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"We're talking about 25 cameras on this mission. Just unbelievable, image-rich."
"This booster will actually launch a real mission."
"The perseverance probe has already collected 23 different samples from various regions... more than half of all of the samples it's going to be collecting."
"This mission... is also part of our bigger exploration plans, which involve really understanding Mars and the evolution of Mars and whether there's life, ancient life."
"We're just so excited that so many young people around the country and around the world have gotten engaged with this mission."
"It's been a wonderful day for today's Inspiration4 mission, the first all-civilian mission to space."
"The ax-3 mission has been remarkable from start to finish in a number of ways, and each of these missions iterate on the process of flying to and living on station."
"SpaceX is honored to be a part of this historic mission to the moon."
"A mission that when successful will open the door for the moonwalkers and lunar experiments that so many have hoped and dreamed about."
"Congrats SpaceX and NASA on another flawless mission."
"The departure marked the end of a 199 day stay at the orbital outpost for Endurance and the crew."
"The recovery process was smooth as usual and the crew is now finally back home."
"This mission is going to arrive in early 2026 and help us better understand this asteroid is potentially actually the core of a planet-sized object."
"15 seconds. Go Crew 8, good luck everybody, go SpaceX, go NASA, go R Cosmos, here we go."
"Well, good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, everybody. Sorry for a bit of the delay, but welcome to our mission overview briefing for NASA's spacecraft II mission to the International Space Station."
"Overall, I don't really see any high risk in reuse because we've gone through a methodical process."
"The crew is all set to begin a flight of just over 3 hours in duration to the International Space Station."
"SpaceX is preparing to launch its 10th ride-share mission, aptly named Transporter 10."
"We will go with new systems, bold designs, and a sustainable mission."
"We're doing this mission to prove that we can deflect an asteroid if we find one that is on an impact course for Earth."
"This is the ultimate fulfillment of our mission to do something like this, a technology demonstration that who knows, someday could save our home."
"The Cassini-Huygens mission was a joint effort of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency."
"This is the last hour of the last chapter of the grand finale."
"The James Webb Telescope's mission to Jupiter was part of an international collaboration."
"Liftoff! Atlas V takes flight, sending Lucy to uncover the fossils of our solar system."
"Lucy will visit eight asteroids over 12 years as we seek to uncover the mysteries of our solar system's formation."
"Just as the Lucy fossil has been extensively studied, the Lucy spacecraft promises to teach us about our solar system's evolution."
"The Lucy spacecraft will be taking a journey where no other spacecraft has gone before: the Trojan asteroids."
"Good morning, this is Mission Control Houston. It's launch day."
"It is an honor to return her legacy to space, to once again enjoy the view as the SS Sally Ride."
"For the first time in history, humans were poised to head away from Earth and venture out to another world. It took a lot of guts, it took a lot of nerve to do Apollo 8. It really was a gutsy mission."
"Your flight path will take you across North America, Asia, Europe, and back home to Florida."
"NASA's Lucy mission will embark on a 12-year journey to visit these primitive asteroids."
"This 10-day Mission will see the first female commander of a private space mission."
"Welcome to flight VA 260 on the first leg of Juicy's journey into space."
"It's a fascinating thing especially because the technical requirements of such a long journey with so many constraints to consider challenge each of us in a unique way."
"In the final two hours before this landing, we've learned that the main landing system actually failed, and they actually had to create right here on Earth a whole new software and send that to OD there by the moon, and that made that successful landing incredible."
"I am a big proponent of going to the moon to shake down all your equipment so that you can go to Mars."
"NASA's Artemis program, the missions are said to have a man and woman back on the surface of the Moon by 2024."
"This remarkable mission has not only created a spark of excitement in the field of planetary science and lunar exploration but it has also proved that China's space program is a force to be reckoned with."
"NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test will intentionally ram itself into an asteroid and alter its orbit forever."
"If the oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode."
"I guess I should explain how Mars missions work for any laymen who may be reading this."
"The sheer volume of training for a space mission is astounding."
"The best estimates for a round trip mission to Mars puts the entire journey at around three years long from liftoff to landing to returning home."
"We do it not because no one else can; we do it really to advance the human condition of all people."
"We're just really excited to be here and be part of this historic mission with the two dragons on board."
"This is something we do as a whole planet, all of us together."
"This is going into a 200 by 210 kilometer low Earth orbit at 28.5-degree inclination."
"Through NASA's Artemis program, the United States is preparing for a crewed mission to Mars."
