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RU IN A R L AN DE R A HE AD O F T HE RUINAR LANDER AHEAD OF THE RUINAR LANDER AHEAD OF THE AU TO NO MO US L AN DI NG S EQ UE NC E T HA T AUTONOMOUS LANDING SEQUENCE THAT AUTONOMOUS LANDING SEQUENCE THAT BE GI NS W IT H P OW ER ED D EC EN T BEGINS WITH POWERED DECENT BEGINS WITH POWERED DECENT I NI TI AT IO N A T 5 :1 1 P. M. C EN TR AL INITIATION AT 5:11 P.M. CENTRAL INITIATION AT 5:11 P.M. CENTRAL TI ME F OR A ND L AK IN G T IM E A T TIME FOR AND LAKING TIME AT TIME FOR AND LAKING TIME AT 5: 24 P .M . C EN TR AL . 5:24 P.M. CENTRAL. 5:24 P.M. CENTRAL. RI GH T N OW , T HE Y A RE K EE PI NG A N RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE KEEPING AN RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE KEEPING AN EY E ON T HE R OO M’ S S IT UA TI ON AL EYE ON THE ROOM’S SITUATIONAL AW AR EN E SS T OO L WH IC H Y OU C AN S EE AWARENESS TOOL WHICH YOU CAN SEE AWARENESS TOOL WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON T HE S CR E E N N OW . ON THE SCREEN NOW. ON THE SCREEN NOW. TH E V IS I S C AS TE N TO A L AR GE THE VIS IS CASTEN TO A LARGE THE VIS IS CASTEN TO A LARGE TE LE VI SI ON I N T HE F RO NT O F TELEVISION IN THE FRONT OF TELEVISION IN THE FRONT OF MI SS IO N C ON TR OL S O TH E AC TI VI TY MISSION CONTROL SO THE ACTIVITY MISSION CONTROL SO THE ACTIVITY D IR EC TO R AN D M IS SI ON D IR EC TO R DIRECTOR AND MISSION DIRECTOR DIRECTOR AND MISSION DIRECTOR CA N H AV E T HE B ES T V IE W. CAN HAVE THE BEST VIEW. CAN HAVE THE BEST VIEW. GA RY . GARY. GARY. >> A NI MA TI ON R EP RE SE NT IN G >> ANIMATION REPRESENTING >> ANIMATION REPRESENTING RE AL -T IM E T EL EM E T RY D AT A F EE DI NG REAL-TIME TELEMETRY DATA FEEDING REAL-TIME TELEMETRY DATA FEEDING IN TO N OV A C ON TR OL . INTO NOVA CONTROL. INTO NOVA CONTROL. NO VA C ON TR OL R EC EI VE S T HE D AT A, NOVA CONTROL RECEIVES THE DATA, NOVA CONTROL RECEIVES THE DATA, UN AR ES I T T HR OU GH E NG I N E 5 A ND UNARES IT THROUGH ENGINE 5 AND UNARES IT THROUGH ENGINE 5 AND GE N ER AT ES A V IS UA LI ZA TI ON O F TH E GENERATES A VISUALIZATION OF THE GENERATES A VISUALIZATION OF THE DA TA . DATA. DATA. A U SE FU L T OO L O F K EE PI NG T RA CK A USEFUL TOOL OF KEEPING TRACK A USEFUL TOOL OF KEEPING TRACK OF W HA T F LI GH T C ON TR OL LE RS OF WHAT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS OF WHAT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS EX PE CT N OV A- C I S D OI N G I N SP AC E. EXPECT NOVA-C IS DOING IN SPACE. EXPECT NOVA-C IS DOING IN SPACE. TH E W HI TE L IN E P OI NT S T O T HE THE WHITE LINE POINTS TO THE THE WHITE LINE POINTS TO THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. TH E BL UE L IN E I S T HE P AS T A ND THE BLUE LINE IS THE PAST AND THE BLUE LINE IS THE PAST AND IN TE ND ED T RA JE CT OR Y. INTENDED TRAJECTORY. INTENDED TRAJECTORY. TH E Y EL LO W A ND R ED L IN ES A RE THE YELLOW AND RED LINES ARE THE YELLOW AND RED LINES ARE PO IN TI NG T OW AR D T HE S UN A ND POINTING TOWARD THE SUN AND POINTING TOWARD THE SUN AND EA R TH R ES PE CT E FL Y. EARTH RESPECT EFLY. EARTH RESPECT EFLY. TH E DI FF ER EN T C OL OR ED C ON ES U SE D THE DIFFERENT COLORED CONES USED THE DIFFERENT COLORED CONES USED F OR T HE L IN E O F S IG HT FOR THE LINE OF SIGHT FOR THE LINE OF SIGHT CO MM UN IC AT IO N BA CK T O E AR TH . COMMUNICATION BACK TO EARTH. COMMUNICATION BACK TO EARTH. WE W IL L SH OW T HE V IS WE WILL SHOW THE VIS WE WILL SHOW THE VIS PE RI O DI CA LL Y TH RO UG HO UT T HE PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE CO VE RA GE U P T O 12 M IN UT ES P RI OR COVERAGE UP TO 12 MINUTES PRIOR COVERAGE UP TO 12 MINUTES PRIOR TO ND L AK IN G A ND I N T HE F IN AL TOND LAKING AND IN THE FINAL TOND LAKING AND IN THE FINAL MO ME NT S BE FO RE L AN DI NG T HE M OS T MOMENTS BEFORE LANDING THE MOST MOMENTS BEFORE LANDING THE MOST RE LI AB LE S PA CE CR AF T D AT A W IL L B E RELIABLE SPACECRAFT DATA WILL BE RELIABLE SPACECRAFT DATA WILL BE R EL AY ED T HR OU GH A UD IO L OO PS A ND RELAYED THROUGH AUDIO LOOPS AND RELAYED THROUGH AUDIO LOOPS AND ST AR TI NG O UR C OV ER AG E L AT ER T HA N STARTING OUR COVERAGE LATER THAN STARTING OUR COVERAGE LATER THAN EX PE CT ED T OD AY A S F LI GH T EXPECTED TODAY AS FLIGHT EXPECTED TODAY AS FLIGHT CO NT RO LL ER S CO NT IN UE T O A CC ES S CONTROLLERS CONTINUE TO ACCESS CONTROLLERS CONTINUE TO ACCESS NO VE MB ER H AV E C ‘S T RA JE CT OR Y, NOVEMBER HAVE C’S TRAJECTORY, NOVEMBER HAVE C’S TRAJECTORY, GU ID A NC E, N AV IG AT IO N AN D GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CO NT RO L. CONTROL. CONTROL. N OV A- C M AI NT AI NE D A L OW L UN AR NOVA-C MAINTAINED A LOW LUNAR NOVA-C MAINTAINED A LOW LUNAR OR B IT B IN A S LI GH TL Y M OR E ORBIT BIN A SLIGHTLY MORE ORBIT BIN A SLIGHTLY MORE EL LI PT IC AL S HA PE . ELLIPTICAL SHAPE. ELLIPTICAL SHAPE. LA ST N IG HT F LI GH T C ON TR OL LE RS LAST NIGHT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS LAST NIGHT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS PE RF OR ME D A L UN AR C OR RE CT IO N PERFORMED A LUNAR CORRECTION PERFORMED A LUNAR CORRECTION MA NE UV ER B UR N T OE D A J US T TH E MANEUVER BURN TOED A JUST THE MANEUVER BURN TOED A JUST THE LA ND ER ‘S O RB IT . LANDER’S ORBIT. LANDER’S ORBIT. TH IS BU RN K EP T N OV A- C O N THIS BURN KEPT NOVA-C ON THIS BURN KEPT NOVA-C ON TR AJ EC TO RY T O L AN D B UT M OV ED T HE TRAJECTORY TO LAND BUT MOVED THE TRAJECTORY TO LAND BUT MOVED THE LA N DI NG T IM E E ST IM AT ES E AR LI ER LANDING TIME ESTIMATES EARLIER LANDING TIME ESTIMATES EARLIER BY A BO UT A N HO UR . BY ABOUT AN HOUR. BY ABOUT AN HOUR. TH E N T OD AY , F LI GH T C ON TR O L LE RS THEN TODAY, FLIGHT CONTROLLERS THEN TODAY, FLIGHT CONTROLLERS CH OS E T O E XE RC IS E A N A DD IT IO NA L CHOSE TO EXERCISE AN ADDITIONAL CHOSE TO EXERCISE AN ADDITIONAL OR BI T BE FO RE S TA RT IN G T HE I M- 1 ORBIT BEFORE STARTING THE IM-1 ORBIT BEFORE STARTING THE IM-1 MI SS IO N L AN DI NG S EQ UE NC E. MISSION LANDING SEQUENCE. MISSION LANDING SEQUENCE. TH IS D EC IS IO N B RO UG HT U S T O N OW . THIS DECISION BROUGHT US TO NOW. THIS DECISION BROUGHT US TO NOW. PR OJ EC TI NG A L AN DI NG T IM E O F PROJECTING A LANDING TIME OF PROJECTING A LANDING TIME OF 17 :2 4 C EN TR AL T IM E. 17:24 CENTRAL TIME. 17:24 CENTRAL TIME. IN TU IT IV E M AC HI NE S MA DE T HE INTUITIVE MACHINES MADE THE INTUITIVE MACHINES MADE THE D EC I S IO N T O R EA SO ON T HE P RI MA RY DECISION TO REASOON THE PRIMARY DECISION TO REASOON THE PRIMARY NA VI GA TI ON S EN SO RS F RO M T HE NAVIGATION SENSORS FROM THE NAVIGATION SENSORS FROM THE LA SE R R AN GE F IN DI NG S YS TE M T O LASER RANGE FINDING SYSTEM TO LASER RANGE FINDING SYSTEM TO US E TH E S EN SO RS O N N AS A’ S USE THE SENSORS ON NASA’S USE THE SENSORS ON NASA’S NA VI GA TI ON D OP PL ER L DI R. NAVIGATION DOPPLER LDIR. NAVIGATION DOPPLER LDIR. W E’ LL U PD AT E Y OU L A T ER I N T HE WE’LL UPDATE YOU LATER IN THE WE’LL UPDATE YOU LATER IN THE BR OA DC AS T. BROADCAST. BROADCAST. IN T UT IV E M AC HI NE S I NT EN DS T O IN TUTIVE MACHINES INTENDS TO IN TUTIVE MACHINES INTENDS TO LA ND O N IN T HE O PT IM UM L YI NG LAND ON IN THE OPTIMUM LYING LAND ON IN THE OPTIMUM LYING WI ND OW A ND T HE L U N AR C OR RE CT IO N WINDOW AND THE LUNAR CORRECTION WINDOW AND THE LUNAR CORRECTION MA NE UV ER P ER FO RM ED L AS T N IG HT MANEUVER PERFORMED LAST NIGHT MANEUVER PERFORMED LAST NIGHT EL IM IN AT ED T HE N EE D F OR T HE ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR THE ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR THE PL AN NE D T EN -S EC ON D D EO RB IT B UR N PLANNED TEN-SECOND DEORBIT BURN PLANNED TEN-SECOND DEORBIT BURN I W OU LD H AV E B RO UG HT N OV A- C F RO M I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT NOVA-C FROM I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT NOVA-C FROM LO W L UN AR O RB IT I NT O T HE D EC EN T LOW LUNAR ORBIT INTO THE DECENT LOW LUNAR ORBIT INTO THE DECENT PH AS E. PHASE. PHASE. NO VA -C ‘S C UR RE NT T RA JE CT OR Y H AS NOVA-C’S CURRENT TRAJECTORY HAS NOVA-C’S CURRENT TRAJECTORY HAS IT C ON TI NU IN G T O D EC RE AS E TH E IT CONTINUING TO DECREASE THE IT CONTINUING TO DECREASE THE AL TI TU DE O VE R TH E NE X T HO UR ALTITUDE OVER THE NEXT HOUR ALTITUDE OVER THE NEXT HOUR UN T IL T HE B RE AK IN G BU RN C AL LE D UNTIL THE BREAKING BURN CALLED UNTIL THE BREAKING BURN CALLED PO WE R DE CE NT I NI TI AT IO N. POWER DECENT INITIATION. POWER DECENT INITIATION. >> A GA I N, T HE I N L AK IN G T IM E IS >> AGAIN, THE IN LAKING TIME IS >> AGAIN, THE IN LAKING TIME IS EX PE CT ED A T 5 :2 4 P. M. C EN TR AL EXPECTED AT 5:24 P.M. CENTRAL EXPECTED AT 5:24 P.M. CENTRAL ST A ND AR D T IM E. STANDARD TIME. STANDARD TIME. 6: 24 :0 0 P. M. E AS TE RN . 6:24:00 P.M. EASTERN. 6:24:00 P.M. EASTERN. TH E CO UN TD OW N CL OC K A T TH E TO P THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK AT THE TOP THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK AT THE TOP OF T HE S CR EE N IS C OU NT IN G DO WN OF THE SCREEN IS COUNTING DOWN OF THE SCREEN IS COUNTING DOWN TH E TI ME W E E XP EC T T O, W E E XP EC T THE TIME WE EXPECT TO, WE EXPECT THE TIME WE EXPECT TO, WE EXPECT TO R EM OV E T HE C O U NT DO WN C LO CK TO REMOVE THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK AP PR OX IM AT EL Y TW O M IN UT ES B EF OR E APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES BEFORE APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES BEFORE TH EN D L AK IN G O PP OR TU NI TY . THEND LAKING OPPORTUNITY. THEND LAKING OPPORTUNITY. GE TT IN G TO T HI S M OM EN T, G AR Y, GETTING TO THIS MOMENT, GARY, GETTING TO THIS MOMENT, GARY, HA S B EE N Q UI TE T HE J OU RN EY . HAS BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY. HAS BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY. IT H AS L AS TE D S EV EN D AY S S O F AR IT HAS LASTED SEVEN DAYS SO FAR IT HAS LASTED SEVEN DAYS SO FAR SI NC E L IF TO FF F RO M L AU NC H SINCE LIFTOFF FROM LAUNCH SINCE LIFTOFF FROM LAUNCH CO MP LE X 39 A AT N AS A’ S KE NN ED Y COMPLEX 39A AT NASA’S KENNEDY COMPLEX 39A AT NASA’S KENNEDY S PA CE C EN TE R. SPACE CENTER. SPACE CENTER. LI FT ED O FF 1 :0 5 A. M. E AS TE RN LIFTED OFF 1:05 A.M. EASTERN LIFTED OFF 1:05 A.M. EASTERN S TA ND AR D T IM E O N STANDARD TIME ON STANDARD TIME ON F EB RU AR Y 15 th A PP RO XI MA TE LY FEBRUARY 15th APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 15th APPROXIMATELY 48 M IN UT ES L AT ER I NT UI TI VE 48 MINUTES LATER INTUITIVE 48 MINUTES LATER INTUITIVE MA C HI NE S L UN AR L AN DE R E NT ER ED A MACHINES LUNAR LANDER ENTERED A TR AN SL UN AR O RB IT . TRANSLUNAR ORBIT. TRANSLUNAR ORBIT. A D IR EC T S HO T A T T HE M OO N. A DIRECT SHOT AT THE MOON. A DIRECT SHOT AT THE MOON. IN TH E F OL LO WI NG D AY S A FT ER T HE IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS AFTER THE IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS AFTER THE LA UN CH , FL IG HT C ON TR OL L ER S I N LAUNCH, FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN LAUNCH, FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN NO VA C ON TR OL C OM MA ND ED E NG IN E NOVA CONTROL COMMANDED ENGINE NOVA CONTROL COMMANDED ENGINE FI RI N GS T O P LA CE T H E L AN DI NG FIRINGS TO PLACE THE LANDING FIRINGS TO PLACE THE LANDING IN TO L OW L UN AR O RB IT INTO LOW LUNAR ORBIT INTO LOW LUNAR ORBIT AP PR O XI MA TE LY 6 2 MI LE S A BO VE T HE APPROXIMATELY 62 MILES ABOVE THE APPROXIMATELY 62 MILES ABOVE THE LU NA R SU RF AC E. LUNAR SURFACE. LUNAR SURFACE. TH E J OU RN EY T O L OW L UN AR O RB IT THE JOURNEY TO LOW LUNAR ORBIT THE JOURNEY TO LOW LUNAR ORBIT IN CL UD ED F IR IN G T HE F IR ST L IQ UI D INCLUDED FIRING THE FIRST LIQUID INCLUDED FIRING THE FIRST LIQUID ME TH AN E AN D L IQ UI D O XY GE N E NG IN E METHANE AND LIQUID OXYGEN ENGINE METHANE AND LIQUID OXYGEN ENGINE IN S PA CE A ND C AL LE D T HE IN SPACE AND CALLED THE IN SPACE AND CALLED THE CO MM IS SI ON IN G M AN EU VE R. COMMISSIONING MANEUVER. COMMISSIONING MANEUVER. A F UL L T HR US T M AI N S TA GE E NG IN E A FULL THRUST MAIN STAGE ENGINE A FULL THRUST MAIN STAGE ENGINE BU RN W IT H A T HR OT TL E D OW N BURN WITH A THROTTLE DOWN BURN WITH A THROTTLE DOWN PR OF IL E NE CE SS AR Y TO L AN D O N T HE PROFILE NECESSARY TO LAND ON THE PROFILE NECESSARY TO LAND ON THE MO ON O VE R TH E LA ST 2 0 H OU RS . MOON OVER THE LAST 20 HOURS. MOON OVER THE LAST 20 HOURS. OH D IS EA S HA S MA IN TA IN ED A ND OH DISEAS HAS MAINTAINED AND OH DISEAS HAS MAINTAINED AND WA IT ED F OR S UI TA BL E LI G HT IN G WAITED FOR SUITABLE LIGHTING WAITED FOR SUITABLE LIGHTING CO NT IN UE T O BE GA N TH E AU TO NO MO US CONTINUE TO BEGAN THE AUTONOMOUS CONTINUE TO BEGAN THE AUTONOMOUS DO E CE NT T O TH E D ES IG NA TE DOE CENT TO THE DESIGNATE DOE CENT TO THE DESIGNATE LA ND IN G SI DE F OR T HE I M- 1 LANDING SIDE FOR THE IM-1 LANDING SIDE FOR THE IM-1 MI SS IO N NE AR T HE S OU TH P OL E OF MISSION NEAR THE SOUTH POLE OF MISSION NEAR THE SOUTH POLE OF TH E M OO N. THE MOON. THE MOON. OU R JO IN T CO VE RA GE W IL L P OL O OUR JOINT COVERAGE WILL POLO OUR JOINT COVERAGE WILL POLO TH RO UG H T HE D EC EN T A ND L AN DI NG THROUGH THE DECENT AND LANDING THROUGH THE DECENT AND LANDING ON T HE L UN AR S UR FA CE C A RR YI NG 1 2 ON THE LUNAR SURFACE CARRYING 12 ON THE LUNAR SURFACE CARRYING 12 PA YL OA DS W IT H IT . PAYLOADS WITH IT. PAYLOADS WITH IT. TH E MI SS IO N I S EN AB LE D WI TH THE MISSION IS ENABLED WITH THE MISSION IS ENABLED WITH NA SA ‘S C OM ME RC IA L LU NA R PA YL OA D NASA’S COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD NASA’S COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SE RV IC ES O R EC LI PS E. SERVICES OR ECLIPSE. SERVICES OR ECLIPSE. HE RE I S MO RE O N TH IS I NI TI AT IV E HERE IS MORE ON THIS INITIATIVE HERE IS MORE ON THIS INITIATIVE UN DE R AR TE MI S. UNDER ARTEMIS. UNDER ARTEMIS. >> G ET TI NG T HE RE I S RE AL LY H AR D. >> GETTING THERE IS REALLY HARD. >> GETTING THERE IS REALLY HARD. BU T WH AT I F TH ER E WA S WA Y TO BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS WAY TO BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS WAY TO CH AN GE T HA T ? CHANGE THAT? CHANGE THAT? ON LY A F EW N AT IO NS H AV E ONLY A FEW NATIONS HAVE ONLY A FEW NATIONS HAVE SU CC ES SF UL LY L AN DE D ON T HE M OO N. SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE MOON. SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE MOON. AS M AS A SE ND S AS TR ON AU TS B AC K TO AS MASA SENDS ASTRONAUTS BACK TO AS MASA SENDS ASTRONAUTS BACK TO TH E LU NA R SU R FA CE , TH IS T IM E TO THE LUNAR SURFACE, THIS TIME TO THE LUNAR SURFACE, THIS TIME TO ST AY , W E BE LI EV E SC IE NC E AN D STAY, WE BELIEVE SCIENCE AND STAY, WE BELIEVE SCIENCE AND TE CH NO LO GY I NS TR UM EN TS A HE AD O F TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AHEAD OF TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AHEAD OF TI ME T O LA Y T HE F OU ND AT IO N F OR TIME TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR TIME TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR HU MA N E XP LO RA TI ON . HUMAN EXPLORATION. HUMAN EXPLORATION. TO M AK E TH IS H AP PE N, N AS A I S TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, NASA IS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, NASA IS HE LP IN G ES TA BL IS H TH E CO MM ER CI AL HELPING ESTABLISH THE COMMERCIAL HELPING ESTABLISH THE COMMERCIAL LU NA R EC ON OM Y FO R TH E FI RS T TI ME LUNAR ECONOMY FOR THE FIRST TIME LUNAR ECONOMY FOR THE FIRST TIME EV ER , TH ER E WI LL B E C OM ME RC IA L EVER, THERE WILL BE COMMERCIAL EVER, THERE WILL BE COMMERCIAL DE LI VE RY S ER VI CE S, T O TH E M OO N, DELIVERY SERVICES, TO THE MOON, DELIVERY SERVICES, TO THE MOON, WE A RE E NA BL IN G A ME RI CA N WE ARE ENABLING AMERICAN WE ARE ENABLING AMERICAN CO MP A NI ES T O S EN D O UR P AY LO AD S COMPANIES TO SEND OUR PAYLOADS COMPANIES TO SEND OUR PAYLOADS TO T HE L UN AR S UR FA CE F OR U S. TO THE LUNAR SURFACE FOR US. TO THE LUNAR SURFACE FOR US. TH ES E D EL IV E RY S ER VI CE S W IL L THESE DELIVERY SERVICES WILL THESE DELIVERY SERVICES WILL EX PA ND O UR C AP AB IL IT IE S F OR EXPAND OUR CAPABILITIES FOR EXPAND OUR CAPABILITIES FOR EX PL OR AT IO N, R AD IC AL LY EXPLORATION, RADICALLY EXPLORATION, RADICALLY IN C RE AS IN G TH E A MO UN T O F S CI EN CE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SCIENCE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SCIENCE WE C ON DI TI ON A CH IE VE . WE CONDITION ACHIEVE. WE CONDITION ACHIEVE. TH I S H IG H R IS K H IG H R EW AR D THIS HIGH RISK HIGH REWARD THIS HIGH RISK HIGH REWARD IN IT IA TI VE W IL L I NV ES TI GA TE I N INITIATIVE WILL INVESTIGATE IN INITIATIVE WILL INVESTIGATE IN AN D LE VE RA GE T HE S PI RI T O F AND LEVERAGE THE SPIRIT OF AND LEVERAGE THE SPIRIT OF AM ER IC AN I NN O VA TI ON T O LA UN CH AMERICAN INNOVATION TO LAUNCH AMERICAN INNOVATION TO LAUNCH TH E C OM ME RC IA L L UN AR M AR KE T THE COMMERCIAL LUNAR MARKET THE COMMERCIAL LUNAR MARKET PL AC E , A DV AN CI NG T EC HN OL OG Y A ND PLACE, ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY AND PLACE, ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY AND EX PL OR AT IO NS F OR A LL O F US . EXPLORATIONS FOR ALL OF US. EXPLORATIONS FOR ALL OF US. WI TH T HI S AC CE SS T O T HE M OO N, W E WITH THIS ACCESS TO THE MOON, WE WITH THIS ACCESS TO THE MOON, WE WI LL B E AB LE T O M AK E NO VE L ME AS H WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE NOVEL MEASH WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE NOVEL MEASH SH OE ME NT S AN D DE VE LO P TE CH NO LO GY SHOEMENTS AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY SHOEMENTS AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY TH AT SC IE NT IS TS H AV E LO NG W AN TE D THAT SCIENTISTS HAVE LONG WANTED THAT SCIENTISTS HAVE LONG WANTED TO D O ON T HE L UN AR SU RF AC E. TO DO ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. AS A S T HI S NE W I ND US TR Y MA TU RE , AS AS THIS NEW INDUSTRY MATURE, AS AS THIS NEW INDUSTRY MATURE, TH E C OM ME RC IA L D EL IV ER Y S ER VI CE THE COMMERCIAL DELIVERY SERVICE THE COMMERCIAL DELIVERY SERVICE FO R N AS A A ND O TH ER C US TO ME RS FOR NASA AND OTHER CUSTOMERS FOR NASA AND OTHER CUSTOMERS CO U LD E XP AN D B EY ON D T HE M OO N T O COULD EXPAND BEYOND THE MOON TO COULD EXPAND BEYOND THE MOON TO OT HE R DE ST IN AT IO NS I N O UR S OL AR OTHER DESTINATIONS IN OUR SOLAR OTHER DESTINATIONS IN OUR SOLAR SY ST EM . SYSTEM. SYSTEM. WE C AN L EA RN T O L IV E I N AN OT HE R WE CAN LEARN TO LIVE IN ANOTHER WE CAN LEARN TO LIVE IN ANOTHER WO RL D B EC AU SE W E A RE E XP LO RE RS . WORLD BECAUSE WE ARE EXPLORERS. WORLD BECAUSE WE ARE EXPLORERS. >> E CL IP SE I S I MP OR TA NT P AT HW AY >> ECLIPSE IS IMPORTANT PATHWAY >> ECLIPSE IS IMPORTANT PATHWAY TO WA RD L ON G- TE RM E XP LO RA TI ON O F TOWARD LONG-TERM EXPLORATION OF TOWARD LONG-TERM EXPLORATION OF TH E MO N A ND P AR T OF N AS A’ S THE MON AND PART OF NASA’S THE MON AND PART OF NASA’S AR TE MI S MI SS IO NS T HA T WI LL ARTEMIS MISSIONS THAT WILL ARTEMIS MISSIONS THAT WILL ES TA BL IS H A T EE NA BL E PR ES EN CE I N ESTABLISH A TEENABLE PRESENCE IN ESTABLISH A TEENABLE PRESENCE IN TH E LU NA R VI CI NI TY A ND P RE PA RE THE LUNAR VICINITY AND PREPARE THE LUNAR VICINITY AND PREPARE HU MA NS F O R MI SS IO NS T O MA RS . HUMANS FOR MISSIONS TO MARS. HUMANS FOR MISSIONS TO MARS. FO R MO RE O N HO W TH IS F IT S IN FOR MORE ON HOW THIS FITS IN FOR MORE ON HOW THIS FITS IN WI TH T H E GR EA TE R PL AN L ET ‘S H EA D WITH THE GREATER PLAN LET’S HEAD WITH THE GREATER PLAN LET’S HEAD OV ER T O NA SA ‘S L EA H C HE SH IR E W HO OVER TO NASA’S LEAH CHESHIRE WHO OVER TO NASA’S LEAH CHESHIRE WHO IS D OW N TH E HA L L. IS DOWN THE HALL. IS DOWN THE HALL. HI,E E. HI,EE. HI,EE. LE AH : TH AN K YO U. LEAH: THANK YOU. LEAH: THANK YOU. I AM H ER E. I AM HERE. I AM HERE. TH AN KS S OR E TO P OF F OR B EI NG THANKS SORE TOP OF FOR BEING THANKS SORE TOP OF FOR BEING HE RE J OE L. HERE JOEL. HERE JOEL. >> T HA NK Y OU , LE AH . >> THANK YOU, LEAH. >> THANK YOU, LEAH. IT I S GR E AT T O BE H ER E ON IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE ON IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE ON LA ND IN G DA Y WH IC H IS C UL MI NA TI ON LANDING DAY WHICH IS CULMINATION LANDING DAY WHICH IS CULMINATION OF F IV E YE AR S OF W OR K B Y OF FIVE YEARS OF WORK BY OF FIVE YEARS OF WORK BY IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES C OR PO RA TI ON . INTUITIVE MACHINES CORPORATION. INTUITIVE MACHINES CORPORATION. >> Y EA H. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. WE A RE R EA LL Y EX CI TE D? WE ARE REALLY EXCITED? WE ARE REALLY EXCITED? WE W AN T T O K NO W A BO UT T HE N AS A WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE NASA WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE NASA GO AL S FO R TH E EC LI PS E GOALS FOR THE ECLIPSE GOALS FOR THE ECLIPSE IN IT IA TI VE ? INITIATIVE? INITIATIVE? >> N O YO U KN OW , BA SI CA LL Y WH AT >> NO YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WHAT >> NO YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WHAT WE W AN T TO D O IS H AV E A ME RI CA N WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE AMERICAN WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE AMERICAN CO MP AN IE S TA KE N AS A EQ UI PM EN T COMPANIES TAKE NASA EQUIPMENT COMPANIES TAKE NASA EQUIPMENT AN D SC I EN TI FI C IN VE ST IG AT IO NS T O AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS TO AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS TO TH E S UR FA CE O F T HE M OO N AN D NO T THE SURFACE OF THE MOON AND NOT THE SURFACE OF THE MOON AND NOT HA VE T O HA VE N AS A DO T HA T HAVE TO HAVE NASA DO THAT HAVE TO HAVE NASA DO THAT OU RS EL VE S. OURSELVES. OURSELVES. YO U KN OW , NA SA I S RE AL LY G OO D AT YOU KNOW, NASA IS REALLY GOOD AT YOU KNOW, NASA IS REALLY GOOD AT DO IN G SP AC E S CI EN CE M IS SI ON S DOING SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS DOING SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS WH ET HE R TH AT ‘S T HE J AM ES W EB B WHETHER THAT’S THE JAMES WEBB WHETHER THAT’S THE JAMES WEBB TE LE SC OP E O R T HE M AR S R EC OV ER . TELESCOPE OR THE MARS RECOVER. TELESCOPE OR THE MARS RECOVER. WH AT B UT W HA T WE K NE W FI VE O R WHAT BUT WHAT WE KNEW FIVE OR WHAT BUT WHAT WE KNEW FIVE OR SI X YE AR S AG O, W E WO UL D ST AR T SIX YEARS AGO, WE WOULD START SIX YEARS AGO, WE WOULD START GO IN G TO T HE M OO N TO D O GOING TO THE MOON TO DO GOING TO THE MOON TO DO IN VE ST IG AT IO NS . INVESTIGATIONS. INVESTIGATIONS. WE K NE W WE W OU LD B E GO IN G BA CK WE KNEW WE WOULD BE GOING BACK WE KNEW WE WOULD BE GOING BACK EV ER Y YE AR S O W E TU RN ED T HE T RY EVERY YEAR SO WE TURNED THE TRY EVERY YEAR SO WE TURNED THE TRY TO S EE I F TH EY C OU LD A CT UA LL Y TO SEE IF THEY COULD ACTUALLY TO SEE IF THEY COULD ACTUALLY TA KE U S T O TH E MO ON I NS TE AD O F TAKE US TO THE MOON INSTEAD OF TAKE US TO THE MOON INSTEAD OF US H AV IN G TO D O IT O UR SE LV ES . US HAVING TO DO IT OURSELVES. US HAVING TO DO IT OURSELVES. TH AT I S HO WL W E CA ME U P WI TH S HOWL WE CAME UP WITH S HOWL WE CAME UP WITH CO MM ER CI AL L UN AR P AY LO AD COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SE RV IC ES . SERVICES. SERVICES. TH ER E IS T HR EE O BJ EC TI VE S FO R THERE IS THREE OBJECTIVES FOR THERE IS THREE OBJECTIVES FOR CO MM ER CI AL E CL IP SE . COMMERCIAL ECLIPSE. COMMERCIAL ECLIPSE. ON E TH AT I S WE W AN T T O DO G RE AT ONE THAT IS WE WANT TO DO GREAT ONE THAT IS WE WANT TO DO GREAT SC IE NC E ON T HE M OO N. SCIENCE ON THE MOON. SCIENCE ON THE MOON. TH E SE CO ND I S W E WA NT T O TE ST THE SECOND IS WE WANT TO TEST THE SECOND IS WE WANT TO TEST OU T TE CH NO LO GY A ND E N GY I NT O OUT TECHNOLOGY AND EN GY INTO OUT TECHNOLOGY AND EN GY INTO NE AR I NG F OR F UT UR E HU MA N EX PL OR E NEARING FOR FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORE NEARING FOR FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORE RI GS A ND A RT EM IS . RIGS AND ARTEMIS. RIGS AND ARTEMIS. TH E TH IR D IS W E WA NT T O GE NE RA TE THE THIRD IS WE WANT TO GENERATE THE THIRD IS WE WANT TO GENERATE A GR OU P OF C OM PA NI ES T HA T AR E A GROUP OF COMPANIES THAT ARE A GROUP OF COMPANIES THAT ARE HI GH L Y SK IL LE D IN D OI NG T HE HIGHLY SKILLED IN DOING THE HIGHLY SKILLED IN DOING THE RO BO TI C LU NA R LA ND IN GS S O WE ROBOTIC LUNAR LANDINGS SO WE ROBOTIC LUNAR LANDINGS SO WE CO UL D US E TH EM A S PA RT O F TH E COULD USE THEM AS PART OF THE COULD USE THEM AS PART OF THE AR TE MI S IN IT IA TI VE . ARTEMIS INITIATIVE. ARTEMIS INITIATIVE. >> L ET ‘S T AL K AB OU T TH AT A >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT A >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT A LI TT LE B IT M OR E. LITTLE BIT MORE. LITTLE BIT MORE. HO W IS E CL IP SE B EN F OG I S TH E HOW IS ECLIPSE BEN FOG IS THE HOW IS ECLIPSE BEN FOG IS THE AR TE MI S CA LM S IG N IN W EL L, A ARTEMIS CALM SIGN IN WELL, A ARTEMIS CALM SIGN IN WELL, A NU MB ER O F DI P RE AS ON W AY S. NUMBER OF DIP REASON WAYS. NUMBER OF DIP REASON WAYS. FO R EX AM PL E WE ‘L L DO S CI EN CE A T FOR EXAMPLE WE’LL DO SCIENCE AT FOR EXAMPLE WE’LL DO SCIENCE AT TH E SO UT H BO LE T HE A RT EM IS A ND THE SOUTH BOLE THE ARTEMIS AND THE SOUTH BOLE THE ARTEMIS AND AL SO R OB OT IC E XP LO RE RS B UT A LS O ALSO ROBOTIC EXPLORERS BUT ALSO ALSO ROBOTIC EXPLORERS BUT ALSO GE T GO IN G TO U SE T HE SE R OB OT IC GET GOING TO USE THESE ROBOTIC GET GOING TO USE THESE ROBOTIC CO MM ER CI AL L AN DI NG S TO D O COMMERCIAL LANDINGS TO DO COMMERCIAL LANDINGS TO DO SC IE NC E AT P LA CE S WH ER E WE W ON ‘T SCIENCE AT PLACES WHERE WE WON’T SCIENCE AT PLACES WHERE WE WON’T SE ND A ST RO NA UT S. SEND ASTRONAUTS. SEND ASTRONAUTS. AN OT HE R — W E CA N US E TH EM , FO R ANOTHER — WE CAN USE THEM, FOR ANOTHER — WE CAN USE THEM, FOR EX AM PL E, T HI S IN TU IT IV E M AC HI NE EXAMPLE, THIS INTUITIVE MACHINE EXAMPLE, THIS INTUITIVE MACHINE MI SS IO N TH AT W IL L LA ND I N TH E MISSION THAT WILL LAND IN THE MISSION THAT WILL LAND IN THE SO UT H PO LE R EG IO N WI LL B E ON E OF SOUTH POLE REGION WILL BE ONE OF SOUTH POLE REGION WILL BE ONE OF TH E FI RS T TO T HE S OU TH T O LO OK THE FIRST TO THE SOUTH TO LOOK THE FIRST TO THE SOUTH TO LOOK AT T HE E NV IR ON ME NT AL C ON DI TI ON S AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO T HE P LA CE W E AR E SE ND IN G TO THE PLACE WE ARE SENDING TO THE PLACE WE ARE SENDING AS TR ON AU TS I N TH E FU TU RE . ASTRONAUTS IN THE FUTURE. ASTRONAUTS IN THE FUTURE. TH AT I S WH AT T YP E OF D US T OR THAT IS WHAT TYPE OF DUST OR THAT IS WHAT TYPE OF DUST OR DI RT I S TH ER E. DIRT IS THERE. DIRT IS THERE. HO W OL D HO T OR C OL D DO ES I T GE T? HOW OLD HOT OR COLD DOES IT GET? HOW OLD HOT OR COLD DOES IT GET? WH AT S TH E RA DI AT IO NA L WHATS THE RADIATIONAL WHATS THE RADIATIONAL EN VI RO NM EN T? ENVIRONMENT? ENVIRONMENT? TH ES E AR E TH IN GS Y OU W OU LD L IK E THESE ARE THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE THESE ARE THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO K NO W BE FO RE Y OU S EN D TH E TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SEND THE TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SEND THE FI RS T HU MA N EX PL OR ER S. FIRST HUMAN EXPLORERS. FIRST HUMAN EXPLORERS. I WO UL D SA Y IN T HE F UT UR E, W HE N I WOULD SAY IN THE FUTURE, WHEN I WOULD SAY IN THE FUTURE, WHEN WE A RE F LY IN G HU MA NS T O TH E MO ON WE ARE FLYING HUMANS TO THE MOON WE ARE FLYING HUMANS TO THE MOON AS P AR T OF A RT EM IS . AS PART OF ARTEMIS. AS PART OF ARTEMIS. WE C AN U SE E CL IP SE T O PR ES TA GE WE CAN USE ECLIPSE TO PRESTAGE WE CAN USE ECLIPSE TO PRESTAGE EQ UI PM EN T OR O TH ER C AR GO S O EQUIPMENT OR OTHER CARGO SO EQUIPMENT OR OTHER CARGO SO WA IT IN G FO R TH E AS TR ON AU T WAITING FOR THE ASTRONAUT WAITING FOR THE ASTRONAUT EX PL OR ER S WH EN T HE Y LA ND . EXPLORERS WHEN THEY LAND. EXPLORERS WHEN THEY LAND. >> T HI S IS E NT IR EL Y NE W AP PR OA CH >> THIS IS ENTIRELY NEW APPROACH >> THIS IS ENTIRELY NEW APPROACH TH AT U SE S A PR IV AT EL Y DE VE LO PE D THAT USES A PRIVATELY