s has been on russian rockets launched from kazakhstan now when it comes to the cost of these flights a 2 $1100.00 report from nasa office of the inspector general says seats on russian soyuz launches have cost as much as $86000000.00 each and roughly $55000000.00 on average over those last 10 years the same report estimates seats on the crew dragon will also cost about $55000000.00 with all that said let's take a look at the significance of this moment and the future of commercial spaceflight with erin peggle executive director at the center for space commerce and science and rick tumlinson who is the founder and chairman of space fund as well as the co-founder of the space frontier foundation thank you both for joining us on this massive day here rick i want to start with you how do you mental is this 1st manned space flight to enter the international space station put on by a private company how big is this. this is huge. you know this is where we've been building to for many of us for about 30 years and though this is the beginning we believe that it is bryant's full word for bein

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feel like here in north america the floor for mining big coin is around $55800.00 box if you're in kazakhstan or iceland could be lower some of the miners like genesis minor may even have lower base prices but you're able to start to contemplate what the floor is on this thing where really brings the pain for miners if the price drops sounds like any other type of mining gold mining so mining coal mining there's a cost to it and if you're profits down dixie the cost 10 years ago not a business you know this is interesting because a lot of people say because it's backed by nothing well if that you know i know feel that money is backed by nothing and the cost of creating a trillion dollars a fee out by clicking on a computer and adding some zeros i know that is generally nothing but in the big claim area actually there is a cost it is backed by something explain yeah i mean it's backed by the cost of the computer so back when i started mining the theory i'm in bitcoin we're building g p u's buying a 6 miners those miners back in s. 9 would cost you about $2800.00 box back in 2016 and you know y

the only way astronauts could reach the space station has been on russian rockets launched from kazakhstan astronauts are excited about the mission. a nap 9 years later to see where we are not only getting ready to fly the 1st commercial crew vehicle to the space station but with a crew on it but also. the follow on artemis program and all the excitement that that's bringing to you know potentially go back to the moon in a few short years as well as marking the return of manned launches in the u.s. this flight will be the 1st ever blast off with passengers on board for space x. the historic flight is a milestone for the company and its space capsule the crew dragon. the crew dragon is designed to require minimal input from its passengers once the astronauts are done flying the capsule manually near the space station and autonomy docking system should kick in allowing the vehicle to fly itself towards the i s s and hook itself onto an open docking port there the americans will meet their russian cosmonaut counterparts and if you listen to larry king they will be like 4 peas in a pod of cour

that china has now at this very moment is involved in threats against india it wants to take over kazakhstan you know we've seen the incursions into indian controlled territory there's of all sorts of things that are ok right now that countries are going to understand i can't go one point for a 2nd i enter a quick reply from you then and then i want to go back to down to some of the questions approach a broken rap record of half truths i mean it is situation is not that simple and i understand he has a lot of experience in 1008 and 9 but that is not the case if you actually go to the and check and hear and you talk to them and they've done surveys both in the shanghai chapter and also in beijing and the good companies are moving. production out of china but they're not moving out of china what they're doing is they're putting future production in other places why because donald trump is declare that china is off limits erected a cold war is kind of china's started a routine is nonsense and only a body in the right mind and i understand that. my worthy opponent here has read the big book. vir

a nice flat part of kazakhstan. relatively easy to be rescued from regardless of the weather.. people will probably have to be moderately healthy, let's say. a good healthy person. in the end, a bit like flying in airlines, it is going to become more commonplace so as long as nothing else wrong. you don't have to be hugely physically fit to fly into space, i don't think. i don't know what you think about that, tim? do you think we still need to be fit? i completely agree, i think we are opening up space flight to more and more people. there will have to be an element of medical selection but, no, i think you will find, as helen says, this will become more and more normal in the next ten to 15 years. you both will obviously hold a special place because you are in a very small elite at the moment. what do you think about that commercialisation and opening up, tim? i think it is very exciting. international space station has been brilliant over the last 20 years in being our human outpost in space and be done and up a lot of valuable science and we have learned a lot about new te

