>> FROM NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER IN FLORIDA, YOU'RE
WATCHING LIVE COVERAGE OF THE
PARKER SOLAR MISSION, TO UNLOCK
MYSTERIES OF THE SOLAR
ATMOSPHERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP
EARLY FOR A SECOND LAUNCH
ATTEMPT.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FROM
NASA'S TORRY BUILDING.
NASA'S FRANKLIN McGERALD.
AND WE'LL HAVE INDEPTH
INTERVIEWS ON EVERYTHING YOU
NEED TO KNOW ON PARKER SOLAR
PROBE AND HOW THE WEATHER IS
SHAPING UP.
FIRST, PARKER SOLAR PROBE, IS
SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH 3:31, FROM
LAUNCH COMPLEX, AT CAPE
CANAVERAL STATION.
THE LAUNCH WINDOW IS 65 MINUTES
LONG.
PARKER WILL TAKE OFF ON DELTA 4
HEAVY ROCKET, SPEEDING UP TO 430
THOUSAND MILES PER HOUR IN
ORBIT.
THAT'S FAST ENOUGH TO GET FROM
PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
IT WILL TRAVEL SEVERAL TIMES,
THAN ANY SPACECRAFT BEFORE.
PARKER WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND
HOW THE SUN WILL AFFECT WEATHER
IN SPACE.
WHY IS THE SPACE WEATHER
IMPORTANT.
FIRST A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
PARKER SOLAR PROBE IS NAMED
AFTER DR. EUGENE PARKER,
PHYSICIST WHO FIGURED OUT, OR
STAR HAS ITS OWN WIND AND
STORMS.
THEY CAN SPREAD FAR INTO SPACE.
THE SPACE WEATHER COULD DISRUPT
COMMUNICATION SIG FALSE FROM OUR
SATELLITE.
THE SIZE IMPACTS HERE ON THE
GROUND, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
SOLAR WIND TO HELP US EXPLORE
DEEPER INTO SPACE.
JUST AS OCEAN EXPLORERS NEED TO
UNDERSTAND CURRENTS, NASA HAS TO
UNDERSTAND SPACE WEATHER TO HELP
SECOND ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON,
STARS AND OTHER DESTINATIONS.
SCIENTISTS SOUGHT ANSWERS FROM
SPACE WEATHER FOR MORE THAN 60
YEARS AND WILL SEND PARKER INTO
TEMPERATURES, 2500 DEGREES
FARENHEIT TO FIND THEM.
COMING UP, FIND OUT HOW PARKER
MANAGED TO GET SO CLOSE TO THE
STAR WITHOUT BURNING UP.
WE'RE ABOUT 28 MINUTES FROM
LAUNCH.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH JOSH AND
NICK NOT ON.
>> I'M HERE JOSHUA AND HERE WITH
NICK.
THIS IS OUR SECOND LAUNCH
ATTEMPT FOR PARKER SOLAR ATTEMPT
ON DELTA 4.
YOU COULD TELL US MORE ABOUT
YESTERDAY AND WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THAT?
>> A LOT IS GOING ON BY THE
LAUNCH TEAM SINCE YESTERDAY'S
LAUNCH ATTEMPT.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A FEW
THINGS.
GAS PRESSURE EMOLLENT, WAS
EVALUATED BY NASA, AND FOR
TODAY'S OPT, THE TEAM THAT WILL
MONITOR THE LIMIT. HOWEVER, THEY
WILL PLACE SOME NEW LIMITS FOR
THE PORT AND STARBURST.
AFTER DETANKING YESTERDAY, THE
TEAM DID PERFORM INSPECTIONS, OF
THE LAUNCH VEHICLE.
DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES A
ACHIEVED.
THEY MADE THE REPAIRS, VERIFIED
THEM THIS MORNING.
THEY ARE READY TO SUPPORT THE
LAUNCH TANKING OPERATIONS AND
THEN WE BEGAN WITH MOVING THE
MST EARLIER TODAY.
TO GET READY FOR A LAUNCH EARLY
THIS MORNING.
>> YOU COULD SEE THAT MSG, THE
MOBILE SERVICE TOWER, HEAVY
ROCKET ON THE SCENE.
THE TEAM RECEIVED A WEATHER
BRIEFING FROM THE U.S., LAUNCH
WEATHER OFFICER FOR TODAY'S
MISSION, IS LOOKING TO A WHOLE
HOST OF DETAILS, WIND SPEEDS AND
COVERAGE AND MORE.
AND THAT REPORT, CAME BACK
PRETTY GREAT.
OUR PROBABILITY OF VIOLATION IS
JUST 5 PERCENT.
THAT MEANS WE'RE 95 PERCENT GO.
WINDS, 6 KNOTS OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST.
TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 78 DEGREES.
THE CONCERNS WE'RE LOOKING AT
WITH THE ENDO CLOUDS, IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE ANY OF THEM WILL DRIFT
TO THE LAUNCH AREA TODAY.
WE'RE REALLY GOOD ON CLOUD
COVERAGE TODAY.
GETTING THE STORY WITH THE
WEATHER IMPROVING TODAY.
NICK, YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT DELTA 4 HEAVY, WITH
THE INITIAL STAGE.
>> DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH
ENERGY REQUIRED FOR THE MISSION,
THE DELTA HEAVY LAUNCH VEHICLE
WAS CHOSEN.
AND LAUNCH VEHICLES IS UNIQUE
AND THEFT, IT HAS THREE FIRST
STAGE, HYDROGEN FUEL COMMON
BOOSTER CORD.
AND EACH HAD THE MAIN ENGINE TO
PROVIDE THE THRUST.
AND ON TOP OF THE CENTER COMMON
BOOSTER CORP, YOU HAVE A DELTA
STAGE WITH AN RL10B ENGINE.
USED TO ACHIEVE AN INTERMEDIATE
SPACE BOOSTER ON SPACE.
ON TOP, WE HAVE 30 FOOT,
BIMETER, THAT PROTECTS PARKER
SOLAR PROBE AS IT DESCENDS INTO
SOLAR SPACE.
INSIDE THE FARING, INSIDE THE
SPACECRAFT, WE HAVE A THIRD
STAGE, PROVIDED BY NORTON
GRUMAN, A CALLED THE STAR V8BD.
IT'S USED TO PUT THE PROBE OF
THE PARKER PROBE, TO THE SUN.
>> AND AGAIN, A LIVE SHOT OF THE
DELTA 4 HEAVY ROCKET, WITH THE
ADDITIONAL THIRD SPACE.
NICK, WE'VE BEEN LISTENING HERE,
LISTENING TO THE LAUNCH TEAMS.
YOU COULD GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON
WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR?
>> SO FAR THE TEAMS PROCEEDED
THROUGH THE LAUNCH COUNT.
BARNEY ORCHESTRATED WITH THE
LAUNCH TEAMS, TO GET THE CRON
LOGIC LOADING, FIRST STAGE AND
SECOND STAGE.
TEAMS HAVE FINISHED THAT OFF AND
MAINTAINING AND TOPPING THE
STAGES CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.
>> A LOT GOING ON HERE.
AS WE MOVE TO LIFT-OFF, WE'RE
INSIDE THE BUILT IN HOLE AT THE
MOMENT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
COUNTDOWN.
FOR NOW, GO DOWN TO MURRAY, WITH
THE PARKER SOLAR PROBE.
>> PARKER SOLAR PROBE WILL
TRAVEL REALLY FAST, TO GET
CLOSER TO THE SUN THAN ANY
SPACECRAFT.
NASA'S JESSICA PUTS IT IN
PERSPECTIVE.
>> LAUNCH OF PARKER SOLAR PROBE
IS THE FIRST STEP.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS
GOING TO DO ON ITS OWN IN SPACE.
DID YOU KNOW AL MADDO IS GOING
TO PREDICT OUR STAR.
WE CAN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE
SUN'S PHYSICS.
WE'VE NEVER BEEN THERE.
FIRST, IT'S GOING TO GET UP
CLOSE AND PERSONAL.
FIND 4 MILLION MILES AWAY.