DEVELOPED THAT USES A PRIVATELY DEVELOPED LU NA R LA ND ER . LUNAR LANDER. LUNAR LANDER. WH AT A RE S OM E OF T HE – – WH AT A RE WHAT ARE SOME OF THE — WHAT ARE WHAT ARE SOME OF THE — WHAT ARE TH E MO ST I MP OR TA NT T AK EA WA YS O N THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS ON RI SK S BU T AL SO B EN EF IT S OF A RISKS BUT ALSO BENEFITS OF A RISKS BUT ALSO BENEFITS OF A MO DE L LI KE T HI S? MODEL LIKE THIS? MODEL LIKE THIS? >> S O WH EN I ND US TR Y CA ME T O NA SA >> SO WHEN INDUSTRY CAME TO NASA >> SO WHEN INDUSTRY CAME TO NASA AB OU T SI X YE AR S AG O AN D SA ID W E ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO AND SAID WE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO AND SAID WE CO UL D DO T HI S FO R YO U A S A COULD DO THIS FOR YOU AS A COULD DO THIS FOR YOU AS A SE RV IC E WH AT T HE Y SA I D WA S TH EY SERVICE WHAT THEY SAID WAS THEY SERVICE WHAT THEY SAID WAS THEY TH OU GH T IT W OU LD B E M OS T EX P ES THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MOST EX PES THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MOST EX PES OF IV E IF W E DI D IT O UR SE LF AN D OFIVE IF WE DID IT OURSELF AND OFIVE IF WE DID IT OURSELF AND TH EY C OU LD D O IT F AS TE R AN D TH EY THEY COULD DO IT FASTER AND THEY THEY COULD DO IT FASTER AND THEY CO UL D DO I T MO RE P RE CO ND IT IO N WI TH LY A ND M OR E TH AN O NE M IS SI ON WITHLY AND MORE THAN ONE MISSION WITHLY AND MORE THAN ONE MISSION YO U KN OW E VE RY Y EA R OR T WO . YOU KNOW EVERY YEAR OR TWO. YOU KNOW EVERY YEAR OR TWO. SO F AR W E HA VE S EE N TH AT L OO KS SO FAR WE HAVE SEEN THAT LOOKS SO FAR WE HAVE SEEN THAT LOOKS LI KE T HA T IS G OI NG T O BE T RU E. LIKE THAT IS GOING TO BE TRUE. LIKE THAT IS GOING TO BE TRUE. WH AT W E AR E WA IT IN G TO S EE S UC H WHAT WE ARE WAITING TO SEE SUCH WHAT WE ARE WAITING TO SEE SUCH AS T HE M IS SI ON T OD AY I S CA N T HE Y AS THE MISSION TODAY IS CAN THEY AS THE MISSION TODAY IS CAN THEY AC TU AL LY D O TH IS I NC RE DI BL Y ACTUALLY DO THIS INCREDIBLY ACTUALLY DO THIS INCREDIBLY DI FF IC UL T TH IN G. DIFFICULT THING. DIFFICULT THING. CA N TH EY R EA LL Y LA ND O N TH E CAN THEY REALLY LAND ON THE CAN THEY REALLY LAND ON THE SU RF AC E OF T HE M OO N R OB OT IC AL LY . SURFACE OF THE MOON ROBOTICALLY. SURFACE OF THE MOON ROBOTICALLY. TH IS I S SO ME TH IN G EX TR EM EL Y THIS IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY THIS IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY CH AL LE NG IN G AN D DI F FI CU LT T O D O. CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT TO DO. CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT TO DO. TH E MO ON H AS N O AI R. THE MOON HAS NO AIR. THE MOON HAS NO AIR. YO U CA NN OT U SE P AR AC HU TE S OR YOU CANNOT USE PARACHUTES OR YOU CANNOT USE PARACHUTES OR WI NG S TO S LO W DO WN . WINGS TO SLOW DOWN. WINGS TO SLOW DOWN. YO U HA VE T O RI DE A R OC KE T EN GI NE YOU HAVE TO RIDE A ROCKET ENGINE YOU HAVE TO RIDE A ROCKET ENGINE AL L TH E WA Y FR OM O RB IT AL S PE ED , ALL THE WAY FROM ORBITAL SPEED, ALL THE WAY FROM ORBITAL SPEED, Y OU K NO W? YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW? TH OU SA ND S OF M IL ES P ER H OU R AL L THOUSANDS OF MILES PER HOUR ALL THOUSANDS OF MILES PER HOUR ALL TH E WA Y DO WN T O A VE RY S OF T THE WAY DOWN TO A VERY SOFT THE WAY DOWN TO A VERY SOFT TO UC HD OW N SP EE D TO L AN D IN T HI S TOUCHDOWN SPEED TO LAND IN THIS TOUCHDOWN SPEED TO LAND IN THIS PL AC E WH IC H IS V ER Y RO UG H, PLACE WHICH IS VERY ROUGH, PLACE WHICH IS VERY ROUGH, PR ET TY R UG GE D, I T IS U NU SU AL PRETTY RUGGED, IT IS UNUSUAL PRETTY RUGGED, IT IS UNUSUAL LI GH TI NG A ND C OM MU NI CA TI ON LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATION LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATION CO ND IT IO NS S O TH IS IS N OT E AS Y CONDITIONS SO THIS IS NOT EASY CONDITIONS SO THIS IS NOT EASY TH IN G W E HA VE A SK ED T HE THING WE HAVE ASKED THE THING WE HAVE ASKED THE CO MP AN IE S TO D O, B UT I F T HE Y AR E COMPANIES TO DO, BUT IF THEY ARE COMPANIES TO DO, BUT IF THEY ARE SU CC ES SF UL , T HE U PS ID E FO R SUCCESSFUL, THE UPSIDE FOR SUCCESSFUL, THE UPSIDE FOR AM ER IC AN E XP LO RA TI ON I S SO AMERICAN EXPLORATION IS SO AMERICAN EXPLORATION IS SO GR EA T, W E VE RY T O T RY I T. GREAT, WE VERY TO TRY IT. GREAT, WE VERY TO TRY IT. >> Y EA H. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. AB SO LU TE LY . ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. TH OS E AR E IM PO RT AN T D IS TI NC TI ON S THOSE ARE IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS THOSE ARE IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS TH AN KS S O MU CH F OR J OI NI NG U S THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HE RE T OD AY , JO EL . HERE TODAY, JOEL. HERE TODAY, JOEL. WI TH T HA T WE ‘L L TO SS I T BA CK T O WITH THAT WE’LL TOSS IT BACK TO WITH THAT WE’LL TOSS IT BACK TO JO SH A ND G AR Y TO P RE VI EW T HE JOSH AND GARY TO PREVIEW THE JOSH AND GARY TO PREVIEW THE LA ND IN G SE QU EN CE . LANDING SEQUENCE. LANDING SEQUENCE. >> T HA NK S, L EA H. >> THANKS, LEAH. >> THANKS, LEAH. WE A RE F OL LO WI NG A LO NG W IT H WE ARE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH WE ARE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH NO VA -C ‘S D EC EN T TO WA RD T HE L UN AR NOVA-C’S DECENT TOWARD THE LUNAR NOVA-C’S DECENT TOWARD THE LUNAR SU RF AC E TH E LA NN ER I S CO NT IN UI NG SURFACE THE LANNER IS CONTINUING SURFACE THE LANNER IS CONTINUING TO D EC RE AS E TH E AL TI TU DE M IL LI ON TO DECREASE THE ALTITUDE MILLION TO DECREASE THE ALTITUDE MILLION TH E PO WE R DE CE NT I NI TI AT IO N AN D THE POWER DECENT INITIATION AND THE POWER DECENT INITIATION AND 11 M IN UT E BR EA KI NG B UR N TH AT 11 MINUTE BREAKING BURN THAT 11 MINUTE BREAKING BURN THAT SE TS N OV A- C UP F OR T HE F IN AL SETS NOVA-C UP FOR THE FINAL SETS NOVA-C UP FOR THE FINAL MO ME NT S PR IO R TO T OU CH DO WN . MOMENTS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. MOMENTS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. TH AT T IM E OF I GN IT IO N FO R PD I OR THAT TIME OF IGNITION FOR PDI OR THAT TIME OF IGNITION FOR PDI OR PO WE R DE CE NT I S 5: 11 P .M . POWER DECENT IS 5:11 P.M. POWER DECENT IS 5:11 P.M. CE NT RA L TI ME . CENTRAL TIME. CENTRAL TIME. 6: 11 :0 0 P. M. E AS TE RN . 6:11:00 P.M. EASTERN. 6:11:00 P.M. EASTERN. TH E EN TI RE L AN DI NG S EQ UE NC E IS THE ENTIRE LANDING SEQUENCE IS THE ENTIRE LANDING SEQUENCE IS AU TO NO MO US B OE IN G TH E LA ND ER I S AUTONOMOUS BOEING THE LANDER IS AUTONOMOUS BOEING THE LANDER IS IN C ON TR OL O F EV ER Y MI LE ST ON E IN CONTROL OF EVERY MILESTONE IN CONTROL OF EVERY MILESTONE RE QU IR ED F OR A L UN AR L AN DI NG REQUIRED FOR A LUNAR LANDING REQUIRED FOR A LUNAR LANDING OP PO RT UN IT Y. OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. GA RY . GARY. GARY. >> C OM PL ET IN G A SO FT T OU CH DO WN >> COMPLETING A SOFT TOUCHDOWN >> COMPLETING A SOFT TOUCHDOWN CO ME S WI TH C AL L LE NG TH S UN IQ UE COMES WITH CALL LENGTHS UNIQUE COMES WITH CALL LENGTHS UNIQUE TO S AY L AN DI NG O N TH E EA RT H OR TO SAY LANDING ON THE EARTH OR TO SAY LANDING ON THE EARTH OR MA RS B EC AU SE T HE RE I S NO MARS BECAUSE THERE IS NO MARS BECAUSE THERE IS NO AT MO SP HE RE . ATMOSPHERE. ATMOSPHERE. >> G AR Y EN TI RE LY D IF FE RE NT P L AY >> GARY ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PLAY >> GARY ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PLAY BO OK A S WE H AV E SE EN T HI S SI TU AT IO N PL AY OU T TO DA Y. SITUATION PLAYOUT TODAY. SITUATION PLAYOUT TODAY. LE T’ S TA KE A L OO K AT TH E IM -1 THE IM-1 THE IM-1 MI SS IO N’ S CO MP LE TE A RE A V IC TO RY MISSION’S COMPLETE ARE A VICTORY MISSION’S COMPLETE ARE A VICTORY AP PR OA CH A S OF L A UN CH . UNCH. UNCH. A LU NA R LA ND ER . A LUNAR LANDER. A LUNAR LANDER. >> T HE L AN DE RS T HE T IP O F TH E >> THE LANDERS THE TIP OF THE >> THE LANDERS THE TIP OF THE IC EB ER G AN D W HA T IS B EL OW T HA T ICEBERG AND WHAT IS BELOW THAT ICEBERG AND WHAT IS BELOW THAT IS T HE P RO GR AM T HA T IS O N A IS THE PROGRAM THAT IS ON A IS THE PROGRAM THAT IS ON A MI NI AT UR E SC AL E SI MI LA R TO W HA T MINIATURE SCALE SIMILAR TO WHAT MINIATURE SCALE SIMILAR TO WHAT TH E AL O CA L PR OG RA M IS . THE ALOCAL PROGRAM IS. THE ALOCAL PROGRAM IS. >> T HE Y EM 1 FL IG HT P AT H NE AR S >> THEY EM1 FLIGHT PATH NEARS >> THEY EM1 FLIGHT PATH NEARS TH E HI ST O RI CA L AC HI EV EM EN TS O F THE HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF AP OL LO , TO O. APOLLO, TOO. APOLLO, TOO. CE LE BR AT IN G WI TH T HE S EP AR AT IO N CELEBRATING WITH THE SEPARATION CELEBRATING WITH THE SEPARATION ON A D IR EC T SH OT A T TH E MO ON . ON A DIRECT SHOT AT THE MOON. ON A DIRECT SHOT AT THE MOON. >> T HA T TR A JE CT OR Y IS B AS IC AL LY >> THAT TRAJECTORY IS BASICALLY >> THAT TRAJECTORY IS BASICALLY LI KE T HR OW IN G A FA ST BA LL , TH AT LIKE THROWING A FASTBALL, THAT LIKE THROWING A FASTBALL, THAT IS G OI NG T O HI T TH E M OO N SI X OR IS GOING TO HIT THE MOON SIX OR IS GOING TO HIT THE MOON SIX OR SE VE N DA YS L AT ER L IK E OU TF IE L DE R SEVEN DAYS LATER LIKE OUTFIELDER SEVEN DAYS LATER LIKE OUTFIELDER ST RE TC HI NG O UT T O GR AB I T. STRETCHING OUT TO GRAB IT. STRETCHING OUT TO GRAB IT. TH E FI RS T FO UR D AY S AR E DE CA DE D TO F LI GH T CO NT RO LL ER S IN H OU ST ON TO FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN HOUSTON TO FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN HOUSTON FI RI NG T HE L AN ER ‘S D P RI NT ED FIRING THE LANER’S D PRINTED FIRING THE LANER’S D PRINTED LI QU ID M ET HA NE A ND O XY GE N EN GI NE LIQUID METHANE AND OXYGEN ENGINE LIQUID METHANE AND OXYGEN ENGINE TO M AK E SM AL L CO UR SE A DJ US TM EN TS TO MAKE SMALL COURSE ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE SMALL COURSE ADJUSTMENTS TO H IT T HE O RB IT T AR GE T AR OU ND TO HIT THE ORBIT TARGET AROUND TO HIT THE ORBIT TARGET AROUND TH E MO ON . THE MOON. THE MOON. TH IS P AR TI CU LA R OR BI T SY ST EM I S THIS PARTICULAR ORBIT SYSTEM IS THIS PARTICULAR ORBIT SYSTEM IS CA LL ED T HE B P LA IN . CALLED THE B PLAIN. CALLED THE B PLAIN. >> T HE B , TH E BA CK B OA RD O F A >> THE B, THE BACK BOARD OF A >> THE B, THE BACK BOARD OF A BA SK ET BA LL . BASKETBALL. BASKETBALL. YO U BA SI CA LL Y KN OW W HE N YO U YOU BASICALLY KNOW WHEN YOU YOU BASICALLY KNOW WHEN YOU SH OO T HO OP S IF Y OU C AN G ET T HE SHOOT HOOPS IF YOU CAN GET THE SHOOT HOOPS IF YOU CAN GET THE BA SK ET BA LL I N TH E SQ UA RE O N TH E BA CK B OA R, I T IS G OI NG T O GO I N. BACK BOAR, IT IS GOING TO GO IN. BACK BOAR, IT IS GOING TO GO IN. TH E B PL AI N IS V ER Y MU CH T HE THE B PLAIN IS VERY MUCH THE THE B PLAIN IS VERY MUCH THE SA ME T HI NG . SAME THING. SAME THING. >> W IT H TH E B PL AI N ON T AR GE T, >> WITH THE B PLAIN ON TARGET, >> WITH THE B PLAIN ON TARGET, IT I S PR EP PE D FO R CR IT IC AL IT IS PREPPED FOR CRITICAL IT IS PREPPED FOR CRITICAL AU TO NO MO US M AN EU VE R ON T HE AUTONOMOUS MANEUVER ON THE AUTONOMOUS MANEUVER ON THE MO ON ‘S F AR S ID E. MOON’S FAR SIDE. MOON’S FAR SIDE. TH IS C RI TI CA L BU RN M AN EU VE R IS THIS CRITICAL BURN MANEUVER IS THIS CRITICAL BURN MANEUVER IS CO MP LE TE D IN T HE L IN ED W IT H TH E COMPLETED IN THE LINED WITH THE COMPLETED IN THE LINED WITH THE MO ON B LO CK IN G DI RE CT MOON BLOCKING DIRECT MOON BLOCKING DIRECT CO MM UN IC AT IO NS B AC K TO N OV A COMMUNICATIONS BACK TO NOVA COMMUNICATIONS BACK TO NOVA CO NT RO L IN H OU ST ON . CONTROL IN HOUSTON. CONTROL IN HOUSTON. >> O NC E WE G ET A RO UN D TH E MO ON , >> ONCE WE GET AROUND THE MOON, >> ONCE WE GET AROUND THE MOON, WE H AV E ON T HE D AY S ID E OF T HE WE HAVE ON THE DAY SIDE OF THE WE HAVE ON THE DAY SIDE OF THE MO ON , TH E SU N HE AT IN G US F RO M MOON, THE SUN HEATING US FROM MOON, THE SUN HEATING US FROM ON E SI DE , AN D RE FL EC TE D IN FR AR ED ONE SIDE, AND REFLECTED INFRARED ONE SIDE, AND REFLECTED INFRARED LI GH T OF F A BR IG HT M OO N WA RM IN G LIGHT OFF A BRIGHT MOON WARMING LIGHT OFF A BRIGHT MOON WARMING US I N AN OT HE R TH EN W E PL UN GE US IN ANOTHER THEN WE PLUNGE US IN ANOTHER THEN WE PLUNGE IN TO N IG HT T HE N WE A RE C OL D ON INTO NIGHT THEN WE ARE COLD ON INTO NIGHT THEN WE ARE COLD ON BO TH S ID ES . BOTH SIDES. BOTH SIDES. >> A BO UT A N HO UR B EF OR E LA ND IN G >> ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE LANDING >> ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE LANDING FL IG HT C ON TR OL LE RS C OM MA ND FLIGHT CONTROLLERS COMMAND FLIGHT CONTROLLERS COMMAND DE CE NT O RB IT I NS ER TI ON O R DO I, DECENT ORBIT INSERTION OR DOI, DECENT ORBIT INSERTION OR DOI, TH IS I S MA IN E NG IN E FI RI NG T O THIS IS MAIN ENGINE FIRING TO THIS IS MAIN ENGINE FIRING TO SL OW T HE S PA CE CR AF T S O IT S SLOW THE SPACECRAFT SO ITS SLOW THE SPACECRAFT SO ITS AL TI TU DE D RO PS F RO M ALTITUDE DROPS FROM ALTITUDE DROPS FROM 10 0- KI LO ME TE RS T O 10 -K IL O 100-KILOMETERS TO 10-KILO 100-KILOMETERS TO 10-KILO MA NU FA CT UR ER S AB OV E TH E LU NA R MANUFACTURERS ABOVE THE LUNAR MANUFACTURERS ABOVE THE LUNAR SU RF AC E. SURFACE. SURFACE. AF TE R DO A YE , IT C OS TS F OR A BO UT AFTER DO AYE, IT COSTS FOR ABOUT AFTER DO AYE, IT COSTS FOR ABOUT AN H OU R BE FO RE S TA RT IN G TH E AN HOUR BEFORE STARTING THE AN HOUR BEFORE STARTING THE FI NA L AP PR OA CH . FINAL APPROACH. FINAL APPROACH. >> T HE N, W E RE AC H A PO IN T CA LL ED >> THEN, WE REACH A POINT CALLED >> THEN, WE REACH A POINT CALLED TO WE R DE CE NT I NI TI AT IO N. TOWER DECENT INITIATION. TOWER DECENT INITIATION. TH E GU ID AN CE S YS TE M ON BO AR D THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM ONBOARD THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM ONBOARD MA KE S DE C IS IO N TO A CT IV AT E TH E MAKES DECISION TO ACTIVATE THE MAKES DECISION TO ACTIVATE THE MA IN E NG IN E VE RY C L OS E. MAIN ENGINE VERY CLOSE. MAIN ENGINE VERY CLOSE. >> C AM ER A AN D LA SE RS A RE F EE DI NG >> CAMERA AND LASERS ARE FEEDING >> CAMERA AND LASERS ARE FEEDING IN FO RM AT IO NS T O TH E LA ND ER ‘S INFORMATIONS TO THE LANDER’S INFORMATIONS TO THE LANDER’S NA VI GA TI ON A LG OR IT HM S WH IC H NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS WHICH NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS WHICH PR OV ID E GU ID AN CE , AN D A HA LF I S PROVIDE GUIDANCE, AND A HALF IS PROVIDE GUIDANCE, AND A HALF IS GO IN G AN D CO NT RO L, W IT H A SA FE GOING AND CONTROL, WITH A SAFE GOING AND CONTROL, WITH A SAFE SI GH T ID EN TI FI ED A SH E NT ER S A SIGHT IDENTIFIED ASH ENTERS A SIGHT IDENTIFIED ASH ENTERS A TH RE E- ME TE R PE R SE CO ND D EC EN T THREE-METER PER SECOND DECENT THREE-METER PER SECOND DECENT TH EN D OW N TO O NE M ET ER P ER THEN DOWN TO ONE METER PER THEN DOWN TO ONE METER PER SE CO ND F OR T HE L AS T TE N ME TT OR S SECOND FOR THE LAST TEN METTORS SECOND FOR THE LAST TEN METTORS TH E LU NA R SU RF AC E. THE LUNAR SURFACE. THE LUNAR SURFACE. NO W TH E LA ND ER I S ME AS UR IN G NOW THE LANDER IS MEASURING NOW THE LANDER IS MEASURING WH IC H IS S IM IL AR T O HU MA N IN NE R WHICH IS SIMILAR TO HUMAN INNER WHICH IS SIMILAR TO HUMAN INNER EA R TH AT S EN SE S RO TA TI ON A ND EAR THAT SENSES ROTATION AND EAR THAT SENSES ROTATION AND AC CE LE RA TI ON . ACCELERATION. ACCELERATION. FL IG HT C ON TR OL LE RS E XP EC T AB OU T FLIGHT CONTROLLERS EXPECT ABOUT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS EXPECT ABOUT A 15 -S EC ON D DE LA Y BE FO RE A 15-SECOND DELAY BEFORE A 15-SECOND DELAY BEFORE CO NF IR MI NG T HE U LT IM AT E CONFIRMING THE ULTIMATE CONFIRMING THE ULTIMATE MI LE ST ON E SO FT LY L AN DI NG O N TH E MILESTONE SOFTLY LANDING ON THE MILESTONE SOFTLY LANDING ON THE SU RF AC E OF T HE M OO N. SURFACE OF THE MOON. SURFACE OF THE MOON. I CA N TE LL Y OU J US T FR OM D OI NG I CAN TELL YOU JUST FROM DOING I CAN TELL YOU JUST FROM DOING OU R SI MU LA TI ON S, T HA T IS T HE OUR SIMULATIONS, THAT IS THE OUR SIMULATIONS, THAT IS THE LO NG ES T 15 S EC ON DS Y OU W IL L EV ER LONGEST 15 SECONDS YOU WILL EVER LONGEST 15 SECONDS YOU WILL EVER EX PE RI EN CE A S YO U WA IT F OR T HE EXPERIENCE AS YOU WAIT FOR THE EXPERIENCE AS YOU WAIT FOR THE FI NA L LI GH T TO T UR N GR OW N TO FINAL LIGHT TO TURN GROWN TO FINAL LIGHT TO TURN GROWN TO IN DI CA TE Y OU H AV E LA ND ED O N TH E INDICATE YOU HAVE LANDED ON THE INDICATE YOU HAVE LANDED ON THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. >> A PP RO XI MA TE LY 1 6 MI NU TE S >> APPROXIMATELY 16 MINUTES >> APPROXIMATELY 16 MINUTES BE FO RE T HE ND L AK I NG O PP OR TU NI TY BEFORE THEND LAKING OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THEND LAKING OPPORTUNITY RA IL RO AD W E AR E GO IN G T O SH OW RAILROAD WE ARE GOING TO SHOW RAILROAD WE ARE GOING TO SHOW TH IS A N IM AT IO N OF T HE L AN DI NG THIS ANIMATION OF THE LANDING THIS ANIMATION OF THE LANDING SE QU EN CE T O DE SC RI BE T HE SEQUENCE TO DESCRIBE THE SEQUENCE TO DESCRIBE THE LA NN ER ‘S A UT ON OM OU S OP ER AT IO N LANNER’S AUTONOMOUS OPERATION LANNER’S AUTONOMOUS OPERATION ST AR TE D WI TH P OW ER D EC EN T STARTED WITH POWER DECENT STARTED WITH POWER DECENT IN IT IA TI ON O R PD I. INITIATION OR PDI. INITIATION OR PDI. DU RI NG T HI S MA NE UV ER , IT M US T DURING THIS MANEUVER, IT MUST DURING THIS MANEUVER, IT MUST RE DU CE T HE V EL OC IT Y BY REDUCE THE VELOCITY BY REDUCE THE VELOCITY BY AP PR OX IM AT EL Y 18 00 M ET ER S PE R APPROXIMATELY 1800 METERS PER APPROXIMATELY 1800 METERS PER SE CO ND Y OU C AN T HI NK O F IT A S AS SECOND YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS AS SECOND YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS AS A BR EA KI NG P HA SE T HE N, T HE A BREAKING PHASE THEN, THE A BREAKING PHASE THEN, THE LA ND ER P IT CH ES U PR IG HT U SI NG T HE LANDER PITCHES UPRIGHT USING THE LANDER PITCHES UPRIGHT USING THE MA IN E NG IN E WI TH T HE H AZ AR D MAIN ENGINE WITH THE HAZARD MAIN ENGINE WITH THE HAZARD RE LA TI VE N AV IG AT IO N OR H RN N OW RELATIVE NAVIGATION OR HRN NOW RELATIVE NAVIGATION OR HRN NOW BE IN G FE D BY N AS A’ S ND L SE NS OR S BEING FED BY NASA’S NDL SENSORS BEING FED BY NASA’S NDL SENSORS FA CI NG T OW AR D TH E AR EA W HE RE T HE FACING TOWARD THE AREA WHERE THE FACING TOWARD THE AREA WHERE THE LA NN ER I NT EN DS T O TO UC HD OW N. LANNER INTENDS TO TOUCHDOWN. LANNER INTENDS TO TOUCHDOWN. AT T HI S PO IN T, H RN W IL L AT THIS POINT, HRN WILL AU TO NO MO US LY S CA N TH E IN TE ND ED AUTONOMOUSLY SCAN THE INTENDED AUTONOMOUSLY SCAN THE INTENDED LA ND IN G SI TE F OR A S AF E LA ND IN G LANDING SITE FOR A SAFE LANDING LANDING SITE FOR A SAFE LANDING AR EA . AREA. AREA. TH EN , TH E LA NN ER ‘S G UI DA NC E AN D THEN, THE LANNER’S GUIDANCE AND THEN, THE LANNER’S GUIDANCE AND A HA LF I S GO IN G AN D CO NT RO L A HALF IS GOING AND CONTROL A HALF IS GOING AND CONTROL SY ST EM C OM MA ND S TO A PP OI NT SYSTEM COMMANDS TO APPOINT SYSTEM COMMANDS TO APPOINT AP PR OX IM AT EL Y 30 M ET ER S AB OV E APPROXIMATELY 30 METERS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 30 METERS ABOVE TH E DE SI GN AT ED L AN DI NG S IT E AN D THE DESIGNATED LANDING SITE AND THE DESIGNATED LANDING SITE AND TH E LA NN ER G OE S A VE RT IC AL THE LANNER GOES A VERTICAL THE LANNER GOES A VERTICAL DE CE NT F OL LO WE D BY T ER MI NA L DECENT FOLLOWED BY TERMINAL DE CE NT . DECENT. DECENT. IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES C RE AT ED INTUITIVE MACHINES CREATED INTUITIVE MACHINES CREATED NO VA -C F OR T HE E CL IP SE NOVA-C FOR THE ECLIPSE NOVA-C FOR THE ECLIPSE IN IT IA TI VE A ND C OM ME RC IA L INITIATIVE AND COMMERCIAL INITIATIVE AND COMMERCIAL EN TE RP RI SE Z WI TH T HE G OA L OF ENTERPRISEZ WITH THE GOAL OF ENTERPRISEZ WITH THE GOAL OF CR EA TI NG A L UN AR E CO NO MY . CREATING A LUNAR ECONOMY. CREATING A LUNAR ECONOMY. NO VA V C IS T HE F IR ST A UT ON OM OU S NOVA VC IS THE FIRST AUTONOMOUS NOVA VC IS THE FIRST AUTONOMOUS SP AC EC RA FT A ND S TA ND S FO R NE W SPACECRAFT AND STANDS FOR NEW SPACECRAFT AND STANDS FOR NEW AN D CS T HE R OM AN N UM ER AL F OR 1 00 AND CS THE ROMAN NUMERAL FOR 100 AND CS THE ROMAN NUMERAL FOR 100 IF H E LA NN ER ‘S A PP RO XI MA TE LY IF HE LANNER’S APPROXIMATELY IF HE LANNER’S APPROXIMATELY PA YL OA D CA PA CI TY W IT H TH AT L ET ‘S PAYLOAD CAPACITY WITH THAT LET’S PAYLOAD CAPACITY WITH THAT LET’S LA RN M OR E AB OU T TH E NO VE MB ER V A LARN MORE ABOUT THE NOVEMBER VA LARN MORE ABOUT THE NOVEMBER VA C CL AS S, L UN AR L AN DE R. C CLASS, LUNAR LANDER. C CLASS, LUNAR LANDER. TH IS I M- 1 MI SS IO N LA NN ER I S THIS IM-1 MISSION LANNER IS THIS IM-1 MISSION LANNER IS NA ME D MO M NO MI NA TE D BY T ES T NAMED MOM NOMINATED BY TEST NAMED MOM NOMINATED BY TEST EN GI NE ER M AR IO R OM ER O AF TE R TH E ENGINEER MARIO ROMERO AFTER THE ENGINEER MARIO ROMERO AFTER THE OD YS SE Y AN D TH E EP IC V OW A ME ODYSSEY AND THE EPIC VOW AME ODYSSEY AND THE EPIC VOW AME AC RO SS T HE W IN DI NG D AR K SE A ACROSS THE WINDING DARK SEA ACROSS THE WINDING DARK SEA IN CL U DI NG L AN DI NG G EA R IT I S INCLUDING LANDING GEAR IT IS INCLUDING LANDING GEAR IT IS 4. 6 ME TE RS W OW ED A ND T HE S OL AR 4.6 METERS WOWED AND THE SOLAR 4.6 METERS WOWED AND THE SOLAR AR RA Y IT I S .3 M OT IE RS I N ARRAY IT IS .3 MOTIERS IN ARRAY IT IS .3 MOTIERS IN TH RO UG HO UT A ND T AL LE R DE SI GN THROUGHOUT AND TALLER DESIGN THROUGHOUT AND TALLER DESIGN TH AT A CO ME A DU LT S PA Y LE D AN D THAT ACOME ADULTS PAY LED AND THAT ACOME ADULTS PAY LED AND TH E LU NA R SO UT H PO LE L AN DI NG THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE LANDING THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE LANDING CO ND IT IO NS A ND T HE 1 .6 -M ET ER S CONDITIONS AND THE 1.6-METERS CONDITIONS AND THE 1.6-METERS WI TH P AY LO AD S AF FI XE D TO T HE WITH PAYLOADS AFFIXED TO THE WITH PAYLOADS AFFIXED TO THE EN TI RE L AN DI NG M AK IN G 13 0- KI LO ENTIRE LANDING MAKING 130-KILO ENTIRE LANDING MAKING 130-KILO GR A GR AH AM S. TH E LA ND ER W EI GH S 75 -K IL OG RA MS THE LANDER WEIGHS 75-KILOGRAMS THE LANDER WEIGHS 75-KILOGRAMS BU T PA CK S ON W EI GH T WH E N LO AD ED BUT PACKS ON WEIGHT WHEN LOADED BUT PACKS ON WEIGHT WHEN LOADED WI TH F UE L. WITH FUEL. WITH FUEL. IT U SE S CO MP OS IT E H EA LI AM T AN KS IT USES COMPOSITE HEALIAM TANKS IT USES COMPOSITE HEALIAM TANKS TO P RE SS UR IZ E TH E LI QU ID O XY GE N TO PRESSURIZE THE LIQUID OXYGEN TO PRESSURIZE THE LIQUID OXYGEN MA IN E NG IN E T HA T CA N TH RO TT LE THAT CAN THROTTLE THAT CAN THROTTLE DO WN T O PE R FO M TH E F IN AL T EE DOWN TO PER FOM THE FINAL TEE DOWN TO PER FOM THE FINAL TEE CE NT T OP T HE L UN AR S UR FA CE I N CENT TOP THE LUNAR SURFACE IN CENT TOP THE LUNAR SURFACE IN ON E CO NT IN UO US B UR N. ONE CONTINUOUS BURN. ONE CONTINUOUS BURN. IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES I M- 1 MI SS IO N INTUITIVE MACHINES IM-1 MISSION INTUITIVE MACHINES IM-1 MISSION IS S UP PO RT ED I NI TI AT IV E. IS SUPPORTED INITIATIVE. IS SUPPORTED INITIATIVE. WH IC H AL OE S RA PI D AC QU IS IT IO N OF WHICH ALOES RAPID ACQUISITION OF WHICH ALOES RAPID ACQUISITION OF LU N LU NA R DE LI VE RY S ER VI CE S FR OM LUN LUNAR DELIVERY SERVICES FROM LUN LUNAR DELIVERY SERVICES FROM AM ER IC AN C OM PA NI ES . AMERICAN COMPANIES. AMERICAN COMPANIES. TH E IN ST RU ME NT S CR ON E BO AR D THE INSTRUMENTS CRONE BOARD THE INSTRUMENTS CRONE BOARD AD VA NC E CA PA BI LI TI ES F OR ADVANCE CAPABILITIES FOR ADVANCE CAPABILITIES FOR SC IE NC E, E XP LO RA TI ON , AN D TH E SCIENCE, EXPLORATION, AND THE SCIENCE, EXPLORATION, AND THE CO MM ER CI AL D EV EL OP ME NT O F TH E COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. CO ME C OM PA NI ES W ER E CH AL L EP PE D COME COMPANIES WERE CHAL LEPPED COME COMPANIES WERE CHAL LEPPED TO C OM E UP W IT H TH EI R OW N WA Y TO TO COME UP WITH THEIR OWN WAY TO TO COME UP WITH THEIR OWN WAY TO DE SI GN A ND F AB D AT E A LU NA R DESIGN AND FAB DATE A LUNAR DESIGN AND FAB DATE A LUNAR LA ND ER A ND C ON DU CT O PE RA TI ON S. LANDER AND CONDUCT OPERATIONS. LANDER AND CONDUCT OPERATIONS. FO R TH IS C OM ME RC IA L MI SS IO N FOR THIS COMMERCIAL MISSION FOR THIS COMMERCIAL MISSION IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES E LE CT ED T O INTUITIVE MACHINES ELECTED TO INTUITIVE MACHINES ELECTED TO SU PP OR T TH E CO MM UN IC AT IO NS SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATIONS BE TW EE N TH E SP AC EC RA FT A ND N OV A BETWEEN THE SPACECRAFT AND NOVA BETWEEN THE SPACECRAFT AND NOVA CO NT RO L TH RO UG H TH E OW N PR IV AT E CONTROL THROUGH THE OWN PRIVATE CONTROL THROUGH THE OWN PRIVATE GR OU ND B AS ED N ET WO RK . GROUND BASED NETWORK. GROUND BASED NETWORK. IT I S NO T TH E FI RS T TI ME IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES U SE D TH IS INTUITIVE MACHINES USED THIS INTUITIVE MACHINES USED THIS NE TW OR K IN D EE P SP AC E. NETWORK IN DEEP SPACE. NETWORK IN DEEP SPACE. TH AT I S RI GH T, G AR Y. THAT IS RIGHT, GARY. THAT IS RIGHT, GARY. NA SA W OR KE D WI TH I NT UI TI VE NASA WORKED WITH INTUITIVE NASA WORKED WITH INTUITIVE MA CH IN ES T O PE RF OR M TE CH NO LO GY MACHINES TO PERFORM TECHNOLOGY MACHINES TO PERFORM TECHNOLOGY DE MO NS TR AT IO N OF T HI S CA PA BI LI TY DEMONSTRATION OF THIS CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATION OF THIS CAPABILITY ON T HE N AS A’ S AR TE MI S 1 MI SS IO N. ON THE NASA’S ARTEMIS 1 MISSION. ON THE NASA’S ARTEMIS 1 MISSION. WH IC H HE LP ED U S VE RI FY T HE WHICH HELPED US VERIFY THE WHICH HELPED US VERIFY THE NE TW OR K FO R OP ER AT IO NA L US E NETWORK FOR OPERATIONAL USE NETWORK FOR OPERATIONAL USE DU RI NG T HI S EC LI PS E MI SS IO N. DURING THIS ECLIPSE MISSION. DURING THIS ECLIPSE MISSION. TH E LU NA R DA TA N ET WO RK O R LD N THE LUNAR DATA NETWORK OR LDN THE LUNAR DATA NETWORK OR LDN US ES G RO UN D BA SE D NE TW OR KS . USES GROUND BASED NETWORKS. USES GROUND BASED NETWORKS. AN D CO UL D LO SE S IG NA L ON T HE F AR AND COULD LOSE SIGNAL ON THE FAR AND COULD LOSE SIGNAL ON THE FAR SI DE O F TH E MO ON H OW EV ER T HE T RA SIDE OF THE MOON HOWEVER THE TRA SIDE OF THE MOON HOWEVER THE TRA CR OC KE RY O F TH E LA NN ER ‘S L OW CROCKERY OF THE LANNER’S LOW CROCKERY OF THE LANNER’S LOW LU NA R OR BI T DO ES A LL OW F OR LUNAR ORBIT DOES ALLOW FOR LUNAR ORBIT DOES ALLOW FOR CO NT IN UO US L AN D OF S IT E WI TH CONTINUOUS LAND OF SITE WITH CONTINUOUS LAND OF SITE WITH EA RT H CO VE RA GE A ND H EA D OV ER T O EARTH COVERAGE AND HEAD OVER TO EARTH COVERAGE AND HEAD OVER TO LE AH C HE SH IR E TO L EA RN M OR E LEAH CHESHIRE TO LEARN MORE LEAH CHESHIRE TO LEARN MORE AB OU T TH IS N ET WO RK . ABOUT THIS NETWORK. ABOUT THIS NETWORK. LE AH ? LEAH? LEAH? LE AH : T HA NK S SO M UC H. LEAH: THANKS SO MUCH. LEAH: THANKS SO MUCH. I AM H ER E WI TH T HE S EN IO R VI CE I AM HERE WITH THE SENIOR VICE PR ES ID EN T OF S PA CE S YS TE MS . PRESIDENT OF SPACE SYSTEMS. PRESIDENT OF SPACE SYSTEMS. TH E LO NA R DA TA N ET WO RK T HI S IS A THE LONAR DATA NETWORK THIS IS A THE LONAR DATA NETWORK THIS IS A PR IV AT E DE EP S PA CE N ET WO RK T HA T PRIVATE DEEP SPACE NETWORK THAT PRIVATE DEEP SPACE NETWORK THAT BE LO NG S TO I NT UI TI VE M AC HI NE S. BELONGS TO INTUITIVE MACHINES. BELONGS TO INTUITIVE MACHINES. HO W DO ES I T DI FF ER T O AR E TH IS HOW DOES IT DIFFER TO ARE THIS HOW DOES IT DIFFER TO ARE THIS CO MM IS SI ON ER H I AV A IL AB LE S PA CE ILABLE SPACE ILABLE SPACE ME T WO RK A ND H OW I S TH AT MET WORK AND HOW IS THAT MET WORK AND HOW IS THAT DI FF ER EN T FR OM T HE IS M’ S DE EP DIFFERENT FROM THEISM’S DEEP DIFFERENT FROM THEISM’S DEEP SP AC E. SPACE. SPACE. WE W ER E TR YI NG T O FI ND A W AY W E WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A WAY WE WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A WAY WE CO UL D GE T TH E DA TA T AT F RO M TH E COULD GET THE DATA TAT FROM THE COULD GET THE DATA TAT FROM THE L AN NE RS B AC K TO T HE E AR T H. LANNERS BACK TO THE EARTH. LANNERS BACK TO THE EARTH. WE W ER E WO RR IE D TH E DE EP S PA CE WE WERE WORRIED THE DEEP SPACE WE WERE WORRIED THE DEEP SPACE NE TW OR K W HI CH I S OV ER PR ES CR IB ED WHICH IS OVERPRESCRIBED WHICH IS OVERPRESCRIBED NO W. NOW. NOW. TH AT W E WO UL D HA VE L IM IT ED T IM E. THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIMITED TIME. THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIMITED TIME. SO W HA T WE D ID I S WE C RE AT ED A SO WHAT WE DID IS WE CREATED A SO WHAT WE DID IS WE CREATED A NE TW OR K OF L AR GE D IS HE S AC RO SS NETWORK OF LARGE DISHES ACROSS NETWORK OF LARGE DISHES ACROSS T HE P LA NE T. THE PLANET. THE PLANET. TH AT A LL OW U S TO T AK E OU R DA TA THAT ALLOW US TO TAKE OUR DATA THAT ALLOW US TO TAKE OUR DATA FR OM T HE M ON A ND D EL IV ER I T DO WN FROM THE MON AND DELIVER IT DOWN FROM THE MON AND DELIVER IT DOWN TO T HE E AR TH . TO THE EARTH. TO THE EARTH. >> W E TE ST ED T HI S OU T. >> WE TESTED THIS OUT. >> WE TESTED THIS OUT. HO W DO ES I NT UI TI VE M AC HI NE S WO RK HOW DOES INTUITIVE MACHINES WORK HOW DOES INTUITIVE MACHINES WORK TH AT O UT I N TH E YE S. THAT OUT IN THE YES. THAT OUT IN THE YES. WE W OR KE D WI TH N AS A TO A LL OW U S WE WORKED WITH NASA TO ALLOW US WE WORKED WITH NASA TO ALLOW US TO T ES T OU R NE TW OR K NO T ON LY TO TEST OUR NETWORK NOT ONLY TO TEST OUR NETWORK NOT ONLY WI TH A RT EM IS A T WITH ARTEMIS AT WITH ARTEMIS AT 43 0, 00 0- KI LO ME TE RS , BU T AL SO T HE 430,000-KILOMETERS, BUT ALSO THE 430,000-KILOMETERS, BUT ALSO THE LU NA R RE CO NN AI SS AN CE O RB IT ER A S LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER AS LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER AS WE LL A S TH E GO S AT EL LI TE . WELL AS THE GO SATELLITE. WELL AS THE GO SATELLITE. OK. OK. OK. WH AT A RE T HE G OA LS O VE RA LL F OR WHAT ARE THE GOALS OVERALL FOR WHAT ARE THE GOALS OVERALL FOR IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES ? INTUITIVE MACHINES? INTUITIVE MACHINES? HO W DO Y OU W AN T TO – – HO W DO Y OU HOW DO YOU WANT TO — HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU WANT TO — HOW DO YOU WA NT T O EX PA ND T HI S LD M WANT TO EXPAND THIS LDM WANT TO EXPAND THIS LDM CO VE RA GE ? COVERAGE? COVERAGE? WE B EL IE VE T HA T AS T HE M AR KE T WE BELIEVE THAT AS THE MARKET WE BELIEVE THAT AS THE MARKET EX PA ND S AT L UN AR D IS TA NC E, M AN Y EXPANDS AT LUNAR DISTANCE, MANY EXPANDS AT LUNAR DISTANCE, MANY PE OP LE W IL L NE ED T HE C AP AB IL IT Y PEOPLE WILL NEED THE CAPABILITY PEOPLE WILL NEED THE CAPABILITY TO S EN D DA TA B AC K PA RT IC UL AR LY TO SEND DATA BACK PARTICULARLY TO SEND DATA BACK PARTICULARLY IF Y OU A RE O PE RA TI NG S PA CE CR AF T IF YOU ARE OPERATING SPACECRAFT IF YOU ARE OPERATING SPACECRAFT ON T HE B AC K SI DE O F TH E MO ON . ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOON. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOON. YO U NE ED T O BE A BL E TO H AV E A YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A RE LA Y SA TE LL IT E SO W E’ LL P UT RELAY SATELLITE SO WE’LL PUT RELAY SATELLITE SO WE’LL PUT RE LA Y SA T LI ES I N OR BI T TO T HE RELAY SAT LIES IN ORBIT TO THE RELAY SAT LIES IN ORBIT TO THE GR OU ND B AS ED S YS TE MS W HI CH A RE GROUND BASED SYSTEMS WHICH ARE GROUND BASED SYSTEMS WHICH ARE AG AI N LA RG E LA RG E DI SH ES A LL AGAIN LARGE LARGE DISHES ALL AGAIN LARGE LARGE DISHES ALL OV ER T HE W OR LD , AN D BY D OI NG OVER THE WORLD, AND BY DOING OVER THE WORLD, AND BY DOING TH AT , WE ‘L L BE A BL E TO H OP EF UL LY THAT, WE’LL BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY THAT, WE’LL BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY CR EA TE A M AR KE T FO R TH AT D AT A CREATE A MARKET FOR THAT DATA CREATE A MARKET FOR THAT DATA SY ST EM F RO M LU NA R’ S PA CE . SYSTEM FROM LUNAR’S PACE. SYSTEM FROM LUNAR’S PACE. OK. OK. OK. IT I S TH ER E AN YT HI NG E LS E YO U IT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU IT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WA NT T O SH AR E TH AT H AS G ON E IN TO WANT TO SHARE THAT HAS GONE INTO WANT TO SHARE THAT HAS GONE INTO TH E DE VE LO PM EN T OF T HI S NE TW OR K? THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NETWORK? THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NETWORK? >> I T IS R EA LL Y EX CI TI NG . >> IT IS REALLY EXCITING. >> IT IS REALLY EXCITING. WE H AV E BE EN U SI NG I T TH IS W EE K WE HAVE BEEN USING IT THIS WEEK WE HAVE BEEN USING IT THIS WEEK AS W E — O NC E WE L AU NC HE D OD AS WE — ONCE WE LAUNCHED OD AS WE — ONCE WE LAUNCHED OD IN TO S PA CE . INTO SPACE. INTO SPACE. IN TO S PA CE A ND W E AR E TA KI NG T O INTO SPACE AND WE ARE TAKING TO INTO SPACE AND WE ARE TAKING TO IT T HE M OO N. IT THE MOON. IT THE MOON. WE H AV E BE EN U SI NG T HI S NE TW OR K, WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS NETWORK, WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS NETWORK, TH AT W E TE ST ED W IT H NA SA S YS TE MS THAT WE TESTED WITH NASA SYSTEMS THAT WE TESTED WITH NASA SYSTEMS FO R TH E WH OL E WE EK A ND I T HA TS FOR THE WHOLE WEEK AND IT HATS FOR THE WHOLE WEEK AND IT HATS BE EN I NC RE DI BL E TO S EE I T WO RK BEEN INCREDIBLE TO SEE IT WORK BEEN INCREDIBLE TO SEE IT WORK AN D SE E IT I N AC TI ON . AND SEE IT IN ACTION. AND SEE IT IN ACTION. WE H AV E A LO NG W AY S TO G O WI TH WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO WITH WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO WITH IT. IT. IT. WE N EE D TO A DD A DD IT IO NA L WE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL WE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL SA TE LL IT ES T O TH E SY ST EM S O TH AT SATELLITES TO THE SYSTEM SO THAT SATELLITES TO THE SYSTEM SO THAT WE C AN R EL AY D AT A BA CK F RO M TH E WE CAN RELAY DATA BACK FROM THE WE CAN RELAY DATA BACK FROM THE MO ON , BU T WE T HI NK I T IS T HE MOON, BUT WE THINK IT IS THE MOON, BUT WE THINK IT IS THE FU TU RE O F HU MA NI TY A ND L UN AR FUTURE OF HUMANITY AND LUNAR FUTURE OF HUMANITY AND LUNAR SP AC E. SPACE. SPACE. >> T HA NK S SO M UC H. >> THANKS SO MUCH. >> THANKS SO MUCH. IT I S EX CI TI NG T O SE E TH IS I N IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THIS IN IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THIS IN AC TI ON . ACTION. ACTION. AN D WE A RE J US T MI NU TE S AW AY AND WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY AND WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY FR OM A CQ UI SI TI ON O F SI GN AL T O FROM ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL TO FROM ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL TO CO NF IR M DE OR BI T IN SE RT IO N SO CONFIRM DEORBIT INSERTION SO CONFIRM DEORBIT INSERTION SO WE ‘L L SE ND I T BA CK O VE R TO J OS H WE’LL SEND IT BACK OVER TO JOSH WE’LL SEND IT BACK OVER TO JOSH AN D GA RY T O FO LL OW A LO NG IN G WI TH AND GARY TO FOLLOW ALONGING WITH AND GARY TO FOLLOW ALONGING WITH TH E OP ER AT IO NS . THE OPERATIONS. THE OPERATIONS. >> T HA NK Y OU , LE AH . >> THANK YOU, LEAH. >> THANK YOU, LEAH. TH AT I NF OR MA TI ON F EE DS T O IN TO THAT INFORMATION FEEDS TO INTO THAT INFORMATION FEEDS TO INTO NO VA C ON TR OL ‘S C OM MU NI CA TI ON A ND NOVA CONTROL’S COMMUNICATION AND NOVA CONTROL’S COMMUNICATION AND GR OU ND N ET WO RK S CR EE NS . GROUND NETWORK SCREENS. GROUND NETWORK SCREENS. IT I S JU ST O NE O F MA NY D IF FE RE NT IT IS JUST ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT IT IS JUST ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT SC RE EN S TH AT A RE U SE D BY T HE SCREENS THAT ARE USED BY THE SCREENS THAT ARE USED BY THE FL IG HT C ON TR OL LE RS A ND W E WA NT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS AND WE WANT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS AND WE WANT TO B RI NG Y OU C LO SE R IN I NT O TH E TO BRING YOU CLOSER IN INTO THE TO BRING YOU CLOSER IN INTO THE MI SS IO N AN D IN TO O UR M IS SI ON MISSION AND INTO OUR MISSION MISSION AND INTO OUR MISSION OP ER AT IO N CE NT ER . OPERATION CENTER. OPERATION CENTER. LE T’ S TA KE A L OO K AT W HA T FL IG HT LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT FLIGHT LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT FLIGHT CO NT RO LL ER T EA MS A RE S EE IN G NO W. CONTROLLER TEAMS ARE SEEING NOW. CONTROLLER TEAMS ARE SEEING NOW. TH IS P AR TI CU LA R SC RE EN I S CA LL ED THIS PARTICULAR SCREEN IS CALLED THIS PARTICULAR SCREEN IS CALLED TH E DE OR BI T DE CE NT A ND L AN DI NG THE DEORBIT DECENT AND LANDING THE DEORBIT DECENT AND LANDING OR D DL S CR EE N. OR DDL SCREEN. OR DDL SCREEN. TH IS S CR EE N IS P RI MA RI LY U SE D BY THIS SCREEN IS PRIMARILY USED BY THIS SCREEN IS PRIMARILY USED BY TH E MI SS IO N DI RE CT OR A ND L AN DI NG THE MISSION DIRECTOR AND LANDING THE MISSION DIRECTOR AND LANDING SY ST EM E XP ER TS . SYSTEM EXPERTS. SYSTEM EXPERTS. IT I S US ED P RI MA RI LY W HI LE IT IS USED PRIMARILY WHILE IT IS USED PRIMARILY WHILE NO VA -C O RB IT S TH E MA CH IN E AN D NOVA-C ORBITS THE MACHINE AND NOVA-C ORBITS THE MACHINE AND TH RO UG H LA ND IN G. THROUGH LANDING. THROUGH LANDING. TH E TO P RI GH T IM AG ES O F TH E MO ON THE TOP RIGHT IMAGES OF THE MOON THE TOP RIGHT IMAGES OF THE MOON AR E CA LL ED L UN AR T AC TI CA L VI EW ARE CALLED LUNAR TACTICAL VIEW ARE CALLED LUNAR TACTICAL VIEW WH ER E TH E DO TS T UR N RE D, T HE WHERE THE DOTS TURN RED, THE WHERE THE DOTS TURN RED, THE LA NN ER O S IN T HE F AR S ID E OF T HE LANNER OS IN THE FAR SIDE OF THE LANNER OS IN THE FAR SIDE OF THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. GR EE N IS O N TH E NE AR S ID E. GREEN IS ON THE NEAR SIDE. GREEN IS ON THE NEAR SIDE. TH E LI NE I S TH E TA IL W HE RE THE LINE IS THE TAIL WHERE THE LINE IS THE TAIL WHERE NO VA -C I S. NOVA-C IS. NOVA-C IS. WI TH E AC H DO T RE PR ES EN TI NG T EN WITH EACH DOT REPRESENTING TEN WITH EACH DOT REPRESENTING TEN MI MI NU TE E VE R EL AP SE D TI ME T HE MIMINUTE EVER ELAPSED TIME THE MIMINUTE EVER ELAPSED TIME THE AC CE LE RA TI ON S EN SE D PO RT IO N OF ACCELERATION SENSED PORTION OF ACCELERATION SENSED PORTION OF TH E SC RE EN S HO WS R AW V AL UE S FR OM THE SCREEN SHOWS RAW VALUES FROM THE SCREEN SHOWS RAW VALUES FROM NO VA -C ‘S M EA SU RE ME NT U NI T AN D NOVA-C’S MEASUREMENT UNIT AND NOVA-C’S MEASUREMENT UNIT AND MO RE R OB US T WA Y OF M EA SU RI NG MORE ROBUST WAY OF MEASURING MORE ROBUST WAY OF MEASURING AS EL L RI GS O VE R TI ME W IT H TH E ASELL RIGS OVER TIME WITH THE ASELL RIGS OVER TIME WITH THE AB IL IT Y TO L OO K BA CK A T WH AT ABILITY TO LOOK BACK AT WHAT ABILITY TO LOOK BACK AT WHAT HA PP EN ED F OR S OM E RE AS ON F LI GH T HAPPENED FOR SOME REASON FLIGHT HAPPENED FOR SOME REASON FLIGHT CO NT RO LL ER S HA VE L OS T DA TA . CONTROLLERS HAVE LOST DATA. CONTROLLERS HAVE LOST DATA. FI NA LL Y, T HE C OL UM N ON T HE R IG HT FINALLY, THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT FINALLY, THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT IS A R EC EI VE D AC CE PT ED E DI TE D IS A RECEIVED ACCEPTED EDITED IS A RECEIVED ACCEPTED EDITED AN D FA IL ED P RE CH EC KE D OR C HA RT AND FAILED PRECHECKED OR CHART AND FAILED PRECHECKED OR CHART FO R SH OR T. FOR SHORT. FOR SHORT. WH EN E AC H OF T HE SE L IN ES A RE O N WHEN EACH OF THESE LINES ARE ON WHEN EACH OF THESE LINES ARE ON TO P OF E AC H OT HE R, T HA T IS A TOP OF EACH OTHER, THAT IS A TOP OF EACH OTHER, THAT IS A GO OD I ND IC AT IO N TH AT N OV A- C’ S GOOD INDICATION THAT NOVA-C’S GOOD INDICATION THAT NOVA-C’S NA VI GA TI ON S YS TE M IS I N GO OD NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS IN GOOD NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS IN GOOD HE AL TH . HEALTH. HEALTH. TH AT I S BE CA US E EV ER Y THAT IS BECAUSE EVERY THAT IS BECAUSE EVERY ME AS UR EM EN T NO VA S M AK ES M US T BE MEASUREMENT NOVA S MAKES MUST BE MEASUREMENT NOVA S MAKES MUST BE RE CE IV ED , AC CE PT C RI TI CA L ST EP S RECEIVED, ACCEPT CRITICAL STEPS RECEIVED, ACCEPT CRITICAL STEPS IN CL UD IN G AC TI VA TI ON O F INCLUDING ACTIVATION OF INCLUDING ACTIVATION OF NA VI GA TI ON D OP PL ER L ID IR T O NAVIGATION DOPPLER LIDIR TO NAVIGATION DOPPLER LIDIR TO PR OV ID E GU ID AN CE , NA VI GA TI ON , PROVIDE GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, PROVIDE GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, CO NT RO L FO R TH E LA ND IN G PH AS E. CONTROL FOR THE LANDING PHASE. CONTROL FOR THE LANDING PHASE. TH IS I S AC CE PT ED A RO UN D THIS IS ACCEPTED AROUND THIS IS ACCEPTED AROUND 4: 45 P .M . CE NT RA L TI ME . 4:45 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. 4:45 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. TH OU GH N EX T KR IL L CA T MI LE ST ON E THOUGH NEXT KRILL CAT MILESTONE THOUGH NEXT KRILL CAT MILESTONE IS P OW ER D EC EN T IN IT IA TI ON A T IS POWER DECENT INITIATION AT IS POWER DECENT INITIATION AT 5: 00 1 :0 0 P. M. C EN TR AL . 5:00 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL. 5:00 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL. TH IS B UR N IS T HE F IR ST I N A THIS BURN IS THE FIRST IN A THIS BURN IS THE FIRST IN A SE QU EN CE O F MA NE UV ER S TH AT SEQUENCE OF MANEUVERS THAT SEQUENCE OF MANEUVERS THAT ST AR TS 1 2 MI NU TE S MI RE P RO KE R STARTS 12 MINUTES MIRE PROKER STARTS 12 MINUTES MIRE PROKER TO ND L AK IN G OR 5 0 MI NU TE S FR OM TOND LAKING OR 50 MINUTES FROM TOND LAKING OR 50 MINUTES FROM NO W. NOW. NOW. NO VA -C I S OF C OU RS E LA ND IN G ON NOVA-C IS OF COURSE LANDING ON NOVA-C IS OF COURSE LANDING ON TH E MO ON A S A DE LI VE RY T RU CK F OR THE MOON AS A DELIVERY TRUCK FOR THE MOON AS A DELIVERY TRUCK FOR TH E SC IE NT IF IC I NS TR UM EN TS A ND THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND TE CH NO LO GY D EM ON ST RA TI ON S TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS ON BO AR D. ONBOARD. ONBOARD. TH ER E AR E 12 T OT AL P AY LO AD S SI X THERE ARE 12 TOTAL PAYLOADS SIX THERE ARE 12 TOTAL PAYLOADS SIX OF W HI CH A RE N AS A’ S. OF WHICH ARE NASA’S. OF WHICH ARE NASA’S. LE T’ S RE VI EW A F EW O F TH OS E AS LET’S REVIEW A FEW OF THOSE AS LET’S REVIEW A FEW OF THOSE AS WE C ON TI NU E TO D ES CE ND T OW AR D WE CONTINUE TO DESCEND TOWARD WE CONTINUE TO DESCEND TOWARD TH E LU NA R SU RF AC E. THE LUNAR SURFACE. THE LUNAR SURFACE. FI RS T IS R AD IO O BS ER VA TI ON S EV E R FIRST IS RADIO OBSERVATIONS EVER FIRST IS RADIO OBSERVATIONS EVER TH E PH OT O SH EA TH . THE PHOTO SHEATH. THE PHOTO SHEATH. IT W IL L OH M PL OY F OU R AN TE NN A S IT WILL OHM PLOY FOUR ANTENNAS IT WILL OHM PLOY FOUR ANTENNAS IN A L OW F RE QU EN CY R AD IO IN A LOW FREQUENCY RADIO IN A LOW FREQUENCY RADIO RE CE IV ER S YS TE M TO D ET ER MI NE T HE RECEIVER SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE RECEIVER SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE DE NS IT Y AN D TH E SC AL E HE IG HT O F DENSITY AND THE SCALE HEIGHT OF DENSITY AND THE SCALE HEIGHT OF TH E SH EA TH A V ER Y TH IN L AY ER O F THE SHEATH A VERY THIN LAYER OF THE SHEATH A VERY THIN LAYER OF EL EN T RO NS B O OF T HE S UR FA CE O F ELEN TRONS BO OF THE SURFACE OF ELEN TRONS BO OF THE SURFACE OF TH E MO ON A ND D ET EC T RA DI O THE MOON AND DETECT RADIO THE MOON AND DETECT RADIO EM IS SI ON S FR OM J UP IT ER , DU ST EMISSIONS FROM JUPITER, DUST EMISSIONS FROM JUPITER, DUST IM PA CT IN G TH E SU RF AC E OF T HE IMPACTING THE SURFACE OF THE IMPACTING THE SURFACE OF THE MO ON , AN D HO W RA DI O NO IS Y EA RT H MOON, AND HOW RADIO NOISY EARTH MOON, AND HOW RADIO NOISY EARTH IS. IS. IS. >> A N EX CI TI NG R AD IO T EL ES CO PE >> AN EXCITING RADIO TELESCOPE >> AN EXCITING RADIO TELESCOPE IS G OI NG T O BE P LA CE D ON T HE IS GOING TO BE PLACED ON THE IS GOING TO BE PLACED ON THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. >> I T IS R AD IO W AV E OB SE RV AT IO N >> IT IS RADIO WAVE OBSERVATION >> IT IS RADIO WAVE OBSERVATION IN TE RE ST S TH E SH EA TH T HA T IS INTERESTS THE SHEATH THAT IS INTERESTS THE SHEATH THAT IS GO IN G TO D ET EC T AL L KI ND S OF GOING TO DETECT ALL KINDS OF GOING TO DETECT ALL KINDS OF RA DI O EM IS SI ON T HA T IS F AL LI NG RADIO EMISSION THAT IS FALLING RADIO EMISSION THAT IS FALLING ON T HE M OO N. ON THE MOON. ON THE MOON. RI GH T NO W, I T IS C LO SE T O RIGHT NOW, IT IS CLOSE TO RIGHT NOW, IT IS CLOSE TO MA XI MU M SO T HE S UN I S PR OD UC IN G MAXIMUM SO THE SUN IS PRODUCING MAXIMUM SO THE SUN IS PRODUCING RA DI O EM IS SI ON A SS OC IA TE D WI TH RADIO EMISSION ASSOCIATED WITH RADIO EMISSION ASSOCIATED WITH TH E SY ST EM . THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM. WE C AN D ET EC T RA DI O BU RS TS F RO M WE CAN DETECT RADIO BURSTS FROM WE CAN DETECT RADIO BURSTS FROM TH E SU N. THE SUN. THE SUN. CA TE GO RI ZA TI ON O F TH E RA DI O CATEGORIZATION OF THE RADIO CATEGORIZATION OF THE RADIO EN VI RO NM EN T OF T HE M OO N IS V ER Y ENVIRONMENT OF THE MOON IS VERY ENVIRONMENT OF THE MOON IS VERY IM PO RT AN T. IMPORTANT. IMPORTANT. IT H AS N OT B EE N DO NE . IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE. IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE. TH ER EF OR E TH EY W IL L BE W IT H AB LE THEREFORE THEY WILL BE WITH ABLE THEREFORE THEY WILL BE WITH ABLE TO C ON TR IB UT E AN D ID EN TI FY IN G TO CONTRIBUTE AND IDENTIFYING TO CONTRIBUTE AND IDENTIFYING VA RI OU S S OR TS O F TH E SU N IF Y OU VARIOUS SORTS OF THE SUN IF YOU VARIOUS SORTS OF THE SUN IF YOU AR E SE TT IN G UP O N TH E MO ON , YO U ARE SETTING UP ON THE MOON, YOU ARE SETTING UP ON THE MOON, YOU SH OU LD K NO W WH AT Y OU C AN G ET SHOULD KNOW WHAT YOU CAN GET SHOULD KNOW WHAT YOU CAN GET TH ER E. THERE. THERE. >> I T EN AB LE S PR EC IS IO N LA SE R >> IT ENABLES PRECISION LASER >> IT ENABLES PRECISION LASER RA NG IN G WH IC H IS A M EA SU RE ME NT RANGING WHICH IS A MEASUREMENT RANGING WHICH IS A MEASUREMENT OF T HE D IS TA NC E B ET WE EN T HE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OR BI T OR L AN DI NG S PA CE CR AF T T O ORBIT OR LANDING SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT OR LANDING SPACECRAFT TO TH E RE FL EC TE R ON T HE L AN NE R. THE REFLECTER ON THE LANNER. THE REFLECTER ON THE LANNER. LR A IS A P AS SI VE O PT IC AL LRA IS A PASSIVE OPTICAL LRA IS A PASSIVE OPTICAL IN ST RU ME NT T HA T WI LL F UN CT IO N AS INSTRUMENT THAT WILL FUNCTION AS INSTRUMENT THAT WILL FUNCTION AS A PE RM AN EN T LO CA TI ON M AR KE R ON A PERMANENT LOCATION MARKER ON A PERMANENT LOCATION MARKER ON TH E MO ON F OR D EC AD ES TO C OM E. THE MOON FOR DECADES TO COME. THE MOON FOR DECADES TO COME. >> T HI S IS A L IT TL E MI RR OR T HA T >> THIS IS A LITTLE MIRROR THAT >> THIS IS A LITTLE MIRROR THAT IS A IM IN G AT Y OU A LL T HE T IM E IS AIMING AT YOU ALL THE TIME IS AIMING AT YOU ALL THE TIME RE GA RD LE SS O F WH AT W HI CH Y OU A RE REGARDLESS OF WHAT WHICH YOU ARE REGARDLESS OF WHAT WHICH YOU ARE LO OK IN G. LOOKING. LOOKING. >> I A M A LI DI R SC IE NT IS TS . >> I AM A LIDIR SCIENTISTS. >> I AM A LIDIR SCIENTISTS. IT I S A SM AL L RE FL EC TO R AN D IT IS A SMALL REFLECTOR AND IT IS A SMALL REFLECTOR AND AL UM IN UM S HE LL O N TH E MI SS IO N ALUMINUM SHELL ON THE MISSION ALUMINUM SHELL ON THE MISSION LA ND ER S. LANDERS. LANDERS. IT R EF LE CT S RI GH T BA CK A T YO U. IT REFLECTS RIGHT BACK AT YOU. IT REFLECTS RIGHT BACK AT YOU. TH E PU RP OS E IS T O HA VE A M AR KE R THE PURPOSE IS TO HAVE A MARKER THE PURPOSE IS TO HAVE A MARKER ON T HE L AN DE R TO S ER VE A S A ON THE LANDER TO SERVE AS A ON THE LANDER TO SERVE AS A LA ND MA RK F OR F UT UR E MI SS IO NS I F LANDMARK FOR FUTURE MISSIONS IF LANDMARK FOR FUTURE MISSIONS IF YO U WA NT TO G O BA CK A ND L AN D YOU WANT TO GO BACK AND LAND YOU WANT TO GO BACK AND LAND TH ER E. THERE. THERE. >> S TE RE O CA ME RA S FO R L UN AR >> STEREO CAMERAS FOR LUNAR >> STEREO CAMERAS FOR LUNAR PL UM E SE RV IC E ST UD IE S OR SC AL PS PLUME SERVICE STUDIES OR SCALPS PLUME SERVICE STUDIES OR SCALPS WI LL U SE A S UI TE O F FO UR C AM ER AS WILL USE A SUITE OF FOUR CAMERAS WILL USE A SUITE OF FOUR CAMERAS TO C AP TU RE S TI LL I MA GE D AT A TA FF TO CAPTURE STILL IMAGE DATA TAFF TO CAPTURE STILL IMAGE DATA TAFF TH E DU ST P LU ME C RE AT ED B Y TH E ME CREATED BY THE ME CREATED BY THE LA NE R’ S EN GI NE W HE N IT B EG IN S LANER’S ENGINE WHEN IT BEGINS LANER’S ENGINE WHEN IT BEGINS TH E CR EE D EC EN T TO T HE L UN AR THE CREE DECENT TO THE LUNAR THE CREE DECENT TO THE LUNAR SU RF AC E AL L TH E WA Y DO WN T HR OU GH SURFACE ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH SURFACE ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH EN GI NE S HU TO F F. ENGINE SHUTOFF. ENGINE SHUTOFF. >> A N AR RA Y OF S MA LL C AM ER AS >> AN ARRAY OF SMALL CAMERAS >> AN ARRAY OF SMALL CAMERAS PL AC ED A RO UN D TH E BA SE O F TH E PLACED AROUND THE BASE OF THE PLACED AROUND THE BASE OF THE LU NA R LA ND ER T O CO L LE CT I MA GE RY DU RI NG T HE D EC EN T AN D LA ND IN G OF DURING THE DECENT AND LANDING OF DURING THE DECENT AND LANDING OF TH E VE HI CL E. THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE. WE C AN U SE T HO SE I MA GE S TO WE CAN USE THOSE IMAGES TO WE CAN USE THOSE IMAGES TO RE CO NS TR UC T A 3D S HA PE O F TH E RECONSTRUCT A 3D SHAPE OF THE RECONSTRUCT A 3D SHAPE OF THE GR OU ND A S LA ND ER C OM ES D OW N, I TS GROUND AS LANDER COMES DOWN, ITS GROUND AS LANDER COMES DOWN, ITS HO T EN GI NE P LU ME S WI LL I NT ER AC T HOT ENGINE PLUMES WILL INTERACT HOT ENGINE PLUMES WILL INTERACT WI TH T HE S UR FA CE O UR C AM ER AS WITH THE SURFACE OUR CAMERAS WITH THE SURFACE OUR CAMERAS WI LL B EG IN A CQ UI RI NG I MA GE S WILL BEGIN ACQUIRING IMAGES WILL BEGIN ACQUIRING IMAGES BE FO RE T HI S BE GI NS U NT IL A FT ER BEFORE THIS BEGINS UNTIL AFTER BEFORE THIS BEGINS UNTIL AFTER TH E VE HI CL E HA S LA NK ED O N TH E THE VEHICLE HAS LANKED ON THE THE VEHICLE HAS LANKED ON THE SU RF AC E. SURFACE. SURFACE. TH E SC AL PE D CA ME RA S WI LL B E THE SCALPED CAMERAS WILL BE THE SCALPED CAMERAS WILL BE LO OK IN G AT T HE O VE RA LL C RA TE R LOOKING AT THE OVERALL CRATER LOOKING AT THE OVERALL CRATER FO RM AT IO N AN D ER OS IO N OF T HE FORMATION AND EROSION OF THE FORMATION AND EROSION OF THE GR OU ND D UE T O TH E RO CK ET P LU ME S GROUND DUE TO THE ROCKET PLUMES GROUND DUE TO THE ROCKET PLUMES TH E FI NA L ST ER EO I MA GE S W HI CH HICH HICH WI LL B E ST OR ED O N A SM AL L ON WILL BE STORED ON A SMALL ON WILL BE STORED ON A SMALL ON BO AR D DA TA S TO RA GE U N IT W IL L BE BOARD DATA STORAGE UNIT WILL BE BOARD DATA STORAGE UNIT WILL BE DO WN LI NK ED T O EA RT H WH ER E WE C AN DOWNLINKED TO EARTH WHERE WE CAN DOWNLINKED TO EARTH WHERE WE CAN U SE T HE M TO LL R EC O N TR UC K TH E USE THEM TOLL RECON TRUCK THE USE THEM TOLL RECON TRUCK THE OV ER AL L ER OS IO N VO LU ME A ND S H AP E OVERALL EROSION VOLUME AND SHAPE OVERALL EROSION VOLUME AND SHAPE OF T HE G RO UN D. OF THE GROUND. OF THE GROUND. WI TH T HE A RT EM IS P RO GR AM W E PL AN WITH THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM WE PLAN WITH THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM WE PLAN TO E ST AB LI SH A S US TA IN ED L UN AR STABLISH A SUSTAINED LUNAR STABLISH A SUSTAINED LUNAR EX PL OR AT IO N AN D TR Y T O LA ND EXPLORATION AND TRY TO LAND EXPLORATION AND TRY TO LAND MU LT IP L E PA YL OA DS I N CL OS E PR OX MULTIPLE PAYLOADS IN CLOSE PROX MULTIPLE PAYLOADS IN CLOSE PROX IM T OY T O ON E AN OT HE R. DA TA W IL L BE A RI TE C AL L PA RT I N DATA WILL BE A RITE CALL PART IN DATA WILL BE A RITE CALL PART IN IM PR OV IN G TH E MO D EL S TO I NF OR M IMPROVING THE MODELS TO INFORM IMPROVING THE MODELS TO INFORM TH E FU TU RE L AN DI NG S. THE FUTURE LANDINGS. THE FUTURE LANDINGS. >> R FM G IS A F UE L GA UG E US E D TO >> RFMG IS A FUEL GAUGE USED TO >> RFMG IS A FUEL GAUGE USED TO ME AS H FL OO R TH E AM OU NT O F PR OP EL MEASH FLOOR THE AMOUNT OF PROPEL MEASH FLOOR THE AMOUNT OF PROPEL EN T IN S PA CE CR AF T TA NK S IN A L OW ENT IN SPACECRAFT TANKS IN A LOW ENT IN SPACECRAFT TANKS IN A LOW GR AV IT Y SP AC E EN VI RO NM EN T US IN G GRAVITY SPACE ENVIRONMENT USING GRAVITY SPACE ENVIRONMENT USING SE NS OR T EC HN OL OG Y FR MG W IL L SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FRMG WILL SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FRMG WILL ME AS H FL OO R TH E AM OU NT O R MA SS MEASH FLOOR THE AMOUNT OR MASS MEASH FLOOR THE AMOUNT OR MASS OF C RY OG EN IC P RO PE LL AB LE I N TH E OF CRYOGENIC PROPELLABLE IN THE OF CRYOGENIC PROPELLABLE IN THE OX ID IZ ER T AN KS P RO VI DI NG D AD OXIDIZER TANKS PROVIDING DAD OXIDIZER TANKS PROVIDING DAD DA TA T O HE LP R ED IC T FU EL U SA GE DATA TO HELP REDICT FUEL USAGE DATA TO HELP REDICT FUEL USAGE ON F UT UR E MI SS IO NS . ON FUTURE MISSIONS. ON FUTURE MISSIONS. >> I A M GR EG , TH E PR IN CI PA L >> I AM GREG, THE PRINCIPAL >> I AM GREG, THE PRINCIPAL IN VE ST IG AT OR F OR T HE R AD IO INVESTIGATOR FOR THE RADIO INVESTIGATOR FOR THE RADIO FR EQ UE NC Y MA SS G AU GE P AY LO AD . FREQUENCY MASS GAUGE PAYLOAD. FREQUENCY MASS GAUGE PAYLOAD. TH IS I NS TR UM EN T IS A S PA CE -A GE THIS INSTRUMENT IS A SPACE-AGE THIS INSTRUMENT IS A SPACE-AGE FU EL P AG W E AR E AB OU TI NG TO U SE FUEL PAG WE ARE ABOUTING TO USE FUEL PAG WE ARE ABOUTING TO USE IT T O ME AS UR E TH E AM OU NT O F URE THE AMOUNT OF URE THE AMOUNT OF CR YO GE NI C PR OP EL LA BL E TH E NO VA -C CRYOGENIC PROPELLABLE THE NOVA-C CRYOGENIC PROPELLABLE THE NOVA-C LA N DE R PR O PE LL AN T TA NK S TH ES E LANDER PROPELLANT TANKS THESE LANDER PROPELLANT TANKS THESE PR OP EL E NT S AR E CO DE . PROPEL ENTS ARE CODE. PROPEL ENTS ARE CODE. TH EY A RE A BO UT M IN US 3 00 D EG RE ES THEY ARE ABOUT MINUS 300 DEGREES THEY ARE ABOUT MINUS 300 DEGREES FA HR EN HE IT N OW I NT EG RA TI NG T HE FAHRENHEIT NOW INTEGRATING THE FAHRENHEIT NOW INTEGRATING THE IN ST RU ME NT O N AC TU AL L UN AR INSTRUMENT ON ACTUAL LUNAR INSTRUMENT ON ACTUAL LUNAR LA NN ER F UT UR E LU NA R MI SS IO NS LANNER FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS LANNER FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS LI KE T HO SE E VE RY BO DY T HE A RT EM IS LIKE THOSE EVERYBODY THE ARTEMIS LIKE THOSE EVERYBODY THE ARTEMIS PR OG RA M WI LL L IK EL Y AL SO U SE PROGRAM WILL LIKELY ALSO USE PROGRAM WILL LIKELY ALSO USE CR YO GE NI C PR OP EL E NT S RA N TO CRYOGENIC PROPEL ENTS RAN TO CRYOGENIC PROPEL ENTS RAN TO ST OR E TH OS E RO W PE LL E NS I N STORE THOSE ROW PELL ENS IN STORE THOSE ROW PELL ENS IN SP AC E FO R LO NG P ER IO DS O F TI ME SPACE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME SPACE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME SO H AV IN G IN ST RU ME NT L IK E TH IS , SO HAVING INSTRUMENT LIKE THIS, SO HAVING INSTRUMENT LIKE THIS, TH AT C AN M EA SU RE T HE P RO PE LL AN T THAT CAN MEASURE THE PROPELLANT THAT CAN MEASURE THE PROPELLANT EN T HE T AN KS O F LO W GR AV IT Y WI LL EN THE TANKS OF LOW GRAVITY WILL EN THE TANKS OF LOW GRAVITY WILL HE LP F UT UR E LU NA R MI SS IO NS K NO W HELP FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS KNOW HELP FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS KNOW HO W MU CH F UE L IS I N TH E TA NK A T HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK AT HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK AT AL L TI ME S. ALL TIMES. ALL TIMES. >> N OW W E’ LL D IS CU SS T WO M OR E >> NOW WE’LL DISCUSS TWO MORE >> NOW WE’LL DISCUSS TWO MORE AN D TH E LU NA R NO DE 1 O R LN 1 :0 0 AND THE LUNAR NODE 1 OR LN 1:00 AND THE LUNAR NODE 1 OR LN 1:00 LA TE R IN T HE B RO AD CA ST W E VE RY A LATER IN THE BROADCAST WE VERY A LATER IN THE BROADCAST WE VERY A SP EC IA L GU ES T LA TE R IN T HE SPECIAL GUEST LATER IN THE SPECIAL GUEST LATER IN THE BR OA DC AS T TO T AL K ND L UP ON A CT BROADCAST TO TALK NDL UPON ACT BROADCAST TO TALK NDL UPON ACT VA SE D UR IN G EC EN T AN D SO ME O F VASE DURING ECENT AND SOME OF VASE DURING ECENT AND SOME OF TH E PR OC ES SI NG O F TH E OP TI CA L THE PROCESSING OF THE OPTICAL THE PROCESSING OF THE OPTICAL IM AG ES F RO M MD L AR E AL RE AD Y IMAGES FROM MDL ARE ALREADY IMAGES FROM MDL ARE ALREADY PE RF OR MI NG T HE Y DI D CH EC KS A ND PERFORMING THEY DID CHECKS AND PERFORMING THEY DID CHECKS AND PE RF OR MI NG W EL L. PERFORMING WELL. PERFORMING WELL. TH E CO MM ON T IM E YO U WI LL F IN D ON THE COMMON TIME YOU WILL FIND ON THE COMMON TIME YOU WILL FIND ON IM -1 I S HE LP IN G TO D EM ON ST RA TE IM-1 IS HELPING TO DEMONSTRATE IM-1 IS HELPING TO DEMONSTRATE TE CH NO LO GI ES A ND U ND ER ST AN DI NG OF T HE L UN AR L AN DS CA PE T HA T OF THE LUNAR LANDSCAPE THAT OF THE LUNAR LANDSCAPE THAT CO UL D VE RY W EL L IM PR OV E COULD VERY WELL IMPROVE COULD VERY WELL IMPROVE OP ER AT IO NS F OR L AN DI NG O N TH E OPERATIONS FOR LANDING ON THE OPERATIONS FOR LANDING ON THE MO ON I N TH E FU TU RE . MOON IN THE FUTURE. MOON IN THE FUTURE. FR OM U ND ER ST AN DI NG T HE FROM UNDERSTANDING THE FROM UNDERSTANDING THE EN VI RO NM EN T TO P RE CI SI ON S EN SO RS ENVIRONMENT TO PRECISION SENSORS ENVIRONMENT TO PRECISION SENSORS TO L IT ER AL B EC KO NS T HE T EC HN OL TO LITERAL BECKONS THE TECHNOL TO LITERAL BECKONS THE TECHNOL ON I M- 1 WI LL H EL P GU ID E ON IM-1 WILL HELP GUIDE ON IM-1 WILL HELP GUIDE OP ER A TI ON S FO R F UT UR E LU NA R OPERATIONS FOR FUTURE LUNAR OPERATIONS FOR FUTURE LUNAR EX PL OR AT IO N. EXPLORATION. EXPLORATION. >> G AR Y, W IT H EC LI PS E AS A >> GARY, WITH ECLIPSE AS A >> GARY, WITH ECLIPSE AS A SP RI NG BO AR D OF I NN OV AT IO NS SPRINGBOARD OF INNOVATIONS SPRINGBOARD OF INNOVATIONS IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES D ES IG NE D AN D INTUITIVE MACHINES DESIGNED AND INTUITIVE MACHINES DESIGNED AND DE VE LO PE D TH E CO MP LE TE L UN AR DEVELOPED THE COMPLETE LUNAR DEVELOPED THE COMPLETE LUNAR PR OG RA M TO H EL P SU PP OR T EC LI PS E PROGRAM TO HELP SUPPORT ECLIPSE PROGRAM TO HELP SUPPORT ECLIPSE AN D CA RR Y OU T TH E ES SE NT IA L PA RT AND CARRY OUT THE ESSENTIAL PART AND CARRY OUT THE ESSENTIAL PART OF T HA T DI RE CT IV E WH IC H IN CL UD ED OF THAT DIRECTIVE WHICH INCLUDED OF THAT DIRECTIVE WHICH INCLUDED CA LL IN G FO R TH E CO MM ER CI AL CALLING FOR THE COMMERCIAL CALLING FOR THE COMMERCIAL DE VE LO PM EN T OF T HE M OO N. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOON. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOON. BA CK I N 20 18 T HE U .S . GO VE RN ME NT BACK IN 2018 THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BACK IN 2018 THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DE CL AR ED T HI NK M OO N A ST RA TE GI C DECLARED THINK MOON A STRATEGIC DECLARED THINK MOON A STRATEGIC IN TE RE ST . INTEREST. INTEREST. AT T HA T TI ME , FE W CO MP AN IE S AN D AT THAT TIME, FEW COMPANIES AND AT THAT TIME, FEW COMPANIES AND IN ST IT UT IO NS W ER E WO RK O N INSTITUTIONS WERE WORK ON INSTITUTIONS WERE WORK ON PA YL OA D’ S DE SI N FO R TH E MO ON . PAYLOAD’S DESIN FOR THE MOON. PAYLOAD’S DESIN FOR THE MOON. BE CA US E NO O NE H AD B EE N TO T HE BECAUSE NO ONE HAD BEEN TO THE BECAUSE NO ONE HAD BEEN TO THE LU NA R SU RF AC E IN O VE R 50 Y EA RS LUNAR SURFACE IN OVER 50 YEARS LUNAR SURFACE IN OVER 50 YEARS GA RY I N TH E TI ME I T TA KE S TO GE T GARY IN THE TIME IT TAKES TOGET GARY IN THE TIME IT TAKES TOGET UN DE RG RA DU AT E DE CO MP OS IT IO N UNDERGRADUATE DECOMPOSITION UNDERGRADUATE DECOMPOSITION CO MM ER CI AL E NT IT IE S CR EA TE D COMMERCIAL ENTITIES CREATED COMMERCIAL ENTITIES CREATED PA YL OA DS F OR T HE I M- 1 MI SS IO N. PAYLOADS FOR THE IM-1 MISSION. PAYLOADS FOR THE IM-1 MISSION. WE ‘L L VI E W AL L OF T HE M AS WE’LL VIEW ALL OF THEM AS WE’LL VIEW ALL OF THEM AS PI ON EE RS H EL PI NG S HA PE T HI S PIONEERS HELPING SHAPE THIS PIONEERS HELPING SHAPE THIS BR AN D NE W LU NA R EC ON OM Y. BRAND NEW LUNAR ECONOMY. BRAND NEW LUNAR ECONOMY. >> J OS H A TR UE L UN E OA R EC ON OM Y >> JOSH A TRUE LUNE OAR ECONOMY >> JOSH A TRUE LUNE OAR ECONOMY SH OU LD N OT H AV E NA SA A S A SHOULD NOT HAVE NASA AS A SHOULD NOT HAVE NASA AS A CU ST OM ER . CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER. NA SA E CL IP SE I NI TI AT IV E NASA ECLIPSE INITIATIVE NASA ECLIPSE INITIATIVE EN CO UR AG ES A M OD W HE RE N AS A IS ENCOURAGES A MOD WHERE NASA IS ENCOURAGES A MOD WHERE NASA IS ON E OF M AN Y CU ST OM ER S AN D TH IS ONE OF MANY CUSTOMERS AND THIS ONE OF MANY CUSTOMERS AND THIS IS I MP OR TA NT E LE ME NT T O EN SU RE IS IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO ENSURE IS IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO ENSURE TH AT T HI S MO DE L OF T RA NS PO RT IN G THAT THIS MODEL OF TRANSPORTING THAT THIS MODEL OF TRANSPORTING IN CR ED IB LE S CI EN CE A ND INCREDIBLE SCIENCE AND INCREDIBLE SCIENCE AND TE CH NO LO GY I NS TR UM EN TS T O TH E TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS TO THE TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS TO THE LU NA R SU RF AC E IS A S US TA IN AB LE LUNAR SURFACE IS A SUSTAINABLE LUNAR SURFACE IS A SUSTAINABLE AN D RO BU ST O NE . AND ROBUST ONE. AND ROBUST ONE. WE LL , IT I S IM PO RT AN T, G AR Y, I T WELL, IT IS IMPORTANT, GARY, IT WELL, IT IS IMPORTANT, GARY, IT IS A LS O PR OM IS IN G IN T HA TI ON T HE IS ALSO PROMISING IN THATION THE IS ALSO PROMISING IN THATION THE CO MM ER CI AL I NT ER ES T FO R COMMERCIAL INTEREST FOR COMMERCIAL INTEREST FOR DE LI VE RI NG S CI EN CE A ND DELIVERING SCIENCE AND DELIVERING SCIENCE AND TE CH NO LO GY D EM ON ST RA TI ON S TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS CO NT IN UE S TO G RO W. CONTINUES TO GROW. CONTINUES TO GROW. AS O F OU R TH IR D PL AN NE D MI SS IO N, AS OF OUR THIRD PLANNED MISSION, AS OF OUR THIRD PLANNED MISSION, WE A RE S EE IN G MO RE A ND M OR E WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE NO N- EC LI PS E PA YL OA DS F RO M BO TH NON-ECLIPSE PAYLOADS FROM BOTH NON-ECLIPSE PAYLOADS FROM BOTH DO ME ST IC A ND I NT ER NA TI ON AL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CO MP AN IE S AN D IN ST IT UT IO NS W HI CH COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHICH COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHICH AR E DR IV IN G US T OW AR D A FU TU RE ARE DRIVING US TOWARD A FUTURE ARE DRIVING US TOWARD A FUTURE MA YB E CO MP LE TE LY C OM ME RC IA L MAYBE COMPLETELY COMMERCIAL MAYBE COMPLETELY COMMERCIAL MI SS IO N TO T HE M OO N PO SS IB LY A S MISSION TO THE MOON POSSIBLY AS MISSION TO THE MOON POSSIBLY AS SO N AS T HE F OU RT H MI SS IO N. SON AS THE FOURTH MISSION. SON AS THE FOURTH MISSION. SO W EL L, E VE N ON I M- 1, T HE RE I S SO WELL, EVEN ON IM-1, THERE IS SO WELL, EVEN ON IM-1, THERE IS A VA RI ET Y OF U NI QU E CO MM ER CI AL A VARIETY OF UNIQUE COMMERCIAL A VARIETY OF UNIQUE COMMERCIAL PA YL OA DS . PAYLOADS. PAYLOADS. IT I S A GO OD S NA PS HO T OF O UT O F IT IS A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF OUT OF IT IS A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF OUT OF TH E BO X WA YS T O TH IN K OF W HA T THE BOX WAYS TO THINK OF WHAT THE BOX WAYS TO THINK OF WHAT TH E MO ON C AN O FF ER . THE MOON CAN OFFER. THE MOON CAN OFFER. >> T HA T IS P AR T OF T HE C HA LL EN GE >> THAT IS PART OF THE CHALLENGE >> THAT IS PART OF THE CHALLENGE BE YO ND C RE AT IN G TH E CA PA BI LI TY BEYOND CREATING THE CAPABILITY BEYOND CREATING THE CAPABILITY TO L AN D ON T HE M OO N S AF EL Y. TO LAND ON THE MOON SAFELY. TO LAND ON THE MOON SAFELY. WE H AD T O LO OK T OW AR D A NE W WE HAD TO LOOK TOWARD A NEW WE HAD TO LOOK TOWARD A NEW EM ER GI NG I DE AS A ND F IN D EMERGING IDEAS AND FIND EMERGING IDEAS AND FIND IN NO VA TI VE W AY S TO A DD V AL UE O N INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ADD VALUE ON INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ADD VALUE ON EA RT H AN D SP AC EF LI GH T. EARTH AND SPACEFLIGHT. EARTH AND SPACEFLIGHT. LE T’ S LE AR N A LI TT LE B IT M OR E LET’S LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE LET’S LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AB OU T TH OS E PA YL OA DS A ND T HE ABOUT THOSE PAYLOADS AND THE ABOUT THOSE PAYLOADS AND THE LU NA R LA NN ER A TT EM PT IN G TO M AK E LUNAR LANNER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LUNAR LANNER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE HI ST OR Y ♪ HISTORY ♪ HISTORY ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> M OV E VA C W AS O UR V ER SI ON O F >> MOVE VA C WAS OUR VERSION OF TH E LA ND ER A ND W E WE NT A BO UT THE LANDER AND WE WENT ABOUT THE LANDER AND WE WENT ABOUT IM AG IN IN G TH AT I NT O EX IS T. IMAGINING THAT INTO EXIST. IMAGINING THAT INTO EXIST. >> I NT UI TI VE M AC HI NE S IS N OV A- C >> INTUITIVE MACHINES IS NOVA-C >> INTUITIVE MACHINES IS NOVA-C CL AS S 3D P RI NT ED E NG IN E TO OK T HE CLASS 3D PRINTED ENGINE TOOK THE CLASS 3D PRINTED ENGINE TOOK THE FI RS T BR EA TH OF L IQ UI D ME TH AN E FIRST BREATH OF LIQUID METHANE FIRST BREATH OF LIQUID METHANE AN D LI QU ID O XY GE N IN 2 01 8 ON T HE AND LIQUID OXYGEN IN 2018 ON THE AND LIQUID OXYGEN IN 2018 ON THE AI RS TR IP A T EL LI NG TO N AI RP OR T IN AIRSTRIP AT ELLINGTON AIRPORT IN AIRSTRIP AT ELLINGTON AIRPORT IN HO US TO N, T EX AS . HOUSTON, TEXAS. HOUSTON, TEXAS. >> W E DI DN ‘T H AV E EN OU GH M ON EY >> WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY >> WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FO R A FA CI LI TY W IT H BL AC K WA LL S, FOR A FACILITY WITH BLACK WALLS, FOR A FACILITY WITH BLACK WALLS, AN D WA TE R SU PP RE SS IO N OR W AT ER AND WATER SUPPRESSION OR WATER AND WATER SUPPRESSION OR WATER DE LU GE , SO W E HA D TO T ES T DELUGE, SO WE HAD TO TEST DELUGE, SO WE HAD TO TEST OU TS ID E IN T HE E NV IR ON ME NT O F OUTSIDE IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF OUTSIDE IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF HO US TO N WH ER E TH E TE MP ER AT UR E IS HOUSTON WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS HOUSTON WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS AB OU T 10 0 DE GR EE S AN D TH E ABOUT 100 DEGREES AND THE ABOUT 100 DEGREES AND THE HU MI DI TY I S LI KE T HE S AM E. HUMIDITY IS LIKE THE SAME. HUMIDITY IS LIKE THE SAME. AN D WE A RE H AV IN G 18 -H OU R DA Y AND WE ARE HAVING 18-HOUR DAY AND WE ARE HAVING 18-HOUR DAY RO LL IN G OU T TH OU GH R UN WA Y, I T ROLLING OUT THOUGH RUNWAY, IT ROLLING OUT THOUGH RUNWAY, IT WA S BR UT AL . WAS BRUTAL. WAS BRUTAL. BU T WE D IL T TO G ET T HE C RI TI CA L BUT WE DILT TO GET THE CRITICAL BUT WE DILT TO GET THE CRITICAL TE ST D AT A WE N EE DE D. TEST DATA WE NEEDED. TEST DATA WE NEEDED. DE SI GN ED , MA NU FA CT UR ED , DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, CO NT RO LL ED I N SP AC E BY I N CONTROLLED IN SPACE BY IN CONTROLLED IN SPACE BY IN NE WT IV E MA CH IN ES N OV A- C’ S NEWTIVE MACHINES NOVA-C’S NEWTIVE MACHINES NOVA-C’S ST RU CT UR E IS C AR BO N CO MP OS IT E. STRUCTURE IS CARBON COMPOSITE. STRUCTURE IS CARBON COMPOSITE. WE N EE DE D TO B UI LD A L IG HT ES T WE NEEDED TO BUILD A LIGHTEST WE NEEDED TO BUILD A LIGHTEST WE IG HT S TR UC TU RE W E CO UL D. WEIGHT STRUCTURE WE COULD. WEIGHT STRUCTURE WE COULD. TH AT M EA NT H ON EY CO MB C OR P WI TH THAT MEANT HONEYCOMB CORP WITH THAT MEANT HONEYCOMB CORP WITH CO MP OS IT E FA CE S HE ET S AN D COMPOSITE FACE SHEETS AND COMPOSITE FACE SHEETS AND CO MP OS IT E ST RU TS A ND M OS T COMPOSITE STRUTS AND MOST COMPOSITE STRUTS AND MOST IM PO RT AN TL Y, L IN ER LE SS C OM PO SI TE IMPORTANTLY, LINERLESS COMPOSITE IMPORTANTLY, LINERLESS COMPOSITE PR OP EL LA NT T AN K. PROPELLANT TANK. PROPELLANT TANK. MA N WH AT A C HA LL EN GE T HA T WA S. MAN WHAT A CHALLENGE THAT WAS. MAN WHAT A CHALLENGE THAT WAS. BE TW EE N TH E IN G IN S SO FT W HI CH BETWEEN THE IN GINS SOFT WHICH BETWEEN THE IN GINS SOFT WHICH AR E AN D EL EC TR ON IC S RE QU IR ED T O ARE AND ELECTRONICS REQUIRED TO ARE AND ELECTRONICS REQUIRED TO BU IL D A NO VA -C L UN AR L AN DE R IT BUILD A NOVA-C LUNAR LANDER IT BUILD A NOVA-C LUNAR LANDER IT TO OK A N IN CR ED IB LE A MO UN T OF TOOK AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TOOK AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TO UC H LA BO R TO G ET L AU NC HP AD . TOUCH LABOR TO GET LAUNCHPAD. TOUCH LABOR TO GET LAUNCHPAD. WE W OR KE D CL OS EL Y WI TH S AN WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH SAN WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH SAN JA CI NT O CO MM UN IT Y CO LL EG E TO JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CR EA TE A C ER TI FI CA TI ON C OU RS E CREATE A CERTIFICATION COURSE CREATE A CERTIFICATION COURSE FO R TE CH NI CI AN S WH ER E TH EY W OU LD FOR TECHNICIANS WHERE THEY WOULD FOR TECHNICIANS WHERE THEY WOULD TA KE T HE C ER TI FI CA TI ON S WE T HE N TAKE THE CERTIFICATIONS WE THEN TAKE THE CERTIFICATIONS WE THEN WO UL D GI VE T HE M IN TE RN SH IP A NT ES WOULD GIVE THEM INTERNSHIP ANTES WOULD GIVE THEM INTERNSHIP ANTES TH EM SE LV ES O UT I N TH E WO RK PL AC E. THEMSELVES OUT IN THE WORKPLACE. THEMSELVES OUT IN THE WORKPLACE. AN YO NE T HA T SH OW ED T HE G OO D TE CH ANYONE THAT SHOWED THE GOOD TECH ANYONE THAT SHOWED THE GOOD TECH IN S IN W E HI RE D ON T HE S PO T. INS IN WE HIRED ON THE SPOT. INS IN WE HIRED ON THE SPOT. NE AR LY A LL O F TH E LU NA R LA ND ER ‘S NEARLY ALL OF THE LUNAR LANDER’S NEARLY ALL OF THE LUNAR LANDER’S PA YL OA DS A RE M OU NT ED T O TH E PAYLOADS ARE MOUNTED TO THE PAYLOADS ARE MOUNTED TO THE EX TE RI OR I NC LU DI NG S IX S AS S SA EXTERIOR INCLUDING SIX SASS SA EXTERIOR INCLUDING SIX SASS SA PR OV ID ED P AY LO AD S TO H EL P LA Y PROVIDED PAYLOADS TO HELP LAY PROVIDED PAYLOADS TO HELP LAY TH E FO UN DA TI ON S FO R AR TE MI S THE FOUNDATIONS FOR ARTEMIS THE FOUNDATIONS FOR ARTEMIS MI SS IO NS . TH E EA GL E CA M DE SI GN ED T O DE PL OY THE EAGLE CAM DESIGNED TO DEPLOY THE EAGLE CAM DESIGNED TO DEPLOY OF F NO VA -C B EF OR E LA ND IN G TO OFF NOVA-C BEFORE LANDING TO OFF NOVA-C BEFORE LANDING TO TA KE T HI RD P ER SO N PE RS PE CT IV E TAKE THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE TAKE THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE IM AG ES T HE I NT ER NA TI ON AL L UN AR IMAGES THE INTERNATIONAL LUNAR IMAGES THE INTERNATIONAL LUNAR AS SO CI AT IO N’ S CA ME RA S YS TE M ASSOCIATION’S CAMERA SYSTEM ASSOCIATION’S CAMERA SYSTEM MO UN TE D AT A NG LE S TH AT C OU LD MOUNTED AT ANGLES THAT COULD MOUNTED AT ANGLES THAT COULD CA PT UR E IM AG ES O F TH E MI LK Y WA Y CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE MILKY WAY CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE MILKY WAY IN T HE L UN AR S ER VI CE T HE D AT A IN THE LUNAR SERVICE THE DATA IN THE LUNAR SERVICE THE DATA CE NT ER B Y LO AN S TA R DA TA LE CENTER BY LOAN STAR DATALE CENTER BY LOAN STAR DATALE HO IN GS T HE N HE AT I NF IN IT Y AN D HOINGS THEN HEAT INFINITY AND HOINGS THEN HEAT INFINITY AND SP OR TS W EA R TH ER MA L IN SU LA TI ON SPORTS WEAR THERMAL INSULATION SPORTS WEAR THERMAL INSULATION US ED I N MA NY O UT DO OR R OD U CT USED IN MANY OUTDOOR ROD UCT USED IN MANY OUTDOOR ROD UCT DI DS W IL L HE LP P RO TE CT F RO M DIDS WILL HELP PROTECT FROM DIDS WILL HELP PROTECT FROM EX TR EM E TE MP ER AT UR ES P SP AC E. EXTREME TEMPERATURESP SPACE. EXTREME TEMPERATURESP SPACE. TH EY G OT B RI LL IA NT I DE AS I F’ S THEY GOT BRILLIANT IDEAS IF’S THEY GOT BRILLIANT IDEAS IF’S CA N HE LP F AC IL IT AT E TH OS E CAN HELP FACILITATE THOSE CAN HELP FACILITATE THOSE ST AR T- UP S, T O HE LP B UI L D TH E START-UPS, TO HELP BUILD THE START-UPS, TO HELP BUILD THE EC ON OM Y, I T HI NK T HA T RA IS ES ECONOMY, I THINK THAT RAISES ECONOMY, I THINK THAT RAISES AL MO ST A ND A S SE RV IN G AS T HE ALMOST AND AS SERVING AS THE ALMOST AND AS SERVING AS THE TR AN SP OR TA TI ON T HO UG H TH E MO ON , TRANSPORTATION THOUGH THE MOON, TRANSPORTATION THOUGH THE MOON, WE A RE H AP PY T O AC CU MU LA TE T HO SE WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCUMULATE THOSE WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCUMULATE THOSE KI ND O F CO MP AN IE S. KIND OF COMPANIES. KIND OF COMPANIES. >> H OW T HE C US TO ME RS R EQ UI RE >> HOW THE CUSTOMERS REQUIRE >> HOW THE CUSTOMERS REQUIRE CO ME M AC HI NE A ND C ON TR OL I NT O COME MACHINE AND CONTROL INTO COME MACHINE AND CONTROL INTO SP AC E. SPACE. SPACE. TH E MI SS IO N OP ER AT IO N CE NT ER THE MISSION OPERATION CENTER THE MISSION OPERATION CENTER PR OV ID ES B OT H OF T HO SE E LE ME NT S PROVIDES BOTH OF THOSE ELEMENTS PROVIDES BOTH OF THOSE ELEMENTS CA LL ED M OV E VA C ON TR OL N OV A CALLED MOVE VA CONTROL NOVA CALLED MOVE VA CONTROL NOVA BE IN G TH E NA ME O F TH E LU NA R BEING THE NAME OF THE LUNAR BEING THE NAME OF THE LUNAR LA ND ER C LA SS A ND C ON TR OL B OE IN G LANDER CLASS AND CONTROL BOEING LANDER CLASS AND CONTROL BOEING TH E NE RV E CE NT ER T HE E NT IR E THE NERVE CENTER THE ENTIRE THE NERVE CENTER THE ENTIRE LU NA R PR OG RA M AN D UN IQ UE LUNAR PROGRAM AND UNIQUE LUNAR PROGRAM AND UNIQUE CI RC UL AR D ES IG N FO ST ER S AN CIRCULAR DESIGN FOSTERS AN CIRCULAR DESIGN FOSTERS AN EN VI RO NM EN T WH ER E FL IG HT ENVIRONMENT WHERE FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT WHERE FLIGHT CO NT RO LL ER A ND C US TO ME RS M AJ OR CONTROLLER AND CUSTOMERS MAJOR CONTROLLER AND CUSTOMERS MAJOR AG IL E DE CI SI ON S. AGILE DECISIONS. AGILE DECISIONS. LE T’ S TA KE A L IV E LO OK . LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK. YE AH . YEAH. YEAH. IN SI DE O F TH E FL IG HT C ON TR OL INSIDE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL INSIDE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL RO OM , JO SH . ROOM, JOSH. ROOM, JOSH. IT I S IM PO RT AN T TO N OT E TH ES E IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THESE IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THESE AR E NO T TH E ON LY T EA MS T HA T AR E ARE NOT THE ONLY TEAMS THAT ARE ARE NOT THE ONLY TEAMS THAT ARE HA VE B EE N IN T HI S RO OM O VE R TH E HAVE BEEN IN THIS ROOM OVER THE HAVE BEEN IN THIS ROOM OVER THE PA ST S EV EN D AY S TH IS I S ST AF FE D PAST SEVEN DAYS THIS IS STAFFED PAST SEVEN DAYS THIS IS STAFFED 20 -I NS ID E N OV A CO NT RO L HE RE . 20-INSIDE NOVA CONTROL HERE. 20-INSIDE NOVA CONTROL HERE. TH ER E IS R ED , WH IT E AN D BL UE THERE IS RED, WHITE AND BLUE THERE IS RED, WHITE AND BLUE TE AM S TO S UP PO RT T HI S MI SS IO N. TEAMS TO SUPPORT THIS MISSION. TEAMS TO SUPPORT THIS MISSION. GA RY T HE M IS SI ON R EQ UI RE D 24 -7 GARY THE MISSION REQUIRED 24-7 GARY THE MISSION REQUIRED 24-7 OP ER AT IO NS O R SO ME WH ER E OPERATIONS OR SOMEWHERE OPERATIONS OR SOMEWHERE IN -B ET WE EN T HE th A ND 8 th IN-BETWEEN THEth AND 8th IN-BETWEEN THEth AND 8th DA Y. DAY. DAY. TH IS I S TH RE E TI ME ! T EA MS THIS IS THREE TIME! TEAMS THIS IS THREE TIME! TEAMS WO RK IN G EI GH T HO UR S HI FT S WH IC H WORKING EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS WHICH WORKING EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS WHICH RE AL LY T UR NE D IN TO J US T AB OU T REALLY TURNED INTO JUST ABOUT REALLY TURNED INTO JUST ABOUT EV ER YB OD Y WO RK IN G 16 H OU R S HI FT S EVERYBODY WORKING 16 HOUR SHIFTS EVERYBODY WORKING 16 HOUR SHIFTS EA CH . EACH. EACH. IN A DD IT IO N, T HE RE I S AN OT HE R IN ADDITION, THERE IS ANOTHER IN ADDITION, THERE IS ANOTHER TE AM T HE G OL D TE AM T HA T IS TEAM THE GOLD TEAM THAT IS TEAM THE GOLD TEAM THAT IS RU NN IN G PR OB LE MS A ND S OL VI NG RUNNING PROBLEMS AND SOLVING RUNNING PROBLEMS AND SOLVING SO LU TI ON S TH AT A RE C OM IN G UP I N SOLUTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP IN SOLUTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP IN TH E FU TU RE A T TH IS M OM EN T, W E THE FUTURE AT THIS MOMENT, WE THE FUTURE AT THIS MOMENT, WE TA LK ED A BO UT T HI S BE IN G A TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING A TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING A DY NA MI C SI TU AT IO N US IN G TW O OF DYNAMIC SITUATION USING TWO OF DYNAMIC SITUATION USING TWO OF ND L’ S LA SE RS T O FE ED T O TH E HR N NDL’S LASERS TO FEED TO THE HRN NDL’S LASERS TO FEED TO THE HRN AN D TR N CA ME RA S TO P RO VI DE A AND TRN CAMERAS TO PROVIDE A AND TRN CAMERAS TO PROVIDE A LA ND IN G SO LU TI ON E VE RY ON E EV ER Y AS SE T AV AI LA BL E OU T OF T HE T EA MS ASSET AVAILABLE OUT OF THE TEAMS ASSET AVAILABLE OUT OF THE TEAMS IS O N HA ND R IG HT N OW T O SO LV E IS ON HAND RIGHT NOW TO SOLVE IS ON HAND RIGHT NOW TO SOLVE TH ES E PR OB LE MS . THESE PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS. AN D TA KE T HE B ES T SH OT A T TH E AND TAKE THE BEST SHOT AT THE AND TAKE THE BEST SHOT AT THE MO ON W E CA N. MOON WE CAN. MOON WE CAN. >> I T RE AL LY T OO K A TE AM . >> IT REALLY TOOK A TEAM. >> IT REALLY TOOK A TEAM. AS Y OU M EN TI ON ED A G IG AN TI C AS YOU MENTIONED A GIGANTIC AS YOU MENTIONED A GIGANTIC SI TU AT IO N. SITUATION. SITUATION. NO W YO U TA LK ED A BO UT T HE D ES IG N NOW YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DESIGN NOW YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF T HI S RO OM F OS T ER IN G TH AT ERING THAT ERING THAT CO LL AB OR AT IO N. COLLABORATION. COLLABORATION. IT I S A LI TT LE D IF FE RE NT F RO M IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM WH AT I A M US ED T O AT T HE F LI GH T WHAT I AM USED TO AT THE FLIGHT WHAT I AM USED TO AT THE FLIGHT CO NT RO L RO OM W HE RE W IL L YO U HA VE CONTROL ROOM WHERE WILL YOU HAVE CONTROL ROOM WHERE WILL YOU HAVE CO NS UL TS T HA T AR E FA CI NG T OW AR D CONSULTS THAT ARE FACING TOWARD CONSULTS THAT ARE FACING TOWARD L AR M SC RE EN S. ARM SCREENS. ARM SCREENS. WH AT E XA CT LY I S TH E LO GI C BE HI ND WHAT EXACTLY IS THE LOGIC BEHIND WHAT EXACTLY IS THE LOGIC BEHIND TH IS D ES O IN . THIS DESO IN. THIS DESO IN. >> W E WA NT ED T O GE T EV ER YB OD Y >> WE WANTED TO GET EVERYBODY >> WE WANTED TO GET EVERYBODY TO GE TH ER . TOGETHER. TOGETHER. IN TO W HE RE W E AR E A SM AL L INTO WHERE WE ARE A SMALL INTO WHERE WE ARE A SMALL CO MP AN Y. COMPANY. COMPANY. TH ER E IS N OT A L OT O F US . THERE IS NOT A LOT OF US. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF US. AG UI LT Y IS O UR S TR ON G SU IT I I N AGUILTY IS OUR STRONG SUIT I IN AGUILTY IS OUR STRONG SUIT I IN TH E SI TU AT IO N. THE SITUATION. THE SITUATION. TH IS R OO M R EA LL Y SU IT ED U S. THIS ROOM REALLY SUITED US. THIS ROOM REALLY SUITED US. TH E SI TU AT IO N WH ER E WE C AN P UT THE SITUATION WHERE WE CAN PUT THE SITUATION WHERE WE CAN PUT TH E PA YL OA D CU ST OM ER S IN S I DE O F THE PAYLOAD CUSTOMERS IN SIDE OF THE PAYLOAD CUSTOMERS IN SIDE OF TH E CE NT ER O R LE T’ S SA Y WE N E ED THE CENTER OR LET’S SAY WE NEED THE CENTER OR LET’S SAY WE NEED TO B RI NG O PE RA TO RS W HO H AV E TO BRING OPERATORS WHO HAVE TO BRING OPERATORS WHO HAVE KN OW LE DG E OF T HE T HI NG S TH AT KNOWLEDGE OF THE THINGS THAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE THINGS THAT NE ED T O HA PP EN IN T HE F UT UR E NEED TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE NEED TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE TH AT W E HA VE N OT Q UI TE T OU CH ED THAT WE HAVE NOT QUITE TOUCHED THAT WE HAVE NOT QUITE TOUCHED ON A S A TE AM . ON AS A TEAM. ON AS A TEAM. BU T YO U CA N IN SE RT T HO SE F OL KS BUT YOU CAN INSERT THOSE FOLKS BUT YOU CAN INSERT THOSE FOLKS IN TO T HE C EN TE R OF T HI S RO OM INTO THE CENTER OF THIS ROOM INTO THE CENTER OF THIS ROOM MA KE Q UI CK D EC IS IO NS R ES PO ND T O MAKE QUICK DECISIONS RESPOND TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS RESPOND TO PR OB LE MS A ND T HA T IS R EA LL Y TH E PROBLEMS AND THAT IS REALLY THE PROBLEMS AND THAT IS REALLY THE WA Y WE S EE T AC KL IN G TH E HA RD ES T WAY WE SEE TACKLING THE HARDEST WAY WE SEE TACKLING THE HARDEST CH AL LE NG EN ES S TH E WO RL D AN D CHALLENGENESS THE WORLD AND CHALLENGENESS THE WORLD AND CE RT AI NL Y RI GH T NO W FO R US T HI S CERTAINLY RIGHT NOW FOR US THIS CERTAINLY RIGHT NOW FOR US THIS IS O NE O F TH E HA RD ES T CH AL LE NG ES IS ONE OF THE HARDEST CHALLENGES IS ONE OF THE HARDEST CHALLENGES ON T HE M OO N MO ST C ER TA IN LY . ON THE MOON MOST CERTAINLY. ON THE MOON MOST CERTAINLY. WH IC H WE A RE S EE IN G AB SO LU TE LY . WHICH WE ARE SEEING ABSOLUTELY. WHICH WE ARE SEEING ABSOLUTELY. I TA KE S EV ER YB OD Y IN T HI S RO OM I TAKES EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM I TAKES EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AN D EV ER YO NE H AS T HE I R AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR RE SP EC TI VE R OL ES L IK E WE S EE RESPECTIVE ROLES LIKE WE SEE RESPECTIVE ROLES LIKE WE SEE WI TH A NY S PA CE CR AF T SO ME O F WITH ANY SPACECRAFT SOME OF WITH ANY SPACECRAFT SOME OF TH ES E EA CH O F TH ES E IN DI VI DU AL S THESE EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS THESE EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS PR OV ID ES I N SI GH TS I NT O A PROVIDES IN SIGHTS INTO A PROVIDES IN SIGHTS INTO A SP EC IF IC S PA CE CR AF T SU B SY ST EM . SPECIFIC SPACECRAFT SUB SYSTEM. SPECIFIC SPACECRAFT SUB SYSTEM. TH E CA PT AI N OF T HI S WH OL E TH IN G THE CAPTAIN OF THIS WHOLE THING THE CAPTAIN OF THIS WHOLE THING IS U SU AL LY T HE M IS SI ON D IR EC TO R IS USUALLY THE MISSION DIRECTOR IS USUALLY THE MISSION DIRECTOR IN T HE C AS E TH IS I S BL UE T EA M. IN THE CASE THIS IS BLUE TEAM. IN THE CASE THIS IS BLUE TEAM. TH AT I S DR . TI M CR AN E. THAT IS DR. TIM CRANE. THAT IS DR. TIM CRANE. HE I S TH E CO FO UN DE R. HE IS THE COFOUNDER. HE IS THE COFOUNDER. CH IE F TE CH NO LO GY O FF IC ER S ER VI NG CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER SERVING CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER SERVING AS M IS SI ON D IR EC TO R TO DA Y. AS MISSION DIRECTOR TODAY. AS MISSION DIRECTOR TODAY. NO W FL IG HT C ON TR OL O PE RA TO RS NOW FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATORS NOW FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATORS CO NT IN UE T O MO NI TO R NO VA -C ‘S CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOVA-C’S CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOVA-C’S PE RF OR MA NC E. PERFORMANCE. PERFORMANCE. OP ER AT IO N AL LE Y, W E AR E CO UN TI NG OPERATION ALLEY, WE ARE COUNTING OPERATION ALLEY, WE ARE COUNTING DO WN A T 5: 11 P .M . CE NT RA L TI ME . DOWN AT 5:11 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. DOWN AT 5:11 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. LA ND IN G AT A A T 5: 24 P .M . MA RE LANDING AT A AT 5:24 P.M. MARE LANDING AT A AT 5:24 P.M. MARE TH E SO UT H PO LE O F TH E MO ON F OR THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON FOR THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON FOR MO RE O N A, L ET ‘S H EA D OV ER T O MORE ON A, LET’S HEAD OVER TO MORE ON A, LET’S HEAD OVER TO LE AH C HE SH IR E. LEAH CHESHIRE. LEAH CHESHIRE. LE AH . LEAH. LEAH. LE AH : T HA NK S. LEAH: THANKS. LEAH: THANKS. I AM N OW H ER E WI TH B EN B U FF Y I AM NOW HERE WITH BEN BUFFY I AM NOW HERE WITH BEN BUFFY IN TU IT IV E MA CH IN ES C HI EF S EE INTUITIVE MACHINES CHIEF SEE INTUITIVE MACHINES CHIEF SEE YO UI AN st S TO T AL K AB OU T IT . YOUIANstS TO TALK ABOUT IT. YOUIANstS TO TALK ABOUT IT. TH AN K YO U SO M UC H. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BE N IF . BEN IF. BEN IF. GR EA T TO B E HE RE . GREAT TO BE HERE. GREAT TO BE HERE. >> N OW T EL L ME A BO UT T HE L AN DI NG >> NOW TELL ME ABOUT THE LANDING >> NOW TELL ME ABOUT THE LANDING SI TE . SITE. SITE. WH Y IT W AS C HO SE N? WH A T SE TS I T WHY IT WAS CHOSEN? WHAT SETS IT WHY IT WAS CHOSEN? WHAT SETS IT PA RT . PART. PART. >> T HE M OS T IM PO RT AN T FA CT OR W AS >> THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WAS >> THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WAS TO F IN D A GO OD S AF E SI TE T O LA ND TO FIND A GOOD SAFE SITE TO LAND TO FIND A GOOD SAFE SITE TO LAND WH EN L AN DI NG I N HI GH T ER RA IN WHEN LANDING IN HIGH TERRAIN WHEN LANDING IN HIGH TERRAIN NE AR T HE P OL ES A ND T HA T CA N NEAR THE POLES AND THAT CAN NEAR THE POLES AND THAT CAN BE – – TH AT W AS F UN C HA LL EN GE F OR BE — THAT WAS FUN CHALLENGE FOR BE — THAT WAS FUN CHALLENGE FOR TH E TE AM , BU T WE T HI NK W E FO UN D THE TEAM, BUT WE THINK WE FOUND THE TEAM, BUT WE THINK WE FOUND A GO OD L AR GE S AF E AR EA F RE E OF A GOOD LARGE SAFE AREA FREE OF A GOOD LARGE SAFE AREA FREE OF BO LD ER S AN D CR AT ER S AN D TH E BOLDERS AND CRATERS AND THE BOLDERS AND CRATERS AND THE OT HE R KE Y FA CT OR W AS T O TR Y TO OTHER KEY FACTOR WAS TO TRY TO OTHER KEY FACTOR WAS TO TRY TO LA ND I N TH E SO UT H PO LE R EG ON O F LAND IN THE SOUTH POLE REGON OF LAND IN THE SOUTH POLE REGON OF TH E MO ON . THE MOON. THE MOON. YO U KN OW , NA SA T HR OU GH T HE YOU KNOW, NASA THROUGH THE YOU KNOW, NASA THROUGH THE AR TE MI S PR OG RA M WI TH T HE ARTEMIS PROGRAM WITH THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM WITH THE IN TE RN AT IO NA L PA RT NE RS W OU LD B E INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WOULD BE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WOULD BE SE ND IN G HU MA NS T O TH E MO ON S O SENDING HUMANS TO THE MOON SO SENDING HUMANS TO THE MOON SO TH E GO AL W AS T O FI ND S OM EW HE RE THE GOAL WAS TO FIND SOMEWHERE THE GOAL WAS TO FIND SOMEWHERE IN T HE S OU TH P OL AR R EG IO N AN D WE IN THE SOUTH POLAR REGION AND WE IN THE SOUTH POLAR REGION AND WE SO RT O F TH IN K OU TS ID E OF T HE R IM SORT OF THINK OUTSIDE OF THE RIM SORT OF THINK OUTSIDE OF THE RIM IS O NE O F TH E GO LD LY G OL D DY IS ONE OF THE GOLDLY GOLD DY IS ONE OF THE GOLDLY GOLD DY LO CK S LO CA TI ON T O GE T TH E DA TA LOCKS LOCATION TO GET THE DATA LOCKS LOCATION TO GET THE DATA TH EY W AN T TO G ET . THEY WANT TO GET. THEY WANT TO GET. CA N YO U TA LK A BO UT T HA T LU NA R CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT LUNAR CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT LUNAR HI GH LA ND M AT ER IA L? HIGHLAND MATERIAL? HIGHLAND MATERIAL? TH AT I S WH AT W E BE LI EV E A TO B E THAT IS WHAT WE BELIEVE A TO BE THAT IS WHAT WE BELIEVE A TO BE CO MP OS ED O F. COMPOSED OF. COMPOSED OF. WH AT I S IN R EA LL Y IN TE RE ST IN G WHAT IS IN REALLY INTERESTING WHAT IS IN REALLY INTERESTING AB OU T TH E LU NA R HI GH LA ND S? ABOUT THE LUNAR HIGHLANDS? ABOUT THE LUNAR HIGHLANDS? SO I F YO U LO OK A T TH E MO ON Y OU SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MOON YOU SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MOON YOU WI LL S EE , YO U WI LL S EE B RI GH T WILL SEE, YOU WILL SEE BRIGHT WILL SEE, YOU WILL SEE BRIGHT AN D DA RK R EG GO NS T HE N TH E DA RK AND DARK REGGONS THEN THE DARK AND DARK REGGONS THEN THE DARK RE GG ON S AR E OL D VO LC AN IC F LO WS REGGONS ARE OLD VOLCANIC FLOWS REGGONS ARE OLD VOLCANIC FLOWS TH E BR OU GH T RE GI ON S AR E MO UN THE BROUGHT REGIONS ARE MOUN THE BROUGHT REGIONS ARE MOUN TA IN TS O R TH E HI GH LA ND S WH IC H TAINTS OR THE HIGHLANDS WHICH TAINTS OR THE HIGHLANDS WHICH AC TU AL LY R EP RE SE NT T HE O RI GI NA L ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL FO UR A ND A H AL F BI LL IO N YE AR FOUR AND A HALF BILLION YEAR FOUR AND A HALF BILLION YEAR CR US T OF T HE M OO N SO I NT ER ES TI NG CRUST OF THE MOON SO INTERESTING CRUST OF THE MOON SO INTERESTING TH EY A RE A LS O TH E SA ME G EO LO GY THEY ARE ALSO THE SAME GEOLOGY THEY ARE ALSO THE SAME GEOLOGY TH AT T HE C RE W WI LL V IS IT . THAT THE CREW WILL VISIT. THAT THE CREW WILL VISIT. AN D SO , SO W E WA NT T O GO A ND G ET AND SO, SO WE WANT TO GO AND GET AND SO, SO WE WANT TO GO AND GET TH E FI RS T DA TA O F TH E HI GH LA ND S THE FIRST DATA OF THE HIGHLANDS THE FIRST DATA OF THE HIGHLANDS NE AR T HE P OL ES A ND S O WE H AV E NEAR THE POLES AND SO WE HAVE NEAR THE POLES AND SO WE HAVE ON E OF T HE I NS TR UM EN TS , FO R ONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS, FOR ONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS, FOR EX AM PL E IS S CO UT S, A ND S O TH E EXAMPLE IS SCOUTS, AND SO THE EXAMPLE IS SCOUTS, AND SO THE ST ER EO C AM ER A FO R LU NA R PL UM E STEREO CAMERA FOR LUNAR PLUME STEREO CAMERA FOR LUNAR PLUME ST UD IE S AN D SO , SO T HA T CA ME RA STUDIES AND SO, SO THAT CAMERA STUDIES AND SO, SO THAT CAMERA WH IC H IS F OU R VI DE O CA ME RA S WI LL WHICH IS FOUR VIDEO CAMERAS WILL WHICH IS FOUR VIDEO CAMERAS WILL IM AG E T HE D US T OF T HE H IG HL AN D HE DUST OF THE HIGHLAND HE DUST OF THE HIGHLAND TE RR AI N RI GH T BE FO RE W E L AN D SO TERRAIN RIGHT BEFORE WE LAND SO TERRAIN RIGHT BEFORE WE LAND SO WE W IL L LE AR N HO W I T BE HA LF A S WE WILL LEARN HOW IT BEHALF AS WE WILL LEARN HOW IT BEHALF AS LA NN ER S CO ME D OW N SO W E S TA R T TO LANNERS COME DOWN SO WE START TO LANNERS COME DOWN SO WE START TO PU T TH IN GS N EA R TH E PO LE S WE T HE PUT THINGS NEAR THE POLES WE THE PUT THINGS NEAR THE POLES WE THE HO W FA R WE H AV E T O LA ND . HOW FAR WE HAVE TO LAND. HOW FAR WE HAVE TO LAND. WE K NO W TH ER E AR E AR EA S NE W WE KNOW THERE ARE AREAS NEW WE KNOW THERE ARE AREAS NEW CO UL D BE L IG HT IN G A ND COULD BE LIGHTING AND COULD BE LIGHTING AND CO MM UN IC AT IO NS T HE N TE RR AI N COMMUNICATIONS THEN TERRAIN COMMUNICATIONS THEN TERRAIN IT SE LF S O WH AT C AN WE E XP EC T EK ITSELF SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT EK ITSELF SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT EK AT A . AT A. AT A. >> Y EA H AS Y OU G ET CL OS E TO T HO >> YEAH AS YOU GET CLOSE TO THO >> YEAH AS YOU GET CLOSE TO THO PO LL S. POLLS. POLLS. IT B EC OM ES C HA LL EN GI NG . IT BECOMES CHALLENGING. IT BECOMES CHALLENGING. >> A BO UT 4 00 -K IL O ME RE S WE T HI NK >> ABOUT 400-KILO MERES WE THINK >> ABOUT 400-KILO MERES WE THINK TH AT I S A GO OD L OC AT IO N B EC AU SE THAT IS A GOOD LOCATION BECAUSE THAT IS A GOOD LOCATION BECAUSE IT I S TH E CL OS ES T TO T HE P OL E IT IS THE CLOSEST TO THE POLE IT IS THE CLOSEST TO THE POLE AN YO NE H AS L AN KE D BU T FO R ANYONE HAS LANKED BUT FOR ANYONE HAS LANKED BUT FOR EX AM PL E WE H AV E CH OS E AN D SI GH T EXAMPLE WE HAVE CHOSE AND SIGHT WH ER E YO U CA N SE E TH E EA RT H AL L WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE EARTH ALL WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE EARTH ALL TH E TI ME W HI CH I S O NE O F TH E THE TIME WHICH IS ONE OF THE THE TIME WHICH IS ONE OF THE CO MM UN IC AT IO NS B EI NG A K EY COMMUNICATIONS BEING A KEY COMMUNICATIONS BEING A KEY CH AL LE NG E. CHALLENGE. CHALLENGE. WH ER E IM 2 TH E SE CO ND MI SS IO N WHERE IM2 THE SECOND MISSION WHERE IM2 THE SECOND MISSION LA TE R TH IS Y EA R WI LL G O EV EN LATER THIS YEAR WILL GO EVEN LATER THIS YEAR WILL GO EVEN CL OS E FO R TH E PO LE F OR E XA MP LE CLOSE FOR THE POLE FOR EXAMPLE CLOSE FOR THE POLE FOR EXAMPLE ON E OF T HE NG S TH IS W E CA N ST UD Y ONE OF THENGS THIS WE CAN STUDY ONE OF THENGS THIS WE CAN STUDY IS H OY LE W E SE E TH E EA RT H AL L IS HOYLE WE SEE THE EARTH ALL IS HOYLE WE SEE THE EARTH ALL TH E TI ME . THE TIME. THE TIME. ON E OF T H E TH IN GS T HE Y WA NT T O ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WANT TO ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WANT TO KN OW I S HO W IT I S WH EN T HE E AR TH KNOW IS HOW IT IS WHEN THE EARTH KNOW IS HOW IT IS WHEN THE EARTH IS C LO SE S O TH AT I S ON E. IS CLOSE SO THAT IS ONE. IS CLOSE SO THAT IS ONE. >> T HA NK S SO M UC H F OR J OI NI NG U S >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HE RE T O DA Y. HERE TODAY. HERE TODAY. TH AT I S AL L TH E TI ME W E HA VE THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE NO W. NOW. NOW. WE ‘L L SE ND I T BA CK T O JO SH A ND WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO JOSH AND WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO JOSH AND GA RY T O TA LK A BO UT T HE L AN DI NG GARY TO TALK ABOUT THE LANDING GARY TO TALK ABOUT THE LANDING SE QU EN CE . SEQUENCE. SEQUENCE. >> T HA NK S, EE . >> THANKS,EE. >> THANKS,EE. A CR AT ER O NL Y 30 0 KI LO ME TE RS A CRATER ONLY 300 KILOMETERS A CRATER ONLY 300 KILOMETERS FR OM T HE T HE M OO N’ S SO UT H PO LE . FROM THE THE MOON’S SOUTH POLE. FROM THE THE MOON’S SOUTH POLE. TH E SI TE I S NA ME D AF TE R CH AR LE S THE SITE IS NAMED AFTER CHARLES THE SITE IS NAMED AFTER CHARLES MA LI P ER T, A 1 7t h CE NT UR Y MALI PERT, A 17th CENTURY MALI PERT, A 17th CENTURY BE LL IA M AS TR ON OM ER T HE A RE A BELLIAM ASTRONOMER THE AREA BELLIAM ASTRONOMER THE AREA AR OU ND T HE L AN DI NG S IT E IS AROUND THE LANDING SITE IS AROUND THE LANDING SITE IS BE LI EV ED T O BE M AD E OF H IG HL AN D BELIEVED TO BE MADE OF HIGHLAND BELIEVED TO BE MADE OF HIGHLAND MA TE RI AL . MATERIAL. MATERIAL. SI MI LA R TO A P OI A PO LL O 16 ‘S SIMILAR TO A POI APOLLO 16’S SIMILAR TO A POI APOLLO 16’S LA ND IN G SI TE . LANDING SITE. LANDING SITE. AP OL LO 1 6 WA S TH E FI RS T AP OL LO APOLLO 16 WAS THE FIRST APOLLO APOLLO 16 WAS THE FIRST APOLLO MI SS IO N TO V IS IT T HE L UN AR E YE MISSION TO VISIT THE LUNAR EYE MISSION TO VISIT THE LUNAR EYE HI R H IG HL AN DS . HI R HIGHLANDS. HI R HIGHLANDS. TH EY B EL IE VE T HE H IG HL AN DS THEY BELIEVE THE HIGHLANDS THEY BELIEVE THE HIGHLANDS OF FE RE D IN S IG HT S IN TO T HE OFFERED IN SIGHTS INTO THE OFFERED IN SIGHTS INTO THE MO ON ‘S E AR LY H IS TO RY T HE L AN DI NG MOON’S EARLY HISTORY THE LANDING MOON’S EARLY HISTORY THE LANDING SI TE T UR NE D OU T TO B E A SO UR CE SITE TURNED OUT TO BE A SOURCE SITE TURNED OUT TO BE A SOURCE OF R IC H SC IE NT IF IC I NF OR MA TI ON . OF RICH SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. OF RICH SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. A LA RG E SA MP LE O F RO CK W AS A LARGE SAMPLE OF ROCK WAS A LARGE SAMPLE OF ROCK WAS RE CO VE RE D FR OM W HI CH S OL ID IF IE D RECOVERED FROM WHICH SOLIDIFIED RECOVERED FROM WHICH SOLIDIFIED MO RE T HA N 4 MI LL IO N YE AR S AG O MORE THAN 4 MILLION YEARS AGO MORE THAN 4 MILLION YEARS AGO DU RI NG T HE M OO N’ S FO RM AT IO N WH EN DURING THE MOON’S FORMATION WHEN DURING THE MOON’S FORMATION WHEN TH E OU TE R RE GI ON W ER E ST IL L THE OUTER REGION WERE STILL THE OUTER REGION WERE STILL MO LT EN T HE I M- 1 MI SS IO N IS MOLTEN THE IM-1 MISSION IS MOLTEN THE IM-1 MISSION IS CA RR YI NG N AS A PA YL OA DS T O BE TT ER CARRYING NASA PAYLOADS TO BETTER CARRYING NASA PAYLOADS TO BETTER CH AR AC TE RI ZE T HE S CI EN TI FI C CHARACTERIZE THE SCIENTIFIC CHARACTERIZE THE SCIENTIFIC LA ND IN G SI TE F OR F UT UR E AR TE MI S LANDING SITE FOR FUTURE ARTEMIS LANDING SITE FOR FUTURE ARTEMIS MI SS IO NS . MISSIONS. MISSIONS. >> G AR Y, W E WE RE T AR G ER TI NG >> GARY, WE WERE TAR GERTING >> GARY, WE WERE TAR GERTING FR OM N AS , A TH E LU NA R IN T HE FROM NAS, A THE LUNAR IN THE FROM NAS, A THE LUNAR IN THE RE GI ON O F TH E NE AR S ID E OF T HE REGION OF THE NEAR SIDE OF THE REGION OF THE NEAR SIDE OF THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. TH E DE CI SI ON T O MO VE F RO M TH E THE DECISION TO MOVE FROM THE THE DECISION TO MOVE FROM THE OR IG IN AL L AN DI NG S IT E WA S BA SE D ORIGINAL LANDING SITE WAS BASED ORIGINAL LANDING SITE WAS BASED ON T HE N EE D TO L EA RN M OR E AB OU T ON THE NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ON THE NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TE RR AI N CO MM UN IC AT IO NS N EA R TH E TERRAIN COMMUNICATIONS NEAR THE TERRAIN COMMUNICATIONS NEAR THE LU NA R SO UT H PO LE . LUNAR SOUTH POLE. LUNAR SOUTH POLE. WH IC H IX ED ED T O BE M AD E UP O F WHICH IXEDED TO BE MADE UP OF WHICH IXEDED TO BE MADE UP OF 10 78 O F TH E BE ST L OC AT IO NS F OR 1078 OF THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR 1078 OF THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR SU ST AI NE D HU MA N PR ES EN CE O N TH E SUSTAINED HUMAN PRESENCE ON THE SUSTAINED HUMAN PRESENCE ON THE MO ON L AN DI NG N EA R MA LI PE RT A WI LL MOON LANDING NEAR MALIPERTA WILL MOON LANDING NEAR MALIPERTA WILL HE LP T O UN DE RS TA ND H OW T O SE ND HELP TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO SEND HELP TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO SEND DA TA B AC K TO E AR TH F RO M LO CA TI ON DATA BACK TO EARTH FROM LOCATION DATA BACK TO EARTH FROM LOCATION TH AT I S LO W ON T HE L UN AR THAT IS LOW ON THE LUNAR THAT IS LOW ON THE LUNAR HO RI ZO N. HORIZON. HORIZON. >> N OW W E AR E CO MI NG U P ON T HE >> NOW WE ARE COMING UP ON THE >> NOW WE ARE COMING UP ON THE ND L AC TI VA TI ON W E HA VE M OR E NDL ACTIVATION WE HAVE MORE NDL ACTIVATION WE HAVE MORE IN FO RM AT IO N AB OU T HO W IN TU IT IV E INFORMATION ABOUT HOW INTUITIVE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW INTUITIVE MA CH IN ES F LI GH T CO NT RO LL ER S MACHINES FLIGHT CONTROLLERS MACHINES FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN TE ND T O LA ND O N TH E MO O N US IN G INTEND TO LAND ON THE MOON USING INTEND TO LAND ON THE MOON USING TH E ND L, T HE N AV IG AT IO N DO PP LE R THE NDL, THE NAVIGATION DOPPLER THE NDL, THE NAVIGATION DOPPLER LI DI R. LIDIR. LIDIR. >> G AR Y, S IN CE C HO OS IN G TO O RB IT >> GARY, SINCE CHOOSING TO ORBIT >> GARY, SINCE CHOOSING TO ORBIT TH E MO ON O NE M OR E T IM E TH EY H AV E THE MOON ONE MORE TIME THEY HAVE THE MOON ONE MORE TIME THEY HAVE BE EN W OR KI NG T O RE SO LV E A BEEN WORKING TO RESOLVE A BEEN WORKING TO RESOLVE A CH AL LE NG E WI TH T HE L AS ER R AN GE CHALLENGE WITH THE LASER RANGE CHALLENGE WITH THE LASER RANGE FI ND ER S AC IN NE D TO T HE H AZ AR D FINDERS ACINNED TO THE HAZARD FINDERS ACINNED TO THE HAZARD RE LA TI VE N AV IG AT IO N CA M ER AS RELATIVE NAVIGATION CAMERAS RELATIVE NAVIGATION CAMERAS TH OS E PR OV ID E LA ND IN G SO LU TI ON S. THOSE PROVIDE LANDING SOLUTIONS. THOSE PROVIDE LANDING SOLUTIONS. TH E LA SE RS A RE I NT EN DE D TO THE LASERS ARE INTENDED TO THE LASERS ARE INTENDED TO DE TE RM IN E AL TI TU DE A ND DETERMINE ALTITUDE AND DETERMINE ALTITUDE AND HO RI ZO NT AL V EL OC IT Y BU T TH E HORIZONTAL VELOCITY BUT THE HORIZONTAL VELOCITY BUT THE WI TH IN O N TH E L AN NE R RI GH T NO W LANNER RIGHT NOW LANNER RIGHT NOW AR E NO T WO RK IN G. ARE NOT WORKING. ARE NOT WORKING. >> T HE SE A RE E SS EN TI AL >> THESE ARE ESSENTIAL >> THESE ARE ESSENTIAL ME AS UR EM EN TS R EQ UI RE D TO MEASUREMENTS REQUIRED TO MEASUREMENTS REQUIRED TO LI ST EN ED O N TH E MO ON . LISTENED ON THE MOON. LISTENED ON THE MOON. WH IL E NO VA -C ‘S L AS ER R AN GE WHILE NOVA-C’S LASER RANGE WHILE NOVA-C’S LASER RANGE FI ND ER S AR E NO T OP ER AB LE . NA SA ‘S N AV IG AT IO N LI DI R SE NS OR S. NASA’S NAVIGATION LIDIR SENSORS. NASA’S NAVIGATION LIDIR SENSORS. SO D UR IN G TH E LA ST T WO -H OU R ST TWO-HOUR ST TWO-HOUR OR BI T FL IG HT C ON TR OL LE RS H AV E ORBIT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS HAVE ORBIT FLIGHT CONTROLLERS HAVE BE EN L OA DI NG S OF TW AR E PA TC H AN D BEEN LOADING SOFTWARE PATCH AND BEEN LOADING SOFTWARE PATCH AND RE SE TT IN G TH E LA ND ER ‘S G UI DA NC E RESETTING THE LANDER’S GUIDANCE RESETTING THE LANDER’S GUIDANCE CO NT RO L SY ST EM T O US E TW O LA SE R CONTROL SYSTEM TO USE TWO LASER CONTROL SYSTEM TO USE TWO LASER BE AM S FR OM N AS A’ S NA VI GA TI ON BEAMS FROM NASA’S NAVIGATION BEAMS FROM NASA’S NAVIGATION DO PP LE R LI D IR A S PR IM AR Y DOPPLER LIDIR AS PRIMARY DOPPLER LIDIR AS PRIMARY NA VI GA TI ON S IN CO RS T O LA ND . NAVIGATION SINCORS TO LAND. NAVIGATION SINCORS TO LAND. >> T HA T I S RI GH T. >> THAT IS RIGHT. >> THAT IS RIGHT. WE A RE A M DO ! C OM IN G OU P IN T HE WE ARE AM DO! COMING OUP IN THE WE ARE AM DO! COMING OUP IN THE TI ME LI NE F OR W HE N NO VE MB ER A RE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN NOVEMBER ARE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN NOVEMBER ARE A C IS A BO UT T O BE GI N TH E C IS ABOUT TO BEGIN THE C IS ABOUT TO BEGIN THE AC TI VA TI ON O F ND L. ACTIVATION OF NDL. ACTIVATION OF NDL. TH IS I S A TH RE E- ST EP P RO CE SS THIS IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS THIS IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS FR OM P OW ER IN G ON B EC OM IN G RE AD Y FROM POWERING ON BECOMING READY FROM POWERING ON BECOMING READY FO R OP ER AT IO N AB OU T FI VE M IN UT ES FOR OPERATION ABOUT FIVE MINUTES FOR OPERATION ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LA TE R TH EN I NT EG RA TI NG T HO SE LATER THEN INTEGRATING THOSE LATER THEN INTEGRATING THOSE SE NS OR S WI TH N OV A- C’ S TE R AR E IN SENSORS WITH NOVA-C’S TER ARE IN SENSORS WITH NOVA-C’S TER ARE IN AN D HA ZA RD R EL AT IV E NA VI GA TI ON AND HAZARD RELATIVE NAVIGATION AND HAZARD RELATIVE NAVIGATION CA ME RA S AH E AD O F NO VA -C L AN D IN G CAMERAS AHEAD OF NOVA-C LANDING CAMERAS AHEAD OF NOVA-C LANDING SO W HI LE W E WA IT , LE T’ S LE AR N A SO WHILE WE WAIT, LET’S LEARN A SO WHILE WE WAIT, LET’S LEARN A LI TT L E MO RE A BO UT N DL . LITTLE MORE ABOUT NDL. LITTLE MORE ABOUT NDL. >> S O TH E AR TE MI S PR OG RA M HA S >> SO THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM HAS >> SO THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM HAS TA KE N N AS A BA CK T O TH E MO N AN D TAKEN NASA BACK TO THE MON AND TAKEN NASA BACK TO THE MON AND EV ER YT HI NG T HA T GO ES T HE RE . EVERYTHING THAT GOES THERE. EVERYTHING THAT GOES THERE. IN CL UD IN G TH E IN S TR EW ME NT S AN D INCLUDING THE IN STREWMENTS AND INCLUDING THE IN STREWMENTS AND PE OP LE . PEOPLE. PEOPLE. IT M US T B E FL OW N AS S AF EL Y AN D IT MUST BE FLOWN AS SAFELY AND IT MUST BE FLOWN AS SAFELY AND LA ND ED T HE RE P RE CI SE LY . LANDED THERE PRECISELY. LANDED THERE PRECISELY. SO T HI BL E LA KI NG P HA SE O F TH AT SO THIBLE LAKING PHASE OF THAT SO THIBLE LAKING PHASE OF THAT SO T HE L AN DI NG F AC E IS T HE M OS T SO THE LANDING FACE IS THE MOST SO THE LANDING FACE IS THE MOST CR IT IC AL A SP EC TS . CRITICAL ASPECTS. CRITICAL ASPECTS. IT I S AN I NS TR UM EN T OU TE D TO IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OUTED TO IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OUTED TO EN AB LE T HA T CA PA BI LI TY T HA T US ES ENABLE THAT CAPABILITY THAT USES ENABLE THAT CAPABILITY THAT USES LI GH T IN T HE S AM E TH AT S ON AR LIGHT IN THE SAME THAT SONAR LIGHT IN THE SAME THAT SONAR US ES S OU ND . USES SOUND. USES SOUND. FO R ND L, L IG HT W OU LD C OM E OU T OF FOR NDL, LIGHT WOULD COME OUT OF FOR NDL, LIGHT WOULD COME OUT OF TH E TE LE SC OP E AT T HE M OO N’ S THE TELESCOPE AT THE MOON’S THE TELESCOPE AT THE MOON’S SU RF AC E AN D TH E LI GH T WO UL D BE SURFACE AND THE LIGHT WOULD BE SURFACE AND THE LIGHT WOULD BE RE FL EC TE D BA CK . REFLECTED BACK. REFLECTED BACK. TH ES E TE LE SC OP ES A RE M OU NT ED O N THESE TELESCOPES ARE MOUNTED ON THESE TELESCOPES ARE MOUNTED ON TH E OU TS ID E OF T HE V EH IC LE S O THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SO YO U GE T A CL EA R VI EW O F TH E YOU GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE YOU GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE GR OU ND A S IT I S CO MI NG T O A GROUND AS IT IS COMING TO A GROUND AS IT IS COMING TO A LA ND IN G. LANDING. LANDING. IN T HE A PO LL O ER A, L AR GE R AD AR S, IN THE APOLLO ERA, LARGE RADARS, IN THE APOLLO ERA, LARGE RADARS, OR A ST RO NA UT S US IN G TH EI R EY ES OR ASTRONAUTS USING THEIR EYES OR ASTRONAUTS USING THEIR EYES LO OK IN G O UT O F TH E VI EW PO IN T, LOOKING OUT OF THE VIEWPOINT, LOOKING OUT OF THE VIEWPOINT, WE RE U SE D TO H EL P LA ND T HE WERE USED TO HELP LAND THE WERE USED TO HELP LAND THE VE HI CL ES . VEHICLES. VEHICLES. ND L WI LL H AV E TO T AK E TH E BU RN ED NDL WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE BURNED NDL WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE BURNED OF F TH E CR EW F OR M UC H SM AL LE R OFF THE CREW FOR MUCH SMALLER OFF THE CREW FOR MUCH SMALLER LO WE R PO WE R AN D MO RE A CC UR AT E IN LOWER POWER AND MORE ACCURATE IN LOWER POWER AND MORE ACCURATE IN VO I NS TR UM EN TS . VO INSTRUMENTS. VO INSTRUMENTS. >> A ND W E JU ST G OT U PD AT E FR OM >> AND WE JUST GOT UPDATE FROM >> AND WE JUST GOT UPDATE FROM ON E OF T HE F LI GH T CO NT RO LL IN GE RS ONE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLLINGERS ONE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLLINGERS AT T HE H RN TR N CA ME RA S EY E SI GN ED AT THE HRNTRN CAMERAS EYE SIGNED AT THE HRNTRN CAMERAS EYE SIGNED TO N OV A- C NO MI NA LL Y PR OC ES SI NG TO NOVA-C NOMINALLY PROCESSING TO NOVA-C NOMINALLY PROCESSING IM AG ES U SI NG T WO O F TH OS E ND L IMAGES USING TWO OF THOSE NDL IMAGES USING TWO OF THOSE NDL LA SE RS Q UI TE T HE F EA T GA RY . LASERS QUITE THE FEAT GARY. LASERS QUITE THE FEAT GARY. SO Y EA H. SO YEAH. SO YEAH. AB SO LU TE LY I NC RE DI BL E AN D VE RY ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND VERY ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND VERY IM PO RT AN T MI LE ST ON E TO UR IS M. IMPORTANT MILESTONE TOURISM. IMPORTANT MILESTONE TOURISM. NO W LE T’ S LE AR N MO RE A BO UT H OW NOW LET’S LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW NOW LET’S LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TH IS T EC HN OL OG Y IS P LA YI NG THIS TECHNOLOGY IS PLAYING THIS TECHNOLOGY IS PLAYING AC TI VE R OL E IN T HI S DY NA MI C ACTIVE ROLE IN THIS DYNAMIC ACTIVE ROLE IN THIS DYNAMIC SI TU AT IO N AN D HE AD O VE R T O LE AH SITUATION AND HEAD OVER TO LEAH SITUATION AND HEAD OVER TO LEAH CH ES HI RE . CHESHIRE. CHESHIRE. >> L EA H? >> LEAH? >> LEAH? LE AH : T HA NK S SO M UC H, G AR Y. LEAH: THANKS SO MUCH, GARY. LEAH: THANKS SO MUCH, GARY. I AM J OI NE D BY N AS A DE PU TY I AM JOINED BY NASA DEPUTY I AM JOINED BY NASA DEPUTY AS SO CI AT E AD MI N ST RI T FO R TH E ASSOCIATE ADMIN STRIT FOR THE ASSOCIATE ADMIN STRIT FOR THE SP AC E TE CH NO LO GY M IS SI ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DI RE CT OR AT E. DIRECTORATE. DIRECTORATE. TH AN K YO U. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> L ET ‘S T AL K AB OU T TH E NO VE L >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NOVEL >> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NOVEL LA ND IN G TE CH NO LO GY T HA T IS N THAT IS N THAT IS N TH ER E. THERE. THERE. CA N YO U EX PL AI N TH AT T O US . CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO US. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO US. YE AH . YEAH. YEAH. ON E OF T HE C HA LL EN GE F OR D OI NG ONE OF THE CHALLENGE FOR DOING ONE OF THE CHALLENGE FOR DOING AN Y SP AC E MI SS IO NS I S KN OW IN G ANY SPACE MISSIONS IS KNOWING ANY SPACE MISSIONS IS KNOWING WH ER E YO U AR E AN D TR YI NG T O WHERE YOU ARE AND TRYING TO WHERE YOU ARE AND TRYING TO FI GU RE I T UT , RI GH T? FIGURE IT UT, RIGHT? FIGURE IT UT, RIGHT? WE AR E LO OK IN G TO D EV EL OP N EW WE ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP NEW WE ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP NEW AN D NE WE R CA PA BI LI TI ES W IT H HE AND NEWER CAPABILITIES WITH HE AND NEWER CAPABILITIES WITH HE DO ON T HA T PR EC IS E LO Y AN D TA KE DOON THAT PRECISE LOY AND TAKE DOON THAT PRECISE LOY AND TAKE UP L ES S VO LU ME A ND M AS S. UP LESS VOLUME AND MASS. UP LESS VOLUME AND MASS. SO T HA T YO U CA N HA VE A LL T HE AV AI LA BL E PA YL OA D MA SS F OR AVAILABLE PAYLOAD MASS FOR AVAILABLE PAYLOAD MASS FOR IN ST RU ME NT S AN D OT HE R TH IN GS W E INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER THINGS WE INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER THINGS WE AR E TR YI NG TO D O SO T HI S IS N EX T ARE TRYING TO DO SO THIS IS NEXT ARE TRYING TO DO SO THIS IS NEXT GE NE RA TI ON O F A NE W CA PA BI LI TY GENERATION OF A NEW CAPABILITY GENERATION OF A NEW CAPABILITY WH ER E WE A RE T RY IN G TO G O FR OM WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO FROM WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO FROM TH E TR AD IT IO N AL M EA SU RE ME NT S THE TRADITIONAL MEASUREMENTS THE TRADITIONAL MEASUREMENTS US IN G RA DA R TO A L AS ER -B AS ED USING RADAR TO A LASER-BASED USING RADAR TO A LASER-BASED SY ST EM . SYSTEM. SYSTEM. SO T HA T IS W HA T TH IS N AV IG AT IO N SO THAT IS WHAT THIS NAVIGATION SO THAT IS WHAT THIS NAVIGATION DO PP LE R LI DI R WI LL B E D OI NG T O DOPPLER LIDIR WILL BE DOING TO DOPPLER LIDIR WILL BE DOING TO GE T TH E VE LO CI TY M EA SU RE ME NT S IN GET THE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS IN GET THE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS IN TH E LA TE RA L DI RE CT A S WE LL A S THE LATERAL DIRECT AS WELL AS THE LATERAL DIRECT AS WELL AS TH E VE RT IC AL D IR EC TI ON . THE VERTICAL DIRECTION. THE VERTICAL DIRECTION. WH EN I T C OM ES T O N DL , WH AT A RE WHEN IT COMES TO NDL, WHAT ARE WHEN IT COMES TO NDL, WHAT ARE TH E CH AL LE NG ES W E EX PE CT K TO S EE THE CHALLENGES WE EXPECTK TO SEE THE CHALLENGES WE EXPECTK TO SEE W HE N US IN G TH IS T EC HN OL OG Y. WHEN USING THIS TECHNOLOGY. WHEN USING THIS TECHNOLOGY. >> S O WE T ES TE D IT O N TH E GR OU ND >> SO WE TESTED IT ON THE GROUND >> SO WE TESTED IT ON THE GROUND IN A N UM BE R OF P LA TF OR MS F RO M IN A NUMBER OF PLATFORMS FROM IN A NUMBER OF PLATFORMS FROM HE LI CO PT ER S TO L AN DE RS H ER E ON HELICOPTERS TO LANDERS HERE ON HELICOPTERS TO LANDERS HERE ON TH E SU RF AC E ON T HE E AR TH T O T ES T THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH TO TEST THE SURFACE ON THE EARTH TO TEST TH IS O UT . THIS OUT. THIS OUT. TH IS I S TH E FI RS T TI ME W E AR E THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE GO IN G TO T ES T IT I N TH E SP AC E GOING TO TEST IT IN THE SPACE GOING TO TEST IT IN THE SPACE EN VI RO NM EN T IN T HE L UN AR SU RF AC E. SURFACE. SURFACE. RI GH T. RIGHT. RIGHT. WE W IL L SE E HO W T HA T DI FF ER EN T WE WILL SEE HOW THAT DIFFERENT WE WILL SEE HOW THAT DIFFERENT EN VI RO NM EN T WI LL A FF EC T TH E ENVIRONMENT WILL AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT WILL AFFECT THE SY ST EM S RI GH T. SYSTEMS RIGHT. SYSTEMS RIGHT. AN D SO , ON E OF T HE T HI NG S WE AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WO UL D LI KE T O KN OW W HA T IS T HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE HO W TH E PU LS E CO ME S BA CK A FT ER HOW THE PULSE COMES BACK AFTER HOW THE PULSE COMES BACK AFTER TH E LA SE R AN D HO W IT R EF LE CT S THE LASER AND HOW IT REFLECTS THE LASER AND HOW IT REFLECTS BA CK T O TH E SY ST EM A ND H OW L ON G BACK TO THE SYSTEM AND HOW LONG BACK TO THE SYSTEM AND HOW LONG IT T AK ES T O PR OC ES S AN D HO W IT IT TAKES TO PROCESS AND HOW IT IT TAKES TO PROCESS AND HOW IT WI LL H EL P DE FO ON T HE S OL UT IO N TO WILL HELP DEFOON THE SOLUTION TO WILL HELP DEFOON THE SOLUTION TO FI GU RE O UT T HE T RA C RO CK ER Y TO FIGURE OUT THE TRA CROCKERY TO FIGURE OUT THE TRA CROCKERY TO GO D OW N TO T HE L AN DI NG O N TH E GO DOWN TO THE LANDING ON THE GO DOWN TO THE LANDING ON THE SU RF AC E. SURFACE. SURFACE. NO W TH IS T EC HN OL OG Y HA S BE CO ME A NOW THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME A NOW THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME A LI TT LE B IT M OR E CR IT IC AL F OR LITTLE BIT MORE CRITICAL FOR LITTLE BIT MORE CRITICAL FOR TO DA Y’ S MI SS IO N SO C AN Y OU T AL K TODAY’S MISSION SO CAN YOU TALK TODAY’S MISSION SO CAN YOU TALK AB OU T HO W MD L IS N OW B EI NG U SE D ABOUT HOW MDL IS NOW BEING USED ABOUT HOW MDL IS NOW BEING USED IN T OD AY ‘S L AN DI NG ? IN TODAY’S LANDING? IN TODAY’S LANDING? >> R IG HT . >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. SO L WE P UT T HI S AT T HE T EC H DO ME SOL WE PUT THIS AT THE TECH DOME SOL WE PUT THIS AT THE TECH DOME ME T HE T EC H DE MO NS TR AT IO N AS A ME THE TECH DEMONSTRATION AS A ME THE TECH DEMONSTRATION AS A TE ST R IG HT . TEST RIGHT. TEST RIGHT. WE W ER E NO T PL AN NI NG T O US E IT WE WERE NOT PLANNING TO USE IT WE WERE NOT PLANNING TO USE IT IN L IN E WI TH T HE A CT UA L MI SS IO N IN LINE WITH THE ACTUAL MISSION IN LINE WITH THE ACTUAL MISSION CO MI NG D OW N TH E LA ND IN G BU T NO W, COMING DOWN THE LANDING BUT NOW, COMING DOWN THE LANDING BUT NOW, WE A RE . WE ARE. WE ARE. SO B AS IC AL LY , IT I S NO W TH E SO BASICALLY, IT IS NOW THE SO BASICALLY, IT IS NOW THE PR IM AR Y SY ST EM T O HE LP P RO VI DE PRIMARY SYSTEM TO HELP PROVIDE PRIMARY SYSTEM TO HELP PROVIDE TH E VE LO CI TY A ND A LT IT UD E THE VELOCITY AND ALTITUDE THE VELOCITY AND ALTITUDE IN FO RM AT IO N SO T HA T TH E LA NN ER INFORMATION SO THAT THE LANNER INFORMATION SO THAT THE LANNER CA N LA ND S AF EL Y ON T HE S UR FA CE . CAN LAND SAFELY ON THE SURFACE. CAN LAND SAFELY ON THE SURFACE. TH AT I S IM PO RT AN T BE CA US E AS T HE THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS THE THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS THE LA NN ER C OM ES D OW N. LANNER COMES DOWN. LANNER COMES DOWN. WE D ON ‘T W AN T IT T O TI P OV ER A ND WE DON’T WANT IT TO TIP OVER AND WE DON’T WANT IT TO TIP OVER AND SO W E NE ED T O GE T UN DE RS TA ND IN G SO WE NEED TO GET UNDERSTANDING SO WE NEED TO GET UNDERSTANDING OF T HE V ER TI CA L VE LO CI TY S O