"The capsule successfully returning to land; that hatch is due to open in five or so minutes time."
"Elon Musk reveals that we will soon go to the Moon again but the mission will be much bigger this time than just walking on the moon or collecting samples."
"The moon is no more than an interim step on the way to our long-term goal, which is Mars."
"We expect Dragon Endeavor to push away from the space station with the Crew 2 astronauts on board."
"Super exciting that as of right now we are going to be bringing everybody home from Crew 2 today."
"Crew Dragon endurance has undocked from the International Space Station, completing their six-month mission."
"NASA and SpaceX are targeting an 11:05 AM Central Time undocking from the International Space Station."
"PSYCHE GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT A CORE, THE ONLY WAY THAT HUMAN KIND CAN EVER DO."
"The SS Catherine Johnson takes flight on this, the 59th anniversary of John Glenn's Mercury flight, carrying 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station."
"Congratulations on this successful vehicle orbital insertion, all the telemetry parameters are nominal."
"Shondren 3 is not just a mission for India; it's a mission for humans."
"When an asteroid threatens Earth, we need to deflect it."
"The Falcon 9 did its job perfectly Dart is on its way that's a success in my book."
"NASA is intentionally crashing a spaceship into an asteroid for science."
"They're actually going to kill this! All ships, make best speed to that planet!"
"DART, the double asteroid redirection test, is a unique mission to save the planet."
"Since then, we've completed thorough inspections and replaced the components that could have been degraded by exposure to this vapor and we've been working hand in hand with NASA throughout the process and now we're ready to launch."
"Harrison then reported to the astronauts that the results of the calculation of the coordinates matched and astronauts can continue their mission."
"Orion deserves its day in the spotlight because it's just had an unbelievable Mission, a completely huge success."
"Gotta give big props to the Orion team, the Artemis team, and the SLS team that got it there safely with such precision."
"I am so happy that NASA included so many cameras on Orion for the sole purpose of inspiring us humans back on earth."
"This will also be the first ever commercial lander to hopefully successfully land and land upright on the surface of the Moon."
"Splashdown as you can see on your screen. We have visual confirmation for splashdown!"
"We did, we heard the sonic booms as it made its way back. We were able to find early on as the parachutes were deploying. It was very exciting for everybody who was gathered here."
"I'm most looking forward to paving the way for the future, back to the Moon, onto Mars." - Commander Reed Weissman
"We want to wish a bon voyage to the black sky satellites."
"We're going to be closing out our live commentary, a successful launch all the way to orbit."
"Liftoff of CRS 29 carrying cargo, research, and a laser communication press nominal laser communications demonstrator to the International Space Station now in its 25th year of orbital operations."
"Second stage engine cutoff one confirmed, good orbit."
"Service mission one allowed NASA to recover their prestige."
"Download the clementine mission data. It's freedom of information guys."
"Huge congratulations to the team at the Indian Space Research Organisation! They've clearly learned valuable lessons from their earlier mission, and their success with Chandrayaan-3 is a testament to that growth."
"Mission and lift off, guys! Endeavor launches once again, four astronauts from three countries on Crew-2, now making their way to the one and only International Space Station."
"Yes, they are now in orbit. They are officially in orbit. Dragon SpaceX, nominal orbit insertion."
"That's about a six million dollar savings right there, five or six million dollars, something definitely worth trying to turn to reuse as the second stage continues to orbit with those sixty Starlink satellites on top."
"We have the drone ship and, that is the best videos ever. Ready these boosters are designed to be used 10 times, let's turn it around for our fifth fourth landing. That is super cool."
"Once the booster was ready, once the ship was ready, everything that was left to do was just to test again the whole stack."
"The enthusiasm for what happened on Demo Two was extremely robust among people within the U.S. government, of course; among members of Congress that found that."
"Ready to launch the Transporter 2 mission into a sun synchronous orbit."
"This mission is really interesting in that it's the first time we've flown a service module, extending the vehicle's capability to host more payloads."
"That, my friends, is a good orbit insertion for the Cygnus based on that telemetry that has come down."
"It's been a really good first day of the launch countdown."
"Games just outbriefed the issue with topping the Atlas high booster, they have agreed to make some adjustments to the parameters and they are now looking good for launch."
"Goodbye, James Webb. See you out to L2 and congratulations to the teams involved."
"Congrats SpaceX into all of the 113 payloads on board pretty amazing they're still being deployed."
"What an incredible day now thank you so much for continuing to tune in with us to watch this historic launch of astrobotics paragan lunar lander on its Journey To The Moon."
