FOR SENDING HUMANS TO THE SURFACE. >> SO VERY P PRECISE THINGS. >> THE PAYLOAD WORK STARTS BEFORE THEY GET TO THE MOON. WHILE IT’S TRANSITING TOWARDS THE MOON TURN ON THE PAYLOAD TO MAKE SURE THEY SURVIVE THE LAUNCH AND OPERATE AS EXPECTED. IT WILL BE OPERATING
THE ENTIRE TIME ALL THE WAY TOO THE MOON AND DOWN TO THE SURFACE TO MAKE SURE WE COLLECT THE DATA IT NEEDS TO ACHIEVE IT’S MISSION. DURING THIS WE HEARD ABOUT NDL AND THEY WILL BE OPERATING AND COLLECTING DATA AND ONCE ON THE MOON MACHINES WILL TURN ON THE PAID LOAD AND
TAKE TURNS UNTIL THEY ACHIEVE THEIR MISSIONS. >> HOW ARE THEY SELECTED. >> EARLY ON, NASA RETURNED TO THE SEASOCENTERS TO IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES THAT WERE MA CHEER IN DESIGNS. WE DID THAT BECAUSE WE WANTED THEM TO BE READY FOR CHRISTIAN THE LANDERS WERE READY TO INTERGRADE. THEY TURNED TO THE VENDORS.
OKAY, YOU PICK FROM THE PAYLOADS WHICH ONE YOU THINK YOU COULD INTERGRADE ON YOUR LANDERS. THEY CHOSE THE PAYLOADS ON THE DELIVERY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE DISCOVER. >> THANK YOU. >> WE’LL STEP ASIDE AND WAIT THE NEXT BIG MILESTONE. THE SECOND BURN OF
THE SECOND STAGE OF THE FALCON NINE ROCKET AND AFTER THAT THE SEPARATION OF INTUITIVE MACHINES LUNAR LANDER FROM THE SECOND STAGE. WE EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN 20 MINUTES FROM NOW SO WE’LL SEE YOU THEN. ♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME BACK. WE ARE CURRENLY CU CURRENTLY AWAITING THE SECOND BURN. THIS IS AFTER A
SUCCESSFUL LIFTOFF FROM THE ROCKET AT 10:05 A.M. A COMPANY IN HOUSTON TEXAS CARRY SIX INTRAMENTS. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FEBRUARY 22nd THE NOVA C LANDER WILL LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOON. WE ARE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND BURN. >> THANK YOU, MEGAN. WE ARE A MINUTE AND
HALF AWAY FROM THE SECOND BURN. NEXT COMING UP THE IS SECOND STAGE ENGINE START TWO FOLLOWED BISECTED STAGE ENGINE CUTOFF. THE BURN WILL LAST 53 SECONDS AND HELP THE VEHICLE MAKE IT TO THE FINAL TARGETED DROP OFF ORBIT. THEY WILL COAST FOR A MU MINUTES PRIOR TO SPACECRAFT SEPARATION.
