WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:00.100 --> 00:00:01.468 We're here in Australia! 2 00:00:01.468 --> 00:00:02.936 And we're gonna launch some rockets. 3 00:00:05.372 --> 00:00:06.039 We're following 4 00:00:06.039 --> 00:00:09.275 two teams of scientists here to study a special pair of stars 5 00:00:09.275 --> 00:00:11.478 we can't see from most parts of the U.S. 6 00:00:14.314 --> 00:00:16.116 They're part of the Alpha Centauri system, 7 00:00:16.116 --> 00:00:18.251 the closest stars to us besides the Sun. 8 00:00:18.451 --> 00:00:20.387 And with the help of NASA sounding rockets, 9 00:00:20.387 --> 00:00:21.888 they'll capture light from those stars 10 00:00:21.888 --> 00:00:23.356 that doesn't reach the ground, 11 00:00:23.356 --> 00:00:24.724 and propel humanity's search 12 00:00:24.724 --> 00:00:26.493 for habitable worlds into the future. 13 00:00:26.493 --> 00:00:27.460 Yes! 14 00:00:27.460 --> 00:00:28.828 [Screaming] 15 00:00:28.895 --> 00:00:30.930 Follow along as I go into the Outback 16 00:00:30.930 --> 00:00:32.832 to show you what it takes to launch a rocket 17 00:00:32.832 --> 00:00:34.934 and make groundbreaking scientific measurements. 18 00:00:36.970 --> 00:00:38.004 There's a rocket in there. 19 00:00:38.004 --> 00:00:39.072 Three, 20 00:00:39.072 --> 00:00:40.073 two, 21 00:00:40.073 --> 00:00:40.940 one. 22 00:00:40.940 --> 00:00:41.741 [Screaming] 23 00:00:42.042 --> 00:00:43.043 Hang on tight. 24 00:00:43.043 --> 00:00:45.678 We're going on an adventure High Above Down Under!