1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 [slate] 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,000 [slate] 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,000 [slate] Well the commercial crew 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,000 program is working with the aerospace 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 industry to launch astronauts on American rockets 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,000 from American soil to and from the 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,000 International Space Station. 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,000 And the goal of the program is to have safe, reliable and cost-effective 9 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,000 transportation to and from the ISS. 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,000 That’ll allow additional research 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,000 time, it saves NASA a substantial amount of money because there's 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 competition - these are fix-priced contracts. 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,000 And the flight that we’re about 14 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,000 to have is the fourth with NASA astronauts 15 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,000 on a SpaceX vehicle. 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,000 [slate] 17 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,000 [slate] Well when NASA partners with 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,000 companies like SpaceX and Boeing it’s openning 19 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,000 space to more people. More science, most commercial opportunities. 20 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,000 NASA’s goal is to be 21 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,000 just one of the many costomers of these companies that 22 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,000 it can provide human transportation to orbit. 23 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,000 And we’re already seeing other providers book commercial 24 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,000 missions with private passengers. We 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,000 set out on this path over ten years ago. 26 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,000 It’s exciting to see the vision start 27 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,000 to soar. 28 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,000 [slate] 29 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Well with Boeing and SpaceX and their human 30 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,000 missions to and from the International Space Station carrying four astronauts 31 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,000 apiece, it’s going to expand the number of crew members 32 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,000 at the ISS, and that will 33 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,000 effectively double the amount of crew time that we can devote to research 34 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,000 technology, possible only 35 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,000 in the International Space Station’s unique 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000 almost zero-gravity environment. 37 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,000 The station is critical for NASA to understand 38 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,000 and overcome the challenges of long-duration space 39 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,000 flight. 40 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,000 And we are having astronauts stay there for long-term because 41 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,000 we’re getting ready to send them to the 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Moon for long-duration missions. And then think when 43 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 we go to Mars, it’s going to be a long time getting there, 44 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,000 on the surface, and getting back 45 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,000 [slate] 46 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:07,580 Checkout nasa.gov for updates on 47 00:03:07,580 --> 00:03:07,584 NASA’s SpaceX Crew 3 mission.