AND THAT MAY NOT SOUND SO CLOSE
TO YOU, BUT IF WE PUT FIRST IN
THE SUN, ON EITHERSIDE OF THE
FOOTBALL FIELD, PARKER WILL TUCK
AND RUN ALL THE WAY TO THE
FOUR-YARD LINE.
TEMPERATURES COULD MISS A
MILLION DEGREES FARENHEIT.
PARKER IS EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE
TYPE OF TEMPERATURES.
IT WILL USE THE SINGLE DOWN OF
ORDINARY WATER TO DO IT.
IF YOU COULD BELIEVE IT THE --
DESIGNED TO COLLECT AND
DISSIPATE HEAT JUST LIKE A CAR
RADIATOR.
THAT WAY, WE CAN STAY WHERE THE
ACTION IS.
ORBITING THE SUN'S CORONA, TO
FIGURE OUT WHY, IT'S HOTTER FROM
THE SURFACE ITSELF.
IT'S NOT JUST HARMFUL TO THE
PROBE.
IT'S DANGEROUS TO US AS WELL.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE LITTLE SOME
THINGS WITH THE SOLAR WIND.
DISCOVERED THAN NONE OTHER, HERE
IN THE PHYSICIST, EUGENE PARKER.
THE SOLAR WIND SPEEDS IS
HARMFUL, SOLAR PARTICLES, WAY
BEYOND PLUTO.
SO FAR, SO FAST.
THAT'S WHY PARKER IS DESIGNED TO
HANG OUT AND HAS THE ORIGIN OF
THE WIND, SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT
WHAT IT IS DOING AND WHAT IT
COULD POTENTIALLY DO TO EARTH.
>> THANKS, JESSICA.
DATA WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED
PICTURE OF THE SUN.
FRANKLIN FITZGERALD IS LIVE ON
SET, WITH SENIOR JULIO
PHYSICIST, FRANK CHRISTIAN
>> ERIC, YOU'RE THE DEPUTY
PRINCIPAL FOR THE SWOOEP,
PARKLAND SOLAR PROBE.
TELL US WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE
USED.
>> THE HIGHEST PARTICLES ARE
COMING FROM THE SUN.
THEY ARE KEY THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT.
ONE OF THREE SCIENCE QUESTIONS
FOR PARKLAND SOLAR PROBE.
THESE ARE THE PARTICLES THAT
COULD DAMAGE THE SPACECRAFT AND
BE A DANGER TO ASTRONAUTS.
YOU SAID THAT'S ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS.
WHAT'S THE OTHER TWO?
>> THE OTHER TWO QUESTIONS ARE
WHY IS THE CORONA HOTTER THAN
THE SURFACE OF THE SUN.
IT SEEMS REALLY WEIRD.
WHEN YOU GET FURTHER FROM THE
FIRE, YOU GET COLDER.
THE CHROME, IS MILLIONS OF
DEGREES, SURFACE OF THE SUN IS
THOUSANDS OF DEGREES.
HOW THAT HAPPENS, WE WILL GO TO
WHERE THE ACTION IS AND FIGURE
IT OUT.
THE THIRD QUESTION, HOW IS THE
SOLAR WIND, THE STREAM OF
PARTICLES THE SUN BLOWS OUT IN
ALL DIRECTIONS ALL THE TIME, HOW
IS IT ACCELERATED TO MILLION
MILES AN HOUR.
FROM EARTH, WE CAN'T FIGURE IT
OUT.
IT'S BEEN SMEARED OUT, 93
MILLION MILES AWAY.
BY GOING CLOSE TO THE SUN, WE
CAN MEASURE WHY THE SUN --
>> AND IT'S ACTUALLY LOOKING AT
THE ORIGIN OF SPACE WEATHER,
WHERE THE SOLAR WINDS AND SPACE
LEVEL BEGINS
>> WE'RE TRYING TO BE ABLE TO DO
SOME -- DO MODELS, THAT IS SPACE
WEATHER.
ON THE EARTH, TORETTIAL WEATHER,
THEY ARE DOING BETTER IN
PREDICTIONS.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE
COMPLICATED ATMOSPHERIC MODELS.
AND HOW WINDS, AFFECTED WINDS,
IN HIGHER ALTITUDE, HOW
HURRICANES MOVE AND ALL THE
BASIC SCIENCE WAS NEEDED TO DO
THE MODELS.
WE'RE DOING THE BASIC MODELS FOR
SPACE LEVEL MODELS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE
SPOT.
>> AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
IT.
>> MARIE, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANKS, FRANKLIN.
LET'S CHECK WITH JOSH AND NICK
WITH THE MISSION DIRECTOR CENTER
AND CLOSER LOOK AT THE DELTA 4
HEAVY, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST
POWERFUL ROCKETS.
GUYS
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE MISSION
DIRECTOR CENTER.
IT TAKES A TEAM TO LAUNCH THE
HEAVY -- TEAMS FROM NASA, U.S.
AIR FORCE AND MORE.
NICK, YOU COULD CHARACTERIZE THE
TEAM WORK THAT GOES TO DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS TONIGHT?
>> IT'S A TEAM EFFORT TO GET A
MISSION THIS FAR.
PREPARE FOR LAUNCH.
MISSION TEAMS WORKING AROUND THE
COUNTRY HAVE PREPARED THE ROCKET
AND THE SPACECRAFT FOR THIS
MORNING'S LAUNCH ATTEMPT.
TEAMS FROM UNITED LAUNCH
ALLIANCE, STATIONED IN DENVER,
COLORADO, FROM THEIR PRODUCTION
AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN
DECATUR, ALABAMA.
WE HAVE SPACECRAFT FROM THE
SPACE FLIGHT CENTER FROM GREEN
BELT, MARYLAND.
JOHN HOPKINS, PHYSICS LAB.
IN FLORIDA, THE TEAM WORKED AT
THE SPACECRAFT IN AASER TECH.
AND HAMMER E. AND DELL AT THAT
OPERATION CENTER.
>> AND WE JUST SAW, WITH A
LAUNCH, TO OMAR BAEZ.
AND NOT A LOT OF -- TOTAL
LIFT-OFF IN THE DELTA 4 HEAVY.
EARLIER, THE TEAM RECEIVED,
INCLUDE WEAPONS 95.
AND THE U.S. NOT ONLY -- KEEP
THE WATCH TEAMS, TO
CONSIDERATION, IN KWLOUDING.
NICK.
>> COLLISION ENFORCEMENT
ANALYSIS.
PERFORMED.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ANALYZE,
IS OBJECTS IN SPA WITH THE 65
MINUTE.
THE LAUNCH TEAMS WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO.
THE FINAL REPORT IS.
>> TO HELP DV HP 19.
WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR A
3:31 LAUNCH.
>> YOU HAVE AN HOUR AND IT BE
FP.
>> AND NICK, YOU COULD TELL US A
WHAT HAD.
>> WE'VE AM.
AND TEEMGS BEEN WORKING TOER --
WORKING TOWARD CRON LOGIC.
AND WE DO HAVE THE 65 MINUTE OR
HOUR OR HOUR AND 5 MINUTE
WINDOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT, IN
CASE SOMETHING COMES UP.
RIGHT NOW, ALL THINGS ARE A GOOD
AND.
>> MISSION DIRECT FOR CENTER,
AND KEEP AND FOR MOU GO BACK TO
MIRY.
>> AND ONE OF NAS.
DR. THOMAS, THEY ARE BROKEN.
TORRY?
>> DR. ZUBBICIAN.
HELP UB.
>> AND THAT'S QUESTION, LONG
COIM IT BE.
WE HAD A MISSION AND THAT IS
ACTUALLY FEASIBLE AND VIABLE.
WE HAD THE TECHNOLOGY
>> WE HAD A, READY TO GO WITH
THIS.
>> TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK 60
THE AND AFTER A LEAVING PERSON,
YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THAT
DECISION
>> I WAS EXCITED TO CALL HIM,
HEY, COULD WE HAVE A SPACECRAFT
NAMED AFTER YOU?
>> YES, THAT WILL BE FINE.
IT'S THE ONLY NAME THAT FITS
THERE.
FIRST OF ALL, HE'S THE GUY THAT
CAME UP WITH SOLAR WIND AS
THEORETICAL CONCEPT.
