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>> so right now everybody is focused on the two astronauts onboard this spacecraft, the commander boots hello more, and the pilot, sunny williams. right now, you've got the blue team going in and they've got to get these astronauts off safely and they're essentially sitting on top of a bomb, right? a fully fueled rocket. this is highly flammable. it's dangerous work and so right now, everybody is focused on getting these astronauts off. it's something they trained to do. they did this dozens and dozens of times during space shuttle launches. >> but it's still risky. so that's the primary focus, right? >> right now. >> while they focused on that, engineers are going to be reviewing what triggered this automatic hold or an automatic abort by the computer that launches this rocket. >> that's the big question here. was it any of these issues that they were troubleshooting earlier that perhaps led to this hold. >> we just don't don't know what we're also trying to
a massive — litres of fuel, so this is basically a massive system of electronics and computer— a massive system of electronics and computer control firing massive engines, — computer control firing massive engines, different types, which allows— engines, different types, which allows it — engines, different types, which allows it to break free of the earth's — allows it to break free of the earth's gravity. in the first two minutes— earth's gravity. in the first two minutes of that flight when it finally — minutes of that flight when it finally goes, it will be burning two tonnes— finally goes, it will be burning two tonnes of— finally goes, it will be burning two tonnes of fuel every second so that kind of— tonnes of fuel every second so that kind of tells you why everything has to be _ kind of tells you why everything has to be right — kind of tells you why everything has to be right before you hit that button — to be right before you hit that button. you want to make sure everything _ button. you want to make sure everything is performing normally and i_ everything is performing normally and i don't — everything is performing normally and i don't know what that issue was that someone has made that call, and it will— that someone has made that call, and it will now— that someone has made that call, and it will now be a kind of controlled depressurisation of the fuel system on the _ depressurisation of the fuel system on the rocket and they will get the crew off _ on the rocket and they will get the crew off and then they will try and id crew off and then they will try and go again— crew off and then they will try and go again tomorrow. find crew off and then they will try and go again tomorrow.— go again tomorrow. and they are extraordinary _ go again tomorrow. and they are extraordinary life _ go again tomorrow. and they are extraordinary life pictures - go again tomorrow. and they are extraordinary life pictures we - go again tomorrow. and they are extraordinary life pictures we are just seeing it now, and i presume this... jonathan, i know you are seeing a similar picture and it looks like they are actually moving around to take those astronauts off as you would expect. jonathan, they
because about six years ago i made a programme for the bbc and i got to see the start line are being built and got to go inside the simulator where they train the crew and jonathan, as we were saying, it is a big moment because they are hoping that commercial crew is the future of space travel, isn't it? it is that commercial crew is the future of space travel, isn't it?— of space travel, isn't it? it is a bi deal of space travel, isn't it? it is a big deal for— of space travel, isn't it? it is a big deal for the _ of space travel, isn't it? it is a big deal for the us _ of space travel, isn't it? it is a big deal for the us space - of space travel, isn't it? it is a - big deal for the us space programme big dealfor the us space programme and a particularly big dealfor boeing. you can't have escaped the news in recent years that the company has had a number of difficulties with its aeroplanes and this vehicle too, the capsule on the top of the rocket has had problems and you talk about six years ago, backin and you talk about six years ago, back in 2010i discussed with boeing executives their plans to introduce a commercial capsule and they thought it would be lunching with people on board in 2015 and that is almost a decade ago. —— they thought it would be launching. it has been that hard for boeing to develop a capsule and they have had any number
provide competition for the contract to supply crews and astronauts to the the international space station and there is also the united launch and there is also the united launch alliance who also have the rocket and the spacecraft is the bit on top and of course there is nasa so between the three of them, they wanted to get this first crewed test flight off the ground but unfortunately it has been delayed and delayed because various technical issues and this is just the latest part of this long story, but i think what boeing would _ say is that after all these delays and having come so close, it is probably worth waiting an extra day or so particularly as there were astronauts on board, better safe than sorry. other parties have managed crewed missions. yes, notably elon musk's spacex. boeing and spacex were offered the contract _ boeing and spacex were offered the contract at the same time to get to the international space station.
are incredibly successful that's why they make every single and keep that very expensive spacecrafts safe as possible. very expensive spacecrafts safe as ossible. ., ., , possible. the origin of this vehicle. — possible. the origin of this vehicle, you _ possible. the origin of this vehicle, you can _ possible. the origin of this vehicle, you can take - possible. the origin of this vehicle, you can take it - possible. the origin of this i vehicle, you can take it right possible. the origin of this - vehicle, you can take it right back and i think everybody then decided that the basic design of shuffle was not safe. there was this period in time from the launch pad to quite high up where the astronauts were very vulnerable and if they ran into trouble, so nasa decided they would retire the shuttle and they would take a different course with new vehicles that were inherently safer. this capsule, if they have a problem on the launch pad right from the moment of go, a series of thrusters, they can push it away from the rocket and keep those astronauts
been able to work through it and when you have a launch like this, they build in what they call planned to hold us, that is to say they stop the clock for a period of time and that then allows them to troubleshoot, but when you get up to that moment of launch, there is no time to troubleshoot so they make a decision to scrub for the day, to make all the systems are safe. they will de tank at the rocket and then they will get the two astronauts of they will get the two astronauts of the top and they will go back to their quarters and have another day on earth. . ., their quarters and have another day on earth. ,, ., , g ., ., ., on earth. state with is, jonathan. dr simeon _ on earth. state with is, jonathan. dr simeon barber, _ on earth. state with is, jonathan. dr simeon barber, the _ on earth. state with is, jonathan. | dr simeon barber, the excitement on earth. state with is, jonathan. . dr simeon barber, the excitement in your voice just dr simeon barber, the excitement in your voicejust a couple dr simeon barber, the excitement in your voice just a couple of minutes ago when this looks like it was going ahead and you saying you have been watching these pictures for the last couple of hours. asjonathan touched on, this will be another disappointment for boeing. abs, touched on, this will be another disappointment for boeing. a huge disappointment — disappointment for boeing. a huge disappointment and _ disappointment for boeing. a huge disappointment and even - disappointment for boeing. a huge disappointment and even in - disappointment for boeing. a huge disappointment and even in the - disappointment for boeing. a huge | disappointment and even in the last 12 minutes — disappointment and even in the last 12 minutes before launch, a problem occurred _ 12 minutes before launch, a problem occurred that was to do with a fan
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