gatherings have resumed in 180 cities and towns and schools will open next week but the governor of kazakhstan province says people haven't been social distancing he's ordered offices closed and imposed travel restrictions for 10 counties in the oil rich province. and ron a saying it's ready to conduct a prisoner exchange with the u.s. without any preconditions government spokesman i need a bae was quoted local media saying they have expressed willingness to exchange all prisoners but have not heard back from the u.s. both countries have called for the releasing of prisoners during the covert 19 outbreak. former u.s. diplomat hillary mann leverett such an agreement between washington and tehran seems likely as well as the possibility of a change in relations there do seem to be more and more indications that both the united states and the islamic republic of iran are getting close to what may be called a prisoner swap there are more and more comments from officials both sides about this american navy veteran who's a medical fergal in iran and this iranian professor here who is still in prison

not requiring astronauts going to live in moscow for some period of time and go to kazakhstan. on top of that what is important to remember here is that spacex has its own private business that it is booking for rides on the dragon to the station as well. we've heard a lot of talk about tom cruise and his desire to shoot a movie on the international space station. that is just one example of the kinds of interesting things that might lie ahead here as space becomes a little more democratized, a little more accessible, a little more of a business enterprise and not just a domain of governments. so it is an exciting, pivotal moment to see this finally happen after all these years. >> our reporter rachel crane is on the ground there at the kennedy space center. rachel, i know this is something you were waiting to see. so describe the moment as you were watching it lift off and the scene there at kennedy. >> reporter: well, john, i wasn't the only one waiting for this moment but all i can speak to is myself here. i was blown away. i got to tell you watching this rocket take off jus

my, as you know, age of those commanders kazakhstan that can amplify or refine the guidance. at this point we are in good shape. it is tragic that we lost two service members, but only to the below is fairly good when we look at how we stack up against civilian counterparts. the force is holding up strong when it comes to coronavirus. what concerns me more is the long-term impact as we make adjustments to recruiting and training. training, howsic new recruits flow into the training. training.ses we did a for the most part, we have seen a reduced throughput. that will be something that bears itself out in the long run. we are paying careful attention to that. shut down the to pipeline. we have a small number of troops quarantining. other measures are being taken to maintain the flow. mike: all the services are continuing recruiting, bringing in people to the boot camp, even though you suspended it a few weeks ago, is that correct? >> -- sec. esper: that no part -- point did the id did an active -- do an active slowdown. they improved capacity to make sure we had sufficient tes

gatherings have resumed in 180 cities and towns and schools will open next week but the governor of kazakhstan province says people haven't been social distancing he's ordered offices closed and imposed travel restrictions for 10 counties in the oil rich province a new corona virus outbreak in seoul linked to nightclubs has led south korea's president calling for calm but he's also warning of a 2nd wave of infections later this year robert bride reports from seoul. south korea's response to the corona virus has been widely held up as an example to other countries at one time it faced the 2nd worst outbreak in the world after china but quickly brought it under control by encouraging people and companies to voluntarily social distance while conducting mass testing and contact tracing president moon use this national address to promise further advances. we will reinforce our epidemic prevention and warrenton systems become the undisputed number one epidemic response country leading the world but he had a warning that the world was now on the verge of a global crisis because of the pandemic. is fu

we got used to not watching the launches out of kazakhstan. now it seems as if americans are gravitated toward it. we've missed it. it's almost like chicken noodle soup for the soul, bill. it's a feel-good moment. it's comfort food. this is american. we are launching an american rocket back into space where we do our exploring, and that is the marvel of all of it. it feels good to see it back on american shores. >> bill: is there some iranian the fact that elon musk was banging on the governor of california to get them to allow him to make cars in northern california, i made covid-19? he was one of the loudest voices in that state to try and get things going again. and then we are here today. >> what i love about this is america's private sector. people can deride billionaires and make fun of capitalism if they see fit with the fact of the matter, it's a wonderful engine that makes things happen and it lifts all boats. that's what we are watching today, the lifting of a rocket, not a boat and we have missed it in this country. back with kenned

station from american soil in 11 years, so every astronaut that has gone to the iss has flown from kazakhstanhat particular launch pad has such history and unfortunately at this time of year it has rather dodgy weather. that is putting it mildly. two extremely experienced astronauts who are due to, well, have that the attempt on saturday. tells what you know about them. well, as you say, very experienced, both shuttle veterans, both have flown multiple shuttle missions in fa ct flown multiple shuttle missions in fact doug hurley i believe he flew on the very last shuttle mir soon, so the very last time astronauts left from that launch plaid he was there. that is another first. interestingly, they are both married to astronauts so, you know, it doesn't get more astronaut than those two families. but are also, you know, military test pilots. there is a reason why these two astronauts have been chosen. they are both... you know, naval test pilots and on air. test pilot so this is what this is about, it is a test flight, an end to end test flight test flight, an end to end test flight from the mom