WE ARE JUST UNDER A MINUTE AWAY FROM THE LAST BURN. YOU SEE THE AMAZING EARTH BACKGROUND THERE. THE LANDER IS CURRENTLY ATTACHED TO SECOND STAGE AT THIS MOMENT. AGAIN, SCS2 AND SICO2 IS COMING UP IN ABOUT 15 SECONDS OR SO. HOPING TO CONTINUE THE LIVE VIEWS HERE SO WE CAN SEE CS1 OR
2. >> WE HAVE SES1. THIS IS JUST A 53 SECOND BURN. JUST UNDER A MINUTE. SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE COMING UP HERE IN 10 SECONDS OR SO. THE ENGINE HAS SHUTDOWN AND WE HEARD TA CALL-OUT FOR A CONFIRMATION OF ORBIT. CONFIRMATION OF A GOOD ORBIT WE ARE ON TRACK FOR SPACECRAFT
SEPARATION IN JUST A FEW MINUTES FROM NOW IN JUST A LITTLE OVER 5 MINUTES. IT’S BEEN A GREAT LAUNCH SO FAR. BASE IS X BEGAN FUELING OF THE IM ONE LANDER ON THE PAD ABOUT 2.5, 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES BEFORE LIFTOFF. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER IN THE WEBCAST. A TOTALLY NEW
PROCEDURE AND HARDWARE THAT ENABLED THE IM1 LANDER WITH METHANE AND OXYGEN. TO DO THAT SPACE X TEAM MODIFIED THE PAD. INSTALLING A NEW LIQUID OXYGEN TANK AND TWO CONTROL SKIDS ON THE TRANSPORTER. FROM THERE, THE NEW PROPELLENT LINES PASSED THROUGH A NEW STAGE TWO QUICK DISCONNECT ATTACHED TO PLUMBING AND
ANOTHER SET OF QUICK DISCONNECTS THAT LEAD TO THE IM1 LANDER. GIVEN THE LACK OF METHANE USED ON THE FALCON PROGRAM. FALCON TEAMS LAND ON THE EXPERTISE OF STARSHIP TO VERIFY THE HEALTH AND STATUS OF THE LANDER FOR THE FUELING SYSTEM. IF YOU ARE JUST NOW JOINING US WE ARE 4 MINUTES AWAY FROM
SEPARATION OF THE IM1 LUNAR LANDER THAT’S CURRENTLY ATTACHED TO FALCON 9 SECOND STAGE. WE DID JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO HAVE A LAST AND FINAL BURN. JUST TO RECAP. WE HAD AN ON TIME LIFTOFF AT 10:5 A.M. EASTERN TIME. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PROCEEDING AND STAGE SEPARATION OCCURRED 2.5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.
FOLLOWED BY THE SUCCESSFUL LANDING OF THE FALCON NINE FIRST STAGE BACK AT LANDING ZONE ONE OR LZ1. THAT WAS THE 18th LANDING FOR THE SPECIFIC BOOSTER. FOR THOSE OF YOU FOLLOWING ALONG. THE BOOSTER SUPPORTED GPS3 TRANSPORTER 2. G33 AND G34. TRANSPORTER 6 AND 12 STAR LINK MISSIONS. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE AND VETERAN BOOSTER
FOR TODAY’S MISSION. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE CUTOFF. THAT WAS THE FIRST BURN OF THE TWO FOR THE MISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST FOR A BIT THERE AGAIN JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO WE HAD A SECOND BURN FOR THIS ENGINE. TWO BURNS REQUIRED TO REACH THE DROP OFF FOR THE IM1
LANDER WE ARE A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM SPACECRAFT SEPARATION. IM1 COUPLED BE THE FIRST LANDING IN 1972. ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO. IT COULD BE THE FIRST COMMERCIAL LANDER TO SUCCEED IN REACHING THE MOONS SURFACE. >> WE ARE A MINUTE AND HALF AWAY FROM SEPARATION. ON YOUR CAREEN AS WE WAIT FOR LIVE VIEWS.
THE SPEED AN ALTITUDE OF THE STAGE 2 VEHICLE. STILL CARRYING THE IM1 SPACECRAFT. THERE IS THAT LIVE VIEW THERE. AGAIN, THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE SECOND STAGE VEHICLE LOOKING AT OUR ENGINE THERE. WE ARE PATIENTLY AWAITING SPACECRAFT SEPARATION IN JUST UNDER A MINUTE FROM NOW. NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS LIVE PERFECT
TIMING THE LOOK AT THE LANDER AS IT BEGINS IT’S EIGHT DAY JOURNEY TO THE MOON. THIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE VIEW. WE’LL HAVE MORE COMING UP IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. IM1 LUNAR LANDER SEPARATION CONFIRMED. >> WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SIGHT TO SEE. THE IM1 NOVA C LUNAR LANDER DRIFTING AWAY FROM SECOND STAGE
CONFIRMING SPACECRAFT SEPARATION. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT SPACE X WE WISH THE IM1 LANDER SAFE FLIGHT. SPACE X IS HONORED TO BE APART OF THE PAY LLOYD INITIATIVE. WE THANK NASA FOR TRUSTING US FOR THE HISTORIC MISSION TO THE MOON. FOR THOSE OF YOU FOLLOWING ALONG WE WILL MARK OUR 14th
OF THE YEAR AND SECOND JUST TODAY. WE HAVE ALL READY LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS WITH THE PACE. WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE CREW EIGHT MISSION BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. LAUNCH FOR UPTO DATE MISSIONS. BEFORE WE SIGN-OFF WE’LL LOOK TO JOSH AT INTUITIVE MACHINES. JOSH. >> WHAT AN INCREDIBLE VIEW.
JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO FLIGHT CONTROLLERS HEARD THE LAUNCH VEHICLE SEPARATION. THIS STARTS THE COUNT-DOWN TOWARDS LUNAR LANDER. DURING THE MILESTONE IT’S GOING THROUGH THE STEPS TO POWER ONTO DERM THE POSITION RELATIVE TO THE SOON AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLERS IN NOVA CONTROL. IT’S A PROCESS THAT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES. APPROXIMATELY 223 KILOMETERS FROM EARTH.
AT LAUNCH VEHICLE SEPARATION A SPRING FORCE GENTLY PUSHES NOVA C. WE JUST SAW THAT. DEPLOY AND DRIFT AWAY FROM THE MOON. BREAK WIRES LET THE LANDER KNOW IT HAS DEPLOYED AND NOVA C STARTS THE TIMER TO COUNT-DOWN FOR WHEN IT’S SAFE TO TURN ON. AFTER THEY FINISHED THE PRIMARY SYSTEMS WILLPOWER ON.
THIS INCLUDES GUIDANCE NAVIGATION OR GNC FOR SHORT. RADIOS, SENSORS, AND THERMAL CONTROL. THE GNC SYSTEM POWERED ON THE COLD GAS HELIUM SYSTEM TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLES ATTITUDE. AT THIS POINT THE LANDER DOESN’T NEED TO KNOW WHERE IT’S POINTED AND STOP THE SPIN MOTION. THIS IS LIKE A PERSON SPINNING IN A
CHAIR WITH CLOSED EYES AND CAN STOP SPINNING WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE THEY ARE POINTING. AFTER CONTROLLING THE SPIN RATE. SPECIAL CAMERAS ANONYMOUSLY MATCH IMAGES AND PROVIDE NOVA C WITH ORIENTATION. THE SOFTWARE TAKES THE MEASUREMENTS AND PROCESSES THEM THROUGH AN ALGORITHM. THE LANDER HAS TWO CRITICAL DATA POINTS. ATTITUDE RELATIVE TO THE STAR FIELD AND
REFERENCE POSITION FROM THE LAUNCH VECTOR. WITH THESE DATA POINTS THE COMMAND REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO MANEUVERER THE SOLAR RATE TOWARDS THE SUN AND GENERATING MAXIMUM POWER. ALL OF THE STEPS ARE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW AND WHEN COMMISSIONING IS COMPLETE THE NOVA C LANDER WILL MAKE FIRST COMMUNICATION CONTACT KNOWN AS
AQUISITION OF SIGNAL OR AOS. MAKING THIS INVOLVES MORE THAN OPERATIONS IN SPACE AND TAKES CAREFUL COORDINATION HERE ON EARTH AS LUNAR DATA NETWORK. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE CLIPS INITIALIVE AND OTHER EFFORTS USING LINE OF SIGHT AND DATA RELAY SERVICES. ALSO INCLUDES LOW EARTH ORBIT. THE SECURE NETWORK MADE UP OF CONTROL
WE KEEP OUR EYES ON RIGHT NOW AND GROUND STATIONS SPREAD ACROSS THE GLOBE. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE ENTIRE IM1 MANAGERS. WITH THAT ENTIRE NET WORKER AVAILABLE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GROUND STATIONS. YOU CAN START SEEING DATA FROM THE LUNAR LANDING. ASSIGNED TO THIS PART OF THE MISSION
LOCKED ONTO IT SIGNAL. FROM THE LANDER TO NOVA CONTROL. ALL OF THE INNOVATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ARE PUT TO THE TEST RIGHT NOW AS WE ENTER THE NOMINAL AQUISITION SIGNAL WINDOW WITH NOVA C. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LISTENING TO THE MISSION AUDIOLOOP AUDIOLOOP AND LISTENING TO CONTROL. >> ALL RIGHT, I’LL WORK ON THIS.