IT OF THE VERTICAL VELOCITY SO IT OF THE VERTICAL VELOCITY SO IT KN OW H OU SE M UC H TH RU ST T O SL OW KNOW HOUSE MUCH THRUST TO SLOW KNOW HOUSE MUCH THRUST TO SLOW DO WN B EC AU SE I T CO ME S DO WN DOWN BECAUSE IT COMES DOWN DOWN BECAUSE IT COMES DOWN SI DE WA SIDEWA SIDEWA CA R, T HE G AS S TA NK T O YO U CA N CAR, THE GAS STANK TO YOU CAN CAR, THE GAS STANK TO YOU CAN ME AS UR E IT E AS Y IN S PA CE . MEASURE IT EASY IN SPACE. MEASURE IT EASY IN SPACE. IT F LO AT S SO H OW C AN W E DO T HA T IT FLOATS SO HOW CAN WE DO THAT IT FLOATS SO HOW CAN WE DO THAT TO K NO W HO W MU CH T HE RE I S. TO KNOW HOW MUCH THERE IS. TO KNOW HOW MUCH THERE IS. TH EN T HE O TH ER O NE I S SC AL PS O NE THEN THE OTHER ONE IS SCALPS ONE THEN THE OTHER ONE IS SCALPS ONE OF T HE T HI NG S TH AT A DD S IT L AN ES OF THE THINGS THAT ADDS IT LANES OF THE THINGS THAT ADDS IT LANES TH E TH RU ST I S GO IN G TO T HR OW U P THE THRUST IS GOING TO THROW UP THE THRUST IS GOING TO THROW UP AL L TH E EJ EC T OF T HE L UN AR . ALL THE EJECT OF THE LUNAR. ALL THE EJECT OF THE LUNAR. SO W E HA VE F OU R ST ER EO C AL M AS SO WE HAVE FOUR STEREO CALM AS SO WE HAVE FOUR STEREO CALM AS TH ER E AR E GO IN G TO T AK E IM AG ES THERE ARE GOING TO TAKE IMAGES THERE ARE GOING TO TAKE IMAGES OF T HA T AN D GE T DA TA S O WE C AN OF THAT AND GET DATA SO WE CAN OF THAT AND GET DATA SO WE CAN IM PR OV E TH E MO DE LI NG . IMPROVE THE MODELING. IMPROVE THE MODELING. SO T HA T IN T HE F UT UR E LA ND IN GS SO THAT IN THE FUTURE LANDINGS SO THAT IN THE FUTURE LANDINGS WE C AN M AK E TH EM S AF ER A ND WE CAN MAKE THEM SAFER AND WE CAN MAKE THEM SAFER AND TH IN GS , SO B WE A RE U SI NG T HA T THINGS, SOB WE ARE USING THAT THINGS, SOB WE ARE USING THAT AZ TE C HO L LE G Y DE MO NS TR AT IO N AS AZTEC HOL LE GY DEMONSTRATION AS AZTEC HOL LE GY DEMONSTRATION AS WE LL T O IM PR OV E FU TU RE L AN DI NG S WELL TO IMPROVE FUTURE LANDINGS WELL TO IMPROVE FUTURE LANDINGS TO M AK E IT S AF ER . TO MAKE IT SAFER. TO MAKE IT SAFER. YO U. YOU. YOU. RE AL LY E XC IT IN G ST UF F AN D FO R REALLY EXCITING STUFF AND FOR REALLY EXCITING STUFF AND FOR NO W WE ‘L L SE ND I T BA CK T O GA R NOW WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO GAR NOW WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO GAR RA IN Y OS H. RAIN YOSH. RAIN YOSH. TH AN KS , LE AH . THANKS, LEAH. THANKS, LEAH. NO VA -C I S LE SS T HA N 5 KI LO ME TE RS NOVA-C IS LESS THAN 5 KILOMETERS NOVA-C IS LESS THAN 5 KILOMETERS FR OM T HE L UN AR S UR FA CE A ND 2 0 FROM THE LUNAR SURFACE AND 20 FROM THE LUNAR SURFACE AND 20 MI NU TE S TO P OW ER D EC EN T MINUTES TO POWER DECENT MINUTES TO POWER DECENT IN IT IA TI ON A C RI TI CA L MA NE UV ER INITIATION A CRITICAL MANEUVER INITIATION A CRITICAL MANEUVER TH AT M AR KS B EG IN NI NG O F TH E THAT MARKS BEGINNING OF THE THAT MARKS BEGINNING OF THE FI NA L MO ME NT S BE FO RE T OU CH IN G FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE TOUCHING FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE TOUCHING DO ES N’ T ON T HE L UN AR ‘S S UR FA CE DOESN’T ON THE LUNAR’S SURFACE DOESN’T ON THE LUNAR’S SURFACE IT I S NO S EC RE T TH AT L AN DI NG O N IT IS NO SECRET THAT LANDING ON IT IS NO SECRET THAT LANDING ON TH E MO ON I S CH AL LE NG IN G THE MOON IS CHALLENGING THE MOON IS CHALLENGING CO UN TR IE S AR OU ND T HE W OR LD H AV E COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE A AT TE MP TE D TH IS I NC RE DI BL E FE AT A ATTEMPTED THIS INCREDIBLE FEAT A ATTEMPTED THIS INCREDIBLE FEAT SO ME S UC CE SS FU L AN D SO ME N O NO T SOME SUCCESSFUL AND SOME NO NOT SOME SUCCESSFUL AND SOME NO NOT OF C OU RS E TH E UN IT ED S TA TE S HA S OF COURSE THE UNITED STATES HAS OF COURSE THE UNITED STATES HAS LA ND ED O N TH E MO ON M AN Y TI ME S LANDED ON THE MOON MANY TIMES LANDED ON THE MOON MANY TIMES MO ST N OT AB LY D UR IN G TH E AP OL LO MOST NOTABLY DURING THE APOLLO MOST NOTABLY DURING THE APOLLO PR OG RA M. PROGRAM. PROGRAM. BU T TH IS M AY B E TH E FI RS T BUT THIS MAY BE THE FIRST BUT THIS MAY BE THE FIRST LA ND IN G BY U .S . CO MM ER CI AL LANDING BY U.S. COMMERCIAL LANDING BY U.S. COMMERCIAL CO MP AN Y EN AB LE D UN DE R NA SA COMPANY ENABLED UNDER NASA COMPANY ENABLED UNDER NASA EC LI PS E IN IT IA TI VE A HE AD O F TH E ECLIPSE INITIATIVE AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE INITIATIVE AHEAD OF THE IM PO RT AN T MI LE ST ON ES L ET ‘S IMPORTANT MILESTONES LET’S IMPORTANT MILESTONES LET’S DI SC US S TH E CH AL LE NG ES O F DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES OF DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES OF LA ND IN G ON T HE M OO N TH RO UG H LANDING ON THE MOON THROUGH LANDING ON THE MOON THROUGH EC LI PS E. ECLIPSE. ECLIPSE. TA KE A L OO K. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. >> L AN DI NG O B TH E MO ON I S HA RD . >> LANDING OB THE MOON IS HARD. >> LANDING OB THE MOON IS HARD. WE A RE G OI NG T O GO B AC K. WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK. WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK. WE A RE G OI NG T O BE S EN DI NG WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING HU MA NS T O TH E MO ON F OR T HE F IR ST HUMANS TO THE MOON FOR THE FIRST HUMANS TO THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TI ME S IN CE A PO LL O SO A HE AD O F TIME SINCE APOLLO SO AHEAD OF TIME SINCE APOLLO SO AHEAD OF HU MA NS W E WA NT T O GE T UP A S MU CH HUMANS WE WANT TO GET UP AS MUCH HUMANS WE WANT TO GET UP AS MUCH SC IE NC E EX PL OR E RI GS A N D SCIENCE EXPLORE RIGS AND SCIENCE EXPLORE RIGS AND TE CH NO LO GY O AK S FO R PL OR R AC IA L TECHNOLOGY OAKS FOR PLOR RACIAL TECHNOLOGY OAKS FOR PLOR RACIAL AN D EX PE RI ME NT S AS P OS SI BL E SO AND EXPERIMENTS AS POSSIBLE SO AND EXPERIMENTS AS POSSIBLE SO EC LI PS E HA S TH E TH IN GS W E W AN T ECLIPSE HAS THE THINGS WE WANT ECLIPSE HAS THE THINGS WE WANT TO L EA RN . TO LEARN. TO LEARN. EC LI PS E ST AN DS F OR C OM ME RC IA L ECLIPSE STANDS FOR COMMERCIAL ECLIPSE STANDS FOR COMMERCIAL PA YL OA D SE RV IC ES . PAYLOAD SERVICES. PAYLOAD SERVICES. >> T HE S ER VI CE S PA RT I S TH E KE Y >> THE SERVICES PART IS THE KEY >> THE SERVICES PART IS THE KEY EL EM EN T. ELEMENT. ELEMENT. OR DI NA RI LY W HE N NA SA D EL IV ER S A ORDINARILY WHEN NASA DELIVERS A ORDINARILY WHEN NASA DELIVERS A PA YL OA D TO T HE S UR FA CE . PAYLOAD TO THE SURFACE. PAYLOAD TO THE SURFACE. IT ‘S T HE M OO N, T HE Y DO I T WI TH IT’S THE MOON, THEY DO IT WITH IT’S THE MOON, THEY DO IT WITH TH E CO MM ER CI AL P AR T AN OT HE R, B UT THE COMMERCIAL PART ANOTHER, BUT THE COMMERCIAL PART ANOTHER, BUT NA SA C ON TR OL S TH E VE HI CL E. NASA CONTROLS THE VEHICLE. NASA CONTROLS THE VEHICLE. NO W, T HE S ER VI CE O F TH E DE LI VE RY NOW, THE SERVICE OF THE DELIVERY NOW, THE SERVICE OF THE DELIVERY OF T HE L UN AR P A YL OA D T O TH E YLOAD TO THE YLOAD TO THE SU RF AC E OF T HE M OO N. SURFACE OF THE MOON. SURFACE OF THE MOON. IT I S A DE LI VE RY S ER VI CE . IT IS A DELIVERY SERVICE. IT IS A DELIVERY SERVICE. IT C AM E TO A D EL I VE RY S ER VI CE IT CAME TO A DELIVERY SERVICE IT CAME TO A DELIVERY SERVICE TH AT Y OU H AV E HE RE O N EA RT H. THAT YOU HAVE HERE ON EARTH. THAT YOU HAVE HERE ON EARTH. >> N A SA W IL L PR OV ID E PA YL OA DS T O >> NASA WILL PROVIDE PAYLOADS TO >> NASA WILL PROVIDE PAYLOADS TO A CO MM ER CI AL C OM PA NY . A COMMERCIAL COMPANY. A COMMERCIAL COMPANY. TH EY D EC ID E HO W TO G ET I T TO T HE THEY DECIDE HOW TO GET IT TO THE THEY DECIDE HOW TO GET IT TO THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. TH EY H AV E TO D EV EL OP T HE IR O WN THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN LA ND ER B UT H AV E TO M AN AG E TH E LANDER BUT HAVE TO MANAGE THE LANDER BUT HAVE TO MANAGE THE EN TI RE EN D TO E ND M IS SI ON T HA T ENTIRE END TO END MISSION THAT ENTIRE END TO END MISSION THAT IS M EA NT T O PR OV ID E AF FO RD AB LE IS MEANT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE IS MEANT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE RA PI D FR EQ UE NT A CC ES S TO T HE RAPID FREQUENT ACCESS TO THE RAPID FREQUENT ACCESS TO THE LU NA R SU RF AC E TH RO UG H AM ER IC AN LUNAR SURFACE THROUGH AMERICAN LUNAR SURFACE THROUGH AMERICAN CO MP AN IE S. COMPANIES. COMPANIES. >> W E AR E FU ND IN G DI FF ER EN T >> WE ARE FUNDING DIFFERENT >> WE ARE FUNDING DIFFERENT CO MP AN IE S. COMPANIES. COMPANIES. WE H AV E CO MM ER CI AL C OM PA N IE S WE HAVE COMMERCIAL COMPANIES WE HAVE COMMERCIAL COMPANIES TH AT A RE C OM PE TI NG T O WI N TA SK THAT ARE COMPETING TO WIN TASK THAT ARE COMPETING TO WIN TASK OR DE RS T O DE LI VE R TH E PA YL OA DS ORDERS TO DELIVER THE PAYLOADS ORDERS TO DELIVER THE PAYLOADS TO T HE S UR FA CE O F TH E MO ON . TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. ON E OF T HE G OA LS W HE N WE S TA RT ED ONE OF THE GOALS WHEN WE STARTED ONE OF THE GOALS WHEN WE STARTED EC LI PS E WA S TO H EL P ES TA BL IS H A ECLIPSE WAS TO HELP ESTABLISH A ECLIPSE WAS TO HELP ESTABLISH A LU NA R EC ON OM Y. LUNAR ECONOMY. LUNAR ECONOMY. SO ME BO DY H AS T O DO I T FI RS T. SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT FIRST. SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT FIRST. TH EN I T BE CO ME S CO MM IS SI ON ER LY THEN IT BECOMES COMMISSIONERLY THEN IT BECOMES COMMISSIONERLY AV AI LA BL E AN D TH EN A RE A BL E TO AVAILABLE AND THEN ARE ABLE TO AVAILABLE AND THEN ARE ABLE TO MA KE I T MO RE A FF OR DA BL E SO T HE MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE SO THE MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE SO THE LU NA R SU RF AC ES T HE N EX T FR ON TI ER LUNAR SURFACES THE NEXT FRONTIER LUNAR SURFACES THE NEXT FRONTIER FO R CO MM ER CI AL E NV IR ON ME NT ? FOR COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT? FOR COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT? >> B UT W E HA D TO A C ON LY I N >> BUT WE HAD TO AC ONLY IN >> BUT WE HAD TO AC ONLY IN UP FR ON T TH RO UG H TH E HI GH ES T UPFRONT THROUGH THE HIGHEST UPFRONT THROUGH THE HIGHEST LE VE L OF T HE A GE NC Y LE AD ER SH IP NCY LEADERSHIP NCY LEADERSHIP TH AT C OM E WI LL F AI L . THAT COME WILL FAIL. THAT COME WILL FAIL. TH ES E MI SS IO NS M AY N OT B E AS THESE MISSIONS MAY NOT BE AS THESE MISSIONS MAY NOT BE AS SU CC ES SF UL A S TR AD IT IO NA L NA SA MI SS IO N. MISSION. MISSION. WE H AV E AC CE PT ED T H E RI SK S TH AT WE HAVE ACCEPTED THE RISKS THAT GO IN G TH RO UG H TH E IN NO VA TI VE GOING THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE GOING THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE AP PR OA CH F OR T HE C OM ME RC IA L APPROACH FOR THE COMMERCIAL APPROACH FOR THE COMMERCIAL CO MP AN IE S TH AT T HE RE C OU LD B E COMPANIES THAT THERE COULD BE COMPANIES THAT THERE COULD BE SO ME F AI L OA RS . SOME FAIL OARS. SOME FAIL OARS. SO ME O F TH EM N EW C OM PA NI ES . SOME OF THEM NEW COMPANIES. SOME OF THEM NEW COMPANIES. NO NE O F TH EM H AV E EV ER L AN DE D ON NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER LANDED ON NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER LANDED ON TH E SU RF AC E OF T HE M OO N. THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. SO T HE Y AR E GO IN G TO L EA RN SO THEY ARE GOING TO LEARN SO THEY ARE GOING TO LEARN LE SS ON S WH EN Y OU G IV E T HE M TH E HEM THE HEM THE AB IL IT Y TO L EA RN . ABILITY TO LEARN. ABILITY TO LEARN. TH AT W IL L HE LP G UI DE D ON E T HE THAT WILL HELP GUIDE DONE THE THAT WILL HELP GUIDE DONE THE RI SK S AS T H E CO MP AN IE S LA RN , OK . RISKS AS THE COMPANIES LARN, OK. RISKS AS THE COMPANIES LARN, OK. WH AT D OE S IT T AK E TO A CT UA LL Y WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ACTUALLY WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ACTUALLY BU IL D UP T HE L UN AR L AN D AR E AN D BUILD UP THE LUNAR LAND ARE AND BUILD UP THE LUNAR LAND ARE AND IN NO VA TE A ND G ET T OT T HE L UN AR INNOVATE AND GET TOT THE LUNAR INNOVATE AND GET TOT THE LUNAR SU RF AC E AN D LA ND S AF EL Y. SURFACE AND LAND SAFELY. SURFACE AND LAND SAFELY. TH EY H AV E BE EN A BL E TO THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DE MO NS TR AT E TH EY H AV E VE RY , VE RY DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE VERY, VERY DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE VERY, VERY GO OD T EC HN IC AL D EP TH A I N TH E GOOD TECHNICAL DEPTH A IN THE GOOD TECHNICAL DEPTH A IN THE AB IL IT Y TO D ES IG N AN D EX EC UT E ABILITY TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE ABILITY TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE MI SS IO NS W E AR E WI LL IN G TO T AK E MISSIONS WE ARE WILLING TO TAKE MISSIONS WE ARE WILLING TO TAKE MO RE S HO TS ? MORE SHOTS? MORE SHOTS? AM W E AR E NO T RI SK IN G HU MA N AM WE ARE NOT RISKING HUMAN AM WE ARE NOT RISKING HUMAN LI FE . LIFE. LIFE. IN T HE B IG P IC TU RE , IF W E AR E IN THE BIG PICTURE, IF WE ARE IN THE BIG PICTURE, IF WE ARE FL YI NG M IS SI ON S AT O NE -T EN TH O F FLYING MISSIONS AT ONE-TENTH OF FLYING MISSIONS AT ONE-TENTH OF A CO ST O F NA SA A ND W E FA IL ED T WO A COST OF NASA AND WE FAILED TWO A COST OF NASA AND WE FAILED TWO OF T HE M. OF THEM. OF THEM. WE S TI LL G ET E IG HT F OR T HE S AM E WE STILL GET EIGHT FOR THE SAME WE STILL GET EIGHT FOR THE SAME PR IC E. PRICE. PRICE. EV EN W IT H ON E OR TW O OR T HR EE EVEN WITH ONE OR TWO OR THREE EVEN WITH ONE OR TWO OR THREE FA IL UR ES , TH IS I S ST IL L AL V ER Y FAILURES, THIS IS STILL AL VERY FAILURES, THIS IS STILL AL VERY EC ON OM IC AL P RO PO SI TI ON . ECONOMICAL PROPOSITION. ECONOMICAL PROPOSITION. IT I S A RI SK W HI CH I S MO RE R IS K IT IS A RISK WHICH IS MORE RISK IT IS A RISK WHICH IS MORE RISK TO LE RA NT T HA N NA SA ‘S A CC US TO ME D TOLERANT THAN NASA’S ACCUSTOMED TOLERANT THAN NASA’S ACCUSTOMED TO. TO. TO. IT I S NO A T SI NG LE O NE O F TH E IT IS NO AT SINGLE ONE OF THE IT IS NO AT SINGLE ONE OF THE CO MP AN IE S TH AT I S WI LL IN G TO B ET COMPANIES THAT IS WILLING TO BET COMPANIES THAT IS WILLING TO BET TH E MI SS IO N ON A C OI N TO SS THE MISSION ON A COIN TOSS THE MISSION ON A COIN TOSS EV ER YO NE I S DO IN G WH AT T HE Y CA N EVERYONE IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN EVERYONE IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO H AV E TH E MO ST S UC CE SS FU L TO HAVE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TO HAVE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MI SS IO N PO SS IB LE B UT T HE MISSION POSSIBLE BUT THE IM PO RT AN T TH IN G TO R EA LI ZE R IS K IMPORTANT THING TO REALIZE RISK IMPORTANT THING TO REALIZE RISK DO ES N OT M EA N RI SK Y TH E RE W AR DS DOES NOT MEAN RISKY THE REWARDS DOES NOT MEAN RISKY THE REWARDS AR E LO NG T ER M AB IL IT Y TO G ET ARE LONG TERM ABILITY TO GET ARE LONG TERM ABILITY TO GET PA YL OA DS T O TH E MO ON . IN EX PE NS IV EL Y. INEXPENSIVELY. INEXPENSIVELY. FR EQ UE NT LY , RA PI DL Y. FREQUENTLY, RAPIDLY. FREQUENTLY, RAPIDLY. WE W AN T S CI EN CE S O WE T HE N CA N WE WANT SCIENCE SO WE THEN CAN WE WANT SCIENCE SO WE THEN CAN PU T MO RE R ES OU RC ES O N EV EN M OR E PUT MORE RESOURCES ON EVEN MORE PUT MORE RESOURCES ON EVEN MORE SC IE NC E EX PL OR AT IO N AN D SCIENCE EXPLORATION AND SCIENCE EXPLORATION AND TE CH NO LO GY P AY LO AD S. TECHNOLOGY PAYLOADS. TECHNOLOGY PAYLOADS. AN D GE T MO RE R ET UR N ON AND GET MORE RETURN ON AND GET MORE RETURN ON IN VE ST ME NT W HE N WE G ET T O TH E INVESTMENT WHEN WE GET TO THE INVESTMENT WHEN WE GET TO THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. EC LI PS E PR OV ID ES T RE ME ND OU S ECLIPSE PROVIDES TREMENDOUS ECLIPSE PROVIDES TREMENDOUS BE NE FI T AC RO SS T HE E CO NO MI C BENEFIT ACROSS THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT ACROSS THE ECONOMIC CO MM UN IT IE S. COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. TH ER E IS A L OT W E WO UL D LI KE T O THERE IS A LOT WE WOULD LIKE TO THERE IS A LOT WE WOULD LIKE TO LE AR N AB OU T TH E MO ON T O HE LP LEARN ABOUT THE MOON TO HELP LEARN ABOUT THE MOON TO HELP HU MA N HA BT IT IO N AN D PR EP AR E FO R HUMAN HABTITION AND PREPARE FOR HUMAN HABTITION AND PREPARE FOR MI SS IO NS T O MA RS A ND B EY ON D. MISSIONS TO MARS AND BEYOND. MISSIONS TO MARS AND BEYOND. TH E MO ON I S TH E FI RS T ST EP . THE MOON IS THE FIRST STEP. THE MOON IS THE FIRST STEP. >> T HE T EA MS H ER E AT M OV E VA >> THE TEAMS HERE AT MOVE VA >> THE TEAMS HERE AT MOVE VA CO NT RO L HA S BE EN W OR KI NG CONTROL HAS BEEN WORKING CONTROL HAS BEEN WORKING DI LI GE NT LY O VE R TH E PA ST S EV EN DILIGENTLY OVER THE PAST SEVEN DILIGENTLY OVER THE PAST SEVEN DA YS T O TA KE U S TH IS F AR . DAYS TO TAKE US THIS FAR. DAYS TO TAKE US THIS FAR. AN D OU R LA TE R FO CU SE D ON T HE AND OUR LATER FOCUSED ON THE AND OUR LATER FOCUSED ON THE OP ER AT IO NS O F NO VA -C S TA RT IN G OPERATIONS OF NOVA-C STARTING OPERATIONS OF NOVA-C STARTING WI TH T HE P OW ER D EC EN T IN IT WITH THE POWER DECENT INIT WITH THE POWER DECENT INIT TI AT IO N. TIATION. TIATION. FO R NO W, W E AR E HE AD IN G BA CK T O FOR NOW, WE ARE HEADING BACK TO FOR NOW, WE ARE HEADING BACK TO OV ER T O LE AH C HE SH IR E WH O IS OVER TO LEAH CHESHIRE WHO IS OVER TO LEAH CHESHIRE WHO IS ST AN DI NG B Y WI TH N AS A’ S STANDING BY WITH NASA’S STANDING BY WITH NASA’S AS SO CI AT E AD T ES TI NG TESTING TESTING >> I W AN T T O T AL K AB OU T T H E >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE VA LU AB LE S CI EN TI FI C I NS IG HT F RO M VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC INSIGHT FROM VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC INSIGHT FROM TH E M OO N. THE MOON. THE MOON. WH AT D OE S I T M EA N F OR N AS A? WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR NASA? WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR NASA? AS W E G ET P RE PA RE D T O S EN D AS WE GET PREPARED TO SEND AS WE GET PREPARED TO SEND AS TR ON AU TS T H ER E. ASTRONAUTS THERE. ASTRONAUTS THERE. WE C AN U SE T HE W AT ER T HE RE . WE CAN USE THE WATER THERE. WE CAN USE THE WATER THERE. IT ‘S R EA LL Y G RE A T. IT’S REALLY GREAT. IT’S REALLY GREAT. WE C AN B RE AK I T U P I NT O HY DR OG EN WE CAN BREAK IT UP INTO HYDROGEN WE CAN BREAK IT UP INTO HYDROGEN AN D O XY GE N U SE I T F OR F UE L. AND OXYGEN USE IT FOR FUEL. AND OXYGEN USE IT FOR FUEL. RE AL LY G RE AT F OR U S REALLY GREAT FOR US REALLY GREAT FOR US SU ST AI NA BI LI TY . SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY. BU T A LS O, T HE W HE RE T HE Y A RE BUT ALSO, THE WHERE THEY ARE BUT ALSO, THE WHERE THEY ARE GO IN G I S O NE O F T HE O LD ES T GOING IS ONE OF THE OLDEST GOING IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RE GI ON S OF T HE M OO N A BO U T REGIONS OF THE MOON ABOUT REGIONS OF THE MOON ABOUT 3. 85 B IL LI ON Y EA R S O L D. 3.85 BILLION YEARS OLD. 3.85 BILLION YEARS OLD. WE C A N L EA RN A BO UT W HA T O U R WE CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT OUR WE CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT OUR SO LA R S YS TE M W AS L I KE B EF OR E SOLAR SYSTEM WAS LIKE BEFORE SOLAR SYSTEM WAS LIKE BEFORE LI FE S TA RT ED . LIFE STARTED. LIFE STARTED. WE C AN D O S O ME A MA ZI NG S CI EN C E. WE CAN DO SOME AMAZING SCIENCE. WE CAN DO SOME AMAZING SCIENCE. >> I L OO K F OR WA RD T O L EA RN IN G >> I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MO RE A BO UT I T. MORE ABOUT IT. MORE ABOUT IT. AN Y F IN AL W OR DS ? ANY FINAL WORDS? ANY FINAL WORDS? >> J U ST T HA NK Y OU . >> JUST THANK YOU. >> JUST THANK YOU. LI TE RA LL Y T HA NK Y OU . LITERALLY THANK YOU. LITERALLY THANK YOU. TH IS I S S UC H AN A MA ZI NG T EA M. THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM. THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM. TH AN K Y OU T O T HE P EO P LE T HA T P UT THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT PUT THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT PUT TH E S CI EN CE A ND T HE T EC HN OL O GY THE SCIENCE AND THE TECHNOLOGY THE SCIENCE AND THE TECHNOLOGY EX PE RI ME N TS O N W IT H US . EXPERIMENTS ON WITH US. EXPERIMENTS ON WITH US. TH AN K Y O U T O T HI S B EA UT IF UL THANK YOU TO THIS BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU TO THIS BEAUTIFUL LA ND ER . LANDER. LANDER. TH AN K YO U T O S PA CE . THANK YOU TO SPACE. THANK YOU TO SPACE. IT ‘S S UC H AN I NC RE DI BL E E FF OR T, IT’S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE EFFORT, IT’S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE EFFORT, BI G BU ND O F E MO TI O N. BIG BUND OF EMOTION. BIG BUND OF EMOTION. GO N AS A. GO NASA. GO NASA. >> I ‘M W IT H Y OU A LL T H E W A Y. >> I’M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY. >> I’M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY. TH AN K Y OU SO M UC H FO R JO IN IN G U S THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO DA Y. TODAY. TODAY. NO W W E’ RE F OL LO WI NG I NT UI TI VE NOW WE’RE FOLLOWING INTUITIVE NOW WE’RE FOLLOWING INTUITIVE MA CH IN E F LI G HT C ON TR OL LE RS . MACHINE FLIGHT CONTROLLERS. MACHINE FLIGHT CONTROLLERS. BA CK T O J OS H A ND G AR Y. BACK TO JOSH AND GARY. BACK TO JOSH AND GARY. >> T HA NK S A L OT F OR T HA T. >> THANKS A LOT FOR THAT. >> THANKS A LOT FOR THAT. DU RI NG T HA T I NT ER VI EW F OR F O LK S DURING THAT INTERVIEW FOR FOLKS DURING THAT INTERVIEW FOR FOLKS AT H OM E , W E DI D H EA R T HA T TH E RE AT HOME, WE DID HEAR THAT THERE AT HOME, WE DID HEAR THAT THERE WA S A M AN EU VE R T O B UR N A TT IT UD E. WAS A MANEUVER TO BURN ATTITUDE. WAS A MANEUVER TO BURN ATTITUDE. WH I CH M EA NS T H E L AN DE R S TA RT IN G WHICH MEANS THE LANDER STARTING WHICH MEANS THE LANDER STARTING TO M AK E T HE P OS IT IO NA L TO MAKE THE POSITIONAL TO MAKE THE POSITIONAL RE QU IR EM EN TS N EE DE D. REQUIREMENTS NEEDED. REQUIREMENTS NEEDED. WE ‘R E G OI NG T O S TA RT L IS TE NI NG WE’RE GOING TO START LISTENING WE’RE GOING TO START LISTENING TO T HE IM 1 C HA NN EL . TO THE IM1 CHANNEL. TO THE IM1 CHANNEL. WE J US T H EA R D F RO M F LI GH T WE JUST HEARD FROM FLIGHT WE JUST HEARD FROM FLIGHT CO NT RO LL ER A BO UT F I VE M IN UT ES . CONTROLLER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. CONTROLLER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. >> UP T O 1 0 KI LO ME TE RS . >> UP TO 10 KILOMETERS. >> UP TO 10 KILOMETERS. >> T IM E O F I GN IT I ON . >> TIME OF IGNITION. >> TIME OF IGNITION. WE ‘R E I NS ID E O F F IV E M IN UT ES . WE’RE INSIDE OF FIVE MINUTES. WE’RE INSIDE OF FIVE MINUTES. T HI S I S C RI TI CA L 1 1 M IN UT E BU RN THIS IS CRITICAL 11 MINUTE BURN THIS IS CRITICAL 11 MINUTE BURN TO S LO W T HE L AT ER AL V EL OC IT Y. TO SLOW THE LATERAL VELOCITY. TO SLOW THE LATERAL VELOCITY. WH IL E W E’ R E I N T HA T I NT ER VI EW , WHILE WE’RE IN THAT INTERVIEW, WHILE WE’RE IN THAT INTERVIEW, WE D ID H EA R T HA T T HE M AI N E NG IN E WE DID HEAR THAT THE MAIN ENGINE WE DID HEAR THAT THE MAIN ENGINE WA S C OM PL ET ED . WAS COMPLETED. WAS COMPLETED. WE ‘R E L IS TE NI NG I N T H E L I VE WE’RE LISTENING IN THE LIVE WE’RE LISTENING IN THE LIVE CH AN NE L T HE RE . CHANNEL THERE. CHANNEL THERE. >> A L OT O F H AP PE NI NG I N N OV A >> A LOT OF HAPPENING IN NOVA >> A LOT OF HAPPENING IN NOVA CO NT RO L. CONTROL. CONTROL. LO TS H AP PE NI NG , J OS H . LOTS HAPPENING, JOSH. LOTS HAPPENING, JOSH. WE H A VE T HI S 11 M IN UT E B UR N. WE HAVE THIS 11 MINUTE BURN. WE HAVE THIS 11 MINUTE BURN. WE ‘R E F OC US ED O N T HE P RO PU L SI ON WE’RE FOCUSED ON THE PROPULSION WE’RE FOCUSED ON THE PROPULSION EL EM EN T. ELEMENT. ELEMENT. AT T HE S AM E T IM E, T HE S PA CE CR A FT AT THE SAME TIME, THE SPACECRAFT AT THE SAME TIME, THE SPACECRAFT C AN US E A T EC HN OL O GY C AL LE D CAN USE A TECHNOLOGY CALLED CAN USE A TECHNOLOGY CALLED TE RR AI N R EL AT IV E N AV IG AT I ON . TERRAIN RELATIVE NAVIGATION. TERRAIN RELATIVE NAVIGATION. >> W E K NO W T HA T W E N EE DE D >> WE KNOW THAT WE NEEDED >> WE KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TE RR AI N R EL AT IV E N AV IG AT IO N. TERRAIN RELATIVE NAVIGATION. TERRAIN RELATIVE NAVIGATION. WE W ER E C OM IN G D OW N T O L UN AR WE WERE COMING DOWN TO LUNAR WE WERE COMING DOWN TO LUNAR SU RF AC E. SURFACE. SURFACE. T HI S I NV OL VI NG S T WO P IE CE S. THIS INVOLVINGS TWO PIECES. THIS INVOLVINGS TWO PIECES. YO U H AV E A C AM ER A A ND Y OU H AV E A YOU HAVE A CAMERA AND YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE A CAMERA AND YOU HAVE A LA S ER R AN G E F IN DE R. LASER RANGE FINDER. LASER RANGE FINDER. AT T H E T OP O F T HE S HO W, W E AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW, WE AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW, WE ST AR TE D TA LK IN G A BO UT , T H E L A SE R STARTED TALKING ABOUT, THE LASER STARTED TALKING ABOUT, THE LASER RA N GE F IN DE R T HA T IN TU IT I VE RANGE FINDER THAT INTUITIVE RANGE FINDER THAT INTUITIVE MA CH IN E I S N OT O PE RA TI NG . MACHINE IS NOT OPERATING. MACHINE IS NOT OPERATING. IT ‘S T H E C HA LL E NG E O VE R T I ME . IT’S THE CHALLENGE OVER TIME. IT’S THE CHALLENGE OVER TIME. AB OU T T WO H OU RS , W E E LE CT ED T O ABOUT TWO HOURS, WE ELECTED TO ABOUT TWO HOURS, WE ELECTED TO DE L AY T HA T O R BI T A ND G O I N TO DELAY THAT ORBIT AND GO INTO DELAY THAT ORBIT AND GO INTO AN O TH ER O RB IT . ANOTHER ORBIT. ANOTHER ORBIT. TH AT ‘S W HY T HE S HO W W AS L IT TL E THAT’S WHY THE SHOW WAS LITTLE THAT’S WHY THE SHOW WAS LITTLE BI T L AT ER . BIT LATER. BIT LATER. la st c al lo ut s w er e ta l ki ng a bo ut last callouts were talking about last callouts were talking about be gi nn in g p ro ce ss in g o pt ic a l beginning processing optical beginning processing optical im ag es . images. images. TH AT W AS N OM IN AL T HE L I ST T IM E THAT WAS NOMINAL THE LIST TIME THAT WAS NOMINAL THE LIST TIME WE H EA RD T H AT W AS 2 0 M IN UT E S. WE HEARD THAT WAS 20 MINUTES. WE HEARD THAT WAS 20 MINUTES. >> T HE U PD AT ES A R E E SS EN TI AL T O >> THE UPDATES ARE ESSENTIAL TO >> THE UPDATES ARE ESSENTIAL TO UN DE RS TA ND IN G T HE P ER FO RM AN C E. UNDERSTANDING THE PERFORMANCE. UNDERSTANDING THE PERFORMANCE. TH E F OL KS Y O U S E E O N Y OU R V IE W, THE FOLKS YOU SEE ON YOUR VIEW, THE FOLKS YOU SEE ON YOUR VIEW, TH IS IS N OV A C ON TR O L. THIS IS NOVA CONTROL. THIS IS NOVA CONTROL. TH EY A RE M ON IT OR IN G A LL T HE DA TA THEY ARE MONITORING ALL THE DATA THEY ARE MONITORING ALL THE DATA CO MI NG F RO M N O VA CY A HE AD O F P D I. COMING FROM NOVACY AHEAD OF PDI. COMING FROM NOVACY AHEAD OF PDI. IT ‘S 5 :1 1 P. M. C EN TR AL T IM E. IT’S 5:11 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. IT’S 5:11 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. WH AT A RE T HE SE F OL KS L OO KI NG A T? WHAT ARE THESE FOLKS LOOKING AT? WHAT ARE THESE FOLKS LOOKING AT? >> E VE RY O NE I S L OO KI NG A T T HE IR >> EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THEIR >> EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THEIR AS SI G NE D S CR EE N S. ASSIGNED SCREENS. ASSIGNED SCREENS. A LL O F T HE M A RE T AY LO R M AD E . ALL OF THEM ARE TAYLOR MADE. ALL OF THEM ARE TAYLOR MADE. FO R T HE I R T AS K . FOR THEIR TASK. FOR THEIR TASK. YO U H AV E S PA R K L OO KI NG A T YOU HAVE SPARK LOOKING AT YOU HAVE SPARK LOOKING AT EL EC TR ON IC S, T H IN GS L I KE H OW H OT ELECTRONICS, THINGS LIKE HOW HOT ELECTRONICS, THINGS LIKE HOW HOT AR E T H E E L EC TR ON IC S, P AY LO A DS ARE THE ELECTRONICS, PAYLOADS ARE THE ELECTRONICS, PAYLOADS A RE M ON IT OR IN G D IF FE RE N T P AR TS ARE MONITORING DIFFERENT PARTS ARE MONITORING DIFFERENT PARTS A ND P IE CE S. AND PIECES. AND PIECES. FI VE D EG RE ES L E FT U NT IL B UR N FIVE DEGREES LEFT UNTIL BURN FIVE DEGREES LEFT UNTIL BURN AT TI TU DE . ATTITUDE. ATTITUDE. TH E V EH IC LE G ET T IN G R E AD Y FO R THE VEHICLE GETTING READY FOR THE VEHICLE GETTING READY FOR TH E P DI I GN IT IO N W E E XP EC T I N THE PDI IGNITION WE EXPECT IN THE PDI IGNITION WE EXPECT IN T WO M IN UT ES . TWO MINUTES. TWO MINUTES. EV ER YO NE I S LO OK IN G A T T HE IR EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THEIR EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THEIR SC RE EN S A ND D OI NG T HE IR SCREENS AND DOING THEIR SCREENS AND DOING THEIR RE SP EC TI V E J OB S A ND R EP OR TI NG U P RESPECTIVE JOBS AND REPORTING UP RESPECTIVE JOBS AND REPORTING UP IN T HE M IS SI ON D ET EC TO R OR IN THE MISSION DETECTOR OR IN THE MISSION DETECTOR OR DI RE CT OR I S K EE PI N G I N T OU CH DIRECTOR IS KEEPING IN TOUCH DIRECTOR IS KEEPING IN TOUCH WI TH E VE RY BO DY . WITH EVERYBODY. WITH EVERYBODY. TH ES E A RE S TE PS L EA DI NG T OW AR DS THESE ARE STEPS LEADING TOWARDS THESE ARE STEPS LEADING TOWARDS PE I . PEI. PEI. WE E XP E CT T HA T T O T AK E A BO UT 11 WE EXPECT THAT TO TAKE ABOUT 11 WE EXPECT THAT TO TAKE ABOUT 11 MI NU TE S. MINUTES. MINUTES. >> A PP LY P RE SS UR E. >> APPLY PRESSURE. >> APPLY PRESSURE. 