in the past, in the past nine 1/2 years or so, they have been doing this in russia, kazakhstan more to the point where they would launch and from where they would launch to get up to the international space station. we've had no shortage of astronauts doing that, but again, we would have to hook a ride with the russians and pay around $85 million for the privilege. that was per seat. the difference with doing it ourselves is it is about half that cost and the money is going to us. so this is a significant development here as we watch doug hurley and bob behnken get ready for a big launch. the significance of mr. hurley that he was the last american astronaut to take off from u.s. soil, on the last space shuttle back in 2011. interesting little tidbit on both men. they graduated in the same astronaut class of 2000. they met their spouses in and around that class. both their spouses are astronauts. it's amazing. it's a real comradery. these are the latest entrants, more after this. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from anyone else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sens

we've filled this rocket, even in russia, in kazakhstan we would fill the rocket first, and then putwe're going to load propelants into the rocket giving it better performance, and we're able to do that safely now. we've demonstrated that, and that's a first. we're also going to see this first stage booster fly back and land on a barge, which is incredible. you probably have seen the footage of that earlier spacex rockets that have landed on land and on the barge and so tomorrow, we'll shoot to land on that little postage stamp out in the middle of the atlantic, and so a lot of firsts there. we're also going to see a lot of firsts with the emergence of really a 21st century space vehicle. i remember the first time getting into the space shuttle, into the crew compartment of the space shuttle i thought like how incredibly uninspiring it was. it smelled like an old airplane and looked like an old airplane and it was 70s technology, and so this is like stepping out of a 75 impalla and stepping into a 2020 tesla, you know? so and the difference inside is the same, so we've made just revo

are destabilizing the division, and the east china sea is where they are taking the position that kazakhstanncredible stuff and we have to be concerned where beijing is going because this shows stress inside of the chinese political system. >> ed: and some big news indeed. thanks for keeping that on the radar. >> sandra: for those of you who are still wiping down your groceries and other packages found at deliveries, the centers for disease control and prevention has set new guidelines sang the coronavirus does not spread easily from touching surfaces or objects, or from animals to people. or, from people to animals. experts are warning that that does not mean to no longer take necessary practical and realistic precautions. the cdc says "it's possible that one could get covid-19 by touching a surface or object that has a virus on it, then touching their mouth, nose or possibly their eyes but this is not thought to be the main way that virus spreads. we are still learning more about this virus. and that is key. we still don't know a lot about the spread of the virus, but these new cdc guideli

guys, the good news is don't have to go to kazakhstan and pay the russians billions of dollars to getce station that we basically built. now if all goes well, we got it ourselves. the goal would be get to the moon. make life sustaining on the moon without earth's help and focus on going to mars. that's the big picture. steve: what you are loofing at right there launch pad 39 a at cape canaveral is the ultimate private/partner partnership. spacex owns the equipment and nasa simply is a customer. we had jim bridenstine on a little while ago. he says the president of the united states has been completely behind him. his quote was rich guys love rockets which is a soundbite i have never heard before. ainsley: me neither. steve: go ahead, ainsley. ainsley: i was going to say i'm curious to find out i hope they are able to do this because it's going to happen at 4:33 during neil's show. everyone get your phone and set your alarm clocks so you can watch his show and watch this historic moment happen. we talked to janice dean earlier. she said there is a small window of opportunity for this t

have been very fortunate to spacecrafts, launching from america on the shuttle and recently from kazakhstanhow exciting it is to know that we are once again launching americans from the coast of florida. finally here's a story i would like to share with you. in 1981 john young and bob went on special of columbia, marking the last time we flew american side brand-new vehicle. ,- space shuttle columbia marking the last time we flew americans on a brand-new vehicle. they brought a new technical prowess. ♪ >> roger roll, atlantis. years later that flag was flown at the international space station. the flag is waiting for bob and doug. ♪ thingsflag means so many to our country and this small piece of america represents what we will be able to achieve together. we will never stop exploring. so bob and doug can take this special flag home to earth where toawaits its next journey the cosmos. in a few years the orion crew will take this like with it around the room -- the moon. all of this starts today. i will be watching outside the window along with everyone else in america and around the world. i