BEFORE IT WAS FOUND AND
OBSERVED.
IT'S ALSO TRUE THE THEORIES IS
THE HEART OF 107 MISSIONS IN
SCIENCE.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE IMPACT.
HIS NAME BELONGS THERE.
>> TALKING ABOUT NASA'S LIVING
WITH THE STAR PROGRAM AND HOW
THIS MISSION IS IMPORTANT TO
THAT.
>> THE MISSION, OF COURSE,
FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE.
IT LOOKS AT THE ATMOSPHERE OF
OUR STAR.
WITH IT, THE ATMOSPHERE OF STARS
EVERYWHERE.
OUR SUN.
AND IT'S ALSO OUR STARRING IN A
SENSE, IT'S THE SOURCE OF SPACE.
AND BEING LOOING AT THE STAR,
IT'S FOCUSED ON THE SPACE
WETTER.
REALLY THE IMPACT ON THE
MISSIONS IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL
SOCIETIES.
THE SYSTEMS IN SPACE AND ON THE
GROUND, AFFECTED BY THE THINGS
THAT ARE COMING DOWN.
>> WATCHING WITH DR. TUCKER.
>> AND I ABSOLUTELY LOOK FORWARD
TO BEING RIGHT WITH HIM.
AND LOOK AT HIM, WHEN THIS
ROCKET GOES UP THERE.
>> GREAT
>> WELL, WITH THAT, I THINK
WE'LL GO BACK TO YOU, MARIE.
>> PARKER CENTER PROBE WILL SOAK
UP THE SUN IN ABOUT 14 MINUTES.
IT'S ALREADY HAD QUITE THE
JOURNEY.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE MONTHS OF
WORK THAT LED TO THE MOMEN
>> FOR THOSE JUST JOINING US,
POISED ON THE LAUNCH PAD, READY
TO LIFT OFF IN ABOUT 12 MINUTES,
ON A JOURNEY TO KISS THE SUN AND
UNLOCK ITS MYSTERIES.
NASA'S MARIA LEWIS.
PARKER WILL TAKE OFF ON A UNITED
LAUNCH ALLIANCE, DELTA FOUR
HEAVY ROCKET, SPEEDING UP TO 430
THOUSAND MILES PER HOUR IN
ORBIT.
THAT'S FAST ENOUGH TO GET FROM
PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
IN JUST ONE SECOND.
IT WILL TRAVEL 7 TIMES CLOSER TO
THE SUN THAN ANY SPACECRAFT
BEFORE.
PARKER WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND
HOW THE SUN AFFECTS WEATHER IN
SPACE.
THE SPACE WEATHER IS IMPORTANT.
FIRST A LITTLE BACKGROUND WHY.
PARKER SOLAR PROBE IS NAMED
AFTER DR. EUGENE PARKER,
PHYSICIST WHO FIGURED OUT 60
YEARS AGO, THE STAR HAS ITS OWN
WIND AND STORMS.
THEY CAN SPREAD FAR INTO SPACE.
THE SPACE WEATHER COULD DISRUPT
COMMUNICATION SIGNALS FROM THE
SATELLITE AND CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES ON EARTH. THE SIZE
IMPACTS HERE ON THE GROUND.
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND SOLAR WIND
TO HELP US EXPLORE DEEPER INTO
SPACE.
JUST AS OCEAN EXPLORERS NEEDS TO
UNDERSTAND CURRENTS.
NASA HAS TO UNDERSTAND WEATHER
TO HELP SEND ASTRONAUTS TO THE
MARS AND OTHER DESTINATIONS.
THEY WILL SEND PARKER TO
TEMPERATURES 125 DEGREES
FARENHEIT TO FIND THEM.
WE'RE 10 MINUTES TO LIFT OFF.
LET'S GO TO THE MISSION DIRECTOR
FOR AN UPDATE AND THEN JOSH WILL
TAKE US THROUGH THE COUNT.
>> I'M JOINED BY ALYSSA McBETH.
GOOD MORNING, ALYSSA.
>> GOOD MORNING..
>> AND WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE
DELTA 4.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH T-MINUS
ZERO.
TWO, ONE, AND LIFT-OFF OF THE
UNITED DELTA FORCE, HEAVY
ROCKET
>> GENERATE 2.1 MILLION OF
THRUST.
AND SPEED OF SOUND, 1 MINUTE, 18
SECONDS.
A PORT AND STAR BOOSTER SHUT
DOWN.
2 SECONDS LATER, THE BOOSTER
IS -- AND 5 MINUTES, 32 SECONDS.
AND MAIN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN.
7 SECONDS LATER, THE DELTA FORCE
ACTIVATES, TO RELEASE THE FIRST
STAGE.
5 MINUTES, 55 SECONDS, FIRST
CRYOGENICS SECOND STAGE FOR GSS
MAIN ENGINE.
AND PAYLOAD, JENNISON.
10 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS, CUTOFF
OR MIKKO 1 OCCURS.
22 MINUTES, 25 SECONDS, DCF IS
RESTARTED FOR THE SECOND BURN.
APPROXIMATELY 14 MINUTES LATER,
2nd CUTOFF OF THE MAIN ENGINE
OCCURS.
FOLLOWING THE 30 SECOND, COAST
PHASE.
THE FIRST STAGE IS SEPARATED.
APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE, 39
SECONDS LATER, AND AT 43
MINUTES, 10 SECONDS, THE THIRD
STAGE, RELEASED NASA'S SOLAR
PROBE SPACECRAFT ON ITS JOURNEY
TO THE SUN.
>> ALYSSA, A LOT HAPPENS.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE COUNT.
>> AND ROCKET IS READY TO GO AT
THIS POINT.
IT'S FUELED.
PEOPLE IN COUNCIL, ALL THE
SYSTEMS ARE CHECKED OUT AND
READY TO GO.
WE'RE ABOUT TO END INTO A
TERMINAL COUNT POLL.
WHERE THE LAUNCH CONDUCTOR WILL
POLL EVERY IN ENGINEER.
AND EVERY SYSTEMS IS READY, WITH
THE SIMPLE GO.
AND DELTA IS READY TO FLY.
>> WE'RE 18 SECONDS LIVE FROM
YOUR SCREEN.
DELTA ROCKET, WITH THE
ADDITIONAL THIRD STAGE.
37 ON AIR STATION AND WE'LL
LISTEN TO THE POLL IN ABOUT 5
SECOND
>> FIRST STAGE MISSIONS,
PROPULSION.
>> GO.
>> LH2.
>> SECOND STAGE SYSTEM.
>> GO.
>> LH2.
>> GO.
>> VEHICLE MANAGER.
>> AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
AIRBORNE.
>> GO.
>> GROUND, GO.
>> RFTS.
>> GO.
>> CALM.
>> GO.
>> JCQ.
>> GO.
>> OPERATION SUPPORT.
>> GO.
>> HAS GAS.
>> GO.
>> RED LIGHT MONITOR.
>> GO.
>> QUALITY.
>> GO, SAFETY MANAGER.
>> GO AND VEHICLE SYSTEM EN
JANAR.
>> BRANCH COORDINATOR
>> YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO
LAUNCH.
.
>> PROCEEDING WITH THE COUNT.
>> MLQ --.
>> ACTIVE
>> WE HEARD THE POLL, AUGUST
STATIONS REPORTING, THEY ARE
GOING FOR LAUNCH.
50 MINUTES PD.
>> WHAT IT MEANS TO WATCH THE
PARKERS.
>> YOUR WAY IS ALSO EXCEEDED.
THE CHANCE TO -- SOMETHING WE
LOOK FORWARD TO AND HAPPY TO BE
PART OF.
THIS MISSION MEANS A LOT TO US.
DELTA HEAVY, WHICH IS THE ONLY
ROCKET, CURRENTLY THAT COULD DO
THAT.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PART OF
THAT.
.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND
ENJOY THE LAUNCH TODAY.
>> THANK YO
>> TRANSFER STAGE TO INTERNAL
POWER.
>> ALL STEPS TO COMPLETE, PRIOR
TO TERMINAL COUNT.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS
REMAINING IN OUR HOLD.