90 S EC ON DS U NT IL W E B EG IN T HA T 90 SECONDS UNTIL WE BEGIN THAT 90 SECONDS UNTIL WE BEGIN THAT PR OP UL SI ON M AN EU VE R. PROPULSION MANEUVER. PROPULSION MANEUVER. AF TE R T HA T W E’ LL S EE A L OT O F AFTER THAT WE’LL SEE A LOT OF AFTER THAT WE’LL SEE A LOT OF EV EN TS I N R AP ID S UC CE SS I ON . EVENTS IN RAPID SUCCESSION. EVENTS IN RAPID SUCCESSION. >> P RO PU LS IO N S YS TE M, T HA T F EE D >> PROPULSION SYSTEM, THAT FEED >> PROPULSION SYSTEM, THAT FEED LI NE I S P RE PP ED . LINE IS PREPPED. LINE IS PREPPED. GE T TI NG R EA DY T O G O I NT O A N GETTING READY TO GO INTO AN GETTING READY TO GO INTO AN IN JE C TO R T O BL EN D TH OS E T WO INJECTOR TO BLEND THOSE TWO INJECTOR TO BLEND THOSE TWO PR OP EL LA NT S A ND HA VE I GN IT IO N O F PROPELLANTS AND HAVE IGNITION OF PROPELLANTS AND HAVE IGNITION OF PD I . PDI. PDI. WE ‘R E T RA CK IN G IN J US T U ND E R A WE’RE TRACKING IN JUST UNDER A WE’RE TRACKING IN JUST UNDER A MI NU TE , G AR Y. MINUTE, GARY. MINUTE, GARY. LA ND ER I S G ET T IN G IN T H E C OR RE CT LANDER IS GETTING IN THE CORRECT LANDER IS GETTING IN THE CORRECT AT TI TU DE R EQ UI RE D. ATTITUDE REQUIRED. ATTITUDE REQUIRED. AN OT HE R C AL L F OR P RE P AN D L IQ UI D ANOTHER CALL FOR PREP AND LIQUID ANOTHER CALL FOR PREP AND LIQUID OX YG EN I N P RE PA RA TI ON F OR T H IS OXYGEN IN PREPARATION FOR THIS OXYGEN IN PREPARATION FOR THIS PD I B UR N . PDI BURN. PDI BURN. >> 1 5 S EC ON DS E XA CT M O DE . >> 15 SECONDS EXACT MODE. >> 15 SECONDS EXACT MODE. >> W E’ RE T RA CK IN G L IT T LE L ES S >> WE’RE TRACKING LITTLE LESS >> WE’RE TRACKING LITTLE LESS TH AN A M IN UT E A T T HE T I ME O F THAN A MINUTE AT THE TIME OF THAN A MINUTE AT THE TIME OF IG NI TI ON F OR P OW ER D IS S EN T IGNITION FOR POWER DISSENT IGNITION FOR POWER DISSENT IN IT IA TI ON . INITIATION. INITIATION. >> W E H EA RD M AI N S TA GE I GN IT IO N. >> WE HEARD MAIN STAGE IGNITION. >> WE HEARD MAIN STAGE IGNITION. TH AT ‘S C OM I NG F R OM T HE P RO P THAT’S COMING FROM THE PROP THAT’S COMING FROM THE PROP CO NS OL E. CONSOLE. CONSOLE. GN C C A LL O N G OO D C ON TR OL . GNC CALL ON GOOD CONTROL. GNC CALL ON GOOD CONTROL. W E A RE C ON TI NU IN G TO H AV E G OO D WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE GOOD WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE GOOD CO MM UN IC AT IO NS T H E L AN DE R I S COMMUNICATIONS THE LANDER IS COMMUNICATIONS THE LANDER IS SE ND IN G T HA T B A CK T O F LI GH T SENDING THAT BACK TO FLIGHT SENDING THAT BACK TO FLIGHT CO NT RO LL ER S I N N OV A C ON T RO L. CONTROLLERS IN NOVA CONTROL. CONTROLLERS IN NOVA CONTROL. GA RY , S OM ET HI NG W E P RE P AR ED F OR , GARY, SOMETHING WE PREPARED FOR, GARY, SOMETHING WE PREPARED FOR, WE P LA NN ED ON I S L OS S O F WE PLANNED ON IS LOSS OF WE PLANNED ON IS LOSS OF CO MM UN IC AT IO N. COMMUNICATION. TH IS I S A N A UT ON OM O US L UN AR THIS IS AN AUTONOMOUS LUNAR THIS IS AN AUTONOMOUS LUNAR LA ND IN G. LANDING. LANDING. >> I T I N C ON TR OL A ND M AK IN G T HE >> IT IN CONTROL AND MAKING THE >> IT IN CONTROL AND MAKING THE DE CI S IO NS N EC ES S AR Y T O E NS UR E DECISIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE DECISIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SO FT L AN DI NG . SOFT LANDING. SOFT LANDING. WE H EA RD C AL LO U TS A BO UT F UL L WE HEARD CALLOUTS ABOUT FULL WE HEARD CALLOUTS ABOUT FULL TH RU ST S N OW . THRUSTS NOW. THRUSTS NOW. TH ER E’ S T HE A BI LI TY T O T HR OT TL E THERE’S THE ABILITY TO THROTTLE THERE’S THE ABILITY TO THROTTLE TH AT T HR US T. THAT THRUST. THAT THRUST. WE ‘L L S EE T HA T T HR OU GH OU T T HE WE’LL SEE THAT THROUGHOUT THE WE’LL SEE THAT THROUGHOUT THE DI SS EN T A S F U EL T AN KS C ON TI N UE DISSENT AS FUEL TANKS CONTINUE DISSENT AS FUEL TANKS CONTINUE TO U NL OA D. >> I NF OR MA TI ON M I GH T B E J US T A >> INFORMATION MIGHT BE JUST A >> INFORMATION MIGHT BE JUST A BI T S TA LE . BIT STALE. BIT STALE. >> PA RT O F T HE R EA SO N W E’ R E >> PART OF THE REASON WE’RE >> PART OF THE REASON WE’RE SH OW IN G I N A NI MA TI ON , J O SH . SHOWING IN ANIMATION, JOSH. SHOWING IN ANIMATION, JOSH. TH IS I S N O T T O – – T EL EM ET R Y THIS IS NOT TO — TELEMETRY THIS IS NOT TO — TELEMETRY DR IV E N. DRIVEN. DRIVEN. TH IS I NF O RM AT IO N I S L IM IT ED T O THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO THIS INFORMATION IS LIMITED TO AU DI O L OO PS . AUDIO LOOPS. AUDIO LOOPS. WE ‘R E R EL YI N G O N T HE D AT A T HA T’ S WE’RE RELYING ON THE DATA THAT’S WE’RE RELYING ON THE DATA THAT’S BE IN G S ET T O N OV A C ON TR OL . BEING SET TO NOVA CONTROL. BEING SET TO NOVA CONTROL. >> TH AT D AT A I S G O IN G I NT O T HE >> THAT DATA IS GOING INTO THE >> THAT DATA IS GOING INTO THE FL IG HT C ON TR OL LE RS . FLIGHT CONTROLLERS. FLIGHT CONTROLLERS. W HA T Y OU ‘R E S EE IN G I S T HE T O WHAT YOU’RE SEEING IS THE TO WHAT YOU’RE SEEING IS THE TO GI VE Y OU A N I DE A O F T HE GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE VE HI CL E’ S A TT IT UD E. VEHICLE’S ATTITUDE. VEHICLE’S ATTITUDE. Y OU H EA RD T HE M TA LK IN G A B OU T YOU HEARD THEM TALKING ABOUT YOU HEARD THEM TALKING ABOUT MO VI NG T O A B UR N A TT IT UD E. MOVING TO A BURN ATTITUDE. MOVING TO A BURN ATTITUDE. TH I S I S W HA T WE ‘ RE E XP EC T N O VA CS THIS IS WHAT WE’RE EXPECT NOVACS THIS IS WHAT WE’RE EXPECT NOVACS DO IN G N O W. DOING NOW. DOING NOW. TR YI NG T O B RI NG A CC EL ER AT IO N TRYING TO BRING ACCELERATION TRYING TO BRING ACCELERATION DO W N. DOWN. DOWN. TH ER E’ S S TE P S TH AT I NV OL VE S THERE’S STEPS THAT INVOLVES THERE’S STEPS THAT INVOLVES PI TC HI NG O VE R T HE L AN DE R. PITCHING OVER THE LANDER. PITCHING OVER THE LANDER. WE H EA RD T HE M AN EU VE R T O B UR N WE HEARD THE MANEUVER TO BURN WE HEARD THE MANEUVER TO BURN AT TI TU DE F OL LO WE D BY G IM BL E ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY GIMBLE ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY GIMBLE CH EC K O UT . CHECK OUT. CHECK OUT. TH EY ‘L L U SE T H AT G IM BL E T O PI TC H THEY’LL USE THAT GIMBLE TO PITCH THEY’LL USE THAT GIMBLE TO PITCH TH E L AN DE R O VE R A ND S TA RT THE LANDER OVER AND START THE LANDER OVER AND START VE RT IC AL D IS SE NT . VERTICAL DISSENT. VERTICAL DISSENT. IT M AY A DD A F EW S EC ON DS A ND W E IT MAY ADD A FEW SECONDS AND WE IT MAY ADD A FEW SECONDS AND WE AR E I NT EN DE D T O L AN D A RO U ND ARE INTENDED TO LAND AROUND ARE INTENDED TO LAND AROUND 17 :2 4. 17:24. 17:24. TH AT ‘ S 5 :2 4 P. M. C EN TR AL T IM E . THAT’S 5:24 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. THAT’S 5:24 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. LI TT LE B IT O F L O SS C OM MU NI CA TI ON LITTLE BIT OF LOSS COMMUNICATION LITTLE BIT OF LOSS COMMUNICATION DU RI NG T HI S P RO CE SS . DURING THIS PROCESS. DURING THIS PROCESS. >> T HA T C O MM UN I CA TI ON I S >> THAT COMMUNICATION IS >> THAT COMMUNICATION IS AB SO LU TE LY I MP OR TA N T. ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. PA RT O F T HE R EA SO N, W E’ V E B EE N PART OF THE REASON, WE’VE BEEN PART OF THE REASON, WE’VE BEEN ST RE SS IN G I S T HE A UT ON OM OU S STRESSING IS THE AUTONOMOUS STRESSING IS THE AUTONOMOUS OP ER AT I ON S O F N OV A- C . OPERATIONS OF NOVA-C. OPERATIONS OF NOVA-C. AF TE R I T P ER FO RM S T HA T P IT CH AFTER IT PERFORMS THAT PITCH AFTER IT PERFORMS THAT PITCH O VE R M AN EU VE R . >> T HA T W AS T HE C AL L T HA T WE >> THAT WAS THE CALL THAT WE >> THAT WAS THE CALL THAT WE WE RE W AI TI NG FO R. WERE WAITING FOR. WERE WAITING FOR. TH AT W AS O UR M AJ OR P RO B LE M W E’ VE THAT WAS OUR MAJOR PROBLEM WE’VE THAT WAS OUR MAJOR PROBLEM WE’VE BE EN W OR K IN G O N I N T HI S D YN AM I C BEEN WORKING ON IN THIS DYNAMIC BEEN WORKING ON IN THIS DYNAMIC SI TU AT IO N, G ET TI NG T HO SE I MA GE S SITUATION, GETTING THOSE IMAGES SITUATION, GETTING THOSE IMAGES PR OC ES SE D F RO M H RN C AM ER A A ND PROCESSED FROM HRN CAMERA AND PROCESSED FROM HRN CAMERA AND TR N C A ME RA . TRN CAMERA. TRN CAMERA. WE H AD T O R EA CH I N T HE T WO L AS ER WE HAD TO REACH IN THE TWO LASER WE HAD TO REACH IN THE TWO LASER BE AM S F RO M N DL , F IG U RE O UT A BEAMS FROM NDL, FIGURE OUT A BEAMS FROM NDL, FIGURE OUT A PA TC H I N L U NA R O RB IT J US T A BO UT PATCH IN LUNAR ORBIT JUST ABOUT PATCH IN LUNAR ORBIT JUST ABOUT T WO HO UR S. TWO HOURS. TWO HOURS. SO U ND L IK E W E’ RE G ET TI NG G O OD SOUND LIKE WE’RE GETTING GOOD SOUND LIKE WE’RE GETTING GOOD RE AD IN GS F RO M T HO S E I MA GE S. READINGS FROM THOSE IMAGES. READINGS FROM THOSE IMAGES. W E AL SO H AP P EN T O H EA R 40 0 WE ALSO HAPPEN TO HEAR 400 WE ALSO HAPPEN TO HEAR 400 SE CO ND S R EM AI NI N G. SECONDS REMAINING. SECONDS REMAINING. TH AT W AS C OM IN G F RO M FL IG HT THAT WAS COMING FROM FLIGHT THAT WAS COMING FROM FLIGHT DY NA MI C . DYNAMIC. DYNAMIC. >> E XC EL L EN T C AL LS T O H EA R. >> EXCELLENT CALLS TO HEAR. >> EXCELLENT CALLS TO HEAR. HA ZA RD R EL AT IV E N AV IG AT IO N WI LL HAZARD RELATIVE NAVIGATION WILL HAZARD RELATIVE NAVIGATION WILL BE U SE D. BE USED. BE USED. I T A LL OW S N OV A- C T O M AK E IT ALLOWS NOVA-C TO MAKE IT ALLOWS NOVA-C TO MAKE DE CI SI ON S I N A N A RE A T HA T DECISIONS IN AN AREA THAT DECISIONS IN AN AREA THAT CA LC UL AT E S T H E T ER RA IN T O M AK E CALCULATES THE TERRAIN TO MAKE CALCULATES THE TERRAIN TO MAKE SU RE T H AT I T’ S L AN DI N G I N A S AF E SURE THAT IT’S LANDING IN A SAFE SURE THAT IT’S LANDING IN A SAFE LA N DI NG Z ON E. LANDING ZONE. LANDING ZONE. >> W E F IN IS HE D U P P DI . >> WE FINISHED UP PDI. >> WE FINISHED UP PDI. WE H AV E T O U SE T H AT H AZ A RD WE HAVE TO USE THAT HAZARD WE HAVE TO USE THAT HAZARD RE LA TI VE N AV IG AT IO N. RELATIVE NAVIGATION. RELATIVE NAVIGATION. A C RI TI CA L T OO L IN O RD ER T O L AN D A CRITICAL TOOL IN ORDER TO LAND A CRITICAL TOOL IN ORDER TO LAND ON T HE M OO N T O M AK E T HO SE ON THE MOON TO MAKE THOSE ON THE MOON TO MAKE THOSE DE CI SI ON S. DECISIONS. DECISIONS. TH ER E ‘S N O H UM AN E LE ME NT S THERE’S NO HUMAN ELEMENTS THERE’S NO HUMAN ELEMENTS DE CI DI NG , I S EE T HE H AZ AR D, I DECIDING, I SEE THE HAZARD, I DECIDING, I SEE THE HAZARD, I NE ED T O S T EE R T HI S W AY O R P RE SS NEED TO STEER THIS WAY OR PRESS NEED TO STEER THIS WAY OR PRESS TH E G AS . THE GAS. THE GAS. TH IS A LL H AP PE NS A UT ON OM OU SL Y. THIS ALL HAPPENS AUTONOMOUSLY. THIS ALL HAPPENS AUTONOMOUSLY. GR EA T C AL L OU T T O H EA R A BO UT T HE GREAT CALL OUT TO HEAR ABOUT THE GREAT CALL OUT TO HEAR ABOUT THE HR N C AM E RA S YS TE M A ND HRN CAMERA SYSTEM AND HRN CAMERA SYSTEM AND PR O GR ES SI ON SI NG T HO SE I MA GE S . PROGRESSIONSING THOSE IMAGES. PROGRESSIONSING THOSE IMAGES. I’ M T RA CK IN G 5 :1 6 P. M . I’M TRACKING 5:16 P.M. I’M TRACKING 5:16 P.M. WE E XP EC T PD I TO G O U NT IL A BO UT WE EXPECT PDI TO GO UNTIL ABOUT WE EXPECT PDI TO GO UNTIL ABOUT 5: 2 1. 5:21. 5:21. >> 3 00 S EC ON DS BR EA KI NG O N E. >> 300 SECONDS BREAKING ONE. >> 300 SECONDS BREAKING ONE. >> W E’ RE A B OU T 30 0 S EC ON D S T O >> WE’RE ABOUT 300 SECONDS TO >> WE’RE ABOUT 300 SECONDS TO PR OX IM AT E T HO SE N UM BE R S. PROXIMATE THOSE NUMBERS. PROXIMATE THOSE NUMBERS. >> V ER Y P RE CI SE . >> F OL LO WI NG A L ON G A FT ER T HO SE >> FOLLOWING ALONG AFTER THOSE >> FOLLOWING ALONG AFTER THOSE CR IT IC AL M AN EU VE RS , 9 0% T HR US T. CRITICAL MANEUVERS, 90% THRUST. CRITICAL MANEUVERS, 90% THRUST. W E’ LL H EA R T HO SE C AL LO U TS WE’LL HEAR THOSE CALLOUTS WE’LL HEAR THOSE CALLOUTS PE RI OD IC AL L Y. PERIODICALLY. PERIODICALLY. FU LL T HR US T 9 0% . FULL THRUST 90%. FULL THRUST 90%. GO OD P ER FO RM AN CE O N T HA T E NG IN E. GOOD PERFORMANCE ON THAT ENGINE. GOOD PERFORMANCE ON THAT ENGINE. >> T HA T’ S A G RE AT CA LL OU T. >> THAT’S A GREAT CALLOUT. >> THAT’S A GREAT CALLOUT. T WO T HI NG S T HE RE . TWO THINGS THERE. TWO THINGS THERE. NO MI N AL P ER FO RM AN CE O N T H IS NOMINAL PERFORMANCE ON THIS NOMINAL PERFORMANCE ON THIS EN GI NE A S WE LL A S H EL I UM T AN K. ENGINE AS WELL AS HELIUM TANK. ENGINE AS WELL AS HELIUM TANK. IN A DD IT IO N , I T’ S A LS O U SE D F O R IN ADDITION, IT’S ALSO USED FOR IN ADDITION, IT’S ALSO USED FOR RE AC TI ON C ON TR O L S YS TE M. REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. TH OS E AR E T HE S MA LL S PU RT S TH AT THOSE ARE THE SMALL SPURTS THAT THOSE ARE THE SMALL SPURTS THAT YO U S EE O N T HE T OP O F T HE L AN DE R YOU SEE ON THE TOP OF THE LANDER YOU SEE ON THE TOP OF THE LANDER AN IM AT IO N T HA T C ON TR OL T HE ANIMATION THAT CONTROL THE ANIMATION THAT CONTROL THE VE HI CL E ‘S A TT IT U DE . VEHICLE’S ATTITUDE. VEHICLE’S ATTITUDE. FO R T HI NG S L I KE L AN DI NG O N T HE FOR THINGS LIKE LANDING ON THE FOR THINGS LIKE LANDING ON THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. YO U W AN T T O L AN D W IT H T HE R IG H T YOU WANT TO LAND WITH THE RIGHT YOU WANT TO LAND WITH THE RIGHT A TT IT UD E. ATTITUDE. ATTITUDE. T HA T W AY YO UR A NT EN NA S A RE THAT WAY YOUR ANTENNAS ARE THAT WAY YOUR ANTENNAS ARE FA CI N G B AC K T O EA RT H. FACING BACK TO EARTH. FACING BACK TO EARTH. YO U CA N G ET T HA T U LT IM AT E YOU CAN GET THAT ULTIMATE YOU CAN GET THAT ULTIMATE CO NF IR MA TI ON O NC E YO U D O S US PE C T CONFIRMATION ONCE YOU DO SUSPECT CONFIRMATION ONCE YOU DO SUSPECT TH AT Y OU H AV E L AN DE D O N T H E THAT YOU HAVE LANDED ON THE THAT YOU HAVE LANDED ON THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. >> T HE A NT EN NA A LI GN ME NT I S A N >> THE ANTENNA ALIGNMENT IS AN >> THE ANTENNA ALIGNMENT IS AN IM PO RT AN T E LE ME NT O F L AN D IN G O N IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF LANDING ON IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF LANDING ON TH E M O ON . THE MOON. THE MOON. WE ‘ RE E XP E CT IN G T HE A NT EN NA S TO WE’RE EXPECTING THE ANTENNAS TO WE’RE EXPECTING THE ANTENNAS TO BE P OI NT I NG T OW AR DS E AR TH . BE POINTING TOWARDS EARTH. BE POINTING TOWARDS EARTH. TH ER E MA Y B E A D EL A Y. THERE MAY BE A DELAY. THERE MAY BE A DELAY. >> W E A RE E XP EC TI NG S OM E S OR T O F >> WE ARE EXPECTING SOME SORT OF >> WE ARE EXPECTING SOME SORT OF DE LA Y. DELAY. DELAY. I T AL KE D T O M IS SI ON D IR EC TO RS I TALKED TO MISSION DIRECTORS I TALKED TO MISSION DIRECTORS HO W Q UI CK LY W E C AN R EC EI VE HOW QUICKLY WE CAN RECEIVE PO SI TI VE C ON FI RM AT IO N A FT ER T HE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION AFTER THE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION AFTER THE LA ND IN G PR OC E SS W AS T HR OU GH . LANDING PROCESS WAS THROUGH. LANDING PROCESS WAS THROUGH. TH E RE W AS S OM E D IS PU TE O V ER H OW THERE WAS SOME DISPUTE OVER HOW THERE WAS SOME DISPUTE OVER HOW LO NG T HE E AR LI ES T W AS A BO U T 15 LONG THE EARLIEST WAS ABOUT 15 LONG THE EARLIEST WAS ABOUT 15 SE CO ND S A FT ER W E S EE T IM IN G O F SECONDS AFTER WE SEE TIMING OF SECONDS AFTER WE SEE TIMING OF WH EN T H E E VE NT I S S UP PO SE D T O WHEN THE EVENT IS SUPPOSED TO WHEN THE EVENT IS SUPPOSED TO HA PP EN . HAPPEN. HAPPEN. WE ‘R E TR AC KI NG A BO UT 5 :2 4 P. M . WE’RE TRACKING ABOUT 5:24 P.M. WE’RE TRACKING ABOUT 5:24 P.M. CE NT RA L S TA ND AR D T I ME . CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. MA Y B E A NY WH ER E F RO M 15 S E CO ND S MAY BE ANYWHERE FROM 15 SECONDS MAY BE ANYWHERE FROM 15 SECONDS AF TE R T HA T. AFTER THAT. AFTER THAT. MI GH T B E F EW M IN UT ES W HI LE W E MIGHT BE FEW MINUTES WHILE WE MIGHT BE FEW MINUTES WHILE WE WO RK T O A CQ UI RE T HA T S IG NA L. WORK TO ACQUIRE THAT SIGNAL. WORK TO ACQUIRE THAT SIGNAL. TH E L AN DE R I S G OI NG T O A G EN ER AL THE LANDER IS GOING TO A GENERAL THE LANDER IS GOING TO A GENERAL AR EA . AREA. AREA. NI N E K IL OM ET ER S A LT IT U DE C AL LE D NINE KILOMETERS ALTITUDE CALLED NINE KILOMETERS ALTITUDE CALLED I N T HE L A ND ER S G OI NG I NT O A IN THE LANDERS GOING INTO A IN THE LANDERS GOING INTO A GE NE R AL A RE A. GENERAL AREA. GENERAL AREA. TH IS I S T HE G EN ER AL A RE A. THIS IS THE GENERAL AREA. THIS IS THE GENERAL AREA. IT ‘S U SI NG T H AT H AZ AR D IT’S USING THAT HAZARD IT’S USING THAT HAZARD NA VI GA TI O N T O M AK E B ET T ER NAVIGATION TO MAKE BETTER NAVIGATION TO MAKE BETTER DE CI SI ON S A BO UT T H IS I S A N A RE A DECISIONS ABOUT THIS IS AN AREA DECISIONS ABOUT THIS IS AN AREA WI TH T H E L EA S T A MO UN T O F S LO PE . WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SLOPE. WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SLOPE. TH I S I S A N A RE A T HA T ‘S F RE E O F THIS IS AN AREA THAT’S FREE OF THIS IS AN AREA THAT’S FREE OF BO UL DE RS A ND O TH ER O BS TA CL E S. BOULDERS AND OTHER OBSTACLES. BOULDERS AND OTHER OBSTACLES. IT ‘S M AK IN G A UT ON OM OU S DE CI SI ON S IT’S MAKING AUTONOMOUS DECISIONS IT’S MAKING AUTONOMOUS DECISIONS AB OU T W HE RE T O G O. ABOUT WHERE TO GO. ABOUT WHERE TO GO. TH RE E M IN UT ES C AL L. THREE MINUTES CALL. THREE MINUTES CALL. JU ST T O W RA P T HA T U P , W HE N T HE JUST TO WRAP THAT UP, WHEN THE JUST TO WRAP THAT UP, WHEN THE LA N DE R I S M AK IN G T HO SE LANDER IS MAKING THOSE LANDER IS MAKING THOSE D EC IS IO NS , I T’ S A L SO V ER Y DECISIONS, IT’S ALSO VERY DECISIONS, IT’S ALSO VERY DI FF IC U LT T O T RA CK . DIFFICULT TO TRACK. DIFFICULT TO TRACK. WE ‘V E B EE N V ER Y F OR TU NA T E WE’VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE WE’VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TR AC KI NG C OM MU NI CA TI ON S T O T HI S TRACKING COMMUNICATIONS TO THIS TRACKING COMMUNICATIONS TO THIS PO IN T . POINT. POINT. >> W RA PP IN G T H AT U P, T HR EE >> WRAPPING THAT UP, THREE >> WRAPPING THAT UP, THREE MI NU TE S. MINUTES. MINUTES. TH AT B R IN GS U P J US T SH Y O F THAT BRINGS UP JUST SHY OF THAT BRINGS UP JUST SHY OF 5: 22 P . M. C EN TR AL T IM E. 5:22 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. 5:22 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. WE S HO UL D H EA R T HA T T H E P OW ER WE SHOULD HEAR THAT THE POWER WE SHOULD HEAR THAT THE POWER DI SS EN T IN IT IA TI ON B UR N I S DISSENT INITIATION BURN IS DISSENT INITIATION BURN IS CO MP LE TE . COMPLETE. COMPLETE. TH EN W E’ LL B EG IN T HE N EX T S ER I ES THEN WE’LL BEGIN THE NEXT SERIES THEN WE’LL BEGIN THE NEXT SERIES OF M AN EU VE RS T O G ET U S T OW AR DS OF MANEUVERS TO GET US TOWARDS OF MANEUVERS TO GET US TOWARDS VE RT IC AL AN D T ER MI NA L D IS SE NT . VERTICAL AND TERMINAL DISSENT. VERTICAL AND TERMINAL DISSENT. >> W E D ID G O I NT O T HI S B UR N >> WE DID GO INTO THIS BURN >> WE DID GO INTO THIS BURN EX PE CT IN G P IT CH ER O VE R A T 5 :5 1. EXPECTING PITCHER OVER AT 5:51. EXPECTING PITCHER OVER AT 5:51. IT ‘S I MP OR TA NT T O R EM EM BE R, P D I IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, PDI IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, PDI ST A RT S I N E NG IN E B UR N T HA T D OE S STARTS IN ENGINE BURN THAT DOES STARTS IN ENGINE BURN THAT DOES NO T S TO P U NT IL L AN D IN G . NOT STOP UNTIL LANDING. NOT STOP UNTIL LANDING. TH I S I S A T HR OT TL E L IQ U ID THIS IS A THROTTLE LIQUID THIS IS A THROTTLE LIQUID ME TH AN E O X YG EN E NG IN E. METHANE OXYGEN ENGINE. METHANE OXYGEN ENGINE. WH EN W E D O G E T O UT O F P DI , W E WHEN WE DO GET OUT OF PDI, WE WHEN WE DO GET OUT OF PDI, WE HE AR T H AT C AL L O F PD I C OM PL ET E, HEAR THAT CALL OF PDI COMPLETE, HEAR THAT CALL OF PDI COMPLETE, GO OD B UR N. GOOD BURN. GOOD BURN. TH E T IM E I T T AK ES T O G O F RO M THE TIME IT TAKES TO GO FROM THE TIME IT TAKES TO GO FROM PI TC H O VE R T O L AN DI NG O R W HA T W E PITCH OVER TO LANDING OR WHAT WE PITCH OVER TO LANDING OR WHAT WE ES TI M AT E L AN DI NG T O B E, J U ST ESTIMATE LANDING TO BE, JUST ESTIMATE LANDING TO BE, JUST LO OK IN G A T M AY IN G 9 0 S EC ON DS I S LOOKING AT MAYING 90 SECONDS IS LOOKING AT MAYING 90 SECONDS IS WH AT W E E XP EC T N OM IN AL LY . WHAT WE EXPECT NOMINALLY. WHAT WE EXPECT NOMINALLY. TH ER E’ S S OM E WI G GL E R OO M. THERE’S SOME WIGGLE ROOM. THERE’S SOME WIGGLE ROOM. TH RE E M IN UT ES T OU CH D OW N C AL L THREE MINUTES TOUCH DOWN CALL FR OM T H E M IS SI O N D IR EC TO R. FROM THE MISSION DIRECTOR. FROM THE MISSION DIRECTOR. >> F OR O N T IM E L AN DI NG T HA T S ET S >> FOR ON TIME LANDING THAT SETS >> FOR ON TIME LANDING THAT SETS US L IT TL E A F TE R 5 :2 3 P. M . US LITTLE AFTER 5:23 P.M. US LITTLE AFTER 5:23 P.M. CE NT RA L T I ME . CENTRAL TIME. CENTRAL TIME. >> N OT ES G OI NG IN T H IS B UR N, >> NOTES GOING IN THIS BURN, >> NOTES GOING IN THIS BURN, 5: 23 :2 5. 5:23:25. 5:23:25. >> T H E A UT ON OM OU S O PE RA TI ON S ET S >> THE AUTONOMOUS OPERATION SETS >> THE AUTONOMOUS OPERATION SETS TH IS A C LO CK . THIS A CLOCK. THIS A CLOCK. WE ‘ RE R IG HT O N T RA CK . WE’RE RIGHT ON TRACK. WE’RE RIGHT ON TRACK. >> E XC EL LE NT C AL L O UT . >> EXCELLENT CALL OUT. >> EXCELLENT CALL OUT. FL I GH T C ON TR OL LE RS W OR KI NG H AR D FLIGHT CONTROLLERS WORKING HARD FLIGHT CONTROLLERS WORKING HARD ON T O M AK E S UR E H RN I S W O RK IN G ON TO MAKE SURE HRN IS WORKING AN D PU LL IN G O N E X TR A R ES OU R CE S AND PULLING ON EXTRA RESOURCES AND PULLING ON EXTRA RESOURCES T HA T W AS N’ T O RI GI NA L LY P LA NN ED THAT WASN’T ORIGINALLY PLANNED THAT WASN’T ORIGINALLY PLANNED FO R F RO M N DL . FOR FROM NDL. FOR FROM NDL. IT S OU ND S L IK E T HA T S OL UT I ON I S IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT SOLUTION IS IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT SOLUTION IS WO RK IN G. WORKING. WORKING. TH E C LO C K W A S T IC KI NG A S W E W E NT THE CLOCK WAS TICKING AS WE WENT THE CLOCK WAS TICKING AS WE WENT IN TO T HA T E XT R A L UN AR O RB IT . INTO THAT EXTRA LUNAR ORBIT. INTO THAT EXTRA LUNAR ORBIT. I T W AS N ‘T T HE S IT UA TI ON W HE RE W E IT WASN’T THE SITUATION WHERE WE IT WASN’T THE SITUATION WHERE WE C AN S I T T O S OL VE O UR P RO BL E MS CAN SIT TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS CAN SIT TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS IN DE FI NI TE L Y. INDEFINITELY. INDEFINITELY. >> T WO M IN UT E S T O TO UC H DO WN . >> TWO MINUTES TO TOUCH DOWN. >> TWO MINUTES TO TOUCH DOWN. TH AT R EQ UI RE D A P AT CH O N T HE THAT REQUIRED A PATCH ON THE THAT REQUIRED A PATCH ON THE GR O UN D A ND U P L IN K ED T O N OV A- C. >> T HA T’ S F LI GH T D IR EC TO R >> THAT’S FLIGHT DIRECTOR >> THAT’S FLIGHT DIRECTOR OF FI CE R S HA WN S TE WA RT O N B L UE OFFICER SHAWN STEWART ON BLUE OFFICER SHAWN STEWART ON BLUE TE AM . TEAM. TEAM. SO UN DS L IK E WE H A VE S O ME D AT A SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME DATA SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME DATA TH AT C ON FI RM S P IT CH O VE R. THAT CONFIRMS PITCH OVER. THAT CONFIRMS PITCH OVER. TH IS S TA RT S H DA P RO CE SS , T HA T’ S THIS STARTS HDA PROCESS, THAT’S THIS STARTS HDA PROCESS, THAT’S HA ZA RD D ET EC TI ON A VO ID . AVOID. AVOID. >> W E’ RE U SI NG T WO L AS ER B EA MS >> WE’RE USING TWO LASER BEAMS >> WE’RE USING TWO LASER BEAMS FR OM N D L A ND F EE DI NG T HA T I N T HE FROM NDL AND FEEDING THAT IN THE FROM NDL AND FEEDING THAT IN THE HA ZA RD D ET EC TI ON A VO ID AN CE HAZARD DETECTION AVOIDANCE HAZARD DETECTION AVOIDANCE DE CI SI ON . DECISION. DECISION. LE SS T HA N O NE M IN U TE R EM AI NI NG LESS THAN ONE MINUTE REMAINING LESS THAN ONE MINUTE REMAINING F OR T OU CH DO W N. FOR TOUCHDOWN. FOR TOUCHDOWN. >> T HA T’ S TH E T IM E O F T OU CH DO WN . >> THAT’S THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN. >> THAT’S THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN. IT M AY T A KE SO ME T IM E T O CO NF IR M IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO CONFIRM IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO CONFIRM TH E S TA TU S OF T HE L AN DE R. THE STATUS OF THE LANDER. THE STATUS OF THE LANDER. >> W E H AV E A D EP LO YM EN T O F E AG LE >> WE HAVE A DEPLOYMENT OF EAGLE >> WE HAVE A DEPLOYMENT OF EAGLE CA M A TT EM PT IN G T O T AK E T HE T H IR D CAM ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE THIRD CAM ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE THIRD PE RS ON I MA GE S O F N OV A- C G OI N G PERSON IMAGES OF NOVA-C GOING PERSON IMAGES OF NOVA-C GOING DO W N TO T HE L UN AR S UR FA CE . DOWN TO THE LUNAR SURFACE. DOWN TO THE LUNAR SURFACE. WE ‘ RE I NS ID E O NE M IN UT E. >> WE ‘R E T RA CK IN G T HE B RO AD CA S T >> WE’RE TRACKING THE BROADCAST >> WE’RE TRACKING THE BROADCAST BO OT H, T HE C LO CK R EA CH E D T H E BOOTH, THE CLOCK REACHED THE BOOTH, THE CLOCK REACHED THE EX PE CT ED – – T HE RE I T I S. EXPECTED — THERE IT IS. EXPECTED — THERE IT IS. WE R EA CH ED T HE E X PE CT ED T IM E O F WE REACHED THE EXPECTED TIME OF WE REACHED THE EXPECTED TIME OF LA ND IN G. LANDING. LANDING. NO W IS T HE P RO CE SS O F W AI TI NG NOW IS THE PROCESS OF WAITING NOW IS THE PROCESS OF WAITING FO R C OM S. FOR COMS. FOR COMS. W E’ RE I N ST AN DB Y M OD E AS Y OU WE’RE IN STANDBY MODE AS YOU WE’RE IN STANDBY MODE AS YOU HE AR D F RO M M IS SI ON D IR EC T OR HEARD FROM MISSION DIRECTOR HEARD FROM MISSION DIRECTOR DR. TI M C RA IN . ON E M IN UT E T H AT L AP SE F RO M ONE MINUTE THAT LAPSE FROM ONE MINUTE THAT LAPSE FROM OR IG IN AL B UR N S T AR TI NG A T P DI . ORIGINAL BURN STARTING AT PDI. ORIGINAL BURN STARTING AT PDI. WE ‘R E G ET TI NG T HE G RO U ND WE’RE GETTING THE GROUND WE’RE GETTING THE GROUND ST AT IO N S K NO CK ON T O N OV A- C. AS W E A PP RO AC H AL MO ST T W O AS WE APPROACH ALMOST TWO AS WE APPROACH ALMOST TWO MI NU T ES S IN CE W E E ST IM AT E D T HE MINUTES SINCE WE ESTIMATED THE MINUTES SINCE WE ESTIMATED THE LA ND IN G T IM E. LANDING TIME. LANDING TIME. WE D I D G ET A F UL L C AL L O UT S O N WE DID GET A FULL CALL OUTS ON WE DID GET A FULL CALL OUTS ON TH E S ID E. THE SIDE. THE SIDE. FO LK S S AY IN G TH E RE W AS A B OU T A FOLKS SAYING THERE WAS ABOUT A FOLKS SAYING THERE WAS ABOUT A TW O M I NU TE F OR GI VE NE SS IN O U R TWO MINUTE FORGIVENESS IN OUR TWO MINUTE FORGIVENESS IN OUR TI ME TA BL ES . TIMETABLES. TIMETABLES. CH EC KI NG A NT EN NA R EC EP TI ON . W E’ RE S TA ND IN G B Y A S WE A PP RO AC H WE’RE STANDING BY AS WE APPROACH WE’RE STANDING BY AS WE APPROACH 5: 26 P . M. C EN TR AL S TA N DA RD T IM E. 5:26 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. 