Deputy administrator jim moore heart. We will hear from them in a while but first lets talk to bob cabrera. How dont have to tell you exciting it is to have the first manned flight from Kennedy Space center in years. We went to the moon from pad 39a. Nine through our partnership with spacex, that pad is being used once again for our commercial crew program as well as other missions for spacex. That is outstanding. Truly and historic time from truly an historic time from an historic pad. It jimn honor to have bridenstine with us. Passion with his all of us as he leads nasa into a new era of space exploration. Jim . Thank you, bob. It is great to be at the Kennedy Space center. We are once again launching american astronauts from american soil and this is a big moment in time. It has been nine years since we have had this trade bob cabana, we want to thank you for all the work you have done. Everything is looking good. Goof right now we are so of right now, we are go for launch. The weather trend is in the right direction and we are very excited. Start by saying again this room is empty. We would love to have this roomful. We would love to have it foiled with reporters, we would love to have it filled with reporters. Unfortunately we are in the corner bars pandemic. This is a unique moment where all of america can take a moment and look at our country do something stunning again. That is launch american astronauts on american on american soil. We are transforming how we do spaceflight in general. The commercial crew program is about commercializing lowearth orbit. Commercial space stations soon. This is a unique opportunity to bring all of america together say, look how bright the future is. Wed the coronavirus pandemic have taken extraordinary measures to keep our people safe and we are one day away from launch. This is an exciting day. I just echo what jim and bob have said. This is a historic milestone. Past,ality is we in the nasa developed, designed, and operated spacecraft and rockets. This is the first time a commercial company is tilting going toilding and operate this spacecraft and capsule. We are looking to be a customer to spacex and other companies in the future. That is what we are trying to do. Expand the economy in lowearth orbit. That is what this is about tomorrow. Thank you. Our commercial crew astronauts. We will start with nicole. Topeople ask what it is like be in the Astronaut Office and and train. We have star liner, spacex, and we are already laying the foundation for orion. It is an incredible time to be training is all these opportunities before us and we are so grateful for doug and bob. It is like having one of your family members have a great lifetime achievement. I can speak for the Astronaut Office, that is how we all feel. So proud for everything they have accomplished to get ready for this launch. It is so important because this is not just about one launch. This is about launch america. It is not on nasa. It is launch america. My son is eight years old so he has never seen americans launch from the u. S. Ever. As i was getting ready to come on this trip today or yesterday, he asked me, is this . Our first flight to the moon is this our first flight to the moon . That. A young boy sees there are a lot of kids will be watching the lunch tomorrow and it is just an Exciting Team for all of nasa, spacex, and a proud moment for all of america. Echo nicoles sentiments exactly. What a privilege to be here and be a part of this team, commercial and Government Entities working together to pull off Something Like this. What a privilege to be here just a day away from launch. We are so incredibly excited to be a part of this. I had the opportunity to launch with our International Partners to the iss back in 2015. That is at the core of what we are doing today, to continue thatincredible incredible legacy. We have been conducting research to extend our presence in the solar system and improve life on earth. This launch represents an extension of that capability. In having the ability to launch americans from american soil is absolutely amazing. I think about my launch and the family and guests the few family and guests i was able to have out there to watch it. So Many Americans and in the future being able to congregate here and watch this vehicle take off, for people in florida to look up from a parking lot into see this vehicle claw its way into space, to watch americans flying into lowearth orbit into the International Space station into the power of that to inspire our future generation of explorers and leaders. It is a privilege to be a part of this, to be able to witness this historic moment and see where this journey ultimately takes us. With that, we will take our first question. Just a reminder, if you are interested in what we are doing uesty, go to nasa. Gov beourg for more information. We will take our first question from isp, ivan. Tellministrator, will lindgren be flying the second Operational Mission and can you shall lindgren dragon for crew one has been selected. I do not think you were on that crew, were you . Now. I have backed up bob and doug and crew one. The following crew, those assignments are still being processed. What was the second part of the question . When willct canadian or russian crews fly on dragon . We dont know. On crew one, we will have japan on a falconching rocket with crew dragon but as far as other International Partners, that has not yet been determined. Our next question is from abc news. Yes, thank you. Can you talk to me a little bit about the go, no go process . Who will be making those calls . Who will be here making those calls . Hear making those calls . Way, people can say no go if they need to but there will be a final countdown to the launch where about 45 seconds ouch they will make a out, theyion go or will make a determination go or no