AFTER THAT, THE L MINUS AND
T-MINUS CLOCKS WILL BE SINKED
UP.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE SHOT.
POISED FOR LIFT-OFF, CAPE
CANAVERAL SPACE STATIO
>> PICK UP THE COUNT, 5, 4, 3,
2, 1.
MINUS 355.
GROUND PYRO ENABLED.
.
>> ONCE AGAIN, 25, 3 MINUTES AND
20 SECONDS BEFORE LIFT-OFF.
NICK, YOU COULD TELL US WHAT WE
HAVE LEFT TO GO.
>> AND TEAMS ARE SECURING LOCKS
AND LH2, LIQUID HYDROGEN TANKING
THERE.
THEY WILL BE FINISHING IT UP.
AND YOU'LL HEAR A CALL FOR
SPACECRAFT POWER TO INTERNAL.
THEY WILL BE ARMING THEIR FLIGHT
TERMATION SYSTEMS AND GED ARE
THE.
AND INTERNAL POWER TO PREPARE
FOR THE FINAL TERMINAL COUNT.
>> IT'S 2:45.
WE'RE COMING UP VERY SHORTLY, ON
THE VERIFICATIO
>> TAKING IN FLIGHT LEVEL
>> NICE 20.
VERIFIED SPACECRAFT ON A TURN.
T-MINUS TWO MINUTES, 5 SECONDS
AND COUNTING.
AFTER LIFT-OFF, WE'LL BE
LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF NOT
ALLIANCE, PATRICK MOORE,
PROVIDING COMMENTARY.
>> LAUNCH SEQUENCIAL START.
>> MINUS 140.
SCS, LAUNCH AND ABLE.
>> 137 FLIGHT SPECIAL AND FLIGHT
LEVEL.
LAUNCH ON.
MINUS 120.
>> AND COUNT STARTED.
>> 2 MINUS 1 MINUTE.
ENGINE STARBUCKS GO.
>> REPORT RANGE STATUS.
>> RANGIN
>> 50.
>> AND LTV34M.
>> AND TO SECURE, FLIGHT LEVEL.
40.
>>.
>> MINUS 30.
>> GO DELTA.
>> GO PSP.
>>.
>> MINUS 15.
>> GO FOR THE IGNITION.
>> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,
10.
LIFT-OFF OF THE MIGHTY DELTA 4
HEAVY ROCKET, WITH NASA'S PARKER
PROBE, DARING MISSION TO SHED
LIGHT ON THE CLOSEST STAR, THE
SU
>>.
>> 25 SECONDS TO FLIGHT.
CONTINUE TO LOOK GOOD ON ALL
THREE BOOSTERS.
35 SECONDS IN.
REFRESHER ON THE CORE BOOSTER,
TRAVELLING DOWN TO THE PARTIAL
THRUST MODE.
RESPONSE LOOKS GOOD.
50 SECONDS INTO FLIGHT.
STRAP ON BOOSTER LOOKS GOOD.
CORE BOOSTER LOOKS GOOD.
PARTIAL THRUST LOOKS GOOD.
1 MINUTE INTO FLIGHT.
TRAJECTORY LOOKING GOOD, RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAUNCH PAD.
1 MINUTE, 10 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
COMING UP 1 MINUTE, AND NAME OF
THE PRESSURE AND DELTA 4,
SUPERSONIC.
1 MINUTE, 10 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
AND STAR BOOSTER, CONTINUE TO
LOOK GOOD.
CORE BOOSTER CONTINUE TO LOOK
GOOD IN THE THRUST MODE.
1 MINUTE, 45 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
CONTINUING TO LOOK GOOD IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE RANGE TRACK.
ACS, ACS PRESSURE.
RESPONSE LOOKS GOOD.
2 MINUTES, 10 SECONDS IN.
UPON BOOSTERS CONTINUE TO LOOK
GOOD.
CORE BOOSTER LOOKS GOOD IN THE
PARTIAL MODE.
DELTA 4 HAS GONE TO CORE
VIOLENCE.
2 MINUTES, 10 SECONDS INTO
FLIGH
>> DELTA 4 ROCKET, ONE-HALF OF
WHAT IT LAUNCHED.
AND LAUNCH VEHICLE IS NOW 33
MILES IN ALTITUDE.
AND TRAVELLING AT 4500 PER HOUR.
3 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
68 ENGINES PORT BOOSTERS
CONTINUE TO LOOK GOOD.
CORE BOOSTER LOOKS GOOD IN THE
THRUST MODE.
3 MINUTES, 15 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
TRAJECTORY CONTINUING TO LOOK
GOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAIN
TRACK.
2 MINUTES REMAINING.
CHAMBERS CONTINUING TO LOOK
GOOD.
CORE BOOSTER CONTINUING IN THE
PARTIAL THRUST MODE.
AND STANDING BY FOR A STRAP ON
BOOSTER THROTTLE MOMENTARILY.
BOOSTERS BEGINNING TO THROTTLE
DOW
AND WE HAVE STRAPPED ON
BOOSTERS.
CORE BOOSTER TRAVELED BACK UP TO
FULL THRUST.
RESPONSE LOOKS GOOD.
4 MINUTES, 25 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
FIRST STAGE LOCK SYSTEM, BEGAN
LOCKED SEQUENCE.
AND 1 MINUTE REMAINING AND BOOST
STAYS AFLIGHT.
AND UPPER STAGE SYSTEM, BOOST
STAY DOWN.
5 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
JUST OVER 30 SECONDS NOW
REMAINING IN FIRST STAGE.
FIRST STAGE OF FLIGHT.
CORE BOOSTER ENGINE CONTINUES TO
LOOK GOOD IN THE FULL THRUST
MODE.
FULL TRAJECTORY CONTINUING.
5 MINUTES, 20 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
AND STANDING BY FOR CORE BOOSTER
THROTTLE DOWN MOMENTARILY.
AND CORE BOOSTER BEGINNING TO
THROTTLE DOWN.
STANDING BY FOR PICO
AND WE HAVE BASIC EBOOSTER,
STANDING BY FOR STAGE SET
AND WE HAVE GOOD INDICATION OF
STAGE SEPARATION.
WE HAVE PRESTART IN ALL 10.
AND WE HAVE IGNITION ON THE ALL
10 ENGINE.
ENGINE CHAMBER PRESSURE LOOKS
GOOD.
WE HAVE GOOD INDICATION OF HALO
JENSON.
AND 6 MINUTES, 20 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
AND WITH THE BOOST PHASE FLIGHT
COMPLETE, PARKER WILL NOW
CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY TO THE SUN.
AND IT'S 6 MINUTES, 50 SECONDS
INTO FLIGHT.
AND CHAMBER PRESSURE LOOKS GOOD.
SEEING GOOD RESPONSES ON THE
UPPER STAGE RCF SYSTEM.
AND AFTER A BRIEF REVIEW OF
BOOSTER PERFORMANCES, SEEING
CLOSE TO NOMINAL PERFORMANCE ON
THE BOOSTER.
AND THERE'S FIRST TURN OF THE
SECOND STAGE WILL LAST
APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES, 42
SECONDS.
NOW 7 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS
INTO FLIGHT.
ABOUT 3 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE
FIRST BERM.
EIGHT MINUTES, 30 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
ALL TEN CHAMBER PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO LOOK GOOD.
SEEING VERY STABLE VALUES ON THE
UPPER STAGE, LOCKS ON TWO TANKS.
ACS STORAGE LEVEL LOOKS GOOD.
VEHICLE BODY RATES IS VERY
SMOOTH.
NOW 9 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
9 MINUTES, 40 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
JUST UNDER 1 MINUTE REMAINING IN
THE FIRST BERM OF THE 2nd STAGE.
SECOND STAGE IS CONTINUING TO
PERFORM ANOMMALY.
TANK PRESSURE LOOKS GOOD.
VEHICLE LOOKS SMOOTH.
10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS REMAINING
IN THE FIRST BERM.
STANDING BY FOR MIKKO
MOMENTARILY.
WE HAVE MIKKO.
BODY IS MOVING OUT NICELY.
SEEING FIRST ACS, 11 MINUTES
INTO FLIGHT.