>> WE ESTIMATE IT’S TRAVELING 10 KILOMETERSSECOND. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAPPY? >> STANDING BY. I DON’T SEE PACKETTIONS UPDATES. I’M NOT SEEING ANYTHING POP YOU LATE IN AOS. >> WE ARE STANDING BY FOR AUTONOMOUS COMMISSIONING. WE EXPECT THE CARRIER LOT FROM THE GROUND NETWORK STATIONS INSIDE OF NOVA CONTROL.
THIS IS THE FIRST LUNAR MISSION SINCE APOLLO 17. >> I SEE PACKETS. >> ALL RIGHT, GUYS. >> WE HAVE IT. WE HAVE PACKETS. >> I WANT YOUR REPORT. UPLINK AND DOWN LINK. >> I’M SEEING PACKETS POPULATE ON THE AOS SCREEN AND PACKET COUNT AREA. LOOKS LIKE IT’S COMING IN WELL. WHICH HAVEN’T
STARTED UPLINK. LOOKS LIKE WE ARE SEEING MOST EVERYTHING WE WOULD EXPECT. >> THAT’S AN EXCELLENT CALL. WE REACHED A PIVOT MILESTONE. WE’LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BROADCAST BOOTH AND CONGRATULATE THE TEAMWORKING INSIDE. THE LANDER SEPARATED FROM THE SECOND STAGE OF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. AUTONOMOUSLY COMMISSIONED AND MADE CONTACT WITH NOVA CONTROL.
WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM. LET’S HONOR THE MO MEN TUESDAY MILESTONE AND PREPARE FOR THE CHALLENGES THAT AWAIT US ON OUR LUNAR JOURNEY. NOVA CONTROL. THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR PORTION OF THE IM1 MISSION BROADCAST. WE’LL TOSS IT TO MEGAN FOR THE REACTION TO THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF OUR IM MISSION.
>> YEAH, FROM HERE AT NASA CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSH AND INTUITIVE MACHINES. ORBITAL INSERTION OF A COMMERCIAL LANDER. HOPES ARE HIGH THE U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDER WILL MAKE IT TO THE MOON. JOINING ME KNOW TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS CHRIS. HE’S THE PROGRAM MANAGER. EXCITING TO SEE THIS UNFOLD IN FRONT OF US.
>> A WONDERFUL RIDE AND CLEAR SKIES WE CAN SEE IT UP TO THE MOON. >>> WE SAW THE MOON. >> WE COULD SEE THE MOON. >> IT’S A GREAT STEP AND A LOT OF HARD WORK TO GET HERE. IT’S A VERY SMALL COMPANY. THEY MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS AND SOLVED
A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE ON THE WAY. THIS IS A GOOD START BUT NOT THE END YET. >> AT LEAST WE HAVE EIGHT DAYS. >> WE DO. >> THEY HAVE SIX DAYS TO GET TO THE MOON. >> WITH THE CHALLENGE OF LANDING ON THE SURFACE WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE.
>>> THE BIG THING RIGHT NOW THEY NEED TO STAY FOCUSED. SPACE IS HARD. SMALL MISTAKES CAN DOOM YOU. THEY ARE TALENTED AND WELL ORGANIZED. YOU HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED AND NAIL EVERYTHING AND STICK THE LANDING. >> AGAIN, A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT WE ARE OPTIMISTIC. >> I HAVE A LOT OF
FAITH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER LAUNCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THAT WILL WRAP-UP NASA INTUITIVE MACHINES AND SPACE X COVER ON THE LUNAR MOON LANDING FROM PAD 39A AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. NOVA C WILL LAND. MARK YOUR CALENDARS ON FEBRUARY 22nd.
WE WILL OF COURSE BRING YOU THAT COVERAGE LIVE RIGHT HERE ON NASA TV. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS MISSION AND OTHER NASA LAUNCHES BY GOING TO THE LINK WE WILL SHOW ON THE SCREEN NASA. GOV/CLPS. WE’LL HAVE A REPLAY OF NATIONAL NASA INTUITIVE MACHINES. HAVE A GREAT MORNING. >> 15 SECONDS.
T MINE NEWS 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. IGNITION AND LIFTOFF. GO SPACE X. GO IM1. >> FALCON NINE SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED OFF CARRYING THE IM1 PAYLOAD. DURING ASSET THE TECHNICAL TERM IS GIMBLING. THAT TURNS THE ROCKET HORIZONTALLY.
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