"The side hatch hasn't been open since launch day."
"We believe this mission represented by the U.S, Canada, Spain, and Israel advances that vision of a unified Humanity reaching for the Stars despite the strife going on on the ground."
"Ultimately ax1 was a mission that highlighted why we go."
"And cargo Dragon is now on its way to the International Space Station with the help of US companies like SpaceX and our astronauts in space like the Expedition 64 crew NASA is using the station to conduct cutting-edge research."
"Endeavor launches once again four astronauts from three countries on crew two now making their way to the one and only international space station."
"No news network wanted to show Apollo 13's live TV broadcast."
"John F. Kennedy's proposal to land a man on the moon had finally been achieved."
"That is a successful deployment of the Dragon spacecraft."
"The critical number being that the interior volume of the command module is about six cubic meters."
"The unthinkable happened: one of their oxygen tanks blew up."
"We want to try to reach orbit in less than six months... I think we could potentially see people flying next year."
"Dragon SpaceX, welcome back home. Thank you for flying SpaceX."
"Starliner separation will be at 15 minutes and 14 seconds."
"Thank you all for joining us today, we are excited to be on our way to delivering that important science back to the National Space Station."
"A Goofy Movie might be one of the most amazing films I've ever watched."
"Antares broke the scrub streak! Yes!" - John Galloway
"The atmosphere in the mission control center, it was electric. I can tell you I was there."
"Collins meticulously executed his tasks, playing a central role in the lunar landing success."
"NASA plans to return samples of Mars to Earth for further study."
"It goes without saying that the launch was a success."
"This is a huge win for the dart team and of course Humanity."
"Save the universe, Poland. You finally made it to space. This is your chance."
"A standing ovation for a job well done." - Mission Control
"Congratulations to Rocket Lab and NASA, flawless mission."
"On Sol 65, March 11, 2004, Spirit journeyed to an impact crater known as Bonneville crater..."
"Fortunately, Spirit and Opportunity were missions that got the needed investment because of that analysis..."
"Lo and behold, the two Voyager spacecraft are now the furthest thing mankind has ever built."
"Dragon's arrival and capture and installation to the station will be streamed live starting on May 5th at 5:00 a.m. Eastern time on NASA TV."
"The squidger knots and the tardigrades might turn their nose up if we called it an uncrewed mission."
"There's some power going up to the International Space Station inside a Dragon this time, quite literally."
"Spacecraft separation has occurred, and Dragon is in orbit."
"Elon also talked about going even beyond Mars with the BFR to do interplanetary travel."
"Dragon is on Final Approach and is go for docking."
"Huge congratulations to SpaceX and NASA for a flawless start to Crew 3 and the beginning of that new expedition."
"Falcon 9 is currently on a success streak of 84 missions in a row."
"This particular mission has been delayed for a couple times... finally they are back to sort of make its return to flight so to speak." - Perseverance through delays.
"Stage two is following a nominal trajectory, everything going perfectly."
"We just heard flight commentator Rob Gannon confirm the successful completion of the early phase of today's flight."
"Congratulations to all of you involved in this incredible mission."
"Fortunately, about the time we had decided that is when the new administrator came in and said, 'Let's find a way to make the final servicing mission happen.'"
"It's the ultimate in discovery and exploration. We have no idea what the surface of Pluto looks like, so we could see craters, we could see geysers, we could see patches of frost."
"We get one shot at flying by Pluto that's both terrifying, you know also very exhilarating."
"NASA actually completed a mission called Dart double asteroid redirection test to test and see if we can actually defend our planet."
"That's going to wrap up our launch coverage of SpaceX's 24th Commercial Resupply Services mission Cargo Dragon."
"Europa Clipper's mission to find life's elements."
"Team is doing an absolutely tremendous job moving through launch countdown."
"It will leave the pad very, very quickly, it will clear the tower after about five or six seconds and begin the roll, pitch, and yaw program at seven seconds into flight."
"Astronauts replaced Hubble's gyroscopes, batteries, and its insulation while repairing and installing new Optical instruments."
"The X-37B can remain in space for over two years."
"Once you have a can tell so I think some of that money might have been better suited to set up a way to maintain that mission for space at all and so I agree that I agree with the sentiment of that question."
"Juice, the Jupiter icy Moon Explorer spacecraft, is on its way to Jupiter."
"Thank you for your 25 years of service so far, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter."
"T plus 35 seconds into the fifth rotational crew mission on board Dragon and Falcon 9."