go. Spacex is in the Launch Control center through a partnership we have with them a spacex launch director that gives the final go after everyone is pulled and they Nasa Management Team will be involved in watching closely. Our next question comes from marina karen of the atlantic. And best for your time of luck tomorrow. A followup to the question that was just asked it, i am wondering if nasa personnel are allowed to intervene and take over from spacex at any point in the mission if nasa feels it is necessary . The answer to that question is yes. We have course are the customer here. Course are the customer here. Our goal is to have spacex be able to do missions one day without nasa. We want them to get customers that are not us. We want to make sure they are making decisions, but if we see something we disagree with certainly we have the right to intervene. I do not see that being necessary, but at this point, we can intervene if necessary. Thank you. Our next question comes from Paul Brickman from upi. Hello. I would like one of you to uncertain the tilt in uncertainty regarding the length of this mission. Weeks, ifrom six to 16 believe. Any manned or unmanned space flight has uncertainty, but how much of the readiness reviews went over the astronauts training and the uncertainty of that time. And the uncertainty of that time period. There are a lot of things that go into this. Number one, we have to get our astronauts to the International Space station. This is a test flight. The highest priority is to test of the vehicle and get it home safely and be prepared to launch crew one. Some of the things that go into the mix as to when they are going to come home include the solar arrays for example. There is a limitation on the solar arrays of about 114 days. We cannot go beyond that. Some engineers might argue that as we are on the space station, we will understand how the solar arrays are performing, but right now we are looking at a limitation of 114 days for the solar arrays. Then we have to consider whether the precipitation, lightning, c seaes, back on earth impact whenon earth they come home. This is a test flight and as such if we have a good window in which to come home and they are not necessary on the space station, we will be taking it. When we think about the other big parameter is when will clear one be ready . Right now we are targeting august 30 for a launch of a career one. What that means is we can keep our austro knots aboard the International Space station doing maintenance of i. S. Astronauts aboard the International Space station doing maintenance of the iss, knowing they can be there until early august. We need to get the spacecraft home, evaluated, collected data, make sure it performed data, make, collect sure it performed, then prepare it for launch again. Of dust there is a lot of flexibility built into the back end of this mission, there is a lot of flexibility built into the back end of this mission by design. If they can get more work done on the iss, that is ok, but this is a test flight. Our next question comes from keith. A member a question as of the apollo generation. When we were kids, we wanted to know everything astronauts did and nasa went out of their way to tell us, including what they ate. Maryna asked a straightforward question what did they eat for breakfast . And discoverigging the astronaut breakfast menus are not open to disclosure read how do you explain to a student in the artemis generation that they cannot know what is astronauts are eating . As far as transparency goes, i can tell you what it was like in the past. Astronauts get anything they want for breakfast. You get your choice. Whether it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner, it is made to order. On my first flight, i had heard that some people get space sick and i certainly did not want to get sick. I had a toasted english muffin and a cup of coffee because i am addicted to caffeine. One of myike crewmates had hashbrowns, eggs. He did not get sick. They might not have even decided what they want for crist yet breakfast yet tomorrow. They will get whatever they want. May be some of the current astronauts would like to answer. Wanted asanything we long as it was what was being served that morning. I was kind of like you, director cabana, i wanted to take it a little easy. I did not know how i was going to react to being on orbit, so i went easy on the solids. I got my fair share of coffee. We ate really well while weary were in florentine we were in quarantine, but we did not have a choice of what to eat. I was so excited that day, i do not remember what we ate. It was plenty and it was great for what we needed to do that day. Are s at bike and is fromext question Jackie Goddard of the times of london. Mr. Brydenion is for stein. For mr. E you said bridenstein. It was a question about both astronauts are fathers so i wondered what you have said to two little boys about what their dads are doing and the significance of it . The significance of it . Their dads are heroes. There laying the foundation for a new era in spaceflight. Laying the foundation for a new era in spaceflight. We envision a future where local lowearth orbit is totally commercialized where we have numerous providers innovating on cost and safety, increasing access and driving down costs. We are proving out a privatepublic Partnership Business model that will enable us to go to the moon sustainably. We will go to the moon to stay. We love apollo. The apollo era was fantastic. The problem was that it ended. Now we have the artemis program, which is our sustainable return to the moon. Artemis is the twin sister of a apollo in greek mythology and she is the goddess of the moon. A highly qualified Astronaut Corps, that includes women what bob and doug are doing is they are the final step in proving the success of a privatepublic