SpaceX reignites US with first crew launch in decade ++REPLAY++

Описание: (21 May 2020) US SPACEX LAUNCH PREVIEW
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA
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Houston, Texas, US - 1 May 2020
1. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken during video conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Bob Behnken, NASA Astronaut:
"It's probably a dream of every test pilot school student to have the opportunity to fly on a brand-new spaceship. And I'm lucky enough to get that opportunity with my good friend here, Doug Hurley."
3. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken during video conference
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Doug Hurley, NASA Astronaut:
"You know, your first shuttle flight, at least my experience was that it you know, you just don't have any idea what to expect. And, you know, you've worked so hard to get to that point. And it's exciting on so many levels. I think this this is a little bit more measured in a lot of ways because, one, we've been to space before, but we've also worked a very, very long time in this collaboration with Space X to get to the launch pad."
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5. Preview video of two astronauts who will fly on SpaceX ++MUTE++
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Houston, Texas, US - 11 May 2020
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, former NASA astronaut:
"There's so many reasons why this SpaceX demo 2 launch is huge. I mean, obviously first time we've launched Americans for American soil in almost a decade. It gets us out from an obligation and a dependence on the Russian system, which is good any time. But it's particularly good now when there's some significant geopolitical tensions."
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7. Various of astronauts being briefed about gear etc.
LEADIN:
For the first time since 2011, the United States is sending astronauts into space from home soil.
Two NASA astronauts are set to make history Saturday (30 May), becoming the first passengers private firm SpaceX has ever launched into space.
STORYLINE:
The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX's brand new rocket ship are classmates and friends, veteran spacefliers married to veteran spacefliers, and fathers of young sons.
Together, they will end a nine-year drought for NASA when they blast into orbit from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
Retired Marine Col. Doug Hurley will be in charge of launch and landing, a fitting assignment for the pilot of NASA's last space shuttle flight.
Air Force Col. Bob Behnken, a mechanical engineer with six spacewalks on his resume, will oversee rendezvous and docking at the International Space Station.
"It's probably a dream of every test pilot school student to have the opportunity to fly on a brand-new spaceship. And I'm lucky enough to get that opportunity with my good friend here, Doug Hurley," said Behnken before Wednesday's aborted attempt due to bad weather.
Behnken's excitement is shared by Hurley.
"You know, your first shuttle flight, at least my experience was that it you know, you just don't have any idea what to expect," he said, before Wednesday's aborted launch.
"And, you know, you've worked so hard to get to that point. And it's exciting on so many levels. I think this this is a little bit more measured in a lot of ways because, one, we've been to space before, but we've also worked a very, very long time in this collaboration with Space X to get to the launch pad."
Hurley, 53, and Behnken, 49, are NASA's first test pilot crew in decades.
Their flight will mark the return of astronaut launches to the U.S., the first by a private company.
In spaceflight, there never are.
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