AND THIS WILL BE A 13 MINUTES,
AND FROM THE MISSION DIRECTOR
CENTER, I'M JOINED BY ALYSSA
McBETH, UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING, WE
HAD LIFT-OFF.
ALYSSA, YOU COULD TELL ME HOW
THE LAUNCH WAS
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH.
THE SOUND AND EVERYTHING, IT WAS
GREAT.
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD TOO
WE SAY A GOOD SEPARATION FROM
THE MAIN CORP AND THE -- AND
EXPERIENCING MIKKO ONE.
THERE'S TWO BURNS OF THE SECOND
STAGE.
THAT'S COMING UP IN THE SECOND
BURN.
SECOND ENGINE START.
AND THEN IN JUST, APPROXIMATELY
45 MINUTES, YOU WILL SEE PAIR OF
SEPARATION.
EVERYTHING IS GOING GOOD SO FAR.
>> WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE, AND
WHAT.
>> AND I GET TO WORK IN THE
ELECTRONICS, PYROTECHNICS.
WORKING ON A MISSION LIKE THIS,
IS SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL, TO
BE ABLE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON A
VEHICLE LIKE THIS AND DO
SOMETHING THAT WILL AFFECT THE
WORLD, IS REALLY AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.
I THINK WE'LL TALK TO YOU LATER
IN THE BROADCAST.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
THANKS.
>>.
>> 13 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
DELTA 4 UPPER STAGES, CONTINUING
THE PERIOD, AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS
PERFORMING, AND FIRING IS
EXPECTED.
TANK PRESSURE AND BODY RATES
REMAINS STABLE.
>> BRIEF REVIEW OF THE
PERFORMANCE FROM THE FIRST BERM,
FAIRLY CLOSE COALITION, FROM THE
MAJOR ELEMENTS.
PERFORMANCE APPEARS TO BE GOO
>> FROM THE MISSION DIRECTOR
CENTER, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAD AN
ON-TIME LIFT-OFF OF THE DELTA
HEAVY ROCKET.
YOU WERE SEEING A LIVE VIEW ON
THE ROCKET ON THE FLIGHT PATH.
AND WE'RE IN A CLOSE PHASE RIGHT
NOW.
WE'LL GO BACK TO MARIE LOUISE.
>> AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
HERE IN THE STUDIO, WE CAN FEEL
THE ROCKET RUMBLE.
FOR THE FOLKS ON THE TV SIDE,
THAT NEVER GETS OLD.
WE HAVE TORRY STANDING BY WITH A
SPECIAL GUEST.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU THE
WLOEL SHOW.
TORRY, CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO
MEET HIM.
>> I HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST,
DR. EUGENE PARKER HIMSELF.
DR. PARKER, YOU LAUNCHED THE
MISSION THAT BEARS YOUR NAME.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> I HAVE TO TURN TO BITING MY
NAILS AND TO THINK OF THE, IS.
>> WHICH WILL CLEAR, IN THE NEXT
5, 6, 7 YEARS.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW PHASE.
IT'S GOING TO BE FASCINATING
THROUGHOUT.
AND ANTICIPATING THE RESULTS
WILL TURNUP, BASIC INFORMATION
ON WHY, THE SUN IS IN A MILLION
DEGREES, WHEN IT COUNTS FOR THE
ACCELERATION OF THE SOLAR WIND
>> WELL, IT'S WAITING FOR THE
DATA NOW.
AND THE EXPERTS COULD GET BUSY
AND SORT IT OUT, BECAUSE IT'S A
WHOLE LOT OF DATA COMING IN OR
WILL BE, DATA COMING IN.
ALL I COULD SAY, WOW, HERE WE
GO.
WE'RE IN FOR SOME LEARNING OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
WE'LL BE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING.
ALSO THIS IS THE FIRST LAUNCH
YOU WITNESSED WITH YOUR EYES, IS
THAT RIGHT?
>> AND FEELINGS OF ROCKET
LAUNCHES.
.
>> SOMEHOW WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING
AT THE REAL THING, IT'S QUITE
IMPRESSIVE.
>> NOTHING COMPARES TO THE REAL
THING, I THIN
>> WE'VE SEEN PICTURES OF THE
BILL, WHAT A GREAT STRUCTURE IT
IS.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN INDIA AND
STOP BY THAT WAY, THERE'S THE
REAL THING.
VIDEO AND PAINTINGS, YOUR MIND
IS IN A DIFFERENT STATE.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE REAL
THING.
WE'RE CERTAINLY HONORED TO HAVE
YOU WITH US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
>> MARIE, THANKS SO MUCH.
AND UNDERSTANDING THE SIGN WILL
GIVEN OF GIVE US NEW
INFORMATION.
APPLIED PHYSICS LIBRARY, WITH
NASA'S BLARE ADAM.
BLARE?
>> THANKS SO MUCH MARIE.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
DID YOU GET OUT AND SEE THE
LAUNCH WITNESS FIRSTHAND.
SHOCK WAVES AND BEAUTIFUL SITE
OF THE THREE BOOSTERS.
AND YOU COULD SEE IT A LONG WAY.
YOU COULD SEE THE BURNOUT, WHICH
IS ABOUT T PLUS 4 MINUTES.
REALLY EXCITING NIGHT.
>> WHAT YOU WORK OUT PRIMARILY,
APPLIED LABORATORY, SPACE X.
WE KNOW THE VALUABLE SCIENCE.
HOW DOES IT HELP OTHER MISSIONS
AND WITH REGARD TO SPACE
EXPLORATION.
THIS IS A REAL BIG DEAL, NOT
ONLY FOR SPACE EXPLORATION.
WE'LL GET A LOT OF NEW
KNOWLEDGE, SEVERE SOLAR EVENTS
THAT WILL TAKE DOWN THE POWER
GRID.
>> AS WE GO TO SPACE,
ROBOTICALLY INTO HUMAN, IT'S
BETTER TO GET BETTER FORECAST,
OPERATORS TO THE ROBOTIC
SPACECRAFT.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE WARNINGS
SO WE KEEP PEOPLE IN THE
HARDWARE SAFE.
>> ALL THE FUTURE MISSIONS AND
EVEN THE CURRENT MISSIONS WILL
BE ABLE TO HELP THEM AS WEL
>> WE TRIED TO WITHSTAND THE
HARSHEST ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S ALWAYS WORTHWHILE, YOU HAVE
TO HUNKER DOWN AND PLAY IT SAFE.
>>ND AN I APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT OF
CONSOLE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THINGS.
>> AND STARTING LINE AND FINISH
LINE.
FINISH ANYONE LOOR THE TO
DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND SEVEN YEARS
OF DISCOVERY.
>> THANKS, BLAIR.
HOW DO WE GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO
THE SUN, TO SAMPLE THE
INCREDIBLY HOT ATMOSPHERE.
>> THAT IS IS A CAUGHT UP, WITH
THE MISSION, TO ILLUSTRATE
PANTHER'S PATH.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THERE'S SO MANY FASCINATING
THINGS.
ONE THING I FIND INTERESTING,
THE UNUSUAL ORBIT.
YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT
>> ONCE WE'RE IN SPACE, THE BUSY
FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR US.
WE HAVE TO GO AHEAD IT MISSION.
SIX MONTHS, WE ENCOUNTER THE
PROJECT LAUNCH.
AND BASICALLY, IT'S LIKE A
LITTLE HAND BRAKE AND FOCUSES IT
TO THE SUN.
WE DON'T NEED TO BE --
>> AND WE'LL ACTUALLY DO THE FLY
BYES OF VENUS.
ALL IS GETTING SMALLER AND
SMALLER, UNTIL THERE'S FINAL
THREE.
>> SPEAKING OF CLOSER TO
APPROACH, YOU COULD DESCRIBE
EXACTLY HOW CLOSE THE SPACE.
>> 3 MILLION MILES OF, OF THE
SURFACE.
I REALIZE YOU SKWUFT SAW
MILLIONS.
THE EARTH AND SUN ARE 93 MILLION
MILES APART.
IF I PUT THE EARTH AND THE SUN,
PARKER WILL BE IN THE 4 RED
LINE.
