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Put an instrumented dummy into the spacecraft. you can measure the accelerations. measure the radiation in the environment. measure other parameters. and its pretty much just to kind of verify what you already think you know about the environment. so, i dont think its a critical point having that instrumented dummy in the capsule. but, you know, its a way to get some more data. >> obviously, this brings a lot of optimism. but what are the potential pitfalls that still exist right now. >> potenti...

Long-awaited way of travel. im sure youre up watching this, how significant is this launch? >> well, this is a huge deal. as youre saying this is the first american launch since 2011 of a spacecraft that could one day take astronauts to the international space station. so, this is a big deal. spacex has been developing this spacecraft for a number of years. theyve gotten the rocket to be very reliable. this is an important dmi, demonstration 1, to go through basically a dress rehearsal. going to...