"Once the weather on Earth is good enough and a primary and backup Landing sites are chosen by the mission control, our dragon is ready to return home."
"This vehicle is going to do something that we have not ever done, and that's launch four astronauts in a very capable spacecraft all the way to lunar orbit."
"We choose to go to the Moon: a famous line from President John F. Kennedy's speech."
"Michael Collins's significant role in Apollo 11 has cemented his legacy as an esteemed astronaut."
"NASA has selected SpaceX for the double asteroid redirection test or DART mission."
"We have to go to space to save Earth...and we don't have forever to do it."
"The Voyagers are still at the forefront of space exploration."
"Saying goodbye to these Innovative spacecraft won't be simple."
"If or when we launch our first mission Beyond this solar system... reflection on who and what we have become as a people as a planet."
"Rocket Lab's tenth electron has now left the pad and is on its way to space."
"Tomorrow morning, 7:30 a.m. deorbit burn and splashdown."
"Dragons in orbit, first stage did its job and will now perform a six and a half hour propellant conditioning test."
"We had a successful launch, that is a very, very good thing."
"And we have confirmation of Starliner separation. Starliner is flying alone on its way to orbit."
"The Euclid mission is a quest into the unknown a mission to shine a Lights On the Dark Side of the universe."
"This mission is a shining Testament to human Ingenuity and transformative power of global collaboration."
"We've landed back at Landing Zone 1 as we'd hoped for this entire mission."
"The goal here is to see what effect intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid has helping to formulate a response to an asteroid impact threat... Yep this is payback for the dinosaurs."
"At the end of its mission, Juno will be sent on a collision course with Jupiter."
"Successfully brought the entire crew safely back to Earth on a damaged spacecraft."
"ORION, BACK ON EARTH. THE LATEST CHAPTER OF NASA'S JOURNEY TO THE MOON COMES TO A CLOSE."
"The good news is that China did that with both its Orbiter and its Lander, which I thought was really cool."
"Brant Gast: 'It's years worth of work, just a great thing to see we're off the ground in space.'"
"Overview of Orion's mission: From launch to splashdown, testing critical components for Artemis."
"Congratulations to all of those returned on Soyuz for this terrific mission." - Marcus House
"Basically just needing to add 1,100 meters per second in velocity."
"It was fairly obvious from the onboard videos that there was something that had occurred during payload fairing separation."
"128 hours in, Columbia and Eagle are reunited successfully."
"October 5th will forever belong to crew five, godspeed Endurance, cheers."
"Second stage is lit, continuing to carry the crew five astronauts into orbit."
"Thanks for tuning in to watch live coverage of Dragon completing its sixth official long duration mission."
"But once its KY about's mission is complete New Horizons will like the Voyager spacecraft shoot off on a trajectory to leave the solar system entirely."
"Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 left behind significant contributions to planetary exploration."
"NASA released a giant Supercut of the launch showing the perspective from the ground."
"It's crazy to think about, but yeah, sort of a big deal, the first flight went so well that gives you a ton of confidence."
"And that’s the amazing thing about the Cassini mission, it just keeps on giving."
"This is just a tantalizing taste of what's to come when the Europa Clipper arrives."
"Everything that NASA is setting up for the Artemis missions this time around revolves around them going and actually setting up a long-term presence at the moon."
"Nasa returning to the moon faster than they expected."
"In the end, what DART will attempt is the smartest, surest way to stop an asteroid from smashing smack dab into the middle of planet Earth."
"Mars Insight: An incredible journey to the red planet, where precision is key and success is everything. #MarsMission"
"Every mission counts - United Launch Alliance, a legacy of Mars missions and a commitment to success. #MarsExploration"
"A historic space flight carrying the Tianhua module, the core module of China's space station."
"Welcome aboard capsule Endeavor, continuing the dream."
"Visual confirmation for splashdown. Dragon Endeavor has returned home."
"It's been an honor and a privilege to be part of Expedition 63."
"We are now close enough to collect all sorts of scientific data and, well, we will send it back home."
"Lots of reuse milestones today for yet another Starlink launch."
"SpaceX aims for a landing off of Florida's Coast either in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico targeting a 5:19 a.m Wednesday morning Splashdown."
"One final little-known fact is the crew member Ellison Onizuka brought his daughter's soccer ball with him on the mission."
"What will happen during the first orbital Starship mission after lifting off from Star base near Boca Chica the booster will detach make a partial return and splash down in the Gulf of Mexico."