>> THAT SOUNDS EXTREMELY CLOSE
TO ME.
HOW IS THE AIRCRAFT NOT GOING TO
BE BUILT UP.
>> WE HAVE WIND IN THE.
AND WHITE ONE ABOUT 2 AND -- AND
THE HEAT SHIELD IS GROWING AND
IT IS REFLECKING A LOT OF THE
SUN'S ENERGY.
THE FRONT PART GETS TO 2500
DEGREES FARENHEIT.
EVERYBODY IN THE MAIN BODY IS
ABOUT 85 DEGREES FARENHEIT.
>> NICKY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE TODAY.
WE'RE ALL EXTREMELY EXCITED.
GO PARKER SOLAR PROBE.
WITH THAT, MARIA, BACK TO YOU.
>> WE'RE COMING UP WITH AN INK
MAKER MILESTONE TO PARKER FLIGHT
>> AND I'M HERE WITH ALYSSA
McBATH AND WE'RE MONITORING THE
FLIGHT.
YOU COULD TELL US, WHERE WE ARE
NOW AND WHAT'S ABOUT TO COME UP
NEXT?
>> WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S
TWO BURNS OF THE SECOND STAGE.
WE'RE ABOUT TO COME UP ON THE
SECOND BURN.
AFTER THAT, THE ENGINES WILL
LIKE AND WILL ENTER THAT PHASE.
AND WE'LL CUT OFF AND ENTER INTO
A COLD STAGE.
AND THEN, THE THIRD STAGE, WILL
IGNITE AT APPROXIMATELY 37
MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.
AND THAT WILL BE THE LAST AND
FINAL BURN BEFORE SPACECRAFT
SEPARATION.
>> WE HAD A GREAT LAUNCH, 3:31
A.M.
THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO, BEFORE
THE SPACECRAFT SEPARATES.
YOU COULD TELL ME, WHAT'S NEXT
FOR A FREE NONLAUNCH ALLIANCE.
>> THE TEAM IS MONITORING DATA.
THE LAUNCH CONTROL ROOM.
IN DENVER AS WELL AS HERE.
LOOKING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING
LOOKS PHENOMENAL.
THE BOOSTER PERFORMS, LOOKING AT
DATA FROM THE BOOSTER, TO MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS CLEAR AND
GOOD THERE.
AND AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE
FLIGHT, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO
THAT.
>> ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT
LIVE TELEMETRY FEED, ANIMATED
FEED OF THE SECOND STAGE.
AT THE TOP, NASA'S PARKER SOLAR
PROBE, LOOKING TOWARD THE
SEPARATION TIME.
WE HAVE JUST CONFIRMATION OF THE
MISSION.
OF THE RL10 ENGINE.
AND WITH THAT, ALYSSA, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU FOR A GREAT LAUNCH.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME AGAIN
>> THANKS.
.
>> BODY RATES CONTINUE TO LOOK
GOOD.
24 MINUTES, 25 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
WE ARE AT A MISSION ALOT TIME,
24 MINUTES, INTO LAUNCH THIS
SECOND BERM ENGINE.
YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, UPDATED
IN REAL-TIME.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THINGS, AS WE MOVE THROUGH
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION.
PARKER PROBE, WILL CONTINUE TO
UNFOLD THE SOLAR WINGS.
FOR NOW, WE GO TO SOLAR.
>> PARKER SOLAR PROBE MISSION IS
DESIGNED TO COLLECT DATA AND
STUDY SOLAR PRACTICES SCIENTISTS
NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
NASA'S BLAIR ALLEN, SPOKE, ABOUT
THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN
DEVELOPING THIS MISSION.
>> JIM, TELL ME, WHAT IS THE
PARKER SOLAR PROBE MISSION?
>> SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF
NASA, EVEN, THERE'S BEEN A
DESIRE TO EXPLORE THE REGIONS
CLOSE TO THE SUN, UNDERSTAND THE
PROCESSES THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
HOW THE PARTICLES, IN THE SUN,
ACCELERATED AND EVEN INTO THE
EARTH AND BEYOND.
PARKER SOLAR FILM MISSION, WILL
BE ABLE TO FLY THE SPACECRAFT TO
CLOSE REGIONS, MAKE THE
FUNDAMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, TAKE
THE SPACECRAFT.
EACH YIELD IN THE FRONT, TO
PROTECT ALL THE THINGS TO ALLOW
THE MEASUREMENTS
>> WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG TO
GET A MISSION LIKE THIS
TOGETHER.
I KNOW THIS IS NEW TECHNOLOGY
>> THERE'S FUNDMENTAL
TECHOLOGIST.
MANY PEOPLE WORKING FOR DECADES.
SOME OF THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE
THE HEAT SHIELD.
SOME IS DEVELOPING, THE SYSTEMS
CONTROLLING THE SPACECRAFT.
PARKER SOLAR PROBE IS AN
AUTOMOUSE SYSTEMS.
ABILITY TO DO THAT IN SPACE IS
ONE OF THE TECHOLOGIST.
WE HAVE TO DEVELOP SOME THINGS
LIKE COOLING SYSTEMS, POWER THE
SPACECRAFT, CLOSE TO THE SUN AND
MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURES AND
ALLOWS US TO TAKE THE
TEMPERATURES.
>> ONE SOLAR PANEL, WHEN YOU GET
CLOSE AND GET THE ENERGY YOU
NEED.
>> AND WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO THE
SUN, WE TAKE THE SOLAR PANELS AN
TUKT THEM IN THE CHANNELS, UNTIL
THE TIPS OF THE SOLAR AIR.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY THAT IDEA.
>> I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN
ENGINEER.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THAT'S REALLY AWESOME.
I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE GETTING
CLOSE TO THE SUN.
YOU'RE NOT JUST FLYING TO THE
SUN.
HOW IS THIS MISSION ORIENTED TO
GET TO THE SUN AND GET THE
MEASUREMENTS
>> IT'S ACTUALLY A FAIRLY
COMPLICATED.
WE'RE LAUNCHING IN A ROCKET.
IT ALLOWS US TO GET THE MOMENTUM
SO WE CAN FALL IN THE SUN.
THAT DOESN'T GET US THERE.
WE HAVE TO DO A VARIETY ASSIST,
SO WE CAN MAKE THE FIRST
APPROACH AROUND THE SUN.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SEVERAL
VENUS FLY BYES.
AS WE DID, THE CLOSEST APPROACH
TO THE SUN, GET CLOSER AND
CLOSER TO SEE THE SCIENCE WE
WANT TO SEE.
>> HOW LONG IS THE PARKLAND
SOLAR MISSION.
WE WILL BE MAKING 24 PASSES
CLOSE TO THE SUN IN THE 7 YEARS,
STARTING IN SIX MONTHS IN EACH
ORBIT
>> WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SEVEN
YEARS?
ARE YOU GOING TO GET PULLED IN
THE SUN OR YOU COULD OPERATE
BEYOND THAT, IF POSSIBLE.
>> WE WILL LIKELY, AT SOME
POINT, RUN OUT OF PROPEL LET.
PROPELETTE WILL ALLOW US TO
COLLECT THE MOMENTUM.
ONCE WE RUN OUT OF PROPELETTE,
THE SPACECRAFT WILL START
ROTATING.
THE PRESSURE OF THE SUNLIGHT ON
THE SPACECRAFT ITSELF.
SURFACES OF THE SPACECRAFT THAT
IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THE SUN,
WILL SEE THE SUN EVENTUALLY.
THAT WILL HAVE ALL SORTS OF
EFFECTS THAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND
AND EVENTUALLY THE SPACE CLOUD
WILL JOIN THE DUST CLOUD.
>> CAPTAIN KIRK JOINED THE SUN.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHERE
IT COULD --
>> ADVANTAGE OF HAVING WORK
DRIVE.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
>> SOMETHING TO PUT INTO
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
.
>>> JOSH IS STANDING BY WITH
REPRESENTATIVE FROM NORTHRUP
DRUMMOND.
>> AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO
MONITOR THE BERM, MAIN ENGINE
CUTOFF, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 8
MINUTES, 20 SECONDS AWAY FROM
THE BERM OF THE ENGINE.