5:26 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. GI VE N T H OS E M IS SI ON D IR EC TO R ‘S GIVEN THOSE MISSION DIRECTOR’S GIVEN THOSE MISSION DIRECTOR’S NO TE S O F T HE F LE XI BI LI TY B ET WE EN NOTES OF THE FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN NOTES OF THE FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN WH AT W E WE RE T RA CK IN G W HA T WE WHAT WE WERE TRACKING WHAT WE WHAT WE WERE TRACKING WHAT WE WE RE G IV EN W AS A BO UT 5 :2 4. WERE GIVEN WAS ABOUT 5:24. WERE GIVEN WAS ABOUT 5:24. >> W E C ON FI RM T H E L AS T >> WE CONFIRM THE LAST >> WE CONFIRM THE LAST IN FO RM AT IO N Y OU H AD . INFORMATION YOU HAD. INFORMATION YOU HAD. WE ‘L L D ET ER MI NE T HI S I S A C OM WE’LL DETERMINE THIS IS A COM WE’LL DETERMINE THIS IS A COM OU TA GE . OUTAGE. OUTAGE. >> T HA T ‘S T H E M IS S IO N D IR EC T OR . >> THAT’S THE MISSION DIRECTOR. >> THAT’S THE MISSION DIRECTOR. TH ES E A RE T HE N OT E S W HA T WE THESE ARE THE NOTES WHAT WE THESE ARE THE NOTES WHAT WE BE LI EV E. BELIEVE. BELIEVE. W E T AL K ED A BO UT T HE CO M O UT AG E S. WE TALKED ABOUT THE COM OUTAGES. WE TALKED ABOUT THE COM OUTAGES. T HI S I S T HE P RO CE SS O F G OI NG THIS IS THE PROCESS OF GOING THIS IS THE PROCESS OF GOING TH RO UG H T HE L AS T B I T O F D AT A THROUGH THE LAST BIT OF DATA THROUGH THE LAST BIT OF DATA TH AT C AM E I N TO N OV A C ON TR OL A ND THAT CAME INTO NOVA CONTROL AND THAT CAME INTO NOVA CONTROL AND WO RK IN G T O V ER IF Y , O KA Y, T HI S I S WORKING TO VERIFY, OKAY, THIS IS WORKING TO VERIFY, OKAY, THIS IS TH E L AS T B IT O F D AT A. THE LAST BIT OF DATA. THE LAST BIT OF DATA. WH ER E W AS T HI S L AN DE R P OS SI B LY WHERE WAS THIS LANDER POSSIBLY WHERE WAS THIS LANDER POSSIBLY GO IN G A ND H OW D O W E E ST AB LI SH GOING AND HOW DO WE ESTABLISH GOING AND HOW DO WE ESTABLISH TH O SE C OM MU NI CA TI ON S. THOSE COMMUNICATIONS. THOSE COMMUNICATIONS. NO VA -C U SE S F OU R A NT EN NA S P LA CE D NOVA-C USES FOUR ANTENNAS PLACED NOVA-C USES FOUR ANTENNAS PLACED AT T HE T OP O F T HE L AN D ER T H AT AT THE TOP OF THE LANDER THAT AT THE TOP OF THE LANDER THAT A RE D ES IG NE D T O C AP T UR E T HE S E ARE DESIGNED TO CAPTURE THESE ARE DESIGNED TO CAPTURE THESE CO MM UN IC AT IO NS . COMMUNICATIONS. TH IS I S A C OM MU NI CA TI ON THIS IS A COMMUNICATION THIS IS A COMMUNICATION CH AL LE N GE I N I T A ND O F I TS EL F . CHALLENGE IN IT AND OF ITSELF. CHALLENGE IN IT AND OF ITSELF. WE ‘R E S TA ND IN G B Y T O H EA R T HA T WE’RE STANDING BY TO HEAR THAT WE’RE STANDING BY TO HEAR THAT CO MM UN IC AT IO NS C AL L O UT . COMMUNICATIONS CALL OUT. COMMUNICATIONS CALL OUT. >> J US T L IT TL E MO RE T HA N T H RE E >> JUST LITTLE MORE THAN THREE >> JUST LITTLE MORE THAN THREE MI N UT ES F RO M T HE T I ME O F W HE N MINUTES FROM THE TIME OF WHEN MINUTES FROM THE TIME OF WHEN TH E C LO C K R E AC H Z ER O F OR N OV A- C THE CLOCK REACH ZERO FOR NOVA-C THE CLOCK REACH ZERO FOR NOVA-C LA ND IN G O N T HE M OO N. >> W E C HE CK ED W IT H O UR T EA M H ER E >> WE CHECKED WITH OUR TEAM HERE IN T HE B RO AD CA ST B OO TH . IN THE BROADCAST BOOTH. IN THE BROADCAST BOOTH. LE T ‘S S TA Y O N I T . LET’S STAY ON IT. LET’S STAY ON IT. AL L T HE C HA TT ER W E’ RE N OT ALL THE CHATTER WE’RE NOT ALL THE CHATTER WE’RE NOT HE AR IN G O N T HE C HA NN E L. HEARING ON THE CHANNEL. HEARING ON THE CHANNEL. WE A R E W OR K IN G T O A P OS SI BL E WE ARE WORKING TO A POSSIBLE WE ARE WORKING TO A POSSIBLE CO MM UN IC AT IO NS C HA LL EN GE I N T H IS COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGE IN THIS COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGE IN THIS MO ME NT . MOMENT. MOMENT. WE ‘R E G OI NG T O C ON TI NU E T O S TA ND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND BY. BY. BY. >> L OO KI NG F OR S TA TE S. >> LOOKING FOR STATES. >> LOOKING FOR STATES. WE ‘R E G OI NG T O G O A HE AD A ND WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CY C LE T HE G RO UN D T RA NS MI TT ER A ND CYCLE THE GROUND TRANSMITTER AND CYCLE THE GROUND TRANSMITTER AND DO S O ME S WE EP S. DO SOME SWEEPS. DO SOME SWEEPS. IS T H AT Y OU R P LA N? IS THAT YOUR PLAN? IS THAT YOUR PLAN? >> T HA T’ S C OR RE C T. >> THAT’S CORRECT. >> THAT’S CORRECT. >> R OG ER , C OP Y. >> ROGER, COPY. >> ROGER, COPY. >> IF W E C OU NT ER C O MM UN IC AT IO NS >> IF WE COUNTER COMMUNICATIONS >> IF WE COUNTER COMMUNICATIONS CH AL LE NG E, W E M EN TI ON ED H OW CHALLENGE, WE MENTIONED HOW CHALLENGE, WE MENTIONED HOW DI FF IC UL T IT I S T O L AN D O N T HE DIFFICULT IT IS TO LAND ON THE DIFFICULT IT IS TO LAND ON THE MO ON AN D C ON TI NU E T O HA VE T HO SE MOON AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE MOON AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CO MM UN I CA TI ON S. COMMUNICATIONS. COMMUNICATIONS. YO U H EA RD F OL KS T AL KI N G A BO UT YOU HEARD FOLKS TALKING ABOUT YOU HEARD FOLKS TALKING ABOUT US IN G G OO N H IL LY E AR TH S PA CE USING GOON HILLY EARTH SPACE USING GOON HILLY EARTH SPACE LI MI TE D D IS H IN T H E U .K . T O D O A LIMITED DISH IN THE U.K. TO DO A LIMITED DISH IN THE U.K. TO DO A SW E EP L OO K IN G F OR T H AT S IG NA L. SWEEP LOOKING FOR THAT SIGNAL. SWEEP LOOKING FOR THAT SIGNAL. WE T AL KE D AB OU T T HE A UT ON OM OU S WE TALKED ABOUT THE AUTONOMOUS WE TALKED ABOUT THE AUTONOMOUS PR OC E SS . PROCESS. PROCESS. WE H EA RD T HA T T HE H RM C AM ER A W A S WE HEARD THAT THE HRM CAMERA WAS WE HEARD THAT THE HRM CAMERA WAS FU NC TI ON IN G A FT ER T WO H OU R O R BI T FUNCTIONING AFTER TWO HOUR ORBIT FUNCTIONING AFTER TWO HOUR ORBIT OF P RO BL EM S OL VI NG . OF PROBLEM SOLVING. OF PROBLEM SOLVING. W IT H T HE T RN A ND H RN C AM ER A. WITH THE TRN AND HRN CAMERA. WITH THE TRN AND HRN CAMERA. TH E L AS ER R AN GE F IN DE RS W ER E N OT THE LASER RANGE FINDERS WERE NOT THE LASER RANGE FINDERS WERE NOT AC TI VA TE D. ACTIVATED. ACTIVATED. WE W EN T T O N AS A A ND A SK ED T O U SE WE WENT TO NASA AND ASKED TO USE WE WENT TO NASA AND ASKED TO USE TW O O F T H E L AS ER B EA MS O N T HE TWO OF THE LASER BEAMS ON THE TWO OF THE LASER BEAMS ON THE NA VI GA TI O N. NAVIGATION. NAVIGATION. >> S PE NT TW O H OU R S I N O RB IT . >> SPENT TWO HOURS IN ORBIT. >> SPENT TWO HOURS IN ORBIT. >> W E G OT G O OD R EA LI N GS – – >> WE GOT GOOD REALINGS — >> WE GOT GOOD REALINGS — RE AD IN GS O N T HE W AY D OW N. READINGS ON THE WAY DOWN. READINGS ON THE WAY DOWN. WE ‘R E W OR KI NG T O C ON FI RM WE’RE WORKING TO CONFIRM WE’RE WORKING TO CONFIRM CO MM UN IC AT IO N A RO U ND T HE M O ON . COMMUNICATION AROUND THE MOON. COMMUNICATION AROUND THE MOON. TH E S OU TH P OL E R EG IO N OF T HE THE SOUTH POLE REGION OF THE THE SOUTH POLE REGION OF THE MO ON . MOON. MOON. >> WH AT W E D O K NO W P OW ER >> WHAT WE DO KNOW POWER >> WHAT WE DO KNOW POWER C OM MU NI CA TI ON . COMMUNICATION. COMMUNICATION. WE ‘R E C OU NT IN G D OW N T HE C LO CK T O WE’RE COUNTING DOWN THE CLOCK TO WE’RE COUNTING DOWN THE CLOCK TO A L AN DI NG T IM E O F 5 :2 3 P. M. A LANDING TIME OF 5:23 P.M. A LANDING TIME OF 5:23 P.M. CE NT RA L T IM E. CENTRAL TIME. CENTRAL TIME. JO SH D ES C RI BE D T HO S E P RO CE S SE S JOSH DESCRIBED THOSE PROCESSES JOSH DESCRIBED THOSE PROCESSES OF W OR KI NG O N T HE C OM MU NI CA TI ON S OF WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS OF WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATIONS CO MP ON E NT T O C ON FI RM D AT A F RO M COMPONENT TO CONFIRM DATA FROM COMPONENT TO CONFIRM DATA FROM TH E L AN DE R, P UL S IN G T H E T EA M THE LANDER, PULSING THE TEAM THE LANDER, PULSING THE TEAM SU RR OU ND IN G H I M TO C HE CK T H E SURROUNDING HIM TO CHECK THE SURROUNDING HIM TO CHECK THE ST AT US O F N OV A- C A N D T H E D AT A STATUS OF NOVA-C AND THE DATA STATUS OF NOVA-C AND THE DATA TH EY A RE R EC EI VI NG H ER E A T N OV A THEY ARE RECEIVING HERE AT NOVA THEY ARE RECEIVING HERE AT NOVA CO NT RO L T O C ON FI RM L AN DI NG . CONTROL TO CONFIRM LANDING. CONTROL TO CONFIRM LANDING. PA RT O F T HA T I S C OM M UN IC AT IO N. PART OF THAT IS COMMUNICATION. PART OF THAT IS COMMUNICATION. WE ‘R E S TA ND IN G B Y. WE’RE STANDING BY. WE’RE STANDING BY. >> L OO KS L IK E W E H AD E XC EL L EN T >> LOOKS LIKE WE HAD EXCELLENT >> LOOKS LIKE WE HAD EXCELLENT PI TC HI NG I N O UR C ON T RO L. PITCHING IN OUR CONTROL. PITCHING IN OUR CONTROL. C OU LD I T B E W E L AN D ED O FF A NG LE COULD IT BE WE LANDED OFF ANGLE COULD IT BE WE LANDED OFF ANGLE IN T HE F IN AL P HA SE ? IN THE FINAL PHASE? IN THE FINAL PHASE? >> I DO S EE 8 -D EG R EE E XC UR SI ON >> I DO SEE 8-DEGREE EXCURSION >> I DO SEE 8-DEGREE EXCURSION AB OU T T O B EG IN T H E R OL L M AN EU V ER ABOUT TO BEGIN THE ROLL MANEUVER ABOUT TO BEGIN THE ROLL MANEUVER WH IC H I S T ER MI NA L P HA SE T O G E T WHICH IS TERMINAL PHASE TO GET WHICH IS TERMINAL PHASE TO GET TO T H E L AN D IN G A TT IT UD E . TO THE LANDING ATTITUDE. TO THE LANDING ATTITUDE. >> T ER MI NA L P HA SE B EG IN S A T >> TERMINAL PHASE BEGINS AT >> TERMINAL PHASE BEGINS AT 30 M ET ER S ? 30 METERS? 30 METERS? 40 0 ME TE RS . >> T HA T’ S A G RE AT C ON VE RS AT IO N >> THAT’S A GREAT CONVERSATION >> THAT’S A GREAT CONVERSATION CO NF IR MI NG – – TA LK IN G A BO UT T HE CONFIRMING — TALKING ABOUT THE AT TI TU DE O F T HE L AN DE R, M AK IN G ATTITUDE OF THE LANDER, MAKING ATTITUDE OF THE LANDER, MAKING SU RE T HA T T HO SE A NT EN N AS A RE SURE THAT THOSE ANTENNAS ARE SURE THAT THOSE ANTENNAS ARE WI T HI N D IR EC T L IN E O F S IG HT W IT H WITHIN DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT WITH WITHIN DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT WITH EA R TH S TA T IO NS . EARTH STATIONS. EARTH STATIONS. GR OU ND S TA TI ON S O N E AR TH . GROUND STATIONS ON EARTH. GROUND STATIONS ON EARTH. EX C US E M E. TH ER E’ S T HE C AL L S EA RC HI NG F OR THERE’S THE CALL SEARCHING FOR THERE’S THE CALL SEARCHING FOR TH AT C OM MU NI CA TI ON S B AC K T O T HE THAT COMMUNICATIONS BACK TO THE THAT COMMUNICATIONS BACK TO THE GR OU ND S TA TI ON . GROUND STATION. GROUND STATION. TH IS ON E I S IN T H E U .K . T HA T ‘S THIS ONE IS IN THE U.K. THAT’S THIS ONE IS IN THE U.K. THAT’S TR AC KI NG U S. TRACKING US. TRACKING US. IT ‘S I MP OR TA NT T O N OT E T HA T WE IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HA VE A N E NT IR E N ET WO R K D ED IC AT ED HAVE AN ENTIRE NETWORK DEDICATED HAVE AN ENTIRE NETWORK DEDICATED TO W OR K IN G T H ES E C OM MU NI CA TI ON S TO WORKING THESE COMMUNICATIONS TO WORKING THESE COMMUNICATIONS PR OB LE M S. PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS. IT ‘S B E EN A CT IV E T HI S E NT IR E IT’S BEEN ACTIVE THIS ENTIRE IT’S BEEN ACTIVE THIS ENTIRE MI SS IO N. MISSION. MISSION. TH E L AR GE ST M O ST P OW ER FU L D IS H THE LARGEST MOST POWERFUL DISH THE LARGEST MOST POWERFUL DISH IS A B OU T 6 4- ME T ER D IS H I N IS ABOUT 64-METER DISH IN IS ABOUT 64-METER DISH IN AU ST RA LI A. AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA. TH AT T IM E T O S EA R CH W IT H T HA T THAT TIME TO SEARCH WITH THAT THAT TIME TO SEARCH WITH THAT OP PO R TU NI TY W IT H T HE L AR GE ST OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LARGEST OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LARGEST M OS T P OW ER FU L D I SH , W E’ RE MOST POWERFUL DISH, WE’RE MOST POWERFUL DISH, WE’RE LO O KI NG A T A BO UT 1 2 T O 13 H OU RS LOOKING AT ABOUT 12 TO 13 HOURS LOOKING AT ABOUT 12 TO 13 HOURS AF TE R O UR E ST IM AT ED T OU CH DO WN . AFTER OUR ESTIMATED TOUCHDOWN. AFTER OUR ESTIMATED TOUCHDOWN. TH IS IS A P RO C ES S T H AT W E CO UL D THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE COULD THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE COULD BE S EA RC HI NG F OR T HE L AN DE R BE SEARCHING FOR THE LANDER BE SEARCHING FOR THE LANDER SI GN AL F OR C ON FI RM AT IO N. SIGNAL FOR CONFIRMATION. SIGNAL FOR CONFIRMATION. WE ‘R E G OI NG T O C ON TI NU E T O WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LI ST EN I N A ND S TA ND B Y A S O UR LISTEN IN AND STAND BY AS OUR FL IG H T C ON TR OL LE RS A RE W OR KI NG FLIGHT CONTROLLERS ARE WORKING FLIGHT CONTROLLERS ARE WORKING WI TH G RO UN D S TA TI ON I N T HE WITH GROUND STATION IN THE WITH GROUND STATION IN THE UN IT ED K IN GD OM T O W OR K T HI S UNITED KINGDOM TO WORK THIS UNITED KINGDOM TO WORK THIS PR OB LE M. PROBLEM. PROBLEM. IT ‘S A NO TH ER C HA LL EN GE . IT’S ANOTHER CHALLENGE. IT’S ANOTHER CHALLENGE. VE RY S IM IL AR T O T HE C HA LL EN GE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CHALLENGE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CHALLENGE SO LV ED J US T TO M AK E IT T HI S F AR . SOLVED JUST TO MAKE IT THIS FAR. SOLVED JUST TO MAKE IT THIS FAR. >> W E H AV E A R ET UR N S IG NA L W E’ R E >> WE HAVE A RETURN SIGNAL WE’RE >> WE HAVE A RETURN SIGNAL WE’RE TR AC KI NG . >> W E H AV E S OM E T IM E H E RE T O >> WE HAVE SOME TIME HERE TO >> WE HAVE SOME TIME HERE TO EV AL UA TE . EVALUATE. EVALUATE. WE D O H AV E S IG NA L T HA T W E’ RE WE DO HAVE SIGNAL THAT WE’RE WE DO HAVE SIGNAL THAT WE’RE TR AC KI NG . TRACKING. TRACKING. WE ‘L L S EE W HA T H AP PE N S. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> G RE AT C AL L O U T A BO U T T H E >> GREAT CALL OUT ABOUT THE >> GREAT CALL OUT ABOUT THE AU TO NO MO US S YS TE MS I NS TA LL ED O N AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON OU R N OV A -C L UN AR L AN DE R N AM ED OUR NOVA-C LUNAR LANDER NAMED OUR NOVA-C LUNAR LANDER NAMED OD IS S OU S. ODISSOUS. ODISSOUS. T HE L AN DE R H AS S YS TE MS I N P L AC E THE LANDER HAS SYSTEMS IN PLACE THE LANDER HAS SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO R EC YC L E I W AN TS A NT EN NA S. TO RECYCLE I WANTS ANTENNAS. TO RECYCLE I WANTS ANTENNAS. IT W AS V E RY S IM I LA R W HA T W E IT WAS VERY SIMILAR WHAT WE IT WAS VERY SIMILAR WHAT WE TH OU GH T W E N E ED ED T O D O AF TE R THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO DO AFTER THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO DO AFTER AC Q UI SI TI ON O F S IG NA L. ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL. IT W IL L L AU NC H V EH IC LE . IT WILL LAUNCH VEHICLE. IT WILL LAUNCH VEHICLE. IF W E M AD E I T T O C ER TA IN P OI NT , IF WE MADE IT TO CERTAIN POINT, IF WE MADE IT TO CERTAIN POINT, TH E L AN DE R WA S A UT ON O MO US LY THE LANDER WAS AUTONOMOUSLY THE LANDER WAS AUTONOMOUSLY PR OG RA MM ED T O S TA RT T AK IN G PROGRAMMED TO START TAKING PROGRAMMED TO START TAKING MA TT ER S I N I TS O WN H AN DS . W E’ RE MATTERS IN ITS OWN HANDS. WE’RE MATTERS IN ITS OWN HANDS. WE’RE NO T T HE RE Y ET . >> T HE K E Y H ER E, J OS H , I S >> THE KEY HERE, JOSH, IS PA TI EN CE . PATIENCE. PATIENCE. IT ‘S 5 :3 4 P. M. IT’S 5:34 P.M. IT’S 5:34 P.M. MI SS IO N D IR EC TO R T IM C RA IN MISSION DIRECTOR TIM CRAIN MISSION DIRECTOR TIM CRAIN SA Y IN G I T C OU LD T A KE T WO P HA SE S SAYING IT COULD TAKE TWO PHASES SAYING IT COULD TAKE TWO PHASES TO C ON FI R M. TO CONFIRM. TO CONFIRM. WE ‘L L S TA ND B Y A ND M ON IT OR A S WE’LL STAND BY AND MONITOR AS WE’LL STAND BY AND MONITOR AS NO VA C ON T RO L C ON TI NU ES T O W OR K NOVA CONTROL CONTINUES TO WORK NOVA CONTROL CONTINUES TO WORK TH IS I SS UE . THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE. >> T EN SE M OM EN TS I N SI DE O F >> TENSE MOMENTS INSIDE OF >> TENSE MOMENTS INSIDE OF MI SS IO N C ON TR OL W IT H T HE M OS T MISSION CONTROL WITH THE MOST MISSION CONTROL WITH THE MOST QU AL IF IE D F O LK S. QUALIFIED FOLKS. QUALIFIED FOLKS. WE ‘ RE G OI N G T O C ON TI NU E T O S TA ND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND BY. BY. BY. WE ‘L L K EE P T HE C AM ER A I NS ID E WE’LL KEEP THE CAMERA INSIDE WE’LL KEEP THE CAMERA INSIDE NO VA C ON TR OL . >> W E’ RE ST IL L S TA ND IN G B Y . >> WE’RE STILL STANDING BY. >> WE’RE STILL STANDING BY. L AS T C AL L F RO M M IS SI ON D IR EC TO R LAST CALL FROM MISSION DIRECTOR LAST CALL FROM MISSION DIRECTOR F RO M D R. T IM C RA IN W E W ER E FROM DR. TIM CRAIN WE WERE FROM DR. TIM CRAIN WE WERE GE TT IN G FA IN T S IG N AL F RO M GETTING FAINT SIGNAL FROM GETTING FAINT SIGNAL FROM OD IS SO US A NT EN NA . >> A LL S TA TI ON S, T HI S I S M IS SI O N >> ALL STATIONS, THIS IS MISSION >> ALL STATIONS, THIS IS MISSION DI RE CT OR ON I M1 . DIRECTOR ON IM1. DIRECTOR ON IM1. WE ‘R E E VA LU A TI NG H OW W E C AN WE’RE EVALUATING HOW WE CAN WE’RE EVALUATING HOW WE CAN RE FI NE T H AT S IG NA L A ND D IA LI NG REFINE THAT SIGNAL AND DIALING REFINE THAT SIGNAL AND DIALING IN T HE P OI NT O DY SS E US . IN THE POINT ODYSSEUS. IN THE POINT ODYSSEUS. WE C AN C ON FI R M W IT HO UT A D OU BT WE CAN CONFIRM WITHOUT A DOUBT WE CAN CONFIRM WITHOUT A DOUBT OU R E QU IP ME N T I S O N T HE S UR FA CE OUR EQUIPMENT IS ON THE SURFACE OUR EQUIPMENT IS ON THE SURFACE OF T HE M OO N. OF THE MOON. OF THE MOON. CO NG RA TU LA TI O NS I M T EA M . CONGRATULATIONS IM TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS IM TEAM. WE ‘L L S EE H OW M UC H M OR E WE C AN WE’LL SEE HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN WE’LL SEE HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN GE T F RO M T H AT . GET FROM THAT. GET FROM THAT. [ AP PL AU SE ] [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> A N E XC EL L EN T C AL L F RO M O UR >> AN EXCELLENT CALL FROM OUR >> AN EXCELLENT CALL FROM OUR MI SS IO N D ET EC TO R. MISSION DETECTOR. MISSION DETECTOR. OV ER T O O UR C EO . OVER TO OUR CEO. OVER TO OUR CEO. >> I F I C AN P AS S O N F EW W OR DS T O >> IF I CAN PASS ON FEW WORDS TO >> IF I CAN PASS ON FEW WORDS TO TH E E NT IR E T EA M A ND T O T HE T EA M THE ENTIRE TEAM AND TO THE TEAM THE ENTIRE TEAM AND TO THE TEAM AN D H ER E I N T HE M IS SI ON C ON TR OL . AND HERE IN THE MISSION CONTROL. AND HERE IN THE MISSION CONTROL. WH AT A N O UT ST AN DI NG E FF OR T . WHAT AN OUTSTANDING EFFORT. WHAT AN OUTSTANDING EFFORT. I K NO W T HI S W AS A N AI L B IT ER . I KNOW THIS WAS A NAIL BITER. I KNOW THIS WAS A NAIL BITER. WE A RE O N T HE S UR FA CE . WE ARE ON THE SURFACE. WE ARE ON THE SURFACE. WE A RE T RA NS MI TT IN G. WE ARE TRANSMITTING. WE ARE TRANSMITTING. WE LC OM E TO T H E M OO N. WELCOME TO THE MOON. WELCOME TO THE MOON. >> H O US TO N, O DY SS EU S FO UN D I TS >> HOUSTON, ODYSSEUS FOUND ITS >> HOUSTON, ODYSSEUS FOUND ITS NE W H O ME . NEW HOME. NEW HOME. >> E XC EL LE NT C AL L A N D T H IS I S >> EXCELLENT CALL AND THIS IS >> EXCELLENT CALL AND THIS IS OU R T EA M O F I NT UI TI VE M AC H IN E S OUR TEAM OF INTUITIVE MACHINES OUR TEAM OF INTUITIVE MACHINES ME CH AN IC S W IT H T HE IR F AM I LY A ND MECHANICS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND MECHANICS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FR IE ND S. >> HO W A BO UT T H AT C AL L, G AR Y, >> HOW ABOUT THAT CALL, GARY, >> HOW ABOUT THAT CALL, GARY, TH AT W AS S OM ET HI NG E LS E. THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. A FA IN T S IG N AL . A FAINT SIGNAL. A FAINT SIGNAL. NO W I T’ S T IM E T O W OR K O N NOW IT’S TIME TO WORK ON NOW IT’S TIME TO WORK ON RE FI NI NG T HA T S IG NA L. REFINING THAT SIGNAL. REFINING THAT SIGNAL. DR. TI M CR AI N MA KI NG T HE C AL L. DR. TIM CRAIN MAKING THE CALL. DR. TIM CRAIN MAKING THE CALL. OD YS SE US H AS A NE W H OM E. ODYSSEUS HAS A NEW HOME. ODYSSEUS HAS A NEW HOME. >> I T S HO WS T HE D IS CI PL IN E S OF >> IT SHOWS THE DISCIPLINES OF >> IT SHOWS THE DISCIPLINES OF TH E F LI GH T C ON TR OL LE RS I N N OV A THE FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN NOVA THE FLIGHT CONTROLLERS IN NOVA CO NT RO L. CONTROL. CONTROL. TH E Y W AI TE D U NT IL T HE RE W AS THEY WAITED UNTIL THERE WAS CO NF IR MA TI ON . CONFIRMATION. CONFIRMATION. TH AT W AS W HE N HE T OO K T HE M OM E NT THAT WAS WHEN HE TOOK THE MOMENT THAT WAS WHEN HE TOOK THE MOMENT T O C EL EB RA T E. TO CELEBRATE. TO CELEBRATE. WE S A W T HA T I T W AS N’ T J US T T HE WE SAW THAT IT WASN’T JUST THE WE SAW THAT IT WASN’T JUST THE IN DI VI DU AL I N N OV A C ON TR OL T H AT INDIVIDUAL IN NOVA CONTROL THAT INDIVIDUAL IN NOVA CONTROL THAT CO NT RI BU TE D TO T HE M IS S IO N. CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISSION. CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISSION. TH E C ON TR IB UT IO NS T O E NA BL E T HE THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENABLE THE THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENABLE THE SU CC ES S O F NO VA -C ‘S L AN DI NG O N SUCCESS OF NOVA-C’S LANDING ON SUCCESS OF NOVA-C’S LANDING ON TH E M OO N S TR ET CH ES F AR A ND W ID E. THE MOON STRETCHES FAR AND WIDE. THE MOON STRETCHES FAR AND WIDE. WE S HO WE D S OM E OF T HE F OL KS WE SHOWED SOME OF THE FOLKS WE SHOWED SOME OF THE FOLKS WA TC HI NG T HE RE . WATCHING THERE. WATCHING THERE. IT E XT EN DS F AR TH ER . IT EXTENDS FARTHER. IT EXTENDS FARTHER. WO ND ER FU L A ND T RU LY A MA ZI NG WONDERFUL AND TRULY AMAZING WONDERFUL AND TRULY AMAZING MO ME NT T O C EL EB RA TE . MOMENT TO CELEBRATE. MOMENT TO CELEBRATE. TH E U .S . L AN DE D O N TH E M OO N O N CE THE U.S. LANDED ON THE MOON ONCE THE U.S. LANDED ON THE MOON ONCE AG AI N. AGAIN. AGAIN. >> T O E VE RY ON E YO U M EN TI ON ED I T >> TO EVERYONE YOU MENTIONED IT >> TO EVERYONE YOU MENTIONED IT GO ES B EY ON D J US T T HE F OL KS T H AT GOES BEYOND JUST THE FOLKS THAT GOES BEYOND JUST THE FOLKS THAT WE S AW O N C AM ER A W AI TI NG A N D WE SAW ON CAMERA WAITING AND WE SAW ON CAMERA WAITING AND WO RK IN G T HR OU GH T HE T E NS E WORKING THROUGH THE TENSE WORKING THROUGH THE TENSE MO ME NT S. MOMENTS. MOMENTS. TH EI R F RI EN DS A ND F AM I LY A ND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND EV ER YT HI NG I T T O OK T O G ET T O EVERYTHING IT TOOK TO GET TO EVERYTHING IT TOOK TO GET TO TH IS P OI NT . THIS POINT. THIS POINT. WE ‘R E S TI LL E XP EC TI NG A N I MA G E. WE’RE STILL EXPECTING AN IMAGE. WE’RE STILL EXPECTING AN IMAGE. WE ‘R E E XP EC TI NG T HA T T O C OM E WE’RE EXPECTING THAT TO COME WE’RE EXPECTING THAT TO COME DO WN I N T HE F UT U RE . DOWN IN THE FUTURE. DOWN IN THE FUTURE. AS W E L OO K F OR WA RD S T O H I GH AS WE LOOK FORWARDS TO HIGH AS WE LOOK FORWARDS TO HIGH RE SO LU T IO N I M AG ES . RESOLUTION IMAGES. RESOLUTION IMAGES. LE T’ S G O AH EA D A ND – – WE H AV E A LET’S GO AHEAD AND — WE HAVE A LET’S GO AHEAD AND — WE HAVE A ME SS A GE W E L IK E T O C UT T O . MESSAGE WE LIKE TO CUT TO. MESSAGE WE LIKE TO CUT TO. CA N WE H AV E T HA T ME SS AG E S PE CI A L CAN WE HAVE THAT MESSAGE SPECIAL CAN WE HAVE THAT MESSAGE SPECIAL FO R O UR F OL KS , O UR E MP LO YE ES A N D FOR OUR FOLKS, OUR EMPLOYEES AND FOR OUR FOLKS, OUR EMPLOYEES AND FO LK S W AT CH I NG A T H O ME . FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME. FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME. >> W IT H NO VA -C L AN D IN G, >> WITH NOVA-C LANDING, CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S LI KE Y OU S AI D. CONGRATULATIONS LIKE YOU SAID. CONGRATULATIONS LIKE YOU SAID. JO SH , F LO OD I NG I N T HE T EA MS T HA T JOSH, FLOODING IN THE TEAMS THAT JOSH, FLOODING IN THE TEAMS THAT MA DE T H IS H AP PE N. MADE THIS HAPPEN. MADE THIS HAPPEN. RE AL LY S ET S T HE T O NE F OR T HE REALLY SETS THE TONE FOR THE REALLY SETS THE TONE FOR THE AM ER I CA N L EA DE RS H IP A ND T HE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND THE FU TU RE O F A S TR ON G L UN AR FUTURE OF A STRONG LUNAR FUTURE OF A STRONG LUNAR EC ON OM Y. ECONOMY. ECONOMY. HE RE ‘S N A SA A DM IN IS TR AT OR , B I LL HERE’S NASA ADMINISTRATOR, BILL HERE’S NASA ADMINISTRATOR, BILL NE LS ON . NELSON. NELSON. >> ON T HE E IG H TH D AY O F A >> ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF A >> ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF A QU AR TE R M IL LI ON M IL E V OY AG E, A QUARTER MILLION MILE VOYAGE, A QUARTER MILLION MILE VOYAGE, A VO YA GE A LO NG T HE G RE AT C OS M IC VOYAGE ALONG THE GREAT COSMIC VOYAGE ALONG THE GREAT COSMIC BR ID GE F RO M T HE L AU NC H P A D A T BRIDGE FROM THE LAUNCH PAD AT BRIDGE FROM THE LAUNCH PAD AT TH E KE NN ED Y SP A CE C EN TE R TO T HE THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO THE THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO THE TA RG ET OF T HE S OU TH P OL E OF T HE TARGET OF THE SOUTH POLE OF THE TARGET OF THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MO ON , A C OM ME RC I AL L AN DE R N A ME D MOON, A COMMERCIAL LANDER NAMED MOON, A COMMERCIAL LANDER NAMED OD YS SE US , P OW ER ED B Y A C OM PA NY ODYSSEUS, POWERED BY A COMPANY ODYSSEUS, POWERED BY A COMPANY CA LL ED I NT UI TI VE M AC HI NE S, CALLED INTUITIVE MACHINES, CALLED INTUITIVE MACHINES, LA UN CH E D U P ON A S PA CE X R OC KE T, LAUNCHED UPON A SPACEX ROCKET, LAUNCHED UPON A SPACEX ROCKET, CA RR YI NG A B OU NT Y O F N AS A CARRYING A BOUNTY OF NASA CARRYING A BOUNTY OF NASA SC IE NT IF IC A ND I NS TR UM EN TS A ND SCIENTIFIC AND INSTRUMENTS AND SCIENTIFIC AND INSTRUMENTS AND BE AR I NG T HE D RE AM O F A N E W BEARING THE DREAM OF A NEW BEARING THE DREAM OF A NEW AD VE NT UR E. ADVENTURE. ADVENTURE. A N EW A DV EN TU RE I N S CI EN CE , A NEW ADVENTURE IN SCIENCE, A NEW ADVENTURE IN SCIENCE, IN NO VA TI ON A N D A ME RI CA N INNOVATION AND AMERICAN INNOVATION AND AMERICAN LE AD ER SH IP I N S P AC E W HI LE A LL O F LEADERSHIP IN SPACE WHILE ALL OF LEADERSHIP IN SPACE WHILE ALL OF TH AT A CE D T H E L AN DI N G O F A THAT ACED THE LANDING OF A THAT ACED THE LANDING OF A LI FE TI ME . LIFETIME. LIFETIME. TO DA Y F OR T HE F IR ST T IM E I N MO RE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE T HA N A H AL F C EN TU RY , T HE U .S . THAN A HALF CENTURY, THE U.S. THAN A HALF CENTURY, THE U.S. HA S R ET UR NE D T O T HE M O ON . HAS RETURNED TO THE MOON. HAS RETURNED TO THE MOON. TO DA Y F OR T HE F IR ST T IM E I N T HE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HI ST OR Y O F H UM AN IT Y, A HISTORY OF HUMANITY, A HISTORY OF HUMANITY, A CO MM ER CI A L C OM PA NY A N A ME RI CA N COMMERCIAL COMPANY AN AMERICAN COMMERCIAL COMPANY AN AMERICAN C OM PA NY L AU NC H ED A ND L ED T HE COMPANY LAUNCHED AND LED THE COMPANY LAUNCHED AND LED THE VO YA GE U P T HE RE . VOYAGE UP THERE. VOYAGE UP THERE. TO DA Y S A DA Y T HA T S HO W S T HE TODAY S A DAY THAT SHOWS THE TODAY S A DAY THAT SHOWS THE PO WE R A ND P RO M IS E O F N AS A ‘S POWER AND PROMISE OF NASA’S POWER AND PROMISE OF NASA’S CO MM ER CI A L P AR TN ER SH IP S. COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS. COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS. CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S T O E VE RY ON E CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE IN VO LV ED I N T HI S G RE AT E ND EE RI NG INVOLVED IN THIS GREAT ENDEERING INVOLVED IN THIS GREAT ENDEERING QU ES T AT I NT UI TI VE M AC HI NE S, QUEST AT INTUITIVE MACHINES, QUEST AT INTUITIVE MACHINES, SP AC EX A ND R IG H T H ER E A T N AS A . SPACEX AND RIGHT HERE AT NASA. SPACEX AND RIGHT HERE AT NASA. WH AT A T RI UM P H. WHAT A TRIUMPH. WHAT A TRIUMPH. OD YS SE US H AS T AK EN T H E M O ON . ODYSSEUS HAS TAKEN THE MOON. ODYSSEUS HAS TAKEN THE MOON. TH IS F EA T I S A G IA NT L EA P THIS FEAT IS A GIANT LEAP THIS FEAT IS A GIANT LEAP FO RW AR D FO R A LL O F H UM AN IT Y. FORWARD FOR ALL OF HUMANITY. FORWARD FOR ALL OF HUMANITY. ST AY T UN E D. STAY TUNED. STAY TUNED. >> A LL R IG HT , TH AN K YO U >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AD MI N IS TR AT OR N EL SO N. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON. AG AI N, N OV A- C AN D T HE U NI T ED AGAIN, NOVA-C AND THE UNITED AGAIN, NOVA-C AND THE UNITED ST AT ES H AS L AN DE D O N T HE M OO N A T STATES HAS LANDED ON THE MOON AT STATES HAS LANDED ON THE MOON AT 5: 23 P . M. C EN TR AL T IM E T OD AY . 5:23 P.M. CENTRAL TIME TODAY. 5:23 P.M. CENTRAL TIME TODAY. FE BR UA RY 2 2 , 2 02 4. FEBRUARY 22, 2024. FEBRUARY 22, 2024. CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S T O IN TU IT IV E CONGRATULATIONS TO INTUITIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO INTUITIVE MA CH IN E S ON T HE S UC CE SS F UL MACHINES ON THE SUCCESSFUL MACHINES ON THE SUCCESSFUL LA ND IN G. LANDING. LANDING. SC I EN CE A ND D AT A G AT HE RI NG I S SCIENCE AND DATA GATHERING IS SCIENCE AND DATA GATHERING IS UN DE R W AY . UNDER WAY. UNDER WAY. WE ‘L L C ON TI NU E F O R R OU GH L Y S EV EN WE’LL CONTINUE FOR ROUGHLY SEVEN WE’LL CONTINUE FOR ROUGHLY SEVEN DA YS O N T H E L UN AR S U RF AC E. DAYS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. DAYS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. AC TI VA TI NG P AY LO A DS A ND ACTIVATING PAYLOADS AND ACTIVATING PAYLOADS AND GA TH ER IN G I MP OR TA NT S CI EN TI FI C GATHERING IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC GATHERING IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC D AT A. DATA. DATA. FO R M OR E A B OU T T HE C LI P’ S FOR MORE ABOUT THE CLIP’S FOR MORE ABOUT THE CLIP’S IN IT IA TI VE V IS IT N AS A. GO V/ CL IP S. INITIATIVE VISIT NASA.GOV/CLIPS. INITIATIVE VISIT NASA.GOV/CLIPS. >> C O NG RA TU LA TI ON S T O A >> CONGRATULATIONS TO A >> CONGRATULATIONS TO A S UC CE SS FU L L AN DI NG A ND E VE R YO NE SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND EVERYONE AT I NT UI TI VE M AC HI NE S W HO M A DE AT INTUITIVE MACHINES WHO MADE AT INTUITIVE MACHINES WHO MADE TH IS P OS SI BL E. THIS POSSIBLE. THIS POSSIBLE. TH AT W IL L W RA P U P TH E C OV ER AG E THAT WILL WRAP UP THE COVERAGE THAT WILL WRAP UP THE COVERAGE OF I M- 1 M IS SI O N. OF IM-1 MISSION. OF IM-1 MISSION. TH AN K Y O U FO R J OI NI N G U S.