Partnership Model that drives down costs and will enable us to go, not just to the sustainably with reusable landers. All of this is ultimately for a purpose and that is to get to mars. When those little boys are 40 years old and we have a permanent presence on the moon and we have astronauts on mars, they will know that their dads played a Critical Role in enabling not just to this country but the world as we lead International Partners to humanity going further into the solar system than ever before. Beyond that i would remind the children that their dads are both military aviators that have served their country boldly. Esther day was memorial day. Yesterday was memorial day. They are heroes in so many different ways. As i said, when they arrived at kennedy, i am 44 years old. I am about to turn 45. When i grow up, i want to be like bob and doug. Fromr next question comes joey relet from writers. Reuters. M denstein. On for bri how has this shape your view of the commercial space marketplace jim, feel free to answer as well. An important milestone. We have been very successful with commercial resupply of the International Space station. No we have a commercial crew tomorrow, now we have a commercial crew tomorrow, knock on wood. We need to build commercial space stations in lowearth orbit. In order to create a market where these programs can be capitalized, we need to prove there is an economy for human activity in the lowearth orbit. That is what we are using the iss for right now. Some of the most salient projects happening there would immunizations, being developed on the International Space station for salmonella, toumonia, the ability compound pharmaceuticals that we cannot do in the graphical well of earth. I grow gravity is a micro gravity is a resource. We are proving we can create human tissue using adult stem cells, adult skin cells, creating the stem cells that can create human organs in 3d. We are at the tissue level right now. That is a capability that will transform lives on earth, the ability to create artificial read and as for the human, so those with Macular Degeneration do not have to lose their sight. Fiberopticsto make so we do not have to use cable repeaters. It increases fiberoptic networks for humanity around the globe. All of these are Market Drivers that enable a future human spaceflight capability that would be capitalized by the private sector. Nasa will be a customer. We will always be a customer. We have a lot of science and exploration we need to do. Those are the kind of activities we need to see for the future that we believe exists. Right now space is about a 400 billion market. We believe that with human spaceflight that is communications, remotesensing with human spaceflight, that opens up a much broader marketplace. We think it is rapidly getting billion, just a 400 but a 1 trillion market. I am a big believer in the commercialization of space. We needed to be successful. That is how we are going to get onto the moon and to mars. If we keep developing it using american taxpayer dollars, we will never get to the moon and onto mars. Is all what this program about. We are ready to commercialize and we are using nasa money to do what the commercial industry is not yet ready to do. If i could add to that, why are we here . We are here to expand the human condition for all mankind. Ist is exactly what jim talking about. We have one astronaut on the space station right now. When we get the full complement back of astronauts, we will increase our research up there by 300 . That is about helping others. That is why we exist. That is what we are going to do. On the others have it, commercial launch years ago share. Here was no market we now have 70 of the market share and that is going to expand starting tomorrow. That is what this is about. You have anything to add . Will just doesnt we will just go to our next question we will just go to our next question. Marshall washington. This is for Jim Bridenstine. Can you expand more on the discussions with the russians about flying on the commercial cruise ship . Dimitri had a bunch of comments yesterday and he talked about being enthusiastic about having s alternative to so use oyuz. On and isus in that at all tied in with the discussions on gateway . Are you trying to get a big whole package of future u. S. Russian Space Corporation . When we think about the commercial crew program, remember, the goal is to have the the International Space station, half is russian and half is american. Side, we have a lot of International Partners. If we are going to maintain a complement of russian and american astronauts on board, we have to be willing to launch cosmonauts and they have to be willing to launch american astronauts. Spoke last with demetri, we agreed that was necessary for both nations moving forward. Orbit, the lower commercial crew. We are in agreement on how we need to go forward there. It is true that when we talk is a the gateway that separate level of discussion for like. He world looks we have made proposals to russia. As far as how they would like to participate in the gateway. Are in affered we Holding Pattern waiting to hear back. Tos Partnership Goes back 1975, the year of my birth with program and now the International ShuttleProgram Space station program. This has been a bright, shiny object that demonstrates space can unite people. It is really above terrestrial geopolitics, literally above terrestrial geopolitics. I think it is a relationship that we are interested in maintaining and of course we will continue to work with them. Did you have any thoughts on that . It is something we need to work on as we continue down the road. We have a Strong Partnership and multipleessary to have vehicles to get us to the International Space station. Oureed the redundancy with russian partners. We proved it during the shuttle era. We will p