YOU COULD TELL ME LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU DO?
>> I'M A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE
SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM, SUPPORTING
THE PARKLAND SOLAR PROBE TEAM.
>> AND YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT
NORTHRUPGRUMMAN'S ROLE IS.
>> THEY HAVE SUPPORTED THE
MISSION TIP TO TALE.
AND STARTING WITH THE LARGE
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES.
BASICALLY EVERYTHING WHITE ON
THE VEHICLE.
THE NOZZLES, THE FUEL TANKS AND
CERTAINLY WHAT I'M MOST FAMILIAR
WITH, THIRD STAGE.
>> AND RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT A LIVE SHOT THERE.
THAT'S LIVE TELEMETRY CONTINUING
TO BURN.
AND YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT'S
UNIQUE OF THE MISSION FROM FLOOR
NORTHRUP GRUMMAN.
>> THIS MISSION, IN PARTICULAR,
THE SUN, GIVES NEW ELEMENT.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATIO
>> THE VEHICLES'S TRAJECTORY IS
GOING CLOSE MUCH AND THE
ENGINEERS HAD TO CREATE
ELECTRONICS, MASS, KEEPING THE
VEHICLE AS LIGHT AS POSSIBL
>> I'M ALSO TOLD THIS IS THE
FIRST STAGE ON ABOARD FOR HEAVY.
AND DEFINITELY UNIQUE ASPECTS OF
THE MISSION.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE SPECIALLY
DESIGNED THIRD STAGE.
>> AND OVERALL, 7 1/2 FEET LONG
AND IT WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 5200
POUNDS
IT INCLUDES A STAR 48BV, SOLID
ROCKET MOTOR.
FLIGHT AVIONICS, INCLUDES AN ON
BOARD, COMPUTER WITH NAVIGATION.
ADAPTIVE AND ITS OWN SEPARATION
SYSTEMS.
>> WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
THE BERM, APPROXIMATELY 6
MINUTES LEFT ON THE BERM.
CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE
SECOND STAG
>> MOST RECENTLY, WITH THE STAR
48BV, 2015, NORTHROP ADAPTED THE
VEHICLE 4 VEHICLE.
WE ADDED AN UPPER STAGE, TO
CREATE, CREATION FOR THE LAD
EMISSION, THAT WENT TO THE MOON.
JUST LAST YEAR, WE HAD ANOTHER,
IN THE CAPE OVER AT 5:00, THAT
IS A UNIQUELY DESIGNED UPPER
STAGE, FOR THE -- TO PERFORM A
REQUIRED PLAIN CHANG
>> FLYING, AND THE K THAT YOU
SEE, BOTTOM RIGHT OF YOUR
SCREEN.
SO, AFTER THE BERM COMPLETES, WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF REPORTS
HAPPENING.
HOW LONG WILL THE BERM LAST?
>> YES, THE PARKER.
>> IT BURNS FOR A MINA 1/2.
IT PRODUCES 13 THOUSAND POUNDS
OF THRUST.
AND IT'S ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THE
OVERALL ORBITAL ESCAPE ENERGY.
>> HAS THE STAR 48 FLOWN BEFORE?
>> IT HAS.
MOST RECENTLY IN THE MISSION, 13
AND OUR MISSION EARLIER IN 201.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 4 MINUTES, 20
SECONDS LEFT IN THE BERM.
>> YOU COULD TALK MORE HOW
NORTHROP GRUMMAN HAS PARTNERED
WITH THE LAUNCH ON THE MISSION.
>> NORTHROP GRUMMAN, DEPENDING
ON THE MISSION, WE'RE SOMETIMES
A CUSTOMER AS IN THE SIGNIFICANT
MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
SOMETIMES WE'RE A VENDOR IN THE
LARGE STRUCTURES WE'VE PROVIDED
FOR THE DELTA 4 MISSION.
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE PROUD TO BE
A PARTNER, WITH ULA AND NASA.
>> YOU HAVE ABOUT 3 MINUTES, 35
SECONDS LEFT.
WE HAVE AN ON TIME LIFT-OFF, AND
ADDITIONAL STAGE, WE'RE SPEAKING
ABOUT NOW.
SECOND STAGE CONTINUES TO FLY,
PLANNED TRAJECTOR
>> ABOUT 3 MINUTES REMAINING IN
THE BERM.
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO LOOK GO
>> PRESSURE REMAINS STABLE.
IS ACS ALSO LOOKS GOOD.
PASSING 35 MINUTES INTO FLIGH
>> 35 MINUTES, 35 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES
REMAINING AT MIKKO 2.
AND THEY WILL BEGIN THE
INITIATION SEQUENCE.
AT THAT POINT, WE SHOULD START
SEEING TELEMETRY DATA THROUGH
THE THIRD STAGE.
OF 25 SECONDS THROUGH THE
SEPARATION.
THE 3RD STAGE WILL IGNITE.
IT WILL BEGIN ITS 39 SECOND
BURN.
APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE
REMAINING UNTIL MIKKO
>> STANDING DOWN FOR MIKKO
MOMENTARILY.
WE HAVE MIKKO, MAIN ENGINE
CUTOFF.
PASSING 38 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
3RD STAGE TRANSMITTER ON.
3RD STAGE TELEMETRY.
WE HAVE ACQUISITION OF STAGE 3
TELEMETR
>> WE DID SEE IGNITION, SEEING
CHAMBER PRESSURE.
WE'VE SEEN SOME PERIODS OF DROP
OFF TELEMETRY.
39 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
SHOULD BE EXPECTING TO SEE STAGE
MOMENTARILY.
SEE SEEING SOME DROP OFF THIRD
STAGE TELEMETRY.
DIFFICULT TO MAKE CALLS.
40 MINUTES, 40 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
STILL SEEING SOME TELEMET TREE
DROP OUTS FROM THE THIRD STAGE.
AT THIS POINT, THE THIRD STAGE
WOULD HAVE COMPLETED THE BERM
AND THEN CREATING, A BEHM
ATTITUDE.
LOOKING FOR SOME TATE AT THAT TO
CONFIRM THAT.
>> DELTA FLIGHT COMMENTARY.
60 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.
WE'RE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME
DROPOUT, THIRD STAGE TELEMET
TREE.
TRYING TO CONFIRM, THE SEQUENCE
OF EVENT.
WE'LL PROVIDE UPDATES WHEN THAT
IS AVAILABLE.
>> NOW PASSING 43 MINUTES INTO
FLIGHT.
TODAY'S PHENOMENAL,
APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTES
.
>> WE'VE BEEN INFORMED THE THIRD
STAGE IS PROVIDING DATA TO A
GROUND STATION.
DON'T HAVE REAL-TIME DATA.
WE WILL PROVIDE THOSE EVENTS AS
THEY COME IN FOR PLAYBAC
>> 44 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS INTO
FLIGHT.
STILL ATTEMPTING TO CONFIRM
KURPS FOR A THIRD STAGE OF
FLIGHT.
FOR TIME LINE, EXPECTED TO SEE
FIRST SEPARATION WITHIN THE LAST
MINUTE.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE
SHOT.
THE DELTA OPERATION CENTER.
TEAM SHAKING HANDS.
>> LAUNCH ALLIANCE, IGNITION
CONTROL ROOM.
WE HAVE HAD CONFIRMATION
SPACECRAFT OPERATIO
>> WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THE
SPACECRAFT HAS ACQUIRED DATA.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A PLAY BACK TO
GET OUR THIRD STAGE
CONFIRMATION.
AT THIS POINT, SPACECRAFT DUES
COME UP HANDY.
>> CONFIRMATION OF SPACECRAFT.
YOU'RE LOOKING THE A, A LIVE
VIEW, APPLIED LABORATORY.
THE TEAMS ARE JUST ACCEPT
OPERATING.
I'M JOINED BY KATIE.
KATIE, WHAT'S NEXT TO THE EN
TEAR -- AND COMING UP IN THE
FALL, WE HAVE THE BIGGEST ICON
MISSION, RIGHT HERE ON THE KAIP.
WE'VE HAD THE LAUNCH OUT OF
NOVEMBER.
AND NEXT YEAR, IN APRIL, WE HAVE
THE ASSENT BOOSTER TEST HERE AT
THE CAPE, APRIL OF 201.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WHERE US TONIGHT, ENJOY THE REST
OF YOUR DAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
.
>> ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A LIVE VIEW.
OF WE HAVE CONFIRMDATION, FIRST
LAS.
>> AND WE DID HAVE AN ON TIME,
HEAVY WITH THE ISHL.
>> AND FOR NOW, GO BACK TO MARIE
LEWIS.
>> AND PARKER PROBE IS OUTFITTED
WITH SEVERAL SOPHISTICATED
SWEEPS.
THEY SPOKE WITH PROJECT SIGNIST
ITS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
COLLECTING A LOT OF SIGNS, DATA,
WITH THE WHOLE
>> AND I YOUTHSED TO -- TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN MAKE THE MEASURE AMS
WE NEED TO DO, TO ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE INSTRUMENT SWEEP.
WE HAVE A LIGHT, AND WE WILL
TAKE IMAGING 69
>> IT WILL HELP UNLOCK THE
MEASUREMENTS.
ALSO ANY WAVE, ANY SIGNATURES,
THAT HAPPEN TO BE EMBEDDED IN
THE SOLAR WINDS.
THESE ARE THE NASTY GUYS,
ASSOCIATED WITH SHOCK AND
FLARING AND COLON KAK.
NONETHELESS, WE HAVE A SWEEP,
MEASURES THE BALLPARK OF THE
WIND.
ALL THE IPTS.
>> WHAT'S TEMPERATURE.
>>.
>> WE ARE NOT -- AND COMPOSE YOU
ARE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD.
>> A LOT OF THEM ARE SIMILAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE FLOWN RADIO,
WITH ANTENNAS IN MANY MISSIONS.
NOT IF THEY ARE GOING TO 3
MILLION DEGREE MATERIAL.
I ALWAYS REFER TO THE BRAVEST,
BECAUSE IT TAKES NO PROTECTION
FROM AMAZING HEAT SHIELD.
IT'S A FAMOUS INCIDENT.
NOW WE'RE ASKING THIS TO WORK
FOR THE INCREDIBLE ENVIRONMENT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S CHALLENGING
INSTRUMENTS.
>> TALK TO THE CHALLENGE THE 6.
>> AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGINGS, IS EVEN NOT THE
HEA
>> THAT'S AWFUL AND HOT AND
DANGEROUS.
OUR ORBIT IS LYING THE CLOSEST
TO THE FLOWER.
WE COME OUT IN THE OTHER.
IT MEANS WE GO VERY HARD AND
VERY COLD.
DO YOU THINK IT'S TAKING ANY
MATERIAL AND HEATING IT AND
COOLING IT MANY TIMES, SAY 24,
WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF ORBITS WE
HAVE.
MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL CHANGE
THE PROPERTY.
IT WON'T BE THE SAME 20 TIMES
LATER.
FINDING MATERIALS THAT WILL
WITHSTAND THE CHANGES IS THE
CHALLENGE.
PARKER BASE CAMP, IS -- IT NEEDS
A LOT OF SUN.
WATER PROBE WILL BE
EXPERIENCING.
AND HOW DO YOU TEST IT?
WE HAD TO ACTUALLY BUILD TEST FA
SIFTS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
AND SO EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT
THE MISSION IS CHALLENGING.
HOW MANY PROJECTORS.
WHAT KIND OF FACILITY.
>> AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE
PARTICULAR INCIDENT, IS TO USE A
SOLAR, FURNACE SIMULATOR AM.
>> OBVIOUSLY, IT ONLY WORKS
DURING THE DAY MUCH IT ONLY
WORKS IF IT'S NOT CLOUDY.
WE COULDN'T GET LONG RUNS.
THEY CONSTRUCTED THE TEST
FACILITY.
UP IN THE SMITHSONIAN
OBSERVATORY IN BOSTON, THEY
ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED A VACUUM
DHAM BERS.
AND THEN THEY CHANGED IT
TOGETHER.
THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE
ELIMINATION AND ABLE TO HEAT
DOES TO.
>> AND IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PARKER SOLAR PROBE, TO
CONNECT ANY SIGNS ON ITS WAY TO
BEING BACK IN THE.
>> AS LUNCH.
AND ONLY TIME WE WILL NOT HAVE
OUR INSTRUMENTS, IF WE'RE DOING
A MANEUVER IN THE SPACECRAFT WE
NEED ALL THE POWER TO GO INTO
THE SYSTEM THAT WILL TRANSLATE
THE DATA I ASKED, WILL I DO
SCIENCE AROUND VENUS.
MY QUICK ACTION, WE'RE ALWAYS
KNOW.
THAT IS OUR OWN TIME LINE.
THE INSTRUMENTS PLANNING TO BE
OFF.
THERE'S ONE MISSION.
WE ARE EXCITED WHAT KIND OF
SCIENCE WE CAN DO THEN.
THAT'S A NUMBER OF WAYS AWAY.
FEW DAYS AWAY AT LAUNCH,
EVERYBODY IS FOCUSING ON LAUNCH.
>> THE LAUNCH ITSELF, I WILL BE
HONESTLY, AS CLOSEST TO THE KEY
POSSIBLE TO THE DELTA 4 HEAVY.
IN REALITY, I WILL BE SOMEWHERE
AROUND THE PRESS BUILDING.
PROBABLY LOOKING THROUGH MY
FINGERS AT THE SITE.
IF THEY LET ME LIGHT IT, I
>> IT'S TAKING US 60 YEARS, TO
GET US AS YOU SAW EARLIER.
HERE'S WHY IT WON'T MELT AS IT
FLIES INTO YOUR SON'S CORONA.
>> NASA'S PARKER PROBE IS A
MISSION TO THE SUN.
WITH THE SPACECRAFT MELTS, IT'S
AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
THIS IS WHY SOLAR PROBE.
>> AND HEAT SHIELD IS MADE YOU
HAVE COUPLE OF MATERIALS.
ONE, IS IT DENNIS RACKET AND.
NOW HAD A FORM OF CARBON.
IT'S A LIGHT WEIGHT WAY, OF
MAKING DID.
>> AND NOBODY LIKES AN IMMEDIATE
PLORRER.
IT HAS AUTO MOUSE TONGUE AND.
>> SO IT ESSENTIALLY FENCING,
WHETHER OR NOT THE RIGHT FOGS.
AND THINGS CALLED SOLAR SENSORS,
POKING OUT AT THE EDGE OF THE
SHADOW.
AND THE SPACECRAFT, COULD KNOW,
THEY ARE GOING IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
>> SOLAR PROBE KEEKS IT STAYS
COOL AND GETS POWER.
>> DICKLY, THE WATER IS WARMED
UP.
COOLS DOWN AND THE TRANSFER IS
HAPPENING A LOT LIKE THE VAIN
VAINS IN YOUR BODY.
.
>> SOLAR PROBE WILL BE VISITING
THE OUTER CORONA.
LIKE ALL, HOW PARTLY.
WHILE THE SUB HAS.
AND CORONA IS 2-3 DEGREES FARR
EN HEIGHT.
>> THEY ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF
PARTICLES: IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE OVEN.
YOUR HAND IS IMPORTANT ON
4-DEGREE CONFRONTATION.
WE CAN CELT BACK AND CHILL WHILE
PARKER TAKES THE HEAT.
>> WE ARE NOW APPROACHING SOLAR
ARRAY DEPLOY, WHEN PARKER SOLAR
PROBE WILL SPREAD ITS WINGS.
LET'S GO BACK TO JOSH, TO WALK
US THROUGH THE NEXT EVENT.
>> WE'RE A MISSION APPLIANCE
TIME.
AS YOU MENTIONED, WE'RE WAITING
FOR SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOY.
AND IT'S A LIVE SHOT.
EVERYBODY GATHERED AROUND THE
JOHN HOPKINS APPLIED.
WE'RE STANDING BY FOR AN EFRJ.
>> AND HOW ARE THINGS GOING STO
KNOCK.
>> TO HEAR FROM TONIGHT'S
NATIONAL LAUNCH POIL.
>>